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THE SUNDAY OBEGOtfUK PORTLAND, APRIL 0, J902.
BRIBERY AT ST. LOUIS
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE BY
THE GRAND JURY.
Municipal Assemblymen Described
ns Illiterate and Lacfclnjg Ordinary
Intelligence and Morality.
ST. LOUIS, April 5. Most sensational
charges were made by the February grand
jury. which has been investigating1 bribery
and official corruption in the Municipal
Assembly, In Its fjnal report to Judge
O'Neil Ryan, in tho Criminal Court, at
noon today- The report declares that the
people of St. Louis have but a vague con
ception of the extent to which corruption
and venality have for the past 10 years
existed among their .sworn officers and
public servants. It finds the true condi
tion of affairs almost too appalling for
belief. A tribute is paid to Joseph W.
Folk, the circuit attorney, under whose
leadership the Investigation Is being made.
These indictments already made public
were returned by the grand Jury today:
Bribery. Rohert N. Snyder; attempted
bribery, Edward Butler. John H. Becker;
perjury, George J. Koburch.
In part the report reads as follows:
"A far-reaching and systematic scheme
of corruption has been carried on for
years by members of the Municipal As
sembly. Thefe members form what are
called 'combines' for the purpose of hold
ing up domestic legislation until tb,e.lr de
mands in the way of money consideration
are compiled with. Instead of discharging
the duties of office for the public good
and in accordance with their oath, thoy
become organized gangs for plunder,
using their office to enrich themselves at
the people's expense.
"Our investigation covering more or
lers fully a period of 10 years, shows tha
with few execptJpns no ordinance has beej.
passed wherein valuable prlviloges or
franchises are granted until those inter
ested n the passage thereof have paid the
legislators the money demanded for action
In the particular case. No municipal cor
poration has ever had its most valuable
franchises so recklessly and scandalously
disposed of for a consideration, which
found its way, not to the city treasury,
but ir.to the itching palms of the public
pilferers.
"The persons against whom Indictments
for bribe-giving and bribe-taking have
been returned are but a ymall per cent of
those whom inquiry convinces us deserve
to wear the garb of convicts.
"We have had before us many of those
who have been and most of those who are
now members of the House of Delegates.
We regret to report that we found a num
ber of these utterly illiterate and lacking
in ordinary Intelligence, unable to give
a better reason for favoring or opposing
a measure than a desire to act with the
majority. In -gome, no trace of mentality
or morajlty could be found. In others a
low order of training appeared, united
wth base cunnlrg. groveling instincts and
sordid desires. These men, through their
corrupt agents, approach the representa
tives of powerful combinations or cor
porations competing for valuable fran
chises and demand and receive of them
sums of money ranging from ?100 to JlOV
000 for the'r individual vote and influence.
"The evidence shows us that there are
in this city men of seeming gieat respect
ability, directors in large corporations and
prominent In business and social circles,
who have not hesitated to put up money
for the purpose of bribing through the
the time that, although the following day
was Saturday, the busiest of the week.
business on the exchange was lost sight of. J
So high did the feeling run that suspects
were dragged In many times during the
day, and but fpr the coolness of a few
of the members, some of the captives
might have been severely dealt with. A
heavy reward was offered by the exchange
for the -capture-of the murderer, but noth
ing came of It until a year later, when
indictments were found as above stated.
In searching for the papers In the Hun
ter case yesterday the State's Attorney
made the startling discovery that all the
flies had been stolen from the office of the
Clerk of the Criminal Court and that the
Coroner's flies also -are gone. Only the
records of the case on the docket remain.
These show that Bates and Williams were
never apprehended, and that Lovell and
Gohknan were caught and the charge
against them dropped. v
Investigating Dunn's Escape.
WICHITA. Kan.. April 5.-Govcrnor
Stanley and Assistant Attorney-General
Hamilton completed the investigation of
the escape of Dunn today. Mr. Hamilton
will make a private report to the Attorney-General,
showing, it is thought,
some Important findings. Governor Stan
ley says that Dunn is still In Wichita. The
sensational feature of the day's develop
ments was tho raid of the Chief and five
armed police on the homes of Dunn's at
torney, ex-County Judge S. B. Amidon,
and two of his friends. Dr. Caves and F,
B. Garcelon, all prominent citizens. Mr.
Amidon Iq tho law partner of the present
County Attorney who held Dunn here for
alleged bigamy. Threats of suits against
the police are made for going into pri
vate houses in search of Dunn -without a
search "warrant.
terested. When called before our body
6ome have added to the offense of brib
ery the crime of perjury, and only escaped
the Ignominy attaching to their infamous
conduct by reason of the fact that the
evidence, though satisfying our minds,
would not be admissible In the trial courts.
While legal evjder.ee may be lacking to
bring upon them the penalty for their
acts, yet they are morally convicted and
damned by their connection with such de
bauchery. Some of these are as guilty as
those against whom indlptments have been
returned, the only difference being that
they have been more successful In cov
ering their tracks."
No names are mentioned in qonnectlon
with these charges of fraud.
SAFE BLOWS OPEN.
Rnce "War In Oklahoma.
GUTHRIE, O. T., April 5. Comanche
County authorities wired Governor Fer
guson this afternoon stating that procla
mations have been posted all over the
City of Lawton warning all negroes to
leave town by tomorrow evening and that
the city Is wild with excitement, and
asking the Governor If he will order out
the Territorial Guard If it becomes neces
sary. Governor Ferguson answered that
every Oklahoma militiaman will be sent
to Law ton to protect the colored -citizens.
The trouble is the result of the city elec
tion April 1, when attempts were made
to keep the negroes from voting.
Oklahoma Officials Removed.
GUTHRIE, O. T., April 5. The jury to
day In the Pawnee County Court returned
a verdict of guilty against A. J. Baxhears,
George Fisher and William Hmton, Coun
ty Commissioners, charged with willful
maladministration of the affairs of their
offices. All were removed.
Charges Against a Jndsre.
WASHINGTON, April S,-Judge John
L. McAtee, Associate Judge of the Eighth
Circuit Court in Oklahoma, has tendered
his resignation to the President, and
it has been accepted- Charges have been
preferred against Judge McAtee.
WHO IS MARGARET L, SHEPHERD?
She claims that she was once a Catholic
and a nun, and poses as an escaped nun.
She is now In Portland villlfylng tho
Catholic Church, and slandering priests
and sisters. We hereby ak the citizens
of Portland and vicinity to calmly con
sider who Margaret L. Shepherd is, and to
Judge by their works In this community
Assembly measures in which they are In- i who the priests and sifters are, for "by
Small
Nebraska Bank Robbed of a
Sum of Money.,
BEATRICE, Neb., April 5. The State
Bank, at Ruskin, Neb., was rpbbed
at mldpight last night. The ban
dits, supposed to be five Jn number,
gained entrance to the bank by prying
up a window and then opening th.e front
doors of the building. Holes were drilled
in the doors of the safe and large charges
of nltro-glycerlne exploded simultaneous
ly. The explosion blew both, doors off
their hinges and made access to the
money box easy. The robbers took all
the currency and paper money.
The noise of the explosion aroused the
Inhabitants of the little town, and, rush
ing to their windows, they discovered
three of the robbers making off to the
westward. The Beatrice bloodhounds
were at once telegraphed for, and went
to Ruskin on a special train. Arriv
ing at Ruskin the dogs were taken
to the bank and at once took up
the trail of three of the robbers to
a spot about half a mile west of Rus
kin. The dogs were then brought back
to the bank and took the trail of the
other two men to the southwest. The
two trails finally joined about a mile west
of Ruskin, where the entire party h,ad
mounted horses.
The dogs are still on a trail in a west
erly direction, and it is thought the rob
bers were rldTng in an effort to reach
the main line of the Burlington Railroad
toward Denver.
It is learned that the robbers secured
but $200 In cash and a bundle of notes, A
number of citizens who attempted, to pre
vent the escape of the men were ordered
back at the, points of revolvers. Four
men were arrested this afternoon at Gen
neva, one of whom has been identified, as
having been in Ruskin yesterday.
THE SALT LAKE MURDER.
Tollce Not Satisfied "With tho "state
ments of Clyde Felt.
SALT LAKE, April 5. The police are
not satisfied with the statements of Clyde
Felt, the 14-year-old boy who yesterday
confessed that he, alone and unaided,
killed Samuel Collins, the aged watoh
sian at the Wasatka Mineral Springs,
and they continue to press the boy for
further details of the tragedy.
Young Felt, at a late hour last night,
stated to the police that Henry Potts, a
boy about Felt's age, was his accomplice,
and that Potts had killed the old man.
""rls afternoon, however. Felt admitted
f it he had lied; that Potts had not par
i.olpatcd in the killing, and that he alone
f-.it the old man's throat. This evening
."lt told the police that Collins had
cLJoroformed himself before he (Felt) cut
1 's throat. The police place no reliance
-n this story and continue to work on the
theory that Young Felt had accomplices
and that a conspiracy existed between a
number of boss to kill the old, rnan and
thus release themselves from his influ
ence. No formal charge, has yet been made
against young Felt, but he Is held pend
ing farther Investigation of the crime.
FOR AN OLD CRIME.
Man Arrested at Chicago for the
Murder of Hanter, the Stockman.
CHICAGO. April 5 John Bates was ar
rested late last night for the murder of
E R. Hunter, a prominent .stockman wfro
was assaulted and killed in his office at
the Union Stockyards April 12, 1895. Bate9.
with Frank Lovell, Frank Williams and
Jacob Gohlman, were indicted for the mur
der May 28, 1806. Bates arrest last night
was on a capias issued on this six-year
old Indictment.
The murder caused such excitement at
thdr fruits you shall lsnow them,
Who Is Margaret L. Shepherd T
She does not know herself. At one stage
of her career she claimed to be tha
daughter of Rev. Lord Archibald Doug
las; at another time she claimed to be
the daughter of Philip Egerton Probyn,
an English Army officer, and of various
other persons. She was, arrested for forg
ing Lord Douglas' name and he was sub
penaed to appear against his alleged
da.ugh.ter. He writes to Canon Russell, of
Clifton, Bristol, Eng., on March 7, 1S93:
"On being confronted with her she was
evidently older or quite my age."
Her own testimony was given in tho
Marron-Youman ljbel suit at the Asslzo
Court of Toronto, Can.
Mrs, Shepherd said she had lived In
England a certain portion of her Hf.e and
wh(le there had been imprisoned In a
London jalj for six months for stealing to
save th.e life of her starving child. She
was tried and acquitted on another crim
inal "charge. The name under which she
went at the time of her conviction was
Louisa Edgerton. This was not her real
name, however. The name she had borne
from childhood was Egan.
In March, 1SS0, she had gone to the St.
James House, a Church of England insti
tution in London, and there had given
her name as Louisa Helen Westlcnd.
Put If Margaret L. does not know who
she is, there are others who do, SHE
HAS NEVER BEEN A CATHOLIC.
From, Infancy almost she has been a bad
woman. When a child she was an Inmato
of reformatories for fallen and Incorrigible
girls. Her experience of convent life has
been the same as the experience of Maria
Monk, that of a criminal.
She was In Amos Vale Convent, Bris
tol; but she was there as a fallen woman.
Florence Booth, of the Sanation Army,
writes about her:'
"I have no doubt at all but that this
woman is a fraud ... I trust you will
get your money back, and I am anxious
that something should be done to prevent
her from deceiving any more kind-hearted
people. . . . She has never been a
nun. She was taken (I am not
sure whether brought by the police or not)
as a prostitute Into the Roman Catholic
penitentiary at Bristol. She ran away
from there and was found In the streets
Of Bristol, or rather wandered into the
S. A. barracks and represented herself as
homeless and anxious to come to our res
cue home In London.
Another Alia.
In the libel suit referred to above she
gave the following testimony dealing with
her English experiences:
'Q, Were you Imprisoned at Bodmin,
Cornwall, England, awaiting trial on a
criminal charge, and there known a8
Georgina Parkyn?
'A. Yes, after I had married Captain
Parkyn.
"Q. Were you ever identified with the
Salvation Army, and if so, under what
pame?
"A. I was with Mrs. Booth for a time
as Margaret Herbert."
The witness here explained to his lord
ship and the jury that she had changed
her name this last time to put away her
sorrows of past life, and start anew. She
had lived In Bristol, England, and In Ire
land also, as Georgina Parkyn.
She testified that in Ireland she gave
birth to an Illegitimate child and then
vent to London."
"With W. T. Stead.
She drifted onto the stage for a few
weeks, and then was employed for a, time
by Mr. W, T. Stead, editor of tho Pall
Mall Gazette and the Review of Reviews.
She. first met Mr, Stead in July, 18S5. and
agreed to secure interviews with Mrs.
Armstrong and other women for publica
tion In Mr. Stead's series of articles on
fallen women.
She was helping Mr. Stead to prove that
children were sold for immoral purpoeas
in" London. She drew a salary for her
services but h.er expenses, afterwards
her passes to America, were paid by Mr.
Stead.
Mr. Stead, In a letter written In answer
to an inquiry about Margaret L.t speaks
as follows: 'The less you have to do with
the lady you mention the better it will be
for your peace of mind and the security
of the contents of your pockets. . . .
Introduced to me as a reclaimed prosti
tute. . , . Seems to have been fn Jail,
twice for obtaining goods under false
pretenses."
Indeed, it Is no vwonder that Mr. Stead
advises people to have nothing to do with
her. She is known from one end of Eng
land to the other In Her Majesty's jails.
Rev. G. P. Merrick, chaplain of the Mill-bank-Prison,
London, writes of her that
she got a sentence of six months for ob
taining money under false pretenses. He
said that "she had been In two or three
penitentiary institutions Ip London." An
other sentence from one of Mr. Merrick's
letters Is this under date of June 16, 1S31: 1
"When she was heard pf again It was in 1
connection with a great many frauds
which she practiced upon lodging-house
keepers and tradesmen In the west of Eng
land." A letter from Rev. C. B. Simpson, chap
loin of. Her Majesty's Prison at Bodmin,
Cornwall. England, speaks of her stay in
that institution "on two charges of forg
ery and one of false pretenses in 1SS2. She
then went undr thfe- name of Georgina
Parkyn. . . . There Is little doubt she Is
an accomplished swindler." Mr. Simp,
son's letter is dated September J, 1891.
The next important event In her career
Is 'her doubtful marriage to one Richard
Parkyn. She separated from him when
a forgery charge was brought against
him. She came to America under the aus
pices of the Salvation Army, and after a
time proceeded to Charlottetown, P. E. L,
to conduct a series of services for that
body; Whllo there she met Mr. Shepherd,
her present husband, and was married to
him on April 4, ISSfi.
JL Preacher Bitten.
Her experiences in America weret to
eay the least, startling. Rev. William D.
Thompson, pastor of the Central Methodist
Church, Brooklyn, writes, on April 23,
1S91:
"Dear Sir A woman answering the
name of Shepherd was In New Haven
about three years ago lecturing and
preaching. She is An imposter. She pre
tended to be the illegitimate daughter
of an EngMdh nobleman, educated in a
convent, converted to Protestantism, etc.
The truths that I unearthed about her
were that he had been the mistress of
one or more than one; that she had been
Induced tp leave a house of Ill-fame In
London, where she was voluntarily resid
ing; that she had never been a nun at
all; that she joined the Salvation Amiy
and wretchedly betrayed the trust that
they placed In her. I have other facts In
my knowledge, but this Is sufficient.
Yours for right.
"WILLIAM D. THOMPSON."
Another Preacher Bitten.
Rev. Joseph Bslrd, of the North New
York Mcthcd!t Episcopal parsonage, J35
Willis avenue. New York, writes on April
24, 1691:
"Dear Sir and Brother Your favor of
the 13th Irst. duly received. Somebody
owe a 'work of faith.' unpleasant though
It may be to the Christian people of the
various communities where the lady to
whom you refer 'holds forth.' As the re
sult of my experience with her during her
stay at my houre In New Haven, Conn., I
have po confidence In her. She Is a wo
man of no principle. . . . But It Is
quite easy for her to He, I am sorry to
say, when the rath does not happen to
suit. I tried to defend her when she was
attacked through the preso at New Haven,
but I found It Impossible. We terminated
the meetings ne soon as we could. It
seems to me that some one ought to put
har in her true light before the public.
Such a person can do only hurt to a cause.
"She represents herself to be the daugh
ter of Coone Herbert. I wrote to Lady
Herbert and received a most indignant
contradiction of all her statements along
that line. I
"My Judgment Js that she is as morally
rotten as she Is bright. I am, dear sirs,
yours faithfully, JOSEPH BAIRD."
The Kirk' Speaks.
The Rev, J, A- Macdoqald, a Presbyte
rian minister of St. Thomas, Ontario,
Can.., In a Jettor published in the Cana
dian Presbyterian of December 20, 1893,
has this to say of this woman:
"Talcing a concrete examplo, I wish, if
It is not too late, to warn our ministers
and people and such of the general public
as may hear my warning, against one of
the worst frauds, one of the most dan
gerous agents of. political and social strife
and moral corruption that whether as a
journalist or preacher I have ever come
in contact with. It is with extreme re
luqtance that I write a name so redolent
of all moral rottenness as Margaret L.
Shepherd, Were It not that she Is talc
ing advantage of the silence which such
reluctance has secured, and were Bhe not
already notorious throughout the coun
try, I would stll be content with the
warning given my own congregation in
April last. But nothing can now give her
notoriety, and she has so unsexed herself
as to forfeit the protection which makes
womanhood sacred.
"It was In the early Spring of the
present year that she first visited St.
Thomas, London, Woodstock, and the
neighboring towns. So profitable did she
'find her enterprise that she worked It
with enthusiasm and vigor. In each of
these cities she reaped the benefit of a
strong anti-Catholic feeling. As first she
gave out that she had been a nun and
told suggestive stories of her bad birth
and dissolute life. She found, as she finds
everywhere, wellrmeanlng but panicky
Protestants who believed in the stories
thet would be willingly forgotten about
priests' letters found In strange places,
rifles and ammunition stored away In
Catholic Church cellars, and a general
Protestant massacre arranged for the 27th
of September last.
"Those gave heed to her words and
emptied their purses in response to her
appeals. Some weak-minded men and
women were fascinated, morally hypno
tized, by her strong personality and
smooth speech. Others followed her for
filthy lucre's sake. Masculinity was given
to her cause by those who found she
could serve her turn and help them to
municipal or parliamentary positions.
And when it was whispered that her rec
ord was shady, another class found in
every city, gathered together like vultures
to the carcass. Those 'lewd fellows of
the baser sort' are always attracted by the
brazen impudence of a woman who drives
a coach and four through the seventh
commandment and opens h.er meetings
with prayer,
"I have been tracing up this woman's
course, and have followed 1ier career In
Ontario. Everywhere it Is the same. Her
work in America is of a piece with her
work in Britain, so emphatically con-
I demned by Mr. W. T. Stead, Mrs, Bal-
llngton Booth, and other moral reformers.
The evidence from New England, from
Chicago, from Charlottetown. "P. E. I.,
and from other points substantiates the
judgment formed of her work In Onta
rio. The testimony borne by some who
know her life history, and by others who
were beguiled Into her service and who
speak from painful experience and inti
mate association, Is simply appalling. It
staggered belief.
"The details are horribly disgusting. I
dare not publish some sentences from
letters now before me, received recently
from men and womea whose names are
a guarantee for truth and prudence. They
are frightfully damning. It seems a
startling thing to havfi Miss Lillian M.
Phelps, so well known and thoroughly
respected by every- intelligent temperance
worker in Canada, write imploring me In
the name of wronged womanhood to
address a wider audience than my own
congregation, 'and If possible save out
women and girls from the awfulness of
this woman's touch. It seems a startling
thing to have Dr. A. J. Gordon, of Bos
ton, the leading New England Baptist,
tell me, as he did In August Inst, that she
Is the falsest and most unscrupulous wo
man and the most unblushing hypocrite
he had ever met, and to have Mrs. Gor
don write of how she and Dr. Gordon
had sore, experience with her in Boston,
and that she should not be allowed to take
the pulpit or platform as an advocate
of morality or a defender of. the Protest-1
ant faith- But such things as these are
jtrlfies compared with evidence that could
not be published In a paper sent to jure
homes.
"I know how this woman tries to turn
the edge of incriminating evidence and
to convert every condemnation into use
ful advertising- matter, X know how she
hoodwinks her audlsncos, jwslng now as
a martyr, and now as" -a penitent. I know
how her admirers .are pvfrcome by her
crocodile tears and give expression to their
sympathy by presenting her with Bibles.
(Mayor Essery of "London is here meant.)
I have read the much-vaunted certificates
at character given by creatures of her
own creation. T6 be sure, she Is badly
in need of such certificates. But certifi
cates will not do. Testimonials and limp
covered Bibles will not hide the shame or
arrest the contagion of .her diseased life.
Nor tears, nor prayers, nor poppy, nor
mandragora, nor all the drowsy syrups
of the world will change her lustful eye,
or dull tb.e public sense 9f loathing for
one who has prostituted i ruth and honor
and who 'runs riotously In the error of
Balaam for hire.
"I write strong words and I use them
advisedly. If you know what words I re
frain from writing you would marvel at
my mildness of expression. I could not
write at all did I not know of this wo
man's movements in Ontario and her deep
laid schemes to make tools of people who
are Ignorant of her devices.
A Flag: They Disgrace.
"Surely Christian people will take warn
ing! Surely those who are still clean will
not suffer curiosity to tempt them Into
her lecherous Influence! Surely the press
will not wink at her fraud or be criminally
silent! Surely political parties In Canada
have not come to so desperate a pass as
to join "hands, even in the dark, with the,
devil of impurity! It s not a question
of the truth or falseness of her charges
against the Church of Rome. On lips
like hers the Ten Commandments arc Im
moral and the Sermon on the Mount cor
rupting. Slje and others of her Ilk must
be cast out if civil liberty and moral purity
are to be maintained. The worst enemies
of Protestantism today are not those that
carry the crucifix, but those who, holding
aloft the Bible they do not .obey, and
flying aflag they disgrace and defile, fire
the worst passions and prejudices for the
sake of personal gain or political power,
and shout to an unreasoning mob, 'To
hell with the Pope!' Unless these flre
eatlng agitators are silenced, civil and re
ligious liberty In a Canadian democracy
will be seriously imperiled. Is there any
better way of silencing them than by de
cent people, being warned, refusing to
give them audience, and so making their
'Protestantism' a less profitable affair?
That -they may be warned I have ven
tured within range of the certain male
diction of those whose craft Is In dan
ger." The Press Speak.
A Canadian paper, the Bracabridge Free
Grant Gazette, has this to say of Mar
garet L.:
Snmraed Vp. -
As a summing up, It may be briefly
stated:
1: That Margaret L. Shepherd has rep
resented herself variously as the daughter
of a British officer in India, of a soldier,
of a clergyman, of Solicitor Truefltt.
2. That -she Is a notorious liar and not
to be believed.
3. That Bhe has been a common wanton,
a swindler and a forger, and has been
several times convicted of various crimes
and been sentenced to terms of imprison
ment, 4. That she has always been a confirmed
drunkard.
5. That she was for a time confined
in the Hoxton (England) lunatic najlum.
ft. That she has been guilty of bigamy,
according to her own written testimony.
7. That she never was a nun, although
she claimed to be. Her only connection
with any Catholic convent was aq an In
mate of the House of the Good Shepherd
In England, where she was placed for
reformation.
Z, That she was taken by the Salva
tion Army, In England, while leading a
life of shame, and that the army found
vher utterly Incorrigible and disreputable
ana naa to cast ner on.
9. That she has passed under the names
of Mies Pouglas, Georglnla Parkyn, Mrs.
Westley, Mle3 Isabel Herbert, MlssPro
byq, Louisa Edgerton, Margaret Herbert,
Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Rlordan, Mrs. Mar
garet L, Shepherd,
10. That eho has confessed In the hear
ing of reputable witnesses that she "is In
the cause for money."
XL That In about every place she has
been she has left unpaid debts for accounts
run and borrowed money.
12. That she has two, and probably three
husbands living.
Slandering the SJsera,
That Margaret L. Shepherd dares to
speak tagalnst the Sisters argues a pa
tience on the part of Catholics that Is al
most miraculous. For the pretended In
sults against the girls of a Baptist uni
versity the "Baptists shot down Editor
Brand In the streets of Waco. Margaret
Shepherd, a common prostitute, Is able to
slander the noblest, bravest, best women
In God's creation, and we Catholic men
must be silent
If we protest, If a natural Indignation
sweeps away our patience; If we are justly
Incensed becauee the dirt In the street
rises up against daughter and eleter, we
are howled at as intolerant, denounced as
enemies of free speech.
C. J. O'REILLY.
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AN . OLD
SORE
"Will sour the sweetest disposition and
transform the most even tempered, lov
able nature into a cross-grained and
irritable individual.
'If impatience or fault-finding are
ever excusable Jt is when the body is
tortured by an eating and painful sore.
It is truly discouraging to find after
months of diligent and faithful use of external remedies that the place
remains as defiant, angry and offensive as ever. Every chronic sore, no
matter on what part of the body it comes, is an evidence of some previous
constitutional or organic trouble, and that the dregs of these diseases
remain in the system; or, it may be that some long hidden poison perhaps
Cancer ha? come to the surface and begun its destructive, work.
The blopd must be purified before the sore will fill up with healthy flesh
and the skin regains its natural color. It is
through the circulation that the acrid, corroding
fluids are carried to the sore or ulcer and keep it
irritated, and inflamed. 3. S. S. will purify and
invisrorate the stagnant blood when all sediment or
other hurtful materials are -washed outv fresh rich blood is carried to the
diseased parts, new tissues form, and the decaying flesh begins to have a
healthy and natural look ; the discharge ceases and the sore heals.
. S. a. is the only blood purifier
Sovero years asro, jay wife had a se
vere ore log anei was treated by tho
best physicians but received, no benefit.
Our druggist advised her to try S. S. S.,
which aho did. Tourtcen bottles cured
her and she has been -well ever since,
J. B. ICABOLD, 23 Canal St.,
CohoesjlT.Y.
skilled physicians; for which no charge is made. Book on Blood and Skia
Diseases free. THE SWITT .SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga,
that is guaranteed entirely vege
table. It builds up the'blood and
tones up the general system as no
other medicine does. If 3'ou have
a sore of any kind, write us and get
the advice ot experienced and
MAV3
Moved to
Fifth and Yamhill Streets
We have completed removing to our present location and find
that the new premises are riot large enough to hold our enormous
stock, therefore we shall give extra strong inducements during the
coming week to enable us to bring a great part. of our stock that
has been stored away waiting for accommodation. Realizing the
fact that we are two blocks out of the main thoroughfare at
present, we havo decided to qffer SUCH BARGAINS as will well
repay you for thB inconvenience. Tomorrow we will offer the
following, besides many others:
FANCY SILKS ' r
Damaged in Railroad Wreck
850 yds. choice fancy stripe Spring Silks;
these silks were slightly damaged in a
wreck on the Northern Pacific, the dam
age is along the edge and can be used
with very little waste, the original price
was 85c and.$l, we purchased the en
tire lot from Wells, Fargo & Co. for a
nominal nrice on sale tomorrow, with
v... j - .
a limit of 10 yds. only to each
purchaser, for
LADIES' PJETTICOATS
98c Made of heavy double-warp Italian
cloth, with flounce an4 ruffle, extra heavy
and luster finish, black only,' Q0n
worth $1.35, tomorrow .". 30b
BOYS' SUITS
$1.98 Two-piece Suits of good quality
cashmere, made extra strong
and all good colors, per suit...
LADIES' HOSE
14c Black cotton Hose, double sole, full
finish, made or good Egyptian cot
' ton, worth 20c, special
BEST AMERICAN CALICOES
4c 1000 yds. of good American Prints,
all standard, and all good colors,
per yard -
LADIES'. SHOES
r
$1.35 Vici kid Oxford ties, new coin
toes, patent tips,
special w i a i
$2.09 Men's heavy kangaroo calf Shoes,
all-solid top and plain toes, $) fQ
$2.50 grade, special sfiZsU 3
LADIES' WRAPPERS
98c Made of good quality percale, trim
med with braid and ruffles, all QQa
new, only uOu
LADIES' KID GLOVES
98c A new importation in all colors, the
best glove ever offered for the money,
every pair warranted, per Q 0 a
pair 30b
Weak
Wasting
MEN
Young
and Old
If a!I the broken-down men, suffering from some
chronic disease, were In a line of twos, It would make
tfae longest procession we ever saw. Now just such a
crowd is marching to the insane asylum, or an early
grave. Thousands have been cured.
.9647 Cured Since July, 1901
A CALL A FRIENDLY TALK Aboat Your Cose IS FREE
,A11 who are suffering from Stricture, Varicocele. Prostatitis and
"Vital Weakness are In7lted to call at our office, where our phy
sicians will be 'pleased to give you a thorough examination and
explain our method of treatment WITHOUT ANY CHARGE
WHATEVER.
Consultation fnd Examination Free. If yon cnn&ot eall
.during: bla.ess bean, oosae la the erenlnar or on Sax
4rX, Ofllce Kearsg 9 A. M. to 8 P. 31. Sunday, 1 to IS.
WRITE TODAY r DO NOT DELAY!
Any sufferer from STRICTURE and lta offspringr," VARICOCELE, PrajtaUtlf
nd Wasting Weakness, is invited to write his name and address plainly, and
send it to Dr. Henri Kesslcr, M. J., Portland, Or., for Question Blank, etc., for
our ''owii" system -of H&me Treatment. Many hundreds who are unable to com
to the city have bn cured by our Home Treatment system. Always enclos
ten two-cent crtamps. or no answer will be sent you.
We dl3solve3trtQtur Jlket snow beneath the earn, REDUCE ENLARGED
PROSTATES, strengthening the Euots and forever stoaplnr thfso ailments and
lowes by nleht or tW. "NO DRUGS TO RUIN THE STOMACH.
KOliE TREATMENT by mail ti&a be used by the PATIENT as successfully
s by ourlve.
lltlEMRI KESLER, M. DM Portland, Or.
WEAK MEN
I.f you want tp be
cured to stay cured of
Seminal Weakness,
Lewes, Varicocele,
Backache, Rheuma
tism or Stomach, Liv
er, Bladder er Kidney
Trouble, call on th
Old St. Louis Medfcai
t jtfcjfti aary. cor. Sccqnd and
r2 AibMvlBv Yamhill sts., Portland,
FDr. J. Henri Kessler.
has been treating such
caees for M.veara. and.
will guarantee you a euro If your stom
ach has not been ruined by having taken
too mucn quAcn mtxucine.
Beware of medical con
cerns offering "Electric
Belts Free " Thto offer
Is only a trick to foist a package oi medi
cines upon you C. O. D. Write to me for
an explanatjon of the trick.
Office Hours, 9 to 8, Sundays, 12 to L
im.xd
bubrjsB
CAUTION
BLOOD POISON!
The worst disease on earth is blood poi
eon, yet tho ens' est to cure, WHEN "SOU
KNOW WHAT TO DO. Many have- pim
ples, spots on the skin, sores in tho
mouth, ulcc-ro, falling hair, bone pains,
catarrh, and don't know it is a. disease
of. the BLOOD, Send ten two-cent
stamps to the Old St. Louis Dlspenstry.
They will send blanks for to fill out for
Home Cure. If near, it coots nothing to
call and consult them, corner Second and
iainhill sts., Portland, Or
PRIVATE DISEASES
OF
MEN
Cured
All secret and private diseases qt men
cured in a few days by our new mode oJ
treatment: consult the great blood and
nerve specialist, jold Dr. Kaaalcr, free at
charge. Also, blood poisoning, primary,
secondary and tetlary spholes (pox) per
roanently cured; ulcers, okln diseases,
sore throat, mouth and. head, painful
swellings. bladder, kidney, diseased
bones, pimples blotches. Our infallible
remedy for nervous debility, weakness ot
the body and mind, varicocele, lost vigor
restored; bear in mind, practice makes
perfect. Hundreds cured yearly. Charges
low; less than any other peclallst. Go
to the St. Louis Dispensary; it is the
best and cheapest. If you cannot go.
then write them, enclosing tefi two-cent
stamps. Address.
St. Louis Medical &
Surgical Dispensary
DR. KES5LER, Mngr.
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