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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1900)
THE PROINTIER PublUtied Every Thur»d«y hr THE FRONTIER fKIXTlfiU COMPANY. O'NEILL^ - - NEBRASKA BRIEF TELEGRAMS. •W^XX-X-XX-X'-X'-XH-X-XX-XM Ex-Governor Jacob D. Cox, of Ohio, died at Magnolia, Mass. The estate of John Jacob Astor, who died in 1848, la not yet settled up. It is said .In Berlin that Duke Al fred’s death was due to intemperance. England needs another |50,000,000 for war and comes to America for part of it. A case of bubonic plague has been discovered on a vessel in the harbor of Hamburg. Mrs. Joe Herman, of Burlingame, Kan., was burned to death in the In dian Territory. Archbishop Hcnnessy’s will divides an estate worth 81,000,000 among rela tives and Sisterhoods. The population of Milwaukee, Wis., according to the count just completed at the census .office, is 285,315. A rate war hag commenced on the Yukon. Passengers are now being car ried from Skaguay to Dawson for $30. Owing to the Irreconcilable differ ences, the resignation of the entire Peruvian cabinet is expected any mo ment. s i , A Philadelphia woman was arrested for stealing a bottle of milk for her baby. The owner had similar uses for it. Dillon S. Moore, a prominent physi cian of Northwood, la., shot himself through the heart, dying almost in stantly. At Syracuse, N. Y., the Sweets Steel company has made a cut in wages av eraging about 12 per cent. Mrs. Carrie N. Walker, supreme commander of the Ladies of Macca bees, died at her residence in Detroit, Mich, The British war loan has been Issued In the form of £10,000,000 3 per cent exchequer bonds at 98, repayable at par In 1903. LI Hung Chang Is preparing a proc lamation granting virtual amnesty to Boxers on condition that they cease creating disturbances. The municipality of Monza has pur chased the ground on which King Humbert was slain in order to erect a monument or a charitable institu tion. Patrick Handle, of Anadarko, O. T., has been awarded the contract for erecting certain buildings at the Win nebago Indian agency', Neb., a£ a cost of $30,ib0. Will Elder shot and killed James Armstrong at Elk River, Tenn., as the rcsiTit of a quarrel over the elec tion. Both were well-to-do citizens of the place. Leading colored men of Oklahoma are trying to Induce an Immigration of negroes at the opening of the Kiowa and Comanche and Wichita countries next spring. The war department Is in receipt of a dispatch from General MacArthur, announcing that he has shipped addi tional artillery supplies to Taku for use in the Chinese war. Advertisements for proposals for the construction of the public build ing at Blair, Neb., were sent out. Bids will be opened on September 4 at the office of, the supervlsfng architect of the treasury. W. P. Chance, chief of the special agents division of the treasury depart ment, has returned from a three months’ trip to Hawaii, where he In augurated tne new custom regulations for the Island. He states that the cus toms receipts at Honolulu are large and increasing and that the affairs of the islands are in a prosperous con dition. The viceroy of India, Lord Curzon of KedleBton, cables that a very decided . improvement in the crop prospects has taken place during the last ten days through the sudden and oppor tune renewed advance of the mon soon. If the present favorable condi tions continue considerable crops will be secured and the Tension will relax. There are now about 6,o56,000 persons receiving relief. The apple crop this year will be the largest In the history of the United States, exceeding 60,000,000 barrels. The returns from North Carolina show that the democratic majorities In the election aggregate 64,678, and the fusion majorities are 5,125, making the net democratic majority 59,553. “Topeka Joe,’* the bank robber, has been arreBted again, this time in Oregon, for professional depredations committed In Virginia. four commissioners, representing the German government, have been in Hoboken, N. J., for several days nego* tinting for the purchase of horses for war service In China. The government of Canada has is sued a proclamation barring paupers from the Ijnited States. A dispatch rrom Paris says: “A separation is stated to have taken place between the royal Princess Ma rie, of Mecklenburg-Strelltz, and her French husband, Count Jametel.” Semi-official advices from Washing ton are to the effect that the Indian supply depot will be opened in Omaha within the next thirty days. In an interview published in Denver | United States Senator Henry M. Tel ler expressed the belief that “the sit ‘ nation in China demands the immedi v ate reassembling of congress." Rev. Dr. C. L. Rhodes, of the Bap tist Publication 8ociety of New York, received word that all the Baptist missionaries of Eastern Central China | were safe in Shanghai. A message tc this effect was cabled to the bead quarters of the American Baptist Mis sionary Union in Boston. A summary of the condition of all , the national banks in the Unitec States at the close of business June 29 1900, has just been complied by th< comptroller of the currency. The ag gregate assets of the banks is showt to be 94,044,905,623, the highest eTbi reached in tae ~*story of the nationa b . system. I WILL TALK PEACE Chinese Emperor Appoints Viceroy to Ne gotiate With Powers, AMICADLE SETTLEMENT DESIRED | State Department Receive* OOclal Notice to that Effect — Conger Eipreaaee Ability to "Hold On” Until i Belle* j Force Arrives. WASHINGTON, Aug.l 13.—Indica tions of the desire of China for a peaceful settlement of her present diffi culties have been displayed for several days. Official notice of that desire was presented to the department of state today. It was In the form of an edict promulgated by the emperor, Kwang Hsu, appointing Earl Ll Hun Chang envoy plenipotentiary to nego tiate with the powers for “an imme diate cessation of hostilities” pending a solution of the questions which have grown out of the anti-foreign uprising in the empire. Karl Li is to act di rectly for the emperor and a fair in ference is that whatever the term® of the settlement they reach with the powers will be approved by the impe rial government. During the day only one dispatch that was made public reached any’of the government departments from China. A belated message from Min ister Conger was transmitted to the War department by General Chaffee. It expressed simply hia ability to "hold on" until General Chaffee should come to his relief. All the power of this government will be exerted to get that relief to him and the other imprisoned legatloners at the earlle3t possible moment. Minister Wu was an early caller at the Department of State. Shortly after 9 o’clock ho made an engage ment with Acting Secretary of State Adee to meet him at the department at 10:30. Promptly at that hour the minister's automobile stopped at the west entrance to the department and Minister Wu alighted and hurried to Secretary Adee’s office. He presented to Mr. Adce a copy of the imperial edict which he had received last night. It had been transmitted to him in the Chinese foreign office cipher and its translation and preparation for sub mission to the Department of State had occupied much of the night. Minister Wu remained with Secre tary Adee for three-quarters of an hour discussing the terms of the edict and the probable response to it of this government. Shortly before Min ister Wu left the department Secretary of War Hoot met the two diplomats, but remained only long enough to re ceive a copy of the edict and discuss it briefly with the Chinese minister. Minister Wu thought the edict pre sented a means of peaceful adjustment of the present trouble and that the re quest of the Chinese government for a cessation of hostilities pending peace negotiations was entirely reasonable. Immediately upon the conclusion of the conference the text of the edict, together with the details of the call of Minister Wu, was communicated to President McKinley at Canton. The president’s reply has not yet been re ceived. Later in the day Acting Sec retary Adee made public the text of the edict in the following statement: “The Department of State makes public the following imperial edict, ap pointing Viceroy Ll Hung Chang as envoy plenipotentiary to propose a ces sation of hostile demonstrations and negotiate with the powers, a copy of which was delivered by Mr. Wu tat the acting secretary of state this (Sunday) morning at 10:o0 o'clock: “An Imperial edict forwmrded by the privy council at Pekin, under date of the 14th day of the seventh moon (August 8), to Governor Yttan at Tsl Nan, Shan Tung, who transmitted It on the 17th day of the same moon (August 11) to the taotal at Shang hai, by whom It was transmitted to Minister Wu, who received it on the night of the same day (August 11). EACH SlPPLitO WliH POISON. Kaiser Provides Soldiers With Means to Ksrnpe Chinese Torture. LONDON, Aug. 13.—(New York World Cablegram.)—The story is printed here that the kaiser followed his "no quarter" speech by presenting 1 to every German soldier hound for China a ring, in which was a tiny phial containing poison, bis soldiers being thus furnished with the means of escaping Chinese tortures. Trouble Spreading South. LONDON, Aug. 13.—A special dis patch from Shanghai, dated Friday, August 10, sa>-8 the British consul gen eral, replying to protests of Chinese merchants against the landing of troops, explains that th’3 is merely a precautionary measure, due to the fact that the disturbances north are Bpreading and coming dally nearer to Shanghai. Ho also says Klang Su Is already In a state of revolt and that at Tal Tung there has been rioting, the tele graph station being burned. Flfttfn Killed Outright. SLATINGTON, Pa., Aug. 13.—Fif teen persons were instantly billed and eleven others, several of whom will die, were seriously injured tonight in a grade crossing accident three miles east of thir^ity by a passenger tram on the Lehigh & New England rail road crashing into an omnibus con taining twenty-five persons. All the dead and injured persons were in the omnibus and only three escaped. Coru Is In Itad Shape. SALINE, Kas., Aug. 13.—Unless a good rain comes with in a few days the corn in various parts of Central Kansas left by the last dry spell will be ruined. Dry, hot weather has pre vailed for days. GUTHRIE, O. T.—Oklahoma corn is suffering from the continued dry weather. Conditions are anything but favorable for the success of the late crop. The early crop was good, how ever, and will partially compensate the farmers if they lose the late seed ing. CHINA MIST TOE THE MARK. Reply to Edict Aulhorlxlu* El Bang Chu( it* I'eace Envoy. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Tonight Secretary Adee, by direction of Presi dent McKinley, presented to Minister Wu for transmission to his government the reply of the United States to the imperial edict appointing Li Hung Chang envoy negotiate with the pow ers for a cessation of hostilities. The text of the reply will not be made pub lic before tomorrow. In effect, how ever, it is a reiteration of the demands previously made by the United States upon China coupled with a vigorous intimation that no negotiations will be entered into until the Chinese govern ment shall have complied with those demands. mis government, inspired uy u de termination to effect the rescue of the legationers besieged ii Pekin, takes advantage of its reply to the edict to reiterate the demands previously made upon China. These demands first were made by the president on June 23, and subsequently were reiterated substantial.y by Acting Secretary Adee by direction of the president. The demands for the protection of the ministers, for free communication be tween them and the restoration of or der in China form the Keynote of the memorandum forwarded to the impe rial government by the president to day. The Iteration and reiteration of the demands must, It is thought, make it perfectly clear to the Chinese gov ernment that no negotiations will -e entered on until a square-toed com pliance to them be made. Should the demands be acceded to, there will be, it Is said, no obstacle In the way of the settlement of questions arising. Mr. Wu declined tonight to ma.tc any statement, bearing on the reply, not even being willing to say whether or not it had been received by him. Copies have been sent co the United States representatives In Europe and Japan to be submitted to the govern ments at which they are stationed, also to the European diplomats resident here for their information. PunUhing tho AuliantU. BAKWAI, Aug. 13.—A column of 700 men under Colonel Burroughs has re turned from Kumassic, having rein forced and re-rationed the fort for two months. The force attacked and de stroyed three old stockades after a desperate bayonet charge, In which four officers and thirty-four native sol diers were wounded and three killed. On the night of August 7 Colonel Bur roughs attacked an Ashanti war camp near Kumassie, surprising the camp and bayoneting the enemy. Great num bers were slain. The Shah Huy* Wheels. PARIS, Aug. 13.—The shah of Persia has taken great interest in the bicy cle secret police of Paris, an escort of which always attends him when he leaves his palace, decided to establish a similar service in his own country. He has bought sixty wheels and en gaged three instructors and two repair ers, and as soon as ho returns a bicycle bodyguard fifty strong will be organ* lzed. After competitive trials the shah purchased all his wheels from an American bicycle company. Nashville Goes to New Chwang. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13—The Navy department has been informed that the gunboat Nashville has sailed from Taku for New Chwang. The district around New Chwang is reported to be in a disturbed condition and there have been several reports of collisions between the Russians and Chinese in the vicinity. While the department here has no information on the subject it is presumed that Admiral Remey ordered the Nashville to this point as a precautionary measure. >. j' Americans Capture a Command. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The war department received the following dis patch containing the cheering news from General Mac Arthur, at Manila: “Adjutant General, Washington: Col onel Brassa, August 12, in the vicinity of Tayug, surrendered command to Colonel Freman, Twenty-fourth United States Infantry, consisting of one ma jor. six captains, six lieutenants, 169 men, TOO rifles and fifty bolos.” Killing In Shipper’s Favor. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 13—The comptroller of the treasury today holds that a common carrier holding goods for shipment, although not ac companied by a bill of lading or ship ping directions, is liable for their loss as such common carrier, provided there was no unreasonable delay uy the shipper in furnishing the neces sary shipping directions. Body Found. OMAHA, Aug. 13—The body of James Giiligan, the 9-year-old boy, who was drowned while bathing in the Missouri river last Tuesday, was found late Wednesday afternoon near Bel levue, nearly ten miles below the point whore he was last seen alive. The body has been identified by the boy’s father. Stock turn Killed by Robber*. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Aug. 13.—Joseph Philpot and Frank Craig, wealthy stockmen, were fatally shot three miles from Nodaway, Mo., by two men who attempted to rob them. The stockmen had just returned from sell ing cattle at St. Joseph. They had deposited the proceeds in the bank. Prof. C. C. Plehm of San Francisco has been appointed to take a census of the Philippines. Death Rate In Hawaii. HONOLULU, Aug. 4.—The health re ports for the months of June and July show an alarming increase in the death rate, especially among native Ha waiians and Japanese on the island of Oahu, which has the only complete rec ords. In June the number of deaths per thousand was forty-five; in July 49.68 The increase for the past few years, as shown by tables just com piled, has aroused a good deal of dis cussion. In 1896 the July deaths num bered forty-eight Since then the fig ures have jumped to 59.75, and this year 114. SPECIAL RATES TO FAIRS Burlington Makes Then for Coontj Shows and Kaees. OMAMA, Aug. 13.—Low rates have been made by the Burlington tor all of the county fairs along its lines in Nebraska this fall. Tickets will be 6old on all fair days and the one pre ceding at one and one-third fare for the round trip from points within fifty miles of each of these places: Alliance Racing association, Alliance, September 17-??. Chase county fair. Imperial, October 1- 5. Custer county fair. Broken Bow, Sep tember 11-14. Fillmore county fair, Geneva, August 21 21. Franklin county fair, Franklin, Septcm br r 28-28. Furnas county fair, Beaver City, Sep tember 11-14. Gage county fair, Beatrice, September 12-14. Hamilton county fair. Aurora, August 15-17. Hu' bell fair and races, Hubbell, August 15-17. Johnson county fair, Tecumseh, Septem ber 25-28. Kearney county fair, Minden, Septem ber 18-21. Nebama county fair, Auburn, September 18-21. Nuckolls county fair. Nelson, September 18-21. Otoe county fair, Syracuse, September 11- 14. Pawnee county fair, Pawnee, August 28-51. Phelps county fair, Bertrand, October 2- 5. Bed Willow county fair, Indlanola, Sep tember 11-14. Richardson county fair, Salem, Sep tember 9-13. Saline county fair, Wilber, September 12- 15. Saunders county fair, Wahoo .Septem ber 18-21. r Seward county fair. Seward, August 28-31. Gnve Bonds. OMAHA, Aug. 13.—Al H. Bewsher, secretary of the Nebraska Grain Deal ers’ association, against whom Attor ney General'Smyth has filed a criminal complaint, charging him with main taining a trust for control of the Ne braska grain trade, appeared in police court and waived preliminary exami nation. He was held under $500 bonds to the district court. Mr. Bewsher denies that the asso ciation of which he is secretary is a trust. “Its purposes is too look after terminal matters and bring before its members improved methods of hand ling their business,” said he. “It would be impossible to dictate to the grain dealers of Nebraska now much they shall pay for grain. I think the attor ney general is acting under a misap prehension.” Woodmen Celebrate. GENEVA, Neb., Aug. 13.—The ex cursion trains came here crowded and between 10,000 and 12,000 people gath ered in the park, on the streets and on the ball grounds. After the parade in the morning Bert Herriot and Mrs. Hurd were married on the grandstand by Rev. Colony of the Methodist Epis copal church. During the afternoon there were races, slack wire perform ance, music by all the bands in the county, water fight, tug-of-war and a ball game by Beaver Crossing and Ohiowa. Score: Beaver Crossing, 0; Ohiowa, 1. Epidemic of Fink Eye. COLUMBUS, Neb., Aug. 13—A di3 qase called the “pink-eye” is causing cogsiderable trouble with the hoises in this county. Liverymen are losing bus iness as a result cf the epidemic. A few fatalities have been reported, but with proper treatment it only lasts a few days. A veterinary said that if the animal was given rest for a few days upon the appearance of the first symptom there would be a speedy re covery in most of the cases. He also said the disease was occasioned by the blood becoming overheated. Pronounced Inaane, NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. 13 — Mrs. Minnie Reyman has at various times in years past been troubled mentally and recently was sent to a hospital m Omaha for treatment and was supposed to be doing well. Her people were surprised yesterday at her being brought here by a Mr. Reyman of Talmage. She came to his home but could give no account of herself. She was taken before the commission on insanity and after examination was declared insane and instructions given i to have her taken to the asylum at Lincoln. Order* for the Encnniynient. i LINCOLN, Aug. 13.—Adjutant Gen eral Barry has issued orders announc ing the encampment cf the National Guard at Hastings on August 20. His directions are for the colonels to re port to his otHcc the names of all mem bers cf their staffs arm ior the com pany commanders to present in like manner a complete list of the names of their commands, in order that ade quate transportation may be secured. The place of rendezvous and the time of starting, together with the route to be taken, will be announced later. Thrroliln; Outfit Burned. BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 13.—While the Henry Frederick thrashing outfit were thrashing at the farm of Hick man Bowman, ten miles northeast of this place, a spark set fire to the straw and destroyed the separator, feeder, blower and everything excepting the engine and tank. Six large stacks of wheat were also destroyed. The loss will reach |3,5G0. Extend the Bine. EAGLE, Neb., Aug. 13.—The Ne braska Telephone company will ex tend their lines to Eagle this season, as the village board has granted them a franchise. Decision Expected in Telephone Case. TECUMSEH, Neb., Aug. 13—County Judge Ellis will hand down his de cision in the county court in the case of the Interstate Telephone company against several residents of Tecumseh in a day or two. The company sold gome capital stock to these people and the amount subscribed was never paid. The subscribers hold that the com pany deferred in a portion of its agree ment as to a service to be established in Tecumseh. The company sued the subscribers, the case was tried and the parties concerned now await the de cision. THE LATE S. H. H. CLARK. How Ha Distributed the Bulk of Ills Great Wealth. OMAHA. Aug. 11.—S. H. H. Clark, for many years president of the Union Pacific and vice president of the Mis souri Pacific, who died the last of May, had some time before distributed the bulk of his estate, and that no will has yet been filed excites no surprise among his intimate friends. The family residence at Thirty fifth and Pine streets, St. Louis, a large old style house with spacious grounds, a valuable property, went to ♦he wife. Omaha real estate, including the old Canfield hotel property, oppo site the Union Pacific general offices, and valuable blocks of residence lots about Thirtieth and Pacific streets. Thirtieth and Leavenworth, and also a tract at West Side, were deeded the son, Hoxie Clark. Other real estate includes townsite shares in various cities in the west, chiefly along the line of the Missouri Pacific. He had at one time owned much in Leadville, but is presumed to have disposed of it. Mr. Clark was a considerable in vestor in railway securities, ind" Mng those of the Missouri Pacific, Rv,. k is land and Santa Fe, and he dabbled a little in industrial stocks, notably su gar. In Omaha he held a large amount of Nebraska Telephone company stock, and at one time possessed a third of all issued. His holding of the Omaha Street Railway stock had been reduced to a nominal amount. He had 140 shares in the United States National bank and 100 shares in the Omaha National. rur a uuiuuer oi years ..vir. tiaras salary was equal to that of the presi dent of the United States, the Union Pacific and the Missouri Pacific each paying him $25,000 per annum. State’s Cliiim of *035,000. OMAHA, Aug. 11.—At Union Pacific headquarters soon, probably at the master-in-chancery’s office, taking of testimony in the maximum freight rate case brought by the state of Nebraska against the Union Pacific to recover judgment for $035,000 will begin. In about twenty-five specific counts al leging violations of the maximum freight law, dating from February 6, 1899, down to March 5, 1900, are found the causes for forfeiture aggregating the sum mentioned. The shippers overcharged, some of them several times, are E. Guffy, Shelton; Joseph Frank, Shelton; Elmer Abbott. Lex ington; John Wiggins, Columbus: Leach & Ward. Humphrey; E. H. Leach, Humphrey; L. Armstrong, Elm Creek; Rudge & Morris company, Lin coln. Reunion Abandoned. HOOPER. Neb., Aug. 11.—There will be no reunion of the Dodge County Veterans’ association this year. The matter was considered at a meeting of the executive committee, composed of Colonel T. W. Lyman and John Heine of Hooper, J-. R. Cantlin of Webster, J. A. Van Anda of Fremont, Van Bangrast of Ridgeley and E. W. Hook er of Maple Creek, held here yester day. Owing to the numerous other attractions and gatherings to be held this year it was deemed advisable to defer the reunion until next year and the committee will meet next June to make the necessary arrange ments.*^ Turns Beet Plant Black. HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 11.—Ed Ewell of Grand Island and Mark Levy of this city visited the sugar beet fields of this vicinity and discovered that a green caterpillar was destroy ing the leaves of the plant, and also that a microbe was working on the roots of the beet. The germ so af fects the plant that it turns blaek and finally dies. Those who are interested in the beet industry are endeavoring to discover some means to exterminate the pest. No Interest on Deposits. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 11.— The farmers of Cass county have been depositing so much money in the banks in this city that the officers of the banks have been compelled to have notices posted up in their re spective places of ‘business to the ef fect that in the future only 2 per cent interest per annum will be paid for deposits and that money must remain one year in order to entitle the de positor to even that amount. Suicide of Nebraska Women. HICKMAN, Neb., Aug. 11.—Dora Hartje, 26 years of age, committed sui cide by hanging, about seven miles northwest of here. Her act seems to have been the outcome of—a quarrel with her sweetheart. HEBRON, Neb., Aug. 11.—Mrs. George Williamson was found hanging to a shade tree near her residence. Insanity, caused by sickness, was the finding of* the jury. Kilted at a Crossing. FREMONT, Neb., Aug. 11.—A terri ble accident occurred at the Union Pa cific crossing on J street. James Wil son, a young 'armer; Max Kavich, six years old, and Lena Kavich, eight years old, were struck by the east bound overland limited train while crossing the track in a wagon, and the man and girl instantly killed A Prrles of Raced. FREMONT, Neb., Aug. 11—The Fre mont Driving assooiatic* will hold a series of races September 12, 13 and 14. About 3,000 will be offered in prizes. For the harness races the purse will be $400, and for the run ning races $100. These races will oc cur at the same time as the street fair. Epworth League Officer*. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 11.—The Ne braska Epworth league assembled in session here elected officers for the ensuing years as follows: President. L. O. Jones of Lincoln; vice president, C. E. Sandeson of Lincoln; correspond ing secretary, Elmer Lesh of York: re cording secretary, Mrs. Addie Evans of Wymore; treasurer, Iva M. Howard of Edgar; missionary secretary, Anna Beatty of University Place; secretary of Christian citizenship, R. A. Barnes of Red Cloud; junior league superin tendent, Mr8. Anna Hobbs Woodcock of Wymore. “ MY OWN SELF AGAIN.” V Mr*. Gates Writes to Mrs. Ptnkham. Follows Her Advlee and Is Made Well. ‘•Dear Mrs. riXKHAM:—For nearly two and one-half years I have been in feeble health. Aftermy little child came li seemeu x cornu uui> get my strength, again. I have chills and the severest pains in. my limbs and top of head and am almost insensi ble at times. I also have a pain A just to the right of ' breast bone. It is so severe at times that I cannot lie on my right side. Please write me what you think of my case.”—■ Mbs. Claka Gates, l Johns P. O., Miss.> I April 25, fS98. Tr “ Dear Mrs. Pinkham:— Ihavetaken Lydia E. Pinkliam’s Vege table Compound as advised and now send you a letter for publication. For several years I was in such wretched health that life was almost a burden. I could hardly walk across the floor, was so feeble. Several of our best physicians attended me, but failed to help. I concluded to write to you for advice. In a few days I received such a kind, motherly letter. I followed your instructions and am my ‘old self*’ again. Was greatly benefited before I had used one bottle. May God bless you for what you are doing for suffer ing. women.”—Mrs. Ci.ara Gates, Johns P. O., Miss., Oct. 6, 1S99. V. COvjULAS shoe Co { a I a ( }C3 | ABt Tjjg^^g t\ LARGEST MAKERS |j (ttfcof .Mon’s $3 and; r» ••■:!.50slioes in the2 \ world. 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