A No Rac Problem, "1 never coulil make out why folks is nil the time worrvin' deyo'f wid what dcy call de. Vsce problem,' " said tho old colored oitixen. "1 locn rutin' heuh citcodo tlttyii I len bo'n, en neither me ner my family hiz Iwn lynched yitl" too ltKWAnti ioo. Tho readers f this neper will be t1d to learn llial ther I l lean on drdl diMisee dial MiMiii'a Iim keen lil to rur la all us mtiM, and that lecaterrli. llaU'atatarrh Cure 1 ib only positive curt known to tli medical fraternity. atarrb litig tnitltutliiit dis ease, riilrra a enniiUlui tonal treatment. Hall ('elarrh Cur It taken Internally, ef In difwily upon th blood and mucous stirfarve tilth sy'in. thereby deatrnylng tho founda llrni uf th rowane, ml llng th ration ireneth by buiMin up the wmtlioilon anil aiiltig nature In doing Iti work. Tho pro prtoture have eo mmh faith In III ritrativ wer. that they lifter On Hundred iHilier for ny re that It laid to cur. Heutl for list ol fmlimotilala. AiMrMt u.,, a V CO., Toledo, 0. Ml by druitglu,7e. iiair family -lssre Itin beat. Tlmt. 'lf,ittf trttt t.utf t ttA tin..." '' ..t. jio IMIIV I ill" quired tho city visitor of tlto friend who had moved to the country. "I dmi't puss'it," replied the lady who could alwuy ('mil mium thing to do; "it pimac iut." Llvrr. "rually," wiid tho Cheerful Idiot, j breaking the ronverHtioii, "tho man that in a good liver huMi't. " TO Ct'IlK A Ott IN ONE PAT Tak L4itl Itromii Quinine Tkblcl. All InixiUu refund tin iin'iiry II ti till to cur. K. W.OroT'lKntur Una rtt h V, SkrpliiS. Koine kfitie are like thn near lighted man who nkatew right up to tho danger aign to e what it nay. Th flat! rrrlptin for Malarl rhllU rid fevnr I a bollleof Orove't TMtrle thill TiiiiU-. ltlmlmtily iron nj quinine In taateloM lortn. ho i un. Ko l y. J'rlfe Ux. Cauu and EfftcL "1 couldn't lind anything at that tlieap litKik counUT Joiich waa brag ging alxiut. "Well, reetllithhadleenlhe;e." j I do not bflirv l'ino'a Curn for Con- ! iiiuptloii liu mi iii for roughs and niliU.-JoiiN F. Ilovra. Trinity hring. j Ind , KU. 15. l!i. j Hdn:rUt ! Firot Kaiian Did that cyclone j (Utuagtt Jtsl I'lTkiitH' Iiouko enny?" j Second Knaan Dunito; it hain't! lit yit. Your (ioldo and Ouard lath (auiong Oregon Illooil Torlfler, tetted and true. In it now. A Rout "I wonder why they are called rare print?" "IJecaniic they're not well done." Mother will find Mr. Wlnalow'i Sooth In ft Syrup the brut remedy to u lor their children during the teething period. Arduous Task. "I hear that you have lieen laid up with ttervoua prodlration. What waa the matter overwork or worry?" "Not exactly; the fact ia, I tried to have a photograph taken that auitcd my wife." TO0 KNOW WHAT YOU ARK TAKINO When Ton tak Grov' Tutelni Chill Tonlo, tweau the formula I plainly trlnted on every bottle cliowlnr that It la ultnply Iron and gu. Bin In a tatlM form. No Cure, N Cay. 0c. Otttlnj Rid of Him. Her lleau If you'll le a gocnl boy I'll give you an Egyptian cigarette. Dolby And may I ainokc it? Ilia aixter Yea, Hobby; and, of courae, you know, gentlemen always go into tho library to Binoke. riTQ Parniannnlly Curwt. No flu ar norrotwBMi lllu mftmr llral.U'ail.tr tlr K lltta'a firKl Nftrv Rnrton-r. .urt li.r Fit KKti.OO lrl.1 lllrn.l trU. Im. Ua,H.II Ktma.lia..iMi arviiiM.,ruuaaiiiua,ra Thrct-Fourtha of Jury. The MnaaachuKctt" senato favors a conatitutional amendment to permit three fourths of a jury to render verdict in civil cases. If you uae the K. 0. toning solu tion you will never la) troubled with faded prints. 8 o. bottle, 30 cents. At all photographic supply dealers, or Kirk, Geary & Co., 330 Sutter St, 8. F. One Indlai Tribe Increasing. The I'enobacot tribe of Indians, which numbered 240 in 1800, is now about 400 strong. Maine appro- Eriates annually $8,000 for their sncfit. r THE BEST POMMEL SLICKER IN THE WOULD , BEARS THIS TRAPc nAKA THOUGH OFTEN iniTATtQ A5A5APPLE COAT IT HAS NO EQUAL tVERTP" CATALOfiULS TRtt AMCWINfl rUbb UNC Or iABMWTS AND HATA A.J.TOWW CO., BOSTON, MASS. 4 v I' 11 I a'. 711 Million for tleeoball A million of dollar are spent every ur Upon I lie )(M m of ln rl.nli, nut Wire it (hi knni In. It in it not Ih-Iii in viiiiul i h Hiixiiiiit spent hy people in ecttri li nf hisjijth. There In sure niclliiiil of olitnlniiiK t rr-iiirilt. mi it not costly mif, w tirce time wlio but spent much and lout hoiK to trv IloMetier's hti'iitm h IIhot. It )trrnft li rim tut lniiirli. liiiikei (Hki-mIiim and iiHttiml, mid cure tvtiii, constipation, billuiisiii'ssautl weak kliliit) , Th Rcl Thing. First flog Look a hit thin, do It Ho'd you, if your rnaati'r was it ixmter Rrtint, mid tntd got you in training an a model for hi new pouter of a dog that wasn't fed on Fillemup's Patent I!icuit! A VETERAN Tells of a Thrilling Experience In the Civil War and How a Newspaper Article Saved His Life. From the I tturon, Uonnrrtttoui, Mil. Many veterans of the rcl-ellion con recall incidi-nt a thriling as the cav alry charge in which the narrator of the following cjtjierienee nearly lost hi life, and, unfortunately, many of the old Holdier have diHabilities that are unpleasant reminder of their days in the army. To all auch this story will have a icculiar intercut and may how the way to rentore health, strength and energy. Mr. William II. Whiting, of Mt. Holly, Va., says: "When the Civil war began I was living in llulfalo and there I joined Co. F, of tho Teuth New York Caval ry. In 1803, while serving with my company, I received a sabre cut that c aii ml iiru!yni. For eight months I was obliged to lie in the honpital at WaKhington, D. O. I afterwards trid many doctor, but the paralysis remained us bud as ever. I HuiTcred from chill and my general health Wild tint got id "This continued until about eight year ugo when I read in a newspnjier of thf cure effected by Dr. Williams' l'ink Fills for Pule People. I began taking the pill and soon found they were doing me good. In six months' time I was completely cured. The iiaralysis has nut returned and I never mve the chill now. My general health is alio In'tter than when I le gau taking Pink Pill for Pale People. 1 nlway keep them with me and, in the eight year that have pased nince I firot took them, I have never had occasion to call on a doctor. "I have recommended Dr. Wil liam' Pink Pill to many people, and good results have always followed their use." " Signed, WILLIAM II. WHITING. Subscribed and sworn to lit fore me this 14th day of January, 1901. John L. Heale, Seal Notary Public. Dr. Williams1 Pink Pills for Pale People are sold by all dealers, or will be sent pout paid on receipt of price, 60 cents a laix, or six boxes for $2.a0 (they are never sold by the bulk or by the hundred) by uddrcMHing Dr. Wil liams Medicine Company, Schen ectady, N. Y. v Notwithstanding. "And when lie projKwed did you tell him to see me?" inquired her mother. "I did, and he said he had seen you several times, but that he loved me notwithstanding. " tttmpm thm Cough mmd Workm OH thm 0ld. Lxtlr Uromo-Qulnlnx Table I a rur a cold la & day. No cure, ho Pay, frlce 2b cents. Her Secret. Ilev. Dr. Collie But how did you manage to interest so many in your charitable work? Mrs. Lureing Well, doctor, I find that a card with "Dancing" on the lower left hand corner, seems almost ts attractive as the promise of future bliss. The fascination of flashlight photo graphy is greatly enhanced by one of the new electric flash lamps. Costs 11.60. At all dealers, or Kirk, Geary & C. 330 Sutter St. 8. F., Cul. Entirely Unnecessary. "These druggists make me tired with their sujvcrtluous directions. "What's tho matter, now?" "Why, this ' prescription I had filled for the ague has a label on it! 'Shake before taking.' ' Tbla ltntur I on every bos of th genuine Laxative Bromo-Quinine TMet th remedy that enrea a cold la osm ty Root's Law Studies Delayed. Elihu Boot, secretary of war, made up his mind when he was 10 years old to be a lawyer, but combination of circumstances mado it impossible for him to take up the study of the law until he was over 21 years of age. llllHlii WHtHt ALL (IKE lalLS. Beet Cough Syrup, f ante tioud. Ca in lime. Mom or armoriM. ni- I 'mm'' jfi TAX COLLECTION IN CHINA. Frnl Perpetrated Con th People and Lpontb (id eminent. The Clilueae plenlpoiUtar! re ob ject In r. of course, to tlii! mount of In demnity demanded by tie powers, and representing tbnt It wlUcrlpple the re sources of China for ye to come; but examination showg tba the Interest and sinking fund of tie capital sum can be easily met with vry elemeu tary reform In the flnaidal system of the empire. An euorupua saving can be made by doing awaith the tribute rice system. At preseir two great rice growing provinces, Aobil and Klangsu, are obliged to send up) Pekin annual ly something over 1,000000 tons of rice, j This Is supposed to be police ted In kind i from the farmers, but (be official real- ly collect the tax In tpney, fixing the jrate at which the farmers commute at I about two and a half imes the market price. The required qlantlty of rice Is then bought In the market by the offl 'clals, and here the Government begins by losing three-fifths oftue money actu jally paid by the farm.. This rice Is I then shipped In Junk by the (iraud j Canal, and In steamer by the sea route fto Tien tsin, and 30 percent Is allowed ; for waste and damage on the way. A further lot accrue to the Govern ment In that the crows of the Junks al j ways take a quantity f general cargo : on their own account, on which they i pay no duties, the Junk being protected by the lmierlal flag. When It gets to j Pekln the riee-what Is left of It-Is put ;ln the Imperial granarVs and I freely : pilfered by the officials, good rice being j taken ont and old grail, mud, and rub ! blsh of all kind being substituted. The ! pensioners of the Government ami the jtroops do not get this rice, as they are supposed to do; they get warrants for a certain quantity, which they are obliged to exchange at the rlee shops, where they are given, perhaps. 30 per cent of the faco value of the warrant The In- i genious con calculate That the Govern ment would save If it still collected the tax in money In these provinces, and then paid Its pensioners and troops In money, allowing them to buy their rice In the open market. A much larger sav ing could be made If the present system j of taxntlon and distribution of salt w ere j abollHhed, ami the salt were bought by the Government where it Is cheapest and sold at the present average price. At present enormous "squeezes" " ar made by the official out of salt as we.l rice. There will be another great econ omy to the Government when the lik'.n , Is merged In the duties collected by the Imperial maritime customs, as will. It jls hoped, le arranged. Shanghai cor j respoudence Ixndon Standard. FREDERICK LUST IS DEAD. jCompoaer of "My Kovary" Pas i Awity In Poverty. j Of thousands who have thrilled to J the tender melody of "My Kowtry," ; few know of the pathetic InHplration ; of the song. It was the last effort of I a dying musician, dedicated to a beau tlful girl who had brightened his aad life by her sympathy. Frederick Lust, the composer, came J from Germany about thirty-five years , ago. pursue 1 then and to bis death by ; She sorrow of a lovers' quarrel and ; aepnratlon. In his art lie made a aplen ' did success. He became organist of a I.U8T ASD HIS IXSPIBATIOX. Vermont church at $3,000 a year, an opera of hla was produced, and bis other compositions won wide popular ity, the famous "Trilby Walts" alone bringing him a small fortune. lie trav eled widely, and spent hla money with a free band. But as he grew older his health fail ed and hla fortune shrunk until he bad nothing left. He lived for a time In San Francisco, then In Colorado Springs, In Chicago and Boston, in this last named city he waa Instructor for a large choral society. Finally, he became conductor for the Marie Bell Opera Co. But the season was not success, and the company disbanded In Clarksvllle, Tenn. Lust was left with' out money, broken In health and spirit Attracted by his gentle patience, strangers who met htm became his friends. They obtained pupils for him, and also contributed personally to his support. Among those be taught was the beau tlful Rosa Walker, whose picture ap pears here. Often she used to send him flowers to brighten his lonely stu dto, or delicacies to teuipt him when he was 111. One day last fall, while play Ing an accompaniment to her singing, he fell In a Bwoon. When he revived the girl was bending over blm. Tho thought of her kindness overcame him. "Your name Is Rosa, ho said. shall write a song to you. It will be it i. finished i hr' When be reached bis studio be began work on the composition and tolled all night, despite hla weakness. At dawn he had completed "My Rosary," and carried the manuscript to the girl's home, where she sang It for blm. Tben be went back to his room to die. While he lay 111 the song traveled far. and was sung from one end of the country to the other. The young girl sent him flowers every day, and waa with blm when he died. She sang "My Rosary" at bis funeral and - on the grave or ner aeaa rnena piacea a mound of the rosea that be had loved In bis last days. OUTDOOR PANTRY. Freeh Air Food Pf Cond acted is Pe culiar f ontbcm Style. Pantry requirements are a trifle par adoxical. In that they are air and light and darkness. A pantry wiadow Is es sential, even If It tie no more than a tiny two-light sliding sash, set anyhow In the outer wall, A regular window Is much better. It need not waate r,H ue"7' " "T. . all-space-shelves, but can be so placed across It as to admit Its working. But A FKP-RH AIR FOOD SAFE. If a pautry can be allotted as much as six feet of house wall It Is better to have the window set crosswise, with the lower edge a little more than breast high. Then, by making one sash of guts, and filling the other with wlne - gauze, the pantry can nave a bandy outdoor closet. Have a tight deal par tition running out from the sash di vision, as far as the space permits. Put shelves around three sides of the two compartments thus formed, and close them with tight light deal doors. Thus the Indoor pantry can subserve Its proper purposes, and the outside closet banish the Iceman for six months In the year. Teople with plenty of ground space, yet constricted houses, may profitably take a leaf from the book of south country household economy. It Is com mon there for country folk to have a sort of outdoor fresh air closet. A small detached structure set In the shadiest place possible, standing upon four tall legs, with a flat shingle roof of barely enough pitch to shed rain. The floor Is at least four feet from the ground, and the 'whole structure hardly big enough to reach well across. There are shelves all around, and the weath erbonrding up next the roof is full of tluy auger holes. The door fits tight, and fastens with a lock. Around each of the four legs Is commonly a tar bandage, applied six inches above the ground. This traps venturesome ants, spiders and tbelr kidney, thus keeping the inside clear. The structure la whitewashed Inside and out twice a year. In hot weather floor and shelves are washed every morning, and scoured twice a week. . Such a fixture should not cost over three or four dollars, even If one hires It built, and It Is certainly among the handiest things on can have about the house or yard. A Cautious Millionaire. Mr. Midas (about to make a will) In disposing of my estate, while I am anxious that my son shall have the benefit of a goodly share of It, I do not wish him to become possessed of it In bulk. La wy?r Excuse me for saying It, but the Inference of that Instruction seems to do your son Injustice. He has always seemed to me to be a young man absolutely free from any tendency to dissipation. Mr. Midas Very true, but you can not tell to what channel ambition for notoriety may lead him; he may take into his head to become a United States' Senator. Richmond Dispatch. Improving Grant's Tomb. The grounds around Grant's tomb at Riverside are to be beautified. The trees will be planted, the steep embank ment terraced and asphalt walks laid. Texas Oil-Pipe Line. A pipe Hue will be built In the oil belt of Beaumont, Texas, with a com pany backing it for $10,000,000. The average girl is engaged so niany times that the engagement ring simply serves Instead of a thread to remind her. Marry In haste and let your father-in-law repent at leisure. my last. When go." REGISTER OF TREASURY. Hon Judson W. Lyons, Register of the United State Treaury, in a letter from Washington, D. C, says: Bon. Jndson W. Lyon, Register of the Treasury. April 23d, 1899. ' Te-'ru-na Drug M'f'g Co., Columbus, ft . . ' Gentlemen I find Pe-ru-na to be an excellent remedy for the catarrhal affections of spring and summer, and those who suffer from depression from the beat of the summer will find no remedy the equal of Pe-ru-na. j Judson W. Lyons, j No man is better known in . the I financial world than Judson W. jLyons. Ilia name on every piece of money of recent date, makes bis sig i nature one of the most familiar one ; in the United States. Hon. Lyons' address in Auugsta, Ga. He is a j member of the National Republican Committee, and is a prominent and ; influential politician. ' lion. Judson W . Lyons recom mends Peruna for spring catarrh. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the ue of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hart man, civine a full statement of your ' case and he will be pleased to give 1 you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartinan, president of ; the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, lOhio.. More Substantial. Blobbs Why did she jilt you? Slobbs She detected, the odor of j,. on my breath.''1 " A prude, eh? "Not at all, but there waa another fellow whose breath smel led of cham pagne." but the Mccormick mowers The best hone ol competition 1 to make machine '-just a good a ktcCormlckT fifty out of every hundred mowere sold around the world bear the name Mccormick. Big roar. Vuw roar. I.lttle roar. Vertical Lift. Call on the agent or addres A. H. BOY LAN, Portland, Oregon. For Catalogue and price. MILWAUKEE MOWER. CHAIN DRIVE. LIGHT DRAFT. 1 EASY FOOT LIFT. v VICTOR STEEL RAKES With Steel Wheels, made for th "Wild and Woolly West." J. A, FREEMAN, General Agent, ISO B. Water St. PORTLAND, Ore, Complete 6tock of WALTER A. WOOD EXTRAS. Don Stop Tobhogo Suddenly It Injure nervous system to do so. BACO CITKO ia the only cure that rt-allv care and notifies you when to stop. Bold with a guarantee that three boxes will cur anv case. Rinn.Rllrfl vegetable and harmless. It ha pauuuru Cnred thousands. it wlUcnreTou. At all drueglst or by mail prepaid. $1 a box; I boxee 12.50. Booklet free. Writ Evrcka Cbimicl Co., La Crosse, Wis. JOHN POOLE, Portland, Oregon, Foot of Morrison Street, Can give yon the best bargains ia Bnggies, Plows, Boilers and Engines, Windmills and Pumps and General Machinery. See ns before buying. Is best tim to enre Catarrh, Bronchitie and Consumption. Our remedy is guaranteed, L P. O. Box 7S. S CO., Buffalo, N.Y. ill. I&t VIMU'J 'WiMlTiflfr I ! iifR W. H. SM TH