THE OMAHA DAILY UEE : TmTHSDAY , JAINUAHY 5 , 1890.
San Juan Full of Unique Sights and
Strange Conditions.
SANITATION IS UTTERLY INEFFICIENT
Soil Slrciicil ultli ( Ynliirlr * of Ac-
fjti in ii I n I e il I in | i it r III rM N M-
| IIIKT .Moil l.fiut \Mrlcil
anil Kxcllltiu ; l.lfc.
( Correspondence of the Associated 1'rem )
SAN JUAN , I'orto Ulco , Dec. 18. In the
mat't'r of cleanllne")1 ? this city Is deceptUe.
It one comes from other Island towns to
Han Juan , or better jet , If one conies from
the m era go West Indian ports to San Juan ,
Han Juan will at Ilrst seem tlcnn In com
parison. This 1s because tin ? streets of I'orto
Hlco'a capital are for thu most part very
we/1 p.ived and are kept actually fairly
clean , A comparison can be made to a
shiny , steel tire on a very muddy wagon
wheel. The city streets arc for the most
part clean , but the houses nnd the number
less Interior courts and connecting allej ways
nro Indescribably dirty.
Ban Juan City l built on the western end
of a long and narrow Island that runs al
most duo coat nnd west across the northern
slilo of San Juan harbor. The northern
nldo of this Island Is the highest , being
sixty or seventy fi-ct above se.i levcf , nnd
from tbfa rldgo the land slopes evenly to the
boutli or harbor side of the Island. The har
bor Is largo nnd lias an eastern nnd a west
ern entrance ; the western entrance only can
bo used by ehlps ; the eastern entrance Is
shallow. Hut there Is a fair current of water
through the harbor with each Blight rlso
nnd foil of the tide. The prevailing winds
are from the north.
ll\K I'liiliilr ' * .
A noticeable feature of the city Htrceta Is
that the first floors , In cases whcro the
houses ha\o two stories , arc cither gUcu
over to olllces .and warelioiuses or arcIn -
habltc-d by the poorer cf.isses. K\ery one
known that It la healthier to live above the
ground lloor , consequently all those who can
afford to do llvo there. As one walks
through the > streets one cntchca glimpses of
Interior courts that seem all\e with people ;
enter these courts and you are Impressed
with the great number of people who ll\o
In small upaces and are deprived of nlr and
Hght. In these tenements the sanitary ar
rangements are practically nil. There are no
public lavatories In town nnd the vast
amount of clothes that Is weekly washed In
thU as In all Central American cities Is
done In these houses. Alleyways , halls and
crowded rooms are forever hung with damp
clothing. Teed Is cooked over charcoal llrcs
In any corner and alt water comes from un
derground reservoirs In the yards that catch
the rain from the roofs. All the water that
the city has today Is cistern water. The
malodors from these many tenements blow
out Into the streets and rise to the people
who live above. H Is almost Impossible to
find today In San Juan a second-story for liv
ing purposes under which there do not re
side several families with habits such as U
hero described.
Tmvii In iioirli'M ly Uiitlily.
The situation can bo summed tie thus
shortly : The city today Is overcrowded ,
there Is not sufllclent water nnd what there
is Is bad , the froll U Impregnated and
poisoned with the accumulations of years
nnd centuries and there are no sanitary ar
rangements such ! \s \ sewers nnd drains. The
question can bo handled radically and
straight out from the shoulder , In which
case the population of the tenements will |
have to bo thinned out.
The matter of the sanitation of this city
needs American handling. It calls for a
North American to run It. It Is the purpose
of the present American military authorltic
to allow the porto Illcans to administer ,
within certain limitations , their own affairs.
Dut this matter of health , which ' affects
very American resident In the capital ,
should bo energetically administered by an
American. It Is manifest that a I'orto Illcaa
cannot do It as It should bo done.
On the northern ridge of the city of San
Juna la a long line of old Spanish fortifica
tions. There arc walls many feet thick
broken by embrasures for cannon nnd old
sentry boxes. In picturesque Irregularity
they stretch along above the breakers from
Morro castle on the western end to the old
fortress of San Cristobal on the other. This
part of San Juan Is the moU attractive ; It
IB exposed to the persistent trade winds and
the ground Is the highest In town. It la
clearly the best location In the city , but
unfortunately It Is now occupied by San
Juan's worst and dirtiest inhabitants.
TroiibluiiH I , lien of Udltnrx.
The life of a Porto Klcan editor has been
known In the past as a career full of trials
and vicissitudes.
Politics Is and has been the reason of
being of almost every Porto Ulcan news-
paper. And politics In Porto Itlco 1m o been
contests tilled with all sorts of bitter per
sonalities , of rancor and squabbling ; con
tests where principle , platform and party
idea are lost and forgotten In the fight
against > our opponent , as a person. It Is
seldom a politician would eecm to be opposed
because of thu party principle he repre
sents , but because of the rascal , the black
guard and the robber which ho is asserted
to bo. So newspapers spring into existence
with the main Idea of attack or defense ; at
tacks always personal , defenses agalnit the
groundless and base Insinuations of men
who are no better than they should be , etc.
This condition of affairs was sufficient to
bring excitement and annojanco Into the
lives of editors. Coupled with these normal
and accepted circumstances was always the i
possibility of government Interference and
the retaliation of a political opponent should
ho ascend to power. Both of these con
tingencies meant Imprisonment.
VlcCur I'uiilfthcN 111 * Felloiv * .
It Is said , and the writer bis learned
that many truthful remarks are made in
Porto Hlco notwithstanding the average
American's tendency to disbelieve all that
Is told him , that after the elections of this
> ear the political leader who , In splto of
the efforts of his many opponents , was
elected to power , Imprisoned every editor In
San Jufln City with the exception of two ,
ono being a close personal friend and tbo
other the editor of UU own organ , as well
ns every editor In the whole island who
had been his enemy during the troublous
days of his campaigning.
There is no Porto Hlcan editor of any
prominence- who has ' been long engaged
in Journalism who is' not thoroughly fa
miliar with the insldo of prison walls.
Papers sprung up and grew with mushroom
rapidity until the editor was hauled to Jail ,
then they wcro forgotten , and today exist
only In tlio recollection of the fearless young
editor who Is still particularly bitter against
tbo man who sent him to prison.
The war was an especially troubled and
dangerous time for journalists. As a result
of the times and consequent troubles many
papers ceased to appear , some for reasons
of wlso discretion , others for reasons en
tirely beyond the power and control ( if their
editors.
As aoon as the American forces took pos
session of San Juan one after another of
these Journal resumed business , some with
Headache
speedily cured by the use of
Horsfinl'sAcid ' Phosphite
Take no Substitute.
I
I a few remarks explaining the reasons of
their recent discontinuance , others with a
| brief outline of future policy , and alt with
I a flowery welcome to the new power In the
land. Ivilltors were feeling their way under
the new conditions , and were anxious to
learn what freedom they would enjoy. The
writer was approached by several nnd asked
to explain the measure of the liberties enJoyed -
Joyed by the press of the United States.
I'lirxnc Mlicrf ; ( u I : I > CNN.
It was not long before the press of Porto
Itlco overstepped the liberty allowed by the
military authority In the land. Two papers
In 1'oncn published scurrilous and lying
articles about the American soldiers quar
tered In that city. This regiment was the
1'lrst Kentucky. They were not blameless
In the matter , their conduct wan many
things that It should not have been , but
they did not deserve the criticism meted
out to them by the newspapers In question.
( leneral Henry , then commander of the
Pence district , called the edltora of these
two papers to his presence. These men
quickly acknowledged to him that their re
marks about the soldiers wcro not all true.
Then Qeneral Henry told thu two editors
something about Kcntucklans end their
customs when at home. Ho exaggerated a
little to bo sure , but he had his good
reasons for so doing. He spoke of the
Kentticklans' objections to being slandered
arid said they were a people who often took
the punishment of offenders against the
national and state honor into their own
hands. Ho Incidentally described rawhldo
whips , told them how they were prepared
and how they wore sometimes used , spoke
of the effects of being beaten by them. "U
Is | seldom a man dies from such a whip-
pine , , " said the general , "hue ho Is often
pretty j , well disfigured. " Then the Reneral
said he was really sorry for the two edi
tors. Ho offered to give them a Kuard of
regulars for their protection , but they
faintly answered they did not think it was
nocussary. The next morning ono left the
country in a sloop for St. Thomas and the
other wont Into hiding outside of the
city. Now that the First Kentucky regl-
merit has gone home the latter lias again
been teen In Ponce.
htnili > r of M * ftMiiKc I'njii Tnx.
SAN THANCISCO , Jan. 4. United States
Circuit Judge Morrow has decided that the
stamp tax on telegraph messages must bo
paid by the sender and not by the company.
The decision was rendered In the case of
JV. . Kirk against the Western Union Tele
graph company. Kirk , who is known as
"King of the Dudes , " tendered a message tea
a telegraph company , but declined to pay
for the stamp required by the war revenue
bill.
OrHiinliitloii of I'll pi-r Milker * .
Al'PLUTON , Wls. , Jan. 4. Advices from
Holjoko , Mass. , are to the effect that the
proposed writing paper combination was
effected last Friday , but that the manu
facturers Interested refuse to afflrm or
deny Hie rumor. The capitalization Is eald
to be $40,000,000 and the trust organized on
the same plan as the International com
pany.
Three Children SufToente.
BALTIMORE ] , Jan. 4. Grace Fuller , aged
10. John Wesley , Jr. , 3 years old , and Eugene
Jerome Wesley , an Infant , were suffocated
at the homo of John Wesley , colored , near
CatonvlIIc. today. The parents were out at
work and the children had been left at homo.
During their pranks a Christmas trco caught
lire and when the neighbors broke 1ftto the
house all thrco were dead.
\olirnnknn Arre tc < l lit Cheyenne.
CHEYENNE , Wyo , Jen. 4. ( Special
Telegram. ) H. L. Wells of Scotts Bluff
county , Nebraska , wns arrested here today
on . the request of the authorities of Norton ,
i Kan. , by whom he Is charged with obtain
ing j ten cars of cattle under false pretenses.
Wells will be taken to Kansas for trial.
AilnilnUtratlnn in Endomed.
SACBAMENTO , Cal. , Jan. 4. In the as
sembly the Belshaw resolution recommend
ing the state's representatives In congress
to support the administration In the mat
ter of Its policy In the Philippines led to an
extended debate. The resolution was finally
adopted.
I-ctflMlntiire In Seinloii.
BOSTON , Jan. 4. Both branches of the
great nnd general court of Massachusetts
convened today and were sworn In by the
governor. George E. Smith of Everett was
re-elected president of the senate and In the
house John L. Bates of Boston was chosen
speaker.
Afir Hampshire Amicntlily Organize * .
CONCORD , N. H. , Jan. 4. The New
Hampshire general court assembled today.
Organization was effected In the senate by
the election of Thomas Nelson Hastings of
Walpole as president. Frank D. Currier or
Canaan was elected speaker of the house.
What Pupa buld.
Baltimore American : There was ellcnco
for a moment.
Presently she spoke , and the tone of voice
she elected to use was tremulous and plead
ing.
"Gustavlus , dearest , do do you ever
drink ? "
Reluctantly he admitted that there were
occasions when he glanced carelessly upon
itho wine when it was ready.
"Ah ! dearest. " she continued , with anz-
lety depicted on her lovely features , "what
do jou suppose papa would say If he should
discover that his only daughter's future
husband drank ? "
"Ho discovered It yesterday afternoon , "
responded Gustavlus , with some of the same
old reluctance.
"Oh , and what did bo say ? " she Inquired ,
breathlessly.
"Ho said" "the " manly young fellow's
voice trembled "be said , 'Well , Gustavlus ,
my boy , I don't care If I do. Mine's the
same , with Just A dash of bitters. ' "
There was silence tor a moment possibly
two moments.
Indeterminate Sentence Ulrica ! .
SALEM , Mass , Jan. 4. The indeter
minate sentence act , so-called , was declared
unconstitutional by the supreme court to
day.
SPORTING NEWS ,
AVIunerN ntNeiv Orlcana.
NEW OULUANS , Jan. 4. This was the
thlrty-sKtn day of the Crescent City
Jockev club's winter meeting. The weather
I was drizzling nnd the track heavy. Hand-
sell was the only winningfavorite. . Re-
suits :
rirst race , selling , seven furlonps : Hal-
ton won , Glenwyno second , Locust Blossom
third. Time : 1.33V1.
Second race , blx nnd one-half furlongs :
Cathedral won. Sir Blaze second , Vignette
third. Time : 1:25. :
Third nice , selling' , one nnd one-eighth
miles : Rockweed won. Mount Washington
second , Inllatmnatar third. Time : 2.02.
Fourth race , ono mile : Handsell won ,
Queen of Song second , Dr. Vaughan third.
Time : I:45t4. :
Fifth race. Belling , six furlongs : Japan
won , Uavls second , Ben Frost third. Time :
SUnterw OrKnnlce A oelntlon.
MINNEAPOLIS , Jan. 4. Preliminary
nero taken here today for the organi
zation of u professional skating men's as ,
sociation of America. The plans provide
that professional skatliiK shall come under
the control of the new National Cycle Rnc-
Intf Men's Union of America , and rules
will be < lr.ivtii up nnd submitted to that
organization for Its approval. The skating i
movement la a direct result of the recent
j professional movement.
( iniiiinu Ton btronir fur Miller.
ST. LOUIS , Jan 4. A special to the Post-
Dispatch from Hot Springs , Ark. , says :
"Clever" Miller of Memphis. Tenn . wag |
defeated by Phil Gannon of Buffalo , N. Y. ,
in eight rounds , last night. Both men were I
In good condition and the fight was spirited
from start to llnlsli. Millar was knocked
down several times In the last few minutes ,
I'luy to lie neinmed.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4-Showalter. who ar
rived In this city this morning- , gave notice
to Janowskl that he wouiiT claim the third
frame , oft today. The chess match between
those men will not be resumed until Satur
day. I
'LEGACY ' LEFT TO NEW BOARD
i
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Incoming County Oommtsalonen to Settle
Printing Controversy ,
NO AWARD IS TO BE MADE AT THIS TIME
Chnlrninn Klcmtcnd nt the Old llonrd
( Hi en a Tentlinonlnl In tlio
Form of n Set of
lleanlutlon * .
The last problem the old Board of County
Commissioners bad to wrestle with w s the
protest of tbo Allied Printing Trades against
the award of the county printing to a bid
der , said to be a non-union office.
It seems that a number of bids were sub
mitted , but when the union shopa Identified
with the Allied Printing Trades learned that
F. B. Festner had ono In , they withdrew all
their bids before the time came for the
award to bo made. This left the Festner
bid as really the only one before ttio board.
A formal protest , however , signed by F. P.
' Devor , H. Rowley and S. A. Burnhnm , the
executive committee of the Allied Printing
Tiades , was received under date of January
3 , and was taken up and considered In com
mittee. H was the Intention at first to re
port J ? In favor of a re-advertising for bids.
The commissioners again got together and
concluded to delay action to the next meet
ing ' and In the meantime obtain an opinion
from the county attorney. This will leave
the question to be settled by the new bonrd.
There was some routine business if clean
up. The pay roll of the Jurors of the dlst Met
court . for the term , amounting to $3,701 for
the regular jurors and S40 for the talesmen ,
was referred to the finance committee1. Ap
propriation sheets amounting to a total of
J $905.79 , were passed. The courtrooms In
The Bee building were re-rcntcd 'or the
year. A liquor license was granted to Henry
I Mass of Douglas precinct. A number of
official bonds were approved.
As a good-bye to the retiring chairman
the following resolution was adopted , signed
by the other four commissioners :
1'rnlnen for Klcmteml.
Whereas , This days' meeting will termin
ate the existence of the Board of Commis
sioners of Douglas county as now consti
tuted and retire our genial chairman , Hon.
William I. Klerstead , and
Whereas , We , his fellow members , desire
to place on record our appreciation of hla
BcrvIceB as an associate member and chair
man ; therefore , be It
Resolved , That In the retirement of Mr.
Klerstead from the chairmanship , this board
loses n presiding officer who has ever been
courteous and considerate toward his fellow
members ns well as Impartial In his rulings
and . whose dispatch of the business submit
ted for the action of the board Is an example
worthy tbe consideration of his successor.
Resolved , That this preamble and resolu-
ttm be spread In full on the records of this
board.
Mr. Klerstead briefly thanked the other
commissioners for this testimony of appre
ciation. Ho has been chairman for ono year
and commissioner for three. In about every
matter before the board , ho said , there had
been a general unanimity. He remarked
that as he had a contest on It was not quite
certain that he would not continue to bo a
member , and should tbe court so decide In
hU favor ho would endeavor to show the
same treatment toward the new chairman
as had been accorded to him. .
At the adjourned meeting last evening a
few more official bonds were approved and
the minutes up to the time of adjournment
sine die were signed.
The new board will have < first meeting
on January 10. The .
prob u. > : tles are that
Thomas Hector will he the new chairman
and Mel Hoernor continue to bo tbe clerk of
the board.
HYMENEAL
_
nnmrll-Atherton.
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 4. Muriel Ather-
ton , daughter of Gertrude Atherton , the
novelist , was married In this city tonight to
Albert B. Russell , a young business man of
this city. The mother of the bride Is now
In Washington.
THAT SUICIDAL MULE.
Trlc.1 to Kick a Hole In a Cnlmon
of DjiuuiiKe CartrlilKva.
A young lawyer of New York City , whose
office Is In the neighborhood of Wall street
was overcome last winter by an ardent de
sire to herp the Cubans. Accordingly one
day , while the Maine was still a second
class battleship , ho Joined the Insurgent
army and was given charge of a dynamite
gun. His friends heard nothing of him from
that time until a few days ago , when he re
appeared , hale and happy , In his old haunts.
"What was the crosest call I had ? " ho
said to a reporter. "It wasn't In any skirm
ish with the Spaniards , although we went
through some pretty hot places. My closest
call waa as ridiculous as it was terrible , and
It wan all on account of a mule.
"Ho had been recommended as a very
good-natured and gentle animal , that mule ,
and for several months he lived up to his
reputation. He did his work willingly and
quietly. He waa just the right kind of
animal , la fact , to have around a ticklish
thing llko a dynamite gun and caisson.
You know the caisson is so arranged that
the jar made by traveling over rough roads
will not detonate the cartridges. A good ,
smart shock , though , would eet off the
whole shooting-match.
"Well , one day , without the slightest
warning , that mule became a devil incar
nate. Ho was hitched to the gun and he
began to kick. When I saw his heels flying
up into the lr within half a foot of the
caisson , I thought it was all day with us.
The most natural thing to do under the
circumstances would have been to clear out
to a safe distance , but , to tell the truth , I
was too frightened to run.
"I was pretty dazed and shaky , but I
remember one thought occurred to me llko
a flash : 'Shoot him ! ' I felt for my revolver.
It was not in my 1)011. I remembered that
I had lent it to B Cuban who was going to
reconnoitre the day before. He never re
turned. Two or three Cubans were stand
ing near.
" 'Cut his throat ! ' I cried , pointing tc
their machetes. One of tbe men drew hla
machete and aproached the animal cau
tiously. At the eight of him ts < at mule
seemed possessed of a thousand devils. Ilia
eyes seemed to shoot streaks of fire , he
snorted and he went for that Cuban with
both fore feet. The Cuban scampered back.
He seemed more afraid of tbe mule's heels
than of the dynamite.
"There were some men on ahead who had
rifles. 'Run ahead and bring me a rifle , ' I
cried , and the Cuban started off on a run.
"Meanwhile tbe mule waa letting hla heels
fly again. He seemed bound to commit
suicide himself and take tbe rest of us with
him. He kept working back In the harness
so as to get within reach of something.
Bach time he kicked his heels seemed to be
half an Inch nearer the caisson. It was
merely a question of whether the harness
would hold. I thought that darned Cuban
would never come back with the rllle. I
stood with my eyes glued to tbe spot where
I expected to see the mule smash the cals-
son at any moment.
"The Cuban touched me on the arm and
placed a rifle in my hands. Before I knew
It , almost , I had a bead on tbe beast's head
and my Qnger on the trigger. And lust at
that moment I became calm and collected
and began to reason with myaclf. 'Why
should I shoot the beast until I am abso-
lutely sure that he is going to hit tbe cals-
son ? I said to myself , 'It's-no use killing
him and putting ourselves to the trouble of
/
getting another , nnd perhaps not to good A
one , If ho can't do any harm. '
"I itllt kept a bead on the beast , and
watched his heels at the pa me time. Ho
wna within three or four Inches of the
caisson now. If he doesn't get much nearer
car
I'll ; let him kick tt out , I thought.
"Well , uro enough , before long , though
itst seemed an age at the time , the brute
ihowed signs of becoming winded. Ills
klal lcl < s grow weaker and farther between , and
alet 11 of a sudden he stopped and stood stock
ethe till , completely played out. In half an hour
heEC started out with the gun as quiet and
EC cntlo as a lamb , and he never gave us any
rouble after that. But > ou can bet I kept a
evolver In my belt tbo rest of the cam-
repi
pi alRn. "
MOMJY.
At'tori nnd ArtrmNiMi Who Do Not
Spend All They Mnke.
Probably no actor now on tlie tag' ) la
Icher than William H. Ciane. He Is Bald
o be worth $250,000 , and It Is all safely In-
ested.
The lowest figure put on Francis Wilson's
vcalthi \ $100,000. Ho got $000 a week
then playing In "Crmlne" and most of his
thcr ventures ha\o paid well. llr. has In-
csted In real estate.
Nat Goodwin has $80,000 and would have
had more had ho not persisted in sticking
10 closely to his Ideal of art. Richard Mans-
eld Is said to bo rich. He got $40,000 ono
rear out of "Dr. Jekjll nnd Mr. Hyde" Ho
iwns property and has a lovely dome.
Joe Jefferson Is supposed to bo worth about
i200,000. Henry Dlxey ought to have a lot
if money , but after he made $60,000 $ In
'Adonis" he lost It.
Delia Fox has about $50,000 In jewels , be
Ides a cottftgc at Long Branch. Edna Wnl-
ace Hopper Is supposed to have $60.000 or
$70,000 and a shoU time ago made $15,000 in
. stock speculation. Her Interest In 'C'l
lapltan" made her $20,000 two years ago.
Lillian RusEoll alwa > s works on guarantys
, nd Is sure of $1,000 a week. She doea not
speculate , and has made good Investments.
May Irwln owns a whole Island up In the
St. Lawrence ; Ada Rehan has put aside
$80,000 , and Mrae. Modjeska is comfouably
supplied with money.
A I'rlillewe Declined.
The rule that no per.son shall smoke In a
street car Is enforced strictly by the con
ductors on all Memphis lines , relates the
Memphis Scimitar , but an exception Is made
In the case of ono passenger , namely , the
Hon. John L. T. Snecd. It Is not recorded
that the able chancellor ever took advantage
of the exceptional privilege accorded him ,
but It U certain that ho has been Invited to
go In off the platform and finish his cigar
comfortably on a cushioned seat.
"No , I'm afraid the ladles would object , "
as his response to such an Invitation.
"The ladles all make concessions to > ou/
was the reply of the conductor.
"I dln't know about that , " said the Judge.
"You heard what the old lady said about
smoking In her presence ? "
The conductor had to confess that though
he had hoaul a gooj many stories on the
rear platform ho had never heard this par
ticular one.
"Well. I'll tell you , " said the chancellor.
"She was a charming old lady of the old
school and one day she was asked If she
objected to a gentleman smoking In her pres
ence. 'I don't really know , ' was her reply.
'I have never had any ext > erlenco In that
line. No gentleman has ever smoked In my
presence. ' "
Nome Canulntry.
Detroit Journal : The captive sneered with
a lofty fortitude quite In keeping with his
preciarlous position.
"Tyrant , " he exclaimed , "I deny thy
right ! The earth , is the Lord's ! "
"Very true , " replied the monarch , with a
smile , "but I'm the Janitor , don't you see ! '
Casuistry is moru useful to a despot than
almost anything else he can learn In school
A magnificent ex
ample of what
care of health
will do for a
man ia pre
sented in the
life of Mr.
Oladitone , the
man of the
century. This
"Grand Old
Man" at
eighty-six
years of age ,
retained his
intellectual
vigor unabat
ed , and had
not lost the
sinewy grip
with which he
fastened upon any subject that interested
him.
him.Nearly
Nearly every man has it in his power to
live to a ereen old age like the great states.
man of England. It is simply a matter of
a little daily thought and regard for health.
If , when a man feels that he is a little out
of sorts , lie u ill resort to the right remedy ,
he will never have to submit to the more
serious ills of life. Most men , when they
have n headache , feel drowsy during tbe
d.iy and are restless during the night , and
find their appetite falling off , pay little erne
no heed to these warnings. The inevitable
result is some dangerous and possibly fatal
malady. The doctor may call it consump
tion , malaria or biliousness , or perhaps
some blood or skin disease. It makes but
little difference. These troubles all have
their inception in the same cause im
proper and insufficient nourishment. Dr.
Ficrcc's Golden Medical Discovery corrects
that cause. It makes the appetite keen
and hearty , the digestion perfect , tbe liver
active and the blood pure and rich. It is
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It facilitates the assimilation of the life-
giving elements of the food , filling tbe
blood with the nutriment that makes new
and healthy flesh and nerve tissue. Medi
cine dealers sell it.
"Ijist summer , " writes Miss Iaura Fimel ,
of Kast IJethlehem , Washington Co , Pa. , " I vrai
going into consumption. Ir. ) Pierce' * Golden
Medical Discov cry completely cured me. "
A man or woman who neglects constipa
tion suffers from slow poisoning. Doctor
Fierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation.
One little "Pellet" is a gentle laxative ,
and two a mild cathartic.
Strong ilrink is Death
DR. CHARCOT'S TONIC TABLETS
arc Ilia only pceltlvelT ctiaratnri-d remedy lor tbe
UrlciK lUblt , Nenuusnessand Melancholy cauaed
ti/ktrnni ; drink.
Wi : < Jt'AItNTFK FOtJR BOXES
to cure nny crae nltn a rjojltlie it rlltvn aur-
autro nrrrlund the fanner , atid to destroj tba
appetite for Intoxicating liquors.
THE TABLETS CAN BP GIVEN WITHOUT
KNOWLEDGE OP THE PATIENT.
STRONfi DRINK niVripaii'.rVpon recelpl
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lUtli nnil Fiiriiani , Oninliu , .Neb.
For Rats. Mice , Roaches ,
and
Other
Vermin.
IT'S A KILLER.
After rating , nil vermin srek water and the open tit ,
Hence this killer It the most cleanly on earth.
For Sale by all Druggist j. Price , 18 Cents.
tEWTON MANUFACTURING &CHEUIC1L CO. ,
OK William Atnct. New Vork.
The Bee has secured for publication in its Sunday issues a noteworthy and Interesting -
teresting series of articles dealing with the dominating American idea of success. It
provides a most attractive adaptation of this idea in the form of
STQRfBS OF SE7CCBSSJFUI , M&N
who have worked their way to the top by their own exertions men whose names are
familiar to newspaper readers everywhere as the heads of great businesses , as leaden
in the professions , or as masters and makers of great fortunes.
These life stories of prominent men are
TOLD BY
Each one presents in his own language his own opinions as to the influences ,
circumstances or events which have led to his success. The realities of life are
clothed with as deep an interest as the most stirring recitals of fiction in these ac
counts of the turning points in great careers.
- Among those who will contribute to this series are the following :
Senator Thomas C. Platt
Relates a highly interesting story under the title ' * How I Came to Go
Info Polities" in which he speaks from ripe experience.
Jacob Gould Schurman
The President of Cornell , gives the story of hia advancement from the jj
place of grocer's boy in an obscure Nova Scotia town to the head of one of the
greatest universities in the country.
Frank Thomson
President of the Pennsylvania railroad , tells the story of his rise from the t
I machine shops of the road to the president's office.
Dr. Ltowis A. Sayre
Ex-President of the American Medical Association , tells how his success 2t
< t
dates from a difficult operation performed in a new way in an emergency case. ; ;
John Claflin
The head of the house of Claflin & Co. , the largest dry goods merchants ; ;
in the world , relates the romantic story of his first success and founding of his < '
house as a rival to A. T. Stewart , then the great merchant prince of America. ; ;
This series will be extended by the addition of other equally notable names.
Each article will be accompanied by the most r ecent and accurate portrait of tht
person who forms its subject.
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