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¥&** * * / v *i't v^lpV^V*" * $ m THE OI.I) HO(TSK OXTHKNKW BY DINAH MIBU »; \iyf ,r „ '( J". r. ' Ai? •£ ? rtf'- - •>;' it used to be bo quiet, •>>••* It look' d so pretty and grova; ••'.•• The larks hymned high in its clear blt^f With thrushes' riou-s between. ' Anil from its doors and windows Life's niornma sou^s we.e heard, - As pore m bluest heaven, *. : »' '••V Ab blithe as any bird. ri Can those be the self-Mme window*, , 4 And that the very door? • And this fuil street oar green lane, where feet Once walked, that will walk no more? And that o!<l grape vine, Btru- gling :: rl To put forth town-bred leaves, ; Did 1 once, c nee gather its cluateri Beneath our hapi>y eaves? O jxxir old house of my girlhood! O strange, ghost-haunted way ! > v Here street by street the tall mansioni m~e£. But the hedgerows, wliite with May," f « , The scents of the August evenings, "- V The nightingale's soft June soug, ; .. Gone, i one! All are dead and del,ar£H: ' ^ Like tha dayB whou we were youn$! .• Yet by the old house I linger, f And my heart grows faint and weak; ' The carriages roar like a sea without Shore, And the railway engines shriek; . And I'm t:ra<l, tirod, tired of the With the life-long silence below; And I almost wish I had followed J * " : The way all the rest did go. ! And I would I bad tears, but they come not, The smooth smiles come instead. Ob, the careless words that cut like BWOrds! Oh, tho stones we get for bread] V So I take up the old, old burden-- Long carrying makes it sweet;* And siitflt'y go on my journey - To tho House wn«;ro all paths meet. r-Yw • BY ANTHONY P. MORKIS. . W". Within the short period of Ivro years the i ' mining camp which , had sprung, mush- toom-like, info existence upon a small t, fork of the Columbia River, had boasted of two names---boasted of one, rather, and Btill partially survived to deplore the neces- ftity of the other. -f_V, When the wild stories of silver "finds" *}^* went forth in 18 , as usual, there befran * crowding forward of eager souls to popu- jj late .the section. ,*'* Prominent among the comers were Eli )' Brock and his inseparable companion, • • Jamison Deal. Eli was a widower, and be- %>;• ' .Aide3 li:wir>g been long known to the ex- f/\ eited frequenters of the assayer's office in f TTrisco, rumor said that his daughter Beula, *Vas the sweetest and most beautiful of V ' .lieirjsses. ; Brock possessed considerable wealth, but c ^ Iras not familiar with the practical working §: • ©f mines; his constant* business associate. ["• »' Peal, was a practical manager, and at the , -date of our narrative was Superintendent V Little Excelsior Mine, of which Brock f- was the ostensible owner. t\*, . In the first year of operations in Eldo- • tado Valley a change came o'er (he sppirt of %r many ambitious dreams; the hitherto toler- & ably lucky prospectors were compelled to pronounce their claims worthless, and ' abandoned them and the locality, and were it.. followed by others in dozens, until, at t ^ last, in sheer disgust, the place was dubbed ?* : -Ciit Out Gully. : But. strangely, the Little Excelsior con- . '.^inuedits bold and apparently profitable „ . , ' Hmsiness. Brock and his daughter, occu- J»ied a dwelling that was decidedly hand-ome for the region. Notwithstanding ; vjk jjeveral coach robberies, it was reliably re- . *, 'F01'le(^ both Brock and Deal were won- # 7 aerfully augmenting their bank accounts in | "'Frisco. ijV • Winter was upon the village now; the ^ i blasts from the far hills hummed and moaned dismally aronnd the rude stockade ©f Little Excelsior, and already the snow lav crusted on the frozen ground. On a certain night a scene that was an Ordeal to the lovely Beula was transpiring before the great, flaming hearth in the jnine-owner's parlor. • The girl was On her knees beside her Heated parent, her hands clasped upon his limbs and her soulful, violet eyes raised in tearful beseeching. In the old man's face if'. was an expression stern and set, though one i hand rested in seeming affection upon her hazi l-lirown tresses. „ "Let us argue no more," he said, with an Ki-'" ' assumed calmness. "I have told you that All the wealth that I possess will vanish from nis like a bubble at a few words from Jamison Deal He is not a bad fellow; he is enchanted by your wondrous beauty and offers honorably. You are quite old •nought to wed. When yon are his wife, iny position and wealth will be secured be- yon! all danger; he has so promised, and I tremble at the alternative if you are obsti­ nate." "But, father, tell me, wherein does there possibly exist such a power over you, that =you would sacrifice your daughter, who al- V ready loves another, to one whom she does Hot and can never love?" "Already loves! What mean you, girl?" "Yes, father. Luke and I had meant to keep it as our secret ontil his prospects ! brightened." ; A look that was half anger, half startle- inent came into his face. "Luke--who?" lie articulated. "Luke Claridge." He leaped to his feet, fairly throwing her off. "The vagabond of Git Out Valley!" he cried. "Not a vagabond, father. Luke is a good worker, a nobl<e and true man; he neither ( drinks nor gambles--" "But he has dared, I see, to ensnare the too rip3 affections of my daughter! A vag­ abond-- a nobody! He shall be discharged from Little Excelsior, and I'll see to it that he is utterly driven from the valley. Vag­ abond Luke! And yon have dared to fall in love wi h him?--Hark! here is a visitor," as a heavy step sounded in the entry- way. "It is Mr. Deal, no doubt; your future hus­ band. Remember--your future husband. And mark me; no more of this vagabond Luke. Now, I have some business with Mr. Deal, you may leave me." As the superintendent entered, Beula, g.y frith heavy heart, and eyes suffused with tears, withdrew by another door. The hall was nnlighted, and as she ad­ vanced she saw the head and shoulders of a inan at the rear window outlined against the white expanse of snow beyond. At the Same time there was an audible but guarded tapping on the pane. Eagerly expectant she Sprang forward 5j: and raised the sash. |y; .. "Luke--is it you?" ?;*. t "Yes, dar!iug." And quickly he added: "Beula. my own, I have learned all. Ah, vj Vfour doom--and mine of agony, too--is k/f close at liand, unless you will trust in, and i';', 'be guidedbv me." &?£ "Oh. Luke, anything to sate me from this awful sacrifice." V "Flee then, at once, with me! While jronr father is talking with Deal, let us flee *from the vallev forever and live but for each other. I have a true friend in the hills who will shelter us until we can seek a holy man to wed us. See--I have horses ready, will you come?" and he pointed to­ ward two tine animals standing, spector- Jike. close l>y. "Quick, darling!" he urged. "Your hat nnd wraps. Come with me to a life of love and happiness far from here. Come." "Luke. I give myself to you. God judge ine. Wait!" It required but a few minutes to prepare for the hasty flight. Ere long the devoted pair were urging their good steeds crunch- inglv through the snow toward the .distant peaks. f / The wind blew fiercely around them; the ; * sky grew dark, and the scent of coming snow fanned into their resolute, faces, jl,' Little was said as they forged on thus, mile sifter mile, except an occasional word of j encouragement from the determined lover. A*agabond,truly, LukeClari-ige hadap, ii* jpeared to be when he came to Git Out Gul- ley; but he had proved himself a willing 'worker, and better, in the matter of educa­ tion and morals, than those with whom he was forced to mingle. He and Beula had --met lrequently by chance-, a mutual friend- ' ship and eventual love was the result. "The storm is upon us, darling," he pres­ ently said, as the flakes began skurrving about them. "It would be folly to take the risk of being lost. Let us seek shelter amid yonder trees. The storm will leally aid us by covering our tracks. Come--this way." Entering the timl>e.-, they dismounted; "We must keep astir." he said, "lest we' be overc-oiae by the col l. 1 bis is no com­ mon storm." 'ihe \*ind blew with an increasing rush; the faliingsnow thickened until it seemed like amass of impenqirabl»fleece, gather­ ing in density while the temp 'rature sunk. Despite their efforts, ere long the lovers realized, with horror, that the fatal numb­ ness was/lM ginning to encompass iheni; even the pc or hor«es whinnered painfully, "Oh, God!" Luke cried in despair. "Why was I bo forgetful! Ten yearn of my life, forjunt one match!" At last no longer able to withstand the dsead influence, Beula sunk to the ground, dragging Luke with her. MVe shall at least die together." he faintly, said, twining one arm around her with an effort. "Yes, Luke--together." Their eyes closed and all was blank. , Then through the snowy fall flashed sev­ eral rays of light; above the g iie a voice cried; « "This way! I heard a horse whineninc, or iny ears deceived me. Yes, there it is again." Guided by the plaintive sound emitted, half-a-dozen men with lanterns dashed into the timber. Forenio>t was Jamison Deal. "Aha! here they are." And bending.over the rouplo, he added: "Yes, and he's deiid enough. We'll leave him and seiul for him to-morrow. But the girl is alivy yet. Bear a hand hare!" As Beula was dragged niJelv from his embrace, Luke fell, half-stiffly, against the hillock at the side of which they h id dropped for their last earthly sleep, and his grip unconsciously closed upon a small, jagged piece of rock. Then the lights faded away, and tho snow-weighted wind moaned on its doleful requiem. Scarcely a minute had passed when two burly figures came stumbling into the tim­ ber. "\Viil, hvar we air, anyhow !"blurked one. "Tain't so comfortable in hyar, with the cold, but its better'n bein' buried clear out o' sight in the snow, I reckon.--Hello! what in thunder " and he stopped to ex­ amine th*e human body over which he had stumbled. Then he cried: "Heyar's a feller nearly gone! Quick, Bill, len' me yer lariat till I trounce him a bit. Gimme that p'ison flask o' yours, an' I'll pour some down his guzzle. Skelter roun' an' set a fire blazin'. Drat it! his fingers air froze fast ter this hyar cobble <»' rock!" He jerked Luke's body forward. The nearly frozen hand actually dragging the small piece of rock from its bed in the hard ground, and still clinging on in a death- clutch.* The two hardy fellows worked for hours over the mau so near to death, .and at last Luke opened his eyes--and wa? saved. The one called Bill then touched his partner's arm. "How you looked at* this hyar rock wa the feller was a holdin' onto?" he whis­ pered. And by the light of the blazing fagots they saw--quartz rich with silver! "Bydurn! An' I'll sw'an that thar hil­ lock's chuck full o' it." "My idee, eggsaetly. We've struck it rich at last, paid. All ours." "Hoi'on: ours--an his. Square deal." "That's so, fer he foun' it." * * * « ' « #ix moths had passed. « Once again it seemed as if a tide of crowding emigration was destined to over­ whelm the section adjacent to Git Out Gully. Only a few miles distant from th° staked claims of Git Out, a new and wonderfully rich miue was in operation. Its name, Big Excelsior; its owners Phoenix & Co. The tales of its products astounded all whohfard. Eli Brock once paid a visit to (he senior of the firm, Archbald Phoenix, already widely known as "The Silver Prince." This Phoenix was a bearded man. Tall, straight, commanding, with shrewd, pierc­ ing eyes, and in manner one of unquestion­ able hospitality. "It is a pleasant as well as a possibly profitable thing, Mr, Phcpnix," old Brock ventured, "that you and I, the seniors of the principal mines in this locality, should be sociably acquainted." "I should be most happy," was the affa­ ble response. "Then let me personally invite, sir. that you will favor us with your presence at my cottage in the valley on the night after to­ morrow. My daughter, Beula, is to be married at six o'clock." "I will be there." And true to his engagement the silver prince arrived at Git Out on the afternoon of the day set for the ceremony. *-'As he alighted from his handsome turn­ out at the door of Brock's residence he found himself in the midst of a scene of commotion. Several men from Little Excelsior brought forward, on an improvised litter, the crushed and deac. form of Jamison Deal. "It was one o' the stanchions wot did it," sombody explained, as they halted. "It jist giv' way, like, an* a strat o' roofin' plumped down onter him ker-bang!" Then Deal was borne onward to his own home. • Beula had joined the gazing gronp and stood at her father's side. "No wending, after all," said old Brock, in a peculiar sighful way. "Well, well, mv child, perhaps it is better thus. The secret held over me by him dies with him I know. But pardon: this is Mr. Phueuix, ths Silver Prince; my daughter. Beula, Mr. Phoenix." Phtenix bowed. Beula stared for«n in­ stant. then a cry seemed to burst from hen quivering lips. Unseen by the rest, the silver king nlnde a sign of warning to her. And he said: "Since the minister is present, why not proceed with a marriage ceremony, Mr. Brock?" "Keally, I don't understand, sir." "I offer my name, heart, hand and for­ tune to Miss B^ula." "But, 6ir, she has never seen you be­ fore." > "Will you let her give answer herself?" "Beula, yon hear this most remarkable proposition?" " a "Yes, and accept. I will be the wife of Mr. Phcenix." There was a strange light in her eyes as she spoke. Brock was astonished with bewilderment. But an alliance with the Silver Prince was cordially desirable. Within the hour the marriage vows were solemnized, and within another hour the bride and groom had departed for 'Frisco. Upon reaching the western metropolis. Archibald Phcenix, Esq.. dispatched a letter back to Eli Brock, briefly like this: "Beula and I aro very happy. 1 did not perish, as the vi'liius. Den', meant I .should. aniV tlianks totwo lionoRt frien-'s who are now my partners in tho Big Excelsior. We shall be fjiad to have von visit us when we return from onr tour. Meantime, believe us to be, lovingly vonra, Lukk AND BP.I'H. I\ S.--Of course'you know who IvV.ke is?-- Luke CI ft rid^ --Vagabond I.uke, etc. Archibald is a middle name which I dropped when th sf, reaching Git Out G ally. I calkd myself Pho n x because I lia<l almost risen from death" (tlior.^li not a fiery one, to-be-sure !l aud from ]Kjverty to wealth even beyond all reasonable dt siiv of man." , The inv.tation was accepted. Brock was easily reconciled to his enormously rich son-in-law. But no persausion on Beula's part could ever iudnce the old man to di­ vulge the character of the secret possegsed by Jamison Deal, which so nearly com­ pelled the sacrifice of her young life, and the subject was finally consigned to remote forgetfu ness in the swift hours of happi­ ness which Heaven numbered for the vaga­ bond prince and 'his peerlessly beautiful bride. *3- "I don't love yon, and I won't marry yon," she said to him in a pet "Two negatives make an affirmative, my dear; l«'t's go and see the parson," he replied. They went.--Merchant Traveler. Respect is tho truest homage 6f tha heart. X TATTOOIIU A WOMAN. A Fair Yoang Lu4y Whaite Shoulder Bore Evidence fT Her Fi^drncwk It is said tkathadies often hare tli" initials of monograms of their lorem placed upon their arms V" was sug­ gested. , ' - "Oh, frequently. They often come in their carriages and have it -done. Once I put the words "Dear Harr_>' oa a young lady's arm." "Do they ever come afterward and wish it erased or changed?" "Oh, oiten. I had a curious case once A very pretty and stylish vonng lady came hero in a lierdie-c ib. She said she had left her carriage standing uear the Public Garden and had taken the herJic to avoid notice. She wanted the initial 'P,' in a fancy letter placed upon the top of her shoulder." " 'You see,' she explained, 4P stands for Paul, the--the gentleman whom I --I am to marry. I don't want it where it will show, of course; but put it just where the shoulder band will will cover it when I am in full dress.. Make i- blue, shaded with red." "She screamed a little wheti the needle made the first prick, but sho soon discovered t hat the pain was in- signiticent. and tho work was soon done to her satisfaction. " 'How pleased he will be," she said, when it was over. 'But he shun t see it until after we are married," she aided, as she went out. "A few months afterward a herdio stopped at the door, and tho same lady alighted and entered. 'Y'ou see.' sho explained, with u very slight blush, 'that the gentleman wLio^e initial you put on my shoulder doesn't--doesn't couio anymore, and I want it changed. Do you think--do you think you could change it to a B ?' " 'Oh, yes,' said I; 'that can be dono very easily.' . "'You see,-this gentleman's name is Bashford, and I thought you could change it easily." "So I changed the P to a B and put on a few tlourishes, and she left. I thought 1 had seen t he last of her, until, a few months ago, she came again and blushed in earnest. " 'Well,' said I, laughing, "must I change it a£ain? What is his name now ?' " 'His name is Mortimer, and oh! we are to be married next week, and my dross and veil are all done, and i am afraid of making him angry, for lie knows nothing of the others. I)o von think you could change the B to an M?" " 'That would be impossible,' said I, but I can cover the letter with some other design, if yon would like that.' " 'No, 1 shouldn't like that. It wouldn't mean anything,' she said, looking almost ready to cry. Then suddenly she looked up andsaid: Oh I have it. I just dote on Beethoven, and so does he. I'll let tbe B stand for Beethoven, and you shall put ou tne first two measures of his souata on A minor. Won't that be nice?' Seizing a pencil, she markel a stall' and a few notes of musio on a scrap of paper, and handed it to me. 1 sketched on her shoulder a scroll bearing the in itial B in the center, and then drew iu the staff and notes as she had indicated. It was quite a nice job, but she was very patient, and finully went away smiling and humming the air which X had tattooed on her shoulder." "Did you ever see her again?"' "A few days later I chanced to be in the Boston and Albany depot, when a lady and gentleman passed me, going toward the train. She had the look of a bride, and as they passed me she gave me a glance and hummed the air that 1 had scratched upon her shoulder." Talk with a New York Tattooer. The Aurora Boreal s. "What is the Aurora Boreal is V" many men have asked, and aske l in vain. Scientific personages have been much interested in the matter. It was as participator in the work of the in ternational Polar Research Expedition that Herr Tromholt visited tho most distant regions of the European conti­ nent. His task was to take observa­ tions of the remarkable phenomenon known as the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, and principally in conjunction with the Norwegian sta­ tion at Bossekop, in Finmarken, and the Finnish one at Sodankvla, in the very heart of the wilds of Finland, to effect measurements for determining the height of the phenomenon, above the earth's crnst. Science, he owns, is still at fault; bnt in answer to popu­ lar hypotheses, it can declare that the Aurora Borealis is not sunshine re­ flected from the ice fields of the Arctic regions, nor the reflection of sunshine on the surface ot' the sea, nor the re­ flection of sun-rays iu ice crystals sus­ pended in the upper strata of the air. Further, science tells us that the Au­ rora Borealis is of eJectrical nature, and closely related to the magnetic forces of the garth. While our author was at his post every night the Aurora Borealis appeared; at any rate there wasnot a single clear evening when it was ab-ent. Sometimes it filled the whole sky: often its displays werocon­ fined to insignificant and faint phe­ nomena. low in the north, just like those observed in southern Scandina­ via; but sometimes they obtained a magnificence which defied description. He came to the conclusion that the great many different forms might cer­ tainly be reduced to a few simple ones. In roost instances the aurora forms bolts, or zone^, which stretch across the earth in the direction of tJt» mag­ netic east-west, which zones are formed by a conglomeration of thin sheets of luminous matter, ranged one behind the other; their direction being paral­ lel with the inclination needle. The luminous matter in these sheets is even, or diffuse, or divided into stream­ ers. The red color in the lower edge, of arcs and bands often undergoes re­ markable changes, and becomes crim­ son, or purple, or pink, or red-ochre, or violet. The light, however, is weaker than was to be expected.--Literary World. \ -- . v Utah Wonders. There is in the extreme north of Utah a magnificent subterranean reser­ voir of first-class soda-water, bubbling and-effervescing out of the ground in such quantities that all America might be supplied. In the extreme couth, on the roa 1 to Orderviile, is an exqui­ site circular lakelet that is always just full to the brim with water as clear and as green as beryl. Aqd where the water overflows the lake's edge it in- crusts the ground, and the grass, and the fallen leaves upon it with a fine coating of limestone, so that the brim is growing higher and higher with the imperceptible but certain growth of a coral reef, and in the course of genera­ tions the lake will become a concreted basin. f GRKATmen are they who see -that spiritual is stronger than any material force; that thoughts role the world.-- Emerson.- ^ y The Hea*lang «a They Were. The diary of Capt. Pausch, com- The National Complaint. Dyspepsia is the national complaint. Almost mander of' Burgoyne's Haynau Artil- every other man or WOIlian y°i meet has it, and lery, a manuscript of 170 pages, found 1 tb« resnlt i8 ^ number of pseudo-remediea in the State Library at Cassel, and ft «"> numerous as Pharaoh's host. They copy recently secured by Coi. Stone, on which treasure-trove the Nation of October 15 has a three-column editorial. Capt Pausch's journal is naturally most copious in describing the three battles in which he and his famous battery bore an active pfrt, viz., the naval action against Arnold on Lake Cham- plain, and the battles on the 19th of September and the 7th of October, which resulted in the surrender of Bur- goyne. It, however, dwells freely on the personal experience dl this officer and his men, and one^eta glimpses into the private life of these oxecrated Hes­ sian soldiers which makes one lament their hard and unhonored fate. The author'"says naively that, when on de­ tached service with an English force who were ignorant of German, as he was of English, he felt, with David, like a pelican in the wilderness." His men, in their hard voyage over, in a ship which had "been a Guinea slaver, "never forgot to sing devotional hymns morning and evening--the offering due to their Mighty Protector." Arrived here, many of them were in hospital from diarrhoa, "and their homesick talk, night and day, as long as their are for the most part worthless. There is, how­ ever, a searching er&dieant of this distressing and obdurate malady, ono whose genuine merit* long since raised it to a foremost place among the staple medicines of America. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters extirpates dyspepsia with greater certainty and promptitude than any known remedy, and is a most genial invigorant, appetiser and aid to secretion. These are not empty assertions, as thousands of our country­ men and women who have experienced its effects are aware, but are backed up by irrefra­ gable proofs repeatedly laid before the public. The Bitters also promote a regular habit of body and give a healthful stimulus to the urinary organs. The Reason Why. The increased and apparently in­ creasing frequency of neuralgic head­ ache among wtomen has a cause, i There is one of singular simplicity and ! qtiite obvious which has been over*, j looked, and to which it is worth whil« i to draw attention. The pain expe- 1 rienced is generally located in one or j more of the branches of the second i cervical nerve, very commonly those | terminating in the scalp at Jhe occiput. | As a matter of fact the nerves of tho I scalp are irritated by -the hair being I drawn tightly back and put on a strain, H STRICTLY Omtsliw No Optem bt JVve from Qfilafe*, AMNN SAFE. SURE. PROMPT. AT DTVMIM un Ditun. THB CH1RLI8 A. TOC1LKR CO„ BLLMOU. TO. The BEST and CHEAPEST , not as a whole, in which the strain breath held out, was of brides and would he spread over the large area of •wives, fathers, mothers, brq^hers, sis­ ters and other relatives left behind in their beloved Haynau." It was hard lines for them, indeed. The shame of their being here was not theirs, but the caitiff King's who'sold them to tho Eng­ lish to fight against the liberties of a brave young nation. "Theirs not to reason why, Theirs not to make reply, Theirs but to do, or die. -Beth officers and men were cavalierly treated by their English comrades, which sank deep in their martial souls. English officers could command Ger­ mans ; but German officers could have no authority over English soldiers; and an attempt was made to deprive Capt. Pausch's men of side arms when off duty. Pausch testifies to the Yankees, or "rebels," as he calls them, firing so well at Yalcour Island, under Arnold, as to sink one of his vessels, and firing when their own were sinking. How bravely, in this single line, does onq see these comrades of our gallant fore­ fathers disappearing to mortal sight to people the realm of imperishable re­ nown I , Ownership of a Burial Lot. The owner of a lot in Greenwood Cemetery, New York, had bought it as a burial place for the dead of his fami­ ly. In it were buried ono of his sons, his brother, and his wife's parents. Large sums of money were spent both by him and his wife in improving and adorning the lot and erecting a monu­ ment on it. After all this had been done, the husband sold it to a stranger. Thereupon the wife brought suit against her husband and the purchaser to annul the sale and to have the lot restored to the family. The decision of the general term was in her favor. Justice Daniel said: "The property was acquired as a burial lot for the plaintiff and her husband and their family. It had been greatly improved, not only at his, but at her expense, and their family dead had been placed in it as their fiual resting place. It was bought by him for that purpose. These facts were sufficient to prevent the hus­ band from selling it to a stranger, the sale to be followed by the removal of the bodies from the ground. It would be offensive to the moral sense, and therefore should not be sanctioned by the court, after these bodies had there been buried, to permit this property to be made the subject of speculative disposition, ^ith permission of the pur­ chaser to remove them from their rest­ ing place. Good order, public decency and a just regard for the repose of the remains of the dead require, under the facts of this case, that the judgment from \/hich the appeal has been taken should be affirmed." A (wood Kemedy. Hostetter McGinnis met Dr. Perkins Sdonover a few days ago on Austin avenue. "I am much obliged to you, Doctor, for that tonic you gave me," said Hos­ tetter, taking* the learned physician warmly by the hand. "So it helped you, did it?" "Helped me? Well I should say it did. I never had anything brace me up as that tonic did." "How many bottles did you take?" "I didn't take any myself. Catch rae putting such stuff down my throat. When I want to commit suicide I'll go at it in a different way." "But I thought you said you experi­ enced beneficial effects from it." "So I did. I gave the stuff to my rich uncle, who had just made his will iu my favor, and now he is no more. One bottle of your tonic knocked him cold."--Texas liftings. the surface, but by small bundles of hair which are pulled back and held in place by hairpins. Belief is also con­ spicuously experienced as a result of removing the hairpins,. but this has only a temporary and partial effect. The injury done is lasting, if not per­ manent in its consequences. The pros- ent style of dressing the hair should be discontinued, as it probably, in part, at least, accounts for the extreme preva­ lence of a form of suffering wMeh is both intractable and distressing. Wrecks of Humanity, x who taavo wasted their manly vigor and powers by youthful follies, including nerv­ ous debility, impaired memory, mental anxiety, despoil.teney, !nek of self- nnfHonco and will power, weak back and kindred weak­ nesses,shouM address with 10 cents in stamp!?; for la. go illustrated treatise giving unfail­ ing means of cure. World's Dispensary Medi­ cal Association, 60S Main street, Buffalo, N. Y. Shad jokes aro bony-fide humor.--Philadel­ phia Call. A hen-pecked man ia not always shrewd.-- St. Paul Herald. IP • Cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia, L A F L L A I N BMkMli*, Htwhcfc*, TOOUMIW, llir l u l l ! I ' K S c K ^ F J ^ ' T r v ' c f e N T S . • WI • SA.IIB AT DRUUUISTS and dkalkbs. THE CHARM'S A. VOCE LEU CO., RA1.TISOR1C, •!». CREAM BALM GAIMB H Cleanses tho Head. Allays Inflammation. Heals the Sores. Kc- 6tore* the Senses ot" Taste, Smell, Hearing-. * POSITIVE CURE. CREAM BALM has eaincd an enviable rep­ utation \vhcr> vt>r known. displacing all other i<rr:> •rations. A particle ig plied into each nostril; p*in; ayrrtcable to use. ••••• • mm m l'nce 500. by mail or at dnipuist. Send for circular. EI A' BKOTHKHiS, lirutrsrieta. Oweco, N. Y. Laconic patient to physician: Caught cold. Physician: Take Ked Star Cough Cure; no morphia, no poisons. Only twen­ ty-five cents. St Jacobs Oil cures pain. Nine Thousand Strings Too Many. Deacon Jonquil sat. in the amen cor­ ner of the church at Squedunk, and always led the singing. One Sunday a new preacher was in the pulpit, and when it was time to sing he opened the hymn-book and read: "Oh, for a harp of ten thousand strings," and so on through the hymn. The deacon started and broke down on the first line. He tried it again and failed, and the preacher looked down on him. ^"Well, Brother Jonquil," he inquired, "what's wrong?" "Will you read that first line once more?" "Oh, for a harp of ten thousand strings," repeated the preacher. "I've struck it. Brother Young," he called out, eagerjy. "You've got juat 9,(K)0 strings too many on that harp, and it knocks the meter all to pieces." The minister made the correction and the singing proceeded.--Merchant Traveler. The President's message is about; six times as long as the average love story, ^tnd yet it leaves the country in doubt as to what he intend.-, to do about get­ ting mirrlbdfer 1 A Poor, Weak Sister, who is suffering from ailments peculiar to her sex. dreading to go to a physic an, but knowing she noeds medical help, will hnd, in Dr. Pierce's ••Favorite Prescription," it preparation which will give her strength and new 11.e through the restoration of till her | organs to tbMr natural and healthy action, i It la the result of many years of study ajid i practice by a thoroughly scientific physician, 1 who hasjnade these troubles a specialty. To J be had onall druggists. IiONS than" one bottle of Athlophoros completely cured tri»'of rheumatism, and I have not had the least indication of a return of the painful disease, tho cure be ng Per­ fect. I regard it as -invaluable, liev. C. Hartley, Huntley, III. Thr Farm, Field and Stockman, of Chicago, has been purchased by General C. H. Howard, late publisher of the Attninc, and Janies W. Wilson, late business manager of tho IVaUern Rural, and is now published weekly. The bowels may be regulated, and the stom­ ach strengthened, with Ayer s Pills. A'o Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption. Cures where other remedies fail. £50. Eveby ono Is perfectly satisfied who uses Buckingham's J)ye for the Whiskers. A Quick Recovery. It frives ua (freat plvii.sare to etat1 tUat the merchant who was reported to be at the point of death from an attack of Pneumonia has entirely recovered br th« use of DB. WM. HALL'S BALSAMFOlt THE LL'NOS. Naturally he feels grat.'ful for the benefits derived from uain£ tins remedy for (lie luuiTH and throat; and in giving publicity to this statement we are actuated by motives of public benef iction, trusting that others may be benefited in a simiiar manner. invites letters of , ra everywhere ; and in reply m ihIs good advice and valuable books. 11. S. & A. P £.\ckv. Pat-ill AtUmevs.Wadhiuirton. P.O. lunti-uctioas and opinions S. S3"IT yearn'experience. If "nature abhors a vacuum,* why should she create a dude?--Texas Sifting*. To breuk up cold* and fevers, nee early Dr. Pierce's Extract of Smart-Weed. DO CflflTC "f 130 lidineton a v.. New York, H roilic, invites letters of PnnCtlltaffftll from sufferers everywhere; and UUIIbUlldUUII in reply m ihIs^ooiI PATENTS •e to patentability 1'llKl A\f\v siMri.ir ii:T>TfKimTi) Ton -playing THK it.i >,(<» ;it fcisjUt, without study. l>y mail -rue t.<; 4i1b*> lint of I' 0 unseat »» t. AC Ml-; IdlSIC CO., tiilraao. Illinois. FC AD acti?F MM or Woiruin iu every *tx>unty to our goodf Salary fit* 1 p«r Hoslhand Lxpcnset- Expenses in ad* mec. Cunvuakintf outfit I'RKK! Particular* free. Standard Silver-ware Co. Boston. JKaaa. AMBM& m aiHAY-FEVER THE GREAT •jock your wtnl»le floor beforo your borsc is stolen. Root out disease before it fots a vital hold and the system becomes fatally weakened. Promptly attack alt dis­ eases with I>ft, Wai.kkii's Vkc.ktahi.e Vine- (•ah Rittkrs, and attack them before you find yourself confined to your bed, every •riuare inch of your body throbbing with Sain, and so weak you are unable to move and or foot. The mother who goes whaling usually finds lots of blubber.--St. Paul Jit raid. Of Interest to Farmers. Thero is not a mechanical trade in America but is represented bv a journal in> its class. What trade is there tliat- is of more importance, that requires more genius, and more careful attention to detail, tuau farming? Tin; worker in iron, if lie wishes to profpt>r, knows that lie .must clioosi" the representative,journal of his trade, study the market reports of iron, and otherwise kerp himself thoroughly posted. He relies implicitly upon tho statements contained in liis favorite* ehamnion of tho industry, an<J i« enabled to buy ana sell vrith a linn knowl­ edge, which surprises his negligent competi­ tors. By earetul perusal of the well-timed ed­ itorial comments, and the closely gleaned notes of interest to the trade, he gathers ideas which are to him invaluable. The farming community of the West are beginning to comprehend the fact that there arc for them newspapers which give such clear-cut and well-detiiunl ideas ou the science of farming, that their taade, the khiij of industries, takes its place at nielii-ad of the'long list as tho art universal. One of the most prominent of this class of publica­ tions is The Western Rural and Amekican Stoc kmax, of Chicago. How proper it is feat, agriculture should ba represented by such a worthy champion of its int rent*. The ltiriiAi. and Stockman lias long been recognized as one of the best journals of its kind in the world, the editor and pub­ lisher having been for years a suc­ cessful farmer. Thero ia v:uo question, however scientific, relating to fanning, but is answered in its columns in a free and comprehensive manner. Farmers will recog­ nize that thero is but one way to sustain a journal of this class, and that is to join hands in its support. Send for a sample copy of the paper, and judge of its value nefore subscribing. Tho subscription price of The Rural and Stockman is II.(55 a year, or 11.50 in clubs of twelve, with au extra copy to the getter up of the club. Samples free. Address Milton George, publisher, Chicago, IU. The (irrat (i«rnian PliyMelan. The remarkable phaBe in the practice of Dr. Peter W. Schmidt (frequently called Dr. Pete) is, he never asked one to describe their disease but tells each one their trouble without asking a question. His success is phenomenal. His Sractiee enormous. He is sought after by liun-reds wherever he goes, l>ecaune he cures when every other physician and remedy have failed. He lias allowed his great medicines, Golden Seal Bitters aud Lung Food for Consumption, to be offered to the suffering, and we assert without fear of successful contradiction that there is no disease they will not cure. Thousands of bottles have been sold Thousands of broken- down aud discouraged invalids saved Send to Golden Seal Ilitterw Company, Holland City, Mich., for Facts for the Million! Free. THE WEST. A $3 Paper" $1.50 AND OMR TEAK'S MF.IIlir.RMIIP to tlic I'XYO:* SI PPLV ASSOCIATION. Now is the time to subscribe for THE CHICAGO IJClXrKlt, the only flr»t-ela8s Story Paper in the West. Kvery vearlv Nulisi-ritier received beiore March 1st will lie iirexented with a certificate of mt'iubernhin to the I'NION Sl'l'l'I.Y ASSOCIATION of Ch ea^o, through w, ieh a ureat savin* ran ho made in i>nroln«- ititr pooils of any name or nature. THK ('H1CAOO IJ-'lXiKH owin a limited number of luemhernhips, whiiii will be uresenteil to old or new sulwcriliers wndini? *l.V) for one year's subscription to the paper. Send two letter postage stamps tor sample copy of the paper and full particulars regarding the Union Supply Associa'ion. Address TllK OHK'AtiO Ll-.DtiKK. Chicago. III. COM ADD CKQUr R E M E D Y . As an Expectorant it has n« Equal. IN THREE SIZE BOTTLES, Price. 25 cts.. 50 cts. and $1 per bottte . The avCKNT BOTTLE-* are put np for the accom­ modation of all who desire simply a COUGH eitoii' KKMi.nv. Tiios" desirin.' a remedy for CONSUMPTION 0 any l.UNG DISEASK should secure the larpre |1JV bottles. Directions accompany each botiln. OLD BX ALL MEDK WS Dkalers. "5® J J. HARRIS & CO. (Limited), Pruty CINCINNATI. OHIO. DB. RADWATO ••Put up" at the Ganlt Uoum. The busings man or tourist will find flrst- classnccommodations at the low price of J2 and $2.50 per day at the Gault House, Chica­ go, corner Clinton and Madison streets. This far-famed hotel is located in the center of the city, only OBe block from the Union Depot. Elevator; all appointments flrst-chuM. Hoyt k (Jatks. Proprietors. Mensman'h Peptonized Eked- 1\>mc, th» only preparation of. beef containing its en­ tire nutritious properties. It contains blood- making, force-generating, ancl life sustaining properties; invaluable for indigestion, dys­ pepsia, nervous prostration, and all forms of general debility; also, in all enfeebled condi­ tions, whether the result of exhaustion, nerv­ ous prostration, over-work, or acuto disease, particularly if resulting from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard & Co., proprie tors. New York. 8ol«f>by druggists. The Great Liver and Siomach Remedy, gor the cure of all disorders of the Stomach, TVver, owels, Kidneys, Madder, Nervous Diseases, Loss ot Appetite, Headache, ('< nstipation, Costi\enos», Indi­ gestion, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Inflammation of the Bowels. Files, and all derangements of the Internal visoera. Purely vegetable, containing uo mercury, minerals, or deleterious drugs. Price, 25 touts per box. Sold by all dru,i<,i ts. DYSPEPSIA Hundreds of maladies spring from this complaint. The symptoms of this disease fire the symptoms of a broken-down Stcmach, IudU'estiou, Klatnlenee, Heart­ burn. Acid Stomach, Pain alter Eating--eivinv rise sometimes to the most excn ciatiiig colic--Pyrosis, or Wiiter-lirasli, etc., etc. Dr. ltadway's Pills are a cure for this complaint. They restore strength to the Ktom«ch ami enable it to perform its functions. Take the Pills according to the directions, and observe what we say i-i "False and True" respecting diet. Send stamp for "False and True." VINEGAR BiTTEES la tlie great Blood Fsritler and Life-giving Principle; a Gentle Purgative and Tonic; a perfect, Kenovator and Invigorator of the Bysteui. In Vinegar Blticra there is vitality but no alcoholic or mineral poison. lliveawN of tlic Kkln, of whatever name or nature, are literally du£ up and carried out of the sy stem in a short time by the use of the Bitters. Vhit'iira Bitter* allays feverishness. It re­ lieves, aiid in time cures Kneumatism, Neuralgia, Gout, aud similar painful diseases. Vinegar Hitter* cures Constipation and prevents Dinrrluea. Never before has a medicine been com­ pounded possessing the power of Vlxboau Bit- Ieus to heal the sick. 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 Oe read by every child and youth in the land. Any two of the above books mailed free on Jeceipt of four cents for registration fees. •H.H. McDonald Drug Co., 632 Washington St., N.Y. Ili PAGE'S LIQUID GLUE " MENDS EVERYTHING Contains no Acid. ASK Wood.Leather.Parwr.Ivory.Cla? . China, Furniture. Bric-a-Bru<\ Jtc. Strong as Iron, Solid as a Bock. Thp total quantity fmld during th« past five years amounted to over 32 MILLION bottle. EVEKYHODY WANTS IT. AU i!.\i!crs can sell it. Awarded * l'n>!-oiinc<Hl Strongest <ihie known Genrt dealer's raril and lOe. postage torsnmplec.-in FRKR bv mail. Russia i" siik-nt Co. Gloucester, M»S3. Yon r Mewsaeal«r forTHE CHICAGO IJilKiElt, the Best Stomv Pavek in tli" country. Heid it rLearn Here and earn go. <1 jiay. Situation* furnished. Write Valentine Bros.. Jane.sville/Wi^ To introduce tiiem. we will OlYK AWAY 1,001) Selt- OEKJi-atiie* WaKlii: c Machines. If you wurtone id us your huuc. P.O.. and express office at * once. The Nutional Co.. 35 Uky St., N. Y. eia OFFER. © These Discs represent ( tho opposite' sides of B. H. DOUCLASS & SONS' Capsicum Cough Drops for Coughs, Colds and Soro Throats, an Alleviator of Consumption, and of great benefit in most cases of Dyspepsia, (IEWARE OF IMITATIONS.) rhey are tho result of over forty years* exporieaoQ in compounding COUGH BJSMKDJJ28. Itctsll pries 15 ccnt* pel- quarter pouaA» FOlt SAI.E BV ALL ItK.Vl.KiiS. BUY SAUZER'S 0-* ('rw.*k) SEEDS. A GENTS v-antert iu every cite and town for I^adiMT f\ Favorite Ti - -intf \V!>ee!. Will se 1 in every house­ hold. Two dozen iu iled upon receipt of fi. ample lik;. Novi Ity Win el Co.. 24 Congress St.. Boston. Mass. Mles.bitr j>ay,stMd7 work, no 1 II an hoar for either sex. samples frne. Send stump < cure n pleaatnt vrintor'i i.usiriw H. M-rWll a Co., Chieium. III. -"mS§ QUICK w • and a»> ANTED Ladies and Gentlemen in City or County t:> tske work at tlieir own homes. #3 to Si a eawilvmsde. Works^ntbymail. Nocam iiiK. We have eood demand for our work, luriiisli steady employment. Addresa, ro.. .»U Vine St.. tin' PAW • Wand ENGINES III Portable and i. mM ALL MXISh. Ill ttonary. IllMtaV Hundreds in use. ed Price List Ftm. LANE & BOPLBY CO.. C1XC1XNAT1. S FACTS! The Crop a;nl Market Reports alone are worth ten times the tmb.erU>tion price to ajiytarsser; all other departments equally valuable. Only fi.3 a venr. Sample copies free: write for one. FAitMEBS* UEYlEvV, Chicago, 111. StJte where you saw this ady. Hot aw-ScW j •r pftta in the Use h«T« I )i»4 tine* uatif^v ATHL0PH0B0S two jc&rs ago. It n.*de ft thoraum cure in my case." Mrs. Klla Smith, t>! X. Foster Strewn Sprln^lUM*, O. Athlophoros is absolutely safe, coutaioilf no opium, morphiae or other tojarioufs Ingredient. lure cure for Khvuniatism. Aitt jour drvu&i*t for Athli* .. phoro*. If tou cannot get tl of him do not trr rnmrttilig" else, but order at ouce fromna. VT® will tend it exprMB paid on receipt of price, $1,00 bottte. ATHL0PH0R0S CO.. 112 Wall 8L. HewTwfc. A FREE SEED DISTRIBUTION. Dr. Radway's SARSAPARILLIAN RESOLVENT Hks stood the test of nearly half a eentnryasaivmedy for S-crofnloUH, Mer. uriiil and Syphilitic Compliiints, Chronic llheumatinm. Skin Dikmhi h, aud Imimri'ies of the Blood. It budils up the broken-down constitu­ tion, purifleH the blood, restoring health and vigor. Bold by drugKlsta; $l a bottle. KADWAV'S It KA!»Y RKL1EF, For the relief and rure of nil Pains, Congestions and Inflammations. *B"Be sure to net Radway's.-(s* DR. KADWAY & CO., New York. Otn-C.H.Ho* ltor and pub'r Alt' ranet, ChkM, aad jta. AV. Wilgoa, Itle bnimaa manage, of tlM WtvUrm /I'wrd.', have Wurch»ni the UM, FUUJ) A*» STOt KMA*, one or Um not! widclj eirtrttlr**! •jtricultural journal* to Arinita They will pah- tish it wwkly hereafter. It contains 16 neatly printed 4-coliinin of reading matter., edited by rxpenem-ed and practical writers, covering all depart* merits of agriculture, tho household, m&rkot wports, WiA choice stones. jTrice $ 1.50 a ve»r. .... . . _ In order to secure new Miixcribers, its n«w pubusners filll hit upon the happvr*pe»iieiit of a vinySO pacltetO of td every person who subscribes* ail rare at:4 ehofc* viriettes, t;atriero«i front the I'cst special sources of ths* and Kurtpe, or grown for thi3 purpose l»y Mr. W ilson of the who is an experienced see<!««an. Send lor a freo sample coff* xs\A\ liitl particulars, and description of seeds. HOWARD WILSON PUB. CO.. Chicago. IU. JMT- -W. XyOJaTFTAIKK "Wayne, Du Page Ca., TIHnwa, , , .• y HAS IMPORTED FRO«i n»AWO« Perokeroa Hone* raised at lt,MV,Nt, , ' wkteh lad.^ra nbeat ' ' 70 PER CENT OF ALL NORSES EVER IMPORTED TO AMERICA. ^ STOCK ON RMS: lBiportdlSr9«4lana aoo iBHrtel Stalll«B» Old «n--mxh far Servic«, IS* COLTS Two J^nrs old , aa# yovtrvirer. eoojriUina Um vtm- Mceptt* by all totelli- brredera thr.t, how- II bred antmaia may br , , . . Ui iw .if thelr recorded, they rnottld be valuf-d only aa pradra. jiel! all imported ^tork at- itrade prleea wben I tornlsh with the animal sold, ; >dl|rre« Terified ori|fin*l French eertitieate of itsh^ntber and the Perehero" stud Book of Franca. trated, €atai«,,je sent free. W»jm, Illl..ljVl a *ul of Ctalcaso, on tne Chieairo A Korth-Wcatem e v e r y C H I L D In every land is xubject to _ Coughs, Croup & Wboopiig CH(ka - A-J . . . . m .r mm 1 African (Negro). mi:IK I'AKENTS TO O O N S i n M P T I O S r K -TAKE IN TIME- I CURE FITS! WI'll 1 fM>- 1-in.j 1 ""i mean merely to stop tnem uc atlino aud ihen Imvc iheui r.-tunt again. I mean a fiili- cal cure. 1 have imulo the dlseaae cf WT9, «r 1'ALXnca SICKNESS a study. ' warrant my ramei'.y to cure the worst cases. Because ethois have failed U no -<msnn for not now receWing n care. Send. *t onae far a treatise ami a Free Bottle of my InwUlWe wnedy. Kxpr*n and Poat OttLcm. tl mtl |H Mttina for a trial, and I wtU core you. • -- - ^^iddreaa Vr.SLO. BOOT, m hid H., »»Ta4 Taylor's Cherokee Remedy ol Sweot 6um and The KweetOiim irom a tree of the same name _ lr« in the S mth. combined with a tea made from Mullein iilaxit of tlie nl<i tieliin. For sale by all dl cists at eeut« and lS»l .00 per hottle. WALTKK A. TAYLOR. Atlanta. Ua. TREATED FREE. 1)1*. IX. 11. GKF.EX & SlM-clallsts for Thirteen Years Past, Have treated Drop-y and its eomplioatioug with tte m<-8t v. omlertul success: use vegetable remedies entirely hai rnle^s Kernuve all symptoms of ttaMMBT in eiiilit to twenty days. Cure ratii uta pronounced hopeleM by the beat at t roiu the first dose the symptoms rapidly dinp. pear, and in ten daya at least two-thirds ot all *vmp. torn# i re rt-moxed. Sotne way orj- Immbug without knowinc thiM alwut it. IIemen:l>. r, it does not cost von anvtlila* to realize the merits ot our treatment for vc.nrs^ f. Ia ten days the difficulty of breathing is rel.ewtl, vulse regular, the urinary organs made to har{» their fu l duty, sleep is restored, the swi-dins all or nearly pone, the strength imivared. andappetite mad* KO»:d. We are cou-tantly curing cases of lotur «ttt» inp--cases tliat have W t n t:ip;ied a nuuitierof t^ntee. *nd the patient declare ! unable to live a wrek. fuil history of -ase. Name sex. how bag atBteMk hew l»aulv i-woli-n ailii where. «re bowels cos(t»% lisvo lepu bursted >u.4. drip-ied water. Send for tNfr V>;'iiil)h!et. contaiiiinp testimoiii.ds. nuestiouss, etc. Ten ilays' treatment furnished !ree hy mail. K|>ilei>sy iFitst i><t.-.«tiveiy cuwi. m •If jouoriler tria . s.nd ltii-e:its in sta?uj>s to MDP ' postage. U. H. tUiKK* Ji. SONS. M l»s.. 55 Junes A-efiiw, Atlanta. €>•» - PINSUMPIIOK, Q9» thou^an of tror*6 feirtd ii-tlof \q9~~' •t4ad«nt hAve l«e*u cur^d. »o«tn»n- f?iii la lt» et£ic*»*T. 1 wi I wndTU'O BOXTi.trS FKJSjl together witKa V ar.C\DMIXKEATIS8on tius Wftny iuflVrer. t r DB. T. A. fiLOCWn 1*1 F--xi 5K9 rabies C O N S U.M-F T ; Ko« C. N. V. WHEN WKITIXG TO AI)TXKTl!(KMk l» ultase mi r*m aa* Um wMwwmmS la tkb waiter. ' ' fftfwfe'iiMii