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Royal D-Lite
LADIES SHOES
Styles AiSIm
Royal Shoe Co.
143 Fourth St.
It De Not Crew So.
e-a Vkona Witaeet Creel Ex--,M-a
bv 8ea in reur
OM M(iul aaett a-J
tek aa Ute UM UK fcJli
aaeaaB free. Ai Wert
gwarartwwd. fftervd ta
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MORCYCLESj BICYCLES
Bought sold and repaired. Sup
plies of all kinds. Oat of town
trade a specialty. Write as.
R. H. BLOCKER
27 Tartar Street Peel-end, Orf-M
FARMS AK3 E0S1HESS SOLD
IuTbSt CARTF REALTY CO,
n. k eaeeJI wtnr ftrm tiMll OT
i ELECTRIC MOTORS
REDUCED FHEIOHT BATES
.nd eataeMe. leorneuoe "rj,?T
K.2ES, PELTS, CASCARA BARK,
VV2CL A3 I.13HAIR.
Til H. f. NQITOt CLftoO
Plum Ueber Alle.
Have you any Wen ot the space food
occupies in the mind of the man at
the (roDt? Yesterday 1 wu crossing
a bullet-awept orchard with another
M i.M t nnHMi nlnma! Ter-
rifled lest my partner should see
them. I suggested u.i " " " V"
ly as the place was too unhealthy. So
we crawled away. That night to the
light of a big moon, my cook and I
. , ,k. Mwhanl enrl smthered
SUMO IUW WW v. . "
two sand bags full of plains. The
bullets wnisuing urouj" . ,
hurried the picking. Capt Louis
Keene In Cartoons Magaxlne.
I In tendon.
Patriotic Scots Lady (patrolling Vic-
. t - w .... I - MW nf RAT
torta une station w a. .
stranded countrymen arriving from
the front) Can I help you in any
way?
Perplexed " Scot Thank you, mam.
Is the toon far frae the station?
London Punch. '
Poor Picking.
"What's the matter?" asked the
. first flea. "You looked starred.
"They are making these toy dogs
' .'. ,ni,nui tha other flea.
mj U.I.U1 ., .
"that I arranged to summer on one of
them by mistake. nouii"c
Journal. .. ' -
j u. u H.i What.
The Officer (after a complaint)
ThU tea s aU right What's the com
plaint? ... . i
Tommy It ain't tea, sir; Its stoo!
The Officer And very nice stoo!
London Sketch.
Optical Astonishments.
"Seeing is believing," said the ready-
"Not always, when you are looking
at the movies." wasniusiua
"I am going to a preparedness meet
ing, my dear, of our club.".
" limit. Von hail hotter
"Ail nSUl, uuaiu.
leave me aU the loose change you have
about you. tsajumuio
HAWTEORKE AUTO SCHOOL
dfle Coart maintaining a Cm t"5
Tckl.,aM a-' Tr.. both in tb.
achaol and oiMrattac Said. -
4H Bawlkata An. Partlaa. Oia.
rW ffn VeaL Pork, Beef,
SHIr Poultry, Butter, Egga
aA AAA . mad Farm Produce
a tha OM RaHabta Emwdinir hooa, with
mmom! of 4a vrara of Square Deannffi. ana
ETSLlif at t Sp majuoet fwces.
F.M.CRONKHITE
44T Proa Straa P-rt!ana. Ora
Spray-a-Gow
Keeps off flies or money back. $1
a gallon from your dealer, or order
by mail. PLUMMER DRUG CO.
Third and Madiaoa, Portland. Or.
Portland Y. M. G. A. Auto School
Par ana alrbt c!aaa. Expert trainin
tm repairing, dririnr and aiaehina work.
Inelodlnr tcnf. "at .hatr. drill jr-aa.
TKNTCHAlTFJil'KS AN UhUiAtt
KS SUPFUKO. WKITB US..
P. N. U.
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ITALY DECLARES
WAR Oil GERLIAIiY
fensal Attici kM lUiscr EescJ if
Prcssnrt ly itss.
rilTARY PliASf UXaiANGtD
Both Countries Have Been Drifting
Steadily Toward Break Troops
Now Available Anywhere.
Rome Italy Sunday declared war on
Germany.
Italv and Germany have been arm
ing steadily toward war. Tb declara
tion harame Inevitable when Italy re
cently aent troop to Salonikl to co
operate In the campaign of U ntnu
allies on the Macedonian front, as Uer-
many is directing the oppoalng forces
and bat troope on this battle Iid.
Italy's position in regard to jr-
many baa been an anomalous on since
Italy withdrew from un iripte ap
u.. lut vaar and declared
war on Austria. Although by this act
ah arrayed herself against nor xonnvr
n.mn ami Austria, a he re
mained officially at peace with Cer-
many until fcunasy.
n.M ital tnnlr this aten Germany
xerted every effort to indue her to
remain neutral, sending to noma aa an
I ..J... Mm wnn RneloW. Tb
prince for some time averted, war be-
" aw. k A -.V.. ka
tween Austria ana Hy. snu wo
... . mniim araa inevitable took
steps toward preservation of an official
r J T.l
peace between uermanj
He negotiated a special agreement un-
j.. k.'.k in nu nf war between
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Austria and Italy. Germany and Italy
pledged themselves to respoc w-
. lira at their resDectiv
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subjects ia one another's domains.
According to (inofficial repona iiwh
iw It.l.'a allies were dissatisfied
and at the Pari council of entente
powers in February last askea ta itai
i.n n-nmcntativea whv their nation
was not at war with Germany. Italy
already bad agreed not to eoncium a
separate peace ana at in rarie cuo-
n ..mfinnal tha nlan for a per
manent high council of the entente
powers for future eonciucx oi in war.
tv. innwaains- coo Deration among
the entente allies and the necessity
I V. . " R o -.- -
plus of troops gradually brought Italy
into such a position that it became
evident a declaration of hostilities
against Germany was certain.
The first overt act in this direction
rA- intn aemce liaiv a aur-
occurred shortly after the Pans comer-
r.km.-a 94 when Italv reaui-
V IVO, a w, j .
atiooed 84 of the S7 German steam
ships interned in Italian ports to neip
meet the pressing need of the allies
.k;nnino- famlitica. Other indic-
tionsof approaching war have been
observed tn recent weeas.
B t ffcd "Sask;" "hwf
Uzis Army ca Laos bli
Washington. D. C Tb greatest
war same ever undertaken by tb
amjman naw ended Sunday with a
nrfnrf fnr Admiral Mavo's "Red
fleet, which, theoretically, wiped out
the defending "Blue" fleet ana lanaea
an invading army at Far Bockaway
Rear-Admiral Knight, aeting'as um
pire, announced the result in wis re
port to the navy department :
'Minnimr comDleted. Red and
Blue bodies engaged 9:30 to 10:30, 10
miles south of Ambrose Llgniflip. Blue
wiviv defeated. Red eainino: com
mand of sea. Red effects landing at
Fort Rockaway and secures base.
Thm final nrnirt followed one an
nouncing that Rear-Admiral Helm's
"Rim." rlfanrlinr fleet virtually had
been annihilated in a dramatic fight
off Scotland Lightship at tb entrance
to the New York harbor. With the
Tmntinn of a few light craft, the en-
tir. "Rlue" fleet was "sunk." The
full extent of the "Red" losses was
not known, although early reports
showed that they included the super
dreadnaught Nevada and Texas and
two destroyers. . i . V
German Liner Is to Sail.
Boston The North German Lloyd
liner Willehad, which has been interned
hta ainra the beeiunins: of the war.
secured clearance papers and is expect
A tn aail for New London. Conn. ' It
was said the vessel's departure has
nothing to do witn tne expectea arrival
at the Connecticut port of the mer
chant anhmarine Bremen, but that the
change was decided upon because of
more favorable docking 'acuities, ine
liner is expected to pass through the
Cape Cod canal ana to Keep wen
within tb three-mile limit.
, . Abduction Plot Fails.
Boise. Idaho Mark A. Lufkin,
Davis HcLoy and Ralph Cuselt were
landed in fail at St. Anthony, Idaho,
Sunday and are held on a charge of
nlottine to abduct Roland Harriman,
the 16-year-old son of Mrs. E. H. Har
riman, widow of the great financier.
Some weeks ago a foreman on the
Harriman summer ranch, on the upper
Snake river, received a letter signed
by two of the men. In which they
broached the project of abducting the
boy and holding him in the fastnesses
of tha Idaho mountains lor a ransom.
Word "Cilk" Held Deceit.
xr. Vnrlr Tha Faderal Trade Com
mission has issued an order directing
the Circle Cilk company, or rmiaaei-
nki. a iunntinnl UBinS' th WOrd
"cilk" in reference to any of Its prod-
ncts other than real aim in connection
it), tralmarka and advertising
matter. Tb commission held that the
us of the word "cilk" for products
nf tnnwrizad sea island cotton
thread was deceptive. The decision is
Host Eminent Medical .
Authorities Endorse It
Tv riJ. . Mt rw DtOiaralta aa
well as Dr. cUtnoa all dtatiBtuMied
buUhh fivm that whaMva way be
the duMw, Ut urine evtdoaa talis ta
rurntaliinf us wlih a vln to th prtaci
tt UiHMt a'uivu U a SO be treated,
end accurate knowledge eoncerntng tha
nl ,1 1 ... m thorn haohiainad.
II backache, eoaldmg urine or frequent
urination doumt or mw ya w u
arie acid In th blood has oauaed rhao
matism, r sciatic or yo. eoatwl
kidney or bladder trouble )u write Dr.
J irrw ea aw o,g,v "" - : :
XT V mnA a aamnht nf nrlne and da.
ecribe rrirr4oma, Yoa will receiv fw
medical auvice aner it. lerve wmn
has examined Ui urine Ui is will be
Caraniliy a on Wlinoai cnarge, 7w
w ul be under no obli'aUo. Dr. Pierc
during many years oi expenmenuiuoa
has discovered a new remedy which be
Cods is thlrty-eeve time more power
ful than lithia in removing one acid
from the system. II you are suffering
from backache or the pains ot rheums
Utm, to to your beet druggist and ask
lor a W-cul box oi "Attwrte" put op
by Dr. Pierce. Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescriptio for weak worn and Dr.
,x ii.,1.1.,. Marluol lnaravarv lor
the blood bare bee favorably know
lor toe past rorty yvara auu inwre. aw
are standard remedies to-day aa well
St Doctor PlercVa l'leaaaot PelleU for
lb liver and bowels. Yon oaa get a
sample of any one of toe remedies
by wilting Dr. fierce.
Doctor Pierce's Pellet are uneqnal!
m a Liver Pill. gneer cbki
Jtllti Ihm. Cur bick 11 cad ac ha,
Bilioos Headache, lhtiiness, Conetlpa
ttoa. Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and
all derangement of tb liver, btomaoh
and Bowel.
BUTTERFAT GONE UP
Vreaare leeUa Praia Aaaana,
HAZELWOOD CO
POUTVAND.
TW Em ef the SaEfiiei Supyer"
Learned Something.
.,-i-v . with Flllbdub?
He used to claim that our politicians
were th most unscrupulous la the
world." . , ,
"He has been traveling abroad. I
... i. .. . ..... . ki la hi a elvlc
in in ..
pride when he found they were not.
uouisvuie boorwrMwuoai.
Vindicated Self-Esteem.
"The Woccaea seem to have a high
opinion of themselves."
"Yes. Ton see in same tw
consented to remain In their employ
.... .v. . mnv .Mr, Bo thev feel
enUUed to think that they are rather!
Dice people." waaningum ow.
He Knew That.
"What Is th chief mineral wealth
of the Alleghanlesr
"Dunno, mum."
"Yes, you da What do yon carry
In a scuttlet" .'
"Suds, mum. Louisville Courier
Journal. " Plain Enough.
"How do you Ilk America, count?"
MOniu niuh lint vnnr flsurea of
speech are somewhat hard to under
stand. Now, wnen u aawns upon jv
"You begin to s
plained the other
Courier-Journal.
daylight!" ex
man. Louisville
Thread of Interest.
"This cookbook ought to be popu
lar." ,". " ;
"Why sor
"There's a lov story mixed In with
the recipes." Louisville Courier
Journal. r
Foolish Man. ;
"Can't say I Ilk that new hat of
yours."
"Yet you liked It In the stor."
"Well, It did look pretty when the
girl tried It on." .
Then the trouble started. Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
Forward at Home.
School Teacher I'm sorry to say,
Mr. Jones, that your boy Is very back
ward in his studies.
Jones That's strange! At home In
conversation with me he seems to
know it all. Boston Transcript..
Sticks There.
The man who drops his anchor in
the Slough of Despond never gets any
farther. Answers.
HOW MRS. BEAU
JET THE CRISIS
Carried Safely Through Chang
of Lif e by Lydia . Pmkham
Vegetable Compound.
N8shvine,Tenn."When I was goto;
through the Change of Life I bad a tu-
imor as targe aa a
child's head. The
doctor said it was
three years coming
and gave me medi
cine for it until I
was called away
from the city for
iom time. Of
course I could not
'sro to him then, so
jmy sister-in-lsw told
ime that she thought
Lydia E. Pinkham a Vegetable Cora
pound would cure It. It helped both
the Change of Life and the tumor and
when I got home I Old no need the doctor.
I took the Pinkhara remedies until th
tumor was gone, the doctor ssid, and I
have not felt it sine. I tell very one
how 1 wss cured. If this letter will
help others you are welcome to use it,'
Mrs. E. H. BEAM, 628 Joseph Avenue,
Nashville, Tenn.
Lydia E. Pinkham's VegetabI Com
pound, a pur remedy containing tb
extractive properties of good old fssb
ioned roots and herbs, meets the seeds
of woman system at this critical period
of her life. Try it
If there ia any symptom In your
ease which puzzle you, writ to
the Lydia I- Pinkbam Medicine
Co, Lynn, Staaa
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IP"!
r.At-Miii prnirc tt'i? n
Ausa-r:Gt; m mas
Berltn, Aug. ta. via Lowlon Rou
mania declared war on Austrta-liun.
I aria oa Sunday evening. It ii si
pxMinced officially her.
Pari. Aug. I Roumania declared
war ii:r.it Aust;'.a-uiu..iy ia
night, say a Ilavaa dianaUh from
Berne, Swltterlano, wmcn uectane
that th Wolff agency at Berlin mad
th announcement.
Roumania'a decision to enter the
war was reached at a meeting of th
Crown council held at Bucharest yes
terday morning, says a Ilavaa dispatch
from Ceneva,
The Wolff agency announces that th
German federal eouncil was convoked
immediately after th deciaion becam
known.
WW InvertlgaU New President of Panama
1
A report ha reached Washington
.v.. r v.Im Vi . Kmh Irtatru-
Met teiiwwi , " -" --
mental In getting a large land concea
r.v. Ka Jonaneaa enMmment near
VMH 1 . '
th Panama canal. Secretory Lansing
baa ordered an investigation to ascer
tain whether Vaides has mad th con
cession of land to Sapnlard named
Femandex, who is the Havana agent
m .ilk Hnna The land. an.
iuraH. -
en AAA um la aaid In ha
on the AUantie seaboard, directly op-
. i i I
posit tn tay oi oan .
might b very valuable to the Japan
ee government for th establishment
01 a naval nas were.
List Cksct to Avert Strike Appears
Is- lie ia Actica of Censrtss
w.hinon-L n. C President Wil
son's negotiations for averting the
threatened nation-wide railroad strike
are in the last stag-e with a break or a
ifUmnt armarentlv not far off.
With tb railway executives standing
..( MRMdlne- th aisht-bour
day and the brotherhood leaders Mill
tending out against arbitrating it,
th bop of preventing a tie-op of th
MMintrv'a transportation ay item
seemed to lie with congress.
Just exactly what can b oone, none
r ak. nnaiwaainnal leader themsel
ves seem to know. Conferences
among them and wftb President Wil
son, which began Sunday night, were
continued Monday.
The situation was viewed on all
sides aa tb most perilous since th ne
gotiations began two weeks ago. Tb
k.n nf tha President and administra
tion leaders was in tha possibility of
getting th brotherhooa men to give
more time to continue tn nego.iw
-"' .
It is reliably reported that th stm
order which the chairmen eameu m
..i! ....kMa when thev left Wash
ington Monday, is to enter Into effect
on September 4, unless an agreenwn.
.1 ..ll K. -...kaJ nrlnv tn that date.
Tb four brotherhood heads issued a
statement replying to President it,
of th Pennsylvania, who made an an-
that rather than eiv UD
UVUIIVVIUVll waawv -
to arbitration the roads preferred to
face a strike. Tn statement cnargeo
the Pennsylvania with inconsistency in
tk.a . .m it foutrht th ef
forts of its shopmen to organis and
arbitrate. : It also oeciarea ma- as w
ur.,,iiin Inimut In five small roads
WI,Mw.H ..w.w w -
it has refused them representation on
th managers' conrerenc committee,
and that if arbitration were agreed up
on it would apply to thee roaos.
Mexicans Bea for Help.
El Psso, Texas An appeal of the
people of Aguas Calient ana vaceto-
eas to authorities of the defacto gOT
t U..IM. riM ta aand nhvsl
ewiitu-iiiv , " v j ww . .
eisns, medicine and food to alleviate
r-t famlna ' remnant in th
two states has been fruitless, accord
ing to private advices hers. Th re
port said there waa not more than
enough food in th Federal district to
provide for the peopl there, and that
11 UWl m"J f'J
they could do nothing, for there were
no serais to combat toe epioemica.
President's Order Saves.
New York A special order from
President Wilson which reached th
steamship Nieuw Amsterdam just be
fore th liner sailed sunaay savea mrs.
Sarah Schimelson and ber daughter.
Prfiu. fvm Harmrtation. The wo
man's husband waa executed by the
Russian in Suwalki, Kussian roiana,
for selling bread to th Germane after
the Teutons first captured that piac.
Whn tha Hermans retook the town.
the widow, her daughter and her 11-year-old
son were sent to Berlin and
given a passport to America.
Seize Counterfeitlnr Plant. .
O.VI.rvf Dnaratlves of th United
States secret service seised her Mon
day a complete counterfeiting plant,
which included molds, die and bogus
xvina meHe In Imitation of Silver dol
lars and sold SS and S10 pieces. The
seizure wss made following the arrest
r r-fce-Ua fl Rnah and Louis Miller.
the former of whom, according to
Harry M. Moffitt, bead of to secret
service bureau at San Francisco, has
served a sentence for counterfeiting.
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS
rt .1. U'Uil Rlueatem. 11.16
per bushel fortyfoW, l.M lb,
l.tt: red Bf. !.! red Russian,
Mlllfeed Spot prie! nran, s.v
per torn shorts, S23.S0; rolled barley.
JR3. . ' .
Corn Whole, 1I per tonj Bw-m
Hay Proifucers pneee. nmwn
..-. iw.i- tiA&OcitslI bar ton:
. .
SiMl"" v. -. - - " "... ... .
alfalfa. U.60 wheat hay. IllUHif
IS. SO; oat and vetch. uas !.".
K-hanM nrirea: Cube.
extra, IP.e per pound bid. Jobbing
prices: Prints, extraa. swn--, -w
terfst. No. 1, le No. 1 Port-
I W.J
lain, .
Kirn Oregon rsncn. axenangw
MMitiui leirrt.Tf per
Johblnrlce: Oregon ranch.
candled, tf30c; aeleets, .
"oultry-Hena, iSojilM per poun-w
broilera, lrtl.e: turksjw, live, , 1W
tie; ducks, llUe; gMee, XSlle.
Veal Fancy, 1-1- par pounu.
n..kr.n iSr.riaiw ner Dound.
v.,.hlArtlrhokes. T&cc.il Pr
aosen; wenawwe, .mi'" r -
cabbag. IL78 par hundred; garlic. C
. . a H. , 7 IL. mi erata!
per pound; pepper, oa.oc; eggpiam,
,ir, i.ti.uw. itVif'ne bar dosen: ru-
, 1 W I 1 W w- w. WW '
cumbers, ISctSSo per boa; pea. 4to
par pound; beans, ., cwrary,
85c per dosen; corn, ICWt-0c
PoUtoes-New. Ultl.W pM hun
dred; sweets. 8 Kit 4c
Onions California, fl.TB per aaca.
W.ll. W.lla tl 1ft.
r . s... Annies, new. B0cit
11.75 per boa; cantaloupe, 60cctl.eo
per crate; peacnea, hkiix par ",
,.-.Un. lArlta ner nound: flea.
UU1.60 per box; plums, 7 Mf.il.-;
pears, ll.60ffll.7e; gTP
caaabaa, Ut per pound. '
Rack Vegetables Tumlp. I1.Z5;
tl fS; haata. Il.l&tttl.BO,
wwM.Www, - ' . w.
Hops Ills crop, nominal; tte cm-
aVeeawaaatal sj-a-!!! I Ift
Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, ISfli
16c per pound; coarse, 3Uuc; vat
I..
Cascar Bark Old and new, c per
PO". . t. ' w
Cattle ateers, prime ugni, e.iw
a an- nrima naavv. so. louii.jui
tn 7Kifi r. -hnlce rowa (S.S66.6.76:
ii,,-. tn e-wL tABOa.6: belfers.
$S.60a5.7S; bulla, 3; eaivee, e.w
117.60.
Hogi Prime light, 19. 1 5 9. 60
prim strong weight. 19.40 Ut.JO
rough besvy packing. 18.65 (J 8.76
pigs and skips. $8.6O.I0,
Gken Rnrinar lamb. 18 ti 8.86
common lambs, 15.60 6.00; choice
yearlings, 86 96 6.I6; good yearling,
$5.50 6.75; choice wethers, 864.6.60:
choice saes, I&4J5.Z5; common ewst,
82.60(tS.
Fruit and Melons Meet With
Good Demand at Tacoma
T.n-,i I .area eonsiimmenta of
,i. .ri nv.lnna are arrivinsr in Ts-
eoma this week from California and
Yakima districts, and th aemana is
.i - a-Miet aa the sunnlv. Peaches
and canteloupee lead in popularity
among the fruit ana melons, wpiw
V.L . ere the most DODUier
vegetables being received. The end of
the season for red raspnemes ana w
wf.nher4ee ia at hand, nut small iw
u. .tin e rietlv aeeurrence.
mH, ' ..... w
v.Ll. ..-.t.lnnnee are fast replac
ing the California product, although
k. m of hattar oaalitv. Tb
Yakima cantaloupes are small and are
a little green yew fcioertaa a
,k. et meant, the California
crop having gone and the Yakima crop
being aa yet unripe, a isw ciovrvee
the latter nart of th week.
there ia a scarcity of Slappy and Early
Crawford peaches on ine mars-, .
r eiinMtnna varieties. Pears,
piWU-J w. w. . - ,
plums and grades are meeting with a
good demand, uravenstein eaims my
pies are hard to get and tneir scarcity
makes the mice high. There are
.I..,. 9 Mwnkintf armies. ,
nv. w. ..ww---. -ri .,
Sweet potatoes are selling well,
n.-. m Mntlnoaa scarce and nigh.
Cucumbers are plentiful and cheap.
Butter holds its advance to s ceni.
Egg prices are steady.
Walla Walla Prune Harvest to
Yield $500,000 to Growers
Walla Walla Prune harvest started
i- w.iiq Walla this week, several hun
dred pickers being given work In the
many orchard. Harvest Is about two
reeks later than uusual. Close to
tuna AAA will ha hrotio-ht into the vsl
WVWjWWW .
t.. ,ki. ..... The nrlee of nrunes Is
1CT .111. -w.. . - "w ' ,
the highest known here. Two weeks
ago 660 a ton was quoteo. iw
i .J...4 in nev eant and several
orchardists say they were offered bet
ter prices than tnese. cisewoerw
.k. xi ik.u, fmet wrlnad out nearly
.llw llvim-V". -. " , ' ... ,,-
all prunes. Those in the Walla Walla
valley were not aamageo. -
Uw... nt nninna la well under way,
tn.... -.ui he una care of onions this
year, worth about 8400 a ear.. On the
Blalock fruit farm 842 sacks were se
cured from one acre. At a cent a
pound the returns from this acre" were
' e.f.ta Craa la About Aversrs,
Potato crop prospects In the United
States are summarized in the govern-
hlt, ttrnn renort as follows:
uiwii. r -
The August 1 condition of the potato
crop forecasts about an average pro
duction, taking the United States as a
whole. Th forecast Is 864,000,000
bushels, which is 6,000.000 less than
the July 1 forecasat, but 6,000.000
mora than last year's production and
8,000,000 more than th average of
the preceding Ave years. During July
prospects Improved moderately In the
Notth Atlantic ana recinc wwi
New Zealand to Send Wheat.
New Zealand Is to feeture In the ex
portation of wheat this year, accord
i .)!.. waived in Portland.
and the famous old flipper bark Antlope
has been fixed to loea a cargo at -inie-
ru for South America, in is, it is saio,
m k. the .- wheat eariro shiDped
from New Zealand to an oversea port
for many years. The scarcity of bot
toms is Indicsted by the fsct thst the
Antiope, built In 186ft, should be book
ed for handling wheat The Antlope
was sold In 1S14 to a Msw eaianu coai
company to be converted into a bulk.
' -t
"LEADER" AND "RXPSATXR"
Shot Simus
Tor the high flyer, or the low flyer. "Leader" and
" Repeater ,Tahellg have, the rtech. epread nd penetra
tion. Their rreet aale U due to thee tjualiUee, which
iniura a full bag. Made In many guges and loads.
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hontM.laoMS TlHord Bulldlrif
Tenth and Morrison fits., Portland, Ore.
Csmfertsr.
rw n.i.. ninaham of Moaton.' OB
l 1. k... hnM ilnlna anihulanc
work ta Prance, waa aaked by a re
porter htS opinion Ol a uermen bw-.
r-i i. -,nM reel eatiatactloa.
th distinguished physician replied,
"or comfort In It than there waa In
th blarksnaket ruse.
"A like county molher one ln
her little one sealed outside the shack
.. -...in.. e full milk bottle whoa
BjaSiM Baat.-aaea we
blacksnak cam gliding up.
"The snaae neeiieo cioae
child, drew the rubber nipple from Its
mouth snd proceeded to drink lbs
milk; but at the same llm the snake
did not forget to slip the end of Its
tall gently between ins imams
by way of a comrorter.
ftue It In Thoroughly.
a ....In .train 'Wffould have InV
medtate attention to check the swell
, n..k n enit nih in thoroughly
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh and you
should hare (julck reiiei. Always
a bottle on hand for accidents. Adv.
He Asksd rer It,
u. -inri.e era iiitd about Sir Her
bert Tree than about almost any other
public man In Kncland. Here la a
.i ... ...mniifvine the read an
swer for whkh ha la so justly famed.
One nay wnen ne waa comma v.
. . ... -,.i.k .in K man. whom he
OI 1 11 a ueiriw. w.ww -
did not know from Adam, approached.
and. wltn a sweeping ow, - -
Yankee twang:
Mw-. ..... .... .ip hut thev tell me
same pretty well known folk belong to
this ciud. Are you -;-- v. -
anceT" . . . . ...
aim ll.rkert Trea Inn If no ine quee-
Itnnar f.ilillv UD Slid down. "I don't
really think I can be. or I woeMa't
be seen talking to you," he aald Icily.
Pearson s wecaiy.
Wistful.
en.. .kkUhnn had nresched a
-IV..- w --. .
fine sermon on marnea un
beauties. Two old Irishwomen were
haard comlllC OUt Ot CllUrCU CUI11IU.11.'
I .. u ,k. .M.a 1 J'
me vii ....... -w .
" TIs a fin sermon nia iirenjui.-
would be after giving us." said one
to the other. . ". . "
-It Is. Indade." was th oulck reply,
"and I wish I knew as little about the
matter as he does." wnaon osiur
day Journal.
Wisdom.
During a lesson on elementary com
nnainon a little girl read th following
as her effort:
"Once a Penny and a Hiiuiing met
Ill ui.ii r-1-""" - - . .
ed up Its nose at the Penny,-and said.
. hmvoi -i ne Mniiiine .urn-
scornfully: ... .
-why, I am worth a dozen of you.
'Yes.' said tha Penny, 'but even at
that I am a good bit belter than you
are. 1 go every Sunday to church, and
you never do.' "London Tlt Blts,
Use Hanford's Balsam when all else
falls. Adv. t-
ens Undsrstood,
Aviator (home from the war on
leave) And then when you are up
pretty high three or four miles, ssy
and you look down. It's positively
sickening. It Is stupendous, awful.
A great height la a fearful thing, I
can tell you. '
Lady (feelingly) Yes. I can sym
pathize with you poor boy. I feel
Just that wsy mysulf when I'm on top
of a stepladder. Tiger.
ams Llns.
"When I was a boy," said the gray
haired physician, who happened to be
In a reminiscent mood, "I wanted to
be a soldier; but my parents persuad
ed me to study medicine."
"Oh, well," rejoined the sympathetic
druggist, "such Is life. Msuy a man
with wholesale aspirations has to con
tent himself with a retail business."
London Tlt Blts.
To keep clean an healthy take Dr.
Pierce's Pleasant PelleU. They regu
late liver, bowels and stomach.
Now'a Thslr Chsnee.
"And so you are convinced, my
friend." asked the curate, "that there
Is a place of eternal punlahmentT"
"I em," replied the uncharitable
parishioner. "There's nothing In this
world bad enough for some peoples
Browning's Magazine.
For calks use Hanford'e Balsam.
Adv. . ;, .. -. - ;
Innusndo.
"Wombat ssys ho tries to put as
good a face on things as possible."
"He's the man to paint your por
trait, old top." Kansas City Journal.
Easy and Sure.
"What would you do if you had f
000,000?"
"Oh, I don't know. Just sit down
and watch my wife spend It, I sup
pose." London Answers.
a.
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JESS COLLEGE
ore
euic.lyr.lwv.dbT Mat la
Your IuttVs $6 par IWtJI. "e
Duggitu Mattes Cyt Basjsdy Cs CKt
wri t row m r hkw ti at now
ekl MM avv, mm,,
Wnle aaWallkla.
'mwaeeMe-teaek. tv-rUaae. Ore,
.,,! !!-AMirien. rck.
. Power ef Petrol. i ,
Thump, thump, went the motor car
as It stood outside a railway station,
A crowd of rustics stood round, gaping
at th chauffeur and passing remarks
that mad him smile.
"Usy, mlaler." said one, at lasl.
"what power Urlws the car along at
such a apeed?" ... ...
Petrol, mv man.N he replied, with
a eondeecending smile.
"'Ear that, Tomr" earn me inquirer
lo his friend, who had Just appeared
on the scene. "Petrol shoves 'tr
along."
"Ant was the reply, "that ain't
noluld' noo. Pelrol shoved our Mary
Ann through the bach door an' sent
er flying slsp bang ein the barn.
Kr 'ad bin tryin' to tight the lire with
It" London Tlt Blts. t
Ask your dealer for the free book
let, "Useful Hints for Horse Owners."
Issued by O. C. Ilanford Mfg. Co.. flyra
euae, N. Y manufacturers of liaa
fords Balaam of Hyrrh. Adv.
Aeroplanes to Aid Explorer.
Aeroplanes are lo be Included In
the equipment of aa exploring espedl.
tlun that la setting out from lluenoa
Aires to study a llltleknow realon
which Includes Mar Chlqulta. lake
having an area of some I.OuO square
miles, located about 60 miles nortV
west of Buenos Aire. It Is th belief
of th explorers that with aeroplanes
it will be possible to secure panursmlo
photographs which will prove Invalua
ble In showing the topography and
geography of the country. From the
Heptember Popular Mechanic Maga
alne. ,,'T "' ''- -Vr:
;' ' No Alibi.
"The war Is doing me a good turn,
anyhow."
in what wayt"
"I don't have to think up excuses
for not taking my family to Kurupe
this summer." Uelroit rree .rroas.
The Pan's Favorite.'
She What Is your fsvorlt stone?
He The baseball diamond, Ilo.lou
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