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THE OREGON - SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1012., ,
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BJLLS INTRODUCED
CHARLES DICKENS HUMORIST AND HUMANIST,
Ope ?cad's Fanciful Pen Will Write
V of Portland and the Rose Festival
Senator . Burton of Ohio1 Will 1 :
Lead Battle forower Post-
age Rate Measure In the
I Southern Pacific Appeals From
Decision of Interstate Com
merce Commission in ' Val
ley Rate Case,
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Photographs shoeing Charles Dickens, the English novelist, at different times and the house in Doughty
ij street where he made his first success. In the top row, left to right, are Dickens' pictures from a
5 painting by Frith, 1856; from the painting by Count d'Orsay, 1841; from a painting by Lawrence,
? ?1837; from a painting by Maclese, 1838; from "Acting as Captain Boabdil," Leslie, 1845; from a draw-
f ' lng by Baugniet, 1858; from a miniature of Margaret Gllles, 1844; from a painting by Amy Schaeffer,
'. 1855, and from a sketch by "Phiz," H. K. Browne, 1836.
Mr, Pickwick's Speech
CASUAL observer, said the secre
A
tary, to whose notes we are m-
AthtrA tar the following account.
might possibly have remarked
nothing eitraorainary in ins www
- head and circular spectacles which were
Intently turned toward his (the secre
. tary"s) face during the reading of the
; above resolutions.
' , ; To those who know that the gigantic
' brain of Pickwick was working beneath
" that forehead and that the beaming
yea 'of Pickwick were twinkling behind
; ? 'those glasses, the sight was Indeed an
. ;. interesting one.
There sat the man who had traced
: ' to their source the mighty ponds of
"Hampstead, and agitated the scientific
world with his theory of Tittlebats, as
- 'calm and unmoved as the deep waters
r of the one on a frosty day. or as a
solitary specimen of the other in the
:. .Inmost recess of an earthen Jar.
And bow much more interesting did
P the spectacle become when, starting in
fun life and animation, as a slmultane
' ,v ous call for "Pickwick" burst from his
i followers, that illustrious man slowly
- mounUd Into the Windsor chair on
" which he had en previously seated and
addressed the club himself had founded.
. What a study for an artist did that
-exciting scene present! The eloquent
"' Pickwick, with one hand gracefully con-
cealed behind his coat tails and the, oth
' er waving in the air to assist his glow-
Jng declamation; his elevated position re-
vealing those tights and gaiters which
had they clothed an ordinary man
" might have passed without observation
but which when Pickwick clothed them
If we may use the expression inspired
involuntary awe and respect, surrounded
by the men who had volunteered to
hare the perils of his travels and
who were destined to participate in the
l- glories of his discoveries
On his right hand sat Mr. Tracy Tup
man, the too susceptible Tupman. who
c to the wisdom and experience of ma
w turer1 years superadded the enthusiasm
u and ardor of a boy. in the most lnterest
v ing and pardonable of human weak
..; nessea love.
i ' Tims and feeling had expanded that
once romantic form; the black silk
v waistcoat had become more and more
developed; Inch by Inch had the gold
watcrr1' chain beneath it disappeared
from within range of Tupman's vision.
! and gradually had the cspaclous chin
. encroached upon th borders of the
white cravat, but the aoul of Tupman
J'ad known no' change admiration of
the fair1 sex was stlU its ruling passion.
On tha left of bis great leader sat
the poetio Snodgrass, and near him
1 again the sporting 'Winkle, the former
poetically enveloped in a mysterious
iub .wftK uLTilna skin collar.
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and the latter communicating additional
lustre to a new green shooting coat.
, plaid '. neckerchief and I closely fitted
drabs. ' ' ' i, ',' ; ! "... .'
Mr. rick wick's oration upon this oc
rasion, together with - the debate there
.' on, is entered on the transactions of
, the club. Both bear a strong affinity to
. the discussions of other . celebrated
bodies; and, as It is always Interesting
1 to traoe a resemblance between the pro
' ' -4edtngs of great men, wo transfer the
entry to thes page. y..,!1 ' ,-'
, "Mr. rickwlck observed fsayS ths
' verretary) ' that fame was dear to1 the
'. heart of every man. Foetio fame was
4ear t tho heart of . bis f rlond Snod
(From Pickwick Papers)
grass, the fame of conquest was equally
dear to his friend Tupman, and the de
sire of earning famo in the sports of
the field, the air and the water was
uppermost in the breast of his friend
"Winkle.
"He (Mr. Pickwick) would not deny
that he waa Influenced by human pas
sions and human feelings (cheers) pos
sibly by human weaknesses (loud cries
of -No!'; but this he would say, that if
ever the fira of self importance broke
out in his bosom the desire to benefit
the human race in preference effectually
quenched it. The praise of mankind was
his swing; philanthropy was his Insur
ance office. (Vehement cheering.)
He had felt some pride he acknowl
edged It freely; and let his enemies
make the most of It he had felt some
pride when he presented his Tlttlebatlan
theory to the world; it might be cele
brated or it might not (A cry of 'It
is!' and great cheering.)
He would take the assertion of that
honorable Pickwickian whose voice he
had just heard it was celebrated; but
If the fame of that treatise were to ex
tend to the furthest confines of the
known world, the pride with which ne
should reflect on the authorship of that
production would be as nothing com
pared with the pride with which he
looked around him on thla the proudest
moment of his existence. (Cheers.)
"He waa a humble individual. (No,
no.) Still he could not but feel that they
had selected him for a service of great
honor, and of some danger. Traveling
waa in a troubled state, and the minds
of coachmen were unsettled. Let them
look abroad and contemplate the scenes
which were enacting around them.
"Stage coaches were upsetting in all
directions, horses were bolting, boats
were overturning and boilers were burst
ing. (Cheers a voice, 'No!') No!
(Cheers.) Let that horrible Pickwickian
who cried 'No' so loudly come forward
and deny it if he could.' (Cheers.) Who
was it that cried 'NoT' (Enthusiastic
cheering.) Was it some vain and dis
appointed man he would not say haber
dasher (loud cheers) who, jealous of
the praise which had been perhaps un
deservedly bestowed on his (Mr. Pick
wick's) researches, and smarting under
tha censure which bad been heaped up
on his own feeble 'attempts at rival
ry, now took this vila and calumnious
mode of
"Mr. Blottan (of Aldgate) rose to or
der. . Did the honrable Pickwickian al
lude to him? (Crlea of 'Order!' Chair!"
Yes,' 'No.' 'Go on!' 'Leave off!' etc.)
"Mr. Pickwick would not put up-to be
put down by clamor. He had alluded to
the honorable gentleman, (Great excite
ment)
"Mr. Blotton would only say then that
he repelled the honorable gent'a false
and Bcurrilloiis accusations with pro
found contempt (Great cheering.) The
honorable gent was a humbug. (Im
menise confusion and loud cries of
Chair!' and 'Order!') -
"Mr. A. Snodgrass rose to order. He
threw himself .upon tha chair, (Hear!)
He wished to know whether this dis
graceful contest between two - members
of the club abould be allowed to con
tinue. .'(Hear, hear!) ,h "V '
"The chairman was quite aura, that
tha honorable Pickwickian would with
draw the expression he had Just made
use of,'"'1' '.-.; i ;. ',;; v: ;. :'''',
"Mr. Blotton, with at) possible respect
r rrri yi
Bow the . ramoua Plck-
kiok dob Waa rormed,
"That the corresponding society
of the Pickwick club is therefore
hereby constituted; and that Sam
uel Pickwick, esq., G. C. M. P. C;
Tracy Tupman, esq., M. P. C; Aug
guatus Snodgrass, esq., M. P. C,
and Nathaniel Winkle, esq., M. P.
C, are hereby nominated and ap
pointed members of the same, and
that they be requested to' forward,
from time to time, authenticated
accounts of their juorneya and in
vestigations, of their observations
of. character and manners, and of
the whole of their adventures, to
gether with all tales and papers, to
which loyal scenery or associations
may rise, to the Pickwick club, sta
tioned in London.
"That this association cordially
recognizes the principle of every
member of the corresponding so
ciety defraying his own traveling
expenses, and that it sees no ob
jection whatever to the members
of the said society pursuing their
inquiries for any length of time
they please, upon the same terms.
"That the members of the afore
said corresponding society be, and
are hereby informed that their pro
posal to pay the postage of their
letters and the carriage of their
parcels, has been deliberated up
on by this association. That this
association' considers such proposal
worthy of the great minds from
which It emanated, and that It here
by signifies its perfect asqulescence
therein." Pickwick Papers.
for the chair, was quite sure he would
not.
"Tha chairman felt It his Imperative
duty to demand of the honorable gentle
man whether he had used the expression
which had Just escaped him in a com
mon sense.
"Mr. Blotton had no hesitation in say
ing that ha had not he had used the
word in ita Pickwickian sense. (Hear,
hear!)
"Mr. Plckwlrk felt much gratified by
the fair, candid and full explanation of
his honorable friend. He begged it to
be at once understood that his own, ob
servations had been merely intended to
bear a Pickwickian construction.
(Cbeers.)"
Here the entry terminates, aa we
have no doubt the debate did alao, after
arriving at such a highly satisfactory
and intelligible point
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(Wblnttnn Bureau of The Journal.)
Washington, Feb. 10. The- Southern
Pacific company, the Corvallie & East
ern , Railroad company, , and the Inde
pendence & Monmouth Railway com
pany Joined In a petition which waa
filed recently in the court of commerce
In Washington. D. C, asking that the
order of the Interstate Commerce com
mission tn the ooae brought by the Ore
son & Washington Lumber Manufactur
ers' association against the railroad cor
porations named reducing the lumber
rates to Han 1'renclsoo and neighbor
ing points be "set aside and held for
naught" and that "the Interstate Com
merce commission. Its. members, agents.
attorneys, servants and representatives
be forever enjoined from enforcing
sald order or taking' any; steps or in
stituting any proceedings for the 'en
forcement thereof; that tha said ratea
so established by the commission be
declared to be unjust and unreasonable:
that the commission be enjoined from
reestablishing said rates or any rata
less than $6 per. ton of 2000 pounds
on rough green fir lumber and )ath
from points in the Willamette valley
south of Portland to San Francisco and
bay points unless and until there are
shown facts other than facts which
have yet been shown, and "unless and
until it be proved that there are
changed conditions warranting the ea
tabltahment of a lower rate; and for
general and special relief aa tha equi
ties of the case may warrant."
Ratea Ordered Xtowored.
The petition recites how. In 1908, the
rates were ordered lowered from $5 per
ton to $3.40 "from points upon the east
bank of Bald Willamette river and upon
the west bank thereof south of said
Corvallia to San Francisco, CaL, and
bay points; and a rate not exceeding
13.66 per ton from polnta upon the west
bank of the river north of Corvallls to
San Francisco and bay points, not in
eluding in either rate-Portland, Or., as
a point of origin." The railroads then
filed their bill of complaint in the cir
cuit court of the United States for
the northern district of California
against the Interstate Commerce com
mission to enjoin and vacate the order,
and the case came on in Ootober, 1908,
wnereupon the court declined to grant
the injunction, but being divided in
opinion as to the disposition to be made
of a demurrer filed by the commission,
certified the cause to the supreme
court and permitted the order of the
commission to become effective.
The supreme count thereafter dis
missed the certificate, leaving the causa
for disposition by the circuit court, and
February 28, 1910, the circuit court con
sidered the evidence and dismissed the
case. The carriers appealed to the
supreme court, which, on February 20,
1911, entered its decree reversing tha
decree of the circuit court 'The lower
rates, were, however, put into effect
after the circuit court had declined to
interfere with the order of the com
mission, and the petition, after stating
thla fact and that tha order waa that
the ratea should not be changed for two
yeara, says:
"Notwithstanding the wrongful lower
ing of the rates by the commission and
notwithstanding the pendency of the car
riers' appeal the rates coOld not be ad
vanced otherwise than by a publlcatiog
of a tariff raising them, no matter what
might be the result of the appeal of the
carriers. Hence, on or about the 8th
day of September, 1910, tha Southern
Pacific company, joined by the petition
era herein, filed with the interstate
commerce commission, effective October
16, 1910, Its certain tariff 47-E, I. C. C.
8409, by which it restored the rate on
rough green fir timber and lath from
Willamette valley points south of Port
land to San Francisco and Ban Fran
cisco bay points to $5 per ton the rate
in effect prior to the reduction by the
commission as above pleaded. It waa
the purpose and Intention of the car
riers to restore tha rate which had been
reduced eo aa to have it effective at the
expiration of the, aatd order, about
which time it was anticipated the su
preme court would pass upon their ap
peal." The Lumber Manufacturers' associa
tion then, on September IS, 1910, filed
;ts complaint attacking the advance and
changes in the rates and the same were
suspended until February 6, 1911, and
later until May 1, 1911.
Kate Shown to Be &ow.
The commission on February 4, 1911,
held a hearing and further evidence of
a cumulative character was introduced
to show that any rate lower than a S3
rate was unreasonably low, but the
commiHston held that no new facts
were brought out. The supreme oourt
rendered Its decision February ao, 1911,
reversing th action of the circuit court
The petition says:
"The commission, though advised of
the opinion and decree of the supreme
court did not accept and act upon them
according to their true Intent and mean
ing, according to which, as petitioners
are Informed and believe, .they should
have set aside their order of suspension
and left In effect the said rata of $5;
but made their order, by which,
either from a misconception of the true
Intent and meaning of the opinion and
decree of the supreme court or, arbi
trarily, they, as petitioners are informed
and believe, In effect overruled the su-,
preme court of the United States and
established a rate of $3.50 per ton of
2000 pounds. "Instead of the
rate of 83.40 they previously made and
$3.75 Instead of the former rate of $3.65
formerly ordered by the ..commission,
leaving the rate from Portland at $5
per ton. The petition contlnuea:
-"The rates so established are substan
tially tha same rates which bad former
ly been established by the commission
and which were condemned by the su
premo court. " The amount of increase
above' the' former rate is insignificant
and petitioners believe and ao charge
was not made by the commission for the
purpose of making such ratea reason
able In themselves for the servlcea ren
dered, but waa solely to make soma var
iation from the former rates, while' at
the same time substantially retaining
those ratea for the reaaons set forth in
thelri former opinion.''
, U Grief-Stricken Man a Suicide. v
- Seattle, Wash., Feb. 10. Grieving over
the death of his wife, and in poor health,
Edward Lelghton last nlgbt ahot him
self through the right temple, " dying
almost Instantly. Lelghton was Pacific
coast manager of tha Humboldt Great
Western .Liniment and Dilator oompany.
Moving pictures of insects In flight
have ' proved that they regulate their
speed by changing the i inclination of
their wings rather than . byi increasing
the rapidity of their motion, -
Opie Read, sketched by Cartoonist
newspapermen of Portland by
Tuesday evening.
Written for Tha Journaf by Roy Carter.
0P1R READ'S flowery metaphor will
help to lead the world to the
Portland Rose Festival thla year.
Thla man, who as an author,
newspaper man and story teller.
has created a class for himself, has
consented to write a atory based on the
fanciful legend of the northwest In
dians' flower worship and this story
wlU be taken up by one of the large
news ayndlcatea to be distributed all
over the United States.
George Hutchln, of tha Fortiana Rose
Festival association, la responsible for
the idea and when it was mentioned to
Mr. Read the genial creator of the
"Tenneaaee Judge," and "Llm Juckltns"
quickly promised to do his level best
The subject waa brought up last Tuea
day night at the dinner given by the
new Multnomah hotel management to
the newspaper men. Bead aquarea nia
ahouldera when Hutchln got through
proposing it and said: -I'll
din mv Den in the attar of rosea
and write of thla new Eden just as if
the spring of youth had never nown.
I'll tell the rock-ribbed east that the
land of milk and honey is not a tra
ditional domain but lies about the old
Willamette.
"I'll tell the south, where all the
young blades have red rosea in their
veins to come out here where men get
old without losing youth, and that re
minds me."
Opie got his breath and continuea:
"I was climbing over the ozams one
summer dav when I met. an old man
who waa crying. He leaned on a staff,
and wept unreservedly. "What a tne
matter, old man?' I asked.
M'My daddy Just whipped me, he
answered, pointing Into a hut at the
aide of tha road. I went inside and
there sat a wizened and cacKung ming
which still bore eigne of life. I said
to him, 'Why did you whip your son?
" whv. because be th'owed a rock at
his granddaddy,' rasped the aged father,
pointing toward the garden.
TJaxed by tnese revelations
the little natch at the back of the
house to see what manner of man was
there. I could see no person at first
then later I noticed a suit or ciomes
flopping up and down in one corner
of the garden, and when I got over there
I found It was granddaddy, who waa ao
dried up and light that every time he
struck hla hoe upon the ground he
flounced up and had to clamber down
the hoe handle. .
"Yea. air. 1 feel a new inspiration or
youth," said Read and he looked aassy
at a girl who was watching him smoke
his big, black pipe. The gtr led Read
away to talk about his new book which
will be published shortly, and Hutchln
unfolded a part of his plan.
On a certain day of the Rose Festival
10 young society women whose identity
Is yet being kept secret, wm oance
the marvelous dance of roses, clad In
roses and under a bower of roses. This
will be a reproduction of the ancient
dance of the Indian maids with Its sav
age rudeness left out And this la ona
of the fibers of Opie Read's atory that
ia to be; The rest Ilea unborn in tha
gossamer imagination of Opie Keaa.
There la no man in the United Statee
better auallfied to do thla task than
Opie Read, first because he la a master
of pretty descriptions, and alao because
his heart is in tne project.
TOmmA waa hnni In Tennessee, lived in
Arkansas. Kentucky and itlaaouri and
flnallv went to Chicago, m nis eany
daye he waa a printer-editor of the type
Mark Twain haa made lamoua. ne is
a metanhorlcal writer and gives to
otherwise commonplace ideas tha imag
ery of tha poet the facility of the es
sayist and the ringing eloquence of the
orator.' ':"' - ', , ' -,
When he waa 80 yeara younger ne
ran "The Arkansas Traveler" at Little
Rpck. It waa an unique ,4 paper ana
gained wide circulation even where
Arkanaaa waa little known, ; In his ed
itorials Read would often wax caustic
and those were the days when powder
burned more readily' and under less
provocation than now. . .'
One day when Read Was down at the
station with tha rest of Little Rock's
population to see the evening train
come la from Memphis, he noticed a
big; brisk man atep from the platform
and look about aa a atranger Invariably
does. Read, moved by , curiosity and
hospitality, went' over ' and ; aaked tha
man -whom he wanted to aee. : ' . i' '
' ''I'm huntln that' fellow Read who
runs the 'Traveler,'." aald the etrnnger,
his eyes blazing, at .the ' mention of
Bond's name.
"Well, I know where hla office is and
Seed, at the dinner tendered to the
the Multnomah hotel management
I'll take you there directly. I reckon
you wouldn't mind wetting your whistle
in the meantime," Baid the diplomatic
Opie, for he saw that the left duster
pocket of the atranger sagged under
the weight of a gun.
They drank together and ate together,
slept in the same bed and went together
the next morning to rustle for more
liquor, using sagacity where money had
served the day before.
"But I've got to get that fellow
Read." the atranger would say with
dogged fervor.
"Well, Just let thlnga rack along for
a spell and then we'll have a drop or
two and then go see him."
"I'll have a drop or two of hla blood."
"Of course you will."
The two sauntered into Read'a pri
vate office, which waa the composing
room, and the only privacy It had was
when the press was running. An en
raged foreman met Read and demanded
"copy" and asked where In Kansas
City he had been.
The stranger turned to Read, a flash
of understanding In his eye. The droll
smile was too much; he extended his
hand and aald: "Mr. Read, you are a
genius and a gentleman." f
t Read is somewhere between 40 and
70 yeara of age, you can't tell where
by looking. He la of the type which
age can't wither or custom stale. His
face and head suggest the Roman poet
and his. size, the bull moose. Aa he
strolled back to the crowd with the
girl he had been whispering with a
jealous, blackeyed man ran up and took
the girl away. Then Opie Read saun
tered toward the hotel door humming
the hymn of the Ozarks,
"You got to .quit klckln'. my dawg
around."
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let you wear it at our rlak. -
We'll trrve you 60 daye' time to test
It -If It doesn't keep your rupture from
coming out, when you are workhig and
at all other times If It doesn't put ah
and to tha trouble you've heretofore had
with your rupture If, you don t get
better t ight away .than the trusa won t
cost you a cent.
different from everything else ror mea and addresses pf over, 4000 people
rupture that it haa received 18 separata who haVa tried It and want you to know
It la as comfortable , Write' for It todaldon't out it off
Washington, Feb, 10. Legislation look
ing towards Ona ent- later nnalan has'
been Introduced In' congress by Senator -Theodore
E. Burton of Ohio, who of-
fared a bill in the senate, and Repre-
MnfatlvA .Tnin IV. WaVlT nt afojlflarhH
r.mwiA m hill trf
the house. , " -.'.. .':',.'..',.--'
eenaior ourion. anown inrvuinoui iae
United States for hla advocacy of lm
portent river and harbor legislation and .' ; '
as chairman of the United States sen-. ;
ate committee on expenauures in tne
treasury department has indicated that
he will lead he campaign in the senate
for the passage of the one cent "post- ,
age bill. ' Representative John W. Weeks
of Massachusetts will look after the in-
tareat of the bill in the houae. -
Bate wm Be Effective oon. . '
JTnlv lla tha riata aat for the tneu. :
greaa pasaea tha bill at thla session. The
bill itself la brief, but ita preamble in
dicates very clearly the reaaons for one
cent letter postage. '', .;.:
t The preamble ahowa:
"The rate of postage on a letter of
one-half ounce weight or fraction there-
ftf 1? rnrrittA finm N vnrlr CTIfv tn
Buffalo, a distance of leaa than 400 -
miles was in 1843 25 cents and similar .
ratea, high as oompared with present
ratea prevailed elsewhere." .
"By successive and frequent reduc
tions this rate waa reduced until by act
of March ' 8, 18S8, becoming operative
October 1, 1883, the rate was two cents
only lor a letter weighing one-naif
ounce or a fraction thereof, to be car-
4aA nnv1 rilntAhft fifltam arftHIn tha
limits of the entire country."
"These reduetiona ao stimulated the .
growth of mall of tha first class that
no reduction, or only a small temporary
avrf nnf I rr 4n ravan n ak aimiwsm1 Thaaia.
wa uvuwii) avvvuuw s w v a a wsa av II vlv
manifold reduetiona all took place. In
the first '40 of tha last 70 years while
no reduction in first class postage rates,
save that an extension of tha weight
limit from one-half ounce or fraction
thereof to one full ounce or fraction
thereof waa made In 1885, but that no
other reduction aave thla above named
has been made in tha period of nearly
SO yeara that haa elapsed since Octob
er 1, 1883.
"During most of this time the first .
claas mall haa produced a revenue vast
ly in excess of the costs of ita service,
aa an Instance of which' the revenue for
tha latet fiscal year, ending June 30,
1911. haa been over $182,000,000, of
which amount over $3,0Q0,000 is esti
mated profit to the department, thus
indicating that a considerably lower
rate, which would enormously stimu
late the growth of this class of mall
with a resultant further increase of
revenue therefrom, would probably am
ply compensate the government,vpartlc
ularly bearing In mind that no reduc
tion Is contemplated in postage on post
al cards.
JTo Profit on Kail ervtoe.
"It waa 'never Intended that the de
partment should make a profit from
any class of mall.
"Now therefore be it enacted by the
senate and bouse of representatives of
the United States of America tn con
gress assembled, that upon all mall mat
ter of the first class postage shall be
charged, on and after the first day of
July, 1911, the rate of one cent1 per
ounce or fraction thereof."
The bill for a lower rate on first
clasa postage will be supported to a
finish by the National One Cent Post
age association which haa its headquart
ers at Cleveland. Ohio. The organisa
tion has several thousand members,
comprising buslnesa firms and Individ
uals all over the United States. '
No open opposition Has arisen to the
movement for one cent postage. Of
ficers of the association say that If the
lower rate is not inaugurated within a
short time,' It will be because of selfish
interests which formulate outside.
How Jt Strengthens and Heals.
In addition to holding the rupture. the
Cluthe Trusa or Cluthe Automatic Ma
aager ia constantly giving a aeothlng,
strengthening raaasage to the weak rup-
turan parts. . . . .;
proof how it. ends all expense how you
this book may be the means of adding
n.nv veara to your Uf and of restoring
you t0 tri strength and uaef ulneaa.
jusc use tne coupon, or aimpiy .say
in a, letter or postal, ,"8end , me your
book." In writing us. please give pur
box number as below. -
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