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The Penn's Grove record., 1905-04-14
From the Seat of war.

Admiral Ro~jestvensky's squadron
was reported bound for V~ladivostok.
A dispatch from Hua-Shu Pass said
that the Russian armies had been con-
centrated and were expecting an at
tack.
Japan's envoy reported to Governor
Taft, at Washington, d. c., that the
Mikado is ready to make peace if the
Gar is.
A letter from Admiral R~ojestvensky
to his wife was taken to mean that he
will attempt to go directly to Vladiyos-
tok, without waiting for Nebogafoff's
division.
A bomb explosion killed se~venty-iye
persons in the Hardin artillery depot.
destroyed 10,000,00V shells and did
much more damage.
1t was reported from Shanghai that
Chinese mint officials had made profits
of 100000 tales annually by issuing
debased copper coins.
Prince Ouktomsky, deposed from
command of the Port Arthur squadron
after the disastrous sortie of August
10, arrived in st. Petersburg and do
manded a court-martial.
More disturbances are feared in War.
saw, and the Governor has ordered ali
Sunsmiths to deliver their stock ~
arms to the police authorities.
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Americas Great Achievement.

Of a democracy originally British,
the most astonishing and triumphant
achievement so far has been the per-
severing absorption and incorporation
across the Atlantic of a ceaseless tor
rent of heterogeneous elements from
every point of the compass into one
united, stable, industrious and pacific
state with SO,OOO,OOO of population,
combining the centralized concert of a
federal system with local independence
and uniting collective energy with the
encouragement of individual freedom.
How does this stand in comparison
with the Roman Empire or Roman
Church or the Byzantine Empire or
Russia or Charles the Great or Ma
poleon?-John Morley, i'll the Nine
teenth Century.
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FIXING COTTON CROPS SIZE.
Ginning Estimate" and the Question
Who Told the Truth Before

New York City.-In the season from
September l, the beginning of the cot
ton harvest, to December 10, the date
of the Agricultural Department esti-
mate, trade predictions of the crop
hold the stage. Fresh from his achieve
ments in the crop of 1903, Mr.. Sully
last September informed the trade that
100000 bales was an outside esti-
mate. Other representatives of 'the
trade" pushed the figures up to 49,
OOO,O00-that estimate, by Neill Broth
ers, being considered rash. On De-
cember 10 came the Governments cal
culation, with figures of IL, 467, 900
bales for the commercial crop.
The Census Bureaus ginning es-
innate" published at a time when
preparation of cotton for market is
usually completed, discloses 1857, 1872
bales. But, strange to say, this weeks
ginning estimate gave place to an out.
turn Of more tan 10,000,0 600.
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Little Grace, who is afraid of thun-
der storms. was visiting at a~untie's,
where they had a telephone. The
phone was a new thing to Grace, and
when the bell rang she was all atten-
ton. Suddenly came a call at the
phone and auntie, who had just spoken
of the peculiar looking clouds in the
north, answered. She then turned to
the others in the room, remarking, HE
says to watch the clouds carefully, as
he thinks we are to have a severe
storm" Little Grace ran to hide her
head in a comforting lap, crying:
ooh, Aunt Mollie. maybe dat fing
don't always tell the truf."-Little
Chronicle.
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AGAIN PRESS NORTH
After Several Sharp Skirmishes 0ya-
ma Drives Russians On.
LOSSES HAVE BEEN HEAVY

Cars Cavalry Has Been Engaged in
the Defense-Japanese Forming a
Chain of Supply Stations in Their
R~ear-Togo Reported-Riots in Bal
tic Provinces.
Gunshu Pass, Manchuria.-Rapidly
increasing activity by the Japanese
against points on the road to Kirin be-
trayed a movement in force in that
direction on the part of at least one of
Marshal Oyama's armies. The column
using Kaiyuan as a base was operat-
ing vigorously over a long stretch of
the military road northeast of that
place, and has captured several points
of minor but undoubted importance in
the past few days. A half brigade of
infantry with two squadrons of dra-
goons attacked the Russian garrison
t~wenty-siX miles northeast of Kaiyuan,
in Aishenkao, and after a sharp fight,
in which the losses on both sides were
heavy in proportion to the numbers of
troops engaged, the Japs drove the
Russians nOrthward.
Hot pursuit Of the retiring Russians
was made by the japanese cavalry,
but it ceased when the ~retreating
forces had drawn six miles from Ash
enkao. The dragons retired on their
infantry and the Japs fastened to
fortify the position. 1t was evident
Marshal Oyama intended establishing
a chain of Notifications along the Kirin
road, for he has pursued the same pol
icy with every town and village north
east Of Kaiyuan taken recently. The
successful turning movement against
the Russian left in the battle Of Men
huachieh at night gave the Mikado's
troops a decided advantage in position.
1t appeared impracticable at this stage
of the marshal's general move for Gen
eral Linevitch to check him to any
valuable extent.
There seemed to be little doubt
Oyama had dispatched a cavalry col
m with flying artillery for a rapid
movement north through Manchuria
toward Tsitsihar. 1t was evident, too,
the Marshal was massing large bodies
of his troops for al important move,
and it was the belief of military ex-
pertS here that he intended to force the
fighting on a much larger scale than at
present in the immediate future. He
has hampered the Russian commander
terribly by the destruction of stores at
Hussitai, Kaiyuan and Changtu, as
we'll as at other places, and the Cars
soldiers have been suffering keenly
from shortage of provisions and forage.
General Linevitch has been relying
largely largely on his Cossack cavalry
and horse batteries for defense of the
army from the attacks of japanese
raiders. Mistchenko's Cossacks have
been the most active command in the
Russian army, and their losses of late
have been severe. They engaged in
a brisk skirmish with the advance
guard of the japanese centre, retiring
with several killed and many wounded
after drawing the enemy's heavier field
artillery fire.
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Killed by Earthquake.
-Four hundred Indian soldiers were
killed by the earthquake at Dharmsala,
India.
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Under the new scale the London Sub
way District Railway will pay its en-
ployes as follows: Motormen will be
paid from 35s. to 42s. 3d., conductors
from 25s. to 30s., and gatemen from
21s. to 22s. Cd. The week is to consist
of six days of ten hours each, instead
of seven days as at present.
The motormen ask that 3d., 3D., and
1Od. per hour shall be paid to first, sec
ond and third year motormen, with
1019d. for leading men of this class;
51ad. and Cd. per hour to conductors
and assistant motormen, and AID. and
sd. per hour for the first and second
year gatemen, respectively. They also
propose a nine-hour day, and an eight
hour day in reckoning overtime, and
that for Sunday work the rate of pay
ment shall be half as much again as
the ordinary rate,
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TAFT HEAD OF GOVERNMENT,
Has Taken Over the Foreign Affairs
of the Nation.

Washington, D. G. = The unusual
sight was witnessed of foreign diplo-
mats going to the War Department In
stead of to the State Department to
conduct business. Secretary of War
Taft entered upon his duties as head of
the Nations foreign affairs as soon as
the President went away, although
MI. LOOMS retains the title of Acting
Secretary of State.
Mr.. Taft is now at the head of the
Government, so far as Washington is
concerned. His most important con-
ference in his capacity as head of the
State Department was with Minister
Takahira, of Japan. Mr.. Takahira
talked to Secretary Taft of the general
situation in the East and of the peace
outlook, but not with the idea Of max
ing any proposals or requests. His
visit, it was understood, was for the
purpose of acquainting Mr.. Taft with
the situation as Japan views it, and Of
getting in touch with the Secretary.
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FROM FACTORY TO PALACE.
]. G. Phelps Stokes to Take Poor Jew.
ish Girl as Bride.

New York City.-The engagement of
j. G. Phelps Stokes, member of an old
and very wealthy New York family,
to Miss Rose Harriet Pastor, a young
Jewess, who until two weeks ago was
a special writer ON the Jewish Daily
News, and prior to that worked in a
Cleveland cigar factory, has been an
nounced. The date for the wedding
has not been definitely settled, but the
event will take place some time in July.
On July 13, 1902, Miss Pastor was
assigned by the city editor of the Jew
ish Daily News to interview Mr..
Stokes, who was then as now a resi-
dent worker in the University Settle
ment in RivingtOn street.
Miss Pastor is twenty-five years old.
She was born at Augustove, Russia.
When twelve years of age she came to
America with her parents and drifted
to Cleveland, Ohio. 1t was after years
Of hardship and by dint of hard work
she finally obtained a position on the
journal referred to.
Her forthcoming marriage has Gre
ated q great stir among her friends
and the Fifth Avenue" society circles.
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Riots in Baltic Provinces.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-Reports of
peasant uprisings in the Baltic prov
inces, especially in Lithuania and
Courland, continue to be extremely dis
quoting. At Vera, where a regiment
of Cossacks fired on a mob which had
complete possession of the town, the
rioters were dispersed, but the latter
broke up into smaller bands, which ter
rorized the neighboring land owners.
Similar incidents occurred at other
places. The smaller bands drive off
cattle, burn barns and fodder and help
themselves to grain and provisions.
Dispatches from dozens of places tell
of panic produced by the depredations
of rowing bands of peasants.
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The smallest Dictionary.

The University of California has re
ceived what it thinks is the smallest
dictionary in the world. The book is a
French-English dictionary, n and one
eighth inches long by three-fourths of
an inch wide. 1t was printed first
in large type and then reduced to it's
present size by Photographic methods.
Each page contains about ITO words,
the book containing $50 ~pages.-Chi-
cago Journal.
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Germany Fayors Japan.

While the course of events with re-
spect to Russian funds has been upon
the whole unsatisfactory for the Ger
man market, it is interesting to note
that German investors have begun to
turn toward Japanese issues. Berlin,
Hamburg and Frankfort have actu-
ally been investing money freely in the
issue of six per cent. bonds that will
soon be offered for subscription in
Japan.
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Masculins Beauty in Demand.

Beauty of face is very rare among
men, and the handsome jeune premier
is a very rare bird indeed. A great
dramatist stated the other day that
there was much more chance for a
g~ood-looking man on the stage than for
a g~ood-looking girl. 1t is easy enough
to find pretty girls to take the different
characters, but a good-looking man is
rare.-Free Lance.
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The duties of the present Interstate
Commerce Commission are to correct
all determinations in railroad rates.
If it finds that an unjust rate is in
effect, the railroad is notified. If it de-
clines to change it, the Commission can
bring suit in Court and if the Court de-
cides in favor of the Commissioners
finding, the railroad must obey, or it's
officers may be brought up for con-
tempt of Court and summarily dealt
with.
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BABY ONE SOLID SORE
Could Not Shut Eyes to Sleep-FOrty
BoiIs on Head-Spent S1OO on Doctors
Baby Grew Worse-Cured by
Cuticura For az.

GA scab formed on my baby's face,
spreading until it completely covered her
from head to foot, followed by boils, hav-
ing forty on her head at one time, and
more on her body. Then her skin started
to dry up and it became so bad she could
not shut her eyes to sleep. One months
treatment with Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment made a complete cure. Doctors and
medicines had cost over 500, with baby
growing worse. Then we spent less than
s. for Cuticura and cured her. (Signed)
Mrs. G. H. Tucker, Jr., 335 Greenfield
Ave, Milwaukee, Wis"
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The Child Wnndered.

A Winfield ~four-year-old was taken
to see "The Rivals" at the local the
atre. In discussing the play with her
mother afterward she said: Mamma,
that fat woman meaning the n who
played Mrs. Malapropl wore the same
dress during the whole show. What's
the matter with her. is she married?'
Winfield CKan.) Free Press.
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''TOdY,s'' AVatar.

johnson was compiling the diction-
airy.
YES he explained, "I'm trying to
collect a few words for the circus pos
ters."
Starting with aggregation" he hunt
ed for polysyllables.
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Grandfather, doing some carpentry
work, and finding he needed some
screws, sent little Mary TO the hard
ware store to get some for him. When
she got there she could not remember
the word screw" At last she said:
"Grandpa wants some nails with rufies
on."-Life.
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Have ready three tubs of moderately
warm water; for the first water make a
strong suds by using plenty OF Ivory Soap.
In this put a pair of blankets and stir with
the clothes stick until clean; then rinse
through the other two waters, putting a
stretch carefully on the line.-Eleanor r.
Parker.
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Beware Of Olntments For Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense 0.
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
ofthesystem. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally, and made 10 Toledo, Ohio, by T..
j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Makinp I,npartiaI Cbo,ce

Ruby, who was dining with her eld-
ers, was given her choice of her favor
lite desserts.
(Which will you have, Ruby, ice
cream OF JAM" her indulgent father
asked.
After a moments hesitation she said:
"Give me a little of each and a lot of
both."-Lippincott's.
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Exnort Trade Renorts.

The fact that our export of manufac-
lures in February, as reported, held
the increase over last year, despite the
large home trade and the high home
prices. attracted some surprise. The
months manufactur I'd exports were
S1,247, 900 above February. 1904, but
81 1909, 900 below last October, whose
total, Sal, 355,00O, broke all monthly
records.
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Amend Equitable Charter

The Board of Directors of the Eouit-
aDie Life Assurance Society, meeting
IN New York City, adopted the amend.
&c charter giving to the policy holders
n naming of twenty-eight out of the
fifty-two directors.
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Gar Not at Review.

Contrary to his usual custom. the
Gar failed to review the parade of the
Horse Guards on the Feast of the I'M
maculate Conception in st. Petersburg,
Russia, but extraordinary precautions
were taken by the police to prevent an
outbreak.
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Favorable Reports.

Excellent weather, favorable grain
crop reports, expansion of industry,
well maintained spring trade, particu-
larly at the West, charging retail
trade in the leading cities and unim-
paired confidence in the future are a
sextette of conspicuously satisfactory
features demanding notice this week.
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One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new shoes
easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching
feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions. AT
all druggists and shoe stores, Zoe. Don't ac-
cept any substitute. Trial package FREE by
mail. Address. Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, MY.
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Big Railway Earnings.

Freight congestion has followed the
heavy shipment of spring merchandise,
and railway earnings in the three
weeks of March were SO per cent
larger than in 1904.
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No Shortage in Wheat Crop

The Secretary of Agriculture, at
Washington, d. c.. reported that there
was no danger of a shortage i'll the
wheat crop.
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Togo's Fleet Of Mindapao.

Chicago, 1ll.-A special to the Daily
News from Batavia, Java, says: "Ad-
miral Togo's fleet was sighted south of
the island of Mindanao, the southern
most Of the Philippine group"
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A coroner in England points out the
little known fact that all persons there
over twelve years of age can be called
upon az Jurors.
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Vegetation in Texas.

Wheat promises well i'll Texas and
Oklahoma, where recent heavy rains
favorable to that plant have, however,
held back cotton planting preparations.
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President at San Antonio

President Roosevelt arrived at San
Antonio, Texas, to attend the Rough
Riders reunion, after speaking at Aus
tin, Waco and other places in the State.
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KILLS HER SWEETHEART.
Alabama Girl Then Shoots Herself
Through the Heart.

Huntsville, Ala.-Hill A. Ballard was
not and killed here by Miss Oma
Harding, his sweetheart, who followed
her attack on him by shooting herself
through the heart, dying instantly.
Young Ballard died at the City Hos
pltal in the afternoon. He was a
nephew of Governor Cox, of Tennes-
see, n a son of A. G. Ballard, of Bris-
tol. He had been here at work sew.
eral weeks.
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The Government of New South Wales
has sanctioned the erection of two
State institutions for the treatment of
inebriates without means.
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Result of Exposition.

Contrary to precedent, the Exposition
at st. Louis, Mo-, is not being followed
by stagnation in the building trades.
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Less Ice in Lakes.

There is less ice in the lakes than
at this time last year, but another
week is needed 10 restore navigation.
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FITS permanently cured. Motifs or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer $2trialbottle and treatise free
DR.. R. II. KLINE. Ltd. .931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
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Revolution in Crete.
Banker Dead in Snrf-

A revolution has broken out in Crete
and a French gunDoat has gone there.
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THOUGHT SHE WOULD DIE.

Mrs. S. w. Marine, of Colorado Springs
Began to Fear the W~orst-Doan's Kid
ney Pills Saved Her.
Mrs. Sarah Marine, of 42S st. Urain
street, Colorado Springs, Col, Presi-
dent of the Glen Eyrie Club, writes:
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An official map of Paris on a large
scale has just been finished. 1t is
twenty-five yards long and nearly
twenty yards wide.
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| am sure Piso's, Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THOMAS ROB
ERrs, Maple St.. Norwich, NY, Feb. II, 1900
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-04-14

ID. K. Phillips, a bank President. was
found dead in the surf at Swampscott.
Mass.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. soften the gums, reduces infiamma-
tion, alIays pain, cures wind collie, 25c. bottle.
Fair-headed people have the best heads of
hoir
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Washing Blankets.

The Duke of Portland's picture gallery
is 236 feet long.
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Japs Again Advance.

Field Marshal Oyama reported Ii Jap
anese advance along the railway from
ChanE-Tu-Fu.
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UNCLE SAM-s.H High Standard is Re-
CURED of Hny CafarTH Remedy That Has
Been Endorsed by SO Many Trustworthy
and Prominent People,"

A large portion of the earth's surface
is deficient in rainfall. .
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Ladies Can Wear Shoes

Shepherds consider the wool on the back
of a sheep an unfailing barometer.
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Eggs are current coin in Mayo, Kerry,
Donegal and Leitrim5 Ireland.
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Skeletons are now being sold in Russia
for Sl.l5.
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There are 1000 rivers in the British
empire. n. Y.-15
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BALLOON CROSSES CHANNEL.

jacques Faure Reaches Calais From
Folkestone in Four Hours.
Calais, France.-Jacques Faure's bal
loon, which left Folkestone, England,
at IL p. M, made a successful passage
of the Channel, landing heal Calais at
B O'Clock the next morning.
The balloon encountered a severe
storm, but was not injured, and its
three occupants were in good health
and spirits when they landed.
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Il suffered for
three years with
severe backache.
The doctors told
me my kidneys
W + affected
and prescribed
Inn edicines for
lime, but l found
it was only
IA waste of time
and money to
take them, and
began to fear
that / would
never get we'll.
A friend advised
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GAS you know, I wrote you that my doctor
said l must have an operation or l could not
live I then wrote you, telling you my all
ments. followed your advice and am en-
tirely well I can walk miles without an
ache or a pain, and I owe my life to you and
to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
! wish every suffering woman would read
this testimonial and realize the value of writ
ing to you and your remedy Mrs. Mary
Dimmick, 59th and E. Capitol Streets, BEN
ming P. O., Washington, d. c.
When a medicine has been successful
in restoring to health so many women
whose testimony is SO unquestionable.
you cannot well say, without trying it,
II do not believe it will help me-" If
you r Ill, don't hesitate to get a bot
tie Of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pink
ham, Lynn. Mass, for special advice
it Is free and always helpful.
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Following we publish two let
ters from q woman who accep.
te2 this invitation. Note the
result.
First letter.
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"For eight years l have suffered something
terrible every month with my periods. The
pains are excruciating and can hardly stand
them. My doctor says l nave ovarian and
womb trouble, and l must go through an OPP
Grafton if I want to get well. do not want
to submit to it if I can possibly help 1t.
Please tell me what to do. Ihope you can
relieve me. "-Mrs. Mary Dimmick, Both and e.
Capitol SITS, B%enning P.O., Washington, DC.
Second letter.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
AFTER following carefully your advice,
and taking Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, ! am very anxious to send you
my testimonial, that others may know their
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
CECILIA CLUB REHEARSAL.
Delightful Evening Passe.a at Golden
Cross Hall, Last Evening.

a large number Of music lovers
gathered at Golden Cross hall. last
evening. in response to the announce
nent that a public rehearsal of the
Cecilia Club was to be held, and il was
an enthusiastic chorus that sang m
Der the direction OF DR.. True's baton.
After an hours work in rehearsjng
HaEdn's "Creaiion," which was highly
appreciated by the visitors, the follow
ing individual selections were given
and received with applause and re-
peated encores: Bass solo. H. F. Good
WIN; piano solo, DR.. Latham True: So
prano solo. Miss Coughlin.
Al the conclusion of the musical pro-
gram, refreshments of ice cream and
CAKE We're served, and the floor then
cleared and social dance enjoyed
with music furnished by Dennis Or
chestra. Visitors were present from
winthrop and Watsrville, and a most
enjoyable evening passed by all.