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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 filing q gross of BOTTLES.
Then came the question of selling
it, for always before they had given
1t away freely. They hired q 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 a 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-
day Lydia E. 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 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
effectively as she could have done it
herself. -
During her long and eventfu1 expe-
rience she was ever methodical in her
work and she was always careful topre-
serve arecord 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 a vast collabora-
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 E. Pinlkham worked her
daughter in law, the present Mrs.
Pinkham. She was carefully instructed
in all her hard-won knowledge, and
for years she assisted her in her vast
correspondence
To her hands naturally fell tho
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 tho
first Lydia e. Pinkham dropped her
pen, and the-present Mrs. Pinkham,
now the mother Of q large family, took
it up. With women assistants, some a.
capable as herself, the present Mrs.
Pinkham continues this greatwork, and
probably from the Office of no other
pers0n>have so many women been ad-
yised how to regain health. Sick wo-
men, this advice is ''Yours for Health"
freely given if you only write to ask
for il. :. :.,..,-
Such is the history Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound 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.
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by making pinhole at each end, and
then blowing steadily at one end.
Make a hole in the middle OF the
side of an egg and pour in melted
sealing wax and lead. Paint a row
Of portfolios around the egg and glue
on bow and q stern cut from a cigar
box or shingle. The smokestack Is
made Of black cardboard, and the rail-
ing of wooden toothpicks glued in a
circle Of cardboard which slips over
the smokestack and is kept in place
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Bor11e<@aoe
Caster 1obelttes
Pretty Things. Easily Made,
That Will Interest the Little Folks

1.-The little Americans like Easter
Ill for the novelties the season
~ brings them. The stores are
filled with them, and many othe are
made by the ingenious boys and girls
themselves. Here are few that may
be made at home with nothing more
expensive than the always abundant
egg.
One that is sure to please is tor
pedo boat that floats. 1t is made by
blowing out the contents of the egg
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When Easter Comes n,

"The festival Of Easter IS to be ce1e-
.brated on the Sunday following the
first full moon after the beginning Of
spring s= z ..l ss.s:5
Therefore, II the moon becomes full
upon the day on which spring BE-
gins, the Sunday after the next full
moon IS. Of course. indicated by the
directions Of the council as Easter
day And i q /: as ]. the moon becomes full
on . Sunday; the next Sunday. sim
narly. must % Easter day.. ~!
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CoNN' -aOQ2EEA.1|E.1 AN "A DA4
DEFERRED. -,' >: -:
:heard she cooked as we'll as she sang.
Would she give her recipe for ,rusk:
Alice was pleasant in turn, and re-
=peated the desired ingredients, zMollie;
stopping at lamp post to jot down
the items. Half yeast cake?" asked
Nollie. f..
Eyes. and a bit more, If you would
Ensure their Hghtness:' 49, = ri
20, thank you," said Mollie, as they:
parted. 'I'wouldS like them to be good:
1t would please dear Joe.'' =. =.
Little fool" sneered Alice to her
self, She'll make a mess of IT. Much
Z care about pleasing dear. Joe!,''' -
Saturday afternoon the little yellow
house hristled with cleanliness. Snowy
curtains were looped from shining win
dows. Every room was spotless, and
tired little woman was watching for
Joe, and hoping sheHhadn't forgotten
anything. She zstroked an aggressive
flute in the curtain frill, and, hurrying
to the Kitchen restirred the contents
of a bowl. saying . s5ss,=s;,4. =
Maybe I'd ;betters put fl the other
half yeast cake then decidedly. 81
will oh, wouldn't it be snlendid i
these were lighter than lice Morris
>,rusk% How proud Joe would be-" and
she popped in the extra yeast, beat the
MIXTURE vigorously, and slid the bowl
out Of sight in the Ice box. 3 .s5 -: g.
When Joe Babcock reached home, q
boy beside him was trundling wheel
barrow filled with PARCELS Mollie ran
down to the gate ina futter Of excite.
ssment, for Joe was well laden. too. nc
deposited most OF Z. parcels With
!. MOL Leland. utting an arm about her
skipped M the path into the sitting,
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SHE WAS $;
And a True Story Of How the Vegetable Compound
: Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of 49, Caused
ito be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores.

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, ): February 9th, 1915 com
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as woman of an alert
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Sis wtff's
Talemt
AN EASTER STORY
By ELVlRA FLOYD FR0EMCKE

7HE Babcocks were fortunate
Ill young people; and their good
~ luck was more than partially in
vested in Nancy. Nancy was OF the
grenadier type; severe, capable and
thorough. She had been "managln'
help" for the ten months of their mar
ried existence; cooking, washing, iron
ing and debating, till they became
more like her children; and the day
she proposed to "larn Mis- Babcock
housekeepin' was day deferred.
One sad morning Mrs. Babcock
paused as she opened the kitchen pan
try door, for there, like a ghost OF the
departed, hung Nancy's "chore buds"
/. e., faded cotton skirt and sack,
checked sunbonnet and huge prunella
CATERS. Mercy" exclaimed she, Il
feel as if Nancy's eyes were on me.
I wish she were here. I'd hug her."
whats that?" called Joe. III you
feel like hugging anybody, come here
and hug me. for must be off,"
Mollie shifted. poor Nancy, I hope
she can come back to-day. Oh, Joe!
Easter three days off, Nancy sick, the
choir coming here for Easter supper,
and a wife who knows nothing but
singing and loving! Poor joel
Joe did not answer, but his kisses
proved his content, and Mollie, flushed
and smiling, was convinced.
A boy stopped Joe at the gate. I'D
like to see Mis- Babcock," he said.
Joe indicated Mollie.
THAT >hain't never Aunt Nancy's
marm," he gasped; then BE Xe?" to
Mollie; and added: "Wa'al, swan, -
before he delivered the mournful news
of Aunt Nancy's ''swop jaw and shet
eyes" that would keep her in bed for
4 week.
"Oh-h!" said Mollie. and "Oh-h-h!"
Knocked Joe.
What shall we do?" Taught Mollie.
do everything we proposed and a
little more. to show how clever we
are" answered Joe.
Yes, but Alice Morris will pity, you
for having married me-"
''Will she? Then think how you
would have pitied me had l married
her." and, singing a rollicking little
song, he ran down the path, like the
happy fellow he was.
At choir practice that night they re-
hearsed the Easter. anthem. "There-
fore, Let Us Keep the Feast The
music was new and delightful. So
pranos and tenors led, Alice Morris
coming in with her deep contralto at
the words with malice and unchari-
tabIeness." :
"Alice sings her solo as if she I'm,
derstood malice perfectly" whispered
one Of the chorus. Mollie heard the
ungracious remark and resolved to be
very gentle with Alice and her friend,
# possible.
She spoke pleasantly and walked
acme beside her. She told her she had
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4ADhCs "SAS MNAALAGI.
| and, dressing swiftly, he fastened
downstairs. No breakfast odors greet
ed him, and the house was very quiet.
The kitchen fire blazed, but no kettle
was ever. it. There with her head on
the table was Mollie, sobbing as if her
heart would break, and from the re-
frigerator rolled and effervesced rusk
dough. that like a frothy sea surged
over the kitchen moor.
What under the canopy" began
Joe, and then he laughed. Oh, oh, how
he laughed! o..
MoHie tried to look naughty, but
broke down and sobbed out her story
on Joe's shoulder.
"See here" said Joe, kissing her and
putting her out of the kitchen. "You
run upstairs, Mrs. Babcock, and get
to rights. When your eyes look like
my Mollie's eyes, open a box that lies
on the bed. and see If that boa's tho
right shade. Tut!" as Mollie sobbed
again, mind! You're not to come
down till I CALL" He closed the door
and began to whistle.
"Gee!" said he, what a mess! That
old cat (meaning Miss Morris) has
given Mollie the wrong recipe. I bot
could make rusk enough for 20 peo-
pie out of what's left. It's lucky !
was brought up on a farm"
! When Mrs. Babcock smelled coffee
she forgot her instructions and made
straight for the kitchen. To her sur
prise Nancy was at work, faded calico.
/ prunella boots and all.
why. Nancy said she, Il am glad
you're bak." -,
"Naae be blessed" shouted Joe
from zthe depths of her plaid sunbon-
net, and Mollie's fun began; for in
Nancy's ''duds," and initiating her
stride and grab of things. he did pre-
sent droll figure, and Mollie laughed
unu they were both merry and bright
as Easter day.
! There! That's o. K. little wom-
al. i" said Joe, standing OF and view
ing the table: and indeed 1t was. All
their prettiest china; glass and silver
decorated tho ssattq like cloth. The
dishes were laden with: salads, meatss
| preserves, cakes and dainties;Tand like
la floral weave. were hyacinths and
lilies. ~. :, -:
Listen, Mollie! By and by I'll slip
oil, light the fire and put over the
j kettle. When come back, you va
moose and finish up: Mollie nodded.
smiling delightedly..
The members Of Trinity choir were
coming. Mollie and Joe met the happy
i ten at the door and made them vel
;, come. All We're merry and full of tho
days events. Mollie kept talking and
avoided personalities; she dreaded be-
>. ing questioned about rusk. In due
+ time Joe disappeared -unmissed-
some one was playing die Traumerei,' -
I He was gone SO long that Mollie trem-
7 bled; but when he returned, flushed
; and happy, Mollie slipped OF like q
| vision. W, + !. s.: : .<.z
RI The kettles music greeted her, the
! lskitchen was neat. andsa scent Of sbak-
. ing filed the air. Mollie wondered at
: lit, but was too busy to investigate. 3.
$ When they assembled, = all compli-
! mented them. on the beauty and abun-
r dance 5of the table. Of ..s: y. =:
l. Yes cried Joe, ecstatically, "Mrs
al Babcock 3 a notable Shousekeeper!
( Molie, hss vent j avoiding BIZ,
wife's rebuking glance Why. Mollie
efyous are forgetting the rusl . go 81 .
/ Iss He stepped to . side table, and, lift.
haanndshi kes6i+ - 500
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piece from the egg. Pastehoard rock
ers are glued on and the cradle can
be- fitted. with tiny mattress, pillow
and spread A penny doll, chad in its
mighty. should repose beneath the. Gov
ers. i 80 Il, -. E s -
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Sir Harry Yane the Younger.

Few students of the history Of the struggle
against the Stuarts in England, particularly
in the light Of modern investigation, have
failed TO sympathize with Cromwell's out
burst. The Lord deliver me from Sir Henry
Vane. " hen he turned out the Rump Parlia-
ment. Vane has been held up as a model
of patriotism and Of virtuous intention;
at all critical monsnts he showed in
capacity, disin- genuourness and a pedantic
adherence to forms and names that had
lost their substance.
Mr.. William W. ireland has thought IL
necessary TO write The Life Of Sir Henry
Vane, the Younger (E. p. button and Com
pany1. He thinks that 1t is not to the credit
of England that she has done so little honor
20 Sir Henry Vane compared with the ap-
prec.ation OF the historians OF the United
STATES" That appreciation" in modern
books points rather to the deplorable mess
n, made Of thin % II Massachusetts, ~ inter
fering in matters he did not understand.
To properly eulogize his hcro Mr.. Ireland
has been obliged 20 tell over again the great
events in which vane was involved. many
OF which have been disoolored 90 shown 10
false proportions. thTOugh tAs prejudioes
and ossulancs q scns wSissrs md q As
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which gives dignity and meaning to it all is
~religion-such is the hypothesis upon which
the argument is based. Nonconformity and
Romanism are presented in deadly hostility,
with debonair paganism pursuing its tri-
umphant way alone. The chief personages
are Jim and Sophy Firmalden, the nom
conformists; Lord Marlesford and his wife,
Tessa, the Romanists. and Lassard the
pagan and music lover. The plot exacts
close attention. for everybody is unhappily
crossed in love through the requirements
OF religion, and sudden and unexpected re-
adjustments are made. Sophy r~enounces
her lover in the beginning on account OF
her religion and her religion to
aid a Catholic peer in the end. The Con-
gregationalist minister is in love with the
Catholic peeress, and the peeress dies OF
love for the pagan. The pagan is in love
with every one in turn, not to mention being
secretly married from the start. He finally
elopes with an Italian Princess because she
admired the opera in which he immortaltzed
his love for another woman OF all the
characters he seems most consistent and
true to his belief-frankly INSCRIPTIONS and
satisfied.
81 seem to have spent my life, says
Sophy, watching idealists fight and go
under. The ideals remain; their defenders
either perish or lose heart. make COM
promises and despise themselves"
The Catholic Peeress on her deathbed
writes: MY religion helps me to die, it
cannot make me live. All | have ever
allowed myself in the way Of indulgence
is an occasional wonder Il will not call it
regret) at the destiny Of creatures like my
self, who can crowd so much despair into
so short a time" Frmalden, the successful
Nonconformist with his heart buried in the
Marlesford vault, writes at the end: Suffer
ing can never be suppressed by statute.
II is a law Of nature, but, as all other laws
of nature. since it must be obeyed, let us
at least submit as sons OF God and coheirs
with Christ-not a. beasts Of burden and
az those who believe that all labor Ia vain
There is no fippancy in the story and
there should be none in it's consideration.
Il is a picture Of the tragedy Of life, its dlsil-
LIsions and Misunderstanding painted az
the writer saw il at close hand. ID. Apple
ton and CO..
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The Dream and the Business.

Il is a very troubled dream and a very
sorrowful b business which Mrs. Craigie
John Oliver Hobbesl presents in her new
novel written upon the old text, For a
dream cometh through tbs multitude OF
business"
The story IS a self revelation Of a brilliant
and clever woman who has thought deeply,
travelled widely. studied human nature
closely and suffered keenly. II is eloquent
with her personality and chaotic with the
Unanswered questions. the unsolved diff
ellties Of her own unhappy experience
II Is a tragedy of the emotions, a study OF
temperament, a conflict Of religion, a
transcript Of human life presented with
vehement restraint and passionate earnest
mesa. But the elements Of which il is made
UP have not been c~oordinAted into n power
'l story or a new philosophy Of life which
VIII give the work a place among the great
BOOKS Of the world. To those who expect
te bright and amusing entertainment OF
"rs' 'ralglc'S early work the new story
VIII be Il disappointment. The satirical.
sIAceful lester has thrown aside the mask
" merrlment and there stands revealed a
thoughtful woman dealing earnestly with
rsVe questions which she herself docs
WV understand and cannOt interpret.
Hrs' Tragic had a very pretty wit" a
seer ~"ns" Of humor. a crisp. original
.,~plsrammstI" way NJ saying surprising
,nhsI, In her absorption in the spiritual
urnculties oi the characters u this novel
mere Is too little ~ the lighter grace Of
uet art \ few clever sayings sparkle
ure and there. true but not witty, and
Sme hne and subtle humor appears in
w descriptions ~ Brit ish suburban life.
outt The book ~ = whole lacks contrasts and
.drNary w'h unlucky love and severe
-hglon.
mo dream Is rhe deal. tho -buainess"
''he reallf"pf the day. aud the one thing
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,..n,s the readers interast. We fancy.
~ ~ b,led hefura the book IL half read.
~" wv L,sd VI. White has written exciting
"..,,ro .torlcA In The Corner House"
: { Fsnpo 4 60. New York; he exposes
r,rsn criminal carly. and then starts
..sse after hor. There h n crisis to nearly
~ chapter. and the interest attaches
-, 10 RAPID loromotion n sudden
parcs- than 10 ingenuity Of plot. An
1.r7or. .l'ustion. with excellent poesi-
-. a.. ure.,ntsd m Sir William Magnay's
~. Master spirit" OLittlc. Brown 4 Co..,
-, tho .torv soon turns into commonplace
VI.1rsua that increases IN absurdity to
the eni.
rIor,fpd college society initiation Ia
IL, tho reader will find in The Seventh
porson hv RrnIamin Brace CDodd, Mead
..d conranvl. Il occurs after the young
o., bs, loft college. and its severity will
-nrsss readers with the regard college
Sa,,s have for their societies. The victim
/. hurried through adventures in different
nsrts az the American continent, which,
,honoh Imperfectlv told, keep him busy.
The author hslks at describing his tramp
.Ivsntures IN detail, but supplies speci-
.,sns The point If view and workman
.Lin spsgest that the author must be an
.~,ve member Of some sophomore Greek
l.,,sr society The originator Of the soci-
.,v and thus particular initiation, we are
,cld was the hrainiest fellow in the school
A baker, dozen of pleasant stories OF
.,uptrv l,fp. nv Alice Brown. are oom-
rri.sd IN The County Road" (Houghton.
WAa,n and Company. We nave been struck
- ,he authors clear presentation Of To-
,sIitv in the first sentence Of the uccee
awe tales. Abigail stood by the kitchen
,sble." John stood at the kitchen door,"
scrn,bia sat nv the window" miss Ar
lstta was seeing the minister out through
,bs kitchen. " and 30 on--the person and
The honolv surroundings introduced at
once.
More short stories published singly.
John Luther Longs lesson on cruelty to
animals, Billy Boy" Dodd. Mead and
company. has colored decorations and
manv pictures. The late Frank Norris's
The Joyous Miracle" a transportation Of
modern scepticism 10 apostolic times. is
published by Doubleday. Page and Com
nsny. Another animal story. a true story
about a pet sparrow. George Wharton
Janes's The Story Of Scraggles." with
interesting photographs and other pictures.
comes from Little. Brown and Company.
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A New Novel by A. Conan Doyle.

A. Conan Doyle's new story. Sir Nigel"
Mcclure. Phillips 4 Coz. sets forth the
Jseds Of valor by which Sir Nigel Loring,
elsewhere mentioned in the chronicles of
The White Company won his golden
spurs and gained the hand of the sweet
lsdve' for whose favor he strove so fear
essly in ioust and tourney and in the wars
Of France.
II is a tale of the fourteenth century in
which the dry facts Of history are en-
broidered with tho fantastic graces OF
chivalry and the picturesque ideals of old
romance. IF the facts have been somewhat
disaranged in sequence by the exigenciee of
the plot-the customs and manner Of the
period the spirit Of the times. the dress and
equipment Of armies. the methods and rul-
ings Of warfare and tourney have been
faithfully reproduced from authentic
sources. The episodes and anecdotes have
been paralleled in actual happenings and
the picture of life in England in the time of
Edward III. and his son. the Black Prince,
Is a composite of much faithful research.
It IL a good story and a clean one TO offer to
fresh young minds craving the heroic in
seton and the ideal in omance To mature
readers the element Of suspense is lacking,
since however desperate the peril miracul-
Gus rescue is sure to be accomplished else
the tale could not be completed. Younger
raiders will he too much absorbed in the
ceverness Of the invention whereby threat
ened disaster is turned into triumphant
victory 70 notice the inevitableness Of the
conclusion.
Three mighty deeds the youthful squire
swore to accomplish before he returned
from the wars to claim the hand of the
fair lady who inspired his high endeavor.
Before they were accomplished there was
much gallant jousting, brilliant adventure
and fierce fighting between England and
France. Twice the messenger was sent
to inform the lady Of the capture of the
Red Ferret and the conquest of the Castle
n Brohiniere by her lovers strategy and
skin at arms. The third time Sir Nigel
came himself with his golden spurs to bring
he own message to the overthrow in battle
Of no less a parsonage than the French
King. A less ambitious exploit would have
satisfied the lady as well and served the
FEASIBILITY of the story better, but the
description of the famous battle between
the Black Prince and the French King
ga brilliant bit Of word painting carefully
wrought out in every detail and well worth
the reading.
II the story seem less vital with interest
than its ~forerunner, The White Com
pany,' it is because the elements of sur
prise and novelty are lacking. The work
= sincere, the craftsmanship capable and
the tale, in spite of its f~anciful imagery,
Is imbued with the manly English spirit
dhunor for pluck, loyalty and modesty.
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indolent acquiescence of others" That
form OF history has gone somewhat out Of
fashion. In the reconstruction Of the Great
Rebellion period which has been going oil
since DR.. s. r. Gardiner began to use the
State documents, many readjustments of
estimates rave become necessary, and in
this vane loses much. He rarely inter-
fered without doing harm to the cause he
upheld at the time.
Mr.. Ireland puts him in the centre of the
stage and, naturally, has a good deal Of
explaining away to do. His story Of Vane,
properly expounded and commented, should
provide valuable instruction to young col
lege men who wish to reform politics. Sir
Harry Vane was out Of place in the seven