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r-> -• , * - r ' ' ' • ' ' • w . ; . v ? / ' - i , V ' i > • ' * > • ' • * ' - V ' - • - ^ 1 / • ' ' » > ' * , • * ' ' V s - J * i ' - t ' " r lifnrK1V«»V T>T A.^Wn«i^T VM> u nnnvntr TT r ' ! . M'HENRY, ILL. !^rw. CUT III HR w «|p» &-d £.jsrJvv- <' %«• :7iTiV'X:"*/•^'•>V:^"'j* • '.'! v'v"J; . v,; MzxampMjî i. • fit's S THE ranks--piteoasly thinner ranks this year than ttiey were last--of veterans file through the crowded streets of hundreds of American cities on Memorial day, the minds of those who fought be* neath the blue or for the gray will turn to a May 30 of 51 years ago, When ashore and afloat men were doing those deeds which will be commemorated by Memorial day. i£Memorial day was not dreamed of then. North ^ \ ,J®nd South were busy with the grim business of SS^r" war. The land shook with the 'tramp of armed ' j vKorces and the rumble of artillery, and America ",>w'aa the scene of some of the mightiest battles **which history records. ^ The news which came to ths North in those ^3 - -,5 ,, ^Btirring days was not all r• .'rose-tinted by any means. ^ y> iLee was 'threatening the f,, '<;^second "invasion of the ^ • u>Torth and the Shenan- "• ;>> <doah and Cumberland galleys were threatened tj.Y' • 'with becoming seats of and being ravaged iby hostile armies. The • kittle town of Gettysburg If 'liad not yet awakened to ^v^|the fact that it was to he ^ ;' ,-/^the center of the most j<(//|colossal struggle of the //.^'fwar, and In Arkansas ^Smd Virginia the Union , V" Vteuccesses had not bee^ , V,D: <nll that they might haw "'%een. s K From the Mississippi campaign came the bright- |5 ; ' |®8t reports of progress. The eyes of North and ' ^out^ were upon Grant and Pemberton at ^^^wicksburg, the almost Impregnable stronghold of !'• . $the Confederacy in the Mississippi valley. Farra- jf v. *|srut had run past the batteries of New Orleans and p Porter was assisting Grant in the reduction of the jworka arounrt Vicksburs. Nswspapwni daily print- is.«d glowing accounts of the progress of the siege, l>ut the city did not fall. Still it was from Gfant %" jLhat the encouraging, heartening news of the day f ihiv,£ame. On May 29, the day before the date now C - . Bet for Memorial day, certain New York newspa- ^24i|)era printed dispatches stating that Vicksburg had fallen; that Pemberton had escaped from the city oh- the loss of his artillery. This report, how- was promptly denied. fa * On the same day authentic accounts and fk ^i^fures of an engagement at Champion's Hill, near '•>: ^1/icksburg, were received. About five o'clock in -'"4he morning of May 15 General Grant had re­ ceived information from two men who had been siuz&irsimre jtt tb? woods GATTJ# Qg+ C3mr£FZOfr'I£2ZĴ 3 jaatdsHRG fxarr 27#irojRZTf -jurn&z zsz simz?$mgR* employed on the Jackson and Vicksburg railroad and who had passed through Pemberton's army in the night, that the Confederate general was marching east with 80 regiments of infantry and ten batteries. In all about twenty-five thousand men. PAY OF UNION AND LIBERTY I; jl^'K^Thls Is the Time tho Nation 8hould |r* V Remember the Debt It Owes to If tr'L '-.v the VeteranSb On May 80, 1862, there was no such ftpmiling land as we see this day. Then J|he booming of the guns alternated %ith a dead march four years long; ? <<foday we see an exultant republic, gunning eagerly forward to meet its ^fuller and more glorious destiny, i' ^ And whom shall we thank for thiB? 5 IFhe venerable men who walk or ride 4>n Memorial day beneath their sacred Rattle flags, and 'the men who sleep • today beneath the blue of the sky and the stars of the night. How great their sacrifice! Some gave literally |11 they had--even their names. They tie In unmarked trenches, their very glace of sepulture forgotten. Their Raines are lost, and they have gained a name the which neither man nor time can wr^ jQron fhqp thai W»e 9f Patriot H v, i- Their prowetu "frav* tu Undylns bo their fame. It is for us of the younger geaerar V ISon. whose eyes opened on a country Wrapped in peace, to fill up our hearts v «s urns with the precious wine of gratitude and offer them, brimming £ver, to that Grand Army of the Re­ public which marches in flesh and •pirit on Memorial day. Are there - ahadowy and invisible reunions at Bull Jtun, and Spottsylvanla, and the Wil- 4erness, and Manassas, and Malvern Hill, and Cold Harbor, and Gettys- <%urg, and Atlanta? Weil, might there He when the nation at this time rises -•'j|n jBiowrT's wings to the heights of fLAYED WITH DEADLY POSIES 4£»|low Jasmine Responsible for Death - Of One Child and Nsadljr Kilie Another. . a vicarious heroism. For Memorial day is the day of the living and the dead, the day of comrades whom no sting of death nor lapse of time can separate. It is the day when tho. Grand Army militant salutes the Grand Army triumphant. It Is the sacramental day of nationality. It Is the day we acknowledge each and all our debt to the boys of '62, who are now the patriarchs of '14. It is the day pf neither North fcnor South, nor East nor West, but of Union and Liberty, now and forever, one and in­ separable. if*,;*'":. < • : Two children of John W. Drew of Sose Bill. N. C-, aged 5 and 2 yeans were poisoned on gelseqdtun sempe- rrirlns (yellow Jasmine). All three of his children had beeo •laying with the blossoms Just be- noon. About two hours after Left Capital Vulnerable. One hundred years ago the residents of Washington were seriously dis­ turbed by rumors that the British were planning an expedition for the capturd of tlioir city. Gravo as was the danger, the authorities were slow to move. After considerable delay a fleet of gunboats and barges were as­ sembled and placed under the com­ mand of the veteran Commodore Bar­ ney, who had served with distinction in the Revolution. But the land de­ fenses were almost totally neglected. Though the government called for 15.- 000 troops, the actual defense force about the national capital consisted of but a few hundred militia. In conse­ quence, when the British finally marched on the oity in midsummer they encountered little oppositions Very Old Copper Mine. If not absolutely the oldest, the Stora Kopparberget in Sweden is the oldest copper mine of which any offi­ cial figures can be found. It has been worked continuously for nearly eight hundred years, ill. Dr. T. a Williams of Turkey was called in Immediately and Dr. Carr went over to Mr. Drew's. The deadly poison worked so quick­ ly that Dr. Carr failed to reach the lioiuo befoi o tlie duath had the two-year-old child. Dr. Williams uitiii'i have his medicine case, yet he and the neighbors worked heroically to save the little child's life. WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER Child Learns That Joy 8omet!mss Finds Deepest Expression In Tears. It was a morning In early spring1-- the spring of '65. The orchard was in full bloom and on the wind was the odor of the blossoming crabapple trees In the woods pasture. I was sitting on the back doorstep eating a bowl of bread and milk and pausing between spoonfuls to note the glory of woods, pasture and blue sky. I was but four years old and the beauty of the world was Just dawning on me, when to my ears came sudden, far-off, dull booms like sudden echoes of thunder. The sky was without a cloud. Again I heard the d«ll boom. Ah? I had it! "Mother," • I called, "someone's pounding on the side of Uncle Dave's barn!" She catne to the door and listened. Again came the dull, thunderous sound. For a moment she listened and then burst out sobbing. "What's the matter, mother? Does it scare you? I'm not afraid!" She stooped over and gathered me to her breast. "The war is over. The war Is over." was all she could say, but she said it over and over. "The 'war is over and your father is com­ ing home" "Why, I'd think you'd laugh Instead of cry! I'd think you'd be glad in­ stead of sorry." Child that I wis, I knew not that Joy sometimes finds deepest expression to tears. Grant Immediately recalled Sherman from Jack- eon and directed him to send one division with an ammunition train to join his own force. Within an hour after sending this dispatch Steele's^ divi­ sion was under way. The Union forces fhoved cautiously, with pickets thrown in advance, by sev­ eral roads. Smith's division on the southernmost road wasjtho first to encounter the enemy's pick­ ets. They were driven in, as were the pickets con­ fronting Osterhaus on the middle road and Hovey on the northernmost road. By the tima Grant arrived Hovey*s skirmish had assumed almost tho proportions of a battle. Pemberton selected a position on Champion's Hill to meet the Union forces. General Grant at * once realized that the posi­ tion was a strong one. The hill commanded a view of the surrounding country and was protected by a ravine and heavy shrub­ bery. The battle of Cham­ pion's Hill lasted about four hours, during which time every man of Hovey's divi­ sion and McPherson's two divisions was engaged. Gen­ eral Grant drove Pemberton from his position and the city of Vicksburg was near­ er to its doom. Had It not been for neglect on the part of subordinates to promptly obey, General Grant felt that he could have almost completely diso r g an i s e d Pemberton's force. Tempering this bit of hopeful news was the sad­ dening report of those killed In the engagement. Full lists were being published about the Memorial day season. The Union loss at Champion's Hill was, according to General Grant's memoirs, 410 killed, 1,844 wounded and 187 missing. Hovey alone lost 1,200 killed, wounded and missing--one- third of his command. It was estimated that the Confederates lost about 3,000r killed and wounded and 3,000 captured in pursuit and battle. Lorlng's division, which was the right of Pemberton's line, never got back into Vicksburg, and Pemberton fell back to Big Black river. The most cheerful part of this Memorial day news was the fact that it meant Grant had a firm position between Johnston and Pemberton. Close on the news from Champion's Hill cams dispatches describing a fig^t at Big Black river, where the Confederates were again driven from their position* and fled across the stream, burning t h e b r i d g e s . P o n t o o n s were constructed and the Union army continued in p u r s u i t o f P e m b e r t o n . After the engagements at Champion's Hill and Big Black river the invest­ ment of Vicksburg was as complete as Grant's lim­ ited number of troops could make it For days the newspapers were filled with the progress of the work of constructing roads through tho bayous and swamps back of the city. Dispatches printed on May 30 gave rise to con­ siderable anxiety over Grant's safety. Johnston was not more than fifty miles In his rear with an army about the size of his own, and Pember­ ton had the advantage of the fortifica- •----•» tions and outworks about Vicksburg. A day or two after May 30, 1863, re­ ports were received in the North of desperate hand to hand fighting out­ side of Vicksburg and general assaults on the works. Several fortifications fell, but were retaken by the Con­ federates. In thg end of May the marine divi­ sions under Porter did some excellent work at Hayne's Bluffs under Grant's direction. News of this was printed shortly after the date which ts now set apart for Memorial day. There had been much criticism of the administration fn the North and the Union arms had come in for their share of popular opprobrium and the news of Grant's successes in the West was sorely needed. It heartened the troops serving In other campaigns and it heartened those at home. It was not'long before what Is now Memorial day that New York, in 1863, received news of the gallant charge of the Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry at Hazel Grove, where "Stonewall" Jackson turned the Union right. In* fantry, artillery and cavalry lost heav­ ily in this engagement la Hopkafi »YATt dUPEfUNTENDENT ASKS IMMEDIATE RECLASSIFWA- » TION OF RISKS. •' \'^ 7 Organizations Now Controlling Busi­ ness Must Reform Methods or De- VV jpartmsnt Will Proeeitf Against Them. Btoneworkers .la Germany have a union membership of 76,783, her eyesight Is impaired and one up­ per lid paralyzed. The other child didn't f evelop symptoms of poison. Cbancellorsville campaign. •even a -- Gift of Thoughts. If, Instead of a gem, or flower, we could cast the gift of lovely thought into the heart of friend, that would be giving as the angels must give.--George HacDoo- aid. Making a Virtue of Necessity. Most of the advocates of walking as a splendid exercise are people too poor to afford motor cars.--Charleston News and Courier. Carr Irrigated the stomach of the five-year-old child, removing the blos­ soms, gave stimulants hypodermlcally Platinum Dear Because So Rars. One of the difficulties in tho cxten- tion of electrical and technical chem­ istry Is the shortage of platinum, says the American Machinist Russia is Dr. j practically the only country producing tiro of tho chUdrsa wars takes* j aa^ abe la mmaUmrmt safe, although platinum; It is found In various locali­ ties of the Ural mountains. Very dmall quantities have been found In Borneo, BrastL Australia aa4 ffsUtarn**. i of the world's total production of 18/ 250 pounds, more than 95 per comes from Russia. Now extensive deposits of platinum have been discovered in Germany, In Westphalia, where iron, lead, copper and zinc mines abound. The platinum is present in the form of an alloy, but in sufficient quantities to guarantee profitable extraction, and it seems posi; sible that under new methods of analy sis deposits of platinum under work* able conditions may be found la *a jgoos o^ber .parts ot tho ^ Springfield.---State Insurance Super­ intendent Rufus M. Potts, following an investigation of fire insurance con­ ditions and the operation of fire oom- ftanies in this state, Issued a public demand for an immediate lowering of Insurance rates. Not only does he de­ mand a reduction, but he threatens proceedings against the companies on the part of the department of which he is the head in the event of non­ compliance. Some time ago Mr.'Potts sent a tiro insurance expert to the offices of va­ rious companies doing business in Illinois with warrants for examina­ tion, and procured figures, data and documentary evidence upon which a recent report to Governor Dunne was based. Attached to this was a com­ prehensive report of the Investigator, covering the operations of the rate- making bodies and tabulations show­ ing results of the present fire insur­ ance rates. The insurance head charges, among other things, that the Chicago. Board of Underwriters has assumed com­ plete jurisdiction over the stock fire Insurance business in Cook county, establishing tariffs, -publishing rates and restricting agents' commissions, which are mandatory upon all con­ nected with stock fire insurance com­ panies in Cook county, and has so carried on its organization as >to make competition b£ non-board companies in Cook county almost impossible. It is further charged that the West­ ern Union exercises like control over the state of Illinois outside of Cook county, and the Insurance head de­ clares that unless these organizations shall, upon notice from the depart ment, reform their organizations, con­ stitutions, by-laws, rules and regula­ tions, that it will be the department's duty to proceed against them. This action is threatened at once unless changes are forthcoming post haste. Mr. Potts states that In his' opinion these organizations are a clear combi­ nation, preventing competition and in restraint of trade, and that their op­ erations are unlawful and detrimental to public welfare. The report states that fire insurance has become prac­ tically compulsory, as a commercial necessity, and that the business is therefore stamped with a public Inter­ est, and It Is the duty of the state to properly regulate it. In a case recently decided in the United States Supreme court the court held that the state has the power to regulate rates and exercise control over rate-making bodieB which affect the business within its boun­ daries; and Mr. Potts informs the stock fire insurance companies that unless they are willing to grant con­ cessions which conditions imperative­ ly demand, proper legislation will be asked for at the next session of the legislature. Tables have been compiled, show­ ing the comparison of Chicago and other Illinois cities with cities of like classes in other states. According to these comparisons, reductions can be made In Illinois rates from 20 to 50 per cent on different classes of risks. Illinois rates are much higher than those of adjacent states, and accord­ ing to tables covering experience for the last 33 years, the loss ratio has been lower than that of any state ex­ cept Wisconsin, which Is practically the same. On the other hand, the an­ nual amount of premium in Illinois Is almost equal to the combined pre­ miums of the states of Missouri, Kan­ sas, Kentucky and Texas, where rate reductions hade been made. An im­ mediate reduction of premium rates now charged is demanded, aggregat­ ing the following totals: e Cook county- Dwellings Dean schedule risks..** Sprlnklered risks . ...k. end organization voluntarily to grant concessions to the insuring public is Indefensible, and he calls the atten­ tion of the companies to the fact that taxes in Illinois are lower, loss ratio has declined of late years, the state maintains an efficient fire marshal's department,' the companies have been allowed every opportunity to co-oper­ ate, in order more economically to carry on their business. The voiurae of business Is many times greater than any other -state in thiB seetion of the country, and therefore the state of Illinois is entitled to every consid­ eration in the matter of premium rates. The substance of th£ demand is that the entire state shall be re-rated upon an equitable basis and that all dis­ criminations against the small insurer shall be eliminated. A conference was recently had be­ tween the governor, Mr. Potts and a committee of fire insurance managers on this report, and the companies were given a reasonable time to pre­ pare an answer. Woods Accepts Board's Choice. . Wiiliam H. Long of Chicago, whom the state civil service commission cer­ tified to Secretary of State Harry Woods for the position of corporation assistant, became established in hla new position. His occupancy of the position is regarded ob a "peace" move between the secretary and the,state commission. When Long's name was first certi­ fied to the secretary, no action was taken by the secretary of state. John McGrath originally held the position, but when he resigned a few weeks ago Fred L. Bergstresser of Pekin was appointed by the secretary to the position. The secretary, holding that Bergstresser's Services were entirely' satisfactory, showed no inclination to respond to the certification by the civil service commission and only after the supreme court upheld the state civil service law did the secre­ tary open negotiations looking toward a compliance with the rules. 10 Commissioners Close Meeting. j The Election Comlnissioners* asSo- ciation of Illinois, in an open meeting following the cldsing executive ses­ sion in Chicago, adopted resolutions advocating amendments to present laws to promote economy and greater efficiency in the matter of elections! Reduction of the number of ballots re­ quired to be printed, the amount of advertising, posting and public notifi­ cation now thought necessary and the number of registration, primary and election days was advised as tending to materially cut down the expense at­ tendant on the present Bystem. The attention of the State Bar as­ sociation'was directed to the fact that under the amended primary law there Is no provision for a primary nomi­ nating candidates for the Illinois su­ preme court and circuit courts to be voted for In the election of June, 1915. The following officers were elected: President--J. H. Bernhardt, Dan­ ville. Vice-president • George H. JEckert, Bast St Louis. Secretary and treasurer-^sJ. : Ruckel, Springfield. V t 660,000.00 7S<0,000.00 £0,000.00 Total $1,450,000 no Illinois outside, of Cook cpunty-- Dwellings Dean schedule) 350,000.00 600.00&.00 Total $ 950,000.00 Thus, the total amount of Imme­ diate reduction In premiums recom­ mended for 'the entire state Is $8>- 400,000. According to Mr. Potts, the persist­ ent refusal of the stock fire companies Official Stops Funeral. A funeral servlcp was Interrupted at Hillsdale, Rock Island county, when C. S. Nelson, inspector for the state board of health, sent the minister who was officiating home after learning there were two cases of smallpox In the preacher's family at Joslyn. Two cases of smallpox were also discovered at Hillsdale where investi­ gations began leading to the discovery at Joslyn. The cases were of so mild a nature that the malady had been diagnosed as chicken ' Many Will Get Degrsea. Of the 47 persons who have been recently made eligible to receive de­ grees from the University of Illinois, three are prominently known in this section of the state. They are: Albert Bellamy of Girard, chemistry, B. S.; Walter Iaham Manny of Mt. Sterling, Mt-erature and scieacc, B. L.. and John Irving Rinaker, Jr., Springfield, archi- tAkure, B. S. These persons are living matriculants of the university of the classes from 1863 to 1S92, who have completed 36-year terih credits and v&o-have not as*ye$ fooalvtd degrees. Illinois Red Men End Meeting. Mattoon was selected by the great council of Improved Order of Red Men at their closing session In Springfield as the. convention city for 1915. That city won out over Springfield, Chicago and Danville. It was predictefl, However, that Springfield will be chosen the meet­ ing place of the great council of the United States next year when that body convenes In Portland, Ma., the coming fall. Among the speakers was President W. A. Northcott of the Springfield' Commercial association, who extended an invitation to the Red Men to hold their 1915 meeting in Springfield and to make this city their permanent meeting place. The newly elected officers were in­ stalled. Those installed were: Great prophet, A. L. Somers <k Westville; great sachem, W. E. Stone of Mason City; great senior sagamore, John A. Sweet of Marshall; great junior saga­ more, Judge A. J. Steidly of Shelby- ville; great keeper of records, O. L. Whitmer of Springfield; great keeper of wampum, J. F. Brennen of Jack­ sonville; great representatives to the national grand council, I. O. R. M. to be held in September at Portland, Me., A. L. Somers, Westville; Frank C. Smitb, East St. Louis, and George W. Thompson, Mollne. * The ^losing session of the members of the Degree of Pocahontas was held. Officers were installed. r Delegates left for their homes in various parts of the state. - •'.np Qrsst Shooting. m.'v:1'" 8mftc and Jones were walking afang the boulevard one afternoon when Brown was incidentally mentioned. "Speaking of Brown," thoughtfully remarked Jones, "I understand he is something of a shot." "He is a wonder," was the prompt rejoinder of Smith. "We were out in a field practising the other day whea he hit the builseye the first shot." "Fine for Brown!" commending!? returned Jones. "Tickled him almost to death, I suppose?" "Don't you' believe it!" answered Smith. "He had to pay for- the frail " ERUPTION SPREAD ON FACE 810 Bast Elm St., Streator, IIL--"A running sore broke out above my right eye, which spread over my en­ tire face. It started as a *maH pim­ ple. I scratched it open and the con­ tents of this small pimple ran down my face. Wherever this ran a new sore appeared. They itched and burned terribly; I couldn't touch my face It burned so. It disfigured my face terribly and I couldn't be seen for everyone was afraid of it. It looked like a disease of some kind; tt was all red and a heavy white crust on it. Everybody kept out of my way, afraid it would spread. I lost rest at night and I couldn't bear to have any­ thing touch my face, not even the pil­ low. I had to lie on the back of tho head. I was always glad when morn­ ing came so I could get up. It was extremely painful. "At last I thought of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and I commenced using them. It took three weeks to com­ plete the cure." (Signed) Miss Caro­ line Miller, Apr. 30, 1913. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free,with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post- card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-^Adf. The vyorld's Library. ;V/ f tt Is computed that the total litfefi- ber of printed books in the world Is no less than 11,638,810, and that about 8,714,000 of these have b^en published subsequently to the year 1800. From 1500 to 1525 the number of books pro­ duced annually average only 1,250. It was not until 1700 that the average passed 10,000, and it was not until 1887 that it reached 100,000. From 1900 to 1908, however, the aa- nual output average 174,375--exactly 140 times the average output between 'i 1500 and 1535. £ ' ^ -J i ? « •/ •• -3 . • 'v9f -il f. Hi ^3 •mm !: v ^ •it $•;. '"3j5 Dr. Pierce's Pellets, Bmall, sugar-coated ea«y to take aa candy, regulate and invig- ^ orate stomach, liver and Dowels aali estS'? V.:'w--vfe' ^ constipation. Adv. /•- _^|j; However, the woman who marries a preacher doesn't have to nag him la order to get him to go to church. Worms expelled promptly from U>« haauua nrttem wtk& Dr. Peery'o Vtraifnce "Om4 wot." Adr. The man who sets out to aeottir* money and experience at the sadaa time always gets the experience. i Putnam Fadeless Dyes color la ooM water. Adv. Some orators make their best fotaft when they come to a stop. REMARKABLE CASE of Mrs. HAH Declares Lydia E. Rnldinî Vegetable Compound Sawed Her and Sanity; C- fe: i.". State Corch£j* Name Heeds, The annual convention of the Illi­ nois Coroners' association was held in Bloomington. The following officers were elected: President, William C. Wanderlich, Joliet; vice-president, L. E. Fenouill, Kankakee; secretary- treasurer, Clareaoe Rhodes, Spring field. Prepare for Survey. The first questional res'to be used In the educational survey of the state, be­ ing carried on under the auspices of the IlllnoiB State Teachers' associa- on, were received by Superintendent H. S. Magill, president of the state body. They were sent out to teach­ ers of the city here, as well as to the teaching fraternity everywhere in the state. Dr. Lotus D. CofTman of Cham­ paign, director of the survey, has com­ piled the lists of questions which go into infinite detail. { -- ' " ' i s • Illinois Incorporations. . Secretary of State Woods issued certificates of incorporation to the fol­ lowing: Chicago ft Hennepin Cosumers' com­ pany, Chicago; capital, |2,M0. Incor­ porators--M. E. Ames, O. O. Mertz, E. P. Seibt. Guruelu Fu«i company, Chicago; capital. $15,000. Incorporators--Her­ man Ewma,, William E. RaJferty, Ed­ ward Graff. Lee H. Wilson, company. Chicago: capital, $5,000. Incorporators--E. B. Wilkinson, Sdnyfed H. WUUams, • * ' Shamrock, Mo.-- "I feel it aiy AMp•: to tell the public t.Hft PAn^lfinn a# health before using , your medicine. I hag '•••']& failing, inflamma- ; :M tioa and congestion^ i:. female weakness '.'j-J- pains in both skie% :^| backaches and bear* ing down pains, wsa I short of memoiy, nervous, impatient; passed sleepless ' n i g h t s , a n d h a d neither strength nt energy. There was always a fear and . dread In my mind, I had cold, nervous^ • ' if weak spells, hot flashes over my body. > I had a place in my right side that was t-fj so sore that I could hardly bear tho : weight of my clothes. I tried medicines ' ; and doctors, but they did me little good» ? ^ and I never expected to get out again. , • I got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetabio Compound and Blood Purifier, and I oer» '\'i' tainly would have been in grave or in an - asylum if your medicines had not saved me. But now I can work all day, sleep' I.1 well et night, eat aii> Uilug I vaill* Lav* _ W no hot flashes or freak, nervous spclla» All pains, aches, fears and dreads asa gone, my house, children and husband are no longer neglected, as I am almost entirely free of the bad symptoms IH ' % " before taking your remedies, and all l»r pleasure and happiness in my home, "w ° ^ Mrs. JOSIE HAM, R. F. D. 1, JBox 2JL v Shamrock, Missouri. •. ^ - If yon want special a^rloewnita / lf| Lydia E.Pinkham XediciasClL (confidential) Lynn, Jtfass* ^ Don't Persecute S j, Your Bowels Cat cut cathartics aa«f purgatives. TNr.elw t ratal, harsh, unrn < i w i y. Tr» • ^ CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS farely ntuteblt. Act gently on the liver, akisiinate bile, am" •oothe tbe delicate atembraneof V o w e i . C a r IttUqnwi, lick Hca* •che and InJigMtioa. as SMALL TILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PMC% , Qenuine must bear Signature ^ *•' „'4$ •:Hi *1 f' n; i n\r LOSSES SURELY dLAIK >V