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St» BHUHlgCEKCES OF PUBLIC ««• %X B£K * PKRLK¥ POOBK. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia, Mud a negro man named Henry, who wag very fond of 'possum hunting--a perfect Nimrod in that line Having, as usual, gone out for that purpose, it was not long before his dogs struck a track and soon treed. The hunter, having arrived at the tree, deliberately laid down his torch, and drawing his ax from his shoulder, eager for the game, began laying on to lell it. He had not given more than one or two outs, when, to his consternation, he heard a voioe from above, saying: "If you won't let the dogs bite me, I'll come down and help you cut the tree down." Thunderstruck and amazed, the huntsman dropped his ax, and made double-quick time for home. It turned out in the sequel tbat another negro, a runaway, hearing the dogs, took to a tree, and the possum was treed in another about ten feet off; the runaway seeing no other person but the hunter come up, volunteered his services to help him. But Nimrod thought the "varmint" was entirely too obliging, or "thar was a ghost some- wh&r about." ^ Abraham Lincoln was on one occa­ sion trying a case in Sangamon County, Illinois, against a very able lawyer, who made snch a convincing speech to the jury that Mr. Lincoln saw that it had produced an impression. The gentle­ man was not only precise in his oratory but iu his dress, and Mr. Lincoln saw a flaw m his usually faultless attire. "Gentlemen of the jury," said "Old Abe," when he arose to speak, "the gentleman who has just spoken has male a strong argument. He has quoted tbe law and evidence, and it is not for me to say that he is wrcfng. He may be correct in all that he has said. But I want you to take a good look at him. Look especially at the upper half, and then, gentlemen, tell me if any man who comes before you with his standing collar buttoned 'wrong end to,' with the points sticking away out behind the ears, may not be altogether mistaken in his arguments." The plan was successful. Mr. Lincoln had broken the spell which the eloquence of his opponent had thrown over the jury. Beu Hill created a sensation at Washington when he admitted that forty-two ex-Confederates pledged themselves to each other several weeks before the Wormley conference to see that the count for President was le- ' gaily concluded, and that they did this to avert civil war. The plans and the movements of the Tilden Demo­ crats, most of whom were from the North, were thoroughly understood by Southern Democrats to be revolution­ ary, and to involve anarchy and fight­ ing. The record of the yeas and nays on all filibustering votes, and others looking solely to delay in the count, bore out tbo statement of Senator Hill. It Will be remembered that about the number of Democrats named stood together for at least two weeks before the Wormley Hotel conference in resisting every motion that was essentially one of delay, and that just about the same anti-fllibustering vote followed the date of that conference. As a squad of Confederate prisoners was being marched from the steamboat wharf to the Old Capitol prison to­ ward the close of the war they gazed at a menagerie procession that they , met with great interest. Finally the gigantic elephant "Hannibal" came along, directed by his keeper* a young man mounted on horseback. "Hi!" exclaimed one of the boys in gray; "Them uus makes me think of Rich­ mond last winter, when old Humphrey Marshall and Alex Stephens used to go about like that ere'elliphant and its keeper." As Marshall weighed over 300 pounds and Mr. Stephens less than 100 pounds, the comparison was good. It is related, and, I am inclined to think, truthfully, that John P. Hale once said to Mr. Stephens: "Why, Stephens, if you don't look out I will Swallow you." "If you do," replied the Georgian, "you will have more brains in your body than, you ever had in your head." When the Woman Suffrage conven­ tion met in Washington in the winter of 1879, they called on President Hayes and presented resolutions adopted at the convention, following up. with ar­ gument? in their favor. The President listened attentively until they had finished, and then asked them if they would not like to see Mrs. Hayes. They assented, and the President asked Mrs. Hayes to show them the White House, which she did, taking the ladies to the nursery, kitchen, and through all. the chambers, pointing out the methods of housekeeping, and asking their opinions upon domestic subjects. The ladies expressed gratification at Mrs. Hayes' kindness, but carried an impression that they had been trifled with. Information about housekeeping was not what they were after. President Taylor was probably the only President to whom the presidency was an uncoveted and unsought-for boon. Mrs. Taylor was 90 averse to public life that it was said she prayed every night during his candidacy for his defeat, and when told of his elec­ tion, said: "Why could they not let us alone ? we are so happy here. Why do they want to drag us to Washington ?" Who that ever saw Gen. Taylor at a levee could forget him ? He grasped every new-comer cordially by the hand, and saluted all, high and low, old maids, brides, young girls, all, with the words, "Glad to see you! Glad to see you! How's your family? Hope the children are all well." His greeting was almost equal to Rip's toast: "Here's to you and your family. May you live long and prosper!" He hardly ever opened his mouth without making a mistake, and people laughed heartily. Still they loved him, trusted his judgment, and knew his heart and hand were true as steel; and when he died the whole nation was a mourner at his grave. .When Major Donelson returned from Europe he introduced liim at a dinner party as, "My friend Donelson, just from Berlin, Austria." During his candidacy CoL W., a State elector, afier discussing several public topics, ask him,what were his views on the taritf. "The what, Jack," said Gen. Taylor, who stuttered dreadfully. "The tariff, General," said CoL W. "Why! what's that?" "It's a sine qua non," said Col. W., who was one of the greatest wags that ever lived, "that the people are much ex­ cited about now." UA sine qua non," said Gen. Taylor, slowly; "I believe, Jack, I saw one in Mexico, but I forget what it looks like; and I'll be blaimed If I have any views on the tariff," Carious Mental Disorder. Accounts are given of attacks to which the Esquimaux are sometimes victims, for which no name has been found. According to the description an Esquimau; while sailing in his kajak upon a perfectly calm, smooth sea, is suddenly seized wit a feeling that his boat is tipping to one side; he jumps to the other to preserve the equilibrium, but this only makes matters worse and he abandons himself to anxious and even frenzied attempts to keep the boat from tipping; he can no longer fish, and his troubles do not oease until he gets in sight of shore or of another boat. These attacks are ndt accom­ panied or preceded by any malaise or nausea; nor does there appear to be any true vertiginous sensation, but rather an hallucination of the sense of equillibrium. The attack occurs when the subject is apparently in full health and is unattended ^ith headache, palpi-, tations, convulsions, or paraljfTUfl.-- Pittsburgh Time*. *4# ,j .1 Stories of LIBCOIB. During a conference, in reponse to certain remarks by the Con­ federate Commissioners requiring ex­ plicit contradiction, Mr. Lincoln ani­ madverted with some severity upon the conduct of the rebel leaders, and closed with the statement that they had plainly forfeited all right to immunity from punishment for tbe highest crime known to the law. Being positive and unequivocal in stating his views con­ cerning individual treason his words seemed to fall upon the Commissioners Avith ominous import. There was a pans.1, during which Mr. Hunter re­ garded the speaker with a Bteady, searching look. At length, carefully measuring his own words, Mr. Hunter said: "Then, Mr. President, if we un­ derstand you correctly, you iliink that we of the Confederacy have committed treason; that we are traitors to your Government; that we have forfeited our rights, and are proper subjects for the hangman. I* not that.about what your words imply ?" "Yes," said Mr. Lincoln, "you have stated the proposition better than I did. That is about the size of it!" There. was. another pause, and a painful one, after which Mr. Hunter, with a pleasant smile, replied: " Well, Mr. Lincoln, we have about concluded that we will not be hanged as long as you are President--if we behave our­ selves." This may possibly be misunderstood by Bome, but there is here as high a compliment as could have been paid to Mr. Lincoln--a trust in his magnanim­ ity and goodness of heart At one time when very lively scenes were being enacted in West Virginia, a Union General allowed himself and his command to be into a dangerous posi­ tion, from which it was feared he would be unable to extricate himself without the loss of his whole command. In speaking of this fiasco, Mr. Lincoln said: "Gen.' reminds me of a man out West who was engaged in what they call heading a barrel. He worked .dil­ igently for a time driving down the hoops, but when the job seemed com­ pleted the head would fall in and he would have to do the work all over again. Suddenly, after a deal of annoy­ ance, a bright idea struck him. He put his boy, a chunk of a lad, into the barrel to hold up the hearl while he pounded down t|ie hoops. This worked like a charm. The job was completed before he once thought about how he was to get the little fellow out again. The boy was securely fastened up in the barrel. "Now," said Mr. Lincoln, "that is a fair sample of the way some people do business. They can succeed better in getting themselves and others corked up than in getting them uncorked.-- Ward H. Lamm, in Chicago News. . Counterfeiting Napoleon. ! Boucher, a fan^ous violinist during the first quarter of the century, bore a singular resemblance to Napoleon in countenance and figure. One evening at St. Petersburg ho played at a concert, where the Czar, Alexander L, was present. "Monsieur Boucher," said the Czar.j- as the violinist was presented to him, " I have a favor to ask of you. It is arf affair," he continued, as Boucher bowed,' "unconnected with your profession." "I am wholly at your majesty's serv­ ice," answered the violinist. "Well, come to the palace to-morrow morning at 12 precisely. You shall be shown into my cabinet, which, if you will grant, will greatly oblige me." The neJrt dayTtktucher, on presenting himself atjhe palace, was ushered into the Czar's private cabinet. The Ozar immediately led him into an adjoining apartment where he saw on a sofa a small three-cornered hat, a sword, the uniform of the French im­ perial guard, and a cross of an officer of the Legion of Honor. "I will explain the favor I have to request. All those objects you see there belonged to the Emperor Na­ poleon; they yrere taken during the campaign of Moscow. I have fre­ quency heard of your resemblance to Napoleon, but I did not expect to find the likeness so strong as it is. My mother often regrets that she never saw Napoleon, and what I wish you to do ii to put on this dress and I will present you to her." The Czar withdrew and left Boucher to array himself in Napoleon's uniform. When he had dressed he was led to the apartment of the Empress-mother. The Czar assured his mother that the allusion was complete, and that she might say she had seen "the great man."--Youth"s Companion. Omission-of the Comma. Some years ago the omission of a comma in a letter in the Times gave a horrible meaning to a sentence. The letter was on the American war, and the writer said: "The loss of life will hardly fall short of a quarter of a mill­ ion; and how many more were better with the dead than doomed to crawl on the mutlilated victims of this great na­ tional crime." It should have been: "That doomed to crawl on, the muti­ lated victims of this great national crime." The following sentence appeared in a newspaper a short time ago: "The prisoner said the witness was a con­ victed thief." This statement nearly caused the proprietors of the news­ paper some trouble, and yet the words were correct. When the attention was drawn to the matter and proper puDctu- ation supplied the sentence had an ex­ actly opposite meaning: "The prisoner, saidthe witness, was a convicted thief." Dean Alfrod says that he saw an an­ nouncement of a meeting in connection with the "Society for Promoting the Observance of the Lord's Day which was founded in 1831," giving the notion that the day, not the society, was founded in that year. A comma should have been after "day,* and then the sentence would h^ve been correct-- London Exchange. THE transparency of molten iron, noticed during a casting of several tons, has been recorded by Mr. W. Ramsay': It had a yellow tinge. A SMALL hand is said to be a sign of refinement How vulgar, then, must be the man who holds four aoes. Batter and Oleomargarine. * Much has been said and written about the relative digestibility of but­ ter and oleomargarine. The only act­ ual comparative tests on record are a series made with a man and a boy by Prof. Mayer, in Holland. In these from 97.7 to 98.4 per oent. of the fat of the hntter and from 96.1 to 96.3 per cent of the fat of the oleomargarine were di­ gested. The average difference was 1.6 per cent in favor of the butter, Certain possible sources of error in such experiments make it a question whether the digestion was not in fact more nearly complete than even these figures make it An interesting series of experiments in artifioial digestion conducted by Dr. R. D. Clark, in be­ half of the New York Dairy Commis­ sion, though of course not affording a definite measure of the process as it actually goes on in the body, accords with the very natural supposition that, in ease, and perhaps in completeness of digestion, oleomargarine would rank between butter and the fat of ordinary meat In chemical composition oleomarga­ rine stands between meat-fat and but­ ter. It will be remembered that oleo­ margarine is made from beef-fat and lard by removing from them parts of the stearin, whioh counts as the least digestible ingredient, and adding a lit­ tle butter and sometimes oil, as cotton­ seed oiL The bulk of all these fatty substances, meat-fat, butter, and oil, consists of the same or nearly the same kinds of fat, the meat-fat having the more stearin. Tho butter, however, contains small quantities, seven per oent. or thereabouts, of peculiar fats, butyrin, caproin, etc., which give it its flavor and which are throught by some to make it more easily digestible, especially by persons whose digestion is enfeebled by lack of digestive juices or otherwise. _ In the excitement over oleomarga­ rine legislation, the discussion of the relative digestibilty of butter and but­ ter substitutes has been made very active by the importance of its bear­ ing upon their comparative values for nutriment, and many statements have been made as to the effect of the chem- ical composition of the peculiar butter- fats and the consequent chemical changes in tho process of digestion and assimilation in the body. It is inter­ esting to compare the very positive in­ ferences which some writers upon the subject draw from experimental inves­ tigations, with the very guarded ex­ pressions of opinion made by the au­ thors of the same investigations in their writings and in personal conversation. The facts at hand and the general im­ pression of special students of these subjects, so far as I have observed, are to the effect that probably, for healthy persons, the difference between butter and oleomargarine in ease and in com­ pleteness of digestion would be at most very slight, but that for people with enfeebled digestion and for in­ fants, butter may, perhaps, at tildes, have the advantage.--Prof. Atwater, in the Century. Sherman and the Parson. II WS3 during the occupation of Memphis. Sherman had ordered all churches to be closed on Sunday. The day following the issue of the order the General was waited on by a man who was appareled in all the formal garb of the clergy, and whose face was made solemn by an expression suggestive of a willing martyr. "Well, sir," said the General, "what is your mission ?" "I am an Episcopal clergyman," quoth the visitor, "and I am perplexed to know how to obey your order. There seems to be a conflict of author­ ity. According to our church ritual we are now directed to pray for the Hon. Jefferson Davis, President of the Con­ federate States, and I am ecclesiasti­ cally bound to obey orders." "Oh, never mind," said the General, "pray for Davis; pray for him with all your might and main. He needs all the prayers you can tna^ke; but, my friend, to be candid, I am very much afraid praying will do him no good now. He's gone up." "Indeed?" said the pastor, with a be­ wildered look, "then shall I pray for Abraham Lincoln?" "No, my dear sir, don't do that; he don't need any prayers. He is just as sure of salvation as any man that ever died or will die. " Out of curiosity Gen. Sherman at­ tended the Episcopal Church the next Sunday. The minister saw his distinguished visitor in the audience, and when he reached the point of conflict in the service between the Church North and the Church South, with one eye on the prayer-book and the other on Gen. Sherman, [he said, "Bless the authority over us," ^Kithout more specifically des­ ignating \is superiors.--Pittsburgh Commercial-Gazette. Women at Dipner* Who are the best companions at a dinner'* Women are almost invari­ ably good company, but you should re­ member never to waste a good dinner on a woman. They have absolutely no idea of the delicacies and beauties of a thoroughly balanced dinner, and the younger they are the less able are they to appreciate the work of an accom­ plished chef. There i9 scarcely a wo­ man in New York who would not rather put on a new gown and eat a wretched dinner amid the splendor of Delmonico'a or the Brunswiok than eat a capital dinner at a lowly restaurant. A man, on the other hand, had rather eat a good dinner in a hovel than a bad one in a palace. What the wo­ men like is lots of tinsel, gold, cut- glass, colored lights, gorgeous ices, graceful champagne glasses, and Btrains of music. Give them these things and they don't give a rap for the rest If you take a stupid friend to dinner you stand a very fair chance of having your meal spoiled unless he is 'a very old friend. If you know him very well you may indulge in long periods of silence* the privilege of old friendship--and de­ vote your entire attention to the din­ ner. In this case a stupid friend is often a blessing in disguise, for it is very annoying at times to be obliged to keep up a running fire of small talk when there is more important business 6n hand.---Hotel Gazette. FEBSOHAL CHARMS, f Ban* the IMtaMrttaa flMqr of DOTstop.' •MMt BMHtlflN Wobmm. What is the Delsartiaa method? If ladies oan secure cultivation of the voioe, so ss to read sad ooovene In sweetly modu­ lated yet strong sad deep tones, end by the same course of training acquire graoe of car­ riage and the development of chest and lungs that ensures health and adds to personal charms, the method* employed are worthy investigation. Bo thought our reporter, who called upon Moore. Gray, the noted teacher of Oratory and Physical Culture, at one of our leading •hotels. 0 A» ho entered the room a lady tall but well proportioned came with graceful movement toward him. A well-shaped head, crowned with a wealth or iron-gray hair, dark, brill­ iant eye*, beneath finely arched brows. were noted as elie approached. When she spoke it waa with a voice sweet and low, yet with a Wonderful com pass. , " W bat is the secret of this power of vooal expression you soem to have?" * Secret? there is no secret," laughed Mme. Gray. fcTinio waa when I had one of the weakest and thinnest of voices. Any one can accomplish what I have dona It is so easy to acquire a full, resonant voice, that will never ure or grow hoarse. All vocal diaabil- ities may ba overcome, hesitation, stammer­ ing, stuttering, soon disappear under proper training. * tem*"6- ***** affeot the physical eys- "Yes, it will develop the buet to almost ideal perfection. Gentlemen will add four or five inohea cheat measurement in ss many months." "it is desirable from a point of beauty, then?" "Yes, ladies gain the roundness of waist, taper of arm and hand, and tho perfect poise, ease and grace in movement that add so much to personal charms." "Health, I should think, would be benefited, also*" 'Indeed it is. Lung and throat troubles de­ crease, narrow cheats and thin arms are de­ veloped, and female weakness largely over- oonia* 'It sot-ma to be a regular panacea?" "No, I am sorry to say that some organs cahuot be made good in this way after they have been injured as mine were by a sojourn near a Southern swamp. Before 1 tried phys­ ical culture and Warner's safe cure I was a confirmed invalid. I was consumptive in early life, and it Is only a few years since I 0V1 rcamo a serious liver trouble. I owe much to Warner's safe oure, and 1 do not hesitate to acknowledge it" "And the consumption tendency?" "Disappeared after the use of this remedy, and wheu I learned how to breathe. Not one in twenty brea he in suoh a,way as to fill the air-cells,' to expand the strong muscles at the base of the lungs, which should do the labor of expelling air. Henoe, if kidney disease prevails, the lungs affected by tbe kidney poisoned blood soon give way." "Is not your system the Delsartian theory?" *Yo», audi greatly rejoiced when this grand teacher gave to the world his ideas. They correspond to those I had long taught, for I am a pioneer in this work, and have devoted life and energy to teaching the world that women may gain vocal accomplishments, health, grace and beautv all at the same time by these methods of cultivation." "You are yet teaching?" "Yes, at the School of Oratory and Physical Culture at Syracuse, N. Y., a permanent in­ stitution, now in very sucoeisful progresa" THE FUNNY PRO.ESSOR. Where tbe Sun Shines at Midnight. I am within 800 miles of the Arctio eircle, where the sun may be seen at midnight in the summer, and in winter it is night the whole twenty-four hours. Even where I am now I do not think that the light of the sun is entirely gone at midnight, for at 11 o'clock I could see it, and, going to sleep then, I did not awaken until 3, and at that time the dawn of day was plainly seen.-- Namaka {B. A.) letter, in Wheeling Intelligence. Two THINGS never die, only two- words that ire aweet, and words that are good# jJkfii JMSer grow old.--, • Fvrdusx. Comments of the Compositors Who Set Up Hi* Copy and Discouraged His Work. Professor Remington, of the Cala- canthus Academy, the author of many of the amusing articles which have re­ cently appeared in the Daily Horn, called on the editor of that journal sev­ eral evenings ago, and after much "tit­ tering,"said: "If, sir, the articles which I have been sending to yonr influential jour­ nal were humorous, I have now pre­ pared one for you tbat is unreservedly funny--so funny, indeed, that even I, after conceiving it, and thereby being prepared for all surprises, cannot read it over without extreme laughter. I should think that when an author laughs at his own conceits it is the best test of their mirth-provoking qualities. Artemus Ward, you know, often laughed uproariously' at some of his jokes, and, what better bears out the truth of my observation, the jokes that most excited his laughter had the most effect upon his readers." The editor, who was running a six- line advertisement for the Calacanthus Academy, agreed with the Professor. "I am told," said the school man, "that printers are fair judges of hu­ mor. " "Yes," replied the editor. "Well, then, sir, when they strike this article a wave of mirth will ride throughout your entire oitice. By the way, I would like to take an un- obseived position and hear their com­ ment" - The editor consented, and the Pro­ fessor secreted himself behind a pile of paper. He had to smother his mirth when he recalled certain expressions in the article, and once, had it not been for the timely and vigorous use of his handkerchief, he would, with a snort, have betrayed his hiding place. First compositor (with a groan)--I've gone into the tloral business. Second compositor--How so? First compositor--Caught some slash from Calacanthus. Third compositor (with a groan)--Is that chump writing again? First compositor--Yes; and he's extra fnnny this time. Second compositor--He's oaloulated to make a man tired. First compositor--Yes; and yet some people wonder why printers drink. Third compositor--Tbe real wonder is that they don't commit suicide. Fourth compositor--Heiloa, I've got a take of it Wish I had that fellow. First compositor--What would you do with him? Fourth compositor--Teach him to stand on his hind legs. Third compositor--He's getting fun­ nier. Says here that a widow is a wid­ ow because her husband won't live wid »er. Loud groans. First compositor--Hold on; here's a master stroke. Says that the yellow negro ought to have more affection for the mule than the black negro has, because the yellow fellow is a mule- atto. More groans. The printers loudly thumped their cases. Third compositor--Wonder if tbe law would do anything with a man for kill­ ing him ? Fourth compositor--Not if the jury had any sense. Second compositor--That settles it If that fellow comes around here I will bathe my hands in his cold and watery blood. The Professor slipped away. As he passed through the editorial room the editor innocently asked: 'Professor, won't you stay and look over your proof ?" 'No, I thank you. In fact, I don't feel very well this evening."--New York Telegram. STEEL wire mats are a new article in metallurgical industry. They are made from steel wire, with steel frame Shooting the Great Eagles. Writing of the Crow Indians of Montana, a Philadelphia 1 imes corre­ spondent says: "In one of these lodges I saw a most beautiful head-dress of eagle feathers, perhaps the handsom­ est it has ever been my good fortune to behold--and this brings me to the conclusion that an Indian always tries to accomplish one of two things-- either to excite the admiration of the women or the fear of the men. This particular head-dreas was made princi­ pally of the feathers of the bald and black eagles, • who soar very high among the peaks of the Rocky Mount­ ains, end it is a very difficult matter, even with a fine-sighted rifle, to kill these high-flying American birds, yet the Crows have captured them with arrows where the white man would have failed, although armed with the best of moden-breech*loader&, "I asked a Crow buck how he got so many feathers when his bow was un­ equal to send the light-feathered shafts to such a distance in the air. I was much surprissd to hear the two meth­ ods adopted by the Absaraka tribe to capture the much-prized birds. First they hold an eagle danoe. Then the braves go to the Big Horn Mountains, proceed tipward toward the summit until they arrive in the perpetual-Bnow district and far above timber line, when each selects a spot and digs a pit, which he covers lightly with reeds and grass. A piece of raw meat usnally bear or mountain goat --is done up in a piece of rawhide and laid on the pit. Just at the dawn of day, as the sun is peering over the distant peaks, the eagles, who have all night long smelled the savory bait, swoop down upon the hides, whioh they pro­ ceed to tear with their talons and beaks. Meanwhile an Indian has con­ cealed himself in each pit and reach­ ing up with his hand he seizes the bird of liberty and drags him down. Here the latter is quickly dispatched, when the brave warrior returns to his lodge, proud of his possessions and rejoicing in his skill. The other method is to go high enough among the mountain aeries of the eagles, then it is an easy matter with bow and arrow to Bhoot downward, and u ually with skillful results. The head-dress I saw must have contained over two hundred feath­ ers all told. They were sewed or fast­ ened with sinew threads to a long piece of elk skin, which reached from the crown of the head to the feet and then trailed for eighteen or twenty inches, and at the end of this trail was fastened a buffalo bull's tail, whioh completed the full war-dress costume of this pe­ culiar warrior when, in a barbarous or half-savage mood." ONE of the largest wind motors in existence is used for driving flouring machinery at <ireat Yarmouth, Eng­ land. It has four sails, which are forty feet nine inches long by twelve feet six inches wide, and extend 100 feet from point to point. With a wind of twenty- five miles an hour the windmill* has 55- liorse power, and will easily make 120 barrels of flour in twenty-four hours. The building containing the flouring apparatus and supporting the motor is of eleven stories, stands nmety-nine feet above foundation, and is thirty-five feet in diameter at the base and sixteen feet at thtf top. At Pass*, A stomaoh in revolt is an obdurate rebel. Corrected with Hoetefeter's Stomach Bitters, Its dissensions with the food introduce J into it in unwary moments of appetite ceases. Then it ie at peace. Then <lys]>«pata abandons Ita grip. Then such fractious manifestations as heart­ burn, a sinking sensation in the pit of the abdo­ men between meals and unnatural fullness aft- ward, flatulence, acid gulpings, biliousness, etc cease to inflict martyrdom. After a course of tho national touic and alterative, the liver and bowels, always more or less disordered dur- iiig a prolonged attack of indigestion, resume their functions an J become regular. Thus not only dyspepsia liut its concomitants, constipa­ tion and biliousness, are conquered by the mad- icino, which remedies their fruitful cause, weakness of the organs of digestion. The epi­ gastric nerve, cellular tissue, in short, every or­ gan that boars a acquire vigor lnvigorant. ON suspending a Bmall cylinder of ivoEy over a table by a fiber of cocoon silk, and bringing a second cylinder within about a twenty-fifth of an inch of it, the first cylinder imwdiately be- ins to rotate. The discoverer, M. 'hore, regarded this as demonstrating the existence of an unknown force in the human organism, as he believes that the rotation is independent of the natfire of the cylinders, and that light, heat, electricity, magnetism, gravity, and air currents are inadequate to ex­ plain it The alleged new force has been investigated, however, by Mr. William Crookes, who, while admit* ting his inability to explain all the phenomena exhibited, considers that the motion is simply due to the radiations of heat from the observer'? body, and finds that a bottle of hoi water will rotate the cylinder twice as well. _ "GOLDEN at morning, silver at noon, and lead at night," is the old say Lug about eating oranges. But there is something that is rightly named Golden, and can be taken with benefit at any hour of the day. This is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, literally wortu its weight in gold to anyone suffering with bcrofulous affo tions, impurities of the blood, or diseases of tho lungs and 'liver. It is unfailing. By druggists. MONET sets tight so often that it will have a bad reputation for sobriety befoi' long.--Sioux City Journal. How to Gain Flesh and Strength. Use after cach meal Hcott's Emulsion with Hypophoephitea It ie as palatable as milk, and easily digested. The rapidity with which delicate people improve with its use is won­ derful Use it and try your weight As a remedy for Consumption, ihroat affections, and Bronchitis, it is unequaled. Please read: "1 used Kcoit's Emulsion in a child eight months old with good results. He sained four Sounds in a very short time."--PHO. PKIH, L D., Alabama. A WOBKINOMAN'S wife is a better deposi. tary of his nickels and dimes than is tbe saloon-keeper.--Cincinnati Ttltgram. U«e Brows'* Bronchial Troches for Coughs, Colds, and all otier Throat Tror.b ea --"Pre-e mnently the best"--Bm. Henry Ward lieechrr. WE have noticed that the man who bnt his nose on the grindstone generally get* his wits sharpened*--Duluth farayrapliet » part in the digestive processes, id regularity from the benign $500 Reward. It you suffer from dull, heavy headachy obstrnotion of tbe nasal passage^ discharges falling from the head into the throat, some* timea profuse, watery, and acrid, at others thick, tenacious, nincous, purulent, bloody, and putrid; if the eyes are weak, watery, and inflamed, and there ia ring ng in the eara, deatuuss, hacking or coughing to clear the throat, expectoration of offensive matter, to­ gether with scabs from ulcers; the voice be­ ing changed and having a nasal twang: the breath offenatve; smell and lasts impaired; experienoe a sensation of d szineaa, with men­ tal depression, a hacking 00ugh, and general debility, then you are Buffering from chronic nasal catarrh. Only a few of tho above-named aymptomB are likely to be present in any one case at one time, or in one stage of the dis­ ease. Thousands of cases annually, without manifesting half of the above symptoms, re­ sult iu consumption and end in the grave. Ko disease is so common, more deceptive, and dangerous, leas understood, or more unsuc­ cessfully treated by physicians. The manu­ facturers of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy offer, in good faith, $500 reward for a case of ca­ tarrh which thoy cannot cure. Tbe remedy ia sold by druggists at only 50 cents. THE best belt road is that around a pretty girl's waist. BEAUTIFUL, woman, from whence oame Ihy bloom, T®3' V Thy beaming eye, thy features fair? \ ' What kindly hand on thee was laid-- Kiulowini; tuee with beauty rars? ^ n '- " 'Twas not ever thus," the dune replied, "Once pale this iac*, these features bold; Tho ' Favorite Prescription' of Dr. Pieroe Wrought tho wonderoug change which yon be- hold.' You eaa ouilive a slander in half the time you can outanraa it.--Law Circular. - A Family Jewel. Doctroa DAVID KEKNBDT, the famous eur- geon and phys.cian, of Koudoat, K Y., has sent us a oopy of his new Medical treatise, a work of great intrinsio merit, apart from many elegant life illustrations o( rare beautv >Vo rtnd on examination that it is a work of exceed ng merit, one which should be kept and bead in every home. In addition to the studied aud valuable medical lessons incul­ cated by the Doctor, thero are two articles from the widely-known author, CoL E. Z. Q Judaon (Nod Buntline), whioh add to the in­ terest of tho work. The printed prioe of this book ie only 35 bents, but any one enclosing this notice with tho name of the pap.^r from whence it is taken, with four 2-cent postsM atamps, will receive the book free by »>u ' TME SPKCIAL OFFER Of THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, which we have published, includes tho admirable Double Hoi day "Numbers for Thanksgiving and Christ­ mas, with oolorod 00vers and full-page pict­ ures, twenty pagos each. Those, with the other weekly issues to Jannary 1, 188S, will be sent free to all now subscribers who send • 1.75 for a year's subscription to January, 1889. THE COMPANION has been preatly en­ larged, is finely illustrated, and no other weekly literary papor gives so much for so low a price If a gentleman tqf the name of Dsf volunteers to throw . the light of his ex­ perience Into the darkened places of misery, ao that othen may go and do ss he has done • and enjoy life, may It not be reasonably called daylight As for instance, take the esse of Captain . Sargent 8. Day, Gloucester, Mass., who writes April 1<£ 1881: "tJome time s(t> I was suffering with rheumatism. I used a •mall portion of St. Jacobs Oil and was cured at once. I have tised it for sprains and nevsr once have known it to fail. I will never be,, without a bottle." Captain Day also re- '* ceived a circular letter, and in reply under date of July 1, 1S87, he says: "I used the ' Oil as stated and was permanently cured at rheumatism by its use." During the inter- veiling six years there had been ne recur­ rence of the pain. Also a letter from Mr. H. i M. Converse, of the , Warren (Mass.) Herald, dated July 9,1887, as follows: "in response to yours of June 22, wo. ild Ray that In 1880 my.wife had a severe attack of rheumatism in shoulder and arm. SO that she could not raise her hand to her head. A few applications of St,- Jacobs Oil cured her permanently, and she has had no return of it." Another case is that of Mr. R. B. Kyle, Tower Hili, Appomattox county. Vs., who writes. November, 1886: "Was afflicted for ! several years with rheumatism and grew worse all the time. Eminent physiciana v gave no relief; had spasms, and was not ex­ pected to live; wn$ rubbed all over with St. Jacobs Oil. The first application relieved, • the second removed the pain, continued use cured ma; no relapse in Ave years, and do aa much work as ever." These are proofs of the ; perfection of the remedy, and, taken in con­ nection with the miracles performed in other cases, it hat no eimal. G Ol-D U worth #:«) per pound, Pettit*8 Ejrtf Balva-au»>. but is sold at 26 cento a bo* by dt-ale*». EDITION TUS riPCR wmum ra tnatM. Lyon's Patent Hell Stiffenor is the'ealy inven­ tion that will make old boota straight as new. Catarrh May affect any portion of the body where the mu­ cous membrane is fonnd. But catarrh of the head la by far the moat common, and. strange to say, tho most liable to be neglected. It originates in a cold, or succession of colds, combined with impure Hood. The wonderful success Hood's Sarsaparilla has had in curing catarrh warrants us In urging all who suffer with this disease to try the peculiar mtdi- clne. It renovates and Invigorates the blood, and tones every organ. *1 hsvo been troubled with tbat annoying disease, nssal catarrh, and hare taken all kinds of blood puri­ fiers, but never fouud relief till I used Hood's Karsa- parilla, which I am confident will do all that is claimed. Ilurrah for Hood's Sarsaparillar J. L. BOUTT, Marksburg, Ky. "I have taken Hood's BarsaparlUa for catarrh, and it has doue me a great deal of good. I recommend it to all within my reach. Hood's Baraaparilla hss been worth everything to me," LUTBKB D. KOBBIHS, East Thompson, Ct. Hood's 8arsaparilla •old by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & OO, Apothecaries. Lowell, IOO Doses One Dollar p l S 0 S C U R E F O R C O N S U M P T I O N Send for Pension jjawa to IT. S. nalm A areata KlTZfJRKAI.D i*0WElX, Indianapolis, Ind. Morphine Habit Corel In 19 S? 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