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M y Hair is Straggly THIRD IN STRENGTH C la y a n d th e S a la r y G ra b . [ “ ‘Quinn,’ suld an old member one day. ‘ I heard you worrying about the mileage. Did you ever hear the story of Clay and the aitlary grab?' “ ‘ No,' I replied. “ ‘ When Cluy was Speaker,’ he con tinued, ‘along about 181(1, the crowd raised their salaries to $1,500 a year. There was a great howl all over the country, aud when Clay reached home In Kentucky, he found old one-armed John Pope, a Federalist, out after his scalp to beat the baud, aud all the Clay adherents ominously silent. Worried and anxious Clay sought out bis old barber, who had always been enthusi G e rm a n N av y L e agu e D is c o v e r s L a r g e A d ditio n to P r o g r a m — S o o n astic In hts advocacy aud who happened to be an Irishman. “ I trust I may H ave 21 B attle sh ips. count on your hearty support as usu al?” Clay asked. “ Faith. Mr. Clay,” said the Irish barber, “ I think I shall Berlin, Aug. 4.— The Japanese navy •*1 am fifty-seven years o»d, and until re vote at this time for the man who can cently my hair w»s very »tray. But in a few w ill take third place in 1911, according weeks Ayer’* Hair VlKor restored the natural get but one hand into the Treasury.” ’ ” color to my hair so now there Is not a Kray to the bulletin made by the German hair to be seen.” — J. W. H a nson , Boulder — Success Magazine. Navy League in its August report. Creek, Cal. L it e r a r y D is a g r e e m e n t . “ Notwithstanding the assertions o f by J. C. A yer Co., Low ell, H a Col. Soaker— Why have Hansen and Japan’ s bad financial position,” the A lso manufacturers o f article says, “ the so-called program o f his wife separated? sar sa pa rilla . PILLS. M ajor Mopper—On account o f the 1907 appears to provide for consider CHERRY PECTORAL. able more construction than has been difference In their literary tastes. Col. Soaker—They must both be un- reported. From a fully well informed quarter it is affirmed that Japan, be ; happy. L a c k o f C o -O p e r a t io n . I Major Mopper— Not at all. He was sides building the three battleships, “ I wish,” said the revivalist, "Brother In love with his typewriter, aud she A ki, “ A , ” and “ B ,” and the four ar mored criusers, Kurama, Ibuki and Grimshaw wasn't quite so strong on doc with a young poet. “ E” and “ F ,” has appropriated money trinal points. As fast as I bring people for four additional battleships, each into the church he tries to put them out It C u re , W hile Y ou W alk. ------- of it for heresy.” Allen’, Foot-Ease is a certain cure for hot. o f 12,800 tons, and for fiv e armored • weating, callus, and swollen, aching teet. Sold to all Druggists. Price 25c. Don’t accent any cruisers o f 18,500 tons. R ig h tr im a I n d ig n a t io n . substitute. Trial package FREE. Address Through these increases Japan will __ Correspondent— May 1 ask, Senator, Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. push forw ard in 1910-1911 to third how much your campaign cost you? place in the w orld’ s navies, Japan’ s in s ana tints. Eminent Statesman— As to that, young “ What's that noise?” asked the vis position w ithjgreat ships now b eing: man, I make it a rule to follow the scrip Ready, 14 battleships with a tonnage tural injunction, not to let my left hand itor in the apartment house. “ Probably some one In the dentist’s ' o f 191,400, and 12 large cruisers with know what my right hand doeth. Besides, sir, it’s none of your blankety blank busi apartments on the floor below getting a tonnage o f 113,000; building, three battleships with a tonnage o f 60,800, a tooth out.” ness ! “ But this seemed to come from the and four cruisers with a tonnage o f T h e B a ck et S h op per. 66,900, to which must be added those floor above.” At the “open board,” in golden grain, “ Ah, then it’s probably the Poplcys’ ( vessels embraced in the latestjinforma- He plunged with his little might and baby getting a tooth In.”— Philadelphia tion, namely, four battleships with a main— total o f 83,200 and and five cruisers Press. And now he is making frequent “ calls” with a tonnage o f 92,500.” At the shop with the sign of the golden M a k in g T r o u b le P a y . balls. “ What does you do when de wolf HEAT RECO RD SM A SH ED. howl at de do’ ?” C n re fo r S e a s ic k n e s s . “ Well, suh,” replied Brother Wll- A cure for seasickness, which a Ger T e m p e ra tu re in C h ic a g o R e g iste rs man doctor says he has discovered, ! Hams, “ I mos’ lngenrully sets a trap H ig h e st in E ig h t Y e a rs. consists In the sufferer lying on his fer de wolf an’ sells him ter a circus.” Chicago, Aug. 4.— August heat re | — Atlanta Constitution. back and having handkerchiefs soaked — cords for the past eight years were In hot water twisted very tightly P o e try n o d P rose, smashed at 10 a. m. today, when the around his forehead. I Bride (tenderly)— We have fully mercury reached the 94 degree mark, twenty minutes before the train comes, which it had not attained since August when we must bid oue another farewell 5, 1900. H aving reached this mark, — isn't that nice? the liquid metal rested for a time, be Bridegroom— Capital— we can go ing at the same mark at 2 p. m., but into the station restaurant and eat started up the tube later, determined something together.— Wiener Salon- j to break all records for the year— 96 wltzblatt. __________________ degrees, rpade July 23— the hottest day since July 21, 1901, when a mark o f R e c o lle c tio n s o f a D o sy L ife . j 103 degrees was set. In spite o f the "Your face is familiar,” said the pas high mark reached by the mercury, senger with the goggles. "Haven’t I ruD there was less suffering in the city against you somewhere before?” “ No, sir,” answered the passenger with than there was on some o f the days last the hunted look in his eyes. “ You’ve tried week when the temperatures were in That firm, crisp quality and a dozen times or more to run over me, but the 80s. Then, however, there was delicious flavor is what you get I have always been able to dodge in time,” great humidity. Today it was dry and when you in s is t on Libby’s a 15-mile wind was blowing from the Mixed Pickles at your dealers. State of Ohio, City of Toledo 1 southwest. This kept the number o f Lucas County, | ss' They are always the finest and Frank J, rbeney makes oath that he lssentoi deaths and prostrations down. artner of the firm ot F. J. Cheney A Co., doing Four deaths and 26 serious cases o f never disappoint. It’ s the same usinessinthcCity of Toledo, County and State with Libby’ s Sweet Gherkins and aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum prostration had been reported up to 10 of ONE Ht’ NDRED DOLLARS for each and o ’ clock. Tonight a cooling breeze Sweet Midgets. A sh for them. every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by came off the lake, which low ered the the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. temperature to 87 degrees. The police Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres- killed 24 unmuzzled dogs. ence, this 6th day of December A D 1886. , A. W. GLEASON. The cultivation of centuries N otary P u blic. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, and marks the olive groves of Spain L E A R N L A N G U A G E F IR S T . acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur as the world’ s best. faces of the system. Send fortesilmontals free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,O. F o r e ig n e r s Ig n o ra n t o f E n g lish A re Olives are imported Sold by all druggists, 75c. from the oldest and most famous Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. D en ied Final C itize n sh ip. of these groves. The result is a Denver, Colo., A u g.*4.— A sensation M a k i n g A l l o w a n c e s f o r H im . rare product, delightfully appetiz “ You used to know Tom, my nephew, was created in the Federal court today ing. Try one bottle and you'll when Judge Lewis, in throwing out didn't you?” buy more and never be without “ O, yes, I knew him well. Tom's a half a dozen naturalization cases, held them. good soul. I always liked him.” that a foreign -bom person must speak “ He's one of the successful operators In the English language before he can Wall street now.” secure citizenship. “ In spite of that I still think Tom’s “ I cannot allow final papers to be Pure, ripe fruit and pure sugar good soul.” —Chicago Tribune, giv en ,” said the court, “ where the in equal parts, cooked just right party seeking the same is unable to S id e L ig h t s o n H is t o r y . and timed to the second, in Scott was writing the "Lay of the Last speak the English language. He can Libby’s Great White Kitch not understand the laws o f this coun Minstrel.” is the secret of the extreme “ After which,” he muttered, with a try, its constitution or any o f the acts superiority of, Libby’ s Preserves. grim smile, “ with your kind permission, that go to prove his citizenship. He There’ s none as good at any price. ladies and gentlemen, the gifted vocalist, may have homesteaded upon land, but G rocers and delicatessen stores Herr Spuytentuyfel, will sing the pathetic he must read and w rite English before ballad, entitled ‘Mamma, Your Little he can secure his final papers and come carry all of Libby’s Food Pro Darling Is Too Full to Bat Any More !’ ” before the court with a native citizen ducts. T h e y a r e war For well he knew that there would be who can swear he has known the sub ranted the bestto both still later minstrels with other lays. je c t for a period o f five years.” you and the dealer Japanese Navy Will Be Greatly Increased by 1911. Do you like It? Then why be contented with it? Have to be? Oh, no! Just put on Ayer’s Hair Vigor and have long, thick hair; soft, even hair; beautiful hair, without a single gray line in it. Have a little pride. Keep young just as long as you can. MANY NEW SHIPS ARE BUILDING A u iters Food^l Products Libby’s Sweet Mixed Pickles E Libby’s Olives Libby’s Libby’s Preserves a en, Write for free bo o k let — 'H ow to M ake G ood Things to Eat." | Insist in Libb y's «1 y nnr feeler's. Libby, McNeill « Libby. CMcagt. P N U w N o . 3 2 -0 » H E N w r i t i n g t o a d v e rtfte e re p l e a s e m e n t io n t h l . p a p e r . T a ct; “ I have been told,” said the assertive woman, “that you are singularly lack ing in tact.” “ What Is your idea of tact?” asked Miss Cayenne. “ I don't know. What's yours?” “Tact, as a rule, is the ability to conceal one's surprise at foolish or Im pertinent remarks." During the last year Uanada drew up on the United States for 58,312 immi grants. Over 120,000 came from the mother country, and 84,000 from the con tinent of Europe. The K ind You Have Alw ays B ou ght has borne the signa ture o f Chas. H . Fletcher, and lias been made under his personal supervision for over 3 0 years. A llow no one to deceive yon in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and « J u s t - a s - g o o d ” are but Experiments, and endanger the health o f Children—Experience against Experim ent. What is CA STO RIA Castoria is a harmless substitute fo r Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. I t is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium , Morphine n or other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. I t destroys W orm s and allays Feverishness. I t cures Diarrhoea and W in d Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, eures Constipation and Flatulency. I t assimilntcs the Food, rrgulates the Stomach and ilow els, giving healthy and natural sleep. T h e Children’ s Panacea—The m other’ s Friend. The Kind You Hare Always Bought Bean the Signature of In Use For Over 3 0 Years. JEALOUSY. H E A D Y F O R F IG H T . 14 la a Sta n n a rd M a y N o t be A b le to S lip O u t o f L a n d is' D ecisio n . Chicago, Aug 3.—United States At torney Sims and Special Consul Kel logg and Wilkerson today drafted a petition to the United States circuit court for a rehearing of the Standard Oil case, in which the appellate court recently reversed Judge Landis. Judge Grosscup ami his associates will be asked to reverse themsefve on the ground that they erred in de claring that Judge Landis trred The petition will aver that the circuit court misinterpreted the testimony, misread Judge I.andis’ obiter dictum and did not understand the legal premises on which he based his im portant decision. The three points raised by the court will be met squarely. The first is that Judge Landis attempted to im pose a fine upon the New Jersey Standard Oil company for the of fenses of the Indiana corporation This is to be flatly denied and the record to be cited to confirm the claim that the court did not read the decision of the lower court as it applied to the evidence. The second point, that the whole offenses were in settlements and not in each shipment, and that ignorance of existing rates excused the accept ance of rebates, will be respectfully characterized as misapplication of tin- law and a ruling contrary to its known maxims. The third point, that the fine of $29.- 240,000 is excessive and confiscatory is to be met by the contention that the corporation is a chronic offender and gained many times the amount of the fine by alleged rebating methods. The financial statements of the com pany, showing net gains of more than $50,000,000 since the rebating be gait, the government regards as elo quent arguments. STARTED FRO M BRU SH F IR E . D e stru c tio n o f Fernie S a id to H ave C o s t N u m b e r o f L ive s. To the man who is really aud truly jealous, every little Incident is a source of hurt, unrest and anguish, writes Uialole Fra he. He Imagines that he is the victim ot q woman's deceit sim ply because she lives, because she breathes. He suspects every Indication going to show that her body and her soul are In independent action ; that she is a creature distinct from himself, lie suffers from the very fact that she lives and that she flourishes like some beautiful plaut, aud that no power of love can take and bold all the perfume that she exhales In that most emotional of moments which Is made up Of youth and life. At heart the jealous man re proaches a woman with nothing but the fact that she exists, and thut Is what he cannot bear In anything like peacefulness of mind. She exists, she Is lovely, she dreams— what a subject for butnuu anguish! He would have her all, all, and more, aye, aud better than Nature und all else meant bt should. Hut woman does not (losses* this power o f Imagination. What we call Jealousy In a woman Is far ofteuer rivalry. As for that exquisite torture o f the senses, the hateful apparitions that haunt the mind, the silly and yet pathetic raging of the soul, the physi cal anguish and upset, she does not know It, or only knows It In a limited degree. Iler feeling In this case Is less precise than that of man. Imagination Is not very highly developed In her, even In love or In matters appertain ing to the sensual 'domain. She lacks the plastic Imagination, the power of calling up figures and Ideas. All her Impressions are vaguely clouded nnd her energies are disposed for the strug gle. In her mood of jealousy she tights with an obstinacy, mixed with violence and cunning, o f which man Is incapable. The same spur that tears out a man's entrails only excites her to the test of battle. Dispossessed, she fights for her empire and her sense of '«w er. And so It Is that Jealousy, which In man Is a weakness, becomes In a wo man, a force that impels her to the boldest measures. Far from being n source o f weakness to her, it Is a run ning fountuln of audacity. Vancouver, B. C„ Aug. 3.—The city of Fernie was nearly all burned Sat urday night by fire which caught from a bush fire which had raged the afternoon among the timber on the opposite side of Elk river from the city. The sawmill plant of the Elk River Lumber company was the first to catch in the city of Fernie, and from there the fire spread to the main offices of the Crows Nest Coal company. Inside of an hour hun dreds of cottages of miners had been A ROYAL HAIR-CUTTINQ. burned and the main business sec tions of the city were swept away. Fernie has a population of about I1 o . t a L i t t l e K a a t e r n P r i n c e . « W o . 5000, and two-thirds of the people S h orn o f H er L o c k ., are homeless. One or two deaths oc In some eastern countries children’, curred during the fire. Special trains hair is not cut until they are 10 or 12 are being rushed from nearly all years o f age, at which time the girls towns to assist the homeless people The total loss is said to be about are considered marriageable. Up to $ 2,000 000 . H E A T K IL L S O F F B A B IE S . G re a t In cre a se in July D eath O v e r F o r m e r Y e a rs. Rate Chicago, Aug. 3.—Enormous in crease in the death rate among ba bies last week put city health officials on the anxious seat, and unless the weather turns cooler a still higher point is expected in the weeks to come. A total of 206 children under 1 year of age—an average of more than 20 a dav—died, according to tile statis tics of the department. In the 22 pre ceding days of the month the average rate was 18 babies. In comparison with this total of 206 is an average of 161 for the week ending August 3 of last year and 139 for the week ending August 4, 1906. An official explanation of the in crease will probably be made public tomorrow, but, generally speaking, lack of proper cate during the hot weather was given today as the cause. G r o w in g T o o M a n y H o p s. New York, Aug. 3.— Baron Louis von Horst of Coburg, Germany, who has large hop interests in California, was a passenger on the steamer St. Paul, which arrived here tonight. Speaking of the situation In the in dustry, he said that the trouble is overproduction and that as a result the small hop farmer has been in se vere straits during the past two years. The prohibition movement in the south and west and the licensing bill in England and Germany have cut down the demand, he says, with the S t a n d a r d 's Foe in E u ro p e . result that there ha§ been a falling Basle, Switzerland, Aug. 4^— R e in prices. Pettibone C a n n o t'L iv e . Denver. Col., Aug. 3.—An operation performed today at St. Joseph’s hos pital in this city, on George A. Petti bone, formerly a member of the cxecu tive hoard of the Western Federation of Miners, showed that he is suffer ing from cancer, and the physicians in attendance agreed that his life could not h<- saved. Pettibone be came sick while in prison in Idaho awaiting his trial for alleged complic ity in the murder of former Governor W h e a t E le v ato r Bu rne d . Frank Steunenberg, which resulted in Chicag,o Aug. 4.— Fire which was his acquittal. so hot that the firemen could not get within a block o f it, and which made it necessary to play streams o f water on buildings three and four squares away, this afternoon destroyed the Burlington elevators “ E ” and “ F ,” the Rock Island transfer warehouse o f that road and either burned or rendered useless 500 box cars. The loss on the grain in the tw o elevators is placed by Arm or & Co., who owned it, at $700,000. The total loss is placed at * 1 , 000 , 000 . S o ld P la n » o f D e fe n se s. 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Wr’ Q luring the teething period. the other day, unintentionally tramped into a well dressed stranger, pushing him to the curb. In the apology that followed Carlson discovered that the St. Helen’s Hall, Portland, Or. offended person wag his brother, An gust, o f Boise, Idaho, whom he had not Resident and Day School for Girls. Catalogue on Request. seen nor heard from In twenty-tw« •ears. F rance F a c e s G re a t Strik e . M ystery Science so far has failed to furnish any explanation of the mystery of seedless fruits. They are not the outcome of ths work of man. Man perpetuates them; ht does no more. 'Hie seedless orange was found in a state of seedlessnesa.—Vege tarian. S t ill. “ My wife is getting to be very tire some,’’ complained Groucher, “ she doesn’t seem to know her own mind from one minute to the n e x t” “ My wife,” said Kratehett, “ is the same way. She’s us uncertain the weather.” “ H uh! Mine’s as uncertain ns the weather forecasts." — Philadelphia Press. Paris, Aug 3.— A tremendous strike is brewing upon the French nation alized railroads, according to present indications Government acquisition of the Western railway, in addition to the many lines it ' already held, brought matters to a crisis. It added ’ T h a t D id I t . immensely to the strength of the Youngster— Well, I made sister government-employed railroad men On the ground that living expenses throw herself Into George's arms las* have increased they adopted resolu night 1 R o b b e r s ' S w a g F ifty T h o u sa n d . Chicago, Aug. 4.— Terrorizing the tions calling for revision of the scale Mother— Bless yon, my ch ild! But postmasters o f Northern Michigan for ten years and stealing more than $50, 000 from the government, George Roes and Frank Roach are under arrest to day. The bandits were captured by Postal Inspectors Frasier and Clark in a hut in the woods near Escanaba. When they were captured Ross and Roach had $10,000 worth o f stamps • id postal orders in their possession. O p in io n . “ We are »o fond of worry,“ says a Billville philosopher, “ that if we ever reach paradise we’ll worry about having to fly too high and sing too often. We once knew a man who spent hh lifetime trying to find out what he had to worry about.” —Atlanta Constitution. A Rare B argain Victoria. B. C., Aug. 3.—Charged with attempting to sell detailed plans of Sasebo’s defenses and 15 other Jap anese fortresses and naval bases to a “ certain foreign embassy,” by some oapers said to be the United States, S. Ishima, a lawyer of Hakodate, and a surveyor of the military general staff of Tokio were arrested by gen darmes at Tokio on July 7, according b a c k o r F a te . *o advices received by the steamship Councilman Victor Carlson, o f W ater C o n se rv a tiv e s W in in C u b a . Oanfo. which reached port today from trary, Conn., In a crowded strset th e « Havana, Aug. 4 .— Election returns Yokohama. throughout Cuba indicate a general victory for the conservatives, who have carried most o f the important cities. The liberals elected Azbert governor o f the province o f Havana, but the conservatives were victorious in the city o f Havana. The liberals showed their greatest strength in East ern Cuba. So far no reports have been received here o f serious trouble at the polls. T h e sk in is not sim p ly an outer coverin g o i the bod y, but through its thousands o f pores and glands it perform s ttie great and necessary w ork of regu latin g ou r temperatures, and also assists in d isp osin g o f the refuse and waste matters o f the system b y the con stant evaporation that goes on through these little tubes. T o perform these duties the tissues and fibres w hich con nect and surround the pores and glan ds must be con tin u a lly nour ished b y pure blood. W hen from any cause th e circulation becom es infected w ith im purities and hum ors, it loses its strengthening powers and begin s to disease and irritate the delicate tissues, and produces Eczema, A cne, Tetter, o r som e other itch in g, disfigu rin g skin trouble. S. S. S. cures sk in diseases o f every kin d b y g o in g dow n into the circulation and neutralizing and rem ov in g the im purities and hum ors. It changes th e quality o f the blood from an acrid, fiery fluid to a co o lin g , h ealth-producing stream, w hich, instead of irritating and inflam ing the skin, cures and nourishes it b y its sooth in g, healthful qualities. Salves, washes, lotions, etc., m ay be used for any tem porary com fort or cleanliness they afford, b u t skin diseases cannot be cured u ntil S. S. S. has purified the blood. Book on Skin Diseases and any med ical advice sent free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, GA. that time It Is curled on the top of the head and adorned with fresh flowers. When ,the great day for cutting comes, there Is u grand ceremony and much feasting. So P o lite . “ She hasn’t any cause to be snippy One who wns present at a royal halt cutting tells us that the favorite of the with me. The last time I saw her I’m harem wns robed In long, flowing gar sure I did the politest thing I could.’’ ments o f silk and lace, confined at the “ What did you do?” waist by a golden girdle. Her long “ We were on a car and when a man hair, coiled for the last time, wns offered me a seat I said to her: ‘ You fastened with diamond pins which take it. d e a r; you’re the older.’ ” — gleamed and glittered nmong fresh Kansas City Times. white flowers and green leaves like pearly drops of morning dew. There, In the presence o f the ladles, THE D A ISY FLY KILLZB her father nnd an officiating priest, destroys sll the surrounded by her maidens, some two flies and affords Douglas County Farm in the heart j com fort to every hundred In number, she knelt under a OI the famous Shoestring Valley. home—In dining room, sleeping canopy of flowers and leaves while Sixty acres—45 acres cleared; 15 I room and every place where flies acres fir timber; soil rich and mel prayers were chanted. are t roubleeome. low; no rocks; schoolhouse J mile; Clean, neat an4 Then, the beautiful tresses being i x-. will not soil ot on county road; running water; j 8 At injure anything. unbound, her royal father, dipping bis well; over 300 bearing fruit trees; ! l>y thorn once and yoa will never be without them. fingers In rose water, and drawing If not kep' by aoa.ort, sent prepaid for 20o. 5-room ; log house, bam and other ■A H O L D 80M EK8, 14# DaK alb A v s ., B rooklyn , V . Y . them carelessly over her head, clipped out-buildings; two miles o f fence; full assortment farm implements; off about an eighth o f an Inch of hair all house furnishings; all crops. and threw It Into a golden basin, de Must sell, Price for everything, positing at the same time, on a great $2,500. Address A R RA N G E TO STOP AT salver placed ready to receive them, presents o f jewels and gold. M R S. O. A. D EA R IN G The priest cut the next piece, net Room 419, Corbett Bldg., Portland, Ore PA RK A N D AL D E R STS. mother the next, and go on, each gucsl A N ew and Modern European Hotel, catering serving in turn, until the little lady particularly to State people. A refined place for was shorn. ladies visiting the city, cloee to the shopping center. Rates reasonable. Free Bus. All gave costly gifts, Intended foi The problem o f keeping sweet all the utensils j her marriage dower— princes, ministers N. K.. CLARKE, (late of Portland Hotol) K |r. o f state and dignitaries o f all sorts, used in connection with milk and cream selling ! and butter m aking has been a serious one with ' who waited In the outer courts, sending the farmer. In theirs by the attendants. The day He has come to realize that the slightest taint | ended In feasting and a display of or hint o f staleness left in a can, tin or churn may | The well known reliable ruin a whole output; that the taint that is left is j fireworks. , ports received here today from repre sentatives o f the International Oil syndicate, which proposes to buck the Standard Oil company all over Eurofe, state ti at the outlook is bright and that the product o f the new concern will find a ready market as soon as an effort is made to push the trade. The syndicate managers are rapidly com pleting arrangements for an alliance with the great Russian oil firms. These firms, it is understood, have ex pressed a readiness to sell out. DRIVES OUT >. BLOOD HUMORS M n u 'a W e a k n e s s a n d a W o r n - a u 'a S l r e a i l h l a A c t i o n . PORTLAND. O S M IO » BEHNKE-WALKER STUDENTS SUCCEED. WHY? They are Trained for buainas* in a buainsna-Hks way. W hy not enrol] in a reputable school that places all o f its graduates? L M. W A L K E R . Free. S E N D FOR CATALOG UE O. A BOSSERM AN, I