Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 52, Petersburg, Pike County, 4 May 1900 — Page 2

?The Louisiana Purchase Celebration Delegation Given a Hearing at Washington. EX-60V. FRANCIS PRESENTS THE CASE.

Ho Uyi SlrfH Ipon the Neee*»ll? | of Action BcIwr Taken at the I’rcacnt Se*»>lon of Congr*»» in Order that *« the Flforta of St. Louis May Bear Fruit. ■Washington, April 27.—The house L committee room on insular affairs 'was. filled to overflowing with a dis-; t nguished bodj- of men from the west and southwest who appeared to make founal presentation of the project for yen international exposition at St. Louis, Hnf, lt03»to commemorate the Louisiana 1'ijrchase and the resulting develojiinent of the Mississippi valley and its tributary sections. BIIIm Already Introduced. Bills already have been introduced, tii the senate by Mr. Cockrell, and in hue house by Mr. Lane, giving a national aspect to the enterprise and providing a $5,000,000 appropriation in its r.id. This has attracted the attention muL encouragement of the sections throughout the middle west, and the I delegation now appears to urge the magnitude of the project, from a •commercial and national standpoint, and to .give it a status which it is hoped will secure favorable consideration in the present session of eon5 s. . The Delegation. The delegation was made up of governors. ex-governors, mayors of leading cities, former cabinet officers and men* prominent in public and business . iiie .including Gov. 1). W. Jones of Arkansas; Atty.-Gen. Campbell of Colorado; T. 1*. Itixev, labor commissioner of Missouri; J. D. Stoneeker, representing Gov. Stanley of Kansas; cxGov. R. B. Hubbard, of Texas; D. JJ. 1-each, representing Gov. Barnes of Oklahonla; Judge T. C. Humphrey, of Iprt Smith, Ark.; X. P. Bansey, of Columbus. O.; ex-Secretary ot the Interior, D. R. Francis, and a numerous delegation’ from St. Louis, including ex-Mayor C. P. Walbridge, O. L. Whitoinw, ex-Lieut.-Gov. J. M. O'Meara, A at ha n Frank and Hon- Seth VY. > Ccbb. The hearing was given under the mu pices of the special committee on ♦hfe centennial of the Louisina Purchase, consisting of Representatives Tawney, chairman, and Steele, Shei> man, Joy, Corliss, Burke, Williams (Miss), Bartlett and Otey.? Ex-Seeretary Francis, of Missouri, opened the hearing. He said in part: Ex-Sfcretary Francis* Speei'li. ‘•We appear before you, not as representatives or a single city or ot a single elate but in behalf of the fifteen states anu two territories carved out of the Louisiana Purchase; and in the name of the entire transmlssissippi section of our country. to lay before you the plan we have adopted for commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of the acquis! tion of thq Louisiana territory; and to ask therefor the recognition tand aid of the general government. “Creat events in the history of the country should by commemorated by appropriate celebrations. Patriotism is fostered thereby and patriots are incited to nobler efforts. Older countries, with records extending further back, but no more brilliant nor more enduring than ours, have holidays which they observe and commemorate of the victories they havtu gained, of the domain they have annexed,1' *jl the advances they have made in civilization. of the progress they have accomplished toward the freedom we enjoy. f "To those of us who inhabit the transxnississippi section, no event in the nistory of the government is of equal imIKirtance to the Louisiana Purchase, and .none is of greater moment to the people of the entire country. Who could or can ■way what would have been the trend of events if the sunset side of the Father of Waters had remained under the control of a foreign power? Republican institutiens in America would have had a much (harder struggle, and might not have survived. The opportunity for development •which tjiis transmississippi emjjjfe gave n*v hrnailpnpr) nur thpntpr nf UCtlOIl, iUld *ui- broadened our theater of so elevated and matured the character of our people that it inspired us with renewed confidence in our stability and our destiny- It gave us room abundant for ihc oppressed of other nations. It gave us undisputed possession of the mighty r«ver and its outlets to the sea. Our acquisition of the Louisiana territory was a ,*vreat boon to the race, as well \is of incalculable benefit to the young republic. Mis development is unparalleled. To-day, lit furnishes homes for twenty millions of intelligent freemen. It is the seat of the productive power of a country which Aiulhall says is the richest on the globe 1»T two thousand nUllions of dollars.'* After tracing the development of

ll,.. project, Mr. Francis proceeded: *‘Lt. Louis, as the ’argest and wealth!* | cst city m the Lov % ana purchase, whs selected as the location for such an exposition. arjd the scale upon which it should be held was defined by the convention of states and territories in the purchase. That convention decided that a sum less than fifteen millions of dollars would be insufficient to properly launch an exposition of the character named, and that $5,000,00) thereof shouldla; furnished by the general governffietft. 'The*bill before you pledges to the exj^o? sit ion government aid to the extent ft $5,000,000, which, however, is noLto^bc ■appropriated until the city o% St. xJouis shall have raised the sum of $10,000,000 ana when the $5,0)0,000 is appropriated, it is npt to be made available until the $10,0d0,0C0 furnished by St. Louis shall ^ have been expended to the satisfaction of the secretary of the treasury. I submit tc you as fair-minded men whether St. f licuis is not doing her full duty in agreeing to furnish ten of the fifteen milr lion dollars required. , r ‘ The bill throws proper safeguards > mound the expenditure of the money and the conduct or the exposition and if you, in your wisdom desire to strengthen these safeguards, if it is possible to do so, we offer no objection. This is the most op- « pci tune 'time since the formation of our government for such a national exposition as it is proposed to hold. We have tr^ken a new position among the nations M of the globe since the Chicago World’s gp fair, seven years ago. Our achievements |.avc astonished the world. It is fit that ~H we should invite the best thought of the age and that the elect'of every country abould be our guests. - If congress at its present session should refuse or fail to pledge the $5,000,(W0 provided for in this bill, the constitutional amendment calling for this increase of the Branded debt of the city of St. Louis, ■would, in my judgment, fail of passage tin the November election. It can not be voted upon again and the project would consequently have toibe abandoned.” ^Interrupte«l With Questions. llr. Francis was frequently inter- ♦

ruptcd with questions by members of the committee, showing1 in the main a sympathetic spirit toward the enterprise. In response to inquiries from Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, Mr. Francis said it was essential to hare an assurance at, the present session of congress, so that the state and city could take the necessary action in time to have the actual^ appropriation provided at the next—session of this congress. Other State*'Interested. C!ov. Shaw of Iowa, made a witty and felicitous speech, concludin'' with the statement that Iowa supported the project, and desired it to have a national and international scope. Gov. Jones of Arkansas followed, urging the opportunities ot the exposition, as an object lesson to the world on the vast development of the Louisiana purchase empire. j ? The Trnnsmi**la*l|t|»t CongrtM. At the afternoon session Col. John’ 11. G. Pitkin, of New Orleans, presided of the Transmississippi congress, spoke for the extended interests represented by that organization. Concern* the Whole Country. Gov. Prince of New Mexico strongly emphasized the national character of the enterprise, lie said he came front a locality not included in the Louisiana purchase, and yet all that section, embracing, the Spanish acquisitions o 1 the southwest, as well as Texas, Oregon, Washington and the entire sweep of country west of the Mississippi came into the United States as a result of the impetus given by the Louisiana purchase. That event, therefore, concerns the wliole country, and its comr.icmoration should be a great national e\ent.

A Colorado 1 «■'■sbratIon. Attorney-General Gampbe:! of Colorado expressed the sentiment of that s'ate, which, he said, was favorable to the exposition. They did not regard it as a St- Louis or a Missouri celebration, but one in which .Colorado had -t direct share, as it would bring the. east and the west into a comon ground beneficial to both sections. Colorado had no st ivers and harbors asking government aid, and he, therefore, asked that this enterprise, a Colorado enterprise, receive favorable consideration by the government. It had been disci ssed in the schools and in the churches of that state and, Mr. Campbell said, the people were anxiously awaiting the result. Kansas, Like Colorado. In the absence of Gov. Stanley ol Kansas, who was unable to be present,.li dge Sloneckcr, of Topeka, presented the views of that state. He said that Kansas, like Colorado, felt a personal interest in the exposition, and while Colorado shows her gold to the work! Kirsas wishes the world to see her vast resources of grain, of cattle and of the farm,-field and factory. It was desired, too, that the enterprise should be the greatest ever undertaken, truly rational and international, and this could be achieved only by the generous co-operation of the federal government. Oklahoma and Teva« Concerned. Mr. Leech, of Oklahoma, and Mv. Dt i glass, of Indian territory, added tl c strong indorsement of those sections. Ex-Gov. li. B. Hubbard, of Texas, put every one in good humor by a speech full of bright sayings. He fc:eibly urgad the -vast resources of T«xas and the southwest, and the des re of that section to bring together the whole country, and the world ir an exhibition of this kind. Gov. Stcphcn'M Spokesman* Labor Commissioner liixey, of Mis S‘ uri, stated that Gov. Stephens was unable, through illness, to be present, at d as a state official, he expresses tie cordial approbation of the gov' dor of this enterprise. St- Louisians Talk a Mttlc. Mr. Win. H. Thompson, of St. Louis, chairman of the finance committee jf t proposed exposition, briefly outlined the financial status of the organization. He stated that the assurance of congress to co-operate was abs?> lutely essential to the success of th* enterprise. Ex-Mayor Walbridge and ex-liepre-sentative Nathan Frank, of St. Louts, spoke briefly, and Mr. Blair, the legal representative of the exposition, quoted supreme court decisions on the constitutional power of congress to grant federal aid of this character. ‘■Thank Vou. Gentlemen.” Mr. Francis closed the hearing, thrnking the committee for the consideration shown the delegation. It is expected that the committee will take early action on the subject.

ROMANCE OF PRISON LIFE* Thr I*«tc Captain Carter .Will Keep Book* Wlten Not .Absorbed in tlie Beauties ot Nature. Leavenworth, Kas., April 28.—Ober lin M. Carter, late eaptain U. S. A., arrived at the federal prison here :jt 7: .'HI o’clock last evening-, .under guard of Lieut. Thomas llarker, Fifteenth infantry, a cohpoval and three soldiers. Hy special orders issued from the department of justice newspaper men were not permitted to interview the prisoner, who was immediately dressed in the prison gnrb of gray, and assigned to a cell. His prison number is 2,094, and he is now the occupant cf cell No. 42.r:. The late army ollieer l>egan the monotonous grind of prison life this morning as a prison bookkeeper, having been assigned- to this task in the harness, broom, shoe-re-pairing and carpet-weaving shops, which are in the third story of the big east building. The work room which the prisoner will occupy Commands a magnificent view, taking in a great sweep of the Missouri river, beyond which green hills and fertile farms extend as far as the eye can reach.

KILLED AT THE EXPOSITION. Oreadful Accident Canslns Death of Six Person* and Ittjorien to to— Prompt (efforts at Heaeuc. Paris, April 20, 8:15 p. in;—An acciJent within the exposition grounds fluted the death ot live persons and injured many. A temporary bridge, unable to stand the Sunday crowd, broke. 1 S? ■ --

Six Persons Were Killed. Paris, April 29, 10:43 p. in.—It is uow known that six persons were t illed and about forty others injured. The accident threw a pall over the happiness of an immense throng who aad profited by the magnificent weather to visit the exposition. The Record Attendance. Yesterday's was probably the rec-ord-breaking attendance. Not merely the interior of the grounds*, but the precincts also were crowded, and the concourse was practieafty greet ^long the Avenue de Sufren, which forms the northern boundurv of the grounds, llcre is situated a big side show, the Celestial globe. A foot bridge, on which the finishing touches were being put to-day, crosses the Avenue de Su?ren, connecting the sideshow with <the fxposition. It was constructed of wood with a stucco facade and with a plas-ter-made tower at each end. The Bridge Hail Been Condemned. Strangely enough the bridge had been Condemned only this morning as unsafe by the exposition authorities. 1'lie public was, therefore, not allowed to go upon the structure, and in tli:.i way a disaster even more terrible thaa that which occurred was averted. Fell With a Fearful Crash. The gay crowd was passing along the avenue, and some hundred or more iitrsons were walking beneath the bridge, when suddenly an ominous crash was heard. Before those underneath could turn aside the structure fell with a fearful crash, burying uear‘y fifty persons. ‘ i A‘Shout off Horror Rose.? A shout of horror rose from the spectators, mifigled with the cries of the victims. For a moment nothing could be distinguished but a cloud ot cast and plaster. A scene of the greatest excitement and confusion lollowed. But this was only for a few seconds. Almost immediately the crowd attacked the debris in an effort to release these lying beneath. Workmen anil (iuarth to the Kenene. The workmen within the grounds who had witnessed the accident, the police and the republican guards, together with quite a number of soldiers, joined in the rescue work. The promei.aders forgot their Sunday attire and covered themselves with dirt and grime in tearing away the rubbish with their hands. Wooden beams and poles were brought from half-finished buildings near by. and were used as levers to raise the fallen mass. The victims first recovered were mostly only injured, the dehd being touud later beneath the center structure. Messengers were dispatched to briug firemen and sappers, with Their equipments, and the first body was found after a quarter of an hour's frantic labor. It was that of a little girl about seven years olel, whose head was horrible crusheel. Victim after victim wis brought to light until a row of six mutilated corpses had been placed upon the sidewalk, and nearly forty other persons, some badly and others loss seriously injured, had been carried in ambulauees or driven to the hospitals. Sorrow Escape from Oesti-nction. A family composed of father, mother and two girls narrowly escaped destruction. The parents, who liapptied to be a “little ahead, had gone or.tier the bridge, the children following ,11st at the moment of the collapse. Ilie parents were killed, but the children sprang back, and escaped with a few scratches. Tlie Dead and Injured. The’dead are three men, tw o women and one child. The weighty plaster lowers seem to be responsible for the fall of the structure. Commissioner-General Picard and otter high officials of the exposition arrived shortly after the accident, and superintended the work of relief. THE WOMAN WILL RECOVER. Rut the Husband Who Tried to Minder Her Made Surer Work in H^s Own Case.

Newark, X. J.. April HO.—I'd ward Xorlev, 43 years old. went to the '.loine of C. \V. Stuart, where his. wire is employed as a domestic, early yesterday morning-, and attempted to kill bet- He entered the kitchen, where she was employed, threw her on the floor, drew a' razor-; from his pocket and inflicted seven gashes about her heck. Leaving her, as he supposed, to die, he went into the rear yard and cut his own throat with the same weapon. He died in an hour. The woman will recover. Norley was worth$tS,000 a few years ago, but lest his money and drunk heavily. His wife left him two years ago. Since then he has served several terms in the workhouse and ediinty jail. HE’S SOLITARY AND ALONE. tAe Only State Officer in Kentucky Whose Title to Office is Kot Contested. ' Frankfort, Ky., April 29.—Atty.-Gen. Breckinridge enjoys the distinction of being the only stateofficerin Kentucky whose title is not in litigation. Judga Clifton J- Pratt, the republican contestee, as anticipated several days ago, quit the contest, and on failure of hir to file a supersedeas bond prior to Friday night, the undisputed title passed, to Breckinridge.

INSOLENCE OF TRUSTS, \ Striking Instance of the Arrogance of the Growing Monopo- ' » Hat. A day or two ago the American Steel & Wire company, a trust which has made its exactions felt most cruelly j by farmers who have to make much use of its product for fencing, issued a peremptory order closing down 1*' of its mills situated in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. At the headquarters of the amalgamated association of iron, steel and tin workers in ’littsburgb it was estimated that the loss to worki ginen would aggregate about $110,000 a week. The Chicago Times-Herald, a stanch republican newspaper, gathered reports from the mill towns themselves, which indicate that about 6,350 men were thrown out of employment and a Jtrs of about $88,000 in wages each week is incurred. Col. John W. Lambert, ofte of the’directing officials of the trust, explained the shutdown with the characteristic insolence and brutality of the typical trust magnate thus: “Our company is running its business without any need of explaining. We shut down and open our mills when we siee fit.” Xo well regulated mind nor any conscience not completely ossified by the persistent pursuit of money making to the exclusion of all other ideals will for a moment accept the theory that a business which employs nearly 7,000 men, a business upon the continuance of which the livelihood of probably 35,000 people is immediately dependent. is the sole concern of a few individuals who, by methods familiar to ■ corporation managers, have seized upon

farmers not be compelled to pay tortionate prices for their fencing, nor the mechanics mulcted of extortion-, ate sums for wire nails and metal rods, but the workingmen now out of employment would still be in enjoyment •; of their wages, their families would be living in comfort and tlfe tradesmen I dependent upon their custom would f not suffer. It is probable that Mr. John W. Gates, the president of the present ; monopoly, might be unable to lose $100,000 at poker, as he was reported to have dene a few weeks ago in one of New Yprk’s gorgeous hotels, but the country at large could struggle along even though Mr. Gates’ sportive inclinations aught be restrained.—Willis * J. Abbot, in Democratic Press Bulletin BULLETS AND BUSINESS. - , \ How the Administration la CultlTd* tins Trade tn the Philip- . * | pines. \ The Filipino agent fn the United States asserts that a plan has been for mulated by Aguinaldo and the Filipino leaders to divert to other nations bi every expedient in their ‘power the trade which the United States expected s to have with the islands. Heestinrates I it at many million dollars a year. Cu- | riously enough, these Filipiuos, who j tho administration at Washington, j told us are so ignorant that they are unfit for self-government or anything except to be shot like dogs, have adopted this plan from the “Virginia non-intercourse resolutions,” which were signed by George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. Patrick Henry and other eminent Americans. This following upon the fact that the Filipino constitution was largely modeled upon

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its control. The people as a whole have some rights in these premises. The ration cannot honestly remain silent anti supine while the domination of a corporation over the lives and happiness of a great body of industrious men and their dependents is thus wantonly and brutally abused. In this specific case different explanations are given tor the shutdown. It is said that it Was caused by overproduction, but that is a lie. for all through the west farmers and mechanics have been stopped from satisfying their wants for the products of this monopoly because its managers have repeatedly increased prices until they have reached almost the prohibitory point. If there is any over-supply of its product in the market, it is because the prices put upon it are such that* the ordinary consumer is driven to all sorts of expedients to avoid purchasing. It is said by others that the true reason for the shutdown was that the ruling spirits in the trust, one of whom, by the way, John YV. Gates, is a republican aspirant for a United States senatorship, have certain plans for manipulating the rtock market, which the shutdown will further. This is possibly true, but it only lays emphasis upon the folly and the criminality of permitting the control of a great and necessary industry in the United States to pass into the hands of a small body of men, men who would not have gained control of it if they had not possessed the instinct of gamblers and who naturally utilize their control to further their gambling transactions.*’ We have said that a business of this sort is not private business, and that no individual can rightfully make such a statement as Col. Lambert i£ quoted as; having made, and that the people as a whole’must not sit quietly by and allow his position to be maintained without protest. But in saying this it is not necessary to go to the other extreme and hold that because the business has attained such qualities of monopoly it should be conducted by the government according to the socialistic idea. The reason the 7,000 employes of the American Steel & Wire company are suddenly and arbitrarily t'rrown. out of work is because one single governing board controls the employment of all cf them and controls the industry in which all are engaged. If the 12 mills involved were operating as’corporations should, operate, independently, one or two might shut down, but the others would continue. Ihdeed. it is most unlikely that any would shut down, because the mill so doing would be in danger of losing its trade to those which remained in continuous operation. If, therefore, the existing anti-trust law had been enforced against this monopolistic corporation, not only would the

ours, and that the Filipinos are defending their war fo^ liberty by the arguments which the fathers of our republic used, helps to demonstrate their entire unfitness for self-government, because it is well-known and generally stated in this country, particularly by* the republican statesmen, that the j founders of this republic did not know what they were about and that we have i outgrown their sentimental and im- j practicable ideas. However, this action of the Filipinos is just what might have been expected. | The poorest way in the world to get j trade is to go after it with Gatling ] guns. Our merchants know that the I trade of a house depends largely upon the confidence and good opinion which" its customers have of it. Certainly we have, as a nation, done nothing to establish this sort of good will with the Filipinos. In this connection it may be worth while to reflect upon the fact that our trade with Porto Rico is something like one-tenth as great now us it was wiien the island was owned by Spain. In Manila the other day Gen. Otis found it necessary to suppress a play entitled “For Home and ^Country.” because the patriotic references in it seemed likely to frres the Filipinos to new efforts for indejfendence. In Santiago last week it became necessary to suppress a newspaper called “Free Cuba” and send five of its editors to jail. Thus the mission o£ the United States to carry freedom of specgh and freedom of the press to the lands which have long suffered under the despotism of medieval Spain progresses apace. -The triumphant reelection of Mr. McKinley will mean to him and to all others the emphatic popular in* dorsement of the imperialist policy, and a president who h:.s begun the revolution against republican princi-£ pies without a popular mandate will hardly fail to pursue it with the popular approval at his back. , And the pursuit of it leads to the wreck of popular government in this hemisphere, if not throughout the. world. —Springfield (Mass.) Republican. -If the American workingman can compete with the world there is ' no further use for protection for him. The protective tariff, therefore, becomes merely a bulwark for trusts and combinations, enabling themrto charge the American consumer mole for goods than they charge to any other customer.—Utica Observer. | —■—The difference between “a plain duty,” as advocated by the president anent Porto Rico, and o duty of 15 per cent., fixed by a republican congress, is one which is worrying the Q. O. P. very much in these days. They can’t have the two duties harmonize. —Montjmmerv (Ala.) Advertiser.,

That Tired Feeling Just as surely indicates that the blood Is lacking1 in vitality and the elements of health as does the most obstinate humor that this vital fluid is full of impurities. Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures that tired feeling by enriching and vitalizing the blood, creating a good appetite and invigorating every organ of the body. Hood’s Sarsaparilla i ' 4‘I had that tired feeling all the time. W as as tired in the morning when i rose as I was when I went to bed. I took four bottles of Hoad’s Sarsaparilla and it made me feel like a new man. I could work hard and not feel tired. I recommend Hood’s to all who need a good medicine.” A. I*, CHARTER, Creston, Iowa. !*•. | Hood’s Sarsaparilla is sold by ail drug gists. Get Hood's and only Hood's. THE BURLINGTON ROUTE:. “The Burlington-Northern Pacific Express, from St.. Louis in the mbrning. from Kansas City in the afternoon, fur ‘Northwest Nebraska, Biaek Hills, Montana, Washington, Tacoma, Seattle, Puget Sound tad Portland. Oregon, via'Hillings, Montana—the short line and time-saver to th* Upper Northwest. : To the Puget Sound in 7Q hours from Kansas City; 77 hours from St, Louis, after April 29th, 1900. This is the climax in the development of the Louisiana Purchase. Through Coaches, Chair Cars (seats free), Standard and Tourist* tsleCpers and Dining Cars. Ths is the main traveled route from I the Southwest to the Northwest. Number 5. "Nebraska-Colorado Express’* rlid-day train rfom St. Louis; late night 1 prain from Kansas City, for Nebraska. Colorado, Utah, Pacific Coast — one night to Denver. ,, , Please writfc for printed and illustrated matter. ^ Great Train Service. General Passenger Agent. L. W. WAKEI.EY. HOWARD ELLIOTT, General Manager, ilrtlKtgn, St. Louis, Mo,

“A speech! crowd. In response to. the popular clamor tfcounted an empty beer keg and said: “Boys. I thank you. All hands: step inside and have something.” Victory Assured. He was a candidate for aldermanic honA speech!” yelled the be .It was a brief specimen of oratory, but it touched the spot.—-Chicago Evening Kewa. SI A I: t il AND Ai'filL Are the Mo«t Disagreeable Mouths ot the Year lu the North. In the South, they are the pleasantest and n: ost agreeable. The trees and. shrubs pat forth their buds and flowers: earlv vegsi ables aud fruits are reaay for eating, and :ic. fact all nature seems to have-awakened from its winte r sleep. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company reaches the Garden $]>ots of the South, and will on the first and ;hird Tuesdays of March and April sell sfcund-trip tickets to all principal towns in Tennessee. Alabama.Georgia and West Flortla at almost half rates. Write forpafticunrs of excursions to P. Sid, Jones. D. P. A., iuehargeof Iaimigration.BirnuPgham.Ala.. M Geo. P. Horner, D. P. A., St. Louis, Mo. The Proper Response. Mamma—Why did you let him kiss yon? Daughter—Well, be was so nice; he asked ‘But haven’t I told vou you must learn ro ‘Xo?’ ” “That's what I did say. Me asked me if T<1 be very angry if he kis/ed naie.”—Phila|e!phi^ Press. The Makers of Carter’s Ink Sayi ‘ IVe can't make any better ink than we do; *ti> don't know how to. We cap make poorer ;a i, but we won’t.” Carter’s Ink is the beat. He—“If I were poor would you still love rap?” She—"Why ask? Dp I not love you now?” He—“Yes, but riches have wings. Yo-day I am wealthy, to-morrow -I may be poor. Who can tell?” She—“It’s the same with love. dear. To-day I love, to-morrow — who can fell ?”—Pick-Me-Up. Gained 45 Pounds

j “DEAR MRS. PINKMAM— . was very thin and my /fiends thought i was in itonsumption. “Had continual head«tubes, backache and falling of uterus, and my eyes were affected. “Every one noticed horn ,moriy i looked and 9 was advised to take Lydia Em t*inkham*s Vegetable Compound* “One bottle relieved i me, and after taking eight bottles am now a healthy womanfhave gained m weight from 95 pounds to MtOf everyone asks what makes me so stout.**— MRS. A. TOLLE, t94S MU wo St., Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Pinkham has fifty thousand such letters from grateful women. HEADERS OP THIS PAPER DESIRING TO BUT ANYTHING ADVERTISED IN ITS COLUMNS SHOULD INSIST UPON HAVING WHAT THEY ASK FOR, REFUSING ALL SUBSTITUTES OB IMITATIONS.