am5ti v
AN ANSWER.
Brother In M thou art not nit alono;
rtiotuuHKttt ahare with liiw thy sort, weajy
miMtn "
AcaliiHt "the wind hours witli fret of tend.
I, ton, lit) slretnlind forever tm it Imd
WbhdioiMmot move from iliedark. irrfmr wall,
Wlnre never fretilient'd iur r minUt'itm-i (all;
While all the weary uutln I nuiHt not dure
To turn or ntm In pit y tor the worn -The
weary sleepera. who with toil o'orhorne
And hunger patm this eouoh wlib nto mux!
alOWe.
No, leave thy coimh to me If Brother Death
Prefer than flint ti Heaven; an may my breath,
prawn wwler by tho window, heave thin M;;h.
"The angel niuknthe bud where thou dmi Ik'."
Afttihimy.
Why They ftat l'p.
The nmall townof Ink etrnnue the
name may appear 1 one of the tfood little
places of t hp Ozark region in Missouri. I
dropped Into the village one June iiiffln.
and, after a look at thy aur rounding, I (If
term tti Ml to llnd a atopping place and
apeud the iitjilit In Ink. 1 went ton re
peetHble lacikiiiR bouw that was built en
tirely of low, and after I had rapmi v
era! tituca an the half cloned floor a nat ive
man, long haired and half starved lonkiiiK,
made hit appearance and directed hi cave
at nte for a moment.
"Well," he at length drawled, "kin I do
aunhinu fer yerf"
"I would like to apend the night with
you," I explained, "and I am willintc to
pay you anything that m riclit for the ae
Duniinoduiion."
"Kf thflt'a It," returned the unlive,
"oomt- right In an I'll aeti whut eau lw did
fer yer."
I went in and waited In t he dark until
he had provided a light with a pine torvtu
Then I aaw that we were not alone to
gether in the Mingle room of t he limine.
"These i my gaU," explained tho native,
Indicating half a down girls of various
ages who were aitting on the left, "and
them," he went on, sweeping his hand to
the ot.her side, "mthe Iwysuf ther family
hearty like, tie them!"
I was iuwardly wondering where tbey in
tended that the stranger within their gates
should rest bis head, when the old mau set
my curiosity at rest.
"When comp'ny comes like you," he
aid, "ther children takes time about er
tieepin."
"You arc rather badly crowded," I re
plied, "but 4 don't think that you ought
to make any one sit up on my account."
"That's all right, tranger," eatue the
laconic answer of tiie native, "but if you'd
bed as much stole as I've lied, you'd watch,,
too!" Detroit Free PreHa.
llslss KeniintrBf.
Two of the beat known hunters of Cali
fornia are the two Aris, Ari Hopper, father
and son, of the Sierras de San Rafael. The
father stutters dreadfully, and the son is a
giant, with a voice like a hull of Bashau,
which, try as he will, he caunut modulate
below a roar. Whenever the son bellows
out a curtain favorite story, the father
marches up and down, exelaimiug, as the
climax la reached, "B-o-boy. you 1-l-tie,
you kn-ku-know you lie."
They were hunting in the San Kafaei
mountains, and had driven two grizzlies
down a steep, narrow path to a plateau
that ended in a sheer precipice, on the
edge of which stood a small tree. The
bears were separated, and the sou, follow
ing one, drove him up the path, leaving
the father to tackle his on the plateau.
After a chase, which ended in his grimly
setting away from bint, Ari Hopper, Jr.,
returned to the plateau. As he came down
the path this is what be wiys he saw:
"Thar war the old man up a tree, and so
taken up with the b'ar that be never even
ooticed bis oulyson. Ue'd clum out on
the limb of that tree over the precipice,
and Mr. Griisxly was on the same limb,
reaching carefully for him with bis paw.
Every tune he stuck his IIhL our, the old
man would jab at him with his bo wit
knife and say, 'G' bank, g' back, you peaky
fool; d-d -don't you see if you c-c-oome any
f-f-fu'tlier tuo 1-L-limb '11 break aud kill u
both?' " , . -
Kigiit here the old man always explode
and never gives his b-ya cliauee to tell
truthfully how he managed to uontrol bis
laughter long enough to "pick off "the
bear with his ride. Youth's Companion.
Not a High Chars).
The late A. T Stewart wua harawed by
a certain treasury decision which vastly
increased bit payment of duties. Hi law
(1 yer called one day about another matter.
Stewart spoke in an exasperated way about
the treasury decision. "Let me see the de
cision," said the lawyer. After reading it
through be said: "This law speaks of 'all
milk' garments. Why don't you have a
thread of worsted run into these goods
when thry are inade abroad?" 'Vill tlyit
come within theoew lnwf" asked the great
merchant. "Certainly."
"How much do you want for that opin
ion?" asked Stewart a (ew months later.
.tfifty thousand dollars," said the lawyer.
And he got it. He was modest, too, but n
dollar went further in those daystht.n it
does now. Stewart, years after, told his
legal adviser that the oaaual suggestion
made that day had been worth over $1,500,
Ouuto the merchant. ,Hp the &u,QU0 fee
was not hllkSan tfratlclscn Argonaut.
What Und Peeome of tU Others,
There it a story of one of the old judges
who in his youthful days had run a course
of dissipation with a wild set of acquaint
ances, moat of whom afterward took to a
criminal course of life. One day his lord
hip bad before him at theOld Bailey a
man convicted of highway robbery, and
recognised him as one of the old associates
of bis youth. Moved by curiosity and feel
ing aura that his ideutity would never he
guessed, he naked before passing seutence
what bad become of bis ovil companionsof
boyhood; "Oh, they are every one hanged
but your lordship," replied the prisoner,
with a profound bow. Loudon Tlt-Bita.
Car of furniture.
Furniture can he kept looking nice with
so little care that it is too had tn deny it
this little, yet, with the exception of the
Usual diluting now and then, it seldom get
any bettor in the majority of homes. Very
ordinary articles of furniture may with
care I kept looking well for years, while
handsome furniture may oy negieci no
made to appear dingy and worn out long
before Its time.
UhholHtered furniture that is in every
day use should be cleansed thoroughly
once a month at least. The articles, with
the exception of the very heavy oues,
thould be taken Into the ynni, or room
with open windows, choosing a day when
the wind is not in the direction to blow the
dust Into the room, l ake each article to
the open window or in the yard, and with
a bristle brush clean out ah much dirt as
possible. The alaive, to bo sure. Is only for
such as are upholstered in plush or any
goods with a pile.
To clean haircloth, take Into the air, if
possible, and with a light switch lat out
the dust, afterward wiping the dust from
the surface with a damp cloth. Wipe over
tlie woodwork wirti a damp cloth, and if
there are any dents in it, place over them
several thicknesses of wet blotting paper,
and to this hold a warm natiron until the
paper t dry. unless the dent is a very deep
one, (his one trial will remove it.
When the woodwork is thoroughly dry,
takesouie warm linseed oil, and with
soft flannel cloth rub it well into the
woodwork, using a very little oil and a
good deal of strength. Hub it over with a
soft silk cloth or chamois leather to obtain
a nice polish. Housekeeper's Weekly
Sleep In KlckiteH.
Concerning sleep, in connection with
sickness, there is a good deal of berny re
garding the matter among otherwise well
informed people. "Don't let her sleep too
long!" "lie sure to wake him when it is
time to give the medicine; it will beagreat
deal better for him not to sleep too long at
onetime!" How often we have heard these
words, or words to that ellect, when, in
fact, iu nine cases out of ten, and very
likely in ninety-nine cases out of the bun
dred, they were the exact oposit of the
truth. Gentle, restful sleep is better than
any medicine; and how often even how
almost invariably does the "change for
the better," for which anxious friends are
waiting so prayerfully, come during sleep.
making its hrst manifestation wnen toe
patieut awakes with brightened eye.strong-
er voice, a faint tinge of returning health
mantling the features iu place of the wan
hue of threatening death.
In the words of Saucho Panza, we may
all say, "Blessed be the man who invented
leenl" There are, of course, critical situ
ations in which a troubled, imperfect sleep
may properly be broken to administer
medicines, but in these later days physi
ciaus quite generally give the caution that
tn case of restful sleep the patient Is not to
be awakened for the ad ministering of meui
cine. Good Housekeeping.
GROUNDLESS JEALOUSY.
My wife Is jealous of each maid
I worship in my verse.
And every dollar am jjald
For them she deems a curse.
And though through them Ibayhergowna,
Pay doctors' hills and runt,
At their fair noLhinfrnuM she frowns,
Displeasure dire to vtnU
One little secret I'd i,p!ain-
Twould set her mind at rest
But no, 'twould render lierloo vain
If she but dimly guewod.
Those maids 1 love for sordid pelf
Khotild go un whipped f blame,
For every one is Just herself,
Called by another name.
R. L. Hcndrick in Harper's Bazar.
Where Americans' Letters Go.
The United St ates writes more letters to
Great Britain than to any other country.
Last year 10,057,600 epistles went from the
United States to Great Britain, 5,658,040 to
Germany and 1,8(j4,OW to France. ,
HOITT SCHOOL ACC1CKIITED BY
TBS UNIVERSITIES.
UOMfLKTKLY I'FKOOTEU.
How many remedies there are which merely
relieve without uprooting disuse. The con
trast with sterling medicines which sueh pallia
tives afford not only enhances the dignity of
the former, but nerves to emitliaMze the (oily of
employing half-way measures when thorough
ones are RVtUlnule. A marked trial an ee of this
Is tho effect, on the one hand, of lioMetters
Htomach Hitters in chxcs of chills and lever and
biMomt remittent, and on the other of ordinary
remedies In maladies of this type. By the Hit
tern malarial complnint in every Hinge and of the
most malignant type are completely conquered
and lose their hold upon the system. They are
rarely, if ever, dislodged by the ordinary re
sources of medicine, although their symptoms
may unquestionably Ik1 mitigated through such
mi'ans. The same holds good of indigestion,
lilliniiNiKHK. lciliiar eomulainl. rheumatism.
nervousness and debility. Hy the Uiuors they
are cured wnen many rcmcaieu iau.
Mm, Waldron How do you expect to get
along house keening without a refrigerator?
Mr. henip4rve are noi going iy usu icu
we've bought a ear stove.
Tb? Gbbmia for breakfast.
WHO DOKHN'T KNOW
FrdT. Merrill, the Pioneer Bicycle Ipalr of this
toMtT He is rename, wnio mm rwuniiu, ui.
Hoitt'i Oak Grove School has been
placed on the list of schools whose gradu
ates are admitted to the State University
without examination. Dr. Hoitt's recom
mendation is also good for admission to
the Stanford University. This school is
located near Mi librae, ban Mateo county,
California, and ranks as one of the best
and most popular scuools for boys on the
Pacific Coast, San Francim Chronicle,
June 2, 1HJ3, ;
A Mistake Somewhere.-Editor-You say
these Jokes are original? Mr. Chesnuts (a
humorous writer) Yes, sir. Editor-Then you
mutt be a much older man than I take you for.
PUT TO FUQHT
all the peculiar troubles that beset a wo
man. The only guaranteed remedy forthom
is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Proscription. For
women suffering from any chronic " female
complaint" or weakness; for women who are
run-down and overworked; for women ex
pecting to become mothers, and for mothers
who aro nursing and exhausted; at the
change from girlhood to womanhood; and
later, at the critical "change of life" -it
is a medicine that safely and certainly builds
up, strengthens, regulates, and cures.
If it doesn't, if it even fails to benefit or
cure, you have your money back.
PHOVKD TO BE THE WEST.
Tested and proved by over thirty years'
use in all parts of the world, Alloook'b
Poeoub Plasters have the indorsement ol
the highest medical and chemical authori
ties, and millions of grateful patients who
have been cared of distressing ailments
voluntarily testify to their nienta.
Allcock.'b PoBotia Plastebs are ourely
vAVPiAhlft. Ther are mild but effective.
sure and quick in their action, and abso
lutely harmless.
neware ot lmitauens, aim uu mn wo up
ceived by misrepresentation. Ask for All-
cock's, and let no solicitation or explana
tion induce you to accept a substitute.
A woman never begins to fib about her age
until she has passea twenty-nve years.
Training Baby's Kara.
There are ears and ears, and almost as
much as any other feature do tbey add or
detract from the beauty of a face.
An ear that is snugly back against the
head an ear that is smallish, flattish, thin
and rather transparent, this ear Is a com
fort to possess; but a large "meaty" ear,
with deep, cupping propensities at the top
an ear that stands boldly out from the
bead and seems to bend itself forward to
catch each parsing sign or syllable this
ear is note thing desirable. It gives its
"wearer" the aDDearauce of an animal of
some alert species, aud proclaims "Ureetr
loudly and emphatically
This superabundance or ear can ne mm
gated to some extent. Not by depletion or
removal of any parta, but by bringing it
into a more becoming position by meauB
of soft bandages. The infant that shows
aliens of prominent ears should be provided
with a thm cap of soft silk or mull, fitting
an ugly against the unruly, members. It
was once ijje fashion for the tittle ones to
wear caps during tmbyhood, hut uowadays
cai iB-mrelv MeruL altihoiiifti baby's face
Is made even mre charming by this soft,
white framing and ears ore thus kept flat
agalust the head.-Detroit Free Preaa.
The Avemce Woman.
I like to think a woman is an average
woman. 1 like to thiuk if two honm after
she said she wasn't very fund of me, when
she hears that some great trouble has come
to me, that alie wMJ at down and have a
good ery and then come and tell me bow
aorry she is for me. I can forget in live
minutes that I heard she said she didn't
like me. I like the average woman be
cause she's more agreeable thau either
aiduta or. women V ho know it all. You
can live with 'her; you cau put up with her
fads and fancies, because she ut real. V on
don't care If she does know a cheap milliner
that she won't tell you about. -
Some day, when her heart gets the better
of her brain, she will not only tell you, but
trot off to the woman and insist that she
must do things for you at as low a price a
she baa for ber. Another reason why I
lite the average woman is because she isn't
what the messenger boj'acajl "auifty;" She
doesifH c 'herself up on a pedestal am
condescend to all the rest of the. world, am
she is perfectly willing to ask questioni
and is equally Indignaut if tbey are not
answered. Probably It a because J am sucn
an absolutely average woman myself that
I like them. Bab's Latter. -
DKAFNEtfS CANNOT BK CUBED
By local applications, as they cannot reach the
riWiiPii inrtion of the ear. There is only one
way M) cure aeniuwis, auu wmi, u. wunnu
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in-
i.,niitum ni th mucous nnrotr oi me
eustachian tube. When this tube gets inflamed
you have a rumbling souiiq or imperieci Bear
ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh.
which is nothing out an maamea ctmaiuou ui
the mueouB surfaces. it
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, fiend for cir
culars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Sold by druggists; 78 cents.
RoUa Wmild von call Blanche a beauty?
Jack Not unless 1 thought she-" likely to
overhear ine.
BUFTCBE AND PILE CCBED.
We positively ewe rupture, piles and all rec
tal diseases without pain or detention from busi
ness, So cure, no pay. Alio all Private dis
eases. Address for pamphlet Drt. Porterfleld A
Losey, m Market street, Ban Frandsoo.
JUST A LITTLE
pain neglected, may become
RHEUMATISM,
NEURALGIA,
SCIATICA,
LUMBAGO. '
Just a little
SPRAIN
may make a cripple.
Just a little
BRUISE
may make serious inflammation.
Just a little :
BURN
may make an ugly scar.
Just a little 1
COST
will get a bottle of
ST. JACOBS OIL,
A PROMPT and PERMANENT CURE.
Years of Comfort against Years
of Pain for
JUST A LITTLE.
K copy of the " Official Portfolio of the
World's Columbian Exooaition," descriptive
of Buildings and grounds, beautifully illus
trated, iu water color effects, will be sent to
any address upon receipt of 10c. Id postage
stamps by The Chablks A. VooxLEa Co.,
BiLTUtOBK, Md.
What you nre sure of, if you use Dr.
Snpre's Catarrh Remedy, Is either it per
fect and permanent cure for your Ca
tarrh, no matter how bad your cose may
be, or $500 in cash. The proprietors of
the medicine promise to pay you tha
money, if they can t cure you.
No Hotel
"How should you addresi
mister." "And how should
woman?" "As er mistery."
a man?" "As
you address a
Use EnamelJue titove Polish) no dust, no smell.
A Little Red Spot
A ourioiu coin used by the Gauls about
t,lKW years bko wns shaped like a horseshoe
or capital leitttr U, aud was about H of au
inch thick and i iuches across. Speciuuus
of tliis coin have recently hoeu found is
lreluud. :
One of the most unpleasant of the
triuiio1 memorabilia at the National mu
seum is a necklace of thumbs, fourteen la
all. Ther are U thumbs of the rhjht
band. ,
Mr. Lower says that there were lately liv-
Ing In a small town in Kent fifteen persons
whose hereditary name was mm, uuiwuo,
(or the sake of distinction, bore the ele
gant designations of DoiiK Hull, Feather
toe. Buiuuer. Bubbles, Pierce Kyo, ITiw-
cots, Oula, JlKgery, Pumble Foot, Cold
Flip. Silver Kye,. Lumpy, Sutty, Thick
Lips and Old Hare.
In sandy soil the greatest success is met
with in utilialiiK a stream of water from a
hose to bore the way for the sinking of
piles. The nozsle is secured to the heel ol
the pile and the stream turned on. The
pile sinks rapidly, and the sand packiug
shout it renders it perfectly solid.
The large seeds of the necklace tree of
the West Indies, of a brilliant red hue,
with a black spot at oue end, have beea
often used as sleeve links and shirt studs.
The red seeds of the coral Sower are also
used for ornamental purposes.
(;itke
Seta.
Midland
SLOOper Bottle.
Oneoentadoee.
Tma Obeut Cotoh
Extortion.
Ouestswill be booked now on the
European 1'lau .
ForWorld's Fair Accommodations
At 1.5) per day each, two in a room,
at the
Great Eastern,
60th St. and St. Lawrence Ave.,
CHICAGO.
The largest in the world and practically fire
proof. Write to COl'ELAND TOWNSBND (for
merly manager raiiatjr nvwv), flittimci, vm
cago, IU. . '
RL00D POISON
A SPECIALTY. rro7
Syphilis permanently cured in 15 to 35 days. You
can be treutod at homo for tho name price anil tho
same uranieet with those who profer to come
liore we will contract to care them or refund money
and pay expense o( coming, railroad iaro and hotel
bills, if we fail to cure. If yon havo taken uer
cury, Iodide potash, and still have aches and
pnlns.MucouaPntchea'in mouth, (tore Throat,
liniplea.'oprer- Colored fci pott, Ulcer on any
Dart of tba body, Ka.tr or Eyebrow fiillliiv
out. It IB is Hyphflltle BLOOD POISON
that we ffiiarnnteetocure. We aoLlcltthe most
btlnatu caie and challenge the world, for
com we cannot cure. This disease has always
baffled the aktll of the Mont eminent phyl
clana. .r,00,000 capital behind our uncondi
tional guarantee. AbTOliiteprooftsnntsealedoa
application. Address COOK. REMEDY CO.,
to 1331 MaaonlcTcaple, Chicago, 111
promptly cura
where ail others fail. Cough. Croup, Sore
Throat, Hoarseneaa, wnoopicg vougo i u
Aitbma. For Conautnpticn It has no rival:
baa cured thousands, and will CURE tod if
taken tn time. Sold by Druggists on a guar
antee. For a Lame Back or Cbt use
SHILOH S BELLADONNA PLASTBRJSc.
CHILOH'SCATARRH
Have you Catarrh? This remedy Is (ruaran
toedtocureyou. Price, 50 eta. Injector free.
HE
11
K
THIS IS THE TIME TO
order your 8UM11BR
ROLLERS. You want
the brut ; that's the
only kind we deal In.
Then send your order
for the BEST ROLLKKB
and INKS to PALMKH
& REY TYPE F'DRY,
Portland, Ob.
iDDeared on my left leg feltw the knee, and it
gradually spread nutU I as covered witH
piotaes aua pawuea,
'HrWch ' the physician
'called psoriasis, itching
' 4 mdMutuiug terribly. I :
,.. acratched and scratched
- only td Increase my
V agony; 4 Finally" Rev.
;Father Canteveel urged
no to take Hood's Bar
'unajilla. Idldapwith
foYous and wouderfol
Mr. Deetlche. result, The large scales
pealed off, the spots grew low and disappeared,
the Itch luf and burning subsided and I am per
fectly curd, eqnai In health to ny man. ajiu
I)r&mna,jreen Buy, Wlscobslu.
HOW OUR WHEN HIS FRIEND TOLD HIM THAT HE PUD
S!aSUcTeEDR $ 1 50 for a BICYCLE.
ttT Our customer had one just as good, and he houtiht it tor LESS THAN
HALF the price his friend had paid. IF YOU WANT A BICYCLE FOR
S60, buy mreci oi uie,,
Hood'. PHI. the best slteMinnsr Pills,
Thin Children Grow Fat
oo Scott S'j.
EmulsipQ,
because
fat food s
make fat
children.
They are
thin, and remain thm .'just
proportion to their inability to
assimilate food richin fat, ,
Scott's Emulsion
of Cod Liver Oil is especially
adaptable to those of weak diges
tion is partly- digested already.
Astonishing how quicjtly a thin
person gains solid flesh by its use!
Almost as palatable as milk.
PrtpsnMl by Sflolt . Bnwn.. W. Y. All dnunlMB.
II PI
,KK IN ... . ,i
M-OOl.U UHLLAKS rOU 600..
Bicycles,
PORTLAND. TACOMA. SALEH.
"HE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS
SUCCESSFULLY." CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAPOLIO
RHEUMATISM CURED BY THE USE OF
Moore's Revealed Remedy.
Ahtoru, Orboon, January 10. 1 can state with pleasure that by toe ase of
MOOKE 8 KKVEALH1) REMEDY my hushaud was relieved from aDoldcase o!
RHKUMATWM and my youngest boy cured entirely of INFLAMMATORY KHKU-
MAllcM wueu Uie Deal uoctor i evuiu gei uiu uiui uu guii. t, ,
it
alltua.
MRS. N. V. WKSLK,
SOLD HI TOUR DHDOOI8T. .
.4tA flit oad bmnfle monthly
U Z0ll.llll working (or
B. F. Johnboi A Co., Richmond, Vl.
$75.00
OPIUH
1 N. P. N. V. Nq. 497-8. f. H. U. Ko. 674
Morvlilo nBlt VMM in l
to tO d "I ' J'
A Flood Coming!
So Say Old Timer.
I want to flood the country with good
"HIUH-UKADE "
BICYCLES.
Have just received 200 Safeties, which
I will Hell at $40 discount for caBU. Writ,
for Bargain List, or call at my store,
326 Washington Street.
Lessons and Catalogues Free. '
Fred T.Merrill,-