St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 35, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 March 1897 — Page 3

A LETTER TO WOMEN From Mrs. James Corrigan. For seventeen years I have suffered. Periods were so very painful that I would have to go to the doctor every month. lie said that I had an enlargement of the womb, and told my husband that I must undergo an operation, as I had tumors in the 4 womb, and it was a case of | life or death. IJ Q I was ope- J) rated upon /y ’/ K■ y twice, but it did not seem k to do me any // \ good, it made JI AWj me very weak, ■ I r| i I was troubled ® \ / I \ vtSrl with the leu- JI \ II \ corrlioea a H \// 1 \ v great deal. w L_._3u.-A I also suffer- w A ed with the sick headache, f JWKT—JSiiX ' \ vomiting CT' *1 spells, back- 5 ache all the

time, terrible pa in in my left side, chills, loss o! appetite, and could not sleep nights. After taking several bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, some Liver Fills, and using your Sanative Wash, I recovered. I can eat well, and every one that sees me tells me I am a different person. I can do all my own work, sleep well and feel well. I am growing stronger every day, and am able to go out and enjoy a walk and not feel all tired out when I return, as I used to. I doctored for sixteen years, and in all those years I did not feel as well as I do at the present time. I wish that every woman that is troubled as I was, would try that medicine. Oh! it is so good to feel well, and it is all owing to Mrs. Pinkham's kind advice and medicine. —Mrs. James Corrigan, Centek Jamaica Plain, Mass. I dTX i ■ Y I ♦ i ) I kJ? j I W.L.DOUGLAS I | *3 SHOE In th6°W t orld. A I For 14 years this shoe, by merit alone, baa 1 : * distanced all competitors. * i • Indorsed by over 1.000.iW wearers as the • ? A best In style, fit and durability of any shoe A ■ ever offered at 03.00. B i It Is made in all the latest shapes and styles T • and of every variety of leather. J • One dealer in a town given exclusive sale • | A and advertised In local paper on receipt of A ■ ■ reasonable order. Write for catalogue to W. R I j L. Douglas, Brockton, Mass. " •• -^►*4 • IIM® gi® iSy r Unequalled, Unapproached. STANDARD OF THE WORLD. MOO to a I alika? * POPE MFC. CO., Hartford, Conn. Catalogue free from dealers or by mail for one 2-cent stamp. ALABASTINE PERMANENT WALL COATING. Alabastine does not require to be taken ofT tn renew, doos not harbor ^erms, but destroys them. and any one can brush it on. Sold by ad paint dealers Write for card with

•ampler. ALABASTINE CO., Grand Rapids. Mich, 'mg fouenea. I® ® Bubbles or Medals, i “ Best sarsaparillas.” When youthink of it how contradic- A-d tory that term is. For there can be only one best in anything—one best sarsaparilla, as there is one highest mountain, one longest river, one deepest ocean. And that best sarsaparilla is ? .... There's the rub 1 You can measure mountain height and ocean depth,but how test sarsaparilla? You could if you were chemists. AJa But then do you need to test it? The World’s Fair Committee z^\ testedit, — and thoroughly. They went behind the label on the /OA bottle. , What did this sarsaparilla test result in? Every make of sarsaparilla shut out of the Fair, except Ayer’s. So it was that Ayer’s was the only sarsaparilla admitted to the World’s Fair. The committee found it the best. They had no room for anything that was not the best. And as the best, Ayer’s Sarsaparilla received the medal and awards due its merits. Remember zOA the word “ best ”is a bubble any breath can blow; but there are Vy pins to prick such bubbles. Those others are blowing more “ best sarsaparilla ” bubbles since the World’s Fair pricked the z^\ old ones. True, but Ayer’s Sarsaparilla has the medal. The pin that scratches the medal proves it gold. The pin that pricks z^sA the bubble proves it wind. We point to medals, not bubbles, when we say; The best sarsaparilla is Ayer's.

WISE OFFICE RATS. Remarkable Display of Rodent’* Cuta ness la Witnessed. Some printers in Jersey City are telling wonderful stories of the sagacity or tlie rats that have long infested the office in which they work. Cats were of no avail to drive them out; they increas'ed and multiplied till they became an unendurable nuisance. At last the engineer secured an old zinc oil tank, about three feet in height, and then fastened on the edge a two-foot piece of board. Then he arranged the board so that it would swing up and down with one end inside the tank. He placed a piece of bologna sausag fastWISE JERSEY RATS.

ened with a rubber band, on the edge of the board, which projected over the Inside of the tank, and half filled the vessel with water. A few pieces of cheese were placed along the other end of the board to coax the rats on. The trap was set where rats are thickest, in the basement, and in a few minutes a rat climbed upon the end of the board which protruded outside the tank and rested upon a support. The rodent ate the cheese and then went for the bologna. As it reached the bait the other end of the board tipped up, and the rat, with a squeal, fell into the watefand w'as drowned. Within ten minutes six more rats walked the plank, and then there was a remarkable display of rat’s cuteness. Two rodents climbed the pile of papers, and while one stood on the safe end of the board the other carefully made its 1 way to the tempting bologna and devoured half of it. The rats then changed places, and the other ate the rest of the bologna and half the rubber band. During the afternoon no more rats were caught, but a lot of cheese was eaten by them. The engineer solemnly avers that he saw the rate not only balance one another on the board while the tempting bait was devoured, but that the rodents actually engaged in a game of see-saw, simply for amusement. August still has faith in his patent rat trap, but nobody else lias. —. Current Condensation*. The new waiting room in the New j York Central depot will be the largest I in the world. The dominion government has just decided to bridge the Nt. Lawrence at I Quebec at a cost of $3,000,000. The chaplains of the < Iklnmoba Legis ! lature receive $1.50 per day, or just half the sum set apart for the men who clean the spit toms. It Is estimated that the cost of ves seis now being built at lake shipyards is close to $3,000,000, as compared with $0,000,000 a year ago. in Brazil, at a funeral of an unmarried woman, tiie mourning color is scarlet. The coffin, the hearse, the trappings of tiie horses and the livery of the driver are all scarlet. A guard on the Great Western road in England, who has traveled over 4.000.000 miles In forty years, recently received a purse of 100 guineas for being the greatest traveler in the world. It is said that the Indian library of the British India office, which Is now being catalogued, will be, when finish ed. the most complete collection of oriental literature in tiie world. A Philadelphian invented the electric cab and a Philadelphia conqutny is manufacturing them as rapidly as possible. it is stated that a large number of electric vehicles will be in usq in New York and Philadelphia in the near future. it is said that a French chemist has made a blue soap which will render tin necessary the bluing in the laundry. In ordinary soap he incorporates a solution of aniline green in strong acetic acid. The alkali of the soap converts tiie green into blue. J. E. S. Moore, who was sent to Africa by the Royal Society of London, found some queer things in Lake Tanganyika, which is full of things that, according to preconceived notions, ought to be in the sea. Among the strange; fish discovered was a large electric ICh. which gives a severe shock on be il> • * t 4 ill 4 ‘lll'll

Care of the Coffee Pot, It seems strange that so Important : a thing as a coffee pot Is one which , usually Is neglected. The most cajre- 1 ful housekeeper is often negligent as to its cleanliness. This Is not because of carelessness, but because she does not understand the proper method of cleaning, and Its importance. The pot may be carefully rinsed after each cleaning and yet be far from clean. There Is an oily property about coffee which adheres in spite of rinsing out. You can see this for yourself by taking almost any coffee pot that has been some time in use (unless it has been carefully kept) and you will find clinging to it a sort of black grease (not brown), which will come off if a cloth is rubbed round the Inside. Now, this dei>oslt destroys the flavor, fragrance and color of coffee. If the coffee looks black brown Instead of ruddy brown it will be flavorless, however strong. To ki'ep thi^ black oil from the riot it must be dally washed (not simply rinsed), scalded and dried. If the French coffee pot is used each piece should be carefully dried before it is putaway. If packed together wet the strainers will in time give a metallic taste. It Is found that the coffee pot hns been neglected put a piece of washing soda as large as a hickory nut into Jiot water, set the strainers In it and let them stand on the stove for a few hours; put the same in the coffee pot, then rub and brush both till the wire gauze is clear and all the black removed; then run boiling water through and dry it. Cold water is worse than useless for cleaning the pot, as it sets the oil. Sometimes the coffee pot is put away as it is taken from the table, with the leftover coffee in it, but this is very unwise, for it will soon spoil the .flavor of the very best coffee if the pot is thus neglected. A COUNTERFEITER CAUGHT. The Police of Syracuse Make an Important Capture. On Monday, the 15th, Harold Maxquisee. of Utica, N. Y.. was arrested in Syrn-cu-e. N. Y.. on a warrant sworn out by '(lie Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., charging him with forgery. On ibe 15th of De.ceniber Marquisee visited photo-eugrav-er in Syracuse, saying c waa the representative of the Dr. Y- jiiams' Medicine <'o., ami arranged for the making of a full set of plates for the direction *Ji4*et*| labels, etc., of the famous Dr. W illiams Pink Fills for Pale People. News of this reached the home offx’e. and no time was lost in arranging for his arrest when he should return for tin* plates. He returned on the 15th ami was accordingly arrested and is now in jail in Syracuse awaiting examination, which occurs on March 2. This arrest proves to be an important one. In addition to various plunder, such ns medical books, typewriters, rugs. etc.. I found in Marquisee's trunk when nrre’t- I ed. the jmlice also found counterfeit coin | both in the trunk ami on his person; and > in a search of his npnrtnienta nt Utica ‘ found a complete outfit for counterfeiting, consisting of crucibles, bellows, nickel, lend, bismuth, antimony, a small black- i smith forge, n chnn-oa) furnace, and I arvernl plnstergif .prw-ouMs. Th." I I nited States ufr « dm just a- - as the Dr. Williams’ Mcnrr-mw-^ss. are through with him, and. no doubt, he' w ill Vie sentenced for n long period. In selecting Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for his counterfeiting operntiou*. he showed his knowledge of the ppiprietary medicine business: for these pills are in such great demnmi that they nr.- easily sold nt any drug store in the United States. His scheme was to work the country druggists and sell Ids imitations nt a discount of from 2 per rent, to 5 per cent., explaining the reduced price by tiie i fact that he had picked them up in small 1 lots nml at a discount from dealers who j were overstocked. By working fast and I making long jumps, he would have secure! many hundr-sls of dollars in a short time. The proprietors of 1 »r. Williams' Pink Pills are most fortunate to have caught the rogue before he had fairly started, und to have thus ke|rt these xpuribus goods out of the market. < 'itizetisiiip. Holland disfraiK'biscs n citizen if he is absent from the wuntrj for ten years and during that time does not formally notify the proper authority that lie wishes to continue to be regarded as a citizen. Great Britain does not so (easily give up her claim to the loyalty of her snbjis-ts. A man may count upon her protection on the ground that his grandfather was by birth and allegiance an Englishman, even though he and his father were both born and have always lived on foreign soil but without being naturaliz.ed. 264 HUSHELS CORN PER ACRE. Ifs marvelous how we progress! You can make money at 10 cents a bushel when you get 2(54 bushels corn. 230 bushels oats, 173 bushels barley, 1,600 bushels potatoes per acre! Salzer’s creations in farm seeds produce. SIO.OO WORTH FOR IO CENTS. Just Send This Notice and IO Cent! to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., L» Crosse. Wis.. and get 12 farm seed sain pies, worth $lO, to get a start. C. N. The President and the Press. j “The day would not be a typical one,” l writes ex President I larrison in an article on “A Day with the President at His Desk,” in tin* Ladies' Home Journal, “without a call from one or more newspaper men. I'or routine business items, and for social news, the reporters deal with the private secretary, but when there are rumors of important public transactions —and such rumors are perennial - some of the more prominent of the newspaper men expect to have a few moments with the ITesident. IVith some of these—gentlemen whothave become known to him as men who 'have not placed their personal honor in the keeping of tiny newspaper proprietor or managing edito •, but hold it in estimation and in their own custody—the President, sometimes talks wiith a good deal of freedom. Os course, confidential things are not disclosed; he does not give an interview, and is not quoted; but erroneous impressions of what has been done or is in contemplation are often corrected. There are many men of tine ability and of the highest personal character among the newspaper writers at Washington.” There are only 3,374 teachers in the land of Socrates, Aristotle and Plato,

M' , ?l G*o*n If Ton Must, a ln «uiß of relief ®f the »< Ca produces the in^ts S"! R a f ,rollne source o. $ But It or chronic likjLlostetter’R J- ’* an . nl T hilat ’d ut Its birth ” tolnach Hitters, which, unXIU for HU “ P 11 "’ 11 ® dOHCS often preine' l.mki.u ^® r ^ ec tly safe. In malarial, lie! H.p niw.L d y ß P<'Ptie or nervous all liters Is a certain source of reTh® Three It’s. o< " o ft ( ' n '*i n °t<id exin Wjon, the three It's, was contained issued by a Mr. James lov^pms, England, which reads as folJ auQe ® Williams, parish clerk, tOWU Cr,er and bellman, mid sells’all sorts of haberdash'v®hro<’<‘r,es, etc., likewise hair and W irest and cut on the shortest no 1 an evening school, ih^K 4 teach at humble rates ruad ,Hg and rithmetic and singing.” by |eafne«s Cannot Ke Cured -! niplif-ations, as they cannot reach the ei>Jl . on Hie ear. There Is only one I'eafnew. and that Is by constltnl»«'afness Is causeo by an hi EUB.^Mir. n< ntiopi of the mucous lining of the you 1 lube. When this tube gets Inflamed ins sM. a , rumbling sound or imperfect hear(t Is entlroly closed Peafness Is a,,a un l "** tl" 1 Inflammation can be 8,1,1 this lobe restored to Its normal eond^B 1 . nearing will be destroyed forever; {en aro caused bv luitarrh. n°tbing but an Innanied condition of ti,c »emis surfaces. ’ ^ vo Oue Hundred Dollars for anv casc^gl.’eafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circult 1 V T F. J- CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. AjFSom by Druggists, 75c. p In China. (<no oAthe sights of China is the antlqne brijlge of Suen-tchen-fow, two thlusamV ^ ve hundred feet long and twnty feet wide. It has on each side fl«y-two piers, upon which huge stones an laid, some of them twenty feet iofig. Many thousand tons of stone were used in tiie erection of this wonderful bridge, which Is regarded by englners a.s indicating constructive tal^ ent as wonderful as that which raised the Egyptian Pyramids. THAT SPLENDID COFFEE. •Mr. Goodman, Williams County, 11!., writes us: “From one package Salzer's German Coffee Berry I grew 300 pounds of better coffee than 1 can buy in stores at 30 cents a pound.” A package of this and big seed catalogue is sent you by John A. Salzer Seed Co., Ln Crosse. Wls„ upon receipt of 15 stamps and this notice. C. N. The British Secretary of State for War has Issued a circular to the various commanding generals of the army calling upon them to enforce the Queen's regulations requiring officers to grow mustachoft. Coughing Leads to Consumption. i Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough nt once. Go to your druggist to-day and get 1 a sample l»ottle free. Sold in 25 aud ."•0 ijcent bottle*. Go at ouce; delays are | dangerousSir Robert Carey rode nearly 300 I mlleo on homebnek In less than three dam, when be went from Loudon to 11 King James of the ff^aUi of Qiicot^llznbeth. liane’n Family Medicine Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gentlv on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache, ’’rice 25 and 50c. Burinnh’a whole system of state railroads. UHMi miles In length, has been ; bought up by a syndicate for $30,000,000. Holl's Vegetable Sicilian Hnir Renewer has restored gray hnir to its original color and preventisl baldness in thousatius of cases, it will do so to you. Freneli law requires tb.it e body shall be burifsl within forty-eight hours after death tmleeis It is emlwilmcd. No-to-Bac for Fifty Cent*. Over 400,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac regulate or remove vour desire for tobacco? Nave, money, make- health and manhood. Curo guaranteed, t>oc and sl. all druggists. The doubts of an honest man contain more moral truth than the profession of faith of people under a worldly yoke. vim. Wln»low‘« Hoothino Syrcf for Childrea teething. kottriiH the gnniv. reunc»*s inflimniation, al lay e pain, curea wind colic. ueutH a buttle. Whix billons nr cnetive eat » Cascaret, caudv cathartic. cure guaranteed. 10 . 25c DADWAYS n PILLS, Purely Vegetable, mild and reliable. Cause perfect dlgjMtiea. complete abanrption and healthful regularity. For the cure -f ail dh. rb-rs >f th Stomach, Laver; Bowels, kidneys. Bladder. Nervous Dis-a^rs. LOSS OF APPETITE, SICK HEADACHE, INDIGESTSON, BILIOUSNESS, TORPID LIVER. DYSPEPSIA. PFSFECT DIGESTION wilt be accomplished by tak. me Radway’s Pills. H. their ANH-BILIOUS properties they silmulate the liver lu the secretion of the bile and Its discharge through the bit ary ducts Th-se pills In doses ot from two :o four will quickly regulate tin- action of the liver and tree the patient from these disorders On.' or two of Railway's Pills, taken dttiy by those subject to bilious rains and torpidity of the liver, will keep the system regular and secure healthy digestion. Price, 25c per box Sold bv ail druggists, or by mall. RAPWAY A CO.. 55 Elm Street. New York. * I w SLICKER WILL KEEP YOU DRY. ■be fooled with a mackintosh ber coat. If you wanta coat ill keep you dry in the hardorm buy the Fish Brand !«. 1 T r. If not for sale in your write for catalogue to TOWER, Boston, Mass. APTURSa DR. TAFT’S ASTHMALENE flblrlMflCUßED bend your address. We will mall a trial bottle F M F r DR. TAFT BROS., 45 Hm St.. Rochester, N. Y. I lILL

Free Farm Labor Bureau. In order to assist the thousands of nn- ! employed men in Chicago, the Working- ' men s Home, at 42 Custom House place, ’ has established a Free Labor Bureau, and is prepared to furnish men to farmers and ; others in al] parts of the country without ‘ expense to either. Employers applying । should state definitely as to the kind of ; work, wages to be paid, and if railway j fare will be advanced. Addrpss, Labor j Bureau, Workingmen's Home, 42 Custom ' llouse place, Chicago, 111. Tel. Harrison High Ibices lor Food. The prices of food and drink in Bid uwayo recall the palmy days of the CalifoYnla Ar^oixnuts. Potatoes are 12 cents apiei'C, eggs $5 a dozen, bi er I $i a bottle and champagne sls. A Big Crass Seed Order. John A. Salzer Seed Co., Ln Grosse. Wis., the largest grass, clover and farm seed growers in America, recently reeeiv ed nn order for twenty-five thousand pounds different k nds of clovei, ten thousand pounds Salzer’s Superior Timothy Seed and ten thousand pounds of different kinds of grasses from a large Montana j stock raiser. Salzer's seeds grow and ( produce, and it pays to SOW them. A gentleman traveling in Persia say a he has been in a town where the bells ring for prayer live times a day. and business men rusli out of their offices to tiie churches, leaving their places of business alone and unlocked, and no body ever has a thing stolen. Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only cough medicine used in my house.—D. C. Albright, Mifflinburg, Fa.. Dec. 11, '95. Tiie man win is afraid to lie unpopu lar causes no devils to tremble.—Anon CASCARXTs (timu.ate Ivrr. k clnvys ami bowels. Nev rr s.cken. wenkrn or grim 10c Jvst try a 10c lion nt Caa mets. candy < albartlc. tin mi liver and bowel tegula.er made.

6 When you're doubled up with pain and feel like you’d snap x Z in two, you have ' Z $ I v HI M J 3A. O O. 9 When you feel strong, straight, without pain by using St. Jacob* Z A Oil, you'll know you’ve used the best remedy. K I j ^^CUMCOHSTIMIOJ^^ j ♦ io * all :; I 25^ 50 ♦ druggists ;; lARQAIIITHV CH JRANTFPD I” rui any rasnof constipation. Cascarcts arc the Ideal Lisai y nDOVbu IDu 1 UUnlinll 1 LjU five, never crip or eripe.bnt cause ra«y natural results. bsm-B I pie an<Lbooklct free. Ad. STERLING REMEDY < 0.. (hlenzc. Montreal. Can., or New York. SlT.j ; | REASONS FOR USING | | Walter Baker & Co/s; t Qi , i _ Breakfast Cocoa. ♦ L Because it is absolutely pure. ; > X 2- because it is not male by (he so-called Dutch Process in : ’ , X W which chemicals are used. ♦ n beans of the finest quality are used. < > , X U 4 ' 't ' s made by a method which preserves unimpaired ;* X H the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. ; I t lU wU'M Because it is tiie most economical, costing less than one cent II ini I A'tll a cup. Hill p ( i Be sure that you get the genuine article made by WALTER ;; BAKER & CO. Ltd., Dorchester, Mass. Established 1780. ^y/When I Saw f iRy ^y° ur advertisement h M ‘ I thought that it was probably like the announce1 1 .A' s ments of many other makers of harvesting machinery t J 95 S " big blow and little show; but I’m ready to surren- • i ^*3^4 W \ der: £° ahead, gentlemen, you’re all right; I bought / !' / ' z one of your binders last season and it is equal to any A* * claim you ever made for it.” "die— ( . - This is the condensed essence of what Mr. Thomas i *1 // > —x Carney, of Washington Court House, Ohio, has to jp* I rj ‘ say about the McCormick Right Hand Open Elevator a. j Harvester and Binder. The claims made for McCormick Machines lire : strong claims. That’s because r 'l Machines are so constructed that strong claims for them are justified. The ma- > chine you want will cost you more than the other kind, for the simple reason that eff it is worth more; that’s all — there’s no other reason — and in the end you’ll be glad you paid the difference, because there’s nothing cheaper than the best. ! xj) McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, Chicago, The Light-Running McCormick Open Elevator Harvester, JK, ! W The Light-Running McCormick New 4 Steel Mower. < ( Jlj The Light-Running McCormick Vertical Corr. Binder and AC* ; ’ The Light-Running McCormick Daisy Reaper, for sale evervrvhere. nf “Cleanliness Is Nae Pride, Dirt's Nae Honesty.” Common Sense Dictates the Use of SAPOLIO

flßl A toot ■ , handsomely illustrated, O g* a 3 describing Nebraska, her farms SB Bit N J and the opportunities there for ’oung men and farm renters to become farm owners. Mailed without charge on application to F. S. Fustih, General Passenger Agent, C. B. & Q. R. R., Chicago, 111, C, N. U. No. 12— V» W HEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS ph ave say you buw the advertisement in this paper.

Spring 1« the season for new life In nature, new vigor in our physical systems. As the fresh sap carries life into th* trees, so our blood should give u« renewed strength and vigor. In it* iinfXire state it cannot do this, and the aid of Hood's Sarsaparilla is imperatively needed. It 'will purify, vitalize and enrich tho blood, and with this solid, correct foundation, it will build up good health, create a good appetite, tone your stomach and digestive organs, strengthen your nerves and overcome or prevent that tired feeling. 'I his has been the experience of thousands. It will be yours if you take Hood’s Sarsaparilla JX-'X cine mill Blood I’urlfler. Sold by all druggist*. Pitta cure nausea, IndliresUoi*. lIUUU » 1 siis» biliousness. eents. i*a _ « ~ si =4o*rawß|w VJRES WHtßt All LISE f AILS* Best Cough Syrup. Tables Good. Use in tiaie. Sold by druggists Ml PATENTS. TRADE-MARKS. Eimnliiatlon and advice as to Patmtatdlliy or lav* Hout, send tor Investobs' Glide, ok HowtoQska I PSTUNT. > atrick O’F»rrelL Washington. LMJk PENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS. JOHNW MORRIS, WASHINGTON, L*t« Principal Exualser V. S. Pension BoreM. 3 fn. >n Im war, 15 adjudicating claims, .Uy. gwsMSSMna

a CURE YOURSELF! I tn Big G for unaatnral iischarges, infla.Dimaii.iut, irritations or ulceration* Painuf ° ” * a me “ bra “.‘* 1 ainless, and not astnu- , gent or poisonous. Sold by Ilrti or sent in plain wrapperby express, prepaid, foe or 3 bottles, (2.75. Circular sent on reQUtfU