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*u 1 . * * ' " ' • i ;^; *• :f:. y^:^p;j*r?r.*^«r*^-nn~-\:Zf "'if:: \Q?' . -' THE CdUNTRI COITPUU ;" Do you remember, Mary dear. As you paag through the pnm^ % A good old country couple in / V The first pew of the church? He "walks on crutches as he Adown the dusty wa She wears a queer old 1 a A coat of homespun gra; She always brinss with her a sprig Of lavendar or sage; < Th^y read the church responses la The broken tones of age. "Tis said their early life was like Borne strange and wild romance, His heart the eagle's courage shand. His eye the eagle's glance. And she, all, who could dream it.DOW? ,- - Was beautiful and fair; With radiant eyes and ruby lips^ . And sunny waves of hair. She stood amid the maidtfb throng; - The lovely and the good, - As 'mid the beauties of the ea|fk The Jewish £sther stood. They loved as few e'er love on ItlHl You smile and look away; You're thinking of her bonnet, and His coat of homespun gray. They loved as few e'er love on earth, With undivided heart, But there were Bpirits stern and cold, And they were forced to part. The maiden sighed for him she loved, - And grew as slight, as pale, As beautiful as shadows make Tho lily of the vale. " She sighed by day and wept by night- Yon Bhonld not be so cay; You're thinking of her bonnet, and His coat of homespun gray. But, one night, when the flowery bells Swung on each airy stalk, A form as noiseless as the breese, ' . y Passed down the garden walk. " ' * ^Passed down the garden walk, but paused, • "" Before the op. n gate; She knew who, 'mid the linden trees, Had promised he would wait. They hastened through the dewy fields, And, with the rising sun, A bridal ring gleamed on her hand. Those two foLid hearts were one. They have known joys and grief since first They were so wildly wed; The cherished forms God gave them, all' Are numbered with the dead. And now they live alone, and watch The awift years glide away; . She wears that queer old bonnet, he That coat of homespun gray. Ind sometimes, as I watch them in Their wide, old-fashioned pew, I think how time will deal with me, How it may deal with you. A few short years, and we no more Shall thus be young and gay; You'll wear some queer old bonnet, I Some coat of homespun pray. THE FAIR BLACKMAILER. BY SABA B. COTJBTLAND. • Pansy paused at the head of the stairs as she was nbout to descend, and looked down into the dimly-lighted hull below. It was the sound of voices that arrested her steps. Two persons, a man and a wo­ man, had just emerged from the cloak­ room, and stopped for a moment at the foot of the stairs, conversing in low tones. She knew the man was her husband; the woman was the beautiful Madame Frou- deau, who just now enjoyed the distinction of swaying the social 6cepter in the little circle in which she moved. "They are still together," whispered Pansy, her face turning a shade paler, "and I believe they are going out for a walk on tile beach. Oh, what can John be think­ ing about?" She pressed one little white hand invol­ untarily against her heart, as if to still its throbbing, while the expression of pain in her big blue eyes showed how much of mis­ ery was being suppei essed. Poor Pansy! One year married and a great cloud darkening the domestic horizon --a painful awakening from a dream of happiness that had heretofore met with no interruption. She had married .John Brun­ ton with perfect faith in his honesty and purity of soul, firmly believing--after the manner of very young girls when first in love--that her,i hero was a paragon of per­ fection, utterly incapable of any act or thought that was not proper and just. .It was saying much for John Brunton that his wife had no cause to change her opiuion of him during- that first year of •wedded life, and that nothing occurred in all that time to shake for an instant her childish confidence in him. They were now established in their sum­ mer residence by the seaside--a p!e;is;tiit spot where there were several other mag­ nificent country seats, and where a fashion­ able coterie from the best society in the metropolis were wont to spend the dog- days. Among the guests of one of these fami­ lies was the fascinating young widow. Madame Frondean, a new addition to this' select circle, who was courted and admired and feted in the most extravagant manner. No one seemed to know much about this My, except that she. w;ap briUiAUt,, IhUYI|I antrgay,'andwas"seeminely entitled to a position on the top rung of the social ladder. It became the fashion to pay hom­ age to her, and it was a fashion which lier male admirers, at least, adhered to with a fidelity that was touching. It was then that Pansy's trouble com­ menced. Of all the men who sucfcunibcd to the manifold attractions of 'Madame Frondeau, none were so attentive as John Brunton. From the very first he appeared to be irresistibly drawn toward her, and he apparently yielded to her alluring charms with a very good grace, unmindful of what people might think or say. He even had the audacity to monopolize her society at times, in a manner that caused other men to grind their teeth with Smothered rage, and seriously consider whether they should "call him out" or not. Of course her husband's strange conduct diet not escape Pansy's notice. At, first she regarded it with surprise and wonder, then with anxiety and alarm, and finally with absolute horror and despair. It required all the strength she could summon to hide from day to day, from week to week, as John showed no signs .of relenting or re­ turning to his senses. She was not only convinced that her hus­ band was becoming estranged from her. but that this dashing widow was a former sweetheart of his. This conclusion was due to a little incident which, though occur­ ring nearly a year ago, she had never for­ gotten. About tv^o weeks after her marriage she had found, among her husband's collec­ tion of trifling keepsakes and small treasures, a picture of ^ beautiful young woman. She left no plang of jealousy at the time, and as John never mentioned the picture to her she refrained from asking any questions about it. But the face that had looked out at her from its little frame was stamped at ohce and forever upon her memory, and the moment she first saw Madame Frondeau she was satisfied that here was the original of the picture. To be sure this lady and John did not meet after the manner of old acquaintances, but it was easy to understand their motive- in that. So matters went on, and the wife of a year resolutely practiced the poor little de­ ception of permitting her face to reveal nothing of what she s iffered at heart. To-night she and John were giving their last reception of the season, and the parlors were thronged with guests. Pansy con­ trived to keep up appearances by laughing, singing, and dancing with all her wonted vivacity; but once, when she had occasion to go to the conservatory, she paused at the entrance at 6i ht of tw® figures there--her husband and Madame Frondeau--the latter pinning a flower to John's lapel and looking up into his eyes with an expression of melt­ ing tenderness. Pansy had well-nigh lost control of her­ self at sight of this tableau, and slipping away from her guests she escaped to the solitude of her own chamber, that she mi^ht have a few minutes in which to recover her­ self. As nhe was about to descend the stairs again she saw he husband and the widow come out of the cloak-room into the hall. He wore bis hat, and she a light wrap, and after stopping a minute near the foot of the ! in order to avoid a scene. But. Pansy, you stairs they passed out upon the moonlit ; are pale as a ghost," added John, holding piazza. ^ J her at arm's length and looking into her Pansy descended the stairs slowly, taking j face. Come, child; let us go to the house." time to get back something of the natural | Among the passengers on the midnight calmness to her face before re-entering the ; train for New York were the noi-dixant parlors. As she did so a man came out of | Madame Frondeau and Sassman, in charge the drawing room with a quick, stealthy of two determined emissaries of the law. step, and looked out of the door through which the couple had passed. But the next moment he heard t&e rustle of Pansy's garments on the and turned toward her with a start. "Ah, Mrs. Brunton," said the man, with something like a gleam of triumph in his black eyes and swarthy face; "did you see them?" "Sir!" : ^ "They have gone out for a moonlight promenade." "You speak in riddles, Mr. Sassman," said Pansy, coldly. "Not unless I mistake the pallor of your cheeks," he replied. "I allude to Mr. Brunton and Madame Frondeau." "Sir, you are impertinent!" She was about to brush passed him, but he put out his hand with a deprecating gesture. "Stay one moment," he said. "I do not mean to be impertinent. You would not listen to me yesterday when I would have warned you against this impending evil, but you must hear me now. I know you have n<St been too blind to observe your husband's infatuation ""for this woman. 'W ill you let him go on in his mad course and make no sign? Yo.u can save him from disgrace if you will." She stared at him in silence as if frying to fathom his meaning. .« "Is it necessary to explain, Mrs. Brun-. ton? Then come with me, and I will show you the explanation. We will follow them, and see where they go. Will you come?". "No," she articulated. "Think again: You saw your husband leave the house with that woman. A train leaves the station at midnight for New York. Before God I believe it is their in­ tention to elope!" , Pansy put out her hand and grasped the balustrade to keep from falling. She did not reply. "By prompt action we may be able to prevent this terrible crime," continued the man, '"and save Mr. Brunton from ruin. It can be done quietly; your guests will not miss you for half an hour; and none but ourselves need ever be the wiser. Will you go with me? A minute's delay mav be fatal." Pansy's face was like marble. She turned her head and looked into the bril­ liantly-lighted parlors, where the guests were dancing, while the fragrant atmos­ phere throbbed with sweet strains of music. Then, in a husky voice she said: "I will go." and moved toward the door. "You will wear a shawl, Mrs. Brunton?" suggested Sassman. "No." she replied, laconically, and stepped out upon the piazza. There was a look of malicious cunning in Sassman's dark face as he followed her. "You see they afe not here," he 6aid, noticing that she glanced up and down the piazza. "But we will find them. Come!" Without a syllable of response, but with a terrible set look on her colorless face, Pans?? kept place with her guide. Out across the lawn they went with quick steps, and down toward the beach, where the only sound that could be heard was the mellow crashing of the breakers on the sand at regular intervals. Pansy paused suddenly. "Where are you taking me?" she de­ manded, sharply, as conceiving that he should have conducted her toward the rail­ way station if he really anticipated an elopement. ~ "Hush!" he cautioned. "Look yonder." He pointed down toward the beach, where two figures were visible standing on the glistened sand, their outlines distinctly revealed by the moonlight. The eye of love and jealously was quick to recognize both these figures, and for a moment Pansy trembled as if an ague- chill has seized her. * "Come this way," she heard Sassman saying. "We can get nearer without beihg seen. She went with him, scarcely knowing what she did. They moved off at right angles from their previous course until a large rock intervened between them and the parties on the beach. They then went for­ ward cautiously until they reached the rock, which was within a half-dozen yards of where the unsuspecting couple stood. Here they had a close view and were them selves unseen." Madame Frondeau stood before John Brunton looking earestly up into his eyes, while one kidded hand was laid coquet tishly on his shoulder. They were convers­ ing in low tones. >, Pansy's eyes were fastened upon them. Stnndiug in the shadow of the rock, she might have been a part" of the rock itself, so motionless was her form, so stony and col­ orless her face, so fixed her gaze. Sassman watched her furtively, a snaky glitter in his eyes. .E,utjieitherPansy«nor^>assman pared for the little scene that was now en acted. r-' John Brunton made a sudden movement and sf-ized the hand that rested upon his shoulder. At the same moment he gave vent to a whistle that cut shrilly through the night air and reverberated among the neighboring blull's. Almost instantly there was sound of rapid footsteps, and two men were seen runnin swiftly toward the spot! They seemed to rise out of the sand, so sudden was their appearance. "Gertrude Blake, your game is up," said John Brunton, in a clear, ringing voice, ad­ dressing the woman whose wrist he clenched. "You may as well surrender quietly and make the best of it." Madame Frondean stood resistless, seem­ ingly paralyzed. "Quick!" added John, as the two men joined him. "One of you take charge of this woman, and the other come with me to the house. I will call Sassman out, and you can arrest him!" Pansy, in the midst of her surprise and bewilderment, heard a smothered oath burst from the iips of the man beside her, and was conscious thaf*Sassinun started to run away. Then a dark form bounded past her like a deer, in pursuit of the retreating man. There was a yell, a horrible oath, a brief struggle, and Sassman lay on the sand with face upturned in the moonlight. Then John stood before her. "Pansy--Pansy! In the name of heaven what brings you out here?--and without even a wrap to protect yon from this night air! You will take cold, child!" But all this was too much for Pansy, weakened and worn ouftts she was by men­ tal suffering and sleepless nights. She tried to speak, but could only utter a low- moan as she fell fainting into her husband's arms. "My darling, vou would doubtless like an explanation." John was saying, when she opened her eyes. "You are aware that be­ fore we were "married, and before a happy stroke of fortune made constant work un­ necessary, I followed the life of a detec­ tive. It "was then that a beautiful young woman came into notoriety by being de­ tected in several bold a.tempts at black­ mailing. Her name was Gertrude Blake. She eluded the officers and sailed for Europe, and I afterward heard that she was operat­ ing with great success on the Continent, accompanied and aided by an adventurer named Sassman. The detectives, myself included, were all provided with pictures of the woman, that we might have no difficulty in identifying her if she shoisld return to this country. When she appeared here this season, under the name of Madame Fron­ dean, I was confident that she was the per­ son whose picture I carried. I therefore cultivated her acquaintance, and endeavored to gain her confidence. I finally learned beyond a doubt that she was Gertrude Bl.ike. and that she was here for the pur­ pose of practicing her nefarious schemes, with Sassman as an accomplice. I com­ municated with two of my detective friends in New York, that they might obtain the reward offered for the arrest of the wpman, and then planned this meeting on the beach And Pansy, with restored confidence in Tier husbaud, was supremely happy.-- Chicago Ledger. How fires Were Put Out In the Last Century. The law then required every house- houlder to be a fireman. His name might not appear on the rolls of any of the fire companies, he might not help to drag through the streets the lumbering tank which served as a fire engine, but he must' at least have in his hall-pantry, or beneath the stairs, or hanging up behind his shop door, four leather buckets inscribed with his name, and a huge bag of canvas or of duck. Then, if he were aroused at the dead of night by the cry of fire and the, clanging of every church-bell iu the town, he seized his buckets and his bag. and while his wife put a lighted candle in the window to illuminate the street, set off for the fire. The smoke of the Same was his guide, for the cus­ tom of fixing the place of the fire by a number of strokes on a bed had not yet come in. When at last he arrived at the scene he found there no idle spectators. Eacli one was busy. Some hurried into the building and filled their sacks with such movable goods as came nearest to hand. Some joined the line that stretched away to the water, and helped to pass the full buckets to those who stood near the flames. Oth­ ers took posts in a second line, down which the empty pails were hastened to the pump. The house would olten be half consumed when the shouting made known that the engine had come. It was merely a pump mounted over a tank. Into the tank the water from the buckets was poured, and pumped thence by the efforts of a dozen men. No such thing as a suction-hose was seen in Philadelphia till 1794. A year later one was made which became the wonder of the city. The length was 160 feet; the material was canvas, and to guard against decay it was carefully steeped in brine. The fire-buckets, it was now thought, should be larger,and a motion to that effect was made in the Common Council. But when it was know that the new buckets, if ordered, must hold ten quarts, the people pro­ tested. Ten quarts would weigh twenty pounds, and the bucket five pounds more. This was too much, for, as everybody knew, the line at a fire were often made up of boys and lads not used to passing heavy weights. Eight quarts was enough. Much could also be accomplished by cutting the city into fire wards and giving a different color to the buckets of each word. They could then be quickly sorted when the fire was put out. At New London five fire wardens took charge of the engines and all who aided in putting out fires. To disobey a ward­ en's order was to incur a fine of £1. If a good leathern bucket was not kept hanging in some convenient place in the house, and shown to thq warden when he called, six shillings a month was exacted as punishment. At New York, however, it was long before the buckets gave way to the hose. There, if a householder was old, or feeble, or not disposed to quit a "warm bed to carry his buckets to the fire, he was expected at least to send them by his servant or his slave. When the flames had been extinguished, the backets were left in the street, to be Bought out and brought home again by their owners.--Excka ng es. Locomotives Compared. George Richards, master mechanic of the Boston and Providence Railroad, who has lately made a tour of Europe, says tho 1 nglish coaches, as the cars are called, are lighter and smaller than ours, aud are made to ruu on six wheels. Each car is provided at each end with a long chain and a hook for connection. The absence of hand fbrakesis quite noticeable, but there is a powerful brake on the baggage van. The tracks, as a rule, are lirst-class. Iron and steel are coming largely into use for sleepers. At Liverpool Station, in London, there are dispatched each way :;50 trains a day. All the trains in Bos!on number 14a. ' On© of the stylea of Ib^bmotiviS com­ ing into use in England is called Webb's compound. It burns a smoke­ less coal. Another which is considered very desirable for short distances, is a double-ender, about twonty-th'ree feet long, which passes very freely around curves and runs very easily. On Eng­ lish locomotives there is neither bell, pilot, nor headlight, and there is little use for these, owing to the manner in which the track is fenced off from the public. The average American engi­ neer would break up the English freight train in a day by clumsy han­ dling. The tenders of locomotives run on three pairs of large wheels without tracks. In England there is absence of noise, and of severe treatment of cars. You will hear more noise in a Boston station in a day than on all the trains in England in a week. English engineers consider the American ten­ der an expensive affair which might bo improved by the absence of trucks. They also believe head-lights a source 6f danger rather than an advantage.-- Boston Cultivator. JUflTK* THAH A OOLDXH LEO AND A "Madman's" Legacy. "81re'.""exclaimed a man In the homely garb of a meohanie to Richelieu, Prime Min­ ister of France, as he was entering his pal­ ace; "Sire, 1 have made a discovery whitfi "shall make rioh and great the nation whi&t "•hall develop it. Sire, will you Rive me an "audience?" * liichelieu, coEr*"^t'r importuned, finally ordered tho "madman" imprisoned. Even In jail he did not desist from declaring his "delusion;" which one day attracted the at­ tention of a British nobleman, who heard De Cause's story, and developed his discovery of Steam powei 1 All great discoveries are at first derided, geven years ago a man yet under middle age, enriched by a business which covered the continent, found himself suddenly, stricken down. When his physicians said re- oovery was impossible, he used anew discov­ ery, which, like all advances in science, had been bitterly opposed by the schoolmen. Nev­ ertheless, it cured him, and out of gratitude therefor he consecrated a part of his wealth to the spreading of its merits before the world. Such, in brief, is the history of War­ ner's safe cure, which has won, according to tho testimony of eminent persons, the most deserved reputation ever accorded to any known compound, and which is finally win­ ning on its merits alone the approval of the most conservative practitioners. Its fame now belts the glpbe.--The Herald. For a Balky Horse. A balky horse stopped short in Hay market Square the other evening and a great crowd of interested spectators gathered around. The old horse showed a lively interest in the numer­ ous suggestions made to produce loco­ motion again. These are some of the chunks of wisdom left lying around loose: "Put gravel in his mouth; "twist his ears;" "twist his tail;" "back the wagon on to him;" "push him along"back him;" "pull his tongue "build a fire under him"kick his knees;" "hold up one foot till he gets tired;" "throw him down;" "let him stand;" "jerk the reins;" "keep the reins still;" "lick him;" "lick him some more;" "tie a rope around his tail;" "shut off his wind;" "kick the stuffing o u t o f h i m ; " " p i n c h h i s n o s e " g i v e him some oats;" "coax him;" "hitch an­ other horse in front of him." The horse's brain got confused, so he walked slowly on that he might get to his stable and think it all over.--Boston P08t. From the Rational Capital. The Washington Post says: We admire the stand taken by numerous eminent phy­ sicians in changing the anode of treatment of coughs and colds, and publicly indors­ ing Red Star Cough Cure because it is effi­ cacious, free from dangerous ingredients, and without morphia or opium. This ex­ cellent remedy costs but twenty-five cents. j That Only Tree in Iceland. Some of you perhaps have heard of the one tree in Iceland, a dwarfed thing that the people wrap in clothes each winter to protect it from the severity of frosts. I had often been told and ht^d read of this wonder, and naturally was anxious to see it, but to­ day in Reykjavik I came upon three as large and handsome mountain ash or roan trees as 1 remember ever seeing. Standing about twenty-five feet in height tkey spread their branches over a large area, and are to all appearances healthy, flourishing trees, of which the people take no more care than we in our warmer climates do of ours. Here, too, I saw several people preparing to put white awnings over their doors and windows, or building cloth-covered bowers in their very small gardens, in which to spend the long summer even­ ings when it is not evening but broad daylight.--Cor. Pittsburg1 Dispatch. A Lucky Man. "A lucky man is rarer than awhite crow," says Juvenal, and we think he knew. How­ ever, we have heard of thousands of lueky ones, and we propose to let tlieir secret out. Tbey were people broken down in health, sutiering with liver, bloo:l, and skin diseases, scrofula, dropsy, and consumption, and were lucky enougn to hear of and wise enough to use Dr. Pierce's "tiolden Medical Discovery," the sovereign blood purifier, tonic, and alter­ ative of the age. THE inventor of a flying machine Is soarly .to be pitied.--liuston Times. A Bonanza Mine of health is to be found in Dr. R. V. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription," to the merits of which as a remedy for female weakness and kindred affections thousands testify. IN the bright lexicon of youth--and beauty --there is no such word as veil.--San Fran­ cisco Intjlesidc. •Miss Kilmansegg and her golden leg, will never be forgotten so long as the, genius of Thoinas Hood, with all his gen­ tle humor and tender pathos is remember­ ed, but it is doubtful if any one will ever envy the heroine of that poem her unique limb, which brought with it so many mis­ fortunes. In this prosaic age a good strong leg of flesh, bone, and muscle is much to be preferred, whether its possessor be a pro­ fessional pedestrian or a solid unassuming citizen. It is to this last class that Mr. M. P. Schrock, of 672 West Lake street, Chicago, belongs. Mr. Shrock ia a well-known dry- goods merchant, and counts himself for­ tunate in having a pair of good strong legs. For one of his legs he has a peculiar re­ gard, as he came near losing it through rheumatism, Athlophoros saved'it for him, however, and for that invaluable remedy he now cherishes an almost equal regard. The story is well told by Mr. Schrock in his own words: "During the Spring of 1884 I was strick­ en with rheumatism in its Very worst form, and was confined to my bed entirely help­ less for about four weeks. My leg pained me so intensely that I could not let it rest on the bed without some support. So I • had a pulley attached from the ceiling and to that a sling was fastened. I could rest my leg in this, changing the height, and in that manner I managed to obtain some little relief. During the four weeks I lay in bed I tried many remedies without avail. Final­ ly I made a change and employed physi - cians. They tried their very best to give me relief, but could not. Instead of get­ ting better, I was growing worse. "My doctor finally decided that it would be necessary to make an incision in my thigh, and if there was not a marked im- Quickest Route FROM CHICAGO And the Northweat, to all Cltiw t& th* SOUTH, ' VIA UA3HVILLB. No Omnibus nor Steamboat Transfer. provement in my condition from that oi eration, that amputation of my leg would be required. This, as you may well imag­ ine, discouraged and disheartened me be­ yond measure. About this time my wife noticed in a Richmond, Ind., paper, for which we subscribe, the name of a personal friend who had been cured by the use of Althophoros. She called my attention to it, and I said at once, 'Get a bottle and try it.' She bought a bottle, the doctor was discharged aud we began usiug it immedi­ ately. I experienced great relief in the first few doses. In two days after I began with the medicine I was in my store attending to my business, and I have not been tioubled iKrith rheumatism 6inee." "How much Athlophoros did you use for this remarkable cure. Mr. Schrock?" "About one aud a third bottles. The re­ maining two-thirds of a bottle is still un­ used at my house." "Don't you think it was a very quick cure for so bad a case?" was asked. "I certainly think it not only quick," an­ swered Mr. Schrock, "but wonderful, and I feel that I cannot say too much for Athlo­ phoros. I never let an opportunity pass when I can recommend it, as it surely did everything for me." "Mr. Schrock is now in the best of health, and considers himself a living example of what Athlophoros can do for those whom rheumatism has brought even to death's door. If you cannot get AnrropHonos of yonr drug­ gist, we will send it, express paid, on receipt of regular priop--one dollar per bottle. We prefer that you buy it from your druggist, but if he hasn't it, do not he persuaded to try something else, but order at once from as, as directed. ATHLOPHOHOS CO.. 112 Wall street. New York. SPRING* PellarO THE ONLY ROUTE RUNNING Books for the Indians. The only written language of the American Indians was in the form of hieroglyphics, but this plan of picture- writing was not much used among the tribes of North America. As the spo­ ken languages of the tribes, however, have such a complete dialectic struc­ ture it was not diflicnlt to give this a written form by means of the Roman alphabet. This has been done in many instances, and a number of grammars and dictionaries have been printed in different Indian dialects, besides many translations of the Bible, and many other books. Several newspapers are at this time printed among the civil­ ized Indians of the West, and at mis­ sion stations, in the Indian language. The Aztecs and Toltecs kept their his­ torical and other records by means of hieroglyphics in a very systematic man­ ner. Cremation. , Cremation is making rapid progress in Europe. In Germany the Gotha crematory was opened in 1878, and '200 bodies have been burned there. There are 362 crematories in Italy. In Milan there are 6,000 meml>ers of a single society. In France the topic has been much discussed, but the practice is still illegal. The Committee of the Belgian Chamber has favorably re­ ported upon a petition for a law mak­ ing cremation optional. In Austria opinion is about evenly divided for and against the practice. In England Lady Hanham and the wife of Capt. Han- ham were cremated in 1882, but they ot no fashion, although they brought tip subject prominently forward. From the !Wlld«»*t Ailmrnt of the stomach to the deadliest epidemic fever, CALIKOKMA VINEC.AK liri'TKits is conquering -maladies which have defied the' faculty. Dyspepsia, gout, rheumatism, urinary com­ plaints, biliousness, nervous disabilities, and all disorders not organic, are obliterated by this matchless vegetable tonic and alterative. IT requires your enthusiastic Wajrneriteto distinguish between opera and uproar.-- 1'ittsburuh Chronicle. A Druggist's Story. Mr. Isaac C. Chapman, Druggist, Newburg. N. Y., writes us: "I have for the past ten years sold several gross of DR. WILLIAM HALL'S BALSAM FOK THE LUNG a I can say of it w hat I cannot say of any other medicine. I have never heard a customer speak of it but to praise its virtues in the highest manner. I have recommended it in a great many caseB of Whooping Cough, with the happiest effecte. I have used it in my own family for many years; in fact, always have a bottle in the medicine closet ready for use." Tbe Youths' Companion Oflfer, which appeared two weeks sg-o, was most liberal, and will be repeated this year. Now is the time to subscribe and get tho rest of the year free. The Companion comes every week, is handsomely illustrated, and inter­ ests every member of the household. Perry Mason Si Co., arc publishers, Boston, Masa. 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Circular* frt'<\ TULI Ul I luVJn ' Address .Murray Hill C<<..1 '-J!> K.'JHthst .Nrw York Clironir ratari-li.--The result of„2fi years' Catarrh:--the bridgre, or division ot' my nose, was about half g-ono. 1 obtained a bottle of Ely's Cream ltalm; have used four bottles, apj. lyina- it to the affected parts with a swab, which has about cured up tho nos­ trils. I had previously tried all other reme­ dies on the market without permanent re­ lief.--J. A. Wood, «0 N. HIRII street, Colum­ bus, Ohio. Fon DYSPEPSIA; INDIGKSTION, depression of spirits, and general debility in their various forms; also, as a preventive agrainst fever and ay-ue, and other, intermittent fevers, the " Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir Of Calisaya," made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., of New York, and sold by all druggists, j8 tho best tonic; and lor patients recovering from fever or other sickness it has no equal. lilVK AWAY 1,001) Self- OperaOndWastiintrMachini'S. If you wantono ksoud usyour name. 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DOUGLASS A SONS' Capsicum Cough Drops for Coughs, Colds and Sore Throats, an Alleviator of Consumption, and of great benefit in most cases of Dyspepsia. (IEWARI OF IKJITATMMS.) TMy are th© result of over forty years* eiperienoi in compounding COUGH BjBMEDISS. BetaU price 15 ccnts pep Qiartfr potmft, FOR SALE BY AU DEALKEi, ; WbTVTM Dr. J. H. SCHENCK has published A^BTEW AND ELABOBATB B O O K on the Treatment and Cure of CONSUMPTION, LIVER COMPLAINT *»0 DYSPEPSIA which will be mailed FREE to all- who want it. If you are, or know of any one who is, afflicted with, or liable to any of these diseases, send name and address (plainly written) to Dr. J. H. SCHENCK & SON, ( Name this paper.) Philadelphia, Fa. TREATED FREE. DR. H. H. GREEN, A Specialist for Eleven Tears Fait, Has treated Dropsy and its complications with the most wonderful suci-psa; uses vegetable remedies, en- tirely harmless. Removes all symptoms of dropsy in eight to twenty days. Cures patients pronounced hopeless by the best ot phytiicluns. From the first dose the symptoms rapidly disap­ pear, and in ten days at least two-thirds of all syi toniH ar« removed. The Ilenltli must not b* nejrlected. Colds in the head and snuftles bring on Catarrh and throat aod lung affec­ tions. Ely's Cream lialm cures at once. It is perfectly sate and is easl y applied with the finger. It also euros Catarrh and Hay Fever, the worst cases yielding to it in a short time. Sold by druggists. 50 cents. Ely Bros., Owego, N. Y. TIION<* to whom 1 have sold Athlophoros speak of it in the highest praise and recom­ mend it to others. No medicine for rheuma­ tism or neuralgia has given such complete satisfaction. D. W. Hurd, druggist, Aurora, Illinois. . . THE Howe Scales have all tbe lateBt improve­ ments. It is true economy to buy tbe best Borden, Seileck & Co., Agents, Chicago, III. Skunk, Muskrat, Mink, Raccoon Skine. etc., bouirht for oasli at highest prices. Semi forcircular. K. O. KOUG1ITON, 41 Bond st.. New ^ork. | Vinegar Hitter*, a par- j gative aud toi:k\ purifies tho blood, strengthens the liver , and kidneys, and will restore 1 health, however lost. I Vinegar Bitters is the i best remedy discovered for j promoting digestion, curing [ headache and increasing the | vital powers. j Vinegar Bttter* asslm- ilates the food, regulates the stomach and bow- i els, giving healthy and natural sleep. Vliieg-ar Bitter* is the great disease pre­ venter, and stands at the headof all family rem­ edies. No house should ever be without it. Vinegar Bitter* cures Malarial, Bilious and other fevers, diseases of the Heart,, Liver and Kidneys, aud a hurdred other painful disorders. Send for either of our valuable reference books for ladies, for farmers, for merchants, our Medical Treatise on Diseases, or our Catechism On Intemperance and Tobacco, which last should be in the hands of every child aud youth iu the country. Any two of the above books mailed free on receipt of four cents for registration fees. B.H. McDonald Drug Co.. 6K2 " Piao's Remedy for Catarrh Is tbe |H Best, Eaaieat to Use, and Cheapest. 18ymp- Some may cry liumbuK without knowing anything about it. Remember, it. does not coat you anything to realize the merits of my treatment for yourtelf. In ten days the difficulty of breathing is relieved, the pulae regular, the urinary organs made to discharge their full duty, sleep is restored, the swelling all or nearly gone, the strength increased, ami appetite made good. 1 am constantly curing canes of long etandine. cases that have been tapped a number of times, anil the patient declared unable to live a week. Send for 10 days' treatment; directions and terms free. Give full history of case. Name sex, how long afflicted, how badly swollen and where, is bowels costive, hive le^s burate.l au.l dripped water. Send for free pamphlet, containing testimonials, questions. Ten days' treatment furnished free by mail. Epilepsy fits positively cured. If order trial, send 7 cents in atanip" to pay postage H. 11. GKKENI M. D., RS Jones Avenue, Atlanta, (ia. MTMention this p.ver. I CURE F |T$| Whfn I " 1 u°l mean merely to stop tnem lor a time aaU then IIHVO them re'am Again, I • radi­ cal care. I Imvo mud.3 the cJlpeaso of PITS, JCPILRP8Y or FALLING 8ICK N ES.S A life-long study. /"warraDtmj remedy to cure the worst eases. Because others bvrt failed 1* no reason for not "<>«r receiving 11 care. dendftS once far * treatise ami a Free Bottle of my InfalUta remedy. Gtre Kxprt»»s and Tost Ofllco. nothtnV fnr n trial, and I will cure you. A'Mr It coats y«m i)r.' 11 KOOT, IU Pearl St.. New Yorfc Consumption Can Be Curtd! DR. W M . FOR THE LUNGS. HALL'S BALSAM C A T A R R H Also good for Cold in the Head, leadache, Hay Fever, Jtc. 60 cents. Cures Con«uinptl<in, folds, Pneumonia. !•- fluen/n. Hronctiinl l)illlcultie«. EIranchills. lion r- fif« Ast Inn ii. Croup, Whooping Co BS and nl ot < be brrnlkini ON 4iaiiM. It Mintix-a »nd lira ni t- Membrane the I.una*, in Imiieil » • d poisoned by thedii> ease, nnd preve us the niabt sweats and llg-htnro. ai'i ot* the eh st wiieh arcompany ii. Co -u'l'i'tion ii not an incurable tnafadv. HAIJ.'s R A I.SAM will core yon, even thoiiKh I»r le Minna1 aid IMIIH. I find Fly's Cream Falm pood for Catarrh of lotiK standing.--M. N. Lasley, 19M West Chestnut street, Louisville, Ky. Ask your shoe and hardware dealers for Lyon's Heel Stiffeners; they keep boots and •hoes straight. IF afflicted with Sore Eyes, use Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 85c. IF a cough disturbs your sleep, take Plso's Cor§ for Consumption and rest welt O The BUYERS' GITIDK to Issued Sept. and Marcl*» eaefe year. 49" 856 %% x li;.; 1 Ziehen,with over 3,GOO Illustrations -- • whole Picture Gallery* OIVKS Wholesale Ps lcee Areef to consumers on all goods for personal or family use. 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MTVf Webster--it has 118,000Words* HOOO Engravings, and a New Itiographical Dictionary. PITfTTI Standard in Gov't Printing Office. XUXl 33.0tM> copies in Public Sohools, Sale 20 to 1 of anv other series. BEST Holiday Giffc ' It is an invaluable companion in every School,/:;' 1 ' and nt every Firesidr. ;«' i-. ̂ G.k C. MERRIAM hCO., Pub'rs, Springfield, Mass, I - . I CATESWHMAU KISI FAILS. Best Couch Syrup. Tastes good. Use In time. Sold by di "Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my Ms."-- WHIPLE, Druggist, Kintner, Mich. . ^ P I S O ' S C U R E F O R cms WHtsi Alt list FAIU. Beet Coush Syrup. Tastes good. UL. . in tuns. Bold by drujixlsta. I "Will bay no other Cough Medicine ss lonR as can get flso's Cure."--C. B. T.aamaa, Kirkwood. 111. P I S O ' S C U R E F O R CNCS WHERE ALL USE TAILS. Best Oough Syrup. Tasten food. Us in time. Sold by druggists. "Piso's Curs cured me ot Consumption.*--W*. •» BoBEKTaox, Brandywine, Md. n in tuna Sold by druggist*. HI "Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best I we ever used."--O. L. Born, Abilene. Kans. Best Cough Byrup. Taatssgsod. Use In tuna. Bald hv mutlili. ' ' C O N S U M T T U N Tiio'b Cure for Consumption is doing wooden i me.*--H. H. BTAHSKT.I,, Newark. R. I. C.N. U. WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS, VT plesMtsyTM asw tks s^isillisnsi Istkbpsper. All Sorts of harts and many sorts of ails oi man and beast need a lotion. Mustang Liniment. ia«i'4sS3f