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MOST PECULIAR PEOPLE. IN T E R E S T IN G IT E M S . The Bicycle Haa Nearly Emancipated the Parsi Women. The native hen of New Zealand is an The most peculiar people o f India expert rat killer. The giraffe, the armadillo a n ! the are the Parsis (or “ Parsees,” meaning “ Persians” ), who feed their dead to porcupine are voiceless. the vultures upon the Tow er of Si Tomatoes have been cultivated for lence. They fled to India from Persia only one hundred years. when that land fell into the hands of As a rule, the eyesight of women is the Arabs twelve centuries ago. Their better than that of men. men are the first very singular persons The animal that first succumbs to the traveler sees on board the ship which takes him to India, their sin extreme \cold is the horse. gularity consisting in their long sal In Switzerland a telephone can be low faces and large eyes, their shiny, rented fqr $8 a year. patent-leather-looking, tubular hats and The sdtg of the nightingale can be their long and ugly coats. They are heard at the distance of a mile. most numerous in Bombay, but one American and Australian butter is meets them in other cities on the “ Bom rapidly ^crowding the German article bay side,” and in Madras and Calcutta on the other shore. They are the rich from the English market. An elm tree arrives at perfection af est natives o f India, and have made ter a growth of 150 years, and a and still make money in trade. They are the only Indians, who, as a healthy one will endure for 600 years. body, admire and cultivate Western Two-thirds of the crime in London is progressive ideas, who treat their perpetrated between 2 P. M. on Satur women fairly well (according to our day and 9l A. M. on Mondays. ideas), and who permit their widows Mexicans are not noted for their to marry again. Their first rule of cleanliness, yet nearly every town in life is to practice benevoience, and Mexico has^i public bath house. no people do this more liberally. They Miss Helen Gould has contributed maintain nearly two-score charitable institutions in Bombay alone. They the Berrian collection of works on are the only people in the world who Mormonism to the New York public library. do not smoke, and this is because they Louise Froebel, widow of Friedrich w ill not trifle with fire, which is sacred In their belief. They never spit and Froebel. founder of the kindergarten they will not in any w ayy conTanv.^te system, died in Hamburg at the age of f the earth or water or deiile the tljes 85. and flowers. That is why they destroy ’*■ The production1'"Of prunes is increas- their dead without burning the bodies. ing in Oregon, the annual ship- They have no beggars among them; in ent<of the dried fruit now amounting they are monogamists; they are not to 500 cars. caste-ridden (or rotted), like the Hin Five hundred miners at the Bryson doos, for they acknowledge two classes Coal & Coke Company m ines, near Taz- —the priests and the people. They well, Tennessee, walked out, after a keep New Year day, not only as a relig day’ s notice of a demand of a 10 per ious fete day, but, much as we do,-as cent increase in wages. a day for general visiting. Their wom en are not imprisoned with their serv LABASTINEJ Is the original ants or otherwise degraded, but. may and only durable wall coating, entirely different from all kal be met anywhere and everywhere to somines. Ready for use in the same extent as English women in white or fourteen beautiful India. So often are these women come tints by adding cold water. ly, and so beautifully are they clad— ADIES naturally prefer ALA- BASTINE for walls and ceil In such soft and exquisitely colored ings, because It is pure, clean, silks—that, as one writer says, “ they durable. Put up In dry pow dered form, in five-pound pack appear as houris floating about the ages, with full directions. earth in silk balloons, with a ballasting DL. kalsomines are cheap, tem af anklets, necklaces, earrings and jew- porary preparations made from elry.” It is no more than fair for the whiting, chalks, clays, etc., and stuck on walls with de Parsi men to let this be as it is, for caying animal glue. ALABAS- they are the ugliest men that crawl TINE Is not a kalsomine. upon this globe. EW ARB o f the dealer who says he can sell you the ‘‘same An English lady advised me to go thing” as ALABASTINE or and see the rich Parsi young women “ something just as good.” die is either not posted or is try riding bicycles on the road beside the ing to deceive you. sea at 4 o’clock of any afternoon. ND IN OFFERING something What an ideal LThe bicycle has so rev he has bought cheap and tries olutionized young womanhnpd in Eng to sell on ALiABASTINE’S de mands, he may not realize the land that men Who returnJthere after damage you will suffer by a a short absence can not^riWit theii? kalsomine on your walls. senses as they note the change in th| ENSIBLiB dealers will not buy a lawsuit. Dealers risk one by maidens and their hoine government. selling and consumers by using What will it do—or not do—in India*! infringement. Alabastine Co. own right to jnake wall coat Truly that modest-looking toy has ing to mix wlflh cold water. worked as much of the change in this HE INTERIOR W ALLS o f swift-booted century as many o f our every church and school should most important inventions. It has be coated only with pure, dur able ALABASTINE. I t safe proved a steed which leaps the highest guards health. Hundreds of bars o f prejudice, runs away with the tons used yearly for this work. deepest-rooted conventions—"even out N BUYING ALABASTINE, customers should avoid get paces the plans of women for their ting cheap kalsomines under awn emancipation. I try to fancy what different names. Insist on having our goods in packages It may do in India, but, after all, it has and properly labeled. anly a few thousands of Parsis upon UISANCE o f wall paper is ob whom to work.—Harper’s Magazine, f  L  B  S T I The Kentucky Monntaineers. There are no more strikingly interest ing people in America than these isol ated mountaineers who make their homes generation after generation among the fastnesses o f the eastern section of the “ dark • and bloody ground.” The waves o f civilization which swept westward along the St. Lawrence, the Erie canal, and a dozen other routes seem to have found at this point in the Appalachians an insur mountable barrier and rolled back, leaving the descendants of the pioneers of a century and a half ago with many of the same habits and customs and traditions dear to the hearts o f their forefathers. A man who knows the whole country is a child does his first picture book told me that if any person took the trouble to go through a copy o f Shak- »peare and pick out all the obsolete words he would find nearly all o f them in common use among these mountain folk. In their phraseologoy wq find “holp” for “ help,” “ hit” for “ it,” and >ther words which, far from being cor ruptions, are the pure old Anglo-Saxon. Even their ballads are mementos of iges gone by, and I know of one man who, after riding 200 miles through the mountains for the purpose, finally picked up, from hearing the women jing them, the full thirteen verses of in old Scotch ballad which proved to he identical with those recorded in a Mary bearing the date 1665.—Interna tional Magazine. F e m a le P o s t a l E m p lo y e s in E n g l a n d . The English postoffice employs not far short o f 30,000 women, and it is probable that the largest number are employed in telegraphy, or in duties re lating thereto. In London alone the number would appear to exceed 1,500, >f whom no fewer than 1,000 are em ployed at the central telegraph office it St. Martin’s-le-Grand.—Scottish American. Every time a boy looks at a gun, some woman screams. N E viated by ALABASTINE. It can be used on plastered walls, wood ceilings, brick or can vas. A child can brush it on. It does not rub or seal© off. STABLISHED in favor. Shun, •all imitations. Ask paint deal er or druggist for tint card. "Write us for interesting book let. free. ALABASTINE CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. taicycles in South A fr ic a . OH E ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A n E m p r e ss W h o W r e s tle s . ♦ ♦ t ♦ ♦ ❖ t ❖ ! 1900 ♦ ♦ There is every good reason why St. Jacobs Oil should cure ♦ RHEUMATISM NEURALGIA LUMBAGO SCIATICA ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ❖ ■ W ir e le s s T e le g r a p h y | ♦ for the rest of the century. One para ♦ mount reason is—it does cure, Has had a'|new demonstration o f useful ness by the captain o f a lightship, who used it after ordinary signals had failed, to notify the. shore authorities o f danger. I n a like nianaer Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, the famoiis indigestion and dyspepsia cure, acts when other medicines fail. It regulates tpe bowels and improves the ap petite. X ______• Mr. Hamm— (the eminent tragedian) — “ Yes we opened our new play on the first of January.” Friend— “ And did you have a long run?” Hamm— “ Well, no, we didn’ t have a long run, but after the second performance we had a long walk— all the way from Soap enough to supply 150,000 for Chicago to Philadelphia.” — Philadel one year has recently arrived in Denver phia Inquirer. in one load. It was carried in a spe cial train of 15 carloads, and if stacked THREE DAILY TRAINS BETWEEN OGDEN AND DENVER. up, one bar on top of another, this sou,' would make a pile over 135 miles The increase in transcontinental high. travel by way of Salt Lake City in con Piso’s Cure for Consumption is our only medicine foil roughs and colds.—Mrs. C. sequence of the scenic and other attrac Beltz, 439 8th Ave., Denver, Col., Nov. 8, ’95 tions of the route, has recently justified the R io Grande Western Railway— in At Springfield the electric workers connection with the Denver & Rio have gained an increase of wages from Grande and Colorado Midland Railroads $2.50 and $2.75' per day to $3 per day, — says the Salt Lake Tribune, in estab and the coal handlers from $9 per week lishing a triple daily last passenger to $10 for single and $11 for double service between Ogden and Denver. teams per weak. A ll of these trains are equipped with the latent appliances, improvements and B r e e d in g and F e e d in g M ic r o b e s . The intestines are full ot disease germs that cars. This road now operates through become active and dangerous in Constipation. I s ippriprQ hetw esn n h ic a o n Cascarets kill and expel them. Druggists, 10c, I sleePers De™ een umcago, Ogden and San Francisco, also a perfect dining car 25c.50c. service. Send 2c postage for literature, A Pittsburg company is now en rates or other information to J. D. gaged in an. order for fitting up the Mansfield, 253 Washington street, Port palace of the Mikado, in Japan, with land; or Geo. W. Heintz, general pas everything in the bath and - sanitary senger agent, Salt Lake City. line. Shipments are also being made to Australia, South America, China * ‘I was never glad for this impedi and Japan. ment in my speech but on ce,” said the man from Dearborn, who was in to see M o r e P r e c io u s T h a n D ia m o n d s . the big parade. “ When was that?” ' Mistress— Did Pat give you a dia “ Fe-fe-fellow asked me h-h-how much mond ring when you promised to marry I would take for a-a horse, and while him?” I-I-I was t-trying to tell him s-sixty Bridget—No, mum; but he be afther dollars, he offered me a hundred.” — givin’ me a hug that made me ribs W omen’ s Journal. crack 1” — Jeweler’ s Weekly. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ SURELY AND PROMPTLY ♦ ♦ ! ♦ ♦ ♦ During the last year 25,202,901 bush els of grain and 2,198,513 gallons ot molasses were used for the manufacture of liquor in this country, which pro duced 107,618,120 gallons of spirits and 1,657,808 gallons of rum, making a total of 109,275,928. This is about one gallon and a half to every man, woman and child in the country. Spiders area serious plague in Japan. They spin their webs on the telegraph wires, and are so numerous as to cause a serious loss of insulation. Sweeping the wires does little good as the spiders begin all over again. T he Pleasantest, M ost P ow erfu l and- E ffective' N ev erfailin g R em ed y for C h e c k on . P h y s i c i a n s . Commissioner Wilson, of the interna R h e u m a tis m Sciatica. Neuralgia, tional revenue bureau, has decided L A G R IP P E and C A T A R R H ! that a physician who prescribes and I f all kn ew w hat thousands k n o w o f T M O t mark the efficacy o f “ 5 D R O P S ” , as a Cu sells to his patients whisky, brandy*, rative as w etl as a P r e v in ive o f any A c h e or P am wine or any other alcoholic liquor that kn ow n to the hum an bod y, there w ould not bé a la m ily in ail. A m e ric a w ithout a bottle o f “ 5 is not compounded into a medicine by D rops ! ” Sen 1 for trial bottle, 25c, or large bottle, the admixture ¡of any drug or medicinal * 1 —containing 300 doses, ti b o ttle - for #5. S W A N S O N R H E U M A T IC C U R E CO ingredient, tharesiith, to 1 6 0 - 1 6 4 E. Lake S t - C h ic a g o , III. .. * 'paty special taxl§ aTretaifii Tiquor deal - The burning of the bride’s play er, even thougll the alcoholic liquor thus furnished bl prescribed as a medi things is part of the wedding ceremony in Japan. The bride lights a torch, cine only and sotised. which she hands to the bridegroom, T v $ H ead s. who with it lights a fire in which the Two heads majfte'better than one, toys are destroyed. but one big bead is usually enough.— A violent sneeze so shook the body Chicago Daily News. of W illiam A. Housell, a detective, of The New Englatd granite manufact New Brunswick, N. J., that it caused urers'have rejected the demands of the temporary paralysis of the spine. granije Cutters foilan eight hour day A new regulation cog, introduced in and at least $3 a cfay. It is expected •Swiss watches, works so accurately that the men will ftrike March 1. that the time pieces do not vary 10 sec & Archbishop Corrigan has made the onds in a month. study of the Italian language obligatory A firm in America is turning out on all theological students in his large quantities of paper tiles which diocese in order that Italian Catholics are used for roofing. They are reported may be reached more effectively. to be hard and tough, and the glazing The production| of soap in Great Brit appears to be of the nature of Japanese ain is about 45,000 ;|tons per week, of lace. They are said to be exceedingly which between 3,000 and 4,000 tons cheap, and can be fashioned in any color or shape to suit the purchaser. are made in London. TO PLACE OUR GARDEN SEEDS IN EVERY HOME IN THE COUNTRY Y O U T H IS K N I F E F R E E W ith L o t N o . 7 7 S. B . I The ¿r?sent campaign in South Africa j , The empress dowager of China is de- is practically the first opportunity the | scribed by an English lady, who has British military authorities have had spent the greater part of her life in the of putting the cycle corps,Jo a real test. Celestial empire, as a much more re- The cyclist corps attached to the Dur- markable woman than most Europeans ban Ligjr infantry recently covered a suppose. She is an ardent painter, and route o&iDOty miles in Arne day, for | her pictures are said to be admirable the purapse of obtaining information of specimens of Chinese art. Strange as the Boeap>roes, doing some skirmish- it may seem, her majesty is also said ing on tb« way. The veldt in dry to be fond of wrestling, and frequently weather!is admirably adapted for indulges in this rather virile form of cycling, la« was demonstrated recently ¡exercise. She is well read, is fond of by the $eit of an -Englishman, just j European music, and has some skill as after theloitbreak of war, who rode a pianist. She is said, both by her from Pretoria to Ladysmith on his friends and enemies, to be absolutely wheel, passing several detachments of* without any sense of fear, and, need cavalry opthb way,— Collier’s Weekly. less to say, her life has been attempted a number of tim es.--N . Y . Herald. A n E x c e lle n t C o m b in a tio n . The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy, S y r u p of F ig s , manufactured by the C a l i f o r n i a F ig S y r u p C o ., illustrate the value o f obtaining the liquid laxa- tijfce pritftjiples of plants known to be medicinally lakative and presenting them in the, form most refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxa tive, cleansing the system effectually, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per manently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality and sub stance, and its acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process o f manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualities o f the remedy are obtained from senna and other aromatic plants, by a method known to the C a l i f o r n i a F ig S y r u p C o . only. In oi’der to get its beneficial [^effects^and to^avoid im H a tlo ^ please remember the full name o f the Company printed on the front o f every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. S A N F R A N C IS C O , C A L . L O U IS V IL L E , K T . N E W YORK, N. Y . F o r s a le b y a ll D r u g g is t s .— P r ic e 50c. p e r b o t t le , F R EE ^your choice of knives shown. ^Cut c if you want, knife No. 77so., and the following grand collection you 57 packets and the k n ife F R E E ail _ postpaid. , the , ■ entire _____......._____ ______ W Ft E A D T IS! 1 pkg. Gem Peas, 1 pkg. Dwarf W ax Beans, I pkg. String Beans, 1 pkg. Kobbs’ Gem Watermelon, 1 pkg. M arble M am m oth Drumhead Cabbage. 1 psg. Green Citron Miisk- melon, 1 pkg. R utabaga,! pkg. B ig Boston Lettuce, 2 pkgs. Purple Top Turnip, 1 pkg. Red Globe Oniojj, 1 pkg. H ollow Crown Parsnips, 1 pkg. Early Long Scarlet R a d is h ,! T1 * Double Curled Parsley, 1 pkg. Celery, 1 pkg. Thym e. 1 pkg. French Breakfast Rad- this znife r 168 l?h, 1 pkg. SummerCrooknflck Squash, I pkg. Eclipse Blood Turnip Beet, 2 pkgs. Early W i t h L o t No. 7 8 B i . “ “ *??,1? ’ 2 PKgs. r-ariy Minnesota C om . g» orner picgs. rresn garoen see«» not mentioned above, 57 altogether. K N I F E F R E E ! A t 77cts. the 7sb, 4-blade. C segresi buckhhorn han dle, best steel warranted knife will be sent F R E E . The 77sb knife is justwiat every farm er should have Extra weight finely polished ends, three heavy steel blades, including hoof blade. W e give it F R E E to every person ordering, the above collection at 97 cts. through this advertis«m -iiyf^ we will furnish the 37 fresh pkgs. of garden seeds without the knife to anyone postpaid for 47ot.s.—or 57 pkgs. fr«eh garden seeds postpaid for ÏOcts. No better seeds grown or sold at any price than our L A R G E P K f c S . F R E S H S E E O S W I T H K N I F E F R E E . T . M . R O B E R T S ’ S U P P L Y H O U S E . M I N N E A P O L I S M i N N . 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Use B i g © for unnatural discharges, inflam m ations, irritations or ulcerations ctnre o f m u c o u s m embranes, “taeion. Painless, and not astrin- HE m I cal C o 6 ent or poisonous. or sent in plain wrapper, by express, prepaid, for $1.00, or 3 bottles, $2.75. Circular sent on request. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes G ood. U se | In tim e. Sold by druggists. PORTLAND DIRECTORY. F O R 10c. S T A M P S IM flY SICK WOJVIEfl Can easily trace .their trouble to the blood, but q at don’t help, unless they find a remedy. Jttoope’s Revealed Remedy Purifies the blood—makes sick women strong and well. $1.00 per bottle at the drug store. and th is notice, we mail great Seed Catalog and 10 pkgs Farm Seed Xovelties. Catalog alone. 5c. postage. JK C J ohn A S alzer S eed C o . LA CROSSE WIS. N. P. N. U. N o. 12— 1900. 'H E N w r itin g to a d v e r tise rs m e n tio n th is p a p e r. p le a se