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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 18, 19Q3.
INCIDENTS AND HUMORS OF STUMPING
TOUR WITH CANDIDATE WILLIAM H.TAFT
MANIFESTATION OF PUBLIC EAGERNESS TO SEE AND HEAR HIM ALWAYS IN EVIDENCE PEOPLE 'S WISHES GENER
ALLY GRATIFIED
There's no economy In employing an amateur to do an expert's task. Nine times
In ten failure follows. In a large percentage of Instances the result Is harm. The av
erage physician Is an amateur In the treatment of men's diseases. He doesn't treat
enough cases to know a great deal about them. His time is so fully occupied in
treating a full assortment of human Ills that he cannot devote special study to any par
ticular branch of practice. Most diseases are sufficiently simple as to require no spe
cial training other than that received In the medical colleges and that afforded by ex
perience in general practice. The more complex and perplexing ailments the family
practitioner seldom cares to treat.
Fee Is $10
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CONGRESSMAN SOY1D
GKAT tog lies heaTlly upon an
Iowa cornfield one of those spa
cious cornfields of the Middle
West that stretch for a mile or two in
'every direction without a fence or a
road to Interrupt the monotonous and
' eeemlngrly endless sequence of six and
elfcht-foot stalks, ranked as compactly
and exactly as a crack reelment of ln-
t antry on parade. The red target of
' the sun Is Just commencing to bore a
tunnel of ruddy light through the
mist. The vapor lies low, so close to
: the ground that a giant could walk
with his head In clear air without be
; Ing able to see below the top button
i of his waistcoat. In the midst of the
; thicket of corn, with the weighty ears
tff the nearest stalks inclining so
heavily that their silky beards brush
' the dew from Its varnished sides, looms
' a big Pullman car.
There it stands as natural as life, as
If it were the thing most to be ex
pected in the world that a Pullman
! Fhould be marooned at sunup in the
'middle of an Iowa cornfield. As the
: og lifts a bit. and grows thinner, suc
"jcumbing to the voracious onslaught of
the sun. one sees a dull metallic gfeam
i Tt hich gradually merges Into a double
2:ne of steel, springing from beneath
; the wheels of the car and leading off
' vaguely into the mist. This la a
I switch, the track upon which the Pull
man rolled hours before, and came to
: rest for the night, with a squealing of
brakes and a farewell snort or two
j from the engine that backed it upon
. the switch from the main line of the
. railway, a few hundred feet off yonder.
Crowds Come With Dawn.
A fat negro, shivering In the morn
ing chill, stumbles out on the car plat
' form, yawns with a prodigious display
of Ivory and vanishes Inside. Blue
I smoke wreaths begin to ascend from
( the pipe that protrudes from the roof
' over the kitchen of the car. Breakfast
in under way. Pretty soon voices are
)ieard in the gray ocean that swirls
and billows over the cornfield, the
clink of heavily-shod feet scuffling
' tlong the cinders and crosstles of the
! right of way. Half a dozen men
; spring out of the fog; then a dozen.
two score, a hundred, until the ob
! rcrvation platform of the car la sur
. rounded.
"Here she Is." cries one of the crowd.
: They hang curiously and bashfully for
a minute, until finally the bolder spirits
began to call softly:
Hey. Bill! Come on out. We want
to Fee you. Three cheers for Taft!"
The cheers are given with about half
of the soft pedal on. They grow
bolder and more earnest about it. re
inforced by more people who come
stumbling up the track. The door
opening upon the observation platform
vwlngs wide, and an elderly man. with
Ms coat collar turned up aboat his
reck, and his hair mussed, steps out.
He is very suave and phenomenally
smiling, considering that the morning
Is cold and his eyelids are still weight
ed with sleep.
"Gentlemen. I am very sorry, but
you will have to excuse Mr. Taft,"
says the man. hunching up his shoul
ders In a shiver. "He Is very, very
tired, and we want to let him sleep as
long as we can. He has a hard day
before him. and you'll admit that It is
pretty early for you to be paying a
call."
Bound to See Taft.
One can gather from the conversa
tion, so far. that the car Is the one
. upon which 'the Republican candidate
for President Is campaigning, and that
. It has been run for the night upon a
switch adjoining a village, so that Mr.
Taft can rest soundly after the fa
' tigues of the previous day's jolting
and speaking over three or four hun
dred miles of territory. The collarlesa ,
man Is Colonel Dan Ransdell. sergeant-
at-arms of the United States Senate.
He is In charge of the Taft tour. His
mission Is to make the trip as easy
as possible for the candidate, and to
save him aa much bother and annoy
ance as ha can. But the crowd is
persistent.
"We're up a darn sight earlier than
BUI is," says a tall, lean-vlsaged farmer
In the fore rank. "We hearn teu he was
anchored out here, and we just want to
hev a look at him and tell him that
we're fer him. all right."
"Gentlemen, you are very kind," re
commences Colonel Ransdell, "Mr. Taft
will appreciate it, I know, but It really
wouldn't be fair for me to call him.
I will tell him you called, and "
"Three cheers for Taft," some one In
terrupts. They are given, and then:
"Run along and tell Bill we're here.
He'll see us. He s the man we want.
not you. Bring him out."
"Gentlemen, It is only S o'clock,
patiently expostulates Colonel Ransdell,
"Mr. Taft didn't get to bed until
"Tou better fetch him out. If you
don't want to lose every vote In this
town." breaks In the spokesman. Ap
proving cheers and cries rise respon
sive.
"Gentlemen " says Colonel Rans
dell.
"Three cheers for Taft." whoop the
crowd. Colonel Ransdell most loyal
and excellent man. loses his temper. He
smites the railing with an Intemperate
hand, and explodes.
"Darn It! The man's got to have some
sleep!"
Then the Train Moved.
But the uproar grows and ' grows.
Inside the car newspaper correspond
ents grunt and growl, and wonder aud
ibly and profanely why hard working
men like themselves cannot be left In
peace to finish their matutinal snooze.
In the stateroom a stalwart figure,
after an uneasy roll or two. sits bolt
upright, listens a moment, and then
raises the window shade two Inches
He hears part of Colonel Randell's
speech, with Its sputtering conclusion
an 4 the Irreverent comment of the
crowd. He grins to himself, slides from
his bed. slips on his trousers and shoes,
wiggles into a long raincoat, and
strides out into the car. As he does
so there Is a bump and a hissing of air
as the engineer tries his brakes. The
locomotive has come to whirl the Taft
car westward.
Before Mr. Taft reaches the platform
the car has started. He only has time to
say "My friends," and smile as the
white faces of the crowd, with the cold
mist bedewing beards and mustaches
with white rime, grow dim and van
ish. The villagers see a good-natured
face, surmounted with tousled hair, and
a huge hand waving farewell to them
over the polished brass railing. They
lose their speech, but they have seen
Taft and they are satisfied.
"By ginger." comments one man, "he's
a mighty good feller. He climbed out of
bed to see us, and we'd a had a darn
good speech, and maybe shook hands
with him. too. if that blasted engine
hadn't come along."
It larked halt an hour of 6 o'clock
when Mr. Taft disappeared from the
disappointed and early rising enthus
iasts. His day had begun. It would
end after midnight. In a city hundreds
of miles away, when the audience in
the operahouse would file out with re
sounding cheers for "Our Xext Presi
dent" and persistent sealots, keen to
shake the candidate's hand could be
persuaded, more or lees tactfully, to
disperse and let the weariest man In
the world seek his car and repose.
Public Anxious to See Him.
Campaigning with Taft is strenuous
work. Mr. Taft s work consists In talk
ing at the It or IS scheduled stops that
are listed on the day's Itinerary. Th
work of those who accompany him, of
Prlvae Secretary Carpenter, Colonel
Randsell and the others, Is to try to
persuade Mr. Taft not to overwork
himself and his voice. It Is a question
which has the hardest Job. Mr. Taft is
a good campaigner. How good he him
self nor any of his friends, suspected,
until he took the stump in this cam
paign. Nothing pleases him more than
to get out among the people. Mr. Taft,
until now, has had few chances to come
face to face with the great, curious
American public He had done plenty
of speech making In the big cities, but
had rarely spoke to rural audiences,
such as those which gather at the
small stations and collect from miles
around to size up the man who is ap
pealing for their suffrage. He has had
no time. There was too much to do
in the Philippines, in Cuba, in Wash
ington and at Panama.
The car upon which ' Mr. Taft had
made his home since he left Cincin
nati on his first invasion of the Middle
West, and into some parts oi which
were called the "enemy's country," but
which were really "Taft territory," is
an ordinary Pullman sleeper, with a
dining-car attached, such as anyone
who had the money to pay 18 full fares
for every mile traversed, may hire. If
he feels so disposed. Mr. Taft has the
stateroom. The berths are divided
among the newspaper correspondents
and secretaries, stenographers and
"camp followers." At one end is an
observation platform and compart
ment. The platform is needed for
speaking purposes, and the compart
ment, with Its upholstered chairs, is
necessary for the reception of the lo
cal committees.
Speeches for Appetizers.
By breakfast time Mr. Taft prob
ably has spoken twice, as an appetizer.
A third stop Is made just as he Is
about to plunge his knife Into a thick
porterhouse steak, smoking hot from
the kitchen. He deserts the steak. It
Is a five-minute stop. The crowd is
unusually enthusiastic and hospitable.
There are an unusually large number
of labor men in it. Mr. Taft gets to
talking about labor legislation.
"Five minutes up," cautions Colonel
Ransdell, hand on bell rope and tug
ging at Mr. Taft'a coat tails.
"We'll make it ten minutes, then.
says Mr. Taft. "I want to tell these
men how I stand on labor questions,
so that they'll know that I am not
against them."
The five minutes stretches to 15.
The steak is stone cold when Mr. Taft
resumes his seat at the table, but he
doesn't care. He knows that he has
been frank with the laboring men, and
he believes that they believe him.
when he said that he had never been
antagonistic to their Interests.
Pretty soon the train halts opposite
foundry. A platform has been built
so that Mr. Taft is able to step di
rectly from the car into the dim, dusty,
machinery-filled building. Workmen
In overalls and Jumpers, and with
smudged faces and grimy hands, clam
ber upon the inert mechanical giants
to hear what he says.
"Mr. Gompers says that he can de
liver the labor vote " be begins.
"He can't deliver ours!" shouts a
man. A mighty cheert rises.
In another town he is whisked into
a carriage and drawn through lines of
cheering thousands to a town square,
where a stump of a huge tree serves
him for a rostrum. A little girl is
pushed forward and bashfully hands
him a bouquet. He bends down, and.
courteously and painstakingly as
though he were addressing a queen, he
thanks her. She trips away, confi
dence fully restored, and the happiest
little girl in seven counties.
Three men com lugging a giant I
CX
watermelon aboard the car in one
town. It is labeled: "From the Dem
ocrats of Such-and-Suchville." How
the crowd roars and the men whack
their thighs with their hands as Mr.
Taft says:
"I am very much obliged to the
Democrats of Such-and-Suchville. I
would much rather have a watermelon
from them than a lemon.
Three speeches interrupt his lunch
eon, and his voice is growing husky.
The physician, who accompanies him,
sprays his throat. It Is a disagreeable
process, but Mr. Taft submits uncom
plainingly. He would do anything
rather than have to stop because of
hoarseness.
More local committees pile on the
train. There have been 18 speeches
so far, and the afternoon is only half
spent.
"Three thousand Republicans want
to say 'Hello Bill.' Won't you please
stop and let us see you a minute?"
reads a telegram that is handed aboard
from a little station 20 miles ahead.
Colonel Ransdell shakes his head.
"We're late now," says he.
"What's the odds." savs Mr. Taft.
I Will Wait For My Fee Until You Are Well DR. TAYLOR
VARICOCELE
Under my treatment the most aggra
vated cases of varicocele are cured in a,
few days' time. There is no pain, and
it is seldom necessary that the patient
be detained from his occupation. Nor
mal circulation is at once restored
throughout all the organs and their
natural processes of waste and repair
are again established. If you are af
flicted with varicocele, consult me at
once. Delay can but bring on aggra
vated conditions and nervouB complica
tions that will Impair the vital functions
and Involve tho general health.
No other physician employs a like
treatment, and so thorough is my work
that there need not be the slightest
fear of a relapse into old conditions.
- WEAKNESS -I
am confident that I have cured
more cases of so-called "weakness ' than
any other physician. There may be doc
tors in the large Eastern cities who have
treated more cases than I. but they
cling to the old and ineffective practice
of dosing with tonics. "Weakness" Is
merely a symptom of local disorder that
requires local treatment. This Is a
truth that I have discovered, and that
has been fully established by my success
in effecting permanent cures. My meth
od J original with myself and is em
ployed by no other physician.
FRBD COT9UlTATIO!f.
To judge my ability without personal
- consultation may be an injustice to
yourself that will cost a lifetime of suf
fering. Consultation Is free and confi
dential and you place yourself under no
obligation to ine whatever by coming
to taik with me about your case.
SPECIFIC BLOOD POISON
Others dose the system with
mineral poisons scarcely less
dangerous than the disease it
self. The best they hope to do
by this treatment is to keep
the disease from manifesting
its presence upon the surface
of the body. Under my treat
ment the entire system Is
cleansed. The last taint of
virus is destroyed. Every
symptom vanishes to appear
no more. I employ harmless,
blood - cleansing remedies.
They are remedies heretofore
unknown in the treatment of
this disease. They cure by
neutralizing and absolutely
destroying the poison In the
system. Such cures cannot be
other than complete and per
manent. A WORD IJf -CONCLUSION
My ability to cure all dis
eases of men both quickly and
thoroughly is merely a matter
of superior skill; which is
nothing more than natural ap
titude and accurate knowl
edge, gained through unusual
advantages for attaining the
utmost proficiency.
MY COLORED CHART
of the male anatomy will be
found both interesting and
Instructive free at office.
If you cannot call, write for
diagnosis blank.
The DR. TAYLOR CO.
The Leading Specialist
STRICTURE
My treatment for stricture removes
the necessity for surgical operations,
even in severe cases of long standing."
I do no cutting nor dilating. No other
physician employs my methods of over
coming this disorder, so the service I
ofter you is original and distinctive. Do
not give up hope because others have
failed. I will cure you and the cure
will be a prompt and painless one. My
treatment dissolves the stricture, sub
dues all inflammation, relieves all irri
tation or congestion that may exist In
the kidneys or bladder, reduces enlarge
ment of the prostate gland, and re
stores health and tone to all organs
affected by the disease.
CONTRACTED DISORDERS
To but partially cure a contracted dis
ease is almost as dangerous as to allow
it to go untreated. Unless every par
ticle of Infection and Inflammation la
removed, tho probability exists that the
disease will gradually work its way
Into the general system. Still greater
is the danger of the prostate gland be
coming chronically inflamed, which al
ways brings partial or complete loss of
power. Perhaps twenty-five per cent of
the cases of so-called "weakness" are
a direct result of some Improperly treat
ed contracted disease. During the past
five years I have treated thousands of
cases of contracted disorders and have
effected an absolutely thorough and
safe cure In each instance. There have
been no relapses or undesirable devel
opments whatever, and my patients
have been cured In less time than other
and less thorough forms of treatment
require in producing even doubtful results.
Cor. 2d and Morrison, Portland
Private Entrance, 234)i Morrison St
"we can afford to be a little late to
please 3000 Republicans."
So the train stops, and it is the
tickledest crowd you ever saw in your
life. The editor of the local weekly
scrambles over the gate of the plat
form, and yells:
"This will carry Skookum County
for you, Mr. Taft."
Having carried Skookum County,
Mr. Taft is reinforced for the half a
dozen or so stops and speeches that
must be made before nightfall. The
halts are so brief that he does not try
to speak formally.
"I'm mighty glad to . see you and I
thank you for coming out. and I would
like to shake hands with as many as I
can," says he.
They swarm up and he grabs their
hands three at a time until the ruth
less Ransdell gives the signal and the
. train moves on.
Long Day Ends at Last
It is dark before the town where the
big meeting of the day, the "mass
meeting." is to be held. Is reached.
While the train Is still banging over
the switches of the railroad yard, the
glare of red fire Is seen ahead and the
boom of cannon resounds above the
clatter of the wheels.
The train comes to a standstill, and
Mr. Taft steps off, immediately to be
engulfed in a swirling maelstrom com
posed of local committeemen, promi
nent Republicans, populace, fireworks,
yells, dust, band music and cannon
thunder. He gets barely time to
snatch a mouthfull of dinner when it
fs time for the meeting. A reception
follows. He meets and shakes hands
with every citizen who can move about
on his legs, or crutches, and get Into
the hotel corridor. Midnight comes
before Colonel Ransdell kindly, but
firmly, kidnaps him and gets him into
his car. Maybe it is a night run. If
not, the car. as It was the night before,
is run off on a switch to a quiet spot,
not necessarily in a cornfield, but in. a
place where the local committeemen
cease from troubling and weary can
didate may rest.
Then the next morning he gets up
S
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Advice Free
Do yon stop to think what expert means t
This is not used as a catch phrase, it means liter
ally expert advice. Years of experience and spe
cial study devoted exclusively to the sensitive
and delicate centers, makes it possible for me to
qualify before any court in the world as an ex-
' pert in diseases of men. If you need advice
YOU NEED GOOD ADVICE
and It Is better, to get it in the beginning than in-the end action
after It is too late is like rain after harvest. Keep your youth as long
as possible, there Is plenty of time to grow old.
A good marksman Is not known by his bullets but by his aim. and
a good doctor should not be' known so much by his- claims ae by the
results he is able to show. The hen that cackles loudest does not al
ways lay the most eggs. Think these points over.
WHEN LOOKING FOR A DOCTOR
Frequently an office is advertised In the "first person" when no such
doctor lives in the state. If deception Is attempted on this point look
for it clear down the line.
If you are not physically sound you ought to be. and it is better to
do your duty in this respect than to wish it was done.
We have the largest and most complete offices and equipment in
the state, have been longer established, and furnish best bank and
personal references. We treat people just as we would -want them to
treat us under similar circumstances and handle their cases on terms to
best suit their convenience. A patient desiring treatment can pay cash
and get discount or in payments to suit circumstances, ana as the
benefit is plainly apparent or, If desired,
CAN PAY WHEN CURED
Our entire time and practice are devoted to the core of BLOOD
POISON, VARICOCELE, STRICTURE, LOST VITALITY, HYDRO
CELE, PILES, FISTULA, DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS, BLAD
DER, PROSTATE GLAND, CONTRACTED DISORDERS, WEAK
NESS AND ALL DISEASES COMMON TO MEN.
If you have made mistakes In the past correct the mistakes. Con
sultation and advice free. If you cannot call at office, write for self
examination blank many eases cured at home.
Honrs 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sundays, 10 A. M. to 13.
ST.LOUIS
MEDICAL AND
SURGICAL
DISPENSARY
CORNER SECOND AND YAMHILL PORTLAND, OREGON.
and does it all over again. It Is hard
work, but the people demand it.
Jailbreak Plot Foiled.
SHERMAN, Tex., Oct. 17. "Bill" Hat
field, in jail here on a charge of murder
committed in California, "and other pris
oners, were discovered in a plot to break
jail last night. Saws had been passed to
the prisoners, and they were making con
siderable headway when discovered. Hat
field was immediately transferred to . a
dungeon. Hatfield's lawyers are pre
pared to resist extradition to California'.
Xnnce O'Xeil Must Stand Trial.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17. Nance O'Nell,
the actress, and her manager, McKee
Rankin, must go to California to stand
trial on a charge of infringing the
copyright provisions of Herman Suder
man of the play entitled "The Fires of
St. John." Miss O'Nell and Mr. Rankin
were arrested In this city several
weeks ago, and have been under $1000
ball since that time. When their case
was called before United States Com
missioner Shields today they waived
examination and the Commissioner held
them for trial on November 16 in San
Francisco. They furnished new ball for
$1000 each and agreed to appear volun
tarily in San Francisco 'for trial.
Find Balloon; Occupants Gone.
YARMOUTH. England. Oct 17. The
German balloon Hergezell has been picked
up In the North Sea. There was, how
ever, no sign of the occupants, and the
two are believed to have perished. The
Hergezell was found floating half de
flated 100 miles northwest of Heligoland
by the Norwegian steamer Naddod, and
was brought in here.
BEST TREATMENT
FOR CATARRH
The entire inner portion of our bodies is covered with, a soft, delicate
lining called mucous membrane ; this is kept in healthy condition by the
nourishment and vital vigor it receives from the blood. So long as the
circulation remains pure this membrane will be healthy, but when the blood
becomes infected with catarrhal impurities end poisons this inner lining of
the body becomes irritated and diseased, and the unpleasant and serious
symptoms of Catarrh commence. There is a tight, stuffy feeling in the
nose, watery eyes, buzzing noises in the ears, often slight deafness, difficult
breathing, etc. The disease cannot be reached by external treatment, though
such measures afford temporary- relief in some instances. S. S. S. cures
Catarrh by cleansing the blood of all impurities and poisons. Then as rich,
pure blood circulates through the body, the inflamed, irritated membranes
heal, the discharge ceases, headaches are relieved and every symptom disap
pears. Catarrh, being a disease in which the entire blood circulation 13
affected, can only be cured by a remedy that goes to the very bottom and
removes every particle of the impurity fromthe blood, and this is just what
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STOP TAKING DRUGS"
SAYS THE DOCTOR
Don't ruin your stomach by doping
it with polnons. Drugs were made
to sell, not to cure.
The first impulse of a man who
finds himself ailing in any way Is
to take some kind ' of medicine.
Doesn't matter what kind, Just as
long as it gives him temporary re
lief. That's where the danger lies.
The actlonof
drugs is like that
of whisky. Whisky
will cause a man
to "brace up," feel
strong and full
of vim for a few
hours, but when
the effect of the
alcohol passes
away, the old
stupid feeling re
turns worse than
ever.
Now, drugs will
give you relief for
a f e w hours, but
the trouble re
turns as soon as
the drug loses its
fiower to stimu- -ate.
Every min
ute that drugs
give relief they are busily engaged
in doing harm. They destroy the
delicate lining of the stomach and
weaken the nerves. They mix with
the digestive Juices, causing poor
digestion and constipation. Every
part of your vitals that is af
fected by drugs is weakened by
them.
There's only one way to cure any
ailment That way is to assist Na
ture. Drugs don't do that. Nature
Is the best doctor, and sometimes
will accomplish a cure In spite of
drugs. Then drugs get the credit
for what Nature alone did.
The help Nature needs is elec
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nerves. The reason any organ fails
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Electro - Vigor is not an electric
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