HOSPITALS CROWDED
Mjuoamr OF PATIEHTS WOMEN
Mrs. Pinfeham's Advice Saves Many
From this Sad and Costly Experience.
It is a sad bnt
certain fact that
'every year
brings an i n-
crease in the
numberof opera-
j tions performed
[ upon women in
i our hospitals.
Mojrethan three-
j fourths of the
.patients lying-
'on ' those
snow-
white beds are women and girls yho
are awaiting or recovering from opera
tions made necessary by neglect. *
Every one of these patients ad
plenty of warning in that bearing down
feeling , pain at the left or right oijfthe
abdomen , nervous exhaustion , pain , in
the small of the back , pelvic catarrh ,
dizziness , flatulency , displacement ! ! or
irregularities. All of these symptoms
are indications of an unhealthy con
dition of the female organs , and if not
heeded the trouble may make headway
until the penalty has to be paid by a
dangerous operation , and a lifetime of
-mpaired usefulness at best , while in
many cases the results are fatal.
Miss Luella Adams , of Seattle , Wash. ,
writes :
Dear Mrs. Pinkham :
"About two years ago I was a great suf-
fbrer from a severe female trouble , pains and
headaches. The doctor prescribed for m * and
finally told me that I had a tumor and must
undergo an operation if I wanted to get \velL
2 felt that this was my death warrant , but I
spent hundreds of dollars for medical help ,
but the tumor kept growing. Fortunately I
corresponded with an aunt intueNewEngland
States , and she advised mo to take Lydh E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound , as it.-was
ftoid to cure tumors. I did so and immedijLtely
began to improve in health , and I was entirely
cured , the tumor disappearing entirely , with
out an operation. I wish every suffering
woman would try this great preparation. "
Just as surely as Miss Adams 'was
cured of the troubles enumerated in
her letter , just so surely will Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure
other women who suffer from fe
male troubles , inflammation , kidney
troubles , nervous excitability or ner
vous prostration.
1 Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who are ill to write her for free
advice. She is daughter-in-law of.
Lydia E. Pinkham and for twenty-five
years has been advising sick women
free of chnrfp. .Address. Lvnn. Mass. .
I A aiodern "XVooIngr.
"Will you be mine ? "
"But why so sudden ?
"A big deal an express train that
does not wait a half mile run to the
depot. Make up your mind and wire
me. "
"I'll rivet you in ad. I'm yours. "
"Good good-by. " Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
State of Ohio , City of Toledo , Lucas Coun
ty , ss. :
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he la
senior partner of the firm of F J. Cheney &
, Co. . doing business in the City of Toledo ,
County and State aforesaid , end that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
( DOLLARS for each and every case of Ca-
'tarrh that cannot he cured by the use of
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Cure.FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence , this Oth day of December. A. D.
1S86. A. W. GLEASON ,
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally ,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the sjstein. Send for testimo
nials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO. ,
Toledo , O.
Sold by all Dr.isslsts. 73c.
Take Hall's Family Tills for constipation.
"Words Galore , but Few Idcnn.
She You know very well that I had
very little to say.
He Yes. I know you had very little
to say. The trouble is it took you so
long to say it. Philadelphia Inquirer.
CURES CONSTIPATION
Relief that comes from the use of
pills or other cathartics is better
than suffering1 from the results of
constipation , but relief and cure
combined may be had at the same
price and more promptly , for
Lane's Family
is a cure for constipation , and the
headache , backache , sideache and
general debility that come from
constipation stop when the bowels
do their proper work.
Sold by all dealers at 250. and 500.
W. L. DOUGLAS
$0-00
W. L. Douglas $4.OO Gilt Edge Line
cannot be equalled atany price.
W.L. DOUGLAS MAKES & SELLS MORE
MEN'S $3.50 SHOES THAN ANY OTHEtt
MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLD.
C1 fl nflfl REWARD to anyone who can
O I Uj U U U disprove this statement.
If I could take you into my three large factories
at Brockton , Mass. , and show you the infinite
care with which every pair of shoes is made , you
would realize why W. L. Douglas 53.50 shoes
cost more to make , why they hold their shape ,
tit better , wear longer , and are of greater
intrinsic value than any other $3.50 shoe.
W. L , Dot/at as Strong Made Shoes for
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C A U TIO N . Insist upon having W.L.Doug-
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without his name and price stamped on bottom.
/kat Color Eyelets used ; they will not wear brassy.
Write for Illustrated Catalog.
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] * Opinions of Great Papers 01 important Subjects. T
IN THE NAVY.
HE colliding and grounding in New York
harbor of three of Uncle Sam's biggest
T
fighting machines show our navy is not
properly officered. From $5.000,000 to
§ 10,000,000 of the people's money is in
vested In each of these boats. Extreme
care should be exercised in their handling
so that the period of usefulness be made the greatest
possible. Yet in our own waters , beneath a fair sky
and , with a high tide running , these warships had to
be grounded to avoid sending one or more to the bottom
tom and , while In this lix , another was ramired.
, A sufficient excuse for this inefficiency will be hard
to find. Our warships are neither pressed for time
nor tide ; they can stay at anchorage until fogs and
tempestuous seas disappear and until there is water
enough in shallow places to get out safely into the
offing. Such flimsy pretext as not having a pilot on
each vessel or that the water in the channel was at
low tide will not answer , The truth is the boats were
so close together and going ? o fast that the slightest
interruption in speed was certain to result disastrously.
These ships are fitted with every modern device to les
sen speed in an emergency but the proximity was such
that even these safeguards were unavailable. The Ken
tucky's sides were rammed so badly that it will rquire
a mouth to repair the damage. The wonder is that she
escaped going down. Only for a quick reversal of the
engines in the Alabama the consequences would have
been tragic.
The friends of an enlarged navy are cast down by
the inexcusable blunder in New York bay. At a time
when Congress was being Importuned to vote large
sums for new warships this collision takes place to
throw cold water on their urging. The question at once
presents itself : Is it worth while to authorize new
ships when those In commission are in incompetent
hands ? Would it not be wise to spend money to make
officers capable and trustworthy before making addi
tions to our naval strength , only to have the new boats
served by those unfitted for the task ? Utica Globe.
WE ABE NOT "GOING TO THE DOGS. "
, ANY have got an idea , from the sensational
announcements of measures under way ,
that the people of this country are engaged
in a life-and-death struggle with the great
financial and industrial interests.
The people have been pictured as being
strangled in the tentacles of hideous octopi
until many seriously believe that to be their real condi
tion. That there are wrongs in big business enter
prises and in small , there can be no question. That
wise remedies might better the condition of all is not to
be doubted.
But that this country is going to the demnition bow
wows unless things are promptly turned upside down
and inside out is poppycock. The whole business struc
ture rests and has always rested on the conviction that
men will fulfill their obligations and deal fairly. This is
the foundation of credit. Ninety-five per cent of the
total business transactions of this country sire carried on ,
not In cash , but in credit based on that conviction , showing -
, ing how general it is and how firm.
' . Confidence , not suspicion , is and must he the prevail1 1
"What Is the cause of all this bark-
fng , madame ? What is the cause of
all this barking ? " exclaimed Pa Jones ,
as he Impetuously rushed in to the hap
py home and threw his hat and coat
on the hall rack instead of the usual
spot on the west end of the piano.
"One might think that this house -\viis
a kioodle pound ! One might think
that you were giving an imitation of a
canine chorus in the good old dog
days ! Have you all taken cold at the
same time ? Did you find a job lot of
Influenza on a bargain counter , and
buy the whole business ? I heard you
whooping It up a mile down the street !
I heard you above the din of the trol
leys ! There is no mistaking the sweet
contralto sneeze of your dear mother !
There is no mistaking "
"Don't get overheated , you nice old
yap ! " interrupted Ma , savagely throwIng -
Ing her eagle eyes on the esteemed
Henry. "There is no use having a
rush of blood to the vacant room in
your dome ! It isn't iny fault because
we have all taken cold ! It isn't my
fault because you were so close-fisted
that you wouldn't get weather strips
for the doors ! But it will be my fault
if we don't get cured , and that pretty
quick ! So you just sneak to the
'phone and call up the doctor ! He
wasn't in when I "
"What's that madame ? What's
that , Mrs. Jones ? " was the shoutful
interjection of Pa. "Please sing that
again so that I can catch the tune !
Kindly hum it again so than I will
know when to come in on the dance
act ! Do you think that I am going
to encourage a doctor in a game of
graft like that ? Do you imagine for
one moment that I am going to pay
a medical geezer at the rate of two
dollars a head just to come here and
tell you all to dress warm and keep
your feet dry ? Xot on your life , angel
wife ! Xot on your life ! I will be the
doctor ! I will be his squillful nibs !
I will "
"Is that so , Mr. Jones ? " rejoined
Ma , in a palpitating tone. "Well , don't
you think it ! Don't you even dream
it ! You can take all the patent slush
wash that you want to , from speckled
hair dye down to painless corn oint
ment , but I want you to distinctly un
derstand that you can't give me any
of your coon song and banjo cough
cure , even if a thousand testimonials
do come with . every dose ! I am "
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H'ttt'H't'1' '
ing tone of the business world. The proceedings of the
bankruptcy court show strikingly that the great ma
jority of business failures are not tainted by dishonesty
or dishonor.
We hear more about delinquencies of all sorts than
we did when the facilities for gathering news were
meager. And every little village and country cross
roads even has its self-appointed oracle , who may not
know enough to earn a dollar and a half a day , but wb.o
imagines he clearly understands the most intricate mys
teries of great business enterprises involving millions
of capital and employing tens of thousands of men , and
noisily preaches the doctrine that great success is great
fraud.
But the broader minded optimist sees that justice ,
honor and honesty are the normal condition that they
rule as a matter of course in social and business rela
tions. Millions of instances in which they are in evi
dence never appear under startling headlines of a news
paper. They are far too ordinary to constitute "news. " '
An honest man creates no sensation as he passes along
the street attending to legitimate business , but the thief
in custody attracts a crojvd. DCS Moines News.
EVIL OF TOO MANY CHURCHES.
lERICA has too many churches. Towns
which might be well administered spiritual
ly by one clergyman or two have six , eight
or ten. No one of the six or more congre
gations can pay for a good preacher. , Few
of them can pay all the cost of any preach
er , however poor. Nor can any one of them
pay for all the time of their spiritual leader. So only
very young men are to be had , and the demands upon
their time cover so wide a territory that preaching must
bealmosttheir exclusive occupation and pastoral duties be
almost entirely disregarded. One of the clergymen ob
serves tersely and justly : "No business could flourish
by that method and few churches can. " Washington
Times.
THE TELEPHONE IN THE COUNTRY.
| N important phase of the rural invasion of
the telephone has been its perceptible effect
on the value of lands. It is on record that
two or three years after the establishment
of lines through the country districts the
prices of lands begin to rise rapidly ; immi
grants coine in with greater freedom ; ham
lets develop into town ; cross-roads develop iuio hamlets
and in the meantime quotations for wild and im
proved lands are steadily advancing. The thing is , of
course , too iiew as yet to permit any broadcast prophecy
in this direction , but the healthful trend is already ap
parent. Atlanta Constitution.
MARRIAGEABLE GIBLS.
is very difficult to say what laws regulate
proposals why some girls attract atten
tion only , while others attract "attentions. "
There are pretty and popular women to
whom nobody proposes ; there are plainer
ones with whom every second man finds
himself contemplating marriage. Lady's
Realm.
"What's the matter with you , wom
an ? What's the matter with you ? "
yelpfully responded Pa , with a pretzel
look on his pained features. "Don't
you suppose that I know how to make
cough medicine ? Don't you suppose
I know the ingredients of a cure that
would make a hospital look like the
first aid to the injured ? Who ever
heard of calling in a doctor to tinker
a cough when I was a boy ? Who ever
heard of going to bed with a cold and
having bouquets and scented notes of
sympathy sent you down on the farm ?
Xo one , madame ! Xo one ! You sim
ply stay In the house long enough to
take a little homemade syrup and then
go out and monkey in the snow Ho
keep down the fever ! I have had
more cold spells than you could find
in a Beef Trust refrigerator , and all
that my good old mother ever did waste
to saturate me with kerosene and feed
me on molasses and vinegar , and "
"I can easily believe it , you sweet
crook ! " broke in the taunting Ma , con
temptuously. "You are full of kero
sene yet , and "
"Silence , woman ! Silence , lovey-
dovey ! " thundered Pa , ragefully , glar
ing at his devoted Mary. "You have
said enough ! You/have sprinkled on
a little of the Smith extra ! How dare
you throw the harpoon into the time-
honored methods of my good old
mother ? How dare you iiose as an
authority on therapeutics ? What
right have you "
"Oh , for heaven's sake , shut up , you
squawkful quawk ! " shouted Ma , with
evident annoyance. "You are worse
than a chirpful singing society ! Why
don't you forget your grouch and
'phone for the doctor ! Why don't "
"I won't shut up , dear soul ! I won't
shut up ! " returned Pa. explosively , as
he started for the kitchen , followed
by Ma. "I refiufe to be muzzled ! I
refuse to permit the Smiths to run the
roost ! I am the main guy of this
gang , and I am going to prove to you
the efficacy of my good old mother's
medicine. I am going to make you eat
crow ! I am going to stew up some of
that syrup as a matter of vindication !
Where do you keep your pans ? Xorah ,
get me the molasses ! You may also
trot out the vinegar ! Xow , then ,
Smithy , take a look and get wise to
the ways of .domestic remedies ! You
will notice that as these ingredients
begin to sizzle I begin to stir ! You
will Xorah , bring me a hunk of but
ter and a lump of lard ! That's right ,
now , get a hustle on you and fetch a
dash of mustard , some ginger ,
and "
"Aren't you a smart old hero ? " in
terposed Ma , sarcastically , as she
watched the mixful Henry. " .Why
don't you put in a" " little shoe polish
and sand soap ? Why don't you "
"Who is doing this , madame ? Who
is doing this ? " was the snarlful re
joinder of Pa. "Who is conducting
this laboratory ? Who Is so kindly ex
hausting his chemical knowledge to
cure your dear mother's cold when
she ought to be Oslerized ? Why don't
you take a sneak ? Why don't you
vanish like other ghosts ? Why don't
you attend to your own business , and
be thankful that you have a guardian
angel named Jones to look after you ? "
So saying Pa resumed work on his
syrup , and did not deign to notice the
bunch o ? flattering compliments that
Ma generously threw at him.
The cough cure was finally cooked
to Pa's satisfaction , and after it had
been properly cooled and bottled , the
amateur chemist seized a tablespoon
and smilingly turned to Ma.
"Call your mother , Mrs. Jones ! Call
your mother ! " he effusively cried. "Call
little Fido. Sis , Edythe and everybody
else who has been contributing to the
barkful chorus ! But first I will do
what no other doctor does ! I will take
a dose of my own medicine to show
you that I have faith in its virtue !
You will observe that I pour out a
tablespoonful ! You will also observe
that I fearlessly put it in my mouth
and Wow ! Holy smoke ! Help , Mary !
Help ! Turn on the hose ! Crack up a
ton of ice ! Yell for the fire department !
Water ! Water ! More water ! I am
burning to death ! I have taken some
thing that tastes like tabasco ! I have
swallowed lava from Mount Vesuvius !
Run for a doctor , dearest ! Run
for "
"It's just good for you , you officious
brute ! " put in the unsympathetic Ma ,
with a triumphant gleam in her wifely
eyes. I don't pity you one bit ! You
haven't got any more than was com
ing to 3011 ! I saw you dumping a
pound of cayenne pepper in that cough
cure instead of ginger , but I couldn't
interfere with the mixture that your
mother used to make I"
Pa Jones did not reply at the time.
He was too busy sucking water out
of the reservoir regardless of mic
robes. But at 'the end of two hours ,
when he felt physically cooler and
mentally hotter , the good old family
battle began in earnest , and contin
ued until long after a real doctor had
prescribed for Mother-in-Law Smith
and the other coughfnl cases. Phil ,
adelphia Telegraph.
We don't understand why the wom
an who has so much trouble keeping
one sen-ant , ever wants to be rich ,
when she would have the trouble mul
tiplied v ? she or elgb *
DR. R. V. PIERCE GETS VERDICT.
Jury Vlutllrntc "Favorite
* Prescrip
tion" from Attack of L.adle '
Home Journal.
The trial of the first libel suit grow
ing out of the attacks on "patent"
medicines has resulted in a verdict for
the plaintiff. The first case to come to
trial was that of the Dr. Pierce com
pany against the Ladies' Home Journal ,
and the jury found the Undies * Home
Journal guilty of libel and fixed 91(5,000 (
as the damages it should pay. A mo
tion was immediately made by the Dr.
Pierce company to have this verdict sot
aside and the case retried , the grounds
being that the verdict was insufficient.
This motion is yet to be argued.
The article on which the suit was
based was printed in the Ladies' Home
Journal , and was to the effect that
the Pierce medicines contained alcohol ,
digitalis and opium. It was shown
that they contain none of these drugs ,
snd Mr. Bok admitted , on the stand ,
that after the article was printed he
had caused analysis to be made by
three chemists and none could find a
trace of the drugs mentioned.
A Cnrcfnl Patient.
A woman whose throat had troubled
her for a long time , says a writer in
the Philadelphia Public Ledger , grew
impatient at the slow progress she
was making , and made complaint to
her doctor , who said : j
"Madam , I can never cure you of
this throat trouble unless yon stop j
talking , and give throat '
your a com I
plete rest. "
"But , doctor , " objected his patient , I
"I'm very careful what I say. I nev ' ,
er use harsh language or anything of
that kind.
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McJigger I wonder- Mars really I
Is inhabited ?
TWngumbob Don't know , but if
Saturn is I'll bet the politicians own
it.
McJigger Think so ?
Thingumbob Certainly : can't you
see the rings ? Philadelphia Press.
Advice.
"I'm always willing to Icml sin no for
tunate friend a helping haml. " said the
stranger.
"Take my advice , " replied Three-Fin
ger Sam , "don't play cards in Crimson
gulch. " Washington ? tir.
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