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SAVED VROM THE FLAMES. 1
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An Event iu the Life of a .linn who Sleep* f
in a New York Public Squaro?
Always nn early rin.;r, the habit clung 1
to him after he bogan sleeping in Washington
square. A privileged character
in the park, he always slept in the same
place on a bench that stood alone by
itself, secluded somewhat in a curve of
one of the by-paths, so that when he turned
off the beaten track it was almost the
same as going through a door into a ?
v hamber; and of all t'-o broken or de- 1
fiant men that througtu the park at i
slight, forced, like himself, from want of 1
work, to sleep out of doors, no man ever j
disputed his right to this bench,whether J1
he came early or late. He was up now j i
with the birds, and having yawned and (
stretched himself, shaken his trousers t
down over his boots, and smoothed out 1 c
the wrinkles from his coat, he picked up t
his hat fmm the groundaml set it beside 1
him on the bench, ami took a broken c
comb from his vest pocket and untangled f
his hair aud combed out his immense t
red-brown moustache from which the I
dye had almost faded, leaving only a c
fringe of black along the lower edges. 1
As he put on his hat he exchanged salu- 11
tations with two police officers who were ! t
crossing the park, and then, having taken 11
an eye-opener at the nearest drinking j 1
fountain, lie started for Broadway and a
breakfastNight
came, and with it rain falling 2
heavily. In a strange place he would 4
have thought uothing of sleeping in the : E
irain, but hero in New York, where lie I
had friends, he could readily fiud shel- j f
ter. Walking down Prince street, ho
passed under the green lamp that stands j 1
at the corner of Wooster, and turned j ?
into the Prince street police station As j
he leaned across the railing talking//^h j
the sergeant, the door opened a?4^kt
followed by a gray-haired old man, oi^^
whose face the sergeant aud the man 'i ^
from Washington square read: "I am jc
looking for my daughter," as easily as ]
most men could have read the words i
trorn a printed page, tor long experience a
had made them skilled in faeos, and the j
precinct is full of living graves, and
fathers and brothers came searching
often.
Guided by the ward detective they
skirted out again, and the man from the
park followed. If the old man had been
Jess absorbed he would have marveled at
the sights and sounds around him, of
Haunting women and teeming rum shops,
and block after block of houses with c
open d(K?rs. Passing on, they stood opposite
the house they sought, and paus- c
ing for a moment before crossing over, c
the old man shuddered at the sounds of j
revelry. Suddenly the music and laugh- 8
tm* ceased, and they heard the rattling x
of the chnin aud the shooting of the bolt \
that secured the inner door. Then the r
door flew back, the gas jet in the scarlet t
globe in the vestibule flared in the draft,
and there came crowding into the street t
a motley throng, young men and old, \
and women, some in street attire, some g
in evening dress, aud others whose cos- ?
tume was like that worn by ballet girls. 1 ?
Aft the last came out, a little wreath of j
smoke curled silently after her, and 1 ^
police officers pressed back across the a
street the quickly gathered throng. 8
Three minutes later a steamer came j
pluncinc round the corner from Bleecker ?
street, nud soon others came ; but the 1 n
lire was quicker than they, nud flames g
:iud smoke poured from nearly every : r
opening. ;
"Everybody out ?" asked an oflicer of j
one of the women. ! jj
" All but one," and at the same mo- j c
ment that one appeared at a window in ^
the topmost story, and looked down 1 f
upon the surging multitude. Fire shot J s
up from beneath and drove her v
back, but she came again and stretched j ^
out her arms imploringly, and when, j t
with all the rest, the old man looked up i p
at the shuddering woman he saw his ^
daughter. He would have rushed in to j j.
save her, but a fireman, whose beard
was curled close to his face where the '
lire had scorched it, smiled grimly at his q
impetuosity, and smiled again as ho | p
turned toward the building which was 11]
filled and sheathed with fire. Nothing :
but ladders would do now. " Oh ! for a I y
ladder !" sang out a voice from the J *]
crowd, and as if in answer they heard
above the clatter and roar of the engines j
a welcome sound, distanced somewhat ' ~
by intervening buildings, but still assur- ,,
ing, the irregular booming of a hook :Ai 1 j,
ladder truck's gong, made fainter now y
and then by the attenuation that follows j f
swift movement, but coming nearer and ;
nearer, and bursting out clear and stroug j
as the horses cauxe tearing round the j
corner, guided by reins that were ns ^
straight as bauds of steel, leading back j
to a square-shouldered, angje - faced, j
blue-shirted man, whose seat was as lirm '
as though he had been bound to a rock. c
What a driver!
Secure past every obstruction, straight
to me nuruiug ouuumg, me irucK. uiuue j
booming down to the clangor of going, j
ami the sharp, ker-lamp ! ker-lamj)! j .
leer-lamp ! ker-lamp ! of iron-shod hoofs j
that beat as true together aa any iT
matched pair of thoroughbreds, and be- j ?
fore the wheels had ceased revolving I,
the men were on the ground, a ladder j
off, its foot braced against the curbstone, j
and its upper end circling in the air, and |
while yet it tremble ! over the pavement ; F
a fireman was springing up from rung j
to rang to be at the top when it should | 9
fall against the building. Quivering !
nearer and nearer to the woman the lad- I _
der drew, carrying the liremnn with i
arms outstretched, aud it lias almost i c
touched the wall when a great blast of | 0
fire and smoke belched out, shrouded j
the woman and blowing away the ladder s
to fall crashing in the street; and when | ?
the draught drew it again it disclosed !
the woman clinging to the window sill. B
A shudder ran along the crowd and fixed j
every eye upon the spectacle, so that '
they failed to see amau who had jumped i.
into the patrol wagon, a big, powerful '
man, with an immense red-brown, mous- i "
tache from which the dye had almost ;0
faded, leaving only a fringe of black
along the lower edges. Seizing a coil J1
of rope, he sprang into the open spaco
that the heat had cleared in front of the
burning building. Coolly, but with ?
marvelous quickness, he knotted the j1
end of the rope, and in another instant
he had made a ruuniug noose. Theu he ,
took up the coil and spread it out along j j*
his left arm, so*that it would run free, ,11
stepped back, measured with hijeye the :
distance to the chimney that rose above
the window, and then deftly threw the *
noise. It went sailing up, circled for j *
a moment over the chimney, and then i .
fell around it, and in another instant the } 3
crowd saw a big man going hand-over- j |
hand up the rope. Emerging from a i J
cloud of smoke, they saw him swing him- : *
self alongside the woman. *
?< Pnf trnnr orrnc nrrmiirl rnv n(V?k mtr I
dear." 11
If she had been blind she would have
known that the voice was of a man it <
was safe to trust, and when she obeyed i
him he put one strong arm around her '
waist, and then swung clear agnin and '
slipped down aloug the rope, appearing 1
and disappearing as ho slid swiftly 1
through the firo and smoke; and when,
scorched and black, but safe, he struck i
the ground, he was glorified in a burst j
of applause that drowned the tumult of |
conflargation. Of all that were there !'
the hero was ilie only man that pre- j 1
served his equanimity. Leading the 11
girl to her father he laid her hand in his. j *
The old man drew her close to him and 1J
covered her face on his breast, and I
threw his arms around her head, as
though shielding that he might also i
heal the wounded heart; and extending |
the other hand to her preserver, 1 e '
begged his name. For the first time in
the night a cloud settled on the big man's
faoe, and he looked at his questioner in- <
credulously. He was chagrin?d for ]
limself and sorry for the old man, and
ie said, with a little deprecatory flourish
>f a scorched hand: "Wh-at? You
lon't know Bill Cary ? Why, I'm the
nan what used to do the lasso act in
Murray's circus !?Xetv York ?S'xtn.
THE EASTERN STATES.
<ome Iiitcri'HiliiK Knot* in Kclntion to thr
I'oixilntion or New Knulnml.
Nathan Allen, in an address beforo the
social Science AsHocintion, gave the folowing
interesting information concernng
New England people anil changes in
jopulation in the Eastern Stp.tes :
According to the census of 1870, 615,r47
residents of other States were born
n New England. Another marked change
consists in a migration from country
owns and rural districts to villages and
cities,. and has become Very exteusivc
hroughout New England. Closely collected
with a change of residence is a
hange in pursuits; in fact, a removal
rom eouuty to city, or from a small place
o a larger one, almost necessarily im>lies
such a change. Prior to the present
:entnry, the prevailing busiuess of New
England people was agriculture. The
eport of 1875 gives these facts in respect
o the number engaged in the following
mrsuits:
..?Government and professional 29,730
!.?Domestic and personal service
434,289
!.?Trade and transportation... 104,935
t.?Agriculture, fisheries, &c... 81,150
?.?Manufactures and mechanical
industries 316,459
i.?Non-productive and propertied
65,430
?Students of all grades 282,784 j
I.?Not given, including children,
&c 347,129
The most striking fact observable in
his table is the comparatively small
umbers engaged in agriculture. It is
veil known, too, that many important
changes in agriculture have teken place,
jess land is now cultivated than formery;
the improvement of many thousand
teres on the hills and in the poorer ilisricts
of New England is now given up,
>ut the land near cities, large towns and
he markets is more fully and better culivateil.
By the introduction of machiniry
and improved tools, farming is caried
on with much less help and manual
abor. These facts may account in part
or changes in pursuit. In this change
wo facts arc noticeable:
1. The diminishing number of Ameri:ans
engaged in agriculture.
2. The relative increase of forigners
mgaged in it. And never was this
ihange taking place faster than at the
>reseut time. The Massachusetts cegU3
of 1875 reports under the head " Ag iculture,"
2,000 persons less than the
Jnited States census of 1870. The statenent
made in this paper go to establish
hese general facts:
1. There has been within a half a cenury
a great change of residence among
he New Englaud people, both by immigrating
out of these .States and by migrating
in each State from the country
o the city.
2. There has been a marked change in
rasiuoss, men largely giving up manuitl
bor and exchanging the farm for the
hop, the store and the mill.
3. A change also in numbers and
huracter, the removal of more than half
million of New Englanders of these
itates, and the introduction into their
ilaces of a still larger number of persons
?orn iu other countries.
4. The birth-rate of New Englanders
as for a loug time been gradually deliiiing?approaching
nearer and nearer
i> the death-rate, so that their increase
com this source has become, as a whole,
mall, and iu some localities is doubtful;
rhereas, it is an established fact that
lie birth-rate of the foreign element is
ivice that of the America!], so that the
robabilities are that the former class
rill steadily gain iu numbers upon the
itter.
There are in New Eugland, according
r> the last Catholic- Directory, 53!)
!atholic priests, 508 churches, 107 chaels
and stations, in a Catholic populaion
of about 890,000 souls, and it is evieut,
from an examination of the list of
lie churches, that a large proportion of
liem are in the small towns and rural
istricts of these States.
Nearly twenty-live per cent, of the
resent population of New England is
omposed of Roman Catholics, aud neary
seventj' percent, of the births in that
egion are those iu Roman Catholic
nmilicK.
New England, indeed, promises to be
lie lirst portion of tlio country which is
ikely to become distinctively lloman
Jatliolic. The immigration into New
PnfTinn,! iw cin?ll lint .a I
t'liiuii, ?uv 10 vvill|/UOUU UIUOK"
y of Catholics; the increase of populaiou
is very largely Catholic; the immigration
is almost entirely non-Catholic."
The Two lMlls.?A Fable.
Two bills were waiting in the bank for
heir turn to go out into the world. One
ras a little bill?only one dollar; the
ithcr.was a big bill?a thousand .dollar
till. Whilo lying there side by side
hey fell a-talking about their usefuliess.
The dollar bill murmured out:
" Ah, if I were as big as you, what
;ood I would do. I could move in such
tigh places and people would be so
areful of me wherever I should go.
Jverybody would admire and want to
ixke me homo with them, but, small as
am, what good cau I do ? Nobody
ares much for me; I am too little to be
f any use."
"Ah, yes, that is bo !" said the thouaud
dollar bill; and it haughtily gath
rod up its well-trimmed edges that were |
viiig next to the little bill in conscious i
uperiority.
"That is so," it repeated. "If jon
rere as great as I am?a thousand times
igger than you are?then you might
ope to do some good in the world."
Lnd its face smiled into a wrinkle of
ontempt for the little dollar bill.
Just then the cashier comes, takes the
ittle murmuring bill and kindly gives it!
d a poor widow.
"God bless you !" she cries, as with a
miling face she receives it. " My dear j
lungry children can now have Borne
iread." J
A thrill of joy ran through the little I
ill as it was folde 1 up in the widow's !
iiind and it whispered:
" I may do some good if I am small." I
And when it saw the bright faces of
he fatherless children it was very glad ;
hat it could do a little good.
Then the little dollar bill began its j
ourney of usefulness. It went first to ;
he baker for bread; then to the miller; ;
hen to the farmer; then to the laborer;
hen to the doctor; then to tho minis- '
?r; and wherever it went, it gave pleasire,
adding something to their comfort |
md joy.
At last, after a long, long pilgrimage
if HRpfnlnPRH nmnnfr Avfirv Rnrf of npnnlp
t came back to the bank again crumpled,
lefaced, ragged, softened by its daily
ise. Seeing the thousand dollar bill
lying there with scarcely a wrinkle or a
finger mark upon it, it exclaimed:
" Pray sir, and what has been your
mission of usefulness?"
The big bill sadly replied:
" I have been from safe to safe among
the rich where few could see me, and
they were afraid to let mo go out far,
[est I should be lost. Few indeed are
they whom I have made happy by my
mission."
The little dollar bill said:
" It is better to be small and go among
multitudes doing good than to be so
jreat as to be imprisoned iu the safes of
the few."
And it rested satisfied with its lot.
Moral: The doing of little every-day
Juties makes one the most useful and
tiappy.
NEWS ITEMS.
What la Dolnc la the Old World and the
New.
At Steubonvillo, Ohio, a freight train jumped
the track and ran down an embankment, causing
the death of Itobert DaviB and more or less
severe injuries to a number of others....
William M. Tweed was brought before a committee
of New York iHdermen, appointed tb investigate
the Tweed ring, and began a history
of the transactions in which ho had participated,
and an enumeration of tho names of
alleged corrupt city and Htato officials, with
whom he had been associated and who had
aided him in tho nefarious practiccs The
riwntinn In California has resulted nrobablv In a
j Democratic majority in the Legislature on'joiut
ballot A party of four men at Wapakoueta,
j Ohio, surprised Mr. Myers, tho county treasj
urer, while on his way homo at night from
J a festival, took him to the court house, and
there tortured him by fire, until ho disclosed
I tho combination of the safe. The robbers
i secured about ?40,000 and fled. Mr.'Mvers was
| discovered next morning and released from his
] painful position At Camp Robinson, Neb.,
j Crazy Horse, the well-known Indian chief.
I while attempting to escape from tho guard
j house, in which he had been confined, rccoived
I iujuries which ended in his death on the folj
lowing dav John Jenkins was killed and
several other miners were injured by an exI
plosion of gas in the Phoenix Park mine, near
Minorsville, Pa Joseph Thompson, a blacksmith,
has been nominated by the workingmen
of Baltimore as their candidate for mayor.
j A number of mon at Harrisbnrg, Pa., were
convicted of rioting during tho recent railroad
troubles, and were sentenced to jail for terms
ranging from two to eight months, and to pay
fines running from ?20 to $510... .The twentyfifth
annual meeting of the American Pharmaceutical
Association was held in Toronto,
Ontario. Representatives from tho principal
cities of the United States were present, and a
number of questions of interest to tho drug
business were discussed The yellow fever
has broke out in Fernandina, Fla Leon
Gambetta succeeds M. Thiers as the leader of
j tho Republican party in France At a soldiers'
reunion in Marietta, Ohio, President
Hayes, Attorney-General Devens and Postmaster-General
Key were present, and made
addresses.... The Democratic majority in the
California Legislature will be about thirtyeight,
which 'will insure thom a successor to
Senator Sargent.
A startling number of crimes perpetrated by
tramps along the line of the Pennsylvania railroad
in Lancaster connty, Pa., is reported.
Hardly a city, town or hamlet in tho country
has escaped {heir depredations Frank Leslie,
tho publisher of a nmuber of well-known
illustrated periodicals, failed, otving to tho
depreciation in value of the real ostato owned
by him. He made_an assignment of all his
property to I. W. England, pnuiisner 01 tiio
New York Sun, and the business will bo carried
on under the management of that gentleman.
.... The funeral of M. Thiers, in Paris, was
attended by an immense concourse. People
from all parts of France were present, and the
streets along which the hearse, drawn by -ix
horses, passed was lined with spectators. The
national flag over all the public buildings in
Washington was hoisted at half mast out of respect
to the eminent Frenchman A firo
that broke out in a barn in Brattleboro, Vt.,
destroyed a number of buildings, including tho
Revere House, and caused a loss of $35,000,
which is fully covered by insurance: and a firo
at Knightstown, Ind., "consumed the Indiana
Soldiers' Orphans'Home, damaging the building
to tho extent of ?<100,000 ; insurance. $20,000.
... .A war dispatch says the city of Nicsics has
capitulated to the Russians, and the town of
Flevna is also reported to have fallen into their
hands after a desperate battle An aged
couple named Fitzgerald were found murdered
at their homo near Hillsboro, Md... .Dr. S. W.
Swazy, a prominent physician of Springfield,
Mass!, was killed at Doerfield, by falling frQm a
railroad bridge.
At Salt Lake City an epistle to the Mormons
has been issued by tho twelve apostles of tho
Mormon Church, who claim that they have
had a divine revelation, telling them to preside
over the Mormon Church instead of electing a
new prophet At Norristown, Pa., the
sentence of death was carried out upou Thomas
F. Cnrley, aged twenty years, for the murder
of Man- Ann Whitby in May, 1875. The murderer
killed his victim because sho refused to
substitute a lie that he had told his employer.
Curley displayed extreme hardihood and coolness
upou the scaffold, his last words being :
"Gentlemen, I bid you all good-bye."..
A large number of striking minors in Pennsylvania
have resumed work... .Tfio Republicans
were successful in the Maine election. The
lanre vote nolled by tho Greenback party
created surprise.. .*. While four boys We
rowing 011 the Hudson river, at New York, their
boat was upset by a ferryboat, and three of
them were drowned George H. Wade, the
American champion swimmer, was defeated by
Frank Prince, of St. Louis, in a five-mile swimming
match at Long Branch Ou the tenth
a shock of earthquake was felt at Mount Holly,
N. J. .
SI. Gambctta, the successor t?> Thiers, as the
leader of tho Republican party in France, was
condemned to three months' imprisonment nnd
to pay a fine of 2,000 francs for failing to
appear in court in answer to a judicial summons
The New York Democratic State
committee met at Albany and resolved to hold
the convention, for the nomination of a State
ticket, at Albauy on October 3 One quarter
of tho town of Dieppe, France, was destroyed
by fire, causing & loss of over *225,000
The centennial of the battle of Brandy wine was
celebrated at Chaddsford, Pa? with appropriate
ceremonies, including addresses by Senator
Iiayard and others The Wisconsin
Itvpuhlic&n State convention met at Madison
and nominated a ticket headed by Wiliiam E.
Smith, of Milwaukee, for governor. Tho platform
reaffirmed the principles which have guided
tho Republican party hitherto ; hoped tliat tho
magnanimous purpose which animated tho
present administration to restore peace and
concord to the South would be fully appreciated;
rejoiced if the Southern policy of the President
produced the Iioped-ror results 01 oraer ana
peace, but if these results shall not follow thin
experiment, demanding the adoption of other
measures which shall secure to all citizens tho
fullest enjoyment of their constitutional rights;
declaring unshaken confidence iu the purposes
and patriotism of President Hayes ; opposing
the further bestowal of public lands upon railroad
corporations; holding that the silver
dollar should be restored to its former place as
money, and expressing sympathy with the
workinginen.
Tho British ship Forrest, from London for
New York, collided with the British ship Avalanche,
from Loudon for New Zealand, off Portland,
the former cutting the latter in two. Tho
Avalanche sank immediately, while tho Forrest
kept alloat for an hour" or two and then
foundered. Over one hundred persons lost
their lives by the disaster The State convention
of the Massachusetts Prohibitionist
party was held in Worcester, and a ticket
nominated witl? 15. C Pitman for governor at
tho head. Tho platform adopted declares a
determination to destroy tho liquor traffic, and
affirms that tho policy of the State toward the
liquor question cannot be settled by a party
divided between license and prohibition;
another plank favors woman suffrage Tho
ritle matches at the Creedmoor range attracted
large crowds from New York and vicinity. The
inter-State military match was won by a team
of twelve men from California, who made a
score of HI?5; Connecticut coming next with
971. and New York with !l(>7; tho prize beiyg a
bronze statue worth $350. The champion's
match, for a gold medal, valued at $100, was
won bv Henry Fultou, who scored 139 out of a
possible 150. The prize known as tho Wimbledon
Cup?valued at $500, and presented to the
riflemen of America by the riflemen of Great
Britain, for annual competition -was captured
Viv Dmiw Sf-lnh. of New Orleans, who scored
137 out of aposniblc 15'', at 1,000 yarda
The Pennsylvania Prohlbitioniats nominated
A. H. Wiuton for supremo judge, and adopted
a platform declaring an abiding faith in the
ultimate success of the Prohibition party.
A Counterfeiter's Offer.
Tliomas Ballnrd in now confined in the
Albany (N. Y.) penitentiary under sentence
of thirty years' imprisonment, of
which he 1ms yet over twenty-seven years
to serve. He was convicted of having
in his possession n plate from which
counterfeit notes were printed. He now
offers to the government knowledge derived
in his business, the application of
which, he says, will render the counterfeiting
of its notes impossible in the
future. He says tlio blue and red libers
which now mark the paper used are too
easily woven in by hand,and he proposes
to construct a machine which will manufacture
paper that cannot be imitated by
any of tlie ordinary processes. He aims
| to supplant the red and blue fibers and
I the local strip of color which now marks
j the paper used by the government, by
eagles, liberty heads, stars and other
' devices which may be selected, to be
J struck from some substance having a
metallic appearance and inserted in the
i paper iu such a way as to be ineffaceable.
He professes that his only motive iu
urging the adoption of his plan is to
render counterfeiting so difficult that
others will be saved from suffering such
i.ntiolfiou !i? lnivo lw>pn inflicted noon
liini.
The difference between the preacher,
' builder and the architect of a church is
| simply this : One is the rector, the
I other the erector and the third the direcI
tor!
I AIVIN ADAMS, THE EXPRESSMA
i
! The Bu?lnesn 8ncccas that illnde Him n
III* Two AhsocIiUch MIIIIonnlrcH.
[From the New York Sun.]
Lost evening Mr. William B. Dii
: more, Mr. Jolin Hoey, and ft large nu
; ber of merchants aiul expressmen 1
, this city for Boston to attend the func
i services of the late Alvin Adams, t
founder of the Adams Express. In 16
Mr. Adams waB not worth a doll:
Last week his express carried in c
; day 827,000,000, the security for whi
was simple receipts. In 1810, with t
assistance of one-man and one boy,
did what little there was to do. To-d
j the concern of which he was parent ei
ploy nearly 15,000 persons. Mr. Ada:
waB one of the few of whom it might
said: "He was one of the most :
markable men in the country." JLi
Vanderbilt and Astor, Mr. Adams start
i with nothing, and died leaving an estf
' valued at many millions of dolla
[ Among his earliest associates was Jo!
j Hoey, who for thirty-seven years was
I intimate, and at Mr. Adams' death eto
i high in the councils of the company. .<
j the eve of his departure to attend t
| funeral Mr. Hoey was asked to gi
; some reminiscences of Mr. Adams a
' the early days of the great enterprise
began. In reply, Mr. Hoey said : '
would be glad at some other time to t
you the facts of this romance, but I f
| hurrying off to Boston. When \
| Adams began to carry parcels and lctt<
! between Boston and New York tht
! was no railroad. He came to Ally]
Point, and thence direct to New Yoi
He had a singularly pleasant face and
i frank, manly bearing, that attracted p(
1 pie and bred confidence, so that he so
got his share of that kind of patronage
i 41 Did he travel much himself ?"
"No; he traveled a short time onl
Then he hired messengers; but his p<
sonal bearing and genial manner d
' much to win customers. It was evei
thine in fact. After a few months hei
(luced ft young harness maker nam
Dinsmore to come to New York ai
open an office. He did so; and at fi]
he kept the books, delivered the lettc
(for which they got twenty-five cer
each) and the parcels, made out t
i way bills and collected the freight."
I " Were you with them then ?"
"Oh, no; I was a cabin boy on t
Sheridan, a packet between New Yo
! and Liverpool. I got in a with a gai
of boys, and in a short time wo five mad
i corner in counting papers. We counte
i mailed, folded aud shipped all the j
I pers printed in this city. Mr. Benin
: took a great fancy to us. One of us w
Jerry Bryant, the minstrel. While
was doing this I made the acquainta.ii
of nil expressman named Beecher. ]
j was running n little Connecticut expn
I and ofl'ered me four dollars a week a:
steady work. I accepted, and we to
an office with Adams. At that time E
j wards S. Sanford was in the habit
j coming in aud asking for a job. Fina'
I Dinsmore let him help to make out
j way bill, and little by little he work
in, till he was made agent in Philad
! pliia, and Dinsmore and I ran the Ni
York end, Adams staying in Boston."
" Was Mr. Adams the chief ?"
| " Oh, yes. And he was the sole o
known, k)o. He and his manner ma
; everything."
" Were you successful at first ?"
"Not at all. It was 1846 before '
began even to see our way clear. It ?
a constant struggle. A three-dollar w
bill was a wonder."
j At first bills and letters were t
j principal freight, but parcels began
oome in, and ftfter a, while trunks, boj
; ftnd bundles. This necessitated ft port
but for a long time a boy and a wlie
barrow did all the collecting and d
| tributing. Then they got a horse a
i ?if v 1 j l _
i wagon?a siep wnicu waw punuereu iu
before it was taken. All the parties :
I terested wore fonil of horses. A
| Adams had in early life looked forwn
! to the day when his ambition would
I crowned as he took his seat upon t
i box of a stage, with the ribbons of
I four-horse team in his fist. Mr. Dii
more, as a harness maker, was broug
in contact with horsemen, and kni
about horses. In late years Mess
Adams and Sanford have been noted J
their stables, and held the reins overt
best blood in the land. With the pi
; chase of the horse and wagon camc
new field of operations, The New Yo
and New Haven Railroad, just then co
i pletcd, offered them facilities and <
| elusive contracts for carrying money n
small packages in v>liat was known ai
P. P. truck over its line. For tl
Adams & Co. contracted to pay, wi
fear and trembling in their boots, t
enormous sum of $1,700 a month, I
almost at the very start it proved a pt
ing venture?indeed, the venture wlii
determined them to continue in tin
1 rpi.? nol
Ullblll^ftB. JlUC UCAb OVG?S wuo k.\s UIU
freight for merchants at either end
the Hue, and to establish agencies alo
the route as well; and in less than th]
years the whole custom of the counl
i was changed, almost all the light frcif
and Home of the heavier being sent
' railroad express, instead of on tha boi
i as freight.
The government was not slow to f
low the examplo of the banks and ru
chants, and sent for Mr. Adams to go
i Washington. He went, and made
good an impression that a contract v
j at once entered into by which tho co
' pany were to carry over all their lii
' the government treasure. When t
war broke out this duty meant mil
j more thau in ordinary times. Millie
! were sent by Adams & Co. every day
! over the continent; sometimes millic
' iu coin, sometimes in bills or bonds,
times they had armed guards to prot<
the treasure, but, as a rule, the gove:
ment agent took the company's -simj
I receipt, and left the rest to the agents,
i When the California fever broke c
in 1319, Mr. Adams was first in the tie
and sent out an express under Mr. D.
I Haskel, one of the keenest men in t
service. He took out a wooden sliar
for an oflice, and soon made the ph
I headquarters for oil the wise men of t
East. Those were golden days. T
trouble, exposure, risk, danger, and c<
; of running an express to San Francis*
and thence to the interior, can never
known by heresay. The meesengi
j were honest, for tliey carried millic
safely. Attacked by robbers, caught
turbid streams, tempted by new diggin
and harassed by hardships and fatigu
they did their devoir like heroes. Af
the express had been doing finely, in
evil day they opened a bank. Wli
Mr. Adams went to San Francisco \
whole town rose at him. He went
inspect, but he had no time for th
I He was wined all day and dined
night. He was carried from point
point in a carriage drawn by four hori
j and treated like a prince.
When he got back he said he did
know whether he was Alvin Adams
the Great. Mogul. At all events, he kn
ho hadn't done what ho went to do. I
press charges at the East wero modera
in California they were outraged
Letters, daguerreotypes and small pa<
ages from loved ones at home went ou:
extortionate rates, because of the dan|
and the risk. Ten to one if the ci
I signee ever sjw the freight which w<
I in the wild rush for the land of go
Later, system obtained and regu
service ruled. During the great fini
cial scare the California branch of Ada
& Co. went under. Fortunately 1
business here was in different shape.
! stock company was formed with a capi
of 81,000,000, called the Adams ttxpr
Company, and as the business hud
i sumcil colossal proportions, Mr. Adnr
i who was seriously crippled by tho Ci
: fornia failure, was not mnDy yeHra in
! tricating by the dividends accruing
! his share of the stock.
Mr. J)m8more had graduated from I
! happy%o-lucky harness maker into 1
N. calm and portly president of the company.
That position he still holds, as
nd he does a large amount of the stock.
Mr. Hoey, who used to count newspapers
and deliver letters, was made
1S_ superintendent of the great establishm_
ment, married the dramatic favorite,
eft Mrs. Russell, and is to-day a Long
r?l Branch millionaire. Mr. Sanford, whose
jie eager pleadings for a job enlisted the
(40 sympathy of Dinsmore, has left off bill
ar> sticking. He was for a long time agent
,r,o in Philadelphia, then turned his atten
ch tion to the American Telegraph Com'he
pany, then the Western Union, married
lie a daughter of the veteran jeweler, Geo.
iny E. Downing, and still lives, a very rich
and fortunate man.
Q1S """ """
be Rcjnard Caught.An
amusing incident occurred at the
ke city hall headquarters the other after cd
noon, it being nt the expense of Colonel
itc Ward, who hnd charge that day. Caprs.
tain Ireland, who commanded one of the
hn cavalry companies, lounged in during
an the afternoon, and in conversing with
od Colonel Ward, seemed very serious
3n about something. Finally he said:
he "Colonel, I've made an arrest; his
ve name is Reynard. I know him to be
nd a professional chicken thief, but I can't
he say he had been doing anything when
' I arrested. Still I thought he might have
oil had some connection with the mob, and
im that if I spoke to you about it you might
Ir. interrogate him."
21*8 "All right, bring him over," said the
ire colonel; "send a guard for him."
i'h Ireland departed, but in a few min lv.
utes returned, apparently perplexed,
a and said : " Colonel, the jailer refuses
;o- to let the prisoner go with two unarmed
on men."
s." ' Oh, I cau't see the necessity of such
I " vartlidl l~V?lnn<il Wnrfl
LCUUUlUUJllVJj x. .> ...v. ,
ly. " but send over two armed men."
3r- Ireland again bowed himself politely
lid out, and returned in a few minutes, re y
marking, as became in : " Colonel, the
n- prisoner is out in the hall. Will you see
ed him ?"
ad " Bring him in," was the response,
st Thereupon there appeared two men,
irs heavily armed, carrying between them a
its fox which had been captured somewhere,
he Colonel Ward gazed for a moment, saw
the joke, and said : " There's no need
of interrogating him. I can tell he's
he guilty by his looks." ? Louisville
rk Courier.
Qg "
en A Roaring and Hissing Monster.
(1> While a gentleman and lady were
)!l" s:iiliug on the Souud, between Byram
Shore and Captain's Island Lighthouse,
A" their attention was attracted by a'queer
hissing noise and a roaring sound, and
^ they soon discovered, not an eighth of a
mile distant, a monster of the deep ad^
vancing rapidly. This monster stood up
straight, was apparently as large round
,?k as a hogshead, showed an enormous
''" ^a???AI- lfloo fVio* ?
'V* 'Iieua, UI1U UAIIIUIW-U UUU XCOD vuc*u
or twenty feet of bis length. He ad'*y
vanced a short distance in this upright
0- manner, when, with a roar and a hiss he
eti sank completely out of sight, only to
e*" reappear in a few moments, uncomfort2W
ably near the boat. The party made
haste for the shore, and were soon out of
harm's way. The monster is evidently
"e neither whale, porpoise nor shark. Onr
e informants are trustworthy people, and
not given to tell fish stories.?Portchcztcr
Journal.
we
ra3 Edith's mamma was sick, and the little
?y one felt, as she expressed it, "very
mournful." At night she jwayed : "Ob,
'ie Lord, please to make my dear mamma
well again. She must have eaten somecee
thing that didn't digest. Don't let her
ei"> be sick any more, for it's no fun to her,
. nor to me either."
is
ud Pi-rnvlnn Hyrup vh. Alcoholic Tonic*.
J1# It has been a desideratum with the medical
m- profession to prepare a preparation of iron less
Ir. objectionable than any or'those now in ubo,
ird often procure unfavorable effects upon
i ? tlio system, especially when prepared with
. | alcoholic fluids.
"e In many cases of debility and convalescence
a | from disease, where a tonic is indicated, wine
js- brandy, porter, etc., liavo been recommended ;
but these arc of very doubtful efficacy, to say
' theloast. Alcohol is" never digested, is ranked
among the diffusible stimuli, and is incapable
of affording nutrition. It creates generally an
for unnatural excitement and derangement of "the
he circulation, irritating tho whole system by pre,r_
venting the blood from losing its carbon.
Again, how difficult it is to obtain an article ap'
n preaching to purity, almost all tho wines,
rk brandies, porters, "etc., being more or less
m- adulterated.
;x- Such being the case with regard to the Bpiritiid
nous preparations ot^fon, and tho alcoholic
I drinkx, of which any 0110 can satisfy himself by
. I investigating the subject, an opportunity i?
.118 now presented in the Peruvian Svrup, for the
ith trial of an article in general practice, which
|jo has tho very strongest recommendations from
medical and scientific men of tho highesl
| character?a preparation which so happily comly~
biuos (ho protoxide of iron with the other conell
stituent parts that the effects iucidcnt to the
eir use of iron salts are entirely obviated.
ry For all cases in which iron or any tonic if
f needed, this preparation is confidently believec
to be far superior to any other. It seems tc
: purify the very fountain of health.
:ee Sold by dealers generally.
;ry |
r]Jj. j 1'bysicians of high standing unhesitatingly
by ! S'vo their indorsement to tho use of tho Qraef
its ; ouberg-Marshall's Catholicon for all fcrnali
j complaint's. Tho weak and debilitated find won
ol- ! derful relief from a constant use of this vain
er- | able remedy. Sold by all druggists. 41.50 pei
to j bottle. Sond for almanacs, Grafenburg Co.
so | Now York.
cas I
Grasshoppers, potato bugs, tramps anc
| travoling agents arc tho farmer's curse. Thi
j limt can bo avoided ny uuyiug uum. x j?.
'lG I Ton Wagon Scalew are nol<l at +50 each. Oi
ich trial, freight prepaid, by Joiioh, of Bingham
>ns ton, Bingham ton, N. Y.
an ~?"
>118 The .Markets.
At ' Kltw 70KK.
5/>f Uecf Cattle. Native 30^(51 '0J
Texas and Cherokee.. 0i)>
Ml- Milch Cown 10 00 @70 00
Die IIo?ft: Live 0Si<@ 065
DroBdcd U7>
Shoep 04^? OBJ
)Ut Lamb* 08K@ C6
1,1 Cotton?Middling ll.'?@ 11J
1T' Flour?Western?Good to Choice,... 7 15 @8 00
8tatc<?Qood to Choice 0 30 @8.5
he Wheat?Ked Weotern 1 3<J @ 1 39>
,trr No. U Milwaukee 1 31 @131
J Rye?Stato 78 @ 81
ice Barley?State .' <8 @ 48
l,n Ilarley Malt 1 08 @ 1 J8
1 finta?Mixed Western 31 @ 42
] Corn?Mixed Western 63 & oh>
03t j Hay, per 60 g 71)
; Straw?per cwt 60 @ 16
Hop3 76'.s?C8 @16 77'? 10 @ 15
be Pork?Moes 13 20 ?13 5
Qrs ' Lard?City Steam 0HX@ lli
I Fish?Macken-1, No. 1, new "5 00 @2&C'0
| " No. 2, ucw 13 00 @14 00
ill Dry Cod, per cwt f? 0? @ G 03
Herriiik, Scaled, per box '.1 @ 22
o > Petroleum?Crude 07>i@0fl,V Refined, 14S
6.S, Wool?California CTioc.o 7 3) @ ?6
t,.r Texas " ;6 @ SU
I Australian " 44 @ 41
flu Bntter?State 21 0 25
ten WeHtern?Choice J8 @ 50
Westorn?Good to Prime... 23 @ u
Western?Firkins 10 @ 14
to Choose?State Factory 10 @ 13
State Skimmed .. 07.Jtf@ 09)
ii Western CO @ 12
a" Pp(ja-?-8tate and Pennsylvania 20 @ 21
to BCTTAI/O.
,OS Flonr 7 75 @ 8 25
Wheat: No. 1 Milwaukee 115 @130
? Ooru: Mixed 40 @ 63
U t Oats 26 @ 2o
Of Itye 08 @ 08
Barley Hi @ 83
Barley Malt 100 @110
PHiLADF:i.PniA.
te; Beef Cattle: Extra 07 @ 07V
1Q ! Sheep 05 @ 07
- - * I'O Lc Irk. fXU
I mors: ^
2K- | Flour: Pennsylvania Extra 7 00 @7 10
hat, ' Wheat: Rod Western 1 <0 1 ?2
Rye 64 & 68
?er corn: Yellow 6) (& 61
311- Mixed 60 (% 60
Oats: Mixed i)S 0 38
Petroleum: Crudo 09^@09?b K"flned...l41
Id. Wool?Colorado 26 @ JO
lnr Toxas ' 24 @ 32
^ California 27 @ 33
B0HT03.
"IS Beef Cattle 0r>^@ 08),
r,he Sheep 08% @ C7A
a Hogs..., 06 @ GO
, , Flour?Wisconsin aud Minnesota.. 7 60 @ 0 CO
till Corn?Mixed <8 0 f2>
es8 Oats? " 88 (4 68
Wool?Ohio and Pennsylvania XX.. 48 (4 GO
?H* California Fall 40 @ 41
HS? BBIOHTON, MARS.
lli- Bt?ef Cattle 0fl*@ 07>
Sheep OS @ 06J
tx I Arabs 07 @ 10
to I Uoga.... L7X<? 0a
WATKBTOW5, MASS.
>;a Ewf Cattle: Poor to Choice........ 8 60 <9 8 50
'l Sheep 7 00 <* 7 75
tne I Lamhs 7 00 0 50
A Theory Borne Out by Pacts. |
The theory that lack of vigor is the under- J
lying cause of disease is receiving daily con- (
nrmation of the most positive kind in the cure
of dyspepsia, liver disorders, and kidney, blad- '
der and uterine complaints by Hostetter'a |
8tomach Bitters, the ruling remedy for mala- "
dies attributable to weakness. This superb
tonic is never employed without the most beneficial
effects. The liver, the bowels, the organs
i of urination, and indeed the entire system
, acquires both vigor and regnlarity through its
action, since it gives a neaitniui impetus 10
every failing function. It in an incomparable
1 specific for chills and fover, and other maladies
of a malarial typo, prevents their attacks, is a
reliable means* of counteracting the effects of
undue exposure to fatigue, and soothes as well
as strengthens the nervous organism.
Delicious Cookery.
The lightest, sweetest, most wholesome and
delicious Vienna rolls, tea biscuits, bread, muffins,
flannel cakes, crullers, and all articles prepared
from flour, aro always possible to cveiy
table by using Dooley's Yeast Powder. This
1 celebrated baking powder has stood the critical
tost of the best housekeepers and the consuming
public generally of America for twenty "
years. It is absolutely pure, and always of
! uniform strength. Tho genuine is put up in
| cans. Most all good grocers sell it
The Cheapest and Bent Adv. .tinlnff
to reach readers outside of the large cities.
Over 1,000 newspapers, divided into six different
lists. Advertisements received for one or more
lists. For ratalogues containing names of
i papers, and other information and for esti,
mates, address B6als A Foster, 41 Park Row
( Times Building), New York.
' CHEW
The Celebrated
"Matchless"
Wood Tag Plug
J. UHAtUU.
The Tioneer Tobacco Company,
Now York, Boston, and Chicago.
Our sale for Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup, '
for four years past, has been greater than for
anv similar preparation. Waldo & Tbacy,
Waverly, N. Y.
If Von Are Billon*
tone up your liver. Take Quirk's Irish Tea.
Sold by druggists at 25 cts. a package.
Established 1854. -i
ULEISCII.MANN & CO., J
JC Manufacturers and Importers of
WINDOW, PICTURE AND PLATE GLASS,
AND GERMAN LOOKING GLASS PLATES,
38 Warrun Strrot, New York.
A SOVEREIGN BALM
n
Can be found in that groat and reliable medicine, g
Allen's Lung Balsam, <
by the use of which health and happiness are restored to ?
thoso afflicted with any Lang or Throat disease, such as
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Broncnitis and Consumption.
It cures Cough and Consumption. It cures Croup?and
!? * v,?? Vim,*n nf oitafv f n mil v
Kohl by nil Medicine Doalcrn.
I A poiitlre remedylor .Dropsy and all duttKi of I
the Kidneys, Bladder and Urlnnry Or-1
Igans. Hnnt'i Kemedy la purely vegetable and I
prepared expreaaly for the aburc ducawi. It hu I
cured thouundi. Krcrr bottle warranted. Send to W. I
?. Clarke, I'roTidencc, K.I., for illurtrated pamphlet |
1 If yoai drggjrt don't hate It, he will order it for yog, f
s g lo ve-fitti no h
s corsets, a
wtfrnptev,. TheFriendiof thu ISI
^9)^5^3^^^^UN'lIVAUIDC0I^S^ H
g"~fl '""^TnTTTT^i^tfll are now numbered by H
k5rmillions, fa
ra\\\\W\v 1 v/ H/J/JPrices i re m uc h reduc?dQTJ
e9 xvwvw W/My medaireceived' q
e3 nm\\\ Wlrra' at centennial. ed
WWW I M/m Get the Genuine, and HSI
ISj MM IMkbeware of imitation!, n
fcj sflih\\\ At k also roM Ml
wSm/fyy/lVv\ i ulusfv^v thomson's w
fflf/i 11 unbreakable trait Kg
K5IV / ]ii II h1\\\\ Thebejt Joodi raad?.E|
cfl nL 1 I I luYv' S?e that the name of Q
bl nw' Thomson and the eu
xa jiwu'x TradfMarKj Crown,am ml
DO YOl'lt OWN PAINTING WITH
POMEROY'S
INDESTRUCTIBLE PAINT'
(Pure Linseed Oil the only liquid in it),
FOR SHINGLE AND TIN ROOFtf, 1
And all Oulnhle uses where a most durablb i'ainx
is needed. (Sold mixed and ready lor use.)
It effectually resists heat, frott, rain and snow.
It MiopM leakn nml nrr?'?t? dccny.
It protects fiorn n/Mirk* and /Ij/ing rimler*.
It mates old thint/le roif't about equal to new.
I And uhl tin rwift fully equal to new.
One rnni n?hj needed for shingles or tin. j
1 yt gallon a square for shingles; y. Kalian for tin. It will
not impair rain water eren for tlr/nlting.
It In pure, elirap, diinifolr tyid Immlnonic.
(Roofs iiui'l he. prrjWlli/ 'try when it is put on.)
N. B.?Fanners, Manufacturers, C'hsritablo and Edu- J
cntional Institutions, Railroad Co.'a, nml exe.njhody eUe, <
1 will find it just what they need for buildings, roofs,
I barns, fences, earn, iron work, etc., etc., yrtatly ditjionea
to the tU'lrurlirr flftion of' the element*.
o refer to
Tho N. Y. State Lunatic Asylum at Utica.
i Me*srs. J. S. .t M. Pcckham, Stove Manuf'r's, Utica.
" Russel Wheelor A Son. ? " " ,
and many others. Our Paint (Brown and Drab) ii now
I-.*..I. ,iuH hv .mm. nf ?)ie nine' relehnitetl State, RdllCa
tional,Charitable and Manufacturing Invitations in the
country.
1 to 5 gallon Cans, sent n> Brown Roof Paint, |
' at 91.25 a gallon; Dral> Paint at a gallon.
CtlJth, icilh thr nrilrr.
By the Harrrl (about 60 galls.) Hoof, at 04 ct?. and
1 Drab, Hl.UO a gallon?with Libtral Dinrnmil to thr
Trmlr.
Apply at our factories on Columbia, Cornelia and <
Coopor Street*.
THEO. POMEROY & SON,
I Offlcr-73 Columbia Street, IT TIC A, N, V.
I Send for Uirciilur.
| GRACE'S
j|k!
j A VEGETABLE PREPARATION,
. Invented in the 17th century by Dr. William Grace,
Surgeon in King James' army. Through its .i?ency he
3 cured thousand* of th^ most serious sores and wounds
j that b:lined the skill of the most eminent physicians of
his day, and wan rocarded by all who know liiin as a
public benefactor. 23 fonts a box. For Sale by Drug
gists Renornlly. Sent by mail on receipt of price.
. Prepared by SETII \V. FO\VI,K tV SONS,
SO Hitrriwon Avenue, Boston, ,Un?>.
(POND'S EXTRACT,
i P?ND'S EXTRACT.
The People's Bemedy
Tho Universal Fain Extractor,
Note: Ask for Pond's Extract.
Take no Other.
i 'Hear, for ? will speak of cxcellcnt things."
BOND'S EXTRACT ?The great Vegetable
Pain Destroyer. Has been In use over thirty
years, and for cleanliness and prompt curative
virtues cannot bo excelled.
< CHILDREN. No family can afford to bo without
Pond's Extract. Accidents, limine*,
Contusions, Cuts, Sprains, are relieved olinostInstantly
by external application. Promptly
relieves pains of Burns, Sculdit, Excorla,
tlons, Cnaflnvs, Old Sores, Bolls, Fclonii, |
' Corns, etc. Arrests Inflammation, reduces swellings,
stops bleeding, removes discoloration and |
rjADIE8Pfln/it their best friend. It Manatees the ,
- ?KIM* Krttr orff nopiillnplr fltlblllCt? I
puiun l/U huiou vin.;
notably fullness and pressure In the head, nausea, I
vertigo, etc. It promptly ameliorates and porma- I
nently heals all klndd of inflammation!* and
ulceration*.
HEMORRHOIDS orPILES find In thtathconfy
i Immediate relief and ultimate cure. So case, however
chronic or obstinate can long resist Its regular
use.
VARICOSE VEINS. It Is the only sure enre, i
ULKEDINO from any cause. For this It Is a speclflc.
U has saved hundreds of lives when all other
remedies felled to arrest bleeding from nose,
stomach, lungH, acd elsewhere.
TOOTHACHE, Earache, Nenralffia and !
Rheumatism arc all alike relieved and often
permanently cured.
PHYSICIANS nf all schools who aro acquainted
with Pond's Extract recommend It In their ,
firactlce. We have letters of commendation from
tundrcds of Physicians; many of whom order It
( j for use in their own practlcc. In addition to th t
! foregoing they order Its use for Swellings of nil
< I kinds, Quinsy, Soro Throat, Inflamed '
Tonsils, simple and chronic Diarrhoea, Catarrh
ifiir which It Is a tpeciflr), Chilblain*)
: Frosted Feet, Stings of Innects, IHonnnltos,
etc., Chapped Hands, Face, and Indeed
nil manner of skin diseases.
, TOILET USE. Kemoves Soreness, Roughness
and Smarting! heals Cuts, Eruptions
( I nnd Pimples. It revive*, Invigorate? and re.
1 j frenheA, while wonderfully Improving tho Com- ,
Flexion. _ _
TO FARMERS-Pnnd's Extrnct. Vn Stork
1 Jlrecder. no Livery Man can afford to be without. It.
It Is used by all the leading Livery Stables, Street
, ! Kallroadsjind flrst Horsemen In New York Cltv.. i
' It has no eqnal for Sprains, Harness or Saddle '
t ! Clmtlng*, Stiffness, Scratches, Swellings, Cuts,
lacerations, Hleedlngs, Pneumonia, i ollc, Dlar- |
i rhtra, Chills, Colds, etc. Its range of action Is J
i | wide, and the relief Itallords Is so prompt that It la I
I Invaluable lu every Farm-yard as well as In every ,
Karm-liouse. Let It be tried once and you will I
I n<>vi'r ill! Without It. _
PAIITION ! Pond s Extrncc U'UI v,
' ii mi no urtlclc has the word3 Pond'fl Ex- I
iracl bU.wn In each bottle. It. Is pro^red by tliu j
. , iriici livlnir who ever knew how to .
? nrcnarc ft properly. H$u?o all other preparations 1
; 'r ilazol This I* the only article used by
I'hMlclins, and In the hospltal/of this country J
| nlSTOR^ind Uses of Pond'B Extract, In
j po^jS^.EXTRACT'COMPANY, 9B Mald?
I .C(W6,1 orlc.
tin fn MR i.S4Y.CS5o'SSi2.
HU 10 $ad sps&nwsisa
r T wnrih ??nt- r*wt,n*id.
tor g? gent,. nia*tr?t?<i
IkUIocns free. J. H. BUFFOKD'M SONS,
leaton. [faubllahed 1830.1
MARmSAFE&SCALECO.
S6S BROADWAY^_N^_
Washburn &. Moen Man'fg Co,
WORCESTER, MASS.
k Sell Km.ft Herat Zut d Chicago, rf L
TmSST
1 "ir A
BTEEL Thorn Ho<lg?. No other Fanning so
fcheap or pot op bo qalckly. Never ruts, stains,
decays, shrinks, nor warps. Unaffected by Are,
wind, or flood. A complete barrier to the most
unruly stock. Impassable by man or beast TWO
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VFRFTINF
hVh Hlh
Purifies the Blood, Renovates
and Invigorates the
Whole System,
ITS MEDICAL PEOPEBTIES ABE
Alterative, Tonic, Solvent
and Diuretic.
vegetine Reliable Evidence.
Mn. II. H. Stevkns:
l//\nn(inn ltrar Sir? I will most cu-erfully add
veqeime my testimony to the great nam be i you
9 have a.rntdy received in favor of your
great and good medicine, VEGETINE.
for I do not think enough can bo said
Vonotinp 'n praise, for I was troubled over
f CyCliMO thirty year* with that dreadful disease,
Catarrh, and had such bad coughing
spoils that it would seom as though I
.. ,. never could breathe any more, and
VPflPTinP VEGETINE has cured me: ami I do
wGyOllliv fe()| to thanlc God all the time, that
there is to good a medicine as VEGKTINE,
and I also think it one of the
r>n medicines for cou?h?, and weak.
V6(j6lin6 sinking feeling* at the stomach, and
? advise everybody to tako the VKGKTINE.
for 1 can assure them it is one of
the best medicines that ever was.
t/nnaiino Mns. I*. tiORK,
WCUClillt/ Cor. Magizine and Walnut Streets,
Cambridge, Maas.
Vegetine gives
1# .. Health, Strength,
Ve9etine and Appetite.
.. My Jauglitor has received great ben?VPflPtinP
' & from the use of VKUKTINK. Her
bijt/llMV JediniiiK health was a source of great
anxiety to all her friend*. A few bottles
of VKUKTINK restored hor health,
it strength, and appetite
veqetine nu. tildrn,
" Insurnnco and Real Kutatn Agent,
No. 49 Sears Building
Boston, Mass.
Vegetine
Cannot Be Excelled,
Veoetine cuahlkstown, mass.
vyvuuv u R STKVF.NB:
J tear Sir?1This is to cortify that I
. have used your "Blood Preparation"
l/nnnlinn m>' family for several yearr, and
CUCIIIIC think that, (or Scrofula or Cankerous
Humors or Rheumatic Affections, it
cannot be excelled; and as a blood
. purifier or spring medicine, it is the
VPflPTI flP thing I have ever used, and I bare
IbyCUIIC used almost everything. 1 enn cheerfully
recommend it to any one in nfeed
of Mich a medicine,
ii .. . Yours respectfully,
Vegetine
Vegetine ? B A mm REMEDy
if .. SOUTH liOSTON, Aug 7,1870.
veaet ne mn. stkvks?: ,
3 PmrSir?l have taken seocral bottles
of your VKUKTINK, and am convinced
it is n valuable remedy f?r Dyspepsia,
i# ?? k-.rinov f.miniiiint and cenoral debility
VGQ811 fie of tho .ijntoni.
I cnn bnnrlily recommend it to &|.
| oufTerinR frem thn nbovn complaint*.
.. Yourn roBpoctfullr.
i/pnptinp .Mhh. munkuk pakkkr.
cycllllc; M Athens Street.
VECETINE
PRRPARKD BY
5. R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.
Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists.
.. ' ;
<CCftweekto voor own town. Terms sad 9A outfit
)OQ^ U U A r.T.ICTT A m PaAIuvI. liihM.
$5 to S20
O a day at home. AcsnU waatad. Outfit ud
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W WJUfree. J. B. GmylorU & Co..CMc*<ro, M.
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When the stomach fails to perform it# frnctions, tn#
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purest and most effective forms, are united in
Tarrant's Effervescent Sellzer Aperient,
the (Treat Saline Remedy for Indigestion and its concomitant
consequences. Sold by all druggints.
Sandal-Wood
A positive remedy for all diseases of the Kidneys*
llladder and Urinary Organs; also food in Drop-IcoJ
Complaint*. It never produces sickness, Is
certain and speedy in it* action. It is fast superseding
all other remedies. Siity capsules care In six or eight
days. No other medicine can do this.
Beware of Imitations, for, owing to Its grsa
success, many have been offered; some are most danger
oua, MlBlOg I'lioa, uiv,
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Oil qf Sandal irootlt Mold at all drvg
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