SORROW.
Borrow, my ruMo, my twu'lior and ray rant
To whom illvltiH riimiiiiluimhii I owe
All that I iVtil and nuich of what I know,
Think not I anni'i., O Nurruw, that my titxm
Hath brought nio nltrh in mvh a potentate,
y (to, audi k k m H tltiMi art. Mtm may grow
To lovn thu vum thtty buitr; Htifl ovn BO
Bhnnltl I love thou, win wo uomnof aomherauaa
In with m always. 1 have Keen thw twnd
And pluck liU imirHul from the llpaof Joy
In niUl-frullltii); yet tlmti art a friend
Evon lo the hlW thuii wwimntt to tliii.rny.
Thou art iwiru tender Tar, autl far more fitir,
Thau alir who tilut) would haunt rao dumb Oe-
MIMir.
Exchange.
ON THE ROOF.
t twRivD to speculate on the number of
things one conld do with one' bands
alone. This occupied me for what
seemed to be an hour; tmt as the train
of thought was interrupted by a clock
strikinif the hour o' midnight, 1 oon
clndnd it must hare been much longer,
and wondered 1 had not heard the pre
ceding hours.
Suddonly the full horror of my condi
tion flashed upon mo. 1 was not only
doomed to remain where 1 was, helpless
and alone, during the long chilly hours
of the night, bat there was no oertainty
that 1 would ever got away alive. My
friends would never dreain that I was
there. They
eluded that I
bad undoubtedly con
had gone down, and if
Ithoy mimed me would search every
Have yon never mud of a person's hair j .,.re ,Bl j ti1B nKht pim It might
taming gray ill a single night? Of course be days before the particular spot in
yon have. The old story books are full ; wbioh I lay would be visited, and in
of sucb tales. 1 can remember dozens of ; that case it would be too late. Starva
thera-atoriw rooking with gore and 'tj0B W(iui( (0f, ,, evcn jf the injury
dank with dungeons, and grewsome with bu( received did not. In my anguish
ghosts and other uncanny things. The !j bricked aloud, but was dully con-
horoins. ana sometimes uie nero.goes to Kjuni, ttn the time that nobody mold
bed at uight with hair as black as the
raven's wing, and along in the night
oome the horrors, whatever they are. and
hear me. Visitors and custodians alike
; must have departed hours before, and
liven if my cries were heard from the
FAR AND WIDE.
Not on this broad nontinent alone, fcilt In ma-
ItiHul brfeillnK uopleal Melons, in 'inntcinala,
Mexico, Hmiih America, the lsihrmis ol 1'anama
nd elsewhere, Hosteller' Htoniach Hitters al
lords to Inhabitants anil sojourners troiectloti
afriilnsl malaria. Tlic miner, tiie freshly arrived
iminlirram, Hie tiller or inovirsm so" newiy
robbed of Its forests by the axo o( the pioneer,
4 In the superb anll-febrlle speeilie a pt
ver against the noiaonons miasma which
vast districts rieh In natural resource" is yet
fertile In disease. It annihilates disorders of
the Btomiieh, liver and Dowels, lorunos inosc
who use It against rheiimailc ailments bred and
fostered by outdoor exposure; Infuses Kenial
warmth into a frame ehllled by a rigorous tem
perature, and rolls of their power Uiharm morn
ing and evening mists and vupora laden wiih
burtfiilness; strengthens the weak, and con
quers incipient kiduey trouble.
Colnmbus was considered a great Italian be
cause he mnde an egg stand on end, but nowa
days itali'ins think nothing of having a peanut
stand on the corner.
A MRU INSCKANC1B POL1CT.
in the morning the raven hair has turned !,tm-t8 below nobody wonld attribute
a snowy white. j ;ile, u, u,0jr Mill source.
1 can reiuiinilKir. too. thai I never used j t,e feeling of acute anguish sno
to take any stock in snuii siorics. i used 1 emi me f blank Uospair. I no longer
to hear them read, and get up quite a .peculated on the possibility of being
respectable thrill at the most horrible diovered. dead or alive, There was a
portions, oemcial!y when the candle ttiu,n feeling, at my chest, and I
flickered awhile, leaving everybody in lfotmil myelf repeating mechanically
total darkness, just as a deep groan was j Dw r,viues and jingles and saying the
Beard or a long, shuddering cry. like the ! ttj,habet back ward, as I once learned to
wind through the weeping willows in join asking relief from insomnia. Yet
graveyard. 1 at the Rattte time 1 was conscious that
Oh. yes! I was qnite susceptible to mJ wbole life was passing in review tie
touching paasagos like those, and 1 used i ore mo, as they say it does when one is
to hurry up to bed and tuck my bend drowning or being hanged. I remein
nnder the clothes and shiver with the j uored that saying, too, and without any
most timid of them. But somohow or ; (jeasation of the review 1 wondered in
otlior icouia not accept ine nair mrniiig imy doubled consciousness if 1 were
Every man ought to have one, but a long
step towards that is the possession of All
oock's Poaoos Plasters. It is certain that
they prolong life by relieving the strain
that oomes from continued suffering.
Vano a man in Anrinre a sham disease
better than he can the wear and tear of
pains, little in themselves, yet constant in
tlieir strain upon me syswni.
A weak buck, stillness 01 tne tonus, sore
ness of the muscles, Beem to many un
worthy of special notice. Yet they ao not
a little to exhaust the nowerB of ohvsical
endurance. Alwock's Poaons Plastkbs
relieve them at once, and no wise man win
fail to use them on the hrst sign ol pain.
It iB a very small premium that he has to
pa;
part of the story, i know that hair,
black or white, could stand on end, but
that a good head of black hair would
bleach itself out between dark and day
light was a little too much to swallow.
1 know better now. 1 have had a lit-
undergoing the sensations of a drowning
man, or of one being hanged, and wished
I could put thorn down on pair for the
benefit of the rest of mankind.
What struck me as singular was that
the clocks kept on striking twelve. The
tie experience of my own which but ,Bcond time they did this I thought I must
perhaisi it is boat to tell the story as it nave lost consciousness for an entire day
occurred. and that this was the second midnight.
It was on the roof of the cathedral at gnt when the third stroke of twelve
Milan. We had climbed the stairs in cam8 from baif a dozen clocks, I knew
the late afternoon of a beautiful Bpring i oouid not be two days since I bad
day, after paying the enstodian the in- !(uien.
significant pnee he asked for all the j thought first that 1 had become de
glories visible from the elevated station, 'roented; and then it occurred to me that
We had looked through the telcscoiH if i were i coriid not reason about it in
for another fee and had each assured tbat fashion, so the clocks themselves
the others that we saw Mont Blanc per- ! mnst lie crazy. This theory satisfied me
reotly well, without for a moment ue- uutil the striking began again, when 1
lioving what the others said or conviuc- wentoff in another fantastic speculation.
tug tliem that we tola tne n-ur.it. ana jjy friends had discovered that I was
had ended our climbs by ascending to B,jsBing, and were having the bells rung
the Highest point turner tne laniern u , fcoon luy spirits up.
it is a lantern by the corkscrew stair- ; cjh, the long. long, wear)' hours 1
case, winch win scarcely permit any tint .pBnt t waiting for a glimpse of day
the thinnest persons to pass when one is jtfnt. I had no hope tliat daylight
going up and the other coming oown. ; would bring me any relief, but the pros-
wo were a party oi iour. ana wnen . mt-t of suivmtr where it was endless mid-
' the roof was reached the youngest pro- ; BUjht seemed unendurable. I groaned
posed a ramble over that portion of the ttlld wept and dug my nails into the
structure. To this all but myself as- mmB of my hands until it seemed as if
sonted. 1 was tired and proposed to tuB blood would come; but I did not
rent awhile at the foot of the tower even fji any Be,lae cf ,MjBi
stairs, where the others wore to pick mo n lml6t have been after the clocks had
np on their return, so that we might all trock midnight a dozen times or more
descend together. This was satisfao- I k(,pt u0 exact accountthat I Baw
tory and off they started. I jn tin, distance at what seemed to be the
For a time I was quite comfortable, ' farther end of the cathedral roof two
and paid no attention to the paesage of j jaiUt glimmers of light. Presently there
time; but 1 suddenly noticed that it was j vere (W0 more ttUj then two more,
getting dark and that my companions ulltj) there wu a regular procession of
had not roturuea. 1 culieti to i.uem arst tbeID i tried to shout, but had become
in a moderate tone of voice, thou more m WOak with cold and suffering that I
loudly, but received no answer. I could not raiw my voice above a whis-
Fearing that they would be belated on ' p,,r.
the roof I started in search of them. 1 j The lights nevertheless approached,
walked the entire length of the ridge of gruwmg gruauaiy stronger, nntil 1
the maiu roof and peered down all the oouid see that they were borne by sever
side passages in the gathering dnsk, but a black-robed figures who were march
caught no glimpse of my companions, j ,ng beside a coffin. As the procession
TUon 1 aosoeuuou to tne root oi uie aisie i moved slowly toward me 1 began to
Nearly every boy determines to whip a cer
tain school teacher when he grows up.
Stats of Otno, city of TolkhoJ m
l.l't'AS ( oir.NTY. t
Frank .1. t'UENEY miibeaORth that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHenkt St Co.,
doing business in the city of Toledo, county and
state titoresald, arid tniit saia nnn win pay uie
sum of ONE HlINDIlKIl IlOLLAltS for each
and every case of Catakkh that cannot be cured
by the use of Uai.l'8 uatariih cum
Sworn to before me and subscribed' in my
presence this (ith day of December, A. I. 1SM6.
Notary fablic.
Hall'a r.ntiirrh Core Is lateen lulernallv. and
acts directly on the blood and mucoua surfaces
ol the system, bend tor testimonials, free.
r. J. i;henev & co.,
l oieuo, u.
gjf- Bold by druggists; 7& cents.
The Initials of Union Paelllo tell very con
cisely where the road has gone.
Dae Enamellne Btove Polish; no dust, no smell.
iBANimETB's Pais will care indigestion.
5$
SOMETHING VWStTAL,
as ft nifilieiiio, is
Dr. Piera-'s Gulden
Medical l)tn(X)vory.
And, betau(jd of
that, thore's some
thing uhtiNtml in
the way of soiling
it, Where every
other mtxlieiiie oi
its kind only jrromr
ises, this Is (uarnn
teed. It it ever
falls to benefit or euro, you hare your money
back,
It'i the only guaranteed remedy for every
disease oauoa by a disordeml liver or im
pure blood. DysjMjpsia. Biliouaneia, tht
most stubbi.rn Skin, Scalp and Scrofulouu
alTections, even Consumption (or Lunji;
scrofulai in ita eaflioB Btagea. all are cured
by it.
It purifies and enriches the blood, rouaei
every organ into healthful action, and re
stores utrength and vigor. In building up
both flesh and strength of pale, puny, Hcrof
ulous children, or to invigorate and brace
up the system after " Grippe," pneumonia,
fevers, and other prostrating acute diseases,
nothing can equal the " Discovery."
You pay only for the good yoa get
Are near at
v . y nano. wnn
)MWlJ(s'rl.tJ'l ac
tivity in
busineBB than has ever been known, becaiiHe of
the proloiiRol dcproasiim in ll lines. Those
whoalli-nd the PORTLAND BUSINESS COL LEG
now, will be nreptirod for (rood positions when
thin comiiift wave nf prosperity sweeps over the
lunn. heiia lor caiHiopue. AdareflH a. r. akh'
htrono, Principal, Portland, Oregon.
II
Panto
DOCTOR
J
THE GREAT CURE
FOR
INDIGESTION
CONSTIPATION.
Regulator oi the Liver and Kidneys
-A SPECIFIC FOR
Scrofula, Rheumatism,
Salt Rheum, Neuralgia
And ill Other Blood and Skin Dlseasos.
J. H. GOING & CO.,
Importers, Wholesale and Retail
STOVES, RANGES,
Table Cutlery, Tin and Wooden Ware, Dairy
Supplies. The larirest and cheupeat dealera for
cash. Country trade u sitecialty.
148 Third Street, Portland, Oregon.
TfiT GiBHca for breakfast.
HoofsCures
Rushing
-IKTO THE GKEAT
SASKATCHEWAN
VALLEY.
The wis? men of Washington, Idaho, Oregon
ana tne wen are
Securing Free Land
in Aberta,
The best farming land In America. Bee what
American tanners sav of it; copy ol tnelr testi
mony, with map, SKNT FREE. Address I A.
HAMILTON, l-and Commissioner. Winnioea: D.
McNICOl.L, li. P. A., Montreal, or any agent of
tne uuiaaian racmc nan way.
and uuule a aoarcb theru which wits also
fruition. I uoaunG alurmucl m the light
(ailed, und run from one point to an
other, culling out as 1 run, until I found,
to my grant dUtroaa, tbat 1 had lost my
way. 1 could me far below me the light
of the great city and hear the distant
rumbling of the carriages as thoy drove
past on I lie stony streets.
But 1 was as cHectuully lost for the
moment as if 1 had been in the heart of
an African jungle witiiout a compass
and no Stanley on the alert to hunt tne
np. In the excitement and despaii
which the consciousness of this fact pro
duced, 1 runhed about so wildly that 1
slippod and fell on a long flight of stone
wonder what it meant, and whether
funeral" took place at midnight on the
roof of Milan cuthedral. Then 1 specu
lated a moment on the propriety of dis
turbing the obsequies even in my ex
treme need. Suddenly it dawned upon
me that this was my own funeral, and I
knew that J was either dead or bad goue
mad. In the supreme anguish of this
discovery all memory of past suffering
was blotted out, and I entered on a new
period of the most exquisite torture.
Fortunately, it was of brief duration.
As the foremost of the moving figures
reached me 1 felt a grasp on my arm
and a voice called in my ear:
Wake up, father; it s time to be
Charles J, 0BrUm
" I am dud to bst that I hare taken Hood's
Barsaparllia with vrest benefit. I had kiduey
complaint aud tried many inedlcinec in vaiu.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
was reconnrifudod and it helped uie. I have
taken three bottles aud am ennrely cured and
enjoy good health ant1, a Rood appntite. 1 take
nL.tianitu .11 r.-..nim.titifi.u- Hood'a fcarttaDft-
riila." Chaklks J. O'BtutK, DU6 Richmond
Htrwet, Went, Toronto, Oat.
nni, noil
It Ib a Dositive cure for all those nainful. dell- '
cate complaints and complicated troubles and
weaknesses common among our wives, mothers
and daughters.
The enuct i immediate ana lasting, two or
three doses of Dr. Pabdke'b Remedy taken daily
keeps the blood cool, the liver and kidneys act
ive, and will entirely eradicate from the system
all traceB of Scrofula, Halt Kheum, or any other
lorm ui Dioua disease.
No mediclno ever introduced In thfB country
has met with such ready sale, nor given such
universal eausiactiou whenever usea as mat o 1
Db. Pardek's Remedy.
This remedy hus been nsed In the hoepltala
throughout the old world for the paat twenty
five yeurs as a specific for the above diseases,
and it baa and will cure when all other so-called
remedies fall.
Bend for pamphlet of testimonials from those
who have been cured by its use. Druggists sell
it at 11.00 per bottle. Try it and be convinced.
For sale by
MACK & CO.,
9 and 1 1 Front St., San Francisco.
DR. GUW$
ONION
SYRUP
F0R COUGHS,
COLDS
AMD CROUP. '
GRANDMOTHER'S ADVICE.
In rtitiruB, family of nine children, my only rwa
dy for Cougbj, Cold j and Croup was onion syrup. It
Ujo.it as efloctivd to-day as It wits forty years ago.
Mow my ursndcbJldren Uko Dr. Ounn's Dnton Syrup
whioh is alrsarfv nrnnarBd and Trlori Dleaaftnt to tSS)
taste. Sold flvsrywhore. Law bottles 00 osnta.
TakasoaubatttutftfoxlU Tluro'a nouuag Kuou-
We have Just issued an elegant 104-page Illus
trated catalogue of
FIREARMS AND SPORTING GOODS.
!f yoa arc in need of anything in this line, send
us your name and we will send you one by re
turn mail. Address
THE H. I. HUDSON ARMS CO.,
93 Firnt Street, Portland, Or.
RLOOD POISON
Hood's Pills are Uie beat aiter-dlnmrHlU.
tops, wot witb the dow which had be-! g0jg down. 1 guess you must have had
gun to tan. i was noi consuiuus ui nj y0ur y0e turned
serious injury' from the fall, but when 1
brought up at the foot of the stairs and
tried to rogain my footing, 1 found, to
my despair and horror, that 1 was utter
ly unable to move my limbs. 1 was par
alyzed. .
The mental agony 1 suffered is incon
ceivable. Vet curiously enough 1 spent
the first moments in speculating as to
the exact nature of the injury 1 had sus
tained. Had 1 broken-my back or sim
ply injured my Bpinal cord? 1 tried to
recall what 1 had heard my doctor
friends say about injuries of similar
character, but could not seem to reuieui
ber anything definite. The words, "the
fifth pair," flashed into my mind and ap
jiearod to connoct themselves in some
way with my condition; but whether it
was the Utth pair of norvos or ribs, or of
something olso, 1 oouid not make out.
1 could uot understand either how 1
could have beon so soriously injured
witiiout any sensible shock, but thut my
power of locomotion was gone tlicro was
no doubt. 1 oouid move uiv hands aud
It was my daughter, and beside her
were the rest of the party, flushed with
their ramble on the roof. 1 straightened
out my cramped limbs, which must have
gone to sloop about the time 1 am, ana
pulled out my watch. 1 had beon there
just fifteen minutes.
1 don t mean to be understood tliat my
hair really did turn gray in that night
of horror on Milan cathedral. In the
hrst place there is not much of it and
what there is has been tolerably gray for
some years. Put 1 do mean to say that
1 am no longer incredulous as to the
possibility of such a capillary change
the story books toll about. 1 am quite
sure that if any man or woman really
had just such an experience as I thought
1 had, his or her hair would turn gray
provided of course ho or she had any
hair that was not gray already. True
(lag. .
What Ho Would Do.
Miss Elderly What would you do If I
should tell you my agef
lie Multiply it by two. Brooklyn Life.
anLWi?Ol
VfWMaiad
Wots.,
tl.00lrBotUe?
Oaeoeutadose.
Tins Great Ootjoh Cukb promptly cures
.roup, sort
Cough and
A SPECIALTY. r3'E
Syphilis permanently cured In IS to 85 days. To
can be treated al homo for the name price and tin
name Kua,anteea with those who prefer to coma
bare we will contract to cure them or refund money
andpnyezpenfioof coming, railroad fare and hotel
bills, if we fall to euro. , If yon have takon mer
cury, Iodide potah, andBtllL have aches and
pains, MucoaaVtttchea-in mouth, HreThrot,
IMmpleatC'opper-Colored Siiota.U lceraon any
Dart of tho 00d Unlr or Eycbrowa fhlllnqr
I,.., It. I. thla Hvnhllttlo BLOOU FOlfMIN
inai ire Bjaiiraniee iru wiuv. w ."j
obatlnale casea and challenjre the worla for
a coae wo cannot enre This disease baa alwaya
baffled th kill of the moat eminent phyal
clana. 9500,000 capital behind our uncondi
tional guarantee, Abaolutffproolliaentsedott
application. Address tOOK. JtKMKDTf 0
UUMto llUiwmlo'rempletCUcuc
FRAZER AXLE
BestintheWorldinnrAOr
Get the EenuinelllHI" JJr
FSANK WOOtSEY ,Atnt, PorUsad, Or.
SOCIETY
wheve ail others fuiL Coughs, Croup, Sort
Throat, Hoarseness, wnoopinc bougn ano
Asthma. For Consumption it fans do rival;
ha cured thousands, and will CURB YOU If
t&keu in time, Bold oj Druggiste on a guar
antee. For a Lame Back or Chest uae
BH1L0H 8 BELLADONNA PLASTliftjS&o.
H ILOH'SyikCATAflRH
h ovn von f ji.uu-1'h Thia remedy Is aiiaruri-
tettdtoouxexou. J'rioWcU. injoctorXxoe.
S
Dr. Cole,
SPECIALIST.
FIFTH YEAR IK I'OKTLAHD,
SPECIAL RATES, 1
$5 Per Month; Medicines Free.
i i
Thi8ofrorKwlii)f SO dayB from date of thin
iRfHir. Cut this out; it vitl vol appear again. All
thrnnin ttArwnufi. fltnod. Skin. Prlvatu and Wastlna
niaBucDs (iiiiibiv Mini TtrrinMiicuilv cured. The
worst cases cured, no niHtter how many have
iiM cmk, inniinibie to noine doctors are
etisily eured by othera. MtMlioinea aent privately
to any aaaroJts. neaei ai uuce. uiKtwem u
women a upcciuiiy.
134 Third Street, Portland, Oregon.
"August
Flower"
" I am happy to state to you and
to suffering humanity, that my wife
has used your wonderful remedy,
August Flower, for sick headache
and palpitation of the heart, with
satisfactory results. Forseveral years
she has been a great sufferer, has
been under the treatment of eminent
physiciaus in this city and Boston,
and found little relief. She was in
duced to try August Flower, which
gave immedaite relief. We cannot
say to much lor it." 1. U f rosf,
BADGES
A. FELDKNHEIM
ER, Leading Jew
eler of the Pacific
Northwest, keepsa
large stoofc of all
SECRET SOCIETY
BADGES on hand.
Beat goods at low
est figures. Badges
made to order.
EOCENE.
Ia a Special brand of Burning Oil, which ws,
manufacture expreimly for FAMILY UbU.
IT IN A PERFECT IM.HMIN ATOK.
IT IN HIGH FIKK TEST.
IT la OF UNIFORM QUALITY.
We guarantee it to be the highest rasinui
GftJJK OF ILLUMINATING OIL. Auk for It.
STAN DA RO OIL COMPANY.
ITCHTNO PILB9 known by motBtoM
like pomplratiqn.oaufte intoaw iwliiua
when warm. Tliia foria aiid BUMIJ.
Jr.if kiii wit nr ritv.v jiuiimu
YIKLD AT ONCRTO
DR.BO-SAN-KO'S PILE REMEDY.
trMtih acta direct. f on parta nHectad,
tiani-h tnmnra. allaTBitchllul.elfeotlTUt
fft a permanent cure. Tries ()6o. Drungista
HAVE
YOU
GOT
MASQUERADES, PARADES,
III AH ATM H Tllllrt'l HICAI R.
Everything in the above line. Costumes, Wigs,
Beards. Properties, Opera and Plav Books, eto..
furnUhed at greutly reduced rales and in eupe-
litji Mniiij u 3 luDuiucnt, .aigcBi, uvni, reyuwuea
and therefore only reliable Theatrical Supply
Htnine oa the Pacific Coast. Correspondence so
licited. Goldhteim 4 Co., 'J6, 28 and 30 O'Karrell
street, also &2 Market street, San Francisco, Wft
supply alt Theaters on the Qmt, to whom we ro
epectf ully refer.
I TORS on iNBTiLLMKNTB. Beat make,
lowest prices. tend for oatalogue.
W.(J.ULAOIl,lll.oi.,ul.
"HE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS
SUCCESSFULLY." CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAPOLIO
RHEUMATISM CURED BY THE USE OF
EVIoorc's Revealed Remedy. .
Astobu, Orssoh, January 10. I oan lute with pleaatirs that by the uae of
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eHELlMiTuSMauauiy'OuugaitboycaroilisMlrelyol IKr'LAiimTOKV KHKO.
mtaai Uw imbl duwtoxX 00U14 set did tun ao good. Yuen lu gTautada.y '
. u. v. arij 0'
cpringheld, Mass.
vt worn Drj8aii.