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The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

scribe the best, and as know and have
proven that there is nothing in Materia
Mcdica which equals Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound in
severe cases of female disorders, L
unhcsitatingly prescribe it, and have
never yet been sorry. l know of moth
ing better for ovarian troubles and for
falling of the womb or alterations it
absolutely restores the affected parts
to their normal condition quicker and
better than anything else. l have
known it to cure barrenncss in wo-
men, who to-day are happy mothers OF
children, and while the medical pro-
fession looks down upon patents,
have learned, instead, to lookup to
the healing potion, by whatever name
it be known. If my fellow physicians
dared tell the truth, hundreds of them
would voice my sentiments. y Dr..
WANArA, Lansing, Mich.
$4,000 forfeit II aboue testimonial is not genuine.
The record of Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound cannot be
equalled. Accept no substitute.
Mrs. PinlSham advises sick wo-
men free. Address Lynn, Mass.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06
BEFORE THE THE
PUBLIC EYE
FALSE REPORTS ABOUT QUEEN.

Queen Draga of Servia, who was
falsely reported to have been shot at
or slain by an assassin, has been the
center of much strife and the cause
of much popular dissatisfaction since
her marriage on August 5. 1900, with
young King Alexander. She is ten
years older than her royal husband
and was formerly lady in waiting to
Queen Natalie, Alexander's mother,
who has been plotting the downfall Of
this woman that has replaced her on
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06
CEASES 10 BIND HER FEET.

Much interest has been caused by
the statement of Miss WI Chon Ching,
the adopted daughter of Minister WI
Ting-fang, the Chinese minister to
America, who is now in Washington,
that she intends to cease binding her
feet into golden lilies" as is the GUS
tom and that when she takes her place
again at the head of society in Pekin
she will do all that may be done to
cause her sisters to do the same. The
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

chase and, being on horseback, over
took the carriage. He shot the noble
man without ado and took his daugh-
ter home. The nobleman, however.
had won her heart during the drive
and the girl was now reluctant to mar
ry the man of whom her father ap-
proved. but the stern parent Insisted
on the wedding taking place at once.
The bride appeared in the church pale.
but cool and collected. During the
ceremony she drew dagger and stab
bed the bridegroom to the heart. Al
terward she committed suicide.-Chi- :
cago Chronicle.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

Miss Blanche Walsh, the accom-
plished actress, who has passed
through the singular experience of los
ing the ashes of her mother and then
regaining the beloved treasure after
having given up all hope of its re-
covery, has, as may be imagined, many
of the eccentricities of genius. Among
them is the odd conceit of carrying
with her the remains of her maternal
ancestor, preserved in neat little
bag. 1t was at way station between
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, g,
r Z

LUCAS COUNTY, 5ss
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner OF the firm OF F. j. Cheney & Co,
doing business in the City OF Toledo, County
and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Cntarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catnrrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence this 9th duy OF December. A. d. 1881
rcr.r, a. w. GLEASON,
lAI Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials. free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo O
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

dreds Of visitors into the quiet old
market town. and hundreds more
drove In in market carts, wagons, cost
ermongers' carts and even in victorias
and landaus. Up to few years ago
men stood in rows in the street wait
ing to be hired. Laborers with whip
cord in their buttonholes waited for
hours till they found an employer.
Now few come for the purpose. The
days of the hiring" are over.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

Des Moines and Burlington that she
missed the treasured receptacle. She
had lunched in a station restaurant
and had forgotten the little bag.
which she had Hlaced beside her plate
at table. On discovery of her loss
the train was stopped and her maid
was sent back for the bag. Before
the curtain was rung up at Burlington
the tragedienne was once more in pos
session of her mothers remains, and
hence quite able to appear.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06
BoER FRIENDS ELECTION.

The victory of Col. Arthur Lynch in
the parliamentary contest in Galway,
Ireland, where he was opposed by
Horace Plunkett, unionist, alarms con-
seryative circles of England. The
prospect of colonel in the Boer army
asserting his rights to seat in par
lament, his probable arrest when he
sets foot on the soil of Great Britain
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06
A Wonderful Clock.

clock was recently made. which, IN
addition to striking the hours, halves and
quarters, shows the phases of the moon
and tells the time in any other city, but
as the clock is too expensive to purchase.
the best way to obtain this Information
is from Hostetter's Almanac for 1902. 1t
also contains many amusing anecdotes.
statistics and much general information
that will Interest you. 1t can be obtained
from any druggist free of charge.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06
A Novel Way of Driving.

A man riding a bicycle and drivinAa n
horse at the same time startled people
on n Philadelphia street the other day.
He held the reins in one hand and
guided his machine with the other. His
feet rested upon the coaster and the
horse did the rest. In and out among
the other vehicles he guided the animal
and all along the street people stopped
and Eazed in wonder.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06
Are You Using Allen. toot-Ease ?

1t is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder to lie shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06
Leg Ampu,atcd mt Age of o5.

Ira Campbell. nearly 80 years old,
resident of Glen Ridge. n. j., has Just
had his leg amputated, going through
the operation with composure and re-
fusing to take anesthetics. His foot
was injured some time ago and danger
of blood poisoning made amputation
necessary.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

President Thwing of Western Re-
serve University recently asked Pro-
fessor Goodwin Smith to fill a lecture
ship in American history in Western
Reserve University this year. Profess
sor Smith. in brief note, replied:
"My lecturing days are over"
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

Minister Conger will soon be the
only foreign minister in Pekin who
passed through the siege. and will then
become the doyen of the diplomatic
corps. All the other ministers have
been relieved or expect to leave Pekin
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06
A NOTED PHYSICIAN !
Makes ap Important Statement
of Interest to All Women. =,

"DEAR Mrs. PINKnAM Tho hon.
est, intelligent physician is above tho
school, Whatever is best in each
case should be used, no matter to what
school q physician belongs. !, as .
matter of conscience, can only pre-
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

Miss Emerson (of Boston)-I pre-
sumo yours is not one of the Maytiow-
er families. Miss TripleX (of Mime
apolis)-No. indeed. Ours is one of the
famous Minnesota-llower families.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06
COLONEL ARTHUR LYNCH.

JOIOIN III. 1NIN IT q II Z .NVIIs
S far from pleasing. He is colonel OIL
Lhe second Irish brigade in the Boer
army. He is an Australian by birth,
an author and journalist, and once be-
fore ran for parliament in Ireland,
where he has had his residence for
some years.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

Gentleman Gndignantly)-W l
bought this dog you said he was splen-
did for rats. Why, he won't touch
them. Dog Dealer-Well, amt that
splendid for rats!
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

Milly-Billy. do you know you've pret-
ty mouth? It's n pity to waste such II
mouth on a man. Billy-I never waste 1t
on Il man.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

A girl who used to call her most per.
sistent suitor IAN apology for a man
finally accepted the apology.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

1t is the man with horse sense who
knows how to say neigh.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

country cousin. what was the first thing
that struck you when you reached
town?' "a trolley car" replied Joshua.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

Fits permanently Cured. 40 its nervousness nftci
frst day use of DIR. klne's Great Nerve Restorer.
send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
DR r. II. KIisE Ltd 81 Arch ST.. Phiip pha, Pa
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

We cannot always expect to find the
bare truth in n bear story
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

If man should wear his pants so long
that he had to hold them ur when cross
ing a street. wouldn't the women laugh
at him?
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

Hamlin's Wizard Oil Co. send song
book free. Your druggist sells the oil
and 1t stops pain.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption snved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THos. RoBBiNs,
Nipple Street. Norwich, N. ", Feb. II. 1900.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

reform ideas are rapidly spreading in
China, but there is still strong fee
ing against their entire adoption.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

wiEgs-Bjones suffers from hay fever.
doesn't he?" Waggs-I should say SO. He
can't even pass n grass widow without
sneeZing,
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

To Cure n Cold in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money IL it fails to cure. 25c
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are as
easy to use as soap. No muss or failures
lOc per package. Sold by druggists.
The Springfield herald., 1901-12-06

QUEEN DRAGA OF SERVIA.
the Servian throne. Draga is a Rus
sian colonel's daughter and is 80 years
! old.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15
HER BOOK DRAMATIZED.
Fame is Coming on Winged Feet to
 Mrs. Sarah Pr DDS.

l'tica Corr. New York Sun.
 Mrs Sarah E. Phipps, washerwoman of Rochester. dreamed stories over the washtub and made the dreams into a the novels have sold we'll Now she is on the road to further success.
 Yer latest novel. and. she thinks. her t"st. is to he dramatized and presented on the stage. Mrs. Phipps has been in New York to see a theatrical manager about a dramatic version and he has agreed to produce if.
 The novel is called "The Old House by the Sea" The heroine is loved by three heroes; she is Kidnapped; she is held up at night in lonely railroad station by 'SiX big. drawny. unCouth- looking men with black masks and long rubber ul- Sters, hut she sends a telegram with her chin and saves an express train from wreck.
 She is drugged, lodged in cave and Is rescued by q great St Bernard dog. She has a new adventure in every chap ter and there are twenty-five chapters.
 She is telegraph operator, but a col lege graduate, and she is admitted into the bcs5 society. She pays off mortgages and makes all the people she knows happy and contented.
 Finally. she marries one of the heroes and settles down 70 happiness and con- tentmeat forever afterward. The other two heroes go away back and pine be- cause they have missed her.
 MIFldm IS heroine to be proud 0t The washerwoman makes her as spot less as any linen that ever came out of " tub Sho reads hier0glYphics and leads clever detectives on to the solution of a great mystery and the capture of band of criminals who have taken possession or the Old House by the Sea, and by hlling it with black crime and sham ghosts have made the property value less.
 Everybody will nave an opportunity to enjoy these thrills when they are trans soon, for the theatrical manager has made up his mind. There will be a laun- dress name on the program and not in the advertising pages. either and new era of dramatic art will begin.
 Mhen it is all accomplished and Sarah F., thlpps is tired of rakking in the roy AIufS, she is going to cross the ocean to press demand for fortune now await Ing a claimant in England
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15

already proved, the imagination Is too feeble to grasp the monetary revolution it foreshadows. As an illustration of the actualites of experiment, the experience fof General Manager U. w. Holdredge of the Burlington may be cited He tested 325 pounds of tailings from Owyhee County, Idaho. where he is interested in mining. The fire assay of the lot show ed a value of $1 in gold and thirteen ounces of silver. or less than $9 to the ton. The Wynn process yielded d button from the shipment weighing 42.62 in gold. or $262.2S ton.
 Here are some of the results obtained from Colorado ores:
 From Apex. 43O pounds; fire assay value $15 gold button by the wynn process. s'l4; ton value. $430.
 Uncle Sam mine, Summit County, 800 pounds sample; fire assay value. trace of gold; Wynn process button, $55,92, or S223.6S ton value.
 Alice mine Gilpin County, 800 pounds; ire assay value s a ton; Wynn process value. $2506 6S gold a ton.
 Placer sand from Dry Creek, east of Denver, 800 pounds; fire assay. trace; Wynn button, $2O02 or $50 a ton.
 Woodland Park ore. 1000 pounds; fire assay. s per ton; Wynn process, $2l52) a ton
 Gunnell mine. Gilpin County. 600 pounds {: fire assay. $6 a ton; Wynn process. $2I3 l2 8 ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15
CHEAP LITTLE GREENHOUSE.
It is Possible for Fifty Dollars t
 Build and Equip a Small House.

The greenhouse. pure and simple, is possible oily Tn exceptionally favored localities, where the soil is so we'll drain- ed that water does not rise in excaVa- tions. and the winters are so mild that sun heat under protecting glass is all that tenderest plants demand. Whoever in such location has a stretch of sun ny outer wall with a few feet of spare space along it, may have loads of flow CTS the winter through at very slight expense either in money or trouble, and all the more if drum with heated air from furnace flue is set up just out side the wall.
 For such a greenhouse dig down be- side the house-wall to d depth of three
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15
Soldiers View of Filipinos.

A Kansas soldier serving at Tarlac. in the Philippines. writes home: "The na- tives' here are not so backward in many things while in others they are no bet ter than savages. Some of them have good Led edueations; ,,s and about 70 per cent can reaa sri ana e wr1t ?: but they are idle and least. They eat baked grasshHppers and June bugs with relish. SnaiIs are another great dish for them Of course tbese arc delicacies for then i They don't have They cook big pot of if. and then ali sit down around it and eat with their fn- gers Knives and forks are unknown to them. Yet some of these very same neo- ple can read Latin and Greek and talk 4h~~~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15
Denver Special to Chicago Record-Her-

Denver Special to Chicago Record-Her-
 aid What may be described az the Wynn process of treating ores is causing great CT excitement and consternation in Colo rado than the repeal of the Sherman act In spite of the almost universal skept- cism with which the first reports of its success were met, no one has been able to account for the huge gold buttons oh \ tained from day to day from castaway and supposedly valueless materials of the mines and mills.
 One of the leading metallurgists of the State, who has followed the experiments, cynically admitted today that he be- lieved one of the greatest discoveries of modern times had been made.
 Senator Henry M. Teller. whose broth CT Willard is the chief packer of the dis covery, spent several days. in the labora- tory of the company. He started his in- vestigations with the belief that his brother, one of the most sagacious and prudent men in the State. was the victim of a huge confidence operation. He end ed by confessing utter discontinue and amazement. and offered to supply his brother with any funds he might require for the installation of the large plant in contemplation.
 May Work Revolution.
 If the discovery is what is asserted. and what many conservetive men deem
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15
Wealth in Mine Waste---Possibaity of Revolution in the Working of the
 Yellow Metal Suggested.


Ieet ana a breadth of six. all along the available stretch. Put down a concrete floor, six inches thick and wall up to a root above ground with either stone, brick or concrete. Upon the top of this are stout enough for it. Board up the frame within and without to heighth of eight inches. Above that have grass, running on to a glass roof. The roof is lean-to stayed against the house wall Have door in the end with steps down to it. If possible also have a door from the house-thus in sharp weather one can go in and out without letting in cold air.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15

of an immense field plant at Denver. How the three men are to treat ores on a large and comprehensive scale. and al the same time preserve their secret, is mystery scarcely less profound than that of the process itself. One of the stag gering features of the situation is that they will need no ones mines or tailingS or dumps. Their experiments, they sert, have demonstrated that the plains and mountains contain merchantable re- sources for them to draw upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15

Aluminium has just been employed for the construction of new fireproof theatre cur tain. The curtain is sixty feet wide by fifty four feet high and is composed of sheets one-twefth of inch thick
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15
Denounced by Miners.

Mining men generally denounce the process as a masterful deception, but cannot expose it. Meanwhile, MT. Teller is nrocsadinU with nlAnG for the ~"~~'
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-02
Under an Umbrella.

Romieu. the famous Partisan wit, was,
one day. caught in shower and forced
20 seek refuge in a door way of the
Opera House, says London Tit-Bits. II
was o'clock already and he had an en-
gagement in the Cafe de Paris for that
very hour The rain fell in torrents.
There was no carriage to be had. He had
no umbrella. What was to be done?
While ne was lamenting his bad luck a
gentleman with large umbrella passed
BY Romieu was seized with a sudden
inspiration. He rushed out and srasped
the stranger by the arm and gravely in
stalled himself under the protecting um-
brella.
Il am overjoyed to see you," he i'm
mediately began. Il have been looking
for you for two weeks. / wanted to tell
you about C1ementine"
Without giving the stranger time 10 ex-
press his surprise Romieu ratified away
with gossip and anecdote until ne had led
the unknown companion to the door of
the Cafe de Paris. Then he glanced at
him with a face OF well-feigned aston
ishment.
Pardon, monsieur ne cried. "It seems
/ am mistaken"
Il believe so.'' said the stranger.
Good gracious!' added Romieu. ''Be
you"
Il promise you
"A thousand pardonsI'
Romieu fastened within the cafe and
amid great laughter. told the adventure
to his friends. Suddenly one OF them said:
Your cravat is rumpIedv'
Romieu put his hand TO his neck and
turned pale. His pin, a valuable sap
phire, was gone. On further examination
his purse and watch were found TO be
gone. The man with the umbrella was
pidkpocket
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-02

During a dull hour in one Of the Chi
cago justice courts the other day half a
dozen lawyers got TO talking about ride
ulous things. says the Chicago Record
Herald.
'Sfhe most ridiculous thing in the
world" said one of them, lis a man rid
ing in a pony cart. Out at Evanston the
other day / saw big, strengthening fell
low with whiskers driving a pair of pom
les that were no larger than couple of
st. Bernard dogs, and seated beside him
in the little red cart was a woman with
a spaniel on her lap. l never saw any
thing more absurd in my life"
We'll, l don't know" one of the others
ADDED Il think about the most ridiculous
thing in the world is a bride on her we'd
ding trip trying to make the other passen-
gers believe matrimony is an old story
to her. while the groom is laIly-gagging
around and insisting on holding her hand
Coming down from Milwaukee last week
l sat across the aisle from two young
things that had just been married, and
the fellow kept purring away and acting
as If he were so tickled he didn't know
what 20 do with himself But I could
hear the girl whisper to him every little
while:
Now, George. don't sit so close to me.
w AAuSA lcl people know tnat we re
Just married You must sit over on the
other seat and prentend we're old mar
ried people just going away somewhere
for a trip
why, any one could have stood half a
mile on and told that they were a bride
ana bridegroom, with one eye shut
Then the justice entered the discussion
Them Kind of things are pretty ridicu-
ious' ne admitted. but what always
makes me the most disguised is these
people that say cawn't' and 'graws' and
laWr, trying to initiate the English.
oeneVe In bein' American all through
mere stranger who had been listening
to the talk said
m an Englishman. I've lived in Hong
Kong, and I've been in Australia. ana !
nerded sheep in Montana for two years.
In fact, | think 1 have seen more of the
world than the average man sees. and T
nave noticed many ridiculous things. Rut
there Is one which seems to me to sur
pass all the rest for general absurdity. r
mean the American justice court
mere was short pause Then one of
the lawyers said:
NO. there is one thing still more all
sura than the American justice court
what is t%' somebody asked.
Inc man who expects to get iustice
there" Jus 'ice
He had just lost case. however and
may nave been prejudiced.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-02
PERSONAL.


The Marquis of Londonderry, by re-
Gently acquiring a great deal more Of
mine property, has become abe largest
colliery owner in the United Kingdom.
-Eleanora Duse was born in wagon
near Venice, and, according to local Gus
tom, has taken to a church for baptism
in glass cradle ornamented with gold
Prof. Hinckley G.. Mitchell of the Bos-
ton University School of Theology. has
gone to Palestine, where he will spend a
year as director of the American School
for Oriental Study and Research.
Among the present day Highland
chiefs there are few able to speak Gaelic,
one notable exception being the Duke Of
Atholl, who in addition to being able to
converse in the classic language, Is do
ing his best to encourage its more exl
tensive use around Blair-Atholl Gaelic
classes were, under his influence, held all
last winter, and the examination of the
pupils showed good results
According to a paragraph which has
been going the rounds of the French
newspapers NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau-the
French premier-has all his dogs vaccin-
ated to prevent them from having dis
temper, and has never lost one from that
disease. Jenner, who introduced vaccina-
ton, proposed that all the dogs in Eng
land should be treated In this manner
but was laughed at for suggesting it.