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THE SXJyPAY OREGOyiAJf, POBTIJUfP. APRIL 2, ltO& 3 FUND IS CERS OF HIGFTRANK AND OTHERS ENDORSE PE-RU-NA NEAR 5IO.QDO.0DO San Francisco's Appeal for Aid Heard Throughout Civilized World. CONGRESS ADDS $1,500,000 y Appropriation Bill Will Be Signed Tomorrow New York Gives v2, OOO, OOO Massachusetts to Raise $3,000,000. SOMK OF THE LARGEST CASH SUBSCRIPTIONS. Portland 2 150,000 United States Government.. 2,500,000 N'cw York 2,000,000 Chicago 1.000,000 Boston and Massachusetts.. 3,000,000 Philadelphia 600,000 E. H. Harrlman 200.000 St. Louis 200.000 NEW YORK. April 21. The appeal of San Francisco has been heard throughout the civilized world. From every city and town In this country, from European cap itals and some Far Eastern communities, comes news that all humanity In express ing: its sympathy Is also offering; enormous material assistance. It is estimated tonight that the San Francisco fund is rapidly nearlng the total of $10,000,000. and will have passed that figure by Monday, when Congress will add JL500.000 to the 51,000,000 already appropriated. In the list of generous contributors New York City ranks next to the Gov ernment itself and bids fair to far exceed the Federal contribution. Tonight the New York fund amounted approximately to t2.000.000, with contributions coming: in fast. Work in Massachusetts. The State of Massachusetts has undcr iaken to raise $3,000,000. and with Bos Ion's generous help, is well on the way to the goal. Chicago's fund is approach ing $1,000,000. and promises to go beyond that sum. Philadelphia will send $000,000. A score or more cities contribute from $100,000 to $200,000. Pittsburg lias given $100,000; Cleveland, 5100.0X); St. Louis. $200,000: Sacramento, $100,000; Seattle. $?0.000; Portland, Or.. $150,000; Baltimore. $50,000. and so on throughout the list of large cities. Nor Is the work of raising relief funds confined to the large cities. From every ectlon. every state comes the news of contributions made by small towns. Not large In themselves, their aggregate will be enormous. Uncounted thousands are sending their contributions and the grand total .of- the relief fund will probably never be known. Gold From Over Seas. Across the seas, in London, Paris. Ber lin, wherever Americans congregate, a generous inflow of gold is reported. More than half a million dollars today were added to New York city's fund for the relief of California sufferers. Of the sum raised the Chamber of Commerce subscriptions amounted to $253,730. the Mayor's committee of citizens $93,108 and the Merchants' Association of New York $45,308. Benefit in New York. The benefit nerformancn irlvn a tVi New York Hippodrome tonight under the management of a committee of ladles headed by Mrs. Hermann Oolrlchs netted $31,507. Mrs. Oelrlchs gave a check for $3000. One hundred wagons belonging to Barnum & Bailey's circus made a tour BOSTON PKOPLB IN SAN FRAN CISCO EARTHQUAKE. All Boston and New England peo ple who are In San Franclpco or anywhere In the territory affected by the great calamity are urged to no tify their friends In the East for their oafety. and to send their present ad dress through the Boston Olobe. Telegrams may be sent at expense of the Boston Globe. , ?w lork toda"- collecting provisions clothing and medical supplies, which will bo forwarded to San Francisco tomorrow on a special train of 15 cars. J CONSOLIDATE RED CROSS "WORK secretary Tart, as President of So ciety, Issues Order. WASHINGTON. April 21. In his ca pacity as president of the American Red Cross, Secretary Taft has issued his proclamation: "As president of the American Red t ross. I have appointed Dr. Edward Devine special agent of the Red Cross work to be done in San Francisco. I am in receipt from Dr. Devine of a tele gram. In which he suggests that notice of all available funds and all subscrip tions for relief, whether confined to the Red Cross or not, be sent to him, addressed 'Red Cross. San Francisco' that it is exceedingly important to centralize this Information. "1 concur with the suggestion and respectfully request those who are en gaged in forwarding either relief funds r shipments for relief to notify Dr Devine of the fact and the name of the consignee." Limit Taken Off Transfers. WASHINGTON. April 21. Secretary Shaw announced today that the J10.000. 000 limit on telegraphic transfers to San Francisco has been lifted. All relief that can be properly extended to the Cali fornia banks will be given. Falls Down Stalrtvay. , A man supposed to be Frank Dement, an employe of the County Poor-Farm, fell downstairs at the lodging-house at 341H Morrison street about 5 o'clock last evening and sustained a cut over the right eye in addition to being knocked senseless. His identity Is sup posed to be that mentioned from let ters found on his person. He remained In a stupor all night, part of which was caused from his being under the Influence of liquor. Car Strikes Hotel Bus. Car No. 325. of the Portland Railway Company, struck the National Hotel bus at the Intersection of Sixth and Washington streets last evening, but luckily no one was injured. The bus driver. George Foss, was thrown 'from his seat but sustained no Injuries other than, being slightly bruised. The car was In charge of Conductor G. H. Blair anil Motormun J. F. Carson. Prominent People Recom mend the Remedy Pe-ru-na. Dr. Hwrtman' World Re nowned Catarrh Medicine. A Retard j- for the Grip. Gen. W. H. Parsons. 825 H St.. N.W.. Washington. D. C.. writes as follows: "Upon the recommendation of per sonal friends and many strong testi monials to the efficacy of Peruna in the treatment of the numerous symp toms of the srrln. with n-Vili-v. t been affected for four months past. 1 have been induced to undergo a treat ment of this Justly celebrated formula. x ieei a aeciaea cnange for the bet ter by its use for one week nntv .,t.h. dally In toning up the stomach, and a consequent decided effect upon my ap- "I therefore feel much encouraged that I am on the road to comnlete, res toration. "My numerous friends In Tr Where T hurl t h - nnnnr r j Am brigade of her veteran cavalry In & four-year war, may accept this volun tary testimonial to the merit of Pe runa from a sense of obligation for its wonderful efficacy." Pe-ra-aa a Good TeaJc Gen. M. C Butler, of South rarniins writes from Washington, D. a, as follows: "I can recommend Peruna for dv. pepsla and stomach trouble. J have been uslnr vour medicin fnr a short period and I feel very much re- Jievea. "It Is indeed a wonderful medicine. and besides a good tonic." Coldn lm the Head and Threat. Chac. W. Bowman. 1st Lieut, and Adjt.. 4th M. S. M. Cav. Vols., writes from Landhom, Md., as follows: Though somewhat averse to patent medicines, and still more averse to be coming a professional affidavit man. It seems only a plain duty In the present Instance to add my experience to the 1 column already written concerning the curative powers of Peruna. "I have been particularly benefited by its use for colds in the head and throat. "I have been able to fully cure my self of a most severe attack in forty- eight hours by Its use according to di rections. "I use it as a preventive whenever threatened with an attack. "Members of my family also use it for like aliments. "We are recommending It to our friends." Thomas Beckwlth. 11 Kitchell street. Auburn. N. Y.. writes: "I was troubled with a cough and Indigestion. Thanks to your advice and Peruna, I am In good health now. I was talking with an old friend and he told roe he took Peruna last Win ter, and he Is in the best of "health. working every day. and speaks highly of your medicine; I snail feel it my duty to recommend your medicine to all my friends. BAY OF TRAGEDIES Mining Man Tells What He Saw Among Ruins. BULLET'S WORK OF MERCY Pinioned Man Shot to Escape the Flames Huge Pillars of City Hall Fall Fire Ends Agony of Terribly Injarcd. LOS ANGELES. April 21. E. Call Brown, mining engineer and geologist of San Francisco, arrived In Los Angeles to day. From the windows of his room In the Argyll Hotel, on McAllister street, San Francisco, he had seen strange and horrlblo sights, and more in the streets through the hours which followed the awful catastrophe. He saw much of hu man misery and despair and much of human devotion and courage. He said: The most terrible thine I saw was the futile struggle of a policeman and others to res cue a man Who was pinned down In burning wreckage. It was a race with the fire and a losing race. The helpless man watched It In silence till the Are began burning his feet. Then he screamed and begged to be killed. The officer toolc his name and address and shot him through the head. Sentimental tra dition was abeyant In ua for many hours there and we did things which we found to do. Utility was our only standard of action. Crushed as If by Samson. I was awakened by a alight quivering im itation, I sprang out of bed and ran to the window. I was there, looking out at the City Hall, whea the first real shock came. It seemed to be a great throw of the earth from north to south. The first shock flung the whols front of the old Supreme Court building Into a vacant lot on Loxkln street. There were two policemen, talking together there and they were buried deep In a main of brick and I stone. I stood at the window and watched. I saw the huge pillars of the City Hall on the Larkta.street side fall away from each other, as pictures I have seen show the columns falling with Samson thrusting them apart. One of them struck the corner of the 8trath more lodgings and tore It out. Sound Like Tidal Wave. As soon as the first shock was over there was a twisting motion and then the building seemed to be shaken as a dog shakes a rat. A roaring sound followed, like the roaring of the sea. and I thought a tidal wave wa com ing In. I suppose this was the settling or the faulted earth. I found Mveral women In the hotel and took them to the street. They were not dressed. I went back and got clothing and sent them Into a deserted saloon to dress. Hearing that the Mechanics' Pavilion had been mao an emergency hospital. I thought T mlrit te of use there and !irti In fV.t i direction. I overtook two young men carry ing In a policeman whose broken bones were protruding, through his dottiee. Scenes in Hospital. Doctors and nurses were at work lstlfe asd I Joined them. I worked for -a moment over a younc girl who was gasping feebly, and I thought she must have been smothered. I remembered the rules for artificial respira. tlon and pressed down on her chest. It had been crushed. The feeble breathing stopped In a few moments and she was dead. She and many others, some of them alive, were cremated. I worked In Mechanics Pavilion until more than SO0 had been brought In. I went out asd walked. I saw thousand of women In distress aad many of them hurt, and only one of them was crying. The situa tion was too serious for tears. One old man had his right baad retting on Reconmends Pe-ru-na to the Afflicted Brig. Gen. D. T. Klrby. Washington. D. C., writes concerning Peruna, as follows: "Friend ef mine karlajc Bird your IVrana catarrh care frith Ioo results, I am Impressed with ita csratlve aalltlea, aad cam rec ommend It to thoae vrho are af aictea.' Am IavIgoratlBg To ale. Rear-Admiral Hlchborn. U. S. Navy, Washington, D. C writes: "After the use of Peruna for a short J period, I can now cheerfully recom mend your valuable remedy to anyone who 1b in need of an invigorating: tonic" For Catarrh ef the Stomach. Gen. W. W. Duffleld. Washington. D. O, writes: "I have used Peruna in my family an J have found it a valuable medicine and take pleasure in recommending- it to all -who fuffer from catarrh of the stomach or who require a tonic of prompt efflcacy." the head of a dead young girl. There was anguish In bis face, but no tears. He watched us work about him. Interested In what we did. I saw two men shot by the soldiers. They did not spesk to them, but shot them from a distance and aa coolly as If they bad been thieving dogs. "Mob Did That, or Co-aree," At another point on Market street I found two corps's hanging by the neck from a rope thrown across telephone wires. The mob did that, of courre. Sbrlners Will Cold Comncil. LOS ANGELES. April 21. The local committee which has in charge the ar rangements for the annual meeting of the Council of Shriners which is scheduled to be held in Los Angeles the second week In May Fiesta week asks the Associated Press to an nounce to the Eastern Shriner delega tions that the disaster at San Francisco will not change the plans of the com mittee or the date of the council. Ble; Boys' School Burned. CINCINNATL April 21. The Boys Protectory, a Catholic Institution, un der the care of the Order of St. Fran cis, located near Delhi, west of this city, burned this afternoon. Loss J 300,000. About 200 boys were cared for In the Institution. Several build ings, Including the school, church and dairy, were destroyed. Biff Machinery Plant Barns. MILWAUKEE. Waav, April 21. The big machinery plant of the VUlar Man ufacturing Company, valued at 3150. 000, was destroyed by fire early today. Grant Will See Alfonso Married. WASHINGTON. April IXX-Flrst Lieu tenant U. S. Grant, grandson of Presi dent Grant and military aid to President Roosevelt, has been detailed to represent the United States Army at the royal nuptials at Madrid next June. Franklin Medal Given to Ftxbcc. PHILADELPHIA. April 31 The pres entation of the Franklin medal to the Republic of France as provided by Con gress was the feature of today's Franklin celebration. Secretary Root made the presentation to Amba&eador Jusserand. Von Sternberg; Speaks at Plttebarg. PITTSBURG. Pa., April 30. The fourth annual dinner of th Traffic Club, of Pittsburg was held tonlgt-t at the Hotel Schenley, with Baron Speck von Stern berg, the German Ambassador, as Its honorary guest and chief speaker. Immigrants Are Barred Out. NEW YORK. April 2L Orders not to sell tickets to Immigrants who may desire to go to San Francisco have been received by the New Tork Immigration authorities from Secretary Metcalf. of the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor. Agoast Family Not Hart. 8ACRAMENTO. Cal.. April :L The Agoust family of jugglers, who have been appearing In the San Francisco Orpheum. reported killed in the earthquake, escaped with their lives. They arrived in Sc ramento today en route to the East. Quake Registered in Mocovr. MOSCOW. April 2L Practically simul taneously with the San Francisco earth quake a slight shock was felt here. The seismograph In the Moscow University registered the disturbance almost to the hour of Its occurrence. Archbishop Rlordaa's Appeal. CHICAGO. April 30. ArchbUhop Rlor dan, of San Francisco, who Is In Calcago. today Issued an appeal for aid for the churches of San Francisco diocese. The work of M years Is blotted out." says the arch Web op. "Help us to begin again." DEAFNESS CAUSED BY CATARRH RELIEVED BY PE-RU-NA Gen. A. M. Legg writes from the Savings Bank Building. Washington, D. CL. as follows: P tmke Pleasure In endorsing the many recommendations I have heard and read of Peruna, because of having had knowledge of the truth of so many of them. "W alwarjt tell our !V nn ,ltln r-inA. r .. ... .. have learned, from experience, were good for us when ailing in the same way. and we do it as a duty we feel that we owe to them. "Why Is it any the lets our duty to advise all the people we can when we know of a good and comparatively Inexpensive remedy that make many cures, and benefit in almost all case? "My own little erseal experience of being relieved of deafness caused by a siege ef catarrh, warrants me In advising all the afflicted to Just try Ferta." CONFLICT NOW Gov. Pardee, Mayor Schmitz and Gen. Funston Confer. FAVOR FEDERAL CONTROL All Relief Supplies From Outside Points Will Be Received and Distributed by the Army Officers. SAN FRANCISCO. April 2L At a con ference of Governor Pardee. General Fun- , ston and Mayor Schmlix at Fort Mason it was agreed that all supplies sent to the city from Interior points for the relief of the homeless will be placed in the hands of the Federal authorities and distributed under the direction of General Funston and under the Immediate control of Major DevoL A depot for the receipt of supplies was. established at the Oakland Mole, which will be under the direction of Major De vol, of General Funs ion's staff. There waa perfect harmony at the conference, and an earnest desire on the part of everyone to co-operate to the fullest ex tent In order that the relief work might be carried out without any conflict of authority or confusion of orders. This conference has served to clear the atmosphere of any Impression that there has been any misunderstanding between Mayor Schmltx and General Funston. and there will be complete harmony between the military and civil authorities to amel iorate the condition of the homeless suf ferers. Among those present, beside the Gov ernor, the Mayor and General Funston. were the staffs of the Governor and Gen eral Funston. Chief of Police Dinan. W. R. Harrin. General Manager Calvin of the Southern Pacific, and E. T. Earl, of Los Angele. GENERAL C03IMITTEE MEETS Arrange for Sending; Destitute Away From City. SAN FRANCISCO. April 21. At a meeting of the general committee at municipal headquarters. In Franklin Hall at noon. Mayor Schmitz appointed President Wheeler, of the University of California; Father Ryan. Bishop Nichols and Archbishop Montgomery, aa a coamlttee oa transportation to consider means and methods of sending away all those who Berkeley Is caring for 4000 refugees and Alameda for 3009. and both re port that they could care for more. A committee has been sent to the California Pewder Work, at Pinole, and other Industrial companies to ar range for the accommodation ef. 5869 people In their buildings, if trans portation facilities can be secured, more than double this number can be cared for at points along the bay north ot Berkeley. Stockton. Fresno and Hanford have desired to leave. All these desiring to leave will be given free transportation to any point in California. The rail road companies have also given assur ance to this committee that all sup plies dsaated at outside points -will be brought la. promptly free pf charge. . Mr. Loescte, or the general-cvssasli-tee. reported to the saeeUag tltat there was utter confusion la the matter of running bakeries aad supplylag the people with bread. He said that there was a conflict of orders, one official giving an order to do certain things and another countermanding It. Mayor Schmltx waa of ,the opinion that all this conflict of authority was due to the improper discipline -of the state militia and that he would make an attempt as soon as possible to confer with General Funston regarding the further use of the state troops. Mr. Bartlett. of the transportation committee, reported that telegrams had been sent to the Mayor of nearly every city of California, asking how many people they could care for. and that replies are rapidly coming .In replied that they could care for from 1000 to 1500 persons each. James D. Phelan addressed the meeting and'sug gested that the press make known to the people that the work of rebuilding San Francisco will begin as soon as possible, and that all skilled labor and trades should be prepared to remain In or near the city, as there would be plenty of employment Immediately. Said he: California can take cars of all the home less, and It Is hoped and urgently desired that unskilled laborers do not go to far-off cities, as they will soon be re-employed In San Francisco. The committee was advised that the water supply would be Increased just as fast as pipes could be repaired. In some places the railway tracks had been torn up to facilitate the work of repairing the water mains. Lake Merced Is supplying about 1.000.000 gallons to Lake View PostofSce. and aside from this about 7.000.000 gallons Is being brought from Lake Merced to San Francisco. The serious part Is to get enough water to flush the sewer systems In the houses. Just as soon as the breaks can be found and repaired, there will be plenty of water for all purposes. There Is -water enough stored to sup ply the city with 35,000.000 gallons of water a day. the amount formerly used. A general and systematic reconstruc tion of the sewers of the city is being made by the Board of Public Works. Carpenters and masons will begin at once to repair every bakery left stand ing in the city In order that they may resume operations and provide bread for the homeless. A Fish No, a Cat Story. Boston Herald. A story which comes from Nevada, but which, though vouched for. la somewhat weakened by the fact that the principal witness name Is not mentioned (for con venience "call It Mrs. Doe). Is to the ef fect that a certain cat was In the habit of basking on warm days In the back yard of Mrs. Doe. The latter upon look ing out of the window one morning, saw something emerge from a hole beneath the fence. It was a crippled rat. Mrr. Doe watched her cat creep upon the wounded rodent, hesitate, and then Your Blood Needs purifying and your whole system renovating in the spring, as pimples, boils, eruptions, loss of appetite and that tired feeling annually prove. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the most effective medicine ever devised for the complete purification of the blood and the complete renovation of the whole system. It will make you feel better, look better, eat and sleep better and give you the best possible preparation for the hot days "of summer, as overocp people have testified in the last two years. Today buy and begin to take Hood's Sarsaparilla Usual f6rm, liquid, or in ne?r form, tablets, 100 Doses One Dollar. Use Fc-ra-na Satisfied as to Its Merits Recsmwnds It to All Sufferers. Gen. S. S. Yoder, 203 Md. Washington. D. G, writes: Ave., 1 desire to aay that I have found Pe ram to be a vroaderfal remedy. I only used It for a short time mm A nm thoroughly nat lafled aa to Its merits. I ahall gladly rec oauuead It to all aHBTertni." For KIdaey Trouble, Ceugha, Co I da and Catarrh. Gen. A. T. Hawley. 1336 33th St., N. W.. Washington. D. C. writes: "I have used Peruna and And It very beneficial for kidney trouble, and es pecially good for coughs, colds and catarrhal trouble." m . Revised Formal. "For a number of years requests have come to me from, a multitude of grateful friends, . urging that Peruna be given a slight laxative quality. I have been experimenting with a laxa tive addition for quite a length of time, and now feel gratified to an nounce to the friends of Pe-ru-na that 1 have incorporated such a quality In the medicine which, in my opinion, can only enhance Ita well-known ben eficial character. S. B. HABTMAN. M.D." spring. The next second the cat. Instead of crushing in the rat's head, withdrew a few steps and examined It critically. Then she went nearer and made a closer inspection of tho trembling rat's broken hind legs. Satisfied upon this point, the cat picked up the cripple tenderly, crossed the yard with It to her saucer of milk, and put it down. For a moment the rat crouched on the ground In terror, but, seeming to catch the meaning of the cat's kindness. Anally drank the milk to the last drop. Then this remarable Samari tan took the rat up by the scruff of the neck, carried it to the hole in the fence, tucked It through and came back to the house door mewing for more milk. "Why Hair Turns Gray. "Nature and Science." In St. Nicholas. The color of the hair depends on little granules, which can be seen If the hair be examined under a powerful micros cope. Sometimes the hair may become white In a night. Brown-Sequard tells us that when he was 45 years old his beard turned white In two days. This took place when he was perfectly well and without any especial cause. Sometimes, however, sorrow or Illness produces the change earlier In life than It would us ually take place. As to the cause, some have said that the hair becomes filled wlth small air particles which make It look gray; others have said that the outer part of the hair becomes altered so that It Is like ground glass and you cannot see the color. But a man by the name of Metchnlkoff tells us that the real reason Is because small movable bodies In the hair devour the grains of coloring matter and move them to the roots of the hair. Sometimes poisons in disease, or some re sults of sorrow, bring about an effect upon these small migrating bodies (cells), causing them to become active In the above fashion. That Is. said to be tha reason why the hair grows gray. The Childless Rich. Success. Andrew Carnegie has no son and only one daughter, so his hundreds of millions will start no line of Carnegie kings. Rus sell Sage has neither son nor daughter and his fortune wllj be scattered among strangers. Leland Stanford had only 'one son and he died. C. P. Huntington had no children. Frederick Vanderbilt has no children. Perry Belmont has no children. So we might go on through the list of millionaires, and while we should meet with some exceptions, like William H. Vanderbilt with eight children, George Gould with six and J. P. Morgan with four, we should quickly establish the fact that the average number of children In our very rich American families Is far below the general average; instead of approaching four it would probably reach two. And I have It on the authority of. Dr. Gullfoy. registrar of vital statistics In New Tork. that the Filth-avenue resi dence section, where our multl-million-alres live, shows by far the lowest birth Wheat Other Remedies Failed Pe-ra-aa Proved Esleacleaa. Hon. Geo. W. Honey. National Chap Iain U. V. U.. ex-Chaplain 4th Wlscon consln Cavalry. ex-Treasurer State of Wisconsin and ex-Quartermaster-General State of Texas. G. A. R.. writes from 1708 First street. N. E.. Wash ington. D. C.. as follows: "I cannot too highly recommend your preparation for the relief of ca tarrhal troubles in their various forms. "Some members of my own family have used It with most gratifying re sults. "When other remedies failed. Peru na proved most efficacious and I cheer fully certify to its curative excellence." Pe-ra-aa, a Standard Treatment for Catarrhal Diseases. Mr. John C. Nelson. Dayton, Tenn., geologist and mining engineer, while a Captain In the Federal Army during the Civil War. contracted a case of rheumatism. This malady was constant and persistent. Inducing the development-of other ailments, which also be came chronic. After taking a course of Peruna, Captain Nelson writes: "Having been painfully afflicted with chronic rheumatism and the adjunc tive complications for many years, and after having received many general andspeclal treatments with only tem porary relief. I read your scientific treatise on catarrhal diseases. "At my request you prescribed a special course of the Peruna remedies, which I closely followed, and am happy to report that my rheumatism and complicated aliments are subdued, and I feel young again at the age of 69 years. "Reason will accept your classifica tion of catarrhal diseases as scientific and true, and the Peruna remedies as a standard treatment for them, I thank you heartily for your skilled and logical advice." Esjoya Renewed Health aad Strength. James J. Osborn. 623 Wahsatch ave nue. Colorado Springs. Colo., has tilled all the positions In Knight Templars Masonic Order, was a Mason since 1866, Judge of County Court. Clinton. Mo., and also County Collector of Clin ton. He writes: "A sluggish liver which I had been troubled with for two years made life miserable and I was unable to attend to my business half the time. I lacked energy, had headache most of the time, and my food distressed me and did not seem to do me a particle of good. "Reading of the many cures per formed by Peruna, I decided to try a bottle. Before I hud taken many doses I felt better. "I took It as directed for two months, when I was a well man." Mr. Robert E. Hanvey; treasurer Knights of Industrial Freedom, aso a well-known writer and lecturer, writes from 11 South Lincoln street, Chicago, III., as follows: "I was in good health until about four years ago, when my back became lame and sore. The pains kept increas ing with severe twitches and slow ex haustive aches. Having read of Peru na I decided to try It. I found relief from the pain within ten days. Within three months I was well once more." rate of any section In the city. I may add. that a doctor of great authority on this subject assures me that as riches Increase not only is there a rapidly diminishing number of births, but there is an Increas ing number of crimes against birth. Prob ably this is a new and It may bo a pass ing condition, for we are told that 75 years ago rich New Yorkers were accus tomed to have large families. Thus we read In "New Yorkers of the Nineteenth Century" that Colonel Nicholas Fish and Elizabeth Stuyvesant had five children and 59 great-grandchildren; that Colonel William Duer and Catherine Alexander had eight children and 100 great-grandchildren, etc Which show3 how things have changed, since then in the fashion able set! Charged With Robbery. Detectives Vaughn and Hellyer .cap tured John Davis, an alleged burglar, who lr charged with robbing the house of C- J. Duggan. The officers have been working on the case for several days and succeeded in locating their man at Clackamas Station yesterday afternoon. 77 9 Dr. Humphrey's Seventy Seven Breaks up Grip and At Druggists. 25 cents, or mailed. C7'Ooctor's Book mailed free. Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co., Cor. William and John Streets, New Tork. How to Cure Epileptic Fits. Miraculous aa It may seem, we have found a way to cure epllepay Or falling fits. It Is ISllxtr Koalne, the discovery of a well-known Waahlastoa aclentlst, and we have so much faith In it that we guarantee to return the patient's money If It doea not cure this dli earn, which hitherto has been considered In curable. Elixir Koaice slvea Instant, relief from tho terrible epileptic .flu and spasms and makes an absolute and lastlnr cure, no matter how severe the case or how many doctors hava pronounced It Incurable. Do not despair. Elixir Koalne is a scien tific remedy for the cure of epilepsy or fits. It Is not recommended for any other disease, but Is guaranteed to cure this terrible afflic tion. Price J1.30- Mall orders filled. Tho Koirlae Co.. Washington. D. C, or Wcodard. Clarice & Co.. Portland. Or. Efiry Wimii a lasersKaa ass saeaia aaew about Un we dsrfal MARVEL ttMrttM Stray TXa jfW TiW Bjrt. 'Ato asi jiok cesreaMM. w iiUMim bttusr. 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