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About Moro leader. (Moro, Sherman County, Or.) 1898-1900 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1898)
ALMOST TIME TO GO. T h ere lg No T elling', Bo su re n ot to lot rh eu m a tism stay iu ihd system longer th a n you can g et a (Kittle of St. Jacobs Oil to cure it. T here is no to llin g w hat p art it may strike or how m uch m ieeiy it m av give. H u d son B ay I . IH sa p p o a iln g . H udson bay w ill in th e course of a few cen tu ries become dry laud, th e rise of its su rface being m ore le m ark ab le th an any o th e r portion of th e earth . Eeuehes covered w ith driftw ood are found 20 to 70 feet above th e hay, and th e old bar- bore havo become very sh a 'lo w . Why the Best H o w t h e T r u t h of a W ell K n o w n S t a t e m e n t is E s t a b l i s h e d . H ood’s Sarsaparilla is the best medicine money cun buy. I t has stood the test of time and trial. Its great merit is dem on strated by its cures of Scrofula, Salt Rheum , H um or, Psoriasis, Scald Head, n o ils , W ood P o iso n in g , R h e u n ia tis n i’ I atarrh Stomach Troubles, Dyspepsia, I lxiigvbtlon, Nervousness, etc. Hood’s S a rsa p a rilla Is America'» Urvatest Medicine. Price, »1. H o o d ’s P ills ■ .<!• all U vm Ma .>, cent» ■ ,a M ixin g 111« Di-Inks. XMAS IN KLONDIKE. ONE DAY OF GOOD CH EER D U R- , ING A DREARY W IN TE R . At 5 0 D e g r e e * B e lo w Z e r o , a n d W h ile t h e B i t t e r W in d * W e r e H o a r ln g , D a w s o n C it y C e le b r a t e d in a C r u d e b u t Joyroua M a n n e r . \ v. kk |h n | 1 w hat th e people would say when we go back w ith our heaps of gold and stories of how rich we had struck It. “ At last the last man in the crowd of C h ristm is celebrators had been to the long table and had filled up on baked beans, fried pork and bacon, codfish balls, macaroni and coffee. Then Mac read the program and the en tertain m en t proceeded. A dozen men made speeches—a few of them genuinely hum orous—appropriate to the occasion. ‘A m erica’ and ’God Save the Queen’ were sung and resting. The Norw egians and Swedes sang th eir na tional songs, and the sounds of the first C hristm as celebration In the Klondike were carried on th e wind down among the icy crags of the lonely, frozen Yukon, it m ust have been below 50 degrees below zero when we pulled our fu r caps on and strapped our heavy garm ents about ns late th a t arctic night and w ent trudging home through the snow to our cabins along the creeks.” planation to offer for this brazen attem p t to ruin me?” Only this. Xou have alw ays sought to impress upon me th a t I should adopt your business methods. You declared th a t you were going to make the money fly provid- li u electlon went way. and I made tio n ” ° rderS Subject t0 thc sam c cond‘- ' 'h. I comprehend. Your ex trav ag an t scheme Includes a plot to place the entire blame upon me. I will not exchange crim- ' n«>ons or refer to the viper th a t stings a rte r It has been w arm ed in one’s breast I simply and absolutely repudiate. You may work out your own salvation In your own devious w ay.”- D e tr o it F ree Press. M E C H A N IC A L T O Y S . A N u m b e r o f T h e m H a v e M a d e L a r in f o r t u n e s fo r th e I n v e s to r s . R u th W h ite on t h e H ew D im e. M a k e s t h e M u sc le s S tr o n g . If you have one of th e new dim es, you are ca rry in g in your pocket a very good p ic tu re of Miss R u th W hite, of Han F rancisco. M iss W h ite m ig h t have sat to U ncle S am 's a r tis t, th e r e sem blance is so close. Miss W h ite was a m em ber of tho C astle S quare C om pany last season. F rom h ard work or excessive exeroiee soreness and stiffness sets in am i lays up. St. Jaco b s O il w ill cure it a fte r a few ap p lic a tio n s and m ake tiie m uscles lim b er and stro n g . I t will no d o u b t be a source of m ucl w onderm ent to m any p are n ts, unclet mid atm ts, w here all the toys dlsplayet In sto re w indow s and a t curbstonei come from , an d w h a t novelty will ap pear n e x t,” said a la rg e w holcsah lenler in toys In N ew York to a Stai T h e E narenous G o ld P r o d u c t o f 1 8 1 8 , From South Africa, the Klondike and rep o rter recently. “To me it is no tnys tery, for alm o st every day in th e yeai A ustralia gold is being shipped in large some Y ankee genius brings me somi quantities. This year's o u tp u t will nearly □ew p la y th in g to inspect. I f It is goof double tliu tn f a n y previous twelve months. T iie sale ol H ostetter’s Stomach Hitters I p u t It on th e m ark et, an d th en if 1 are also increasing very fust. This famous m akes a te m p o rary hit th e iuventoi remedy will cure dyspepsia, indigestion, and m yself both m ake money. W het constipation, nervousness and weakness. a s trik e Is m ade th e m ark et is floodet A m edical w riter in In d ia declares w ith tiie new favorite, for its popular th a t segregation of p a tie n ts, th e ony Ity is g en erally sh o rt lived. A few effective way of d ea lin g w ith tiie days, w eeks or m onths a t th e m ost an t plague, is so re p u g n a n t to th e H indoos Its reign Is over. th a t th ey prefer to .lie by tho m illio n “N ow adays nearly all th e ch eap 5 ant fath e r th a n su b m it to it. 10-cent novelties an d th e b e tte r clast S tr o n g a . a S te e l Ila m r o d . of m echanical toys, such as rlvei If you w ant to feel your sp in e is a ste am b o ats, locom otives, train s, trollej ears, dolls th a t w alk an d talk and anl pipe stem ready to snap, ju s t g e t lu m inals th a t m ove ab o u t alm ost n atu ra lly bago. If you w an t to feel as stro n g as arc m ade in A m erica, w h ile such ohl a steel ram rod, use St. Ja co b s Oils it fashioned p la y th in g s as btiildini has m agic. (docks, tin soldiers, woolly sheep, skin It is estim a ted th a t a ll th e gold covered horses, cow s and dogs, all o m ined iu C a lifo rn ia since 1848 could w hich, Ju dging from th e euorm ______ oui _ 1*° p u t in to a room 12 y ards long, 6 sales, art- as g re a t fav o rite s w ith th. | y a ,d s w ida a,ld 5 2-3 y ard s h ig h . ch ild ren of to day as they w ere a gen FITS Cur,"L •’'" » a '.tw r r o u .t « era tio n or tw o ago, conte m ostly fron ■ 1 “ Miler ilfflt (lays us« o f Lfr. Kim* b fir.Mt fte»u n r. Bead for F E t K flti-Oo trim G erm any. In th a t co u n try these toy: Nerve OotUe an J treating DR. ft. ft. K k i ¿JO *** ' a re h a n d m a d e by p ea sa n ts, who w orl A.rch ¿Lrjet. Philadelphia, Ptt. a t them at night o r d u rin g dull season: A u stra lia sends cocoanut oil to E n g on th e v in e y ard s o r farm s. L abor I: land. cheap, an d alth o u g h th e designing 1: For Lung and chest diseases, Piso’sC ure seldom original, th e w o rkm anship 1: is the best medicine we have used.— Mrs. u sually good, an d th e toy can be Im J. L. Northcutt, Windsor, Ont.. Canada. (Kirted and sold ch eap er here th an tin T h u n d er can be heard n in e m iles sam e class o f goods m ade In th is coun awav. try. As a resu lt of this there a re maiit T h ere is a sto ry told of Mr. G la d stone w hich would show th a t th e tru e m ean in g of th e old saying: “ Do not m ix your d r in k s ,’’ was unknow n to th e g ie a t sta te sm an . It is said to have been h is h a b it to let th e w ines w hich w ere served in tiie course of d in n er m obilize a t h is eblow , an d d u rin g a pause in th e conversation seize th e glass th a t happened to he n e a te st. On one occasion M r. G lad sto n e, w ho h ad re freshed h im self as usual in th is h a p hazard way, inveighed a g a in st th e p ractice of m ix in g w ines. I t was re- sp ectfu lly pointed o u t to h im th a t he p a rty foreign boilers, engines, or general m achinery, see had been g u ilty of th is very act: hut he ex p lain ed , to h is own satisfactio n , A m ong th ese a re toy , vehicles, w ltl o r w n te J O H N POOLE, foot of Morrison street, Portland, Oregon. th a t to m ix w ines w as to fill up h a lf a j horses o r oxen a tta c h e d . T he vehiclet D allas, Texas, has a colored p r in te r ’s glass of ch am p ag n e from th e p o rt do a m i ev e ry th in g in an d about them ma.' be th e p ro d u ct of A m erican m achinery union. c a n te r!—C o rn h ili M agazine. w hile th e an im als sta n d in g in fron \\ lien coming to San Francisco go to T o K le c tr o c u te » S a fe ty V a u lt. of th e toy m ay l>e from G erm an y .” Brooklyn Hotel, 2U8-212 Hu»h street. An ex p e rim en t of scientific in te rest A re m any A m erican toys p aten te d ?' American or Luroj»can plan. Room and $1 .no to Si.50 j»er day ; rooms ¿»cents is to be tried in g ettin g rid of th e safety “ T es; the m ost expensive and insig 11 .<•> |»cr <jay; single m eals 25 cents, v a u lt of th e old C in c in n a ti (O .) De]«.sit nlficent novelties a re alik e protected Io to r ree coach. Chas. Montgomery. and T ru st C om pany. T h e w ails are p a te n ts before th e m a n u fa c tu re r put: T he aristocracy of C h in a and Spain co n stru cted of layers of h ard sp rin g them on th e m a rk e t. A p aten t one. steel to a th ick n ess of one and one- g ra n te d p ro tec ts th e holder from In will agree th a t it lias been a very hard q u a rte r inches. Two 0|<erators w ill be frin g e u ie u t u{mn his Idea for th e tlm. year for hoy m onarchs. placed in th e v au lt and a w ire for each d u rin g w hich th e p aten t runs, and In d ea fn ess cannot he ctobd run in th ro u g h a v en t hold. T he w ire controls th e m a n u fa c tu re of his artlcb w ill l>e attac h ed to a carlion, w hich as abso lu tely as he w ould any real es By local applic&ti >na, ee they cannot reach the w ill he m a n ip u la te d w ith a heavy ta te th a t m ig h t be In his nam e. Fev Qi?ca-ed ] <*rti<*n ot the ear. There is on y one > »*> to co re th a i n e '-, an«l th a t is by Constitu* ban He. T hey w ill pass th e carbon in v en tio n s pay b e tte r th a n p o p u la 1 tiotial reutedie«. Deafness is canned by an in- ed condition of the m ucous lining of the over th e ste el w alls, b u rn in g them in p aten te d toys. A clergym an in Nev nam L u*tachian T a k . When this tube gets in- in te rsec tin g lines. York S ta te has realized $16,600 durluj nam ed >on have a rum bling sound or im p e r fect h earing, and w hen it is entirely closed the ia8t tw o y e a rs by Inventing : d ’ afnesfi is the result, and unlvs* tue inflam m a TRY A U j n r S F O O T -E A S E . tion can be taken out and th is tube rest .red to Jum ping frog th a t opens and sh u ts it A powder to be shaken into th e shoes. Its norm al condition, hearing will be destroyed At th is season your feet feel swollen, ner eyes a n d m outh n atu ra lly . T he «lane n.rever; nine caac*s o u t «1 t. n are caused* by vous and uncomfortable. If you have Ing negro, w hich can be seen in e v e r c a ta rrh . w hich is nothing but an inflam ed condition of the m ucous surfaces. Mnarting feet or tig h t shoes, try A llen s We will give O re H undred Dollars for any root-Ease. I t rests an d com forts; m akts toy shop an d w hich is sim ply a figun case of Deafness (caused by c ata rrh ; th a t can walking easy. Cures swollen an d sweating of a gaudily a ttir e d colored g entlem ai not be cured by H all’s C atarrh Cure. Send for Met. blisters and callous spots. Relieve» balanced by a w ire, w hich is m ore, circulars, free. Corns and bunions of all pam and is a cer F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists. 75c tain cure for Chilblains, Sweating, dam n rapidly up an d dow n by a system o H all’s Fam ily Rills are the beet. clockw ork In th e bos upon w hich i or trusted feet. We have over th irty th o u sand testim onials Trv it teduv. Sold bv dances, provides an incom e for its I d M assachusetts claim s to have m ore all druggists and sho storec for 25c. Trial v en to r of $30.000 a y ear. lifferen t k inds of n ativ e trees th a n any pa'.-.age REE. ^ Address, Allen S. Olm "That old, but still p o p u la r A ntericai kingdom in E urope; th e n u m b e r ex- sted. K y, N. Y M ig h t p r e v e n t I I'in g . A ccording to th e A u stra lia n S tan d ard an d D ig g ers’ N ew s, a scare has been cre ate d am ong th o n a tiv e s in D urban by an absurd idea th e y h av e got th a t in v accin atio n a g a in st sm all)xjx th e tiiro a t is to be o perated upon, w hich, as th ey p u t it, w ill p rev e n t th e m e a t ing. Tiie re su lt is th a t a good m any have su d d e n ly left for th e ir k raa ls, as m an y as 406 d eix isitiu g th e ir badges in one day. To C ure a C old in O ne D ay Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. L e a th e r m oney c irc u la te d in R ussia so rec en tly as th e tim e of P e te r th e G re at. THE EXCELLENCE OF SYKIP OF FIGS is d u e n o t o n ly to th e o rig in a lity a n d sim p lic ity o f th e co m b in atio n , b u t also to th e c a re a n d sk ill w ith w hich it is m a n u fa c tu re d by scien tific pr<K*essca k n o w n to th e C a l if o r n ia F ig S v r c p Co. on ly , a n d w e w ish to im p ress upon all th e im p o rta n c e o f p u rc h a sin g th e tr u e an d o rig in a l rem ed y . As tiie g en u in e S y ru p o f F ig s is m a n u fa c tu re d by th e C a l if o r n ia F ig S i r v p C o . only, a k n o w led g e o f th a t f a c t w ill a s s is t o n e in av o id in g th e w o rth le ss im ita tio n s m a n u fa c tu re d bv o th e r p a r ties. T h e h ig h s ta n d in g of th e C a l i fo r n ia F ig S t k u p C o . w ith th e m edi cal profession, an d th e sa tisfa c tio n w hich th e g e n u in e S y ru p o f F ig s ba* given to m illio n s o f fam ilies, m ak es th e n am e o f tiie C om pany a g u a r a n ty of th e ex c ellen c e o f its rem edy. I t is fa r in ad v a n ce of a ll o th e r lax ativ es, as it a c ts on th e k id n ey s, liv e r a n d bow els w ith o u t ir r ita tin g o r w e a k en in g th e m , a n d it d oes n o t g rip e n o r n au sea te. In o rd e r to g e t its beneficial effects, p lease re m e m b e r th e n am e of th e C om pany — December days *Dd niftht8’ accord- lnK to one of the Kg a |C miners who came back from the Yu- * _ *3/ V A 1 kon diggings with C H R IS T M A S S U P E R S T IT IO N S . ,h e T I°ld yon tins th e ruin T h a t has come te r Deacon Chase. plenty of gold, are T h i n g . T h a t O n e M a s t N o t D o U n d e r Ah’ th e big church row th a t's brew in’ the most trying of Sense he danced an fell from «race? the year in the K lon P e n a lt y o f B ad L nck. W al. on C hrlg'm as night his d a rte r dike region, especial J " X°.Kth G eT ’any you m ust not spin B etsey run off te r the dance during the tw elve nights of Chgistmas A" . th e Deacon stra ig h t w ar n’r te r ly a t C h ristm is time. h a t m ost w ayw ard gal did prance. “I f I lire to the age lest , ou should walk a fte r your death, nor W T hen he reached the C h rls m a s p a rty of M ethnsaleh,” he a fte r sunset on S aturday, for then mice An seen B etsey on the floor " ~ says. “I don't be « ill eat your work. Speaking of eating. 0 ” th Jofouie .McCarty, w h a t an ugly scowl he wore. lieve I shall ever forget Christm as. It If you w ant to have money and luck all w as Dawson C ity's first. D aw son w as the year round, you m ust not fall to cat ffvowed a right smart palet three m onths and a h alf old, and had set *\ew Y car' 8 day* nor* if you When her pap come Inter sight. tled down to be a perm anent tow n. All « ish to be lucky, m ust you rock an empty An big, bnvmn Warner Shaler sh e'd try te r set th in g s rig h t. the m iners who had m ade good locations cradle or spill salt w antonly or cross As Lowed he s to ld aro u n ' him g lan cin ’ C A LIFO R N IA FIG SYR UP CO. had by this tim e housed them selves in knives or point a t the stars. sP°ke np m ighty p e art, pine-board shanties. A few had built SAN FRANCISCO. C»U If you leave a dirty cloth on the table Bid you aim te r jln e th e d a n cin '? L o r tS V IL I.E . K ,. N E W YO R K . B . T . shanty fram es about ten ts to secure Come along a n ’ den t be sk e e rt." over night you will make the angels weep K t» Z ^ a Srabbt <1 hlm- *n '("■ Addle g reater w arm th w ithin. All of us who K you point upw ard to the rainbow you binder drowned the Beacon's squeal made any strikes of gold a t all had done Will m ake the angels* feet bleed, and if hlm <,< reel. ” rD the middle so by October, so we w ere well along with you talk of cabbages while looking nt the In the ol Ylrglula our gold digging: but we could do less in moon you will h urt the feelings of the man Decem ber th a n in any month in the year. in it, who was a cabbage stealer In his Xow the gait they went gyratin’ tv L’ m m ,D ' s sta g n a n t blood From the la tte r p art of November to early salad days. T h ro his re in s a c irc u la tin ' In Ja n u a ry there is only four hours of ,e .a «"»bln’. sp rin g tim e flood: Aa ». b? » f''.re h a .v...» rd 'v » know ed I It practical daylight In any day. Many . be --— u o n rij C h r i s t m a s In K u s s i a . « ^ m I’o p u la r 'P h o n e S e r v ic e . Jlned the sinful fnn. days, when the wind blew h ard est—in The R ussian C hristm as is ten days later An H e th had e way he ' — heeled au an toed •— It » — T he telephone system of P a ris w ill fact, it blows a gale there all th e w inter than the English one. but Is celebrated en te e an incom e eq u al to $5n.t»tB j Sham ed th e boys of tw e n ty one. be g rea tly po p u larised and ex ten d ed y ear. T he sale of th o little woodet long, and snow and pellets of ice were very much in English fashion. Fam ilies ” , ’r a s w u ,(| * kag o’ elder S in k in g o f t h e M errim ac. blown along—candles w ere kept lighted . f e r , *?e b,m h‘“ ' *»er down. by th e g o v ern m en t m ail and teleg rap h , figure ‘Jo h n G ilpin' w j ill meet upon th a t day and country house T he com plete story of th e sin k in g of An all night th a t ol' back slid er as .ov incredibl; .all day long. In w inter, candies and d ep a rtm en t P u b lto sta tio n s w i i r be ‘ large, an d a very ingenious kdowi i parties are many. T he tree Is a C hrist Bowed an scraped a n ' skipped nions toy, knowi th e M errim ac and th e c a p tu re an d im - ■ t ’pped arono’. lamps w ere alw ays lighted between 1 and mas yew and is beautifully decorated. The scattered th ro u g h tho city , w h ete per- j as th e ‘w heel of fo rtu n e .’ is said t. p riso u m en t of her crew a t S an tiag o , 2 In th e afternoon. T he m ercury ranged horror. gifts are placed on small tables near the ' r i\ J r e b- r<’ ,he ta,e sons not su b scrib ers m ay call from o r h av e produced up w ard of $360 660 t w ill he g ra p h ic a lly told in an a rtic le by T "°,T fr, ,ln b ig h ts o' grace from 26 degrees below zero to 65 degrees tree. T he churches are decorated with T e r th e d e p th s o' g:n a n ' so rre r m etieaoem nnts .......... * v o .v .w u o m ake ake engagem ents over th e w ire. 1 its , Inventors. O slo rn W. JJeigt.an, U. S. N avy, late below. So we could not m ake satisfactory greens and so are the honses. but no mis Barner yanked ol' Beacon Chase Messages w ill he delivered ftom these headw ay even in the richest of th e dig “O ne of the m ost successful of mod helm sm an of th e M errim ac, in th e J a n tletoe is used. Tw o or three days are sta tio n s for a fee of 5 cent a gings. All through Decem ber about half ern toys has beeu the 'cham eleon top, uary b la n k L eslie's P op u lar M onthly, public holidays at C hristm as time, and B E L IE F IN SA N T A C L A U S. the m iners used to spend days in loafing the people greet each oth er with “ Ilnppy No household is conipYte w ithout a bot th e sale of w hich has been enorm ous now 10 cents, and to be published De about M cC arthy’s saloon a t Daw son. The Is it Wrong? feast to you.” A huge pyramid of rice I t W ifi G iv e B l e s s i n g s H e a p e d U p t„ tle o f the famous Jesse Moore Whiskey. It T he field of invention is not only vas cem ber 24th. T he story w ill lie fu lly other h alf puttered about th eir cabins, R ooster—Did you ever say anything with raisins in It. which has been blessed is a pure mid wholesome stim ulant" rec and varied , but it is open to everybody and rich ly illu stra te d w ith a u th e n tic Get it Right. P a y Y ou fo r T o u r F a it h . dug a little now and then, mended their rude to the cook? ommended by all physician*. D on't ne I at the church, is served at the C hristm as Keep it Right w ith o u t resp ect to sex or age, statioi fstrtra its of H obson and all th e crew , „ fu r suits and made shoes from w alrus glect th is necessity. W O R L D once T urkey—No. W hy? dinner, and the m eats are goose, duck and hide. or m eans. T h e m erest trifle may 1> besides m any new d taw in g s especially M oore'» R e v e a le d R e m e d y a iU d o it Three contained a fath B ooster—H e says he’s going to cut you sucking pig. A great delicacy at a Rns it Iron» ------ Get — -- — “A t M cCarthy’s sometimes 150 or more dead when he sees you C hristm as Eve. th e key to a fortune, if it be an artlcl prepared u nder M r.D eig u an 's personal doses will ta a k s you f e d b etter. G lu e F rom S e a w e e d . er and mother s>an C hristm as dinner Is veil which has suirervision. O th e r fe a tu re , prom ised men would gath er around th e roaring fire use, or who did not be A fresh use for seaweed is claim ed tc , th a t th e public a c tu a lly w a n ts in grea been fed entirely upon milk for th a t spe- and a strange scene it was. Im agine an for the J a n u a ry F ra n k L eslie’s are: lieve in Santa n u m b ers.—W asiilugton S tar. have been discovered by a N orw egian A B U S IN E S S S T R O K E . ° ttl day’ assem blage of men in a rough, barn-like B iet H a rte ’s new story “ Ja c k H a m lin ’s Clans. They were en gineer, who e x h ib ite d ' an in v en tio n structure, furnished w ith board benches, C o lle g e I n ita tio n T o rtu re s . M ed iatio n ” ; Jo a q n iu M iller’s ‘ ‘In a J o u r n a l o f t h e Y e a r. afraid, too, to let at th e Stockholm ex h ib itio n for produc M r». G r n m p y In H e r C h r is t m a s B u y and illum inated by a dozen flickering can How fair Into our hands It came. N orm an W yckoff, a farm er llvlnj their children be K londike C a b in ” ; and T hom as R. ... r K t z E ... i n g A d o p t s G r n m p y ’s M e th o d s . ing pap er glue, d ressin g gum and soap dles. Some men are dressed in baggy gar Snow w hite w as every se p a ra te page. I n ear l ’rinceton. N. J „ happened to b D aw ley’s ‘‘C am paigning W ith Gom ez. ” lieve in the bless ''«"lard. C larke A Co.. I-E fA S T M E S T b . m ents of fur, others in several coarse, from seaweeil. The first e sta b lish m e n t G rum py alw ays has a financial spasm \\ hereon each day we were to keep ed old myth, fear j n ear th e en tra n c e to G host cauvon. , 1‘O R T L A N B . <»R. The record of our pilgrimage. heavy overcoats over heavy woolen when th e C hristm as retu rn s come in, and ing th at the fan for th is branch of m a n u fa ctu re is to be weird place in the w ildest portion o clothes. All have caps of half-cured, shag this y ear his spell w as an unusually bad Our hearts were tender with regrets erected in th e d istric t of Stavanger. cy would make DR. D A R R IN , S P E C IA L IS T . x the Je rse y Black hills. H earin g stra n g gy. rancid-sm elling fur, so th a t only the one. tation of the heart, h o t riu -h e s b i .x d ru « h . Over past failures: eyes w ere dim them credulous, face appears. Every man has a prodig T h under and lightning, woman!” he W ith w atching out th e dvlng Y ear; mg to t h e h e a d , r in g in g in th e ea r < w arn noises in the canyon, he m astered hi llO I T T ’S S t HtMIL PO R BO Y S. or th at it would S u b m it. » L i.t Of S p e c ia l D i .c a g e . H e We sorely grieved to part with him. lii, !'‘y memory, dark circles ious grow th of w hiskers, sometimes a foot began; “look at these bills. Do you take f e a rs .a n d entered. To his ho rro r h have the effect of under tne eyes, dizziness T rea ts W ith E le c tr ic ity long, and hair th a t reaches below the rim the r n i f t d V j r ap|»'tite, Now a t Burlingame, will remove to its found tw elve figures, garbed In W ad ' “i n " 8,lh’tre,18,lrT o f Anf1 grieved still m ore been — teaching them de- stupidness, despondency 1«' v.. ... . . - --------ase the hock aud M ed icin e. o f energy. th« C,p8 , n d lie8 across the shoulders the United S ta te s '” G laring more fierce heautiful new home at Menlo Park San an d w earing skull caps, dancing abou o r life he brought and bore aw ay. am bition i and seif-contidenee, which ceit. F acts which Mateo aha», County, Cal., and re-open J a n u - ir v ! t- - - - - - - - ------- - - t —. o .iu v iu g a o o u T here were but a dozen calendars in ly as account afte r account was exam in O ur h ands had blo tted carelessly lutelv uni ts v. u .. «'«o- e - could be proved loth, I:«). A'ddress Ira G. H o itt Ph 1:" i a a ll ‘ ch a n tin g betim es, before a And sadly marred from day to day. all th a t region and very few men had any ed. he broke out again: “ I’m not a profane and verified these excellent people insisted Menlo Park, Cal. ' ’’ - rock, —•- w here ----- a - * b ea u tifu . . . l countr, ___ _____________ idea of dates. Some did not even know t o n s ’ If b u t r ip i,y rip (,u t- An<1 *o took th e Xew T e a r s hook uP oh..a nd when town and country were v ii , P tl w as m urdered re a rs ago and w hoa w hat month it was. One day. as we sat F lie s are prevented from en terin g th e ghost is said to h au n t the place. n ° n h bP“ t “ fin a n c ia l b"««tlng. ...... .. of p ra y er rejoicing. C hristm as bells ringing. C hrist a t M cCarthy s, some one suggested th a t r Five iv e n atsj We have one daughter, mad- T * 1 when ^»mplete, th e Ju d g e m ight find Look mas tapers tw inkling and C hristm as car honse w hen th e screen doors a te opened o m a m J . A P cleaner, lus n o r , p u wz. t A re — r record . there. C hristm as w as approaching and we «m and she’s not a two-headed fre a k ’ ols thrilling, their home was robbed of by a new a tta c h m e n t, w hich lias sev Ing up. he perceived a naked m an sus . — . . ...is d iifi. thought of observing th e occasion. A And eleven p a r ts fu lly restored dresses! half its rightful cheer in their strenuous eral row s of brushes on th e o u tsid e of pended from the Ju ttin g branch of rv . . . . . I ,a v e To« gone And y e t - a n d y e t—oh. heedless h e a r ts ’ t the cause, « h ielt is the week before C hristm as we all agreed upon crazy . Do you think of appearing on the „ How har‘- your promises bee:, k e p t? ’ so litary pine tree by a rope fastened un determ ination not to be imposed upon by th e door to scrape th e flies off every The a celebration, and, crude though it was. stage a t your tim e of life, or has so m e H ” w n,anJr crooked lines w ere penned S an ta Claus or any of his train. tier his arm s. T he m an’s body sw un t a s t o ! ,1" wi" ' ,rt “ t j • we had a day th a t none of us will ever dressm aker hypnotized you? Rut ju st A“d c’-''"''* “>»<’* while conscience slept? But to turn to our original th o u g h t Did tim e th e door opens. to aud fro over the greqt precipice and forget. It was more rem arkable from the cast your eye over this one. All kinds of B l D DER, I n i ia t n tnation. Cystitis Va- " '.A r'"V^TJ <KAIX ? N1> N f-KVES. Dif. the parents who would have none of Santa now the final page |a turned: as one of th e figures shoved him. h tarrh Born W ith a N e e d le in H is I.eg . fact th a t there were in and about the lit capes, sacks, jackets, circulars, shawls And ■ of the Biaddvr. These «Itselies in- ?, Ù"’* a " d ’ «ff-«-a ring feeling. And, In th e solem n m idnight tryst Claus gain anything by their resolution to tle ham let of Dawson City over 1,100 and ulsters. A re you planning a P olar This one last line we humbly add' , ’ u ,t . 1 f h y >r r i‘* h *c. d is . Mrs. O scar b ta n le y , of A nderson, would cry out In som e stra n g e Jargoc Vavr- t o i -VAeld to U ,ls ' " ‘-•‘tm e n t. be rigidly true to a tangible and m aterial F in a lly he w as cu t dow n and the leade men. No one earned less th an $16 a day, expedition, or are you under the delusion “ Forgive! forget! for love of Christ!” \A R1CO«'ELE. Hvdrucele. P iles E is- 1 a ?a fvir im p-'i.dinr In d ., gave b irth to a baby boy recen tly . order, or. clinging to the husk, did they and the larger p art had each risen from th a t we are going to camp out this w inter? —T he Interio r. d T e n d e rn e s s o f C.ian.K he rev "r ' ' ‘' ‘t ' " ' “ *i r ' a<‘ ' f ' !i- ' "i lose the fruit which was growing within W hen it was placed in care of th e of the dozen inform ed him th a t he hn< tu la , .'■welling a O n ria,,s ¿ d * u :,.;.gi; j : s poverty to possessions worth several thou Now, I do throw up the sponge! Nine stood th e test. T hey then commence« for the healing of the nations? Many ,,u rse« 8lie fonmi a ra th e r p ecu liar p itn - A K* m i n d e r . sand dollars in a period of three months. pairs of shoes and hosiery by the gross Hiings not susceptible of proof by the erl- Pl«* on th e inside of its th ig h . She a w eird dance, and W yckoff fled I; KIDNEYS. Inflam m ation of the Kid- k l ^ h a r e a n aiei<ion t ? Jere'i' : ,r ;" " 1 “ Why. Mr. Goslin, how go,«} j, js of I suppose the combined w ealth in actual Going to open np an emporium, or did you neys. Diabetes. Congestion of the Kiduev donee of the physical senses arc really th o u g h t n o th in g of it a t first, b ut it te rro r.—New York W orld. to call on C hristm as day.” sai-l Miss U ss aevs. siiflerii, ■ fr ■ ’*’ ... a „ se rio • u s d ise a s e you are gold in the d istrict then was nearly $1,- yield to the fascinations of a bargain swilv . n n ? o f th e I raemia. Gravel. Stone, ail scientiticail im- began to get very sore, an d also becam e =*11> , n e rv e s, b ra n , a n d h e a rt Y o u h a v e m i tim e kett. extending her hand to the newcomer tru e in that higher realm whore the — 000,000, and a clear prospect of increasing counter? and sueeesstullv treat«-«! H e M a d e a M a rv el o f H im s e lf “ I wish you thc compliment* of—aw — : One of these never dy- verv latge. T h e oth er d ay when she ° ? I)-r ' V ^ T in a t it to tw ice or thrice th a t sum in another BLOOD ANl» SK IN Diseases Sore - :'-M5 M orris’ .“ I’d like to have you take enough in ter W hen Don H enri, a m unicipal etr spots. P-njples.S, rofula.Svphiiith'-TalntZ* five months. I don’t believe th a t a com est in our impending bankruptcy to in the season. Miss G ask ett,” replied the ng. never failing things is Santa Claus, was b a th in g th e ch ild h er hand cam e in and year by year the weeks over which ploye, w as 22 y ears of a g e , he welghe. Tum ors, R heum atism . E ruptions etc p , '', ! * * to s . Sundays, In p, p> m unity richer per capita has existed in voice the balance of these trap s and ca young man. contact w ith a sh a rp object, w hich «(eotial. Cire “ Do you know. Mr. Goslin. t h i t I can bis scepter is extended are weeks of rare 126 pounds and w as seem ingly on tit p r o m p tly eure.1, le a v in g th e sy s te m in a e n l« r ' t’' >" t r ^e a " ’1 th is world than th a t w as at Dawson City. lam ities—candles, toys, collars, cuffs, cor every-! }’r,’ve,i t0 1x1 “ needle. T h e little one p u r. . s tro n g a n d h e a lth fu l s ta te " I J.J .'I'“ ’’',11" " b la n k s s e n t free X o fa ir w ay to early d ea th from consum p Yet we had a mockery of civilization and sets. gloves, handkerchiefs, laces. Jewelry scarcely ever see a C hristinas tree with beauty and a time when good will N, 'i ME\ " >"U are troubled with cures published of a private nature Bat w here shines in men countenances and , ‘X” " ° " lto ,h is t*»’«’".’’ world w ith out thinking of you?” hardly any of th e com forts of life of a lot skirts, and w hat’s th is? tion. T hen he sta rte d a sy ste m a tl tired feelings, gloomy forebodings, palpi- ter e sa n d belts furnished when necessary S-b-l-e-l-d-s’ How kind of yon to associate me with is the m ainspring of their lives. Children th e needle buried in h is flesh. of paupers. atients w riting ple*sv m ention this |s .| course of athletics, studied anatom ; Now, w hat in the rip-snorting creation “ E very one w as inform ed on Dec. 24 does an antiquated veteran like you w ant —aw —som ething so l.wight and intew est- see and feel this wonderful festival of and m uscu lar developm ent aud becam> of the fact th a t next day would be C hrist with shields? W here’s the bill for jav e ing. Is th a t—aw —why you think of me love on the earth, but they cannot enter accom plished in every line. H e is con BELIEB’ FROM PA IN . into it fully, and so those who were wiser $ 4 0 CA SH , $ 4 5 IN S T A L L M E N T S mas. Some 300 of us went down to Mc lins and dynam ite guns? If it’s not a at such a time, aw ?” viueed th a t the w eakest of individual "W ell. I don’t think th at is It, exactly, than we. in good old days fragrant in C a rth y ’s to celebrate the holiday. D ark sta te secret, I ’d like to know whether ness set in at th a t period a t about 1:30 p. you intend to tak e the field in South Af Mr. Goslin. I suppose I think of you when memory, christened the C hristm as season, W om an Evoryw here E xpress tholr can be m ade stro n g by judicious ath letic work. F ront a sickly y outh of 12: m., but we had become accustomed to the rica or Cuba. W oman, have you nny ex- I see a C hristm as tree because it Is an when the yule log burns, ami the holly G ratitu d e to M rs Pinkham . evergreen." gleams, and the world is glad, as thc spe p o unds he has built him self up to tli 20-hour nights. W hen It got along to ••B est W h e e l» un Burtt,.** cial gala time of S anta Claus. Believe about 11:50 p. m. we got our w atches out m an w ho m aesu res as follow s: Chest IMG Ideals W. »25. »: ■ g e„d for ra ta in him all you can and he will give you and waited. A t exactly 12 the signal was Live agents w anted everyw here.' •gu». t . *. w a l o e n . aitwon, a*., write»: norm al. 4ti Inches; chest, inflated, 56 blessings heaped up and running over to given. T he w histle at Joe Ladue’s saw D e a r M r *. I ’ in k h a m : —Before ta k chest, deflated, Jot.;. F orearm , right r S K H T. M E R R IL L I YC4.K < « . . pay you for your faith .— H arp er’s Bazar. mill screeched for a half hour, and over P o r tla n d . in g y o u r m edicine, life w as a burden 14; left. 13%. Bleeps, right, 10; left SPOKANE. T acoma . 300 shotguns, rifles and pistols were dis to me. I n ev e r saw a w ell d ay A t A n O ld - T im e N e w Y’e n r . 1 5 \. T riceps, rig h t 10%; left, 10. W aist charged, in volleys, singly, in q u arte ts and The method iu vogue In New York City m y m o n th ly period I su ffered u n to ld 32. Hips. 46. T high, right, 26; left, 2t* In trios, for hours. E very one shook hands. hnlf a century ago was for the ladies of m isery, an d a g r e a t d eal o f th e tim e I Calf, right. 15>.,; left. 15% Neck. 1~U Some danced about the room, and big, the family to rem ain nt home, much ns w as tro u b le d w ith a severe pain in m y j H eight, 5 feet 7L. Inches. W eight. 18* burly miners hugged one another, while they do now, while the gentlemen went side B efore fin ish in g th e first b o ttle ‘Merry C hristm as' was shouted again and pounds. W idth of shoulders, 52 Inches abroad visiting friends. Tiie visitor en o f y o u r V eg etab le Com pound I could —B altim ore Sun. again. I t was the first tim e in the whole m a n l f a c t ir e r s o f tered. shook hands, took a sent, convers experience of the K londike th a t we felt te ll it w as d o in g me go<xl. I co n tin u ed \ \ \ KiAe- ed for a few moments, and a fte r partak- W h e r e O r p h a n s A r e S t a t e C h a r g e * in sym pathy with the outside world. ,in \ ng of re fre sh m e n ts-o f which boned tu r its use. also used th e L iver P ills an d “On C hristm as m orning we brushed up A u stralia has no o rp h an asylum s \\K e " key and pickled oysters were the staple S an ativ e W ash, an d have been g re a tly say s the P re sb y te ria n B anner. Ever; a bit, and putting on our best rubber boots heljted. I w ould like to h av e you use dishes ami sherry and whisky the most w ent and called on our best friends in the child who Is not su p p o rted by parent) popular drinks—had another handshaking my le tte r fo r th e b en efit of o th e rs." S a w M i l l a n d M in in g M a c h in e r y . mining cabins and settlem ents, and re becom es a w ard o f th e S tate, and 1: and term inated the visit. The custom is ceived our friends from the mining cabins A w N«-«* paid a pension for support, and placet of Dutch origin. scattered up and down the frozen creeks. nr«. FLORENCE A. WOLFE, gi* /lu lb erry n d a n d S uppU e, Bepalr. In a p riv a te fam ily, w here board ant Deaiens ,n Flour M ill a S t.. Lancaster, Ohio, w rite»! A t 2 p. no., when the darkness was set A P r o p e r C h r i s t m a s G if t . toi oo. clothes a re provided u n til th e four tling down in the valleys, several hundred •‘ D ea r ' M rs . P in k h a m :—F o r tw o She had been reading “ Aunt T ab ith a's m iners met by agreem ent a t M cCarthy’s te e n th b irth d a y . A fter th a t he ma; WORK THE BEST. PRICES THE LOWEST. CA I Counsel to Young Society Buds,” and had y e a rs I w as tro u b le d w ith w h a t th e I t was the only building in Dawson th a t be able to go to w ork, In w hich case thi ....P O R T L A N D , OR. .O4,d I * do Mo local p h y sician s to ld me w as Inflam m a fallen into a brown study. could com fortably hold a large assemblage Ae pension Is placed to his credit u n ti tio n of th e womb. E very m o n th 1 s u f d o h f , “ Yes,” she mqsed, “Tabby is quite right. of people. Mac had prepared a program Corv\£ th e age of eighteen, w hen he becom e:' fjo o r A It is unbecoming for a young woman to fered te rrib ly . I h ad ta k e n en o u g h ^ r Obn<j of events for the day and we had each ever vth /.\ g for tub a citizen, w ith a b alance due him fron accept any C hristm as present of value m edicine from th e d o cto rs to cu re a n y chipped in an ounce of dust tow ard de front a young man.” P R IN T E R .... one, b u t o b ta in e d re lie f fo r a s h o rt th e S ta te to begin life w ith. T his In fraying the expenses. T he saw dust had T h at night Algernon T hinklittle threw tim e only. A t la st I concluded to w rite cu lca tes a hum ane, an d ch a ritab le, ant <A been removed from the floor and a score him self p ro strate before her. of candles and lamps were arranged about to you in re g a rd to m y case, a n d can resp onsible sp irit iu all residents, de "T ak e me, E rnestine,” he implored; the room. M cCarthy him self wore a boil o k 5ardA l U l S cre ase s th e chance of pauperism , ant “take this bleeding heart ns a Yuletide say th a t by fo llo w in g y o u r advice I am places every young m an on a fa ir ant ed sh irt in honor of the occasion. On a now p efe ctly w ell.” M £ w a s to» rem em brance—an earnest of years of hap broad board table along one wall of the sq u a re footing w ith th e w orld. We lead and originate tó s i p piness to eonte,” room a luncheon had been arranged for fashions in.,.. >r She didn t hesitate. She accepted him nrs. W. R. BATES, n»nsfleld. La., writ»» i the C hristm as celebrators. F or a half is h e ? A S tr a n g e M a rr ia g e . $ U ¿ 5 ’s n o m n \« ean -a n û * u ) f no so quickly th a t his head swam in a de hour a fte r arriving at Mac’s we were busy “ B efore w ritin g to you I su ffered W hile a w om an, aged 26, an iron« t t\in \in A s K K 1 t ' ’ a A a-covn«-' lirium of joy.—New York H erald. à o o I | w w t ish stam ping snow from our rubber boots and d re a d fu lly fro m p a in fu l m e n s tru a by trade, w as being charged before tin Cor. Second a n d S ta rk Sts. w alrus hide shoes, peeling off ex tra cover tio n , leu co rrh cea an d sore fe e lin g in H arle sd eu m a g istra te s w ith bigam y, j J tie u s b t'to toot A R e m a r k a b l e N o te . ro v U r J nvy unm y ings and in general hand shakings and th e lo w er p a r t of th e bow els. N ow my cu rio us scene look place. T he m othe “Do you see this five-dollar note Ten- more ’Merry C hristm asings.’ ......P O R T L A N D , O R E G O N frie n d s w a n t to k n o w w h a t m a k es m e w as the chief w itness a g a in st he spot?” (objb, i>on\«-bow o r “ ‘Now, boys, fall right in and tickle look so w ell. I do n o t h e s ita te on e m in d au g h ter, and told how she and thi “ I do, Pipp, but w hat of it?” your gizzards over there,’ shouted Mac W e a " ' r^ ö tn )6 c h ~ k (T in hcrc, ; urbanely to the crowd. “ I regard th a t as the most wonderful u te in te llin g th e m w h a t h a s b ro u g h t h u sb and had sa t in a pew In the churcl CURE ÏOURSELF! M a s a y i s h e i a - w ’tôhin a b o u t th is g r e a t ch a n g e. I c a n n o t w hile the second m a rriag e w ent on five-dollar note ex tan t.” “T here was room for only fifty to eat at t ». H is u fo r u n u a iu ra t Boil t neglect youreell; it ¡8 the '■‘ 'k a r g ,.., m t l a u o o . n , , “ p raise L y d ia E. P in k h a m ’s V eg etab le a time, so while one squad was standing “W hat is there wonderful about it?” Chriifm ay wooifinr tom «. Ibis y e a r 1 perfect fitting trus» applied iu Tiie m o th er said she had told her son f r n t a t , ., ,. » o r u h . r . i . J up and eating at the table, the rest were “I had it left a fte r buying all the C hrist Com pound en o u g h . I t is th e g r e a te s t in-lay he had b e tte r stop the proceed reason w hich effects a cure - th e 1‘a m ! ? " " ,“ »“ S r a ^ 2 r r n[ ,i’î , l' t r ’c o ,'d ih o n , tn;i>erfect never; 2.100 styles to sitting about on the benches. We told mas presents I had to get.” rem ed y o f th e a g e .” iTM tEvM tOM cm cttCa. s’ " ' > ’er''p ."^ ,l,l'',«ls.'l i “ ì u * Ings, b u t he an sw e re d : “ I don’t w an select from enables us to guar- stories of other C hristm as days in other antee a fit, or no charge: If vour T he young people are not alarm ed at «OM by IS ru g d .u , to. I hope he’ll be a b etter husband tt camps, talked about w hat the people down druggist does not keep them ■ _____________ZZ Z or sent hi phuu »r«prer. th a t anti-Santa Claus movement. They w rite us (or directions for self- her th a n I ’ve been.’’ T he second hus in the S tates were doing, wondered w hat î " r i i Â Æ n ^ are preparing to turn the hose on it. n ica su re n ie n t: correspondenee >* » °r 3 IxtltltM, <2.7& band, she said, knew It w as a bigatnou: had transpired since we last heard from u .CURES WHLRI ALL LLSEf AILS. l i r c i i l s r août on confidential and trusses sent se- I • Ue»t t uugh Syrup. Tiute» G. ih L Dre T there i6ve months beforel, wondered who cure from observation, to auv m arriag e. W hen she had finished tin In time. Sold by drugyl T he man who feels like a king Christ- address; monev refunded if not N. I*. N. f . w as dead, how election had gone, and first husband cam e forw ard to corrob C O N S U M P T IO N ?» ia s Eve is apt to feel like the d eu w (text NG. ft'i-'f»*. satistactory. 1' II. U „o.lard « C o , E xpert Truss Fitters, Rfc i v t i i w o rate th e stra n g e s to r y —Loudon Tit} Second St., P ortland, Or. Y V lIK N w r ltli. B to n .lv c r tls e r , p i e u » Bit*. H lu e u iio u t h h is pupvr. * JF YOUR LIVER Cut Rate"""“« “” ThWI'hh"“'h' (899 [¡¡CYCLES n™ (© N riD C N C E . WILLAMET IRON WORKS < ENGINES, BOILERS ;C Am erican re T>Pe r Founders 1 Com pany HR! RUPHIRED 1 Z ? I 1 TYPE-