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'OREGON STATESMAN, TUESDAY" FEBRUARY "20, 1900. Mm f -2 U V SENTIMENTAL NOVELS. Tiey.Are Much Read by Very Young Girls- j , ... The young girls of today a.? a rule read such silly and sentimental books that it is a wonder to those -who know the conditions that thy do not often rr grow up weakly, sentimental beings themselves, says ,fhe ; Baltimore, News. The boys of the family are; usually W3tched "with- eagle eyes by both pater and mater familias! to see that they o not peruse highly-colored detectife srories of the Dead wood Dick order, while it seems generally to be left to the natural jnstinct of, girls to choose tlieir reading matter; consequently many maids, just ntring theit teens acquire a propensity j for devouring trashy love storie4 A book that has not among its characters titled men a plenty, all of whoni sigh for the hand not more than 17, is esteemed but un interesting reading. Y s A plot is considered all that can be desired when a couple meei, love, are separated y trie mach nations of the villain, suffer much jin the separation, but are finally reunited ; with a flourish of trumpets and arcj 1 married. ..'Varia tions of this theme are unusual. Occa sional" pathetic scenes arc demanded, of course, the heroin herself often "be ing a lachrymose , little individual, wlrosq blue eyes are perpetually full of tears. ' ; j ; : J - ' Numberless young girls with the full consent and approbation of their parents spend much of their: time read ing the ever-popular Elsie books, which introduce' the heroine at the tender age of 8, and take her through the success ive stages until she .i- found in the last volume a grandmother. Some ir reverent persons lias jnisisted that there will certainly be a continuation, show ing her in heaven teaching ' the angels morality -certain it is inat she . - . . . . .. . , is a very un , self-righteous pleasant, puritanical. ami maudlin tterson from in-tancy to old age, and that a perusal of her life can i;arviiy oe 01 aavaniage to. rne im mature miuljl. j j ! There are plenty of I good books, bright witty an.l whtijesome stories that may be put into the hands of young girls with safety stories that will in terest and instruct, too, without thrust ing 'the instruction unpleasantly upon - v x . aa a v- m j .a a a u. a efforts to give; them a pill in wgiir coating.- There is no peed. therefore, to allow, the youngsters to resort to inflammable novels of jmawkish senti ment for amusement, and a ceaseless vigilance should be exefted to see that their tastes are: cultivated along proper linos with the riirht sor. of literature. '' -' tv "'- -"0ta A WOMAN' S NOTEBOOK. i A chaplrr might be! written on the box-pleated skirts as seen at the mod 'fles. for they are of many kinds. The sirtgle 4ox-ilcaJt-; in the middle of (he hak is tbe simplest form of all. It's graceful ami not ps heavy as the others. 5 1 1 1 i 1 Sometimes the single box pleat comes in! pairs anl sometimes they are three of a kind." J -1 - Only the slim mak)l should wear the garment that is pleated all the way around, and the onef -with a plenitude of stitched tucks is also likely to give an appearance: ot embonpoint. ' ' J : ' Any of these kind will look well in summer goodt, howfcver. By the bye. the (wholesale milliners arc having their openings, Sp spring must realty be at hind. LinKcnc of oolka-dotted dimity in, c.et to match ! is new and quite too lovely for anything,' . n - Now it is that orie may purchase the lovely 'ulster one cpveted in the fall iot about halt the price asked then. But on;'s too iinteresLed in shift waists and organdies to spend any thing kn a mere5-J coat, spite 1 of the groundhog s prediction. i . i 1 And don't furs cover a multitude of sins of shabbiness? ; I "Tis a time for renovation, hence the prevalence -of bolero and the point ed jacket. : i : I ; . jf ; r ?! SAD FILIPINO CHILDREN,' If is sad news that the person in charge of the White Cross Society in Manila reports! in regard to Filipino children, says: an exchange. They ap pear to 'be -ajttiost joyless class.j no amusement, sttcli as ordinariljn delig1:ts the childiiih h"lart being provided for tlicm. Their .little, faces are described as pensive and sad; . they never , play with toys, norvlo thev, have any merry games. Their only diversion is cock righting. Whn benevolent American women sre makinir uo hampers and Packages of ixk-ks for the Manila hos pitil wards hi eufew toys were shipped iii. directed to child Filipinos ' who knows ftow many little lives miglrt be brightened and bettered? .Some who have observed the" lack-joy estate : of thrse ehil,!ren cheerless lot w have contrastej their ith thf merry times that crowd the lives ot the Japanese chil urrii. and prayed that American wo men would start a toy and irame move ment in behalf, of tliee poor babies who are tlcfmdcd out of , the child's birthriuht of fun. - Nothing achieved in later lue can atone for a joyless child hood. 1 AMETHYSTS FOR FEBRUARY " The girl who. was lorn in February should wear an amethyst, which signi bes true love. 1 ne word, however, is Irifj1 frnnt fn ! rflr . Injtnitirr without drunkenness," the' stone be- . --,-. 7f TiTglir ing supposed to prevent intoxication. The ancients had cups made of ame thyst, believing that they would pre vent the liquor they contained 'frorn intoxicating. The amethyst' was - afso considered a sure charm against poison. , WOMEN OF TODAY. Women sailors are employed in Den mark, Norway and Finland. j: In one of the. large office buildings in Boston the electric elevators aVe op erated by girls, i " . No married woman in ' the United States is compelled by law . to take her husband's name.' - , . t .... , Waiter girls in Munich restaurants work fourteen "to sixteen hours a day without a holiday all the year, s ; ' Mrs. F. C de Sumkhrast, wife of the French professor at Harvard, has started the Harvard relief fund for the destitute children -and wives of British Soldiers. .' i n..-;-.. a ::... . - i Miss Elise Farrel of Ansonia, Conn., a college graduate and the daughter of a millionaire, is acting as typewriter in her' iatwier office, tn order to; learn business methods. , j Tlie female Society Tor i the Relief and Employment of the Poor is : prob ably the oldest woman 3 association in America. It was founded in Philadel phia over 104 years ago. , Captain Gordon Chesney"" Wilson. who was wounded in South' Africa,, had the pleasure of being reported by the . . ri . i uruisn oince on tne wounuea use, as I-ady Wilson s husband. The government of France has formed an order among ; the washer women of the Seine and will give them diplomas. Twelve medals will be 'dis tributed among the most skilled and faithiul. - , : . . ' "Mrs. 'Catherine Smith has filed suit against the city of Columbus. Kas for $15,000 for damages sustained by the habitual drunkenness of her husband. which, she alleges is . due to ; the fact that the city permitted saloons to be run in violation of the law. The propri- eiors 01 an ine urinKing places in ine town and the owners of the buddings in which they are located . are made parly defendants. 1 THE HOUSEKEEPER'S BOOK. SCRAP- Hc gives a ripe apple for an apple blossom who dianges an old Kve for a new. One should not. even in jest, be' dis cordant WTtJv-the beloved, I -Austin O Malley. . i cranberry jelly served recently was molded with circular slices of banana. the combination , proving delicious." i a moth miller is secn in a closet. it is a good plan to burn a little cam phor gum very promptly. Frequent ly, tfiis simple precaution, if taken very early in the spring, will rid that closet of mouhs for the season, t - , 1 Soup is very improved by the use of whipped cream. A teaspoon ful of whipped cream is put in the soup tu reen and the hot soup poured over it. "Sur , lightly two or three.jtimes with a fork tefore serving., 1 his addition to any sort of soup, stock, or cream, wiil prove a success. . A simple dessert enjoyed by the chil dren consists of apples-cored, and each cavity filled with sugar, nutmeg, a bit of butter and two or three raisins. Add one cupful of hot water and bake in a slow oven. This may be varied oc casionally by placing a meringue on the top of each apple when done, and cooking in a slow oven for seven min utes longer. Serve cold. : i An old California recipe for soda biscuit, dating from the days, when baking powder .was unknown, is still Used in many kitchens of the old resi denters. and with most admirable re sults; Given experience and practice, the. tiny, spongy biscuit thus evolved are as light as the proverbial feather. A medium dough is mixed at night of sour milk, flour and a pinch of salt. In fhe morning this is rolled ott on the molding board, with just a bit of flour to keep it from sticking, and over the top is sprinkled the tiniest bit of soda, bearing in mind that the sourer the milk the less ; soda used. Roll lightly and fold over." Repeat three times, cut into biscuit about the size of : a silver dollar and bake in a Slower OTen than is required for baking powder biscuit. i The following recipe, (or cheese croi qucttes. given some time ago in these columns, has Ijecn requested again -by a correspondent: Out up one pound of American cbeese into small dice shapes. Have ready in a saucepan one cupful hot cream sauce. All the diced cheese and the beaten yolk of two' eggs, dilud cd with a little cream. Blend together, and allow the mixture to stand on the stotfe a moment until'lhe clieese gets Steady. Season to taste withr.salt. white pepper, a little , grated nutmeg and a dash ctf cayenne., and set the mixture upon the ice antil cold. When ready to fry make into croquette s"hape, dip in leaten egg. then in crumbs a sain, and fry in deep fat until brown. These are pronounced delicious by all who try them. . ' " POt SON YOU . EAT AT DINNER. i - ' - . - t The most mysterious of all poisont are those deadly ptomaine?, ; which kill Bm4ers of peonle in the hot season of . the year. : Whenever you eat a piece, of animal food you run some risk of . swallowing a .fatal .dose, and, as a matter, of fact, scarcely a Iay passes that yon don't take assma!I quantity of these poisons with your breakfast, luncheon or dinner. . .-It is they which give you thai lan rod. out-of-sorts feeling- thit often omes over you without any apparent . cause. When you feel inclined to ask j yourself seriously if lh'e is worth living, you may feel tolerably sare that you liave i got some ptomaines circulating in your blood. - " 1 nese are very curious bodies in one serisel that is. the simplicity-of ' their composition. If yoa take a quantity of air, a iitt!e hydrogen from water.' and some of" tlie carboa ' of a cedar pencil, and join, them together in particular way, you I have a poisonous ptomaine.' jNo chemist j can join them properly together, jbut j the microbt makes them in this way. J He feeds on a piece of meat. and. in the process of feeding. he changes it into a ptomaine If you could now separate it from: th? meat you would find a little drc;V of oily riutd like nicotine, or a httU particle of salt like qumine. And a quantity smaller than a pinhead would kill a horse.- 3. ": All kinds of fish and meats are some times charged with ptomaines, but some foods are particularly dangerous. Pork, sausages, meat pies, roast goose, mackerel, hams, herrings, salmon and shell fish are the favorite resorts of the microbe that manufactures ptomaine. Scarcely ever do we hear ol any one being poisoned by mutton, or beef or chickens.. But cheese . often contains quantities of poison.. Tinned meats and tinned fish, if the tins are not per- tectly sealed, are almost sure to contain very, dangerous ptomaines. And they have been found even in beer which was beginning to decay. Sometimes you cannot protect your- seh", no matter how careful you are, for these poisons appear in meat only a few hours alter killing. But .the risk is very slight except under two condi tions, which greatly favor the produc tion 01 the ptomaines. ? 1 Firstly When you cook meat and then put it; in the larder, lor a few hours, the poison is' made in large quantities. As a rule, in fact, you will find that all the great poisoning trag edies have occurred from eating cold meat or fish. Secondly; If yoi open a tin of fish or meat, do not consume it all at once, and eat . the remainder- next day, you Stand a very, great chance of getting poisoned- by ptomaines.: The explana tion of these facts is curious, and it shows what wheels wifhin wheels there are even in the microscopic world. Sorr.elcinds ot microbes arc the mortal foes of other kinds. In all sorts of food there is a class of microbes of whom tJie ptomaine bacteria are in mortal dread. , Now, when you cook the meat you kill these micrbes. Then, when you set it aside, the ptomaine bac teria come along, find no occupants and so take possession. Half sn hour afterwards tliey have succeeded in mak ing sufficient poison to kill a tapiily. And there is no use in heating the meat again, for heat does not affect the ptomaine. Perhaps the strangest thing about these substances is that they are al ways present in our bodies. It is said that if the quantity in our blood were increased tenfold we would die. They are found in our saliva, and, at times, a little of it would prove fatal to a bird, a mouse or other small animal. They are also present in our brain, and the- latest theory of sleep is that is re sults from the paralyzing eftects ot ptomaines in the brain. During the day tbeve substances ac cumulate in the brain until there is a sufficient quantity to produce the tor por of sleep. During the night they are burned off by the oxygen that comes in tuie blood. This is why tea and coffee keep one awake. They de stroy the ptomaines. And this is also why one feels sleepy after a heavy meal, for then there is a large quantity of imported ptomaines in the blood. Now ami again you feel in unusually bright spirits for days at a stretch; then you have a prolonged fit of le- pression. It is ait a matter 01 more or less ptomaines in the system. THE FEMININE OBSERVER. From the Philadelphia Times. A sable coat covers a multitude faults. . ' of A woman never can understand why her dog doesn't seem as-cute tq others as to herself. The real test of a man's affection conies wlnm a woman can be ot no use to him. It seems hard that the wicked stand in slippery places the righteous cer tainly do not. . - A man with a headache upsets a household far more 1 than a woman with broken bones. Fringe will never be fashionablepn men's trousers, though it may be on women's gowns. Why is it we always: feel so mad when we are told of faults that we know we possess? . The desire to jump on a train am! go away somewhere is almost as over-H powering with some persons as ine thirst for liquor. ,In 1901 the woman who can make &ood bread will be prouder to acknowl edge it than if she painted the finest picture. ' - FEBRUARY WEATHER LORE. From an old English book, we learn that the tendency of this month to wet . t t ! - unnAVMCM t.M4M.lnr. wcaiuer anu ii luun mui kihjiivi ai hovering between winter and spring, are .expressed proverbitlly: v : February fill . the dyke (ditch) Either with,a black or white; namely, eirfier with rain ot;snow. Pop" rlar, wisdom, however, recognizes an advantage in its adhering to its wintry character, the above rhyme having oc casionally added to it: - ' ; . If it be white, it's the better to Lke; while other rhymes support the same view. In an "old collection of English proverbs- we have: - t ' - , The Welshman would rather see his dam on her bier Than see a fair Fcbruccr; and from the Scotch collections: A the month o' the year' . Cnrse a fair Februecr. ' ; The Norman peasant . pronounces virtually to the. same purpose: , Fevrier qui donne ncige ' ' Bel ete nods pleige. . . INFECTION FROM BOOKS. : The State lioaid of Health of Michi gan Las, it H reported, sent a commu nication tt tlie rvew 1 oris lloard ,or Health that twenty clerkaenapIoyel on some volumes of record hail diexl of cmi Hiimption, autd en exaniinaUoii by a bac teriologist the books were found full of tubercle bacilli. II is thought they be came infecteil Jby a former .elerk, .who had the habit of moistening his thumb with saliva In turning the jiages. As first stated f n the newspapers t bts occurml in Michigan, but we , have been In formed that it really occurred iur Ger many. There ; Is nothing remarkable in the fact that a set of books that had been coughetl over by a sujeoetsskm of twenty consumptive clerksehould con tain tubercle bacilli, aud decidedly need sterilization but the story is an inter esting one, though too Incomplete and indelinlte.lt ought to be given with a thorough medical report of all the facts, and this we have not yet seen in our overlooking of German medical litera ture. It would be of iuterest to know how many cashiers of busiueas houses, and tellers, become infected: from the money t hey handle w ith every" form of germ Bo fir as we are aware very little effort i made to disinfect dirty bills and coins, which lost are often almost black in places with dirt lodged in the Impressions of the dkv, ; We all know what the physical characters of much of tue paper currency are, and and It is a most remarkable thing that every possible Infection is not. spread oroaacast uv it. me tact tnai tne 111 eflecbt of tlirtv turners from hand to ha nd by thousands of t)eopIe, habitually wet with salvia la count iug, circulating everywhere 'Without any attempt nt cleansing or disinfection, does not con vey disease at wholesale almost - stag gers one's fath in any infection what ever. Tlie bank tellers' occupation should, of all, others, it would seem, be one of the most productive of morbidity aud fatalities. What are the facts in the Case, and have they been investigated? It would appear that this might be a matter worth -inquiry. Jt is, in fact, nnilmble thnt none of us reallv escaoc the infection of tuberculosis, but that only whereat be predisposition exists or the infection is particularly virulent is It effectual In producing perceptible morbidity and may not this constant exposure have created a very general immunity to the disease? This certainly appears to Le one of the most rational expiauattnus or tne iaets as mey exist THE rdLlTEST 'MAN LIVING iThl3 Is a new story of the Height of Politeness It is told by Angus Kvan Abbott, the author, and it Is, I believe. absolutely; true. Mr. Abbott is a Cana dian by birth and education, and on first coming to England he was, as most Americans and Canadians are, eager to catena glimpse or- the . tjueeti; but as tier Majesty did not live in 11 m suburbs Mr. Abbott's wish remained uugratifled for some .time. However; one day lie found hiniself InPortsinoulhd learn ed that the Itoyal yacht, with, tlie iiieen ami rnucess Jieatrice aboard, was to cross from the Isle of Wight to Portsmouth. Hastening down to tlie huiding-piace, he discovered that there was mt the ghost of a chance of catch ing sight of Her Majesty on land, so he went to the waterside, hired a small best, and rowed out into the great har- lor. l Pushing out from the inner iKrt, wlierein rode a mighty Iteet of battle ships and cruisers ail a-flutter with bunting in honor or tne uucen, the Writer found himself on the broad outer bay, alone except for a dotted line of men-of-war's boats indicating tlie route to be taken by the Queene's yacht Pulling in, his oars and allowing tlie boat to float at will, Mr. Abbott got his glasses foeussed ready for the Queen's yacht and put in his time reading u book. All at once he heard a voice sounding as though itcame from tlie cloud. It was gentle, aristocratic or accent, and apolo getic in diction. It said, "I beg your pardon, but would you mind letting us pass?" Glancing quickly up, Mr. Abbott beheld the bow of the mighty battle-ship Minotaur towering over his little rowboat like a precipice; and peering over the brow of the ciiifof iron was the calm face of a naval officer. The ship was swinging slowly into harbor, and was but a few yards away,f coming directly toward, the tiny row-' boat. In the words of the novel, "To seize the oars and pull for his life was the work of an Instant.? When Mr. Abbott was clear of the battle-ship the naval officer, not a ghost of a smile on his face, said "Thauk you veryjnuch," and the ship crept past. Mr.Abbott claims that naval oflicer to be the poli test man living. HERITAGE OF BRAVERY. . ; An Englishman isalwaysglad to run across a proof that heredity tells. The pleasing theory that there is everything in heredity is the foundation of the mild monarchical and aristocratic forrn of government that obtains over here, and isolated instances of Inherited, virtues are rapidly seized upon and held up to fiublic view. Tho war now raging harc urnished One such object-lesson. At Elandslaagte the Iancers found them selves in a ery tight corner. The Boers swarmed: around the cavalrymen and shot straight. Alone with tlie foremost of the Landers rode John James Bliur lock, a sixteen-year-old trumpeter.This young blood deserted tlie bugle for the revolver,- arid was seen by flicers and men bi shoot down three IJoers as he rode -forward. Now, this toy' mother was the daughter of a man who served thirtv-otwj years in tlieold Eighty sec Oud Foot (now tlie second battalion of the -(South Lancashire : lUgiment), and his- father served twetity-tw o years in the Fourteenth Hussars ami the Fifth Lancers. Two cousins of young Sliurkx k are also at the f rout. I -. !,.. :;;-: -1 - ' ' ; i' KvRODY ON THE. REQESSION- . - - A1- I F. W. Ileitis the Transvaal Slate Hec retaryhas written a parody on Mr.Kip ling'sItecesslonal.1 It I entitled Progresslon&,' and Is dedicated to Mudyard Pipling". The first stautza. follows: ticds f Simm. snfl rr1il. : iinta r J u world, bv rirlit i1ilo. ! l u'ifrolKmtaHfuliwiT lbT hold 1 "ifi ImnibiiuBlirKBltM tbin Hwh UmUu Uxm Um itd ifcera nAtea. Ibej Uat fbntuUea. Tbey bave forgottea. FAME'S PATHWAY. Captain Fuzat, who lately died In Grenoble, France, was veteran of Waterloo. He was but I3j years 01a when he ioined the colors after Napol eon's return from Klba, aiid he served continuously in the French army, ex cept for a time spent in Greece during the revolution, unuauer me rrauw Prussianwar. i. Georcre 1 Watson, f the Scotch de signer of yachts,celebrated his fiftieth anniversary as a uesigner in is year. After serving his ' apprenticeship he went into business for himseir, ana, as is well known, lias been the most suc cessful of British designers. His best known boats are the l ntsiie, ine inree Valkyries, the Britannia, the Uona, the ftaiubow and the GlenifTer. . One of the features of the present con gress is the friendship that has come into existence between Littleneld.the successor of the late Mr.Dingtey .and Judge de Armond of Missouri. The former, 01 course, is a repuuucau,uu the latter is a democrat, but they have become what is called Inseparable, Their intimacy began while they were at work on the Roberts case. . ' General Theodore Schwan. who Is distinguishing himself in the Philip pines, is a graduate or the ranks, lleeu tered the army as a rivate In 1857 and quickly rose through "the gradesof corporal, sergeant, flrsti isergeant and quartermaster sergeant, which grade he got in 18G3. A year later he-, got Ills lieutenancy for meritorious service, and in IStitf was made a caplian. For his ser vices in the war of the relielllon he was breVetted captian aud major.; i " - :: ''.( . PHONETI C SPELLING BARRED. The University of Chicago Overturns a Decision of Its Priming j Authorities. - Chicago", Feb. 4. The innovation . of pronetic spelKn at the University' of Chicago will not be made at present. The University -senate yesterday vetoed the action oi the administrative board of the University Press! in deciding to adopt for-use in the university publica tions the. National Educational Asso ciation's list of twelve words in" the ab breviated phonetic spelling. The pho netic spelling question ! has been dis cussed by profesors ati the university for some time. The beard of the Uni versity Press took the j action lor th innovation several months ago. The changes of spelling contemplated were: Program fof programme, tho for though, al tho for although, thoro for thorough, thorofare for, thoroughfare, thru for through, thrtiont for Uirough otit. catalog for catalogue, prolog for prologue, decalog for decalogue, dem agog for demagogue, pidagog for ped agogue. L The official publications and journals published by the University Press in clude an immense amount of current literature. The. action of the Press Board Avas such a radical step that lead ing members of the university con gregation asked the board not to put it into operation until it had been dis cussed. The vote was close, being 20 lo 16. This action of the congregation attracted attention ovfer the country. Thousands of newspaper clippings from all cities and states have been sent to ! President Harper, in which the univer sity has been ridiculed. ' The senate took up the question; yesterday with the re stilt above noted. It is the high est and most exclusive! body of faculty members. New York Sun. WHAT RUSKIN LEFT BEHIND HIM. Mr. Ruskin, it has been calculated, wrote more-books than any three of our leading hinkers. They number over seventy. The entries in the most recent bibliography including various editions, letters, etc. reach nearly twelve- hundred. But ! the books he wrote were only a small portion of those which he projected. His drawers at Brantwood mnst be full of manu scripts, and his letters will one day make a most delightful volume -or rather series of volumes. It is m said that he appointed as ftis literary "exec utors Mr. Charles Eliot Norton and Mr. Alexander Wedderburn, C, the "Oxford pupil," ! who edited, his "Arrows of the Chack' Mr. Ruskin's art treasures will pre sumably remain at Brantwood. They have been much reduced by gifts to public galleries and museums, but still include a splendid collection of Turner's drawings; countless drawings by Mr. Ruskin imself; a set of Durer's engravings; and many drawings by Barne-Jones, Rossetti, William Hunt and others of his favorite artists. The Brantwood collection of minerals, formed without any Tegard to cost, is probably unique, and 'Mr. Ruskin was also the possessor id .'many' valuable missals and manuscripts. Some years ago he made over Brantwood and its contents to his cousin. Mrs. Arthur Severn, by deed of gift. London Daily News.5' iji'y. -i: A FAVORABLE SIGN. 1. 1 f "Has my daughter encouraged your Sfi4?" asked the father. "Well, I replied th young man, T can only; point 4o circumstantial evi dence, and the dog1 is always locked in the cellar on nights that I call. Philadelphia North American. f Glorious 'New. Comes from -Dr. D. B. Cargile. of Washita. I. T. lie writes: "Four bot tles oi Electric Bitters ha cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula.! which had caused her great suffering lor. years. Terrible sores would break out on-her head and lace. , and fhe best doctors could give no heAp; but her cure is compete and her health is excellent." This shows wlrat thousands liave proved. that Electric Bitter Is the best Llood puri fier known. 1 It's the supreme remedy for eciema. tetter, salt rheom. ulcers, boils and running sores! , It stimulates liver, kidneys and lnnwels. exDeis oois- I ons. heips digestion, builds up the strength. Only 501 cents. Sold at Dr. Stone's Drug -Stores. There are as many kind of. silver knives as there are different brands, of bicycles. , .i ARE BEING SHIPPED MAJtY CARLOADS Or MOM TOR WARD KM TO EASTERN Bt'VERS. Mr-. Joan Say th SUaaUoa la rj Kb ' rovrarlBC A Saliva Ialr' Opla- ; Directors Meet. ; T1k ihipmcrttf of hops from Salem is rery lively at fhe present time. Durirrg the mont of January eighteen cars, averaging eighty-five bales each, w-crc ihipped to Eastern brewers, while thus far; tins month . seventeen cars-prac-kally a daily average of one car have heen forwarded to the astern market. ; There are naiW .Tooo bales of the i8 crop stored in the Southern Pacific company's warehouse, in tliis city. jA mo4d hat appeared anwirrg bated hops tlat is causing some uneasiness among both, dealers and growers. The iungus growth first appears on the bur Jap with w9iich the hops are enclosed, andi tsnlc?-promptly stnpressed, will penctraTe toe uaic anu rum mc u.'is. The treatment that rs being adminis tered to bales that are affected in this way, consists of the removaC of the bur lap from each bale, which is then thor oughly i scraped, until aM signs oif the nroM have disappeared, wflien the bale is again sewn up. The mold has ap pcaml 'qurte extensively among the hops in the railroad company's warr- hotrse in this city. . 1 wo lorccs ot men were yesfterday subjecting tflie hojxsto the treitment here mentioned, gouk-ing hi Mre strtvpresion of tlie further soread of . the moid. y - f y t - ,'! - ... .: j - 'M; ii Jones, of Brooks, presiJcnt! of the- Oregon liopgrowers Association, was in . the city yesfterday. returning (home on the Shasta express last even ting. When seen! at the depot and ques Hioned iconcernine the : jreneral condi tion of the hop. marlcct, Mr. Jones said: . ' . ; r "The: general condition- of iflie market, is better and the skuarion as eitans to the indiiidual" grower ami the Ore-" gnin Hopgrowers Association is very encouraging. Therc. are many more linqiiries. Buyers arc now asking: 'What will you take for your hmprs? wSien bwt a. few sflswifc weeks ago-tihey .were offering rWiculoifsly dow quotti- tioni, ot frVrni 2 to 4 cents per pound. Some dealers are now talking of pur- cha-sing hops from .rtie associiAKinj at even better pnioes tlmn rave yet been realized for hops this -ear. In thisire sipect, conditions have wonderfully im If the people will stand bv the asso- ciation4 the growers can but be greatly benefitted by the assockrfrion. b'very rower woo ua" poied Ins intercs jlivrnTTlie association, means liines, a fact: thjt bespeaks mudh for the perma nency cm tne organization., ' That Hhe hopgrmvers assoicbirton ,h.is beeo a tfactor in maintaining prices in tlw section . rs, fact that is. gradttally oeing realized, vv Iwle it is true pwces nave not matertn'riy atlvainceil, it is also equally a fact, that since the assocfiat'ion was formed, prices hove bjjfn main tained at the . figures twfliich prevailed Uheii. when lnit for the influence c4 the association, prices would, uhtfoubtc! Itove 'Steadily declined until the tifii malc? result would have bcen-a panic equal to that of 1895. These facts were admitted yesterday afternoon bv a tpromnnent CsaJem buyer, in conversation wnifli a batesian rejircsen'taUve. i 'Tunis some Iniyer further said: "While the asscycration has not accomplished all that is desired, i't has been success ful in maintnlining prices and nrevenited 4he anticipated panic that would have ensucu Bin ior s strengtnenmg tntlu ence. Quotations erf tfrom 4 to 7 (-ents ha-et been maintained, w-lhen othefwise hops would not hnve brought more;than 2 or 3 cents. The association isi wc?1 organized and if the organization is corttnnued. wSU prove a strong factor in the handling of the product Of th! industry." -. ' : ; The bbartl of director of the associ ation held alKisint-ss medting in Wood burn last Sarurday. . , ( 5 M'uch-4nrsincss of a routSnc nature was transacted. James Win'stanleV whs appointed a member erf the sales scom mJttee. The affairs-of the wsotfiartrm were reported in gool sliape. Recent ly several Isales at fair figures) were tnafde, and more are under corrswlcra Bion., The secre'tary was- instructed tv open an office here, and will begin at prrce the pooling of the igoo crop, on fhe sarrni jfenoral planr and on suW.an fially the ea-me contract wkh the grow ers as the Fruitgrowers' Association of California Iras wiUh its prtducers. The hop sCatisDics, as gafbered by the asso ciation, show by 15,000 or20,ooo fewer bales ' at present in the state than is claimed by some dealers. The board finally concluded that ttlicre were now on hand not to exxrecd 25.000 bales in the state, and that even these figures are too high. . c The matter of Purchasing supplies that wili be required for harvesting this years crop was very fljbrouglijy dis cussed. It wa finally decided to refer tlie matter to II. L. Bents. oflBurte viMe, secretary of the association, who wdl, ascertain from tlie itvrttil Inml Nsooiations Khat comprise the state or- gamiation,, tuie amount of supplies each will reouire. W'hrn iIimk cttti. shall , have been gathered, the officers of the association will arrange for the p"frchase thereoL .. -i HAIR SWITCH FREG ON CAIV CONDITIONS. Cot this a4. out mnA mall o . lunwl m&llaarnril ff"ir jlr,tetaM to tU root. H BOT will malt ntt 9m4jn bTmmU. putvtA. t',H Hi' rt tVITCH, ". i cliMWif from eMntrd kaman kalr, t wnn stxirt tni. W will Uuim la fMM-lMur tN tmlU H imHfi immIsks ta rtara It to U mmt ny wuii7, wut it tmn4 rtlr u rprneit.Ml n. Unit nniMlurf ! miM ym - tO tMll.kWM4ltl.Mt I t-r.-. t k timiw )tti ml HlM mt H't t to M-nd I h f-id far t dx afUir rnrwlvml li 1 1M ! w tmmi y fr W )wf lnM. V I UtihtnaaMtUfTW, Mlaillirkim, . ' Wiiii, ImKM, wiHm. ktf J 1 Cmhw am thr Malna IW I S l I " r . MMTHm4 wil iirriitr.mimwn.M. Ladles' Hair Emporium, Chicago.