TTTE OMATTA TTXTTSTTlATEn BEE.
March 23. 1900.
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Favorite Prescription of Dr. Pierce
FOB T IT E
DISEASES OF WOMEN ONLY.
FOR forty years Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has been more
generally sold than any other medicine prescribed for woman's
Ills. Dr. Pierce tells you just what is contained in . this marvelous
remedy for the diseases peculiar to women. There is not a particle of
alcohol or injurious drug in this prescription. Ture, triple-refined
glycerine is used for a solvent and preservative instead of alcohol. Ask
your physician if any one of the following ingredients which are con
tained in this prescription are injurious. We guarantee that no harm
ful results .can follow the use of this cure ' for those distressing and
painful complaints from which women suffer at one time or another.
The ingredients are : Golden Seal root, Lady's Slipper root, Black Co
hosh root, Unicorn root, Blue Cohosh root, chemically pure Glycerine.
The active medicinal principles of the several ingredients, or native
American roots employed, are extracted by the use of glycerine of
proper strength and with the aid of special apparatus and appliances
devised and built especially for carrying on the delicate and exact
processes employed. These processes cost Dr. Pierce and his assistant
chemists and pharmacists much study and a long series of tedious ex
periments, extending over a period of several years, and finally re
sulted in an almost perfect pharmaceutical compound now known
as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
There are good and substantial reasons why intelligent people and
physicians as well, employ Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for the
cure of diseases and weakness peculiar to women.
In the first place, it is not a cure-all, serving only a singleness of
purpose, being a specific for one class of diseases only those peculiar
weaknesses and maladies incident to women. Besides it is the only
medicine put up for sale through druggists for the cure of such mala
dies, all the ingredients of which have the endorsement of leading med
ical practitioners and- writers, as being the very best known remedies
for the ailments for which " Favorite Prescription " is advised.
With other medicines the afflicted have only their makers' word
for their efficacy. With Dr. Pierce's medicines they have the disinter
ested endorsement of scores of eminent medical practitioners and med
ical writers of wide renown. These numerous unqualified endorse
ments, from men whose writings are regarded as authorities in each of
tbe several schools of medicine, are the more valuable because they
were written without any knowledge on the part of the several writers
that they were extolling the curative virtues of ingredients that go to
make up Dr. Tierce's world-famed medicines. Dr. Pierce's Family Med
icines, therefore stand ALONE in respect to being the only ones pro
fessionally endorsed as remedies, or cures, for the several diseases for
which they are recommended. A glance at the published ingredients
will show that no narcotics or other harmful agents are employed; that
no alcohol enters into their composition ; that they are made of the
roots of indigenous, or native, medicinal plants; that, instead of alco
hol, chemically pure glycerine, of proper strength is used, both for ex
tracting and preserving the medicinal principles residing in the several
roots employed.
WELCOME WORDS TO WOMEN.
From the view point of th avernM
man homework is very eay. The wile
is right at home. She is her own mis
tress. She can sit down and rest any
time. She can even go to bed for a nap
if she feels like it. She can order her
household affairs lust to suit her own
convenience. it she aooen t leei equal
to doing work to-day, she can do it
to-morrow. That's the beautiful theory
of the average man.
Jnst suppose the Kgvptian task-mas
ters, when they made the required
daily tale of bricks tax the uttermost
of human strength, had said to the
toiling slaves, " Don t hurry, take a
rest every now and then only don't
forget that your tale of bricks mnst
be all right at night or elso there'll be
trouble."
There's the fact. There are the
day's duties to be got through, and the
women who can rest may not. The
n' iiiiAUi tt uvi, v. urn diic itj it i i I tji , ram ,
"Now. I'll be my own mistress," finds
herself a slave to household cares and
duties.
And oh I how much that woman
needs rest sometimes. She brushes and
scrubs, and rolls pastry, her temples
throbbing, her back aching, her nerves
quivering under the stress of pain.
What she would give if she could just
creep upstairs and throw herself on tbe
bed In a darkened room and rest.
Rest would temporarily relieve the
strain, doubtless, but it would be the
same story over again to-morrow. The
real need of weak, nervous women is
strength, and that need is fully met
and satisfied by Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. It makes weak women
strong and sick women well. It re
moves the causes of women'! weak
ness, tranquilizes and invigorates the
nerves, encourages the appetite and
induces restful sleep. "Favorite Pre
scription" is a positive cure for the
most complicated and obstinate cases
of leucorrhea, excessive flowing, pain
ful menstruation, unnatural suppres
sions and irregularities, prolapsus or
falling of the womb, weak back, " female
weakness," anteversion, retroversion,
bearing-down sensations, chronio con
gestion, inflammation and ulceration
of the womb, inflammation, pain and
tenderness of the ovaries, accompanied
with "internal heat."
" I am pleased to add my testimony
m behalt ot ur. Fierce s favorite fre
Rcription," writes Miss Earline Agard,
Chaplin, Patriotic Daughters of Amer
ica, 01 413J Micnigan Avenue, iansing,
Mich. "1 cannot find language to ex
press my gratitude and joy over the
fact that I am well once more. Wear
ing my corsets too tight seemed to have
brought on an extra abdominal pre4
sure, weakening the ligaments and
pushing the 4 internal organs down
What to do I knew not, as no medi
cines 1 took seemed to help me.
"I had heard of Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription and determined to try
it, as a lost resort. Before the first
bottle was used I began to fee) better,
but could hardly believe that this
was permanent, but my improvement
went steadily cn, and wh,hin four
months I was like a new woman.
Now I have no more pains, am well
and strong, and am extremely grace
ful to you."
There is nothing to conceal about the
make-up of " Favorite Prescription."
It is an absolutely pure medicine
made of native roots Nature's Own
restoratives, compounded after a form
ula conoerning which there can be no
onestion, by skilled chemists and by
thoroughly scientific processes. Doctor
Pierce is perfectly w illing to let every
one know that his "Favorite Pre
scription" contains Blue Cohosh root,
Lady's Slipper root, Unicorn root. Black
Cohosh root and Golden Seal root.
Every doctor knows that such a pre
scription is beneficial in the diseases
of women and when properly com
pounded is certain to effect a cure in
nearly all cases when given a fair trial.
Every bottle oi the ' r avoritb i re
SCRIption" which leaves Ir. Tierce's
immense laboratories in Buffalo, N. Y.,
has plainly printed upon it wrapper
all the ingredients of which it is com
posed. Thus Dr. Fierce proves to the
world his own confidence In the rem
edy which for forty years has borne
his name and which is known all
through the United States and Canada,
England, Australia, and in part of
South America. Africa and Asia, as a
sovereign cure for those diseases which,
unchecked, make our women old be
fore their time.
It will be noticed that there Is no
alcohol in the "Favorite Prescrip
tion." Dr. Pierce never believed in
using alcohol in the preparation of his
famous household remedies. For it. be
substitutes chemically pure glycerine,
which has wonderful properties for ex
tracting the medicinal principles of
roots and preserving them at their full
strength, without any deleterious effect
whatever.
In favor of Dr. Pierce's medicines
is the frank, confiding, open, honest
statement of their full composition,'
giving every Ingredient in plain in
gli$h, without fear of successful criti
cism and with confidence that the
good sense of the afflicted will lead
them to appreciate this honorable man
ner of confiding to them what they are
taking into their stomachs when mak
ing use of these medicines.
Dr. Pierce feels that he can afford to
take the afflicted into his full confi
dence and lay all the ingredients of
his medicines freely before them be
cause these ingredients are such as
are endorsed and most strongly praised
bv scores of the most eminent medical
writers of all tbe several schools of
practice as cures for the diseases for
which these medicines are recom
mended.'
Your druggists sells the "Favorite
Prescription" and also that famous
alterative, blood purifier and stomach
tonic, the "Golden Medical Discov
ery." Write to Dr. Pierce about your
case. He is an experienced physician
and will treat your cose as confidential
and without charee for correspondence.
Address him at the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y., of
which he is chief consulting nhvsician
It is as easy to be well as 111 and
much more comfortable. Constipation
is the cause of many forms of illness
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con
stipation. They are tiny, sugar-coated
? granules. One little "Pellet" Is a gentle
axative, two a mild cathartic. All
dealers in medicines sell them.
Send 31 one-cent stamps to cover
cost of mailing and get a copy of Dr.
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad
viser, over 1000 pages. Address Dr.
E. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
We have room to publish here only a
few extract from standard authorities,
but a booklet of authorities of the several
schools of medicines will be sent you tree
on request.
Trof. Elllnswood. M. P.. of Tlennett
Collegre, Chicago, says of Golden 8eal:
"In Its therapeutic (remedial) Influence
Its widest range of action is upon the
stomach. In functional disorders of that
orpnn, where the entire apparatus. Includ
ing the liver Is siagnnnt and Inoperative.
it is a most superior remedy in caiarrnai
gastritis (Inflammation of the stomach),
chronio constipation, general debility, In
convalescence from protracted fevers, In
prostrating nlpht-sweots. it U on im
portant remedy in disorder rtrculiar to
women. In all catarrhal conditions, espe
cially if there be muscular relaxation and
general enfeebiement. It Is useful."
Edwin M. Hale. M. D.. Professor of
Materia Medlca, at Hahnemann Medical
College, Chicago, states In reeard to
Golden Seal (Hydrastis): "In relation to
Its general effects on tlio system, there it
no medicine in use ohout which there it
eueh general unanimity o f rryiininn. It Is
wniriTnnllu regarded a the tonic useful
In all debilitated states."
From the foregoing extracts It will be
seen that Golden Seal root is a very effl
cent curative agent In most of the weak
nesses and aliments affecting the organs
peculiarly feminine.
Prof. John M. Scndder says of Lady's
SMnDor root (CvDrlDedlum Puhcscensli
"This root is valuable lo all cases of nerv
ous excitability or trritahif Ity unconnected
I to organic lesions, allaying the irritabil
ity, lessening any accompanying pain,
producing a calm and cheerful condition
of the body and mind, and consequently
favoring mental tranquillity, or sleep.
Hence It has been of service In hysteria.
chorea, nervous headache, wakefulness
ana prostration in low revert, ana, Indeed,
In all cases of morbid Irrltabllitv of the
nervous system, from functional derange
ment or renex irritation, it will be lound
very efficient In the nervoittmeis htD-
ochondria, or mental depremUm accom
panying certain forms of derangement of
the digestive organs, whloh is more gen
erally met wnn among iemaies."
rrof. John King, in the American Dis
pensatory says of Black Cohosh root
(Clmlclfuga Kacemosa): "This Is a very
active. Dowerful and useful remedy, and
appears to fulfill a great number of indi
cation!, n possesses an unaouotea in
fluence over the nervous system. In small
doses the eppetlte and digestion are
Improved. Plays a very Important part
in tne tperapeutics oi uynsscoioey (dis
eases of women). In the rjalnful con'
dltlons, Its remedial action is fully dis
played, aj its special atnnity lor tne
female organs. It Is an efficient agent and
it is turoaesed bv no other drua. being of
greatest utility In Irritative and congas1
live conaitions oi tne appendages, etiar-
resembling the pains of rheumatism. Ii
Is a good remedy for the reflex ' sldeache.' "
Dr. John Fyfe, of Saugatuck, Conn.,
Editor Department of Theraneutics In
The Eclectic Review says of Unicorn root
(Uelonlas Dlolca) one of the chief Ingredi
ents oi ur. nerce s avorite prescription:
A remedy which Invariably acts as a
uterine lnvlgorator and always favors a
condition wnicn makes lor normal actt-
Vltv if th Antlfa Mn-mlitAttua ...In m
cannot fail to be of treat usefulness and
of the utmost importance to the general
practitioner oi medicine.
"In Unicorn root we have a medicament
which more fully answers the above
purposes fwn any other drug with which
I am acquainted In the treatment of
diseases peculiar to women it is seldom
that a case is seen which does not present
some indication for this remedial agent
Weak Women Made Strong,
i Sick Women Made Well.
IN the above eight words is summed op the great work for women which Is
accomplished by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
The record of cures effected by this remedy is without a parallel. Thousands
ot testimonials received from patients and from physicians who have tested it
in tho more aggravated and obstinate cases which had baffled their skill, prove
it to be the most wonderful remedy ever devised for the relief and care ot rut
fering women.
It is composed wholly of medicinal principles extracted from the roots ol
native, American forest plants, pure triple-refined glycerine of proper strength,
being used instead of harmful alcohol both in extracting and preserving thest
medicinal principles.
IT IS A POWERFUL INVIOORATINQ TONIC,
imparting health and strength in particular to the organs distinctly feminine.
For weak and sickly women, who are "worn-ont," "run-down," or debilitated,
especially for women who work In store, office, or school-room, who sit at the
typewriter or sewing machine, or bear heavy household burdens, Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription will prove a priceless benefit because of its health-reator
Log and strength-giving power.
A5 A SOOTHINO AND STRENGTHENING NERVINE,
"Favorite Prescription " is nnequaled and is invaluable in allaying and snbdnlu?
nervous excitability, irritability, nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration, neu
ralgia, hysteria, spasms, chorea, or St. Vitus's dance, and other, distressing
nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of
the organs distinctly feminine. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental
anxiety and despondency.
CURES OBSTINATE CASES.
"Favorite Prescription" is a positive cure for the most complicated and obstl
nate cases of leucorrhea, excessive flowing, painful periods, unnatural sup
pressions and irregularities, prolapsus or falling of the pelvic organ, weak back,
"female weakness," anteversion, retroversion, bearing-down sensations, chronio
congestion, inflammation and ulceration of the uterus, Inflammation, pain and
tenderness over the ovaries and kindred ailments. 1
FREE CONSULTATION.
An invitation is extended by Dr. rierce to every sick and ailing woman tc
consult him by letter. There it absolutely no charge or fee for this consultation.
Every letter is carefully considered, fully answered, and its statements held a
strictly private and sacredly confidential. Address Dr. R.V. Tierce, Buffalo, N.Y,
THE BADGE OF HONESTY.
Each bottle of the above medicine bears upon it wrapper a badge of honesty
in the full list of ingredients composing it printed in plain English. This frank
and open publicity places this medicine in a class all by itself. It cannot be,
classed as a patent nor secret medicine for it is neither being of known com
position.
DR. PIERCE'S PLEASANT PELLETS
cure biliousness, sick and bilious headache, dizziness, costiveness, or constipa
tion of the bowels, loss of appetite, coated tongue, sour stomach, windy belchings,
" heart-burn," pain and distress after eating, and kindred derangements ot the
liver, stomach and bowels.
One little "Pellet" is a laxative, two are cathartic. They regulate, invigorate
and cleanse the liver, stomach and bowels. As a "dinner pill," to promote
digestion, take one each day. To relieve the distress arising from over-eating,
nothing equals one of these little "Pellets." They're tiny, sugax-coatedL anti
bilious granules, scarcely larger than mustard seeds.
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
Flow to live in health and happiness, is the general theme of Dr. Pierce's
Common Sense Medical Adviser. This great work on medicine and hygiene,
containing over 1000 pages and more than 700 illustrations, is sent free on
receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Bend SI one-cent stamps for
the cloth-bound volume, or only 21 stamps tor the book in paper coven.
Address Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Problems to Be Considered by the Universal Postal Congress
x
HE Washington correspondent of
Tho New York Evening Post dis
cusses in detail the more lm-
Jl portant subjects which will re
ceive consideration at the Sixth
Universal PoBtal congress which meets in
Rome the first week in April. Practically
every government In the world will be rep
resented In the congress. One hundred
delegate are expected and, following the
usual rule of courtesy, the presiding o nicer
will be the bead of the delegation from the
country In which the congress is held.
Foreign mall transportation la deemed
the most pressing subject for International
consideration ami solution. The tremend
ous importance of a smooth running, easily
undei stood system of interchanging malls,
originating la one country and intended for
delivery in another, the correspondent
points out. Is hardly understood until one
has learned something Of the details upon
which the unanimous action of , the na
tions is based. It is evidently to the ad
vantage of each country to have Its malls
expedited by ail the other countries through
which the correspondence haa to pass to
reach its destination. The St. Petersburg
business man, who may have a letter or
lemittance for some correspondent in Aus
tralia, has no desire to go Into ail the de
tails of negotiation with the several coun
tries through which his letter must pass.
He requires only the safety ot his missive
and its prompt delivery. This he is assured
of if all tne countries through which his
letter goes are in thorough accord on the
business advantages of working In har
mony. Should oneiy government interpose
objections and refuse to Join In any ar.
rangement for tho exchange of postal cour
teous, the compliance of all the other
countries would be Ineffective and incomplete.
With this realisation the organisation
of the Universal Postal congress was ef
fected In 1S7S at Berne, Swluerlind. Buch
valuable results were recorded In the en
suing quarter century that in 1900 the na
tions of the world Joined in the erection of
a monument at the Swiss capital to com
memorate the founding of the congress.
Nine years ago the convention was held In
Washington, and was .presided over by the
chief of the American delegation, George
8. Batcheller, for some years a Judge of
the international court In Egypt. ' Each
country Is permitted to send as many dele
gates as' it deems advisable or necessary
to the development of the discussion on
matters of greatest interest to its people.
The delegations, however, are required to
vote as a unit, each country easting but
one vote, regardless of the number of its
delegates. Like the t'nlted States senate,
the congress alms to legislate by unani
mous consent, establishing such regulations
only, as meet with general approval. If
any country Interposes objections the sub
ject is set aside, and until that country's
opposition la placated or explained away
the subject remains In abeyance.
This indicates tbe advisability of all the
countries sending delegates whose efforts
will be for harmony of action upon the
Important topics discussed for facilitating
the Interchange of foreign malls. This is
especially true from tbe fact that the con
gress does not meet annually, or, In fact,
even at the three-year Intervals originally
Intended. The coming congress should
have been convened in 1904, but was post
poned then, and again last year because
of the preoccupation of Russia and some
of the other great nations in international
difficulties of more violent nature. In such
a situation Italy deemed it advisable to
withhold the invitations until all the na
tions could participate and thus maintain
the absolutely unique record of the postal
congress; history does not show any other
treaty signed by every country in the world.
. This country has given evidence of its
appreciation of the economic importance of
the congress by sending aa delegates two
men Captain N. M. Brooks, chief of the
bureau of foreign mails of the Postoffloe
department, and Edward Rosewater. editor
of The Omaha Bee. The former has been
a delegate to the last five postal con
gresses and haa the advantage of being
personally acquainted with nearly all the
men who will attend the coming congress
aa delegates from other countries. Mr.
Rosewater was a member of the congress
held In Washington nine years ago.
The systematic preparation made for the
facilitation of the work of the congress Is
indicated by the fact that an advance pub
lication ot 100 quarto pages has been sent
to all the countries of the world explaining '
fn four languages the suggestions offered
for discussion at the congress. This pros
pectus prepares the delegates for what
may be expected In the International de
bates and enables them to agree with
their fellow officials at home on the meas
1 ure of approval or disapproval which that
country will record on each of the proposi
tions suggested. One ot the most Im
portant questions to be brought up, for
Instance, will be that of Inventing and
introducing a universal postage stamp a
representation of some interchangeable
' value acceptable to all the nations as the
toll for the transportation of mail matter
of a certain weight.
At first glance it might seem that nothing
would commend Itself so readily to per
sons Interested in international trade or
correspondence. There is a popular idea
that the American 6-cent stamp now re
quired by foreign letter postage has its
mm
RRK AC?1!?
And many other painful and serious
ailments from which most mothers
suffer, can be avoided by the use of
"MOtttri Fntis." This great remedy
is a God-send to women, carrying
I)h)t' ' fV) II m "irou8:n their most critical
LLlUUUiaVL U ordeal with safetv and no twain.
No woman who uses ''Mother's Friend" need fear the suffering
and danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal of its horror
and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her in
a condition more favorable to speedy recovery. The child is
also healthy, strong and p. m
goodnatured. Our book 1 11 ni
"Motherhood," is worth HI
its weight in eold to every UUI
woman, and will be sent free in plain
envelope by addressing application to
Brad field Regulator Co. Atlanta, Oa.
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perfect equivalent in the French, German
and British postal systems. So far as con
cerns the individual who writes a foreign
letter only occasionally, this supposition la
true enough to be accepted without discus
sion. When It comes to the firm doing a
large foreign business, however, there is
another story to tell. The Britisher pays
his "tuppence ha'penny" without any reali
sation of his extravagance, provided he
is writing only one letter. The American
is almost aa generous in paying 5 cents, for
both he and his British cousin pay more
than their Teutonic and Celtlo correspon
dents across the way. Twenty-five cen
times and 20 pfennigs are each less than
the Anglo-Saxon countries require for the
s.ime service. While an Individual does not
worry over the slight difference on a single
letter, there is this much difference to thj
business man who uses l.OoO stamps the
German pays M7.80 a 1,000; the Frenchman,
I8.25; the American, tV. and the English
man, $50.57. Multiplying this difference by
the hundreds of thousands of letters ex
changed between the great nations, the
excess paid out runs into high figures.
Were it possible to spilt up this frac
tional difference equitably, a universal pos
tage stamp would have been in use many
years ago, but the difficulties of making
over the currency of the. nations are ap
parently Insurmountable. On this point
Captain Brooks said to the Evening Post
correspondent:
"At Vienna in 1901 an American propo
sition was submitted to the international
delegates assembled there for adopting a
universal stamp In denominations of value
based upon 25 centime, French, or Its
equivalent in gold. Immediately, of course,
the objection waa raised that the money
standards of the various great nations do
not permit of an exact equality of inter
changable character. Consequently it was
argued that the importation of stamps on
margin would become an established busi
ness, to the financial detriment of the coun
tries Issuing the stamps. But I never con
sidered that a very serious objeotlon. Im
portations would be subject to the gen
eral revenue regulations of tbe custom
houses, and the general public would have
to have great Inducemenc to buy foreign
stamps in preference to one of his own
country. He would have to run the risk
of buying counterfeits, while saving only a
fraction of a cent in the cost.
"From my experience at past postal con
tresses, I am compelled to believe there is
no probability of a universal stamp being
brought to a practical basis. There Is,
however, a substitute for such a stamp in
an international letter .sheet, the same as
. the double postal card. That can be issued
by each country for Its own patrons of the
malls without bringing in tire difficulties of
determining its equivalent in the fractional
currency of another country. I feel con
fident in saying the international letter
sheet will be adopted by the postal con
gress without doubt. Travelers abroad
will welcome any such innovation as a god
send and would be glad if a similar ar
rangement could be introduced for use on
the continent. The bother to. travelers In
the German empire is mailing letters is an
instance. Both Bavaria and Wurtemburg
have a postal system Independent of the
imperial German stamps and the latter
cannot be used in these two states. In
like fashion their stamps are not good in
the rest of Germany.
"Another Improvement In the postal reg
ulations suggested and likely of approval
is the removal pf the prohibition against
writing a message on the left half of a
postal card Intended for foreign delivery.
The Introduction of picture postal cards led
to the dividing of the address side, reserv
ing the right half for the address and per
mitting messages to be written on the left
half. At the present time this is permissi
ble, however, only on inland communica
tions. It is prohibited on cards coming
from foreign countries to America, and vice
versa. In order to facilitate deciphering the
address. As may be readily understood, the
distribution of articles in the malls has to
be done with extreme rapidity and persons
who write carelessly would undoubtedly
make bad use of such a provision permit
ting messages on the front of the card.
However, there Is always some objection
to everything, there is nothing perfect, and
I think the advantages outweigh the disad
vantages and that the common sense of the
great majority of the people who use the
malls can be trusted to for a rational use
of the privilege.
"These are the Important subjects from
the point of view of the individual which
will be discussed. From the government
standpoint there is the great question of
determining the ratio ot transit expenses
Incident to International service the rate
which one country shall charge for carry
ing another country's malls across its ter
ritory for transfer to still another country
for delivery. An instance of this sort is the
service rendered by the United States In
receiving the English mails at New York
and carrying them to San Francisco en
route to New Zealand. Another Important
item is determining the average Weight
of international mails. The last weighing
statistics were taken in 1896, and It la for
the oomlng congress to decide when the
next weighing shall take place. The rec
ord la taken In French kilos dally for
twenty-eight days, and a statement of the
results In as many copies aa there are
countries in the congress is officially sent
out. Multiplying this four weeks' period
by thirteen gives the total yearly weight
estimated, and all countries accept that re
sult as satisfactory. There Is never any
complaint of "padding" international mails,
The weighing takes place In May and No
vember, when the postal traffic is consid
ered at Its normal, atage, the excessive
Christmas malls being offset by the loss
than average figures of some other months.
A question of much general Interest to in
ternational letter-writers will be discussed
In a consideration of either a reduced rale
of postage or an Increased weight at the
present five-cent charge. Foreigners ad
vocate a weight of three-quarters of an
ounce for twenty-grammes, but this would
not suit us at all. Instead of the present
half-ounce limit for five cents, we would
prefer a one-ounce weight, equivalent to
twenty-eight and a fraction grammes
There la a greater tendency to increase the
weight than to reduce the cost, and if any
action is taken by the congress op this
point. It will doubtless be In this direction."
Gossip and Stories About People of Note
When Henderson Was Fined.
UNO before the late David B. Hen
derson ever aspired to the speak
ership of the house of represen
tatives, relates the Washington
Post, he was summoned to the
rara
bar of the house and menaced with a fine
or 15,000. This, however, was a" Joke.
The incident occurred in 1SSS, when the
house was engaged in debate, night and
day. on the Mills tariff bill. John G. Car
lisle was speaker at that time. ,
The speaker found considerable diffi
culty in maintaining a quorum during the
night sessions. The assistants of the aer-geant-at-arms
were kept busy trotting all
over Washington, corralling absent mem
bers. The absentees were formally arrested and
brought to the house, where, after making
all sorts of excuses to the speaker for
their absence, they were in all cases ex
cused by Mr. Carlisle.
One night, shortly af!?r 11 o'clock.
Speaker Carlisle sent an assistant to the
sergeant-at-arms after Mr. Henderson. The
assistant found Mr. Henderson at one of
the Washington theaters.
It was Just about mld,nlght when the
Iowa congressman appeared In the house.
Mr. Henderson, addressing the chair, stated
that 'his excuse, he feared, might seem a
lame one.
"I was with a theater party, Mr.
Speaker," he said, "when I was arrested
and brought here." ,
John Allen, the Joker, solemnly rose to
his feet.
"I move," said Mr. Allen, in a sepulchral
tone, and his usually amiable face as stolid
as stone, "that the gentleman from Iowa
be fined 15,000."
Abuut thirty of Mr. Henderson's chum
miest colleagues rose to their feet at this.
"I second the motion," they all yejled in
chorus.
Mr. Carlisle, standing on the speaker's
rostrum, put on en expression of implaca
bility. "I hear It moved and seconded," he said,
"that the gentleman from Iowa be fined
IE.OwX Those in favor of the motion will
say 'aye.' "
There were about tH members present In
the chamber. Every man Jack of them
Joined In a vociferous and hilarious
-Ayer
"Those opposed," continued the speaker.
still wearing his Inflexible expression, "will
say 'No.' "
Pathetic in Its thin solitariness was Mr.
Henderson's voice saying "No!"
Here was a straight case of a. motion
having boon parliamentary put and par
llamentarily carried. Speaker Carlisle saw
that there was only one way in the world
out of it, and he was equal to all of these
sudden occasions.
"The noes have It," said the speaker,
with the greatest Imaginable gravity, "and
the gentleman from Iowa is excused."
Dnn Dougherty's Opportantty,
Daniel Dougherty may not have been the
original "silver-tongued" orator, but there
never lived a man who was better entitled
to the epithet. The other day John Mc
Ausland, Jersey City's famous Scotchman,
a warm friend of the eminent Phlladelphian,
said to a New York Press reporter:
"Dougherty's success shows what ambition
and persistence will do, backed by common
tense and some brains. He told me that he
sought for many years an opportunity to
make a speech in public. He always carried
two or three speeches in his pocket, hoping
that something would turn up to give him
the chance of making an oratorical display.
For many years he waited, his tongue ever
ready to open up on any subject.
"At last the eventful day arrived. There
was a great convention and numerous im
portant speakers. Just about the moment
when the second speaker had finished a
rainstorm came up and there waa a grand
rush from the platform to a neighboring
cafe. Ten thousand farmers, mechanics,
laborers, etc., stood out In the wet with
nobody to talk to them. The chairman of
the meeting waa in despair. Dougherty
was in the crowd. He saw his opportunity.
He rushed to the platform, Introduced
himself and asked to be allowed to hold
the audience until the advertised spouters
returned. The chairman was very skittish
at first, but the people were clamoring,
and he finally said, in some disgust: 'Oil,
very well; I don't know who you ure or
what you can say, but we don't want the
crowd to go away. See what you can do.'
"Funny, wasn't It? Before Dan had said
a dosen woids the restless crowd gave
him the atentive ear. Umbrellas were
closed. Men on the outskirts pushed In,
and pretty soon all were standing uncov
ered in the rain listening with open mouths
to the entrancing eloquence of the young
Demosthenes. For nearly an hour they
were spellbound. The chairman nearly had
a fit. His doubts gave place to wonder,
his wonder to Interest, his Interest to the
strongest curiosity, his curiosity to un
feigned admiration. The advertised speak
ers slipped back unobserved to their seats
on the platform and drank in every word
Dougherty uttered. I tell yod he made
good. And that first speech made him fam
ous aa the 'Silver-tongued' Dougherty."
Edison's Advantage.
The late Marshall Field of Chicago paid
Thomas Edison a real tribute. While the
great merchant was walking along State
street in conversation with a business as
soclate a stirring military march was
wafted from the great horn of a phono
graph.
"That's a pretty fair piece of music," ob
served Mr. Field, appreciatively, "brlmfull
of melody and free from harshness."
. "Yes," asserted his companion, and then
added remlnlscently, "Isn't that man Ed!
son a genius? Just think of it, at one time
he didn't own a dollar, and now the rev
enues from his Inventions are enormous
"And how modest he Is," commented Mr.
Field as a tooting automobile blocked the
men's progress at a street corner, "why,
Edison is the only man on record who
doesn't have to go around blowing his own
horn In public."
The Best Training-.
Elmer Dover, secretary of the republican
national committee and right-hand man to
the late Mark Hanna in two great national
campaigns, was formerly a newspaper man.
"I think," Mr. Dover says, "a newspapor
reporter obtains the best training in the
world in some respects. At the start he is
drilled in getting the truth. While others
are running about in noise and confusion
he balances one statement with another
and out yt the orgy of excitement and
exaggeration walks away with tbe facts.
Moreover, he Is sometimes lied to by tbe
foremost citlsens. And so he develops tbe
sense of proportions, and being tempered
like hard eteei, his edge is keen and sure."
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