Railway Rjite Legislation.
'At the biennial convention of the Or
| 3er of Railway Conductors , recently
ielfl at Portland , Ore. , resolutions were
pnanlmoualy adopted voicing their sen
ttiinents as to the effect of proposed
Railway rate legislation on the 1,300-
< X30 railroad employes , Avhom they Iu
past represented. These resolutions
"indorse the attitude of President
Soosevelt in condemning secret rebates
and other Illegalities , and commend the
attitude of the heads of . * merican rail-
[ ways , Avho , Avith practical unanimity ,
have Joined Avith the President on this
question. " They then respectfully
point out to Congress ttie "inadvlsabili-
ty of legislation vesting in the hands
of a commission pOAver over raihA-ay
rates , now loAver by far in the United
States than in any other country , " be
cause such regulation Avould "result in
litigation and confusion and IncA'ltably
tend to an enforced reduction in rates ,
Irrespective of the question of the abil
ity of tlie railroads to stand the reduc
tion , especially in view of the increased
cost of their supplies and materials. "
They further protested against such
power bein-4 given to the present Inter
state Commission because "the pro
posed legislation is not in harmony
with our idea of American jurispru
dence , Inasmuch as it contemplates
that a single body shall have the right
to investigate , indict , try , condemn and
then enforce its decisions at the cost
of the carriers , pending appeal , which
Is manifestly inequitable. "
Tiie conductors base their demand
Cor only such legislation , if any , as
jvould "secure and insure justice and
equity and preserve equal rights to all
parties concerned" on the ground that
the low cost of transportation "Is the
result of tlie efficiency of American
caihvay management and operation
which have built tip the country
through constant improvement and de
velopment of territory , Avhile at the
same time recognition has been given
to the value of intelligence among em
ployes in contrast to foreign methods ,
where high freight rates and lowest
wages to employes obtain. "
In pressing their claim against legis
lation adverse to their interests , they
point out the fact that "the freight
rates of this country average only 2
per cent of the cost of articles to the
consumer , thus making the freight rate
so insignificant a factor in the selling
price that numerous standard articles
are sold at the same price in all parts
of the country. "
Too Liittlo Heading.
But according to our observation
there is A'astly too little reading done ,
rather than too much ; and we think it
fortunate that President Roosevelt's
example has been set forth as an il
lustration of Avhat can be accomplish
ed , in tho most occupied of lives , to
broaden the intellectual outlook. His
example Avill serve e A'ery where as a
stimulus. And the slow reader should
oot be discouraged , but encouraged
rather ; for if he really has the "dispo
sition" to road , the year's end , under
whatever dilliculties , will give him ,
also , a list of readings accomplished
which Avill shame the indifferent and
vastly increase his own intellectual
* v'ealth. Reading for the relief of trou-
rTjjd , thoughts , as a mere sedative , is
. : raDkeasurably A'aluable , as many an
r BveTvr"ou ht brain lins found ; and so is
, readingVor tlle ui hest forms of pleas-
are , 'for fcr-JltJiy enjoyment as well as
ifor'desirecl } .lfori ation , for new out-
\Iooks , for the\ir ° a ejjing oF "sympa
thies and the connection of narrow
views , for culture aTh > ye afty + for in-
.ppiration. Editorial in CenturyS
J3Y MR. S. B. HEGE.
B. & O. It. R. Paasancer Asent , "Wash
ington , D. C. , Tells of Wonderful Cure
of Kczeuia by Cuticura.
Mr. S. B. Hoge , passenger agent of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in
Washington , D. C. , one of the Avell-
Jcnown railroad men of the country ,
sends the following grateful letter in
praise of tho Cuticura Remedies :
"Thanks to the Cuticura Remedies ,
I am now rid of that fearful pest ,
weeping eczema , for the first time in
three years. It first appeared on tho
back of my hand in the form of a lit
tle pimple , growing into several
blotches , and then on my ears and
ankles. They Avere exceedingly pain
ful because of the itching and burn-
Ing sensation , and always raw. After
the first day's treatment with Cuticura
Soap , Ointment and Pills , there was
very little of the burning and itching
and the cure now soems to be com
plete. I shall be triad to aid in reliev
ing others suffering as 1 was , and you
may use my letter as you Avish. ( Sign
ed ) S. II. liege , Washington , D. C. ,
June 9 , ' 04. "
Berlin supports a professional bird-
catcher , Avhu keepscientific institutions
supplied Avith birds , nests and eggsHe
Is the only man in the empire permitted
to do so.
Waggish.
"What a sad dog you are , Clubleiga !
'Always short 1"
"Well. I'm no dachshund , I'll admit ! "
The Smart Set.
Positively cured by
these Little Pills.
They also relievo Dis
tress from Dyspepsia , In
ITTLE digestion and Too Hearty
Eating. A perfect rem-
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efly for Dizziness , Nausea ,
PILLS. Drowsiness , Bad Tasto
In the Mouth. Coated
Tongue. Pain In the Side.
TORPID LISTER. They
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OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
The Telephoce in War.
MONOmany things which the Japanese have
done during the Avar Avlxich they are now wag
ing and which have attracted the attention of
the world their use of the telephone is one. As
each advance was made or a trench was dug
connections wore made with headquarters by
telephone. Thus , not only Avas all important in
formation transmitted immediately to the commander , but
fighting Avas directed from the latter point by the same
means. The comander was able to direct the flre of the
guns and to order advances Avhen the proper time arrived.
The telephone in this service has taken the place of the
courier and does the work better and more quickly. By
Its ability to communicate instantly Avith many and widely
separated points not only are the army's operations direct
ed more effectively , but one commander is enabled to con
trol a larger force than Avas possible under the old system.
Could Field Marshal Oynma have directed the operations of
400,000 men and have timed his strokes so exactly had he
been forced to depend upon the orders carried by horse ?
How could he have controlled a fighting line a hundred
rnilos long ? Wiithout the telephone the operations Avould
have been carried on by a number of generals , each acting
according to a certain plan , but depending largely upon
his own judgment for Avhat to do and Avhen to do it. That
the fight Avould have been carried on as bravely none can
doubt , but the telephone co-ordinated the actions of each
division and reduced the armies to one vast machine. Noth
ing was left to chance ; every stroke was correctly timed ,
Commander-in-Chief at informed of its
and the - - AVIS once
result. Even the flying columns Averc followed by the
engineering corps , and the result of every skirmish and
the taking of every village Avere known Avithin a short time
at headquarters. Electrical Review.
Breach of Promise.
REACH of promise suits are generally fc'oJ
for merriment , but it is often A'ery serious
business. In one of the cases the defense
contended that there had been no explicit prom
ise of marriage , but it Avas admitted that the
defendant "kept company" Avith the plaintiff
( "eleven years. " We know nothing of this par
ticular case , nor want to know , but that touch , "kept com-
1 pany eleven years , " is a hint of the greatest , deepest and
most irremediable tragedies of town , country and village
life. This custom of long engagements , or , where there
Is no formal engagement , this "keeping company" in such
a Avay that if an engagement dofts not exist _ it ought to ,
Is one of the characteristic marks of a dull or stagnant or
careless community. A young man begins to call fre
quently on a young woman of character and prospects , and
continues to make his attentions more assiduous , until
finally by general consent they are marked as belonging to
one another. Other young men respect the romance , and
eventually this young Avoman becomes as one set apart and
destined. The years speed on , and her old playmates
among the girls are long ago married , her contemporaries
among the boys have gone to the city or are attending to
their OAVU families , and she is left alone Avith the man who ,
by all the rules of decency , ought to have married her long
since or else haA-e ceased his attentions. And then this
man concludes , after the lapse of five , ten or fifteen years ,
that he either does not care to marry , or that he will marry
another girl. There is no more bitter nor more pitiful trag
edy than this in life. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Cost of Dress.
HE controversy that has arisen over the
amount Avhich a woman should spend for dress
T
in a year merely goes to prove Avlmt widely
different standards of "necessity" there are in
this country. Mr. Edward Atkinson made the
statement that a Avoman can clothe herself
properly on $ Go a year. A Kansas City news
paper submitted this estimate to a number of Avomen , and ,
as might be expected , some thought it reasonable. Avhile
others held it to be a ridiculously inadequate amount. One
woman , in giving her opinion , said : "The matter of dross
Is much like any other of the items of liA-ing. If you are
earning only $25 a week , and you are sensible , you Avill
A QUEER OLD STOVE.
Before the year 17GO very little Avas
known of stoves , and only in fe\v
places Avere they then manufactured ,
for their use was a luxury to be in
dulged in and enjoyed only by the
wealthy. The open fireplace Avas all
that Avas known prior to that time ,
and Avhile many of the smaller build
ings and huts were comfortably heat
ed in this fashion , and food Avas pre
pared for the table , many of the larger
buildings could never be heated to any
degree of comfort during the cold AVJII-
ter months , and the comforts enjoyed
at the present date Avere undreamed
of in those primitive times.
What is probably the oldest stove in
the eastern part of the United States
is now a permanent fixture in George
H. Banner's relic-room in Manheim
Borough , Pennsylvania. This stove
was years ago owned by Henry Eby ,
n chairmaker _ by occupation , after
\vhose iTeath It was sold to A. Bates
Grubb , of Philadelphia , Avhose inten
tion it Avas to present it to the Penn
sylvania Historical Society. In the
meantime lie learned that Mr. Danner
was desirous of having it for his mu
seum , so the stove Avas finally pre
sented to him , to be kept for the peo
ple of Manheim for all time.
H. W. Stiegel , Avhose name the stove
bears , was the founder of the town ,
laying it out and naming it after his
home , Mannheim , in Baden , Germany.
He Avas an eccentric German baron ,
who Avas one of the pioneers in the
Iron industry in this country , and
OAvner of Elizabeth Furnace. Avhich la
located near the village' of Brickerville ,
Elizabeth Township , Avhere there is a
huge cinder bank and a feAV old , crum
bling AA-alls to mark the spot of the
ouce busy industrial establishment
The furnace turned out large num
bers of these stoves , and at first they
aroused a great deal of curiosity , and
people came 'ong ' distances to see
them. They Avere large , square , box-
like affairs , resting on curved scroll
legs , and weighing something Ilks six
hundred and fifty pounds.
The wood stove shown In th illus
tration Is adorned in front with the
rural scene of a house and trees. The
have your table supplied according to that income. When
your salary increases , your ideas and demands grow also ,
and you spend more. The enlarged income really makes
very little difference , after all. Most people grow with
the possibility of spending nwre money. " There is much
sound economic truth in that remark. The advanced cost
of living is influenced not only by the higher prices charged
for certain necessities , but also by the higher standard of
living and the inclusion as necessities of an increasing
number of Avhat Avere formerly luxuries. There are Avomeu
in every community AVIO dress respectably on as small
an amount as Mr. Atkinson named , probably on less. But
much depends on the scale of living adopted and the per
sonal taste. The increase in the cost of clothes , like the
advance in the Avhole cost of living , has come , as AVO have
said , not only through the higher prices of articles , but
also from the gain in the number and variety to keep up
Avith the present extremely high standard. Boston Herald.
Politics and the Pulp'.i.
HALL the pulpit take part in politics ? This
old question is presented with recurring prom
inence. It may be noted that the most vigor
ous negative comes from those who fall most
directly under the ministerial condemnation.
"Let the preachers stick to religion and
keep out of politics" howls the man with a
city job. The man of cloth , Avith a liberal politician in
his congregation of something of a pull himself , is prone
to echo the cry.
But Avhere is the logic ? Must the man who is devoting
his life to the teaching of morality taik only of the wick
edness of those who have been dead for thousands of
pars ? What Avould be said of a minister who saw a
fnurJer committed and refused to raise a hand on behalf of
the victim if he argued that the prcAention of the crime
Avas no part of hig business ? Must he stand supinely by
and witness gambling , municipal jobbery and kindred vices
go uncheukeJ , yet fear to raise his voice because forsooth ,
he would not be talking "religion ? "
It Avould be interesting to know just what ideals of
priestly ethics are hold by those Avho advocate depriving
tlie minister of the gospel of the right to free speech as a
public citizen and leader of thought Certainly the rule is
not accepted in other countries , for , it is announced that
Dr. Gore , recently enthroned as first bishop of Birmingham ,
England , has "a passion for social reform and ardor for
securing the highest ideals in the government of state. "
It does not follow that the views advanced in this re
gard by the pulpit are correct , fof It scarcely claims tc
speak ex-cathedra on such topics , but the argument that
it must be barixid from discussing public affairs or pointing
out public Avrong must be open to the suspicion of being
inspired by those who fear such potent criticism. Indian
apolis Sun.
Are Old Men Useless ?
R. OSLER'S opinion , expressed In his address
at the Johns Hopkins University , that "lupn
above 40 years of age" are "comparatively
useless" and men above GO are absolutely use
less , Avill hardly command general assent. In
a profession liko his , Avhere theories and meth
ods of treatment are constantly changing
and not ahvays for the bettor it may require a man under
4 0 to keep up with the new fashions. But "keeping up
Avith the procession" is not the same thing as true pro-
gressiveness. In true sanity and sound discretion the man
of GO , even in medicine , is often safer than the man under
40. In other professions and lines of business where ex
perience , long training and absence of the impulsiveness of
youth are necessary , the sexagenarian is generally regarded
as the better man for counsel , if not for execution. It is
easy in a profession whose mistakes are hidden under
ground to mistake the confident decisions of hasty youth
for Avisdom , but in other linos of effort age finds larger
appreciation. Possibly the learned professor meant merely
to be jocose. It is a good joke to suggest the chloroform
ing of everybody over GO , bnt as a serious proposition the-
retiring of men over 40 won't do at all. Much of the-
world's best work is done by men over 50. Baltimore
American.
sides are decorated Avith scroll-Avork ,
and the name , "II. W. Stiogel , Eliza
beth Furnace , 1TGO , " stands out in
bold relief. On the back is elegant
scroll Avork , a huntsman's horn and
pheasants. Over the top , resting on a
short section of pipe , Avas a huge drum
or heater.
The oldest stove in this country Avas
made just two years previous to the
Stiogel stovo. It is o\vned by th
Michigan Stove Company , and Is at
I I f ' !
. / ? QUEER
OLD JTOVS.
present on exhibition in Minneapolis ,
Minn. This stOA'e is in the form of an
old-fashioned box-stove , standing upon
legs , or end supports , similar to those
of a sewing machine , only that they
are about half as high and of much
heavier casting. The total Avelght of
this stove is five hundred pounds. It
i three feet long , thirty-two Inches
high and one foot Avide , with a hearth
extending in front. Ladies' World.
Doing HRT Own Cooking.
Mrs. Church What makes you think
she's lost her cook ?
Mrs. Gotham Because her husband
It sick. Tonkers statesman.
If you must run away from the law
don't visit your kin. They don't want
you , and that's where the police look.
ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTING.
Cleveland's Experimentwith Twelve
Lamps of'JTOOO Candle Power.
The lirst instance of public street
lighting in this country Avas in ihe pub
lic square in Cleveland , a little park of
about ten acres. In April , 1S70 , twelve
lamps of the ordinary so-called 2,000
candle power Avere installed in the park
on high ornamental poles.
While the polos and line circuit Avero
briu ? put up a great deal of inter
est was manifested by the public , and
on the evening AA'he-n the lights were
formally started the park was crowd
ed with people. Many evidently ex
pected a blinding lare of light , as they
had provided themselA'os with colored
spectacles or smoked glass. Of course
there Avas at first a general feeling of
disappointment in this respect , al
though every one Avas willing to admit
that he could read AA-itli ease in any
part of the square. After a I'OAV weeks ,
hoAvever , when the novelty bad Avorn
off. and the people had tired of staring
at the lamps , the general verdict Avas
highly favorable to the new light.
As the public square lights Avere re
quired to burn all nignt. this necessi
tated putting fresh carbons in each
lamp sometime during the night , be
cause a single set Avould not last until
morning. P ut the nightly trimming of
the lamps required an extra man and
added materially to the cost of light
ing. To meet this difficulty the "dou-
bit-carbon" lamp was devised , which
afterward grew into general use foi
al-night lighting , and became famous
through much patent litigation. Cen
tury.
TAVO Unique Railroads.
The rails of the Mexican Gulf Rail
road are laid on mahogany sleepers ,
and the bridges built of Avhite marble.
In West Mexico is a line Avith ebony
sleepers and ballast of silver ore drawn
from the mines beside the track. The
engineers constructing these railways
had no other material on the route ,
and found it cheaper to use these seem
ing extravagances than to Import the
ordinary material.
Before a man resolves to quit drink
ing he should resolve to quit
OSCAR IS OUSTED.
Norway Deposes King and DisiOlres
Union with Sweden.
King Oscar has been dethroned by
the Storthing as ruler of Norway. The
long-threatened storm burst over the
royal house of Norway and Sweden
Wednesdaywhen s. resolution AA'as
passed by the Storthing deposing Os
car II. and inviting the present gov
ernment to become a regency and ad
minister the affairs of the country.
At the same time the Storthing ex
pressed its Avillingness to accept Eu
gene Napoleon Nicolas , younger son
of King Oscar , as King of Norway.
Thus the dissolution of Norway and
Sweden , prophesied for several years ,
has finally been brought about in a
regular and legal manner , the first step
being the dethronement of the Icing.
Rumors that a republic Avould be
attempted were set at rest immediate
ly by the invitation extended to the
present government to compose a re
gency and by the tentative offer of
the Norwegian crown to Eugene Na
poleon Nicolas.
The crisis Avas brought about by
popular resentment of King Oscar's
failure to revoke his veto , given at
Stockholm , of the law for separate
> i it 4' / - \ " 1 j
OSCAIt , THE DEPOSED KING.
"
I
consular representation , a measure
greatly desired by tho Norwegian peoj j
pie. It was also urged that the frej j
quent and long-continued absences of
the King from Norway had served to
suspend his authority.
Both countries have been preparing
for a conflict , making extraordinary
army appropriations. Crown Prince
Gustaf of Sweden is said to have a
secret understanding with the Kaiser
that AA'ould bring Germany into the
conflict , and such an interference is
regarded as likely to result in all Eu
rope becoming involved.
King Oscar , whose great-grandfath
er was a Pyrcnean peasant , startled
and shocked his brother monarchs of
Europe a few years ago by expressing
his belief in the Darwinian theory of i
the descent of man from the monkey
family. This expression , so utterly at
variance Avith the belief of other roy
alties in their seinidiviue origin and
sacred character , Avas deeply resented
by royal personages and attributed to
the plebeian origin of King Oscar , as
u descendant of Bernadotte , one of the
great Napoleon's faA'orite marshals.
TO STORM WASHINGTON.
Coniiirs Maneuvers "Will Test ( he De
fenses of the .National Capital.
A hostile fleet under thecommand of
Rear Admiral Francis W. Dickins will j
attempt to force an entrance to Chesa
peake Bay and attack the cities of |
Washington and Baltimore.
For the first time since the Civil War
the defenses of the capital city will be1
thoroughly tested under conditions of ,
the greatest secrecy , and it is expected
that as a result many important changes
in the fortification of Chesapeake Bay
and the Potomac river will be made.
Little of the actual plans for the so-
called "joint exercises * ' of tho army and
navy have been given out at either the'
War or Navy Departments. The plan j
of defense has been left to Mij. Gen.
James F. Wade , commanding the At
lantic division , who will exercise in per
son command over the artillery forces
that will participate in the maneuvers.
The attacking force , its plans and opera
tions will be under the direction of ilear
Admiral Dickins who has not reported to
the Navy Department any of the details j
of his plan to take his fleet past the pow
erful forts guarding Chesapeake Bay
and up tlie Potomac river.
For Aveeks the army lias been prepar
ing for the coming exercises. Artillery j
troops have been brought from all along
the Atlantic coast to forts within the I
zone of the coming maneuvers : guns have
been overhauled and put in prime fight
ing condition ; blank ammunition for guns
and mortars has been shipped to Fort
Monroe , Fort Hunt and the A-arious for
tifications guarding the city of Baltimore ,
until now it is believed the fortifications
to be engaged in the mimic war are ready
not only to meet a friendly "foe" but ,
if necessary , to engage an actual enemy.
None of the big battleships Avill en-
gae in the maneuvers , owing to the heavy
cost to the government Avhen ships of
this size participate in such exercises.
Under his command Admiral Dickins will
have , however , the second-cla s battle
ship Texas , the monitors Arkansas ,
Florida and Nevada , the cruisers Atlan
ta and Newark , the training ships Hart
ford and Franklin , the converted yachts
Siren and Hornet , with the naval militia
of Maryland aboard , and four of the
best and fastest torpedo boat destroyers
in the *
naAy-
Officers both of the army and the navy
declare that in manyvays the exercises
in Chesapeake Bay will be the most im
portant maneuvers ever held in this
country.
An autopsy on the body of Mrs. Law
rence Barnett , who was believed by the
police to haA-e been strangled to death
with a towel tied about her neck in her
room in" East Fifteenth street. New
York , has disposed of the murder theory.
It was found that death was due to nat
ural causes.
it pays to advertise in tola paper.
ME. BAYSSOtt PUBLISHES EESULTS
OP VALUABLE EXPEEIENpE.
A Former Pronounced Dyspeptic Ho Now
Kejolces in Perfect Freedom from
Miseries of Indigestion.
Thousands of sufferers know that the
reason Avhy they are irritable and do-
pressed and nervous and sleepless is be
cause their food does not digest , but how
to getrid of the difficulty is the puzzling
question.
Good digestion calls for strong diges
tive organs , and strength comes from a
supply of good rich blood. For this
reason Mr. Bayssoii took Dr. "Williams'
Pink Pills for the cnre of indigestion.
" They have been my best doctor , " he
snys. "I AVOS suffering from dyspepsia.
The pains in my stomach after meaJa
were almost unbearable. My sleep Avas
very irregular and my complexion AVOJ
salloAV. As the result of using eight
boxes of Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills , about
the merits of which I learned from
friends in France , I have escaped all
these troubles , and am able again to take
pleasure in eating. "
A A'ery simple story , but if ifc had not
been for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ifc
might have been a tragic one. "When dis J.1
comfort begins Avith eating , fills up the .
iuter\'als betAveeu meals Avith pain , and
prevents sleep at night , there certainly
Danuot bo much pleasure in living. A 11
final general breaking down must ba
merely a question of time.
Mr. Joseph Baysson is a native of
Air-les-Bains , France , but UOAV resides
at No. 2439 Larkiu street , San Francisco ,
Cal. He is one of a great number Avho
can testify to the remarkable efficacy of
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in the treatment
of obstinate disorders of tho stomach.
Ifeyon Avould get rid of nausea , pain or
burning in tho stomach , vertigo , ner
vousness , insomnia , or any of tho other
miseries of a dyspeptic , get rid of the
weakness of the digestive organs by the
use of Dr. Williams'Pink Pills. They
are sold by druggists everywhere.
Proper diet is , of course , a great aid in ,
forwarding recovery once begun , and a
little book , "What to Eat and Plow to
Eat , " may be obtained by any one who
makes a request for it by Avritiug to th
Dr. Williams Medical Co. , Schenectady ,
N.T. This valuable diet book contains
an important chapter on the simplest
means for the euro of constipation.
Paid Too Much for a Hat.
A Streatham Avoinan whose husband
had forbidden her to pledge his credit ,
says the London Mirror , pleaded at
Bloomsbury County Court yesterday
that an account owing to a firm of Or
ford street drapers was for ' "neces
saries" for which her husband was lia
ble.
Judge Bacon Can a stole be a "nec
essary for a woman ? Can a sunshade ?
Can laces and gloves at 50 cents a
pair ?
"These are all mere extravagances , "
he continued. "Here is $9.90 for a
woman's hat. Surely for $1.SO she
could get a hat which would fascinate
all the neighborhood. All these a'rti-
cles are not dress , but superstructure *
on dress.
"She must have been provided with
necessary dress or she would not have
put on gloves. She could not have
wandered about in gloves and a sun
shade. "
The woman was ordered to pay the
bill.
Donne , the poet , said there was noth-
ns more delicious than a haunch of vea-
5ion.
INTERESTING LETTER
WRITTEN BYANOTABLEWOMAfl A
ifrs. Sarah Kelloggof Denver , Color
Bearer of the Woman's Relief Corps ,
Sends Thanks to Mrs. Pinkham.
The following
letter was Avritten
by Mrs. Kellogg- ,
of 1623 Lincoln
A.ve. , Denver. < &
Jolo.to , Mrs.Pink-
ham. Lynn , Mass. :
Dearilrs. Pinkham-
' "For five years I'
was troubled with a ]
tumor , which kept
jreat mental depression- was unable- at-
end to my house Avorkand life became a bur-
len to me. I was confined for days to my bed ,
ost my appetite , my courage and all hope.
" I could not bear to think of an operation ,
ind in my distress I tried every remedy which
. ' thought would be of any use to me , and
eading of the value of Lydft. E. Pinkbam'a
r'egetablo Compound to sick women decided' J
o give it a trial. I felt so discouraged that I
tad little hope of recovery , and when I began
o feel better , after tbo second week , thought
b only meant temporary relief ; but to my
; reat surprise I found that I kept ? gaining , & <
rhilethe tumor lessened in s'/e.
41 The Compound continued to build up my *
; eneral health and the tumor seemed to bo'
bsorbed , until , in seven months , the tumor
ras entirely gone and I a well woman. I am
o thankful for my recovery that I ask you
o publish my letter in newspapers , so other'
romen may 'know of the wonderful curative *
lowers of'Lydia E. Pinkharn's Vegetable
Jompouud. "
When Avomen are troubled with irreg-
; lar or painful menstruation , Aveakness.
2ucorrhcea. displacement or ulceration.
f the Avomb , that bearing-down feei
ng , inflammation of the ovaries , back-
che , flatulence , general debility , indi-
estion and nervous prostration , they
hould remember there is one tried and ,
rue remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg-
table Compound at once removes such
rouble.
No other medicine in the world has
eceived such Avidespread aad unquali-
ed endorsement. No other medicine
as such a record of cures of female
roubles. Refuse to buy any other
aedicine :
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
o Avrite her for advice. She has guided
housands to health. Address , Lynn ,
lass.
Health is too valuable to risk in cx-
eriments with unknown and untried
ledicines or methods of treatment.
lememberthatitis LydiaE. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound that Is curing
romen , and don't allow any druggist
sell you anything else in its place.