The Sunday Oregonian., April 28, 1912, Page 16, Image 16

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BRONZE WOMEN OF FOUNTAIN STAND
AMID LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF CITY
Beneficently They Look Down Upon Cewelesa Human Traffic of Day Pausing- Ever as Man and Beast Cool Thirst
at Bubbling Spring.
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BT ANNIE LA IRA MILLER.
Till-: little square la not far from
the newest plush-upholstered hoa.
telry, a favorite haunt of the
wealthy and fashionable, nor It la far
from steamer landing on the river, nor
more than twenty paces from Burn
aide street, where cars fto clang-ins;,
carrying Industrious citizens to their
East SM homes, and where the sa
loon bordered walks are thronged with
the Idle poor. discounted loafer
whose hands, through Ions; disuse,
hare s-fown into their pockets: yet. In
spite of these manifest advantages of
neighborhood, the square would be the
obscurest In all Portland were It not
that a fountain blesses the place with
its beauty and beneficence. "
Around stand bulldlnps nearly half
a century . old; ancient buildings as our
far Western cities tro. and of an unin
spired Italian style of architecture.
Marine absorbed the Bloom of msny
rainy Winters they have a dull weath
erbraten aspect and look frowninfly
as If they found It vulgar at the one
bright red and yellow structures In
their mlJst-
However animated the square may
have been when the buildings were
constructed, midway between the city's
pioneer clays ar.d this expansive pres
ent, business there moves nowadays at
the sober pace of the wholesale trade.
That bis; edifies belongs to a srrocer'a
tlrm. Inder Its porches and In Ita open
wareroorr.s you may see sacks of flour,
cases of canned corn and canned milk,
bound perhaps, for some logging camp
In the deep fir woods, and wooden
palls of candy, destined, via post-offlce-Keneral-merchandise
stores, for the
hungry mouths of country culldren
who will buy the toothsome mixtures
of B-umdrops and peppermints -ft' cents'
worth, please." at a time. From
another wholesale house comes the ex
hilarating fragrance of fresh-roasted
coffee. And over there you may pur
chase scales and cheese cutter by the
doxens If you like. Nowhere. In the.
buildings roundabout, will you see
more Inspiriting sight than that of
lathered gentleman reclining In chair
In tre barber's window yonder. And 11
you look up at the second story win-
Occasionally a panting dog comes to
slake his thirst, and trots off after
ward with a perceptibly brisker wag
of his most expressive feature. There
are birds, too. They mike the upper
basin all their own. Kngllab sparrows.
those hopeless cockney Immigrants, the.
rowdy street urchins of blrdkind. flut
ter down from their porch on stucco
garlands or fly upward from a meal
on the pavement to bathe with true
British seoL And although they are
admirable birds In any other respect,
the sight of their vigorous splashing
forces you to admit them the possession
of one virtue, and that a rare one In
street urchins. It Is their British blood,
no doubt, and. no doubt, those twitter
ings as they fly away are the English
man's perpetual conversation on the
thrilling subject of his bath.
Not being of an Inquiring turn of
mlad. the pigeons thereabout have
never found out that the basin Is the
sparrows bathtub: they think It Is
their own drinking bowl, and strut,
with a grand air of proprietorship,
around the rim. arching their glossy
neck and drinking a drop of water
now and then with the deliberation of
a connoisseur tasting some rare old
wine.
Koeatala Geaeroem AIL.
Nor are these all. Tou may see a
dark-eyed messenger boy. descended
from generation that quenched their
thirst at Italian fountains, drink deep
at a spout. Moreover. It sometime
happen that a ragged loafer desert
the Burnslde-street saloons for the
fountain's more wholesome beverage.
It is a long time since he has drunk so
Innocent a draught: and. as he straight,
ens himself and shambles away, you
toop to read these words cut below
the Hons' heads, words that the Idler
has never sufficiently pondered: "Good
citizen are the riches of a city."
The day wear on; evening fall; the
last horse ha drunk hi nil, the last
loiterer gone from the street corner;
the night hours pass slowly and with
the passing of each one the hum of the
city grow fainter and fainter until
the hush of midnight pervades the
square. Then In that still and witch
ing hour the bronze women become
eentlnent beings. Moving softly from
their pedestals, they stretch their tired
arm, clear the pool with a free stride,
and seat themselves on the stons step
to rest. Once only In the long year
of their servitude have they failed to
enjoy their brief nightly respite: but
then for compensation they saw a ro
mance blossom In that dingy, unpro
pttious place.
It was a chjll night In early Spring,
with a full moon sailing overhead. A
far-away clock struck 12 and the sis
ter were on the point of stepping down
when a man and a girl, coming from
Burnslde wsy. halted by the fountain.
Had the pair but glanced toward the j
ngures they would have seen the move
ment of their draperies: but the girl's
gaze was fastened on a bracelet on her
plump bare wrist, while the man had
eyes for the. girl alone.
Broase Womea Hear Plea.
She was a very pretty girl. not of
the North End not yet; her face was
too frank and sweet for that, the coun
try color too fresh under the rouge.
Yer" one who loved her would have
feared for her; something In the fool
ish rouge. In the tawdrlness of her hat.
in her possession of rich furs and a
diamond-studded bracelet, evidently
quite beyond her means, told of a van
ity not altogether harmless. And one
did fear: the young man's face was full
of troubled pleading. They seated
themselves on the steps. A long time
he pleaded with her as she eat there
defiant, pouting, turning the bracelet
around and around her arm. He told
her how his small town business was
thriving; he had bought an automobile.
He told her how the old dog missed
her, how her father's vegetable garden
was growing, how the lilacs were bud
ding In the dooryard.
"They'll be in bloom by Mayday your
ma says, and she's wishing you'd come
home then. And I I'm always wish
Ing you'd come home. You know I am.
And I've got the lot next door. We
could build there any time right away.
Of course," hesitatingly, "I can't give
you the things like that rich man can;
but he can't care for you more than
I do."
The girl made no reply until, feeling
that his suit was vain, the man said
quietly: "If you're sure that rich man
loves you us much as I do I won't say
another word. Does he, Sally?"
Girl Turns Back.
Then she gave him a startled glance
and as by a miracle all the defiance
and vanity fled from her face, driven
away by the force of the warm attec
tion in his. Her head drooped lower
and lower. "Oh, I am wicked!" she
said. "He doesn't mean to marry me.
He has a wife. Hn means She put
her bands over her face and broke oft
weeping.
Silent and miserable the man sat be
side her. After a while, when her sob
blng had ceased, she slipped the brace
let from her arm, the rich furs from
her shoulders, and laid them on the
step. Then bending over the rim and
dipping her handkerchief In the pool
of the fountain, she rubbed the false
color from her cheeks. In silence the
man watched her. but when she turned
with the natural roses all abloom and
a soft light shining in her eyes, he
caught her to him and held her close.
Very gently then he wrapped her in
his overcoat and with never a glance
at the discarded finery they walked
away, hand In hand.
Ah, well! That was several years
ago. Today, at noon. If you had been
In the square you would have seen a
woman, a very happy, sweet-faced wo
man, accompanied by two children,
Little children having nothing in com
mon wltb the wholesale trade, seldom
come to visit the square. These two
were quite excited when they saw the
fountain.
The small girl spoke first, with the
ready tongue of femininity. Oh,
mother, see! Such a big tub! I wish
I had one like It at home to wash my
dollly's clothes In!"
"A tub? Pooh!" said the boy, with
the superior wisdom of all masculine
beings. "It' a pond, big enough to
salt my boat In. Isn't it, mother?"
But the mother looking Into the pool
had thoughts and memories of her own.
And L who stood watching the group,
swear to you that I saw a radiant
smile linger for a moment on the lips
of the sad-faced bronze woman of the
fountain.
TITANIC DISASTER FAILS TO CHECK
HEAVY BOOKINGS FOR OCEAN TRAVEL
Officials of Transatlantic lanes Say Few Cancellations Made Since Big Ship Was Wrecked Carpathia Gains
Traffic Upon Return to Port With Survivors.
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LIVE IN THE COUNTRY
ENJOY THE CONVENIENCES OF THE CITY
Do not spoil your enjoyment of country life by "getting along" with poor
water supply. "Water under pressure affords more convenience and pleasure
in the home than any other one thing. In the city it is considered absolutely
necessary and there is no more reason for the suburbanite foregoing the con
veniences depending upon a reliable supply of water under pressure than the
city man.
THE MITCHELL-LEADER WATER SYSTEM
is the way out of the water supply problem. These systems are thoroughly .
practical, and their efficiency is attested to by hundreds of buyers in the vicin
ity of this city. We design them for the requirements of every individual
buyer and we guarantee satisfaction. We would be glad of the opportunity of
furnishing you estimates on a system for your home. Drop into our store and
see the system in operation or phone us and we will have our man call on you.
MITCHELL
AUTOS
VEHICLES
IMPLEMENTS
PUMPS
ENGINES
340
EAST MORRISON
STREET
PHONES:
Pacific, East 2177
Home, B-6121
BT IAOTD T. LONEBGAN.
EW TOBK. April i7. (Special.)
hlle tho Titanic disaster has
been the one topic of conversa
tion and has practically pushed all
other news to one side, the Interesting"
fact remains that the traa-edjr has bad
N'
dow of one i;ray front you win ' ; absolutely no effect on the volume of
pressed by the appearance of a trail , oct,n tTtvtU it tno managers of the
ami spinrtiinc iceran.u.u, - different lines can be believed.
weak with confinement to clothe It- when the first news was received,
self In a proper garment of j officials of the various steamship lines
too downhearted to adorn Itself wiin j pl.lvate expressed fears that the corn
flowers. It would, indeed, ne a ornrr.
workaday s iuare ware It not lor me
fountain.
Kaaatala la Beaatlfal.
See! There It l a beautiful thine to
Raze upon. How slender the srranlte
shaft, how shapely the caryatids sup
porting the rounJ bronie basin on their
upturned palms: and with what resig
nation they bear the burden of their
ilvlc duty: One sister she who would
look Into the grocer's window If she
might raise her head has even an ex
pression of cheerfulness and high cour
age, as If serving the general public
pleased her well, as it did the Roman
matrons of old. as it does modern suf
fragists today. But the other who
has only to lift her eyes to behold the
fir-crowned heights at the distant
ing season would see a great falling
off In the volume of European travel.
Already the ships sailing In June bad
been pretty solidly booked, and It was
believed that many of these passen
gers would decide to cancel their reser.
vatlons.
A canvass of the different offices
shows that the number of cancellations
is surprisingly small. There are al
ways aome. due to changes of plans,
but the number that have been received
to date are only trifle above normal.
Carpatkla Galas Traffic.
Other Interesting figures are fur
nlahed by the Carpathia. the ship that
rescued the Tltanlc's survivors. When
the Carpathia first left on ber trip she
had accommodations for So more pas
sengers. "On her return with the vlo-
street end bears her burden somewhat i timl. she remained In port less than 14
sadly. And you imagine ioau mro
free will, she would have chosen a quiet
life about the hearthstone rather than
this ministering to all the world, and
that the sternness in her face would
melt Into tenderness If she held a little
rhlld in her arms.
On the rim ef the pool below are
srved lions' beads, through which the
water gushes to come up In gay little
bubbles In four atone troughs. Tou may
walk up the steps between to lis'en
to the bubbles' murmuring. Hark to
what they are saying:
jk this la the city. How gray and
grimy! There are no flowers. There
re no leaves; not even on Vine street.
I wish I were at home again. In the fir
woods. Of course one la frozen In
Winter; but now all the red bells are
rinsing on the currant bushes. They
make the sweetest fairy music. And
wake-robins are in bloom. The ferns
are unrolling from their fussy blank
ets; and yesterday I heard some anem
ones yawning and calling to ono an
other to get up. And the birds how
they sing! Morning songs to the sun:
love songs to their mates, and lullabies
to their babies. The air la fresh In the
forest an.l scented with fragrant grow
ing thlnss; but here" Here the Little
voltes are drowned by tbe sound of a
ilray rumbllmt over the cobblestones,
and as you linger, the driver clambers
from his seat, unfastens the check
reins, and the water drops go hurrying
down the throats of his old black nags.
Ilorsea Cetne te Feeatala.
.Most of the fountain's many bene
ficiaries are hors. and any time or
hours, then proceeded on her cruise.
Fifteen of her passengers, mostly old
people, did not go with her. but 29 oth
er persons booked accommodations, so
she really gained In traffic by coming
bark to port.
In the case ef tba Carpathia the In
crease In traffic may be explained by
the fact that we have a good propor
tlon of morbid Individuals who are
always looking for Jujt aucb experi
ences. This, however, does no explain
why European travel should not be af
fected when even the ones bes able to
Judge of conditions were satisfied It
would be.
Ttsaw Pleas Aaether Fl-thf.
Interest In the ease of Harry Thaw la
revived by the fact that this week his
latest and most carefully planned fight
for freedom comes up for a bearing
before Supreme Justice Keogu at New
Kochelle. Mrs. Mary Thaw, mother of
Stanford White's slayer. Is the peti
tioner, and tbe application is based
upon the opinions of Drs. George W.
Jacoby. William A. Wuite, Charles K.
Mills. Fred Petersen ano Adolph Meyer,
all of whom have watched the young
slayer for months, and are willing to
swear that he la perfectly sane today.
Tba contention of the Thaws Is .that
the prisoner la not a convjet. for the
Jury acquitted him. and that as he Is
now sane his detention Is Illegal. The
state win have a number of expert
witnesses of Its own. and they, of
course, are willing to jwear that Thaw
Is one grand little raantac. The orig
inal proceedings came up In Brooklyn,
but the transfer to New Rochelle was
! you may see them halt for a lony I tnaae on uie ground tnai tnereoy tewer
drink. Now It is a pair of stout grays
with a furniture van. now It Is a lean
rmn hit.-hed to a vegetable wagon,
with a qtieuelws Chinaman as Its guid
ing spirit: a sain, a span of blase-faced
bays, driven by a rollicking: Irishman:
now three brown mule with a gravel
wagon: asain. a heavy farm team. pull.
Ins a rai-k full of straw; now a aturdy
pony with a cartload of mall. In charge
f a uniformed carrier, and now a
well-kept white horse, drawing one of
thosw delightful popcorn wagons,
wherein a white-aproned Italian rides
In .t.ito. an object of envy to many
ymall boys who plaa to grow up Into
popcorn men. So they come all day
long, hundreds of thirsty horses seek
ing refreshment.
'ther creatures as well are depend
ent on the charity of the fountain.
witnesses would be Inconvenienced.
Deat Made la Fertuae.
It Is nearly sir years since Thaw
killed Stanford Wbite and since that
time his devoted mother has fought
constantly to win him freedom. At
various times articles have appeared,
purporting to tell how much money has
been expended by tba Thaw family, the
figures running from 11.000,000 to $10.
000.000. All of these arj pure.y guess
work, but It Is safe to say that the
experts, witnesses and various other
workers have put quite a crimp in the
fortune left by the elder Thaw.
The residents tf the Bronx are deeply
Interested In the coming election, not
because they will have a chance to say
whom they prefer for President of the
United States, but because they will
vote on the question of count) hood.
The bill providing for a referendum
expression of opinion Is now a law,
and the opinion of tha vot-ra will be
taken on the -egular election day.
If one has confidence in the Bronx
Boomers, it is all over except the
shouting. On the other hand, there is
reason to believe that the average prop,
erty owners, who are not Interested In
offices, look dubiously on the project,
being convinced that separate govern
ment will add materially to their taxes.
Morphy Opposes County.
Charles F. Murphy. Tammany leader.
Is secretly opposed to the new county,
and will do what he can do, under cover,
to defeat It. Its real advocates are men
who think they would make good sher
iffs. County Clerks. Judges, etc., and
the Bronx is full of them.
An amusing feature of the Bronx cru
sade Is the fact that Senator Stllwell
and Assemblyman bchector, who Intro
duced the bill now a law, have "ex
clusively thanked" three metropolitan
newspapers for the aid that they gave,
according to each particular sheet all
the credit and not mentioning its rival.
If there Is any doubt In anyone's mind
as to which paper, single-handed, won
the crusade, all that Is necessary is to
read any one of the sheets and they
have tbe evidence to prove It.
Again has the Public 8ervlce Commis
sion been made the goat." when an ex
ecutive wants to avoid responsibility.
Governor tlx, in vetoing the universal
transfer bill passed by the last Legis
lature, says;
"The ODject of this bill Is to confirm,
by legislative enactment, an order here
tofore granted by the Public Service
Commission, which Is being litigated.
If the order should be upheld by the
courts the proposed legislation will
thus be proved unnecessary. On' the
other hand. If the court should decide
that the order Is neither Just nor rea
sonable. I cannot admit the propriety
and Justice of compelling, by legisla
tive enactment, what would have been
forbidden by the courts. If the litiga
tion should not have been summarily
enacted by statute."
Comralaaloa to Be -Goat.
Everybody, except perhaps Governor
Dlx, knows that the main point made
by the defendant traction roads is that
the Publlo Service Commission has no
right to make the order, as it is purely
a legislative function, which the law
makers have no right to designate to
some one else. The object of the bill
at Albany was to do away with that ob
Jectlon, and obviate the necessity of a
test of the powers of the Public Service
Commission. One reason is that thera
are grave doubts in the minds of many
lawyers as to whether that august body
is legally constituted or not, and an
other is based on the fact that the legal
fight can be taken through various tri
bunals to the United States Supremo
Court, with prospects that no decision
win be rendered for at least five years.
In tbe meantime the people will not
have the transfer, and the companies
win make just that much more money.
Finally it Is pointed out that certain
big men In Tammany are heavily Inter
ested In traction stocks, and naturally
do not want to see dividends drop off.
Of course, the matter will be taken to
the next Legislature and probably put
up to the then Governor, who will
again have a chance to "pans the buck"
to the unhappy Public 8ervice Commie
slon, which seemingly has no other de
cided and undisputed functions except
to be the "goat" In all matters In which
the people are virtually interested.
EPISCOPAL CLERICUS TO
CONVENE IN PORTLAND
Sventy Clergymen rrom Dioceses of Northwestern United States and
Western Canada Will Hold Sessions May 21, 22 and 23.
THE United Episcopal Clericus of
the diocese of Northwestern Unit
ed States and Western Canada
will meet in Portland May 21. 22 and
23. Trinity Church. St. Mark's Church,
Ascension Chapel and St. David's
Church will be the places of meeting.
About 70 clergymen from the North
west will be present-
"The Church and the Immigrant"
will be the subject of a paper to be de
livered at St- Mark's Episcopal Church
at 10 A. M.. May 22. Archdeacon Beer,
of Kootenay, B. C, will read the paper.
Bishop Paddock, of Eastern Oregon, and
Rev. O. F. C Coffin, of Vancouver, B.
C-, will lead the discussion.
On the afternoon of May 2;. Rev. J.
M. Barry, of Baker, will speak on "The
Episcopacy In Relation to Church
Unity." Kev. Principal Vance, of Van
couver, B. C. and Rev. W. R. Stewart,
of Seattle, will lead the discussion.
At St. David's Church at 10 o'clock
on the morning of May 23, Rev. Robert
Conneli. of Victoria. B. C and Rev. F.
A. P. Chadwick. of Vancouver. B. C,
will speak on "The Ten Commandments
In Relation to Modern LKe." This sub.
ject will be continued at 2:30 in the af
ternoon, when the speakers win oe
Rev. T. A. Hilton, of Seattle, and Rev.
Albert Lockwood. of North Yakima.
Before the Wednesday afternoon ses.
sion the clergymen will take a car ride
to Council Crest. At 4:30 Bishop and
Mrs. Scaddins will give a reception at
B shoocroft. At ociock muraoay
afternoon the members of the clericus
will take tea In the garden of St.
Davld's Church, and at 6 o'clock will go
for an automobile ride about the city.
At 7:30 they will attend a banquet at
the Imperial Hotel, at which Governor
West has been Invited to speak.
The annual convention of the Epis
copal Dlocere of Oregon will be held at
Trinity Episcopal Church, Nineteenth
and Everett streets. May 15.
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Self-denial week, participated in by
the Sunday school of the First Congre
gational -Church, brought returns of
IIS0. which will be distributed to the
famlre sufferers of India and China.
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The Lincoln Methodist Episcopal
Church, at East Lincoln and East Fifty
second streets, will be dedicated next
Sunday morning. Dr. J. W. McDougall,
district superintendent, and Rev. H. F.
Parker, pastor of the church, will be in
charge of the dedication. Tbe church
cost about 11200, and has a seating ca
pacity of 200. '
The First Congregational Church
Ladies' Aid Society Is soliciting funds
to assist In building and equipping
Summer cottages at Gearhart for the
Young Women's Christian Association.
Tbe Portland Association of Congre
gational Churches and Ministers, at its
session In Laurelwood Congregational
Church last week, decided to send fra
ternal delegates to meet with the West
Willamette Association in Oregon City
May 13 and 14. and the Mid-Columbia
Association at Condon. May 14 and 15.
Dr. George H. Paddock and W. C Pier
will be the delegates to the Oregon City
meeting, and H. G. Colton and Dr. Lu
ther R. Dyott will be the delegates to
tbe Condon meeting.
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H. W. Cottrell. the newly appointed
president of the Western Oregon con
ference of Seventh-Day Adwenusts,
spoke on "The Right and Wrong of the
Limine Traffic" In Bickner's Hall. St.
Johns, last Monday night. The occasion
was a temperance rally, conauciea uy
the Adventlsts. Elder Milton H. St
John. pastor of the Central Church,
nnica nn "Uncle Sam's Greatest Crim
inal The rallv was followed by the
rfiarrlhution of temperance literature.
F.Mer Kt John will speak at the Central
savonth-nav Adventlst Church. East
ri.nii, an v.nxt Everett streets, to
night, bis subject being. "The Mark of
Apostasy and the Sign of Loyalty. His
sermon will be illustrated with the
stereopticon.
Portland Presbvterv will meet
SnHninitr. Mav l. Rev. A. Auhe will
be ordained and installed as pastor of
the' Sprlngwater Presbyterian Church.
Orient Lodge. No. 17. Utopia Lodge,
Omega Rebeccas, Golden Rule Encamp
ment, No. 28. and Canton Portland, No.
1 Tnriertendent Order of Oddfellows,
will attend the Centenary Methodist
fhnroh. East Ninth and East Pine
streets, in a body tonight, thus observ
ing anniversary day. The Canton will
be in full uniform. Rev. Delmer H.
Trimble Tvastor of the church, is a
member'of Orient Lodge, and will speak
on "The Second Degree."
Rev. C. T. McPherson, who is being:
sent to the Methodist General Confer
ence by the Pacific Christian Advocate,
left Portland Friday night In company
with Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lee, or oaiem.
Mr. Lee, who is a delegate to the con
ference. Is a relative of air. aicrneraon.
Thev are visiting relatives In Spokane,
and will take the train from there for
Minneapolis tomorrow morning.
.
Rev. H. S. TemDleton. who will attend
the Presbyterian General Assembly at
iiulsvllle. Kv.. left Portland last
Thursday night In company with the
delegates to the atetnooist uenerai ton
ference.
Dr. John H. Boyd will epeak at the
First Presbyterian Church rnursaay
nirht on "Joshua and Elijah."
Seventy-five Luther League-s of St.
James' Lutheran Church, me: at the
Hazelwood last Wednesday evening for
a fellowship dinner. C. Franklin Koch,
president of the Senior Lesgue, pre
sided, and spoke on "He 0mes Up
Smilin." F. C. Maurer spoke on "The
Value of the Luther Lee.rue to the Indi
vidual," and Dr. L. S. Roach discussed
"The Value of the Your.g People to the
Church." "Observation'" was Pro-
fessor P. W. H. Fredericks' topic. Miss
Jensen spoke in a reminiscent vein.
Rev. J. Allen Leas, tho pastor, epoke
on "What We Expec. of Our Young
People." W. S. T. Der, County Clerk,
of Vancouver, Wash., was present and
spoke In very complimentary terms.
The patronesses were Mesdarres L. S.
Roach. L. Koch, I. M. dohnson. P. W. H.
Frederick, J. Harvey Johnson, J. Allen
Leas and Miss Luebker.
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Rev. E. A. Skogsburgh. of Seattle,
who Is holding revival meetings at the
Swedish Tabernacle, Seventeenth and
Gllsan streets, every night, will speak
three times today. At 10:45 and 7:30
he will speak at the regular services at
the Tabernacle, and at 4:30 will bold
a special meeting for Scandinavian
young people. He is drawing largo
crowds.
Work on Eugene Line Halts.
EUGENE. Or.. April 27 (Special.)
Work on reconstruction of the Eugrene
lines of the Portland. Eugene & Eastern
Railway practically has been suspended
because of the lack of the paving rails'.
Word was received yesterday that a
shipment had Just passed Council ''
Hliiffn. whlrh meATiH t Vt A T-ailK will not
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Nature's Great Purifier Adapted to
the Human System
Sulphur is Dame Nature's great cleanser
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complete solution. Sulphurro 's curative
properties are proving of wonderful
power. Sulphurro cleanses the system and
purifies it as no other agency has yet suc
ceeded in doing.
For generations the beneficial properties
of Sulphur have been known in a limited
way. Taken in a powder, it coats the intes
tines and retards circulation rather than
improving the system's activities; while the
Sulphur in Sulphurro is in complete solu
tion and can be absorbed directly into the
blood, purifying it and so restoring normal
circulation.
Once in the blood, Sulphurro acts upon
the impurities and harmful elements. The
germs of disease cannot live, and the
poisons are driven out of the body.
Sulphurro has cured thousands and
thousands of persons upon the Pacific
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of diseases traceable to impurities of the
blood. This statement is attested by the
hundreds of letters on file in Sulphurro 's
offices, and by the observations of Mr.
Stewart, who for a year distributed it free
to a multitude of people.
For best results directions must be fol
lowed. Send for 32-page booklet, mailed free on
application. Eead it carefully.
Sulphurro is on sale by all druggists in
50c and $1.00 bottles.
THE C. M. C. STEWART SULPHUR CO.,
71 Columbia St., Seattle.
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