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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
The Fable OF -Four Men.

Il got or street car this morning" +"
said doctor to me, "and, being in NO
hurry, | began moralizing on the ac-
tions and probable character of three
men who had alighted just ahead of
me- The first one was even then half
way down the block and was going on
with such rapid strides that he had
already put a couple of hundred yards
between himself and the next man.
There thought l, goes a hustler-a
man who's bound to succeed in life.'
The second man was walking rather
slower, and impressed me as one who
would do fairly WE'LL perhaps, in this
world. But the last fellow was Just
dawdling along in the most shiftless
sort of way. very quickly set him
down for a loafer.
"Just then another idea came home
to me. All three were ahead of mev'
success.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
He Know They Hould Fit.

A Mississippi Congressman, says
the New Orleans Picayune, once own
ed a handsome pair Of light gray
trousers which were much admired
by his colored neighbors. Unfortun.
ately they became spotted.
Here, Charlie" said the Congress.
man to negro servant who had long
coveted them, take these trousers
and clean them"
Charlie took them home, and after
two days Of careful inactivity brought
them back.
"'Scuse me, boss" he said, "but
'claih to gracious. seem like All CANT
git dat spot out no way"
"Did you brush itT
'Yasseh."
"Scrub til"
"Yasseh."
"Scour it"
'Yasseh. Pear like All done ey'y-
thing, but All jes' CANT git It out no
way"
well. did you try ammonia?"
"No, sch! No, sehg' exclaimed Char
lie. with a delighted snicker. "Ah
didn't try 'em on me yit, sch, but All
knows dey'd fit|
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
fifty Years Ago.

The Chinese insurgents attacked
Canton.
Albes Pacha, viceroy of Egypt, was
found dead In bed by his officers OF
state.
Tho first party sent out by the Mas.
sachusetts Emigrant Aid Society left
Boston for the territory of Kansas.
Three English and four French ships
arrived in Honolulu. They mounted
1893 guns and were destined to net
against the Russian Pacific squadron.
Three hundred persons were III OF
yellow fever In Havana. Cuba.
Said Pasha entered and took pos.
session of Alexandria In consequence
Of the death Of Abbas Pasha, the for.
mer vlceroy.
Many vessels were lost in Table bay
In violent gale.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
A Elaherl,,an.

When all the worlds fragrant with Cow.
ers in bloom,
And clothed in fresh raiment from Dams
Natures loom;
When the hills aud the yalleys ara vel.
vety green
And the earth is reposing meath blue
skies serene.
Then away from the hot, dusty city I'll
steal.
For my only companions my rod and
my reel,
And there, by the side OF some cool lin.
pid stream.
I'll sit with my line in the water and
dream.
-FourTrack News.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
How's This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fol-
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured BY
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known f. ].
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by their firm
WEST TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Halls CAtarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

"A severe case of Ovarian
Trouble and a terrible operation
avoided. Mrs. EmmOns tell:
how she was saved by the uss
OF Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
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pleased with the results obtained from
Lydia IL. Plnkham's Vegetable
Compound that l feel It duty and
privilege to write you about It.
:" suffered for more than five years
with ovarian troubles, causing an
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ness, and at times a kaintness would
come oveS me which no amount OF
medicine, diet, or exercise seemed 70
correct. Your Vegetable Compound
found the weak spot, however. within
few weeks and saved me from
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every sick and suffering sister. Don't
daily with medicines you know moth.
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take my word for it, you will be a diff
ferent woman in short time. ~ MRS.
LAURA EMMoNs, Walkerville, Ont. -
$4,000 forfeit If original of abous letter pyoUino
sennineHsss cannot bs produced.
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham If there is anything
about your sickness you do not
understand. No woman ever
regretted writing her and she
has helped thousands. Address
Lynn, Mass.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
f%keeley upuoR-MoRPhlNE- -ToBAceo|
NGIl-e hABiTS PERMANENTLY cuRrDI
- - So FoR guLL PARTICULARS -
Assssis ta tIlI1RcIIIyIL. PoRTkANp, oar,
Gentle Hint.

They were playing tennis on the old
lawn.
Dear me-" remarked the young
man, with far-away look In his eyes
I'VE never hear OF o!d-sash!oned kiss.
Ing games any more. They have gone
out OF style"
81 don't agree with you" replied the
pretty girl. amy game is kissing
game II you supply the kisses"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

Husband--l'd like TO know whnt on.
Joyment you find In trottIng around
from store TO store. looking at and
pricing things you cannot purchaser
Wife, know II looks silly yet thcro
Is sort OF melancholy pleasure In
knowing l could have bought them
had | married Tom Co'deash when
had the chance, instead of throwing
myself away on you.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
Each in His Trade.

The violinist had beene invited to a
family dinner" but 1t proved that
several relatives of his host were pres
ent, and their demands for music were
most persistent.
The violinist played three times.
and then, when the applause after his
third solo had died away, he turned
to his host
And now, monsieur" he said,
eagerly, "nOw 1t is that you will show
us how you sell ze -four in re wheat
pit. Can l help roll ze barrel in, mon
sieur?"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
thirty Years AGO.

Goldsmith Maid broke all trottIng
records at Saginaw, Mich, making the
final heat of three in 216.
In letter to the investigating com.
mittee Of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn,
Theodore Tilton announced his inten.
ton Of placing before 1t all the charges
made by Mrs. Tilton against Henry
Ward Beecher.
Reciprocity treaty between Canada
and United States was discussed by
dominion board of trade and other
commercial bodies at st. Johns, N. B.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
Cnuan and Encnt.

Wife--John, do you know that you
Swore In your sleep last nlght2
Husband-Did II II must have been
when | had that horrid dream.
Wife-What did you dream7
Husband--I drcamt was smoking one
of those cigars you gave me on my birth.
day.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
Too Hard on the Nerves.
"Sold your farm?"

"Yes, sold 1t last week, and retired
forever from the business of farm
ing"
Found farming too dull, did you ~
mo. l found 1t too exciting. l
don't mind taking a chance on the
horses once in while, but the thing
Of running business where you have
to bet on the weather all the time is
too hard on the nerves."
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
Pride Iuferceded.

why did she marry him? He hasn't
any money.
II know, but she has plenty"
But he hasn't any brains, either"
True, too. But people kept telling
her how stunning they looked together
till she just couldn't bear the idea of
letting him get away."-Detroit Free
Press.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
Tat POWER OF GRIT.
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To carry on the back a pack weigh
Ing a hundred pounds or more means
not only strong muscles but a mastery
OF balance, In THE Forest" Stewart
Edward White says that the tirst time
he did any packing he had hNrd
time stumbling few hundred feet
with just tifU pounds on his back
At the end Of that same trip he cou,d
carry hundred pounds aud a lot OF
canoe poles and guns over long port.
age without serious Inconvenience.
At first packing is as near Internal
punishment as merely mundane condl-
lions can compass. Sixteen brand.
new muscles ache. at first duly, then
sharply, then intolerably. until It seems
you cannot bear It another second. At
irst you rest every time you feel
tired. Then you begin to feel very
tired every fifty feet. Then you have
to do the best you can. and prove the
pluck that is In you.
Tom Friant an old woodsman OF
wide experience, has often told me
with relish OF his first try at carry
Ing. He had about sixty pounds, and
his companion double tn at amount.
Mr., Eriant stood ii for what seemed
like few centuries. and then sat
down. He could not have moved an
other step II gun had been at his
ear.
whats the matterI" asked his COM
panion.
"Del." said Friant 'a'm all In. l
can't navigate. Here's where quit"
Cant you carry here any tartherT
"Not an inch"
"Well, pile her on. I'll carry her
for you"
Friant looked at him a moment in
silent amazement
do you mean to say that you are
going to carry your pack and mine,
tooY'
+ That's what l mean to say. I'll do
II II l have to-"
Friant drew long breath. "Well."
said he. at last, If little, sawed-off
chap like you can wiggle under hun
dred and eighty. guess 1 can make 1t
under sixty"
That's right" said Del, imperturb-
ably. III you think you can, you
can"
And l did," ends Friant, with
chuckle.
Therein lies the whole secret The
work is irksome, painful, but IL you
think you can do 1t. you can; for al
though great is the protest OF the hui
man frame against what 1t considers
abuse, greater still is the power Of
mans grit.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

Miggles--I say, old maR, I'd like to
have you put me up at your club.
Wiggles-Pd be only too glad, my boy,
but-er-they are very particular who
they admit.
Miggles-You don't say! How In the
world did you manage to break in.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
A Trugtlesa Trust-

Lightly-My landlady evidently be,
longs to boarding house combine.
Simson-Why do you think so?
Lightly-She doesn't attempt to supply
the wants of the customer.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
You Can Clet Alien. Foo,.na.s rpnn.

Write Allen :, olmBted, te Roy, N. Y, for Q
free sam pie OF Allen u Foot Ease. IL cures
sweating. hot swollen aching feet IL matos
new or light shoes easy, certain cure for
eoFns. ingrowing nails and buniOns All drug.
gists sell H. 25c. Don't accept any substitute.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

lilo after first day use fDr K lines Great Nsrva
kestorer Send for Free 81 trial bottle and treatise
Dr.. H. II. Kline Ltd. 9G Arch ST.. PHILADELPHIA Pa
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

In decreeing that the Washington DO.
licemen must give up the use Of tooth
picks while on duty, Major Sylvester,
the chief of the capital police force, has
established new record in rules gov
erning the men. The order reads as
follows: 1T is observed that officers,
among them special street railway
crossing policemen, walk the streets
with toothpicks in their mouths, giving
evidence of having enjoyed refresh
ments.. advise against this practice,
as 1t Is unbecoming and unofflcerlike. /"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
All In tho Pom.

She--What Is the term applied to one
who signs another persons name 10 q
cheeky
He--Flvs or ten years usually, bO.
lieva.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

First Lieut.. Rudolph E. Sniper, Four
teenth cavalry, U. s. A., is the youngest
officer in the army; Lieut.. Ernest d.
Peek is the tallest, being feet inches.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

A special report Of the census bu-
reau on occupations shows that In con-
tinental United States the total mum.
Der of persons engaged in gainful oc-
cupations in 1900 was 2S,078, ,2S8; which
was one-half Of the population, 10
years of age and over, and nearly two
lfths Of the entire population. The to-
tai number comprises 22,4s9, ,426 men,
4,S33, $50 women, and .1.75O,178 chill
dren, Of whom 1.264, All were boys and
4S5, 767 girls.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

Piso's Cure Is n good cough medicine.
1t has cured coughs and colds for forty
years. At druggists. 25 cents.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
Knowing a Woman

do you know herP'
mo; l am merely acquainted with
her-nobody knows a woman"
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
BEUTEL BUSINESS COLLEGE


Gives written contracts 20 secure positions
for graduates These contracts are guaranteed
by a National Bank. Write for catalogue and
plan today.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

The manly part is to do with might
and main what you can do.-Emerson.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

The National Civil Service Commits.
sion has recently arranged to open
branch headquarters In Boston. New
York, Philadelphia, Washington, At
lanta, Cincinnati. Chicago, st. Paul.
st. Louis, New. Orleans Denver, Port
land and San Francisco. Each of
these thirteen cities will be the GEN.
ter to which the civil service boards
in the districts surrounding them will
refer all matters which they cannot
decide for themselves. Heretofore II
has been necessary to communicate
directly with Washington when vacan-
cies were to be filed in the classified
service. This has occasioned DELAY.
especially in cities distant from the
capital. Under the new system the
Washington Office will be relieved of
practically all the detail Of preparing
for examinations, and the national
commissioners will be able to devote
themselves more fully to the enforce
ment Of the spirit of the civil service
reform laws.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
NooooonAAoA

A bulletin issued by the census hu
reau gives the total number OF EN-
ployes In the executive civil service oi
the United States as l50.SSS. These
figures include only those employees
who are required to take an examina.
don, 50 that about $1,000 postmasters
and employees OF small postotflces are
excluded, as are about 1900 employees
with small salaries In the field branch.
es OF the War Department, about 16.,
600 employees at navy yards. who are
classified. but appointed under navy
yard regulations, and few thousands
in other parts OF the service, OF the
150,SSS given. 25.6I5 are employed in
the District OF Columbia; 1ST.08l are
males, 1SS,575 are native born, and
102, ,4S1 are engaged in clerical work.
OF the entire number, 46, 162 are be-
tween the ages OF 80 and 40 years;
Ss.21S between % and 80. and S0,S9s
between 10 and so. One hundred and
one are over 80, and S,422 below 20
years OF age. More than one-third of
the number have been employed for
less than five years, and more than a
hfth for less than year. Only S2S
have occupied places for more. than
forty years. Those who receive sal.
aries of $4,000 or more number S51;
less than $T2o. 60.0O1
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
twenty Years Ago.

sWOWIY ICUES HyUI
Immense Blaine and Logan ratifca.
ton meeting was held In New York
City; Blaine's letter Of acceptance was
made public two days later.
Benjamin f. Butler was undecided
as to whether he would run for Presl.
dent as candidate of greenback and
anti-mOnopoly parties.
Society composed wholly of noble.
men formed in Germany for purpose of
colonizing INDECENT members In Chill.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

The eagerness with which men seek
appointiVe positions under the govern
ment almost amounts to a craze. and
like all craEes 1t is not readily ex-
plainable. In Boston, for example,
where examinations for custom house
employees are about to begin, there are
1889 applicants for 30 possible ap-
pointments. These figures are some
what exceptional, TO be sure, but in
other large cities there Is always a
marked disproportion of applicants to
places. The Isthmian Canal Commits
sion has already had a hundred appli-
cations for every position 1t is author
lied to I'LL. Yet the salaries are not
large, rarely exceeding $1,000 a year;
and though the civil service law may
give some assurance of permanency of
tenure, there is little assurance of pro-
motion. That there should be such
eagerness for the appointments is not
creditable to the seekers. Men with
even an average equipment Of ability
and enterprise can find much more
promising careers.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11
Ten Years Ago.

sCh tOuIS HYOs
Big strike on Chicago railroads prac-
tcally broken and work resumed on
many lines.
Eugene V. Debs and other leaders
In big strike were locked up In Cook
County jail for violating injunctions.
Archbishop Ireland condemned mob
methods of Debs strikers in big rail
way tieup.
New cruiser Minneapolis set new
record for vessels of its class, making
average speed of 23O5 nautical miles
an hour on triaf trip.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

The new salary schedule for rural
mail carriers has been completed. To
apply from July /. The last Congress
raised the maximum salary from $500
to $T20 year, 1t was found that the
maximum route was "a miles long and
to carriers on routes of this length.
numbering about 1900, the maximum
salary will be paid. The salaries of
for each mile less than twenty four.
carriers on routes shorter than the
maximum was fixed by deducting SIS
The net result has been that slightly
over two-thirds of the whole force Of
"a. 500 rural carriers have received In
creases Of 500 year In their salaries
The remaining carriers have received
Increases Of less than this amount
This schedule takes into consideration
the expenses for equipment, and makes
what Is stated to be a liberal allow
ance for such expense to carriers on
routes less than the maximum length.
1t leaves about the same appropriation
available for new service during the
coming year that the department had
during the last fiscal year.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

deposits an acrid corrosive
sediment in the joints and
muscles, and the circulation
grows sluggish because of
the constant accumulation
of acid impurities, and
when the system is in such
condition Rheumatism Is
liable to come out at any
time, winter or summer. II
is fastened and provoked
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-08-11

by exposure to cold, damp I
heated, a bad spell of indig,
ther derange and depress I
not the real cause Of Rheur
vital fluid becomes overehar
riot in the veins, an attack
the cold, bleak days of wint
blood is tainted with acid.
full, but it takes something
away this demon Of pain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06

given the core something of the color
of walnut stain, but only one glance
was needed to prove that the fruit was
as hard as a rock and as green as
grass.
''You-you-,'' began Mrs. Bowser,
but Mr.. Bowser checked her with a
look.
Then he put down the knife, folded
his arms and walked stiffly through to
the back yard. Mrs. Bowser got her
breath and went slowly upstairs. The
cat got a brace on herself and sought
a dark corner, and the cook gave a
stab at the melon with a fork and
whispered to herself:
eff me name was Mr.. Bowser in
stead of Miss O'Brien, I know what
I'd do. I'd sing small till next win
ter comes and I had a chance to tell
a green SNOWFALL from ripe onei"-
Copyright, 1904, by T. c. McClure.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
soRRENTINo A GENIUS.
Is Fond of Wagner and Fond of Ger
man Composers Programmes.

Eugenio Sorrentino, the conductor
of the Banda Rosa, Italy's famous
Red band, is one of the most modest
of men, yet he is sufficiently celebrated
in two hemispheres to rightly take
unto himself the privileges of eccen-
tricity and genius He speaks broken
English and is on the best of terms
win his musicians all of whom seem
to idolize him. Every time they pass
or address him they salute and with
out even suggestion of compulSion
in the act. Sorrentino is averse to
talking about himself. what he has
done or what he intends to do; in
deed, he tries to avoid discussing topics
that, to the average public man, would
be sweet and favorite subjects of con-
versation. He is married. His wife
is a charming little Italian woman, re-
fined, graceful, stylish and petite. Her
love and admiration for the husband
can not be concealed, and his tender
consideration for her is just what one
would expect from the model hero of
a perfect love story.
SorrentinO is tremendously fond of
Wagnerian music and no engagement
lasting three days or more is without
a Wagnerian programme The Banda
Rosa is at its best in THE Ride of
the Vall1yries," the overture to "Tan-
hauser' and fantasies on ''Lohengrin,'
''Siegfried,'' "Parsifal" etc. although
many people believe the band rises
still higher In SCREENINGS mastery
arrangement from 'L'Africaine,''
Carmen" aida" I'll Trovatore,'
bohemian Girl" 1.-THE Chimes of
Normandy Faust" "Boito's "Mefis-
tofele," Givedano's "Audre Chenier"
PuSsin'S La Boheme' and La Tosca"
These arrangements are superbIy
scored and they must be heard to be
appreciated. Puccini, after reading
SCREENINGS score for the great fan
TASTE on La Tosca,'' sent Sorrentino a
letter complimenting him in warmest
terms on the beauty and skill of the
arrangement, and he also added that
he would recommend that all Italian
bands use SCREENINGS fantasia, which
is to be published with the hearty in
dorsement of Puccini himself
The engagement of this band during
the entire week of the state fair at
Topeka, September II to IT, is a de-
cided novelty as a fair attraction and
will undoubtedly prove one of the most
attractive features of the fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
MRS. LANGTRY's HUSBAND.
Made a Journey to Samoa for a New
Tattoo Design.

Lily I-anStry's husband is very sore
To the chance observer he is a slen-
der young Englishman, a little over
six feet in height, with dark hair and
a black muStache- To the more oh
serving and inquiring he is Captain
Hugo Gerald de Battle, who walks
with cane, although he is but 40
years of age. says a writer in the San
Francisco Chronicle.
But none of this explains whv the
husband of Lily Langtry is sore. and
why he came to San Francisco using
a cane 1t is not of record in the
British archives or upon the de Battle
coat-of-arms. or in the field hospital
books of the English regiment with
which he saw service.
The secret is out Lily I.angtrv,s
tall young military husband he of the
cane, is a tattooed man. and he is
very sore from his most recent expert
ence with a tit-tat-toe artist down in
the tropical isles of Samoa
The Samoan is not the most WON
derful tattooer But he does a o11aint
kind of inlaid work in human tissue
Captain de Battle examined himself
and found he still had a small blank
space unpre-empted by tattooine on
his left leg He had beautiful things
pricked into his body by the needles
of the most celebrated tattooers of
Japan and other countries He felt
he could not let this Samoan chance
20. So he stood for the sticking ana
the big Samoan went at him, punctur-
ing innumerable nice little holes for