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MARY JANE.

In the town Of Humdrum and valley Go
lang,
Where brown quails whistled and bobo-
links sang.
And "Sweet-Williams'' blossomed and hol-
lyhocks grew,
And folks came and went that every one
knew,
Lived coarse-handed woman called Mary
Jane.
Up. ready. each morning at chandelier
She cooked. washed and ironed from fall
And then to break rounds that monotonies
bring,
She cooked, washed and ironed from spring
to spring
And no one said "thank you" to Mary
Jane.
Outlines through the valley Of homely
Golang,
Where brown quails whistled and bobo-
links sang,
Came the dark-shrouded forms Of sickness
and death;
The boon that followed the blight Of their
breath
Was the coarse handed woman called Mary
Jane.
Soothing trouble with cheer and sorrow
with song,
And, Strengthening Faith as vigils grew
long,
She watched with the angels at bedside and
bier,
And cooked. washed and ironed from year
to year,
With the world knowing nothing Of Mary
Jane.
But Mary James Lord knew the ways of
Golang,
Where brown quails whistled and bobo-
links sang,
And when cooking and washing were done
one day,
He came to Humdrum and took her away,
And, among His bright jewels, shines Mary
Jane.
Stevens Buck, in Detroit Free Press.
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to let Cupid take my place as mediator"
and with beaming face he bowed him
self out.
When it seemed to the despairing
clerk that the best part of the day had
gone Mr.. Furness went back to his
strangely met visitors.
"May hope" he said, gently, chat
the explanation has not been a tiresome
one?" !
NO." said George, with q glowing
face. "To me it hasn't. have offered
my dear Kate the property without in
cumbrance. But she has refused to ac-
cept it on any such terms. What are we
to do?"
"My advice" said the old lawyer, sis
to go into partnership. And if the
wishes of dry bit of legal parchment.
who had love dream once, can follow
you far, they will repeat good luck and
much happiness" Chicago Record.
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KEEPING STABLES CLEAN.
A Vermont Dairyman's Idea Which,
Seems to Possess Many Really
Valuable Features.

An article concerning the cleanliness
of cows confined in stables, leads me to
submit an idea which have followed
with much satisfaction in my own sta
bles, thinking some of your readers
might profit by the same.
The platforms on which the cows
stand have gentle slope, are four feet
Ave inches long, terminating in rather
deep gutter. The managers are cut low
and each animal is fastened by strap
around the neck, which is attached to
a short bit of chain running up and
down an iron rod fixed to the back of
the manager. A partition extending
about one-fourth the width of the plat
form effectually separates the animals.
In front of the managers runs long
wooden trough Qined with galvanized
irony, eight inches wide and six inches
deep, having slight pitch. Water is
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Butter In.pection Needed.

The butter makers of the United
States will never be able to get a
foothold in the foreign butter market
without the help of butter inspection.
Whenever an attempt is made to Sc
cure for American dairy products
abroad a good market, the little, mean
men take advantage of it to send over
poor stuff with high sounding names.
Not till the government sends with
every consignment certificate of in
spection will we find the way clear.
Even under the best conditions the
fore IGN market will be hard to hold;
for the reason that our own market
always bids high for the frst-class
goods.-Farmers' Review.
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Eight Hour. a Day. Work.

The use of machinery on the farm is
very nearly reducing the hours of Ia
Dor to eight hours day. Very few
ask hired help to work over ten hours
now, and when at work with horses
and machinery eight hours of labor is
as much as ought to be expected OF
the team, and the teamster expects to
do but little more excepting to give
the team the care it should have, and
to keep the machine in order. Even
this last is sometimes delegated to
some other person, if there are knives
to sharpen, as on the moving ma.
chine and reaper, for not every good
teamstcr is handy at the grindstone
and some have but little mechanical
ingenuity, so that though they may
learn to run machine while it is in
good order, they cannot put it in or
der if anything goes wrong.-Ameri.
can Cuitivator.
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A MINNESOTA FARMER
WRITES OF WESTERN CANADA.
IL Now Located There, Farms in His
NciEhbOrhOOd Being Taken by
Former u. s. Residents.

Ne1BhbOrhOOd Being Taken by
Former U. s. Residents.
The following extracts from letter
written to Mr.. Benz. Davis, Canadian
Government Agent at St. Paul, Mimi,
give an excellent idea of what is said
of Western Canada by those who have
gone there during the past two or three
years.
"When we first arrived here and took
up our homes on the prairie near Dales-
boro, ASA, for a short time we had a
fit of the blues but now all hands
are settled to business, hale, hearty
and contented, enjoying the finest win
ter we have ever seen. We have got
very comfortably situated, with con-
siderable preparation for a crop, and
all hopeful. I think this is very fine
country, and if the past seasons crop
is not an exception, which they claim
not, I believe this is going to be the
Wheat Field of the West. It is fill
ing up fast. In this township last
spring there were rs quarter-sections of
land vacant and to-day there is not one !;
l can stand at my house and count 10
houses where there was not one last
spring, with six more to go up this
spring. This is only sample of what
is going on all round. We intend to
build a church next summer, right
close to my place, so we will be strict
ly in line. 1t would have amused you
to have been here last spring. There
were crowds of land-seekers, and some
times in the spring the prairie is not
very inviting, and of course lots were
disconnected. There was one in the
crowd who jumped on me for putting
a letter in the paper, only for which he
never would have come here, and he
was very hostile, but eventually he got
a place, and to-day claims he would not
take Thousand Dollars and move out,
SO am glad he is satisfied.
swell, my dear Sir, as Arthur Finney
is about to move out in March, with
his family, and also one of my sons, any
thingyou can do for them to assist them
along and to make things smooth as
possible, will be greatly appreciated by
Inc. I will close for this time. and will
write from time to time to let you know
we are living. Drop us few lines to
let us know how things are moving in
St. Paul. Yours Respectfully.
"ALEX CAMERON"
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Wide Tire. nnd Good Roads.

Sections of our extensively con-
st,ucted county highways that have
been subject to but three or four Win
ters' wear are now well advanced on
the way to disintegration by the cut
ting of coal wagons or other heavy We
hicles with narrow tires. If those
loads were carried on broad tires every
trip over the roads when they were
so:tened by moisture and frost would
have the compacting effect of roller
Carried as they are on narrow tires
their effect is more like that of a
plow.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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Rotation of Garden Cron..

It is sometimes claimed that garden
becomes too rich and that it produces
an enormous growth of vine, with but
little seeds or fruit. The difficulty is
that the garden contains an excess of
some kind of plant food. Rotate the
crops or make garden in a new loca-
ton, growing corn. potatoes and cab
bage successfully on the old location,
when it may be used as a garden plat
again. It is doubtful, however, if a gar
den eun be too rich.
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Did Not Know.

Recently rosy-cheeked German girl ap.
known family. The girl learned to speak the
English language in remarkably short
time, but many of the expressions did not
appeal to her in the proper sense
The telephone had peculiar charm for
the girl, and at times she would loiter about
near the instrument in order to answer a
call. One day there came ring and she
fastened to the phone and put the receiver
to her ear.
"Helo," she cried
HELLO" came back over the phone, "who
is this?''
GLOW do I know" innoceptly inquired
the German maid, and to this day she won.
until he rang off.-Chicago Chronicle.
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TIGHT FOUNDATION.
How to Put One Under a Barn, HouBe
or Other Farm Structure, Al.
ready Built.

It is often desired to put a tight
foundation under barn or other struc-
ture, already built. This is difficult
matter, particularly if the building is
close to the ground. The foundation
should extend down below the frost
line. How shall the ditch be dug I'M
der the edge of the barn? The illus
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Didn't Do q Thing.

Boys are odd conglomerations, and few
there are who understand the emotions that
prompt their actions.
A certain little fellow had his picture
taken, and when the family got the negative
Of it they were Mortified to see the face of
the boy all pulled out and the eyes bullying,
and exclaimed in body: "Why, what on
earth did you do to make your face look like
that?"
Didn't Do thing" said the innocent lit.
tie fellow, "but just see if could hold my
breath until the man got through takin' my
picture" memphis Scimitar.
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STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, .,
T.IICAS COIINTY o"

HUCAS OOUNIi,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney
y Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for. each and every case Of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day Of December, A. D.
1856. A. w. GLEASON,
lSeal] Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. T. j. CHENEY l. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the BEST
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Road. and Civilization,

IF the roads of country are an
index to the civilization of that coun.
try" says the Lancaster Is. CO. Enter.
prise, ''then this community is badly
in need of civilization, for the worst
two mics of public road we ever saw
are from here to the Mellow house.
1t is a horrible piece of road and a
shame to any community"
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Barnacles o. oeean Cable..

The recent investigation for cable laying in
the Pacific Ocean have revealed the interest
ing fact, that if not upon rock bottom, they
and seaweed, heavy enough to break them
This. is. like dyspepsia, which, if it is not
checked, grows until it breaks down the
health. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will pre-.
vent as well as cure indigestion, dyspepsia,
biliousness, liver and kidney troubles. It
makes weak stomachs strong. All druggists
sell it.
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Irish Advice

"Never be, critical upon the ladies'"
was the maxim of an old Irish peer, re-
markable for his homage to the sex.
"The only way that true gentleman
ever will attempt to look at the faults
Of pretty woman is to shut his eyes"
Golfers Weekly.
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EIarida md Cuha.

Write to j. c. Tucker, G. N. Agent, Big
Four Route, 234 Clark St., Chicago, Ills, for
full information as to Low Rate Excursion
tickets to all Winter Resorts in the South
east, via Cincinnati, Louisville, Asheyille,
Atlanta, Jacksonville and East and West
coasts of Florida, as may be desired.
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Criticising a Professor.

"A professor of English literature in the
Kansas university once posted this notice:
"In. communicating with themselves the
students will whisper as often as possible"
He was Mortified next morning to find this
written under his notice: "That is to say,
talk to yourself in whispers as much as you
can."-Chicago Chronicle.
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Marriage Made Plain.

Standing up together-That ceremony.
You are man and wife-That's matrimony.
Living for each other-That's harmony.
Money that you spend-That's patrimony.
Things written down-Ihat's testimony.
Detroit Free Press.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-15

The eccentricity of genius is. one thing;
the foolishness of mediocrity quite another.
1t is one thing to have your farm muddy now
and then; another to have it all swamp
Hudor Genone.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-15

Ignorance is blank sheet on which we
may write: but error is a scrubbed one on
which we must first erase.-Colton.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-15

No word is oftener on the lips of men than
friendship" and, indeed, no thought is
more familiar to their aspirations. All men
are dreaming of it. 1t is the secret O. the
universe-Thoreau.
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You Can Ger A,len,. Foot.Ea.e Fl,

You Con Get AIIen's FOOt.E Ease FIX EEs
Write today to Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy,
N. Y, for a FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder to shake into your shoes. 1t
cures chilblains, sweating, damp, swollen,
aching feet. 1t makes New or tight shoes
easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bun
ions. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25c.
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Hit His Pocketbool<,

Hixon lat the reception)-That's stun
ming gown your wife has on.
DiNon-Yes; it almost knocked re cents
less.-Chicago Evening News.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-15

You never meet some men that they do
not ask you to take chance in rattle
Atchison Globe.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-15

A Dose in Time Saves Nine Of Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for Colds.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-15

/ believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
esved my boys life last summer.-Mrs. Allie
Douglass, LeRc7. Mich, Oct. 20, "a.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-15

Sweat and fruit acids will not discolor
goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES Sold by all druggists
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-03-15
To Cure a Cold in ono Dny

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fit fails to cure. 25c.
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An 1mpo.eible Combinatio..

It isn't possible for real good com
munity to have real poor roads
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/" Shanogv Brooks
Are often Noisy. !"

You haze headache, back.
ache, eruptions or kidney
troubles. or "that tired feel
ing. These are the SHALLOW
brooks u,tM their noise. Seek tie source
of the brook and it is deep and quiet.
The source of illness IS impure blood.
america s Greatest Medicine. Hoods Sar-
saparala, is Natures oUn means Of
cleansing the entire system. It has no
superior, no equal, only m1ftators.
Debility" Ny system uas al run
doun. Ihad bzackheads and that tired
feeling. Ibegan taking Hoods Sarsapa-
raza and haze gained ten pounds in 4ueigM
and feel like a ne1v man. William J.
knight, 82l Bluff Street. PHsburg. Pa.
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Complete External and Internal Treatment for Even Hun,
Ilaz42 ;lE5Z2l:lnz5

OF SOAR to cleanse the skin crus end
instantly aay itching Inflammation irritation and eoothe
an b 0,en sueens the
PSI Boston "How to Cuc Ease Huors other
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-09-19
Dept. 10. Russell Buildins z

laii l.. Parker. in a few well.thosen
words, spoke of the aims, objects and
plans OF the exchange. He briefly out.
lined the plans OF the board OF directors
and closed with prediction for the future
that met with hearty response from the
audience. Il. +. Peabody oiiitiated as
caller. The call was gratiiyingly active,
24I,soo shares OF stock changing hands.
There were six listed mines on the board,
and one-American Boy, in SLOGAN coun.
try-was called up under the head OF mis-.
cellaneous properties.
Portland q. N. Il N. headed the list Of
sales with $4,000 shares; May Queen
followed with 26,soo shares, and Ameri.
can Boy made good third with 10000
shares to its credit.
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same meeting OF the directors It was de.
cldei that further development shalt he
done Nv contract. and call 'nr bids on
600 ieet Oi tunnel work was issued. Su.
perin,endent Grimes was present and he
reported that The mine Is looking good
and growing better all the time. This
property is famous for its high values. OF
the several shipments OF ore made, the
lowest ne,ted the owners SiIs ton.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-09-19
Rocky Mountain Scenery BY Day Ligh,

Rocky Mountain Scenery BY Day Light.
Day light stop over at Niagara Falls.
Through hrst.class tourist sleeper from
Pacific Coast weekly for Chicago, Boston,
New York and other eastern points via
Rio Grande Western Great Salt Lake
Route), Denver Il Rio Granie. G.. X. l.
Il =. and Illinois Central to Chicago,
connecting In the Union Depot with Mich
igan Central's similar car for points east.
For full particulars call on or address.
b. n. TRuMBuLL.
... Com'l Agent Ills. Cent. r. X.
Ia2 Third ST., Portland. Oregon.
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PORTLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.
Claims to Have Sold i,500 Shares the
First Day.

S'su"s W t1aVe cOso <1bsSVV ouASes tuS
First Day.
The Portland Mining Stock Exchange
opened Monday. The apparent sales were
24I,soo shares, but II will be hard to con.
vince any one that this was strictly on the
square. About the opening, the Tele.
gram says:
"As an evidence OF the increased inter.
est taken In mining hete the opening Of
the Portland Mining Stock Exchange this
morning Is Significant. Though organ.
ned last February, this exchange did not
open It's doors until this morning. Its
first call was at 1870.
with the opening OF the Portland Ex.
change Portland has two mining eN.
changes In operation, as the Oregon Ex.
change, which has been in business in
the assembly hall OF the Chamber ot,
Commerce building the past three
months, will continue operations at the old
stand.
The rooms Of the Portland Mining
Stock Exchange are located at No. lao
First street. Here commodious and con.
v nientlv arranged quarters. have been
II ted up. The opening this morning was
slgnaIiled by a large attendance, the floor
being crowded by directors, brokers,
stockholders and interested spectators.
Among the visitors were several who
came from Southern Oregon on purpose
TO attend the call.
"Just prior to the call Secretary Court.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-09-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Water Works Service Causes
Much Complaint.

At the meeting oi the council Saturday
evening a, ". Ellis WAS appointed mayor
pro ten.
!. u. StodJard appeared before the
council aud made a sensible talk regard.
ing the bad condition ot south Mil and
adjacent streets, owing To the leaks In the
water ma'0>. The council agreed TO have
4 consultation with Il. 4. Strahorn, the
owner. aud endeavor to put q stop to this
nuisan,c, and have the present policy Of
furnishing water when and where II is not
wanted aud Withholding the service where
!, is nreded and paid for.
The health ordinance WAS laid on the
table. ''i
The mtsdemranor ordinance has become
a law, ten days having elaped since lis
passage and not having been vetoed, but
IT'S provisions are withheld from the pub.
ht, owing Ia the tact some clerical errors
need correcting IN rnrolmeni, and the
nftial whose duty II Is to look ailer this
matter has tern too busy during the past
eighteen days 10 do the work. Until
either posted or published this ordinance
ant br enforced,
There will he no meeting of the council
SATURDAY r>erine. tu, special meeting
mas been called Tor tuesday, the 2S,h.
Diadsm Will Drive a 900 Foot Tunnel.
AZ meeting OF the directors OF the Dia.
dem Gold Mining company held yes,er.
day. the resignation Of John N. Murphey
as secretary was accepted and W. n.
Mosby elected to hll the vacancy. Mr..
Au,phey resigned on account OF his re.
movM from Sump,er 10 Spokane. Al the
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Call for Bids on Tunnel Work.

Sealed bids will be received by the Dia.
dem Gold Mining company until October
10, 1900, at their office in Sumpter, Ore.
gon, for the running Of GOO feet OF tunnel.
being the continuation OF the company's
present tunnel, which is in ,,s feet. The
company reserves the rgh, to reject any
and all bids.
The Diadem Gold Mining Co.
W. n. Mosby, Secretary.
Sumpter, Or, Sept. i8, 1900.
Five quart bottles Of Olympia bees for
jI.oo at Henry Fingers.
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Strength For Weak Men

Say the word Let show you wea have been show
ing weak for quarter of cenury-he true road to
health The remedy offer you will you faithfully with
out danger
USE NO DRUGS
During my early years of paacce gave prescriptions to
weak know better For thirty years have been
treating those peculiar symptoms which result from
youthful later exceSseS such DranS mpOency
Lame Back Varicocele From experience
usually offer single married. valuable adv ice. Reader
wish it was in power to show every weak man what
wonderful results am getting from my famous appliance, the
DR.. Sanden Electric Belt
and s,spensorv attachment 1t failing resorer of
strength If used properly.
You may believe when show you 5000 unsolicited testi
monaS of absolute and addeSseS-received dur
ing 1900 This belt is the result of patient years of study
developed from portable chain battery invented twenty-five
ago. has undergone many changes, until today in
bodies the best features of all electrical appliances and cOnS
perfect home Selftreanen for 1t is really poa
Currents instantly felt toog regulated to degree strength
Worn all night SooteS strengthens. while you sleep.
iii DR.. a. T. SANDEN
iii Dep. n a..MsGe Portland, Ore,
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of 80 elements Weight Currents instantly felt oolgh
the body by regulator thumb Worn all night SooFes