The 44 Royal " the Strongest and Purest Baking Powder. ; Whether any other baking powder is equal to "Royal," let the official reports decide. When the different powders were purchased on the open market and examined by Prof. Chandler, of the New-York Board of Health, the result showed that Royal Baking Powder contained twenty-seven per cent, greater strength than any other brand. 1 When compared in money value, this difference would be as follows : If one pound of Royal Baking Powder sells for 50 cents, One pound of no other powder is worth over 36 cents. If another baking powder is forced upon you by the grocer in place of are charged the correspondingly lower price. The proposed plan for the postal tube between France and England is to sus pend two tubes, each about three feet in diameter, by mepns of steel cables thrown across the channel 120 feet above the level of the water. Guard yourself for summer malaria, tired feel ing, by using now Oregon Blood Purifier. Tbt Gebmka for breakfast. Use Enamellne Stove Polish; no dust, no smell. MASTIFF, PLUG CUT ws rrrtf 5)11 thcsr ic rlciimprl fnr itnnw else could so great a business ana sale have developed in w short a time? ; A pure, mild, weet smoke no wonder it yfaas become the standard smojknig tobacco, even in competitionwith long-established brands ('recognized merit. J. B. Pajee Tobacco Co., Richmond, Virginia. Slicker la the only Absolutely Water Proof Coat ! Guaranteed irT to Peel, Break or Stick. flftJ 1U 1 to Leak at the Seams. ' Thr ar two wart vou oan tell the tennlni Mlck-ri the Flab Brand trade mark and a soft Wool a Collar. Bold everywhere, r tent free for piioa A. J. TOWER, nanufr. Boston, Mas. Onr Mhlold Brand ! belter than an v.taf proof coat auda ezaept the ft. Bauta. Are what every lady la anxious to pos set. Now, there Is a secret that has never been revealed to the world, and. that Is, the sure way to possess these hands of beauty. . 'Use MOLLINE. A proved success. This discovery was made by a graduate of London Eng land college and a learned chemist. The horrors of the kitchen ts no more a worry to the housewife. No matter how stained and grimmy the hands may be, one application of the wonderful MOLLINE will leave them as soft and white as If no kitchen work had been done. For sale by all druggists In large bottles, 60 cents. ; Give MOLLINE one trial and you will never be without It. GONLIPTSQfJ. I have a positive remedy for the above disease; by its ttea thousands of oases of the worst kind and of long standing hava been onrad. Indeed so strong is my faith tnitseffioaoy, that I will send TWO bottles free!, with a VALUABLE TREATISE on this disease to any suf. ferar who will send ma thair tfxpreea and P. O address. W. A. Slocum, III. e 183 Pearl St N. Y. AT 1 IMPROVED tiWJ'RfZr Beautiful Hanfls! . TAKE STWsTiniPillsS " The first dose often astonishes the ln- valid, giving elasticity of mind, buoy unoy of body, good digestion, regular jowels and solid flesh. Prioe, 25cts. QOQ&OOOQ OO Difference the Royal, see that you THE SWIMMING PJACE. I passed today the MttltMtond, Rhnt In hv woodlands dim Where oft, of youtbful pastime fond, we ooys wentio to swim. The snelterejKcove, the sandy beach. The rock point below The shadow water's tranquil reach . Whore still the lilies grow i gray old willows yet survive j ershadowing the pool And rock from which we uad to diva Into the waters oool Each daring youth witi Joyous about Full breasted clertxne wave . As lithesome as thesportive trout That in these waters lave. And 1 remember how it fared. One pleassftit summer day, That bohlbf venturesome we dared To crow the narrow bay . Above the waters dark and deep. - th fear we dared not show, l strange and dreadful things might creep Far in the depths below Bow childish now those terrors seem I But are we wiser grown. Who dread to cross death's silent stream For tear of ills unknown Bow bright the rippling wavelets ran, How fresh tbe breezes blewl Ere yet the cares that come to man ' O'er us their shadow threw. Now oft beside the little lake I sit and ponder lone, And listen as the wavelets break In mournful mouotoue. And call to mind the Joyous train With whom 1 used to play; A few fond, faithful hearts remain, Some wander far away ' And memory's eyes are dim with I As each loved name is told, O'er whose fair boyish head for years The waves of death have rolled. Who on life's sea, with youthful strength. Swam forth in ardor brave. With faint and failing stroke at length To aink beneath the wave. Friends of my youth 1 may we once more Beyond death's veil of mist Meet once again on some bright shore By beaveuly waters kissed ' Eugene Barry A Somnambulisms Performance. Residing on the south side is a man whose physician has strongly advised him to indulge in a regular exercise. This young man has Deen troubled with insomnia and is occasionally afflicted with somnambulism. He be lies, however, that he has the making of an athlete in him, and when he re ceived his physician's instructions he resolved to bring it out. So lie had a horizontal bar erected in the back yard of the house, and upon this he practiced daily. His principal feat was to grab the smooth bar with both hands and swing around with great rapidity. One night last week the young man a mother was awakened by the noise of a door closing. She arose and tiptoed toward the back part of the house. Looking out of the window she saw her son, clad" in his nightgown, revolving on the horizon' tal bar with lightning rapidity. Amazed at the spectacle of the gyrat ing son and his flapping night garment she aroused his lather and told him about it The old gentleman arose, donned his pants and went to the res cue. When he succeeded in stopping the revolutions of the flying boy he learned that he was asleep ana that he bad posed as a somnambulist athlete. He awoke him with some difficulty and led him back to his bed. Now the young man has his parents lock his doors and windows when he goes to bed. He is anxious to regain his health, but he will not go so far as to do a horizontal act in his nightgown. Chicago Herald The old saying that " con sumption can be cured if taken in time " was poor com fort.' It seemed to invite a trial, but to anticipate failure. The other one, not so old, " consumption can be cured." is considered by many false. Both are true and not true ; the first is prudent one cannot begin' too early: The means is careful liv ing. Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil is sometimes an important part of that. Letussend you a book on careful living free. Scott & Bownb, Chemists, 13a South jth Avenue, New York. Your druggitt keep Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver oil ail druggists everywhere do. ft. '33 A f f 1 wltV lespo stars I TO s MANSFIELD. rhere Is a Capital Reason Why the Actor Never Has Been Married. There are few among the admirers of Richard Mansfield who have not won dered at the persistence with wh :ch he holds to bachelorhood. . , , Mr. Mansfield is the victim of an ex traordinary and unfortunate will ex traordinary because he is left as sole heir to a considerable estate, and un fortunate because he cannot touch a penny of all his inheritance until he has found a wife to share his fortune. Some six years ago, before the pres ent "Beau Brummel" was as well known as he is now, and when the au thor of that successful . play was & freshman at Amherst, the motherof Richard Mansfield died.; She hadteen a famous opera singer in her day, and not being careless of the ufoney hej voice had earned for her, fad amassed a small fortune. Richard Mansmeld was her only child, ana to him 611 the whole of her property, which oronsisted principally ef vamable real estate. But the will whicbannouneed Juris disposi tion of thebroDerty was a curious doc ument the late Attorney General Trainywas one of its efxecutors. It gave allypersonal anc real," to the son plainly enough, bAit the conditions and restrictions whpch it exacted were hard ly what one would expect to find in the will of jan opera singer. The conditions were that the heir should not marry within five years from, the date of the filing of the will, and! that after that period the property 1 11 x . J 1 ' I 1 IOUIU UUt CUUIO UiWJ U1B utuius uutu e was married. Here was a state or affairs for an actor neither property nor wife for five years, and then no property with out a wife. In the summer of 1889 Richard Mans field went abroad. It was rumored among his friends and even hinted at in the papers that he was to marry an English lady of some distinction, but the winter came and brought Richard Mansfield back to New York still at tended only by his valet, and those who were authority for the report won dered how they could have been so mistaken. Such stories were no nov elty to Mr. Mansfield. He never men tioned his mother's wilL In one of the acts of "Beau Brum mel" Mansfield is asked, in regard to his intended marriage, what surety he will have against the failure of his suit, to which he replies, with an air of su preme self satisfaction, "And am I not surety enough?" It Is a line well suited to the Beau, but few who marked it have understood how aptly it suits the actor. New York World. Trees 650 Feet Tall. Professor Fred Q. Plumruer, the civil engineer of Tacoma, says: "I have been all over this country and have the best collection of the flora to be found anywhere.. What do you think of these trees 650 feet high 1 They are to be found that high in the nnsurveyed townships near the foot of Mount Tacoma, and what is more I have seen them and made an instrumental meas urement of a numberjyith,JJiatresult. There are lots of trees near the base of Mount Tacoma whose foliage is so far above the ground that it is impossible to tell to what family they belong ex cept by the bark. Very few people know or dream of the immensity of our forest growth. I wish that some of our large trees could be sent to the World's fair at Chicago. We could send a flag pole, for instance, 300 or 400 feet long." Olympia Tribune. Elephants Fine Food. Dr. Livingstone speaks of elephant's flesh as excellent. "We had the food cooked for breakfast and found it de licious. It is a whitish mass, slightly gelatinous and sweet, like marrow. A long march to prevent biliousness is a wise precaution after a ' feast on ele phant's food. Elephant's tongue and trunk are also good, and after long simmering much resemble the humps of a buffalo and the tongue of an ox ; but all the other meat is tough, and from its peculiar flavor only to be eaten by a hungry man." The elephants eaten during the siege of Paris were said to be a great success, and the liver was pronounced finer than that of any goose or duck. Scottish Review. Advertising; Costs. No matter how much advertising pays it certainly costs. A single page in an Issue of The Century, taken for advertising purposes, costs $500; in Harper's, $400 down to $100. A yearly advertisement of one column in The New York Herald costs $30,304 for the lowest and $130,000 for the highest priced columns. These figures will doubtless be of interest to men who in vest $2 or $3 per month and flatter themselves with the idea that they are extensive and liberal advertisers, and that because of their investment they ought to control the columns and dic tate the course of the publication. Chicago Herald. Chained Books. As late as the year 1751 notices oc cur in the librarian's account books of procuring additional chains for the library. But the removal of them ap pears to have commenced as shortly afterward as 1757, and in 1761 there was a payment for unchaining 1,448 books at one halfpenny each. In 1769 some long chains were sold at two pence each, and short ones at three halfpence, and then en masse nineteen hundredweight of "old iron" at 14s. per hundredweight. Several of the chains are still preserved loose as relics. Macray's Annals of the Bodleian Library. as IN THEXNICK OF TIME. The nick of time tc top the course of bladder and kidney complaint is when tbe organs con cerned exhibit a tenrieiiyjy to grow inactive. The neaitniui impulse towavra activity mat uiey re ceive from HoBtetter's Stomach Bitters rescues them from impending danger, and averts such dangerous maladies sb uriAnt s disease ana aia betes. BlugRlshness of the It ddneys increa' es i liability to chronic rheutnatistn. trout and drousv and cilice the b'ood is filteredby these organs in its passage through them, tlito operation of the ciiiers serves a aouDiy nanpyj purpose, i ne meo lcine acts without excititig.Xike the fiery stimu lants oi commerce, raaiaixai, dyspeptic, consti pated and nervous MvalXus are thoroughly re lieved by It. Hincg theidvent of that shocking maiaay, la ittippe.itnas Deen wiuciy demon strating its usojulneats aa a curative and prevent ive oi it. "Ah, Iam gttnuing ground rapidly." as tbe man strld whoa the dust storm covered bim with layefalter lyer 'WONDERFU1 MACHINE. Dhere is no doubt that man is a fine 'echanism, but like every other machine e wears out by friction. It is said that he is born again every two or three years. His body is virtually remade from food. To retard this making over is radically wrong, as a man loses so much vitality in the de layed process that it takes a long time to recuperate. The process of making anew is so accelerated by purging with Bran- drkth s .tills toat a new man, as it were, may be made in two or three months, and the change in the mechanism is such that tne worn-out part is replaced by the new without the usual runnincr down of the en tire machine. You don't have to stop for repairs, trurge away witn iibakdreth's Pills the old, diseased and worn-out body. Bbandeeth's Pills are purely vegetable, absolutely harmless and safe to take at any time. . . Sold in every drug and medicine store, 1 1 eiuier uiaiu ur DUgar-cuuteu. There are so many people who think that other people's eyes need dot toring tiecause they can't see siraigni inemseives. r DEAFNESS CAN'T BE CURED By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure aeamess, and tnai is Dy constitu tional remedies. Deafness Is caused bv an in- flamed condition of the mucous lining of the eusiacftian tuoe. nnen tnis tuoe gets innamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear 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 csndltion, hearing will be destroyed forever: u.uv . .jv.u vuv v.... Ulil .... i r-i.v uj .... . (n i ij . which is nothing but an innamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that we cannot cure by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, iree. r. j. Uiiciti st vu., Toledo. O. Bold by druggists; 7fto. It must not he inferred that the uninstructed delegates we hear so much about nowadays are ignorant politicians. "Brown's Bronchial Troches" are an effect ive cough remedy. Sold only tn boxes, Price, 25 cents. A copp r trust is the latest thing out in that tine, Dtit tne policemen ate not in it. CURES PERMANENTLY Hi IT Has no EQUAL. IT IS THE &ES7! This GREAT COUGH CURE, this success ful CONSUMPTION CURE is sold by drug pists on a positive guarantee, a test that no othe: Cure can stand successful' V. If you have s COUGH, HOARSENESS or LA GRIPPE, it will cure you promptly. . If your child has the CROUP or WHOOPING COUGH, use it quickly and relief is sure. If you fear CON SUMPTION, don't wait until your case is hope less, but take this Cure at once aud receive im mediate help. - Large bottlrs, 50c. and $i.co. Travelers convenient pocket size 25c. Ask your druggist for SHILOH'S CURE. If your lungs are sore cr back lame, use Shiloh's Por ous Plasters. Price, 25c. "German I must say a word as to the ef ficacy of German Syrup. I have used it in my family for Bronchitis, the result of Colds, with most ex cellent success: I have taken it my self for Throat Troubles, and have derived good results therefrom. I therefore recommend it to my neigh bors as an excellent remedy in such cases. James T. Durette, Earlys ville, Va. Beware of dealers who offer you "something just as good." Always insist on having Boschee's German Syrup. I CURE FITS ! When I say cure I do not mean merely to stop them for a time and then have them return again, 1 mean a radical cure. I have made the disease of FITS, EPI IiEPBY or FALLING SICKNESS a life-long study. I warrant my remedy to cure the worst oases. Because others have failed is no reason for not now receiving cure. Bend at once for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Give Express and Post Office. H. G. ROOT M. Cm 183 Pearl St.. N. T V. P. N. U. No. 440 -B. F. N. U. No. 617 DliPiiiTmfinm Sciatica SvruD H Autumn ' jw nterJ cotvmurr teat AH the year round is the time when Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery orks the best. It purifies the blood. It's not like the sarsaparillas, which claim to do good in March, April, and May; you can depend upon it always. That's why it is guaranteed. If it doesn't benefit or cure, in every case for which it's recommended, you have your money back. No other medicine of its kind says as ,much but no other does as much. It cleanses, renews and invigorates the entire system. For all skin, scalp and scrofulous affec tions, as Eczema, Tetter, Salt-rheum, White Swellings, Hip-joint Disease, and kindred ailments, it's a positive cure. , The proprietors of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy offer $500 for an incurable case of Catarrh. It isn't mere talk it's business. They mean to pay you, if they can't cure you. But you'll find that they can. !S3rTHE COST 1 j n i iji THE HARTMAN PATENT STEEL PICKET FENCE Costs no more than an ordinary clumsy wood picket affair that obstructs the view and will rot or fall apart tn a short time. Tbe " Hartman " Fence Is artistic in design, protects the grounds without oon- ceallncr thfttn and is nnutficn-Uv nvRKUHTiNa. T r.T.TT STR A T K n f!ATA 1 "tflTTlf. WITH PRIPPil AND TB8TIMONIALS MAILED FREE. fAlways Hartman Mfg. Co., Beaver Falls, Pa. T. D. Ginse. Gen. Western Sales Agt.. 508 State St., Chicago. David M. Clarkson, Jr., Portland, Or. Hunt &, Moffet, Tacoma, Wash. " Holly, Mason, Marks & Co., Spokane Falls, Wash. UNLOAD don't feel like work. The fl I T trouble is your liver is tor pid. You are full of bile. J Inree deses ot Moore 8 Kemiea KemedJ will do it and make you feel like a new person. For sale by all druggists. IT 13 THE rDHA.1. MEDICI1TS. It rouses the Ltver and Kidneys and Stomach, cures 1-fc-adache, Dyspepsia, creates an Appe tite, Purifies the Impure Blood, and Mates The "Weak Strong. Used everywhere. St s bottle : six fur 5. I IMP I A N DEPREPATIO N I PENSION 1 PATENTS CAND I HOMESTEAD I POSTAL The-EXAMINJBR" BUREAU of CLAIMS UNDBB THK D1BKOTION OOF San Francisco Examiner. If yen haye a claim of any description whatsoever against tne unitea stateB uovernment ana wish it speedily adjudicated, address JOHN WBDDEKBUBN Manager, 918 F street, N. W. Washlnsrton. I. O. Tbe Itlebt Place to Trade at. J LiVtWEU ' . - - ' Economy Cat 7U tb -vr JitSe' SURE. ou just TRY dr. Bronx CaliforniaDianiond f! A T A T5 T? IT remedy, it is VAtAAtUWlbU TheCrestCure. No one so bad where life exists but may be helped br mis great cure, oocts. by drussistsor mail. - EVCE7 4 CO., Fropj., ICS Qroenwleli t , . ?. Cit7 METALLIC SKYLIGHTS Iron Cornices, CORRUGATED IRON ROOFING. J. C. BAYER, Portland, Or. Best in the World! Get the Genuine! Sold Everywhere! I BlfffDlstheacknowlertee ieaaing remeay ior nit mq unnatural discharges an private diseases of men. A certain cure for the deb11t tatlng weakness peculiar riTt6DAYS.,l I'nrM In MUM StfMtmn. RWdanuKr I preson tie it ana reel bii THEEvAW8CHEMI0lCn. In recommending It W w wumen. (? a a, o i uncn. m v., utum un. it JU CIO If Assayer and Analytical Chemist, . n. NOR, &4 Washinitt nHt.. Portland. Or. Plso's Remedy for Catarrh Is tbe Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. Sold by druggists or sent by mall, toe. JC. T. EuuettuM. Warren. Pa. FkAZEh axle Season for TreutOpens April 1st. - If Too Are in Need of Trout Flies, Get the Best. Standard quality, 4 to 8 hooks, per do?.. . .$0.25 Oregon Trout Files, 4 to 8 hooks, per doz ...... . .60 Fine iteversed Wing Files, 4 to 8 books, per doz 1.00 Any of aove qualities seit by mall on receipt of price. Also af till line of HODS, HHE.LS, LINKS, etc., at Hudson's Gun Store, 93 FIRST ST., PORTLAND, OK. 03T Send for illustrated catalogue. It" i i tny rmslTiass not r'liyintr yon drop it ai d buy an im proved Petaluma Incubator. ESSRE MY onn b-j raado iu rais in:; Chickens thnn in a:i ct!ier business for the 0 ipitnl invest ed. A b-autifully IU lt'stratcd Cataloiruo WW oi Incubators. Brood ersand all Hud.9 ot CltiokonFixiuus FREE Agents lor Eann a Bono Cutter, Neces sity Clover Cutter, and everything re quired by poultry raisers. PETALUMA INCUBATOR CO., Petaluma, Gal. Old Gold and SIItot Bought; send your old Gold and Silver by mail to the old and reliable house ot A Ooleman, 41 Third street, Ban franolavo; I will send by return mail the cash, according to assay; if tbe amount ' not satisfactory wtll return Bold. J. McCRAKEN & CO., DEALERS IN Roche Harbor Lime, Portland Cement, Gol den Gate and Utah Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick and Fire Clay. LAND PLASTER. 60 North Front Street, Cor. D, rOSILAND, OB. IS THE mention this paper in writing. J wKfb hhx H?a& is Do you feel bad? Do you haye a headache? Does your back ache? You can't eat and J ft Get rid of it without delay. STOP 'TO--THINK! SEND YOUR MAIL ORDERS To the cheapest house in Portland, Or., for yoil! Dry Goods, Clothing, BOOTS AND SHOES, Fancy Goods, Furnishing Goods, Trunks, '- moats and Wraps., E. MEYER & CO., 180-182 First Street and 9 Yamhill, . PORTLAND, OH. - PUflTMpUDS TEA A blend from the formula ot an old English Tea Merchant. - Best Tea in the World for the Price. 60 cents per lb. at your dealer's or postpaid , from the sole Importers, i CLOSSET & DEVERS, Portland, Or. AND Having leisure time at their disposal will find It profitable to apply to us st once for full informa tion Address L. W. M., 819 Market street, Eoom '27, San Francisco. Pecos Vail NEW MEXICO. Offers the greatest opportunities to capitalists, faimers, homeseekers and business men. Larg est Irrigation System in the United States just completed. 12,000,000 expended. Fruit Lands with Water, $20 to 30 per acre, 7 years' time. New COUntrv. ranid immip-rnt.inn. wnnitArful rioirolm- meut. Railroad constructed 1891. Town of Kddv. couDty seat, terminus. Illustrated pamphlet free. Address E. F. Bbrnhabd, Trav. Passenger Agent Pecos Valley Ky. Co., Fresno. Cal. OBO. ERTBIi & Oo., 6 Ky Bt. QUINOY. Wanted, BICYCLE CLUBS In every town In Oregon and W.shinerton. Write forpartleuJais. v FRED T. MERRILL, 187 Washington St., Portland, Ot. Pianos and Organs. WINTER & HARPER, 71 Morrison Street, Portland, Or. Box son. MORPHINE HABIT I Books fm. SURE CURE Pacific Medicine Co.. 529 Clay St.. San Francisco. YOUNG MEN I The Specific A No. I. Ores, without full, all cases of Ctonorr )iob and Oleet, no matter of how iontr standing. Prevents stricture, It belnff att in ternal remedy. Cures when everything else has failed. Sold by all Druggists. Manufacturers: The A. 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