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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1903)
Dyspepsia Don't lliliik you run curn ymir dyspepsia In nny lit her way lliiin by streiiKllieiiliix mill tunliiK your slnmncli, ' Tlmt l ivimk mill Ini njMit.ln (if r rrurin 1 1 IK II" funi Hull", lunlmlily Ipecnuso you Intva Imposed upon ii In out wny or mi oilier liver nml out ngulh, Von uliuulil lukn Hood's Sar sap ar Ilia It IrriiKlliNi nml (nrn Hit stomach, nml ii'riiiniiiiiilly cium ilyspepsln nml oil sloinncli troiililm. Arcril no substitute, Two tit n Kind. Tlio Itusslun Jokar who tntinrit n runic In tlio iooIokU'iiI r.nrilons nt III. J'.. RtiurK liy HliuiitltiK thut tlm (Ik lid IiiiiI t'Sfitpoil iiliiiulil mdiniiKU ii til ii with tlm Aiiiiirlcnii liutnorlst wliii yiiln "Klro!" In pliircn of niniiHa nii'iit. Thny hIiimiM tliuu report tu tlio fu'jl Killer toKutlicr. Till) SMITH. I'HIIMILK WAV. Ourphy A Dlckermsn Arc Intertstlni Popular Navel. A now! Illustration ol tlio wny tlio nnrtliwrst Is IkiIiik wskicl up In nflonleil liy llio ilolnx ol Durpliy A Dlckormnti, tlio onuriiotla firm who control tlio Hnillli-I'roinliir typowrller on tlio !' i lllo Coast. Turmlsy, Juno V, W. II. Durpliy, sonlor mi'inbor, and 1'. II. l'ortor, l'oitlmiil uianoKcr, arrived In l'ortlsnil; tVodiiPwIay thoy leased the storo, 117 Htnrk tn-ot, and lot con tracta (or llttlnu up tlio moit com jilolo and attractlvo typotrrltor estab lishment In tlio city; Thursday they sold lift Hinltli.l'rmiilor typewriters to tlio Ilolinki). Walker llusliivss collego tlio largest tyH)H'ritur ordor over plaevd In Portland. Mr. Durpliy, hale and hrarty, crackling with onergy, and Manager l'ortor, courteous and compel, ent, liinatnr ol lit) business, aro calling upon homo dotom of tlio people a day, Kuttlnu aniualntod and adrerllslng tliulr splondld machine and the (act that they are aole selling agouti for till coaiit. Tills conreru It famoui and successful on account ol Ita great activity and punctilious Integrity In pushing tlio boat typewriter made Tlio IncouiiiiK ol fresh blood ol tb la klud Into local commercial clrcloa la nuo of tlio hopeful nlgna of the hour. Aa 11 sauipl of up-to-date methods In "KotttiiK busy" Durpliy A Dlckerman'a "0'inai hlno order within 24 houri after anlvltiK In town (belttr than ono ma clilno an hour) takoa the palm. Looking for a Chance Mm. (lobnng Tlila paper says that a Kansas man haa aold hla wlfo for 18. Oouanfr I wonder If It will orer be my luck to run across a fellow who U (bowing money uway? NuV York Times. Ready for faster. Deacon Coliba William, If your father should liavo T10 and somo ono should kIvo him 1 5, what would bo luivo? William Nothing: but ma would Intvo a now bat. Chicago Dally Nows. A Prophecy. Critic That actor doesn't seem at homo In this work. Theatrical iimnuKcr No, be Isn't; but he will bo unless business gets butter pretty soon. Chicago News. tlcttcr expressed. KudKo Ho you'vo given up smok ing? Did It tuko much will powor to do ItT Judge No: It wo "won't" power. l'blladolphla Inquirer. The Limit. Hrldgo And you go right on cat Iiik BOKKy bread and half-cooked moats. For heaven's sako, why don't ynu dlschnrgo your cook and get an other ono? I'llio well, you sec, old follow, so fur na I can And out tlio courts won't Brant you a divorce for bad cooking, -lloston Evening Transcript. DISAGREEABLE REFLECTIONS The mirror never flatters: it tells truth, no matter how much it may hurt the nride or how buuilliatintr and dlsaerceable the reflections. A red, rough sVTn is beauty, and blackheads, blotches and nre ruinous to the complexion, and no wonder such desperate efforts are made to hide these blemishes, nnd caver over the defects, and some never stop to consider the danger in skin foods, face lotions, soaps, salves and powders, but apply them vigorously and of ten with cut record to cousenuences. and mauv complexion are ruined by the chemicals and poisons contained in these cosmetics. Skin diseases are due to internal causes, to humors and poisons in the blood, and to attempt a cure by exter nal treatment is an endless, hopeless task. Some simple wash or ointment is often beneficial when the skin is much inflamed or itches, but you can't depend upon local remedies for perma nent relief, for the blood is continually throwing off impurities which irritate and clog the glands and pores of the skin, and as long as the blood re mains unhealthy; just so long will the eruptions last. To effectually and per manently cure skin troubles the blood must be purified and the system thoroughly cleansed and built up, and S. S. S.. the well known blood purifier and tonic, is acknowledged superior to all other remedies for this purpose. It is the only guaranteed strictly vegeta ble blood remedy, It never deranges flu Aviitrm nr imnnlra the ditrestloti like I'otosh and Arsenic and drugs of this character, but aids in the digestion and assimilation of food and improves the appetite. Being a blood purifier If you have any skin trouble send for our free book, "The Skin nnd Itl Diseases. " No charge for medical advice. Write us nbout your case. T11E SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, CJU Natural Deduction. Chief Mllllkln Tlmt lady In red go ing down tlio street I it evidently a urn us widow. Inspector Casey Why do you think so? Chief Mllllkln ICvory limn Mm goes nour a homo It tries to hlto her. Worst liver. "Ifenr about tlio tnrrllilo nlllltllon that befell our friend lllnnk hint l.lKht?" usked Ktipeck, oh hu boarded a downtown ear. "No," said Meeker. "Whnt was It?" "My wlfo eloped with him," replied Knpeck, with n suppressed chuckle. Chicago Nowii. Illfect ol Abatncc. Weally, nowl HogyPo you weal ly bollovn that iiIihi'Mio mnkes tlio heart grow fonder? Mian llrndy Oh. yes, Indeed I I think twice ns much of you when you nro somewhere else. Colorado Comic. The Colt of It. City Man What mukes rents so high hero. Villager This Is an Incorporated town. "Things don't look very metropoli tan." "N o, but the toios aro." Now York Weekly. TITC rmen.ntly Cured. Jfentsorn.rT0asn.se f 1 10 art.rllrsld.ysuiic.nir.Kllii'alrrlN.rv llaslur.r. H.nd rr Free IBS Irlsllmlll.aiidtr.all... Dr. 11. II, Kiln., U1.,WI And Ht, riilladclidila, I'a. Succcsaful llxpcrlmcnt, "Mabel mnrrlod tlmt awfully Ks slpated young Kluttorly to reform 1.1m.' "And la sho satisfied with her choice?" "I should say she Is. Ills undo died last week and left him hulf a million." Triple Doie, 8ho (at tlio reception) Kjcuho me. but aro you an artist, a muslclnn or a root? Ho I happen to bo r.ll tbrco, mad am. "I'oor follow I You bavo sym pathy." "Your sympathy? "Yes. Your poverty must ho some thing terrific." Chicago Dally Nows. Superfluous. "To what do you attribute tlio re markable majority by which you wero blt-ctcd senator?" asked tlio confiden tial friend. "I have Just told you," replied Hon fitor Uitstnun, with somo Irritation, "what my election expenses wore." Chicago Tribune Othcrwlae a Work of Art. The Actor Do you really think that plrture looks llko mo? Tho Soubrctto Yes; but I havo no other fault to find with It Stray Hlcrlvs. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. His Kind You Have Always Bought Sears the Signature of Not So Surprlatng. "Does yo' lalk huckleberry pie, Claud?" Claud 'Deed I could cnt huckle berry plo till I'm black In do faco. Millions In II lg Stores. About 130,000,000 Is tbo estlmato of recont Investment of fixed capital In the form of building and plant for the ton or twclvo department stores of Now York. Our Air Consumption. It la computed tlint when at rest we consumo S00 cubic Inches of nlr a inlnuto. If wo walk at the rato of ono mile an hour wo use S00, two miles, 1,000; throo miles, 1.C0O; four miles, 2,300. If wo start out and run six miles an hour wo conmmio 3.000 cubic Inches of nlr during every mluuto of tho tlnio. fatal to pimples OarUrsTllls, Oa., II. II. No. U. I auffared for a numbsr of ysnra with a aavsr Nettlo-rnh. About twalvs years no I started nslnr a. 8 8., and after tnklnartbrea bottles I felt nyeelf cured and haT sine taken a bottle occasionally, and bad little or no trouble alonv that line. My ceneral health has been better since. I recommend 0. B. a. aa a stood blood medicine and all round tonic, Yours truly, Mrs. SI. I. riXTAHD. Hem two years aco I suffered a arrest deal, oauaed on aocount of bad blood. Omell raah or pimples broke eut oyer my body ard kept cottlni werae day by day for over u year, Seelasr B. B. U. advertleed In the pa. pers and bavins beard alao It had cured several people In this city, oonoluded to give It a fair trial. After ualnar the medicine for soma tine, Uklnr In all alx bottles,! was r.V.r.dbwAnno lOflO Clay Btroot, Taducah, Ky. ismm .Miia hi ana tonic commncu, me numors anu poi sons aro counteracted and the blood made rich and pure, aud at the same time the general health and system is rnpidly built up and good health is established, and this, after all, is the secret of a smooth, soft skin and beautiful complexion. Thought Us Dead? We're Very Much Alive. S. n. Headache and Liver Curo Still Do ing Its Oreat Work. S. D. Cough Syrup. Uvcrybody Takes It. everybody Ukes It. AT A. L, L, DRUOQISTS Ileecnl observers have found Hint ill ti ni Li lines fur ueeiirnlo wulk should he of copper or hroii7.e. A slecl wire In ii deep shaft whs tdlKhlly delleeieil liy I lie eiirlh's iiinKiietleiii. In his latest researches Professor Curio has found that nullum keeps lis own temperature nt l.fi decrees (J. uhovo tlmt of the atmosphere. This piirndoilenl suhatnnco emits moro than uoiikIi heat to melt Its own weight of Ice, yet there Is no combus tion nor chemical nor moleciilur chaiiKc. Pent fuel In freight locomotives In Hivedcn bus hauled tlio maxliiium load, the cost being about the same lis with KiiKllsh eoal. To nvold tlio expense of nn extra llrcinnn, however, the peat Is now mixed with an eiiinl weliiht of coal, and the mixture bus proven so satisfactory that'll Is to be tried on passenger trains. A new form of safety lamp, kIvIiik no heat and ihisscssIiik no flume, has been Invented by Professor Hans .Mo llseh, ud described before tho Vienna Academy of Bcleuccs, but It n.jy not provo commercially successful. It con sists of u iilass Jar lined with a com pound of saltpeter and gelatine. In which a colony of luminous hnctcrla Is caused to develop. Huch a lamp k'lves u blulah.grccn light, sufuclcnt to tender con r no print legible, and to iniiku faces recognisable ut two yards' distance, and the luminosity lasts for several days. An Kngllsh Invention for the use of a current of electricity Instead of steam to heat a radiating surface con sists of a layer of powdered carbon, placed between enameled Iron plates, end kept In position with asbestos cardboard. This constitutes the ra diator. Into whlcb aro led three cop per strips, one at the center and one ut each end, and a continuous current of electricity Is passed from tbo cen ter strip to the end strips. With a current of eight amperes, at 200 volts, a heating surfaco of '2X aquaro feet can be kept at an average temperaturo of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. A new kind of glass that resists great heat as well as sudden changes of temperature Is msde from Drazllrun quartz pebbles. The pebbles arc heat ed red hot and then thrown Into dis tilled water. The purest pieces nre next selected, and welded with tho oxybydrogen blow pipe Into long stems like knitting-needles, from which glass vessels of any shape can be made. At present the quartz glass Is chiefly em ployed for making laboratory appara tus. Into a test-tube made In this way a whlto-bot coal can be dropped without breaking IL Vessels of other forms can be heated white-hot and then plunged Into cold water without cracking. ltecords aro now being searched for notices of the rare white water, or phosphorescent fog, of the Indian Ocean and other seas. This appears as a weird haze, but proves to be a luminosity without mist, and It has been encountered as an ocean river a mile wide nnd as a broad area through whlcb a vessel sailed fifty miles with out touching the limits. One observer found the sea to the depth of n foot to be densely packed with luminous fishes an Inch long, while at another time microscopic aulmnls were obtain ed In chains threo Inches long. The phenomenon has been seen before vio lent storms, and It has been suggested that some unusual atmospheric condi tions may drive the luminous ocean animals In shoals to tho surface. BUTTONS ON BUSHES. Btranne Nnt from Which Iluttons Are Made la Oreat Numbers. No, the Ivory buttons you wear do not represent the death of an elephant lu tbe wilds of Africa; your pearl but tons were probably never nearer than you took them to tbe shell of a bivalve mollusk, and the probabilities are that no rubber tree was ever tapped to pro duce tbe bard rubber buttons that adorn your overcoat. Down In Cen tral America there Is a fruit produc ing palm that has quite metamorphos ed tbe button busluesa and formed tbe nucleus for one of tbo most Im portant Industries In the United Slates. Tbe seed of this fruit contains a milk that Is sweet to tbe taste and relished by tho natives. The milk when allow ed to remain In tbe nut long enough becomes Indurated and turn Into sub stance as brittle and bard as the Ivory from tbe elephant's tusk. Tbe plant that produces these nuts Is called tbe Ivory plant. Most of the buttons now used In America, whether termed Ivory, pearl, rubber, horn or bone, come from this Ivory plant. Thus the probabilities are that your buttons are made from a vegetable milk, aud they grow 'on bushes. The Ivory plant Is one ot tbe mar vels of the age, and Is rewarding Its growers with vast fortunes. The nuts are brought to the United States by tho shipload and hauled across the continent to the big button factories, from which they Issue forth In every conceivable design, color, grade and classification ot button. The Ivory plant baa recently been discovered In California, but the nut It produces lu Its wild state Is ot In ferior quality nnd will not niuko good buttons. It Is believed though, that with the proper cultivation the fruit would be as valuable as the Central American. If so the growing ot but tons In America would become nn In dustry of Importance second only to tho growing ot com, wheat nnd cotton, for everybody wears buttons. Tho best Ivory nut for commercial purposes Is found on tho banks of tbe lllver Uagdalerla, In the United Slates ot Colombia, wbero by some It la called tbe Tagua palm. The fruit forms a globular head nbout twice the size ot a man's bead and weighs from twenty to twenty-eight pounds. The bead Is a kind of cluster of bulbs, and In all contains from fifty to sixty seeds. Tbe seeds are allowed to dry and nro bat rested several times a year by tho natives. Tbo Apparel Gazette, tho great deal- is' authority on everything that peo. pie wear, niys: "The Ivfiry nfil Is used almost snlely III III" inanilfnetute of buttons, Ihougli some fnciorlcs nlto make poker chips from them. Tin nut, however, has superseded the nrelinlc mud, rubber mid Imne liiilt, nn In vuguo formerly. It ndmlis of wid er nnd more varied treatment for this pin pone than any other knuu u sub stance, nnd Is inslly worked. The b'nlteil M'.aies consumes m .re than one hnlf of (he world's product of Ivory lulls and nlne-lentlis of tlio vegetable I lory Is mntiufnc'turi-d Into biitl'tis. "When tho nut readies the button factory It Is cut Into three slabs. In the process of cutting out, tlio button Is partially shaped. Afterwards the thread holes nre drilled nnd counter, sunk. The button Is then scut to the polisher, who uses the shavings nnd powder made In drilling to pollih them In their while state. Afterward l,liey nre sent to tho designer, who traces on the buttons In Indelible dyes the designs needed to make them match the various weaves, coloring and textures of fabrics. After recelv lug these outlines, If the buttons are to remain smooth and receive another cont of coloring, they are put Into dye. If (hey arc to be stninpcd with a ser ra(ed pattern, they are put Into a pressing machine fitted with dies of tho paltern desired. Popular Me ch nulcs. CROWNING IS UNNECESSARY. l'lcnty of Monarch Hclicn Comfort' bly Without the Ceremony. The suggestion Is made In certain high quarters that the coronation un less privately performed should In ! future be discontinued altogether. There are various potent reasons for this. In the first place, tbe sovereign lu these days does not require corona tion. The fact ot his being on tbe throne Is sufficient Justification for his sovereignty. In tbe old days, before the ceremony became a mere religious function, ns at present, It was regnrded as essential to crown tbe king before bis right and title could bo looked upon as unquestioned. He was then actu ally accepted by tbe nobility aud the people as the rightful sovereign, against whom all pretenders bad ever after no legal claim. Nowadays tbe coronation does not even serve the purpose of symbolizing kingship. That fact Is assumed by tho accession ceremony following the death of a predecessor. That tho cor onation ceremony Is not now regarded In the same light aa heretofore Is at tested by the fact that most of tbe reigning kings of Europe have never been crowned. The kaiser, who has now been on the throne for over twelve years, will probably never have tbe crown, either of Prussia or Germany, placed up.n his Imperial head. There Is a story prevalent on tbe continent that the bishop of Posen, whose predecessors have crowned Prussian kings for many generations, Is persona non grata with tbe kaiser, and that as long as the present bishop lives the sovereign will not allow him to perform tbe ceremony; but there Is also a belief that tbe kaiser Is not particular whether he Is crowned or not, so long as he Is on tbe throne firmly and Irrevocably. Victor Emmanuel, king of Italy, has not been crowned; nor has Queen WIN hcluilna of Holland, who, tbougb bei coming of age was generally mistaken for a coronation, has not yet bad ber crown placed on her head. The same Is true of the king of Spain, whose coming of age and ac cession were not an actual coronation. Tbe sultan, who Is now one of the longest-rclgnlng monarens In Europe, has never had the ceremony perform ed, nnd It Is certain that be never will be crowned. There Is no crown sym bolic of Ottoman sovereignty. Lon don Express. Tolstoi's I.Ktle Joke. An old friend of Leo Tolstoi, writing to the "Novoe Vremya," related an In cldcnt which occurred la tho novelist's recent visit to the Crimea, saya an ex change. A rich American arrived In bis yacht, accompanied by a party of friends, and asked permission to see the great Ilusstan, who wns 111, prom ising that they would be content with a glimpse and would not trouble him with talk. Leave was granted. Tolstoi sat upon his balcony, "llko a Buddhist Idol," as be said, and tbe whole party of Americans defiled slow ly and silently before him, taking their gaze as they passed. One lady, however, refused to be bound by tbe contract. She stood stlli for a minute, nnd shouted: "Leo Tol stoi, Leo Tolstoi, all your noble writings have had a profound Influence upon my life, but tbe one which baa taught me the most Is your." Here she forgot the name of the work. Tbe sick author leaned over the rail of the balcony, and whispered with a smile," "The Dead Bouls?" "Yes, yes," she replied. "That book," said Tolstoi, "was written by Gogol, not by me." Worn-out Money. "Instead of tbe old-fashioned 'Good by,' the blase youth now says, 'Don't take any bad money,' " said an official of the Chicago subtroasury the other day. "Well, wo go on the proposition, 'Take anything that looks llko money,' and those chaps that are so afraid ot tho bogus money should not be partic ular. "Thero Is money brought to this wlndott that resembles anything ex cept the legal tender of tb United Stntes. Torn greenbacks and brown backs, and even yellowbacks, are com mon, but they do not cause any dis comfort. . -Take anything that looks like mon ey' Is my advice. After that, If you don't like the looks of It, bring It here, and we will either give you something hotter-looking or stamp It full ot holes, which spell, 'Counterfeit " Good Ileasons for Passing liy. Weary Wraggles Ileyt you won't clt nothln' decent In dcre, Deui peo- plo Is vegetarians. Hungry Hank is oat ngntl Weary Wraggles Yeb, an' dey got a dog wa't ain't Philadelphia Press. Their Identity. Inquisitive Party What are thost peculiar-looking things? Dealer Pressed family skeletons tho closets ot flat dwellers. Judge, Jinny women nnd doctors do not recognize the rent Hjinptoms of derangement of tho fcmalo organs until too late. " I hnd terrible pains along1 my spinal cord for two years and suffered drcrulf jlly. I was given different medicines, wore plasters; none of these thlnirs hplped me. Reading1 of the cures that Lydla IM'lnUli.nif b Vegetable Compound has brought about, 1 somehow felt that it was what I needed and bought a bottle to take. How glad I am that I did so; two bottles brought me Immense re lief, and after using thsee bottles more I felt new life and blood surging through cay veins. It seemed as though there had been a regular hc-nsa cleaning through my system, that all the slckaess ana poison had been taken out and new life given me Instead. I have advised dozens of my friends to nse Iyclla E. I'lnklmm'H Vegetable Compound. (Jood health is Indls pensAble to complete happiness, and I, yd la K. I'lnklinin's vcfrctnljie Compound has secured this to me." Jliis. Lxtrnx L. Unrein, Crown Point, Indiana, Secretary Ladlea Relief Corps. liOOO f orf tit If orlilnal tfaivH httu proving itnulntntit cannot M product. Every sick woman who docs not understand licr ailment should write Sirs. I'inkham, Lynn, BInsg. Her advice Is free and always helpful. A Nstural Inquiry. Little Nellie was out riding one day with her mother and as they passed a cemetery sho asked: "Mamma, how long docs It take for the tomb stones to come up after they plant people? Passing Belief. Miss Oldda What did he say when you told him I was married? Miss Bpcltz Well, he seemed sur prised. Miss Speltz No, but he asked 'how It happened. Philadelphia Press. Successful Experiment. "Mabel married that awfully dissi pated young Fluttcrly to reform him." "And Is she satisfied with her choice?" "I should say she U. His uncle died last week and left halt a million." Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Permanent Cnre. Hodge You mean to say that Christian Science cured you? Podgej Sure! Hodge Of appendlclts? Podge No. Of Christian Science. Brooklyn Life. Jspan's First Bicycle Factory. The first bicycle factory In Japan iz about to start with large capital. Evening Things Up. Doejgs They, say that, after a time, the engineer ot a limited flyer loses his nerve. Joegs Tho, engineer does, but not the Pullman porter. Made a Dllfercnca. Miss Malnchance I suppose you've heard ot my engagement to Mr. Jenks? Her Friend Yes, and I confess I was surprised. You told me once that you wouldn't' marry him for ten thou sand pounds. Mlsa Mnlnchnncc I know, dear but discovered later that he bad fifty thousand. Cassell's Journal. The Real Thing. "How cultured and polished that Mrs. Kozamms la." "I know It. Whenever a person idrtrs anything she always calls It rendering it- doesn't she?" Cblcagc Record-Herald. In After Years. Mrs. Whoopcm Thore was a time when I was actually proud of the powerful voice you put Into your col lege yell: but now I wish It bad been onlv n whisper. Whoopcm Why do you say that my dear? Mrs. Whoopem Because the baby has Inherited the aforesaid yell; that's vby." 1 CL'HES WHIRE ill USE FAILS. El ro BEAUTFV ligSB YOUR HOMES yfeSk emms. tables m DKES MARA rrasav rae mu vor scfiArai tgrcgQ 3 SHAD5S& COlOfiS S. (VSST QftfA VMG EBbBB ftOM DEALER.. leat Cousa Biron. twimuooo. uavrrs ta UmaljkJa bTdroeeUti. jgKLj HE DIDN'T KNOCK FIVE. . Wiir the Yon nit Doctor lleit to Horn. tikril IIU Own Home. They linn been married only n short while. He was n young nnd struggling physician, and she a very sweet, de voted little wife, but very much afraid of burglnni, so (lint when It did Imp pen that the doctor hnd n sick enll during the weo hours, they resorted to all means that she might know that It was he who wished to enter the house upon his return and not tho dreaded night prowlers. Tbe calls were not many, but some how they had never hit upon a suei-os ful plan until the wife excbltmcd one morning nt brenkfast; "I have It now. Jack; after this you knock five times and let there be a minute between each knock; (hen I'll be sure to know It Is yourself." Jack, so the story goes, wns not In favor of having to wait five minutes to gain enlrnnce to his own honxe, but ever anxious to please, ngrefd to the arrangement, and one night Inst week hnd occasion to test It. Someone wns dying, tbe mes senger said, nnd wnnltd n doctor Im mediately; would he come? Where upon Jack tumbled Into bis riches and In (be confusion didn't henr or, what was more likely, forgot nil about tho Are knocks that he was to give the front door upon his return. During his absence the fearful wife "could hear nothing but knocks," she afterward said, "nnd I wns Jut so nervous alone In a strange house and neighborhood, that I thought Jack had been gone an hour before ho bad time to turn the comer. Finally I heard the bell ring; (hen somebody (rled (he door. I wns nearly dead from fright and don't know what would have hap pened had It not been that any number of stones began storming against the bouse. I knew this was an unusual attack for burglars, so with a prayer on my lips thot Jack would return at least some time during that dreadful night, I ventured (o (be window and peeped out It was Jack, and be saw me." "You've waked up tbe whole neigh borhood. Why don't you let me In?" be fairly shouted. "Why didn't you knock?" came back tbe small voice. "Why didn't I knock?" again shriek ed tbe irate husband. "Didn't you hear the Danel fall out of the door?" "I know," sobbe'd the timid little wife; "but you didn't knock tbe right number; It was fire, don't you remem ber?" Washington Post. Postofflces were first established In The wrist contains eight bones, the palm Ave and the fingers fourteen. In the Black forest Industrious me chanics are turning out paper knives, cigarette cases, etc., labeled ::Made of wood grown near tbe Matoppos, where Cecil Rhodes Is burled." The hydrogen atom has hitherto been considered tbe smallest particle of matter, but tbe Incandescent parti cles In the vacuum of a Crooks tube are but one-thousandth as large. Fowls are supposed to hare been first domesticated lu China 1400. B. C. This Is probably about the same period wben, according to Lamb, the Chinese discovered the snccnlency of roast pig. The city of Chtistlanla long ago went to law on the question of liability for tbe support of an aged woman. When the case was Bottled recently It was discovered that the old woman had been dead for years. Queen Alexandra's laces, linens and silks are perfumed by a method which almost any woman enn copy. The drawers In which they are kept nre lined with white paper, strewn with rose petals. On this Is placed a layer of the fabrics to be scented, over thnt a layer of rose leaves, and so on lu alternation until the drawer Is filled. Over all a sheet of tissue Is spread. At tho end of twenty-four hours every thing in the drawer will have a deli cate perfume that will cling to It for a long time. Perfumes are believed to make clothes nnd linen much moro wholesome. Flowers nnd certain pre pared perfumes have excellent medici nal qualities. With our forefathers, disease was an evil Influence. Wo should no longer look at It In that way; at least, so we are assured In a recent address by Sir Frederick Treves, an English physi cian. To the modern expert, be says, disease Is merely the outcome of nat ural processes whose purpose, at bot tom. Is a kindly or beneficent one. Its symptoms are merely "expressions of a natural effort toward cure;" they are "not malign lu Intent, but bnve for their end the rlddlug ot the body of tbe very troubles which they nre sup posed to represent." After all, how ever, this view is not so very new. Even In the Middle Ages wise men talked ot the "curative force ot na ture," and In this phase lies the truth on which Sir Frederick has based his lecture, Still, it is frequently forgotten that nature means well by us, and It Is a good thing to be once In a while re minded of It Fame's Ladder, top, lu to struggle we round after ' ' ' ' Uound And then come down again - without a stop I Smart Set Naturally. Miss Olden (coyly) Mr. Tlmuild call ed to see me last night and I had a proposal " Miss Ipeltz Yes? Mls Olden Yon don't appear to be at all curious to know what he'Sntd. Miss Speltz Oh, I suppose he said "yes," of course. Philadelphia Press, Bpaulsh proverb: Live with tlio wolves, mid you ivljl learu to bowl PERJIPE5 Your Hair "Two years ago my hair was falling out badly. I purchased bottlo ot Ayer's Hair Vigor, and soon my hair stopped coming out." Mils Mlnnlo Hoover, Paris, HI. Perhaps your mother had thin hair, but that Is no reason why you must go through life with half starved hair. If you want long, thick hair, feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor, and make it rich, dark, and heavy. tl.M s loiili. All Omtita. if your drngajn cannot aueply yon, aeml na one dollar soil we mil express you a bottle, llo euro ami give the name or joarncnrfstexnreiiinmre. Aililreae. J. C. A Ylllt CO., Ijwoll, Mais. Works Hint Regularly. Dlnguss Where do you Invest your money? Shadbolt Well, I generally hnvo (5 or $10 Invested somewhere about you. For forty year's riso's Cure for Con sumption nas cured coughs and colds. At druggists. Price i!S cent j. The Biter lilt. He Bah! Women are tools. Sho (sweetly) Well, if there Is anything In heredity, and acquaintance with dome of their sons would load us to think so. Halfpenny Comic. too i:inv.rtn also. The readers ofthle paper will bo pleaied to learn tbat tbere Is at lea.t one dreaded diheaie that acteuce has been able to euro In all Its staiei, and tbat la catarrh. HaU'a Catarrh Cnre la the only positive cure known to tbo medical fraternity. Catarrh belns aconstUultonaldte ease, requires a constitutional treatment. HaU'a Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces ol tbo system, thereby destroying the founda tion of the d!ee, and giving the patient atrenetb by bolldlnsup the constitution and assisting nature In doing Its work. The pro prietors bare so mueh faitb In lis curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that It (alls to cure, bend for list ot testlmonlsla. Address P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. fold by druggists, 76c. Hall's i'aiulUr I'llls are the best- Hard to Meet Them, Though. Miss Romantlque (ecstatically) I guess In Bohemia every one Is Tom, Dick and Harry. Painter Lott (a poor artist) Oh, yes, and there are a good many bills thore too. Indianapolis Journal. REIEHSOtl MACHINERY GO. (SucceMor to John firate) Toot ol Morrison Street, PortMnJ, Oregon The mi Gasoline Fngtne A child in run It. ValTs and all working part corerM up. 2 h. p., I3; 4 n. p.. I.'IO; 6 h. p., f-0. 'Tut in a Ut tie liasollne and then pi to sleep.'' Write (or Uluttrated eatalt gue and for prlco on anything you need In the machinery line. Strawberry Crates Folding M a. loclcs We hare a compute line of frutt package In itoek at Toitlfml. Quick delivery on amall order, write for quotations on carload loti. Beehives and Sections. Foundation & Hive Furniture MANN, THE SEEDMAN ISS Front St.. PORTLAND, OREQON. Alcohol, pium, Tobacco Usins ffasr rtot,reo"tY SsJ FbRTLANftfjRE. 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