Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1897 — Page 3

A Diplomatic Young Man.

“I hare come," said the young man, **to ask for your daughter’s hand.” The proud banker gazed over his glasses at the fellow and demanded: “Well, have you any means of supporting her?” “Alas! I am poor—but hear my story.” “Go on!” “When I spoke to Claudia about coming to see you she told me it was useless—that her mother was the man of the house, and that I had better go to her. But I said: “No! Your father may permit your mother to think that she is the man of the house, Just to humor her, but I have seen enough of him to know that when a matter of importance comes up his strong will must always assert Itself. His strength of character may not be brought out by little things, but ” “My boy,” interrupted the old gentleman, patting him upon the shoulder, “I have known all along that you were not one of those ordinary dudes who are incapable of understanding what is going on in the world around them. Take her, and may you always be happy.”

Repntations Made in a hay

Are precious scarce. Time tries the worth of a man or medicine. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is a forty-live years’ growth, and like those hardy lichens that garnish the crevices of Alaska’s rocks, it flourishes perennially, and its reputation has as firm a base as the rocks themselves. No medicine Is more highly regarded as a remedy for fever and ague, bilious remittent, constipation, liver aqd kidney disorders, nervousness and rheumatism. If a man has the right stuff in him it Is bound to come out. That’s what makes some men's noses so red.

Weak Stomach Feels Pe fectiy Well Since Taking Hood’s Sarsacarllla. “I have been troubled for over two years with a weak stomach. I concluded to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla. After taking ■ few bottles I felt perfectly Well, and I cannot speak too highly of Hood's.” MRS. M. H. WRIGHT, Akron, O. Hood’s parilla Is the best— ln fact, the One True Blood Purifier. Hood’s Pills are the favorite cathartic. 25c. ffW FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USE. CURES AND PREVENTS Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Influenza, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Swelling ot the Joints. Lumbago, Inflammations. RHEUMATISM. NEURALGIA. HEADACHE. TOOTHACHE. ASIHM/L DIFFICULT BREATHING. Radway’a Ready Renef Is a Sure Cure for Every Pain, Sprains, Bruises. Pains in the Baek, Chest or Limbs. It was the First and Is the Only PAIN REMEDY That Instantly stops the most excruciating palps, allars inflammation, and cures Congestions, whether o the Lungs, t-tomach, Bowe s or other glands or organs, by one application. A haft to a wasp s>nful 'n halt a tumbler ot water will In a few minutes cun, Cramps. Spasms. Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, S ck Headache, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colic, Flatulency, and all Inter bai pains. There Is not a remedlal jigent In the world that will cure Fever and Ague and all other malarious, BlPous and other fevers, aid (1 by II.UUV vl’s PILLS, so Quickly as RAHWAY’S READY RELIEF. Fifty Cents per Dottle. Sold by Druggists. KADWAY & CO , 56 Elm Street, New York. I*ICURESWHERE AU tISEFAILS. U Boat Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use H in time. Sold by druggists. FI pensions^:: Trite Cept. O’TASSSLL, Feuloa Agwt.WuUngton, D.d

| ReMe s& er thiß f*Sm St, Jacobs Oil wherebv it pi cunt»RHcu»«»Tißii. ncuralgiai ( VMJ l Sciutxa, Lumbaoo,Sprains, i Conquers Pain. i^vflSs^ &yji b«uise». bobimm, BTim«as, 1 and Burns. < ¥¥¥WWW¥WWWfWWWMKiCnin^aBwWWWV¥Vy¥W>¥WW C GET THE GENUINE ARTICLE I | Walter Baker & Co.’s |v . Breakfast COCOA Pure, Delicious, Nutritious. } ' Hf Utili Coata Leas than ONE CENT a clip. T 1 ff ffllwlt Ke sure that the package bears our Trade-Mark. V lp|| Walter Baker & Co. Limited, / r 1 "' (Established 1780.) Dorchester, Mass, t 'Hewas a retired shipbuilder—and halls from Staten Island, New York.' He was In pretty good "health, but every day wben he took what he called his constitutional, that is, his afternoon walk, he Was sure to have a sort of cramp which seised him in the calf of his leg with almost the severity of an assault by a ferocious dog. He read about the case of a man whose rheumatism was cured by Ripans Tabules and laughed at the idea. He thought the man a fool, but realizing that his own difficulty was a sort of rheumatic twinge, he finally bought and used some Tabules and of late his friends have noticed that he is more chipper than he had been for years. A lady who knew him well asked kin about the dog that used to bite his leg In the afternoons and the old man said: “He is dead and ,JUpana Tabules killed him”; iff".! ■■ if-', '■. l ~ is;,." ..’.Ntr -1 > ... ■*' L. ... •* i tii- i ■ ,sik.. li . - 'Wv'ih.. .. * . L . .... 1 ■_ V 1 "

Cherish Home Sentiment

Hie happiest households are those * that do not let die out the sentiment connected with various anniversaries. | Although gift-giving or recognition of i such events in a suitable way may be out of the question, owing to the straitened circumstances of those "within ! the gates,” there can yet be a little air j of festivity when mother’s or father's ; birthday comes around, or some wedding anniversary is to be celebrated. An extra dish, a little bunch of flowers, or some special music prepared for the occasion, will show the kindly splr- j It and loving remembrance that count | far more than the moneyed value of any gift. As the children grow up, if these festivals are encouraged, they will have much to look forward to, and much more to remember iu the years to come, when they go out to do battle with the world, and find that sentiment is crushed under foot and affection is regarded only as a side issue. Do not, I beseech you, plead that you are too busy or too seriously occupied with family affairs to wasrte the time on such trivial matters as birthday preseuts and wedding celebrations. Such use of time is not a waste, aud will prove among the sweetest memories of childhood and old age, long after the little chain has been broken, and one member after another gone to that loug rest from which there is no awakening.

Carbolic Acid.

Carbolic acid !s uow so generally employed for disinfecting purposes that familiarity is apt to breed contempt for its highly corrosive and poisonous qualities; hence the value of knowing of a gpod and easily obtained antidote to Its dangerous efforts. Prof. Carletpn states that vinegar applied to a cutaneous or mucous surface which has been burned by the acid will immediately give relief, the characteristic bleaching of the skin quickly disappearing, and subsequent scarring being to a large extent prevented. It is also useful when the poison has been taken internally; and, unfortunately, large numbers of lives are lost annually through carbolic acid poisoning—chiefly cases of suicide. For Internal administration the vinegar should be diluted with an equal quantity of water, and taken by the patient as soon as possible.

Pasteur’s Investigations.

In his address on Pasteur before the French Academy, Gaston Paris, the new member, said that the scientist used often to leave the table In the middle of dinner and his bed at night in order to elaborate an Idea that had been fermented in his brain. Referring to Pasteur's rise from an humble place in a village drug stone, M. Paris said that his audacity in the choice of subjects for investigation was extraordinary, and that even in Ills youth he astonished his companions by his eagerness to soar beyond the limits of known science aud by attacking problems which the greatest savants had not attempted to solve.

Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. In Germany when the vote of the Jury stands six against six the prisoner is acquitted. A vote of seven against live leaves the decision to the court, and in a vote of eight against four the prisoner is convicted. Mrs. Winslow’* Soothing sybup lor Children teething; sot tens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays Lain, cures wind colic. 25 cents a bottle.

FIRST WOMAN CITIZEN

HER STURDY LADS AND CLEVER LASSES BECOME PROMINENT CITIZENS. , Known as the “Widow Ryan” Was a Clever Atasincss Woman Short Sketch of Her Life and What Some of Her Children Accomplished. From the News, Indianapolis. Ind. Hundreds of thousands of men of foreign birth have taken out papers declaring their citizenship in Indiana since that State was admitted into the Union in 1810 without creating remark or comment. It was a different matter, however, when nloug in the forties the first woman of foreign birth applied for and received papers of citizenship. The "first woman citizen” was an Irish widow who settled in southern Indiana with her progeny of sturdy lads and clever lasses upon a farm which she had bought. She had taken out naturalization papers in order to manage her property to better advantage, and for the further purpose of starting her family as true Americans with a full understanding of the advantages and responsibilities of American citizenship. “The Widow Ryan,” as she was known in Daviess County, Indiana, was a great woman with a clever business head and left behind her those who grew to be worthy men and worthy women, aud who have left their impress upon the State. One of these sons, Jaxnes B. Ryan, became Treasurer of the State of Indiana, and a son-iiAlaw, M. L. Brett, also held that high and honorable position. Another sou was the late Lieut. Col. Richard J. Ryan, who was probably the most brilliant and gifted orator that Indiana ever produced, and who during the war for the Union served his country in the Thir-ty-fifth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, better known as “the Irish Regiment.” Another son is Thomas F. Ryan, who is now 59 years old, and with a few intervals of absence has been a resident of Indianapolis for forty-two years. Mr. Ryan has been an active business man all bis life and has seen more than one fortune come and go in the vicissitudes of trade and sudden panic. In the early fifties, smitten by the gold fever, he went by way of the Isthmus of Panama to California, and he has always retained the free-hearted, open and trusting confidence that iiistinguished the gallant pioneers of the golden State. He has been engaged in mining and trade operations in Oregon. Arizona and Montana. From May, 1885, until August, 1887, he was the government agent at the Seal Islands off the Alaska coast, a highly responsible position. “For ten years or more,” said Mr. Ryan, in conversation with a group of gentlemen at the Indianapolis Board of Trade, “I have been sensitive in my lower limbs to weather changes. If my legs had been filled with quicksilver I do not think they could have responded more quickly or more disagreeably to climatic conditions. “During the past two years this infirmity became much worse, and I began to be alarmed, fearing paralysis. My leg* were cold and recently from my knees down were without sensation. I could walk only short distances and would even then experience great weariness. I became more and more alarmed. I naturally thought of paralysis «or locomotor ataxia. The prospect was not pleasing. “1 happened to meet my old friend Capt. C. F. Shepard, of this city. He was chanting the praises of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People and gave me his experience, telling me that he had been brought by using them from a bed where he lay helpless, his physician having declared him a hopeless victim of locomotor ataxia, and was now as active as any man of his age, not even requiring the use of a cane. Upon his recommendation I began the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. “I found positive relief, after taking a few doses. The numbness in my limbs disappeared as if by magic, and I can walk as far as I like at a good rapid gait and without weariness. This you may understand is a great boon to a man who has been of an active habit of life, and who still likes to depend to a great extent upon his legs to get around in the world. “The pills also drove the rheumatism out of my hip, for I have not been bothered with it since I began their use. I think I shall have to Join Captain Shepard in liis praises of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People.” Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People contain, in a condensed form, nil the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. These pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, and mny be had of all druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.

They Lost Their Horns.

One of the uses of thorns is to protect the plant from animals which feed on herbage. Many plants that have thorns in their wild state lose them after generations of cultivation. It is as if plants brought under the protection of man gradually laid down their arms and trusted themselves entirely to his protection.

How’s This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for aay case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. Wost & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Waldlng, Klnnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. Ohio. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.

Color on Dew.

It is said that dew is a great respecter of colors. Tc prove this take pieces of glass or board and paint them red, yellow, greeD, and black. Expose them at night, and you will find that the yellow will be covered with moisture, and the green will be damp, but that the red and the black will be left perfectly dry.

Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O!

Ask your grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children nay drink without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha and Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. Onefourth of the price of coffee. 15c and 25c per package, sold by all grocers.

Shutters.

Interchangeable slats for blinds or shutters are fastened to the side of the blind by a plate held by screws so that it can be easily removed when the slat is broken.

Lane's Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day, In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver .and kidneys. Cares sick headache. Price 25 and 50c, If some women were to cast their bread upon the waters It would distract navigation.

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money If It falls to cure. 25c. If a man would live old age all he has to do is to keep right on living. For lung and chest diseases, Piso’s Cure is the best medicine we have used.—Mrs. J. L. Northcott, Windsor, Out., Canada. Dou’t try to kill two birds with one slope, Use a shotgun,

CONGRESS AT WORK.

OPENING SCENES OF THE LONG SESSION. Important Acton May Be Taken Early In Both Uonses-Hawaii Is Likely to Be Annexed-Friends of Cuba Are Hopefnl. Annual Grind Begins. Washington correspondence: THE regular or long session of Congress, as it is called, be-

cause there is no constitutional limitation upon the period of its duration, opened nt noon Monday. The leaders aud a very large majority of the meiu- , bers of both houses I participated in the opening ceremonies, and President McKinley made the journey to Washington from the bedside of his dyiug mother

tliat his absence might not delay the national legislature at its assembling. The extra session robbed the opening of the regular session of the excitement and interest which usually nttneh to it. As the House was completely organized at the extra session, ami all the committee assignments were made then, beyond the natural stimulus produced by the returning statesmen and the outlining of schemes by members of the “third house” or lobby, Washington on the night preceding the opening was tranquil. The ceremonies attending the opening of Congress, though comparatively of a routine eharaeter, make n spectnele which in some respects is regarded ns the greatest official event of the year at the national capital. Monday the weather was propitious. The sun shone brilliantly from n cloudless sky, mnkihg a glorious, bright December day, with a tinge of frost iu the air to invigorate the lungs and a breeze just strong enough to keep the stars and stripes snapping from the flagstaffs. At the capitol the crowd swarmed into the corridors at nil early hour nnd choked the marble steps ns they ascended to the gnlleries from which they were to view the show. As is usual on such occasions, the reserved galleries were carefully guarded on both the House nnd Senate sides, admission being only by card, nnd the public had great difficulty in wedging itself into the limited space set aside for it. The Ilnll of Representatives presented an animated appearance long before the hour of noon arrived. The surrounding corridors were tilled with jostling, moving crowds, and before 11 o’clock the encircling galleries whieli overlooked the floor were with people. The hall buzzed with the subdued hum of conversation ns the members exchanged greetings and chatted in groups. The floral tributes for the members were numerous nnd in some instances imposing. The program nt the House Monduy was very Himple. The House was called to order by the Speaker, who, after the chaplain’s invocation, directed the Clerk to call the roll. This having been accomplished, nnd the presence of n quorum demonstrated, the clerk was directed to notify the Senate that the Honsc wns ready for business, and a committee wns appointed to wait on the President. After that there was a recess to await the arrival of the President’s annual message, which was rend upon its reception and was followed by an adjournment until Tuesday. It is the intention of the House lenders to proceed with the business of the session as rapidly ns possible. The committees will all begin their labors nt once. The appropriations committee has been at* work for ten days, and Chairman Cannon expects to pnss two of the regular budgets before the holidays. Among the early general measures to receive consideration will be the bankruptcy bill. Whether it will be the Nelson bill, which passed the Sennte nt the last session, or a modification of the Torrc.v bill depends on the temper of the .Tudieiary Committee, which will submit the measure to the House. Beyond doubt there will be several resolutions of inquiry during the first week which mny be more or less sensational, and some of the radical pro-Cuba members will attempt to get consideration for n Cuban resolution before the Foreign Affnirs Committee can net, but owing to the nature of the House rules nil these hasty efforts will prove abortive, nnd they probably will take their regular course. Simultaneously with the full of Spenker Reed’s gavel in the House, Vice President Hobnrt called the Senate to order. Half nil hour before (he Sennte convened the public nnd executive nnd reserved galleries were filled with spectators to witness the opening of the session. The handsome costumes rtf the Indies added much to the brightness of the scene. The Senate chamber at the opening wns a veritable conservatory. The floral display was unusually rich and beautiful, and the odor of flowers was heavy in the hail. Seventy-seven Senators responded to their names on the roil call. The Senate to start with had a calendar of about 300 bills reported from the committees during the special session. The indications on the opening day were for a little more activity than usual during the pre-holiday session. This is largely due to the fact thnt the supporters of the administration and advocates of annexation are very anxious to secure the eiirliest possible consideration of the treaty with Hawaii. Senator Davis, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, announced his purpose of pressing annexation at the earliest possible moment. One point which the committee will be called upon to decide is whether to proceed to ratify the treaty of annexation or to annex the islands by resolutions. The annexationists have lost some votes during the vacation, and there is now apprehension that the two-thirds vote necessary to assure the ratification cannot be secured. Some members of the Foreigns Relations Committee who favor annexation advocate this course because they say they set* no reason for traversing the same ground twice, as they would be compelled to do in case the matter should be first considered in executive session, fail there, and then be taken up in the form of a resolution in open Senate nnd House. Despite all opposition, it is not doubted Hawaii will be brought under the stars and stripes. No act of the American Congress in many years past has attracted as much attention throughout the world as the annexation of a distant island is sure to ! attract. What Congress will do concerning the President’s presentation of the State of our relations to Spain and Cuba only the future can determine. Unless some turn of events rouses public opinion nnd finds response in Congress it may be regnrded ns fairly certain the peace policy of the President will be supported by both houses of the national legislature. The President's message, rend between the lines, does not indicate that he has abandoned Cubn, bill rather that he hopes iu the future to achieve the practical j

pendence of that island should Spain** present efforts to restore peace proYe fruitless, and by methods which will be the fruits of natural causes, and which will not necessarily bring on war between the United Btates and Spain. Other topics which will be sure to cause much talk throughout the world, nnd some of which may be the subject of actual legislation, are revision of the immigration laws, bankruptcy, pooling by railways, rehabilitation of the interstate commerce commission, prevention of scalping of railway tickets, the Central Pacific Railway’s debt to the Government and the revenues of the Government under the Dingley law. The immigration bill, for which Senator Lodge stands sponsor, is practically nt the head of the Senate legislative calendar, and wiH be considered early iu the session. Senator Lodge has repented hi» intention of pressing the bill, but he will not antagonise the Hawaiian treaty with it. The first bill on the calendar is Senator Gear’s measure providing for the adjustment of the Pacific Railroad debt, but the sale of the Union Pacific doubtless will have the effect of causing the temporary withdrawal of this bill and the substitution of others. Of the SIX) hills on the calendar about 200 are private pension bills, and nil of those probably will he disposed of nt one sitting when tnken up. There are also several hundred recess appointments to be considered iu executive session.

ECKELS M[?]KES REPORT.

Reviews Nutionnl Ranks and Kuvora Amending Note-Issuing Luw. The annual report of James 11. Eckels, Comptroller of the Currency, for the year ended Oct. 31, 1807, opens with a brief review of the history of the legislation which constitutes the present national bank act, nnd invites the attention of Congress to amendments to the law recommended in former reports without specifically repeating them. On the subject of bank note circulation the Comptroller says: It Is noticeable that In all the changes which havo been wrought In the national currency net from Its Inception to the present time the feature subject to criticism, but which was Intended should constitute the principal benetlt to bo conferred, has remained comparatively unchanged -namely. the note-issuing function. Whatever justification there was In the first Instance for restricting tho Issuing of notes against the bonds of tho Government, deposited with tho Treasurer of the United States, to IK) per cent, of the par value thereof, has long since ceased. In the report of every Comptroller of the Currency during the last twenty years the wisdom of changing the existing law so that the banks and through them the communities In which they are located might havo the additional benefit of nn added loanable capital has been urged. Despite all this the law still remains without amendment. Not only should the bank act lie umended In this particular, but Congress should seriously consider such a change In the method of hank note Issues as will enable the hanks of the country to more adequately meet the demands of trade and commerce In all sections of the country. It Is considered by every great commercial government, except the United Slates, to be the sole province of the banks to Issue the paper which circulates ns currency. The belief Iu a bank note currency as being better and safer than a government paper currency prevnlled unquestioned In this country, until, under the nppurent exigencies of the war, tho Government undertook to Issue paper currency. Even under such circumstances the promise was already given, however, that It should he retired nt the earllpst practical moment, nnd the admission freely made that it was neitherwise measure nor a safe form of currency. Between the competition of tho Government note Issues on the one hand and the unnecessary restrict lons Imposed by law upon the other, together with the Increasing price of bonds required lo he deposited as security, the note Issuing fnnctlon of the banks lias bey'll permitted to become merely an Incident to tlio conduct of the national bunking associations of the country. It has been seriously suggested more than once that the hank note Issues be done away with, and all paper he Issued by the Government Instead. The danger of such a course 1s not to Pc overestimated. The experlenee of every government has been that governmental rurreney paper Is n source of weakness and danger. In the United States, where there has been the nearest uppronch to success, with the volume of the Federal paper comparatively limited In amount, the credit of the Government has been more than once put In jeopnrdy through It, and the business Interests of the country subjected to unnecessary loss and confusion. The argument that the Government belter tbnn the banks can provide for the redemption of paper note Issue will not stand the test of a careful analysis. The Government hns no means for caring for Its demand liabilities, except through borrowing and through the levying of taxes. Upon the other hand, the hanks have assets which can lie promptly converted Into cash to meet their outstanding notes when presented. Tho total number of national banks organized since the system was put Into operation, in 1803, is shown to have been 5,005. On Oct. 31 last there were in active operation 3,017, having an authorized capital of *030,230,205, The total outstanding circulation of the hanks then in operation was *220,11)0,880, of which *202,004,555 was secured by bonds of the United States, and the balance by lawful money deposited with tho Treasurer of tho United States. The total circulation outstanding of all national hanks on Oct. 31 last was *230,131,005, of which amount *1,558,800 was secured by bonds held for nccount of insolvent and liquidating banks, nnd *20,205,325 by lawful money deposited for their account and by active banks reducing circulation. The net decrease in the amount of circulation secured by bonds during the year was *12,584,334 and the grosH decrease in the total circulation was *4,851,202. During the year forty-four banks were organized, with nn aggregate capital stock of *0,420,000. During the year seventyone banks went into voluntary liquidation. There was paid to creditors of insolvent banks during the year *13,100,781 in dividends. The magnitude of this unequaled record, the report says, will he more forcibly illustrated if considered in the light of what has been accomplished heretofore iu the way of dividend payments to the creditors of insolvent institutions. In 1803 there was paid in dividends *3,433,040; in 1804, *5,124,577; in 1805, *3,380,552; in 1800, *2,451,050, nnd in 1897, $13,109,781, making a total of dividends paid within the five years from 1893 to 1807 of *27,500,515, or 30% per cent, of all the dividends that have ever been paid to creditors of insolvent banks. From 1803 to 1807 there has been paid iu dividends *75,035,025, and in the year embraced in this report $13,109,781, or 17 1-3 per cent, of all the dividends that have been paid during the period of thirty-four years of the existence of the system. Since Oct. 31, the end of the report year, seventeen additional dividends have been ordered, amounting in the aggregate to about $025,000. The report contains the latest compiled statistics relating to the world’s monetary systems, and tho Btock of gold, silver anil paper currency. A very interesting feature of this statement is the per capita amount of each kind of money in the countries named. The per capita averages in the principal countries of the world are as follows: United States, *23.70; United Kingdom, *20.05; France, *34.(!8; Germany, *18.05; Austria-Hungary, *0.33, and Russia. *8.05. The Comptroller renews his recommendation of last year, urging that national bank examiners he paid an annual salary instead of'fees as now. One man was killed and live others badly injured by a boiler explosion at the old Moorhead A McCleau blast furnace operated by Imughlin & Co, at I’ittsburg, i Pa.

Women Who Know the La vs of Nature and Obojf Them May Live to Green Old Age. Mrs. l'inkham Say* When We Violate Nature'* Lawg Our Punishment Is Pain—ls We Continue to Neglect the Warning Wo Die. Providence has allotted ns each at least seventy years in which to fulfill our mission in life, and it is generally our own fault if ffifiwtk'’ 'yf , we die prematurely. , SjL v Nervous exhaustion invites disease. !YSiSr\JS|HKL This statement is the positive truth. , *wj3nSWlttTix"V_ When everything becomes a burden * nnd you caunot walk a few blocks H without excessive fatigue, and yon / ft break out into perspirations easily, . ft ami your face flushes, and you grow 111 excited a n<ishaky at the least provoca- \ *l\ tion, and you cannot bear to be H'ThWsmE f \crossed in anything, yon are in dan- » H@V«yv ger; your nerves have given out;,you * v need building up at once! To build ' np woman’s nervous system and r»-

■ton woman's health, we know of no better or more inspiring medicine than Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. 3 Your ailment taken in time can bn thrown off, if neglected it will run on into great suffering and pain. Here is an illustration. Mns. Lucy Goodwin, Holly, W. Va., says; “ I suffered with nervous prostration, faintness, all-gone feeling and palpitation of the heart. I could not stand but a few moments at a time without having that terrible bearing-down sensation. 11 When I commenced taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound 4 only weighed 108 pounds, nnd could not sit up half a day; before, however, I had used a whole bottle, I was able to be nl>out. I took in all about three bot-| ties of the Compound, and am entirely cured; now I weigh 131 pounds and feel! Hke a new woman, stronger and better than ever in my life." So it transpires that because of the virtues of Mrs. Pinkham’a wonderful' Compound, even a very sick woman can bo cured and live to a greon old age.

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