The Portland daily press., 1895-03-23
Michigan's Benefactor.
AN OFT REPEATED STORY OF
TRUE PHILANTHROPY.

What Chas. III. HackIey Has Done for
Western Michigan-How the Only
Cloud in the Life of an Honored
Man Was Brushed Away by
Science.
(Froma Grand Rdpit, Mich. EUeni1sg PoStD
The most beautiful spot in Muskegon is
inseparably associated with the name of
Hackley, and in all Western Michigan there
is not name better known, and among the
studious and those interested in deeds OF
philanthropy. this name is known and ao-
:nired. Chas. H. Hackley has been in the
lumber business continuously since 1886 and
In that time has amassed a fortune which
gives him rating among the wealthy men
of the nation. But with wealth there did
not come that tightening of tho purse
strings which is generally marked charac-
teristio of wealthy men.
There is 10 prettier spot in the state than
Hackley Place in a square surrounded and
pierced by stone walks emphasizing with
their whiteness the green of faultlessiy
kept lawns. its orOwniLg pride towering
soldiers monument the top of Whic
stands bronze figure pointing ever in re-
lnembrance of the heroes VINO died that the
nation might live. Surrounding this park
are the magnificent Hackley Public Library
"a poem in granite-with its 60,00o volumes
and the equally stately Hackley school
like bee hive wit its 600 children. Other
elegant buildings testify likewise to the
liberia lity and munificence Of this man who
has pulled wealth out Of the forests of Mich
igan.
1t is no wonder then that the name OF
s'Charles H. Hackley is known at home and
= abrosd. His mpnifcence to Muskegon
alone represents an outlay of nearly half a
a million. For he past twenty years he has
been a conslans sufferer from neuralgia and
rheuma tism, also numbness of the lower
limbs, so much SO that it has seriously inter
fered with h pleasure il life. For some
9Stime past his friends have noticed that he
has seemed grow young again and to
sshave recovered the health which he had in
youth.
.p To correspondent of the Press Mr..
Haokley explained the secret of this trans
formation, and to his friends wno have
known how he suffered it is indeed a trans
formation. Il have suffered for over 2l
years." he said, seated in his private office.
e with pains in my lower limbs so severely
q that ths only relief could get at night was
by putting cold water congresses on my
: limbs. 1 was bothered more at night than
in the day time. The neuralgia and Ibeum-
attic aims in my lines, which had been
: growing in intensity for years. finally
became chronic. l made thIee trips to the
Hot SpIings with only partial reIlef and
y then fell back to my original state.
couldn't sit still and my suffering began to
make life look very blue. Two years. age
last September noticed an account OF Dr;
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and
what they had done for others, and some
cases so nearly resembled mine that / was
I Interested. BuS did not know whether
the testimonials were genuine or not and i
did not wish 10 be humbugGed SO l wrote to
one who had given Il testimonial. an emil
nent professor of music in Canada. The
reply ! received Was even stronger than the
printed testimonial and it gave me faith in
the medicine.
81 began taking the .lills and found them
to be all that the professor had told me
before / experienced any peTceptible bet
- te, ment of my condition. My disease was
of such long standing that ! did not expect
speedy recovery and was thankful even to
he relieved. l progressed rapidly, how
j ever. towards recovery and for the last six
months have felt myself a perfectly well
many people and am only too glad TO assist
others to health through the medium OF
this wonderful medicine / can not. say
too much for what it has done for lae."
condensed form. all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are
an unfailing specific for such diseases as
locomotor ataxia. partial paralysis. St.
Vitus' dance soiatica. neuralgia, rheuma
stism,. nervous headache: the after effect OF
la grippe, palpitation Ct the heart. pale anc
sallow complexions, all forms of weakness
either in male or female, Pink Pills are
sold by all dealers. or will be sent post paic
on receiept of price. $50 cent bog. or ST,
boxes for $2.50-they are never sold in bull
sor by the 1000 by addressing DIR. Williams
Medicine Co.. Schenectady. N. Y.