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Got ready, boys, to m ike a noise
On Independence day.
For we're nlont to have It out
In grnral old fashioned way.
nlu«.
Nine little Angers fixing rockets straight—
Zip.’ a kick backward, and then there were
eight.
there
B e.cn little fingers, pnnfc and powder m ix—
I'unk was Ignited, aud then there were six.
Six little fingers for a “Blxxer” strive—
One went off with It. and then there were
five.
F ive little fingers loading for a roar—
Boom! went the cannon, and then there
were four.
Four little fingers with a pack made free—
Crash! went a cracker, and then there were
three.
F A S H IO N E D WAY.
l ’ .J
Ç
l “
« 5
At dawn we'll raise our flag ntdnxs
And watch it proudly fly.
Its blue and stars and crimson bars
Reflected on the sky.
Then while bells clntig and anvils bang
And ennno'i thunders rear
AA e 11 give the cheer that slaves may hear
Vpou the old world's shore.
We’ll yell and screech mid make n speech
About our glorious nation
And brag that we on land or sea
Can wallop all creation.
AS AN O B J E C T L E S S O N .
T he K cal M e a n in g o f th e N o ise an d
F u n o f th e F o u r th .
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E n n lg n W i l l a r d ’it L u c k .
You Need It
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Ten little fingers toying w l .l n mint—
B»i,g! went the powder, and then there were
then
. < "C*~■' .
'.’ at .
- <.
TE N L IT T L E F IN G E R S .
K ouan candle “ busted,” and
were seven.
i
a t ’
' S i
¿Síé-"*’-'
H
r> . " X > n
And because of that need it is your duty
to take llo o d 's Sarsaparilla in iiriler th a t
you may enjoy the good health it will
give. It you are troubled with any dis­
ease that is caused or promoted liv im pure
Mood. Hood's Sarsaparilla will cure you.
I t lias u reeoril of wonderful cures un-
equalcd by any other medicine. Try a
hottie now and realize its great toning uml
strengthening power.
H o o d ’s S a r s a p a r ill a
Is^Amerlea’s Greatest Medicine, ft; six for »'•
CREED AND CROCUSES.
H o o d 's P i l l s m re all liver Ills. 25 cents.
c; L L t L ' t V o o o V O fe fe c e v o o o o o o i
R V. W ctlierljy Sm iles w as rec to r n t I bly th e n , w ould Ire a fro st th a t n ig h t
Ft. Ja m e s am i occupied a rose cm bow , B ut bo could not long tlilaik of fro st
ereil eo ttag not fur from th e church. I an d o th e r u n p le a sa n t p o ssib ilities u n ­
T h e co llag e, w ith Its a tte n d a n t gard en , d e r the
sk illfu l m a n ip u la tio n of hls
w as a d ain ty , p re tty spot, w hich looked ch a rm in g little neighbor.
ns th o u g h u w o m an 's b au d had p lan ted
l i e h e sita te d a t h er g ate, an d ag ain
au d eared for i t
cro cu ses triu m p h e d o ver creed. T he
But bo w om an had a n y th in g to do cro cu ses w ere flourishing finely; th e
w ith th e recto ry . Rev. Sm iles' only creed s took a back seat Indeed a very
8 c r\n u t w us a d o d d erin g old innn; the u n o b tru siv e seu t In th e re c to r's tneni-
to cto r pr(*parcd bis ow n m eals, ex c ep t Io ry
ia'iv ’ u 'i' ' Van . ,n. ' m ‘1. , °
l,’V 8° ,nC <’1' 1 i H ls ,n tc rc st 1,1 ,h * cro cu ses co n tin ued
¡.u e d l ,i « \ ‘xls,‘e , i .
y' ,U‘,,BeS' l° “ - I ' “«» ' ‘'c u in g to so la te an h o u r th a t
AAe confess to a large degree of sym ­
pathy with the irrepressible Impulse of
the A m erican amnll boy—to say nothing
of boys of larger growth to tire off Chin
esc crackers and other din-producing ex
plosives on the F o u rth of July. Not that
we particularly enjoy the noise. It Is not
alw ays easy to keep one's tem per on even
keel through the "long, long w eary day,”
of ceaseless turmoil of patriotic powder
burning and the smell of “ villainous salt-
I*'trc.
Yvt less aaid less, ns the years
K" by, are we dis|>oscd to object to this
outw ard and visible sign of the Inward
gra-x> of patriotic ardor. U ndirected, It
Is true, this Impulse to effervescent racket
on the p art of boy» and men, on the one
unrestricted day of the year, may mean
nothing to them but license to make n
noise; but, wisely use»!, this differentia­
tion of the day may be made the m eans of
Inculcating patriotic sentim ent in a more
impressive way than would otherwise,
px’rhaps, he possible. The mass of m an­
kind still leant great lessons best through
the medium of symbols, in this respect,
we have not ndvnncvJ very far tieyoiid
’thorn of old tim e.” The heap of »tones
taken front the bed of Jo rd an »ixtke not
more truly to the children of Israel of the
great things w rought for them th ere than
d.s>s "Independence day" to us of our
fath ers mighty deeds; and so, Instead of
flouting at the noisy donionstrntlons of
our (toys on this day, let us utilize Its
observance to teach them the real m ean­
ing which lies back of th eir noisy fun,
and thus lend th eir minds up to a broader
•onci-ption of the tru th s for which the
celebration of the F ourth of July stand«.
—New York Exam iner.
Suf<*B In lln lg u r la .
A h y et a tte m p ts have only been m ade
in P lev n a to produce gafes. A tria l
order for a few safes induced th e gov­
e rn m e n t to order 85 safes. H ow ever,
th o firm in question w ill be u n ab le to
com pete w ith G erm any and E n g la n d .
T he a n n u a l ini]xirts am ounted in 1897
to 160,000 francs, of w hich 60,000
francs fell to E n g la n d , 50,000 to G er­
m any and 40.000 to A u stria-H u n g ary .
All tho L ev a n tin e co u n tries offer good
m ark ets for safes.
TUT
A L L E N ’S
F O O T -E A S E .
i
E nsign A rth u r L. AVillard earned
one hun d red d o lla rs when he p la n ted '
th e S tars aud S trip s over a sh a tte re d
blockhouse a t D iana Cay, Cuba. AVil-
liaui R. G ra tz w ro te to th e New Y ork
H erald on A p ril 23 inclosing a check
for $100, w hich he eaid was for th e
m an w ho fliet placed an A m erican flag
on C u b an soil.
H e asid th u t he sent
th e m oney us th e nucleus fo ra fu n d ,fo r
he th o u g h t such a p a trio tic action
should he well rew arded.
W hile tin, AA'inelow, th e W ilm ington
and th e H udson were llring on th e b a t­
te ries ut C ardenas th e M achias was
m aking a w reck of th e b arracks at
D iana Bay. W lme th e S p an ia rd s had
scam pered aw ay E nsign AVillard and
th re e m en w ent ashore and plunted th<
A m erican flag u jo n th e ruins.
E n sig n W iilard is from M issouri i
H e was m ade a cadet in 1893. H e was !
form erly on th e M onterey.
I
rito ru s K u
A I .I .I t M E
LAND.
W IT H
ENG-
’
' If the r'nlt, ,1 States and England should
“A Perfect
Type of the Highest Order of
E*cellence io Uanufacture. ”
Break L
s t
Absolutely Pure,
Delicious,
Nutritious.
..Costs less Tftaa 3HE CENT a Cap..
Be mrt that you get the Genuine Article,
niade ai IXIKCttHSTLR, MASS, by
form an alliance the romblned strength
would he so gn at that there would he 11,tie
W A L T E R B A K E R & CO. L td .
chance lor enemlen to overcome tin In a like
manner, when men and women k- <*p up th< lr
Erracu&MELt 17^0.
bo-lily btn iiifih with Hostetter’“ *toriiH< h <
Bitter-, th- r«
litTc t h
. ,,f Gt’ft' k- iron,
di«cuNC. The ol«l time reme ly curicheif the
blood, builds up the muscle«, steadies the ;
nerves and Increases the appetite. Try it.
Not t i n t 1 v AV tt l
« it
lllS 0,<1 s*‘r v ,," r rea lly th o u g h t he xvn9
A powder to be shaken Into the shoes.
Not th a t Lex. V e th e rl.y S m iles "'fl* I not com ing to su p p e r mid d e n re d aw a y
At tills season your feet feel swollen, ner­
more vociferous youngsters with whom
a w om an h ater, Imt Mr. Sm iles w as
rep
ast.
vous,
and hot, and get tired easily. I f you
he had ever been a favorite.
very high ch u rch Indeed. F n fo rtu n a te -
"N ev er m in d .” said th e rector, kindly, have sm arting feet or tight shoes, try
T hey were making the welkin ring, and
Allen a hoot-Kaae. I t cools the feet and
l.v. St. .lam, s' ntul th e p arish people
Two little fingers having lots of fun—
many a lad w as burning his lingers In his
M rs. Susan A. G len n , widow of a
“ 1 am not h u n g ry ," an d w hen th e old makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
Pistol exploded, and then was one.
w ere ex trem ely low.
ardor to help swell the commotion, and
m an had d o d d ered off Io lied he Rat sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. so ld ier and m o th er of a v o lu n te er, re ­
The rec to r felt th a t th e clergy, to M*
was using up the prized am m unition of
One little finger, fowling with a gun—
tlow'ii b efo re th e open w indow of hls Relieves corns and bunions of all pain und signed h er position in th o postoffice
uble to give th e ir w hole tim e an d
Didn't know *twas loaded, and then there th e morrow.
gives rest and com fort Ten thousand tes­ d e p a rtm e n t a t W ashington to go to th e
r
r rrartnicc
c h a m b e r an d sta re d o u t into th e still tim
was none.
onials o f cures. Try it t'rhnt. Sold by
'h m m wsiTt
Tom burst Into the room, drenched with
th o u g h t to th e ir w ork, should live lives night.
fro
n
t
w
ith
h
e
r
eon.
She
is
the
first
0
ccrer
cjorc suxtar*
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent
perspiratiou, panting for breath, but with
of Celibacy. H e had felt a t tim es a
' with (TMte. bjdy «T_e
H e sa t th e re fo r an hour. A light by mall for 25c in stamps. Trial package w om an to he appointed m atron of a
eyes nflume with emotion and vitality.
stro n g d ra w in g to w a rd s som e ecclesi­
! la« longT' 'tau any lea» t
E E . Address Allen 8. Olmsted. £o reg im en t.
b u rn ed b ehind th e c u rta in n t one o f bis FR
"See here!” challenged Ned.
Iba woril order . (orten tt
Roy, New York.
a stic a l o rd er In w hich such vow s w ould
“ No—look there!”
FITS
Caret
N<,
fit,,
rr.Prvou.no,
l»e n ecessary. T hen he w ould w ea r n eig h b o r's w indow s. T h a t w as h er i
r
t
t
o
«n„r
Ursl
,jM
y
.
U
M
.
of
br
Rj„
,
,
(iriMl
I
l*Ktrlotlmii
A
w
heel.
Tom dung his bundle of ex tras upon the
light, he knew . I ’in ally It d isap p eared ,
som e o u tw a rd sign of his vows, am i th e
Tho p a trio tic cycler has a new way u a t” «/.! tn'iti»,? rik.fbn.?iK g r i ^ <'? “ , '
ON T touch it. Tom.'" table.
b ut he sa t on. Ills a rm s folded upon th e
young w om en o f hls p arish w ould uot
d n m k llh u tlty C r
" I t would m ake n
of
show ing h is colors; since his poor
*treet»Bkltoteipbf,Pa.
H is m other nearly fainted. Even a cas­
sill. Ids e y e s g la rin g Ilxeil into tile d a r k ­
fell In love w ith him.
thundering report!” ual glance showed at the top of the glar­
in a i
ness. Creed w a s m a k in g a stro n g fight legs h a v e n ’t th e burden of h is body to
In Ja p a n every w orkm an w ears on
“ Never mind th n t— ing headlines a nam e fam iliar.
'1 he recto r w as young an d good look­ fo r life.
bear he has decided they sh all stand h is cap an in sc rip tio n s ta tin g h is b u si­
loading th a t gun was
"John At ilson,“- “hero"—“daring deed."
ing; he had been In hls p resen t p a s to r­
T herefore, he
'I
It g rew rap id ly colder, nnd su d d enly for h is p a trio tism .
ness aud h is e m p lo y er’s nam e.
one of the last things —oh, it w as news front the absent one,
a t e h ss th a n a year, am i he had alre ad y
d
raw
s
over
these
unoffending
m em bers
/
Rev. AVeiherby Sm iles nw oke to th e
futhcr did before he but w as it news of glory, but also of
hail an experience.
U e w a r e o f O in tm e n t» tor C a ta r r h T h a t
blue
black
stockings
w
ith
tops
w
hich
d isc o m fo rts of th e o u te r m an. H e
death?
left home.”
Rev AVetherhv Smiles, from stu d y
C o n ta in M e r c u r y ,
rio
t
in
red
and
w
h
ite
strip
e
s,
th
e
cen­
L Xiid *
“ F a th e r!" she choked.
*T know th a t," nod­
As mercury w ill eurely destroy the sense p(
w indow , could look ncross hls g ard en
te
r
s
tiip
e
being
of
blue,
dotted
w
ith
a
" Is all right!" piped Tom. “ Read here.
ded Tom W ilson, look­
sm ell and com pletely derange the whole sys­
plot and see the b ro w n e a rth w arm in g
th riv in g (if not life size) row of w h ite tem when entering it through the mucous »nr-
.
? - -.-..e
ing pretty sober and Ned read liere! F a th e r was 'looking for
tacee. Such articles should never be used e x ­
In th e sp rin g su n sh in e an d th e trees
stars. A ll of w hich goes to show th a t cept
solemn, “ but it would w ork'—say, mother! he found it!"
on prescriptions from reputable physl-
and hush.-s slow ly b u rstin g Into life.
■V e YS'
*'AA here? AA here?” faltered the sus­
m ake a thundering report!"
p a trio tism , lik e love, w ill find « wav. Cl«ns, aa the damage they wjU do is ten lold to
the
goo-1
Toucan possibly derive from them i
lie
hsiked
acro
ss
bis
g
ard
en
.
1
say,
pense-rocked wife and mother.
“ You’ve said that twice."
Hall s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J
W A G O N S IM I'K U V E D .
1« th<- wcrklng r&pitul
am i acro ss th e garden, beyond th e low
“B attleship—you know w hat a boss
“ And I'd love to hear th e old musket
(. ueney A < o., Toledo. O., contains no mercury,
<»f I.uuiAf ¡tv. Hr w ho
je st once!”
gunner he Is! Met the enemy, pulled an ­
hedge, w as an o th e r g ard en w hien in
??
, ,ntern<lly, acting directly upon
that ( m wret A'-d
The new Improved Stoughton wagon»
and mucous suriRCCB of the syetem.
indwd. I iy<zur he alth
“ M aybe yon will.”
other 'gun string in another nick of tim e'
su m m er w as full of color. H e had no­
stand the racket. Two car loads have ju st the
Jailing you. your <rt-
In buying H m
II'
h
Catarrh Cure be &ure you get
and-----”
“T o-m orrow —the F o u rth 1"
biti iii. Vifror. vitAuiy
arrived. 11 pay» to have the best. W rite
CrK?n]ll ne I* I* tak»?n internally, and roa-l-
ticed th e b rillia n t hued beds th e y ear
away *
l..r tree catalogue JOHN l'O oi.E . ».,b- In Toledo. Ohio, by F. J. Cheney A. Co. Testi­
Coherent consideration of the news the
V ho knows? Says father, when he
before, b u t now th e only bit of color
m
onials
free.
hen others fall rua-
agent, foot o f M orrison street, Fortiand, Or.
ramm ed the Inst wnd home in the old rev­ paper gave proved th a t Tom had not ex-
fl&n
w as a pale Miio m o rning robe th a t llit-
b3LPruggistF, price 75c. p« ” bottle.
olutionary relic, ’W e'll lire thnt off when I aggernted.
U ail’B Family Pills are the best.
D ish XVushiug A p p aratu ».
te<l a,»m t th e Inclosure.
1
dottor
Cuba is free!’ ”
Skill ami opportunity had combined to
D ishes can be q uickly w ashed and
To toll th e tru th , th e rec to r had sel­
R A T C L IF F E ,
“She's ju st as good as th a t. Isn't she?” give John Wilson a chance to “ knock out"
rin sed by a new a p p a ra tu s w hich has
dom noticed th a t m o rn in g gow n or th e
challenged Tom.
a Spanish Ironclad “at the right m inute.“
For th© ep^dy, © a f.___ r*ra*anent cure of all
m w «
i m
a rack to hold th e dishes in a revolv­
N e r v o u s, < h r o i.ic And K perlal
little w om an Inside It before. B ut It
H e had coneededly turned the tide of
fphi
N'e»er you mind—we’re going to mind
—®— — - -^riL.^. There is > a ... i.
ing pan, w hich has a perforated b o t­
fath er.”
p h .is .d his fancy now to look acro ss
j favor leading tip to the capture of a rich­
in th** yrld who La* ©ff - ted
many D--ru
«t
cure« In both Men and U’«-. .m of tr ni LI»-« v u. h
tom to d ra in th e w ater in to a pum p
Ned W ilson's word went, for he was the ly freighted consort.
-TO THK----
th e hedge and w atch hls neighbor.
ox»«
ptayMckaa
..r«.
kn
ut i. >1 k «. i «. . : ...
“ ’P rize money’—why. he can pay off
cy lin d e r, when it is forced to th e top
oldest, and there w as no fu rth er demur.
111! RTAltTEn AT THIS APPARITION.
H e recalled th a t Ills old m a jo r dom o
hopcl’.-- u.« U im eminent
F o u rth o f J u ly P oem .
N EltX D I S D EB11.1TX ao4 «11 il. «t> n.lin*
Besides th at, duty engrossed the two the m ortgage!" cried the exuberant Neel.
had told him th e isitta g e next th e p a r sh iv ered au d d rew a w a y from th e w in­ of th e cover and discharged againet the
t f f w V«' 1 ' u .- i -’•'“ 'BLE AGED at..: o l.S
boy» the rest of th a t day.
I “ Prom otion—it will glorify his later
-IEN. Theaaful eOcct»of uetctec-teil or ftmpruo-
sonage w as o cc u p h d by n w idow ed dow . T h ere w as no breeze nnd no dishes repeatedly.
O ther fellow s hail nothing m ore arduous days!’ murm ured Mrs. AA'ilson thankfully.
m
dr»>M. weakness If
h u ll a. loti ly c re a tu re w ho had ta k en clouds, b u t an In creasin g chill m ade
body
a.i3 brain, clzz.nest, fixilti»- tnc:a.<v, lock f.t
-VIA
THB-
to do than prepare for "th e biggest F o u rth i "AVhere's the gun?" demanded irrepres-
My doctor said 1 would die, but Pico'« I
eyerry
and
confidence,
pains
1n bat k. Ioin«an4
PICT O’
t.|» her abode th e re b ut sh o rtly b efo re him close th e ca se m en t
•inco the C entennial."
sible Torn.
Cure for Consumption cured me —Amos
kidney», and many o tt.r d'xtreMtni; Trapp ils .
oiiflttftnzonc
ftwaxudy.
,n«ln-»«
eiUoyrac,.» ,.}
Rev KnRIes w as se til d . ver s t. Ja m e s'.
T h en he slipped on a sm oking Jack et Reiner, Cherry Valley, 111»., Nov. 23, "Jo.
"H old on! AA'hat gun?" interfered Ned.
T he AA’ilson lads, however, w ere “help-
Pr
<Macar*Foo, i«o raaiter vh-, or
¿ i?
“ F ath er'» old m usket."
H e renn tulm red th e little figure In nnd w en t to th e door. There w as a lig ht
what bac failed.
T he g reat b a rrie r reef along th e coast
" E A K MEN. He w o r n i.^t i I ct t vi­
“ W hy-----”
black In one of th e side pew s, po in ted h aze upon th e riv er und a sh im m er of
tality lo weak men. organs .,f tin boov win. h
of A u stra lia is ab o u t 1,500 m iles long,
“ W e're goin g to celebrate!"
bare been weakened through d -eas.. overwork
out to hint by th e clerk ns "M rs. Scor fro st In th e air.
T H E TH R O U G H CAR LINE.
excesses or India reVons arr test .red ¡ e f.li i. «eT
"N o—he left orders—'fire it off when
rttc h ." an d prol.al.Iy had not given h er
"A Mid n ig h t fo r th e fa rm e rs nnd th e w ork of o ctal insects.
(Ureuyth and visor tbro gn bl« o » .. ru .ve-'siui S'-»l
Cuba Is fre e f ”
tern of treatment.
'
n th o u g h t or g lance a fte rw a rd .
fru it g ro w e rs." he th o u g h t T hen hls
beats N ew spaper Edge».
F ARICOCEEE, fcr troerle, rweliin« and ten-.
F ree! fairly yelled the sanguine and
PULLMAN
PALACE
SLEEPERS.
H ow ever, he saw so m uch of th e ¡.ale m ind rev erted to those crocus««. "T hey
«Kn'K
’«»ted
with
t.ntaiiiiwSUco-«».
excited Tom. “ AA ith such men ns him
T he free edges of new spapers are
PULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPERS
S PE C IA L DISEASES. Inauniaaiion. d.—
b lu e .g o w n th a t first w arm w eek In will be black by m o rn in g ," be said
^ 3 .:—
improperly
peppering the foe, she's practically free
sealed to p rev en t resale or reading w ith ­
FREE RECLINING CHAIM CARS. gtMldS. etc., which. |7 uegl»ine.|
V.r““ d..wn itftr -lyateax. Gause kidney and
sp
rin
g
th
a
t
he
looked
for
th
e
little
,
“Too
bad,
und
th
e
little
w
om
an
th
in
k
s
already ?*
hla^lder
© ta .
o u t buying, by a new m achine w hich
w idow In her p ew th e n ex t S ab b ath . : so m uch of th e m .”
DIMK A 3 E « O F W O M EN . P r mpt nnd ea.
“W ell. I suppose----- ” began Ned. In
has a paste receptacle, w hich feeds onto P ortland to Chicago W ith o u t Change
Siven lo
mar:} aiioeou.
fain t demur.
She had hi! 1 asid e h er w«ssls an d w as . H e h e sita te d a m unent an 1 th e n w ent
[f
vrvr1 n ? x v
tivuhie. HO
a ro ller m ounted on levers in such a
d ress ,) in som e d in g in g , faw n-col In again, re a p p e a rin g sh o rtly w ith an
Above all other reports th a t boomed in
-NOTDI LA^. Uallcn r>r Ratrhffetolay. Ifw»o
cannot call, write b in . H»« val mbl©b»3k fr»© to
m
a
n
n
er
th
a
t
it
is
b
ro
u
g
h
t
in
contact
the morning of July Fourth, 180«, that
or«d m a te ria l th a t m ade h e r look like | old m ack in to sh
f.1 if>r»rv COJk«L’LTATlOX FKE i an J ounfl-
Q u ir k Tim ©.
w ith th e edge of a p a rtia lly folded pa­
dect ul nt office or by lector.
tired by proud, patriotic Tom AA'ilson
I n ion
it v ery d em u re little m oth. And she had | “J ust th e th in g to zprend b efo re th e
per, a fte r w hich tho last fold is m ade
s* emed to him th e loudest ever was.
E.
R A T C LIF F E . T3 f r t ftn_ CITtlf. 1U|
P e r s o n a lty <O u d n r te d E x c u r sio n » .
</
th - sw , e l, St fac e In th e w orld a t least M-d to d efend them from th e fro st." he
■ laKirac'' « li«-< k.<l to D c . filia tio n .
und th e edges pressed together.
“ W onder If they heard th a t In Cuba 7“
L o w K a te * .
th
e
s
w
's
t
-
s
t
face
In
llcv.
W
eth
erb
y
m
u
ttered
,
nnd
w
ith
long
strid
e
s
he
he gloated.
»«»
- D lreet lin©
-
-
Trwn»-M I»al»a||»j»| and
A pistol toy
‘ n n l * u “ ‘i1’1'.
.
.
-Tossed th e re c to ry g ard e n a n j leaped
C lu m p « fo r B i c y c l e S a d d le » .
Is It: \\ rung?
in t e r n a t io n a l E x p o s itio n h e ld In O io a lia ,
“T hey're hearing some other reports
N
e
l.r
a
.k
a
,
J
un
r to N o v e m b e r.
G ave much joy.
On
M
onday
m
o
rn
in
g
th
e
clerb
al
I
.b
e
hedgo.
B
icycle
saddles
are
rig
id
ly
held
in
Get it RighL
from its owner, I reckon." smiled Nesi.
Write uuderrlzncd tor rates, time tables and
To small boy—
Ma, k np|u a re d In tlm recto ry g arden
F eelin g a good deal like a nig ht place by a new clam p w hich can be in ­ oiher
“ Say!" declared the ardent T -m , “didn't
Keei It R ieh t
Information pertaining to Union Pacific
Bung!
ntm ut as s.s.n n s th e p re tty m o rn in g p ro w ler w ho had no b u sin ess
It m ake a thundering report?"
s
ta
n
tly
released
by
to
u
c
h
in
g
a
lever
S lo o r e 'a L e w e a le d R e in e d y will J } it. Three
In th e
R. v . B axter , Gm. Agent,
robe np(>eared o v er th e hedge. T he de- j p lace he ? crep t th ro u g h hls little nelgh- u u d er th e seat, tw o piano-convex
doeee Will mate you ter 1 better. G ‘t U irom
A F am ou s F I« ;.
m u re little fa c e ilhni.bsl an d sm iled u n ­ M .r's g ard en nnd ap p ro ach ed th e cro­ wedges being form ed of th e saddle post ______ ’ ^ 5 T h ir d S t ., P o r t l a n d , O r e g o n . your drurelst or any wholesale drug house, or
ftrom sie » art 4 Holme* (»rug ( 'o., tleattte.
A fam ous flag of 1770 was the blue
tie r Its g ard en h a t a t th e rec to r’ a p ­ cus MsL H e s ta rte d a t th e slig h test aud a piece of steel, th e la tte r being
ensign of South Carolina, m arked only
proach. an d th e w idow nodded b rig h tly . sou n d an d glan ced a b o u t fearfu lly . m ounted on th e lever, w ith its g rea test
A Bomrillrg aud Day School f r b % •
BUY THE C É N U ÍÑ F "
by a w hite crescent In the upper corner
"Y ou a r e ea rly at y o u r g ard e n in g th is - Eupfta.stng so n id io d y should see him — w idth a t th e lo tto m , so th a t th e greater
Military
It» charge of l .’s.
■ r sometim es bearing In addition the w .rd
^
rinjr
i*Tiniary,
p
re
jar
at
ory
m orning. Mrs. S<. r rltc h .” lie said.
| one of his p a ris h io n e rs - ev en his m ajo r th e pressure on th e saddle-post th e
and aca4»-m‘c «Vnarto e t*
Mar.ual
"L ib erty ” in w hite letters. U nder this
"Yi s. b u t it's so w arm ." sh e replied j dom e!
Training or Sloyd ha» recently bwti it.-
tig h te r it grips th e tub in g .
fought the men who drove the B ritish
Mailed.
Boys
of
all
age.
received,
A. f i S U I .U B SA VE IX THE CLAR1.V0
In defense. “ I am ex p ectin g my c ro ­
'l-v la l lnsirn t; .t, In rau-tc n....l. rn
fleet from Charleston harbor, and t i l s
S uddenly Ju st ns he sp rea d th e cover-
.. MAmjTACTTJatD BY ..
T he peach was o rig in a lly a poisoned
DBADLINK».
lan«u«4te.. »tenography. Ttiroogh col­
cu ses to a p p e a r a n y d ay now ."
was the flag which during the defense
■ ing over th e crocus bed an d w as t u r ’J-
lege
|(renaraUoa a -¡^vialt/. Caialo».)e
C A L IF O R N IA F IO S Y R U P CO.
alm
ond.
T
ra
n
sp
la
n
tatio
n
and
c
u
ltiv
a
­
“
1
tn
a
fra
id
w
e'll
see
som
e
fro
st
vet,
X
.
on af i.llcail, n to the principal. J W.
lug m other,” and, m ere novices a t lubor, of SalHvan’s island brave Sergeant J s s
Ing h a stily to flee, he h eurd a sound
H II.UM . D . p. o. ll.-awer 1“. Port­
o r NOTE T H E N A M E .
tion h u 'e not only rem oved its poison­
Mrs. S eo rrltch ." said th e rector.
per sprang uj-on the earth w o rk s to re-
they hud not learned the ro|«es yet.
land. Or
I upon th e porch. H e sta rte d , nnd bis
“ Now. d o u 't ta lk th a t w ay. I beg!” j eypa becam e fixed upon th e vision be- ous q u a litie s h u t tu rn ed it in to th e d e­
Things had gone from bad to worKo with P'af* >’• Die »pot from which a cannon
I » t o l t i HINK
tO « 11 N F.
honest John Wilson for several years
^ad carried it a moment before. Its
erh sj th e little w om an, cln sp ln g h e r . fo re him. A figure, all in w hite, au d licious f ru it we now enjoy.
m
u
m
tri
I . I D IM M
hands.
Inclosed
in
lo
n
g
w
r
is
t.
<
1
an
d
par-
j
hack.
earliest ap ie a ra n e e is dufed back to Sept.
i . -
,
■
— — — at' p -datone»
m otionless, stood upon th e lo w er step.
R obert T aylor, th e ¡<ostniaster of
H e had a glorious civil w ar record be- ' 1' 1'
w,“ 'n Col. M oultrie led a body , f
I'» J.C. H o rra s» , «tu lo b e lia Bldg, i nlcaso.Ill.
H cularly well fittin g g au n tlets. “J u s t
n Rev.
e v W eth erb y Sm iles w as s ta rtle d .
hind him—w as one of the gallant C’um- patriota to attac k and capture F o rt Jack-
7
*
Scarvoa, county Down, Ire lan d , who end mervbatidise Mores, or by
» . P. N. V.
N«
a n d ^ r e ’Z ^ T
o n ’“ 1;’ ‘T ’“
b ut be w as not «uperatltloua. .F o r
lstrland's crew, thnt fated ship th a t w ent son,
has Just reached th e age of 114 years,
W IL L a F IN C K c o . .
Js too a w fu l '•
"
* 1 0 ’b o u g h t i som c « ’«•oiBla. how ever, he sta re d nt th e
A
V
H
E
N
w
r
it
in
g
t<>
down lit a blaze of patriotic glory th a t
a«l
r
e
r
t
b
er»
«O Market Street. San F rancian, cal.
has received from Q ueen V icto ria a
i f m e n t io n ttil« p*.
ui. p e r .
T h e A fte r m a t h .
set fire to a nation's hopes and ardor.
■ a p p a ritio n befo re he recognized It. T hen b ea u tifu lly fram ed p o rtra it of herself.
“ I sin cerely hope you will not be dls-
A long spell of illness had faulted his Alss, when the day has g -ne by
he stepix-d q u ick ly fo rw ard an d began
How h e « '; and heartfelt the sigh
nppoliittsl. b u t th e clim a te Is u n ce r­
H e’ll no more fire—
getting I ehiud in his paym ents on the neat
A« the bills all cxnc In
i to m ak e ex cu ses In a low voice.
A recen t lan d slid e in C h in a revealed
ta in .”
.
W ent up higher,
cottage bouse.
For the fireworks and din.
' Mrs. S eo rrltch I.y d la —I beg your a pile of m oney eq u alin g in v a h
And the choir—
“Tell you w hat, Nance,” he had »aid to And we find the fun costs mighty high!
M any w ere th e co n feren ces held p ardon, b u t I th o u g h t-----"
7,000,000 coppers.
T he coins w ere
Sang.
his w ife along in the early days of May
acro ss th e hedge reg a rd in g th e pro(«er
And the boy, as with patn he Is toesed
; H e got no f u rth e r In Ids fa lte rin g ro- m ade aLout th e m id d le of th e elev en th
—St. Louis Glols.-Ib'ru.vrrat.
“ I'v e an idea.”
p ru n in g of rose trees, th e p la n tin " f m ark s. W ith a sh u d d e rin g little cry
O'er hls pillow, then reckons the r..»t
ce n tu ry .
“Tell it, Jo h n .” encouraged his wife.
Which the day's sp .rt Imposed
h ard y seeds, and th e p re p a ra tio n of th e
O d G lory.
in bis both optics (dosed
“ F ib going to B,-e my step-brother.
M-ds
otpi I, r i , i
i
. ’he figure to tte re d nnd w ould h av e fall
A G erm an resid en t of H avana now
And the finger or tw o he has ¡oat.
Tracy.”
To tho tru e lovers of our country th« , . ,
, ,
’
' * ' " .'"'i n’“' er f n to th e g ro u n d h ad be not c a u g h t h er at Key W est says th a t th e stre n g th of
- ■
« »u gu « u er
A nw riinn flng Is the most M nutiful eni Sils|H-eted tliere w as so m uch d etail In in hls
"D ow n E ast?"
arm
s.
T w o K in d s o f ( r a c k e r a .
th e in s u 'g e n t arm y in Cuba hag been
bletn of r nntlon'rt glory thut floats to thr tho b u sin e ss of g ard en in g .
“ Down E ast.”
“Good L ord!” m u tte re d Rev. Smile», m o n strously o verestim ated.
It
Is
co great wonder th at people, obi bres ze. To its defenders In the past il
One m orning. Ju st a f te r n w arm nig h t
“ W hy not w rite?"
th e iierep lratlo n s ta rtin g from his brow .
and young, make m istakes when the same
“ I'v e done that and it did no good. No, word stands for so many different things. n.i-sibs more than mere glory, as It sym-
U h at a situ a tio n !" He w as tem p ted
The m an u fa ctu re of some of tb e
•M iILes a union of S tates ami hearts, pur
1 II risk the (towers of perstutsion. H e
a i
Cr° 7 ds in d “ bnng,nc’ ,n m ii’ <**«• *» * rate that has nct « -
I t w as the F o u rth of July. A little miss chased by Mood oml treasu re freely given
to lay h er dow n upon th e porch nnd finest F re n ch tap estry is eo slow th a t an
sttatrd the employment of a largely increased clerical force.
ia» thousands. B ut for a slip of the pen was told to take her afternoon nap, nnd
' run. In stea d he »tiwipetl dow n n n d — a r tis t can n o t produce m ore thuu a
he would have been compelled to shure then she should get up ami watch the for the country's w elfare. Its cuntempla
.4? .
Half a million dollars’ worth of goods M U S T be sold before
: lifted h er und ca rrie d hls b u rd en Into sq u are yard in a year.
tfton brings to our memory the scenes
them w ith me, and he knows it. I'll try boys put off their firecrackers.
we move Lite our
new store, and only
I
th
e
house.
strife on land und sea, where Old Glory
*nd get him to take up the m ortgage here,
.
J
I’retty soon a heavy thunder shower was ever in the van.
T h ere w as a couch In th e roreptlon-
and ease us along till we can get the boys came on, and A unt Mary went up to
iT T
an their feet, earning and helping.”
i room, lie laid h e r dow n an d lighted
see if Miss Rachel was frightened. E vb
A f t e r t h e C risis,
“ And if he refuses, J o h u ’f" suggested d' Utly she was. for she culled out nt once:
i th e gns. She opened her eyes Inn-
Mrs Wilson anxiously.
B row n—I'd like to get my little boy'
I gtd d ly und saw him.
“A unt Mary, I don't w ant to hear any
W o m e n E v e ry w h e re E x prose th e ir
"W hy, then I suppose I ’m sort of more w ater crackers.” Babyland.
life insured.
on the entire stock can bring about this result
“ I have frig h ten e d you, L y d ia .” be
stranded.”
G r a titu d e to M re P ln k b a m .
M anager Come around a fte r
the
Y
said.
“
Really,
I
had
no
Intention,
you
4
.e;'
•
:
T
lie
G
io
.
ft
>us
F
o
u
r
th
.
“All your money gone, and aw ay from
F ourth and I'll talk witl. you about it.—
A l l m a il orders fille d a t R e m o v a l Sale F
! know . I only rem em b ered th e ero-
h om e!"
“ I tell you,” said the enthusiast, "all New York W orld.
rices.
fftra T. A. » ’ALDEN. Olb»oa. 0».. writ m i
I
ctises-----”
«■.“ Well, mnyl>e work is readier there than th is patriotic dem onstration is enough to
’*
D
ea r M rs . P in k u a m :—B efore ta k ­
'TIs the stnr spangled banner! Ob, tong
' 1 th o u g h t you w ere a b u rg la r.” she
here. Never fear, N ance, I ’ll find a pluce set any m an 's henrt on fire.”
may It wave
somewhere.”
"Y es," replied the nervous mnn, "nnd
ad
m itte d . “A nd w hen 1 b eard your in g y o u r m edicine, life w as a burden
O'er the land of the free and the home of
to mo. I n ev e r saw a w ell d ay
At
1
voice-----"
Mrs. Wilson gave her husbund a quick Ills woodshed, too.”—W ashington Star.
_
r<
I
the brave!
my m o n th ly period I suffered u n to ld
look.
"D id n 't you recognize it?" he asked.
m isery, an d a g r e a t deal of th e tim e I
T here had come Into his rye a certain
U N C L E S A M ’S F O U R T H O F J U L Y INCUB l S.
“Y on -you h«ul n ev er spoken In Ju9t
COWFFRRXCRS HELD ACROSS TIIE HEDGE
stern, yet proud, sparkle she used to see,
w as tro u b le d w ith a severe pain In my
th a t w ay before, a n d -----"
PO R TLA N D , OREGON.
when, fresh from the w ar. he was wont to
side B efore fin ish in g th e first b o ttle
rain. Itev. Sm iles w us called to th e
H e took h er bands. “ I w as only th in k ­
tell how he turned the tide of n naval bat­
?>
li'tlg o by a little cry from hls neighbor. ing of th e crocuses, L y d ia," he said, o f y o u r V egetable Com pound I could
tle off the Carolina» by "p'ullipg the gun
“ T hey ¡ire eontlng!" she cried In d e­ w hich w as very tru e. H e had q u ite te ll It w as d oing me good. I co n tin u ed
string ju st at the right m inute.”
♦♦♦♦
Its use, also used th e L iver P ills and
light.
“See! H ere Is th e d e a re st little fo rg o tten th e "c re ed ."—U tic a G lo b a
She said uothing, however. She heard
S
an
ativ
e
W
ash,
and
have
been
g
re
a
tly
b lad e of green p u sh in g up th ro u g h th e
nothing more from him a fte r his depart­
helped. I w ould like to have you use
mold an d th e re Is an o th er- and a n o th ­
ure until about the first of June.
V a lu e o f G ood F r u it.
my le tte r fo r th e b enefit of o th e rs "
er! J u s t look nt th em !”
T hen he sent the m erest line: “ I am
R ipe apples n re esp ecially h ea lth fu l,
T h e rec to r found It n ec essary to leap nnd ch ild ren m ay e a t them w ith o u t
looking for work in New York City.”
Mrs. Wilson w as uneasy. W ars and
th e hedge (he hud lieon so m eth in g of nn | d an g er. Som e d o cto rs sa y th a t a n ap p le
fire. FLORENCE A. WOLFE, s>« flulbwry
rum ors of w ars had set John restless for
a th le te a t th e u n iv ersity , and c e rta in ly ,,t b ed tim e pro d u ces sl.s-p. sa y s ¿on- St., Lancaitcr, Ohio, wrltMi
m onths before his departure.
” D ear M bs P in k h a m ;—F o r tw o
sen d in g th e , tra l S ta te s l'r u l t G row er. B ears are
Ills lust word hud been "Culm.” The
"<>od eoiirslt’g till- .ugh hls veins q u ite m ore sav o ry th a n apples, b u t not so y e a rs I w as tro u b le d w ith w h a t th e
solicitous wife trem bled, prayed, waited.
like "1.1 tim es! an d look a t th e cro cu s h ea lth fu l, u n less cooked,
how ever. local p h ysicians to ld me w as In flam m a­
Meantime, like deserving scions of n
:,r ’° '
. . .
A pricots are also m ore h e a lth fu l eook- tio n of th e womb. E very m o n th I s u f ­
man with n h eart of onk, her two sons.
fered te rrib ly . I h ad ta k e n en o u g h
J hey a re such lovely ones " she said I e<l th a n raw . F eaeh es a rc very
N isi nnd Tom, “ pitched in.”
liealth-
earn
o ll't bi lleve y>u noticed ' , .....
They found the larder growing slim, and
ful. T he m ost h e a lth fu l of all fru it, m edicine from th e do cto rs to cure a n y ­
Power that w ill save you money ane
I lleni
set at work to repair it.
sp rin g " ihe pronounced how ever, a re g rapes. C onsum ption has one, b u t o b ta in e d re lie f fo r a. sh o rt
,
.
make
you money. Hercules Endues
They ran errands, sold garden truck,
» l" " ‘ I..... «elf fo, h av in g | H.PI1
by Rrnpes w hen every o th e r tim e only. At la st I concluded to w rite
are
the
cheapest power known. But.
peddled papers, and this latter was no
to
you
In
re
g
a
rd
to
m
y
case,
an
d
can
been SO blind as to m iss so much b eau ty rem edy has failed. C h erries nmv be
mean field of commercial venture during
Gasoline o r D istilla te O il; no smoke
th e prev io u s season), hut they will he [ eaten, ns they fr<s|iieutly resto re h ealth say th a t by follow ing y o u r advice I am
the prevailing war excitem ent in the vil­
now pefectly w ell.”
even b e lte r th is year if we d o n 't h av e ! an d stre n g th to th e w eak.
nre, or d irt.
For punipin«;. ru in in g
lage.
S tra w b e r­
th
a
t
horrid
fro
st
you
have
liecu
dairy
o
r
farm
niachiuerv,
liiey hate m
“ B elter have a quiet F ourth of July,
ries, though a cold fru it, h av e a v irtu e
p ro p h esy in g ."
nre W. R. BATES, n.nxfleld, U., writ»« 1
equal. Autom atic iu actioa, perfectly
boys,” suggested their m other gently, the
of h ealin g rh eu m atism . G ooseberries
day before.
l.u t w hen he had re tu rn e d to Ids ow n an d c u r r a n ts a re best cooked. F ig s are
B efore w ritin g to you I suffered
safe and reliable.
“ All right,” nodded thoughtful Ned
lonely dom ain an d en tered his stu d y he also excellent. T hey w ere In g reat d re a d fu lly fro m p a in fu l m e n s tru a ­
Send for illu strate d catalog.
cheerfully. “ W ith fath er aw ay, I su(e
stopped and th o u g h t serio u sly for a fav o r w ith an cien t Rom an ladles. P in e­ tion. leucorrhcea an d sore fec liu g in
pose it’s best.”
iniunte. 1 hen he east his fiat crow ned ap p les nre said to he th e best cu re for th e lo w er p a r t of th e bow els. Now my
“ Yes’ni,” assented Tom vaguely, “but
m in iste ria l hat iqion th e floor w ith d y sp ep sia yet know n N uts of all kinds frie n d s w a n t to kn o w w h a t m a k es me
w hat a tbuuderiug report thut old musket
g rea t em p h asis and ex claim ed :
are Indigestible. O ran g es a re also ex- '° ° ^ so w eU- I do n o t h e s ita te one m in-
would make!"
It s 1115* creed, I tell you, th a t a m an eellent as a cu re for d yspepsia. L em ons ut« in te llin g th e m w h a t h a s b ro u g h t
Special
Ned atiended to the morning paper» th at
In o rd ers should not m a rry !”
arrived from the city.
produce c h e erfu ln ess and prolong life. a b o u t th is g r e a t ch a n g e. I c a n n o t
actual
horsepower)
Bay St., San Francisco, Cal.
Now. th e re w as no one visible to
Tom took in the “ex tras” th a t came in
p raise L y d ia E. P in k h a m 's V eg etab le
Price, only $18S.
M a r r ia g e by T e le p h o n e .
through the day.
arg u e th e q u estion, an d yet th ere
Com pound enough. I t is th e g r e a te s t
O ut In M issouri a u in rrlag e cerem ony rem edy o f th e a g e ."
T he former wus eating supper with his
seem ed to 1 k > arg u m e n t In Ids ow n
m other, the la tte r absorbed in reflections
mind, for Rev. W eth erb y Rudies sm ote h as Just been perform ed by telephone
of the absent, alm ost the missing oue,
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