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The age-herald., 1900-02-25
EXERCISING FOR z.
 SAKE OF BEAUTW
Anna Held Tells Why She Forsook Milk Baths for the Tricycle.
 and Automobile.

People do me the honor to say that am beautiful, and every day my mail is filled with letters asking me to describe my rules of life, to tell what I eat and how I sleep, to divulge the secret recipes that are re- sponsible for my complexion, and a hun dred or more requests that always deluge the young lady or gentleman, who has been fortunate in winning public approval. Of course I should like nothing better than to answer all these letters personally, but it is entirely impossible The day has but so many hours from sun to sun, and 1t would take me more hours than that to at- tend to the mass of correspondence. As the result I shall try ao tell the whole story in a single article, and they who think that my recipe is wise one may try the ex- pertinent for themselves.
 Every one seems to think that I am spending all my time in the invention of new beautifers like the milk baths that I began to use some time ago. In this, how ever, they are much mistaken If women paid no more attention to their complex
The age-herald., 1900-02-25
A Poser

Philadelphia North American.
 Fred-rm at a loss to understand what she meant. I asked her to marry me, and she said I'd better ask her mother.
 Jack-Well?
 F,red-Her mothers widow.
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result I wear the glasses, even if they do not make me look we'll
 I spend about half an hour, sometimes an hour, in this ride, and all the time l feel as if I was a swallow, or was riding on the clouds, 1t is so delightful to spin, along on the motor cycle. When I have returned, however, 1t Is breakfast l want, and I eat heartily, and after this there is no more active exercise until after the hour for luncheon. Then my automobile Is brought around. and for another hour I reyel in the delightful sensations that come from riding in this new kind of vehicle. In addi- ton to this I get the fresh air. It is not ac- tive exercise, that is true, but is almost as beneficial.
 The remainder of the afternoon I devote to my work If it is necessary to do so go to the theatre, if not, study, for there is always something new to learn about the English language. Toward evening, however no matter how busy I may have been all the afternoon, 1 break away from my other engagements and take another spin on the motor cycle, and this time can leave off the ugly goggles, because there is no sun to make the eyes squint. This ride, as you may imagine, makes me ready
The age-herald., 1900-02-25
SENT FREE TO MEN.
A Most Remarkable Remedy That Quickly Re-
 stores Lost Vigor To Men.
A Free Trial Package Sent by Mail To All
 Who Write.

Free trial packages of a most remarkable remedy are being mailed to all who will write the State Medical institute. They cured so many men who had sbattled for years against the mental and physical suf- fering of lost manhood that the institute has decided to distribute free trial pack ages to all who write. It Is a home treat ment and all men who suffer with any form of sexual weakness resulting from youthful folly, premature loss of strength and mem- ory weak back, varicocele, or emaciation of parts can now cure themselves at home.
 The remedy has a peculiarly grateful eff feet of warmth and. seems to act direct to the desired location, giving strength and development just where 1t is needed. It cures all the ills and troubles that come from years Of misuse of the natural func- tions and has been an absolute success in All cases A request to the State Medical Institute, 455 Elektron building. Fit. Wayne, Ind, stating that you desire one of their free trial packages will be complied with promptly. The institute is desirous of reaching that great class of men who are unable to leave home to be treated and the free sample will enable them to see how easy 1t is to be cured of sexual weakness when the proper remedies are employed. The institute makes no restrictions. Any man who writes will be sent free sample. carefully sealed in plain package so that its recipient need have no fear of embar- rassment or publicity. Readers are re- ouested to write without delay,
The age-herald., 1900-02-25

Woes of the Disobedient From the Columbus (O) State Journal. Ethel (to her younger brother, who had been whipped)-Dont mind, brother; don't unind.
 Brother 0between sobs)-That's just what q was licked for.
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in early days, has an equally funny mistake in it. A part of it reads: "For the violation of the third section of an act to license and regulate the sale of malt, spirituous ana vinous liquor, $25, and on proof Of the Vio- lation of said section or any part thereon the justice shall render judgment fr the whole amount of costs, and be committed Ito the common jail until the sum is paid. If this law was enforced many a justice in Nebraska would languiSh in the common jail.
 Similar to this is bill No. 25i Of the Ken lucky legislature which reads: "lt shafl be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge at random any deadly weapon, whether said weapon be loaded or unloaded.' Really that Legislature must have had in view the damage done by weapons thought to be un- loaded.
 Michigan has on its statute books the White anti-treating law, passed in lS9o, which prohibits the purchase Of liquor 10 be given to another as a treat, and Tn South Carolina private dispensaries became So obnoxious that bill was introduced making it unlawful for citizen Of that state to wear hip pockets in his trousers, the minimum penalty being $50 and six months Imprisonment. Ye gods and lttle fishes! What would the governor of South Carolina do when he was visited by his brother of North Carolina?
 Missouri would prevent its people from eating green watermelons by appointing watermelon inspector, and the bill was only defeated when a venerable member moved that the inspectors title should be The Judicial Plugger, Muncher and Faster Of the state of Missouri" And also the same legislature sent to engrossment a bill pre- venting card-playing on the first day of the week.
 An illustration of one of the tragedies os our laWmaking is the effort of Pennsyl- vania legislators to get a law prohibiting rayment of wages in store orders. They got such law through year or so ago, but in some committee or in expressing the words "on demand" were inserted so that the law reads: 'tAll wages shall be paid in cash on demand" If a miner demands his wages in cash he is laid off the next week. The insertion of these two little words has rendered the law utterly useless. It is real tragedy.
 The lawmakers of Texas have made a bid for our foreign travel by bravely passing a resolution that tine skies of Texas are bluer than those of Italy. It made no diff ference that perhaps none of them had visited Italy, of course. Everything about Texas is better than anything anywhere else, even unto skies.
 Opponent sayeth not whether this loaf, turk and loiter" bill was passed, but the wicked Virginia senate of 1898 defeated Sen ator McCane's .arlti-fiirting bill 24 to g.
 Rhode Island has recently gotten into a peck of trouble on social questions. One Of the courts has just passed on an am- biguous law of some fifty years ago, ac- ccrding to which there has not been legal marriage in that state in half a century.
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enough for my dinner, and when l go to the theatre afterward I fell as if l could work all night
 This is my secret and it is certainly a pleasant one Several times in my life I have been advised to adopt certain forms of exercise, and have usually followed the instructions of my physicians but in no in- stance has the recipe brought such "a de- lightful and immediate return. I had not been riding the motor tricycle. more than a week before I began to feel the good eff fects and then I added the automobile to the prescription. From that time l have followed no other rules of exercise.
 I suppose that 1t Is this fact that has made me such a firm friend of the motor ma chine, and my only regret is that the Amer ican women have not yet taken to the au- tomobile, for then I should have had some one who was willing to accept my chal- lenge to race from New York to Philadel- phia.
 When made this challenge some unkind persons stated that I was probably look ing for some free advertising, but nothing was further from my thought. For once in my life, at least, I was thoroughly in ear nest. Not only did I intend that it should be trial of speed. but I wanted it to be test of the superiority of the French or the American automobile. The machine in which I ride was imported by me from France. It is the one in which I won the prize at the parade in Paris, and therefore I stipulated that the American woman should use an automobile manufactured in the United States. There many such machines here, and most of them are good ones. I will admit that the American au- tomobiles are superior to the French makes as far as beauty and noselessness are con- cerned, but still I believe that they can- not compare in speed to my Panhard racing machine. Of course 1 may be wrong, but I am sorry that have had no opportunity to show that I am right.
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sively and cured thousands of patients, ,s1as Sa fering with all manner of private trouS 1Son, Sexual Weakness. Syphilis, Stricture, of cure. My charges % are reasonable. may nay, be stranger to you. If so. reIer y ,T with permission to First Nahonai -n,,ntv Alabama National Bank, Jefferson, n, CJ Ss,sars Savings Bank and Steiner Bros.' ots i cure many patients by mali treatment. Write for prices and terms. Address ,,o' ra F. D. Holloway Watts Bldg, Tnlro ia i.' and Twentieth street, Birmingham Ala
 Office corner Third avenue ana 1wen s. keth street. over Singer Sewing Macnlne company Entrance on Third avenue next door to Birmingham Water Works com pany.
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The age-herald., 1900-02-25
He Wanted a Chance

From Harlem Life. ''You are a pharmacist, are you?' "I am."
 Been in the business a number of years?'
 "I have" Registered"
 t'Yes, sir" ''That Is your diploma hanging over there?"
 'Tt ds'
 "weu, you may give me a pound of bo- rax."
The age-herald., 1900-02-25
Time Flies

From Life. Time Flies are well known insects. Stages
 claim That Tempus Fugit is their rightful name When we're on idleness or pleasure bent They sting our conscience and our fun pre-
 vent. We hear them winter mornings ere we rise And oft fly-time we observe Time Files.
The age-herald., 1900-02-25
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
 SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASES

Most men fail in business by trying to do too many things To be sue. cessfuI every one should select some one special business. and to that devote his whole time and attention. For the past thirteen years in the city of Bir- mingham, Ala, have treated exclu-
The age-herald., 1900-02-25
Probably

From the Chicago News.
 Bender-I havsh a ticklin' in m-my telroash.
 Treate-Maybe it's feather off the last cocktail
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-06

Oregon city. Oregon, August ss, 1900:
Notice ls hereby given that IN COM
pllance with the provisions of the act
OF Congress OF June 8. 1878, entitled
AN act for the sale OF timber lands In
the states OF California, Oregon, Neva-
da and Washington Territory" ms exc
tended TO all the Public Land states by
act OF August 4, 1892, Elizabeth CHASER,
OF Olney, County OF Clatsop, State Of
Oregon. has this day filed in this office
her sworn statement No. 627b, for the
purchase OF the Sc quarter OF Section
No. 8 In Township No. Q North, Range
No. West, and will offer proof to
show that the land sought is more
valuable for It's timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and TO es-
tabllsh her claim 10 said land before
the Register and Receiver OF this of
ilce at Oregon City, Oregon, ON Fri.
day, the 23rd day OF November, 1900.
She names as witnesses: William w.
Pope, Julius Garbe, Sebastian Glaser.
George Finley, all OF olney. ciatsop
County, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the above e-descrlbcd lands are re-
quested to file their claims in this OF.
flee on or before said 23rd day Of No
vember, 1900
CHAs. B. MooREs.
Ra0iatar
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-06
AN ELUSIVE GOVERNMENT.

Chicago Times Herald.
Amcng the western powers the Chi
Hese puzzle is greatly complicated by
the question. Whom shall We treat
with?" In theory the Chinese govern
ment consists Of the emperor. In fact
the emperor has never had any real
authority except for a very brief per-
iod.
His reign began when he was years
old by order OF the empress dowager.
Use An. There was at the time consid-
cradle dissatisfaction over the choice
in the royal family because Of a dis
pute as to the right Of succession.
Kwang Su was not himself the son Of
an emperor. but the nephew Jf one
and the cousin Of another and his
father was the seventh in the list Of
imperial brothers. Prince Tuan's faith
er, another Of the brothers, was older.
and it was charged that the empress
had preferred Kwang Su because he
was her sisters son. At any rate there
is no doubt that he owed his poslti IN
to her mandate.
All through his minority she direct
ed the government. and although ne
came of age in 1889 it was not until
some time later that he attempted his
series Of reforms. Then. after a short
season Of authority, he was summarily
suppressed and a decree was ISSUED in
his name calling the dowager back
to power again.
In this document the young man was
forced to say that he was incapable
and to beg for the old lady's aid. and
the humiliation was repeated later
when he was compelled to appoint
Prince Tuan's son as his successor
The decree by which this appointment
was made is 50 curious as to merit
quotation. It reads:
while yet in our infancy we were
by grace Of the Emperor Tung Che
chosen to succeed him in the heavy re-
sponsibillties OF the head of the whole
empire, and when his majesty died we
sought day and night to be deserving
Of such kindness by energy and faith
fulness in our duties. We were also in
debted to the empress dowager, who
taught and cherished US asslduously,
and to her we owe our safety to the
present day. Now, be 1t known that
when we were selected 10 the throne
it was then agreed that II ever we
should have a son that son should be
proclaimed heir TO the throne. But ev-
.er since last year Qs9s. the year Of de-
pcsltion) we have been constantly III,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-06

Europe has decided that It cannot any
longer submit to the presence Of us
wicked Americans unless we bear a
duly signed and stamped certificate of
good character. So fOr the second time
America has been discovered. II Italy
win only cease Matching anarchists or
commence hanging them they win not
come here to formulate plots against
their mother country, The demand that
persons from America shall be con-
stantly exhibiting passports is absurd
and would prove entirely Intellectual
in the prevention Of the return to Eu-
rope Of her anarchists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-06

The discovery OF a cure for yellow
fever will add materially to the wealth
and commercial Importance Of tropical
America. This much-dreaded scourge
has so hampered the intercourse Of the
West Indies with the United States as
to prevent American capitalists from
becoming interested in the proper de-
velopment of the islands and their i'm
mense possibilities as tropical gardens
for the supply Of much that we can
not produce. The American govern
ment has done much in Cuba towards
checking this disease and, with a re-
liable cure at hand for use where the
disease cannot be altogether prevented.
the greatest drawback which the ISL
ands now suffer win be overcome.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Oregon City, Oregon. August %. 1900:
Notice Ii hereby given that IN COM
pllance with the provisions OF the act
OF Congress OF June 3. 1878, entitled
An act for the sale OF timber lands In
the states OF California. Oregon, Neva-
da and Washington Territory" as exc
tended 10 all the Public Land States by
act OF August I. 1892, AppOllonia John.
sen. OF Olney County OF Clatsop. State
OF Oregon. has this day filed In this
ONCE his sworn statement No. be7l, for
the purchase Of the Me half OF Section
No. 5, In Township No. North, Range
West, and will offer proof to show
that the land sought IL more valuable
for It's timber or stone than for agrl-
cultural purposes. and 20 establish his
claim TO said land before the Register
and Receiver OF this Office at Oregon
city Oregon, on Friday. the 2ard day
OF November 1900
He names as witnesses: William w.
Pope, Julius Garbe. Sebastian Glaser,
George Finley, all OF olney. clatsop
County. Oregon.
ANY and all persons claiming adverse.
ly the above described lands are re-
quested 70 file their claims In this of
iice on or before said 2Srd day OF No
vember, 1900.
cHAs. n. MooREs.
RaOlafAr
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-06

The statement OF the chairman Of the
Metropolitan Gas Company. OF London,
that he has found American coal cheap
er than English in the production of
gas because of its superior quality is
Of great Importance TO America as well
as to England and presages an inn
mense development in transatlantic
shipping commensurate with the impe-
tus given shipping on this coast by the
policy Of expansion. A line OF ten
thousand-ton vessels for the transpor-
tation of American coal to Mediter-
ranean ports viii come in the near
future and win not be the only line
taking our coal to the old world in
enormous quantities.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-06
NOTICE FOR puBL1cAYIoN.

Oregon City, Oregon, August 27, 1900:
Notice Is hereby given thai In COM
Dliance with the provisions of the act
Of Congress OF June 3, 1878, entitled
An act for the sale OF timber lands in
the states Of California, Oregon, Neva-
da and Washington Territory" es ex-
tended TO all the Public Land States by
act Of August 4, 1892, William w. Pope,
Of Olney, County OF Clatsop, State Of
Oregon, has this day filed In this office
his sworn statement No. 527t for the
purchase Of lot 4, Section g.; lots
1, 2, 3, and 4, Of Section No. 4, In Town
snip No. 0 North, Range No.. 4 West,
and Will offer proof to show that the
land sought Is more valuable for its
timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and TO establish his claim to
said land before the Register and Re-
celyer Of this Office at Oregon City,
oregon, on Friday, the 23rd day Of No
vember. 1900.
He names as witnesses: Jack Denck,
Sebastian GIaser, Anna M. Glaser. John
Denck, all OF olney, clatsop County.
Oregon. 'T
Any and all persons claiming adverse
~ sthe above-descrlhed lands are re-
quested TO file their claims IN this Of
fee on or before said 2Srd day Of No
cHAs. B. MooRBs.
Register
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-06
NOTICE ToR PUBLICATION.
CnIted slates Land oMee. Oregon ed,

United States Land oihce, Oregon City.
Oregon. August 2Sth. 1900:
Notice Ia hereby given that In Ap-
pliance with the provisions OF the act
OF congress OF June 3. 1873. entitled IAN
act for the eale OF timber lands In the
states OF California. Oregon. Nevada
and Washington Territory" as extend
cd TO all the Public Land States by act
Of August 4. 1899. NJ. Ellnor Duffy, OF
Astoria. County OF Clatsop. State OF
Oregon, has this day filed In this Of
ice her sworn statement No. 6272, for
tie purchase OF the lots 8, g. II and ~,
Of Section No. 4. In Townhslp No.
North, Range No. West, and VIII Of
er proof 70 show that the land sought is
more valuable for us timber or stone
than for agricultural purpoaes, and TO
establish her claim 10 said land before
the Register and Receiver OF his Of
flee At Oregon City. on Friday, the 23rd
day Of November. 1900.
She names as witnesses: Mrs. Mary
Denck, OF Olney. Oregon: Mr.. Sebastian
Chaser. OF Olney. Oregon; Mrs. Appol-
lonla. Johnson. Of Olney, Oregon; Mr..
Sidney Ddl. Of Astoria, Oregon:
Any and oil persons claiming ad-
versely the above-d described lands are
requested 10 file their claims In this Of
flee on or before said 2Jrd day OF No
yember. 1900.
cHAs. B. MooREs.
Register,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-06

and II was for that reason that In the
eighth month OF that year the empress
dowager graclously took over the reins
Of government In order TO instruct US
In our duties A year has now passed,
and stn We find ourselves an Invalid;
but ever keeping in our mind that We
do not belong to the direct line OF sue
c,ssion. and that for the safety OF the
empire OF our ancestors, a legal heir
should be selected to the throne, we
again prayed the empress dowager to
choose carefully nom among the mem-
bers of the imperial clan such one;
and this she has done In the person OF
Pu Chun, son OF Tsai VI. Prince Tuan,
We hereby command accordingly that
Pu Chun, be made heir ot the late
Emperor Tung Che"
The concluding sentence reads like an
ahdication. but the protests from the
country were so vigorous that the dow
ager aid not carry her scheme that
far. 1t is evident, however. that her
power is so absolute and that the em-
peror is such puppet that 1t will be
impossible to get at him except by
force.
There was never more elusive. baf-
ding problem. The empress, Prince
Tuan and their associates are known to
be the real leaders Of the Boxers, and.
of course. no foreign government wants
any dealings with them. But in their
diplomatic negotiations they hide them
selves behind the name OF the emperor,
who is the constitutional head OF the
state and whom they use as they please.
having full power and no responsibility.