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The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
Hints for the Pipe Iovev.

The Canadian Cigar and Tobacco
Journal gives some hints to those
who smoke pipes. Everybody thinks
he knows how to smoke a pipe. but TO
do II perfectly is not easy. Time Is a
keynote OF successful pipe smoking
says the Journal. and another is gen.
,leness. Take II easy. Don't crowd
the pipe to the top Of the bowl Never
get pipe hot. Keep cool. and keep
your pipe cool. You can relight a pipe.
and II YOU are an old smoker you will
be all the better for IL. When you
have finished do not refill = heated
pipe"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
destructive yellow River.

Thousands OF men work all their
lives at securing the banks OF the
great Yellow river In China. Yet
every now and then the tide sweeps
away all opposition and the loss In
human life is greater than any war
ever caused. Nineteen years ago the
river burst It's bonds. bay after day
the torrent flowed. 20 miles to tn.
hour. 80 miles wide and ten feet deep.
The food has been described ms tina,
Of nvc Danub.s pouring from hcIgh,
TO- two months on end For 1000
years the Chinese have boon cmbank.
inE this river.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
The FIRST TWINCE
OF Rheumatism Calls for Or. Williams'
Pink Pills II You Would Be
Easily Cured.

Mr., Frank Little. = well known cIti.
zen Of Portland. Ionia Co., Mich. was
cured OF severe case of rheumatism
by Dr.. Williams Pink Pills. In speak.
Ing about It recently. he said: My
body was run down and In no couti.
tion to withstand disease and about
hye years ago | began to feel rheu.
matte pains In my arms and across
my back. My arms and legs grew
numb and the rheumatism seemed to
settle In every Join, 80 that l could
hardly move. while my arms were
useless At times. ! was unable TO
sleep or rest we'll and my heart pain.
ed me so terribly I could hardly stand
IT. My stomach became sour and
bloatet after eating and this grew
no bad that had Inflammation OF
the stomach. was extremely nery.
Gus and could not bear the least
noise or excitement One whole side
OF my body became paraiyzed.
AS I said before. I had been sun.
erlng about hvc years and seemed 10
be able TO get no relief from my
doctors. when n friend here In Port.
land told mo how DR.. Williams Pink
Pills had cured MIN Of neuralgia In
the face. even after the pain had
drawn II 10 one side. I decided TO
try the pills and began 10 see some
Improvement soon after using them.
This encouraged me TO keep on until
was entirely cured. hav. never
had return Of the rheumatism or Of
the paralysis.
The pills are for sale by all drug.
gis,s or sent. postpaid. on receipt Of
price. 30 cents per box. six boxes
$3.50. by tine Dr. Williams Medicine
Company. Schenectady. N. Y.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
A SIMPLE FORMULA
PRESCRIPTION OF AN EMINENT
SPECIALIST is GIVEN.
Necessary Ingredients Cost Little
and Can Be Secured at Any Coos
Drug store-Wili Break
Cold Quickly.

Nix half ounce OF the Pure Virgin
Oil OF Pine with two ounces OF glycer.
Inc and half pint Of good whisky;
shake well and use In teaspoonful
doses. A noted authority on diseases
OF the throat and lungs who estab-
IiEhed camp for consumptives in the
pine woods OF Maine. declares that
the above formula will heal the lungs
and cure any cough thar is clrable
1t will break up a cold In twenty.four
hours. The ingredients can be Sc
cured from any good prescription
druggist at small cost.
Virgin Oil Of Pine IPurei is put up
only in half-ounce yials for dispen.
sing each vial is securely sealed in a
round wooden case with engraved
wrapper. showing the uame-Virgin
oil Of Pine CPurel prepared ouly by
Leach Chemical Co. Cincinnati. o.
plainly printed thereon. There are
many rank limitations Of Virgin oil
OF Pine Pure, which are put out
under various names, such as Concen-
trated OIL OF Pine. PIac Balsam. etc.
Never accept these as n substitute for
the Pure Virgin oil Of Pine. as they
will invariably produce nausea and
never effect the desired result
Virgin OIL OF Pine tPurel Is also
said to be a perfect neutralizins agent
for uric acid
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
NOT DOOMED TO sECIusloN.
Austrian Nuns Of Noble Blood Lead
Pleasant Lives.

The first lady In the Austro-Hun-
rarian court Is now the abbess of the
Thereslan Convent OF the Noble La
dies In Prague, a position which is
always held by an archduchcss The
Archduchoss Maria Annunciata. the
present abbess. who is a niece OF the
emperor. has succeeded to the position
Of first lady through the widowhood
Of the Archduchess Maria Josefa. wife
OF the late Archduke Otto. The noble
nuns Of Prague live a very different
life from what is the usual conception
of convent life. They play leading
part In the society Of the city and are
not even compelled to live in the alb.
hey. where each is provided with two
rooms and service. Handsome ear.
riages with liyeried servants are also
provided for their use. and they have
= box in the opera Each noble lady
Is paid $500 year, while the abbess
has salary OF 10000. When they
attend court balls they must wear
black evening dress with a ribbon OF
Hight blue.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
Capt. J. ". Hogun.
ter of Indianola, now

The constant flow OF urine kept my
system depleted, causing nervous
chills and night sweats. After trying
seven different climates and using all
kinds Of medicine had the good for.
tune TO hear of Doan's Kidney Pills.
This remedy has cured me. | am as
well to-day as was twenty years ago.
and my eyesight is perfect"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, " Y.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
LYDIA E. PINkHAM

medicine n
unqualified endorsement
medicine of female illnesses
friends Pnkhnms Vegetable Compound
Inflammation and liberation and consequent Spinal Weakness
remedy 1t and expe of development
Boang Prostitution Headache General Debility quick yield
dernnged
Under all harmony the female
feeling xcabity, irtabily.
Kidney Complaints
l,ackac
rewarded hundred
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
tone eioht.

Tn" longest distance ever com.
passed by human vision Is is3 miles.
being tn. distance between III. I'm.
comparghc park. In Colorado. and
Mount Ellen. In Utah. Thi. fca, was
accomplished by the surveyors OF th-
United States coast and g-odc,ic sur.
v.y. who were engaged. In conjunc.
iion with representatives OF other ma.
tons. In making = new measurement
Of the earth.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
Sound Law in New Book.

A. C. Fox.Dayls. a London lawyer.
who has written 81 volumes, mainly on
the peerage and law. has broken into
the field OF fiction with detective
story in which he warrants that the
law is all right. He wrote the book
Just beeausc he found the law all
wrong in one Of the best o; the Sher-
Ioox Holmes stories.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
Beware OF Ointments for catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

- mercury sil szr-ly ds-'ruy the sen.e of srieIi
and comp stsly 1efaAse the whole system vhep
entering h thrulgh the uiuoogs .arfAeaaL Eurh
articles sh".id never ,. u..i except on pre.crit-
u ns irutn rrpgialc phys'cisns .. the dams. they
VII dph ten tod 70 ih- cd you can possibly de
nv fron then HnIis Sstarrh , ur., Manufactured
" D j. Chen'' tu- Toledo. %. cputAile Iner-
cary. and 10 t-EFn Internally. sctins directly upoa
the blood and u.le q. surfaces u the system. la
b1yinx HAIs lstArrh Cure be you get the
genuine 4 tasrn Internally and made In fo.sao,
oaig, = J theaey Co. Ts.timonisis tree.
sod y Druss'st.. Price. TIC. PER bottle.
1Ake hsiT' iali!y fiIls for eon,iipsl,oa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
sixtv Years Lanplishter.

Timothy Boltra, who has died at
Yarmouth. England, al the age of So
years. had been IN the service OF the
iocaI gas company more than 60 years,
md before that as a youth. was en-
oloyed to light the street oil lamps
syIth q fint and steel
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

With a smooth IRON and Def e
Starch, you Can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can: 1t Will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there Will
be less wear and tear of the gods
and 1t will be a positive pleasure 10
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
UTTERLY WORN OUT.
Vitality Slapped by Years Of Suffering
with Kidney Trouble.
former postmas-
living at Austin.

Tex, writes: Il
was amicted for
years with pains
across the loins
and IN the hips
and shoulders. I
h a d headache
also and neural
gia. Ny right
eye, from pain,
was OF little use
to me for years.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

Economy is the road TO wealth. PUT
NAM FADELE>S DYE is the road TO
economy loc per package.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

The last person to forget kindness
10 the one who does IL
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

To, recover quickly from biliou. attacks,
SICK headache, Indigestion or colds. take
Garfield Tea. the mild laxative. Guaran-
teed under the Pure Food Law.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

Most people find fault with their
ne,ghbors in order TO get even with
neishbors who find fault with them.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
rs crsr A COLD ~ ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BRUxU Quinine TAB eta Drug
ua refehd none. " u faiis 10 clie "
oRoVke Agnstsrs 10 on each bog &c.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09

Many 4 man snacks OF freshness.
but freshness gets no smacks.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
Important to Mothers.

Ernmine carefully every bottle Of cAsToRlA.
q safe and cure remedy 70, iafsa:s AID ehiidrea,
snd zee that :;
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-02-09
s'st.l;s:.:cs .'Ss :Isss ~ ElEC1R0IYPES

oefAncc sIAac ::::;.. ::: :' ,s,.: ..ss IN :.
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by the female to her form; and the male
may with impunity disregard considera-
tons pertaining to his physical attractive
ness, if he retain sufficient activity to be
known to the community as a-good pro-
WIDER
We need not question the propriety of
one sex absorbing and monopolizing
beauty in order to demonstrate the folly
of such policy; We may even go so far
as to admit that greater goodness is the
inevitable accompaniment of superior
grace, and yet find a fatal weakness in
the needless custom. 1t is natural and
right that a woman should be selfish:
but, so being, she only deprives herself Of
full qualification if she fails to nourisn
her husband as carefully as she preserves
pickles at least, and keep him good to
behold and long to live. The aged say
ing that lat forty a man is a physician
or a foor' may have some basis II he be
bachelor; but. If married, he is properly
chargea BILE with no obligation whatever
to famiiariZe himself with the conditions
which are conducive to his physical we'll
being. The entire responsibility rests upon
the wife, who has vastly more at stake.
to care for, while pretending to obey, him.
1t is his privilege, therefore, to be a fool
and her duty to be the physician herself.
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The Handy Valet.
From the Providence Journal.


"A good valet must understand mas
sage, haircutting and shaving. mendng.
darning. plain cooking. plain washing and
ironing" The speaker, a young million
aire. smiled thoughtfully. 1T is not ex-
travagant, he said, for a bachelor to
employ a valet. The valet takes SO many
places-the BARRIERS place, the laundress'
place. the shoeblack's place, the cook
place. the masseur's place. the tailor's
place. Ny valet darns my socks well.
Every morning he gives me velvet shave
and once a week he cuts my hair trinity.
You should taste his souff1es and his sal
ads. When I am travelling and there is
no time to send my linen to laundry he
will do up a shirt and half a dozen collars
we always carry an iron with us-in an
exquisite way. Furthermore. he is ambi-
tious, and is learning stenography in or
der that he may typewrite from my die
tation all my correspondence. Cooking,
mending. ironing, haircutting and mas
saying. the modern valet earns his pay.
1t is Impossible without him to dress ex-
Qustely.
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"Flat Earth" johnson.
From the st. Louis Republic

From the st. Louis Republic.
Flat Earth Johnson has obtained con-
siderable prominenc, in Oregon county as
the result of a pamphlet he recently
printed wherein he presents his reasons
for believing that the earth is fiat. Mr..
johnson takes the biblical declaration
about the earth resting upon its four
corners literally and bases his arguments
thereon. Flat Earth is man who is not
lacking in education, but so persstently
has he hammered and hammered on his
ideas about the topography of the earth
that the people of Oregon county call him
Flat Earth johnson.
Mr.. Johnson's pamphlet has not passed
the muster of scientific critics as vet,
and perhaps he cares as little for their
opinion as they do for his>views. He has
reasoned the matter out for himself and
has been good enough to give his theories
publication so that the woriu may read
and understand.
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CLOTHES SHOW NATIONALITY.
Characteristic Features Of Mems
Dress Here and Abroad.

r rom tne ldlicl duu Cuttei-
A mans dress invariably proclaims
who and what he is; it is an index to his
character. his tastes and his nationality;
and without making too abtruse study
1t is possible to indicate those features
which proclaim the nationality of the
wearer. OF course there is an aristocracy
Of the nations who are difficult to distin-
guista except by some popularity of face
or figure. Their clothing is refined and
tasteful and leads one 10 believe that their
garments are London made. as they are
free from those glaring peculiarities which
characterize the products OF other coun-
tries.
The Americans garments are generally
quite TWO sizes too large for him, the col
lar of his coat is exceedingly narrow and
the shoulders and back excessively wide
His Jackets are often extremely long and
MS trousers reStops finished with raised
sans His favorlte garments are the
lounge and Chesterfield. and these are
often finished with as much ornaments alton
as possible. Silk facings. braided edges
ana fantastic flaps are all characteristic
or his dress, while he also pays 4 good
deal of attention TO his hat, tie and cuffs.
The German is In many instances a
modified American. He likes plenty of
room, especially about the chest, which
part OF his anatomy he delights to make
mucn of: consequently there is often a
seam up the front of his coat from the
waist. In cut his garments are angular
and in. style he favors the morning coat
and lounge. There is a lack of personality
ABOUT his attire. and one can invariably
detect the result of his military training
In the uniformity of his garments.
The Spaniard is a modified form of the
Frenchman. His garments are tasteful
and neat. If the weather is suitable he
discards vest. and his pockets are close
fitting and finished with a low roll. Cen
orally speaking, there is less popularity
10 note about the Spaniard's dress than
with many others.
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he came back to the House, old in years.
but very vigorous in health and purpose.
His white hair and his old-fasfioned
swallow-tail coat combine to make him a
very striking figure.
During his latest service he has not
aspired to be especially prominent, but as
a member of the appropriations commit
tee he is a valuable member and very
watchful of the nations cash. His great
est fame rests on his military career. He
left the study of law at the first call to
arms in 81 and beginning as major
fought until the surrender o. Lee with the
rank of brevet major general and the full
rank of brigadier. He had commanded a
brigade under Sheridan In the Virginia
battles that led to Appomattox. and at
the battle of Sailors creek Keifer had an
experience out of the ordinary Going
along at dusk to observe the lines of the
enemy he found himself suddenly sud-
rounded. They could not distinguish
his federal uniform in the dark and he
was equal to the emergency. VIII cling
his horse around he shouted: Attention,
men, right about face, march, and led
the confederates into the Union lines,
much to their disgust when they learned
the method of their capture.
When the war with Spain was declared
Gen. Keifer offered his services to Presi-
dent Mckinley and was appointed ma
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The Judge and Little Match Seller.

Truth is stranger than felton, We are
told, and though the majority are apt to
pooh-pooh anything in a story as far
fetched yet the proverb is not far out,
as the following romantic little story
shows, which was related not long since
in one of the Berlin papers.
An elderly, distinguished looking gen.
tleman. formerly Prussian district
judge, was slipping his glass of beer at
fashionable hotel bar in Berlin one night
when a young and strikingly handsome,
but poorly clad girl of about fifteen en-
tered and begged the gentleman to buy
some matches.
The former judge was Immediately at
tracted by Something in the girls fea-
lures, and entered into a long conversa-
ton with her
The child in reply to closer questions
said she had never known her parents,
but her "auntie"' who was waiting out
side, would be able to tell the gentleman
all about them.
The judge summoned the aunt and
placed her under a severe croSS-eXa NINA
ton. during which it transpired that the
aunt was in reality nothing more than
the foster mother of the girl, whose own
mother died in poorhouse twelve years
before.
1 ne JuuSep NIo idu peCOiHe greatly dBl-
tated. now produced a small, age-dimmed
photograph and eagerly demanded of the
aunt whether she recognized it.
1T is Berthas mother!' cried the wom-
an. without hesitation.
Then remarked the judge, II am
that poor girls father. / have been
searching for her the last eight years."
says Woman's Life.
1t appears that the judge had love
affair with a girl much below his station
about sixteen years ago. His parents re-
fused to consent to the marriage and had
him removed to distant provincial town.
Eight years ago he inherited a large for
tune, retired from the service and de-
voted the whole of his time to searching
for his lost child. with the above result.
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Toe Is the only member of the present
House who served with Sherwood SO many
years ago. Not one of the Ohio deiega-
ton in the Forty-third Congress is living
but Sherwood, and he is a very alert and
vigorous man at the age of seventy-two.
Some eminent Ohio men were in the
House with Sherwood thirty-four years
ago, including Garfield, then veteran;
Foster, who later served as governor
and as Secretary of the Treasury; Dan
ford, who also came back after twenty
years absence. and Hugh j. Jewett, the
railroad magnate. famous in financial
circles in his declining years. All the
other twenty-nine colleagues of Sherwood
have passed to the great beyond.
Looks Upon New Faces.
Gen. Keller also looks upon new faces.
But two Ohio men who served with Keifer
in his first term are living Gen. Fin
ley Of Bucyrus and John Mcmahon Of
Dayton. Uncle Joe Cannon is the only
member of the House who served with
Keifer and since these two Ohio veterans
first took the oath much history has been
written. Gen! Keifer served four terms
and began his career on the same day
with William Mckinley At the opening
of his third term Gen. Keifer was chosen
Speaker Of the House. Twenty years later
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White-Haired Representatives
Who Have Seen Service
In Years Gone By.

When the roll of Ohio is called on the
opening day of Congress two white haired
old men will stand before the Speaker
desk to be sworn in along with the other
members of the Ohio delegation There
will be great interest among other
members and in the galleries when Gen.
j. Warren Keifer and Gen. Israe, r.
Sherwood ho,d up their hands to take the
oath. Thirty-four years ago to the day
Gen. Sherwood stood in the same place
and took the oath for the first time as a
representative. Thirty years ago to the
day Gen. Keifer was sworn in for the
first time, and both he and Gen. Sher-
good will see but one familiar face in the
hall filled with new and old members OF
Congress.
Gen. Sherwood will recall that he first
entered Congress on the day that Uncle
Joe Cannon was first sworn in and Uncle
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Mans Privilege, Woman's Duty.
from the North American Review.

pioi the NoTtn american review.
That the modern woman approaching
or passing through the tiresome middle
age should attach more Importance to
the maintenance of her own figure in
pleasing outlines than to that of her hus-
band is not surprising; from childhood
she has been taught that beauty and
grace are essentials Of the gentle sex
only. strength being regarded as the main
requisite Of the other. No particular dis
advantage. therefore, inures to a youth,
in the esteem of his fair companion, from
ruggedness of features. so long as his dis
position is amiable. his attentions ex-
elusive and his prospects satisfactory; but
If he be fat, his chances Of winning favor
are correspondingly slim. 1t is not that
a chubby appearance is so distasteful in
itself. but rather that it is so provocative
of ridicule as virtually to preclude serious
consideration of him as sutton in the
mind of proud and sensitive maiden.
Insensible change of attitude follows
marriage almost Immediately and grows
and grows until. in the forties, as we
have noted. undivided attention is given
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The Wear and Tear of Library Books
From CornhiIl.


The wear and tear of books. especially
of books OF general reference. must al
ways be excessive in modern public
libraries. and no doubt it Will become
more and more excessive. The Ieisurely
Gays OF libraries are gone; the man who
comes to verify references is generally in
a hurry. and ne has little regard for the
dignity of literature. The bibliophile's
tender handling OF his favorites is to the
reference hunter an amiable weakness
not to b. encouraged. He rushes at his
book. tears 1t open and cuts its heart out
Some books are literally thumbed out of
existence. Naturally those fare the worst
which feed the vanity OF human nature
and serve the turn of pedigree hunters a
class OF persons with whom the librarian
has the least sympathy. County histories
nearly always costly works, deserve a
better fate: but they go under. Even SO
modern work as the Victoria County
History must soon be replaced by a du-
picate copy. But we have a generous
sympathy with the students who are
wearing out such books as Birkbeck Hills
Boswell Wheatley's Pepyss, Bury's
vaders and the Cambridge Modern His
tory. the museum copies of which works
are being gradually ground down. About
the deplorably thumbed condition of the
Sermon Bible. IN twelve volumes we re-
frain from speaking.
1t Is remarkable how very few books
are stolen from the reading room One
likes to think that this immunity Is due
TO the general goodness of humanity
Perhaps the fact that museum books are
stamped in such a way as TO render them
valusless vendible property may also
have something to do with it. However
that may be. il is true that book scarce
~ ever disappears, and the few volumes
not a dozen. that have recently been pur-
Joined during many years have in all
instances been of small value and gen.
orally of an elementary character. Dur
ing the South African war, for example,
a Dutch grammar and dictionary passed
beyond the precincts of the British Mu-
scum, and these lines should meet the