9 I A LIVING DEATH. Mlba Feeling It » a sign that, the blood is detieient she, vitality, just is pimples and other COlB’» i jptions are signs that the blood li impure. It’« a wamim.' too, which only the xardous fail to heed. "¿^¡food’s Sarsaparilla and Pills «*. )ing love it, give new’ life, new cour- Miwtelb and animation. orker or" him J They cleanse the blood and clear the i b,/,,' Accept no substitute. “I felt tired all the time and could not sleep. — .fter taking Brod's Sarsaprrilla a while I me Grimm Id bleep well and the tired feeling hud gone , $]gcL Jhls gr*MM®di<'‘ * hus also cured me oi sero- ' ni»." ntti B a . r. Rorrr. M rs C. M. M. R oot , Gilt-ad. Gilead, Conn. Conn. jn lijij tarssparilla promîtes to "Id 1? [, Mir« amf fcea /i® tho promise. let you f 1K,' Spirit of Strife. “treniJ* Edith—What makes yon look so it in tj,gfivneast, Rutli? There must be some­ thing that’« troubling you. _ Ruth—Tell you the truth, Edith, my married life has been a disappoint­ ment. Bedore we were married all the girl» were after Charley; but now it doesn’t appear that any of them want amiti khim. I should Is- so hitpjiy if one er e ClothJtwo of them would only try to steal him Co., away from me!—Boston Transcript, ^stabiisj - ---------------------------- men’s, Shake Into Your Shoe». hoes i ^klle«*s Foot-Ea>i . a powder. It cures palnfnl.awol- their «marling, nervous feet, and Instantly takes the sting out oi ------------ sand ielr -- bunions. At all Drug- A< < X.> it t ,__I AAdress, Allens. Olmsted, Lelloy.N. Y. his 3 fini te to his ìd to - —------ I Not Conclusive. He—-I suppose you know I’m singing your chur«-h now’. She—No, I. didn’t. He—But .-urelv ynte kind •es an indolent, festering sore, 1 in time degenerate« into cancer. •n years agro I i aore on ray left ■i, which the re pronounced Icerous ulcer; mid itch, burn deed,then scab but would • heal. After A* S S. S. awhile Taore began to barge, and when .the poisonous ler had passed lit got well. I I in all about ■y bottles, continuing it for some b after the sore had healed, to bo | all the poison was out of my sys- 1 Have seen no sign of the cancer in years. JOSEPHUS REID, Gant, Audrian Co., Mo. Awful Fate of Russian Prisoners in Mines of Sakhalin. A writer In Leslie’s Weekly gives a graphic account of the horrors of prison life at the Russian convict station on Saghalin, an island in the Sea of Okhotsk. The total number of convicts at pres­ ent quartered on Saghalin is estimated at nearly 10,000, aud one cannot ponder over the lot of these miserable people without a mingled shudder of gloom and horror. The minor malefactors are seldom consigned to the mines, which, in a measure, is an amelioration of their punishment, but of the gates of Saghalin they may figuratively read. “All hope abandon ye who enter here.’’ No distinction is made for age, sex or condition. The prisoners, so soon as they are landed, are sorted according to their rigor of the punishment to which they have been condemned. The lesser criminals, chained and logged to guard against possible escape, are giv­ en occupation above ground as tillers of the soil or prison attendants, sub­ ject to the petty whims and cruelty of subordinate officials. Unceasing toil, curses, semi-starvation, the “plot,” a terrible loaded whip, is henceforth their daily lot: but it Is a bed of roses compared with the future condition of the more unfortunate degenerates, those guilty of real heinous crimes, and those whom Russian officialdom fears even more, political malefactors. These prisoners, so soon as they are landed, are assigned to a distinctive number and huddled pell-mell, like a horde of wild beasts, into one of the gaping holes in the mountain sides. From that day until death fortunately relieves their sufferings they are con­ demned to a life of the most abject misery, degradation and hardship. The vast subterranean channels become populous avenues of wild-eyed, frantic maniacs. The most brutal immorali­ ties are prevalent: children are born, but no distinction is made for their con­ dition; the steel-hearted overseers give them a distinctive* number if they sur­ vive to a proper age: infanticide is en­ couraged and abetted, and thenceforth, although guiltless of all crime, tlie.v suffer the fate of their parents. Down in the dark bowels of th? earth, denied even a pittance of ®un- shine or fresh air, these God-forsrtken unfortunates toil on endlessly, until first files spirit, then reason—hideous, shrunken, tortured, gnomes and ma­ niacs. they labor on till their doom is happily cut short by death's welcom­ ing hand. One or tw*o, or at the ut­ most, five years of this living, death prevails over the most vigorous vital­ ity; more often long before that time the miserable wretch ends all by sui­ cide. Small wonder it is that most of them live but a few months; their deaths are reported by the overseer, and in sickening farce the priest is sent for, sprinkles the accursed spot with w’ater. and in an unknown grave they are unceremoniously buried. Some­ times the thrill of liberty is too strong to be resisted: a sodden frenzy to es­ cape light up the embruted breasts with the faint hope of despair, and. goaded to fury, the talder spirits start an Insurrection, overpower tbeirgunrds and rush toward the shelter of the gloomy mountain fastnesses. Like mad dogs, they are trailed, surrounded by soldiers and shot down with no com­ punction. Fairer than the Hose. A young matron who lives In a Washington apartment house with her little daughter, is viewing with great interest a courtship going on under her very eyes. The daughter. Naomi, ¡s .ae most engaging, dignified and duti­ ful little girl of 11 ever seen in that part of the city across the creek. So she has been taken by her mother to call on a great many older persons and has made the acquaintance of numer­ ous bo^ys of 15 or thereabouts. Not long ago one of these boys came to see his friend’s mother very formally anti sat and talked with her until the tens­ ity of a formal call nearly burst his Jacket. Then he arose with a ¡>olite taw and asked for a portrait of the little girl. The matron demurred, of course. “Well,” said the young suitor, “if you will give me a good picture of Naomi 1 will give you back a picture I have already. It Isn’t a good one at all. But I’ll give It back to you for a better one.** The mother was greatly mystified. decided after awhile that the tay photographed her little girl on the and in order to find out she sent word should make the exchange, Next day there cam? to her door a long tax with a note on the outside. “1 a in greatly privileged to send you Naomi’s picture.” read the note, “It isn't half as pretty as It ought to be.” The young matron opened the tax curiously, say* the Washington Star, and looked at it® contents a long time without saying a word. It held a sin gle American beauty rose. A Happy Thought. “Ye®. Jones struggled along with his­ | is strictly a vegetable toric play® and melodrama®, hut they ’ remedy, and, while wouldn’t take. Now he ha® a wonder k posses«-:ng p’.irv —a record-beater.” and healing properties -You don't say! What’s the plot?” F that no other medicine -I don’t know, but th? play ends In i, contains nothing that could derange •ystem. While cleansing the blood the middle of the last act” ••The mid—say. what are you giving to builds up the general health. you have a suspicious sore, or other me?” B trouble, send for our free book on “Straight goods. The idea is to fool d and Skin Diseases, and write t > us the people who always begin putting lanv information or advice wanted; on their wrap® before the curtain make no charge for this senice. falls.”-Baltimore News. CONGRESSMAN FITZPATRICK Says Pe-ru-na is a Splendid tarrhal Tonic. Wrong Brand. Did he scare you with that awful talk a taut bacteria and microtas?” “No, indeed. I don’t get scared at anything smaller than mice or cows.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Wrong Shop. New Floorwalker (in department store) —What are you looking for, sir? Customer—Small adz. Floorwalker—We htve no newspaper department. Next street north. Congressman T. Y. Fitzpatrick. Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow’s Sooth­ ing Syrup the best remedy to use tor their children during the teething period. Hon. T. Y. Fitzpatrick, congressman An Unpleasant Effect from Kentucky, writes from the National Hotel, Washington, D. C., as “Miss Smilax out? Didn’t she get follows: mv note this morning?” “Sure, sor, 1 thought it was a bill, “At the solicitation of a friend I used your Peruna and can cheerfully recom­ from the face ehe made.”—Cleveland mend your remedy to anyone suffering Plain Dealer. with catarrh or who needs a good tonic.”-T. Y. FITZPATRICK. Rheumatism and neuralgia will not A Good Toni«*. live under the same roof with Hamlin's Pe-ur-na is a natural and efficient Wizard Oil. 50e a bottle. nerve tonic. . It strengthens ami re­ Not to His Advantage. stores the activity of every nerve in the I body. “Huh!” grumbled Mr. Skinnay, whn ■ Through the use* of Pe-ru-na the was being uncomfortably crowded by weakened or overworked nerves resume the jolly looking fat man. “These cars their natural strength and the blood should charge by weight.” vessels tagin at once to regulate the “Think so?” replied the fat num. How of blood according to nature’s laws. “Why, they’d hardly think it worth Congestions immediately disappear. while to stop fur you.” Catarrh Cured. All phases of catarrh, acute or chron­ ic. are promptly and permanently cured. It is through its operation upon the nervous system that Pe-ru-na has attained such a world-wide reputa­ tion as a sure and reliable remedy for all phases of catarrh wherever located. If you do not derive prompt and sat­ isfactory results from the use of Peru- va. write at once to Dr. Hartman, giv­ ing a full statement of your caw and he will ta pleased to give you his valuable advice free. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0. Oregon Blood Purltier is rightly named, because it purities the blood and tones up the body. A Blockhead. “I planned my house out of my own head.” “I didn’t know that yours was a wooden dwelling.” Must Be. They were both her friends, of Sailors Forgetful. course. “Sailors are awful forgetful, pa, aint “Do you think,” asked he, “that she they?” said little Elsie. is as old as she looks?” “Why do you think so, dear?” “She tries not to look it,” replied “Because,” said she, “they have tn she,“so she must ta.” Feminine per­ spicacity transcends mascuilne reason­ weigh the anchor every time they leave port.”—Philadelphia Press. ing. Not all coffee, called so, is really Mocha and Java. Some few blends sold as such contain a good deal Mocha and Java, others only a portion, and many almost or quite none at all. MONOPOLE is ALL pure Mocha and Java coffee, blended especially by us for the finest trade. Sold in cartons. If your grocer hasn’t, write us, but nearly all high class grocers carry Mon­ opole groceries. Wadhama & Kerr Bros., Portland. Anxious Only About One Thing. The ghastly rider on the white horse stopped at the gate. “I am Death,” he said to the sick man who was watching from the win­ dow. “You are welcome,’7 replied the lat­ ter and added in a whisper: “If you value your life, don’t let my w ife we you tying your horse to that tree. She’d never let anybody do that.”— Philadelphia Press. Sad Dav- Mrs. Grumbler—Today is the anni­ versary of our wedding day. Mr. Grumbler—Well, you needn’t remind me of it if it is. To-day is a good time to begin (if you have not already done so) to take Vogeler’s Curative Compound. That nervous trouble, that dull headache, that bad taste in the mouth when awakening in the morning with the usual offensive breath, that poor appetite for breakfast, indigestion, dull, heavy feeling of the stomach, that tired feeling are all evidence of a weak digestion and impure blood, which can be cured permanently by taking Vogeler’s Curative Compound. The cures effected by this marvellous medicine are not fictitious or temporary, but are real, radically complete and hence lasting. Send to-day to the proprietors, St. Jacob’s Oil, I.td, Baltimore, Md., for a free sample tattle. Bundles Can Dollar? You Bind WLDOUGLAS ♦3 g* SHOES‘3 °” Kitabliahcd 1M10. "L'OR more than a quarter 1 of a century the repu­ tation of W. L. Dougins’ Shoe* for style, comfort, and wear has excelled ail other makes. They are worn by more men in all stations of life than any other make. 1« C*UM th< V are the only Shoes that in every way equal >5.(J0 und >6.00 shoes. They are tl o standard of the world This is the reason W . L. Douglas makes and f«ll« moi .• men’s>3.60 ¡'nd >340 shoe* than any other two manufacturers. A trial will convince you they are the best in the world. '©KEGONßlüODlWlfR. '7^ HEALTH RESTORER. ••BEE LINE” BUGGIES W. L. DOUGLAS $4 SHOES CANNOT BE EXCELLED. n Sold bv ft! Doughu* stores in American Cities mid best shoe dealers everywhere. CAUTION. The renalnr have W.L.Dov- me and prlee at am ped on bottom. »Shor» by mail, 2.5 rent» extra, llluttraied Catalogue Free. ,. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mao. BISHOP SCOTT ACADEMY Poitland, Oregon- Founded W7A Cd Homa School for Boys. Military and Manual Training. Write for Illustrated ('ntaloffiie. ARTHUR C. NEWILL, Principal BUGGIES. Give better NHlUfiu-iloii than any thing on the market nt anything like the price, be- < atiHe they nre ninth« of idmm I materlnl, hi Ntnn«! “Oregon ioiu I h " - Iron vomers on bodies, brneen on siinlts, heavy Necond- growth wh«*e|n, ncrewed rim*. If yon want to feel mire thnt yon are getting your mon­ ey’« worth. HMk for a •• Bee Line" or a “Mitchell’’ (lleifney) Buggy. We guar­ antee them. Mlfchttli, Lcwla <* ¿¡law Oo. Heuttle, S’pokane, Boise. Portland, Or. Summer Resolution* 1>*”; Keeley Cure M. P. N .’I—1WO3 ................................ ................................................ For 71 Years McCormick has manufactured machines for harvesting the crops of the world. The Kind i oil Have Always Bnucrlit lias borne tli<* signa­ ture of Chas. II. 1’letclicr, anil lias been made tinder hix personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counteri'cits, Iniitiitions nnd Just-as-trood ” nre but. Experiments, and emlan^er the health of Children—experience against lixperiment. What is CASTORIA Castorin is a hiirmlcss substitute for Castor Oil. Pare­ goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium. Morphine nor other Narcotic suiistancc. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrliil. I got relief from the first appli­ cation and before finishing the first hottie I was able to resume my duties and the second bottle completely cured me, which before using St. Jacobs Oil seemed a thing almost impossible, as I had almost lost the use of my leg. I can assure vou that ! shall recommend St. Jacobs Oil whenever I have a chance. Yours truly thankful, W. WALLACE, Paterson, N. J. Many EXPERIENCE To the Editor: Dear Sir—I not ice« 1 in your last issue an article headed “Points on Binding Twine,” in which you call attention to the fact that the farmer should figure on how many feet he get® for a dollar. Anyone, without much thought, would know thnt is the important thing, and still we overlook it, being caught by the old bait of No matter how long you cheap price. It is not a question whether the twine costs 10 cents a have been ill, nor how pound or 20 cents a pound, but the es­ poorly you may be today, sential point is how many bundles can Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is the we bind for a dollar. taBt year 1 was deceived in thinking best medicine you can that the Standard Manila was a Manila take for purifying and en­ twine that would go 000 feet to the riching the blood. pound, which impression 1 got from the dealer, although he may not posi­ Don’t doubt it. put your tively have stated that as a fact, but whole trust in it, throw one thing 1 do know is that the result away everything else. at the emi of harvest was that the total $1 00 i bottle. All drufflsts. cost oi my twine was more, although it was less in price per pound than it for­ Ask your doctor what he thinks of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. He kuoir«*ll about this grand merly had been when I used the Red old tainily medicine. Follow his advice and wo will be satisfied. Clover Leaf brand of Twine, which we J. C. A ybk Co.. Lowell. Mass. all know costs more per pound, but which I am now’ convinced is the cheapest and most satisfactory in the Reciprocity. end. We have all used it for a good He—When he married the widow he many years with pretty general satis­ quit smoking. faction, but, in this as in other things, She—Why? we feel that it is necessary to make a He—Well, she gave up her weeds for change, in order, as we imagine, to tat­ him and he gave up the weed for her. ter our condition, and most generally —Philadelphia Telegraph. find that the change does not accom­ plish what we expected. H’. £. bouglas ¡Stmrs are The Manila twine, being cheaper per made <(f the beat imported thousand feet than Sisal, from patriotic and harman It at Hr rs, motives we ought to use it, as all the in<7u<2<>i(/ Patent Coruna Kidx Corona Cult and Manila fiber in the world is produced .Vational Kangaroo. Favt Color E;«*lela uwd in the Philippine Islands, and it is cer­ •xelu.lvrly, Auhce. in < reane qf tale» : tainly to the interest of the Pacific 1898, Coast farmer to develop trade with that 748.706 Pair». 1901, country as much as possible, and I 1,566,720 Pair». have read that all the Sisal comes from Mure Than Doubled tn j tiara. Yucatan, with which country we can have no trade from this coast, and as long ns it does not cost us anything to ta patriotic and trade with onr ow n col­ onies, why shouldn’t we do it? !• ARM ER. His Idea of Friendship. lible medicine for coughs and colds.—N W. camuel . Ocean Grove. N. J., Feb. 17 1900. How FARMERS “ 1 suffered terribly and was ex­ tremely weak for 12 years. The doctors said my blood was all turning to water. At last I tried Ayer’s Saisaparilla, and was soon feeling all right again.” Mrs. J. W. Fiaia, Hadlyme, Ct. “The tast way to destroy your en­ emies,” said the man with a gentle na­ Tracing Him. ture, “is to make them your friends.” African Missionary—Had you the “Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum, Rev. Mr. Jones staying at your hotel thoughtfully, “but sometimes that about three weeks ago? costs a heap of money.”—Washington African King—Don’t know, but I’ll Star. get the butler to look over the menu Piso’s Cure for Const!motion is an infal­ card® and see. IA hr ary for a Cruiser. A weak man may be shamed out of anything except L * u*akn*-sa. Weak? ÇÎTQ Permnnptitlv Cured. No tit ; or nervousneas iriCV after iitKt lav’« Mino’« Great Nerve Restorer. Send tor Fit EE trial bottle an t treat- -i. l»i:.R II I\ i \ i - n -I.. iMnlad-lphia,?* TME twin SPfClFlC C