Eczema
How It reddens the skin. Itches, oores,
drips and scales!
Some people.call It tetter, tuilk crust or
alt rheum.
The suffering from It Is sometimes In
tense; local applications are resorted to
they mitigate, but cannot cure.
It proceeds from humors inherited or ac
quired and persists until these have been
removed.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured the worst cases, and
is without an equal for all cutaneous
eruptions.
lloou's flLLD n the best cathartic. J"ric iiceuiX
Emperor William's Soldierly Habits.
Emperor William is a soldier even
when he goes to hed, for he sleeps on
a regulation camp bed, such as his
otlieers use. The hed clothing is of
the rough regiment pattern, fie re
tires at 11 p. ni. and is up and
dressed soon after 5 a. m.
Hamlin's Wizard Oil Co. send sons
books free. Your druggist sells the Oil
and it stops pain.
A High Standard.
They have a new way of testing the
quality of whiskey west of here
They inject three drops into a jack
rabbit, and if he doesn't lick a bull
dog in six seconds the goods are re
jected. Crary, N. D., Courier.
CITC Pannanently Cured. Ko Ills er lierTOurorr
II l after lint l' i.if ir. kllDrV(;rnt Nenrf
Restorer. Send for FH EK Si.00 triul luittlranil treat,
ise. lu.R.li KLit.l.ul..Kil ArchSt.. Philadelphia. !'.
As They "Coo" Together.
He Well, dear if I am a fool I
can't help it.
She Hut you can help showing it,
dear. Other men do. Life.
I'iso's Cure i? the best medicine we ever
used for all Htlectiims of the throat unit
limps. Wm. O. Knikji.ky, Yaubiireii, luu..
Feb. 10, liAJU.
Conclusive.
Street Car Conductor So you
think you ought to ride for half fare?
Little Edith Yes, sir; I'm a twin.
Mothers will find Mrs. W'insiow's South
ing Syrup the best remedy to use tor their
children during the teething period.
Money for Her.
Mr. Gill. I dreamed the other
night that I was going around in rags.
Fortune Teller Ah, that means
money.
Mr. Gill Does it, really, madam?
Fortune Teller Yes, imbed. One
dollar, please. Philadelphia Tress.
MOWS THIS?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fornnv
case of (attarru that cau not bet cured by Haii'a
Catarrh Cure.
.,F- CHENEY c- Props., Toledo, O.
e the undersiitiied. have known lf. J. cu'-nov
forth.- pan lr.y-ars, ami believe htm pencil. y
noncnihie in ill business transacts in. ami tin
ancially aide tu carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WaWcfc Tri:ax. .
Wholesale l.ruuKists, Toledo,
VtAl.lllNO KlN.NAN ifc MAKVIN,
Wholesale In:fri;;is, Toledo. O.
Hall sCntarrh Cure is taken im.Tnnllr.iiot i nir
directly on the blood ami muomis snnnees of
the system. Price 7.V per hot tie. t-uid bv all
dniKcists. Testimonials, free.
Wall's Family 1'ilis are the best.
English Fruit Culture.
Fruit culture is often conducted on
a large scale in England. A liiiiim
fucturur of jam and jelly has a thous
and acres at Iliston, near Cambridge,
employing at times 8U0 hands. The
factory is in the center of the fruit
farm.
n T$ ,,"1 There is a certiir
la disease that h.u
sjai -s throiurli maiiv co:i
turics (.n I i
f?N older that:
S .'ii liistorv iLsi-::'.
yet very fun
outside ol
those who have learned from hitler ex
perience know unvtiiinvf of its na'.ure ot
tliaracteristics. At first a little ulcer ot
ore appears, then glands of the neck or
rroins swell ; pimples break out on tin
breast, back or some other part of the
body and fill with yellow pustular matter:
the mouth and throat become sore ami
the tongue is at all times badly coated.
Headaches are frequent, and muscles mid
joints throb and hurt, especially during
damp, rainy weather. These are some ol
the symptoms of that most loathsome of
ill diseases, Contagious Elood Poison.
This strange pois-
UOntaglOUS on does not affect
Blood Poison nllali,Hf : siC
are literally
eaten up with it within a short time after
being inoculated, while others show but
alight evidence of any taint for a long
time after exposure, but its tendency in
every case is to complete destruction of
the physical system, sooner or later.
S. S. S. is a safe and infallible cure for
this bad disease the only antidote for
this specific poison. It cures Contagious
Blood Poison in every form and stagt
thoroughly and permanently. S. S. S.
contains no Mercury, Potash or other
harmful minerals, but is strictly and
entirely a vegetable remedy, and v'e offer
$1,000.00 reward for proof "that it is not.
OUR MEDICAL whieh was ortab
nrPARTMrvT llsired yearn fc.ee,
work In reliaving- suffering. Give our
physicians a short history of your case
and aret their advioe. This will cost
you nothing-, and what you say will be
held in strictest confidence. With
their help and a oopy of our book on
Oonta-srious Blood Poison you can
manag-a your own case and cure your
self OA homo.
SwIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, 6a.
Holiday Resolutions
TAKE
lb
Kocley Cure
sure relief bom liquor, opium and tobaoo
fcsbiu, bead tot partiooian to
Keeley Institute. J.rVMJdW;?.''
4jsm'.aljai!ag
bunts nntnc All ttat rsiis. fj
Best Cough bjrup. Tastes Good. Use J
11 ...tin. ruin 11- iiruKKi-is.
RUSSIA'S VAST GRAIN AREA.
Fertile Plain in Kl?ria T ice as Larce
as Ju p in.
The Trans-SilM Tlnn Koad has boen en
gineered so that it rims through the
richest part of the territory, writes
Kev. Peter Miu-Queen In Leslie s Week
ly. The name Siberia stands for nil the
Asiatic dominions of Russia except
Transcaucasia, (l'rnnscaspla and Tur
kestan. It is nt present divided into
the following provinces: Western Si
beria. Including the governments of
Tobolsk and Tomsk, in the basin of the
Ob Kiver. Its area Is -Jimmo squa.e
geographical miles. The southern p:irt
of these regions, lying Immediately east
or the Crals, stretches far south to
ward the Khirgiz Steppe borderland
and the region known as Harharu. Over
an area twice as large as Japan this
Western Siberia plain is composed of
black earth, and has scarcely a rock or
6tone. This black earth, or cheruoziom.
Is the real treasure of Siberia, and
makes the western plain the granary of
Russia. Wheat, rye, oats and barley
are grown lu large quantities; crops of
many fold were reaped last year. The
two things that militate against the
crops are the lute frosts and the want
of snow In winter. But when I rode
through the wheat fields in June the
land seemed as rich and prosperous as
Dakota. For hundreds of miles, even
up as far north as Toblsk, at 59 degrees,
I saw nothing but grain fields growing
green. Winter wheat is seldom sown,
but spring wheat Is sown from April 10.
Frosts In the wheat area generally be
gin in September. The land Is tilled by
the fallow-land system: thnt Is, one sec
tion Is sown without fertilizing for ten
years, and then allotved to lie fallow for
ten years.
RICH MAN FLEES TO
ESCAPE MARRIAGE.
Alfred Belt, the diamond billionaire
and friend of Cecil Rhodes, has been
driven from England by mothers who
have disgust
ed hlni with their
attempts to marry
him to their
daughters. Tjhere
is har-lly an un
married woman of
noble birth of
prominence In Eu
rope whom he hiss
not been reported
as engaged to
wed. At last, it
is reported, he has
declared his rage
at It all and has
tied to his villa at
Salso Maeciore.
ALKRED BEIT.
Italy. Cecil Rhodes Is his oulv cuest.
and he will Invite no woman, be she
mother or maid, to his retreat.
Belt was born In Hamburg in isrs.
He went to Kimberley iu 1875. attract
ed by tales of the vast wealth of the
diamond mines, and It was he who first
organlzel the gigantic monopoly that
has made fabulous fortunes for him
self, Rhodes and their associates.
Hail lteeii There All the Time.
One of the "Hy men" at the central
police station was given instructions
several weeks ago to "bring in" a young
mini who had a criminal record. The
detective knew his man and had re
ceived information that he was in the
city.
A detective working under an Instruc
tion to arrest a man when found does
not usually devote all his time to the
search. lie puts the warrant Into his
pocket and depends upon eiicouiiterins;
his man sooner or later. If he has 110
vlier work on hand he occasionally
drops inlo the resorts such as are usual
ly fit vot ed with the presence of men
who have been photographed side and
front.
One morning the "fly man," while on
his way to his room, met the long
sought crook at the front stairway of
the building.
"I want you," he said good-naturedly,
"but I didn't expect to find you here."
"This is where I live."
"For how long?"
"Since 1 came hack, six weeks ago."
"Well, you're a bird. I live here,
too." Both men were touched In their
profesisonnl pride one that he could
search for weeks to arrest a man in the
same building, the other that he should
rent a room next to a "fly man." Mil
waukee Sentinel.
Rubber Heels lor (Soldiers.
From a regimental surgeon in the
French army comes the suggestion that
all military boots should have rubber
heels. He has been Investigating the
effect on soldiers of marching with the
regular step as they do In a disciplined
body, and finds that it causes an In
definite repetition of a shock to brain
and bones. This is much more harmful
than an Irregular walk, and to it he
attributes the peculiar aches and pains
to which the men are subject. Experi
ments made with the rubber heel boots
show that the brain jar and other un
pleasant effects are so much diminished
as to give the men great relief.
The "Vigilant Dragon."
Nervous folk will welcome the so
called "vigilant dragon" which is not
unlike a small brass shelled tortoise, it
is. In fact, a dome gong table bell, with
spiked legs, and with a spiked dragon's
head. When a bedroom door is closed
the spikes are placed In the tloor and
against the door and then the dragon's
tail just touches the lloor. This tall
Is connected with the bell clapper, so
that if any one endeavors to open the
door from outside an obstacle is met
with, and the alarm given. When the
anxl, ms watches of the night are over
the fT'vigilant dragou" becomes a re
poseful bell for the writlug table.
Good will Is a quality you should try
to cultivate In your rich old uncle.
ftJP Ft
Doubled Up,
"We are twice us much advanced
as our ancestors."
"No doubt X.f it."
"In ball games especially. The
game of 'lives' was a favorite sport
with them, nnd now tennis." rhila
delphia Times.
Habit.
Sniffles I cannot understand a
word your friend savs. What is he?
A Russian?
Billies Whv no. He's a guard on
the "L" road.
Temporary Escape.
Editor (on new paper) There's
one great pleasure in publishing a
new paper.
Owner What's that?
Editor We escape all those long
letters front "Old Subscriber."
Advertising Petitions for Pardons.
The governor of North Carolina
has notified the people of his state
that all petitions for the pardon of
convicts must first be advertised for
some length of time in the newspa
pers of the locality where the offender
lived or where the crime was commit
ted. Had to Keep Both Lighted.
He looked down in her wonderful
eyes.
"Light of my life!" he faltered.
"Nit!" she answered. "No turn
out the gas tonight. Top's been
kickin'." Indianapolis Sun.
Temperate.
Ruzchard Er did you ever see a
sea serpent?
Biffkins How dare you sir! I
always know when I've had enough,
sir. Boston Tost.
He Understood.
She I'm going over to. South Bos
ton to call on Mrs. lloptborp.
He Hasn't she seen that dress yet?
11 Thc-5dfa production
of a laxative of known value and distinctive
action is rapidly growing in public favor, along
with the many other material improvements of
the age. The many
vAo'&rVvc-Il informed
must understand quite clearly, that in order
to meet the above conditions a laxative should
be wholly free from every objectionable quality
or substance, with its component parts simple
and wholesome and it should act pleasantly
and gently without disturbing the natural
functions in any way. The laxative which
fulfils most perfectly the requirements, in the
highest degree, is
Syrup of Fids
The sale of millions of bottles annual'y for
many years past, and th; universal satisfaction
which it has given confirm the claim we make,
that it possesses the qualities which commend
it to public favor.
m
mi
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WEATHERWISE,
OTHERWISE!
WHY DON'T YaU SA!?
MACK oo rtucnr
Awn irrro mv
BEWARE Of IMITATIONS. LOOK ft AfcOVt TRADE HAUL
a. e CATALOfiUEi TREZ w"
Snowing Full Line, of Garment and Hati
. A.W.TCSTCg CO., BOSTON. ttAii.Tl
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
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PORTLAND, OREGON.
A Bnnr.li.ia- ami l)y s. ho.,1 f,,r Olrla.
Hiina Nermi.1 K iiidi'rgrin 'Iraiiiinir Iit-part-meiit,
which will have a M-araie renidencc for
ki..ucrt'Hrt( n rlnsM-a ti.ia rail. 'I he B.iar.iniK
tti'liurtini'iit provides a cl.c.-rfu! aie1 w.-ii ar-raio-'cd
home for young ladies, for Catalogue
or oiIxt iiiiormHiion ai-ilv to
MISS iil.tA.NuK TKliBhTTS, Principal.
BISHOP SCOTT ACADEMY
Forllnud, (jregon. Founded 1B70.
Mh Koms Schcol for Boys.
Military and Manual Training.
Write for Illustrated Catalogue.
ARTHUR C. NEWILL, Principal
...Columbia University... !
Academic and Collegiate Halls. j
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WORLD'S OLDEST j The Order r( the Thitl.
REIGMSG SOVEREIGN. I The Order of th? Thistle consists
of the sovereign, British princes and
Now that Queen Victoria Is dead, the onlv 1(5 knights. It is the small, st
Emperor of Austria, who was 71 years f the thr.e gnat orders ,.f kniglit
old on August IS. Is the sovereign who , hmxl in point of iiumlvrs. but the
has had the longest reign In Europe at ' oldest.
:f !'!! ' tsSa'S
mm
imfihob rimi Jour.
the preseut time, for be has been oa
the throne for nearly fifty-three years.
He has the reputation of being one of
the hardest-working sovereigns In th
world, and this has been characteristic
of him all through his long life.
Th First
When their first son was born Adam
is thought by some critics to have
remarked, not without much acerbity :
"Red hair! Wouldn't that jar
you. "
ell, I m not presenting you
with any gold headed Cains, if I know
myself," retorted Eve, affectine in
difference, albeit secretly niortilied to
death. Puck.
Not Always Gold That Glitters.
Mother Why, Georgie, I'm
ashamed of you, rubbing off the kiss
that Margery gave you.
Georgie I ain't rubbin' it off; I'm
rubbin' it in.
..': - .,. J,;V'.;-..;T,'''.;-.'Xr-.-:r ' 7
Pcm.
Ill 1820 pens licgiin to lie made by
Gillott, who manufactured tlicm of
steel linely tcmjicrcd. The jien was
liaiid made tliroujiliout and, though
very inferior to the machine made ar
ticles of today, was still it great ad
vance upon the iron barreled pens
that had been previously made.
At Breakfast
"Bridget, did you call the boys?"
"Indade an' Oi called thitn ivery
thing Oi cud think of, hut they
wudu't git up." Brooklyn Life.
Hit Comment.
Mrs. Scrappington (in the midst of
her reading) Here is an item which
says that in Patagonia a wife can be
purchased for one dollar.
Mr. Scrappington Well, there
may be wives in Patagonia that are
worth that much. Harper's Bazar.
Worse Than s Widow.
Charitable Old Lady Poor woman!
And you are a widow?
Beggar Worse than a widow.
ma'am. Me 'ushan's livin', an' II
have to support him. Tit Bits.
Just s Beginner.
She Has she many friends in
society?
He Oh, yes; she hasn't been in
long you know. Smart Set.
A Usual.
Teacher Johnny, if cakes were 20
cents a dozen and I gave you 10 cents, '
how many would you get? '
Johnny None. I'd get candy. '
uoston iieraiu.
The Savage Husband.
"It has been my observation," said
the Savage Bachelor, "that a man is
due to feel his cheapest a short time
alter his wile begins the conversation
bylcalling him 'dearest.' "Indian-i
apois Press. i
I
Prisoners in British India.
No fewer than ,riN7.SS4 prisoners were
in the prisons of British India in
1S'."1 r.KKt. an im-rea-e ol 'H2,(i(! over
the nuitiNr of IS'.'l. Of this huge total
only 24.5.V were females, which u a
smaller proporitou than in western
countries.
The Hero.
"Who is the hero of this piece?"
asked the man who was coming out
of the theater.
And the manager thoughtfully re
plied: ''The man who is putting
the money." Washington Star.
up
Ready to Experiment.
"Iid you know that you can take
an ordinary bottle tilled with old
Bourbon and by holding it firmly and
horizontally with the left hand and
striking it sharply on the concave
bottom with the other hand, force the
cork out?"
"No. Where can I get such a bot
tle?" Cleveland l'alin Dealer.
Hard to Identify,
"That is Jimmy's hair," said the
Football Player, laying out his troph
ies alter tne game, "and this is Bil
ly's nose, and this is Tom's ear, and
; this eyebrow belongs to young Rttsh
' er, but for the life of nte I can't iden
tify this finger." Baltimore Ameri
can.
, Strong Men.
Miss Tourist e You have sonu
strong and rugged tpyes of manhood
out in this Western country?
Stage I (river Yaas, miss, we hev
I men out hero thct don't think it's
j nothiti' t' hold up a railroad train.
I Ohio State Journal.
s jcc-llfcrxcG
is due to the originality and simplicity of the
combination and also to the method of manu
facture, which is known to the California Fig
Syrup Co. only, and which ensures that per
fect purity and uniformity of product essential
to the ideal home laxative. In order to get
always buy the genuine and note the full name
of tne Company California I'ig Syrup Co.
printed on the front of every package. In the
process of manufacturing figs are used as they
are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal
virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained from an
excellent combination of plants known to be
medicinally laxative and to act most beneficially.
rv i-rCarxcisco.Ui.,.
Lcubvillc.K. t frw YorlU?.Y
fjr by Ml dn.'f' Price fifty certj per boUl.
at . -
KSTAHI.IKMhl) I7U.
c. p. nunmiELm & sons.
12B tocord St., Ha mi- Wnmhlntjton, Portland, Ormgon.
Tho Leading and Roliablo Fur Hops of tho Norlhwoat.
liirl'oaia. Ch,c, Collurettea, Ho, Ktc, Made lu all tint KaMilonaMu Hum.
rur lriiiniiiiiK. Hoi,.., and ICussa. Send for Catnloguu.
atsyKiira remodeled and repaired. Write us.
ABSOLUTE
SECURITY,
Genuine
Carte rs
Little Liver Pills.
Must Bear Signature of
Sem FsoSimlls Wrapper Below.
Tar saBall amd a mtay
to tsJLS u aogax.
FOR HEADACHE.
FOR DIZZINESS.
FOR BILIOUSNESS.
FOR TORPID LIVER.
FOR CONSTIPATION.
FOR SALLOW SKIN.
FOR THE COMPLEXION
' IMC I mLZWmM HUM rUV y3 MATUWC.
' iLLUU US USN S9.II-
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
Patents Send no Money
But s model or drawing with a description.
nd we will advise yon. J. 8. Duflie pnpp
i V.O., ii;epi. A) vv aaniugion. U. V. x--
CARTER'S
vITTLE ,
IflVER
iter-
! What is
j Ovaritis?
A dull, throbbing p.-tin. accompanied
by a seller .if t.-iiilcrtiess ami heat low
down in the si.le. with an occasional
: shuotimr pa n. indicates infl imni;it ion.
tti cx.iiniiKititiii it wilt in- found that
i the region of ji.iin shows some swell
ing. This is live tirt,t stage of ovaritis,
in'lanim.ition of the ovary. If the niof
of your house leaks, my sister, you have
it rived nt once ; why not pay the same
respect to your own lsty '.'
You need not, you ought not to let
youi'M-lf go, wheu oue of your own bcx
M. AHk Aston.
holds out the helping hand to you, and
will advise yon without money and
without price. Mrs. I'lnkhim's Inbora
tory is at l.ynu. Mass. Write a letter
there telling all your symptoms and
get the benefit of the greatest experi
ence in treating frma'.s Ills.
" I was suffering to such an extent
from ovarian trouble that my physi
cian thought an operation would b
necessary.
"Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Com
pound having been recommended to
me, I decided to try It. After usin
several bottles I found that I was
sured. My entire system was toned
up, and I suffered no more with ray
ovaries." Mas. Anna. Aston, Troy. Mo.
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IN I'd It I'll It A II ill lB'JU.
HOOSICR
DR1LUS
Are tieat hecanre they are tliormiKlily well made
of tent material. Are airoiieer and li.aviar
tl.an otners, hence mora durat.le. 'Hie feed ta
al.Holiitety accurate, rellahle and poslllve, and
Mil) sow same quaintly, up or down hl l or oil
Sl.teliill. Hoohier llrilla are i-heaeht hecatus
litvr. We keep full slock of repairs at prlnc.1.
I al points In Ihu Noithwest. L'ataloaue live.
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I irst and Taylor Sts.
Portland, Oregon.
JOHN POOLE, Portland, Oregon,
foot of alorrUoa SliNa
Can give too the beat liurnaios la
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Win inilli ami l'uniin sitl (intieral
Machinery, bee us be tore buying,
The Farmer
The Gardener
and
The Housewife
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