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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1896)
FKEK 8ILVKR. LONDON "TOSHERS." Tie coinage of silver might have been too free, but the free use of it in a small ium may be a very big investment with very sure and large profits. What it costs to buy a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil for the cure of rheumatism is within the reach of the poorest. It is the best investment in this fine best cure, and the profits are sure, be cause it will surely cure. This is so well known it is almost a maxim, and so much good is wrought out of the free use of so little that a strong, active wurkman can be made out of a man who before may have been a helpless invalid or a hobbling cripple. ' ; Power of Thought. '' Mie Alice Berry, a, boarding house keeper on State street, Bridgeport; Conn., called a doctor one morning, stating that she was in terrible agony, having 'swallowed her false teeth, 'plate and all. She could feel the choking ob ject In her throat and was In coostant danger of strangling to death. Oft con sultation It was decided to reetjrt to tracheotomy, as the patient was liable to die. Dr. C. E. Sanford and DrJC. X. Payne got their Instruments readj and ' were about to administer ether to' the woman when one of them stepped on some object under the edge of th bed. Picking It up, he found it to be. the missing plate and teeth. It was sfhowu to the woman, who was about to & Into another convulsion, and as soon Is she recognized It the pain left her arid she at once recovered. A Good Showing What a Reporter Learned About a Certain Medicine. . t From the Journal, Minneapolis, Minn. . . . . .. t . :" There is one proprietary meaioine in use in this oity, the name of wbiph has become a household word and tiiat ie the preparation known as "Pinlf PilU for Pale People." Shakespeare Bald, "a rose by any other name would'Biuell as sweet" That may be scij "jtrttt. pills put up by any other name would not have the same attraotion nor 'popu lar sales that Pink Pills have in Spo kane, Wash. , ;, A representative of the Minneapolis Journal started but the other day jto in vestigate the merits of this popular and wiaeiy-soia aousenuiu meuiuiuo. im evidence was on every hand. Hamil ton B. Merrill, a young money loaner of Spokane, was seen by the newspaper man. Mr. Merrill made no secret of his remarkable oure by pellets. ' these ( little "Do I know the effloaoy of Pink Pills?" he reiterated. "I should rath er think I do, they have been a blessing to me. I am not in the habit of prals- 1rr nrnnr Atflrr mAriimrlA. hnt 1- must say that Pink Pills as fir as my case goes have no equal in the world. A little over a year ago I began ailiiig and oomtnenoed to lose flesh rapidly. The dootor told me to stop smoking; this I "did, but the result was even "worse. My heart beats decreased to less than . T J 1 3 lorty a minute. J. was preauriueu iur by my dootor, but without receiving any benefit whatever. I oontinued daily to grow worse and my parents oe - came alarmed over my oondition. Some one suggested Pink Pills; l thought i would try them anyway. And I tell you I oannot endorse them too highly; they worked like a charm in my case. My heart soon became normal again, my flesh increased and I felt like a new roan. To tell you the truth I am still taking them. I have a Bert of fond ness for .them yet and I am loath to give them up. ' "I know of a young lady living in this oity, whose oondition was even worse than mine, she took Pink Pills and is one of sooiety's feayest' young ladies now. I wish I were at liberty to give her name, as I am sure she would only be too delighted to give them a hearty send off. I believe Pink Pills oannot be too highly recommended. , They are gems, indeed. " Mr. Merrill is a young man of 22 or 38 years of age and today is the pink of health. He has a splendid complex ion and would be the last person to be taken for one who has been so seriously ill only a few months 'ago. i He is a splendid athlete besides and moves in. the best oiroles of society here. - Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, In a condensed form, all the elements neoessary to give new life and riohness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing Bpeoiflo for suoh diseases as looomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, soi atioa, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headaobe, the after effect of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sal low complexions, all forms of weakness either in male or female. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on reoeipt of price, '60 cents a box, or six boxes for $2. 50, by addres sing Dr. Williams' Medioine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. I . t . . . ' No Choice. . Young Man Ah! How do, Dick? Is your sister at home? Little Dick Which sister? The horjie ly one what's goln' to hare all pa's money, because she's likely to be an old maid, or the pretty one what ain't goin' to have anythin? Young Man Umer both of them, Woonsocket Reporter. i 1 No one would drink poor tea if he or she knew the difference in tea. , Good tea is not costly. Your grocer will sell you Schillings Best, and return your money in full if you don't like it' ..- 4 Schilling & Company bta Fnuicuce SSI Go Through the Sewer, to Search fot Articles of Value. Shoremen, or shoreworkers, they sometimes call themselves, but their most familiar appellation is "toshers," and the articles they pick up "tosh."' They really belong to another well known class, the mudlarks, but con sider themselves a grade or two above tlu'se latter, for the genuine tosher does not confine himself as they do, traveling through the Thanis mud and picking up odd pieces of coal or wpod, copper, nails, bolts, Iron and old rope. Tjie tosher, when the coast Is clear of the police, makes his way Into the sew ers, and will venture sometimes for miles In quest of valuables that occa sionally find their way Into them by the kitchen sink or the street grating, i ; When about to enter the sewers these men provide themselves with a poie seven or eight feet long, on one end of which there is a large Iron hoe, a bag carried on the -back, a canvas apron tied around them, and a dark lantern, similar to a policeman's. This they strap on their right breast, so that while walking upright ' through the large sewers the light Is thrown straight In front. When they come to the branch sewers and have to stoop, the light is thrown directly at their feet. As they make their way they use their hoe In the mud at their feet and In the crevices of the brickwork, and occa sionally shillings and silver spoons find a temporary resting place In the bag at their back or In their capacious coat pockets. The toshers generally go in gangs of three or four, both for the sake of com pany and to be able to defend them selves from the rats with which the sewers swarm. - When they come near1 a street grating they Vlose their lan terns and watch an opportunity to slip past unnoticed, for otherwise a crowd of people might collect at the grating, whose presence would put the police on the alert. They find great quantities of money, copper m'oney especially, in the crevices of the brickwork a little below the grating, and not Infrequently .shil lings, half-crowns and sixpences, with an occasional sovereign or half-sovereign. .-. , j When "in luck" they find many arti cles of plate, spoons, ladles, silver-handled knives and forks, mugs and drink- Whg cups, and now and then articles of jewelry. They generally also manage fo fill their bags with the more bulky articles found in the search, such as old metal, bones and ropes. These they dispose of to marine store dealers and rag-and-bonemen, and divide the pro ceeds, along with the coins found, among the different members of the gang. At one time the regular toshers used to earn from 30 shillings to 2 a week each, but with the construction of new sewers, grated at the mouth, their industry Is not so easily exercised, and Is consequently much less profitable.-. London Mall, is RAILROAD ON TKEE-TOPS. A. Carious Fight Can Be Seen in fonoma County, , In the upper part of Sonoma County, California, neaf the coast, may be een an actual railroad bed in the tree tops. Between the Clipper mills and Stuart Point, where the railroad crosses a deep ravine, the trees are sawed off on a level with the surrounding hills and timbers and ties laid on the stumps. Near the center of the ravine are two huge red-wood trees which form a sub stantial support. These giants have been sawed off seventy-five feet above the level of the creek. This natural tree bridge Is considered one of the wonders of the Golden State, and for security far exceeds a bridge framed in the most scientific manner. Cutting a Figure. In recent years, says a Western pa per, we have heard a great deal about the millions of tramps, the millions out of work,' and the starving ml 'lions or pauperized millions. Heaven knows the number Is large enough without exaggerating it. Let the jneu who talk thus use a little comruou sense; and they will cut down their figures "5 per cent. We have never had any where near a million tramps In ' this country; while as for erUu'nal outlaws that is, confirmed criminals men who live by crime outside of the peni tentiaries, it is doubtful If there uro 5,000 In the whole country. Olympian Games Will Be Repeated. The Greek government will Introduce in the Legislative Assembly during the coming session a bill providing for the holding of Olympic games In the Sta dion every four years. If this bill be comes a law It will assure the repeti tion of the games which so many were Interested in this year. M. G. Avaioff, the wealthy Greek merchant, who In part restored the Stadion for the games this year, has written to the Crown Prince of Greece, offering 3, 500,000 drachmas (about $600,000) to wards its reconstructlen la marble, CALIFORNIA RAILROAD ON TREE-TOPS. Try Paints Celery Compound, the Wlost edy That Science Can Give. MRS. B. There are very intelligent men and women who still prefer open fires to team pipes and furnaces. But only a very shallow-minded per son would deliberately choose an old fashioned remedy in oase'of sickness. Sufferers from neuralgia, rheuma tism or kidney trouble want the surest and most advanced' remedy science oan give them. Getting well is not a mat ter of sentiment, but the most seriously praotioal matter. That is why the most thoughtful and oonservative people now use Paine's celery oom pound, and rec ommend it to friends and relatives who are threatened or afflicted with nervous exhaustion, sleeplessness, disordered liver or blood diseases. That wonderfully acute and patient investigator, Prof. EdWftrd E. Phelps, M. D., LL. D., of Dartmouth college, embodied in P(aine's celery oompound the most progressive, yet thoroughly es Bill of Particulars. Good minister (to a man wishing to be married) Do you wish to marry this woman? . - Man I do. ..' Minister Do you wish to marry this man? Woman I do. Minister Do you like the city as a place of residence? ' Man No; I prefer the suburbs. Minister Do you like the suburbs? Woman No, indeed; I prefer the city. Minis fer Are you a vegetarian in diet? Man -No; I hate vegetables. ' I live on bet f. Woiaan I can't bear meat I am a vegetarian. Minister Do you like a sleeping-room well ventilated? Man Yes; I want the window away down, summer and winter Minister Do you like so much fresh air? '' ' Woman No; it would kill me. I want all windows closed. ; Minister De you like a light In the room? . Man No; can't sleep with a light; want the room dark. . "! Mlnlster-Are you ' afraid in the dark? . -. - . Woman Indeed I am. I always have a bright light in the room. Minister Do yu like many bed clothes? Man AH I can pile on, -. . Minister Do you? . .-' Woman No; they suffocate me. Minister I hereby pronounce you man and wife, and may the Lord have mercy on your souls. New York Weekly. Cl6t V. - A. YOUr , Christmas Gifts Fr6 . J two ounce bag, and two coupons inside each four ounce bag of Blackwell's Durham. Buy a bag of this celebrated tobacco and read the coupon which gives a list of val uable presents and how to get them. ' E. PEATT. tablished, views on the oure of diseases of nervous origin. All of the imitators of Paine's celery oompound every one knows how many there are have proved to be entirely wide of the mark. Their promises of astonishing ourative abilities are easily made on paper; but they are not kept It is easy to verify every claim made by Paine's oelery oompound. There is no village so small but it oontains fam ilies in which this wonderful remedy has made some member well. Men who weigh their words and are oareful what they write above their signatures have publicly given this great invigor ator its deserved oredit for health-making powers such as no other remedy ever received. ' That Paine's celery oompound cer tainly oures such diseases as neuralgia, sleeplessness and dyspepsia does not ad mit of a doubt It builds up the entire There is a little girl in Columbus, O., whose mother is in the habit of using the phrase, "Oh, don't mention It!" when any one apologizes to her. This little girl was naughty one day and her mother said to her: "Elsie, what will God think when you tell him to night how bad you have been to-day?" "My mamma," said Elsie, "he will say: 'Elsie, don't mention ltl' " v AN APPEAL FOB ASSISTANCE. - ' ... i The man who is charitable to himself will liBten to the mute appeal for assistance made bv his stomach, or Bis liver, in the shape of divers dvspeptic qualms and uneasy sensa tions in the regions ot tne giana mat secretes his bile. Hostetters Stomach Bitters, my dear sir, or madam as the case may be is what you require. Hasten to use If you are troubled with heartburn, wind in the stomach, or note that your skin or the whites of your eyes are taking a sallow hue. . - . The production tof Bessemer steel during 1895 amounted to 9.500,000 tons. ' ; ;. Piso's Cure for Consumption ia the only cough medicine used in my house. 0. C. Albright, Mifflinburg, Fa., Dec. U, '95. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, J ' ' Lucas Covntv, I ,t Frank J. 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