“For the Sake of Fun Mischief is Done. ' * A vast amount of mischief is done, too, because people neglect to keep their blood pare. It appears in eruptions, dyspepsia. bidigestion, nervousness, kidney diseases, and other ailments. Hood's Sarsaparilla cures all diseases promoted by impure blood or low state of the system. DRIER FOR MY LADY'S HAIR. Old U.lUr, Xavlvrd. SUFFERED 25 YEARS. Evaporate. All Moisture from Freshly Khnmpooed Tre.s-s. The discomfort of carrying a wad of wet hair ou her head aud the time con sumed In drying It frequently deters a woman from enjoying the delights of a shampoo. After the hair lias been washed, It Is a matter of several hours Gunnison, Utah, expect« to have a beet sugar factory by another year. THOUSANDS WERE THERE. It Was a Blaze of Brilliancy, and Stein bach Was Congratulated. One of the events of the season was theiecent grand opening of A. B. Stein bach <fe Co.’s new clothing store, corner of Fourth and Moi risen streets, Port land. It was a scene of splendor and 15,- 000 pleased people inspected it. The new store is large and roomy, light and airy, and its elegant oaken counters are piled high with a fresh, latest-style stock of men's and boys’ clothing and furnishing goodB. Everything sold nt Mr. Steinbach’s store is always known to be durable and first-class in every respect If you drop the firm a line, they will send you free samples of* suitings and rules for eelf-measure-< ment, so that you can order clothing; that will fit perfectly and be equal to. custom-made, at ready-made prices. In boys’ clothing, the firm excels/ especially in $5 special school suite. Visitors to Portland are cordially in vited to call at the Steinbach store and' make themselves at home Congressman Botkin, of Winfleld, Kansas. Fan Mino women ' s hair . to dry it, and unless great care Is exer cised the risk of catching severe cold during this drying operation is very great. A very simple arrangement to dry the hair quickly has been patented by John W. Hil'ermnn and Nicholas Itossl, of Lyons, Kan. It comprises a metal chamber ou n stand, which per mits of its adjustment at the head of the subject. The top is sloping to re ceive the hair, and Is covered with as bestos to prevent any damage by heat being done to the tress s. Inside this chamber is a lamp and around the top are aperiuies to permit the heat to Are You Going Esit? pass through the hair. By this means If so, you should see that an operation heretofore requiring sev your ticket reads via the eral hours may be performed in tlfteen Great Rock Island route, to twenty minutes. and you will get the beet. AMERICAN SAYINGS. Pullman palace sleeping cars, elegant reclining chair care “free,” and libiary '“Thought, that Erenthi and Word, buffet carson all through trains. Beet that Bttrit.” dining car service in the world. Popu Give me liberty, or give me death!— lar personally conducted excursions Patrick Henry. once a week to all points East. For We must all hang together, or as <ull particulars call on or address any suredly we shall all hang separately.— ticket agent, or A. E. COOPER, Benjamin Franklin. G. A. P. D., C. R. I. & P. Ry., 246 These are the times that try men's Washington street, Portland, Or. souls.—Thomas Paine. Kansas City boasts a lady switch My only regret is that I have but one tender. life to give for my country.—Nathan Hale. ’Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.—George Wash ington. Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.—Charles C. Pinckney. To the memory of the man, 11 rat in Jrpan Ceylon war, first In peace and first In the hearts of his countrymen.—Henry Lee. EngLsh Breakfast Don't give up the ship!—James Law Oo'.cng Ideal Blend rence. We have met the enemy, and they are ours.—Oliver H. Perry. Our country! In her Intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be In Ths railroad coal mines in the Pitts the right; but our country, right or burg district are being operated to wrong.—Stephen Decatur. I would rather be right than be Presi their fullest capacity. Operators in some parts of the field are complaining dent.—Henry Clay. If any one attempts to haul down the of scarcity of cars and also a lack of men. One of the largest operators in American flag, shoot him on the spot.— the district said that from present in John A. Dix. Hold the fort! I am coming!—W. T. dications the tonnage of the northwest shipped over the lake this season will Sherman. With malice toward none, with char reach 6,000,000 tone. The shipment last season amounted to about 4,500,- ity for all.—Abraham Lincoln. Let us have peace!—Ulysses S. Grant. 000. _________________ Don’t swear shoot.—Leonard Wood Like the Admiral, Don’t cheer! the poor devils are dy Mrs. Stubb—John, is that you com ing.—John W. Philip. ’ ing home at such an unearthly hour? Mr. Stubb—Yes, M-Maria; the club Quite Content with the Sentence. bad a little D-Dewey toast tonight. •'Your worship," sa d the wily solicit “Well, you remind me of Dewey.” or, who was defending the stalwart ‘‘In w what way, M-Maria?” prisoner in the dock, "you cannot pos- “A long time coming home.”—Chi-’ Bibly convict my client of housebreak cago Evening News, ing. I submit, sir, with all deference, that neither morally nor legally can A committee of iron moulders called I you convict him. I will tell you why. on Governor Mount, of Indiana, and “Mr. Sikes, here, as the evidence protested against the employment of clearly proves, did not break into any paroled prisoners from the reformatory house at all. He found the parlor win in a foundry iu Louisville. dow open, as the witnesses admit, and all he did was to put In his right arm and remove some unimportant articles. Now, sir, Mr. Sikes’ arm is not he him self, and I fall to see how you can punish the whole individual for an of fense committed by only one of his limbs." “Very well, sir,” said the cautious Solomon of the bench. “I have heard of a similar defense before to-day, so I find the prisoner's arm guilty, and sen tence it to six months’ Imprisonment. The gentleman hlmseif can accompany It or not, as he chooses. Mr. Clerk, re cord the sentence.” Then Mr. Sikes smiled a fourteen- inch smile, and the plan of the defense became apparent, as he quietly pro An Excellent Combination. ceeded to unscrew his guilty cork arm, The pleasant method and beneficial »nd leave It in the custody of the court effects of the well known remedy, S tbup of Flos, manufactured by the Concrete Wisdom. C alifohnia F io S yrup C o ., illustrate This la worth more than one reading: the value of obtaining the liquid laxa He that knows not, and knows not tive principles of plants known to be medicinally laxative and presenting that he knows not. Is a fool; shun him. them in the form most refreshing to the t He that knows not, and knows that taste and acceptable to the system. It he knows not is simple; teach him. Is the one perfect strengthening laxa He that knows, and knows not that tive, cleansing the system effectually, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers be knows. Is asleep; wake him. He that knows, and knows that he gently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per knows, is a wise man; seek him. manently. Its perfect freedom from Busy Crook. every objectionable quality and sub stance. and ita acting on the kidneys, But a very short time ago a Sicilian liver and bowels, without weakening advocate was found guilty of sixty- or irritating them, make it the ideal three different acts of fraud. For his laxative. In the process of manufacturing figs industry and enthusiasm In the cause are used, as they are pleasant to the of dishonesty he was sentenced to 189 taste, but the medicinal qualities of the years' imprisonment remedy are obtained fr<*m senna and Most married women have an exag other aromatic plants, by a method known to the C aliforxia Fie S trup gerated notion of the ease with which C' j . only. In order to get its beneficial their busbands ought to make money. effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of theCompany When a girl gets married the women printed on the front of every package. inquire "how her mother took It” as CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. though it was a funeral. Schillings Best Tea SAX FRAWCISCO CAI* txnnwvri.LX kt irxw you . w t . For Mie by all Druggiata—Price 50c. per bottle In a recent letter to Dr. Ilartman Congressman Botkin says: “My Dear Doctor—It gives me pleas ure to certify to the excellent curative qualities of your medicines—Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin. I have been afflicted moie or less for a quarter of a century with catarrh of the stomach and con stipation. A residence in Washington has increased these troubles. A few bottles of your medicine have given me almost complete relief, and 1 am sure that a continuation of them will <■fleet a permanent cute. Pe-ru-na is surely a wonderful remedy for catarrhal affec tions. J. D. BOTKIN.” The most common fotin of summer catarrh is catanh of the stomach. This is generally known as dyspepsia. Congressman Botkin was a victim of this disease 25 years. Pe-ru-na cures these cases like magic. Address Dr. Hartman, Columbus, O., for a free book. The microbes that cause chills and fever and malaria enter the sys tem through mucous luembianes made porous by catarrh. Pe-ru-na heals tlie mucous membranes and prevents the entrance of malarial germs, thus preventing and curing these affections. Three hens belonging to Dr. Shaw, of Russellville, Ky., are high flyers. They recently ascended 200 feet in the air in pursuit of a hawk. When the noon whistles blow they quit scratch ing grave) and hasten home to dinner. I believe mv prompt use of I’iso’s Cure prevented quick consumption.—Mrs. Lucy Wallace, Marquette, Kans., Dec. 12, '95. There has been considerable increase in the wages of iron moulders all over the United States. In general, the increase has reached 10 per cent. What It M fhii I. In one of the suburbs c* Philadel- 1 Th. colored people of Chattanooga, Tenn., and vicnitv have inaugurated phia there is a school principal who is the aucient voodoo dance ami tlie en a very kindly man. He is noted par- ; tire negro community has gone wild ticulaily for his love of animals, and j on the subject. They congregated he never neglects an opportunity to! from as far as Alabama and Missis lecture his young charges on his pet ! sippi to participate in the weird exer hobby. cise and worship. The city is full of | Tho other day he tel I them all about excited colored people, drawn there by vivisection and how, in tl.e name of the news which has gone forth. The science, it entailed untold suffering other night several bundled of the ne upon dumb aintn.ds. At the end of bis groes danced to the accompaniment of , discussion, in older to make sure that tom-toms and other like instruments. . his woids had been fully understood, The applicants for membership in : he asked: the band take their seats in the mid- | “Now tell me what vivisection die of a dark room. There they wait means.” until a vision is seen and they imuied- I “Please, sir,” answered one of the lately arise and relate it. If the dream : boys, “it means trying it on the dog.” is hoirilrle enough and suits the look- —J udge. Still More Counterfeiting. eis-on the negro is admitted into fel The Secret Service has just unearthed lowship and at once begins his dance another hand of counterfeiters ami becui xi with the others. The voodoo worship a quantity of bogus hills, which are vety has assumed such alarming propor cleverly executed. Things ot great value tions that the attention of local offi are always selected for imitation, notably cers of the law has been called to it. Hostetter’s ¿Stomach Bitters, which has imitators but no equals for disorders and a stop will probably be put to it many like indigestion, dyspepsia and constipa before another dance takes place. tion. _______ •____________ A negro convict in an Australian HOW TO TRAVEL. jail was convey« I to a Vienna hospital and there experimented upon with Information for the Public. electricity for four months. At the In selecting your route to the East end of that time he was so bleached you cannot afford to overlook tho ad that he would pass for a white man. vantages ami comforts offered by the SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOK9 Rio Grande Western Railway in coll Allen’s Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. ection with the Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado Midland railroads. It is It cures painful, swollen, smarting, nerv feet, and instantly takes the sting out the only transcontinental line passing ous of corns and bunions. It’s the greatest directly through Salt Lake City, and j comfort discovery of the age. Allen’s Foot- in addition to the glimpse it affords of Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy, the Temple city, the Great Salt Lake, it is a certain cure for IngrowingNaift, sweating, callous and hot, tired, aching the salt palace, and the picturesque feet. We have over 00,000 testimonials. Utah valley, it offers choice of six dis Try it today. Sold by all druggists and tinct routes to the East and the most ! shoe stores. By mail for 25c in stamps. package FREE. Address, Allen S. magnificent scenery in the world. A Trial Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. double daily train service and through The shipyard at Port Blakeley, Pullman palace and ordinary sleeping cars, free reclining chair cars and a I Wash., has enough work on hand to perfect dining car service are now in ! keep it busy for a year to come. operation via these lines. DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED For pamphlets descriptive of the local applications, as they cannot reach the “Great Salt Lake Route,” apply to J. By diseased portion of the ear. There is only one D. Mansfield, general agent, 253 Wash way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in ington street, Portland, Or. flamed condition of the mucous lining of tlie Improved Train Equipment. The O. R. & N. and Oregon Short Line have added a buffet, smoking and library car to their Portland-Chicago through train, and a dining car service has been inauguarated. The train is equipped with the latest chair cars, day coaches and luxurious first-class and ordinary sleepers. Direct connec tion made at Granger with Union Pa cific, and at Ogden with Rio Grande line, from all points in Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities. For information, rates, etc., call ou any O. R. & N. agent, or address W. H. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent, Portland. i The recent epidemic of lockjaw is not difficult of explanation. The dis ease is produced by a microbes getting into any break in the fain. The mi crobe abounds at all times, at some place more than others. Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in Permanently Cured. No fltsor nervousness flamed you have a rumbling sound or imper ■ f|TQ lid utter first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great fect hearing, and when it is entirely closed Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE *74.00 trial deafness is the result, and unless Hie inflamma bottle and treatise. D t. It. H. KUNE, Ltd., Wf tion can be taken out and this tube restored to Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa. its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out ot ten are caused by The bricklyaers of Vancouver hav* catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. struck against the employment of Chi We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deainessfcauied by catarrh) that can nese as uiason tenders. not be curi d by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow’s Sooth- F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. tiifj Svrup the best remedy to use for thelf Sold by Druggists, 75c children during the teething period. Hall’s Family Pills are the beat. It is said that every ton of coal mined in England pays 12 cents as roy alty to support the Church of Eng land, whether the owner of the mine or the workers in it ever enter a parish church or not. The horse never breathed of which George Biumsint was afraid. At the age of 103, in Brown county, Ind., he bioke ami lode a colt which his neigh- bois feaied to appioach. He died a short time ago, at the Hge of 113. Sour Stomach Back up a sewer, and you poison the whole neighborhood. Clog up liver and bowels, and your stomach is full of undigested food, which sours and ferments, like garbage in a swill-barrel. That’s the first step to untold misery — indigestion, foul gases, headache, furred tongue, bad breath, yellow skin, mental fears, everything that is horrible and nauseating. 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