conomy
Always Leap Vear.
In one part o f “ all the Itusslaa." tba
province o f Ukraine. It U always leap
year as far as the female privilege o f
i strong point* w ith proposing Is concerned. It la said to
be customary there, when a young
d ’s S a r s a p a r illa . A woman falls In love with a man. for
to go to bis father’ s house, and In
le lasts longer and does her
the most tender and pathetic manner
e good than any other. plead with the young man to take her
as his wife. She promises the most
( the only medicine o f submissive obedience to his will If be
will but accept her. If the young man
cb can tru ly be said
says: “ I beg that you will excuse me
this,” she tells him that she Is
DOSES ONE DOLLAR from
resolved not to depart until he shall
promise to take her for better or worse.
A Born D iplom at.
She accordingly takes up ner abode
-Miss DaJonaa, Clara, I never there and remains until he Is wooed
say one but you. Will you ba my and won or until he ends the siege by
—But I’ ve been told that you pro fleeing to parts unknown.
to tour other girls within a month.
O Permanently i urea. n o o n o r n ^ r v a u a u a
- T r u e , darling: but I d id It merely
« after a r n d a r a ua* < ifl)rK .llu e'.llr..t N w ra
ractice, so I wouldn't blunder in
!?7 ,r- 2 ? " * r' " / ' * • • » trta! bnltlaand treetlea.
u t .ia .ii. Kiioa. Ldd-.w: a r .ii s i., ranadw paia
liug to you.
He Has It Rem oved.
“ They say," remarked the youth, “ that
thresminq c o m p a n ie s .
a wise man never stumbles over the
same stone twice."
“ That’s right,” rejoined the sage.
“ When he passes that way again it
isn’t there.”
B
F lig h t ot B ig Birds.
Of birds now In existence, probably
the one with the greatest expanae o f
wing In proportion to the body and
with the greatest power o f flight la
the frigate or man-o’-war bird. This
bird apparently flies more by skill than
by strength, for It has not great carry
ing powers. The wandering albatross,
the largest o f all seablros, la also one
o f our strongest flyers. One bird was
known to fly at least 3,ISO miles la
twelve days.
Pw
f o r In fan ts and Children.
Signatmxe'of
The Strenuous Life.
Sentimental Sue— Isn't it just too love
ly for anything to get engaged?
Tantalizing Teas— Yes; it’s almost as
exciting as a bargain counter rush.
LIO U O R -M O R P H IN E -TO B A C C O
loming season, and no one omits
H A B ITS PERMANENTLY CURED
Lg at the Advance establishment
1— r o a m i p a a tk ira rs —«
I seeks to inform him self fully as
le market and advantages of the
In English schools three hours a week
Lus threshing outfits.
In fact a
I to the agricultural and saw mill are given to needlework; In New York
schools
but one.
kinery manufacturers houses on the
side is a liberal education to any-
aho wants to get a fair idea of the
[farmer interests o f this part of
rice.
kinense capital is invested in these j corn s, in g r o w in g u a iis and bun ions.
Irns. They sell largely on credit,
'
when times are prospeioua an
pious amount of machinery is sold
paid for. They are the thermome-
\ the advancement and prosperity
IMPORTANT TO THRESHERMBN.
e gieat Northwest. The factory
principal place of business of the
|noe Threshing Company is at Bat-
'reek, Michigan. Tw o years ago
came into Portland, and now they
doing business with the most ac-
aud influential people in their
le tests of turbine engines at Elber-
Germany, show a steam cousump-
lequivalent to about eleven pounda
bilicateci horse-power, an uuparal-
performnnee in economy.
coughs and colds there Is no better
line than Piso’s Cure for Consump-
Price 25 cents.
In dications.
ggins—I see some genius has in
ti revolving rubber heels for shoes,
fgsou—Ah! Another revolutionary
meut on foot, eh?
T h ere is m o re C atarrh In th is section o f th e
c o u n t r y th a n a ll o th e r diseases p u t togeth er,
an d u n t il the la s t fe w y ears was supposed to be
In cu ra b le . For a great m a n y years d o c t o r s pro
n o u n c e d it a lo c a l disease, an d p rescrib ed loca l
re m e d ie s, a n d by c o n s ta n tly fa llin g to cure
w ith 1 o c a l treatm en t, p r o n o u n ce d it in cu ra b le .
S cien ce has p roven c a ta r r h to be a c o n s titu
tio n a l d isease, an d t h e r e fo r e requ ires co n s titu
tio n a l tre a tm e n t. H a ll’ s C atarrh C u re, m a n u
fa ctu re d b y F. i . C h eu ey & Co., T o le d o , O hio, is
the o n l y c o n stitu tio n al c u r e on th e m arket. It
is ta k e n in te rn a lly in d o s e s from 10 d ro p s to a
te a s p o o n fu l. I t acts d ir e c t ly on the b lo o d and
m u c >us surfaces o f the system . T h e y offer o n e
h u n d r e d d o lla rs fo r a n y case it fails to c u r «
Send fo r c ir c u la r s and testim onials.
A d dress,
K. J. CH E N E Y A CO., Tolsdo, O
S o ld by D ru ggists, 75c.
doctor; “ wait till we get to the head.”
Alice (aged 5)— Mamma, my appe
tite say» it'» time for dinuer. Mother
— Well, dear, go and see what the
clock says. Alice (some seconds later)
— The clock says my uppetite is ten
minutes fast!
Husband— What! A hundred dol
lars for an opera cloak? Why. It la
perfectly ridiculous, my dear. W ife—
The largest cave is the Mammoth. It
Y’ es, I know It Is; but you said you
couldn’t afford an expensive one.—Chi Is over ten miles long and has a navi
gable stream flowing through its cham
cago Dally News.
bers.
Teacuer — Johnny, write on the
blackboard the sentence “ Tw o beads
Occasions do not make ■ man either
are better than one.” Now, Jobnny, strong or weak, but they show what he
do you believe that? Johnny— Yes’ m. is.—Thomas m’ Kempis.
'Cause then you kin get a job In a
Old Soldier's Story.
dime museum and make lota o '
Sonoma, M ich., June 13.— That even
money.
in actual w arfare disease is more ter
“ At what age do you consider wom rible than bullets is the experience of
en the most charming?” asked the in Delos Hutchins of this place. Mr.
quisitive female o f more or less un Hutchins as a Union Soldier saw three
certain age. “ At the age o f the wom years of service under Butler Barke in
an who asks the question,” answered the Louisiana swamps and as a result
the man. who was a diplom at— New got crippled with Rheumatism so that
Yorker.
his hands and feet got all twisted out
Howes— Don't like this cold weath of shape and how he suffered only a
er, eh? Why, only last summer you Rheumatic w ill ever know.
were complaining o f the heat. Barnes
For twenty-five years lie was in mis
— Not o f the heat Itself, but rather be ery, then one lucky day his druggist
cause o f Its uutlmelluess. It would be advised him to use Dodd’ s Kidney Pills.
Of the result Mr. Hutchins says:
all right If reserved for such weatbef
"T h e first two boxes did not help
as this.— Boston Transcript
“ You may turn up your nose at me. me much but I got two more and before
Martha Ann Bllllwlnk, but I want you I got them used up I was a great deal
to remember It's leap year, and K it better. I kept on taking them and
Garlingborn Is trying to get me away now my pains are all gone and I feel
from you." “ Well, I’ ll Just show the better than I have in years. I know
freckle-faced thing she can't do that— Dodd’ s Kidney Pills will cure Rheuma
tism .”
George dear!"— Chicago Tribune.
“ Father,” said Kathle, “ how musk.|
N othing Doin'.
does a quite small bottle o f ink cost?”
“ Just one kiss, dear, before I go,"
“ You can get one for a penny," an pleaded the young physician.
swered father. “ A penny!” exclaimed
“ None of that for me, thank you,” re
Kathle, In great disgust “ And mum- joined the fair maid, “ I don’ t like the
mle made an awful fuss when I upset idea of having a doctor’s bill thrust un
der my nose.’*
the Uttlest bottle In the cupboard!”
"A ren't you ashamed o f your indo
lence "
“ Indeed, I am,” answered
Meandering Mike. “ I’ ve been trying
hersw ill And Mrs. W in slow s’ « S ooth in g
to do something for I t ”
“ What?”
the best rem ed y to use lo r th e ir ch ild r e n
“ I’ ve been takln' de faith cure. I've
g the teeth in g p e rio d ..
been choppln' make-believe wood wit’
I t a i r a Ko nr il V P illa a r e t h e b est.
an Imaginary ax.”— Washington Star.
krbln, Manchuria, Is only three
Newitt— Well, there's one thing
* old, but it is one o f the great-
A n yth in g hut Green.
about the weather. It’ s always a safe
bities o f Asia, and has the larg-
Wiggles— Muggins made his money In topic of* conversation. Borroughs— I
fcuropean population o f any Asiatic groceries.
containing 00.000 Russians, be-
Miggles— Indeed! Was he a green thought It was to-day when I met
Lendham, but when I started to speak
i the soldiers and 40,000 Chinese, grocer?
fill be the great flour milling city
Wiggles— I should say not He did s o f It he said, “ Yes. It’s unsettled, aud
that reminds me of that account of
lat region.
strictly cash business.
yours."
“ Dear,” said the politician's wife,
“ there's a handsome big policeman
whose beat embraces Mra. Swellman’s
bouse. Can't you get him transferred
to this neighborhood?" “ W hat for?”
demanded ber husband. “ Mrs. Swell-
man has an excellent cook and I want
her.” — Philadelphia Presa.
The officers o f a British man-o’-war
were entertaining tbelr friends with a
grand lUDcb and in attendance *were
Home typical British tars.
A young
Sfalaria it a slow poison, but the moat stubborn and
l A I
tr
lady, wanting a piece o f bread looked
Iply rooted when it take* possession o f the sy 8-
/\J
behind ber chair at one o f the sailors
I- W e breathe into the lungs the polluted, germ-
In waiting, and asked him to bring her
pted a ir; the little microbes then enter into the sys-
H vU
what she wanted. But he drew him
I, and feeding upon the red corpuscles o f the blood,
B
self up, stiff and stern, and, to her
|n reduce this vital, life-sustaining fluid to such a
A
amazement, replied. “ Can’t do it, miss;
ak, watery state that the patient becomes listless,
s_
I'm told off for taturs.”
|e and anaemic, and men-
|y and physically de-
Amory,
|„ ,
», i
J ,
About fifteen year, ago I «uffered with boils,
issca. Malaria may be- and took a course o f 8. 8. 8., which built me up
i with slight riffora or * nd entirely cured me o f the boils. Three years
feu.
V-
in
j ago I suffered with Malaria, and remembering
f y Sensations, follow ed how much good 8. 8. 8. had done me, I deter-
I fever and thirst; but mined to try It again. I am glad to say that tho
L b ,oil., - n ___ r a .
results ware all I could have desired. Since then
»dually all parts Ot t h e I take 8. B. 8. every spring, and*have no attack o<
Item are affected; th e Malaria. Last summer I epent most o f the tima
fe C orn ea t o r p id , and » » T o » b i . b « b o « o „ b .vtng u ^ b - r c ^ ^
fk or y e llo w splotches
bear upon the akin; the stomach fails to properly digest the food,
p there are frequent headaches, dizziness, bad taste in the mouth,
Mtipation and a general worn-out, tired feeling that only a sufferer
kn Malaria can describe. Other and more dangerous symptoms
I apt to follow where this disease is neglected, such as nervous pros-
tion, palpitation, sleeplessness, enlarged liver, weak kidneys, boils
fl risings and dangerous-looking sores and abscesses. Malaria is all
i more dangerous because o f its insidious and stealthy nature. It is
invisible atmospheric poison, and the germs and microbes that are
Iged in the blood are propagating and increasing in number all the
[ile, r.logging the circulation and gradually wrecking the health.
___
W hat is needed in Malarial troubles is
a blood purifier and tonic. S. S. S. purifies
f
the germ-infected blood, tones up the stom-
ach, improves the appetite and invigorates
j the entire system. It stimulates the torpid,
sluggish organs o f the body, enabling them
to properly perform their functions and
fry off the poisonous secretions and health-destroying matter that have
)n polluting the blood and clogging the circulation. S. S. S. con-
ins no strons? minerals, but is strictly a vesretable remedy, a blood
A Guide (o the H eight o f Heels.
Thera are four different heights,
with as many different names, o f the
military heel alone.
As a guide to
those who want to be right on the sub
ject o f heels, remember the follow ing:
Up to one and one-quarter Inches a
heel Is a military, up to one one and
live-eighths it is a Cuban, above that
It Is a Spanish heel.
When It goes
above two Inches It la a Cantillian.
The French heels range from one and
one-quarter to two Inches usually—
and are called Louis X V . The Da
Barry heel runs from two Inches— and
quite a few women wear It.—Shoe Re
tailer.
Bones w ith the P eop le O ff.
Tw o little fellows o f 7 and 8 years
heard older people speaking o f skele
tons. The 7-year-old boy listened pa
tiently to the conversation, when the
older boy, with an air o f superior
knowledge, said abruptly:
“ You don't know what a skeleton Is.
and I do.”
“ So do I,” replied the younger. “ I
do know.”
“ Well, what Is It?"
“ It's bones with the people off.” —
Pathfinder.
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we expect to outdo all previous records.
So far we bare booked one ransomed
missionary, one reformed gambler, one
troupe of trained animals, one convert
ed heathen, one moving picture ma
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We may take on a college professor who
wants to speak about the tendency of
modern literary thought, but I don't
know. It's pretty hard to keep the
course on the same blgb plane o f
thought throughout.” — Judge.
The Other Side o f the Story: Sin
gleton— What's the trouble, old man;
you look all broke up. W ederly— You
would doubtless look broke up, too. If
you had a mother-in-law like rnlDe,
and abe------ Singleton— H a! The old,
old story; she's coming to spend a few
weeks with you, I suppose. Wederly
(sadly)— No; on the contrary, abe has
been with us tw o months, and to-day
she was compelled to return home. She
nursed my w ife through a bad case of
fever, took care o f the baby, attended
to the household duties, mended my
clothes, and loaned me five dollars on
three different occasion». Oh. I tell
you. that woman Is an earthly angel
If there «Ter » - < one.— Ex.
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I suffered for five years with severe
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in the least 1 had prolonged headache.
I am now in perfect health, enjoy life
and have neither an ache or pain,
thanks to Peiuna.” — Lucy M. R iley.
It is no longer a question as to
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years in which Peruna has been put to
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description of their symptoms and the
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