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\ — ADOPTION OF PHEMIE Good Resolution of Miss Celia Bennett. Eg ELLA RANDALL PEARCE. Hu* Celia lies nett look'd thought ful!} after :h* receding form of her late eaJt.-g; then n f..ml smile crept t««r her fa*.- and ah*- nodded her bead slowly "P'raps jron're r.ght. Phebe Tag can. ‘ abe retMcted. •'P'rnpn I am a ■wlbkh old woman, living here alone In this Mt tvtn for table cottage, just aboardosg tar more) when 1 might he doing good for some one. P'raps H* nr Hit} to adopt somebody—I don't know “ •the »«*. 4r»t tn a tittle low rocker and 13'dttatirdy eyed the big gray '-mi that approached her ta diguifled fashion •t hat d you say. Pickwick? Are we flfish—ililiu alone together, you and I* Von know it ain't just what tp Phebe Taggart says; bat I’ve an ink ling e-yaelf that this life is kinder sinks*- wad loBenome There!" Miss fVrnett meaed a while in •tlewee ft s too tng a reejjoantbiltty. bring lag up children when you don't know hwo Now. grown up boys and girls -they'd ynat be running away and gettu.r carried and leasing tr.e in a "le while, and old folka d be get'tng »*rh end kanef »e loo. p'raps . . . I wish Oli.ec d come back! Well. If ' tn to adopt somebody, Ihere's or. I «ki Ph~m»e -Phemie Havens!” I soft Push mounted to h -r cheeks sad her mild blue eyes sparkled 111 adopt Phemie--she's past the marrying age and she's right rom twnmaabir. Pbemle la I'll go right over and are her while the spells *d “ Pben *e Havens looked up In star H-d aarprise »u* u her visitor made Inuwn her errand. Ado;** me”' ate faltered "Why. Vi** fn-cret*. pve no claim on you at vj! IV by should yon think of such a thing”" ierasse f want to do something for aoiBebndy and you're a good girl. f »%■ mie. Von haveni any near of kin. and on'r* working your eyes out and .(war back crooked over those little embroide'ed things that barely keep amr w«i and body together. Ton’ll have a good home with me and I'll Hie »*•>* an allow acne. t»f course, my * gropesi • «**-* to Oliver you under s'j'd tt • Til I've got enough and to ««* Wimt F«an Wert Real-zed >SM* *4 I—I need you. Phemie Pbe9t<- » face had fceec settling in to an etpreagion of stern renunciation, bo* now i* softened and dimpled into a armful smile Are joy sure yon need me—that I ten be of real service to you*'' Vo I settled on you because I've anew you no long and you've got such an eve* disposition. I wonder some cuud man didn't show his ap lewctaUuo long ago. but I guess •here s no beaus around now to bother Pickwick and me. eh. Phemie*" A slight embarrassed flush wanned Phemie s pale cheeks, but she shook her head carelessly Miss Bennett never gu*aa*d what dreams had bloomed »ad faded within that quiet bream Now," said the elder woman, brisk iy "ill drive over for you and your belongings Saturday I've been wish er • Miter'd r*»me back, but I don’t suppose he ever will He's a rover, just like his great unde Jason Good boy. though, writes me sad sends -hings from alt the places he goes to You didn't Uvw here in Olivers time. ■Md you? Must be nearly of an age Well, he's nil I've got and I suppose hell marry and settle down In some heathenish, faraway country. Now. m remember. Pbemie -Saturday. in time for tea." Saturday afternoon found Miss Ku pbemia Havens in a state of unusual agitation It seemed to her that she was taking a very important step and she had dire misgivings, but. partiv to cooeeal her dubious concern and part »y ts honor of the occasion—for it had been mom- time since she had even w*em invited out to tea—Phemie had pot oa her be*! gown of blue batiste t and decor*led her gray turban with a stew pink rose A urMto collar at her throat crossed with a little lace Jabot. Mis* Bennett had never seen her look ing more acimau-d and attractive As the two women descended from •he carrtage and walked up the grav eled path to the cottage. Pickwick ‘-am* slowly to meet them; then, some on* arose from the low rocker and stood on the top step leaning out be tween the honeysuckle vines- a broad masculine figure with n big Panama hat ®staging is one hand and a genial smile of greeting on his bronze face. "Hello, Aunt Celia!" boomed out a hearty voice. "Doe t you know me?" "Why—er, tf*a Oliver! Oh, Phemie. p s my nephew This is Miaa Havens. Oliver. She—I've—" -I've come to stay awhile with Miss Re*nett." Interposed Phemie. quietly, her cheeks deep Curbed and her eye* sain Oliver Bennett, decisively. "Yes sir-ee! Going to quit my roving and settle down now Aunt Celia, ain’t you gladr 1 hemle sat alone in her room a few minute* later Her worst fears were r -alU.-d, she had indeed made a great mistake. N'ot only was she not need • d rue* In Miss Bennett's home, but i:< r presence would be undesirable. And. when the elder woman had told ’ier story, what would this stranger '■ * t of her acceptance of his aunt's bounty? How might he misconstrue I her motives? Well, she would have to stay aw i m what happened. U hat happened was that Oliver ■ lb-niiet* took complete possession of | 'h< little cottage and its gentle occu ' I■' r?» Never before had their lives j I '-en so full, ho gay. so Interesting, v h*-n they were not "faring forth on 1-1 -a cure bent." he was telling them viv.d teles of the strange places and peop - he had seen and the wonders ; of his travels 1'hemie thought it was the exclte I raent of these stories of adventure that made her heart beat faster when in the presenee of this fascinating newcomer. At no time, however, could •he overcome the feeling she had that he secretly resented her coming to the house. Sometime* she caught hint looking j a* her in i » if she could not under ; stand He seemed to be probing be neath the surface of her social man i tiers and questioning her inner helf At such t'-nes <-he felt almost guilty The climax came on Saturday eve- j r.n.g. just three weeks after Phetnie's arrival. She was coming in through the rear doorway when a bass voice drifted down the hall from the piazza where Miss Bennett and her nephew were sitting. But. Aunt Celia, this talk of adop tion is nonsense. You don't want her to stay here with you after all I've said' 111 speak to her tonight, my ! self " Poor Phemie grasped the railing j *i’h trembling fingers and the hot '.ears gushed to her eyes. The blow had fallen—this was the end! Oliver i' nnett himself had pronounced her semence Well, she would not wait for him to ‘peak to her. She would i esrape such humiliation. Quickly h« r small trunk was packed j and preparations made for a hasty de- j parture She wrote a brief note to ’ V::s Hennetf. and. fastening on her : '-■'ray turban and ca|>e, stole down the ' rear stairway again, out into the | shadows of the summer night. Tears blinded lier so she could not ; ; ' 'lie obstacle In the path against 1 which her flying feet carried her. A Pair of stalwart arms caught her as she staggered from the impact. "Ginger! Running me down, eh?" ] cried a masculine voice. ' What's your j hurry? Why, Miss Havens, what's the \ matter? Wait, wait, little woman, you can't run away from me like this. . There's something in the wind, and i I'm going to know about it." ">ou can't." sobbed Phemie. wildly struggling to escape "Let me go— I'm going away. 1 knew- I'd be misun- i derstood! You you don't have to ad • .-e her not to adopt me. Oh. please, I please let me go!" Oliver Bennett’s wits were working quickly. He drew the trembling fig- I ure he held to a nearby seat and spoke soothingly, but firmly. Miss Havens—Phemie Havens— 1 ten to me. You didn't hear all 1 said I told my aunt she shouldn’t j keep you here because I—I wanted to : adopt ybu myself! There, the cats out of the bag. You're the finest lit- i tie woman I've ever seen, to my no- ' non. and I'm going to marry you if ! '■'Mill have me I was waiting for a j t chance .o tell you, but, of course, if j I you want to run away—if you want ' f to go—now—Phemie, you go right along and 111 live here with Aunt Ce J iia and Pickwick.” He opened hts arms wide, and Phe ; :nie—well, after an instant of dazed i silence. Phemie just gave a happy, fluttering, long-drawn sigh and set j tied back without a thought of the new pink rose on her turban. "!—1 guess I'll stay—Oliver!" ’Copyright. 15*12. !>v Associated Literary Press.) Libraries on Shipboard. The navy department spends every year $30,400 for libraries foi use on its ships Each "ship's" library includes books mostly technical, and , more or less expensive on that ac ' count. A “crew's" library is usually mad* up of about five hundred books , on fiction and of such character suit able for entertainment. About one 'h.rd of the books are replaced each year The changes are made upon the ' tecommendation of those in charge of Mhe ships, but it has developed that this Is not a satisfactory method, as much depends upon the points of view on literature possessed by the respon- I sible persons So it is proposed to -taudardize the libraries by making ’lie changes in Washington, applying ! 'l'-m genernlly to all ships. It is fur : ther held that this plan would work for economy, effecting a saving of \ front t<-3 to fifteen thousand dollars a ! year — The Night of Gasoline. ysk me to go to the theater any ■ nieht in rhe week except gasoline ' night end I'll go.” said the man. ' What night is •hat'’” the woman I usked. 4 Saturday. Women get their gloves . dome from the cleaners on Saturday | or else clean them themselves the : 'rut of the week, and the gasoline i fumes haven't had time to evaporate. I Half the women you meet In a crowd 1 no Scturdav night carry a gasoline : ■ or about on their gloves. In a hot. stnlfv place, that is pretty bad. On . Vondsv night gaso'ine stlil perfumes | the a;r. but It is getting faint and I ■an stand it. but not on Saturday." Hated to Encourage It. 'Can you direct me to the nearest hotel?" asked the stranger. ' Yes.” replied the old inhabitant. "I can. but I hate to do It." * Why so?” It s one of those new-fangled places 1 w here you ve got to take a bath along t with your room, even if you only ex pect to stay three or four days." Finger Mark Identification. German banks have begun to lntro ■ dace the finger print as a mark of j identification on checks. The method i is already in use in the United States. " f USSIA'S latest Sui cide Club has re duced self-destruc tion to an art. Probably in no other country in the world would it be possible to es tablish as a fam ous Russian au thor is said to have done here, an organization whose (_ sole purpose is the encouragement of sporting suicides among its members. With headquarters in St. Petersburg and quickly growing branches in Moscow. Odessa, Khakow, and Vladivostock, this club meets reg ularly to plan the self-inflicted death of its members. These suicides are so far removed from the ordinary affairs that result from hunger, unrequited affection, jealousy, poverty or despair, that one of the con ditions of member ship Is that no mem ber shall kill him self for any of these vulgar reasons. This club is nut one of the manifes tations or the peculiar and almost In explicable suicide mania that is now sweeping the whole of the country, seizing upon young and old. rich and poor, lowly and high-born Jn St. Pe tersburg alone there is an average of 15 suicides a day. Moscow records about the same number, and the oth er big Russian cities are not far be hind. Efforts have been made in vain to check the tendency. Anti-sui cide societies by the dozen have made their appearance, but despite the constant efforts of such organi zations as the League of Life and the Anti-Suicide League, the daily rec ord of suicides increases alarmingly. So seriftus has the situation become in this city that the Prefecture of Police has offered a reward of $2.50 lor ev ery rescue and many of the unem ployed assemble every day on the banks of the Neva and the canals on the lookout for attempted suicides. One watcher placed three rescues to his credit in as many days. Because of the pledge of secrecy which binds the members of the Sui cide Club details of its organization are difficult to get. Who founded it? Who is the president? Some declare it is one of the grand dukes, though the younger generation of imperial cousins show too m?tch good sense and too much zest for life to play such a role, and the older ones are far too dignified. Others declare that the famous Russian novelist, ArtzybaschefT, is the founder and president and the instigator of the more original suicides. He has writ ten many books which condemn life as something like a sin. and extol self destruction as a heroic action. He has been fined by the tribunals for writ ing books of pernicious influence, and he openly advocates many kinds of vice, which he makes as attractive as possible. His great talent makes his books all the more dangerous. Never theless, there Is no sure proof that he has any direct influence on suicides, or has ever helped the club to gather in its harvest of victims. And though It Is now an established institution Its origin and members' list is as deep a mystery as possible. This mysterious club holds its meet ings at the homes of the members. Many fashionable people belong to It. and women with a family of growing children, elderly men with the best part of their lives behind them, young women with a good chance of happiness gather round the table where the fatal lots are drawn. One card is prepared for each meeting. The member who draws it must kill himself within a week, the club de ciding as to the method, if the mem ber cannot think of a suitable way Members must court death out of mere curiosity, or as a means of show ing some novel way of leaving the world Common poisons are tabooed. Drowning is admitted only when wine or perfumed water is used and the surroundings are exceptionally beau tiful or luxurious. The simple empty ing of a revolver into one's body is not good enough. Shooting must be ''artistic,” or left severely alone. These suicides 'ake place with a lot of pomp. In the case of the young Baroness Zakomelska a supper was given to the Petersburg members. At the end. a huge tub was filled with champagne, and the lady drowned herself in it, after all present had _I drunk a great deal of the wine. In Moscow a young doctor, named Dovbor. recently mar ried a charming girl. He did not know that she belonged to the Suicide Club. After her mar riage she at tended the meeting of the Moscow branch with the inten tion of tender ing her resigna tion at the end of the proceedings, nut sne arc* me j fatal card that night. Her husband | was away, so she had nobody to con I suit. She determined to feign suicide i and then leave the town, telling him j all and asking him to live elsewhere. ! For the club, like most secret socie j ties in Russia, is \erv strict . with ; those who reveal its secrets. So she . laid her plans with care, telling the ! members that Fhe had discovered a i mysterious poison which, sprinkled on i a rose and inhaled, produced death. | She knew enough medical jargon to | convince them and her maid found ! her seemingly dead next morning as j she went into her room As a matter : of fact, she had oniv taken a strong I narcotic, but the maid, in a panic. | wired to the husband that his wife was dead. His despair was so great that he shot himself. Meanwhile the j wife recovered, and wired him it was all a joke, and she was coming to re join him. She found him dead. Then she shot herself, after leaving a let ter to her mother, in which she dis closed' the above facts about the club. The police were put on its track, but only made a few unimportant arrests. Various reasons have been urged for the increase of suicides in Russia, and many remedies suggested. The writer asked no less an authority on Russian life than Count Witte for his views. The Count thought a moment before answering. "There is not one cause, but many,” he said at last. "To begin with, our young men begin to live too soon. They are children for such a short time that they lose their health and good spirits before youths of the same age in America have begun to be grown up. They are satiated before they are well out of their teens. Their minds, made morbid by undue excite ment, are always craving for new im pressions. new sensations. Suicide is new to them, so they try suicide, not because of despair, but from simple lassitude. 'Life,' they say. ‘is not worth living.' “In the case of the very poor, I should say that they often work un der worse conditions than the same class in America, or. rather, there Is not so much hope for their getting on. With us, the classes are more shut up than there. It wants far more enter prise than you would think for a Rus sian to 'make himself.’ "Then, too, modern Russian litera ture has a depressing influence. We have many authors of tremendous tal ent; but they are all sad. They have none of the joy of life. We have still a lot of eastern fatalism in our psy chology. We Russians do not value hu man life so high as the English, for instance, who not only drag a poor devil whose life is one long burden out of the river, but put him to prison for trying to end things. “One cannot help admiring the cour age of the very poor, who are content to toil and suffer for years, with no prospect of anything better. Can we wonder that some of them break dowu and take fate into their own hands? !n general, too much is made of Rus sian suicides. We are a young people, finding our way to the light. There must be a number of discouraged ones.” The truth is that people in Russia go into despair over things which would not trouble an Anglo-Saxon much. Sometimes Russian suicides are or dered by the family, a regiment, or other institution. The case of young Captain Sergius Hurko of the Hussars is an example. The young man was wild, played high and ran into debt. He determined to retrieve his fortunes at Monte Carlo—and failed. As it | happened, an old general he had known from childhood was staying at the same hotel, and had won huge sums. Hurko entered his bedroom, gagged him, and stole the money. But the victim had bitten his hand, and though Hurko made off for Petersburg at once, he was recognised as the thief. His family disowned him. and he had a hint from his regiment that the best thing he could do was to "dis appear." He did so, the prison au thorities facilitating the conveyance of poison to his ceil. Old Baron Mellor-Zakomelski—no relation, by the way. to the young wo man who ended her life in cham pagne. was governor of the Baltic provinces. He had a wild son named Sacha. After paying Sacha’s debts many times, he grew tired. When the son made an application for money one day, the father sent him a revolver, telling him to shoot himself. The son, who was making merry in some town in central Russia, ordered a supper, invited all his boon com panions. arranged a sleigh expedition afterward, returned to his rooms, and shot himself with his father’s present. He left a note saying: "1 should have done It long ago, but knew it would afford my father pleasure, so put it off till his revolver came. Now, at least, all the world knows he ordered me to commit suicide." Suicide Bureau a Success . Many interesting pages from the great book of life are to be found in the report of the operations of the Salvation Army's anti-suicide bureau. Since it was started 4,754 persons have called to lay their embarrass ments before Colonel Emerson, and have asked him to "show cause"—as jthe lawyers say—why they should not ! put an end to their lives. The largest number put down the cause of their trouble to financial reasons; after this come drink or drugs, and melan cholia. The applicants come from almost every class except the workers. There are clergymen, missionaries, military officers, doctors, solicitors, school masters, clerks and company pro moters. They have all been dealt with according to their needs, and such help has been given them as their cases seemed to demand. Legal and medical advice has been afforded; creditors have been reason ed with; reconciliations have been brought about with relatives. And the work, according to General Booth, has been successful beyond highest expectations.—London Chronicle, Controlling the Mississippi. Regarding some method for mitigat ing the Mississippi river floods, the Scientific American says: “The pres ent outbreak of the river will serve to direct attention to a proposed meth od of control which we are inclined to think will prove to be the ultimate so lution of the problem. We refer to the plan of providing storage reservoirs in the upper reaches of the river, in which the flood waters due to spring rains and the melting of the snows, could be impounded, to be released In n dry season for the purpose of main taining the river at a navigable depth.” Bad News. Hospital Nurse (reading)—Heres an article In the papers saying the appendix serves a useful purpose aft er all. Surgeon (hastily)—Oh, cut it out! Prehistoric Burial Ground An Interesting find, from an arch aelogical point of view has been made in the showvard of the Highland an Agricultural Society at Cupar, Kife shire, Scotland. Some excavations were being made in connection with the erection of a stand, when the workmen engaged came upon a num ber of stone coffins containing human skeletons. The shape of the coffins gave evidence of great antiquity, but ■ were allowed to remain as discovered. This is the second occasion that hu man remains have been found since the work of erection of the showyard commenced. All over Fife, and espe cially in the north of the county, traces of stone coffins and prehistoric interments have been found. The cof fins which have been discovered may be prehistoric or may have been plac ed in the burial ground in connection with the old Parish Church of Supar. which was in existence in the twelfth century or even earlier. Poet's Hope. "Cheer up, dear." said the poet’s wife, looking at him over his evening paper, "there are good times coming.' "What is it now?” inquired the poor poet. "Here’s a piece about an old manu script poem of Shakespeare s selling the other day for $2,000.''—Catholic Standard and Times. Women Own Reindeer. Out of the 260 Eskimos who own reindeer in Alaska, two are women. One of these, Mary Arisarlook An drewnk. has received the title of •■Reindeer Queen of Alaska." "Queen Mary” owns a herd of 1,303 deer, which she manages with judgment j and intelligence. According to the i usual contract made with the gov- ! erament she is required to train three j apprentices and to give to each the j customary number of deer. She has I do.' i better than this. She has train- ! ed and rewarded eight or ten appren tices, and at the present time has an other under her care. She long since discarded the iglpo, or native hut, underground, in which she was born, and is now comfortably housed near Nome in a cabin Of logs. She speaks seven or eight Indian languages, and thiB has enabled her to be of consid erable service as an interpreter. Want Chaplains on French Fleet. It will be news to most persons that the French navy has no chaplains afloat, although a moment’s considera tion would bring to remembrance the fact of the complete divorce between church and state in Prance. The sub ject is brought prominently into no tice by a petition signed by a great number of the mothers or widows of the sailors who were victims of the accident on the Gloire or the Liberte. The petitioners are to be found in the Midi, Brittany, Var and Pinisferre, and they pray the senate for the reap pointment of chaplains on warships_ London Globe. THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH In observing the physical character istics of her children, the careful moth er soon learns that health is depend ent on the regularity of the bowels. When the bowels become clogged with the stomach's refuse, loss of appetite, restlessness, irritability, and similar evidences of disorder are soon appar ent. Keep the bowels regular and a healthy, happy child is assured. At the first sign of constipation the mother should administer a mild laxa tive to carry off the congested waste from the stomach that is fermenting and forcing poisonous gases into the system. A simple compound of laxa tive herbs with pepsin is highly recom mended as being very mild, yet posi | tive, in its action, a teaspoonful at i bedtime usually serving to bring an easy, thorough, natural movement next morning. This compound is known as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and is sold by druggists everywhere for 50c a bottle. A larger bottle, put up especially for the family medicine chest, costs one dollar. The use of salts and violent purga tives and cathartics should be avoid ed. They are too harsh and drastic, tending to upset the entire system. Write to Dr. W. B. Caldwell. 203 West St.. Monticello. HI., for a trial bottle • of his Syrup Pepsin, if you have never used it. He will be glad to send It | without any expense to you. Adv. Vegetable Fiber for Shoes. A Haverhill (Mass t shopman has ob ' tained patents giving him the right to ' make vauips and tops of vegetable fiber which he has invented and per fected to be used in the manufacture of shoes A few cases of shoes have been made of this material, which ap pears to be a good substitute for leath , er. The fiber is said to be particularly i adaptable for warm weather wear be I cause, being of h woven material, air can penetrate the vamp and top. The : inventor also claims that a shoe made of this material is waterproof. Business for Father. The smail daughter of a practicing physician, who evidently has an eye to business, told her mother, in no un certain terms, that she must cal! at once on their new neighbor. "And why must I call on her?" ask ed the mother, amused at the child's positiveness. “Well, in the first place." explained the little lady, "they've got three of the scranniest kids, and the mother herself don’t look very strong.” Wrong Guess. Nan—I've seen your new young man. 1 and I should call him a diamond in the rough. Kan—Well, he's susceptible of some polish. I'll admit, but you haven t classified him correctly; he's a Jasper Be thrifty on little things like bluing. Donlt accept water for bluing. Ask for Red Cross Ball Blue, the extra good value blue. Adv. Exactly That. "Why does he wear such a swim ming suit as that?” "For divers reasons.” ' . ________ Mr*. TVSoothing Srrtip for Children tret l>mjr. »ofiena the pums, reduces inti.imau t ion. allays pain, cures wind c lie, 25c a bottle. Adr. Never do anything concerning the rectitude of which you have a doubt. —Pliny. Hold him a friend who kindly points : a fault.—Punshion. Marie Divided the Candy. When the uncle of a couple »f ltrooklyn youngsters last called at the household whereof they form a part he brought with him some pieces of candy, which were given to the little girl to divide with her brother. ' Later the uncle summoned this child to the living room and asked: “Marie, when you divided those five pieces of candy with your brother, did you give him two and a half pieces?" “No, sir,” said Marie. . "1 saw they i weren't going to come out even, so I ; ate one before I began to divide.”— Lippincott's Magazine. Joke on His Clerical Brother, j Two brothers named Chalmers, one . a minister and the other a physician. ! lived together in a western town. Ono . day a man called at the house and j asked for Mr. Chalmers. The physi ician, who answered the door, replied: "1 ain he." “You’ve changed considerably since I last heard you preach.” said the 1 man. who appeared greatly aston I ished. “Oh. it's iny brother you want to [see; he preaches and 1 practice." Bane Gude Yells. I It is stated by a returning traveler [ that the yells introduced by the America athletes at Stockholm “can | be heard all over Sweden.” • Some yells those. Significant. j “He proposed to her in a canoe.” “Did Fhe accept him?" "I presume so. The canoe cap sized.” ————— CURES ITCHING SKIN DISEASES. CoVs Osrboiiaalve stops itching and makes the skin smooth. Ail druggists. 25 and 50c. Adv. The beauty doctors tell us that rest is a great beautifier-but they never cite the tramp as an example. Smohers find LEWIS’ Single Binder 5o i cigar better quality* than most 10c cigar*. ! Adv. 1 A female optimist is a woman who marries a poet. BE "“Progressive”^ Don’t let a lazy liver put you “in a H rut” Make it ac- ■ tive,keep the bowels g open, the appetite | keen and the diges tion normal by the ™ daily use of ™ oHOSTETTER’S - STOMACH BITTERS ® IT DOES THE WORK ™ 60 YEARS THE LEADER W. N. U, OMAHA, NO. 41-1912. 9km&n/ ' i From Forty-Five to Fifty Are Much Benefited by Lydia EL Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The “ change of life ” is a most critical period in a woman’s ex istence, and the anxiety felt by women as it draws near is not without reason. 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