Hugh *
letter follows , is another woman in high
'position ' who owes her health to the use of
Lydia E. Pinfcham's Vegetable Compound *
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM : I-suffered for several years with general
weakness and bearing-down pains , caused by womb trouble. My appe
tite was fitful , and I would lie awake for hours , and could not sleep ,
until I seemed more weary in the morning than when I retired. After
reading one of your advertisements I decided to try the merits of ! Lydia
E. Pinkliain's Vegetable Compound , and I am so glad I did. No one
can describe the good it did me. I took three bottles faithfully , and
besides building up my general health , it drove all disease and poison
out of my body , and made me feel as spry and active as a young girl.
Mrs. Piukham's medicines are certainly all they are claimed to be. "
MRS. M. E. HUQHSON , 347 East Ohio St. , Chicago , I1L
'Mrs. Pinkliam Tells How Ordinary Tasks Produce Displacements.
Apparently trifling incidents in woman's daily life frequently produce
displacements of the womb. A slip on the stairs , lifting during menstruation ,
standing at a counter , running a sewing machine , or attending to the most
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The first indication of such trouble should be the signal for quick action.
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that you can overcome it by exercise or leaving it alone.
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Mrs. Lelah Stowell , 177 Wellington
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ache , but a few bottles of ! Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound made life look
new and promising to me. I am light and
happy , and I do not know what sickness
is , and I now enjoy the best of health. "
Iiydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
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the worst forms of female complaints , that bearing-down feeling , weak
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ous humors. It subdues excitability , nervous prostration , and tones up the
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Purity of mind and conduct is the
Tat glory of a woman. Madame de
Itael.
The log cabin , built in St. Louis
ounty by Gen. U. S Grant , in 1854 ,
las been transferred to its new loca
tion on Art Hill , at the Louisiana
'urchase Exposition. Some of the
PRS show the ravages of time and
.he elements , but tbe structure is yet
lurdy. Its present owner , O. F.
Blanke , has decided to allow the
listoric cabin to remain in Forest
Park after the World's fair closes.
Evertired Eddie I believe , Phillie ,
dat woteyer I km git in de way of
eatables is best rer me.
"The Kleau , Keel , Kitchen Kind" is
the trade mark on stoves which enable
you to cook in comfort in a cool kitchen.
In the decorations at the World's
Fair Grounds In St. Louis at the Dedi
cation Ceremonies there were used 200
CT. S. bunting flagsfrom 12 to 20 feet
in length ; 600 flags of all nations'from
8 to 14 feet long ; more than 6,000 yards
of draperies and festoonings , and hun
dreds ot" trophies , shields and coats of
arms of the different states and na-
ions.
Frittering 'Phil. Eddie , do you'se
believe a vegetable diet is best fur
yer health ?
I
LOVES THE PRAIRIES ,
XM Anna Gray ! Delightedwith ! Hef
Western Canada Home. \
Anna C , Gray is a young lady , for *
merly of Michigan. She is now a r
ident of Western Canada , and the fol
lowing , published in the Brown City
( Mich. ) Banner , are extracts from a
friendship letter written about March
15 to one of her lady friends In that
vicinity. In this letter is given some
idea of the climate , social , educational
and religious conditions of Alberta , the
beautiful land of sunshine and" happy
homes. Over one hundred thousand
Americans have made Western Canada
their home within the past five years ,
and in this year upwards of 50,000 will
take up homes there.
Miss Gray took her leave for Dids-
bury , Alberta , the home of her sister
and other relatives and friends on Jan.
10 last , and after a two months' so
journ in her Western prairie home she
writes of it as follows : "I know I
shall grow to love the prairies. We
have a beautiful view of the moun
tains , and it seems wonderful to me to
see home after home for miles , and it
Is being thickly settled all around us.
With the exception of the last few
days , which have been cold and
stormy , we have had beautiful spring
weather ever since I came. The days
are beautiful. I call this the 'land of
the sun , ' as it seems to be always
shining ; the nights are cold and frosty.
On arriving here I was so greatly sur
prised in every way. Didsbury is quite
a business little town. All the people
ple I meet are so pleasant and hos
pitable. They have four churches in
Didsbury the Baptist , Presbyterian ,
Evangelical and Mennonite. The Evan
gelicals have just completed a hand
some church , very large and finely fur
nished , costing $2,500. They have a
nice literary society here , meets every
two weeks. They have fine musical
talent here. Your friend ,
"ANNA C. GRAY. "
"Yes , my dear , one could lay down' '
rules for the charming of the other
sex , " said an old but very successful
belle to a debutante , who , in spite of a
beautiful face , is , it must be ad
mitted , a failure as far as popularity
goes. "One could lay down rules 103
) C them , all good rules , too. But there
ire two that I'd remember if I were
you , and you can afford to let the
others take care of themselves. The
firso is , when talking to q. man never
'run down' another woman. The second
end and even if you forget the first ,
please remember the second is , never
praise another man. " i
A Tight Squeeze.
Brazils , Ark. , May 11. To be
snatched from the very brink of the
grave is a somewhat thrilling experi
ence and one which Mrs. M. O. Garrett
of this place has just passed through.
Mrs. Garrett suffered with a CerebroSpinal -
bro-Spinal affection , and had been
treated by the best physicians , but
without the slightest improvement. i
For the last twelve months two doc
tors were in constant attendance , but
she only grew worse and worse , till
she could not walk , and did not have
any power to move at all.
She was so low that for the greater
part of the time she was perfectly un
conscious of what was going on about
her , and her heart-broken husband and
friends were hourly expecting her
death.
The doctors had given up all hope
and no one thought she could possibly
live.
live.In
In this extremity Mr. Garrett sent
for a box of Dodd's Kidney Pills. It
was a last hope , but happily it did not
fail.
fail.Mrs.
Mrs. Garrett used in all six boxes of
the remedy , and is completely cured.
She says :
"I am doing my own work now and
feel as well as ever I did. Dodd's
Kidney Pills certainly saved me from
death. "
The City of St. Louis was unanimous
ly chosen as the place for holding the
World's Fair by a convention of dele
gates appointed by the Governors of
the States and Territories within the
original Louisiana Purchase. St. Louis
is the fourth city of the United States
in the point of population. It is noted
for its beautiful residence districts. It
leads the world in many lines of indus
try.
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"I wonder , " said the Major , "how
many of the old war correspondents of
forty years ago are living now. I remember - '
member as among the living only
Townsend , Reid , Furay , and a few oth- '
ers. The most of them have crossed the
line with the great soldiers whose cam
paigns they followed and whose battles
they described. 1 have often Avondered
If the nerve tension that told so heavily
against the men who strove in battle
and shortened their lives did not also
shorten the lives of the men who wrote
of battles under the stress of the condi
tions that prevailed at the front or in
the rear of an army. Certainly , the ser
vice was a strain on the nerves , whether
the correspondent wrote of a battle in
progress or in the midst of the distress
ing confusion that followed a buttle.
"Here at home a man cannot write a
business letter or a short article for a
newspaper if he'is subjected to ordin
ary interruptions. I saw the Colonel in
a frenzy the other day because three
ladies came in , one after another , while
be was preparing an argument. And
yet he had all his materials at hand ,
and the interruptions were not of a try
ing character. Think of the strain under
which an army correspondent wrote ,
with the uproar and confusion of battle
pressing on his nerves. Seeing only a
part of the field , he must write of the
whole. Dimly comprehending the man
euvers based on strategy or exigency ,
he must describe all in their relations
to defeat or victory. When command
ers were beside themselves with excite
ment he must in some way get informa
tion from them.
"The correspondent was compelled
not only to get information , but to
measure its value , and , dazed or excit
ed , he was compelled to write with the
calmness of a war historian and at the
same time to portray graphically the
battle scenes. After bending all his
energies to composition he was often
compelled to ride as wildly as a charg
ing trooper to start his dispatch or let
ter northward. The service was very
trying , and little wonder that so many
of the old Avar correspondents died in
what the world called their prime.
There were men , of course , who wrote
of battles without seeing them , but I
have in mind the men who rode with
generals in battle and who shared the
privations and dangers of army life.
There were many such , but not many
of them are alive. "
"Correspondents , " said Dr. A. "W.
Gray , "during the war and after the
war missed a great many adventures ,
the story of which even now seems
worth telling. I have in mind the ex
perience of Captain Merrick of Com
pany G. Fifty-first Illinois , in Alabama
in 1SGO. "While in the service Captain
Merrick had noticed the character of
the country about Bridgeport and De
catur , and in 1SGG he went South to
prospect for the location of Northern
colonies on unoccupied lands , and to
consult owners as to terms of purchase.
"lie met with a cordial reception at
Decatur , and was givendirections as to
how to " "reach the lands for sale. He
hired a horse and buggy and drove on
his way to Blackwater River into a dis
trict in which there were very few
houses. After spending the day in the
wilderness he started on his return trip ,
but encountered a heavy rainstorm ,
and darkness coming on earlier than lie
expected , he lost his way. After tAvo
hours' driving in the rain and dark lie
saAv a light in the distance and made his
Avay toward it. He came upon a cabin
and knocked at the door. In ansAver to
the question who was there he replied
that he was a stranger seeking shelter
from the rain. He was bluntly inform
ed that the owner of the cabin did not '
keep a hotel and could not accommo
date him under any circumstances.
"When Merrick was told that there s
, ras no house nearer than seven miles c
he asked that he be allowed to sleep *
on the porch outside , and that his horse
be fed and given shelter. Finally thee
surly occupant of the cabin agreed to r.
l
this , and came out with a lantern. His
appearance was against him , and he
had an ugly and suspicious look in his
eye. He Held his lantern high to have T
a good look at Merrick's face , and then
went with the Captain to the stable and ,
waited while the latter looked after his
horse"
"On their return to the cabin the Captain -
tain suggested he be given a blanket
and be permitted to lie down on the
porch. Thereupon the huge Alabamian
planted himself squarely in front of the
Captain and said menacingly : 'Who be
you , any way ? Strangers looking for
land don't go prowling around at night.
Where you come from ? ' The Captain
said plainly that he was from the
North , and that he was traveling at
night because he had lotrt his way.
Then , more roughly , the llabainian
said : 'You have been here before. You
were in the Yankee army. '
"The Captain -wondered if his re
volver Avas in good condition , and ad
mitted that he had served In northern
Alabama in the Union army. 'I thought
so , ' said the other. 'I remember you.
You were prowling around this same
neighborhood when Roddey's cavalry
came on your track. Retreating toward
your camp , you came on a man with
two buckets of water. You made that
man go Avith you to the Union lines. I
was that man. ' Thte , the Captafti
thought , ended the chnpter , but , to nil
surprise , the Alabamian became cordial
and solicitous for his comfort , ive him
a good bed , and he slept In comfort un
til morning.
"On leaving bed he found a good
breakfast awaiting him , and when he
started for Decatur his host was on
horseback to show him the way. After
they started the man of the cabin ex
plained that after being taken to the
Union lines in 1803 he had left Rod
dey's cavalry and joined a Union cav
alry regiment , and that for doing that
he had been persecuted in various ways
by his neighbors , and that he supposed
the Captain cam'e to his cabin at night
in the interest of his enemies. " Chica
go Inter Ocean.
A Man of Grit.
The first day of the New Year , 1SG3 ,
the Confederates under General Ma-
.gruder , came doAvn in force from
Houston , Tex. , and attacked the Uni
ted States Avar shii > s in possession of
Galveston Harbor. The attack being a
Complete surprise , the "Union forces
CAATere beaten ; the beautiful steamer ,
the Harriet Lane , was bloAvn up , and
the vessels that escaped only did so
(
by slipping their cables and putting to
sea.
William Reid , an old man-of-Avar's
man , Avho Avas on board the OAA'asco ,
was one of the heroes of the Galveston
fight. His ship was attacked by a
floating battery that had come down
through Buffalo Bayou , and while in ,
the act of loading his rifle , three of his
fingers Avere torn off by a piece of
shell.
Keid Avas at this time fifty-eight
years of age , but by his activity and
daring he set an example to his young
er shipmates. He tied his handker
chief about his wrist to stop the blood ,
and went on loading and firing without
showing in his resolute face any sign
of the agony he was suffering.
The battle had been raging for near
ly an hour , Avhen another shot tore
through Reid's right shoulder , the
blood spurting out and spattering those
standing near him.
Seeing the plight of the old hero ,
Master Mate Abrams Avent to him and
said :
"Reid , you must go below ! "
"What for ? " asked Reid , still firing.
"To have your wounds dressed. "
"No , sir , " was the reply. "So long
as there's any fighting going on , and I
can lend a hand. I'll stay on deck while
there's a deck to stand on , and I have
a finger to pull a trigger , and an eye
to guide a ball. "
This brave sailor recovered from his
Avounds , and subsequently distinguish
ed himself at Vicksburg and Mobile.
Ho was honorably mustered out at the
close of the Avar , married for the first
time Avhen he was GO , and he is still
living a hale , hearty and honored man.
A Hanchty Rebel.
In the last Avinter of the war , by
reason of sickness , I became .separated
from my reiriment , but upon recovery
I got a full share of soldiering at Nash
ville , under old Pap Thomas , when Ave
sent Hood flying southward. I had
good opportunity on this occasion to
note the valor of our colored troops ,
who are said to have "fought nobly. "
One day two colored soldiers came into
camp Avith a dilapidated but Jiaughty
Confederate captain. lie had strayed
be3'ond his lines and the colored boys
somehow got onto the business and
they Avent for him. "Hold on dar ,
boss. " said the leading one , advancing
upon him Avith fixed bayonet. "What
do you mean , you black rascal , to talk
to me in that manner ? " replied the ,
Confederate. ' 'Hear dat , now ; black
rascal , you say ? Don't you 'peat any
more such language to us we's Uni
ted States soldiers , Ave is , and don't
you talk back. " The Confederate en
deavored first to threaten , but finding
that Avould not do , then to coax , and
then to bribe , all of which failed. Then
falling back again upon his dignity he ,
said it was highly improper that he
should surrender to tAvo colored sol
diers , as he AA-as a captain. He pro
posed that one of the soldiers should
go to camp and get an officer while the
other soldier remained to guard him.
At this the two soldiers laughed heart-
ity. and then they began to prick him
with their bayonets , and in this man
ner they Avalked him into camp , the
sorriest-looking rebel I ever saw. He
demanded of our officers that they
should punish the black scoundrels for
;
their insults to him. "Insults ! " shout
ed Lieutenant Simmons , of my regi
ment. "They are incapable of insult
ing you. That you are alive now Is
evidence of their generous and noble
character. If the situation had been
reversed you would haye killed them. "
All Top Rails.
On one of the marches near Mem
phis , Colonel Stuart , noticing that his
boys Avere using all the rails of the
fences for camp fires , issued an order
that only the top rails should be taken.
The regiment , ignorant of higher math
ematics , at once assumed that -when
one rail was gone the next one was
the top , and so it turned out that all
rails were top rails , and it took just
seven men to demonstrate that fact
on a seven-rail fence.
An amusing feature of the present
controversy concerning the metric sys
tem , in Avhich one party holds to the
yard and pound as consecrated Anglo-
Saxon standards , is that the United
States fundamental legal standards of
length and mass are the meter and the
yard and pound. The yard is legally
expressed as 3000-3937 part of a meter.
The German Cable Company has fin
ished laying its second line to.New
York as far as the Azore islands , 1,200
miles.
There are three States which have no
debt Iowa , Nebraska and Illinois.
Tired Back
Come to all
who overtax
the kidneys.
Don't neglect
the aching
back. Many
dang erous
kidney trou
bles follow
In its wake.
Mrs. C. B.
Pare of Co
lumbia ave
nue , Glasgow - '
gow , Ken
tucky , wife
of C. B. Pare ,
a prominent brick manufacturer oj
that city , says : "When Doan's Kidney
rills were first brought to my attend
tion I AA-as suffering from a complica <
tion of kidney troubles. Besides tha
bad back which usually results from
kidney complaints , I had a great deal
of trouble with the secretions , Avhicb
were exceedingly variable , sometimes
excessive and at other times scanty.
The color AAras high , and passages Avero
accompanied with a scalding sensation.
Doan's Kidney Pills soon regulated the
kidney secretions , making their color
normal , and banished the inflammation
*
which caused the scalding sensation.
1 can rest well , my back is strong and
sound , and I feel much better in every
way. "
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Pare will
be mailed to any part of the United
States on application. Address Foster-
Mllbnrn Co. . Buffalo. N. Y. For sale
by all druggists , price 50 cents per box.
Self-laueation abounds among the' '
unpolished ; but nothing can stamp
a man more sharply as ill-bred.
Buxtou.
Cheerfulness is is like money well
expended in chanty ; the more we
dispense of it , the greater our pos
sessions "Victor Hugo.
Men are EO constituted that every
one undertakes what he sees another
successful in , whether he has apti
tude for it or not. Goethe. '
Why the King was Returned. She
"I suppose if a pretty girl eamo
along you wouldn't care anything
about me any more. "
He ' 'Nonsense , Kate ! What do I
3are for got.d looks ? You suit me allj
right.5' Philadelphia Press. j
The rarest of floweis is candor
Raeine. J
Hope of 511 pain is the beginning o't
loss. Democntus.
One golden day redeems a weary ,
rear. Celia Thaxter. ,
Mrs. Witislow's SOOTHING SYHUP for ohil-
Iren teethingsoftens the turns , reduces intla-
qation , allays pain cureb colic. Pi ice 25c bottle
An emergency hospital was estab
lished by Menical Director Laidley
in the northwest entrance pavilion1
of the Education Building during
the dedication ceremonies at the St.
(
Louis World's Fair. . The pavilion ,
temporarily converted inf ) a room by
closing the doors , is 50 feet square. |
liaunderins the Baby's Clothes.
Many mothers arc ignorant of the seri
ous injury that may result from washing
the clothing of an infant with strong
washing powders and impure soap. For
this reason it should be laundered at
home under the mother's directions and
only Ivory Soap used. To throw the lit
tle garments into the ordinary wash
shoAVS great carelessness.
ELEANOR R. PARKER. '
She Papa has an absurd notion that
you have money.
He I suppose we would better let
him think so. !
She Yes ; but we've got to get married - '
ried some time.
All creameries use butter color.
Why not do as they do use JUNE
TINT BUTTER COLOR.
The value of a smile who can tell ?
Like the sunshine , it is hard to esti
mate its value , for though it costs
the giver nothing it very likely means ,
all the difference to the recipient ,
between black despair and cheerful
ness and hope. A kind smile is. be
yond price to the erring but repenting , ,
and cheers them to struggle back to
the paths of right and duty , from
which they have diverged in pursuit
of pleasure and folly , while to the sorrowful
rowful , the desolate and the forsaken
it has the happiest effect , dissipating
the thick clonds and fog which some
times entirely obscure a fair land
scape. A smile is a token of warmth
within ; it shows the kind heart of the
friend , the affectionate brother , the
loving child , or the happy husband.
It adds a charm to the plainest face ,
it enhances the beauty of the most
well favored , and'it makes tte gentle ,
gracious woman appear a veritable
angel in the eyes of him who loves her.
Idleness is the key of beggary , and
the root of all evil. Spurgeon.
All through our lives the partings
come , ill fortunes come , and tempta
tions attack us in our weakest points
that our hearts may be softened and
refined and enabled to understand the
glory that is in humanity , the beauty
that is in goodness , and the happiness
that is in self denial.
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