The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, April 03, 1904, Page 6, Image 6

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    THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND. AJJKlli 3, 1004.
BANDITRIFLEACLEW
Officers Hope by It to Trace
Oregon Express Robbers.
KNOWN BY THEIR PROFANITY
Same Gang Held Up a Saloon at Ken
net, 20 Miles From Redding, on
March 20, and Stood 15
Men in Line.
REDDING, Cal., April 2 The trip of
the officers north on the railroad this
afternoon resulted In clearing the skies of
Home suspects and proving to the satis
faction of the detectives that the bandits
who held up the Oregon Express at Cop
ley Thursday night and killed Messenger
O'Neill were the same men who held up
15 men in Dave Endlcott's saloon at Ken
net, 20 miles north of here, March 20.
The officers say a dozen different Inform
ants had told circumstances that seemed
to point strongly to three men living near
Kennet as the trainrobbcrs, but an In
v estigation today showed conclusively that
the suspects could not have been the rob
bers. Detective Ahcrn said this evening
that he Is confident that the crimes were
committed by the same gang. There are
a number of reasons, he said, for arriv
ing at that conclusion. Chief among them
is the abundance of profanity that the
men used in both hold-ups.
Nothing has yet been learned, according
to Mr. Ahem, as to where the bandits
secured the giant-powder with which they
blew up the express car. If that could
only be learned the Identity of the fugi
tives might easily be established. A point
not heretofore made public Is that the
ofllecrs have one of the guns of the ban
dits. It Is a rifle. The manner In which
It was secured brings out a new Incident
of the train hold-up.
Tt seems that when the gun of Frank
Rockwell, the guard, faiied to explode a
cartridge and he was compelled to surren
der, the bandits stood Rockwell against
the wall of the express car while they
made preparations to dynamite the safe.
One of the robbers leaned his rifle against
the wall near Rockwell. The guard cau
tiously moved his foot along until It came
In contact with the butt of the weapon
causing It to fall to the floor.
After the fuse was lighted and all were
filing out of the car. the robber who had
laid down his gun picked up Rockwell's,
which was still leaning against the wall,
by mistake. The bandit's gun survived the
explosion and Is In the hands of the offi
cers. It Is said to be an ordinary rifle,
but its possession may lead to the Iden
tity of the owner.
DROWNED IN CEMETERY LAKE
Young San Francisco Girl Supposed
to Have Committed Suicide.
SAN TRANCISCO, Cal.. April 2. The
body of a voung woman, identified us that
of Kate Bessler, aged 19, was found In a
Finall lake in Cypress Lawn Cemetery,
San Mateo County- The girl disappeared
from her home In this city March 22.
Kate TJessler lived at the home of S.
Jesson, manager of the estate of the late
John Thompson. She called him grand
father, and he had charge of her Inter
ests Each of his sons she called uncle.
On the day of her disappearance she left
a note addressed to her "grandfather."
It read.
"Dear Grandfather: Katie's last wish is
that ou write for her sister to come
and get all of her things. Please do this,
dear Grandpa."
The girl was last seen In the city at
the Public Library, where she had gone
to return a book after leaving the fare
well note for "Grandfather" Jesson.
Two theories were immediately advanced
to account for her disappearance one
that she had become deranged from over
study and committed suicide, the other
that she had encountered the same fate
m that overtook little Nora Fuller, the
" mystery of whose murder on Sutter street
has never been cleared up. Color was
given to this theory by the statement
that Miss Bossier had an elderly ad
mirer, residing In Ogden, Utah, from
whom she had received presents.
The body of the girl was found floating
in the lake by Assistant Superintendent
of the Cemetery W. E. Carre, and among
the first to view the remains was 15-year-old
Olive Davidson, whose home Is Just
back of the cemetery, and who says she
walked to the cemetery gate with the
girl who was. drowned during the after
noon of the date that Katie Bessler dis
appeared. She said:
"It was raining that Tuesday after
noon, and a strange girl I met near the
cemetery had an umbrella, which she of
fered to share with me. She seemed very
nervous and evaded every question I asked
her. We Darted at the cemetery gate.
She went in the gate and I walked to
my home. Before we parted she offered
me her umbrella, but I refused to take it
from her, and that is- the last I snw of
the girl."
Miss Davidson readily identified the um
brella found on the lake bank as the
one the strange girl had shared with her
on that rainy afternoon.
S Jesson, whom the girl called grand
father, positively Identified the body this
afternoon, and on his testimony the
Coroner's jurj rendered a verdict of death
by drowning with suicidal intent.
MUST USE STATE TEXT-BOOKS
Attorney-General Crawford Gives Of
ficial Opinion.
SALEM, Or.. April 2 (Special.) The
text-books other than those adopted by
the State Text-Book Commission cannot
be used in the public schools, was held
by the Attorney-General in an opinion
rendered today. Mr. Crawford also holds
that supplemental books other than those
adopted cannot be used.
While the opinion applies directly to
toxt-books on the subject of drawing, it
lays down the Attornev -General's "view
of the law generally. Superintendent of
Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman had
asked the Attorney-General whether the
use of Augsbergs drawing-book in the
hands of the teachers only, pupils using
paper, would be a violation of the text
book law, and whether there would be any
possible objection to the use of supple
mentary drawing from other sources than
those now in use. In his reply Mr. Craw
ford says that neither can be permitted,
and thus states his reasons:
"Text-books for our schools have been
selected by a committee selected and ap
pointed because of their supposed special
knowledge of the kind of text-books best
adapted to the needs of the schools of the
state; and to allow teachers who seem
to think the commission has made a mis
take in some book to substitute some
other book or sjstem would nullify the
work of the commission and destroy the
uniformity in the text-books intended by
the law. Also to allow teachers to sup
plement the work by teaching some other
sjstem in addition to the system estab
lished by the commission, would have
the same effect. It would to some extent
confuse the minds of the pupils, and if
teachers were given that much latitude
they could, If they wished, teach very
little from the books selected by the
commission, and put In most of the time
on books of their own selection.
"The text-books having been chosen by
the commission chosen from the "best edu-
cators of the state, it is fair to presume
their judgment is as good as the judg
ment of any one individual. However,
that Is not the real Question. The text
books are selected as the law directs and
in pursuance thereof, and no other book
cap be substituted except in the manner
provided by the statute, therefore both of
your questions must, in my Judgment, be
answered in the affirmative. To allow
the requests -would permit teachers to
violate the law, which would be objectionable."
TO WORK FOR LOWER RATES
Eugene Merchants Will Use Peace
able Methods First.
EUGENE, Or., April 2. (Special.) An
interesting and Important meeting of busi
ness men was held last night at the
rooms of the Eugene Commercial Club,
which was well attended. The object of
the meeting was to discuss and decide
upon some action by which a readjust
ment of freight rates might be secured.
The meeting was addressed by a num
ber of prominent men, all of whom had
some argument showing conclusively the
handicap under which the business Inter
ests of this valley are laboring. "While
there was no denunciation of the Southern
Pacific Company, there was much argu
ment showing exorbitant charges on
freights, and the retarding of the develop
ment of Industries throughout the state.
Among other specific Items brought up
was the rate on lumber, -which has been
raised from $110 per ton from Portland
and Valley points to San Francisco, the
railroad claiming it could not do business
at the old rate without loss but they
carry other commodities from San Fran
cisco to Portland for less than $3.10 per
ton and want the business at that rate.
Also charges from Seattle to Portland,
3S3 miles, are much less than from Port
land to Eugene. 123 miles.
The sentiment of all business men pres
ent was to attempt by peaceable methods
to secure better rates in the interest of
the development of the industries of the
country Then, if nothing could be done
with the railroad company in that man
ner, to proceed upon other lines and re
sort to measures by way of legislation
and otherwise to enforce reductions which
will be consistent and reasonable.
A committee on transportation consist
ing of R. A- Booth, F. E. Dunn and H.
Gordon was appointed, and to them the
matter was referred, with power to act.
Another meeting of the club will be called
when the committee has any progress to
report.
PILES' PLAN IS DENOUNCED.
"Warhorse Bill" Roasts Effort to
Vote King Solidly for Senator.
SEATTLE. ."Wash., April 2. (SpeciaL)
In a speech at the Grand Opera-House
tonight, during the meting held by
Governor McBride, "Warhorse Bill"
White, ex-Justice of the Supreme Court,
and until 1901 a prominent Democrat,
denounced the proposal to take a King
County delegation to the state conven
tion to be used in the Interest of a
Senatorial candidate. Judge White de
clared the men were to be traded off
like cattle, a proceeding he denounced
as un-American and not good Republi
canism. Governor McBride spoke at the meet
ing, making a speech similar to that
he has been making Jn Eastern Wash
ington. Between 700 and 800 persons
greeted him, giving him a demonstra
tive reception. McBride referred indi
rectly to the. story of his alliance with
George Stevenson, declaring that he
had not retreated one-hundredth of an
inch from his position in favor of a
Railroad Commission and would not do
so If offered the support of King or any
other county In the next state conven
tion. This was as near as he came to re
ferring to the story. During the day
he refused a statement declalng he
would make his position known at to
night's meeting.
Heifner Is Turned Down.
SEATTLE, Wash , April 2. (Special.)
The King County Democratic Com
mittee today turned down Charles G.
Heifner, chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, who was anxious to
be re-elected as the King County mem
ber of the committee. Six of the 11
members of the committee were pledged
to vote against him, and Helfner's
friends withdrew his name before bal
loting. Holfner is now living in Salt Lake,
and the fight was made on him on the
ground that he had been dictatorial and
was not entitled to re-election on that
ground as well as lack of residence.
Two years ago Heifner himself had the
county committee adopt a resolution
forbidding the recognition of proxies.
At that time he was trying to unseat a
First Ward committeeman. His proxy
was sent in today to be voted for him
self and the committee applied Helf
ner's own rule to throw It out.
SALOONS AND LOOSE COWS.
Burning Issues at the City Election
at Woodburn.
WOODBURN. Or.. April 2. (Special.)
The anti-saloon advocates of this city
held a public caucus at Remington's Opera-House
tonight and the following
Good Citltzens ticket was named: Mayor,
Grant Corby; Councllmen, H. E. Cole. A.
E. Austin and S. E. Hardcastlo; Recorder,
Judge H. Overton; Marshal, W. H.
Bojles; Treasurer, George A. Landon.
At Beach's Hall the Good Citizens
regular ticket in public caucus also
placed the following ticket In the field:
Mayor, Grant Corby; Councllmen, "W.
C. Miller, John H. Zlmmerlee and Roy
M. Hicks; Marshal, Amos Beach, Re
corder. Judge Frank C. Whitman; Treas
urer, Spencer C. Berry.
The annual city election will be held
on next Monday and at that time the
question of license will again be voted on;
also the question, shall cows run at large.
Upon thebe questions an Intense interest
Is shown and Monday's election will bo
an exciting one.
Bids on Astoria Improvements.
ASTORIA, Or., April 2. (Speclal.)
Blds were opened by the street commit
tee of the City Council this afternoon for
the Improvement of Ninth streot between
Bond and Franklin and for the construc
tion of cement sidewalks on each side
of fifteenth street between Exchange anJ
Irving. The bids on the Fifteenth-street
improvement were as follows: C. G.
Palmberg. 51220; J. A. Fastabend, J14S5;
John McGulre. $1211.25; Marshall Bros.,
Portland, $1272.50; Mason & Dill, Portland,
$126C GO.
Wnlle McGulre's bid is the lowest, he
neglected to specify a portion of the work,
although he included it In his total, and
the committee has referred the bid to the
City Attorney to ascertain if it can be
accepted legally. The bid of Mason &
DHL the next lowest, was not signed, so
Jf the McGulre bid should be declared ir
regular, the committee will recommend
that Marshall Bros., be awarded the contract-
On the improvement of Ninth
street the bids received werev as follows:
S. S. Dill. Portland. $31S3 5S; C. G. Palm
berg, $3312; J. A. Fastabend. $3403. The
committee will recommend that the bid
of S. S. Dill be accepted,
Nebraska Requisition Honored.
SAL-EM, Or., April 2. (Special.) Gover
nor Chamberlain today honpred a requi
sition from the Governor of Nebraska for
the extradition of William R. Herrick,
who is wanted in Buffalo County, Ne
braska, to answer to a charge of burg
lary. Herrick Is under arrest at Pendleton.
Sheriff Logan Sammons, of Nebraska,
went to Pendleton this evening to take
his prisoner home to answer the criminal
charge-
LOVE SURVIVES PRISON
ROMANCE IN ITALIAN COLONY
AT SPOKANE.
Papa Relents When Lover Returns
After Serving Sentence for Elop
ing With Daughter.
SPOKANE, April 2. (Special.) A mar
riage this afternoon unites two Italian
hearts after some of the most strenuous
trials which ever beset a pair of lovers.
Though sent to the penitentiary because
of his attempt to set the law at defiance
and secure his sweetheart willy nilly,
Carmine Petinatto has Just returned after
serving 14 months of a three-year sen
tence and now weds the girl.
A little over a year ago Petinatto be
came enamored of pretty Marie Iusi, the
16-year-old daughter if a Main-avenue
clothing merchant. His love was returned
but Papa Iusl would hearof no marriage.
Marie was too joung, he said. When the
young couple pleaded Papa Iusl threat
ened destruction of the lover.
Thereupon an elopement followed, the
couple going to Hlllyard. As the girl was
under 1 the father's consent must be
had to make a wedding legal, so they
decided to cul out the ceremony, and
began to live as man and wife. Arrest,
conviction ?nd three years' sentence swift
ly followed tint for Petinatto.
This week he returned from the Walla
Walla penitentiary on parole and sought
out his sweetheart. Again the couple
pleaded with Papa Iusl, but were turned
down. Then Marie's uncle Interceded. The
uncle gave a banquet to Petinatto, and In
a speech extolled the faithfulness of the
lover as worthy of emulation. The speech
was applauded by the party and Papa Iusl
capitulated.
The wedding was solemnized, and now
the newly-wedded couple are living with
Papa Iusi, who Is proud of his son-in-law.
RICH FIND OF IRON ORE.
Metal Discovered Near Willamette
Falls Assays Very High.
OREGON CITY, Or., April 2. (SpeciaL)
Residents in West Oregon City this week
discovered a rich deposit of iron ore In
the vicinity of Willamette Falls. The
ore assavs 54 per cent metallic Iron, and
the deposit Is believed to be quite ex
tensive, since the same quality ore has
been found In a number of the ravines
and side-hills surrounding Willamette
Falls.
Ihe land on which the discovery has
been made belongs to the Oregon Iron &
Steel Company, and members of the cor
poration are now Investigating the extent
and value of the find, which is the riohost
iron ore that has been found west of
Michigan.
Fishermen Official Cites Precedent.
ASTORIA. Or.. April 2. (Special.)
Secretary Lorntsen, of the Alaska Fish
ermen's Onion, made a statement today
regarding the trouble between the mem
bers of the union he represents and the
members of the Longshoremen's Union
over the loading of the bark Harry Morse,
which resulted in the Longshoremen de
claring a strike against the Columbia
River Packers' Association and Samuel
Elmore.
Mr. Lorntsen says the ITIshTmen's
Union members signed a contract as coast
sailors on the Harry Morse to take the
vessel to Alaska and bring her back, and
that their duties as fishermen do not be
gin until after they arrive in Bristol Bay;
that it is the duty and is customary for
coast seamen to load and discharge the
vessels on which they are employed with
out any conflict or interference from the
Longshoremen's Union.
In support of his assertion he savs
that during the past few days the Ameri
can ship Berlin was partially loaded In
Portland by the crew, assisted by mem
bers of the Longshoremen's Union, of
that place.
Horseshoers' Law Unconstitutional.
SPOKANE, Wash., April 2. The state
law requiring horseshoers In cities of the
first, second and third class to pass an
examination and secure a certificate, was
declared unconstitutional by Justice
Stockor, of this city, today. Grant Hoff
man had been arrested on the charge
of working at the business without hav
ing passed an examination. His attor
ney demurred to the complaint and the
court has sustained the demurrer. He
holds that the law Is unconstitutional in
that it Is class legislation and that it vio
lates the constitution of the United
States in depriving a person of the privi
lege of following any pursuit he desires.
Suit Over an Estate.
OREGON CITY, April 1. (Special.)
Rasmus Rasmussen, of Denmark, today
began proceedings to contest the will of
the late Lars Anderson, who died last
August at Highland, this county, leaving
an estate of the value of $2000. A will
bearing date of August 4 was admitted to
probate, by which the decedent be
queathed all of his property to his two
nephews, Fred and Peter Madison, of
this county. Fred Madison was appointed
administrator of the estate. The dece
dent in the will that was probated made
provision that It should take precedence
over any other like Instrument he had ex
ecuted. Teachers' Institute at Philomath.
PHDLOMAH, Or., April 2. (Special.)
A teachers Institute, one of the most In
teresting held In Benton County In years,
was conducted here today by County Su
perintendent of Schools George W. Den
man. The programme contained practical
and Interesting questions, which were
ably discussed by S. W. Holmes and Miss
Lulu Evans, assistant teachers in the
Corvallis public schools, also by Presi
dent B. E. Emerlck, Miss Elva Whealdon
and other local teachers.
Mrs. Ames Sues for Damages.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2. In the
United States District Court today A. H.
Ames filed suit on behalf of himself and
wife against the Oregon Coast Steamship
Cures Grip and
HUMPHREYS' AIDS TO "77.'
No. 1 for Fevers.
No. 2 " Worms.
No. 3 " Teething.
No. 4 " Diarrhea.
No. 8 " Neuralgia.
No. 9 " Headaches.
No. 10 " Dvspepsia.
No. 14 " The Skin.
No. IS " Rheumatism.
No. 1G " Malaria.
No. 20 " Whooping Cough.
No. 27 " The Kidneys.
No. 30 " The Bladder.
At Druggists. 23 cents each, or mailed.
Jubilee Book mailed free.
Humpbrejs" Med. Co, Cor. William and
Joan Streets, Ne York.
v fell & -i -
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THE MERITS OF OUR CLOTHING:
MADE RIGHT, FIT RIGHT, PRICED RIGHT
Company, to recover $25,003 for personal
Injuries alleged to have been Inflicted upon
Mrs. Ames.
According to the complaint Mrs. Ames
was a passenger on the steamer Alliance,
running between this city and Marshlleld,
October 16, 1903. She asserts that while
lying In her berth on the steamer, when
a few days out from the port, she was
criminally attacked by Thomas Davis, a
porter on the boat.
Davis Is under Indictment, and his case
coms up In the United States District
Court on Monday.
Pacific Lost at Basket-Bali.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove,
April 2, (Special.) The first game of
basket-ball ever played In Forest Grove
occurred this aftenioon between Pacific
University and the intermediate team
from the Portland Y. M. C. A., the latter
winning by a score of 21 to 10.
The contest was hard fought and snappy
from the Iret. but the local team showed
Its lack of experience, and the visitors
won by superior team work rather than
by individual playing.
O. A. C. Glee Club Concert'.
CORVALLIS. Or., April 2. (Specials
Friday evening the O. A. C. Glee Club
gave its first annual concert in the
college chapel. The programme was ren
dered with much spirit and was enthu
siastically recelv ed.
Tne ushers were Misses Buell, Stewart,
Klunlson and Bonney, and the pro
gramme distributers were Misses Mar
garet Knlsely, Amy Pcrnot and Louise
Hav ward.
Fire in a Garfield Warehouse.
GARFIELD. Wash., April 2. (Special.)
The Farmers' Warehouse caught fire
from a spark from an O. R. & N. engine
attached to the Pendleton fiver at 10:30
this morning. Quick action by the fire
department kept the loss down to $400,
covered by Insurance.
.NORTHWEST DEAD.
David Spiegel.
BOISE. Idaho, April 2. (Speclal.)-Dav id
Spiegel died In Sin Francisco today, after
a long illness. He was formerly a well
known merchant here, having engaged
In business at this place In 1S6S and con
tinued a member of the business commu
nity until a few years ago. He was 73
3 ears of age. He has three sons In busi
ness In Boise, and a son-in-law.
Mrs. Margaret Casey.
M'MINNVIL.L.E, Or., April 2. Mrs. Mar
garet Casey died at her home near Mc
Mlnnvllle, April 2, aged 69 years and 9
months She was the mother of J. N.
and W. H. Casey, of Portland, Or.; Mrs.
M. A. Cadlen. of Seattle, Wash.: Mrs. Hu
ber SItton, of Carlton. Or., and Mrs. A. C.
McKcnzIe, of Oakland, Cal.
Funeral of Frances McPherson.
FOREST GROVE, Or.. April 2. (Spe
cial.) Miss Frances McPherson. of DIHey.
aged 32 years, who died while visiting
relatives In Tacoma. Wednesday, was bur
ied at Gale's Creek today. The deceased
came here nine years ago from Kansas
with her mother, who died at DIHey a
month ago.
Not That Kind of a Democrat.
Boston Herald.
District Attorney Folk, of Missouri, not
withstanding the action of the Supreme
Court In setting free the Democrats
whose conviction for bribery and graft
he had secured in the lower courts, shows
no signs of wavering In his pursuit of the
boodlers. and no purpose of compromising
his righteous principles for the sake of
securing the nomination of the Democrat
ic party for Governor. Of course, he is
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LEADING
I accused of being a traitor to the Demo
cratic party by the men whose corruption
he has exposed and denounced, and by all
tne aaneTents or tne unscrupulous party
maclurt wMoh excuses and promotes
plunder ' ihe neoole for sellish enrich
ment. With what spirit he meets the ac-
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What She Saw In The
LookinGlass.
SHE stood before her glass in the
sitting-room. The girl she saw
there had a well-rounded face and
figure, expressive eyes, and her
cheeks had the freshness of rose petals;
her hair was wavy and beautiful. She
looked well and strong. The reason for
it is given in her own letter, as follows:
UI am glad to be able to testify as to
he merits of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription for the many ills that women
suffer with," writes Miss Gertrude Mit
chell (President Young Ladies' Christian
Endeavor Society), 43 Columbia St, E.,
Detroit, Mich. "After many years of
suffering and pain, I took your medicine,
and in a short time began to feel stronger,
became more regular and didn't have
the bearing -down pains which had
been my lot for so long. Continued
its use until I was a well woman,
and shall never cease to be very grate
ful that it was brought to my notice.
$15 to $30
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cusation and defies thase who make it,
appears from the following expressions
In a speech lately made at Piedmont: "If
one cannot be a Democrat in Missouri
and insist that the cure of corruption Is
an Issue, then I am no Democrat.
If to be a Democrat in St- Louis means
I have no pains, and feel much stronger
generally."
The above is a fair portrait of Miss
Mitchell, in the looking-glass, although
it by no means does her justice, as she
is much handsomer than a mere picture
like this can portray. The fact is a
woman can't look beautiful that is drag
ged down with pains at regular inter
vals, who suffers from headaches, back
aches, or spine-aches, frequently. Such
a woman soon acquires wrinkles, a sal
low complexion, dark circles about the
eyes, and a general feeling of weakness,
which brings misery of mind and body.
To keep one's good looks the body must
be healthy the feminine functions must
be regular. Woman was not intended
to suffer, and there is no reason why she
should. A healthy body will usually be
a shapely body, and no means at hand
will more quickly restore the womanly
functions to a healthy state than Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
Dr. Pierce, during a long period of
practice, found, that this prescription
made entirely of roots and herbs, with
ma
K(
qar
that one must bend the knee to the Butler-Haw
kea crowd, then I am no Dliiij
crat." It Is a matter of great moment to
the Democratic party of the whole ccun
rry whether the Democratic party of
Missouri will elect to continue rotten or
will face toward soundness.
out the use of alcohol, was positive in
its action. After using this remedy for
many years in his private practice he
put it up in a form that would make it
easily procurable, and it can be had at
any store where medicines are handled.
THE MARRIAGE QUESTION.
Although many people marry without
reasoning about it, and do not know the
word romance, they feel it and act it all
their lives and are content There are
unhappy married lives, but a large per
centage of these unhappy homes are due
to the illness of the wife, mother or
daughter. The more civilized or cul
tured a race becomes, doing with less
and less physical exercise in the out
door air, and with the wearing of
corsets and other modish customs, the
more likely are the women to suffer from
womanly ills. Every woman should
know what right living s for perfect
health and a fair complexion she shoujd
occasionally take a vegetable laxative
such as Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Backed up by over a third of a century
of remarkable and uniform cures, a record
such as no other remedy for the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women ever
attained, the proprietors and makers of
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription now
feel fully warranted in offering to pay
500 in legal money of the United States
for any case of Leucorrhea, Female Weak
ness, Prolapsus, or Falling of womb, which
they cannot euro. All they ask is a fair
and reasonable trial of their meansof cure.
Could any test be more fair showing the
faith of the makers? Do not listen to
the atguments of the dealer that his own
make is better. It means better profit
to him, that's all. He insults your in
telligence when he tries to make you
change your mind, to take a substitute
for the standard remedy which has en
joyed years of success and the testimony
of thousands in its favor.
Dr. Pierce by no means confines him
self to prescribing his well-known medi
cines. He tells you in the most common-sense
way what ails you, what you
ought to do, what line of treatment
should be followed out in your particu'ar
case, and if your case does not indicae
the need of his proprietary medicine, he
tells you plainly and frankly what y u
do need, and the best possible method of
improving your health. If you are a
young woman just entering upon the
duties of life, you should have good med
ical advice of a confidential nature. If
you're a mother of children, jou may
want advice about yourself and how best
to put your system in order that your
children may "be healthy. To sufferers
from chronic diseases which do not
readily yield to treatment, or to people
who are" past the youthful stage of life
and want confidential advice about their
ailments or their physical condition, Dr.
Pierce offers to carefully consider vour
case and give you the best medical advice
within his power, free of cost to you.
YOUNG MARRIED PEOPIX
should read the People's Common Sense
Medical Adviser, by R. V. Pierce, M. D.
Send 21 cents in one-cent stamps, to
Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., for this
1008-page book in paper covers, or $z
stamps for a cloth-bound copy-