O p p o rtu n itie s of the H o rs e B re e d e r In the N o rth w e st. Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Gar­ den, Orchard and Poultry Supplies, Fertilizers, Etc. U A reliable Western Catalog for Western Buyers. Our “ H ighest Q uality” Stocks, direct to buy­ ers only, no agents. You save | tim e and money by buying o f us. New Catalog No. 64 FREE Là 169-171 Second St., Portland, Or ►ORTLAND Y. M. C. A. till fit any am bitious young- Man or Worn* 1 for high-class position in okkeeping, Stenography, Salesmanship (T o men this includes valuable athletic, puatic and membership grivileges, al- loup h tuition 008t is less than elsew here. (V alu able courses can r.lso be had in Vam m ar grade and College Preparatory kbjects. WRITE FOR CATALOG. ïamobile Oils and Greases and FEDERAL TIRES AND TUBES F ree Tire Service. " T H E H O U S E OF S E R V IC E ." lOTOR CAR S U P P L Y CO., In c . > o a d w a y N o. P o r t l a n d , Ore. Double Tread Functors Proof Tires Made from your old ones. L a st long as Brand New TIRES W rite us. OREGON VULCANIZING CO.. 650 W ashington S t., Portland, Ore. EKS’ BREAK-UP-A-COLD TABLETS F o r S a fe t y ’s Sa ke. bsiness w as very brisk, so th e firm hinted P a tric k forem an, a posi- | of w hich he w as very proud. w as alw ays fu ssin g around, or- ag th is and a lte rin g th a t. One lin g h is m en stopped w ork be- th ey h ea rd th e w ell know n voice heir new forem an sh o u tin g loudly. |w n below on th e ground stood yelling lu stily an d w aving his wildly. ^i say, you, up th e r e ! ” he shouted. know th a t la d d er a t th e end of ¡scaffolding? W ell, d on’t any av |th r y to com e down, b ecau se I’ve It aw ay.”— P h ilad e lp h ia Record. hr an y sore—H an fo rd 's A Balsam . P a c ifist. Lre you in fav o r of p re p a re d n e ss? ” po,” replied B roncho Bob. “I i t ’s all w rong for people to c a rry hut you a re c a rry in g one rig h t lure. If I did n ’t so m eth in g m ight }en to m e th a t ’ud keep m e from tin ' m y m oral in fluence in th e of peace.” — W ashington S ta r. IN T E D —Evc.-y person who uses a Lan- [to w rite us for descriptive pam phlet o f i SAFETY LANTERN, th e L ight of all , for all purposes, wind, rain and w eath er Routledge Seed & Flora! Co., 169 2 d St. Portlaod. P a r t ic u la r s W a n te d . th a t's th a t n o ise ?” a sk ed W illie le ow ls began to hoot, fs a how l," said his E n g lish nurse. ¡>oh!” cried Avillie, "I know th a t; ►hat is it th a t’s how lin g ?”—H ar- Bazaar. gfdls u se H a n fo rd ’s Balsam . Its C o n t r a r y R e su lts, here is one odd th in g ab o u t a 11- ►oice.” hrat is th a t? ” 1 brings in solid r e tu rn s .”— Balti- A m erican. poison Ivy use H an fo rd 's Bab Adv. fid T h y N e ig h b o r A s T h y s e lf.” I lie —l i t , m ay I have T om m y bn over to our house to play Sat- V th e r —No, you m ake a lto g e th e r tu c h noise. You’d b e tte r go ov er house and play.— Boston Tran- JLD YO UR SKIN STAN D THIS TEST? 1 ¡ c Z 1 [T h e b rig h t lig h ts of an even- hg g ath erin g show up m ercl- ssly th e defects of a poor com- lexion. B ut the re g u la r use of fesinol Soap m akes it as easy have a n a tu ra lly b eautiful kin as to cover up a poor one ith cosm etics. It le ssen s th e hndency to pim ples, red n e ss ad roughness, and In a very lo rt tim e th e com plexion usual- becom es clear, fre sh and vel- ►ty. In sev ere o r stu b b o rn cases, eslnol Soap should be aided by little R esinol O in tm e n t All aggists sell them . B E N w r iti n g t a a d ì I M ea t k t s p a p e r. N o . 0. 1916 D w e l l e r s in t h e d e s e r t HAVE com e on h o rseb ack over reed-covered sw am ps and b u rn in g d e se rt to an en ig m atical looking building which has th e sh a p e le ss­ n ess and silence of a ruin, w rites a tra v e le r in th e S ah ara d esert. T h e cream -colored w alls are lined, patch ed , broken, gigantic. It is a re c ta n g u la r fo rtre ss. T h ere is but th e en tra n ce , and th a t is a sm all one an d h eavily barred. A bell rope h an g s dow n th e w all by th e door. Jin g le, ja n g le! I rin g th e bell. T h ere is a long silen ce and I ring again. T h en a d isheveled, barefooted m onk laboriously undoes th e little door in th e wall, I p re se n t th e le tte r w hich I bear from th e p a tria rc h , and I am adm itted. T he m onks a re p leased; all sh a k e hands. I sit on one divan an d five of them on an o th er. A novice w ash es my hand s, an o th e r b rin g s m e a g lass of brow n liquid—w ate r full of m ed lar lib er in suspension. W hen I finish th is he b rin g s a glass of pink su g a r w ater, th e n cofTee all ro u n d —th im b le­ fuls of sw eet coffee. T h e abbot, a fine looking fellow w ith re g u la r fea­ tu re s, broad face, black m u stach e and beard, an d w ith an open sp ace show ­ ing th e fre sh n e ss of th e low er lip, is ta lk a tiv e . H e h a s a tow el w rapped round h is brow s for tu rb an , an d fin­ g ers black b ead s as he ta lk s. N ext to him is a co m fo rtab le looking m onk in a blue sm ock an d a w h ite k n itte d skull cap on his head. N ext to him , an old fellow w ith w izened b are legs and feet, old yellow ra g s on h is g riz­ zled head, a ragged black casso ck o ver his gray u n d erclo th es. "W h at do you do all d ay ?” I asked. "P ra y , read, sing,” th e y answ ered. “W h at do you th in k of th e w ar?" “T he w ar does n o t touch us. If th e y com e and kill us w e do n ot m ind, but w e pray each day th a t God will bring It soon to a close.” “If th e A rab s com e, w h at w ill you do?” “If th e y shoot a t us we will throw bread to th em ; th a t will be our rep ly .” T hey Are C h ristian F anatics. T h ere w ere only six teen m onks, and including h e rm its th e re would n ot be m ore th a n 150 of th e se holy m en in th e d e se rt alto g eth er. T h ere rem ain b u t four m o n asteries, w h ereas in th e fo u rth ce n tu ry th e re w ere sev eral hun dred. Seven th o u san d holy bach elo rs and virg in s learn ed of A m m on an d his virg in brid e alone. H ere lived m any of th e m ost eccen tric of th e h erm its and w orld d en iers of th e ea rly church, th e m en who w ithout know ing it gave C h ristia n ity trem en d o u s a d v e rtise ­ m en t. T h e m en w ho p ray ed to God, k n eelin g for y ea rs on th e to p s of high colum ns, th e m en an d w om en who h ad th e m se lv es bound to cro sse s o r lad en w ith irons, th e sa in ts w ho tam ed th e b easts of th e fo re st, all gave to C h ristian ity public in te re s t and in te re stin g lore. It becam e even fash io n a b le to r e tire to N itria and deny th e world. M o n asteries sp ran g up o ver th e cav es and cells of th e sa in ts, an d gold an d jew els poured In­ to th e m o n asteries. A rt w as bes­ tow ed on th e building of new ch u rch es, and ce le b ra ted a r tis ts p ain ted th e fres­ coes on th e w alls. N ot an inch of th e se little d e se rt tem p les w as left un­ covered by B yzantine fresco. B ut th e S aracen cam e an d m urd ered th e cu ltu red clergy, and to re aw ay th e jew els, as w as tit, and rolled down m any a w all, w recked m any an altar. T he holy b ro th erh o o d was an n ih ilated and th e re w as a six ty -y ears' gap in history. T hen a w ilder ty p e of Chris­ tia n took possession, co n v erted A rabs, for th e m oat p art, and th ey knew little Coptic, an d so b ro u g h t A rabic gospels and liturg ies. T hey rep a ire d th e d am ­ a n and p ut up A ra h 'c in scrip tio n s. I A bout th e p ro fessio n al h o rse b re e d ­ e r I sh all h av e little to say. H e is a b u n d a n tly ab le to ta k e c a re of h im ­ self an d , if h e is as fo re sig h ted a s he should be h e w ill p ro fit by th e Im­ pending co n d itio n s w hich w ill soon P oor B lo o d _ m ake h o rse b ree d in g one of th e m ost p ro fitab le p h ases of an im al h u sb a n d ry Is the indirect cause of much in th is country. winter sickness—it allows chills H enry Ford an d th e E u ro p ean w ar invites colds and sickness. conditions h av e co m p letely ch an g ed th e asp ec t of th e h o rse b u sin ess in N ourishment alone make* blood— th is co u n try —th e firs t by p u ttin g th e not drugs or liquor«—and the nourish­ poor horse o u t of b u sin e ss an d th e ing food in S co tt ’* Emulsion charge* second by p rac tica lly clean in g th e lumrner blood w ith winter richne** ! co u n try of th e lig h ter an d less useful and increases th e rod corpuscle*. i farm horse« and both in cau sin g con- Its C W Liver O il w arm s I d itio n s w hich m ake for th e ad v a n ta g e th e body, fo rtifie s th e lungs, of th e d rafter. a n d a l l e v i a t e s rh e u m a tic M ore th a n any o th e r co u n try th e ten d en cies. U n ited S ta te s is a u ser of a g ric u ltu ra l YOLTt D R U G G IS T H A S rT. m ach in ery and, as our m achines h av e 14-iS S H U N S U B S T IT U T E S , becom e h ea v ie r and m ore com plicated » c o n k HUVkNf, ÚI we h av e suffered from lack of f a r m * pow er. M otors will n ot supply th is lack as th ey a re y et too expensive b oth in co st an d operation and th ey do n o t su p p ly th e m obility of power a f ­ fo rd ed by th e horse an d needed by th e farm er. T h e rea so n fo r th is lack of pow er 1 is n o t fa r to seek. It has been th e long co n tin u ed and alm o st universal A p rac tice for farm ers to breed th e ir Good m ares to th e n e a re st stalliob re g a rd ­ M ilker less of b reed or ty p e but, all th e tim e, Is always a h e a lth y row. v ery reg a rd fu l of th e size of th e se rv ­ Nine cows in ten can be both ice fee. Too o ften th e farm er will healthy and prolltable if the first of retluuod milk yield is breed h is m a re s to a P erch e ro n one recognis'd a* a danger signal. year, a Clyde o r a S h ire th e n ex t and Bocli cows can usually be toned up by the us® of iw-Kure, the great cow metlicin*. metiicine. G®ed useu for ior • Kow-Kure. th en to a sta n d a rd bred, a M organ or snty years for the cure and prevention of Abor- twenty a g rad e th e n ex t w ith th e re su lt th a t Barrenness, — Milk r Fever. Lost Bon, , B-------------- ~. - - - ¡ - Scouring, -I-- -..................... Mterbirth Appetite, Bunches and Retained J Afterbirth. he h as all k in d s and ty p es of horses ■sin feM bv druggists and feed dealers In on his farm a t th e sam e tim e. 60c snd |1 packages. T h e raisin g of p ure bred d ra ft r A sso c ia tio n Co* h o rses on th e farm should now offer on ville. g re a te r o p p o rtu n ities th an ever be­ fore. I m en tio n th e d ra fte r p a rtic u la r­ ly becau se he is th e only kind for th e fa rm e r and his m a rk e t for his su rp lu s anim als. N ev er breed a m are to a stallio n th a t is not of h e r own breed and never, u n d er any circu m stan ces, use N ORTHW ESTERN AGENTS a stallio n th a t is not b e tte r th a n th e m are. Good d ra ft horses a re ju s t as e ssen tial as good seed o r good m a­ ch in ery an d th e foals from p ure bred Portland, - Oregon p a re n ts a re w orth a t le ast double any o th e r kind. And th en feed. D raft h o rses can n o t be m ade w ith o u t feed. P ush th e colt from th re e w eeks to th re e y ears, give him p len ty of open a ir an d exercise, and he will pay you Day and n igh t classes. E x p e rt training in repairing, drivin g and m achine w ork, as w ell as an y th in g on th e farm .—I. D. including forge, lathe shaper, drill p re ss, H ra h am , in R u ral S pirit. tractors, e te . Time unlim ited. C OM PE­ , ©■ Routledge Seed & Floral Co. iuaranteed rem edy fo r Colds and trip p e. Price 25c o f your d ru g g ist, good. T ake nothing e lse .—Adv. IS YO UR BLOOD RICH? 1916 C atalog and b u ilt round th e ir tem p les Im preg­ n ab le fo rtre ss w alls w ith d raw b rid g es a t a h eig h t of forty feet. T hey w ith­ stood sieg es and p ersisted to th is day. T he ab b o t show ed m e round th e m o n astery . T h e buildings w ere all a p atch w o rk of ru in and re p a irs and changes. T h e fresco es had been w hite­ w ashed o ut in n ea rly every p a rt. T he old sta in e d glass, b ro k en an d sh ap e­ less, w as m o rta re d In w ith new glass. And y et th e re w as a rea l odor of an tiq u ity in th e place. T he p a tte rn s in th e ik o n s w ere b ut d u st p a tte rn s, and th e face of th e V irgin crum bled aw ay as th e abbot took th e p ictu re dow n to show me. In a niche h ere an d th e re left by accid en t w ere th e o rig in al fresco es in w onderful purple an d crim son, p ic tu re s of th e sain ts, th e ir faces and bodies all of th a t un­ e a rth ly an d m y stical sh ap e and color to w hich th e early C h ristian s loved to a ttr ib u te citizen sh ip of heaven. T h e le c te rn had a nail on w hich to fix th e candle. T he com m union cup w as sw ath ed in th e o ld est v estm e n ts of th e m o n astery . In a cupboard In one ch u rch th ey show ed m e th e m um ­ m ies of six teen p a tria rc h s, unw rapped one a little an d show ed m e h is dry, brow n flesh. T h e se v e n te e n th p a tri­ a rc h of th e C optic ch u rch is ninety- fo u r y e a rs of age, an d will be em ­ balm ed an d p u t w ith th e se o th e rs In h is tu rn . H ere also In one of th e ch u rc h es is th e m um m y of th e prim i­ tiv e h e rm it M acarius, once a candy se lle r in A lex an d ria. T h e church, p erh ap s, took th e id ea of em balm ing th e sa in ts from th e E g y p tian s, and th e fresco from th e hieroglyph. T he books from w hich th e serv ice is read a re all copied books, beautiful sp e­ cim en s of callig rap h y sp a tte re d on ev­ ery page In a h u n d red places w ith new an d an c ie n t sp o ts of candle g rease. F rom th e v au lt of one of th e ch u rc h es h ang seven old d u sty o strich eggs. A m onk explained to m e th a t as th e o stric h looks to its egg as th e m o st p recio u s th in g in life, so th ey look to God in th e ir p ra y e rs—a t least th e egg is to rem ind them . B re a d and B o o k s. W e w ent in to th e fo rtre ss church, th e only e n tra n c e to w hich is a t a h eig h t of fo rty fee t by a bridge from th e o u te r ra m p a rt. T h ey show ed me how th e b rid g e could be d raw n In and th e m o n k s be safe from assau lt of arm s. Upon th e ra m p a rts a novice had h is d u ty beside a pile of bread an d a sto u p of w ater. W hen Bedouin b eg g ars rin g th e m o n astery bell he lo w ers th em bread and w ater In a b ask et. T h ey show ed m e th e illum i­ n ated books of a th o u san d years old, and th e sc riv e n e r's cell w here, am ong m any quills, a monk still copies th e sc rip tu re s day by day. T hey show ed m e one chapel, th e floor of w hich was covered w ith chllles drying, th e long room w here every n ig h t all th e m onks g a th e r about th e ab b o t to read th e gospel and d iscu ss Its m eanings, and th e m assive doors, tw o feet thick, of wood and iron. T he m onks w ere m ost kind, sim ple and loving. It was an am using spec­ ta c le a t lunch. 1 lunched; everyone else w aited on me. An A byssinian boy w ashed my hands, tw o m onks shelled eggs all th e tim e and filled my plate, tw o o th e rs strip p ed cucum ­ b ers for me, an o th e r k ep t helping me to h o t m ilk soup In w hich slab s of su g a r w ere dissolving. T he ab b o t stood above m e with a fe a th e r brush, w aving th e flies off. At one tim e th e re w ere a dozen shelled eggs In my soup and five pared cu cu m b ers beside me. I lunched an d slep t a little. T hen my h o rse w as b ro u g h t o u t and I rode back to th e village on th e o th e r side of tb e sa lt m arshee. f l Portland Seed Co., Portland Y. M. C. A. Auto School l-IOWARD bl. BURTUH - Assayer nnit niemlwt, ■ ■ LtmdviJle, Colorado. Hpe-ituou prices: Gold. Silver. Lead, tl. Gold, Silver, 75e; Gold 60c; Zino or Copper $1. M ailing envelopes a id full pricelist •ca t on application. Control and Umpire work so lloi ted. Inference: Carbonate National Ikiuk. N ic k n a m e s O f P re sid e n ts. F a th e r of H is C o u n try —G eorge W ashington. T h e C olossus of Independence— Jo h n A dam s. T he S age of M ontlcello—T hom as Je fferso n . T h e F a th e r of th e C o n stitu tio n — Ja m e s M adison. T h e P oor b u t S potless President,— Ja m e s M onroe. Old H ick o ry — Andrew Juckson. T h e Old M an E lo q u en t — John Q uincy A dam s. The S hrew d S ta te sm a n —M artin Van Buren. H ero of T ippecanoe—W illiam II. H arriso n . T he F irs t A ccident P re sid e n t—Jo h n T yler. Y oung H 'c k o ry —Jam es K. Polk. Old R ough and R eady—Z achary T aylor. Second A ccidental P re sid e n t— M il­ lard Fillm ore. T he Y ankee P re sid e n t — F ra n k lin P ierce. T he B achelor P re sid e n t—Ja m e s Bu­ chanan. H o n est A be—A braham L incoln. T he S ilen t P re sid e n t—U ly sses S. G rant. T he T ea ch e r P re sid e n t—Ja m e s A. G arfield. T h e C hesterfield of th e W h ite H ouse—C h ester A. A rthur. T he Man of D estin y —G ro v er C leve­ land. T he L ittle M ajor—W illiam Mc­ Kinley. T eddy th e T errib le — T heodore R oosevelt. ' Made since 1846—H an fo rd 's Balsam . Adv. TENT C H AUFFEURS A N D M ECH AN­ ICS S U P P L IE D . W RITE U S. One tria l co n v in ces—H an fo rd 's Bal­ sam . Adv. M o d e rn J o u rn a lism . C rack! ! ! ! A p istol sh o t cu t th e m u rk y a ir of th e room ing house and th e little b u lle t w h istled m e rrily as it sped a c ro ss th e d ining room . Plop! ! ! ! She fell to th e floor. T ap ! T ap ! T ap! T h e m u rd e re r w as ru n n in g up th e u n carp eted sta irs . Slam ! ! ! T h e door of h is room c ra sh e d s h u t and th e g u n m an w as alone. A n o th er c ra c k ! ! ! ! P lo t! ! ! A nd th e m u rd e re r fell dead. H onk! H onk! T h e police m o to r sig n aled th a t It w as on th e job. C la tte r! C la tte r! Scuff! S cuff! A crow d w as rap id ly g a th e rin g a t th e scen e of th e double trag e d y . Sniff! S niff! H y ste ric a l w om en w ere : ibbing. Chug! Chug! T h e police m o to r h u rrie d th e d ying w om an to th e h o sp ital. W u x tra ! W u x tra !— B rooklyn E agle. f l a r e H e alth y , Stro n g, lln a a tlfo l Z j ,l O c u lis ta B u d P h y s ic ia n , u s e d M a rin e K /a R em ed y m a n y y e a r , b efare It w a s otter e d a * a D o m e stic Kye M ed icin e. M u rin e la t u lli C om ­ p o u n d e d b y O ur P h y s ic la n a a n d g u a r a n te e d by th em a a a R e lia b le R e lie f for E y e s th a t N e ed C are. T ry It In y o u r E y es an d In U a b y 'a E y e s — N o » m a r tin * — J u s t Kye C o m fort. B u y M u rin e o f y o u r D r u g g is t — a c c e p t n o b u b s t lt u t e , a n d If in t e r e s t e d w r ite fo r B ook o f th e K r« T r e e . M l K IN K E Y K I tt.X lh .D Y C O ., C H IC A G O If It C o m e s to a C h oice . "B obby, do you know you've d elib ­ A M o d e rn D a u gh te r. e ra te ly broken th e eig h th co m m an d ­ "No, m other, th is novel is not at all m en t by ste a lin g J a m e s ’ c a n d y ? ” "W ell, 1 th o u g h t I m ig h t 2 : w ell fit for you to rea d .” b rea k th e eig h th co m m an d m en t and "You a re rea d in g It.” "Y es, b u t you know you w ere h av e th e candy, as to b rea k th e te n th b ro u g h t up v ery d iffe re n tly .”— Boston a n d only ’c o v e t’ It.”— Life. Tr» nscri.pt. Save Your Horace. B e st fo r H o rse s. Give y o u r h o rses good c a re and you will be doubly rep a id by th e b e tte r w ork th ey will do. F or so res, galls an d o th e r e x te rn a l tro u b le s apply H an fo rd 's B alsam of M yrrh. R a n ch ­ men, lu m b erm en an d liv ery m en recom ­ m end it. Adv. H e a rd in a B o o k Store. "H ello, Brow n! B uying a new nov­ el? I th o u g h t you n ev e r read a book th a t is less th a n a y ea r old.” ” 1 d o n ’t, b u t by th e tim e my wife an d d a u g h te r g et th ro u g h lending th is to th e ir frien d s. It w ill be th a t old and m o re.”—B oston T r a n s c rip t F r o m D is t e m p e r , M o u n t a in F e v e r , a n d a ll S p o h n 'a D is t e m p e r C o m p o u n d . P u t «1 1 t h e t o n g u e o r In t h e fe e d g e t * a t a ll tim ers fo r n il ages and sexes, u n d e r a ll c o n d it io n s . S a m e fo r D o g D is t e m p e r a n d C h ic k e n C h o le r a . A c ta on th e b lo o d , e x p e l * t h e germ *. R e m o v e * w o r m * fr o m s t o m a c h arid lo t e a t in e * . A fin e to n ic a n d a p p e t i s ­ er A b s o lu t e ly s a f e , e v e n f o r h u m a n b e ­ in g s O v e r 1,000,000 b o t t l e s s o ld lu » t y e a r . G r e a te st c u r e a n d p r e v e n tiv e e v e r k n o w n fo r C o n t a g i o u s d i s e a s e s . N e a r ly e v e r y ­ o n e k n o w * S p o h n ’s . O v e r 1* y e a r s o n t h e m a r k e t. H a v e y o u u se d th is g r e a t r e m ­ e d y ? W h y n o t ? It Is n o t a n e x p e r i m e n t . T r y It; b e c o n v i n c e d ; le t “ S p o h n 's ” h e lp you sa v e and m a k e m on ey. A il w h o le - d r u g g is t c a n s u p p l y y o u , o r w r i t e t o m a n - s a le d r u g g i s t s h a n d le It Y our hom e u f a c t u r e r s . w it h p r ic e e n c lo s e d . A b a t t le . 6 0 c a n d I t 00; IS 00 a n d 410 00 t h e d o z e n . L o c a l u g e n l s w a n t e d . H p oh n M e d ic a l C o., G o s h e n , I n d ., U . 8 . 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