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^7. • : 'X •',• ;•' ' ; j7 ¥v CiCUnMHVK OBAUm. rdfeaa* •' » eonl totenelg", every BOOM . ,y iataMink^tM^tanstttre, " ~ ttamMWitha aacred<Mt I for Ma krre, hia only deciw-- wu musing upon hi« lonely lot, •<, * be said to himaelt, "8ha cometh ft terrible ketiiuiie I hare got-- Great Soottr terribly lonesome I feel! How qaMf o be sitting alone with nobody near-- bow much I wish Maria were here-- ICon Dicul" '.:ihe thought of it fills me with horrible doabi-- (should smile, I ehould blush, 1 should wail, I iC should about, 4#oBt enppoee some fellow bad eat me out-- Me-outl" there sbe oomes now, m soft as a rat;" alas! he'd mistaken the soft pit-a-pat, Maria waa only a brother tom-cat-- , •How's that?" '* 1%-." m: fa Tom No. 1 of Tom No. 9; o. % bonnoed him without mi suddenly both departed from llew! Mew! . lb, ill fared it then for Tom No. 1, 'or as arfon as bis enemy's work waa dM* all bis fine raiment he left him non^-- 8aob fun I STow, all yon young mashers who dress withsudh v-i oare, fbe hearts of the guileless tc slave and ensnare, You'd better remember this tale and beware-- Take care. J A HERO OF THE FLOODS. ' • i . Nowhere throughout the overflowed liver bottoms of the West did the de­ vastating floods of 1881 come upon the people with such calamitous swiftness, Or cover the country to such depths, as in the valley of the far-reaching and , inow-fed Missouri. Long and bitterly lemembered by hundreds, whose homes Irere swept away with scarce a mo- Ijhent's warning, will be the icy overflow •$f that calamatous season. "M From all its numerous tributaries, rom the trickling rills of the snow- ipped mountains to the broad and ? :|§luggish river Platte, the bands of ice, fuddenly loosed, let forth watery tor­ ments to swell the mightier river, till it toured down to the Mississippi with a extractive haste that had never been witnessed before. Many a tired farmer who went t<» his I: fest after a hard day's work, and dream- #d for a time, perchance, of growing S|rops and abundant harvest as the re­ lit of his labors, arose to lind his farm watery waste, the angry river already his very door, and his live stock wad- lg and Swimming distractedly about lid floating masses of ice, brushwood id the debri* of other inundated farms Ibove. In vain he sought to save his ^orses, his cattle, or his household {roods; it was often all he could do to save even his wife and little ones. Upon a broad and well-cultivated .farm on the Nebraska side of the Mis- Jjiouri, there lived a family named Wil- |lon, in a frame house that stood in a *rove of large but scattered trees near ~^Jae bank of the stream. Cultivated fields and well-fenced stock pastures extended back across the " itervale. The soil was dark and ex- emely fertile, the land lying but little tbove high-water mark, on which ac- >unt the spring freshets always caused fr. Wilson considerable uneasiness, le oldest settlers thereabouts, how­ ever, had never known this tract to be |ntirely covered; and this, with Mr. Tilson's own experience, had, as the •years went by, considerably lessened "HJjiis first misgivings. '-m Therefore, the great flood of 1881 Sfound Mr. Wilson wholly unprepared, d at the time of its coming both he d his wife were absent from home, hey had felt a little reluctant about aving home, as the river was swollen early to the high-water mark, but ur- ;ent business compelled them to ride PjJJo the nearest railroad town, some thir­ ty miles away, from which they intended |o return on the day following. Mrs. Wilson carried her youngest child, and there remained at home Henry, a lad of fifteen, and two little ^Maughters aged ten and six years, with f§lie hired man, Rudolph. ai Rudolph had relatives living two or . $liree miles back from the river, and f plien the chores were done at night he eft the house, telling Henry that he was going over to see his "folka," and would be back at ten o'clock. ^lie aQd his sisters had been left •" Alone of an evening before. They were fiot afraid, and went to bed by nine o'clock, to sleep soundly, as such chil­ dren will. When the boy awoke the next morn- g, lie found the sun peeping in at his indow, and leaping out of bed, he lied to Rudolph, as his father was in ;he habit of doing. But Rudolph did .ot answer. "Rude must be up and doing the bores," thought Henry; and then, peaking aloud, he said, "What a tre- endous roaring the river makes this orning. It sounds as if it was all ound us. Goodness! Iblieve it is," he added, after listening a moment; and then he ran to the window to look. Stouter hearts than his might have nailed at the scene which met his eyes, verywhere was water--a turbid, black, lmiltuous flood--dashing up against lie trunks of the great trees, flooding he stock-yard fences completely out of light. Logs, boards, and great cold- ooking cakes of white ice, even the t>odies of dead cattle, were swept furi­ ously on. The heads--only the heads d horns--of some of their own cattle uld be seen here and there, as the >r creatures swam feebly to and fro. Looking down in frightened awe Srom the open window, the lad saw that Jhe delving, guttering current had al­ ready attacked the foundation of the liouse, which stood considerably higher than the cattle-yards, and that the doorsteps below were under water. As the danger of the situation dawned upon him, the lad's terror grew. Again and again he shouted to Rudolph; but there was no response save the rush and roar of the river. _ Then he ran to the room of little Jen- jrie and Izah, who had already been fcwakened by his shouts. With fright­ ened sobs the children clung to their brother, scarcely daring to look out up­ on the fearful scene about them. "Where is Rudolph? Where is Ru­ dolph ?" they sobbed. Henry soothed them as best he could, »nd leaving them at the head of the •tairway, he went below to see how high the water had risen. To his increased alarm he found that he kitchen floor was already covered, d the muddy water was pouring in hrough the cracks about the door. It as rising fast,--had risen even since first looked ont upon it. Then for a few moments the boy's courage almost deserted him; he Irembled violently and the tears came to his eyes. "O father! mother 1 hy ain't you here?" he cried out. Then the crash of a huge ice-cak* Young as he was he realized that the house must soon be swept away if the water continued to rise, and almost fiercely wiping away his tears, he tried to think of some means by which ho might save his little sisters and himself. Through the kitchen window he saw the trunk of the great elm beneath which stood the grindstone, only a few feet from the broad doorstep,--a huge tree, four or five feet in diameter. The waters were dashing against its massive trunk, that, at least, seemed proof ogainst their utmost strength. "The old elm! The old elm!" he/ cried. "If we could only get up among the big limbs!" And then he formed his heroic plan and proceeded to pi«t it into execution. The elm had great outstretching branches, one of the largest of which extended across the" corner of the kitchen roof, which was nearly flat and easy of access from a window in the second story of the house. Henry had often climbed out there and mounted the branch, from which he could ascend nearly to the top of the tree,--a dizzy height, however, which he seldom at­ tempted. "The flood can't dig the old elm out," he thought. "It's stood there too long. But little Izah and Jennie! he feared for them. It was as much as he himself dared do to climb the tree, and he fear­ ed the little girls would grow dizzy and fail into the rushing waters beneath. The brave boy thought of ail this, and solved the problem in a manner that speaks well both for his courage and his invention. Wading through the water on the kitchen floor, he reached the woodshed and there procured his mother's clothes­ line, also a coil of larger rope and an old door, besides a number of loose boards which stood in a corner. Carry­ ing these up stairs, where the little girls stood crying and calling for "papa and mamma," he put them out on the kitch­ en roof. "Stop crying, girls." he exclaimed, cheerily; "stop your crying. Pa and ma will be here soon as they can get a boat, and I'll take care of you till they come-, We're going to get up in the big elm and build us a house up there and take up victuals. The water never will take that old tree away, and we can live up there like squirrels." * The energetic lad now sped about the house to complete his preparation for their strange change of abode. Even little Jennie, the younger sister, caught something of his courage; and both the girls ran about helping in whstever way they could. Some loaves of bread, a bucket of doughnuts, together with dried beef, a smoked ham, and several woollen blank­ ets were laid out on the kitchen-roof. Then Henry bound the clothes-line about his waist and climbed on the great branch, and thence up to the large limbs above, to a height of some twenty feet above the rushing waters. Selecting a spot where two limbs branched off parallel with each other, he now lowered one end of his rope to his sisters, for the old door and boards. Before climbing up he had instructed them , what to do and how to do it; and in a very short time the boards, the door and the other coils of rope were hauled up one after another, and secure­ ly fastened. The door and boards were then placed on the parallel branches and tied with the rope; and in this manner a small floor, or platform, six or eight feet square, was laid, large enougn lor all three to sit or lie on. It did not take long now to draw up the food and blankets; but there still remained for the lad the harder and more perilous task of hoisting up the little girls to his airy platform. He had reserved the longest and strongest rope for this purpose, and looping it in the middle over a limb and letting the two ends fall to the roof, he descended and tied an end firmly be­ neath the arms of both Izah and Jennie in turn. To climb back to his old position was but the work of a moment. Then came the real work. Izah was a.plnmp little girl, and Jennie was still heavier, though not as old. They were fright­ ened and screamed considerably, but he hauled them up, one after the other, safely on to the platform. Meanwhile the wild rushing waters were steadily rising, and now nearly reached the kitchen window-sills. Still larger cakes of ice were driving ponder­ ously along among the trees; occa­ sionally one ground against the elm, giving it a heavy, jarring bump, or struck the walls of the house with a force that made the timbers crack. The little girls trembled with fear; and now that the excitement of climb­ ing into the tree was over, despair again seized upon them. In vain Henry tried to quiet their fears. Great sobs would well up in spite of their childish efforts to be brave. It was in truth an appalling situation. Faster poured the ever-rising flood; and now the ice-cakes and great drift- logs were smashing in the lower win dows. Nothing was left of the stock­ yards, shed and barn; but here and there some of the wretched cattle still kept their heads above water; and more disenlieartening than everything else were the poor creatures' mournful low­ ing*. There was no help for them. Their drowning but was a question of an hour or two; everything was going down be­ neath the black rolling current. And well might the childreen feel thankful if even the great elm withstood the bat­ tering of the ponderous ice-cakes which came grinding in among the scattered A!}ceH of the grove. Henry's heart almost failed him. It required the best efforts to keep from breaking completely down and giving way to his fright and grief. But mas­ tering these terrors at length, he earn­ estly set to work to make evei^thing upon the platform secure. He felt, too, that he ought to save the bedding and the most valuable of the household fur­ niture ; for he saw that the most of it might be hung upon the limbs of the elm, if only he had dared to descend af­ ter it into the shattered and rocking building. But the creaking and groaning of the timbers, commingling with the hoarse gurglings of the water, appalled him. | The house seemed on the point of being ' swept away; and sadly he watched it heave and sway as each fresh mass of ice came plunging against it. Fearing to trust the little sisters upon the frail platform unsupported, he tied them securely to the limbs above, leav­ ing the ropes slack enough to allow of j their moving about. Once, for a mo- J xnent, he almost made them smile by . calling them his "little ponies picketed | out to grass." He even tried to tell J them stories, and kept courage in their j little hearts by the assurance that "pa and ma" would soon oome and take them away in a big boat. . Xfaw tfae.beofii wot* on. Tte-bow ( still stood, but the waters crept higher and Mgiwr, till at noon the river ran nearly even with the tops of the win­ dows. Still the old tree gave no evi­ dence of yielding, and at length the pangs of hunger making themselves felt, they ate a hearty meal in spite of their strange and almost desperate situation. The afternoon passed. Once they thought they heard distant shouts; but the tops of the trees prevented them from looking off clearly. Night drew on; and still the house stood, wonder­ fully, as it seemed to Henry. As night closed darkly in, the little girls cried themselves to sleep, pillow­ ing their heads in the lad's lap; and thus through all that long night, never once closing his own eyes in sleep, he sat and held them. Not long after dark Henry heard a trrific crash, and indistinctly saw the house melt away amidst the mad waters beneath him. When at last the day dawned there was not a familiar landmark to be seen save the trees; and many of the small­ est of these had been broken down by the masses of ice. It was a bitter awakening for little Izah and Jennie; and it was long liefore Henry could again accustom them to the "terrible dreariness of their situation. But help came shortly after daybreak. Even before the pangs of hunger had brought them to think of breakfast, cheery voices were heard shouting from the river above. The neighbors had espied them on their platform, through the leafless branches. It was a strange sight, and one that Mould have inspired less resolute hearts to attempt their rescue. The young, anxious faces expectantly looked out over the dreary waters, and watched with hope and delight the efforts mak­ ing to save them. It was an hour that they never would forget. Cold and hungry, but safe and happy, the gallant boy and his little charges were taken aboard a boat manned by the faithful Rudolph and several other young men, who had worked with en­ ergy, but in vain, on account of the floating ice, to reach tliem the day before. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were delayed longer than they had expected; and not returning till evening of that day, they learned nothing of the danger to which the children had been exposed till after they had seen them safe at the house of a kind neighbor. --Frank Calkirts in Youth's Companion. ^ » ; Why Kerosene Lamps Explodes A great many fatal accidents occur from trying to pour a little kerosene on the fire to make it kindle better, also by pouring oil into a lamp .while it is lighted. Most persons suppose that it is the kerosene itself that explodes, and that if they are very careful to keep the oil itself from being touched by the fire or light there will be no danger. But this is not so. If a can or lamp is left almost half-full of kerosene oil, the oil will dry up--that is, "evaporate"--a little, and will form, by mingliug with, the air in the upper part, a very explos­ ive gas. You cannot see this gas any inore«<than you can see air. But if it is disturbed and driven out, and a blaze reaches it, there will be a terrible ex­ plosion, although the blaze did not touch the oil. There are also several other liquids used in houses and work­ shops which will produce an explosive vapor in thin way. one; burning-fluid is another, and naphtha, alcohol, ether, chloroform, may do the same thing. In a New York workshop lately there was a can of benzine or gasoline on the floor. A boy 16 years old lighted a ci­ garette and threw the burning match on the floor close to the can. He did not dream there was any danger because the liquid was corked up in the can. But there was a great explosion and he was badly hurt. This. seems very mys­ terious. The probability is that the can had been standing there a good while and a good deal of vapor had formed, some of which had leaked out around the stopper and was hanging in a sort of invisible cloud over and around the can, and this cloud, when the match struck it, exploded. Suppose a girl tries to fill a kerosene lamp without first blowing it out. Of course the lamp is nearly empty or she would not care to fill it. This empty space is filled with a cloud of explosive vapor arising from the oil in the lamp. When she pushes the nozzle of the can into the lamp at the top and begins to pour, the oil, running into the lamp, fills the space, and pushes the cloud of ex­ plosive vapor up; the vapor is obliged to pour out ovc r the edges of the lamp, at the top, into the room outside. Of course it strikes against the blazing wick which the girl is holding down by one side. The blaze of the wick sets the invisible cloud of vapor afire, and there is aij explosion which ignites the oil and scatters it over her clothes and over the furniture of the room. This is the way in which a kerosene lamp bursts. The same thing may occur when the girl pours the oil over the fire in the range or stove, if there is a cloud of explosive vapor in the upper part of the can, or if the stove is hot enough to vaporize quickly some of the oil as it falls, remember that it not the oil, but the invisible vapor that explodes. Tak­ ing care of the oil will not protect you. There is no safety except in this rule: Never pour oil oil on a lighted fire or into a lighted lanin.--Christian Union. CAUSE IW pirinttHitaidti >bot the sodden Few appaient and Tum|iieUd calamity my Batmafly strikes tenor to even the teawMfc Itar ttds and tornado-- are ooWrtderaa terrible; their coming and gulag an so sadden, unan- nouxtocd and unknown. For this same reason an unknown disease, some poison in the blood, some malady that is rrMtaa&y under­ mining the life, la «edally dreaded by all thinking peopl*. And, indeed, then we good reasons for such dread, for modern ecience discovers that some virulent disor­ ders show the least rigns in their beginnings, while they have the worst possible symp­ toms. We know of many persons who'have dull and uncertain pains In various portions of the body; who are unnaturally tired one day and apparently well the next; who have an enormous appetite at times and a loath­ ing of food soon thereafter. Such persons are really in a dangerous condition, even though they may not realise it The follow­ ing statement of a most prominent phvsi- cian, who has had unnsual opportmuties'for investigation, is of so striking and important anatare that it will be read with Interest by ASSOCIATED CHARITIES OF CINCINNATI. BOABD OF DIRECTORS. Joseph Aub, M. 1). Juli its Reis. Julius Jr. J{rs. M. F. Force. Mrs. George IlunerL Frv&k Luktnheimer. J.B. B. A. Smith, Jf. D. If . Afi l ler Rtr. Chat. W. Weactte. Ikinicl Ho(/. W'i/«on. . < I people i Is prev FEW HOURS, BDT WELL USED.--Lord Bulwer Lytton was one of the prolific writers of our century, and must have published twenty or more volumes, in fiction, poetry, art, and historical criti­ cism. But lie was accustomed, by his own testimony, to write only two hours a day, concentrating all his powers on intense labor during that time. Walter Scott, during a considerable portion of his lite rary-life, did all his hard brain- work before breakfast, which came, however, at a late hour, 9 or 10 o'clock. After breakfast he devoted himself to the entertainment of a large number of guests, who wondered when he found time for writing. Moses Stuart in his prime was regarded as the most learned and enthusiastic Biblical scholar in this country, but his health was so frail, and his nervous system so prostrated, that lie was unable to devote more than three hours a day to intense study. The example of these eminent scholars and authors shows how much may be accomplished by any one who is me­ thodical in habit, and studies with en­ thusiasm for even a brief period of the day.--United Presbyterian. ONK vessel was lost at sea every four hours during 1881, according to the En­ glish Nautical Gazette. In 1879-80 there were 400 steamboat collisions in the North Atlantic ocean. GOOD staff is often twisted into queer Omen: No. WEST EIGHTH STKXIT, O. ANDKK ON. M. B , KUFERINTENDBir?, CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 2,188A MfesATB. Editors: I have, during my professional career of many years' practice, treated a large number of various disorders, of which, perhaps, none have given me more trouble than the mysterious disease known as acute nephritis; aiid while it may eeem strange, it ie, never­ theless, true, that the physician is generally greatly annoved by this mysterious trouble, especiallv when the case'is of hereditary origin. It is, doubtless, the first stage of the well-known, but terfible Bright's disease, as the kidneys contain larpre quantities of albumen; and, while children Mid young are especially liable to its attacks, it prevalent with all classes, and usually continues until late in life. One obstinate case which came under my observation was that of a fireman of this city who applied to me for treatment The case was diagnosed parenchymatous nephri­ tis. The man was twenty-four vears of age- plethoric and light complected. He stated that he had suffered from urinary troubles from childhood, and that he had " doctored" a hundred times, each time improving some; after which, in a short while, lie would re- lapise into his former state of minery. I pre­ scribed the usual therapeutics known to the profession with the same result that my col­ leagues had obtained He got better for a while and then worse again; in fact, so bad that he had to . off for some time He suffered intense pain; so much so that I confess I had to resort to hypodermic injections of morphia. My druggist, who knew how difgusted I was with the case, although not willmp to desert the man, advised me to try a remedy from which he (the druggist) himself had derived great benefit. As a drowning man catches at a straw, I prescribed this remedy, not let­ ting my patient, however, know what I was giving him; and, although not a believer in nor a patron of "patent medicines," I must confers that after my fireman had taken one bottle he grew much better. I made him continue its use for a period of two months, with the most gratifying results; it really worked wonders, and he owes his cure and present perfect health solely to the remark­ able power of Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, the remedy which I prescribed, and he used. Since the recovery of the man above men­ tioned, I have given considerable thought to the subject of acute nephritis, or kidney diffi­ culty, and I find that its manifestations are most remarkable. It often appears without any special symptoms of its own, or possibly as a sequel to some other disease. It may be a sequel to scarlatina, diphtheria and other illnesses, and even arise from preg­ nanes The firm symptoms frequently show themselves in the form of high, fierce and Intense pains in the lumbar region, "the small of the back," troublesome micturitions and frequent changes In the color of the urine, which at times diminishes perceptibly. If the urine is entirely suppressed, the case, i probably, will terminate fatally in a very | few days. Dropsy is a consequence of the suppression of urine, and toe se- vereness of it is governed by the proportion j of retention. The nervous system becomes I prostrated with subsequent convulsions and ! Irregular circulation of the blood, which, in j my estimation, eventually might cause a i diseased heart to give out. As I have re­ marked, in many kidney diseases--yes, even in Bright's disease itself--there is no per­ ceptible pain in the back, and these troubles often assert themselves in various symp­ toms--for instance, in troublesome 'diar­ rhoea, blood poison, impaired eyesight, nau­ sea, loss of appetite, disordered digestion, loss of consciousness, husky voice and many other complaints too numerous to men­ tion Indeed, thousands of people are suf­ fering from the first stages of Bright's dis­ e a s e t o - d a y , a n d thry do not know i l . In conclusion, I would like to state that I have, since my success with the lireuian, re­ peatedly prescribed Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, and if my professional brethren could only be brought so far as to overcome their prejudice against proprie­ tary medicines they would, undoubtedly, find themselves recompensed for their sup­ posed sacrifice of liberty, as well us by the great benefits that would accrue to the world. Most sincerely, O. AynxasoN, M. D., Huperintendent Chinese Superstition* One great difficulty the employers of Chinese labor have to contend with is the superstition of these queer people. Their religious worship consists chiefly in propitiating the malevolent spirits of the dead. If a Chinese domestic fan­ cies there is a ghost in the house he de­ parts at once, and leaves an inscription behind to warn his successors. It often happens that a family will be unable to keep a servant longer than a single day. Man after man will come and go with­ out giving any reason for his abrupt departure. At last the warning sign is found ip the kitchen or the servant's room and expunged; then there is no more trouble. Not long ago two Chi­ namen were killed in Oregon by the premature explosion of a blast on a new railway line. One of their fellow workmen declared that just before the explosion he saw two devils come to the opposite bank of the river and heard them talking. Thereupon the whole gang of forty men dropped work, and could not be induced by threats or persuasions to return to the spot.--The Century. THX Toledo, Ohio, Bee says: "Col. J. Dorse Alexander, editor of the Baraesville, Ga., Neva, has been cured of rheumatism by the use of St. Jacobs Oil. An Affectionate Child. Little Tommy Milligan was dressed up in fin • clothes by his parents and sent over to his grandfather's on Austin avenue. The old gentleman received his grandson in a most kindly manner. When the time came for Tommy to go home, much to the delight of the old man, he refused to go, saying that he wanted to live permanently with his grandpa. "So you love your old grandpa so much you don't want to leave him?" ex­ claimed the delighted old man. "No, it's not that," replied Tommy; "but every time ma sends me to visit you she washes my face, and I hate to have my face washed, so you see if I lived with you all the time, grandpa, ma could not send me to you, and I would never have, to have my face washed. Wouldn't that be Texas Siftinga. idea?"-- Id, Masai, MB. W. A. FORBES, Greenfield, mw cured bjr St. Jacobs #il of rheumatism. medietne la Dr. Ouyaott'a Dock and Sanapaxilla. Aak your "itogettttor you. A CABEFDL father was about entering his ltbrary, when he heard some one indulging in shocking profanity. He listened, and discovered that the cul­ prit was his 14-year-old son. "HI akin him!" he hissed in an undertone, seising a small cane and bursting into the library. His angerj quickly vanished, however, when he discovered his take. His son was simply reading aloud one of Bret Harte's dialect poems.--The Judge. , "" Bw Coa*wa>--. WINONA, Mtnn., Kov. I h a d L -- J several above a _ . _ Warner's agehta on my train-he handed me a bottle of White Wine of Tar Syrup; ena hour after taking the first doss my hoane- nesacommenoeato leave me. In twenty- four hours my voioe was quite dear and natural, and the cold nearly cured It Is the best remedy 1 ever saw. Bespectfullv, C W. wam, Conductor, Chicago and Northwestern ft. ft. •old by all druggists A COBBUB'S motto: "With all appliances and means to boot" Coma! Corn*! Corni! Every one suffering from painful corns will be glad to learn thai there is a new and pain­ less remedy discovered by which the very worst class of corns may be removed entire­ ly, in a short time and without pain. PUT­ NAM'S PAIM JESS CORN EXTRACTOR nag already been used by thousands, and each person who has given it a trial becomes anxious to reoommend it to others. It is the only sore, prompt and painless cure for corns known. Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor is sold everywhere. Wholesale, Lord, Stoutenbunrh & Co., Chicago. IN making wills, some are left ont and others are left tin. PUBI blood helps to make a clear oon- scienoe. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood. Enough said Send us a big bottle. RACX literature: "Erik's Guide te- tbt Tdrt" „ Personal!--To Men Only I . THE VOLTAIC BELT CO., Marshall, ifeS., will send Dr. Dye's Celebrated Electro- Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliance# on trial for thirty days to men (youiifr or old) who are afflicted with nervous debility, lost vi­ tality and kindred troubltip, guaranteeing speedy and complete restoration of health and mauly vigor. Address as above. N. 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Spring TobaoOfe It is hard far >thatth0ME«4y . rseetton than H«w Tingtand 0«- caaionally their eatciusiiBBisB feoerresa severe rap, as did can, whits ' along one of the small sbsvns of era California. Seeing* ragged young man shootihg packesel, we stopped to witness the novel sight. On the aim ball upon the water so stunned the fish that it floated to the surface, when it was then quickly secured. After witnessing his performance of this feat several times, we remarked that, as it was new sport to us, we were curious to know where he had learned it. "Oh," he answered, "I often enjoyed it when I lived East; in fact, by birth, I am an Eastern man." We were at once interested, and thinking we had found a Yankee from Maine or Massachusetts, or possibly from the city called the "Hub," we gave his hand a hearty grip, saying, "We, too, are Eastern born and bred; from what part of the East do you come?" "I was reared," replied he, with a cordial smile, "in Eastern Missouri" We stared at him a moment, mur­ mured something about the size of the country, and said that we came from Boston, and then bade him good-morn­ ing. Sonne men are born slight, some achieve slightnees, but most men have slights put upon them. RHKUMATISM CURED. Oar bwt phyfticitnn agree that outward application* Mvarcuiw rheumatism. The bent oils and liniment* only alleviate the pains. Rheumatism i« a constitu­ tional affliction, originating in impure and disordered blood. Hood'i* Santaparilla is th« propor remedy, be- in U tiiiZ -g*f-'***" which rheumatism beginn to act. KKMARKABLK CASE Ot A SKA CAPTAIN. ftpt. Mitchell, of the barque Antotne 6a/a, New York and Havana trade, came home in May. 1M2. entirely helplroH with rheumatism. He went to the mountain* with hi* wife, at whom requeatCapt. Mitchell made uxe of Hood's Sirxnitarilla. He commenced to improve riieht f.way under the Influence ot Hood'* Harmaparilla, and was in able to return to Brooklyn. In two month* from his fisxt trying Houd'a SaiwapMlUa hh rheamattaa wtws roue, mud he mailed in command of hi* vemel a well titan. His wiie write*: "My huxkand la 48 yean of ace, and his health is now better than it hae been tor some time. he haa gained several pounds in weight.' If any wi»h to inquire more particularly they can addresa Mrs. M. L. Mitchell, 791 Monroe street, Brooklyn. N. Y. AN OLD DRUGGIST S KXI'KKIEW'K. I am employed in the Chicago N. D. Potrtoflice as • carrier. During our late wet spell I have suffered f mm muscular rheumatism. I wan advised to try Hood'a Sarsaparilla. I did so, and now I am entirely cured. 1 am an old druggist myself, having had nearly twenty years' experience. JAMBS v. A. Pmouoroor. HOOD'S NAIUAHABILLA. BoU by Druttiata. «t: idx for $S. MaAs oqMr<fc;I. HOOD * OoTXpothecariea, Lowell. Pure Blood. Many families pride themsclvea on their noble an- cestry; hut here, in this democratic country, we do not oare so much about our pedigree as our health. When the blood is ont of order, diseaae manifests itself in the skin and flesh. To be rextored to health take 8co> vill's Sarsaparilla or Blood and Liver Syrup. Pliysi- cians speak of it in the highext terms. Dr. Everett, Cooper Plains, Steul*en< county, N. Y., mentions two cases of Scrofula jfekj-nipelas in which SoovUl's Sanwparilla or Blood and Liver Syrup effected a cure, and Kays: " I think it one of the beet purifiers of the day. It has met with perfect success in every case where I have used it." Wglxt failH to cure Ni-rvoiisncHS, Nervous Debility, and restore Kticiikrlli to the weakened organs.--At druggists and at Allen's Pharmacy, 815 lut Ave.. N. Y. CDuumM FOR RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Sorenest of the Chest, Gout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Smell- iags and Sprains, Burns am Scalds, General Bodily fains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Mches. It VtawaUoa <M earth equal* 8*. JACKS On as t amfe, sure, simple and c*eaj» Brlaiil Baaedy. A. trial on tail* bat the MfMihllr trifling outlay of SO Cents, aid svary *•* with pain can have chaap and porttfw |Mf *f Mi •kirn*. m MneCSoMlB BMM !•••---- * WrecMc-- In Bwn I llgmn, SOLD BT ALL DKUOOI8T8 AID HMT.IM XVMEDIOM. A.VOOELSS&00., Fitters Stomach Bitten gives stesdineaa to th* nerves, induces ̂ healthy, natural flow of bOe,prevent* constipation without unduly purging the bowels, ge&ily stimulates the circulation, and, by promoting a vig rous condition of the physical system, promotes, also, that cheerfulness which is the truest indication of a well-balanced condition of all the anima: powera. 49" For sale by Druggists and Dealers generally. $66 a week in your own town. Terms and $5 onttH free. Adilres* H. HAUJCTT k Co., Portland, Me. Hanaleas to tfc« Moat DoMeafetl .JJFFF CCTUTD WLW TMHW . t* *Hset m cn*i (MUTTOBALSAM AMemrMt »iiiairVOiimM rim, after (Its physician had gtvan Mr r~ Ms. BsSSWL MHISISIMIWISI H»si»l Balnn aid Ma com!; It Odaks al ahcoldgtve ttatxiaL Jnuaa A. OIAUM a OA. tfedHfli 4rtt lanervttts. 0%wim as of tt* entf of au VUBXAX. a weltknows dtiaaa. who had BAAA SI with Bitmchitia in ita worst form tor tww The LUNA BAMAM cand him. as it an many A of Bronchitis. ASM Expectorant it has No Wmr Me by ail Mo*le!a« Biallll. e Royal Mining of its mock. carefully written, to THE ROYAL 135Clark St.. Boom 38, Oak**o. DUI lull particulars. To secure a reply r BBUMSM, tfbtfli For M of icnffe or LOSS OR BU)ML °ssnr& A HOVEL CONTEST. $400.?? IN GASH CIVEN AWAY To subscribers of THE PB0P3 scribe during Up mouth* of 1MB, at the rgrultr imte of clergyman of Chicago wi pel according toEOkatthew.and -- verse is ths same as the one aalantefllir pr te nearest to it in the order of Terser wffi ientve for a copy of ISO Monroe St, so,lU> ..pie RFTMLOH. PENSIONS. Towaan«aoiSi«iPAm FREE For information and Maps Missouri, Kansas. Arkam Texas, write to JOHN E 46 Clark N<.. Ch cai Taps o] ---fume, gsodtwo_ larot PonsiOB and Bounty acta. UIMAM APOUS, * 6BEAT SAVIM TO flMBSI C^C^g^^iS5esaCB^L?«^Dubu(iue. In. Young Men areolars free. TAUENTINK BB08., JanesviOs. Wis. Munmnm vteM iMMk Sl It.A«UMITMMfl PENSIONS MM, woundor bSmf ftif ants, widows and children an entitled. MflHons proprlated. Fee $10. Increase pensions, bounty. I • procured. NBWLA abd bounty table. N . FmcGEKAU) liOo^Attomsya,Box6HkWaahingtonJ>jC. pay and honorable discharges procured Send stamp for instructions sbd bounty table. & W. tweraootr* Mifffe# i • •••^0 k'i.£ltl«tfe« to sot nur, and las no «r*al te cutting sods at dttShw 1» tnawMsTindfcirTwiUa win cut COM at. 869 HevPiaiis! Write for particular* to RMd'sTtupliof Mwlc, C H I C A G O . Ihavs a psslUve rswsdy tor tbe above * thoasaada at casssof tb* went Hi I. ladsed.sssMWIsjnMtS ssad TWO Hnukpin, to-B TKBATItt ea (Ms dtassaa,to ., that I wllia bar with a TALDUL11 MINTS WANTED By ALLAH PHMKXW, Chief of the V. S. •» crat Barries. A hiitory of the system" of the Army da ring the war Compiled from ofleia] r«pnrti,i«rMli many "war secrete" rovEBBKTOBB luitratad, thrtllingly interesting. •70 A WKEK. tl2 a day at home easily made. Ooetly #1A outfit free. Address Turn* Co.. Augusta, Kilns. •f TMslsY.Shi With Mast of Atta Warranted >a fail. SSttSSZ&Sffi WkiaMOk^lkMai, Ml fiH> UIA TRY IT. Nanuflactund eaily by nmmT«(^sistviKiijM.u. rwakkrlvdwajbntetuaAOat Pacific HoftfamMtl OWIlWHlildHifeiL Offers tk« heat flcM hIM. c«uUa aai kaaltky Iia4* of iraat (fertility, ttatf Grala,IMtaai M ahsMlasMi • Timber t TutCtalFHM* amilj W ralto--ds aa4 rtvsr savigatlaai dhratt wwate ••fMwItk all pan* mt tfc* wartSTswiw B Ita ftaitaaky u tWFactfln •aaa*. NO DROUGHTS, WO UWCT. fWML NO RILRKICANBS. WBIUittM, IS OTHER M8RCCT1TI FHJBNMKNA. The Lasla af tfc* Fadfc Nankwati i M •.•oraco ytoM wheal par MM la ta ncMssf tkal mt aay sthar asetlsn i (Jnltod Scaio*. Nsflallmef crwps has ever •eeerred. ONCM Wkaat remaaanda a Uckw tkaalkatafaaysawMaatryhilksUMIa Hal market. i« imumetue aws^taf/IiHIi Jaftmd sad OswrsiaBst Jkwadfr awtia easy ww>j tfcelma> Haw/tt»lfatt«alh|M»l; Ma < ya»t|sKia, aaed Ana* m aknr M. M. Os.% Ami ti numerous tranches to ttafrsat FaWayaafti Columbia mtUi U* tritalsria, srv a Oar sjfcs far sale at l*ur Msa a»«i asa laqr Ni aas, sywa Is j)i»-tiyW«aa«d JaaalssdJst|i Cotumbim^ STamSmi Jtoetyle aadllaCuip Mtoay Jt ya»l|«Hia Ca.'» spelsan. a JM» wwdirs aartals mrmftd fuei'iasa ittte ailin •f Xaaila ssw MM (a fonkaai ar as mmp sadtr tike Vm tern Jtalaa taa « JCaaaa. farPaatUataMilbwdaMflMtnWila saaatry, Ita taaaaraaa. rtlaaata. taataa |f... A. L SVOKM. «l Haalita Awat, l Clark Street. Cllaaia. Caasral; m. MadtefrmtavaSSMteaftMtoiMMoraMretlvalingln ** - - Maihla TMalilatula i\a .4 liutlitlllv gllOMttag paatth member ceta the heneatef comwuul rap: Reporta sent weekly. Dividends I*.J mom hi . IS paid aharehoMen hack thetr money ta U throe months, adll tasvtac origiMl anoant makiiu Clnh. dab IS ' roe moatha, aail lea viae original •xxtnCtakLorrstanMdonasasnA 8hsi«a.$«)eacU. iplanatorydrcmlaraaentftee. IteHaWecorTeapomienta wanted eveirwhsie. Address B. EKhmu * Co., Oom*n MCML. m A lit La SaUa 8t_CniCAaa. lu. OO In Gold Given Away!! The Prairie Farmer ws&e&m® petltor. howaraa, mast haooM. a VST&MSSSZ DK. «. A. 0. a. u '-k . 't i *. ; ' ' " 1 »^v