THE NEW Smith and Jonea were talking one day about their business ín­ teres. s. Smith was a hotel man and Jones was a manufacturer’s agent. “I say,” said Jones, ,‘how ever do you use such an enormous quantity of pears arid peaches?” “Well,” replied Smith, “we eat It ii on« of th* Strongest Companies in tho World. what wc can, and what we can’t 'eat we can.” “Indeep!” said the other, “we I do about the same in our business.’ It hr.r. «v«r I1S7,178,406 in assets and a record of 52 years, dui- “How is that?” “We sell an injallof which time it has steadily increased in strength and order when we sell it, and when uteri * rrat.-------------- proipentv. BECAUSE you can borrow money from the Com- paar at 5 p-r cent por annum, after your Policy lias been three we can’t sell it we cancel it.”— year« ia foree. San Francisco Argonaut. Mri. Anna Robertaon, Proprietren RECA USE ... wï V 2 ,O.O< BECAUSE 5 “Joe” Blackburn :;-.‘rlo- to cil others irrespective cf ¡nice. Catalogue tells you v. !:y. Write for one. J I I NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE CO, »39 BROADWAY, New York. n I proved by the statements of lead* Odlvb Ing druggist« everywhere, show 9 thia d i a - ease, which ho sends with a large bot- tlo of Ills absolute cure, free to any sufferers who may Bead their P. O. and Express addreas. We advise anv one wishing a euro to address froLW. JL FEEKE, r. D., 4 CeitorU.. Itav Y«tA Factory, BELVIDERE. ILL. ■ r n* »-.1 In- Bii-r- Mj-v9* VJ II - (,! ; erry’M Seed« : u> t i.<•(•»n it f - I ’ ’■•u built the f Urgest " 1 s ' • n V purifying, en­ 5 VW C/i rlchlng and invigorating tità blood, upon which not only health but IL'* itself depends. The great nt Hood’s Sarsaparilla In R—/ U C Vv3b curing others warrants you tn believing that a faithful use of Hood’s Sarsaparilla will cure you If you suffer trout any trouble caused by impure blood. Oataria P tu - bs Stage Sarsaparilla^ Is the OnnTni. Blood Piirlller. Alldrugststr. »1. Prepared only byC. I. Hood a Co., Lowell, Mass. *,«• turn» daily at A K) r M. , , Arriyaa at Ontano in 42 hours fare Oneway $7.50. i, *” M’T 10 **’“’■ e“J rv-,1 Hood S Pills tu operai.. SJceuU. î C.A.S î WW&CO*. Rouad trip $15 60. II. A. Williams, Pro>r. A Schilling & Company San Francisco 5 3’oä í irse Î5 SÍ S »2.- JCoU 6> '? = ELY’S CKF VM PALM ta a positivernre. Apply into the nostril*. It is qul. My ahoort cd. 5« cvnta at Druggists or by mail; sample« 10c. hr mail MLY BBU 1 HK11S, M Warren SC.« New York Gitg. t.«.sAtua, tiomcusil Davo Dtanaw, ih, and r « f Mu»io at Har. igan's Theatta. SAJ« - »- York. Han k l-t. 1Î1L M imt - s Juhn P Mrtth-n bear Mr» I have given fear R»i<»lsn Gat Violin Strings a thor >ugh trial, and a*a pleas* •4 to «tata that they are the l>e«t toned must durable string« 1 have ever use l Yours raapt.. DAVS B1LAUA& All ia Leavening Powe».— I.itesi U. S. Gov’t Report jt J* J» J» Mukcs )ife misery tu thou*; people. It r. aniD’sis k«e«i : different ways, like gvitre, running »*»:••?«», bukU, b?.H rh .« . . pimples and other crup:lens, f- ly a maw u wholly fyev fy; 4. some form. It clings ten •. tiic Lisi vesti;;» of M yufin. . p eradicated Ly Mood’s i?i i . .yi.;.-, Cno 7 hjo Lionel Furhlcr. Thcusan h of voluntary II*-t'me-e.! tcil of Biiffcrin * from Bcruf-Ala, ©it. inherited and most t« nap’h>u«r p«>.rifp t ly, perfectly and pcrnmneutly cured L? absolutely pure Do people buy ITood’s Sarsaparilla fn preference to any other.— In fact almost tt. tuo exclusion of all others? Sarsaparilla • V'cTr—r ->.irnr f ’ All ’ f . *♦< ?L red.» 4} by C. I ILxxl A Oa., I swell. M aw . Absolutely Puro Í J?* BirningliainStsilStrin^ •KOS «MM. W • c, JOM* P. RTI JWgWter. . .. . JÌÌ.H4. bi; L a T" . to.,. OREGON ia ia Steamer» Montili, from I’ertl.nd t. Yokohoiu. >nd flong K.ng; vi«, Th« Northern Pacifie Stcari.eliip C«. in con No. 1 Leiv«« Baker City 3:30 P. M. No 2 " •• “ 13:»8 “ F#r full detail« cali «n thè 0 R EDGAR STANTON MA CLAY et N. agent, at Baker City, or ad- dress, Historian of the U. S. Navy. w. JI. HURLBURT, THE STANDARD AMERICAN ANNUAL. Gen. Pars Agent, Portland, Or. V L. MOHLER, Vice PreuiJe»t. THE WORLD, Pulitzer Building, NEW YORK. The Wnrl i »hnuiiac sent FREE to every CASH Subscriber STOCK BRANDI. CELEBRATED Rich Red Blood ls absolutely essential to health. It is secured easily and naturally by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, but is im­ possible to get it from so-called “ nerve tonics,” and opiate compounds, ab­ surdly advertised as “ blood puri­ fiers.” They have temporary, sleeping effect, but do not CURE. To have pure GKJA72D9L.IFSS iinj»orters cf and Wholesale Dealers in all kinds of MUSICAL »ÍRCHANDI2F, 811.H13 bl5.tìl7 liait Sth St.. New Yor> 2 SILVER THE ISSUE Hi 1906. FREI BRAND C9LUMN. Money the Priciay Instmneat. And food health, take Hood's Sarsaparilla, which has first, last, and all the time, been advertised as just what it ia —the beat medicine for the blood ever pro­ duced. Its success In curing Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Nervous Prostration and That Tired Feeling, have made Horse brand j on left sti^e. cattle bread (s oa eft h p, mark tag in left ear D M MtMeiaav Burns, Ore. Civfíüatloa and Progrwi Have Kept Step Wiih Money Supply In All Ages. Horae brand rar ten on left shoulder; Cattle bar tan on left hip and upper clip en Wtk care. T. A. McKiauau, Burns Ora. Hardin A Riley, rattle branded ▼ en left side Horse brand ~ left side, p •. Karas.Oregoa The Money Quertion diocuaaed la the light of ex pene ace and history. J. C. Foley, tattle brand —os right side. , Uorsr brand M ou left shoulder. Horsee branded )-( on leftstifls Catflt bread, ed )•( en left bip. Marion Banyard, FO Baras. The Leading Bimetallic Paper of Ameriaa. cattle dianroad on left hip: horaaCT aa left shoulder. Charlee 11 Yeegtlay. Barwe vre. V. R. Senator W. M 8TMWA1T, Editor. The One True Blovd Purifier. All druggists, fl He-sa branded P on right shnabier. rattle ? “•u right hip K A. Hendricks. P O I.awea Or. A correct account of the doings of Congress given each week. A f t r ; a per for the h m? and fl ro­ le. Al’ c important happenings of the week, con lensed, in news columns A large circulation in every State and Territory. r>211w. Bre regetab’e ra tlOOCl S ■ 11 IS Liable and beneficia». x>e Horse brand S* on left ehnalder, s ec three Io»« . in ehapeef triangle, cattle branded state. K B. Groat Bnrne Or. J P Dicke: s a rattle hrard J P cenneeted un fit hi» Horse brand anvil oa loft etile P • ’. awen Ore cattle brand firure ~ «n either hip mark light crop off each ear elip In each ear, and wattl on left jaw. Horse brand figure 7 on either hip J. H. Banvard Burue Ore. Snbseriptiwn Price, 91 Ter Tear, tend for »ample; agents wanted. Published weekly by the J Silver Knight Publishing Co., washinotox , d c . r ryvTN ” • a»«»» • • ¿Ing s t in •• • k* - ■ . • . g T rsdc M arks D ksigrs Cc?V«t.GHT8 AC- e-enpti« n r-ev • I •< her an C i'ittrer k r p«.eri». Vo. teertve Sckntilic Hartem. A ftar,4amnaato » sadod if eoa^oeted k*am Prioo si VO 5 • ng VI ¿Tt ‘CTS *ffT9 IT® ■•»CWVHOW1IU IFCIIHR >• epw g I-S wt M-w 3 a'»w*^ «Y pas JO js^odtrg I H.VW e XfMItMM AU IK.l’MS IU isvs brandad m above on left stender er left stifle C. A. Beunett, Crane, ure Postpaid to any address. VHSA^uavs fVOA-ieblS J SHOf K AID KANSIS CITY. San Francisco. Compiled by it sek-vw ^’^ to J «.-■ REAT .’Ctíií f. tnLATYüK’S als Mil it 2-RAhTSC0NTINENTAL ROUTES PRICE 25 CENTS. JOHN F. STRATTON’S U: ü «KA1H» ----- givis t «< eroici or OCRA X ST E A M EH S The Battle Calendar of the Republic. Sarsaparilla <4« 4 EAST J» J» leave Portland every 5 days for J* J» READY FOR SALE EVERYWHERE JANUARY 1st, Í899. Together with Why Hood’s They know from ftcUia! u*c that Hood’s i«lho best, i. ?., i: euros when others fail. Hood's S.ir .ipa?/.’.* U still made under the pv?«' I «.. . -vision of the educated pharma *i U win criminated it. The ju. st ton of Ns? h jus* a j positively decided in Lr ervt Hood's as the question of cornp.irat Ivo sales. Another thinj: Every advertisement of II ♦ an»..pariila la true. Ls Uouok Powder £W"Two doors west of feed «table. s«r=' ?5u . OKKNO N "Renns for board by the week’er month on application. Illustrated History LOWESTRATES of the Spanish- American War To all Eagtera eitiei BASTJOS/^ Imp.rtonof kud WI xo I m U« Peajera in »11 kiadacf MUSICAL M'-nCHAMOISE, I ill'll. Ojilars. Bantus. Ma.idoHr.es. A;iwcl«ons, Hirns,11 . a,. Ac.,e’l kind« of Strina», etc..etc. SÏW SS^s-ca ° o-rï E. E — y' -J M y T r«F¡ ¿r Ü? '31 »/Y-.i-’- HighMt celebrated . , r>*»« arc the best alter-dmner i lOOu 3 HlliS pills, aid digestion. 53.3 Prop. M euls 5 Cent». CHICAGO AND rroparnd only by C. I. flood & Co., L owj N. Mass, Ro sure to get Hoob’n aud only H ood s . Tte» repri«tpr« «r« well known not only hcr» butin all lias adjaeri ( peaatie* audTomia. Their Inisine«» qualiticatiuua and natural l . IT {««« I« barava »»peiiully fits them for the avcatiop IliRUtT. JOHN F. STRATTON Garsaparilla Propreitors. IRVING, I I UUM 0» th* Corn« r üoutb of tbu Kreuch Hotal, J'ain *tre*t. ROBT, This popular bonne is fully equip­ ped for the comfort of its custom­ ers. Good table service. NORTHERN SHORT LINE The World Almanac and V V SPOKANE SALT LAKE d* Encyclopedia MINNEAPOLIS DENVER ST. PAUL OMAHA d* for 1899 A ffpftmd AafflmtAt o?i t - t. «y a barn Is a I»O WER bl for good and a power ful good thing. §0^3Sß^ RED FRONT LIVERY .STABLE s.. i-.-.- - O riwom . 405 A Schilling Si Company San Francisco UcCLAlN Ô WILLIAMS It prints the nows of all the world, having special correspondence from j all important news points on the globe. It has brilliant illustrations I stories by great authors, a capital humor page, complete markets, de-1 partments for the household and i women’s work and other special de partments of unusual interest. We offer this unequaled news­ paper and T he T imes -H erald to­ gether one year for $2.25. The regular sbscription price of the twe papers is $3.00 - - AXD If your tea is not good, why don’t you drink water? It is cheaper and better for you than poor tea. If it is good, your stom­ ach is glad to get it; does its work better. Schilling s Best is good tea—at grocers’ in packages. You know coffee is used fresh - roasted. Tea ought to be—for the same reason —the taste. (>urs are the only tea­ firing works in the United States; Schilling's Best is always fresh-fired when it leaves our hands. Through freight 3|cte. » pound. Tee dart netiee at «ay 1* O. an the routwand covered conclus J.» FyraUh.d f»r ¡ as.aiiger». ¿Caveats, and Trade.Marks obtained and all l‘at-< sent busin« ss conducted for M oderate F ees . J FOUR O ff . ce is opposite U.S. P atent O ffice i « ¿and we can secure patent in less time than those< Sremote from Washington. i Send mod« !, draw rig or photo., with descrip-1 ¿lion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of1 ¿charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. ] JA F amphlet , “H ow »-.<)bt .in Patents-.” with« ¿cost of same ’in the U.S. and foreign countries ¿sent free. Address, '** D hewsey , To the E ditor :—1 have an > remedy for Consumption. By its tkn..y use IS pages a week—156 paper« ajrear th«» inds of hopeless cases have been already p ■ .»nently cured. So proof-positive am I FOR ONE DOLLAR. oi :ts power that I consider it my duty to .end tico bottles free to those of your readers who have Consumption.Throat, Bronchial or Published every Alternate Day ex­ Lung Trouble, if they will write me tlwlr cept Sunday. express and postoffice address. Sincerely, r. A. SLOCUM, M. C., !W Pent St., ltew Y«rt. The Thricc-a Week Edition of Tlie Editorial and Business MsMfemeni oi tais Pi*i>er uuutaaU>« tins ut-neroua Proposition. The New York World is first among | all “weekly” papers in six«, fre-! «juency of publication, and the fresh­ from. P’.J?. JeH.“»«/ -.»rtS ness, accracy and variety of its con- j Prof. W. H. reek)% wka It has all the merits of a i makes a speeialty ef tents. Epilepsy, has witheut doubt treated and cur- great $6 daily at the price of a dol­ ed’morecaaoc than any Its political news is j living Physician; hia lar weekly. success is astonishing. We havo heard of eases prompt, complete, accurate and im-' cf ao years’ standing * cured by partial as all its readers will testify. him. Ho publishes a It is against the monoplies and for valuablo work on the people. 2/À UKO. ÖHKLLEY City Hotel WORLD, THRICE A-WEKK EDITION. BT CAUSE says he sur­ prise Mr. McKinley by telling To» n«t ..«rw have w to «aw di« iv to wm. win. If yon live iu, 10, io ------- d» - ..w. ii you 15 or 2U 20 yt ars him that he could not be re-elect­ v»ti can »ettl* your policy’in any way that beat suits your cir- ed. ccMitanca a th« time—for «a»h oaid-up insur« r;e, annuity. >>r <4b«r yu.wl The Illinoii' legislature, which is republican, is given the country a revival of ‘lit ofd game of gerry­ mandering congressional districts. YORK r r»«s •• M Ul-, O«. S. C- Cr. Pr :: « Cream Baking Powder " r*f’t F«trft>tk— MeAaJ aau * jH ijyiil^l V.* * e « vxi n o curai C.?ni±¥a ls uHcr