Peculiar toaltself Th# Man st the Door— My little girl, ma’aiu, picked up a abo|>|)lu' bug which In selection, proportion and combination she says she seen an old lady drop— of Ingredients, an' I thought maybe It was yours, In the process by which their remedial tia'am. values are extracted and preserved. The Lady In the Hal! (haughtily) — In effectiveness, usefulness and economy, There are uo old ladles here It Isn't Curing the widest range of diseases. mine. . Doing the most good for the money. And ye* it was hers. Just the tame — Having the most medicinal merit. Cleveland Plain Dealer. And the greatest record of cures,— S trictly H ood’s Sarsaparilla In usual liquid form or In chocolated tablets known as S a r s a t a b s , 100doses $1. U r o b u b ly Lapsed. “ Mr. Ila.ikinson,” said the mother of the young woman to tha youth whom she suspected of an ambition to become a member of the family, “ have you ever been baptized/“ “ Once, I think,” he answered, hesitat- Injr’y. the Prem ier’s Majority Sate, Though Slightly Reduced. lilt P la h y , T ills . Porpoise— W hat is the whale blowing about? Dogfish— Oh. he got so many notices for his fent In swallowing Jonah he’s been blowing ever since.— Boston Tran script. By the addition o f “ 20-Mule-Team'' Borax to the water in which carriages, bicycles, automo biles and other vehL.es are washed, the dirt and grease will be quickly removed without destruc tion o f the varnish: in fact, the varnish will be benefited by the process ordinarily. The cow’s udder is kept in a clean, healthy and smooth condition by washing it with "20-Mule- Team” Borax and water. This prevents rough ness and soreness or cracked teats which make milking time a dread to the cow and a worry to the milker. The milk pail is kept free from stateness, slimi ness and stickiness i f it is washed with "20-Mule- Team” Borax and water—one tablespoonful to a quart o f water. Packed Vi*. 1, and 5 lb packages. K A S P A R IL L A This sterling household remedy is most Successfully prescribed for a “ world of troubles.’ ’ For derangements o f the di gestive organs it is a natural corrective, operating directly upon the liver and ali mentary canal, gently but persistently stimulating a healthful activity. Its beneficial influence extends, however, to every portion of the system, aiding in the irocesses of digestion and assimilation of ood, promoting a wholesome, natural appetite, correcting sour stomach, bad breath, irregularities o f the bowels, con stipation and the long list of troubles directly traceable to those unwholesome conditions. Kasparilla dispels drowsi ness, headache, backache and despond ency due to inactivity of the liver, kidneys and digestive tract. I t is a strengthening tonic of the highest value. I f it fails to satisfy we authorize all dealers to refund the purchase Pn price. I I D eclaration . Î TOWER’S FISH BRAND O IL E D Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Boothtsf Byrup the best remedy to use fot their ch. ldr n luring the teething period. GARMENTS H O N . R. S. T H A R I N . Hon. R. S. Tharin, attorney at law The fifth wedding anniversary is the “ wooden” wedding : the tenth, “ tin ;“ fif and counsel fo r Anti-Trust League, teenth. “ crystal;” twenty-fifth, “ silver;“ writes from Pennsylvania Ave. N . W ., thirtieth, “ pearl;“ fiftieth, "golden;“ Washington, D. C., as follow s; “ H avin g used Peruna for Catarrhal seventy-fifth, “ diamond.” disorders, I am able to te s tify to its O r ig i n o f Ih o Coolness. great remedial excellence and do not Esmeralda— I don't care much for auto hesitate to g iv e it my emphatic en mobile riding dorsement and earnest recommendation Gwendolen— I suppose not; the chauf to all persons affected by that disorder. feur can’t manage the machine with sal I t is also a tonic o f great usefulness." hand. Mr. T. Barnecott, W est Aylm er, On tario, Can., w rites: “ Last w in ter I P rospective Business. was ill w ith pneumonia after hav.ng la ‘‘I'll take your damage case," said grippe. I took Peruna fo r two months, the lawyer, helping to bis feet the man when I became quite w ell. I also in- just hit by an automobile. I duced a young lady, who was all run "Thank you,” replied the victim. down and confined to the house, to take “ I ’m not much hurt, but I recognized Peruna, and a fte r takin g Peruna for that measly chauffeur. He may have three months she is able to follo w her a caae for you later.” — Philadelphia trade o f tailoring. I can recommend Ledger. Peruna fo r all such who are ill and re quire a tonic.” E x p la in * « ] at Laat. “ The late Dr. Morgan Dlx,” said a eleryman of New York, "had a droll way of lightening grave subject! with little humorous asides. Once I beard him addressing a graduating class at a medical school. He began in this way : “ ‘Physiologists tell us. gentlemen, that the older a man grows the smaller bis brain becomes. This explains why the old man knows nothing and the young one everything.' ” Pe-ru-na Tablets. Some people prefer to take tablets, rather than to take medicine in a fluid form . Such people can obtain Peruna tablets, which represent the solid medicinal ingredients o f Peruna. Each tablet is equivalent to one average dose o f Peruna. v ig n r e it e S iu u k ln g on tk « In u re aa e. Consumption o f cigarettes Increase,] largely In the United States during the last fiscal year ended June 30, 1908. p i T C St. V it o «' IlAnre »a d nrvoa« n w e a if* per«*- I I I 3 nently cared by l)r . i -Ine's G reat N e rv e R e according to the preliminary annual storer. Send fo r FREE $2 00 tria l b ottle and treatise. statement of Internal revenue receipt!. D r. R. H. K lin e . L d ., 931 A rc h S t „ P h ila d elp h ia . Pa. Tobacco revenues generally fell off, the «Kol D i * a p p o l u ( r d . public smoking fewer cigars than the Goodman Gonrong— I ’ve had the offer preceding year, taking less snuff and of a job an' I ’ve a great mind to go to chewing less. But more cigarettes of H o yt C h e m ic a l C o . Portland, Oregon work. Haymold Storey— I alwuz knowed ther' all kinds were used. Less spirits were used than in 1907. wus a yeller streak in you. the heaviest falling off being In the T h e Fainoan Four. spirits distilled from grain, the reve Each of the following named gentle nue ou which declined over $15,000.1)00 men, upon being out late With the boys This would Indicate large decline !n has concocted a famous excuse, and. whisky consumption. The beer busi what is more wonderful, got away with ness, however, continued to grow In it. They are: Jonah. Ulysses, Rip Van spite of the depression. Winkle, Robinson Crusoe.— Judge. The total decrease in Internal reve nue, as compared with the preceding F a ir y T a le . O b the third finger of her left hand the fiscal year, was $17,998.072. sweet young thing wore a magnificent soli In 1 0 3 0 . taire. “ Prisoner,” said the magistrate se “ So you’re going to marry a prince, verely, "you are charged with being a are you?” enid the necessary questioner. millionaire. How did you happen to “ A prince? I don’t understand.“ fall?” “ The son of a coal king.“ “ Your honor," responded the trem “ O, yes,“ smiled the sweet young thing. bling man at the bar, “ in a moment of “ I ’ m to be his Cinder Ella.“ weakness I made a book on the races." la yonr mouth s im ila r In any way to th e above? I f T o B re a f *n N e w Shoes. ao. no need to wear a wobbly, unusable p artial plate “ You’re not Incurable," rejolued the Always shake in A llen ’s Foot-Ease, a powder, o r ill-iittin ti, ord in ary bridge work. T h e Dr. Wiae ft cures hot, sweating, aching, sw ollen feet, magistrate, who at heart was not un system o f 'ures corns, ingrow ing nails and bunions. At kind. “ Go and reform by playing the “ TEETH W IT H O U T P L A T E S “ ill druggists and shoe steres, 25c. Dont accept Dismissed." T h e result o f 21 year*' experience, th e new way o f iny substitute. Sample mailed FREE. Addrebi book of some other fellow. rep lacin g teeth in th e m o u th -te e th in fact, teeth in Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. — Philadelphia I,edEer. appearance, teeth to chew your foot! upon, as you did ui«on your natural one*. Our fore«* is no organ ised we can do your e n tire crown, bridpe o r plate work in a day if neceaaary. P o sitively painless e x tracting- Only high-class. scien tific work. W I S E D E N T A L C O .f IN C . Dr. VV. A. W ise. M anager.. 21 years in Portland. Second F lo o r, F a ilin g Building, T h ird and W ash ington Streets. Office hours, 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sun Painless Extracting, 60c; plates, 16 up. Phones A and M ain 2029. days, 9 to 1 P. M. C o n c e r n in g M r*. J f p e « . . F am e . Mrs. Good sole— What satisfaction does Mrs. Jypes derive from her new automo bile? I never see her riding in it. Miss Capsicum— She isn't deriving any satisfaction from It now. The Snoodles have bought a finer one. Proud Father— My daughter, I suppose, is getting along famously with her dra matic studies. Principal (o f the school of dramatic a r t)— Er— yes; indeed she is. On ar amateurs' night at one of the theaters re cently the audience fairly went wild with enthusiasm w-hen she starred in a little comedy called "Getting ths Hook.” — Chi cago Tribune. E in n g h The Kind You Hare Always Bought Bears the Signature of r In Use For Over 3 0 Years. m esw Tsw * W s u e »*» svw sct . s i « MAPLEINE errs. A Flavoring. It maio syrup better than Maple. ^ J* T hen». her mirror. "T h is ," she eaid. "ia the penalty Im posed by nature for the absurd effort of my ancestresses, ages ago, to abolish What is CASTOR IA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, I’are- uoric. Drops and Soothing: Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and W ind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s r rieud. to W o k e "It's wonderful." said Dubley, “ bow w ideaw ake the Japanese hsve beccm# in recent years." "Oh. It's not so wonderful." replied the observant man, "when you consider that they have an earthquake every night or so In their country.” —Phila delphia Press. A p p a llin g Roaalf. Badly the mermaid regarded bereetf hi The Kind You Have Always nought has borne the signa ture of Chas. II. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision for over HO years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-pood ” are but Experiments, and endanger the health o f Children—Experience against Experiment. Rheum atism is caused b y an excess o f uric acid in th e blood, w h ich is carried th rou gh th e circulation to a ll p ortion s o f th e system . E v e r y m uscle, nerve, bone and jo in t absorbs the acrid, p ain -p rod u cin g poison, ¡.«u s in g achfes, in flam m ation , stiffness and other w e ll k n ow n sym p tom s o f the disease. Perm anent relie f from the pains and discom fort o f R heum atism cannot be expected from th e use o f linim ents, plasters, and oth er exte rn a l treatm ent w hich does not roach the blood, where the cause is located. Such measurea g iv e tem porary relief, but in order t > cure Rheum atism th e uric acid and inflam m atory poison m ust be exp e lle d from the blood. S. S. S. cures Rheum atism because it is a perfect blood purifier. I t g oes d ow n in to th e C onservatives Lose Out in Ontario, circulation, neutralizes the uric acid and drives it from the blood. S. S. S. exp els the irrita tin g , inflam m atory m atter w hich is causing th e pain, s w e ll W here They Expected Th eir in g ar.d other discom fort, enriches the weak, sour blood, and p erm anen tly Heaviest Gains. cures Rheum atism . In all form s o f Rheum atism , w hether acute or chronic, S. S. S. w ill be found a safe, vegeta b le rem edy, possessing the properties needed to cure, and at the same tim e a m edicine that builds up the entire Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 2 7 .— Elections system by its fine tonic effects. Book on R heum atism and an y medical ad vice fo r the Federal house o f commons were free to all who w rite. THE S W IF T SPECIFIC CO., A T L A N T A , GA. held yesterday throughout Canada. O f the 221 constituencies in the dominion F r a n u t * Im p o rted . only two— Rouville, Ont., and South So many peanuts are eaten In this ! York, Ont. returned members by ac clamation. In all the others, w ith the country that the native supply Is not | WATERPROOF exception o f five, which w ill hold their sufficient for the demand and about $3,000 worlb o f the African nuts were elections later, there w ere contests. The returns show that S ir W ilfr id Imported from Marseilles in 1906 and Laurier, the present pprem ier, who in over $73,000 worth In 1907. The west are cut on larg» the last house had a m ajority o f 66, coast o f Africa produces quantities of patterns, designed w ill be returned to the house fo r anoth peanuts. to give the wearer er five years, w ith a m ajority o f be the utmost comfort S o c ie t y H o r r o r . tween 55 and 60. “ Gayman. 1 saw you in the conserva UGI1T DURABLE-CLEAN French Canadian Quebec remained tory the other afternoon embracing an f UARANTtED^AJtRl>WOt loyal to the prem ier, electin g a mem elderly spinster." bership almost solidly Lib eral. S U IT S * 3 2 2 “ I don’t deny it, Goodsole. I was try Ontario, where the Conservat v 'S e x SLIC K E R S *322 ing to conserve our natural resources.” pected to make th eir h eaviest gains, t i urtr n r CMmtH f _ "Wh-what?” wnmxtutsmt did not come up to the opposition’s ex "Reclaiming an arid waist." j / 6# or mi run pectations. The returns indicate an almost evenly divided membership, compared w ith 39 Liberals and 47 Conservatives in the last house. N ova Scotia, which at the last gen eral elections in 1904 returned a solid Liberal phalanx, g ives the Conserva Ths well known rnllabl« tiv e party several seats. „ . . R. L. Borden, leader o f the Conserv ( lay be permanently overcome by proper atives, was elected by a substantial personal efforts with the assistance Root and Kerb majority in H alifax, which supported of the one truly beneficial laxative him four years ago. A ll the minis ters have been re-elected w ith the ex remedy, Syrup’of figs and OuirofAennty ception o f W illiam Templeton, o f V ic woicn enables one to form regular IT»* mini« s life study o f roofs ami herl'K and in thai toria, B. C., minister o f inland reve habits daily so that assistance to na Miutly diwoovereii mid Is aiw iiiM to (h e world hut wondsr* nue, who lost by five votes. ture may be gradually dispensed with 1'uT ren’ etlies. CONTESTS TO BE ORDER OF DAY “ Has your order been taken?” asked one of the waiters. “ Yes.” said Mr. Welbroke, “ fifteen min C a u s e a n d E ffect. utes ago. I f it isn’t too late, though. I ’d The Doctor— That is a point in thera like to change it." peutics I shall have to look up. I find I “T o change your order, sir?“ am growing rusty. “ Yes; if you don’t mind I ’ll change It ’ln e Professor— Rusty? Then there is to an entreaty.“ too much iron in your blood. A hips!” From which w t learn how dangerous it is to meddle with the orderly processes of evolution. __________ Habitual CHINESE DOCTOR A R R E S T 14 N IG H T RID ERS. Sixty-One N ow Held in Connection With Reel F oot O utrage. Camp Reno, Reel Foot Lake, Tenn., Oct. 27. — Fourteen prisoners were brought into camp today in connection w ith recent night rider outrages in this section. This makes a total o f 61 now in custody here. Three mounted scouting parties went out and two o f them returned. The third w ill not be back before tomorrow night. The detachment headed by M ajor R. E. Martin is prepared to g o’ to Obion to night to search fo r the mysterious masked men who w ere reported to have been seen near tnat town. A fte r communicating w ith several people Colonel Tattom decided that the story was without foundation and recalled the orders. Both Union C ity and Samburg, where the soldiers are camped, w ere the cen ters o f interest today in the night rider troubles. A special term o f the County court convened at Union C ity today and all o f the evidence irf the Reel Foot lake case was laid befor jury- when nit longer needed as the best of remedies, when required, are to assist nature and not to supplant the natur al functions, which must depend ulti mately upon proper nourishment, proper efforts, and right bung generally. ' To get its beneficial effects, alwriys buy the genuine S y n m i f i g s ^ E l i v H S e im a 'j. munularturvcL bv the C a l if o r n ia N o M ercu ry, Poison s o r D ru gs Used H* Curd W ithout O p era tio n , or W ithout the Aid o f a K n ifg Ho guarantee« to Cure I'atnirh, Aathni^ Lung» 1’hroM . lilfu tn u t Ism, Nervotiffnewn. N en ou s I>el>tiUfv I.iver, Kidney l roul.l.•« nl-o Lost Manhood, euiule Wottkmuw I A ll l ’rlvule i)i«eii»ea i roninrh. hik A SUR E CANCER CURE Just Received from Peking, China-Safe, Sort and R elia b le . I F YOU A R K A FLIC TE D . DON’ T DELAY. DELAYS ARK D a N g KROUS. C O N S U L T A T IO N F i g S y r u p C o . only one size wily, regular price 50( P R B B t i you cannot oall. write fo r «yni|»ton blank and olvow Inr. Iuclone 4 ren t* In stamiw, T H K C. (IK K WO OHINKHIC ilF D T t^ N E CK>. 1621-2 First 8t., ('o r Morrhnn. Portland, O n flia . Ploaao .Mention This Paper. N o . 44-OS P N U SOLQ B Y A LL L E A D IN C DRU CG 1STS Buttle. w [ H E N w r it in g to n d T s r lls s r « p ls s a e m e n i io n t i l l s p a p e r . (JR E S C E N T Egg-Phosphate â B A K IN C POWDER W T jT r n j LÇÂ.I A FULL POUND 25c. ^ „V o r^ r rowDUtmu. _ . , _______________ W A IT IN S P E C T O R ’ S R E P O R T . « 0 N 0 R B sL T ] Decision on Star o f Bengal W reck May Have Serious Results. San Francisco, Oct. 27.— The inspec tors o f hulls and boilers, who have been investigating the wreck o f the ship Star o f Bengal, which went ashore on the Alaskan coast some weeks ago, 111 lives being lost, finished taking testimony yesterday and took the case under advisement. Captain W agner, o f the Bengal, has filed charges o f cowardice against the tug captains for their action in cutting his ship loose and it is expected that the decision o f the inspectors w ill bear w eight in the proceedings resulting from these charges. It is stated here that the United States D istrict attor ney o f Alaska w ill bring Captain W a g ner’s charges against the captains o f | the Kayak and H attie Gage before the Federal grand jury. Calls Will Forgery. N ew Y ork, Oct. 27.— D eclaring the signature in a w ill disposing o f about $1,000,000 a forgery, the w ill being that o f Ambrose Burbank, who died in 1904, Dr. A lfred H. Ham ilton, o f Au burn, N. Y ., a handwriting expert, j created a sensation in the suit against | Caleb H. Burbank, a nephew o f the | testator, during the trial in the United States Circuit court here today. The j nephew is executor o f thq estate and was named residuary legatee, in addi tion to receiving a direct bequest o f $600,000. SHOES FOR MEN M These splendid m en's shoes represent the best ’ there is in shoe leather. E very piece o f material is o f the ^choicest tannage. T h e workm anship Is perfect; the styles are up-to-date. W h en it comes to service, there is nothing that equals them In lasting qualities. “HONORBILT” SHOES are everything the name implies. T h e y are “ built on h o n o r." I N o matter where you look, or w hat y o u pay, you wilt never j find anything that w ill outclass them in w ear, style or comfort. If your dealer w ill not supply you, w rite to us. L oo k for the M q yu r T ra d e M a rk o n the sole. F R E E —Swnd us the name of a dealer w h o does n o t handle Mayer Honorhilt Shoe», and w e w ill send free poatpakLa beautiful picture oi G eorge W ashing- k ton. size 15 xJl. „ W e also make Leading Led/ Shoes. Martha W ashlngtor. Comfort Shoes, Yerma Cushion Shoes and Special M e r it School Shoes. F. Mayer Boot Ci Shoe Co. M ILW AUKEE. Purest of the Pure. W IS C O N S IN KC for Quality T h e best in the land is not alw ays the most costly. I 'p to D ato . re is w H C. Gee Wo , fii T o Unveil Harrison Monument. They wore looking up at tbo latest Indianapolis, Oct. 27.— A parade and skyscrapper. "B ut what ar# thoso things sticking out from tho sides?" other interesting features w ill attend | the unveiling today o f the handsome asked the up state friend. "Thoso? Oh, tbooe are (he mile monument erected to the memory o f poets!" answered the Now Yorker.— former President Benjamin Harrison. Vice President Fairbanks w ill preside Judge. ___________ and the speakers w ill include John L . Griffiths, Am erican consul to L iv e r- I pool, and Genera! John W . N oble, ot St. Louis, who was secretary o f the interior during the adm inistration o f an unsurpassed I President Harrison. REM EDY I FW« C «* I« «0 *r,.ufT«™ Think C astro Is Bluffing. sv-tr tot - i' • roM». V» «*-m* S.« -• » «I-* * Willemstad, Oct. 27.— According to Ion# «H-rti It « " * letters received here, the people o f 0 * trml th« tr -iti- • r--> »t k-*lthr Masti«« I Venezuela are confident o f a prompt ran tS«ir rtvilAao PW« • G s * settlement o f the dispute between that VÀI P«!«ct -or.klcnc« i* l* r.'l-- new-n «ad fi-cdo» to «*« country and Holland. T h e ft-fueal o f F « i m t - c K . l l « caotorr. President Castro to revoke the decree A l «U d r » s i i « t * '. 25 e t * I o f May 14 is regarded aa a bluff to • distract attention from the doings o f 1 the revolutionists. Sold by grocer#. A CURE FOR »•RHEUMATISM > >'v •: .-•••• • B u a in r««, Inquiring Friend— You’ve given op booze? How did you ever summon up enough fortitude and self-denial to do that? Iiudger— I paid a high priced doctor $25 to te!l me what was the matter with me, and that was his sole prescription By George. I couldn't afford to waste all that money ! A ia en d lo g PERUNA A TONIC O F I 111DI IT D IC Cl CPTCIl GREAT USEFULNESS. LAU III tit Id t L t l l t U C BAKING POWDER 23 Ounces for 23 Cents vOUNCCjj Is the result of modem ideas. Costs less. Does better work. You must try It to see. Get a can on triaL The baking will be vastly better, lighter and tastier or we pay for the can. Jaquts M%. Oat Chicago.