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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-06

II you see IL IN The West Virginia.
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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
SLEEPING MEN BEST THINKERS
Also Act with Wonderful Quickness,
Declares French Professor.

Baltimore, Md.-Prof. Pierre Jouet
Of the Paris Sorbonne, IN a lecture on
somnambulism at Johns Hopkins uni
versity, said that while somnambulists
can e things and speak ~fluently they
cannot remember what occurred dur
ing the delirium. He said:
The somnambuliSt has not our dull
memory of things. He sees the OBJ.
jects he speaks Of and really hears,
feels and touches the, exactly as if
they were real.
When a patient speaks he has a flu
ency of language and even an elo-
duence that are superior to his nor
NAL powers. When he acts he has a
precision and quickness that are won
derfui.
"The man who ran to the housetop
showed ore agility than he would
have had in his normal state, even if
he had not been paralyzed.
I'm connection with this precision
and certainty of memory we find
some strange mental blanks. You
speak Of patients and they do not an
swer. You try to make your
felt. they do not perceive. To make
yourself heard you must dream with
the patient and speak to him only In
accordance with his delirium."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
SO good for their woman friends and
nelghbors was equally good for the
women of the whole world.
The Pinkhams had no monev and
little credit. Their first laboratory
was the kitchen, where roots and
NERDS were stepped on the stove,
gradually filing a gross of bottles.
Then came the question of selling
it, for always before they had given
1t 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 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
moanc for Dont;7,;nn how x,orlx oc
effectively as she could have done 1t
herself.
During her long and eventful expe-
rience h was ever methOdical in her
work and she was always careful topre-
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 q 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 f. Pinkham 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 the
direction of the work when it's 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 a 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
person have SO many women been ad-
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 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.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
BABY's AWFUL HUMoR.
Thin Skin Formed Over Body and Tn
der It Was Watery BIood-cured in
One Week by Cuticura Remedies.

When my little girl baby was one
week old she had a skin disease. A
thin skin formed over her body and
under it was watery blood, and when
she was washed it would burst and
break. She was In that condition for
weeks. and / tried everything / could
think Of, but nothing did her any
good. When she was three months
old l took her to San Antonio to see
a doctor, but the doctor we wanted to
see was not at home, so my sister
gave me a cake of Cuticura Soap and
half a box of Cuticura Ointment, and
told me to use them, which / did in
time. I used them three times, and
the humor began to fade, and in n
week she was sound and well. and 1t
has never returned since. l think
every mother should keep the Cuti-
cur Remedies in the house. Mrs.
H. Aaron, Benton. Texas. July 3,
1906"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
OWNS THE OLDEST CLOCK.
Physician Has Eisht-day Time Re.
corder with Long History.

Supulpa, Okla.-Dr. D. w. Avery. CT
this city. is the possessor Of what is
probably the oldest clock 10 Oklabo
ma 1t is of the tall variety, generally
spoken of as 'grandfather's clock
and is of the same sort mentioned
in LOngfellow's famous poem.
The clock was brought to the terri.
tory by DR.. Ave:y when he came here.
and was made by Ills ~great-grandfa.
ther at least $50 years ago in the town
of Preston. Conn. The works are of
brass, and u eight days.
The case is of solid cherry. while
the face is made of one solid piece of
brass composition, hammered out By
hand, then plated, and finally hand en-
graved in elaborate style. 1t is some
eight feet tall, and is intended to
stand on the floor. Bel ides telling
the moment and the hour, 1t has a
second hand, also a calendar dial that
tells the day of the month. The old
clock still keeps as good time as ever.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
GIVEN DOLLAR BILLS
HOW CANADIAN INDIANS RE.
CEfvE THEIR ALLOWANCES.
Agent Distributes 100000 Among
Tribesmen Each Year blu. Carries
Only $3o,ooo-How He
Does X.

Seattle, Wash.-Several years age
the Canadian government took from
the tribes of Indians about Athabasca
lake and river a large tract of land
and In payment for the same it gives
each year five dollars to each Indian
and SIS to the chiefs in one dollar
bills. ~
The reason for this Is that the In.
dams dwelling in the district do not
know the value of money. A paper
dollar looks to him about the same as
a blank piece of paper to a baby.
Should the payment be made in sill
yer. the simple minded child of the
wilderness would punch a hole in it
and YEA It about his neck and thus
a great deal of money would be taken
from circulation. Should payment be
made in one dollar bill the Indian is
liable to lose 1t.
Once each year a representative or
the Canadian government makes a
trip through the country and pays the
Indians. On this trip he takes $4,000
in n dollar bills and will probably
pay out more than 5000, 600. The
natural question from civilization is.
How does he do 1t?
AS the Indian knows nothing about
the value Of money his method OF
financial trade is on the value of
skins. Everything he buys is reckoned
by skins, and when one talks dollars
70 him. his face has the expression Of
a blank cartridge. Fortunately for the
government, the Hudson Bay COM
pany has secured the entire conf
dence of the Indians during the cen
fury Of dealing with them, and the
way into the trading posts of the com
pany.
Here Is how the government pay
master does his phenomenal stunt OF
paying $500. 900 or more with only
$4,000 in his pocket. He goes direct
to a district inhabited by perhaps g.
600 or 5000 Indians; here he will pay
from $4,000 to $4,000 in treaty
money" Each Indian and his family
is given the five one dollar bills in
payment for his surrender of the land,
and each chief his $25.
After making this payment the pay
master takes a rest for a short time at
the Hudson Bay post nearest the pay
station. Within a few days the In.
dams have made a line to the post
and there purchased whatever looks
good to them. They whack the money
down on to the trading post counter,
order something worth perhaps so
cents and leave. The company agent
charges the red man with what he has
purchased and credits him with the
balance Of the five dollars. so that in
the future he can trade out the re-
of the amount.
Within a week from the date of
the treaty money every dollar
of the amount has been paid into the
trading post. The paymaster gives the
post agent a check for the amount and
for the next Indian settlement.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
A BRIDGE OF MAHOGANY.
Valuable Wood Used in Mexican Struc
ture for Pedestrians and Teams.

AS mahogany is among the most
costly woods In the world, 1t may be
inferred that this tropical material
is not very extensively employed in
the construction Of buildings, etc. A
bridge constructed of solid mahogany
Is certainly a rarity, a curiosity.
There Is one. claimed to be the only
one in the world. built of that mate
rial. This structure Is located in the
department OF Palenque, state of Chi
apas, republic of Mexico. This dis
trict lies in the extreme southwestern
part of Mexico, near the boundary line
Of Guatemala.
The mahogany bridge is construct
ed entirely of that valuable wood,
except some iron braces and nails that
are necessary. The bridge spans the
Rio Michol and it's total length, in
Guiding approaches, exceeds $50 feet,
while the width is Is feet. 1t is used
by both teams and pedestrians and,
though somewhat rude and primitive
in construction, it is very substantial.
None of the timbers Of the flooring
were sawed. for in that region there
are no sawmills, but were hewn and
split.
In that section Of old Mexico there
are several very large rubber planta-
lions, and mahogany trees are quite
common. In clearing away the trop-
fcal forests for setting out the young
rubber trees the mahogany growths
are also cut down and removed. AS
this wood is quite abundant, some Of
1t was used in building the bridge
American Inventor.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

and Investigating mind, an earnes'
all, possessed of q wonderfully sympa
thetic nature.
In 1s43 she married Isaac Pinkham
a builder and real estate operator. anC
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and 6
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days /,
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.
p~erience 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 yer disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
bountifully 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-
pICSSly W cure Inc VdTlOuS
ills and weaknesses of the body, and
it was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi-
cines for her w family and friends.
Chief Of these was a rare combine
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 a
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. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother, combined forces to
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
NEW YEARS CALLS.
A New Drink to Replace the Old Time
"Apple-Jack."

Twenty-Five years ago the custom of
making New Years calls was a de-
lightful n for all concerned, until
some of the boys got more "egg-nog'
or "apple-jack" than they could sue
cessfully carry.
Then the ladies tried to be charit-
able and the gentlemen tried to be
as chivalrous as ever and stand up at
the same time.
If anyone thinks there has not been
considerable improvement made ill the
last quarter of a century in the use
of alcoohlic beverages, let him stop
to consider, among other things, the
fact that the old custom of New Years
calls and the genteel tipping is nearly
obsolete.
The custom Of calling OF ones
friends, however, at the beginning of
the new year, is a good habit, and an
other good habit to start at that time
is the use of well-made Postum in;
stead of coffee or spirits.
A Staten Island doctor has a SEN
sible daughter who has set Postum
before her guests as a good thing to
drink at Yule Tide, and a good way
to begin the New Year. Her father
writes:
"My daughter and I have used
Postum for some time past, and we
feel sure it contains wholesome food
material.
II shall not only recommend It to
my patients, but my daughter will be
most pleased to give a demonstration
OF Postum to Jul Christmas and New
Years callers" Read "The Road to
MELVILLE in pkgs. There's a reason"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

py local applications, as they cannot reach the dis
eased portion of the ear. There Is only one way to
cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies.
DEAFNESS Is caused by an infaned condition Of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube. When tsts
suDe rs innamed You have q rumbiing sound or In.
perlect nearing, and when 1t Is entirely closed, Deaf.
ness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
TAKEN out and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
ZION, nearing viii be destroyed forever; nine cases
put OF ten are caused by Catsrrh, which Is nothing
Dut an Unnamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
we VIII give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness scaused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
oy Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F.. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
Uses OF Masks.

Among the North American Indians
the origin of the use of masks lay"
says a writer, "in the desire to con-
ceal the emotions. Thus should two
warriors meet in combat, the mask
conceals any expression, whether Of
sympathy, fear or other emotion. For
instance, the knowledge that fear was
depicted On ones face and that his an
tagonist knew it would very possibly
insure the defeat Of the one whose
feelings were betrayed to the other"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

teen years / was a
great sufferer from
kidney troubles. My
back panied me ter
ribly. Every turn
or move caused
sharp S h G
pains. My eyesight
was poor, d a r k
spots appeared be-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

1.-The trouble with that talkative per
son is that he frequently contradicts
himself" After listening to some of
the things he says" replied Miss Kay
1T seems rather creditable that
he should"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

fore me, and l had dizzy spells. For
ten years l could not do housework,
and for two years did not get out of
the house. The kidney s%ecretions
were irregular, and doctors we're not
helping me. Doan's Kidney Pills
brought me quick relief, and finally
cured me. They saved my life"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
Educator on Retired List.

DR.. ]. McBryde, president Of the
Virginia Polytechnic institute OF
Blacksburg, Va, has been placed on
the retired list as a pensioner Of the
Carnegie foundation. He is the third
educator from Virginia to receive this
distinction.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

WANTED.-For U. s.. Army, able
bodied, unmarried men, between ages of q
and IS; citizens of United States, of good
character and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write English; for infor-
nation apply to recruiting officer, l26 N.
Court, Memphis, Tenn; 236 Main, Jones.
boro, Ark: Corinth, Miss; Hickman, KY.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKHAM
And a 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, 1910, COM
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as a woman of an alert
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
A Harmless Laxative

Ii you must take a laxative, take a harm.
less one. Lax-Fos does not grippe, therefore
does not ~irritate. Irritation is what does
the harm. Price so cents.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
The Six LARGEST Lakes,

Six lakes of more than 10000 square
miles in area exist in the world. The
Caspian is the largest of these, and
Lake Huron the smallest.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
Hammocks in SLEEPING Cars.

In Nova Scotia the experiment has
been tried of running a train with
hammocks instead of the usual hunks
in the sleeping cars. 1t was a great
success.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
more goods, brighter c%olors, with less
work than others.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

A mans opinion of himself doesn't
necessarily increase the circumference
of his headgear.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

g" hear, Mrs. O'F1annagan, that your
husband is very strong in his convic-
TONS" "Yis. sor; but he's wake in his
head"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
You Don't Eave to Wait.

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax
Eos keeps your whole inside right. Not n
grippe in a full bottle. Sold on the money
back plan everywhere. Price so cents.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

Lots of men pray for things they
wouldn't be willing to work for.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
TEN A OF PAIN.
Unable 20 Do Even Housework Be.
aus of Kidney Troubles.

Mrs. Margaret Emmerich, of Clinton
street, Napoleon, O., says: For if-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

er Is a partner who trumps oppor.
tunity.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

According to the theories Of the pes
simist it is folly to circulate them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08
National Pure Food and Drugs Act.

The Garfield Remedies meet with the
highest requirements of the new Law.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

It's often difficult to get even with
people who owe you money.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething. softens the gums, reduces n.
nammation allays pain. cures wind collie. csc O bottle.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

SHOES EUK EVERIBUU1 Al ALI fTILEA.
Mems Shoes. IS to $50. Boys Shoes. So
70 SIPS. Women's Shoes. 500 to $l.5O.
Misses & Children's Shoes. $2.26 TO $l.CO.
Try w. L. Douglas WOmen's, Misses and
Children's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
If could take you into my large
factories at Brockton, Mass. land show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made made: You would sSu1s s then u I'd Sst;a1'
than 1ny 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 bigh
prices aud inferior shoes. Take no subsfis
fate. Ask your dealer for w L. Douglas shosf
and insist upon having them.
fast Color Eyeiets used; theg wdH not wear brassa-
Write for illustrated catalog OF Fall Styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS. Dept. IL. Brcckton, Mass
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-12-08

and Investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all. possessed of a wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-10
ODD EATING CUSTOMS.

Brazilians, never eat . when. they
drink, nor drink when they eat; and
the Tartars continually persist in pull
Ing q guest by the ear until he drinks.
Maldive islanders retire to the dark
est part Of the houses and hang cur
tains about them, 30 that none Of
their fellowmen may see them at their
meal.
When they desire to show a mark
Of great esteem, the negroes Of Ardra
drink from the same cup at the same
time. and the King Of Loango used
to eat and drink In two separate
houses.
The Philippine islander will not eat
q meal Alone Whenever q Filipino
finds himself without companion
with whom to share his meal, he will
abstain from eating until he has
found one.
A strange custom prevails in Kam-
chtaka, where man who wishes to
entertain guest invites him into a
cabin, which is heated to an excessive
temperature, and then presses him
with food until he is In a state Of tor
por. Instances Of men dying at these
orgies have been known.
The Tahitians, though a naturally
sociable race. dine separately. Even
the man and his wife do not eat to-
gehter. Each member of the family
has his own food-basket. They take
their places about five yards apart.
and then, turning their backs to each
other, dine amid profound silence.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-08-10
GOTHAM aR1sT.

In New York city there is one police
man to each 459 persons.
New York's cemeteries. with their
s,155 acres Of land, are sufficient fol
the burial of the city's dead, at the
present death rate, for $50 years.
Since Peter Minuit, in 1926. bought
Manhattan island from the indians
for $24 in merchandise, there has been
Z daily average of 80 persons arriv.
Ing in the territory now known as New
York city.
New York beats the cities Of the
world in the length Of its street rail.
way tracks. II In one single track it's
surface. elevated and subway system
wsuld extend in straight line for
1,01s miles.
New York would be Venice Il the
amount Of rainfall and melted snow
that is deposited in It should remain
for one year. for then we would have
to travel about In or on water IS
inches deep. Il.
Il the sewers OF New York city were
placed end to end in q straight line
they would reach from here to Pixies
Peak, Ito, miles, and the paved
streets Of the city would make . road
along one side Of them all the way.
!. II the wind that blew over New
York city In one week recently should
continue its way, ct its average ve.
locity, It would make the circuit Of
the earth and Do back there the last
week IN August. for It moved at the
rate Of nine miles an hour. 4. s q