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Hospitals in our great cities are sad places to visit
Three-fourths of the patients lyiiisr on those Bnow-white
beds are women and girls.
vv hy should this he the case f
Because they have neglected themselves.
Every one of these patients in the hospital beds had nlentv
of warning in that bearing-down feeling, pain at the left or
right of the womb, nervous exhaustion, pain in the small of
the back. ' All of these things are indications of an unhealthy
condition of the ovaries or womb.
What a terrif vine thoucht
there on those hospital beds awaiting a fearful operation.
Do not drasr alone at borne
ment until you are obliged to go to the hospital and submit to
an examination and possible operation. Build up tbe female
system, cure the derangements which have signified them
selves by danjrer signals, and remember that Lvdia E.
finlrflclvYt'a Viwrof ! Kl o rillnlinnnr1 haa cavorl thnncanrla
of women from the bospital.
with the full consent of tbe writer, and see how she escaped
the knifo by a faithful reliance on Mrs. Pinkham's advice
and the consistent treatment of her medicines.
, Mrs. Knapp teiis of her Great Gratitude.
' T)r.Kn Mrs. Pixkham : I haTe received much benefit from using your
Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. After my child was born, blood
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poison set in, which left me with granulated in
damnation of the womb and congested ovaries.
1 bad suffered from suppressed and painful
menstruation from a girt The doctors told me
the ovaries would have to be removed. I took
treatment two years to escape an operation,
but still remained in miserable health in both
body and mind, expecting to part with my
reason with each coming month. After using
one bottle of the Compound, I became entirely
rid of the trouble in my head. 1 continued to
use your remedies until cured.
"The last nine months have been passed in
perfect good health. This. I know, I owe en
tirely to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table C 3m pound.
" My gratitude is great indeed to the one to
whom so many women owe their health and
happiness." Mas. F. M. Khaw, 1528 Kianic-
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peopleltave from time to time questioned
tbe gecuneneu of the testimonial letters
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which will be p&ut to any penon wbo will thow that tbe above
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AMAZING PIU'WCTION
BY ONE WHO WATCHES SIGNS
OF TIMES.
BUbop Ttaobarn tar lh United SUtM,
Gtrmaay aad Kozland Ara to Uw (k
World Poweri or th Vntur Tha
World's f ro
An address delivered in Chicago a
few days ago by Bishop James M.
Thorburn, of the Methodist Episcopal
church, who has for years been at the
head of that church in India, has at
tracted considerable attention and
aroused much discussion ia religious
and other circles. The bishop rules the
destinies of thousands of Methodists in
southern Asia. His acquaintance with
European and Asiatic politics is thor
ough and far-reaching and this gives
weight to his momentous statements.
The prelate predicted that astonishing
changes in the map of the world were
impending. New empires, he said,
would arise, and there would be such
alterations of old lines that the geog-
BISHOP JAMES M. THOBURN.
raphies of today will be laughed at a
few years hence. Germany, England,
and the United States are to be the
great world powers.
Tho World' Progri.
"During the 40 years that 1 have
been in India many things have hap
pened," said the bULap. "Tlie world
has progressed and the serfs have been
emancipated, Italy set free, Louis Na
poleon and his system overthrown,
Germany consolidated, and, what is
unobserved by most people, a new na
tion has arisen In the world Austra
lia. In Asia the church has advanced
the cross and the crescent has retreated
and there are now thousands of Chris
tian converts who were once Moham
medans. I thank God evcry time I
hear of Russia annexing more of Asia.
But there is a new power entering
Asia, and hardly anybody seems to no
tice it Many significant things will
result from what has just passed be
tween Emperor William and his uncle,
Edward VII. of England. Before
many years the old Austrian emperor
will die. The old second-rate empire
will then fall to pieces, and what will
be more natural than that Germany
should possess the part of It which
now borders on the Adriatic? Ths
German empire will then be continu
ous from the North Sea to the Mediter
ranean. Germany has already built
railroads in Asia Minor between the
Tigris and Euphrates rivers European
governments do ' not build railroads
unless they intend to secure possession.
Omt Umpire of tho Fularr.
"The time of great empires is com
ing. There will be the United States of
North America and the United States
of South America. There will be the
United States of Europe, th FufMsn
Republic, the empire of China, the em
pire of the Indies, the German empire,
and, last of all, a mighty republic In
the island of Australia.
"When peace is restored the Chinese
will embrace Christianity as no nation
ever did before. The millions In that
walled empire will pour out into Bor
neo, Africa and perhaps South Amer
ica. They will not bother the United
States, for the Chinese like tropical
climates. In Borneo, with its 200,000
square miles of land and only 1,500,000
inhabitants, there will be ample room.
Tbe population of that island is also
kept down by tbe custom of compell
ing each man before being eligible for
marriage to kill some person and se
cure a polished skull for bis bride's
parlor ornament."
Edgar Saltus, the great journalist
who has circled the globe many times,
and who Is an authority on political
conditions In (-very country, laughs at
Bishop Thoburn's prophesy. He says:
"Tbe bishop is a great man from a re
ligious point of View, but he is out of
bis element when he talks world pol
itic. Hit prejudice will not permit
him to see that Russia will within the
neit fifty years absorb all of Europe,
Ail and Africa, and that Great Brit
ain, Germany and France will become
parts of the dominions of tbe Musco
vites'. So far as bis reference to this
side of the world and to Australia are
concerned he Is correct. Australia will
become the British empire of the fu
ture, while Albion, Kriu, Scotia an1
Cambria will settle down to Russian
Vassalage."
KW Kd wrd Til's Orwal Eiaplr.
Exclusive of Egypt, the area of Kin
Edward' empire I 11,773,000 aquara
mile. Including Egypt, about 13,000,
000 aquare mile, or much over ont
fourtb of th land of the glob. The
wealth of the Uaited Klagdom alone,
apart from that of laola, Australia.
Caaada as4 other oumtona, ia about
M4MJww0S, or Mcoa only to that
of th UaltM rutM. Th population
I of Um mU aggrt aom WOmo,
1 ta. tolas comparaM with that of ths
i amatr of Chla.
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TWO PUGNACIOUS JUDGES.
Adjoorood C'iort to Bottle Coatewwonv
with Ttmir Fl.t-.
Recent dispatches contained an ac
count of a sensational occurrence in
the district court at Watertowa, S. D.
In the trial of a divorce case one of
the attorneys. George W. Case, tald
something offensive to Judge Julian
Bennett, who sat on the bench. Tbc-r-upon
Judge Bennett responded hotly
and Mr. Case said: "Judge B?nnett,
you can address me in that manner
from the bench, but were not court in
session I would not tolerate such a
statement from you." Springing to his
feet. Judge Bennett exclaimed: "This
court is adjourned!" and with tint
knocked Mr. Case down with a blow in
the face.
And the story is doubly interesting
as showing how history will repeat it
self, though we regard tho Kansas in
cident which we are about to relate
as the funnier of the two. In 1SG8, the
famous Judge Joyce was a justice of
the peace In Hays City, and, as the
only judicial officer In the region, ad
ministered the law with an autocratic
hand. In the town there were two law
yers, only one of whom has to do with
this story. His name was Ryan, and
some months before he and JudgJ
Joyce had quarreled, with the result
of Ryan being disbarred from practice
on the ground that he had been a Con
federate soldier whose disabilities had
never been removed. Of course the
fact of Ryan's being a Confederate sol
dier was not cause for his disbarment,
and, anyway, Joyce had no right to
disbar him, but everything went in
the west in those days, and for some
months Ryan had to stay out of court.
However, after Joyce had consldmd
his enemy sufficiently punished he seat
word to him that he could come into
court. The nest case 'vhlch came up
for trial was against a fellow who had
stolen a cow, and he engaged Ryan to
defend him. In due course the prose
cution made its case a good one, by the
way, but while the witnesses were be
ting examined Ryan sat with his hat
punea aowu over nis eyes, sayiug
never a word. At last, when the guilt
of the prisoner had been established
beyond all doubt, the prosecution
rested, and, turning to Ryan, Judje
Joyce said:
"The defense can now take tho
stand."
"What the h l's the use? A man
can't get Justice In this court," re
sponded Ryan.
"Misther Constable, adjoorn the
court!" shouted Joyce, springing to his
feet. "Come outside, yc monkey
faced hellion, an' I'll givo ye Justice!"
And whereupon everybody ad
journed to the outside, where Joyce
and Ryan went at. It hammer and
tongs, with the result that Joyce re
ceived a beautiful licking. Latsr, when
the blood had been washed oft and
considerable red liquor washed down,
Joyce reconvened the court and sol
emnly gave judgment for the defend
ant. "But, here!" shouted the lawyer for
the prosecution. "Wo proved that man
guilty and he ought to be sentenced."
"Will ye hould yer yawp?" sternly
responded his honor. "The court flndJ
itself reversed an' Misther Ryan wins
on appeal."
COUNTESS DE GREY.
The death of Queen Victoria and the
consequent accession of the former
Princess of Wales to tho p'ace of firet
lady in the kingdom will have the
effect of restoring one of tho beautiful
women of England to the place at
court which she forfeited recently for
a singular reason. It Is only a few
months ago that the Countess dc Grey,
who had been one of the most popular
women at court functions, was in
formed that her presence at drawing
rooms, balls and other social affairs
was no longer tolerable, because shs
had opened an afternoon tea resort.
Her purpose In Indulging In trade was
to render herself financially Indepen
dent of her husband and his parents,
who had grown weary of paying htr
debts. Commendable as this scheme
was. It conflicted with the queen's
strict rule that titled women who era
bark In trade should be subject to os
tracism from court
It is confidently predicted now, hor
cver, that Lady de Grey wtil not only
COUNTESS DB GREY,
return to. court under Queen Alexan
dra, with whom she ha been on term
cf affection end Intimacy for many
years, but that she will be one of It
most prominent member, and that sho
will become lady of the bed chamber
to the new queen. She I on of thi
most vlractou women ia England'
highest circle. A patron of music, ihi
I known to bar paid tbe da Rrttka
11,000 per hour each for appearing at
her afternoon musical. It I thlt
reckless extravagance that baa worried
her buaband rich family, th a
Orcyi, aa. etflotcd taatr pockKaook.
The Welcome Smile
The thing that goes the farthest toward making Ufa
worth while,
That costs the least and does the most is just a pleasant
smile.
The smile that bubbles from a heart that loves its fel
low men.
Will drive away the clouds of gloom and coax the sun
again,
Is full of worth and goodness, tco, with manly kindness
blent
It's worth a million dollars and it doesn't cost a cent.
There is no room for sadness when we see a cheery
smile
It always has the same good look it's never out of
style
It nerves us on to try again, when failures make us
blue ;
The dimples of encouragement an good for me and
you. .
It pays a higher interest, for it is merely lent
It's worth a million dollars and it doesn't cost a cent.
A smile comes very easy you can wrinkle up with cheer
A hundred times before you can squeeze out a soggy
tear.
It ripples out, moreover, to the heart-strings that will
tug,
And always leaves an echo that is very like a hug.
So, smile away. Folks understand what" by a smile is
meant.
It's worth a million dollars and it doesn't cost a cent.
Harriet S. Damon.
Churches With
Big Incomes I ,LIC,0N-
The one church In America which
has the largest annual Income and ex
penditure is unquestionably St. Bar
tholomew's Episcopal, ef New York,
its Income last year that is, the
money value which it repres3nts was
$208,000. This ia not an exceptional
year and docs not Include a big gift
of 200,000 made this year for its clin
ic now building. Its pew rentals alone
amount to above $30,000 a year. The
sum named includes what it gives to
missions, and also the expenditure
connected with lis great parish house
in Forty-second street. A dozen other
Episcopal churches in New York and
Philadelphia have Income3 exceeding
$100,000 a year. The Presbyterian
church having the largest Income In
America, is the Brick church, New
YorK, which took in $ll,ouo iast year,
a good deal more than half of which
went to missions. Tho largest Baptist
church In America is the Fifth Ave
nue, New York, to which John D.
Rockefeller belongs, and through
which hi gifts, or most of them, go.
The church Is, apart from tbe Rocko-
Con Read
Mens Brains
Miss Maud Lancaster, an English
woman has gained fame as a telepa
tblst In London and eastern cities.
She asserts that telepathy is a science,
and defies the contrary to be shown
by inviting to small private receptions,
in which she gives Illustration of her
power, scientists, students, newspaper
men, police officials, and all other pos
sible doubters and scoffers who wish
to come. There she gives Illustrations
of ber feat in telepathy and defies
tbe closest of these observant and In
quisitive persons to say that the won
derful things she does are unreal.
RAISING SHETLAND8.
f Ham? Little Poala aa
atoek Farm.
Ia New York state there la a stock
farm to visit which would delight the
heart of any boy or girl. Here they
raUe Shetland sonic and at all times
you will find from sixty to seventy of
these thoroughbred grating about or
romping with on another. When
these ponle are born tbey only weigh
from twenty to tblrty-nv pounds, aad
can b fondled aad played with Ilk a
dog, and th mora you max of -them
th battar thy Ilka It Th ponlaa ara
rlddan and driven all th time by tb
ehlldra of tba alghborbood, aad
aoaMtlata alx or tight chlldrea ara
areas tba soar aara at oa. and
waaa aarchaura a to
a RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES wTIICH
MIX BUSINESS WITH'R 0
V)
felleis, however, a large giver, and
last year its cost, including benevo
lences, was $145,000. While Congre
gational benevolent societies have
larger Incomes than any other, propor
tionate to the membership of the de
nomination, individual churches do
not run as high in expenditures as do
churches In other religious bodies. The
most expenblvo church may be either
the Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn, or
tho Old South, Boston. Their totals
run about $45,000, and this includes
only not local expenses, but also mis
sion and other gifts.
Tho Methodist church having the
largest annual income Is the Madison
Avenue, New York, although there are
several others in that city having ln
comesi almost as great. Tbe Madison
Avenue's total amount raised was $39,
H4 last year. Methodism Is made up
of small churches; Its total number of
tnom reaching 3,908 In all America,
a larger number by nearly 10,000 than
the Baptists, wbo rank next In val
ue of church property Methodists out
rank all others in America, the
amount being $132,980,480.
That's the Startling
Power Claimed by a
Woman.
Miss Ijincaster is the daughter of aa
English clergyman ana has been pos
sessed of telepathic power since abe
vis a child, but has been using her
glitj professionally only a short time.
The brain of the averago mortal, sha
declares, Is as transparent to her as
window ghus, and she feels thought
waves as readily as one can reach
""it aid finger anything against which
i.v'r Lands strike. Miss Lancaster
dlfferr, from other experts In telepathy
In that she has put her marvelous
power to practical account, aa she has
several times assisted the detectives of
Scotland Yard to tracking down felons.
Shetland they are quickly relieved of
any anxiety aa to the gentle disposi
tion of tho ponies when the e la
or eight boy rush to harneaa them.
They have a little fox terrier dog on
the farm tbat love to Jump oa tba
ponies backs and ride, and tne ponies
don't mind It a bit All th stock
ponle and colt run out all winter.
They roam the farm and bunt inder
the now for gra. They prefer to
stay out no matter how stormy. At
th same time they have accan to a
big straw stack and a warm barn, but
It takes a billiard to drive thm to tba
bara except at feeding times.
British correspoadene with th
Uattad 4WatM last yar was 41,000,000
lottart, M Bfataat MM,O0t wXh Ba
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