Mi ,.,. 8CH00L AND CHIUKCH. Out of !lf8 tounliori ttrrtnlovwl lint 'oar in fJlioslnr County. l'e'unHvlvivnia, 127 wro fonmloa. More thnn threw million of chiMron wv hct'ii pithorml Into hoIidoIm for tlio tuily of tin) SorlpturM, ttironli the niHs'oniirliw of tho Aiiiiirlcini 8uiilay ohool Union. 'Dm ttvontgo Kuriflnv plain colli'o Ion of Rev. Nowmitn HuII'm oliltrcli in ViwttuiiiHtor rill;) HoikI, London, ic U75. ami of Kcv. C. J I. Siiurgptm'i tongnnt'oii, in tlio cruat Tahitniitolo, V.U. Tlio ChrMian Intulliyrwer i(inlikos ho HiilHtitution of "Hignu" for "mira iIoh" in thn Itovmitd New TostnnitMit. Miratilox," It HiivH, "is a morn plniifiant vord than gigim, Wh to the tongno and bo oar. A Mohummnrlitn nnlvom'tv nlno itindrod year older than Oxford In Ktill loiiriMiiing at Cairo im In tlio dnym of Vruliian coiiiii(MtH. It poiitaiiiM but mo room, tlio Hour In p:ivod and the oof in mipporti'd y 401) column. Thnt-o nru !W7 InntltiitioMd in tlio vorld for thn itduoat'on of doaf inutoH. Sormauy hut ninoty of theso. I'ranoo lixtynovon, Grout Hrita'n forty-a.'x. and ho United Statoi tliirty-nighl. Uooont mrnfui ontiniiiton piano tlio ni'mhor of ;hiMo unfortunate in ox'wtonoo at SOU,. )0,). -ChimiD Current, According to thoir Yenr liimk there ias boon rapid growth in tlio Kofornu'd Epinoopal Chiiruh during tlio pint eight our. It ha ton Hmhop, WA lYealiy vx and doncon, 7.!)M oonimunioant, sroHporotiH Simdiiy-Kohool and cliunik property valtiod at f.O-'l.Mll. In tho villngo of Slato Hill. Orange bounty. N. Y.. I a Itaptmt Church irhioli wiw built In 178:1. It i very primitive in Htvlo, and in tho gallery ia a pow whieh was made exclusively for Hlave liolunging to member of tlio ongiegation, whieh oneo iiiimltorod Ive hundred. Tha oliuroh in a great mrioMity now, and i vis ted by many it ranger. .V. Y. Tri'mm. A curious incident oe-Mirred in tho Parade Church, Khonielill'e. England. n a meruit JSunday. It win found that jho ehundi wa besieged bv varoiw tind of bird, prinelpally Bwallow. Kvery nflort wa maile to d slodgo :hom, but without elect, and at last lomo Boldier wore oliliged to lire a vol oy of blank cartridge, whieh com pletely routed them. and. the ohureh Miing noon vacated, tho service was leld. . At Camlir'dgo, wh the London Truth, tho girl uud graduate have joen dooidodly "com;ng on." In last fear' Mathematical Tripos they had no wrangler at nil, and their best "man" was only equal to the forty-fourth on ;ho lit. Thi year they have two wranglers, ono coming between the iwotity-fourth and the twenty-lifth on :hn list, tho other being e;tial to the ;hirtv-fourth. The people of Trinity l'arish, Buf falo. N. Y.. moved into their new ;hureh the other dav, and 1 'hop Coxo neld a "wwieo of Hoeularization" in the old clmreli. declaring it "neoular ind uncoiiHeerated. and no longer within our juriadict on. but given back lolcly to tlio prolect on of the law of ilie land, and to none other than uch ;onimon uet and control as by a'd laws ait recognized and allowed." Uujla'.o fixprcii. . PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. You must not evpoot to catch a big 5h by Himplv dropp iig your tackle ielo ;he water and pulling it up again. You bave to oiler gciiu'iie Inducement that will impress the lish as to your good faithMort of worm yourself into his jonlideneo, as it were, o to apeak. Lowell (Mums.) CHiv n. Woman, (!od bless her bright eyes, jan make roses bloom in the desert, and ivlion no minded she can give to the most commonplace atl'airs of life rather much of a rainbow look; but to save her eyebrows alio can't into a pen without gott ng ink on her lingers any more than hIio can remombor the day of tho mouth. Vonkers Statesman. A dispatch from Koeno, N. H., in speaking of the killing of an elephant at that place, miy: "The huge beast (ell with a dull thud, without a noise or a struggle." We arc glad we under stand what a dull thud really is. Wo have heretofore been led to suppose it sounded like a fat man sitting down on a banana peel. AT. Y. Uraiihie. When the young man. after four years' of bard training, graduates from college with tremendous bieeps and a phenomenal chest, and enter a single scull race on tiie Harlem liiver. and is wiped out by a horny-handed son of toil, who never heard of Cicero or Tiberius, or Horace's "Ars Rowetiea," then is the lime ho wants to know why ho has labored all those weary, weary years. A'. Y. Sun. Tho disposition of children not to allow other children to got ahead of them i oneo more illustrated in two families as follows; "I've got a silver dollar." "I've got two." "You haven't got a baby in your house." "Yes wo have; we've 'got twins." "Well, you haven't got a crazy grand- , fathor; I have." Boston licrdld. "I never did take much stock in that story about lish being such tine brain food," inadvertently remarked Smith, "and I tuke less stock In it than ever now that I've lived oil' little else for some time past. I think I'll quit them." "I wouldn't if I were you, old boy," feelingly remarked Smitliors; "you see the lish in order to Improve tho brain must have something to work upon. They can't creato the thing." And then Smith .said that Smitliors talked tor all tlio world liko his wife. Oil VUjf (hi.) Ulissard. N. P. K. K, Tho Northern Pacific has received twenty new colonist sleepers which are to be put in service on through trains this month. They lire models of beauty from Barney A Smith, and contain many im provements over colonist bloopers now in use. Each car. has fourteen sections, with gontlcrnon's toilet rooms In one end and ladies' room in the other. In one end is the Buker fire-proof heater, which heats tho car bv means of hot water con ducted through pipes. In the oppo site end is a wrought Iron range sur rounded by good kitchen facilities. The car is finished in ash, maple and but ternut, beautifully polished. The sec tions are divided by sliding head boards, fleeting a privacy not possible in those now in uso, where sections are aoparated by wire netting. An ingenious arrangement of the seats enables them to be extended flat or with head rest when prepared for bedding, anil each seat ib provided with a box, in which can )e stored lieddingor small bag gaKo. In each section, also is provided a table similar to those used in Pullman cars. The ladies' toilet room is supplied with marble top wash stand and force pump, and the berths have safety chains. Kucli car bus a porter. AH passengers purchasing ticrets, either first or second (formerly emigrant) via Northern Puciflo R. R. have the use of these Sleeping Cars free op chakok. Uertlis reserved at Northern racilic ticket office, 121 First Street, corner Washing ton. The National Encampment at Mil waukee promises to be a big success. notwithstanding the many drawbacks, and 50,000 veterans are expected to be present. Congressman S. S. Cox has returned to New York from his Western trip. He says the people be has visited are the brightest in tho world. They are alive to hunness, and have grit with plenty of money. MI KE VI UK FOB ril.EN. Hurerin (or blind. Iilwdlne and ItchlnRpllen. On! Imx tin cured the worst ewte of ti-n ycr' ktHnilliiK. No one need miIUm- tu mlntiu-a nlu-r UNtiiK kirk H (icnnun File Ointment. It abwirtxi tnmum, Rllnyn tlm itebliiR. acU n pnnltiee, Klvf relief. Dr. Klrk'n German Hilo Ointment in orenared only fur I Men and Itching of tue private parti, and nothing else. Every box ! warranted. Hold bv DrucclKtH and Rent bv mall on rorelnt of price, 11.00 per hox. J. i. Mack ii Co., Whole dale Ageutx, Kun FranclRUO. A man' own olMervatlon on what be finds good of and what he fiuda hurt oi la the beat physic to preserve neaun. CoaanmptloB fturely Cured. To thi Editor: Fleaae Inform voor readers that I have a positive remedy for the above named disease. My lta timely ae thousand of hoiiele rae have been permanently oared. I ihall be glad to lend two bottle of my reme dy frkk to auv of vour reader who have cob- umptlon If they will tend me theirixpreei ana poatomee aaareaa. KeapeciiBuy, x. A. sbULiUM. Ji. u.iBireari at., new iora. Every beautiful, rure and (rood tboncbt which the heart eutertaina is an ansel of mercy, purify ins and guarding the soul. No soap in the world has ever been Imi tated as much as Dobbins' Electric Soap The market is full of Imitations. lie care ful thit you are not acceivea. J. IS. loi- 'jiiw, Philadelphia and Isew York, ia stamped on every bar. A house Is no home unless It contalna food and fire for the mind as well aa the body. A pvket mirror free to 'TamtiU's Punch" oc. Cigar. smokers of An m Cnre for Hor Throat 4 oiigliM. "Hrnivn't Bronchial Troclten" lienn thnrouKUly tested, auu maintain a rcpii tutluii. It la aa daiiKeroua to Interfere between phi lanthropist and hit philanthropy aa between a a aog bud ita rxme. fTOK IK TIIK KIOXKV. I wa taken with sharp pain In the lower part of my bowel In the region of the bladder Shortly blood appeared mixed with my urine and a few weeks later I had an attack of gravel I tried a number of doetnra. One said it was gravel, another InflamRtioii of the bladder, and another atone In kidney. For three month I was under the care of an eminent doctor at Al bany, but constantly growing worse, went home to die. At this time I was Induced to try Dr. David Kennedy' Favorite Remedy, of Kondout, N. Y., and am now robust and strong. A remedy which can do thi for one so near death as I was ahoultl be known everywhere. 1 hope thi state ment will cause other afflicted a I was to use the Remedy, (',. W. Brown, I'ctcrsbnrgh, N. Y. Dr. Kknnkdy'h Favokitk Kkmkdy, made at Roudout, N. Y. fl; 6 for $ft. Send for book, bow to cure Kidney, Liver and Illood disorder. The U'st of beauty and the relish of what 1 decent, just and amiable perfect the character of agcutleinkU. "Mamma') .tttiti Ketter." There I gladnfos In the household; The ahadow fades away That dardened all the sunshine Of many a summer day, 'O, mama's getting better," The happy children cry, And the light of hope shine bright again In the loving hushand' eyes. In thousands of homes wemen are "sick unto death" with the terrible discHe o common to their aex, and It would seem aa if all thebap piues had gone out of life and the household in consequence. For when the wife and mother suffers all the family aufTer with her. Thi ought not to be and it need not be, for a never falling remedy for woman' ailment lat hand. Many a borne has been made happy because the shadow of disease ba been bunlsned from It by the potent power of Dr. pierce' Favorite Pre scriptionthe unfailing remedy for all wcak iicbhcs and discuses peculiar to women. tfiOO reward offered for an Incurable case of Catarrh by the proprietors of Dr. Kage Remedy. fiO cts.. by druggist. True politeness, says Pope, contist In being easy one' self and in making everybody about as easy a one can. To cast Kldlcnle on a person von love I to nip with frost a flower In your garden. fdlcnea In n lanireroii f anlt In the kidney. When inactive they apeedlly fall Into disrepair. Those obstinate and fatal maladies. Hrlght' disease and diabetes, ensue with' terrible certainty upon the Inaction of the organs affected. Catairhof the bladder, enuresis, gravel and strangury are also to be apprehended from a partial paralysis of the bladder, of which weakness and sluggishness arc the cause. Ho- tetter stomach Hitters is a fine tonic and pro moter of activity for the renal organ, and one which can be relied upon to afford them the re qulite atlmulM without exciting them an effect to le feared from the unmedlcated alco holic excitant of commerce. A further bcnefl- ninloff1i..t..flhaUlliAva V. I ......... uii.,. .... me jum-in. mj reiicnuiK nuiiviiy of the kidneys, la to enable them to drain from tne oiooa in ;ta passage thrown them, impurt tlc productive of rhesmatiam and dropsy. Nervousness, fever and ague, constipation and dyapcpsla are conquered by the Bitter. A drop of water has the ame nronertle a the sea, but cannot exhibit a storm. White EleDhant of Slam. Lion of Knir. land, Dragon of China, Cms of Switzer, iana, uanner or i'cria, crescent ot Egypt Double Eaule of Rusnla. Star of ChilL The Circle of Japan, Harp of Erin. To get these buy a box of the genuine Dr. C. McLank's Cki.ebratkd Livkb Pills, price to cents, and mail us the out side wrapper with your address, plainly written, and 4 cents in stamps. VVe will then mail you the above lint with an ele gant package of oleographic and chro matic caras. Fleming Bros., Ptttsburo, Pa, Towci are measured by their shadows and grjat men by thefr calumniators, BfJfOPE Art" AFTER The Celebrated French Gure, "APHRODITINE" Is BOLD OS 4 P08ITIVE QUARANTEE to euro any form of nervous disease, or any disorder of the generative or gan of either aex whether ar ising from the excessive use of Stimulant, Tobacco or Opium. v. .uiuunu juiiuinii luuiscreuoii, over timing eucc, ic., such as l.oi of Brain Power, Wakeful ness, Bearing down Pain in the Back, Semina W eak lies, If ysteria, Nervon Prostration Nocturn al amissions. IucorrhBa, Dir.zine, Weak Mem or)', lamol Power and Itnpotency, which If ne- f lected often lead to premattireorfl ageand iusau ty Prlll.ooabox.6boxefor5.oa Sent by mail on recit,t of price. A WKITTKN GUARANTEE forcvervf500 order, to refund the money if I'oniianeut cure ia not effected. Thousand of testlmoulal from old and young, of both texe. permanently careJ by APHKoniTiNX circular free. Address THE APHRO MEDICINE CO. WXTER BRANCH. B0 PORTLAND OR Bold by Btrelblg & Laue, DruggUU, cor. Sec ond Waablnanon Sts., Portland, Or. JU8T ItECEIVED k rt'LL una or PARKER Manhattan IT. M. HAMMERLESS 0. and Colt Breech-Loading Bhot (iuus. I CURE FITS! t do not Dietn merely to atop them for a time and then haye them return again. I uiwa a radioal cure, I hay made the dlseaee of rrro, epilcprv or fall lo siuinhm allfe-long study. Ivarrant myremedi to cure the worst nm Became others hire failed is no reason for not ddw receiving a cure. Send at ono tor a treutiie and a free bottle of my Infallible remedy. Oiy Kxpraa and Poet Otnoe. U O. ROOT IIC, 183PerlSt,.KewTork. $160 PER MONTH And expenses to represent the Pacific Land and Loan Co. In this county. Beat of reference required. Ap ply at Home Office. Flood KHlIdlacMan Frawlae. Cal. pi PURE .11.. Its auperior exoellene proyen la millions of home for more tban a quarter of a oentury. It is used by the United States Government Kodomed by the head of tbe Great Unlven'tiee M the Strongest, Purest and moat ilealthful. Dr. Prioe'i Oream Bakiu Powder does Dot ooDUln Anmmla, Lime or Alum. Hold only In sans. PEIOK BAKINtt POWDEB OO. KIWTOHE. CHICAOO 8AK FBAKCISO0, aT SttHm day. Sample worth sW.lS Jl fr'RKK. Lines not under horses' feet v Write Brrwater Mafety Bia Holder Co, Hollr. 91irh. GALENA APPLIER FOB PILES smv And all Krrtsl Dlwawt. By means of this new lustra. men t pstienta treat ttarm- J.IVM AT BIkyf K n ' nK. eootintiona Inferul MftnM anil annntrt. toiretherwith mwllnin. I a nnl. -.,.. - ' - tr. tbeaffectad parts. JnsUntrelief in all rase. Price (by main.a. SendstimpforPamphletNo.a. Address, S1:,S.-?'rn";o-'7048crn"!n'o8'.,SanFraocii!00, Oal. "Dr. Pieree'aPileRemedy"aneioelleatmediciDe to us with the Applier,' oan be mailed to any address within tha United tiutes. Price of th Remedy, ftl. Fftaln Restored HOW TO ACT I ADVICE FREE I iuawiBufron it isror. ryeua leblllty, Pre- re ipeeiiaie. u n trom tDdiftcruxis.en)MMa drrel wltboat la rasTt-las;. ay HE M ITOH TIEATMEIT. 'ralfd book imt frtt. AddreM. Id Park Placs, Newt York CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS. SCO CROSS DIAMOND BRAND. Th ealy irHshle pill hrxale. SrV sua lure. Maiee, b urusiriH ion lae ineweaa urana, in rf fl, m. ' lultlo boxs. failed with blue rtuboB. Take aw etaier. ill pllla la puMmM bote witb Dink wraDuers are danarereiie eeanterfelte. Rend 4e. (lUmplinir par tlculirt, tetUmonlsl., !., esd Kellef for Ladlea." a Mtm, by retkra aialL iblckeitar Caeau Cfc, HhUms 04, fbllfc, r I Dreaerlbe and folly rn dome Big O as the ob'; apeclflc forthecertalnutf.d of th la disease. O. ll.l.NuKAHAM, M. D., Anulerdam, N. Y. W have sold Big G for many years, and It has D. B DTCHE ft CO., Chicago. I1L .00. )ld by Druggist. Send for Wholesale Price List of Notions, stationery AND Household Articles at Bottom Prices. T. A. HOODY. lid Front Street, Portland, Or. : fl TO 0TS.j If. - 1 fSI strleatrbyla. '-''jaTtMCasmlollO. CICIUWAY HKAN1CH, PKAM aitinnAl. BACH. Gabler, Boenlah Pianos; Bnrdett Orfana, band bstrnmaoaa. Lartsel took at Bheet Moat and Book. Baada snmUed at tuten Prions. MATTHIAS OKAY OO , M Post Panama Specific The Ladies1' Panacea. For all case of lrrefrularltle it stands on rivalled; pleanaut to take; alolutely safe. By mail, securely sealed in plain wrapper, Twice 11.60. Panama tjpeclfie to Box 8,. Oakland. C'al, W. P. N. n. No. 818-8 p. N. U. No. 875 Palmer & Key, the Machinery house at Port land, have received car load of 4 to 10 H. P. txcelsior butfluu and Hollers. fJall ana them. and if 1 m$? OHIO THIS Till GREAT TUBULAR WELL AND PROSPECTING MACHINE famous for aiiawonlnr where utuurs have lalleu. SELF CLEANIKG. lrlil drop ilHU CATALOGUE FREE. LOOMIS & HTMAK, TIFFIN. OHIO. 11 m IT" Write sis ksai work yoa wlak to do with a well aasuihlne. ALT. OKDEB3 Hl.l.KD PBOMPl'Lr. Rewabd It you have an Old Sore that needs healing, and that other remedies have failed to heal: or a breaking out or itching of thesoalo or body; or a Boll, Burn, Cut, or any ailment for wtucli a halve is suitable, buy a 'o-oent box of Meileaa Naive, whloh Is Warranted to Cure when everything else falls. If not kept by yonrdruKKist seud 'ib cents la stamp to J. C. dkmrnt, AKt, Astoria, Or., and receive a bos by mall. Alsoa full assortment of Martin, Colt and Win chester Rifle. The U. M. C. Machine Shot Guns for I'O. are the best Machine nun In the market bend for circular. H. T. M l'lMOX. 98 First Street, Portland, Or. Tbe Croat art of life 1 to play for much, and stake little. FOR THE BLOOD. ttwlll's Hpeeltle has cured me of a malig nant hrenkliiK out on my !, which cuiw.il Intolerable lmln. It wiiaCHlled Kcwinn by thediKitora -tour of whom treated me with no relief. I cumliilly coiiIVhs that J owe my priHent kiiihI heultli to H. d. 8., which in my entlinutloii Is inviiliiable us a blood remedy, KihhJulia DkWitt, S'J'.T N. 10th tU., Ml. XiOtils, Mo. (lur buhv when two month old was at tacked with Hcrofiria, which tor a long time dmtroyeri Iter eyealKht entirely, and caiiHMl us to (les)iulr of ha' lite, Tim doctor failed to relieve lier nod we gave Nwlft' Hpecllic, which soon cured her en tirely, mid she In n hiile mid lieHrlv, Ji. V. 1)ki,k, Will's Point, Texas. -Send for h'lok Klv'"K history of Blood Discuses and advice to sufferer, mulled free TH K 8W1PT SPKCIFfC CO., Drawer a, Atluulu, lla. . NOTICE TO PUBLISHERS. t HAS HEKH ESTBLISHED AT PORTLAND BY - PALMER & REY. ORDER BY MAIL. One pair No. 1 genuine Buck Gauntlets 11.60, postage paid, for 12.50 goods. Order anything and everything you want to eat, to use or to wear, and you will get the low eat price and beat service at all times. Order a sample copy of the last Hume Circle containing price of over 3,000 articles, besides other valuable Information, tleut free. It will pay you to have It. Address, SMITH'S CASH STORE LargegtXOeneral Dealer went of Mississippi Ktver, 418 FRONT STREET, Man Fraurtiu'o - California Dratobs say Plw'a Cure for Con sumption In THK BKST for kueplnK the voice clear. 26 cent. r sF" V f -M aU4 WILLIAM BECK & SON. WHOLKHALB AND RKTAIL DKALKKH IN GUNS AND SPORTING GOODS FINK Fishing Tackle, Foot Bull. Boxinif Gloves. Indian Clubs. Maaka, Foils. Woatern Agont for A. G. SpaldingOros'.- BASK BALL GUODS 'SaSSlSr4 BioyoUw, Voloolpedsis, Tricycles. 163 Ml 107 Herond Nt Fort laud. Or. HIIANC n htoukb: Klveralde Ay., Rpokiuie Fulls, W. X , W HUte Ht .Sak'tu. J. If. Flk. riiciiiewt and Aa.ver. 8'si WiishiiiKtou St., l'ortlnnd, O. I'lickuRcs by mull or express prouiirlly iittcntlccl to. I 'Xth-- GhpAI -FI ?" TO MAKE A H i ' Oallclons Biscuit Mi ' " . J Ask your Grocer for I I ( v r-----------1 XcOW BRAND 1 111 f S0DAi SALERATUS. :tjir: r . - , " i ENGINES VI BOILERS .JUST RECEIVED. A CAR LOAD OK ' "Excelsior" Engines and Steel Boilers Complete with all attachments ready to run. FROM 4 TO 10 HORSE POWER. We euarintee the "Excelsior" ricr to he thn lpst. fi W O ' aiWtvj factured of the best material, and to be the most. nnrnMn nr.fi onnnAitti- f aa-'av UttA vvUllvllll cal rig in the market. It only costs 10 cents per day per horse power to run them. Parties needing a first-class rig at first cost, cannot do better than to address us. Parties unknown to us will please furnish references. Address PALMER Ac REY, DEALERS IN ENCINES, BOILERS, ETC PORTLAND, OREGON