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And bo; e swiftly upward uia half utter® 1 prayer , "Dear God, iriv • me ahel(« to-night, if no ci nut: Per bread on the morrow Tuy bounty 1 11 irnat. 1; Hark! List to that aweet, welcome mualo 80 •:/ti ' near! *4 The k)wi -«r of cattle breaks ao^t on hla ear; • A barn, with ite tener us door just ajar, ' Poor Peter de oriee by the 1 glit of a star, • The farmer within - ngintc hu^tehee of cheap-- . "The Gfcrietraau ia coming! the Chriatmaa to neurl" "Yam oome in, and weloome, aid man, take your rest," The farmer replied to poor Feter'a reqneet. 2f*od honor' your coach, so forget not to pray; The bon of IChn onoe made Hie bed in the hay." •ore he will not oome," and toars feath­ ered in the mother's eyes m she thought ©f her empty purse. "I don't care--I'm going to try any­ how. Please get one of my stockings, mamma," pleaded the little girl. "Your clean Blockings are on the line outside, and I cannot go out and hunt for them this bitter cold night. You may hang up voar old ones; but, oh! darling, I fear you will b«* so terribly disappointed in the morning. Please let it go till next Christmas, and then we may be richer." "No, mamma; I'm going to try any­ how." Old Peter slept sound, and of bright dreamed. Tin the sweet Christmaa mora en his rcating- p'aoe beamed; Then wo«e with a start, for an said waa near-- A Swoet little cherub, with eyes blue and clear. She laughed till the tears gemmed her sweet ba> by face: ~ She cried: " who is here in this musty old placet In hunting for eggs for the pudding to-day •* IVe found me a grandpa asleep in the ~ hay.' Old Peter looked up, and the red blush of s] Crept up to his io-ehead in patches of flame-- >yr "I'm only a beggarly tramp, as you see." "And said the cherub, "am Bonnebel Lea. You've interduoed you, and I've interduoed 1 I "Lee! Lee;" said old Peter; "oh, tell me, I pra: lit Your father's firs, name 1" "Papa's coming " I i -- -™y; He's bi otijiht you a rod nnd a cup of hot tea. There! tell my new grandpapa, air, who you bet" Aht I know by your loving em- j! Isaael My eon! faoe!" And the two men were locked In brace. The sundered had met on the manger's low bad. For <«ean had ca*t up the living, not dead. The fweet little prophetess, fair Bonnebel, How hv ppy she was. l ever m rtal cou d tell; Hho always declared that her trrandpa was bom A very old man, on a eweet Chr.stmaa mora. WIDOW'S SURPRISE. •M »*• . r*y .A• Gtetlatmna Story. .v - A California mining town, away np amid the snow-clad, ro<;k-bound peaks •f the Sierra Nov id 1 mountains. The town was m-egu arly laid out, and was boa t<red »iJon.T; a creek wfiich emptied into the Com nines liver several miles below. li.»th the dwellings and business houses--or, more properly speakimr, cabins--were constructed of imhewn pine togs, the crevice* l>etween the timlx'iM beinj "chinked" and plan- to? ed with mml. The town pent tined at least a dozen saloon*, or saloons and gambling-howe< combined, and in these hells much of the hnrd-earned money of the m nev parted company with him, to take up ita teini>orary abode in the D&loon till or the pocket of the profes­ sional gambler. The dwellings of the town were scattered along the creek or built on the side of the mountain, the majority of them being rough "bachelor dens," for women were scarce in the sw!v-dis2syer»(l diggings. In a small oabin iu the upper end of the 'own sat a woman in widow's weeds, holding upon her knee a briglit-eyed snnny-faced little t>iri al>out 5 years old, while a little cherub of a boy lay upon a bearskin, before the open fire-plice. It was Christmas eve, and the woman sat gnz ng abstructedly into the fire. 8he was yet young, and as the glowing flame* lit np hot* sad face they invested it with w.ird Wautv. Mary Stewart was the widow of Aleck Stewart, nnd but two fears before had lived comfortably and happy in a c vmp OC the American river. Aleck was, a brawny miner, but the premature ex­ plosion of a Mast in an underground tunnel bad blotted out his life in an in­ stant, leaving his family without a p o- tector, and in straitened circumstances. His dtily wages had been their sole support, and,.now that lie was gone, what could they do ? With her little family Mrs. Stewart had emigrated to the camp in which we find them (all Wes'ern mining towns are called camps), and there she earned a precarious livelihood by washing •lollies for the miners. Hers was a hard lot, but the Ixave little woman toiied on, cheered by the thought that her daily labors stood between her darling little ones and the gaunt wolf of starva­ tion. Their clothes were patched and shabby, ami their food plain, and some­ times scant, yet they were never re­ duced to alisolute suffering. Jaek Dawson, a strong, honest miner, was passing the cabin this Christmas eve, when the voice of the little girl within attraoted his attention. Jack possessed an inordina'e love for child Jack Dawson's great generous heart swelled until it seemed breaking from his bosom. He heard the patter of lit­ tle bare feet ou thu cabin floor as Totty ran about hunting hers and Benny's stockings, and, after she had hung them up, heard her sweet voice again as she wondered over and over if Santa Clans really would forget them. He he ird the mother, in a choking voice,, tell her treasures to get ready for bed; heard them lisp their childish prayers, the Kttle girl concluding: "And oh Lord, please tell good Santa Glaus that we are very poor, but that we love him as much as rich children do, for dear Jesus' sake. Amen!" After they were in bed, through a small rent iu the plain white curtain, he saw the widow sitting before the fire, her face buried in her hands and weep­ ing bitterly. On a peg, just over the fire-place, hung two little patched and faded stockings,.and then he could stand it no longer. He softly moved away from the window to the rear of the cabin, where some objects fluttering to the wind (net his eyes. Among these he nearche l until he found a little blue stocking which he removed from the line, folded tenderly, and plaoed ill his overcoat T>ocket, and then set out for t'le main street of the camp. He entered Harry Hawk's gambling hell, the largest in the place, where a host of miners and gamblers were at play. Jack was well known in the camp, and, when he got upon a chair and called for attention, the hum of voices and the clicking of ivory checks suddenly ceased. Then, in an earnest voice, he told wh it he had seen and heard, repeating every word of the con­ versation between the mother and her children. In conclusion he said: "Boys I think I know you, every one of you, and I know what kind of metal yer made of. I've an idee that Santy Clans knows jist wh tr that cabin's siti- wated, an' I've an idee that he'll find it afore mornin'. Hyar's one of th« little gal's stockings thet I hooked off'n the line where I lieered the widder say she'd hung 'em up with the washin'. The daddy o' them little 'uns was a good, ha- d-workin' miner, an' he crossed the r inge in the line o' duty, just as any of us is li ible to do in our dangerous business. Hyar goes a $'20 gold piece right down in the toe, an' hyar I lay this stockin' on this card-table--now chip in much or little, as ye kin afford." "Hold them chec s of mine on the ace-j .ck," said Brocky Clark, a gam­ bler, and, leaving the faro table, he picked the little stocking up carefully, looked at it tenderly, and when he had laid it down another twenty had gone into the toe to keep company with the one placed there by Dawson. Another and another came up, until the foot of the stocking was well tilled, and then came the cry from -the gam­ bling tables: "Pass her round, Jack." At the word he 1 fted it from the ta­ ble and started around the hall. Before he had circulated it at half a dozen ta­ bles it showed Bigns of bursting be­ neath the weight of gold and silver coin, and a strong coin bag, such an is used for sending treasure by express, was procured, and the stocking plaoed inside of it. The round of the large, hall was made, nnd in the meantime the story had spread all over the camp. F om various saloons came messengers s ying: „ "Send the stockin' 'round the camp; the boys are waitin' for it." With a party at hi-* heels Jack went from saloon to saloon. Games ceased, and tipplers left the bars as they en­ tered each place, and miner •>, gamblers, speculators, everyIkhIv, crowded up to tender tluir Cbri-4ra ~s gift to the min­ er's widow and orphans. Any one who has lived in the far Western camp« and is acquainted with the generosity of Western men. will feel no surprise or doubt my truthfulness when I say that after the round had been made the little blue stocking and heavy canvas bag contained over $8,000 in gold and silver coin. Horses were procured and a party dispatched to a large town down on the Cosumnes, from which t'>ey retnrned near daybreak with toys, c'-othing, pro­ visions, etc., in almost endless variety. The family arose from their knees and began to move the stores into t'ie oabin. There were several sacks of flour, hams, canned fruits, pounds and pounds of coffee, tea and su^ar, new dress good--, and a handsome warm woo'.e i shawl for the widow, shoes, stockings, lials, mittens and clothing for the children, a great big wax doll that could cry and move its eyes, tor Totty, and a beautiful red sled for Ben­ ny. All were carried inside, amid al­ ternate laughs and tears. u Bring in the sack of salt, Totty, and that is all," said' the mother. "Is not Ood good to us?" "1 cant lift it, mamaa; it's froae t* the step." . The mother stooped and took hold of it and lifted harder and harder, until she raised it in from the step. Her cheek blanched as she noted its great, weight, and she carried it in and laid it ui>on the breakfast-table. She untied ' the bag and emptied the contents of it upon the table. Gold and silver--more than she had ever thought of in her wildest dreams of comfort, and almo t buried in the pile of treasure lay Totty*s little blue stocking. We will not intrude longer upon such happiness, but leave the joyful family sounding praise to heaven--and Santa Clans. The whole story soon reached Mrs. Stewart's ears. She knew Jac< Daw* son by sight, and when she next met him, although the honest fellow tr ed hard to push by her, she caught held of his coat and compelled him to stand and listen to her tearful thanks. The tears shed were not all hers, for when Jack moved away there were drops of liquid crystal hanging to his ruddy cheeks. Four months from that "Merrie Christmas" Mrs. Stewart became Mrs. Jack Dawson, and every evening, when the hardy miner returns from his daily labor to his comfortable and happy home, T tty nnd Benny will climb up­ on his strong knees, and almost smother h>m with kisses, while th«y loviugly addxes-t him as "Our Santa Ciaus papa. PtorfNI XWihood. ir&qj yepjur sad middJfr^fed from afe efrnanstiv drain tli every fltflMBe function, ant is both'asind and body, endnff 01 irerne nervous debility. To bounteraot this evil influence and to strengthen the organs affected, use Dr. Guysott'i Yellow Dock Satsiiparilla. It has cured thousands , Overworked Americans. A travel-stained tramp was sitting un­ der the protecting a^is of a stone wall with a newspaper in his hand. "Tee," he remarked, sadly, "Herbert is right; overwork is what is raising the deuoe with us Americans. But as long as I live it shall be my endeavor to stand as a living rebuke to the spirit of unrest which animates so many of our people, and wkieh is hiding so many of our young and promising men in early graves."--Boston Transcript. . The CnnitDdtor. , r , Winona, Minn.. Nov. 28^ 1WH. 11m been suffering with a severe cold for several days; was so hoarse I could not speak above a whisper. Kov. 16 I met one of Dr. Warner's agent* on my train ; he handed me a bottle of White Wine of Tar Synip; one hour after taking the first dos<? my hoarse­ ness commenced to leave inc. In" twenty- four hours my voice was cleju^aiid tT « Slgia ef Idling inquiry was received paxtment of State at Wash- Is it a sign of strict honesty of char­ acter for a colored man to pass and re­ pass a smoke house in which there are a dozen hams hanging np, and no look on the door ?" "I don't think so," replied Brother ardner. "In de fust place, how does e onll'd puason knoV dat dar am twelve hamB on de loost?* In de sec­ ond place, how does' he know dat de douh am onfastened? In de third place, how does he know d.it a bulldog or a spring oon am not waitin' to chaw him np? Myrtperienoe has taught natural, and tie cold nearly ouk best remedy I ever saw. Res C. W. WaJtREN, Conductor, ! ^ v Chicago and Northwestern R R. "tiftrir do you hid*. Johnny*" said one boy to another. "I bide to ^ave my hide," re, plied the other, as he hied away to a secure spot .. , . A New Principle. The £ ren, and, although his manly spirit Arranging their gifts in proper shatie, WAnlil aUUaH il* n OM M MMAilA/y /\f ' 1 - 1 _ . ± J 1 i 1 0 i'l would abhor the sneaking practice of eavesdropping, he could not resist the temptation to steal up to the window just a moment to listen to the sweet, * prattling voice. The first words he ohurlit were: "Before papa died we always had Christmas, didn't we mamma?" "Yes, To?tv darling, but papa earned money enough to make his little pets happy at least once a year. You must remember, Totty, that we are very . i'P°°r> an(^> although mamma works very, very hard, she can scarcely earn enough to support ns with food and ' clothes." X/ittle bright-faced Benny raised its enrlv head from its soft nest in the * warm bear-skin and cheerfully said: wait till I dit to be a man, *%lrhma, an* 'no won't have to wort. Fse doin' to be a dreat bid miner, 'ike papa was, an' dit '00 ever so much money, but I won't do near 'em hateful blastin' „ £pgs and dit tilled, 'ike papa did." Jack Dawson still lingered tinon the outride. He could not le ve, although ,» Wfelt ashamed of himself for listening. "Why, bless my little man, what a l*»ve future he has planned! I do hope and pray, darling, that you will gi-ow up a strong and a good man. and 4kfce who will be a bloesing and a com- 1 Jorito mamma when she gets old." hung np our stockings last flEKnaibias, didnt we, mamma?" "Yes, Totty, but we were poor then, and Santa Clans never notices real poor 'fiebple. He gave yon a little oandy then, just because yon were such good children." "Is we any poorer now, mamma?1 "Oh, yes, much poorer. He would ""Hever notice us at. all, now." Jack Dawson detected a tremor of sadness in the widow's voice as she ut­ tered th3 last words, and he wiped <aosp cious dampness from his.eyes. "Where's our o'eon stookings, mam­ ma? I'm going to bang mine up any­ how ; maybe he will oome like he did before, just beoan*e we try to be good children," said Totty. "It will be no use, darling. I Curious Ancient Records. Many were the expedients resorted toby the early scribes for the supply of writing jmaterials. There were no scrib­ bling pa]>er whereon to jot down trival memoranda or accounts, but the heaps of broken pots and crockery of all sorts, which are so abundant in eastern towns, prove the first suggestion for such china tablets and slates as we now use, and bits of smooth stone or tiles were constantly used for this purpose, and remain to this day. Fragments of an­ cient tiles thus scribbled on (such tiles as that whereon Ezekeil was command­ ed to portray the city of Jerusalem) have been found in many places. The island of Elephantine, on the Nile, is said to have furnished more than a hun­ dred specimens of these memoranda, which are now in various museums. One of these is a soldier's leave of ab- scence, scribbled on a fragment of an old vase. How little those scribes and accountants foresaw the interest with which learned descendants of the bar­ barians of the isles would one day treasure their r,ough notes f Still quainter were the writing materials of the ancient Arabs, who, before the time of Mohammed, used to carve tiichr annals on the shoulder-blades of sheep; the "sheep-bones chronicles" where strung together and thus preserved. After a while sheep's bones were re- }>laced by sheep's skins, and the manu-acture of parchment was brought to such perfection as to place it among the refinements of art. We hear of vel­ lums that were tainted yellow, others white; others were dyed of a rich pur­ ple, and the writing thereon was in golden ink, with borders and many col­ ored decorations. These precious man­ uscripts were anointed with the oil of ce<lar to preserve them from moths. We hear of one such in which the name of Mohammed is adorned with garlands of tulips and carnations painted in vivid colors. Still more precious was the silky paper of the Persians, powdered with gold and silver dust, whereon were painted rare illuminations, while the <t>ook was perfumed with attar of roses or^<^eiice of sandal wood.--Oentle- vianfrAfngazine. iciple upon which Putnam's Pain­ less Cos* Extractoh acts is entirelv new. It does uot sink deep into the flesh. tficr«'bv producing soreness, but acts directly u}H>n the external covering- of the corn, ^ejiarntes it from the under layer, removes the direct pressure from the part, and at once efffeot* a radical cure, without any pain or discomfort Let those who are suffering from corns, vet skeptical of treatment, try it. and by completeness of the cure tliev will be ready to recommend Putnam's Painless Corn Ex­ tractor to others. Wholesale, Lord, Btouten- burgh & Co., Chicago. Bosks bloom in summer only,"1>ut a larg« majority of the American noses bloom all the year round. Personal 1--To Men Only I **- The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Bend Dr. Dye's Celebrated Bectro-Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men (young or old) who are afflicted with nervous debility, lost vitality and kindred troubles, puaranteeing speedy and complete restoration or health and man­ ly vipor. Address as above. N. B.--No riak Is incurred, as thirty days' trial is allowed. Sleep I nits up the raveled sleeve of but ahe lets the worn out beat ot pov pants take care of itself. A Leap Into I'opnlar Flavor. It is not always that the world acknowl­ edges what is right and l>est; bnt HunnocK Blood Bitters, by universal acquiescence, have been awarded the premium tor eleans- ing the blood, curing: indigestion, ceuatipa- tion, regulating tl>c lvowels, and toning up weak nerves. Price $1. me dat heaps cm folks doan steal watcr- mellyons bekase dev can't locate de patch. Lots ob others am prevented from takin' chickens bekase de reason dat de risk amounts to mo' dan de me t. I doan say dat one couldnt leave his smoke-house doah wide open in dis lo­ cality an' go to bed feelin' perfeckly safe, but at de same time, fur fear ob accident, it would be a leetle better to put on fo' locks an' .hire a purleecemsn to «le«pHaia(d^" -^|]>i|riti Kdn Club JRe- ptsrt," " - v; Intermarriage between whites and blacks is a penitentiary oft'ense in Texas, and those who break the law usually take care that there shall be no evi­ dence of any ceremony. But Eldred, a Dallas lawyer, made a public wedding on taking a mnliatto for a wife, and iu conse^tiinoe ite now in jttil awaiting trial. ' - •' '• ' The way to avoid sea-sickness is to be sick before you start. Eat some mashed potato which has stood long enough to get sour. IXkla «nua«fci k 6000 FAMILY REMEDY! STRICTLY PURE. to tha Moat Daiioatal Bjr Kelnltlktal 1 . laMCUREB when other rea Phfiiciaas bar* laUal Is effect « cure. Sara Care WHw WNvv4iMl. sNtaTMUM Bt., >lKO, ACESTS WAXTKB for the Bent and Pa»test-8elt inu PictoruU Bttoka m«1 BitMes. Prices reduced m IX'r wuV Nai'Imn a 1. PvuLMilfia Co., Chicago. IU. and securely tying the mouth of the bag 01 coin, the party noiselessly re­ paired to the widow's humble cabin. The bag was first laid on the step, and the other articles piled up in a heap over it. On the step was laid the lid of a large pasteboard box, on which was written with a piece of charcoal: "Santy Claus doesn't always Give poor folks The shake in this -camp." • * * • * - % Christmas morning dawned bright and beautiful. The night had been a stinging cold one, and when the rising sun peeped over the chain of mountains to the east, and shot its beams upon the western range, the sparkling frost flashed from the snow-clad pe .ks as though their towering heads were Bprinkled with pure diamonds. Mrs. Stewart ar tse, and a shade of pain crossed her handsome faoe, as the empty stock ngs caught her maternal eye. She cost a hurried glance toward the l>ed where her dar- l-ng* lay sleeping, and whimpered: "Oh, God! liow dreadful is poverty." She built a -.-lowi gfire, and set about preparing tlie frugal breakfast. When it was almost ready she approached the bed, kinmnl the little ones uutil they were wide awake, and htted them to the floor. With ea,rer haste Tnttv ran to the stockings, only to turn away, sob­ bing as t iough her heart would break. Tears blinded the m tiier, and, clasping her little girl to her heart, she said in a choking voice: "Never mind, my darling; nert Christ- ma#! am sure mamma will be rioher, and then Santa Claus will bring us lots of nioe things." "Oh! Mamma!" The exclamation eane from little Benny, who had opened the door and was standing gazing in amazement upou the wealth of gifts there displayed. Mrs. Stewart sprang to his s:de and looked in speechless astonishment. She read ^he card, and then, causing her little 6nes to kneel with her in the o]>en door-way, she poured out her soul in a torreat of praise and thanksgiving to God. (jnestlens and Answers Concerning Prom* lssorj Notes. "Can a note be collected by law that is dated and signed May 30th, or July 4tli, or December 25th, or any other le­ gal holiday, Sunday excluded ?" The validity of a note is not impaired by the fact that it is signed on Sunday, if it is not delivered on that day. There is no general rule of law invalidating commercial paper if executed on the other holidays you mention. "When a note comes due on May 80th, or July 4th, or December 25th, or Swiday, and it goes to protest, can the bank hold the maker of the note for the protest fees?M Notes do pot come due on Sunday or other holidays. Whenever the last day of grace falls on a Saturday er other holiday the note becomes due and pay­ able on the preceding day. "If you tender pay for a note on a legal holiday and the money is refused, does it release the maker of the note from paying the same?" The supposition that a man would re­ fuse to take money on a legal holiday is rather absurd. The tender you men­ tion would have to be kept good, and the maker could not escape liability, even if the payee improperly refused to aocept payment iu the first instance. "If I gave a check dated Sunday, or' any other legal holiday, payable to or­ der on a bank where I had money on deposit, and the bank paid the same on presentation, could the bank hold me for the amount?" The bank could hold you for the amount if paid out on your order upon a check dated Sunday. "Should the banks always take notice of the dates on the paper they take, so as to see if it is dated on a legal holi­ day?" A ljank should take notice of every­ thing on the paper it receives. "If I should- make sale of a piece of land aad execute the deed on Sunday Or any other legal holiday, if properly recorded, is the deed binding on myself or my heirs?" The sajf of a piece of land and the execution and delivery of a deed there­ for on Sunday would lie deemed unlaw­ ful in most of the States having statutes providing for the lietter observance of the Lord's day.--New York Sun. What talisman can equal the penetratlpn of awonian who has on interest in discovery? Jfnie de 0'irar<lin. 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Mensman's Peptonized Bekt Tonic, the only preparation of beef containing ite entire nutritious properties It contains bloody making, force-generating and life-sustaining properties; invaluable for indigestion, dys­ pepsia, nervous wrostration, and all forms of general debility; also, in all enfeebled con­ ditions, whether the result tsi exhaustion, nervous prostration, over-wcr^, or acute dis­ ease, particularly if resulting from pulmo­ nary complaints. Caswell, Hazard A Co., proprietors. New York. Bold by cL uggista Oakiioi-ine, a natural hair restorer and dressing, as now improved and perfected, is pronounced by competent authority to be the best article ever invented to restore the vitality of vouth to diseased and faded hair. Try it.' 8oid by all druggists. The Fraaer Axle Greane is better and,cheap­ er than any other, at double the price. Ask your dealer for it, and take no other. Hundreds of youn' men get their intro­ duction to business through H. B. Bryant'f Chicago Itusinesa College The best and cheapest Cor Starter Is sold by Borden, Sellcck A Co., Chicago, III. With it one man can move a loaded car. Ojos nair of boots saved every year by piping- Lyon's Patent Metallic Heel Stiffeners. T*t the new brand. Spring Tobacxxv HOOD'S SlIWAr VKlI-LA Hm met suceeM at hoine never v o dKl to anr otbor proprietary tn.-dicini?. It has 8U0ce»f«!ly combated the stronjreflt competition, and by it* ouperior merit today i-omntaudH (he 'ardent nalc and the Dieitctt con­ fidence wherever it han been iutroduced. 'J lie remarkable result* iu a di*-a«e ro univen»»5 and with mirh a variety of <:haraet risti<-» as catarrh, prove hovr effectually H: oil's Sar.-iaiiari':la. artini; through thfc blood, roach every part of t- e human -\vnteiu. *1 am under yreat o' ligstiotn to you {or the benefit I hav« received by only throe bottles •<( your valuable Sarsaperilla Having beea a auflmr from catarrfc lor six or eight y«ars. and liaving trie t ueafly all the wonderful cure* sure rtircs, inliaVn. "etc.. anil Rpen- ini; nearly a ltnndr-<l dollars without benelit. I acCjdf-ntallv tri' d Hood's t-arsapanlla; the <H«ehar(je from my nose iva« Rrvafly increased the first IkjIUc I took, then it gradually became tens and in taking leaa than three bott ee I find myae f so greatlv improved that I write to let you know the fa t<(. 1 think one or tw. i bottles more wil1 make a cure that I would gladly have given a hundred dcrlarsi for. Let the «Uflfetvrn of New 1-Jutland know that Hood'* Bimipiriilt will cure catarrh."--M A. Annex, Worcester, Mass. HOOD'S KARSAPAKI1X.A. Sold by, Drugiiisti. $1; fix for «5. Mado only tr C. I. HOOI> & CO., Apothe ari«s. Lowell, Xaaa. How to Hhorten Uie. The reoeipt is simple Yon have only to take a violent oold and neglect It. Abernethy, the great Bagllsh »u*- geon. S^ed a lady who told him she only had a cough. "What would you havet The plague?" Beware of -• -niy coughs." The worst caae« can, however, be cured by Dr. Wm. Hail's Balsam for tlie I.unga Iu Whooping Cough and Croup it immediately allays irritation, and is sure to prevent a fatal termination of the diseaee. Bokl by all druggist* and dealer* in medicine. Or. Ki>rr'» Vegetabe Worm Syrup la one of the most pleasant or palatable preparation* tor worms we have ever known. It ia thoroughly effi­ cacious. and never, reanina -any other age I trine to carry it off after nains it tear* Tslamaphr la • id b* certain of a aM But., JaDMvfU*. Wla Oldest ft Rest ... Circular free, as, Uubuquu, la. YOUW mwfzjtizx!; aattoa.aMran VAUINTIltaBKIU M- "or Bustneaa at the OI.D Hwrtera' Mventarm In Au«tr*3in," No. • ̂ 46, Wt-fVlN l^kt*i<l.', *i't lit K .*> WK-eift " of postnl.bvI>onn<! e», Ijiyrt & ( o.^lilca^o, ta|a_faf| itnn<-e.aninhis rious«intlonianor WW anieu ladv to te>eh Photo-ICname'inir. Ad­ dress PuoTm-En/.mki.i.n Phoumh# t\v. Hai-a:*s». WU WATCHES! •' JrwKi.RT, StT.vsnwAiut, retailed t wholesale rates. li"t tree, '. w. Koun^P. O. Box S5VN. V. PATENTS THRESHlis Puoct ia:n l>y AMI. latent A»r«T.«M, ik» SthSt..t'm.,t>. Sa., writ le I.un k The ttrst in t\4 'umdpri.-Uti tree. THE AULTHAM A TAYLOB OO.. MauciiiUtA make money selling onr ramilyMeil- 1.mi's. Noc.inital required. Stand­ ard Cure Co., 1111 i'earl St.. N. Y. AGENTS C XNMAKE' p?, working fur the Amri-iraii Kmiiifr nnus ao.oo ^ ^ _ T -- . £R MONTH working for the American htnui-r dining ihexviu- ter and spring. Address K. A. K. Hackett,ft. Wayne,lud. fElecont set mlle<l-gi>l«l Hllirt-stnds. sleeve button^, t-^Jlat*-" bntton.nwiteliehalna:: t'vo nix p^rsftitf U C. AAl heavy ring^, ali sent by mail t' r s ot nix plrsbrift ami twelve 3<-ent atUiH'e. 1» C. BAV n»ow. Nevv York <«y. • •aim >" MffiHTT. l-rct MAJI TIlU I nl lk< iml SpMtak !••<(. A iu your eountv ami tw<> & tX)., »l i*ai rutiifiw MtfW)** Mai mtmrnp m4 <M» «f 1--ui Mi.w m»i--t K> .» •« W«W. naramxta. na »m<H I <*«• on ny <Ua- |*B||QI vr lwQI..eaoetwouod or injur*. Var- ent-4, widows and children are entitled. Millions ap­ propriated. Fee »H>. Inert ase iK:n>ions. Umnty. ba;J pay and honorable di«-hatveK prtH Utvd. Nr." 1jA« !J. Hi iidxUnip for instructions amt l>.uiiit.v table. N. W. FirzoKitALD A Co., Attorneys, liox5t«,\Viuihiu^ton.i<.C. AGNETIC Insoles! Warm the 'ee'. rerli1>ct the .-livulation. -ind prevent «f>l'i>». rlwiimatlmii ami iIUi-hw. -MA«!XKTi>S' Ari-l.UNCU <*». »'le Matltl- faetmvrs, aiH t-tate • t .Cliie tf.i. Ill Ktrsale iiy 1. 1 !ea liritr l»r"CVi>*tH nud Shoe m-:!ler-«.or »eut to anv iidilress 0:1 n-cei't >>f $1 l>' r pair riandfortllawtrah-d pMieraivitiaeuttot Mau- HBtieAppiiautea; have iio?<juauu the worla. CONSUMPTION. I have a positive remedy tor the above d!»o**o; bv Ita Gee thousands of cases of the worst kind and of long •Uudluhav*beanenrea. lodMd.aoj«r<*ngiIjtoyfatt6 la Haeincw*, that I wtli send 'two BOWLES KNKK, to-nttMr with aVAl.UABL« TKL5AT1SK an this disaaaa,ta any eaflater. Gl re Bxpress and 1'. O. adorers. PB. T. A. 6LOCUII, Ml fwulft. New York FAILS. c A. REED & SONS PIANOS. D Sawlnff Made Easy. ^ariinM jisa -ccr the tktatitU and ML boy tfxteen yean oM REMINGTON PERFECT WRnM6 MACHINE! Writes three times aafaataa the P<;n:evei-y iitm-hine warrant<-<l. Send for circulars. 1:.. U1,M1 '• « BOSS or WWKOFF, HEAMAXH & BKNIJUf I, Sole Aijints. H. H. I'XZ, ' anaaer. 88 E. Madi on Street, Chicago: North Third Street, St. I/JUW. TYPE-WRITER. V - • i_u . - - CANCER Xirsr tlt.TT T B EhtablislieA, WWorpomu-d. Ifo. K< rihe Cure of tluneera, i Tnmora, Clcert, •eroftal» I nnd Skin Diskasks. without the uw "i knire or 1 o*» or blood, and little pain For lNroa*AT!o*. ciacft.AKH aNi> RBrnR«sr«». addn*s i»m. r. t>- wm a nror:> ft&tti* III. ACSEIVTSI BOOK ACESTS! SUNLIQVTaw SHADOW Wewmntl** > Jiesata 1 Everyone laocha gd^rfai.ow _rll tbU f« It Tens of Thoewusds waitlaf <br It. lfiaisten aav "Oorf nxc>t it.r Ths temperaaee cause la sow "fcr»»riw,*an(l thli I* the 5«l srillng buu>rtugr ummrl. Mow Is the time to wo^ »<w Holidsy MWf. Ind for elN«lam and see o«r Sfemml Term* *»«. tnenXETON i: CO., tl ». CM at., B'm I t:.» r auU tnc.i bAvc t hi ; tiifmn .y !• i a time aujtlic.. Usvolhtra rotiiru •alcare. I hsre made the < f 1 ITS, EI II.n«T «r FALLISO SICKSKS3 a nn«y. I lemodv to cure the worst emeu. l:w*os> otbera hara tailed In no re«»nn tor not nciw r«c»ivi:ig aeore. Senaim aeee for a treatise and a Free Eoitle of w Infallible SSUr tilTeaaprvM and Feet Office. It co«e yoe tetbJit: ior a trtsl. »nd I win cure Toil Address Dr. H. O. *OOT. I»» Peart Bt.. <<ew\OOL. THE BEST "SSS." Demorest's Illustrated MwitUj. Sold by all Newsdealer* and Pt «®«orss!®5As,rvauas' <" E. 14th tit, Kew Teik. or The New Volume (19) commence« with November. Send FIFTY CENTS for three months; it will satisfy you that you can subscribe Two Dollar%£y§ a year and get ten times it* vaius. . W71.1.TAM C. DtflOEn, merchant of BowH&ff Oreeo. ritee April 4, T»J1. UiKt ha wants us to know that Nil IIalkam A/m currd kti of C<*rntuntt> after the phvslrias hid idver, her up u incura- Ue i-ays. otliers knewitn; her case have taken the l*an> and been cured; he thinks all ao afflicted eliould eive it a trial. Wui.jam A. Graham ft Co„ wholesale dnmlia, Mnesville, Olilo. write m of the cure of MaTtitae raucMAN, a well-known citizen, who had been afflirtad With Bronchitis in its worst form tor twelve years. The Lpno Bai&ah cured him. a* it baa raany others, ot Bronchitis. As an Expectorant It has No Equal. For Hale hy all Medicine Dealer*. K "• Cut-- Bbnmmtbtm i b&to, LmmmBmok. BpntmwuMt Bruises, A rfftmf, finfarrlrj Coughs, Colds. Bon TSu--t, Diphtheria, Buxas, Fmst Bites, Tooth, JBu; aid Hemd^ mehe, and all pains aadMches. Tka kaM lauraal aadotcnal iiasnly ha M wertd. irety beetle (uanateed. Said hy wedlcte^ *ahnmpta«. Dtmtiaas ta«%» l«i«^«s.' Mc«|i«ania4|L» „ FOtTEM, BULBURN 4 CO, BUFFALO. K.T^V. I.i. U M I B S e n d n o s t a l t o r I l l ' s t ' d C a t a l o g . U n i x ' s rlAI R Hair Store, 38 & 40 Monroe Clik-ago. [•¥ S25 Every Day Oaa ba saaily MHwtk eaa Well Augers & Drills •an and one fcatee leartrsC Wa • sal/makera of th*nia WalW > and Koek-Drttllac Maeklna. trlagi aatad tks Seat aa LOOMS i inwil, TIFF1I. ThliN.Y. Singer, $20 With tftuctof Att*eTmpnm F?f^. >Vurranl«Ht UirUt running. o^i»>r.han«<stiiiir and dui'abte. St^nt on le.^t liial plan *hon do^ircnt. Hnf»py llnm* OrgnnMa 4 nclS It Mcrhaiiiefcl 8ub kiHft? BWflU. I^ok.only font on iriAl pten Ifde-frtrod. caw, rrniffnifi«<tfnt (]ir iwitic and eut. Ctr-tnUr.wuli Trffttr.ionlAift.frr*. AKII 9.1'»yne St Co. ,4TThIr4 «v,Chlc«c* M i l m i ! •onn* FwrirnUv<- I*n1« mfik«N>\*RichBl«4 in 1 will chanu* the blood in tho «nl»ra *yt" tem in thref months. Any person who will tflk« oiw piU •jicIj Titgiit fn in 11«> li week* iiwy be to »i»und I,filth if Mich a ih 'ig \ e (>o«sibMk. 8ol«i everywhM% Of if # *' a %'t- CANI98TAIN A PXTQIT t Bend 1 FOR THIS PREMM1NAR TION MQ cilARGB I: Whatwilla postr tlw gpCDWUMN^ ) lira (isO) tojret ron can nur preainin asd pared i&dlUs Very often vfi CBMMOCCMML tf yoshvrt sassastis1™"1 scsncomL aalHe tewnttoiM mnonojn factsoy mf prnutiy fiirpiefewl to Patents evot by mnil for * Wtter NtninM. I. K. «10II\S0K At COh formerly Buuirttr, Ma. 'a* Maaa* ADO TO otters(liemre^t nr<illts irmn Inveattiio BRAIN. PROVISIONS A Kaeli Hirinlier ftH»lhe heiiciltor eoiiilnii' o.,s.» a>.u.l-lv Ikik-Wtoiviiw YOUR <:i\Ui i.t of the Mutual w liivestiiiei;l» . - ^ ̂ Dlwiw oilers I lie »ure>l uieuim >n niukiii^- i*a«l»r»m»tillilj j»r..llts 1 rnu 1 lnv«*itnet i»i>l>UMii#UK*)i>rmore (haltiicta CEO. E. LEMON, OlS 16ABt,WA8BlNU1im,D.V. Ait«n«HiubitaaiMHH»a^laaart ' emu aad Fsrelaa Pajaala. - . ... Jtuf tiiinlniiiil ranliAtMilie Club. l'eiMiri» sent weekly. Dividends |ini«l monthly, (lull i:i iMiiUliareholders Imek \heir lui.uey in firrittt* In p,u.t three HiolitliH. Ktlll leavniB nrlHliiai snumnt making uionev In Club, or retiirnetlondemninl Sliar«n,$Uleacli. Kxpliiiiiiiory iin-ularstciil 1'i-ee llelwhlecnnv»|H>lideiit« WAiiUtl evei vwlieli'. Addres* " " " *• I'VIU'U KaiiHil rrmwiiiMV. Addre*» it. K. KkmuI.L A Co., Mv)it*-< lit * ti» La ballc St., Cuivaoo, 1ij» Monarch a Young America IN JC COU MIIX8. •Cilia male with Onrt tt COU MIIXS. Or nH-r*. War­ ranted superior to any in one tor aii purpo«*«. ma ftrind faater. ruu easier aad sjssr-̂ i!& >>ellerM.Fead4>ittera CSdaa Mllla. Hay Pre wees. Send ior cimilantaudjirioea. St IrtMlla, MASON ft HAMLIN ORBANSM^IsTE «M>MI'KTITION for 81XTKKN VKARS, ao other ONE ui'^iinr.n uinr.n 11 n.r.i »wj ».-»7, S6tf.•72, *18, SDa. S108. «114, to SAOO am. i lu Uuruei- *lyleM itre icAoUi' vnri**U4 bt •nu. JUeo for easy payment*. NEW L'KO CAMLOUIIKVKKR This Company have commenced the maniiMk^titre of UPKIGHT OK AND I'lANON, introduciail tmpr>rUmt imnrortrnentM, adding tp jwwer and beauty of tone and aurahility. H'iVi not revnire quarter at taucA <i« other Ptano*. ILI1U8TRATKO I ntCUJLAKS, with full particular*. ru*«. TIIK MAHON St HAM UN ORIiAN AND I'lANO CO.. 154 thmiuut SU, Boetun; 44 1S. Uth St.. N. York t 14U Walwiih A*®.. rl»l- ular nuuic in achoola or families, at only 934. iii;ni>rki» OTHKH HTYI.KS at s.io. and upwi OUcra the boat field for KMUtranta--vlm.t a ^ wild, equable aad beiiltky eliaiatei efceaf | laaila of itr«at fertil ty, praJaelag nil ra#tr- f ilea of (,ra!», Kratt anil Uraaaa w Waaler- : fhl abantiaHrct aa laexkaaattMr saHly •( Tlmnert vnnt Coul Vieldsaad slker aUacral dnaiUsi ek*a|i aad <iairk iraMDartathM by f railraa4s a»«l rtTt-r aa»linni»»t aiini t.» mcrce with all parla of the wa(W,aaiu to Ho iwailiali? M tlw nwUt OtMM, NO IMIOWIITM, NO IIMKT PBfl*, - NO IHTItKlCANFtt. WIIIRI.WINOX, OK OTIIKR BIWTBPCWi MIKNOMB.N A. The Laada of the PaeiSa NartkwtM shew , nvemor yield of wheat per acre larwly In Mora* of (hat of *ay *th«r •M*eti»a ef d» United St 11 te«. No fnllar« of cropa kaa »w aerarrnl< Ori-Kou Wheat rmaaid» a bother fflra than ehnt of any other country ia the Liver* pool market. An trnwei'ss nwit of •"» frwtile itnl^«nd antl Gi.rermnrnt L'ltulv, uit- la raij» (e ch of th' trunk linn fth> S<» then* IPnctJIe it. K , . Itc- ji dt AflfinsNeNi faal the y'otttia It, ft. Co.1 aarf heir n m n e r u t i i t i w c h c * i t t t • r ( / r r a t V m l H f , * o f h f the < r*V" Co uinbi" outfit' trilmtnrie*,are wow ogrr ti !r at l oir Prices at.don JTow (e»t#», or N'ONElfeUT THE .BEST • THE b R E-A T-: F A M t LY X IN A!. DY'JAI.pG,ftOCCP •" p rtj y)% r ft: . ph • u. JUTCBEASE YOUR CAPITAL Inrestora of email and medians amounts in Grain, I*rtwi8ttm6 ana Htoek« aa fnllr proteetmi ne most extenaiveand inflnential operators. Our auoeaaatul, lolly triod.oist en- tabliehad plan. Try It. Kupart* $20 tflHEAT aant weekly, dividend* paid mauth-" yr. Send at once for explanatory $80 STOCKS $100 m nlarn and past record, me. ^ iyitiaudapaidaarUigpaattbirtaRB Btonttis oa this tund 1 pot Addreaa FUBMAillNO ft h, Chicago, Ul. 0* We want a local acrni: 1c Excellent iaduce- MKBRtAM, 141 * US UMh SiiChleifw, >WewM rr town. . Good pay to & reeponal-ir man. 'nVr'to Jot entcrprialuR : WC ORES* THIS CARD <M MOURNING, Beusnt Maa i aie ee taaay.thaasamla af ear relluw MortAla aufferiac tad dj&nc who micat ba cmrad bf asinc 41 Dr. SikBs' Sin Csre for Catarrh. Kama this fvr xalr ... open Utprv-ctnphtm .-tut llaawt ^dAatry. the yr<n- iiMV'Mmd » f papi.C'U ft t thi . Columbia rryi n * w in pr*pt's' ** etinrtiu'tt-ili/ oif bif the towplrt-tm o-' th- * or tli-1 H Pacific It. ti. m.A Ute O.egon Kathray it > avi<intl->'i ' a.'* . hia w;.rf«ri iwtiriii <t rapiil inerraxe *» <l*" afffwe j u/ J andtt , o'»- o^<e«» 10 purchase o fo cmtry MHtU-r the Vwtrtl States 1 an JLatrs. For Pamphlets and .Hapa deacrlpti ve of the ronntry, Ita resources, eUmalr, routea af travel, rutea aad lull 1 ul'ataaHeiii addreaa I*. STO Veieral SB Ciark iStreet, (Wsaie, A. Is. STOBJBS t.eaeral KasUra . Consumption Can a* Cuntf. HALL'S PQBTHK Ciiraa Cosii enaa,l)rotM BALSAM »kay*m itPEoinu jmncixi. TRAM Mat 1tat6ttiTR»TMII NJUtt' Aa nnfatHna e lor Seat laalWe Jt taat Uw aa se^aeaee of Self Abaae: aa leas at Haaaotr. Uahw-ratios* tode tathaBaek, IKfORiTAKUM."" ttiaC ii. «*nd M |n*is..rv < r 0>n»tunpii«a tW Fit 1 particnlava to iM>tid free Mtlodijfut* r. 1 and a Fnnatiri Onn. na ia oar HWbUt. wh eh < r'»UdnaS»2u ft??, or w.h ba aaat tiaa br a we leal re SpeciSa f*aka«*, or Medicine <s so-d sil p.ckaicee for #.», oe oeipt 0/ the mons#, by 1 THE 6RAY HEOICIMC CO. KM, M. V. On aeeeuat of eonaterfeita, wahaiW alfkl tha Tal tow Wmpper; tfce only |>niM t'.N.C- Xo.«l W11KX WBlTIXtl TO .ADVTaiTIHjF.KS. ** ul« uleaae say yea aaar tfca idwrtlwaimil In this paiier. WHAT WILL THE WEATHER' BE TO NOFLBOW? TP~i T-T- TBXil* YOUI II Wi0 d&tect nnd iiitticuia correctly aaycbaaga ia*1i« l advance. It w,H t«U wlial kind U atana ffca> ... :>tM«iunkiA t<k uMvimiAM. Varuicia^HVlaBtlliPV fk •* i C@. At WUl IV4 wuaf »iau an aw«a ditectiori--iuvalnahlc to liavi»ta«.i aec^rdiag t-> irs prodivtiona. l^aTea 30 tl haaSSaalke'^ aad tiflientiita mea of t ialara batho DCO The Th«naomet«r and Barosneter are pot ta a we]! aa farrad.Acerit-» »rantr Add.a*s all iwiler* to OS IttlOJI tnrUi r,uV.r v>c .V 1# jVifc or «?a«w t ill ia Witi A lleawlmlaadVny KKAI» XVII VP THE P1BIJC SAY A»«- r l'> % I fina P.Hil'a Kanetieter worka aa wetl nw that ees»a »;<*. _T>-« imm j an it .>.vrv Cino. Ca^t,I'u va. B Ro<irKS. Ship "Twiti»Skt.~ Sa%I r»*ci»e«t i'i »-•<•<»1 order.jn;i-t say tjtattfce | pertftt siiiafactwa ia e*ety toapett. It ac -at>rndaaud ass JTts«..de':'««. IL PJIWOM. M ' . R. R.llftfci^Ma. Pool's I5aron»eV'r ht* »:re»d* asead me u say tlmea" * ' tbe weather. It is a »oadulai cafkaUy •"•|*"f",e »•" "* i J. Boaiieitravx,, nr'VAPK OF 'VOIfTHtES6: I.^UTAVl«iK wiiuoui. our 'l'r*d«hUik, and a^sDaimo ut j. A rMl>M t» meat,aa baiow; " -- lAAIhj «(tU Vt W. • • a aa •• «*W«aifk'WpP«*W JRI^- L-Lifr;