BUYING
The Poliowing
BINDING
Points Should be Kept In
W h a t a N e w Y o r k K p ia c o p a l C o n ifr e -
K a t io n H u * D o n e.
Mind.
I The parishioners of the Church of the
Beware of unscrupulous dealers who Ascension. N fw York, recently cele
misrepresent the qu ality of this import brated the seventy-fifth anniversary o f
! the fouuding o f this society.
The
ant article.
The best material for Binding Twine church Is on Fifth avenue, where 10th
te pure M anila fibre. The poorest ma street crosses It, and when it was be
terial for Binding Twine is 8isal fibre. gun in 1827, this section was pretty
The best Binding T w in e is Pure Ma iTnuch given over to pasture and timber-
A Sheffield boot maker display« tbl*
nila, selected
fibre,
650
feet
to land and the church was looked upon
the pound. The next grade is made as an outpost o f what might some day notice In bis window: “ Don t .»oil " »
partly of Pure M anila fibre and runs | be a part o f the city. To-day this lo- you were In my slioes?"—Tit-Hits.
•00 feet to the pound.
"No you are In society?” "Yes
1»
I cality is filled with splendid residence*
Twine made of Sisal fibre cannot be and great commercial buildings and real society?”
“ Yea.”
"W ay-up so-
spun longer than 500 feet to the pound the march o f progress has made it ! clety ?”
"Y’ es.” "Does society know
with proper strength and evenness.
down town Instead o f being the place it?” —Chicago Fost.
The great question is how many where the pioneers used to retire early
"B ln gles ia a lucky man. Ills time
bundles can you bind with one dollar's lest w olf and fox might w aylay them goes right on whether be is »»‘liking or
worth of Twine?
Notice the length,
after dark.
sleeping, sick or well.” ‘'What is Bin-
per pound and figure how many feet of
Ascension Church has been fortunate gles’ business?” “ Watchmaker.”
Twine you get for a dollar. The mixed I
In its pastors, but five serving it since
B lo b b s -H o w did you like the melo
fibre twine is 20 per cent longer than
its establishment. T h e first was Rev. drama? W as anybody killed? SlohO*
the Sisal grades.
The Pure Manila
Mantor Eastburn. afterw ard made —No; the audience yelled for the au
T w in e is 30 per cent longer. I t is a
bishop o f Massachusetts; then Dr. thor. but he wouldn’t come out
simple problem in arithm etic.
Use a
Gregory Thurston, who became bishop
little “ horse sense" and you cannot
“ Uncle William, are you troubled
of Ohio; John Cotton Smith was third
fail to decide right.
about the hereafter?” “ X °• suh:
*
Standard Twine is Sisal Twine, col
de w h a rf o’ er de herein what keep»
ored or dyed to im itate M anila, and is
me guessln’ !” —Atlanta Constitution.
same length to the pound as Steal, is
Sounds thrilling: Bobble—Paw. will
the same strength and same price at all
you buy me a book? Father—What Is
factories where it is made.
Some
the name o the book you ivaut? Bob
dealers are selling it for a better grad«
ble—’ ’ Nicaragua Bill.” — Ohio State
than Sisal, which it is not.
When
Journal.
they misrepresent the twine and use
In confidence: Customer— W aiter,
deception to enlarge their profit do
here’s a quarter. Suggest a good din
they deserve patronage?
ner fo r me. Walter (In a whisper)
I f Twine is made of Pure M anila
Go to some other restaurant, sir.—
fibre the tag attached to each ball w ill |
always bear the words ‘ ‘ Pure M a n ila ."
Smart S et
I f Twine contains any M anila fibre
T ra i’eling Acquaintance—I wonder
the word “ M a n ila " w ill always appear
that the regular passengers don't agi
on the tag, for no dealer or maker w ill
tate fo r better service. Commuter—
fail to put on the labels any fact which
W e do, at times, but it merely gets u.
w ill recommend his goods.
agitated.—Puck.
The “ Bed Clover Ije a f" is the best
Poor M ike: D octor-H ow about that
grade of Twine made and is the favor
mustard-plaster I prescribed for your
ite with the farmers all over the Pacific
husband?
Mrs. G r o g a n — Sliure. doc-
coast, and is of guaranteed length and
thor, I couldn't make Mike ate more
•trength.
nor th’ h alf av I t —Judge.
The M anila grades are the smoothest,
•venest and most satisfactory in every
I t ’s queer that people who are al
respect.
ways railing at the world are never
The Sisal grades are rough, coarse
theless w illin g to pay the doctors a
and harsh; they wear out the knotters,
fortune to keep them from leaving it
twine guides and tw ine holders on the
In a hurry.—Atlanta Constitution.
binders very fast and are eo stiff and
T h e commuter at home: Suburban—
unyielding that the knots are more like
This is shameful! I’ll not stand that
ly to si ip and become untied when the
cook’» Insolence a moment longer. As
bundle drops from the binder or in
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION.
soon as I get to N"e»»’ York I’ll ring her
shocking and hauling.
up on the telephone and discharge her.
Some twines are sold m erely by the with a 20-year rectorship; Dr. W inches
name of the manufacturer and the ter Donald fourth, and Percy S. Grant —J uilge.
salesman is careful not to mention the
grade or quality.
In buying always
require specific information as to the
qu ality o f the Tw ine, and, moreover,
be very careful to inspect the tag at
tached to the balls. The buyer, if well
informed, cannot be deceived.
M anila fibre is all brought from the
P h ilip p in e islands.
The Pacific coast
should especially encourage trade with
these islands, for they now belong to
our country, and in Asiatic trade lies
our best hope for the future, for the
reason that when this trade is devel-
oped the Pacific coast w ill control it
and our commerce w ill
increase a
thousand fold.
The only check that can lie put upon
the rapacity of the producers of Sisal
fibre in Yucatan (w h ich is the cause of
the present high price of tw ine) is the
largest possible use of M anila fibre.
Keduce the demand for Sisal Twine
25 per cent and you w ill see twine
prices decline at once.
Owing to possible market changes we
do not quote prices in this article, but
we w ill at all times sell at reasonable
pi ices based on the cost of the goods,
and we w ill tell the truth
about
the tw ine and w ill not resort to any
misrepresentation.
Our grades and brands are:
Pure
Manila, “ Red Clover L e a f" brand, 650
fret to the pound.
M ixed
Fibre
"M a n ila , ’ 600 feet to pound. Colored
Sisal, "S ta n d a rd ," 500 feet to pound.
Bisal, “ I’ llr»» Biftftl," .'»00 feet to pound.
T H E P O R T L A N D C O R D AG E CO.
Patronize home manufactures.
A ll
mir tw ine is made in Oregon. None of
the money goes out of the state except
the bare cost of the raw material.
the present Incumbent, under whom
the church has attained its greatest
vigor. There are over 1,000 communi
cants ami the donations for church
purposes are on an uncommonly gener
ous scale. H e Is now’ raising an en
dowment o f $250,000 which w ill soon
be subscribed.
The congregation has given liberally
to aid and establish Episcopal mission
churches throughout the country. Un
der I)r. Tburstou $275,000 was contrib
uted and distributed in this way. A ll
'
told o ver $8,000,000 has been spent In
advancing Episcopalian Ism In fields
apart from that occupied by the Church
o f the Ascension.
SHAFT 10 MARK FIRST
AMERICAN COLONY.
A granite monument, which w ill be
practically imperishable, is to be raised
on the site where the first American
colony was founded
|
on May 24, 1602. The
i
interesting b i t of
l a n d is an i s l e t
j
known ns Gosnold
j
Island.
Cuttyhunk,
I
near Cape Cod.
It
was there that Bar
tholomew
Cosnold,
the English voyager,
and his company of
I
thirty-two hardy ad
venturers, landed on
the date above men
tioned.
The move
ment to mark this historic spot with a
suitable shaft has been agitated for
the Inst few months by form er Con
gressman Randall o f Boston, and the
Lifeboats.
wonder is that nobody thought of do
Dife boats were invented by Lionel
ing so before. The shaft will be se
Lakin, a London coach builder.
verely plain, w ill be sixty feet high,
and w ill cost about $3,000. Gosnold
was the first o f the early voyagers to
sail directly across the Atlantic instead
o f follow in g the usual route route to
o u r H a i r
the W est Indies via the Canaries. He
sailed from Falmouth March 26, 1602,
and in tw o months found himself in
“ Two years ago my hair was
Massachusetts Bay. He gave the name
falling out badly. 1 purchased a
to Cape Cod which It bears to this day
bottle o f A y er’ a H air Vigor, and
and he explored the coast all around
soon my hair stopped coming out.”
that vicinity. Gosnold Island at pres
Miss Minnie H oover, Paris, III.
ent Is owned by the heirs of the late
W . C. N. S w ift, o f N ew Bedford.
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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.
SI.M • t o t It.
All Artfftalt.
I f y o u r d r u g g is t c a n n o t »u n p ly you ,
•en d us on e d o lla r an d w e w ill e x p re **
you a b o ttle . He » tir e am i g iv e the nam e
Of you r uear»*vt e x p r e * * o ffice. A.hir e «* ,
J . c . A V E R C tx . (AYWtll. M a m .
W hy G irls C an ’ t T h row 8tomes.
A London physician, having made a
long and careful scientific investiga
tion o f a g irl’s Inability to throw a
stone as a boy does, says that It ia
due to the physical conformation o f
her shoulder. A boy throws with a
free movement o f the arm that is not
possible with a girl, because her collar
bone Is larger and sets lower than the
boy's. The girl may excel In sports
where this action is not required, but
she can never leant to throw like a
boy.
A ll there Is to some celebrations, yoc
hustle to get there, and hustle to ge*
back.
Pitta! llsd Expired.
Rodgers on the
Rialto a few days ago.
After talking
a few minutes Field said:
‘ ‘ tins, what’ s beeomeof thoee patent
leather shoes you wore last » ‘ inter.
(
“ They have gone to the wall, !« » > »•
“ W hy, wasn’ t the leather Kooll‘
“ Y’ es,’ ’ said Gus with a sigh,
but
the
patent expired.’ *— New
York
Lon Field met Gus
! CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION.
T W IN E .
Summer Knort
Robinson Crusoe was filled
m ixed em otion on discover^» m
prints.
" A t any ra te,” he exclaim*) »
not be tho on ly mau at the w 1
sort,”
Forthw ith he named the äug,
as the footprints allowed that
not sat.— New Y’ ork Tim i*. *
j Times.
Domcitlc Troubles
Mothers will find Mrs. W inslow ’s Sooth-
In? Syrup the beet remedy to use lor their
children during the teething period.
Beefsteak.
Pour ft couple of teaspoon fills of salad
oil over a boefsteak, place it between
two plates and leave it for a few hours.
This works wonders in softening the
fibre.
Erudition.
••Remember,’ ’ said the Boston boy’ s
nncle, “ that children should ho seen
ami not h ea rd ."
“ My dear sir,” was the courteous
rejoinder, “ that is one of the theories
whose lallacy has long since been ad
mitted by civilized nations.
The cm-
l*ro r ol China is about the only person
in the world who gives it serious con
sideration.” — Washington Star.
Mr. Nagget— Oh, what’s tin
with you?
Y o u ’ re foray*
fault.
Mrs. Nagget (sweetly) \ve;|
equalizes things. Y’ ou’ re forever
one.
Mr. Nagget — Losing one?
I Mrs. Nagget— Y’ cs, your
Surely th at’ s a fault.
Retaining Fee.
Guest— A re tips expected her.’
W aiter— No, aah; we doaa :
vulgar tips, sail.
We is
Am erican citizen », n k . w e b , L
wish to preserve our self reap**
“ I am glad to bear that.”
“ Y’ es, sah, a ll we require is,
ing fee, same as lawyers, ssh,”-
Y’ ork W eekly.
Nosh's Troubles.
“ Confound that dinosaur®!»
claimed Noah, as the ark gave
Something Wrong.
lurch to starboard that ths
"j
W indig— I make it a rule never to dashed against the roof.
talk on any subject of which I know would learn to stuy on its own -
the b o a t!”
nothing.
Then Noah seized a handspib
Jabber— I f that’ s true, it ’ a mighty
started below deck to shift the
queer.
Ohio State Journal.
W in dig— W h at’ » mighty queer?
Jabber— The fact that you are con
Fstsl Joy.
stantly talking.
W ith a letter in her hand aiut
that she had won $25,000 in s
Friendly Criticism.
Scribbles— I see you have a poem in a widow who kept a small itq
the current number o f Blank’ s maga Paris was recen tly found dead j
chair, killed by the violent e=
gn e entitled “ A Dream.”
Dribbles— Yes. W h at do you think suiting from her unexpected
tune.
of it?
Scribbles— W ell, to l * frank with
Early Coinage.
you, I think “ A N igh tm are” wonld
The first king whose namesr
have been a more appropriate beading.
on a coin was Alexander of J
In the reign o f P h ilip coinages,
Only Time Could Tell
perfection.
“ H e y !” shouted the cycle |»olicenian,
as the man in the big racing car sturted
Three Plaques.
to go past him like a railroad tra in ,}
The diam eter o f Jupiter,smriiq
“ A in ’ t you
riding a
trilie m o re ’
Prof. T. J. J. See’ s deter '
than eight miles an hour?”
SS.203 m iles, that of Marst,i£ajl
“ How do I know,” howled the speed
and that of M ereury 2,1157s
maker over his shoulder
“ I haven’ t
Invoking blue tor milkman: ” 1 more ridden an hour y e t.” — Autom obile
than suspect out milkman." “ Of what Magazine.
do you suspect him?” ” Of trying to
Parents d esirin g home influence!, fo«?
surroundings, perfect climate, carelul'
work the Filipino water-cure on us.
vision, and thorou gh mental. moral
Look at the color o f that milk!"—
teal tra in in g for th eir boys, will find ill
requirem ents fu lly met at Hoitt'iSchool,;
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Park, San Mateo Couuty, Cal.
Send for Catalogue.
“ Say, our bookkeeper is foolish.”
T w elth year begin* Auguat 12th.
“ W h at do you mean?" “ Why, be says
1KA <i. H o i t F, rh. u.,
when he gets old he wants money
enough to go out and live where he
can see the moon go down behind a
hedge.” —Chicago Record.
Stands for all that la Lent In Coffee,Si
Analysis: She—A fter all, what is the
B akin g Powder. Canned Gooda, -r
Oyster*, Etc. They are confeaaedb1
difference between illusion and delu
finest gi ods packed at any price. Ait
sion? He—Illusion Is the lovely fan
grocer for them.
cies w e have about ourselves; delusion
WADMAMS A KERR BROS.,
Is the foolish fancies other people have
Portland.
about themselves.—Life.
H O ITT’S SCfi
ABSOLUTE
SECURITY.
r
MO NO POLE
Genuine
Carter's
A come-down for her: “ Did I under
stand you to say that she lowered her
self when she married him?" “ Yes.
She slid dmvn from a third-story win
dow, using a rope made of bedclothes. ’
—Chicago Record-Herald.
Discretion: “ So you made a groat
hit In your presentation of ‘ Hamlet,*
Mr. Barnstormer? 1 suppose the audi
ences called you to come out before
the curtain.”
“ Called me?
They
dared me!” —Baltimore News.
Little Liver Pills.
Must Bear Signature of
5ee Fac-Slmlle Wrapper Below.
V e ry e m a il a a d as ea sy
to take as sugar.
“ It would be helpful to yon," said
FOR HEADACHE.
the prison visitor " i f you could lake
some motto and try to live up to It.” ____ _________ FOR DIZZINESS.
FOR HIUOUSHEtl.
“ That’s right,” replied the convict; | ■ P lT T L E
“ I ’d like to select, for instance. ’ W e
T I V F R
FOR TORPID LIVER.
are here to-day and gone to-morrow.’ ”
H P IL L S
for c o n s t ip a t io n .
—Tit-Bits.
I F
j
FOR »ALLOW « IN .
CARTER'S
The proper thing: The Presiden t- 1 ^ —
I FOR THE COMPLEXION
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Then you don’t care to have your name - y I M • o m f v n r p MUTUAVI »jpisATusst.
»
cSt,
mentioned In connection with your one
hundred million dollar g ift to our uni- j
CURE «IC K HEADACHE.
versity?”
The Philanthropist—W e ll,'
you might say that you give my name
without my consent.—Ex.
OREGON.
PO RTLAND -
I
Cheerful:
T e s »-S o . Mr. Groosum
really proposed to you? Tess—Yes.
W h ile w e were strolling In the ceme
tery we came to their family lot. and
he asked me how I’d like to be buried
there some day. with his name on the
stone above me.—Philadelphia Press.
St. Helen’s School for Girls.
Thirty-third year. Commodious build
ings. Modern equipment. Academic
and college preparatory courses. Spe
cial courses in music and art. Illua.
trated catalogue. A ll department* will
reopen September 16.
MISS ELEANOR TKBBKTTS, Principal.
"D o you think it would improve my
style?” inquired the ’ varsity man who
TTW7
had got into the crew through favorite-
ism. “ If 1 were to acquire a fa s te r'
F o u n d e d 1870
stroke?”
” l t would improve th e '
A H o m o S c h o o l to o B o y o
crew ," replied the candid trainer. " If
M ilit a r y a n d M a n u a l T r a in in g
yon got a paralytic stroke."—T it Bits.
V tr h e f o r Illu n i r a t e d C a t a lo g u e
No conversation:
Barber - You’ re
ARTHUR C NEWIL L .
next, sir. H air cut? Pep prey-Y es,
p a m c f p A ilf
and here, put this In your pocket for
yourself. Barber—Thank you, sir. I
JOHN POOLE, P O R T L A N D , ORE.
don't often get my tip before 1 begin.
F oot o f M orrison S tre e t.
and I appreciate---- Pepprey— I don't
i l l f ' ' re. T° " i.he J * « h » r g » i n « In B o ile r,
want you to consider that a tip, hut
«n d F n x ln e .. W in d m ill., r a m p , » n il ilen e-
" in - ..
in *
"hush money.” —Philadelphia ITess.
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H O W AB O UT IT?
When you «trike a stump with tho
push cut mower, something happen* L
shown In the above Illustration, and to*
all push cuts, and all wlU doth»
Champion Draw Cut Mower, p
This serves to show that prea
bar will raise the wheel* from
traction and cutting power. With
plon Draw Cut the contrary I* ths ■>-—
sure against the bar in heavy
«townward pull, holding th** wham
the ground. Increased traction,
making the most powerful cutler•
ket. This fact stands ni.disputed.
want the best mower made, buy the t
Draw Cut.
, .
j
Send for book o f testimonial 1«*****“^
dreds o f dcltght<><| customers *¡1 J*?-
Washington and Idaho. MlTCHEUa
, «fe S T A V E H CO., General A gent*, *
S P R I N G S T E E N MEDICINE
316 AU .ky bias- Third and M«!—" *
The merits «if the Springstee» M«*
pany are w e ll known. Both Male^a^
Com plications, m a n y which
cal experts everyw h ere, have t 1
potency o f these medicine*.
«•annotcall. addre s as above, * nd « B a
w ill be provided. sati* fact ion or mowJ
Sum m er Resolutions
TAKE
TH E
Keeley C
Sure relief from liquor, opin’*
habit*. Send for p a rti««»"
Keeley Institute ïT T / V T S J
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H EW w r it in g
m e n t io n t b l . pn p»r.
’ ’ Lady,” began the dusty wayfarer,
“ could you help a poor sufferer o f
Mont Pelee?”
"M ont Pelee?" echoed
the housewife; “ why, you are no resi
dent o f Martinique.’
”1
know dat,
l H F D T I I I K T Y - F O I'K H O U SE S
lnnm, but I am a sufferer, just de P x r w u s R s h r f d
t Co.. St
L in n
H O K S t8 -
same. H alf de things kind ladies had
D E «. th«T M M *rti,'bl
ï ,i " Kwth '
H l I V I PoW -
saved fer me dey sent down dcre " - ■ f S M
i W
Â
Î Ï *7 \.hat î ,me bi’ v r v irr d 1 l h o r.r.
R e m e d ie » have sained i
9 n fth r n nic cough. Y o n r Prussian
Philadelphia Record.
'■ave ..„n e d a Srent r-[.utat.,.n ,n this .ecti-.n,
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c pReusT.°AuN b / i? m e J s ^ D E n a .
B U W III S R R Ü ST O R K
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