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écroman SO ne "The. i n grew lo 'that Se Souter Pac | "Do you find' i more economical do your own Cooking?" an au The latter | he price whieh | Top: field, J me of the oH {he Spi near Beaumont, reached in the heyday oL = oil excitement, but it was a pretty sil price to be paid Tor land which only | a few' ooh for $5 an acre. THEN THE COLLAPSE, a branch line here from Nome, and an- other. railroad, the Beaumont, Sour Lake months before could have. been ; such Tmpdriance i ¢. Railroad built and 'Western, was built here 'trom' Beau- | mont. = The traffic in oll and géneral Supplies was heavy, and all'the people of 'the town felt that it was secure in the o | commercial. position - which "it had at; tained as it by magic... Then came the salt water. Sour Lake |. was" exulling over" her prosperity 'when the news 'came that salt-water had ap- 'peared in "ane of the 'wells which had éd |'been giving 'many thousands' of barrels e of Hor regularly each. day.: The well was ed! From well to . weil. the salt water fo went oul of conimission: ead, and many of the best producers One oil oon- id | cern after 'another hid to quit business. much an Well affer well was abandoned. Der-| Ticks were removed. Land "and town properly values col-| 'lapsed. = The {ented city disappeared: al e [ mosh a night. Business buildings vere vacated and the town dwindled in venation, "dolled with" ofl | ed again to grow- Tr produce, ef" "the Batson and Humble ig | ofl fields' " a repetition of that of Spindle Top and Sour Lake. - The Sour Lake field is still producing oil, but the quantity is small' compared with the output in the boom. doy. ; yobrs a; ik mill supply has amed by medical men and health ; dary coms of 'houses in per ol Pitchers, which are said to he agains} germs and 3 are being made al a 3 fo ot 50,000 daily, trom contributing ' causes 2] orered aligestion. Paroles | ---- are prepared | A mine - who ¥as 'rather deaf, elf Fon as a, foro, a Vi 615 Pender ~ A woman derivest more satisfaction from the things she suspecis than from the things she is sure of. A Cure for 'Costiveness: --Cosliveness comes from the refusal of the excretory organs to perform their duties regularly usually dis- i's "Vege- jared on "scientific /prin- mpounded and. arouse "action. Many fthou- I { 4 'bear testimony their power in. 1his This yespeel, ccompaniéd by his male, was walking railway line 'the other day A Iran' approached, and gave forth an eer- mile broke: over "he ry TEMOve hei ® ona "la good, thorough, wo! ic "Oh, yes, . My: husband doesn't eat 1 halt $0 much as Je ut used tol" "Thos. Sabin, of Egl Eglington, says: ."I Hove. removed ten' corns from my feel with Holloway's Corn Cure." Reader, & thou and do likewise, 'Mr. Nurich (engaging valet): "I warn you that I am frequently ill-tempered 'and grufl." Valet (cheerfully) : "That's [| all right, sir; so am I}" In, Nature's Storehouse There are ues," -- "Medical * experiments * have shown conclusively that there are medi "! inal virtues in 'even ordinary plants growing up around us which give them oa value thal cannot be' estimated. It is held by some that Nature provides a cure for every disease which neglect and ignorance have visited upon man. However, this may be, it is well known that Parmelee's Vegetable Pills, distilled from roofs and herbs, are a sovereign remedy in curing all disorders of the digestion. Bystander: "Should you say that pic- ture whs taken from life?" Critic; "I dcn't know; but the world wouldn't suf- fer if the artist was." Mirrors are a nuisance In the house of & man whose face is branded with eczema. His own reflection shames him. Let him annoint his skin with Weaver's Cerate and purify his blood with Weaver's Syrnp* Wife--"Percy, if a man were to sit on your hat, what would you say?" Husband--"I should call him a con- feunded silly ass." Wife- "Then don't fil on it any longer, there's a dear." Cucumbers and melons are "forbid- den fruit" to many persons se consti- fiited that the least indulgence is fol- Jowed by attacks of cholera, dysentery, griping, etc,' These persons are not aware thet they' can indulge to their heart's content if they "have on hand a botfle.of Dr, 1. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial, a medicine that will give im-' mediate relief, and is a sure cure for ol! 'summer complaints.~ ITCH, Mange, Prairie Scratches and every form of contagious lich on human er animals cured in 30 minutes by Wol- ford's- Sanitary Lotion. It never fails. Sold by all druggists. Mrs. McDulf--*"This paper says that mice are attracted by music, but I don't believe it." McDuff--"Why not?' Mrs. McDuff--*Because 1 never see any mice around when I play the piano." McDuff --"Well, that's no reason for doubling the paper's statement." Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator has no equal for destroying worms in children and adults. See that you get the genuine when purchasing. ESTERN BUSINESS -- IF you want & western . business - write large lists; hotels, livery stables, stores, and others. The Minton Mansell brokers, | OR SALE--GEN L 'STORE. BUSI- NESS in progressive town of Pow- i lok about, $6,000; 'will &ither lease lore. Apply" 'Box 75, Pow- "to 'me {o find 1 a good Ay of Swen ig ou the. store, who.is not satisfied ih giving it a lick and a promise---swe oul the thick of it from the middle of floor--but who digs into the corners -~ sweeps clean along the ee and makes it all through. "Now, {hat sort of job of swéeping is a positive help to the business; it makes the store attractive, it actually gels into the atmosphere of the place and helps l. draw people who would as surely be repelled if mot driven away, by a store slackly kept. nd now suppose this boy keeps right. on so, unflinchingly ; suppose he shows that he's really got &¢ the stuff in him ; why, he gets the first "| chance there is Tor a step up, for the de- mand for men who can do things is greater than the supply, and then if he will only keep on doling 'things the way he began, he's got his future in his own hands, "What is true of the boy sweeping the slore is equally true of every other boy, in whatever work he may be doing, ab- sclutely ; for the whale secret of suc- cess lies in doing whatever your hands find to do well and faithfully. "This is an old, old, oft-told story 1 know, but there's. a. fresh crop of boys coming into the fleld daily, to whom, ever, it must be new, and if but one of each day's crop would take the old story tc heart, the world in general would be better off and the boy himself would pro- fit. by itygreatly." --_-- HAD HELPED ONCE. "On, Mr. Milyuns!" "Well?" "Do you think a rich. man can go through the eye of a needle?" "I don't know, my boy. HoweYer, 1 will say that my lawyers have dragged me through some very small loopholes." Husband : "My colleague is the most insatiable man I ever saw. He wants everything he sees." Wife: "Can't you introduce our daughter to him?" MADE IN 2 and 4 Cycle, Engines anlike: job of. sadn on GIRLS S| stereoscopic vie Jo of asik each, for 3 we allow fibe bara! commission." The "Art Navelty Com ROBSON The Cream of the KOOTENAY are interested in Pruft Jaa4s write for our bookies. Its FRE] MeDERMID & NcHARDY, ome B.C. 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