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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12

and investigating mind, an earnes,
seeker after knowledge. and above
al possessed of a wonderfully sympa.
thetic nature.
In lS43 She married Isaac Pinkham.
= builder aud real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. 4 hey had
four children, three sons and a
daughter.
la those good old fashioned DAYS II
was common for mothers 10 make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in physician only i'm specially
urgent eases. BY tradition and eN
perence many OF them gained a won
derful knowledge Of the curative prop
critics Of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkharn took n great interest
in the study of roots and herbs. their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
beautifully provides i'm the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods of
al kinds; 80. 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
AAAo anu Mtdktlt~>tN Oh the DtblN, anu
IT was her pleasure To search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi
cines for her own family and friends
Chief of these was n rare combina-
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 T. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this 50 far was done freely. with
out money and without price, as a
labor Of love.
But in ls73 the financial crisis struck
Lynn Its length and severity were too
much for the large real estate interests
OF the linkham family. as this class
of business suffered most from
fearful depression. 50 when the Centen-
nial wear dawned it found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
or income had TO be found.
AT this point lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable compound was made known
To the world.
The three sons and the daughter.
with their mother, combncd forces to
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12

To the home milliner who breads
the stiffness OF shaped hat these
are easy OF manipulation They sim.
Fly are knocked in. and are allowed
to dent as they will. the more care.
lossly the better They are stiffened
by small wire crown slipped under.
meath, 20 which is fastened the ban.
deau They usually are trimmed with
velvet aud grebes. or bird. nc one
side and are sometimes faced around
under the brim as could be done with
felt hat An extremely pretty one
was in navy with lining draped IN OF
mirror velvet in the same shade. The
facing ran into the CACHE peigne. and
also into q great wheel rOsetto built
up on the LETT front Topping this was
a paradise feather OF the lovely par.
rot green, tipped with puppies and
bronzes. which is So fashionable in
combination with blue
As a general thing the blocked hats
are easy for the amateur. OF these.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12
Ena!ne!i!e N0||E!!I|EF NO |||, +


The queen Of mountaineers. Mrs
Bullock Workman. has added one
more thrilling experience TO her rec.
ord OF adventure by accompanying her
husband on his great climb OF %. 900
feet In Kashmir Mrs Workman has
several times climbed over q 600 feet
higher than any other woman in the
world. The rarefied air az these great
heights has considerable effect on her.
She finds u distressing 20 sleep at
nigh, beyond an altitude OF $4,000 feet
The diminished pressure shortens her
breathing and She experiences severe
headaches. But, curiously enough. the
headache leaves her after $1,000 feet.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12
SHOWING The WEDDING GIFTS.
Charming Exhibitions Made al French
6rdals.

In Paris most charming conceits ar,
devised 10 enhance the effect OF an
exhibition of wedding gifts in the
brides home Sometimes the furni
ture Is removed from one or two
rooms 20 give space to show cases
where Is made "A tasteful array OF the
most delicate parts OF the trousseau
and numbercss hiyelots. The heavier
articles are suspended from screens
or round the walls from hanging rib
bons, pictures. or even dados OF
crinkled papicr yolours in some sub
dued shade one Of tho most tcllinc
arrangements is dispersal against the
walls Of small tables covered with mig
nonette- green SILK. and on which are
artistically displayed the bridal treas
ures. TO each OF which is attached with
pink ribbon the card OF rho giyer
The contents of every table are part
~ yelled By vaporous tulle held up n
the wall by some bracket lamp high
statuette. and draped al The sides with
large choux in pink satin The color
ing depends evidently ON ne prevail
ing tones OF the house decoration
such treatment is light tasteful and
not TOO expensive 4 scheme which
involves larger reception rooms and q
greater ontlay 81 time and money con
sists OF trium phal arch in bamboo al
the entrance 20 every door often GOV
cred with climbers whilst through the
whole suite Of rooms arc distributed
in proiusion palm trees. iardinleres
tall vases and corbciilcs fun OF flow
ers, giving the impre sion OF bower
OF flowers and foliage in which are
nestled the marvcls Of the brides out
NJ and OF her Friends generosity and
taste
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restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
- good for their woman friends and
neighbors was equally good for the
women OF the whole world
The Pin5hams had no money and
little credit. Their first laboratory
was the kitchen, where roots and
herbs were STEPPED on the stove.
gradually filing gross OF bottles.
Then came the question OF selling
II. for always before they had given
II away freely. They hired q Job
printer 10 run of some pamphlets
setting forth the merits OF the medi-
cine, now called Lydia f. Pinkham,s
Vegetable Compound, and these we're
distributed by the Pinkham sons in
Boston, New York. and BROOKLYN.
The wonderful curative properties OF
the medicine were. 70 a great extent,
sclf-adverii>ng, for whoever used il
recommended it To others, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, hy combined efforts the fam
lily had saved enough money 70 com
mcnce newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success OF
the enterprise were assured. until To-
dav Lydia l. PinlSham and her Vcge
table Compound have become house
hold words everywhere, aud many
tons OF roots and herbs are used annu-
all Y in it, manufacture
Lydia r. Pinkham herself did not
live to see the great success OF this
work. She passed 20 her reward years
ago. but not tin She had provided
means for continuing her work az
effectively As she could have done ID
herself.
During her long and eventful expc-
rience she WAS ever methodical in her
work and she was always careful topre-
serve 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 a vast collabora-
ton of information regarding the
treatment of woman's ills, which for
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 carefullvinstruc,ed
in all her hard-won knowledge. and
for years she assisted her In her vast
To her hands naturally fell the
direction of the work when its oriVina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
five years She has continued IL. and
nothing in the work shows when the
first Lydia +. Pinkham dropped her
pen. and the presen, Mrs. Pinkham.
now the mother Of a large family. took
II up. With woman assistants, some as
capable rs herself. the present Mrs.
Pinkham continues This great work and
probably from the office Of no other
person have 50 many women been al
vised how 70 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 T.. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound made
from simple roots and herbs: the one
trrat medicine for women's ailments.
and the fitting monument TO The nobls
woman whose name It bears
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12

vas black felt in slightly oval shape.
the brim surrounded with beautiful
pink velvet and silk roses. and a
large white feather pointing back.
ward II also was bound in black vel.
vet ior a half inch over the brim.
which Is one OF the little finishes
which rs TO De used a great deal.
There are two or three exceptions
90 this felt hat rule two ri them still
VA the realm of dress hats. one IS the
covered velvet sailor or broad
brimmed hat trimmed heavily with
crried ostrich wreath. or flowers put
o. in the same way. or grapes and
other fruit and flowers mixed. aud the
tulle and lace hats made on wire
frames which ia black wilt be used
great deal There also is the
cone used this summer in Neapoli
tan. but which now comes in felt
II can be converted to dress pur.
poses, but is best adapted 10 the III.
tic knockabout street hat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12
Friendship VS.. Woman'sLove
By WILLIAM FORSTER BROWN
By WILLIAM FORSTER BROWN.

Capt. Amos Stubbs. putting like a.
oNeTworked tugboat. drew his pudg,
form out OF the water and climbed
lahoricnsly across The tagged ridges Of
Whaleback ledge
Darn it," he whecycd wrathfully
ss he reached the top small. cir.
eumscribed area Of dry r.ck-"GucSs
4 mieh; e. vel make up ny mind 70
stay here all night wouldn't hes
Widle- rompkins ind out I'D been
scol CROUCH 70 sir ketchcd in the Horse
Race IN capstzed for carload O lob
sters
The captain eyes. noyine duly over
che ,ocky knobs and holiowS that sur
rounded him rested al length on a
bright object among the pile OF stones.
vas small silver fast
'I,s more half iull q suihin." he
decided. Ticker likely . not"
He unscra wed the cap and applied
The n4euth of the flask O. his nose
It's hcker' hc gruntcd
Il Llint fetched any iickcr. but
once. since / shaped course arter Che
widder DE argued mentally. IAN
shat more Z three wears ago But she
won't know no more about A." fitting
the nssk de'erminel'y Chan she viii
abort MY balm here On Nhalehack
"apsize. av stowe There Blamed If
tha, DIDN'T go .isat 20 me spot"
= comforting warmth arose and dis
'ri01,ei .tssf over the captains ana
q
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12

frame to insure the perfect mounting
OF the little mcdallions. These are of
black or myrtle green satin. each hav.
ing tny flower spray painted or
embroidered upon II. II would be best
to back tho medallions with fine and
rather stin not They can bo applied
to The background either with a mar
row border Of satin or buttonhoIe
stitch or with little outline of small
close set nsillettes in gold or silver.
The connecting ribbons would have a
particularly light graceful effect IL
carried out in fine silver cord and
pearls. or they might be simply en-
hroidercd In some soft color To suit
the dress for which the trimming is
'n'cuded Montreal Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12

banned old ledge. an here he comes.
lickety-split rhough where he's com
an from gifts me
The captain promptly sprcadeagied
MS vet body fiat on the rock. face
doyn. and waited anxiOusly.
That moment a quayering hail arose
from below. "Capu Subbsg
Tie captain held his Dream
Higgins lez seen The dory." he ac-
knowieiged regrcunliy. ~bui mebbe he
ain's seen me-"
"Cap'n Srbtsa" The hail arose
Dgail, penetrating and insisteni
whit be you layin M there for?
Why cont You say suthin-be YOU
hurt
Reluctantly Capt Stubbs crawled 10
his feef and stared down calmly al his
interrogation
Il Was ies- restin Capt Amos an
sNercd sarcastically. What do YOU
s'pose 1 was doln -diggin clams?~
The man in the dory guffawed
hoarselv.
You'd better come down an cit
aboard" he went on. as Capt. Amos
Slowered al him, but youn hey 10
swim. dasSent come in no higher
Ats tull O. rocks in there. an I might
nit M propeller on some OF en-.
The castaway planted his feet wide
apart and thrust out his chin. showing
his hands deep into his wei pockets
BE you comm or amt you2" Hir-
gins demanded impatiently. want
TO Kit in fore dark. an | amt 90, nd
time 10 fool away round here. arey--
ing
Il amt heard nobody ask you to-"
retorted Capt Amos. ungraciouslv.
I've allus taken care OF myself ao fur
an reckon kin keep on a-doin Of /,
without any extry help. " wuz
you"
Then III jest sivc ~cu a chance to
git yourself 10 Fairrori. Won pisheaded
old cuss." yelled Capt nesins. with
snort Of evaporation III didni
know you'd signed the pledse sh'd
think you'd been drinkin'-pr was on,
Of your head: I'm goin homo
Hold on nninit'- shouted amos.
scrambliur down the slope Of the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12
New Works. Great Ocean Trade.

New York is the second great sea
port OF the world. In 1908 over 80.
100000 tons OF imports and 500, 900
tons of exports were cleared through
New York harbor London is the
greatest seaport. exceeding New York
In imports, though not by exports
Antwerp and Hamburg are third and
fourth. respectively.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12
IosA FOR DRESS eARNIruRE.
Many Ways in Which Design Can
Be Made Effective.

The illustration gives an idea for
a dress garniture of most original
character A wide cream or white rib.
bon or band Of cream striped silk
might be used Is bac kground. and the
work should or course. be done in a
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12

As a general thing the winter mil.
liner = 20 exercise her ingenuity in
trimming telt hats The felt" shape
IS almost universal and the GOOD
old DAYS have returned when hats
were trimmed. and not made This
Is true even OF the dress hats. which
have flowers. fruit and feathers load.
d on plain felt shapes For instance
one Q, the pretuest hats oi this class
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12

felt sailors. in all heights and sizes
the little round hat that becomes oh
long when turned up at the side. are
the most seen. Small. narrow. or
close hats for early wear and larger
ones later TO be loaded with luxurious
trimmings for dress wear, is a safe
rule for those who buy but one or two
hats
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA f. PiNKHAM
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of 70" Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale i'm Drug Stores.

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th. 1919. com
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known As woman of an alert
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12

Empire scarfz have taken firm
hold upon Ia parisienne's affections.
and are used chiefly for accomplishing
hat spot o. colo that all Paris is out.
doing tself over
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-12
Whise Diamond Found.

white diamond. weighing l4oi,
karats, has been found by a digger
at karrcepan. near Kimberley. viii
Geld IL for sl4.465.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
"The Central Market

The project to establish an annual
corn festival In Chicago, if carried
through, will be another move toward
clinching the city's right to the title
OF the central market" The estab-
fishing of some such annual function,
asserts the Tribune, is the logical re-
suit OF Chicago's position as the pur-
chasing point for the merchants of the
middle west. At present, with no eS-
pecial attempts made to bring mer-
chants here in crowds. the hotels are
often comfortably filed during the fall
purchasing season. An annual festi-
val in this season will bring many
more buyers Chicagoward. But it is
not merely the fact that business will
be greatly benefited by a corn festival
that makes the project commendable.
Other fall festivals might bring crowds
and money to the city. But for Chi
cago it should never be anything but
q corn festival" Chicago is great
enough and generous enough to
and to the corn is the credit
due for the prosperity that makes pos
sible the assembling of great crowds
OF buyers in the city, and for the gen.
eral welfare and happiness of the mid
die west as it now exists. The far west
has its gold, later the other minerals
and cattle, the north has its timber,
The south cotton but the states Of
this region have their corn. Better
than the wealth Of mines, or timber,
or any other gift that nature may be-
stow on land, it has yielded to the
states where it grows best riches al
most beyond belief, and except where
the RIGHTEOUSNESS of man has over
reached his good sense it has taken
but little from the land where it has
grown. Since the beginning it has
been the foundation upon which the
empire of the middle west mas been
built. 1t will continue to be the four-
dation Indefinitely. 1t is this regions
source of prosperity. The natural CEN
ter of all the great corn states is Chi
caSo. Chicago owes much to corn.
From its field it has drawn wealth and
prosperity. Corn and Chicago are in
dissolubly linked. The naming of the
city's annual commercial festival after
1t is a fitting tribute. 1t testifes well
TO the Chicago merchants sense of the
fitness of things" as we'll as to their
business perspicuity.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31

head and hands and feet were all of
her that remained outside the drum.
She yelled for help. and the circus
hands rolled the drum, with her in it.
into the diessing-room. where they had
to cut the sides of the drum with an ak.
to get her out. while others caught her
horses, and pulled the chariot out of the
band, and the music stopped; but pa
went on forever
lie went around six times, yelling like
an Indian at green corn dance. and
when he thought it was time to let up.
because he had missed the other char
lot, he pulled so hard he broke the lines
on the two inside horses. and then it was
runaway for sure, and the audience
stood UP on the seats and yelled, and
women tainted
Finally the circus hands grabbed some
hurdles. and threw them across the
track, near the main entrance. and when
we came around the last time. TWO of
the horses jumped the hurdles all right.
but two fumbled and fell down. and there
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31

sort of run things so his old neighbors
would see that he had got up in the
world since he left the old town. So the
manager gave pa about 400 free tickets
TO distribute among his friends. and ar
ranged for pa to show off as the leading
citizen in the show. He was offered a
chance to take the place OF the clown
the ring master or anybody whose duty
he thought he could perform. Pa Sc
lected the place of driver Of the Roman
chariot with four horses abreast, in
place of the Irish Roman who was &C
customed to drive the chariot in the
race with the female charioteer. a mus
cular girl who used to clerk in a livery
stable at Chicago.
The chariot race is a fake, because i.
is arranged for the girl to win, so the
audience will go wild and cheer her.
so she has to come bowling all around
the ring. The way the job is put up is
for the two chariots 20 start. and go
around twice. On the first turn the man
driver is ahead, and takes the pole,
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and on the second turn the girls ahead
and she takes the pole. and on the third
turn the man is ahead. and they begin
to whip the horses. who seem crazy, and
on the last stretch the man holds his
team back little, and the girl passes
him and comes out trif1e ahead and
the crowd goes wild.
Well the master of ceremonies
coached ga about the business, and told
him wat TO do. They knew he could
drive four horses. because he said he
was al old stage driver. and when he
got in the chariot with the Roman suit
on cleaning with gold, and the brass
helmst, and the cloth of gold gaunt-
lets. and stood up like a senator, gee.
was proud of him. and when he and the
female drove out of the dressing room
and halted by the door for the announcer
to announce the great Ben Hur chariot
race. got into the chariot behind pa,
and told him he Must win the race. or
the people of Scranton would mob him.
For they knew these races were usually
fixed beforehand. but since he was to
drive one of the teams. all his friends
were betting on him. and if he pulled the
team and let that livery stable lady win
the race. they would accuse him of Civ
ing them free tickets toget them in the
show and skin them cut Of their money.
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was crash and 1 didn't know anv-
thing until l felt cold water on my face
that tasted sour, and colored nv shirt
red, and l found the lemonade butcher
was bringing me to by pouring a tray
of lemonade over me-
When my eyes opened. l saw sight
that | shall never forget. 1t seems that
when the horses fell down. the chariot
and the ether two horses and pa and
had landed all in a heap right on ton
OF the lemonade and peanut concession
and carried it up onto a row of seats
near the main entrance from fine
menagerie. The elephants that were
to come On next were in the door
waiting for their signal, and thew
were scared at the crash, and
they came in believing, the keen
ers having lost all control of them
The audience was stampeding. and the
circus men were trying to straighten
things out
Pa struck on his head against wagon
wheel and his brass helmet was driven
down over his face. so when he yelled
to be pulled out, of the helmet his voice
sounded like coon song coming from a
phonograph. 1t was the closest call
from death pa ever had, cause they had
to cut the helmet with a can opener
to let pa out like you omen
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Clean leadership Needed.

Speaking to what it calls the out
rageous handling of large monetary in
terests, as shown by the recent dis
closures, the Century editorally says:
''Our people need to take account of
the whole situation and go on with the
work of purifying and upbuilding the
state in the spirit of wisdom. 1t would
be well If the sincere devotees of re-
form causes would say, when impure
hands seize the banner of good
cause: Hands off! We will follow
the flag only in clean hands and toward
no selfish ends!' But too often the
character OF the leader, and the mo-
tives and quality of the leadership are
forgotten to the detriment and degra-
dation of the causes involved and of
public morals in general. In the civic
battles to come, the need is great not
merely Of disinterested leadership, but
of leadership in thorough sympathy
with the ways of thinking "a with
the needs and legitimate aspirations
Of the masses of our people. Our poll
tics must be concerned more and more
with the practical matters OF civic adj
ministration; there must be welfare
government, not according to an i'm
practicable and demagogic programme,
but in the spirit of conservative rad
icalism; radical, because thorough and
just; ana conservative, because what
ever is good in existing conditions
must be conserved, and because az
vance must be made through calm in
vestigation and reasonable experiment,
by evolution not spelled with an
"r"'"