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Newspaper Page TextCONGER WIRES fROr.1 PEKIN The Ministers Are in Danger cf Annihilation. TREACHERY Of CHINESE OfflCMLS American Troops PId Yoemen Service at tbe Battle Between the Allien and tbe Opposing yorees. f WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.Another eabk-gram ramc to the Stati" Iepart incut this a f term ton. from Miuister Conger it t Pekiti, which 'is tlrt second received direct from turn wince June 12th. It is the first which has conn direct from the Minister nim-e the nliove datt, tlie otler having iNt-ri re cvlved thniugh Minister '.Wu., Ttslay's telegram hov.s that the situation iu Ike Chinese, capital Is of a very serbii character; that the Ministers arc still la danger froin tin Chinese troops, and that their supplies of ammunition and provisions have lsett reduced to a very considerable exteut. So luqiortaiit were the tdatements contained iu the dispatch tliat a conference wa held by wire Itetwecii several of the official 1 ten and the President at Canton, last ing tor several hours. At its -conclusion. -1 ha cablegram from Conger wa luade public as follows1: , " "Ti Nan Vau'ii. Aug. 7. --Secret a ry of-State. Washington; Still hosieged. position, mow precarious. . t'hinese Government i insisting on our leaving J'ekiti. w lik U w uld In certain tkttit. Rifh; firing ttjwm us daily by Imperial troops. Ituvc abundant courage, but little auimuuitiitn or provisions. Two progressive Yanwn Ministers behead - d. AH -oHMcc'cd iviih the .cgai:t.o of lie- I'irtid Siate are well : the present jiMHi'iil. tSignrdi Conger." The cablegram raujc iu the otl'uial cipher of ih. In -purl incut. It is check ed by t!ie telegraph coiniuiiiy art liav lug Iieen put i lie tvln-s yi I s4 A.iu. a iargc city about eighty miles south east ofTVkftf. on August 7th. The dis patch readied the I tep.frf ment at 4:"it p.m. That this dispatch will t i inu la t; the energies of tire i vcru'mut to ili utmost endeavor to. press forward the advance in vcm nt toward Pekiu in certain, for Ct nuer's ntewsage makea It clear, that fur the Ministers to leave Pekln would result iu their death. The oflieiaN had l-en led to believe that the condition of tiro I,egationcrs was much improved, but today's advices s how a very dirt-rent aio t of. affair. ' t'lIAIT Hirs liKPnp.T. VashUgiVn.! Any. 7.--The inf u iiia tion which caiut toilay, that the Amer ican tros wt're encased in batlh' at IVi Isjina:. cstaltiishcd Hsiti-ct- f(i tlie first time that, oot 'witsiandiug the diMtculiies wliich t'eneral 'liahee had t'licoimt'. mi --in debarking the :troops and supplies, nt least a part, and a considerable part of our force wa in the vanguard of the forward uove inent. tjcnt-tal t'hatTee's dispnich to the War 1 e.u ,tii.-'..l ..!.! the most s;itisfatiirj evidence tliat the cominahders had thorotsgldy a.treel in jolvaiKcup.ui a plan r action, and that tlicrie is'eviny in.li. al ii.u that this plan has beu folIoWie.I. as (,'eiieral fhaffee on i'rlday sent a cable saying tliat .'tin attack tijMui the t'liiiie at Pel Tsang Would. I'h made Sunday, the day when Admihil Kemey and' the press ciH-rcstMMideiits say the .fighting IWIITlil. ' (tc-tieral fhaffee's aiiiioiuiceiuent Mutt the 'present objintive f the Inlcrpi.- tiotutl col. nun is-Yattg Tsttn. is iuterJ prMetl by the official nt the War , part men t to , 'menu ihat this, point, where; the river, railroad ami wagon road ihet't. Is to 1n made tlw advanced Kiso for th oterations ou l'ekiu. Tlie Ninth and Fcirteenth infantry, lieily's liattery and te marines were Intlie batU td; 1M Ttang. It wjim this force which, with the Japanese, lnire the brnut. of tlie attack oh the left Hank, which was to turn the enemy's isj liou. , j No light has yet' tieeti thrown ujhui the Knliject ot whetln-r the c iutmanderH of the Intvrnatioiial forns have agrni tijM'ti a imiH.iinlcr. Ceneral ChafTn-' UsiMitcIt Would seem to ind!-ale t li it notK" had lieen aurced Uhi. Thisi inovetncut was planned evidently by 'the commanders in a onfereice. and the part which each command was t play was agrevd iiimhi Jn advance. U -is Hrba pni noteworthy ami ttignifteain) that in this plan of attack nin liif enemy at IVi Tsjitig. the Atnericaiiji l'.ritlsh and Jap.inese were joined in a - movement to turn th, enemy's flank; while he Kussiays and French opciv atd together m the opissit ?Jde of t ho river against the enemy's lef. This may Indicate the line of cleavage aiiHng the allies, w hve general tlhs-n -Kious were reiHrteI at Tien Tkiii. It is - also ex eeditidy tdgniticaut that eneral Fhatiee does not mention tlie German tones u all. The War ! partnient ottieials tlo not Is'lieve that this could have leen due to an over sight n his part, if It was arranged that they wen to participate in the movement. It. therefore, teenis likely that the tJermaos were wot eiigagel at IVi Tsaug. It Is thmiglit itK8ibly that they vould 1 acting independently.!. The War Department recti veil the following . caNcgrain from v tietteral Chaffee: ., ,.- - . j Clt Foo. Aug. 7. Adjutant llciwral Wasliiugtim. Tkn -Tsio. August Stl. CHifcrence totlay decided to give bat tle on Sunday. Chinese are eutreuch m1 vast awl west through IVI Tsang. lJost of the Chinese are protectctl by flooded grottutl, practically unassail able. Japanese, Knglisli anil American forces, alout lMn strong, will attack the Chinese right, west of tle river la Hank. Other forces, llussian, French, uboHt 4M) on the opposite . side, 11 te tween the river atwl tlie railrad. The 'hinese ssition is apiwrenlty strong. ir(0sitSveI.r unexceptionable. Manlfest tHW between IV Ilang hy, jt wa my duty to jupjK,rt that Army reportetl nnd ang.Tsun. or ertfssinjs of road to Pel Ho. Yang Tiuug is the objective. tur' force, 2kio amPbattery CtttDie " mango arrived with the Sixth cavalry which has ls-cu left at Tien Tsin for .'''-'.. ' ' ttse guard of the city and arc awaiting mounts. ailnlstcrs were safe on tnj July. Chaffee. T ' SUNDAY'S BATTLE. Ixunlon, Am?. 7. A special dispatch from Shanghai, dated today, ays: It I ivpM'tcd titat heavy lijjhthifr tok plan; hist Sunday, east of I'ei Tsuus. the allies -lostus -10O, of wbw hiity-live were ltntish. V ' 1 k'i; rThe Jaijan-ie artillery did splendid wn io Iu the; face of a jrallin 'ld ! Tos?-lire. under which tuev. lost lMMvily. . - - . ... . : The t'hlnese were forced to rt'treat, biit avft their srun.s. Their rear jruard wai attacked , and practically d)chnated." i IX S4ItK ShanKlial, Aujs STIiAITS. ; ' 7. Th" 4 a pa im-x? eon.nl here receivetl, by wire today, a message to the effect tint t the ftrei?:a Mitdstert at I k In were wife ou Aug- 1st, but that, they expected a re newal of .the attack by the Chinefse at any moment. It was aiklel that only twenty-Ure cartrklses ach. uimI six days provisions were left. It was also said tliat tin Japanese Secretary had dk'd'uf l.ls woatiils. McAUTIILTi HAY L.1JAD. IXew Y'orfc. A tiff. 7. A dispatch to the Tribune from Iihdon, says. The, c(irrespoulent of the Bx press at Tien Tin lw-lievcs that the adv inee of the allied troops on the capital will 1h strongly ! rcisHt!. tii tim -onsnmed bi iHt-nationnl confereocps bavins enabled the fThlnei to concentrate an etMirnioiis opHs!tioii. I lie Mi.inj;iiai eorreiKadcnt of the Darily .Mail r- HON. AC V I democratic Nominee for r.7' ?7y - ;; l7-- ' A Vice-President, and His Adiai i:., Jr. ' ports that there ban been great fric tion among the allies as to the iip Miut merit of a Comiuander-in-Chh'f. ;en-ral MaeArthur has. it is staleil. U-en put. forward for the place by the Americans, while an unollicial Iiris telegram says that Ceneral Voy ron. the commander of the French exiMilItioiiary coriK, has actually lseu !pointel. TOVVNE HAS WITHDRAWN. NOTIFIES TI IK I'OPII.IST COM- 'jilTTHK OF HIS Atrritx. Will Not Be Candidate for Vice Pres ident, but 'Will Support Hon. Adiai K. Stevenson. DCLFTII. Minn., Aug.' 7.-Foriiier Congressman Chas. A. Towue. who was nominated for. Vice Proideut br the Populist convention held in f?ku-c Falls in. May, lias sent a letter to Hie committee on notlfleation. declining tlie; iiomittation. Mr. Towue s;tys: ."After matnre consiileratimi of all the factors iuvolved that cnticeni the welfare of the canst of political re form In this country, and my;., own "duty thereto. I am constrained to in form you. Id alt respect, that I. must HtHiine , tlie nomination fetnteretl me by i hit t convention. " "To my mind this action of the Sioux Falls convention In nominating for Iresldetit a representative of the Democratic, party, ami for Vice Pres ident -i a representative of the Silver Itepublk-an party,; Is" one of the most encouraging and Iospirlug sjiectacles iu recent iolitics. " Its unselnsbntss and magnanimity, its testimony to the precedence of the cause of the people over any tnerelv pa rtlsan advantage, ralsotl the procetltire of tltat conven tion Into the serene tipper air. of true civic heroism. t r -v,v v , i "WIttsi ' Mr. : StevvoRon " was nomi nated, what was It tny duty to do? My nam' bad Ieentef ore the conveu t km along with his, and I liad been beaten! The nomination had been made decisively and with absolute fairness. 1 Tlw" caiulidate chosn wii nomination, in what light should 1 apsar before ttte American people If, while' advocating the election of one ticket. 1 smotHft te goiig Ihrongh the form of running on another? Nobody WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, , ( in the United States would think I had Tne'.MMiritiest cnauce of ts'in elected, and nobody wouU believe that I considered myself as a candU date, unless at the same time lie be Uovel me to be absolutely lscklnsr In mramon sense. ; Whom could stieu plianrom randidaey deceive?-y . fonsisteney and t-andor in polities, therefore, ray- own elf . ; resisH't. a projer deference to- the People's party, stud sincere regard ftr the welfare of the cause of political reform In the United States, all counsel that" I now respectfully place In your ha mis the honorable trust which your great par ty committed to me: in contemplation of a different complexion of affairs than that which has resulted." AH IMMENSE LOG OBIVf. Arrangement Iteing Made to Kxieli ditiously tVmvcy the Logs Past : .Sidein Steamer Service. (From Ifctily Statontan. Aug. H.t. The advance guanl of the bis log drive of Hjaulding l?ros. luts com menced to pass IntleiH-ndeuce and wlil reach Salent lu;a wekior ten days. The. drive ecinprisea i!.'aVHK feet, and is eoniiK-st! of white fir and IkiIiii logs, and destined for ; lie regon City paier mills. In moving this largi lot of logs forty men and eight horses are rv-nuin-l. ThrtH- ws are required .for the aceoiuuiolatiou f the men and hordes. Iides muncrous small lsats. The drive is nicessrily slow, as the logs get into sloughs and on the gravel bars, anil much tim is "consumed in getting' tiiein 'iKick into tlie channel. At tltis city provision Is ls-ing made t prevent the Joljring on the gravel bar and iu the river slough at this E. STEVENSON (J rand sou and Natiiesakt .- - j' Ioiut. A log iHMtm has been establish ! in the river parallel to the huge gravel bar oMsite this city.f Iast year, in tlk? alseiic? tf such a loom. inuuiiH cable logs hslged on the river bars and iu shallow water, requiring several days to again float Jhe drive, which was nearly as large as the one now teing cHi(lii( tetl tlown the river. HesiU the unnsually low stage tf the upper illaiiicttt; river, the Caiital City c ntitMies to enjoy a splendid Kfr-au-lxKit service with Portlauil. This tat is due to the nterprise of tho i)r egua City TransNM-iatirtu ;i'ipaiiy. which ha sticei'itleil thus far iu regu larly following their river schedule, its tw simmers--the Altotia and Pomona - t(eing abk- to run almot on sclieilul thn.e. Tti cuipaiiy Is doing an cimh--rnoitS' freiglit business atnl with Its combiunl freight nnd.'piss(iger avrvk-e is givyig splcndMl satisfaction. l-or a lime it Was feared this com puny wotdd ; lie obligil to ret. re its steamers from the river for the re maindcr.of the wtimnier season, but I.. S. Carter, of - Portland, who is tempo rally '-stationed her as agent for the coiiifKiny iu .the absence of Agent M. P. Paid in. who Is enjoying a visit lit the Fast, yesterday slated that he was satisfied his lioats would lo able to tmt.lniH' to rnti lietween this c:ty and Portland thronglsHit tlwt season, and then-by maiiitaiii the company's regu lar daily service with the uietrois.lls. The btKits leave this city alternately, every day, at 7 o'clock In -the morning. RELRASKI FROM Pit I SOX. Fort leaven worth. Kas.. Aug. 7. William Pindar, of Trwp A, Seventh United ? States f)avalry. whise sejr tuco creatett such a furore in ArTuv circles almut a year ago. was released from thej military - prison here today and hnmediately started for his home in Itowlirig tfreeii. thio. Pindar, with other, was arrestetl at a bulinght In Cnba and put; In the guard house. He and, another sought to escape from the guardhouse amr were caught pulling itr a Hank that they might, get out. They were- tried by a military "court and. aqntcijccd to a jvar eacli in prison. i i, ' , : . -...BOUND FOIt CIIIXAv Ifansas City, Mo., Aug. 7-Two bos pital cobis. kstimd - for service 3u China, passed through . Kansas City t his morning on their way to Sa n Francisco. :-;-.- 'J " . .-""'--..-z. Pacific" Homestead, ''Salem. Or. Best farm paper. Issued weekly. $t a year, j FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, TEL TILE JOKE OF A imwu PEOPLE WHO PER FORM IMPOSSI BILITIES. ; Sir Christopher Wren, architect of that great English cathedral, St. Paul's, in Ixjudou, once piayetl a little joke on sVune IuiiHrtant clients. He had designed a public building Tor (he law 'courts, and Inunetliately over one of the entrances, the design showed an ovcieanging lulcony.? Tle learned iihmi who passed uiKn thet plans tld the architect that it was impossible, that so grestt a weiglt as tlie proiosed bitkHiny coukl ls sustained without supiKirting pillars. Tlie Architect ar- gt'Vd and pleadetl. He knew' what was oossible in his urofessiotiJ He knew the laws of gravity. He would stake his reputation on the stability of this lmlctiuy unsitpporteil. Jtut, wise men of the committee knew-.ln-tler. That balconv could not stand without nil- tarn. So the pillars were put in place ,'ihIit tlm projecting stone, and the wise men were satisfied. That's where Hie Joke came iu. IOiig y.ttrs passed awaj. Sir (,'hris tpher was chad and the wiw men who thought t lve.v knew, more than he of .architecture were dead also. Ore day it entered into the heatls if he powers that be to renovate the building. So men on ropes, and lad sTVis. and platforms.- wer soon swa rul ing and swinging about tlie front of ke g? iniy ediiitx'. ,s . " And then came t discovery. g . They found that the pillars supposed to supjiort the bah-ony 'did not reach it by two or three inches. So all these years the balcony had leen 'snlf stip IHrted just as the. architect plannetl, and the' pillars were of. no more serv ice than a fifth wheel to a coach. THINOS KKEMINO P.OSSI BI.K. l! perfornutl by men lik'"" Christopher Wren, who ate masters of their-own profession. When it was proposed to send the first steamsliijr across the Atlantic, it was detnonstratctl tt ls jni- -Iw4it)l. To men of genius nudability things tre possiiMe wtucii to ltrsser men . ot lesser liiiuds ate itnjMysible. This is one of the facts iirouglit into promhienee by the practice of 7r. it. V. I'x-rce. t-hief coustdting physician lojhe lnralids Hotel and Surgical In stitute of Ituffalo, Y. It is an every lay matter for him to receive letters from persons given; tip. by local physicians as Incurable. Anil it is an every day matter -to have these same people .whose cure was inios sible" writing to say that they are jer fectly and permanently cured' by -the kind advice tif Dr. Pierce and the us" if Ms "; ihleii Medical Discovery. They. can hrrdly iM-lieve It themselves. The olstinaie cough is entirely gone. TPetui ;iriM" tistre heinorrtiagcs. The weak lungs are made strinig. The loly Is again healthy and acUVe. "and has put on many isutnds of) solid, whole-' some tlesh. ' y I wottid like to express my grati ttre to yon for the iMiK-lit 1 have re ceiveil front jour wonderful medi cines." writes 'Mrs. If arret te Martin. f petllo. K4sny .'.. Ark, "For '-several years I suffered with n complication of diseases incltidMig heart troubk. ' dys-M-p!a. catarrh of the stomach .and f inale weakness. During that time I think I suffered ctMitd suffer. I ' jKtin somewhere all that human tlesh was never without or other. Was just part of the time In 1 1 ragging around led. and was at all. In the unable to .do anything smuttier i of IXiS I was obligetl-to go to bed. llatl smothering Kiwi Is and a great misery in the Kwer lsiwels and a very severe -oiigh. For twelve weeks I waSyfiVatet! by three of the lest doctors thi; country1 af fords. I could not sib tip; -only as :I was propped up in Istl. or I would cough . and -smother until -1 could not lie down. I would take one-half -pint of cough medicine a day. Finally the diettrs T said I had . consumption!'- in the last 5ta"ge and that J was imund to die.' No one that saw- ihe'safcl I would eT get well, so I .gar 'up in d-sair. My Ii.iM.Hind' persuaded me to try I r. Pierce's nitliciue. s the last of Sep temlKT h iKittght. me a btrttle of, pr. riei-e's flolden Medical Discovcrv. I could tell my t-ough was better after the first. kse. I -ontinettTiTs nietHcine. until Miold I had taken six Itottles eacht of n Medical Discovery and JFa- vorit4 Prescript kiu Now I do my own work for my family of, four. " IJemarkabh ss this cure may seem. U Is only fair examrde of clasn. of cjijes leing perfornK-d every day ry the use of Dr. !iereeV.ioldiii Medical li-scoverj-, Aftpr the local doctor bis said "there is no hope'Vand the sltffer er is left to lie madej t'as eomfoHable a!s isssibk"', for the i lrief remaining term of life, a friendV advice or some craped' pamphlet suggosts as a forlorn hope to try "Golden Medical Discov- 1900. iery." and the result is perfect beating, ir "Twonty-nye years ago. wheu I was thirteen years did, I had wliat -the " dtK-tor called consumption." - writes Mrs. Ella Taylor Dodge, Matron, Hono for Missionaries Chfldren, "Box ltCi, -Morgan Park. I1L "He told my mother that nothing ciuld Ite done for me ex fcpting to make me as cvmfortabIe as jtossibl. Tlie iwstor . or tlie 31. . Church In the place where I lived heartl of niy. condition, and, although he was not nciualit:l with our family, he calhd, and during the call asked my mother if she would allow me to take a medicine if he would send it to tiM. She thought It would do no harm If it did no good, no he sent a lwttle of 1V. PiereeVtrolden iledJcal Discovery. P-cfore the lsttle was gone my friends saw a little Improvement in my hearth. whepeniHm another bottle was bought. I can't say now just how much I took, but 'I Improveil steadily, and totlay I am a well, strong woman, as you lUa5' I ma trine I imist.be xto have the caro of this Home." . - . The way of natituk is the , wav of health. The reason for the sin-cess of Dr. Pierce's treatment lhs primarily iu the fact tliat it works iu perfect cO-ofera- tion with nature. A gic?tt deal Is naid and written alsut blood-ma kiiig tmdi- iclnes. ; Put no 'mnllclne can make a ; droit of blotsl. Blotnl Is made from ; fissl. which is properly tligested and iwrfet-tlv Jissiinilated. 1'he blood is the life," it is the vital force. " P.ut I'lotsl dcjieniLs m fwHl. Starve the btM'y ami the life goes out of it. It i.s this great .act. that thosor.rce of the life supply is -in the stomach. .which tindorlics .Dr. Pierce's treat men? Anng tlie Itrst sv'iiitttams or tttsrase is loss of-appetite, and tbis is general ly sissoeiatctl with "weak stomai h. a d-iseasnl condHion of the. stomach wliicJi perinits only Imperfect digest ion and' waitial asshuilation of f immI. I!;it when this condition of "weak" stom itch ..exists, there mtist 1m a collateral weakness vif other organs, which ail deiend m tl:f stomach' for tbeir IIomi st'pj'ly. their vital power. The "weak" 4-lomach doics weak work, and hence the entire 7lood -supply is. diminished and the organs arc imperfe-l ly noitr Ishod. The consequence of "weak" stomach js sure to be "weak" In tigs. wati lieait. or weakness ol -sonic tl her organ. If is evld"iit, then, that nothing can In done to give strength to "weak lungs uiriil something gives strength to the weak" stomach. For tls strength of the lungs must come from the stomach and organs of tligcstion ami nutrition. Hence Dr. fierce s ax iom: "Diseases that origlnale in a dis- ased condt'ti'Oit t:f the stomach are cured through the stomach." "Ooldeit Medical Discovery" cures diseases of the stomach and digestive system. If increases te activity of the bhxt- inaklng glatnls and so causes a rich and pure supply of-. blood to be poured' into tie weak organs. It eliminates the clogging accumulations which make the blood a breeding ground for tltsease. It liuilds up the ImmIv with goed, found, hcaltiiy tlesli. It's no use to come down to tlie level of the weak stoiiKicli -with weak ftMids as Is done 1n the ti--o tf cod liver oil. emulsions and invalid finnls. The necessity is to make the stomach sirong, so that It can digest strong fsi and assimilate it. .Itt that is done' by Dr. I'ierce's ;il"en MetlieaS Discovery. Sick iiersons ?tre invited lo consult Dr. Pierce, by letter. alsMutely fre. All letters are held as strictly private and sacredly confident 7a I. Write, witlsutt fear or fee, to Dr. 11. V. fiorce, Itntlslo. X. Y. ' Stftnciimes dealers are tempted bv th extra profit to offer a suNstiiute for the "Discovery." If yon ask for tlie 'tolkn Medical Discovery" insist on having -I. There is nothing else "just as good." A FPEE OFFER, Dr. Pierce will send a copy of his Imok, the Commtdi Sense Medical Ad viser, free, on receipt of MampM. to pay exjuse of mailing only. This great Work, containing ' puss larg pages. Is full of yalna tle information for every man and woman. It deals with the nrigin of life, ami answers the questions that rise to the lips of every young nia n and woman. Scud 31 one-cent stamps (excnse of mailing n!y. for the tiollvlmind btsk. or 21 sfanqs for patsr . coverwl,-. to Ir. It. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. . ANCIENT UXDOX PEARINti. IS D1SAP- Impmvenvnts In the city liOtnlon have leen. going plan of forward MaHiJy during 1 he past half century until imw IImto are many sections of tne grestt metrrw.Iis that would int U rectguizcti by the lovers of tbe old streets traversed by Mr. Pickwick and Sam Vyelk-r, and later by the very rese-table memlers of tlie Newcome family, Barnes and C'Hve, and the no ble old colonel. 'Tte cHy has not leen torn to jnetvs and nuote ver, as was Paris by Baron Ifaussiuanu in the days of t he tiifrtl JV.a fioksut, lsit Im portant' letterment have gradually leci ma.de, invoiving' tle destmctkn of much that-was ancient Iximktn. T ' Fine job printing, Statesman Ofllce THE SPINSTERS OF FORTY. Nowatlays They Often Eclipse Their Youuger Rivals Jn Society. A spinster Iwide of 4 is certainly u trine too mature, says u writer in rn of t'ho loudon ieiisiicstls. of that there can 1h no tlonbt. , But sue Is ls coming more and more frequent, IKH-lally In high society, Ami-for some ictt soti which f have i vainly tried U analyze, the, look of youthful fresii- ness can le retainetl In a ierfectly marvelous fashion by the women of totlay. Compkxious re soft and fin at 40, and are sometimes even more s than wl en the owner was 'J . In fact, I know two or t lint woum'u of 4'ji whose conjpIexkns aro far lielter now' than they were in gtrlhotMl. And what : gives a more youthful look than soft and lovely coloring and a tine texture, of the skin? r - But your surprise at the brid's youthful ksiks was natural enough. A girl of 22 always thinks anything .over ."(.quite antique. T well rememlicr. wlirn a girl, thinking that all the n ieanc4's tuhlenly disaM-ared from tlw Kurroumliugs of Florence Nightingale when we-realixetl that she was :y yean old In tin' Crimean war time. We reganlel that as very elderly. Hut now, .12 apiedrs to be the fasliiouaMe age. Brtnol-aml-bufU'r 17 is quite Jg. isiretl. The novelists of the niiil-ccni-ury all 'made their 4ieniinis aliout 17, and dressetl tlsmi in white muslin. p,,n our own net iou writers place thein hi the 2ts, and gown them In twtiil or navy strgv. , OUGHT TO BE GIVEN THE LAHill - Some sople are so disagrecat.lt' they feel ashametl when they lauh. New Y'ork Press. For there is no heroic oeni in the world but is at ttottom a biography, the life of a man: aIo, it may Icsai.l. there Is" no life f a man. faithfully lecordinl. but Is a heroic jmk-iu of its stirt, rhymed or uiirhytned.- Carh le, "Sir Waller Scott." rf- X uT. . Ih! Kind Yoa Haw klmiz Bour. NEW TO-DAY. CAM, FOR BIDS. Pidswill be 'received at the ottice of, the City Recorder of Salem, Oregon. ' to. and including, the tweniy-lirst lay of August, 1 !i, for supplying the lire department of said city with the fol lowing feed supplies: Fifteen 1" tons 'of first-class cheer, hay, in quantities of one to fifteen tons; three hundriMl and fifty. i.To bushels of first-class oats, tnew cropi, in quantities of fifty bushels, and up ward. I "delivery to 1h made on. demand. The i-lT; is reserved to reject any and all bids offered in this liehalf." I lone by ork-r of tin Common Coun cil, this eighth la v of August, p. mo. n. .i. ft i.n. ( 'ity Revorder. N,;H-2tw. A I M I X I ST I C A Tt Ht'S SALM. Xofice is hereby given that the" tin-,, dersigned. ' as the .administrator de I.on's nun of the estate of Ilk-Hard Fov. decea-etl. was duly a ut lsriyi'etl by tin county court of l.iiin county. Oregon. by an order duly mad" and entered, of record thetein on I'eb. l'.nm. to make sale of the following described real property, to-wit: The soutliea-st ijeaifcr of the southwest quarter f section -' aiid th: north l-.alf t)f the northwest quarter of Scli. n "'o. all in Tp. ! S. of R. 1. East.-Will, "der.'jti Mill ion coiinty. Oregon, and containing VA acres. That I will in pursuance of the satl order s iU;nlc ..us aforesjtid. on Sat urday. ,ti.;jr.th day , of September. t'Hfft, at tin hour of to o'clock a. m. of said day at the front door of the county court house of Marion county, Oregon. In. Salem. Oregon, offer for sale at public auction for. cash in hand to the highest bidder the said land and all f the -light title and interest ' of said ticceased in and to said pro'icrty above descrilied. Dated this August 7. P."N. F. M. REDITEMV Administrator tie Ixmis lion. G. W. Wright. AttornoT fur Atlm'r. X:10u"t. THE PACIFIC IfDMESTFiAD. "Sa lem. Oregon. Is GIVING A NEW MCNSON TyPEWIllTER. theFii cycloj media Brittauica. valuable 1kmUs. a Guitar, 'Mandolin, 'etc., to those who. will send in a certain number of sub scriptions. Von Kltuplv wnd fhe re-qulretl.nnmlM-r and GET THE PRES ENT. This is not ojM-n to regular solicitors to whom a commission ii paid. ' Write for particulars and a copy of the paisr. We will-pay a cash .commission to those who will devote their time to soliciting for 'the pajs'r. Address PACIFIC HOMESTEAD. " Salem, Oregon. Hewitt Pays the freiglit On all orders of '$jq and upwards, within a radius of PK mill's Of Poi't land. Railroad and Logging Camps a Specialty. ; A. HEWITT, No. 183 Third Street, Portfind, Or, WILKES' STALLION. "JERCMt" ; ; " NO. 2903t Will stand fr Mares the coming soft- son at Corner of Ferry and tilerty t stwets. For l'edigree ami particulars, , call on ' - - Dr. A. Long Venterinary Surgen. " Salein, Or. Money to Loan On improved farm and elty property t. lowt eurrettt rates. T. K; FORD, - . 0r lAdd & Buah'a bank. ' WARRANTS WANTED- nighei OA0TO premium paid for Marion .ana county warrants.-at the flk-e of B-; P.reyjnan. with Boise Barker. 2?. Commercial street Salem. 7;l-dw' -V. " 1 ' f v..