For Poor Thin, Blood You can irust a medicine tested (iO years ! Sixty years of experience, think of that! Experience with Ayer's Sar saparilla; the original Sarsa parllla; the strongest Sarsapa rllla; the Sarsnparilla the doc tors endorse for thin blood, weak nerves, general debility. Hut n lliU (ran M tiiorllrtrin rannnt ilo tta ,,tM I r I l.n lvir la lloollv ami Ilia liiiwoll piilialli nlml iir t tin I...I poi.lhlx r ults. vnti tiMiihl inWn liiiittiv ilnaiR i.f Ayrr'a I'lll wtilln iMMIfift IliPhinitf.nrllU. 1'ltn llviir Will ipilrslj respond, (ml u ttlll Dm hownla. i Conquest Great A Mad l r J 11 r (' , l.,,wnll, alaaa. Alau liiAiiufaiilurars of IMIK VIIHI9. AOI I! il.UV.. till HKV 1'I.CTORAL. iers I'll million of acres of arid land of I ho west already thrown open to tin) farmer by lirlgntloii and tho mil Hon more o Imi thrown open, will, It la claimed hy ) rrl no t Imi expert, open tint wny for tln might lest Anglo Kaxon aettleiuent tlni worhl Iimn ever known. It U M linn t Unit about r0,IKM),(KK) acre of Inn. I In nil, will lie reclaimed liy tint government projects. Tim work whli-h tin? government In executing In coiiNlrui'tliig ureit stor- 1 tin I'rlnlliiit )fll ". Tin printing ollli-e hni Indeed proved a better college to ninny 11 boy, Imi graduated more useful mid compli-il-oua uieiniicr of hoi li'ty. Inn brought more Intellect out iiinl turni'il It Inlo practical, useful channel, awakened more mind, K'iii'rn(i'il more active nml elevated thought, t li 11 11 1 1 1 ii 1 1 y of the literary milt-Ken of the mniitry. A hoy who commence III Milch a school ill the printing ollli-e, will Inive lili t:il ent nml Idea lii'oiiu'ht out; nml If lie It a eareful observer, r perlenee In 'Way' o VJ.T T . .. Y - A V ' f. a. - A t, i I if I IN 1IIK l.ol.iMIAlM) MM III. age and (llverilou ilium find In btilld 1 ii canal, lutcrnl nml hoiidgulo I the lnrget undertaking of thu kind In the history of the Cnltcd States. The rechiiuatlou Hi-t provided thnt fund from the nil of eerUilu inhllc la mil ahull he npplled hy thu Kvcrii liient to the hulhlliiK of Irrlutluu workM. At the preeut time the fund lili profeHhlou will eoiilril'iile more j niuouutii to nliout f IS,),') nnd In l:i- townrd mi edufiillcpii (linn run he oh tuliied in ulmoKt imy other m.-inner. Ii'p- ii'la. The mini hehlnd the wnlte nproli In (IlK'inint ly nierled IiIii'Mi h. "I won't l ordered nround m If I win H nlnve," he exehiliin-cl. " I 'in in gD.nl n m you. It'll no iIlHKi'ai-i1 to he a w ii I lei !" "Mnjl.e tint," unld the dy "pep! In Kile-.!, 'Init t'i n ilmi;rui-e to lie mii- Ii ii waiter in you are." IN THE BIST Or HEALTH SINCE TAKING PE-KU-NA tit (ttJ ? yw , hi :'5: .N' creiihliiK lit the rnte of $I,(ki,(HKi nil- niinlly. 'I'll In fund U m-lf rouilnulnx. After the irrtis'iitlon work have heen When thin In doiio the limit nrhl por tion of Alnerli-ll not exeeplliiK llenlh Valley will he nil under I ri I k nl hlhly produi-tlvi. AltlioilKtl the Koveriilnent eotitem-plnli-N IrrlKi'tl'in worku for tint heneflt of hoiiieNi-ekern nnd i-mh-a vnrn do far m ponHllihi to umlertakc worku with Mm view of lirliijfl'iK wnti-r to nvall ahle Koverument land, yet In the event that Individual", urn willing to milt dlvldo their Inndu nnd to oIkm n con- trai-t which will prevent Innd nperuln- "Jnekion telU me the Init thing hi wrote wan aeeepted. I to you know Hon nnd ntlelpntliiK lii'Tenned vnluen what It wuh?" "Ven; hU reilgnatloii." through Irrlgntlon, Irrlgntlon worku ' (Jrlt will h iiiidrtken under th reelnmn Hon aet where tint land In In prlvnte ownernhlp. Tli In la the rnne In the Knit river vnlley, Arlxonn, where n dam enpnhlfl of Impounding enough water to Irri gate 2),tm0 aerea of hind will h ron-utrii'-ted. The Bet tier In that aeetlon hnve gone, nhend and neeoiupllaheil innrvela; the government In coming to their aid. In the Sacramento vnlley the. Innd Individually In large holding, thero being Individual miielie of )V ttHj ncrea In extent. Thirteen! on hller (Quarter. Kuperntltlon eemn to lie a part of the mental mmpohltlon of everyone, and It commonly centera to a rooted antipathy to the n.imher thirteen: Thin flrat of the teenn Inn had to tand for ninny nn action that win ridicu lous, nnd yt thero In hnrdly any per- "I inn looking for trouhle," mild tho caller. "I am Horry," replied tletolher, "hut I have made It n rule never to lend my aulo."--MoiiMton Tout. "If you can't get along better with your work I will have to get another girl." "Sure, imi'iii, nn' I wlnh thot yi would - there In enough work here for two."- (;rlt. Servant If I mlht make no bold .n to Miii;Kehti ulr Irish Master tlrrl- tnblyj --We warit none of your huhvh Hoiik; w want nothing from you but lleii'-e, and not much of that. I.llllan WiiKii't It Kwei-t of your IiiiNliiind to Kt-nd you n kif by wire? Adelle I haven't decided et; fill KU-I- plclona that-that telegraph operator win n woman. Iietroit Free I'm. tJrowell (In cheap rcntnurant) Here, wnlti-r! Are thene mutton or pork Motia who would aldeatep nn Inch or'x'I'H? Walter - Can't you tell by the inr.iirnfiillr mil n f fate aliould he anv . "i Mte f.rowell No. Walter then Prove It By tlie Oven Fire I Utr t I Put the wonderful KC Bak ing Powder to the test. Get a can on approval. Your money will be returned if you don't agree that all we claim is true. You'll be delighted with the de licious, wholesome things that K C BAKING POWDER will bring to life in your oven. K C Baking Powder is two thirds cheaper and makes purer, bettcr.morc hcalthfulfood than other powders anywhere near KG Quality. 25 ounces for 25 cents. Qct it to-day I JAQUES MFC. CO. Chicago Pn4 a poatal for n alLver ijunrter on the nldewnlk. Hnve you ever tnken the trouble to aeun rloaely thla amnll piece of nllver? If what difference iIoi-h It make what they nre? I lltist ratiil Hits. Mra. yoniigbrlde I've come to corn- you have not, you may be nurprlned to plain of that flour you nent me. ;ro nml on the eagle aide thnt there are rir What was the matter wlt!i It? thlrti-n nrrowa In the bundle, which Mr. Yonngbrlde It win tough. I la clutched In the left claw, thirteen' mnde a pie with It, nnd It wa as much laurel leave on the branch In the other claw, thirteen atnra at hi head, thirteen lettere In the Ijitln Incrlp Hon, "K pltirlhua L'num." thirteen let- I ' . .';:;; V "- ".- V-v7-':-' -I IIKAIMJATK CAUSON HI VIC It CANAL. NEVADA. constructed the aum expettiled In nny work la to bo returned to the govern ment In ten ejUAl annual Installments by the aettlera prorntii. At the end of the first year nfter nny ono project ha been completed one-tenth of the original amount expended on that work la to bo returned und put Into other projecta. Among the great projects of tlie gov ernment Is the Shoshone project, Wyo ming, which will irrigate Wo,' acre of public land; the I'ncoinpahgre Val ley project, Colorado. Kmi.ikni acres; the Belle Fourche project. South Dakota, R'.ikhi ncrra; the Salt Klver project. Arlr.onn. (i.(KK) ncrea; the Malheur projuct, Oregon, !X,KK) ncres; the Hon do river project. New Mexico, 10,000 ncres; the Fort Ituford project, Mon tJinn nnd North Dakota. (Vi.oiio. acres; IN POOR MDAITM. PAINS IN BACK. SICK lUAHACIUS Pt-kU-NA CURID Mr. Ia-iiii Smith, N. Cherry Btreet, cor, IJno, NiiHhville, Tenn., writes: "1 luivit hud poor health for tint punt (our yearn, paina in the back and groina, and dull, sick headache, with bearing down pains. "A friend who was very enthusiastic ubout I'crunti insisted that I try it. "1 took it for ten days and was nur prised to llnd that I had to little pain. "I therefore continued to mho it and at the end of two months my pains had totally d i Hit p pea red. "I have been in the best of health since and feel ten years younger. I am very grateful to you." Catarrh of the internal organ grad ually napa away the atrength, under mines the vitality and caiiHos nervouH nesB. IVrunn is the remedy. MALLEABLE IRON STUMP PULLERS f aNiaat, HuliltiHt nnd HirongHt Hiuinp rutlitr nn Ilia initrknu UM Hurt iowr on llitf nwmp wllh two horaua. Writ lur dviui-liuvi raiulo and irli-a. ..... - : kl lllkSON MACIIINI!UV CO. I oot ol Morrlioct Street I'urllaiiil, Oregon l iJ COLS CM 7-CJAJ Olt till out, return to ua with the name and addit'tses lit yourself und two of your filendi, anJ tin ante when you will proh.iHy enter a bulnrss colkgo, nj we will creJIt , you with fS.(X) on our t5.00 n hnlanlilp. a Our school olferi exit'l'llonal advantagf to students of Uuslnetk, bhurihanj, tngll.li, etc. Best Insthuction Lowest Tuition a main roi caiaiosui io ic mil THE MULTNOMAH ' BUSINESS INSTITUTE . M. A. ALBIN, PUIS. a PORTLAND, ORC. rX-s-Z 'VV Ji. . Xi'-K 1 -A4'?:va.rr-i,;Nj..t tera In the word "quarter dollar," Uilr. teen atrlpea on the shield, and on the front of the nllver piece thirteen atars surrounding the lilerty head and thir teen leaves In liberty's crown. Thla array of thirteen la In commemora tion of th original thirteen States which comprised the Union New York Preas. When ihft Pope IHuea. Like Emlle Ixtubet. Pope Plua X. hna a desire for simplicity and Infor mality thnt equally distinguishes him from his predecessor. It was only nat ural that the man who, as a Patriarch at Venice, was always at home alike to tho humblest artisan as well na to the richest und grandest patron of the church, should retain his simple mode of life vhcii raised to the papal chair. As beCta one occupying such a pml tlon, his meals are always quiet nnd Informal, never elaborate, and, unlike I.eo, who always dined alone. Plus X. Is never ao happy as when he Is sur rounded by members of his household liliol' ON Til K lkil'l lil.M. CANAL. f7h I BtMt Coutfti Dru I In timet. CUMII fHlkl ill tltl I AH. . Cough Bjrup. Tulua Oo.h1. Ui Hold ttr druvirliita. the North Platte project, Wyoming and Nebraska, Jtoo.ooo ncrea; tlie Minidoka project, Idaho, 130,000 acres; the Yuma project, Arizona and California., (HIO.OOO acres and the Rnerainen-Carson project. Nevada, !).V,000 acres; the Klamath project, Oregon and Cali fornia, nOO.oot) acres and tlie Sneromon to valley project, California, 11,000,000 acres. Itesldos the projects enumer ated which total la not less than 8, OOO.U H ucrea tho euglneera of Uio re clamation aervlce are preparing sur veys on a great many other projects which will be undertaken aa rapidly ns tha fund expands and Is returned to begin work. The Yuma project on tho Colorado river la of especial Interest nt thla time because It Is located close to tho Imperial valley country on tho Colo rado desert where Is located tho largest lrrlgat'011 works, either public or pri vate, in tho United States. Within four years 100,000 acres have been put under actual Irrigation In the Imperial valley through the diversion of waters from the Colorado river. Of thla 100,- 000 acres, nlmoat half la In barley, 10, 000 acres la In alfalfa. On the Ameri can aide of the Imperial vnlley there ore aome 50,000 tiead of cattle a large part of which la dairy atock, and there are 10,000 head more on the Mexican tide. The Yuma project contemplates the Irrigation of land on both aide of the Colorado river In California and Arl Eona. The government has planned for the ultimate extension of the canals of the Yuma project twenty miles or more from the Luguna dam ten miles above Xuma to the Imperial vallejr. a my husband could do to cut It. "Thin," snld the city chap, who was showing bin runil relative the town, "la called tho 'tenderloin' district." "Why I It culled that?" queried the rural relative. "I'.eciiuse It 1h so tough," explained the other. Chicago News. Maudle Pn, will our new mamma go mad after a while? Father What a question! Why do you think such a thing? Maudli Well, I heard her tell the cook yesterday that she got badly bitten when she married you! Scis sor. Father Well, Julia, If I allow young Smltherer to become my son In-law do you suppose he will be willing to work nnd support you? Julia oh, papa. how can he when he has promised to do nothing but think of me all the time? Mrs. Neurleh Jane, why do you al low the children to make so much noNe? The Nurse I'm sorry, ma'am, but they won't mind me. Mr. Neu rleh Of course not. Why should they? Don't I pay you to mind t'. '-i? Grit. t Alice rushed In from the garden, where she had been picking flower. She was badly atung by a bee, and was holding on to her finger and sob bing pitifully. "Oh, mamma," she cried, "I burned me on a bug!" Brook lyn Life. After the silence had begun to be awkward he cleared his throat, and said: "I don't think. Miss IImple- tou " "Oh, I know you don't." she hastily replied, "but It doesn't really matter. Isn't the moon Just lovely to night?" Chicago Itecord Herald. A friend tells of a recent visit n Senator made to church with one of his grandchildren. The little fellow tried several times to talk, but was al ways told he could not talk In church. "Then, grandpa," he begged, "please take off my shoes and let me move my toes." Llpplncott's Magazine. "When you know that a man Is a devotee of golf," said the enthusiastic Hequel to Wedding: Feast. A Scotch mlnlater and bia friend, w'ao were coming home from a wed ding, began to consider the atate Into which their potations at the wedding feast had left them. "Sandy," said the minister, "Just stop a minute here till I go ahead. Maybe I don't walk very steady and the good wife migtft remark something not Just right." He walked an end of the servant for a short distance and then asked: "How Is it? Am I walking straight?" "Oh. ay," answered Sandy, thickly. "Ye're a' recht, but who's that who's with you?" Ilia Admlilon. Wife (during the spat; Come, dear, we bave no occasion to quarrel In tbia manner. Of course I do some very fool ish things at times and so do you. You'll admit that, will yon not? Husband Certainly, I'll admit that you do, my dear. That's what I've aaid all along. Wife Wretca! How dare you! CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought riTfl rvrmannt!y Cured. No fltaor nervomn lliU aftfr tirM ilay'i u-w-i.f I)r. Klmi-'iii;r-at Nerve ; I'.ev. rer. th1 fur I rer 'i triKl txiltlrnnri' tr-ati-. lit. K. li. Kline, I,I.J.,'j31 An il hi.. i'tilliulelpMa, 1'a. , Bears the Signature of Wide Open. I Miss Kreech Dr. Farrlnks seemed ' quite Interested In my singing last ; evening. He sat directly In front of ' me during my solo and watched me 1 j so attentively. 1 Miss Knox I don't think It was your singing. He told me afterward that he made a specialty of tonsils j ' and studied them every chance he : got. Philadelphia Press. For coughs and colds there Is no better medicine than I'iso's Cure for Consump tion. Price li5 cents. 1 Antl-Kisaers in Mexico. Civilization Is spreading In Mexico. A little red button worn by some 30o women, old and young, married and alngle, in the City of Mexico, signifies membership in what Is known as the AntI Kissing League. Members of the league take a solemn pledge not to kiss each other. In public or In private, their contention being that kissing Is contagious, or, rather, the means of conveying contagious diseases from one fair lip to another. Mothers will find Un. VflnaioWg Boothlng Dwim t Via f ram v to aa I. . t.ul iihil.lmn ' during the teething period. or high dignitaries of the church. He sits at a table, raised a little higher golfer, "you can be absolutely certain than that at which his guests sit, but.0' nls niental calibre nnd be as- thls is tho only trace of formality that ""rod " "Oh, come, I wouldn't say Is observed. I that," replied the plain man. "I don't In the Pope's dining room the ordln- doubt that some men play golf who ary ornamenta of such an apartment nns really quite sensible." Phlladel are replaced by thoae which have aome lin,a Press. ecclesiastical significance. Tho side- The managing editor wheeled his toard has two large crosses on either chair around and pushed a button In end, another cross hangs above the the wall. The person wanted entered. Pope's chair, and the one ornament not ("Here," said the editor, "are a number strictly religious In its symbolism Is a of directions from outsiders as to the marble bust of one of Plus' predecessors. A Peril .V-arer Home. To Mr. Hlppendyke, who had fol lowed with absorbing Interest the progress of the war between Jaoau and Itussla, there waa something sin ister and terrible In the uniform suc cess of the Japanese. "I tell you, Flanders," he was say ing to his neighbor on the other side of the backyard fence, "those fellows ere golug to make trouble for us all. The Japs have found out how strong they they are, and they're teaching the Chi. nese. Some day there'll be a Chinese army of fifty million men, with Jap anese olneors. They'll take our posses sions In Asia and they'll overrun the whole civilized world. That's the vel- best way to run a newspaper. See that they are all carried out." And tho office boy, gathering them all Into a largo waste-basket, did so. Wash ington Life. Cood Society on the Farm Mrs. Waldo (of Hoston) I have a letter from your Uncle James, Penelope, who wants me to spend the summer on his farm. Penelope (dubiously) Is there any society In the neighborhood? Mrs. Waldo I've heard him spenk of the HolKtelns and Guernseys. I presume are pleasant people. Roston To Meet a Demand, "What Is that crazy-looking edifice?" "Oh, that is Biff boomer's summer hotel; It accommodates 2, (XX) people who all Insist on second-story front rooms." Knickerbocker Were Fierce. "Gracious!" exclaimed the economi cal mother, "I thought I had cut down this old suit of your father's so It would fit you, but it seems entirely too large yet." "Yes, ma," replied the bright boy, "especially the 'wide ex-pants.' " Philadelphia Press. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foi an y case of Catarrh tnat cauuot be cuied by iiall'i Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHK.NfcY & CO., Prop. , Toledo, O. We, the uu'lersUneil, have known K. J. Cheney tor the lasi 15 years, ami believe him perfectly honorable in all buninesa traniao tions and financially able to carry out auy ob ligations made bv their tirtn. West Si Tkuax, Wholesale 1 "ruegists, Toledo, O. Wal&i.no, Kimnan i Marvin, aolesaie Drug-gi-.la, Toledo, O. Hall' Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act. lng directly upon the blood and mucous sur taxes of the system. I' rice 76c. per botUa. bold by a'l Druggists. Testimonials tree. UaU i iaiuily fills are the best. , The Innocent Kid. Little Willie Papa, Is a ventrilo quist a man who talks to himself in a low .tone? Pa No, my boy. A ventriloquist Is a man who can speak in such a way that his tones seem to come from au other person. Little Willie That explains what sister said to George last night. She told him that when no one was around he was a very different person. p. n. a No. 39-1905 WUEN writing to advertiser plea I mention this paper. I FLESH TSTS Chrlstlau Register. Auntie (to her young niece) Guess what I know, Mary there's n Mttle baby brother upstairs! He came this morning when you were asleep. Mary Did he? Then I know who brought Those afflicted with Eczema know more than can be told of the suffering: imposed bv this "flesh fire. " It usually begins with a slight redness of "the skin, which gradually spreads, followed by blisters and pustules discharging a thin, sticky fluid that dries and scales off, leaving an inflamed surface, and at. times the itch ing and burning are almost unbearable. White any part of the body is liable to be attacked, the Eczema made its appearanee on my left limb tho size of my thumb in 1893, and spread until it wa9 large as my hand, burning, itching and paining me, and for which I could get no relief, until see ing the other cures advertised by you I wrote and secured the advise of your physicians, commenced S. S. S. and it cured me. Mayetta, Kan. J.tl. SrENCS. hands, feet, back, arms, face and legs are the parts most often afflicted. The cause of Eczema is a too acid condi tion of the blood. The cir culation becomes loaded with fiery, acid poisons that are forced through the glands and pores of the skin which set the flesh aflame. Since the cause of the disease is in the blood it is a. waste of time to try to cure it with local applications; tha cause must be removed before a cure can be effected. S. S. S. has no equal as a remedy for Eczema; it enters the blood and forces out the poison through the natural channels, and builds up the entire system. The skin becomes smooth and soft again, and the Eczema is cured. Cases that have oersistentlv refused tr ha cured under the ordinary treatment yield to its purifying, cooling effect on the blood. Book on Skin Diseases and any advice wished, without charge. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, CAm iow pern we ve got to ince some urns nmit (was the milkman. Auntlt: What d you mean, Mary? Mary or other. You mark my words." Just then Mrs. Hlppendyke cumo to the kitchen door. "Henry." she called out, In a high keyed voice, "If you want to put a stop to the only yellow peril thafs Why, I looked at the sign on hU cart yesterday, and It said "Families sup plied daly." Harper's Weekly. "I am (truly sorry, Tommy," said tho . l-f...i 1.. n..,n. ........ 1 .. . .1.., ii.ii.. threatening you or me, you get after ln(uu "l lUD ln""J lull"" lc that yellow dog of Wilkinson's that's l,y lu the Btrwt. "t0 ltam tlmt '''" out in our front yard, digging up all father's house was burned down yes- my plants." terday. Was nothing saved?" "Hou't Not ilia Favorite Murgeoa, Gunner You don't seem to have much faith In Dr. Lnuce at an appen dicitis expert. Quyer Faith? Why, I wouldn't let de-doodle-doo!" Chicago Journal him cut the apyenaix out or my dic tionary. J udge. you waste no grief on ine," replied Tommy. "All of pa's old clothes was burnt up In that fire, and ma can't make any more of 'em up for nie, this time. Tuin-tlddle-Ium-tum-tiim, whoop- If you are not naturally fair and honorable, counterfeiting la pardou able When wo think of tho ease with which we deceive others, we should think of the ease with which others may deceive us. fiilaill '"''Ma! DR. W. A. WISE We ilit crown and brlilgt-worlc without a'n. (lur leyfiirs' cxin ru'in-e lu plate work en able ua to lit your miuitli conifortnhly. Ur. W. A. Ise tuts ttiund u sale way to extract teetll absolutely without palll. Ur. T. 1'. Wise Is an expert ut gold lilliiii; ami crown ami hi'Mgi-wurk. Kxtraetlug frju when plated or bridges are erili r.-il. WISE BROS. DENTISTS Kalllui! Itldu., Third and Wiu-liliiKton Kts. Open evenliiBS till S o'elot-k. Huuduys from V 10 1'.'. Or Ma: ii 2.O. (MS J Jlllltiri J . fi f fervid UK. T. P. WISE. ESSE33S33EU3& Uncle Sam's Pennl are emigrating to All er a and Can ada by the thous ands. Where there is a dollar to be made you will always find a Yankee. Al berta allorda the greatest opportunity of any country in the world lur ttud inveat ineiits. l and can be bought of the C. 1'. K. com pany on easy pay ments ot one-sixth to one ten I h down, ti nt-r cent inteiesl. yearly payments, from f tio to i.lU per acre, that is as line land as the sun 1 am couduclluK parties out ol hpokane Mondays of each week, giv ing special railroad rales and showing them oyer Albena. Join the crowd. Any JAftH a n. livm, fcperiiii l and Agent Aiuerta auu ever shown on. information cheerfully fciyen Canadian Uailway lauds. 719 Niveraid Ave., Spokane, Wash.