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Incipient Insanity. A SICK AND AILING GIRL HER MOTHER'S ADVICE. An Interesting Story Told Under Em barrassing; Circumstances. From the Express, Los Angeles, California. ( The interviewer's lines sometimes fall in queer places. People who are to be talked to may be in all sorts of conditions and frames of mind, but one cannot conceive a much more embarrass ing thing for all parties concerned than an assignment to interview a mother of a two days' old infant. Some things are , too sacred for even the callous news paper man to lightly ignore. But Mrs. C. O. Reeder had a story to tell and this paper wanted that story. The baby was asleep, and the mother expressed her amiability, so the reporter was ushered into the room. ? Mrs. Reeder used to be Johanna Rinker, and lived for several years at Riverside, Cal. .; She was a domestic and worked very hard. Perhaps it was the toil, perhaps the climate, at all events, she fell sick. Doctors and medicines did her no good. Her ap petite vanished. Sleep eluded her at night, always and ever that dreadful feeling of lassitude and depression, so familiar to women, made itself apparent to her. And then she began to im agine things. One night while driving aoross a bridge that she knew perfectly well was there, she cried out in fright because she could see nothing. The dootors might call this insanity, but until the hallucinations and delusions grow to be a menace to life or peace, not much heed is paid to the imaginings of weakly girls. " Last spring Mrs. Reeder, for she had married in the meantime, concluded to visit her old home at Daleville, Ind., and it was while there that her mother, Mrs. Caroline Leaser, told her of the, wonderful properties of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. Mrs. Reeder began to take them. When she ttarted in she could not walk the three quarters of a mile to the postofflce, she was so weak. In about three weeks she took according to directions about five boxes of the pills, and at the expira tion of that time could go down 'into town and come back and do a big day's washing over the tub at her home. Her blood came back : into the pale cheeks, sleep once again refreshed her at night, the cold sweats left, and she could eat and enjoy all the pleasures and diversions of life where before she had been averse to society and amuse ments of all kinds. The awful notions and hallucinations left her, her brain again resumed its normal functions. From that time to now she has taken no medicine and she is well in all re spects. , . . "See my baby, God bless its heart," said, the proud mother. "It is as strong and healthy as any baby ever born. It weighed nine pounds." As it lay there, its little pink fists clench ed over its thumbs, its little eyes puokered up in sleep, a bundle of pink, satiny infantile loveliness, there could be little doubt of the physical health ef its parents. Mrs. Reeder lives at a cottage num bered 407 East Pico street, Los Angeles, Cal., and the last wors she said were, "Oh, you are perfectly ex cusable. I am just as glad to endorse Dr. Williams' Pink Pills as you can possibly be to hear my story. If all 'suffering women only knew their power and good, there would be less sickness and misery in the world, I'm sure. Good-bye." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain! in a condensed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. . They are also a specific for troubles peculiar to females, such as suppressions, irregularities and all forms of weakness. They build up the blood, and restore the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry, overwork or ex cesses of whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had of all druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. : Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. The Art of Milking. ' Suburban Resident Yes, I want a useful man about my country place. Can you milk? V.. Applicant Yis, sor. ' "Whioh side of a cow do you sit Jn when milking?" " "Wull, sor, Oi niver milked but wan oow, an' she was a kicker, sor; an', bedad, a good dale av the toime Oi was on both soides av her, sor." N. Y. Weekly. BOMB PRODUCTS AND PURE FOOD. All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually vary light colored and of heavy body, is made 'from glucose. "Tea Garden Drips'' is made from Sugar Cane and is striotly pure. It is for sale by first-class grocers, in cans only. Manufac tured by the Pacific Coast Syrup Co. All gen uine "Tea Garden Dript" have the manufac turer's name lithographed on every can. Colored photographs taken at a single operation are shown by Dr. Joly, of Dublin, Ireland. I believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure prevented quick consumption. Mrs. Lucy Wallace, Marquette, Kans., Dec. 12, 1895. ' We can afford to say : "Get every sort of Schil ling's Best tea of your gro cer, . and get your money back on what you don't like." v. V Your tea-trade for the rest of your life is worth the risk -and there is no risk. las FraaalM the EVIDENCE OF STEADY GROWTH New Gathered in All the Towns of Our Neighboring' States Improve ment Noted In All Industries Oregon. The Grant county court has deolared that taxes for the year 1896 will not be delinquent until May 15, 1897. The county treasurer of Umatilla re ceived irom the sheriff last week $1, 653.79, the first installment of 1895 taxes turned over by the sheriff. Carl Parker has started for the John Day country to buy 80,000 head of sheep, if that number can be bought, forFoss & Co., says a Baker City paper. President William H. Hampton, of the Miner's Association of Southern Oregon, has called a meeting of the ex ecutive committee, to be held in Grant's Pass, in the near future. : :' George and Edward Sally, two boys who were born and brought up in Baker county, were sentenced to the penitentiary by Judge Eakin, in Baker City, George to two years, and Edward to one and a half years. George is 22 years old, and Edward is 18. The Grant county court has awarded the contract for putting in steel fix tures at the county jail to the Mosler Safe Company, of Portland, for $2,750. Among the improvements will be steel cells, closets, bathtubs, etc. The work is to be done this spring, and after that it is hoped there will be no more escapes fr6m this jail. T. A. Walker helped Engineer Nich olson in his recent geologioal surveys around Coquille. Among other things found was one of the government's ini tial points at the courthouse block, whiph had been tampered with. A fine of $250 is provided for arrest and conviction of the party or parties med dling with or defacing these posts. J. B. Tucker, a farmer of Weston, says that wheat in his section of the counry is looking fine, and he does not think that there is any danger of its being hurt from this time on. He said that where he lived the wheat was much more likely to be injured than in the wheat belt west of AVeston, be cause of the altitude, which causes more thawing and freezing. Three horses belonging to R, R. Cleveland, of Beagle, Jaokson county, died last week of a disease similar to spinal meningitis. The disease seemed to weaken the spine, and the animals grew rapidly worse, resulting in their deaths within four days from the day of the first symptoms. During the ill ness, they ate and drank heartily until within a short time before death. George R. McKenzie, the expert ac countant appointed by Judge Fullerton, to go through the books of Lincoln county, is now busily engaged at his task. He says that his instructions from the court are to go through the books and acoounts of the sheriff, clerk and treasurer, checking up the same, and find out how much money has been received by these officers, and what disposition has been made of it. Washington. Garfield is working to have a cream ery established there. William Rowe, an old Walla . Walla county pioneer, was buried last week in Walla Walla city. Fishermen on VVillapa harbor are busy tarring their nets and otherwise preparing for the fishing season. The people of Kettle Falls are build ing a bridge acrosss the Colville river, for the use of farmers coming to town. Frank Smith, a tree' pruner, living near Walla Walla, drank three bottles of a patent medicine one day last week, and died the next day. A majority of the Indians on the Yakima reservation are said to favor the proposition to sell their lands, but a few of the more wealthy among them are against it. ' Ah Sam and Ah Mum, two Chinese laborers, were arrested in Walla Walla last week, charged with being unlaw fully in the United States. They will be sent before United States Judge Hanford, in Seattle, for a hearing. Even the wheat raising district of Walla. Walla has its mines. ' A carload of gold-bearing ore from Blue and Mill, creeks, has been shipped to the Tacoma smelter. Should the experiment prove successful, a large force of men may be put(to work at the mines. ' ; ' . The reference library of the Cheney normal school has received a valuable addition of about 200 volumes, consist ing of literary, scientific and historical works by the most eminent writers of ancient and modern times. The liter ary work consists of both prose and poetry. The telephone company is distribut ing poles between Myers Falls and Spo kane. Teams are daily hauling poles between the falls and Chewelah. Pres ident Oakes and Secretary Aris say they expect soon to have the line in working order between the falls and Spokane. A tree on the Northern Pacific track between Aberdeen and Montesano caused Fireman Hampden to jump from the engine one day last week. The engineer stuck to his post and the engine knocked the tree, which turned out to be rotten, all to pieces. The fireman was found unconscious, badly bruised, and bleeding, but he is recov ering from his injuries. , Fifty-three persons joined' the Meth odist church during th recent revival meetings in Colfax. , A Resume of Events in Northwest. Corean Paper. A remarkable kind of paper is pro duced in Corea entirely by manual la bor and without the use of any ma chinery. Its quality excels that of the very best made in China or Japan. The raw material used for this paper1 is ob tained from the bark of Broussoneta papyrifera, which is collected in the spring and beaten in water containing a large admixture of wood ashes, until re duced to thick pulp; this is taken in large ladles and spread upon frames of bamboo, and in this way formed into thin sheets. Another kind of paper is produced from old scraps trodden into pulp much in the same way that grape juice is expressed in some countries a process of pulping which, though slow, has the advantage of not breaking the fiber so much as when machinery is used; then after the pulp has been made into paper, the sheets are piled up to a height of six feet and cut into pieoes, to be again subjected to the feet stamping at the same time the roots and seeds of a plant called "tackpoui". are added, the soluble parts of which are supposed to give tenacity and tough ness to the paper. Apotheker Zei tung. .... ., . A Good Opportunity. Teacher Have you finished your composition on what little boys should not do in school? "Yes'm." "Read it." . "Little boys when at school should not make faces at the teacher, and should not study too hard, 'cause it makes them near-sighted, and should not sit too long in one position, 'cause it makes their backs "crooked, and should not do long examples in arithmetic, 'cause it uses up their pencils too fast." London Tit-Bits. . Pro and Con. Mrs. Todgers I am always in favor of giving the under dow a show. Mrs. Rodgers It's a wonder, then, that you don't remove -the pressure from your husband once in awhile. The ensuing affair was not governed by Queensbury rules. Cleveland (O.) Leader. . ' A New York export firm will soon ship 3,000 pairs of shoes to the Argen tine Republic and 2,500 pairs to Cen tral America. CREASE AND INCREASE. An elephant wears more fcreases to his trousers than any other animal. They seem to be sort of a kilt pleat with a bias slope. He is not very fashionable, but is up to date in taking care of himself. Some sudden, violent pains crease, twist or con tract the muscles or tendons, and this is the nature of a bad sprain. If neglected, the creases increase, and so does thegsain, until sometimes it is very difficult to straighten them out, but by the prompt use of St. Jacobs Oil, the friction or rub bing in its application and. the curative qualities of the oil will smooth out the 'worst twist or crease and get the muscle in natural shape, where it will remain, re stored, strengthened, cured. Promptness in using it insures prompt cure, and when the sprain is cured, it is cured for good. The business of farming in Spain is so much depressed that" the govern ment is about to devote $1,300,000 to the relief of that industry. GROAN IF YOU MUST, : But also appeal to a means of relief of the tor tureif physical which produces the groan. Rheumatism is a prolific source of agony in its acute inflammatory or chronic forms. But it may be annihilated at its birth with Hostetter's Stomach Bitter, which, unlike the poisons in minute doses often prescribed for it, is perfectly safe. In malarial, Kidney, bilious, dyspeptic or nervous ailments the Bitters is a certain source of relief. HOW'S THIS T We offer One Hundred Dollars Seward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and fin ancially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, K inn an & Marvin, , Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The ' queen regent of Spain smokes more than a dozen cigarettes a day. HIS IS THE TIME of year .. when men .. HERE IS ONLY ONE SURE WAY known to medical men for prompt ly checking troubles of the kidneys and re storing these great organs to health and strength, and that is by the use of and women .. become weak ened by the weatW er.and run down gener ally. .. The first parts that the . weather affects are the kidneys. The urea is not thrown off, but is forced back upon the lungs, and dis ease results caused by It has stood the test of time ; it has saved thousands of lives; it has restor ed millions of suf ferers , to health; it has done what was never done, never attempted before; it has made men stronger and healthier; it has made .. women brighter and hap pier; .. it stands alone in all these qualities. Do you not think it would be wise for you to use it and thus avoid the dangers of the season ? In sist upon having it weakness of the kidneys. 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Three of his proteges, White, Brewer and McCarthy, have just won the New England championship at the mile, quater-mile and five-mile run. He has trained Weeks of Brown university, one of the best college sprinters in the country. Many another student of what makes men and women strong has used and has recommended Paine's celery com pound as the best known remedy for those who are weak and dispirited, the overworked and enfeebled persons who are most concerned in the general awakening of interest in outdoor exer cise and indoor attention to the proper rules of health. , ; : It was the ablest professor of medi cine and surgery in any college, that giant ' among men, Prof. Edward E. Phelps, M. DjLL. D., of Dartmouth , ' Cuban Women Patriots. The women of the better classes in Cuba are much more ardent in their sympathy with the reyolution than the men, and I am told by a gentleman who has recently spent several weeks in Havana that there is scarcely a Cuban woman who is not seriously contribut ing to the success of the cause, al tough her husband may be indifferent ly supporting the Spanish authorities. Many young men have been driven into the insurgent ranks by their sisters and sweethearts. It is a common thing for an ablebodied young man . to receive a woman's chemise with a sarcastic note saying: "You should wear this as long as you remain at home and refuse to fight for Cuba libre. "Toledo Blade. Professor Amos. E. Dolbear, of Tufts College, an eminent electrician, pre dicts that it will be possible ere long to flash signals to Mars by means of great searchlights. . .. AM vy A combined Binding and Iwl ww Facing. Outwears all others. DRESS FACING SftSSS De wasnea wunoui remov ing. Makes the skirt hang gracefully. 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