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mo the o Hhajr Cmmm thtrnm «•« WGPFW'IWBPPFC 5 Maine w« no ealled ifiedy as 1623, Maine in France, of which Hen- . If aria, Qoeea of England, WAS at time proprietor. Popular name, aber or Fine Tree State. New Bftatjpeiure was the name given to the territory conveyed by the Ply- month Company to Capt. John Mason, by patent, Nov. 7, 1629, with reference fa> the patentee, who was Governor of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England. . Popular name, Granite State. Vermont was so called by the inhabi­ tants in their declaration of independ­ ence, Jan, 16, 1777, from the Freftch J»rd mont, the green mountain. Popu­ lar name, Green Mountain State. Maasachnrotte was so called from Massachusetts Bay, and that from the Massachnsetta tribe of Indians in the neighborhood of Boston. The tribe is thought to have derived its name from the Blue Hills of Milton. "I have learnt," said Roger Williams, "that the Massachusetts were so called from the Blue Hills." Popular name, the Bay Rhode Island was so called in 1664, l& reference to the Island of Rhodes, in t; the Mediterranean. Popular name, irittle Ehodv. V . uonnsetseut was so called from the Ibdian name of its principal Uiver. Oorinectieut is a Mocheakannew word, signifying long river. Popular name, the Nutmeg, or Freestone State. New York was so called in 1634, in reference to the Duke of York and Al­ bany, to whom this territory was granted by the King of England. Popular name, Empire or Excelsior State. New Jersey was so called in 1664, fpom the Island of Jersey, on the coast of France, the residence of Sir George Carteret, to whom the territory was granted. Pennsylvania was so called in 1681, •Iter William Penn. Popular name, the Keystone State. Delaware was so called in 1703, from Delaware Bay, on which it lies, and which received its name from Lord De la Ware, who died in this bay. Popu- " iff name, the Bine Hen or Diamond State. % | Maryland was called in honor of Ifen- ntetta Marie, Queen of Charles 1., in Ms patent to Lord Baltimore, June 30, 1632. Virginia was so called in 1581, after Elizabeth, the Virgin "Queen of En­ gland. Popular name, the Old Do­ minion or Mother of Presidents. Carolina was so called by the French in 1564, in honor of King Charles IX. oI France. Popular name of South Carolina, the Palmetto State; of North Carolina, the Old North or Turpentine State. Alabama was BO called in 1814, from its principal river, meaning "here we rest. Mississipppi was so called in 1800, Scorn its western boundary. Mississippi Is said to denote the whole river, L e., the river formed by the union of many. Popular name, the Bayou State. Louisiana was so called in honor of 2#juia XIV. ol France. Popular name, the Creole State. Tennessee was so called in 1TO6, from Its principal River. The word Ten­ ia-se is said to signify a carved spoon. ""Popular name, the Biig Bend State. Kentucky was so called in 1792, from itf; principal river. Popular name, the State of the Dark and Bloody Ground. Illinois was so called in 1809, from its principal river. The word is said to signify "the river of men." Popular name, the Sucker or Prairie State.. Iudiana was so called in 1809, from the American Indians. Popular name, the Hoosier State. Ohio was so called in 1802, from its •Outhern boundary. Popular name, the Buckeye State. Meaning of the Indian word Ohio, beautiful. Missouri was so called in 1821, from its principal river. Indian name, mean* log "muddy water." Michigan was BO called in 1805, from Hie lake on its border Indian name, . meaning "a weir foi&Tfish.* Popular Same, the Wolverine State. Arkansas was BO called in 1812, from it* principal river. Indian name. Popu­ lar name, the Bear State. Florida was so called by Juan Ponee de Leon, in 1572, because it was discov­ ered on Easter Sunday. Spanish, Pascue Florida. Wisconsin was so called from its 'Wrincipal river. Indian name, meaning Vild, rushing river." Iowa was so called from its principal fjver. Indian name, meaning "the sleepy ones. * Popular name, the Hawk- eye State. Minnesota is also an Indian word, meaning "the whitish water." California, a Spanish word, and named from an arm of the Pacific Ocean. Popular name, the Golden State. Texas, a Spanish word, applied to the republic. Popular name, the Lone Star State. Kansas is an Indian name, meaning "the smoky water." The Benediction or the Ner*,̂ ' J A pavillion richly decorated is Dtim On the ice of the river, through which is liOred an opening, in order that the cross may be dipped in the water. Lit­ urgical hymns sung by the choruses of the imperial chapel with inimitable per­ fection accompany the prayers of the Metropolitan. This prelate, followed by his clergy, blesses the invisible waters in order that they may be bene­ ficial to man and fertilizing to the earth during the ensuing year. Formerly at Petersburg, and quite recently amongst the pious populations of the Volga and the Don, this solemnity gave occasion to explosions of fanaticism. As soon as the priest had plunged his crucifix in the river, nrajiks would throw them­ selves into the sanctified waters, wit If the persuasion that they had a curative •irtue like those of the pool of Bethesda. A natural result of this icy bath was a sold in the chest. At the fete of the Jordan it was not devotion alone that made martyrs; the etiquette of the court had its martyrs also. Up to the end of the reign of Nicholas tradition demanded that the Emperor should follow the pro­ cession bareheaded and without cloak, and persons of his household were obliged to imitate his example. Fur­ thermore, incredible as it may seem, the ladies of the palace used to go down Into the snow decolletees, their deli­ cate arms and bosoms exposed to the rigorous temperature that prevails at this epoch of the year. At the present day the old usages have become modi­ fied, and the cloaks ore tolerated.--The Vicomte Eugene Melchior de Vogue, i$% Harper's Magazine. , Borrowers of trouble. ' If the borrowers of trouble w^1 un­ selfish enough to. endure doubts and acalms alone, one might not grudge item their lugubrious amusement; but all within their influence are generally fcaeigled into the toils. And suffering en tftta sect is SO less! -Stfflraei evil thereof." We need never take an­ other jot on eredit. In harrowing trouble, naturalliwsrlir^ reversed ; mere mole hills of anntihttftoe'Become moun­ tains when viewed at a distance ahead. Some persons never take actual com­ fort. In tranquil times the dread of a coming change is always in the way of their enjoyment. I know of a family who are forever expecting to move con­ sequently neglecting to make a garden, repair the house or permanently ar­ range the furniture. At the latest ad­ vices this family had lived in the same house eleven years. If we take things as they come we shall usually find that they come much better than we have any right to expect. Our anticipatory flags of distress may have been inviting compassion and flinging patches of dark­ ness over many a bright scene for months, only for us to find at last that we have been guilty of needlessly, we might say criminally, robbing ourselves and others of the happiness right£uj&, belonging to us and to them. ju*j ' «' Why Boys Leave the Farau It is a notable fact that a great many of the country boys of to-day are leav­ ing the farms for employment in the cities. They expect to fiad within the M«Uer employment and better times. This is indeed a very great mistake, for as we know the cities are already over-crowded with people wishing to get labor. All young people, whether healthy or unhealthy, can always find employment on the farm. Now, in the first place, boys must be interested and bnsy. When a boy takes no interest in his daily routine, he is at once transformed into a machine. When a boy goes lagging about his work, it is a sure sign that he cares but little what he does. When yon see a boy moving about his business with a quick, elastic step, his eyes sparkling, you know at once that he is interested. Give the boy a pig, lamb, or calf, then tell him he may show his skill as a stock raiser.^ Notice the interest that boy takes in his pet; one thing you may de­ pend upon, his pet will not want for jiocessaries as long as his father's corn crib remains open. He begins to take interest in other stock on the farm. He knows good stock when ho sees it; knows what fat stock and what lean stock is worth; and when his calf, lamb, pig, or whatever it may be, i3 ready for market, do not take it from him and sell it, but let him sell it himself, and keep the money to purchase some more stock. Or perchance his pet is a female which he wishes to keep for breeding purr poses; it would be a good idea to let him use it as such. Let him have a piece of ground to tend for himself; see how careful he is with it. He will let no weeds grow there. He will keep the ground well stirred, and will take special delight in having his field look the nice&t and best in the neighborhood. Then let him use the products as he pleases; to feed his stock, or if he has more than he can use, he should give ft share of it to his father, for the use of the ground. I know that some people object to this mode of training their boys, saying "that in a few years he will not only own all the stook on the farm, but will have the run of most of the place." This, I think, can easily be avoid H! if he takes the proper interest that he should, and his father should teach him that they are partners, and running the farm together. Of course he should keep a few pet animals for his that they may receive special care. Af­ ter years of this method of farm bring­ ing up, he will become so attached to farm life that he will not leave, and the question will not so often be asked, "Why do boys leave the farm?"--A Farmer, in the Westerni Farmer. The Arabian Hero*. In our boyhood days the Arabian was the type of a perfect horse. Others were compared with him. Now taht we have so many fine horses, and each breed has its own type for a perfect one, it is interesting to look back to the "pedigree of our former type. The Melbourne Sportsman says: Not every horse imported as an Arab is a thoroughbred. Many are what the Arabs call sons or daughters of a horse. What then is a thoroughbred Arab? A well known English writer on the Arab and an acknowledged authority on the subject defines a thoroughbred Arab to be bjbe belonging to the Khamsa. There is a tradition among the Arabs that the Khamsa is descended from one of the five mares of King Solomon. We read in holy writ that "King Solo­ mon brought horses out of Egypt." It is assorted that the wise King procured tho best horses available in Egypt. The Eastern tradition, therefore, is that one of the Egyptian mares produced five fillies of surprising beauty, and from these five mares the five great breeds of Arab horses are descended. According to the writer referred to-- well known by hia initials, "E. F. D." --all true Arabs trace to one or the other of these five fillies of King Solo­ mon. Some of the Arab tribes preserve the pedigees of their horses with as much care as a Scotch laird preserves the charter of his estates; and when a chief sells his horse he usually gives a written pedi­ gree or guarantee that the horse is pnre. The guarantee is generally pre­ ceded by the remark, "Praise be to Allah, this is a go >d horse!" It then recounts how the family came into pos­ session of the tribe, and how it has been handed down unalloyed from gen­ eration to generation, and that the present is a pure lineal descendant of one of King Solomon's mares. How lie Was Cured. "My uncle was the victim of a- queer hallucination," said Jones. "He was a farmer and a wealthy man. When the war broke out he enlisted and fought bravely to the end. He had not been home six months when the strange fancy seized him that there was a small drum secreted in th<^*top of his head, and that he would never more have peace. He was sent to a private insane asylum. Except for this peculiar idea he was apparently as sane as you or I, and his conversation on any topic but this was rational. Finally the physicians hit upon a happy idea. They told my uncle that they would perform a surgi­ cal operation and take the drum out. So they had a miniature drum made, and one of them kept it in the palm of his hand where the patient could not see it. They then cut the scalp on the top of the head until blood came, and the physician pretended to draw out the drum through the top of his head, stiching the wound after doing so. My uncle was cured the minute he saw the dram." FEW are qualified to shine in com­ pany ; but it is in most men's power to b«l ~ As-SBi-iki told of not scxtipulously honor-that able in their dealings with clients. In the profession, as in others the moral ton# Is better now it was half a century ago. Some amusing aneodotes still linger in the memory of old Phfladelphians concerning the eccentricities of mem­ bers of tho bar' in that city in the early part of this century. One of these lawyers, Mr. Blank, we will call him, had a wide reputation for his force in argument and his rapacity. On one occasion the case against his client depended wholly on the veracity of one witness, a meek, mild-mannered stranger, who wore the dress of a clergy­ man. Mr. Blank tried in vain to shake the witness, who had made a marked impression upon both the jury aud the judge. He was listened to with pro­ found respect. Suddenly he turned hia head so as to disarrange his hair. Blank sprang to his feet on the in­ stant. panting like a greyhound about to clutch his pray. " Your honor," he said, "this man who has assumed the garb of a servant of Heaven is a base impostor and a thief! j He has been branded as such by the j law! Shpriff- rpmnvA hi* ffinvaj Hold1 up his right hand P r, I It, was done. Upon the palm was j burned the lettfer "T." The witness was discharged from the i stand, and Blank gained his case. His i quick eye had noted that the man's ear j had been cut, and he remembered that j in certain states of the South a thief j was punished by the clipping of his j ears and branding of the hand. | On another occasion, assisted by a ! brother lawyer, he gained his case for j the captain of a trading vessel. The amount involved was $600, which sum was paid to Blank in the presence ol his client, Turning to his assistant counsel, Blank said: "You had as much trouble in this case as I. Here are $200 for you, and$200 forme; $100 for you, and $100 for me." "And what have I?" shouted the cap­ tain. "Ah, my dear sir, you have the glory of the victoryP said Blank courteously, going out with his money in his pocket. --Youth's Companion. Boiler Explosions. The Safety Valve gives this rccord ol boiler explosions during 1888: Total number of boilers exploded. 263; esti­ mated loss to property, $4,100,000; esti­ mated loss by stoppage of busiuess, $1,050,000; number of employees thrown temporarily out of work, 10,000; number of lives lost", 326; number of persons in­ jured, 491. Of boilers in saw-mills and other wood-working establishments, there were 69 explosions; locomotives, 21; steamships, tugs and other steam vessels, 19; portable boilers, hoisters and agricultural engines, 27; mines, oil i wells, collieries, 18; paper mills, bleacheries, digesters, etc., 13; rolling- mills and iron works, 25; distilleries, breweries, dye works, sugar houses and rendering works, 21; flour mills and grain elevators, 13; textile manufact­ ories, 16; miscellaneous, 21. More Than Oae Way. In these enlightened times then are other ways of killing people than by poisoning them. If you give a man a dose of arsenic or strychnine they hang you, if you can't get off. But it you give bi^ all sorts of sweet things to eat when he is sick, and those sweet things are just as fatal as any poison, they will esteem you a person of rare kindness of heart and genuine friendship. What's the Use of poisoning anybody ? Wait till he is sick and give him pie at the proper moment, and pie is an untrace­ able poison. There is no necessity for murder in this present age of scientific cookery, anyway. A man can, by the exercise of judicious hospitality, kill off any objectionable rival and retain his position, his dignity, his character, and even enhance his reputation by the pro­ cess The Blade Walunt. Daniel B. Emerson, Beloit, Wis., has given his experience in black walnut culture. He prefers shallow planting, seven feet apart each way, if planted in a field, or sixteen feet apart if planted around fences, as wire fences can be at­ tached to the trunks without injure. Under favorable circumstances the tree, begin to bear in about seven years. One bushel contains from 400 to 600 nuts, or fifteen pounds of kernels, which will yield seven aud one-half pounds of oil. He has trees fifteen years old which are thirty feet high and a foot through at the base. They yield ten bushels of nuts each annually, worth $4. .The leaves and the husks, when boiled, fur­ nish a liquid which will kill worms and insects on lawns, without injuring the grass.--Lumberman. Jerrold's Jeke. The familiar inquiry, "Is it true that the first apple was eaten by the first pair?" is far-fetched, but one cannot deny the humor of it. Again, in the conundrum, "Why is blindman's buff like sympathy?" "Because it is a fel­ low feeling for a fellow creature," there* is a direct application which is also un­ questionably humerous. Then, as an­ other example of a pun which is ab­ surdly apparent, there was Douglas Jerrold's remark about a man to whom he had repeatedly written in vain for some money. *1 have written him," said Jerrold to an acquaintance, "but got nothing." "Strange," said the other, "for he is a man full of kind­ ness." "Yes," rejoined Jerrold, "unre­ mitting kindness." -- All the Year mitting Bound. Had a Long Hea& < "Ah, Jones, how is your wife?" better " "Too bad. What does the doctor say?" "That* die ought to take violent exer­ cise." ' "And you cant get her to do it." "I have not been able to do so as yet; but I think I have struck a scheme that will do it." . ^ "What is that?" , "I liave killed the cat." "Killed the cat! How will that make her take violent exercise?" "Well, the mice will come around, and she will see one occasionally." "Good scheme. Let's take some­ thing."--Jfoap. i KB Schoek ^ Teacher--Can you tell me the popu­ lation of Wurtemberg? First scholar--1,881,506." Teacher--Very good; still not quite oorrect. Does any one else know? Second Scholar--1,881,506. Teacher--That's right. First Scholar--Why, I know that: but we got a little sister yesterday; I thought it would make one morar- Fliegende Blatter. CIM» BMMMIM of at Whose Husband Ws a vt«* to , remarkable . ship and heard a Strang ing the skill of All There was a young twenty-four or twenty-ftvel only remarkably handsor these handsome men, the most expert marksmen 1 says a correspondent of the phia Press. He fiually was to visit some cities to show hisi with him he had a young used to assist him by holding j, i objects for the other to shoot at, finally reached this place after a successful tour, and as he was give an exhibition at his own 1- of his powers his helper helplessly intoxicated. Among the disappointed was a slender and pretty yonngf only 16, who had loved this youi in secret ever since she could i ber. He had offered 500 dracli a volunteer, man or woman, who take his man's place, and this i woman stepped out and up to the* form. He accepted her, and she s wiimnii JiiOViiig Or xiiuuciiiug wuii« balls almost grassed her delicate <le^ on their way where he sent them. Her courage captivated him and they were married, and together they visited many countries, and in France ntai great furor. They had been man two years, and he had perhaps gro weary of such utter devotion, or he dazzled by a woman of rank in Fraiifc1 and he neglected his poor little wiffl and every night this temptress sat in $ box and watched the handsome Alr ian, who looked up to her approval after^ each feat. These Albanian women have little mind and no education, and they live only on their love, and when that is wrecked they have nothing to fall back on and they die. That was all she could do, and life was not worth the living without his love. So she wrote a poor little misspelled letter, telling him that she was broken hearted and was going to die, so that he could be happy with that beautiful woman who loved him and whom he loved; that she did not blame him in the least, she was only sorry, and that she was but young and could not die unless she died by vi­ olence, and so, not to have the sin of snicid§ qq her soul, she was going to lei him kill her tUnfetlfc She would welcome death from his hand. And that evening at the performance, as she held a rose by a short stem, she waited until too late for him to save her, and threw herself forward, receiv­ ing the ball in her brain and smiling at him as she died. They found the poor little note, and he took the dead body of his wife home to her native hills, and she lies in the sunshine on the slope near the lake she love in youth. His career was closed. He is now quite gray, and shuns all gay company and has never touched a gun since that night in Paria. How Barber Shops Are Managed. The proprietor of a barber shop pays the rent, puts in the furniture and fix­ tures, combs, brushes, pomades, and other Utensils. The man at the chair furnishes hia own razors and topics for conversation. Owing to the custom of assigning the employes oldest in the service and presumably the best men to the front chairs a graded wage is paid. The chairs nearest the door and conse­ quently the most accessible are the most lucrative. The transient customer usually takes the first chair with reach. The new barber is given the chair at the foot of the line. He may be the most competent artist in the place, but he has to begin at the bottom and work his way forward as the barbers in front of him quit their employment. This arrangement has one of the virtues of civil service regulations. The foreman is the oldest employe and works in the chair next to tho proprietor, who has the first. ° In Chicago more than half the bar­ bers are profit sharers. The plan in operation in each large down town nhop depends on its location. Where a large amount of the custom is transient the commission plan is the favorite. A shop having a steady trade as a rule pays the regular wage and a percent­ age. Out of town shops pay a weekly stipend. The average wages for bar­ bers is $13 a week. An extra good man may get $14, but as many get $12 or less.--Chicago News. General Bosecrans' Scarred Face. "Did you ever notice the peculiar one-sided expression of Gen. Bosecrans' face?" said a gentleman to me a few days ago. The Register of the Treasury had just passed us on Pennsylvania avenue. "That peculiar expression," continued my companion, "has a history connected with it. Very few people know that Gen. Bosecrans was the first man who ever refined petroleum. He experimented with it forty years ago. People said he was a fool, but he went on with his experiments. Presently his petroleum blew up and burned his face in a serious way. He has suffered from that injury ever since. When we con­ sider the almost innumerable valuable uses to which petroleum has been put since that time, the scar on his face seems as honorable as any ever acquired in battle."-- Washington Press. Coal la the Argentine Republic. According to a consular report, dis­ coveries of coal have been made in tho Argentine republic. A company is now working the Dehera and Colorado coal mines, about sixteen miles from San Juan, in the province of the same name. It is stated that a seam nearly two feet thick has been discovered. Another bed has been discovered and works undertaken at Loude. It is re­ ported that the ooal is large, firm, and gives great heat, suitable for the manu­ facture of ooke and gas. The news has been received with satisfaction at Bue­ nos Avres, the want of coal in the Ar­ gentine republic and the necessity to obtain supplies from abroad, chiefly in England, having been hitherto consid­ ered one of the chief obstacles to the es­ tablishment of a native industry able to Wfegr Into [that aoifhl to protected bom tfeatr in*o«d« by the afaiapWiincKittioa of Iwpfliy M ttw >wii tht banigA flunily medicine and smfegmttd el 1*--1th, HoataCtar's Stomach Bitter®, FaritoolMiy when then am children shonidl it be kapton taaadta a prompt remedy for infantile oom^fteta, In their outset eaaily conquerable, but whidl, if allowed to engraft themgelvea on tha rtaHcrta childish organism, are not eaaily dislodged, and apeedily work grtevous mischief. Irregularity of tha bowels, indigestion and biliousness are ailmenta of common occurrence in the household. Chil­ dren living In malarious regions ars more liable to be attacked with chills and ferar than adulta, and the rayages of that fall diseaaa in their sys­ tem ar - speedier and mors serious. In remote localities far from professional aid, It la «*- peciftUy desirable. No SMALL portion of the coffee sold in this country is adulterated, and every housekeeper ought to know how to determine the fact and what adul­ terants are used. According to Public Health, chicory, a dried, roasted, and >und root, often mixed with a little iramel--burned sugar--is the com­ monest substitute. Carrots and other )ts, pep a, beans and a great variety other things are also used, it is fcted. Pure roasted and ground coffee, alid, gritty, and a little oily to the it will float on the surface of water. Chicory and some other iitttes sink very soon, leaving a •brown streak oi color. Examine eoflfee grounds, you will find the coffee still quite hard and dark ;chicory, beans, etc., soft, and more or less Itched out. It will be seen that both and tea owe their fragrance, • and value largely to the volatile "ic.h is developed in the process of ingof the tea and the "browning" coffee. Hence, both should be close packages--nothing better fruit jar. Their preparation |be by infusion with hot water ian by boiling. Central Kallroad Kmploya CMS After m SaTasYean' Cw- ALBION. Mich.. Dee. 20.1887. loyed as agent of the Michigan tid Company at Augusta, seven years ago. my kidneys id. and I have been a great slnfee. Have consulted the cians of this city and Ann Ar- pronounecd my case Brieht's ir taking every highly reoom- M>dy that^ hud knowledge of, to suffering under a ber last, I bea;an Syrup, and am and ford me plea- humanity ting ot your "It tho lei b dii meri3ed r no nurpoE very severe attai taking Hibbard'; to-day a well ure to render any good that remedy allow me greatest medicine £. Labzil: Craws as City S The city of Omaha lv a force of thousands of » draw no pay, report to no are protected by law from mi They are the crows who flock as regularly as cold weather stay during the winter and vanisl spring. Each evening as the shad fall legions of crows wing their way a seemingly endless flight to the willow copses and clumps of small eottomvood trees on the banks of the Missouri, where they roost for the night. A favor­ ite haunt is at the bend of the river, between Cut-off and Florence lakes, where the banks shelter them from the northwest wind. The air is thick with sable wings and resonant with hoarse caws there, after sunset each night, as the scavengers settle down among the branches to dream of back area luncheB and carrion spreads. With the break of day the sable flock bestirs itself. Each member hops about to warm its chilled legs, stretches its shiny wings and heads back towards the city. The vast flock breaks into small groups and they alight here and there on the tree- tops and survey the back yards and alleys until they can pick out foraging places. Then they descend and in short order the remains of the breakfasts, the scraps of meat from markets and the rats killed by household dogs and cats are gobbled up. Some crows do scav­ enger work about the residences. Oth­ ers alight cautiously in the alleys, and others are attracted to the stockyards and packing-houses at Soyath Omaha. They fight shy of the business blocks. --Omaha WorUl. " i \ . r "• lilt Any Woader that Br. Pierce's Golden Medical outsells all other Wood and liver medicines, einoo It possesses such superior curative properties as to warrant its manufacturers in supplying: it to the people (as they are doing:, tUrougli druggistb) under conditions •uch as no other medicine is sold under. Viz: that it must either benefit or cure the patient, or tho money paid for it will be promptly returned. It cures all diseases arising from deranged liver, or from impure blood, as biliousness, "liver complaint,"* ail Skin and sculp diseases, salt-rheum, tetter, scrofulous sores and swellings, fever-sores, hip-joint disease, and kindred ailments. $500 REWARD for an incurable case -of chronic Nasal Catarrh offered by the manu­ facturers of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Rem§dv.JSO cents, by druggists. ^ A Desirable Change. Murderer--"Yer honor, if yez '•Soirr moind, wud yez plaze change the day fer me execution ? Sure it goes agin me conscience to be hung on Friday-- a fasht day." Accommodating Judge--"With pleas- tire. I will appoint the Monday be­ fore."--New York Weekly. A REMARKABLE CUIE The wire belonging to Hie Western Counties and South Wales Telephone Company, which crosses the entrance to Dartmouth harbor, has the remark­ able span of nearly half a mile, viz., 800 yards. On leaving the Dartmouth side the wire is 332 feet above high- water mark; it drops to 198 feet near the Kings wear side, and then rises again to '207 feet. The wire is very fine and light, heing No. 17 silicon-bronze, weighing twenty-four pounds to the span. This line has already withstood several strong gales in a most satisfac­ tory manner.--Electrician. JUST think of it! $140.53 made In ONE week by an agent representing B. F. Johnson & Co., of Richmond. Va., and they have had Diftiiy more parties traveling for th«m wh« Uia equally weii. some a good deal better. If you need employment it would be a good thing to tit down and write them a lino at once. ___________ Newspaper Doctoring; ^ Exchange Editor--I am very sorry, sir, but there is something the matter with the nferves or muscles of my face, so it nearly kills me to laugh, and ! wish you would have some one else do the joke clipping to-day. Able Editor--Certainly. Give our humorist your shenvs, and you take his »uu uo ihe joke writing until your face gets well.--Neiv York Weekly. Ayr man that put* an article in reach of 9e*rwcrk*d wamm to lighten her labor is certainly a btnefaclar. Crttgin Si Co. surely coma under this head in making Dobbins' Electric boap BO cheap that all can use it. THE first dukes were Edward, the Black Prince, as Duke of Cornwall, and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. The title was extinct in the reign of Elizabeth, and till James I. made Vil- liers Duke of Buckingham. Oregon, the Paradis* of farmsn. Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant crops. Best fruit, grain, grass, and stock coun­ try in the world. iSill information free. Address the Oregon Immigration Board,Portland,Oregon. SHE--What do you think of this fad of having the hand photographed? He --I think a pretty girl can have her hand taken without going to the pho­ tographers. < <r^ ^ 11 > "i * X '"SjfV* Of m Disease* Stomach Which the Doe- tors Had Pronounced Incurable. JACKSON, Mich., Dec. 22,1880, Bheumatio Synip Company: GENTLEMEN--For over twenty years I have been a great sufferer from the effects Of a diseased stomach, at times have been enable to work for months, and for three years past have been unable to do any busi­ ness, hardly able to move about. Two years ago my* case was pronounced by the best medical skill incurable. With all the rest of my tioubles. rheumatism, in its worst form, set in. and for two rears past I have not beee able to lie on my back. I •isited different water cures and tried dif­ ferent climates, but to no pood. Last June I began using HibburJ's Kheumatic Syrup and Plasters, and at once began to feel bet­ ter. I have used thirteen bottles and am a well man, to the utter surprise of all who knew me and of my lonfj-continued sick­ ness. To those who may be suffering from •tckness of the nature of my disease, I want to say to thev. get this remedy and take it, and they wiN never regret it. Very truly yours, EDWABD BAKKB. Vaster Mechanic and Blacksmith. 382 Jackson Street, Jackson. Mich. IF, as we are led to infer, Eve be­ came Adam's wife on the day that she was made, she had ample reason for -- ~ -- r ~ r f u s i n g t h e p h r a s e s o c o m m o n t o h e r compete with foreign prpducta.--^^hteTB i/these days, -Oh, this Is tific American. f It Was a Pity. S "What is the matter ?" said the travel­ ing man, who had invited a customer to his house for dinner. "Don't you enjoy the wine?" w "Oh, yes; but it set me thinki*&" "Your reflections did not seem cheer­ ful." * "Well, they were not exactly." •"May I ask what they were?" "Certainly. I was thinking that It was a great pity to cut the wiue off in the flower of its youth this way."-- : Merchant Traveler. so sudden!" Forced to leavl Home* Over sixty people were forced to leave their homes yesterd&y to call for a free trial package of Lane's Family Medicine. If your blood is bad, your liver and kidneys out of order, if you are constipated and have head­ ache and an unsightly complexion, don't fail to call on any dru.gist to-day for a fret •ample of this grand remedy. The ladles praise it. Every one likes it. Large size package, 50 cents. . "AH," said the fly, as it crawled •round the bottle, "I have passed through the hatching age, the creeps ing age, and now I am in the xnuci- lag®*---then it stuck. ^ | IE and Vitality m qniekly kI«M to t of the body by Hood's 8arH«parlUa. d feelin* is enUrsljr cvercoma, the it purified, earlched, and vitalized, the macfc lg toned and strengthened, tha appetite restored.*'«be kidnen and liver invicoratad. Try Hood's Sartfrparilla BOW. Hood's Sai^aparUga is sold by drmcciata. hf pand by C. I. Lowell, Ifaaa. 'F V »*'! H 9MESTOBT. we DETECTIV In «r Secret 8tr*kf, tion® tavmys ritors. etc. Bothaezw Shorthand tanbt ABEHT$*Ty p*r month "ewjj WAITED ̂ turn. INI SALARY. ipleti worth flJSO, FRKS: oree's iect. Write Brewa­ der CO., Holly, Mich. u. TitU, MORTHER II LOW NICE RJ Cures all Dlsaai BOOK TO "WO •KA0F1E1.D REUl! SOLD BT A «V»*UIS n» PAcsa «•* I LOW PRICE IUILI FRES Covernmei CiniLUORS er Acaas o( each In 1 Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wanhir eCHfl BAB Publications with I &CHII RUH SSST Aarioiitturai,« ber Lands now orwn to Settlers JB*n1 CUAS. I. LUBOM.l\Oii UmSABlH C14S.1 For two years I rheumatism, m bad tb»t it disabled mc for work and confined mc to my bed for a whole year; daring which time I could not even raise my hands to my bead, ana for 8 months coala not more myself in belwa* reduced in flash from IS* to 86 lbs. Was treat­ ed by beit physician^ only to grow wora*. ite,' and soon Waft to it mv work, and for the past five months havo been ee well as I erer was--all from the effect* of Swift's 8peciflc. _ Johx RAIT. Jan. % im. - Ft. Wayne, Int. on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. SWOT Sncme Co.. Atlanta. Gk Finally I took 8wi improve,. After awl QRATEFUL--COMFORTING. EPPS'S COCOA BREAKFAST. "By athorongb knowledge of the naturallawa WWeli iniTern the operatiouB of digestion and nutrl- Son, and by a cartful application of th- fine proper. es of well-selected Cocoa, Mr. EMM has provided atefr flavoured bev-y doctors'bilk, cleo of diet that tendency- to lea are foatln* arrant! <*aToady enouirh to resist eye: arala of subtle mal TOANEEKWBEREJ® is a weak point, tor " Cortffied'wShVure Wood snd a property CNSA^-CXRTFARVTO QaxtME. Xsde simply witn boiling «<«£ wS WMrtslMd or milk. Sold only in half pound tins, by Grocers, Mini thus: JAMMI Onanist* The moat cer­ tain and safe pain REMEDY In the world that Instantly atop* the moat EXCRUTIAT- INGpaina. It is truly the great COMOUEROR PA tor Br . llUlliam OF PAIN, and I •1133191^^^ haeoonemore If • than any II known rem- For SPRAINS, BRUISE8, BACK­ ACHE, PAIN In theCHESTor SIDES, HEADACHE. TOOTHACHE, or any other EXTERNAL PAIW, a few ao- Slloations act like magic, causing le PAIN to INSTANTCT STOP. For CONGESTIONS. INFLAMMA­ TIONS. SOR^ THROAT, BRONCHI- TIS, COLD In the CH&T, RHEU­ MATISM. NEURALGIA, LUMBA­ GO, SCIATICA, PAINS in the Small of the Back, etc., more extended applications are necessary to effect a cure. ADWAY'S---- eo.„ READY RELIEF. CORES ail INTERNAL PAINS, CRAMPS. SPASMS, SOUR STOM­ ACH. NAUSEA, VOMITINC.HEART" BURN. DIARRJKEA, COLIC, FLAT- K Magnetism and Menthol as ft Remedial and Curative Agent From time to time many inventions sad fltorlw have beeu ptacM upon the market claiming to< catarrh, neuralgia, omuchitia. ate. : ' are said to contain electrlo or : power*. Vr. Palmer is a atentiemaa who haa of study to the subject of catarrb ana head, throat, and tang*, ana MMM commenecd a entas ot experiments determining whether any ounUi formed which would kill the pacaatl healing power at the sama " ceeded In determining that! with magnetiftm. would A these aeemtngly opposite fhr^musrtewof an inclilinliameter j nettc battery in the form of a coil or a the interior of this battery is stored a fine l imported menthol. I%e eadi of the tabe an by nickrl caps, which, when n free inhalation of the electron menthol acta aa a aennaeide, electric force stimulating the the diseased starts Into derfnl healipg po- any further depredations. The fumes when inc. and tor the immediate catarrh, , cold In the ajgia, ratarrbaldej It cures headac-ae one of the disesaes inuaedtatety « hater. Commencing colds can ne hours by a law lnapirsMons troaa a tor. To :lear the throat and bead, stkd a>!«! r- freshinit sleep at night tt Ml l ation is pleasant ana en»ct woq are ol """St! SI BwCea I in hfe mini persoi s ecgaged in the aai inha er that Ntrongly reaemblea the Full directions, tarttmottlata, etc instrument. K you are afflicted with Catarrh, send MJ>_aad «2A.'Ss3^KiS£ihS.r2aa,*a , E. A. OAVISK. Wsstsrn Agsat,, b STt ftirtBa SU, TYPE mm - ••• smm m' JOB AND NEW SP1PIB FirMsfeed Promptly it HB| » > c ' l v * . *. - - ^ i 1 Oar stock of Job snd Newspaper TMIMML tasar Cutters, etc., te the largest to be foundiaCatioago. Printers are Invited to call and inspect tbs nai when in the city. „ ... Estimates for Newspaper and Job Oft OS OvStB' will be furnished with pleasure. Second-Hand Printing Machinery bought attth* f tteneffut'our list of New and Second-Band Mr chinery and Material. Printers wisliiua to purchase Machinery m Man rial of any kind should get our prices before ctaatas deals. CHICAGO MWSMFKt cm, 271 a SIS CHICHESTER'S ENQLMH. PENNYROYAL ULENCY.FAINTINC SPELL&.quiek- iy by taking internally as directed. 4r8sU by DrujfCi-'l*. .Price, M cents. • ^V •-*. * V-e V'" * iiisisais v. '. I?*- ix M I I1C UMU WVMV "• Z it* five dollars in • Kutober toat, aud at his tot half hour • experience m & storm teds to bis sorrow that it S» hardly a better protection than ajgf*? <iuito netting, not out v iVt ls chagrawa at being ao badly taken in, but ?J?* feeie if oe doe» not Uli Ask tor thsHFISH BKAND* SUCKS* esse aethava the riSHSftufa, ssndte«s w tssrsrjsLSs I1M. BekJby C.N. U WKWiStO TO AD ease any you saw the ad paper. (aat ttyto) a garaeut that Mas dry n the hardest kited TOWKk-8 SUOCBK, A lifCf _ wt I rasSaar, UBN l a E a l V a a d t a h s l mmmrnmi