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ToIstoi's Little Joke,

An old friend Of Leo Tolstoi writing
to the "Novoe Yremya," related an in
cIdent which occurred In the novelist's s
recent visit to the Crimea, says an ex-
change. A rich American arrived In
his yacht, accompanied by a party OF
friends, and asked permission to see
the great Russian, who was Ill, prom
IsIng that they would be content with
a glimpse and would not trouble him
with talk. Leave was granted.
Tolstoi sat upon his balcony, "like
a Buddhist IDOL" as he said, and the
whole party Of Americans defiled slow
ly and silently before him, taking their
gaze as they passed.
One lady, however, refused to be
bound by the contract. She stood still
for minute, and shouted: Leo Toll
stoI, Leo Tolstoi, all your noble
writings have had profound influence
upon my life, but the one which has
taught me the most Is your" Here
she forgot the name of the work.
The sick author leaned over the
rail Of the balcony, and whispered with
a smile, ''The Dead Souls" Eyes,
yes" she replied. "That book" said
Tolstoi, "was written by Gogol, not
by me-"
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BUTTONS ON BUSHES.
Strange Nut from Which Buttons Are
Made In Great Number

Strange Nut from Which Buttons Are
Made In Great Mum bers.
No, the ivory buttons you wear do
not represent the death of an elephant
In the wllds Of Africa; your pearl but
tons were probably never nearer than
you took them to the shell Of a bivalve
molIusk, and the probabilities are that
no rubber tree was ever tapped to pro-
duce the hard rubber buttons that
adorn your overcoat. Down In Gen.
tral America there is a fruit prcduc-
ing palm that has quite metamorphos-
ed the button business and formed
the nucleus for one of the most i'm.
portant industries In the United States.
The seed of this fruit contains a milk
that is sweet to the taste and relished
by the natives. The milk when allow
ed to remain in the nut long enough
becomes indurated and turn into sub
stance as brittle and hard as the ivory
from the elephants tusk. The plant
that produces these nuts is called the
ivory plant. Most of the buttons now
used in America, whether termed
ivory, pearl, rubber, horn or bone.
come from this ivory plant. Thus the
probabilities are that your buttons are
made from vegetable milk, and they
grow on bushes.
The ivory plant is one Of the mar
vels of the age, and Is rewardinR its
growers with vast fortunes. The nuts
are brought to the United States by
the shipload and hauled across the
continent to the big button factories,
from which they issue forth In every
conceivable design, color, grade and
classification of button.
The ivory plant has recently been
discovered in California, but the nut
1t produces In its wild state is of in
ferior quality and will not make good
buttons. 1t is believed though, that
with the proper cultivation the fruit
would be as valuable as the Central
American. If so the growing of but
tons in America would become an in
dustry Of Importance second only to
the growing Of corn, wheat and cotton,
for everybody wears buttons.
The best ivory nut for commercial
purposes Is found on the banks of the
River Magdaleria, in the United
States of Colombia, where by some 1t
is called the Tagua palm. The fruit
forms globular head about twice the
size Of mans head and weighs from
twenty to twenty-eight pounds. The
head is a kind Of cluster of bulbs, and
in all contains from fifty to sixty seeds.
The seeds are allowed to dry and are
har vested several times a year by the
natives.
The Apparel Gazette, the great deal.
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ere authority on everything that pcc.
pie wear. says; "rhe ivory nut is
used almost solely In the manufacture
OF buttons, though some factories also
make poker chips from them. The
nut, however, has superseded the
archaic mud, rubber and bone buttons
In vogue formerly. II admits of wild
er and more varied treatment for this
purpose than any other known sub
stance, and Is easily worked, The
United States consumes more than one
half OF the worlds product OF ivory
nuts and nlne.tenths OF the vegetable
ivory Is manufactured into buttons,
when the nut reaches the button
factory II Is cut Into three slabs In
the process OF cutting out, the button
Is partially shaped, Afterwards the
thread holes are drilled and counter
sunk. The button Is then sent to
the pollsher, who uses the shavings
and powder made In drilling to polish
them in their white state. Afterward
they are sent 10 the designer, who
traces on the buttons In lndelible dyes
the designs needed TO make them
match the various weaves, coloring
and textures Of fabrics. After receiv'
ing these outlines. II the buttons are
to remain smooth and receive another
coat OF colorlng, they are put into dye,
II they are to be stamped with a SER
rated pattern, they are put into a
pressing machine fitted with dies OF
the pattern desired. Popular Me
| chanlcs.
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THE sMlTn.pRHMIRR WAY.
purphy 6 Dlckermsu Are as Interesting
as a Popular Novel

Durphy & Dickermsn Are as Interesting
as a Popular Novel,
A good illustration Of the way the
northwest is being walked up is afforded
by the doings Of Durphy & Dickerman,
the energetic firm who control the
Emith-Premier typewriter on the Pa
cific Coast. Tuesday, June 3, W. ii.
Durphy, senior member, and +. B.
Porter, Portland manager, arrived In
Portland; Wednesday they leased the
store, 247 Stark street, and let con-
tracts Tor fitting up the most COM
plete and attractive typewriter estab-
lishment in the city; Thursday they
sold % Smith-Premier typewriters to
the Behnke- Walker Business college
the largest typewriter order ever placed
in Portland. Mr.. Durphy, hale and
hearty, cracking with energy, and
Manager Porter. courteous and compet.
ent, master of his business, are calling
upon some dozens Of the people day,
getting acquainted and advertising
their splendid machine and the fact
that they are sole selling agents for
this coast. This concern is famous
and successful on account Of its great
activity and punctilious integrity in
pushing the best typewriter made.
The incoming OF fresh blood Of this
kind into local commercial circles is
one Of the hopeful signs of the hour.
As sample of up-to-date methods in
''getting busy" Durphy & Dickerman's
25-maehine order within "a hours after
arriving in town (better than one ma
chine an hour) takes the palm.
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oyEER 5ToRDES


Postofflces were hrst established In
l464.
The wrist contains eight bones. the
palm Ave and the fingers fourteen.
In the Black forest industrious me.
chanics are turning out paper knives,
cigarette cases, etc, labeled ;:Made OF
wood grown near the Matoppos, where
Cecil Rhodes is buried"
The hydrogen atom has hitherto
been considered the smallest particle
OF matter, but the incandescent partl.
cles In the vacuum of n Crooks tube
are but onethousandth as large.
Fowls are supposed to have been
flrst domesticated In China i40O, II. G.
This Is probably about the same period
when, according TO Lamb, the Chinese
discovered the succulency OF roast pig,
The city OF ChrIstiania long ago
went to law on the question OF liability
for the support OF an aged woman.
When the case was settled recently It
was discovered that the old woman
had been dead for years. '
Queen Alexandra's laces, linens and
silks are perfumed by method which
almost any woman can copy. The
drawers In which they are kept are
lined with white paper, strewn with
rose petals. On this Is placed u layer
Of the fabrics to be scented, over that
a layer Of rose leaves, and 80 on In
alienation until the drawer il fllled.
Over all sheet Of tissue Is spread. At
the end of twenty-four hours every
thing In the drawer will have a deli
cate perfume that will cling to 1t for
Il long time. Perfumes are believed to
make clothes and linen much more
wholesome. Flowers and certain pre-
pared perfumes have excellent medlcI-
nal qualities.
With our forefathers, disease was nm
evil influence. We should no longer
look at 1t In that way; at least, 80 we
are assured In u recent address by Sir
Frederick Treves, an English physl-
clan. To the modern expert, he says
disease is merely the outcome of nat.
ural processes whose purpose, at bot.
tom, Is kindly or beneficent one. It's
symptoms are merely expressions of a
natural effort toward cure;" they are
mot malign In intent, but have for
their end the Kidding of the body of
the very troubles which they are SUD
posed to represent" After all, how
ever, this view is not 80 very new
Even in the Middle Ages wise men
talked of the curative force of ma.
ture," and In this phase lies the truth
on which Sir Frederick has based his
lecture. Still, 1t is frequently forgotten
that nature means well by us, and It is
a good thing to be once In while re.
minded Of 1t.
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AE DIDN'T KNOCK FIVE
Why the Young Doctor Had 20 bonn
bard nlu own House.

Why the Young Doctor HAD 20 hout'
bard nls own House.
They had been married only short
while. lie was young and struggling
physician, and phe very sweet, de.
votod little wife but very much afraid
OF burglars, ao that when II did hap
pen that the doctor had 4 sick call
during the wee homs, they rcsorted
to all means that she might know that
Il was he who wished 10 enter the
house upon his return aud not the
dreaded night prowlers.
The calls were not many, but some
how they had never bit upon success
tul plan until the wife exclaimed one
morning at breakfast: Il have II now,
Jack: after this you knock ave times
and let there be n minute between
each knock; then I'll be sure to know
Il Ia yourself" Jack, 80 the story
goes, was not In favor OF having 10
wait Ave minutes 60 gain entrance 60
his own house. but ever anxious TO
please agreed 10 the arrangement, and
one night last week had occasion TO
test II. Someone was dying, the mes.
senger said, and wanted n doctor I'm.
medlately; would he comoH Where.
upon Jack tumbled Into his cllthes and
In the confusion didn't hear or, what
was more likely, forgot all about the
Ave knocks that he was to give the
| front door upon hs return.
During his absence the fearful wife
"eould hear nothing but knocks" she
aftcrward said. "and .was Just so
nervous alone In strange house aud
nelghborhood, that thought Jack had
been gone an hour before he had time
10 turn the corner, Finally heard
the bell ring; then somebody tried the
door. was nearly dead from fright
and don't know what would have hap.
pened had II not been that any number
OF stones began stermlng against the
house. knew this was, an unusual
attack for barglarS, so, with prayer
on my lips that Jack would return at
least some time during that dreadful
night, ventured 10 the window and
peeped out. II was Jack. and he saw
me-"
you've walked up the whole neigh.
borhood. Why don't you let me IMP
he fairly shouted.
why didn't you knock7" came back
the small voice.
why didn't knockf" again shrek.
ed the irate husband. "Didn't you
hear the panel fall ont OF the doorT'
II know" sobbed the timid little
wife; but you didn't knock the right
number; II was tive. don't you remem.
Der f'-Washlngton Post.
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Worn.Out Money.

Instead of the old-fashloned Good
BY the blase youth now says, Don't
take any bad money" said an official
Of the Chicago subtreasury the other
day. well, we go on the proposition,
Take anything that looks like money
and those chaps that are so afraid Of
the bogus money should not be partic-
ular.
There is money brought to this
window that resembles anything ex,
cept the legal tender Of the United
States. Torn greenbacks and brown
backs, and even yellowbacks, are com
mon, but they do not cause any dis
comfort.
"Take anything that looks like mon
ey' is my advice. After that, II you
don't like the looks Of it, bring 1t here
and we will either give you something
better-looking or stamp it full of holes
which spell, Counterfeit"
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GROWING IS UNNECESSARY
Plenty Of Monarchs Reign Comforts
hfw Without the Ceremony

Plenty Of Monarchs Reign comforta-
bly, without the Ceremony.
The suggestion Is made IN certain
high quarters that the coronaton-un'
less privately performed-should In
future be discontinued altogether.
There are various potent reasons for
this. In the first place, the sovereign
In these days does not require corona
tion. The fact Of his being on the
throne Is Sufficient justification for his
sovereignty, In the old days, before
the ceremony became a mere religious
function, as at present, It was regarded
az essential to crown the king before
his right and title could be looked upon
az unQuestioned. He was then actu.
ally accepted by the nobility and the
people as the rightful sovereign,
against whom all pretenders had ever
after no legal claim.
Nowadays the coronation does not
even serve the purpose OF symbOlizlng
kingship. That fact Is assumed by
the accession ceremony following the
death Of a predecessor. That the cor
onation ceremony is not now regarded
in the same light as heretofore Is at.
tested by the fact that most OF the
reIgning kings Of Europe have never
been crowned.
The kaiser. who has now been on
the throne for over twelve years, will
probably never have the crown. either
Of Prussia or Germany, placed up
his imperial head.
There Is a story prevalent on the
continent that the bishop Of Posen,
whose predecessors have crowned
Prussian kings for many generations,
Is persona non grata with the kaiser,
and that as long as the present bishop
lives the sovereign will not allow him
to perform the ceremony; but there Is
also a belief that the kaiser Is not
particular whether he is crowned or
not, so long as he is on the throne
firmly and lrrevocably.
Victor Emmanuel, king Of italy, has
not been crowned; nor has Queen VII.
helmina Of Holland, who. though her
coming Of age was generally mistaken
for coronation, has not yet had her
crown placed on her head.
The same is true of the king Of
Spain, whose coming of age and ac-
cession were not an actual coronation.
The sultan, who Is now one of the
longest-reignlng monarchs In Europe,
has never had the ceremony perform
ed, and II is certain that he never will
be crowned. There is no crown SYM
bolic of Ottoman sovereignty.-Lon.
don Express.
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sIoo REWARD siso.

Tho readers oi this paper win hs pleased 10
NAFn that there Ia at least ole dreaded disease
lhAt science has been Able 20 cure Ia all ia
stages aud that iaeaiarrh. Halls Catnrrh Cure
ls the only positive cure known To tho medical
fraternity, CRtarrh being q eonntitati tional dis.
ease, requires q constitutional treatment,
ualPs catarrh Cure 10 taken internally, acting
ot the system, thereby destroying lhn founda.
ton of tho disease. aud giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution aud
assisting nature In doing iin work. Tho pro.
pretorH have 80 much faith in It's curative
powers that they offer Quo Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that u fails 10 cura. Send for list
Oi testimonials. Address
+, ], CHENEY CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 7bc,
Halls fAinlly Pills are tho best
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In After Years.

Mrs. Whoopem-There was time
when was actually proud Of the
powerful voice you put into your col.
lege yell; but now I wish 1t had been
only a whisper.
Whoopem-Why do you say that
my dear?
Mrs. Whoopem--Because the baby
has inherited the aforesaid yell; that's
why"
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Many WOukeu Huu uVCtOEW Wv
not recognize the real symptoms
of arrangement OF the female
organs until too late.
"I had terrible pains along my
spinal cord for two years and suffered
dreadfully. I was given different
medicines, wore plasters; none OF
these things helped me. Reading OF
the cures that Lydia Il. Pinlkham's
Vegetable Compound has brought
about, l somehow felt that II was
what needed and bought bottle 70
take. How glad am that ! did 30 |;
two bottles brought me immense re-
lief, and after using three bottles more
I felt new life and blood surglng
through my veins. II seemed as
though there had been regular house
cleaning through my aystem, that all
the sickness and poison had been taken
out and new life given me instead. !
have advised dozens of my friends 10 use
Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Good health Is indis-
pensable to complete happiness, and
Lydia II. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has secured this to me. |"
-~ Mrs. LAURA L. BaE%sR, Crown
Point, Indiana, Secretary Ladies Relief
Corps. - $4,000 forfeit n Osisiaai Of sbSSs letter
pFeeiHs ssRaiasEess caHnet b pSOdsesd
Every sick woman who does NOT
understand her ailment should
write Mrs. Pinkbam, Lynn,
Mass. Her advice II free and
always helpful.
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M de n Difference.

Miss Maintenance suppose you've
heard Of my engagement to Mr..
jerks? ....,
Her Friend-Yes, and confess |
was surprised. You told me once that
you wouldn't marry him for ten thou.
sand pounds
Miss Mainchance-I know, dear
but discovered later that he had fifty
thousand.-Casselrs Journal
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The Russian joker who caused a
panic in the geological gardens at st.
Petersburg by shouting that the tig-
crs had escaped should exchange
cards with the American humorist
who yells Fire" In places Of amuse-
nent. They should then report to the
fool killer together.
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Our Air Consumption.

1t is computed that when at rest
We consume 500 cubic inches of air a
minute. II we walk at the rate of
one mile an hour we use 500; two
miles, 1000; three miles, 1900; four
miles, 1900. If we start out and run
six miles an hour we consume 5000
cubic inches of air during every
minute of the time.
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wnrst Rrer.

Hear about the terrible afiiction
that befell our friend Blank last
rightg' asked Enpeck, as he boarded
downtown car,
"No," said Meeker. What was itg"
my wife eloped with him." replied
Enpeck. with suppressed chuckle.--
Chicago News.
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Successful Rxnerlment.

mabel married that awfully dlssi.
pated young Flutterly to reform him"
"And is she satisfied with her
choice?"
II should say she Ia. His uncle died
last week and left half a million. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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The Limit.

Bridge-And you go right on eat
ing soggy bread and half-cooked
meats. For heavens sake, why don't
you discharge your cook and get an
other one?
Pike-well, you see, old fellow, so
far rs can find out the courts won't
grant you divorce for bad cooking.
--Boston Evening Transcript.
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SuperHuous.

ITO what do you attribute the re,
markable majority by which you were
elected senator?" asked the confiden-
tial friend.
Il have Just told you," replied Sen
ator Lotsmun, with some irritation,
what my election expenses were."-
Chicago Tribune.
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Chief Millikin-That lady In red 60
ing down the street Is evidently a
grass widow.
Inspector Casey-why do you
think sog
Chief Millikin-Every time she goes
near a horse Il tries to bite her.
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mabel married that awfully dis
sipated young Flutterly to reform
him."
"And is she satisfied with her
choice?"
Il should say she is. His uncle died
last week and left him half q million" I"
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The Cost Of II.

City Man-what makes rents so
high here.
Villager-This is an Incorporated
town.
Things don't look very metropoli,
tan"
NO, but the taxes are."-New York
Weekly.
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Triple Dose.

She tat the reception)-Excuse me,
but are you an artist, a musician or
poet?
He-I happen to be FL three. mad
am,
Poor fellow! You have sym
pathy."
Your sympathy?
"Yes. Your poverty must be some
thing terrific. Chicago Daily News,
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Effect Of Absence.

weally, now,-Regy-Do you veal
ly believe that absence makes the
heart grow fonder? Miss Brady-Oh,
yes, indeed, think twice as much OF
you when you are somewhere else
Colorado Comic.
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Hard to Meet Them, Though.

Miss Romantique (eestatlcallyl--I
guess in Bohemia every one Is Tom,
Dick and Harry.
Painter Lott Ga poor artist oh,
yes, and there are good many bills
there indianapolis Journal,
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Looking for . chance.

Mrs. Gobang-This paper says that
Kansas man has sold his wife for
$s.
Gobang--I wonder If it will ever be
my luck to run across a fellow who is
thowing money away?-NeW York
Times.
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A Permanent Cure.

Hodge-You mean TO say that
Christian Science cured you?
Podge-Surei
Hodge-Of appendicitis?
Podge-No, OF Christian Science.
Brooklyn Life.
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The Rlter Rlt.

He-Bahl Women are fools. She
(sweetlyl--Well, II there Ia anything
in heredlty, and acquaintance with
some OF their sons would lead us to
think so.--Halfpenny Comic,
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Dyspepsia

Don't think you can cure your dyspepsia
In any other way than by strengthening
and toning your stomach.
That is weak and incapable. of perform
ing its functions, probably because you
have imposed upon it in one way or al
other over and over again.
You should take
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Ready for Easter.

Deacon Cobbs-William, If your
father should have ?10 and some one
should give him IS, what would he
have?
William-Nothing; but ma would
have a new hat.-Chicago Daily
News.
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A Natural Inquiry,

Little Nellie was out riding one day
with her mother and as they passed
cemetery she asked: Mamma,
how long does II take for the tomb.
stones to come up after they plant
peoplel
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Works Him Regularly.

Dinguss-where do you invest your
money?
shadholt--Well, generally have &b
or $40 invested somewhere about you.
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The Real Thing.

How cultured and polished that
Mrs. KaZamms fs."
II know It. Whenever a person
sings anything she always calls II
rendering IT.. doesn't she?"-Chicago
Record-Herald.
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Passing Relief.

Miss Gidda What did he say when
you told him I was married?
Miss SpeiJz-Well. he seemed sur.
prised.
Miss Speitz-No. but he asked how
II happened. philadelphia Press.
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REIERSOW mA0HIWERY 90.

successors To John fOnlel
Foot Of Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon
The XII Gasoline fnglns--A child can run II.
Valves aud all working parts covered up 2 h.
p, tisSi I h, p, Rlo; 6 h. p, tp1, Put In lit.
tie Gasoline and then 60 10 sleep"
Write for illustrated catalogue aud ior price
on anything you need In the N machinery line,
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Millions In Bic Stores.

About $3O.0O0,000 is the estimate
of recent investment of fixed capital
in the form Of building and plant for
the ten or twelve department stores
Of New York.
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A Prophecy.

Critic-That actor doesn't seem at
home in this work.
Theatrical manager-No, he isn't;
but he will be unless business gets
better pretty soon.-Chicago News.
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Hoods TdrSGpGrilld

It strengthens and tones the. stomach,
and permanently cures dyspepsia ana All
stomach troubles. Accept no substitutes.a