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Two More Women Who
Acknowledge the Help
they Have Received from,
Mrs. Pxnktha11,

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-The doctor
says have congestion of the womb.
and cannot help me. There is aching
in the right side of abdomen, hip. leg.
and back. If you can do me any good,
please write. - Mrs. NINA CHASE.
Fulton, n. Y, December 20. 1897.
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-I followed
your instructions, and now | want
every woman suffering from female
trouble to know how good your advice
and medicine is. The doctor advised
an operation. / could not bear to
think of that, so followed your advice.
lgot better right off took six bottles
of Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used three packages OF
Sanative Wash: also took your Liver
Pills. and am cured MIS-. NINA
CHASE, Fulton, n. y, December IL.
1898.
DEAR Mrs. PISKHAM-Have been
suffering for over year and had three
doctors. At time of menstruation |
suffer terrible pains in back and
ovaries. have headache nearly every
day, and feel tired all the time. The
doctor said my womb was out of place
Would be so glad if You could help me. y
MRS CARL Voss, Sac City, Iowa.
August /, 1898.
Please accept my sincere thanks for
the good your advice and lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done me. / did everything YOU told
me TO do, and used only three bottles.
and feel better in every respect
MRS. CARL Voss, Sac City, Iowa, March
90, 1899.
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Some think they are too well to go to
q doctor, though dying of stealthy
disease. Others have a sort of spirit
ual hypochondria, imagining they have
everything ailing them, while visit to
the doctor treasures them that they
are we'll All should welcome Gods
revelation of self. for they can but re-
assure the holy and will clearly indi-
cate the weak spot of the sickly.-
Christian Standard.
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Eco.
WHY I THINK WOMEN SHOULD HAvl
THE BALLOT.

WHY THINK WOMEN SHOULD HAVE
THE BALLOT.
In studying the history OF the fran
chise, the ballot, representation, ETC.,
have not found any special reason why
men should have the ballot, and l think
It would be hard for most men to give .
good reason for possessing that privilege
that would not equally apply to women.
One writer says: ANY very extensive
suffrage must OF necessity lead to the
predominance Of mere numbers over In.
teiligencc." Again: at 10 the duty OF
the state to consider whether the sui
frage may be more beneficiaily exercised
the many or the few. Infants, minors,
idiots and insane persons have every.
where been excluded, on the ground that
sound judgment is necessary for it's ex-
ercise. Persons convicted Of crimes have
been excluded as . security to society
and almost universally women, for rea-
sons based on their relation to society
and to the opposite sex. 1t is the inteili-
gence and enlightenment OF a country that
an elective legislature should represent
though a widely extended suffrage has
been advocated as valuable means OF
educating the people to self dependence. -
Not to refer to all the arguments for
and against women being clsssed with
criminals, idiots and the OF her classes ex-
Guided from the privilege OF voting,
give rs my reason that woman should
have the ballot, that she is as much in
terested in good government as man L.,
and she has to suffer more from bad gov
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1t is common in Samoa for girls to bear
boys names and for boys to bear girls
names. TIA girl Is born soon after the
the death OF q sister, 1t is inferred that
the spirit OF the deceased has been trans
ferred from one child to the other, and
the name OF the dead child Is given to the
latest arrival.
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A Elghiful Rlunder

viii often cause horrible Burn, Scald.
Cat or Bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salye, the
promptly heal 1t. Cures Old Sores, Fever
Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. Only
Is cts. box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by S.
ID. WIGGIN, Druggist.
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Id. q. Q. II. Column.

THE editor invites secretaries OF local unions
of the W. c. 7. U. in Hancock county, and
white ribboners generally, TO contribute TO this
column reports Of meetings or items that win he
of interest to workers In other parts of the
county. We would like this to be q live column,
but IL needs some effort the part of ". q. T.
U. women TO make 10 90. 1t Ii a column Of their
making. not ours, and will be what they make
II. Items and communications should be short.
and are. of course, subject to approval OF the
EDITOR
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Mrs. Pinkhans HoLns
Two Women Thr0unh
Change Of Llfe and Cures
An0fh0r Of SfoejIifye
Read 71soi. Letters.

DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAM-I feel that il
is owing to Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound that / am alive to-
day. 1t has taken me out of sick
bed where | had lain for six weeks
with good doctor to tend me twice a
day. My trouble was change of life.
had frequent hemorrhages. Your medi-
cine checked the flow right away.
am now able to do all my work and
backache is unknown. am f.Nty-
three years of age and enjoying good
health. "-MRs. ANNE FOSTER Cascade
Locks, Oregon.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-When first
wrote to you, was in "a very bad con-
ditlon. | was passing through the
change of life, and the doctors said
had bladder and liver trouble. | had
suffered for nine years. Doctors failed
to do me any good. Since have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound my health has improved very
much. will gladly recommend your
medicine to others and am sure that it
will prove as great a blessing TO them
as it has to me."-MRs. GEO. Fl. JUNE,
90l De kalb Ave, Brooklyn, n. Y.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-It was nv
ardent desire to have a child. / had
been married three years and could
not become mother, so wrote to YOU
to find out the reason After follow
ing your kind advice and taking lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, |
became the mother of beautiful baby
boy, the JOY of our home. He is fat.
healthy baby, thanks to your medi-
cine. Mrs. MINDA FrNKLE, Ros-
GOA N V
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law. would see that ii was enforced or re-
pealed.
OF course the opponents OF female sui
frago will not sgree with me, but they
cannot prove me wrong till they have
given women the ballot ana proved Il.
We are perfectly willing to abide that
test. Try US, brethren.
SOUTH DEER Isle. X. 8. w.
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Mrs. Pinkttass has Fifty
Thousand Such LETTERS No
Above on File at Her Of
flee She Makes no State
sssenfS She Cannot Prove.

Floor Wslker-Hurry out, mazda m
The stores afire! Mrs. Purchase-Oh, is
it? Then I'll just wait for the fire sale.
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Dear Sisters of the NJ. B. Column:

Dear Sisters Of the VI. B. Column:
have been trying for weeks to find time that
could take to write to You again, partly to tell
you how much enjoy this column and to tell
you few more things have learned.
When the covers Of glass preserve jars stick
tight did you ever run pointed knife round
under the edge and pry it enough to let in under
little air? II will save lots OF trouble try it.
Are you making any bibs for baby? just try
putting an inerlining of some partly worn knit
underwear. 1t will stretch any way-win not
make them stiff and will not suds settle like
wadding. prefer to qnilt them In.
Have you ever tried the lap pad One roll Of
batting will be enough for. two, cover with
cheese cloth or pretty light print and tack as
you would a comforter. They are convenient
to put in the lap when holding baby, or In a
chair or on the floor to set baby on. They are
easily washed.
Who does not dislike to wash out the bean pot
Make ii as easy you can: soon as you
have emptied out the beans pour In some boiling
hot water, set 1t on the stove and let IT DOLL II
short time. The steam makes It easily cleaned
II it is not too badly burnt
Pour boiling water over frozen eggs and let
stand I'LL cold and they will beat as well as If
not frozen.
II you want some delicious popcorn, put a
kettle (iron) on the stove, let 1t get hot put In a
big teaspoonful of lard and medium teas spoonful
of salt. let that get smoking hot. put In some
corn-fourth of a cupful perhaps-and when
it begins 10 pop, shake the kettle and keep the
cover on II. When the corn is all popped. you
will say, am sure. that you have never tasted
better popcorn. The amount of salt can be
varied to taste. Butter can be used but burns
more quickly than lard and tastes no betr,r.
Have You 'kodac"? Have you qua titles
of spoiled or used plates that you don't ca re To
keep? Clean them-it Is easily done-inount
some pretty picture cover with the giass-bi",i
them. and you will have present for the chs.
dren, or friend, or to use for Yourself
Well. this will do perhaps for this time. Best
Wishes for all who read this column.
NAILLIL.
Naillil, like Ego, you always come laden
with useful suggestions. / have learned
by experience not to warm over beans in
the dish in which they were baked. The
second heating in the same dish usually
means burning the Juice, and small
OF the dish SO that washing it is q trying
process.
l can recommend that popcorn as de-
ilcious-also Esther'- codee- snaps which /
tried twice in three days with about the
same result In keeping them as E 3 va
nllla cookies. AUNT MADGE.
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WALTHAN. NE, Feb. 10.

Dear AUNT Madge:
send you poem which think nice. If we
all would take 1t for our example, how many of
life's burdens would be lightcned' II at any
time you care to publish 1t would like to have
you. H.
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DR., Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney ills Sam
pie free Add Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or n. 7.
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Women,
Ren,on,hor.
This
Fact

That in addressing Mrs. Pinkham
you are communicating with a woman
"a woman whose experience in treat
ing woman's ills is greater thar. that
of any living person male or female.
A woman can talk freely to wo-
man when it is revolving to relate her
private troubles to a man.
Many women suffer in silence and
drift along from bad to worse, know
ing full well that they should have
immediate assistance, but n natural
modesty impels them to shrink from
exposing themselves to the questions
and probable examination of even
their family physician. 1t is unneces-
sary. Without money or price you can
consult a woman, whose knowledge
from actual experience is unequaled.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to freely
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass.
All letters are received. opened,
read and answered by women only.
This is a positive fact-not a mere
statement. 1t Is certified to by the
mayor and postmaster of Lynn and
others whose letters, all in little book,
Mrs. Pinkham has just published.
Write for q copy, it is free. Thus
has been established the eternal con-
fidence between Mrs. Pinkham and the
women of America which has never
been broken and has induced more
than loo, 900 sufferers to write her for
advice during the last few months.
Out Of the vast volume Of experience
which she has to draw from, it is
more than possible that she has gained
the very knowledge that will help
your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except yeur good will, and her
advice has relieved thousands. Here
are some Of the cases we refer to:
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tllutuai ijenrht Column

EDITED By "AUST MADGE".
Its Motto: "Helpful and Hopeful"
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Dear Aunt Madse:

Dear Aunt Madse:
Thank you for your kind words OF apprecia-
ton, also those of Mrs A. b. II Is too bad II
any of you had no blueberries left. especially
IS burberry cake can't be sent by mail.
You ask what would do with the cream that
would not come II had only one COW. just
what you did have done-used 1t and given II
away-but next time intend to buy . few
quarts OF milk Of q neighbor II have no new
mich COW Of my own, and mix It and try how
1t works.
So many have answered inquiries that am
tempted to ask II any ono has the song katie
Leo and Willie Gray. and II so will they send
1t TO THE AMERICAN, Is l think many would
like to have IL. have an acquaintance who is
very anxious TO geth It,
s. J. Us directions for washing butter in
warm water are just the thing; always do It,
and never have any trouble. Another little
point is, In working In the salt, spread the but
ter over as large surfAce convenient before
adding the salt; then sprinkle on salt evenly
and fold over the butter rs you do pie crust
mot "paw" 1t down, as that breaks the grain,
natten out and fold again TIL the salt Is evenly
mixed. The little points are what make the
gilt edge In butter.
The hens are laying now; don't forget that If
you find a frozen egg 1t can be used jus, as
we'll as the freshest one by placing 1t In cup
and Touring on boiling water enough to cover
it and letting 1t stand TIL cool In the water.
EGO.
Thank you, Ego, for answering my
question. Let me tell you how | work
in the salt" in butter. / use a board and
rolling-pin. 1t is not an original idea
with me; my next neighbor did it that
way.
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Aunt Wadge:
enjoy your column very much and want
to ask through 1t some OF the nice cooks of
dear old Hancock county to send n receipt for
old fashioned molasses .doughnu,s same Ms my
mother used to make when lived In Franklin
the best place In the world. MRS. j.
Lawrence, Mass.
A cordial welcome to Mrs. J. Please
come and make yourself at home in our
column. l am sure you will be favored
with the recipe you desire.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

Lis reply. Very well. Well show them
how we deal with traitors who cross or
path And the Prince of Ii backed out of
the presence with a sense OF relief cleasi?
depicted on his face.
LAS a matter of fact. l really think il
this had been the only protest sent the
Empress DowaSer and her advisers would
have tried to braZen it cut and have ig-
nored the telegram: but. unfortunately for
their schemes. no less than forty-six pre-
tests of the same kind came to Pekin.
ore after the other. some dozen in a
day, until the Empress Dowager believed
that there was really something in it. and
decided to defer her coup-mark me. did
not give up her intentions, but merely de-
ferred them.
"As a consequence. Kin I.ien-shan is
praised sky high as devoted patriot and
supporter of the Emperor by almost every
one in Pekin. always excepting the En-
press Dowager. her advisers and their
partisans but. on the ether hand. these
denounce Kin as the ringleader of rebel
lion and | may give warning that the
Empress Dowager is determined TO have
his head even if it should cost her half the
Empire. There will be nothing left undone
in order to encompass her end. and heard
the Empress Dowager say recently to
Prince Ching. who as Grand Chamberlain
can enter the palace at all hours of the
day and night to see the Empress Dowager,
that Others of the Kang Yu Wei and Kin
party must also be put out of the way be-
fore either she or the new Emperor will be
able to rule the Empire quietly Finally.
you may not know that. ever since the
fateful enforced abdication of the En-
reror. His Majesty has four times attempt
ed to commit suicide; his last attempt
being the refusal of food and drink in order
to starve himself to death
"Pekip March 2"
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I24c to l5c laces, 9zc.

when she appeared in a rich black silk
gown. He asked questions All that week
he worried so over that cloak and the silk
gown that he lost his grip on the market
and fell short seriously. Sunday came
again, and this time she had pair Of dia-
monds in her ears that fairly dazzied his
eyes.
He hadn't spark of jealousy in his ma
iure. and he believed implicitly in his
wife. but this was really TOO much.
She calmly took from her desk lot of
blanks with which he was quite familiar.
and handed them to him.
They are the records of my transac-
tons in stocks recently she said, with
an air of triumph II borrowed $50 on
the diamond ring you gave me when we
were married and handed it over to
brother Charlie to invest for me. 1 told
him you said it was all right. and he
did as told him 10 do. 1 didn't know
a thing in the world about it, of course,
but | was lucky and | have made sl.509.
and if the luck doesn't go against me I'll
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20
SALT AS A LIFE REsToRER.
Result of an Experiment Upon an
Apparently Drowned Fly.
Grom the New Orleans Times-Democrat.)

Apparently Drowned Fly.
Qrom the New Orleans Times Democrat)
couple of late workers had Just des-
patched sma' hour supper in a restau-
rant when predatory fly, which had been
swooping hun grily about the table.
brought up n finger bowl. Now watch
me, said one Of the pair. land I'll per-
form an Interesting experiment. To begin
with. m going to drown that fly" "oh,
don't kill him. exclaimed the other
touched by the same spirit of mercy that
animated Uncle Toby; ..teke him out and
let him 60" I'm only going to kill him
temporarily" replied the first speaker,
and picking up silver of match he lro-
ceeded to force the unfortunate fly under
water and hold him there. despite his
frantic sQuirming. Presently the strug-
giles Of the insect became feebier. and at
last the delicate legs ceased to flutter and
were drawn convulsively against the body.
To all appearances the hy was stone dead
The experimenter lifted him out Of the
bowl and deposited him carefully upon
the tablecloth. He turned him over and
over with the silver of wood, but there
were no signs of life. Now comes the
resuscitation.'' he said, and poured heap
ing tablespoonful OF salt over the inert in
sect burying him from sight. 1T will
take some little time" he continued. pos
slDly ten minutes, but 1 feei certain
enough OF the result to wager the price
OF our supper that the ny comes to life"
"fll go you" said the other; that fly is
as dead as Caesar" Both pulled out their
watches and eight minutes had licked
away when there was a slight stir in the
salt heap and out walked the fly, as good
as ever. He preened himself briskly,
shook his wings. and scared off into space
II can't explain It, said the man who
tried the experiment. but I've never
known the thing to fail. 1t would have
made no difference II had submerged
the fly half an hour; he would have come
around just the same when buried In the
salf {"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20
THE WIFE ALSO BOUGHT STOCKS
4 Domestic Episode Tint Taught n
Husband u Lesson.

He was business man making nice
little sum every year for nest egg pur-
poses. besides extending his business and
slowly but surely moving along toward
Easy Street. Yet he was not content and
in the hope OF forcing the hand of For
tune, was doing some trailing in the stock
market His wife said 1t was gambling.
pleaded with him to stop. He insisted
that 1t was perfectly Legitimate and regu-
lar. and she finally admitted that he was
right. and gave up the contest.
His wife gave him no further trouble
until ore Sunday morning she appeared
ready for church in handsome new cloak.
He wanted to know where she got it. and
she told him that he would learn by and
by re went to church with her feeling ua-
cnmforts3le. lie kent his peace. however.
ard said no more until the next Sunday,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

The British Ambassador and Lady
Pauncefote entertained at dinner OF
twelve covers last night, in compliment to
their house visitors, the Govcrnor-General
of jamaica, Sir Augustus Hemmins. and
Lady Hemming, who have been spending a
few days in Washington prior to their de-
parture for Europe. The additional guests
were Major and Mrs. Dunn, Miss Lowering.
Miss Douglas. who is travelling with the
Governor General and his wife. the Misses
Pauncefote. Mr. John A. Kasson. and MT.
Lowther Sir Augustus and Lady Hem
ming will leave for New York tomorrow.
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make another thousand next week. It u
too easy for anything. and you know,
dear, you showed me SO clearly that there
was nothing wrong in it. have paid our
share Of the preachers salary, too, for tho
next year, and I'm thinking of organizing
a Daughters of the Stock Market In the
church. Won't it be lovely?''
Mary, my DEAR he said. solemnly, 'df
you'll quit l WILL" and Mary. after the
manner of women. began to cry. she was
SO glad that ii turned out Just as it did.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20
Net Due to the Climate.

Speaking OF the removal OF his thoroughbreds
from Kentucky, William c. Whitney says that
he is convinced the Middle Atlantic States can
raise good horses any Others. and that the
superiority OF Kentucky is due merely to the
fact that attention has hitherto been given
the subject in that state.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20
IN TIRE SOCIAL WORLD
Dinner Guests Entertained at the
British Embassy.

The Outlook for the Coming Week
Gives Evidence Tint the Dull Sea-
son Is Already Hcre-Whcre the Of
fetal and Diplomatic Set VIII
Spend the Summer Holidays.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

Capt. w. E. Crist. Assistant Director to
the Paris Exposition, on Colonel Peck s
staff, is in the city visiting his father, Rev.
Philip Crist Captain Crist will spend sew
eral days in New York before returning to
Paris. He will sail next week
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Bancroft and Mrs. W.
T. Day, OF Washington, are booked to sail
for Europe next Wednesday, on the West
ernland.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

Jubiter Pluvius kindly refrained from
fulfilling his contract with the Weather Bu-
reau until the garden parties of the week
we're over. and as happy consequence. nc
pleasure plans were interfered with by yes
terday's belated rain
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

HeEreh's beer is relished by the wise3t of men. ;"
Phone 69i. Arlington Bottling o., tw a case Of
Maerzcn, Senate. or Lager.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

Miss Margaret Aston Chanler, sister of
Representative Chanler, will spend the
summer at "Rokeby," her country home on
the Hudson.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

Mrs Cushman X. Davis will sail for
Norway the latter part of next month or
early in July. She will be accompanied by
Miss Nessch, of Minnesota. who is a Nor
wegian by birth, and who will act as her
interpreter while in that country. and by
her cousin, Miss Agnew, Of Minnesota.
Mrs. Davis will spend the summer in Eu-
ropean travel and visit the Exposition be-
fore her return.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

The Misses Kean, sisters of Senator
Kean. will sail for Europe June 10 to spend
the summer in travel abroad.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

Mrs William Ayres Lamson. OF Connec
ticut Avenue. has returned from month
visit TO Chicago.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

Capt. John Doyle Carmody will sail for
Europe next Wednesday, on the St. Louis
Other passengers from this city registered
for the same trip are Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
H. White, and DR.. H. NJ. Wiley.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

Senator Foraker and his family will
leave for Spring Lake, N. j., as soon as
Congress adjourns.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

Mr.. John F. waggaman will oficiate as
best man at the wedding of Col. John NJ
Carter. jr.. Of Baltimore and Miss Paul
inc Lose Doyle. OF New York. which will
occur in the latter city Wednesday even
ing June 6.