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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 1, 1903.
WHEEL WAS FIXED
Bratnober Paid $30,000 to
Find it Out.
WENT AGAINST ELECTRICITY
FncUIve Seattle Gambler Find Rich
Irey la Wealthy JIIuInK Man,
Who Gain Vnlunble Experi
ence at Ilonlettc From Illm.
ROSSLAND. B. C. Jan. 2L Special.)
The Rossland Miner says that tho re
cent visit here of Fazen. the well-known
Seattle gambler, has brought to light a
hitherto unwritten passage In the life of
Henry Bratnober. an eminent mining en
gineer and practically the head of the
Exploration Company of London, which
Is Rothschild's venture In the mining
world. Fazen was the lessee of the
gambling privileges at the Ralnler-Grand
Hotel in Seattle, owned by Colonel Dun
bar. "When tho grand Jury got to work
In Seattle It Indicted both Fazen and
Dunbar, but tho gambler Jumped the city
and came to Spokane, then headed Into
British Columbia.
The story Is that among Fazen's para
phcrnalla at the Ralnler-Grand was a
wheel device with an electrical contriv
ance, whereby the wheel was under tho
control of the dealer and could be manip
ulated to win or loso as desired. One of
the last men to go up against tho
crooked wheel was Henry Bratnober, well
known in Rossland through his connec
tions with the Le Roi Company affairs
hero about 15 months ago. Bratnober is
a wealthy man and noted for his tenacity
of purpose. His losses at the wheel were
not heavy at the start, but he deter
mined to beat the game, and before he
closed was $30,000 behind. As ho is several
times a millionaire, according to all re
ports, the loss was not as serious as
might otherwise have been the case. But
his disgust can better be imagined than
described when he learned that tho game
was crooked and that ho never had a
chance to become even.
The statement Is mado that when the
case came to light tho electrician who put
in the crooked elcctrial apparatus to
place it under the dealer's control gave
up the secret of the game, and that the
whole facts will be brought out in open
court as soon as the Rainier-Grand's case
is reached on tho long docket now before
the court.
The Bratnober story has not been relat
ed up to this time and probably would
never have leaked out had It not been
for the recent visit to tho Golden City of
Fazen.
BIG SACRAMENTO FIRE. .
Department Store Burned, Carnit
ine Loss of $300,OO0.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Jan. 31. The great
department .store of Welnstock. Lubin &
Co. was destroyed by Are this morn
ing. Frank Cascbolt a fireman, was killed
by a falling wall. M Pr! chard's back was
broken and ho will die. Several others
were badly Injured.
The store was one of the largest In Cali
fornia. It was a four-story brick and
cement building, covering a large area of
ground. An immense stock of department
store goods was carried, .as in addition to
being the leading store In Sacramento it
did a large business throughout Central
and Northern California.
Colonel "Welnstock and the company's
directors have decided to rebuild at once.
Meanwhile, the debris will be cleared
away and temporary warerooms put up.
About 400 people aro thrown out of em
ployment. The total Insurance Is estimated by
Colonel Welnstock at about $300,000. Loss
probably $300,000.
Doctor UPIB.
One of His Prescriptions.
Reported Suicide of Prcsaley.
MISSOULA, Mont., Jan. SI. News from
Peck, Mich.. Is that Ira Pressley. tried
here recently and acquitted of having
murdered hia wife at their ranch near
Iron Mountain, had committed suicide
there. Pressley and his wife were living
at their farm in tho Iron Mountain
country. One day a neighbor found
Pressley lying In the yard with his throat
cut from ear to ear and his wife In an
Inside room with her head badly beaten
and her throat cut. Mrs. Pressley died a
few days later. Pressley recovered. At
his trial he claimed he was attacked by
an unknown man.
Lived 40 Years In Walla Walla.
WALLA .WALLA. Wash.. Jan. 21. fS oe-
clal.) James Boise, aged 0 years, for 0
years a resident of the Walla Walla Val
ley, died at his home near tho state lino
yesterday. The deceased was born In New
York. He leaves no known relatives. Ho
was a farmer, and was In comfortable
circumstances.
Brewers to Test City Lnr.
EVERETT. Wm;h Jin 31 iii.r.tnn.
breweries will, on Monday, test the legal
ity 01 me city ordinance requiring pay
ment of a $400 license fee to sell beer In
Everett. Theso manufacturers state that
such demands are made In no other city
on the Coast.
Boy Accidentally Shot Dead.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan. SL Her
bert Hupp, the 9-year-old son of William
Hupp, a Frenchtown fanner, met death
today by the accidental discharge of a
shotgun, the contents of which took effect
In 'his left side and shoulder.
BRING BILL IN EQUITY.
Bar State Gas Company Goes After
Mercantile Trnst Company.
BOSTON -Tan SI Tmsnh IT Tint.-.,
and Thomas J. Egan, In behalf of them
selves, and other stockholders of the Bay
State Gas Company of Delaware, brought
a bill in equity In the Superior Court to
day against the Mercantile Trust Company
of New York, and others with a view of
having the four Boston gas companies
ordered to meet the sinking fund require
ments and Interest of the United Gas
bonds and turn over tho excess to the
Bay State Gas Company of Delaware.
Damages arc placed at $10,000,000.
The plaintiffs allege that the directors of
tho Boston. South Boston, Roxbury and
Bay Btate Gas Companies of Massachus
etts, have withheld fraudulently, dlvl-
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Morfrnn Objects to Tax Increase.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3L-Amonir the vi.lt.
ore tho tax office yesterday was J.
Plerpont Morgan, who was on the tax
books for a personal assessment of JG00-
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SURPLUS SCHOOL FUND
HOUSE PASSES BILL PR.OVIDXXG
FOR INVESTMENT.
Would Put Money Into Bonds and
"Warrants Issued Iiy Various
Schools of the State.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 3L SpeclaL) The !
iiouse tnis morning passed an Important
bill (substitute for H. B. 46, by the Ju
diciary committee), providing for the in
vestment of the surplus school fund In
the hands of tho State Land Board. The
bill provides that "any surplus of the Ir
reducible echool fund, university fund, or
Agricultural College fund, or any other
fund held by the State Land Board noj
loaned In accordance with the provisions
of law. should be Invested aa far as pos
sible in bonds and warrants Issued by
the various school districts within tho
State of Oregon, under the direction of
tho said Stato Land Board."
The measure provides that school dis
trict officers shall give due notice to the
Land Board of the proposed issue of war-
to fall to give due notice to tho State Land
Board of any proposed sale.
In explaining the measure, Mr. Kay said
there In now about $700,000 In the various
school funds, not Invested, and $XOOO,000 is
loaned out on real estate mortgages. The
ruling rate Is 6 per cent A Senate bill
provides that school bonds shall bear a
rate of Interest not greater than 4 per
cent and the State Land Board hopes
the measure will not pasts.
Taxable Value of all Property
In State of Oregon.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 3L (Special.)
The total of tho summaries of the
assessment rolls of all the counties
of the state, made public today,
shows that the total taxablo valuo
of oil tho property In the stato
is $118,03901 C3 for the year 1902,
as against $111,333,513 96 for IDOL
This is an increase of $0,701,0S7 C9.
Every county reports an Increase In
valuations except Klamath, Uma
tilla and Yamhill. Each of these
three reports a decrease. Malheur
county reports an increase of CO per
cent while Tillamook leads with
an increase of about 00 per cent
The comparative values by coun
ties for the years 1S01 and 1502 aro
as- follows:
Total value Total value
taxable prop- taxable prop
County, erty ISOt erty. 1902.
Baker $ 33,3M00$ 3,723 Ko 00
Benton .... 2.2SS.203 00 2,103 00
Clackamas. MTT.IH 00 4.526,503 ft)
Clatsop.... 2,325,057 00 3.1S3 003 0
Columbia.. 1.G17.S45 00 3.59S220 00
Coos 2.766,535 00 2,852,754 00
Crook LT90.3SS 00 Lsaisi 00
Curry 16.072 00 564,984 00
Douglas .. 4,206,117 16 6.199.6S4 00
Gilliam .... 1,039,745 00 L1C4.43S 00
Grant 1.701,902 50 1.7S0.61S 00
Harney 2.139.015 00 2.137,625 00
Jackson ... 4,100,719 66 3,838,501 S6
Josephine.. L2!&.050 00 1.256,333 00
Klamath ... 2,233.169 00 2,244.232 00
Lako 1.S33.2S4 00 1.586.602 00
Lane 5.703.853 00 6.3JS.745 (0
Lincoln ... 73,327 00 866,061 00
Linn 6,773.040 00 6,917.1SG 00
Malheur .. 1,456.860 00 2.112.973 M
Marlon .... 8,314.636 00 S.620.SS2 00
Morrow ... 1,452,014 00 1.502.2C6 00
Multnomah 48.195.662 00 4S.S23JS0 CO
Polk 3.7694? 00 3.777.460 00
Sherman .. 1.506.504 CO l,5S8.3ll 00
Tillamook.. 1.440.1S5 00 2,304.269 00
Umatilla .. 5.685.324 61 5.C63.918 54
Union 3.375.249 00 3C1.131 00
Wallnwa .. 1.3S6.120 CO 1,567.03 00
Wasco .... 4.077.4O5 00 4.202.535 00
Washlngt'n 3.468.9S6 CO 3.543.993 00
Wheeler ... 557,521 CO 1.0G4.K5 00
Yamhill ... 4,731,634 CO 4.C32.737 23
Total ....$141,33S,513 96 $14S.0S9.6Ol 65
rants or bonds, and tho board shall have
the preferential right to purchase them
at their par value. Section 4 Is:
Bee. 4. Any purchase by said Stats Land
Board may be maa payable In any number of
years not less than one, and due in any num
ber of years not to exceed 20. and any such
bonds or warrants purchased by said State
Land Board may be written or printed, with
or without couponi. end the denomination may
be In any such amount not exceeding $10,000.
as may be agreed upon by the parties, and the
Interest shall sot be leu than S per cent per
annnm.
The power of sale of any such bonds or
warrants at any Umo In vpstpfl n h
board. It Is mado a misdemeanor pun-
uaacia ay, una xor school district tunc era
To Transfer Prisoners to Asylum.
SALEM, Or., Jan. Jt (Special.) Sen
ator Hobson has. secured the passage In
the Senate qt a bill which authorizes the
transfer of a prisoner from the Peniten
tiary to tho Asylum for an Investiga
tion by the prison physician and a physi
cian from tho Asylum. At present an in
vestigation must bo had by the county
authorities, and it Is Senator Hobson's
opinion that tho expense of an examina
tion under the usual procedure should not
be necessary where tlje person whose
sanity is questioned is already in the
custody of tho state. The bill also pro
vides that a prisoner may be returned
from the Asylum to the Penitentiary
whenever It appears that ho has recov
ered bis mental faculties.
PORTLAND'S GREAT NEED
The Value of a Splendid PnrU Sys
tem Is Pointed Out
XHW YORK. Jan. 20. (To the Editor.)
Your editorial "Neighbor Flcckenstein'a
Protest," in Tho Oregonlan of January 4.
Is so true and so forcible that I trust it
may be the seed from which will spring
much good fruit In art matters In Port
land. During my absence from home of
nearly 18 months and my residence hero
of over a year, it has been my privilege
to see the park systems of Chicago, Buf
falo Boston, New York and smaller
cities, and to make tho acquaintance of
some of America's ablest architects and
landscape architects. I have been asked
several times to explain the conditions of
Portland's park system and have, with
regret been unable to report a satisfac
tory state of affairs or any prospect of
betterment
It was therefore a surprise and a de
light to me to see your editorial, which
appears at such an opportune time as the
buildings for tho proposed Exposition will
need to have beautiful landscape surround
ings and tho whole city made as attractive
as possible. That Portland is among the
wealthiest cities in our United .States, and
that It has some good buildings and fine
houses. Is well known, but In other "mat
ters artistic we are woefully behind some
of our sister cities. We need not only
beautiful buildings hut beautiful parks
and streets. We have a fine library, but
if we intend to be the center of culture
in the Northwest wo must have an art
museum for a permanent collection as
well as for loan exhibitions.
Now, to arouse public sentiment and
keep it alive Is one of the most important
things to study In such an important mat
ter as the improvement of our park sys
tem. My attention has ben called to
what San Diego, CaL, Is doing alonz this
line. A public-spirited citizen of San
Diego, it seems, has engaged Samuel
Parsons, Jr. (advisory landscapo architect
for the Park Commission of New York),
to make a plan for their 1400-acra nark.
Thus it seems San Diego with its ro,CO
peopio nas been given several thousand
dollars for a plan and has raised $11,000
more to make a start and furthermore
has engaged the services of the very best
talent possible. Portland with Ave times
the population will require to ralso at
least $75,009 to bo on a par with her
neighbor at tho southern-end of tho Coast
I understand that Oakland, Cal., Is also
.planning to do something handsome in the
way of parks.
Mr. Parsons, when In San DIego.addressed
the Chamber of Commerce, gave Informal
talks and established a press bureau to
create interest and keep the subject alive
I hope The Oregonlan will keep the subl
Ject alive, although It seems a forlorn
hope at present but the power of the
profs !s great
We have not the home talent necessary
to dcrdgn a fine park or system of parks
but wo have citizens who are not only
wealthy but public-spirited In a good
cause, and we have enough men of taste
among our architects, lawyers and busi
ness men to form a strong municipal art
commission. ALBERT El DOYLE.
Have you friends coming from the East?
If so. send their names to the Denver &
B! Grande office. Hi Third street, Port
land, Or.
FOR UNION OF SCHOOLS
KUYKENDALL'S BILLS PASS SEN
ATI "WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
Provides for Consolidation of School
Districts and Transportation of
Pupils to and From School. "
SALEM, Or.. Jan. !L-SpccIaL)-Sena-tor
Kuykendall's bills for tho consolidation
of school districts and authorizing school
boards to provide for the transportation of
pupils to and from school, were passed
by the Senate today without a dissenting
vote. When the bills came up on third
reading Senator Kuykendall was absent
but the bills were championed by Senator
Miller, of Linn, who has given consider
able attention to the same subject. He
said that the consolidation of school dis
tricts has been successfully tried in Ohio
and Michigan, and that the efficiency of
the schools of Oregon will bo increased
by the passige of this bllt
The first of these measures. Senate bill
CS, requires district echool boards, when
authorized by a majority vote of tho
legal voters present at any legally called
school meeting, to furnish transporta
tion to and from school to all pupils liv
ing more than two miles from tho school
building; and also requires district school
boards, when so authorized by a majority
of the voters of the district, to suspend
the district school and make arrange
ments with another district for the In
struction of the pupils residing therein,
and to provide for the transportation of
any or all of such pupils.
The second measure. Senate bill 59, pro
vides that when two or more contiguous
school districts desire to consolidate they
may do so upon a majority vote of tho
legal voters of both districts at an elec
tion specially called for that purpose.
BroTrnell's Bill for Clackamas.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 3L (Special.) A bill
was Introduced In tho Senate today by
Senator Brownell and passed, repealing
the law creating" a separate Board of
County Commissioners for the transaction
of county business In Clackamas County.
Under the new arrangement as proposed
by the bill referred to. the County Judge,
with two Commissioners, will transact
the county business. A second bill was
Introduced by Brownell to raise the sal
ary of the County Judge to $1200, because
of the additional duties required of him.
Both bills have passed the Senate.
VICTIM OF VENDETTA.
Prominent PlttaburRer Shot Down at
Ills Door at Midnight.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 3L-C. B. Allison,
a well-known electrical contractor of this
city, was called to the front door of his
home in Sheridan, a suburb, at 1:45 o'clock
this morning, and shot down by an un
known person. The bullet entered Mr.
Allison's left side near the heart but he
probably will recover.
Mr. Allison was awakened by loud ring
ing and knocking. Securing his revolver
he descended the stairs and opened the
door. No one was there, and he stepped
onto the porch and was peering Into the4
darkness when a shot was fired from the
side of the house. Mr. Allison fired three
shots after the assassin. Mrs. Allison, on
hearing the shots, rushed down stairs and
found her husband half kneellns and halt
hanging on the porch.
No reason was known for the attempt
on Mr. Allison's life, and the Identity of
the man "who fired the shot is a mystery.
It is said that an Infernal machine was
sent to Mr. Allison last Thursday, but It
failed to work when the box was opened.
This morning It was said that tho shoot
ing is the result of political trouble which
Mr. Allison has had in the borough. An
other reason given for the shooting is that
by some. It is thought Mr. Allison Is con
nected with the anti-saloon league, as the
box containing the Infernal machine was
directed to "C. B. Allison. Secretary of
tho Anti-Saloon League, Sheridan, Pa."
It was denied that Mr. Allison Is in any
way connected with the league.
After an examination of the wound this
morning the physicians stated that Mr.
Allison was not fatally hurt The bullet
entered the left breast and, without pierc
ing the lung, lodged in the right shoulder.
Mr. Allison Is 45 rears of age and Is man-
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with ofSees In this city.
"Will Jinn Dons Robbers.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3t The police depart
ment has the names of two men who, it is
alleged, assisted Jerry Rlchtmeyer in rob
bing the bank at Steelevllle. lit Chief of
Police Klely is authority for the state
ment that Rlchtmeyer has revealed the
names of the men. The two men are not
in St Louis and their present whereabouts
are not known, but photographs and de
scriptions of the men will be sent out Im
mediately, and as they are well-known
crooks confidence Is felt that they will
soon be under arrest
Rlchtmeyer has not made any confes
sion of his own connection with the rob
bery. He denies that he had a hand in It
but simply says he knows tho men who
did the Job.
Trnylor'a Assailant Indicted.
ELY. Ncv., Jan. 31. A grand Jury called
by Judge Brown to Investigate the tragedy
which occurred on January 7, in which
three men were killed and two wounded,
closed its cession today. Mine Managers
Traylor and Casklll were exonerated, but
two indictments were brought In against
fVIlllam Lloyd, president of the Miners'
Union, who Is charged with having con
cocted a scheme for getting rid of Tray
lor, either by kidnaping him or taking
his Ufa.
was before the Jury for over a week, no
indictments in the Goebel case were returned.
Xo Action In Goebel Cnse.
FRANKFORT, .Ky.. Jan. 31. The
Franklin County grand Jury adjourned to
day. Notwithstanding the fact that Henry
E. "ioutsey. serving a life sentence as ac
cessory to the murder of Governor Goebel.
Time seems
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MONEY IN DAGGER BY FIRE
Ne-rr York: Asany Ofllce Ablaae Mil
lions of Bullion.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3L Fire broke out
today in a laboratory In the second story
of the United States Araay Office, which
Is next door to the United States Sub
Treasury, and destroyed a portion of the
roof and upper story and some of the
apparatus. Chief Assayer Torrey said the
loss on tho building would be nominal.
He thought the business of the assay
office, which amounted to about 75 assays
a day, would not be Interrupted longer
than three or four days. Mr. Torrey be
lieved that nitric acid, which Is used In
testing bullion, was the cause of the
fire.
An alarm was turned In and the Co Gov
ernment employes In the building has
tened to save the mlWcrs of treasure in
their care. There was about J10.000.COO
in bullion in the vaults and about 11.100,
000 lying outside in various parts of the
building. The J1.GCO.000 and about J100.0CO
In a melted state, as well as the books
of account and records were hastily
locked in the vaults. Then the employes
hurried out of the building for their own
safety.
The building used by the assay ofllce
Is historic Before it began to be used
as an assay office, 40 years ago. It was
a Government mint and for a time It was
the United States or Government Bank.
The structure Is of gray stone and brick
and very old fashioned.
GOVERNMENT LOSES CASE
Cannot Collect From Bondsmen of
Postal Defaulter Xeeler.
BALTIMORE; Jan. 31. Judge Morris in
the United States Court today decided
against the. Government In a demurrer to
a replication In tho suit of Martin C
Fosncss. former Director-General of Posts
for the Island of Cuba, against the United
States Fidelity & Guaranty Company,
surety of Charles F. W. Neeley, formerly
connected with tho Cuban postal service.
Neeley defaulted for several thousand
dollars and the United States Fidelity &
Guaranty Company was on his bond for
KOOO. It is said that other bonds amount
ing in the aggregate to 100,000 are Involved
In the case.
Judge Norris decided that If the gov
ernment of Cuba, through Its courts, had
released Neeley from civil liability, the
United States Government had no right In
Us own court to Impeach its decrees and
sue the bondsmen of Neeley. District At
torney John C. Roso apearcd for the Gov
ernment "While the point seems vital to
tho case It is not stated that the decision
makco an end of the proceedings.
the Civil War and was at one time on the
staff of General Thomas. In the steerage
of the Lahn were two deserters from the
United States warship Hartford, who had
been arrested at Gibraltar.
Approve Increase Capital Stock.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 31. The board
of directors of the United Gas Improve
ment Company at its meeting today de
cided to ask the stockholders to approve
an increase In tho capital stock of 30 per
cent of tho present Issue with a par valuo
of $30 a share.
Split In Whisky Trnst.
LOUISVILLE. Jan. 31. Tho Kentucky
Distilleries & Warehouse Company, known
as the whisky combination, has withdrawn
from the Kentucky Distillers' Association,
leaving that body with only about 40 mem
bers. No reason is given for the withdrawal.
TrlgR Sale Is Denied.
NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Secretary C. C.
Wells, of the United States Shipbuilding
Company, today denied that the Trigg
Shipbuilding plant at Richmond. Va., had
been bought by the United States Ship
building Company.
THEORIES ABOUT FOOD.
Teleirraph Company Xot Responsible
CHICAGO. Jan. 3L By, holding tho
Western Union Telegraph Company not
guilty of a charge of negligence In delay
ing an Important message. Judge Kohlaaat
decided an interesting case in the United
States Circuit Court today. Tho court
held that tho telegraph company could
not be held liable for failure to notify the
receiver of a telegram that tho message
had been delayed. Dr. C LJ. Swan, of
Chicago, was tho plaintiff.
First 1Yaldorf-Aatorla Baby.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3L-CoIonel William
C Green, a wealthy resident of Blsbee.
Ariz., is the father of the first baby born
at the Waldorf-Astoria. Many gifts for
the young son of Colonel Green, among
them a mountain lion's skin and some
gold nuggets, have arrived at tho hotel.
Body of General Clat Arrives.
NEW YORK. Jan. 31.-C. L. Laborteau
of Cincinnati, O., met tho steamer Lahn
on her arrival yesterday and took ehanre
of tho body of General C. M. Cist of
Cincinnati, who died in Rome while seek
ing health there. General Cist served In
Also a Few Facts an the Same Sub
ject. Wo hear much nowadays about health
foods and hygienic living, about vege
tarianism and many other fads along tha
samo line.
Restiurants may be found in the larger
cities where no meat, pastry or coffee Is
served and tho food crank Is In his glory,
and arguments and theories galore ad
vanced to prove that meat was never In
tended for human stomachs, and almost
make us believe that our sturdy ancestors
who lived four-score years In robust
health on roast beef, pork and mutton
must have been grossly ignorant of tho
laws of health.
Our forefathers had other things to do
thin formulate theories about tho food
they ate. A warm welcomo was extended
to any kind from bacon to acorns.
A healthy appetite and common sensa
aro excellent guides to follow In matters
of diet and a mixed diet of grains, fruits
and meits Is undoubtedly tno best.
As compared with grains and vegeta
bles, meat furnishes tho most nutriment
in a highly concentrated form and is di
gested and Is assimilated moro quickly
than vegetables and grains.
Dr. Julius Remmson on this subject
says: "Nervous persons, people run down
In health and of low vitality should eat
meat and plenty of It If the digestion is
too feeble at first. It may be easily cor
rected by tho regular use of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal. Two
of these excellent tablets tnken after din
ner will digest several thousand grains of
meat egg anI other animal food in
three hours, and, no matter hgw weak tho
stomach may be, no trouble will be ex
perienced If a regular practice Is mado of
using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets because
they supply the pepsin and diastase nec
essary to perfect digestion, and every
form of Indigestion will be overcome by
their use.
That largo class of peopio who come
under the head of nervous dyspeptics
should cat plenty of meat and Insure Its
proper digestion by the daily use of a
safe, harmless digestive medicine Uko
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, composed of
the natural digestive principles, pepsin,
diastase, fruit acids and silts, which
actually perfdrm the work of digestion.
Cheap cathartic medicines, masquerading
under the name of dyspepsia cures, aro
useless for Indigestion, as they hive ab
solutely no effect upon tho actual diges
tion of food.
Dyspepsia In all Its. many forms Is sim
ply a falluro of the stomach to digest
food, and the sensible way to solve the
riddle and cure the dyspepsia is to mak-j
dally use at meal time of a preparation
like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, which !s
Indorsed by the medical profession and
known to contain active digestive principles.