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. The glycerlno rtnplO1'l1 In Dr. Pl rco's
'f , medlcilles J1'Nltly enhance ! ! the mpdl-
cillal propertlps which It extracts nlHI
IlOlds In ollltion milch better thnlll1lco.
hol wOIlId. It nl o IIOS l'S PS n1 ( > dlclnlll
proportles or Its own , b ( > ln \'nlllnhio
' nutritive , nlltlseptlc alHllLntl.
ferment. t ndd ! ! grraUy to thl' el1lcncv
or the nlack Cherryhnrlc , Golden Smil
root , Stone root alHl Qlll'en's root , con.
talned In uGolden Medical Dlscovtry" In
subdlllng' chronic , or lingering coughs ,
bronchial , throlLt ami lung ILffections ,
for all or which the80 ngonts are recom-
mend'd by stnndnrd medical authorltleg ,
In nil cnses whl'ro there Is wastllI
away or flesh , loss of ppoUto , with
'wenlc stomach , ns In the early stages of
conglllnpton ( , there cnn ho no doubt that
glycorlno nctH II ! ! valllahlo nutritive an
alas the Golden Spal root Stone root ,
Queen's root nnd Hlnrle cllI'rrybnrk .In
promoting dlgeHUon an hllllding up the
110shLn strength , controlling the cough
and bringing ILbOllt 0. healthy condition
of tllO whole system. Of course , It must
not bo expected to worl , miracles. It will
not cure consumption OJccept In Its t > arller
stngfls , It will cnro very sO\'orl' , obstln.
ate. chronic coughs , brollchlal and laryn.
geal trollbles , aul chronic sere thront
with honrsenl'ss. . In MUte cou hs It Is
not so eITect\.p. ( It Is In the lingering
, , coughs , or the o of long standing , oven
, when a coll1)1auled ) by bleedlu from
lungs , that It hllg pl'rfornwd Its most
{ mnrvelQns Cllres , Rend for und rend the
' . , - . . . . lItt1 bool , of extracts , treatln or the
, rOIertes , ( ! lud USI'S of the severnl tnl'd-
ll ( fcll1l\1 roots that ! 'nter Into Dr , Plorce's
. Golden J\leillcnl Discovery and learn wit II
this medicine has such a whlo range of
' . . ' application In the cure of diseases , It Is
i' . ! , , . ' ' Bent fl'ce. Addreqs Dr. n. V. Pierce ,
IhllTa10 , N. , Y. ' .rho II Discovery" con- '
, , ' 'tall.s . alcohol ' .
' " no 01' harmful , hablt.form-
, ' Ing drug , Ingredients nil 1'rlnted on each
f , . bottle ! ' In Illnln hllgllsh.
" ll'lc P.OI' ' 0 , especlallr these suffering
.1 frol11 dhea : ( 's of long standing. arc Invltotl
; , to cons nit "Cr. Plerco by letter. free , All
corresllomknco Is held ns strlctfy prh'ato
i
and sal'rcdly conndentlal. Address Dr.
. R. V. I'lorc ( ' . ] ' N. y ,
Dr. Plcrce's\1 ; edlcll Adviser Is seutJI'ce
on receipt of starn I ) : ; to pay OX\lcnso \ of
I . j' mulling (11111/ / . Send 21 ouo-cl'nt stamps
; , Cor 1)(1 ( per-covcre , or 31.stam118 for cloth-
" bonnd ' " 011\ ' ,
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, Heat Your Building With
, BOVE S
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Ventilating.Furnace
And save 40 p r cent.
on cost. nnd fuel.
Thousands In use. Gunr.
onLced. Send for free catn.
101ue. lIIonufnctured nnd
sold b the
Bovee Grinder & Furnace
W rks , Waterloo , Iowa.
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l.et Us Do Our Duty.
Lct us do our duty In 0111' shop or
our Idtchon , the mnrl\Ct , the street ,
the olllco , the school , the homo , just
ns fnlthfully ns If wo stood In the
.front I'nnle of 1'01110 grent baUlo , nnd
wo Imow thnt vlcton' for 111l\uldml de.
Iler.'ded on 0111' brav'er ' , strt'ngth nnd
sldll. When wo do thllt , the hU111blest
of us will htJ servin ! ; In that grent
army which nchlovcs the welfnro of
the worht.-'I'heodoro Parl\Cr.
Postage stamp Lore.
l\Ibro thnn 17,000,000 110stage stamps
nro ucd In this couutr ' every dn ' In
the 'enl' , hccordln ! ; to II IJOstoffico or.
ficlal. 'I'hiq Is nbollt ono stamp a da '
for O\'ery fiIJerROns , \ , nnd 111cnns $18"
000 n yenr In the cost of g m nlono.
'I'ho dl1lh' consumplloh of stall1ps hns
IncJ'onsed by 2,000,000 during the Inst
five yenrs , or In other words , 730,000"
0000 more stamps. are used ench 'enr
tha11 five : renr8 ngo ,
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Needs of California Juries.
'rho jury thl1t I'ccentl ' tried Stnte
Senator Emmons fOl' bribery , at Snc.
rnmento , Cn ! . , snt twenty.slx dn 's.
During thnt tlmo It consumed thlrt . .
six $1 meals n dllY , 150 qunrls of
claret , 20U bottles of beer , sixteen
quarts of white wino nnd thlrt/.six
quart hottles of whlsley. All this at
the l'e8taUl'l1nt , hp.sldos OVOI' two dozen
bottles of whlsly sent to the jul' '
room.
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The Man wlt'h a Career.
A man with a career cnn 11n-o : no
tlmo to waste upon his wlfo or his
frlends-ho has to devote himself
whoHy to his onomlcs.-.To1in Ollver
Hobbes.
CHRISTMAS
Gc.ln tAmp for ele nllt , d Jhhtrul , IA.tln Cllrlsl.
nlos'prcscnt for .wpclhl1Art. sl.tcr , brother , fRther ,
motherO : ; In o dA"B. .Julia LlnglcyWatkln.Chlcago ,
Don't do nil your tal1dng with YOUI'
mouth , Give your money a chance to
say a word occnslonally.
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A pessimist doesn't enjoy lIfo un.
less ho doesn't.
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Every day in every year
that comes , more housewives
are giving up thcir exhorbitant
priced Bakin Powders and
turning to K C , the hon'bt and
reliable , which has stood 50 well
\ " the test of years. They are finding -
ing out that
K C BAIDNC
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costs one-third the price of
powder anywhere near K C
quality , and makes better , purer , more
healthful baking. 25 ounces for 25c ,
Send postnl for" Dook of Prescnts. "
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It is wrong for you to suffer from Constipation ,
Bowel and Stomach Trouble when there is a positive ,
natural and harmless cure-MuLL'S : GRAPE TONIC.
. Have you noticed the large nnmber of Typhoid Fever cases lately ? Typhoid
Fever , Malarial Fever , Appendiciti , Impure Blood , Pimples , Sick Headache ,
Skin Disease , Piles , Female Trouble , Stomach Trouble , Heart Troubles , etc. ,
are the result of Constipation. '
There is a remedy now to be had that cures these troubles absolutely.
A full sized bottle is furnished you free to prove it.
Remember we give only one bottle to each family. If your druRgist fails to
supply you with Mull's Grape Tonic send us this coupon together with name and
addre s of the druggist and we will mail you a bOltle.
Tryall the dru gisls b fore you write us a the bottle he is authorized to give
you for this coupon is three times as lar e as the one we are allowed to send by mail.
The following conpon will not be honored unless it is cut out of the paper in
one piece inclttdin the Patient's ' coupon , Retail Druggist's coupon and Wholesale
, or Jobber's coupon , they must not be separaled ,
: CUT OUT THIS COUPON , SIGN AND TAKE IT TO YOUR DRUGGIST WIIO IS
: tS7-t265 ! AUTHORIZED TO GIVE YOU A FREE 35c. DOTTLE FOR IT.
I I bereby certify tball have never taken Mull's Grape Tonic. thai I will applY for only one ,
free botlle , that 1 will not sell or eive i1 awav end tbat I will take it m"SeU lor Constlpallon.
Dowel and Stomacb Trouble as loon liS I ohtaln II.
I ' Patient slen ) our name here very plAinly.
\Vrlte your lull address here very plainly.
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! ' NONE BUT THE RETAIL DRUGGIST MUST SIGN THIS :
TO THE RETAIL DRUGGIST : This coupon void unless you lien your name and .
address on the line below. Send this full coupon to the jobber 01 whom yOU purcbased tbls
I remedy , and be will elvc you 35 cents in cash or trade for each COUIon , properly .hin d.
whicb YOII senll him. All iohbers have the 35c. 50c IInd $1.00 sizes. Tbe ' 1.00 bOllle contains
nearly to times the J5c size and 3 tllIle the 50c size ,
HetaillJruuist. sleuyour name here.
Your address bero.
NO ONE nUT THE WHOLESALE DRUGGIST MUST SIGN THIS :
TO TilE JOBBER : You will please Rccept tbls coupon If the same Is properly 51 en ed ,
and elve 10 Ihe relallor bu"lnll the remedy lrom you. 35 cenlS In cash or II ade for same. This
coupon void unle < s you slEn your firm name and aeldren. Forward all COli pens to liS. and we
. , will remit YOU 35 cents for each coupon . properly &Iened hYlhe consumer , relailer and yourself.
j . : i Jobber , silln your name here. .
I , j Address bere.
I j ' Cut ant the above three coupons in one piece. Do not separato.
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MULL'S GRAPE TONIC CO. , Makers , No. 148 Third Ave. , Rock Island , Ill ,
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I PRIC.E. 25 CtS.
. f.-TO . CURE TilE GRIP l AI111 . GRIPIIE
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I .JN ONE DAY
IS GUARANTEED TO CURE
: AUYUDlplNt B , : ; GRIP , BAD COLD , HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA.
-w.sH tQIIALFOR llrll\A QJ I won't sell Antl.OrllIII to a dealer who won't GuurunteQ
I ' { ! ' - 'r' \ : IIE It. Call for ) 'our MONEY ) lAJK . . . . IT DON'T ( JURE.
F. W.Dlemcr MD'AMIlDutaoturer,81Jt'luufteld , Mo.
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KNEW THEY WERE NOT GHOSTS.
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Worda the Old l.ady Overheard Setlled
That Matter.
"During the trlnls ot the James gang
In Independence , Mo" In 1881 , " snltl
the Missouri man , "an old womnn tes.
tified for the state that she snw the
prisoner , ono ot the notorious Jnmes
brothers , the night heforo the robben'
and honrlt him mlldng about this rob.
bory to her husbnnd. Wltou counfl < ,1
Cor the defense took tlto witness fu\
cross.exnmlnation ho IJQgan ns Col.
lows : ,
" 'Now , Mrs. Dffinle , tell us ngnln
how it hnppened that you saw the
prisoner thl\t night. '
" 'Woll , ho came to the house along
nirly in the evening , nn nsleed me
where was my old man. I said outdoors -
doors somowheres , nnll Ito went out tc
find him. After n whllo I reckoned I'
better go out nnd see if ho found him
I Iteard voices In , the corn patch nn
wont along nn 1001wd through thE
fence I\nd saw 'em. '
" 'Mrs , BInnIe , I want to Imow It ) 'ou
bellovo in ghosts-In spool(8 ? '
" 'I don't lenow ns It's nny ot YOUI'
business whether I do or not. '
" 'You must answer the question. '
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"Vell , thon-I do. '
" 'Thoy'vo been seen around your
h011se , haven't they ? ' '
" 'Yes , sir , they hov : I'vo seen 'om ,
myself.
" 'Ohosts have been seen walking
about outsldo by 'ou Md members ot
your family , hnven't the ' ? '
" 'Yos , sir , they hov. '
" 'Well , Mrs. BInnIe , I want to know
how can you swear it ' . . . :1sn't ghosts
you saw in the cornfiel thnt night.
How do ) 'OU lenow It wnsn't ghosts ? '
" "Causo they war n.cussln' , ' said
the old woman. "
Would l.earn New Songs.
A Kansns City law 'or has in bls
office a smull boy who Is nddlcted to
the whistling habit. The lawyer tries
to stop the whlstllng , but ho is only
partllllY ! successful. The nolso both.
ers hIm greatly , but as the lad Is 1\
good office boy his employer Is loath
to dlschargo hIm an gets along with
him the best ho can. Monday the boy
said to the law 'or :
"Mr. .manl" lc1n , I draw half a dol.
lar ? I want to go to the mInstrel
show. "
"Any now s ngs being sung in thll
show ? " asl\Od the lawyer.
"Yep , some dnndy ones. "
"I'll tollou whnt I'll do , " said the
lawyer , ntter a pluse. ! "It you won't
go to the minstrel show I'll lot you
draw haIt a ollar and maIm you a
present of another halt. "
The boy accepted the offer nnd the
lawyer Is now prIding himself on his
success as a strateglst.-Knnsas City
Times.
A Fall' Exchange.
An original scheme evo1\'ed by a certain -
tain tobacco merchnnt to Introduce
hIs , goods worl\Cd to the satisfaction
of a physician to whom this dealer
sent a box of cigars with a bl1l Cor fi'\'e .
dollars aUlI at. explanatory letter
which rend :
"AltllOUgh ' (1U hnvo not ordere
these clgnrs I tulo the lIberty of send.
Ing them , feeling sure : rou wlll fiud
them excellent. "
After the doctor had smol\Cd the
cIgars , says the Medical Tlmos nnd
Hospital Gazette , he malled , five prescriptions -
scriptions to the tobacconist with a
note sa 'lng :
"Although " you have not asleed for
my professional advice I tal\ ( ) the lIb.
erty of sending ) 'OU these prescrlp.
tlons , feeling sure you wl1l find them
excollont. "
Filipino May Be Made to Work.
Patience must have her perfee :
work In the employer of the FiUplno ,
who Is satls.t1ed with enrnlngs enl '
sufficient for his Immediate needs , and
therefore after pa ' dn ' docs not care
to worl , until this money Is expendt'll
The best results are hact when the
emplo 'er exercises a paternal super.
vision not only over all his worltln ! ;
nours but nlso over his entlro time ,
by attention to housing , feeding , snn.
Itatlon , nnd nmusement , with a view
to securing increased efficiency , cheor.
fulness , nnd disposition to worle ,
Small concessions mnde to these who
complete the full number of worlt1ng
days per week secure fewer needless
' 1bsences from worlc. Iany municipal
Improvements are now In progress In
Manila , and others throughout the Isl.
ands are contemllated b ' the Insula.
government ,
The Mist ,
A sombro gre ) ' en hrou ln ! : mist ,
lIlots out the hl'ather hili
Where late the Rolden sun had I < lssed
The deep pink \J'lIs \ Ilt will.
And creeplns down Ule SIIlSS ) ' steep ,
It Kalns the ston ! ' 8hUl c ;
Where plow the \JIIIOW8 \ of the eep ,
\\'lth Bullen hosttlo roar ,
I watch thl broo\ln ( ' ' , as
It works Its Ic > , wi' .
Stili o\'er forgIng on IIhca ,
\\'Ith penclmllng chili ;
Llko ovel'Y eljJlllr ! It casts about ,
A ' humid blight ,
Embol \ led sllen'o. shutttng out ,
Earth's beauties fI om my sight.
Come here , my frlen . mw near ant
deel
All IJrlghtness disappear. .
How close It looms. surrounding mo ,
This dread curtain oC tellr" .
Mine eye ! ! the mlsll ! of sorrow blind ,
Fierce rollR the nngn' main ,
Clnsp firm my hand. and help me find ,
'l'he sunlight once again.
-Annie Oddlet.
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London's Biggest Landlord.
' [ 'he London county council Is one or
the largest proprietors of worldng
class houses In the Idngdom , The
twelve estates It possesses cover nil
area of 350 acres , or fort-foul' ' times
the spnce occupied by the House of
Parliament : the total accommodation ,
rt > ady or planned , will provldo for
96,435 persons : and the total cost is
estlmnted nt tully .t5OOOOOO. In
other words , the coullty council Is becoming
coming the landlord of houses cap.
"ble ot I\ccommodat1nJ : a population
ne.rlJ' eaual to that. ot Drl hton.
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Floating Ict&2ndJ ,
JIlstory toll a liS thnt Islnnds mndo
from reeds , which were not only
1\I0\'cd \ nbo\lt b ' the wind but b'y onrs ,
were the mt'nns oC the escnlJO ot
man ' Romnn citizens dllrlu : ; the 1\tlth.
rldntlc wnrs. httllnn le ends 111'0 fllll
oC Interesting stories o [ the mnrvel.
ous eScnlJeS of fugltllves on "cl\l11o'
10 t0.1 , " wh Ich wore ftontlnJ ; Islt\llds
COI11IOsed of green mfta of canes or
brushwood ,
Mother Cray's Sweet Powders for Child ron ,
Sttcccssfllll 'uscll b ' Ioth't' GralIllrSO
III the Chlhll'en'li lIomo In Now York , CIU'O
Constipation , Fo'erlshllt.sUad : Swmach ,
' , I'oothlllg Dlsordol'smo\'o 1111l'ogllinto the
Bowels and Destl'o ' WUl'1l1:4.0\'OI'
: \ 110,000 tlS'
timollials. At 1\11 DI'Il lsts '
\ , ; jc. 'Samplo
Flml . Addl'oss A. S , Olmsted , LeHoN , Y.
What Salrty Said ,
Mrs. Gnmp was uot phllosollher ,
but her l'el11l l'lc thnt "wo live In a
wnlo , " omhodles lho eon'cntrnted ca.
SCIICO of nil phllosojhm's. Wo cnn 1m.
II1'0VO the cOlldltlons 1I11\lel' which wo
live , but wo cnnnot , tnlm what
thought wo mn ' , chnngo our "wnlo"
into a Gl\l'den of E lell-1'ho PmcU , ,
tloner.
When Your Grocer Says
he ocs not have De'nnce Starch , YO\1
lIIa ' be 8\1l'e he Is aC1'I\Id to Icep It
until his stoclt o ! 12 oz. Jlnl'lmgcs tire
lld. Defiance Sttlreh Iii nnt only bet-
teI' than tiny other Cold " 'ateI' Sttlrch.
but conttllnB IG 070 , to the Jlllelae-e nnll
BllIs for ! : lame money ItS 12 070 , 1 > 1'11I1 ( } 5 ,
FrAC Malners.
1\nnncrs nlllll:1l1l' : to got Creer wIth
every gClwl'ntlon , MOlloht ' , which Is
the crown of mnhlenhood , novOl' np.
prars to chnrncterlzo sweet sC\'ellteen ,
Whnt ono gOlleratlon thlnls dreadful.
Ir fast , , If not shntterlllg to the rOIIU.
tatlon , Is the common IWlClico of the
next.-Lndy Helen I'orbes , , III mncle
nnd Whlto.
A Great Monarch.
Won1thler than nny brother sovor.
elgn : ' mnstor of legions , which num.
bel' over n million : lord of moro thnn I .
ono-slxth of the surface of the globe , .1
with subjects of mnny colors nn I
races , Ul1ountlnJ ; to o\'er ono hundred I
and twenty million souls , the Czar of
all the Russlns will not be Invlnclhle
until ho adopts Pillsbury's Vltos as
his regular bl'enkfast dl t.
IUrA. "i1I1 l"w' " " . . "thllll : Syrop.
For ehlhlren tcctl1lul : , 80ftens the I-U"18 : , rcduec { no
OammaUonallu181'uln , eurcs wind collu. 250 a ootUo.
DanJer ! In Overwork.
Whatever tends to diminish t1lsenso
Is conduclvo to 10nJevIlY , but In our
endcavor to 111'Omoto It wo must hnvo .
regard to mel1tnl as well ns to bOdily ,
hnleno. A great deal of premature
decllno In force and enCl'y ! Is duo to
overuse of the brain and ncrvous srs.
tern.
tern.TI'y
TI'y me just ollC'e nn T am sure to
come n alll. Dellallce Starch.
Would Reform 'Japanese Writing ,
JnlJllI1 hns' n new ) Jerlodlcnl , Tegaml
Zasshl , the aim of which Is to tcnch
the writing of senslhlo letters , The I
editor wams his readers , nmonJ ; ether
things , agnlnst the hahlt of Inlroduc.
Ing sontlmental Jlhrases Into business
10tters.
TO ClTItl ( 'OTI ) IN OSI nAY
Tak J.AXA1'l\'I' : Illto lO QuinIne 1'lIl > lct8. Urul\ \ "
1:181. rorunl , mouey Ir It (1111. to curo. ] . W ,
OUOVWS blguoturo Is on cRch hox. 5e.
Mine Under the Ocean.
The Levnut mlno , sltuutell nenr the
Land's End , Englnnd , goes down ver"
tlcnlly for 2,10U feet , 111111 Is worked
Intorall ' under .ho lied of the Atlan.
tic , consldernbly ever a mlle from the
foot of the clulTs. 'rho mlno glvos em.
ployment to 515 men nnll 17 boys ,
anti prnctlcall ) ' runs the vl11ngo of St.
.rust.
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CAST RiA \ l ,
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Agctable Prcpl1ralionfol' As- , ! ,
simi1alilIhefood \ andnc lIln- i .
ling Ihe SloIDucl1S nndDow ls of , II
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Promotes Digc5I onChccrrul-
, ness llnd Hcst.Contnins neilhc ( '
OpiumMorphine nor } ! illcrul.
NOTN.AIlCO' 'IC.
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I" ' p < - 01' ) ! rl./Jr.filNlJELI'11'CIlER
ompf.f ; S < < ' " -
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1/1 ' ll"fIll1 i'oMa-l >
11 < < 1. . , ff".l-
rl irut.I/gq1'
J' ' lk/yI"flO'r - . lJW :
Ape ecl Remedy forConslipc' .
11on , Sour StomachDiarrhoCtl
Worms , Convulsions , feverIsh.
ness lll1dLoss OF SLEER
EXACT cOpy OF WRAPPIR. :
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L VDIA Eo PINKHAM
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A D IEf SIETCtl OF HER LIFE
tlo\v the Vegetable COIn pound tlnd Its Birth and
How the "Panic of ' 73" Caused , it to be Offered
for Public Sale in Dr.ug Stores.
TtlE STORY READS LIKE A. RoAlANCE
This romnrltnblo woman , whoso
mnldon numo wns Estes , WI\S horn In
L'nn , 1\Inss" I"ebrul\ry 9th , 1819 , com.
Ing from 1\ good oltl Qunlccr family.
For mnny years aho tnught school , I\nd
durhl [ ; her cnreer as n tenchol' she boo
cnmo Imown ns a woman of nn nlert
anti investlgntlng mind , nn earnest
seelecl' uftel' Imowledgo , amI nbovo all ,
she wns possessed with a wondcrfully
s'mpathetlc nature.
In 1843 she mnnletl ISl\nc Plnlthnm ,
n builder nnd real estnto olJerntor , anti
their onrly mnrrled IIfo wns mnrlectl by
prOSIJorlty nnd hllPlllncss. 'I'hey hntl
four chlldl'on , threo. Bona nnd 1dnugh. .
tor.
tor.In lhoso good old.fashloned dnys few
druga were used In medicines : people
relied upon nnturo's romelIes ( , roots
and herbs , whlrh nro to-dny recognized
ns moro Ilotent and oll1caclous In con-
tr01llng dlsenses thnn nny comblnntlon
of drugs.
Mrs. Plnltham from her youth toole n
deep Inlorest In medlclno , in botnny-
the study of roots and herb ! ! , their
charncterlstlcs , ami lwwer over dls-
ease : she believed that liS nnturo
so bount1fully provides food for the
body so she nlso provides medlclno for
the 11Is nnd wealmesses of the body ,
In the roots nn herbs of the lIeld ,
and ns a wlfo , mot11or IInd sympnthotlc
friend , she orton mndo use of her
lmowledgo of roots aUlI herbs In pre.
pnl'lng medicInes for her family nnd
friends. .
Knowing of so much suffering among ,
her sex , acter milch study and re.
search , Mrs , Plnltlll\m bolloved thnt
the dlsenses of women IIl1vo n common - ,
mon cause , nnd she set to work to
IInd a common remedy-not nt thut
tlmo I\S a source of prollt. hut shnlll
that she might nld the suffel'lng.
How her elTorts have heen rewarded
the women of the world Imow to-day.
In 1873 the tlnuncllll crisis strucle
LynJl , Its length and severity was too
much for the largo real estnto inter.
osts of the Plnlhnm fnmlly , as this
clnss of business suffered 1110st from
th1s fearful delll'esslon , BO when the
Centennial 'ear dl\wned It found their
property swept away.
At this point the history of Lydln E.
Plnl < ham's Vegetable Compound commences -
mences :
The three sons nnd dnughtor , with
tholr mother , c011lhlned forces to re'
store the fnmlly fortllno , 'l'hey re.
solved to give to the world the vege.
tohlo compound thnt Mrs. Plnldlam
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had so orten made trom roots and
hOl'hs for sllch ot her woman neIgh.
hors 11nd friends who were slcle nnd
nlllng , Its succeRS In those CI1ReS hntl .
be on wondorflll-Hs fnl110 had spread ,
ntlll calls were coming from mltcB
arollnd for this el11cnclous vogotnblo
compound ,
'I'hey 'hnrl no money , nnd Ilttlo
credit. Their first laboratory Willi the
Idtl'hou whel'o routs ho\'bs
, nn \ were
stecpod on the stO\'o , grntlunlly fi1Ung
n gross of hot tics. 'I'hen cnmo the
questlou of selling' It , for nlwn ' 1J before -
fore , they hntl given It nWI1Y froe.
'I'hey hlrcd 1Job printer to run oct '
S0l110 IJltl11phlets salting forth the merIts -
Its ot the 11101llclno , now called Lydll\
E. Plulhl111\'s Vegetnhlo Compound.
nntl theMe pnmphlets were distributed
by the Phlllll1m sous in Doston , Now
Yorle nUtl Brooll'n ,
'rho wonderful cllrntlve lrOportioB or
the mOlllclno were , to 1\ great extent ,
sof.nrl\'ertislns ] , for whoever used It
recommended It to ethers , nnd the do.
ml\nd grndunlly Incroascd.
In 1877 , hy com blued efforts , the
fnmlly hud saved enough money to
commence nowspaller ndverUslug on 1\ .
small scnlo , and from thnt tlrno the
gl'Owth a 1111 success or the enterprise
wns nssured , until to.dny LYdia E.
Plulellllm ntHI hOl' Vegetnble C011lpounll
have hecomo hOllsohold words overy.
where , nnd thousnl1ds of pouuds dt
roc..ts nnd horh8 111'0' ' used nunul1l1y In
ml\llng thIs great remedy for womlmla
1118 ,
Althongh Lydia E , Plnlchnm passel }
to her rownrd Bomo 'ears ngo , the por-
potuntlon of her Jront worlc waa
gUIll'dod by her fOl'cslght.
Durlug hm' loug I1nd ovonlful exporl.
on co she WitS o\'er 1110thodlcnl In her
worle nnd wns cltl'eful to preserve 1\
record of every calio that came to her
nttcntlon , 'fho cnso .of every sick
woman who I1Pllller ! to her for allvlco
-nud there t1
were usnnds-recelvotl
careful study , nnd the Iletnlls , luclud-
Ing symptomfl , lrenhncnt and results.
were recorderl for future referenco.
aud to.day these records , togothol' with
lhouSl\lHls mudo slnco , 11l'0 nval1nblo to
slc1e women the world over , nnd I'opro-
sent n vnst collaboration of Information -
tion rcgnrlllng the trentment at wom-
nn's Ills which , for nuthontlclty nnll
accuracy , cun hnrdly bo equulor ! In any
IIhrary In the world.
Another act of foresight on the part
of Ldla E. Plnlhnm wns to ace thnt
Homo ono of her famlty wns trained to
cnrry on her work , and with thnt 01111
In vlow , for 'eal's before her death ,
had as her chief afllstant ! her daugh-
tor-In.lnw , the present Mrs. Plnl1lnm.
'rherefore , undel' the guldnncQ nl1l1
cnrel'lIl Il'nlnlng of LYdia E. Pinlhl1l11.
nnd a'ast experlonco of her own.
cO\'el'lnJ ; twenty.fivo yenrs , the present
Mrs. Plnltham Is excelltlonnlly well
elUlpled ] ) to nllvlnc slcl , WOl1len , which
she Is alwa 's glad to do free or
charge.
'rho record of I.JYdla E , Plnlhl\m's
Vegetable Compound , made of slmplo
herbs and roots , Is 1ll'oud ) nnd peerless - ,
less ono. It Is a record of constant
conluest ] over the ohstlnate Ills or
women , greater than Ihat of nny ether .
ono l11elllC'lno of lis 1,11111 In the world.
nn(1 ( wltl over stand as a monument to
thnt noble womun whoso 'namo Its
heors ,
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the cold , damp , wintery weather
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in the \Vinter Play-grounds of
Texas. The rest , the perfect
sunshiny winter weather and th ( }
exhilerating air will benefit you. . .
Tourist tickets are now 0\1 \ sal ( }
daily to the follo' : . " , pojnts : < <
Da11as. Ft. Worth , Hounton
Beaumont. Go.1vcston. San
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Christi , Brownsvi1le and El
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of June 1st , 11)0 ( " Ask you.r nearest -
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Come 10 T'X sl The exerptlonslly
low rRlc the Cx III'nt trnlll.crvlc6
M ,11& the r. , 1\ . & : ' 1' . H'y , ' "like It I\ ,
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; : ! S J' , u hellrul , . . 111110 pAmphlet
"WUI''r TrIl' ' . . which I know wlli
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