Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 209, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 July 1901 — Page 3

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A SMALL SECTION OF THE DAKCRS FIELD CALIFORNIA OIL FIELD Address INDIANA OIL COMPANY

322-324 Law Building INDIANAPOLIS. IND.

This Company offers to subscribers of stock what no other oil company has ever offered, viz.: The purchaser of every share of stock sold will receive back in cash the full amount paid for the same before any dividends are paid. About oneeighth of the stock was sold during the first three days. Purchase your stock now, as it will advance in price in a short time.

OFFICERS: JAMES S. CRliSE, President; LEWIS G. AKIN, Vice President; CYRUS J. CLARK, Secretary; 0. Z. IIUBBELl, Treasurer

THE DEMAND

For Oil as Fuel and for Illuminating Purposes.

Notwithstanding: the enormous reduction of rttroleum. and the further fact that It is all consumed for fuel, yet It is only sufficient to furnish about 10 per centof the fuel u?ed in the State of California-. The price of coal is about $15 per ton. whiie oil will produce the same amount of heat for le.cs than at a cot of but 4c a barrel to produce. Concurrently with this development, manufacturing began to assume a greater importance in California. The railroads al?o demand petroleum for fuel. Irrigating plants, steamboats, mills, as well as all other lines of industrial activity, are asking for this fuel. The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railway companies have each contracted fcr 3.0 barrels of oil per day. Recently the Union Iron Works, of San Francisco, contracted for the delivery to It of Su.000 barrels per month.

The Los Angeles Herald, in Its lsue of July 16, 1101. says: "Sunset Oil Refining Company is putting the finishing touches on the new stills and other apparatus at its oil refinery at Obispo, a mile and a half this side of Terminal Rtation, on Terminal Island, and will, in the course of a few days, be running with a capacity of 2,000 barrels of crude oil a day. That will make It by far the largest refinery on the Pacific coast, and will enable it to turn out about 1,0Y barrels of asphaltum a day, besides a large amount of illuminating oil and distillates. "It Is not generally known, perhaps, but It is a fact, that the unmixed Illuminating oil of this refinery Is on sale in the local market, and Is pronounced by the best of judges to be the equal of the best oil on sale. This is in spite of the fact that th refinery only uj-cs heavy crude oil that which runs from 12 to is 11. gravity. "This is no small achievement on the part of J. A. Dubbs. president and manager of the Sunset Oil Refining Companr. and he is not making public the process by which he extracts the Fmnke-making Ingredients of California oil. For many years oil refiners have been working with this problem, and three companies have so closely approached the solution of the froblem as to be able to produce an 11uminating oil which can be mixed with Pennsylvania or Ohio oil without destroying the quality of the latter, and most of the oil sold in California is thus mixed. The oil which has heretofore been produced by California refineries, when burned alone, has given off a disagreeable fume and some smoke, but in some unknown manner Mr. Dubbs has succeeded in getting rid of that, and thus has scoompliimi a task of

great value to the oil industry." This refinery consumes about 50,000 barrels a month.

LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE !

CHAIRMAN LOC.snOX NOTIFYING THE MJMI.VHHS.

Mach Interest In Sir. Bookrvnlter'a Letter, m It Will Virtually lie Republican riutfurm.

Chairman Logsion and Secretary Mulr, cf the Republican city committee, yesterday sent out letters officially notifying the candidates on the Republican ticket of their nominations. In response to these notices it is expected that the candidates will within the next few days forward to the city committee their letters of acceptance, which. In most Instances, are expected to be brief and formal acknowledgements of the chairman's letter and an acceptance of the nomination. The letter of Mr. Rookwalter, however, will set forth as clearly and concisely as possible not only his individual policy as a candidate for mayor but will define the Policy of the party and will be used as Its platform in the coming campaign. Until this letter has been received there Is little for the Republican city committee to do besides preparing the books for the Fixty-day poll which will be taken about Aug. s. Rut while there is no work for the committee at present Chairman Logsdon is busy the greater part of the time receiving and entertaining the Innumerable guests that daily call to assure him cf their well vishes and thir earnest desire to take an active part in the approaching campaUn. "It is a remarkable fact." said Mr. Logsdon yesterday, "that since Mr. Book-valtct-'s nomination those who fought him the hardest in the primaries have since Fbown i most commendable desire to be active in his support." Republicans are particularly pleasd with the attitude of Mr. McGregor, who since his defeat for the nomination has visited nearly ail of the wards in which he was strongest in this city and has successfully exerted himself to brlrr his friend? in line for Mr. Rookwalter. Mr. McGregor said to a friend yesterday that he intended to be in the campaign from start to finish and would endeavor to do as much good for Mr. Rookwaltcr as for himself. "There is only one trouble about all the boys getting into line so nicely this year," j-iid Senator joss yesterday, "and that is thy arc liable to overlook something by 1. ing over on:ident, but it certainly does make us feel jubilant to know that there Is not a fir.gle sore spot among any of the h'-.y.s." Th- general feeling nmong Republican workers is that the chances of Rejr.t.iic.in success this fall are much greater than any time within the last six years. A ith ev ry ti.v.y in lme. they say. and the flection in u hlnery practically taken out ct the hands of the Pemocrats. they believe thfr.- no ehanie for defeat. During tl- lat two or three days those r. h were , ar.didates at the Republican primaries hie hgi:n to file their expense accounts w'.th the city chairman. They infinite that the candidates for the most p::rt hist have i"pttM. . upon their powers of voral p.-rsur.-'on as very few of them rxpir.dt l to excted ten doUirs. An item in the expanse air. unit ..f a cour.tPrnar.ic candidate usfst9 thit he mK-ht have atfriptfd to i rsuade the -ro'i.red vote to help him out. as $t.T0 is charged for watet-melons.

TWiGART NOT A i WDIIlATn.

?!veer, Hun Not N:ll He Would Itclunr o Arcrpt, M..yor Ttg.;.irt return d from French L. k -terday and within live minutes Mft-r his arrival r-u. rat d his d-clara-ti :x thit h- would not I- a candidate for th" I ;r.'.T.tlc i;orrl;;.itPri for mayor. While .rue r-gard thv declaration of the I'u.jor as Una!, it U susgMed by others that h ;.;ht to mak a public declaration to h; eff-ct that lie will positively not accept the liomlnillou. It Jj believed If

he would make such a declaration at least

three or four other candidates could be found who would only be too glad to accept the nomination. The names of J. J. Appel and J. E. Bell are prominently mentioned in connection with the nomination, but it is said neither will be a candidate with Taggart in the field.

Moore Ulli He a Candidate. The friends of William Moore, secretary of the Democratic county committee, say that he will undoubtedly be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for mayor. It Is said that Mr. Moore has already effected an organization. CITY NEWS ITEMS. The family of Mr. Ed S. Reese have taken an apartment in the Meridian flats. Bids for the removal of the buildings on the site of the Indianapolis public building will be opened In the supervising architect's off.ee in Washington on Aug. 3. Tho Indianapolis Rbekah Iyidge, No. 520, will celebrate its fifth anniversary tomorrow night at Grand Lodge Hall, corner Washington and Pennsylvania streets. All Rebekahs and Odd Fellows are invited. Henry Hogue, who was found unconscious at Blackford and Washington streets early Friday morning, died yesterday at the City Hospital, where he was taken. He suffered from consumption and his death was hastened by exposure. He has a brother living at 9lS Athon street. The remains of Mr. Jarnos Severäon. formerly Miss Rebecca Graves, were brought to this city last Tuesday from Kankakee, 111., and placed in the family lot at Crown Hill Cemetery. She was fifty-four years of age and was a resident here for twenty-five years, during which time she made many friends. United States District Attorney J. 13. Keallng and wife, who have been visiting at New York. Atlantic City. Washington and other Eastern cities during the iM.-t three weeks, returned home yesterday morning. Mr. Keallng said the trip had been very enjoyable, but that he was exceedingly glad to get back to Indianapolis. The new Church of Christ building, just completed in North Indianapolis at Twenty-eighth and Annetta streets will be used for services for the first time to-day. A. J. Nance, an evangelist of Hammond. 111., will conduct the services. The members of the church number sixty-three. The organization is the outgrowth of a division of the members of the Seventh Christian Church about ten years ago. Attractions at the I'nrkn. There will be various attractions at the parks this afternoon and evening. At Fairview Park the diving horsts will perform at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and 9 o'clock at night. In addition to this attraction J. B. Johnson, who was in solitary confinemerf in the Missouri State prison for eighteen years, will lecture during the afternoon and evening. His engagement lasts for one week and lectures will be given every afternoon and evening during that time. The miniature railroad Is still in operation and will furnish a source of entertainment for the little ones. The Winnebago Indians will entertain visitors to Broad Ripple Park this afternoon and evening with dances and native games. The reproduction of the early Indian massacre will be given this evening. Beginning to-morrow afternoon Prof. . S Walker, high wire bicycle rider, will ride a wheel across the river on a wire sixty feet above the water. The entertainment will be repeated evt ry afternoon and evening the coming week. Th'1 Indianapolis Military Band will give concerts every evening the coming week at Fnirvi-w and Montani Bros, will furnish tlv music at Broad Ripple this afternoon ar.d evening. Death of Vnllinii eeld. A dispatch has Just ' en tectived by Mrs. William Mansur from I. C. Nc Id, of Ilytie Park. 111., announcing the knth thcr on Friday of his brother, Nathu.i Necld. formerly of this city. Mr. Neeld was a sor.-in-law of the late J. C. Ferguson at.u was a member of the lirm of .1 C. Fty,u..u Co.. well-known pork packers In Indianapolis. The r mains will be buried in th; citv. Announcement of the time of the iunerai will.be rnad later.

A PARDON FOR JOHNSON

LOGAXSPOUT HAMv WRECKER WILL Girr HIS FKEKDOM.

Judge John II. linker nnd Former DIstrict Attorney Wifthnrtl Recommend Clemency.

John F. Johnson, former president of the. State National Bank, of Logansport, who was convicted and sentenced to ten years in the Ohio penitentiary for misappropriating funds of the bank and other violations of the national banking act, has been granted a pardon by the President. The pardon was made on the recommendation of Judge John II. Raker, of the Federal Court, before whom Johnson was tried, and Albert W. Wlshard, who was United States district attorney and prosecuted the case for the government. Numerous efforts have been made to obtain Johnson's freedom, but they were always checkmated by the refusal of Judge Baker and Mr. Wishard to recommend a pardon. A final effort was made a few months ago. and as Johnson had already served five years of his sentence, both Judge Baker and Mr. Wishard consented to recommend the pardon. It Is one of Mr. Wishard's last acts before leaving the office of United States district attorney. Johnson pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with violation of the national banking laws while president of the State National Bank of Logansport, and received the maximum punishment of ten years in the penitentiary. He has now served the equivalent of mote than a six-year sentence. Petitions for his pardon were adtrsely reported by the prosecuting attorney and the trial judge, but recently they have made reports favoring a material reduction of the sentence. Numerously signed petitions were presented to the Department of Justice, one signed by over S.'.mi persons, and others by prominent men in all walks of life. After reciting these facts the attorney general. In his recommendation for pardon, says: This undoubtedly shows an almost universally prevailing sentiment In the community where the offenses were committed that the petitioner has been sufficiently punlsh d and that executive clemency would be just and proper. "Th-. facts in this case .ire that the petitioner in lbl'2. upon the death of his father, became president of the bank. The bank was Insolvent at the time. At the same time that the petitioner became president of the bank he assumed a debt of .JlCo.oiV) of his father, lately deceased. In an endeavor to float the Institution he speculated with the funds of the bank. Many of these speculations were successful and all the nroiits went into the coffers of the bank. He succeeded In maintaining the apparent solvency of the bank until 1KÜ, when. It failed. During this time he violated the banking laws In various ways. "The facts, as they are reported to me, show that he did not profit personally to the extent of a single dollar by his violations of the law. I believe that the punishment which he has already undergone is ample and recommend his immediate pardon."

l'uurrnl of Mrs. Munrt. The funeral of Mr. Mabel (Jienr. Stuart. who died Friday niht. will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at lie;) Uihe stre.-t. The burial will be at Crown Hill.

Mr. Johnson Rejoice. Fpe". ill t the Irvliarapolls Journal. LodANSPORT. Ind.. July 27. The announcement of the pardon of John F. Johnson, came as a surprise to everyone here who was not familiar with the recent efforts on the part of Mrs. Johnson to secure her husband's release from pris:n. Kver sire. Judge B-iker and Attorney Wishard sigr.td the petitl n. some weeks ago, Mrs. J( hr.- n h is b en working r.Uht and day K. attain h-r ends. Only within the pas-t we. k or ten days, she visited Canton, and th-re personally laid her ca.se before the President. The result of her efforts is shown in the r-ews of to-dy. Late this afternoon. Mrs. Johnson, from Columbus, telegraphed her mother. Mrs. George Prescott. as follows: Rejoice with me. Tell all at home." It la understood Mr. and Mrs. Johnson

will be at home sometime next week, after spending a few days with relatives in Pennsylvania. While the news of the pardon caused much surprise, it is, as a rule, generally approved, the feeling here being that Johnson has already suffered sufficiently for his misdeeds.

lntcrcnts of V. 1. C. T. IT. The Indianapolis Young People's Christian Temperance Union will hold its first anniversary at the Central Christian Church this evening at 7:43 o'clock. The national president and organizer of the union, Mfss Eva Marshall Shontz, of Chicago, will speak on "Who Killed Joe's Baby?" Miss Shontz Is accompanied by the national secretary. Miss Ada Jenks. The officers of the local union held a conference with Miss Shontz last night and discussed plans for the national convention, which is to be held in this city the last week in September, and for fhe reorganization of the union In this city.

Funeral of Mrs. Hndinill. The funeral of Mrs. Caroline Rudislll, who died early yesterday morning at the family home, 1119 Park avenue, will be held to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. She was born In Rush county in 1S1'5. She came to tliis city in 1S74. after residing for a fewyears in Montgomery, Ala., and Ladoga, lnd. She leaves two daughters, both of this city.

31F.N AM) WOMKX.

World' I'opiilution SIiowm Preponderance of Former. Chicago Record-Herald. There are 15(C0O,0uO men who would have to remain single even though all women on earth should marry. In other words, there are in the world 15.3oo.0O0 more men than women. Europe is the only continent with a numerical predominance of women, but even in Europe there are many countries where men outnumber women; that is the case in Italy, Greece, Roumania. Bulgaria. Servia. and in many minor principalities. Tho aggregate of the population of those countries gives the men a majority of about 5o.CM). Portugal, Sweden. Norway, Russian Poland and Great Britain show a preponderance of women, at the ratio of l.OOo women to l.Oou men. In Germany there are l.ojy to every 1,000 men, while the majority of women in Hungary, Russia, France and Belgium is comparatively insignificant. Although the other continents show a more or less pronounced numerical preponderance of men. it would be a mistake to assume that there are no countries on those continents where the women outnumber the men. Nicaragua, the South American republics, and other countries have more women than men. The most peculiar conditions are found In Hawaii. In Hong-Kong there are only 40) women, and in Hawaii 533 women to every I.im) men. It has been found that women are more sociable than men, and that they avoid countries where the population is thinly scattered over a large territory. Hunting and pastoral people and even those in the first stages of agricultural development, for that reason Invariably have more men than women. The countries with the greatest Industrial development, in proportion to thtir area, show the greatest numerical preponderance of women; other elements which greatly influence the percentage .f women are their legal status, including the laws of inheritance and succession, unfavorable marriage laws and other conditions detrimental to the liuhts of women. Climate and meteorological conditions also influence the relative ratio between men and women. In the tropical and polar zones he men predominate In numbers. Dry and sterile countries invariably hive more men than v.onitn. while the opposite is the case in feitile countries with suifvient rainfall. Hoy Knevr Too 3Iuch. Brooklyn Eagle. Stories about school children were In order, and one of the gro;:p hud made reference to the oft rep.ated injunction that 1 gr.ea ihfc schodboy to be good and who knows but that some- day hi- may rule the country and live in the Whirr. House. One of th: company s-uid that she knew of an occasion where this Injunction failed ef its purpov-. Th.' uatnr v.-ja L.,uia .ring to co tx the n.u.vt unruly b ,y jn uie c!afrs inlo submiidou by holding out the templing but of the possibility of the presidency In tle, ih-tant future if he wojld be good in the st nt and learn his l-:-.(;ri. From a corner of the room catr.ej H vo'ce calling' "Te.ich.-r, teacher!" "Well?" wa the reply. "That is a bluff." said the so. II bov to whom the voice belonged. "It cannot be. Ho did not set bonu-d in this country."

MRS. BURNETT-TOWNSEND

TALK "WITH AL'TIIOR OF ' FAUX TL ISHO Y" IX HER LOXDOX HOME.

She Considers Herself Part American and Part EnglishInspiration of "Ladr of Quality."

New York Times Saturday Review. Mrs. Burnett or, rather, Mrs. Townsend Is an unusual mixture of English and American characteristics. At times, she is quite English, and then, again, quite American. "1 do so love America," she said enthusiastically, "with her energy, and initiative, and fearlessness. There is something in the atmosphere there that gets into one's blood, and puts new nerve and ardor into one. I could not be happy if I thought I were never going back again. I love the fearlessness of the people." This was said with all the fire of the true daughter of the Republic who may by circumstances be forced to live In foreign lands, but whose heart turns fondly longingly to the home across th water. Even the voice was American. The next moment, however, she was speaking of the green lawns, and ancient trees, and strjried turrets of her English country home with the same sense of pride and satisfaction, albeit in the altered tone of one whose heart anel affections are bounded by the shores of Albion. Such is the result of having two childish homes. Mrs. Townsend's experience was precisely the reverse of Little Lord Fauntleroy's. She was born in the old town of Manchester, and did not go to America "emigrate" was the proper word in those days, when the sea journey was a redoubtable undertaking until her fourteenth year. "When we went out to Tennessee," she said, speaking of that time, "everyone said 'Good-bye' to us as if for life as if taking leave of us forever convinced that thev would never see us again. And it looked just as serious to us as it did to them. I was still young enough to- have no fixed traits and prejudices to be able still to assimilate new impressions and views of life to be modified by new surroundings. In many of my views I am thoroughly American. 1 hold that no one to-day, in our complex civilization, can be thoroughly and symmetrically developed unless he knows and lives in both countries, England and America. We are, nowadays, too complicated and many-sided to be satisfied by what either one of these countries alone can offer us; we need both of them. "I have a home in England and one in America, and live In them by turns. 1 can't remain, however, in either more than three years without feeling the necessity for a change the longing for my other 'native land.' I am one of the very few privileged persons who have the rieht to talk about both America and England as they liketo criticise both of them, and point out their faults, for I belong to both of them." HER LONDON HOME. Mrs. Townsend is at present living in Lonl Buccieuch's house In Charles street, which is one of the riuiet, aristocratic residential streets branching off Berkeley square. No more serious disturbance than that of a hand-organ ever breaks the leisured iulet of this exclusive section of Loneion town, which offers many a lord and lady shelter. The suggestion of ancestors was in the air In the ancient tapestries, in the seasoned portraits on the walls and in the weighty bearing of the flunkeys. The llverl:d individual who opened the door for me was oppressed by the weight of the ducal dignity which still clung to the house, and. as he threw open the portal through which his grace "had ,o of tea passed he made me feel for the first time in life the paramount necessity of a titl; it requlrts courage to announce on-'s self to a lackey of that sort as merely "Mister"! In the music-room upstairs Mr. and Mrs. Townfcnd were experimenting delightedly with a newly-acquired pianola, elro-.vntng melody and harmony by the deep, unregulated "tum-tum" of the buss, but contentedly flattering themselves that they were making music. Mrs. Townsend is a better jvriter than musician. In stature she Is rather below the average of the new generation, and In manner not devoid of pleas

ing, appealing femininity, despite her reputation as an excellent woman of business. She is one of the few present day English writers of fiction who find it profitable to dispense with the services of a literary agent, who. In most cases, is able to obtain higher prices for literary wares than the producers themselves. "When Mr. Gilder, of the Century, was over here last summer," she said In speaking of her work now in hand, "he came to visit me down in the country, and incidentally I told him the outline of a story that I had in mind to write. " 'Why don't ycu write that for the Century?' he asked me when I had finished. I had not thought of that before, but I told him I would see what I could make out of it. So I set to work and have been writing at it ever since. Unfortunately, however, I found that I should not be able to get it completed in time to commence this year in the magazine, so. as my name had been announced in the prospectus. I sat down and wrote a novelette for them, which I call 'The Making of a Marchioness.' That will start to appear fnme time later in the year. The other story I shall call 'The Destiny of Bettina.' HOW INSPIRATION COMES. "It Is strange, isn't it," tatd Mrs. Towncser.d when we had drifted on to the question of the genesis of literary productions, "what odd and oftentimes seemingly foreign Ideas will suggest an idea for a story. People often come to me with a subject for a story, or. indeed, with the story complete, but of course one can never do anything with a suggestion of that ort. it Is only the suggestions that come of themselves and that seize hold of your Imagination that are really worth anything. "It was in that roundabout way that I got the idea of 'A Lady of Quality,' which, I think, is my most successful book. I was living in London In Portland Place at the time, in one of those old houses such as they don't build nowaeiays. with the most wonderful, vast wine-cellars. These cellars were my constant delight; and, whn I had dinner-parties, I used often to take my guests down to show them my catacombs. They belonged to an age when men were supposed to carry their three bottles. "Well, on one occasion, I took some guests down, .as usual, to show them the cellars, which consisted of several apartments opening into each other, the walls ef each lined with stands for holding the bottles. The last apartment communicated, with the upper story by a staircase, which could, of course, be cut off from above. While showing it to them, I laughingly ejbserved what a splendid pla.ee it would be in which to hide a murdereel mnn. One of my guests replied that I ought to choose the spot as the scene of a story. At the time, I said: 'Nonsense!' but. somehow, tho Idea took hold of my Imagination until It became a regular obession giving me no rest until I wrote th story. My first idea, was to have a man commit the crime; and I cast about in my mind for a motive debt. Jealousy, love. Then it suddenly struck me how much more dramatic it would be to have a young girl do it to have her murder a man who had a hold on her. and to hide his body in the cellar. In crder to conceive of a girl capable of such a deed. It was necesary to Imagine hT brought up in the way described in 'A Lady of Quality' which, of course, could only occur in a period such as that in which the story takes place. After I had the main idea of the story and the historical setting, the writing of it was very easy and quick work; indeed, it wrote itself, so to speuk. I began the book in Washington, but finished it in Tortland Place."

Transparent Mirrors. ' Saturday Evening Post. Mirrors that one can see through are a new Invention already coming into u.e. They are of fo-called "platinized ghs," being backed with a compound made of per cent, silver and 5 per cent, platinum, and. optically speaking, they are exceedingly curious and interesting. Looking into a glass of this kind, one finds a first-rate reflection; it Is a mirror and nothing more. At the same time, a person on the other gide can see directly through it. For example, a glass of this sort placed in front of the prescription desk in an apothecary shop perfectly concals the prescription clerk and his apparatus. Thus the privacy of- that department Is secured, while on his part the ei rk is able to survey the shep ar.d see everybody who comes In Just as if the mirror w-re ordinary glass. It is transparent to hi.n. but is likeany common minor from the lewpoint of Pople in front. It is easily seen that glass of this kind is likely to be useful tor a good many purposes. It can be put in the doers of dark bathrooms, or of any oth'T rooms where privacy is desirable and llRht la wanted. Anybody who has observed his own rejection in the plate-gias windows of shops will underftand the principle well enough. The effect U merely enhanced by

an extremely thin coat of the fliatlnumsilver, which allows light to pass though, and yet furnishes an exe-ellent loofcJngglass. The process consists in pouring oVer

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ana men applying Hochelle salts. prizks roii iiiiinun names.

Two Offered ly the American Scenl and Ilintorlc Preservation Society. New York Evening Post. One department of the work of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society is the preservation of time-honored names and the bestowal of appropriate new names. It has taken up the subject of naming the East river bridges, and offers two prizes for the two best lists of names suggested for those structures. Th competition is open to the public, and the prises offered are as follows: First prize A solid silver copy of the historical medal commemorating the consolidation of Greater New York, made by Tiffany, and appropriately inscribed; or a gold double-eagle; or J2J worth of books, to be selected by the winner. Second prize? The rhoic of a bronze copy of the same medal, appropriately inscribed; a gold eagle; or 110 worth of books, to be selected by the winner. Name are invited for four bridges. Including the present one, as follows: The existing bridge, usually called th "IJrooklyn Pridgc;" the bridge now In process of construction and called the "new East river bridge;" that to be built between these two and called "number three" by the bridge department, terminating near Chrystie and Canal streets in Manhattan, and near Willoughby and Gold trts In Hrrxkiyn; and the bridge called "number four," which Is to cross Ulackwell'i island anel end near Serond avenue and Sixtieth street in Manhattan, and near Hunter avenue and Academy street In Queens. Communications should be addresM to the secretary of the society, Edward Hagaman Hall, Tribune building, and should state the names proposed and the reasons for them. The competition will remain open until July IS.

Lives only in the present. Nature thrcrw? a glamor around youth and maiden, so that although they saw misery and marriage walking hand in hand in every home in the world they would fondly

Delieve that they could marry and

defy misery.

oung women should be taught to prepare for marriage. They should

understand now to preserve their womanly health

through the func

tional changes of

maternity. Doctor

Fierce s Favorite Prescription is the

most cttecti ve medicine lor the preservation of wom

anly health and the cure of womanly diseases. It reflates the periods, dries enleeblinj;

drams, heals lnlUnimation and

'ulceration, and

cures female weakness. It prepares the womanly or

ganism for maternity and make the birth hour practically paiuless. w Favorite Prescription contains no alcohol, neither opium, cocaine, nor other narcotic. "My wife wii afflicted with uterine triSle for several year." writr Mr J.C. Dar, of Little Uritain. Lancaster Co., Pa., "ani in November, IV. the doctor ai 1 he had a tnitcarria;. lit treated her for about two months or o, but there was hut little improvement. I wret you after he had commenced to take Favorite Prescription' and yon ttiJ 11 to jet 'Golden Medical lnseovery a'.o. She took ux or Kveo bottlc of 'Favorite Prescription and two of "Golden Metiieal iMK-overv' and Rot out cf bed Sad was able to attend to her ' oueLold work." Dr. Pierce Fleasjiut Pellets cure tili-

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