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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

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 a gross of bottles.
Then came the question Of selling
| it. for always before they had given
lit away freely. They hired s Job
printer to run Off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits of the med
cine, now called Lydia e Pinkhama
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 IL
recommended it to others, and the de-
mand gradually increased
In 1877, by combined efforts the fann~
| 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 Pinlham and her Vege-
table Compound have become houses
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 eventful expes
rience she was ever methodical in her
work and she was always careful to pre-
serve a record of every case that came to
her attention. The case of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice.
and there were thousands-recS we'd
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, airs
available to sick women the world
over, and represent vast colfaborRs
tlon of information regarding the
treatment OF woman's il whis eoT
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
he equaled in any lib ary in the
world.
| With Lydia =. Pinkham worked her
daughter in law. the prcsel Mrs.
Pinkham. She was carefully instructed
In all her hardwon knowledge, and
for years she assisted her in her vast
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the
direction Of the work when3its origina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
five years she has continued it, and
nothing in the work shows when the
first Lydia e. Pinlxham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinlhamg
now the mother of a large family, took
ii up. With woman assistants, some as
capable as herself, the present Mrs.
Pinkham continues this greatworlx, and
probably from the ofI.Se of no other
person have so many women been adj
vised how to regain health. Sick wo-
men, this advice is "Yours for Health
freely given if you only write to ask
for it.
Such is the history of Lydia r.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound made
from simple roots and herbs; the one
great medicine for womens ailm ants.
and the fitting monument to tho noble
woman whose name it bears.
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and Investigating mind, an earnest
all. possessed OF q wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1643 she married Isaac Pinkham,
q 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 ia a physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition end ex-
perience many of thep- gained won
dsrful knowledge of the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took great interest
in the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over diseases
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-
pressly designed to cure the various
Ills and weaknesses Of the body, and
1t was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief of these was a rare combina-
tion of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses ARecu-
liar to the female sex, and Lydia 3 Fink
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 q
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-
nial 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 Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
RIOT At FRENCH RACES
Paris Mob Sacks and Burns Bet
ting Booths.
Troops Called TO Restore Quiet
Many Persons InJurcd-Gasolinc
From Autos Starts Fires.

Paris, There were violent public
demonstrations at the Longcharnps
race course in consequence OF an un-
satisfactory start in the Free Hanai-
cap The trouble eliminated IN
riots, pillage and incendiarism.
There were six races on the card
and two we're run without incident,
Then the flag fell for the Free Han
dicap Nine started and four i'm
Guiding the favorite, remained al. the
post owing to a misunderstanding
Amid a terrific uproar rank out
slider won
The spectators in rage broke
down the barriers, invaded the track.
demanded the return OF their bets.
surrounded the boolSmakers' booths.
chased out the cashiers and seized
the money.
Attempts to restore order were in
vain. the small force OF police pres
ent being inadequate. The crowd S
breaking chairs and throwing them
on the track.
Then a rougher element raided
some automobiles standing near the
grand stands, seized their petroleum.
sprinkled the booths, a large, wooden
building belonging to the bookmak-
ers,- and other woodwork, and set
them afire.
The firemen we're helpless, as the
water hose had been cut.
The authorities then teIephoned
to Mont Valerien for assistance and A
strong body of troops were sent OH
the double quick. The soldier1
finally cleared theinclosure by charg.
ing, but the betting structures had
burned to the ground.
Sixty arrests we're made and many
policemen and rioters were injured.
A large force of, troops remained
on duty throughout the night at both
the Longchamps and Auteuil courses.
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KAIsER's STORY OF BISMARCK.
May Publish Own Version OF Feud in
Answer to Hohenlohe Memoirs.

London. Europe continues to be
absorbed in the Hohenlohe memoirs.
Their revelation of intimate CONVEX
sations and diplomatic intrigues has
so astounded politicians in Berlin
that it is suggested that the publica-
ton of the memoirs constitutes part
of plot of the Kaiser's enemies to
undermine his influence and discredit
him in the eyes of Germany. There
has long been gossip OF dissatisfac-
tion with his policy in many exalted
quarters of the Empire.
Dispatches from Berlin represent
his Majesty's rage over the indiscreet
barring of secrets as being absolutely
indescribable. One correspondent as
serts that the Kaiser has been COM
piling his own version of his feud
with Prince Bismarck, and possibly
his reply to the memoirs will take
the form of the publication OF this
and his own accounts of other mat
ters narrated in the memoirs, some of
which have deeply offended the courts
of st. Petersburg and London
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FEMININE Neyys Notes.

IN Venice in the fifteen century
the Council forbade women to wear
long trains.
Cogent Garden and other theatres
have caused fashionable people in
London to dine at earlier hours.
Miss Ida Pimotr, attorney and
counsellor at law, is the first woman
lawyer to defend a prisoner in the
Brooklyn courts.
At the head Of the order fifteen
years, Mrs. Elizabeth Rodgers, OF
Chicago, has been reelected High
Chief Ranger of the W0man's Cath
Ollie Order Of Foresters
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acared Rofh n T5eln

When MI. Justice Maule was on the
bench a bullying counsel was one
day browbeating an elderly female
witness in q case before him. Hav-
ing badgered her into a state Of utter
speechlessness the lawyer appealed
to the Judge to make her answer his
questions.
Why do you not answer,
madam asked the -udge. Be
cause, my Lord, he scares me 50, ?
replied the trembling woman. SO
does he me, ma am, replied the
judge. Notes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED.
Father, Mother and Three Children
Slain ON a Road in Missouri.

Father, Mother and Three Children
Slain ON a Road in Missouri.
Springfield, MO. News of the
murder of the family of Barney Par
sons-the father, mother and three
children-near Houston, town sew
enty miles east of Springfield, has
reached here. Joda Hamilton, who
is reported to have confessed to the
murders. is in the Houston Jail
guarded by force of deputies to pre-
vent threatened lynching.
Parsons, who was a farmer, sold
his crops to Hamilton A quarrel
followed the sale AS Parsons and
his family were driving home they
we're confronted by the murderer,
armed with a shotgun He shot Par
sons, who fell to the ground Ham
ilton dubbed him with the butt of
the gun. He then dubbed the moth
er and children to death, after which
he put the bodies in the wagon, took
them to Big Piney Creek, and threw
them into the creek, where fishermen
found them.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

pounds. / was having terrible pain
in the kidneys and the secretions
passed almost involuntarily. My LETT
leg swelled until it was thirty-four
inches around, and the doctor tapped
it night and morning until could no
longer stand it, and then he advised
amputation a refused, and began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. The swell
ing subsidized gradually, the urine be-
came natural and all my pains and
aches disappeared. 1 have been well
now for nine years since using Doan's
Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. so cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

Eugene Field, sad Of countenance
and ready Of tongue, strayed into a
New York restaurant and seated him
self for luncheon. A voluble waiter
came, to Field and said: Coffee, tea
chocolate, ham an 'ggs beefsteak :
mutton-chop-fish- hash beans
and much more to the same purpose.
Field looked at him long and sol
EMMY, and at last replied:
oh, friend, want none of the .
things. All want IS an orange and
a few kind words. Ladies' Home
Journal
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
1000 COOLIES DROWNED
OR BURNED TO DEATH
Passengers on Blazing Ship at
Rongkong Jump Into Flames.
FIRE HORROR ON THE HANK0w
All Europeans Saved, Fleeing in Night
Robes-Disaster Laid to Chinese
Who Have Declared Boycott on
British River Boats.

Hongkong, British China -Ifud-
died together like sheep, more than
1900 Chinese steerage passengers,
the majority women, lost their lives
in the burning OF the steamship
Hankow at her wharf here.
All means of escape for them was
cut off by the flames. which enveloped
the vessel five minutes after the
alarm was given.
The cries of the native passengers
we're heartrending, and repeated eff
forts were made to rescue thems but
without success. An attempt was
even made to scuttle the vessel, in
order that the imprisoned Storage
passengers might escape the more
horrible death of being burned
The steamship Hankow arrived
early in the morning from Canton,
bringing seven European passengers,
1000 Chinese in the steerage and a
cargo of 600 bales Of mating, $50
bales of raw silk and 400 bales of
waste silk. BY O'Clock she was
moored at her wharf
Hardly had she been made fast
when the chief officer reported to
Captain Branch that she was on fire.
The captain directed the chief en-
gineer to turn on the water through
the fire hose, but before it could be
Transmitted the ship was a mass of
flames.
Captain Branch himself went to the
gers and awakened them. The fire
- 4 :, - n
passengers rushed from their state
rooms and off the boat in night
clothes.
Because of the great heat and the
infiammable cargo the Hankow be-
came a yeritable firebox. The crew
saved themselves by jumping over
board.
The Chinese steerage passengers
were thrown into frightful panic.
Some of those who gained the deck
rushed back into the vessel, while
others jumped overheard. But few
of those who jumped overheard we're
saved, Those who fled into the steer
age we're burned or suffocated by the
smoke and intense heat.
The British cruiser Flora signalled
the naval dock yards of the fire, and
engines and other assistance were
sent to the burning vessel. Both the
land and floating brigades of firemen
made great efforts to extinguish the
flames, but in vain.
After the vessel had been burning
about an hour Governor Nathan and
his staff arrived, and at his sugges-
tion an attempt was made to scutt1e
the ship. The cries of the imprisoned
steerage passengers could still be
heard. The attempt was a failure.
The vessel burned until 6 o'clock,
at which time only the huh remained.
The firemen began the work of re-
covering the dead, and after few
minutes seventy-five corpses were
taken out Many of the dead were
only slightly burned, having died of
Buffocation, while others were charred
beyond recognition
The entire cargo, with the excep-
ton of 200 bales OF raw silk, badly
damaged by water. was destroyed
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
KILLED ON FOOTBALL FIELD.
Charles r.. surdam, of Morristown,
Breaks His Neck.

Morristown. N. i'm an effort to
tackle an opponent in football
game between the MorristowIi School
and the Morristown High School,
Charles f. Surdam, right half-back
on the latter team, broke his neck
He died afterward in the hospital
ward of the Morristown School Sur
dam was nineteen years old and an
only son of Seth s. Surdam, of the
Morristown Jerseyman
A goal had just been kicked by the
high school, making the score 6 to 0.
With five minutes to play before the
second half, the latter team kicked
off, when Surdam started down the
field for tackle. He made plunge
at the player with the ball but
missed him and fell to the ground
on his head and shoulders. His neck
was broken.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
NEW CRUISER LAUNCHED.

The North Carolina Named by Gov
ernOr GIenn's Daughter.
Newport News, Va.-The new and
powerful armored cruiser North Car
DINA was successfully launched from
the yards Of her builders, the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company, in the presence of
10000 people The ships sponsor
was Miss Rebekah Williams Glenn.
daughter of Governor r. B. Glenn, Of
North Carolina. The Governor was
present with his staff and an escort
of prominent North Carolinians.
The launching was attended by
Admiral Berry, a large number
of naval officers. and officers of the
Italian cruiser Fieramosea.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

Very coarse linens trimmed with
fine embroidery or fine vaienciennes
are especially good to look at and
possess, while a fancy seems to have
arisen for the soft-finished unglazed
linens the linens with a surface
the direct antithesis of that general
ly turned out by the modern laun-
dress. Such soft lines are undoubt-
eddy ideal for .NAking" home en-
broidery, and the girl with nimble
fingers and tiny allowance will do
best to centre her attention on these.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely deranget the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through tine mucous
surfaces. such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Cntarrh Cure, manufactured
by B.. J. Chene & Co., Toledo, O., contains
no me curry. and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the b God and mucous surfaces
of the system. Ia buying Halls Catar h Cure
be ure you get the genuine. 1t Is taken in-
to nall, and made in Toledo, Ohio, BY +.
J. Cheney a o. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; price, 75c per bottle.
Take Tails Family Pills for constipation.
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be any contrasting material that may

be any contrasting material that may
be liked.
The kimono is made with fronts
and backs. The backs are joined at
the centre and tucked from the neck
to yoke depth, while the fronts are
tucked at the shoulder A double
banding is attached to the neck and
front edges and the fronts are rolled
ever with it to form lapels. The
sleeves are in one piece, each gath
cred at their upper edges.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is eight and a
half yards twenty-seven, eight yards
thirty-six, or six and half yards for
ty-four inches wide and FIVE and a
quarter yards of four-inch ribbon for
binding
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

The majority Of conyicts are I'M
skilled laborers.
New Zealand tailoresses and dress
makers receive $3.50 to - day
Plumbers and gasfitters and retail
clerks of Port of Spain, British West
Indies, are organizing.
The photographers Union, OF Ger
many, has won its lockout. gaining
every issue under contention.
The Peoples Palace for Working
men, which the Salvation Army is
erecting in Boston, is nearly COM
psete
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
Plaid Waists.

Plaid flannel waists will rule dur
ing frosty days Plaids are becom-
ing to little girls, but the staid should
avoid their distressing lines. Little
girls are always on the caper, and
plaids never get time to stand still
and look out Of order. The colors
are birdlike or fowerlike, as you
choose. Pretty plaids are very att
tractiYe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

"Whewl it's getting late, boys. ;"
said Peckham, at the club, TN have
to be going. My wife expects me
home before midnight"
.'Ol she's a fighter. eh?" sneered
Lushman; afraid she'd go for you
if you stayed too later"
NO; I'm afraid she'd come for
me. 81 Philadelphia Press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
Feather Band softens.

The irregular line OF the surface
of the 1906 feather bands for turbans
softens the effect somewhat around
the face, and is therefore likely to
prove becoming to many who were
not suited by the rather severe line
Of the plain bands. This irregular
surface is distinctly new touch.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
Hatnin Knohs Grow Anace.

In new bonnets the hatpins have
knobs OF tortoise shell as large in
diameter as silver dollars. Extreme
knobs, the inspiration of a jeweler
Of high repute. have tops as large
around as doorknobs It looks as
though, with the increase of the size
OF the hatpin, the girl is increasing
the size OF her pompadour until it
is almost the size OF bushel basket.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

The President of the Republic Of
Andorra, in the Pyrenees, gets the
smallest salary paid by any civilized
Government. 1t is only SIS year,
and he thinks OF asking for a ten
per cent. increase, which would make
it $16.50.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

Railroad detectives at Chickasiia,
Okla. r., searching for lost tools
taken by shopmen, found that ON
employee had hauled away locomo
tive cab and attached it to his house
for use as a kitchen. N.Y-42
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
TAFT PARTY SAILS FOR HOME.


Havana, Cuba. Secretary of War
Taft and Assistant Secretary of Stats
Bacon sailed from Havana for New
port News on the battleship Louis
lana. With them sailed Mrs. Taft
and Mrs. Bacon The battleship
Virginia steamed out in the wake of
the Louisiana, carrying General
Funston The battleship New Jersey
completed the homeward bound
squadron.
Judge Magoon, who is now Provis-
ienal Governor of Cuba, accompanied
Mr.. Taft and Mrs. Bacon to the bat
tleship in a launch
Cuba has entirely resumed her
normal condition. The farmers have
returned to work and business is
going on as usual The opposing ar
mics have disbanded.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

A contrasting band set upon the
bottom OF the skirt is convenient
expedient for iengthening the school
frock Similar bands are applied to
trim the yoke and sleeves.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

General Frederick Funston has
been promoted to be commander of
the Southwest Division, United States
Army, with headquarters at st. Louis:
He will take command Immediately.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

toms Of kidney trou-
BILE from the time !
was mustered out of
the army, but in all
my life l never suf-
fered as in 1897.
Headaches, dizziness
and sleeplessness
first, and then dropsy.
I was weak and help
less. having run down
from 1870 70 ZOE
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. pINKHAM
And True Story Of How the Vegetable Compound
EiadIts Birth and How the ssPanic of 73'' Caused
1t 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 good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as a weman IF an alert
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
SIZE Wider n the Back.

The fitness of the back of the skirt
is not SO closely drawn at the waist
as previously, the width of the group
pleats in some cases being as much
as three inches wider than last sea-
son.
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LIght silk Preferred.

Mousseline de sole is a favorite
material IN Paris, being combined
with all sorts Of heavier materials
linen, and silk combining very hand
somely with it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

Norfolk Jackets have a youthful
style that ensures t~em a large fol
lowing whenever they appear. and
we shall no doubt see numbers Of
them as the season advances.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
Goats For Avn.

Everybody is to be suited in the
matter Of coats; long and short,
loose, semi-fitted and those so close
that the figure looks as if moulded
into them all are found in the late
designs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16

Asia bought s1O5. 100000 worth Of
American goods in the last fiscal year..
& a decrease of $4,000. 900 from 1906
but an increase of $S6,50O,000 over
1904.
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Collected $4,000 in Y Minutes.

At the annual convention OF the
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Dr.. Simpson collected $4,000 in sew.
enty-two minutes.
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Cereal crop reports are rather bet
ter, threshing having been resumed
at the Northwest, where quality has
been injured