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Miss Gannon, Sec y Detroit Amateur U
Art Association, tells young women what to
do to avoid pain and suffering caused by
female troubles.
“ Dear Mrs. Pinkham :—I can conscientiously recommend Lydia B.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to those of my sisters suffering with
female weakness and the troubles which so often befall women. I suf
fered for months with general weakness, and felt so weary that I had
hard work to keep up. I had shooting pains, and was utterly miserable.
In my distress P was advised to use Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound, and it was a red letter day to me when I took the first dose, 1
for at that timp.my restoration began. In six weeks I was a changed i
woman, perfectly' well in every respect. I felt so elated and happy that
I want all women who suffer to get well as I did.”—Miss Guila Gannon,
359 Jones St., Detroit, Mich., Secretary'Amateur Art Association.
It is clearly shown in this young lady’s letter that Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound will certainly cure the sufferings
of women; and w hen one consider^ that Miss Gannon’s letter is
only one of the countless hundreds which we are continually
Eublishing in the newspapers of this country, the great virtue of Mrs. Pink
am’s medicine must be admitted by all; and for the absolute cure of all kinds
of female’ills no substitute can possibly take its place. Women should bear
this important fact in mind when they go into a drug store, and be sure not
to accept anything that is claimed to be “ just as good” as Lydia E. Pink
ham’s Vegetable Compound, for no other medicine for female ills has
made so mady actual cures.
How Another Sufferer Was Cured.
41 Dear Mrs. Pinkham : — I cannot praise your wonderful remedies
enough, for they have done me more good than all the doctors I have
had. For the last eight years and more I suffered with female troubles,
was very weak, could not do my housework, also had nervous pros
tration. Some days I would remain unconscious for a whole day and
night. My neighbors thought I could never recover, hut, thanks to
your medicine, I now feel like a different woman.
“ I feel very grateful to you and will recommend Lydia E. Pink
ham’s Vegetable Compound to all. It has now been four years since
I had the last spell of nervous prostration. I only weighed ninety
eight pounds at that time ; now I weigh one hundred and twenty-three.
“I consider your Vegetable Compound the finest remedy made.
Thanking you many times for the benefit I received from your medicine,
I remain, Yours truly, Mrs. J. H. Farmer, 2809 Elliott Ave., St. Louis, Mo.”
Remember Mrs. Pinkham’s advice is free and all sick women
are foolish if they do not ask for it. She speaks from the widest
experience, and has helped multitudes of women.
ArAfin FORFEIT if we cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of |
vHIIIBII above testimonials, which will prove their absolute genuineness.
10V U U U Lydia £. Pinkham Med. Co.. Lynn, Mass.
Button^ orLaceg.
m ^tIL-' /* m ^rea* s^oe—Not a slipper
K Jsflb/ B Made in lew, medium and high
K „*4*V\\/ u ■ styles. Most comfortable shoe ever
K ' ' W worn* Fit* 1*^® * glove; does not
K B Elastic at sides permits shoe to ex
1* J ■ pand and contract with the natural |
;R I Urt'lll I motion of the foot. Easily put on,
I __ — _ # ■ easily taken off; requires no breaking
I vv' ASI1III9 lOll I Made of extra high grade, special
■ __ii . , | ev„. H ly tanned and finished Vici Kid, with
■ ^^^omrort anoe ■ pate„, leather trimraings and tough,
(( 0 Vo*r detier hat or cm fet Mtyer
wRp” K “Martha Washington” shoes for you.
■I K Sent us hia name and receive descrip
S We alio make “Western Lady” shoes.
Our trade-mark is stamped on every
In the district about Cridley, Eng.,
twenty women work as blacksmiths to
every man following the trade. For
many generations-this work has been
almost entirely in feminine hands.
I find Fisa’s Cura.for Consumption the
beet medicine for croupy children.—Mrs.
V. Callahan, 114 Hall street, Parkers'
bur*, W. Vs., April lfi, 1901.
Mrs, Jane Salford is about to visit
-New York in order to find & successor
to the Rev. Heber Newton, who re
signed last spring as minister of the
beautiful Leland Stanford, Jr., chapel
at Palo Alto.
George Kirschbaum and M. J. Sutton
have returned from South Dakota,
where they have been for Severn,
months.
Mrs. Nancy McPherson is here .rum
Hitchcock county, this state, on u. \is.
with relatives.
How Thomaisina Earned the Turkey
When Bob Failed the Cat Succeeded i
Bob had picked out the turkey he
wanted. It hung big and white and fat
In Mr. Bowles’ window and Mr. Bowles
had promised to keep him for Bob until
the very last minute.
“I haven't got but seventy cents. Mr.
Bowles," Bob had explained, “but may
be I can make the rest tonight.”
But he made only thirty cents on
his papers that evening and the tur
key was a dollar and a half. So it
was a sad Bob who greeted his family
on the top floor of the tall tenement.
There were four in Bob’s family—little
lame Betty, Thomaslna, the big /cat,
and Thomaslna’s kitten. Toddlekins.
Thomaslna and Toddlekins met Bob
at the door and gave him a cordial
welcome with waving tails and soft
“purr-r-rups,” while little lame Betty
called to him from her chair by the
window:
“Dear brother Tom, did you get the
turkey?”
"Not yet,” he said, trying to speak
cheerfully, “but it looks like snow and
if it does, I'll clear oft pavements In
the morning and that will help.”
‘Tve asked poor Mrs. McDougal and
all the little McDougalls to Thanks
giving dinner,” said Betty, eagerly.
"They’re dreadfully poor and never
have anything good to eat.”
“Blit If we shouldn’t get the tur
key, Betty?” said Bob, dismayed.
“Oh, you’ll get it,” said Betty, who
had wonderful faith In Bob.
But Bob was only twelve, and It
wasn’t easy to make both ends meet.
That night when Betty was asleep
In her tiny room, Bob sat in front of
the fire and thought it all out, while
Thomaslna purred a lullaby to Tod
dlekins under the little stove.
Presently she Jumped on the window
Bill and looked into the night.
“You’re a good old thing,” said Bob,
“but you haven’t an Idea in-yourhead.”
But just at this moment an old gen
tleman across the street glanced out of
the window of his handsome house
She Crept With Stealthy Tread Toward tho Shadows of a Dark Corner.
and saw Thomasina, who looked very
large and dark against the background,
of glowing light.
For a moment he gazed at her, then
he rang a bell, which was answered
by a boy with a great many brass but
tons.
“Go over and borrow that cat,” said
the old gentleman, pointing to Thomas
ina.
"Wh-a-at?” stammered the boy.
“Go and borrow that cat,” com
manded the old gentleman. "The house
Is full of mice. I’ve tried traps—no
good. Tried poison—they thrive on it.'
Nothing left but to get a cat—get that
cat-”
"But, sir,” began the brass buttoned
boy, “if you will eat crackers and
cheese at night, sir-”
“Hold your togue,” raged the old
gentleman. I1 shall eat what X please;”
and he thumped his cane hard on the
floor and glared at the frightened boy
who fled downstairs and across the
street.
“I W'ant to borrow your cat,” he ex
plained, breathlessly to Bob.
“What—a—at?” faltered Bob.
“Old gentleman across the way can’t
sleep; mice you know; he asked me to
get her.”
"Oh,” said Bob, “why, of course he
can have her, that is, if she will go.”
But Thomasina would not go with
the brass buttoned boy, so Bob cradled
her carefully In his arms and carried
her over.
It was a magnificent house. Bob’s
old shoes had never stepped on such
soft carpets, he had ftever seen such
glass and silver as shone in the din
ing room, or imagined such soft, easy
chairs as he found in the old gentle
man’s room when at last he entered
it.
"Oh,” said the old gentleman, peer
ing around at Bob from his seat in
front of the fire. “So that’s the cat,
is it?”
“Yes, sir,” said Bob, “and she’s fine
mouser.”
He set Thomasina down on the floor
and she crouched Half-frightened on
the rug. Then, suddenly, she began to
sniff, her tail lashed back and forth,
and she crept with stealthy tread to
wards the shadows of a dark corner.
The old gentleman walehed her with
delight. "She smells ’em,” he said.
“Now, what will you sell her for?”
"Sell Thomasina?” quavered Bob.
"Oh, I couldn’t.”
“Why not?” fumed the old man, who
could not bear to be crossed.
"She belongs to Betty,” said Bob,
"and Betty loves her.”
"Who’s Betty?” demanded the old
gentleman, with great irritation.
"My sister," said Bob, softly, “and
she is lame.
Then he told about his little sister,
and about Thomasina and Toddleklns
and how the four lived happily in the
attic of the tenement across the way.
And when Bob finished, the old gen
tleman held out his hand.
“Of course you couldn’t sell Thom
asina,” he said. “I’ll send her over to
morrow morning, right side up, with
care.”
The next morning Betty listened with
round eyes, while Bob told his tale. It
seemed so funny to have Thomasina
carried off on such an errand. Mean
whlla Toddleklns mourned for his
mother and rnewed plaintively.
a Furnishing the Thanksgiving Dinner.
“Well, she can have some of the tur
key when she comes back," said Betty,
comfortably,
'Tin awfully afraid we can't have
tht turkey, Betty dear,” said Bob, as
he picked up his shabby cap. "It
didn't snow after all and so there are
no pavements to clean.”
Just then the door opened and the
brass buttoned boy dropped Thomas
lna over the threshhold.
The old cat came In with her head
In the air, her tall waving. Around
her neck was a red ribbon and tied
in the ribbon was something green.
“It's a flve dollar bill,” said Bob, won
derlngly, as he unfolded the note.
Scribbled on a bit of paper was this
message:
"Thomaslna caught flve mice and
they vvere worth a dollar apiece, for I
slept like a king. Pl&ase bring little
Betty to see me sometime and Thomas
ina and Toddleklns, for I am a lonely
old man.”
“Oh," said Betty, breathlessly, her
little face aglow with delight; “and
now we can have the turkey, and the
McDougalls, Bob, and a real Thanks
giving.”
"Yes,” said Bob. with an affection
ate glance at the old cat, who had gone
straight to Toddleklns and was fussing
over him after her long absence; “and
It was Thomaslna who earned It.”
THANKSGIVING IN CAMP.
How the Army at Valley Forge Cele
brated Burgoyne's Surrender.
The first national Thanksgiving day
was authorized by congress for Thurs
day, December 16, 1777, in view of the
surrender of General Burgoyne. The
manner in which the day was observed,
aside from religious exercises, by the
the army at Valley Forge, is thus de
cribed by an officer of Washington's
army:
“Last Wednesday was set apart as i
day of general rejoicing, when we hat
a feu de joie, conducted with tht
greatest order and regularity. Tht
army made a most brilliant appear
ance, after which his excellency dined
in public with all the officers of the
army, attended by a band of music. I
never was present where there was
such unfeinged and perfect Joy as was
discovered in every countenance.
"The entertainment was concluded
with a number of patriotic toasts at
tended with huzzas. When the gen
eral took his leave there was a uni
versal clap, with loud huzzas, which
continued till he had proceeded a quar
er of a mile, during which time there
were a thousand hats tossed in the air.
His excellency turned around with his
retinue and huzzed several times."
The Thankful Heart.
Oliver Wendell Holmes: If one
should give me a dish of sand and tell
me there were particles of iron In it I
might lock for them with my eyes and
search for them with my clumsy fingers
and be unable to detect them, but let
me take a magnet and sweep through
it, and how it would draw to itself the
most invisible particles by the mere
power of attraction! The unthankful
heart, like my finger in the sand, dis
covers no mercies, but let the thankful
heart sweep through the day as the
magnet finds the iron, so it will find
in every hour some heavenly blessings,
only the Iron in God’s sand is gold.
Somewhat of a Dampener .
New York Times: Mrs. Jimpson—
Just see what mother has sent us—a
lovely, big turkey for our Thanksgiving
dinner! It came by express this morn
ing.
Jimpson (joyfully)—Bless her heart!
That’s just like her!
Mrs. Jimpson—And she sent a note
saying she would be here to help us
eat it.
Jimpson fnot quite so joyfully)—The
dickens! That’s just like her too!
Gobbler’s Last Gobble.
Take a letter from the sixteenth
word of this jingle, another from the
fifth word, the next from the fourth,
r— • -—-.—_
. 'ms m a
TVAKCY Q’3
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THAT Y'U CAN
PLAINLY SCC
,■ APT W THANKS -
LAY. '7X5 CHAM/tC
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then from the thirteenth, the tenth, the
ninth, the first and the fifth, and you
will have something without which the
turkey would be almost a failure on
Thanksgiving.
So light is the touch of the native bar
ber of India that he can shave eas
terner while asleep without waking him. I
GOVERNOR OF C
UsesPe-ru-na In His
For Colds and Finds It
Expell^n Remedy,
— Sjt ... _
The Magnificent State Capitol Building at Salem, Oregon.
PRAISE FROM THE EX-QOVERNOR OF OREGON.
PEKUNA is known from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. Letters of congratu
lation and commendation testifying
to the merits of Peruna us a catarrh
remedy «re pouring in from every State
of the Union.
Ur. Hartman is receiving hundreds of
such letters daily. All classes write
these letters, from the highest to the
lowest.
The outdoor laborer, the Indoor arti
san, the clerk, the editor, the statesman,
the preacher—all agree that Peruna is
the catarrh remedy of the age.
The stage and rostrum, recognizing
catarrh as their greatest enemy, are es
pecially enthusiastic iu their praise and
testimony.
Any man who wishes perfect health
must be entirely free from catarrh. Ca
tarrh is well-nigh universal; almost
omnipresent.
Peruna is the only absolute safeguard
known. A eoid is the beginning of ca
tarrh. To prevent colds, to cure colds,
is to cheat catarrh of its victims.
Peruna not only cures catarrh, but
prevents it. Every household should
be supplied with this great remedy for
coughs, colds and so forth.
The Ex-Governor of Oregon is an
ardent admirer of Peruua. lie keeps it
continually in the house.
In ii letter to The Peruna Medicine
Co. he says:
State of Oregon. )
Executive Department. \
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus. 0
Dear Sirs—-I have had occasion U
use your Peruna medicine In my fam
ily tor colds, ar.d It proved to be an ex
cellent remedy. I have not had oc
casion to use It for other ailments.
Yours very truly,
\V. M. Lord.
It will be noticed that tile Ex-Gov
eruor says lie has not had occasion to
use Peruna for other ailments. The
reason for this is, most other ailments
begin with a cold.
Using Peruna to promptly cure colds,
lie protects bis family against other
ailments.
This is exactly what every other fam
ily in the United States should do—•
keep Peruna in the house. Use it for
coughs, colds, la grippe and other
climatic affections of winter, and there
will he no other ailments in the house.
Such families should provide them
selves with a copy of Dr. Hartman’s free
book, entitled, “Chronic Catarrh."
Address Dr. S. B. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Colum
bus, Ohio. All correspondence held
strictly confidential.
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r„ —fy. L DoubIq* makmm and motto "f*9 f"*!'
* 1 mhpmm than any other manufacturer in tho world.
, The reapoh W. L. Dougls* $8.R0 shoes are the srrestest sellers, In theworld 1« because> of1
lentstyle, easy fitting end superior wearing Qualities. If I could show^ou thedlfferenco bet wsen the
ahonmatlein my factory andithose of other makes and the high-grade feathers used, you_would under
stand whW. L. Douglas $slo shoos cost more to make, why they hold 'heir shape, tit hotter, wear
longer, and proof greater intrinsic value than any other jb.R0 shoe on the market to-day, and why the
sales.!or thayear ending July l, 1904, were flat,540:1.040.00. .
w, L. Douglas guarantees their* value by stamping his name and price on tho bottom. Look for it—
take no substitute. Sold by shoe dealers everywhere.
SUPERIOR IN FIT, COMFORT AND WEAR
“/have Mm W. L Douglas fS.50 shoes for the last twelve years with absolute
satisfaction. I find them sunenar in At, eomfortand wear to others c'Whno from
fs.oo to jfi.OO.u—B. S. JieCUE, Dept. Coll., if. 3. Int. Revenue, Richmond, ro.
W. L. Dhaglad uses Corona C oltskin In hie *3.50 shows. Corona Colt la con coiled to
be the finest Patent Leather made. Fast Color Eyelets used exclusively.
W. L. DOUGLAS, Brookton, Mamsoohusotto.
Greater Safety on the Rail—An Ex
pert's Recommendations.
From "Railroad Accidents In the United
States." by Edward A. Moseley, secretary
of the Interstate commerce commission, In
the American Monthly Review of Re
views ;
1. An extension of the block system as
rapidly as practicable, and its strict Inter
pretation on lines already blocked.
2. A radical reform In the train order
i system as applied to single. tra<;k roads,
or its entire abolition, substituting the
' electric staff or tablet system, as has been
done In Great Britain.
3. The Introduction of rigid rules gov
, erntng the hours of labor of railroad em
ployes engaged In train service.
4. The employment of a third man on all
! modern hf^li speed locomotives.
! 6. An eXtenslpn of the practice of em
! ploylhg two conductors on heavy high
speed trains, one to look after the running
of the train exclusively and the other to
look after the tickets, as Is now the prac
tices on several of the transcontinental
lines.
6. The employment of only experienced
men In responsible positions.
| 7. An extension of second, third and
; fourth track mileage as rapidly as prac
‘ tlcable, to accommodate the growing ne
cessities of the traffic.
He Had His Way.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: A lively look
ing porter stood on the rear platform of a
sleeping car In the Pennsylvania station
when a fussy and choleric old man clam
bered up the steps. He stopped at the
door, puffed for a moment and then turned
to the young man In uniform.
"Portjr,” he said, "I’m going to St.
Louis, to the fair. I want to be well taken
care of., I pay for It. Do you under
stand?"
“Yes, sir; but—”
“Never mind any 'buts.’ You listen to
what I say. Keep the train boys away
from me. Dust me off whenever 1 want
you fo. Give me an extr blanket, and If ,
there Is any one In the berth over me slide
him Into another. I want you to—”
“But, say, boss, I—"
“Young man, when I'm giving Instruc
tions I prefer to do the talking myself, i
You do aa I say. Here Is a two-dollar bill.
I Want to get the good of It. Not a word,
sir.”
The train was starting. The porter
pocketed the bill with a grin and swung
himself to the ground.
“All right, boss!” he shouted. "You can
do the talking If you want to. I'm power
ful sorry you wouldn’t let me tell you—
but I ain’t going out on that train.”
Sirs, Winslow s boothinq btbuv -or Children
teething; softens the gurus, reduces infi»u:mAUOn s'
^urs vain, cures wind ooiio. 25 coat" a bottle
The “Changeable Rose.”
The Chinese, Japanese and Siamese
are peculiarly skillful at bptanical
feats. One of their wonderful achieve
ments Is known as the “changeable
rose.” The bloom Is white In the shade j
and red In the sunlight. After night or
In a dark room this curiosity of the i
rose family Is a pure, waxy-white blos
som. When transferred to the open air '
the transformation Immediately steps
In, the time of the entire change of the
flower from white to red depending on
the degree of sunlight and warmth.
First, the petals take on a kind of
washed or faded blue color, and rapid
ly change to a faint blush of pink. The
pink gradually deepens In hue until
you find that your lily-white rose of an
hour before is aa red as the reddest
peony that ever bloomed.
“All Sign* Fall in a Dry Time”
THE SIGN OF THE FISH
METER FAIRS IJf A WET TIKE
In ordering Tow* Slicker*,
a customer writes: "X know
I they will bo all right if they
hams the •Fish* on thorn.”
j This confidence Is the out
' growth of slxty-nlne yearn of
‘ careful manufacturing.
A. J. TOWER CO. n-sttofu.nw
Boetun, U. S. A.
Tower Canadian Co.
limited W
Toronto, Canaria
kabort of Warranted Wet Weather Clothing
lx°T_
CORN CRIB
Sices, 400 to 1000 bu. Cheap
and handy. Can be set up
in ten minutes. We alflc
manufacture Steel Grain
Bins, Wire Field and
Lawn Fence, etc.
The Deanint Peace Werla
CEhAB KAPIBS, IOWA
MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment
cures Cats, Bums, Bruises.
Goldfield, |tada
$6,700 in gold per ton was paid one Gold
field leaser. If you can’t go, buy 5c share*
In a live, honest company. Particular*
free. Box 1364, Denver, Colorado*
IiENSiONWK^sS
^Successfully Prosecutes Claims.
Lace Principal Examiner U S. Pension Bureau*
3 wrs ta civil war. 15 adiudicatiiur claims, at tv nxucfr
Opportunity of your life; beginning of a
fortune for you. For N wember and
December combinations lai^fc dividend*
from beginning; ask quickly. Hopkins, 501
Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y.
$100.00 weekly easily made writing
health and accident Insurance; expert
ence unnecessary. Write Banker’s Acci
dent company, Des Moines. Ia.
FARM LOANS, LOWEST RATES.
No delay. W. L. Frost, Sioux City.
SIOUX CITY P’T’G CO., 1,061—48, 1904
BEGGS’ CHERRY COUCH SYRUP
cures coughs and colds.
Ed la tic. Bold hr droaalrta. I I