Highest of All in Leavening Power.- Latest TJ. S. Gov't Report ME ABSOLUTELY PURE Hopofal. ' 'I am not snah whothah she loves me ,pr not," said Willis Wibbles. "Have you had any encouragement?" "Yes, indeed. I am infohnied that She -wafers tome as 'it,' just as she does to. her pet dog. "Washington Star. The whiskers of a cat are supposed by Some naturalists to be provided with nerves down to the tips, while others be lieve that the base of the hair is better fitted out with nerves than most other parts of the skin, - ON THE ROAD tto recovery, the yuuQK woman who is taking1 ; Doctor Pierce's Favorite Pre scription. In maidenhood, wo manhood, wife- . 1 .1 H.n.u supporting- tonic and nervine that's peculiarly J adapted to her f needs, regulating, f iW ', strengthening and cur ing tne aerangements of the sex. Why is it so many women owe Uieir Deauty to JJr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription ? Because beauty of form and face radiate from the common center health. The best bodily condition results from good food, fresh air and exercise coupled with the judicious use of the "Prescription." If there be headache, pain in the back, bearing-down sensations, or general de bility, or if there be nervous disturbance, nervous prostration, and sleeplessness, the " Prescription " reaches the origin of the trouble and corrects it. It dispels aches and pains, corrects displacements and cures catarrhal inflammation of the lining mem branes, falling of the womb, ulceration, ir regularities and kindred maladies. ' " FALLING OF WOMB." Mrs. Frank Cam field, oi'Easl Dickin . son, Franklin Co., N. y., writes : " I deem it my duty to express my deep, heart-felt grati tude to you for having been the means, under Providence, of restor ing me to health, for I have been by spells un able to walk. My troubles were of the womb inflammatory v. ana Deanng-aown sen sations and the doctors all said, they could not cure me. Twelve bottles of Dr. Pierce's wonderful Favorite Prescription has cured me." Mrs. Camfield. I suffered from catarrh of the worst kind ever since a boil, and I never hopd for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even that. Many acquaintances have used it with excellent re sult. 0 car Otrum, 46 warren avenue, untcago. 111. CATARRH ElY'S CREAM BALM Opens and cleanses ' the NhshI Pa-sages, Allays Pain and Influmma t on, Healt tin 8 'its, Proteins tbe Membrane from colds, Kesiores the Senses of Taate and Smell. The Balm is quickly absorbed and given reut'i at unue. A particle is applied Into each nostril, and is agreeable. Pi ice, 60 oeuts at DmgiristV or by mall. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren Street, New York. Property Sold. Hav yon property you wish to sel', or have us attend to paying taxes or collecting rent. Drop us a card for particulars. C. E. & F. 8 FIE'.DS. No. 865 East Bum side Street, Portland. Or. DR. LIEBIC & CO., Special Doctors for Chronic, Private and Wasting Diseases. . Dr. Liebig's Invigorfttor the greatest remedy for Seminal Weakness, JUoaa. of- Manhood and Private Diseases, Overcomes Prematureness and prepares aft for marriage lilt's duties, pleasures and respon sibilities; $1 trial battle given or sent tree to any one describing symptoms; caU or address 400 Geary St,, private entrance 406 Mason, 8., San Francisco. R. HALL'S PULMONARY BALSAM The Best CURE or Coughs, Cold, and Consumption. Bold by all Druggists. Price, 0 cents. J. R. GATES & CO., Proprietors, 417 Sauiome St., S. F. WALTER BAKER & GO. The Largest Manufacturers-ot PURE, HICH GRADE COCOAS AND CHOCOLATES On thii Continent, have received HIGHEST AWARDS from the great Industrial and Food EXPOSITIONS In Europe and America. Unlike the DntchProceM.no Alkfr U or other Chemicals or Dyes ire In inv nf thnir nrpnnrntlona. Their delicious BREAKFAST COCOA Is absolutely pare and soluble, and cou leu than one cent a cup, SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE. m 1 II Hi 1 n WALTER BAKER it CO. DORCHESTER, MASS. H. P. N. U. No. 68S -8, F, N. TJ. No. 669 BEAUTIFUL THAMES. IT IS BY FAR THE MOST ELEGANT WA TER PARK IN THE WORLD. A Pleasure Stream on Which In the Sea son There la Always a Crowd and Yet Plenty of Boom The Trip From Oxford to Richmond a Delightful Experience. The river Thames is the most impor tant as it is the most beautiful water park in the world. It is to London and the adjacent counties what the Charles river should and can by the diligence of pubho spirit be to Boston and the ad' jaoent towns. With the hope of stirring this public spirit and showing what the English do with their beautiful river, and how they manage it, how they pay for its maintenance as a water park, I present what follows: The Thames, counting all its turn ings and twistings and not , measuring by a direct line, runs something like 200 miles from its source to the sea. On its banks are 10 counties, including Lon don, having a population of 8,500,000 people and a ratable valuation of about $800,000,000. It drains,-with its tnbU' taries, an area of more than 5, 000 square miles. Until it enters the oounty of London it is distinctly a river of pleas ure. From the western border of the county of London to the sea, a distance of sixty odd miles, it is a highway of oom merce. By its aid London has beoome the greatest port in the world. It is of the Thames as a pleasure stream that I propose to write, but it is well to understand at the outset that the river from start to finish as a water park and as a commercial highway is under the control of a single authority called the Thames conservancy. For purposes of administration the river is technically divided into two parts the upper and the lower. The upper portion is practically what I have al ready indicated as the water park or pieasuro section, ana wira mai portion only am I now concerned. One sees the upper Thames at its best from the middle of May to the end of September. Between those dates the trip down stream, say from Oxford to Richmond, a journey of 100 miles, is one of the" most delightful experiences that can come to a lover of outdoor pas time. The best way to see the stream is to row or punt or paddle down the river, stopping overnight at any pleas ant inn you may come to and making tho journey in easy stages of about 30 miles a day. In this way you see some of the loveliest portions of the English country to the best advantage and un der ideal conditions. This journey is a 'favorite one with thousands of people, and the facilities for undertaking it in comfort are abundant. In fact, the Thames abounds in facilities for out door pleasure. At every few miles there are boathonses and inns, ' and almost anywhere you can put up on the banks for a day's picnic From end to end of tbe course, now on one side cf the stream and now on the other, there is a towing path for the free use of the pub lic Wherever tbe path shifts from one side of the stream to the other there is a ferry station. 1 There are some 40 locks on the Thames. At each lock there are keepers always on duty, and they reside in pret ty cottages on the banks. Most at the locks are supplied with - inclined roller ways, over which small boats can be easily taken if you prefer not . to wait for a passage through the look. Many of the Thameside towns have an annual rowing regatta, each of whioh makes for its district the great fete day of the year. The chief of these regattas is that at Henley, whose fame is known to amateur oarsmen the world over. A Thames fete day affords one of the most delightful spectacles that can be imag ined. The course is literally covered) with small boats. The bright costumes of tho occupants give a sprinkling of welcome color to the scene. The festiv ity is indeed a water carnival. The houseboats, which make an important part of the fleet, line the banks and are decked with flowers and bunting, and at night every craft is gayly illuminated. On these occasions the old saying that "the English take their pleasures sad ly" is again disproved, for a jollier and more delightful festa is nowhere to be found in Europe. Besides, no matter how great the crowd or how high the spirits of it, the order of the day is perfectly kept Perhaps the rough ele ment of the community does not care for these water sports. Perhaps the up per river is too far from the haunts of the turbulent, but whatever the cause the fact remains that gala days on the Thames are as notable for good manners as for 'good fun, and no matter how huge the throng (there may be a seem ingly solid mile of small craft paoked across the river from bank to bank) yet the whole business is so well managed that when the time comes to clear the course for racing the way is easily made by the regatta authorities and the offi cers of the Thames conservancy. Bos ton Herald. Praise For New York. . I arrived in New York this morning: about 10 o'clock. When I got to Broad way, I heard the bang of the gongs on the new cable cars. By gum, I thought I was in a live western town. It remind ed me of old St. Louis and Kansas City. I'm glad to see that New York is catch ing ud with the march of civilization.- . A radish about a foot in length and with a complete knot tied in the center is a vegetable monstrosity, it is claimed, near Pawnee, Kan. 7 A Full tilde of No Faro. An important case affecting the rights of passengers on street railways has just been decided by the practical admission of the counsel for the defendants in the case of Harry Sloan against the Balti more Traction company that the claim of the plaintiff was a just one. Mr. Sloan on the night of Dec. 81 last board ed a cable car going east. The weather was inclement, and Mr. Sloan was ill, He tendered his fare to the conductor, the money was received, and the fare rung up. The car proceeded but a short distance whan something happened in the cable, and the car stopped. Mr. Sloaa waited for some time. The car didn't start, and he asked the conductor to re turn him his fare. This the conductor refused to do, paying that as it had been rung up it would be impossible for him to do so without losing it himself. Final ly Mr. Sloan got out and walked to his home. -.He brought suit before Magis trate S. J. Clark and was awarded $5 damages and costs. The traction com pany appealed the case to the city court. When it came up for a hearing, how ever, the c out ' for the company had J, paying the costs, as of the magistrate's j.c re American. the case disirv well as tb judgment . : I . "The wh. now," sajd' A"t ing house, b, more the who is lea pears to have winter. Wei piano; we canary. The ft 3 taldi In the City. ft nr. An fnr fhfl stpaarm bo -lives in a board- ,nd we hear once 'a-la-loo of the lady ling. Her voice ap- strength during the again the incessant e shriek of the shrill who whistles has come again, me man wno piays me cornel practices as p fseveringly as ever; he is still trying tosachthe high note. Hello there 1 Somebody started a thunder fac tory in the next block? No; ltffe the man who plays the- trombone throwing out of the windows the winter's accumula tion of broken notes and notes too big to go through the trombone. "We hear ,-the crying of infants and the giddy laughter of the young all the many and varied sounds that are denied to us in winter when windows and doors are closed burst upon us now in full vol ume. One might be quite insensible to heat and cold and yet know by the sense of hearing alone that summer had come again." New Ytork Letter. Dogs In Pittstmrs Mines. . Many of the hills about Pittsburg are pierced with horizontal shafts admitting to the rich deposits of bituminous coal. and for many years there has been a race of hardy dogs employed as beasts of bur den in these mines. A team of two dogs will gallop out of the mine dragging alt er them over the narrow gauge tramway a little car -laden with many hundred pounds of coal. To the stranger who nsits one of these mines it is somewhat alarming to hear behind him the rumble of the car accompanied by the quick steps of the dogs, for the creatures are sometimes fierce, and the man who should find bimaelf in the way might fare ill. The guide, however, always finds a place of refuge, and the invisible team rolls by in the darkness, leaving the stranger behind. St. Louis Repub- lio, - - The Season of Snicide. Spring is the season for suicides as well as for sales. People prefer for this pur pose, as statistics show, day to night, and Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday to Satur day and Sunday. In a word, suicides pre fer the early part of tbe week, month and year. Men kill themselves two, three or four times more often than women, exoept In Spain. Women generally "do it beau tlfully," men crudely. Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts genuy yet promptly on the Kidneys, liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the crdy remedy or its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the tasto and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in Its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most Wealthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. eyrup of Figs is for sale in 50c ;and $1 bottles, by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAU LOUISVILLE, KY. . NEW YORK. tl.Y. HOT Mt'cn, Not much to give, a cup oi water, yet its draught of cool refreshment drained by fevered lips will send more phrasure through the frame than when the juice of wine re news the joys of brighter days; not much to buy, a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil, yet, rubbed well on lumbago's twisting pains. will straighten up and cure more crooked backs than when the boys march forth on holiday parade. Not much to try it, any way: for in all its world-wide mission to comfort those in pain it never yet deceived, so that its name like household words is known to be remembered. It's the exter nal wins of joy. The Success of the Big- Fair. Practically one-fourth of the time al lotted to the World's fair has passed, and the attendance thus far indicates plainly that the great exposition cannot be made a financial success without heroic effort. It can be and it should be made a great national success. The whole world recognizes the magnitude and the excellence of the show. - Let ev ery citizen feel that it is incumbent on him to do something to help it. The honor and glory of the great republic are at stake. New York Advertiser. A Co-operative Pickpocket Scheme. English pickpockets, it is said, have formed a little syndicate in London with the object of sending to the Chicago fair a number of the most accomplished pick pockets. The scheme is co-operative. and the pickpockets who are sent are to forward a percentage of their plunder t their brethren across the ocean. HOPE CRUSHED TO EARTH Will rise again In the bosom of a dyspeptic wise enougn to suDsutute ior tne pseuao tonics, which hare bamboozled him out of his beliei In tbe possibility of cure, tbe real lnvigorant and stomachic, Hosteiter's Stomach Bitters. Tbe bilious, the nervous, the dyspeptic, the rheumatic alike derive speedy benefit from this helpful botanic medicine. Persons suffering from indigestion will Rain no positive perma nent gooo. irom tne nery, unmeaicatoa stimu lants of commerce, too often used recklessly, The Bitters is immeasurably to be preferred to these as a tonic, since its pure baiB is modified by the conjunction with it of vegetable ingredi ents of the highest remedial excellence. Mala ria is prevented and remedied bv it. and it in fuses vigor into the weak and siCKly. A wine glassful three times a day is the average dose. "Who is tbe author of the phrase, 'Make nastesiowiyi 1 aon t Know, it was proD- ably somebody who was engineering a contract to Duua a new postomce HEW WAT EAST NO DUST. Go East from Portland, Pendleton, Walla Walla via O. R. & N. to Spokane and Great JNorthern Kail way to Montana, Uakotas, Bt. Paul. Minneapolis. Chicago. Omaha. 8t Louis, East and South. Rock ballast track; fine soenerv: new equipment: Great North ern Palace Sleepers and Diners: Family Tourist Cars; Buffet-Libary Cars. Write i). v. uonovan, uenerai Agent, rortiana, Oregon, or F. I. Whitney, G. P. & T. A., st. faui, Minn., ior printed matter ana in formation about rates, routes, etc. AT EVEBY TWINGE Of Rheumatism you should remember that relief is at hand in Hood's Sarsaparilla. Rheumatism is caused by lactic acid in tho blood, which settles in the joints. Hood's Sarsa- Hood's Cures parilla Sarsaparilla purifies the blood and re mOTtii this taint. There-WVW fore Hood's BarsaoariPa cures rheumatism when all other remedies have failed. Give it a fair trial. " I suffered intensely with rheumatism, but Hood's Sarsaparilla has perfectly cured me." Harry F. Pittakd; Winterville, Ga. Hood's Pills are the best family cathartic, DO YOU 4 TRAVEL? IF SO, YOU WILL FIND THE BIG FOUR ROUTE THE BEST LINE VESTIBULE TRAINS. ELEGANT DINING CARS. QUICK TIME. Ask foT Tickets via ( ' Big Four Route. E. D. McCO'MICK, 0. B. MARTIN, Pass. Traffic Manager, - Gen. Pass. & Tkt. Agt., ; CINCINNATI. You Can Get Ferry's Seeds at your dealers , ae fresh and fertile as though you not them direct from Ferry's Seed Farms. Ferrys Seeds are known and planted every- wnere, ana are wwayi best. Ferry's eett Annual ior lews tens an aoout them, Free.1 . D. M. Ferry & Co. Detrolt,Mloh. Manhood restored. Night Emissions, Weak memory. Atrophy, Sexual Weakness, etc., Surely cured by POLLEN ACME NATURE'S nCMEDV POLLEN ACME The most won derful achievement In Medical Science. The only ackn nul ded permancn ' cure guaranteed. New York 1 115-1 17 Fulton St. The life germ and vital forc of plants and flowers; it gives vigor, power and size to the vital organs oi 1 S JdL I Eas wm iy IBs1 7 to carrv in ticket. Price $1, Sixfor.$5 sent in plain wrapper, or at I all Druggists. Address, I Standard Rem. Co CATTLE, WASH S I PAC. OOAST BRANO.4 OFFICIAL NOTICE F THE WORLD'S FAIR AWARD Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder. John Boyd Thacher, Chairman of the Executive Committee on Awards at the Col umbian Exposition, writing from Washington, D. C, to the Price Baking Powder Company, says : : ": .' ' 1 : v : herewith enclose you an official copy of your award, which in due time, will be inscribed in the Diploma, and forwarded to your address, unless other wise indicated by you." Thus are the honors awarded Dr. Price's Baking Powder at the World's Fair fully verified. On the other hand the claims to awards at, the Fair by a New York Baking Powder are proven wholly false. Official records show it was not even an exhibitor. Was it because it contained Ammonia ? The Life of the Ichneumon Fly. . A writer gives an interesting account of the curious habits of the .ichneumon fly of Ceylon, the natural enemy of the spider. This insect is green in color and in form resembles a wasp with a marvelously thin waist. It makes its nest of well worked clay, and then goes out on a hunting expe dition. Its victims are invariably spiders of various kinds,, but all are subject to the same mode of treatment. A scientific sting injects some poison whioh effectually paralyzes the luckless spider, who is then carried off to the nest and there fastened with a dab of moist clay. ' Another and another victim is brought t this chamber of horrors. Then the presci ent mother ichneumon fly proceeds to de posit her eggs, one in the body of each spi der, which can just move its legs in a vagus, aimless manner, but can offer no resistance. This done, the fly returns to her werk as a mason. She prepares more clay and builds up the entrance to this ghastly cell. Then she commences a new cell, which she fur nishes in like manner and oloses. Then sh adds yet another cell, and so proceeds until her store of eggs are all provided for, and, her task in life being accomplished, she dies, leaving her evil brood to hatch at lei sura In due time these horrid little maggots come to life and rind themselves cradled ip a larder of fresh meat. Each poor spider is still alive, and his juices afford nutriment for the ichneumon grub, till it is ready to pass into its chrysalis stage, thence to merge as a winged fly, fully prepared to carry out the traditions of its ancestors with regard to spiders and to fulfill the purpose for which they have been created, according to ichneumon belief. Leisure Hour. ' Make the Frocks Fireproof. . With the Fourth of July in th near distance it may be well for the careful mother to recall that the little cotton frocks of her daughter may be made fire proof by adding an ounce of alum to the last rinsing water. It would not be a bad idea to put one of last summer's dresses through that treatment for wear on Independence day. New York Times. CHICKEN RAISING PAYS if you use the Petatum Incubators & Brooder.. Make money ' while others are wasting time by old processes. Catalog telis all about it, and describes every article neeaea ior mej poultry business. W KEK. The "ERIE" mechanically the best wheel. Prettiest model. we are Pacific Coast Aeents. Bicvcle cata- logue.mailed free.gives full description, prices, etc., agents wanted. PETALUMA INCUBATOR C0.,Fetalnma,Cal. Branch House, 131 S Main St., Los Angeles. HOW'S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Beward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure I t. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F. J.' Cheney for the past 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Tbiiax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O. ' Waldino, Kinnan fc Marvin, Wholesale Diuggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bot tle. Sold by all -Druggists. Testimonials free. The Judge I hope I shall not see yon here again. Prisoner (who is arrested weekly) Not see me? Why, yer ain't goin' to resign yer posi-. tlon, areyerT PROOF OF MERIT. The proof of the merits of a plaster is the cures it effects, and the voluntary testi monials of those who have used Allcock's Pobous Plastebs during the past thirty ' years are unimpeachable evidence of its superiority and should convince the most skeptical. Self-praise is no recommenda tion, but certificates from those who have used them are. Beware of imitations and do not be de ceived by misrepresentation. Ask for All cock's, and do not be persuaded to accept a substitute. Bbandbith'b Pills never go astray. He couldn't put Satan behind him No matter how hard he tried For, spite of his earnest endeavor, Auld Nick was still Inside. PIANOS Hardman Chickerlng Fischer. Low prices ; easy terms. For fale by WILEY B. ALLEN CO. (the oldest and Largest music store), 211 First 81., Portland. Oselnamellne Stove Polish; no dust no smell. Tbt Ghkh for breakfast. FRAZER BEST IN XHE WORLD. AXLE CREASE Its wearing qualities are unsurpassed, aotnallv outlasting two boxes of any other brand. Free trom Animal oils, uisttue ukkuinis. FOR SAEE BY OREGON AND E-WASHINGTON MERCHANTS' ana Dealers generally. SVSRS. WINSLOW'S sosyTBHuVNai FOR CHILDREN TEETHING -, , gwerie fcyall lrTilt. Com. m . , W. I. Douglas GTS CllAE1 IS THE BEST. V WW n W b TIT FOR A KINS. a. cordovan; riiuMfiwuwiUiUU wur 4.35P Fine Calf &Kangaroi 3.8PP0LICE,3SOLES. BDYS'SCHOOLSHOES. LADIES- ; F Jf-SEND TOR CATALOGUE Over One Million People wear the W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes All our shoes are equally satisfactory . 1 y t ft. 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BUY SAPOL O 'TIS CHEAPER IN THE END- Anairreeable Laxative and NERVE TONIC. :8old by Druggists or sent by mail. 25c..60o and $1.00 per package. Samples free. lTf TTO The Favorite I00TB POWTZS JJLl" UWfortheXethan4 Breath, 50. I HIS WHIM- All HSh 14 X. I Best Cough Srnip. Tastes Good. Use in time. oiq py qraggigta. I MALARIA! 9 Three doses onlv. Trv it. DO YOU .FEEL BAD? DOES YOUB BACK ache? Does every step seem a buiden? You need MOORE'S REVEALED REMEDY. HOW TO SAVE MONEY. Buy your GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS of us, and we will save you money. We handle the best foods and deliver free to trains or boats. We buy and sell for spot cash, and sell goods cheaper than any other firm In the country. Send us your name and address, and we will mall you our new price list, which will be out soon. We offer to day: Climax tobacco, 40 cents per pound. D-y granulated sugar In 10-lb. sacks for. 14 To I Best ooal oil per caie .......11 80 Best brands of flour per barrel 2 IS Arbuckle's coffee per pound 22k Send us a list of what you need, and we will make you special prices. Address your orders to ' MARK U COHN & CO. 140 Front Street, Portland. Or,