He who envies the happiness of oth
ers will never be happy.
tilm ccked nr e to 14 days.
PAZO OINTMBNT la Kuar&steed to core any case
of ltctaiog. Mad, Bleed)ug or Protruding Pile*, to
• to U days or money refunded. 50c.
Any man who tries to dodge his
taxes has no business to hanker for
fame.
Lewis’ Single Binder straight 5c. Many
smokers prefer them to 10c cigars. Your
dealer or Lewis’ Factory, Peoria, 111.
The letter carrier expects every
body on his route to take things as
they come.
Defiance Starch—Never sticks to the
iron—no blotches—no blisters, makes
ironing easy and does not injure the
goods.
Luxury for Young Aristocrat.
The duke of Bedford has presented
Lord Tavistock, his eldest son. with a
silver-mounted motor car for his us*
while at Oxford university.
Defiance Starch is the latest inven
tion in that fine and an improvement
on all other makes; it is more eco
nomical, does better worn, takes less
time. Get it from any grocer.
Thick on this doctrine—that reason
ing beings were created for one an
other's sake; that to be patient is a
branch of justice, and that men sin
without intending it.—Marcus Aur*
lius.
With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goads,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
ose a Starch that does not stick to the
Iron.
Has Star Worn t>y Columbus.
It is not generally known that the
insignia of the Golden Flecec con
ferred upon the first duke of Welling
ton was that actually worn by Colum
bus, and, as a special mark of Spain’s
gratitude, this insignia was made
hereditary, so that the present duke
is the proud possessor of the star
worn by the discoverer of America.
Starch, like everything else, is be
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market 25 years
ago are very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est discovery—Defiance Starch—all in
jurious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap
proached by other brands.
Public School Pupils Best.
Figures concerning the students ms
triculated at Cornell in the last 2®
years indicate that 42 per cent have
come from private schools and 58 per
cent from public schools. Of private
school pupils, 163 were dropped after
the first term and 111 from public
schools, and the percentage of failures
among the public school graduates is
much lower than those of private
schools. Consequently, the Cornell
faculty favors withdrawing the priv
ilege of admission by certificate from
private schools.
A Great Outside Remedy.
Most pains are of local origin—a
‘‘crick” in the back, a twinge of rheu
matism, a soreness all over arising
from a cold—are all cured by outside
applications. The quickest, safest and
most certain method is Allcock's
Plaster, known the world over as a
universal remedy for pain. They never
fail, they act promptly, they are clean
and cheap. You can go right ahead
with your work while the healing pro
cess goes on. Sixty years’ use has
given them a great reputation.
Money in British Banks.
In the last 15 years British bank de
positors have doubled in number, from
less than 5,000,000 to 10,000,000, and
the ratio of depositors to population
has increased from 1 in 7 to 1 in 4.35.
Deposits have increased from $269,
140,861 to $740,248,181.50, and the num
ber of postoffice banks from 10,000 to
15,000. The average of each account
Is now $74.30. The scope of the bank
has been enlarged, so that now $243.32
can be deposited in any one year, and
the total deposit of any one individual
may aggregate $973.30.
The American Adder.
A full-grown adder may measure
two feet in length and about six inches
around the thickest part of its body.
Its movements are sluggish, and of
course the universal idea prevailing
among the natives of this country that
it is capable of transferring its head
from one extremity to the other once
every six months is due simply to su
perstition. The fact is that the tail of
this snake does not terminate in a
point as with ophidians generally, but
is stumpy and resembles the head so
much that it is difficult for an ob
server situated at a distance of a few
yards to distinguish the one from the
other, hence the story of its being two
headed, the fallacy of which no intelli
gent observer could fail to detect.—
The Pioneer.
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cared by
these kittle Pills. •
They also relieve Dis
tress from Dyspepsia, In
digestion and Too Hearty
Eating. A perfect rem
edy tor Dizziness, Hansen,
Drowsiness. Bad Taste
In the Month, Coated
Tongue. Pain In the Side,
TORPID LIVER. They
regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE SMALL PRICE
PlDTnfel Genuine Must Bear
Fac-Simile Signature
BIS
I REFUSE SURSTITUTES.
A New Years
Resolution
I - -— --— i)
By JANE CRA WFORD
I
HE diffidence of
Thomas Went
worth waft disturb
ing to bis soul’s
peace. For six
months he had
been vainly tryin~
to propose to
Helen Griswold.
Opportunities had
not been lacking.
Together they had
studied moonlight
effects from shadowy porches. They
had discussed life and love in cozy
corners, but the all-important words
remained unsaid. Every attempt to
speak them left him in a state of
quaking disgust. At last he framed a
Wttle speech that exactly suited his
needs. During all his conscious mo
ments, yea, most of the unconscious
ones, he rehearsed it, with more or
less dramatic effect. Time and again
he had gone with the strength of Sam
son to present it; like Samson, he had
departed, shorn of his strength by a
woman.
“Ah, but such a woman!”
She had eyes like violets—big ones—
that spoke volumes; but it was a lan
guage he couldn’t understand, so ue
For Six Month*, He Said, He Had
Longed to Teii Her—To A*k Her—
continued his rehearsals. Now on the
last evening of the old year, pacing
back and forth across his room, he was
still rehearsing the speech with inter
polations of the one New Year's reso
lution he had deemed worth while,
that before the New Year dawned he
would ask her. He would be a blither
ing fool no longer.
“I’ll ask her to-night,” he announced.
Her mother was giving an informal
dance to watch the old year out. Not
less than 100 men would be there to
bribe the orchestra for extra selec
tions, or prolonged numbers, which
they would sit out, or dance with the
lady of his heart.
"But,” grimly, “I’ll ask her. It’s
quite simple.”
In his steady tramp around the room
he knocked down a Japanese fire
screen.
"In Japan they have a go-between.
That must be a comfort.”
“Go-between,” he repeated the word
several times. It had a pleasant sug
gestiveness. He smiled broadly.
“Certainly! Of course, why not?
I'll write it!”
He literally fell upon pen and paper.
His tongue never could have formed
the words that followed his facile pen.
The accumulation of six months’ alle
giance was laid before her eyes. The '
letter was a gem. The essential part
of it was that if her answer was yes,
would she. when he entered the ball
room that night, simply lay the violets
that he would send with 'this letter
against her face? For just a second!
He would understand.
The violets matched her eyes. He
had often said so. There was no time
to lose. He telephoned the florist to
v.-hose coffers he contributed.
“Oh. send a bushel!” he laughed,
happily, like a schoolboy perpetrating
a joke.
“1 have a note to send, deliver them
here.”
The flowers arrived by a messenger
who looked like the chief emissary of
Dan Cupid. Tom untied the violet
cord, lifted out a bunch of the choicest
blossoms about the size of a prize
cauliflower, smiled approval, retied the
box, addressed the card and with a
generous tip to the boy started him on
his errand. Then, with a strange
peace possessing him, he awaited a
THE NEfH TEAR
The year departs with
all his Joys,
With all his hopes and
fears,
With all his losses and
his gains,
With all his smiles and
tears.
And in his place a smil
ing lad
The brand New Tear
appears.
The ancient figure fades
away,
Is swallowed up in
gloom.
With solemn tread we
bear him forth
And lay him in his
tomb,
Then turn to greet his
heir who comes
With red mouth like a
bloom.
Unfurl the flags and
start a song
To greet what is to
Let every Up be dumb.
The future beckons with
a smile.
And, hark! the for
ward drum.
Adown the pathway let
us go
With hope to be our
guide.
With roses strewn along
the way
The ugly thorns to
hide.
The New Tear comes
with joyous tread.
So greet him In his
pride.
The lessons we have
learned are safe,
We hold them in the
breast.
The hateful things are
all forgot;
Remembering the best.
Once more we fare along
Ufa's path
seemly hour to present himself to
learn his fate.
Only the family was present wl'«n
he arrived. The effusion of their greet
ing would have set at rest his thump
ing heart, ~ould he have seen anything
but the girl, who, standing in a circle
of light made by the pink shaded lamp
on the piano, was holding the violets.
With a smile full upon him, she slow- <
ly lifted the flowers and for a fraction
of a second buried her face in their
sweetness.
He looked at her as Jacob looked at
Rachel when his seven years of service
were ended. W hen the chance was
given them for a moment alone, he
seized not only the chance, but, un
mindful of possible damage to chiffon
ruffles, he likewise seized the girl.
The right words came at last For
six months, he said, he bad longed to
tell her, and to ask her,—
"But, Tom,” she gasped, "you
haven't yet—”
Her protest was smothered, and he
lost no time in finishing what he had
to say, reaching the climax by demand
ing an early date for their wedding.
“But, Tom, dear! you haven’t—”
Mother entered softly, in time to
hear her daughter in a strangely muf
fled voice answer, “June.”
Mother was an astute woman. She
withdrew softly, but a listener might
have heard her pious ejaculation:
“Thank Heaven! The New Year prom
ises well.”
The dying hours of the old year
passed in the merriest dance the Gris
wold home had ever known. The bells
pealed forth their welcome to the glad
New Year, and the party, grouped with
mother in the midst, waited breath
lessly.
With a becoming maternal tremor in
her voice, Mrs. Griswold announced
the betrothal of her daughter to Mr.
Thomas Wentworth.
In the still, small hours of that New
Year’s morning, Tom switched on the
lights in his own room.
“After all, it was not so very diffi
cult, ' he murmured.
But just how easy it had really been
he realized when he picked up from
his desk the letter of proposal, prop
erly sealed and addressed, but unde
livered.
Hail, January!
Draw close 'round thy form
Thy snowy wrap.
For thou dost held the New Year
In thy lap!
Hail, New Year!
May each succeeding month
Our store increase,
Of earthly happiness.
Of Joy and Peace!
Good Old Times in Oregon.
Return to the “good old times,”
would you? Then rise on a cold
morning and wash at the pump, pull !
on a pair of rawhide boots that rival
a tin can in stiffness, pull on a wool
en shirt over your back and sit down
to a bare meal with your three
legged stool dancing around on a slip
shod floor, eat corn pone and bacon
for a steady diet and labor 14 hours
out of 24. Go without a daily paper, a
fly screen, a mosquito bar, a spring
mattress, a kerosene lamp; gee-haw
your oxen to market and sit on the
floor of an ox cart as you wend your
way to church or a frolic. Parch corn
and peas for coffee and use sassafras
for tea, and see how you like it.—Ar
lington Record.
THE IRONY OF FATE.
rMD
HIM THESE
SUPPERS
CHRSTM^SU
The exercise of lirown’s New Year
resolution.
Heard on the Corner.
"What do you intend to do, to-night,
Jack?”
“The same thing that I have done
every New Year’s eve for the last ten
years.”
“What’s that?”
“Swear off, so that I can start in
fresh to-morrow.”
New Year.
Every one cackles
And wrong retrieves;
This is the season
For fresh laid leaves.
Seamen of Mature Age.
Lord Charles Beresford, who has
Just been given the highest sea com
mand in the British navy, with the
rank of admiral, is in his sixty-first
year. Admiral Bosanquet, who relin
quishes the particular service squad
ron, is 63, or a year older than any
American officer on the active list
The new commander of the Mediter
ranean station, Sir Charles Drury, is
87. Vice Admiral Curzon-Howe, the
new head of the Atlantic fleet, is 66.
The chief of the new heme fleet, Rear
Admiral Bridgman, who is 58, did not
reach bis present rank until he was
65. Prince Louis of Battenberg, sec
ond in command of the Mediterranean
squadron, is 52. Farragut was 60
years of age before he obtained flag
rank and 61 when he fought his great
est battle.
The Sunny South.
Now when all outdoor farm work ]
has ceased in the north, the term
‘‘sunny south” and all that it means,
appeals with full force to the northern j
farmer as he realizes that with him
it is a case of remaining indoors for
the next several months consuming j
everything that has been produced ;
during the growing season. In the |
‘ sunny south” something can be |
raised every month in the year, and
practically every day can be spent out
doors. No blizzards. No sunstrokes.
Cattle-raising is very profitable. Large
profits are made with little labor in
growing fruits, vegetables, etc., for
northern markets. Strawberries and
cantaloupes are great revenue getters. !
Water unsurpassed. Work plentiful.
Lands cheap and productive. For re
liable information, address G. A. Park, j
General Immigration and Industrial j
Agent, Louisville & Nashville Railroad !
Company, Louisville. Ky.
_
Claim Nearly Cost Life.
Fred McNulty, of this city, had a i
terrible experience while holding down j
a claim which he has several miles
east of here. He went to the claim
Just before the big blizzard of last 1
week. The weather previously had
been mild, and McNulty had no store
of fuel in the shack. The storm was
so fierce that he could not make his
wav home, so he went to bed in order
to keep from freezing to death. For
three days the storm raged, and Mc
Nulty lay covered up to his ears, with
out a bite to eat and only a small
quantity of water. When at last the
storm subsided he made his way to a
neighbor’s, a mile distant, freezing his ]
face and ears while en route. When !
he finally reached Minot he was com- !
pelled to take to his bed as a result
of his experience.—Minot Correspond
. ence Duluth Herald.
DISFIGURING SKIN HUMOR.
Impossible to Get Employment, as
Face and Body Were Covered with
Sores—Cured by Cuticura.
“Since the year 1834 I have been
troubled with a very bad case of ec
zema which I have spent hundreds of
dollars trying to cure, and I went to ;
the hospital, but they failed to cure j
me, and it was getting worse all the j
time. Five weeks ago my wife bought
a box of Cuticura Ointment and one
cake of Cuticura Soap, and I am
pleased to say that I am now com
pletely cured and well. It wa3 im-1
possible for me to get employment, 1
as my face, head and body were cov- ;
ered with it. The eczema first ap
peared on the top of my head, and it
had worked all the way around down
the back of my neck and around to my
throat, down my body and around the
hips. It itched so I would be obliged
to scratch it, and the flesh was raw. ■
I am now all well, and I will be
pleased to recommend the Cuticura
Remedies to all persons who wish a
speedy and permanent cure of skin
diseases.” Thomas M. Rossiter, 290
Prospect Street, East Orange, h. J., ,
Mar. 30, 1905.
MUST GUARD THE TRADEMARK.
Cubans Register Them and Demand 1
Royalties from Owners.
Americans who seek to do Business
in Cuba are confronted with a peculiar
variety of peculation—appropriation of
trademarks. The department of com
merce and labor issues a warning to
all manufacturers who have any
thought of exporting goods to Cuba.
If they do not immediately register
their trademarks, others will.
Speculators are using the trade- ■
marks of popular American goods, and
the manufacturer of the genuine arti
cle when he enters the Cuban market
finds himself compelled to buy out the
speculator if he wishes to market his
wares under the proper name. When
the speculator registers a trademark
he has a hold on the American manu
facturer, and he may demand and col
lect any price.
In some instances speculators hold
ing the Cuban rights to tradesmarks
of American manufacturers have com
pelled the manufacturer to pay them
a royalty.
It Is therefore essential that Ameri
cans protect themselves by paying the
>12.50 required for registration and
thus prevent the confiscation of their
trademarks.
DoKt Suffer
all night long from toothache
neuralgia or rheumatism
SlOAKS
Liivinveivt
lulls the pain — quiets the
nerves and induces sleep
At all dealers. Bice 25c 50c 6*100
Dr Earl S. Sloarv. Bosfoiv.Mass.USA.
NO MORE MUSTARD PLASTERS TO BLISTFR
THE SCIENTIFIC AND MODERN EXTERNAL COUnYeRWRWTAHT'
CAPISICUM
VASELINE
EXTRACT OF THE CAYENNE PEPPER PLANT
f&i^N COLLAPSIBLE1TUBEsAS^ALL DRUCCiIts EANnRnpA'N_PR,CE
saga
cointtif-irritinf known «]■« «• ... , , ocsi and safest external
ssiipssi^i
LINE PAMPHIFTWu?pAuN2,5.E WILL MAIL OUR VASE
PAMPHLET WHICH WILL INTEREST YOU.
CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO.
__17 STATE STREET. NEW YORK CITY
Mr*. Wlnslow’i Soothing Syrup.
For okuiaien (cciuiuk. luiieiia tue turn*, leaucftc In.
daminatton pain, cureti wind colic. ttc»botsi*.
He hastens to repentance who hasti
ly judges.—Publius Sjtua
Garfield Tea. the Herb laxative, is mild'
and potent; take it for constipation and j
to regulate a sluggish liver.
The skeleton of a megatherium has
been dug up by excavators In the Ave- j
nue Bosquet, Paris.
TO CTTKE A COLD IK OSE DAT
T&ke LAXATIVE BKOMOQuinineTab'et*. Ibir
fIr i reiiod money if It f;iljn to cure. K. W !
UJEfcOVE 3 SigDiHure ia on eacti box. 25c,
To offend we should always be un
willing; and the inclination to lose a
friend rather than a joke would be far
from ns.—Quintilian.
Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of CASTOHIA.
a safe and sure remedy (or infanta and children,
and ace that it
Bean the
Signature of
in Em For Over 30 Yeara.
The Kind Yon Have Always Boagnt.
Why German Ship Was Favored.
Sir West Ridgeway, until lately !
governor of Ceylon, returned to Eng
land from that country in a German
steamship. The question was raised
in the house of commons why he had
not traveled on a British vessel. The
colonial secretary' explained that Sir
West was allowed to take his pet dog
with him on the German ship, a priv
ilege the English ships had denied
him.
How’s This?
W. offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall'*
Catarrh cure.
_ ,__ F. J. CHEKEY 4fCO., Toledo. O.
we. the UDderaltned. fcave known F. .1. Cbeurv
for the last 15 years, and brUere him perfectly hon- ;
orable ,n ail builneea transactions and fln&ucia’ly
able to carry Oct any obllgatlona made by bis arm.
W_si.nixg. Eikxax & Mabviv.
. .. „ Wholesale Druggist*. Toiedo. O.
Hall s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon tbe blood and mucous aurface of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cenu per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hail's Family Puis for constipation.
Rea! Home of the Peanut.
Botanists have placed the home of
the peanut in Africa, but some author
ities think it native to Brazil. Louis
iana finds the Spanish variety—a
small, but fine nut—best adapted to
the climate of that state. The “goob
er grabbers” of Georgia and South |
Carolina like the small white and red ■
peanut of Tennessee, and each year
shows an increasing cultivation in
those states of that variety.
To Abolish the Cuirass.
The French ministry has decided
to abolish the cuirass. There are 13
regiments of cuirassiers in the French
army. The weapon has been famous
for a hundred years, and its traditions
from Austerlitz to Worth are among
the most glorious of the French army.
What JoyThey Bring
To Every Home
as with joyous hearts and smiling faces they romp and play—when in health—and
how conducive to health the games in which they indulge, the outdoor life they
enjoy, the cleanly, regular habits they should be taught to form and the wholesome
diet ot which they should partake. How tenderly their health should be preserved,
not by constant medication, but by careful avoidance of every medicine of an injuri
ous or objectionable nature, and if at any time a remedial agent is required, to assist
nature, only those of known excellence should be used; remedies which are pure
and wholesome and truly beneficial in effect, like the pleasant laxative remedy,
Syrup of Figs, manutactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs has
come into general favor in many millions of well informed families, whose estimate
oi its quality and excellence is based upon personal knowledge and use.
Syrup of Figs has also met with the approval of ohvsicians penerallv
tney Know it is wholesome, simple and gentle in its action. We inform all reputa
ble physicians as to the medicinal principles of Syrup of Figs, obtained, by an
original metnoa, from certain plants known to them to act most beneficially and
presented in an agreeable syrup in which the wholesome Californian blue figs are
used lO promote the pleasant taste; therefore it is not a secret remedy and hence
we are iree to refer to all well informed physicians, who do not approve of patent
medicines and never favor indiscriminate self-medication.
Please to remember and teach your children also that the genuine Syrup of Figs
always has the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co — plainly
printed on the front of every package and that it is for sale in bottle* of one size
°-7; jlu7 a?uler ofiers,any other than the regular Fifty cent silt, or having
printed thereon the name oi any other company, do not accept it. If you fail to get
thlwli1111116 yuU n°t *>et its beneficial effects. Every family should always have
a bottle on hand, as it is equally beneficial for the parents and the children
whenever a laxative remedy is required.
„Dyrio? is lis easy as washing when
Pi XNAM FADELESS DYES are used.
Ask your druggist.
What a different world this would
be if we were all as smart as we think
we are.
Lewis’ S.ngle Binder straight 5e cigar
made of rich, mellow tobacco. Your
dealer or lewis’ Factory, Peoria, 111.
Dresses of Precious Metals.
The women of Sumatra wear costly
dresses, many of them being made of
pure gold and silver. After the metal
is mined and smelted, it is formed in
to a fine wire, which is woven into
cloth and afterward used for dresses.
Famous Band Leader Dead.
Prof. Louis Schneider, the first di
rector of the Marine band in Wash
ington and the leader of the Imperial
band, which was at the surrender of
Sedan, has just died in New York.
He received decorations from Na
poleon III. from the king of Italy, the
king of Belgium and Pope Leo XIII.
Powerful Searchlight on Warship.
The searchlight on board the new
British battleship Dreadnought is of
a new type, being double-ended, so as
to throw powerful beams of light in
exactly opposite directions, to facili
tate semaphore signaling. Each light
is of nearly 50,000 candle-power, and,
placed on top of the tripod mast, will
be visible 20 miles.
Come to Congressman’s Idea.
Some years ago Lemuel Ely Quigg,
than a congressman, expressed the
opinion that the police commissioner
of New York city should be "an in
telligent despot.” The idea was ridi
culed then, but Mr. Quigg derives
some satisfaction from the knowledge
that the grand jury of New York coun
ty has made a, recommendation ap
proaching somewhat closely to his
view. The commissioner, says the
jury, should hold office for at least ten j
years and should be removable only ;
upon proof of charges which he has
bad opportunity to meet.
LUMBAGO
AND
SCIATICA
TUO|
IWt!b
S T,
JACOBS
OIL
Penetrates to the Spot
Right on the dot.
Price 23c and 50c
STOVE POLISH
ALWAYS ready to use. no
DIRT. DUST. SMOKE OR SMELL
NO MORE STOVE POLISH TROUBLES
FARMS THAT GROW
“NO. I HARD” WHEAT
(Sixty-three Pound* to
the Bushel). Are situ
ated in the Canadian
West where Home
stead* of IbOncre* can
be obtained free by
every settler Killing
and able to comply
with the Homestead
Regulations. During
the present year a large portion of
New Wheat Growing Territory
HAS BEEN MADE ACCESSIBLE TO MAR
KETS BY THE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION
that has been pushed forward so vigorously by
the three great railway companies.
For literature mid particulars address SUPER
INTENDENT OP IMMIGRATION, Ottawa,
Canada, or the following authorized Canadian
Government Agent :
W. V. BENNETT, 801 New York Life Building.
Omaha, Nebraska.
Meulion ibis paper.
[- Thompson's Eye Water ’