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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-03

Chicago. Dec. 3=Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Tuesday; warm
er Tuesday.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

restore tho family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
10 good for their woman friends and
ncishhors was equally good for tho
women of tho whole world
The finithams had no money. and
lit,ic credit Their first laboratory
was tho kitchen. whcro roots and
herbs were s;ccpcd on tho stove.
gradually ailin. n gross of bottles.
Then came the question OF selling
lt. for always before they had given
!, away fpcly. They hired . fob
printer To run OFT some pamphlets
cine. now called Lydia T.. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound. and thcsc wcrc
distributed by the rinkham sons In
lios'on. New York. and brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties Of
tho medicine wcrc. 10 n great extent.
scif.adscrtisinE, for whoever used 10
recommended it 60 others, and tho de-
mand gradually Increased.
In 1877. by combined efforts the fam.
ily had saved enough money TO com.
mcucc newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and succcss OF
tho enterprise were assured. until to-
day Lydia T. rinkham and her Ncrc.
table Compound have become house
hold words everywhere. and many
tons of roots and herbs arc used aunu.
ally In It's manufacture.
Lydia +. Pinkham herself did not
live TO sec the Ercat success of this
work. She passed TO her reward years
ago. but not til shc had provided
means for continuing her work rs
effectively as shc could have dono Il
herself.
a. -
ricncc she was ever mcthodical In her
work and she was always careful toprc.
serve a record of every case that came TO
her attention. The case OF every sick
woman who applied 20 her for advice
and there were thousands-rcccivcd
careful study. and the details. includ.
ing symp,oins. treatment and results
were recorded for future reference. and
to-day these records. together with
hundreds of thousands made since. arc
available to sick women the world
over, and represent q vast collabora-
| tion of information regarding the
treatment of woman's ills, which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
bc elualcd In any library In the
world.
| with Lydia +. Pinkham worked her
daughter in law. the present Mrs.
Pinkham. She was care fully instructed
| In all her hatd-won knowledge. and
for years she assisted her in her vast
correspondcnce.
To her hands naturally fell the
direction of the work when its otirina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty.
| fivc years she has continued it. and
nothing in the work shows when the
first Lydia l.. Pinkham dropped her
pen. and the present Mrs. Pinkham.
now the mother of n large family, took
IL up. With women assistants. some as
capable as herself, the present Mrs.
PinlSham continues this grcatwork. and
probably from the office of no other
person have so many women been ad
vised how to regain health. Sick wo-
mc.,. this advice is "Sours for Health
freely given II you only write TO ask
for 1t.
Such is the history of Lydia r. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound made
from simple roots and herbs; the one
great medicine for women's ailments.
AID the fitting monument to the noble
u woman whose nano 1t bears
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
EARLY DINNER IS ogcReeo.
King Edward csur.s Change In Lon.
don Society.

London.-h momcntous change has
been dccrccd In the habits of Lon.
don society. Initiated by the kiaE.
Ills majesty disapprovcd OF the
tendency to make tho dinner hour
later and later. and has dccrecd tha,
hereafter tho fashionable dinner hour
si,ali be from half past six to halt
past seven.
Beforc this change was instituted
society dkacd from eight to nine The
new dinner hour. which is a return
TO earlier manners. Is welcomed by
everybody. II viii benefit the thea
tcrs. which have lost many patrons
through tho late dinner hour. and II
will also send more persons TO the
restaurants for supper.
Persons who dincd at eight o'cloci
wero not always inclined for supper
aftcrNard. aud could not reach tn,
theater before the middle OF the per
furmauco
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

and investigating mind. IN earnest
all. possessed of wonderfully sympa.
thctic nature.
In isl, she married Isaac pinsharn.
q buiidcr nnd real estate operator. aud
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children. three sons and .
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days Il
was common for mothers 60 make
their own homo medicines from roots
and herbs. natures own remedies
calling In a physician only In specially
urgent cases. by tradition and cx.
pericncc many of them gained won.
dcrf,t knowledge of the curative prop.
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Piukham took great interest
In the study of roots and herbs. their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just rs nature 30
bountifully provides In tho harvest.
fields and orchards vegetable foods of
all kinds; so. II we but take the pains
TO find them. I'm the roots and herbs
of the field there arc remedies cx.
prcssly designed TO cure the various
Ills and weaknesses of the body, and
IL was her pleasure TO search these out.
and prepare simple and effective mcdi
cincs for her own family and friends.
Chief of these was a rare combina.
ton of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pccu.
liar TO the female sex. and Lydia L Pink
hams friends and ncighbors learned
that her compound relieved aud cured
and 1t became quite popular among
them.
All this so far was done freely. with
out money and without price, as 9
labor of love.
But In 1s73 the financial crisis strucl
Lynn. Its length and severity were TO,
much for the large real estate Interests
of the Pinkham family, as this elias,
of business suffered most from
fearful depression. so when the Centen
nial year dawned IL found their prop
erty swept away. Some other sourc,
of income had TO be found.
At this point Lydia +. Pinkham'
Vegetable Compound was made known
TO the world.
The three sons and the daughter
with their mother. combined forces I,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
NO REST NIGHT OR DAY.
With Irritating Skin Humor-Halr
Began to Fall out-Wonderfui Re-
suit from Cutieura Remedies.

"About the latter part OF July my
whole body began to itch. l did not
take much notice OF 1t at first. but It
began to get worse all the time. and
then l began to get uneasy and tried
all kinds of baths and other remedies
that were recommended for skin hum.
ors: but became worse all the time.
My hair began to fall out and my
scalp itched all the time. Especially
at night. Just AZ soon as would get
in bed and get warm. my whole body
would begin to itch and my finger
nails would keep It irrltated. and It
was not long before could not rest
night or day. A friend asked me
10 try tho Cuticura Remedies. and l
did. and the first application helped
me wonderfully. For about four
weeks would take hot bath every
night and then apply the Cuticura
Ointment to my whole body: and !
kept getting better. and by the time
I used four boxes Of Cuticura was
entirely cured. and my hair stopped
falling out. d. z. Blankenship. 3ls
". Del. ST.. indianapolis. Ind. Oct. 81.
1905"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
COFFEE TRUST IN BRAZIL.
Price Of South American Product &c
30 Increased.

New York.-Tho financing OF Bra.
xiis coffeo valorixation plan has been
arranged. Bankers and merchants.
Internationally known and all idcnti.
Nod with tho ooffe trade. wiil advance
tho money nocded-about 10000. .0A.
Tho bankers and merchants arc 10.
Gated In Now York. London. Ha,ro
and Hamburg.
Tho object Of tho coffee vaiorisation
plan In to maintain coffee At re-
munorativo prie. TO tho grower by
catabiishin. a minimum quotation at
which Il In to bo upheld by purchases
OF coffcc on account OF tho three
atntcs OF Braxii-Sao Paulo. Rio and
Minas. Interest on the loans made
IL guaranteed and paid by . tax on
cvcry has OF coffee shipped.
Tho thrcc contracting statrs b!nd
thcmscivcs to maintain In the native
markets n minimum price Of J: to 5s
miircis pcr ba. OF co kilos for the iirst
year. This pric. IL TO be gradually
raised after tho first year TO = maxi.
mum OF 20 fniiFcia.
Tho oontractin. states bind them
sclyca 10. ruAlfict or discourage by dis.
oriminatinE taxation tho expectation
of cofYco OF Inferior grades and they
further bind themselves to pass laws
preventing tho extension of coffee acre.
a.c for two years after Jan 1. 1907.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
PECULIAR CASE IS DECIDED.
eiosmIss's Firs, Wife Gets Half Of
Estate and Second Nothing.

Wichita. Kang-fcdcrai Judge Pol.
lock has rendered decision In an
unusual case that came up from
comanehc county. It was the rcsui;
of biEamoua marriage by James sic.
IarEhiin.
Mclaughlin was an old soldier who
deserted his wife In Pcnnay isanih.
and. coming to Kansas with young
woman named Annie Scott, married
her and lived with her 20 years. raising
oight children. Upon hIs death the
second wife. who says abe knc~ moth
Ing OF hls previous marriage, applied
for a pension. and this led to the dis.
coycry OF VIII. No. I.
Tho cour, decided that the Penn.
syivania wife was entitled to half the
estate and that Mct.auEhlin'a children
by his second wife were entitled to
the other half. while the second wife
was entitled TO nothing. though II vas
largely through her Efforts that tho
property was accumulated.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
AT the SUMMER HOTEL.
Experience Of Winston Churchill Fs.
niiiar 10 Many.

Winston Churchill In m address
that hc made In Concord recently
praised tho New Hampshire farmer.
"oura." hc said. ia a state fitted
above all others for summer resort.
New Hampshire. with It's superb eli.
mate. its mountains. Its lakes and
forests. will In q generation or two
bc one EFca; pleasure Eround-a vas,
park. dotted with beautiful villas. TO
which will como each summer fam,
iiIcs from all parts Of America.
In anticipation OF this many farm.
crs arc learning TO eonduc, hotels.
They arc building cottages for sum.
mer visitors. Some of them. too. arc
taking boaTdcTs.
And am slad TO say that the New
Hampshire farmer IL In a position TO
take boardcrs. because. unlike the
farmers In other states tina, could
name. hc does no, send all his good
things to tho city. I once boarded a,
fine big farm. but the fare was
wfctchcd-canncd vegetables. con.
dcnscd milk and 80 on.
by love- I said one morning at
breakfast. as I pushed my Gag cup
from me. these cEEs arc really no,
as fresh as those get In New York
Ny farmer host snortcd.
That's rank prejudice on your
part. Mr. Churchill he said. It's
from New York that all our eggs
come
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
DEDICATE BABE TO LABOR
Chicago Parents Think This Best Way
to Make Him Unssifish. -

Chicago.-Lee Gessncr Creei. the 10.
months-oid son of IL. II. Croel. has
boon dedicated to the cause OF labor
with SOLEMN ceremony.
Tho dedication took place at st.
James Methodist church with the
Allied Printing Trades Council as a
sort OF collective godfather. Trades
unionists filled the pews and the Rev.
ID. g. Millner officiated as the repre-
sentative Of the church and labor.
while II. r. Wright, president OF Typo
graphical Union No. lG. assisted and
tho Rev. William A. Quayle. pastor OF
the church made the address OF well
como. l.. =. Strauble. secretary of tho
Allied Printing Trades Council. &C.
copied the child on behalf of labor as
. future champion OF tho cause.
Croel and his wifo both expressed
their desire that the boy shall become
an unseiAsh man. giving his life To
othcrs. Thoy declared that In their
opinion organized labor was the cause
which realized tho best ideals OF help
TO humanity.
The dedicatinE of the child. they
said. was merely the expression OF u
dcsire which all true mothers and
fathers must feol ia regard to their
children. Tho idea came to Creei be-
cause OF his many years. connection
with labor organizations and publ
cations
May MacDowcli. Eva Marshall
Shouts and Jane Addams. all sociolos'
ical workers.. were present.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
Pay, one Cent. Get. $4,000.

victims of the Grau'ham railroad dis
aster have received $4,000 Insurance
which was effected at a cost of one
penny. The insured was a regular
subscriber to n London petny weekly
which insures its readers against &c.
cidcnts and death. The day Of the
disaster he sent his valise. containing
a current copy OF the paper, duly
signed. to the hotel az Rettord. where
he expected to pass the nlsht with.
In few hours of his death the claim
was examined. allowed and ettled-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

taurant at Waterville. Mo-. says:
Before using Doan's Kidney Pills
suffered everything from kidney trou.
bles for year and Q half. had pain
In the back and head. and almost con.
tinous In the loins and felt weary
all tho time. A few doses OF Doan's
Kidney Pills brought great relief. and
kept on takins them until In short
time WAS cured. think Donns Kid
ney Pills arc wonderful"
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents
box. Foster.Aiiiburn Co.. Buffalo.
NY
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
$iOO Reward. 500.

rns resisr. Of ,his sssss .ii =. siss.si 20 isAss
csLArftL Hare Csssrfa Care 10 The .aiY ps.ittss
- kassn 70 tts snesifcsi ftairfutsy, Cslsua
usaa tfsstinssL- usirs Cstsssa Care 10 tsSsa is
t~fasiiy. srsiaf eifvcty upa tie st--t aai msears
saff&ess u The .ystsu. thstsbp desassyias Use
fs4aiatisa u tss disss.>. sss eistas ths Faiisai
sifssxth br ssiiiial the esasltlalt1a Aat ssssl
tnE ssinre is s,la< ". ssfs To. pfssftslsfs haze
a. nssh fsith y. us csfstiss ssrfs thai th-f assf
pss uanirsi pslasfs ts .hf $50 ssAl u tails W
eof~s rsai fns lt.s OF teslta.sztsl.l
Asiress y, . CHENEY Cb.. rs,ss;s.o
Nsis et ell pfagsi.ss. s-s-
Ta.a nA.s. fssl.y I..l.. far osa.sis.itsa
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
LOOSE TEETH
Made Sound BY Eating orape-Nu,,.

Proper food nourishcs every part OF
tho body. because Nature selects the
different materials from the food We
cat, to build bone. nerve. brain. mus
Gle. teeth. etc.
All We need is to eat tho right Kind
of food slowly. chewing II wcll-our
digestive organs take II up Into the
blood and the blood carries IL all
through the body. to every little nook
and corner.
II some one would ask you, is
Grape Nuts good for loose teethT
you'd probably say. NO. I don't see
how II could be-" But a woman In
Ontario writes:
For the past two years I have used
Grape. Nuts Food with most excellent
results. II seems to take the place
of medicine in many ways. builds up
the nerves and restores the health
generally.
"a little Grape Nuts taken before re-
firing soothes my nerves and gives
sound sleep" IBecause II relieve ir-
ritability OF the stomach nerves, being
prediges,ed foodD
Before l used GTape-Nuts my 'eeth
were loose In the gums. They were so
bad was afraid they would some day
all fall out. Since l have used Grape
Nuts I have not been bothered any
more with loose teeth.
AN desire for pastry has disappear
ed and have gained in health, weight
and happiness since I began TO use
rrara, Nufe - Name rtypn by Postum
Co. Battle Creek. Mich. Get the fa-
nous little book. THE Road to Well.
! yille." in pkgs. There's a reason"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

Starch. like everything else. is b.
Ing constantly improved. the patent
Starches put on the market s5 years
ago are very different and Inferior to
those OF tho present day. In the lat
est dlseovery-Dchanc, St,rch-aii In
furious chemicals arc omitted. while
tho addition OF another ingredient. In.
vented by us. gives TO the Starch a
strength and smoothncss never ap-
preached by other brands.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
New York.s ore., ocean Tr,s,

New York is the second great sea.
port OF tho world. In 1909 over 39..
100000 tons OF Imports and s.7oo.ooo
tons OF exports were cleared through
New York harbor. London In tho
greatest seaport. cxcccdin. New York
In Imports. though no, by exports.
Antwerp and Hamburg ars third and
fourth. respectively.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
vrusvay's Financial Condition.

Uruguay reduced her national debt
by Sl.67o.t5o during 1905. Tho total
debt on January I. 1906. was $i:i .t5s..
1t7. OF which about so per cent. was
external. Uruguay II n prosperous
country. and In her prosperity is .
good customer OF tho United Statos.
Exports OF merchandise from this
country To Uruguay for tho nine
months ending March ii. 1906.
amounted to 3:.iT:.:IC. against $780,.
So: In tho samo period OF tho pre-
vIous year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

BY following the directions. which
arc plainly printed on each package OF
Defiance Starch. Mems Collars and
Cuffs can be made Just as stiff as do
sired. with either gloss or domestic
Hnish. Try II. IL or. for ioc. sold BY
all good srocers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
oha.,ix FereIan Pun.

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. the
noted American clubwoman. has been
received abroad by royalty. and some
Of the foreign papers have the to.
merIty to declare that she has a
proverbiai right to look At . king.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
To Launeer white SILK Handkerehle,.

10 not put white silk hsndkcrehiefs in
Numbered ut home. Max. strong iather
Of Ivory Soap and water. but do no.
rub the soap on the handkerchief or use
sodn. Rinse and iron while damp with
moderately 10, iron.
ELEANOR r. PARKER
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. plNKHAm
And True Story Of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panlc of '73" Caused
It to be Offered for Public Sale In Drug Stores.

This remarkable woman. whose
maiden name was Estes. was born Ia
Lynn. Mass-. February 9th. 1919. coin.
IN. from . T,,od old Quaker family.
For sotac ycars shc taught school, nnd
became known m a woman of an alert
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

Evansei!sts Torrey and Alexander
are under engagement to conduct
meetings next winter in the follow.
Ing cities: Nashville. Omaha. Winni.
peg. Buffalo. Pittsburg and Montreal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

they get out OF or
der It causes back
ache. h 0 IA d a c h o 8.
dizziness. Ian uor
and distressing urin-
AIRY troubles. Keep
the kidneys well
and all these SUI.
ferings will be
saved you. Mrs.
8. A. Moore. pro-
prietor OF a res.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
Remarkable Double Wedding.

A remarkable double wedding has
been celebrated In q viennese church.
A manufacturer named Muller mar.
ried q widow. while at the same time
his son married the widows daughter.
Thus the father becomes the father
in.law OF his own son. and the moth
er also the mother.in.lav OF her
daughter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

Defiance Starch Is ~ latest inven-
tion In that line and an improvement,
on NIL other makes: It Is more eco
nomical. does better WORK. takes less
time. Got II from any grocer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing syrup.
Yor Children ts-tns, soIisns tue suns, In.
tAmmat'on aiiays IAn cures wind eoi,o SO otts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

Onions and whisky form . com.
blnation calculated to put almost any
happy home out OF commission.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

An honest man Is not the worse
because n dog barks at him.-From
the Danish.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

PUTNAM FADELEss DIVES produce
the brightes, and fastest colors with less
work and no ,nuss.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
Those men who ride on the wateI
wagon get some awful 1olts-

Hurt, Bruisc or Sprain
st. Jacobs Oil relieves from pain,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12
TIRED BACKS.

The kidneys have great worl; to
do In keepIng the blood pure. When
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-10-12

About two.thirds OF mans friends
are enemies In disguise.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-27

government and endanger the entire
fabric of Christian civilization are
condemned
I'm common with the Democrats of
all the states and expressing the senti-
ment of the high minded citizenship of
the republic without reference to party,
we view with pride and satisfaction
the hospitality and acclaim which have
been accorded at home and abroad to
that great Democratic leader and typ
ical American, William j. Bryan, to
whom the Democrats of New York ex-
tend most cordial and sincere felicita-
tions, is the manner in which the plat
form refers to Mr. Bryan.
Regulation Of public service corpora
tions is demanded, sssld the direct cleo
tion of United States senators is fa-
vored Various matters of state inter
est are treated at length.
Jerome Will Support Hughes.
IF they nominate decent Repub-
lican at Saratoga l will go upon the
stump and plead for the defeat of
Hearst" declared District Attorney
Jerome Of New York at an adjourned
session of the Albany conferences of
anti-Hearst Democrats, which was at
tended by him.
I will appeal for his defeat not on
the ground that it is a political issue.
but because the issue raised is that of
political freedom. We do not think
that 1t Is Democratic convention.
1T is not representative. l for one
believe we are entirely absolved from
any obligation to support a ticket put
together in back room by Charley
Murphy, Tom Grady and Tim Sulli-
van y
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-27
TO TORONTO

No better example of the perfection
of service over the Michigan Central
Railroad, THE Niagara Falls Route"
is needed than TO cite the splendid
trains operated by this railroad between
Buffalo and Toronto. All running on a
three-hour scedule and all having the
most modern and "up-to-date" equipment
known to the art of railroading. Obser-
vation Parlor Cars, famous Michigan
Central dining cars and every conyen-
ience and comfort the most exacting
could desire. 1t is just a matter of per-
snnnl favor to yourself to see that your
ticket reaus. VIA Tho Michigan Central.
For full information eoneefhihg iatea
and service, address J. w. DAILY, Chief
Asst Genl Pass'gr. Agt., Buffalo, n. y;
O. w. Ruggles, Genl Pass'gr. Agt,
Chicago, ILL.,, or W. ]. Lynch, Pass'gr.
Traffic Mgr, Chicago, Ill.