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About The Argus. (Hillsboro, Or.) 1894-1895 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1894)
X aiiini(:ijkiiiT,i$:i7; npHE Royal Baking Powder, be- sides rendering the food more I palatable and wholesome, is, because of its higher leavening power, the I most economical. jj; The United States Government, after elaborate -j $ tests, reports the Royal Baking Powder to be of $ greater leavening strength than any other. $ $ Bulletin 13, U. S. Aj. Dep., p. 599. jf ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., Kcw York's Kccfstcak Club. The ci'igin&l fceefsteak club of this citv was formed more than 100 years ago and when tliere were only wstates in the Union. It was composed of 13 members, each rep resenting a particular state. Isomorethan 13 ever belonged to it at any one time, and there is still a pretense of keeping up the old org. niation at the place of its birth, in the old faslioni hostelry of Miller to the third generation, at the comer of Madison and Monroe streets, where the club and its ' guests sit in the common wooden armchairs, with towels spread over their laps, watch ing the cooking of steaks and chops in the most primitive style on a big gridiron thrust upon the lire coals in an old fashioned square cast iron wood store. The steaks and chops are trimmed down as fine as the butcher's art will admit, cut in small strips, soaked in melted butter, which also saturates the toasted bread upon which they are serred to the expectant and hungry throng, who must eat these delicious morsels without knife or fork, but float them down with good liquor. The Tenderloin club is supposed to be some thing of the same kind and is presided over by John W. Keller, who is also the president of t he Press club. But no ordinary beefsteaf is good enough for the Tander loiner. New York Times. Hat In the Presence of a Kins. The head of the De Courcys, earls of Kin sale, is the only English nobleman permit ted to wear his hat in the presence of his sovereign. Out of sincere deference the De Courcys wore their hats but for a moment in assertion of their privilege, and then promptly doffed them. One of the earls at a reception given by George III kept his hat on for a considerable time. At last the king became vexed and humiliated him by saying, "The gentleman has a right to be covered before me, but even King John could give him no right to be covered be fore ladies." William III illustrated his royal obsti nacy by refusing to remove his ponderous beaver when at church, much to the indig nation of the worshipers. Their indigna tion did not worry him any. The Dutch wore their hats during divine service, and he had not ceased to be a Hollander simply for having become a king of England. The last sovereign of the Tudor race, together with his courtiers, wore very high hats, which became the steeple hat of the Puri tans in the middle of the 17th century. The old wood cuts of the trial of Charles I represent the members of parliament in broad brimmed steeple hats. Philadelphia Ledger. Laborer's Cork Model. James Anderton, an agricultural laborer, in early life earned the sobriquet of Cranky Jimmy from the fact that he devoted 10 years to the construction of an exact model of Lincoln cathedral in corks, of which more than 1,000,000 were used. Anderton used to engage in his self imposed task after he had finished his day's work in the fields, and walked almost daily three miles to the cathedral in order to perfect himself in the details of the edifice, picking up corks wherever he could find them. In time corks were supplied him in abun dance, and by dint of enormous patience he was enabled to accomplish his work. An derton also worked a similar model of Scott's monument, which was -deemed worthy of a place in the exhibition of 1862. London Tit-Bits. A Plain Diet. An artist whose studio is near Central park tells of a visit that he made to Mount Desert before that island became the popu lar resort that it is now. He wanted to make studies of some of the scenery that was at a distance from Bar Harbor, and could find no other shelter than the cabin of an odd fellow who spent his summers there as a hermit and lived entirely on crackers, cheese and water. "I put up with him several days," said the painter, "and I never realized haw wildly disgusted a person could become with a limited diet. I didn't want to see crackers and cheese again for months." New York Sun. Why Women Live Longer Than Men. It is an acknowledged fact that a great age is attained by women oftener than by men. Tissot with doubtful gallantry ac counts for this by declaring that the large amount of talking for which women are famous is a very healthy exercise, and pro motes the circulation of the blood without overexerting the organs. The true reason probably lies iu the quieter and more regu lar life usually led by women, whose nerv ous systems and brains are consequently not worn out so quickly, as a rule, as those of men. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1 Braying. A most eminent professor of divinity at Edinburgh used to tell how he had gone to a meeting of a ladies' missionary society in that city, at which an immensely stout and very repellent speaker began his address with the sentence, "My dear young ladies, I loafe you very moshe." The feeling was not reciprocal, and having ended his ad dress he said in a loud voice, "Let us bray." And the eminent theologian would add, with emphasis, "And he did bray. "--Argonaut. . . ... Photographic Evidence. Photography now plays such an impor tant part in providing testimony for In quests and law courts that many railway companies retain permanently the services of a photographer, whose duty it is to has ten to the scene of the collision or any kind of railway accident and secure a picture without the slightest possible delay.- Binee 1861 1 have been a freat ruffererfrom catarrh. tried E y't Cream Balm, and to aUavvearancei am cured. Temblc headache from which I had long tuf fered a' gone. W. J. Hitchcock, Late Major V. B. Vol.b A. A. Gen., Buf falo, N. r. GLY'O CREAM BALM Opens and cleanses the Masai Passages, Allays Fain and Inflammation, Heals the Sores, Pro tects the Membrane from colds, Restores the Senses of Taste sod BmelL The Balm la quickly absorbed and fives relief at onpe. Ji particle li applied into each nostril, and is jsarw- rtuK nimtt" by H Warren Street, New York. x r MtMlMT'J 106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK. TRAINING THE VOICE. w Singing Through the Noaa Save tart Throat a Deal of Friction. The old way of curing sore throat has been superseded by a method working from the mind side. All methods for training the voice or body if of any value must prevent friction. The body is t he servant of the mind, and the best teaching is a de velopment of that law. For example, try to pick up a marble and notice the way your hand unconsciously adapts itself to taking hold of the marble; then reach after a big ball aud watch the way your hand shapes itself to the size of the ball, for the t ight thought t hen is the marble or the ball. The tongue is always an unruly member and refuses to be driven, but fortunately cm be led. If you bring the tones through the nose, not only do you get a finer tone, but the tongue automatically moves out of the way to allow the tone to pass through the nose, thus leaving a space at the back of the tongue and preventing the friction of the back of the tongue against the throat, which is generally the cause of sore throat. But some one will say, Does not using the voice in that way give you a nasal tone, and make you "talk through your nose?" No; a nasal toue is one that is caught in the nose, as when after pinching the nose you try to talk. The voice is always the same, whether singing or speaking, only the more the voice is used the greater will be the suffering from an improper use of it. Many injure the voice by trying to fill big places, when all that is necessary is to let the mind re alize by a look what the voice has to do and then trust the voice to answer of itself the unconscious appeal made to it by the mind. This plan takes away all strain from the voice. The difference between this and certain "faith cures" is that they say, "By thinking your throat is well it becomes well if you think strongly enough," whereas we say, "The right thought, if held long enough to become habit and practiced upon, will prevent the friction which causes sore throat, and the cause be ing removed the throat becomes strong." 1 Dr. Morell Mackenzie says, "For those who wish to speak well it is a good plan to learn to sing, as the greater includes the less." So if a teacher can show you how to bring out the tones of your singing voice, your speaking voice will be aided. I am a singer and studied this method five yean ago, when I had a chronic sore throat. It took faith and industry on my part and six months' work by my teachers to cure me, but my throat, from being my weak est, has become my strongest point, and 1 have since had no trouble wit h it. They began by making me bring my voice through my nose in a humming tone, to sound like a bee among the flowers, or a steamboat a long way off, first with the mouth shut, then with the mouth open, always keeping the same quality of tone; then adding articulation, always humming and with the constant thought of the tones floating before you, to which thought, if you keep it long enough, the vocal organs will adapt themselves. Every tone should be molded by a thought; a tone that is not born of thought is a body without a soul. The voice sho ild never be educated as an end, but as a means to carry thoughts to others. Agnese Ho latia Ford in Boston Transcript. How Little Kings Are Known. It is a curious fact, considering the great interest taken in crowned heads, that of all the leading statesmen in Europe the kings are the least accurately known. Even Queen Victoria is scarcely understood by her own people, and we shall probably find, when the memoirs of her reign come to be published, that the best of constitutional sovereigns had many qualities, and marked qualities, besides her devotion to duty, and the truthfulness, quite unusual in its de gree, to which minister after minister has borne testimony. That the emperor of Aus tria is a great diplomatist, that he is de voted to the house of Hapsburg, and that he can patiently tolerate constitutional forms has long been widely known, but of the remainder of his character no one out ide a most limited circle has the least idea. There are men who should know who say he is an ordinary Hapsburg, rather want ing in the usual knowledge of highly cul tivated men, but with a certain instinct for governing men, and there are others equally qualified who believe him to be a kind of Ulysses, hiding acute penetration and something not far removed from cun ning, under a mask of magnificent man ners. That he is dutiful no one doubts, but the object to which he considers that duty should be paid is not so clear, nor will it be unless destiny should unexpect edly divide the interests of his empire and of his house, hitherto throughout his reign inseparable. London Spectator. Telling a Cow'a Age. A cow's age is Indicated by her horns. At the Rge of 2 a ring of thick material forms at the base of each horn, and one ring is added every year after this becomes apparent. To find the age, therefore, count the rings and add two. In the case of a bull, however, the first ring does not ap pear until be is 5 years old, and one annual ring appears after that, so to the number of rings on a bull's horns five must be added. The result attained is, however, only approximately correct, for not only is the time of appearance of the first ring un certain, but occasionally two rings appear in one year, and then again sometimes a year is omitted, no ring being formed. A dishonest dealer can also change the appar ent age of the animal by filing off some of the rings from her horns, so that complete reliance on this sign is sometimes very de ceptive. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Thus Ho Mortified the Butcher. A minister of a little town In the north of Scotland, having been affronted by the provost, who was a butcher, resolved to have revenge. Accordingly when Sunday came, in the prayer before the sermon, he made use of the following expression: "And since, O Lord, thou host command ed us to pray for our enemies, herein we be-, seech thee for the provost of this town; give him the strength of Samson and the cour ago of David that he may knock down sin like an ox and cut the throat of iniquity like a suckling calf, and let his born be ex alted above his brethren." Scottish Amer lean. Affectionate. . It to cjstomary for member! of the house of commons, when rising to ad dress the house, to commence, "Mr Speaker, sir," One young member, wb" ww rather nervous, began as follows Mr. Speaker, dear nr. London Tit Bits. 37 LOMBARD STREET. No young Phlladeluhian looking at Lom bard street below Third would suppose: that 60 years ago it was one of the fashion able faubourgs of the city, an offshoot ol Quality Hill, Front and Pine, where the most select of our commercial magnate dwelt and our merchants were magnate In those days Louis Clapier could stand on the hill at the foot of Lombard street and Bee five of his own ships sailing stately up the river. Every square rigged vessel was known to the city boys, and the news that the Cordorcit or Voltaire was coming in brought them to the wharves. Then were no tugboats, and ships used to go past the city under jib, main, topsails and spanker. It took rare seamanship to dc this, and the Delaware bay mariners re garded themselves as first in the profession, speaking scornfully of Yankees as "spout era" and "clam diggers." At this time we had a larger proportion of foreign merchants than now. Both French and Spanish dealers were engaged in trade and much respected for their prob ity and correct business habits. Among them M. Auguste Perron was at one time prominent. He had come here about 180C and was a refugee from St. Domingo, al though a Frenchman by birth. He lived at 87 Lombard street, and his neighbors were well to do people, mostly connected with shipping. M. Perron was ostensibly a West Indian merchant and had undoubtedly in his lit tle 8 by 10 office on South Water street many samples of colonial produce, but as he always filled any orders he might have through other houses, his neighbors regard ed his business in this line as neither ex tensive nor profitable. He did receive con signments from the islands occasionally, but no samples of these were ever offered hi open market, and as they were generally brought ashore by dark visaged men with rings in their ears, in small bundles, it is fair to believe that the formality of nassina them through the custom house was omit ted. M. Perron's credit had been badly shaken in the commercial world by some thing that had happened a year before, and an account of this may throw some light on the character of his business. Mrs. Abuer Gardner, wife of Captain Gardner, of Salem, Mass., looking into the window of Fletcher & Gardner, 130 Chest nut street, then the leading jewelers here, was shocked to see therein displayed a handsome sapphire ring which she had last seen on the finger of her husband when he saled from this port in the bark Venice nearly 18 months before for Peruambuco. No intelligence had since come to her as to his fate, and she had given him up for lost No wonder, then, that this ring was to the poor woman a message from the sea. Messrs. Fletcher & Gardner admitted : once that it was one of numerous articles o' jewels and plate that had been purchased from M. ' Perron, 68 Water street. Mrs. Gardner got the ring, and the matter was hushed up, but the jewelers declined to do business in future with M. Perron, and his compatriots, such as Mr. Louis Clapier, passed him by with a pointed absence ol recognition, and people did not hesitate to say that he had been acting for years as agent for the West India picaroons and dis posing of their plunder. Then, as now, justice was harsh and uncompromising to small offenders, while big ones escaped altogether. At this time there were firms in Phila delphia of unimpeachable credit and m spectability that fitted out Blavers at Ha vans and made much money out of this terrible traffic. Perron was perhaps s honest as Stephen Girard, who was once warned that if be continued to supply Co lumbian privateers commanded by such ruffians as Harry McCabe, Abel Thomas and Captain Breed with munitions of war, the government would bring him to ac count. It is a part of sea history that one of his vessels engaged in this traffic, the Osprey, was the brig on which the hapless Roger Tichborne left Chili. She was never heard of again. Perron found his business shrinking at a rate that made bankruptcy in the near fu ture more than probable. He was sitting in his dingy office one raw day in October, 1839, very disconsolate, when the door opened and In stepped a tall gentleman dressed in the fashion of the time a dark green coat with wide skirts and high roll ing collar, embroidered vest with deen la pels, tight fitting pantaloons and hussar boots. With easy and rather contemptuous assurance he addressed the Frenchman In his own tongue: "My dear M. Perron, delighted to see you. I have the honor to bring you a let ter from a mutual friend which will ex plain my presence here. I will wait till you have read it." Then the stranger dropped into a chair and looked about him. Perron was a sturdy built little fellow, who looked as if born without nerves, but his hand shook perceptibly as he read the letter, and his voice trembled as he spoke: "Captain Revel, I am charmed to make yonr acquaintance. Say how I can serve you. The visitor was not an ordinary looking person. He was evidently a powerful man, despite his fashionable attire, but there was something nautical in his looks; his face had evidently been tanned by tropic suns, and although the features were good there was something repellent about his gray green eyes. Cold as ice, when seen through the half veiled lids, when suddenly opened they gave you the startling impres sion that you saw another man. The thin lips smiled, but the evil eyes never. A long, livid seam that ran from the cheek bone into the hair was an intimation that the captain had seen service in his time. He regarded Perron with a long stare and said: "My friend, you are of course aware that our business south of the gulf has been annihilated. There is no longer any profit in it, so I have quit the service for good. I bring with me (10,000, and with this, a strong arm and a stout heart one should at least make a living ashore. Our friend as sures me that you are trustworthy. I will make it your Interest to Berve me. Frankly, that is the only basis of confidence I accept. I will see you here tomorrow and we will confer together. So adieu for the present." Perron read and reread the letter, and murmured to himself: "Mon Dieu, if he shou Id be recognized by some of the smart Yankee captains he is lost and my ruin would followl I wish the ruffian had never came here." M. Perron's family consisted of two daughters, the elder Herminie, a pale girl in very delicate health, while the younger, Julie, was a glorious beauty of the south ern type, full of life and vigor. She had been educated at Mme. Chantal's, on Spruce street. Not the least of her charms was a very sweet voice, that gave to her Creole English a melody contrasting strongly with that shrill nasal dissonance with which so many American girls speak the vernacular. Perron loved bis daughter as much as he could anything that it was not possible to turn into money, but he was master in his own household, as most Frenchmen are where there is no mother about, and the ! Iris were somewhat afraid of him. But Tulle lind made up her mind that in one re gard, she would be her own mistress tx authority, parental or otherwise, would make her marry other than the' man sh loved, and old Pel ion would have gone out of his senses had he known that his youngei daughter had made up her mind who thai man was to be. Miss Julie had one bosom friend, Ellen Hardy, the daughter of Captain Hardy, an Englishman, who ruled his household from the quarter deck and swore at Helen ton having anything to do with "them French Hcavamouches." But Helen had a brothei Frank, a stalwart, resolute fellow of 82, who was mate in one of his father's ships, and had for the last 10 years adored Julit Perron. When a schoolgirl it used to amnst Julie while coming home to see Frank. great, broad shouldered boy. followliui hei from the other side of the street, and he lu his heart used to wish that some big follow. a regular linul-bowline-man-o'-war sailor, would say something to Miss Julie, and Frank was sure that not for money would ne spare that warrior s Ufa Julie was teaching music, and as her fa ther's fortunes waned her labors greatlr sustained the family finances. Although she and Fnrik did not often meet, both un derstood that their future would not U separated. One day Julie was called into the parlor and found there her father aud a tall gen tleman dressed, "a la mode," aud to hiiu she was formally introduced. His nanu was Ravel. His manner was exceedingly onnand, as ir he were in the society of in teriors, aud after one look at his cold glassy eyes the girl conceived a hearty aversion to uer miners mend. He was evidently impressed by her an- pearance, and at once put on an air of familiarity that made Julie very angry, but there was another sentiment that moved her as strongly, and that was fear. Who was this associate of her father's; what was his character and business? She knew something of his affairs, and her heart beat with apprehension lest this deadly looking stranger might be one of those lawless ad venturers who had already got him into trouble, nor was her father's manner re assuring. He seemed afraid of his curat and addressed him with a depreciating air, very different from his usual bluff, off hand natnt. Perron had profited iu some way by the captain's coming, as he wasenabled to take up certain bills otherwise unprovided for. For the next two weeks Ravel was a daily visitor to the house, and Julie could not mistake his attentions. Her marked indif ference at times seemed to auger the man, and the seam on his face grew red and his eyes lit up with au expression that was ap palling. He said little about himself, but explained his familiarity with English, which he spoke better than French, by say ing that his youth was spent in England. At lengt h the crisis came. One day Per ron called his daughter into his room, care fully closed the door and said: "My daugh ter, I have something to say to you. My affairs are In such a condition that I can escape ruin only through you." Poor Ju lie's heart stood still. "Captain Ravel wishes to make you his wife. He is an honorable gentleman, rich and highly respected, and he will assist me as your husband, but not otherwise. You owe me the obedience due a parent, and will, no doubt, meet my wishes. Captain Ravel will speak ?o you today," Her fa ther's manner was stern and menacing, and he seemed to think chat no decison was nec essary. All of Julie's courage evaporated, and without a word she left the room. The captain did speak, and with an air that indicated no expectation of a repulse. "He would do his best to make Miss Julie happy, and they would spend their honey moon in England, where he had relatives who would be delighted to welcome a bride so beautiful." The girl had regained her courage, and after speaking of her father's commands said firmly that before taking so important a step she would need a week tor deliberation. Ravel scowled and said: "Well, a week no longer. Pardon a lover's impatience." Two days before this Frank Hardy hod returned from Havana, and was oosted bv his sister, who was in daily communication with Julie Perron. Helen received her brother's proposition to start out at once and make smithereens of the cautiniu with scornful levity. "Go away, you great donkey. You'll spoil everything. Let us women manage our own affairs." In the meantime the captain, sauntering down the street humming a tune, was somewhat disturbed by meeting a broad shouldered young fellow with big brown eyes who scowled at him ferociously, caus ing the captain to slip his hand under his coattails, where his pistol rested, but Frank Hardy restrained his desire "to break the infernal Picaroon's neck, and passed on. Other eyes were watching the captain, how ever, and in certain quarters he was an ob ject of much interest. One morning the captain made his ap pearance at the Perron mansion most gor geously dressed in a laced cravat and claret colored dress coat, much license in colors being permitted gentlemen in those days. "Miss Julie is dressing and will be down in a short time," said Perron. Miss Julie did not come, and soon after Perron ordered the servant to call Miss Julie. Back she came. "Bless the Lord, Miche Perron, she ain't in her room. She done let' the house." The captain made one step, placing his back against the door. "See here, by heaven!" he said, "if you play me false, you hound, I'll have your" Before he could conclude the door was driven open win a force that burled Kavel flat on the table, crashing the china and vases. Before he could recover a strong hand was laid on his collar. "The game s up, McCormick. 1 am United States marshal for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, and I arrest you tor piracy and murder on the high seas." Behind John Conrad, the marshal, wen four powerful man-o'-war sailors fully armed. The prisoner grasped for his uis- tols, but was handled roughly and In Irons In a second. He spoke not a word, but the look he gave his captors was deadly. Yes, "Captain Ravel" was Bart McCor mick, wanted for the last ten years for more cruelties and murders than could be counted on the fingers of both hands. A captain of the patriot privateer Pluto he hod shed blood like water, and now his time was come. Commodore David Porter hod driven him out of the gulf, and this brought him to Philadelphia. He was given up to the British authorities, as be was sub ject to their jurisdiction, and a month after was hanging off "Gallows' point," Ja maica. Julie married Frank Hardy, and he took her home, where she was mode welcome by the family, the old Turk of a father being away in Java. Herminie died shortly after, and old Perron, gathering what prop erty he could, sailed lor Porto Rico, and these facts justified the boys 150 years ago in pointing out his house as the former resi dence of "Captain William Kidd." P. D. Haywood in Philadelphia Times. A Cat's Trip to India. A good cat story, says the London cor respondent of the Yorkshire Post, comes from Bombay. In August a Liverpool rest dent proceeding to Bombay took out with him a cat which he intended to present to a friend in India. Some days after the ar rival of the steamer iu Bombay pussy was missed, and though she was searched for high aud low she was nowhere to be found. Her owner had quite given her up for lost when he received intelligence from Eng land that the cat had made her appearance at her old Liverpool home as calm and col lected us though a trip to India and back was quite in the ordinary course of her life. The facts are vouched for by a Bombay pa per, and there is no reason to doubt their substantial accuracy, but it is not made clear whether the cat was not stowed awoy in the steamer in which she went out to In dia and carried back on its return voyage in the ordinary course. Under any circum stances her adventures are, however, sufll-' ciently remarkable to deserve recording. Congressman Tom Johnson of Ohio is always ready for a fight when any one calls him "Thomas. " Tom is the proper name given him by his sponsors, and he doesn't want it lengthened by any over polite friend. Counting up his salary and all his al lowances for expenses, President Harri son received from the governmental ctly $876,800 during hi term. KxHUita ltH-orul loun. Tliis is the sei-.son of the yeur when florists are paid high prices for milking a display of thoir collection of plants and flowers in private houses, ballrooms and dining halls. To have a tropical scene created for you in the corner of a room, or to have a table garnished with choice beauties, with the lin-ath and bloom of summer'a day iu each petal, while the earth is stiffened with frost, costs some thing. Smilnx is used in great quan tities. Of the orchids, the cypripedium Is the most common and makes pretty decoration with maidenhair fern. Eustor lilies are extensively used. Roman hya cinths are going out, and the Dutch hy cinths are coining in. Narcissus are used with the lily in decoration. The yellow daffodils are pretty in table pieces. Roses are of course the great favorite, and florists say that the demand for them tins year has almost been unprecedented. American Beauties lead the Horioultural world. There is nothing like them, and during the height of the season they brought as high as $1.50 for single rose. Much of course depends upon the quali ty of the plant. The Mermet is a pretty pink rose. It lasts well and generally reaches its limit at $J a dozen. The Pearl rose is a pretty rose for use on a table. It is a yellow rose and may reach 2 a dozen. New York Telegram. Hon of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow. A strange relic has reached the Ameri can Exchange hotel at Sun Francisco and bus attracted n great deal of atten tion. It is the horn of Mrs. O'Leary's cow, the celebrated bovine of Chicago that in 1871 kicked over the historic oil lamp. EI. C. Atkinson, who owns the relic, gave 3 for it right after the fire. The hide sold for $130. Mrs. O'Leary's cow duln t have a very big horn, accord ing to this. Wluit became of the other horn nobody knows. This one v beautifully fashioned by Mr. Atkinson's brother into the form of a fish. A niche had been cnt into the edges of the open end and eyes of glass inserted on the sides, while ivory tins decorate it in the proper places. It is lined on the inside with red plush, and thus with its mouth on a bias and its curved tail it looks for all the world like a trout or a sal mon as it jumps out of the water A hook is in its gill and a ribbon on the hook so that all complete, while a fish, it is a handsome jewel case. This is the use to which the horn of Mrs. O'Leary's vow has come at last. With the strange relic is the following. 'Made from the horn of Mrs. O'Leary's cow that kicked over the lamp and caused the greut fire of Chicago." San Francisco Exuniiner. The Downfall of the Teaspoon. The teusxou has been banished from the table of the ultra elegunt. Its use has long linen forbidden to assist in eat ing any sort of kernel and soft vegeta bles, but it survived for a time as au aid to consuming wluit our grandmothers called "HHiu-e" and for certain desserts of a i-ustiinl nut ure oriccs mid icecream Now its employment is considered, as the fashionable woman told her child. 'worse than wicked - vulgar in any such service So. like Futinui in the 'Arabian Nights" eating lior grains ol rice, we pick at all those yielding, ge latinous uim elusive niUistaiiiTS with h little fork The teaspoon is restricted to the teaenn mill tW liw -HerPoint THE LAND OF PKUMI8K la the mlehtv West, the land that "tickled with shoe laughs a harvest;" the Kl Dorado of the miner: the goal of the agricultural emigrant. mme it teems wun au tne elements 01 weaitn and prosperity, some of the fairest and moat fruitful portions of It bear a harvest of malaria reaped In Ita fullness by those unprotected by a medicinal safeguard. No one seeking or dwell ing in a malarial locality la safe from the scourge witnoHt Hostellers stomach Hitters Emigrants, bear thla In mind. Commercial travelera solonrnliur In malarioua rontons should carry a bottle of the Bittera in the traditional gripsack. Against the effects of exposure, men tal or bodily overwork, damp and unwholesome food or water, it la an Infallible defense. Con stipation, rheumatism, biliousness, dyspepsia, nervousness and loss of strength are all reme- uieu uy mis genial reatoranve. Clerk That'a what wa rail ns. No. 4 mtAit ehalr, madam. How do yon like ltf Customer i am airaia it isn't uncomfortable enough. 8TOOD THE TK8T. Allcock's Pobous Plasters are unap proachable in curative properties, rapidity and safety of action, and are the only re liable plasters ever produced. They have successfully stood the test of over thirty years' use by the public; their virtues have never been eaualed bv imitators who have sought to trade upon the reputation of O.LLCOCK-S oy mating piasters with holes in them and olaiming them to be " just as good as Allcock's," and they stand to-day indorsed by not only the highest medioal authorities, but by millions of grateful pa- ueuw woo nave proved meir eincacy as household remedy. Beware oi imitations. Ask for All cock's, and do not be persuaded to accept a BUUBbltUtB. Bbandeith's Pills will purify the blood " Did you ever try the faith cure, Tompkins?" "Yea; If cured me, too." "What of?" "Faith in tne isitn cure." TAKE STEPS in time, if you are a suf ferer from that scourge of humanity known as consumption, and you can be cured. There is the evidence of hundreds of liv ing witnesses to the fact that, in all its early stages, consump tion is a curable disease. Not every case, but a large percentage of cases, and we neiieve, fully car per cent, are cured by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis- cuvery, even aiier me uisease nas pro gressed so far as to induce repeated bleed ings from the lungs, severe lingering cough with copious expectoration (including tu bercular matter), great loss of flesh and ex treme emaciation and weakness. Do you doubt that hundreds of such cases reported to us as cured by " Golden Med ical Discovery " were genuine cases of that dread and fatal disease ? You need not take our word for it. They have, in nearly every instance, been so pronounced by the best and most experienced home physicians, who have no interest whatever in mis representing them, and who were often strongly prejudiced and advised against a trial of "Golden Medical Discovery," but who have been forced to confess that it surpasses, in curative power over this fatal malady, all other medicines with which they are acquainted. Nasty cod liver oil and its filthy "emulsions" and mixtures, had been tried in nearly all these cases and had either utterly failed to bene fit, or had only seemed to benefit a little for a short time. Extract of malt, whiskey, and various preparations of the hypo- mosphites had also been faithfully tried n vain. The nbotogranhs of a large number of r . i . . , those cured of consumption, bronchitis, limrerinar couarhs. asthma, chronic nasal catarrh and kindred maladies, have been skillfully reproduced in a book of 160 pages which will be mailed to you, on receipt of address and six cents in stamps. You can then write to those who have been cured and profit by their ex perience. Address for Book, World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y, ,,.... J THE HIGHEST OF HONORS To Dr. Frloa's Croam Basing Powder at tha tiraat Fair. For leavening power, keepingqualitles, furitv and general excellence the World's air jurv decided that Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder had no equal. On each of its claims it was awarded first prise or a diploma. AU the baking powders entered for prizes were subjected to a most exbaiiBtive examination, and the jury was the best equipped to make the decision o( any ever got together. Their verdict was supported by tne testimony of lr. H. W. Wilev, chief chemist of the United States Department of Agri culture at Washington. Dr. Wiley is an expert on food products and the highest authority on such matters in America. This verdict settles a long-debated Ques tion as to which among the many baking powders is the best. Chicago Tribune. Note. Since the foregoing was pub lished the World's Fair triumph has been confirmed by Highest Award and tlold Medal at the California Midwinter Fair. " Who are the vhttora over at Blinker's rela tives?" " No, they can't be, lor the whole fam ily aeemeu giau to see mem." HOW'S THIS I We offer One Hnndred Dollars' reward for any ease of o.tarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's laiarra uure. r. J. uhkhsy a iu, Toledo. U. We. the nndenlcned. have known V. 1. Che ney (or the last flftt-eu Tears, and believe him perftetly honorable In all business transactions and financially able to carry oat auv obligations maue oj meir arm. nusi at tkuaa. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O, WALMNC1, KINNAN A MAKVIN, Wholesale Druuiilsls. Toledo. O, Hall's Catarrh oh re Is taken luternallr. acting directly upon the blood and mucous aurfaooa of the system. Testimonials aent free, fries 76 cents per pottle, sold by all druggists. spiritual, Liberal, Social and Political Reform ers' Books; send lor eataloguo. W. E. Joitsa, aii amer street, roriianu, ur. Dm Inamallnt move Fellah ; ne dost, no small Tit Giivia for break fast. It's Hood's that Cures Tlian.klH.iI.,R 1 u bv Which Hond'H HA.rHunu.ri 1 1 a (nrnirul arm ruvMillo. 4-n I.,.. If I tiZ I .7. i uuetjuttllei, lta sales are the largest iu the Hood's Sarsa parilla world. The testimonials ro- M T eeivedbyltaprp. I 11 WjCj a ' ,to7 thai V llood'a Bamaparlila Corel am iiniarallll in the history of medicine, and they are alld facta Hood's Pills oure Constipation, ludlgestlon. Anagreeable Laxative and NERVE TONIO. Bold by Druggists or sent by mall. Ita.fWo and f 1.00 per package. Samples free. JTf nft.The Favorite tOOTllOirtli IkV ilU(ortheTeethsndBilJaVh Children will not develop uniformly unless they get sufficient nourishment. They will be thin, weak, hollow-chested. Scott's nTmmnwmawmmr Emulsion saaaaaaaaaaHaPsSsaMsV the Cream of Cod-liver Oil and Hypophosphltes, over comes the tendency toward, thinness and makes children strong and healthy. Phjsi' dans, the world over, endorse it. Ofli'f .1 dtctifid by Sabstitatet! ?riwrtl br SwU A Umm, 11. V AllOrngglsta LIEU DR. LIEBIC & CO., Special Doctor, for Chronic Private and WastinjE . Diseases. Dr. Lleblg'a Invlgorator tha greatest remedy for Hemlnal weaaness, josa or Haniiood and private lUMnsei, Overcomes PremAtureneM and pi all fur marrlsUe ltfo'i dutte. nlesMurtm una i nihilities; l trial bottle glveo or sent free to any one describing Bymptomii, call or address 400 (ieary ov t private vutrauuv wo jubhuu ai.t amu t ran CISCO Portland Business College, WTUNB, a. f. AaitsTxan. ram I, A. Wasaa. Baa Opaa all tha year. Students ad mitted at aav time. Instractloo In common school and commercial trsthas, sbarthaad, tfpawrltiag, ate. Collios Iovbjul and spaclmeai ol penmanship sent frn. IRVING INSTITUTE KS;.,,reet' select Hoarding school for Ulrla. Eighteenth year. Nineteen teachers. nor niustratea catalogue address KEV. K1JW. B. CHURCH, A. M., Principal. AND TYPEWRITING OFFICK. Thorough system and Instruction ; good teach- em; low terms; short time; positions to com petenta. Mall orders carefully and promptly attended to. For further particular! call on or address EDITH A. BROWN. 42 Hamilton Building, Portland, Or. FOR LADIES I 100 IN GOLD will be nald bv the Knnh Chemical Co. for any ease of female weakness that will not vleld to DR. J. 8. KOCH'H A NT I. SEPTIC 8ANAT1VKE POWDER. Price 1.00 per box. For sale by all druggists. I E. BENO, Manufacturing Jeweler AND DIAMOND SUTTER. All klnda nf tewalrv mulA to nrAnr mil m. fiitirnH At rnRHnnnhlA rutum Riinmi a ant in hl Washington street, Portland, Or. ' PiL'FOBIIU UTERINE TONIC U Beat Ho .i.e Remedy for Fkmai.i Difl e Remedy for FRHAi.a IIimrarh. Lady Agents wanted In everv town. Adilntss ry town. A usi, i, serine -sonic gutter street, Han Fianclsco. Company, 400 VliJ. rowA cai TwnlNOT"cu'wifriL "A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR CAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES APOLIO DO YOU TtiWiq Anmttm unit, TfV It. KNOWLEDGE Itrings comfort and Improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with 'est expenditure, by more promptly ulnpting the world's best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to heiilth of the pure liquid axative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. IU excellence is due to its presenting In the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the tusto, the rof resiling and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medii-at profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and llowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 00o and ft bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Fig, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered. PORTLAND WIRE HO IRON WORKS. 834 Alder street, Portland, Or. Bank and Office Railings, Prune O radon, Krult INnptng Baskets and all kinds of Wire and Iron Work. Bend fur catalogue. IH1 WEIY WIFE Never has trouble with bread made with Golden Vest Baking Poftiler It la absolutely pure. CLOSHKT 4 DKVEHS, th makars, Portland, Or., guarantee every can. WANT YOU 414-418 Front Htreet, Hail Fran end In return 1 emb. Haudl TO 8KND 84 cents In stamps to ft Ml I H M t'aab Ntnre. 414-418 Front Htreet, Hail Kranr-lseo, Cal. Will end In return 1 emu. 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