It Cloudad H «r woman. I know of but oue thing that has disturbed her mind since she joined the church, last month." “ Some question In theology?” ‘‘Not exactly. It was more serious than that. She was riled because a woman on the next street, who owes her an Invitation, failed to ask her to a Dutch lunch."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. D a m ia it fo r M o re B a t t le s h ip s . When tbs .Secretary of the Navy recently demanded more battleships, Conyress con­ sidered his reroniinendations favorably and authorized the construction o f set era i powerful warships. Protection is what our seap o-ts ramus, and fortifications will not adequately supply this. Defense against a ll disorders ot the digesive organs, such as dyspepsia, constipation, biliousness, rheumatism and nervousness, is adequate­ ly a ffo rd ed by that efficient remedy, Hos­ tetler's Stomach bitters. Try it. Offered a Small Figure. A few days since a popular attorney called upon another member of the prof ession and asked bis opinion upon a certain point of law. The lawyer to whom the question waa addressed drew himself up and said: "I gen­ erally get paid for what I know." The questioner drew a half dollar from his pocket, handetl it to the other and coolly remarked: "TelJ me all you know and give me the change.” RHEUMATISM Caused by of the an Im pure Condition Blood— How It May Be Permanently Cured. From the Mirror, Manchester, N. H. Although rheumatism is ono of the most painful and dangerous of the many troubles which utilict mankind, it can be permanently cured if a prop­ er course of treatment is taken. The real cause of rheumatism is the pres­ ence of acid in the blood and the only cure is to purify, nourish and strengthen this vital fluid. The best specific yet discovered for this purpose is Dr. W illia m s’ Pink Pills for Palo People and the number of cures they have effected in cases of this stubborn disease is wonderful Mrs. 8 . 1), Loveland, of No. 133 West Hancock street, Manchester, N. H ., was cured of a severe attack of rheumatism by the use of this remedy. She says: "Several years ago one of my knees was injured by a fall. About the first of June, 1897, rheumatism set in and at last got so had that I could not bend my knee. It was very painful and I was unable to move about. I tried various remedies, but not one of them relieevd me in any way. " I n the latter part of August, nearly three months after the pain and stiffness began, a friend, Mrs. Kothwell, of Everett, Mass., told mo of Dr. W illia m s’ Pink Pills for Pale People. I willingly gave them a trial and experienced relief in a few days. I emit min'd until f had taken three boxes and was able to bend the knee and go up and down stairs without difficulty. I have since taken the pills a number of times for other troubles and always with good results. ” 1 havo recommended Dr. W illiam s' Pink Pills for Falo People many times I have not learned with what effect they were taken, excepting in the case of two of my relatives and a young woman living in my family, each of whom was greatly benefited. I feel that I cannot say too much in favor of the pills. ” Signed, M R 8 . S. D. L O V E L A N D . Subscribed and sworn to Indore me this 27th day of February, 1901. JO H N O. L A N E , Seal Notary Public. At all druggists or direct from Dr. W illiam s Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y . Price, 50 cents per box; six boxes, |2.50. Hat an Enviable Record. Charlea Bellamy has been a flreman for 16 years on the Chicago, Burling­ ton ft Quincy railroad, and has never mlaged a trip. During that time he has traveled 606,840 miles, and burned 32,501 tons of coal. T h e B a it Preeerlp tlon ror M a la ria Chilli and Fever Is s bottle of Urove’i TuteleM Chill Tonic. It li limply Iron and quinine In i taaleloii form. No Cure, No Pay. Price 60c. River of Ink. In Algeria a river of ink is formed by the conjunction of two streams, one of which is impregnated with iron, and the other, which drains a peat bog, with gallic acid. The mix­ ture of the iron and the acid results in ink. OARFIKI.D TKA. the medicine that Purifies the blood and cleans»* the system, bring*» good health to all who use it. It is matte from herbs. Druggists sell it. As (o Some handwriting. Fred— Do you think a m an’s char­ acter is shown in his handwriting? Kate— If it is, some of them must be perfectly arcadful. Your guide and guard is the famous Oregon Blood Purifier, tested and true. U»e It now. Whir« They Went. Of 700 ten dollar marked hills paid on a Saturday night by a Massachu­ setts manufactory to its hands, 400 by the following Tuesday were depos­ ited in the Ixtiik by the saloon keep­ ers. 18825121 “ I k i l l S IM 1 « « • ? • I I I I I I ! H I I I . . I « m u im ia l I k « b a w i u . • « bam, i k l i to B O .I I M I m i l l kr n i l « H I w it ir la is tiio u « n u l l -nu.il i n m i for m i r u n plii-.it m i in ■III urn I I I om llU M i lu rln i tk il llv a I «1« . . • f • i n i| I l i i r l o f k i t M f l r f o m l i i | r l l l l f . purk «1 1 ir h h mm i t « » hi i| c i s c i a r r a l ■ p i k t t i I r t i p p « u H i m ivtM f h ■ d i r m l if I * « rllk I « m l « « I t « «M l mi lor M i l i t i n n l , It M I I I « I r llllf ■ ■ ATI M il I. Ul'MT. MM aupMIl «1 . Dalroll Milk CANOV C A T H A R T IC ^ L f lf lC f llg l Q ly w w w w w t lr ir iP r » A » l M i l l H II T k H P / ■ • « I P illtiu .B ratini T ..1 l ano« (to • s o . N iv.r Sirssn. Wmkin m U n i« Mr. IS, ... The D u fy of M others. Bareni t 1 v. CURB C O N S TIP A TIO N . ». • Tai ■ CONSUMPTION V" UH What suffering frequently results from a mother’s ignorance ; or more frequently from a mother's neglect to properly instruct her daughter ! Tradition says “ woman must suf­ Rider Haggard has written sn ac­ count o f travel In the Holy Laud, which fer,” and youug women are so taught. There is a little truth and a great deal Is soon to be published. of exaggeration in this. I f a you j g In The Palace of the King, by Marion woman suffers severely she needs treat­ Crawford, lias gone Into Its one hun­ ment, and her mother should see that dredth thousand. This author has some ahe gets it. Many mothers hesitate. to take their thirty-six works to bis name. daughters to a physician for examina­ The habit of book buying Is just as tion : but no mother need hesitate to strong and easily maintained as the write freely about her daughter oi habit of saving money The interest ou herself to Mrs. Pinkham's Laboratory the investment Is greater than that on at Lynn, Mass., and secure from a woman the most efficient advice with accumulated money. out charge. Beulah Marie Dtx. the author of two popular stories of old New England life, Hugh Uwyth and Soldier Itlgdale, has written another novel. It will be called The Making of Christopher Fer- (Jertrude Franklin Atherton, author of Senator North and other works. Is turning her attention to wbat Is called "serious literature.” She Is to write the Life of Alexander Hamilton, and Is en­ gaged In searching after data In Santa Crux, W. I., the birthplace of Hamil­ ton. Annie Trumbull Slosson has written one of her characteristic New England stories, published by James Potts & Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South Co., under the title of White Christo­ Byron. Wis.. mother of the young lady pher. This author Is well known as whose portrait we here publish, wrote the writer of Flshin’ Jimmy, and any­ in January. 1889, saying her daughter had suffered for two years with irreg­ thing from her pen is sure to be read­ ular menstruation — had headache all able. the time, and pain in her side, feet Tnuinmuy, on which the eyes of all swelled, and was generally miserable. New York, male and female, iudeed of She received an answer promptly with advice, and under date of March. half America, are turned, has attracted the mother writes again that Lydia E. the attention of Robert Barr. He has Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured Mulshed a novel dealing with that sub­ her daughter of all pains and irregu­ ject, and liu could not have chosen a larity. Nothing in the world equals Lydia B. more timely theme, Mr. Burr lias es­ pecially prepared himself for this work. Pinkham's great medicine for regu­ lating woman's peculiar monthly From the Abbey Press comes a book troubles. full of Information and Interest for boys and girls, under the title of The New Swiss Family Robinson. Miss he'd Hit It Some Day. Helen Pomeroy, tile author, is suid to Scribbler— W h y scd of the brightest students of the Insti­ tute. be was regarded na one of Its ablest members. After graduation, be entered Into commercial life, and be­ anie first a clerk and theu a Junior partner In a small shipping bouse known as William It. Grace ft Co. The firm had an unpretentious office In downtown New York, and was Insig­ nificant compared with the older and larger houses o f the neighborhood. Yet through the genius of Its members, and es|HN'lally of Flint. It wns destined to become a great financial power, aud Its members to be multi millionaires. The young man applied to business the same principles that had made him successful In the Institute. Within ten years he was a wealthy man. At 40 he wns worth more than a million; to day he la ranked among the great capital­ ists o f the world. —Frank Leslie’s Pop­ ular Monthly. An Early Impression. ■‘Poop!» ought to 1 h > mighty careful ahont the way they educate their chil­ dren." »aid St'iiator Sorghum. “ 1 suppose there are many thing* you would arrnnge differently If you could go hack and superintend yotir own ohlldhood?" “ Ye*. For Instance, my thoughtless teacher» »at me down In front of a copy hook and made me write ‘Honeaty 1» the best policy’ over and over again. They dinned It Into me so hard that my young spirit revolted, and I have had an aversion to that motto ever alnce."— Washington Star. I Then he poem. would have to keep the Machinery, Implements, Farm Supplies, Etc. Mitchell Bicycles “ LOW-DOWN CYCLONE” and u n i o n S25 - $30 - $35 - $40 OXFORD, DEFENDER and DUNLOP TIRES Dunlop Steel Rims. Full Line o f Sundries. Agents Wanted. Send for Catalogue. Definition. FI rat and Taylor Sts. Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablet» A ‘Thresher designed by us for thresh­ ing in the foothills. Write us for par­ ticulars. R U S S E L L & CO. Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co., PO R TLAN D , OR. Portland and Spokane NEW LIFE TO OLD FENCESI Hcuf? By Uaing*Our T he A nchoe F ence . T a x O ld F i s c s . Biles for Lazy Garfield Tea hns long been rec­ ognized as the greatest remedy :o bowel and liver troubles; It made from simple herbs that Vs T cur chronic constipation. Educational — For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought ÍT-- Permanently Cured. No fita or nervousness after firm day's imeof Dr K line’s Great Nerve Restorer Semi for KKEFJgvi.OO trial bottle and treat- is*. Du. R. II K linic . Ltd..931 ArchSt., Philadelphia,P* FITS C la m p B efore U sing . Cattle, Sheep and Hog Tight. Write for Prices and Catalogue. A gent» Wanted in Every Town. The Portland Anchor Fence Co. The Proper Th ing . Mistress— I hope I did n’t disturb you and your lover when I went into the kitchen last night? Cook— Not at all, mum 1 Oi told hi ill you was my chappyrone! ADVANCE THRESHER CO. Factory, Battle Creek, Michigan. JO H N P O O LE, Portland, Oregon, H O W 'S A ll. TO Cl'RK A c o r n IN ONK DAY Take L axative Bromo q u in in e Tallirla. A ll Iruggluts refund the m oney If It falls to cure. K. W. Grove's alznaluro Ison eaeh boz. 2.v. 8:40 a.m. St. Paul Fast Mail 6:00 p. m. via Spokane 1 Walla Walla I-ewis-j 7.00 a. m. ton,Spokane,Min-! neapolis,St. Faut,| Duluth. Milwau­ kee, C h 1 cagovk Las t OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE FROM T n i 9 r. ..'e offer One Hundred Dollars Howard for any ease o f Catarrh that van not bo cuts 1 by* Hall's Catarrh Cur . F. J. C::F.NF.Y A CO., Props., Toledo, O. We the underpinned, have known F. J. Cheney for ta e past 16 years, and believo him perfectly Itoni - abl in a ll bu.in ss Iransuctious and tln- au ciall- able tu carry out any obllgnUona made by their firm. W est * T r c a x . Wholesale Druegista, Toledo, " , W aubing , K in n a n ft M arvin, V. nolesale Drug -1st», Toledo. O. H all'aCatarrh Cure iat ken .n: rnally,acting ‘ iree.iy on the blood and m .oou» surfaces ot thosyst ui. P rl e 7So per b o 'lie. Sold by all drug ista. Teatimoni.ds free. U all'a F am ily P ill- r th • l«s t- How She Knew. “ That horrid Maud has been gos­ siping aImiit me. ” “ W hy. how do you know?” Clubberly— Old man, do you ever “ She kissed me twice when we met have any doubts about your love for todav. ” her? Castleton— Oh, yes; but when it Ilu s h l lim i t Y ou l l . a r t h « K a b y d r y ? comes on I get down a stack of un­ The only safe medicine for sour curd colic in paid bills and look them over. niireinz ha lues is ( ‘ «»carets Candy Cathartic, Bringirg It Back. 'la k e m other'» m ilk raihlly purirative. mat». 10 c. s ', . *«»•. PO RTLAND . All sailing dates biibjeci td change 0:00 p.m. 4:00 p. m. S to rm th o C o u p lt a n d W o rk a O f f th o C o ld . O n the train. la x a tiv e firomo-qutnlne T a b le t, cure « c o l d In oneilay. No cure. No Pay. Price 26 cents. lot* o ’ them. Lv. Riparia h . m. Daily Columbia River bteamers. 4:00 p.m. Kx. Sunday To Astoria ami Way Landings. Willamette River. 4:.‘U)p. m. Kx.Sunday Oregon City, New- berg, Salem, Inde­ pendence Si Way landings. AMIIsmette and Yam- 3:30 p. m. hill Rivers. Mon.. Wed. ami Fri. Oregon City, Day ton, A Way Land­ ings. Willamette River. 4-30 p.m. Mon., Wed. ami Fri. Portland to Corval- lia Si \\ ay Land­ ings. Snake River. Uiparin to Lewiston Lv.Lewiston Daily 9 a. in. the best bargains in Boilers and Engines, Pumps and General us before buying. A. L. CRAIG, General Passenger Agent, Portland. Or. SO U T H AN D EAST ---- V IA ---- SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. Branch House, Portland, Oregon. Shasta Route. T o be Prosperous, Use the “ADVANCE” THRESHER The greatest money-maker. For price« and catalogue see “ Advance’ * agents, or write Advance Thresher Co«, Portland, Or. M. E. and E. T . Hay, Wilbur, Wash. POULTRY NETTING. Buy from the manufacturer. Price in lull rolls 2 feet wide, 1A0 feet long........................ 11.04 3 •' 44 44 44 44 ........................ . 2.47 4 44 •* * 44 “ ........................ .. 3.30 6 44 44 44 44 44 ........................ „ 4,12 6 44 44 44 44 44 .................... ..... 4.03 A ll Kinds of Wire and Iron Work. P O R T L A N D W IR E A IR O N W O R K S N . P . N . U. W CMi«imK'-Lo«ncA Or address A. H. BOYLAN, Portland, Or. FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES. N o. 17—1901« H U X w r it in g tf* a d v e r t i s e r s m e n tio n th is p a p e r . p le a s e THIS BIG OIL BOOM. H E ISN E R & CO., OF PO R TLA N D , E X P L A IN TH E SITUATION. The rapidly increasing discoveries of petro­ leum oil on the Pacific Coast arecreating much excitem ent. Already in California many peo­ ple have grown suddenly rich iroin oil. Oil w ells are being bore«! in Oregon aud Washing- inn, and in fact all up and down the o« ast. Even more ex citin g times of quickly gained w ealth are coining soon. Hcisner A Co., oi Portland. Oregon, are publDhing an interests in g pamphlet tellin g all about the pro.'» A. M. »• :3<) A M “ Denver ............ 14 Kansas C ity...... .. 7 : 25 A. M. 4*‘ Chicago............. ... 7:42 A M A rrive Los Angeles......... 2:(M) P M. El Paso.............. .. f. :0O P M. 44 Fort Worth........ .. 6:;3o A. M. 44 City o f Mexico.. . 1! :.0 \ M. •4 Houston............ . 7: (to A. M. 44 New O rleans........ 6 :30 P M. •• W ashington...... . 6: 42 M. 44 N ew Y ork .......... 12:I0 P. M 8: : î 0 P 11:35 A. 12 P. 5::n0 A. 8: 4.» A. 7 ;W) A. 9:I5 P. 7; 25 A. 8:3o P. 8: 05 A . « MH» P. 6:;:t0 A. 11 ::lo A. 7 ;IK) A. fi ::A) P. fi:: 12 \ 12:ln P. M. M M. M. M. M. M. M. M. M M. M M. M. M M. M. Pullman and Tour -i l e»irs o h both trai us. C hair ears »"aerameL to to Ogden » nd El Paso, and Tourist ears to Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans and Washington. Conne» t ng at San Francisco w t i the several steamship lines for Honolulu. Japan, China, Philippines, Central and South America. See agent at Newb».** station or address O. H. MARKHAM, G. P. A ., Portland, Oregon. In all towns o f Oregon, W ashington and Idaho, IO R T H E R W LE R O Y M odel SO, $ 3 5 .0 0 . LE R O Y Model 50, $ 3 5 .0 0 . P0RTLAN0 DELIVERY. PORILANJ DELIVERY. T O S E L L L E R O Y B IC Y C L E S LISTED A T 030.00, 005.00 A ND 040 00. G U AR AN TE E D TO J A N U A R Y 1, 1902. g M F * W RITE FOR CATALO G U E, DISCOUNTS AND TERMS. PA CIFIC R -R . (Yellow stone I’ark Line.) T h « only Dining-Car Route from Portland to the East. ; The only route to the Yellowstone National Park. I.EAVK. H EN R Y G O O D M AN A COM PANY, . . . . 1 20 F IR S T S T R C F T . . . . Jobbers o f Bicycle Sundries. Portland, Oregon. Free Trial 30 Days For the next .30 days we w ill ship this 050.00 machine on .3« d a y s ’ fr e e t r ia l in your own home for 021.75. Send th is ad. and your name for full description and our fr e e t r ia l o ffe r . Wc also sell • 4 0 .0 0 H le y r le a for • ‘¿0.**.V W r it e t o d a y . This is a chance of your lifetime. W hen a traveler in the Grand A Prodigy- Duchy of Baden, Germany, wants to Kiml I.mly— Have you a father? send a telegram while he is in tin- Kaggod Reggio— Nope— nuvver had train, he writes the message on a ono o ’ thorn. postcard with the request that it W Kind l.ndv— And your mother? wired, puts on a stamp, and drops it Ragged Reggie— Nuvver had none. into the train letter Imx. At flu- Kind Lady— No brothers— no sis- next station flic Imx is cleared and tora? the message sent out. Ragged Reggie— Gosh, ve»! I got I n |>r;.of. Foot 6tl S IKRIVB. Fast mail for Kalaina. ( ¡M ile Rock. Win- lock, Chehalis. < entra- lia, South Bend, Monte- sano, Aberdeen, O.’osta. Olympia, Tan m*. Seat­ t le . Victoria, Ft. Town­ send, Kllensburgli. Kos- hrn. North is ila ii, Sprague, Cheney, Spt and; Southeast. People s Supply Co., Box 287 B> SE A T T L E , W A S H IN G T O N . K in g and P re a id e n t. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a «a ,• • ••••• 6:00 a. m. Tues., Thur and Sat. MCCORMICK Drug- M o th e rs w ill fin d Mrs. W in s lo w 's S o o th ­ in g S y ru p the best r e m e d y to use lo r th eir c h ild re n d u r in g ih e te e th in g period. Dally Ex.Sunday ft:U0 i>. m. Saturday 10:00 p. in. Foot of Morrison Street, Can give you l Buggies, Plows, Windm ills and Machinery. See Every Prosperous Farmer has a Limitations. “ H aven ’t you any of your grand First Cavalier— The king can do no mother's old things, Mrs. Newdaah?” w rong! ‘N o ; but I ’ve got a lot of candle­ Second Cavalier— Ah, yes! And sticks, old tables and chairs that be­ what a wearisome life a k in g’s must longed to a woman who lived next lie, to be sure! door.” Was Salt Lake, Denver. Ft. Worth,Omaha, Kan>as City, St.; Louis,Chicago and Last. 74 » Nicolai St., PO R TLA N D , Oregon. 149 K ron e 1st., P o r t la n d . O re g o n . Th a t A tlantic Express 9.00 p. m. via Hunt­ ington It N ever S lips after closing FARM, RAILROAD AND L A W N FENCE. Or w rite 6 , Ilk Kl. Y o u r love letters,” wrote a Boston man to bis New York fiancee, gently, but firmly, “ are not couched in the exactest E n glish .” “ My love letters,” replied she, "are not for publication, but merely as a guarantee of good faith, 4:90 p.m. 7:00 a. m. Tues.. Thur and Sat. Taken at His Word. A .— Y ou cannot offend me. I com­ pletely ignore you. H.— Y o u r ignorance troubles m very little. The Ancestral Relic Chase. QREGONßlOOO pURIFIE/t Salt Lake, Denver, Ft. Worth,Omaha. Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago ami East. 6:00 a. m Lx.Sunday Influence. “ Marie, it is queer that you never buy me the kind of a necktie that I want. ” "A rth u r, I don’t try to buy the kind you want. I buy the kind you ought to want. ” I'is o 's C u re ea iiim t be to o h ig h ly spoken ut as a co u g h cure.— J. W . 0 ’ B r i k n .32‘J T h ir d A v e .. N . , M I in neu polis, M in n ., Jan. Bears the Signature Chicago Portland Special 9:u0a. in. ▼ ia Hunt- lbgtou. if - how little it would cost y o u ’to fix up that old fence. Wetter send for some Anchor Clarnpi and Uprights, and a pair o f our pinchers, and make your old w ire fence look like a new one. ANC H O R FENCE looks so nice and is so strong that farm er« sometimes think that it must be high priced. It isn’t, though. Children In Guiania a child is slow in its movements the parents apply an ant tu the child instead of a whip to make it move faster. This little ant bites more cruelly than a mosquito and its bite is apt to lie troublesome after- wa rd. . Th e Man and the Microbe. C A S TO R IA AKKIVt For San Francisco- Sail every 5 days. YOU K N O W W H A T Y O U A R E T A K IN G When you take Grove’s Taatele«» Chill Tonic, on every eve: ‘ tiecaime the ‘ formula ‘ ' ia plain ly printed ir in ted on bottle showing that it Is »im p ly y Iron and Qul- nine in a tasteleas form . N o Core, N'o Pay 60c. — ------- A t this point in the fable the Man marveled greatly in that he had not met the Microbe long since. “ In wbat guise have you traveled, pruy?” asked the Man. “ W hy, for the most part in the guys who did n ’t boil the drinking water!” replied the Microbe, candidly. Of course, hygienic science was destined to change nil this. T" 4 Portland. »t -,CHf ° n ULES Or. Artificial Loin Chop« That our food w ill some day be [built up chemically from nitrogen, cat bon and other necessary elements is a fascinating theory upon which most scientific men look skeptically. M. Bert helot, however, is cited as an Great Com bination o f Strength and Beauty. eminent believer, and he is stated to • T he T ie T h a t B inds ." See Our Anchor Clamp foresee laitli artificial meat and arti- ficial bread. Yon would be surprised It you knew Ants’ P a c i e i c D zfa « t Anchor Clamps and Uprights. This signature is on every box of the genuino Uia raiuedy th a t r n r « « a r o l . I flu o n « d a y OREGON S h o r t L in e Successful Scientific E gg Sellers. Danish eggs are taking the lead for their good qualities, thanks to the system of co-operation and selection adopted by the producers. Every egg «hell supplied carries the name of its raiser, and as the eggs are all tested, a bad egg is traced home. Each raiser must supply eggs thrice a week. The central authority can reject an egg several days old. The eggs are tested and sorted according to their size by an automatic machine. ‘‘W hat do you mean when you al­ lude to our friend as a hypercritical person?" “ A bypricitieal person,” answered Senator Sorghum, “ is one who sub­ jects things to unreasonable tests. He is the sort of a man who w ill take a speech that has made a hit and sit calmly down and try to parse it.” rlngliam. What They Do. Several women have taken up Index lug. Their patrons aro people who keep scrapbooks, und who are too busy, or, as Is more often the case, too negli­ gent, to Index for themselves. The work is slow and laborious. It de mauds a wide literary knowledge and often a knowledge of French and Ger­ man. The pay is moderate, being usu ally $3 a day. Artistic and fancy bookbinding Is practiced by eight or ten women In New York city. This Is a skilled trade, of the highest class, demanding both technical skill and urtlstlc ability. Two of the binders have done such good work as to muke them moderately fa­ mous. A Vassar girl with a penchant for chemistry found herself thrown upon her own resources three years ugo, and adopted for her dally work the giving of Instruction to members o f her sex upon the subject of cold cream. To the uninitiated this seems a very simple matter, but In truth It Is very complex. It Involves a knowledge of the various fats and oils, Including spermaceti, co­ coa butter, wax, Japanese wax, almond cream, Imioliiie ami such medical In­ gredients as benzoin, camphor, uiyrrh, carbolic ucld, sulphur, arsenic, zinc and white lead. Entertaining children Is another new occupation. It demands much tact and InHulte patience. Writing sentiments, letters and club addresses for Indolent women of leisure Is followed by many ex-school teachers and college alum­ nae,- Evening Post. Minded. Left handedness is said to be very common in birds and animals. Par­ rots seize objects with their left claw by preference or exclusively. The lion strikes with the left paw, and Livingstone stated as his opinion that all animals are left handed. The parrot has been found to make a readier use of the left claw for clim b­ ing than the right. Sudden and Severe Edward V II is some months older than President McKinley, who has just started In on his fifty-ninth year. King Edward is now in the fifth month of his sixtieth year. N e u ra lg ia New Boarder— Can I get my meals on time Landlady— No: you will have to pay- in advance.— Harlem Life. ID ONT GET WET! > THE ORIGINAL 0 DAYS to Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City and 8t. Paul. 0^ DAYS to M ilwauxee and Chicago. 4Vj DAYS to Washington, Philadelphia, Xew York, Boston, and other Eastern points. Baggage checked through to destination of ticket. For sleeping-car reservations, tickets, maps aud full information, call on or write T h e F ir s t R ule. TESTED AND I E Mot an Explainer. Unusually Lucky. A. D. CHARLTON, Asst. Gto. Piss. Ag*nt, Porllud, Or. Ä O ILED C L « O TH IN G laca off mujw “ I ’m afraid that you w on’t be W igg—Is he lucky? able to explain your attitude in this W agg— Lucky' I should say-so. He matter,” said the friend, doubtfully. says he can always light his pipe with IN THt “ I ’m not going to try to e x p la in ," his last match.—Cleveland Leader. u , £ so * » 2 ^ 00 y o , TRZÄ- said Senator Sorghum. “ Life is too short to do anything but go ahead and transact business. I can hire PORTLAND’S FUTURE. people to do niv explaining for me. ” R. L. Cate Predicts 15 0 .0 0 0 Popula­ Springtime Resolutions Can t Always Tell. tion and Says All Eyes Are take “ Do you serve lobsters here?” Pointed This W a y . THE asked the now arrival. 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