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The Fight Is On Every moment of your life, when you are at home or abroad, awake or asleep - Between the poison germs that are in air, food and water, everywhere in fact, and the billions of your invisible friends, the little aoldiflr-r.nrrmai'luc in ,-,,.,, kuj If thaaa lit n flnU: --. i1 . g "-vtg cwuicia are &ept strong fend ; healthy by taking Hood's Sarsa .toanlla, yon need have no fonmf Hie ease. Begin using it at once if you are at all under the weather, , or have troubles Of thn hlWI cf-u uu luuneys. , uet it ot your druggist. Par from I." , , . -.Tea, IV heard of him, ,. lie's what lou call a loan shark, isn't he?" !, . "Lone shark? Not on your life! He's got plenty of company,; in this town." , . . . Tlie Unattainable, j ; m . Isabel Auntie, pray tell me why you never married. ,. ' ., i .', Wasabel Child," I waited too long for a prince, when I might have had a duke. Foiled. . y y..' "Ah !" said Bragley, with . a view to making Miss Wise Jealous. "I was alone .last evening with some one I ad mire very much." , , " . "Ah !" echoed the bright girl. "Alone, . were you?" Philadelphia Press. Strange aa It May Seem. "Senator," asked his constituent, "how does it happen that yon have never been mixed np in any of these squabbles or scandals?'' ' . "O, that's because I'm a good mixer," said Senator Lotsmun. , . ,i; ,1; ,;,' Only One "BROMO QUININE" That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. Used the world over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c. . ' Used to Being; Ground. Man with the Bulbous Nose So you've got to go through the divorce, mill, have you? .... ( Man with the Bulging Brow--Yes, but I don't mind that. I've had my nose to tho grindstone for sixteen years; .: : Love's Test. . ... The young husband's face was aflame with a deathless devotion. , ... "Pulsatilla," he exclaimed, clasping her , ,to his heart, "I'll wear it, no matter what 'the boys at the office say! And I'll smoke -'em if they kill me 1" Chicago Tribune; - j Information. Mrs. Chugwater What is this "bread line" they talk about so much, Josiah? ; Mr. Chugwater xYou've seen one of these long ropes of macaroni, haven't you? Well, that's it. Father Won't Forget. :X Mrs. TytePhist Jimmy needs a pair f shoes. "v ' . ' ., Mr. Tyte-Physt I know it. Jimmy has been a good boy lately, and I am going to et him a pair for a Christmas gift.. Lame Back Prescription.' The increased use of whiskey for lame back rheumatism is causing con siderable discussion among the medical fraternity. It is an almost infallible cure when mixed with "certain other ingredients and taken properly. The following formula is effective : "To one half pint of good whiskey add one ounce of Toris Compound and one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilja Compound. Take in tablespoonful doses befere each meal and before retiring." Toris compound is a product of the laboratories of the Globe Pharmaceutical Co., Chicago, but it as well as the other ingredients can be had from any good druggist. ' No Apologies to Make. Nan Your nice new waist is all crum bled. Fan Well, suppose it is ! Do yon think Jack is an armless wonder? , His Fatal Mistake. "Succeedin' in life," moralized Uncle E1hraim, " 'pends aljogeddah on yo' git tin' de right staht. " De way I missed it, chillen, was dat I didn't staht as a Can cassian." Chirac Ti-'hnne. Simplifying It. "Doctor, what makes people hart the hiccups?" " 'Hiccup' is the onomatopoeic word popularly used to designate .- singultus, which is a sudden closure of the glottis, superinduced by a spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm." ; "That's what I tell my wife. She says It's caused by laughin', or satin' some thin' dry, or catchin' your breath at th wrong time." ..: . Gray and the bleary. Thomas Gray kept the elegy by him for nine years before he gave U- to tho world. He polished away at It all those years as a lapidary polishes a gem, and the result was he made it a gem. In his whole life he wrote comparatively little, and when asked why be had written so little he replied, "Because of the exertion it costs in the labor of composition." " , . Bees and Tkclr baskets. Every bee carries his market basket around his hind legs. Any one ex amining the baby of a bee through a microscope will , observe that on tho hind legs of the creature there is a fringe of stlJC hairs on the surface, tho hairs approaching each other at tho tips, so as to form a sort of cage. This is the bee's basket, and into It, after a successful journey, he will cram enough pollen to last him for two or three days. Taking- Him at His Word. Excited Caller (at police station) -I had my pocket picked on the street cars just now f Desk Sergeant Well, if yon had it done what are you coming here to kick about? Uncle Allen.- . Sometimes," said Uncle Allen Sparks, "one of these statesman fellows who thinks he's-steering a mighty . judicious course between the radicals and tho con . tervatives wabbles just enough to make both of 'em sore on him." ' Yoansr. Elderly Relative I really , think, Gladys, yon should marry young. Gladys (with a charming blush) Why, Aunt Annabel, how did yon fir J ot his nan ."Blake the Dairy Pay. There are 21,194,000 milch cows in the United States an averaee of one cow to four of the population." The fact that there has been an ' Increase per capita of the consumption of milk ana a decrease of cows per capita of the population indicates that there has been an improvement in the quality of the dairy cows of the'eountry. In the decade of 1890 to 1900 the average production of every dairy cow showed an increase of 1,000 pounds of milk, or a commercial gain of $211, 000,000. ; Yet with this improvement ad mitted, there are many dairies that are bt lng operated at a loss. The life of a dairy cow is estimated at seven years and her annual depreciation represents one-seventh of her full value, which is taken into consideration in computing the profits of the herd. If the dairy man would ascertain if his herd is pay ing a profit he needs to charge for the help to operate it, the cost of the feed, the interest on the Investment and the normal depreciation of the value of the cows. All these items enter into fixed operating charges and need to be deducted from the gross receipts of the dairy before profits can be computed. The receipts of the dairy should not only pay the operating expenses and fixed charges, but also leave a liberal balance for profit I . FEEDING SHED AKD CORN CRIB. . I - Homemade Cabbage. Cutter. A cheap and easily made cabbage and root cutter is shown in the cut Take two 12-lnch boards and nail them strongly together. With dividers de scribe a circle, then saw out and mark in quarters. Cut four slots 7 inches long on a slant, as shown by dotted tines, so the 'cabbage will fall through easily. . Next cut two circles 4 Inches in -diameter. Nail one to the large wheel on the back and leave the other loose on the shaft to act as a bearing. Make a frame to admit the wheel, leaving 2 Inches clear, and Just wide enough so the knives do not strike the side. Make a top over the wheel, and put a hopper on the opposite side from the crank. The knives are 8 inches long and can be made from an old buck saw and ground down sharp, with a bevel on one side. Screw these on tie ROOT CUTTER. wheel at a slant according to the thick ness the cabbage is wanted. A square hole Bhould be cut through the center of the wheel for the shaft Farm and Home. . Time for Oats Land. An application of 1,000 pounds of lime per acre was practically as effi cient in case of oats as an application of 2,000 pounds in tests made at the New Jersey station. In the case of clover the larger application gave the better results. Lime in the form of carbonate produced more dry matter than nitrogen and ash burned lime. The results of the studies of nitrogen fixation were quite Irregular, but agree In general in indicating that the addi tion of fertilizer materials .increased nitrogen fixation and that carbonate of lime favored nitrogen fixation to a greater extent than burned lime. American Llinburger Cheese. It Is now claimed that the United States makes just as good limburger cheese as does the province in Bel glum where it originated. The Ameri can method Is to take a piece of a calfs stomach and set it away in a warm place in a can of whole milk. In about forty minutes the curdling mess is pounded and then the whey pressed out Afterward forms are filled and further drainage permitted. Salt is rubbed on the outside until it becomes slippery; then the cheese is set away In the cellar to ripen for a month or two and the germs do the rest Tobacco Growers Combine. v The Union Tobacco Society, repre senting tobacco-growing interests in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin, with estimated assets of $30,000,000, has been organized. The purpose of the organization Is said to be to protect the tobacco growers from a minimum price, and the consumer from a maximum scale. The Interests of the growers in the States named will be pooled and the tobacco" sold through a Board of Directors. Calves' Brains. Wash the brains carefully and cut each pair Into four pieces, taking away all bits of fiber and skin: Rinse well, wipe dry and dip each piece first In beaten egg, then In cracker crumbs, then In egg and again In cracker crumbs and fry ia hot fat - 'Around the Dairy There must be no guesswork about feeding the calf. The stomach of the young calf Is easily ruined by slipshod methods of. feeding. Think of this wbj tempted to feed it milk that Is too bbt" or too cold in a bucket that is not as clean and sweet as it should be. Milk that sticks to the sides of the pall and becomes sour is a bad propo sition, as it' may cause an attack of the scours. This trouble means a break in the calfs growth, perhaps a stunted calf, and In the end an animal of little value. Do not oblige the cows to bunk about the straw pile until the chilly nights are past. Dry spots for them to sleep on are usually very scarce at that sea son of the year. Don't turn the cattle to pasture too early. A good plan to follow is to wait until you conclude the grass is suffi ciently large to turn them on, then wait a week or ten days longer. A Self-Feeding; Crib. A combined corn crib and feeding shed is shown in the sketch. The feed bunk is covered by a lean-to shed id feet wide. Small doors opening into the crib every two. feet just over tho manger, allow the corn to come out without shoveling. This shed should be built on the south side of the crib In a bright, sunny place. This arrangement is a great labor saver and quite an aid in bad weather, especially if the ends are inclosed. Farm and Home. : Uses of Corn. The Crop Reporter is endeavoring to tell for what purposes corn is used. In the year 1899, so this authority states, the total crop was 2,660,000,000 bushels. Of this crop 241,000,000 bushels were consumed in the flour and grist mills; 8,000,000 in manufacture of starch, 9, 000,000 for malt liquors, 17,000,000 iu distilling of liquors, 40,000,000 for glu cose, 190,000,000 for export and 13, 000,000 for seed. . This accounts for only 19.3 per cent of the entire crop, most of the remainder being used for feeding purposes. The more one studies the corn crop, the more interesting it becomes. Its magnitude as a food giver and labor-employer grows with every observation one makes of the corn crop. Springfield Register. Farm Wells. ,;. Unsanitary dairy wells are a menace to health, and as the country becomes more closely settled more and more care is necessary to provide good water. The director of the Chicago hygienic laboratory reports that of 153 wells on near-by dairy farms, examined by the inspectors, only eleven were found to be safe for domestic purposes. In nil cases the safe wells were those lined with cement, with "cement covers, with a protecting flange of cement several feet out from the well. In some of the wells used for washing milk utensils, a high percentage of colon bacteria were found, tind in some cases manure could be detected microscopically and by the odor. Millet for Late Crops. Millet as a late crop to plant in case of the failure of the corn crop or fail ure to get corn planted at all, is rec ommended by the Ohio statloa The earlier sorts , can be seeded through July, and make fair fields. Hay Is tha most common use made of the crop, and for this it compares favorably with timothy, both in composition and di gestibility. It is good feed for cattle, horses and sheep, but when pverrlpe should not be fed to horses exclusively, as It affects the kidneys. Millet is also grown for pasture seed, and even for silage. As a soil cleaner, it is also al most equal to a summer fallow. German Mode of Preserving; Milk. A German patent specification de scribes a process for preserving milk by removing all dissolved oxygen hy means of the addition of a small quan tity of-ferrous carbonate. The process Is based on the fact that freshly-precipitated ferrous carbonate In the pres ence of oxygen immediately assimilates oxygen and evolves an equivalent quan tity of carbon dioxide. One part of ferrous carbonate is sufficient for S0, 000 parts of milk, and the properties of the milk are not altered In any way by the addition, which should be made before the milk Is boiled. ' ' Cribbing Corn. The corn crib should be cat row and slatted on the sides and ends, so that a free circulation of air is possible in all directions. Some farmers place hol low crates in the cribs as they are filled, so that there will be no heat ing or spoiling in the center of the mass. Heating destroys the corn germ ' Molasses Cake. Into two-thirds of a cup of molasses stir a tablespoonful of melted butter, two-thirds of a cup of coffee, a half cup of sugar, one beaten egg, one and a half teaspoonfuls of soda dissolved In a tablespoonful of hot water, and one and one-half cups of flour. Mix wall and bake in a loaf tin. H Old Favorites . Keep a Stiff Upper Lip. There has something gone wrong, ' My brave boy, it appears, For I see your proud struggle -To keep back the tears. That is right ; when you can not Give trouble the slip, Then bear it, still keeping "A stiff upper lip !" Though you can not escape Disappoiatment and care, There's one thing you can do lt is, learn how to bear. If when for life's prizes You're running, you trip, Get up, start again, "Keep a stiff upper lip." Let your hands and your conscience Be honest and clean ; Scorn, to touch or to think Of the thing that is mean ; But hold on to the pure And the right With firm grip ; And though hard be the task, "Keep a stiff upper lip." Through childhood, through manhood,' - Through life to the end, Struggle bravely and stand By your colors, my friend ; Only yield when you must, . "Never give up the ship," But fight on to the last "With a stiff upper lip." -Fhoebe Carey. , , Jingle Bells. Dashing through the snow ' In a one-horse, open sleigh ; O'er the fields we go, Laughing all the way; Bells on bob-tail ring, Making spirits bright; What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song to-night ! ' CHORUS. Jingle, bells! jingie, bells, Jingle all the way 1 Oh, what fun it is to ride In aone-horse open sleigh I Jingle, bells, jingle bells! Jingle all the way ! Oh, what fun it is to ride In a onejhorse open sleigh ! A. day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride, And soon Miss Fannie Bright Was seated at my side; The horse was lean and lank ; Misfortune seemed his lot; , He got into a drifted bank And We we got upsot I . Now the ground is white ; Go it while you're young; Take the girls to-night And sing this sleighing song . Just get a bob-tailed bay, Two-forty for his speed; Then hitoh him' to an open sleigh. And crack ! you'll take the lead. LYDIA THOMPSON. Death of an Actress Who Once Cre ated a Furore in This Country, The death of Lydia Thompson, an English actress, recalls the. wonderful change that hns come over the Ameri can stage Jn a lit tle more than a generation. When she came here with .the British Blondes In 1808 women in tights were not permit ted in any but the lowest theaters. The excitement and controversy iyoia Thompson. that followed the coming of the lTondes were tremen dous. The newspapers criticised them severely, calling their appearance inde cent, and ministers denounced their per formance as the work of the devil. And now we have the Salome dance ! Notwithstanding the newspapers and the ministers. Lydia Thompson met with great receptions. She first ap peared in New York .In the burlesque "Iklon," and because the women of the company Wore blonde wigs they were dubbed the "British Blondes," a name that clung to ihem. One of their per formances, 'The Forty Thieves," ran for 100 nights something at that time unprecedented. All told, Miss Thomp son made four visits to the United States, touring as far as the Pacific coast Her success may be indicated by the fact that when she was in Cincinnati even the bootblacks sub scribed their dimes to present her with a silver wreath. In Chicago she horse whipped a newspaper man 4who had written an Insulting article concerning one of her songs. - Miss Thompson first appeared on the London stage in 1852. Four years later she toured Europe and she won such favor that In many cities she was sere naded and escorted by torchlight parades. Her last appearance on the stftge was In 1895, in London. She was 72 when she died recently, having been born In 1836. Tamed. .'' "Gracious! hear the wild geese!" said papa, laying his paper aside and sitting up. "That Isn't wild geese," explained mamma, "that's daughter's tarne goose honking his auto horn to let her know be is coming." Houston Tost POTATOES buf" fg&aaiS Per Salzer's catalog page 129. KS Largest growers of seed potatoes and early vegetables in the world. Big catalog f 1 ee : or. send 160 in stamps and receive catalog and 1000 kernels each of onions, carrots, celery, 1. 1 1 ...... .... v...nU.'.nn .timin.. trWl ratiisnes, isw lenuc, iuiuiKa, - paibicj. w ......... . . --. i charming flower seeds, in all 10,000 kernels, easily worth $1.00 of any man's money. Or, send ZOO ana we uu uua yRs o. Peep U U sweet v.urn. . SALZER SEED CO., Box PC la Crosse. Wis. A Flavoring;. Itmaktt a syrup better than Maple. grocer. A Cheap Blo-wont. A csnny old Scotchman, MacDougaL Who, like all of his people. frugal Wbfne'er be felt fine, 'Stead of ordering wine AVould go blow himself on a bugle! Success Magazine. A young doctor calls diseases by their Latin lunics; an old doi-tor is not so particular. MAKE OLD SILVER NEW Have you some old, tarnished Kn'vei, Forks and Spoons that took bad? Would you like to have them plated with pure silver so they will look and wear like solid silver? SEND US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS and give us a list of what you have that needs refinishingr and we will send you by return mail full information and particulars how to have it done at little cost. It Doesn't Cost You a Cent to Learn It Simply send u your name and address, as above, and we will do as we agree. OREGON PLATING WORKS, Silver Department 16th and Alder Streets. Portland, Oregon The flixanpct llnhfoct ltr MVUIIVWI.llUlltVOi j i r" . is ana mosicomionaDie PUMMEL SLICKER At the same time cheapest In the end Because It wears lonaest 30 Everywhere j every garment, ouarnntpprl waterproof Catalog A J Towrn ca Pinmn u t . TQWrW CANADIAN CO .LIMITCO. ToaONTO .4 m, . r-r 1 A 1 & Jl free J A7 sos CAN I ' ' fa There Is fVi There Is Bcarcelv anv limit to the possible improvement in seeds. but it takes time and n-otirv. WeliaTe -been improvin.fr flower and vegetable seeds for over o years. More than acoo people are working to make Ferry's Seeds suit you. Buy the best Ferry's. For sale everywhere. FERRY'S 1SCO EM ANNUAL FREE ON RtQUCST. D. M. FERRY A CO., Detroit, Mloh. The 2 "FLYERS" are the O.R.&N. fast through trains between PORTLAND and SPOKANE WM. McMURR AY, G. P. A. Portland ( P N U No. 5-09 w HKH writing to advertisers pleas lueuiiiiu emu paper, . .MHIU.lKiaH IRES CENT Egg-Phosphate WILL DO ALL THAT ANY H'lH PRICED POWDER WILL C DO AND DO '.1 BETTER BSKlCPO WDER A FULL POUND 25c Get it from your Grocer Exclusive to the Last, An instance of excluslrenesa main tained under difficulties Is reported from tbe ladles' cabin of an Atlantic liner. All were sick except one lady and a cat, which wandered uneasily about. The lady ventured to stroke the cat, remarking, "Poor pussy," The cat was Inclined to respond and elevat ed its tall In token of good will, when from a neighboring berth ';aine in choking tones the words, "Excuse me, that is a private cat!" Argonaut Sam Weller. It was Sam Weller who made Dick ens famous. "Pickwick Papers" were a complete failure financially until this unique character was introduced. The press was all but unanimous in prais ing ' Samlval as an entirely original character whom none but a great gen ius could have created. Dickens re ceived. over $16,000 for "Pickwick Pa pers," and at the age of twenty-six be was incomparably the most populnr author of his day. London Standard. Nalnrally. Boss When you told that new clerk he'd have to hump himself if he expected to hold his job how did be take it? Department Manager He got his back up right away. The Coop, "This flat is a mere coop." ' "Yes, John," said his wife Bweetly, "and the cook has just flew it." Pitts burg Post. . Unhygienic Roaatina:. The Countryman Down here, sir, we make it a rule to go to bed with the chickens. The Britisher Er -don't you find it beastly unhwilthv? Puck. Profitable (or Them. . City Man Does it pay to keep heni these days? Suburbanite Yes, It pays the bens; they get their board and lodging absolute ly free. : A Sure SIgrn. "I can't understand how you tell the age of a horse by looking at his teeth," said the city girl. "I can't tell Jlst exactly," replied the old farmer. "But if he hez false teeth I know be ain't no colt." Privileged. "0, but wasn't Tennyaon a great poet !" "You bet ! lie could violate every rule of rbyint or rhythm without being called down for It." consecutive, Percy Pshaw ! What if be did? Two negatives in tbe same sentence are equiva lent to an affirmative. Algy Yea, but she said "Naw! Nit!" and it sounded like two sentences. Making I( Home-like. A good story is told on Sam Craw ford, the heavy slugger of the Tigers. By trade Crawford Is a barber. Th other dny he went into a restaurant, drew himself up to a table, stuck his feet under and looked satisfied. , "Walter, a little beefsteak and on ions, please." "Yes, sir. Have some nice ham and cabbage also?" ' "No." "How about some prime roast beef?" "Don't want any." "A little of our elegant tripe would do you good." "John," called the proprietor, "what d'ye mean by annoying a customer Ilk that?" "Just trying to make him feel at home. sir. He's a bnrber." PILES CURED IN 0 TO U DAYS PAZO OINTMENT is g-uaranteed to cur anv case of ltctiinir, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Pile in 8 to 14 day or money refunded. 60c. Propheer FalHlled. "That baby, madam," said the doctor to the proud and happy mother, "will make his mark in the world soma day." Note the fulfillment of the prediction. In leas, than aixtcen years that boy wan tbe scoreboard artist in a great base ball park. Didn't Care Who Knew It. Fluffy Young Thing I'd like to prepay the express on this package. Express Company's Agent What's the value? Fluffy Young Thing Nothing, sir. It's a bundle of letters. I'm sending them back to him. 1 CITC St. Vttui' l)nnoono ' nrvouf vumumn pint. rilJntntly ourad hy Dr. i . I ne'a Great Nerve Ke. toror. Herd for FREE tt 00 trml bottle and treatlM. Dr. K. II. Kline, Ld., 111 Arch Ht l'bllwlelpltU. Pa. Eromlon Spread Kapldljr. The rapid water-erosion of parti of Cape Colony Is attributed chiefly to burning of vegetation and the start ing of paths by cattle and wagons. . Once started, erosion is very rapid, and the Ougers or Bruk river, which -did not exist 00 years ago, now aver ages 300 feet in width and 15 feet la depth, ' Mothers will find Mrs, Wlnslow'a Booth I rn By nip the b it remedy to um lor their ctiUdrea flaring tbe Urn thing- iwriud. An .Authority, The FutherI learn with sorrow, my son, that you are. getting to be what they term quite fust. The Son You shouldn't believe all you hear, dad. I'll Introduce you to man who will tell you another story. The Father And who Is he? The Son My tailor. He says I'm the slowest chnp he's got on his book a1 BAD COLDS are the forerunner! of dangerous disease of the throat and lungi. If you have a cough, you can atop it with Pito'a Cure, if you lutfer from hoajseoew, tote throat, bronchitis or pains ia the lungi, (Wi Curi will toon restore the irritated throat and lungs to normal, healthy condition. An ideal remedy for children. Free from opiate and dangerous in gredients. For half a century the sovereign remedy in thousands of homes. Even chronic forms of lung diaeaaes RESPOND TO PISO'S CURE