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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1900)
THE ( TMATTA DATLV SI'NDAY , , TAM ATJV 7 , 1UOO. IOLOMAL LIFE AND TIMES Customs and Occupations of Atnerioin Pioneers , AN OLD THEME IN NLW HANDS Sodililr | > iiifr I'rcimrcil lij n I'niill of I lie Oiimlia ScliiHiU for ( In- ilorN of the . \IIUT- Icnii Uc i flonlal Manners and Customs" U the f' rn nl title of the following paper , pro- pnrt'l by Miss Violet 1'atton , a member of K.ghlh A clasg , Omaha View Nchool , and wu.i awarded the prize offered by the DaliRh' 'fr of the American Revolution for the ' " "i composition on the subject : fa our time we generally think and speak of our ancestors , the colonials , as Blow ami ccvcrp , ami ridicule many ot their odi' ii.ouRhtn and seemingly useless customs ; v ' in our hcartflo find much to ailmlro In the sturdy men ami bravo women who ilrst ninile this beloved country their home , and ho. through their bravo efforts , made It fri'c Wo always feel Interested In auythliiR pertaining to their modes of living , cusuins and 01 cupatlons. Tim occupations of the colonists consisted hlcfly of agricultural pursuits , although hunting and fishing were carried on to A great extent. There were few manufactories , oing to the tyrannical laws made by the mot her country , prohibiting them. In New Knglaml , agriculture wag carried on lo a great extent , but with little prollt , PO hunlltiK and fishing helped eke out a cnmj etencc. The Ilsliors constructed mile vtFtcls from the timber In the vast forests , ami sailing along the coast , sometimes as far as Newfoundland , pursued their voca tion Much of the products thus gained was bartered to the West Indian traders In 10- tnrn for things which they , the Now Hng- Innilers , needed. On their farms they raised wheat , flux , corn , cattle and sheep. The good wife Hl'im ' the flax and wool Into threads , and afterwards wove them Into cloth , from wblr-h clothing for the entire family was mtule. In the middle colonies farming and mak- Im ; flour were the principal staples of In- dmtry. A great deal of lumber was mailo and a profitable fur trade was established wl'h the Indlan.s along thn frontier. Through Philadelphia , the middle colonleH traded ex tensively with Europe and the West Indies. Only the laws of England prevented the entabllshnient of manufactories. As It was , payer and Iron were manufactured , regard less of the laws prohibiting manufactories In America. In the southern colonies , rico and tobacco wen cultivated on largo plantations , the labor being done chiefly by slaves. In Ocorgla , the breeding of silkworms was carried on BO profitably that in one year , 10.000 pounds of raw silk was produced. Tar , pitch and rosin , from the Immense pine forests of Georgia and South Carolina , were exported to foreign lands. folniilnl MliiM-ry. Negro slaves and bond servants were kept In every one of the thirteen colonies. In Now Knglaml they wore kept principally as house servants ; In New York they abti helped to work the farms ; In the south they did all of the work , their cua&tura living llko lords. In Pennsylvania uegro labor was not so great on account of Indentured servants , These were composed partly of criminals , who had been offered the alternative ol Imprisonment and death or bondage. Mur derers generally served u term of fourteen years. Other Indentured servants were emigrants from Ireland and Knglaml , who were too poor to pay their passage to America nnil who expressed their willingness to be aolil as bond servanls for a cerlaln number ol years In payment of their passage. It was customary at the expiration of the pcraon't term of servitude to give him two suits o ! clothing , a gun , n few tools nnd perhaps t beg or two. Slavery was never carried on to a greal extent In the north , because slave Iiiboi was unprofitable In that section of tin country ami sentiment was generally against It , but In the south It wns carried on tc a great extent , because bhive labor was prof itable and the people considered that slaver ] was right. Travel was made In wagon , canoe , stagi conch , on horseback or on the sloops wills ! plied between the principal towns thai could be reached by water. The mott com mon mode of traveling WHS on horseback Sometimes a man and wife roilo en OIK horse , the man sitting In the sndille am : the woman sitting on a sort of cushier called a pillion fastened behind the saildlc < A small platform or a double stlirup , or which the woman rider might rest her feet wan hung from one side of the pillion. Ir the winter Journeys were mailo In New Yorl chlelly by the means of rude sleighs. Th rich Inclleu living In cities made visits Ir sedan chairs. iHil-Tlnii * Honti'H. The dwellings wcro nt first very rude , con sisting of a ono or two-roomed house bull from lough logs hcun from the surround' Ing forests. The chinks between the logi were filled with mortar , mud or clay to hoi ) keep out the snow , rain and wind. The chimney was built on the outride o ! llii > house , sometimes consisting merely ol atlcHs and branches of trees well dnnbei with mud or mortar , and hnmetlmes of sionoi put together by means o > mortar. At tlu bnrnt of the chimney and opening Into tin room was a huge Iliepluce , with 1U hugi era no and shining brass andirons. All n the cooking w.is doun here , the kettles being : hung on the crane over the tiro. A largi brick o\on was built In one side of the lire , place , which , on baking day , was heatci by means of klmlllngH lighted and placed Ir the oven. When the klmlllngH wcro burnei ] the ashro were caiefully swept out of thi oven and the things which required tin most heat were then placed In It ; whet that baking was done the other * followei In succession. On the long winter ovcnlngs the famll ! gathered , mother and daughters spinning 01 knitting , the son studying a f w preeloui hooka In preparation for college , and tin father tmmklng , reading the blblu or tclllni eome tale of adventure. And for thi ) winter llrcslde meet , Iletwceu HID andiron's Htraddllng feet , The miiB of elder simmered nlow , The ( linden sputtered In a low , Ami. close nt hand , the basket Htood With nuts from blown Oitobur'n wood The furniture uf the kitchen w.is simple generally cotidlstint ; of a table , eupboan nnd Home chairs , stools or benches. In old corner stood n hamlloom by whlcli tin Uire.idtt ihat mother and daiubters spun wtr woven Into cloth. Tin * splnnlns-wheela when not In uac , stood near the loom. Kuril 11 n rt > nnilIIIITN ! , The "keeping room" was kept for com < puny and nom > of the children dared vcn lure Into Its t.icreU precincts except for : little while when company came. The llaa was Banded and laid out in a pattern ; mi ; brlc-a-brac brought from England or Ilol land wag placed above the llrcplaca oa tbi mantel or In a corner cupboard , the dee of which was loft open when company wai expected. On the walls were hung the fam lly portrait * fondly cherished us memeuto : of the departed. On a stand or table a fev precious volumc3 of literature wore dlS' ' played Among them were found : Tin bible , the psaltur , "Pilgrim's Progress , ' 'Saint's Hest. " "ParadUo Lost , " "Lives o Mariyro'1 and The Spectator " Tbcre ner several different tlecplnc ac , < r > n modatlnnIn Nr York the On . h U r was a shelf urn ! into a kind of > IOSPI i mil In the wall on this hiMf wore piird Im- nifr.si. feathrr brdu , the br.l wag rrsrhed by the mean * of a short ladder. Another , kind of bed w * the elawbank , a frame with a network of rope. Ono end of the frame xvan attached by strong hltiRes to the wall ; to the other end were fixed strong wooden Icga which , when the bed was not In uac , were fitted Into sockets In the frame , and the whole then raised and hooked up against tht > wall. In New England the beds were much llko those of the present time , the trundle bed being the kind most used. The beds were generally In the "loft" which was reached by means of a ladder. In the winter It was vrry cold. I wonder what some of us would think now-a-days If we had to sleep In a loft with the snow gently sifting through the cracks on us , ami the rounds of the nails In the clapboards snapping and the wlm ! roaring in the trees and whistling arcund the house to lull us to slumber ? Jjiil sleep stole cm. ns sleep will do \Jhen lionrts nrc light nnd life l.i now ; J' " "t nnd moro fnlm the murmurs grew , . , ! t , tlte " ' "miner-land " of dreams i hey pnfteneil to the sound of streams , i 5' . r or I ( > ! 'VCH. nnd dip of oars , Ami lapsing waves on quiet shores. Architecture gradually advanced , and linuntfi of two and two and one-half stories were built of brick , stone or lumber. So Imposing did the edifices appear to colonists that they were styled , "Mansions. " The Dutch "mansion' ) " were commonly built of stones or brick , with the gable end front- In , ; the street and descending In regular steps from the summit of the roof to Its base : the roof was covered with slats or pine shingles. Colotilnl SclioolK. The Colonial schools were far different fiom what they are now. The free school w-u * Instituted by the Dutch. At first the children met nt the- house of some woman and repeated their lessons to her , while she went on with her work. The text-books were : The bible , the psalter , and Iho Now Knglnnd primer. The following couplets are tnkcn from the primer : "In Adam's fall Wo lnn < vl nil. " "Xiiccheus , ho Hid climb a tree Our Lord to .see. " After a while n regular school was held for about three months of the year. The establishment of tl'o public school at Uos- ton In lG3."i wns the outcome of the fol lowing : "The 13th day of ye 2d month , 1C33 ; Like wise be It then gcnrally agreed upon jt or brother Philemon Porcnout shall be en treated to become schoolmaster for the teaching and nourtorlng of the children wth ns. " A law passed by the Massachusetts as sembly In 1GI7 required every town of fifty families to maintain a school for reading and writing nnd every town of 100 families to maintain a grammar school to lit youths for Harvard university , which wnr estab lished In 1036. In Connecticut a school was established nt Now Haven In 1C3 ! ) and Hartford In 1CJ2. Yale was founded In 1700. The establishment of schools In the south did not meet with success , owing to the opposition of the English governors. How ever , free schools were established In Mary land In 1608 and in South Carolina In 1712. Tht > common school house was built rf logs. The benches and desks were hewn from rugb thnbcr. At one slilo was a hugo fireplace nnd In front was the teacher's desk and stool. "And w ! hln n corner ntitmllnp , Is n dunce stool , ! raunt ami mil , And Ju it near It , lmlf-susicnded , llangsi the fool's en it on the wall. " The "gad" ivm ] fertile were used as punish ment for nearly all .misdemeanors , although some of the woman teachers did put mus tard on the scholars' tongues for telling untruths and hold their lingers over burn ing coals for stealing. A constant hubbub of voices was ever going on , for the scholars studied their leisous aloud. The one who could down nil of the other voices was con sidered the best scholar. Ill-llUlOllH IIff. The Puritans began to prepare for the- Sabbath on Saturday. Enough was baked and cooked to last until Monday. Saturday evening at sunset began the Sabbath re straint. The evening was passed In reading the bible , praying and discussing theology. On Sunday morning the family rose early and performed only the little necessary du ties and then proceeded to prepare f : > r church. No one stayed at home unless quite ill. There were no church bells , but the pco- plo wore called together by the beating of a drum In front of the meeting house. Each group sallied from their door as the sound fell on their listening ear , the men carrying guns , for the Indians would often treacherously attack a party going to or le- tumin , ? from church. Upon reaching the church the men stacked MENSTRUAL TROUBLES. Them is hardly an American homo in r.'liich nmti occupant dooi not suffer from Irregular or painful menstruation. Thou sands of women dread tiiu approach of the monthly pniod asn tlmoof tortnie. Hut wo Imvu yet to hear of a case of painful or Irregular menstruation which Wine , of Cardui will not benetlt It always duves nway the dreadful hearing-do n p.ilnsand headaches and backaches. Thcio l > abso lutely noexeiiiit Kir pn > lnb > 4liiu jimrllliuiss n day. Think of the dlrtVrince between the sufTnrlns vou now emliue. and what vou would feel as a thoroughly w ell woman. If you takti Wino of Canlni as d lice ted you will not have moro of thosu severe pains In the head , neck. hack , arms and leizs Von will escape tlust distiessinu iinmbiKSH di77iuess and nennnncss , HUi ills. liiuwn Old It cad hur story ; ti. i , , n m * , - > nl all intrrel Thi 1 U would prohabv ! lia c . .annr I jinn ai'fn.iui flr t. U wax \ory high and < . \ < .rhm.K l > v a soun.llngbiard. This was the minUter'p place and before him stood an houiglaas filled with sand. When ha begins to preach the minister turns the gln s and expects every grain of sand lo run through before he finishes his sermon. Just below the pulpit are seated the ruling clilcrs. facing the congregation ; farther down , in the same position , are ueated the deacons. Then came the congregation. Once every year they are seated according lo rank. They do not alt In family nroupj , however , but the men sit on one side , the women on the other , and Ihe children arc assigned n place in the mir or In the gallery or on the pulpit stairs. A man called the tithing- man or constable was appointed to keep the young folks quiet and the old folks awake. He carried a long wnnd or rod , on ono extremity of which wns fastened the foot and at the other extremity the tall of a hare. With the heavier end he hit the head of a mischievous urchin and the heads of the nodding men ; but when n careworn mction , vas betrayed Into nodding she was gently tickled on her nose or forehead with the cotter end. The services began with n long prayer , fol lowed by the reading and expounding of the scriptures. Instrumental music was utterly proscribed , n condemned by Amos 5:23 : , "Take thou away from mo the noise of thy songs , for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. " The songs were Imitations of the psalms written In meter. These the people fang to less than n dozen tunes. On ac count of the scarcity of books , the songs were lined by the minister or one of the elders ; that Is , ho would read two lines then Ihe people sang Ihom ; thus they pro ceeded to the end of the song. After slug- Ing came the sermon , which was dry theology elegy and hard to understand. To thin was sometlnifH added an exhortation ; then there was another prayer and the benediction. The people then soberly marched to the front and deposited their offering In the money box hold by ono of the elders , and returned home In the order In which they came. The afternoon was spent In reading such books as were fitting for the day , and in Instructive talking on some knotty point In theology. All unseemly mirth wa : > held In check until suiihct , when the- children were permitted to Indulge in play until tlma to retire. ( 'mill's ( if ( he PIOIKMTS. We must not think that It was "all work and no play" with the colonists. There were many frolics , apple parings , corn blinking and qulltlngs. The Dutch wcro very fond of frolics. The feminine portion of the household wore al ways busy for several days preceding sucli an event. They polished the heavy ma hogany furniture , brass andirons nnd can- dlrntlcks till they shone. The delft brought from Holland was placed on the mantel above the fireplace In a conspicuous posi tion and the pewter dishes or any rare 01 valued articles wcro placed In the corner cupboard , the door of which was knowingly left oira. The good things which were prepared for the o"caslon would probably make n long list. There were cookies , crulleis , cakes , pics , bread , butter , Jellies , preserves , fish , turkey , chicken , cream , milk , all mingled together on the long tables set for the guests in the "keeping room" or largo kitchen and over nil arose clouds of vapor from the motherly teapot. The guests were fat old burghers anil their little withered wives , young "men nnil maidens. The old men were dressed Ir homespun small clothes , blue stockings ami huge shoes with bright pewter or silver buckles. The dames wore close-crlmpcsl caps , long-walsted short gowns and half n dozen petticoats , with huge pockets on the outside , and scissors and pincushions sus pended from their girdles by gay ribbons or chains of brass or silver. The daughters wore dressed In about the same manner , although ono occasionally wore a straw hat , a line rlbbcn or a white frock. The younc men woio square-skirted coats with rows ol large brass butters , homespun breeches and their hair queued , especially If they could procure an celskln for that purpose , It being esteemed a'grcat nourisher of the hnlr. hnlr.After After eating their fill the guests were summoned to the central rooai or large ball by the sound of the fiddle In the bonds of an old negro. Here they separated , the young f-ks ) dancing and the old folks form ing In giotips to discuss the latest news , tell tales of adventure , of which the narrator rater was generally the hero , or tales ol ghrst1 ? and goblins who were said to haunt j some locality In the neighborhood. At n late hour Ihe company dispersed , going home by the dim light of the setting moon , the superstitious ones occasionally bi\.rine a. I inx.O uii.irrK , i < r thnli sluiilUr , is th > * h iJi n. I i - - > ii 1 haunted 1' > alit > . Ditteli Cnsdnu * . Il Is tntcrratlni ; lo notice that on onh i do wo owe the Introduction of puMkhnni | Into our country IT Ihe Dutch , imi also thi- I cu tom of New Year's visiting , the nnmia ! visit of Santa Glaus , the colored CSK it Easter , doughnuts , crullers , NVw Yc.ir'H cookies and various other gond thl'iK Nor must we forget , as now that boll lav i draws near , the Institution of Tlmnksslvinc by the Puritans. In the > t-ar tr,2J ro\crnor Hrndford set apart the last Thursday In No- vcnnber as n day of feasting and of tbanK - glvlng lo Clod for the bountiful crop He li.il given them. Accordingly the people an 1 friendly Indians assembled on that d iy and feasted , giving thanks to Uod for His The Ilrst printing press In the colonies was at Cambridge , Mass. , In H1OT. The ( lint books published wcro collections of sermoni The first permanent newspaper , the' Host on News Lctler , wns published In 17 4 The Ilrst dally paper was the Federal Query , 1s- Kiicd In 17fl2. There was a postal system established. Ucnjatnln Krankllu belug the pest master general for the northern colonies He an.1 his daughter Sally made a grand tour of the country In n chaise , perfecting and ma turing the plan. The Journey which c mid now bo made In five days then required flvo months. The mall was carried from tonn to town by post riders , who traveled nt Ihe rate of about thirty miles per day. E\on the larg est towns rarely had more than three mails per week. A newspaper was a rarity and the lucky person who possessed one was Immediately surrounded and begged to read the news. On the Ilrst Monday of each month a packet sailed from New York for I/almoulh , Eng land , with the mall and this was the enl > way ot communicating by letter with the mother country. Colonial Money. When the Europeans settled tills country , the Indians paid for articles received fiom each other In wampum. As the settlers commenced making this currency for them selves , Its value decreased , and furs , bullem and shot gradually took Its place. As the traders from the European countries and I la- West Indies would not take thtlr pay In the most of this currcncj , all the gold , silver and copper coins were hoarded In mi old stocking and were carefully doled out to make any necessary purchase from the traders. The country soon became very ncnily drained of specie and In 1C.2 the general court of Massachusetts Issued silver pieces ot the vnluo of six nnd twelve bhllllngs. These were merely round pieces of silver , with N. E. stamped on one side , and the value of the coin , VI or XII. on the u-vcise. Thte coin , because of the absence of design , was very distasteful , and another scries was issued. Stamped on one side of this coin was an oak tree or a pine tree , surrounded by dots , outside of which were the words "Massachusetts M , " while around the eJge on the reverse was the reminder of the Inscription "New England , An. Pom. " In the center of the reverse was the date " 1052" and the values of the coin. XII , VI. 1H or II below it. The pine tree money was called "pine tree shillings. " The Massa chusetts mint was closed In 1CS5 by order of the king. The colonies of Man land (1C50) ( ) , Carollnas (1C9I ( ) , Virginia (1773) ( ) , Louisiana (1721 ( , 1722 , 1707) ) , issued coin. Pilfer money made its advent during King William's war ( lGSfl-07) ) . The colony of Massachusetts Issued bills of credit as legal tender In payment of Iho debt Incurred by mi unsuccessful expedition against Acadla under Phlpps. This brief portrayal of the colonists' imn- n -w nnd customs shows us the soil In which such great minds r.s Washington and Krank llu flourished , and makes us think that we would have been willing to endure the hard ships of colonial life If only wc might have participated in the noble .struggle of our com. try for ficcdom or hove been one of the signers of that famous document which declares that "all men are created pqu.il" and that "these united colonies me. ami of right ov-lit ; to be , frco and Independent states. " VIN MARIANI .Murinni Wino , Work ! Famous Tonic Many thousand physicians and millions of persona during the pjst thirty-live years have thoroughly tested Vln Marlaiil , nnd Invnil.ilily expeilencod tH"'ellolnl cfleets. Thiiu.f.inds of lamous men and women from ulino"t every walk of life nave ral-.ed . Vln .Marian ! l-i 11 iolo and ino f. inu - kami palnt- mpf Try Vln Mnrl.im on IN n.erlts. SoM ly all ( iriiKKl-tN. Ht-fiine substi tutes. The sun was just sinking behind the mountains near the border line between Tennessee and Konh Carolina , at the clo-o of a be.iutlful fall day In November , 18'J5 , when a patty of emigrants , after a hard day's travel , pitched their tents for tlio night A daughter of ono of the omlijranU had jut arrived at the age of puberty and was suf- fcrlnc violently. An old squaw in a ncifliboiiiig Indian village , hearing of tl.i'irl'd ( , agony , inndo n tea fiom some hoibs she had Ratlu-rcil and gave it to the sufTetur. The girl was immediately relieved and her mciihCH appeared for this first time. The mother was so ovcicome with gratltudu that she begged some of the herbs , the seeds of which she took to her now homo in Tennessee. Thuso herbs weio raised liy this family and tholr descendants from year to year for several generations , and gained famous local reputation as a cine for mon-.trual . derangements of women. In the year 18M ) the ChaUanoogr. Medicine Company , inanu- factuicr's of Thedfoid's Ulack-Draught , the gieat yotithcrii remedy for liver , stomach , bowel and kidney diseases , secured control of tlio herbs that had descended from the htot'k procured from the squaw , and commenced the manufacture upon Improved I sclent pilnclples of what is now known as McElrec's Wino of Cardui. , This piirn vegetable Wino has proved to bo almost n specific in the euro of all diseases peculiar to women where it is used according to directions. , It lias cured thousands of cases of luucniilitrii : ns many moro of falling of the . womb , and-still nun oof suppicssed , too fieijuent and irregular nppeaiancoof the menses , i It relieves women of tlioso feaiful pains in the lie-id , neck , bhouldcrs. back , hips , I arms , legs and bowels which make so many of them miserable at each ictiirn of the monthly peiiod. It Is the most astonishing tonic for weak , debilitated women the world has ever known ; it rostoios wasted muscles , llesh and energy , and gives beauti ful complexions , rosy checks and robust health. ' For the Change of Llfo nothing equals Wino of Cardui , During pregnancy and ' after child-birth and niHcarrlaxe , women find It of incalculable benefit. No other medicine has been so successful In bringing clilldten to bancn homes. It has proven equally efiVctivo and necessary for the girl in her teens , the young wife with her domestic and maternal cares , and the woman approaching the Turn of hlfo , Wino of Caidui ha ? done all and moro than tl Is artlelo relates. It may not entirely cm i ) uvt-ry cas-o of the diseases for which it U recommended , but Its history proves that it U by far the most universally succes. ful medicine of its class on the market. It is sold in SI.00 bottles by all druggists in every .State and Territory of the Union and in some of the foieign countries , and Is entliu lastlcall } endorsed by lending physicians prominent druggists and chemists , and thousands of the best women In America. Jacksonville , Da. , Jan. 2H , Ih'.ifl. I take pleiisiuo in wilting jouattlils time to thank } ou for the benelit 1 havnrc- ceUeil fiom xour nihlee and hit Wine of Caiclul nnd Illnck-I > iaught. Jnni } tcmhlc condition , about which I wrote you , my life was no plcasuie to my > ct | and' 1 was of no IIMI to anybod ) . I thought in > good hn > - banil was ( lied of me and slighted me , for 1 had been only n hick boaiderin his house for four lonirear.s. . After receiving ) our ndvicn and medicine 1 commenced taking the Wlneof Caidui nnd lilack-Diaimht , follow Ing closely jour instructionsand Immediately began to im- piove The pains loft me , my menses came at the corm-t time , continued onK twodaj ? . J trained stix-nuth and mv wclglit has inciead ( m1 jmund.s .My husband snystlie medlcim- has made mo better look- Inv than I ever was.and that I am what he would call beautllul. Do you wonder Ihat ; i I thank ( iodfor what lie and vourwondrr- Ilil mcilieino liavu dune foi mi'V Airs. JJ Jl. BUOWN. LHUCORRIICEA. Cleanliness nnd Wine of Cardui are the natural foes of leuconhrru It is foolish to let this drain upset your neivous system and make you an invalid. H will not cuie itself , hut it can be cured the dinin stopped , and the pains banished. 1'eisoiiH who sulTer with leueonlio-a miss half the pleasuics of life. The first thing spoken of liv almost every ono cured by U'lim ol Canlni is how much they enjoy living how diflerent things seem. Them is nothing which will diain tlm sap and llfeot a wo man llko leiu-niiha-a and theie is nothing which will put it back quicker than Wine of Caidui , It stops the debilitating ilinlns nnd tones up tlio whole system. It i > unequaled - equaled as a womanly tonic. Taken with Hlack-Dmiight U will relieve any case of female tiouble. Gowcn , I. T. , Marcli 22,1809. I think Wino of Canlni is the gieatcst medicine in the world lor ladies. 1 was down thien year- , from the. "whites" . I tiled all the doclois in town and nearly pveiy medicine tiled i uggist had for women , but I had to take to mv bed. Finally a lady fi lend said Wlneof Cnidui would euro me. It gave mo so much icllef 1 ha\e never been without it since. I am now well , I will do oven thing I can to get other women to take Wino of Ciirdui. Mrs. V. il. DI1.LK. FALLING OF THE WOMB. When the womb moves from Its proper posltini It drags and pulls upon tlm liga ments which hold it in place , caiiiing file- ilon nnd inflammation. A mr incut's thaouht will show you what a diain this is. It nlwas means weakness ami in lia bility , and usually headuclio and terrible uterine pains If umiiavo onysjmptoms of falling or displareinent of the womb , voti otiu'lit to take Wine ol Canlni nt once Don't let it inn n da > longer. All suits of ilongfrous diseases glow Irom it Tlilnk of .ho women who die every } ear because their uoinbtrutihln waneuleeted too long. Then tlilnk what Wine of Caidui has done fnrtlm-o who have taken it. Iflt will cure thoti'-aiids of other woman made Just as you are. suffering lust the same , It will surel.\ euro } on How can It fall ? Wh } not pioht by Mrs. llruwning'h experience , and get a liottlo of Wino of Caidui to-da } ? Delcnibo , 1ml. , July 10 , ISOS I suffered with falling of the womb for about three jeais. 1 would take weak npulls , and could Imidlj stand on my feet long enough to get a meal of victuals with out lying down. I tried manv ilifl'eient medicines , but nothing MM mcd to do me good until I commenced with McKlree' * Wine of Cardui nnd Thedfoia's Ulack- Diausl't improicmcnt Is simply wundurlul , and I feel ilko iinolliei peison mis. i UN 69 HB an oo up aavertis -very e 69 BB ac 60 SB OO To write up facfs without the apjiearnnce of ovn'-statement , is the trouble. 09 KB CO Ciushing in print would be absurd when simple , unvarnished facts are all we "JJ BM need to make the deepest impression no mysteries no evasions but simple KHa (96 $ a egg straight-forward business always showing the largest and best selected varieties , en and always quoting uniformally low prices. BH EH GO fee GOa a CD n OH Reversible French Wilton Room Rugs- 09 Bmssells Rugs Made from remnants ma eo GO'S Room Rtigs-- 2-x4-0 ; ? French Wil- and short lengths 99 BM 9xtO-0 , price . . . . 11.00 ton ma rug ? 5.50 8-3x10-0 Brussels ' ,1x12 , price 12.00 09 , 'lxO French Wilton rng 13.00 na S-txlO-0 ; Moquette c * Khorassan Rugs- rugs 8.00 BSH rug 18.00 Ox 12 size , cheap at 4-0x7-0 French Wil 8-Hxll-i ) Brussels na e S40 , our price..32.50 ton rug 21.75 rug 20.00 Ad na 2-x4-0 * Bundhar 8-5xll Moquetle ot > Imperial Smyrna rng 16.00 B3 Wilton rug 3.50 -HI Only 0 at this price. S-Hxia Axminster ! 5xO Bundhar Wil- 21.00 The Bi $40 quality , rug rata BiOS at 32.50 ton rug 5.50 8-xl3-0 ; ) Brussels oe MH am OA 4-0x7-0 Bundhar rug 12.50 < 5Q 539 German Axminster Wilton rug. . . . 13.75 8-3x10-0 Velvet mm 0(9 ( 16.50 90 rug - Rugs- lara 4-0x12 Bumlhnv am S-HxlO-H Moquette so for CO eta Everlasting wear Wilton rug..21.00 rng 18.00 nu c o S-SxlO-10 , at. 18.50 S-xS ? Brussels 0x9 Bundhar Wil- - ( Body DEI . . .I 14.HO ton rug 24.50 rug < ao Rugs Byzantine 5 a Oxl'J Wilton 27.00 UEB CO 8-txlO-0 ; Bundhar &o The two-color only ' 5BE S-5xS Brussels. . . . 10.50 EH Wilton . . . . 36.00 GO made in room vug. rug 10-0.\10 Brussels..21.00 69 ran size reversible , 9x12 Bundhar Wil 10-Oxl 2-4 Brnssels24.00 r. H (28 ( ( a ® as 9x12 , price 15.00 ton rug 40.00 10-0x12 Velvet . .23.00 H D ) raa BED eo e © i a a o ® Come Monday morning bring measure of your room we can lit it with a ® rug to your satisfaction , at the same time give you goods with quality and the e JHK ! HIS best possible value for money received. C ® Ed ao BES EH oo CIS OS 39 ca &Q 1414-1416-1418 Douglas Street. cm Otf S2Q C33 nnonoraoraH0iHHisc raoffloiaoiHenB < ! raom > ra o wnta OHOR SH < M Wise to Sufferers From a Woman of Notre Dame , tod. I will mall , free of ony charge , this Home Treat ment nith full instructions and the history of my own case to any lady suffering from female trouble. You can cure yourself at home without the old of any phjslcinn. It will cost you nothing to jive the i treatment a trial , and if you divide to continue it lll only co.it you alxmt twelve cents a week. It ill not inlenifie uith your work or occupation. I have nothing to sell. Tell other sufferers of It that IB all I ask. It cures all , youiitf or old. Kir If you feel a twarintf-ilown sensation , scn e of impending ct II , pain in the back or bonclt , creeping lecliiHf up the tpme , a desire to cry frequently , hot flashes , weariness , frequent desire to urinate , or If you hare Lcucorrhea ( Whites ) , Displacement or Kallmir of the Womb , Profuse , Scanty or Painful Periods , Tumors or Growths , address MKS. M. SUMMERS , NOTKE DAME , IND. , U.S. A. , for the FKKB TKHATM P.NT and PULL INFORMATION. Thousands besides myself have cured themselves wltu it. I wnd it in plain nrappcni. TO AlOTtlHRS OF DAUGHTERS I will explain a simple Homo Treatment which speedily and effectually cures Lfucorrhta , Grttn Sicinets and J'ainful or Irregular Minslruation III } emir ladles. It uitl taif you aiuiely and rxfense and save your daughtrr the humiliation of explaining tier | troubles to others. Plumpness and health always result from Its use. /Jj Wherever you live lean refer you to well-known ladles of your own state or county who ! cno\ and ill I'ladly tcllany sufferer that this Home. Treatment rcall > cures nil diseased conditions of uur ilclicato female orcanism.thorouchly strengthens relaxed muscles nnd ligaments which caiins dis placement , and makes w omen well. Write to-day , as this offer ill not be made airaln. Address MRS. M. SUnnERS , BOX 31 Notre Dame , Ind. , U.S. A. BARRENNESS. Ml ! ) South Fifth Street , Omnlui , Ncbr. , March 11 > . IMifl. Wo Imd been mairicd ele\en jeai.s , but no chlldicn hud been lioin to us. .After ( iett.ni . : your advice , I have followed > oiir dilections elosrlj , nnilith only three bottlusof McKlieo's Wine ol Caiilui and two packages of IJIafk-Diaiif-ht , I was entiicly ciucd , anilsoonatterliceaine pu-K- iwnt , and am cxpcctintftohe confined ni-xt month. JIJUS. K.MMA JJUl'KIMJTON. We havothoii sands of other letter * which show what U'lni-of Caidui will do low.ud blessing u childless home. Could theie be htionnc-r jiioofV U'ine of Caiilui nlwa\s i-iuesthose rnmition di'ianii.iieiits ; | of the ineiiftnial functions , vu-nknesM's in UK- oi'Kans , tendencies to niisi-aiiniHp , mid sliKlit di plaeeiiii.iil of the wninli. which nsiialh iiro\ents child healing. Wn liavu yet to hear ot such acasewheie il h.isheen fiultlessly n.sed. Don't despair. Tiy Winuol Cardui. PREGNANCY. Wlneof Canlui stieiifitliMis the organs of niotlieihood. dlives away neivoiis tei- KiiS li-lieves nioinili'sli-kliess ) , and Icadb the way to easy and natural labor. Oelwcln , la. , May (1,1R99. ( I heartily recommend McKlieu'&Wincof ( aidui and UlaKIiau ) > ; lit for n i > ilurlnjr tneLMianej . I conlil not eat anything , and nnil fn-fiient | spells of voilllliliK when J commenced usinthesn medielne.s , hut alter that I had u good apiietitu , nnd did not vomit p.ny moie. moie..A1KS. . W. M. LAltGE. BIANCO OP urn. This functional clmiiKi- which cnmos to a woman iiinKesthu jieiiod between 10 and 50one ol thi ! most ciitleal In her life. If tlie"Clinn oot Lid , " | s passed safely she iiiny exic-t ) to Hut to a happy old a c. \ \ lii-n piojier treatment Is not .seemed at this tiio : lewonien urn i fully fIT \\ell ? ? Ii" ' . " 'iv ! ( ' > bceomn nervous , "mlcuty , unlovely old cieatnies , no com- foitto tliciiiM-lMMoi their families Thcje K nothiiiK HKe Wine. 01 Caidui to help women over thin dnjiKf inns ] iejod. | 'J'ho.sn who take it when the first menstrual IIH-K- ularlty ( jives \ > aiuln rif the appmaehiiiK 'liaii e , lia\e a pcaieful , lung hfr tiS a re aid. Tin \ will ( .MOW o.d . j.'iiiecfiill\ and enjoj lilitn tl i 1'inl If jnu iiro neai thf time ulien you expect this "Change ol Life , " foitify jouisulf l j fjcttinj ; Wine of Caidui at jour neaiest dmn stons to day. Hlack-DiniiKht assimilates uith the U'ine , and should always lie used in connection with it. Manv contented ninndmotheis owe their happiness.s to these medicines. Concoidla , Kan. , I > "cb. W , IbOfl. I think it my duty to wiite jon about my-elf. 1 am 11 i , cam old. and was very sick last summer limn the "Chance o'f Lile. " Two of Ibo best doetcis of ( iinnd Island , Neb. , alter lieatinu me , pine me up IK die. As a last icsoit I tried \Vine \ of Caidui. l am happy to my it helped me liom the ( list doMAftci uMiiK It awhile I was In betfer henltlithan formaii } jeais. Another .spell lias lately come on me. and I sent iloun town last niplit for a boltle of Wineol Cardui IIKUIII. After laliliiK It a few hours I ameiy much hettei to-day. It is a plcasuie to me lo tell otlieis about this wondeilul inedieiue. MKS. M. W. IlANDOL.ru. . YOUNG WIVES. Kvory yomiK wife iieulVrinf ! fV.ni" } UpieventsallVealcnlnK ; draliiH upon her sjsieni , and piepares liei foi eveij dulvof W'lfchoiid and niotheihood. \ OUIIK wixx can save thcmselvcsmany houih i.f aiiNictj and MilfcrliiK l > y Kenillnjsrxcnthln siamps to the Chattanooga Mdicino Conipiiny , Chattanooga. Teiin. , tor n copy i.f ji'r. Mel'.hce's l S-jinieIonieTieatmeiil ] Hook. This book de-ci.lics all f ( male nnil family discuses , mid Is needed liicvcij home. Mrs , Luev 1'ciklns , W 1'aton .Street , Knoxsllle. Tcnii. , wiotu to our Ladies' Advlsmy Dcpartmi nt on April 1 , IK'.ih : " 1 had unnil health until altei 1 mairie < l. At thetimuofmy monlhlv sickness , I Hiflci teirlble misery ; 1 alni | ia\e heart I'filplln- tlon in fact , my whole MMcm HC < ms out ol oidci. I am low splildd , iirrus and cro s. I am very much out of be.iit. Do vou tlilnkVinuof Caidui could hclpacusf like mine ? " \\'e adxised Mrs. 1'erkins to tnko Wine ol Caidui nnd Itlaelv-Jiiauuht , nnd llii.s is what die wiotn , Inly ifi , IhSW : "i am tnl- Inu thi ) thiid Ixittln o | tvincof Cardui now , nnd am licllnx bettei tlinn 1 lunn for months. 1 have tul > cn nothliiK but Ihu Wlni ) of Caidui and Jlliick-Diau lit April , and rxpcct lo \0l NO GIRLS. Motlicrs why give their din htpr.s Wlno It's a Fact ! ttiMitlcinen. AMd unblu FCli'iitllli : ills. co\ery lias been iniuli' . Ill-nil our frco book , which will ex. plain to Noil' HIMV Mrictnre nf the imtlira can I'O ill < ohd nnd pcrniu- lu'iilly cnrrd. llmv obstruction in the nriuu paMiipr ; huridnganilFrnlillng ; mucous illftcluirpf * : tiiliirponipiit of tlio irostalr plum ) ; Jind { iladdi'r tronlih" , can be ) icrfictlcuml. . How tlio ino.it severe tinil rlirimlo cngcs of iirutlirnl AND PROSTAT1C DISEASE cnn be permanently removed by our new inrtlioil. llowourrcimilx li ti i ilnt IIIIIIMnicrt'll - ; * ; with out pnln or il.niK'r ; wllliiml Musical operation ur failure ; willi'iul IIHS of llnic ftoiii liiifiliii'sa. Our inrtliod cuirs v.'llrro nil other lirntmciita have fulli'il. 'I lioui-anils testify to IbN fact. 'Ilien wliv Fiibiall lo painful oprrntlmis by tlio FiircrmiN Knifi' , which never cure , wlim Jou c.m ra lly obtain tmch nuilniiblc rciimly ? Don't di'lnv , bat UMiil nt oiici' for our book , nlv Ing formula of mm ilv.nnd pioofs inalli'il ( H'liV'il , Irti' . AiMri" , MCTOll CllimiCAI. tO. ! ( ( , , r .Shawiiinl UtillilliiK , llohtoii , .tliiKi * . of Canlni at the aj.e nt iiiibeit ) kcf- ( hem dcM'lon Into health } . ntliaitho women. The Wine helps a nil I tofoinieoriecimcn. Mi mil habits , and upon her niciitunial habits depends the health him will have lor all her life. TioiiMlnle , Tenn. , March Ifi , IBM. 1 tr-nM w rile and tell yon how much 1001 ! your Wine of Caidui has done my littlii iirl. ; .She IK ] ! ! > eus : old , nnd had ne\er ( ecu a wcllila ) until wccoinmcnccd/ilviii" / hei ( lit ! Wine , and it acted like n cliaim. We thank ( ! od foi jour wonderful medi cine , and jnay Hint lie may lilc.Hi > n in jour work. JIHS. DKU'llV AfcJSKS. WORKING WOMEN. Standing or Mlllng in Ihe mini ! position all day induces lulling ol the womb , leu- emihocti. backache and headache. Taken licfinc the nnnstiiial peiiod , Wine of Cliulill bi.ices op liie K > stem , losM'iis the suffeiinj. ' , enables a woman lo wolk with out loMnK time , nnd mcd faithfully , it will finally cine lici. Socielj women , who woik jn-,1 UK liiinl In unotliei wnlind , that it I..MII' ' / " tn ! "ii f > do their dntv with jonllifulpint ( and bilcht fncc. Wine of Caidui will do tot iinj woman all Unit It did for Mid. lioldiiMiii. Jm't it woith a trial ? Tiinehera , Col. , Dec. 15,1HI8. ! J.nst summer } iu mhlMil inn to t.ikr AVine of Caidui and IIInck-ImuiKht. I lm\e tnkin a 1 olt'e , end 1 i > m Kind to let joii know tliitt I am lutti i i MI since I look the fiiM nliio dofcs. When 1 Ilrst ( oninicnccd laUn\oii : ) mi did net. I within bed , aril 1 lilul MCIII ) docloiH iii.d they didn't do me iniv in ml , nnd now 1 can do nil my own won : undnot pel tin d. 1 think 1 hnut had nil lie lionhhx Hint could Millet u IK in woni'in ; m\ bad ; hint , ns did my bend nnd IIIZK , and I had sick slonmch eveiy lime I ale anjlhlnp. > ow I ran eat nnxtlihiL' and not hint me , nnd don't ret tired. Mltft. COIIA l-AUIGS1 ADVISORY DfiPARTMENT. In ( tittcs icqulrliiK npccln ! durctloriN , ( iililii'f.s ( he "I.allies' Aihlhoiv Jicpait- I'iinl. ' " T1IJC CIl.\TTANOliA ( ( MI.1)1- ) CINiC : ( ) , ( lialtm oiiua , Tinil AMIet- II-IK are roiisi'Ji'ii'i ] cnliifl } confidential
