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* s j i . - i *. y • -.• ••r- , « ! • > s y f j i " ' ' ^ ' T i r . " / .... iaa ,*y BACK XO FFLNOAHIRG, w A -w. lain; i '• p*s got Ut patent right, u3 rick M all or-- tton; /But vbsre'i the peaee and comfort thai in all had before y t's go a-viaitin' back to Ghrlggsby's Station-- / Back whom w nsad to ^a ao happy and ao / pant She likes of ns i4M>' km. It's Jut a mortal pity to see ns In this peat big honso, with earpeta on the stain, JlMl the pomp right in tha kitchen! And the .; ^ city I cityl dttjri • VnioatUn' bat tha city au around u aiaty- ,• ,:_i . whoresI clean above tha roof aad look fWm tha _ ' " 2 s t e e p l e , , - And never *m a robin, nor a beech car ellum ;.j; tree I JkAd right here in earshot <rf a* least a thousand g u people, f tad none that neighbors with ns, or we want ' ' to go and oee. .Sift's go a-Tigittn' back to Origgaby'a Station- Back, where the latch-string's a-hangin' from the door, neighbor round tha place la dear aa a relation-- k -where we used to ha ao hqppy and ao pore! ^ X#ant to see tha Wiggcnsea, the whole kit and ? *'• '• ':/i bilin', ; . jL-drivln' up from Shallow Ford to stay tha v • Sunday through; : CM I waut to see them hltchin' at their son-in- " ,.a law's and pilin' Out there at Lizy Ellen's like they tased to do I "want to see the quilts tha Jonas girla ia '4 makin', . And I wont to pester Laury Txmt their freckled hired hand, I Joke hor 'bout the widower aha eoma purty a-s* nfgh a-takin',1 Till her pap got his pension lowed in time to save hia laud. t'a go a-viBitin' baek to Chriggsby's Station, where there'a nothin' aggravate any more, Mwt away safe in the wooda around the old loca- ~ tion, Baek where we used to be so happy and ao pore? 1 want'to see Ibudndy and help her with her aewin', : And hear her talk so lovln' of he^man that's dead and gone, And stand up with Emanuel to ahowme how he's growin', , And amile as I have saw har 'lore she put her mournln' on. And I want to see the Samplea, on the old lower Eighty-- Where John, oar oldest boy, ho was took and -and I want to cry with buried, for Bis own sake and Eaty'i Katy Aa she reada all hia letters over, writ from the war. • What's in all thia grand life and high situation. And nary pink nor hollykawk bloomin' at the <loor? Let's go a-visittn' back to Grlggsby's Station, Back whene we used to be so happy and so pore) THE MOONSHINER BRIDE. Thomas Colquitt. I %OCMSHTNE AIT <CHUBCH. A queer name for a church, but it does not sound so very -odd once you areiu tile strange, wild country where it stands lid-day ninoatg the western North Cnrolina •aeuntaiiaK. It is quite ft favorite place of meeting with the sun-ounding sovereigns, probably because (he name suggests their lavorite beverage--"wild-cat" being a syn­ onym for the reveuue word "moonshine" «n<i north CJeorgia "blockade." •' This church stands in the most lawless yortion of the moonshine district. Here .eld experienced offenders against revenue laws live and pursue their nefarious busi­ ness. Many who stand high in the clan are at church to-day. They nre fitting under the shade of Spreading oaks before the little log church, 4m rough benches, on the ground or on the rough polo JWWK built over the graves which oeme .up almost to the church door. Most <of them are arranged in their Sunday clothes of heavy home made jeans, coat and pants, scorning an unnecessary vest over their coarse, greasy. open-breasted»flannel •hints. They wear broad brimmed 6louch lints set back from their foreheads in a half defiant, reckless fashion, and thick, heavy boots, the soles studded with tacks to pro­ tect them,from the rocks and gravel. The hobse is built on a knoll at a cross­ roads, and dark ravines lead oft' in various 4irections. Talking and waiting for a bedding party ie.dry work to these loafers • among the graves, and they make numer­ ous visits down one of ithese glens to "the spring," returning with hazy vision . and husky voices to their seats beneath the trees. "I tell yer. boys." Old Nick Allred is say­ ing, "that feller ain't arter no good! He's here up to some devilment, shore." "No danger," confidently asserts Mae Smith, an amateur preacher and practical moonshiner. '"He's all right. Been here «|x months, taught a good school, and allers behaved ihimaelf--" \ " Ya*, yas." interrupts .Old Nick again, •hnttl am -sorry, for all that, that Saudy dn't make u better shot--but there's time enough yet." V "Old Nick," as the men called their chief, w»s am many wayB deserving of lite tiHa. He was a huge, loose- joinaed fellow, at least six feet •uda half ihigh in his hob-nailed boots, vitli lcsag liiatted sgray hair and whiskers blowing in itfie wind, ihis hairy breast visi- , ble throughLis open«hirt. His lips, thick mid sensimL,f displayed when parted long yellow fanifsji his eyes, undimmed by age, are steel-eraitachimg and uncertain. One feels instinctively at a glance that he is * crafty and ti-eaeherous. His suit is of the regulation brown Jeans, patched thickly with scraps of divers colors and sizes, giv­ ing him n somewhat zebra-like appearance «t a distaoee. "As shore's yer barn,"heoontinues, "he's at the bottom of one or two mysteries that's got to be explained. I believe he was the cause o' old man Ponder skipping out so •addon--just in time to get out e' the way o' them rev'nues last week." "How did Romer know--" "That's it." exclaimed the chief, showing the long, yellow fangs in a vicious smile. "How did he know if he was an honest man nn£ not in with them marshals?" *"0h Ches. Romer is all right," cried Smith impatiently. "If he aint, he will be 'fore a week." Old Nick whispered to himself, turning away. , "Here they come! Aint she sweet," cried , some one referring to the wedding party. {bulling their coats down carelessly over heir pistol belts, and giving their pants an extra "htieh" as they walked, the wuiting moonshiners filed into the little log church. It was a still, sultry morning. Every mo­ ment it seemed a, "light, growing shower," the country people say, might come gen­ tly sifting down, or the sun might shine brilliantly forth. Quite a large crowd had Assembled early at the residence of old 'Squire Ponder, to witness the marriage of lis daughter, Miss Lyb, to Mr. Homer. Af­ ter the wedding there would be preaching down at the chapel. The minister came late, but the ceremony was short, the con­ gratulations few, and the lude, backwoods crowd soon dispersed, falling away in -groups of two or three to criticise, after their own fashion, the lordly ways of the jfroom whom they instinctively antagonised and hated. Homer, however, had neither eyes nor ears for the crackers. It was but a short distance down to the chapel at the cross­ roads--a little, old, weather-beaten struc­ ture surrounded with graves almost to the door steps. From the church roads branched off in various directions.Romer remembered as familiar things many long days after­ ward the flat black letters on some of the Bnile boards; the misspelt words, and huge bony hands always pointing with long, lean lingers straight ahead--probably knowing * rfbey were right--to various little towns loat among the surrounding mountains. Romer And his beautiful bride kept straight on, as one of the lean fingers of destiny pointed, down to the church surrounded by the ' • • graves in the yard and the moonshine ""Whisky distilleries hidden away in the neighboring ravines.^ MOONSHINE AND MEDHHINE* " ^ " A*he- villeon ft cold, drixzlf day in llcceh, In­ tending to make a trip of several weeks among the mountain^. He was an ex­ tremely adventurous character, bearing about Lim that indefinable air - of careless ease and self-reliance that marks and be­ trays the adventurer. He was now going among the moon­ shiners to ascertain their way of living, and to learn to make corn whisky. He would have received a cold reception from the mountaineeis,who are ever jealous and sus­ picious of strancers--regarding every man they do not know as a possible revenue or informer--but he, apparently by chance, fell in company with an old man named Ponder, as he was leaving town, who in­ vited Romer to accompany him. Mr. Pon­ der was driving a huge, covered vehicle, which contained beside his bedding, etc., a supply of hay and fodder for his team. Under this stuff Mr. Ponder had brought into town two barrels of wildcat whisky, but Romer did not dream of it having been applied to that useful purpose until he had learned more of the wile and guiles that lurk in the moonshiner's breast. They traveled all day and slept at night in th« great tent-like wagon. The follow­ ing day they pursued their journey until late in the afternoon, when the wagon drew op before a two-roomed log house beside the road. Mr. Ponder alighted among a dozen delighted children fmd half as many apparently delighted dogs and invited Romer to "Come into the house." It is impossible to describe the poverty and squalor in which these people live. Romer, however, possessed the great art of pleasing and seeming pleased, of being instantly at ease himself, wherever he might be placed, and causing others to feel sO. He was not, therefore, long treated as a stranger by Mr. Ponder's cheerful family. "Pears to mo I've seen you 6om'ers be­ fore," Squire Ponder had several times remarked over their bottle. "Ever been 'round here? No; well, 't'wan't you, then, 'couse I've never been outin Buncombe County." But there was a ring of suspicion in his tone until he come to know his guest better. Mr. Ponder's house contained two small rooms, and his family consisted of his large, comely, buxom wife, two grown daughters and other children ranging in size and age down to° the infant iu its mother's arms. Accommodations were so poor that Romer determined to seek a bet ter place; but the houses in that region are all open, cold and cheerless, and after a tour of the neighborhood, he returned satis­ fied he could do no better than remain where he was. Mr. Ponder and his wife were extremely kind and good natured, and the entire family seemed perfectly happy and con­ tented with their lot--all except the oldest daughter, Miss Lyb. She was, as Romer soon discovered, far above the other girls around her in intelligence, refinement and every girlish accomplishment, including beauty of face and form. The men in that section All use to excess their home-made tobacco, and drink a great deal of the vile whisky they manufacture. It may also be «nid that with rare excep­ tions. the women all "chew, smoke, or dip" Kanff, bat Miss Lyb was innocent of either of these disgusting habits. As a rule, these women are all tall, angular and sallow, or "sunburnt," until they are dark as Arabs. Miss Lyb. on the contrary, was very fair, with rose tinted cheeks and large dark eyes, while a pleasant smile disclosed to view two rows of snow-white teeth, and her plain but neatly made dresses showed her graceful form to advantage. The moonshiners' daughters on Sundays array themsslves in gorgeous calico apparel that would be considered extremely loud ^sev.her.-. Cheap brass gew-gaws and flaming ribbons are thrown together in startling combinations of colors, red pre­ dominating. In striking contract, Lyb wore plain, dark dresses with frills of white lace itmlt flower at her throat, and narrow white border at heT wrists, and tlie bloom on her cheeks as she smiled and talked Romer were of nature and Cupid's painting. She evidently enjoyfed his society, *nd, to state * great fact ttimjdy, he was sincerely in love. The Commissioner of Buncombe County Jiad located a public -school at Wild Cut Chapel 'Several years before, bat none had ever been taught there- 'Squire Ponder, feeing, as he expressed it. the boss of the Board of Trustees for that -district, insisted that Romer should remain and teach the school during the coming summer. Seeing Lyb's eyes sparkle with pleasure as she fieard her father's proposition, he promptly accepted it as an excaseYor xemaimiag near her. J Uirttl Romer came, Miss Lyb had been annoyed very much by the persistent atten­ tions of a notorious young moonshiner and Towdy named Sandy Lanmnx. Now, how­ ever,* he rarely came to the house, though Lyb and Romer often met him afternoons as they returned from school. He always carried his gun on these occasions, and moved past them without speaking, liut with a sullen frown upon his floated face- Lyb was detained from school one after­ noon. and about the time when Romer should hare returned, she heard a gun shot down the road, apparently near the spot where Sandy Luhimux had so often been seen of late. A few moments later Mr. Ponder came in and inquired for llomer in an anxious tone that did not escape the girl's love-sharpened ears. She noticed, too, that his gun had been recently discharged. A terrible fear almost made her heart stop beating. Without a word, she passed through the gate and walked ^apidly down the road toward the school-mVilse. A few moments later she was standing over the unconscious Romer tearfully wringing her hands and sobbing. Most providentially for the wounded man, Dr. Lee--an excellent physician and surgeon of extensive army experience--came driving along the road in a coveted wagon. The bed of the Doctor's wagon was straw and fodder, as had been Mr. Ponder's the day he had first met Romer. The Doctor com­ bined moonshine and medicine, it seemed. He sood revived Romer, who was not dan­ gerously wounded, and helping him to a place in the wagon carried him out to his own place on Rock Creek. There he at­ tended upon Romer faithfully for several weeks until he was again able to travel. "Now, my boy," the Doctor said, "I ad­ vise you to leave this country--or the moon­ shiners will remove you. I know what I am talking about." Romer was not a revenue officer, but, in revenge, he became an informer. A com­ pany of United States Deputy Marshals, a 1 few days later, raided the country around Wild Cat Chapel, destroyed a num­ ber of illicit distilleries, and carried away prisoners--among them Sandy Lummux. Romer also held several lengthy inter­ views with Miss Lyb. which resulted in the wedding with which this story commences. She would not say yes, however, until 6he had confessed ta Romer her terrible fear that it was her father who had at­ tempted to assassinate him; but Romer knew better. He had seen Lummux point­ ing his gun that almost fatal afternoon, but too late to entirely escape the bullet. Doctor Lee had probably advised Mr. Ponder to make a trip across the line into the historic mountains of North Georgia where the moonshiners dwelleth and the Marshals hunted him in vain. At any rate, he was out when the Marshals made their Wildcat raid. Nor did he witness the mar­ riage of his daughter or bid her farewell when, at the close of the drowsy sermon, that soft, sultry Bummer day, she left the little chureh to find a carriage in waiting, into which she and her husband were quickly whirled beyond the sight of the idle moonshiners loafing among the graves about the church door. A Hazardous Experiment. A woman may pride herself npon never telling an untruth or of having no respect for a man who has not the courage of his opinions, but if her hus­ band ventures to say that their baby is not as pretty as it might have been he had better have the door open and be prepared for a flying start when he in­ dulges in the insanity.--JFaM Uiver Adr vance. €nn*. That there is a tendency to disease, or at least disorder, in the social body and brain of which our individual bodies and brains are particles, is proved by the fact that Congresses and Legisla­ tures, courts and jails, and poorliouses are thought to be necessary. There are several diseases or disor­ ders to which our social system is at times subject. There is the dyspepsia of hard times, caused by a weakening of the social stomach, and a clogged circulation of the social blood; there is the fever of war, the malaria of trade restrictions, the headache that follows a business debauch, the con­ sumption of poverty, and a long list of other sicknesses causing pain and an­ noyance in different degrees. Social physicians--statesmen, poli­ ticians, reformers, and such of the pop­ ulace as care to put out their signs make careful diagnoses, feeling care­ fully of the public pulse, and name the cause of the disorder. One carefully examines the patient, looks at the tongue, takes the tempera­ ture, listens to the respiration, and feels the pulse, looks thoughtful, then wise, and finally pronounces the disorder a too high tariff on imported goods. Another, quite as eminent a social M D., with an excellent practice and half a dozen diplomas, makes his diagnosis in a much similar manner, and, after due deliberation, says: "Too free coin­ age of money. You have too much mercantile blood in circulation. We must use leeches." y . Others of the regular school come in, view the sick man, and ascribe the cause, some to a reduced tariff, some to too, little silver, some to. want of Civil Ser­ vice reform, some to the Democratic party, some to the Republican party, some to the President, some to Con­ gress, some to the banks, some to the brokers, scftfie to Yanderbilt, and some to Gould. All are eminent physicians but few of them agree. While the "regulars" are quarrelling, the "irregulars" take their turn at pre­ scribing. One recommcnds woman suffrage, another greenbacks, another State socialism, another absolute free­ dom of trade, and another anarchy. While these latter are not looked upon as eminent social physician^, many of them use very persuasive arguments, and show the earnestness of firm con­ viction. , Meanwhile the seeds of the disorder permeate the whole system, and many times recovery has been brought about simply because nature took its course. When doctors disagree, who shall de­ cide ? Under the present system it must be the body politic, the brain of the social system. It may take the advice of the "regular* physicians or of the "irregu­ lars it may take physic or calomel or mercury; it may trust to the mind cure, the cold-water cure, or the hot-water cure; it mav take of all the nostrums advertised oil billboards and in news- papers, and peddled about the country by quacks of all kinds; and it may. if it thinks best, leave nature to affect the cure unaided. It is, probably, better that the social physicians do quarrel among tliem- welves, for, if they were to agree, their agreement might be upon a poison whose effect would be disastrous, if not deadly. The social system has strong vitality, and when sick the thendency is always toward health. An occasional purging, like tliat given by war, is doubtless needed, but homteoi>athic treatment is 'better for most of its disorders. Save ns from those doctors who make snap diagnoses and promise immediate cures, whether they treat the IKKIV human or the body politic, whether they cry nostrums in bottles or nos­ trums in books.--C. JUT. Hammond, in Jlo&ton Globe. JUST AS BiS AS PAISTED, WldmpciaJ Commoika Cawed tqr the Tmible C*nfe*niaa of a FhjrsMaa. The story published in these oolamiw recent­ ly, from the Rochester (N. T.) Dtmtcrat and Chronicle, create! a deal of oommeat here aa it has elsewhere. Apparently it eauaed evea more commotion in Bochestor, as the follow­ ing from the same paper shows: Dr% J. B. Henion, who ia well known, not only in Rochester but io nearly every part of America, sent an extended article to " ' a few da' A Very Tongh Story. A very tough story which is vouched for, after a fashion, as given for what it is worth by the Clipper. It is related that Mr. S. M. was sittiag in his Itack yard, talking'to some friends, when his attention was called to a ben with a brood of young chickens and a large rat that hod emerged from its hole and was regarding the young chickens with the prospect of a meal in view. As the rat came from his hole, the house cat awoke from her afternoon nap and caught sight of the rat. Crouching low she awaited developments, and stood prepared to spring upon his ratship. At the apj>earaneo of his ancient enemy, the cat, a Scotch terrier, which had been sunning itself in the woodshed, pricked up its ears and quietly made for the plaee where the cat stood. At this moment a boy came upon the scene. The chickens were not cognizant of l)e- ing watched by the rat, nor did the rat i;ee the cat, nor the feline the dog, who (tad not noticed the coming of the boy. A little "chick waudered too nigh, and he was seized by the rat, which was in turn pounced upon by the cat, and the cat was caught in the mouth of the dog. The rat would not ceasa his hold upon the chicken, and the cat, in spite of the r.haking she was getting from the dog did not let go the rat. It was fun for the boy, and in high glee he watched the contest and struggle of each of the victims. It seemed to him that the rat was about to escape after a time, and, getting a stone, he hurled it at the ro­ dent. The aim was not good, and the stone struck the dog right between the eyes. The terrier released its grip on the cat and fell over dead. It had breathed its last before the cat in turn let go the rat and turned over and died. Tha rat did not long survive the enemy, and beside the ali#a-<lv dead chicken he laid himself down and gave up the gliost. The owner of the dog was so angry at his'death that he is said to have come near making the storv complete by killing the 1K>Y that killed the dog that sh >ok the cat that caught the rat that bit the chicken in the yard on Blank street. Good Because He had to Be.. "Kobert, what did you say to the bad boy this morning when he taunted you for going to Sabbath-school ?" "Didn't say nothin', I just went right on without savin' a word baek." "That was right, my soil, and I am glad to see you had manliness enough not to notice him." "Yes, but you ken bet if he hadn't bin bigger'n me I'd thumped blazes out'n him."--Bhighampton Republican EXPLORES FORBES is going to at­ tempt to reach the summit of Mount Owen Stanley, 13,205 feet high, anc. heretofore untrodden by the foot of man. A BRIDGEPORT man has perfected an invention that he claims will revolution­ ize bicycling. He glides swiftly before a breeze by means of a huge stul at­ tached to the wheel. IN some parts of China the mission­ aries travel in wheelbarrow;*. sent an extended article to this ^aper, .ys ago, which was duly published, detailing his remarkable experience and res­ cue from what seemed to be certain death. It would be impossible to enumerate the personal inquiries wuich have boeu made at our office aa to the validity of the article, but they have been BO numerous that further investigation of the subject was deemed necessary. With this end in view a representative of this paper called on Dr. Henion at his resi­ dence on Andrews street, when the following interv ew occurred: "Ihat articlo of yours, Doctor, has created quite a whirlwind. Are the statements about tne terrible condition you were in and the way you were rescued tuch as you can sustain?" "Every one of them and many additional ones. 1 was brought so low by neglecting the first and most, simple symptoms. I did not think I was sick. It ia true I had frequent headaches; felt tired most of the time; could eat nothing one day and was ravenous Use next: felt dull pains, and my stomach was out of order; but I did not think it meant anything %ei'ious. The medical profession has been treating svmptons instead of diseases for rears, ami it is high time it ceased. The symptoms I havoiust mentioned, or any uuiuual action or iri itat on of the water channels, indicate the approach of kidney disease more than a cough announces the c<inline of consumption. We do not tre.u the cough, but try t,» help the lungs. We should not waste our time trvmg to relieve the headache, pains about, the body, or other symptoms, but go directly to the k.dneyj, the Source of most of these aiiments." "This, then, is what you meant when you said that more than onejhalf the deaths which occur arise from Bright's disease, is it, Doc­ tor*" "Precisely. Thousands of diseases are tor- turiijg people to-day, which in reality are Bright's disease in some of ito many forms. It is a hydra-headed monster, and the slightest symptoms should strike terror to every one who lias them. I can look back and recall hun­ dreds of deaths which physicians declared at the time were caused by paralysis, apoplexy, heart disease, pneumonia* malarial fever ana otlier common complaints, which I see now wore caused by Bright's disease." "And did all these cases have simple svmp- . toms at first? * "Every one of them, and might have been cured a* I was by the timely use of the same remedy. I am getting my eyes thoroughly opened in this matter, and think I am helping others to see the facts and their possible dan­ ger also." Mr. Warner, who was visited at his establish­ ment on North 8t Paul street, spoke very earnestly: "It is true that Bright's disease had increased wonderfully, and we tind,rby reliable statistics, that from ' it) to '80, its growth was over 250 per cent Look at the prominent meu it lias carried off, and is taking off every year: for while many are dying apparently of paralysis and apoplexy, they are really victims of kidney disorder, which causes heart disease, paralysis, apoplexy, etc. Nearly every week the papers record tne death of some prominent man ironi this seourgo. Recently, however, the increase lias been checked, and I attribute this to the general use of my remedy." "Do you think many people are afflicted with it to-day who do not realize it?" "A prominent professor in a New Orleans medi­ cal college was lecturing liefore his class on the subject of Bright's disease. He had various fluids under microscopic analysis and was show­ ing the .students what the indications of this tcrrible'malady were, 'And now, gentlemen,' he said, 'as we have seen the unhealthy indi­ cations I will show you how it appears in a stato of perfect health,' and he submitted his own fluid to the usual test As he watched the results his countenance suddenly changed--his color and command both left itim, and in a trembling voio^ he said: 'Gentlemen, I have made a painful discovery; /have Bright's dis­ ease of the kidnevB.' And in less than a year lie was dead. The slightest indication of any kiduey difficulty should be enough to strike torror to any ouo." •You kuow of Dr. Henion's case?" "Yes, I have both read and heard of it" "It is very woiiderful, ia it not?" "No more so than a great many others that have come to my notice as having been cured by the same means." "You believe, then, that Bright's disease can be cured?" "I know it can. I know it from my own and the experience of thousands of prominent per­ sons who were given up to die by both their physicians aud frinds* "You speak of your own experience; what was it?" "A fearful one, I had folt languid and un­ fitted for business for years. Hut I did not know what ailed me. When, however, I found it was kidney difficulty 1 thought there was lit­ tle hope and so did the doctors. I have since learned that one of the physicians of this city pointed me out to a gentleman 011 the street one day, saying: 'There goes a man who will l»e dead within a year.' I believe h;s words would have proved true if I had not providentially used the remedy now known as Warner's Saf • i 'tire." "Did you make a chemical analysis of tho case of Mr. H. H. Warner some three yoars ago, Doctor?" was asked Dr. 8. A. Lattlmore, ontf 01 the analysts of tho Stite Board of Health. "Yes, sir." "What did this analysis show you?" "A serious disease of the kidneys." "Did von J^kiuk Mr. Warner could recover?" "Nft. 'si?. 1 did not think it possible." "l)o yon know anything alAiut the remedy wliich cured liini?" "I have chein.cally analyzod it, and find it pune and harmless. Dr. lloiiiou was cured ./it"" yearn ago, and it ter/l and attending to his professional duties to­ day, i 1 tins city. The standing of Dr. Henion, Air. Warner, and I)r. Lattimore in the commu­ nity is lieyoiul question, aud the statements they make cannot for a ni'imcnt lie doubted. I)r." Honion's experience shows that Bright's disease of tho kidneys is one of the most de­ ceptive and dangerous of all diseases, that it is exceedingly common, but tlmi it can be cured if tttkcu iu time. MB. J. D. L, HABVBT, proprietor IRF the Palace Market. Chicago, writes thathe spent j |2,()00la tmtto tnnlii «tfe o( rimnM- ! tism, andttultSt. Jacobs Oil acoon»ttshed 1 what all else failed to bring about. Hi saj* it is a greater discovery than electricity. ^ WHAT class of women are most apt to give tone to society? The-belles. WHEN a man's notes ate readily indorsed, his credit is good. When public men indorse Red Star Cough Cure as being safe, sure, and free from poisons, you may be certain it is a great discovery. Price, 25 cents. M. MATHIAN WILLIAMS, in his book, "The Chemistry of Cookery," rates oat­ meal as so far snperior in its nourishing propensities to potatoes*that he rejoices in the ravages of the Colorado beetle upon the potato crop. He says of po­ tatoes that "the bulk that has to be eaten in order to sustain life converts the potato feeder into a mere assimilating machine during a large part of the day, and renders him unfit for any kind of vigorous mental or bodily exertion." He thinks oatmeal porridge is as much improved by being made some days be­ fore it is eaten and stored in a closed jar, as the fodder of cattle is improved by the ensilage process.--Dr. Footers Health Monthly. 0 Vsdiftitcd Pood In the stomach develops an acid which stings the upper part of the throat and palate, caus­ ing "heartburn.* It also evolves a gas which produces "wind on the stomach," and a foaling and appearance of distention in that organ after eating. For both this acidity and swelling Hos- tetter's Stomach Bitters is a much better remedy than alkaline salts, like hartehom and carbon­ ate of soda. A wineglass!ul of the Bitters, after or before dinner, will be found to act as a reli­ able carminative or preventive. This fine specific for dyspepsia, both in ite acute and chronic form, also prevents and cures malarial fever, constipation, liver complaint, kidney troubles, nervousness, and debility. Persons who observe in themselves a dacline of vigor should use this fine tonic without delay. on, hope ever." How manr deli­ cate ladles there are who, while they attend to their dailjr duties, do so with aching heads, a sense of fullness, pain in the ^ck, and de­ pressed spirits, who are "o.. y keeping about," aB the phrase is. Some day they "lio into a decline," and leave their children motherless. To such we would say, ••cheer up." Timely use of Dr. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" corrects all female irregulari­ ties, weaknesses, and kindred affections eas­ ily, pleasantly and quickly. A WOMAN has invented a window and had it patente r Now who will invent a post-hole and get a patent on it?--Alta California. Chrosic nasal catarrh positively cured by Dr. Sage's hetnedy. "METALS aro more active," wrote the market reporter whose wife had hastened his exit that morning with a flying flatiron. NO APPETITE, LOW BPIBIT8, HEADACHE, flatU- lency, sleeplessness, languor, constipation--an these, or any of them, among your ailments? If so, try DB. WALKER'S VINEGAR BITTERS, and tell your sick friends its effect; this is the only advertisement the medicine requires. It has spread from house to house, from village to village, all over the land, in this way. THE confirmed dead-beat sincerely subscribes to the saying: "Call no man happy until he is dead."--5V Hatchet JOHX L RANSOM, claim attorney, late of Washington, D. C., now of Coldwater, Mich., will cheerfully assist all his comrades in get­ ting their just'dues from the Government If you have any manner of claim that needs prompt attention he will help you. Address, with stamp, as above. UTHIS wiraoj MdldM ttjlit jsaf the Bleoda lay I MysteaM Keeteree Appetite, 41 n dews pot bUcken ocfcBj»OTth»t»«th.< OtiicM& JUL.mj utdBfovn'tban BittenMstaue ;M 'M Imn. ran: " I tow Brown's hew Mttetsfcr th»t m nwar otwtealrad ma Has. JA*K Aanaxwa. St. pat wofferirif fraa liw Unsaid fmhncu Iron Bittan with . . . anything that did m as Bach mL' _ - - , T n 4 * l f a r f c s o d s Quite a Difference. "Say, mother, what is this I hear about Mark Twain and Cable going about the country lecturing? Is his cable like Ihe cable used for running our street cars?" "No, dear; our street-car cables are run by steam. Mark Twain's Cable is run by wind."--Maverick. •113.15 to San Franclaeo and Return. Do you intend to go to Los Angeles or Ban Francisco? If so, avoid the snow and ice inci­ dent to travel via the Northern route, and go via the Monou Route and New Orleans, stop­ ping off at Louisville, Manunot'.i Cave, Nash­ ville, Montgomaryj Mobile, and the beautiful Gulf coast resorts; you get a trip to California, with a side trip to New Orleans thrown in free. The Monon Route will sell round-trip tickets February lttth, 17th, 18th, and lflth, good leav­ ing New'Orleans Sunday, February Ulstj giv­ ing all an ouportunity to visit the Exposition. Tickets will f>e good to return any time within six months from date of sale. Pullman buffet sleepers and through palaco ooaches from Chicago to San Francisco, with Btroct, or E. O. McCormick, Q, N. P. A., 198 Randolph street, Chicago, I1L ^ Tl>e Orrat German Physician. The remarkable phase in tho practice of Dr. Peter W. Schmidt (frequently called Dr. Pete) is, he never asked one to descriln? their disease but tells each one their trouble without asking a question. His success is phenomenal. His Sractiee enormous. He is sought after by hun-reda wherever he goes, because he cures when every other physician and remedy have failed. Be lias allowed his great medicines, Golden Seal Bitters and Lung Food for Consumption, to be offered to the suffering, and we assert without fear of successful contradiction that there is no disease they will not cure. Thousands of bottles liave been sold. Thousands of broken- down and discouraged invalids saved. Send to Golden Seal Hitters Company, Holland City, Mich., for Facts for the Million! Free. Free to Ministers, Lawyers, Doctors, and Teachers. I will send two bottles of WARNER'S WHITE WINE OF TAB SYURR--best remedy in Ihe trorUl for Cough*, Coldn, Throat and Ijung Disease*--if you will recommend it to your friends, and gi>t your dealer to order a dozen bottles from his wholesale druggist. Send name of your druggist. Map of Holy Laud free with medicine. Address Dr.C. D. WARN EH, Chicago, 111. All druggists. Blind Man's Buff. Why is sympathy liko blind man'* buff? It is feeling for our fellow croatures. And we should sll advise those who have that hacking cough to use Taylor's Cherokee Itunedy of Sweet Gum aud Mullein. Spending a five-Cent Ptam. A maw will hold up hia five-cent piece as majestically as though it were a sword when he paTS his car fare. He will pull it out of lus pocket as though he considers it a diamond-studded snuff-box when he purchas b a paper. But when it comes to spending it for its face value in peanuts the man looks aB though he were tran acting a miser­ ably small and contemptible piece of bu iness. He glances up and down the street to Fatisfv himself that he is not observed, and then slides up to the stand, holds his pocket open, and gazes about with dilated, bulging eyes while the peanuts are being pourerl in. in. Then he hurries away as quickly as possible.--ruck's Annual. You can't hire a man toba honest; he will want his wages raised every morn­ ing. IT is a great art to be superior to otherB without letting them know it. Self-made men are most always apt to be a little too proud of the job. • * * * All tliecasos or lower bowel, In- clud.11/ pile tumors, radically cured. Book of particulars, 10 cents in stamp*. World's Liispensary Medical Association, 633 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y. THE scientist who says that a person could not live over five days without water is sus­ pected of being a milkman. THERE are nineteen mstals more valuable than gold, but no ronie:ly which will compare with Bigclow's Positive Cure for coughs and colds. A prompt and pleasant cure for all throat and lung troubles. 5J cents and 9L A WOMAN is 'cute: hand until she gets 1 with it • She never shows her handsome ring to go WREN the follicles are not destroyed, Hall's Hair Rtnewer restores hair to bald heads. "CAPITAL punishment!" as the boy said when the schoolmistress seated him with the girls.-- Jtaltimorcan. WM. BLACK, Abingdon, Iowa, was cured of neer of the eye DV Dr. Jones' Red Clover Tonic, which cures all blood disorders and dis- . .. • «--- ---> The eases of the stomach, liver, and kidueys. best tonic aud appetizer known. 50 csnte WHKN the heart is full the lips are silent; when the man is full it is different FOB all ailments originating in disorders of the stomach and liver, take Ayer's Pills. MRNSMAN'S PKRRONIZEN BEEF TOXIC, the only preparation of hcef containing its en­ tire nutritious |>ro|>ertifs. Itconta ns tilodd- making, forco-preneratinjf. and life sustaining properties; in valuable for indigestion, dys­ pepsia, nervous prostration, and all forms of penerul debility; :<iso, in all enfeebled condi­ tions, whether the result of exhaustion, nerv­ ous prostration, over work, or aoute disease, piirticulsrly If res'ilt ug from pulmonary complaints, ( uswell. Hn/ard & Co., proprJe tors. New York. £ol<l by VTruiCfflsta. I wbn taken with a pain in itty shoulder which proved to be rheumatism. 1 used only one tottle of Ath ophoros, au l have not felt any rncumat sin sinoe. It. P. Murphey, Com- n iss.on Merchant, ill Imperial liuildiutf, Chi­ cago, III. TUB beat cough medicine is Plso's Cure for Consumption. Sold everywhere. ~bc.' How to Shorten Lih. The receipt in simple. You limvc only to take a vio­ lent cold, and neglect It. Abernethy. the great En­ glish Sunreou, asked a lady wbo told him she only had a cough: "What would you hive? The pligue?" Beware of "only raoahR." The wont rases can. how­ ever, be cured by Dlt. WM. HALL'S BALSAM FOR THK LI NGS. In .Whooping C >uffh and Croup it im­ mediately allayH irritation, and i« «ur«> to prevent a fa­ tal terminkUoD of the diaease. Sold by drnjeeista. STRICTLY PURE. Contains No Opium In Any Form. IP ^NfBAlfAtf The BE8T and CHEAPE8T COUGH ADD CROUP R E M E D Y . As on Expectorant it has no Equal. ALLEN'S LIMi BJLS1M! IN THREE SIZE BOTTLES, Price, 25 cts., 56 cts. and $1 per bottle. The 'B-ttEirr BOTTLES are put up for the accom­ modation of all who desire simply a CUl-OH at CROUP REMEDY. Those desirinc a remedy for CONSUMPTION or any LUM(i DI8KA8K should securo the lum $lM bottles. Directions aeoompany each bottle. *9~nou> n ALL MIDICIM PMWM.'O J.N. HARRIS & CO. (Limttei), Wrs, CISCfKSATI, OHIO. * K. A. GILL'S School of Eetaette Shore- -- are qualified for ^ulX^YiUon7^ Chicago. Abaolvttt* ^ JVee flrom Opiates, AMdw SAFE. S U R E . PROMPT. GERman REMEOY I in fact! Genain. haa abov* trod* »Urfc and^u! iiaaail nffllp-- on mpim. Take ao other. 1W»<W W BKOWN rni:aic\L co.. BALTHOKS. NM, - BUY SALTER'S (i*rr«~.Wta.)SKEDS. 1 YonrHewaaealarMr'niMtoincAUO I.EIXtER, the Best STORY CIPD r!i» iNMintrv. It 1 Krow cheui D'aell and (Ml them before selling. They M fresh and reliable, don't tar , any -e<<1 from second bancl dealecs. _wr1te for my aplerxtid 11 last rated CaW" lovae, FREE. H. W. BCCKBRR. Uochfort. H. WAN?! H As irtiTt Man or Woman m "tuunh' to Bell nor «mii• IAIM . 'county tow!I octrgooa* fr •©•tfcnnd Expenses. E.*p «««• Canveffing outAt FBKK1 PutinAui stmnd-vrd 3'!m wtrp Crv Boston. M» mtiMj »73r ilra.btir payjftendy wotU. ao Mil, fl an hour for either m. samples free. Send fttHinp and » Care « plwuit winter'* twuiini--, ( i . B . M » r r i t l * C o . . C h i e * < n » . l i t NFIDKLIIl^ If so. pla-e in their hands » ropy of Xa*radei'e Reply to Inuersoll. Ministers, <*uperinteudenta». teachers, aud •tiule-.ts Muurit avail thetaselvee- at once of thin ms.«terlv ami conclusive armament. Price, elofh.fl. C.II. JONES 77OUrl: St..Ohiowro.ID. QUICK j|AVE YOU A FRIEND ..v PKTCE. FirrVcfcNTB. AT DRUGGISTS AND DEALBBS. THE CM ABt.ES A. TOfllLBB CO.. Hi I.TfBOBK. BD. ^ _ R.8.& A. P. L»CKT. Patent WB I VM I m AttornevR.WaHhinptoii. D.C. I n I bll m VP Iriatnu tious and opinions aa to patentability FRKK. tarn years' eiperienoo. ELY'S _ Malaga Cold A N D Silver. For 2S-ct. postil note we will send ah nlsonie BO» of beautiful ore «pe iraeiif trom 20 different min»B Colorado Addr sVk. w.TK«'<ITX*00.. renrer.OoL Ohio Improved Chester TLc brut Ilntf in the world. Not tuliicct to Cholrrm. 8oUl«NSinIW. Tfowashcd-2806 lbs. Send for diaenptioa ol tkb oun al^o fowls. Tfil L. B. BILVXH OCX* CWeUiwL. O. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW 1,001 Important tliln curou never knew or thonicbfc of about the hnman body * nd it* curio«i« oranuMw ffmc life it perpetuated, health *aved,di»tM*e iiuhuwt How io avoid piffaUt of tgnum aowmt iatoewtoa, when applied into the nostrils, will !>e absorbed, effectually cleanainR the head of catarrhal virus, caunilig healthy xecretionn. It allayH inflammation, pro­ tects the membrane from freali colds, completely I hialH the sores, and re- Htorea the Benses of takte | and imell. NOT A LIQUID OK ssurr. A few applications re­ lieve. .4 ihoroHHh treat­ ment will t vre. Airreeabk' to tine. Hend for ciroulur. SO cents at druggist*4' <;1' i»«nil. ETA UROTHKMS. DrucRiota. Oweeo. N V INEGARBITTERS le the great Blood Purifier and Life-giving Principle; a Gentle Purgative and Tonic; a perfect Kenovator and lnvigorator of the system. •M Vinegar Bitten there is vitality but no alcoholic or mineral poison. Dlteaaea of tlic Skin, of whatever name or nature, are lite rally dug up and carried out or the aystem in a abort time by the use of the Bitters. Vinegar Bitten allays feverishness. It re- lievea, and in time cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Gout, and similar paiiiful diseases. Vinegar Bitters cures Constipation and prevents iilarrhoeo. Never before has a medicine been com* ;jomded possessing'the power of VIKBOAB BIT- TERS to heal the side. Send for either of our valuable reference books for ladies, for farmers, for merchants, our Medical Treatise on Diseases, or our Catechism on Intemperance and Tobacco, which last should oe read by every child and youth in the land. A n y t i v o o f t h e a b o v e b o o k s m a i l e d f r e e o n leeeipt of four cents for registration fees. A.y. MrDoimiit limp Co., 632 Washington St., NX " CHEAP KATES TO CALIFORNIA.*" Anybody who has ever contemplated tasking a visit to California should avail himself of the opportunity now afforded of cheap rates from Chicago to San Francisco and Los Angeles and return via New Orleans, for the extremely low sum of $113.15 for the round trip. Just think of it! a trip to Calfornia for half the usual rates, and in addition a trip to New Orleans with the oppor­ tunity to visit the Southern Expo­ sition. The DANVILLE ROUTE will sell tickets via Nasliville, Montgomery and Mobile, February IGth. 17th, 18th, and 19th. Good leaving New Orleans Sun­ day, February 21st. Tickets will be good to return any time within G months of date of sale. The advantages by this route are many, among which are fast trains, beautiful scenery, Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars, no Omnibus nor Steam­ boat transfers, in fact everything that goes to make a journey comfortable and enjoyable. For further information, address Geo. W. Andrews, Ticket Agent, G4 Clark Street. Sherman House, or William Hill, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. Chicago ft Eastern Illinois B. R. (Danville Route), 128 Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111. J{O*b to apply'Hom*-Cvr* to all form* of rffMSJtt, How to cur* Croup, Old Bo**, Ruptwr*. PkimptU, tie., gmeemm Harray Bill Pak. Co., I ?<> E. SSttSC, gwlwlb AC. W. PPXTTAM Wayne, Su Fsge Co., Tfflsrfs, HAS IMPORTED FROM FRANO« , J FTdhcrwi Htyt T«ly* ^ ft vklci twtvlci illit „ 4s 70 PER CERT OF ALL MORSES parity of blood is established tar pedicles* ie> EVER IMPORTED TO AMERTOA* STOCK ON NMft: J i « o (•fwMBrMilmi BOO Iap«rt«i StallkM, Old enoagh tor Service, 128 COLTS Two years oM aa# yonncar. Recopt itslMr ttw Mk- elple accepted by all InmS. (rent brredet* Hint, koir- r w. n bred •ntanais may be , _ . j- , l*.ifthelr pedifTfrta arv no* recorded, they ihocM be vnlm-d only as fTtdcn, I will will All imported ttock at prade prices when I cannot furnish wiih Ihe nnim*! sold, podigrve Teiifed fc* UkO original French coi tiflc ito of It* number and rwsrd to the Pcrchtron St«d Book of France. Iltwo- tratcdi sent tree. Wayne, Ills., in SS miles west of Chicago, on tho Chicago A North-Western Ry Whope corned Btud Book HAY-FEVER Hot aw. •r pain iu ibe Rheuiontic line have I bad ctacs will "I AihloohorM is akstUtelj wH,fMUl»il| other iqjtriMi latrctfeM, aad U * SprtagfleU, o no opium, morp •are cure for JU pboros. If roti cannot «rt it of Ua do net Itr *!•*, bat order at once from aa. W« wtli MM H m |«idoD receipt of price, 91.00 9" boetia. ATHL0PH0&0S CO-1 It Wall SU VivT useu bv t and ni< uUm: RAGES UES -it manufacturers 'TaSaEk s in tha world. i l\ila'-oCarCo.,Ma* in Or;ru:i & Hallo C ^ / <'!r 'bir irnrk. At the New Orknns KxpcsKl tion. Joints nirule with It en­ dured a testing strain of over 1600 Pounds TO A SQUARE INCH frmtouncr'l r-lue !::to TWO GOLD MEDALS. Isrtrlnii. 1S.V.. .Vfif Ortrnnt. ISSBk Ifycnr dealer keep It send lii« «'*"il nmt l v. Tw>ta»r* for famplmn.: TlliSSIA rK.IVNT CO.. fllaaeestar. 'RES. FOR COUGHS, CROUP AND CONSUMPTION USE - OF SWEET OUi ARB MLLEHi The Sweet Sum from a tree of tfee same was»» growlns in the 8onth. Combioed with a tea mad* from the Mullein plant of the old dekia. vorsate Uo«R's & # SLICKER Tni.l«IWATESJSO ÎDI»5C_OaT. *>Jfl Pa»" . hMmi)<i>«n. lllnwaud caialomi»liaa.i A. J,T*»«r. Ilmtia. U8T OF BXBEASn AX.WAT8 CGKABLB BT UBUItt MEXICAir MUST AN G LINIMENT. OF BlftAN FUU. Kkeinnllin, Barna and Scalds, Btlnsa and Bites, Cats aad Bruiara, Syralsa & Hiltcliea, Cantrocteal Maaclea, Stiff Joists, Backache, Braptionsb Frost Blt«a» and all external dlssases, fSriMMSalusa la tamlly, stable and stosk-yaid,ltll THK BIST OF ALL LINIMENTS or Aimii% 8cratcfcfSi 8or«a aad Golt^b SpaTio, Cracks, Screw Worm, Foot Rot. HaoC All* Laaaeaeaa, - Swlssj, Fssa4n% 1 Syraiaa, StimlsMs San FMi Stlffkeaa. eTU7kat«ri CONSUMPTION. I bave a poalttve ranedj for t&* ikeve diaaaw; by Ms aae Uioawtn.l. o f eaaaa of the «mi Uiitnlat lea* itullac h>n Inn cur.4.1«<o4. n, Mia lo in.fflcacy,%..»«! wlil aandTtt Q SOTTLES (UL teKCther with a YiI.CABI.E TBEATtsaea Ibl. fl.iaas S® «CJ saffcrar. fllraazweuand F 0.a4dr ml Ult. T. A. 8 LOCUM, 1 ~ " . H i f m l « > . . K w T a r t . ram^viiiLiwa mvi wvnuuM iiut • Ufa Experience. Remarkable and quick cures. Trial Fackaffee. Send •tamp for sealed particulars. Addreaa Dr. WARD A CO. Louisiana. Mo. Suspensory Appliances, for Ow sveMlT relM aa manent cure of .V<rw»» Dttilitt, aad sll Ualnd trou< les. Also 1 eases Completa restoration' io. guaranteed. No rtlk is in phlet.in tuled MNliiw.n VOLTAIC BKLT CO.. C.N.D. i WHKN 12U1"" paper. SMudSkiji- •.iiStei. <e "i