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THE CHAUTAUQUA AS- SEMBLY FOR 1904. \ Miss Nellie Holmes, treasurer of the__ \ oung Womans Temperance Association of Buffalo, N. Y., strongly advises all suf fering women to rely, as she did, upon Lydia Ee Pinkham's Vegetable Compound« _ medicine, .. P*** and Vi? by far P Your medicine is indeed an ideal woman's the beat I know to restore lost health and strength. I doolam !Uu ?d, 7®*™’ h®'*« troubled with menorrhagia. My back athed I had bearing-down pains and frequent headaches. I would often w , • ft’om restful sleep, and in such pain that I suffered for hours before I could go to sleep again. I dreaded the long nights as much as the weary «lays. I conanlted two different physicians, hoping to get relief, but, finding that their medicine did not seem to cure me, I tried your Vegetable Compound on the recommendation of a friend from the East who was visiting me. I am glad that I followed her advice, for every ache and pain is gone, and not only this, but my general health is much itnprwed. Ihave a tine appetite ana have gained in flesh. My earnest advice to suffering women in to put away all other medicines and to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege table Compound.**— M im N slux H olms «, MO N o . Division St., Buffalo, iC Y. nUs Irene Crosby, prominent in Social Life in East Savanah, Ga., adds her testimonial to the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. D kab Maa P inkham : —“ It always give« ma pleasure to find an article of real value and unquestioned merit I have found Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound well calculated to relieve and cure the various troubles arising from irregulari- tiee and menstrual pains. “ Much suffering could be spared if we only paid more attention to proper living and diet, but as long as women do not do this, your Vegetable Compound has come to the front as a true friend in need. I have been very pleased indeed with the relief it has brought me. I find that I have perfect health now, and that my mind is also more clear and active since I used your Vege table Compound. It has been of great benefit to me, and I gladly recommend it. Very sincerely yours, Miss’ I rknb C bosbt , 313 East Charlton St, East Savannah, Ga.* Remember that every woman is cordially invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham if there la anything about her case or symptoms •be does not understand. Mrs. Pinkham’s address is Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free, and is cheerfully given to any ailing woman who asks for it. $5000 HKHE AND THERE Among the many great attractions for 1904 are two lectures by Dr. New ell Dwight Hillis, successor of Henry W<vd Beecher and Lyu.an Abb< tt. Tw . le tures by Capt. Richmond P Hobson, one of tbe brilliant lights o tbe United States Navy. Three lectures by Dr. Stanley L. Krebs, author, lecturer, traveler and entertainer. Two appearances of Lou J. Beau champ. A thinker who makes you laugh. A humorist who makes you think. Other lecturers to be announc ed later. Never has tbe management been so liberal in the line of vocal and instru mental music. Pr. f. lr> ing M. Glen of the Univer sity of Oren on, a prince among lead ers, will have charge of the adult chorus, embracing all those who have voices and can read music readily and are willing to work. Mrs. Walter Reed, of Portland, Ore gon’s leading contralto, will assist. Miss Eva 1. Stinson, bead il the musical department of the U. of O-, will be the leading soprano, and Prof. Glen tbe baritone. Prof. Mil too L. Lawrence, of San Jose, favorably known in Ashland, will be tbe leading tenor. If, in ad dition to tbe above, the singers of Southern Oregon ami Northern Cali fornia Join the chorus In such num bers as we have every eison toexpect, tbe tinal grand concert in wblcb the ‘■Holy City” will be given will be the greatest event io tbe history of our Assembly. For several years Prof. Milton L. LBwrence bas bad a large class of boys and girls (ages from 4 to 12 years) organized into the Primary Caautau- qua Chorus, and has done a most re markable work. Some people who have watched him give a lesson have declared it was worth tbe price of a season ticket. No teacher tn tbe pub ic schools can afford to remain unac quainted with tbe “Lawrence meth od’’ of teaching singing to children. !□ 1903 there was organized under tbe dbe.tion of Prof. Lawrence an in termediate class in music for ltds ano misses who do not read music readily. The results were very satisfactory. The primary and intermediate clas»e gave a concert near tbe dose of tbe session. Re member that in 1904 there will be three chorus classes. Adult, interm diate and primary. Pareuis who wish careful, correct training of their ebiloren’s voices sbou d see that they h ive the benefit ot th- coorus training in music. A male quartette, composed ot fine slug ere, will be present during tbe session. Au orchestra composed of several persons from California, io addition to competent players from South« rn Oregon, directed by Prof. Hadley Lawrence of tne King Conservatory o< San Jose, California, will add much to tbe pleasure of our attendance. Miss Aileeo Webber, of tbs 8 O.S. N. 8., and Miss Estelle Drummond, ot Oakland ,Cal., are the Assembly’s ac companist«. Summer school for teachers and others woo desire to prepare for ex- aminatio -s, or who desire t r do spec ial work, will beheld for six Wiens under the direction of Prof. W. T. Van Scoy ot tbe Southern Oregon State Normal School and Prof. G. W. Milam of tbe Ashland Public Schools. This will be a rare opiortunity to combine study, recreation and the good things ot our Assembly. We hope that this school will become a permanent feature of our Assembly Fur further information regarding this s< bool addreM either of the above teachers. Cooking school demonstrations and lectures will be under tbe direction of Mies Margaret C Snell, M. D , tbe very able bead of the department of Household Economy and Hygiene, in. tbe great Agricultural College of Ore* gon. Prof. P. Ritner, assisted by bls daughter, of tbe Medford Business College, will give lessons in short hand. We were fortunate In securing tbe services of Prof. Albert R. Sweetser, tbe bead of tbe Bl log leal Laboratory of tbe University of Oregun, aod also State Biologist. He will bring sever al good microscopes aod gi / e a course for teachers and «there who may be iuteresicd in taking up some things i hat ii is difficult fur them to work ■ mt fur themselves and which He at the ». ui datiuu of nature and biologi cal work. I meat that the Jeffries-Monroe contest i will be indefinitely postponed. Roy H Davis of Eugene ha* been ap John W. Minto has been appointed pointed as a midshipman to the U. S. postmaster at Portland, Oregon, by naval academy at Annapolis. President Roosevelt. F. A. Bancroft A magazine writer asks If political lost his position, because three inves- dishonesty pay« in the long run. We t ligations by inspectors showed him are not so sure about the long run; but j lacking in executive ability, lax in in New York and St. Louis it manage« [ methods and unable or unwilling to at to keep an automobile at the grafter’« tend to the office in accordance with door. regulations required. Three Marshfield young met. left that The population of Salem is 13 287, ipiaoe a few days ago on bicycles, on notwithstanding the assertions ot many their way to St. Louin They expect to the contrary, and the sting of hav- to cover the long distance on their ng the slur thrown at tbe citizens that wheels, and their route is via Portland, Salem, the capital city of Oregon, bas Boise City and Omaha. j only 4,000 people is forever removed. k General Bell of the Colorado mill.i* The ceueue board, Which has been for •ays he has 35 or 40 men In his charge so long hard at work on the census, in who are likely to swing for the murder order tbit there might be no mistake of the 15 miners at Cripple Creek, and made in their report, give the popula that the assassination was due to the tion by precincts, which foots up to the amount above. Western Federation of Miners. If you are 20 years old when your Mrs Gossip—The bride nearly faint ed during the oeremony and bad to be baby Is one year old, then you are 20 supported by her father till it was all times as old as the baby When you’re 25 years old, baby is five, then you are over. Mrs. Tart—Indeed I And now he is five times as old as the baby. When you are 40 years old baby is 20 and you supporting both of them. are but twice as old. Whea you get to During the last few weeks the Rus be 805 instead of being twice as old as sian government has made large pur your daughter you are only one-tb<rd chases of carrier pigeons in Belgium for older. Now, at that rate, bow lung service in the Far E asi . The publica would you bare >o live befor«- your tion of this fact has led to an interest daughter is as old as you ar^ ? Triumphs of Modere Sorflerv. ing discussion as to whether a violation A mau who arrived from th,- i-outb Wi nderful things are done for the ot the neutrality laws is involved. ~ aod reg- human b <dy hy surgery. Organs are For district attorney for Klan>ath | Friday, at Hornbrook, CalU, ' istered as T. J. Done, committed sui taken out, ecraped, polished aod pul and Lake counties E M. Brattain, back, or they may be removed entire cide below that place on Monday. He ly; bones are spliced; pipes take tbe Republican nominee, is defeated by 84 left Hornbrook and walked six miles place of diseased sections of veins; votes by W. J. Moore, Democrat, of below on the Klamath river, where be antiseptic dressings are applied to Lakeview, who carried Klamath by fired a bullet through bis head with a wounds, bruises, bums and like in 137 majority, while Bratta.a received jurie-« before inflammation sets I d , pistol, expecting to drop into tbe which causes them to heal without 53 majority in Lake. stream, but fell back on tbe bank maluration and hi one-third tbe time The 1st« st figure« place tbe plurali The letters G P. were found on nit* required by the old treatment. ty of M«M>re Rep., for supreme judge, shirts and underhear. A torn piece of Chainberialn’s Pain Balm action this at 23,803; that uf H«-r>uaot> lor cougr. sa paper pul together gave I e name of same principle It Is an antisepiic French Gulch, and when applied to such Injuries at 6717 and that ot William»ou at 13, Mrs. F. Phi) ip«, Shasta county, Calif. 1 fee laundry causes ihem to heal very quickly. It 131. Tbe Oregonian plao-s tb>- major mark Is suppo-ed to 1 llcate that his also allays the pain and soreness. ity in fnvor <»f th« lo« »1 «’p'l« n 'aw at real name 1» Phillips Keep a bottle of Pain Balm I d you 2,097 ai 28 0>4>I i , jo > .......... uiruct home and it will eave you time and mi.ney, out to mention the inconven rlow’a That. primary law ience and suffering which such In We off r t>i<e Hu« dr.<1 Ix llHrs R*^ I juries entail. For sale by City Drug Mrs. Mary T-«»mp-ou. eolure*), who ward for ar v raae ••• t atari i> i h t C»D Store. killed Juba Irwin, a wealthy white not be cured bv Hull’s Caiarm Cure. farmer, living at Le anon Junction, | F. J C hsney & Co., T< e<io, O We, ii e U <ie> ig<>> d, have kii )»<’ Are You Going to St. Louis P Kentucky. June 15tn. was taken from jail and banged to a tree She F. J. Corne» for ■ t e la-l ISyears, and U « pin-hase ymir ticket via the believe ill u jietiwtiv honorable lo all weighed 225 pound«and the rope broke. bu-ines- i '' sii » hc ' ton», and hn«>i«*ia ly E > k 1 and f risen Sy »terns. As she ran away the m>>b tired a fuel- able to C ol e-’i tou'e» going aud return a-rv i ut at y o ligatioDb ing, vi« St Paul. Denver, Coiuiado lade after her. until she fell fatally made bv >.«» fi tn spiiiiM. <.r Pu»-i 1<>. A aldind R innan & M akvin , wounded. F>>r rxtexc.all <>n your local azent. Woule « a D - ggi» s, T >1« do, O Advices from Ha bin Springs an- Hall’s Catarrh Cure 1» taken inter- Da'e» i f -«•!»•: June 16 17 18 July 1, nounce that an operation was per- naliy, act log dbectly up >n ti>e bl”Od 2 3, Aug 3. 8. 10 S p . 5 6, 7, Oct. 3, formed on the ailing knee of Jim Jef- *nd B»acou-< surfaces of lhe system. 4 5 Fur lurcher lufortuatioa and - eeuiuz car reservHtlons cal’, upon or . , . .____ ___________ Testimonials sent free. Price, 7ac fries, who will not be permitted tol«ta e per g• .Id bv all Druggist«, address A H. M c D onald , his bed for six days. Among well-ln- | Take Hall’s Family Pills for cODStl- G< o. Aueut, 140 Third St-, Portland, Oregon. formed sporting people there is a senti- patino. Ko do IDY5PEPS1A CURE DIGESTS WHAT YOU EAT TW SI.00 bottle oontaim 2 Vi times the trial rtze, which Mlle for SO canto. PKBPAKBD ONLY AT TH I LA BO KATO BY OF B. <3. DoWITT fie COMPANY, CHICAGO. ILL. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tome Average Annual Sales over One and A Half hi ? No Cure, No Pay of Grove’s Block Root» Liver Nb. MEET DEATH BURNING OF STEAMER THE CAUSE OF APPALLING.« LOSS OF LIFE «HR RACK AGAINST DEATH Awful Catastrophe Occurs in New York Harbor in Plain View of Thousands of Specta tors—Many Acts of Heroism Displayed by Rescuers-Every Hour Adds to Horror of Ter rible Disaster. New York, June 19.—Driven craxy by the horror and agony of loss. two survlvcre of the General •locum disaster have Just committed eulcldo. Up to 2 a. m. thia morning careful tabulation showed 900 dead In the Slocum tragedy, and official« declared that the num ber would reach 1000. Physicians who oxamined the dead, piled up like cordwood, announced that three-fourtha ef the victims had died from In haling flame and amoke, thue chewing that the beat burned like tinder. i Robberlee of the dead added to the horror. Searchllghta were used to light up the deed piled up on the river lalands, and, while photographa were being taken by the coroners, de- tectlvee were hard put to it chasing away the ghouls. Nine hundred and elghty-two tickets were taken sn the boat, and that did not Include SOO children and babies allowed to accompany parents and friends. i i ■i u it tr Ji New York. June 16.—One of the most appal.ing disasters in the hls- tory of New York, tragic in Its im- mensity, dramtic in Its episodes and deeply pathetic in the tender age of most of its victims, took place yester day In the East VT^r, at the entrance to Long Island sound, within a short distance of the New Tork shore and within the eight of thousands of per sons, tne majority of whom were pow erless to minimize the exteat of tbs catastrophe. By the burning to the water's edge of the General Slocum, a three-decked excursion steamship, the largest la these waters, more than 600 persona, the majority of whom were women and children, were burned to death or drowned by jumping overboard or by being thrown into the whirlpools by the lurc^ng of the vessel and the frantic rush of the panic-stricken pas sengers. thing to get safely toward shore ani Engineer B. F. Conklin remained 11 the hold. Mate Edward Flannlgai had charge of the fire brigade, bu when the fire spread over all we hai to get off the boat My hat was burn Ing when I jumped, and I was puliei out of the water and hauled up oi shore under a tree before I reinen bered what had occurred.” deck, through the o’Vertifrning of a pot of grease The wind was high and all efforts to subdue the flames were fu Ule. Consumed in Twenty-three Minutes At One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street there were several lumbei yards and oil tanks and as Captain William Van Bchaick, in command ol the General Slocum, started to turn his vessel toward the shore there h« was warned that it would set fire tc the lumber and oil, so be changed hit course for North Brother island, on« of the twin islands near the entranc* to the sound, where the boat, partially burned, was beached. She sank neai this place two hours and twenty-five minutes after the fire was first dlscov cred. In the meantime the passengers had become panic-stricken and those whe weer not caught by the flames rushed to tbe rear of tbe vessel and hundreds jumped overboard into the swiftly running waters. Life Preservers Out of Reach. The life preservers were too secure ly fastened to their holdings to be available and stories are told of fran tic efforts made by strong men to cut them loose, but even If they could have been torn down they were too high up for the children to reach. It 1« also alleged that no attempt was made to get out the fire apparatus at the first cry of “Fire!" though Cap tain Van Bchaick says that he imme dlately rang the bells for getting out the apparatus. According to several statements no attempt was made to lower boats or life rafts. The race to North Brother Island was horribly dramatic. It was made while the flames, which had been .anned into a fury by the strong head wind, were consuming hundreds ot persons, old and young. Tbe scene was one of frightful panic, with wo men and children Jumping overboard and being lashed by the Chanel whirl pools against the vessel's sides. Wo iq^n and children were crowding to gether on the hurricane deck, which soon burned away and fell, and it is u^.ieved most ot those on this dejk were burned. Pathetic Scenes Enacted. The after rail gave way and the pas sengers who had crowded against tt were pushed Into tbe river. Mothers and children became separated and frantically sought one another, while in several cases fathers and mothers, gathering — elr children together, jumped w . mi them into the water. Lit- children, holding each other by the hand, leaped together and were after wards found clasped In one another's arms. It Is alleged that men fought with women to escape, resulting in the trampling unoer foot of scores of chil- «Iren. Great Lecture s. Chorus classes for adults, Intermediate« and primaries under exsellent direction. Numerous schools. Assembly tine. Vocal and ln- atrun eu'al music. Better than aver* bend for Information. Come. General Agent. 134 Third Street. Portland. Give Me an Opportunity Get hold of a Rock Island System folder, turn to the map, study it a minute or two, and you will get a fair idea of the immensity of the territory traversed lines—Minne- Texas on the South; Alabama on the East Colorado on the West. now or If you are later, will you not kindly give me an opportunity of quoting rates telling you what our through car arrangements are? Three routes East via Denver, Omaha and St. Paul Life Preservers Rotten. Passengers make specific accusa tions that the life preservers on the General Slocum were so rotted with age that they fell apart in one’s bands and were practically worthless. Cap tains of tugboats and others who pick ed up the jackets sustain these % charges. These jackets were filled • with granulated cork instead of solid blocks hnd whenever the canvas was torn the small particles poured out and made the preserver of little or no value. F. A. Barnaby, president ot the Knickerbocker Steamboat company, owners of the Slocum, declares that the requirements of the law had been observed on the steamboat. Regard ing life preservers and other equip ment, Barnaby «aid tbe vessel had been Inspected recently and that if Nature’s Aft Art Gallery oi of the 1» cck es in tcditicn xcditicn to the any blame attached In that regard it A. Cv attractions at St. Louis This can erh he ccit hy j.o rested solely with the inspectors. ing cr rctuiniig via the “Sci mc 1 iht ci W chLL.’ Henry Lundberg and John W. Flem ing, assistant Inspectors, who made the lnspi-ctlon of the Slocum on May UxNRIVALED Scenic Attraction. NEQUALED Dining Car Service 5 last, admitted that they had made no test of buoyancy, declaring that ^SURPASSED in Efforts to Please such tests were made only at the fac tory. It was admitted also that chil dren could not get at them and that Write for illustrated booklet of Colorado’s famous sights and resorts many of the jackets were held by IV. <?. wires. Lundbtrg In his Inspection did not 124 Third Strict Portland, Oration reject a single life preserver. J D enver RAILROAD McBRIDE, Gen'l Agent Sued by His Doctor. Chautauqua at Ashland—July 13-22. H S. ROWE. WILL YGU BE THERE? Last ot a Thousand Heroes. Live acerits to sell Dr. White’s Ee< trie Coinbs, pitenied ian. I, >9.s Cure dandruff, bair fall! g out, s>ek and nervous headsebes, yet cost no more than an ordinary comb. Sells on sight. Agents are wild with suc cess. Seud 50c fur »am pie (ha f price) Write quick. The Dr. White Electric Comb Co., Decatur 111. Only one change of cars PeriL>i c to Li. « th t tn the day time, from or.r «ar to in < iler on the same train If you go east via St. Paul )ou wil naturally preier to ride on the famous Pioneer Limited to Chicago Ho! For St. Louis and lhe World’s Fair! Divers Busy Recovering Bedies. Approximately 485 bodies have been recovered and are now being tagged at the morgues of Bellevue hospital and Harlem., Divers were still busy at a late hour taking bodies from the hold of the vessel, which, they say, is choked with the remains of human bodies, while the bodies of scores who leaped or weer thrown into the river have not been recovered. The General 81ocum had been char tered to carry the excursionists to Lo cust Grove, one of the many resorts of Long Island sound. It Is variously estimated that there were between 1000 and 1600 persons on board the ■locum when she left thS pier at Third street. East river, though the Knickerbocker Steamship company, which owns the Slocum, officially states that the number of passengers was 897, that being only one-third of the vessel's capacity. It is thought, however, that there were several hun dred children in arms, for whom fares are not usually charged on these tripe, on board. •teamer Soon a Maes of Flames. At the extreme eastern end of Ran dall's island, off One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, there is a stretch of water known as the Sunken Mead ows. At LJs point the General Slo cum took fire and as the age of the ▼eesel—she was built in 1191—had aided in the seasoning of the wood, with which she was almost entirely built, she ' as soon a mas« of flames The fire is said to have broken ont tn the lunoh-room one tbe forws / WANTED. Chicago. Milwaukee & S+ ^7 Many Thrilling Rescues. During her flame-enveloped run to North Brother Island the Slocum’« whistle« kept blowing for assistance, but before the whistles had begun to blow several tugs, the captains of which had seen the outbreak of the •re, started after the vessel,, while several rowboats put out from the shore The number of these craft con stantly grew and not the least dra matic incidents of the catastrophe were tbe efforts of the men on these boats to rescue those who had jump ed overboard from the burning vessel. Mea crowded to the rails of the tugs and caught up the drowning persons a« they were borne past by the cur rent. There were many thrilling res cues by this means. “A doctor here has sued me for 912.50, which 1 claimed was excessive fur a case « f cholera morbus,” says R White, of Coachella, C a I. “At the trial be rraised his medical skill and medicine. 1 asked him if It was not Ctiamberl Un's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy be had used, as I had go;«d reason to believe it was, and he would not say under oath that It was not.’’ No doctor could use a bet ter remedy than this in a case ofchol- err morbus, it never fails. S >id by City Drug Store. Double daily train .«cnice to Chicago via the Heroic Rescue Work. Captain Van Etten of the tugboa Arnott says: “While bringing the Arnott down th« sound and when a short distance easi of Rykers Island I saw about a milt ahead a cloud of black 6moke alow ing from a large steamboat. Ringini for full speed, we soon got to th« Slocum. Coming up on the port side the Arnott stood within a hundred yards of the blazing vessel. One max got out the hose, for the Intense heat was already scorching the paint ol the Arnot, and two of the crew, Johx Olsen and Gunder Anderson, peelec off their outer clothing and jumped into the water, which was filled with floating persons, some dead, other« unconscious and some begging to be saved. Olsen and Anderson seized and brought to the side of tbe tug boat eight persons, six women and two children. Three of the womez were unconscious. Then the twc brave fellows recovered fifteen dead bodies, one being that of a big man who was expensively dressed. A large diamond glistened in tbe bosom of hi« •hirt. “Olsen saw three children not more than 6 years of age floating near the shore. Jumping overboard he res cued two. Holding their heads out of the water with his left arm, he used his right in swimming. Then he returned to the other child floating In the water and swam with it to the island. "Three times the tugboat caught fire. A launch from North Brother island brought a physician, who re vived the three unconscious women, One of them became crazed and at- tempted to commit suicide by jump ing overboard. A ^-year-old boy also became temporarily Insane. He do dared his mother had been drowned and he fought desperately and at tempted to jump overboard. “I am positive there were at least 200 bodies floating around the ArnoU Women and children and an occas ional man jumped from the burning vessel and nearly all were drowned.*' Bodies Being Constantly Found. Captain Van Bchaick and his two pilots, Edward Van Wart and Edward M. Weaver, have been arrested. Coroner O'Gorman said late last night that many more bodies had been sighted and were being brought In Tbe following telegraphic message from President Roosevelt was re celved by Pastor Haas: “Accept my profound sympathy for yourself, your church, and your con (rogation. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Captain Van Bchalck’s Statement. New Tork, June 16.—Captain Wil Uam H. Van Bchaick, master of the Slocum, who la held by the police, said last night: "The Slocum loft the^foot of East Twenty-third street at half past 9 o'clock in the morning. There hao been collected from those on board 982 ticket«. The boat passed slowly up the river, through Hell Gate and over toward Sunken Meadows, where the Cawana was burned In *78. When close to the Meadows an alarm of lire was given. At that time I was in the pilot bouse. I jumped down to the deck and gave immediate orders for fighting the fire. The fire drill was sounded and the crew of the boat I numbering twenty-three men, worked like nailer« to get water on to that part of the boat that was burning. “The fire was under the forward boilers on the port side, as I made it out in the excitement My men were exerting their efforts to keep the pas eengers from jumping. The fire was gaining every Instant and the criet of people burning to death could b« heard above every other discordant sound. *1 got the boat under way for North Brother tsland, which was the safest place to attempt to land. The boat was driven on under full speed and pulled up sideways to the shore of th« taland. “Many had jumped prior to this Many were jumping every Instant I "My »Uota, Kdward Van Wart and Edward M. Weaver, were doing every Perhaps there is no living person who would like to assume the role of a man who is the last of a thousand, who have tried to acbieve distinction and who have failed simply because they haye not us<d Cupidene, tbe lu- okpenslble assistant to success in any undertaxing. That Is to say that if you are not physically able to do tbe woiky u desire to do and need some- tl log that will cleanse and recon struct a clouded brain or a nervous stiucture, there is nothing that will do it better or as quickly as will Cu pldeDe. Cupidene is sold by Chas. Strang, Medford at 91.00 per box of six for 95.00. There la no greats r manhood builder than Cupidene, and if you are addicted to excessive use or liquor or tobacco then Cupidene Is truly ydur friend. \exv Overland Service BANDIT MAKES NEW DEMANDS Washington, June 16.—A serious hitch has occurred in the negotiations for the release of Perdicaris and Var ley, the American and Englishman captured in Tangier by the bandit Ralssouli. The details as communi cated to the state department by Con ■ul-General Gummere Indicated that Ralssouli has vastly enlarged his orig Inal demands. He now insists upon absolute control of no less than foui Moorish provinces, and besides do mands that no less than three nations, including the United States, guarantee the sheninro performance of the sul tan’s promise. The demands are re garded as absolutely Impossible of compliance here, notwithstanding what effect the refusal may have upon the fate of the captives. Weeks & Taker Crow Flies The shortest line between Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chi«.ago is Funeral Directors and Embalmers Weat Side. Medford, Ore. Open Nights TO REIMBURSE GOVERNMENT. Washington, June 16.—Acting Sec retary of the Treasury Taylor yester day received a telegram from Presi dent Francis of the Louisiana Pur chase exposition, asking for a con ■truction of the law in relation to the reimbursement of the 14,600,000 gov ernment loan. President Francis in quired whether the 40 per cent due the government yesterday from reve nues of the fair shall be based on ac tual collections or on the earnings to date. The treasury department ruled that the payment should be made from actual collections, rather than from the earnings. the route of the fam ou« North- Western Limited Medford Furniture Co., HouseFuraishers and Undertakers. JohnH. Butler, Funeral Di rector. Day Phone Main 363. Night Phone Main 261. "The Train for Comfort” 13 T O H X A . * ’he k¡nd Vet hroAlwgys Kaat every night in the tear. Before (tertlnf on a inp- no natter where—write for inierestlnc In torn at lor about comfortable traveling H. L SISLER, Oen’l Art.. IM Third St., Portland. Oregon. T. W. TEAsDALK, Oen’l Paea. Act. St. Paul. Minn MILES MUST STAND TRIAL. Kansas City, Mo., June 16.—Deer Lodge. Mont., officers have wired the chief of police of this city to hold William Miles, the self-confessed mur derer of John Edwards, a railway brakeman, killed nineteen years ago, and say they will send someone to take him to Montana for trial. A man named Murphy is now serving a life sentence for the crimes A Ask I I The Agent I b Tbe Only -------- FOR Tick ets -------- VIA--------- Double-Track Railway between tbe Missouri River I and Mothers and Daughters Chicago Try REXICONA The Modern Remedy fur Women TO bi OKANE ST. PAUL, DULITH. MINNEAPOLIS, CHICAGO,ST. LOUIS. ALL POINTS EAST and SOUTH REXICONA b»s Cured some of the worst oases of OVARIAN end UTERINE Disorders posHlve cure for LEUCURRHOEA I T he R exicona C o . lk I v ArntiWmtdd) an Inze Cal ^en<l for U-xiklet Overland Trains Daily o The Flyer and Fast Mail.«* Splendid Service, Up-to- date Equij ment, Courte ous Employes. 2 Daylight trip across the Cascade and Rocky mountains Ladies, Attention! Orlflnal «nd onl; genuine French Tansy Wafer« for sale by t eadlng Drupaiats, K per box. Safe and re- liable Accept no substitute. DR ROBINSON Speolal Agenu i < < < , Ticket«. Rate«, Folders and full Information oali on or adres« h . D ickson , ticket Agent, 12S Thl d Street, Portland, Oregon. S. O. YERKES, Q. W. P. A.. SIS First Avenue. Seattle, Wash. I The Chicago-Portland Special, the most luxurious train in the world. Drawing-room sleeping cars, dining car, buffet smoking and library car (barber and bath). Less than three day« Portland to Chicago. TWO Through Trains to Chicago are operated daily via the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company( Oregon Short Line Rail road, Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago & North-Western Railway to Chicago from Portland and points in Oregon. Daily «nd p*r«oa«lly conducted ««• cumoni in Pullmnn tourist ileepius c«ra from Portl«nd, Lo« Angele« «ad San Fraacitco, through to Chicago without chang«. a. a. arrcHiE. a . c . babkex . C«1A<< U< Muk«9t.. S am FBAMCitco. C al C«n'l Aat-.ejTkM««., roaTLAMD. Oaa. Chicago & North-Western Ry. »Wfl