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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 a
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 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 n 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 mcdi-
cines for her own family and friends,
Chief of these was n rare combinn-
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, ana Lydia T. Pink
hams friends and ncighbors 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 a
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. It's length aud severity were too
much for the large real estate Interests
of the hinkham family, ns this class
Of business suffered most from
fearful depression, so when the Centen-
NAL year dawned it found their prop
orty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
AT this point Lydia +. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter
with their mother. combined forces to
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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 gross of bottles.
Then came the question of selling
it, for always before they had given
it away freely. They hired job
printer TO run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits OF the medi-
cine, now called Lydia f. 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 a great extent,
elfadvertising, 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
mcnce newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success Of
the enterprise were assured, until to-
day Lydia IL Pinkham and her Vege-
table Compound have become house
hold words everywhere, and many
tons of roots and herbs are used annu-
ally in its manufacture.
Lydia f. 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
effectively as she could have done it
herself.
During her long and eventful expe-
rience she was ever methodical in her
work and she was always careful to pre-
serve record of every case that came to
her attention. The case of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
and there We're eCetved
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 "a vast ollabOra-
ton of information regarding the
treatment OF woman's ills, which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
be equaled in any library in the
world.
With Lydia r. Pinlsham worked her
daughter in law, the present Mrs.
Pinl;ham. She was care fully instructed
in all her hard-won 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 u, Pinkham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham,
now the mother Of n large family, took
| it up. With women assistants some as
capable as herself, the present Mrs.
| pinkham continues this great work and
probably from the Office of no other
person have so many women been adj
viscd 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 il bears
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How Much People Eat.

In finding a unit for the food-consum-
ing power of each family it was as
sumcd as generally true that:
Husbands consume a like amount of
food.
The wife consumes 90 per cent. as
much rs the husband.
a child from eleven 10 fourteen years
of age consumes 80 per cent. as much
food MS the husband.
\ child from seven to ten years Of
age consumes % per cent as much food
rs the husband.
y child from four to six years of age
consumes 10 per cent. as much food as
the husband.
\ child of three years or under con
suncs H. per cent rs much food as the
husband
Children Of fifteen years of age and
over are considered as adults SO far as
the consumption of food is concerned
Coz. Boston Transcript.
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ITALY'S FINANCIAL STROKE.
Her Debt o. a So. Per Cent. Basis
Financial Rel utilization

An event OF first rank in the history OF
European public debts is the financial
rehabilitation % Italy as registered in
the successful conversion of her 1 and )
per cent. rentes to II 34 basis. OF the
total of 81 G2OO0O0OO, only $4,000 of
the securities were presented for redemp-
ton. instead of conversion.
In January, 1894. Italian rentes were
down to - on the Paris bourse and Pre-
mier trispi had admitted that Italian
finances were in pretty bad shape Step
by step, i'll little more than twelve years,
the work OF recuperatiOu has proceeded.
y 70 per cent. tax on the interest cou-
pons forced a considerable conversion of
the . per cents to As. The budget was
cut ruthlessly. A surplus began to APP
pear and the kingdom stopped borrow
ing.
Three years ago Italian currency
reached par of gold. When a few weeks
ago the conversion plan was preached
German holders of Italian rentes began
to sell and the purchases were made for
Italian account in proportion.
When the conversion went through the
Italian rentes were found to be held
largely in their own country. This feat
of rehabilitation was accomplished ut n
time when European money markets
were under heavy ressure.-Eclectic
Magazine.
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Cheese-Making Gardening.

Cheese making has been shown by
recent bacterial research to be sort
of gardening-an inverted gardening,
in which the plants are grown for the
sake of modifying the soil. The pc
culiar qualities and flavors Of the diff
ferent cheeses have been proved to be
due to the growth Of various species
Of bacteria and molds in them. And 1t
has been found possible to produce the
flavor Of the required cheese from the
milk Of any locality by introducing the
appropriate plants. In a recent paper,
for example, G. Gorni 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. Thea organisms
are introduced as the result Of artificial
punctures, made in the process of man
ufacture.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
Caps for UaycOcLs,

For the benefit Of those who are I'M
willing to purchase caps for covering
the cocks we wish to say that alfalfa,
properly cooked, will shed water just
as well as cloyer-in fact, many farm
ers claim that it will shed water even
better and that 1t 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
little extra expense In this line is
money well invested.
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To HIVE WormIcss AppIes,

A small tree with fair scattering OF
Maiden Blush apples was sprayed once
after blossoms had fallen with Bor-
dcaux 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 un-
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 81 wing the necessity Of
very thorough spraylng.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11

bored through side ceat and door at
L. Opening + is twelve inches long and
nine and one-half inches wide at widest
place near lower end, ana lower end Of
opening is ten inches above floor.
Crate is four feet two inches long, two
feet four inches high, ana one foot six
inches wide, inside measure. Place
trap squarely with rear end close up
to hcg house door, with lever G thrown
back; raise slide door, drive in Il hog
and drop slide door behing him, and
he will thrust his head through the hole
b. Pull lever G tight against his neck
and insert spike to hold it there, and
you can ring with ease hog weighing
nearly 400 pounds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
HEAVILY INSURED.
The Late Edward Rosewater of Omaha
Carried S291 900.

The late Edward Rosewater. editor
of the Omaha Bee, carried $291 900 of
life insurance. He had $4,000 in the
Connecticut Mutual, $4,000 in the
$4,000 in the Manhattan.
$4,000 in the Massachusetts, Mutual,
$4,000 in 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, SO
200 in the State Mutual. $4,000 in the
Washington Life. $4,000 in the Phoe-
nix Mutual $4,000 in the Fidelity Mu-
tual, $4,000 in the Equitable of Iowa,
aud $1,000 in the Illinois Life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11

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 absorbcnts, they be-
come soaked during rains, and are dis.
agreeable locations for pigs. The pig
prefers II 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 Il plentiful supply Of cut straw
thrown into the yard in its place. The
covered shed, or sleeping quarters
should be Uttered foot deep with cut
straw, which may be thrown into the
yard after being used, but the yard
should always be cleaned out after
rain and dry material then added.
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State of Ohio. City Of Toledo. Lucas cOun

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that ne Is
senior partner Of the firm of +. J. Cheney
Il Co., doing business In the city Of To
lcdo, 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 ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. ID
1886. A. w. GLEASON,
tSeal) Notary Public.
Halls Cntarrh Cure is taken internally,
mud acts directly on the blood ana mucous
surfaces Of the system Send for tcstimo-
malls, free. f. J. CHENEY x CO.,
Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family pms for coustipat ion
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To Abolish UNIQUE Custom.

Paris owing TO the decision of the mu-
nicipal council to abolish the office of
"organizer of fuucreal pomp" ut funer-
ais. His only duty was to walk in
front, rcsplcndcut in Il thrcr-cornercd
hat dress coat and waistcuat, knee
breeches and pumps, decorated with n
scarf Of colors of the city, and carrying
d long ebony cane.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
Pop Corn in NchrnNl,n.

About 1900 acres Of pop corn are
annually planted at North Loup, Ncb..
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 n few In
stances. The average price for the last
ten years has been a little more than
81 II 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 $50 per acre.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
To Wash n Garnet.

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 n width at time on the ma
chine, using several waters. Rinse and
run through the wringcr. Add a handful
Of salt to the last water to set the colors
and spread on the grass 20 dry.
ELEANOR r. PARKER
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Practical Patriotism,

The fertilization 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
offered to pay for modern guns for one
of the forts, an offer which King Oscar
has accepted with much appreciation
Eng cheering
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
Price md ynlue

The price OF the COW does not indi.
cate her value as a producer. Gilt
edged butter Is something that depends
on how 1t Is made, The COW gives the
milk, but upon the management OF the
milk, cream and butter depends the
quality.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKFlAM
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of 1872 Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale in 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
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
Pack Fruit to Look Wen.

SdYS TTUTeSsUT IIUlE OF MHTyIanu.
The appearance OF fruit often sells
1t. A package where the fruits are
all OF size looks better than one
where they are Of different sizes and
On that account sells better, A prop
erly graded package should contain
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
This VIII Interest Mothers.

Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, nurse In Chill
dren's Home, New York, cure Constipation,
feverishncss, TeethinS Disorders, stomach
Troubles and Destroy Worms; 10000 testi-
moniaIs of cures. All druggists, pc. sam
pie FRfE Address Allen ). Olmsted, lie
Roy, y. y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
Motor Buses in Japan.

The motor omnibus has already been
introduced into Japan. Five are run
ming regularly III Osaka, while an order
for twenty-four more has been placed
with an American firm. Owing to the
rough roads only ten passengers are cur
riel ut n time. london ENnrCsS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11

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 Il days
rations for the Somal, who eats them
boiled
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ton. 1t can be made to work by man
use one pulley. This can be made dur
ing the winter months and be ready
for spring fencing.
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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 f. 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 10 stimulate in
terest in the big shireS with the Cana
dams" said Mr.. Beck Until within
Il few years the shire has been too
scarce and high priced for the general
run of breeders. They are still high
priced, but are coming within the range
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 honed, thick mus
cled animals whose very carriage and
bearing and spring motion when in &c.
ton announce them as something
above the ordinary in horse flesh.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11

MRS. WISSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children tecthing, softcus the gums, reduces In
hammation. allays pain, cures wind collie. %
cents bottle.
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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.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11

-Pasco, in Peru, is the highest town
in the world, standing 1920 feet above
the sea level
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11

Mems Shoes, So to $3.50. Boys Shoes, So
to Sl.25. WCuen's Shoes. 50 90 to Yl.5O.
Misses q Childreu's Shoes, 81. rs to Sl.OO.
Try w. l.. Douglas Women's, Misses and
Chiidrens shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
II ! could take you into my large
factories at Brockton, Mass. and show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are of greater value
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. L.
Douglas shoes. His name and price Is stamped
on the bottom, which protects you against high
prices and interior shoes. Take no substis
eute Ask your dealer for w. l.. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
Fast Color egeiets used then UW not Wedr byrSsy.
Write for illustrated CataIog Of Fail styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS. Dept. "a, Brockton, Mass.
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--London's population doubles in
about fortytivc years.
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ing coterie of as skilled Artists as can
he 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 a hat with
b. l.. & Il. Co. Monogram Label 1t
will insure you first-class, high-grade.
stylish and miliner made hat and the
price will be within reach.
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STYLISH MILLINERY.

The Millinery Season is at its height
and the Ladies have studied the Fashion
Notes so that they know what their Fail
Hat should be like to be appropriate
In former years it was almost Il ncccs-
sity to order millinery from dealer in
large city, because the facilities to buy
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 aggrcs-
sive business methods Of some of the
large Millinery Jobbcrs. one of the
great and foremost houses is the firm
of Blumenfeld, Locher II Brown Co.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11

known as the Progressive Mil
linery House of Milwaukee,"
Their buyers are constantly in
Paris or New York buying and
getting posted on desirable Mil
linery and in their great cstab-
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Commercial Club Enter
tains.

On Monday evening the Com
mercial Club entertained their
ladies, together with number Of
citizens with their wives or lady
friends, with a musical, at their
most elegantly appointed rooms in
the Warner building, A most eX-
cellent Italian orchestra, under
the leadership of FIR. Amerie, of
Italy, was the pride of the pro-
gram. They certainly discoursed
some most sublime music. During
the evening the club gentlemen
served lemon punch. The as
sembling Of such a delightful
audience on the large club veran-
da, meath the mellow light of Il
gorgeous moon, made quite a pie
ture, listening to the sweet strains
of the Italian harp.
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No accidents are reported for
the day, and but one arrest was
made. That was of a young man
from the suburbs who came to
town with pair of brass "knucks"
and knife, and filled up with
valley tan, preparatory to setting
off cannon crackers and "sassing"
the police. Hewas placed in the
refrigerator for safe keeping. The
mayors proclamation with regard
to the use of the explosive canes
was strictly obeyed. The prohibit
tion of cannon crackers was not 80
completely regarded, but no casu-
alties resulted from the few which
were discharged. On the whole it
was very peaceful Fourth, and
was enjoyed as it should be.