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Farm Gates.
"Upon every farm there must be gates.
"These gates should always be In good
repair , but such is not always the case.
It is a neat , tidy farmer , indeed , that
never allows a gate to sag , so that it
lias to be lifted in opening , or has a
broken hinge. There are many plans
pf making good gates , but the best we
lhave ever tried is constructed as fol-
iows : Take two pine or poplar boards ,
six inches wide , an Inch and a half
.thick and as long as you want your
.gate. Have pickets one by four inches
And as long as you want your gate
high. Then a brace one by four inches ,
long enough to reach from the lower
corner of gate on hinge end to top cor
ner , where the latch is to be placed.
Lay the two rails down on barn floor
or trestles , if you have them , the proper
distance apart , and nail on your pick-
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A NEAT FA KM GATE.
ets , putting four nails in each end.
Saw brace to fit in between rails with
out notching , and nail pickets to this.
Bolt on hinges , having holes in same ,
so the bolts will pass through both
picket and rail. At the other end bolt
a paling on each side of the rail. Have
SL common latch made out of an old
wagon tire or any old piece of bar iron
and when this is properly secured your
gate is complete. Always use dressed
lumber , so you can paint gate any de
sired color , red being usually prefer
red. A gate made in this manner will
tast for twenty years , if kept painted ,
and it will never sag a particle , and is
good and strong. It is the easiest gate
made , and the best we have ever tried.
New England Homestead.
The Porcli in Summer.
To live as much as possible out of
froors is always desirable in summer ,
and if one has not a wide veranda they
imay have a nice tree or cluster of large
shrubs , or a framework and covered
vines. A few comfortable lounging
places are to be desired. Old pieces of
furniture may be renovated , painted
and upholstered and made to stand the
Exposure and changes of the weather.
The illustration shows a chair. The
framework consists of a box. two up
right sticks and a board to form a back.
'The box should be 10 inches wide and
'long , and 10 inches high , with a hinged
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cover so the interior may be a recept '
acle for odds and ends. The uprights ,
which can be of pine two inches wide
"by one inch thick , are securely screwed
A CIIAIK FOK THE PORCH.
to the outer sides of the box , pitched at
an angle to make the back comfort
able. A board 18 inches long by 12
inches wide is screwed to the upper
ends of them and the framework will
look like No. 1. The seat and sides are
to be' upholstered by using some old
liair or cotton. First cover with strong
unbleached cotton , then cover with any
color of denim not easy to fade or show
soil. At a hardware store get some ja
panned iron shanked buttons , and with
stout strings tuft the seat like a car
riage cushion , and around the back and
the seat tack a row of large headed
tacks over a strip of white leather or
stiff canvas.
Berry Culture.
Every farmer should raise enough
berries to supply the family all the
year. There is nothing more delicious
and healthful than strawberries , rasp
berries and blackberries , and no other
crop on the farm pays as well for the
small outlay and the land they require.
September is the mouth to plant them ,
and when this is properly done a good
crop can be grown the first year.
' A northern slope that will drain well
is best. A great many make the mis
take of getting the soil too rich for
strawberries , and get a big crop of
vines with very little fruit. Land that
will grow a i oed crop of corn is just
right , and when properly planted and
cultivated will always produce plenty
of fine berries. The soil should be {
cleared of all weeds and rubbish , well I
pulvi'i-izi'd with disk or cultivator and j
harrow , and then plowed deep and
thoroughly pulverized after plowing.
Mark rows three feet apart and set the
plants in deep , putting a half pint of
water witli each plant and packing the
-flirt firmly around the roots. Late in
HIP fall they should be mulched with
oloau straw , marsh hay or corn stalks.
In the spring hoe or cultivate shallow ,
"but not after the plants begin bloomy
in . as it will cause them to rust. Fruit
CJ rower.
Dan'lc'ions for the Garden.
The staud-by for early greens in
many country places is the dandelion ,
fivhirli grows spontaneously in the pas
tures , showing its location by bright
jci'.ow flowers. But when the dande
lion is old enough to blossom It is not
so juicy and tender as it is In the ear
lier stages of its growth. Besides , a
further improvement is made by dig
ging up the roots the previous year
and planting them in some rich place
in the garden. There Is a slight tonic
bitter to the dandelion greens which
makes them liked by almost every
body , and those who do not entirely
like the flavor eat the greens because
they are healthful. Some gardeners
claim that they have originated new
varieties with larger , thicker leaves
than those on dandelions that grow
wild. It Is possible , however , that it
is the garden culture rather than dif
ferences In variety that makes the new
sorts preferable.
A Monster Hog ; .
The largest hog ever raised in Butler
County , Ohio , was slaughtered on
March 9 , weighing 1,275 pounds. It
was three years and ten days old , and
was of Poland-China stock. His
measurement from nose to rump ( tail )
was 7 feet and 4 Inches ; across the
back when standing up was 2 feet G
inches ; around the neck close to his
ears o feet 4 Inches ; girth around the
heart near the forelegs 7 feet 7 inches ;
around the flank 7 feet 8 inches. After
he was hung up and split through the
back I measured the thickness at the
shoulders and along the back ; at the
shoulders , 12 Inches ; along the back ,
10 inches ; there was G Inches of fat
and 4 inches of lean meat.
On November 24 this hog weighed
830 pounds , making a gain of 445
pounds in 105 days , or 4 4 pounds per
day , the largest gain per day on rec- '
ord. During this period he ate forty
ears of corn per day , and , as it takes
about 100 average ears for a bushel ,
the total corn fed during the 10o days
was forty-two bushels , making an av
erage gain of 10 3-5 pounds gross
weight per bushel of corn. Having ex
perimented several years in feeding
hogs to learn the gain in live weight
per bushel of corn , with the choicest
selected hogs and under the most favor -
vor ble conditions the gain was ten
pounds per bushel.
The net weight of this hog was 1,100
pounds , the loss being a fraction less
than 14 per cent. ; the general average
loss from live to net weight ranges
from 15 to 18 per cent , on large and
well fattened hogs. Cincinnati Price
Current.
Cleaning the Cellar.
The first house cleaning in spring
should be done in the cellar , removing
whatever is left of the vegetables and
fruits put up for winter use , and after
clearing -away mould from the walls
giving them a coat of fresh whitewash ,
into which a .weak solution of carbolic
acid has been put in making it. This
will destroy latent germs , which more
often originate in the cellar than any
where else. After the cellar is cleaned
and whitewashed place a few lumps
of uuslacked lime in any places that
seem to be somewhat moist. Keep the
cellar windows closed on warm , sun
shiny days and open them at night
especially if rather cool. It is the
warm air from outside in the cellar
coining in contact with the cold stone
walls and metal which it contains that
deposits moisture and t-oou forms a
mould on all such surfaces. Most people
ple think it is cool air which is respon
sible for damp walls. On the contrary ,
it is the warm and apparently dry air
from the outside which does it when
this is brought in contact with any
cool surface.
Profit from Garden Herbs.
There are certain kinds of vegeta
bles which have a good sale when
dried that are far too little grown. We
allude to such herbs as sage , thyme ,
fennel , coriander and the like. More
money is often made from a sage bed
than from the same area of land plant
ed in anything else. There Is always
a good demand for it to use for stufling
when pork , turkey or chicken are to be
roasted , and if the herb has to be
bought at the grocer's or drug store
several times what the farmer could
well afford to sell it for has to be paid.
There would be more profit in farming
if farmers paid more attention to the
small items which they now neglect ,
because they seem too unimportant to'
be worthy of notice.
Floors for Stables.
Wherever there is a crack in a stable
floor where horses or cows are kept ;
fertility , which is really money , is con
stantly being lost as the liquid excre-i
ment runs to waste. There are under *
many old stables several feet depth of
soil filled with this excrement , which
if drawn out on the fields makes the
richest kind of manure. The stable
floor should be solid , either made with
matched plank , or , better still , laid in
cement , which will not absorb the ex
crement or rot as it lies upon it.
Green Bone for Hens.
Fresh-cut bone contains the right
kind of material to make an egg , the
lime in it furnishing the shell. It is
better than grit for fowls , as , unlike
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the bits of stone , it is ground and di
gested in the gizzard , thus serving a
double purpose , helping to digest grain
and being itself digested at the same
time. Fowls that eat much green bone
will make manure equal to that which
wild birds make from eating fishes , and
which when composted becomes the
iruano of commerce.
Stra ivberries.
The old plan of spading under a portion
tion of the old strawberry bed , so as
to leave the plants in rows , will not
pay. Better reset clean land with vig
orous plants , arranging to grow a crop
of potatoes every third year to clean
the laud and mellow it. The picking of
berries on heavy clay land causes it to
become so packed as to require culti
vating at least one season in every
three with some hoed crop. Barnum's
Midland Farmer. " *
SOLDIEES AT HOME.
THEY TELL SOME INTERESTING
ANECDOTES OF THE WAR.
How the Boy * of Both Armies Whiled
Aray Life in Camp Foragine Ex
periences ! Tiresome Marches Thril
ling Scenee on the Battlefield.
"The other evening while witnessing
Mansfield's performance at the opera
house , " said a well known member of
the Detroit Post , G. A. R. , "I noticed a
couple of good-looking privates from
the Seventh United States Infantry
walk down and take two $2 seats with
the utmost nonchalance. They were
clean , Intelligent young chaps who ,
even though they were only privates ,
knew what they were paying for , and
whether they got their money's worth.
It reminded me of the only time I ever
heard Patti , and I wondered if they
were having an experience similar to
my own.
"It was away back in the ' 60s , just
after the close of the war , that a de
tachment of the Forty-third United
States Infantry was stationed at Fort
Gratiot under command of Capt. Fer
gus Walker. I was a corporal In Com
pany A , and I had a chum who was
also a corporal In the same company.
As soon as the news of Patti's appear
ance in Detroit reached our post Cor
poral I'll call him Liederfoos pro
posed that we go together to Detroit
and hear her. I ventured the remark
that pay day was too far off , at which
he said he had money enough to pay
our fares to Detroit and that If I would
get two days' leave for himself and me ,
he would pay all expenses. 'You can't
afford to put up $5 a seat for two , ' I
argued , at which he replied : 'You get
the two days' leave and I'll do the rest. '
"And so the next day Liederfoos and
myself called on Capt. Walker and I
asked for the leave. 'What do you
want to go to Detroit for ? ' asked the
captain , and when I explained that we
were going down to hear Patti he ex
pressed a wish that we would tell him
the truth , and added , 'You men , be
tween you , couldn't pay for one corner
of one of those $5 seats. '
" 'That's perhaps true , ' ventured
Liederfoos , 'but we want to go to De
troit , and if you will give us leave and
are there yourself , you'll see these two
corporals in a private box , all by them
selves. '
' "Well. I'll give you the two days'
leave , ' said the captain , 'and I'll be in
the opera house when Patti sings.
Moreover , I'll be on the lookout for you
two. Say , if I see you two men in a
private box at Patti's concert I'll be
hanged if I won't pay the cost of your
railway travel. '
"And so when the time arrivnd Lie
derfoos and myself came down to De
troit and registered at the Michigan
Exchange. After dinner my compan
ion excused himself and left me at the
hotel to amuse myself as best I could.
Along about 5 o'clock he returned and
he not only had an order signed by
Patti for a private box , but he had a
pair of opera glasses and a bouquet of
flowers as big as a patent pail. Then
and not until then did I learn my
friend's secret. As a boy he had been
a next door neighbor to Patti when she
was a girl. Her father lived just out
side of New York , up Yonkers way , I
believe , and this corporal in the United
States army , who had drawn Patti on
his sled , tetered with her on the fence
between her lot and his and played
hide and coop with her , had been hav
ing a two hours' visit with the prima
donna. She had not only received him
kindly , but was positively pleased to
meet her old scholrnate and friend. Of
course I don't know all details , but I
am positive she must have given him a
stake , because we had a bath and a
shave and a hair cut ; we bought new
boiled shirts with collars , cuffs and
necktie , new handkerchiefs and went
to that opera house in army blue , of
course , but about as swell as it was
possible for chaps wearing the old
shad-belly coats of the service to be.
"And say , you should have seen the
entire audience stare at us. It was in
teresting. And then , too , there was
Capt. Walker , the most amazed man
you could imagine. When Liederfoos
threw his bouquet on the stage to have
Patti pick it up and bow most gracious
ly to the two corporals , I thought Walk
er would have a fit. Yes , the captain
paid us the cost of our railway fare
when we got back to the post , in spite
of our protests. 'I look upon that prop
osition of mine , ' he said , 'just as I
would upon a bet. It is a bet , and you
won it handsojnely. ' " Detroit Free
Press.
Saved His "Wacons.
During the civil war H. W. Walker ,
of Walker & Co. , of Detroit , was mas
ter of transportation for the First Cav
alry Division , Gen. McCook , Army of
the Cumberland. On the first day of
the battle of Chickaraauga Mr. Walker
received an order signed by Gen. Rose-
craus directing all commands , unless
they were in active engagement , to give
the road to Walker and his wagons.
With a train of 150 wagons loaded with
ammunition and rations he had taken
his Avagons and their contents to the
battlefield , the day before the battle of
Lookout Mountain , aiid having dis
charged the freight was without or
ders as to what to do next. According
ly he applied to the late Gen. Garfield ,
who was chief of staff. "Really , I
don't know what orders to give you , "
answered Gen. Garfield , but when Mr.
Walker suggested it , the General di
rected Dr. Armstrong , assistant sur
geon of the Fourth Michigan Cavalry ,
to permit all wounded soldiers able to
be moved to be loaded into Walker's
wagons to be taken back to the hospi
tals north of the Tennessee river.
"Accordingly , " says Mr. Walker , "TOS
loaded the poor fellows into the wagons
as carefully as we could and started
ddvsn toward Chattanooga , Reaching
the river my train was stopped sud
denly and I rode up to the head of the
column to Investigate. There I found
that the pontoon bridge was being
'guarded by a new regiment and the
captain in charge of the detail that had
stopped us was not only emphatic as to
his orders to permit no one to pass , but
you see he was new as to so great a
responsibility , but he was all right he
was inclined to be impudent. The situ
ation was puzzling as well as critical ,
because I did not want to run any risk
of losing my wagons and the wounded
men needed attention. Accordingly I
made a grand bluff. I pulled out the
order that had been signed by Gen.
Rosecrans nearly two days previous
to the order that had been given to the
captain and presenting it demanded
right of way.
" 'Why didn't you show this order in
the first place ? ' asked the captain , with
out looking at the date of the order.
" 'Because I thought the sight of
these wounded men would be suffi
cient , ' I replied. At this the captain
called off the guard , and as the wagons
resumed the march the captain called
me aside and explained that it was the
first experience of the kind he had ever
had and he hoped I wouldn't cause any
trouble. Of course I explained that the
error was a natural one , that no harm
had been done and that he deserved
commendation for his fidelity. Mean
while I put the written order , which I
knew was absolutely worthless , back
into my pocket and rode up to the head
of my train. We reached the hospitals
all right , no man the worse for the ride ,
and I didn't lose uiy wagons. " Detroit
Free Press.
Stories of Gen. Lee.
A coterie of ox-Confederates were
talking over old times in tbe Southern
colony at the Metropolitan a few nights
ago , when the conversation turned
upon Gen. Robert E. Lee.
"Not only do I maintain that Gen.
Lee was the greatest master of the art
of war of his age , but that he was one
of the most benign of all historic char
acters , " said Judge Mackey , of South
Carolina. "I tell this anecdote , which
has never been printed , as Illustrating
his fine sense of justice and his gener
ous consideration for the rights of
others :
"On Aug. 1C , 1SG4 , Gen. Lee's army
attacked Grant's left at a point a few
miles above Petersburg. The attack ,
made with considerable force , was at
first successful , and we captured about
400 prisoners. As the prisoners were
brought into our lines Lee was stand
ing by the side of his horse writing an
order , with the paper resting upon the
saddle. Just then one of the Federal
prisoners rushed up in a state of great
excitement and said to Lee :
" 'General , one of your soldiers ban
stolen my hat. '
"Gen. Lee -turned to the prisoner ,
who was a youth of 18 or 19 , and said :
" 'Where is the man who took your
hatr
" 'He is one of the guard ; that man
with red whiskers over there , ' the Fed
eral replied.
"Lee thereupon ordered Col. Mar
shall , of his staff , one of the knightliest
of soldiers himself , to recover the hat ,
which was done , and he delivered it to
the soldier.
"Is it not remarkable that a General ,
watching the progress of battle , and
framing an order to direct It , should
turn away to do justice to a prisoner
under such circumstances ? Especially
when the soldier who took the hat need
ed it far more than the man from
whom it was taken ; for the average
Confederate soldier was in one sense
a plumed knight. He had no crown ,
and his uplifted hair was a plume of
natural growth.
"It is a remarkable fact thateGen.
Lae never wore a sword during the
war , or any weapon , and ho never
buckled on a sword until the day of
his surrender , and then as an act of
courtesy to Gen. Grant , and as proper
for the occasion , when terms of sur
render were being agreed upon.
"Gen. Lee did not expect to surren
der his sword to Grant , because , by the
terms of surrender , all officers were to
retain their side arms ; but he did ex
pect , as I have heard him state , that
Grant would go through the form of
touching the hilt of his sword , accord
ing to the custom of war. But Grant ,
most magnanimous of soldiers , did not
even do that. Washington Star.
Of No Use.
It seems to be necessary to use some
discrimination in making New Year's
presents. Two acquaintances met OP
the street on New Year's morning.
"Hello , Ruggles ! How is the fam
ily ? "
"All well. By the way , my wife
made me a present of an elegant smok
ing jacket this morning. "
"You are fortunate. "
"Yes. My eldest daughter gave me a
silver-mounted . "
- snioking-set.
"That conies in very appropriately. "
"Oh , yes. And my son gave me this
silver match-box. "
"It's a beauty one of the handsom
est I ever saw. You are not looking
well this morning. Anything the mat
ter ? "
"Nothing except that about two
hours before I got the presents I had
registered a solemn vow not to smoke
any more for a year ! "
The trustees of the British National
Gallery have purchased under a special
grant of money from the treasury two
pictures by Rembrandt , the property
of Lady de Satiinerez , entitled "The
Burgomaster" and "The Burgomaster's
Wife , " being portraits of an elderly
man and an old lady not at present
identified. These pictures will be hung
in the principal Dutch room.
Mistrust the man who finds every
thing good ; the man who finds every
thing evil , and still more the man who
is indifferent to everything. Lavater.
"He Thai is Warm
Thinks All So. "
Thousands are "cold" in
that they do not understand
the glow of health. This im
plies disordered kidneys ,
liver. Bowels , blood or brain.
Hood's Sarsaparitta makes
"warm" because it gives
allwho take it perfect health.
Hoo4' PUU cnre llrer 11U ; tie non-Irritating and
oaly cathartic to take with Hood'i BartapanlU.
FUNNY HONEYMOONS.
njoyed by Eccentric People in Thin
and Other Countries.
A few years ago a newly wedded
couple living ten miles southeast of
Brookvllle , Ky. , took as a honeymoon
trip a wagon ride to witness the hang
ing of Robert McLaughlin , which oc
curred at Brookvllle.
A short while since an adventurous
couple spent their first days of wedded
life on the summit of Mont Blanc. The
ascent , extremely hazardous by reason
of terrific snowstorms , being success
fully accomplished , and the summit
reached , the bridegroom , in the pres
ence of the guides , embraced his young
wife , to whom he swore eternal fidelity ,
and received from her lips an equally
fervent assurance. Then the descent
was commenced , and the couple , after
three days' absence , arrived at Cba-
mounlx , where they were accorded an
enthusiastic reception.
There are of record four honeymoons
known to have been spent in Mam
moth Cave , Kentucky.
In the neighborhood of Dodschau , a
small Hungarian town , there is an ex
traordinary Ice cave. The roof , the
walls , the floor are thickly coated with
ice , which in places assumes most fan
tastic shapes. In this cave , some six
teen years ago , a couple named Kolcsey
elected to pass the week Immediately
following their marriage. They took
with them a plentiful supply of rugs ,
blankets and warm clothing , but not
withstanding all precautions their ex
perience was not of a sufficiently pleas
ant nature to temnt imitators.
Severe itebuke.
Constable , the famous painter , once
gave a remarkable instance of the
sweetness of his temper , which scarce
ly anything could ruffle. The story is
told by Julian Charles Young , whose
uncle had witnessed its incident.
He called on Constable one day , and
was received by him in his front room.
After half an hour's chat , the artist
proposed to repair to the back room to
show him a large picture on which lie
was engaged.
On walking up to his easel , he found
fhat one of his little boys , in his ab
sence , had dashed the handle of the
hearth-broom through the canvas , and
made so large a rent in it as to render
its restoration impossible. He called
the child up to him , and asked him
gently If he had done it When the
boy admitted his act , Constable took
him on his knee and rebuked him in
these unmeasured terms :
"Oh , my dear pet ! See what we have
done ! Dear , dear ! What shall we dote
to mend it ? I can't think , can you ? "
Hard to Deal With.
"See here , " said the doctor to his re
fractory patient , "I've been a physician
for ten years , and I know what treat
ment your case requires. "
"That cuts no ice with me. I've been
an invalid for thirty vears , and it's not
for the likes of you to tell me to take
something that I know I don't need. "
Detroit Free Press.
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The Englishman's Experience.
He was an American citizen , and a
bit vainglorious , and he was talking to
an Englishman , who had a wit of his
own , despite reports to the contrary.
The recent achievements of Uncle Sam
in various localities constituted the
subject of conversation , and the Yan
kee fairly bulged out with pride.
"I am a free American , I am. " ho
said , slapping his manly bosom , though
there was no especial occasion for such
a demonstration.
"I fancy not , " responded the English
man in a tone that sounded as if he
knew what he was talking about
The Yankee resented it with prompt
ness and dispatch.
"I'd like to know , sir , why I am not ? "
he exclaimed , with the color of wrath
rising to his face.
"You are married , aren't you2"
"Yes. "
"And to an American ? "
"Yes. "
"Well , that settles it in my mind.
I've got an American woman for a
wife myself. "
The Yankee smiled , stuck out his
hand and said he thought it was about
time for them to organize an Anglo-
American alliance not entirely for com
mercial purposes. Washington Star.
Theater Stages of Ancient Days.
The excavations now going on in the
Theater of Dugga , in Tunis , show that
the Komans possessed for their thea
ters a system of stage carpentry equal
if not superior to the appliances now In
use. An ingenious contrivance enabled
those who stood underneath the stage
to see what was proceeding above. A
number of trap doors opened in the
center of the stage , and grooves have
been discovered showing the way in
which scenery and stage furniture
were lowered and raised. Eight large
holes led to several dry wells three
yards deep under the stage , while a
large receptacle served to store the cur
tain during the performance. The floor
of the stajze was covered with mosaics.
Time to Cool Oth
Proud Father My old friend , I called
to see if you couldn't make a place for
my sou in your establishment. He has
just graduated with high houors.
Old Friend My dear old boy , noth
ing would please me better. Tell him
to call around in two years. New York
Weekly.
IALESWOMEN understand what torture is.
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to smile and be agreeable to customers while dragged
down with some feminine weakness. Backaches and head
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To these Mrs. Pinkham's help is
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Mass. , will bring her advice free
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Miss NANCIE SHOBE , Florence , LiWSNG
Col. , writes a letter to Mrs. Pink-
ham from which we quote :
' I had been in poor health for some time , my troubles hav
ing been brought on by standing , so my physician said , caus
ing serious womb trouble. I had to give up my work. I was
just a. bundle of nerves and would have fainting spells at
monthly periods. I doctored and took various medicines , but
got no relief , and when I wrote tc you
I could not walk more than four blocks
at a time. I followed your advice , tak
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier
in connection with the Vegetable Compound -
| pound and began to gain in strength
from the first. I am getting to be a
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, for I have tried many others be
fore using yours. Words cannot
[ be said too strong in praise of it. "
Miss POLLY FRAME , Meade ,
| Kan. , writes :
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM I feel it
1 my duty to write you in regard to
your medicine has done for
me. I cannot praise it
enough. Since my girlhood
I had been troubled with ir
regular and painful
periods and for nearly
five years had suffered . 1
with falling of the
womb , and whites. Also
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had ovarian trouble , the
left ovary being so swollen and sore that I could not move
without pain. Now , thanks to your wonderful medicine , that
tired feeling is all gone , and I am healthy and strong. "
