THE MORNING 'OREGONIAjS', WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30,. 1904. DEWEY DECLINES !T Will Not Serve on the North Sea Commission.- CABINET CONSIDERS MATTER Choice Lies Between Rear-Admirals Sigsbee, Davis and Chadwick "Guessing Contests" Will Be Hereafter Held Lotteries. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. An Important Cabinet meeting was held today. Two questions of concern, in particular, were considered, the first being the appointment "by the President of a representative of the American Government who will be a naval officer of high rank, on the Dogger Bank Commission; the other being an opinion rendered by Attorney-General Moody regarding the legality, under the lottery laws, of "guessing: contests," which have been conducted by many newspapers and magazines. The Invitation extended to the Presi dent by Great Britain and. Russia to name a member of the Commission was con v sidered carefully, especially by the Presi dent and Secretaries Hay and Morton. "When the Cabinet adjourned no definite conclusion as to who should be selected had been reached, but It was settled defi nitely that the appointee would be a Rear Admiral of the navy. It Is practically certain that the selection will be made from among three officers Rear-Admirals Sigsbee, 'Chadwick and Sands. Admiral Dewey was considered for the appoint ment, and the desire was generally ex pressed that he should have it, but he has let It be understood that he does not care for the honor. Rear-Admiral Sands has also requested his name' be not considered for the com mission, and his wishes will be observed. Rear-Admiral Sigsbee Is among the three officers now under consideration. The fact that Rear-Admiral Davis speaks French fluently Is pointed out as one rea son for his fitness for the appointment, as a part of the hearings before the com mission probably will be In French. Some time ago, on the request of Postmaster-General "Wynne, the President directed the Attorney-General td submit to him an opinion as to the propriety, under the law restricting the operations of lottery enterprises through the mall of guessing contests of various kinds. That question was submitted today and was turned over by the President to Postmaster-General "Wynne, who hereafter will be guided in his decision of the depart ment by It. The opinion Is of a most sweeping character, and while the Postmaster-General has no inclination to work hardship upon anybody, he will put the Attorney-General's judgment Into ef fect as soon as It Is believed practicable, He realizes that many thousands of peo ple have invested small or large amounts of .money in the various schemes in the hope or expectation. In the words of the opinion, that luck would enable them to win large returns. "A comparatively small percentage of the participants will realize their expec tations," continues the opinion. "Thou sands will get nothing." The Attorney-General says the schemes are' In effect lotteries under the guise of guessing contests. Postmaster-General "Wynne indicated that it was not his purpose to apply the opinion of Mr. Moody Indiscriminately, "saying- it was his intention to consider each case brought before the department An Its Individual merits. It is likely, too, that the opinion will not be made in any sense retroactive, so far as the Postofflce Department is concerned, but that it will be put in operation In such a way and at such time as may be least embarrassing to the promoters of. or the participants in the guessing contests. Postmaster-General Wynne tonight gave out the following official statement: "For a number of years the Postofflce Department has admitted to the malls advertisements and other matter concern ing so-called 'guessing contests. The question of whether these schemes are lotteries has been several times present ed to the Attorney-General, .who held that they were not lotteries within the mean ing of the postal lottery act. "In view of two recent cases in which the Supreme Court and the New York Court of Appeals rendered opinions, the Postmaster-General felt warranted in again submitting the question to the At torney-General. Following the opinions in these cases, the Attorney-General holds that the schemes are lotteries. "It Is therefore Incumbent upon the Postofflce Department to enforce the law under which the Postmaster-General is authorized, upon evidence satisfactory to him that any person or company is re garded in conducting a lottery or other scheme for tho distribution of money or chance, to Issue an order that all mall ad dressed to such person or coming be re turned stamped 'fraudulent.' "As a number of legitimate enterprises have adopted these estimating or guessing contests as a means of advertising, and In view of the admission to the malls of matter pertaining to these contests with in the last few years, the elimination of these schemes from the malls cannot be maae immediately absolute. If such a BASeme has ever been entered upon In good faith the department will not Issue an order that will seriously .Injure a legit imate business. Each case will be handled separately, and no scheme which involves the plan ruled against by the Attorney General will hereafter bo allowed to com mence operations." EXPERIMENTS WITH CROPS. Wilson Reports on the Good Work of the Agricultural Department. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. In his annual report to the President, Secretary of Ag riculture Wilson enumerates some of the most important features of the year's work. Among them are extensive co-operation with agricultural stations: tho taking of preliminary steps to conduct feeding nd breeding experiments; the war waged against the cotton boll weevil and against cattle mange; plans for edu cation of engineers in road building; the production of a hardy orange, a hybrid of the Florida orange and the Japanese tri follata; valuable research in successful shipping of fruit abroad; the value of nitrogen-fixing bacteria; successful intro duction of plants suited to light rainfall areas; establishment of pure-food stand ards; the extension of agricultural educa tion in primary and secondary schools; the extension of instruction to our Island possessions to enable them to supply the country with $200,000,000 worth of do in oestlc products, now Imported from abroad. In regard to the sugar beet, the 'chief effort of the department has been to ef fect improvement in the seed and to study the diseases with a view to the discovery of remedies. Strains of pedigreed seed are being established In New York, Mich igan, "Utah and Washington, having al ready assumed commercial Importance in the last two states. It seems to be a question of but a few years when the en tire 5,000.000 pounds used in the United States will be produced at home. There has been a demand for experi mental work In fruit marketing and stor age In fruit regions on the Pacific Coast, and Investigations will be extended dur ing the present Winter In the citrus in dustry of California. It is believed that a profitable system of grtcttltare .can be 4evalo$ed. for -tie semi-arid areas of the United States by securing crops which will grow with a very small amount of water. Consider-' able progress has been made In this di rection. The Secretary reports much progress made during the past year In alkali rec lamation tracts established during the year previous, and Indications point to the complete reclamation of the lands under experimentation at an early date. At the inception of the work on a 46-acre tract near Salt Lake City, a soil survey showed the first four feet of soil to contain more than 6550 tons of soluble salts. In May, 1903, eight months after, there had been removed by drainage nearly 50 per cent of this immense total, and In the following October only 1221 tons remained In the en tire tract. The progress of similar work on a 20-acre tract at Fresno! CaL, has been no less gratifying. 'The Secretary declares his full confidence In the final success 6f this work, and a firm belief that It will lead to Individual or concerted action on the part of those most interest ed, with the result of greatly nenentting both the agricultural and stockralslng in terests. COAST SHIPPING CONSIDERED Commission Regards Foreign Compe tition as Becoming Strong. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. The Mer chant Marine Commission today made further progress toward completion of Its report to Congress. Some attention was given to the difficult problems presented by the conditions on the Pacific Coast The commission regards American ship ping relatively stronger on the Pacific than on the Atlantic Coast at the present time, yet the American ships, It Is stated, are being severely pressed by foreign competition. Statements of the subsidies paid to foreign ships are given In the report, and It Is asserted that the continuance, of the Pacific mall service under the American flag 13 very difficult. If not Impossible. Greater Force of Customs Officials. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 29. Collector of Customs Stratton today received a tele gram from Leslie M. Shaw. Secretary of the Treasury, authorizing him to rent the two floors of the Hazlett warehouse on Brannan street, near Second street, to be used as additional appraising rooms, and to employ a number of additional officers and laborers. The additional quarters and Increased force are needed to prop erly Inspect the heavy Oriental Imports, especially from Japan. Calls Witnesses in Smoot Case. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. Senator Bur rows, chairman of "the committee on privi leges and elections, has issued subpenas for 20 witnesses in the Smoot Investiga tion and fixed Monday, December 12, as the date for their appearance before the committee. Nearly all these witnesses are In Utah. Will Conclude Treaty at Washington. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 29. The final details of the Russo-Amerlcan treaty of arbitration may be arranged at Wash ington, where the treaty will be signed by Secretary Hay and Ambassador Cass in 1. Italy Wants Arbitration Treaty. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. Italy has ac cepted the invitation of the American Government to conclude an arbitration treaty. The treaty will be almost identi cal with those already completed between France and Germany. American Squadron at Bahia. BAHIA. Brazil, Nov. 29. The United States South Atlantic squadron arrived here today from Rio Janeiro. The gun boat Castlne will leave Bahia shortly to Investigate the reported shoal oft Per- nambuco. BEINGS CARNEGIE IN. Attorney Says Mrs, Chadwick" Gave His Note for Loan. NEW YORK. Nov. 29. A meeting of Mrs. Chadwlck's creditors was held here today and was presided over by George E. Ryall, the New York attorney, for Herbert Newton, -cl Brookline, Mass., who Is suing Mrs. Chadwick for the recovery of 5190,900 he lent her on notes. Mr. Ryall today Issued the following statement: "There was a conference at my office. at which were present Mr. Newton, Mr. Carver, of Boston; Judge Albaugh, of Canton, of counsel for Mrs. Chadwick. and myself. On behalf of Mrs. Chadwick, Judge Albaugh requested that the receivership proceedings be put off until Thursday, at which time he will have her affairs In some kind of shape. This was agreed to and Mr. Newton and Mr. Carver went back to Boston on a late train. ' "Mr. Newton said he had seen a note for J500.000, which was given by Mrs. Chadwick as collateral for a loan from the Citizens National Bank, of Oberlln. O.. which failed yesterday. My client told me that this note carried the signa ture, "Andrew Carnegie." This will have to come out sooner or later, so I tell It now." Tho following statement was made by Mr. Carnegie's secretary: "Mr. Carnegie read this report and pronounced it ab surd. Mr. Carnegie does not know the woman at all." John H. Clark, of this city, counsel for Mrs. Chadwick, declined to state whether ho expected Mrs. Chadwick to attend the hearing next Thursday. Developments today Indicate that Mrs. Chadwick has for a long time done busi ness with many of the banks of Cleveland, and also In those of surrounding towns on a big scale. Leading bankers have stated that they have frequently lent Mrs. Chad wick from 525,000 to 5100.000 on notes f dorsed by wealthy persons. These notes have, it Is said, usually been paid prompt ly when due. Ira Reynolds, secretary and treasurer of the Wade Park Banking Company, re fuses to make any statement whatever concerning the notes given by Mrs. Chad wick to "lis bank as collateral, and which are also reported to bear the Indorsement of Andrew Carnegie. There Is said to be a posslbilltythat the motion for the ap pointment of a receiver to take charge of the securities amounting to 55,000.000. said to be held In trust by Ira Reynolds for Mrs. Chadwick, will not come to argu ment. It was stated by one of the attorneys for Mrs. Chadwick today that the con tinuance was asked In view of negotia tions for the settlement. There Is evi dence, say the attorneys, that the matter will be adjusted and the appointment of a receiver will not be necessary It was stated by a friend of Mrs. Chad wick today that the latter has made ar rangements with financial men in New York to cover Jier indebtedness to Mr. Newton. Subsequently Mr. Ryall said the re ceivership proceedings In the Chadwick case In Cleveland was postponed to en able Mrs. Chadwick to make a settlement of Mr. Newton's claim. "It was the understanding last night." said Mr. Ryall. "that Mrs. Chadwick would settle a large part of Mr. Newton's claim In cash and give security for the balance." Mr. Ryall did not know that Mrs. Chad wick had secured Jthe funds necessary, Mr. Ryali was asked today If it- might be possible that the .name "Andrew Car negie" had been forged, and he replied: "If that Is so, less than AS hours will elapse before some one is under arrest." Notes Not Worth a Dollar. O BERLIN. O., Nov. 23. A meeting- of the directors of the failed Citizens' Bank was held tonight Director J. R. Ran dolph made the etartllng statement that the signature on the collateral notes for 5500,000 and 5250,000 on which. Mrs. Chad wick was lent money. Is not worth a dol lar. He said he had seen the notes, and they are not. signed, by Andrew Carnegie. FOURTH OF THE FLEET ARRIVAL OF LINER. tfUMANTIA WITH CARGO FROM ORIENT. Stormy Run Across the Pacific R. & N. Accepts Webfoot Salvage Offer. The steamship Numantla, the fourth of the fleet of Hamburg-American vessels chartered by the Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company, 'arrived up at 10 o'clock yesterday, on her first visit to this port. She Is a sister ship of the Nlcomedla, which lately sailed. The new steamer brought GOOO tons of Oriental car go, the discharging of which began at Alaska dock in the afternoon. The Numantla sailed from Yokohama November 11 and made an exceptionally good run to the Columbia River. The pas sage was such as Is to be expected at this time of year. The weather was fair for the first two days out, but storms were then encountered which were continuous until this coast was reached. No dam was done, but the snow 6qualls, followed later by the southerly gales, were most disagreeable. The cargo of the steamer consists of 48,805 rolls of matting. 1055 bags of rice. 26 packages of plants, 1765 packages of tea, 2S9 boxes of Japanese oranges and 633 cases of preserved fruits and curios. Three American passengers came over on the steamer, Joseph Harvey, of Butte; S. Westbrooke, of Chicago, and W. S. Chlene, of Spokane. They have been em ployed on the Canton-Hankow railroad, and are now returning to their homes. The Numantla Is In command of Cap tain Brehmer. Her third officer, Mr. Scoff, Is well known here, as he was on the training ship Herzogln Cecllo when she was in port two years ago. SALVAGE OFFER ACCEPTED. O. R. & N. Will Receive $250 for Towing In Derelict Webfoot. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 29. (SpeclaL) The salvage claim against the dismantled schooner Webfoot has been adjusted by the O. R. & N. Co. accepting the offer of 5250, which was at first refused, for tow ing the vessel Into port. The members of the crew, who arrived on the schooner, have been paid off, and the Webfoot will be taken to Knappton tomorrow morning and her cargo discharged. What will be done with the hull will not be known until after the lumber Is taken out Nothing has been heard from the three men who left the schooner In a small boat In an attempt to reach shore, and there Is every reason to believe they have been drowned. Under the law the amount of wages due them must bo deposited with the Collector of Customs, who in turn will forward It to tho United States Court at Portland. Captain Ben Lewis, who was master t)f the Webfoot, has decided to retire from a seafaring life and will not take com mand of another vessel. Ho Is about 70 years of age and has followed the sea nearly all his life. Vessels Libeled at Aberdeen. ABERDEEN. Wash., Nov. 23. SpeclaL) The steamer South Bay, which ran aground on a submerged portion of the Jetty at the mouth of Grays Harbor Thanksgiving Day was libeled today for 53500 by the tug Daring, of this city. which pulled her off the rocks and towed her here. Tho South Bay is discharging cargo. She will be put on the ways to morrow at Llndstrom b ship-yard. The tug Redondo. which the South Bay was towing to San Francisco to have ma rhlnprv Installed, was also libeled for 55000 by George H. Emerson of Hoquaim,- owner of the lug that picked her up. The Redondo left for San Francisco before the attachment was served. Mate of the Coates Drowned. HOQUIAM, Wash., Nov. 29. (Special.) F. Hoseberg, mate on the schooner A. F. Coates, was accidentally drowned in tho water of Gray's Harbor today. Hosoburg was carrying a line along a boomstlck for the purpose of making the schooner fast when he slipped and fell into the water. The swift current Immediately carried him beneath the logs, and he never came to the surface. A crew from the schooner has been grappling for tho body, but It has not been recovered yet. Deceased was a Dane of about 30 years of age and shipped from San Francisco. Steamer Jefferson Disabled. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 29. The steam ship Jefferson, en route from Skagway to Seattle, broke one of the blades off the propeller Sunday in Graham Reach, and has gone to anchor. Tugs will "be dls patched to tow the disabled ship to port. The vessel's passengers arrived today on the steamship City of Seattle. While In the North the Seattle was on the rocks In Lynn Canal. Seattle Ferry-Boat Fined. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 29: United States customs authorities today fined' the Lake Washington Ferryboat King Coun ty J509. It was found that the officers of the vessel had permitted the life-saving equipment to get in a deplorable condi tion. The license of Captain Sanderson has been suspended for six months by the marine Inspectors. Leona Begins Service Today. Tho steamer Leona, recently purchased by the La Center Transportation Com pany, will begin service on her new route on the Lewis River this morning, running In opposition to the steamer Mascot Cap tain Newt Graham will be ner master. Fred J. 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Even a little child can take Stuart's Tablets with safety and benefit If its digestion Is weak and the thousands of cures accomplished by their regular dally use are easily ex plained when It Is understood that they are composed of vegetable essences aseptic pepsin, diastase and Golden Seal. which mingle with the food and digest it thoroughly, giving the overworked stom ach a chance to recuperate. Dieting never cures dyspepsia, neither do pills and cathartic medicines; which simply irritate and inflame the intestines. When enough food Is eaten and prompt ly digested there will be no constipation, nor in fact will there be disease of any kind, because good digestion means good health in every organ. The merit and success of Stuart's Dys pepsia Tablets are world wide and they are sold at ihc moderate price of 50 cents for full sized package in every drug .store In the United States and Canada, as well as la JEttrop shall the third member of the company. will manage her affairs on shore. Part of Lumber Cargo Jettisoned. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29. The schooner Volant Just arrived from Gray's Harbor, met with very bad weather on the way down the coast encountering the full force of a succession of southeast gales. In order to save the vessel, which had "commenced to leak badly, 60,000 feet of her lumber cargo had to be jettisoned. Tafalla Still Afloat. ST. THOMAS. D. W. I.. Nov. 29. The Spanish bark Tafalla, from Brunswick. Ga., November 4. for Valencia, Spain, which was reported to have sunk with all hands November 15, has arrived here leak ing badly and with her pumps broken. Whaling Steamer Arrives. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29. The whal ing steamer William Baylies, Captain Cottle, came Into port today from the Arctic and Behring Sea. Her catch for the season was very good, consisting of 15,245 pounds of bone and 450 barrels of oil. Marine Notes. A special meeting of the Port of Port land Commission will be held this after noon to consider the letting of bids for repairs to the steamer Wenona. Captain Archie Pease, the lower river pilot went to Astoria last night to bring up the steamship EUerlc. as soon as she arrives. He does not consider that she Is overdue. The Asle left down yesterday morning bound for the United Kingdom with 132, 5S3 bushels of wheat valued at 5120,000. The Ruthwell has also completed her car go, and tho Langdale will finish today The Canadian Pacific Rallwav has lust' acquired by purchase Laurel Point Vic toria harbor, a rocky promontory, the expanse of which has restricted shipping In this li arbor, and will plast it out at a cost it Is said, of 5100,000, thus greatly enlarging and improving the harbor on the site which the company has chosen for its wharves. The company will apply Immediately to the dominion government for more substantial subsidy to aid them In this undertaking. Wharves to cost 5100,000 are to be erected at once. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Nov. 29. Sailed at 8:30 A. it- Steamer Sue H. Elmore, for Tillamook, and steamer TV. H. Harrison, for Slualaw. Arrived at 3:20 P. It. rench bark Vllle de Mulhouoe, from Hamburg. Outside at 6 P. M. A three masted bark and a three-masted schooner. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind east; weather cloudy. San Francisco, Nov. 29. Sailed at 4 P. M. Steamer "Whlttler. for Portland. Yokohama. Nov. 20. Sailed Nov. 25 Em press of India, for Vancouver. Auckland. Nov. 29. Arrived Nov. 28 Sierra, from San Francisco, via Hoonlulu, for Sydney. New York, Nov. 29. Arrived Armenia, from Liverpool; Mcsaba, from Liverpool; Bluecher, from Hamburg. Hoquiam. "Wash., Nov. 29. (Special.) Ar rived Schooner John A. Campbell, from San Francisco for Aberdeen; steamer Monica, from San Francisco for Aberdeen; steamer Chehalls, from San Franctoco for Aberdeen; schooner Cecelia Sudden, from San ranclsco for Ho quiam; steamer Norwood, from San ranclsco for Aberdeen; Martha Turner, from Puget Sound for Aberdeen: schooner A. F. Coates, from San Francisco for Hoquiam. Salted- Steamer Bee, from Hoquiam for San Francisco; steamer Melville Dollar, from Aberdeen for San ranclsco; steamer Centralia, from Aber deen for San Francisco; steamer Chehalla, from Aberdeen for San Francisco; schooner Resolute, from Hoquiam for San Pedro. FRANCE DECORATES CANNON. Speaker's Position, However,. Will Not Allow Acceptance of Title. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 29. Sneaker J. G Cannon, of the United States House of Representatives, was among those re cently decorated by France. The rank conferred upon him, it was stated, was Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, but it is understood his ofllco precludes the ac ceptance of the title. ! 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Frank Brown Is Arrested and Charged With Stealing 20,000 Choice Ci gars From Freight-Car. The first step toward the brcakinr up of a gang of railroad thieves, who have Deen operating In the yards at Portland, was taken yesterday when at noon Frank Brown was arrested by Detectives Kerri gan and Snow and Deputy Sheriff Fitz gerald, of the O. R. & N. Company. Brown was booked at headquarters on a charge of larceny, and the specific case against him Is that of participation In the theft of 20,000 choice cigars from a freight car In the yards of the railway company last Sunday night Brown's arrest came as the Tesult of more than 24 hours of constant toll on the part of Detectives Kerrigan. andJSnow, who got trace of him early 3f ondaMlght and did not cease efforts until tfihad landed him safely behind the bars of the City JalL All but a few boxes of the cigars have been recovered by the detectives, and are now being held for evidence. All were sold to local saloons by the thieves, and were traced by Kerrigan and Snow and gathered up to be Introduced in. evidence at the hearing of Brown. "This Is only the beginning of breaking up a gang that has been doing a whole sale robbery business In the yards of the various railroad companies here," said Detective Kerrigan. "There are several In the gang, and we hope to have behind the bars In the near future." dltlon to the theft the guilty par- tiesut holes in a large number of sacks filled with coffee, dumped the coffee on the floor of a car and used the sacks to cart away the cigars. THE DEATH ROLL. Madame Janauschek, the Actress. NEW YORK. Nov. 29. Madame Janau schek, the actress, died today. Madame Janauschek's death took place in the Brunswick Home at Amltyvllle, L. I., where for the last four months she has been a patient as a charge of the actors fund. Paralysis and general debility were the Immediate cause of death. She was 74 years old. having been born In Prague, Bohemia, in 1830. In 1S67 she came to the United States and played Medea and oth er roles In German, and later made a. suc cess In tragic roles In English. She es sayed such parts as Deborah, Blanca, Mary Stuart Queen Elizabeth, Lady Mac beth and Meg Menilles. Earl of Hardwicke. LONDON. Nov. 29. The Earl of Hard wicke, Albert Edward Philip Torke, Un der Secretary of State for India, died suddenly In London today. He had been 1n poor health for some time. The Earl, who was born in 1S57, was known as a stockbroker. His father had a magnifi cent estate, but he ran. through hla prop erty, left his son practically penniless, and the latter had to adopt a city career as a means of livelihood. Remains Arrive at Cape Town. CAPE TOWN. Nov. 2$. The Dutch steamer Batavier, having on board the body of Paul Kruger, ex-President of the Transvaal Republic, arrived here today almost unnoticed. The remains will lie in state here and will leave for Pretoria December 7 on a special train, which will stop at most of the railroad stations be tween here and there. Leaves $147,500 for Church Work. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29. The will of Rich ard M. Scruggs, the prominent merchant and philanthropist who died recently, provides for the distribution of 5147.500 among religious institutions, including 55000 to each of the bishops of the Metho dist Church for use In foreign missionary work. Louis sC. Dispensary NERVOUS DEBILITY BLOOD POISON, RUPTURE, KID NEY AND URINARY DISEASES and all diseases and weaknesses of men, due to in heritance, habits, excesses, or the result of specific diseases, Every man who Is afflicted owes It to himself and his posterity to get cured safely and positively, with-1 out leaving any blight or weakness In his system. "We make no misleading statements or unbusiness like propositions to the afflicted in order to secure their patronage. 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I saw an advertisement of Swamp-Root and wrote asking for advice. I began the use of the medicine and noted a decided improvement after taking Swamp-Root only a short time. I continued Its use and am thankful to say that I am entirely cured and strong. In order to be very sure about this, I had a doctor ex amine some of my water today and he pro nounced It all right and In splendid condition. I know that your Swamp-Root Is purely vege table and doea not contain any harmful drugs. Thanking you for my complete recovery and recommending Swamp-Root to all sufferers, I am. Very truly yours, L C. RICHARDSON. Swamp-Roct Is not recommended for everything-, but It promptly" cures kidney. EDITORIAL NOTE. vou mav havn a samnln bottle and a book lutely free by mail. The book contains many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured. The value and success ot Swamp-Root are so well known that our readers are advised to send for a sample bottle. In sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Blnghamton. N. "3C., ne sure to say you read this generous offer in The Portland Dally Oregonlan. The genu ineness of this offer 5s guaranteed. WE GUARANTEE TO PERMANENTLY CURE any case we undertake, no matter how long standing, of CONTRACTED BLOOD POISON. Oar treatment contains no mercury, potash or other injurious mineral, but is entirely vegetable. This noted medicine goes to the very root of the evil, thoroughly cleanses the blood and eradicates the poison from the system, making a complete cure for life. Many who were in the depths of despair, expecting nothing but death, have been, restored to health, strength and vigor by our matchless method. "We particularly invite those, patients whose cases have been neglected, badly treated or pronounced incurable to visit us. It makes no. difference what you have taken or who has failed to cure. "We continue-to cure, when all others have failed, this terrible disease n all its i tit : At -t.1.. i r YOU CAN PAY WHEN CURED Any person taking treatment with us may deposit the price of a cure in ANY BANK IN PORTLAND, TO BE PAID TO US WHEN' A CURE IS EFFECTED. If the patient prefers we will take monthly installments. Consultation free anu strictly confideatial. Let us talk with you" in person, if possible. . If unable to call, kindly write us, giving your symptom fully, or we will send questionlist if you desire. Our home .treatment is very successful andhas cured, hundreds. Office Hours 9 to 5, and 7 to 8. Sum days and Holidays 10 te 12. Dr. W. Norton Davis &Co: Offices Hi Van Nay Hotel 52H THIRD 5Tn COR. PtfC ! sleeplessness, nervousness, heart disturb' 1 ance duo to bad kidney trouble, skin erup tions from bad blood, neuralgia, rheu matism, diabetes, bloating. Irritability, wornout feeling, lack of ambition, loss of flesh, sallow cpmplexlon. or Bright disease. If your water when allowed to remain undisturbed In a glass or botUe for twenty-four hours, forms a sediment or settling or has a cloudy appearance. It Is evidence that your kidneys and. bladder need Immediate attention. Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and la for sale at drug stores the world over ia bottles of two sizes and two prices fifty cents and one dollar. Remember the name. Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address.. Blag ham ton.N. T., on every bottle. In order to prove the wonderful merits of Swamp-Root at valuable Information, both sent abso PORTLAND, OREGON