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ly !« nwona PUBLIC XJLTOS. executive proclamation was is- th* removal of fences which public domain. Many of aorcd, in obedienee . rftltopwMieland stfH the nm of these unlawful " " resorted to in _ -- --^--JS, and tibe har- ef ttt pntc&Ui by which, in some «aaec, sueh incisures aire justified, are fully de­ tailed in tlM report of the Secretary of the Into- Wf. The removal of ttw fences rtili roma-n- WW, whichinclose public lands, will bo enforce. 1 With all the authority and means with which *' ttt tnctttin brancli o( the Government is or invested by the Congress for tha^ i>ur- T"" V FLOTEBSKBST PENSIONS. • The report of the Commissioner of Pensions Jontaini, a detailed and ru04t satis factory ex- • ldbit of the iterations of tiie Pension Buroau During the last trtwl year ttieamovmtoi work done was Che largest in any year since tt»Q or- . (Ufntkm of the bureau ; and it has beeu cToue - at less ooet than daring the previous voar io , •very division. On the 30th day of June, IBS.;, / there were 365,75® pensioners on"the rolls of tli-i • bureau. Sines 1801 there have been 1,018, i.ij applications for pensions filed, of whicli 9^834 were based upon Bervice in the war oS 1813. There were 6*21,751 of these application? allowed, including 00,178 ta tho soldiers of isi-' and their 'Widows. The total amount paia for ••r;jiiilw<nMii'jm>n<ri8Bl is S80V.'24,S17.5/. The nnm- " 'war of maw pensions allowed during the yew ^•ndadJtme30f 188>, is 4>,857, & larger QUID ? fcer than has been alio A el in any vear f iave one since 18G1. The names of 2,•.'!£) "pen­ sioners which had been previously dropped Jbum the pension roll were restored during the Mar, and after do tucting these dropped wi hin ibfl same time for various CUUSHS, a net increase remains for tho year of 2J,G">8 names. From 'January 1, 18G1, to December 1, ifi8>, 1/K57 pri­ vate pension nets had bei*n passed. Since the ; last-mentioned date, and during the last session Congress, 644 such nets became laws. SL'ECIAL PKNSION LAWS. It seems to me that no one con examine our ! 'j>ension establishment and its operations witii- • '**'">! convinced that through its instruuien- <>'; lahty justice can be very nearly done to all who 'r ,«e entitled under present laws to tlie pension "houutyof the Government. But it is undeni-ilile that eases exist well entitled to relief in which the Penfion Bureau is powerless to relieve the •eally worthy ca-ies. Of this class are such as only lack by misfortune the kind or quantity Of proof which tho law and regula­ tions of the bureau require, or which, though their merit is apparent, ; for some reason or other, can hot te Justly dealt with through general laws. These ~sconditions fully justify application to the Con- ;; gross and special enactments, but resort to the Congress for a special pension act to over-ruin the deliberate and careful determination of the Pension Bureau on the merits, or to secure • favorable action when it could not be expected ;v Under the mast liberal execution of general laws, it must be admitted opens the door t) allowance of questionable claims, and presents t > the legislative and executive branches of toe Government applications concededlv not •Within the law and plainly devoid of , -merit, but so surrounded by sentiment and -patriotic feeling that they are hard to resist. FRAUDULENT PENSION CLAIMS. I suppose it will not be denied that many Maims for pension are made without merit, and -* that many have been allowed upon fraudulent • Representations. This has been declared from •he Pension Bureau, not only in this but in prior administrations. The usefulness and the justice T Of any system for tho distribution of pensions depend upon the equality and uniformity of its Operation. It will be seen from the report of the Commissioner that there are now paid by the Government 131 different rates of pension. The Commissioner estimates, iroin the best Information he can obtain, that 9, ,u0 of those »ho have served in tho army and navy of the • United States are now suppjrted in whole o; ia {'art from public funds or by organized chari-ies, exclusive of those in soldiers' homes under the direction and control of the Government. Clnlv 13 per cent, of these are pensioners, while, Of the entire number of men furnished for th > late war, something like 20 per cent., including . ^Iheir widows and relatives, have boen or now ' • " . ire in the reoeipt of pensions. £ The American people, with a patriotic and ' "grateful regard for our ex-soldiers, too broad ' tnd too sacred to be monopolized by any special advocates, are not only willing, but anxious tnat v "equal and exact justice should bo done to all honest claimants for pensions. In their sight • - the friendless and destitute so'dier dependent ^ On public charity, if otherwise entitled, has pre- • Oisely the same right to share in the provision ,• made for those who fought their country's bat­ 's', ties, as those better able, through friends and influence, to push their claims. Every pension • that is granted under our present plan upon toy other grounds than actual service, injury, • (Or disease incurred in such service, and •very instance of the many in which pen­ sions are increased on other grounds than the " ' merits of the claim, work an injustice to the brave and crippled, but poor and friendless, sol- dier, who is neglected, or who must be content ' '^vitli the smallest sum allowed under general laws. There are far too many neighborhoods 'rVta which are found glaring cases of inequality Of treatment in the matter of pensions; and tlhey are largely due to a yielding in tho Pen- ," lion Bureau to importunity on the part those other than the pensioner, Who are especially interested, or they arise from - Special acts passed for the benefit of individuals. The menwho fought side by si le should stand Side by side When they participate in a grateful nation's kind remembrance. Every considera- " tionof fairness and justice to our ex-soldiers, and the protection of the patriotic instincts of ' our citizens from perversion and violence, point ; to the adoption of a pension system broad and ' comprehensive enough to cover every contin- *• geacy, and which shall make unnecessary 1-"in objectionable volume of special legisla­ tion. As long as we adhere to the prin­ ciple of granting pensions for service, ' »nd disability as tue result of the service, thd - 'Allowance of pehsions should bo restricted to Oases presenting these features. Every pa- ' triotic heart responds to a tender consideration for those who, having served their country long tod well, are reduced to destitut on and de- f endenoe, not as an incident of their service, ut with advancing age, or through sickness, or misfortune. We are all tempted by the contemplation of such a condition to" sup- :|)ly relief and are often impatient of the ' limitations of public duty. Yielding to jio ono in the desire to indulge this ' feeling of consideration, I can not rl.i •* myself of the conviction that if these ex-soldiers are to be relieved they and their cause are ntitled to the benefit o'f an enactment under Vhich relief may be claimed as a right, and 'that such relief should be granted under the •anction of law, not in evasion of it; nor should • »uch worthy objects of care, all equally entitled, be remitted to tho unequal operation of sympa- thy, or the tender mercies ot social and politi­ cal influence, with their unjust discriminations. The discharged soldiers and sailors of the country are our fellow-citizens and Interested with us in the passage and faithful execution of wholesome law. They can iiot be swerved from their duty of citizenship by artful appeals to their spirit of brotherhood, born of common peril and suffering, nor will they exact as a test of devotion to their welfare 4 willingness to neglect public duty in their be- fcalf. THE PATENT OFFICE. On the 4th of March, 1885, the current busi­ ness of the Patent Office was on an aver­ age five and a half months behind *' At the close of the last fiscal year Such current work was but three months in (arrears, and it is asserted and believed that in the next few mouths the delay in obtaining an • examination of an application for a patent w ill t>e but nominal. Ttie number of applications for patents during the last fiscal year, includ­ ing re-issues, designs, trade-marks and labels, fequal 40,678, which is considerably in excess of the number received during the preceding year. Hrhe receipts of the IJatent Office during the year aggregate Si,250,16/. 80, enabling the Office to turn into the Treasury, over and Eve all expenditures, about §163,701.7.1. • number of patents granted during the last ftl year, including reissues, trade-marks, de­ signs, and labels, was 29,610--a number a so • ^uite largely in excess of that of any preceding ' year. The report of the Commissioner shows the office to be in a prosperous condition, and " Oonsequently increasing in its business. No in- ;. 't «rease of force is asked for. The amount esti­ mated for the year ending June 30, 18^7, was - |*Si.<«0. The amount estimated for the fiscal Irsar ending June 30, 1888, is £<78,779. THE SUBSIDIZED ItAILltOADS. The Secretary of the Interior suggests a change • fat the plan for "the payment of the indebtedness Of the Pacific subsidized roads to theGoverument His suggestion has the unanimous indorsement -• of the persons selected by the Government to Oct as Directors of these roads and protect the interests of the United States in the board of '• direction. In considerine the plan proposed, the Sole matters which should be taken into ac- ' -'count, in my opinion, ara tho situation of the - Government as a creditor, and the surest way • io secure the payment of the principal and in : . tcrest of its debt. •> ? INTERSTATE TBAFFIC. ' By a rectnt decision of the bupremo Court of the United States it has been adjudged that • the laws of the several States are inoperative to ' regulate rates of transportation upon railroads. ~ If such regulation interferes with the rate of . - %arriage from one State into another. This iin- fwrtant field of control and regulation having " ' been thus loft entirely unoccupied, the ex- toediency of federal action upon tiie subject is worthy of consideration. 'V ' CAPITAL AND LABFB. • The relations of labor to capital and of labor- ' - tog men to their employers are of the utmost . ^ Concern to every patriotic citizen. When these strained and distorted, unjustifiable claims - lire apt to be insisted upon by both interests, f find in the controversy which results the wel- f aro of all and the prosperity of tho country are ' jeopardized. Any intervention of the Gen- Vii feral Government, within the limits of Its constitutional authority, to avert such ti condition should be willingly accorded. tn a special message transmitted to Con- <:/ <gress at its last session I suggested the v.Ay'. Enlargement of our presentXjahorSureau and adding to its pi6Q0iit fucotidujro. power "of arbitration in cases where difference*, arise be­ tween employes and employers. When these differences reach such a stage as to result in the " ' nterniption of commerce between the ̂ States - the application of this remedy by the General Government might be regarded as entirelv ^Within its constitutional powers;and I think / lire might reasonably hope that such arbitration *\<tommwsian, if carefully selected and if entitled t fot^eonfideace of Iks pasties to be affected. Tronld bo voluntarily called to tho settlement of controversies of less extant and not necessarily within the domain of Federal regulation. I am of the opinion that this suggestion is worthy the attention of Congress. But after all has been done by the passage of laws, either Federal -or State, to relieve a situation full of solicitude, much more remains t^ be ac­ complished by the reinstatement and cultiva­ tion of a true American seatiinent, which re­ cognises the equality of American citisenship. This, in the light at car traditions and in loyalty to the spirit of our institutions, would leach that a hearty co-operation on the part of all interests is the surest path to na­ tional greatness and the happiness of nil onr people; that capital should, in recognition of the brotherhood'of our citizenship, and in a spirit Of American fairness, generously accord to labor its just compensation and consider­ ation, and that contented labor is capital's b.-st protection and faithful ally. It would teach, too, that the diverse situations of our people are inseparable front our civilization; that every citizen should, in his sphere, be a con­ tributor to the general good; that capital does not necessarily tend to the oppression of labor, and that violent disturbances and disorders alienate from their promoters true American sympathy and kindly feeling. THK AGRICULTURAL BUREAU The Department of Agriculture, represent'ng the oklest find largest of our industries, is sub­ serving well the purpose of its organisation. By the introduction of new subjects of farming en­ terprise, and by opening new sources of agri- opltural wealth and the dissemination of early information concerning production and prices, it has contributed largely to tho country 's pros­ perity. Through this ageuev, advanced thought and investigation touching tho subjects it has in chHrge, should, among other things, bo practi­ cally applied to the home production, at a low cost, of articles of foo I which are now imported from abroad, t-uch an innovation will necessarily, of course, in the beginning, be within the domain of intelligent experiments, and the subject in every stage should receive all possible encouragement from the Government. The interests of millions of our citizens engaged in agriculture are involved in an enlargement of the results of their labor ; and a zealous regard for their welfare should be a willing tribute to those whose productive re­ turns are a main source of our progress and power. ^ ' CATTLE DISEASE. The existence of pleuro-pneumonia among the cattle of various States has led to burdensome, and, in some caBes, disastions restrictions in an important branch of our commerce, threatening to affect the quantity and quality «f our food supply. This is a matter of such importance, and of suck far-reaching consequences, that I hope it will engage the serious attention of the Congress to the end that such a remedy may be applied as to the limits of a constitu- tioi al delegation of power to the General Gov­ ernment will permit I commend to the con­ sideration of the Congress the report of the Commissioner, and his suggestions concerning the interests intrusted to his care. CIVIL-SERVU E REFORM. The continued operation of the law relating to our civil service has added to the most con­ vincing proofs of its necessity and usefi loess. It is a fact worthy of note that every public of­ ficer who has a just idea of his duty to the people testifies to the value of this reform. Its stanchest friends are found among those who understand it best, and its warmest support TS are those who are restri i led aud protected by its requirements. The meaning of such restraint and protection is not appreciated by those who want places un­ der the Government, regardless of merit and efficiency, nor by those who insist that the se­ lection for such places should rest upon a proper credential showing active par­ tisan work. They mean to public officers ttie only opportunity afforded them to attend to public business, and they mean to th i good peo­ ple of the country the better p rformance of the work of their Government. It is exceedingly strange that the scope and nature of this reform ore so little understood, and that so many things not included within its plan are called by its untne. When cavil yields more fully to ex­ amination, the system will have large additions to the number of its friends. Our civil service reform may be imperfect in some of its details ; it may be misunderstood and opposed ; it may not always be faithfully ax>plied; its designs may sometimes miscarry through mistake or willful intent; it may sometimes tremble under the assaults of its enemies, or languish under the misguided zeal of impracticab lo friends, but if the poople of this country ever submit to tho banishment of its underlying principle from tho operation of their Govern­ ment, they will abandon tho surest guarauteo of tho safety and success of American institu­ tions. I invoke for this reform the cheerful and ungrudging support of Congress. I renew my recommendation, made la6t year, that the Commissioners be made equal to other officers of the Government having like duties and responsibilities, and t hope that such reasonable appropriations may be made as will enable them to Increase the usefulness of the cause t ey have charge of. FREEDMAN'S BANK ILEI'OSITORS. I desire to call the attention of the Congress to a plain duty which tho Government owes to the depositors in the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. This company was chartered by the Congress for the benefit of tho most illiterate and humble of our people, and with the intention of encouraging tbem in industry and thrift. Most of tho branches were presided over by officers holding the commissions and clothed in the uniform of the United States. These and other circum­ stances reasonably, I think, led these simpla people to supiwsa that tho invitation to deposit thoir hard-earned savings in this institution implied an understanding on the part of their Government that their nionoy should be safely kept for them. When this company failed it was llnble in the sum of $2,93',925.22 to 61,131 depositors. iMvidends amounting in tho ag­ gregate to 62 per cent, have been declared, and the sum called for and paid of such dividends seems to bo SI,643,181.72. This sum, deducted from the entire amount of deposits, leaves »1,2J1,744.50 still unpaid. Past exp3rieuce has shown that quite a largo part of this Bum will not be called for. There are assets still on hand amounting to the estimated sum of $16,000. I think the remaining thirty-eight p»-r cent, of such of these deposits as have claimants should be paid by the Government upon principles of equity and fairness. The re­ port of the Commissioners, soon to be laid be- lore Congress, will give more satisfactory de­ tails on this subject. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The control of the affairs of the District of Columbia having been placed in the hands of purely executive officers, while the Congress still retains all legislative authority relating to its government, it becomes my duty to make known tho pressing needs of the District, and recommend their consideration. The laws of the District appear to be in an uncertain and unsatisfactory condition, and their codification or revision is much needed. During the past year one of the bridges lead­ ing from the District to the State of Virainia became untit for use and travel upon it was for­ bidden. This leads mo to suggest that the im­ provement of all the bridges crossing the Poto­ mac and its branches from the City of Wnsh- ington is worthy of the attention of Congress. The Commissioners of the District represent that the laws regulating tho sale of liquor and granting licenses therefor should be at once amended, and that legislation is needed to consolidate, define, aud enlarge the scope and powers of the charitable, and penal institutions within the Dist^ct. I suggest that the Commissioners be clothed with the power to make, within fixed limitations, po­ lice regulations. I believe this jtower granted and earofullv guarded would tend to subserve the good order of the municipality. It seems that trouble still exists growing out of the occupation of the streets and avenues by certaiu railroads ha%-ing their termini in the city. It is very important that sach laws stiould be enacted upon this subioct as will secure to tho railroads all the facilities they require for the transaction of their business, and at tho si,me time protect citizens from injury to their persons or property. The Commisioners again complain that the accommodations afforaed them for the nec­ essary offices for District business and for the safe keeping of valuable books and papers, aro entirelv inefficient. I rec< mmend t'.iat this con­ dition of affairs be remedied by Congress, and that suitable quarters be furnished for the needs of the District Government. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, I earnestly invoke such wise action on the part of ttie people's legislators as will subserve the public good, and demonstrate, during the remaining days of tho Congress as at present organized, its ability aud inclination to so meet the people's needs that it shall be grate­ fully remembered by an expectant constituency. GROVER CLEVELAND. WASHINGTON, December 6, 1886. j II Is Hard to Fight the Fates. The most peaceable and dangerous man in all tli s V nited States lives in Murray County, Georgia. He is kind- hearted, good-temperei, never had a quarrel in his life, wouldn't hurt a Hy, and everybody is afraid of him. About a year ago he was cutting wood, when the ax flew oif the handle and killed a man who had coine to pay him $50; he never got a cent of the money. The next week, while ferrying a friend across a river, he ran the boat against a snag and his friend was drowned. About a month later he felled a tree on a stranger who was lying asleep in the woods, killing him instantly. Not long after he shot at a wild turkey and killed a neighbor whom he didn't see at all. Three weeks afterward he lighted a kerosene lamp, when it sud­ denly exploded, burning to death a colporteur to whom the inoffensive Georgian had courteously extended the hospitality of his home. His last pub­ lic act was to cross the st eet with a ladder on his shoulder, last Fourth of July, while the procession was passing, and" when somebody shouted to him to "hurry on," he obligingly turned around and started back. The pro 'fis­ sion was laid out and the day spoiled. -Burdette. < , v t ' '-r" An Obsmcr'i Protest Against Women Blladly Following Fashkm. • [Rochester Post-Express.] I am so little accustomed to what is known as society that anything I say about it should be taken as a . disinter­ ested and ingenuous expression of opinion from an observer to whom cer­ tain customs that are hallowed for so­ ciety people by convention may seem new, strange, and possibly unlovely. A well-known statistician in New York was described as looking at humanity from an outside point of view; and oc­ casionally I glance at society in that way. Recently I went to church to look at tho marriage of a friend whom I greatly admire. The w edding was what is commonly called a fashionable one, and there were present the most of the society people of the city--many of them in full dress. As the result of my observation I frankly declare that I don't like the looks of women in the prevailing evening costume. Anything tliat fashion sanctions is, of course, all right in the feminine judgment, and I do not mean to say that every detail of dress was not in the latest style; but I trill maintain--that it is "an opinion that fire cannot melt out of me"--that, considered artistically, most of the cos­ tumes were unbecoming. This is es­ pecially true of those cut with acute angles opening upward in front and rear of the corsage. Far bo it from me to say that the neck, shoulders, and bust of a pretty woman ore not among the most beautiful things in the world; but the collar-bone and the ridge of the back are not the best points in any woman's anatomy; and to these points this style of dress gives undue exposure. Even the cases where the acute angles were abandoned and the opening in the corsage broadened into a parallelo­ gram, giving a fair view of neck, shoulders, and bosom, the effect was not always happy. In fully nine cases out of ten there was something incon­ gruous in the result Either the arms were not pretty. br the neck was not graceful, or the bust was not fine, or the head and face were out of keeping with tho lack of drapery. I know that it is awfully ungallant to say this. I know that it is a pleasing fiction that every woman looks like an angel in full dress; but, dear girls, they are flatter­ ers that tell you so. It is a trying cus­ tom, in which few women look their best--as trying as a bathing suit, and how few women can be graceful in that! What puzzles me is this: That women who study dress so closely and know so well their own best points should, after all, so seldom show independence in their costumes and robe themselves as individuals, rather than in certain styles prescribed by fashion. Why will they, merely because a certain cloth, a cer­ tain shape of skirt or corsage is in vogue, adopt it when nature so made them that another material, another color, another style of garment, would set tbejp off to greater advantage? Can Ton Read! Tlie capacity for reading a book--that is, for keeping the mind fixed on one argument or narrative for a period more or less prolonged--has always in modern times been much more wide­ spread than the capacity for listening, owing to the fact that we all get our earliest mental training through books. As long, too, as books were the only sources of entertainment,. and large numbers of more or less cultivated peo­ ple lived in the country, and there Were no newspapers or other period­ icals, and few amusements, and travel was rare and expensive, the habit of reading was kept up. But there is great reason to fear that, what with the newspapers, and magazines, and the art galleries, and the museums, and theaters, and facility with which we can get other people to gossip with us when we are both idle and lazy, the number of those who can or ever do read a book --even a novel, even a poor novel--is rapidly declining. In fact, we fear that any one who inquired among his friends, outside the professors and pro­ fessional literary men, would find that the number of those who now ever'read a serious book of any kind is exceed­ ingly small, and those who read even novels is growing smaller. Most men who have not kept up the habit of reading, in fact, go to sleep over a serious book almost immediately and throw down a novel after a few pages if the plot does not thicken rap­ idly, or the accidents are few. The thoughtful novel, such as George Eliot's, filled with reflection and specu­ lation, would fare much worse now, even coming from an author of her powers, than it did thirty years ago. The newspaper is fast forming the men­ tal habits of this generation, and, in truth, even this is getting to be too heavy, unless the articles or extracts are very short. The reader begins more and more to resent being asked to keep his attention fixed on any one subject for more than five minutes. In short, any one who flatters himself dur­ ing the busy years of an active career, when he does no reading but newspa­ per reading, that lie is going to become a reader of books at a later period when he gets more leisure, may rest as­ sured that he is greatly mistaken. When leisure oomes he will find that a serious book will tire him or send him asleep in ten minutes, just as a dumb­ bell would tire a long unused arm. To be able to read continuously for long periods, at any time of life, just as to be able to row, or walk, or ride, one must keep in practice year after year, by doing more or less of it every day or at least every ^seek. The man who finds that he shrinks from a book and longs for a Sunday paper, may feel as sure that lie is meutally^out of condi­ tion."--The Nation. No Talk--Jio Congressman. A couple of Western men from the mountains were in town, and, hearing that an elocutionary Congressman was to do a declamation at an entertainment, concluded to go and hear him. When they got in and were seated, the younger one asked his companion which was the Congressman. "He's that pious-lookin' feller sittin' thai- with his bans folded," replied Dave confidently. "Shore V "questioned doubting-Thomas. "Coarse I am. I useter know four or five uv 'em, an' they all looked like him." Finally the Congressman rose to speak. His selection was "Bienzi's Ad­ dress," aud Dave and Tom were all at- tion as the speaker came forward, bowed, and began: "I come not here to talk " Tom looked at his companion. "Dave," he said in a whisper, "that ain't no Congressman; le's go;" and they got up and went out--Washing- ion Critic. IT is odd, and sometimes melancholy, to aee a man trying to "mpke up bos mind," when he ha^ no material on haaA to work ^ The Electric Light's Effect on the Eye. Pr. J. A. Andrews, of New York, read a paper on the.effectof the electric light upon the eye. In considering the relative effect of different forms of illumination, that obtained from gas, from kerosene, and from the incan­ descent light were studied. The elec­ tric light give* the maximum of lifjht with the minimum of heat. So far the only cases of injury to the eye from the electric light have resulted from ex­ posure in proximity to the arc light. In most of these cases the existence of previous eye trouble was not excluded. The effect in these cases can be best explained as occurring through the sympathetic nervous system rather than as a result of mechanical or chemical influences. It is not established that exposure to bright light can produce a diffused iritis. No case of injury to the eye from the incandescent light has been reported, and out of 1,100 workers with the electric incandescent light examined by the reader there was not one complaint. Those suffering with errors of refraction claimed that the sight was improved. The light used was from twelve to sixteen candle- power, and provided a shade to pro­ tect the ayes. The incandescent light possesses advantages which are want­ ing in other forms of artificial light, the principal of which are its steadi­ ness and the fact that its use does not contaminate the atmosphere.--Medical News. A Bargain in Corner Lots Is what most men dosiro, but to keep from filling a grave in a cemetery lot ere ha;f vour days are numbered, always keep a supplv of Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery* by you. When the first symptoms of consump­ tion appear lose no tima io putt-ng yourself un.ler the treatment of this invaluable medi- dina It cures when nothing else vnIL Pos­ sessing, as it does, ten times tlio virtue of the be-t cod liver oil, it is not only the cheapest but far the pleasantest to take. It purifies and enriches the blood, strengthens the sys­ tem, cures blotches, pimples, eruptions aud other humors. By druggists. "WHERE are yon a-going?" asked Jack of an acquaintance. "To see a friend." "Well, I'll go with you, for I never saw ono yet." YOUNO and middle-aged men suffering from nervous debility, premature old age, fos< of memory, aud kindred symptoms, shonld send 10 cents in stamps for luge illustrated treatise suggesting sure mentis of cure. World's Dispensary Med.cal Association Buffalo. N. Y. "I THOUGHT you took an interest in my welfare," said an unsuccessful lover. "No, sir," she replied; "only in your farewell." THBOAT DISEASES commence with a Cough, Cold, or Soro Throat "Brown's Hrouehial Troches* give immediate relief. Sold only in boxe*. Price 25 eta. Without Adequate Cause, Or with apparently no cause at all, chills and fever, thought to b) cured, germinates and re- fructifies in the system. This g'a it among dis­ eases cannot be laid out with quinine. The only way to give it a final and extinguishing quietus, is to use persistently the national antidot? to miasma poison, Hostotter's Stomach Bitten, which roots It out completely. Tho process of euro is. of course, much cHSier if tho Bitters is used as a preventive, when the first chill is felt, hut persons who are not ac juali t >d w ith the nature of the symptoms are somctmies m error as to thi'ir cause, and neglect tue simple and pleasant remedy, of all others best suited to cheek the prcgrisaot this dreaded and destruct­ ive malady. Visitors to, ir sojourners in, niifc> larious localities will, moreovir, ret the part ot wisdom if they use tho Hitters as u preparative. Rheumatism, constipation, biliousne&a, indi­ gestion, and kidney troubles aro removed bv the Bitters. * Onr Corn Crop. The area of corn has increased 20 per cent, since 1879, with very little stimulus from exportation, which has been about 3 per cent, of the quantity Sroduced. It still occupies more than alf of the area in cereals, and pro­ duces greater value than any other crop except grasses for hay and pasture. The increase more than keeps pace with the advance * in population. The increase is more rapid in the West, and the crop is most productive and profitable between the parallels of deg. and 40 deg. Girls of Montana. Tho bread-winning girls of Montana are a superior class. They are free from rices and extravagance, and succeed in any business they undertake better than many men. They take up tree claims, homesteads and pre-emptions, manage ranges, herd cattle and sheep, serve as school superintendent*, and sometimes take a hand in politics. --Indiana Farmer. "Work, Work, Work!" How many women there are workirtfc lip&fltiy in various brandies of industry--to say noth­ ing of the thousands of patient housewives whose lives aro au unoeasing round of toil-- who aro martyra to thoso complaints to which the weaker sex is liable. Tlv<:ir tasks aro ren­ dered doubly hard and irksome aud their lives eliort-'ued, yet hard noivasify compels them to koep OIL TO such DR Pierce's Tavorite Prescription" offers a sure means of relief. For all female weaknesses it is a certaiu cure. All druggists. A BTJUID&R of spiral stairways is ono of the few men we can excuse for doing crooked work. - - > The Most Effective and Remedy Ever Discovered. JfUY is IT SO EFFECTIVE itfabitA DIFFERENT DISEASES? affect f-o many cases is this: The diseases hare a connoa tma " Unlikoaajr A han who had his attention drawn said it wasn't half as painful as drawing a tooth. --Texan Siftings. IF you have any form of throat or lung dis­ ease, take Ayer's Cheiry Pectoral IN Russia it is never asked, "What's in a name?" It is taken for granted that it's tho whole alphabet. CLEANSES the scalp, and leaves the hair soft and beautifuL Hall's Hair Hencwer. IT is a word and a blow when the trom­ bone-man gets his order from the leader of tho orchestra. More Money for Tow WoHb ' Improve the good opportunities that aro of­ fered yon and you will receive more money for your labor. Hallott & Co., Portland, Maine, will mail you, free, full information showing how you can make from $5 to $35 aud upwards a day and live at homo, wher­ ever you may bo' located. You had better wr te to them at once. A number havo made over #50 in a dsy. All is new; Capital not required; Halk-tt A Co. will i-tart von. Both sexes; all ago-. Grand success attouda evury worker. Send your address at onoe and Bee for yourself. TUBE Cod Liver Oil made from selected livers on the sea-shoro by Caswe.l, Hazard & Co., New York. It is absolutely pure and sweet Patients who havo onca taken jt pre­ fer it to all others. Physicians have dec.ded it superior to any of the other oils in market IF affl'eted with Sore Eyes, use Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it 25c. Ptso's Itemed? for Catarrh is agreeable to use. It is net u Uqutd or a snuif. iOc. Rheumatism doubt if there is, or can he, a MitedflS remedy for rheumatism; but thousands who have suffered its pains have been greatly ben* eflted by Hood's Sarsapariila. If you have failed to find relief, try this great remedy. It corrects tire acidity of the Mood which Ts t*le cause"4>f the disease, and builds up tho whole system. " I wiis afflicted with rheumatism twenty years. Previous to 1883 X found no relief, but grew worse, until I was a'.most he!plcss. Hood's Sarsaparllla did me more good thau all the other medicine I ever had." H. T. JDAI.COM, Shirley Village, Mass. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Made only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar ELY'S Aa.a CREAM BALK when applied into th. nostrils will be absorb ed effectually, cleans inp tho head of ratarrli al virus,causing liejlth> secretions. It allsy* in fthminatioii. protwt the membrane of tin 1JHK81 PASKATRE* from sd ditiotiHl colds, com pletely heale the SOIVN and restores sense o taste and smell. Not a Liquid or Snuff A Quick lte- lief and Posi­ tive Cure. A particle is applied ikIT> t-ucii NOSTRIL and isagrvefettie to iiKt*. Price 50 < t*„ hv iu il or at dru'-'iriwts. Scud for circular. 1-LY UllOl'HKKS. lirucifiKta. Owego. N. Y. to DtK m <liiy. Sample* worth 11.30. FItEE. Jjnes not under tlic liorxe's feet. A'tdross Brewster's S ifety Kcin Holder. Holly, Mich. S5 (lEMCfrme Ol'l 'K' HJIN' Pay, lionnty. wM CH JHII1J) etc. Write for circulars aud laws. • A.W. McG'OUMICK & SOX, Cincinnati, O. PATENT FOn sAt K. THE ADAMRON CO.. Patent So inters M-tnc.e. Indiana. Uni|C STl'OY. Secure a Business Education by nunc mail. foLLKOK or Business, Buffalo, N. V. OPIUM Habit Cured. Treatment sent on trial. HUMANE KKMKDY CO„ LaFayette, Ind. U N R I V A L E D O R G A N 3 On the KASY PAYMENT system, from «3.25 per month up. 100 styles, to (<J00. Send for Oat> alogue with fall particulars, mailed free. UPRIGHT PIANQ8. Constructed on the new method of stringing, on I Oar terms. Bend lor descriptive Catalogue. MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN AND PIANO CO. Boston, New York, Chicago. \1THY 0°* nttedy can i T and a remedy that cau affect tho cause neriuaueutiy cures all the rtinosenn. otliar organ iu the body, the Kidney, when diseased, may itself be free from pain, alkd ,thia very fact that it ii not "painful leads man? poople t > douy that it is diseased. Bat JteStcaX Authorities agroo that it cii us far gone tcith dinease and yet give forth no pain, becaUM it has lew, if auy, nerves of seu latum, and th jee are the only mams of conveying the sense of Jpsia, •,.ui8 unconsciously diseased it affectx the entire system. We do not open a watch to See iiftia otU{ or is iu good order: We look at the hands, or note the accuracy of its time. So mBM<1 imt open the k du.'v to 8,-8 if it is d s -ased. We study the condition of the system. Novr, then. lilltXKY D1SKASK produces Any of the following nTmin liackacnc; Unusual desire to urinate al night; Flattering sad pain in tifee \YMFlllMV bear'; l ired Feo ings; Unusual amount of Greasy Froth in mater; Irrt- U I nil I UlIIUi tatcd, hoi and dry skin; Fickle Appetite: Scalding sensations; tiltv taste, with fur rod toaguo in the Morning; Headache and Neuralgia; Abondaaee of jpalt el* ncanty Jiotc of dark-colorcd icatrr; Sour Stomach; H -artburn, With Dyspepsia; Intense jiain_ npou suddc-n ex •iten>onti in tho Small of tho Hack; Deposit of HIWWIU mute time after ttrilM- lion; Loss of Memoiy; Ilhcnmat sin, Chiim and Fever, aud Pneumonia; Dropsical 8writings; ttjd or white brickmut, albmnrn and Inbe ensis in the water; Constipation, sltematiag Vltfc Loo-e tess; Short breath. Pleurisy and Bronchial affection*; Yellowish paie skin, etc. These are only the chief dborders or symptoms canscd by a diseased condition of the kid­ neys. Now, then, isn't it ciear to you that the kidneys, being the cause ot all these derange* injnts, if they are restorod to health By the great specific, ** WsrnerN SAFE the majority of the above aitntv.ils will disapjtear? Ihere is XO MVS TEST ABOUTlT. It daas cure many bad states of the system precisely as we have indie ited Now, when th* k:dncvs are disoised, the altmmen, the life property of the blood, escapes through their vralia and passes away in th<? water, while the urea, the "kidney poison, remain*; and it is thi* Md- nry poixon in the blood that, circulating throughout the entire body, ajfecti every eiym, ted produce all the abotf symptom*. Therefore, we sty confidently thst "Warner's SAFE Care** is THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEDICINE E VER DISCO VEHED for the human raoe. It is the common remedy which, overcoming the common cause, removes the greatest possible number of «s<1 effects from the system. Let us note a few of these diseases, and how they are affected by k:dney poison, and cured I y "WARNER'S SAFE CURE." nntinniinTinu a groat many caios Consumption is only the effect of a disesssd li!lN\IIMr 1111N1 condition of the system and not an original disease; if the kidneys UUI1UUIVII I llVlli are inactive and there is any natural weakness in the longs, the lfflf- nry poison attaeks their »ub"tanee and eventually they waste away and are destroyed. Dip your linger in acid an 1 it is buruod. Wash the Auger every day in acid and it soon becomes a festering sore and is evcnttftdly destroyed. The kidney poison acid in the blood has the torn* drst furtive effect tiijon the lungs: For this reason a person whose kidneys are ailing will_hare grave attack's of Pneumonia lit the Spring of the year, Lung fevers,"Coughs, Colds, ehitis, Pleurisv, etc., at all poisons of the year. Rectify the action of the kidneys by ** si nrr's S.4FF Cure." as many hundreds of thousands have done, and you will be prised at the improvement in the condition of the lungs. ll'ltlinm r*l/r OIAIIT Kidney acid with some persons has an espeeial affinity /or !mr Alnrll rYr*\! iH I ' ifie °l>tic and though we have never urged it as a, 1(111 nllllaU U I U UIUIII i cure for disordered eye-sight, many persons have writtjMS* u< expressing surprise that after a thorough course of treatment with " Warner** MAFE Cure." their eyesight has been vastly improved. In fact, one of the best oculists in the oonn- trv says that ha f the patients that come to him with bad eyes, upou examination he discovers arc vikims of kidney disorder. We havo no doubt that tho reason why so many people eom- plain of fa-ling eyo-ssght early in life, is that, all unconscious to themselves, their Mdnqja have been out of order for years, and tlie kidney poison is gradually ruining the system. nil 111 II1 niTn It ** A well-known fat, reoently shown anew, that opium, morphine, liPIIlM HAKi I \ co"*"16) whisky, and other enslaving habits cipture their victuashy Ul IUITI llnlll I Ui their paralyzing effccts upon the kidneys and liver. In these organs the appetite is developed and sustained, and the l»e«t authorities state that tiie habits eaiutot ft* gotten rid of titttil the kiilneyi and liver are restored to perfect health. For this purpose, lead­ ing mc.lical authorities iu tliis land and other lauds, after a thorough examination of all claim­ ants for tao honor of lwmg tho only specific for those organs, havo awarded the prise to " M'anierN SAFE t'lir*'."* mirilli 1 Tinil Every reputable phvsician will tell vou that rheumatism is canssd by nnrllM ATl\M * an acid condition of" the system. With some it is uric acid, or kidney llllklllllfl 11 Will i poison; >n others, it is lithic acid, or liver poison. Ti, is acid condition is caused by inactivity of the kidneys and liver, false action, of the stomach aud food axstiHilat- itty organs. It affects old people ni.ire than youn<? people, because thi acid h.as !>eea oollecting in the'system for years and finally the system becomes entirely acid'tied. These acids pro- duco all the various fornn of rheumatism. *' Warner'* SAFE Cure " acting upon the kidnevs and liver, neutralizing the acid and correcting their false action, cures many cases at rheumatism. " Warner's NAFE lilieiimutir Cure," alternating with the use of 4* tVuriier's K.4FE Cure," completes-the work and rids the Bystein entirely of these accumulated acid-*. n. ....n ninnnnpnn Gross aud other high medical authorities tell that meet of HI AnilFR the bladder diseases originate tcitfifalss action qf the kid- UUHIUIBII UlOUllULillUi neys, and urinary tract. Uric acid constantly coursing through these organs inflames and eventually destroys the inner membrane, producing the intense suffering. Sometimes this kidney acid sa/idijles in the kidneys iu the form pf Gravel* which in its descent to thu bladder produces kidney colk\ Sometimes the acid solidifiss in the bladder, producing calcit 'onx or Stone. »* Warner's* SAFE Cure " has restored thou­ sand* of cases of inflammation and catarrh of tho bladder aud has effectively corrected the tendency to the formation of gravel and stone. It challenge* comparison with all other reme­ dies in this work. Buy "WARNER'S SAFE CURE." 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Striking Stories Of Adventure in The Youth's Companion, And Illaatrated CONTRIBUTED 4§jT" Limit. Schwatka, Nugent Robinson, W. T. Hornaday, C. A. Stephens, T. W. Knox, W. H. Gilder, C. F. Holder, F. W. Calkino, Won. 8. S. Cox, and Lieut. Shufeldt. Companion Is published weekly. Price $1.78 i: Specimen copies free. Mention this paper. Address PtUiRY MAsgN & CO., Publishers, / 39 Temple P2aoe» Boston, lttsa. m « J V, - i'i'- J*.?- K j ' ; 3k. V&'K# t * r * *• i ^ * -v * r.-4 1 \ ... 'tv,. +f' '• I ' "• ;Sii :;;|I w a CONGESTION: t ou^cstion is a codeotiug together of blood m any oue plaoe. If tbsm is u loss of nervous action in any one organ the blood vessels op ao4 allow tho blood to circulate, and it stagnates. If this conditionsarfslB very long, the collecting blood clots and eventually destroys the organ. Many persons S» un­ conscious victims of this very common condit ion The heart, determined ae it is to fords blood into everv part of the system, lias to work hard ir to get it tlirouxh the clogged organ, and eventually the Heart breaks dwnn, and palp Ution, excessive action, rash of blood teatleid, distressing head aches, indicate t int the Congestion has become chronic and is doing dlMSge to the entire system. Congestion of the kidneys is oue of the commonest complaints, and a the beginning of notch chronic misery. It cau be speedily removed if prompt use ia wsae of " Warner's SAl'E Cure." __ , What we have sail about Congestion applies with par* ticular force to the above comp.aiubs. liiey are as com* mou as can be, and, as every ooetor can t li yon, most ot them begin in this congestive condition if the system, which, not being regularly corrected, grows into disoa.ie and produces t rese countless sufferings which can be alluded to bat not de­ scribed in a public print. Thousands have beeu pertnanently cured. ni nnn mnnnnrnn It is not strange tnai so inauv, many people write us that BLOOD DISORDERS I »iu«».tl'eT ^ thoron^.lmteiBt t " •'3 FEMALE COMPLAINTS: " Warncr'iBAX'K Care" their thick ana blood, their heavy, blotched, irritable skoi have disappeared under its potent influence. kidney poison in 'the blood thickem it. It is not reidily purified iu tiie iunxs, and the result is 'the imparities come out of the surface of the body, and if there is any local disease all tA* 6aii- ntxs in the blood svem.i to collect there. Our experience justifies us in the statement thst " lVnruer'tt SAFE Cure" i* "the greatest Mood purifier known" STOMACH DISORDERS • 0 I UlflHUn UIOUIlUI.no • crbri»l,, heat and distress iu tL- *u,maciCsharp paias. fri qu ittt UCIICM, waut of appetite, lack of energy. Now, tlie^e are ejtacdy the amiUmm* that will be produce 1 in tho stomach u-hen the blood u Ji'led with kidney poison. People dose them- se.vos with a 1 sorts of stouiacu reliefs, but get no better. They never will get better until the> give tiieir attention to a tftoronph reviving of kidney and liver action by tue means Of ths only specific--44 Warner'w SAFE Cure.** Aniinvinivinu nil s-n Thefe distressing ailments, more common among ofia RIINSI PAT IIN rll PA ' class than the otuer, BTO not original disorders, but are UUIIU I II |11 lUllf I ILkV I secondary to imperfect action of' the kidneys and lifer. Tlie natural cathartic is bilo, which is taken from the blood by the liver. If the liver faile the bile i* not forthcoming, and the person gets into a constipated habit This, eventually fohowod by piles, is almost always an indication of congested liver and a breaking down of the system, llemovo tho congestion, rev.vj tho livjr, aud restore the kidueys by the use at "M'uruer'M MAFE Cure," aud these constitutional secondary diseases disappear. Iin n A fllirO Mauy pcrsou* suffer untold agonies all their lives with lieadsohe They HrAllAliHrX ' try every remedy iu vain, for they have not struck the eaosa. With IlknUnUllbU • some tcmp^ raiiiHiits, kiduoy acid iu the blood, in spite of all that flan ba •lime, will irritate and inflame tUr brain and produce intense suffuriug. i hose obstinate bead- iicluM which do not yield roa lily to local treatment may be regarded quite certainly sa ef kid- "" >! origin, aud they will dtMai>|nnr oulv alter a thorough course of constitutional treatment with " Hsraer'a MAFE Cure." and, from the way we have set them forth, it will plainly be seen that the sratemont wa make, that *< Warner's SAFE Cur* »*• is tlie "mo-tt effective remedy over discovered for the greatest number of hutuau diseases.** ia justified. It is not a r< mody without a reputation. Its sales for the past year have been greater than ever, ami our advertising thereof less than, ever, showiug uicoutoatably that the- tm rit of the iiirdi<ine has given it a prominent place and value. I'cople havo a ilreulful ftur of ilright's disease, but wo cau tell them from our expenenoa that it is the ordinary kidm»/ disease that produces no pain that is to-day the greatest enetny qf the human race; great and all powerful, because, in nine cases out of ten, its presence is not auxjKctcd by either the pliysimti or thu victim! Tho prudent man who finds himself vear after year ti ouldel with little odd aches aud ailments tli at perplex him. ought not to hesitate a moment as to the real ciin.se of his disease If he will tjive himself thorough odnstltationai treatment with " M nrnerN SAFE Cure" and " Wsraer's SAFE trllla," he will get a new lease of life, and justify in his own experience, as hundreds of thousands Have dena^ that il'-i per cent of human disea"es are really attributable to a deranged condition of the Kid­ neys, aud that they will disappear when those organs are restored to health. > ASK YOUR FRIENDS AND NEiGHSOifS WHAT THEY THfNjj. ClF 1-'^ THESE ARE SCIENTIFIC FACTS, M 66 WARNER'S SAFE CURE." i I OPIUM Morphine Habit Coifd In M to SO Jays- No pay till cure*, lir. J. Sieplieu#, Lebanon,uhio. QBgnSMRHMBBSBMBEBCliai'ta*tuwa« Mm, ftggstsssifflasags -- MTU. CO.. ~ No Rope to Cut Off Horses' Manet. Celebrated 4IvCI.ll»SI.' li.l 1/4 and BltXDLB tomblmd, c Dot be Slipped by any horse. 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