1 Oil cures Oil cures Oil cures Oil cures Oil cures Oil oures Oil cures Oil cures Oil cures Oil cures Rheumatism. '. Neuralgia. Lumbago. Soiatica. '"" Sprains. Bruises. . Soreness. Stiffness. Backache. Muscular aches. Mary Stuart's Watch. 1 ' Mary Stuart made a fad of collecting .jmepiec.es. Among those owned by fier was a coffin-shaped watch In a case )f crystal. Probably the most remark ible one in her collection was the one aeqneathed to Mary Seaton, her maid f honor. It was in the form of a ikull. On the forehead of the skull was the symbol of death, the scythe nd the hour glass.' At the back of the skull was time, and at the top of the head the- garden of Eden and the trueiflxion. The watob was opened by reversing the skull. Inside was a rep resentation or tne mojv iamuy, sur founded by angels, while the shepherds ind their flocks, were worshipping the new-born Christ. The works formed t1in hrni Tin. while the dial-nlate was the palate.. She also possessed another ikull-shaped watch, but it'isnot known what became of it. ' Settling; the Bridegroom. It takes a bright woman to rebuke mother woman's rudeness, a general statement borne out by the following , story: A lady entered a railway train nd took a seat in front of a newly married couple. She "was scarcely Beated before they began to pass re marks about her. Her last year's bon net and cloak were fully criticised, with more or less giggling on the bride's part and there is no telling what might have oome next if the lady had not put 1 sudden stop to the conversation by a bit of strategy. She turned her head, oticod that.the bride was considerably older than the groom, and in the smoothest of tones said: ''Madam, will you please ask your ion to close the window behind you?" The "son" olosed hia mouth and the bride no longer giggled. - '. --' Devey'i Expenses. Admiral Dewey's expenditures in powder and shell to sink the Spanish Beet at Manila, according to his own official report, was about $45,000. The oost ior tne same item in disposing oi ' Admiral Ceivera's fleet off Santiago is between $90,000 and $100,000. Ex pel ts regard the figures in both cases as lurprisingly low. ' Dear Editor: If yon know of a solicitor or canvasser in your city or. elsewhere, especially man who has solicited for subscriptions, In surance, nursery stock, books or tailoring, or a man who can sell goods, you will confer a favor by telling him to correspond with lis: or If you will insert this notice In your paper and luch parties will cut this notice out and mall to us, we may be able to furnish them a good position in their own and adjoining counties. Address, aMKKICAN WOOLEN MILLS CO., Chicago. On a recent warm Sunday there were Duly a- few worshippers present in a little church at Noiristown,- Pa. As .the clergyman was about to begin hla sermon, he said: ' "Brethren, it's hot, and' so I say 'comfort . before . pride.' " Then he divested himself of his coat, L . if fliA cla rf fctin nnlnif on1 KMuinlioil 1 1 1 11 Biiimnn in kin olilnf DlaQltaa r It is the custom of Persian ladles, when they make social calls, to throw roses at one another. Mv rlrtpfir ha11 T ' wnnlrl rlifl htlfc Plr'a Cure for Consumption cured me. Amos Kelncr, Cherry Valley, IH., Nov. 23, 1896. A scientist looking for mlorobea says there are absolutely none on the Swiss mountains at an altitude of 2,000 feet. In the hotels built in China for the una nt fnrmmmra t ha ii inrliaflf. Btnrlaa am the most , expensive , because the breeziest. ? ' . ' ' , Of the bog moss sphagnum there are no fewer than 215 species, about 600 Varieties, - Astronomers say that in our solai system there are Lat least 17,000,000 comots of all sizes. It costs over eight hundred dollars to ' fully equip an ordinary oavalry soldier. STRONG STATEMENTS. Three Women Relieved of Female Troubles by Mrs. PLnkham. From Mrs A. W. Smith, B0 Summer St., Biddeford, Me.: , for several years I suffered with various diseases peculiar to my sex. Was troubled with a burning sensation across the small of my back, that all gone feeling, was despondent, fretful and discouraged; the least exertion -tired me. I tried several doctors but received little benefit. At last I de cided to give your Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial. The ef fect of the first bottle was magical. Those symptoms of weakness that I was afflicted with, vanished like Vapor before the sun. I cannot speak too highly of your valuable remedy. It is truly a boon to woman." .: From Mrs. Melissa. Phillips, Lea In g-ton, Ind., to Mrs. Pinkham: "Before I began taking your medicine I had suffered for two years with that tired feeling, headache, backache, no ap petite, and a run-down condition of the system. I could not walk across the room. I have taken four bottles of the Vegetable Compound, one box of Liver Pills and used one package of Sanative Wash, and now feel like a new woman, and am able to' do my work." From Mrs. Mollis E. Hekbel, Pow ell Station, Tenn.: v ' . "For three years I suffered with suchfc weakness of the back, I could not perform my household duties. I also had falling of the womb, terrible bearing-down pains and headache. I have taken two bottles of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and feel like a new woman. I recommend your medicine to every woman I know." ; St. Jaooba St. Jaoobs St. Jacobs St. Jacobs St. Jacobs St. Jacobs St. Jacobs St. Jacobs St., Jaoobs St. Jacobs CRISIS WAS REACHED. lodge Day Made Positive Demand! N . 1 on Spain. . London, Oot. 19. A dispatch to the London News Agency from Paris says: "Joday the 'confeience reached a crisis for the first time. Judge Day presented the demands of the American commission in threatening words. He Baid that delay was the only possible object obtainable by ' the persistent Bfforts of the Spanish commissioners to saddle the United States with the Cu ban debt, and would be tolerated no longer, as the United States . would neither assume nor guarantee any part of the debt. ' "The Spaniards replied that this placed Spain in a position of repudiat ing or of reduoing the face of the Cuban bonds from 50 to 60 per cent, paying only half the stipulated interest on reduced value. Before they would adopt either atlernative they would sur render to the United States the entire Philippines. . . ' . "Judge Day responded that the sur render of the Philippines would proba bly be demanded, irrespective of the Cuban' or any other debt. "This, to the Spaniards, the first in timation of the intentions of the Unit ed States as to the Philippines, resulted in a whispered conference, followed by a request for an adjournment in order to communicate with Madrid. Judge Day said that President . McKinley had instructed him to demand the entire surrender of Porto Rico, and the deliv ery of every town to the United States officers before midnight, together with the evacuation of Havana on or before November 1, when the United States would be at the gates of the city ready to take possession. "There was no alternative offered in the case of either of these -demands; the session consequently ' was very brief." '. - ' . DEATH IN THE STORM. Pitiful Fate of a Young , Boy Neat Florence, Colo. ' Denver, Oct. 19. A speoial to the Rocky Mountain News from Florence, Colo., says: On Saturday William Lei lin and his 10-year-old boy came to Florence, from their borne, six miles from Florence, to do some trading. After spending the day about town, at 6 P. M. they started home in their wagon. It was raining when thev left town, but when out about five mi lee the rain turned to a blinding snow storm. The father lost his way, and wandered about among eorub pines and Jn the hills all night. The wagon and team was abandoned, and an effort wai made to reach home on foot. As the night wore on the little fel low beoame cold and numb and froze to death in his fathei 'a arms. The father managed to keep alive by walking, un til he could walk no more from numb-1 ness of limb.' Daylight broke, and Lei lin knew he - was not far from borne, but was unable to walk. At 9 o'clock his cries were heard by his1 wife, who went to his rescue. Neighbors' were summoned and the old gentleman was assisted to his home, bathe was so near dead that he could not give an intelli gent account of the bight's wander ings, but the dead body of the boy told a pitiful story of a lack of sufficient olothing to keep him warm. He wore knee pants and a small coat, but no un derwear nor outer coat. His shoes and slookings were almost completely worn out -V i "Booty" Tobacco Admitted Free.; Washington, Oct. 17. Assistant Secretary Howell, of the treasury ' de-i partment, has consented' ' to the admis sion, free of duty,' into . Santiago, of 100,000 pounds of Cuban tobacco in the poseissi6n.of General Franco Sanchez, having charge of the insurgent army at Mayarl. This is a lot of "booty" tobacco, and the proceeds of the sale will be expended for the benefit of the Cuban army, which needs supplies ol clothing and subsistence. ' The ques tion was referred to the war depart ment by General Lawton, and in turn sent to the treasury department for Its recommendation. Preparing for War. , Paris, Oot. 19. Confirmation Is given at the ministry "-of marine to the report that Admiral Fourar, now al Tunis, has been ordered to return to im mediate active service, and orders have been issued that the largest possibl number of gunners go to Brest to man the forts.. These preparations are thought to be the result of the Fasho da affair with Great Britain. - Papers here say three British iron clads are engaged in gun practice ofl Dizert, a French naval station in the Mediterranean. Near Boiling Point. Bayonne, Franoe, Oct. ID. Advloes reoeived here from Madrid , point to ef fervescence in military ciroles there. Members of the Military Club openly and severely criticise the government for concluding what they term ass "humiliating peace," and some of them even suggest the establishment of a militaiy dictatorship under the present dynasty. . , The officials at Madrid deny the re port current on the Continent that Captain-General Blaco has resigned. Many Lives Lost. ' Margat, England, Oct. 19. Th British ship Blengfelt, from New York, burned off this place early this morn ing. Eleven of the crew, besides the oaptain's wife and children, perished. J, Four Were Killed. Reading, Pa., Oot. 19. Four men were killed by the explosion of a Wil mington & Northern freight engine at Joanna station this afternoon. The dead are: , , . . . William Herflioker, engineer, ' aged 50; George Mills, fireman', aged 85; , Willis Woodward, a brakeman; Harry Huydani, conductor. J All lived at Birdsboro, this county, I and all were married and leave famil 1 ies, except Huydaur : fl- Do You Like Boils If you do not, you should take Hood's Barsaparilla and it will purify your blood, cure your boils and keep your system free from the poisons which cause them. The great blood purifying power Of Hood's Sar japarilla is constantly being demonstrated by its many marvelous cures. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is America's Greatest Medicine. fl; six ior $5. Hood's PHIS cure Sick Headache. 26 cents. t Captain Clark's Pet Cat. For years Captain Clark, of the bat tleship Oregon, has bad for his especial pet a cat which bears the mysteriously ohoson name of "Old ,Muggins." The dignified member of the feline tribe is a native of China. "Old Muggins" was born in the city of Hong Eong, and is a mere kitten was the private prop, arty of a noble mandarin of. the realm. He is a pure white throughout, from the tip of tail to end of whisker. One Bye is violet in color j he other is bright yellow. "Old Muggins',,', became the property of Captain Clark so long ago that he remembers not the day. The American naval commander was in the port of t Hong Kong on a United States man-of-war. He beoame ac quainted with a number of rich man darins in the court service, and so won their esteem that, as the highest mark of favor possible for them to bestow upon the American officer, he was pre sented with this oat. Chioago Chron icle. ' ' Prosperous Woman Farmer. One of the most prosperous farmers in Oklahoma is Mrs. Jane Crumm,' who lives near Calumet. Four years ago ber husband died, and .since then she and a 14-year-old boy, have cultivated 320 acres of land, and this year laised over 5,000 bushels of wheat, besides sorn, oats and other tilings. ' The widow plows every day-and has paid a large amount of obligations of her hus band sinoe his death. The production of electric energy by the direct action of the atmosphere is now olaimed to be possible with a bat tery in which there is a peouliar treat ment of plates of compressed graphite. No household is complete without a bot tle of the famous Jesse Moore Whiskey. It is a pure and wholesome .stimulant rec ommended by all physicians. Don't ne glect this necessity, . Vr The first vessel to carry the American Sag around the world was. the ship Co lumbia, which sailed from the port of Boston September 80, 1787. FITS Permanently Cured. No fltsor nervonsnes III" after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve lieutorer. Bond for FitKK SS.OO trial bottle and treatise. DA. R. Ii. Kl.m n). JjtO., mo Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa. 77 There is 87 percent of water-and 13 per cent of solids in milk. The sugar in the solids is. in greater proportion than in any other solid. j - Use Dr. Pfunder's Oregon Blood Purifier now. The basin of the St. Lawrence river oovers 580,000 square miles, of which 160.000 are in Canada. Shawl for an Empress. One of the most wonderful shawls In existence is a woolen wrap presented as a wedding gift to the empress of Russia by women of Orenburg, a town in the southeastern part of the empire. When spread out it is 10. yards square, but is so exquisitely , fine ' that ' it-may be passed through a finger ring, and when folded makes a parcel a few 'inches square. Nod Best tea, It is v. f "Armstrong's Combined Theory and Practice Bookkeeping are numerous. Investigate this aew method oi teaching. It is extremely Interesting, thoroughly practioal. . Going to Business College ? K ?o not fall to learn what and how we teach. ORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE, Portland, Oregon. Call, or write. Visitors always wel come. A. ?. AaxsTBONa, Principal. .. . . BUY THE GENUINE SYRUP OF FIGS .' . ... MANUFACTURED BY ... CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. WKOTE THE MAMS. Buy Direct FROM THK , WOOLEN MILLS And save middleman's profits. Men's fine tailor-made suits, 8.95 to $14.' Fit guaranteed. Cata logue, samples, self-measurement blanks, etc., mailed free. Address J. LANDIGAN, McKay building, Portland, Or. Mention this paper GURU WHtHE ALL ELSE AILS Best Cough Syrup. TasteB Good. TJBe I ffgigiHijftiiftrfMgr" in time. Hold try druggists. bv M FROM ABROAD. Smoking was not permitted in Eng land railway oarriages until 1846. In some parts of Norway coin is still used as a substitute for coin. ' There are 87 royal families in Europe, two-thirds of whioh are of German origin. .'' . ' It is said that the first weeping wil low in England was planted by Alex ander Pope, the poet. - The cartmen who haul sand to Rome for builders work 19 hours a day for 85 cents, and sleep in the stables with their mules. As an effect of the South Wales coal strike, the Great Western, railway has sustained a direct loss upon a carriage of minerals of 188,000. No restaurant in St. Petersburg is allowed to have its bill of fare exclu sively in a foreign language. By a re cent edict a Russian version must al ways be added. f There aire .400,000,000 people in the British empire, and the queen would have to live another 70 years to enable her to see all of them pass before lur, if marohing night and day for all that time. . '. . , ...A reoent report issued in Germany says that 8,574,501 heotoliters of beer were absorbed in - Berlin in 1897, "so that each inhabitant drank 206 liters." In 1892 the average' consumption was" 169 liters. .'., ' . ; ; The system of vaccination is so per fect in the German army that smallpox has been reduced to six cases annually. All eoruits are re-vaccinated, and there must be at least ten punctures in each arm. '.".'-. It is stated that Turkey lost less than 1,000 men in battle in the Greek war, but 19,000 died in Thessaly of disease and 22,000 were sent home invalided and of the latter .8,000 subsequently died. Among the dead were 17 army officers. ' ) - Why Teeth Decay. The question to what extent the alkaline earth salts in drinking water affect the decay (caries) of teeth has of late been studied in several quarters. Statistics have been colleoted by Rese in several looailties in Bavaria and by Foerberg, in Sweden. ., These' have re vealed the interesting fact that the extent of decaying teeth bears a definite relation to the hardness of the water; in other words, to the quantity of cal cium and magnesium salta in the earth through which the water passes. The harder the water the better the teeth ; the smaller the quantiiy of these salts the. greater the decay of the teeth. Sudd. Api Zeitung. i i : A Remarkable Plant. ' A flower known as the laughing plant, which grows in Arabia, is so called beoause its seeds produce effects like those produced by laughing gas. The flowers are of a bright yellow, while the seeds resemble small black beans. WHEAT A BUSHEL. Some farmers are holding their wheat be cause they think the price will go to $2 a bushel. The price, however,, may go down and thus great losses will follow. ' In all matters delays are dangerous, particularly so iu sickness. At the first sum of bilious ness, dyspepsia, indigestion or constlpa-, tion cure yourself with Hostetter's Stoni-: nch BitterB. . "' In the fallj cleanse your system by using Dr. rtunuer's uregon mood .runner. , A novel cure for consumption, it is said, has been for some time in use by Dr. J. B.' Murphy, of Chicago. The remedy'oonsists in the hypodermic in jection of pure nitrogen into the lungs. anger delieioes besides P Make money by succesful Iff U L II I speculation in Chicago. We llnrH I bu aud "u wheat on mar- I 1 1 tall I gins. Fortunes have been made on a small beginning by trading In fu tures. Write for full particulars. Best of r erenee given. Several years' experience on the Chicago Board of Trade, and a thorough know ledge of the business. Send for our free refer ence book. DOWNING, HOPKINS A Co., Chieago Board of Trade Brokers. Offices- in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Wash. BASEBALL, FOOTBALL. , ATHLETIC AND GYMNASIUM SUPPLIES. Send for Catalogue. , WILL X FINCK CO. San Francisco. YOUR LIVENS Moore's Revealed Remedy will do it. Three doses will make you feel better. Get It from your druggist or any wholesale drug house, or bom Stewart 4 Holmes Drug Co., Seattle. -' " CURE YOURSELF! ' t 'IT U ITKK 1 IThm ft Iff U fnr nni..t..Ml noltoft. dfachargei, ludatumationa, PraTenM oonutgioo, Pinl8B, and not atitrio ITHeEvansChEMICAlCo, ent or Poisonous. II. ft. a. J TPT sent in vlain wrannar. or xpreHt, prepaid, for IT.. IB SI .00. or S bnttlwa ?7i ' w .i - ... . circular senc on request x. r. n. c . Mo. 43, '08. w HfiN writing to advertiser please meKion ttii paper. I Women and the Wheel. From the Qazctte, Delaware, Ohio. The healthfulness of bicycle riding for women is still a disputed question between eminent physicians and health reformers. ' ' . ' Used in moderation it surely creates for women a means of out-door exer cise, the benefit of which all physicians cpneede. Used to excess, like any other pastime, its effect is likely to be dangerous. The experience of Miss Bertha Reed, the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. J. R. Reed, 885 Lake street, Delaware, O. , may point a moral for parents who, like Mr4 and Mrs, Reed, have experi enced some concern; for their daughters who are fond of wheeling.. In the fall of '96 Miss Bertha, who had ridden a great deal, began to fail in an alarm ipg manner. She grew steadily paler and thinner, and it appeared she was going into consumption. Rest and quiet did-her absolutely no good. A physician found hep pulse at 104-- a very high rate. Thinking this may She Ridet Well. have been due to , temporary : nervous ness when he examined her, he watched ber closely, but her pulse continued at that rate for two weeks. He was satis fied then, from her high pulse and steadily wasting condition that she was suffering from anaemia or. a bloodless condition' of the body, .'she became extremely weak, and could not stand the least noise or excitement. In this condition of affairs t jy were reocom mended by an ; oM friend to ' get 1 some of that famous blood medicine, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. They did so, and almost from the first dose Ber tha began to improve. She continued to take the pills and -Was by means. of those pills made entirely - well, and more grateful people than her parents cannot be found in 'the whole state of Ohio. ' ." - ' Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have proved a boon to womankind. Acting directly on the blood and nerves, they restore , the requisite vitality to "all parts Ki the body; creating functional regularity and perfect harmony throughout the nervous system. The pallor of the cheeks is changed to the delicate blush of health; the eyes brighten; the muscles grow . elastic, ambition is created and good health re turns. '! - ' The skin of the reindeer is'so imper vious to the cold that anyone clothed in such a dress, with the addition -of a blanket of the same material may bear the intensest rigors of an Atctiojwinter's night... v y . " . Nearly 1,000,000 women in Spain Work in the field as-day' laborers; 850, 000 ' women are registered as day ser vants'that is, they work for their food and lodging. There is no such class anywhere else. " ' ' . , Follow It lip. Sit ddwn and cool off suddenly, and then regret it, for stiffness and soreness is bound to follow. Follow it up with St. Jacobs Oil and you will have nothing to regret from a prompt oure,.- v in r .v.Wi 1 lamet I Front and Everett Sts. ATLAS ENGINES AND B01LEHS. ScM tiling's Mk ' ENGINES "A Perfect Type of the Highest Order of Excellence in Manufacture." . WalterBaM&Go:s Breakfast Absolutely Pure, Delicious, Nutritious. .Costs less TWEE CENT a (inp.. . Be sure that you get the Genuine Article, made at DORCHESTER, MASS. br V WALTER BAKER & CO. 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There is a oafe in Venice which has . never been olosed night or day, for 160 . years. ; .. , ' " ' ' 8100 REWARD 8100V coa III The readers of this paper will be pleased to Jearn that there is at leant one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure in the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dls ease, requlreB a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, 'acting , directly upon the blood and mucous snrfacel oi the system, thereby destroying the founda tion of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work.-. The pro-; prietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75o. , HallWamily Pills are the best. 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