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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12

and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all, possessed of wonderfully Sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1913 she married Isaac Pinkham,
builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days it
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in a physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and ex-
perience many of them gained a won
derful knowledge of the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest
in the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
beautifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods of
all kinds; so, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex-
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the body, and
it was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi-
cines for her own family and frien ds.
Chief of these was rare combina-
ton of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu-
liar to the female sex, and Lydia E. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this SO far was done freely, with
out money and without price, as n
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity were too
much for the large real estate interests
of the Pinkham family, as this class
of business suffered most from
fearful depression SO when the Centen-
NAL year dawned it found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia E. Pinkhar1's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother, combined forces to
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12

restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
so good for their woman friends and
neighbors was equally good for the
women of the whole world
The Pinkhams had no money, and
little credit. Their first laboratory
was the kitchen, where roots and
herbs were stepped on the stove,
gradually filling a gross of bottles.
Then came the question of selling
it, for always before they had given
it away freely. They hired a job
printer to run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits of the medi-
cine, now called Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and these were
distributed by the Pinkham sons in
Boston, New York. and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties OF
the medicine were, TO Il great extent,
self-advertising, for whoever used it
recommended it to others, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the fam
lily had saved enough money to COM
mence newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success Of
the enterprise were assured, until to-
Gay Lynn S. L llknaLn anu ner NcRe-
table Compound have become house
hold words everywhere, and many
tons of roots and herbs are used annu-
ally in it's manufacture.
Lydia e. Pinkham herself did not
live to see the great success of this
work. She passed to her reward years
ago, but not till she had provided
means for continuing her work as
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herself
During her long and eventful expe-
rience she was ever methodical in her
work and she was always careful to pre-
serve a record of every case that came to
her attention. The case Of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
and there were thousands-received
careful study, and the details includ-
ing symptoms, treatment and results
were recorded for future reference, and
to-day these records, together with
hundreds of thousands made since, are
available to sick women the world
over, and represent vast collabora-
ton of information regarding the
treatment of womans ills, which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
be equaled in any library in the
world.
With Lydia e. Pinlsham worked her
daughter in law, the present Mrs.
Pinlsham. She was carefully instructed
in all her hardwon knowledge, and
for years she assisted her in her vast
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the
direction of the work when its origina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
five years she has continued it, and
nothing in the work shows when the
first Lydia e. Pinkham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham,
now the mother of u large family, took
it up. With women assistants, some as
capable as herself the present Mrs.
Pinl<ham continues this greatwork, and
probably from the Office of no other
person have so many women been adj
vised how to regain health. Sick wo-
men, this advice is "Yours for Health"
freely given if you only write to ask
for it.
Such is the history of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Comround made
from simple roots and herbs the one
great medicine for women's ailments,
and the fitting monument to the noble
! woman whose name it bears.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
Cheese-Making Gardening.

Cheese-making has been shown by
recent bacterial research to be a sort
of gardening-an inverted gardening,
in which the plants are grown for the
sake Of modifying the soil. The pc
culiar qualities and favors Of the diff
ferent cheeses have been proved to be
due to the growth of various species
Of bacteria and molds in them. And it
has been found possible to produce the
flavor Of the required cheese from the
milk of any locality by introducing the
appropriate plants. In q recent paper,
for example, c. Gorini shows that the
familiar red and green patches which
characterize Gorgonzola cheese are the
combined work of a special mold, and a
species of bacillus. These organisms
are introduced as the result of artificial
punctures, made in the process of man
ufacture.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
The Pig Pen.

The pig sly is nearly always filed
with materials for absorbing manure,
but they are not cleaned as frequently
as should be the case. In winter, if
the yard contains absorbents, they be-
come soaked during rains, and are dis
agreeable locations for pigs. The pig
prefers a dry location, as it suffers Sc
verely on damp, cold days. The ma
terials in the pig sites will be OF more
service if added to the manure heap
and a plentiful supply of cut straw
thrown into the yard in its place. The
covered shed, or sleeping quarters,
should be Uttered a foot deep with cut
straw, which may be thrown into the
yard after being used, but the yard
should always be cleaned out after a
rain and dry material then added.
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TRAP FOR RINGING HOGS.

bored through side cleat and door at
z. Opening B is twelve inches long and
nine and one-half inches wide at widest
place near lower end, and lower end Of
opening is ten inches above floor.
Crate is four feet two inches long, two
feet four inches high, and one foot six
inches wide, inside measure. Place
trap squarely with rear end close up
to hog house door, with lever G thrown
back; raise slide door, drive in a hog
and drop slide door behing him, and
he will thrust his head through the hole
B. Pull lever C tight against his neck
and insert spike to hold it there, and
you can ring with ease a hog weighing
nearly 400 pounds.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
To Have Worthless AppIes.

A small tree with a fair scattering of
Maiden Blush apples was sprayed once
after blossoms had fallen with Bor-
deaux mixture with paris green added,
and again with the same mixture when
the apples were as large as half-grown
crab apples. The barrel was left IN
der the tree when through spraying the
orchard the first time, and upon show
ing visitors how the sprayer worked
the tree was "doused' several times.
Not one wormy apple can be found on
the tree, thus showing the necessity of
very thorough spraying
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
Cans for HaycocEs,

For the benefit of those who are IN
willing to purchase caps for covering
the cocks we wish to say that alfalfa,
properly cooked. will shed water. just
as we'll as clover-in fact, many farm
ers claim that it will shed water even
better and that it is no more difficult to
cure than clover in any season. While
this may be true, we urge the use Of
caps for the reason that alfalfa is so
much more valuable than clover, and a
little extra expense in this line is
money we'll invested.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
HEAVILY INSURED.
The Late Edward Rosewater of Omaha
Carried $291,OOo

The late Edward Rosewater. editor
of the Omaha Bee, carried 1921 900 of
life insurance. He had 500, 900 in the
Connecticut Mutual, $4,000 in the
Equitable, $4,000 in the Manhattan
$4,000 in the Massachusetts Mutual
$4,000 III the Mutual Life of New York
$4,000 in the National Life of Yer
mont, $4,000 in the Northwestern Mu-
tual, $4,000 in the Penn Mutual, $25,-
900 in the State Mutual, $4,000 in the
Washington Life $4,000 in the Phoe-
nix Mutual, $4,000 in the Fidelity Mu-
tual, $1,000 in the Equitable of Iowa,
and $4,000 in the Illinois Life
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
Horses from Royal Stables.

One of the most interesting studies
in the Interstate live stock and horse
show held at st. Joseph, Mo, was
found in the exhibit of shire horses
from the royal stables of King Edward
and Lord Rothschild of Sandringham,
England. st. Joseph was fortunate in
securing this stable as it had not been
the intention to exhibit the horses this
side of the Atlantic except in the kings
dominion, Canada. Louis T. Swift, Of
Swift & Co., was, influential in pre-
vailing upon Manager Beck. repre-
senting King Edward, to exhibit the
horses, in two United States shows,
viz, at the Interstate in St Jo-
seph and the American Royal at
Kansas City. "Our object in bring
ing the horses to this side of the
Atlantic was primarily to stimulate in
terest in the big shires with the Cana
dians," said Mr.. Beck Until within
a few years the shire has been too
scarce and high priced for the general
run of breeders. They are still high
pIIISd' puI "AS NoiiAAAlS "4lHlAI IhC lSAiSS
of general breeding and are a profit
able animal TO breed for the big draft
trade These horses are fine speci-
mems of the thoroughbred shire and are
attracting much attention and favor
wherever they are being shown. They
are all great, heavy boned, thick mus
cled animals whose very carriage and
bearing and spring motion when in ac-
ton announce them as something
above the ordinary in horse flesh.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner Of the firm of f. ]. Cheney
u Co, doing business in the City OF To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use
Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day OF December. A. D
1886. A. w. GLEASON.
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Send for testimo-
mails, free. F. ]. CHENEY & CO,
Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
Price and Na1uQ

The price of the COW does not indi-
cate her value as a producer. Gilt
edged butter is something that depends
on how it is made. The COW gives the
milk, but upon the management Of the
milk. cream and butter depends the
quality.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
To Abolish UNIQUE Custom.

A picturesque figure will vanish from
Paris. owing to the decision of the mu-
nicipal council to abolish the office of
"organizer of funereal pomp" at funer-
ais. His only duty was to walk in
front, respondent in a three-cornered
hat. dress coat and waistcoat, knee
breeches and pumps, decorated with a
scarf of colors of The city, and carrying
long ebony cane.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
Motor Buses in Japan.

The motor omnibus has already been
into Japan. Five are run
ming regularly in Osaka. while an order
for twenty-four more has been placed
with an American firm. Owing to the
rough roads only ten passengers are car
ried at time.-London Express.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
Pop Corn in NebrasI<a.

About $500 acres of pop corn are
annually planted at North Loup, Neb.,
the growers using four pounds of seed
to the acre. The crop is sold by the
pound, and the average acre yields
1000 pounds, though double that
amount has been recorded in a few in
stances. The average price for the last
ten years has been a little more than
81 100 pounds, giving a gross return
of upward Of $50 an acre During the
same period the average price of field
corn has been % cents, and the aver
age yield thirty bushels, giving a gross
return Of $3.50 per acre.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
To wash a Carpet.

To clean an ingram carpet that is badly
soiled, rip the widths apart and shake.
Have ready a tub of hot Ivory Soap suds
and wash width at time on the ma
chine, using several waters. Rinse and
run through the wringer. Add a handful
of salt to the last water to set the colors
and spread on the grass to dry.
ELEANOR r. PARKER.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12

A sample of the nuts upon which
the warriors of Somaliland march and
fight so well has been brought to Eng
land. Twenty of the nuts are days
rations for the SomaI, who eats them
hnilpd
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
Practical Patriotism.

The fortifcation of Stockholm. rem
dered possible by funds collected by the
union for the defense of Stockholm, is
now so far advanced that the armament
can take place. The union has further
of the forts, an offer which King Oscar
has accepted with much appreciation
Engineering
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12

People marvel at the mechanism OF
the human body with 24S bones and 60
arteries. But man is simple in this re-
spect compared with the carp. That re
markable fish moves no fewer than 1885,
bones and muscles every time il
breathes. 1t has 1920 veins, to say moth
ing Of its 90 muscles
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
Pack Fruit to Look Well
SAYS Professor HUT of MARYLAND

Says Professor HUT Of Maryland:
The appearance Of fruit often sells
it. A package where the fruits are
all of a size looks better than one
where they are of different sizes and
on that account sells better prop
arly graded package should contain
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKHAM
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of 49, Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale i'm Drug Stores

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, com
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as a woman of an alert
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12

the same size of fruit from the top TO
the bottom, the face being an index to
the whole package. There are many
good machine graders that will sort
accurately to size and will not bruise
the fruit. This greatly reduces the
labor and cost of grading. Defective
specimens are removed from the grad
ed fruit as it is put into the packages.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
This VIII Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray a nurse in Chill
dren's Home, New York, cure Constipation,
Feverishness, Teething Disorders, Stomach
Troubles and Destroy Worms; 10000 testi-
monials of cures All druggists 25c. Sam
pie FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE
Roy, n. Y.
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ton. 1t can be made to work by man
or horse power. If man power only,
use one pulley. This can be made dur
ing the winter months and be ready
for spring fencing.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12

MRS WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP fer
Children teethng softPDs the gums, reduces in
6ammation. allays pain, cures wind collie. %
cents bottle.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12

-Pasco, in Peru, is the highest town
in the world, standing 1925 feet above
the sea level.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12

-London's population doubles il
about forty-fve years.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12
STYLISH MILLINERY.

The Millinery Season is at its height
and the Ladies have studied the Fashion
Notes SO that they know what their Fall
Hat should be like to be appropriate
In former years it was almost Il neces-
sity to order millinery from dealer in
a large city, because the facilities to buy
a hat that was right We're very limited
in the average smaller towns. This con-
dition has changed and especially so in
the Northwest, and is due to the aggres-
sive business methods of some of the
large Millinery Jobbers. One of the
great and foremost houses is the firm
of Blumenfeld, Locher 81 Brown Co.,
q. known as the Progressive Mil
Pa hlA linery House of Milwaukee,"
: :: ::$:: $:; 5: :::$: 4
linery and in their great estab-
lishment in Milwaukee they are employ
ing a cOterie of as skilled Artists as can
be found in the world. The peculiar ad-
vantage of manufacturing in Milwaukee
enables this firm to offer their product at
lower prices than can ordinarily be OBJ
tanned by dealers, and the general con-
sumner thereby gets the benefit When
you go shopping for your new hat ask
the saleslady to show you q hat with a
B. L. & B. Co. Monogram Label 1t
will insure you a first-class, high grade
stylish and milliner made hat and the
price will be within reach.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-12

Homemade Post Driver.
The construction Of this post driver
can be easily taken from the illustra-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

factories to dye bleach, mount and paste those
effective things that are sold as wings, quilts,
breasts, birds
Audubon himself would be nightly puzzled TO
classify most of the pieces sold today either as
TO color, size, breed or ha0itation So the tender
hearted woman may order ehapeaux trimmed with
feathers and feathered effects galore without in
the least imagining that any creature has been
robbed that she may make herself smart to the
eye
II is the prosaic hen and chicken of the barn
yard--and Afterwards the dining table-that has
shed feathers enough TO make up those extreme
ly smart and becoming pieces that the milliner
uses so effectively.
SMALL TURBANS TO THE FORE.
Small turbans are rapidly pushing their way
TO the front.
Some are perfectly round or nearly SO; Others
are very suggestive Of those torpedoike shapes in
style several years ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

Quite fetching are the little military turbans
of narrow turned or straight of brim with a
Derby crown that is encirced by a gold cord
and balls or tassels and cog or stiff like
aigrette at the left side. This hat in velvet is
stunning.
The sailor hat, with narrow front brim and
high crown is shown among the favored styles,
and is very effectively trimmed with plaided
ribbon or velvet.
WHITE AND DULL YELLOW HATS.
Among the new turbans and various other
STYLES white, cream and chamois color felt hats
trimmed with black velvet, chiffon and plumes Of
yarying order are especially smart.
These hats when of the turban genre are es-
pecialy good with the plain colored cloths. Vel
low and black is in itself rich combinations
and is to be much worn with dark blue, black
green and brown tailored gowns and suits. White
and black is quite as distinctive. These colored
hats are seen to best advantage when their only
decoration is black, the suggestion of a color
seems to rob them of their chic
Streamers or chin are shown in cunning lit
tie bonnets which Paris designer says will
be worn by young as well as older matrons The
ends of ribbon or velvet are quite narrow, and
are tied under the left ear as were those dur
ing the summer. MARJORIE.
p, S.-Dont buy your autumn hat simply be.
cause the shop model looks well an il; let the
mirror be the Judge
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

Some time ago this torpedo boat turban was
introduced by that great designer of hats, Caro-
line Reboux, under the name Of the "Glengarry
turban. This season it is very tastefuly done
in soft cloth, velvet and handsome silk and wool
braids. 1t is cleverly wired and holds its own
though it requires master milliner to produce
its clever characteristics.
Two models OF this description are shown on
this page, fashioned OF soft cloth and oddly
treated with ribbon gamiture and feathers.
These cloth hoods" as many are called, are
so pliable that they may be manipulated in most
any fashion to suit the facial requirements of
the wearer. This style is shown among the most
exclusive models
Another style of turban is shown turned up
we'll on the left side, where a plume or large
wing ribbon bow or wheel rosette is the usual
finish. Many turbans are tilted and some en-
tirely supported ON barsttes. which must be well
fitted to the head.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

dacious.-karr.
A beautiful woman pleases the eye, good
woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel thp
other a treasure.-Napoleon l.
Women especially are to be talked to as below
men and above children. Chesterfield.
When joyous, a woman's license is not to
be endured, when in terror, she is plague
Aeschyus
Modesty in woman is virtue most deserving,
since we do all we can to cure her Of it.--l.in,
gree
When we speed to the devils house, woman
takes the lead by thousand steps.-Goethe.
When woman pronounces the name Of
man but twice day, there may be some doubt
as to the nature Of her sentiments; but three
timesl--Ralxac.
Women know by nature how TO Disguise their
emotions far better than the most consummate
male courtier can do.-Thackeray
Beauty is worse than wine; Il intoxicates both
the holder and the beholder--z Zimmerman
Woman alone knows true loyalty Of affection
Schiller.