BABY THE FIRST.
Tho poot may slug
Like u bird on tho wing,
And tho jirosfr accustom his quill
To n talented strain,
But I i:ictm to maintain
Tlint tlicic'fi mid thing which passes their RttL,
It Imm novcr been uung
Hy tonvstrlul tongue;,
It hni neur by pen been rehoarawd
IIih Ineffably prized
And how much IdolUed
In the hoim Btoad Is baby the first I
Not tor Ossas of cold
Upon I'ellons rolled,
Nut for pearls to tho firmament piled.
Nut 'tor rubles galore,
Or tho great Kohlnoor
Would thu mother relinquish that ohild,
Sho would bravo the high flra
Of a Dldoesquo pyro,
Bho would patiently hunger ond thirst
If her Hicrlflco bravo
Could by any means save
From 0110 pang her sweet baby tho first 1
Oh, that dear llttlo thing
Is tho queen or tho king
Or tho household In which It had birth.
For tho mother's strong love
biiii ply runlm It abovo
Every crcituro or object on earth.
Yes, she fondly contrives
To belleo that its "hives'
Is of earthly diseases tho worst,
And Its tiniest ut ho
Will Induce her to wolto
All the night beside baby tho first I
JiJjieis second and third
H..ia no reason to "gird"
At the motheily treatment they get.
Dabics four, flvo and six,
They lire much Indulged chicks.
Each In turn is called "Ma's lckle pet,"
But tho babes who succeed
Number one would indeed
Pick a ciow with mamma, If they durst,
Could they guess how much less is
Tho lovo she possesses
For thorn than for baby the first I
-Judy.
A MOUNTAIN GIBL.
"Whoa!"
Tho command was unnecessary, for
both horso and drivor wore willing to
Btop and rest under tho shado of tho
oaks and poplars that hot July noon.
From early morn, when tho dow was on
the frras?, until now, when tho sun was
overhead, Mr. Grorgo Olado had drivon
his iaithful horbo over tho wild, rough
mountain raids of tho BIuo Ridge, and
tho placo was too inviting for him to
pasa by.
Mr. Slado was a schoolteacher, and
Jiis academy, as it was called, stood un
Jor tho shadow of Mount Lopateica,
one of tho tallest pe.iks of tho Bluo
llidgo. Ho wa, nt tho timo of which
wo speak, returning to his homo from
tho uoaiest laih'o.vl town, SO milta
nway. Somo years ago, warned by ap
proaohiug disease, he had loft his native
homo in Massachusetts for a warmer
olimo. Attracted by tho wild mountain
scenery and the balmy nir, which seem
d to banish his pulmonary troubles, ho
3ial mado his homo among tueao hardy
Jind hospitablo mountaineers. Ho hud
.again unteicd upon his old occupation,
which lie had lollowed in his early man
Jiood in hi-; Ni w England homo, and wiu
now nt tho head of t; flourishing boliool
in this hcchiuod country. His habits
wcrot;iuipiO,.wjd his slonder incomowus
Biifilcient to satisfy his wants. Ho was
niono in Iho world, nndho had long ago
decided to make his. permanent homo
hero among the mountains. It was not
long boforo ho becamo attaohed to these
hardy mountaineers, and ho roadily ac
roommodated himself to tho priniitivo
.stylo of living. Although a man of
inorthcrn birth and ouo who had worn
tho blue, ho gavo full credit to thoso
who had worn tho gray for honosty of
purpose. In return ho stood high in tho
eBtoouj of all who know him. His work
in tho schoolroom was making its im
press on tho community, and tho chil
dren woro dovotodly attaohed to tho pa
tient, whi to haired old mau. It was but
seldom that ho went out in tho busy
-world which lay beyond tho mountains
eiicircliug tho lovoly valley whoro he
had mado his home. On this occasion
hu was roturning to his homo by a route
which was now to him, and tho ploturt
osquo beauty of this Switzerland of the
south had never boforo mado such (loop
impression upon him.
A Jovollor tpot to spend the noonday
hour could not Imvo boon found. Hard
by wan a bold spring, gushing out front
tho foot of tho mountain nt tho hoad of
a valloy which sloped gontly northward
toward UioTeiiiieHsoa. Tho little stream
formed hy tho spring went dashing down
tho hillhldo, winding its way among thd
lwwhlora, now ilovrlng aiiioothlr ulontf
over its pebbly bed, then turning with
swift ourroiit around eonio ateup dooliv
ity, soon to ronppeur it foil foaming
ami sparkling in tho huiihIiIho ovor u
rooky lodgo and again stretching out1
Jlko n baud of silvered ribbon until It'
wns lost in tho distance, mound, on al
most every nldo, tho overlaying mouit-'
taliu, roaoliiiig up to tho ulomllwu sky,
riuthod ut this wmun of tho your in
grwuiiMt viTdiirw, Willi tlioir wooded
uwln and (hu ilvop blue other haek
W minds upnoarlru; mo lliu koimI roll
ing wnviM uf the mhi. NukIJoiI mnoug
Htu Jiiltiutf cliffs- ut tho Mountain burn
ntuod n humblo o oiibln, ami Hiiro
llioroud In (ho llttlo Held on lliohllliddo
In (he Krowlng corn oould bo aooitaiiov
ImrntdKiwl o plow anil toiling up tint
liKliiio, iui'1 helilml IliiiiiloWj liofilliiu
en with all JmMiMiuili to ilia liaiidk
wtu a half mown girl. TIiq Htuutloiiof
Mr Hladi, who had iiiliarniod Jiy
li'i mi (.ml w irtrtwring lolwillliaanl'
ItxthMfid of Ilia lllilo hrol below
"' '""K. wm iillruutmt, JJu nw lier,
s ilio ,. itntulugj h ond of dig row,
! , noil t4itMtiMH Iwr tye with nun Jmml
l" Ul HI Dm .tl,
a if miWImI Hih( lli iiwmllilu M
'',liMiUlul(yiv0A4i)fhuiiilulipil
" ' from liU liuppliigi 'i'liM t hm
"i hu Wwrdof wiiii,nnid, hill In nit I null
wmlv hl way im jmiiy itowii (li low
i ilia hrwk lo nwmh Jil ihlri, 'i'ho
tfirl fHiiMnnl hh rm)ied Hioxidhimm
n hi ihM i.n.i kiunk liU Jiwl lo li
tmnun vir n4 im f.rwvwl
iHiM Mint h.r UivfH)Hiillinlk.ir,
- wui, ii,vm, ihrvwliig !(' Mr
t .-mM UwtMvi ill i tmvi m im
"".Ur,V U I dvwn himI Wjwlifcd
Jr hmf, ftkul ill n r Lmf up His r
W ih Uy ow-H iK))itii Uum Ui tm,
Hor toilet vtaa finish-
What a picture I
Standing in tho running brook, under
the blossoming. brnhchfesof a bonding
mountain ivy, with its white and crim
son flowcw touching her hair; now re
leased from its homespun covering
wherotho sunlight and shadow mot and
minalod, her ohoeks aglow from tho
mornlng'H toll, and hor eyes, bluo as tho
ether abovo, turned toward tho hum
bio homo on the hillside, sho was in
deed a ohild of a-Uuro a truo type of
uju ujuumam gin,
"Good morning, miss," said Mr.
Blndo, who had approaohed unperceived
by tho girl, who had been busy with
hor ablutions.
Tho girl, startled by tho sound of a
human voioo, sprang from tho brook and
prepared for flight in tho direotion of
tho cabin, but seeing tho kindly facd of
tho old gontlemau sho stopped and ac
knowledged his salutation with a nod.
"Doyoulivo boro?" asked Mr. Slado.
"Yes," sho replied, pointing toward
tho cabin.
"Now," said Mr. Slado as his horso
camo up from tho brook aftor satisfying
his thirst, "can I not got a cool drink
from tho spring?"
"Oh, yes I I'vo got a gourd there,"
replied tho girl as sho led tho way to
mo spring.
Taking a largo gourd whioh hung 'on
a broken bough of a poplar troo over
shadowing tho spring, sho dippod it
brimming full of tho ice cold water' to
the thirsty traveler.
"Ab, that's a drink fit for a king, "
aid tho gentleman after he had alinbit
drained the content? of tho gourd.
"That's what pap says," said tho
maid. "Thero hain't ho colder water iiu
tho Bluo Ridge," sho continued, filling
tho gourd again pud putting it to hoi
lips.
"Who is pap?" asked Mr. Slado.
"Pap I Why lio is my father."
"I know that, but I intondod to ask
his namo. "
"John Hale. Howsomover, peoplo as
knows him callahim Cap'n Hale, 'cause,
you see, ho wai in tho big war."
"What's your namo, my ohild?"
"Ida."
"Whoro's your mother, Ida?"
"Mothor's gone to heaven more 'an
two year ago; leastways sho said sho
was goin thero, and I beliovo it. See"
sho said softly, pointing to a mound on
tho hillsido near tho cottage.
"And havo you uq brothers?"
"Nary one, only two littlo sisters,
Luoy and Sallio."
"Whero is your father? Why is ho
not plowing instead of you?"
"Sea hero, mister, pap ain't ablo to
plow nor do nothin olso. Ho oan't walk
nor sot up. Ho's got what they calls
par'lysis. I told you as how pap was in
tho war. Woll, over yonder nt Chicka
mauga, whero thero was a big fight, tho
Yankees shot pap two times, and they
almost killed him. I hato Yankees, donft
yon?"
Mr. Slado was silent. Sho continued
her stery: "Afttr awhilo pap menddd
and gut ho ho oonld walk around sonlo
with a orutch and work a littlo bit. Ma
has told mo as how afore tho war sho
and pap had a-pleiity to livo on, biit
when ho como homo from Ghiokamauga
it was all gono. Pap is a mighty good
mau, and ho dono the best ho could, and
nftcr nwhijo when wo children was big
onough wo helped him, and ma, sho al
ways helped him, Ouo day just boforo
inn was tuok down sick pap was eomin
down tho mountain, and ho foil and hurt
hisself in tho hips whoro tho Yankees
shot him. Poor pap, ho mauagod to
kinder crawl homo, and wo nil put him
to bed, and ho is in bed yet and oan't
turn hisself without help. Poor pap)''
and tho bluo oyos grow moist, and thero
was a choking in her throat.
After n short pauso sho continued hot'
stery: "Ma tended him tho best 'sho
could, and bho sold ouo of the steers--tho
mato to Old Spot, out there and
sho tuok the money, nnd sho wont and
hirod a doctor who lives way ovor yom
dor aoross the mountain on the other
sido of tho Hlawassoo rivor to como and
seo pap. Wo all prayed while ma was
gono that pap might I'.vo and git woll,
and tho good Lord, ho hoard us chil
dren, and pap did live, and ho was a
sight hotter when ma and tho doctor
como. Tho doctor, he looked at pap, and
ho 'xauiluod him close, and ho held
down his head and ntudlud and studied.
Finally ho looked up and said oa how
pap might livo a long time, hut hu
would never get up and bo around any
mora. Ho said ho would do all ho
could, but ho nor nary other dootor
wan ablo to euro pap poor pup I
Hut that dootor wouldn't tooh niu'n
money not a cent of it, llo'n an-
other ouo us is olii to heaven when
bo's dead and burled. Then ma, sho
tiled tokoop up, but ulio got wouker and
weaker, and ouo day when the unow
wat on tho ground, nigh on to two year
jgo, tho como down to the prng, hut
the win ho weak the couldn't git bank
up the hill. Wo children hoard Iter
null, ami wo como a-ruunln, nud wo
found hir a Mttln ovor thoru on llmt rook
u while1 as ho mow urouiid, Wo chil
drn got bur Imuk lo tho Iioiiwj, 'i'liu
namo doctor, ho coino, and hu giro in a
pliymo, hut hut ma nurur tjot up nuy
mom, and wliwn (ho mow wm nil H'ie,
mid Him i"lnr leimn wa all out, and
(hu iiiftinilMh Ivy w Mhloom, thu nald
thu wan H'lfoln lo liouvwi, and Mu'
ilium now "
Nho wim tdlunl Mir ulinplu (oiy Imd
Immui fold.
Thvm wit fmndliliiif In Mr. Hindu'
thrwMt whlHhi'iMfihlwl Mm twin niumk
lug, hut pHhtf Ilio filrl uhout lo Juftvti
Iiu lUtbHl, "VliiliiU u iuu lor yon
llr"
"Mo ud Old Hjwt," WMllieijulok
rcplr
"('an yuur fullixr do howIuhI"
"'ill, yvt, Ji iIim- Jivi lla'D
mirfliiy iilMiblv with M liaii'l'j If l
oan't Imiii iirtr wiiiiout Jinlj. W iilill
lim iiht-i dImw mid wm rn lur
mix, mid Iiu nmbc IihId mid llllln Im
.(.Hiidhfoom, midllmdotlor, liwlnbi
hor tangled hair,
od.
iT;,rw!iMfiWM4 AwTO
iud mix 'm m PB (I'M i'WJ
ft piece' Tf TM&Jrf. Then tho old cow
W nail her Beauty sho gives us milk,
and too and Old Spot makes tho bread.
Oh, we is all doin tol'blo woll. Then
pap helpi us with our books, and I can
road print nnd plain writin, nnd Lucy
and Sallin. they knows their lottors nnd
can spoil-littlo bitsof words. But when
I know enough and pap soya God will
provide a wty for me to know all I want
to know I'll learn om ell about tlio
mountains, and tho stars, and tho big
world that is over yonder aoross tho
mountains. But I must go nud turn pap
and help tho childreu with tho dinner."
And sho bounded up tho hill like a
deer.
"Tell your father I will como In a
fow moments to soo him," ho oallod
out to her.
Sho turned as she outorod tho cabin
door and nodded hor head.
Half an hour nftorward Mr. Slado
was seated in tho humble homo of tho
mountain girl. Her story was too truo.
There, stretchod on a lowly bod, lay tho
poor paralytic, dead from his nrms
down, with his snow whito hair
whltonod not so much by tho frosts of
timo as by tho agony of suffering
brushod smoothly back from his brow.
It was tho abodo of povorty. Thero wot
but ono room and but scanty furniture
of tho most primitive kind. Thero wor
two doors, both standing wldo open, and
the bed of tho invalid was whooled lin1
tho rniddloof tho room, in order that ho
might catch tho gontlo breeze which
camo so refreshingly down tho moun
tain sido. Over tho fireplace on a rough
iholf were a few woll worn books and s
broken jar, filled with the white and
crimson blossoms of tho mountain ivy
and white and bluo violets, gathered
that morning on tho banks of tho mean
dering oreek.
And that old man was bright nnd
cheerful I
All means thnt wero in his roach had
boon used to rostoro him to vitality, but
hope had find, and he know that ho
would never again rise up and walk.
Life, oven to him, had not lost all its
joy and boauty. Upon Ida ho rested for
almost all aid, for tho younger sisters
wero too small to render much assist-'
once. Into her mind nnd soul he in
stilled a lovo for tho bonutiful, discorn
iblo in so many varied forms in tho
wild mountain scouory nrouud their pic
tuiesquo though humblo homo. Liko
tho sunflower whioh grows bo luxuri-f
antly in this southern olimo, his bed
was always wheeled around so that ho
could see tho morning sunlight as it
streamed in through tho door facing tho
east, and again, when tho sun went
down behind tho mountain in tho wobt,
ho loved for the last rays to fall in all
their golden glory upon his head. Often
whon- tho moon was flooding moun
tain and. stream nnd valley with mel
low light ho would nsk- Ida .to wheel
his bed near the open loor, and theii,
with her baud in his, thoy would look
down tho beautiful valley aud seo tho
winding Btreauilot, with its banks lined
with flowering ivy aud laurel, looking
liko ghostly sentinels keeping silout
watch over their mountain homo. Aud
they thanked God for it all.
Captain Hall bad dono what ho could
with his imperfect education to giyo Ida
soma knowledge of books, as tho'well
thumbed volumes on tho shelf testified,
Whilo her language wrts rudo aud Im
perfect aud hor information very lim
itod, yet aspirations' hod boon kindled
in tho heart of this child of thoforObt
whioh sho horsclf scarcely know. Heir
lifo of toil, so hard for ouo of hor bet
nud tender years, was Bweotonod by
those longings which had bogun to
spring in her soul. Sho drbw inspiration
from ull tho objects around tier the
grand old mountains', the thickly wood
odforosts, tho cooiiig dovo nud tliofriskl
iug squirrel, tho bubbling spring and
tho running brook.
Mr. Slado had fastened his hors6 to
tho vehiclo and was ready to depart as
Ida cumo down to tho ford of tho brook;
aud whistling for tho ox wai pieparing
to return to her plowing on thu hillsido)
"Ida," ho c aid, "howwouldyou like
to go to Bohpol aud Jeani"
"Go to school I" bho interrupted. Her
bluo oyes kindled na sho continued,1
"Ask mo if I liko to drink out of thin
spring whtii I inn uthiftt, or to eat
brcud uud honey when I uin a-hungry.l
Go to school I But"
"But whut?"
"What's thu uso of tulkiu, mister?
Aio you n school keeper?"
"Yen, I urn teaching nohool uorosu the
mouiituius, down in tho HluwatiHuo val
loy, If you would liko to go"
" 'Tnln't no uoo to tulle about it"
and hur voico had a ring of vuduoM in
It "I can't Juuyo pap and Old Spot,"
Mr. Blade hade goodby to ilio iiiquii
tain girl, hut hi mind wan madu up,
J'rov)ili)in;o wu opening tho wuy.
Thu llmt opportunity after his return
homo hu paid a vlnlt to J)r. linker, thu
kind huurli4 phynluluu who iad Jxj -
moiKIWI 1110 Jiail DUUirKKI)e Ami'
dJxtrtiMt, Qf hi cunty mown nounti
foruraniliy or ishe im given nwra- '
lv tn Ih,. urllfn illv 111. ,i,r,f. II
nlonul aorvicdtf mid tho iimkIuiI iiicdlolfiw '
Vfuro nfiVMr ihrgd for, mid undvr the
rltfliMu iirntDiuu of aul)
llnu Dm ImakutM
"VS. .. ... " !
mill uiali juudu hy tlio fuablu tUtm ft
ID I1III IIMUIII III
tliu old wnuvllo man u iim um
jiiartur fuiiix) iliulr vuyunr Ilio iuouii-
l..l.i lv Hi.. Hill.. ,l.l.. I.w .1.,. u...l.,..
ll IV HIV IIMIH VKWfll I'f ,111 vi'Ml'M I
"Wvr Iwvv I ii a mortal Niiitf .
In'ur Ida aiiiitiriiiuc moro imtluiilly lliuu i
Mmiiuin HiiIh itu'm .Iuuvj in irin,. ! I
m Mini; I'f krnt.l tmr aorwi ut iuut In
Ui6 iioiitu, m I'r. linuvr tn euilnlu
liitf IiMIhIIom vl IU faiHlly g hU
HIhiIu,
HIm.I.. ' ,
"At t) hU," l 4Jw1( $m' m
'ftuh, ami M'lHIM w I'Muro. It liv
Urn I lie uliaiiuaof a uuoaHih), jfii
(Maori iIim svoiiM m u iiiiwn nmn viq
mm m my jmhid I im Hilly linker "
"I liitil w Nlrv lur iIiupIidiidV'
will Wr tuilv wllli iImiMi
ltM MKill HMtyWl Oim cf Vt
lluU r t imam mm u, yn our Mini lAkv
vnri ( iii imiw furm mi' thu IimIjiIh
Mwlly, wlilN M wa lo I lkM I'M'
Mr ll' Kliwl ftixl Mm Un, U4
'mm h
Hm
, dncutlou. Good Mrs. Baker volnnteer-
I cd to fit her tin with n wnnlmlin wblpli
would answer for present omorgciiciea.
Ten days after hh first visit Mr. Slado
was again drinking from tho gourd
which hung on tho broken twig by tho
sido of tho mountain bpring.
As Ida camo ncrosstho brook, follow
ing OldSpotfiom thocomllold, sho nut
him.
"Howdy, Mr. Slado?" sho jovfnllvox-
J claimed. "What you como for?"
"For you."
"For mu? Whut for, Mr. Slado?"
"To carry you back with mo to
sohool."
"But I co:i't go. I can't loavo pap
and Old Spot nud tho children."
Her lips quivered, and tho tears camo.
"Yoj, you cau,"snfd Mr. Slade, "for
a man hai como with mo for tho pur
poso of rentiug tho farm. Ho will stay
and take caro of Old Spot and your fa
ther and tho children."
Hor whole fnco shouo with joy.
"A kind friend," ho continued, "hm
provided a pair of shoes, a drosi or two
and some othor things for you in thnt
trunk in tho wagon."
"Thank Uodl"
"Will yon go?"
"Yes, if pap is willin."
"Ho is not only willing, but anxious.
I must toll you, howovor, before you
mnko up your mind that I am a
Yankee."
"Tho Loid has forgiven you for that "
"But I was a soldior at Chicknmau
go." "The Lord will forgivo you for that,
too, if ho will forgivo mo for hatin of
you Yankees what shot nnd crippled
pap. I'vo dono nskod him to forgivo us
all."
"Then you'll booh bo ready?"
"Yes. And Mr. Slado I can't toll it
but I want to say thanky. I am only
a poor mountain girl, but if tho good
IOru lots mo livo twill thank you, and
I'll woik my lingers to tho bono to pay
you back every cent you spend for mo."
In an hour sho had kissed her fathor,
her sibtors and tho tiuth inuGt bo told
Old Spot, goodby, and was gono.
Four years had passed by four years
of hard study aud consecrated dovotion
to duly ou tho part of Ida Halo. Nino
months of oach year had boon spent nt
tno Bonool prosiueu over by Professor
Slado and tho vacations back at tho
humblo cottage by tho spring, helping
with hor own hands to till tho littlo
farm and gather tho harvest. Pop and
Old Spot and tho girls woro always ob
jects of hor lovo and her caro. Tho wa
ter of tho Bpring was just a9 cold, tho
rausio of tho running brook just as
Bwoot, tho whito and crimson blossoms
of tho mountain ivy just as lovoly nnd
tho toworing peaks of tho mountains just
as grand as tho day wo first saw
hor plowing on tho mountain sido
and bathing her rosyfaco in tho cooling
watora of tho creek, whoro tho sunlicht
played liido aud seek among tho blos
soms. But today sho is to receivo hor di
plomn. Clad in her simplo whito dross,
sho stands upou tho stage, aud in a voico
rlol) in molody jot sottened by pathos
sho tolls of her struggles find he1 aspira
tions, and all eyes grow moist aud all
hearts beat in sympathy with tho baro
foot mountain giil who was aheady a
queou nmong women. .3. D. Brndwell
in Atlanta Constitution.
An Interesting Insurance Question,
William Bailey, who hnd been buying
horses nnd shipping them south, and
who accidentally shot himsolf through
tho right foot two weeks ngo, ha1) lod
of his injurlos, fiailoy camo horofroin
Fort Soott. Shortly aftor tho first of
tho year ho took ont two accident in
surance polioios, ouo in tho Fidelity and
Casualty company for $5,000 and thu
othor in tho Standard company for a liko
amount. Tho latter company claims ex
emption uudor a clauso whioh roloases
it if tho insured is injured whilo in tho
act of violating a stato law. Looal rep
resentatives of tho company claim that
as Balloy was shot by tho accidental dis
ohargo of a rovolver in his pookot ho
was carrying a couoealod weapon, nnd
thereby violating the stato law, Atch
ison (Kan.) Dispatch.
Saved Mis Life
by a fortunate dis
covery hi the nick of
lime. Hundreds of
persona auflerlng
froiu consumption
have had the pro
urenn of the dlteaae
stopped, and have
been brought back to
life and health hy the
"Golden Medical
Dlwovery" of J)r.
nerce
V I' erce. now chief
consulting pbyMclau to (lie Invalid' Hotel
and fiurKicalliitlllute of JJumdu, N. V.,
rrcotfiifjliiic (he fact Hut coiuuiuptiou was
cfciitla!ly a iterm dUcaoe. ami that a mm.
edy which would drive Hie Keruia and then-
no sons from Ihe blood would uurecons! ni.
on, t latl found s medicine which (uidlt
is
r?r "' ", "i , nisn i iuc earner
! 01 IIIC llle
Uifcaofllie (IUum;
The lUauea of the lunga beliiir Irritated hy
lie permit ami poftoiu fn Hie blood ciguU(.
the
mir llirouiili llicm, tlienn On.) lodnmnit
j'"'' 11' "' l.tUK ,irf.IM ' I'ttuk down,
Booii lite niui bMl.Hi K (n Ml. ami
iiib iiciaoiMCfisiaiiguiu, vaa, Mini, urotva
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Cnstorln. Is Dr. Samuel Pltclior'd prescription for Infants
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic puhstanco. It is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, nnd Castor OH.
It is Pleasant. Its guaranteo Is thirty years' uso by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms nnd allays
fevorishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea nnd "Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates tho food, regulates tho stomach,
nnd bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas
toria is tho Children's Panacea tho Mothor's Friend.
Castoria.
"Castoria Is an excellent medicine for chil
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told ine of 1U
good effect upon their children."
Dr. G. C Osgood,
Iowell, Mass.
" Castoria It the best remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. I hope the day Is not
far distant when mothers will consider the
real interest of their children, and use Castoria
instead of the various quack nostrums which
are destroying- their loved oues, hy forcing
opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other
hurtful agents down their throats, thereby
sending them to premature graves."
DR. J. P. Kincheloe,
Conway, Ark.
Tho Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, New York City.
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East and South
-VIA-
THE SHASTA ROUTE
oi:the
Southprn Pacific ComoanVi
OALIFOKNIA EXfltESy TllAIN UON DAILYlB
TWEKN ItmTI.AND AND 8. K.
Boutu. I
North.
ti.15 p. in.
9.UI p. ni.
10:15 nan.
Lx, t'ortliuiil Ar. j team, re
LiV. Hulem Lv. 1 6:39 n. in
Ar. Ban Fran. L.v. 7.00 p. ni
Abovo tralua stop nt nil stations from
f ortlnml to Albany Inclusive; also atTangont
Hliedd, Jinikoy, ilurrlsburg, Junotlon Oil,
Irving, Eui;tno and all stations from itodeburg
to Asnlund inclusive.
llOHKHUBa MAlL- DAILY,
H:J0 a. in l.v.
11:17 h. ni I a
1.50 p. m. I Ar.
1'ortlund
Slom
liooburg
Ar. i:M ). ui
Lv. I 1:10 p. in
Lv. 7:00 a. n
Dining Curs on Ogtlcn Itoute
TOLLMAN BUFFBT SLBBPBRS
.AMu-
Second Class Sleeping Cars-
Attached to all through truTuv,
rVest Side Division, Between Porllauc
and Cervallis:
PAII.V (EXC1K1T HUMDAY).
7:J a. in. I LV.
V2:ir p. ni. 1 Ar.
i'ortland
(Xirvallls
Ar.
Lv.
6:.l5 p. ill
1.-00 p. in
At Albany and Oorvallls connect wlln
trains ororoiion l'nniao lUllroad.
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7:a p. in
ILv.
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McMlnnvllle
Ar.
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b-M a. in
TI1KOUCIU TKJttK'i'H
To all points In the Kaittru HUUs, Canada
and ICuroiiu ohu bo obtained ut lowest raUa
twin W. W. MKINNKli. Agent, rJaleiu,
It. KunULKll, UiiDiumr
& I COl
KUMoNHII,l,;iliajKIVKIl.
To Twis East
TWO TRANSOONTINBNTAL IIODTES
CltliATi UNION
NOHTIIIillN liy. PACIFIC IW,
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Castoria.
"Castoria la aowell adapted to children that
I recommend It as superior to any prescription
known to me."
n. A. AncnitR, M. D.,
in So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
"Our physicians In the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their experi
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have anion? our
medical supplies what Is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon It."
United IIosrtTAX. AMD DisritNtAnv,
Boston, Mass.
Allen C. Smith, Prtu
-THK
Milwaokeo & St, Paul R, V
Travelers "mako u note on t."
This Great
Railway
at-
Svstcm Cunnccti
ST. PAUL and OMAHA
With all transcontinental linos, giving
dlroot and swift communica
tion to all
WK-iTKItN ana BOUTHEBN POINTS
AND IB TUB
:::0NLY LINE
running
...titi.e Lighted -ana Btanin lieatod
iitlbuleditraina of elegant Weeping
1'arlor, Dining and linnet
Uurs, with
Free Reclining Chairs,
Making ;its service seoond to uoneliln tb
world.)
Tickets are on sale at all prominent rallMao
ticket olllces.
Far further tnlormallonjaak the neareatinll
road agent, oriaddreaa '
C,J, EDDY,!Generl Agt,
W. CASEY.lTrav, Pa Agh
PO.RTLAND Ore on.
d Pacific Rail
n
Ulf AH, OLAHK, Itecolver.
Connecting with
STJGAMJflt "HOMER!
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VAQUJNA AND HAN JWANOIHCO
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nights riryd U) ohtutv aatllnir dalai
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FOR A KINS.
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FRENCH ACNAMCUEO CALF,
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3.BPPOUCE,3SOL
SRSSi
2.I.7P BOYS'SCHOtXShOlsl
X.ABICS'
ROtKTOW.Ml
Over One Million People wear the
W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes
All our shoes arc equally satisfactory
They give the best value tor the money.
They equal custom ahoes In aty le and fit.
Th;Ir wearing qualities are unsurpasaad.
The prices are unllorm.stampVd on aele.
rrom $i to $3 saved over other makes.
If j oar dealer cannot supply you we can. Sold bj
KEMUSSE BUOS.
7m
OITHE-RN
PAGine R.RL
u:;
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Pullman
Sleepln Gars
Elegant
fDininc Cars
Tourist
bleeo n Cars
ST. PAUL'
MINNEArOLIS'l
DULUTHJ
PARROI
TO fc?P GRAND FORKb:
CKUUKSiWt
WINNIPEG
HELENA and
BUTTE
THRO UGUIgTTCKETS
TOS
CHICAGO
WASHINGTON'.!
PHILADELPHIA
NEW YORK!
BOSTON and all
Points East end South
For Information,' time cards, maps
tlokets'.oall on or wrlte
THOMAS. WATT Jb CO.,
AGKNTB,
KH Commercial nt., o.lem. Or.
Or A, D. Uhakl'jon. Aiwt. Unul. Paaa
Agent; 255 Morrlou al., corner Third.
Portland, Ore.
-VIA Til
Union Pacific System
Through Pullman I'aUoe Hlcopers. Tourist
Hleepera and Free Hecllnlug Chair Cars, dally
Irora .
PORTLAND to 011ICAQO
rrqur trains aro heated by tam aad cars
Ughtod by 1'lntJoh light.
Time to Cnioaxo, au days,
Time lo New York, ti dBys,
Which Is many hours nuiukor than all cona
petluna. For rules, tllna talllea mill full Inhrnnllnn
apply to
AgeMla, Kalein, Or,
lt,W, HAXTI.lt,
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