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Mastery Ball*, ; The most nmiUUa incident In my bttflklo experience was » flght between. two buffido bolls over on the Caiinott* bell Hirer in Dakota, and of wldeh I wastiae aol^ and lncky wilnf. I wm riding slowly up ft knoll of anything but buffaloes, when I heard the moat awful bellowing and crashing just ahead, aa if all pandemonimn had tnrned loose to scare me oat of my five aenses. My horse reared and plunged, bat quickly dismounting I lariated my steed, and between creeping and crawl­ ing managed to secure a safe observa­ tory from which I oould view the circus then in progress. Two powerful buf­ falo bulls were going it hammer-and- tongs in furious efforts to butt each other's braina oat. They had a little arena all to themselves, the rest of the herd forming a circle around, watching %lrat not interfering, but waiting to drive the vanquished from the field in dis­ grace. Talk [about your bullfights in Spain, your 1,000-pound bulla battling with little matadors. No arena of ancient Spain, or Borne, or modern Mexico ever had two such fierce com­ batants face' to face, nor has the tug of war and the fight for mastery ever been so determined and fierce as between those two monarchs of the plains on the Cannonball River. There had only been one crash before I took my re­ served seat, but the concussion and crack Of the blow might have been heard & mile. The fun had only just begun. After the first whack the two champions sort of backed and eyed each other for a second crash. Then they lowered their heads, pawed the ground viciously for a few seconds, and came back at each other like a pair of freight- trains coming from opposit direction on the same' track. When the heads came together this time it was with a dull ^ • thump which led me to believe one or craninms had been cracked on the fn^ round. There they stuck--the two heads--and then both bulls began i to push with all their might The dogged, stubborn pushing lasted some minutes, until the white froth began to | drop in long, tenacious strings from £ their lips, and the red eyes to glare through what appeared to be clots of blood. Somebody was hurt, for the crimson wad dyeing the white froth as it fell to the ground. This dead set of strength could not last long. The ten­ dons Jvere standing out like ropes across the thighs and along the thick necks, and every moment was telling upon the short wind and straining of both antag omsts. Although much of a size, ] oould see that one of the bulls was an old crusader, while the other was a youngster, and evidently trying to drive the old man out of the herd. The old fellow's foot slipped, and the intelligence^ of the slight disaster seemed to burst upon his antagonist quicker than a flash of lightning. No gladiator ever urged his advantage more quickly. There was a sudden relaxa­ tion on the part of the young one, then a rush and a slipping of horns upon each other, followed by a raking, up­ ward stroke, and the horn of the younger btill had torn the flank of the older fellow from the leg along the neck to the chin. It was not a fatal stroke but an exceedingly damaging one. Every time he was attacked the patri­ arch of the herd presented his war and -weather-beaten head, but the youthful bison canglit him again and again be­ hind the shoulder until the blood was pouring in a perfect stream from the wound. With the agony of defeat in his eye, and growing weaker from the loss of blood, still the old fellow refused to be conquered. At last, with tongue hanging out and panting for breath, he stood at bay, defeated and conquered, but still disdaining to retreat. The young bnll pushed and gored him, but he made, no attempt to protect his flanks. The rest of the herd drew in closer, snorted and shook their heads, while the cows, who had always re­ garded him as the head of the family, spitefully butted him in the ribs and walked away. Some of the young bulls gaye him a contemptuous dig, until thought the poor fellow must have re­ ceived a thousand wounds. He stood dogged and defiant, whipped, but still obstinate, and gradu­ ally the herd wandered farther away and left him to himself. It was a sen tence of banishment and the sentence read: "To go and live as long as he oould alone, and fight his last fight with coyotes and wolves and die." He watched the herd grow fainter as it wandered father away and then turned his gaze in the opposit direction. Feel­ ing his defeat keenly, without a friend in the world, covered with blood and disgrace, the poor old brute limped slowly and sadly from the spot. He dared not return to the herd--for the cows will gore a defeated bull to death --so be wandered sorrowfully adross the plains alone and disgraced, a beaten champion, sorely wounded, and about to die, until he was lost to view in the distance and dust of the prairie. Concerning Eyes. - Long, almond-shaped eyes, with thick-skinned eyelids that cover half the pupil, are indicativaof genius when they are found in conjunction with a brow which is full over the eyebrows and which has one deep perpendicular line between the eyebrows. I have frequently noticed this combination, says a writer in the Boston Post, in the faces of distinguished literary men and artists. The almond-shaped eye, how­ ever, even without this peculiar form of forehead, always means a susceptible, irrepressionable nature. ' Eyes which are large, open and very transparent, and which sparkle with a rapid motion nnder well defined eyelids, denote ele­ gance in taste, a somewhat suscptible temper, and great interest in the oppo­ site sex. Eyes with weakly-marked eyebrows above them, and with thinly- growing eyelashes which are oomplete without any upward curve, denote a feeble constitution and a melancholly disposition. Deep-sunken and small blue-eyes, under a bony, almost perpen­ dicular forehead, are indicative of selfish and cold-hearted natures. Eyes which not only show the whole of the iris, but also some of the white, both above and below it, denote a restless, uncertain nature, incapable of repose or concentrated thought an any sub­ ject. The eyes of avolaptnaap- move slowly nnder heavy lids. Bound-sliaped eyes are never seen in the face of a highly- intellectual person, but they denote a kindly, truthful, and innocent nature. Eyes which (when in profile) are so protul>eraht as to run almost parallel witli the profile of the nose show a weak organization of body and mind. Eyes rather close together show pene­ tration, but eyes close together denote cunning and untruthful disposition. Eyes rather far apart are indicative of frankness and simplicity of purpose, an honest and guiltless nature. When, Uowey^.tjM), ejee are , . ^ Eyes with gin king at the •taipfilitj of mind; the itamlu n yerj much de­ veloped it shorn also craftiness amount­ ing to deceit. Well-opened eyes, with amooth eyelids and ftteady and some­ what fixed glance, denote sincerity. Lines running, along the eyelids from aide to side and passing out upon the temples denote habitual laughter--a cheerful temperament, or at any rate, one in which the sense of fun is strong. Great Salt Lake. 11 did not anticipate any advantage-in either way, but I lacked the moral cour­ age to turn away and confess I had seen the Great Salt Lake without taking a bath in its celebrated waters. While 1 stood on the long platform deliberating as to the style of debut most impressive for a tall, thin man, with a bathing suit built for one whose proportions were latitudinal rather than longitudinal, an ideal of beauty stepped from the next dressing-room, and, conscious of her loveliness and its power of attraction, stopped a moment on the stairs to sur­ vey the field before making the plunge. Could she swim? Like a mermaid, I'd have wagered my last nickel. She was frotn one of Chicago's suburbs, and had cut the waters of Geneva Lake like one of the finny tribes that make their home there; she had plunged into the surf at Long Branch, and sported in the warm water of the Japan current on the Pacific coast She was an expert swimmer, but neither mermaid nor finny tribes inhabit Great Salt Lake. It is a dead sea, where nothing in the animal or vegetable kingdom finds life. Its waters are nearly one-fourth pure salt, and its specific gravity six times greater than the ocean. It is as buoy­ ant as a rubber ball, but the beauty had not been told all this, and did not dis­ cover the true nature of her surround­ ings until she had made the almost fatal plunge. The water did not receive her form in a loving embrace, but repulsed her familiarity. Her body rebounded as though it had struck a great rubber ball, her heels went into the air and then she took a lieader.'with eyes,mouth, and nostrils open wide witli surprise, the water is like a brine, and this dive was a terrible experience to the mer­ maid of the East. She strangled, and without prompt help would have drowned. She said it was like swallow­ ing a great gulp of lye. I profited by the experience and was satisfied to wade until I found it re­ quired no effort at all to float, which is the only swinmming attemped in Great Salt Lake. The water is too heavy to make any progress in swimming. When Paul Boynton was here two weeks ago he found that with his rubber suit on he could swim with great difficulty, since the buoyancy of the water pre­ vented his body from sinking into it enough to make a successful stroke. He met with an experience somewhat similar to the young lady mentioned, and in a little gale accidently got some of the salt water into his mouth and nostrils. He strangled and was rescued by two young men in a boat. Leaving the lake you find in your dressing-room a large pail of fresh water for another bath, without which you will present an appearence not unlike that of Lot's wife after she disobeyed the command not to look, back. These baths are really intoxicating, and many invalids are here for medical aid, and Salt Lake physicians say ther%are not more in­ vigorating baths anywhere in the country. The waters of the Dead Sea hold more minerals in solution than do those of the Great Salt Lake, but there is nothing to equal this anywhere else. It is six times more salt than the ocean, and, as I said, tastes like brine; but it looks as clear as do the waters of Lake Michigan, only a darker green when viewed as a great body. Interest in Study. In all pedagogy the great thing is to strike the iron while hot, and to seize the wave of the pupil's interest.in each successive subject before its ebb has come, so that knowledge may be got and a habit of skill acquired--a head­ way of interest, in short, secured, on which afterward the individual may float There is a happy moment for fixing skill in drawing, for making boys collectors in natural history, and pres­ ently dissectors and botanists; then for initiating them into the harmonies of mechanics and the wonders of physical and chemical law. Later, introspect­ ive psychology and the metaphysical and religious mysteries take their turn; and last of all, the drama of human affairs and worldly wisdom in the widest sense of the term. In each of us a saturation-point is soon reached in all these things; the impetus of our purely intellectual zeal expires, and un­ less the topic be one associated with some urgent personal need that keeps our wits constantly whetted about it we settle into an equilibrium, and livtf on what we learned when our interest was fresh and instinctive, without add­ ing to the storo. • Outside of their own business the ideas gained by men be* fore they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in theii lives. They cannot get anything new. Disinterested curiosity is past, the mental grooves and channels set, the power of assimilation gone. If by chance we ever do learn anything about some entirely new topic we are afflicted with the strange sense of insecurity, and we fear to advance a resolute opinion. But, with things learned in the plastic days of instructive curios­ ity, we never lose entirely our sense of being at home. There remains a kin­ ship, a sentiment of intimate acquaint­ ance, which, even when we know we have faile.l to keep abreast of the sub­ ject, flatters as with a sense of power over it, and makes us feel not al­ together out of the pale. Whatever individual exceptions might be cited to this are of the sort that "prove the rule." To detect the moment of the instinct­ ive readiness for the subject is, then, the first duty of every educator. As for the pupils, it would probably lead to a more earnest temper on the part of college students if they had less be­ lief in their unlimited future intellect­ ual potentialities, and could be brought to realize that whatever physics and political economy and philosophy they are now acquiring are, for better or worse, the physics and political economy and philosophy that will have to serve them to the end.--Prof. William James, in Sc ibner'ti Magazine. After Twenty-five Tears. Twwnty-five years ago Albert Elli*. of Winslow, filled up a clay pipe for a good smoke. He used only half of its contents, for the next day he wevi to the war. He survived and came home, but did not finish that smoke until a few days ago, when he happened to find the old pipe, partly empty, just as he had left it--Lewiston (Me.) Jour­ nal. Is the mas* of traah that adopted by the ' * has beco that has old songs mm dais **• IfeMly. been _ _ , what me of the *°od~ of 4 songs of a decade, a s<ft>re of years, or even a gen­ eration ago? "I cannot sing the old songs," affirms one of Claribel's plain­ tive ballads, bat with the singers of the present it would seem to be less "can­ not" than "will not" that keeps the "old songs" in the background "un- mourned, unhonored, and unsung," save by those who cannot reconcile their musical consciences to the crimes against poetry and harmony committed by the writers of the imbecile lucubra­ tions now in active demand. "The sweetest melodies," says Wordsworth, "are those by distance made more aweet"; and the distance seems to ap­ ply more to the space of time through which the music is heard in memory than to material space. What is sweeter than the memories called up by one of the old songs of our youth? The melody may be heard after inter­ vals of years, and at a place thousands of miles from the home where it was made dear and familiar, but its notes have power to bridge over time and distance, and old scenes and associations come before us as in a picture on memory's wall It may be a lullaby, and then we hear a mother's tender voice lulling us to rest or crooning softly to some younger brother or sister. It may be a love song, and the associations are almost as dear and have about them the glamor of ro­ mance. Song-writing was never so profitable as at the present time, and yet the large profits are all made by the au­ thors of insipid and stupid rubbish. The art of music was never the object of so many admirers as now, yet the taste of the masses iuclines to favor the trash turned out by ignorant tyros rather than the many good old songs or the few good new ones. The theme of maternal affection-- the purest and tenderest of sentiments --is harped upon by modern song­ writers, until it is almost turned into ridicule. Those "mother" songs should be tabooed. They flood the market Go into a music store and you will find dozens of them strewn upon the counter. Stroll along a residence street in the evening and the breeze will bear them to your ear from the mansions of the unblest, where young women sing of their love for their maternal parents while the latter are skirmishing around doing the housework, or mending the raiment of the family musician. The melodies of these songs are plagiarisms and the words are too ab­ surd to be anything but original. "Mother" has been slandered lyrically and she should be allowed a respite. Everything about her has been sung about from her eyes to her shoes. Any one guilty of writing or singing a song of this kind should be considered ft conspirator against the public weal. If people want to apostrophize the ma- terfamilias let them sing one of the old- time favorites. Where will you find a a sweeter ballad on this subject than "Bock Me to Sleep," which was written by Elizabeth Akers Allen ? Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight. Make me a child again, juet for to-nightt Mother, coine bock from the eclioless shore, Take me again to your heart as of yore; Kiss from my forehead the furrows of core. Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair; Over my slumbers your loving watch keep- Rock me to Bleep, mother, rock me to sleep. Backward, flow backward, O tide of the years I I am so weary of toii and of tears-- Toil without recompense, tears all in vain-- Take them, and give me my childhood •gain! I have grown weary of dust and decay- Weary of flinging my soul-wealth away; Weary of sowing for others to reap-- Bock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep. Who lias not felt the regret and the longing expressed in that song! It is genuinely poetic and yet simple enough to have sung its way down to the hearts of a generation. How does "Stick to Your Mother, Tom," compare with this ? If we are to have "mother" songs, let there be a renaissance of "Bock Me to Sleep." John Howard Payne's "Home, Sweet Home," is one of the songs that is old and yet ever new. It was originally written for an opera, which was produced at Drury Lane. The piece failed, but the song suc­ ceeded. One hundred thousand copies were sold in a year and the publishers made a fortune. Payne never received any royalties worth mentioning, but as he has a very nice monument in Oak Hill cemetery he probably feels quite content Moore's songs seems to have been driven out by the driveling ditties of minstrel mokes and variety fakirs. No one, however, will question the superi­ ority of "The Last Bose of Summer" or "The Meeting of the Waters" over "The Land Where the Shamrock Grows," and other latter-day lyrics of Erin. Some of the ballads sung on the stage lamenting the oppression of the green isle are the acme of the ridiculous. Patriotic Celts can do no better than cling to Tom Moore when they are desirous of vacally demonstrating their love for the sod. Let us have less of "The Wearing of the Green" and more of-- The harp that onee through Tara'i halia The soul of music shed. Now hangs as mute on Tara's walla Aa if that soul were fled. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory'g thrill is o'er. And hearts that once beat high for praiae . Now feel that pulse no more. ( Their Literary Tastes. Senator Ingalls likes old English novels and is well up in scientific litera­ ture. Senator Hoar is regarded as the best authority on American history in the body. Senator Hale has one of the finest li­ braries in Maine and is well read in general literature. Senator Eustis speaks and reads French like a native, and is fond of yellow-covered novels. Senator Bansom runs to Latin and dates, especially in Horace, whom he is fond of quoting in his speeches. * Senator Beach is fond of poetry and can repeat the "Lady of the Lake" without a slip from beginning to end. Senator Joe Brown, of Georgia, spends most of his time pursuing musty volumes of public records and docu­ ments. Among the Senators who write for magazines or other periodicals are Sher­ man, Hoar, Ingalls, Bansom, and HaJe. Senator Vest is a great reader of the Bible, and knows whole chapters by heart All scriptural facts in dispute are referred to him. Senator Sherman is a classical scholar and reads French. He scans the news­ papers, but does not believe in reading a book until time has tried it Senator Joe Blackburn is well-in­ formed on sporting matters, and can tell the record and pedigree of every fast horse in Kentucky without looking it up. Senator Payne is not noted for his literary attainments, but he is fond of biography and travel, and has more reminisoences to tell than moat any man in the Senate. -- New York 9 - • " * 'J A Seasick Passenger, On tbe oeeazi, cares little abort s stann. Hals positively indifferent whether he Is washed overboard or not. Bn^ set right by a . wine- glassful or two of BMMter's Stomach Bitters, he feels renewed interest la his personal safety. This fine corrective neutralizes brackish water--often oompulsorily drank on shipboard, to the grievous detriment of healtt--the per­ nicious impurities which give rise tb disorders of the stomach, liver, and bowels. To the mariner, the tourist, the Western pioneer and miner, the Bitters is invaluable as a means of protection against malaria, when its seeds an latent in air and water. To the effects of over­ work, mental or manual, it is a most reliable ant dote, and, to the debiUtnted and nervous, it affords (teat and speedily fe>t relief and vigor. . ._ How She Came te Be an Actress. Lady Martin, formerly famous as Miss Helen Faucit gives the following' account of how she came to be an actress: One hot afternoon pay sister and myself, finding it yet too sunny to walk down to the river--we had to pass the theaters (in Richmond by the Thames) on the way--took refuge in the dark, cool place to rest a while. On the stage was a flight of steps and a balcony, left standing, no doubt, after rehearsal, or prepared for that of the next day. After sitting on the steps for a while, my sister exclaimed; "Why, this might do for llomeo and Juliet's balcony! Go up, birdie, and I will be your Romeo." Upon which amid much laughter, and with no little stumbling over the words, we went through the balcony scene, I being prompter. My sister and I went away to the river, leaving tlie shadowy gloom of the stage' empty as we found it To our surprise and consternation, we learned some little time after that there hail been a listener. When our friends arrived some days later the les­ see told them that, having occasion to go from the dwelling house to his pri­ vate box, he had heard voices, 1 stened, and remained during the time of our merry rehearsal, lie spoke in such warm terms of the Juliet's voice, its adaptability to the character, her fig­ ure- -I was tall for my age--and so forth, that in the end he" prevailed on my friends to let me fnake a trial on his stage. To this, at my then very tender age, they were loath to consent But I was to be announced simply as a young lady--her first appearance. At the worst a failure would not matter; and at any rate the experiment would show whether 1 had gifts or not in that direction. Thus did a little frolic prove to be the tarning point in my life. ' A Chslleii|e. Tins little fodder plant has taken such a marvelous hold of the people, it lias provoked more discussion than anything of its kind ever known. Its discoverer has keen the mark for criticism from everybody, while the Moxio has been quietly capturing the women. Drinking a large amount seenn to leave no disturbvnea At the same timj the cynic* bay it is coci, cocoaine, arseaic, utryeliuine, and alcohol in a new disguise. Meanwhile its discoverer, an eminent physician, offers t25,UOJ to any chemist or other person who will find either or any other ingredient in it more injurious than wintergreen or common bitter-root, which those who have tried it accept as a fact Gallic Propriety. Nothing is more curious in the histo­ ry of handkerchiefs than the period when French women were supposed to be innocent of the existence of such an article, the handkerchief then being tabooed in polite conversation, while it was beyond the daring of an actor or actress to exhibit a handherchief on the stage, however tearful the dramatic situation might be. Mile. Duclienois was brave enough to break the rule by carrying a handkerchief in her hand; but when the exigencies of the scene compelled an allusion to the obnoxious piece of cambric she spoke of it as a "light tissue;" and years afterward cries of indignation saluted the utterance of the awful word of De Vigne's adapta­ tions of Shakspcare. Josephine, the Empress, brought this to an end. She had bad teeth, and to hide them she adopted the custom of carrying a small square handkerchief, bordered with costly lace, wh'ch she was constantly raising to her lips. The ladies of the court imitated this, and the handker­ chief was elevated to the important position it has ever since maintained in the feminine toilet. After the Em­ press Josephine was divorced, in 1809, she retired to her beautiful seat of Malmaison, where she and her ladies worked daily embroidered handker­ chiefs, which were frequently inter­ changed as tokens of friendship. One of white silk, embroidered in roses-- the work of her own needle--she pre­ sented to the Empress of Russia.-- Clothier and Furnisher. Mb. H. Carl, 139 Fourth Street, Troy, N. Y., says: "My daughter had a sprained ankle; St Jacobs Oil cured her in a day of?' two. My son-had rheumatism about nine jears sgo; St. Jacobs Oil cured him; he has not been affected since." Price Fifty oento. • ^ • The Cap Fitted H«rw Dr. John Radeliff was in his day the most famous physican in England. He numbered kings and queens among his Eatients, and received enormous fees. lut he was fond of"1 the bottle, and, as one writer says, "often found in an over- stimulated condition." Summoned one evening to ft lady patient, he found himself too much inebriated to count her pulse, and so murmured, "Drunk! dead drankt" and hastened homeward. The next morning, while exercising intense mortification oyer the recollec­ tion he received a note from the same Eatient, in which she said that she new only too well her own condition when he called, and begged him to keep the matter secret. She inclosed a hundred ponnd note --more probably as a bribe to silence him, than out of appreciation of the skill which she attributed to him in understanding her case. Fhom Philipsburg, Pa., Mr. 8. M. Cross writes, briefly and pointedly, thus: "TOor St. Jacobs Oil has cured me of neuralgia of the face and head." Prica Fifty cents. Tbe Threat Was Worse than the Deed. I wjas greatly edified in reading a par­ agraph in a Scottish newspaper about . a serious poaching affray which had ! token place in Aberdeenshire. One of ; the poachers happened to be arrested, \ and, having been duly punished for killing game, he was fined by the sher­ iff £1 for having threatened to "break the keeper's face." The victim paid the fine and then straightway went and carried out most effectually his threat, and "broke the keeper's face." Brought before one of the great unpaid, he was fined 7 shillings 6 pence for doing that for which he had been fined £1 for threatening to do.--London Truth. The General Passenger Agent of the St Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway, at St Paul, has recenly issued a very neat circu­ lar giving an accurate and complete descrip­ tion of the vacant Government lands now to be found in each township on the line of rail­ way recently constructed by that company through the Mouse River district It contains information of great value for those intending to settle in that country. Orer-Workei IT on r a. "w«Jrn-out," *ntt-down," debilitated itUnerw, soamstres-e*, er-wofked women gener- - j'rt -Cure-all." but admirably inJft Is a singlcue s of purpose, beinp a most potent Specific tor all those Chronic Weaknesses aim D.senses For school-teachers, hou' ©keepers, and over-" aWy, Dr. 1'icrco's Favorite I'reScmton is ilia l>»st of all restorative tou ts. It is not a Mollified was John when Mary said she loved him. p 8t*aight*n yonr old boots and shoes with* Lyon's Heel BtJfeners, and wear them airauai peculiar to women. It is a powerful, gonen.l as well as uterine, tonic and nervine, and imparts vigor and strength to the whole system. It promptly cures weakness of stomach, indigestion, bloating, weak b«ck, Fa lessness, "in either sex. Favorite Pre seription is sold t'.v druggists nnder our positive qttaratiire. See wrapper around bottle. J. r,SttL,w • battle, or »tx bottle* MOP JpOeVV* A, .tc*atise on Diseases of Women. profusely illustrated with colored plates and numerous woodcuts, sent for ten cents in Btamps. Address, World'8 Dispensary Medical Association, 603 Main Street, Buffalo, N. ¥. ThiNJout of the family is generally in a sacque. The earliest mention of neck-wear is that of Job's three comforters. When all so-called remedies fail. Dr. Sace's Catarrh Remedy cures. ' ^ The tail of a fox is called a brush, bnt that does not make a brush. Da. Fnotct's "Pleasant Purgative Pellets1* cleanse and purify the blood and relieve the digestive organs. Ten Million Acres More. There are over 10,000,000 of acres of the finest grasing and farming lands in Dakota lying west and north of Devil's Lake, which have been withheld from the operations of the homestead and pre-emption laws because of the questionable cla ms of a unall band of Turtle Mountain Chippewas to the land In January, 1SS0, Surveyor General Taylor, of DakO;a, contracted tor the surveys of 1,50. acres of these lands in compliance with existing relations, but in less than a month, With characteristic ignorance and perversity, t.'oinniissiouer Sparks issued an order iu- dalinitely postponing the surveys, and even went so far as to decline to place on file plats sof several townships surveyed under contracts approved prior to the action suspending survey*, after their examination in tlie tie d and their cor­ rectness was affirmed, Mr. H. C. Green, as contractor for those surveys, appealed to the Secretary of the Interior, who has recently overruled the Land Connnii'siouer's action and ordered that the suspended contracts be approved and plats of surveys alreadv made be tiled in the proper local land offices for disposal under the land laws. The Surveyor General has instructed the contractors to pro­ ceed witli the surveys as rapidly as possible. This action causes great rejoicing among the settlers in the Devil's Lake land district, hundreds of whom settled upon unsurveyed lands after the reversal, in ISSti, by Secretary Teller, of the order of Secretary Schurz, made two years previous, withholding the landa from occupancy. Secretary Teller, in his opinion, now affirmed by Secretary Lamar, says; I am of the opinion that the claim is not well founded, yet if it should appear on a care­ ful examination of the facte that such a claim does exist, it will be the duty of the Govern­ ment to make proper compensation to the Indians. I do not think nearly 10,000,000 acres of valuable lands, on which a great number of settlers are now located, should be withheld from tlie operations of the home­ stead and pre-emption laws became a ques­ tion has been raised whether the amall hand of Indians (not exceeding three hundred) liave a claim on this land or not It is not con­ tended by anyone that the Government has re­ cognize.! this claim of tlie Indians by treaty with them, and the Indians make no use of the land except to roam over it, not cultivating, I think, any of it* The vast tract of land now opened to settle­ ment pojseaBes natural advantages unsur­ passed by any other part of Dakota. Its lands are exceedingly fertile, affording the choicest pasturage, and producing wheat of tlie finest quality, and rivaling that of the famous Saskatchewan couutry. There is an abund­ ance of wood along the stream*, providing cheap lumber, as well as fuel for the eirly settlers. The extensive coal deposits of the Turtle Mountains, and in the Mouse 1 liver valley, insure cheap fuel for the future, and invite manufacturing industries. The removal of all barriers to the settle­ ment and development of the country will hasten the completion and extension of the Caudo, Bottineau, and other projected branch, es of the Manitoba Railroad Company. With its free lands, wealth and diversity of natural resources, and present and prospective facili­ ties for reaching the primary markets, we know of no region offering so many induce­ ments to intending cm grants. During the next two or three years we shall witness a tide of immigration into the extreme northern part of Dakota, and a transforma­ tion of virgin prairies into fine farms, and homes of prosperous and happy people, scarcely equaled in the history of Dakota, and which was impossible in the settlement of other States and Territoriea.--North Jiakota Farmer. A Mew Summer K«aort» The complelion. May 15,1887, of theOrlean*, West Baden and French Lick Springs Branch That Tired Feeling Is so general at thi* se: Son that every one knows what 1« meant by the «i>: e <*inn. Acfcsageof sea­ son climate, or of life lias i-ach • depressing effect upon the body that one feels all tired out, almost completely prootr.itod, the appetite it lost, and Own Is no mubition to do »nythinn. T le whole tendency ot the syxtem is downward. In (Li»condition Hood's S*rs4i'arill» is just the medicine needed. It purifies the blood, sharpens tbe api stile, overoomes the tired leelin?, and invigorntos every function of the body. Try it The Weak Made Slrwegw *1 never took any medhiM that did me so mnch Rood in so short a time as Hood's Saistparilla. 1 was very much run down, had no stwnith, no energy, and felt very tired all the time. 1 commenced taking Hood's SarsapariUa. and before I had need one bottle lelt like a different person. That extreme tired feet taK haa *one, my appetite returned, and it toned me up generally." Claba W. Phelps, Shirley, Mass. "I suffered considerably, being for nearly a year rabbit's tail a hiS J"?' indigestion. I am now on my fourth ' bottle of Hood's SarsaparilU, and never felt better in my life. It has made a new man of me." H. M. Hlix- Man, Desplaines Street Police station, Chicago, 111. Hood's of the Motion Koute, brings the justlv cele­ brated West Baden aud French Lick Springs into greater prominence, and within an easy, delightful journey to both the wearied toiler and the invalid For a period reaching back to ante-stage coach days, when Tippecanoe re­ gained his vigor by drinking the waters of "Dry Lick," as they were then called, these Springs have been favorably known for their permanent curative qualities, being remark­ ably efficacious in all diseases of th i s'tiu. dys­ pepsia, rheumatism, liver trouble, Brigtit's disease, and in fact all chronic complaints where a powerful tonic, with alterative treat­ ment, is required In later days, when the hardships were a little lessened by stages, the locality became known as "French lick Springs," after the creek into which the waters empty. Invalids endured every hardship to reacli the Springs, and were amply recom­ pensed bv the almost instant relief 'afforded by these highly curative waters. They arc located about eighteen miles north­ west of Orleans, Itid., and the" principal Springs are in two groups, situated about a mile apai% tlie group farthest northwest from Orleans being known as "French Lick," and the other group as "West Baden " The medicated water percolates into huge basins of whetstone formation, thence flow­ ing between soft mossy bank * to Lick Creek and Lost I liver. At each group has been erected an elegant hotel, capable of accommo­ dating four hundred guests, aud each hotel has been named after its respective group. The eurrojinding country is, indeed, a para­ dise for lovers of primeval nature, or devo­ tees of tlie rod and gun Through tickets can be purchased to French Lick aud Went Baden Spr-ngs, of any Ticket Agent For special rates, and full description of the Springs, with analysis, etc., call on or address any agent of the Monon Route, or E. O. McCormick, General Passenger Agent, Adams Express Building, Chicago. A Summer Jaont Each succeeding year, after the first bright freshness of the spring foliage has disap­ peared *o give place to the dust and dryness of the tierce June sunshine, when the gentle showers of early summer have been super­ seded by the sprinkling-cart and garden-hose, and the spring overcoat discarded for the linen duster, when the business man begins to hug the shady side of the street on his daily trips to and from his office, a very large pro­ portion of the people of our great cities turn their thought** toward tbe country and com­ mence laving plans tor the annual summer vacation, which, in these days of rapid money- getting and higli-preesure living, has become an indispensable element in the ca'endar of every man of wealth and womau of fash on whose line of life has been cant in the sesth- ing, bubbling, tumultuous swim of modern metropolitan existence. Address James Barker, General Passenger and Ticket Agent Wisconsin Central Line, Mil­ waukee, Wif. (mentioning this paper), for a copy of "A Summer Jaunt" and "Famous Re­ sorts of the Northwest," two exquisite books on summer resorts, the former written bv a well-known literary light, tlie latter complied with accuracy and care, giving valuable infor­ mation to the tourist Aswrl ca'i PfUs True American men and women, by reason of their strong constitutions, beautiful forms, rich complexions, and characteristic energy, are envied by all nations It is the general use of Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic which about these results. rings Indigestion, dyspepsia, forms of nervous rostra- re-S: ity lieved bv taking Mens man's Peptonized Beef Tonic, tne only preparation of beef containing its entire nutritious properties It contains blood-making, force-generating, and life-sus­ taining properties; id invaluable in all en­ feebled conditions, whether the result of ex­ haustion, nervou-j prostration, overwork, or acute disease; particularly if resulting fJon pulmonary complaints. Hazard, Hazara A Co., proprietors, New York. S months' treatment for 50e. Pisa's Bem- edy tor catarrh. Sold by drusflsts. Sold by druggists. $1; six tor $5. C. I. HOOD * CO., Lowell. Mam. fOO Doses One SarsapariUa Proparedoaly by The treatment ot jnany thousands r>f of those chronic weaknesses and ailments peculiar to tetanies, at the In Kotel and Surgical Institute, BOffSta, K, has afforded a vast experience to meety adapt" lng and thoroughly testing remedies lb/ the cure of woman's peculiar maladies. Dr. Pleree's Favorite rrescrlptioa is the outgrowth, or result, of this j valuable experience. Thousands oi _ nials, received from patients and from ] ciaus who have tested it vated and obstinate caseL their skill, prove it to be the most we remedy ever devised for the relicr and cure of suffering women. It is not recommended as a *e ure-all," but as a most perfect Specific for woman's peculiar ailments. As s powerfsl. ' it imparts i' and to the particular. For overworked, " worn-out," ••run-down," debilitated tcachers, milUnena dressmakers, seamstresses, "shopgirls," 1 keepers, nursing moth era, and feeble v Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prwcriptkm cuiiar ailments. Mrerfal. lnvlrorattm teai% Strength to the v. hole systeafc ! womb and its appendages in Pnr AVtfWAi>lrAr1 *• srnm .am# * C A f=> cr i ivi E tattatlaM nocHratmtlftr J aoandlasaaaiM, An rom Bnasa's in uu i THBBBSTimmmMLD, $5 to SS m day. Sample* worth ttafllt lines not under ths horse's feet. Address Brewster's Safety Keln Holder, Holly. Mich. PENSIONS for Pension Ltws to C. S. a Amto Kl'ZUKKALD l'OWKLL. Indianapolis. Ind. . 1'. L.ACKY. Vatrnit j,Washington. D.C. ions and opinions years' experience. IngrowingToe Nail* cured without rain, without cult mr. Sent by m:.il o:i rei eiv>t o( tl by L. Tanner, Di-n^tnst, l'lynfouth, Ind. Reterence, t . N. Bank, Plymouth. tfyou want relief and cure at your home, send for Dr. J. A. Sherman's . Now for*. the greatest earthly boon, being unequaM I an appetizing cordial and rcstunitive toom. As a eootktac and atrevtthwiii ervln©, "Kavonto Prescription" is Sualed and is invaluable in allaying and I uing nervous excitability, irritability. ibility, irritability,' ex- hysteria, spasmsktaa -vous symptoms eom- nervlne, "Biavonto Prescription _ aualed and is invaluable in allaying and luing nervous excita haustion, prostration, other distressing, neri . monly attend it nt upon functionai'and organic disease of the womb. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and de- "• spondency. Br. Pierce's Fnv orlte Pretertftisa A is a legitimate medicine, carefully compounded by an experienced and akittra) .. physician, and adapted to woman's delicats organization. It 1s purely vegetable In Its ; composition and perfectly harmless in its • ' effects in any condition of the system. Fotf ft. morning sickness, or naueea, frcirn whatever cause arising, weak stomach, indigestion, dye- - land 1 symptoms, its use, in small pepsiai . . doses, will prove very beneficial. " Favorite Prescription *• is a posi* tlve care for the most complicated and ob­ stinate cases of leucorrhca, excessive flowing; painful menstruation, unnatural surt>ri«stona, prolapsus, or falling of the womb, weak hack, female weakness, ante version, retroversion. bearing-down sensations, chronic congestion, "i inflammation and ulceration of the womb, in- . J ,v Sammation. pain and tenderness in ovaries, accompanied with " internal heat." Aa a regulator and promoter of fun. tional action, at that critical period of change from girlhood to womanhood,** Favorite Pre- le a perfectly safe remedial agent, an produce only good results. It la i r efflcaofoos and valuable in £t* effects iakenJTor thoie disorders and <k incident to that ktter and most < M HUPTUBE circular ot instruction*. iMUrt MENTION THIS PAPER Broadway, KITINU M AUVMTlsCKft. £3® Golden Medical Discovery, and small laxative doses of Dr. Pierce's Purgative Pellets (Utttl i Liver Pills), cures Liver, Kidney and Bladder diseases. Their combined use also removes 1' blood taints, snd abolishes cancerous and f I'RKSS M'AYtSoft, IplUnU' ail it absolutely uilirvnkable.Stand»rd quality, i.v reuts per >«rd; Cloth-covereil. 20 nent*>: Satin-covered, 25 . . . --. conts. For sale everywhere Tn it WAKRKN . a positive guarantee, from the I FKATHERBONK Company Thre, Oak*,Mich, facturera. that it will give satisfaction in case, or money will be refunded. This DR. HEBKA'S Wonderful Cure > • • * for Dyspevnia, Indlgention, and OoiiMtniati ii. A Speedy and Positive Cure Guarantee*!. T:u> most marvelous rem­ edy in the market. Sent pout paid on receipt of price, $1, by J. K. COOK & t;0.,: Barclay at.. New York. bounty pro* relieved. DYSPEPSIA scrofulous humors from the system. " Favorite Prescription •* is the only medicine forwomedTBoM by druggists, nnjier live guarantee, from the maav- » VPi (iiuuc^ nm wv ivimiuv tee has been printed on the and faithfully carried out ' Large fcottlea flOO doees) $1.00, or ate bottles lor #S.Od. PENSIONS, • or no fee. Wri Oflloer'i pay. _ _ lt cured; deserters ' 21 years' practice. 8uci' _ or no fee. Write for circulars aud new laws. A. W. BcCOIlSll'lk « MJX, ffuklaflo*. U. C„ * UwlaaaU, a For large, illustrated Treatise on Diseases of Women (HO psges, caper-co cents in stamps. Address, er-covered), send tan 1HHEDTI6EDC o»etha«,*«*to•aamina All vCIK I IvCnd thi* f*#er.w sMain aatimat* •n advertising space when In Chlqfeo, wW fled It on We at £r£3££;L0RD I moms. fwtfiHammMelinnlrtiw, : -.'i: 663 IWHn IC. BCTTALO. If.i; KIDDER* I •Sara ratter | nrrtMS«a.l ESTAB Ala* St. LOCH. ROOFING MC W.H.TiYUSO LOCH. M1ITNI $350 Any on* can ap-1 pb lt. Catalog** < * (esplai Free Will pay for a complete newspaper outfit of type and presses upon which to print a newspaper in a town of 700 or more in­ habitants. The same will be sold upon easy terms. For particulars in detail, address PRACTICAL PRINTEK, Box 497, Chicago, 111. 0H.T RUB ^ Trav Your "TansiU'B Punch" 5c el­ ds. rcljiiR men say to us every are pettiutr lots of friend day. "Why. they are better tin most lOcciiirnre." Our trade lias mow thnii doubled since we commenced t<> xell them. KtA. L.Miluip, EDinburgh. N. T. Andreas B. W. TANSILL k 00., Chicago. 4 FOR : S A L E A good second-hand '.ixl'f Aldine Job Press, with Steam Fixtures and Fountain. This is a flrai-clRBS l'ress in ev< ry particular, is in splen­ did condition, and will be sola at a bargain. For frrtl er particulars address NKVVSPAPKB UNION, -271 & '273 Franklin St., Chicngo. BL CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS The Original and Only Genuine. Safe ami alw "" (ton». Lndi< Ga|llil>" an us f< and alwaya Reliable. Beware of Worthies* ImMa a»k your Brasgtei for *'CfclvheaUr5 take no other, or inclwaa 4c. (itimpa) tj lam In letter by retnra null. NASI VHICIIKSTER OIIKMICAL CO., _ Maibaa NaaN. I'hllaiU. S^4krl»rasftat< everywhere..Arte for "Ctlrhea. teKa Eaallah" Peaarreyal lilts. Take no other Cures Neuralgia, Toothache, Headache, Catarrh, Croup, Sore Throat. , RHEUMATISM^ Lame Back, Stiff Joints. Sprains, BruiML Burns, Wounds, Old Soros and All Aches and Pa ins . Tne many testimonials received by us more Prove all we claim for thl* valuable maiedy. It "ot only relieves the most severe pains, bat H Curts You. That's th* Idu I Bold by DruanlMe. SOcte. Soxc. Book mailed fne. Address WIZARD OIL COMPANY CHICAGO. I R O N TONIC iohlri| MiWt l CM |»d 1WW ] L Coras. ¥bH*m aad s«nps>iise r sale, speedy ears. Ointa els All attempts at eeaaterMtia Urilr. Doneteaperinieal wtOMSPULMBl Somt* •Besdaehe. Baapls Base and liulM on nmM ot two oeata THEN. HMTERMEDICINI CO..I TBBSB H Best Cough 87T1 H in time. a< BBQ EAUtt is. mat old far di -- Kn&i - F as*""!. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is ths Beat, Easiest to Ceo, and Cheapest. C A T A R R H Sold by druRsrists or sent by muiL fiOc. £. T. Hazeltina. Warren, Pa. FOB HOUSES. UVILLA, W, Va., ) ; Nov. 17,1886. y ^ Recently I bought a young horse. He was taken very ill with Pneu­ monia. I tried to think of something to relieve him. Concluded what was good for man would be good for the horse. So I got a bottle of Piso's Cure and gave him half of it through the nostrils. This helped him, and I continued giving same doses night and morning until I had used two bottles. The horse has become perfectly sound I can recommend Piso's Cure for the horse as well as for man. N. S. J. Stride*. P I S O ' S C U R E F O R GVttS WHEK Ml U5t Ml- BaatOogg^Byrg^ Tsstesto^. Use U M T I O N C.V.V. jfa. sa-a*r WHEN WRITING TO API .»*, pleaae say yon saw ths m la this paper. PlSH Ron* fOBBlttO Qnle»a >t*uiped With th« iUv« TBADI MARK. SLICKERS Dnn't waste yoormaner en sffnst or robber eest Tke VT8H BltHD SXJCCB1 tsabeotatelrvnf'raudvWraeor.andwill keep yea dry la tbe hardest storm Askfor the^'FISH BRAJiD" sucaaaaad takenootber. If ye send for oe«crlDttve ctowmw u> a. J. mw en, mi S This represents a healthy life. Throughout Its vcxious sceaes. Jest sn cb a life as tber enjoy Who useUtuqjniu's BiieBeaas. Smltli** BILE BEANS partly the bleei, by sctlsc directly ana promptly on (lie T.tvcr, Skin ssd KM. ssjrs. They constat of a vegetable combination that hat no eoual In medical wier.ee. tlon, malaria, and Dyspepsia, and -.re a safefsird against all forms of lever*, chills and fereivfall steaes, and Brlsht'a disease They car* Coissttlpa- and are ~ Send 4 rents poetaae for a saa TRUTH or what we nay. rhotocratlk 1'of la «. Lsela. Ms. Tlie original panel site, of sent oa reeeipt stain pie package and test the •Bailed to any addreKM, postpaid, uuse onn Batn. JT. T. UCZTK * CO., FBtraiENM ST. if. Price. 25 eeata per few to any ad tiro*, postpaid. DOSB ON Wt B'itN. Sold by druggists JUOVXM* MfV!