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Hodfi's Sarsaparilla Cures all blood diseases and builds up the whole system. There is no "just as good" medicine. Get it today and begin taking it at once. . - V In u-ual l'quid form or chocolated tab eU called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses $1. Aaiarai rrovression. Mrs. McCall How about your ser vant girl? The. last tima I saw you you complained about her being to very slow. Mrs. Hiram Offen Oh, she's pro gressing. Mrs. McCall Indeed? Mrs. Hiram Offen Yes, she's ' get ting slower and slower, Catholic Standard and Times. HOWARD E. BURTOS Aesarer snl Chemist, Leadtille, Colorado. Bpeciuiea prion: Gold, Silver, Lead. SI. Gold, Silver, luoi Gold. aOo; Zino or Copper, SI. Mulling envelopes and fall price Hit Ent on application. Control and Umpire work oq sitsd. Eeferenee: Carbonate National Bank. : Raise the dough and complies with all pure food law. Crescent mfg. co. Makers or MAPLEINE 'better than Maple). THE SAFE WAY To travel East Is via the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company's NEW FAST TRAINS Oregon-Washington Limited . . Portland to Chicag-o Chicago-Portland Special Chicago, St. Louis. Etc. '.' Soo-Spokane-Portland ; "Tiii le Luxe" tu St. Paul V; Latest equipment, Pullman, Tourist and Dining Cars, electric Jighted and up-to-date. Block Signal System Portland to Chicago, For literature, rates, reserva tions, etc., call on or write to any 0, R. & N. agent, or to WM. McMURRAY , General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon MODERN DENTISTRY EXPERT At Prices that Defy Competition TEETH WITHOUT PLATES A SPECIALTY IV 1 1. I PAINLESS EXTRACTION 50C SILVER FILLINGS 50c up GOLD FILLINGS $1.00 UP 22K GOLD CROWN S5.00 GOOD RUBBKR PLATE .$5.00 THE BEST RUBBER PLATES $8.00 WHALEBONE PLATES $10.00 Out-of-town patients can obtain perfect work and save money by calling at our office. . NO STUDEN rs NO GAS NO COCAINE ' All work guaranteed for ten years CHICAGO PAINIFCC flFNTISTSi 323H Washington St.. Cor. Sixth Established 15 years. Here to stay. f9 -T- Jjjuj at.pnmni.im. mmniii il wuti; -H iff A LEADER WATER SYSTEM IN YOUR HOME Means an unfailing water supply. It means that you will have the most practi cal Domestic water u ply system now in use. No elevated tank. i'0 frozen pipes in winter, no stagnant water in summer, no water supply troubles of any sort. Tank ' placed in bast nvnt. out of sight and way. made of pressed steeL will not rust and will last a lifetime. Yon will be pleased with the LEADER system of furnishing Domestic Water Supr T Ak or our eata oiroe and free booklet "How I Solved Mv Waier -apply Problem." LEWIS & STAVERCO. Portland, Ore. Spokane. Wash. Bose. Idaho. A Trlbote. "In E. H. Harriman's obltnary no tices," said a New York clergyman, "due prominence wasn't given to' his fondness for little children. That chil dren were also fond of him was proved by a remark my little daughter made last month. " Mr. Harriman is dead, my dear,' I said to her. "Her eyes filled with tears, and she said, with a gulp: "'Oh, papa, how happy the angels will be!'" C ASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind Ycu Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of si A Modern Instance. The mighty Casey had struck out "I had to do It or spoil the poem," he explained. Tears afterward, however, when he saw how the - elocutionists had over. worked It," he bitterly regretted the act. BREAKS A COLD IN A DAT. And Cures Any Cough That Is Curable. ' Noted Physician's Formula. This prescription is one of the very best known to seiences The ingredients can be gotten from any good druggist, or he will get them from his wholesale house. ' "Mix half pint of good whiskey, with two ounces or glycerine and add one half ounce Concentrated pine compound. The bottle is to be well shaken each time and used in doses of a teaspoonful to a tablespooaful every four hours." . The Concentrated pine is a special pihe product and comes only in half ounce bottles, each enclosed in an air tight case, but be sure it is labeled "Concentrated." Roes Sometimes. Youthful Customer (at book store) What does "Bridge Whist for Begin ners" cost? .'''"' Somber Salesman It will probably cost : you your entire wad. Chicago Tribune. : ' ' . "My father has been a sufferer from sick headache for the last twenty-five years and never found any relief until he began taking your Cascarets. Since he has begun taking Cascarets he has never had the headache. They have entirely cured him. Cascarets da what you recommend them to do. I will give you the privilege of using his name." E. M. Dickson, H2o Resiner bt., W. Indianapolis, Inc. . Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do Good. Never Sicken.'Weaken or Gripe. 10c, 25c, 50c. Never sold In bulk. The gen ulne tablet stamped CCC. Guaranteed to cure or your money back. S2S mmmmm -1SW " More Walking. What the Inventor says .will be a great boon to small fanners, as the invention, it Is claimed, will do the work of six horses, Is in use in Cali fornia, but It can be adapted to any locality. It Is a gasoline tractor and is a help In plowing, harrowing and harvesting. It will keep running as long as it is fed gasoline. ; Built with a two cylinder motor, the tractor has plenty of power. It has two speeds, forward and reverse, and Is easily operated from an exten- far THE HORSELESS CULTIVATOR. Baby Smiles When He Takes 4 evil CURE Tat HS.mil (MK So pUaiantthit he Glees it and contains no opi- atet. 1 here u nothing like it tor Bronchi ui. Aithma and all troubles at the throat and lung. A Standard Remedy lot half a century. All Druggists, 28 Cents jr. FOR OUT DOOR WORK IN THE WETTEST WEATHER NOTHING EQUALS WATERPROOF OILED GARMENTS THEY LOOK WELL- WEAR W01 AND WILL NOT LEAK L0NCCCATS.322-32 SUITS 322 ma cvtirvwHERC CATALOG Hf A.JI.TowEie Co. boston. uaa. Tower Canadian Co. ukhtcd -Toronto, can. ' 1 ney anew, "And now, children," said the t etch er, addressing tne question to the clasl in anatomy h.i d physiolofe'. "can you t?U me what milk Is?" 'Eight cents quart'" shout" the children, in uniFon.-Ch'casfo Tribune Stops Hair Falling Ayer's Hair Vigor, new Im proved formula, will certainly stop falling of the hair. Indeed, we believe it will always do this unless there is some disturb ance of the general health. Then, a constitutional medicine may be necessary. Consult your physician about this. Doe$ not change the color of the hair. formula with oa Bottle Show it to your ers doctor k htm about it, taeo do as Vis say The reason why Ayer's Hair Vigor stops falling hair is because it P.rit destroys the germs which csuse this trouble. After this is done, nature soou brings about a full recovery, restoring the hair and scalp to a perfectly healthy conditio" by in. C. Ayer Co., Lawelt, STw. sion seat, from much the same posi tion a driver would occupy with his team. It is particularly an orchard tractor, having low, wide wheels, narrow tread, short wheel base and short turn ing raidius. A special feature is that the tractor may be driven from the seat of the ordinary wheel plow or harrow, enabling one man to drive and operate the levers of this plow and cultivator with perfect ease and con venience. It is a one man machine, light in weighwlth all control levers conveniently arranged. To obtain the greatest efficiency the front wheels are made the traction wheels; also the steering wheels. In the rear are smaller plain wheels, close together, with flanges to hold against side, slipping, used simply as trailers, to which the plow, cultivator, harrow or farm wagon Is hitched the same as though couple J to the small wheels used on the rear of the ordi nary tongue when plowing with a team. ' , The power plant Is built in a stiff steel frame, mounted rigidly to the main axle, and Is composed of a two cylinder opposed engine of standard make, rated at twenty-four horse power.' . .. . ' Thmnp In Fls. Thumps in pigs is caused by a sur plus of fat and a lack of exercise." The thumping is due to violent beating of the heart, causing shaking movement of the sides and flanks of the animal. Often It Is so violent that the whole body trembles and shakes with the movements. In aggravated cases the pig is weak and uncertain, in his walk, and lies down most of the time. Before death the nose, ears and other parts of the body become red and pur: pie with congested blood, due to weak circulation. Advanced cases of the thumps are difficult to cure. When first symptoms are noticed reduce the bedding If there Is much In their sleeping quarters; reduce the feed and compel the pig to exercise In the open air. Fresh air will purify the' blood and exercise will promote circulation. When pig3 . be come fat and lazy they will He in bed a great. part of the time, often com pletely covered with bedding, so that they breathe Impure air and dust. This .poisons the blood and reduces the vitality in general, which, with compression of the heart with surplus fat, causes the malady. In the spring or summer when pas ture is good it is well to change pas ture of hogs afflicted with the thumps so that they will be Induced to take more exercise and eat green food. Re duce heavy feeding and keep the bowels of the animal loose by doses of castor oil. A little turpentine In the slop or drinking water is said to be good. - Check-Rein on Horses, When a horse stumbles he Is far (ess likely to go down when his head Is left free. In England, where they are far ahead of us in everything per taining to horses, the check-rein has been abolished, the last surrender be ing that of the artillery and commis sariat trains cf the British army, the change having been made by Sir George Bourgoyne. the late commander-in-chief, and he testifies to the ben eficial results attending it Snails and Slngra. A woman gardener wrote to State Zoologist H. A. Surface at Harrisburg, Pa., asking for Instructions how to overcome the snails In her garden. Prof. Surface replied: "Snails and slugs, although very great and seri ous garden pests, especially where the gardens are damp and the vegetation rank, can be prevented by the use of an Impassable barrier of powdery sub stance around the beds of plants to be protected. Soot Is excellent for this, although dry ashes will serve the purpose, and air-slaked lime will be found very good. Also, you can kill them by dusting them with some freshly slaked lime mixed with parls green, using about thirty parts of the lime to one part of the paris green, which Is dusted "abundantly over their bodies. Also dusting their food plants with flour and paris green will de stroy them. Another method is to poi son some leaves of plants of which they ,are particularly fond, and put this whene the snails will find and eat them and be destroyed. Another meth od is to place boards loosely on the ground, as traps, and in the morning examine them and pick out and gath er the snails and brush them into a vessel containing salt, which will kill them. If the ground Is dry and crack ed pour salt water into the cracks and thus destroy them. The barriers mentioned above should be k'ept dry, or renewed every time after a rain. Keep the vegetation around the gar den mowed low, or keep the ground cultivated, so that these pests , will not find suitable places where they can multiply." Newest Posthole Anger. An Invention that will be found use ful by fence-makers and farmers gen erally, is the post-hole auger designed -HJ by a Michigan manf This . w iniDlement dies a narrow. fence or other post hole and digs ' it quickly. In appear ance the auger resembles a clean hole, just the right diameter for a huge auger of the , ordinary -Itarpen , ter's kit. It ,is pressed down into the earth, the Jaws taking In the amount of dirt a post would replace, and then withdrawn, bringing up the dirt just as a dredger would. Indeed, the implement works much like a. dredging machine. The advantage of auger is in the small, clean hole it makes. Without it a post hole must be dug with a spade and the smallest spade not only makes a hole too big, but one that necessarily slants from the rim to the bottom and must be filled again. It Is easy to under stand that a post will stand much more firmly in a hole that does not have to be filled in. ' A Valaable Cow. Grace Fayne II.'s Homestead a Hol- stein-Fresian cow, valued at $8,000, died recently at the Harvey A Moyer Farm, Just north of Syracuse, N. Y., from pneumonia. The animal was heav ily Insured and held the world's but ter record of 35.55 pounds of butter In one week and the thirty-day record of 134.18 pounds. She broke a former record of 35.22 pounds for a week. One of her calves sold recently for $2.ono Selecting; Seed Corn. In gathering the corn crop, it Is well to look out for next year's seed. Next to good soil and good cultivation, is good seed. Do not place too much con fidence In abnormal individual ears. lect good ears fro-m rows which pro duce a large yield. And when seed ing time comes next year, do not rely too much on the character of the seed. With well-prepared soil and thorough culture, a large croo of corn can be grown from almost any kind of seed, which will germinate, but good seed will increase the yield, and will fully repay the trouble and cost of obtain ing It. Homemade Feed Cotter. Here is a feed cutter which anyone can make from a little cheap lumber. The knife, a, is a common broad ax, which most farm ers have. Put a handle in, as shown, and build a frame of 2x2-lnch hard wood and Inch boards. The end of the handle Is fas- kob cutting FosAO tened to the stand ard at b with a piece of strap iron. Another piece of strap iron, c, acts as a guard and keeps the ax close to the edge of the box. Farm and Home. The Poultry Yard. Eighteen bens that were fed milk last winter laid more eggs than 100 fed on cut bone and meat. ,A flock might just as well roost in trees as in a house full of cracks and holes, which chills the birds In spots and poduces bad colds. Some people are willing to pay an extra price for eggs on one color. Many people get a cent or more a doz en for sorting their hen fruit accord ing to size and color. Take no chances by having too many chickens together In one flock. If you see they are getting to be crowded In their winter quarters, make thrift and health a certainty by dividing them up, or selling some of them. You may have an Idea that poultry can hunt their own grit. You are wrong. Grit is as essential as feed. Get a grit box, fill It with crushed rock and oyster-shell, and hang it on the wall where dirt will not be scratched into it. Farm Jourmai. FREE! HARP-GUITAR! FREE! A new and wonderful musical Instrument, which is a combination of the frrand Italian harp and guitar. It has a beautiful tone and is positively the easiest instrument to play ever made. We teach you at your own home. As an advertisement we are GOING TO GIVE AWAY one of our $12.50 Harp Guitars to each of the 1 v f . 1 nrni ten persons :n eacn coumy wno sena us ine.r name, address and whom the harn is for Kit down RIGHT NOW and drop us a card and be one of the lucky few. HARP-GUITAR MFG. CO.. 428 lumber Exchange Bulldine. Portland. Ora. How He tVrut. "And if you really ascended that awful mountain why did you leave no risible trace?" "The footprint left by the astral body Is not a tangible thing," respond ed the explorer with a dignity almost frigid. Philadelphia Ledger. The Separation. "I understand that she is separated from her husband." . .; , "Yes." . . " ' " "Oh, tell me all about it. "What did she do?" . "Nothing. He died." If You Have Common Sore Eyes, ' if lines blur or run together, you need PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, 25c. All druggists or Howard Bros., Buffalo, N. V. New Ides In Wedding:. News comes from Vienna of a new Idea at weddings the wearing of a wreath of roBes by the mother of the bride. Upon arriving home after the ceremony the bride's mother Kemovea her hat and puts on a halt circle ol roses, composed of buds with ailret petals and foliage. Portland, Or., ;)ec. 10, 1909. The ruling market quotations in Portland today are as follows: Dressed Turkeys, per pound, 20to22C Live Chickens, per pound. . . ,14C Dressed Chickens, per pound. 15 to 16C Dressed Hogs, per pound 9c Dressed Veal, up to 130 lbs., per pound ...lie Large Veal less. . We have 22 markets. We can use any amount of produce. We want tons and tons of poultry before Christmas. Let every thing be of good, fat quality. We never charge commission on anything. Ship anything you have any day in the week. Ad dress all shipments to the FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO. "Fighting the Beef Trust" PORTLAND, OREGON Adaptation. 'Mi3S Prim is very particular about having everything appropriate. She even carries this idea inlo her txchv mations." "She does?" ' V 1 "At least, I suppose so. The other day I told her that Miss Petty, of whom she has a very poor opinion, had offered to make me some caramel for the fair,, and what do you thin she said?" ' "What?" .' . . "Oh. fudge!" Mama par ins uen t)r cuici nj tii inhabit, Qu.motM not to coptaiu Morphina, Laudanum, Opium OMmyothar hhit f"rmhif dm. No money required in ftdntne., m full month s troatniMit irpl to those aftlirtd without ena eont of djHjit. Mauin hat cured thousand!, it witl cur yon. Gin it inn trial. Von ar to bt mum u.e juuc. AQareM Martin Madlcfna Co- 3249 Imit St.. it. tn u. --- wr- m mm antl i Painless Dentistry L , j?eS' I 7,1 no ui 1 uiim SauiiimutiMiUMS ti mm minimi i rtmim Painless Exlf' lion WORK GUARANTEED FOR IB YKAR.S Ont of town people 9 can have their plat and brltlgework Sa. inhed in oas aaf IK necentwy, Wa will fftva van a eaas ; 22k gold or oorcelnls crown for $3.0 Molar Crowns Ej.O 22kBrldf Tooth 3.S1 Gold Filling 1.0' Enamol Filling 1.0 Silver rillinaa .5 Inlay Filliniri 2.5 5 Good Rubbtr Ptataa 5.00 Fntnlmw KitrHu! Ion f roe when elate or bridge la oi'dured. Consultation Free, Von cannot gt twtws publican work doi-e Bnywheru. All work fuursuur antocd. 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