THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1900. 10 CHAMBER HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING Prosperous Year Reviewed by 300 Business Men at Ban quet Board. MACMASTER IS PRESIDENT E.pcfchrs Have Optimistic Rlnjr and Kxpross Present "Commercial Growth of Portland and Kn courngin? Future Prospect. CHAMBER'S WORK IN 190S. Achlevem-ms of the Chamber of Commerce during last year: Published valuable book advertising Oiexon and circulated 50 (KH) copies. Maintained Hue of strainers in con nection with Portalte Railway. brlr.K li.S wheat and other products from Inland Fmplre. Maintained permanent exhibit shnw'.ng careful selection of varied, Oreson products. Kramed law for submission to the r,e:flaturn amending pilotage laws to conform with purposes of Port of Portland Commission. Handled a vast amount of corre spondence relative to Inquiries about this state. Advertised Oregon extensively throughout the East. Secured Improved tnin service for Tortland. Supported the work, of Rivera an! Harbors Congress with large appro priations. Secured (oratlm of Government laboratory In Portland. Established grain standards for Northwest. Fecured passage of Port cf Port land Commission law glvlr.g added powers and improving shipping fa cilities. Worked for better system of dis posing of city's garbage, and starts movement for commission plan of city government. Supplied a vast fund of Informa tion and statistics to all who sought It and published regular monthly magsaine. Comph tion of a highly successful year was marked last night by the annual meeting and bnniiet of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. New officers were elected and the retiring board gave an ac count of Its stewardship In complete re ports, showing that much work has been accomplished. Probably the past year has been the most successful In the his tory of this strong organization. I.ast nlcht's banquet was held In the main dining-room of the Portland Com mercial Club. About 3CO covers were laid. The gathering was highly repre sentative of Portland's business Inter ests. The room. was handsomely decor ated with flags and National colors und the affair was very successful. Few sim ilar gatherings e-er held In the city have been characterized by such a large at tendance. Bishop Charles Rcaddlng. of the Bpisco pal diocese of Oregon, gave a brief In vocation hrfore the guests sat down to the dinner j which was held at 6:30 o'clock and was entirely Informal. New President Takes Cliair. c. K. Swigrrt. the retiring president, was toasnnaster, relinquishing that po sition as soon as his successor, William MacMaster. was elected president of the Chamber for the coming year. The lat ter then assumed th chair and intro duced the after-dinner speakers who were on the programme. President Swlgei t's annual report, deal ing with the progress mule during the past year, was read Immediately after the last course of the dinner. The re port was complete and the progress It showed during the past year was ap plauded at frequent Intervals. Secretary Kdmond C. Giltner next sub mitted his report, which was followed by reports of standirg committees. I'pon the report of the nominating committee being adopted, William" MacMaster, the newly elected president, took the chair and expressed In a few words his appre ciation of the honor conferred upon him. T'pon motion of Colonel C. F. Beebe a vote of thanks was given the retiring officers for their worn during the pat year. tiovrrnor Is Xot Present. In the absence of Governor Chamber Iain, who w:is on the programme for an address as the delegate to. the National Itivers and Harbors CciPKres from tho Chamber cf Commerce. S. X. Teal read a report of the proceedings of that body at Its recent session. The steps taken ly that congress for the improvement of the waterwtxs of the country we.e re newed and the legislation recorrmetvied was outlined. He favored the Issuance .f no. iris If necessary for the Improve ment of waterways until this country shall compare with Kurope In Its im proved rivets and harbors and the con struction of canals. Upon motion of Mr. Teal, tilegrams were ordeied sent to the representatives of the Pacific Northwestern states In Contr.-s urging t.iem, to do all in their pows- to secure the passage of a rivers and harbors bill at the pr?ser.t pesslon of Congress. 8. U. Reed moved that the Chamber of Commerce go on record strongly In favor of the coming Rose Festival. The motion carried and a suitable resolution was ordered. A vote of thanks to Colonel C. F. Beebe. chairman of the entertainment committee, for the perfect arrangements of the annual meeting, was adopted. C. W. Hodson. president of the Com mercial Club, was Introduced to tell of the work of that organization. Mr. Hodson spoke for co-operation. He characterized as a libel the statement of Francis J. Heney that business men are grafters and cannot be trusted In po litical life. Hodson Speaks for Organization. "I do not agree with the statement of the President that politics are barred In the meetings of this organization." said Mr. Hodson. "At this session of the Legislature a bill will be Intro duced that niakes It unlawful for two business men In the same line to get to ' get her and talk over business conditions. I claim tha"t you genuemen are Just as much the people as any one else and have as many rights as labor organiza tions who are being continually fostered by the long-haired and yellow journals. "II combination Is permitted among the men who labor for you. It must be permitted for you. If labor may com bine to sell its labor at a certain price, then you should be allowed to combine to sell your products at a certain price. "You must get Into the game. You must see that the right kind of men are elected to look out for you. Per fcaps you cannot, as a body, take such action, but you ' should act as Indi viduals along this line. Bishop Scaddinir was Introduced and said he considered it a (treat honor to be Invited twice In succession to attend the annual banquet. "As the early church has It." said Bishop Scadding, -let the custom prevail." Bishop Scad dinj told some delightful reminiscences of a recent trip abroad? that were much enjoyed. Addresses were also made by W. D. Wheelrlght, C. E. S. Wood and others. IIliPOKTS OP COMMITTEES Effective Work Shown Among Varl otis Sub-Bodies of Chamber. Effective work during- the past year by the Chamber of Commerce is re flected In the annual reports, rendered at last night's meetlns by the standing committees of the organization. Not only has the Chamber Increased in membership, but it has become a greater power for the advancement of the city and the entire Pacific North west than ever before. Perhans no more Important work has been accomplished during the year by the Chamber of Commerce than that carried on by the committee on rivers, harbors and navigation. J. C. Flanders Is chairman of tills committee, and E. W. Wright. secretary. Chairman Flanders submitted an extended report at last night's meeting, detailing the work of the committee during the past year. The activities of the past 12 months are outlined as follows: JJeport of Harbor Committee. The committee, immediately upon Its or ganization, took up the work of proceeding under the Initiative or bringing before the legal voters of The Port of Portland, st the election held In June. IMS. of an amend ment lo the charter of The Port of Port land permitting It to engage In towage and pilotage upon the Columbia and Wllianjcm Rivers and the Columbia River mi. Through the work of the committee and various members of the Chamber the requi site number of signatures to the petition were readilv obtained, and the amendments wre submitted to the voters at the e ectlon, the result being the passage of the measure by the overwhelming vote of more than four to one. A test case was brought to establish the validity of the act with tn result that the Supreme Court of the state In November last decided In favor of the constitutionality of the measure, and Tho Port of Portland has already authorized the Issuance and sale of the requisite amount of bonds. - owing to the fact that pilotage on t) Columbia River bar Is compulsory, and the present Tilot Commission has authority to limit the number of pilots upon tne Inai. and owing to tho further fact that under the present law no bar pilot can work for a salHrr or be In the employ of a tug boat, further legislation Is necessary in order that The Port of Portland may under take pilotage upon the bar. Tour commit tee has therefore prepared a bill to be sub mitted to the present session of tne Legis lature for enactment abolishing the com pu:ory pilotage feature of the present law and making the other changes necessary to enable The Port of Portland t. undertake the business of pilotage. This bill has re ceived the approval of the Multnomah dele gation and Its passage by the Legislature should receive the earnest work of the new committee. Purine the past year the Shipowners I nlon threatened to re-establish the differential against Portland on sailing vessels belong ing to the union owing to the complaints made against the system In handling bal last In Portland, although free or charge, during th-j preceding year. Through the patriotism of the Columbia Steel Company good ballast berths have now beer provided at Llnnton at which place ballast, is now being handled free of charge as to cartags against vessels, and since such time no complaint to my knowledge has been made, l.'mler the guaranty of your committee that ballast would satisfactorily be taken care of free of charge the threat to restore the differential was withdrawn. Your committee has also bad under an,- OFFICERS FOR THE COMING ' YEAR. President William MacMaster. Vice-President Charles T. Whitney. Secretary Edmond C. Giltner. Trustee s H a r v y Beckwith, George M. oCrnwall. C. B. Curry. R. L. barrow, W. B. Glafke and II. M. Hiller. visement a change in the present law re garding the fee to he charged by sailor boarding-houses for the shipment of sea men, and with that end In view haa belrt conferences with the Consuls resident at this port and also boarding-house pro prietors. Such bill as the committee may determine upon will be presented to tho Legislature. Municipal Affairs Committee. S. II. Grubor, chairman of the com mittee on municipal aafflrs, submitted a report showing an extended work for civic improvement In various lines. This committee started the movement for a new city charter, providing for a commission plan of municipal gov ernment, following out the Des Moines plan. The better disposal of garbage also received attention, together with tho destruction of weeds and the improve ment of streets and sidewalks. Tho committee worked against the repeal of the city ordinance prohibiting slaughter-houses and packing-plants within the city limits. Secretary Edmond C. Giltner submit ted his annual report, showing the or ganization Is In excellent financial condition. During the year receipts have amounted to $21,l,S.4S and ex penditures to $19,277.48. leaving a bal ance on hand to begin the new year of fl19.73. The report of the grain standards committee waa submitted by Peter Kerr, chalrmayi. This committee has carried out Its usual work of estab lishing standards Ingrain grown in the States of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. These standards form the baais upon which all local trading is done, and on which export business with other states and countries is conduct ed. These standards are recognized by other commercial organizations, in cluding the Corn Trade Association of London and Liverpool. ACADEMY RESUMES WORK Damage to Heating Apparatus Has Been Repaired. Portland Academy's doors were flung wide open yesterday morning, and great was the rejoicing among both scholars and teachers. At 8:45 o'clock the pupils began to arrive, and had It not been for on unavoidable lark of notice to a num ber of those usually attending. Dr. J. R. Wilson said there would have been a full roster present. The break In the water pipes which caused the delay in resuming studies haa been thoroughly repaired, and the rooms are now In first-class condition. No one need fear to attend on account of the weather, as the heating apparatus Is In good shape again, and ample precau tions taken to prevent any trouble. As about a week has been lost, so far. to the pupils, there has been a general movement to accelerate studies, so as to make up for lost time. Teachers and pupils are working hard to gain ground, and every room was a scene of the ut most activity. Alton Chosen Manager. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or.. Jam 13. tSpecial.) Robert Alton, of Portland, was tonlght elected man ager of the freshman track team. Alton Is a gradluate of the Portland Academy. The freshmen also passed resolutions abolishing "feeds" after the college dances. li f ' ' ' j i- 1V"V"- hf-As k m l-pi ' Vj :'KX' - v ... . 1 w 1 v'3J f mum .- II .11" ejasj 1 r m : mm Wx-fmMmmgi V t I . ! t: X - I . t AaTpl tlI. T - S ' 1' s T' f ' 1 ITS SCOPE IS LARGE Retiring President Discusses Work of Chamber. C. F. SWIGERT REPORTS Shows I in port u nee of Body ami De clares Its Operations Important and Xot Uke Those of Commercial Club. Congratulating the members of the Chamber of Commerce upon what has been accomplished during the past year, C. F. Swlgert. the retiring president, called the attention of members to the far-reaching scope of the work of the organization in his address. He said a prodigious amount of work had been undertaken and most of It has been car ried to a successful Issue. Mr. Swigert's report was quite volu minous and covered the varied activities of the Chamber during 1908. He pointed to the work accomplished In connection with the extension of the powers of the Port of Portland Commission for the Im provement as oelng perhaps the most valuable of all. Recommendations made in the report include amendments to the present pilot age law. so that the work of the Port of Portland Commission may be more suc cessfully performed: a more wholesome method of disposing of the city's gar- Darge, ana less irequent cnanges or Ore gon's representatives at Washington, the sudden shifting of whom Is said to handicap the work of the Chamber for beneficial legislation. Mr. Swlgert, In retiring from the position of president of the Chamber, bespoke for his suc cessor in office and the others to be se lected to carry on the work the same oordlal and unanimous support that had been accorded to him and his official family, Said Mr. Swlgert: Extracts From Swlgert's Report. We bad on January 1 a total membership of a net Increase In the last five years of MO members, and we believe the In fluence and prestige of the Chamber baa fun? kept pace with this growth. We are the only organization in the state that publishes books on Oregon, the last two ecltlons being 60,000 each of 64 pages, pro fusely illustrated with maps of the state, aa epitome of the land laws of the mate and the Government, the Government report on climate, by sections, and general Information of every kind. This book supplements, hut In no way en croaches upon the magnificent work of the Commercial Club In advertising the state; In fact I wish to assure you that the Work of the Chamber, the Commercial Club and the Board or Trade In no way conflicts nor over laps. Kach organization has Its own field and It own activities. The Chamber proper collect and spends, under the careful supervision of the entire board of trustees, approximately i!o,000 per annum. Of thla sum only about Z'i per cent is U!ed to pay sil expenses of administra tion, including salaries, clerical help, rents, heat, lights and janitor service, etc., leaving 68 per cent to be applied to our public work. The rivers, harbors and navigation com mittee maintains its own secretary out of the funds raised for that speefna purpose amongst shippers. It was the work of this commit tee that removed the differential in favor of Puget Sound points and against Portland and which made an increase in Portland' ship ping of oO per cent within a year. The transportation committee maintains an attorney and a secretary that are kept buy all the time looking after, railroad rates, the possibilities of new roads and everything In fact that will -help to better transportation facilities snd equalize rates. The transportation committee of this or ganization is the father of the Open River Transportation Company, wbich maintains steamers In connection with the Portage Railway tor bringing wheat and other prod ucts from the Inland Empire. The Permanent Exhibit Comralttse, under A ui : "111 . ' ' hlijm ' - - - - NEW OFFICERS OF PORTLAND CHAMBER OF equally careful supervision, expends 12000; Transportation' Committee. $2000: Railroad Department of Transportation Committee, between 0000 and $7000. and the Grain Standard Committee, between J300 and IjOO. Funds Given By Those Interested. All these funds, with the exception of the $ou o00 above noted, are collected from the people directly interested and public spirited citizens who pay In amounts ac cording to their capability. Thus. In spite of the small force at work, and the moderate salaries. the Chamber spends Judiciously, under careful supervision bv men competent to supervise, a sum exceeding J30.000 per annum. The permanent Exhibit Committee looks after keeping up an exhibit of Oregon's . . nnH iiwmln. literature on the table from every section of the state. This exhibit will be vastly added to through the courtesy of the Oregon Commission of the Alaska-Tukon-Paclfic Exposition, which is going to turn over to the Chamber of i.om-m.-roe its entire exhibit .when returned from Seattle. The Chamber of Commerce prints a directory of all Its members, classified, which Is sent out to anyone wno asks for the addresses of reliable business men- In any particular line. The separate committees and special com mittees prepare laws which seem to be without doubt, for the benefit of the com munity, having put through the last Legis lature the Port of Columbia bill, and In surance Law, -making a standard form of policies, etc. . ' We have supported the National Rivers and Harbors Congress -with large appropria tions, and more consistently, than any other organization In the fnlted States, and this Congress has done more man a" unin fluences combined to make the annual ap propriation of money by the Government 1 for rivers and harbors a national policy; both great parties having incorporated such plank, in their platforms this year. We have i aiways sent a strong delegation to eacn r- an the result baa been that Oregon lias received splendid appropriations In the last few years and la In line for even better in the future. Our committee establishes the grain stand ards for the Northwest, the standards or tb- Chamber being used on th sound as a rule In preference to the Grain Inspector a certificates of Washington. These standards are sent to the Liverpool and London Corn Trade Associations, and are sold for a nominal sum in order to maintain the ex pense of the inspection and the prepara lion of such standards to our lucal dealers. During the low rate season for Immigrants we maintain a man at the depot to direct Immigrants to the Information Hureau of Information of the Chamber and have signs at the depot and all the hotels and the rail road offices and department stores to the aVe have been working for some time try ing to Increase the mall facilities between the City of Portland and the ports all the wur up and down the Coast from Portland to "San-Francisoo, with a fair show of suc- eeS'ap of every section of the state are kept on tile for Immigrants. Articles are written by the office force for Eastern papers, magazines, local papers and the official organ of the Chamber. We have a statistician who prepares sta tistics for the Department of Commerce and Labor at Washington. D. C. and all other Government publications, for dally and weekly publications in Oregon and else where. , Port of Portland Commission. Returning to the specific work accom plished during the year that In connection with the extension of the powers of the Port of Portland Commission Is perhaps the most Important. This measure, having for Its object the Improvement of the tow age and pilotage service at the bar and the towage service in the river, has. In its various forms, been a continuous source of labor, expense and anxiety to the Chamber for the past two years and the end 1 not yBeglnning with the bill creating the Port of Columbia, which' the Chamber Intro duced and, under the direction of w. B. Ayer then chairman of the navigation com mittee, fought through tho legislative ses sion of 190" against strong opposition, we carried the bill through the Supreme Court, only to be finally defeated on constitutional grounds, and to find our time and money wasted. . . ..... We were "down" but by no means "out." The navigation committee, headed by J. C Flanders. Immediately prepared an Initi ative petition extending the powers of the Port of Portland to cover the service de sired, and authorizing them to Issue J300. 000 in bonds to provide tow boats and other necessary equipment. Our own office force aistrtbnted these pe titions to members, and 24O0 signatures were secured in the course of a few days with out the expenditure of a single dollar. This measure was adopted at the elec tion last June by an overwhelming major ity, and again the tedious. procession through the courts was taken up. But this time we were successful and the law has been affirmed. The Port of Portland Commis sion, however, has advised us that before the work on tha bar can be satisfactorily performed, certain amendments to the pres ent pilotage law, doing away with Its com COMMERCE I s w-r rrrf7 .' pulsory features, and permitting the pay ment of regular salaries to pilots Instead of statutory fees, and other minor cnai.gse i The navigation committee has prepared a bill embodying these cnanges. jour nuo tees have had a very satisfactory meeting with the delegation, and the bill Is now in their hands with every hope of success, and the end of our expense and troubte on this head is In sight. - Another matter upon which a great deal of time has been spent, is the continued mrlect of the United States Quartermaster's Department to give Portland an equal oppor tunity to bid on Government supplies, but we regret that little progress has been made. While in speciflo instances some slight con cesslcns have been secured, tho policy re mains the same and no permanent relief Is In sight. While the Chamber cannot go into poll- tics, it is glaringly apparent tnat tne rre qucnt chsnges in our Representatives at wsshtnetnn. and the lack of an Influential nd homogeneous delegation greatly handi caps our worn along inese tinea. ENDS M OF HARD WORK TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FILES REPORT. Branch of Chamber of Commerce Has Given Active Support to Many Desirable Measures. That the transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce has accom plished much good work during tho past year is disclosed by the report of that committee, made at last night's meet ing by its chairman. Herman Wittenberg. The report chronicled the events of tho past year in transportation circles and shows how the committee has been en gaged In promoting the transportation Interests of Portland and the whole Northwest. The committee recommends that the railroad commission law be kept in force and any amendments made as needed. Resolutions were adopted at a recent meeting of the committee favoring the ownership of the "Willamette River locks at Oregon City and urging both the state Legislature and the National houses of Congress to take such steps as are neces sary to bring this about. The committee has supported Senator Fulton's amendment to the act to regu late commerce and has done everything consistent with the nature of the organ ization to secure Us passage. Improvements in steamship transporta tion for Portland are largely the result of earnest work by this committee. The placing of the steamer AJgo in service on the Tillamook run, regular direct service to Portland by the American Hawaiian Line with Improvements in the near future, and the maintenance of steamers on the Upper Columbia River by the Open River Transportation Com pany are largely the result of the work of this committee, supported by the whole organization. Matters of railroad rates have been taken up- during the year by the trans portation committee. The Spokane case is still pending but was fought earnestly by the committee. The local distributive rate case was supported strongly by the committee and tne recent advance in transcontinental freight rates has been taken up by the same committee, the probabilities uelng that tne organization will stoutly oppose the advances. Many other rate matters have been taken up during the year that proved of great benefit to shippers and consumers of this territory. UNDERWEAR REDUCED. "Women's $1.50 and $1.75 wool under wear, 97c; children's fleece-lined union suits, 29c; women's wool underwear, 47c; fleece-lined vests and pants, 21c; men's heavy gray wool underwear, $1.25 grade, 83c a garment. Buy now! Mc Allen & McDonnell, Third and Morrison. FUND TO HAUL OFF SHOW Council Votes $3000 for Hir ing Teams to Clear City Streets. LANE MAY USE HIS VETO Intimation Is Made That Measure Wan Passed to Give Employment to Contractors mid at Their Instigation. On the ground that there Is Imminent danger of a flood in the business dis tricts of the city, the Council, yester day afternoon, passed an emerpency ordinance, carrying an appropriation of $3000, to be used in employing men and teams to haul off the snow from the streets and to open the gutters. Mayor Lane is- investigating the mat ter with a view to ascertaining just why the Council came to take this ac tion. "While the ordinance Is considered to have good features, there is strong criticism of the measure by -some who were opposed to it on the ground that "Interests" got the measure through. It Is charged that certain street con tractors, being- tied up on their work because of the snow, are in need of something else to do to pay expenses meanwhile. Six. contractors applied to Alex Donaldson, superintendent of tho street-cleaning department, within 30 minutes after the passage of the or dinance. It seems doubtful whether the Mayor will sign the ordinance. If he vetoes it. the act will virtually havo the effect i annulling it. as by tho time -the Council could meet again, there probably would be no necessity for such a measure. The movement was originated In the Commercial Club, it was announced, and Councilman Menefee Introduced the ordinance' before the Council. There seemed to bo a very general belief among the members of the Council that an emergency exists and that some action should be tiiken forthwith to protect the city's business Interests. The Council took the initiative In tho matter, as Mayor Lane or Superinten dent Donaldson did not ask for any as sistance in cleaning the snow from the streets. The only thing the Mayor asked was that some ordinance should be passed . to compel people to cart away the snow they throw on the side walks and streets from their roofs. The Council promptly acted and passed such an ordinance, making it obliga tory upon persons to take away the snow thrown into the streets within 12 hours after it is thrown from a roof. Mayor Lane has the ordinance before him for consideration, and will prob ably act upon it today. He was unable last night to state what he will do in regard to it. but said that, in all his experience In Portland, he has never known a time when there was any damage by floods following a snow storm, and he seemed inclined to veto the ordinance. He said he wished a little time in which to consider It. There seems to be one worthy feat ure at least, in the ordinance it would probablv give employment to a 8 many idle men for a few days, if the Mayor signs it. Grants Permit to Ilolbrook. The City Council, yesterday afternoon, granted to F. B. Holbrook a revocab o permit to construct five blocks of street car line, an extension to the Alberta street system. A bond of 1000 as an evidence of good faith to aVde by the terms of the permit, was exacted. "P motion of Councilman Rushlight. Th) Council gave Mr. Holbrook a franchise for tha purpose of luylng the track sev eral months ago. but Mayor Lane vetoed it because it had no provision such as he thought should be embodied properly to protect the public. Will Observe Lincoln's Birthday. The City Council yesterday adopted Councilman Cottel's resolution, author izing the appointment of a comm.ttee of three Councllmen to work in conjunc tion with other city organizations to pie pare a fitting programme for a big cele bration for Lincoln's birthday, which oc curs February 12, and will be the cen tenary occasion. Mayor Lane will prob ably name the members of the commit tee today or tomorrow. Fat and Lean Bears. M'KINZIE BRIDGE. Or.. Jan. 11. (To the B-dltor.) I recently saw a news report In The oregonian about bear-huntlr.B. somo saying that bears are poor when they come out in the Spring, while others say that bears are fat. Now there is no debating the question with me, for I know, and any the question with me, for I know, and so doe. nv one else who kills benrs In Spring. THREE OF A KIND Dropped Coffee, Picked Up I'ostum, and Health. The harmful action of caffeine the drug. in coffee and tea is the same in all cases, it is only a matter of degree. Ono person may suffer more in the way of heart palpitation, sour stomach, nervousness, or insomnia, than another, but the poison is there all the time, if one continues to drink coffee or tea. A Penn. lady and two friends learned the truth about coffee in the same way. The lady writes: "About four years ago I had an at tack of nervous prostration and a great deal of trouble with my heart. Sometimes feared I was dying, and my doctor seemed unable to find out the cause of my trouble. "I would frequently wake at night with these attacks and the doctor said there was some constant irritation of the. nerves, and he began to think somo organic disease was at work.. "One day I was told of a case very similar to mine, and that the woman could find no relief until she Btopped using coffee. I did not like the idea of glvirrg- up coffee,- for I was very fond of It. "Having read frequently of Postum, I determined to try it. It certainly made a great change In me. Those spells left me entirely. "My most intimate friend was afflict ed as I was. In fact the similarity of our afflictions drew us together in the first place. When she saw the great change Postum had made in me she tried It and was benefited as I was. "The beneficial effects of Postum on us two Induced a neighbor to follow our example and so we are three of a kind who can't say enough In praise of Postum." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well vllle," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Elver read the above letter f A new one appear from time to time. They are Renulne, true, and full of human Interest. PROVIDE Beauty and Bad Breath Cannot Go Together, No Matter How a Woman May Try to Make Them. It does not matter how beautiful a woman may b?, if she Is afflicted with bad breath she will be shunned and pitied by men and even women will studiously avoid her. If any woman doubts this statement let her make a point of asking a friend in whom she may confide, a man friend or relative. If he be honest he will tell her that foul breath from the mouth of a woman will drive men from her more rapldiy than any other personal af fliction. Foul breath arouses In man disgust and where this quality is brought into play no amount of self-denial or rea soning can overcome tho natural repug nance which comes to man when he is in company with such a woman. What is true of bad breath in woman is not true In so great a degree in men. Women are looked upon as the incar nation of sweetness, breeding, virtue and refinement. Foul breath will sicken a man so that he cannot feel for such a woman a companionship necessary to make him desire to be in her com pany. There is absolutely no occasion for bad breath in cither men or women. Charcoal. tho strongest absorbent known, when taken into the stomach, will present this repugnant tendency or affliction. Stuart s Charcoal Lozenges are sold in tremendous quantities all over America and Canada. Tlioy cure and have cured all forms of bad breath. A single box will convince you of this fact. One should eat some of these lozenges after eaeli meal nnd upon re tiring. "ou might eat fifty of them without harm. They are not medicine, but pure willow charcoal mixed with sweet honey to make them palatable nnd compressed into a lozenge to pre serve their peculiar and laetlng strength. The next time you wish to gr Into company and don't want your foul breath to humiliate you. eat several of Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges nsd your breath will be pure and .sweet. Every "druggist carries thm. price 25 cents, or send us your nairle and ad dress and we will send you a trial package by mall free. Address V. A. Stuart Co., 200 Stuart Uhlg., Marshall, Mich. HERE IS RELIEF FOR WOMEN If you have pains in the hack. Vrinary, Bladder or Kidney trouble and want a cer tain nleassnt herb relief from Women's Ills, try Mother Grays "Al'STltAI.IAN j,Ejy It i.s a safe, reliable regulmor. Hint relieves all Female Weaknesses, Including inflammation and ulcerations. Mother tira.v's Austrulian-Lenf Is sold by Iiruggists or sent bv mall for .M) cents. Sample sent KRBK. Address. The Mother Gray Co.. l.e Roy, N. Y. There are from In to SO bears killed in mv neighborhood, and I get my share. If a bear goes In fat. ho comes out fut, and the fat is nicer In tho Spring thsn In the Fall. When he first comes out, he won't eat much the first week he is out. I have killed bear at all times in the Spring aad I know what I am talking about. f A HUNTER AND GCIDB. TO CTTRK A COLD Pf ONE DAT Take LAXATIVE BKOMO Quinine Tablsts. Drugglsts refund money If it falls to cure. E W GROVE S signature Is on each box 25c Upon Every BoHls And Wrapper of tho Genuine Dr. Bell's PIne-Tar-Koney is printed' the above design and the number 606. The design is our trade mark, and 06 is oar guamaty aumomr. The medicine contained in such bottle will cure Coughs, Colds and all Bronchial troubles more quickly and effectually than any other remedy. DR. BELL'S Pine -Tar-Honey Is sold by all drn agists 2Sc., 60c. and SUM per bottle. Manufactured only by THE E. E. SUTHERLAND MEDICINE CO. lBtMrponUed. Paducah. Kentucky. 20 Years WithHeartTrouble "Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy has cured me of heart disease of over 20 years' standing. I was so bad that I could not do my work, and could scarcely draw a full breath without fainting or smothering. The doctor told me he could do no more for me; then- I commenced taking the Heart Remedy. I shall never forget that night. I slept better than I had before in months. I kept right on-getting better, un til I was perfectlv well." MRS. LAURA RUSSELL, Logan, Iowa. When the heart action is weak, it fails to pump the blood through the lungs with sufficient rapidity. Then the lungs do not absorb the proper amount of oxygen, although they may be taking in a normal amount of air. The result is shortness of breath, smothering spells, diffi cult breathing, oppressed feeling in chest. Dr. Miles' Heart Rem edy strengthens the heart nerves an'd muscles, and in this way increases the circulation. Get a bottle from your drug gist. Take it according to direc tions, and if it does not benefit he will return your money.