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POULTRY AND GAME Can get too fancy price for Wild Ducks and other game in Mason. Write na for cub offer on all kinds of poultry. Pe. etc. Pearson-Page Co., Portland Machinery Second-Hand Machin ery bought, aold and tnr. eswroills, etc. The J. E. Martin Go.. 83 1st Bt, Portland. Bend for Stock Lilt and price. LIME FERTILIZER Also Land Piaster, Lime, Cement. Wall Plas ter and Shingle. Writ for price. NOTTINGHAM & CO. 102 Front Street POHTLANt), OB. MAKE CHRISTMAS MONEY Boss and Girls wanted to manufacture and sell Perfection Furniture Polish. Agents pay 15c. Retails 25c. Send 60e for formula and direction!. Material costs 8c. Artis Mfg. Co., Dept. G, 811-12 Bernice Bldg., Tacoraa, Wash. When in PORTLAND stop at NEW SCOTT HOTEL Large, light rooms: steam heat; big lobby; clean and orderly; close to business section; best place for family in city. BOOMS 60c UP. Seventh and Ankeny Streets v i . . All T"v A- L r' SAVE MIDDLEMAN'S PROFIT of $100 or more by buying your Piano or Player Piano direct from factory store. BUSH & LANE PIANO COMPANY 355 Washington St., Portland, Or. TURKEYS WANTED We want dressed Turkeys, Ducks and Gees for Thanksgiving trade. Writ for our print ed booklet on dressing and marketing to get highest prices. Write today. We also want Veal, Pork and all kinds of Live Poultry. F. H. SCIIMALZ A CO. Psld-up Capital $10,000. 141-143 Front Street Portland, Oregon Economical Lighting Co. Gasoline Hollow Wire Lighting Systems Mantles and Glassware ' Mantles for Canchester, Aladdin, all the differ ent makes of Kerosene Mantle Lamps. Junior Rag Mantles 60c per dosen. Writ us. Agent! Wanted. 597 Williimi An., Psrtlind Insane Asylums. The great Greek physicians had de Toted much attention to insanity, and some of their precepts anticipated modern discoveries, but no lunatic asy lum appears to have existed In an tiquity. In the first period of the monastic life a refuge is said to have been opened for the insane at Jerusa lem, but this appears to have been a ..nOlltarv instance, arlalns; from otI. gencies of a single class, and It may be said that no lunatlo asylum ex isted in Christian Europe until about the time of the fifteenth century, Daniel In Second Place. ' Little Willie's grandmother had buijiua uiui jjiuio aiurittB. msj favorite being that of Daniel in the lions' den. At the age of four he was taken to a circus for the first time. When the lion-tamer put his head into the lion's mouth little Willie's excite ment knew no bounds. Jumping up and down, he gleefully screamed: "Oh, myt That knocks the spot off Daniell- Courage of Their Opinion. Thirty-five is a very attractive age. London society Is full of women who of their own free choice have remain ed thirty-five for years. The Tatler. f His Line of Work. ' "Sam, have you got a Job nowt" "Oh, yes, sah." "What are you doing. Bam?" "Why, !' gottin' my wife washin', boBS." CONSTRUCTING GOOD ROADS IN WISCONSIN X' 4 X".r 1 r The illustration given above shows a nine-foot stone road, built on a sand foundation, near Portage, Wis. GOOD ROADS IN TENNESSEE SOLVE GOOD ROADS QUESTION Thing to Do Is to Get Every Farmer to Buy an Automobile and Prob lem Will Be Worked Out. A few years ago the bicycle came Into use and the good roads agitation was born. In a few years afterward the auto came. At first its home was chiefly confined to the city streets. In a few years it became a friend to the countryman and the villager, and now it is found in every section. The bi cycle is passing and the auto is now serving a splendid purpose in awak ening the people to a betterment of road conditions, and when the farm ers of the country adopt this modern way of travel there will not be any great trial in getting the pubiio high ways in better condition. The thing to do is to got every farmer who can afford it to buy an auto and in less than 60 years the good roads question will be solved. The autos must come before the good roads question can be solved. The auto tours that are be ing made throughout the country are proving to bo builders of the highest order. We need more of them. Good roads associations will follow in the wake of every auto tour and theBe as sociations will Improve public high ways, Lamar Republican-Sentinel. CAMPAIGN FOR GOOD ROADS Rheumatism Neuralgia Sprains Mrs O. Majtonkv, of 2708 R. St., W. Washington, . C, writes : " I suf fered with rheumatism for fire yours and I have just got bold of your Xlni uient, and ft has done me so iniu U good. My knees do not pals and Uie) welling Las gone." Quiets the Nerves Mrs. A.Wkidmam, of 403 Thompson St., MarvTille. Mo., writes : " The nerv tu my leg was dentrojed five years ago and loit me with a jerking .at ttlglit so that 1 could not slitep. A frleuil told me to try your Liuiuieul and now 1 could not do without it. I tlud after Its use 1 can sleep," SLOAN'S LINIMENT "Is a good Liniment I keep it on hand all the time. My daughter sprained her wrist and used your Liniment, and it has not hurt her since." Joseph Hatcher, of Mma, N. C, B.FO.7no.4, At All Dealers Pric 85c, 60c., $1.00 loan's took oa bunwe, rattle, boss iMt poultry isbi (n. Aaitoss, Dr. EarlS. Sloan, Boston, Mass. il WPS EL; HyiMw,na lilasMOraiklynis. TsrtM Ow4. I'm I"! f ,1 " SoM y Prstslrt. f . I Fall 8eason Is Good Time to Take Up Question of Better Thorough faresFew Reasons. . Now that the fall months are here after the crops are secured, it will be a good time to take up the matter of good roads building. This work can often be done to better advantage in the fail and winter months, or in tho early spring, and where gravel or other binding material has to be used, It will pack and harden better at this season. Another reason for the fall and win ter campaign for road building is that there is usually more time, and the work can be done cheaper. No town or community can well make a better investment than by the judicious spending of labor and money in the construction of pubiio highways, if properly applied, and that Is cer tainly one of the problems that Idaho needs to work out. Uncle Sam should set the pace in this matter, and the various states should co-operate. It should, further more, be a perpetual campaign. Gem State Rural. Macadam Road Economy. ' I have no doubt that it will sur prise most people here to learn how little material is used in the making of some of the finest roads of Europe, writes Ernest Flagg in the Century. The average thickness of the national roads of Fiance is only five and one eighths inches; 11 per cent of them are less than two inches thick, and 42 per cent are less than four inches thick. Yet they stand constant and often heavy traffic with impunity, and are always in a perfect state of re pair. Torfect repair is, Indeed, essen tial, for it needs no argument to show that roads so thin must be free from Irregularities if they are to stand at all. Good Roads. When will we learn that the best way to make good roads is to hire the ditching, drawing and dragging done by competent men, instead of the present bungling system of "every man" working out his own road tax? Weeds In Corners. Fence corners full of dead weeds make fine hibernating places for all kinds of bugs which will get busy with your crop in the spring. Having Houses Ready. Build good hog houses before bad weather sets In. Houses In the end are cheaper than feed at present prices, and hogs will not do their best when compelled to sleep out of doors In bad weather. A good feeding floor pays well. Poultry Breeding. To succeed with poultry breed that which you like best One must have pride In appearano of hit birds In order to become interested in thus tod suWaeed. . - - All Pubiio Thoroughfares Laid Off Into Districts, and Then Let to Responsible Corporations. A few years ago it was the good fortune of the editor to visit the state of Tennessee, and he was forcbly struck by the beautiful turnpikes that traversed almost every section of the state. These roads were properly laid out by engineers, and the editor of the Co-Operator was very anxious to learn how these roads were built and maintained., We were told that the law In Ten nessee provided that the proper court shall lay off all public roads into convenient districts, and then let them out to responsible corporations, who enter into a contract to build and maintain a perfect highway through out the district covered by said con tract for a period of ten years, and the lessees are in the meantime em powered to establish toll gates and collect such toll as the law prescribes for building and maintaining such pub lic roads. These are under the juris diction of a watchful supervisor whose duty it is to see that the road . is kept in accordance with the contract. If the lessee falls to keep and main tain such road as specified in the con tract, then it becomes the duty of the court to forfeit said contract, and the road becomes the charge of the coun ty. Each citizen of the county is per mitted to buy a road permit that en titles him to the privilege of traveling the public roads of the county for the period of one year without let or hin drance. , Tnese roads are laid out by ex perlenced engineers, and are car ried around the bills and mountains so that all grades are the Bame and all grades are made easy of ascent These roads are properly graded with graders and then macadamized by putting stone over, the surface while the grade is new, or during the, wet times, so that the sharp edges of the stones will be easily pressed into the ground and make an even, smooth surface for horses and vehicles to travel over. All along the public highway wher ever there is a stone quarry you can see great piles of broken stone ready to be hauled upon the public roads. This stone is sold to the lessees of the roads for so much a car load. It costs from $2,000 to $8,000 per mile to build these roads if no other materials used in their construc tion. The bridges and culverts are all con structed out of concrete and are very strong and durable, and with the prop er care and attention will last for ages. The state levies a small tax as a sinking fund to maintain these roads after the lease expires, and to keep and maintain any districts where the lease has been forfeited. By this system of public highways the state has a uniform system of pub lic roads that cover the entire state and through this system the roads are kept in perfect repair, giving that ac commodation that is so necessary to facilitate our growing commerce. The slogan of the town and coun try should now be good roads, and tnls slogan should be .echoed and re echoed until Texas has a system of roads that meets the domands of her people and her growing commerce. Texas Farm and Co-Operator. Suggests the Mounting of American Boy Scouts WASHINGTON. Curtis Guild, Jr, American ambassador to St Pe tersburg, desires to see mounted boy scouts. He believes the United States government should furnish ponies for ine boys, give them instruction In horseback riding and train them In kill la riding and develop their hardl-ness. He outlines his clan in a letter to the state department, which has been referred to James E. West chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts of Ameri ca. West is enthusiastic over the scheme. The scout leaders are taking the matter up with Ambassador Guild and the officials in Washington. Ambassador Guild got his inspira tion from seeing 70 Cossack boys drill before the czar last spring. "At recent events," he writes, "in the presence of the emperor at Krasnoe Selo, there was one thing of particular importance as it opened a new vista of the possi bilities of the boy scout movement 'Early In May some Cossack boys, ranging in age from eleven to four teen years, left their villages and as sembled at Lepslnsk, mounted on small and rough but hardy ponies. They marched 600 miles across coun try to Kabul-Sal on the Tashkent rail road where they entrained for St Pe tersburg toward tho end of July. "Arriving in St Petersburg, the 70 boys rode around the city seeing the sights for several days, and they were then given a place in the grand re view. The next day they gave a spe cial drill before the emperor. The drill consisted of a little troop work In close order, of the Cossack exer cises In the saddle with the pony at full speed, and ended with all the boys standing in their saddles, advanc ing la line and singing their native songs." "It was difficult to Bay who enjoyed It the most, the few spectators or the boys themselves. It made a very pret ty light and the thought at once oc curred to me: Why, If Russia can do this much for its boys, cannot. Ameri ca at least do as well for its sonBT "Would It not be possible out of the vast annual expenditures to devote a few dollars as a reward to some small troop of boy scouts to equip them temporarily with the few things need ed by a troop of boys, to give them a trip to Washington and let them see the president? "The horse and all that pertains thereto is fast being forgotten by the people at large. . Is it not worth while to again Instill the love of riding?" Washington's Sewerage System Pronounced Best. Medal for Paving Blocks. An advance in road paving for which a British engineering firm has been awarded a bronze medal by the Royal Sanitary Institute should be of more than ordinary importance. Clinker residue from the collection and burning of house refuse is used for the paving blocks, and by special machinery is ground, thoroughly mixed with oil and Trinidad asphalt and then pressed Into blocks 9 by 4 1-J by 3 inches In size, each weighing about ton pounds. At the destructor works at Kensington more than five hundred blocks an hour are made. They are passed directly through a water-cooling process, and are then ready for immediate laying. Some of the blocks under test have been laid over four years. They have not only provided an exceedingly durable and noiseless pavement, but It la claimed that they are sanitary and take little scavenging; that they do not become slippery, and that they are not In any way affected by rain, frost sunshine or other ordinary conditions. WASHINGTON'S sewerage system has been pronounced the finest in the world by a party, Including some of the foremost sanitary en gineers. This party, which included Dr. John Watson, chief sanitary en gineer of Birmingham, England, and formerly chief sanitary engineer of Toronto; Dr. George W. Fuller of New York, author of the standard work on sewerage systems; Dr. Soper, president of the Metropolitan Drainage commission of New York City, and James C. Webster, chief sanitary engineer of Philadelphia, were escorted over the system by Su perintendent Asa E. Phillips just at the close of the Congress of Hygiene and Demography. It was the unani mous opinion of this party that no city had a better system except the German municipalities, which were considered to be a model In this re gard. Washington is underlaid by 600 miles of subterranean rivers, an average of nearly nine miles of river to every square mile of land. These are really underground rivers, be cause they take off the flowage from a half dozen or so streams which used to drain through what is now the central portion of the city. In addi tion, they handle all the drainage from Washington houses and all the Immense amount of rain that falls an nually in the District The system was started In 1810, when an initial appropriation of $120 was granted for that purpose. The present sewerage system has so far cost $12,000,000 and the annual expenditure for sew erage runs about $350,000, and the annual Increase in mileage is about 25 miles. To get rid of mosquito breeding, all of the catch basins, of which there are about 6,000, are thoroughly flushed biweekly, and then dosed with mosquito oil during the season. It is estimated that the av erage cost for this treatment is about six cents a basin. In the hot dry sea son these basins, uncared for In other cities, hold water and offer breeding places for bugs, mosquitoes and other inlets. Washington can well feel proud of the splendid reputation for her sewerage system given by these eminent scientists. Uncle Sam Makes It Much Easier to Secure a Farm GENEROUS Uncle Sam who for over a century' has been giving away homesteads in the west through his general land office here, has decided that In order to make these lands more attractive to the prospective set tlers he must make some concessions which will render them easier to ac quire. As a result of the constant granting of homestead tracts, ranging from 40 to 820 acres, since the enact ment of the homestead act of 1868, during which time the government has given away gratis more than 123,540, 85S acres in final homestead entries, the land office has found It had on Its hands lands less suitable for cultiva tion and farming purposes than In for mer years, and consequently fewer ap plications for homesteads. According to the latest report of the land office there still remain to be dis posed of in homestead, timber, coal, mineral and stone lands 696,401,259 acres, situated in what are commonly known as pubiio land states. About one-quarter of these lands have been surveyed. In order, then, to Induce entries on the remaining lands, congress recently passed a law providing that certain restrictions on these entries In the way of cultivation, residence, etc., be moderated bo that settlers would find It less difficult to live up to the speci fications set forth in homestead laws. One of the most attractive features of the new law is th three-year resi dence clause. Thif 'provides that In order to entitle a person to a patent upon a homestead it must be shown that he has resided on the farm for three years. Honorably discharged soldiers and sailors are entitled to claim credit for the period of service, after they have resided upon, Im proved and cultivated the land for a period ofat least one year. Pasture for Horses. Have plenty o.f pasture for the brood mares and colts. If the mares work during the week, let them graze on Sundays. Pasture is cheap feed tor all classes of stock, but dont pas ture them too closely. Raising Dairy Heifer. Raise the best heifer calves. The first stx months or year's care of the calf determine largely the future usefulness of the cow. Here we can develop the tendency to take oa tat aad nsla the milk Qualities. Railroad Puts Engine in the City Fire Service ONE of the big railroads having ter minals here has equipped a loco motive with modern flre-flghtlng ap paratus and put it in commission to assist the district firemen in extin guishing flames In the railroad yards, particularly near New Jersey and Virginia avenue. Because of the high speed of which the engine la capable and the fact that it has right of way ail the time, Its service will be invaluable, as has already been shown by its efficiency in putting out small flames In the yards without the assistance of the municipal department The excellent switchboard service, operated from the towers, can give it right of way with scarcely any delay. The primary use of the engine will be in the yards, but it can be brought to the Union station or elsewhere along the road if necessary. The ter minal has been so constructed that water can be reachel at any point In the yards. Thisyis not an Innovation, as the road has equipped a large number of similar engines. In many places they have grown more efficient than the fire department and are called npon to do most of the work. No fewer than 150 fires have been extinguished by the locomotive fire engines In the various yards and stations of the company. The railroad has a special organ ization which becomes effective when ever a fire breaks out The assistant chief yard master acts as chief of the department; he gives general dlree tlons In case of a fire and conducts drill from time to time. ' What We Are Made Of. The average man contains the to gredlei ts to make fat for seven bars of soap, Iron for a medium-sized nail, sugar to fill a small bowl, salt to fill a shaker, lime to whitewash a chicken coop, phosphorus to make 1.200 match tips, magnesium for a dose of magnesia, sodium to neutralize a pint and a half of water, potassium to ex plode a toy cannon, sulphur to rid a log of fleas and albuminoids to make a ease of eggs. American Wine Fiestv, . Periodical Drinker. A doctor's patient in Excelsior Springs the other day was answering the usual list of queries, prior to en tering upon a course of treatment "Are you a steady or a periodical drinker?" asked the physician. "Periodical." was the reply. "How long between periods? The poor fellow studied a moment that he might answer correctly, and replied: '' ". "About twenty rain u t e s," Kansas Ctty Star. IMPORTANT! For the protection of tho public we have brought suit against a firm of dentists near our office, to prevent them from placing our nam in largo white letters on the front of their building. It has tak en us 25 you of con scientious, painstak ing and skillful work to mak THE WISE DENTAL CO. known thru'out the North wast as absolutely re liable and at the top of tho profession. Wo In personal attendance. n s ? I f llllll) DR. W. A. WISE Ask to see kirn, so that you can be will not allow ear good nam to be jeo pardized by men who have no connection with this office. We have only ONE of fice, and that Is la the FAILING build ing, southeast corner Third and Washing ton streets. Tho en trance Is on Third 8t, and aa elevator car ries passengers to our floor. Do sot be misled, aor forgot these important in structions. you are In the rltht plaoe. , llllf liar X 7 i SEE THAT SQPT UPf PLATES, WITH FLEXIBLE SUCTION The very latest in modern dentistry. No more falllnc plates. We Give a 15-Year Guarantee. 25 Yrs Active Practice in Portland Our Interchangeable Facing, a "Wise" Idea ' Our Bridge Work has been brought to the highest state of perfection. The teeth on this bridge are interchangeable at will without removing from the mouth. WISE DENTAL COMPANY Failing Building, Southeast Corner Third and Washington Sts., ENTRANCE en THIfiD ST. Phones: Main 2029s A 2029. Portland, Oregon. ii EAD SHOT DR. PEERY'S VERMIFUGE FOR WORMS ROMAN EYE DALSAM For Inflamed Eyelids Prepared by Wright's Indian Vegetable PILL CO. NEW YORK : NEW PERKINS HOTEL Hair Mussed by Lightning. Edward Kones prefers in the future to comb his own locks and wishes lightning would leave them alone. When his house, in Sullivan county, was struck the electricity plowed small furrows about his skull, taking the hair off his head in every place It touched. His Injuries, besides de stroying his hair, it is , said, were slight Philadelphia North American. FOR EYE DISEASES Others Could Tell Him. "Have you any object in piling up wealth? Peruana you have an amhl tlon to gratify. Is there Anything you want to do?" "There is. When I am fixed financially I nronosa to see If there is really any money In the chick en business. Louisville Courier. Journal. Hsr Experience. Mrs. Bacon "1 understand one run learn different lanmiaees from th phonograph?" Mrs. Ebert "Well, since our neighbor got his I know my husband has used language I never heard Mm use before." Red Cra HaJ 11 bin Ivtut Mninir nTna b the whole world, makes the laundress smile. Anolents Knew of Elevators. That the anoient Romans knew how to works lifts is the latest discov ery reported from Rome in connection with the Palatine excavations. Pre- Romulan remains have been found, in cluding 12 ancient lifts. One of the latter, which descends into the earliest Known city, is now being cleaned and put Into working order for the Arch oeologlcal Congress. Whale Whips Five Crews. The largest whale ever cantnred In that vicinity was caught In Tred Pe res fish nets, near Santa Cruz. Five launches tried to tow the monster to the pier without success. Nets and ropes broke and the task was aban doned. The whale was fifty feet long. Mother vtn flnif Mrs Wtmlnv nmtfih. ByruD U"e beat reraedr to nn tar tholrahUdnut during Ae teething period. No Wife for Him. What do I want with a wife?" snorted Bachelor Bockwedder, on read ing an old maid s reasons for ' not wanting a husband. "I have a earns rooster that Is vain about his fine feathers, a goat, that chews the rag, an aeroplane that sets me un In the air, and an automobile that keeps me all the time broke!" Judge. - Unforgivable. Blobbs "Why do those two girls both hate you so?" Blobbs 1 once Innocently remarked that they looked alike. Philadelphia Record. NEW XSo PORTlAND.OREe. ieT'WmiOliTBATH INTHEHEARIOf THECTtY 5V RATES EUROPUlf WITH BATtff NOTE REDUCED RATES Most Centrally Located Proanostlcs. The Cinnamon Scimitar's financial editor writes: "The dental profession is looking dowa ijj the mouth. With the scavenger, utrwesir, everything Is picking up. The steeplejack's busi ness, if he Is not careful, will be fall ing off. In the automobile and rail road line everything is running down. The sausage and scrapple trade is oa the pig. With the astronomer, how ever, things are looking up." Red Cress Ball Blue will wash double as many clothes as any other blue. Don't put your money into any other. To Make Tires of Paper. I Experiments have recently bees made la Europe looking to the utilisa tion of paper in the manufacture of pneumatic tires, tests recently made having convinced the experimenters that paper has the strength' of metaL the elasticity of rubber, and a cheap ness that is to be found in neither of these materials: all important QueV ltles. Still at It . "I wonder what has become of mr husband. Three days ago I sent him to match a sample at a department store. He hasn't been seen since." "I saw him yesterday. Ha was at the third counter of the fourteenth aisle,, and was just starting for the four-" teenth counter of the third I1a.i Washington Herald. Coughs and Colds You could not please us bet ter than to ask your doctor about AVer's Cherry Pectoral for coughs, colds, croup, bron chitis. Thousands of families always keep it in the house. The approval of their physi cian and the experience of many years have given them : great confidence in this' standard cough medicine. Sold for seventy years. OH! "You f Mealtime" Do you look forward to . mealtime with real pleasure or do you have that "don't care" sort of feeling? Then," by all means, try a bottle ef - - . . . :' Hos tetter's. Stomach Bitters It coaxes the Appetite, aids Digestion, prevents Consti pation, . Biliousness, Colds, Grippe and Ualarial Dies ders. ' Any good doctor viil tell yen that medi cine like Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cinnet Is Its best work if the bevels are kon- trfpttea. Ask your doctor if be knew anything better than Ayer's Pills for cor fictiBg this slulshaets of lbs liver. TTHin ITI1 1T I ITIll. SfslM : f " i i !."' . ' I Tn n " - i OF TOWN PEOPLE Ms. roOG i Tfc) PTOTB Bt mental of Ksev-4 Bveita-MUUl uvsi iC GEE WO tasOOsmSootea, - Trr once more if yxm b.r. beea iontottu wtlk thlOMnd thtoend aotoMtinod m. muent relief. Lot this stmc bmu hWr iU IwjowoM ui prewriiw some nnwdr io u quick. Kin Hit rwripum an MKopouBdl from Bows. Herbs. iindiVoJ Brkj tht hy been smtoeral tmmmryBW- are k ksm itoth. Kiu.de world, outbi, tsithesta Caias. r COXSCXTATIO.T FBFR If ro U eat of tows and esaaot emit, write fee rsptoat biaakaad elroulu, mtaUiSkiiaiZall rerUaad. Ortgec. TEE C. SEE WO CHIKESE IIECICIXE C3. 1 62 first St, Cor. Morrises) P.N.U. Ko.4s-na WHEW WTWag