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If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CUBED . By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear ing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is the result, and unlesshe 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 but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars" for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars; free. F. J. CHENEY 5i CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The chemical constituent's of the mush room are almost identical with those of meat, and it possesses the same nourishing properties. . . , Whether in the form of pill powdei or liquid, the doctor's prescription for blood diseases is always the 'same mercury or potash. These drugs bottle up the poison and dry it up in the system, but they also dry up the marrow in the bones at the same time. The suppleness and elasticity of the joints give way to a stiffness, the rack ing pains of rheumatism. The form gradually bends, the bones ache, while decrepitude and helplessness ''prema turely take possession of the bpay, and it is but a short step to ' a 'pair of crutches. Then , comes falling of the hair and decay of the bones, a con dition truly horrible. ; . Contagious Blood Poison the curse of mankind is the most horrible of all diseases, and has al ways baffled the j doctors. Their pot as h and mercurv bottle up the poisou, Dut it always breaks forth again attack ing some delicate organ, frequently the mouth and throat, filling them with eating sores. S.S.S., is the only known cure for this I disease. It is guar anteed rmrelv vege table, and one thousand dollars reward is offered for proof to the contrary. It never fails to cure Contagious Blood Poison, Scrofula, Eczema, Rheumatism, Cancer, or any other disease of the blood. If you have a blood disease, take a remedy which will not injure yon. Beware of mercury don't do violence to your system. Don't get bottled up 1 Our- books sent free to any address. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. This Shoe Picture Shows a stylish shoe; but does not show ' half of the shoe's strong points. It is a plump culf, call-tipped, has tough, soft topping, reinforced lace mays, vxira broad outside and inside back stays, solid double soles and Blug heels that can't be run over. Portland's Ureatest Store offers , this shoe to its mail order customers as a special bargain. ' ' IN BOYS' SIZES. 11 TO 2. AT $1.80 PER PAIR. 4N BOYS' SIZES. 2 1-2 TO 6, AT JZ.20 PER PAIR. New square toe, If you prefer, instead of '. point shown. We will pav the express or mail charges on these shoes, and will send one of our new Fall Catalogues to each customer who has not received one. OLDS & KING, 302 Washington St. PORtLAN", OR. FRAZER BEST IN THE WORLD AXLE CREASE Its wearing quail tie are unsurpassed, actually outlasting two boxes of any other brand. Free from Animal Oils. GhT THE GENUINE. . FOR BALE BY OREGON AND -WASHINGTON At E It CHANTS' and Sealers generally. FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SICK or "Just Don't Feel Well," impkovjbdLIVER PILLS are the One Thing- to use. Only One for a Dose. Sold by Druffgists at 25G. a box Sample mailed free. Address Dr. Bosanko Med. Co. Phila. Pa. AmericanType Founders Co. Electrotypers Stereotypers... Patentees of Self-Spacing Type. Sole Makers of Copper-Alloy Type Cor. Second and Stark gt., Portland, Or. Bottled Dp! ffiPOTASH ill THE GREAT RIVER OPEN. The Formal Dedication of the Cascade Looks Celebrated. The opening of the Cascade looks last week will prove an epoch in the his tory of the state of Oregon. There were thousands who witnessed the swinging of the massive steel gates at the western approaoh to the lock. The ezeroises preliminary to the opening of the looks were simple in oharaoter, consisting only in a short address by Governor W. P. Lord in presenting the steel lever to be used in the open ing of the gates to Captain W. L. Fisk, of the United States engineer oorps, who had oharge of the work on behalf of the government, and a brief reply by him. Within the look was the steamer Maria, the little steamer Sadie B., the launch Water Witoh, owned by J. Q. and I. N. Day, the oontraotors. Out side the lower gate were the steamers Dalles City, Sarah Dixon and Harvest Queen, orowded to the guards with men women and children. On the oota tiae of the locks and oanal, orowded upon the massive granite walls of the work and from every other point of vantage were thousands of others waiting patiently the signal for the gates to swing open. It was ezaotly 2:30 when, the shrill whistle of the Sadie B. announoed the signal, and a moment after the great steel gates were seen to be slowly mov ing. Cheer upon cheer rent the air; whistles of the various steamers joined in a mad chorus of noise. The Dalles brass band, Btationed on (Ihe steamer Sarah Dixon, played inspiring airs, while battery A, of Portland, on the forward deok, fired a salute as the steamers oommenoed to move. The Sadie B. backed down the look to the gate, followed by the Maria and Water Witoh, then returning, took up their stations within the look, followed by the otaer steamers. Onoe within the walls, the gates were closed, and each vessel safely moored. Then a praotioal demonstration of the work ings of the look followed. An addi tional depth of 23 feet was necessary in order that the vessels might pass from the lower to the upper look or canal, and this immense body of water was seoured in about half an hour, al though, when the looks are in full operation, it will not take more than eight minutes to perform such service The gradual rise of water, as it oould be watohed flowing from the canal, like a seething torrent, proved an in teresting spectacle. . When the proper depth of water had been allowed, the little Water Witch started through the fanal, the first vessel to pass through he looks after the formal opening of tae great work. The Sadie B. closely followed and after the other steamers also passed through the oanal and be yond the eastern gates, the orowds of passengers waving handerohiefs and wildly oheering. Portland was largely represented at the oelebration, as was The Dalles, many prominent business men of both cities being present. Sherman and Morrow counties had good delegations present, as well as Kliokitat oounty, Wash. After the passage of the vessels through the lookn, Colonel Day and his son entertained a .large number of in vited guests, arriving from Portland in' a speoial train. The big dining room . of the messhouse was transformed into a banquet hall, where full justice was done to the spread furnished by the hosts. During the night many speeches were made by prominent citizens of the state, and 9 o'clook the Portland party, with the exoeption of about 50 who went to The Dalles to continue the oelebration, started for home in its spe oial train, the run being made in one hour and 20 minutes. The proposition to build a oanal around the obstructions in the Colum bia river at the casoades was first pro posed by Colonel Michier in 1875. The following year the government made the first appropriation of $90,000 for the oommenoement of work on that im porant undertaking. The first plans of the engineers contemplated the con struction of a timber-crib breakwater struoture, 7,200 feet long, to extend from the lower entrance of the canal for a distanoe of 5,000 feet. The lift to the upper river through the oanal was to be overcome by two locks eaoh 250 feqt by 46 feet in size and the guard gates of eaoh to be 64 feet high. At the time the first appropriation was made by oongress Colonel Wilson, of the United States engineers, was in charge of government works in this dis trict Colonel Wilson proposed that the looks be placed on the Oregon side of the river; and after a careful exami nation by a board of engineers Colonel Wilson's proposition was approved. This board estimated the total oost of overooming the obstructions at the oasoades to be $2,544,000. The same year, on the reoommendation of Colo nel Wilson, the width of the looks was increased from 50 to 70 feet After several years, during whioh time but little work was aooomplished, in 1892 the river and harbor aot appro priated $326,250 for the oontinuanoe of the work, and the contraot was given into private hands. Messrs. J. Q. and I. N. Day seoured the oontract and agreed to finish the looks for $1,521,265. Tbere is no foroe of means so plenti ful in a statio oondition as eleotiioity, acoording to the Eleotrioal Review. Harvester Works Employ More Men. Milwaukee, Nov. 9 The settlement of the presidential election is having a oheerful effeot on industrial oiroles in this city. The Milwaukee harvester works was the first institution to start the ball on the road to prosperity by employing 800 additional men. Two hundred more will be added within a month. " Railway offioials report a great rush for mileage books by the traveling agents.. ADOPTS AMERICAN MODES. Wife of New Japanese Minister Haa IiBcarded Native Ureas. Among the recent additions to diplo matic circles In Washington are Min ister Hoshi . of Japan and his wife. Mme. Hoshi is about 33 years of age and of the most pleasing personal ap- pearance. She Is short, probably 4 feet 10 Inches in height. Her dark hair Is very abundant, her large brown eyes are soft, yet bright, and her com plexion Is clear and rosy. . In dress, her costume Is that of the American woman, yet as she has only recently laid aside her native gowns; her ward robe of western robes Is limited. She has placed herself In the hands of a tutor, In order to master the intricacies of the English language, and by next winder will no doubt be able to pre side at a tea in the most approved style, JAPANESE MINISTEB AND FAMILY. as far as conversational ability is con cerned. Mme. Hoshi has been married ten years, but there is only on'e child in the family, a boy of 6 years of age. His name is Hoshi Klkaru, and he, is a bright little fellow, wandering about 'the house in evident loneliness for his many playmates In the East. The wife of the minister is a fine musician and devotes much of her time to that art Chinese Mail Service. The malls in China are different from the postal arrangements of any other country in the world. In China the mall service is not in the bands of the Gov ernment but is left to private persons to establish postal connection, how and wherever they please. Anybody may open a store and hang out a sign adver tising that he is ready to accept letters to be forwarded to certain places or countries. The result of this arrangement is that In populous towns there are a great number of persons accepting letters to be forwarded to all parts of the coun try; at Shanghai, for instance, there are not less than' thirty-five hundred tores competing with each other and carrying on a war to the knife as ar as rates are concerned. This system, although having great faults, has some good qualities. There are several parties accepting letters in one certain town. The Chinese mer chant who writes letters two or three times will patroplze several of the con cerns, and asks his correspondent to Inform him which he got quickest. Hav ing experimented for a while, he will select the firm giving the "best service, but be always has the choice of several mailing agencies for his correspond ence?. ; "GREAT PERSONAL EVENTS." A series of artioles of unique interest has been undertaken by the Ladies' i Home Journal. It is to be called "Great Personal Events," and will sketoh the most wonderful scenes cf nniSnlnav onVimaiaam Vi 4 1 1 i m V r t torio interest which have ocourred in Amerioa during the past fifty years. Eaoh one will be graphically detailed by an eyewitness, while leading artists have been employed, to portray the events in pictures made from old illuc trative material. The series has just been started in the current number of the magazine, Hon. A. Oakey Hall, ex mayor of New York oity, sketching the scene "When Jenny Lind Sang in Castle Garden," whioh still stands as the greatest Bingle oonoert in the annals of American music. Mrs. , Henry Ward Beeoher in the following issue will tell of a remarkable scene in whioh her husband was the central figure: "When Mr. Beeoher Sold Slaves in Plymouth Pulpit." Then Stephen Fiske will portray the furore and excitement "When the Prinoe, of Wales Was in Amerioa." Parke Godwin will follow this in a succeeding number with an aooount of the unparalleled excitement in New York "When Louis Kossuth pie with the problems of our social sys Eode Up Broadway." , . Hon. John ' tern get excited in discussing whether Russell Young will sketoh "When rat-trap pedals are better than the Grant Went Around the World," Mr. other kind. And when I find myself Young being of General Grant's party weakening so far as to want to ride The great scene in the senate ohamber one of the things I'm worried half to "When Henry Clay Said Farewell to' death pondering how far the attack is the Senate" will follow. Linooln will going. So, before we go any further figure twice in the aeries: First, in a description of "When Lincoln was First Inaugurated," and, next, "When I Lincoln was Buried.." The stirring story of the disoovery of gold by John W. Maokay will be revived in "When Mackay Strnok the Grea Bonanza. " The series will extend through all the numbers of The Ladies' Home Journal during 1897. Birds are able to work at a highei rate than any other animal that is, i they oan develop more energy in pro. portion to their weight by working at i higher temperature, and this necessi-, bates a warm coating of feathers as a troteotion from the oold atmosphere. , j People who oarry sunshine with them, shine brightest in the darkest places. "Actions speak louder than words " ask your gro cer if we really mean money back if you don't like ScAt'i ling's Best tea. RAM'S HORN BLASTS. Warning Note Callinar the Wicked to Repentance. ; A DOLLAR never buys much for a stingy man. M 1 g f o r tunes and Imprudence are often twins. . God goes with the man who is willing to take a hard place. There Is no vir tue in doing right simply because we have to. Better be a lamp in the house than try to be a star In the sky. God made man too great to find his life In the present moment. How many times good fortune has come to us through our mistakes. Backsliding begins when the Chris tian begins to live on stale bread. - The man will be well occupied whose first aim In life is to do God's will. ; . Do what you can do. well, and you will soon be able to do much better. . If we try to olease everybody. . we shall soon have the respeet of nobody. Time Is wasted in trying to make a trotter out of a horse with a broken leg. - : -' . God needs Daniels, and Josephs, and Elijahs to-day, as much . as he ever did.., ' ' , :' ' V. . f " ' The man who thinks his sin will never, find him out has deceived him self. . . . ; , '. The man dies well, who dies with the consciousness that he has done his best. . - It depends on who does the preach ing as to whether the devil sleeps in church. . .. , Not to give cheerfully when we give to God Is to take all the value out of the gift 4 , ( The man who earns his bread finds a sweetness in it that the loafer' never knows. The man who loafs when be should be at work will have to work when he might rest. ' . Many people want to move moun tains simply to attract attention to themselves. ' . The man who spends-bis life In try ing to make this world like heaven does godlike work. The man who always does his, best will find a steady demand for the things that he can do. ' " , Solomon's wisdom didn't count for much after Pharaoh's daughter found a place in his heart. Who . knows how much angels are disappointed when a preacher falls to do his prayerful best? , Many a man Is screening gravel, who might be dressing diamonds, had he properly improved his time. If the devil loves his own he must be delighted with the man who says mean things In an anonymous letter. Many a man grovels In the dust,5 who has an arm long enough to reach the sky, If he would only put it out If we have only one talent we may win as high favor as the man who has five, If we Will only Improve It as well. When a man begins to talk about Christ having been a good mjin be shows how much of a stranger to him he is. ' 1 ;"' . There were : probably men in the time of Christ who quoted his sayings to each other, and called them fine, but kept on living' the same oldfllfe. Feared the Bicycle Feveaj. i The salesman in the bicycle store stepped forward to greet the prospective customer. "Can I show you anything in wheels that is right up to date?" he .inquired. "Yes," was the reply, "and what's more, you can sell It to me, if you work it half way right. I've held out as long as I could. I've vowed I never would make a spectacle of myself for the neighbors to scoff at; but I've caught the infection. I want to go spinning along with the rest of them." "Everybody conies around to . It In time," said the salesman, with an en couraging smile. "I know it. I've seen strong-minded men whose Intellects are fitted to grap- with this transaction I want you ,to promise me something." "We will give you any reasonable guarantee.". . "Let me feel your biceps.' That's a pretty good muscle. 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