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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

The first critical period in a
woman's life comes at the pass
ing of her girlkood. How to
preserve the daughters health
at this crisis is the problem
that confronts every mother of
girls. Mrs. ]. M. Riggs, of Car
tervil1e, Mo-, solved the prob
lem. Q She says:
my daughter Josie during the winter
Of lS97-9a, suffered complete breakdown
In health: She was thin and pale, had
was Unable to walk to school. Those who
knew her condition said that she was in
the first stages OF consumption: Shortly
nsl the aayse e
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. The
effect on her condition was marvellous.
condsion was improyed and she I Kept n on
she was entirely wen.
and to-day there ts not q healthier, more
fleshler and healthier than ever before In
her LIE" MRS. j. NJ. RIGGS.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, Notary Public, this 18th day of
October, 1898. VIM. WoLcorr,
Notary Public.
From the Journal. Curtervtlle, No.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain, in condensed form, all the ele.
ments necessary to give new life and richness
to the blood and restore shattered nerves.
eases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis.
st. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia rheu.
matism, nervous headache, the after.effects of
Ia grippe. palpitation Of the heart, pale and
eallow compilations, all forms OF weakness
either in male or female.
Or. Williams Pink Pills 10. Pale People are never
s0a o Gss s,s S , always
Hams Medicine Company Sshenectady, n. u. 20
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The new $4,000 Catholic church at Ell
dora was dedicated Sunday.
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and washes, and differ.
emit inhaltng remedies
In fact, I could feel that
each winter / was worse
than the year previous.
FINALLY 1t waa
brought to my n otica
that Catarrh was a blood
disease, and after think.
ing over the matter, I
saw 1t wasunreasonable
to expect to be cured by
remedies viii c h only
reached the surface. i
&AaA
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s. SIS, and after 8 Few bottles were used. I no.
uced perceptible improvement. Continuing
the remedy. the disease was forced out of my
system, and q complete cure was the result.
advise all who have this dreadful disease to
abandon theiflocal treatment, which hasnevef
done them any good, and take 8. s. s., rem-
edy that can reach the disease and cure it,
To continue the wrong treatment for
Catarrh is to continued to suffer. Swift's
Specific is real blood remedy, and
cures obstinate, deep-seated diseases,
which other remedies have no effect
whatever upon. It promptly reaches
Oatarrh, and never fails to cure even the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28
"self Z. Pros rvat,on

Is the first law of Nature" For this
reason everyone who is i'll desires to
become well. Those who have impure
or impoverished blood turn to Hoods
Sarsaparilla, because they know it will
enrich and purify their blood and give
them good health. To take this medi-
cine on the first appearance of impure
blood is an important step toward self
preservation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-28

Hoods Pills cure sick headache, indi-
gestion.
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Details Of nlenthuen,s Figbt,

Cape Town, Nov. 24.-(By Associated
Press. From details which reached
here of General Methuen's fight with
the Beers yesterday, it appears that the
Beers from Finchan's Farm shelled
an advance body OF the British We'd
nesday, Nov. 90, and the British artil-
lery pushed forward and shelled the
hill, which the British subsequently
occupied, capturing two guns. The
Boer casualties were thirty men killed
and wounded. The Boer main column
left Fincham's Farm during the at
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-28
COTTON SCARS Sl<rYN 4 ED.

NEW YORK. Sept. 21.-'ilc bull rIc-
nicnt OIL the cotton market continues Ia
Scor" unparalleled successes. Including,
tndayS phenomenal riSc he total l,i-
vance within the last ten days has hc2n
nearly 100 points. Time :tfic, time. on
the rise holders of cotton have sold
fer profits on the old idea that tho mar
kst under the ordinary order of thin.ss
must necessarily suffer Z reaction Do
Nelopnlnnts regularly proved thai pre-
vlolS customs counted for n;ltl.h; in
this particular instance. The inrrss :
mcnt public entered into Srtcull :ion
with Il vim seldom cQuair,l aud ;sccnlr l
10 have the utmost confidence. III the
market.
After =, somewhat Irregular opening;
the course 2! prices WAS steadily up
ward. Shortly after midday January
touched G.S3. this being Il net gain Of
u points. Commission houses. Europe
the South. shorts ana the ,nl faction
all bought freely. Taken as Il Whole
4 Il" day here witnesses on" II ia" mns:
excited sessions recorded in over a wear
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-28
CHICAGO PRODUCE, MADKr,7

CHICAGO PRODUCE. MARKET.
CHICAGO. Sept. 27.-Whent was firm
from beginning to end today and closed
at an advance OF ~ cent The Calin.
off In receipts at many points attracted
A good deal OF attention an dravr an
andcrtcne Of strength Corn declined.
u cent for September but unchanged
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-28

for deferred futures. oats declined =
cent for September and advanced Is for
December> 1'rovisions We're firm ana
closed 7i@GQl2l. cents higher in the ~
lures most traded in. Tie leading fu-
lures ranged rs follows:
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

Miss Clida Smith read unique paper,
the last will aud testament OF the class
of '99. Mhe bequest to the school board
was release from all worry incident to
the graduation Of class OF irregular
seniors. Appropriate bequests were
made to the high school, their late
teachers, the coming class of seniors,
the sophomores, etc. The hope was ex-
pressed that the juniors might gain half
as much profit and inspiration from the
half hours spent in Prof. Bolles recita.
tiou room as had the class Of 80.
Miss Alta Barker volunteered few
verses for the Glass Day program. en-
titled, "a Farewell to the Seniors OF '09."
We give the following sample stanzas:
There Is still the world before you;
Do not drop your school today;
Think and study, e'er Improving:
Learn to meet the world half way.
Let your lives all be examples
Then, nftcrwards-ah, who can say?
The program closed with solo by Miss
Mayme Mitchell which was we'll received.
The exercises were throughout highly
creditable to the graduates and their
teach RS through whose instructions they
were enabled to gain the knowledge en-
titling them to the coveted diplomas.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01
DIR. Horns Baccalnureate Sermon.

DIR. Horns Baccalaureate Sermon.
Commencement week Of the Rocky
Ford public schools opened most aus.
piciously Sunday morning. The 'lny
was fine and Rockers Opera house was
crowded to hear Dr.. J. G. Horns bacca-
laureate sermon. It was n union meet
ing, there being no services at either
Presbyterian, Baptist or NJ. E. churches
DIR. Horn spoke OF the fact that n ser.
mon being deemed appropriate on such
an occasion Indicated the value OF an ed
ucation. The thought Of expectancy was
presented-what we should be. There
was value in good birth-fathers and
mothers OF whom we may be proud.
Consciousness of ability. operating un-
der self esteem, is a great motive power.
Ambition is seeking to excel or to stand
among the best. Determination may be
said to bo mettle in action and it gets
the highest value out Of the talent pos
sessed. The traits mentioned were the
elements Of progressive character. Many
pertinent illustrations, culled from his
tory, were given-inspiration to the class
aud women. A tribute was paid to
woman and the fact mentioned that 1t
was difficult to limit her sphere. The
infinite possibilities of the progress Of
the human soul were eloquently por.
trayed. We were joint heirs with Divin-
ity and the development Of the future
was beyond our present conception. We
may yet hear the sony Of the stars, the
melody of the spheres, the music Of
heaven. The class was urged to go on
ward and upward, using all their pow.
ers to attain the wonderful possibilities
OF their being.
The sermon was listened to with deep
interest and at the close OF the meeting
many Of the congregation sought the
speaker to express hearty appreciation OF
an able discourse.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

Miss Anna Browns Grafton was enti-
tied, "The Oregon in the Spanish-Amer-
ican War" aud was an interesting de-
soription Of the % marvellous y: s, record OF % this
did navy. The Oregon had u prominent
part in the SAINT ago contest, resulting
in the Spanish fleet being scattered in Q
wrecked condition along 40 miles of the
coast OF an island Spain had tried so
hard to enslave. n
Miss Lillian Barnes had the class
prophecy and took n peep into the future
life work OF her fellow graduates. Miss
Clida Smith WINS to bs II prominent elo-
cutionist; Pearl Deweese would sometime
write NJ. g. after his name; for Miss
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

Prof. F. b Bolles has been principal
OF the Rocky Ford schools for Ave Year,,
and has enjoyed the position Of superip.
tendent for the past year, n total service
In Rocky Ford of six years and has been
engaged for the seventh. Before coming
west Prof. Bolles was for three years
engaged In High School work at Girartl,
III. That Prof. Bolles IL competent
instructor Ii proven by the fact Of his
successive engagements by the school
board Of Rocky Ford. hoard which
takes great pride in the efficiency Of the
schools.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

landing on the wide stairway fitted up
for stage. From this platform the
graduates delivered their orations, being
easily seen and heard by those on both
floors. There was an excellent attend.
ance OF the friends and patrons OF the
school. 49,.
The program opened with song by
the school. ave Stand here United"
The class Grafton was delivered by
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

Miss Rena jackson provided the class
poem. entitled Reflections. The lives
Of eminent men and women were reviewed
aud their work pres as nn incentive
to high attainments by the class OF '99,
'.But, whatever bo the future,
We shall always hold in memory
These last busy days OF school life
In these pleasant halls OF Liberty"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

p: Of. J. NJ. Realer, principal OF the
Washington school has just closed his
first years work in Rocky Ford. He
had been connected will, the Alliance,
Ohio. High School for four years and
Ind been reelected for fifth year when
he decided to come to Colorado. In
Ohio he lins n high standing ~ an edu.
Gator. which standing he has main.
tanned by his work in the Rocky Ford
schools. Prof. Reedsr has been elected
for u second year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01

Miss Edith Robards essay was entitled
'Indepenlenoe Of Character,. Truth
fulness, practical industry. courage, COM
mon sense were among the elements Of
an independent character. An imitator
lacks order, harmony. consistency and
dent character ia the result Of personal
exertion. is not made by environment, is
not gift Of birth, cannot he bongnt by
wealth nor created by talent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-01
Glass Day Program.

The second program of Commence
ment week was given at Liberty High
School building Wednesday afternoon.
The first and second floor halls of the
building were seated with chairs and the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-23

large pillars at the rear end of the
room were entwined with evergreen
rope. Two immense flags draped be-
hind the presidents and guests POSI-
tlon completed the decorations.
The whole effect was decidsdly rt-
tractive and won many encomiums FOR
tho committee.
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Dr.. NCEIroy.

~ RESIDENT GREENE intro
duced him as the man who
helped more than any one else
10 take from the shoulders of Horace
Greeley the responsibility for What
My Lover said" and place 1t where he
believed it properly belonged, The
poem, it will pe remembered, was pub
lished by Mr., Greene with only the
initials III. c." signed. 1t was gem
orally accredited TO Horace Greeley;
DR., McElroy adopted as his predatory
theme "Prevarication," taking the cue
from the presidents address, and after
telling two good stories illustrative Of
the topic paused for a moment and
then said Thus by easy stages do
approach my task" THE Pilgrim Chill
dren." When the laughter had sub
sided DIR. McElroy went on 10 say:
There are no implications in what
have just remarked, I honor the Pill
grim fathers, and I honor their sons,
Year after year | Join with the latter
i'm honorlng the former With Web
ster ] would say words and phrases
may be marshaled in every way, yet
| they cannot express the honor which
| should come TO their memory which iS
| so rich heritage of our country and Sc
potent a factor in shaping its destiny.
| May it abide till the stars of eternity
! break through Times last twilight.
what did the Pilgrim father stand
| for? The freedom OF conscience, pure
religion, undefled liberty under th'
law, government of the people, by tn,
people and for the people, and the diff
fusion of education, And their chill
dren are standing for the same things
| today,
"The Pilgrim children have a devo
tion to truth like their fathers, but the'
are also heedful of that salient admoni
ton of the Frenchmart 10 encourage
the beautiful, because the useful en-
oourages Itself"
Here DIR, McElroy told two interest
ing anecdotes OF New England dinner
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The Dinner.

T $50 the members began arriV-
II ing and for the next half hour
"A the elevators were kept on a
continuous run, carrying them TO the
eighth floor of the Board of Trade
building, where the scene of the
festivities was laid. The secretary $
Offices were utilized for reception
rooms. Here the officers of the society
and the dinner committee took their
station and looked out for strangers
who might need introducing.
This introducing of newcomers and
general chatting kept up for half an
hour. Within a few minutes after the
appointed hour for the dinner to begin,
Captain ID. b. Atherton, the chairman
of the dinner committee, led the way
to the dining room to a march by
Bauer's orchestra, stationed in the sec
retary's private office, which adjoins
the assembly room and connects with
it by double doors
President Homer Greene came first
followed by the guests of the society
and eX-presidents. They passed to the
right and left and around the grea
table arranged in the form of hollow
quadrangle with an opening facing the
entrance Of the room.
GUESTS OF HONOR.
The officers and guests of honor tool
places at the farther side of the quad
rangle.
President Greene occupied the cen
trail chair. To his right and left i'm tn,
alternate order named We're Rev DR.
Griffis, DR.. McElroy. Colonel Georg
Sanderson, James II. Torrey, Mr.
Moore, Colonel II. NJ. Boies, Rev. w
II. Swift, of Honesdale; +. b. Sturges
Rev /. j. Lansing, ID. D., Hon. Theo
dore Strong, of Pittston; j. A. Lansing
Vice-President w. II. Richmond, win
lam McClave, Secretary j. II. Fisher
Treasurer G. A. Fuller.
The other members and their guest
took up all of the outside seats and
dozen or more We're forced to fin,
places on the inside of the quadrangle
In the center of the room was
massive mound of palms surmounte
by a large flowing mass of Bostonia
ferns. The window apertures wer
crowded with palms and ferns, tn
table favors were the same, and o
the capitals of the columns and woun
about the chandeliers were festoons c
greens and sprigs Of holly. The tw
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-23

vr THE LOCAL SONS of the Pill
4 grims inherited any of the su-
perstition which it is said OBJ
tanned with branch of their
progenitors, much of it should have
been effaced by last nights an
nual New England society ban
ouet-the Thirteenth. No prev
ious dinner held under the So
ciety's auspices was more successful
and there were many present who at
the close of the festivities congratu-
lated the committee on conducting the
most successful banquet in most fea-
lures that the society has ever held.
If it was not the most successful it
was no fault of the committee, for 1t
was it's aim to make it such, and 1t
strove zealously to attain it's ampi-
tion.
The attendance was unusually largo,
and it was particularly representative
of this representative society, number
ing as it doess among it's members,
leading men in every walk of life IN
Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The speeches are hest described by
n mention of the names of the speak
ers: Homer Green, of Honesdale. prcsl'
dent of the society; Rev. William 81
liot GrifTis, II. L., l.. H H., of Ithaca
n. Y. William II. McElroy, LII. ID.
of the editorial staff of the New NorF
Mail and Express; Hon. Willis l.
Moore. of WASHINGTON ID. C., actinl
secretary of agriculture and CHIEF o
the United States weather bureau, anC
Rev. Robert r. Y. Pierce, pastor o
the Penn Avenue Baptist church.
The dinner itself, the decorations, tn
music, and last but not least. tn
general good fellowship and sociahilit!
that prevailed all were Of that char
acter which would tend to make tn
affair a matter Of the most ptcasan
memory of all who were fortunat
enough to enjoy it.
The committee which had the affai
in charge was composed OF d. 4. Ath
erton. ]. Z. Burr, j. G. Sanderson,
II. Fisher, Russell f. Dimmick.
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IL you treat him i'll, he is the extreme
opposite.
"They have been ill-treated for hun
dreds of years by tyrannical govern
ment and political church, the worst
in the world, and / am only afraid the
president in formulating his Philippine
policy will give this political church
advantages over one that is not politl-
cal.
I'VE must not think we can accom-
plish our task in a grNt hurry, even
with the best of treatment. If you
think you can make a Yankee out of
u Malay inside of a thousand years you
make a mistake. We can't change
them suddenly. If we attempt it we
will only be throwing millions of dol
lars away. Don't interfere too much
with his customs and do not try to
remodel his religion hurriedly. Bring
him gradually to understand that our
| Bible is his Bible, just as much as il
is ours.
r SONS OF PILGRIMS.
"The sons of the Pilgrims possess
| the mental initiative to grasp and solve
! this problem. Install order and give
! the Malay education and fair play anc
you will have in those islands a rich
! garland that will be a glory to tn,
/ United States.
Let us profit by the mistakes Of th
English and the Dutch, as the latte
pTofited by their own mistake, having
learned to appreciate that their Indial
islands We're held by them as a pre-
cious trust for their fellow man, an,
not solely as a source Of tribute. The,
now govern 33,O0O,0OO Malays 50 sue
cessfully and 50 peaCeable that W
hardly know of their existence.
81 hope to see the time when tn
men of Alaska, Cuba and the Philip
pines will join hands and look upon u
in gratitude and that day will come
we proceed at our task with the spiri
of faith and help-giving that charac
teriZe the expansion Of our forefather'
DO this and we will never rue the da
when Admiral Dewey said to CAPITAL
Gridley, You may Gre, Gridley, whe
you are ready
The rapt attention which attende
the delivery of Dr. Griffis' addres
gave way now to a straining Of ears
catch above the almost continuou
ripple of laughter and frequent ou
bursts of applause, the brilliaT
thoughts, the witty sallies, the richl
humorous anecdotes and the elegaT
language that fell from the lips of II
next speaker, DR.. MCElroy.
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bed. then he lay back on his pillow
with n look Of peaceful resignation on
his pallid face. "This is my last wish"
he said. II am ready now to 60. ]
only wanted to die as my Lord and
Master did, between two thieves"
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DR.. GriffiS.

THE asscmblagc was next
treated to mastery address
bv the eminent Rev. Or. Grif-
fls on "The Pilgrim in the Pacific
Ocean" 1t was the discourse of an
instructor rather than an entertainer,
but in its instructlveness it was In
terrupted with enthusiastic applause,
particularly when he made eloquent
pleas against the policy Of anti-eX-
pansion
His whole argument i'm fact was
pro-eXpansion. He showed how the So
called -Baptists, finding England
ayerse to their ideas of broad and lib
eral thought, freedom Of conscience
went to Holland and then, later. wheh
they saw themselves and their ideas In
danger Of losing their individuality by
assimilation with their neighbors, they
sought a broader field across the seas
He then cited how they spread our
until they had reached the Pacific
and how they are going beyond theii
sea-condnes. prompted by the same
mission that was always theirs.
Dr Griflis differentiated between
the Pilgrim and the Puritan, and was
careful all through his address not q
confound them. In the pilgrim COM
many. he said, We're English, Scotch
! irish. German French, Hugenots, and
he believed. one German. Miles stan
| dish WAS a Roman Catholic and Johi
| Allen was Irish. He admired TN
righteousness Of the Puritans, but coul'
| not say that he was wholly In lo''
with them. He was glad that it wa
the "Pngrlm fathers" the society wa
| bonnrinp
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Brilliant Event in the
Board of Trade As
Sembly Rooms.
NUMBER OF VERY
ABLE ADDRESSES

Speakers of the Evening Were Homer
Greene, Esq, of Honesdale, the
President of the Society; Rev. Will
lam Elliot Griffis, d. D., Z. II. D.,
of Ithaca, N. Y; william McElroy,
IL. D., Of New York; Hon. Willis
L. Moore, of Washington, d. c.,
and Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce, of
This City-It Was the Thirteenth
Annual Dinner of the Society and
Most Successful in It's History.
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and In one OF them remarked inadvert-
emily, THE worst usa we can put the
American flag to is to have it down"
which provoked veritable storm of
applause
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The Speeches..
Cigars.

TT OMER GREENE opened the
III speechmaklng by very'
thoughtful address i'm his capa-
city as president. He said:
Members and guests Of the New
England society: ! am advised by Mr..
Fisher, the secretary, who is authority
on all things pertaining TO this society,
that the gentlemen present have eaten
sufficiently and drank enough. | my
self have observed that we are all Of
one political faith tonight. We are all