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I To the Eilitor — We have noticed in
Lmr paper from time to time, during
tie present season, some extremely in-
fructive and interesting articles on
linding Twine.
| Per to it ns to add a few words today
litli special reference to our own intiu-
bee in this market. The “ Farm Iin-
[lenieiit News,” issue of July 17, gives
lie following prices of twine as the
travailing Eastern prices to the deal-
ASHION STABLE
.\ the year 1805 Dr. John Windom,
hlg, 28 and a bachelor, lived !u
apartments overlooking Jackson
1'urk from the south. Ur. Windom was
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............. r i cents a pound
troubled. He thought some one was
Eainlsril (4)0-f t ) ...............
t> rents a pound
looking at him. Thought it? He knew
ia n lla (V s -it ).... .................M's cents a pound
■ anils (* « )- f t ) ...................... lo‘ „ cents a pound
It.
pan its (SfiU-ft)..........................It cents a pound
The doctor had turned his largest
| While it is perfectly true and fair to
L y that we would be justified in room into u library. It had oue great
■barging one cent in ad vance of Eastern window opening onto the nark It « »a
trices for our twine of Oregon manu-
Lcture, that is, the the price of freight
tided to Eastern prices, as a matter of
Let, Pure Manila, Red Clover Leaf
Brand, 1150 feet, we are quoting to the
Sealers under date of July 15 at 16
Eents per pound, or one tent below the
prices tpioted foi Eastern goods,
i Taking everything into account, it
Lems reasonable anti appropriate that
pe call attention to the fact that, al-
hough many people entertain the be
lief that we are grinding monopolists,
lemanding all we can possibly get for
twine, here we are in the midst of an
important and strenuous season, offer
ing our goods at one cent below the
prices Eastern dealers are obliged to fectly
pay. In other words, instead of being thirty
in oppressor of the farmer, we demon- est in
Itrate in a very practical manner that F ifty
ye are his friend, and a good friend of away,
the general public, because, if any tree, i
Eastern twine is sold in this market, to tilt;
ye force the Eastern manufacturer to amj t|
lake a less price for it than ire does in struct
pis local market besides tire freight to
[lie coast on account of our low selling
yy|n
prives-
Theu
We cannot be too enthusiastic about
tome of the remarks that have been jjr ’
made in your paper concerning Binding
ar>.
rwine.
You have urged the consumer
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repeatedly to disregard the represents- jMlr ’
lions of unscrupulous dealers, and to “ e 11
llways make his decision concerning
purchases of twine by asking the ques- E jS jJ
[ion, “ How many bundles can you bind !&£$££
yith a dollar’ s worth of twine?”
I f IMuin
[he consumer will always keep in mind M A p i
[his question when he makes a pur- REI j g
[base, he will inevitably and invariably MfjgH
(elect Pure Manila twine, for it is the hr
tost economical certainly, as it is 30 Kniw”
per cent longer than the other twine, RlfF
dollar for dollar and pound for pound. H jf W
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PO RTLAND CORDAGE CO.
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Premature.
Goldstein— I understan’ d a t yon h a d
fir* in votir clodinge store last night.
Cohensteln— No; it von’ t be until
«id veek.— Ohio State Journal.
Greeley’ s Peculiar T a le n t
By adaptation to the changes of mo
tion on his mother’ s part while spin
ning, Horace Greely, when a youngster,
[acquired the unwonted quality of read-
ling with the book in almost any posi
tion, sidewise or upside down.
Singular.
“ My entire clerical force went out on
strike yesterday,” said Bluffman.
“ That so,” replied the caustic man.
“ What was his grievance?” — Philadel
phia Press.
Had Him.
“ Pa,” said little Tommy, “ I ’ ll bet
you a cent that you won’ t give me a
nickel.”
“ Done” said pa.
Then Tommy explained things, aDd
pa saw that he would have to pay up
either way.— Boston Globe.
Sailors Live W ell.
Fruit tarts and cakes are served out
five times a week to the crews on board
steamers trading between Australia and
New Zealand. Tarts are topless pies.
“ I was given up to die with
quick consumption. I then began
to use Ayer’ s Cherry Pectoral. 1
improved it once, a n d a m now in
perfect health.” — Chis. E. Hart
man, Gibbstown, N. Y.
It’s too risky, playing
with your cough.
T h e first thing you
know it will be down
deep in your lungs and
the play will be over. Be
gin early wi t h Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral and stop
the cough.
Tkrw lilts : 21c. Me.. II.
All I n u W *
fo n a u lt your doctor. I f he says take It,
then do as he soys. I f he tells you not
to take It, then don’t take It. He know».
Leave It w ith him. W e are w illing.
J. C. A Y E R CO., Lowell. Mass.
Windom turned rom his patient. The
huge object by wlch the girl sat took
form. It was a tlescope with an ob
jective thrice greter than the largest
he had ever seen.
"Show him, May.”
The girl spraugfrom the chair with
a great wonder It her face. "Quick."
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“ Aye, so I have.
I, Caleb Strong,
crank, as the scientists call me. They
made forty-inch louses that cost a mill
ion, and can’t see beyond the ends of
till* 111—tb**
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built that," anu nis eyes looked at the
fb e
R o u te
telescope. " I made the multiple lense
that science has scoffed at for ages.
— OF TH E —
Kach lense does Its work separately,
but the results come Into one. There is
no limit. I can pick up a pin on the Trains leave C o t t a o k G k o v b for Portland
and way stations at 2:14 a m
12:55 piu
nethermost star.”
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8:30 a 111
L v Portland
There was a triumph in the man’s
L v Cottage Grove
2:57 p m
tone « i d face as be continued. "These
A r Ashland
12:55 a ni
A r Sacramento
5:00 p m
small lenses had to be so Joined that
A r San Francisco
7:55 p m
, ’ the light would not luterreflect. ‘Im-
P u llm a n a n d T o u r i s t C a rs
lom l,OHSh)h'.' said the wiseacres. I did It
,ogs Tw o years ago Louis Gathmann Just on both trains. I h a i b O a r s , Sacra
0n missed the secret. It Is mine and there mento to Ogden and and E l Faso and
the Is the perfected work.
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“ I know you. doctor. I owe you an to Chicago, St Louis, New Orleans
jht explanation. I came here with my and Washington.
lu s daughter Mary and bul't my telescope. Connecting at Man Francisco, with several
| The fools hereabouts thought the ob- Steamship lines for Honolulu, Japan, China.
Philippines, Central and Mouth America.
an Jective was a window. I dared not look
A t Albany and Corvallis connection is made
ted st a star at first for fear of dlsappoint-
w tthC * F Kv trains.___________________________
•js ment. For a mile and a half to the
Independence Passenger dally, exceptSunday.
ex. south the ground was open. I focused
a . m . I I . v ........ Portland......... a t I r>:50 p. m
aw 1 on the light in your library. Small 7:30
10: a . M. [ A r
M cM innville.....I.v | 3:0« r. m .
li„. though the flame was, It answered my Il: A. M. I Ar..lndependendence.Lv I 2:05 P. M
vas purpose, and by It I proved my theory 11:46 a . m . I A r ........ C orvalis........ L v 11:20 p m .
See Agent Mr D T A w b rey at Cottage U rove
,-|n. 1 of liow to prevent Inter-reflection. Did
unel 1 see you? Why, practically you were station or address
W E CO M AN ,
In this room with me. At times I made
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P O R T L A N D , - OREGON.
Mary look, though she shrank from It,
,|lt I for the steud.v gaze hurt my old eyes.
ver As she counted the reflections I ad-
f u Justed the lenses, but at times her at-
I,v tenth») wandered from the light. She
I t 1 bus lived alone with me and shared my
ti,a toll and privation, and she made a
„ 1 5 j friend of you In your far-away library.
\yS j When I knew I was right I changed the
an| window lens to the roof. This night 1
| have seen the men on Mars, and to-
D ig e s ts w h a t y o u e ^ t .
Gf morrow, nay. to-day. the world---- ”
,«•* I At that Instant the earth trembled This preparation contains all o f the
digestants and digests all kinds o f
leir ! and the building swayed. There was a food. I t gives instant relief and never
j crashing of glass and a rending of iron, falls to cure. I t allows you to eat all
■tal A section of the roof was crushed In the food you want. T h e most sensitive
’ter | and carried lenses and telescope to I stomachs can take it. By its use many
he j ruin. The shock gave the stricken man [ thousands of dyspeptics have been
les-1 momentary strength. He raised hint cured after everything else failed. I t
prevents formation ofgason the stom
his I self from his pillow. “ Gonel” he said
ach, relieving all distressaftereating.
no Windom caught him as he fell back j D ieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take.
it a ward. The secret had gone with Its j
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B a l t i m o r e , Md., March 30, 1901 .
Gentlemen : - Being entirely cured o f deafness, thanks to your treatment, I w ill now give jro«
our
uisticuuu.
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a fu ll history o f m y case, to be used at your discretion.
About five years ago m y right ear began to * sing,
* " " and this kept on getting worse, until I lost
m y hearing in this ear entirely.
I underwent a treatment for catarrh, fo r three months, without any success, consulted a mim-
b e r o f physicians, am ong othen s. the most em inent ear specialist o f this city, who told me that
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that . . only
that the head noises would
only an operation could help n.,.,
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m « n ew
and ordered your treat-
I then saw your advertisement accidentally
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tllTU nusrn With
No Wonder tic W ei Indignant.
I A Bailor who was arrested in Cam-
idem, N. J., recently, for mauling a
ICIiinese laundryman or two was very
[indignant at the police and said:
"Whash use fltin’ f ’r country ’ f goin’
to be ’res’ed?”
ened. Then, as s{ saw bis face, she
cried: "Oh, It’s
and, seizing his 1
hand, she said: ‘ftiie."
She led him swty up the stairs Into
the hallway and tic e up three flights j
of stairs Into a gat room. It was
feebly lighted. Whom was dimly con
scious that some ige object occupied
a large part of Ihapartment. Then
everything else wi sunk In the ptaysl
clan, for on a loite lay an old man
gasping for breatlput with a convul
sive Joy in his fat
" I think my futjr la dying,” whis
pered the girl, "fl had a stroke only
a few minutes ug; I carried him to
the couch.”
A look told Wliorn that it was a
case of paralysis. He took a flask of
brandy and was alut to apply It to the
old man's lips. T1 stricken man look
ed at him with titering eyes. "No
brandy,” he said; >ne sight was stim
ulant enough. Tit night I have seen
the men on Mars Show him. Mary,
lest he scoff—siioviilm!"
An enthusiasm ke that which light
ed the countenanccf the sufferer came
into the girl’s face She turned a great
chair about, sprat; into it lightly, and
bending forwurd loked Intently Into a
small tube.
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