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OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE IN
surance Company OF the District OF CO.
lumbia. Washington. January 1, 1SOe.-Ihs
annual meeting Of the MUTUAL FIRE IN
SURANCE COMPANY OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA will be held on the THIRD
MONDAY IN JANUARY. 1900 THE 18TH
INSTANT. at the Office OF the company,
SO2 Pennsylvania Avenue northwest. COM
mencing at O'Clock a. m. By the charter
OF the company the election Of seven man
ayers to conduct the affairs of the company
is required to be held al the above meet
ing.
By the sixth article of the bylaws Of the
company il is provided: AT the annual
meeting of the company, the first business
in order shall be the appointment of
chairman who shall conduct the meet
ing and election in accordaDce with act Of
Incorporation. between the hours Of 3
O'Clock a. m. and p. m"
Amount Of premium notes 666. .20I 90
Amount OF cash on hand. .............. s,l5L8
Securities ............--............. zboiZt49b
heai eState......s----- ...s..-.-rs ot,OO0bV
Office furniture and fixtures. ........-. 500 %
Losses by FIRE. adjusted and paid. ..... 9.149. .06
The annual statement will be ready for
distribution at the Office Of the company
about January IL. By order Of the board
of managers L. PIERCE BOTELER, Sec
retary ja1-15t
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The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the National Topographic Company will
be held at Room 113 Tribune Building.
New York City. at / O'CLOCK ?. NJ. on
the THIRD SATURDAY OF JANUARY.
1900 being the GOTH DAY OF THE
MONTH. for the election of directors for
the ensuing year and for the transaction OF
such other business as may be brought be-
fore it. JAMES o. CLEPHANE,
4111S Secretary.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Old District Families.

A list OF persons now residents OF the
District Of Colum bia whose ancestors were
living in the District in the year 1900 q
being prepared under the direction Of the
Columbia Historical Society.
This undertaking can be accomplished
only through the cooperation Of the per-
sons referred tc. who are requested TO send
their names and those Of their said ances-
tors. as promptly as possible, 10 the secrs-
tary Of the society.
MRS. MARY STEVENS BEALlL.
1643 32D STREET y. w.
fk
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SHORTHAND and TYPEWRiTING
STELLMAN SCHOOL
OF C. St. ~. w.
DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS

CENsUs.CIyIL sERVICE.sHORTHA
Pitman. new RAPID mSthod- ENGLISH. Spe-
cial aid to delicate OF backward pupils Priya-e.
No CLASSES.
Wa on Preparatory School, l624 O.
ial-lm.cm
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..5k1Gh1da
domestic
Friday. :"
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue and seventh Street.

A concentration Of effort culmi-
mates in a special Offering of the
commodities of the home and the
wardrobe here on Fridays. These
weekly events are carefully planned
for-and even fraction of a penny's
advantage in price that can be had,
you are given the full benefit Of.
Always lower than others-BUT
IOWER THAN OURSELVES on
FRIDAYS.
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Revised motion" List.

!. English Book Pins, assorted
Curling Irons .......-......3c
|. Hairpin Cabinets, heavy and in
: Muslin n-covered Corset Steeis. Sc
One dozen Tape Buttons. .5c
|. Women's Cotton Side Gar
!. ters, Black and White. ..7c
I Hump Hooks and Eyes;
Il cards Tor .............. Sc
!. 5-piece ArDica Court Plaster. lie
7 Dressmakers' Pins, $50 In the
PoPi ''''''''' ''''.'.'............ lie
/. Mohair Skirt Binding, with
!. cord finish, per yard.
!. Silk-stitched Bone Casing.
/ S-yard piece for.... Qc
l2-yard pieces White. Black.
!. or Grey Betting. ...... 1912
/ Double-covered Dress Shields
i warranted; per I2lko
!. Black or White Darning Cot
|. ton on spools, two for.
|. Silk Abdominal Hose Sup
/ porters, with
! Saks and Company
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easeS eiIlSw g., s,ch
GGhtea GnDlea'hed 6tc a a

500 yards of the best quality I'm
bleached Canton Flannel, usually
sold for 10c a yard-that with the
heavy twill. Not over 10 yards to
a customer
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MARY STEVENS BEALL.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. 1890.

1b43 I'D STREET =. ".
deI7-su tu th-4w
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Never. never, NEVER have you
had such a chance-and even now
those who wear size l6 cannot en-
joy it-for there are no les left.
The same shirt that We have been
selling at S9c in the great first-of-
the-year White Sale"-and bet
ter shirt than is offered at 39c else
where. That has been proven by
comparison. We get from the
maker 16 dozen more-men's size.
16. He closed them out to us-so
we "clOse them out" to you.
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Huck 10c
Towels. IU each.

Regular II lee weight and worth
and L 1-2c for 80 dozen 20X40
Hucks that are worth 1Sc. Not er
a dozen of either lot to a customer.
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The prohiDitionists lave planned g
notable campaigning tour for their
nominees, Woolley and Metealf. The
entire country is to be toured in a spe-
cial train by half a dozen of the ablest
speakers In the prohibition ranks un-
der the leadership of Mr.. Woolley, and
to cover the territory the country has
been divided into four sections. Mr..
Woolley left Chicago for Pennsylvania
the other day to address five of the
large assemblies and summer meetings
in that state. Returning to Illfaoi1
later he will leave for a tour OF the
Pacific coast, and upon his return to
Chicago the special train itinerary will
begin Sept. 10. In the party will be
John G. Woolleg. candidate for the
presidency; Henry B. Metcalf, vice
presidential candidate; Volneyy 3.
Cushing of Maine, Samuel Dlckle OF
Michigan and Oliver w Stewart OF
Chicago, national chairman.
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the accompanying Drinking in Bengal.
picture shows. The natives drink In
this manner at all times. but on fes-
tive occasions they split up into par
ties and compete IN against the other.
The reason why the grog is served
through a hole in this name Is be-
cause the hard and fast law of cast
does not allow a man Of n caste to
touch anything that a mar OF differ
ent caste has handled. The pot, which
contains about three quarts, Is first
held quite close to the mouth, though
not coming into actual contact with
It; and then, taking his finger away.
the server allows the grog to flow into
the mans mouth, raising the pot high
er and higher in order to put a head
ON the liquor. Often the distance be-
tween the jar and the drinkers mouth
u three feet or four feet.
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Sir Chih Chen L~ofengluh, the Chi
desc minister to London. Brussels and
Rome, is a knight commander Of the
Royal Victorian order. He is so years
old. He was educated privately by his
father, Lo Shao Tsung, a distinguished
scholar Of Foochow, South China, and
at the Imperial Naval college, Pagoda
Anchorage. River Min. His published
works include a life of George Wash
ington in Chinese, and he is preparing
a life of the same man in English.
Lofengluh processes great admiration
for Americans. He says Il greatest
poet is Longfellow, our only essayist
Holmes and our only philosopher En-
erson. His excellency ranks Herbert
Spencer next to C~onfucius. He says
he went down to Brighton one day ito
shake hands with the greatest man in
England and to tell him that his works
were full of Confucianism." Lofen-
gluh's diplomatic career extends over
twenty-five years. He was Ii Hung
Changes first secretary on several i'm
portant foreign missions, including
that Of peace negotiations at Shimo-
neseki, Japan. in 1895. He accompa-
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Now, boys, when l ask you q dues-
ton you mustn't be afraid to speak
right out and answer me-" said .
Sunday school superintendent. ac-
cording 70 . writer In the Scottish
American. when you look around
and see all those ine houses. farms
and cattle, do you ever think who owns
them all now7 Your fathers own
them, do they not?" Eyes, sir" shout
ed a hundred voices. well, where will
your fathers be thirty a from
now?" Dead" shouted the boys.
That's right. And who will own all
this property" us boysl" shouted 3he
urchins. Right. Now, tell me-Did
you ever. in going along the street, no.
tice the drunkards Longing around
the saloon door waiting for some one
to treat them?" Eyes, sir; lots OF
them" We'll, where will they be
thirty years from now!" "Dead!" ex-
claimed the boys. And WIG will be
the drunkards them" "Us bcys!"
shouted the unabashed youngsters.
The Amalgamated Association Of
Street Railway Employees of America
has declared the boycott instituted
against the st. Louis Transit company
o0
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Queer Monument.

Mrs. Susie Bartlett is buried near
Atlanta, Ca. and has n OF the
queerest monuments ever erected. Her
husband is a confederate veteran and
lives near his wife's burial place. Ev-
cry day he visits 1t and takes some
new ornament to lay on the pile Of
articles which have accumulated over
the grave In the last five years. Brok-
en- china and glassware of every de-
scription form the strange monument.
Relics of household goods in the
shape of broken dishes, lamp shades.
chimneys, mirrors. pitchers. cups,
glasses, bottles-all these ornament
Mrs. Bartlett's grave.
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BABY TOWER

The baby tower here Illustrated
emphasizes the much talked of cruelty
of the Chinese. Here a very large per
cent of the female infants of their
country are consigned to die. These
towers are found in many parts OF
China, but nowhere else in larger
numbers than in Fukien province,
where this picture was taken. 1t has
been estimated that from 25 to 40 per
cent, in some sections, of all the fe-
male babies born are put to death.
There is no law against infanticide,
at least none that is enforced, al
though there is a sort of maxim that a
reward will be meted out to all who
preserve the lives Of their daughters.
This reward lies In the kindness and
love the daughters show in after lie
to their parents, for it is true that the
love and affection of the sons In
China is not to be compared to that
of the daughters.
There are different methods of dis
posing Of infants. Some are drowned,
but the ~favorite way seems to be to
take them to the tower situated out
side the city and place them on the
window sill near the top. where they
will be pushed in by the next conler.
In years past it has not been an I'M
common sight to see babies bodies
floating in the river. In spite of the
prevalence of infanticide there are
many Chinese who never destroy their
children. In fact, when residing in
households, they often pace a sort OF
life preserver about children's bodies,
to protect them in case they fall into
the water, as they often do.
Poverty is n Of the chief excuses
given by those who allow their in
fants to perish in the tower. They say
If they reared them to womanhood
in their circumstances it would be but
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-11-10

1t Is not ease. but eEcrt-not facil
ity, but difficulty that makes men.
There is, perhaps no station in life In
which difficulties have not been en-
countered and overcome before any
decided measure of success can be
achieved. Those difficulties are. how
takes often form our best experience.
Charles James Fox vas accustomed to
say that he hoped more from a man
who failed, and yet went on in spite
of his failure, than from the buoyant
career of the successful.-Smile's Self
Help.
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II think we ought to give this we'd
ding a display head on the first page
said the city editor. "Out of the ordl-
nary, is it?" asked the managing edi-
tor. well, l should say 1t was" an
swered the city editor. why, there
was no 'bNwer of roses no floral BELL
no 'wide-spreading canopy no blush
ing BRIDE nothing beautiful in its
simplicity no solemn trains to the
wedding march, no" Enough"
cried the managing editor. Double
lead it and give 1t a scare head. It's
the only one Of its kind."-Chicago
Evering Post.
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Dom Pau1'S PriOQfe Cor.

short distance each morning to take
his bath in the hot sulphur spring near
by.
The presidents car Is a handsome
one. highly polished and decorated
with the Transvaal coat of arms. But
even life in a highly polished private
car will grow irksome il one is obliged
to remain in it day after day, and for
this reason the president lately went
down to Waterfall Onder. there to oc-
cupy a cottage and enjoy greater pri-
vacy and far greater comfort than in
the ~uncheerful town OF M~achadodorp,
which catches every freezing breath OF
wind that sweeps over the high yeldt.
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Modern vVarfare Mercifuf.

One of the most distinguished Brit
ish surgeons In South Africa says the
things that have impressed him most
are the merciful wounds made by the
rifles in use, the popularity OF the
X-ray and the ineffectiveness OF artil-
lery to destroy life. The loss in killed
Is insignificant in comparison with the
battles of the past.
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A Y HIGHWAY.

h the Union Pacific Railroad, the Great
Overland Route.
Shortest! Quickest! Bestl
The Overland Limitedi
The Fast Nail
The Atlantic Expressl
Three perfectly equipped trains from
Ogden to all eastern points daily.
All tickets good via Salt Lake and
Denver without extra charge.
For detailed information relative to
railroad and steamship rates and ac-
sommodations, address f. b. CHoATE,
General Agent, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Several descendants of the poet Long
fellow have been enjoying the hos
pitality Of the Ojibway Indians away
up at Desbarata, Ont. These Indians
are descendants Of the Sagamores SO
picturesquely treated in "Hiawatha."
Miss Longfellow, the poets daughter,
has been formally adopted into the
tribe. A select corps of chiefs. braves.
squaws and pappooses gave in pres
ence of the visitors and beneath the
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to sell them into slavery, and that 1t
is better they should die young.
1t is one line of work carried on by
the missionaries in China to rescue
the infants from the window of the
tower and rear them to become native
missionaries. Thousands OF little ones
have been saved from destruction by
the foreigners. To do this work, the
missionaries must keep a watch on
the baby towers almost day and night.
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chenv Rates Ease.

The special excursion rates nav BE-
ing quoted apply via the Denver q kio
Grande Railroad, 1.-THE Scenic Route
of the World" Two lines of railway
between Grand Junction and Denver.
Passengers have their choice at no adj
ditional cost. Four daily fast express
trains. New and elegant dining cara
Pullman aud ordinary sleeping cars
through 70 Chicago without change.
Do not miss the grand scenery on the
Denver& Rio Graude. Ask your agent
for particulars and tickets via the d. d
r. G. Z. L,
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Depreciwtion of Money.

In 1873 a silver dollar was worth one
dollar and six-tenths in gold, and In
1896 forty-tive cents. Money may de-
preciate but there is one standard med
icine, which has not changed in half a
century. and that is Hostetter's stom-
ach Bitters. 1t always has been the
n remedy for indigestion, dyspepsia
or kidney troubles.
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To matter what ails you, headache
to a cancer, you will never get well
until your bowels are put right
without a grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements. cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every
tablet has G. G. G. stamped on it Be-
vara of limitations.
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MED Earl Ii on his congratulatory en-
bassy to the coronation Of the car
and on his subsequent European and
American tour in 1896. His turn for
abstract thinking is shown in his
book, Solutions of Problems by indie
terminate Equations"
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The War department has been in
formed of the arrival Of the transport
Garrone at Manila on the 18th inst.
with eight troops OF the First cavalry
on board.
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The Postmaster-Gener has received
a communication from f. w. Vale, di-
rector of posts in the Philippines,
showing that there will be a surplus of
receipts over expenditures up to June
30th of Sl9,447.
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A Japanese official at Chsong, Korea,
reports that two Japanese and several
hundred Chinese and Korean converts
have been murdered on the frontier by
the Chinese.
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During the gixty years that Judge
Reagan of Texas has been in public
life he has kept up his farm. He now
has a fine ranch of 800 acres near Pal
estine. Anderson county, to which he
will retire when he surrenders his
office Of railroad commissioner,
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he says 1t was difficult for him to con-
vince some people In Hungary that
there was such a thing as true musical
art here. They were ~i1rredulous when
told that America had perhaps the fin
est orchestra in the world. Joseffy did
not give any recitals while abroad.
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The MN
XSTER AT ~.

primeval trees Of Desbaratas islands a
dramatization of tho famous poem.
The performers were CARRIED In buck
skin costumes. with headdresses OF
feathers.
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Joseffy, the famous pianist. has Just
returned to New York after a visit to
Europe. Most of his time was spent
with his parents in Buda-Pesth. josef
fly says Dewey's victory has enlight-
ened central Europe wonderfully as to
the existence Of the United States.
There is, however. much amazing ig-
norance of America in evidence. and
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p%lishment, and the
man who can drink
the most in the
shortest time Is
looked upon with
great admiration.
B u t the matter
does not end with
the mere drinking;
the would-be cham
pton must be a Jug
gler OF a sort, as
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London newsboys swear by the duke
of. Portland and Lord Arthur Hill, who
are giving the youngsters a weeks out
ing at the seaside. They go in squads
of 100. accompanied by a band, and
are given every comfort and oppor-
tunity to enjoy their holiday to the
full.
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A dispatch from Sartoy says that the
dispatch Of batteries of artillery and
the purchase of horses for the use OF
the Russian army in the far East have
been conternanded.
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The first Littish church in this coun-
try was recently organized in Phila-
delphia. The congregation consists of
immigrants from the Baltic province
In Russia.
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Baron Won Ketteler's murderer has
bsen identified by his interpreter,
Cordes. The murderer declares he was
ignorant of the identity of his victim.
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When the new English royal yacht
is sent for a run from Portsmouth to
Halifax. Nova Scotia, the duke OF
York will probably take command of
her. and subsequently be promoted TO
rear admiral's rank.
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FROM
RATR
FROM

From all other stations not mentioned above,
rate will be one single fare for the round trip,
but In no case to exceed rate from point be-
yond.
Tickets will be sold on following dates From
Ogden. Park City, Bingham, Springville, Heber
Silver City and intermediate points from Oc-
-ober ! to z, = inclusive: tickets limited to Dc
v~oer II, 1900. From all other points October
1 to 8, Inclusive; tickets limited to October
rs, 1900; except Grand Junction, Fruita and
Cisco, at which points tickets are on sale only
on October ;, limited to date of issue on going
grip, with final limit October ~.
Rio qrande Western Railway operates best
local train service Ia the state. Four trains
bctwe n Ogden and salt Lake: five trains be-
tween Provo and Salt Lake. From 20 to 40
minutes faster than any other line.
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It is ascertained that the Empress
Dowager. Emperor Knang Hsu and
Prinee Tuan are at Ia Tung, in the
province of Shang 81.
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The fight of President Kruger to
Lourenco Marquee may enable Gen.
Botha to open negotiations with Gen.
Butler, and bring the war to an end.
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Fiso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections OF the thro 1T and lungs.-WA.
o. ENpsLEY. Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10. 1859
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famine relief in India has fallen to
ABBA, 600.
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Ali Of the theatrical managers in San
francisco have announced their inten-
tiop of giving the gross proceeds OF
one performance each to the Texas re-
lief fund.
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CONFERENCE AND FAIR RATES
Via Bio Graads w~..tera Railway.

For the State Fair, October 9 to 9, for the
Semi Annual Conference, L.. d. s., at Salt
Lake City, October 5 TO z inclusive, and the
Salt Palace, the following rates are authoriz d
10 Salt Lake City and return via Rio Grande
Western Railway:
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Eoke,s Skill TO Drink.

Among the miners in the Sonthal
Purgunnahs-a district in Bengal
drinking Is ranked as q high accom-
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n yeu want good digestion to wait upon your
appetite you should always chew O bar OF
Adams PepEin Tutti Frutti.
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Delaware says her peach crop this
year ~ 1000 900 baskets.
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The census of White Plains, N. Y
shows more dogs thar people.
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Germany will not send additional
troops to China unless the situation
there should change materially.
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The Manufacturers of Carter's Ink have had
forty years experience in making it and they
certAilly know how. Send Tor 'Inklings." free.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
Examination, aliays pain, cures wind collie. &c a bottle
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-11-10

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-11-10

a winters work of the San Francisco
whaling feet.
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The Happy Result.

February 10th, 1900.
"DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAN Il cannot praise Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough. 1t is
just simply wonderful the change your medicine
has made in me l feel like another person. My
work is now a pleasure to me, while before using
your medicine it was q burden. To-day / am a
healthy and happy girl. l think if more women
would use your Vegetable Compound there would be
less suffering in the world. / cannot express the
relief l have experienced by using Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. miss PEARL GOOD,
Cor. Goth Avenue and Yeslar Way, Seattle, Wash.