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THK JJlOKMAti OKEGOMAN, SATUKDAY, MAY 5, liM6. 11 RELIEF FUND GROWS Amount Has Now Reached $246,946.85. , CLOTHING SENT SUFFERERS Distribution of Supplies In San Fran- rlsco Has Been Centralized l'n dcr Direction o( General Grccly and Dr.. Devlne. FIND TOTALS 4(t.8.5. The donttlom to th general relief fund for-- yesterday . amounted to $Qf.03. .This brings tbe general re lief fund' up to $246. 046. &3, which In cludes The Oregonlan and Telegram popular fund. Practically all of the donations that are-now being received r voluntary. They are received at the headquarters of the finance com mittee at the Chamber of Commerce and at The Oregonlan and The Tele gram. Slowly but surety the general relief fund is 'creeping towards the $260,000 mark. an yesterday the donation amounted to $566.03. The general relief fund to. date aggregates I246.946.S5. This includes the donations that have been received by The Oregonian and the Tele gram for the popular fund, which has leon merged with the general relief fund.' Of the cash donations less than $400 re mains -to be collected. It is expected that nil of. the money subscribed will be collected, as It is coining in very rapidly. Statement of J. X." Teal. :J. N. Teal, who represents the finance romnilttee at San Francisco, reports un der date of May. 3 that the distribution of supplies is being centralized, as it has been placed in the charge -of General (.'reply and Dr. Devlne of the Red Cross, who have the work well in hand. Mr. Teal further reports that the Oregon re lief bureau work at Oakland Is now con lined to looking after individual cases. Chairman R.-' R. Hoge. of the finance committee, imports that yesterday 38 issrs of clothing were shipped to Califor nia by tile women's relief committee. The clothing was sent to the Berkeley. San Jose and Santa Rosa relief committees and Major C. A. Devol. Depot Quarter master at San Francisco. Mr. Teal has telegraphed Chairman Hoge that there is urgently needed at San " Francisco 100 dozen women's night dreFj-es, ."0 dozen women's undershirts and underdrawers, 50 dozen short skirts and also women's and children's shoes of all sizes. The telegram stated that stock ings of different sizes for children were also needed. Subscript Ions Received. n. V. Shrtrt. t hare lewis and Clark stork, value 2 0 John. A. Henkle. '2 shares Lewis. anil Clark stock, value 6.00 It: I'locelman, 1 share Lewis and Clark stook, value 2.50 I.urel Haugh. Prairie City, Or 0.00 . T. Sihoeps, cash 2 50 cash l.oo M"t I'nlted Brethren Church.:... .00 .rit-ti, or. Pupils of Miss Thomp- snn' room, public school: Chea-. tr H. Kriwards, 50 cents; Robert' 1'uvnll, .'. cents; George Cornes. to cents; lavlri Rawlam, 10 cents: Samuel IM Jarnatte: 2 cents; . ' lem-ey . Donkel, 6 cents; Melvln .r Collins, lti cents: Eva Thompson, .1 cents; Grace McKlnney. 5 cents; l.empl Taiple. " 10 cents; (irace Kelley, 25 cent; Beatrice Harris. 5 cents: Rernlce Harris, ft cents: Paul Harris, 6 cents; Hazel Wanford, ft cents: Myrtle Peterson, 5 cents; Ksijte Carlson, 10 cent; Louie Uobson, & cents; Clyde Yar- nev. ft cents 2. tvi Mls ThomiYion i.. 1.00 lBlly Journal 25.00 Kmployes of A. R. Steinbach :M.O0 Rmitloyets of Portland Sas Company Slft.(M Itslsnce nf fund of Industrial IDx- pvtslllon of 1001 80.53 Total . , Previously acknowledged.... ... BSS.03 ...S248.3KO.82 rirand total .$24ll.ft485 AT THE THEATERS What tb Press Agent Say. TWO i : i ; KOTnr.wcES today Pin.; Toro" This Afternoon, "An AmorU-Hn Millionaire'' Tonight. Th Pollard Lilliputian Opera Company. wIU e two prrfornmnm at The Hefltff Theater toiay. a bargain ladles' and children's mat inee n ill be jciven thla afternoon at 2:13 o'clock, when Gilbert & Sullivan's reatot success, the famous nautical comic opera, 4H. M. S. Pinafore," will he given. Thli will afTrrii jia rents and tho-n having children friend an opportunity of taking them to see thene fascinating younfrrters In an opera that noeals to their childloh nature. The last performance will be given tonight at 8:15 o'clock, when the rmisienl-comedy success, "An American Millionaire," will be presented. It will he a long time before the Tollards re turn to Portland, and it behooves you not to overlook tnclr final performance tonight, , BAKEU MATINEE TODAY. Big San I a in-is co Vaudeville Acts Matlncc and Tonight. Thia afternoon and tonight will -lose tha pcial week of vaudeville at the Baker. Th Mil as given by a number of performers picked from the many refugee from the ruined city has been an especially attractive one and pleajtert large audiences all week. The gathering together of these acts was a pro gressive move on the part of Mr. -Keating, Mr. Krickaon and George U' Baker, and. ons for which these Portland managers deserve much credit. it not only helped these peo ple In a time of great need, but has given the Portland public a good vaudeville bill of 3an Francisco act all waek. ; "The. Silver Dagger" Matinee. "The Siher Dagger will be given at the Fimpire for the last two times this afternoon and tonight. It ia a great matinee attraction, being full of those touching love scenes and Interspersed with a lot of good comedy. It is a melodrama, pure and simple, telling a story of vicious attempts of a band of con spirators to force a young and beautiful girl to part with her Inheritance and her lover. The play ia strongly presented by the Mack Kwain Company of players, who will be at the Umpire for several week in different melodramas. THE PORTLAND GIRLS. Several of Them In "The Christian". Company at the Hellig May 6. "The Christian" company that opens at The Hellig tomorrow night for an engagement of three evenings, has several Portland people In It. and, aside from tha natural Interest fslt In this splendid production on its own merit, there are many people in town who want to go and see their friends on the stage. Some young ladles, well known in social circle, hav pans in the cast, and they have made good while tha company has toured the coun try. Tha beautiful, powerful play 11 given with great rare and perfection. Never has Mr. Salnpolis' worked harder m his career as stage director than he ha with this com pany to produce a well-balanced whole. Miss Lawrence ha won a, algnal triumph with her fine impersonation of the glorious star part of Glory Quayle, and on an equal pro fessional footing of high merit Is tha role of John Storm. In the hands of Mr. Salnpolis. A. very line presentation of this wonderful play can be relied upon from the excellent company that waa organized and conducted to uccess by George .L. Baker. Seats are now selling for the . entire engagement at The Hellig boxoffice. - SEASON SEATS AT THE BAKER Opening of Sale for Season Seats for Baker Stock . Season Monday. Don't fall to be on hand early at the res ervation sale of eeats , that - opens for the Raker atock season. It opens at the Baker Theater boxoffice Monday morning. May 7, at 10 o'clock. Tou can secure your same old seaui If: you get there In time. The old stock favorites back again; the same theater, same management and only the highest-class plays. "Prince Karl" Is the opening bill. Engage your aeats and - pay. for them each wee! ss you use them. Alwajs H In the same place; it's like home to the old patrons. :, Closing Burlesque Tomorrow.. . "'The closing burlesque company of the sea son at the Baker will be the "California Girls" Company, which - will give its f.it performance tomorrow afternoon. This com pany presents a specially arranged programme in .which originality predominate. An im mense specialty show Is promised, coupled with an extra fine burlesque organisation. challenging comparison with any similar of fering now before the public- A chorus of 20 charming - showgirls introduce all the latest New York musical successes. This will be the last opportunity to see a bur lesque company In Portland thla season and perhaps for several seaons to come. ' "The California Girls" will be at the Baker every night next week, with the regular matinee The Inside Track" Tomorrow. The Portland theater-going public will' wel come the engagement of the big melodrama, "The Inside Track." which opens for a week's run at; the Empire tomorrow afternoon. The popular play has been on the boards for sev eral seasons now, but its popularity seems to be on. the increase rather than grow less. It tells a strong tale of an unprincipled scoun drel's schemfng to win the affection of the pretty daughter of a picturesque old miller, and hi great efforts to ruin her lover and get him out of the way. All the characters are excellently portrayed by a good company, which also carries its own scenery and stage equipment. Vaudeville" at the Grand. Those who have not yet ' witnessed ; the clever vaudeville entertainment at the Grand this week have tonight and tomorrow to at tend this house and see what many consider the greatest show in Its history. The Riz leys have a remarkable act. There is nothing similar to it on the stage, and "The Good Ship Nancy Lee" Is a mixture of comedy and singing. Gilroy, Harries and Montgomery are the talented and able people who offer the nautical skit. The performances Sunday will be from 2:SO to ft and from 7:80 to 10:45. NOT JUSTIFIED BY MEANS DR. WISE . SAYS EXD IS OFTEX DESECnATED. Chief End of Life Is to Be, Not to Do, Declares the Rabbi. ' In an eloquent address on '"Does the End Justify the Means?" Dr. Stephen S.. Wise spoke to a large congre gation at Temple Beth Israel last night. Evolving from the Bible teaching, "Ye Shall Be Holy," ' Dr. Wise pointed out that no man who lived alone could be holy, not even honest or pure. "Only through social contact of men that no. bleness is achieved and the wholeness of social body Is essential to the existence of the world." Turning from that the speaker brought out the question whether any end can justify the means. "Our chief aim of life is not to do, but to be. Not to gain fortune, power or reputation,' but achieve character. In trying to gain a certain end and employ ing any means to achieve it. It is the means that are achieved, not the end. 80 long as means will be employed to jus tify the end. the end will always be des ecrated by the means." As an example, he pointed out the pres ent Russian struggle and referred to the "ruthless slave on the throne and his minions." and added that brutal murder is never justifiable. "When the victory is too dearly bought the end is utilized and perverted to justify the means." The speaker then gave as Illustration the present conflict of President Roose velt with "that most august legislative body, the Senate." He said that Presi dent Roosevelt's friends say that he wants to achieve results. "No one knows better than Theodore Roosevelt himself, a great man, a great patriot and a great statesman, what It means, to gain the end. A thousand com promises and shifts must be accepted, patronage must be dealt out In order to gain a support to a measure no matter how necessary and Just. The greatest re sult he could achieve would be not to get results. A great cause was never yet attained by compromise and they only serve the devil when they think the devil is serving them. Dr. Wise also spoke on the attain ment of gTeat riches and donations to educational Institutions. He referred to them as "despised and ill-gotten gains," and closed with the statement that' a "majority of American college and uni versity campuses Is black.' - Jn closing his sermon. Dr. Wise stated that the very existence of Judaism today was the best proof that the end never justified the means and that Israel was always a genius of loyalty. . "To com promise with sin is to enslav our chil dren and our children's children. 'Ye Shall Bo Holy, for I Am TJour God.' " DOUGLAS COUNTY BERRIES IV. K. Xewcll Says They Can Drive Out the California Crop. . State Representative W. K. Newell, of Washington County, says that he expects a record-breaking fruit crop for this year. He states that with the exception of early cherries, which were slightly damaged by the late frosts, that all of the varieties of fruit are In splendid con dition. He adds that this applies to the whol of the State. Mr. Newell believes that Douglas Coun ty will in years become one of the great est strawberry districts- in the United States. He says it offers the very best opportunities for fruit growers. The farm ers of Douglas County will raise early strawberries on a more extensive scale, and he thinks they can control the mar ket of the Northwest and practically shut off the early berries from California. "A small shipment of early strawberries was received from Douglas County Mon day and they were much better than the California berries.' said Mr. Newell at the Perkins Hotel yesterday afternoon. "They are fresher and In better ' condi tion than the California berries. .Thsy sold for 43 cents a pound, whereas the California berries are only bringing about 10 cents a pound. The berries in Douglas County ripen almost as soon as the Flor in berries of California and should be more extensivelycultlvated." You can't help liking them, they are so verv small and their action so perfect. Only one pill a dose. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them. CALLED BY DEATH Louis Blumauer Passes Away at Hotel Portland. HAD BEEN ILL SOME YEARS President of the Blumauer-Frank Drug Company and One of the City's Ablest and Most Respected Business Men. Louis Blumauer, president of the Blumauer-Frank Drug: Company, died last niffht at 7:30 o'clock, at the Hotel Port land. Hia death was not entirely unex pected, as he had been suffering from a - ilk '"iiiiiiiiiiiii ' ' THE LATE LOUIS BLCMAVER, PRESIDENT BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. complication -of diseases for the past three, years. Only about ten days ago he was able to go to his office. Funeral arrange ments will be announced later. In his death Portland loses one of its most highly respected citizens and most able business men. He was also one of the most public-spirited men in Portland, and always took great . interest in any thing that would be of benefit to the city. He was extremely charitable, and during the hard times provided for many families who were in destitute circumstances. He gave liberally to practically all charitable enterprises, but was averse to notoriety, any many of his kind acts were never made public. . Thorough Business Man. He was known as one of the most prac tical and thorough business men in the Northwest. All of his business transac tions were characterized by a high sense of integrity, and both in a social and' a business way he made hundreds of very dear friends, who will greatly mourn his death. He was the founder of- the Blumauer Frank Drug Company, which is one of the largest wholesale drue houses on the Pacific Coast. He had been president of the company ever since it was first or ganized. His .most intimate, friends say that his close and unremitting application to business had muoh to-do . with his death. When he was able he was always found at his office during business hours, and seldom took vacations. Leaves Wife and Brothers. Mr. Blumauer is survived by his wife, who was formerly-Dr. Frances Murray. Mrs. Blumauer's knowledge of medicine did much to lengthen the life of her hus band. His friends say "that without her careful nursing he would have passed away long before this. Mr. Blumauer was very successful In his business deal ings and leaves his wife well provided for. Besides his wife he leaves a father, Simon Blumauer, and brothers, Sol. Philip and Moses, and sister, Mrs. Levy ' May. He had lived at the Hotel Portland ever since It was first opened to the public. Louis Blumauer was a native of Port land, and had always'made his home here. He was bora in Portland, February 1. 1856. He was first educated in the Portland schools, and graduated from a grammar school conducted by the late Bishop Mor ris. In 1876 he graduated from the New Tork College of Pharmac and upon his return to Portland learned the practical end of the retail drug business In the store of Charles Woodard. In 1877 he en gaged In business for himself, opening a retail drug store on First street, between Morrison and Yamhill streets. In 1884 he founded and organized the Blumauer Frank Drug Company, with M. E. Frank and his brother. Phil Blumauer. A Bit of Legislative History. PORTLAND, Or.. May 4. (To the Editor.) Will you kindly slve space In The Orego nlan for the following extract from the Ore gon Senate Journal of the session of 1S78: . 'Page. 31. without previous notice and by unanimous consent, Mr. George introduced S. B. No. 14 a bill to amend an act, entitled. An act to establish a uniform course of pub lic Instruction In the common schools of thla iate." Approved October 29, 1878, which was read the first time and passed to its 'second reading without Question: . 'Puce 07. Senate Bill No. 14 A bill to amend an act entitled. 'An act to establish a uniform course of public instruction . in the common schools of this state,' was read 'a rcond time. 'Mr. -Watt moved " to amend the" bill by striking out the word 'male' in ' section 43, which motion prevailed." Mr. George moved that ; the bill be re ferred to the committee on 'education, which motion prevailed." Mr. George's bill was Intended to more clearly define the property qualifications of voters at school elections., and provided that 'every free white male citizen-Over" 21 years of age" should be- entitled to vote at all ohool elections or. meetings (widowers hsv-. Ing children of school age . and the required property qualifications were entitled to vote) by the then existent law. The bill aa thus amended became the law at' that session, of the Legislature U878), and has so continued to the present time. Thus was "equal suffrage" to this limited extent established In Oregon between all her citizens 28 years ago. Let all who are ac quainted with the conditions in thla state since that date judge, each for himself, as to the possible future - results In case full equal suffrage shall be established at the coming election In June, lfKHJ. AHIA S. WATT. MEETING OF STATE GRANGE Standing Committees . Xamcd for Thirty-Third Annual Session. The 33d annual session of the Oregon State Grange will be held at Albany, be ginning Tuesday, May 22. The session will continue four days. State Master Leedy has made the following assign ments of standing: committees for the occasion: . Credentials John Carter, chairman; M. Link, A. R. McAll. Mary S. Howard, Mrs. M. E. Baughman. Good of the Order F. M. Gill, chair man: Arthur X. Cutting. H. G. Stark weather. Mrs. Rosa Littlepage. Mrs. I. M. Sprenger, Mrs. Clara H. Waldo. Legislation A. I. Mason, chairman; John Whitaker, F. M. Gill. Mrs. Alice A. Cutting, Mrs. Mary Qrisenthwaite. By-Laws J. D. Chilwood. chairman; F. M. Klzer, L. J.' Francis, Mrs. Ann Car ter, Mrs. Eva Jenkins. Education H. G. Starkweather, chair man; Frank Butler. C. J. Qulnn, Mrs. E. Asplnwall, Mrs. Jennie Lovelace, Mrs. I. T. Moore. Co-Operation George Slerct. chairman; R. N. Lovelace, H. B. Sprenger, Mrs. Emma V. Chit wood, Mrs. Mary Kizer. Transportation John Whitaker, chair man; A. R. McAll. L. J. Francis, Mrs. L. L. Crawford, Mrs. M. Link. Agriculture C. J. Littlepage. chairman: F. M. Kizer. I. T. Moore. Mrs. A. R. McAll, Mrs.. M. E. Eaughman. Resolutions Mrs. Jennie Lovelace, chairman: Mrs. K. F. Butler, Mrs.- H. F. Holden, J. F. Fisher, C. J. Littlepage. SHlcago and per diem Arthur N. Cut ting, chairman: J. F. Fisher, D. D. Robin son, Mrs. A. I. Mason. Mrs. A. R. McAll. Appeals M. F. Hazer, chairman: Otis F. Kizer, E. Jenkins, Mrs. Margaret Hin ton, Mrs. Mary Kizer. Assessment and Taxation H. B. Spren ger, chairman; A. I. Mason,- H. F. Holden, Mrs. Barbara Slerct, Mrs. L. L. Craw ford. Agricultural College A. M. Asplnwall, chairman; L. L. Crawford, T. D. Hinton, Mrs. Eva Jenkins, Mrs. C. J. Qulnn. Good Roads Frank Butler, chairman"; C. L. Powell, R. N. Lovelace. Mrs. Nettie L. Robinson, Mrs. H. F. Holden. Dormant Granges C. J. Qulnn, chair man; J. D. Chitwood. D. D. Robinson, Mrs. Norma Fisher, Mrs. Alice A. Cut ting . Pure Food H. F. Holden, chairman: T. D. Hinton. Otis F.' Kizer. Mrs. Emma V. Chitwood. Mrs. M. F. Hazen. Division of Labor J. H. Baughman. chairman: John Carter, George Sleret, Mrs. Margaret Hinton, Mrs. Nettie L. Robinson. Woman's Work Mrs. Eleanor F. "But ler, chairman: Mrs. I. M. Sprenger. Mrs. Mary Grisenthwaite. Mrs. Rosa Little page, Mrs. A. I. Mason. SAYS CITY WILL REBUILD Dudiey Kvans Has Confidence in 1 Future of San Francisco. Dudley Evans, president ' of Wells Fargo & Co., who has been in Portland for the last several days, left last night for San Francisco. Mr. Evans makes his headquarters In New Tork, but came to the Coast to straighten out the affairs of his company at San Francisco. Years ago Mr; Evans was agent in Portland, and when the company established a di vision point here was appointed superin tendent. Later he was transferred to Omaha and since then he has advanced himself very rapidly. Four years ago he was elected president of the company. "When I went to San Francisco I was surprised to find that our express build ing on Second and Mission streets had suffered but little in comparison with some of the other buildings In the path of the flames," said Mr. Evans yesterday afternoon. "The building withstood the earthquake, but of course when all of the buildings surrounding it were blazing it did not remain fire-proof. The interior of the building was ruined by fire, -Imt the steel work in the walls and floors re mained, intact. "Already we have had our architects examine the building, and as soon as possible work will begin to restore it to Its original . condition. Our barns were burned, but-, they also will be replaced as soon as we can get the men and ma terial for the work of reconstruction. Our company does not hesitate to rebuild In San Francisco, and T believe that is the same way with practically all other large concerns. Confidence has been restored and people of all classes are determined that San Francisco shall rise from its ashes a greater and mightier city than ever before." The akin I beautified, perfumed, pro tected, preserved by Satin skin powder, "oc. NILON'S TRAVELS Rides Brakebeams Into Vari ous Cities. ORDERED OUT OF PORTLAND Recortl of a Day's Doings in the Municipal Court, With Punish, nicnts Meted Out to the ' Petty Offenders. . Hart Nilon. a. young man from Los An geles, Is returning towards that point af ter a few months out in the world, hav ing been convinced that the world is a hard place. Nilon started out, with great ambition and vast confidence In himself. He is returning with shattered dreams and a huge unsatisfied appetite. He has traveled altogether on the brakebeam lim ited, and has generally been met at the various depots by uniformed reception committees. His entertainment in the dif ferent cities visited, by him has ranged from five days to 60. according to the moods of police magistrates. At Chicago, where the magistrate was just getting over an attack of acute indigestion, young Nilon was induced to remain three months. ' .- - Inasmuch as the young man is so near the protecting shelter of the maternal roof Judge Cameron thought to be a little kind, and gave the weary traveler until sun down to reach trie -city boundary. ' Those who suffer from the delusion that chickens are principally useful in the lay ing of eggs or at banquets should have been on hand yesterday morning. In this instance a bunch of domestic fowls fur nished material for one of the most de lightful "neighborhood ' felicitations that have been noted in recent months. C. E. WTebster was" the complaining one, and he charged Mrs. Mark Grayson with allow ing her chickens to fill their gizzards on garden seed from the Webster premises. Mrs. Grayson made a counter complaint and the details of the case were threshed out at length while the court and Mr. Fit'-gerald pinched themselves to keep awake. When it was over Judge Cameron dismissed the case and awakened the bailiff to bring on the next offender. E. H. Grohs did not understand the du ties and authority of policemen, and was consequently in trouble. Grohs. went to a small fire - which broke out some place around town Thursday afternoon. He was absorbed In the operation of the fire de partment when Policeman Wilson told him. to walk across the street. Instead of being grateful that he had not been ordered to stand on his head. Grohs want ed to know the necessity for his compli ance with the order. He was quickly overpowered and duly run in. Judge Cam eron was unable to see that Grohs had done anything, and turned. him loose. Oskar Johnson, a resident of Little Fin land, was induced to subscribe 950 to the city treasury beoause of having flashed a knife on an Italian during a fit of ab straction. Homer Bennett, charged with stealing a bicycle, got a continuance of his case until May 8. R. King, accused of stealing a woman's dress from a Washington-street dye shop, had his case put over to Monday. E. J. McGuire, partner of the bandit. Frank Smith, deceased, pleaded not guilty to having stolen goods In his possession, and will be tried Monday. The sentence of Owen McCarthy and John Hlnninger, two gay old soaks, to the mini mum penalty for drunkenness closed the docket for the day. IMPERIAL LIMITED. Better than ever will the service of the Canadian Pacific be when the Im perial Limited service is inaugurated, which will be done May 6. Both first and second-class tickets are honored on this train without additional charge. Mllwaukie Country Club. Memphis and Ijuisville races. Vis itors should take the Sellwood or Oregon City cars, starting from First and Alder streets. '$ LIFE Untold Suffering and Constant Misery Awful Sight From that Dreadful Complaint, Infantile Ec zema Commenced at Top of his Head and Covered Entire Body. MOTHER PRAISES CUTICURA REMEDIES "Our baby had tht dreadful com plaint, Infantile Eczema, which afflicted him for several months, commencing at the top of his head, and at last covering hia whole body. His sufferings were untold and constant misery, in fact, there was nothing we -would not have done to have given him relief. The family doctor seemed to be whoUy incapable of coping with the case, and after various experiments of his, which resulted in no benefit to the child, we sent to Mason, HI., to a druggist and got a full set of the Cuticura Remedies and applied as per directions, and he began to improve immediately, and in about three or four days began to show a brighter spirit and reafljr laughed, for the first time in a year. In about ninety days he was fully recovered, with the exception of a rough skin, which is gradually disappearing, and eventually will be replaced by a healthy one. "Praise for the Cuticura Remedies has always been our greatest pleasure, and there is nothing too good that we could say in their favor, for they cer tainly saved our baby's life, for he was the most awful sight that I ever beheld, prior to the treatment of the Cuticura Remedies. Mrs. Maebelle Lyon, 1826 Appleton Ave., Parsons, Kan., July 18, 1905.'-' COMPLETE TREATMENT $1 Complete external and internal treat ment tor every humor, consisting of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills, may now be had for one doUar. A single set is often sufficient to cure the most torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, and scaly humors, eczemas, rashes, and irritations, from infancy to age, when all else fails. Cvtienrft 8ea, O'vtmaBt, uC Pill ar wld thMtiltliovl tfc world. Potter Dmf Chtm.CoiT-. Sl Fswilfef ettol Scad tat " lu QrwM Sfcla Book." SAVED baby LYON Women in Our Hospitals Appalling Increases in the Number of Operations Performed Each Year How Women. May Avoid Them. Goinfr through the hospitals in onr large cities one is surprised to find such a larg-o proportion of the patients lying on those snow-white beds women and girls, who are either awaiting or recovering from serious operations. Why should this be the case ? Sim ply because they have neglected them selves. Female troubles are certainly on the increase among the women of this country they creep upon them unawares, but every one of those patients in the hospital beds had plenty of warning in that bearing-down feel ing, pain at left or right of the abdomen, nervous exhaustion, pain in the 'small of tbe back, dizziness, flatulency, dis placements of the organs or irregular ities. All of these symptoms are indi cations of an unhealthy condition of the female organs, and if not heeded the penalty has to be paid by a danger ous operation. When these symptoms manifest themselves, ao not drag-along until you are obliged to go to the hos pital and submit to an operation out remember that Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound has saved thousands of women from urgical operations. V When women are troubled with ir regular, suppressed or painful periods, weakness, displacement or ulceration of the organs, that bearing-down feel ing, inflammation, backache, bloating (or flatulency), general debility, indi gestion, and nervous prostration, or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness, lassitude, excitability, irritability, ner vousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, "all-jrone" and " want-to-be-left- alone " feelings, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. j to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. lydia E. Pinkham's Veietabie Compound Succeeds Where Others Fall. f- -BJC1 -jfc - -,-ninT iii MsstilnTn iBirTM? r r n m rmrii 1 1 n t irm it - - ' - ' v for Infants and Children. The Kind Tou Have Always Bought has borne thergrna- t ture of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good" are but Experiments, and endanger the health of Children Experience against Experiment. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the S7 In Use For Over 30 Years. THE CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MgWWftT TWgCT. NEW VOWK CITV. Your Thirty Feet of THE AUMENTAKT CAXA-L. i. Lower end f -Esophagus (meat-pipe) which conveys the food from the throat to the ttomach; a. Cardiac end of stomach; 3. Pyloric end of stomach: 4. Duodenum; g. Gall blad der; 6. 6, 6. Small Intestine; 7. Cxcum: 8. Vermiform appendix; 9. Ascending colon; 10. Transverse colon; tt; Descending colon; ia. Sigmoid flexure; 13. Rec tum; 14. Anus. The duodenum is continuous with tha small intestines. The small intestine empties into the large intestine or colon at the cecum. The arrows in dicate the direction which the contents of the bowels .must take in passing through the alimentary canal. . OU have thirty feet of Intestines! Vhat makes food travel through them? A -set of Muscles that line the walls of these Intestines or Bowels. When a piece of Food rubs the walls of the Intestines these Muscles tighten behind it, and thus it starts a Muscle-wave which drives it through the whole length of the Bowels. It should take about 12 hours to do this properly, so .that nutritious parts of the food may have time to ,be digested and absorbed. But, if it takes twice or three times that period the food spoils in passing, and becomes asioisonous as if it had decayed before being eaten. Now. the cause of delay (Constipation) The following letters cannot fail to bring hope to despairing women. Miss Ruby Mushrush, of East Chicago, Ind., writes : Dear Mrs. Finkham: " I have been a preat sufferer with irregular periods and female trouble, and about three months ago the doctor, after using the X-Ray on me, said 1 had an abcess and would have to have an operation. Mr mother wanted me to try lydia E. Pinkhain's Vegetable Compound as a last resort, and it not only saved me from an operation but made me en-, tirely weU." Mrs. Alice Berryhill, of 313 Boyce Street, Chattanooga, Tenn., writes ; Dear Mrs, Pinkham: ' Three years ago life 1ookes dark to me, I had ulceration and inflammation of the female organs and was in a serious condition. " My health was completely broken down and the doctor told me that if I was not op erated upon I would die within six months. I told him I would have no operation but would try Lydia- E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Comrxtund. He tried to influence me against it but I sent for the medicine that same day and began to use it faithfully. Within five days I felt relief but was not entirely cured until I used it for some time. " Your medicine is certainly fine. I have induced several friends and neighbors to take it and I know more than a dozen who had female troubles and who to-day are as well and strong as I vn from using your Vege table Compound." Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound at once removes such troubles. Refuse to. buy any other medicine, for you need the best. Mrs, Pinkham, daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham. invites all sick wo men to write her for advice. Her advice i and medicine have restored thousands Signature of Bowels is simply Weakness, or- Laziness of tha Bowel-Muscles. Want of Exercise, Indoor Employment, weakens these Bowel-Muscles, Just as it weakens Arm and Leg Muscles. . Castor Oil, or Glycerine, -will grease tha passages for one load of Food at a time, but these lubricants can't help the Causa of Delay. "Physic" like Salts, Calomel, Jalap. Phosphate of Soda, Mineral Waters, sim ply flush-out the Bowels for the one occa sion only. They do not remove the Cause of Con stipation. Moreover, they waste so much of the . precious Digestive Fluids, in the flushing process, that it takes a bagger dose every succeeding time to move the Bowel load. But it is different with Cascarets. Cascarets act on the Muscles of thf Bowels and Intestines. They act just a: Cold Water, or Exercise act on a Lazy man. They act like exercise. A Cascaret produces the same sort o) Natural result that a Six Mile walk in the country would produce. The Vest Pocket Box is sold by all Druggists, at Ten Cents. Be very carefui to get the genuine, made only by the Sterling Remedy Co., and never sold in bulk. Every tablet stamped "CCC." TP- FREE TO OUR. FRIENDS! We want to send to onr friends a beautiful French-desijmed. GOLD-PLATED BONBON BOX, hard-enameled in colors. It is a beauty for the dressing table. Ten cents in stamps is asked as a measure of good faith and to core cost of Cascarets, with which iFis dainty trinket Is loaded. iu Send to-day, mentioning this paper. Addresf Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New Voilfc