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Write It Down. 5jrite it down in a book, so you can lee it every day, that St. Jacobs Oil is b sure to cure Lame Back or Lumbago! s you vu'ito it down. It does its beati with it and .leaves behind a cure that' itavs. A Prank of Lightning. A stroke of lightning has been the means of an extraordinary archaelogio r1 disooverv in Voltara. The light ning struck an old pine tree which crowned the summit of a hill, and the owner of the property ordered the tree cut down. When the workmen began to dig at the roots they unearthed a magnificent Eliruscan grave. It con sisted of a spacious vault supported by four immense pillars. All around the grave wete huge marble tablets, and above them were urns placed in niches. This unique necropolis measured 50 feet in length and 40 feet in width. Good Money Should Buy Good Medicine That Will Bring Good Health. The best medicine money can buy is Hood's Sarsaparilla. This medicine brings good health, because it makes good blood. It cures salt rheum, scrofula, rheumatism, dyspepsia, catarrh and other diseases that nave their origin in bad blood. It prevents colds, fevers, pneumonia and the grip. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is America's Greatest Medicine. Price $1. Hood's Pills cure all liver ills. 25 cents. Nw Ornamental Vanel. A new form of ornamental panel de signed for interior or exterior decoration or utility, is placed upon a base of wire network, on which the panel is built up in relief in whatever design may be desired. Btate of Ohio, City of Toledo, j Lucas County. 1 . Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior parter of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing Dusim'ss in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pav the sum ol ONE H UNDRKD DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cuke. FRANK. J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6lh day of December, A. D. 1886. j-sll A,GASOpN', ( ) Notary Public . Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CH ENKY St CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 76c. Hall's Family fills are the best. It is reported that there is a current order in the Pittsburg market for about 13,0000 tons of steel rails foi East India. When coming to Sun Francisco go to Brooklyn Hotel, 208-212 Bush street. American or European plan. Room and board $1.00 to $1.60 per day ; rooms 50 cents to $1.00 per day; single meals 25 cents. I'ree coach. Clias. Montgomery. '! Great Britain, Ii eland not included, has, according to the latest returns, 6,500,000 cattle and 26.314,000 sheep. If you want the best wind mill, pumps, tanks, plows, wagons, -bells of all sizes boilers, engines, or general machinery, see or write JOHN POOLE, foot of Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon. , It is announced that an extensive copper field has been discovered in the colony of Natal, South Africa. Two towns in Kansas Lost Springs and Boraana have not an idle man or boy, or an unoccupied house, or a dog. Each town has a population oi about 200. Australian savages eat green ants raw. They stamp upon an ant hill until the ants run up their legs, when they scrape them off and transfer them to their mouths. the total length of the streets, ave nues, . bouvelards, bridges, quays, and thoroughfares of Paris is set down at about 600 miles. Two hundred miles are planted with trees. From oork ohippings, onoe thrown away, thousands of yards of linoleum are now made at Delmenhorst, Gor many. MES. PMKHAM'S ADVICE. What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say About It. Dear Mbs. Pinkham: When I wrote to you I had not been well for five years; had doctored all the time but got no better. I had womb trouble very bad. My Womb pressed backward, causing piles. I was in such misery I could scarcely walk across the floor. Men struation was irregular and too pro- iuse, was aiso troubled with leucorrhoea. ' I had given up all hopes of getting well; everybody thought I had consumption. After taking five bottles of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegeta ble Compound, I felt very much better - and was able to do nearly all my own work.. I continued theuse of your medi cine, and feel that I owe my recovery to you. I cannot thank you enough for your advice and your wonderful medicine. Any bne doubting my statement may write to me and I will gladly answer all inquiries. Mrs. Nell Hubst, Deep water, Mo. Letters like the foregoing, con stantly being received, contribute not a little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs. Pinkham that her medicine and counsel are assisting women to bear their heavy burdens. , Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn, Mass. .All suffering women are invited to write to her for advice, which will be given without charge. It is an ex perienced woman's advice to women. "V. fV.lOtft WHUiC All HSiE till ft. "UouKh Syrup. Tastes Good. tJse In time. Bold by druRglHta. ALONG THE COAST.' items of General Interest Gleaned From the Thriving 1'aclfio States. - Cruelty on the High Seas. At Portland, Or., on the 18th, sailors on the German ship Margaretha told startling stories of alleged cruel treat ment ou the part of Captain Rasch. The sailors, to a man, relate a series of outrages perpetrated since the vessel j left her home port some eight months ago, that if true, whether committed with or without cause, are exceedingly startling, cruel and inhuman. They allege that ever since they started out they have been in danger of getting killed one way or another, and they as sort fliaf nrtt. fVi nrnrrhinf, pmiLl r.linv . . .. ...... ...... ....... be induced to again go to sea under command of Captain Rasch. The crew, 25 men all told, have laid their ' complaint before the German vioe consul. Portland a Reserve City. Portland is now a reserve city, and thousands of dollars heretofore kept in ' San Francisco and New York by the bankers of Oregon, Washington and Idaho will come to Portland. The con dition imposed upon national banks in reserve cities is that they uhall carry 25 per cent of their deposits in avail able funds, instead of 15 per cent. Portland banks hava been carrying from 30 to 60 per cent ever since the' panic of 1893 and '93, and the new I j.-a: in a. i t I a- ' UUUUlMUn Will IlOb VO H UUIHUip IU them. 'Steelhead Salmon Scarce. Steelhead salmon are becoming scarcer as the season draws to a close. So few are being taken that the cold storage plants at Astoria have refused to receive any more, and the quantities delivered of late were so small that they did not pay tor the . trouble of handling them. Private ' buyers are paying bl and 6 cents a pound, but the supply is only sufficient for local demand. The season ends February 15. Fuget SounA University. The new management of the Puget Sound university, of Tacoma, propose to pay the debts of the university and endow it undr a subscription scheme, to be known as the 20th century fund. All endowment notes given will be made payable within 10 years, and will draw interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. It will require but $50,000 to settle all debts and put the college in good finanoial condition. Waterworks for Blgln. H. V. Gates, of Hillsboro, has con tracted to put in a gravity water sys tem and an eleotrio light plant in El gin, Or., construction soon to com mence. The water will be carried through a flume for a distance of over two miles. A part of this power will be used In running a large flouring mill. Mr. Gates has contracted to em ploy local labor in the -construction of the plant. . Geo. W. Dent Dead. George W. Dent, brother-in-law of General U. S. Grant, and unole of TJ. S. Grant, jr., candidate for United States senator, died at Oakland, Cal. He was 79 years' of age. For 16 years Mr. Dent was appraiser of customs at San Francisco. He was appointed by President Grant, and held office until retired by President Cleveland. Mr. Dent came to California in 1853. Herring Fishing at Fort Towrnend. On the 18th the docks of Port Town send were lined with people watching anglers catohing herring, which were so plentiful in the bay that in a single haul of the jigger one to four herring were landed. The fishermen enjoyed the sport, while the onlookers secured a mess of herring by simply picking them up off the dock. A Thief Caught. About a week ago $500 in coin and some valuable articles were stolen from an old man named John Weaver, near Canyonville, Or. Curtis Hartline, 22 years of age, was arrested thereby Con stable T. J. Butoher on a oharge of having stolen the money. After his arrest Hartline admitted his guilt and was held to answer. . Boggs Makes Revelations. Ex-Treasurer Boggs testified in court recently that about $70,000 of the war rants involved in the warrant suit against the city were not signed by him while he was treasurer of the city, but were signed three days after his term expired. Soldier From Walla Walla Dead. F. J. Carlyle, of Walla Walla, re ceived a telegram from Manila, inform ing him of the death of Allen Carlyle, his brother. The deceased was a mem ber of company I, Washington volun teers, now at Manila. His death was ascribed to typhoid fever. The Astoria Push Club.. Secretary Lyman, Of the Astoria Push Club, has been authorized to visit the creameries at Albany, Rainier and Skamokawa for the purpose of making observations and reporting to the creamery committee of the association. First Columbia ltiver Smelt. The first Columbia river smelt of the season were offered for sale in an Astoria market on the 18th. They were taken at Cathlamet, and the con signment did not exceed over 50 pounds. . The Dalles Slot Machines. As a result of the semiannual license recently placed upon all electrical slot machines by The Dalles council, $250 has already been collected and turned into the oity treasury. F. E. Thompson, who left a trail ot bad checks on a local bank from Seattle to Kam loops, in the interior of British Columbia, is under anest at the latter point. He has drawn between $500 and $1,000 on a $10 deposit made at Seattle the day before Christmas. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. . Seattle Market. OnTonB, 8590o per 100 pounds. Potatoes, 20$25. Beets, per sack, 75c. ' Turnips, per sack, 5075c. Carrots, per sack, 45 60c. -Parsnips, per sack, $1. Cauliflower, 5090o per doz. Celery, 8540o. Cabbage, native and California $1.001.60 per 100 pounds. Apples, 35 50c per box. Pears, 60c$l. 50 per box. Prunes, 50c per box. Butter Creamery, 27c per pound; dairy and ranch, 1822c per pound. , Eggs, 37c. Cheese Native. 1212c. Poultry Old hens, 14c per pound; spring chiokens, 14c; turkeys, 16c. Fresh meats Choice dressed beef steers, prime, 67c; oows, prime, 6Jc; mutton. 7)c; pork, 67o; veal, 68a.' Wheat Feed wheat, 123. Oats Choice, per ton, $24. Hay Puget Sound mixed, $9.00 11; choice Eastern Washington tim othy, $15. Corn Whole, $23.50; cracked, $24; feed meal, $23.50. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $2526; whole, $22. Flour Patent, per barrel,'' $3. 50; straights, $3.25; California brands, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.75; graham, per barrel, $3.60; whole wheat flour, $3.75; rye flour, $4. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14; shorts, per ton, $16. ' Feed Chopped feed, $20 22 per ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cake meal,. per ton, $35. , ,. , Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 59c; - Valley, 61c; Bluestem, 62o per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham, $2.65; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. Oats-r-Choice white, 4l42c; choice gray, 8940c per bushel. . Barley Feed barley, $2224; brew ing, $23.50 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $22; shorts, $18; qhop, $16.00 per ton. Hay Timothy, $9 10; clover, $7 8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 5065o; soconds, 4550u; dairy, 4045o store, 2530o. .. Cheese Oregon full cream, 12o; Young America, 15o; new cheese, 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.253 per dozen; liens, $3.504.00; springs, $1.258; geese, $6.007.00 for old. $4. 50 5 for young; ducks, $5.00 5.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 15 16c per pound. Potatoes 65 70c per suck; sweets, 2c per pound. Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 75c per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 75c per saok; beans, 8c per pound; celery 7075c per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per box; peas, 834C per pound. " Onions Oregon, 75c$l persack. Hops 1517o; 1897 crop, 46o. . Wool Valley, 1012o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; . mohair, 26c per pound. - Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and . ewes, 4o; dressed mutton, spring lambs, 7Jc,per lb. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.25; light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed, $5.005.50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, 8.50$3.75; cows, $2. 50 3. 00; dressed beef, 56c per pound. Veal Large, 67c; small, 7 8c per pound. . , ' San Francisco Market. Wool Spring Nevada, 1012cpet pound; Oregon, Eastern, 10 12c; Val ley, 1517c; Northern, 9llc. Millstuffs Middlings, ' $2224.00; bran, $20.5021.50 per 'o Onions Sil verskin, 50 75c per sack. Butter Fancy , creamery, 24c; do seconds, 21 23c; fancy dairy, 22o; do seconds, 18 20c per pound. Eggs Store, 2728c; fancy ranoh, 2981o. . Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $2 2.50; Mexican limes, $66.50; Cali fornia lemons, $2. 00. 800; do choice, $3.504.50; per box. Brave Girl. "It's 'a dreadful thing," he said, with a gloomy air, "that ice cream makers are getting so unscrupulous that they put glue in the frozen mix ture to give it firmness." The pretty girl set her lips together for an instant. "That may be true," she responded, rubbing the spoon suggestively over her empty plate, "but I do not believe one dish of it ever would make anybody stuck up." . And. he had to order a second allow ance. N. Y. Recorder. Struggles of the Young Mind. The following are extracts from ex amination papers presented by pupils ' at a prominent private school in this neighborhood: In history Q.: "What was the character of Henry VIII? A.: "Henry VIII was a congenial libertine." In rhetoric Oj.: "What is an epigram?" A.:' "An epigram is a figure of speech sometimes used in a joke and .some times on tombstones," Definitions "A myth is a half fish and half woman." "The vowels are five a, e, i, o, and n, and some times w and y." New York Tribune. , Froii the Found. Lodger How do you buy your sau sages, Mrs. Knag? - ' Mrs. Knag Oh, by the pound. Lodger Ah, I thought it was some where near the pound, from the horsey flavor. Larks. It is 18 years since the first Japanese . newspaper was established, and now i there are in existence 575 daily and weekly papers, 85 law magazines, 85 medical magazines, 11 scientific and a ! large number of religious journals. ', I - -1. , CANAL BILL PASSES SENATE. There Were Only Six Votes Against It in That Body. Washington, Jan. 24. The Nicara gua canal measure, known as the Mor gan bill, has passed the senate by a vote of 48 to 6. An impoitanl amend ment was first adopted which is as follows: . ' ' - "That if the president shall be un able to secure from the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica such conces sions as will enable the United States to build and perpetually own and control said canal, the president is authorized to negotiate for a oontrol of or a right to construct, maintain and perpetually control some other canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the president is required to negotiate for the abrogation or modifi cation of any and all treaty obligations, if suoh exist, as shall in any way in terfere with the construction, owner ship and perpetual oontrol ot any such canal; provided that no payments shall be made under the provisions of this act to or for the benefit of the stockholders of the Maritime . Canal Company, or for any of its property, unless the president shall decide to keep the canal under the concessions granted to said company." GLOOMY OUTLOOK AT DAWSON Hospitals Filled to Overflowing With Indigent Sick. Dawson, via Port Townsend, Jan. 24. The situation here is gloomy. The number of sick is increasing, and the six hospitals are full. The mounted police have donated for the help of the poor some $30,000 in cash from their treasury. This leaves them with but $4,000 cash on hand. 'Commissioner Ogilvie called a meet ing to decide on ways and means for relieving the situation, and a memorial asking foi aid will be sent to Wash ington. It is estimated that $9,000 a month will be required to pay for the treatment of indigent patients. The death rate this winter has been almost as great as in the summer. Several stampedes to new fields have recently occurred, but in each case the goldseekers were disappointed. , Gold Standard Bill. Washington, Jan. 24. The house coinage, weights and measures commit tee by strictly a party vote ordered a favorable report on the substitute for house bill to fix the standard of value in the United States and for other pur poses. The bill provides in substance that the standard of value in the United States shall be the gold" dollar; that all oontracts existing and in fu ture shall be computed in referenoe to the standard; that there shall be estab lished a treasury department of issue and redemption; that greenbacks shall be retired and that upon their retire ment gold bills shall be substituted therefor. Archbishop Ireland Wins. Washington, Jan. 24. The secretary of the intorior has affirmed the decision of the commissioner-general of the laud office in the famous case of Archbishop Ireland, involving title to 88,178 acres of land in 'Minnesota. He holds that under the first oontract made with the St. Paul, Minnesota & Manitoba Rail road Company, July 17, 1880, Ireland was not the purchaser, but that under the second contract, adopted March 30, 1883, he was the purchaser. Accord ingly the lands oovered by the first contract will not go to Ireland, while he will receive those oovered by the second ' con t. :t. ' Reported Murder of Spanish Officers. Labaun, Island of Labaun, British Borneo.Jan. 24. She steamer Labaun, which has returned from the island of Palawan, in the southwestern portion of the Philippine archipelago,' reports that the Spanish governor of the island and a number of Spanish officers were murdered by the natives while issuing from church. The natives then re tired to the hills, taking the women and children and some men as prison- Killed in a Mine. Baker City, Or.. Jan. 24.-J-S. W. Johnson was instantly killed by a pre mature blast of giant powder in the May Queen mine, near the Red Boy mine, today. Johnson was aged 47 years, and lately oarae from Indiana. His wife is at the May Queen mine, and he left two brothers and other rel atives in Indiana. Memorial Tablet to Bagley. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 24. The memorial tablet placed in the naval academy chapel in memory of Ensign Worth Baylev. who was killed on the Winslow off Cardenas in the late war, I was unveiled today in the presence of a large number of naval officers and others. Clayton-Bul wnr Treaty. London, Jan. 24. Tli e Daily News editorially today says: "The Clayton Bulwer treaty is a singular document, signed by a weak American adminis tration in peculiar circumstances, and for Lord Salisbury to insist upon its unconditional observance now would be neither gracious nor wise." A Denial From Rome. Rome, Jan. 24. The Tribune an nounces that the Italian cruisers Elba and Etna are shortly going to China, but that the rumor of the Italian gov ernment's intention to seize a Chinese port is premature. Schley Given a Sword. New York, Jan. 25. Rear-Admiral Schley was presented tonight witn a jeweled sword by his brother members of the Royal Arcanum at Carnegie Mu sio hall, in the presence of 4,000 per sons. v More Troops for Cuba. Savannah, Ga.,Jan. 24. The United States transport Manitoba sailed today for Havana. She had on board six troops of the Seventh cavalry, which arrived tlytjnorning from Macon. 1 DR. PUIS CIS MS? This Question Is Often Asked by the v Skeptics-Overwhelming Proof of Thelr Permanency. To the Editor: Say in your paper that Dr. Darrln cured me six years ago of sciatic rheumatism of years' standing, and I wish that others should know it. Electricity cured me, and it has never returned. My address is 894 Minnesota avenue, Albina. F. W. GODFREY. Discharging Earn and Deafness Cared. Dr. Darrln: Seven years ago you treat ed me for discharging ears and deaf ness of 19 years' standing. I was totally deaf. You cured me in a short time. I am glad to see you back to Portland again Refer people to me at 890 Cleve land avenue, Albina. MRS. SAMUEL ETTER. Another Sotil Made Happy. To the Editor: For about one year' prior to going under Dr. Darrin's elec trical treatment, I had been troubled with kidney and liver complaint, had great pain in my back so I could not work during that time. Dr. Darrln cured me In less than one month. Refer any one to me at 234 Second street, Portland. A. V. GODWIN. Dr. Darrin's Place of Business. Dr. Darrln can be consulted at 215 Morrison street, Portland, from 10 to 12: 2 to 6; 7 to 8. He treats all curable chronic, acute and private diseases, with electricity, and scientific medics treat ment, such as Eye, Rheumatism, Asthma, Consumption, Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Indi gestion, Scrofula, FemaleWeakness, Deaf ness, Sexual Diseases, Lost Manhood, Ma laria, Urinary Troubles, Piles or any other curable disease. Low charges, with in the reach of all, combined with the best medical skill. A friendly talk may save you thousands of dollars or years of suf fering and perhaps your life. Young, middle-aged or old men suffering from the effects of follies and excesses restored to perfect health, manhood and vigor. Each visitor seen privately, and all communi cations received in sacred confidence. Out-of-town patients can write for ques tion blanks and circulars free. By that means many may be saved the expense of a trip to Portland. Didn't Mean To. Little Bessie, having been punishhed for misbehavior, walked to the other end of the room, ciying. '( When her sobs had subsided, her mother turned to view her repentance, but found her engaged in making faces at her. ' ' ' "Why, Bessie," said her mother, "how can you do so?" "Oh, mamma," answered the girl quickly, "I was trying to smile at you, but my face slipped!" Cincinnati En quirer. "Ah I If our youthful ideas could but be realized I" "If they could we would be cirous actors; truck drivers or pirates, the most us." Indianapolis Journal. Carbide of calcium can be made, ac cording to French authority, by the use of pure oxygen with ordinary carbon as a fuel, for the heat produced is suffi cient. . TRY AIXBN'S FOOT-BASE, A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this season your feet feel swollen, ner vous and uncomfortable. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease." It rests and comforts; makes walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and is a cer tain cure for Chilblains, Sweating, damp or frosted feet. We have over thirty thou sand testimonials. Try it today. Sold by all druggists and shoo atoren; for 25c. Trial package FREE. Address, Allen S. Olm sted, Lo Roy, N. Y. (I ' The Jewish year book estimates that there are in the world about 11, 000,000 of that race, more than half being under' Russian jurisdiction. ' To Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bronio Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. , Late Australian advices report a wild "rush" to the new diamond mines discovered at Nulligane, in the North western part of Western Australia. CITS Permanently Cured. S o fits or nervousnes ill" after Ilrst day's use of Dr. Kline's Ureat Nerve Kestorei. Send for FfiKB WK.OO trial bottle and treatise. DR. R. H. KXJKii, IAA., USD Area street, fhUadelpUia, Pa, A Spanish newspaper announces that the last two descendants of Chris topher Columbus are now occupants of a poor -house at Cadiz. j Taken Bold. We can wake up from sleep and' find that soreness and stiffness have taken hold of us, We can use St. Jacobs Oil and go to sleep and wake up and find ourselves completely cured. t There are 100 roads of one kind or another over the Pyrenees ,- between France and Spain, but only three of these are passable for carriages. f. , - 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. A statue of the noted violinist, Ole Bull, desinged by Herr Sinding, of Copenhagen, is about to be erected at Bergen. ' ' , . Piso's Cure for Consumption is our only medicine for coughs and colds. Mrs. C. Beltz, 4398th Ave., Denver, Col., Nov. 8' 95. For a number of years Great Brit ain's imports of butter have shown an annual gain of some 200,000 hundred weights. THEY ALL WANT THE '99 AGENCY FOE and IDEAL BICYCLES 840, $30, $25, $22.50, $20. If you want a paying agency write at once be fore all territory 1b taken. . FRy T. MERRILL CYCLE CO., PORTLAND, OB. 8POKANB. TACOMA ' BEATTLE. Kicked AH Around. A correspondence is being published in the Times on the subject of "Frenoh Feeling Toward Englishmen." A Mr. Jackson has written to that paper to repeat that at Caen recently a student went out of his way to publicly insult Great Britain.- As a boy I was first for some years at school'ln Paris. I was then kicked for being an Englishman; after I was transferred to a school in England, where I was kicked for. being a Frenchman. Comment is unneces sary. London Truth. In the Electrical World. A press dispatch from Little Hook, Ark., says that "an extraordinary long distance telephone test has been jnade by Charles J. Glidden, president of the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company. Mr. Glidden held a diBtinot and clear conversation over the wire with Frederick F. Farrar, of the firm of Poor & Greenough, Boston. , The distance from Little Rock is 1,900 miles. Mr. Glidden says this is the longest circuit in the world. Shall I'orto Kico Be a State. Our public men are trying .to decide what action should be taken regarding the status of Porto Kico. We have never before had to deal with a similar condition where nearly a million Seople of a foreign tongue have been annexed, either have we ever had before such a reliable medicine for malaria, fever and ague as Hos tetter's Stomach Hitters. It drives the poisons out of the system and establishes strength to -resist future attacks. There are 13,000,000 acres primeval forest in Cuba.. Of (Kasy Chances. A slip may sprain, a thump may bruise; easy ohances for ,pain and trouble. Au easy way to cure right off is to use St. "Jacobs Oil. It takes no chances and knows what it can do. He Wasn't Perfect. Giles I just heard that Hawkins re ferred to me as a perfect idiot. Smiles Oh, don't mind what Haw kins says; he always does exaggerate more or less. I'm sure no one believes your are perfect. Chicago Evening News. " . Schillings Jrpan , Ceylon . ' English Breakfast ' Oolong Ideal Blend i Cuban Railways. Two leading Cuban railways are owned and controlled by British enter prise. A few years ago, at least, no Spaniard oi Cuban was in control of an engine. The building and management of machinery is yet but vaguely under stood bv the Latin races. JG-B PRINTER WANTED" An excellent opportunity for a man with a job printing outfit and $250 in cash, to engage in a well-paying business in Portland. Big money for the right man.! Call on or address N. N., care Pacific Coast Novelty Co., 181J First Street, Portland, Or. were famousyearsago their fame grows every yeur aa the seeds 1 most to be relied on as at way I t the best. or sale by leading J , dealers everywhere. live cents j per paper ana always worm n. insist on naving mem, nuu , no risk buy berry's. 1RQU sUimI A nnilfi.1 in ft'ff. j YOUR LIVER Is it Wrong? Get it Right' Keep it Right Moore's Revealed Itemed y will do it. Three doses will make you ieel better. 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