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- -":i • - » El A 1UNATIC8 POWE*. XAwyer Saved Ills Life WMh » Fanny Story. John F. jpurris' presence of mind pushed death to the wail and saved the .^^ofhimself, of Dr. Hadden, and of attfc Henry Weibold on Friday night. ^They were all in the power of a mad- * ttiau--one with that most dangeroua f& mission, the offering of his fellow-man on the sacrificial altar. S, :,.c. Mr. Burris was attorney for Mrs. .Weibold in her suit for divorce against •--< »er husband. Cruelty and insanity • Were the allegations. The lawyer, ae- ftompanied by Dr. Hadden, went to Agnew's Station, the residence of his , * client, where he was destined to spend » night of such terror as few men would . Jlave lived through. When the visitors reached the house they were informed by Mrs. Weibold . that her husband waa in one of his daa- Serous moods and that her life was in anger. The insane man had a revol- • fer, with which he had threatened to •Ihoot her if slxe left his presence. Even r «s the women spoke the lunatic entered me room and in his hand was the wea­ pon his wife feared so much. He ap- tared surprised to see two gentlemen ere, but recovered himself and spoke 7 bi a auiet manner, asking them how were, T mr. Burris answered him, saying he • hoped they would not disturb "him by j{ Iheir presence. "No, you don't," said Weibold; "I ex­ pected you. I have to kill you, and you came to be killed." As he spoke he advanced toward the r, with the pistol aimed ai his head. He seemed terribly in earnest, •Bad the story his wife had told and his presence in the room so unnerved Dr. jSadden that he sank to the floor in a Hunt. ; Mr. Burris knew there was no time or *oom for expostulation. In the matter of strength the madman towered over Him like a Hercules. Unarmed the lawyer could not cope with Weibold, j|ind even had he had a weapon there was no time to draw it. ; "Better hear this story before you kill me," said Mr. Burris, as if getting killed were a matter of such ordi­ nary, everyday occurrence that five Or ten minutes would not make much' difference to the parties to the tragedy. > "What is it?" asked Weibold, watch­ ing his intended victim closely. Burris hod no room for a story in his £iud when lie blurted out the remark, is thoughts were filled with considera­ tion of the desperate position he was in. But the man's question aroused him, tod with what calmness he could com­ mand he began the recital of a funny tele. The conditions were not favor- ijble to the happy telling of a humorous ifcory. A man is not given to hilarity On the edge of the grave. The hearer, when ones audience is <a madman, may fail to see the point, or he may have beard the story before, and the flash of the pistol in his hand may light the en­ tertainer through the dark valley. As llr. Burris continued Weibold retreated to a chair and sat down, but his eyes followed every movement of the attor­ ney and his revolver never lost the point-blank aim at Burris' head. Em­ bellish the story as he might, tell it ttith what skill for killing time he conld, it had to come to an end at last. But It was received with commendation. "Good," said the lunatic; "fine. I haye heard worse, and now r have to you." « He again advanced on Bnrris, who qpw his arm bend with the tension of his $>r*efinger on the trigger. • "Let me tell you of one of my ad- Ventures in the jungle after an ele­ phant," remarked Mr. Burris, quietly. I had it prthted. but it may be new to you." Weibold said he would listen and tkgain took his seat. There was a scene Ipr a painter. The lawyer, apparently as cool as if in his office talking over the trivial matters of the day, talking to inch purpose and for such an object as had never before called out his power Of eloquence. It was a plea for life; father a demurrer against the taking of It, and it was argued for hours. The madman eat with his eyes fixed on the •peaker, quiet, impassive, earnest, be­ guiled for the moment from the ac­ complishment of his work, but never losing sight of it; his cocked revolver firmly grasped in the hand that pointed It at his victim's head. On the floor lay Dr. Hadden, unconscious of the scene. Urs. Weibold had fled. So hour after hour passed, and Burris * passed with ttoe time from place to place, now hunting "rogue" elephants In the jungle of Africa, now spearing the walrus in the frozen North, har­ pooning tbe whale as he slept on the Valleys of the waters, chasing the bull thiffalo acrc%» the plains, or encounter- big the grizzly bear on the mountain aide. ' The night passed away; the madman's Oomments were short: "Good; go on; toother." The morning light shone ^trough the trees now, although it was Only 8 o'clock in the evening when this queer duel af wit against pistol began. Story after story was told, and Burris Was almost exhausted. He began on a tale he had told be­ fore; it flowed naturally, and had its Oiffect. Weibold began to nod; his eyes J&osed, but opened instantly, and were Hxed on Burris along the liue of the revolver. But again he nodded; his head sunk dowii; gradually the pistol «rm weakened, the fingers relaxed their hold, and with a bound the lawyer * lumped to his side and the weapon was secured. Weibold did not stir, and Haddeti, who had recovered conscious- Bess but dared not cause a sound, arose io his feet and helped his friend to the Htpen air, who, now that the agony was **ver, seemed on the point of fainting. . They walked to the insane asylum, only a short distance away, aud reported Weibold's condition to the authorities, Who secured the madman.--San Fran- CtacQ Chronicle. Dead Letter Money. • 3 There is in the United States treas­ ury vault a brown wooden box, eighteen inches long, a foot wide, and eight fcclies deep, which contains paper (nontey of the nominal value of several hundred thousaud dollars. It is not worth a dollar. The queer thing About it is the manner in which it waa Collected. Every bit of it came from the dead letter office of the post office department. Some portion of it is Counterfeit, but the most of it was gen- Bine money many years ago. The hanks which issued it, and the officers * wlo signed it, are gone and forgotten. It was all sent over to the treasury de­ partment several years ago, an Assistant Treasurer AYlielpley undertook to trace *p the various banks and get as much ais possible of it redeemed. Occasion­ ally he found descendants of some of these old b%nk officials, themselves bankers, who were willing to redeem yaome of the note* for the sake of the aicnatuDM of th«r father*, aad inthia money way he SBeoeeded in getting several hundred dollar*)' worth of it redeemed. A little of it Is Confederate money, but most of it is of banks. State and private, that went out of existence many years ago. The oldest notes are dated bank as fir aa 1812. Beta Ha Credit. The Mayor of Louisville, upon meet­ ing an old negro, drew him aside, and, in a voice by no means gentle, thus ad­ dressed him: "Kandsom, I am going to have you arrested." * ' "How come datf" "Why, for having t under false pretenses."* "I ain't done nothiu* like dat; aah; I 'clar' ter goodness I flint," "Didn't you oome to DM yesterday and get a dollar?" "Yas, sail." "Aud didn't yon say It was to pay the funeral expenses of your son?" " "Yas. sail." "Well, but--jpu trifling scoundrel, I saw your son on the street just now." "Hah?" "You know what I said," "Yas, sah; yas, but I didn' tall you da boy wuz daad, did I?" "Didn't tell me he was dead! Ton infernal old idiot, did you suppose I t.hnrght. 3©u, ;IKI fipauzg •: to way him' alive"" "•?-. ,• <«. "No, sah." "Then what do you mean by saving that you didn't tell me he was dead'?" "Now, jest hoi' on, sah; jest wait er minit. Dat boy ain't been in good healf fur er laung time, an' knowin' dat I'd hatter bury him sooner er later, w'y I "lowed dat I better raise de money durin' de busy season when de folks want hard pressed, l'se mighty kine hearted dis way, sah; monstus kine hearted, but er man doan git no credit in dis yere worl' o' sin fur being kine hearted. An', er- gin, l'se er man dat doan blebe in put- tin' off er thing dat he knows is gotter be done. Knows dat I'll hatter bury dat chile putty soon, and yere you come an' wan ter punish me for takin' up de ercasion in time." "You old rascal, that boy la in excel­ lent health." "Who, dat chile? You doan know dat chile like I does, sah. Dat boy suffers wid de genstion, but it's jest ez I says, er hones' an* kiue hearted man doan git no credit in dis yere sin-cussed y*osjh"~r-Arkansaw Traveler. |Phe Monroe Doctrine. Tfiere appearing a disposition on the the part of great powers of Europe to assist Spain in efforts to regain her American colonial possessions, the independence of which the United States had formerly recognized, President Monroe called special attention to the matter in his message of 1823, in which he said: "We owe it to candor and to the amica­ ble relations existing between the United States and those [European] powers to declare that we should con­ sider any attempt on their part to ex­ tend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety. With the existing colonies or dependencies of any European powers we have not interfered and shall not interfere; but with the govern­ ments who have declared their inde­ pendence and maintained it, and whose independence we have, on great consid­ erations and on just principles, acknowl­ edged, we could not view an interposi­ tion for the purpose of oppressing them or controlling in any other manner their destiny by any European power,. in any other light than as a manifesta­ tion of an unfriendly disposition towards the United States." This was an assur­ ance that moral support would be given by the United States to the other American republics in preventing any further colonization on the shores of the two American continents by Euro­ pean powers. This is called the "Mon­ roe Doctrine," and has ever Bince been recognized as a settled policy of the Republic. When Napoleon III. at­ tempted to plant a monarchy in Mexico, and actually placed Maximilian on a throne there, the United States recog­ nized in ^hat a case where the Monroe Doctrine should come in play, and warned France that if she did not re­ move her troops they would be expelled by force. The French troops then withdrew, leaving poor Maximilian to his fate.--Inter Ocean. A PROFOUND YOUNGSTER. Haw Toothpicks Are Made.- The Manufacturer and Builder gives some interesting information about the manufacture of toothpicks in a Michigan factory. The wool of the canoe birch is used exclusively. The logs are sawed into pieces twenty- eight inches long, which are thoroughly steamed and then cut into veneer. The veneer is cut into long ribbons three inches in width, and these rib­ bons, eight or ten of them at a time, are run through the toothpick machin- k woke the pro rietor and told ery, coming out at the other end, the him h'e believtfd the ^ ^ He Enllghtena the Aggeiuled Tbeolofflaaa by hit DUeoverjr In Pto'mc History, There waa a convention of Sunday school teachers in session at Crystal Lake and all the teachers of the three counties represented were there. The axViount of Bibical aud the; logical knowl­ edge they had was something astound- iug. On the last day of the convention the high chief ranger of the affair an­ nounced to the 400 delegates that he wo Aid be pleased to have the knowing ones think up some hard questions on subjects pertaining to their work, write them on slips of paper, and submit them to him, and that evening at the last session, which was to be a sort of enter­ tainment, ho would answer them. A lot of people wrote their questions and gave them to the great professor, and when evening came he had about fifty good old gnarly problems in his bunch of paper slips. The evening's Oxercise began with reading and answering the questions, and though some of them were from away back and very obtuse, the good man who had put himself up there as a mark coped with them successfully, and impressed the great gatiheaing with his vast knowledge. Fiaiiliv hd ran afrainsih & nTinafJnr. that made him knit his brows. He scowled at it a moment and then laid it aside. When he answered ail the rest he picked up this side-tracked querv. and said : "Here is a question which I confess I am unable to answer. I submit it to the audience, and if any one is able to give the answer I will be glad to hear What it is." Then he read his query: " Who was the boy and what was his name who held the basket containing the five loaves and two fishes which fed the multitude?" Nobody made any effort to answer it, and the professor said: "It seems that nobody knows any more about it than I do. I will have to call on the person who submitted the question to come forward and answer it. Will you please do so ?* To the great surprise of the 400 peo­ ple,*and of his mother as well, Frank Jones, a 13-year-old schoolboy, got up and modestly walked up the aisle. Everyljody looked at him amazed. The professor said: "Did you submit this question^" "Yes, sir." ' '• ' ' - "Can yon answer it!* : - •' "Yes, sir." *" **!% .»•••; "Well, I am sure everybody will be glad to hear it." "The boy," said Frank quietly but steadily, "was Ben Ezra, son of Miriam, who was a sister of Philip one of the twelve disciples." A murmur of astonishment ran over the audience. Here was something too deep for even the professed theologians in convention assembled. The Pro­ fessor turned to the boy: "Did you find that in the Bible 93- "No, sir," -v "Where, then, did you get it 1" "In Greek history?" That was the cap slieaf. A lad of 18 bowling down 400 declared teachers in the Christian cause, and telling them in an unassuming way that he dug the in­ formation out of Greek history, I think it will be well to give this boy room to spread himself when he beoomea a man.--Chicago Mail. A Horse Dies ofGriet, The emotional life of a horse is re­ markable. There are instances on rec­ ord where the death of a horse has been traced directly to griof. One igstance is called to mind wtiich occurred more than twenty years ago. A circus had been performing in the little town of Unionville, Pa., when one of the trained horses sprained one of his legs so that he could not travel. He was taken to the hotel and put in a box stall. The leg was bandaged and he was made as comfortable as possible. He ate his food and was apparently contented until about midnight, when the circus began moving out of town. Then he became restless and tramped and whined. As the caravan movtsd past the hotel he seemed to realiae he was being de­ serted, and his anxiety and distress be­ came pitiful. He would stand with his ears pricked in -an attitude of intense listening, and then as his ears caught the sound of the retiring wagons he would rush, as best he could with his injured leg, from one side of the stall to the other, pushing at the door with his nose and making every effort to es­ cape. The stableman, who was a stranger to him, tried to soothe him, bat to no purpose. He would not be comforted. Long after all sounds of «ff the circus had ceased agitation con­ tinued. The sweat poured from him in streams, and he quivered in every part of his body. Finally the stableman went to the im­ perfect pieces, falling into one basket, tlitt broken pieces and the refuse falling into another. The picks are packed into boxes, 1,500 in a box, by girls, mostly coraelv-looking young squaws, and are then packed into cases and finally into big boxes, ready for ship­ ment to all parts of the world. About seven and a half million toothpicks are turned out each working day by this es­ tablishment. How He Get a Verdict. It was a lawsuit over the possession of a $2 pig, and the jury had been out nearly four hours. The Texas Judge was tried and impatient. "Bailiff," said be, "the jurymen are doubtless weary of their close confine­ ment iq that small roi^m and would like a little change. Remove them to the large room on tine east side of the build- in K-" The room on the east commanded a view of a refreshment bazaar adross the street, in front of which was a large sign inscribed: ^ : IJM7TLK8N Aftfc' BILL'S * {fiBST-CU»8'jFBBE : SHp*aiASBK8-0* BKEB FOB s CKSm.-'" ,;iv In less than three minutes that jury returned into-court with a •erdif^,-|r Chicago Trilmne. Somewhat Pazsling. Bobby--Pa, whv can a man jn|B faster than a boy?'" 1 , Pa--Because he is bigger, of course. Bobby (after pondering for a minute) --Well, pa, 'then why don't the hind wheels of a wagon run faster than the front wheels? ^*o minutes later Bobby was saying his paayers.--Texan Sifting** 'Td is not1 interesting, to have a fcelihow rich he might have been if he had-had good luck. It is better to know would die if some of the circus horses were not brought back to keep him company. At about daylight the proprietor mounted a horse and rode after the cir­ cus. He overtook it ten or twelve miles away, and the groom who had charge of the injured horse returned with him. When they reached the stable the horse was dead. The stableman said that he remained for nearly an hour perfectly still, and with every sense ap­ parently strained to the utmost tension, and then, without making a sign, fell and died with scarcely a struggle. Wear and Tear «r a Railroader. Bail road men improve in health dur­ ing the first four years, but at the end of ten years they are tired out, in fif­ teen they are actual sufferers, and very few can remain in the service after twenty. Dr. Lichtenbag, of Buda Pesth, says that out of 250 railroad em­ ployes ninety-two, or more than a third, suffered from ear disease. Engine drivers are especially liable to rheu­ matism and pneumonia, and after some years' service a certain proportion of them beeome dull of sight and hearing. Others suffer from a mild form of spinal concussion, muscular feebleness, and continuous pains in the limbs. They are also apt to develop a peculiar men­ tal state--a sort of cerebral irritation-- with excessive nervousness aad morbid sensation of fear. An- •*. ^J • X " *vr A Love af Jaatfee. "Where diji yon get that cake, nio?" "Mother gave it to me." "She's always agiving von more*n she does me." "Nevermind, Harry; she's going to put mustard plasters on us to-night, and I'll ask her to let you have the big­ gest?*-- Life. EUROPE raises 1,200,000,000 bushels of wheat yearly^ twice as much as the American production. Our wheat land requires 50,000,000 bushels of seed. We axpartg&OOG.OQO Making Things [y, neat man in a is a perfect godsend to thl in which he lives. Exam] immense deal of good or case may be, in this world,1 are a great many things measles that are catching. When the tidy man begins to clean tip his grounds, and dispose of the rubr? bish in his door-yard, all the neighbors' watch him aud note how he does it, and before long all the people on that street will be picking up and.pntting on best out-door looks. It is curious to note how ample of one man will affec< many others, and how Mr. Si and Mr. Jones, and Mr. Brow- clean up their premises, simply Mr. Robinson has put his place in Paint one house on a street y and in the course of a - year two- of the houses in that viciuity will out in yellow attire. Different and a variety of trimmings, pi but still plainly showing that t' yellow house influenced the comp! of all the other houses. The man who is cleaning up gem likes to have his wife out with hijn to offer suggestions, and to tell him'how nice it looks. He will ask her to i^tep H : Ji uz... den rake, just as if his life depended on the haste he made gathering up the dead leaves, and old boots, and the bones the dog had brought up to gnaw at his leisure; and by the time she brings the rake he wants the hoe, and soon after the trowel, and so the wife makes herself generally useful. And the next morning her husband will tell' his next neighbor that he cleaned that door-yard all up himself iu less than two hours. You cannot clean up your grounds without a good many tools. You want a rake, and a hoe, and a shovel, and a broom, and a wheelbarrow, and a bas­ ket, and some old gloves, and a bunch of matches, and all the kindlings you can spare, for, of course, the thing can­ not be properly done without a fire to oonsume the rubbish. And all creation will smell of burnt leather, and old rubbers, and bones, and your hair aud clothing will be fall ol smoke, and your arms will aohe, and your back will feel as if it had been taken apart and put together by a man who had never learned his trade; and your finger nails will be torn down, and the skin will be off your knuckles, and the toes of your boots will be stubbed out, and the whole town will go past while you are about it; and your wife will run behind the wood-slied so that her acquaintances cannot see the old dress she has on; and if the minister does not come while you are about it you may consider yourself fortunate. It is a dirty job to clean up the premises in the spring; but every right minded person enjoys doing it. There is something exhilerating in slinging the old tomato cans, and the battered sardine boxes, into the ash barrel; and there is a sweet and soothing sense of victory in seeing the flames oonsume the old oil-cloth that has tripped you so many times in the back liall; and the worn out kindling basket, out of which every morning all winter the shavings have sifted onto the carpet, and the temper of the housekeeper has risen to fever hoat in consequence. And when tue rubbish is cleaned away, the fresh green grass shows itself new and courageous after its long rest under the snow, and the dandelions suggest greens, aud the tiger lilies in the sunny corner of the fence send up their pointed spikes, and the family cat purs ecstatically around the fragrant catnip rpot; and the hens, led by the dignmed rooster, oome to investigate the ground for worms, and turn up to the air and sun the $3 a dozen tulip bulbs you planted last fall. Your wife discovers a pa&ay in them; and you are gratitied to find that the wisteria by th% porch is snuggling back into the \\orl4; a socially inclined and adventetous musquito buzzes musically around your nose, and amiably tells VOU he is ready for business when you ate. And by and by the night falls, and you sleep sweetly in the consoiou^ness of duty done.Thomi m New York Weekly. Captured by Admiral Porter* A story is told about Admiral Porter in the Southwest, whieh has been re­ vived by the Butler-Porter controversy •and was told me by a gfentleman from St. Louis. It was an occurrence of the Vicksburg campaign. The rebels had fortified the Yazoo Kiver so that it had resisted all of Porter's attacks upon Haines Bluff and other points. But when Grant threw his army across the Mississippi below Vicksburg these Ya­ zoo fortB were rendered untenable, and ore was nothing for the rebels to do ' to move out, leaving their heavy e guns behind them. As soon as rebels had evacuated, Admiral Por- moved up and took possession. He a stencil made and branded each e gun, "Captured by the United tes Navy under command of Admi- David D. Porter." lie boys in the army were greatly used at this when they heard of it. ey thought it a good joke for the vy to take credit for what had been e by the army. So at one place r the Yazoo, finding a lot of old es that had been cut down, they aved the trunks a little, and put ,Upon the flat surface of each the iden­ tical words that Porter had put upon the rebel guns: "Captured by the L'mtvxt ijUicii uauer Admiral David D.Porter." It made great fun in Grant's army at the time.--New York Graphic. A MuUltnrte of Aitmrnto. • Th« ailments Which itfflict the bladder are so numerous that merely to name them would fill a space far outrunning the limits of this article. Suffice it to say, that they are both obstinate and dangerous. To their preven­ tion Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is well adapted. The stimulus which it lends to the action ol the kidneys when they are lethargic, serve to counteract a tendency in them to lapse, first, into a state of pernicious inaotivity, and after­ wards into one of positive organic disease, which soon destroys their delicate integuments, poisons the blood, and causes death. A double purpose is served by this depurent. It promotes activity of the kidneys, and expels impurities from the blood which have no natural channtd of outlet, except thette organs. Constipation, biliousness, fever and ague, rheumatism, and ^dyspepsia are also remedied by this medldM of thorough action and wide soop*. A Short-Lived Town. a Lucinda City (Pa.) is the shortest- lived town in the oil regions, and per­ haps in the world. It is less than a month old, during' which time houses have been put up as rapidly as possi­ ble, and to-day the place is practically deserted. Those who have not already gone are packing up as rapidly as pos- ble. Three weeks ago it had the ap­ pearance of soon becoming a town of the average petroleum city size and activity. To-day all the outgoing trains are loaded with disgusted ou men getting away and property can be bought for 15 cents on the dollar. One good oil well was developed iu the lo­ cality, which led to a boom, btit no more being discovered the speculation collapsed. It is said that even the ex­ perts of the Standard Oil Company were deceived by the indications, Numbers of men have been bankrupted by the failure to discover oil. A Piece of Her Mind. A lady correspondent has this to say: "I want to give a piece of my mind to a certain class who object to advertising, when it costs thorn anything; this won't cost them a cent. I puffeivd a.li ving death for nearly two years with headaches, back­ ache, in pain etunuin; or waiking. was being literally dragged out of existence, my misery increased by drugging. At last, in despair. I committed the sin of trying an advertised medicine. I)r. Pierce's Favor­ ite Prescription, and it restored me to ths blessedness of sound health. I honor the physician who. When ho knows he can cur®, has the moral courage to advertise the tact." The medicine mentioned is guaran­ teed to euro those delicate diseases peculiar to females. Rea4 printed guarantee on bottle-wrappor. a Name. Something In James Smith suffered some trouble from his surhame. Sydney Smith is iaid to have named his sons Douglas and Wvndham,not that he had any con­ nection with these noble families, but to distinguish them from the other Smiths. James Smith, when a solicitor, says a writer in Temple Bar, was very much troubled by another James' Smith, who came to live in the same house. Deeds and confidential secrets weat to the wrong Smith. James Smith determined to put an end to the dilemma, and told tihe new arrival he mqst leave. "Why should I leave?" said the dtltruder. "Because," said Jatnes Smith, "vou are James the sec­ ond, and imust abdicate." There is something an a name. The Duke of Newcastle, of borough mongering celeb­ rity, was once asked for a day's fishing by a i>ewly arrived clergyman. The reply was: "The Duke of Newcastle cannot comply with Mr. Nose's request. P. S.--Finding Mr. Nose's name is Rose, be is pleased to grant the re- qae^t,-" The Power of Instinct. What causes instinct? is a question much discussed, but as yet never fully answened. How can the swallows fore­ tell a storm ? Who teaches the beaver to build a dam ? We read a while ago of a little pet beaver who built a dam of mud and sticks across the kitchen floor of his owner, and repeated the freak several times much to the amuse­ ment and discomfort of the family. A shepherd dog without sheep leels that his occupation is gone, especially if he has been trained to herd a flock. Not long ago the people of a small vil­ lage were in great distress. Not a child could be found. After a long search there was a great outcry. All the small children of the village were found in a deserted yard, watched over by a shep- lierd dog. Not having any sheep, he had followed his instinct by collecting all the children of the place into one fold and after getting them there he would not let them go. Couldn't Kill the Profit. D«ltg Clerk--I filled a prescription for a stranger last night for $1.10, and this morning I find the dollar is a counter­ feit. Proprietor--That's highway robbery again. Well, never mind, if the 10- cent piece is good, we still make 4 cents on the sale.--American Analyst. EXTBEHES meet in almost everything; it is hard to tell whether the statesman at the top of the wur.d, or the plowman at the bottom, {ebon hardest.--Ttr- asV-.'T; . - • , ' .W FOB all derangements of the liver, stom­ ach. and bowels take Dr. Pierce's Pellets, One a dosjL • ^ A Different Matter. Assistant editor--Col. Jubilee, I con­ gratulate you. A dispatch just re­ ceived from Washington says the Pres­ ident has reconsidered his determina­ tion, and will probably send in your name for that foreign consulship. Col., Jubilee (editor Daily Toma­ hawk, shouting frantically up through the speaking tube)--Wilkius, kill that editorial on "The Wrangle Between the President and Secretary Blaine." --Chicago Tribime. COUNSEL OF EMINENT PHYSICIANS. Hw Paopla sf Oakland Cow^r W: Kxcitamatbt. Pontiac. Mich.. March 16, 1887. On the lOUi day of December, 1886,1 came from Orion to Pontiac 10 visit my parents, and was taken suddenly ill. Dr. Ualureith. of this place, was oalie.l. and alter making carelul examination of my case, desired a council, and iiuined as councilor, Dr. Mc- Ciraw. Oif Detroit. They met in council Dec. 10th, made a careful examination, and pronounced my disease as (Jancer of the iJver. and stated that there was no hope for me. aud It was impossible to cure me. Th«i pain was very severe and Dr. Galbreith contiuued liis visits, administering quieting powders. A swelling or bunch had formed upon my right ribs almost as largo as my fl.-t. anal bad given up all hopes of recov­ ery. But having heard of Hiboard's Rheu­ matic Syrup. I sent. Feb. 1. 1887, and bought a bottle of the Syrup from Mr. Peter fcchmitz, a druggist of this place, and took it as directed. About March 1st something broke and the swelling commenced to go down, until it has almost disappeared. Up to this date I have taken two and one-half bottles of the Syruo, and have so far re­ covered as to be able to visit my neighbors, and am truly rejoicing that I am fast being relieved or such terrible pain, and desiring to acknowledge the benefit I have received in usina your Syrnp. I send yo« this state­ ment, hoping you will use it so that others who are afflicted may be benefited aud re­ lieved from pain as I have been. Vary trnlv. Chables A. Spies. , of Orion. Mioh. Pontiac, Mich.. March 16. 1887. This is to certify that Mr. Charles A. Spier, my son. has ma.de a correct state* ment of his case, as I have watched by kis bedside during his entire illness. John Spin. The undersisaed certify that they are well acquainted with Charles A. Spier, whose signature appears above, and we have no hesitation in saying that any state­ ment made by him can be relied upon as being true in every particular. - Bebbidoe & Bebkidos, Druggists. Orion. Mieh. J. A. KEAL. MJtor Weeklt Review and Justice of the Fesoe. Orion, Mioh. 3. B. Kxtoikb. Postmaster. Obiow, Mich., March 19,1887. APOLLO is said to be the first gentle­ man who ever struck a lyre. If he had only hit him a little harder, we might not have so many magnificent liars .at the present time.--Troy Times. Patbnt blood medicines are very «M- ful perhaps, but they cannot prevent vol­ canic eruptions. Tax peculiarity or Dobbins' Eleetrfe Soap is that it acts right on the dirt and »taina in clothes and makes them pure at snow, at the same time it preserve* the clothes. Have your grocer order it. Nature's serial story--The spinal ool- umn, continued in our neck-).--Kae. Or*gt>B, th« PindlM of Faraitm. Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant crop*. Best fruit.grain, grass, and stock ooun- Full information free. Addreat SnsUMIS Î try in the world. •yV: One Kind of Man. Courtesy to women, old'and yonzig, should be a part of everybody's home training. Without it he is likely to be boorish and selfish; and a rude, over­ bearing brother and son is in danger of developing into an exacting, discour­ teous husband. He is likely to belong to the class of boys who conpe into the house and say to their sisters: "Here, Marv, you've got the ehair I always like to sit in, and Katie has the paper I want! Let me have them!" He receives the chair and paper without a word of thanks, and then says: There's a button off my overcoat, and I want one of you girls to put it on before morning. Mary, run and get my slippers." * His hat gloves and overcoat have been thrown down in different parts of the room for his mother or pisters to pick up and put away. His mother comes into the room and he says: "Mother, isn't supper moat ready? I am half starved!" "It will be- ready in a few minutes," his mother replies. "Well, I wish you'd hurry up." „ At the table he is served first, and always has the best of everything, a course well calculated ts fnstnr jfiis selfishness and autocratic tendencies. In his own home he is a sort of des­ pot. He feels that, his personal com­ fort should be the chief end and aim of his wife's life. A delayed dinner is an unforgiveable offense^ and a missing button brings on an acute attack of that disagreeable mental disorder called sulks. He is iikelv to be one of the men who keep their seats while ladies stand in the horse-cars, arguing while he does so that "women have just as much right to stand as men." Obtrusive discourtesy of this kind nearly always has its origin in the early home life of the man who mani­ fests it. Now. Ths benefit to be derived from a Mod medicine in early spring 1* undoubted, but many people neglect taking any until the approach of warmer weather, when they wilt like a tender flower in a hot sun. Some­ thing must be done to overcome that tired feeling and give the strength necessary to do daily work. Vacation is earnestly longe t for, but many weeks, perhaps months, must elapse before rest can bo indulged in. To impart strength and to give a feeling ot health and vigor throughout the system, there is nothing equal to Hood's Sarsapa- rilla. It seems peculiarly adapted to over­ come that prostration oaiised r»y change of season, climate, or life, aud while it tones and sustains the system It parifles and renovates the blood. The Rev. Drybone--Mr. Boozy, I can't see any use in your coming to church. You go to sleep every time, and it is impossible for me to do you any good. Mr. Boozy--But you are doing me good, Bev. Drybone; at least you are succeeding better than Dr. Dosemup did. The Bev. D.--I don't understand you. Mr. B.--Why, I'm troubled with insomnia.--Pittsburg Dispatch. National Educational Association. The annual meeting of the National Edn^ ' eattonal Association saeeting will be bald at Nashville, July 16 to 19. Go via the KvansviHo routo. It Is fifty mile? the shortest, eight hours the quickest, and it is the only lin-t running through cars between Chicago and Nashville. Its facilities are un»qualled, and the finest aad most luxurious Tullmau palace buffet sleep'ng cars aud elegant day coaches run through without change. for this occasion a very low excursion rate will be made, whieh includes a side trip to Mammoth Cave, either going or re­ turning. Also, those who d'-sire to vary their trip by going or returning via Louis­ ville will have the opportunity given them of doing so. Tickets will be on sale at all points July 1 to 15; good returning until Bent. 5. The Chicago nnd Nashville fast train leaves ChicHgo (Dearborn station) at 8:60 p. m. dally, and arrives at Nashville the following morning for breakfast at 7:10 O'clock--a run of only lifteon hours and twenty minutes. Night express loaves at 11:20 p. m. Nq extra fare is charged on fast train. and the sleeping-car rate from Chicago to Nashville is loss by this route than by any other, being only $2.50for one double berth. 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