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T H tí GOOO NEW T IM ES. T UOCOH the -old fo!ks" talk o f the ( o o d o ld t im e s , When od »»» plenty an! w e r e ao f e w ; Yet th e "young folk»* daten w ith doubtful •mile*. Corn lin ed they were not as rr-od ( , the new. Thow w -r* gay aleigh ride», grandpapa, 1 knv W hile laaale ne er danced lith e aa dear grand M r ; ” E ut som e thing» could be aald ’boat a m o l ern beau. And a cozy jaunt In a p alace car. 1 ho«e were wonderful loarca dear "arand- m a r" made. And a te broldered your aocka w ith a won- ■iroua darn; Yet a‘ie wondered aoinctlm ea. I’m Bare If It paid. (W ould have left had »he dared for a prom e tu d e And enjoyed to have apun a little street y a r»A N r i-? n ? t eh' r F’ Da- F * * * « « » P * . 7ou know, “ ■ •'f frowned when ahe purchased her w edding dreaa. Aud «Ighed aa be w ished tor the -good old t tinea.” • When bonnet» w ere cheaper and dreaaca took leas. srv « wrill not ‘receive me or my letter» - f C H R IS T M A S AND TH E CHILDREN.« never. •Pooh: Did »he tell you so?” HE little folks are ta lk in ’—they tai if •Sh». like an yth in g >te to aie—-I m ustn't go there.” 'Bout Saury Claus a c o in lu ’, aa' w hat “ Look here, Randolph.” said the com he-» goln - to bring; mon sense matron. ”»h:a is ail nonsen««. An" th e m other n e 'e r scold» ’em or te lls ’em If Lilia Sprague won't receive me, she 'boat th e noise; must be a ninny-----” T h ey're Just the aw eeteat little girls—the beet of little boy».' “ Don't say th a t7* “ I will say that. But anyhow, her Because they know that S an ’ y Claus know s everyth in g they do. mother will see me. I am going n o w to CYANIDE’S DEADLY A TTRA CTIO N T An' w hile he'» loadlug up bis sleigh he’a watchiu' o f 'em, tool An’ them that m inds their mother«, they get» the m ost o f toy»— T h ey ’re just th e aw eeteat little girl»— the best o f little boys I T h ey’ve Just been w rltla ’ letter« to S a cty C.aua each day An' tellin ’ him Just w hat they w ant an ’ i show ln' him th e way To w here the house ¡ a ao he'll know just w here to leave the toys, Per Just the sw e e te st little girl*—the bear of little boyal ; T h ey ’re g ittln ’ m’g b ty anxious fer th e days an n igh ts to go. An' all of ’e m are happy an ’ they make their m others so She never h a , to scoid ’em or tell ’em ’bout the noise, ’Cause th e y ’re ju st th e sw e e te st Uttie girls —th e best o f little boys. —A tlanta Cona< Itutlon. T h e M a r r ia g e a b le A g e . A spinster who is still living in hope iavs the m arriageable age is anyw here “J u s t now we a re engaged in the betw een the sem inary and the cem e m aking of tons of cyanide of potas te ry .—Chicago D aily News. sium ,'' said a m em ber of a firm of m an T h e T y p e w r ite r I n v e n t io n . A statistician has proven that the inven- u factu rin g chem ists, “and of all poisons th l7 v 7 ^ : , .v PO,R° “ 8 tion'of the tvpewrite'r has given en.plov- , this, to my mind. Is th e m ost dangerous, ment to 500,000 people, but he fails to state because of a singular quality it pos liow many cases of weak stomachs it has sesses. It Is iu appearance so very a t induced. All people of sedentary occu need H ostetter’s Stomach Bitters trac tiv e to those who handle it th a t pation I t helps nature to bear the strain which they are often seized w ith an alm ost ensues troiu conti’.enient. overw helm ing desire to ea t i t To one Foolish m en m ake feasts and w ise m an It probably suggests sugar, if he have a fondness for saccharine sub men eat them . stances. and to an o th er snow new ly H O W ’S T I I I S c fallen, b u t to both It is so alluring th a t ~ ~ thi'T m n v n n l r *. . . .. '»e offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any y may only o\ ercom e th e tem ptation case of Catarrh that can not be cured by H all’s to p u t it in th e ir m onths by g rea t force Catarrh Cnw~r Of ill power, _______ F. J .C I ------CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O of w will We the undersigned, have known F. J. Chenej tor th e past If vears, and believo him p crlectl” 1 be very men who m ake It aDd who honorable in all busin ss transaction; and ¿n are m ost fam iliar w ith Its deadly pro anciall-r able to carry out any obligetiona perties are pursued by a a unreasonable by their firm. W sst <t T rvax , desire to ea t the pols-n. and as long as W holesale D rua-lsts, 7oled<\ *?. WkLDING, ’vINNAN A MkrVIS, they rem ain In its vicinity th is ex V« nolesaie Drug ists, Toledo. O. trao rd in ary craving endures. They H all’s Catarrh Cure is t ken n: rnally. aciixt: ta o w ,b a t to ’ » r «- «■« (.irectly on the blood and m cons surfaees c T h o s e W h o H a n d le t h e D r u g P r a w n A l m o st Ir r e a io tib ly to S w a llo w I t . ' '' ) $ j $ A LO CK OF H A IR . £ $ < BEST FOR THE BOWELS T<'ut I f yon h a v e n 't a r e r u la r . h e a lth y m o vem en t o f t h * bowels e v e ry d ay , y o u 're sick, o r w ill be. licet» bowels open, a n d be w e ll. Force, in th e shape o f vio le n t physic o r p ill poison. 1» dan gerous The amocibcfet. easiest, m ost p e rfe c t w ay or keeping lha bowels c le a r a n d cle a n la to ta k a CANDV f jgsr v i H r-i^sr\ C m AT A R T i IC •MTIHIO P le a s a n t. P a la ta b le . P o te n t. T a s to Good Do Gnrw, N e v e r S icken , W e a k e n . o r O r lp e . lt»e. Xlc fide W rit« ,E,RT,A ' ? ? T ' e T , ’ a o tb ,a ? I tb a t *>» « -“ M continue In such a course fo r f r e e sam ple, and boo klet on h e a lth . Addreaa Strrli»< BaaeS? Cklraae, Tart. SSCa about Abram Smollet to suggest of ~ ' infidelity — * w ithout being found out the gay Lothario. He was the some tim e?” most commonplace, not to say plainest, “See here!” Sm ollett arose in his Xr'‘;it-SM ndpa. l ee heard It aald. looking of mortals, a respected m ember might, seized Taget by th e shoulders Wonldn t »pare the wool for hla daughter ! to w eave; of the board of trad e and a thorough r 'c S “ s - T h V h rce aad s: ated h!ai la A H a p p y N ew Y ear. B ot sighed for the fash ion s o f P aradise, IYe»;ght and pathos are inextricably business man. I don’t suppose any a cuair. t h is has gone for enough.’* m eans death alm ost in stan t and hor- the system Pri a T£c per bo .le. bo.d by aL 1 ^ r,gc^ li*e Bg leaves o f Mother ' urug-Ists. Testim oni. 1» Irec. mingled with the thought of New Year’s woman except Sm ollett’s w ife ever he said, in a passion. U a II’ b Fam ily P i.] . r< th best. words W h 'it has m E xplam your rible, and as a consequence are usually looked a t him tw ice, and yet Mrs. Smol 1 day. »ays the Boston Watchman. It Is ■ • • • ,/e r COt**° ’’ 9* lB- Wfet" P,eSBU’*« >r« Jo n X u i r "T " " Se* ¡,b ie ? “ resls‘ « ” ■*<■ te .m > .a « o i ... M A N U F A C T U R SD B Y ... j only a conventional point of time: any lett w as inordinately Jealous. Mexico sold the U nited S tates $2, "’Irlstariee en ch an ts ua," th« poet was C A L IF O R N IA F IO S Y R U P CO. j other would do as well. Every day closes “ D lT o rc er said Charlie, In a aepul- b « n “ e n J f g S ' l n t t ? D mMn” « Z n re “ ',e ' ° 00’0OU W° rth “ d“ “ * T“ r ' Lydia got It In her foolish head th at right; “ IT A L L O V U M N O W ,” S A I D L I L L A . an obi year and h ern « a new one. but for A bram w as spending more tim e in his chral voice tT K O T E T H E N A M E. ----- iU uie m anu raetu re of j w«nders hts m f.aor7 ha<~k to deplore lep l T O C U K K A C O L O IN O N E D A Y Th ..Z2.ar tO° hl«h or ,h* Goot* all P too call on Mrs. Sprague. And now. look all that we cannot help feeling th at this office th an he ought, atid becam e fright- Sm ollett .Im ply w ilted Into hla chair, and ' “ " ’" T “ ' tight ? day, which is agreed upon throughout P O R T L A N D D IR E C T O R Y . imt-iia , _____ „ . . . . uuu steaay w orkm en have com m itted Take L axative Bromo Q uinine Tablets here, about this bracelet.” Christendom for the beginniug of a n ew AL d ru g g is'j refund the money if it The b iia ^ B Wb° Kr« crs ° ‘er paat hours of F e u e r MU<1 W i r e ttO r k a . “ShaH wc go on with th at?” said year, ia somewhat unique. The pathos fails to cure. E. W Grove’s signature For* ‘' *" ’ b* « r ea m i o f heroes and W atts. with a faint smile. f’OIlTI.AXD WIRE A IROS WORKS; WIRK cornea from the review of the past, aud of unlim ited pow er over the other sex. is on each box. 25c. O f couise wo shall, stupid. Higgins from the sense th at another notch has and iron lenenti;: office railing, etc. »««Alder. M hen she m ade au unexpected de H ow h -r hair wouldn’t crim p and her gloves *ay* h* ha® tried to set the watch with scent ujton th e office, however, she ---- a v n i u factu rer I t p iU T J . In A ustrian hotels it is s till custom been cut for u» on the stick of time. The begged her to let me see you before we -- m replied. M a e l i i u e r v M in i F orWf' d'e.Vly depraved are m f «<* > >» 7 ° “ *'•' i . , 1 th — * ----- —’ — " aQted It, and be Many tim es w hen in contact w ith the ary to charge e x tra for candles. ... 'I ’ly depraved are I»» n an im a.e CB„-t m „ ke g n y ^ tte r j o b o f ,t than delight arises from the anticipation of found a long-legged, red-haired boy b at began d rastle m easures-----” th in g s.0 i ’AWSTON A CO.; KNUIXKS, ROII.EKS. MA- the new and better experiences of the tering the keys of the machine, aud the I eh in ery, supplies. «»-¿0 F iritS t.. Portland.Or. Sm ollett’s face was pitiable, “ H ow — cyanide fum es, aud I have had to leave 1 Moore could. Now I think Pd better go year to come. \\ but interest any rational E a t T h e m L ik e C a n d y TLtre are bountiful tim es In ib< only woman on the prem ises was the w h at-----” work precipitately iu - consequence. So •e <ood new and take it back to Moore’s and tell them w o ll ta «nt» . * _ P ainty, fragrant tablets of confection—Cas- d ays; JOHN POOLE. P ortland , O regon , jM'ison could have in having his fortune scrub woman, of whom even Lydia Candy Cathartic, the m t edicine of iouat to<1*y '-an rive you the best bargains in general tu n T Y mv m uh . m e <>i Th. re are lire» a» b eau tifu l, pure and true to set it with the face out. don’t you?” How did she discover your infam y?' " t n is tills curious fact know n iw all carets told is a mystery. The scat and charm of could not be Jealous. I Hi« and liquids are out of ' date. All d r u c A» any who moved t»» the sim pler ways* * w orks w here cyanide of potassium is ““ .... ................... macinuery, engines, boilers, tanks, pumps, “ Very well,” said W atta, with almost life consist largely in the fact that each dem anded Charlie, w ithout compassion. U17de th i^ 'n f ' gist«, 10c, 25c. 50c. * And It may be a trifle better, too.— ’ Sm ollett is as m ethodical In his h ab its ••She aa»- th a t lock or the other worn- , T , r J r J , ’J . k ” are alw ays tw o men | »lows, belts and windmills. The new childish resignation ! day is like teel I X L windmill, sold by him, is un- h° is n° t tru e to him self is a as a w ell-regulated town clock. On a an s h air in your w atch___ ” Blnee God w ith Infinite, ,ovin e d esign , a Jar of _____ am m w onia, I . t°t»Ptber, and ______ ¿quailed. la raiding the nations nearer to W in; which Is th e antidote to "the poiLon. 7s tra ito r to Heaven certain day every spring he leaves off “The other woman!” gasped Smollett. flannels, and on a certain day in the “W hat other w om an?” kept a t hand.” Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow’s Sooth fall he puts on overshoes. Once in “ In your w atch.” Luo 1 vruE the bes1 remedy to use for tJjp'T JO K E WAS ON THE D O CTO R. HOM E FOR T H E HOLIDAYS. every two years he has his w atch Children during the teething period. “ A woman In my w atch?” A n s w e r e d u n E m e r g e n c y C a ll a n d I s cleaned a t the Jew eler’s. The time for Ever use it? Y’ou should. “No, no. The lock of hair.” M ichigan, Ohio and In d ian a lim e S t i l l L o o k i n g f o r H is P a y . renovating his chronom eter came Smollett drew out his timepiece. He m akers are forming a tru st. One night recently a phvsiciau oo SO L E AG EN CY around lately, and Sm ollett left It w ith gradually grew calm. H e opened the W est A dam s stre e t was^caHed W o rth in g to n a Jeweler on Broadw ay, in the shop back ease and the yellow lock f e ll in m 1 19 up about ,• }Ve, wi11 r°rfei.t >, .0°0 if any of our pub i i i caned 8 te a m P u m p s his hand. H e looked from u to i'a -e“. ’ bJ' “ *' ping d is tric t ringing a t UsI,e? testimonials are proven to be not a n d W a te r the door bell. H e rushed dow >wn sta irs | geuu,ue' I h e Co., W arren, l ’a. Stocks were rath er shaky about th a t J** “ Is this it?” M e te rs . ,! P sau m e, la th e fata l e v |J J h X î Ä'U“ ,an tre “ bll,>« w ith ex time, and he had to be a t his desk early M yom ing’8 coal mine? are producing P um ping P lants ol Any Capacity w ho grasped out; and late to w atch m atters. H e couldn’t 22,000 tons per day. T A T U M A K iiW E N find tim e to go around a fte r his tlme- “ Run, quick, doctor—th a t little house - ' - ? > B ut Smollett w ithered him. “ Do you 2 9 t o 3 5 F ir s t S tr e e t , P o r t l a n d , O r. u JJ? s Itn igorau,,^ debi’1it*,p<1 or exhausted ________ M achinery—A ll K inds. in n T i,b,sence was alw ap s both- j mean to say my w ife has been to see across the stre e t—my husband—poison I)r |Jr. Tk kltne To|lJc FKKK a cured T bi . • B o ttle c o n ta in in g 2 W ee k s ' trc n im c n t l»r k'llrie“ —suicide.” ering him. for he had to depend upon ' you?” 8 and Magic Lantern Bargafn List Institute. «31 A r c h S t., P h ila d e lp hia. Founded l»7l No. 15 now ready for m ailing. church clocks, a French m antel clock 1 he doctor hurried over and found a “Yes.” T. P. ANDREWS, 109 Montgomery th a t w as never know n to be rig h t half burly fellow rolling about on a bed aud At Roberta, G a., cotton seed cost.* 8t. San Francisco. “ W here Is she now ?” a day a t a time», or his w ife's chatelaine, “ I prevailed upon her to go home and groaning as if in terrib le pain. H is 15 cents a bushel. and was alw ays m issing ears aud being w ait till I had seen you,” said the law- Mile and th ree other women his tw o The Pleasantest, Most Powerful *„d late a t appointm ents. d au g h ters aud a sister-in-law —w ere I yer, chuckling wickedly. Effective Neverfaiiing Remedy foi P R E V E N T IN E , the greatest an tisep tic and So dear Lydia, w ith the best of lnten Sm ollett put on his hat and did not 2 7 * ng a ° d w rlnS 'nS th eir hands. germ icide known. Will cure a ll fem ale trou L a G rippe, C a ta rrh , tions, found the Jew eler’s ticket and a PPea r iQ the office again th a t day 1 here w as a bottle on the table labeled bles. P ositively »afe and certain. No woman R h e u m a tism . sale w ithou t It Mall order» prom ptly filled. I oison ’ aud h alf of the coutents w ere w ent herself a fte r the w atch, saying i much to the d isturbance of certain tTJkZV*” W1L’ <\MreaMy Rche or V»in known ^ £ e Pt’1 wanted. Big m oney made. nothing to Sm ollett about It. W hen she 1 8tocks in which he w as known to deal S° Ue in the humnii body. Send for trial bottle, » c bRh'U CO., A 161 La Salle street, 1 «’^ d up the situation In tw o min- DR*.Vs e l r i ,) » ? f r o r t e V w***(8W’ Chicago, III. presented the ticket to the jew eler, he! heavily. But in the afternoon he was | looked at it and then a t her.' seen driving w ith his wife ,n the park utes* sai(1 th turned the S W A m m o n RH EU M A TIC CURE CO s, said the e doctor, “aud turner! “T h is Is a gentlem an’s w atch, m iss.” 167 and 169 Dearborn St.. Chicago. and la ter they occupied a box a t the "o m e n out of the room and sh u t the door.” Lydia blushed prettily. “Oh, yes; It’s theater. re caused by the im purities in the blood. Y’ou I m p r o v e d T r a in E q u ip m e n t . iuy husband’s.” she said. ill be relieved of the pain q u ick ly, your blood I ag et dropped in on nim a dav or two “Now, w h at do you m ean by tills?” The O. R. it N. and Oregon Short w ill be made pure by later. I said, giving th e fellow a good sbaklug. !t froiu the safe and sa,fl: L ine have added a buffet, smoking and think It s all right, m a’am .” He “ H as the divorce been settled out of Oh, nothin’, doc,” he said sheepishly library car to th eir Portland-Chicago »11 h v « he asked snapped the case and opened the back court as bis groans subsided; “je s t foolin' the Easy and pleasant to tr.ke. One bottle g l/e s through tta in , aud a dining car service of the w atch to look a t the works. As “ Now I suppose you think you’re women folks.” has been inauguarated. Tlie train is relief. fl.tM) per bottle at your druggist'». be did so a tiny lock of hair slipped out i sm art, don’t you?” returned SmolfetL It developed th a t tlie supposed suicide DR. MARTEL'S BOOK, upon the show case, “ Well, I’m aiw ays glad when I can I ll;ld come home drunk th e 'n ig h t before equipped w ith the latest ch air cars, r I r 6 JeT,eIer ar!ance<1 nt It and then at bring fam ilies together Instead of sep- a a <l th a t his w ife had rem onstrated day coaches and luxurious first-class and ordinary sleepeis. D irect connec »«lT.lope WrlM T he fort- to ua ' r ” 3 g0,<lcn brow n’ a ra tin g them, If there isn’t anv - money . , w Ith hira- And now th ere is a bill to — ■ Jo-day L>r thin B o o k c in iM in in r Psrtk-n- tion made at G ranger w ith U nion P a lar» sud TM U iuuula» of DR. M A U TkX ’S ----- ---- 10 lock v.'hlch had dropped out of the ,n It for me,” said Charlie, sanetim o- 1 Pay- The doctor sen t it first to the cific. and at Ogden w ith Rio G rande nlously. w atca w as yellow. Yvife, aud it w as returned w ith a brief line, from all points in Oregon, W ash 1 he Jew eler w as a wise m an; he was “ H uh!" grunted S m o llett rraJ»©d by thoumnds of Mtuifled ladle» aa note to ¿he effect th a t she w asn ’t pay _ 5 *,5 ’s^w?ZJ roilai*,e *®d without an equal. m arried himself. H e glanced slyly at “And ,u this case th e evidence w as ing her h u sb an d’s bills. T he husband ington and Idaho to all E astein cities. ■ '•In laetoU bo«, Freuch For inform ation, rates, etc., call on Bd. Take no ether. Lydia. H or eyes were flashing anri so dead ag ain st you. Any woman could returned it w ith the suggestion that, as Fru n c b D ru g Co.,3bi a foa > p«u.rl P wu -IS l , Maw Tura City. any O. R. & N. agent, or address W. red spot burned la e t h e r cheek 4he i h?lVe lnade a Perfec^y clear brief out of his w ife had sum m oned the medical H. H u rlb u rt, G eneral Passenger Agent had s»en the leek , f h alr, b n t he- 0„ , “ ' ” man, she m ight m eet the expense.— Portland. “Oh, I don’t suppose you will be sa tis Chicago In te r Ocean. the vfoHDeSSre h,S h ea rt’ trled ®bie,d the victim. He closed the w ateh wlth- fied till you know It all.” growled Smol A re Y o u G n in ^ E n s t? T h e S i g n P a .n t e r ' N T r iu m p h . And IU«- kw.'rp o f the cen tu ries. ij3Ck tbe h a ii’ a «d « a r te d lett. “T h at lock of hair w as---- ” If so. you should see th at “ Very well.” E 'er «had»* » pv<igre»Mlve, happier hymn. chapter to discover now it turns out. You “ W hat w as the hardest job I ever “Yes?” said Charlie, w ith interest. your ticket reads via th “And then I ’m going straight to Mrs. do not thank anyone for telling you the to Pack the tim epiece In a box. V\ as Lydia s. H er hair has grown a tackled, did you a sk ? ” said tlie sign The» n s;*.l New Y'ear, th is my earnest Sprague’s.” io n have forgotten som ethin” ” said G reat Rock Island route Wish, plot. It Is so with life. There is in Lydia. In a hard voice. good bit d ark er than it was when she p ain ter to a New O rleans Times-Dem- “Are you?*’ ^ ^ ^ ^ A J w a y » e h a a p a r^ ^ ^ ^ ^ and you w ill get th e best I a»».<l In b,»j-.c*’il, joblln n t tone; finite satisfaction in each day’s contribu Y 1° th e en d than a n y aeeda w as a child of fl. H er fath er _______ gave me ocn it reporter. bog your pardon.” “ I t w as an ‘a d ’ for P ullm an palaoe sleeping cars, elegant I’ irst to Higgins’ Mrs. Sucher went, tion to the record. You do not want to That the com ing year, rich freighted w ith th a t o n ly co st h a lf a» m uch. ’ where she took possession of a remark forgotten som ethin"-” she tb a t lock and I’ve carried it—well, a s,,H'k tog tobacco I painted ou the side reclining chair cars “ fre e ,” and library T ested, true to n a m e, fresh an d l h ’ p m v e th e best that 70U ever have ably pretty and uncommon gold bracelet, f anticipate it. It would be a curse if any X “l o h u l have i ° d tlDK th e r e l l o w i o X good m any years, Now are you satis- of tlie G rand Canyon on the liue of the buffet carso n all through trains. Best know ». reliable. A l w a y s t h e b e a t . a tiny olil-fashiotu*d watch aud the min one could tel! you just what the year —Ex>'hs:ig» D enver aud Rio G raude Railroad. I «lining car service in the world. Popu .for F erry’s — ta k e no o th e r s “ “i ! “ ‘° hWe bls fled? iature. Then to Moore’s, where she left would bring. It is just as reasonable to ¿ a . “ eve W r ite fo r 19UU Seed A n nual. “ Yes,” said the law yer, slowly. “Bu* was working for a Buffalo concern th a t lar personally conducted excursions ». M. FLkliY A CO.. the bracelet, the watch and the minia •oppose that the year will be liappv ns *ad Who can tei,? Who can control had a co n tract to p u t up 5,000 land once a week to all |*oints E ast. For D e tr o it, M ir k . “Oh th a t? ’- sal,1 ibis blessed A nanIas w as Lydia?” ture. Then to Mrs. Sprague’s. And then he barely escaped w ith his scape signs for a tobacco com pany, and full particulars call on or address any As Mrs. Sucher entered Mrs. Sprague’s th at? Are we not in the hands of God? * ' ° U r<? ”’rong’ m a'am . T h a t’s I bat is the reason for a happy New a bit of hair a custom er of mine w anted life to tell the rest of us of Sm ollett’s d gang of us traveled over the country ticket agent, or A. E. COOPER, Lilia’s Xinas Presents. $ private and individual sitting room she Year’s day. detection In the ch a racter of a gay looking for good effective locations, G . A. P. D., C. R. I. & P. Ry., 246 heard a whisk and rustle of skirts and a me to put in a locket for him ___ ’» door closed behind a rapidly retreating “I saw It drop.” Faid Lydia, w ith a L othario.” lliis place in the canyon w as as tough W ashington street, P ortland, Or. You Can’t Mate a Mistake by Taking the ! figure. TH E DECO RA TIV E HOLLY. calm ness th a t quelled the jew eler’s glib a proposition as any sign w riter ever C lIniM ta, S c e n e r y a n d N a t u r e ’s S a n i S u c c e s e » G a i n ' d in E a r ly L ife . Li..a not w»-Il?” said Mrs. Sucher, tongue. P u t it back Iu the w atch.” w ent ag ain st. H ie side th ere w ent y? 1LLA S l’ltA G U E stented to blow ! w t a r iu m . with aa incredulous laugh. “Too bad. " v e n t h e o f I t a G l o s s y L e a v e s W o v e n A lthough m ost au th o rs do not achieve stra ig h t up a,»out 200 f e e t and a t the He obeyed; she p a d his bill and sw ept J ( a lu ai the door with a gust of wind • T hefee Christmas preparations are unde l lo u n d t h e E a r t h a t C h r ia tu ia a . Scenery, altitu d e, sunshine and air, distinction until they reach middle age, top th ere was a big overhanging ledge. rega y fre," slore. T ,w , «nJ m drift of »now. Then, having 1 niably ni fatiguing. 1 have spent three UCH of the Sm ollett Bolng bo.™ , h at n ,Kht m any cases arc on record where young It w as easy enough to let down a lad constitute the factors w hich are rap id kicked a pnir of snow encrusted over- weeks, my dear Mrs. Sprague, running ly m aking Colorado the health and Christmas sen men have done able work. D ickens e l o u Into a corner of the hall, M irt about fawn iu search of the right present timent ¡a due to peculiarly vexing day. and longing to w rote “ P ickw ick” w hen he w as 21 d er from above, but on account of the pleasure grounds of the world. Lilia ran upstairs in a hurry. forget business for a few hours In’ the for the right people.” ledge it >«ung a t least forty feet out the holly, which, H ere the sun shines 357 days of the years of age. Robert Brow ning pub “See here, m*tther,’* »aid Lilia, “it’s all ‘ \ ou must have laid yourself out to with its bright society of h,3 charm ing little wife lished “ P aracelsu s” when he w as 23, from th e face of the , rock. average year, and it blends w ith the over now.” be generous.” said Mrs. Sprague. berries and glossy found Ir. her place an iceberg. . te r stu d y in g it over for a w hile crisp, e le c tric m ountain a ir to produce “ What, dear?” Mta. Sprague asked, “ 1 am generous. I give my time and 8tuollett was puzzled, but m ade no to say nothing of the Im m ature “ P au l leaves, is one of spliced a coupie of fishing poles t o a clim ate m atchless in the known k'-king up absently from a letter she was labor to help other people give presents. the tovoritc through Dining Car the most decora SntolfotDe * hb woaicn' as in business, ine.” w ritten when he was 21. 1 R r a i b l ’^ ^ v u e d a su it sponge to th e world. No pen can portray, no brush FoS « writing. Nothing th a t Mr. S w inburne has w rit T hat brings me to the object of tbi* visit. and Buffet-Library Car Line East. tive greens nsed Smollett s w as a w aiting game. H e al »•ml. T h at w as my brush, and by lying “ i t ’s ail over—I say, it’s ail over h e Can you keep a secret?” call on or addres« • t the Christinas w ays went on the theory th at, ,f he ten is b etter than “A taian ta in Caly- flat on th e ladder I m anaged to do a can p ictu re the m ajeetic grandeur of J. i R. NAGEL, l*Ç*teu**»> C. 1 . A. W. E. COMAN O A twr*n Kcndolph—oh, v.'hat a (oo— too— “ Yes,” said Mrs. Sprague, “ and I am season, aud is w aited long enough, the o th e r’ fellow don.” and It w as published wlJlu he very d e c e u t pie-e of w ork; a t least, you the scenery a ong the line of the Denver C. O. TERRY, T. H A ’ ' fie I I’ve Ixtu!” And she Hung herself, horning with curiosity. So make haste & Rio G ranoe R ailroad in Colorado. ,2 4 T hird S tre e t, Adapted especially would show h 3 hand. So a fte r dinner w as 28. and a fte r he had w ritten much P ortland , O r . •ebbing, on a big horsehair sofa. and tel! me.” could read it like a book from below, I arties going E ast should travel via well to wreath be retired to tLe lib rary w ith his paper. other verse. The late C hristian Roset- “ But why, Lill«?” “Oh, then you know?” and tb a t w as the thing we w anted. th is line w hich is known a ll over the form, the color ti published a book containing some of H is theory w as again proved correct “ Don’t a«k iue l!ke that, mother. Don’t! “ You were with Randolph W atts when W hen tlie railroad people found out w orld as the Scenic Line of the world. lasting longer and I’ve to'J you before. And thin—this is he ran away from Lilia yesterday. How She soon appeared, but a glance a t her her p rettiest poems when she w as only w h at I bad done they were as mad as For any inform ation regarding rates, Piles are c u rc i by p the general shape ML the see--sec—accord time. Oh!” More was it?” S ’"»” itch ing and bl Al.».,ri,i tuoinr,. fcg' blazes, especially the chief engineer, tim e tallies, etc., call on or address R. StopH being more satis- face assured him th a t there was little J& r*t druggis sobs. The “ Defense of G uinevere” w as “ Yon promise not to tell her?— tc keep factory than vh»n made of the ever- change ,n the weather. H e wished he ne about your • who w as au aesthetic sort of a gent C. Nichol, general agent, 251 W ash “ I don’t understned yon. daughter.” ,t for three days? Y’ery well. You see. green. Strange as had ordered Jam es to light a fire h T th Z i gi. v en the work! b5' ' V i, 11am M orris it may seem, hun ----- — » a m e in the w hen the au th o r w as b nt 24. Coventry from Boston, and be tried for nearly a ington street, P ortland, O r., or any ••id her mother, leaving hor batch of he wants to give her a bracelet he hud dreds of holly wreaths are sent out t Christm as correspondence aud going to made for her. with a very pretty motto the cemeteries, their green and ‘ red 0 grate. She stood beside the table aud P atm ore w as already a co n trib u to r to month to get it off. letting down China agent of the O. R. & N. Co., or South CURE YOURSELF ! men w ith scrubbing brushes on i>o!es, ern Pacific Com pany. B * < G to r u n n a tu ra l carry comfort to the tragic figure on the on it in enamel. Then he wants to give brightness signifying the loving remem placed a box upon It. m any leading m agazines when, a t the al»ctiarge».lurtMBiii,MU„n. “T here Is your w atch.” horsoha’r sofa. her a beautiful little watch that belonged brance for dear ones passed away—yet _ lrr»t*tioi»» e r olc<-ratlou» age of 21, his first book w as printed. but they only m ade it all the brighter. H l » M ia fo r ta n e . ■vietar«. o f m u c o u a iuviubr»n<M. " lie 's run away strain!” Lilia roared. “Oh. thank you, my d ear,” said the to his poor mother ami he has had a lit- somehow a little in-rnngruous ev e ? r^ m > c < » iu c la a . ru iu ln m , and not a e tn u - Lord T ennyson’s early efforts are well At last he got some brown p ain t “ Ibme w hst. dear?” Teacher— Try to rem em lier this: tie miniature of his mother made to fit a sentimeutal - - standpoint. ” e' en -l «n» unsuspicious Smollett. “ I’d never fovfnd about th e color of the rocks, and sm ear I th e E v A ì .8C h e m ic a l C o . sent o r polauucua. One is so apt know n; and although Oliver W endell \c iN C iN N A P ,O .H B | • » • < • k r » r w n l a t a , “The Mine a* be did before.” M ilton, the poet,was blind. Do you in behind the wateh. F irst he took th<* to associate holiy with crackling wood .time to go around for I t ” ed it out, b ut it took a t least a dozen Holmes did not win fam e as a poet till “ W hat did he do before?” 8- A. J a ?r iu t»1» '“ v r a a w r She m ade no commeut, but w atched : a fte r middle age, be w as a w riter of coats and cost a heap of money. U th in k you can rem em ber it? fires, rollicking jollity, goed eating and prepaid, fo t “ Mother, I told you, day before yes Bobby Sm art— Yes. m a ’am. him take it out, snap It onto his w atch ' verse in his u n d erg rad u ate days. drinking, and ctber material enjoyment, th e y bad only let th a t sign stand It C irc u la r M n t on roquo»«. terday -tan away from me. He thought Now, w’h a t was M ilton’s great ; tiiaf in luemoriani it s-enis a trifle out chain, and slip R into Its accustom ed 1 didn't see him.” George M eredith w rote “The Ordeal would have been a g rea t addition to m isfortune?” j of place; vet in the poem of th at name place in the left breast pocket of his the canyon. ” “ Mr. W atts ran away from yea?” of R ichard Feverel” before he w as S t which Tennyson has made immortal, we v e s t “ He was a poet.” —Colum bus (O .) “ Ye*, mother, and I’ll never apeak to M e r e ly a Q u e s t io n o f S p e llin g . and Robert Louis Stevenson won bis j read: “ With trembling fingers did we State Journal. “ You beast! you brute!” she cried, first success w hen 28. him agaia. Day before yesterday he at l o r Gorinrrb.H» and Ole«*t v H PaLat’a Okav ■■ H e w as th e engineer of an ocean liner la the «-SI Y » h . . l wUI * r , weave the holly round the Christmas tragically, and as the hurricane of tears least had the poi'tenes« to bow. This No CASK known n h - e v ir f a l b i to rore J , hearth. ' So that the holly has before its b u ist she ran from the room and shut and prided him self on his know ledge of tim e he just turned and went down n i natl<‘r how aerloua or of how lontr atAoding Reauita troi'i Ita uae will astori »ah you. It la ahaoluulr «.fe A n A r tfu l T r ic k . present vogue in cemeteries been asso electricity. On one of his brief sta y s a t •id;» s tre e t He was with that frump of prevent« atricture and cao be i*ken without In, o Tv l' ciated with the memory of those no long herself into her own ap a rtm en ts again. Biene«- and d<’>ntion from businem. PRICK. 13.00 Fiir Some years ago, a traveling French hoUie he accom panied his w ife to a a coiials. I Just hate her, and him, and Poor Smollett was thunderstruck. He aale by all reliable drumrieta. or arnt prepaid by ezpreM. 9 t er iu onr midst. the whole lot.” plainly wrapper, on receipt o f price by J P «». doctor w as in the habit of em ploying I’arty . The su b ject of electricity com r . »’ AltST CHEM ICAL , < Botaaically speaking, the holly is a tried, in a sneaking way. for the ser an Ingenious artifice. W beu he w ent tog up. he Indignantly com bated the OO., Cbiuatfo, 1IL “ ¡'o s ’: be foolish, child. Mr. Wr.tts C .reular mailed on request. v an ts were greatly in evidence, to gain 7° genus of trees and shrubs of the natural I f you are not entirely <well. you are dl. wi 1 here to explain it all. You'll aee.” audience w ith his w but she £ m ! ' to a to y n. w ife: ife; but she i would “ w " here uv*c “ he v 'v " as nor known, he idea th a t 11 w»s possible for tw o people order Aqui foliaeeae. chiefly natives of la answer to this LI,la only rose from Illness does not mean death’s door. It is ~ _ -------------------- not open her door aud he spent t h e ! < . e?1 .? O - h ^ r e I? St h,s doii’ and to produce ail electrical cu rren t through tem perate climat“«, with evergreen, leath the •••fa, grimly took off her wraps and ordered the public crier to offer a re- tlje body of a third by sim ple physical a sense o f iveanness, a tired feeling” a ery, shining and generally spiuous leaves night on the couch in the library and bai, inuticriiig: “ Yes, I ’ll aee,” aud dis- L IV E R 6 0 The c o p i s i holly, the only European w ent down town the next m orning in a w ard of five hundred fran cs to whom- c o n ta c t H is w ife and a friend said Itfe filled •unth nameless pains and su ffe r app arrd Ihxough a door that led to her they would prove i t and. leading him ing. In 9(fJe o f cases the blood is to blame. species and a native of some parts of most bew ildered sta te of mind and an soever would bring it to him. o w n r'M-m. Æ — 'fc Æ m s J’ ís ; Asia, also is a well-known ornament of em pty sta te of stom ach. The crier took care to mention ail to a w indow, told him to pul, up his Hocxf s Sarsaparilla is N ature’s corrective î£2 M.e. S| ”sgu-» did not follow her daugh woods, parks and shrubberies in Great ter w ' o .'» ary fnither attem pts at coiiso - the titles and academ ic honors of the sleeves aud place both hands flat on the L ydia's actions so worried him th at Britain, the stiffness of its habit bein ’ he could cot keep his mind on his busi doctor, as well as his place of residence. glass. They then, ou eith er side, took for disorders o f the blood. ‘Remember latica. neither did the guess wnat I.ilia ! Fcnna. so compensated by the abundance of its was going to do, and that was to w rite a lie soon becam e the talk of the town. a firm grip on his w rists. At the end ness. lie w as Irritable aud generally N . r. N'. a.Jte; branehlets and leaves as to make it one N O . 5 1 —*00. “Do you know ,” says one. “th a t a fa of the most beautiful evergreens. It is fractious, and the red headed young mous physician has come here, a verv of a few m om ents his w ife said lYevr Sir—in care yon may wtsatomake a»y **« N ' r «'Hln|f t o a d v e r t í a era l „ . bm “ Don’t you feel a pain, W illy ?’ man suffered accordingly. About noon found as a native plant in Scotland, al exp lan ation <.f your very stran ge com luet on i n c u t i uu t h ia p a p e r . >*« » a e Charlie Paget, an old friend and a good clever fellow; he m ust be very rich, orea>l..ii* Hits week. » w ish you would “No!” he replied, and returned a like though Britain is nehrly its northern lim at are yr-iintrl? Ute lror.ble o f doing any »ti> b wateh to Moore's. T hat was the day ne for he offers five hundred francs for Charlie’s eyes negative to a second and a third in It attains greater rise and displays law yer, cam e in. tu li’g. eith er per* nally or In w riting Your ran up against Lilia, when he had the i t finding his dog.” quiry. rlug »ha'S be reiuru;il by trail, registered whole package in his hand, and was greater luxuriauce in the northern than tw in,.led, but his m anner was solemn. E V E R Y T H IN G F O R TH E The dog w as never found, but pa •'I.ll.I.A SPLAGU1C.” 1 afraid she would ask J£m. and ran. Yes- in the south-ia parts of its geographic “ See here. A bram .” he said, “ w h at’s At th is th ird response m ost of the tien ts were. *1 liat 'ittie projectile which I.iiia fired ' terday. ju st as he was taking me to hold range, often appearing in the form er as a this I hear about you?” com pany began to laugh, and It sud P R I N T E R .... “ W hat is it? T h a t I’ve sold C., B. & at her f.an-c very nearly ended the life * consultation on that wonderful brace- tree of considerable size—20 to 50 f<w»t denly flashed into his m ind th a t the , N t a p e ’s M m i r y . of Baud ’.ph W alts; at least, so W arts p e t, we saw Li’la coming along. I said high—while in the latter it is generally a Q . short? T h at y a rn ’s stale,” snapped pronunciation of pain and pane w as the One of the m ost curious exam ples of same. said. lie could not tb»uk, or he might bim: ‘Randolph, if she meets us she'll mere bush. T ie name holly used to be S m o llett N atu re’s mim icries Is the substance have seen aa easy wgy out of the horn- 'w a n t to walk along with u». and then derived from the very ancient use of the “ No, sir. Som ething more serious than foe maze into which he had got himself. the wh.»ie plot is ruined. Ix»t’s to re down branches and berries to decorate churches th a t.” jew elers call odoreta lete. The ordi A G o o d F ir e R in d le r . Wc lead and originate His transgression alarm! him in the face, I here before she sees vs.’ But it seems at Christines, said to be connected orig On one of our outings to the moun- ! "W h at is it?” in daw ning w onder at n ary observer would call this iovelv inally with the Rom m Saturnalia, from l i e hid run away from L ila—twice—and •he saw ns after all.” fashions in.... stone pure turquoise. B ut it Is really tain s we secured a q u an tity of very rich the law y er’s solemnity. had ev.-n ««Mgratuiated himself ou his On Christmas morning, ic spite of which the tree was called holy tree. nothing of the kind. It is sim ply the pitch pine which made such good kind- “ It is—er—som ething regarding your e»'ea;.e from h .r and ch ack ld over it s e ■ many earnest assurances from her moth- p riv ate life. I know it isn’t any busi fossil teeth of long ex tin ct anim als liug wood tb a t when it was gone the cretly. How t a i he to convince her that ' er that that morning would bring a clear- C or. S e c o n d a n d S ta r k S ts. ness of mine.” Charlie hastened to say. which h av e been become tinged t,R h old w ay of w hittling shavings seemed bis evasi m was not aa evidence of uis- | ing-up if all her trouble. Lilia was as ter- luyalty to her? w ith a deprecatory w ave o í his hand; various m ineral salts. It is much softer very un satisfacto ry, and we set out to I ribly cross and out of tune with the ......................................P O R T L A N D , O REG O N It was ovly three days before Christ chimes as she had been for four days “or would not be had I not know n you th an the tru e turquoise. Ail the best find som ething better. Pouring kero mas an 1 \\ atts had promised himself past. so long. But as a personal frien d ___” turquoise comes from K horassan. .'a sene on makes the fire s ta rt quickly, but * P Y p 8 $35 Rtoro tnt S21 .A ■. Enw»thai that, w hatever future Christmas might She found c stocking tied to the head J Katailan' P r o f i i - a a » ? • " » » • R i e « . * » .78 we have a prejudice against being “ Personal fiddlesticks!” exclaimed Persia. CtEAR T5U« If 1 wux Santa, and Santa wuz FREE have iu store for b in . that Christmas of Ler bed. a? she had expected, and Kvc*»u25c.ff«-u!t burned alive. A fter various experim ents me, Smollett, crossly,. “ W hat are you s e t tu n Wf y Mill Mg «o..!«» Oatnloeoea shouhl ,-e the happiest te had known *0 i took the stocking down and opened it F r i t z ’s R e c o r d . t b e t onr contract D ’you know w hat I would do? ting a t? ” fo r a 2 cent we hit upon the following which is safe t o fn iíi u oon'P»!» them ». etanip- I'd load w ith p resen ts the C hrist v . ... ¡mechanically. Thru she found the brace- F ath e r—Look here, M aria. The re and cheap and good. T ake a flat ten- i to fa rn ia h na w ith them , eo we can nell ratto«. m as tree “ W hy. this trouble w ith ypur wife.” l . i . . nigat he lay awake until he was j let with a scrap of paper in which, iu her a-? n pr?5‘¿ ‘»a-u.r-'tTJ «na ports th a t this boy of yours, Fritz. And have 'em all marked "For said Charlie, w ith the a ir of a funeral pound lard pa IL B reak corn cobs In oñe of t h ® — ™ 1 pr°-Hîi o í > t h e r exhausted. Next morning he got up and mother’s writing, were the words “ Press P -A a r ic a ltn r .lÖ .Ä W illie B.. A bram . 1 never thought It of '-'¡>'1!’ 'to m school a re som ething two and stand the halves on end In the W ith p'raps for Charlie a mute. WS basi“’M“ mechanically. the spring and look inside, behind the “ 11 or disgraceful. I shall have to see to i t pall until the bottom is filled. Then few . Ih e hrst ra y o f «eat fort ca ne with his ' watch." And when she looked a lurch I y o u . I never would have suspected th at A term later—“ M aria, o u r boy, F ritz, pour kerosene enough over them to wet Mrs. cou ^ .n . M rs. Sucher—the N ik her—the same whom j Joviug face louked back at yon. Abram Smollett, were a gay de I*. S.— I’m W illie B. at he her—a fave is im proving w onderfully a t school, ac th e cobs and leave a little In the bottom Lilin had spoken of as a “ frnm> that was very like Randolph W atts’ own. ceiver; th a t you were living a double cording to his reports.” ’ , of th e pail, so tb a t half an inch or less “ Why. Rat dt.’.ph.’’ said M.-s, Sucher. liiataan. STOVE J a ^LOOFE FREE. i & T X Ä f H * * “4 O rione h -n d w d X u a ^ ä v Ü And at the bottom of the stocking— life-----” T M IAOR i . R' ph * » 1 C « , 4 prices wPl b e m n t expraee peld. " ' “ ‘» W 'l t u u a s »he entered the office, “ what is the away at the very toe—was another pa- A nother term la ter—“ I m ust say, of the cobs will stand in the oil. One F i r s t o f A IL T , M . M O B L K T S S L F F L Y H O C S E . M IN N E A P O L IS , M 1 N P “ Double-----” well, a word not exactly m atter with you? Have you been ill?” If Santa Claus would aak the horse. M aria, th a t boy of mine, F ritz, is get l»er which said. ’"The bracelet ought to of these pieces of cob laid In the g rate perm issible in good society. h at do “She saw me.” was all Randolph could tell yon why I ran away. R. W.” Who h:i» to pull the loaUs, T he g ift r.e d like for Christm as you m ean?” yelled Smollett, his ugly ting along a t school In a w ay th a t I will light readily from a m atch and. say. Then she ¡aid her h--ad and bracelet have reason to be proud of.” ” P I S O ’S C U R E F O R l i e would shout. ’“Good Road«!” burn strongly enough to sta rt quite Rupture face tu rn in g a deep brick red. "Yes. , can e to speak to yon again on her pillow, and wet both bracelet and coarse kindling, and prove a great help afo»»it it. I forgot-----” treated aden- “ H ush. A bram !” said the law yer, sol pillow with tears uutil her headache was People are so anxious to see some- on cold w inter mornings I t is better to rive a Christina« tlflcal ly and ’ U«i, it's no u»e now, Cousin Mattie. ail gone. emnly. “T here is no use.In your grow thing going oa th a t a dog fight a ttra c ts confidenti al« v ------- z ----------- --------- than to receive une from a (ugiiiaL C O N S U M P T IO N ing excited about i t Did you supuose a tte n tio n I w oman is a heroine to her lured adrL C. H. WOOOARO « CO.. t W 5? KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAN BUY THE GENUINE STROP OF FIGS ARTERSINK WOMAN S BLESSING Horrid Rheumatic Pains Woore’s Revealed Remedy. R e lie f for W o m e n ” French Female Pills. FE® ♦ 2 ♦ ♦ H4H* FORjys YOUNG M E N ! A Miss is A s Good as a Mile. , OR. GUNN’S PILLS . ’Æ V. W A m e r ic a n r Type F o u n d e rs C om pany TYPE