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eight out OF every hundred treated have
been absolutely and altogether cursd.
DouDticss there arc other reasons why
multltudes OF women consult DIR. Fierce
oy letter ana as not the least among sueh
reasons women would set down t1e friend
~, even fatherly, advice whach the age aud
experience OF DR.. Pierce enable him TO give
as supplemental 10 the advice and instrue-
tions OF THE physician. Women also are not
slow TO remember uhat DR.. Pierce through
his method OF consultation by correspond :
ence was. the first physician to offer them
rehef From. the unpleasant questions, the
OFFENSIVE examinaiions and the local trear :
ments, generally tnseparable from the
treatment OF diseases OF women by local
practitioners.
or course DIR. Pierce has had many ,mi-
tators. who steal the terms which his ad :
viSements have made familiar, 10 use the =
as their, catch words, I" aud SO to draw the
attention OF women In their direction. The
most Noticeable feature OF these limitations
Is that women with dangerous diseases
are urged 70 consult by letter some one who
Is not a physician. and has neisher the cd
acaaonaa ability nor the legal right To
treat disease. And sometimes because Il Is
impossible for these advertisers TO lay claim
TO he Iitlo Of physician they raise q clamor
stppds woman.'' hoping doubtless BY thta
Arttftoe to draw away atteu7Jon from the
tack that they do not and can not offer the
edytce OF q Qualified physician But wo-
men ARE quick to see chat woman unless
eeslcsted IN n,edicine and Justified to prac-
tee, c,n rive no advice upoa disease that
the disease itself For there q no place
where aGnorence 70 10 dangerous Is Nlaen
4 undeftakss 20 meddie With = womSp's
TSst e,ss x aAvssssss Who ~. ~
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LY posn FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER l6. ls9s

eertsxiu. ag his skill becomes developed and
pcrrected 20 no achieves rank among ms
Ieliows. ami is lheld In honor by the pubic
such rank Dr. Pierce has achieved, and As
a specialist In the treatment OF discusses
OF women he STANDS at the head OK nus pro.
fcssion in the United States.
DE-. Pierces remedies differ from mos
medicints. N the fact that they contain no
alcohol. whisky or other jntoxicant, anh are
absolutely free from opium and every orner
narcotic drug For no other medicine pre-
pared exclusively tor tine use Of women, IS
is "Favorite Prescription" can sucn
ciaiin be truubtully made.
The difference pssween DR.. Pierces ss-
Establishment and all patent medicine es-
,zlblishments Is very remar kable, ami is APP
parent at once to every person WHO nas
had Jhe opportunity OF actually comparing
DR.. Pierce's laboralory with that OF auy
other institution. For instance, since D.
Pierce has advertised TO give free coDsuita-
tisn by letter many have initiated the az
yisemen;s and make an exactiy simliar u.
fer. As far as the advertisements 80 tnsy
make just as good a showing as Dr iieleo;
But 30 TO these other establi shments anu
ask to see the doctor" who gives medicdi
advice, and you'll find, nine times out OF
ten, that yhere .s no doctor connected WIN
the establishment. Where there Is u DOC
tor he Is probably some medical failure.
selling his professional tVtle TO the meui-
cine firm for "a small consideration. COM
pare this with Dr. Plerce's institution the
Invaiids' Hotel and Surgical Institute. with
its staff of nearly a score OF graduated and
experienced doctors, busy every day ID
actual practice. its great special laboratory
and dispensAry. from tf3ich special medi-
cines and auxiliary treatment are sent out
daily TO all parts OF the country, ITS hospi-
tai with Its surgical and mechanical ap-
planes and operating rooms In such
YOU see at a glance that there
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cry Of 'wf1tc TO woman" are getting 10
be known az bearded women because the
woman IN the case" Is merc figurehead,
a stalking horse to shelter tho msn, who
preys on wntnsn'a confidence. An example
OF the peculiarly prcposterous claims made
by these people Is found y the claim that
@ man can't understand WON an--just
because no is man." The only way In
which this can be interpreted as trie Is by
accepting the statement In It's bare lit
ernlness as OF man and woman. But It is
10 be noticed that there Is vast difference
when You qualify the terms man and woman
cause he is man" How easy 1t would
be for such advertisers to say, write to
woman physician because man physi-
chm can not understand a woman juat be.
cause he is man. Hoy easy IL would
BE- TO do this ~ THE woman who invites
correspondence could or darei write W. D.,
after her name. and even then, how pre-
postGrous the statement would remain. For
Two Thousand years the practice OF medicine
mas been entirely In the hInds of men, as
1t is in general today. Woman in med Lone
is a new thing, 80 new THAT she has not el-
tered TO any known extcnt into thu field
OF SURGERY. Whatsoever any woman piac-
vItioner has learned OF medicine she mast
have learned IN schools, taught by men,
ana from books written by men. What
paradox therefore is presented In uhe claim
that the man who has taught woman all
she knows about medicine does not know
anything about medicine himself.
E Women who are educated In medicine
would be the first TO laugh at such state
men.s. It's only the woman OF the adver-
tiEements. the woman for revenue only
and who lis not a physician who can at
ford TO make such amlzing and ridiculous
claims. b 4. ..ss Il ya.la, s.a5s ss5-4
But this side Issue has led us somewhat
a. Field from DR.. Pierce and his great host
of women correspondents. To these the
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~ Isnas 1vensns let u3oait, ~ sven.ue's
dGnusenleht being FURNISHED ~ photographs
Of the guests taken in their infancy, the
jdentaty Of which were guessed at IN turn.
Mrs Charles #. Parker. Miss Bicrbowcr
and Miss Swindeil were at home to tneit
FRIENDS at their residence, No. 1907 Lamar
avenue. yesterday between the hours OF
and 8 and and 10 p. m. Tyhe affair WAS
an informal one and was thoroughly en-.
joyuble.
The german to he given by Mr.. and Mrs.
r. c. Stuart complimentary 10 Miss Alice
and Miss Porter will occur tonight ct A.
safnbly hall.
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Ma.onr Leave fet

The various trains thas ~ y Y
night carried on; about Wv !! Is =
manned over from the dfan NJ p
to attend the sessions q
tee ON work of the Graz ~,
committee will not adloult, e ~ I
til Monday, as some fiass s;u,i|ar
d.dlntes are yet to receive
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Death Of judge Beuu.,,

Judge 7. O. Bennett. an old and we'll
known chazen Of Harrisburg. died at his
be buried there shas morning. Rev rasna,
Henaessey OF the Church OF the Anps,ncia''
tion, this city. Officiating.
Judge Bennett was an old aud wall.
known cstizen OF this county. he mad ra'
sidei AZ Harrisburg for years and Ia !
nsiarber Of years past has served there in
the capact'y OF justice Of the peace and
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Corsicana. Texas. Docs h
George T. Jester. In spee. a;
fi:r speakershap, SAID; 1ssilr1
FIR my own bownsnlan u "
csmidsdncy of Hon. r, y. is.SS7
in favor. He is yisN Qpen..
the dw.das OF speaker, .,s
cieint knowledge OF uan
being just from the 9Isy
kr,:.w,, an. wants and nee
Mr.. Prince possesses w
ness qualifications fof \ 8 4!
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BALDWIN'S q

ner Of Pierce and Caiolie sl
Third ward, the thirieth apnls
their marriage In the preyencs n
their intimate friends. Mao ~
Breeding were married 10 Imle
in 1868. The occasion will y IT,
interesting. being also the snn1|Is
MIR. Breeding's birth. n
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sHERIFFs, DEPARrxIl|

Taken up by O. W. NelpA ~!
cast of Cypress Top, Harrb -. !. !,
brown horse. or yeass ~
high, white spot in forehead Y
foot white. forefeet shod. iorst9 y
A. r. 49,
Sheriff ahnt g
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PUNCH Ros1

Mr.. Robertson's exce!.s.s ~ d
return date here 1ss g ~
at 2:3o p. nj and tonisH y 4
matinee they VIII ps. ~
military drama, CAD Y
51st" In an excellent ~ 4
ne viii close his ens q
"F,rench Cavalier, I" q CT
lar prices, matinee, y I
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Two stores under capitol hotel viii BE-
Tor itass Jan, J. A, q. cehn. AGENT.
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10, 20. and 80 GENTS -
The concert elvep
Reel that was poeep
wednesday eveniias.
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4 Wedding Anntver..,y.

sudse james Hreeding and wife viii
0ssossss todnv. = thstr psstAe honp. -,
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The record-union., 1898-04-03

to Havana? Under a speed of about
eleven knots an hour, they passed Moro
for the second time the Vizcaya leading
the OGuendo by half q mile.
Down the coast to the eastward OF
Havana the two men-of-War passed IN
pl ocess:Cn. At distance of seven miles
from land the Triton paralleled their
course, sailing at about the same rate
of speed AS the sun dropped down
below the horizon the Vizcaya and
Oquendo became lost to view in the
shadow Of the long green hills of the
shore.
THE two ships had increased their
speed little by this time and were jog
ging along at about fifteen knots They
kept we'll within the five-mile limit.
Most of the time they We're not more
than a mile from shore. Soon the Tri-
ton followed the Vizcaya and Oquendo
until they rounded Point Guanos.
Point Guanos is twenty-eight miles to
the eastward of Havana. Had either
of the two n-of-war had any idea
of going to the United States ports they
certainly would have turned north at
Point Guanos But they did not.
AT speed Of sixteen knots an hour
theykept on to the eastward. The course
they followed is the one indicated on
charts as being the most direct route
to Porto Rico"
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THE TORPEDO FLOTILLA.
The Report That 1t Had Reached
Porto Rico Erroneous.

MADRID, April 1.-THE statement
cabled last night to the effect that the
torpedo flotilla from Spain has arrived
at Porto Rico was taken from news
paper here. investigation shows it to
be erroneous. The Spanish fiotilla has
arrived at Cape de Verde Islands, more
over. and will probably proceed after
coaling
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Asso-
ciated Press bulletin announcing that
the Spanish torpedo fiotilla was at the
Cape de Verde Islands, off the west
coast of Africa. instead of Porto Rico,
was received with a good deal of sat-
isfaction at the Navy Department,
which was without information as to
the whereabouts of the fotilla. The
islands are more than 1000 miles from
Porto Rico. and it is the opinion of
naval experts that at the very best
ten or twelve days would be the least
time in which they could make the
run across
NEW YORK, April "A telegram of
inquiry addressed to the manager of
the cable station at San Juan de Porto
Rico. regarding the report that the
Spanish torpedo flotilla had arrived
there tonight, elected a response that
the flotilla had not arrived.
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CUBAN JUNTA.
Leaders Of the Movement Decide to
Disband IN the Event of War.

NEW YORK, April 2.-The Cuban
Junta was the scene of considerable ac-
tivity last night. and the leaders of the
ference during the greater part of the
night. The result of this conference
was that it was definitely decided to
disband the Junta in the event of war
being declared between the United
States and Spain. Tomas Estrada
Palma, the Cuban representative to this
country, will at once take up his per-
all the other Cubans connected with
the work of the Junta except those who
are actually needed in Washington will
return to Cuba and take up arms in
defense OF their country.
1t was said that fully 5000 other Gu
bans who are in the United States
would go to Cuba at the same time.
The reason that SO many Cubans
have remained here during the war, it
was explained at the Junta. is because
it is absolutely necessary to have funds
to carry on the struggle for independ-
ence, and these Cubans have by their
work here furnished large sums of
money to the insurgents and thus en-
abled them OF maintain the rebellion.
here would be done away with in the
event of war betweene Spain and this
country, and they could then go to the
isiatd and add to the Cuban army
much strength
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MAINE DISASTER.
Spain Trying to Show That It Was
the Work of Cubans.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Span
ish Minister here has given publicity
to the following:
ION Friday, the 10Th ult., after the
Spanish court of inquiry had made it's
report, the Spanish onsul-General in
New York filed officially with the
United States District Attorney in New
York an affidavit by man named John
D. Bennett of 20I Forty fourth street,
New York City. Mr.. Bennett announces
himself as an inventor of explosives,
and tells how he was called upon by
Gonzales De Quesada Horatio S. Ru-
bens and others of the Cuban Junta
in New York, who were greatly inter-
ested in his explosives, which he says
emit light and flame, and have four
times the strength of gun powder He
does not say that he sold any explo-
sives to the Cubans.
The Spanish Consul General in New
York took occasion to investigate the
character of the man who makes the
affidavit. and not only filed q copy OF
the document in the District Attorneys
office, but sent a copy to the Spanish
Minister here. The affidavit, it is said,
will be laid before the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, which is pursu-
ing line of investigation regarding
the Maine, in the belief that SPANS
official responsibility can be fixed"
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cruiser EareZ from Argentina, and it
is understood to be consummating a
purchase of the VareZ. The prices of
the Garibaldi and VareZ are SD, 500. 900.
The rumor that the Italian third
class cruiser Umbria goes from Bahia
ito BarEaroes on account of the Cuban
situation is untrue.
THE UNITED STATES GETS AN
OTHER CRUISER.
LONDON, April 2.-Lieutenant- Com
mander Colwell, the United States ma
val attache here, this afternoon pur-
chased from the Thames Iron Works
for his Government a cruiser of 1880
tons displacement and capable of a
speed of sixteen knots The vessel
carries six 4I-inch guns and ten
sma Her ones She is fitted with twin
screws. and has a protected deck. At
! 3 o'clock this afternoon Lieutenant
Commander Colwell hoisted the stars
and stripes on the cruiser, and had
then obtained a crew. The vessel will
go to sea within three days ,Lieuten-
Colwell says the price
paid was very reasonable.
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FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT
| Archbishop Ireland to Convey the
Popc's Desire to Mckinley.

3OpC OcS1Tc TO Mch1n1cy.
ROME, April 2-The Vatican circles
announce that Archbishop Keane Bish-
op Assistant at the Pontifical throne,
in the name of the Pope has sent to
Archbishop Ireland the expression of
the earnest desire of his Holiness that
Archbishop Ireland use his influence
with President Mckinley in favor of
pacificatory settlement of the Cuban
question.
1t is explained that Archbishop Ire
land was to do this because of his
friendship with President Mckinley.
FRANCES OFFER DECLINED.
CHICAGO, April IA special to the
Times Herald" from Washington
says: The Government of France has
proposed the aid of it's good offices
in preserving the peace, and this offer
has been declined by the United States
The tender by France came in a
cablegram from ambassador Porter at
Paris, and was replied to in a long
cablegram prepared at the State De-
partment. In rendering her good offices
to avert a rupture France expressed
none but the most friendly sentiments
toward the United States, and gave no
intimation of any other desire than ono
to give disinterested assistance in car
rying on negotiations which might lead
to the maintenance of peace.
To this the State Department replied
with an explanation of the situation,
and the polite and friendly conclusion
that the good offices of France, under
the existing circumstances, would not
be likely to produce definite results.
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PROVISION SUPPLIES.
Large Orders Placed by the Gov.
eminent With Chicago Firms.

CHICAGO. April libby, Mcneil
& Libby have received orders from the
United States for 100 900 pounds of pro-
visions. including mess pork and can
ned meats, to be shipped to the navy
yard at Brooklyn. The Schwarzchild
& Sulzberger Company have also re-
ceived Government order for 10000
pounds of provisions for immediate
shipment to the Brooklyn navy yard.
To fill this order, the plant has been put
at work night and day Other large
orders will be placed under contract
within the next orty-eight hours. 1t
is estimated that Government orders
for canned meats will amount to s.
100000 pounds.
All railroads are now giving prefer
ence in right of way and time to Gov
eminent supplies over all other traffic
except mail.
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IN QUEST OF WARSHIPS.
Both the United States and Spain
Trying to Make Purchases.

ROME. April 2.-The report that the
italian arrnored cruiser Carlo Alberto
has been sold to Spain is untrue, as
the warships belong to the nation,
and law must be enacted before she
can be sold. The real situation is that
Commander Brownson, u. S. N. is ne
gotiating, in behalf of the United
States. FOR the purchase of the Basior,
which is being built for Morocco at the
Orlando yards, but the consent of
Morocco must be obtained before the
sale can be contaminated.
Commander Brownson is also ne
gotiating at the Ansaldo yards at Leg
horn for two torpedo boats, and at the
Odero yards for a torpedo boat de-
stroyer.
Spain is negotiating at the Ansaldo
yards for the purchase of the armored
cruiser Garibaldi and the armored
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THE vIzCAYA AND ooUENDo
Their Sailing From Havana Under
Sealed Orders

NEW YORK, April 2-The Evening
World prints a copyrighted dispatch
dated April LIST. on board the Worlds
dispatch boat Triton, via Key West,
which says:
The Spanish warships Vizcaya and
Oquendo no longer lie like big watch
dogs across Havana harbor. They are
on their. way to Porto Rico. The
Worlds" dispatch boat followed them
until this was made certain. They left
their mornings at 3 O'Clock this after
noon and started eastward along the
north coast of Cuba For days both
of the big Spanish cruizers have been
ready to sail at an hours notice. Their
coal bunkers were filled almost two
weeks ago.
Late last night a package of sealed
orders were sent out to the warships
from the office of the Almirante on La
Machina wharf Eearly this morning
preparations for their departure were
begun. Boat after boat. loaded down
10 the gunwales with provisions of
every kind, started out from Havana
-wharves to the Vizcaya
The Evening World correspondent
boarded the Eizcaya at 10 o'clock He
was RECEIVED courteously by Captain
Eulate. "All ] know about it," said
he, lis that We are going away, but
where have not the fa;ntest idea. Our
orders are sealed, and l shall not open
them until l am several miles out al
sea-
a correspondent was put on board the
Triton. With orders to follow the cruis-
crs.
The correspondents narrative con-
tinues: '.As soon as the two ships
reached the open Gulf they turned to
the westward and ran three or -four
miles down the coast in that direction.
After they had reached point on the
coast about five miles westward of Ha-
vana they turned completely around
and headed for Moro again The
watchers on the Triton were astonished
Gould it be that the warships had
changed their plans. and were returning
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Prepared House Paints.

We have just put in stock
complete line of Prepared Paints.
Quality that has stood the test OF
years-made by one of the larg-
est paint works in the country
The leading colors in house, roof
and floor paints, put TIP IN strong
cans, guaranteed not to leak.
Our special list-compare the
prices with those you have been
paying:
House Paints, I gallon can,
81 Is per can; J gallon can, 6oc
per can: 1 gallon can, soc per
can: ] pint can, 13c per can.
Floor Paints, ! gallon can, Goo
per can; I gallon can, soc per
can.
Roof Paints, gallon can, ST
Epcr can.
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NEW STATE LIBRARY REGIME
REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER
OF ATTACHES.
w. w. Seaman of Los Angeles to
be Chief Deputy-ThomasE Fra
ser Gets a Place.

On Wednesday next the State Library
will be turned over to Librarian Coombs
and the new deputies chosen on Friday
night by the Trustees at their meet
ing in San Francisco. At that meeting
all the Trustees were present-Ryan,
Neff, Flint. Lee and Lennon.
1t was decided to reduce the number
of attaches from nine to six, and thus
effect a saving of some $1,000 a year
in salaries. The board adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas This board, after a careful
investigation of the State Library, with
the view of ascertaining whether it is
being conducted in an economic man.
ner, finds that the number of persons
employed in said library is in excess of
the number actually required, and that
the number may be reduced from nine
to six, thereby saving to the State an
nually in salaries 5000, without in the
least imparing the usefulness of the Ii
brary; therefore. be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
board that, in addition to the Librarian.
the following designated employees are
necessary for an adequate and eco
nomic administration of the State Lii
brary:
"One chief deputy $50 month; two
deputies. $50 each: one cataloguer.
500 month: one porter and messen-
ger. $50 a month; one janitress, $50 II
month.
For the new positions the following
appointments We're made:
Chief Deputy, w. w. Seaman of Los
Angeles.
Deputy, Thomas Frazier of sacra-
mento.
Cataloguer, Mrs Minnie Yount OF
Oakland.
Messenger. Frank Rhoads. Jr., of
Sacramento.
Janitress, Mrs. o,Hare of Sacra-
mento.
Mrs. Neal Of Sacramento was retained
from the old force to assist in cata-
loguing.
No inventory has been taken in the
State Library for eight years, although
the law requires that each State Of
ficer shall file an inventory of his de-
partment on the 1st day of July each
year. An inventory is now being taken.
and with considerable labor for there
are 1OS,O00 volumes in the library
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AUXILIARY CRUISERS.
Maxim Guns to Man Them Arrive
at New York.

NEW YORK, April IA consign-
ment of twenty-five Maxim guns of the
newly made lot have arrived at New
York navy yard. They are said to
be for auxiliary cruisers. A large guam
tity Of ammunition has been trans
ferred from Fort Lafayette for ship
ment..
The tugs Nezomscot and Algonquin,
equipped with 1-pounders forward and
one six millimeter machine gun aft,
went into commission to-day. Lieuten-
ant York and Ensign Crosby are the
respective officers. These boats are
expected to put to sea by Monday.
The tugs Uncas and Tecumseh were
f1oated out of the dry dock to-day, the
Hornet and Eagle taking their places.
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SITUATION CRITICAL.
So Regarded by the Newspapers at
Havana

HAVANA, April 1.-The newspapers
here, from news which they have re-
ceived from the exterior and interior
of the island, regard the situation as
critical. The tone of all the morning
papers is intensely patriotic.
The Constitution this morning
says: TT is time to let the public know
the real state of affairs between the
United States and Spain. We depre-
cate undue fanfaronade, cries of To
Washington, like those of 'Aberlin' of
France before Sedan. The interest
taken here in the situation is great.
but order has been preserved to the
present writing, while the authorities
are taking measures to secure contin-
ued tranquility in the city"