Corrected.
absolute
.
' iiitor— Go to the proprietor and tell
him to make oot my bill properly .ml
writ* omelette with two t’ . and not one.
Waiter(a lew minutes later)— I t ’ s all
right now sir; omelet. 1 shilling; two
teas, 2 shillings.
SECURITY,
C olds
atdrugUgUuPU01i' TryU ‘
The Smallest University.
C arter's
The university at Four. Bay, Sierra
Leone, is said to be the smallest in the
world. A few years ago it had but 12
students and five professors.
Uttle Liver Pills. FITS ill*uTrAma
Cu r««
How will your cou
be tonight? worse, prob
ably. For it’s first a cold,
then a cough, then bron
chitis or pneumonia, and
at last consum ption.
C oughs always tend
downward. Stop th is
downward tendency by
taking Ayer’s Cherry Pec
toral.
ifo flu or nervotunMi
L a liw
m u i i S r ' K B K 1 ao
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bottle
i>a. B. II. K u x a . Ltd..Ml Arch 3k. Philadelphia,
M u«t l u r Signature of
Lave Tried and True.
“ There goes a couple that hava been
fnende since childhood, and grow fond
er and fonder of each other."
“ Are they engaged?"
“ Engaged!
They’re married and
di vorcedl"
tarn F a c -S Is ills W r a p p e r B a l a « .
T err •—*u • « a .* a a p
So ta k e a* « ag ar.
CARTERS
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Mothers will fina Mrs. tflnslow’s Sooth-
the best remedy to use tor their
S h ilU re« during the teething period.
FOB HEADACHE*
FOB DIIZINUS.
F0K biuousbeobi
Consult your doctor. I f ho say* take It,
than do as ha says
I f h# tells you not
to take It. than don’t take It. Ha knows.
Leave It with him. W e ara willing
J. C. A T K it CO.. Lowell,
Familiar with Sharks.
FOR TORPID LIVES.
FOR CONSTIPATION.
FOR SALLOW SKII.
I FOR THECOMPLEXIOB
“ Did you see any sharks when yon
crossed the ocean, Mr.
Spifkins?” I
asked Miss Purling.
“ l'es, I played carda with a couple."
Oysters.
We w ill pay a divid end o f 2 per cent ner
month on money (flO up), payable m on th ly;
good security. Call or w rite
P O R T L A N D D IV ID E N D CO.
“ I bad a terrible cold and could
hardly breathe. I tbentried Ayer’s
Cherry Pectoral, and itjive me im
mediate relief."
W. C. Layton, Sidell, 111.
L'ur« h* » remedy for coughs, colds
Genuine
TWO PER GENT DIVIDEND.
Getting Acquainted
" I lem em ber," said the old inhabit
ant, "w h en a merry-go-round wa« a
1 wonderful novelty, a remarkable Bigbt,
... MONOPOLE ...
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W A D H A M S A K E R R B R O S .,
P o r tla n d , O ro g o n ,
A Clear-Cut Warning.
"Young ladies,” said an absent-
minded teacher to his class in Virgil,
" I understand that you count upon
my calling you in alphabetical order,
and prepare your leesons accordingly.
I am surprised an disappointed at such
conduct.
Hereafter, I ware y o u , 1
shall begin at the other end of the
alphabet."
Not for Him.
" I don’ t see the sense in paying $90
for a panama b a t."
“ No, of course not; you’ re not a pol
itician ."
“ What has that to do with it’ ?’
“ W ell, the weave of a genuine pana
ma is so exceedingly close it would be
almost impossible to talk through it.”
— Philadelphia Press.
Between Friends.
Ida— Listen to Erma reciting the
"Wreck of the Hesperus.”
How ter
rible it must have been!
Mabel — Yes, and some people can
make it more terrible than it was. —
Chicago News.
Later Returns.
School
H om e W h ere
E d it o r S tu d ie d .
th e G re e t
In the town of Bennington, N . XI.,
' near the southern line, there stands an
| Did building In which the
Illustrious
242 Washington 8t., Portland.
| Horace Greeley once attended school.
This ancient Institution o f learning
stands in a lone pasture, and surround-
j ed by grazing sheep and Inhabited now
by bata and owls. It still retains a halo
! i t respect from those who are acquaint
ed with its history.
The building is
more than a hundred years old. and
I though the outside has fallen In In
many places the frame will probably
FOR SALE - supply o f M ilitary Full
|stand for many years more.
Dress Coate, W hite Helmets, (8piked),
1 The single apartment Is lathed and
W hite Belts, suitable for Bands, Lodges,
Etc.
plastered, overhead the walls are
sheathed with very wide pine hoards
L. H. KNAPP,
with strips of cloth pasted over the
Quartermaster Third Regiment,
cracks, and the whole papered with
PORTLAND, OREOON.
newspapers. Borne of these papers were
•x* <•&•*§
I found hearing dates as early as 1861,
I and underneath these others yellowed
B BB BBBBi£EBB<aaaa3a3a»333KE with age and past deciphering. Tw o
small windows, one on euch side of the
j room, furnish the only light, and a door
leading Into the narrow entry, the exit.
The huge fireplace has been removed,
j One who attended school and after-
j ward taught In this schoolhouse. many
MR. STOREKEEPER: - We sell you Nuts.
Raisins, Dried Fruits, Vermont Maple Sugar, j years ago, thus described Its construc
Dates, Figs, honey,—everyth in g you need for tion and the methods employed when
the holidays; better quality and low er prices young Horace attended the school, and
than you can find elsewhere. Send for our
: for many years after that date:
Special Hell day Price List, or w rite us and we
j “ On three sides of the room, and close
w ill call on you.
TO G ROW ERS:—We always buy eggs, butter, ■ against the wall, was a low, slanting
cheese, apples, pears, onions and spuds. Have shelf, which served as a desk for those
you any to sell? Let us know, If you want a who wrote.
The seats were made of
good price.
slabs Inverted, and without backs. The
I f you want to try a can of the finest, \ in our v illa g e ."
CURE SIC K HEADACHE..
Here he nods bis head wisely and
largest, plumpest, and moat delicious
canned oysters you ever saw, ask your continues:
"But, now we have grown familiar
grocer to send you a can of Monopole.
There is only one packer in the United with them, we call them mollie go
WJREFL.------ » — ----- _ -
States who puts up as fine goods as rounds.” — Baltimore American.
t Cough Syrup. Ta*u*d Good. C m |
In tini«. Hold by drtitfglwta.
Monopole and therefore they are not
to be bad under any other brand.
Nothing Wasted.
Under the Monopole brand we also have
A Scottish farmer, when going to
packed a full line oi canned fruits and market, it was observed, always took
vegetables, spices, coffee, baking powder a hen with him in his trap. The
JOHN POOLE, PO R TLAN D , ORE. and the like. .They are packed under reason was never known until one day ,
Foot o f Morrison Street.
a beautifully embossed blue and gold he took a friend with him fortbedrive.
Con give you the best bargains in Rollers
label. The label is fine, but the goods Every place the farmer stopped ho put j
and Engines, W indm ills, rum ps and (>ene-
ral Machinery.
Wood Hawing Machines a
are finer. Your grocer handles them the nosebag on his horse, and the hen i
specialty. See us before buying.
or can get them for you. See that he was so trained that what dropped from
doea it. Wadhams Kerr Bros., Pack the bag she would pick up, so there
was nothing wasted.
g<l)®<®ciKgxs«xs>«<«)<®c«y«x»xix»<sx»<sxg>vg)(SxS)®^ ers, Portland, Oregon.
8
YOU A R K NOT USING TH E BEST
$ Spices and Baking Powder to be had
'S’
unless you make jro u r grocer
supply you%riih
WHERE GREELEY W AS A PUPIL.
O ld
L . M . DAM S,
Bargains in
Uniforms...
Preparing for
Holiday Trade.
W O L F & SONS.
Wholesale Fruits and Produce.
10S FRONT ST.. PORTLAND, OR.
IN WET WEATHER
A WISE MAN
W EAR5
W1IKKE URIiKLEY WEST TO SCHOOL.
Feminine Baseball Fan.
Upgarden —What are you looking so
“ I see you attend nearly every game.
glum about? You told me the other Do you understand it thoroughly?”
day that you had thrown all youi cares
"N o ,” replied the pretty girl in the
to ths winds.
white duck suit. “ I hate the g a m e -
Atom— So I had.
But the wind bat that pitcher’ s mighty handsome."
changed and brought them back.— Chi
cago Tribune.
Seeing Is Believing.
older pupils sat aloug the sides of the
j room, the girls on one side and the boys
j on the other. The youngest sat nearest
the fire, where they were as much too
1 warm as tbose who sat nearest the door
OILED
were too cold. In this little room there
W ATER PR O O F would assemtde during the wiuter term
“ Do you know anything abont hyp-
CLOTHING
| forty or fifty pupils. O f this number,
Blind Letter Carrier.
DLACN Ok YVLLOW
| notism?" aksed the girl in the pink
Arnold Scott, of Bernardsboro, Mass., 1 silk waist.
SUL KEEP YOU MY N0TH 8K ELSE WILL one-fourth perhaps would be grown-up,
j marriageable young men and women,
who has been blind for 50 years has
“ W e ll," replied the fluffy-haired . tak e NO 3US3TITUTE3 ■ CATALOGUES FREE-
served the town as letter carrier and is maid as she held up her left hand to SHOWING FULL LINE OF GARMENTS AND MATS and frequently married men and wom
A. J TOWER CO. BOSTON. MA33. 4* en attended the achool In the winter
said to be particularly efficient in both display a sparkling solitaire to better
term.
the collecting and delivering of mail.
advantage, "yon can judge for your
‘‘The teacher was, perhaps, one of the
B o o k A g e n t s
self.” — Chicago Daily News.
Nothing to Brag Of.
farmer’s sons In the district or a Btu-
Save three weeks’ time dealing with us.
" Y e s , P u fln p a s s e rts t h a t h e h a s a l
A F IV E-DOLLAR XMAS OUTFIT sent dent, working his way through college.
N o. 4 6 -1 0 0 2 .
P. N. U.
ways been accustomed to ridin g in a
on receipt of 28c. to cover postage. Cash The qualification necessary for ldui to
carriage. I suppose he started life
salary $2.50 per day guaranteed. Prompt secure a school and “ keep It” was the
HJRN w r it in g to a d v e rtise rs p le as e
service. Address
that way?”
ability to do any sum In arithmetic; his
itia a t k l i p a p er.
OCCIDENTAL PUB. CO. Oakland, Cal. compensation was $10 or $12 per month
“ Humph! Most of us d id !" — Cin
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
und board. The last part of the contract
he obtained by ‘boarding around,' that
The. Cook Objected.
Is, he lived a few days In each family
Blobbs — Why was the engagement
In the district, the length of time In
between Hardup and Miss
Gotrox
each place being in proportion to the
broken oS?
number of pupils.
We extract, crown and bridge teeth
Blobbs— Her father’ s cook objected to
f
-•
• '->
"During the winter o f 1821-2 young
without in flicting pain, Our methods
any further additions to the family.—
Horace attended this school. He lived
are modern and meet w ith the approval
Philadelphia Record.
with his uncle, Benjamin Robinson,
1
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f t 7 ^
o f the most exacting. Call and see us.
who owned a farm on the hank of the
Examination free. Fees reasonable.
J V *-* 1- ! . “ '
His Favorite Kind.
Contoocook river, a mile und a half
Both ’ phones: Oregon South 2291: Co-
v r r * •
Rimer— And who is your favorite * \ .
from the schoolhouse. This uncle also
lum bla 3fi8. Open evenings t ill 9. Sun-
poet, Mr. Kostiqne.?
days from 9 to 12.
owned a saw and grist mill. O f these
Kostique— Chatterton.
buildings those that were not carried
Rimer— Huh! What do yon find to
away by freshets have fallen to decay
admire in him?
I C C
Q D D S
D e n tik tc
a s . 200 , gm . 211 . 212 . 71 s. F . llt n e B id * and disappeared, so there remain only
Kostique— He committed suicide. — \ Y A V F T S
fc *
t i R L J i » . ,
u e n u s is .
Cor. Th ird and Washington Sta
a cellar hole and a few trees, which sur
Philadelphia Record.
I 'U K T L A > i>. U llZ O O K .
rounded the house, to mark the spot
where once stood a happy home aud a
business enterprise.”
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In anticipation o f the coming Louis
iana Purchase Exposition in St. Louts
a large number of big hotel projects
have been launched. One of the most
pretentious of the proposed buildings Is
the design shown shove. It will occu
py a prominent corner and be unusually
ornate for this class of structure. The
plans call for a 14-story building, tbo
cost. It Is said, to approximate $1,OOU,-
000.
______________________
A store will do business In an old
room for years, but If the store moves
out, and a saloon moves In. the room
U handsomely refiulshed.