ì Thousands Are Sick With the grip, cold«, fevers, rheumatism, neuralgia. Many might be well If they bad only taken Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier and health-regulating medi­ cine. It is a wonderful preventive as well as cure. Keep It In your house and take It. W 'lh o u t H o o d ’ s - I h a v , taken ADVISE BIG CHANGE Extracts H o od s S arsaparilla fur in digestion , ami recom m en d it to others fo r that com plaint. It ex cellen t m ediein e and 1 keep It on land. A . S. H aaTH . A dam s Centre, N. Y. ^ W n o y T r o u b l o - 'l had kidney trouble. . , ,nt* recom m ended H o od ’s Sarsaparilla, tried one b o ttle and found I was better, took tn ree m ore and recovered .” B k n j . L jcvink . M) V illa g e S treet, Boston. Mass. 1 s an f « n d l c e — “ I hail a s e v e r* ease o f Jaundi.-e and fe ll from 145 to 90 lbs. in w eigh t. A frien d a dvised taking H ood’s S arsaparilla and when I had taken three bottles was up ad on m y fe e t.” .J o s e ph L e w is , 19 A lp in e treet, Boston, Mass, r S Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is sold everywhere. In the usual liquid, or in tablet form called 8 & rsa ta b S e lot) Doses One Dollar. Pre­ pared only by C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. M a a c u l ln e B r u t a l i t y . Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondego had been com­ pelled to abandon a contemplated trip up the Nile, in consequence of the financial •tringency, and was weeping softly. “ Crocodile tears,” commented her un­ feeling husband. The French government has adopted a method o f treating macadamized roads with hot coal tar thinned with about 10 per cent of oil. The cost is said to work out at about eight-tenths o f a cent a square yard. Korea is probably more responsive to missionary effort lhan any oriental coun­ try. A Methodist missionary writes : “ It is my honest conviction that had we the proper missionary force Korea would be a Christian nation in five or ten years." Red seems to be the most popular of national colors, if flags may be used as enterions. O f the twenty-five tend­ ing national flags nineteen have red in them. No other color is so much used. Experiments made by German scient­ ists show that butter keeps best when preserved with from 3 to 5 per cent of salt. I f the proportion of salt is higher than that the results are less satisfac­ tory. W hat It la F a r. W ife — Must you go to the club to­ night, deur? Husband— I t Isn’t absolutely neces­ sary, but I need the rest.— Life. N e e r a a l t y fo r A c t i o n . Nan— I was astonished to learn that L il Billiwink had gone and married that Sprigging boy. Why, she’s a good ten years older than he is. Fan— I know it, but it had narrowed down to a choice between him and his father, and she had to decide quick. S id e I.lfflit a on M y th o lo g y . Boreas, the son of Astreeus and Aurora, had started out to see the world. “ Here’s where I blow myself,” he said, taking the air line route for the south. Finding no trouble in raising the wind, he has been blowing himself ever since.— Chicago Tribune. The Queen o f Italy offered an interna tional cup to be presented to the first aeronaut who succeeds in crossing the Alps by balloon. O W A R D e . BU RTO N.—Assayer ara Chemist, Leadville, Colorado. Specimen prices: Gold, vvr, Jii’uu, vjuiu, on v c i, 75c; cots , vjruiu, ur Bllver, L**ad, 71 f l j ; Gold, Silver, Gold, out 60c; ; kiiuu Zinc or Copper, $ 1 . Cyanide tents. Mailing envelopes and full price list sent on application. Control and Cm- lteiereuce: Carbonate Nar pire Ire w work solicited. fconal H L E A R N TO Reorganization ol Postoffice De­ partment Recommended. PU SH BACK GUARO. mule T eam BORAX Send^Troops Against Afridis. Steel-Glad Grabber ll a p l . Jt, Strong. Jt, ITCMrS LESS tbaa with EXPENSE mmj otbar. Wrtt. for D aini, tl.. Clrral.r n d P ria i JOHN S. BEALL, M n a fià ir e r S 821 H .w tb o ra . A v .a a a Fonlaad, OrafriB THE MEN WHO KNOW TH E SUPERIOR QUALITIES OF X flW D lj Franco Travals Again. \ SUCKERS. SUITS AND HATS art th* men who put them to the hard­ est tests in the rou^h- est weather. « oriqmol Oet the TowerS Fish Brand mode since 163« 9. N . U. V a lla jo , Cal., Feb. 11.— B o ile r tubes on the cru iser St. L o u is blew ou t at noon tod ay w h ile th e St. Louis was o ff S eu silito. E. E. Scott, coal passer; F. Thom pson, w a ter ten d er; E. W . B aker, firem a n o f the firs t class, and O. L e w is , firem a n o f the firs t class, w ere h o rrib ly scalded w ith steam . T h e o rig in o f th e ex­ plosion is not know n, but It is sup­ posed to have been caused by cold w ater ru n n in g in to hot pipes. It is not b elieved any o f th e In ju red w ill die. A rig id in ve s tiga tio n is under way. B ordeaux, F ran ce, Feb. 11— Senor Fran co, th e e x -P re m ie r o f P o rtu g a l, w ith his w ife and son, le ft th is city by tra in at 7 :4 3 this m orn in g fo r M arseilles. T h e d ep artu re was sud­ den, th e h otel a u th o rities b ein g n o ti­ fie d o f th e step at th e last m oment. Senor F ra n co appeared rested fro m his stay here. H e is less depressed and he w alked o v e r to th e tra in a t a qu ick step. H e w as accom panied by Fren ch detectives. T h e re w ere no people at th e ra ilro a d station ' V ít a lo a C alcu tta, Feb. 11.— T h e In d ian go vern m en t has d ecided to send im ­ m ed ia tely tw o brigad es o f troops un­ d er M a jo r-G en era l S ir Jam es W II- leres In to the B azaar v a lle y , on the n o rth w estern fro n tie r, to punish the Z a kk ak h els, a p o w erfu l tr ib e o f A f ­ ridis, w ho h ave been ra id in g v illa g e s in th a t te r r ito r y and am bu shing m em bers o f the m ounted police. A t R a w a l P in d i, w h ere th e troops o f th e tw o brigad es are m o b ilizin g fo r th e exp edition , th ere is g re a t a c tiv ­ ity. It is said th e m ovem en t w ill be a surprise to the d iso rd erly natives. Boiler Tube* Explode. 8 u i.lt H a n d le d G rabber M a d ., » t ill pall M O R S ..d LARG ER Snow in South Carolina. n e t m e n r »SJtmt No. 7 -0 e \ X ' H I V w r i t i n g t o a i T n r t l.a r a p] f t *• o a t l«*a Itila - p ap ar. James Oryden in Bulletin No. 9fl oi the Oregon Kxper mei t station w h ijh has S partan bu rg. 9. C., Feb. 11— Spar­ ta n bu rg is burled under seven in ­ ches o f snow. It is tb s h eaviest fa ll in m any years. U occurred last n igh t and today. T h e w ea th er is now th e cold est o f th e w in ter— 22 d egrees ab ove sero. DWINDLING OF ARMY SKIN DISEASES The Ja r o f G ives cue to critics HUMORS IN TH E BLO O D C o u g h in g Am ong other I t is o f oourse worth considering by the man looking for ■ location whether W eetern Oregtn with its open winters and freedom from enow and sero tem- Commission Sugges’s Long Term Tor peraturee does not offer opportunities for the production of egge and poultry Hoad o f Department at High that sre not found in Kastein and M id ­ Salary— Lost Red Tape. dle W est states. That poultry th rive in cold sections where snow and zero weather prevail ¡ b not to be denied, W ash in g to n , Feb. 11.— C on gress but the labor and expense o f caring for tod ay received a p relim in a ry report them ie undoubtedly greater there. To secure an egg yield in w inter where the o f the Joint com m ission appointed clim ate is severe entails m ore expense d u rin g the last con gress to in ve s ti­ for housing snd more care in the feed­ ga te th e business m ethods o f the ing. I I is probably true tiiat the smal­ postofllce d ep artm en t and postoffice lest profile are made during the winter s ervice and subm it recom m en dation s months though the prices are very fo r le g isla tio n to e ffec t changes in much higher than in spring and sum­ th e ir ad m in istra tion . T h e com m is­ mer, because the egg yie ld is so small from the average ttcck as to leave little sion, con sistin g o f Senators P en rose, or no m argin o f profit. I t ie also true C a rter and C lay, and R ep resen tatives that the egg yield ie qulokly affected by O v ers tree t, G ardn er o f N ew Jersey, changes in the weather, especially in and M oon, points out many o b je c ­ the temperature. A sudden change tio n a b le m ethods o f both d ep art-1 from m ild to cold weather means ments. A m on g the recom m en dation s certain check in the egg production, is a plan to p lace th e actu al d irec ­ and although the weather soon moder­ ates it w ill often take several weeks tion o f the business o f the postoffice before the egg yield gets back to where d ep artm en t under th e service o f an it was. The on ly way to prevent this officer, with necessary assistants to is to provide housing that w ill protect be appoin ted by the p residen t, "b y the fow ls from too sudden changes in and w ith the ad vice and consent o f temperature. This entails more e x ­ th e sen ate,” fo r lon g term s, so as pense in housing and consequently dl to insure the continu ance o f efficient minished profits, but w hat is o f more service. U n der th e plan th e post­ importance ie the h igh ly artificial con­ m aster-gen eral, as a m em ber o f the ditions that it necessitates. cabinet, is ch a rgeab le w ith gen eral I t would appear therefore that there su p ervisory con tro l and the d eterm i­ are certain advantages that this stata n ation o f qu estion o f policy. T h e com m ission also recom m ends possesses over sections of the conntry th at th e business o f th e dep artm ent where zero weather and snow prevail. be d ecen tralized so as to a v o id the First, a m ilder clim ate and less severe con gestion at the n ation al capita) changes in temperature than ie charac­ which im pairs the efficiency and in ­ teristic of Kaetern states. Second, in creases the cost o f th e s erv ic e; th a t scciions of the state w ith no snowfall th e b ook keepin g, au d itin g and ac­ cou n tin g be sim p lified , u n ified and the poultry can range over the fields c en tralized to secure g re a te r accur­ and find K iim al food and green food acy, m ore p rom pt m ethods and e lim ­ which are often hard to get where the in ation o f d u p lication o f w o rk ; and enow covers the ground. that th e p ractice o f re q u irin g need­ The heavy rainfall of W eetern Oregon less d etailed reports fro m sm all post and email percentage of sunshine may offices be discontinued. T h e m od er­ be set down as a disadvantage, bat ate ap p lication o f the non-accounting system to sm all offices w ill elim in a te when the nature of the ra in fall is un­ about 30,000, o r n ea rly on e-h alf, o f derstood it is doubtful whether it is a ll th e postoffice accounts fro m the very m< o ’.i of a detrim ent. Owing to present com plex repp rt and b ook ­ the m oderating influence of the Facifio k eep in g system , o r w ould at least ocean these rains are warm snd have g re a tly s im p lify the same. T h e com not the ch illin g effect of the rains In m ission says: Eastern states. The temperature of “ It appears to o obvious to requ ire W estern Oregon in the winter months argu m en t th at th e m ost efficient ser­ is usually higher when it rains than vice can n ever be expected as lon g when the eky is cloudless, and the as the d irection o f th e business is as at present entru sted to a post­ fowls w ill usually be found out in the m a ster-gen eral and certain assistants rain except when it is very heavy, selected w ith ou t special re fe re n ce to which ie nh I a Press. body else caught ’em. crease In the ranks if no Inducements M o n t D ir e c t Ito n te . Only One “ BROMO QUININE.” were held out by which the increase “ How did your husband get out of the That Is L A X A T IV E BROMO O U IN IN E . Look sou Id be effected. building after he had located the gas for the signature of E. W. GROVE. Used the W orld over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 26c. leak?” asked the reporter. O b je c t io n s to A r m r L i f e . “ As nearly ns he could remember it In terview s with enlisted men disclose afterward,” said the woman, “ he went N e ig h b o r ly C o r d ia lit y . three chief objections to army life, and, out through the roof.” Mrs. Gadder (rising to depart)— Well, you must come and call on me some day. in order o f numerical precedent, they I t ’s your Yiirn now. Ile p o »n ls e d III« F a l l l n » . sank like th is: Mrs. Chillicon-Kearney— Yes; I think Woman of the House— A big, strong M onthly practice marches. fellow like you ought to be willing to It has been my turn for the Inst five or Poor pay. six times, hasn’t it?— Chicago Tribune. work and earn his own living. Non-m ilitary duty required o f the et. Languid Lnuncelot— That’s wot ails listed men. me, ma’am. Me muscles is all right, but Berlin authorities have passed a law Borne o f the ranking officers o f tbs me will power is all gone. putting a tax on cats, and now when ona army have inveighed constantly against of them is found without the metal tag Nam e Had Encaped H er. what they call the fo lly o f the frequent which Rhows that the tax has been paid it “ Professor,” said Mrs. Gaswell to the is chloroformed. practice marches. The men are kept In distinguished musician who had been en­ fine physical condition and as hard as Mo aers will And Mrs. Winslow's Soothing gaged at a high price to entertain hei walnuts through the dally drills, the guests, "what was that lovely selection Byrup tho b st rem edy to use for th eir ch ildren du rin g ih e teeth in g period. guard duty, the good food, and the reg­ you played just now?” ular livin g generally. Yet they are “ That, madam,” he answered, glaring A t t e n t io n , O t h e r I la c h e lo r a f compelled at least once a month to at her, “ was an improvisation.” “ How is your Bachelor Girls’ Club get­ “ Ah, yes, I remember now. I knew it hike out on the road under heavy bur­ ting along?” dens and tryin g conditions for the pur­ was an old favorite, but I couldn’t think “ It expired by limitation Dec. 31, 1907. of the name of it, to save me.” You didn’t expect us to keep it up this pose o f keeping in trim so that they year, did you?” w ill be ready for the field in case o f Short-SI ifltted. hostilities. T h e practice march, fa irly K in d ly l u d e n t o o d , “ W h y don’t you fanners do some­ long continued and to come at long in­ “ I love a dim, religious light,” sh* thing to Improve your roads?” tervals, has its uses, and the men like murmured. “ W h at for?” asked the old settler. I t ; but they don't like It coming as it “I was brought up iu Pittsburg, “ It would improve the value o f your does every three or four weeks. too,” he said. farm s.” S.S.S. PURELY VEGETABE COAL MINE EXPLOSION. T h e o ry A d v a n ce d as to the C on dition s P ro d u c in g Them . R e d u c tio n . Experts who have made Investiga­ T h e old nag was joggin g up the hill tions o f thej recent mine disasters, not­ frith the elopers. ably those o f Mononguh and Jacob’s “ Yes,” said the old nag, “ It ia rather Creek, have come to the conclusion tough pulling them up to the parson­ that the explosions are enused by c li­ age, but it w ill be easier coming back.” m atic conditions. “ H ow §o?” queried the friendly Supporting the position taken, It la goose at the roadside. a noticeable fact, they say, that the “ Why, can’t you see that a fte r leav­ recent catastrophes tiave occurred at ing the parsonage tw o w ill be mads about the same hour in the day, in a one?” — Chicago News. sone o f certain altitude. In about the same longitude and In places where how’s This? clim atic conditions are similar. The We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fo r any m ajority o f the mines operated to­ case o f Catarrh that cannot be cured by H all'k Catarrh Cure. day are below the level o f the streams F J. C H E N E Y A CO., Toledo, O W e, the undersigned, have known F. J. In the same sections, and, owing to the Cheney for the last 15 years, and b elieve h im moisture, the outside a ir forced Into perfectly honorable In all bulsnes* transactions and fin ancially able to carry out any ob liga ­ the mines by the fans has been laden tion made by niH firm. with carbon dioxide moisture and oth­ W A LD IN G , R IN N A N A M A R V IN , W holesale Druggists, Toledo,O er impurities. H a ll's Catarrab Cure is «ken in tern ally, act* It Is suggested that If the air forced lo g d irectly upon the blood and mucous sur­ Into the mines was gathered from a faces o f the system. Testim onials sent free. P rice 75 cents per bottle. Bold by a ll Druggists. higher stratum and wne heated euffi Take H a ll’s F a m ily P ills for Constipation. clently end otherwise treated to re­ move the Impurities the accidents H la P e r s o n a l V i e w o f I t . Admiring Constituent— Senator, you would be less numerous during the have your own opinion o f thia currency change o f seasons. Proper ven tila­ question, haven’t you? tion w ith this purified air, it Is be­ Senator Lotsmun— Yes, sir, and I sup­ lieved, w ill remove to ■ great extent pose I have answered It hundreds of the coal dust snd explosive gases times. I t ’s nobody's business how a mao which are found to s certain ax taut gets his currency. In every mine. Austrian mines are provided with res­ ene chambers at convenient locations un­ derground. They are equipped with food and conveniences for miners in cane of accident. Uaal.h Macmroal Sale«. ..rsak one-fourth pound o f macaroni Into 2-lnch pieces, cover with a quart of cold water, salted, snd boll briskly until tender. W hip a half-pint o f whip­ ping cream, mix with one-half as much boiled salad dressing, lesson and add vinegar or lemon Jules to taste. M ix the macaroni with this heap In center of round dish and garnish with ■ bor­ der o f hot boiled fish, or o f overlap­ ping el ices o f cold m eat When the blood is pure, iresh and healthy, the skin w ill be soft, smooth and free from blemishes, but when some acid humor takes root in the circu­ M ilit a r y M en S a y F o rc e la R educed lation its presence i t manifested by a skin eruption or disease. These humors get into the blood, generally because of e t inactive or sluggish B e yo n d P o in t o l S a fe t y f o r condition of the members o f the body whose duty it is to collect and carry th e N a tio n . off the waste and refuse matter of the system. This unhealthy matter is left to sour and ferment and soon the circulation becomes charged with the acid poison. The blood begins to threw off the humors and acids through the pores and glands of the skin, producing Eczema, Acne, Tetter, Psoriasis, Salt Rheum and skin eruptions cf various kinds. Eczema appears, usually with a slight redness of the skin followed by pustules from which there flows a sticky fluid that dries and forms a crust, and the itching is intense. It is generally on the back, breast, face, arms and legs, though other part* L o w P a y and R eq u lre m a n t o f H a r t of the body may be affected. In Tetter the skin dries, cracks and bleeds; the acid in the blood dries up the natural oils of the skin, which are intended P ra c tic e M arch es A r t M ain to keep it soft and pliant, causing a dry, feverish condition and giving it a P o ln ta o f A tta ck . hard, leathery appearance. Acne makes its appearance on the face in tho I suffered with Eczema for forty o f. PimPle* and black heads whila years and could find nothin» to A sonasis comes in scaly patches on differ- «HElixir acts gently yet prompt­ ly ontlxe bowels, cleanses u\e system effectually, assists one in overcoming habitual constipation permanently, lo get its bene- iciol effects buy the i enuine. r anujnrtured by t h « C alifornia P c S y r u p C o . m u > vruAffiNO DRucasr»-w «^M rru N ew Ths N a t io n '. In v e n to ry . National iu *ta. »1,800,000,000,000. Farm wealth, 17,412,000,000. Mineral production, annually, »3,000,- 000,000. Export domestic merchandise, annual­ ly, »1353,718,000. Manufacturing products, annually, $14,- 802,147,000. Live stock, total value. »4.878,000.000. Heven cereal cropa, 1807, $2,378,000,- 900. Wheat crop, 1007, »800.000,000. Cotton crop, 1007, »073,000,000. Corn, 1007, »1,380,000,000. Hay. 1007. »*100,000,000. Dairy product*. 1007, »173.708,000. Poultry and egg», 1007, 1*100,000,000. Mousy In circulation, »3,280,000,000. Money in federal treasury, »343,240, BOO. Lumber production, 1007, $830,000,000. Ils s s n t s “ T aJ atod M o s e y ” H is t. In bis recent addrees at the annual dinner o f th* New York Alumni Associa­ tion of Syracuse University, John D. Arch­ bold. the Standard Oil magnate, took oc­ casion to refer to “ tainted money” by saying : “ I f I thought there was any taint on my money I would never have offered a dollar o f it to flyracuse University— my conscience would not have allowed me. I could not bare aaked Ood'e blessing on ■neh t gift. I have earned my money by fifty years o f good, hard, conscientions toil, and honest Intent In th* pursuit of b rìi ness, or I would never bave giren * dollar to further God's work.” “ Y e s; and the more value we get up, the more taxes we might have to pay.” — Washington Star. Rt. Vitus’ Pane© ana all Nervous Diseases permanently cured by I>r. Kline's Great - erve Restorer. Rend for F R E E $2trlnl bottle and Nerve treatise. Dr. It. 1L K ll.v , Ld. »81 Arch St.. P b il*.,P * f ; ts A Ila re Com |»lal n t. The rebuilding of Sau Francisco has "Is n ’ t It strange," asks the first man, been hampered greatly by the exorbitant "th a t so many men, after years o f ruth­ wage schedule. The rates exceed by • less commercial praetlees, piracies one dollar per day the maximum scale in New might almost say, a fte r they have York. climbed to the very pinnacle o f suc­ cess, should have softening o f the brain?" “ It would be stranger yet, infinitely stranger," replied the man with the corrugnted brow, " i f any o f them ever ! had softening of the heart.” — Puck. C For A Infanta S TO R IA and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought S o licit lid A. "Cyrus,** hnslily exclaimed Mrs. Jymes, “ you ought to be careful how you let Fido eat out o f your hand !” “ Why, there isn’t a bit of danger,” Rnid Mr. Jymes. “ He wouldn’t harm a fly.” “ O, I know there’s no danger to you,” impatiently rejoined his wife. “ 1 was thinking of Fido.” Boars the j Signatare Of C V iild n ’ t T a k e Ih e J o ti. An inland graduate came to New York to sock employment. Through ■ frien d he received an offer o f a plact ns shipping clerk to a certain Arm. In reply he wrote ns follo w s: “ I regret that I cannot accept your kind offer o f Envelopes were first used in 1839. Be­ a pow: .on shipping clerk, but ths fore that time one simply folded one’s letter together and fixed it with sealing fact is that 1 am alw ays sick when on the w ater.” — Success Magazine. wax. iiiíiíÍM Ü Ü iiiu iiÍH S T I F F , YES? W E T A N D D A M P CAUSE COLD IN T H E J O I N T S $T JACOBS OIL T A K E S OUT T H E PAIN A T O N C E .R E M O V E S T H E S T I F F - NESS. 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