CUPID IN DISGUISE tSJ ^ 1 1 PORTLAND-?! _ 1 * l A K U M IMITI L IN n i l NOMI II iW LM K IO PIN ID (NIOBI R N im o . Kl IX (.ORAI ID AND K tN tJV A U P ,550 . KOOM.1 l 'm v S M A L L G IR L P R O V E D A N E F F I ­ C IE N T M A T C H M A K E R . MX (Mil itÉ i For Goodness Sake use K C B aking P owder N o t Q u ite 8o T a c t f u l as the L it t le G o d o f L o v a W o u ld H a v a Bean, bu t H e r M ethod» W e re aa e ffe c tiv e . s/mr. ■OQHI 'DAT IIP l ~ 3 iB e a •SfUP Henderson ruslo-d Into the dingy P u rity F irst suhurbun railway station much the same as he rushed about Ills business It will n ever disappoint y o u — try affairs. As he closed the door he wus greeted by four of Ids college friends, it if you like good things to e a t. ull returning after a vacation. S IX T H AND E V E K K T T S T S . O Gw O u n c e s f o r O K i While engaged 111 conversation with K C d o u g h n u ts PiMir lllorka fn«n Union Station. tlnd«r now Ills friends an elderly man approached, W t f w t r inMnotfatnont. All rtmanm nowly drcornlod a r e good** stretched out his hand In greeting und SI'KCIAI. HATCH l«Y W EEK OK MONTH naked If Henderson was returning to i K*Oa Mk, 7 5 c. > 1 . » 1 5 0 I’w l»ty. the college town. Answered In the af- ! tlrmutlve, the mini requested u fnvor of Seed C o rn la Im p o rta n t. Henderson that he nsslst Ids duugti- Washington, I). C.—The need of ter. who was a sehooltcacber In U ie’ O f I f F I VmI- P o H*. Boef, sources from which suitable seed ccrn » 4 .1 .„ „ j, j college town, to her home. ^ r - ! I V * P o u ltry , Hutter, l'a n» c an be obtained in the semi arid and . Mother s unending work and * * * and F o r m P r o d u c e With visions of a scrawny, bespee- j itooky Mountain regions is great and devotion drains and strains her to Ihr OM IMlaMn I v* rdlrui hoUMT with n taclcd, elderly sclioolliiu'lll, Henderson record of 46 yrmm of Hqtj*n* xn l i? Increasing. Being a sparsely set physical strength and leaves Drive »way obligingly accepted the duty of escort, , U*MumJ of TOP MAHKU PRICES. tied country, subject to extreme sea , y/o “ agreeing to re|sirt soon to meet the sonai variations, seed of adapted va its m ark in dimmed eyes and eczema with F. M. CRONKHITE teacher. rleties is much scarcer each year than ~-,rf, Wn m P Y n r p s c i n r K __ she» 4 M 7 F ro n t P o rtla n d . O r « io n in sections where the corn crop is careworn e x p r e s s io n s sne He put off the meeting until he | more certain. ages before her time. heard the train whistle for the station. j Nothing else would so cheaply turn A v m o th i*r w h o is w e a r v Then lie made his way to the women's ' many corn failures Into successes as ro f, Jn f r Vx ° “ waiting room, where, to his surprise, [ the: establishment of good sources of and languid should start taking he beheld a bright and vivacious girl | seed corn. While a knowledge of w Keftlnol Ointment »nd keainol S«<»p easily heal T i l t k h o o l where you should |(rt your trmlnlntf of twenty-three yeurs, with u merry j corn breeding would be helpful, any eczema »nd mo*t other eruptions ih t clue to se­ must h r p im t k r l «ml give you a good »hop ex rious internal disorder». Sold by »11 dru j gists. twinkle in her eyes. farmer can do much toward supplying p r r ln u r T h e PortUm J himself and his neighborhood with V. * e. A. AUTOMOIUI 1 C HOC l It THAT flACI Henderson's surprise was manifest better seed corn by starting with a Addrr»* 'Fhc RvtfUtrar. Portland Y M C. A., In Ids countenance when Introduced I •nd get »n IlluUratcd Hulletln giving the com* well tested variety and selecting the and Ills eyes clearly conveyed his j plcte detail» of C O S T . T IM E » n d C O R lllT IO N S best ears from the best stalks each thoughts —that the girl was good to j Q o r Q Q year. By so doing, natural selection look uisiu. assists In weeding out the unfit, Hoarding the crowded train. It tie- i j Where corn is grown for grain there " T n c C o t/ ¿ T O t C o came convenient for them to sit togeth­ | is no better locality from which to COD LIVER OIL er and soon they foutid much to talk \ ! obtain seed than that in which it Is to be planted. Where grown for the about of Interest to both. For R a - m 1 M un U*»! In«tmm«*rtt» in tru(H*t harmony. silo or for large stalk growth, seed as a strengthening food and bracing Then “H ums " appeared on the scene. Mod«- I«» mx ' how yuMl th**y can I»», iM»t how much be obtained to advantage from a onic to add richness to her blood they will lmng. Violin. Mandolin. Guitar, Banjo. “H ush " wus a little girl about four H eadache Jndigestion.ctc may Uknlrlc Sl*»*nri If y(»u don't And Vin b»*tt»*r more southern locality or a lower al­ and build up her nerves before it than any. arnd 'em l»ark at our e«|»enae.'* 311 to years old. Her real uutiie wus Mar­ titude. «115 Labte Bid*..'¿m, W»eh. Ht . Portland. Ore. garet, hut because she kept up u con­ Farmers’ bulletin 415 of the United .3 too late. Start SCOTT’S tinual chatter her mother hud called j States Department of Agriculture, .oday—its fame is world-wide. P I L L S 1 which may be obtained free upon ap- she manifested a keen 1 O reoom V u lc a n iz in o C o m p a n y her "Buss." No A lcohol. movoil to 1133 to :U7 llnrnahle Ht.. Port­ ! plication, treats of the selection and land. Cire laargeat Tin» Repair Plant Interi-sted In Henderson and the teach­ J S afe a n d S u re J S c o tt St B uyyuc . B loom field , N . J . 16-4 , care of seed corn. in lite Northwest. Country aervice a er. Finally she broke away from her ■peclally. Uae Parcel PoaC A point of greatest importance is i x z m T U mother mid crowded Into the seat with Q l 1 1 m that of holding over from good crops them. 1 sufficient seed corn for two or three 1 1 F R t Eyes inflamed by expo- Turning her large brown orba ujkiu LOSSES SUFFIT PFEYEHTED , years’ plantings. This is essential in T a le » W o rth R e te llin g . aure to San, Dust and W ind fcy CUTTER'S BLACKLEG FILLS In her draped and darkened tent Henderson, she asked: " I ki you like the origination and perpetuation of L _ _ —^ quickly relieved by M urine l .o w - p H r »■< 1 , treah. reità Fi«; | high-yielding varieties adapted to lo­ B Of EyeBemedy No Smarting. tlio amateur palmlnt wan reading her?" The question proved disconcert­ p r r f f * d t*y cal conditions. Seed corn that ma Br just Eye Comfort. At wettern stock* hand« for u charity. Her present cli­ ing, to suy the least, but tlunlly Hen­ tuen« betaute they , tures well and dries out promptly Your Druggiil** 50c per Bottle. Marine Eye protect where other ent waa a fair inald, who waited Im­ derson munaged to stammer that he without injury will keep its good ger­ SalveinTubes?5c. ForBaokclikeEyeFreeask «»eelnee fslf. did- Then (he same brown orbs turned Writ*- lor booklet «n-t t#v 'r.oaU K patiently to hear her fate. minating and yielding power for four Druggist» or Marine Eye Bemedy Co., Chicago 10 -dota »k*. S lacàltg Plilt, $ 1.00 "Ah," »aid the palmlat, with »low to the teacher with the same Inquiry. i or five years. Seed corn of the best BO-S m s pdf. M saklst Mil*. $4 00 Blushing profusely, the teacher stam- Impressiveness, "I »ce by your hand quality can be always available by 0.« uf lat»«o<. but CirtMf » Smplm and ttrovrr*t. Th. lu porto, it, at Cmam pn-tu,,» I* du« ta o-rr Il mered much the sume answer as did that you are going to be married." He Took the Hint protecting a sufficient quantity from I o i t p - , 1 : , » ! la T a r e IM S » AM D » « « 1 1 “ "How wonderful!" »aid thu girl, Henderson. O H L Y . I K I U T om C U T I » » ' » . U u a o U ^ B a l. moisture and insects and other ani­ Scribb and his wife were going to with a bltuh. Then “Buss" acted. She took the mals. T *» ' Cutter la ts r a te r r. M rU tw . C«llf»f»t» the theater. "And." went on the wl»e one. a note teacher's hand and placed It Into that of acerbity In her voice, "I see that of Henderson with this exclamation, “Will you please go upstairs and Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription you are engaged to Mr. Hinka." get my goats off the dressing table,” makes weak women strong, sick women "Now you ure married." I B R E A K - U P - A - "It'» perfectly amazing!" gasped the 1 C O L O T A B L E T S well, no alcohol. Sold in tablets or liquid. said Mrs. Scribb. Then her mother took her uwuy with girl. "How can you tell?" Hie » CÒLO m TMC suo “Your goats,” queried the puzzled Ttl. luicfcoot H U Y j b p p "Ily the long study of the art," came a severe reprimanding. But the m is-! to b n «k up a co k i. m M Scribb. "What new-fangled idea have G ra z in g R a te s on N a tio n a l the evasive reply. l O t the y ' nume a t M chief had been done. After lauding his ' you women got now?" an y »tuns Aa F o re s ts to A d v a n c e in 1917 "Hut surely the lines on my hand charge safely In her hourdlng house, “I’ll show you!” snapped the wife. cannot tell you the name of----- ” District Forester George H. Cecil, Henderson tried to forget It ull, but be Then she sailed away and soon re­ "Who said anything about llncB?" was not successful. T h e C a u se o f th e U p ro a r turned, putting on her gloves. Portland, Oregon, announces that af­ retorted the sibyl with cunning scorn. ‘‘Are those what you mean? Why, I "I don't want to be inquisitive, nor ter careful consideration the Secre­ Then came a day when he met the "You are wearing the engagement tary of Agriculture has approved an call those kids.” ring which I returned to Mr. Binks teacher face to face on the street. nuth'n' that-a way," admitted a neigh increase in the fees to be charged for “I used to," replied Mrs. Scribb, three weeks ago."—Philadelphia Led­ Both smiled and Henderson accompa­ bor who had come over to borrow a grazing livestock on the National For­ “but they are getting so old I am neckyoke. "But what In torment is ger. nied her to her hoarding house. When 1 ashamed to call them by that name going on over there in the edge of the est ranges. he left some time later he took with timber? Sounds like a convention of any longer.”—Philadelphia Ledger. This increase will be made gradu­ L y s a n d e r 's B r e a k fa s t . him her promise to attend the theater catamounts." ally for the next three years, until W h a t D id H e M e an ? I.ysander, a New York state farm­ two nights later. There were other oc- i "My least boy, Bearcat, started to j the charges reach a point equivalent She— Is Princeton in New York? hand, was telling his troubles to a caslons when they met nnd frequent heckle a nest of hornets a couple of I to two-thirds of the charges made by private owners for grazing stock on Student (truthfully reflective)— neighbor, and among other things said ones, too. They married tw-o years la- hours ago and got himself stung up their land. a great part of the time.—Prince- that the wife of the farmer who em­ ter and have lived happily ever since. oonsidcrable,” replied Mr. Gap John ! Stock associations are being ad- Yes, “Buss" was the ugent of Cupid.— son of Rumpus Ridge. Ark. "The last vised of this decision in order that ton Tiger. ployed him was "too darned close for I noticed he had dug himself into a Chicago Tribune. any use." i hollow tree. I judge by the racket statements regarding the views of "This very morning,” said he, "she | that the enemy is still assaulting him their members may be submitted to MANY OREGON WOMEN said to me: 'I.ysander, do you know­ C loseness. | in mass formation and that the rest the Forester by February 1, 1917, in how many pancakes you have et this case they desire to discuss the matter. SAY THE SAME "Do you think It’s going to be a done of the children are standing off and ; mornln’?’ I said ‘No, ma'am, I ain't election?” : asking him if it hurts him much, i Investigation of rental values from bad no occasion to count ’em.’ ‘Well,’ to time, says Mr. Cecil, has re- “Closest I ever knew," replied the ; Looks sorter like— yaw-w-w wn!—rain time Portland, says she, ‘that last one was the twen­ ’ Oregon.—" My danghter’g off to the south ard, don’t it? ”—Kan- j vealed that the Government charges . after her first man without patriotic sense. "Why, I ty sixth.’ And It made me so dodgast- for grazing on the National Forests i n e a i u l 88 , sas City Star. came. Finally she took three ed mad I jest got up frum the table can't find a man that's willin' to spend are only one-third of the market value | baby bottles of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre­ and went to work without my break­ a two-dollur bill fur a perfectly good of the forage. Since timber and other I scription N o t a L it e r a r y D eal. and her health was greatly fa s t" —Kverybody's, resources of the National Forests are ! vote.” "Algy, I want you to buy me a book.” sold at their market value, there is ; improved. She has three children. "I am glad you are becoming liter­ an increasing demand that forage re­ Has always depended on this wonder­ ful medicine to help her through." — Consistency. sources should be disposed of In like M r s . I sa bel B ertrand , 86 Texas St., ary. my dear.” “Even In business, Jones always “Fudge! This article says one way manner. W H Y B E AN Portland, Oregon. does the appropriate thing.” The National Forest were created to acquire a good carriage is to prac­ Lents, Oregon.— "What particularly appropriate thing tice balancing a book on your head.” for the primary purpose of conserv­ , " I used D o c t o r has he done lately?" ing the timber and water supply. The Pierce’s Favorite grazing use of the ranges, which was • “Taken n flyer In aviation stock." T h# P h illip * Sy stem o f ¿to p p in g *ym pn- Prescription be­ found to exist when active control of th e tic n erv e-w a *tc, th e caune o f C h ron ic fore my b a b y I>ineaiie, in w ithou t an equal. I t ¿to p * th a t the forests was begun, was treated as E n d u ra n c e o f M a rin e s. came ana I believe want*» o f v ita l en ergy, harm onize« your a secondary matter and only a por­ vital fo rce * and tra n sfo rm * you in to a new it saved my life, In a test of endurance conducted by tion of the administrative cost of lieing. I t la th e scien tific ap p lication o f as I was in very Lieutenant Kingston of the United n atu re'll la w -a*n i*tin jt n a tu re in n a tu re'« handling the forests was asked as a poor health.” — own way. T h e m any ch ro n ic invalid« re­ Stntes marines In Haiti to determine grazing fee. stored I«» h ea lth by it a ttr n t it« auperior- ^ T T M rs . C. H. P ow - the staying jtowers of his men, 118 Since the National Forest states Ity . F o r fu ll p a rticu la r« call on o r w rite 'f k rs , Lents, Ore- share in ail the receipts from National men. ranging In age from nineteen to / gon. D R . R . A . P h illip s , Forest business to the extent of 25 fifty-two, nnd carrying the regulation A U SKY BLDG.. One of Nature’s most per cent, the revenue to these states ^ rv J * ’er£e r^*'*ve8» daily, Held equipment, were given the test of will be materially increased by this I many Jefters hke the above from ail P o rtla n d , - O regon nscendlng a steep mountain path, ap­ ' over the world. valuable aids in the decision. proximately eight miles, within u two- For the fiscal year ending June 30, The mighty restorative power of Dr. hour limit. promotion and main­ 1916. the states of Oregon and Wash­ F.lghty-four men accomplished the ington received $32,820.65 as their Pierce’s Favorite Prescription speedily tenance of perfect share of the grazing receipts from causes all womanly troubles to dis­ feat In the prescribed time, and of the National Forests within their bor­ appear—compels the organs to prop­ those IK) per cent were veterans of health is ders. Without considering increased erly perform their natural functions, 44 years and over. The average age displacements, overcomes receipts from other forest resources corrects of those who succeeded was twenty- this figure would be doubled by the irregularities, removes pain and misery at certain times and brings back nine years,• while the percentage of advance in grazing rates. health and strength to nervous, irrita­ tenderfoot recruits among the losers ble and exhausted women. reduced their average to twenty-four NCW MODERN DANCING. B y bu y in g d ire c t from u* a t whole«nl« price« What Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Pre­ E . F M c h e r H»ll«mor<*. th * leadincr D » n c ln * E x - anti «uve th e plu m b er’* p ro fit*. W rite u* to ­ years. j p e r t and In s tru c to r in N ew Y o rk C ity , w r ite s : "1 scription has done for thousands it day your need*. W e will giv e you our n»ck- h ave u s « ! A L I .E N 'S F O O T -E A S E , th e a n tisep tic will do for you. Get it this very day ttot torn “d lrect-to -y o u ” pricr»*. f. o. b. rail or pow der to b e sh ak en In to th e shoes, fo r te n years, T o o Long. bonL W o not unity *nve you from 10 to 36 per from any medicine dealer, in either and recom m end i t to all m y p u p ils.” I t c u r*« and c e n t AM good* g u a ra n teed . Edith—Haven't you und Jack been i t t o n e s j p re v en ts so re fe e t. Sold by all D rujr and Ile p a r t- liquid or tablet form. N o rth w o *t h ea d q u a rter* fo r le n d e r W ntor I m en t S to re s, 25c. S a m p le F R E E . A ddress. A llen engaged long enough to get married? S . O lm sted, L e R oy, N . Y . S y stem s and F u lle r A Johnnon E n gin e*. Doctor Pierce’s Pellets are uneqnaled Ethel—Too long I He hasn’t got a S T R E N G T H E N S STARK-DAVIS CO. as a Liver Pill. Smtiltcst. easiest to cent left. T h e U su al W ay. take. One tiny. Sugar-coated Pellet a 2 1 2 TtliYd S t r . * L P o rtla n d , O r .f o n AND I NV I G O R AT E S "So you’re making your will,” said Dose. Cure Sick Headache, Billons O p tim is tic Thought Mrs. Twickenbury, "and who is to be Headache, Dizziness, Constipation, Indi­ Bilious Attacks, and all de­ Promises may get friends, but your executioner?”—Christian Regis­ gestion, rangements of tho Liver, Stomach and N o . 4 9 , 1 9 1 0 ter. p. N. u. formantes keep them. Bowels. i y>t yijfm 1 New Houston Hotel Mother’s T i m e s AUTOMOBILE SCHOOL Resinol E v e ry Niqhf For Constipation scorn EMULSION OF NORWEGIAN DRANDRETH D Q BLACK LEG w IN V A LID ? HAVE HEALTH TO YOUR CREDIT H OSTETTER’S Stomach Bitters the digestive system. Try it w ^v Granulated Eyelids,