I AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD “CASTORIA,” AND “ PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” AS OUR TRADE MARK. DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, the originator of “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,’ the earns I was that has borne and does now s/tf?', <•"“* •on every wrapper. bear the facsimile signature of This is the original “ PITCHER’S CASTORIA, ’ which has been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought on and has the signature of wrap­ per. No one has authority from me to use my name ex­ cept The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is A . p. March 8,1897. TO BUY THE POPE A CITY. Conataatiuople, M on Than Home, la l.ikely to Be Furvhnaed. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in­ gredients of which even he does not know. The Kind You Have Always Bought” 8EARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF I LAY PREACHERS. English Lord. Who Dallvar Sudsy DU- course*. SCIENTIFIC REASON GIVEN. Emperor William’« taste for preach­ ing, even where there 1» a duty quali­ fied eeclesiastis within reach, i« far more common fancy tiiian most people might be willing to imagine. Under the circumstances it is difficult to under­ stand the surprise which lias been caused by his insistence in delivering the Sunday discourse during the recent yachting trip in the Mediterranean, al­ though he had on board with him the chief of the court chaplains. Thus in England there are at least a dozen secular members of the house if lords who, not content w ith preaching to their own households and tenants, actually travel about in England and on the continent preaching wherever they can find either a congregation or a pul­ pit at their disposal. Several of them, such as, for instance, Lord Radstock, have incurred the wrath of foreign governments in consequence of their religious zeal. The young Earl Beauchamp is an­ other of these lay preacheTs, but he con­ fine« his ministrations to the East end of London. Then there is Lord B» unet, married to an American wife and heir to the earl of Tankerville, who has been urre«ted for street preaching on several occasions. The present duke of Hamilton does a little in the preaching line, chiefly among the |>oorer classes of London. But none of these peers come anywhere near the late earl of Shaftesbury so far as pulpit oratory is concerned, the earl lieing known by the nickname of “the lay bishop.” Why the Eyes of a Painted Portrait Fol­ low the Observer. TWO INVENTIVE THIEVES. It is suggested that the Roman Catho­ lics of Christendom shall subscribe $!,- 000,000,000 to buy Rome and a near-by seaport for the pope, says Harper’« Weekly. The belief is expressed that the Italian government might sell the property without serious detriment to its political integrity and that the money could be used to great advantage in relieving Italy of part of the burden of her public debt, it is not proposed to turn over the principal to the venders, but to place it in trust and to pay 11« annual proceeds into the Italian treas- ury as 10111? as the pope remains undis- turbe.d in the papal territory. I I m plan is u very pretty one und there are those who think the money might be raised and that King Hum­ bert’s government would appreciate the advantages of such a bargain. But would Rome be the best purchase the pope could make with the money? Chicago would take him vastly oh. aper and give him port privileges on Lake Michigan, but she could not engage to make h • ni monarch of an American town­ ship at any price. But there is Con­ stantinople, an excellent city, wlieie popes have lived before, full of ready- made churches built l>y Christians and nearly ripe now for reconsecration. Constantinople seems liable to come into the market any day. If the pope coubl buy it of the sultan that would be a deal worth subscribing to and worth turning a page of history to record. Direct Legislation. COUNTING OF THE VOTES. In Kseent Klsctiona Therv U m Beea Lit­ tle Fraud in New York. The <*ountiug of vote* has been in tbe past more fruitful of trickery and fulHifieution than any other part of the election process. In 1893 the car-- vuHsera iu certain districts reduced the matter to its Lowest terms by simply reporting a unanimous vote on the' c ount the votes, and submitted entirely to the guidance of a well-informed watcher. The counting is done in public, and is often an interesting sight Every or­ ganization ami each candidate may send a representative tp observe it, though nobody but the inspectors is permitted to touch the ballots. The straight tickets are first counted in ten« by four men in succession, and a tally is kept by at least two assistants. Each name is credited with as many votes as then1 are tickets for his side. Then one inspector reads off of those tickets which are “splits” or have pasters at­ tached, or upon which names have been “rased or new names written, and each candidate is credited with a vote every time his name appears. When this is finished the most prominent office 1« taken up, and the sum of tht* votes for each candidate is ascertained. I The legislature of Nebraska bn adopted the principle of tho iniliativ and referendum. The new law provides that in citi' aud villages 15 per cent of the voters < the city wishing to adopt a certain lai ■nuy petition tho city government t< submit the proposed law to u vote o‘ the people. If 20 per cent of the voter, ask that this be done at a special elec tion, tho request is to be granted. It snch special election is not called for. the proposed law is to be submitted t< a vote at the next regular election. Th< mayor und council are to have no pow ir to enact laws and ordinances, except for the immediate preservation of the health and peace, without submitting it to a popular vote, if demanded by 6 per cent of the voters. Any ordinance passed by the mayor and council must wait 30 days before going into effect, aud within this 30 days the citizens may demand its submission to a vote Not only has Nebraska indorsed the principle that the people shall huve the right to propose laws and have them re­ ferred to a popular vote, bnt ¡South Da­ kota has done likewise. Her legislature has passed an amendment to her con- stitntion which is to be submitted to the people for ratification this fa.'l. The law applies to the state as will nr, to cities aud towns.—Exchange. A A A A 3£ Che Stearns Bicycle A is handsome, light, durable. Such grace of design as is embodied in this "fast, easy-running, much-talked- about mount can only be secured by the most approved methods, finest material and skilled work­ manship. The ’96 Stearns is the best bicycle it is possible to produce. Finished at your- option in orange or black. Address now for beautiful new catalogue. A A A A A A "Ch« Yellow Yellow.” A E. C. STEARNS & CO., Makers, Syracuse, N. V. BUFFALO, N. V. A SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TORONTO, ONT. A A A A EAST AND SOUTH —VIA— The Shasta Route K" : A, A* Z|'> —or TH«— Southern Pacific Co. UNDER THE GOLD STANDARD Wollaston’s curious discovery was They Took * Bicycle from the Rider on MEANS... a Bet. tha* by adding to each pair of eyes a HE VOWED VENGEANCE. Express Trains Leave Portland Dailv. nose directed to the right or the left, The bicycle thief is inventive this the eyes lose their front direction, and \ ear. A young man was practicing cir­ And Got It with a Will--Cord Reginald’s I North Path. look to the right or left, according to cles in front of his house when two fel­ •» 00 i» tu Lv Portland Ar 9 3U a n “ He struc-c-c-k me! ” lows stopped on the pavement to admin* the direction of tbe nose. By means of Ar Ashland Lv 5 5" p m The villain strode up and down the a flap* representing the lower features him. One of them, says the New York Lv Ashland Ar 5 2« p n- SUBSCRIBE FOR THE stage cycle path and ground his teeth Ar SanFranciscoLv 8:'M'p n- Herald, asked how much the wheel in a different position, as Dr. Wollaston remarks, “a lost look of devout abstrac­ weighed, and the young man said it with rage, says the New York World. THE CCNTKUR COMPANY. 7T MURRAY STRKCT, NEW YORK CITY. Above trams stop at all stations “He struc-c-c-c-k Cecil Legree!” I tion in an uplifted countenance of in­ weighed 22 pounds. •etween Portland and Salem, Turner In a very ecstasy of fury the villain •larion, The smaller of the two said that was quisitive archness in the leer of a Jefferson, Albany, Tangent, The gold standard means low prices, low wages, hard times. The bimetallic hedds, Halsey, Harrisburg Junction Oily, standard meaus good prices, good wages, permanent prosperity for the producing younger face turned downward and ob­ too light, and that he believed in wheels -stamped his feet and tore his hair. “He struck Cecil Legree! No man •aigene, Cottage Grove, Drains and all classes. weighing at least 30 pounds. Also, he liquely toward the opposite side.” -aiions from Roseburg to Oakland, in- As by changing the direction of the mentioned that he once came in first ever did that and lived to tell the tale. lusive. SUMMONS. lower features we change the direction in a ten-niile race aud rode a. wheel And as for the girl—ah, me proud beau­ lloaeburg Mail Daily. of the eyes, says Notes and Queries, so weighing 38 pounds. At this the larger ty, you shall yet feel the vengeance of a In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, by changing our position, the eye of the of the strangers laughed derisively, and Legree!” ARRIVI : LKAVW A 32 to 40 Page Weekly Farm and Family Paper. Price, $1.00 a Year for Jackson County. What venom, what hatred there was .rtlan.i fi:A0a m i Roseburg 5:2Pi-i> portrait apparently follows us. If a said: Richard Beswick, Plaintiff) While not neglecting it* superb Agricultural, Horticultural, Live Stock and a.-churg 7:30a ni , Portland 4:3opn “What do you know about wheels?” in the bitter words. vertical line be drawn through the tip vs. Family Departments, etc., has at the same time, for many years, upheld the Even the pale moon wobbled in the “Why, I’ve ridden more wheels than Wrn . M. Colvig, as admin­ of the nose and half way between the standard of the people against trusts and monopolies, more especially against Manager - aud - Funeral - Director Dining Cars on Ogden Route. canvas heavens. istrator of the estateof J . | eyes, there will be the same breadth of you ever saw,” replied the other. that most iniquitous of all monopolies, the single gold standard. All who read C. Durkee, deceased, | “I have the papers; ha, ha, ha! I’ll “I don’t believe you can ride at all.” head, of cheek, of ohin and of neck on it agree that it is the beat paper of it* class on earth. Hanna A. Durkee, wid- j Myer Block, - Ashland, Or, PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS. “I’ll bet you five dollars I can. Let me bide mo time, and then, then I’ll cross each side of this middle line, and each ow <»f tbe said J. C. — AXD — his ¡Kith again! ” show him on your wheel. I won ’ t hurt Durkee, deceased, and iris will be in the middle of the whole Serond-ClanK Sleeping Care Eila M. Lewis, Howard Suit to fore­ it.” Raising his clenched hand the villain F. Durkee, Agnes N. close a Mort eye. If we now move to one side, the lie could ride all right He wobbled served notice upon high heaven and the andle first - class goods Attached to all through trains. apparent horizontal breadth of every Abbott, ( ’ has. R. Dur ­ gage on real Day or Night Calls promptly at­ slowly on the wheel fora short, distance, property moon that some day he would kee. and Geo, A. Durkee property. part of the head and face will be di ­ I tended to. WICST SIDE DIVISION. heirs at law of the said minished, but the parts on each side of und then sw ished around the corner and puncture, proud Lord Reginald's tire. We will send the above great journal in connection with J. C. Durkee, de« eased, Between Portland and Corval I tn. was away like the wind. “I’ll cro«^ his path again! I’ll cross i the middle line will be diminished equal ­ ARGES REASONABLE. and Eva A. Rodgers, “You’d better run after that fellow,” his path again!” he repeated. MAILTRAIN DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAY.) ly, and at any position, however oblique, minor heir of Effie R<»dg- said the stranger; “I don’t know him.” A whirr on the air of the stilly night, ers deceased daughter of there will be the same breadth of face lkavkh : ARRIVISI The. owner of the wheel set off, but an ominousgrindingupon the theatrical said J C. Durkee, deceas­ on each side of the middle line, and the ed, Defendants. the short stranger must have been a macadam, a pneumatic •biff” like th« orlami. 7 :3il a in I Corvallis 12.15 p n' To Ella M Lewis, Agnes N. Abbott, iris will be in the center of the whole mile away by that time. Then when the “biff” of a pile-driver, a bent, battered • irvallis... 1:05 p ni | Portland. 5:50 p m Chas R. Durkee and George A. Durkee, of the eyeball, so that, being on a flat noth one year, postpaid, at the extremely low price of $ 2 Oo heirs at law of said J. C. Durkee, deceased, surface, the iris will be seen in front of owner came back the stranger also had fha pe crashing into a pale-green tree At Albany and Corvallis connect wit) crone. trunk with a dull, sickening thud and •n advance, and will give to each subscriber to this combination offer who pay* and to Eva A Rodgers minor heir of Effie the picture or obliquely. ■ains of Oregon Central & Eastern Rai) 5? Rodgers, deceased «laughter of tbe said J TO THE then silence—silence! ten cents additional for postage and packing, <»a in giving some details of personal his­ My eyes were so weak hing over our way and it seem» to hit. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and MONDAY, TBE 13tb DAY OF SEP­ loosing my sight NED NEdlRLL. I had to stop re (ding day and night. Jes­ tory, informed his hearers that “h< Europe. Also Japan. China. Honolulu and TEMBER. 1897. 79 Everett street. San Francisco, sie read all the papers for me tUBtralia. enn be obtained from hereby notified that if I And you are __ No RELIABLE DRUGGI8T WILL TELL 1 OU HE had left Ireland 53 years before, r. using four bottles of Joy’s Vegita­ I). L. RICE, Agent. Ashland, j you fail so to answer,.. r.the _ r plaintiff ___ will apply ble After Sareaparilla I put away the green glass­ HAS A SARSAPARILLA AS GOOD AS JoY’a naked little boy, without a dollar in his t. KOEHLER. C..H. MARKHAM, I to the above entitled c«»urt for fo> the relief es and T ake the best when you fay your money pocket.” Said the other: “Until last can now see as well as I ever could. Manager. G. F. O MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED. ot Mortgages for.Jackson county, Oregon, t, he smoked with infinite deliberation. decided change in sentiment had come Tide elegant souvenir will interest t! be foreclosed in the manner provided by law, KASLO “ ‘Not as I know ion.* sold for over twen FIELDS Uses the celebrated electric berth read ­ And that out of she proce«;ds arising from cables of the world are in the hands of years,and used by Tho “ ‘The newspapers all speak well of morally bound to see carried out in spin KOOTENAY NELSON t* »aid *J -ale ' ‘ , ’J Ibe _ cos _____ 2 2: *____ t,e : paid ,s and dGburse- British companies, who own u lenirthof sands of Ladies, wl For full information call on O. K N. the and put into the letter of the law.] ing lamp; TRAIL him.* inputs aif u>i«1 oy ,. o > i - ­ * ments of this this viitt suit itnri and tho the bunts costs and expen have given testimony more than 150,000 milt ’ « of cable, laid al MINING Agent, ROBT. LEONARD, Ashland, Or se-' «»f the said sale and the sums found ROSSLAND that they are unexcelh “ ‘Newspapers is alius lyin’.’ Runs splendidly equipped passenger aa a specific mont. a cost of over £30,000,000. Of 14 cable* R esolved , That owing t< * due th«' p aintift herein. OR ADDRESS: “ ‘What is the matter?’ medicine, for immedh trains every day and night between St DISTRICT Fourth that ihedefendants Win. M Colvig i across the Atlantic to America, Franc« W. H. HURLBURT. reli ol Painful, a the depressed condition of th« “ ‘ Waal, he corned out here, an* Torn Get u copy of “ Carl« a-administrator of the estate of J. C. lias one ---- ------ __ . •« so Irre^ r Menses, 1 and 1 Great Britain x__ ten, while Paul and Chicago, and Omaha and Geu’l Pass. Agent, Wilkins beat ’im playin’checkers. Tom country, the low price of lab"ositively on kiduevs. liver and bowels, and Chicago, and Omaha and Chicago, o> fungi and animalcules, and neutral­ A ND ara preparad to Aliali order, on prevent, tired feek Chicago, St. Paul, ising and correcting all acidi­ cleansing the entire ayau-m. dis|»el colds, The Milwaukee”, are marvels of elegance .A. abort notice. • • • * • GRAND FORKS TO ings, staggering aen- ties it promotes a normal and cure headache, lever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box and convenience. The private compart Mtions, palpitation healthful condition in every . i;usness,coastipation r.g tUTfod and p«t«nt bnainoM of «««rv d««enptk*a BETWEEN DULUTH for any da» in the rear, for one or more is the electric berth reading lamp, which is took fr««. Calie, «rit« DR W5R|> INSTI TUTS- of bowel% pa'ns in ’ nromptly «nd «killftally oo.d.eud M km«M rata«. heavy volume- more than twelve hun­ I l¿0 N. N nth Strict, it . Locia. Mo V pereona, upon sspiication to any princi­ an exclusive feature with “Tae Milwau­ ] Inrontlon« introfiwet, oompnni«« fom«d, «nd SAT- * the beck,melancho1y. dred gallons per hour. < Xirra «OLD OJT COMMIMIO» 2& «ip*rta«M. pal ticket agent of the Chicago, Milwau­ kee”. The heating is all done by steamr ► i tongue coated, foul < Higher« reference« Sand n« model, «ketch or Phot«. ► kee fun than “anybody' —come out aa “fine « face, body and limb, incident to travel is reduced to a minimum « FAYAB7.E WXEIf PA TEXT X* ALLOWED WMa p CHICAGO . ilornia, Florida, Mexico, China, Japan, as silk” and ‘white as wool“—rejuven­ \n l «11 point* Eist end South. Th 4 patent >■ «oenrwd w« will coad.et >ta eale fnr you wltA- p The Chicago, Milwaukee A tit. Paul Rail deciineofnerve force ated and happy. | .nd to any part of Europa. Katimatea way ia always popular, and those traveim» W ASHTNGTÓN -Wiiffniflrent track, Peerless Vesti- A CTIVE AGKNT8 FOR EACH dixxr spell,, faint 'urniahed inclading expenaee. Tickets overite line« are the loudest in its prai-r. V. County. Excu-ive control and no Ix>cate£ BOSTON AND ALL NORTH OF THE PLAZA. eommaLand all dis­ '’atert’o., Big Rapids. Minh, “ALWAYS ON TIME” sions.” In three .lays of progressive en­ 16 Patches to 1 Pair of Pants The Kind That Never Failed You. TWO • SILVER • CHAMPIONS A ASHLAND CASKET CO.1 The Farm, Field and Fireside, H. S. EMERY A GREAT COMBINATION OFFER H The Valley Record 0. R. & N EAST ROUTES C anadian o "P acific K y . Oregon Great rHE ACCIDENTS OF LIFE SOO PACIFIC LINE. AESMIN’S FRENCH FEMALE PILLS Railway Co. Containing Cotton Root and Pennyroyal. FRANCISCO. SAN WITHOUT CHAN GE __l_________________ NORTHEEN I. B. 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