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Mi THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1900. LAMES RAN HIGH Standard Oil Company's Warc--house Was Consumed. HEROIC "HREHEN WORKED WELL Fire Was Kept Within the Building by Efllcient Work-Loss Esti mated at $20,000. . What threatened to be the most destruc tlvcfire in years Taged all yesterday after noon In the warehouse of the Standard Oil Company, on East Water street, near the Madison-street bridge, and was brought under control toward night "with a loss of about ?20,O0O. That the flames did not communicate to the immense oil tanks whose sides they almost licked, "explode them and set millions of dollars' worth ot property on fire, is solely due to the al most superhuman efforts of the members of the Are department, who, in the face of what for a. time appeared to be certain death, stood at their posts and fought the fire with an energy that was only equaled by their heroism. The fire began about noon, and at mid night was fetlll burning, although well un der control. All afternoon the flames curled over the warehouse, and a thick column of smoke mounting almost straight up ward drew thousands of people to the econe. They stood on every elevated road way in the vicinity, packed the tracks of the Southern Pacific and O. R. & N. Co., adjoining, and even crowded on the piles of lumber In the immeoiate neighborhood of the mill, paying no heed to the repeated warnings of people of better judgment that their lives were in danger. Hour by hour they watched, expecting that one of tho many tanks would explode, but, although there were moments when the firemen held the fame view, the flames were beaten back each time they made a fresh advance. Now and then a muffled report would announce that a binaller tank Inside the warehouse had blown up, and a general scampering would ensue. Once or twice the crumbling of the brick walls sent men chasing one another away like sheep be fore a storm. But in the main they stood their ground in comparative ignorance of their danger, now interfering with the firemen, by stupidly getting in the way, now encouraging a particularly daring piece of work with ringing cheers. Such a fierce blaze has never been seen in Portland before, and those who wit nessed the progress of the fire can hardly believe that human effort succeeded at last in overcoming it, and in preventing a catastrophe whose extent can hardly be estimated. Extent of the Fire. The warehouse of the Standard Oil Com pany was entirely consumed, together with most of its contents. George C. Flanders, the agent of the company, said last even ing that the loss was not above $20,000. The warehouse was valued at 512,000 and Its contents, consisting mostly of heavy lubricating oils, represented a value of 5S000. The fire originated in the warehouse, and through the tireless efforts of the firemen It was confined to that building, a brick structure located at East Main and East Water streets, and adjoining the Wolff & Zwicker iron works. Suspected Incendiarism. There is a strong suspicion that the fire was started by an Incendiary, as no Are was kept near the point where it origin ated. The workmen employed in the ware house were absent at lunch, and George Raymond, who Is employed in the office of the company, suddenly discovered a big body of -smoke Issuing from the northwest corner of the building. It rolled upon him so quickly as to almost suffocate him, but he managed to close the doors with a bang. There had been no symptoms ot fire when he was there a few moments be fore. Flames Itolled High. The fire .started in the northeast corner of the warehouse, and in a short time It burst through the roof, and the flames rolled up mountain high. It was 12:20 when the alarm was turned in from private box 267, and the firemen were on the spot In a jiffy. By the hardest kind of intelligent work they forced the fire from the west side of the warehouse, and made it possible for men to carry out hundreds of cases of oil, whose wooden sides were already scorched and charred. The firemen mounted the roof on the west side of the warehouse and poured steady streams upon the oil tanks near by, which contained more than 1,000,000 gallons of kerosene and gasoline. In Great Danger. It "was a raw, windy day, and the flames rolled right against the big tanks. The fireman heroically held their ground and poured every drop of water they could upon the tanks. It is .probable that fire would have won the day and heated the tanks to the bursting point had not -the wind suddenly changed to the northwest and turned the flames toward the railroad embankment and the slough. Had the great tanks burst, the damage might be incalculable. Burning oil would have been scattered over the firemen, the policemen and all others working in the vicinity, and it might have surged down the river and set fire to the shipping and the bridges and wharves. Xo One Hurt. The flames, leaping high in the air, and the huge columns cf smoke rolling up ward, attracted an immense audience, and the people composing dt approached nearer the flames than was consistent with safety. But 60on the police roped off the streets and kept back at a safe distance all who were only onlookers. No one was injured. The rumor that two employes of the oil company had been cremated proved groundless, and the missing men turned up all right. How Fire "Was Fought. The alarm brought engine No. 1 and engine No. 7, truck No. 4, hose Nos. 2 and 2, and chemical engine No. 2. These were manned as follows: Engine No. 7: Warren Smith, foreman; George Stewart, engineer; Sam Penny, hosedriver; William Morrison, engine driver; extramen, Andy PoweH, Ike Roberts, James McGrew, Fred Robertson. Truck No. 4: Foreman. Will lam Sloane; driver, William Heath; extra men, Charles Jacobson, Charles Campbell, Jack Parrott, Mike Corliss Dan Penny. Chemical engine, No. 3: Foreman, Dave Lloyd; driver, Frank McMann; plpeman, Charles Neale. Hose No. 3: Foreman, H. M. Burt; driver, E. V. Gordon; extramen, J. E. Wolff, Charles Phillips, Herman RIevenstein, Dave Painter. At 1:30 o'clock. Fire Chief Campbell sent in a call for engine No. A, which at once responded in charge of Foreman J. Simp son. With it were Engineer B. Webb, S, Traztar, J. Fields, John Wendorff and Clark Bayard. Hose No. 2 was in charge of Foreman W. Kerrigan, assisted by A, Mills, Kronenburg, John Price and several others. Engine No. 1 was manned by Foreman S. Cration and W. O'Brien, C. MarceH, Bert Edes, F. Walgomott, TT. McMiUln. W. Harrow and George Bald win. Many ex-firemen and citizens, friends of the boys', lent valuable assistance. E. J. Daniel assisted the boys of hose No. 3, and John Thomas worked at chemical No. 3. Assistant Chief Ijaudenklos and District Engineer Holden took charge of the work on the south and east sides of the build ing, and Chief Campbell directed the work on the north and west sides. The plan of working was, first of all, to keep the flames within the warehouse building and to drive them, as much as possible, away from the tanks on the west and south sides. Constant streams of water were kept on the huge tanks of oil, and wher ever blazing woodwork could be found streams were turned on. Water appar ently did little good.on the interior of the building, as constant explosions of bar rels Qf j)ll andaspUnescattered.the bufn lng fluid all overthe warehouse s Was Their- HardesfFlffhi. It was probably the hardest flght tho firemen have had since the organization of the Portland fire department, and never did the men work better or act more bravely. None of them showed the white feather,' although at times explosions that would bring -death, to dozens of them seemed not only imminent, but almost cer tain. On two different occasions did the owners of the building call to brave Dave Campbell to give up the fight and come out of the burning structure. That none of the men was seriously hurt Is almost providential. A section of the east wall 20 feet long fell and narrowly escaped striking lour or five of the men, and a mass of brick and red-hot sheet iron at one time fell from the north side of s -om-t&'wof - , - r: rif t the building, and all but fell on the fire men working there. Chief Campbell, District Engineer Hol den and others say more effective work could have been done had there been a better water supply. Other fire compan ies were held in reserve, but there were no water plugs for them to attach to. Much efficient aid was rendered by the police department, who strictly guarded the fire line and rendered other services to the firemen. The thousands of excited spectators who crowded around would have greatly handicapped thfr operations but for the active work of the police. Among those who were working hard were G. W. Walker, superintendent of the fire alarm system; Gus Brill and Thomas Humes. Gave the" Firemen Lnncli. The Standard Oil Company sent large" baskets of lunch and tanks of hot coffee to the firemen at 2 and 7 o'clock. Many of them had already attended the two fires In the morning, and had answered this call before going to lunch. Those who had been fighting the flames practically all day and who had eaten nothing since breakfast were decidedly hungry ana pretty nearly exhausted. Incidents. It was a thrilling sight to watch the men working right under the west side wall while it seemed ready to totter and fall among them, and for a time It seemed impossible to hold the wall in place. While the firemen and men from the out side, including employes of the oil com pany and Wolfe & Zwicker, were thus engaged a section of the south wall fell inward from the top with a great noise and caused a great outburst of black smoke to roll "upward, but even that did not dismay the firemen who were working at that point, for they continued to guard that point with -desperate energy. Chief Campbell watched all points and directed where the best results could oe obtained. Way down at the southeast corner of the building, where there was a basement door, might be called the black hole, and here an effective attack was sustained. It was right down where there would have been no escape, and, like the stokehole on a boat -or a war vessel, the firemen iworked almost in. the dark, hardly knowing what was going on around them. They held a stream right Into the basement from this corner door, and their work was most effective. Their situation was most uncomfortable. While they could fight the fire in the basement, they could not feel any of the heat, and it was very old. Every one admired the tenacity of the group of firemen who stood on the south east eorner of the roof of the building and directed a stream of water downwarn irom that source on the flames. They were in a perilous position, and had tho wall collapsed they could hardly have es caped with their lives. Occasionally tHe wind wbuld carry over and apparently among them a great cloud of smoke and flames, but when It cleared, there they were just the same, holding the nozzte down on the fire. From the East Sec ond street railway switch the work of this group could be seen constantly, and every now and then a cheer would come up from the great crowd there stationed, as they would watch them. It seemed as if they would have to come off that nar row perch, but they did not. They worked Jo good advantage from that point, as they had a full view of the seething in terior, and could direct the stream where it would do the most good. They would turn the hose on the gasoline and kero sene tanks in tho rear of them frequent ly, and then again send the stream on the tr o ii $ At- -- . .-. s i vM- st OilKiii vyy ' '2 '. -j ',, X Hs J-Z L? ZH -"- . ' "" 6ldes of the south wall. The steam from the sides of the tanks, when the water came into contact with them, showed that they werptfielte heated jip; but this gave, no -apprehension as JongastheJwall on that side of the building remained intact. Was a Hot Fight. A hot flght was made on the east side of the building, under District Engineer Holden, through the large door. The wind carried smoke and flame over to ward the eastward, and the attack had to be made largely in the face of a ter rific heat. There were times when the rails of the Southern Pacific railway along the embankment became so hot that they could not be touched, and the hose turned on them caused the steam to rise. And yet, through the east side entrance, a well-directed stream was kept pouring on the flames. Along the outside of the building- Is a long oil tank, and it was reported at first that It contained gaso line. Some of the firemen at work at .MJ-, J c ,f '! 'II L this point heard, this, but it proved a mistake. The tank contained only lub ricating oil, and there was no danger ot an explosion. On the west side of the building the wall bulged out, but the heavy beams that had been placed there prevented, it from falling. At times it seemed as If it would certainly come down. It was dangerous working on that side among the big oil tanks. Had the wall fallen over It would have fallen against the tanks and burst them. There were many heavy explosions of barrels of oil stored In the basement of the burning building, which "sounded like the discharge of field pieces. At these explosions, the great smoke would rise in thick volume, as the flames were shot up by the force of the bursting barrels The spectators on the East Second street trestle were made very uneasy at the ex plosions, as they did not know 'what might follow. , Tribute to the Firemen. H. S. Howe, chairman of the board of Are commissioners, was at the fire until It was under control, when he went to his home. He watched the work of the firemen with great satisfaction. He went to all points, regardless of danger, to In form himself of the situation, and did not go home until Chief Campbell assured Jiim that danger of a spread was over. At his home, in the evening, he said that he could not have wished the depart ment o have done better or braver work. "I do not think," he said, "that for Its size there is a better or braver fire de partment in the United States than Port land has, and this was demonstrated to day. I do not want to discriminate, but I want to say that every man did Ms whole duty without flinching. What is more, every fireman knew the danger he was encountering and knew that his life was In constant peril at this fire, and yet not a single man held back. The men went into places of danger without the slightest hesitation. They obeyed the or ders of the chief and the assistant en gineers with promptness, and did not stop to count the-cost-cr possible results. It could- be. seen what'a collapse of the great oil tanks meant to the firemen, as they were working at their base and prac tically under them. It was the most dangerous fire I ever saw, and I do not think that any other department In the United States could have done better or s- - yT -7 ' ?. " r-z sM''' jfZ;, ,. .Hu HKUi, srJks, braver -work with the facilities at hand. They were handicapped for lack of wafer, The mains In that district are too small andhe pressure too light This was dem onstrated In, the fire at Wolff & Zw tak er's In the morning. Even" then the pres I sure was found too light, and It was ' shown that the mains there are too small to supply water for a hard fight. What is needed Is at least a 10 or 12-lnch main, so that the engines may draw from it without danger of. exhausting the supply. The largest main Is on East First street: It is but a six-inch pipe, and at the south it connects with a four-inch pipe. Under these circumstances, the work of the department, to my mind, was excep tionally fine. I would not discriminate, but commend the work of every fireman engaged, from the chief to extramen, and the latter, who took" their risk, receive $20 per month. Commissioners Everding and Flledner were also at the fire, and tney are as well pleased as myself at the way the fire was handled, i cannot dls- Otz- Wczeh Street?-; THE STANDARD OIL criminate at present, nor point out any particular individual of the department deserving special commendation at this time, as all did their whole duty, and I commend them all equally." Fire In a Pipe Shop. Fire In the pipe building of the Wolff & Zwicker Iron works, on East Water street and Hawthorne avenue, broke out yester day morning, at 7 o'clock, resulting In a loss of about $1500. The fire depart ment .responded promptly, and by effective work prevented a spread. The fire was caused by an overheating of the pipes in the dipping-room In the tall building in the south wing, next to the East Side approach to the Madison-street bridge. The high building was quickly enyeloped in flames, and it looked very threatening for a short time, but the department soon downed it. The building Is a light, frame structure-, but the firemen, with the aid of the employes soon had the fire under control. The alarm was turned In from box 214, to which there was a quick re sponse, but there was shortage of water. In spite of this handicap the fire was soon extinguished. There had been an alarm at about 5 In the morning for a fire In the tar tanks, but It was smothered. Tlu tanks are filled with tar and asphalt. The damage did not 'prevent the work in the establishment going forward. The loss was covered by Insurance. The damage will be repaired at once, and the debris was cleared away yesterday preparatory for this work. Mr. Wolff said that there would be a little delay in the dipping de partment, but the pipe building would be repaired forthwith. To Prevent a Recurrence. Before the fire had half burned out yesterday, Councilman Harris had the city attorney at work on an ordinance intend ed to prevent any danger of citizens being so badly scared again in a hurry. This ordinance w ill be Introduced in the council today, If all goes well, and will probably be referred to a committee. The public was thoroughly frightened yesterday, and such representations were made to the city authorities as will doubtless result In needed legislation being enacted. TO CURB LA GRIPPC IN TWO DAYS Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets AH drujj gMs refund the money If it fails to cure. E. VV. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c He Has No Show of Re-election to the Senate. SMALL VOTE IN THE LEGISLATURE Some of Those Who Are Supporting Him Likely to Be Candidates When He Falls. The chief prize in Oregon nolltlcs Is the United States senatorshlp, and It Is about this office, as usual, that talk and plans of the coming campaign are centering. Senator McBrlde's term, is about to ex pire, and the question is whether he can win his re-election. The apparent answer to this question at present Is In the nega tive. The senator's friends do not mani fest the confidence they once did in his ability to succeed himself, and they begin to think his only show Is the proverbial "unforeseen." While it was the unfore seen that elected him in 1S93, it is not believed that he can make two winnings with the same trump. United States senators seeking re-elec-Uon always aim to be as strong as pos sible among the holdover senators, and to make the holdovers the nucleus of their forces. The more holdovers the better. Senator MqBride goes into the fight with the votes of five of the 12 republican hold over senators practically assured to him. These senators are Adairfs and IiOoney, of Marlon; Kuykendall, of Lane; Porter, of Clackamas and Multnomah, and Fulton, WAREHOUSE FIRE. of Clatsop. McBrlde's friends openly as sert that they have the support of Brown ell, of Clackamas, and Proebstel, of Uma tilla. It is hard to see on what they base their claim to Brownell. The Clackamas senator does not hesitate to say that he Is working In harmony with leaders of the party who are opposing McBrlde's candi dacy. Besides, he Is a candidate for the congressional nomination of the first dis trict against McBrlde's political ally, Rep resentative Tongue. Senator Proebstel has not definitely committed himself, but ppr sons who know him well say he Is by no means a McBrlde man. He Is a man of In dependent opinions, and would not let any one control him. He has large business Interests In Eastern Oregon, Is deeply In terested In the development of that sec tion of country, and It Is not likely that he will vote to return to the senate the man who has hardly lifted a finger m be half of Eastern Oregon. McBrlde's Maximum Strength. Five senators are all the votes McBrlde can count upon for a starter. If success shall attend his canvass, he will elect the senators In Douglas and Washington, In the joint district composed of Douglas, Lane and Josephine, and In the joint dis trict comprising Lincoln, Tillamook and Yamhill. He Is by no means sure of these counties, as there is strong opposition to him. In them. If he gets all four he will have nine votes in the senate 9 out of SO, too few by far to Insure his election by the ballot in the separate houses. Mc Brlde's possible strength In the house Is easy to figure. Giving him the benefit of every doubt, he may have 20 votes. He may get five from Marlon, two from Doug las, If the county goes republican; one from Josephine, if it goes republican; two from Yamhill, one from Yamhill and Til lamook, three from Washington, three from Clackamas, two from Clatsop, and one from Columbia. This is assuming that Douglas and Josephine will go republican, and that McBrlde will get theirs and the other votes herein credited to him. Mc Brlde's maximum strength may then be set down as nine in the senate and 20 in the house; total, 29, or 17 short of an election. His- actual strength will be much lees. Republicans who have canvassed the state pretty thoroughly say McBrlde will be doing well If he goes into the leg islature with 15 votes. This looks to be too low, and 29 apparently Is too high. It Is safe to say that McBrlde will have some where between 15 and 29. But his maxi mum vote Is a long ways from 46, the num ber required to elect. Is There a Combination? Much Interest has lately been manifested regarding the present relat-ons between Senators Simon and McBnde. It has been hinted that they are drawing together and becoming more cordial, politically, and that Simon will help McBrlde next year in re turn for aid from McBrlde's friends in 1903. If any such deal has been made, no evidence of It has cropped out In Portland. Senator Simon's close friends say, without equivocation, that they are opposed to McBrlde and that he stands no show of ele'ctlon. As It does not matter greatly what people say when they are talking politics, this may mean a good deal and It may mean nothing. Possibly this talk of an understanding between Simon and McBrlde may be only the echo of some things that were said after Simon had been elected In the fall of 1S9S. Then McBrlde's Intimates, notably his secretary and nephew, the bright young man who al ways refers to the senator as "Uncle George." let it be known that McBrlde was not out of patience because of Si mon's election. He said It was better for McBrlde's chances for re-election to have Simon at the national capital than In Oregon. From, this It was easy to Infer that McBrlde thought he would have a walkover for another term with Simon out of the way, -but with Simon at the republican helm there would be lots of rocks on the road to Dublin. The young man laughed off all suggestions that Mc Brlde had helped Simon, and did It In such a knowing way that many were led to believe that, but for McBrlde, Simon could not have been chosen. Others who, at that time, affected to believe that Mc Brlde had helped Simon, recalled that the night McBrlde was elected. Senator Simon, who was president of the joint convention, introduced the senator-elect as "my warm 1 personal friend, George W. McBrlde." After his election to the senate in 1S93, Senator Simon put reports of a combina tion to sleep by saying he had plucked victory on his own merits. This was as much as saving that he was under no obligations to Senator McBrlde. and was so Interpreted by Simon's friends. If Simon and McBrlde have made a deal, the question Is, What 13 the consideration, or, rather, the promise of support, the only consideration that passes between politicians of high repute? If Simon gives McBrlde support In 1901, how many votes can McBrlde assure Simon for 1903? This may be summed up in one little figure 4 the votes of the senators whom McBride may elect this year and who will hold over until 1903. Can Senator Simon Incur the odium of a deal with McBride for four lonely votes? Not If he knows as much about politics as he did In 1S9S. However, four votes are not to be despised. One would have elected Senator Dolph In 1S95, and one would have saved Senator Mitch ell in 1S97. Senator Simon Is probably shrewd enough politician not to be tempted by any bait that McBride may offer him. He knows the feeling throughout Oregon to Senator McBrlde, and the hostility to him, and he will not endanger his own ascendancy in the pursuit of a chimera. McBride a "Very Weak 3Inn. The opposition to McBrlde Is not based upon personal grounds. The senator Is a pleasant, affable gentleman, but he Is weak. It Is well enough for the older states tp send affable, genial fellows like Dr. Depew to the senate, but young and growing states like Oregon need strong men In the upper branch of congress. This need Is more strongly emphasized now than at any -time In the state's history. Oregon has passed the pastoral stage of Its existence, and is entering upon an era of Industrial and commercial develop ment. Every section of the state is Im bued with the spirit of progress. There Is not a person In Oregon who does not look forward to increased trade with the Orient, with Alaska and with other Pa cific states. Everybody wants the Nicara gua canal, a 20-foot channel to Astoria, a 40-foot channel at the mouth of the Co lumbia, an open river and many other things. These are problems for states men. Candidates For Senator. Those prominently mentioned as possi ble successors of Senator McBride are: Ex-United States Senator H. W. Corbett, State Senator C. W." Fulton, of Astoria, Blnger Hermann, commissioner of the general land office, and ex-Senator Mitch ell. Senator Corbett ha3 the largest fol lowing, and is everywhere regarded as In the lead, but It has not been decided whether he will enter tho contest. Sena tor Corbett knows Oregon from the Co lumbia Tlver to the southern boundary and from the ocean to the Idaho line. There is not a section of the state nor an Industry with which he 13 not inti mately and technically acquainted. He has always been a stanch supporter of projects to Improve the Columbia river. He was an original advocate of the gold standard. He would give Oregon a stand ing in the senate such as it ha3 not had for several years. Fulton, Hermann and Mitchell osten sibly favor McBrlde's re-election, but each realizes McBrlde's weakness, and would not object to standing for the senator ship. Senator Mitchell told a friend In Eastern Oregon recently that he wa3 out of politics for good, and would devote himself to his law practice. Some of Senator Simon's friends say Mitchell Is the strongest man In the McBrlde group, while others say Fulton Is. They who guess Mitchell say he is the only one in the group who can hold McBrlde's strength. McBrlde's strength In the leg islature of 1901 will not, as has been shown, be a rich legacy to bequeath to any one. PLANS FOR BIG SEWER. Beech-Street Outlet Will Soon Bo Built. Plans for the great main sewer of tho Beech-street sewer system so long under contemplation are now being prepared In the office of City Engineer Chase. That part of the sewer which runs across the river bottom through the O. R. & N. Co.'s grounds In Albina la being designed large enough to accommodate the flow from the Cook-avenue sewer district also. It is to be SO Inches In diameter, of brick, with stone Invert. Where the grade Is shorter the size of the sewer will be re duced to 60 inches. All sections of the sewer will have stone Inverts. Where the ground on the fiat Is- soft enough to require it, the sewer will be carried on piles, cut off below the line of constant moisture, so that they will not rot. This part of the sewer will be full cradled, that is, supported on a base of concrete. Portions of the sewer on better ground will be partially cradled, and in solid ground the sewer will simply be laid on an accurately shaped excavation. The sewer will diminish In size the fur ther it goes back from the river, there being sections of SO, 00, 42, 36 and 32 Inches. On the smaller sections, where the flow of sewage will be variable, it will be egg-shaped. All the laterals of the sys tem are being designed now, so that In the future, whenever one of these lat erals Is to be built. It will be constructed of the proper size. Careful computations of the drainage area and slopes have been made, so that the sewers will be of the proper slzo for what will be required of them for all time to come. The cost of the main sewer being designed now will approx imate $40,000. The portion across the river bottom cannot be constructed until low water next fall, but the upland portion will be commenced early next spring. Tho main sewer extends from the river to tho county road, through the O. R, & N. Co.'s ground, in a straight line and thence with a slight bend southerly up throuch a gulch to Montana avenue; thence fol lowing Beech street to the intersection of Michigan avenue. At this point the sewer divides, one branch running up Beech street to Com mercial. The other branch runs south on, Michlgan avenue to Shaver street and east on this street to Borthwlck street. At or near the county road in the O. R. & N. Co.'s ground3 an Inlet will be constructed to receive the sewer coming down the county road from the Cook avenue district. It being thought best by the engineer to bring tho sewer systems of the two districts together there, so that only one large extension sewer will ba needed across the flats to the river. WHY DO YOU SUFFER From Itching scalp, eczema, dandruff, or any skin eruption when Smith's Dandruff Pomade will cure you? Try it. Price 50cv at all druggists. Sample free. Address Smith Bros.. Fresno. Cal. 10 i BUSINESS ITEMS. If Balr la Cuttlnjr Teeth. Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. "Wlnslow's Soothln? Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the suzxu. alloys all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. 3 If you wake In the morning with a bit ter taste in the mouth, coated tongue, perhaps headache, your liver Is torpid, you need Carter's Little Liver Pills. THEORIES ABOUT FOOD. Also a Fetv Facta on the Same Sub ject. We hear much nowadays about health; foods and hygienic living, about vegetar ianism and many other fads along- the same line. Restaurants may be found In the larger cities where no meat, pastry or coffee Is served and the food crank Is In his glory, and arguments and theories galore ad vanced to prove that meat was never in tended for human stomachs, and almost make us believe that our sturdy ances tors who lived four-score years in ro bust health on roast beef, pork and mut ton must have been grossly Ignorant ot the laws of health. Our forefathers had other things to do than formulate theories about the food they ate. A warm welcome was extended to any kind f ronx bacort to acorns. A healthy appetite and common sens are excellent guides to follow In matters of diet, and a mixed diet of grains, fruits and meats Is undoubtedly the best. As compared with grains and vegetables-, meat furnishes the most nutriment in a highly concentrated form and is digested and assimilated more quickly than veg etables and grains. Dr. Julius Remmson, on this subject, says: "Nervous persons, people run down In healtn and of low vitality, should eat meat and plenty of It. If the digestion, la too feeble at first It may be easily cor rected by the regular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal. Two of these excellent tablets taken after dinner will digest several thousand grains of meat, eggs or other animal food In three hours, and no matter how weak the stomach may be, no trouble will be experienced If a regular practice Is made of using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets because they supply the pepsin and- dias tase necessary to perfect digestion, and every form of indigestion will be over come by their use. That large class of people who come under the head of nervous dyspeptics should eat plenty of meat and insure Its proper digestion by the dally use of a safe, harmless digestive medicine, like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, composed of the natural digestive principles, pepsin, diastase, fruit acids and salts, which ac tually perform the work of digestion. Cheap cathartic medicines, masquerad ing under the name of dyspepsia cures aro useless for Indigestion, as they have ab solutely no effect upon the actual diges tion of food. Dyspepsia In all Its many forms is simp ly a failure of the stomach to digest food, and the sensible way to solve the riddle and cure the dyspepsia Is to make dally use at meal time of a preparation Ilka Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, which Is In dorsed by the medical profession and known to contain active digestive prin ciples. All druggists sell Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets at 50c. for full treatment. A little booklet on cause and cure of stomach trouble mailed free by address ing F. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.