A.N HONEST DOCTOR
ADVISED PE-RU-NA.
Mil. SYLVESTER E. SMITH, Room
218, Granite JJloek, St. Louis, Mo.,
writes: "Poruna in tho boat frieud a
Blck man can Lave.
"A few months ago I came here in t
wretched condition. Exposure and
dampness had ruined my once robust
hoalth.I had catarrhal affections of
the bronchial tubes, and for a time there
Was a doubt as to my recovery.
"My good honest old doctor advisee
mo to take Peruna, which I did and in
a short time my health began to im-
prove very rapidly, the bronchial
trouble gradually disappeared, and in
three months my health was fully re
stored.
"Accept a grateful man's thanks for
his restoration to perfect health."
Pe-ru-na for His Patients.
A. W. Perrin, M. D. S., D80 Ilalsoy
St., Brooklyn, N. Y., says:
"I am using your Peruna myself, and
am recommending it to my patients in
all cases of catarrh, and find it to be
more than you represent. Peruna can
be had now of all druggists in this sec
tion. At tho time I began using it, it
was unknown."
EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
liinallc Pr.HliKJilHy.
"I am older than I look," said tifo mat
ron at whose house the sewing eireleMiad
met. "More than forty winters have
passed over my head."
"Then you haven't lived long in this
climate, if that's all." observed the elderly
spinster. "I've sometimes seen as many
as forty winters here in one spring."
I'erxona A a G rutin.
"I haven't heard of you going out to
Subbub's to dinner lately."
"No; he says I can't do that any
more."
"Why, I though you were his closest
friend. What's the matter?"
"He tells nie their cook doesn't like
me." Philadelphia Press.
Little Mrs. Hunter had heard so
many jokes about the brides who
couldn't market successfully that she
made up her mind that the first re
quest she made of the market man
would show her to bo a sophisticated
housewife. "Send nie, please," she
eaid, "two French chops and one hun
dred green peas." Judge.
surer oranp.
"One objection to your poem," said the
editor, glancing through the manuscript,
"is that Whittier once wrote a poem em
bodying substantially the same ideas."
Ho you mean to say, sir," thundered j
the Rix-fout caller, "that I "
"But ou have improved on them, my
dear sir," hastily interposed the editor;
"you have improved on them immensely."
Can Sneh TliinKO Hcf
"O. Johnny, Johnny !" sighed Mrs
Lapsling. "You're so awfully hard on
shoes. This is the sc-ond pair I've bought
you since we had that equinuptial storir
in March!"
l'rvaunipllun.
Phisty I suppose yon think that if yon
had the regulating of the universe you
could make some improvements on the
present job, don't you?
Kuphs I don't know about that, but I
think I could suggest one change. I
should like to have things so arranged
that when a man is having a good time
the days would seem to pass slowly in
stead of quickly. I'm about to take a
vacation."
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I Born: Caldwell, New Uersey, March 18, 1837.
I Died: Princeton, New Jersey, June 24, 1908. I
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EUGENE V. DEB3.
The Nominee of (he National Social
lit Parly for rreoltlent.
For the second time Eugene V. Debs
is the nominee of the National Social
1st party for the Presidency. In 1904
he headed that party's ticket and made
an agressive campaign. He received a
total of 402,1530 votes, the largest vote
In any State being 00,225 in Illinois,
Had the Socialists been united, the re
sult would have been even more flat
tering, for there was still another So
cialist candidate in the field, Charles
Hunter Corregan, the nominee of the
Socialist Labor party.
Eugene V. Debs was born In Terre
Haute, Ind., and began work as a lo-
now the Dirt File at Pa a a ma.
Lieutenant-Colonel George Oeothals,
chairman and chief engineer of the
Isthmian canal commission, told Presi
dent Roosevelt late in January that
before January 1, l'.nr,, the ditch which
is to bisect the vertebrae of the Ameri
can continent will be completed and
that nil will be in readiness for the
first trip to make the little pleasure
Journey from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, so writes, Boy Crandall in the
Technical World Magazine. Inasmuch
as the colonel is noted for conservatism
and caution, it is believed that he feels
deep down in bis own heart that at
least a year will be cut from that est!
mute.
tm
Is It Your
Own Hair?
rie for Illm.
Human Pincushion What has be
come of the glass eater?
Sword Swallower Got a Job as base
ball umpire for the season.
Human Pincushion Queer job for a
glass eater, Isn't it?
Sword Swallower Not at all. When
the bleacher! tes start throwing bottles
at him he'll Just smile and swallow
them.
Canxe of the Tronble.
The visiting parson was handing con
vlct No. 1313 consolation In small
chunks.
"You should not complain, my mis
guided friend," he said. "It is better
to take things as you find them."
"Youse is on de wrong track, parson,"
replied the prisoner. "It was practicln'
dat theory dat got me pinched."
Do you pin your hat to your
own hair? Can't do it?
Haven't enough hair? It must
(1 he vnn do not know Aver's
Hair Vigor I Here's an intro
duction! May the acquaint
ance result in a heavy growth
of rich, thick, glossyhair! And
we know you'll never be gray.
T ttilnlc Itrnt Atpt-'h Ttnir Viior In the molt
wonderful ImirtTDwer tlit wai evnr mnile. I
h!ve unwl It f.r mine time dud lean truth
full v thut I am el eti ulea-d with It. I
chRnrfMlljr rocMMim nrl it hi n nplerifll'1 prep
ratiou." MiSB V. Bicock, Wayland, Mich,
iluaa D7 ,T. C. At" Co., Lotrnll, xius.
Aiao manufacturer or
EUGENE V. DEBS.
comotlve fireman. He next entered
commercial pursuits, branching out Into
politics and being elected city clerk of
Terre Haute and then member of the
State Legislature. He came into na
tional prominence during the great rail
road strike, which had Chicago as a
center and in which he bore a leading
parr. lie was secretary of the Hoard
of Locomotive Firemen and president of
the American Railway Union and
served six months in Jail for violating
a Federal injunction during the con
duct of the strke. Since then he has
been conspicuous in the Socialist move
ment and enjoys n wide reputation as
an orator. He is also an editor and
thus from platform and sanctum teach
es Socialist doctrine.
Gtiovtu. Olevkland
CLEVELAND'S CAREER IN SHORT.
FRENCH MILITARY ATHLETE
fi'rounillt'iin l'ar,
"I did think," said Cholly Snobberly,
"of going in for politics, but I was
afraid JL wouldn't know just how to
tweat my inferiors, don't y' know."
"Your inferiors?" remarked Sharpe.
"Oh, you wouldn't be likely to meet
nnv of them." Philadelphia Press.
Crnuhl
Th suto Irnped from the high, steep
bank.
Why, haven't you heard tho pancful
story?
(The pieces .of glass are flying yet.)
It landed on a conservatory!
Chicago Tribune.
isorn 4it Caldwell, Essex County,
N. J., March 18, 1S37. Christened Ste
phen (.rover Cleveland.
In 1S41 family moved to Fayetteville,
N. Y.
Served ns clerk In a country store.
in lhoJ was appointed assistant
teacher of the New York institution for
he blind.
For four years, from 18o5, assisted
his uncle In preparation of "American
Herd Hook," and had a clerkship in a
'aw firm In Buffalo.
Admitted to the bar in ISoO.
Appointed Assistant District Attor
ney of Erie County Jan. 1, 1S03.
Defeated for the District Attorney
ship of Erie County in lSGo.
Practiced law.
Elected Sheriff of Erie County In
1870.
Elected Mayor of Buffalo in ISSl.
Elected Governor of New York in
1SS2 by a plurality of 200,000.
Elected ' President of the United
States In 1.884. Majority in the elec
toral college, 37.
Broke all records by vetoing 115 out
of 087 bills.
Married Frances Folsom In the
White House June 2, 1SS0.
Defeated in campaign for re-electlor-in
1SS8.
Engaged in the practice of law in
New York.
Elected President of the United
States in 1S02.
Settled Venezuela boundary dispute
in 1S05.
After leaving White House in 1S00
established home for his family in
Princeton, N. J.
A. t
15 ij
BU Vitus' Dance ond nil Nervous Dtnwei!
permanently cured by Dr. Kline's Grtat
una Itf-Rtorer. Kond for Fit KB 82lr1al bottle end
treatise. Dr. It U. Kline, lid.. SSI Arch tit., l,lilla..l-a
Omllon of IIlMory.
The war correspondents were compli
menting Capt. Molly Pitcher on the con
spicuous courage she bad displayed at the
battle of Monmouth.
"It was nothing," she said. "I merely
wanted to show that my other name isn't
Coddle."
For, verily, true bravery, unlike genius,
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.
Didn't Like the Phrnne.
"Charlie, dear," said j-oung Mrs. Tor
kins, "did you gay this tip on the races
was a 'lead pipe?' "
"Yes."
"Well, I don't pretend to expert
knowledge. But lead pipe somehow sug
gests plumbers. And plumbers are al
ways expensive." Washington Star.
Mothers will find Mrs. 'WInslow's Bonthin;?
Byrui the best remedy tJ usoiot their cii:'lai"'u
iuriug the teething per.od.
Mutual Iteluotnnce.
"Here is my seat, madam, but candor
compels me to say that I think you are
as well able to stand as I am."
"Politeness compels me to say 'Thank
you, sir.' " Chicago Tribune.
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SARSAPARIIXA.
PILLS.
CKEKRY PECTORAL.
OWARD F
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loativille. Co!or:ui(fc hre:ujiet pn
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WHEN YOU COME TO PORTLAND
ARRANGE TO STOP AT
THE CORNELIUS
PARK AND ALDER STS.
A New and Modern European Hotel, catering;
particularly to State people. A refined place for
ladies visiting the city, close to the shopping
center. Rates reasonable. Free Bus.
N. K CLARKE, (late of Portland Hotel) Mgr.
London theaters, music halls and con
cert halls provide seating accommodation
for people.
t
No Heeonmt".
"Johnnie, I think I hear a thief !n
the dark closet beneath the stairs."
"I don't doubt it; I have known il
was there for some time."
"Telephone for the police!"
"What's the use? You can't arrest
a gas meter." Houston Tost
No Daunrr.
"Whatever you do, dear," wrote the
ardent lover, "don't show my letters to
you to nny one."
"Have no fear, dearest," came the
reply, "I'm Just as much ashamed of
tlieiii ns you are."
And, with that, the engagement be
came a matter of history. Judge.
enna
acts oatlyyot prompt-
i
lyon
lue ooue
Is, cl
causes
ug system eoctu ally,
assists ono in overcoming
habitual constipation
permanently. To get its
ocneicial ejects buy
the genuine.
Nanujacturcd by the
California
Jio Syrup Co.
.50LD BTLTAOINO ORUCCiSTS-oCMBOmi
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imrf
F. n. LOOM IS.
These three men
have been named
ns commissioners
general for the
I'nited States at
the Japanese ex
position In Tokyo
in rjiL'. iA)oniis
was formerly As
sistant Secretary
of State. He heads
the commission and
$S,000 a year for
ginning with 1!K)9.
F. J. SKIFF.
F. V. MILLET.
will receive
five years, be
lle is very
highly esteemed by President Iioose
velt. Skiff was prominently connected
with the World's Fair in 1!04 and is
now director of the Field museum in
Chicago. Millet Is the well-known
American artist. Skiff and Millet will
receive $2,0K) a year each for 1!KU) and
?.".(KH) a year for the next four years.
The duty of the commissioners is to
recommend to President Uoosevelt and
Congress the cost and character of the
I'nited States building and exhibits
nt the exposition, and Inter to take
charge of the selection and placing of
exhibits.
Poet, Not Farmer,
The FarOeld Grange was holding Its
midwinter meeting, the topic for dis
cussion being poultry- The president
of the society had prided himself on
having arranged for a large variety of
papers, which, taken together, would
completely exhaust the Information of
the community regarding hens. Ques
tions of food, of portable houses, of
packing eggs and of Incubators had all
beea adequately treated. At last the
president announced, "Mr. Ethan Noble
will read a paper entitled, 'An Even
ing in the Poultry Yard."
He was a slight young man, ami
there was a little stir of amusement
among the farmers as he rose, for
Ethan's trials with chickens were fast
becoming village tradition.
"There is no place in the world." be
gan the reader, "more poetic, and I
may say inspiring, to thoughts that n
iFuuiuj ,wiru in uie evening. It is after
the sun has set and the roosters ami
hens are all sitting on their nests. The
evening nir Is deeply scented with dew
From the river winding In silverv
curves adown the lea conies the sug
gestion of repose, of quiet, of the in
finite restlessness of the universe. Vow
and then are heard the squeaking of
the chicks in thoir nests or the scratch
ing of some little one trying to break
""lu ""en. As I lean on the
parapet I reflect on the roumr. fr..h
life about nie '
When the reading was over, a sturdy
citizen leaned forward In his seat
"Ethan." he said, confidentiallv but
loud enough for all to hear, "I never
knew before why you bought eggs, but
I do now-"
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For Infants and, Children.
TIi3 Kind Yea Have Always Caught
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Cata Cjue on Request.
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"TIIE SCnOOL OF QUALITY"
Better each year, and larger. We now
have two floors 63 x 100 feet. Thorough
?lrk tel!s tue story. It counts in the
end, and we admittedly lead in this re.
spect. Get cur catalogue, penwork, etc.,
then judge for yourself as to quality.
A. P. ARMSTRONG. IX. B., Principal
Tenth and Morrison - Portland, Oregon
FEEXCH ARMY'S STRONG MAX.
The French army has many strong
men. Muscle is cultivated sometimes
at the expense of oilier things, but the
fact remains that frequently this IY.r-thos-like
attainment conns in pretty
bandy. The French army in Morocco
was kept busy between times at sports
and games. One of the diversions of
the soldiers was lifting heavy weights
and some of them became a hie to do
astonishing feats, one ot which, taken
from a photograph, is here shown. The
camion ana equipment weigh many
hundred pounds, but the soldier picked
it up and carried it easilv.
A lie L'nderntood It.
It was Dicky's first day at Sunday
school, and he was telling his mother i
about it.
"They sung the funniest banquet song I j
ever heard, he said.
"What was it?" she asked.
"'Hold the Port; Fried Ham Com
ins !' "
P N U
No, 31-03
I "TTTHEJf writing: to advertisers pleaae
luen'iim this paper.
State of Ohio, OHr of Toledo )
Lucas ( onnlv. 1 ss-
Frank J ('heuey wakes ontli that he is senior
i'c.iaitii- ot Fame.
"Peir.g the author of one of the 'best
sellers' of the year has its drawbacks,"
says a woman writer of popular books.
"Frequent requests for contributions of
one's books to charity bazaars are a
Natural Tool hlruhen.
Natives of Somalilaud have the whit
est and best teeth of any people in the
world, and the reason is not far to
seek. Whenever they are idle they
may be found rubbing their teeth -ih.
small pieces of wood little twi-s
which are covered with a soft bark and
which ravels out into bristles Ti.w
practice prevents the teeth deeavim
and of course keeps them in ex.-oll...,t
condition. Just ns one mi,.i,f ....... ..
wild flower in the country, so the ?.,.
mall native picks his toothbrush Th.,-
..en numiui ineir small twigs
Toothbrushes ns we know them are
unknown iu Somaliland. Their -..
methods are undoubtedly the healthi
est and certainly the cheapest, and it
Is a matter for wonder that we do not
lake a leaf out of their book In this re-
siect. Dundee Advertiser.
Striking iiu Ateraurp,
The children were not allowed in th
kitchen, dmt nobody bad ever forbidden
their snitling outside the door to catch
the delicious odors which could be ob
tained by a close application of a smalJ
nose to a crack.
"Why, Ethel," said Mrs. Ilarwood,
who discovered them in the entrv just
outside the kitchen door one Saturday
morning, "why are you twitching
Tommy and slapping him?"'
"'Cause he isn't playing fair, moth
or," said Ethel. "He's had five smells
and I've only had four, and It's my
turn."'
"1 am, too, piaying rair," asserted
Tommy, his utterance smothered as he
again applied his nose to the craek.
"I've got an awful cold, and I can't
nncll half ns much as she can !"
partner of the firm oi F. . I. I'in'upv i-n ,i,,n . i . . .
bnsinossinthec'itv of Toledo, coiinty -oii'd state : tilX UI'!1 -',MHl nature and the pocket
ofWiAnW ! Tk' ,Xo U:::,tU'r how Airing suell
every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by ! (l,,li!1IH's nl:,.v " they are decidedly
the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure., j CHENEY I 0XI,,,,lsivtV' Slle wcnt on to say that
Pworntobeforemeandsi'ibsoribedinmyrres-1 sIlnu!d she gratify all the persons who
.wvWluiuua 0iueeeunH.-r a u wrote to her for monies nf hr lwvi,
"because tliey could not afford to buy
them," and respond to the constant
calls to devote the children of her
brain to charities, it would cost her
from $400 'to $.-.00 a year, without
counting the time lost in wrapping,
directing and stamping. New Yorit
Press.
(Seal.)
ITall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
ts directly upon the blood and mucous sur-
A. Vv G Li-A SOX,
iMHiuy j'uuiic.
arts
fuces of thesystem
femi tortcsi imotiiHU mo
F .T mi wv c. . ti.,.i .. i.
Sold by all d-npVistV.Y:.;.. ' v'v""'v'
Take Hail's Family l iils for constipation.
Too Monotonous.
"Yes." said Slangey, "I tramped
through Switzerland once."
"Come off:" exclaimed Dowter, "You
never did!"
"Sure I did; on the level."
"That proves you're lying. It's
simply impcssible to tramp through
Switzerland on the level." The Catho
lic Standard and Times.
litis Her Uoubi.
"I know there are such things as rail
makers," sighed Mrs. Chugwater, looking
through the window at the dismal pros
pect outside; "but I don't believe there ia
really any such thing as a rain check. Or,
if there is. there's nobody that knows how
to use it."
When the children of a family are
named "Arabella," "Gwendoliu." Hu-
IM?rt," etc., it Is a good sign the moth-
er'f, favorite reading la not the Bible,
Aroordluw to Ito.vle.
Rev. Joseph Gravely (giving his
views of the evils of card playing dur
ing a pastoral call) As I was saying,
I am in doubt
Parrot ( int-rruptlng eagerly) When
you are In doubt play trumps
And no member of that family
been able to account for the i
utterance to the satisfaction
pastor. London runch.
do
The Main ThlnK.
"She has the face of a seraph
elarod the enthusiastic friend.
"That's ail right," said the practical
manager, "but has she the backing of
xn angel?" P.altimore American
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