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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19

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 filling a gross of bottles.
Then came the question of selling
it. for always before they had given
1t away freely. They hired a lob
printer to run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits of the meci-
cine, now called Lydia E. Pinkhan,s
/ Vegetable Compound, and these were
distributed by the Pinl ham sons in
Boston, New York. and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties of
the medicine were, to great extent,
self-advertising, for whoever used it
recommended it to others, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, bylcombined 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 wears
ago, but not TIL she had provided
means for continuing her work as
effectively as she could have done it
herself.
During her long and eventful expe-
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-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. 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 its 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. Pinkham,
now the mother of large family, took
1t up. With woman assistants, some as
capable as herself, the present Mrs.
Pinkham continues this great work and
probably from the Office of no other
person have so many women been adj
vlsed 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 womens ailments.
and the fitting monument to the noble
woman whose name it bears.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
MANHATTAN THE NEW
NEVADA FL DORADO
Wild Rush Is Now on for the Latest
Sensational Gold Discovery In
Great Wealth Producing State.

Goldfield, Nev-For the fourth
time within FIVE years a great mining
excitement has come to southern Ne
vada. A phenomenal rush to Man
haitian. an entirely new camp. has set
In. This camp is about forty miles
north and little east of Tonopah, in
Nye county. There are two wagon
roads leading to it. One is known as
the Rye Patch road, which is forty-six
miles long and fair travelling for light
loads; the other is known as the San
Antonio road, and is ten miles longer,
but better suited for heavy loads.
Both roads just now present remark
able picture, for scenes are being en-
acted which seem possible nowhere
else but in Nevada The miners and
prospectors of the Rockies and Sier-
ra Nevadas are on rush to a new
and wonderful gold discovery.
1t will surprise many to learn that
Manhattan was discovered last April.
Soon thereafter it commenced to at
tract attention, but it has only been
within the last month that many min
ers headed that wa7. Then the ex-
element commenced to grow, until
suddenly, within the last week, the
rush began. Tonopah being the near
est settlement felt the effect first
when all the idle campfollowers from
there started. Then Goldfield caught
the fever, and now the whole south
ern part of the state has risen and
the roads leading in the direction of
Manhattan are burdened with all the
miscellaneous paraphernalia or from
tier mining life.
A low estimate places the exodus to
the new fields from Goldfield alone at
1000 persons. Two hundred dollars
day has been bid for automobiles
by those anxious to reach the camp in
hurry. Hundreds Of teams line the
two roads to the latest camp.
The life at the new camp is siren
uous. There is no law or order Lots
have jumped in price from $25 to
$500. Meats are very high. A bath
in round tin tub sold the other day
for SO. Saloons are making hundreds
of dollars a day, and at night space is
sold on the floors for sleeping pur-
pOSeS
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DID A WOalD OF coed
Or. Williams Pink Pills Cure HenFs
Pains, Dizzy Spells and

Weakness
Easy 10 get, hard to get ridof that g
what most sufferers think Of dyspepsia.
They are astonished when their stomach
begins to trouble them seriously.
They had been eating hurriedly aud
irregularly for a long time, to be sure.
but they supposed their stomaehs quits
used to that.
Some people know that the strength
which the veal. stomach needs, and foE
the lack Of which the whole body Is suf-
fering. can be found surely aud quickly
in DR.. Williams Pink Pills. II hun
dreds Of instances these pills have suo-
ceeded where other remedies failed.
my Indigestion. said Mr.. j r. Mil
lor, of Dayton. Va, "calne in the nrst
place from the fact that few years ago
worked great deal at night, and ate
at any odd hour wherever the chance
came, ana always very hurriedly. Que
day found myself victim Of terrible
dyspepsia. 1t kept me miserable all the
time for several years.
81 always had great deal Of distress
after eating, and when got up from my
sleep my stomach would be SO weak that
it would hardly take any food. I had
very uncomfortable feelings about my
heart, and was dizzy and, whenever ]
stopped over and then Strengthened mp,
my eyes would be badly blurred.
read the statements Of several uer.
sons who had got rid of obstinate stom.
ach troubles by using DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. bought some and they
did me a world Of good. They acted
promptly and did just what was claimed
for them.s nave no more distress az.
ter meals; the bad feeling has gone from
the region Of my heart; the alarming
dizzy spells have disappeared, and / am
strong again
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists and by the Dr. williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
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Dr.. William R. Harper Dead.

Chicago.-Dr. William Rainey Har.
per, president of the University OF
Chicago. and one of the worlds great
est authorities on Hebrew and San
skirt, died at his home here Wednes-
day afternoon of cancer. DIR. Harper
has for two years been suffering from
cancer located at the head of the
large intestines. 1t was discovered
when he underwent an operation for
appendicitis, but 1t was believed the
disorder would at the time be re-
lieved by special treatment, but every
EFFORT to relieve his sufferings failed.
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and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all, possessed of wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1s43 she married Isaac Pinkham.
builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked bv
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 in physician only in specially
urgent cases. By tradition and ex-
perience 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 over 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 ind them, in the roots and herbs
or the Held 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-
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 Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
Louisa AIeott survived Il.

Miss Louisa M. Alcott was once
visiting in a small town in Connecti-
cut in which only few days before
an exceedingly small child had been
born. In the course Of conversation
the child was spoken of, and Miss Al
colt laughingly said: Il have heard
that was very small infant. In
fact, tradition says that I could be
put in a quart tankard and the cover
replaced" One old lady, who had
been listening attentively, then asked,
alphabetically And did you liver
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
WELL NAMED cANnlsAL PLANT
Nlcarasuan Vegetable That Preys on
Living Objects.

Living Objects.
On the shores OF Lake Nicaragua is
to be found an uncanny product Of
the vegetable kingdom known among
the natives by the expressive name Of
the devils moose" How delighted
Poe would have been to make this
cannibal plant the subject of one Of
his weird stories!
Dunstan. the naturalist, discovered
1t not long ago while wandering on the
shores Of the lake. Attracted by
cries OF pain and terror from his dog,
he found the animal held by black,
sticky bands, which had chafed the
skin to the bleeding point. These
bands were branches Of q newly dis
covered carnivorous plant which has
been aptly named the land octopus.p
The branches are flexible, black.
polished. without leaves, and secrete q
viscid fluid. They are also furnished
with great number OF suckers, with
which they attach themselves to their
Victims. It certainly deserves to be
classed as the octopus Of the vegetable
world.-New York Herald.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19

Children Learn snd ReeIts Thousands
Of Bible Verses.

Cniloren Learn End Recite Thousands
Of Bible Verses.
The pastor Of church in Jersey
town wished 20 stimulate the memo
ries Of the children In his Sunday
school. To this end be offered two
prizes. the first to pupils over and
the other to pupils under twelve who
during. an interval Of three months
would learn to recite the greatest
number Of verses from the Bible. A
committee was appointed to hear the
contestants for the prize and register
the number Of verses memorized
The first prize was taken by a
young girl OF sixteen who had COM
mitted to memory during this interval
Of ninety days 1926 verses Of Scrip
ture. These passages covered the en-
tire New Testament with the excep-
ton Of two genealogies and included
liberal selections from Psalms, Gene,
ais and other parts Of the Old Tesla.
ment. The winner Of the second prize
was a little sister Of the other prize
winner a child of eleven years She
had learned It's verses During the
contest some $4,000 verses were mem,
DRIED.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19

Durango, Colo.-Sheriff w. }.
Thompson of La Plata county and Po-
liceman Jesse Stensel of this city, ex-
changed dozen shots with revolvers
on the main street here Tuesday, and
both were mortally wounded. Thomp-
son died this afternoon. There had
existed feud between the two men
since the late election, when they
were both candidates for the ONCE of
sheriff Sheriff Thompson had re-
sided in Durango for twenty years.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
AFTER FIRERUes.

Citizens Up In Arms Over Repeated
Attempts to Burn Town.
Canon City, Colo.-The attempt
Wednesday night to fire the big zinc
smelter here, s2,O0O,000 plant,
makes the fifteenth attempt at incen.
diarism in Canon City in the past two
weeks, and convinces the citizens that
an organized gang of tirebugs is try
ing tt, burn the town. Three men
were seen running away from the
smelter and were fired upon by
guards, but escaped.
The town is up in arms, and patrols
of citizens and hired guards are on
duty nightly. Electric lights have
been strung through alleys and in out
lying districts to aid in guarding prop.
erty.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
Will Show Her Coolers.

Washington.-The German gunboat
Panther, now on cruise in South
American waters, and which has on
several occasions figured in interna-
tional incidents, will shortly visit
Buenos Ayres and later make a trip
along the Parana and the Paraguay
rivers and call at Asuncion. the CAPT
tai OF Paraguay. The purpose of the
visit, 1t is believed, is desire OF Ger
many to show her flag in the small
republic, in which there are consider
able German commercial interests.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
Glass Factory for Salt Lake.

Salt Lake City.-Glass made in Salt
Lake City will be on the market
within a year, according to predic-
tions made by officials of the Manu-
facturers & Merchants association.
The outlook is certainly bright for the
establishment of glass factory in
this city. A manufacturer with plen-
ty of money is in communication with
the association with a view to invest
ing extensively in the industry. He
has written for samples of sand and
cost of freighting it to Salt Lake.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
Phenomena Of LlqhtnIn,.

All the phenomena Of lighting and
sill its forms are determined, doubt
less, by the kind and amount OF resIs-
lance 1t encounters. Its light is due
to the resistance of the atmosphere.
Its noisy and often terrifying but
quite harmless, accompaniment of
thunder, is due to the sudden separ.
alton and reunion OF bodies OF air
from sudden heating and cooling, and
perhaps in part to the explosion OF
gases into which watery vapor is de.
composed by the intense heat of cleo.
lrical flashes, the result of such ex-
olosion being their reconciliation In
he proportions Of water.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
KANSAS WILL NOT DOWN.
Mass Convention Opens Vigorous
Campaign Against Freight Rebates.

"aSe SohNehtton "opens vigorous
Campaign Against Freight Rebates.
Wichita, Kan.-A freight rate mass
convention made up of 600 delegates
representing commercial and farmers
organizations from all parts of Kan
sas, was held here on Wednesday. A
permanent organization for the pur-
pose Of pushing railway rate legisla-
ton was perfected, and resolutions
were adopted urging congress to give
railway rate commission power to
control railroad rates. 1t also was de-
cided to perfect organization in every
county in the state and to follow in
the footsteps of Wisconsin in securing
a state bill to control corporations
The convention was strictly non.par-
tisan.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
Mrs. Chadwick is Getting Close to the
Penitentiary.

Cincinnati.-The motion for q re.
hearing of the appeal for a new trial
on behalf of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick
OF Cleveland, was denied in the Unit
ed States court OF appeals in this city
on Wednesday. The court Of appeals
several weeks ago sustained the judg.
ment OF the district court OF Cleve-
land. o., which found Mrs. Chadwick
guilty OF conspiring to wreck a ma
tional tank and sentenced her to
serve ten years in the Ohio peniten-
tiaTy.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
charaed wIth Fencing Public lands.

st. Paul, Minn.-A special to the
Dispatch from Helena, Mont, says:
N. B. Smith, w. w. Slatt and w. ].
Walsh. the former two members OF
the Saith Sheep company, one OF the
largest concerns in the state, were in
the United States court Tuesday and
pleaded not guilty to indictments re-
tuturned by the recent grand jury,
charging them with unlawfully fenc-
ing the public domain. This leaves
ten more Of the secret indioi nents yet
TO ~ made pUbl.a
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
Songs That Have Won Favor.

The intensely popular song is not
the only one which It is very profita.
Bile to write. Among the most sue.
cessful of betterclass songs may be
mentioned "Violets" and ooh Dry
Those Tears" The manuscript of the
former was offered to and rejected
by nearly all the principal publishers
in London before it was eventually
accepted and printed. It speedily won
its way to favor, and its sale has been
both large and regular ever since.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
THREATEN TO KILL HEYsuRN.
Idaho Senator Receives Anonymous
Letters Threatening His Life.

Washington.-It is learned that Sen
ator Hepburn of Idaho has been re.
ceiving anonymous letters threaten.
ing his life, which bore an Idaho post
mark. Congressman John G. CLANCY
of Indiana, who was attorney for
Governor Steunenberg when he ap-
peared before a congressional investi-
cation committee has also been
threatened in the same manner.
Neither paid much attention to the
missive until after the assassination
OF Governor Steunenberg.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
Lineman Slipped and Grasped Live
Wire.

Vancouver, B. Civilian Burgess,
a lineman employed by the British
Columbia Electric Railway company
was electrocuted while at work at the
corner of Powell street and Dunlevy
avenue. He was soldering joints on a
transformer at the top of high pole.
1t is supposed he slipped and. to save
himself from falling, grasped a wire
carrying heavy current and received
the entire charge through his body,
killing him.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
Nineteen In One Room.

In investigating the death Of child
London lodging-house inspectors found
a room at the east end in which nine
teen Russians slept. Their beds al
most touched. There was stove in
the middle Of the room and no ventila-
ton, and water was running down
the window panes In streams.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
The Tempter and the remnt.d.

from continental Europe comes the
story OF burglar who left the follow
Ing note pinned to the pillow in man
sion ne had ransacked: sin the bible
II says Lead us not into temptation
lou ana your show of wealth tempted
me and fell, though an honest work
Ing man. Therefore. you are the sin
ner, not !. Repent before 1t is too
late"
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WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. pINKrIAM
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
HadIts Birth and How the "Panic OF '73" 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, 1919, com
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as a woman of an alert
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
The Race Question

Is problem that has puzzled the
profoundest minds. for many years.
The best thing for the human race to
do is to eat Pillsbury's Vitos for
breakfast.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19

A round trip rate OF $50 to California
will be in effect all winter via the new
and popular Salt Lake Route. See
nearest agent or write for information
to ]. L. Moore, d. P. A.. Salt Lake City.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19

United Kingdom Railway Employ.
The railway companies of Engiana
and Wales employ $4,000 men. Tha
Scottish and Irish. companies emplov
10000
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19

"A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind. Bleeding ProtrudinR Piles Drho.
gists are authorized to refund money II PAZ0
OINTMENT fails 10 cure In 10 IL days, soc.
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Red Cross Ball Blues Large 2-oz. package
cents. The Russ Company. South Bend, Ind
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18
woman's Relief Corps.

National President Mrs. Abbie Adams of
superior has issued general orders No. q,
OF which the following Is a part:
The time is close at hand when contri-
buttons to the southern memorial fund will
20 called for, which fund Is used for the
decorating of the soldiers graves In the
south. From various causes much of this
FUND is frequently delayed until too late to
be used for the purpose for which il was
donated until another year. This fact in
duces us TO request that contributions for
this purpose be In the hands of the de-
partment treasurer not later than April 10,
thereby giving ample time to send it
through the national treasurer to the quar-
ternaster general of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, by whom It is expended.
1T Is requested that the loyal and COM
mendable plan of presenting a flag to the
high school OF the city where the depa ri :
mont convention is held be continued
The following additional appointments
on the national presidents staf are here
with announced:
National Special Aides--Mellie C. Hards.
Omaha; Jennie d. LINES, Superior: Helen
n. Cook, Lincoln; Aimee ]. Kenny Blair:
Estelle r. Gage Milford Sarah L. Felt
Superior: Kate +. Cuttings, Superior: Annie
Hastings; Isabelle Sutherland Superior
Fidelia M. Rupiper, Harvard; Lizzie Ashby,
Alma.
National Aides-Louise Alexander Lin
coin; Wealthy Kemp, Fremont; Bessie
Omaha; Gertrude Davis Lincoln; Minnie
Williams, Blair; Elizabeth Hull, Omaha
La Dele Stilson, York; Elizabeth f.
Mitchell. Nebraska City; Eliza r. Riley
Fairbury; Agnes Mover, Blue Springs"
friends enioyed kensington at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. ]. II. Butler, 14lb North
Thirty-third street, last Friday afternoon.
Sewing, games music and refreshments