Science
ivention
Painful
Periods
Am ong the uses recently found for
aluminum is the soldering of Iron rails
end to end In order to obtain a smooth,
continuous track. Aluminum has the
property o f producing great heat in the
act o f combining with oxygen.
The
Fifty thouaand happy ends o f the rails are placed together in
woman taattfy to this In a crucible filled with a mixture o f alum
grataful Iattars to M ra. lnum and Iron ore. The mixture being
Bred, an Intense heat results, and the
Plnkham.
rails are firmly soldered together. This
is suid to be quite as efficacious as the
M on a tru a tlo n
la a electric
method of soldering.
aovoro strain on a wo
The color and character o f the walls
m an's vitality. I f It la have much to do with the lighting o f a
p a in fu l s o m o ih ln g la room. Uecent experiments have shown
these percentages o f reflection fo r d if
wrong whloh
ferent w all materials: Black velvet,
0.4 per cent, black cloth 1.03 per cent,
Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound I black puper 4.5 per cent, dark-blue 0.5
per cent, dark-green 10.1 per cent, pale
red 10.2 per cent, dark yellow 20 per
will promptly sat right f If cent,
pale-blue 30 per cent, pale-yellow
axoosslvo or Irrogulut- 40 per cent, pale-green 40.5 per cent,
write to M rs. Plnkham, pale-orunge 54.8 per cent, pure white
70 per ceut, mirror covering 02 per
Lynn, M ass., for advlco.
cent.
Evidenoo abounds that | As is well known, some metals are
M rs . Plnkham's advloo unsuitable for casting, while others,
like Iron, can readily be cast lu any
and modlolno have for desired
shape. The property o f cast
many years boon helping ing well is suid to depeud upon wheth
women to bo strong. Mo er tlie metal contracts or expands on
g from the liquid form. Iron,
other advloo Is so un solidifyin
like water, expands In solidifying, and
varyingly aoourato, no hence the solid metul may be seen float
othar modlolno has auoh ing lu tlie liquid Iron about It. The ex-
¡panslon causes It to fill the die into
n record o f oura.
which is poured, nnd so It can be cast
easily. Hold and silver contract In
Tariff Schedule for Manila.
Merchants and producers of this cooling, and therefore are not suituble
coast are watching the new ta riff sched for casting.
are ovoroomo by Lydia E.
P ln k h a m 's
V ogota blo
Compound,
ule being prepared by the Philippine
commission.
The subject is v ita lly
important to all coast states.
Still Out of Prison.
A year ago Frank E. M cDaniel was
sentenced to 15 years in the Oregon
penitentiary, but lie’ s not there yet be
cause legal measure have prevented.
The Herman mails have been closed
to sausages; so you w ill be no longer
able to w rite to yru r friend in ISerlin.
"In c lo s e d find fonr sausages.’ ’
S t o p s lh o O o u g h a n d
W o r k s O f f th o G o ld .
Laxative Dromo-t^uinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. Mo cure, No Pay.
P rice 25 cents.
Fighting for a Principle.
A San Fracnisco business man has
sued the W ells Fargo Express Com
pany for five cents that he had to pay
for the revenue stamp on a shipping
receipt.
Fire Boat at Portland.
The Portland Fire department 1 b try
ing to have a tire boat b u ilt to tight
fires along the docks of the W illa m ette
river.
Eggs From the East.
Since September eight onrs o f East
ern eggs have come to Portland be
cause home supply is not sufficient.
ê W Â
T bia signature ia on every box of the genuino
Laxative Bromo-Qtiinine Tablets
Meteors may be observed practically
tlie whole year round, except when
cloud or moonlight Interferes; yet one
mouth ranks pre-eminently as the me
teor month—the month o f August. It
Is only in recent years that our know l
edge o f these natural fireworks has
made any real advance. By the lubors
of a very fe w observers, one o f whom,
Mr. Denning, may be said to have out
weighed ail others put together In the
value and number o f his results, we
know o f many hundreds o f radlunt
points, nnd they have been shown to be
not mere distempers o f tlie air, but
bodies o f a truly planetary nature, trav
eling round the sun In orbits as defined
as that o f the earth itself.
On every side the Alps send down
rivers, leaping from the rocks, and lu
the low er lands, especially on the Ita l
ian side, spreading out Into beautiful
blue lakes. Recently the stored-up eu-
ergy o f these Alpine streams has been
brought under control, lu many In
stances, for the production o f electric
power.
The river Adda at Paderno
already furnishes 18,000 horse-power,
aud works are now under wny on the
river Ticino, below Its point o f Issue
from Lake Magglore, which will, It is
expected, furnish 12,000 affective horse
power to be distributed among a string
of manufacturing towns reaching down
Into the plain of Lombardy. It wns or
iginally Intended to send this power to
Milan, but all o f it has been eagerly
seized by the Intervening smaller
towns. The Alps are yet rich In unused
energy o f this kind.
"A n d then he went on to say; ‘ I hare
.
FOR
% # t # b # N a l u r e ’ s P o ls o s s ,
is the only cure for Toison Oak. Toison
Ivy, and all noxious plants. It is com-
1 exclusively of rootsaml herbs. Now
a the time to get the poison out o f your
system, as delay makes your condition
worse.
Don’t experiment longer with
solves, washes and Maps— they never cure.
seen a portrait o f him. and any friend
of mine will tell you when I have once
se<‘ n " l'01-"-»1' o f » '*•“ >' ' P >«°« It In
u,y
" lul * ,ore 11 aw ay lu 111T
nT7. *>“ • • want to tell you now that you
; look enough like Mark Tw ain to be hls
brother. Now.’ he said, 'l hope you
i take this as a compliment.'
“ 'Certainly.’ 1 said, '1 take It as more
than a compliment. Yes,’ I said, 'this
Is the proudest moment o f my life to
lie taken for Mark Twain, for most
men are alw ays wishing to look like
solus' great man, General (Jrant, George
Washington, or like some archbishop
or other, but all my life I have wished
to look like Mark Twain. Yes.’ I said.
'1 have wished to look like that syno-
uyme. that symbol o f all virtue nnd all
purity, whom you lim e Just described
I appreciate lt.‘
Mr. 8. M. Marshall, bookkeeper o f the Atlanta
fG a .) G as Light Co., w as p.'i,.Mu-d w. h I’oivon
Oak.
tie took Sulphur, Arsenic and various
other drugs, anil applied estcrnaily numerous
lotions snd Salves with n o benefit. At times the
swelling and Inflammation sv.is v.i severe he was
almost blind, f o r eight yeara the poiaou would
break out every season. Ilis condition w.is much
improved after taking one bottle i ( 8 S 8 , and
a few bottles cleared b I. blood o f the polsou, and
a ll evidences of the disease disappeared.
^
People are o f t e n poisoned without
knowing when or h<nv. Explain your case
fully to our physicians, and they will
cheerfully give such information and ad-
vice as you require, without charge, and
we will send at the same time an interest
ing IKiok on Blood and Skin Diseases.
THE «WIST SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, BA.
D O LS
YOUR H O M E TO U G H
YOUR H EA R T 7
Ten'll
on'll want beautiful thing* In Tour
home The
hi» A
first things you think of s t sell :
Mnutels of all kitnl*. Andirons of every sort,
fits. Metric and oil Lights In endless \grietv.
A « hrlatinaa present thnt bcHUtiflei voiir home
la th e beat present, t all or write for photo
grap hs a n d catalogue*
I II K .J O H N It t K
M K T C O M P A N Y . t»l M r « » ¡a t.re t. l o r t -
l«snd O r e g o n .
i
"H e said: ‘ Yes. you are a very good
Imitation, but when 1 come to look
closer you are probably uot that man.’
I said: 'I will be frank with you. In
my desire to look like thnt excellent
character I have dressed for the char
acter; 1 have been playing a part.' He
said; 'That Is all right; you look very
well on the outside, hut when It comes
to the Inside you are not In It with the
original.” ' N ew York Journal.
France Is using the automobile In
practical ways for the public service.
T h e experim ent In Paris o f supplying
automobiles to tho mall collectors ami
carriers Is already declared a success,
and now comes the news that In the
French town o f Alencott there Is In ex
cellent working order an automobile
ambulance service. A motor quadrlcy-
cb-s coupled to an ambulance o f the
Lagogue pattern. The motor man and
the doctor use the quadrlcyde, ami the
patient Is the sole occupant o f the am
bulance. As the Alencott Hospital Is
for the benefit o f the country far and
wide, the service Is naturally managed
differently from the Paris ambulance
service. A fte r a call Is received It Is
necessary to secure a doctor and travel
out In the country perhaps miles for
the patient. Hence the speed furnish
ed liy mechanical rather than horse
power Is most essential.
M o w F r e n c h V o t e r * t 'a a t T h e i r B a l l , » i s
In France voting is by ballot. The
persona who help In receiving sml
counting the vote are volunteers drawn
from the ranks o f the electors. Prior
to the opening o f the poll at each sta
tion the presiding officer unlocks the
urn provided for the reception o f the
votes nnd satisfies those present thnt
It Is empty. H e then locks It again,
places the key In hls pocket, and haixts
a duplicate to one o f hls helpers, who
are termed assessors. The poll Is oj>en
from 8 In the morning until « at night,
nnd at the close the votes are counted
on the spot by the volunteer helpers. j
The result Is then forwarded to the
central bureau. London Mall.
When a woman caller beglus the con
versatton by praising her hostess' cook
ing. the hostess should throw out a tor
pedo net: It means that she Is to he
asked to hake for a church social.
JOHN POO LB, P ortland . 0 * » oon ,
M IL L S ARE N E V E R C O IN E D .
ran gir
ran
give you the best bargains in general,
tu acni h
machinery,
engines, boiler*, tanks, pumps,
plows,
and windmills. The n ew T h e , H a r e A l w a j s l lr et t a M e r e K i . i i r r
When a woman w lls milk from a
Steel t X
In t h e W o r l d o f H n . n r e
dndmill, sold by him, is nn-
•ow. ami It "gì«** dry.” It Is
sq u a lle d
"T h e tain In coinage exists only In |
the school Imoks used In the primary mighty liant to pay a dollar for alxtrvn
schools. It never has existed anywhere little tickets.
else, and from the nature o f thluga
Two-thirds o f the nice things said to
B R*
1
i .- nn I. I ’ d * r
never can,” oliservetl a leading Anan a young man represent the wriggling
n H m
h» drugglM*. ____ I
'in! man the other day to a reporter. worms In an old tin can. halL
CONSUMPTION
■Ai
hr
G ET
FOOTSORE,
EASE,
G ET
FOOT-
A p o w d e r.
A t this season y o u r feet feel
sw o lle n , n e rv o u s a n d u n c o m fo rta b le . I f
y o u h ave s m a rtin g feet o r tig h t sh oes, try
A l l e n ’s F o o t-E a s e .
1 1 rests a n d com forts’:
m a k e s w a lk in g easy, (h ire s s w o lle n an d
sw e a tin g feet, blisters a n d c a llo u s spots.
R e lie v e s corns a n d b u n io n s o f a ll pain an d
is a certain cu re fo r C h ilb la in s , S w e a tin g ,
D a m p o r F ro ste d Feet.
W e h ave o v e r 30,-
(X>0 testim o n ia ls. D o n ’t get fo o tso re get
F o o t-E a s e .
T r y it today.
S o ld b y all
d r u g g is t s a n d sh oe stores fo r 25c. T r ia l
pack age F rkk .
A d d ress, A lle n 8. O lm
sted. L e R o y , N . Y .
Must Dispose of Big Debt.
Multnomah county, Oregon, has s
debt of $300,000, represented by un
paid warrants, and a b ill w ill be pat
through the state legislature this w in
ter to fond this debt in some wav.
M o th e rs w ill fin d M rs. W i n s l o w ’s S o o th
ing S y r u p th e best re m e d y to u se f o r th e ir
s h ild re u d u r in g th e tee th in g p e rio d .
H O W ^ ^ n ie t
W e offer One Hundred Dollars R ew ard for any
case of C atarrh that can not be cured by H a ll’s
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. C H E N E Y A CO., Props., Toledo, 0
W e tho undersigned,have known F. J. Cheney
for tl*e past 15 vears, and believe him perfectly
hono-ablc in nil busin ss transactions an d fin
a n cia l1 - able to carry out any obligations made
by taeir firm.
W est A T r u a x ,
Wholesale Drue "Ists, Toledo,
W a l d i no , in n a n ¿ i M a r v i n ,
V* nolesale Drug ists, Toledo, O.
n a i l ’s Catarrh Cure is t ken n rn a lly , ac:in,
ire c .iy o n the blood and m cous surfaces o
theayst m. P ri e 75c per bo le. fco*d by aL
drug. ists. Testim oni .la free.
H a l l s F am ily F ill- r th best.
Big Time January 1.
The Afro-Am erican league o f P ort
land are preparing to bring the new
year to the front with a gigantic en
tertainment.
K x a c t ly W l i a t Y o u W a n t .
A handy little box <Ju*t right f o r a Indy’s
purse «>r n gentlem an’s vest pocket) of Cas-
careta Candy Cathartic, prevents Illness. All
iruggists, 10c, 25c, 50c.
The
Famous
a
a
Soreness
and
a
Stiffoess
o
a
St Jacobs Oil
is applied. The cure
is prompt an d sure.
Wood
Balt Lake, Denver
Ft. Werth,Om aha
Kansas City, St
Louis,Chicago and
East.
4:00 p m .
Atlantic
Expiées
• :Q0 p. m
Balt Lake, Denver
Ft. Worth.Om aha,
Kanban City, St
Louis, Calc ago and
Last.
7 :00» m.
Spokane
Flyer
êxO p. m.
W alla W alla, Lewis
ton,Spokane, Min
neapolis, St. Haul,
D uluth. M ilw au
kee, ChlcagOtkKast
8:40 s. m.
Ocean Steamships.
4.W p. m.
0
from cold o r over exercise. It
lasts but a short time after
1:00 p. m.
O
A ll R i l l i n g
dates
subject to change
0
For Ran Francisco —
Sail every 6 days.
O
O
Daily
Kx Sunday
8:00 T) m.
Saturday
10:00 p. in.
Preserver
6:00 a. m
lx .b u u d a y
D e s tr o y s ....
AND
V E R M IN ..
One application is all that is required. It lasts for years. If
your dealer cannot supply you, write for circulars and information to the
following distributing agents; Perfection Pile Preserving Co., Seattle,
Wash.; Fisher, Thorsen & C o., Portland, Oregon.; Whittier, Coburn &
C o., San Francisco, Cal.
I o
h e s t
To Astoria and Way
Landings.
Willamette River.
4:30 p. m.
E x.S u n d a y
8:30 p. ra.
Mon., Wed,
and Fri.
1:00 a ra.
Tues., Thur
end Sat.
4:90 p. m.
Mon., Wed.
and Fri.
G ra n d es t O ffer Made
h
4:00 p. ra.
Ex. Sunday
7:00 a. m.
Wlllamsfts and Yam
foes.. Thur.
hill Nlvsrs.
end 8at.
Oregon City, Day-
ton, A Way Laud
ing*
L » . Riparia
8:85 a. m.
Daily
No. 9 9 A rlington
Columbia River
fteamers.
Oregon City, N ew
berg, Salem, Inde
pendence «k Way
Landings.
C A R B O U N E U M ..
L IC E
A m u re
Chicago
Portland
Special
f:lö a. m.
o
j0 * 0 * 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 S 0 * 0 *
....P e r m a n e n tly
..C H IC K E N
a
W hen the muscles feel draw n and
tied up and the flesh tender, that
tension is
o
German
..A V E N A R IU S
0
Wl lametta River.
Portland to Corval
lis A W ay Land
ings.
Snake River.
R iparia to Lewiston
Lv. Lew Is to*
Dally
• a.m.
W . H. HURLBURT,
General Passenger Agent, Portland, Or.
g r a d e
FULL BALL BEARING
Drop Head
5 Drawers.
EAST AND SOUTH
F o u r M o t io n F e e d
ROUND TO O L S T E E L NEEDLE S E N .
S elf-T lire ad in g : S h u ttle, S elf-S e ttin g
N e e d le , A u to m a t ic llo b id n W i n d e r .
P e r fe c t Stitch P e c u la t o r , A u to m a t ic
T e n sio n R e le a se .
U
A h evidence o f good faith on your part, we
^
ask you to send us $3.00 with your order.
Write your name, post office address and railroad
shipping point plainly, we will then ship by freight,
C. O. D., with privilege o f examination, this perfectly
constructed, full Ball Bearing, No. 99 Arlington Ma
chine complete. I f youtfind th e M a c h in e is p e r
fe ctly sa tisfa c to ry a n d e x a c tly hm r e p re s e n t
ed, superior in every way and worth $20.00more than
any other machine you have ever seen advertised In
this or any other paper, pay the agent the balance due,
$12.45 and charges and the machine is yours. I f the
machine is not satisfactory it will be returned at our
expense and your $3.00 will l»e returned to you in full.
fJaln s leave N e u b e rg for Portland and
(dations at 7:56 a. in.
Depot Fifth and ]
Portland.
All Attachments Free 'V l S sh ' c »»».
One ru fflero r gatherer, one shirring plate, one hinder,
set o f fou r heinmers different widths up to }< o f an
inch, one tucker. oi<e braider, one quilter, one attach
absolute ease to the opera m ent foot, one thread-cut ter. also footh em m er and feL
tor.
The balls are large ler, needles, bobbins, screw drivers, oil can, oil aud
size, made from fine to o l instruction book.
steel anti run in an oil-tem T H E P O L I S H E D O A K F O L D I N G C A B I N E T
pered steel cup which can be w ill please you greatly. It is made o f choice quartet
uljusted by the cones so as sawed oak, thoroughly seasoned kiln dried, hand rubbed
to take up the merest trifle and polished to a rich piano finish. When the machine
f wear.
f
is closed it becomes an attractive stand or center table.
p
Send fo r our Special Sewing Machine C atalogue No. A-S77, I T * * F R E E .
W e m anufacture 23 different
styles from $0 up. W rite us; all questions answered prom ptly and cheerfully.
f.
f
II II I A II
W e can g iv e you valuable points In selecting a machine.
CASH BUYERS
U IIIU II, 168-164 W. VAN BUREN ST., CHICAGO,
R E F E R E N C E S : F ir s t N a tio n a l B a n k o f Chicago.
•Daily.
ILLS.
6
What the Cows Are Doing.
The food commissioner of Oregon re^
ports that 5,000,000 pounds o f butter
were made in the state last year, also
1,500,000 pounds of cheese.
Th e
u o r t h e r n
| l P A C IF IC R Y ,
tV E K K
H eat P r e s c r ip tio n
fo r K Is la r ls
C hilis and Fever is a bottle of Groves.
Tasteless C h ill Tonic.
It is simply
iron and qninine in a tasteless form,
No Care, No Pay. Price EOo.
A Seattle
was thrown
k illed.
Mrs.
of city money
If You Need a
(Yellow ston e Park Line.)
SAW MILL, ENGINE
BOILER,
or any picee of Machinery, it
w ill pay to write us for cata-
logue and prices.
T*iu only Dining-Car Rout* from Portland
to the East.
RUSSELL & GOm 9 P o r t la n d 9 Ora
The only route to thè Yellowstone National
Park*
fireman named Brabor
from a hose cart and
Brabon is after $25,000
and w ill get something.
I am sure Piso’s (Tire for Consumption
a v e d m y life three years a g o .— M r s . T h u s .
R obbins . Maple Street. Norwich, N. Y.,
Feh. 17, 1900.
IN
G A R F IE L D
TE A
W e have a com bination of simple
H K it its that has given the world
Be Careful In Debate.
its greatest blood purifier.
I f inclined to anger when debating,
remember that it cools slowly and
sometimes leaves permanent b itter
ness.
A U K T A K IN G
When you take Grove's Tasteless C hill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showiug that it
is simply Irou and (Quinine in a taste
less form. No Cure, No Pay. 60c.
8:25 a. m.
fD aily except Sunday.
Connecting at San Francisco with steamship
Hnes for H aw aii, Japan, China, tlie P hilipp in e«
find Australia.
Rebate tickets on sale dailv between Port-
nd. Sacramento and San Francisco. Net rate*
7 nrst-cla g and $11 second-class, including
eeper.
*
For through tickets and rates call on or ad-
Iress
H. R. BATCH W I L L , Agt., N ew berg 8tation.
O r Address,
C. H. M A R K H A M , G. F. it Pass. Agent.
P ortlan d, Or.
Be Careful In Censure.
To men w ith rigs to introduce onr
poultry food among farmers. Address,
w ith stamp, Acm e M fg. Co., Kansas
C ity, Mo.
Sta.,
I 4:50 p. m. Independence p&ss’ngr.
W hen inclined to censure, hesitate,
I f censnre is necessary, exercise it
with discretion and charity.
• ‘14 P E R
way
Overland Express—
For Salem,Hoseburg,
Asland, Sacramento,
•7:00 p. m.
Ogden, San Francis • t:15 a. i
co. Mojave, Los A n
geles, El Paso, New
.O rle a n s and East.
Hose burg passenger— • 4:30 p. m.
Via W oonburn, for
Dally
Mount Angel,Silver-
D ally
except
ton,
W e s t S c io ,
except
Sunday.
Brownsville, Sprlng-
Sunday.
. field and Natron.
) 7:30 a.m . ...Corvallis passenger... t 5:50 p. in.
T H I S C I’ T S H O W S T i l E M A C H IN E
O PE N K E V IIY F O R ts E .
Wants a Small Fortune.
Prosperity and adversity are always
in procession. Each by torn precedes
the other.
YOU
a
Tie d U p
TIME SCHEDULES
T i r a st
a
a
Men Are Not Alike.
T w o men may be exactly alike np to 0
the tops of their heads. Uncover one o
head and discover a genius.
The
0
other reveals an idiot.
o
Our Nation's Wealth.
o
The material wealth aud strength of our
a
nation is in iron, the most useful of all
metals, just as the wealth of a human be O
ing lies in a useful stomach. I f you have o
overworked yours try Hostetler's Stom
ach Bitters. It will relieve the clogged 0
bowels, improve the appeiite and cure
o
constipation, dyspepsia and biliousness.
o
Indian Tax-Payer.
Adversity and Prosperity.
W H A T
0
Pacific coast jobbers are again be
0
fore the interstate commerce com m it
sion fighting for more favorable freight O
rates.
a
THE
BALL BEARIN6S
stop all friction and afford
The W illa m ette valley. Oregon, is
one of the richest on earth, and is de
veloping slow ly. Rut a stroke of light-
uiug w ill strike it some day in the
shape of new life and then she’ ll jump
to the front w ith a bound that w ill
surprise the state.
KNO W
•
o
a
0
A full-blooded Indian pays taxes in
Wasco county, Oregon, his share this
year being $21.78.
Ö .R .& N .
!
O
Want Better Freight Rates.
Rich Willamette Valley.
YOU
!
0 Q W E SHIP FOR INSPECTION
Oregon’s Capital City.
The official census gives the popula
tion of Salem. Oregon.
as 4.258.
Rather small and disappointing, but it
mast stand.
M e c h a n i c a l 1’ o w e r .
^ irllHrC S Al lflMC nfvw swn Mark Tw,|n but , haTe
d h
* V N 'T
s a id : “ Y o u c a rr lr n s cuss.
one day
N a t u r e ’ « AnfIdAf#
Then
H ood'a Sareaparllla
Your remarkable stupidity has made
scapegoats of us—”
Which the section foreman took as quite
a personal affront
And resolved right then and there to do
a criticising stunt
On his owu book, so he called the man
who greases up the track.
And he said: “ It seems to me you ought
to find a friendly crack
And crawl Into it and pull your carcass
after you, you chump.
For neglect of duty on your part has got
us on the jump!
I f you'd greased your tracks tills accident
would never have occurred;
You just go and draw your salary, with
out another word!”
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•
•
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So the greaser took the order for his cash
nnd drew his roll,
And remarked, with much emphatic lan-
• guage: “ Well, upon my soul,
Dis road’ s de cheapest lot o’ guys dat I
has ever saw,
An’ dis t’ing o’ tiikln’ Maine Fr udders
rankles in tne craw;
W y, de Chairman o’ de board spen's all
de mouey in de Has’,
An’, by gosh, I can’ t be greasin’ w'en T
ain’ t got any grease!”
—Denver Times.
P o is o n o a k
P o is o n iv y
^
G en era l D ebility
A IteMpoiiHihle Corson.
There was trouble la the oflice of the old
l\ D. & <J.
When the news came in that No. 4 had
smashed with No. 2
And distributed calamity for half a mile
arouud
Till it was impossible to see the color of
the ground.
And the Chairman of executives said to
the ( ‘resident:
" I t strikes me that you can't run n rail
road worth a copper cent!”
Whereupon the General Manager was
called upon the door
And informed that he was careless in tbe
case of 2 and 4;
Aud the Geucrul Manager remarked:
very plainly see
That the General Superintendent needs
a red-hot roast from me-----”
Which the same Induced the General Su
perintendent to call in
The Division Superintendent, whom he
criticised like sin.
And who straightway had the master of
the road report to him
For a roasting then aud there adminis
tered with dash and vim.
Said the master of the roud: “ The section
foreman is the chap
Who has caused this great disaster, and
I ’ll knock him out a rap."
So he called the sectiou foreman, and he
M A R K T W A IN .
Note 1 H um orist T ells a H iorr ut Ills
Own Expense.
Irrational.
“ W hen I was here about eight years
The g irl with the great, seraphic, ago I was coming up In a car o f the
gray eyes complained bitterly o f the elevated road. Very few people were
tim id ity of her steady company.
lu that, nnd on one end o f It there was
" H iv e him the m itten !” advised her no one, exeept on the opposite side,
entourage, unhesitatingly.
where sat a man about 50 years old,
‘ ‘ What, for cold feet?” exclaim ed with a most winning face and an ele-
she.
gnut eye, a lien uti ful eye, aud 1 took
him from hls dress to be a master me
chanic, n man who had a vocation.
H e had with him a very little child o f
about 4 or 5 years. I was watching the
affection which existed between those
two. I Judged he was the grandfather,
perhaps. It was really a pretty child,
are amonfj the best known
and I was admiring her, aud ns soon
of the many dangerous
as he saw I was admiring her he began
wild plants and shrub*.
to notice me.
To touch or handle them
“ I could see hls admiration o f me In
quickly produces swelling
hls eye, nnd I did what anybody else
and inflammation with in
tense tching and burning
would do- admired the child four times
o f the skin. The eruption
as much, knowing 1 would get four
aoon disappear*, tlie suf
times as much o f
hls admiration.
ferer hopes fo re ve r; but
Things went on very pleasantly. 1
almost a* soon ns Uk* little blister« and
, ,
. . . . .
pustulesappeared the poison had reached waa " " ,klu* l,,-v
1,1,0 hls llo,lrt-
the blood, ami w ill break out at regular
"B y and by, when he almost reached
intervals and each time in a more aggra- the station where be wns to get off, he
vmted form. This poison w ill loiter in th. got up, crossed over, and he said:
system for years, and every atom o f i I 'Now. 1 am going to say something to
must he forced out o f the blood before y o i y „ „ w ()|eli | hope you w ill regard as a
can expect a perfect, permanent cure.
, oml)lllll(M1«.'
the remedy that c u r e s a c o ld l u
“ It Is a mystery to every one why It
was ever originated, for as a unit o f
value It Is only a Action. There are no
Day in and out tbara it that foaling of
mills, never have been and never will Weakliest that makes a burden o f iutif.
be under the circumstances, therefore I
Food does not strengthen.
don't see why It is put In the books in
Sleep does not refresh.
the prim ary schools, with the explana
It is hard to do, hard to bear, what
tion that ten o f them make 1 cent. I should be easy,—vitality is on tbe ebb, and
am glud to know that the mill does the whole system suffers.
For this condition taka
not get any more into the school books
o f tbe graded schools beyond the pri
maries. I have been a banker for thir It vitalizes the blood, gives vigor and tone
ty years, but know nothing o f the mill to all the organs and functions, and is pos
except what was told me the first week itively unequalled for all run-down or de
bilitated conditions.
1 went to school. A ll my life has shown
lloou 's ('ILLS cure constipation. 26 cents.
me that 1 was told wrong and that
there are uot teu or any other Dumber
Don't Try to Stand Alone.
o f mills in a cent.
There
is
not in the universe such a
"S everal weeks ago I was In Portugal,
aud 1 bad decided to return direct to thing as absolute personal independ
Boston from Lisbon rather than to sail ence. Try it a year, a month, a day,
In the ordinary way to N ew York aud j and see.
from there to Boston by rail. On ap
Paid Big Damages.
plying at a hotel for a room 1 asked,
The Tacoma street railw ay has paid
as Is customary, what was the price.
The clerk answered 75« reis per day. $100,000 to those injured and to rela
This was a new one on me, for, though tives of those killed in the street car
1 had run up on a number o f different accident July 4.
coins in my day here aud In various
G A R F IE L D T E A
parts o f Europe, it was the first time
Is a w on derful preparation
com posed of H E R B S that
I had heard o f a rel. Somehow 1 did
act on the L i v e r , permanently
not like the sound o f the word, and,
curing constipation.
turning to uuother clerk, asked what
Calls for a “ Wake-Up."
was the price o f a first-class passage on
a good steamer from Lisbon to Boston,
The Portland Telegram urges every
l ie answered that It was ‘80,000 rels,’ body there to wake up and get a great
aud seemed to be w illing to send me hig high wide move on for the exposi
off on the next steamer. This necessi tion of 1902.
tated my asking for an explanation,
TO C U R E A C O L D IN O N E D A T
and, as the clerk talked English as well
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
as 1 did, I asked him to put hls rels
Into Am erican dollars and cents. This lets. A ll druggists refund tho money
he did by explaining that tbe prices if it fails to cure. E. TV. Grove's sig
charged fur a room, without board, was nature is on each box. 25c.
75 cents i>er day, and that the steamer
Good Place to Be Careful.
fare was $80. This led on to a talk o f
Seattle city council is considering
rels, which Is the unit value o f Portu
gal. In value It represents about the sn ordinance making it a mitdemeauor
same as a mill. The hotel clerks told to attract crowds on the streets by
uie that there were no rels as a matter words, gestures or otherwise. A blow
Arm y,
itinerant
of fact In Portugul and never had been, st the Salvation
Better go
though all values were based on them preacher, peddlers, etc.
slow, Mr. C ity Dads.
for a unit.”
Rich Alaska Copper Mine.
A hig ledge on Prince o f Wales
island, off the coast of Alaska, owned
by Seattle parties, shows copper valued
at $98 pei ton.
~LR A Tg.
S C IA T IC A ,
N K lH A l.iilA ,
N M tV O U S -
N E S S . I ) Y S I K |»S I A , H K A I I A C H F , C A -
| T A R K H ,
C IIO U P ,
B R O N C H IT IS .
I.A
G R IIV K .
M A L A R I i , I I K A It r W E A K
N E S S C R E E P I N G N U M B N E S S , etc. B ut
a b ottle to d a y and h a v e It In th e house. I t w ill
s a v e su ffe rin g and d o cto r's bills. H a rm less fo r ,
c h ild re n ’ s use. C on tain s no ontates or o th er h a rm
fu l in gred ien ts. A b s o lu te ly pure an d con cen trated.
I.a rg e b ottle o f 300 doses fo r $1, prepaid by m all or
express, o r w e w ill send you (p o s tp a id ) a trial
b o ttle fo r Z‘t cents. A g e n ts w anted.
SVIISN RHEUMATIC CURL COMPART. »4 Lfi. St, Ckiup. 111.
CUTLER'S CIRBOLiTEof IODINE'
A guaranteed Cure for Catarrh and
Consumption. $100. D Lock Box 145.
W. H. SMITH ICO., fuffilo, N.Y . Prop's.
1 Ùn. Depot, Foot 6th 9t.
Fast m ail for K *lam a,
Kelso, Castle Rock, Wlu-
lock, Chehalis. Centra
lis, South Bend, Monte-
sano, Aberdeen. Ojosta,
Olym pia, Tact ma, Seat
tie, Victoria. Pt. Town-
Mend, llle n s b u rg h , Ros-
lyn.
North
Y *klm a.
Sprague, Cheney, 8po-
kane, P ullm an,
Gar
field, Farmington. Mos
cow, Cniontown, Gen
esee, Roesland, B. C.;
Trail, B. C .; Nelson, B.
C .; Kalso,
Missoula,
Butte, Anaconda, H ele
na, St. Paul, Minneapo
lis, Kansas City, Oma
ha, Council Bluffs, St.
Louis, Chicago, Wash
ington, New York, P h il
adelphia, B. st >n, and
all
points Ka«t and
Southeast.
7 :50 a. m.
Give Equity and You G«t Equity.
H e who seeks eqaitv must give
equity. Greed aud avarice are ever
at war with equity.
I D A Y i to M inneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City
and 8t. Paul.
D AYS to M ilw an see and Chicago.
w t\ Tx n .
Women sn d girls to do piece work for ns at
heir homes. We furnish ail m aterial an d pay
r in 97 to |rt weekly Kxpert.n* . unnecessary,
'•■ml aiainped e v, ope to i r sk V. Serai SSt'g
Co., 34 Mo..toa Si , Chicago. III.
Bij Fish Story. •
A report from Port Townsend, W ash
ington, says 14 tons o f herring were
caught at a single haul, but whether
by oue or one thousand nets was not
•dated.
PIMPLES
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of D E A F N E S S or H A R D * H E AM INO
are now (TRAM R by our new 1 nveotiou; only tho*e bora
d *«f are incurable. BR.it» SOJSKS ( K asr lXBRDlATRLY.
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found p#»f*ctly satisfactory snd
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For sleeping-car reservations, tickets, m ap*
Ind full information, call on or write
ta* most vond«rfal
curedmsay thous
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leket.
H ive made T ioysy srd iti fom-
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licstion* a?ptC-_
Mitchell, Iieiuis & Staver Co.
" W y w l f « h a d p im p le * o n b * r fa c e , bnl
the h M ft*vn lik in g C A S T A K E T S aud Ui*>
r»ar* ail disappeared
I had been iroubied
* ih conslipat on for some lim e but after tak
imr the first ('ascaret I have had no trouble
with this abm eni. W e cannot sneak too h igh
ly of i 'a*carets "
K iu d W a ni ma n
»70S G e rmantown A t *. . rfctladelpfcl*. P a
«¡ar*^
6 {D A Y 8 to W ashington, P h iladelph ia, New
York, Boston,
aud
other Eastern
points.
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sent fra*. Old eat agency for serunne patent*.
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