IIUYINd A HAT foil JIMMIE. Jlititnlo, on llii) drop Neat of tlm ljrotijjliniii, li'imcil fonvnnl mid iwknl IiIh mint where tliey were kuIiik. Him imiiit'il n IiIk ilr-puritix-iit nlur mid hla fncci IlKlitfil iii, "Tliey Imvii Ico cream imxIii In tlm Imnoiiicn!," mild lie. "Oil, I'm mint It ciin't lm jjooill" "Ncmmmi." Jliiiuilit nhvnjH iiKrT wllh it Inily. "It IniiH mi bail, llioujtli, "VIien wo lioiiKlit tlm kitchen coul-liml Courtney trtsih-d imi. W had vlmc'lnto mid MniwlM'iTy mUnl-oh, ilnol Don't you think 1 illicit (rent him tolny7 I could carry a kIiim out lo tlm car rlitKo without kjiIIIIiik n drop." Ilu audilt-nly thrimt lila hiiitl out of the cnrTkiRP. "Courtney, what kind" 1 1 In aunt draped Itttti Inalile. "Komo other time," who mild, "What can I do)" lm ankcd, after gloomy limine. "We're koIiik lo buy n tint, dear." "I don't want any old hat." "A nlco now hat." Till fifthly Joroae correction fell Hat. Jlinmlo Krimpl (In, hat on hi lieml with both ialiiftilly jdove-il hand and ilrucKiil It down to lit cam. "It Jvut tot couifor'lilit!" lm moniirtl. "Hlm" lio meant no tllarrapect to liU mother "want to urnd thin one to tlm In dlaiia or the 1'lorlda children, I a'twae." A gleam of hope, llliiinluatcd hht fare. "I tIIi they mlkiit have tlm now one. I wouldn't iiilud harltiR It llltel on inc. Don't you think they'd l '(leaned?" Jliuiiile'a aunt licnorcd thin artful np. Ileal. "You know your mother win lien you to Imi .pick and npau when crand ma comes Thunulny." "Oh, my xrnnduia won't mind," con fidently. "And I'd briiuli up icrcat!" Ilia atintnhook her head. "l'lvliapn boot would do? They'd bo all rlKht. Nate ohm kick flue." Thl cany aarrlflco to tlm home god dea wt promptly rejects), and Jim inlo know then that It wai to lm a hat. "When I buy them mynelf they'll bo old and hlir, and everything new will KO Into tho barrel-anil iimybo there won't bo any Iwrrul," ho threatened, darkly. Jlmmle helped hl aunt to alight at Cut & Canh'a store, and followed her to the bat counter, the milieu trend of hi feet npeakliiK rnlume of dlKUt. 'i'ho counter waa ntirrotindcd by wo uien, inontly mother, but Jlminlu'a turn cam 0 at lant. "Well, lady," nald the pemplrlnc clerk, "what can I aliow you for your llttlo Iwyr vmSJHUa'n not my metherl" aald Jlmiiiln. "HIio'h my aunt. Hho Imft even mar rleil. Sly father My" "Khow imi miuiethtiiK III a whits alruw, pleane," Jliiiiiile'a mint nll, iKintlly. "KoiiiulhliiK aultablu for a Iniy of nine." "Nearly ten." corroded Jluuulo. ".My fathor rniyn " "HoiiK'thliiK a little wklor In tho brim, mid I prefer a uavy-hlfm Uuid," wthl JIihiiiIv'n aunt. ".My fttllir " brcan Jliiimltt. Hut hi aunt promptly clappe-il n hat on III bond, and bin tune etititsl. "It don't feel K'hhI! I I'm ton mhiiII! And I don't want an ehiatle under my chin; only aiimll klda wtnir thorn. Oh, It hurt my hMd!" When tlm clerk wim on IiIh knee opeiilnie Imam, tryliiK to 11 ml another lmt, .lliumlq until it bowinio nmhilily aoehthlu. 'Tho hint Hum tho Now Loudon man wai ilium, lm mid" "HomothliiK nlmllar to bin old hat will bo rtRht." mild JIiiiiiiIh'h mint, In nu agitated falfctto. "Tho New London man nald, 'A kins la an good an a ninllo.'" ctiulliiiiod .llm mlo. "I wiia uudtH' tho Dofu, mid I hoard" "Thin will do. You need not look any furtlmr," mild .Mmuilo'a aunt, nelx liiK a hat mid placlm; It on .IIiiiiiiIo'n liend with n determined hand. The ulork rone, but not before he wan iiiant ur of IiIh eoiiuteuauuo, mid bewail to turn over tlm nllpn In IiIh Imok. "You must Imi awfully rattled, nunty," nald Jlmmle. "ThU In my old bat." Youth' Comimnloii. Tlio Canal of I'Vamm Vnvr who have nut traveled In Kouthern mid central Krmice know of her viint MMtuuiH of ciiiiiiIh mid caual Ued rlvcrn. Many ihtnoiih spend inontliN or yoarn In Pari mid know iiothliiK of the Kieut hunliiH In that city from which ciiiiiiIh radiate, bind Iiir nil parta of I'runce to tlm Krcat lienrt of tlm capital, TIicho canal run Into .rlvur couuectliiK thoao of tho water ahed llorth, noutb mid went. ThroitRli many of thcue mitnll utream wo ut homo would call them creeks you will bco llttlo towboat puMiiK, KruntliiK mid lifting up a heavy chain from, tho cnnnllml river bed, wlndliiK It round a drum and Mum tnwlui; Ioiir Hues of ImrfiOH with u most economic expenditure of power. Oroonlauit' toy Mountain. Tho Ico In Greenland Ih meltlnt,' more rapidly than It I formed. CoiiipmiNiiu of tho description of tho Jiicnbhaven Binder bIiowh that Ha wIro lin receded olRht miles alnco 1HM), and It hits lost tweuty to tlilrty feot In depth, ADMIRAL SCHLEY ENDORSES PERUNA. Pe-ru-na, Drug- Co., Columbus, Ohio: Gentlemen : "I can cheerfully say that Mrs. Schley has taken Pe-ru-na and I believe with good effect." W. S. SCHLEYwashington, d. c. Amlral Hclilcy, nno of tlio foromont, notable heroo of tlm Mueteunth (' tury, A naiiio that ntart terror In tlm heart of vvvry Kpaulanl. A man of nlendy nerve, clear tii-iul, undaunted couraKO and prompt declnlou. Apiroiielied by a friend recently, III opinion wan nuked a to tlm elllracy of I'oriiiia, tlm national catarrh mill ed'. Without tlm Plliriitent benltatloii lm riivo till remedy IiIh emlor'ineiit. It appeared nu later coiivurratlou that I'eruna lia li-en uwn! in III family, wlioru It I a favorlto remedy. Kuril endorn-Jiimiita ocrvo to ludlcato tin) wonderful hold that I'eruna lum iiimjii tho mind of tho American eo pic. It I out of tho qiiontiou that m Rreat and faiiiou a man a Admiral Hohloy con Id luvo any other rcnwjii for KlvIriK hi cndommiont to 1'reiina than hi jionltivo conviction that tho remedy in all that ho miy It I. Tho fact I i'crtnui ha ovcrcomo all npHnitioii and ha won it way to tlm hearts of tho people, Tho natural tim idity which ko many K'0ilo havo felt aliout rIvIiir cndorMjinenta to any rem edy I RiviiiR way. Gratitude and a denim to holpothcr linn hinplrol thou and of people to rIvo public testimon ial for l'onina who heretofore would not have conxontcd to mich publicity. Never Inioro in tho nniinl of meII duo ha it lmpjM-iied that hi many men of national mid international reputation havo Wen willing to rIvo tinquatlflcd and public cndorncinentit to n jiroprlc tary remedy. No amount of advertts inR could havo ncroiiiplinhcd mich a. re milt, l'uniim ha won on it own merit. I'entna cure catarrh of what ever phaws or loratiou in the human body. Till i wliy it rcceivo o many uotabto and miiiio emhirroment. Addren Tlio IVrtinu Dmir JI'f'R Co., ColumbuH, Ohio, for freo lltcraturo on catarrh. Illtlory 5cl Rliht. William Toll had Juit ahot tho appla from hi non'a head. "It wa gr"en," ho explained nnrvoumy, "and I had to do miinotlilnii quirk Iwfuro tho boy ato It.'' Miibm-ipmutly moro nrtlntlc vornlon wn uiven to tlm nuwnpaner. but truth, crunhod to earth, will rlno again. HlglJ miquclte for Women. In northern India It la (till conild fl not Konteol for a woman, even when veiled from bond to foot, to walk on a railway platform to trot Into tho car. Hho lint to bo carried In a clonal palanquin rleht up to tho window of her compartment. Korcourhiaiiil eolili thero If no better fundlclno tlmn I'Imi'i Curt) for Coutunip tlou, l'rleoaoeent. The Nclort Courtcoui. Hnapp Ila'a not a fchotno for mnk lug money that neeiiia to bo all right In thaory. Bkrapp Mull! all men with theorle aro fool. Hnapp Indrod. That' your theory, I ItT I'hlladelphla 1'ubllc ledger. Sotnethlnc Amuitnf. "You muitii't cough ao much, Wll Mo," hla mother Mid. "I can't help It, mamma," replltd tho lilt, o boy with tho long, golden curia "Something amu'ot me in my throat." Chicago Tribune. Where We All Quill. "Colonel," naked the beautiful grae widow, "hare you ever really known what it waa to bo frlghtonod?" "I nhould aay I have," replied the gal lant warrior. "At tho dentlal'a ollico tho other day 1 could actually feel tho blood congealing In my relna when he came at mo with hla butx naw." Origin of Ox-Tall Soup. Ox-tall aotip, now regarded aa a na tional Kngllfth dlnli, waa flrat made by tho rrry poor of Huguenot refugtco from Franco, after the revocation ol the edict of Nantea, becauae ox tails then had no market value. r ORCCOM POtlTLAND ST. HELEN'S HALL tin Normal Klmltrrnritn Tf.lnlinc i lm In cuniirclliio with lia Acnlcmlc r.rnle rrtliloliw Two Jlwltl ilf.fiinriit yrnr cnurM ilea jpfurtice work IILUANOR TUUBGTTS, axit trxiTtbrOiito.ciTT orTotato,!,, LCCiti'OCKTY. I"' JHK J. vutntr mkMolh tint he Is the Molor t-arter of Hi. nnu ol r 1. 1'HEKir it Co . duliijcbuiltirM In Hie rlir ol Toledo, Counlr nd filtie lorrld, and llm Hid firm will i.ir tb.itimolUNKIII'NPUKDOOM.AIUMorrarti nd Ttrr rw of Ualtrrb tliat rantiot bo cured by Ilia UK of IliU'l CATaNRH CcnK. HANK 1 CIIKNKV flworn to tfore me and lutMcrlued in mi jirraonce, lblitbdar ol December, A. U. ivi. I A.W.OLKABO.V, I titlary FuUlt Ilall'n Calarrb Cure la Uien Internallr and acta directly on tli blood and motoui turlacea of U jrtiera. Hend for tritlnonlalf, free. r. 1. Cll KNKV A CU., Toledo, O. Bold brdrui(UU,7te. llall'i Family I'llls u the beat. Status of the Club. Tomaon Do you think the saloon la the poor man'a club? Jonson I don't know about that, but the club la the rich man'a saloon all right. Mother, will rind Mr. Wliulow'. Footl.lne rrrup tne uett remeoy ut um lor tbeir cuildren lb. Kltiderearleu Jlorl Kor delaili addreia Principal icitis hut ii tin nut.. Uort Cooab arcp. Tuim Good. U. In ttfnA. old hr drnl.li rx?mmnzEWFi? i. bed r i It. lb A Victim. "I aee that the luperlntendent of a cooking acliool haa had to retire ou ac count of her health." "What la the matter with her?" VDyspepala." Judge. "AIL 5KNS ErML IN ADRr TIME THE M Of THE FISH NEVER FAILS IN A WET Tiff. Remember thb whtnoubirWet Weetther Clothinj end look for the name TOWIR en the buttons. Thb iijn and thb name hove stood for the 5E5T dunnf sixty-seven .yews of lncreotlrm sales. Ifourdealcrwillnotsuprtytu write for free catalogue of Mack or .yellow water proof oiled cobis. stickers, suits, hats, and norse poocs lor an tunas oi wei vvorru A. J. TOWER CO. SOSTOM.MAU.U.S.A. TOWER CANADIAN CO. TCKOMTO. CAM. AJHiraB; THD rfrtWKB .4ICKI - , - I TH The Uaual Thins. Tom Waa the marriago of Count D Broqoo and Mis Gotrox a tote matcbl Jack Bare. Hho waa in love with hi titlo and he waa in love with hei coin. I FITC rrrmanentiriuren. Tiatlttotn'rroxitn I (MO nf lntdr'iu..ntr.KIii'lfNr- HMIorrr. Hrnd t l'r Ml trtalljrrttl.arul IrMtlw Ut. HL. U. Kllu. Uil-tU tibBI-, l'bllJf IpbU. J- What tic Required. Mifkint I understand McGuffy hai applied for neutralization papers. Iilfkina JInh' What ilcGuffj needs la civilization papers. PILES "leufftred Ilia carfare, of (lie damned with protruding pile. brouKUt on by cotttlpa tlnn with wblcli I waa aSllctrd for twenty year. I ran aerota your ("ASCARKTS In the towootNaw.il, la., and nefer lound anytblnr to equal tbem. To-dy I am entirely tree from ptlr. and feel Ilk a new roan." a 11. Kim, ltii Joces St, Stonz City, la. Stlcknoy OtiHolIno Engine Fifty dollars can Im saved by buying tho almve. Will run cheaper, chopptnit 15 to HO bushel kt hour, wood raw, well drilling machinery, pmii!, etc Write for catalogue. RHER50N MAQIINERy CO. Foot of Morrboa Street. rottUaJ. Ortron. Not a (lame of Chance. Itov. Dr. Thirdly Young man, don't you know thuro ia no such thing aa a certainty? Tho Gambler Hay, partner, I reck on you never ran a shell game. Iloaton Herald. Cross? Poor man! He can't help it.1 He gets bilious. He needs a, Rood liver pill -Avcr's Pills. ,Thcy act directly on the liver, cure biliousness. Lw'Li: CANDY CATHARTIC TNAOI aUAH BI01STl.lt i For Sate or Exchange. ' To 100 Aero Tracts and two 120 Aero ' Tracta of unitn proved prairie land in j Nebraska, clear title ; will crow corn, oata, wheat, ryc.alfalfa. Will exchange ' any or all for email saw mill, vhingla mill, limber or ranch property in Wash ington or OrcROn. A. It. KEWELL, llox 818, Seattle, Wash. Want your moustache or beard a beautiful brown or rich black? Use BUCKINGHAM'S DYE nmmintn w . r mm to.nmrt, DISAGREEABLE REFLE 'mm rv iLV"vr-r - v,au. m i v- iLingiaY' . or? ri nawi S KlWEfa&K ii . imiwjrl The mirror ticver flnttcrs; it tells the' truth, no mutter how much it may hurt thb pride or how liumtliatinir nml dtani'recablc Uic reflections. A red,. rough nkiu ia fatal to beauty, and blackheads, blotches and pimples nro ruinous to the complexion, and no wonder such despcrnte clTort.s arc made to hide these blemishes, nnd cover over the defects, nnd some never utop to consider the dauber in nkm foods, face lotions, soaps, calves and powders, but apply them vigorously ami often with out regard to consequences, and many complexions aro ruined by the chemicals and jwisons contained In these cosmetics. Skin diseases nrc due to internal causes, to humors and poisons in the moon, ami to attempt a cure ny exter nal treatment is an endless, hopeless tusk. Some dimple wash or ointment is often beneficial when the skin is much inflamed or itches, hut you can't denend tinon local Tcmcdics for perma nent relief, for the blood is continually throwing off impurities which irritate and clog the glands and pores of tho skin, and as long as the blond re main unhealthy, just so long will the eruptions lust. To effectually and per manently cure skin troubles the blood must be purified and the system thoroughly cleansed and built up, and S. S. iS.. the well known blood purifier and tonic, is acknowledged superior to all other remedies for this purpose. It is the only guaranteed strictly vegeta ble blood remedy. It never deranges the svstcm or impairs the ditrestion like Potash and Arsenic and drugs of this character, but aids in the digestion and assimilation of food and improves the appetite. Being a blood purifier ana tonic combinett, uie uutnors ana poi sons are counteracted and the blood made rich and pure, aud at the same time the general health and system is rapidly built up aud good health is established, and this, nftcr all. is the secret of a smooth. nnft' lll-ltf find lfn,r f,ll pnmnT Avlnn ( w WM.. 4M W ...-- w-,.w.W If you have any skin trouble send for our free book, The Skin and Id Statues. ". No charge for medical advice. Write ua about your case. TH SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, 9JL Mint t'.taubl. fount. Tait. Good. Do OooO,.Nr Hict.o, W.ak.o or Oru IftlOt ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... lt1I-ff K.Jf !,;. rfcUif. V.-lrl. ) trl. in tin Tfl RHP Hnldand riiamnKnt br aildrof W. L. DOUGLAS 3.52&$3SHOSK You can tare from $3 to SS yearly by wearing W. L. Douglaa $3.50 or $3 ahoee. 1 luy iiiial IIiom tlul luve Immsu et iii(5 ,m from St 00 to S-lU). Tho lm liien aale of V. I.. lon;la alio prove, llieir fuirlitll)' oter all oilier nmVtH. fold b rvbtil alioe ileuitr. etryteli(Tt l.ooK for ii.mirt ju1 iri'-,' on Utttom Thil Dou(li , (or- onatolt pfOlr Ihrrr l alar la IKikI lv. i (oruaa U the hlelint (raJel'al.l.r.llitrwilt. .( i .tJ..f aWj. aia.a I 0' S4 Out Id i I lm i nunoi m evualUd at aim rr. re. Sb by wall, 'ii rl ira, lll.tlrat.d CatalOKfrte. W. L. DOlllLAS, Urorktoa.llata. hoses;. I'lliert III tllOUiirld. Sit ri:lt down and write fur U-Hiitiful illuntrnted ptHt.il at il."j(oiiro(e i-.ll tiOUOUBD.-05..7iS G'iua St FcitlinJ. Oregon. If 8 jawma? - - -w t fort? fcSJi-K, Auier Is3. hvm.tiv kjKjH.j.f ' . jmtmA ragMteCTA'Aii i MjaSM3mmamM3 1 ALCOHOL, OPIUM, TOBACCO USING. VTWTE FORtU-VSTRATn) aTAUKUE Flrit ini HentrotrcrrStj.. Portland, Or. Tdrrluue. Hxm, m. P. N. U. No 4!-O0J. W1IKN wrltloc to ailvortl.ai-s pleats uirntlou thl. impar. Oartrill.,aa It. Il.No. U. I suffered tor numbflr of years with aovere Ilettlora.b. About twnlvo year, aeo I started uslnir 11. 8 8., tana after taklnir thres bottles I fait inyaelf cured and hava , alnco takan a bottle occa.lonallr. nd had Itttlo or no trouble slona i that line. My B.neral health has uasn better atuce. X recommend 8.8. 8. as u Rood blood medicine and It round tonlo, Yours truly, Mrs. HI. I, rixiAHD. Boms two year. ao X auffared VETCH SEEDS ALSO ALL KINDS OP GRASS AND CLOVER SEED Send for Autumn Catalog Free. Mann, the Seedman, lsai Portland, Or. aHaVDHHa tzzacsrssE B3C arroat deal, cauaed on socount of bad uioou. omi out oyer n wotio day by Beeluir 8. 8. 0. ndvarttssd In tho pa lood. Uinall raih or clmplea broka ir nv body and kent c.ttinr day by day for ovor a year. aea!y.iSc!S-S!gS-S-y pars and having? heard alio It had ourea sevorai people in, this oity, ooneluded to glva it a fair trial. After u.lnir tho medlolna for soma ttme.taklnr In all alx bottles, Z waa entirely oured. KDWAIU1 O. X.0NO, 1000 Olay Btroet, Paduoah, Xy. Send for Special Circular SPOKANtS SUATfUU Sanders Disk Plow Mtniileit and tnewt perfect in a Jo. Hefore yeu Kltu your order tor a DUI. 1'low be iurt lo ex amine the battUer.. rur alo by the old rtlt able home of Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co., PORTLAND, - - - ORECJON OOlMU SAUG.M MIZDl'ORD PAINLESS EXTRACTING Bsssari A&arJasaaanssl Teeth Oxtracted Absolutely Without Pain and all kinds of Dental Work Dono' by Wise Brothers, tho Painless Dentists. Open evenings till 9. Sunday, front 0 to U. UK. vr, A. -Jl WISE BROS., Dentists fit Pssa. . . SflBBJ uu. i. v. wu.. Or. Main 2029. 208.2 U lallln-t Dtdi.Cor. Sri & V.h. St..