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WHO SHE WAS ?5. ? ' * r, . 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 '73" Caused n it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores. This remarkable woman, whose tnaiden name was Estes, was born in Lynn, Mass., February 9th. 1819, com ing' from a good old Quakei family. For some years she tanght uchooi, ind became known as a woman of an alert I 9 and investigating mind, an earnest Beeker after knowledge, and above all, possessed of a wonderfully sympa thetic nature. In 1843 she married Isaac Pinkham, a 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, nature's own remedies calling* in a physician only in specially ?urgent cases. By tradition and ex perience many of them gained a won derful knowledge cf the curative prop erties of the various roots and herbs. Mrs. Pinkham vtook a great interest in the study of roots and herbs, their characteristics and power over disease She maintained that just as natiire 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 care the various ills and weaknesses of the body, and 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 a rare combina tion 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 ham's 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 1673 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 restore the family fortune. They argned 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 steeped on the stove, gradually filling a gross of bottles. Then came the question of selling it, for always before they had given it away freely. They hired a job printer to run off some pamphlets setting forth the merits of the medi cine, now called Lydia E; Pinkhams 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 ily had saved enough money to com mence newspaper advertising and from that time the growth and success of the enterprise were assured, until to day Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vege table Compound have become house hold words everywhere, and many tons of roots and herbs are used annu ally in its manufacture. Lydia E. Pinkham herself did not live to see the great success of this work. She passed to her reward years ago, but not till she had provided means for continuing her work as effectively as she could have done it herself. During her long and 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? anu 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 tion 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. Pinkham dropped her pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham, now the mother of a large famiJ5r, took it up. With women assistants, some a? 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 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 ham's 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. WINCHESTER RIFLE AND PISTOL CARTRIDGES Winchester Rifle and Pistol Cartridges of all calibers are loaded by machineiy-which sizes the shells, supplies the exact quantity of powder, and seats the bullets properly. By using first-class materials and this up-to-date system of loading, the reputation of Winchester Cartridges for accuracy, reliability and excellence is maintained. They cost no more than inferior makes. Ask for them, and insist upon getting them. imp, THEY SHOOT WHERE YOU HOLD No one desiring an up-to-date vehicle at right prices should close a trade before seeing our line of goods. We have a complete assort ment of the finest vehicles built, having just received two carloads of fresh stock. WAGONS, HARNESS, LAPROBES, UMBRELLAS, ETC.. of every description. Slflj aqd fritljo COTTON GINNERS AND MACHINERY OWNERS. Write for Prices on ihi Following bbit Couplings Guages Lubricators Belt, Gandy '11s Guage Cocks Oil Cups Belt, Rubber Drill Press k Saws Oil Cans Belt, leather Ejectors Hammers -ings Injectors Pipe b'iies Pulleys ceLeatLer, Packing all kinds, Shafting, Collars for Shafting and. anything else in machinery supplies. Columbia Supply Co* ? ? ? ? Coltimbis.'SjC. SERIOUS CHARGE [Made Against Parnum in Connec tion With Certain Letter, - WHICH IS PSINTED Below. And Which Involves High Dispen sary Officials, the Richlaod Distill ery and Prominent Men in a - Scheme to Control a Cer tain Newspaper. The Columbia State says quite a sensation was 'created Wednesday morning when Senator Niels Chris tensen of Beaufort, number of the dispensary investigating ctmmltee, [submitted an affidavit in which be preferred a serious charge against J. S. Farnum. It will be recalled that when Senator Christensen read the communication a. few da;3 ago he re marked that-It was somewhat like an; expurgated edition. He observed the absence of documents to which he had called attention in his tffliavlt last summer. Wednesday through Senator Hay and Mr. J. FraaerLyon, the following "ffHavit WastfT^rta to the supreme court: x'uo state of South Carolina, Count? of" Charleston?In the Bupreme court. The Ssate ex rel. J. T. Hay et ai., petitioners, plaintiffs, against J. S. Farnum, respondent, defen dant. Mandamus. Scuth Carolina, Richtend County. Before me personally appeared Neils Christensein, Jr.. who being dulv sworn says: That the letters delivered by the court to the petitioners are not all of thev letters contained in dispensary No.' 12 in the city of Charleston and to wtioh petitioners consider them selves entitled under the proceedings herein. Ttat the deponent saw in the cus today of the ssld J. S. Farnum In said dispensary No. 12, a letter of wtish the following is a cop;: Blcbland D s'lllery Company, Macon, Ga., April 22, 1905. Mr. J. S. Farnum, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: In reference to letter of introduction forwarded to me from Seibles, bog to state that on tbe ad vice of several of my friends I was persuaded to take.8500 worth of sb< ck in this p?per edited by James Henry Rice, Jr., Mr, Seibles &ho agreed to lake a similar amount. It was under stood that Evans, Tatum, Towill, and Boykin were also to take stock in this paper and several other parties who felt an Interest in the welfare of the dispensary. For this reason I consent [ ed to take the steck as stated above. Besides I believe that Mr. Reils a power in St uth Carolina andean be of much help to us and also to the dispensary. Trusting that I have explained the matter thoroughlv to you, and that it meets with your approval. Yours trulv. The BichLnd D'pMlery Company, |\ ? ,Jf. M Blaok, President. P. S.?Beg to irclose you the letter. [ Seibles taken this amount out of steck and paid for it. N. M. B. That deponent is cf the opinion that said letter is pertinent to the matters to be investigated by the com mittee. Nells Chrlstensen, Jr. Sworn to before me thJp 9 th day of I January, 19C6 T. A. Morgan, Notary Public, south Carolina. This Is indeed a grave oharge and 'It may mean imprisonment for Far num. A threat many people Wednes day expected that It w?uld mean im mediate tro- ble for tbe aecubed. The court #Wednasday afternoon in the ccnpult'ing room deliberated over the matter and passed.the following order: "On reading tbe affidavit herein of NeUs Ohrlstpnfen, Jr., dated the 9th nt January, 1906; ?On mation or J. T Hay and J. F. Lyon, attorneys for petitioners: Vic is further ordered, that said J. S. Firnum do Ehow cauBe before tnis court at Columbia, S. O.J at 10 o'clock m. on the 15th d8y of January, 1906, why he should not be attached for contempt of this court for failure bo deliver the letter described in the KUidavitof Neils Christengen, Jr., as required by previous ordern herein. "It is further ordered, that a copy of this order and also of said allliavlt THE DR?fi STORE is the one place on earth where it is unsafe to look for '.'Bargains." If you are satisfied with getting the worth of your money, the best Medicine it is possible to compound from 'the highest grade drugs, and the sen-ices of an experienced Pharma cist you will send your Doctor's Prescription to J. fi. I M'fg.Co. of Neils Christelen, Jr., be served on said J. S. Farnum." "Y. J. Pope, '?Chief Justice. "January 10, 3906." THA1KFUL PEOPLE. Thoj Are Found in Every Part of Orengeborg. Many citizens of JOrangeburg have good reason to be tbanktulfor burdens lifted from aching backs, which they bore patiently for years. Scores tell I about their experience publicly. Here's a case of it: A. S. Chaney, mill hand in the Cot ton Mill, says: "My back and kidneys troubled me for a number of years. A dull heavy pain existed in the small of my back, taking all ainbition out of me and preventing me from getting any rest or sleep at night. At times it was so severe as to make me lay off from work for days at a time which means dollars and cents. I consulted a doc or and be told me after a thor ough examination that I had diabetes. II could not well afford the extensive I treatment he thought necessary and 1 tried the best recommended remedies I kne v of, but not receiving any bene fit-fvom any of them I was actually disco raced. Some one told me about Doan's Kidney Pills and I procured a box at the J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. I did not expect tbem to do me any more good than any other reme dies I had tried ahd could hardly be lieve my own feeling when iny back stopped aching. In a short time the kidney secretions oecame normal and regular: I rested well at nights and my work became a pleasure to me. For what Doan's Kidney Pills did tor me I can and will recommend tbem to others." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co,, Buffilo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. bultl a Gr?vo, The grave in which lies the body of the man she called husband was yes terday deeded away by Mrs. V. J. Dubois, of Des Molnes, for 840 to Mrs. Mary Dubois, of Denver, whose claim as wife of tbe same man has been substantiated by the courts. With the transfer goes the Desmois wo man's claim to the body of the promi nent and wealthy Des Molnes contrac tor, E. T. Duoois, who was round to have three wives, one in Des Meines, one In Denver and one in New Orleans. It Is said that Dubois also baa family connections iu New York and Phila delphia. It was only that tbe title might rest with the legal wife that the transfer was made. Mrs. V. J. Dubois, firmly beliving that the oth er women were imposters, had purch ased the lot In the cemetary, and the possession (f the grave remained with her until tbe courts decided that the legal rights rested in Mrs. Mary Du bois of Denver, and she then parted with the remains of Ler supposed hus band for 840. Tbe Original. Foley & Co., Chicago, originated Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy, and on account of the great merit and popularity of Foley's Honey and Tar many imitations are offered fir the genuine. These worthless imitations have similar sounding names Beware of them. The gen uine Foley's Honey and Tar is in a yellow package. Ask for it and refuse any substitute. It is the best remedy fjr coughs and colds. Dr. A. C. Dukes. Baerlficted Her Life. Three women were burned to death and one was ir Jured Saturday in a tire that destroyed a b warding house at 1611 Missouri avenue, St. Lruls. The building caught fire from tbe fur nace, The dead: Mrs. Pauline Her mann, Miss Jewell Reed, daughter of proprietor; Mrs. Pulvermacheri Mrs. Hllger, aged 70 years, who was sick, jumped from an uppor window break ing a leg. Miss Jewell Reed lost her life In trying to save others. She rushed into tbe street and cried for help. Then she dashed back into the house to alarm the occupants. The three bodies were found in the bath room. _ Chronic Constipation Cured. One who sutlers from chronic consti pation is in dancer of many serious ailments. OrlnoLixatlve Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation as it aids digestion and stimulates the liver and bowels, restoring the natural action of these organs. Commence taking it to-day and you will feel better at once. Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or gripe and is very pleasant to take. R fuse substitutes. Dr. A C Dukes. Impossible to foresee an ?ccident. Not impossible to he prepared for it. Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil. Monarch over pain. An immense lot of Clothing to be sold in the next 30 days regardless of price. J C. Rapf.r'nlp. 8 NOTICE. I am buying Hides, Sheep Skins and Bees jj? Wax, and pay the highest market price for same. See me at Cotton Plat orm be fore selling. R. N. OWEN 4 DENTISTS. IDrs. Perryclear & Sifley Office in New Dibble Building. We will attend |all calls in the country. R. SI FLEY, Specialist in Dental DProthesis, Crown and Bridge Work. Terrible plagues, those itching, pes tering diseases of tbe skin. Put ar end to the misery. Doan's Ointmeni cures. At any drugstore. HOME FBOM WAE. Startling Scenes Enacted in the City of Moscow. I was passing tbe empty university last Saturday morning. Minute snow was lashing through the air before a bitter wind, but it thawed as it fell, and people went slopping through the lfilthy puddles, in galoshes, as is th asbion here. Training in disord r through the dirt and wind, mixed up with the market people and the little open droskles that dash up and down the streets like our handsoms, came a string of soldi ;rs slowly miking their way westward, They had just passed the booths where the butchers and othe loyalb s slaughtered the students. They had reached the point were tbe Ccssaoks shot blindly into the procession that had accompanied the funeral of tbe student Baumann. There they halt ed because the cross road in front was blocked with traffic and a few passers by began to look at them curiously. They were not to be called a col umn, nor were they organized as an advance party. They were not organ ized at all, but a .few caivery came first, their hairy little horses throw .ng up a steam into the wine; then a few infantry, not more than a batal Ion, I think, covered with filtu, their uniforms torn and patched, some in low caps, like our own men, some In high f urey caps matted with mua and sqow. Behind followeda rambiag line of carts, and it was the slg. t of the men stretched inside them with dirty bandages nuad their heads, or arms, or feet which showed to us what the party really was. They were the soldiers returning from the war?the van of the great and ruined army coming home. At last they had complettd tbe 5 000 or 6,000 miles of their j urri?y through the Siberian plains ?Uli VYCj.e alive 1l the heart of their own country. And this is how they were received. The municipality had intended to arrange some sort of festiviiities at the station. Tuey had Intended to give little presents to the men?choc olates and cigarettes, I suppose?and little decorations for the officers with the inscription: "To the Defenders of I the Country." I Whether these festivities were ever held and those little presents given 'I cannot say. The papers had announ ce d that oi; sndiers wmldbjgln to arrive oq Sunday. Tht gov-rc . ment took care that they snou.d ar j rive on Saturday. The presents miy I possibly have been rushed cut In carts I to meet them, the ugh it would be more like the Russian officials to re ; tain the offerings of their patriotism for themselves. But so little interest was taken in the whole thing that the evening p% pera continued to announce that the army would bpgln to arrive next day, and as far as I can discover no f urth er notice of any kind was taken of the I defenders of the country. So they j drifted westward of the dirty bfirsts ; and dlssappeared into their t arracks. The reservists among them appear j to have been dismissed at once. At : all events the crowds of beggars v\ ho I with threats and curses violently ce mand the milk of human kindness up on the streets have been Increased b; many tattered creature who limp about in traces of departed uniforms and as they pass tbe people say "A soldier from the war."?Jdoacow Cor respondence New York Sun. ? The Diamond Cure. The latest news from Paris, Is, that they have discovered a diamond cure for consumption. It you fear con sumption or pneumonia, It will, how ever, be best for you to take that great remedy mentioned by W. T. McGee, Ol Vanleer, Tenn. "I ^ad a ctugh, for fourteen years. N lbirg helped me, until I tor,k Dr. Kicg'o New Dlscov ery fur Consumption, Coughs acd Colds, which pave Instant rtliff, ana effected a permanent cure." Un< qual led quick cure, for Throat and Lung Troubles. At any drug stor*; uric-. '50c and 81.00, guaranteed. Trial bot tle free. Family Burned iu Ueath. Several persons, comprising an en tire family, were burntd to death in a fire which destroyed the hem3 of ls-u c Syier, at Pldasant, Juniata cou." ty, Wednesday morning, lhe dead are>Mr. Syler i is.daughter, Mrs. Petrr Martin and lhe lalter's live chil dren. A isu> lirice farty. A pleasant surprise part, may be given to your stomac i and liver, by takiog a medicine * ch will relirve their o&in and discox-ort, viz: Dr. King's New Li'e Pi. s. Thev area most wonderful rcmery, affording sure relief and cure, for Lead; c ie, d(z siness and constipation. 25c at any 'drui/ store. Strongest in the World. Every year that you enrry nn Jlquitable Policj it becomes more, valuable?Becomes not only a protection to family and business interests, but an actual asset, upon which you can borrow money?or that you can turn in for actual cash. lint it isn't everybody can got an Equitable Policy. JAS. W. ZE1GLER, Special Agent, Orangeburg. S. C. litre IriHurance. Editor Times and Democrat. I wish to inform the public generally and my friends in particular, that I am writing Life Insurance for the Oldest Chaktkued Old Line Com pany in The United States. It j will pay those desiring a policy to see I me before placing their insurance. 1 CanCeutainly SaveTiik.m Money. and Will Guakantee To Do So If I They Will Give Me a Chance. Respectfully, U.U. Wannamakeu, (At the People's Bank.) I "Little Colds" neglected?thousands of lives sacriticed every year. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup cures lit tle colds?cures big colas ton, down tc the very verge of consumption. mmm THE BLOOD DISEASED -SYSTEM DISORDERED When a Sore or Ulcer is slow in healing it is the best evidence of a dis eased condition of the blood and a disordered system. They show that the bodily impurities, which should pass off through the natural channels of nature, are being retained in the system from some cause. The blood ab* sorbing- the waste matters becomes steeped in poison which finds an outlet through the Sore or Ulcer, keeping it _ . . . . . . i ? r. i ??a *^L^?? a ? I have not words strong- enough to inflamed, painful and festering. As praiso your great medicine. I had a the blood constantly discharges its Bor? on my temple for years. It __;?__ ? -a. ? rt, - ? Zii._? /.,??_. would itch, burn and bleed, and I could poison into these places, they eat not get it ?o heal. After taking S. S. 8. deeper into the surrounding flesh and awhile it began to disoharge, and when i * j _the poisonous matter was out it healed.1 tissues, growing larger and more this was about ten years ago and I have offensive in spite of all the sufferer never Been any sign of it^ince. . can do, until the-entire health is J0SEPHT7S BEH>. j affected. Washes, salves, powders and such treatment are desirable for the reason that they are cleansing and also help to relieve the pain, but they are in no way curative. The blood is filled with/ poison, and until it is remover?, the sore cannot heal. S. S. S., is the only cure for these evi dences of impure blood. It goes down to the root of the trouble and cleanses the circulation; PURELY VEGETABLE. of a11 poisons and impurities. S. S. S. enriches v " the blood and reinvigorates the different mem-' bers of the body so that the impurities and waste matters can pass off as nature intended. Then the discharge ceases, the sore scabs over, new flesh is formed, and the place heals permanently. ok on Sores and Ulcers and any medical advice you need without charge ( i WE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA* S.S.S. = SMART = 1 Fall and Winter CLOTHING For Big and Little Boys. Is your boy supplied with suitable apparel for fall. If he is not it will pay you to come here and see our immense collection of pretty and exclusive styles we show in little boy's and big boy's fall; and winter clothing. . ^ ? Stylish suits for the youngster's from 3 to 8 years in an unususliy fine assortment of styles and fabrics. Just the sort that mother's fancy the most, and that the lit tle fellows are proud of. ?0?0?3? Two piece suits forkoys S to 16 years, either tingle or double btested style; well tailored and beautifuDy finished. Prices $1 to $6. Fairey & Weeks. Tombstones and Monuments. Irepresent three large marble works, and it will pay anybody needing anything in this line to get my prices before buying, l'ou should not fail to mark the la>t resting place of your loved ones with a stone whose inscription wll survive for many years the crumbling touch of t me. It is a duty of love that should" bo symbolized by something more lasting than flowers watered by tears of grief. Every slab, shaft, tombstone or monument I han dle is a triumph of the stone cutter's, sculptor's and engraver's art and my prices are most reasonable How about thatneglect ? grave of mother, or father, sister or brother? Can refer you to work dune in this county by the companies I represent, and I think that you will agree that it is first-class in every particular. , Also take orders for hiph-grade sewing machines, pianos and organs. Others are higher in price?but none better. J. WANNAMAKER, Orangeburg, S. C. Residence on Pearl street between Orange street and Railroad Avenue. Come Quick as everyone is anxious to try our "Little Daisy" Buggies. They are triumps of modern inventive genius and a great boon to horses?so easy and frictionless do they run. They're not the only ones, however, in our stock?-'Everything on Wheels," un less it might b2 a nre engine, and.we could get you that. OSCAR R. LOWMAN, Orangeburg, S. C. I Cures Cholera Infantum, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, and the Bowel Troubles of Children of J}ny Jtge. Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels, Strength, ens the Child and MAKES ?fcinDIW rVTCVfclWJH ? TEETHING EASY. Costs Only 25c at Druggists, or mail 25c to C. J. MOFFETT, M. D., St Louis, Mo. Mother ! Hesitate no longer, but save the health and life of your child, as thousands have done, by giving these powders. TEE7HINA is easily given and quickly counteracts and over comes the effects of the summer's heat upon teething children. eethinA I I ! I II II ? f II IJ \ J <iv i t Money in Loan OX FARMING LANDS. Long time. No cot mission charged. Borrower pays actual cost of perfect inn loan. For further information address: John B Palmer & Son 1-3* Box 282, Columbia, S. C. For Rent. Jan. I, 1906. THE TWO STORY DWELLING, with large garden and outhouse, corner Doyle aud Wiles Streets, oppo site Mr. E. N. Scovill's residence. Ap ply to Gbo. H.Coknelson.