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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
----.r-1 44ts AND 4O.Ls.

II. F. Feasel Of Spivey was in yesterday
with : good load OF hogs, which he dis
posed OF at good bulk figure. Mr.. Fea-
sci has been shipping to other market
and This was the 1irst time he had been
on the Wichita market. He said that he
realized nearly ten cents per hundred
more upon his hogs than he expected to.
lie was very much surprised and pleased
al the tone Of the market and said he
was satisfied that he could not have re-
allied cent more on his hogs IN Kansas
City and would have had much larger
expense. Mr.. Feasel will come again here
With hogs
Z. S Handy of Norwich was in last
evening with car Of hogs and cattle
lie disposed Of the former at d high bulk
SIRE.
Stanley Bris. of Corwin. - of the
firms shipping regularly To this market
solo good car OF hogs ye</ day. They
were medium heavies and brought the
bulk -IIce-
Dunaway & Gregory of Tonkawa. one
o. the regular oklahoma shippers. came
in with car Of hogs last evening which
sold for Eood price.
William Johnson. one of the old-time
shippers TO Wichita, was in again with a
car OF hogs which brought a toppy fig
ure.
i. VIE of Blackwell a new Oklahoma
shipper 10 this market was In for the
FIRST time yesterday With car Of hogs.
CIR. Vile Is more than pleased with the
Wichita market and says that he Will
ship mere regularly in the future.
/. Edwards Of Weatherford. 0. T, sold
a car OF cattle on the Market yesterday.
They were stockers and brought a good
toppy figure
r. A Sykes & Son Of New Murdoch
were or the market yesterday with a car
Of medium acavies which brought the top
price. NIr. Sykes. in conversation with
w NJ Wallace. Dold's buyer. said that
he was pleased with the price received
and would continue 10 ship here regularly
= A. clark of Benton sold a car Of
medium hogs yesterday Tor The top price
q the day. Mr.. Clark saws that the
Wichita Ulsrket Is better for the shipper
CT this section than any market IN the
west, BY large per cent on the hun
L--d.
Fritz & Bunch old-time shippers 70 the /
Wichita market were in again from
Ponca City with a car OF hogs which
brought a high bulk figure.
J. Is. MntUrn OF Maize marketed an
other car Of hogs here yesterday at d
good price. Mr. NIinturn Is making heavy I
shipments 70 this point
J. Z. Coyle x Son, one Of the heaviest /
clippers to this market. brought in a 4
car Of hogs yesterday which they dis /
posed OF at the ruling bulk price
Lincoln & Conrelly Of Enid were among 4
the Oklahoma shippers here Yesterday. I
lir Connolly, junior member of the firm /
accompanied the car It was his first trip
L this market although his partner has /
been here frequently They obtained the
top price OF the day for their hogs.
l. W. McGiveny of Pond Creek TONED /
the marke; yesterday with 4 car Of me-
dium heavy pigs. Mr.. McGiveny ships
- this market regularly.
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LIVESTOCK MARKER.
CHICAGO.

Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 2S-Cattle-Native steers
generally active, steady. Inferior kinds
slow. Texas firner and active. Cow mar
ket and Gamers strong; stockers and
feeders steady; good to choice, s. 2566. so;
poor to medium, s4G5. 20; mixed stockers,
S313.S0; selected feeders, 81. 25d4. 70; good
to choice cows, s. .25G4.50; heifers, $50
Ass; Gamers. S2Q3; bulls, s2.30G4 20;
calves, $4q5.5O; fed Texas beeves, s415@
$50.
Legislative, to 10c higher. Top 81. 40,
closed strong. Good clearance Mixed
and butchers, s4.05G4 40; good to choice
heavy, $4.2GG4. 40; rough heavy, $4.O50
4.171a; lights, S4Q4. 32lh; bulk of sales, S4.25
Q4.3O
sheep-Good to choice sheep and lambs
steady. Common and medium grades
weak to 10c lower. Native wethers, "a 30
Oils; lambs, s4d5. so: western wethers,
81. 25G4. 70; western lambs, s.. 406I5. 80.
Receipts-Cattle, 1900; hogs, $500;
sheep, 5000.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Dec. 2s.-Cattle-Receipts,
400; market steady. Heavy native steers
s4G6; Texas steers, 50. 75G5. Is; Texas cows,
s.. 50d3 %; native cows and heifers, S20
AS: stockers and feeders, 81. 9Oq5; bulls,
81. 5Oq4.25.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market steady
Bulk Of sales, $4.15G4 171a; heavy, $40
GAS; packers. A1294. %; mixed. $4.1O0
4.1715; light. s3.75d4.20; pigs, 1904.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market strong.
Lambs, $3.50Q5 20; muttons, S3G4. go.
ST. LOUIS
st. Louis, Dec Acknowledgements,
$500; market steady TO lower Native
shipping and beef steers, $3.S0G6 so with
fancy worth 1928; stockers and feeders,
So. 25G4 So; cows and heifers, $2G4. rs; Tex
as and Indian steers, So. 1904. 50; cows and
heifers, 81. 2503. As.
Hogs-Receipts 1000; market strong to
sc higher. Pigs and lights. S415G4. %;
packers, 81 .20G4.30; butchers, 81. 30d4. 40
Sheep-Receipts, 700; market steady.
Native muttons, 50. 1904. %; lambs, S5G5. so
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COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKETS

New York, Dec. 2S-Coffee futures
opened steady with prices unchanged to )
points higher, and after an uneventful
forenoon became firm on quite active COW
ering and fair outside buying. The ca
bles averaged up fairly well. statistics
being rather less depressing. and buying
orders from abroad were more numerous.
Sellers were more conservat tive. The
market closed firm at a net gain of 5
to Is points. Total sales, IS. $50 bags, in
Guiding: December, $3.50; January, s. 80;
February, S6d6. O5; March, 500; May,
Sc .15a6 %; August, $3.50; September, Sc. So
as; October, S6.45. Spot coffee, Rio firm
er; No. I invoice, 67sc; No. jobbing, Use
mid, firm; Cordova, Sd12i5c
Sugar-Raw and refined. steady.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
ELLIEWOOOWOMAN FOUND DEAD
Mrs. Mary Beek'z nard life lads in
chastity Tragedy

EIllnwo0d. Kan. Dec III Uerk
e years Old. vas found ~ oae - her
four children. dead in her rocking char.
her throat cat auJ her forehead hru.sed
one o. the Children said BE- heard his
mother say daring the night sas hsG
killed some one ard would ku hsrself
Her husband had been IN She insane asg-
ism FOR two years ard Grz Beck Ess
supported her family by fsa9Niag -
pl7w during me day ans psrs9rrf..fx ~
Household duties AZ riFht
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KANSAS STocKsEs PROTEST
Against the Change ~ Livestock
Ere Eht GIz@-iaeafIonH.

Enporia Aaa Dee u-FIl.IT - req
resentaf've roeuas-s - me Kszsan rss.
STOCK asseeatlaa mff here t9day a.
eallsf n7ectlaE - e.frass aas gsf iat5
effect a. honorable means - fshf fhs
afyancs ia sreiEat faten made - rail-
roads 81 fheir casage sfora rs-iazd yates
- -hsaare8a sizbt TIE stsekmea sa.ak
thar tbs sa7asre S. 90 inp1r gsa "a
them za9 1nl5s ieahYioz sefsrs fhe rect
inE opsaea fo1sT serg-re tse pra-iss =
SsaFly y 70 90 fight tas ra-lfaass
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METAL MARKET.

New York, Dec 2S.-Metals-There was
an encouraging change in the conditions
in tin in the local market and abroad,
with buyers at the close showing more in
terest than in some time. The other de-
partments were virtually unchanged,
with buyers and sellers quite Indifferent.
At the close the metal exchange called
pig iron warrants dull; lake copper I'M
changed at $3.50; tin, higher with SIS
bid and $3.50 asked; lead. unchanged at
A.70d4.75; spelter, unchanged at $3.50
4.65. The brokers price for lead is 81. Is
and for copper $3.50.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29

Co. $4,000 by Saturdays steamers. The
discrepancy between Wall Street an
nouncements of gold engagements for last
Saturdays steamer. and the custom house
reports Of actual shipments, was cleared
up today, when the papers covering the
Goldman, Sachs & Co. shipment Of s.. 800, =
go were filed Under the regulations, a
steamer has four days after clearance IN
which TO file q complete manifest. so that
the papers covering any gold transactions
need not be sent in until two or three
days after the date OF sailing.
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DRY GOODS MARKETS

New York, Dec 2S-The market has
been dull throughout the day, so far as
new business goes. in both cotton and
wooden goods, and sales have been hit
from firm hands. The general conditions
are without change no new features COM
ing TO the surface. In brown bleached
and colored staple cottons and in prints
and GinShams. prices are generally main
tanned. Cotton Innings all firm. Iosiery
and underwear in excellent condition.
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Galveston, Dec. 2S.-COtton-Firm nc
New Orleans, Dec. 2S.-Cotton-Steady;
middling, 7-16c.
New York, Dec. 2S-Cotton-Spot closed
quiet and steady, sc higher; middling up
lands, 11-l6c; middling gulf, 15-l6c;
sales, 80 bales. Futures closed firm; De-
cember. $7.3S; January. $7.39; February.
S7.43; March. S.4S; April E,52; May. S7.56;
June. S1.57; July. 1873; August, $7.55; Sep
tcmber, SIP; October, SOB; November,
S5.9S.
Liverpool, Dec. 2S.-Cotton-Demand
fair; prices higher. American middling.
1 T-lSd
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New York. De- 3-WaI Streets estS-
nate y next Sa1urdzy god shipment
Places L a. "a 90 Superintendent M
sen q Ire 5EsaT cf1fc@ has nct SET been
distracted 70 fETnlsn bars for sToarf 3;
less ;hzz one-tsnta q '31s p@r ceat pre-
rTsiuzn- - nothing hut cslz. 4 Is thought
zfu BE shsp2ed Muller. sehal -
XII ship g7sa1o9 AID August Eslzozl K
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DEATH or \ KANSAS PIONEER
g. ~ Elliott ss Topeka ssddrziy
rfrfeksa "a ssfa Hssa~

TeS@ka- kau. Dec &c - EEaag
droggs5 DEAD ~ s1a a9sas hsFs tssas.
In vac probate tafxs - Ehs oe.uty fas
saanT yeaFs wee oue q sts ssrT sss-
usss here aa1 szs = SsaFs - sxs
Deata 80 caase4 - Sarzlgs,s x 80
heart
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
HE " EAFIE:

Washington. Dee 2S.-Forecast Kan
sas-GeneralIy fair Friday and Saturday;
variable winds.
Indian Territory and Oklahoma-Fair;
continued cold Friday and Saturday;
rortherlN winds.
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CATTLE.

The cattle market yesterday was firm
md strong. The demand for stockers and
feeders was good and several punches
were sold at good prices The quality Of
the other stuff put on the market was
poor Wichita as a livestock market com
pares favorably with other markets in
the west and the prices paid are good.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29

Bamsag. Dse = -Tae IasGsa eoaxfess
hzs es-zres ifs tassaf5ssasfsea uta -
esTrer~T uazafs-es % 49, srausaf. A.
lsx1=E -haf tees~ hare she srseg g 60
gre.tAtlaE see rs1ss - TIE savings =
~ sassaes Tisf.zsI4T aeFssesax rsatea
sd -tsssestz1nsss ais4 81 zsss4s.y aEss.-
lzx EA4zEs
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Treasury statemnnr-

Washington. Dec. 2S.-Today's statement
Of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance. $2SS. 0sS, 10; gold
reserve, $2S7, Sc, 102.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29

Business in the bond market was on
fairly large scale, and prices FOR the most
part advanced. but there were enough ex-
ceptionz 20 make the market irregular
Total sales. par value S22750l0. United
states new As and IS declined 4 and 2s
and old as J. in the bid price
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I =
On the Produce Exchange. today, the
market closed as follows:
Butter-Steady. creamery. 16G2sc; dairy.
1ed22c; cheese, firm, 2aAc; eggs, firm
Poaltry-Firm: chickens, 614q7c: tur-
KANSAS CITY
Kansas City. Dec. 2S.-Wheat-May.
s6l4c Cash: No. , hard, S3d nc; No. 8,
5ea6llac; No. red. 69Q70c; No. 5, 63a6Sc.
Corn-May, 297sc. Cash: No. ? mixed,
2Slaa4c; No. white, 2S2ac; No. 3, 2Sl2e.
Oats-No. white, 2iqlzc.
Rve-No. ., 4Sc.
Hay-Choice timothy. ssas.50; choice
prairie. $717.50.
Eggs-Fresh, 15i3c.
ST. LOUIS
ST. Louis. Dec. 2S.-Wheat-Lower; No.
? red cash. elevator. SIC; track, 7li4a7zc;
December. 6S14c; May, &c; July, es2.c; No.
> hard t5G56c.
Corn-Easy: No cash. Gle; track. 81
G-c; December. S0Ssc; May, 31ss1lzc-
Oats-Lower; No. , cash, 25l4c; track.
24aisc; December. 2512c; May, 2i74c; No.
white. 25'2a25c
Rye-Stesd-. Sc.
Receipts-Flour. 100; wheat, 200; corn,
$1,000: oats, 9ltda.
Shipmeats-Flour. y00; wheat. HOO;
corn. Geo: oats. 22,epo
NEW YORK
New York. Dec. 2S--Wheat-EeceiDt
s5S4 bushels; exports. 4es.ee9 bushe $.
spot market steady; No. red, 7fi.c lob.
afloat; No. l northern Duluth. 7Sasc fob
afioat. prompt; No. l hard Duluth. Spssa
fob. afoat spot: No. = red. 72Ssc eleva-
tor. Options closed steady isTi=c net de-
cline; March. 751sc: May. 742ac: July.
74lzc.
Corn-Receipts. 1880 bushels; exports.
$50 bushels Spot easy; No. ., s52sc fob.
afioat and 2Si4c elevator. Options closed
steady with wheat at unchanged prices:
MAY. So: December SC.
Oat-Receipts. Is 40; exports. 4G-Z
Spot dull; No. > 20. No. s. 3isc. No.
white. Sic: Nc. white. SIC track. white.
slTs4lsc: track mixed western. -sIS5lzc.
Options slow.
Butter-Receipts. le55 packages; strong
er; western creamery. G1I2sc-
Cheese-Recei pts. 242 packages: firm:
fall made fancy small, ~ g &c; fall made
fancy large. iea. GIsc; late made smag.
I2RAc: large late made. II5.GI2c.
Eggs-Receipts. s.S74 packages; steady:
western ungraded az mark. I5a31c: west
ern. &c. Ioss OF
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool. Dec -W1eat-Spot. No.
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CASH QUOTATIONS

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Steady.
Wheat-No. spring, 6od6512c; No. red.
GorncNo. yellow. 31G4c; No 2, 3O14
oslo.
Oats-No. ?, 221zc: No. white, 25d26c;
No white. 24G4c.
Rye-No. 2, 521ac.
Barley-No. 2 3Sd43c.
Flax seed-No l, $l.4915.
Mess pork-Per Dbl, IS. S5d10. %; lard.
per 100 lbs So 30d62I@; short ribs sides
Qoose), So 900 IS; dry saited shoulders
(boxed) 5$s61a short clear sides (boXed),
S5.50G60.
Whisky-Per gallon, $685..
Sugar-Cut loaf, $5.17; granulated, S51S.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
Lawton contributions to Date

san Francisco, Dec. "a NUMBER q
prominent business men met today and
organized committee TO push the work
o. securing contributions 70 the Lawton
fund. Theamount Of Pacific coast con-
tribu;ions $ceived thus far by Major
General Shafter IS S1.6e9-
Kansas City. Dec. 2s.-The Star today
forwarded 10 GENERAL oCr5in at Wash
ington Se20, theresult Of weeks So
nciting for the general fund for thJ
widow and children Of the late Major
General L.awton.
Washington. Dc. 2.-The subscriptions
to the Lawton home fund received up to
noon by Adjutant General Cor6in and
excluding the subscriptions collected IN
other cities. aggregate S26.7e2
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29

London. Dec. 2S-Many Cre;ans IN
Athens are Offering their services to
the British consul Tor the war in Couth
Africa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
HArs Or NO RRIrI.H PRIsoNERs

he says also that there were thousands
az spectators 81 the Pretoria railway
station when the British. Nha we-s cap
vu-ed al Nic7olson's Mex derraiaed TIE
people were ordered by ire Beer con-
mandant 20 hare theiT heads and gaey
did 50. The British. sstonlsaed. return
ed tie salute
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARE

CHICAGO.
Chicago, Dec. 2S-The leading futures
ranged as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29

red western, firm, IS sgd.
Corn-Spot American mixed, quiet IS
sgd; December, easy IS SID; January,
easy IS sgd; February. IS SD.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29

LIVERPOOL. Dec. S,-waeat-sUot. No. /.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29

London. Dec 27.-The Daily Chronicle
publishes the following from Cape Town:
Herr Schiesingsr. an agent q TIE Mex
YORK E4g!taola Assurance society. who
has arrived here from Pretoria. says the
Beers possesses immense stores of fco1
imported - speculative capitalists W.
Ger z belief thai mining would - allow
Cd during the var.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-03-10
DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription makes Weak
Women Strong and Sick
Women Well.

T. K. Shine, who has been agent
for the Arizona s. New Mexico road
here for the past twelve years or so
has resigned. Mr.. Shine has carefully
invested his savings in the stock OF
the Arizona copper company and now
has enough of that to furnish him a
comfortable income, and feels content
to take a rest for a while. John
Brown, who has been agent at Duncan
for the company for a long time, has
been promoted to the Lordsburg
agency, and came down Tuesday to
relieve Mr. Shine. Mr.. Shine expects
to visit his parents in California,
after which he is uncertain as to
where he will locate. .
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-03-10

Aman who has practiced medicine
for 40 years, ought 70 know salt from
sugar, read what he says:
Toledo, o., Jan. 10, 1887.
Messts, r. J, Cheney s. Co.-Gentle-
men til have been in the general
practice of medicine for most 40 years,
and would say that.in all my practice
and experience have never seen a
preparation that 1 could prescribe
with as much confidence OF uccess as
1 can Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by you. Have prescribed IL
agreat many times and It's eject Is
wonderful, and would say In cOnclu-
sion that / have yet TO find a case OF
Catarrb that 1t wonld not cure, II they
would take 1t according to directions.
Yours Truly,
L. L. GoRsUCH, NJ. D.
Office, 225 Summit St.
We will give 500 for any case Of
Catarrh that can not be cured with
Halls Catarrh Cure. Taken inter
nally.
F. J. CHENEY s. Co., Props, Toledo,
o. Sold by Druggists, 10.
If you want to buy n watch, clock or di-
amond, or if you want your watch re-
paired in first class shape send to
GRo. w. HIcKox q HlSsoN.
Bronson Block, FL Psso Texas.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-03-10

NORTHWEST nt 70 shits .
IN Camps
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-03-10

nRsERT LAND, FINAL P1OoE-N0TICE
~ OF Publication, Unite4 stateA Land OF
nee, Las Cruces, N. N. January -, 1873
OF LOrdsburR, New MeN zoo, has filed notice of
iptentlOn to make prof on his desert-land
claim No, sa2, for The cEk = Sec. q y. u
Commissioners. at LordsbursN. n. OH Thurs
day the 9th day OF haroh 1899.
He names the following witnesses 70 prove
the complete irrigation and reclRida1on OF
said land; James N, Harper Of Bedrock n,
M. J. q. Tonsy OF Gold Hin N. N. j. i. Ruth
land of Aihambra N. n. N. s. HIN OF Bedrock
Emil solgnac.
Register.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-03-10

Last Saturday the piston rod on the
engine Of the regular passenger train
between Clifton aud L%ordsburg, broke
before the train got to Duncan.
When Che freight train got back to
Duncan from Lordsburg its engine
was sent out OF a voyage Of discovery,
and found the disabled engine and its
train. 1t took the engine into Cllf.
ton. There was no train Saturday,
but an extra was sent out Sunday
carrying the passengers and mail.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-03-10

When DR.. Crocker and Consta Bile
Hardin went through the town one
day last week inspecting the houses
and hunting for small pox they were
lucky enough not to dnd any small
pox. While making the trip Con-
stable Hardin took a census of the
town and found the population to be
26l whites, 1875 Mexlcans, % China
men. and S negroes, making q total OF
474. This did not include the people
at Shakespeare, and there are at least
thirty people there, making a total
population OF the precinct a little
over i've hundred,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-03-10

Some years ago when copper was
very low the Arizona copper company
was forced to make a reduction Of
wages OF its employees, amounting to
about ten per cent, the old wages 70
be restored when copper reached
thirteen cents again. Last week a
committee Of the employees waited on
the officers, showed them the market
report in the papers, which reports
indicates that copper is selling at =
prise a little better than ~seventeeHi
cents, and asked for a restoration OF
wages to the old agure. The restora-
tion was promptly made, and all the
employees are consequently happy.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-03-10
STOP

1t Is an old trick among the light.
fingered fraternity to divert attention
from themselves by raising the cry Of
stop thief" and 20 putting the public
on a false scent.
There Is a certain kind of advertiser
who Is expert in similar methods. One
of his tricks IL to tell women that it's
revolving" to write to a man in con
sultation about disease. Women
should write to a woman" The remain-
to write for advice, and Il carefully
vice offered Is that Of a physician. But
a close examination shows that there Is
no physicians advice offered snd the
whole clamor Of "wrte to a woman"
is raised % divert attention from the fact
that the oma Offering advice is o a
doctor, and therefore not competent to
give medical advice :
For the advice Of an unqualified
woman b Just as dangerous a the
advice Of an unqualified man.
Women who are sick can obtain medi-
cal advice free by letter by consulting DR..
R. ". Pierce, chief consulting physician
of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
stitute, Buffalo, N. Y. As an expert In
the treatment and cure Of female dis
eases DR.. Pierce takes the highest rank.
In over thirty years experience he has
treated halfEn-Inillion women and Of that
great number ninety Eight per cent. have
been perfectly aud permanently cured.
Each letter is held as private and its con-
tents guarded as a sacred confidence E