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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-02-03

it all troubleshav gone. Mymonthly
sickness used to be so painful, but have
not had the slightest pain since taking
your medicine. cannot praise your
Vegetable Compound too much. My
husband and friends see such a change
in me. / look so much better and have
some color in my face"
Mrs. Pinkham invites women who are
i'll to write to her at Lynn, Mass, for
advice, which is freely offered.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-02-03

Man wanders in vain from one battlefield
10 another. dreaming Of Peace.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-02-03
COULD NOT SLEEP.
Mrs. Pinkham Relieved Her Of An
4, Her Troubles.

Mrs. MADeE BABcocK, 176 Second
St., Grand Rapids, Mich, had ovarian
trouble with its attendant aches
and pains, now she is we'll. Here
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20

zens, who are equally earnest in com
batting or upholding, with undoubted
patriotic zeal, the contemplated nation
al policy of expansion. As matter of
fact, few adherents of either side of
this great controversy are adequately
equipped with the knowledge best cal
culated to lead them to a wise solution
of the problem While Americans are
heatedly discussing the capacity or the
Filipino for self government, or his
adaptability to enlightened citizenship,
meme of us, with the exception of the
few returning and heroic promoters of
American arms and valor On far shores
have ever seen a Filipino. Fourteen
months ago most of us had never
heard the name. Those who recalled
their childhood's lessons knew that
there was somewhere, few knew just
where, group of sea-girt lands known
as the Philippine islands; but it was
the reverberating echoes Of the valiant
Dewey's unerring guns that fixed in
the American vocabulary the word
Filipino.
Aside from this pre-eminently in
teresting and novel phase OF the Great
er America Exposition project, IL is
proposed to present the most compre-
hensive and instructive exhibition of
American ingenuity, and industrial
handicraft, ever attempted. The Won
derful perfection and economy Of
American manufacturing industry will
be shown as never before, and in a
charmingly interesting and instructive
way, by means chiefly of live exhibits,
or model factories in actual operation
and turning out their finest products.
with every period of their mysterious
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
How the Pores MAY Poison.

Summer days are dangerous to active
persons who are inclined to be
thoughtless as well. For instance. how
often a boy will get overheated in a
game of ball and then hurry to the river
and go swimming! Let me tell you
what medical science has shown to be
the result of so thoughtless an action.
The boy is poisoned! Yes, as certainly
poisoned as if he had taken a dose Of
rough on rats" only the first dose
rarely kills him. One Of the most i'm
portant functions of the skin is its
method of discharging through the
pores (the millions of minute canals
that the skins of humans possess) va
rlous refuse substances that would
poison the body if they remained in the
system. When a person becomes heat
ed, moisture oozes from the pores in
noticeable quantities, but in health the
pores are continually discharging ref
use matter in the form of moisture,
even If it is not noticeable. Now if one
is very warm and leaps into cold water
the delicate nerves of the skin are
paralyzed for a time, the refuse that
should come through the pores remains
in the body for the pores fail to work.
The result may be only a twinge of
rheumatism in the joints, or a cold
But if such things are done often
chronic rheumatism is likely to result.
or the poison may attack some weak
spot in the system and chronic sickness
fasten upon the victim. On the same
principle it is necessary to keep the
body clean in order that the pores may
not become elogged. Persons who per-
spire easily and freely keep clean and
healthy with less bathing than those
who rarely have drops Of perspiration
on them Workmen who toll in the
heat and sweat keep in good health by
their perspiration, for they usually
have little time or inclination for bath
ing. The odor that comes from gar
ments that have been in use for some
time without renovation is the odor of
the refuse which the pores have dis
charged-the poison which would cor
rupt the body if it were allowed to re-
main in the system.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
The Diplomatic Language.

The last grievance of certain Anglo
phobe organs in Paris is that the
British ambassador and Lady Monson
issued invitations in English for their
party in honor of the queens birthday.
Comment in such case seems TO come
rather near impertinence, but as a
matter of fact there exists no rule
whereby French can claim to be the
sole medium for diplomatic intercourse
between civilized nations. The text
books, indeed, lay down the principle
that governments have a right to en-
ploy any language they please in such
communications. Until the middle of
the last century Latin was most COM
monty used in treaties and even in
correspondence. Only after Louis
XIV's victories did French come into
vogue, but Leopold II. of Austria pro-
tested against being addressed by
Louis XVI. in French, and the treaty
of Luneville in 1901 was ratified in
gress Of Vienna it is expressly pro-
vided that although the treaty is writ
ten in French, that fact is not to be re-
garded as creating a precedent. Can
ming directed our representatives
abroad to communicate with foreign
colleagues in English, adding a trans
lation into the language of the per-
son addressed French undoubtedly
possesses certain advantages for Dip
lomatic purposes, but its general adop-
ton rests rather on the imperfect ac-
qualntance of most Frenchmen with
foreign ongues.-London Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
A just Criticism.

A woman with a heart big enough
to include all humanity and who pours
many a cup of loving service, last
week wrote me a letter, because sac
was grievel at the attitude of the
churches toward struggling musicians
and others to whom the fates have
not been kind: Every Christian
church is closed to any poor soul try
ing to get pupils and place for them
to practice, and while We send mis-
sionaries by the score to help out and
assist the heather, we build a wall
and a high one, between churches and
the poor. and allow only those to en-
ter who worship one day in seven. six
days letting the organ stand idle and
useless. Oh, how l wish THAI | had
the means to build and equip a music
room or rooms and put organs and
pianos in and bid any responsible,
worthy person go and use to their own
advantage! Toledo Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
EMPIRE OR REPUBLIC?
Those Who Would Solve Great Question
Must First Acquire Information.
is AN EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISE
First Greater America Exposition Offers
Splendid Opportunity to Study Our
Colonial Possessions-Om Omaha, July 1
to November 1, 1899.

The dominant purpose OF the Great
or America Exposition Project is to
bring the American people into actual
contact with representative types of
the natives of the Philippine islands,
as well as those of Cuba, Porto Rico
and Hawaii; and the products and re-
sources Of their soil and industries
point out the commercial possibilities
of closer union, and afford the widest
possible information ON every phase of
the pending question of expansion.
This 1t is proposed to do by compre-
hensive exhibits, not only from the
Philippine islands, but from the other
islands named.
The first acquisition of colonial ter
ritory by the United States was of such
recent occurrence that this first formal
manifestation of the chief Characters
tics of these acquired lands is fraught
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
The { .,iest Rose Tree.

The CATHEDRAL of Hildesheim, in Ger
many, is noted for having what is said
to be the oldest rose tree in the world
The tree is the wild rose of Europe
and is credited with an age of 1000
years. Though the tree proper has
died in spots and former principal
trunks have been supplanted from cen
fury to century by new ones, the an
cient root Of the tree has remained the
same, giving nourishment to genera
ton after generation of roses. The
latest report regarding this famous
tree related that the stem was nearly
twenty-seven feet high and that its
branches covered a space thirty-two
feet in diameter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
A Museum for Bows and Girls.

Brooklyn is to follow the example OF
a number of European cities and have
a children's museum. OF course the
old city of Brooklyn is really part Of
New York city now, but the children's
museum will bear the name of Brook
Ign, just the same. This museum VIII
be the first Of its kind in America,
though such places have formed part
of the educational systems of several
European countries. When equipped the
museum will contain natural history
and science specimens, plates and pic
lures relating to art and science, and
particularly adapted to children. AL
ready the director has secured series
of 10 beautifully colored and designed
sets of pictures illustrating in detail
the making of glass. paper, CLOTH
bronze and so forth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
TIE winds.


We come! we comet and we feel our
might
AS we're Fastening on in our boundless
flight,
And over the mountains and over the
deep
Our broad invisible pinions sweep,
Like the spirit of Liberty, wild and free
And ye look on our works, and own tbs
we;
Ye call US the Winds; but can We tell
Whittier we go. or where we dwell?
Ye mark as we vary our forms of power.
And fell the forests, or fan the flower,
When the harebell moves, and the rush
is bent
When the towers o'erthrown. and the
oak is rent,
AS we watt the bark DER the slumber-
ing wave,
Or hurry its crew to watery grave;
And we say it Is we!-but can We trace
The wandering winds to their secret
place?
And, whether our breath be loud or high,
Or come in a soft and balmy sigh
our threatenings fiji the soul with fear
Or our gentle whisperings WOO the ear
with music aerial, still It's we.
And We list and We look; but what do We
see?
Can We hush one sound of our voice to
peace,
Or waken one note when our numbers
cease?
Our dwelling is In the Almighty's hand
We come and we go at his command
Though joy or sorrow may mark our
track,
His will is our guide and we look not
back:
And it, in our wrath We would turn US
away,
Or win us in gentle airs to play,
Then lift up your hearts to Him who
binds
Or frees. as he Will, the obedient winds
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20

Doc" and Spot are certainly as
odd pair Of chums as one could wish
to see Doc is a big fat gander and
Spot is lazy old coachdog, both be-
ing owned by Mr.. Fred Hard of Sioux
City, Iowa. 1t is because Doc was
reared with Spot for his only compan-
ion, except brood of chickens, since
he was a fuzzy gosling, that the two
are such fast friends that when Spot
goes securing the alley for stray bits of
food Doc waddles close at his heels and
squats beside the old dog when Spot
grows tired and stretches out in the
sun for nap.
Doe was Matched with a dozen little
chicks, but has always shown a strong
dislike for other fowls and also for all
dogs but Spot. When tramp canine
comes sneaking about the premises
Doc flies into a rage. One dog fell
asleep on the sidewalk and Doc caught
his tail in his bill and gave it vicious
bite.
But Doc is a gay old gander and
takes delight sometimes in nipping the
tail of his chum. The gander waits
patiently until the stiff old dog falls
asleep and begins to snore, and then
Doc quietly grabs the tip of Spots tail
with his broad bill and pinches SO hard
that the dog wakes with a startled
yelp Doc seems delighted and curves
his neck and calls "Hoyonk!" at the
top of his voice. He does this trick
over and over again.
Doc has many friends among the
children and allows them to drag him
around by the leg, seeming to enjoy
the joke as much as they, When tired
of playing with Spot he devotes his at
tention to the children in the block
and follows them around as best he
can When they are playing hide and
60 seek" Doc becomes such a nuisance
that he is tied by one leg to tree, for
when the children run for hiding places
Doc waddles as fast as he can aft
them but he is so slow that when IT.
has counted 100 Doc is not yet cut of
sight, and at" only has to follow him
to find the children.
OF late Doc has been kept prisoner.
He had grown too fond of beer 1t had
become a custom with him to walk into
neighboring saloon, cock his head
on one side and call "Ho-yonk" at the
bartender and keep it up until a glass
of beer was set down before him. Hav-
ing satisfied his thirst he would go
bask in the sun. Two glasses of beer
made Doc tipsy, and that he might not
lose his good reputation Mr.. Hard de-
cided to take temptation out Of his way
and lock him into small yard. A
Snowman offered $50 for this gander.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
seven Times.

A Mexican woman, the Sonora Ray
Castillo, certainly holds the palm for
supremacy in the number of her real,
genuine widowhoods. She has worn
ire weeds seven times between 1880
and 1895. So widely different have
been the causes of death by which her
seven spouses quilted this wicked
world, yet so similar in the violence
thereof, it would almost seem that the
fair sonora was somewhat of hoo
doc" to the genus husband. Her first
husband fell out of a carriage, her Sec
ond took poison by accident, the third
persisted by mining accident, the
fourth shot himself, the fifth was kill
ed while hunting, the sixth met his
death by dropping from a scaffolding,
and the seventh was drowned As the
sonora lives in Mexico, she has not
gained the fame and notoriety which
would otherwise have been hers from
her varied matrimonial ventures were
she resident of some progressive
American city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20

The floral adornments. in keeping
with the colonial features of the expo
sltlon, will be distinctively tropical,
and thousands of the rarest treasures
OF the tropics have been and are being
brought from afar to grace their SYM
metrical and scenic lawns. and parks.
and buildings.
There will be an elaborate and COM
prehensive representation Of a Colo
radc gold mine at the Greater America
EXPOSITION in Omaha this summer 1t
will be modelled in proportions never
before attempted outside of the actual
work Of mining.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20

If . sllI' sss. v a.e Thompson's Eye Wais
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
visible to the eye of the OBJ

processes visible to the eye of the OBJ
server.
The Greater America project is
unique also in that it is the first of it's
kind ever projected and carried to a
conclusion without having first made
heavy drafts upon public treasures,
and exacted large sums OF the money
of taxpayers without their individual
sanction 1t has asked no appropria-
tions from state or national govern
ments, but its purposes have so COM
mended themselves that S, veral OF the
departments of the national govern
ment have voluntarily offered the man
agement such aid as was found posi-
BILE in the collection AMI transporta-
ton and transportation of the propos-
ed insular exhibits which has material
ly advanced the plans of the manage
ment,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
How Dumas Amused Himself

An interesting anecdote of the elder
Dumas, illustrating the authors peren-
NAL flow of fine spirits, has been told
A gentleman, calling on the creator OF
Monte Cristo," had been ushered into
a room adjoining the hosts studio, the
servant telling him to go in, as NJ
Dumas was alone. At that moment
(says the narrator) l heard a loud
burst of laughter from the inner apart
ment, so l said: II would sooner wait
until monsieur's visitors are gone
Monsieur has no visitors; he is work
ing" remarked the servant, with a
smile Monsieur Dumas very often
laughs like this while at work" 1t
was true enough; the novelist was
alone, or rather in company with one
of his characters, at whose sallies he
was simply roaring.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20

with an Importance not readily con-
ceived. but which must commend this
enterprise to all thoughtful citizens
who are periodically benz on so solv-
ing every great national question as to
best insure the progress and perpetuity
OF the republic.
Never before did any great exposi-
ton project contemplate the enlighten-
ment of the people of the c,dntry upon
a question that SO thoroughly occu-
pied and perpleXed the public mind as
does the question of national terrific
rial expansion. Upon JhA wisdom of
the absorption by this lepublic of the
fertile tropical lands wrested from
Spain by the recent war. the greatest
minds are divided and their earnest
contention finds it's reflection in the
apprehensions, perpleXities, aspira-
tions and hopes of the humblest citi-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
SHE WAS VERY PLUMB.
And Didn't Intend to Make Guy o.
Herself.

-
Herself.
She was very plump woman, OBJ
serves the New York Times. There
are people who say they would like to
be just as plump, but the woman her
self is always thinking of ways and
means by which her appearance of di-
ameter and circumference may be re-
duced and anything that will appar-
emily increase she regards with a dis
like that is little short of adherence.
But if there is one thing she dislikes
more than her comfortable plumpness,
it is the water So when one day on
a steamer in fog, there was a col
lision, she was even more unhappy
than most people are under such cir
cumstances, though it was related aft
erward that she behaved with great
GOODNESS. There was fortunately no
more serious result from the collision
than several hours delay, but no one
next minute would bring forth. The
husband of the woman with the COM
Portable plumpness, like the good hus-
band that he was, Immediately after
the accident found life-preservers and
in a matter offact way started to as
sist his wife to put one on. But she
recoiled with such horror that for a
moment he was not sure but the shock
had deprived her Of her senses Put
on one of those things?" she almost
shrieked. Never! Just look at that
fat woman over there with one of them
on. She looks a perfect sight" And
she didn't put the life-preserver on
and it was her good fortune that she
had no reason to regret it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20

The Old Plantation at the Greater
America Exposition at Omaha this
summer will be a reproduction only in
name of the same feature at the Trans
Mississippi Exposition. The collection
of darkeys will be larger and more
representative of plantation life. and
the habitations will be more pictur,
esque and stable 1t will be practically
a new amusement feature.
The cylorama at the Greater America
Exposition, beginning July in Omaha
will present a splendid scenic repro
duction of the great battle of Mission
airy Ridge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20

the Mediterranean sea, secretes SILK
similar to that which the silkworm
makes its shroud OF and like that with
which the spider makes its web. This
secretion is used by the pirma to at
tach itself to the rocks. For this pur-
pose the silk is deposited in large guam
titles. This substance is gathered by
fishermen. is washed in soap and wa
ter. is dried and carded and finally spun
into thread, which has an attractive
golden brown color and is soft and lus-
terful. In Sicily this silk is often made
into handsome fabrics and garments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
Plant Sculpture Among the Japanese

rant sculpture Among the japanese
Plant sculpture is a new art to Amer
leans. The Japanese have practiced it
for many years and have accomplished
some wonderful things of the kind The
lick plant has proved to be most sus-
ceptible to training for the purpose. 1t
has thick, strong roots, from which
thousands Of shoots Of green covered
with small white petals grow. When the
plant is young the Japanese gardener
takes it in hand and directs the tender
shoots in the way they should go to
produce examples of plant sculpture.
As the stems grow stronger they re-
tain the form given to them by the
gardener, with the result that a full
grown lick plant in a Japanese garden
is likely to consist of a collection OF
vegetable birds and animals and sym
bols of all sorts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
Bread Made from Unground Wheat.


We have been so long accustomed to
eating bread made from -four that the
thought of bread without -four seems
absurd. But the Germans have discov-
cred a way of making bread directly
from wheat as it comes from the husk.
After the wheat has been thoroughly
sifted and cleaned it is soaked in tepid
water for several hours. Then it is
poured into a machine which mashes it
into a paste. Then it is shaped into
loaves and baked This bread, called
"antispire," is very brown and pala-
table, and it is said that it never gets
moldy and will remain fresh for many
days This real wheat bread is be-
lieved to be more nourishing and more
easily digested th.n the ordinary
white" bread
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
What a Little Faith Did
: FOR MRS. ROCKWELL.
[LETrER 40 MRs. PINKHAM No. 6o.saal

II was great sufferer from female
weakness and had no strength. 1t was
impossible for me to attend to my
household duties. had tried every
thing and many doctors, but found no
relief.
my sister advised me to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which l did; before using all of one
bottle felt better. kept on with it
and to my great surprise l am cured.
All who suffer from female complaints
should give it trial. "-MRs. ROCK
WELL, 1909 S. DIVISION ST., GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
From a Grateful Newark Woman.

"When / wrote to you l was very
sick, had not been well for two years.
The doctors did not seem to help me,
and one said could not live three
months. | had womb trouble, falling,
ulcers, kidney and bladder trouble.
There seemed to be such drawing
and burning pain in my bowels that l
could not rest anywhere. After using
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Sanative Wash and follow
ing your advice, feel well again and
stronger than ever. My bowels feel as if
they had been made over new. With
many thanks for your help, remain,
L. G., "A ANN ST., NEWARK, n. j."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20

One of the queerest newspapers pub
lished in Paris is daily journal, got
up especially for beggars. The mendi-
cants of Paris have their labor union.
and labor dues in the same way as an
ordinary trade. Only limited num-
Der of hektograph copies of the jour
nal are issued and these are distribut-
ed among the various district head
quarters of the metropolis. 1t con-
tains tips for all sorts of mendicants.
There are complete lists of the bap-
tisms, weddings and funerals to take
place each day, so that the beggar
knows where to go if he wants to ply
his trade successfully. For the advan-
tage Of begging letter writer's, a spe-
cial column is set apart for noting
the arrivals and departures of per-
sons of known charitable tendencies.
If the philanthropist millionaire should
be surprised on returning to Paris that
pleas for assistance at once begin to
pour in upon him, he will be able to
ascribe this phenomenon to the kind
offices Of the Beggars' Journal.