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wmMmm m c ' i -• ' " ' ' . • ' •• 'V- A WESTERN KICKING MATCH. i Who Outgeneraled a Vlcioni and Heavy-Heeled Burro. [San Francisco Aits ] 111 the earlj days of Dutch Flat, a large-boned and gigantic Indianian was known to his rough bat kindly associ­ ates as "Kicking Tom." He had won the nickname br reason of the terrific force with which he conld launch his great, Binewy foot against an opposing object. One day a miner brought into camp a Mexican burro, which soon obtained a wide celebrity as a vicious animal, who, when excited, would attack man or beast with desperate fury. Several mountain ponies had been kicked to death by him, and more than one man had nearly lost his life by the savage heels of the brute. So exciting had become the'record of the jack's achieve­ ments that they became the subject of universal conversation and inquiry among the miners. Sitting in their cabins, they spun wonderful tales of what he had done and was capable of . doing. "He is the liveliest kicker in the world," said one. "You ate right, old man. That beast can kick the hair off a man's head with­ out touching the skin," replied one of his companions. This was touching Tom in a tender place, aud after a moment's reflection he spoke up with the remark : "He can't outkick me." The observa­ tion was received by, the group in amazed silence. "Lord, Tom! Why, he'd make mince­ meat of you ia a minute." "Would he?" replied the athletic Indianian. "Then he can have the chance. I'm ready to kick for $100, and may the best man win." "Or the best jack," laughingly inter­ posed a companion. "I mean what I say, old man, so don't be too spry with your tongue! And Tom's brow lowered in gathering anger. His friend apologized for the jest and the crowd dispersed for the night The next day the rumor went wild through the camp that Tom was will­ ing to kick the burro for a wager. In the dusk of the evening the miners gathered in from their work and dis­ cussed the subject in all its bearings. Opinion as to the match was about evenly divided. If anything, Tom was the favorite. Under these circum­ stances a mill for $100 a side was easily arranged between the beast and the man, and it was decided that the con­ flict should come off on the next Sun­ day afternoon. Promptly at the appointed hour every inhabitant of Dutch Flat was as­ sembled in a little spot just outside the limits of the camp. The prelim­ inaries were quickly arranged and the fight began. The beast seemed to take in the situation at a glance, and laying back his ears he watched his wary op­ ponent with angry eyes. Suddenly Tom leaped forward and landed a ter­ rific kick squarely on the junction of the neck and head. The brute reeled before the force of the blow, but re­ covering on the instant he wheeled and launched both heels at his antagonist. The man leaped aside and as quick as lightning responded with another fear­ ful kick on the burro's neck. And so the conflict raged. Sometimes the jack would get in a savage blow on his op­ ponent, but oftener the man had the best of it, and at last, putting forth all of his wonderful strength, he landed a kick with the fury and irresistible force of a pile-driver on the jack's neck, which had been his objective point from the beginning. The beast reeled back, and, with a convulsive quiver, fell over dead. Tom was terribly bruised but no bones were broken, and in a few days he was as spry as ever. Life in British New Guinea. The following is Mr. Askwith's des­ cription of New Guinea dwellings: "The houses on this part of the coast as also in the villages inland, are built upon piles, varying from four to eight feet in height. A few steps up a rude ladder lead to a platform, on which some of the family generally recline. A baby, and often a young pig, in nets suspended from the eaves, are gently swinging to and fro. Fishing nets lie in a corner, while shells, with grass streamers or hideous carved pieces of wood, hang before the bamboo door, which is low and narrow, and leads into the common room, where all the family sleep. The common i room is about 12x18 feet, with a bare flooring of rough planks, generally the sides of old canoes. Through the chinks the gar­ bage is thrown upon the plentiful rem­ nants of cocoa-husks below for the pigs to eat or the sea to carry away. In the middle of the room is a fire placed on a pile of ashes or some boards, with a spark protector of bamboo stick hung about three feet above. On the cen­ tral pole is hung a tomtom, while here and there on the grass walls are sus­ pended gourds for lime, bamboo pipes, towahawks, adzes, spare grass petti­ coat, and net-bags. T^ere is no win­ dow, but a movable shutter can gener­ ally be opened on the sea-silo, and plenty of air enters through the walls and the holes in the floor." Then as to clothing: "The natives certainly affect sincere simplicity in.the matter of dress. The only article com­ mon to all men is a thin string, a third of an inch in breadth, passed tightly round the waist and between the legs. A bapd of grass, which serves as a pocket for tobacco, knives, and decora­ tions of cotton leaves, is for the most part worn upon the upper part of the arm. Some have head bauds of red braid or small rounded pieces of sliel Is, while a few weur necklaces of Khells or teeth, and carved bones through the nose. Their hair, thick, matted, and long, is drawn up by a comb of bamboo cane. The women wear petticoats of woven grass, sometimes stained with a red hue. '1 he married and betrothed have short hair; the majority are tat­ tooed with a V-shaped mark and other designs upon the breast. Tbe figures are squat and not so erect as those of Hindoo women, as they generally curry weights on tlia back and not on the head."--All the Yta>' Hound. Egyptian Conjurers. One kneeled in front of ne on the hard asphalt pavement; his sleeves were above his elbows; in hi? hands ha held a newly-fledged chicken. He looked up to the sky, making a strango call the while, then apparently pulled the chicken's head off. I made an ex­ clamation; when, lo, two chickens hopped on the path! We pushed him with this trick, but could not discover any explanation. He went on quietly pulling their heads o f until fourteen small chickens walked before us. Next he gave a gentleman an Irish potato to hold, asking him to shut it close in his hand; lie then stood up and beckoned, when suddenly the gentleman said some words that were deep and strong, and instead of a potato, thero fell from his hand a small snake, that writhed in a slow, torpid way. Again the conjurer unwound his turban and asked a gen­ tleman to cut it for him. A kftife was produced, and the long cloth was sev­ ered in two pieces; these were given to two of the company, and they were requestel to burn the ends that had been cut. Soon they were on fire, real cloth and real fire, for 1 smelt the pe­ culiar odor of cotton; a great daal of it was consumed, and then the scorched remnants were returned to the con­ jurer. Quickly he put the charred ends together; then borrowing a hand­ kerchief from a bystander, he covered them. For a moment he stood holding the burnt turban up to the sky, whis­ pering, while the spectators watched in silence. The minutes passed, he returned the handkerchief to the owner, and the turban, apparently un­ touched, was banded about for examin­ ation. These few tricks 1 give out of a great number quite inexplicable. I do not ask you to believe them--I do not believe them myself--I tell you only what I Baw. A Keeper of the Truth. A man, dressed in greasy overalls' went into a newspaper office aud asked to see the editor. When asked if the city editor or some other man on the force would not do as well, he replied that he had come on very important business, and must see the editor-in- chief. When at last his persistence had forced an entrance into tho room where great policies were outlined, the editor said: "You were determined to see me; now, as quickly as possible, state your business." "All right, sir. I like your paper, and I want you to have a chance of say­ ing something that will startle the country. For some time I have been engineering at Grayson's mill--" "Well, but what have I to do with that?" "Just hold on a minute. This morn­ ing the boiler exploded--"• "Go to the city editor if you want to hand iu a piece of news." "I thought that I would give you a chance to write a startling editorial." "Editorial the deuce! We have such accidents nearly every day." "No, you don't. Just give me a chance to get done, and you will thank me. No one was killed when t.hia boiler exploded." "That's nothing strange." "And," continued the visitor "no one would have been hurt had the boiler exploded five minutes before it did." A strange expression settled upon the editor's face. "Will you please re­ peat that?" he asked. "I say that no one would have been hurt had the explosion occurred five minutes before it did. All other ex­ plosions that I ever hSard of would have been five times as disastrous if they had occurred a short time before, for a party of voung ladies or a com­ mittee of gentlemen, or some impor­ tant personage had of course just left the mill when the explosion occurred." The editor's eyes had grown wonder­ fully bright "My dear friend," said he, "dear bocause you have chosen me to be the original recipient of this great piece of intelligence, lead on and I will follow you. A man with such a glorious appreciation of the truth is a rare jewel. Come, sit down beside me, that I may feel your presence as I write. Stay by me,, gentle keeper of the truth, for my mind it stirred up, and I fain would muse.--Arkansaw Traveler. Music lu Man and Bird. It is part of the delightful study of naturalists to trace resemblances be­ tween the various lower animals and mat). Maurice Thompson, an enthusi­ astic and carcful student of nature, tells us in Acri Oner's Magazine what he has observed about the relations of bird-song to the song of man: "Ever since the old Hebrew lyrist heard the voice of the turtle in his land, there has been a human echo to every trill and warble flung out of bush and bough all round the vernal circle of the earth. It has been well said by one of our ablest ornithologists, Dr. Coues, that man and bird are the two animals that sing and enjoy song. This love of sweet sounds has formed be­ tween these widely different and ex­ tremely specialize^ beings a golden cord of sympathy which has been kept sweetly vibrating for ages with inter­ change of melodious mouthings. « "In a limited way birds have their lyric and their dramatic moods, their serious and their comic songs, their re­ citative and their oratorical methods. They are conscious of any especial su­ periority of voice, just as they are keenly aware of any particular bril­ liancy of colors on their plumage. "It has been suggested that the chief difference between the highest order of bird-music and the lowest order of man-music is expressed by the word rhythm. There is no such element as the rhythmic beat, in any bird-song that I have heard. Modulation and fine shades of "color," as the musical critic has it, together with melodious phrasing, take the place of rhythm. The me ulow-lark, in its mallow flut­ ing, eomes very near to a measure of two rhythmic beats, and the mourning dove puts a throbbing cadence into its plaint; but the accent which the human ear demands is wholly wanting in each case. On the other hand, the mock­ ingbird, the cat-bir<l, and the brown thrush accentutate their songs, but not rhythmically; indeed, the cat-bird's ut'ei-ance is an impetuous stream of glittering accents, as it .were--irregu­ lar, tricksy, flippant, and yet as sym­ metrical, in a oertain sense, as the bird itself--and the mocking-bird's song is like a flashing stream of water flow­ ing over stones in the sunlight and flinging ariose bubbles JUid tinkling spray in every direction./ I Tortured bj Fa&iiion. ^ "A few days after my arrival at school," Mrs. Snmm^rfleld tells us in her memoirs, "although perfectly straight and well male, I was mclo.-el in stiff stays, with a steel busk iu front, while above my troek bands drew my shoulders bick till the shoulder-blades met Then a steel rod with a semi­ circle, which went under my chin, was cla-«ped to the steel busk in my stays. Iu this constrained state I and most of the younger girls had to prepare our lessons';" and in the life of Miss Edge- worth we red that, being sent to a cer­ tain establishment "she underwent all the usual tortures of back-bcards, iron collars, and dumb3, and also (because she was a very tiny person) the usual one of being hanged up by the neck to draw out the muscles and increase the growth," a signal failure iu her case. Indeed, instances of absolute mutila­ tion and misery are so common in tha past that it is unnecessary to multiply them, but it is really sad to think that in our own day a civilized wom&H can hang onto a cross-bar while her maid laces her waist into a lifteen-inch cir­ cle. -- Ho ma n's W 'orld. Anaximander's work on Nature, writ- , ten altout 547 B. C., is the first philo> j sophica* treatise in the Greek language. A REGULAR FIRE-EATER. A Countryman la Maryland Who Ajton- Ishsd People by Handling Hot Coals. [Baltimore American.] It was in Denton, where Nathan once lived, that he first discovered himself to be fire-proof. In his youth he was a servant in the house of Lawyer Purneil. Being in the kitchen a great deal, his inclination was to taste some of all the choicest dishes when the housekeeper*s eye was turned, and one day he dipped his hand into a boiling pot to catch a dumpling. He got the morsel and relished it so much that he grabbed for another, and found that his hand was not hurt in the least This pilfer­ ing process went onforsomet ime, with no injury to the hand. The first pub­ lic exhibition that Nathan made of him­ self took place in the bar-room of the local hotel, when he took live coals from the stove and held them in the palm till they had expired. Then fol­ lowed, on different occasions, other more trying feats of endurance, such as whetting a hot poker on his hands or licking it with his tongue and holding it in his mouth, walking barfooteJ among live coals and on hot tires. At the trial of Fred Lawrence in Denton early in the '70s, after an adjourned session of court, Nathan greatly amused the judges and many spectators by his exploits, and at the hanging of Law­ rence in Easton he was present and gave an exhibition tChich netted him $87. On this occasion he repeatedly took a mouthful of molten lead with no injury. Hundreds of colored men Were present. Great was their consternation when they witnessed the performance. On all occasions Nathan turned his su­ pernatural powers to profitable account He would "eat fire" at any time, but never without hearing the jingle of money. Judge Stump once gave Na­ than $5 for whetting a red-hot poker on his hand. The peninsular towns of Centerville, Church Hill, Easton, Hills- boro, and Greensboro, and others within walking distance were often re­ galed with his performances. At the zenith of his fire-eating career Nathan made an engagement with the manager of Front Street Theater, Baltimore, that greatly widened his reputation. He played "the devil" there for three weeks to crowded houses, being tho sensation of the day. Then, followed an engagement of eight nights at Dou g las institute. At both places he would go through the role of the evil one with so much reality that many in the Mon­ umental City were turned from the ways of the wicked and brought to repent­ ance. Nathan never used preparations to protect himself from injury, as some people might suppose. Hot lead was taken into his mouth and live coals into his hands, and he would stand bare­ footed upon a red-hot stove with no in­ jurious results. His mouth was never known to be wadded with asbestos, nor were his feet or hauds incased with such protection. The human pheno­ menon was never, by any one here, ex­ plained. The fact is recalled that some young men of Denton were firm in their belief that Nathan did use some such ruse, and were of the opinion that they could do the same. Accordingly one of them went forth to eat fire and nearly killed himself in the attempt. How Cigars Are Sold in Rnssla. To get a cigar anywhere iu Russia you must buy a whole box. It fre­ quently happens, however, that the whole box contains but one cigar. Boxes are never broken, and the pur­ chaser can make examination of the weed through the glass cover. You cannot toll till you buy and are per­ mitted to break the seal, just what the article is. Every box of cigars or cig­ arettes has a glass lid or cover, and you can see the article you purchase, but cannot feel or smell it Generally when you ask for a cigar a large box is handed to you. This has a cover of glass so large that you can see well what the article is. When you have selected the quality desired from a number of boxes laid out- for in­ spection, you make known how many you desire, and the dealer--the "to­ bacco fabricker"--gives you a box con­ taining the exact number. Thus boxes of one, two, three, five, six, eta, are made of every quality. Most of the cigars are very bad--the domestic man­ ufacture generally intolerable--and the price is high. This mode of guarding against eva­ sions of the high taxes on cigars has , been followed along time. It grew out of the proposition laid down by Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great and other Czars, who held that all Russians were thieves and should be watched. I have heard a Russian proverb which declares that "our Saviour would rob also if His hands were not pierced." The guard kept over the sale of tobacco is very close. While nearly everybody smokes, very few chew, and chewing tobacco is rarely found on sale.--Cor. Louisville Courier-Journal. One of the latest attempts to harness the forces of,nature for the service of man is the adaptation of a windmill for the turning of a dynamo, the electricity thus obtained being stored in suitable batteries, aud afterward used in light­ ing beacons for the benefit of the mari­ time interests. There is a station of this kind near the mouth of the Seine, and considerable success has been ob­ tained. A Battle Incident. Battles are not always conducted with that extreme precision which is gen­ erally suppose! to characterize mili­ tary maneuvers. Confusion sometimes reigns, especially when the fighting is carried on in thick brush or continued after dusk. Here, for instance, is an ex­ tract from the history of a New York regiment: Major Livingston's horse ha I been shot and the Major's hip in­ jured by the fall. He was very anxious to change the retreat into an advance, and thus on foot swinging his sword, he ordered everybody to "Right about face!" But his orders were unheeded. At last, coming up to a regiment march­ ing in tolerable order iu the same di­ rection with the general current, and concluding that they were sufficiently strong at least to cover the retreat of the wounded and exhausted, he ordered them to hait and face to the front, giv­ ing emphasis to the command by earnest gesticulations with his sword, and in­ sisting that it was a shame to see a whole regiment running away. At this juncture an officer demanded, "Who are you, sir?" "Major Livingston, of the Seventy- sixth. " "Seventy-sixth what ?" asked the stranger. "Seventy-sixth New York," replied the Major. "Well, then, you are my prisoner, for you are attempting to. rally the Second Mississippi."--San Francisco Argonaut I disi-Ike an eye that twinkles like a star. Those only are beautiful which, like planets, have a steady, lambeut light--are luminoo% but sparkling.-- Longfellow. All IMPORTANT FACT. Am Kasy Cum for Weak, Ttnd, and V«r» j tou Feeling*. Persons complain that they are weak, tired, i and exhausted: they bave no appetite, no strength, no life or ambition to work; they \ become irritable^ cross, blue and discouraged; j in some cases there are pains and aches in 1 various parts of the body. there is often : indigestion, dyspepsia, belching of wind, doll ; head and general dispirited feeling. bleep- > lees, restless, and wakeful nights follow. Neglect of these symptoms results in exoes- aive nervous prostration or paralysis, with numbness, trembling, oold feet and legs, prickling sensation and weakness and weari­ ness of toe limbs. Thousands become prostrated, paralyze J or insane by neglecting the first symptoms, not knowing that the nervous irritability, gloom of the mind, loss of memory, nervous weakness and depression show an exhaustion of nerve foroa which will, unless the proper restorative remedy is used, result in utter mental collapsa and absolute prostration of nerve and physical power. Save yourselves from the?e terrible results while there is yet time by the use of that wonderful nerve invigorator and health re­ storer, Dr. Greene's Nervnra Nerve Tonic. It is & purely vegetable remedy, and may be used by children or the most delicate iu- va'idi with absolute certainty of cure. Its effects are truly wonderful, and it is only necessary to use it to be convinced of its marvelous restorative and strength-giving powers. Do not fail to u*e this remedy, for it is the greatest medical discovery of the oentury, and an absolutely certain cure will result. All druggists keep it. Price tl per bottle. Be sure and get Dr. Greene's Nervura Nerve Tonic; take no other, for this remedy has no equal. If your druggist doei not have it, he will pet it for von. Its discoverer, Dr. Greene, 85 West i4th street, New York, the great specialist in curing nervous and chron­ ic diseases, can be consulted free, personally or by letter. Use his great remedy and write him about your case. The Wealth of Napoleon. One of the most remarkeble historic­ al incidents of this century was the disappearance of Napoleon I.'s enor­ mous fortune. In 1810 he was far and away the richest individual in the world. He came out of the Italian campaign ending in 1800 with $4,000,000, accord­ ing to his own account. This, he main­ tained, was his private property. Tak­ ing the statements he made to his friends and others at fit. Helena, he must have hidden away when he left France the last time the enormous sum of $40,000,000, or 200,000,000 francs. This would make him very much the wealthiest man in the world, for that sum then was equal in influence to $200,000,000 now. No sovereign of his time could begin to approach him iu personal fortune. Marshal Soult, the last of the imperial marshals (who died in November, 1861, just about a year before his great antagonist, the Duke of Wellington), told a venerable French general officer, who repeated it to the writer, that when the Em­ peror went to Elba he had 60,000,000 francs covered up in Paris alone. Of the $12,000,000 hard cash paid over at one time by the United States to Napoleon as First Consul, in l.w0H, it •was common rumor--not very general, you may be sure, however--that 7,500,- 000 francs of the sum was never ac­ counted for jn vouchers. This might easily have been. Napoleon was then First Consul for life. He could do just what he chose, and nobody dared oall him to account. It is not very difficult to hide money, in large sums, too, bo it cannot be found, be the search never so careful. Ferdinand Ward has some millions thus covered up, and no human being has ever found gi clew to the stolen treas­ ure. It was said, and believed by many people, too, that Stephen Girard of Philadelphia had a large Bum in his hands belonging to Napoleon I., which he would have handed over to him had he succeeded in getting away to the United States after Waterloo, as he tried to do. Louis X VIII., through his Minister of Finance, did all in his power to discover this hidden treasure, bnt those who knew would never tell. They probably took it themselves when the Emperor died in 1821. But it is a very interesting and romantic story, the disappearance absolutely of tbe greatest fortune in the world's his­ tory up to that time, leaving not a trace behind.--Washington Herald. Old-Fashioned Propriety. Those "society balls" were con­ ducted with great propriety and re­ serve. The claim of every person of both sexes to be admitted having been previously determined by the respon­ sible and trusty committee, there was a sort of temporary and conventional equality on the terpsichorean floor: and, therefore, every gentleman bad the privilege to invite a lady, without the formality of an introduction, to fig­ ure in the dance as his partner. After it was over, he escorted her beck re­ spectfully to her seat, without presum­ ing, if unknown and net duly presented, to remain standing before her, or to sit by her side, to cont.nue^he conver­ sation, or to prolong the accidental ac­ quaintance. During the intervals of dancing, the gentlemen walked up and down between the rows of ladies that densely lined the hall, some merely bowing as they passed, to those whom they knew, and others stopping to con­ verse. No woman, married or single, joined in this promenading with a male companion, as is the custom in these present days, and the eye of a lynx could not have detected the slightest flirtation. The word itself was not known, for the thing it means is for Louisiana a modern invention which had not then been patented and brought out for public use. In fact, this peculiar paBtime would have been impossible to attempt; it would have produced asocial earthquake.--Ameri­ can Magazine. s The Origin of Cum Chowder. I am frequently asked, "What is clam chowder?" and I have replied that more than thirty years airo I heard the poet Longfellow urge a French lady to eat some clam chowder because it was French. The lady looked up in astonishment and uttered a most sig­ nificant, Comment (lone! Unto which Longfellow replied that the French originally settled on the borders of New England, and Mother Necessity soon taught them how to stew clams and fish in layers with bacon, sea bis­ cuit (crackers) and other ingredients in a kettle (vhaudiere). Now, from the French the Indians learned the Roman Catholic religion and a little of the French language and a great deal of the dish which the new-comers had invented. The Indians were not apt in the pronunciation or in the signifi­ cance of French, and when they heard the Gaul speak of the chaudiere the Indian supposed it referred to the food, and his nearest approach to the pro­ nunciation was chawder--the name which early English fishermen and settlers learned from the Indian, and which the Anglo-Saxon in the New World further corrupted into chowder. --Cor. Ameri'an Register. How Indians Dob. An exchange evolves the following theory: There has bee-* some philo­ logical doubt as to the phrase "After him with a sharp stick." It may have occurred to many that the "sharp stick" referred to the much feared "January bill." And it would seem there was [ some ground for this. The Neeseenan I Indians of California have not the bru­ tal and disagreeable habit prevalent among us of sending bills. When one Indian owes another it is considered bad taste, as it is, for the creditor to dun the debtor. He proceeds with more delicacy. He procures a certain number of sticks according to the amount of the debt, and paints a ring around the end of each. These he car­ ries and tosses into the debtor's wig­ wam, and then goes away without a word. The debtor pays the debt and destroys the stick; it is considered a reproach to have tbe dunning stick thrown into the wigwam, and the cred­ itor never uses them except with hard customers. A Saw that Wasn't Seen. "Ticket," said the conductor, holding out his hand. "Han't got none," said the tramp» "How far are you going?" ft >, "To Chicago." "Sixty cents," said the oonductor, still holding out his hand. "Han't got no sixty cents." "Then I shall put you off," and the conductor reached for the bell-cord. ^ "Hold on, conductor; don't you be­ lieve in old adages ?" "What have old adages to do with it ?" "Why, don't one of them say you should never put off" till to-morrow " But at this interesting juncture the tramp's coat-collar began to hurry toward the door and the tramp went with it.--Chi< ago Times. His Ureat Luck. "What a lucky fellow that Danbv is!" "How's that ?" "Why, he's always having lucky things happen to him. Only last week he fell down an elevator shaft " "But "Struck on his head and knocked him deaf " "But " "Hasn't heard a word since.* Doctors say he never will." "But I'm sure I don't tee where the luck comes iu." "Guess you never happened to hear Mrs. Danby get to talking, did you?" What It Means. To a man or woman who has never been ill the word "health" is meaningless. But to the one who has suffered and despaired health appears ae a priceless boon. To the thou­ sands of unfortunate women who are suffer­ ing from some of the many forms of weak­ nesses or irregularities peculiar to the.r sex, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription holds forth the promise of a speedy restoration of this "priceless boon." During the deluge Noah was in the habit of calling his wife an ark angel. AN OPEN LETTER. Wklch Ia More Fully Eiplalntd bjr On* from Rev. J. Roberts, Pastor First M, E. Church, Fremont, Midi. liheumatic Syrup Co., Jackson, Mich.: Gextljemkn--irom the fact that several re­ markable cures by Uibbard's Itheumatio Syrup came under my observation, among which were those of ltev. J. Berry, of Mor- ley, aud Mrs. Harrington, of Altooua, I rec­ ommended ltev. J. Roberts to have his daughter give tlw> remedy a trial. As I ex­ pected, it broke up the disease, as the follow­ ing letter explains: O. C. Pekbebton, Druggist O. C. Pemberton: My daughter Maud has used Hibbard'a Rheumatic Syrup and Plasters^ whifch yon so strongly recommended her to try for inflamma­ tory rheumatism. Iler limbs were badly swollen, and the poor girl was iu terrible agony. Ia tho inid<t of the pain wo wound the Planters about hor limbs, and, as a result, the swelling was reduced and she became quiet and reitad. Tin Syrup corrected her indigestion, cleansed the rheumatic poison from her blood, and shs is now able to be around the house. Hibbar.l'a Itheumatio Syrup and Piasters arc. reiaodiej of great merit Rev. J. Roberts, Pa«tor First H. fc. Church. Fbewmt, Mich., Got. &i. 1837. These are no rounds of drinks in the ladder of success.--Puck. A Prominent Merchant in Tronblv Old Moneybags mopss In his office all day, At snappish and cross as a bear; The clerks know enough to keep out of bis wa; Lest the merehant should grumble and • Even Tabby, the cat, is in fear of a caff Or a kick, if ahe ventures too near; They all know the master Is apt to bo rough. And his freaks unexpected and queer. What makes the old fellow bo snrly and gilia. And behave so confoundedly mean? There's certainly something tha matter Witfc him-- Is it stomach, or liver, or spleen? . ; We've guessed it--his liver is sluggish sad bad. His blood ia disordered and foul; It's enough to make anyone hopelessly mad, And greet his best friend with a growl. The world-wide reme jy. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, will ($>rrect a disordered liver and purify the blood, tone your system, and build up your flesh and strength. Whkn statesmen talk of taxing the raw mate ml they forget tbe oyster on the di­ vided shell.--New Orleans Picayune. 9be spooks and goblins that delight TO fill witb terror all the night; raat stalk abroad in hideous dreams W ith which dyspepsia's fancy teems, Will never trouble with their ills l'ha man who trusts iu l'ierce's Pills. Dr. Pierce'a Pleasant Purgative Pellets- vegetable, harmless, painless, sure! When you ask a tramp to cut a stick or two for you in exchange for food he gen­ erally cuts his stick--Boston Courier. For Rickets, Marasmus, and Wasting Dls- ordera of ChiUlrent Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver f}Q with Hypophosphites is unequaled. The rapidity witn which children gain flesh and strength upon it is very wonderful, llead the follow­ ing: UI have used Scott's Emulsion in cases of Rickets and Marasmus of long standing, and have been more than pleased with the results, as iu every case the improvement was marked!"--J. M. Main, M. D., New York. He is a particularly mean thief who would rob the only cardinal we have in the country. ROUGH ON PILES. Quick, oomplete cure. 50c. BUOHU-PAIBA, Great Kidney Remody. it WELLS' HEALTH RENEWEIi for weak men. WELLS' HAIR BALSAM. If gray, gradually restores color; elegant tonic dressing. 50c. P I S O S C U R E F O R C O N S U M P T I O N HIM, Att'y, Waxlmijrtoii. li.O. MENTION THIS PAPER warn iimx , Gr OLD is worth SMtt ikt pound, Pettit's Eye SoIts $! .00 i, but is nold at 2f> cent* a box by dealers. MENTION THIS TAPER viuh mmn to ABrasnssM. H 'ME Study. Secure a Dimness Education by mail from Bryant's Huhinkss College.Burtalo, N.Y. ULNTION THIS FAfEH wmi vtiTint tu ABvsmr CANCER? Treated slid cured without the knife. Book ou treatment neut tree. Address .L. I*OND, M.l>, Aurora, Kane Co., Dl. A MONTH. Agent* wanted. 90 best sell- ins articles in the world. 1 sample FREE. Address JAY lSKON*OJN. Detroit. Micti. MENTION THIS PAPER wbik *am«< to tiTUtttSU. $250 J to S8 a day. Samples worth tl-lO, FREE, i fines not under the horse's leot. Write 1 Brewster Safety Hem Holder Co., Holly, Mich KNTION THIS PAPER wau waiiwa tx> iuvmtiii.,;* nonare pjotukSSKB: MUITION THlb IfAflbM wham airrms to abvihimm. PILES mailed by WlUJA "I have been afflicted with an affec­ tion of the Throat from childhood, caused by diphtheria, and have used various remedies, but have never found anything equal to Bbown's Bbonchial 1*rocher r--Ret>. G. ML F. Hampton, Pikelon, Ay. Hold only in boxes. If love is blind, how can there bs such a thing as love at lirst sight. Itching Piles. Symptoms--Moisture; intense itching and stinging; most at night; worse by scratching. If allowed to continue tumors form, which often bleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore. Kwayue's Ointment stops the itching and bleeding, heals ulc ration, and in many cases removes the tumors. It is equally efficacious in curing all Skin Diseases. Dr. Swayne A Son, Proprietors. Philadelphia Hwayne's Ointment can be obtained of druggists, or by maiL LOOK YOUNG, prevent tendency to wrinkles or ageing of the skin by using Leauhkixe On* Preserves ayonthfnl, plump.fresh condition of the features. A transparent alabaster skin, fl. Druggists or exp. E. S. Wells, Jersey City, N.J.'j Consumption Surely Cured. To the F.ditor: -Please inform your readers that I have a positive remedy for the above- mined disease. By its timely use thousandsef liopelass cases have been permanently cured. I shall be glud to send two bottles of my remedy fkkk to any of your readers who have consump­ tion if tney will Bend me their Kxpcess and P. O. address. Itesp.ictfullv, T. A. 8LOCUM, M. C.. 181 Pearl St. N. T. "ROUGH ON ITCIF Ointment cures Skin Hu­ mors, Piniplo", Flesh Worms, Ring Worm, Tetter, Salt Itlifum, Frosted Fest, Chilblains, Itch, Ivy Poison, Barber's Itch, Scald Head, Eczoma. 50a Druggists or maiL £. & Wells, Jersey City,!!. J. Catarrh Cored. JL clergyman, after years of suffering from that loathsome disease. Catarrh, and vainly trying <svery known remedy, at last found a prescription which completely curod and saved him from dcatn. Any sufferer from this dreadful disease sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawreuce, 212 East Ninth street, New York, will receive the recipe free of charge. "ROUGH ON RATS," for rats, mice, bugs. 15c. "Rough on Catabbh. " Only absolute cure. 60a "Rough on i osxa " Hard or soft corna 15c. "Rough on Toothachu." Instant relief. 15a AA| nipnO all set Pensions, tf ^ dts» V ilhKV' OWners' travel pay, i ilvkm^l lw bounty collected; Deserters relieved ; success or no fee. Lnws sent free. A. W. McCormick & Son. W«»ki«Kl»n. n. < • * < lnrl>naO, 0^ l>r. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment is * sure cure lor hlind.bleedinir or iti-him? iSiU's. Cure maranteed. Price Mr and ft. At drupeist's or A MS MFti. CO.. Cleveland. O. A6ENTR WAAl TFD 1 •^ITNOVTTtTi'Y~K iig nUCniO W»nilCU macMLNKS and nuu ITTEKN'S, ior luiikintf Kuvx, dies, Caps, Mittens, < t.\ Ma chine Hent i>y mail tor #1. Send for late reduce t price-list. _ £. ItOSS & CO., Toledo. Ohio. DETECTIVES Wasted tn ever* Count*. 9tn*wit m»n toarl under Inalrarttosa U oar Secret 8erfi,«. Klporivnoe mil l'arlk-ulara rrea. arannan Dutoctlve Bureau Co.tiAici4o,ClnelBaitLOL El^s Cream Balm I'riee ftO Cents. Will do more In Curing CATARRH Tlian 9SOO in auy other wax. Apply Baliu into tachnostril. KLY BROS., ttl timuwlch 81. S. Y. av-fevlr J O N E S PAYS the FREICHT 5 Ton Waion Scales, Iran l.vtcr*. Suel litftrlftfi. Braai e Beam aud Beam Bos for S60. Ererr tiie Hcale. For free priet 114 mention ihU paper and addreaa JONES Of BINOIMMTM. BINUHAMTON. N. V. I CURE FITS! W hen I Bay euro 1 no not mean merely to stop thrin for a time and then bave them return ajfain. I mean a radical cure. I have made the disease of F1TM. EPi- LEPSi' or FALLING SIOKNKSS a lite lonj{ study. I warrant my remedy to cure the worst catici. Because others have failed is no reason for uot now receivings cure. Send at once for a treatise and a Free Bottle ot my infallible remedy. Hive Express aud Post OtUee. U.O. ROOT, M.C., 183 1'earl St., New York. Cures and Prevents Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Hoarseness. StiflT Neck, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Headache, Toothache, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Asthma, Bruises, Sprains, quicker than any known remedy. It whs the firat and is the only Pain remedy that instavtty stops til* most excru iatinit puina, allays inflammation, .'ind cui-es ConRcKtioiiS, whether ot tho htoinacli. Bowels, or other ̂ a ids or oivana. No matter how violent or excruelatinir the pain the Rheumatic, liedridden. infirm. I'rilnJed. Nervous, NeuralKic, or prostrated with dUe ..*en may nutter, RADWQY'S READY RELIEF Will Afford Instant Kase. Get Lyon's Patent Heel Stlffaners applied to your new boots and sli je j before you wear them out Prepare for Spring It is none too early to be getting ready for Bprinx, and the flrtt thing which shou'd receive attention la jrourown ay stem. If you have net been well during the winter, have been troubled with scrofula, salt rheum, or other lrumor* of the biood, you should purify the blood by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. Yon will then escape that indescribable tired feelin? which is so prostrating and often so unaccountable in the spring months. Take Hood's Saraaot rills before it ia too lste. 1 take Hood's Saraapsrilla for a spring medicine, and I find it just the tiling. It tones up my system and makes me fee! like a different man. My wife takes itford}spepaia,and ahe derives great benefit from it," FaaNK C. Tuama, Hook and Ladder No. i, Kiiand HtrseC Boston. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; air for $3. Prepared tgr C. I. HOOD k CO.. Apithecariea, Lowell. Man. IOO Doses One Dollar Internally a half to a te wpoontul in half a tumbler of water will iuaf w minutes cure Crumps, SpaMUS, Sour StoiuAcli, Nauh-e. Vomiting. HeurtMiru, Ner- yoiiBiiess, SleeplemmcSM, Hick Head*oiie, Diarrhea. Colic, Flatulency, aud all internal p:iins. t Malaria in ita various loim* cured and prevented. 1 here is not a remedial m the world that will cure fever mid aioie and all other levers raided bv liadway's Pills) so quickly as Uu<*way'« Kt-ady Keliei ac;iii;:n a>d Pai>s. For headache (whether Hick or u<ivoiia.}, toothache, neuralgia, nervousness unci Hleeiucenness, rbeiuua* tiHiu, lumbago, pains and wciifctiess in the back, spine, or kidneys, pain* around tne liver, pleurisy, swelling ot the joints, and pains of all kind*, tlieap- ldhca'ion of liauway's Ilea (y KelieC will afford im­ mediate ease, rnd its continued use for a tew days ©ffei t a permanent eure, Pric*. 50 cent*. Sold by all druKCists. GARDEN CCCIIC FLOWER OCCIIO 500,000 TIMBER ACRES TAIMCT OF FIR8T-CLASS llililllu I In Northern Wisconsin Will be sold st S5.00 m acre, on lone time, to Actual Settlers. lUch soil--health-Ill c imate-- choice ot lands. Full information, w pamphlet, etc-furnished FKKK. Addreas LAND COMHIIiSIUMBB, W. C. K. K.. M lirankw, tn* tl| PAC'KAOKS FOR Sl.OO. If SO T)«stablei--Beet, 1 Cabbage. Carrot, nllllower. Cucumber. Lettuce. 2 Musk Melon, i Water Melon, 1 Yellow "and 1 Red Onion. I'areler, Parsnip. Turnip. S Radish. Tomato and Celery. lO Flowers--Alyasum. Verbena. After. Balsam. Mign­ onette. Candytuft. Fonret-me-nut. Fansv. Phlox. Pink, together with Klerantlv Illustrated Cata­ logue, to any addreaa for One Dollur. P. HOLLENBACH. Seed Merchant, 140 W. Raudolpit St.. Chicago, in. Well Drills FOR CVCRV PURPOSE SOLD ON TRIAL. Investment •mall, prof­ its large. Send 20c. for m a i l i n g large lllua- trated Cat* logue with fall particulars. Manufactured by GOULDS & AUSTIN, 1ST & 16® LAKE ST. ohxoaqo. TT.i.rwoia. •«ThosEACHES ? .»* down your [CK?n«M ^OUP MEAN IIHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA • OR KINDLED ILLS BETTER HAVE •-.AT*: -r.-it * * IM M. i • • J ! '< ;.:t» J Do you fool dull, languid, low-aplrited, life ­ less, and indescribably miserable. Doth phjsi- -¥ . caily und mentally: experience a sense ot fullness or bloating- nfter eating, or of "gone- Jif n e s s , " o r e m p t i n e s s o f e t o n i a c h i n t h e m o r n - , v . - • ing, tongue coated, bitter or bad taste in ,, •>? t mouth, irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent. ' * headaches, blurred eyesight, " floating specks'* before the eyes, nervous prostration or ex­ haustion, irritability of temper, hot flushes^. alternating with chilly sensations, sharp. biting, transient pains nere and there, cold, feet, drowsiness after meals, wakefulness, or: disturbed and unrefreshing sleep, constant, indescribable feeling of dread, or o! impend- ' ing calamity ? It you have all, or any considerable number of these symptoms, you are suffering from that most common of American inaladie*-- ' .-s j- r| of tl that iuvat» wiuiuun vi Aiumuau luiawv-- Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated ,. 'v with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The " complicated your disease has become, tfa* greater the number aud diversity of torn*. No matter what stave it * Dr. IPS o Tee's Golden KI«aleal will subdue it, if taken according to direc­ tions for a reasonable length of time. If not cured, complications multiply and Consump­ tion of the Lumrs, Skin Diseases, Heart Diseases 1 Rheumatism, Kidney Disease, or other gravs j maladies are quite liable to set in and, sooner , < or later, induce a fatal termination. Dr. Pierce** Golden Medical Dia* eovery acts powerfully upon the Liver, aq4 through that great blood - purifying cleanses the system of all blood-taints and in£ purities, from whatever cnuse arising. It i* equally efficacious in acting upon tbe KM- neys, and other excretory organs, cleansing, > Strengthening, and healing their diseases. A»:' ~ an appetizing, restorative tonic, it promotes v *1' digestion and nutrition, thereby building upv:, both lleslt and strength. In malarial districts ^ 4 i this wonderful mMicine has gained grc«i v -* ,1 * i celebrity in curing Fever and Ague, ChUisaiM) (fever, ltiimli Ague, and kindred " Dr. Pierco's Golden Wftvery Hsunsw CURES ALL HUMORS, ftt>m a common lilotoh, or Eruption, to tb» worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum. " Fever-sorea,'* Scaly or Hough Skin, in short, all disease* caused by bad blood are conquered by thl* powerful, purifying, and invigorating medt^ . „ invigorating bine. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under- its benign influence. Especially has it maul*' fested its potency in curing Tetter, Eczema*.' Erysipelas, Boils, Carbuncle ~ -- ~ uIoub Sores and Swelling "White Swellings," Goit . and Enlarged ulands. Send ten cents ia stamps for a large Treatise, with coloredi _ M,-;, plates, on Skin Diseases, or the same amount lor a Treatise on Scrofulous Affections. J "FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE." Thorough! \- cleanse it by usinp Dr. Pierce**.' Golden llledical Dfscoterf, and «ood digestion, a fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital , ?"v strength and bodily health will be established. CONSUMPTION, f which is Scrofula ortke Loniii is arresteft and cured by this remedy, if taken in the* earlier stages of the disease. From its velous power over this terribly fatal dt when iirst offering this now world-famed rem-. edy to the public. Dr. Pierce thought seriously Of calling it his " CONSUMPTION CCKB," bnt abandoned that name as too restrictive for medicine which, from its wonderful bination of tonic, or strengthening, alterative^ or blood-cleansing, anti-bilious, pectoral, and n u t r i t i v e p r o p e r t i e s , i s u n e q u a l e d . n o t o n l y ^ as a remedy for Consumption, but for tatkK Cliroiiie Dlaeascs of the Liver, Blood, and Lungs, i For Weak Lungs, Spitting of Blood, Shot*-. 4 v- ness of Breath, Clironic Nasal Catarrh, Bron- - " chitis. Asthma, Severe Coughs, and kiudredf' ' affections, it ia an efficient remedy. Sold by Druggists, at f 1.00» or Six Bottle* V for JtA.OO. gsr- Send ten cents in stamps for Dr. PierceV book on Consumption. Address, World's Dispensary Mriicil tssiciatlim, 663 main St., Bt'FFALO, X. V. ' _ »'i The OLDEST MEOICINE in the WORLD is || f probably Dr. Iiaac Thompson's U •lebrated Eys Watell This article Is * carefully nrvpsred physiciau's pre- ' scniition, *mt ha.i been in eonsUat use for i:o«ny *' centurv, aud uotwitht-tandirut the manv other ations that have beeu liitrvdu.-e.l into the market, th« sale of this article is constantly increasuuj. Ir tt:e ili- notions are tollowedrt will never fail. AVe nare^ou- £• larly invite the attention of physicians to its merits.... i John Is. Tltomptwn, Sons «l Co., TKOY, N. $ '35. Dr. 8. Owsas, of the firm of s. Owwm dnisgiats, Alb land, Pa-, writing StjM. M, US7.i2r»: "Pirn's Cure for Consaap- Uoo givss met* i&tuiacUon than say otherDough msdicine. I praacribe it la my prattles in all OHM ot Long Bronchial I trouble/* Piso s C f/rfi, f 'frrs* ' 'Urr'///'//// Vr/r '•vSi C.N. C. I pM«crib«> s*vi v dors* Big if speciHc loriL;. c f tliis<tiwas»\ „ _ y.U.INtfKAKASf.M. Arnsti rdxui. N. Y. \V;> have s«'td Pts CI *SS Kiven tho test ot laction. U K. DYCHE i CO.. I t'blrMiV UU lsi.00. BoM bruiKlSHk No, tl--Hit WHKN WK1TINU TO. AUVKKTISKIO, n please say >«<• ms the UiwUiisita tathfivapen 'A.