The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 1, 1895, Page 22

22 wHOW DR MARCUS WHITMAN SAVED OREGON" Mrs. Frances BY DR. 0. W. NIX P To the Editor of the Call—Sir: Some weeks ago Mrs. Victor made a criticism in Tre CALL upon my book on Whitman, and you kindly offer me space toreply. Among the most persistent and continuous de- famers of Dr. Marcus Whitman and the pioneer missionaries of Oregon is Frances Fauller Victor. She sailed into Oregon after the traveling was good, and soon after sound she had a mission, viz.: to teach ig- porant Oregonians pioneer history. More vapid, more untruthful and unreliable his- tory has never been more snappily told. Her pretended historic facts have been dis- proved and utterly annihilated again and again, and yet she dresses up her dolls stuffed with sawdust, and tries to palm them off as creatures of life. Jn my volume that she assai “How Marcus Whit- man Saved Oregon,” there is not a position that she assumes that is not dis- proved by facts of history that she utterly jgnores. In this communication I do not propose to convert Mrs. Victor. That would be well-nigh hopeless. It would be a good deai like the job that an old Pennsylyania preacher had with the ver family.” The family was made up of “the old man Beaver and three stal- wart sons. and known as ‘a hard set.’” The venerable preacher had done his best, but they continued in their sins. He wa finally summoned in great haste to the Beaver home and found that “‘a rattlesnake had bit Bill.” The good man got down on his knees and pra “O Lord, we-thank thee for rattlesna We thank thee that | one has bit Bill. Send one to bite Bob, and one to bite Jim, and a big one to bite the old man, for nothing but rattlesnakes will ever convert the Beaver family.” Mrs, | Frances Fuller Victor has long had a mis- sion, and that is to dance upon the grave of Dr. Marcus Whitman and his noble wife, and make faces, and say unkind things of every one who dares 1o speak a word in their defense. As a boy anc young man it so happened that many years ago Was in Oregon. From the old pioneers and their sons and daught ceived such kind- ness that in all the forty-five vears since I have r stood silently by while the tongue of slander was wagged. I have no hope of con- verting Mrs. Victor. I doubt whether a dia- mond-back with twenty rattles and a button could accomplish that. The whole subject is 100 large to diseuss in & Newspaper article, and 1 will content myself with a brief review of some of the 1acts. It will be remembered that Mrs. Victor is the author of the quirks and fables called history in Bancroft's Oregon, which have dishonored his history through- out the land. I, however, give Mr. Ban credit for having “changed some things, Victor wrote, and &s she avers, “printed hoods” in their stead. In Mr. Bancroft's lucid moments when left to his own instincts comphments Dr. Whitman, Mrs. Victor co; not forgive & crime of that kind. It, stance, would be impossible for Mrs, vy, &8 Mr. Baucroft does 1, Chronicle of naries and pionee: assure the count States. Had there been no 2 kind England would ha: ed her claim | over the whole Territory, with a fair p: of meking it her own.” Again Mr. B “The missionary, Dr. Whitman, no nan. Idonot know which to admire most in him, his coolness or his coursge. His were as steel, his patience was excelled by his fearlessness. In the mighty calm- ss of his nature he was a Cwesar for Christ.” Mrs, Victor accuses Mr. Baneroft in his history of “changing her sentiments and telling falze- hoods.” It would have been well for the credit of Mr. Bancroft’s great work if he had done more changing and kept his history consistent For instance, he allows M page 579, vol. 1, work in Oregon: not pay, however, either with the or the red, whereupon the apostles of this re- ligion began to attend more to their own affairs than to save e souls. up their establishm in 1844 and thenc forth became & political clique, whose chie aim was to scquire other men’s property. a Victor sentiment. If it is a truth Christianity to-day, as then, stands di it was 15 & falsehoc call the woman auth of the same volum sccount of the great massacre- at Wa: where Dr. Whitman, his w. perished and fort wWere carried away captives. 1844 they broke up much to ments_and became & political eic. Now, mind you, the Whitman mas- sacre did not occur until November 29, 1847 The challenge to Mrs. Victor’s truthiu s squarely made and needs no comment. The Whitman mission was never at any time more prosperous than between 1844 and 1847. In an article of kind I can but barely men- tion the facts. I went to Oregon in 1850. heard Oregon history direct from the men and women that made it—before it was a written history. 1had it through multiplied sources when every fact and incident was fresh in the minds of the people. I taught three sessions of school with boys and girls of the old pioneers s pupils. Iwasa guestin theirhomes. Later on I was a purser upon the first steamer built upon Columbia River waters, and there met still another class of the makers of pioneer history. I do not stop to bandy words or argng with this astute person, but only to state my sources of information and allow your readers to judge for themselves. In my volume, pages 205 to 212 inclusive, I have sized her up con- cisely and_have given reesons therefor. M Victor's charge that Dr. Whitman made hi long winter ride to Washington wholly for selfish reasons is almost t0o senseless to need reply. Shesays: *He foresaw wealth and im- portance and that his place must become & stopping place, asupply station to the annual emigration.” Proceeding, Mrs. Victor says: “The missionaries all believed thatthe United States would finally secure a title to at least that portion south of the Columbia River, out of whose rich lands they would be given large tracts of land by the Government, and that was reason enough for the loyalty exhibited.” + Proceeding with her calumny Mrs. Victor eays: “Nr, Whitman got well-to-do by selling ficur £ '@ and vegetables to immigrents at high prices.” Right here Iwant to quote what Dr. H. H. Spalding says in answer to Mrs. Vietor. “Immigrants by hundreds and thou sands reached the mission, wayworn, hungry, sick and destitute, but he cared for all. - Seven orphan children of one family were ieft upon the hands of Dr. and Mrs. Whitman, one a babe four months old, but they cared for them all, giving them clothing, medicine and food with- out pay. Frequentlythe doctor would give \way his entire food supply and have to fend tome for grain to get through the winter.” Let any honest reader take in Mrs. Victor sertions ana then read Dr. Spalding’s and I will abide by the verdict. Mrs. Whitman, ina letter to her sister, dated October 9, 1840, and published by the Oregon Pioneer Association, volume 1893, page 137, says: “We are thronged with company. ’As we are situated our :ousé is a missionary’s tavern. We are in eculiar and somewhat trying circumstences. ‘e cannot sell because we are missionaries and not traders, but we can_give and report to the board.” Now, compare this statement of Mrs. Whitman, as grand & specimen of a truth- ful American woman as ever lived, with the assertion or Mrs. Victor that Dr. Whitman got weli-to-do by selling flour and grain and vegetables to immigrants at high prices.” Mrs, Victor seems to be specially enraged over any claim that Dr. Whitman aided in any sense the immigration of 1843. She even de- nied that he went Washington t all, or had interviews with the President and Secretaries of State and of War, until the a5 ?ubhc documents on file in the departments at Washington were published to the world. Phese 1 have repfoduced in the ‘appendix of “How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon.” bave said. I do not propose to argue with Mrs. Victor, but will simply give her & quietus by copying a few sentences from an address by the Hon. Jesse Applegate, delivered before the Pioneer Association of Oregon in 1876. Mr. Applegate was with the immigration of 1843 piloted across the plains by Dr. Whitman. Mr. Applegate, in speaking of that memorable jour- ney, says: “I would fain now and here pay & tribute to that noble and devoted man, Dr. Whitmen. From the time he joined us on the Platte until he left us at Fori Hall his great experience and indomitable energy was_of priceless value to the migrating column. His constant advice was travel, travel, travel ; noth- ing else will take you to the end of your jour- ney. His great atthorify as a ph{sichn saved s many ruinous'detays; and it is no dispar- agement to others to say that to no other indi- duel are the immigrants of 1843 so much in- debted for the successful conclusion of their fourney as to Dr. Marcus Whitman.”” There is more to the same import. Just read again Mrs. Victor's ridicule of “Whitman heving any- thing to do with the great immigration in 1843, and then compare it with this plain statement of one of Oregon’s most honored pio- aeer patriots. She may well hang her head in hame. Now I wish 1o make one other ex- tract, Unfortunately I have lost the copy of FHE CALL which contained her article, but it was copied by the S{}Okcsmnnvkevlew, and I 3lip from that where Mrs, Victor says: '%m of their chiefs invaded the'chamber of Fuller Victor. ON OF CHICAGO. Mrs. Whitman at night, she being protected by & single white man. Alarmed at this outrage she fled to Fort Walla Walla and was sent to The Dalles, where the Methodists had & sta- tion, and spent the year of her husband’s ab- sence in visiting different places in the Colum- bia and Willamette valleys. Even in the mat- ter of Mrs. Whitman’s desertion in the midst of an Indian country Dr. Nixon descends to the subterfuge, giving the impression that the doctor provided for his wife's removal to The Dalies before leaving his station; although, if he knew his subject at ail, he must haye known that he left herin charge of the mission, with only one man for a helper.” I confessa failure to find proper expression in language that is smiable of my contempt for slander or fora slanderer. Mrs. Victor had but one source of information of the happenings at the Whitman mission, and that was Mrs. Whitman herself. She ignores Mrs. Whitman and proceeds to tell the story as above, as it appeared in your columns.” Mrs. Whitman says: “About mid- night I was awakened by some one trying to open my bedroom door. Traised my head and listened. Soon the latch was raised and the door opened a little. 1sprang from the bed in a moment, closed the door, the ruffian pushed, tried to unlatch it and could not succeed. I calling John, he ran as for his life.” There is no difficulty in seeing the perfect willingness on the partof Mrs. Victor of having her readers believe that Mrs. Whitman, left by that brute of a husband unprotected, an In- dian chief invaded her chamber, and mark, “alarm at the outrage, she fled,” etc. The plain insinuation is one that every loyal man and woman will resent. She may not have in- tended to insult the memory of Mrs. Whitman, but only to make the more impressive the meanness of Dr. Whitman. For she adds: “Even in the matter of Mrs, Whitman’s deser- nin themidst ofan Indian country Dr. Nixon descends to subterfuge, giving the impression that the doctor provided for his wife's re- moval,” ete. Again, I ask no reader to take my testimony alone. Upon page 306, “How Marcus Whitman Savea Oregon,” the reader w find a letter, written and dated at Oregon ity, Fevruary 14, 1876. It wasaddressed to the Rev. Dr. Atkinson and signed A. Laurence Lovejoy. Itis a letter outlining the great jour- ney to shington and the midwinter ride, and how he (Lovejoy) happened to make the journey'with Whitman. [n this letter he say: “His (Whitman’s) arrangements were rapidiy made. Through the kindness of Mr. McKinley, stationed at Walia Walla, Mrs. Whitman was orovided with suitable escort to the Willamette Valley, where she was to remain with mission- arv friends until the doctor’s return.” Now who would likely best know the family arrangement in the mission home, General Lovejoy or Mrs. Victor ? General Lovejoy was at the mission, the friend and adviser of Whit- man. Mrs. Victor was not even a resident of the country, but was many thousand miies away, wholly unacqueinted with a single hap- pening. So “Dr. Nixon resorts to subterfuge, giving the impression that the doctor provided for his wife's removal,” etc. Mrs. Whitman tells plainly the situation in her daily diary, She was a true, noble, Christian woman, and proposed to shirk no duty. Her health had been poor, and the talk of & rest and a visit to the Willemette country had been suggested. She says, “‘For myseli I wouid prefer to remain at the mission, but my friends insisted and I consented.”” The teacher, she explains, who was engaged to take charge of the mission had been detained longer than was expected. Victor dotes upon her astuteness in dis- svering that Dr. Whitman’s winter ride at the of is life was solely forselfish purposes, to get the American Board to continue to let him work fifteen per day and live on horse meat at Waii-lapuil, but she fails to ac- count for General Lovejoy. Did he take the ride with Whitman to have fun? He was just off the long journey and knew its sorrows and even under the most favorable condi- i ons. Would he likely have made such a trip h such a maggot in his brain as Mrs. Victor coddles? The mext time Mrs. Vietor rushes into print and attempts to dishonor the name of Whitman, she would do well to explain how General Lovejoy, who had no business with the American Board and no selfish aims in sight, risked his life to go with him upon the jour- ney. Again, Mrs. Vietor lays great stress upon the fact that Dr. Whitman could not heve led the immigration in 1843 because he ~did not reach the party until the crossing of e Platte.”. General Lovejoy and others tell why he remained in the rear. It was 10 help and need of & g encourage the last starters. There was no de or adviser before reaching the Platte. It wasa plain traveled road. But he was as usual on hand when needed. The crossing of the Platte with 225 wagons, a thousand head of loose stock and one thou- nd men, women and children was not a 121l matter. il Whitman reached the of the column not a wagon entered the turbid waters of the Platte, which at the place ot crossing is a mile wide, and wagons often have to travel from two to three miles to keep on the bar while crossing. In the volume “How Dr. Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon,” I have attempted to pull no man down to lift Whitman up. I have simply shown that his work done at the righttime, and in the right way, was largely instrumental in accomplishing the grand results reached. The war of the revolution might have resulte as it did without “The Father of his Countr; have fallen without Gran the might have marched to the sea_and renched Appomattox without Sherman or Sher- idan; if Lincoln had not lived the old flag might still be waving over a united country! But what patriot stops now to eavil and sneer and withhold honors from any one of them? Dr. Marcus Whitman was & modest old Chris- tian hero who went quietly and without noise about his work and never blew a horn. What he accomplished i8 recorded, and is history so plain that honest readers will not doubt. "No oneof his friends has asked for himall the credit of saving Oregon. The wild talk of Mrs. Victor that many of the immigrants of 1843 did not know Whitman and “that he could not have induced them toimmigrate” isall childish twaddle. No one has claimed that he did. But that to him more than to eny other one man is due the National awakening no reasonable reader can doubt. The American people are honest end patriotic, and they only need to learn the real facts of history to do honor to the name of Whitman and his associate heroes and heroines. The world has always had its critics and doubters and groaners, and doubt- less they will continue {0 do business at the old stands. There will continue to be Don- nelleys who will prove that “Shakespeare did not write Shakespeare's plays”; more Colonel s who will find fresh “Mistakes of s anding in the middle of the road and throw- ing mud at the old pioneers of Oregon. They allremind one of the fable of “the fiy that lighted on the horn of the 0x"—like theox, the patient public will pass along and not éven know they were there. The right ever comes uppermost, And ever is justice done. Very respectfully yours, O HIGH SCHOOL TAXES, The Attorney-General’s Opin- ions Relative to Their Legality. 0. W. NIxoN. Dutles of Boards of Trustees as to Furnishing Estimates of Tax Levies. Attorney-General Fitzgerald has ren- dered a series of interesting opinions that will be of interest to all Boards of Super- visors and School Trustees in the State. They are in respohse to questions pro- pounded by Theo. A. Bell, District Attorney of Napa County. Mr. Fitzgerald in his letter to Mr. Bell says: Inreply to the questions submitted by you tome as 10: (1) Whether op not it is m}; {m- perative duty of the board of trustees of & union or city high school district to furnish the first year to tne authorities, whose Guty it is t0 levy taxes, an estimate of the cost of pro- curing & suitable lot, of ths and speclsca- tions &nd of erecting a suitable building. (2) As to whether or not if the trustees iail to furnish such estimate, but in lien thereof furnish an estimate for the cost of maintainin, the school for the first year, has the Board o Supervisors power o levy & tax to cover an estimate of the latter character? (3) As to whether or not, if the estimate for the erection of the building, ete., be not made the first year, a tax can be levied in any succeeding year to erect such building, etc. (4) As to whether or/| not the trustees of such high school district can rent a building in which to conductea school. (5) As to whether or not a fictitious estimate of on€ dollar for 9”2;"“’: & lot and erecting & building can be me'de by the board of trustees. ' (6) As to wheiher or not an es- timate furnished by the board of trustees to the Board of Su‘pervlwn for procuring a lot, erecting a buiiding, etc., can be ignored by the Board of Superyisors. First—I am of the opinion that the furnish- ing by the board of high school trustees to the authorities whose duties it is to levy taxes on or before the first day of September in the first year after the proposition to munm.u\ and es- tablish a high &chool district has been carried, 1s an imperative preliminary step for the com- plete organization ot the high school district, and it is therefore the duty of the high school board to furnish such estimate. Second—I am further of the opinion that the first estimate provided for in subdivision 14 of section 1670 is an entirety; that no one of th mentioned in that estimate can be seg- regated from the others, and that, ther fore, an estimate of the cost of main- taining the school for the first year, unless coupied with the further estimates pre- scribed in that subdivision, would be contrary tolaw. Third—The estimate for procuring & lot, purchasing a building, eto., is, in my opin- jon, as I have stated, & preliminary step, and & step which must be taken in its proper se- quence. Therefore, it should be taken as the law prescribes, on or before the 1st day of Se] tember, in the year in which the high school is organized, and not subsequent. Fourth—There is no provision in the law relating to city and unionhigh schoolswhich permitsthe highschool board to rent a building in which to conduct such school. The law evidently contemplates that a high school building for the accommo- dation of such school shall be provided as a first '"fi’ in organizing such school, and that such school must occeupy its own bulfdlng. My opinion in this behalf isstrengthened by the fact that while the law confers no authorit upon boards of trustees of city or union high school districts to rent rooms or buildings, it specifically confers that power upon the high school board of eountry high schools. Fifth— The estimate for procuring a lot, erecting a building, etc., must be & bona fide one and no fictitious estimate would be a compliance with the law or could be acted upon by the author- ity whose duty it is to levy the tax. Sixth— The Board of Supervisors cannot ignore_the estimate made by the high school board to procure & lot, erect a building, etc, 8s it is made its duty by subdivision 15 of section 1670 to levg & tax to cover such estimate. If, however, the board should fail to do its duty in this behalf, then the law provides that it shall be the duty of the County Auditor to make such levy. LATE SPORTING - NEWS Greyhounds That Will Run at Golden Gate Coursing Park To-Day. Oarsmen In Tralning for the Sacra- mento Races—Norwood BI- cycle Club. A baseball team from the Grove-street Theater will play a nine representing the Occidental handball court this afternoon at Fifteenthr and Folsom streets. The thespians will comprise J. Cochran, T. Reardon, L. Kenny, C. Collins, J. Kenney. M. Mullineux, J. Clemens, 8. Shaw and M. Dolan. The handball team will con- sist of 8. Pierce, T. Mansfield, G. Laws, J. Cahill, E. Lyons, J. Sullivan, R. Mans- field, C. Schroeder and E. Lyden. According to a ‘“‘drawing” which took place on Friday evening at Pythian Hall, the following dogs will meet in the slips to-day at Kerrigan’s coursing park: D. Carrol's Tom Rice vs. J. Kerrigan’s Lord Clifton; J. T. Hannon's Spring vs. V. W. Guer- rero’s Tempest; V. W. Guerrero’s Eieetr P. J. O'Rellly's E ing Star vs. T Guerrero's M. . Reilly and Brady away; Reilly and Brady's Wee N Ryan’s Thorndale; T. G. Smart’s Nelly Bly; P. Ryan’s Stonewall Jackson vs. F. J. Walter's Marvelous; J. H. Perigo’s Longfellow vs. B. Griffin's Georgie Dixon; Burke and Lucy’s Menlo Maid vs. Laurelwood Kennel's Country Girl; W. D. Murphy's Stamboul Queen vs. P. J. O'Reilly’s Ivy Leaf; J. T. Han- non’s Nancy Tell vs. P. Ryan's Magpie; W. Creamer’s Regent vs. W. Dalton’s Napoleon Jack; T. Trant’s Little Beauty vs. D. Leonard’s )lnonHFhl; G. Smart’s Lady Fitzgerald vs. W, Norton’s Blackthorn; J. Murphy’s Redlight vs, R. Pringle’s Snow; W. D. Murphy’s Midget J. Sullivan’s Little Tom; J. P. McDonald Mayo Boy vs. H. F. Mullin’s New Broom; D. Dunleas’ Nellie D ys. F. J. Walters’ Raven; L E. Cohen’s Daisy Bell vs. Alameda Kennel's Daisy; J. O'Connell’s Now-or-Never vs. J. T. Harmon’s Lamplighter; J. Kerrigan's Da away vs. Reilly and Brady’s Rambler; V. W. Guerrero’s Bonnje Lass vs. A. Merril bird; T. J. Walter’s Starlight vs. C. Gris- wold’s Fearless; J. Allen’s Salvator vs.P.T. Desimonie’s Woodford. There will be considerable live-bird and inanimate-target shooting to-day at the Oakland track. The Empire Gun Club will wind up the trap-shooting season to- day by holding one of its successful con- tests ai Alameda Point. Local oarsmen who will participate in the regatta which will be held at Sacra- mento on the 9th inst. are training hard every eveningand morning over the Long- bridge course, foot of Third street. The Olympic Club oarsmen are particularly in- terested in the coming races. They are in hopes of meeting the St. Mary’s crew and the crack scullers of the Stockton Athletic Club. Entries for the events, which have already been announced, will close on the evening of the 3d inst. Members of the Pacific Kennel Club will be greatly surprised if a_sufficient attend- ance of club officers will be present at next Wednesday’'s meeting to form a quorum. The admirers of pointers and_setters can- not understand why the officers of the club have suddenly taken such a very lim- ited interest in kennel affairs. It would seem that the club_is in need of an infu- sion of new blood. However, it is ramored that & new club, which will_be devoted to kennel matters exclusively, is being organ- ized and several, of the leading and most prominent dog-fanciers of this City are now aliltalmg the formation of such a clun. It is quite probable that a meeting of sportsmen interested in field sports will be called in the very near future. Attorney-General Fitzgerald, on behalf of the people of California, has brought suit against the Truckee Lumber Company, located at Truckee, and the State Line Company, corporations, to restrain them erpm dumping sawdust into the Truckee iver. A memberof the Oakland High School said yesterday that the football team is practicing twice a week under the diree- tion of Captain Anderson. Of the players there are Nelson, center; Langon, guard; Buttner, tackle; Chickering, end; Me- Cabe and Anderson, halfbacks. Craig, Guppy, Collier, Russ, Ballister, White- 1 vs. P. Moore's Annie Daly vs, house, king, Gafe. Whitman, Cloud, Mauvais and Steel are candidates for the vacancies, _The several varieties of food fish that ar- rived here from the Government station, on the Illinois River, several months ago are doing remarkably well at the Sisson hatchery, and at a time not far distant the Fish Commissioners will be able to dis- tribute quantities of valuable fish in streams where ihe conditions are best suited to their habits. Those at the hatchery are small and will not break until next year, but should mul- tiply rapidly after that time under the con- ditions in which they now exist. The slender elegantly shaped striped perch with their black and yellow bodies are also thriving, and will, some day, swarm in the S8an Joaquin and Sacramento Biv:rs, now given over to the sluggist cat- sh. The Warmouth bass and sunfish are doing well, particularly the latter. These brilliantly colored little fellows are excellent table fish and thrive in al- most any water, taking the baited hook readily and displaying game qualities quite beyond what their appearance would indi- cate. Recent advices from San Diego are to the effect that yellow tarts and large hali- but are running plentifully in the harbor and that the anglers of that locality are having great sport with the big fellows. A. D. Jordan, in a letter to the Fish Com- mission, tells of taking a thirty-five pound halibut with a fifteen-thread line and No. 4 Bristol rod. The Norwood Bi?cla Club, consisting of twenty-one ardent devotees of the new and fascinating - sport, was_organized in this City yesterday, and will make its initial run to San Jose September 8. The per- sonnel of membership is as follows: Presi- dent, H. D. Loveland; vice-president, W. P. Harrold; secretary, Frank Harrold; treasurer, James Brooks; captain, W. E. Blake; lieutenant, Joseph '&d‘le ; Miss Lilian Boynton, Miss Mary EnTvl , Miss Anna Engvick, Mrs. W. E, Blake, A. R. Patrick, James, Igo, David Robert Bridgman, Bruce Stévenson, 0. H. Harker, Clarence FPray, Gaor% Craig, Charles Peterson, Jean Dodge, Charles Gilbert. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1895. . o i i DOCTOR SWEANY THE OLD RELIABLE SPECIALIST. 737 Market Street, San Francisco, (OPPOSITH EXAMINER OFFICH). 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He also effects a speedy cure in all cases of Gleet, Gonnorrhces, inflam- mations, pains, itchings, swellings and dis- charges of every kind, Stricture, irritability of the bladder and kindred troubles, many of which are the result of improper treatment of former diseases by other physicians. BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASE Of every description, embracing cancers, tumors, scrofula, syphilitic taiuts, humors and all other impurities of the blood, causing erup- tions and blemishes on the face and body, thor- oughly eradicated, leaving the system in a pure, strong and healthful state. RUPTURE This most distressing and. dangerous ailment, common to both sexes, is cured by DOCTOR SWEANY without trusses or salves in from two to eight weeks. He has new, safe, successful and painless treatment, which is known to no other physician in the West, and which causes the rupture to heal asa broken bone unites; also Piles, Fistula, Varicocele, Hydrocele and similar troubles promptly cured without pain or detention from business. STOMACH, Liver, Lung, Chest, Throat, Bladder, Heart and Kidney Diseases, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Asthma, Catarrh and all other diseases of the respiratory organs cured in the shortest pos- sible time; also consumption when the de- struction of the tissue is not too great, by com- bining his own with the latest approved anti- septic methods. LADIES, If you are suffering from any of the distress- ing ailments peculiar to your sex, such as persistent headaches, painful mensiruation, leucorrhcea or whites, intolerable itching, dis- placement of the womb, etc., you should not give up in despair because you have met with repeated disappointments in seeking relief. DOCTOR SWEANY has cured hundreds of cases after other eminent physicians have pronounced them hopeless. If such diseases were indeed incurable life would not be worth its possession to & large number of American women. GENERAL REMARKS. OFFICE HOURS: 9 till 12 4, x:and 2 till 5and 7 till 8 p. M. Sundays, 10 till 12 only. NO INJURIOUS DRUGS are adminis- tered by DOCTOR SWEANY in any case. His patients receive medicine only of the purest ‘vegetable kind. TESTIMONIALS by the hundred furnished privately at the office, but no name or case ex- posed or made public. Strictest secrecy pre- served in all professional dealings. INCURABLE CASES are not undertaken by DOCTOR SWEAN Many cases that have resisted the treatment of other eminent doc- tors yield to his, but if he finds that you are beyond medical aid and cannot be restored to heaith, power and vigor he will candidly tell you so and warn you against spending money for useless treatment. . HOME TREATMENT.—Write your trou- bles if living away from the city and unable to call. Thousands cured at home and in all partsof the country by correspondence and by medicines sent secure from observation. Book entitled “GUIDE TO HEALTH” sent free to those describing their troubles. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 737 Market Street. I hereby guarantee that patients who place themselves in my hands will receive fair, honest and skillful treatment. I always thoroughly understand the details of every case before I undertake its cure. My methods are modern and scientific, ac- guired by long years of study and practice. and I respectfully invite the confidence and patronage of the afflicted in the future, as I have received it in the past. ADDRESS F.L. SWEANY, M.D.,, 737 Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. ¢ ; - GAL AND SURGICAL OFFICES