salt Tn 28 days not a scrap of food or nourishment of any kind issued the lipa of Milton Rathbun, of Mount Ver­ non, N. Y. When ho began his volun­ tary fast he weighed ’.‘10 pounds; his abstinence caused the loss of 4'J pounds and it has caused him no api>arent in- jury- ______ SM1I >1 or« Counterfeiting. The Perret Service has Just unearthed another hand of counterfeiters and secured a quantity of bogus bills, which arecleverlv executed.’ Things of great value are al­ ways selected for iinitution. notably Hos­ tetter’s Stomach Bitters, which has many imitators but no equals for disorders like indigestion, dyspepsia and constipation. Street car driver« in Alaska, are paid $1 a day. Skagway, ' I believe Piso’s Cure is the only medi­ cine that will cure consumption. Anna M. Boss, Williamsport, l’a., Nov. 12, *95. i Plumbing is taught in the London trades school. THANKSGIVING PUMPKIN PIES. U E may not be ▼ersed tn history, theology and that. She has never paid attention to a B sharp or A flat; I know It’s very cer­ tain that the plan­ ets In the skies Have not bothered with her skill in making luscious pumpkin plea. She has never wor- r I e d ever over questions called obtuse. The mysteries of ey- cling «he ha, hid itrength to rcfuie: She would cut a sorry figure In the social paradise— Put she looms a perfect paragon concocting pumpkin pies. Her mind has never waded through the lit­ erature of gush. Her cheeks have never crimsoned other than with nature's blush. She Isn't versed In subtle ways and fashion­ able Iles— Bat she’s queen of all creation when she builds pumpkin pies. She has not applied for membership In any cooking faa. She has never murmured politics to make all nature sad— But she's mighty Intellectual in wrestling with the ties Surrounding the arranging of Thanksgiving pumpkin plea. /\IJ5 P odd ’5 "J ookct - ES, I come ent better with ’em I expected,” „id l’hoebe Podd aero«, the barnyard fence to her neighbor, Mr*. Tripp, who Mid: ’They', a, fine a lot o’ turkey, aa I ever nee, Miss Podd, and you'd great 'ack to do so well with ’em. Turkeys are dread­ ful hard things to raise. Don’t you think VV than •»r “Yes, they be; an’ I do’no as I shall They need so much coddlin’ when they’re little things an* they cat so much I doubt if it pay, to bother with ’em. But I thought I’d try ever try it again. with Phoebe Podd. for she continued to utterly ignore the existence of her cousin. ■Td like to see myself asking Thyraa Deane and her young ones to come and help me eat that turkey!” said Miss Podd spitefully a, «he went into her spotless kitchen snd banged the door behind her. “I’ve a good mind never to speak to Sarah Tripp again for mentioning the name of Thyrsa Deane to me!" Three days before Thanksgiving Miss Todd engaged the services of Jane Gray, a woman who "worked out” in the neigh­ borhood. and the two women dressed the entire flock of turkeys for market after Job. the hired man. had done duty as a butcher. The plump young gobbler alone was spared, but his cud was to come on Thanksgiving day. "Although it’d be a mercy to kill him now," said Mis, Podd to Jane Gray, “he'll feel so lonely without his mates. I’ll have Job kill 'lm early Thanksgiving morning and put 'lm in the lee house to cool off 'fore I roast ’lm. an’ I don’t think I’ll hare any one here this Thanksgivin’. I ain’t feelin’ right well an’ I don’t feet able to fuss 'round gettin’ up a big din­ ner. I don't seem to bare any interest in Thanksgiring this year.” But her interest was aroused when Job came in on Thanksgiring morning, and informed Miss Podd that the youug gob­ bler was not to be found. “I've looked high and low for 'im, ma’am; an' he ain't to be found nowheres. I’ve my s'picions where he went.” "You have? Well, why don't you come out an’ say what you think?" asked Mis, Podd irritably. "I think he was stolen, ma'am.” "It looks like It.” said Miss Podd. “An’ I've my s'picions who stole ’im.” "Who?" “Well, I met that oldest boy of the Widow Deane's in the woods near your barn last evening just at dusk an' he had a white an’ black turkey gobbler slung over his shoulders, tile made off mighty fast when he saw me. I never thought anything about it until I come to look up your turkey this morning, and couldn't find him.” "And you ain't seen my turkey since you saw Joe Deane with a gobbler like mine on his back?" “No, ma'am. The last I saw of your turkey was about 4 o’clock yesterday af­ ternoon when I see 'im goin' out toward presented, and her first words wore: "Well, Thyrxa Deane, is this the boat Thanksgiving dinner you're able to have?” "Yes. It Is, Phoebe,” said Mrs. Deane with a blush. “It's so poor, Phoebe, that I'm ashamed to ask you to share it." "Where's the turkey Joe brought horn, last night?" asked Phoebe. "We sold it. It was one he earned huskin' corn all day for Andy Tetlow, and we were too poor to keep it for our­ selves. so I dressed it and Joe took it to town after dark last night and exchanged *’1T'D BE A Signer TO KILL HIM." It for things we needed more than we needed the turkey.” There was silence in the room for a mo­ ment and then Miss Podd burst cut im­ petuously: "I ain't fit to live! No, I ain't! I’m too miserably mean an’ narrow contract­ ed to be respectable even! I'm------” “Why, Cousin Phoebe, I------” “You jest keep still, Thyrza, an' bear me out! You know what I come here for? Hey? No, you don't, an’ you ain't mean-minded enough to guess! I come here to accuse your boy Joe of stealiu' a turkey from me! I----- ” “Why, Phoebe------ ’’ “You keep still, Tbyrza, an' hear me out, an’ then order me out if you feel A THANKSGIVING HUNT IN YE OLDEN TIME. Mothers will f nd Mrs. Winslow’s Sooth­ ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period. Evolution of an Ocean. THE NEW PACIFIC—By Hubert Howe ltHUcroft. The events of the past year, iu the war with Spain and the acquisition of new domain, resulting in a revival of trade and phenomenal industrialism, invest with fresh interest the Pacific ocean, round which cluster so many crowning incidents. The author begin* his work with a sketch of the war with Spain, the causes which led to it and the resultant issues, as preliminary to the glimpses of history and description of the conn-' tries in and around the Pacific, their resources, commerce, climates, mines and manufactures, with a glance at the old-time traffic in trinkets and furs, on account of the ini]>ortant voyages of circumnavigation, science and discov­ ery, tlie great gold gatherings, and kindred topics. The Bancroft Com­ pany, publishers, 159 Fifth Avenue, New Ycrk City. Dr. Simpson, a Boston physician, : •avs that old persons should not use ar­ tificial teeth. He says they enable aged persons to eat meat, and nature in­ tended them to eat only soft food. When the teeth drop out it is u warn­ ing that only vegetable food should be taken, LAKE "The Best is Cheapest.” I can CITY. Climat.. ■••••»» tarluiu. Scenery, altitude, sunshine and sir. constitué» the factors which are raphl- ly making Cidorado the health an. pleasure grounds of the world. Here the sun shines .857 days of tl average year, and it blends with the crisp, electric mountain air to po • u a climate matchless in the known world. No r« can portray, no brush can picture the majestic grandeur ot the aoenery along the line of the h»n\• r & Bio (irande Kailnuid in Colorado. Partie« going East should travel y*i this line which is known all over the world aa the Scenic Line of the world. For anv information regarding rates, time tables, etc., call on or address K. C. Nichol, general agent, 351 " ash ington street, Portland, Or., or any agent of the O. R. «ft N. Co., or South­ ern Pacitio Company. Improved Train Bqulpmsa«. Imperlaat Fa.-I.ir In Tr.a.roatl- nental Trevvt. No one crossing the continent afford t<> cut Salt Lake City from his route Th«’ attractions of the plac«, inelmling the Mormon Temple. Taber­ nacle and Church institution*, the Great Salt latko— «leader ami ■lonsor than the IW» Washington St., Portland, or Goo. \V. llemta. Acting General I’assenger Agent, Salt Like City, for a copy of "Salt laike City—the City ot th«» Saints.” _ The O. R. «ft N. and Oregon Short Line have added a buffet, smoking and library ear to their Portland-Chicago through train, and a dining cur service has been inauguaratsd. The train is equipped with the latest chair cars, day coaches ami luxurious first-class and ordinary sleepers. Direct connec­ tion made at Granger with Union I a- ci tie, and at Ogden with Rio Grande Arr Ymi G0I114 KttalT line, from all points in Oiegon, Wash­ R *>. y>,u “hould see that ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities. your ticket reads via the For information, rates, etc., call oil («rent Rock laltiml route, any O. R. «ft N. agent, or address W. ^PiUfis^H mid you will g«t the beat. II. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent, Pullman palaoe sleeping cars, elegant Portland. leclininf chair eara ••free/1 and library The oyster «Top of Chesapeake bay bufTut rars on nil through trains. Beat dining cat service in the world. Popu­ diminishes each year. lar pemonally ©ondiictad esouraiona to ct'itrc a corn in one bay once a week to »11 |»omtn Hatt. Foi Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it ticket agent, or A. E. < tit 11 1'. 11. fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature g . a r. D., c. R I. * P. Ry-, >46 Washington street, Portland, Or. is on each ls>x. 25c. American commissioners for foreign The bicycle workers and kindred crafts of Munice, Ind., have formed a missions huve exi»euded $699,146 the past year. local organization of the trade. Sheeps horn is u«ed for horseshoes in Iceland. In the valley of the Upper Oxus, Asia, the antler of deer are used for the same purpose, the shoes being fastened with pins of horn. In the Soudan the horses wear socks mado of camel’s skin. A funeral prooeaaion a mile in length, comprised of boat* and their occupant*, waa lately witnewtod in Shannon, Ireland. Thu doceaaod had been a fanner in Athlone, nnd his laxly was conveyed by water to the cemetery at Clantnacnoiae, hia friends and rela- ; tives following in lamts. A novel advertising scheme hits ls>cn A recent government census of India, contains a remarkable statement in ref- . devised by a linn in Ceylon to popular­ I A despicable wretch, employed ns erence to youthful marriages. There ise a certain brand of whiskey. An watchman in a Chicago livery stable, are in that country 6,016,769 girls be-' aeronaut ascends in a balloon, and (nun cut off the tails of forty horses in one tween 5 and 9 years of age who have a great height drops sample bottles of night and sold the hair for $9.60. By been or are wives. Over 170,000 of whiskey attached to miniature jsira- this rascally deed the value of the horses was decreased $1,960. them are widows. chutes. U't t/Arn this from rirerirnc. in dtpArtm.nl of lift. (»O.U cfo/Ari are moil tfvurAblt and wear /A* fbupvif. /cU grt-o Ibt britt nutriment, G\>oJ mtdiant. Hoof i AarxararBik. ¿« flit brit And chtAprst, bfi Auit it cii'ti, Abioluttly CUKES, •uditn All othdft f.d. Never Disdppomti The rratlrr» tifthl» iai *«l* «I diM-tt**« limi tiCH’uro hiii N,* iì “, l»» I«* all*nB ■ Irmgth by bnlbllntf U|> Ih»' <'mi«lltutloii an nrlvlora Imtc «o niu» li fuitli In Ita rniativa ¡•natta, that Ibvy nffvr Oh« llun«1'Od l^tllari l.»r aiiy ca»o that II lati« loi’Uh'. bcud Ìuf hai ul ivklliMuniala Ad.tr* ’• K J < HKNKY A CO., Tolodn, O. Hnld by drUStiaia. 7.'«\ liaH’a ^ataiiy l'tlt» aro thn brut. Street rnilwny employeii of l’hntta- noo^A, Tenti . rereuMy formo«I n tinion, and all wero disvhargod in conneqiioitoe, r|TQ l’vrniAtH'iilly ‘ 'r«- ’ %<» flt«<»r ilio nib r llr«l »U» ■» •• »•• <•' I'» Klln«’• Il II. k¡UN !.. Md . *JiJ Arili ni ■»■©(, l'a. The plumls-rs of ChutUrnsign, Tenn., hsve svttlcd <>n » lliue-hour duv. with $'.‘.5l) per diiy us • minimum wuge. Mra. J. W»Hhburn, «>( W*|crtown, put some limo in u l*>tt!o to sluck it. i«ud »(ter j.uiring hot wuter upon it, tightly clo««oin hlm. -------------- M ass ., You are costive, and nature is under a constant strain to relieve the condition. This causes a rush of blood to the rectum, and before long congested lumps appear, itching, painful, bleeding. Then you have piles. There are many kinds and many cures, but piles are not curable unless you assist nature in removing the cause. CASCAREIS make effort easy, regulate and soften the stools, relieving the tension, and giving nature a chance to use her healing power. Piles, hemorrhoids, fistula, and other rectal troubles yield to the treatment, and Cascareis quickly and surely remove them forever. I .at be persuaded to experiment with anything else! Atchison v>lobe. “■ ■utOrvel thn torturn« of the damned with protruding pile« brought on by consti >atlon with which I wim Afflicted for twuntr vcar-L 1 ran across your CASCA- KET4 In the town of New< ||, U.t and never found anythin« to equal them. To-day I am ent!r«lj free from pile« nnd fori llko a new man." ch K bitt . HI! Jone« St, Sioui City. Ia ANNUAL SALES. 6.000.000 BOXES. THIS IS ^ORK W h ÆÈYOU sle ££ 25c. THE TABLET DRUGGISTS cure every ditorder of the Stomach, LWe'rTnd^atMttaM.^ney ™"oTy cor.Tot^Z Z'"*"1 ’I" ®,,“re’» Pron.ptly, effectively ,nd permanently 'n Pi.ax.at, palatable, poteat. Ta.t. good, do good. Rev., “.11^.X «rem to-day, and i, Mt pie.red ia .very ...peel, got you, money back i Writ. a. ^k.^a’d-^XeT It once Just to we bow 1 come out, an' I didn't lose a single one. One of 'em had the pips, too; but I coddled It through all right.” “Yon’Il sell some of ’em at Thanksgiv­ ing time, I s’pose?” “Oh, yes; I collate on selling all but that young gobbler, an’ I'm goin’ to eat kirn. I'm shoyt of grain and It won't pay me to buy feed for a lot of turkeys. They’d eat their heads off In six weeks." . "Yea, I a’pose so. Who you goin’ to have for comp’ny Thanksgivin'?” “I ain’t quite sure yet; but I guess it won’t be hard to git someone to come In •u’ help eat a plump, juicy young gob­ bler like that” “No, Indeed. We’re all goin’ over to Hebron to eat dinner with my busband's •ister. They’re go(n' to have a big fam’- ly reunion there, an’ sister counts on hav­ in’ over forty to dinner.” “It must be nice to have that many own folks," said Miss Phoebe, with a sigh. “Here I ain’t got any kin at all." “There's your cousin Thyrxa," said Tripp. “I don’t count her as kin,” said Phoe­ be Podd coldly, and she manifested her resentment of Mrs. Tripp's suggestion by turning nbout abruptly and walking Into the bouse, while Mrs. Tripp walked down the country road toward her own home, ■aying to herself: "If ever there was a •et piece Phoebe Podd Is one. There's nobody on earth she'd ought to have and •he'd like to have help her to eat that young gobbler as Thyrza Deane and her boys, but she'd die, Phoebe Podd would, before she'd own up to it.” Miss Podd lived on a profitable little farm left to her by her parents, who bad •Iso left her cash and stock -vpough to make her one of the "beat off" women In the neighborhood In which she lived. She lived alone, with the exception of a hired the timber back o’ the barn. It's my opinion that the Deane boy swiped that gobbler.” Miss Podd was In just the right mood to be easily led to this same conclusion, and her wrath knew no bounds when she bad finally decided that Job was correct In his surmise. "Yes," she said finally, “that boy nab­ bed my turkey, an' he probably did It out of pure spite. But then be had a great uncle on the Deane side who was once arrested for stealln’ an' the failin’ has prob'ly cropped out In Thyrza’s children. But she’ll wish she'd raised ’em better 'fore night. I ain’t crossed her doorstep for most six years, but I'll cross It to­ day an’ tell her to her face what I think of this performance. I'll tell her some­ thing that’ll make that turkey taste mighty bitter in her mouth, now see if I don't!” It was a raw, cold and sunless day. Miss Podd’s anger had made her forget that she was not feeling well, and soon after noon she set forth from her own snug and pretty home to visit the far from attractive and comfortable home in which her cousin lived. There had no money for repairs of any kind on the Deane place and Miss Podd relented a very little bit as she noted the forlorn a«pect of the place. But she was determined to carry through what she had undertaken. It was unlike the Podds to swerve from any fixed res­ olution, and Miss Podd’s face wore a hard, grim, resolute look as she knocked at the Deane's back door. “I’ll face ’em when they're In the very act of entln’ my turkey,” she had said to Job. "I’ll make that turkey change from sweet to bitter in their mouths!” Someone called out “Come in,” nnd Miss Podd entered the Denno kitchen just as Mrs. Deane and her five children man. had seated themselves nt a table on Miaa Podd and her cousin Thyrsa had which there was no sign of a turkey or of been more like slaters than cousins in a Thanksgiving feast of any kind. A their Intimacy until a trifling disagree­ plate of corned beef nnd a dish of boiled ment had resulted in their complete es­ potatoes were the chief dishes on the ta­ trangement. and It had been five yeara ble. Mrs. Deane's surprise when she saw •Ince they had spoken to each other. who her caller was was manifest in her Mr*. Deane had become a widow dur­ face. ing these five years, and she had been re- "Why -Cousin Phoebe!” she said. di:cvd from a state of ease and plenty to Miss Podd’s sharp eyes took In at a •ne of hardship and poverty. But these glance the poorly spread table nnd the facta had apparently made no difference •ir of poverty the interior of the house like it. A young gobbler I had was miss­ in’ this mornin' an’ Job, my hired man, saw your Joe goin' home las' night with a turkey on his back, nn’ I was mean enough to make myself think it was my turkey, an’ here you are eatin' a Thnnks- givin' dinner of corned beef nn' potatoes, nn’ more thankful for It, I’ll be bound, than I am for all the good things I’ve got in my cellar an’ pantry! I’m so ashamed of myself!” "Why, Phoebe!” “But this is what you've got to do, Thyrza; you aa’ the children must go right home with me an* keep Thanksgiv­ in'. I'll kill a pair o’ chickens nn' we'll make a big potpie like we had the last time you et your Thanksgivin' di ner with me. I've piles of pie an' cookies nn* doughnuts aa' a big pound rake all baked up! You’ve got to go, Thyrza, for the sake of old times! Come on an’ w-elcome to you all!” There was no opposing Miss Podd nnd in fifteen minutes they were all on their way to her house, the two cousins walk­ ing arm in arm. When they reached Miss Podd’s house Job met them with a grin on his face. ‘That young gobbler’s a good one,” said Job. "I reckon he thought he’d be smart enough to save bis neck. I found him just now In the shed room. The winder was up an' I reckon he flew In there Inst night an' he found it so comfortable he concluded to stay right there, 'speshly us there was a bag of corn there.” “Well, you get his head right off an’ put him in the ice house to cool off,” said Miss Podd. "Our dinner'll be late, Thyr­ za, but I'll set out n good lunch to kind o’ stay our stumrnlcks an' then you nn' I will pitch in nn git up one o' the reg'lar Thanksgivin' dinners like we used to git up ’fore we was geese enough to fall out. 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