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" MY CREDITOR.
Oh. Love!
Most sovereign power?
By every tender token,
By every fond word spoken
By every hope and sigh.
The glancing of an eye,
The tell-tale blush,
The hectic flush.
Smile?, rhapsody, or tears,
Unspoken doubts or fears,
Unwritten sorgs to sunshine wed,
Celestial dreams by fancy fetl,
From e*riy morn to midnight hour,
Each day, "ach clay,
Must 1 betray,
And ever prove,
Oh, Love! iih me!
How much am I in debt to thee!
/
Oh, Love!
I here protect
By every bond and fetter
I'm an insolvent debtor,
With but thy revenue
To cancel debts long due.
Early and late
I liquid* e
With Love what er I owe
To eithi r friend or foe;
With pitying heart and willing ban 1
nntn AQnll
LICO} I'M' uuivva II 4V.Mi...u
With Love's accruing interest.
Life ebb.-i, and yet
I'm in thy debt;
And, dying, prove,
Oh, Ix>ve: uh me!
I cannot get release from thee.
?Josephine Poltur<I.
THE WOOD CHOPPER.
"You are really too bad, Horace!" and
a touch of the whip to Whitefoot's sides
emphasized Godfrey Howell's impatient
exclamation.
His companion started from his reveries,
and with a good-natured laugh
asked, " Why ?"
'* Why ? Have we not been riding
side by side for nearly three hours, and
have you not been mute as a fish all the
time ? I've suggested opera, the weather,
the state of the nation, and various other
original tonics in vain; even a suguwy
disparaging remark upon the fair
Clemmie's beauty only called forth a
lazy ' Do you think so ?'"
" Why should I be .Miss Ryan's defender
?"
"You admired her last winter.''
" Oh, yes, as lately as this spring; but
an accident revealed to me so hollow and
heartless a nature beneath her fair face,
that I felt my admiration die instantly,
Oh! Godfrey, are there any real and true
women left f"
"Sweet, innocent creatures! composed
of all the domestic virtues bound in
shilling calico! Pray, were you dreaming
of such one in your long reverie ?"
"No: I was thinking?'*
" So I imagined. Conic, out with it;
I am quite curious to hear what formed
the subject of your thoughts.*'
" I must go bac k a little to make you
quite understand why they were so engrossing.
You may have heard that my
uncle, who adopted me when I lost my
parents, was an eccentric, indeed?some
said?almost a cra/.v, man. And he cer
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iUlUiV nail (lUUUiiai 11UIIUII?.
these was a fixed aversion to authors, actors,
painters, sculptors, and?I am quoting
his words?'other gentlemen vagabonds.'
You may, then, imagine his j
fury when I declared my intention of be- |
coming an artist. Every threat in the
English language, every sort of abuse
was poured out upon my devoted head
to try and move me: but I felt Mint a
higher power had placed the longing in
mv soul for my happiness, and I was
resolute. Then entreaties harder to resist
than the threats, were tried; but my own
convictions of the true aim of my life
were not to be shaken. I had my little
inheritance from my mother, and,
. by care, I could make that
cover the expenses of my education.
So the threat to disinht nt me was powerless
like all the rest, and I sailed for
Italy, firinlv determined to return an
artist. There had been a strong love be- !
tween my uncle and myself. 1 honored
hi? good qualities, and was willing, for
their sake, to humor his whims; and I
was the only child of his only sister,
whom he loved devotedly. So when I
returned lie sent for me, and in his own
queer way made a bargain with me. If
1 will paint him one good picture, get
it admitted to iho academy, draw the
prize, and i-ell it for enough to prove that
my art will not beggar me, he will forgive
me all my obstinacy and take me
fe..- home again "
"Well, where is the difficulty? You
have painted pictures worthy of a place
in the academy, and, if I mistake not,
sold them too/'
"They were all either portraits or his
torical subjects. For this, my greatest
effort. I want something new, something
original. Historical subjects are so hackneyed,
and I don't want to be represented
in the catalogue by 'Portrait of a lady.'
I was thinking over, for the hundredth
time, all the subjects that have yet suggested
themselves, when you spoke to
me."
"Look!'' cried Godfrey, reining his
horse and pointing forward with the
whip; " there is a subject!''
Through the broken gateway, which
led from the road to a cottage, Horace
saw his picture. The background was
the stone-wall of the house, and tne surroundings
were a pile of wood, a gate,
and the soft, green grass. Kneeling upon
the largest log, with both chubby hands,
to raise the heavy ax, was a child, whose
white, polished limbs and lovely face
were fair enough to rouse any soul to admiration.
The dark blue dress of woollen
fabric was scant enough to leave the
dimpled shoulders and arms hare, and
the plump, white foot had neither shoe
nor stocking to hide its splendid beauty.
Dark chestnut curls, escaping from a
scarlet hood, shaded a bright face, whose
6 large dark eyes were raised as the little
one stood motionless, looking at the carriage
and the two "city gentlemen."
'Lottie! Lottie! you little romp,
where are you?"
The child started as the voice came
floating out at the open window above
her.
"I'm down here, chopping wood."
A sweet, bright face came out among
the roses which surrounded the window,
and then, with a merry laugh, the sister
cried:
"Oh-*-Lottie, you naughty irirl!'* and
disappeared to reappear, a moment later,
at the door.
^*Miss Susie Laurie, by all that is
beautiful !" cried Godfrey, and. tossing
the reins to Horace, he sprang out of the
vehicle, and in another moment was beside
the young lady.
4'Tie up the horse, Horr;, and come
here," he said, a moment later. "Miss
Laurie is kind enough to promise us a
country tea."
'*1 don't know what you think of
Lottie," said their hostess, as she led
the young men into the pretty parlor;
"for the child is perfectly crazy. Aunt
Harriet felt unca<|iial to the constant
gayety of a watering-piaee. this summer,
and she required some change of air. So
we took this cottage to rusticate for a
few months. It is Lottie's first season
of perfect freedom, and the child is
absolutely crazy upon all country matters.
Seeing some of the farmer's children
in the neighborhood barefoot, she
steals away and dolTs her shoes and
stockings whenever she can escape observation.
Ah! here she comes!"
Such a quiet-looking child, in daintv
shoes and stockings, with a pure white
dress and demure face, stole in, that
Horace entered a laughing protest against
the transformation; and the cause of the
stop before the gate was explained.
There was something?who can tell
what??that made Susie Laurie not unwilling
to see Horace Lee's handsome
face again, and she consented to allow
Lottie to be painted. Aunt Harriet, who
presided over the promised country tea,
was quite willing to agree to the arrangement,
an:l an appointment for a sitting
Pfhe next day was made.
It took a long time to get the sketches
to suit the young artist. Sometimes it
8?i was too early, sometimes it was too late.
r Often Lottie had escaped ana was on in
the fields or/woods; yet these mishaps
s: never tried the temper of the artist, or
prevented his punctual appearance at the
appointed time. Long walks or drives
were made to look for the little wood
chopper, and as Horace felt the sister's
06% hand on his arm, or heard her sweet
voice in his car. he would forget his
uncle, his picture, everything but the
lovely face upon which he gazed, and
the happiness it was to be near Susie
Laurie.
Oh! the old, old story! Who can tell
all the whys and wherefores ? They met
V. ?they loved!
The picture was finished at last, and
placed in the Academy to draw forth
,'C; many praises and win the prize. Yat
even the renewal of his uncle's favor and i
Kj, r the warm commendations of his friends :
?? did not give Horace the thrill of delight I
IfeL.. which he felt when Lottfirput her arms | <
" Susie says you're going to be my
brother, and I'm awful glad!"?Annie
Arnold in the Artist.
The Rio Market.
"Worlds within themselves are the murkets
or mercados of Kio. Great are they
in extent, rich in variety, teeming in interest
and loud in smell. The visitor
will have no difficulty in finding these
interesting places if he follows the dictates
of his own organ of smell, for the
odor of the markets is greater, stronger
and richer than all the other odors of
the city, and can be detected a square
or so away. The market I would essay
-> ?i .1...
to it'll you uuuui., auu mu uuv i?<u
often attracted mo at times when I
felt able to wade through the unpleasantness
of the place, is situated on the
bay shore, and has its docks for the
fish and vegetable boats. Von may
have seen the French market in
New Orleans. If you have, and are
gifted with an imagination that can
picture a similar place a little larger in
size, many times more curious and
crowded, twenty times more dirty, you
may have a faint idea of what this market
may be like. In its area, which is
about equal to that of an ordinary city
st|uare,are comprised a greater assortment
of things than could be dreamed of in a
month. In sheds and stalls and stands
are olFered for sale a most miscellaneous
lot of merchandise, perishable and otherwise.
Everything you could find in the
North is here, beside the infinite variety
of things the existence of which the
people of the North never had the faintest
idea. Next to a stall where is dis
played a chaotic stock of notions aim
''general store" eoods, in many of which
we recognize the handiwork of the
Yankee, we find a vegetable stand,
where is offered for sale everything that
grows and possesses any value as food ?
the fruits of the tropics, pumpkins, sections
of the edible palm-trees, mandioca
and other vegetable looking things that
the Hoosicr could not call by name.
This edible palm beats everything
in the food line I know of. We
see pieces of round, green, pithy
wood two or three inches in diameter
and as long as a stick of cordwood, and
can hardly be convinced that this should
bean article in the bill-of-fare of the
nnfives vet we are assured that it is a
popular food among the poorer inhabitants.
The palm-tree serves the natives
manifold purposes. They build houses
and roof them with materials from the
tree, they make clothing and thread,
tools, household utensils, and I forget to
what other uses they put the tree, beside
eating the trunk.
Next to the vegetable stall we'll find a
crockery establishment. The bulk of
this stock will be seen to be water coalers,
bottles, etc., of the Dutch porous
ware, which is so well adapted for use
in the tropics. But of all the bewildering
maze of things, animate and inanimate,
the poultry booths will hold most
of the visitor's attention. The boxes
of chickens, pigeons, ducks, etc.,
that are so familiar to our eyes we pass
with a glance, but the cages of canaries,
finches, flamingoes, parrots, paroquets,
cockatoos, and others of the plumed
tribe, valuea either for their musical ability,
loquacity or plumage, retain our interest.
You may say that the latternamed
are queer poultry. It does seem
funny to see roosters and hens, that look
so natural we could almost believe in the
poultry department of Indiana county
fair, and the rarest birds of the tropics
side and side, but so we find it here.
Amid the scores jf birds, the species of
which I am ignorant, I found a sedate
and solemn toucan, with its preponderance
of bill. We saw this same bird
every time we visited the place, and we
became very familiar, so familiar, in fact,
that the major felt freetocall him ''I)oc
tor"?a name suggested by the size of the
bill.? Will Wayicurd.
Anything but Dirt in the Navy.
Did you notice that man walk over to
the curb and spit in the street? I'll bet
he's been on shipboard. There a man's
got to use either the spit-kids or spit
over the side of the vessel into the
water. They'll stand anything but dirt
in the navy, you know. How is this for
a daily routine: When the bo's'n pipes
up all hands in the morning they turn
out, put up their hammocks, stow 'em
away in the nett'ngs, then sweep the
decks. Mess-cloths are spread, and after
breakfast the decks arc swept down
again. At 11:30 a. m. sweepers are
piped and then mess-cloths are laid for
dinner, after which she is swept fore and
aft once more. It's done twice more, before
supper and after supper, making six
times a day. You musn't think they
sweep only. Not a day passes but that
the decks are either dry or wet holystoned.
A holy-stone is a big stone, Hat
and smooth on one side. The ccnter of
a long rope is made fast to it, and a
squad of men lay hold of opposite ends
and pull it backward and forward over
the decks, which have been first wet
down and sprinkled witn sanu.
In places that they can't reach, corners.
yon know, they make men get
down on their knees with little handatones,
called prayer-books, and scrub
'em out. After this they bend the hose
to the pumps and wash the sand away.
Men follow with squillgees, arrangements
shaped like a hoc, with a strip of
rubber tacked to the edge. They use
cm' to rub the heaviest part of the water
off the decks. Next comes another de
tail with swabs. They are like biirheinp'
horses' tails, and arc swung right and
left. When the fibers get well saturated
the swab is rung and used over again.
Light, fiat sheet-iron charcoal stoves, the
under side three feet square, are then
suspended by long rods to within about
a foot and a half of the deck, and swung
backward and forward until the place underneath
is pretty dry, when they shift
them to other hammock-hooks and repeat
this process. This is done three
n?,i ,1,.,. iw,ir ctnn;n?
umun a nttiVj diiu v* i * iiuij -owtKiiu
twice. On such days the sweepers unused
live times. The decks are always
like the driven snow, and wouldn't soil a
cambric handkerchief at any time. Now
you ran understand why a sailor learns
to use the spit-kids?well, cuspidorslook
here, who's spinning this yarn??
Cincinnati /Inquirer.
A Japanese Funeral.
If it were evening you might sec a
Japanese funeral procession says a letter
from Japan. The funerals here are always
conducted at sunset, in accordance
with a superstition that is rather beautiful
than otherwise. The procession is
headed by priests and a company of
musicians, who play upon samisens and
beat on tomtoms. The colli n is a wooden
tub in which the deceased is squatting
as he has lived, with his feet tucked
under him. There is this difference,
however. The face of the dead man is
looking toward the north, whereas this
position is religiously avoided by the
living Japanese. Indeed, the points of
the compass arc frequently marked on
the ceilings of sleeping rooms, that the
sleeper may arrange his mats so as to
avoid this unfavorable position. The
wealthy class are buried in earthen jars
instead of wooden tubs, but the mode of
arrangement is the same. These peculiarshaped
cotlins d<> not take up the space
required bv American caskets, and burial
lots need not be so large. One priest in
the procession carries an oblong table,
containing the "dead name" of the de
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ClMbUU, illiu iUlWIIlVI l/V. nil, jMw../,,.,
lotus blossom. If you follow the cortege,
you will find your way into n surprisingly
well-kept cemetery, with headstones all
erect, and fresh flowers strewn upon most
of the graves. Litanies are chanted and
the body is lowered into a shallow grave
lined with cement. Then a life-sized
pink lotus plant is placed upon the fresh
mound, a lacquer tray of bowls of t<*a or
sake, beans and sweetmeats provided
near by, and you walk away from the
spot strongly moved by the solemn, tinfamiliar
spectacle. 1
An Important Want.
A Russian colonel soid one of his
horses to a merchant at a very high price,
intimating at the same time that he was
verv loath to part with it, the animal
being so capable and intelligent as "only
to wnnt a tongue in order to be perfect."
The merchant's delight at his bargain,
however, was somewhat dashed by the
news brought him next day by his groom
that the horse was incapable of drinking
properly, having only half a tongue. At
this fatal revelation of the colonel's real
meaning his victim at once laid the case
before a magistrate; but. the defendant
maintained, amid the uproarious laughter
of the entire court (including even the
presiding judge himself), that he had
given his customer fair warniug of the
defect, his words being that tne horse
"only wanted a tongue to make him
perfect," and he appealed to the plaintiff
himself for a confirmation of his
statement, which the latter, with extreme
reluctance eventually gave. The magistrate
pronounced that nothing could be
ione, and recommended that the affair
l^^^^ompromised.
PERILS OF A COAL MINE.
DA2TGEES ENCOUNTERED BY MUTEES .
IK THE COLLIERIES.
Sonic IflarveloiiN Encnpcs from ln> (
Htaiiiancons Death?saved only by f
a Dixplky of (irenl \crvc, 1
"Escapes! Yes, sir; I've hud one or
two near shaves; and I don't suppose <
there's a man on the colliery but what 1
could say the same." '
The speaker was a hardy, toil-worn <
coal-niincr, who had come to see me on >
some parish business. And many is the '
thrillinir tale which, by considerable pres- t
sure?for be it known that most of these 1
men think lightly and speak but little of
their dangers?the country parson may ]
extract from his"fellow men in black" among
the coal-pits. i
"Yes. sir; I've had one or two. Oncc
I was let down into the sump in eight
feet of water/'
This man wasashaftsman. The "shaft,"
as vou know?or perhaps you don't know
?is the circular perpendicular "weli" by
j which access is gained to the horizontal
; beds of coal lying at various depths before j
| the surface. The depth of the shaft ,
I in various mines ranges from tens to ]
j hundreds of fathoms. The duty of the (
; shaftmcn is to keep this in repair. Often j
i their work must be done sitting with one ^
leg through a loop attached to the steel- J
wire rope by which they are drawn up ,
and down, or standing on a simple scaf- ,
fold hung to the side of the shaft; and a ]
man needs a stout heart and steady nerve }
to work placidly, suspended over a chasm I .
a hundred fathoms deep. The ordinary ]
Imu-ovor <>f innrnm-injr ill) and I .
down the shaft is in the "cage," an iron
structure open to two sides, steadied in
its course by two grooves, which fit in 1
two wooden "guides" extending the '
whole depth, and fixed to the sides of '
the shaft. 1 must also explain that the
"sump" is the very bottom of the shaft. 1
The shaft is sunk a few fathoms lower (
than the lowest seam of coal that is being (
worked. In the lowest part of the shaft, 1
euphoniously termed the "sump," the
water which oozes from the sides of the
shaft finds its way. is constantly being
pumped out, to prevent the Hooding of
: the pit.
How could a man be let down into the
sumj) and escape alive, seemed a mystery
to me. "IIow on earth did you get out
I asked. "1 suppose they drew the eagc.
up at once?*'
"Never,said the shaftman. "The
engineman by mistake or accident, ran
her right down into the sump, and there
she stuck, while the other cage was right
up at the pulleys. The eugine power !
was lost, and he couldn't get her up."
"Then how did you escape?" I asked,
breathlessly. 1
"Why," he answered, with a grim
smile, "1 had to get out the way they
catch sparrows at Gateshead."
"How's that?"
"The best way I could. I managed to
get out of the cage. There was only
just room to squeeze up between the
cage and the side of the sump, and I
climbed up by the timbers to the top of
the water. I was near done when I got
out,and then I had to travel round about
and get out by a stapple. It was two
hours before I got home. The engineman
was nearly off his head. They were
all sure I was killed, and were seeking
I about how to get the cage up again."
"Wasn't it awtul going down? i saia.
"Didn't you lose your head?''
"I can tell you it was. The cage came
flown with a run, and clashed into the
water like a clap of thunder."
"What did you think?" I asked. "I
wonder you kept your senses."
"Well," he said, "I knew what was
going to happen, when I felt her going.
The water came in on me, and I knew
there was eight feet above me; and I
thought: 'Well, it's a queer thing if I've
come here to be drowned.' I had my
thick leather jacket on; and I swallowed
a lot of water j but I scrambled out some- ,
how. But it was a near thing, I can tell ,
you. ,
"Oh," he continued, "there are queer ,
things happen. Once, another man and
I were drawn up over the pulley. That's j
not the big pulleys, you know, sir; but ,
the little wheel with the small rope, a ]
few feet above tho shaft, which we use
for shaft work. This other man and I
had been at work, sitting in the loops .
hanging on the rope; and when the engine
drew us up again, she 'ran away,'
and drew us right over the pulley. At
least I went over; and the other man
hung on the other side balancing. My j
hands were cut with the wheel; but I
held on till they got us down. Hut it
wn? a roughish ride, was that. Well,
good night, sir."
| I wondered how many lives this man 1
lia i. and how he could go away so cheer- '
j fully to meet day by day the perils of his
I toil.
The following may show that gratitude
to a higher power is oftener felt than expressed
to the outer world. Pardon a lit- t
tie preliminary detail. Square tubs, on (
four wheels, running on tram lines along
the workings of the pit,are used for drawing
the coals to the shaft. On some oc- j
casions, as when going to a distant part
of the workings, one or two tubs will be
drawn by a pony, each tub carrying perhaps
four men. When the seams are low, 1
there will be a space of only a few inches
between the edge of the tub and the <
"balks" of timber placed crosswise to sup- I
port the roof of the coal scam; thus the 1
men must keep their heads down to the
level of the edge of the tub.
On one occasion,"saidmy informant, j
"three of us were crouched down in a tub. |
The pony was going at : walk up a slight f
rise. I can't tell you how it happened,
but I must have raised my head un- ,
consciously above the level of the tub. '
I felt my forehead touch a crossbeam ]
in the roof, and before I had time to ,
reflect, I knew that I was in deadly peril. (
The forward movement of the tub
jammed my head between the beam and
the edge of the tub. I gave myself a
wrench, trying to get free: but I couldn't.
All this of course passed in a fraction of '
a second, and I gave myself up as dead, f
Now comes the most wonderful part. 1
At the very time my head touched the i
roof, in the very crisis of my agony of '
mind, when the whole situation flashed I
on me, the pony stopped. No one had
touched it or spoken to it. i nau uttered i
ho cry. The pony stopped. I drew
down my head, and crouched almost 1
fainting in the tub. My life was saved. '
I never told my companions until we ]
cami' out, when they lemarkcd how pale <
j 1 looked. For weeks, whenever I went '
I down the pit, I was almost unnerved by
this terrible recollection And I tell you, 1
| sir. I've read of drowning people seeing i
at a glanc e all the past scenes and doings '
of their lives?1 never thought much of i
it?but I tell you, every scene and deed i
of mv life seemed to come before me in a <
flash of light. I saw everything. I have
never forgotten, and shall never forget,
the feeling ( l' that day. How it was I
that pony stopped and my life was saved, 1
I can't say; but if it wasn't Providence, |
I don't know what else it can be." i
A similar miraculous escape was told '
me by one of the managers of a pit.
''1 was down making a survey, with a
man and a young assistant. We sat down
to rest side by side, our backs against the 1
wall of the coal. The man was sitting
on my right hand, the assistant on my
left. After we had sat a few seconds,
the assistant, with no apparent reason, 1
got up and went and sat at the other end
of the row, next to the man. He had no
sooner sat down, than, without any
warning, a huge mass of stone crashed |
down from t tie root on t tic very spot
where the assistant had been sitting !
Part of it grazed my arm, hut did no injury.
'A near shave for you," we both
said to the assistant. 'It was a near
shave,' lie replied, somewhat nervously.
We went on with our work. Perhaps
we spoke lightly; but I believe not one of
us could have said all he thought."?
Chamfer* Journal.
The Sparrow and the Robin. ,
Where did you come from so early?" 1
said the English Sparrow to a Robin <
Red-breast, one cold February morning. 1
"From a lovely orange-grove in the '
South," replied the Robin. '
"Well! you had better have stayed
there." said the Sparrow; "we shall have '
mow snow, and what will the Robin do
*1? t
i m il, jjuui i niut; v i
"Look here!" said the Robin, "I'm a 1
natural born American, and won't stand
any such airs from foreigners;'' and, so i
saying, he attacked the Sparrow so <
fiercely that his lordship was glad to
slink away and hide iiis head under his 1
wing, poor thing. "Well!" said the 1
Robin, after his declaration of independence,
"I think I had better go back, 1
after all; it crocs seem rather stormy, and t
it's always best to take good advice, no
matter if you don't like the way it-is
offered."?St. Nicholas. i
? ]
The British Mcdical Journal advises C
that all books used by patients suffering c
from infectious or contagious diseases be $
burned after convalescence, and that the t
second-hand book shops and circulating r
libraries be occasionally subjected to dis- e
I infection. . t!
MiiifriyAi V * II r t'i. IL.tfli
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. j
Luminous paint has been applied to <
larncss with desirable results. At night
ho position of the horse is clearly indi ated,
and it docs not appear that the
inimal is alarmed in the sligetest by his
iright equipment.
In the stores of Paris glass is taking
he place of wood for flooring. It costs 1
norc than wood, but it lasts longer, and
jeside beinir easily kej)t clean allows
mough light to be transmitted through J
ts roughened surface for the employes
;o work l?v on the floor beneath. The ,
?lass is cast in squares and set in strong
ron frames. I
Lieutenant Diek, of the Russian army, ,
lias discovered a new luminous powder <
which has three colors?green, yellow
ind violet, the last-named giving the j
most powerful light. Mixed with water
in a glass vessel, an illuminating liquid
is produced which may prove very useful .
in mining and military operations. The
illuminating power lasts for eight hours, 1
when fresh powder must be added. .
Dr. Carter Moffat recently delivered a
lecture in Glasgow to a large audience,
mainly composed of professional men and I
musical critics, on voice training by i
chemical means. Dr. Moffat maintained
that the presence of peroxide of hydrogen
in the air and dew of Italy had some
connection with the beauty of the Italian
i-ocal tone. A series of illustrations by
persons taken from the audience, who intialed
a chemical compound made to represent
Italian air, ant said to have been
very satisfactory?a full, clear rich, mellow
tone being produced by one application.
M. Girnrd, director of the Paris Municipal
laboratory, says that the chemical
knowledge applied to the concoction
if spurious foods and drinks is of a
i-nrv hi.rh order. nml would suflice to
make the fortunes of the adulterators it
[lozen times over, if applied in an honest
capacity. The matter which seems
to have aroused him of late is a peculiarly
ingenious thing in gooseberry jelly.
It appears that the article is made entirely
of seaweed. The coloring matter is
fuchsine, and the flavor is given by a
compound of acetic ether, tartaric acid,
aldehyde, and ?>nanthic. Inspectors
often recognize it from the fact that
it is "a little more elegant than the genuine
article."
HEALTH HINTS.
Neuralgia and toothache arc sometimes
speedily relieved by applying to the wrist
11 quantity of bruised or grated horseradish.
Insect bites, and even that of a rattlesnake,
have proved harmless by stirring
enough common salt into the yolk of it
good egg to make it sufficiently thin for
it plaster, to be kept on the bitten part.
A New Yorker gives the following
remedy for frost bites: Hub the afflicted
parts with pure oil of peppermint. It
will also prevent the after ellect of chilblains.
Care should be taken to use only
the pure oil and not the essence of
peppermint, as the cssence will not
have the desired effect.
Dr. J. S. Wilson, in the Southern
World, declares that to cure a fever, or
act on the kidneys, no febrifuge or diuretic
is superior to the juice of fresh,
ripe watermelons, which may, with very
few exceptions, be taken in sickness and
in health, in almost unlimited quantity,
not only without injury, but with positive
benefit.?Dr. Foot*?* Health Monthly.
The London Dineet says: Dr. Milner
Fothergil recommends the use of stewed
fruits in many instances of gout and
dyspepsia. Sugar is undoubtedly objectionable
to many, but it is by no
means necessary to add sugar to stewed
fruit; if the acidity be neutralized by un
alkali, little or no sugar is .required.
Thrifty housewives have long been
familiar with the fact that the addition
of a small quantity of the bicarbonate of
soda to stewed fruit reduces the acidity,
so as to save the necessity of so much
sugar. If about as much bicarbonate of
potash as will lie on a shilling be added
to each pound of fruit it will he found
sufficient to neutralize the acidity and to
bring out the natural sweetness. Milk
puddings and stewed fruit are excellent
for the dyspeptic, the bilious and the
[jouty.
WISE WORDS.
There is no use in sweeping a chamber
if all the dust comes out of the broom.
Even genius itself is but fine observation
strengthened by fixity of purpose.
Nothing so exasperates some nature*
is to be first thwarted, and then severely
I..4
IVJl iliUilC.
There is no contagion so mysterious
ind awfully rapid in its transmission as
that of a panic.
Imitate time. It destroys slowly. It
undermines, wears, loosens, separates. It
Iocs not uproot.
Oh! the malign power of one evil deed!
Who can tell when and where its deadly
influence will cease?
An innate dignity and reserve is a true
woman's sure protection unless men are
L-qual to brute violence.
No man, for lyiy considerable period,
can wear one face to himself and another
to the multitude without finally getting
bewildered as to which may be the truer.
In those who wish to be happy the
passions must be cheerful and gay, not
gloomy and melancholy. A propensity
to hope and joy is real riches; to fear and
sorrow, real poverty.
Virtue is so powerful that of herself
die will, in spite of all the necromancy
possessed by the first inventor, Zoroaster,
some oil conqueror in every severe trial,
md shine refulgent in the world, as the
jun shines in the heavens.
(.'old Winters.
The following statistics of the cold
winters urc curious: In 401 the Black
>ca was frozen over. In 708, not only
the Black sea, but the straits of Dardanelles,
was frozen over; the snow in
wine places rose fifty feet high. In
<182, the fjreat rivers of Europe?the
Danube, the Elbe, etc.?were so hard
frozen as to bear heavy wagons for a
month. In 1860, the Adriatic was
frozen. In 991, everything was frozen;
the crops totally failed, and famine and
pestilence closed the year. In 10(57,
the most of the travelers in Germany
were frozen to death on the roads. In
1133, the l'o was frozen from Cremona
to the sea; the wine casks were burst,
und even the trees split by the action of
the frost with immense noise. In 1236,
the Danube was frozen to the bottom,
ind remained long in that state. In 1316,
the crop wholly failed in Germany; ;
wheat, which some years before sold in
England at 6 shillings the quarter, rose
Lo ?2. In 1339. the crops failed in Scotland,
and such a famine ensued that the
poor were reduced to feed on grass, and
many perished miserably in the fields.
The successive winters of 1432 '33 '34
were uncommonly severe. It once snowed
forty days without interruption. In 1048,
wine distributed to the soldiers in Flanders
was cut with hatchets. In 1084,
the winter was excessively cold. Most of
the hollies were killed- Coaches drove
along the Thames, the ice of which was
eleven incurs iiiick. in iiu;i occurred
the cohl winter. The frost penetrated
three yards into the ground. In 1710,
booths were erected and fairs held on
the Thames. In 1744 and 174") the
strongest ale in England, exposed to
the air, was covered in less than fifteen
minutes with ice an eighth of an inch
thick. In ISO!), and again in 1812. the
winters were remarkably cold. In 1K14
there was a fair on the frozen Thames.?
Sr ten (ifir A liter iran.
Retaliation.
The other morning as Mr. Fceblewit,
who hangs over a desk in the treasury
department, was on his way to the fiscal
headquarters of the government lie
stepped into an avenue restaurant for
liis morning bite. The commodorc of
the outfit look the opportunity of presenting
a little bill which had been
"hanging up " till it wanted to lay down
bad.
"Oh," said Mr. F., "just consider it
paid, and it will be all the same as if it
ivas."
- ? ti 4? a.
At i J*. M. j>ir. r. ifiupiiuiii-u iu uic
restaurant for a lunch. Hack came the
consoling reply: '
"Just consider you've ate it, and it >
tvill be just the same as if you actually
md done so."
Mr. F. went into committee of the <
^hole to do the considering.? Washing- '
on Hatchet.
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The number of eggs produced yearly
n the United States is stated by Mr. <
Jalsted, of New York, to be 9,000,000,100,
valued at $240,000,000. The value
if the poultry consumed is estimated at
1800,000,000 per year. The total of the
wc items is $.'540,000,000 per year, rep- 1
esenting the value of the poultry and t
ggs annually consumed by the people of '\
big country. ? c
SOME AMUSING SKETCHES.
20MXCAL TALES GATHERED PROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
A Leap-Year Effort?Students Floored
?If isniarck'* ChcrrlcN?How the
(Governor's Leg flrcw On.
% A LKAl'-YKAU EFFOIIT.
Handsome Young Smithers?"The
.veatheris getting a little more pleasant."
Antique Miss Blifkins?" Yes; it is
just lovely now for wedding tours."
II. Y. Smithers?"By the way, I unJerstand
that the government is to pursue
a vigorous foreign policy."
A. M. Blifkins?"Indeed! I should
hink you would be more interested in
lomcstic policies. Every young man
jliould get a?"
II. Y. Smithers?"Yes, should get a
position which would enable him to cam
i living." *
A. Hlifkins?" Yes; for himself
ind wi?"
II. Y. Smithers?"Ah, beg pardon! I
believe a big lire has broken out up
street. I must run and see if any of my
property is in danger."
A. M. Hlifkins ?" Oh, don't go. That
fire is nothing to the fire that burns in
my?"
But he had fled.?7'JiiladeljiIiia Call.
STUDENTS KLOOKKD.
A Lexington correspondent of the
Louisville Courier-Journal tells a good
story of old father " Raccoon John
Smith," who was noted for his sharpness
at repartee. He was frequently quizzed
in order to hear his replies. On one occasion
three students of Georgetown college,
Ky., saw him coming at a distance,
and arranged that they would walk about
twenty yards apart, and as they passed
him the first one was to say: "Good morning,
Mr. Abraham," the second to call
him "Mr. Isaac," and the third "Mr.
Jacob." So the first called him "Mr.
Abraham," and the old gentleman oniy
seemed a little surprised that anybody
there should not know him. The second
one called him "Mr. Isaac," and the old
gentleman evidently suspected something.
His familiarity with the Bible made him
anticipate what the third was going to
say, and he got ready for him. "Good
morning, Mr. Jacob," said the third student.
"Stop, young man," said the old
gentleman, "lam neither Abraham, Isaac
nor Jacob; I am Said the son of Kish, in
search of my father's asses, and behold, I
have found three of them."
niPMAnCK'K ClIEKItlES.
The Paris Figaro publishes the following
amusing incident, which is said to
have taken place during one of the state
dinners at, Berlin, and at which the late
Lord Beaconsfield and the marquis of
Salisbury were present:
Prince Bismarck, who is well known
to be a great eater, filled his plate with
cherries; the marquis of Salisbury observed
it.
"Prince," said he, suddenly, "what
you are doing is very unhealthy."
"What?" said iTJnce uismarcK, in astonishment.
"You have swallowed two cherrystones."
"You arc mistaken," said the prince,
with marked coldness.
"Never!" replied Salisbury, with that
hauteur which charactcri7.es the proud
English aristocracy.
"Monsieur lc Marquis!" said Bismarck,
his eyes shooting tire.
It was at this moment that Lord Beaconsfield
came to the rescue.
"Perhaps," he insinuated, in his softest
voice, "you arc both right; youi
highness must be so occupied with serious
thoughts that you might inadvertently
have swallowed a tiny stone."
"Two!" interrupted Salisbury, in a decided
tone.
"Or two," continued Lord Beaconsfield,
as calmly as possible; "and you,
my dear lord and colleague, enjov such
good sight that nothing escapes you.
Now, prince and marquis, will you allow
me to decide this difficult question?"
"How?" murmured Bismarck.
"Your plate, highness, if you please?"
This last was in English, the correspondent
adding that Lord Beaconsfield
was the only diplomatist at Berlin whe
never talked French. The plate was
sent to Lord Beaconsfield, who at oncc
emptied the contents on the table. All
eyes were now fixed on him. With hi.'
long, bony, agile fingers, covered with
precious stones, he began to arrange what
looked more like a child's game than an
occupation worthy of such a distinguished
minister. He put all the stones
in a line, and placed a sten? on each
stone. Then, in that clear, piercing
voice that has so often moved the house
of commons, the English prime minister
began to count one. two, three, and so
on to forty-seven stones, and likewise
with the stems, till he counted fortynine.
The proof was there?two stones
were wanting.
Bismarck rose and said, in an agitated
voice: "Marquis, you are right!" then,
turning, said in a loud voice: "Lord
Beaconsfield, you are a great man!"
HOW THE OOVEKXOH'S I.EO GREW OX.
An old fellow from Bear Wallow
visited the executive office the other day
to talk with the governor and secure
something to "blow" about his neighborhood.
"Come in," said a pleasant-looking
gentleman.
" Are you the governor?"
" Yes sir."
" Wall, then, I've alius been mistaken
about you. I had heard that you left
one of your legs on the battle-field, but
I see you've got two legs. IIow do you
account for that?"
"Easy enough. When I took my seat
as governor I had only one leg with me,
having, as you say, lost the other one in
battle. A short time after I took my scat
I noticed that another leg had begun to
grow out. At first I was alarmed, having
never heard of such a performance,
but after awhile I decided to await
developments. The leg kept on growing
until the ankle was reached. It stopped
then for a few days, and I thought that
the resurrection business was entirely suspended,
but I was wrong. The leg was
only <ratheriu!j material with which to
build a foot. After awhile the foot began to
make its appearance. It reminded me of
an old woman knitting a sock. It would
have tickled you to death to see how
skillfully and human-like the work of
rounding off the heel went on. Occasionally
it would drop a stitch, but, sir, it
would hop back and pick it up. I was
very anxious about the instep, but my
mnrn ennn o11nvf>rl fr?r it. WILQ sllftneH
olT as perfect as anything you ever saw.
At last, when the performance reached
the toes, hanged if I didn't think that I
would itch to death, but I couldn't
scratch, for that would have spoiled the
work. When the job was completed I
could walk as well as any man in town,
and I even ran a race with an old negro
down on the river bank."
"Did you walk around while the
growin' was goin" on?" asked the man
from Bear Wallow, regarding the governor
with curious gaze.
"Oh, no. I had to regain perfectly
quiet and allow my leg to lay on a kind
of cot which 1 had prepared for the occasion.''
" Did you talk to any of the doctors
about it?"
" Yes, but they did not regard it rs :emarkablc.
One of our leading physicians
said that election to otlice was very frequently
the cause of legs and arms growing
out, ami gave it as his opinion that
this was the reason crippled men were
always after otliccs."
' It may not have seemed strange to
the doctor, but dinged if it don't seem
mighty strange to me."
" It did to me at first, hut I soon got
used to it; and let me remark that
when a man is elected governor of Arkansas
he will soon get used to a number
of things he never heard of before."
Now, when I go home an'tell the
folks that the governor's leg has growed
out, they'll believe it. for they don't
think anythin' impossible with him, but
when I tell 'em that I've seed the governor
an' sot down and talked to him
familiar-like, they won't believe it.
Can't you give me some sort of receipt
showin' that I have seed you. Jest say:
1 This here is to certify that John Killprune,
of Bar Waller, has this day had a
conversation with me. I axed John to
set down and make himself at home,
which he done, an' I found him mighty
cntertainin', an' wusli he'd come agin
find fetch his folks.' Jes draw up them
words exactly an' sign 'em, please."
"I'll do it.sir,"' and the reccipt was
rlrawn up and signed. Greatly elated,
the man from Bear Wallow, wont down.
,\t the state-house pate helmet the watchman,
who asked:
41 That feller gone down from up vonIcryct?"
"What feller?"
"That feller in the governor's room." j
"Ain't he the governor!"
"Governor, the deuce. He's a jack-leg
awyer from up the country and is here
ryin1 to get a pardon for a hog-thief.
I'he governor's been doJgin' him all
lay.?Arkamaw Traveler. i
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Wouderfal Insect Eyes.
Physicians call attention to the in- .
creasing instances of defective or imperfect
sight occurring in civilized countries,
and attribute it to various conditions of 1
modern life?the overwork of the eyes
in childhood, the study of books in small
print, the habit of reading by imperfect
light, and many other causes. It appears
nnrfnin thiit in thn mftttfir of evesicht the
savage has usually the advantage of the
civilized man. The gift of sight is one
very unequally distributed among the
animal world. Some creatures enjoy it
in excess, like the eagle; others arc totally
deprived of it, like the earthworm.
In many other instances the sense of
sight, if not actually lacking, is extremely
imperfect, as in the ease of the mole.
Insccts arc in many eases far more richly
endowed with eyes than even birds or
beasts. The little creature called a
whirlwig, which skims about on the surface
of standing water, is furnished with
a double set of optics, the upper portion
of the eyes (fitted for seeing
in the air) being placed in fhe upper
portion of the head, and the lower portion
of the eyes (fitted for seeing in the
water) in the lower portion of the head,
a thin division separating the two.
Spiders possess six eyes?some species
eight; centipedes twenty, while the eyes
of many insccts (bees, butterflies, dragonflies)
arc composed of a number of facets,
each eye being, in fact, a cluster of eyes.
Dr. Hook counted 14,000 of these meets
in the eye of a dragon-fly, and Lecuwenhoek
found as many as 12,544 in another
specimen of the same species. The latter
naturalist adapted one of the eyes of a
dragon-fly so as to be able to see objects
through it by moans of a microscope, and
found that he could view the steeple of a
church 299 feet high and 7/30 feet from
the place where he stood: he could
also distinguish if the door of a house,
at the same distance, was open or shut.
Fleas' eyes diminish as well as multiply
objects, as Pugct discovered performing
a similar experiment to that of Leeuwenhock.
"A soldier viewed through it
represented an army of pygmies; . . .
the flame of a candle seemed the illumination
of a thousand lamps." Blind or
imperfectly sighted human beings may
think with envy of the beautiful provision
of visual organs bestowed by
Nature on some of her children; and
yet many creatures live happily with but
a small share of the blessings of sight.
In some of the insects who possess the
largest share of visual organs, some
other sense?taste, hearing or touch?
is deficient. Huber believes their sense
of both hearing and taste to be imper1
feet. On the other hand, the blind
earthworm will retreat rapidly into its
hole if the light of a candle is thrown
upon it, its sense of hearing or smell
warning it of the approach of the danger
it cannot see. A bat's senses of touch,
hearing and smell are so acute that it depends
little on the aid of its eyes. Spallanzani
tested this by the cruel experiment
nf dnstrovincr the sieht of several
bats, and then setting them free. In their
flight through the room they avoided
even the smallest thread placed to obstruct
their way. Latreille, the French
naturalist, states that there is a species of
ants which are entirely blind, but pursue
the same mode of life as their sighted
brethren.?London Globe.
Japanese Wrestlers.
There arc at Tomioka several mumII
temples, but of only local interest, and
once a year, on the 18th of September,
there is a grand matsuri, or feast day,
celebrated, when the doors of the temple
are opened and services performed by
the priests. On this feast day celebrated
wrestlers congregate here and contest the
championship, in front of the temple
an elevation of sand, about two feet
high and twenty feet square, is made, the
sides protected by matting to keep the
sand in place. On this the wrestlers try
1 their skill for supremacy in the art. They
are entirely without clothing, offering
their bare bodies alone to the grasp of
their opponents, with the exception of a
narrow band which bisects the lower part
of the body, and is also wound about the
loins a number of times and securely
1 fastened. It is a sight that wonld dc1
light the fancy wrestlers of the Western
' world to witness these chaps tug at
! each other for the mastery. As they take
' their places preparatory to the trial of
1 strength and skill they place themselves
' in a partially squatting position, placing
; their limbs wide apart, and slap one limb
' and then the other, at the same time
raising the foot and leg, and then bring
ing it (the foot) down again with an eni
ergy and force that portends a deter'
niination that their feet shall not be
' tripped from under them. They then
' squat, facing each other, and upon
1 a signal spring upon each other as they
1 rise, catching such hold as they are able.
Such wrestling ever came under our obi
serration elsewhere. The style is peculiar
to Japan, and appears to be more
a demonstration of power than skill, as
they make heavy work of it sweating and
streaming as men only do when putting
forth their utmost strength. Some
heavy falls are sustained, while it can
hardly be seen how the thing was ac*
complished. At this masturi large numbers
of contestants appear in the arena,
so there is a large showing of glistening
anatomy as they stand together under the
full blaze of the sun.
Fierce looks they assume as they spring
upon one another in the tussel, grimacing
in all sorts of contortions. Vet the
best good nature prevails at these contests.
It is ludicrous to see them, after
they have been thrown again and again,
leave the arena and perform their acts of
posturing, taking positions and going
through maneuvering that would impress
one with the idea that they were
the king-pins of the lot if they only let
themselves loose and did their best.
With all the crudity of movement, there
must be very much skill in the methods
of these wrestlers, for the falls come
rapidly. The victor of the company is a
proud man, and shows it?intimating by
actions that he is capable of immense
achievements of skill and dexterity in
his art.
Matrimonial Aspirants.
A good story is told by the Milan
(Italy) correspondent of the Brooklyn
Eagle. A young nobleman of that city,
of marriageable age, not long ago came
to the conclusion that it was time ior nun
to look for a wife. His pursuits in life
not being of the most strenuous character,
lie had leisure to combine amusement
with research. Accordingly lie advertised
his want in a Milanese newspaper,
requesting that every answer to
the advertisement might be accompanied
by the portrait of the lady who replied.
The result was sixty live letters, with
as many maidenly countenances as would
furnish a good-sized album. Embarrassed
by a choice of such unexpected variety,
and desirous to gratify that sense of
humor which even the serious nature of
his quest could not repress, the young
man replied to each of his correspondents.
Without the knowledge of the
others, he sent a ticket for an orchestra
stall in the Scala theatre, announced that
he himself would be in a particular box, the
number and situation of which he stated.
A few evenings later tin; theatre-going
j)UDlic oi ->iiian were perpie.xuu iv u.\plain
the nppcarancc of one of the rows
of stalls in that immense building. A
long line of beauties, in toilets of extreme
elegance, unbroken by a single
black coat, was observed. Furtively,
and with trepidation, did each damsel
from time time raise her opera glass to
that box?the cynosure of many bright
eyes?in which the graceful youth reposed.
Suspiciously, and with darkened
brow did each damsel turn to the long
lile of her neighbors, and wonder at the
magnetism which drew each glass to the
one central post. By and by. thq audience,
to whom some hint of the secret
had leaked out, began to give audible
signs that they enjoyed the joke. "The
sporadic laughter of the theatre increased
the confusion of the young ladies, and
the contagion of fun turned the sporadic
mirth into a general roar.
The Arizona Camels Sold.
The camels which were imported and
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uscii lor some uruc jh u;m > ui^ f-uuua mu
freight across the dry wastes of Arizona
were, after the completion of the Southern
Pacific road, turned loose and allowed
to roam away as being of no further use.
.Mr. John Shirley, one of the wealthiest
land owners and largest sheep farmers in
Australia has purchased from the com- I
pany which imported them the entire lot |
of camels, which now by natural increase
number about 400. and he will arrange
for the recapture and shipment of the J
animals, which will be a big job and require
a good deal of time. It is proposed
to use them in the unsettled and
barren portions of the smallest of the five j
continents, and in transporting freight
across the portions which are barren and
dc;titute of water, but contain some rich
mines. The entire drove was purchased j
fot $10,000, which is much less than the :
same number could be purchased in their
na ive country and be carried across the
two oceans for.?Oma/iu (Neh.) Uejtuhli- |
can. 1
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THE WOOING OT.
A lawyer once, anlike most of fais class ti
A modest man, fell dead in love. A lass "
He worshiped quite, but still his secret kep JJJ
Till up the scale his cautious courage crept, n
And, well assured no one his purpose knew tl
He started out with this sole aim iti view? C(
To wit, to woo.
His way led through a wood, the shadows
f*ll, 4
His waning courage shadowy grew as well, k
Until he asked himself, disheartened quite, |
''Why am I here at this time of the night?" 5
An answer from a tree-top loud and clear, a
In legal language couched, fell on his ear?
" To wit! to wool" ?
He fled in fear, although he knew no on j saw
For fear, like many a lawyer, knows no law: a
The bird of wisdom perching overhead v
Slow flapped his wings, winked warily and E
said:
" Why should this be? Such haste I never r
knew. '
He sure an unwise purpose had in view? 1
To wit! to woo!"' ,
envoy. 1
Take well to heart this text drawn from the |
woodYour
modest wooer never comes to good.
Though all the world your secret clearly
knows,
And through unheard-of shades your pathway
goes,
Let not your courage fail whate'er you do;
Your wit keep always clearest when you woo
? William Howard Carpenter, in the
Century.
The Monkey Market in Rio.
From the poultry show it is but a step
or so to the establishment of Senhor Jose
Mattos Almeida de Ribiero Gomes Ca
vaino, wnose piUCU ui uuaiiiuss is :u
crowded with monkeys, marmosets, dogs
and other little animals that may be converted
into pets, that there surely cannot
be much room left for his name. If
you want to buy a monkey, Senhor J. M.
A. de R. G. C'avalho can supply yon
with almost any kind from his extensive
assortment. You can buy a dear, cute
little pocket edition marmoset or a great
big, vulgar ape, that is good for nothing
but for making a show of himself. Some
of these diminutive monkeys are almost
little enough to be used as watch-chain
charms. Seeing us so interested in his
stock-in-trade the monkey dealer tried to
sell us a " critter," but we were long on
monkeys at the time and wouldn't buy.
The major intimated to the senhor that
we would like to buy a few yards of his
name, but as he said it in English the
sarcasm was lost.
At another monkey store we had the
pleasure of seeing how the wild "monks,"
fresh from their native jungles, arc broken
in for domestic use. This dealer,
whose name I did not take time to copy,
had just received a new lot of "missinglinks,"
a whole box-full, probably his
spring stock, and as we watched him
openiug and marking the goods we
learned several things that would prove
invaluable to us were we ever to go into
the business. He would wrap his hands
in a coflec sack and then carctiAnnli
infn +V? Kav fnr Ann nf flin
uneasy little animals, who, having just
come in from the country, felt backward
at first contact with city society,
and they had no better manners
than to scream and attempt to bite the
friends who were about to introduce
them into metropolitan life. After
some trouble and a lot of noise a
little fellow is finally secured and brought
out, all the while emitting ear-splitting,
almost human screams. With their hands
protected by the coffee sacks, two fellows
hold the little creature while a third cuts
off a foot or so of the monkey's long tail.
This done, the man proceeds to adjust a
leather collar on him, not around his
neck, as would be the case with other
animals, but about the smallest part of
his body, which you may know is that
portion of his anatomy just above his
hind legs. This operation requires considerable
time?more, really, than the
"monk" feels able to spare, and he signifies
his disapproval in shrill screams,
which, in their agonizing tones, sound
like the wail of a human baby. The strap
is finally affixed in a scientific manner
acceptable to the manipulator, and a
chain is attached to it. Next, a number
of little juicy green peppers, of the kind
that I know by experience to be alfired
hot, are put into the creature's mouth,
and he is made to chew them sufficiently
to get a full benefit of the hot iunch.
Alter tnis ne is cnainca ro a cage. i>ow
. that the monkey is free from the hands
of his tormentors he shows his fear and
agony, superinduced by the rough treatment
he recived and the peppers he had
eaten, and makes frantic though futile
attempts to commit suicide by hanging or
butting his brains out on the boxes. After
this it is supposed that the monkey becomes
docile, and if he proves to be
wicked or degenerate later in life he cannot
lay the blame on the kind people
who brought him from liis forest fastness
to dwell among people who are, according
to an eminent scientist, but his four
millionth cousins.? Will Wayward.
The noble mind may be clouded with
adversity, but cannot be wholly concealed;
for true merit shines by a light
of its own, and, glimmering through the
rents and crannies of indigence, is perceived,
respected and honored by the
generous and the great.
A German doctor says: "Melt some
suspected butter; soak worsted or a wick
in it; when cold light it like a candle;
blow it out; if it is oleomargarine it will
smell like a blown out candle; if it is
butter it will smell like butter."
A Lucky Jt'lsberman.
In the vast amount of business transacted
at the Baltimore (Md.) postoffice,
Mr. M. V. Bailey, superintendent of the
mails, is kept exceedingly busy, but some
HOW lie llilUB u cqjuiu uuui ui uiij iu,gu
fishing, and from hia experience he gives
his testimony that St. Jacob* Oil is the
best remedy in the world for rheumatism,
sprains, soro feet and joints, bruises, etc.
It is the remedy for fishermen and gunners,
who should always keep a bottle on
hand.
A New York concern makes money
letting sealskin sacques.
For Twenty Years.
AN IMPORTANT OPINION HY AN EMINENT NEW YORK
JURIST.
A correspondent of the Syracuse (N. Y.)
Journal send? his paper an interesting interview
with one of the leading justices of the
j supreme court of the State of New YorK,
from which we quote:
| "Yes, sir; I have been on the bench for
twenty years, and have never missed an appointment
through physical debilities.
" In the spring of the year I make it an invariable
rule to help nature ' clean house' by
using a standard blood purifier, and to this I
attribute my extraordinary vigor. I am
nearly seventy years old."
This man is a philosopher as well as a
jurist. The early spring is nature's " hou-?cleaning"
time. Then the blood Ls full of
the impurities of the long winter. Nature
needs as>istance in this work, for if the purification
be not complete the system is liable
to attacks of pneumonia, chills and fever,
malaria, rheumatism, liver ami kidney and
blood disorders, headaches, bowel derangements,
and the debilitating etfects of summer
heat. The use of a pure vegetable, non-alcoholic
preparation is then all-important.
" No, I should not like my name to bo use-1
publicly, but you may sav," said the jurist,
"that the only medicino I use is Dr. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, of Rondout, N.
Y.?a most excellent preparation, which I
always warmly commenu 10 my menus
everywhere."
The Favorite Remedy has been twenty years
in use, and it is said that it is pleasant to
Lake, cures in ninety ]>er cent, of cases, and
can harm no one. It challenges the fullest
comjuirison as a preventive and curative. It
is purely vega table, non-alcoholic, and can
beused with the utmost safety by children
and adults. Wo do not wonder that it has
the cordial indorsement of the best physicians
and the public.
Mensman'h Peptonized beef tonic, tho onlv
preparation of beef containing its entire nutritious
properties. It contains blood-making,
force generating and lifc-sus<taimnR.properticti! ,
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and all forms of general debility ]
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over- |
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pnlmonarycomplaints. C'swell, Hazardi
Co., Proprietors, New York. Sold by druggists.
Kor sore feet, swollen joints, sprains, corn?
or bunions, use St. Patrick's Salve.
Tho short, hacking cough which leads to
consumption is cured by Piso's Cure.
Danger from Catarrh i
Depends npon the nmoant and extent of the sorofulous I
infection. Unquestionably many death* from con- )
sumption can he traced to negleoted catarrh. There n |
& violent distress, protracted coughing spells, the ;
eyes weep, the none discharges copiously, itml the n
head seems about to snlit. 1 i
In suoh esses Hood's Sarnparilln corrects the oa. I i
tarrhby It* direct action in discharging the poison from
thn blood through nature's great oat lets, so that J
healthy, sound blood reaches the membranes and U /
wholesome
Catarrh in the Head jj
Is more prevalent than many are aware of, and how i
readily lellef may be obtained by the use of Hood's I m
Sarsaparilla, listen to the following: j E
I hare been a sufferer with catarrh in thn h?ad for 15 f
years. Never having found any benefit from th? well i
known remedies, I resolved to try a bottle of Hood's I /
Sanuiparilla for my catarrh. I would not tnka r.ny I I
monied consideration for the goo<l that one bottle did I Cl
me.-I. W. Llllls, Chicago, III., Postal Clnrk.
100 Doses One Dollar i /
"I hare been troubled with that distressing corn- J rt
plaint, catarrh, and have been using Hood's Sarsapa, mi
rill*, and iind it on* of the best remedies I have ever A
laJceo,"?Muai Shield. Uhiosgo, ill. | m
i
; < . , .. .
Hla Sob's AdTtofc ' '*
I bare been troubled for over twehrs yean *
dth a weakneesof the kidneys and bladder, *
hich the doctors said was diabetes. I ooold * j
ot at times stand up, and would have to con* 0
nually use the urinal both day and night, 0
rith intense pains in my back and sides: ?
lere was brick-dust deposits in my water; I *
juld not rest well or lie easily in bed in any /
osture. 1 was at that time employed by the
[aine Central railroad, and had to give up *1.
rork for a time. Fearing that it would
xrner or later turn to that dreaded Bright'* i
iaease, I called in iny son in Lewiston, who JJ?
i in the drug business, and after consulting ?1
rith him as to my case, he advised me to um *i
[nut's Remedy, as he knew of so man> sue
esrful cures that it had made in Lewiston o?
nd vicinity. I at once commenced using it, {[?
nd began to improve. I had less pain in my f
ack and sides, my water was pained nato* !n<
ally with less color and no pain, and after ?sing
several bottles found that my pains
re re all prone and the weakness of the Idaneys
nd bladder were cured, and I have no trouble
ritli them now, and can attend to my buslieas;
and for one of my years I am enjoying
;ood health, and thanks to Hunt's Remedy
or it, and I consider it a duty and pleasure to sic
?commend so good a medicine as Hunt's on
Remedy, and I have taken pains to recomnend
it toothers in this vicinity. ^
You are at liberty to publish this acknowljdgment,
hoping it may be the means of helpng
suffering humanity. .
E. B. (Jlakk, Furniture Dealer, !v
Formerly with Maine Central railroad.
Newport, Me., May 17, 1883.
Many Iowa farmers are emieratinz to
Dakota.
If you feel dolL drowsy, debilitaUd, have J*
sallow eolor of skin, or yellowish-brown spots
"** Viao^anhii ni? Hi'tcL
UU 1<K73 Ul WVAI^J UCIJUOUV MV*W.WV?V %, -? !.
ness. ba/1 taste in mouth, internal heat or n<
chills alternated with hot flushes, low spirits te
and gloomy forebodings, irregular appetite,
and tongue coated, you are suffering from te
"torpid liver," or "biliousness." In many
cases of "liver complaint" only part of these re
symptoms are experienced. As a remedy for
all such cases Dr. Pieroe's "Golden M<*iical
Discovery" has no equal, as it effects perfect
and radical cures. At al 1 drug stores.
Two thousand British troops are in Scotand
and thirty thousand are iu Ireland.
Young or middle aged men suffering from
nervous debility, loss of memory, premature m
old age, as the result of bad habits, should tt
- end three stamps for Part VII of Dime
Series namphlets, Address World's Dispen- c]
eary Medical Association, Bnffalo, N. Y.
In France the sauce ismore important than
the fish. ol
VI
Bad temper often proceeds from those painful
disorders to which women are subject. ^
In femaw complaints Dr. R V. Pierce1* r
"Favorite Prescription" it a certain cure.
By all druggists.
Every seventh year has been a dry year
in California for a long period.
"I am using Dr. Graves' Heart Regulator '!
with gnat results. Had Heart Disease for
nine years, so bad could not lie down. John
McGuff, Pike Station, O. The Heart Regu- P
labor cures all forms of Heart Disease, ner- u
outness and sleeplessness.
1 ~ a
Ohio has over 15,000 octogenarians. u
The Mecret of Living.
ScovUl's Sarsaparilla, or Blood and Liver
Syrup, will cure scrofulous taint, rheumatism,
white swelling, gout, goitre, consumption,
bronchitis, nervous debility, malaria,
and all diseases arising from an impure condition
of the blood. Certificates can be presented
from many leading physicians, minis*
ters and heads of families throughout the
land, indorsing it in the highest terms. We
are constantly in receipt of certificates of
cures from the most reliable sources, and we
recommend it as the best known remedy for
the cure of the above diseases.
WaJnnt Leaf Hair Restorer.
It is entirely different from all others. It
is as clear as water, and as its name indicates
is a perfect Vegetablo HairRestorer. It will
immediately free the head from all dandruff,
restore gray hair to its natural color, and produce
a new growth where it has fallen ofr. It F
does not in any manner affect the healthy J
wWh unlnhnr. sucar of lead and nitrate of ]
silver preparations have done. It will change J
light or faded hair in a few days to a beauti- I
ful glossy brown. Ask your druggist for it I
Each bottle is warranted. Smith, Klinb & g
CO., Wholesale Agents, Philadelphia, Pa., 1
and C. N. Ckittbnton, New York. I
Farmers' Folly. J
Some farmers adhere, even against the full I
light of fact anr1 discovery, to the old fashioned
folly of coloring butter with carrots,
annatto, and inferior substances, notwithstanding
the splendid record made by the
improved Butter Color, prepared by Wells,
Richardson & Co.. Burlington, Vt. Atscorei
of the best agricultural fairs it has received
the highe st award over all competitors.
I have been very much benefited by a 50c.
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. When I began
using it rav catarrh was so bad I had headache
the whole time and discharged a large
amount of filthy matter. That has almost entirely
disappeared, and I have not had headache
since to amount to any thing. Please send
two more bottles.-J. H, Summers,Stepney,Ct.
Wonldst see blithe looks,fresh cheeks beguUe,
Aye, wouldit see December smile/
Wouldst see hosts of new roses blow?
Carboiine makes the hair to grow
On the balilest of tieacR
The Frnzer Axle Urease
Is the best in tho market. It is the moot
economical and cheapest, one box lasting as
,ong as two of any other. One greasing will 1
last two weeks. It received flrat premium at j
the Centennial and Paris Expositions, also
medals at variou s State fairs. Buy no other |
Samaritan Nervine relieves the brain of
morbid faucies. It's a pure family medicine.
Samaritan Nervine cured me of St,
Vitus Dance,said T. J. Osborn, Richmond, Va.
Dr. Sanford's Liver Invigorator-cathartie;
tonia Will cure when other medicines fail.
Camphor Milk cures aches and pains. 2oc.
Pho-nix Pectoral cures cold and cough. 25a
GERMAN ffitfflf!
POH 3PAIN. :
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, j
Lumbago, Backache, Headacha, Toothache, -j
Mor*Tbroal,Swtlllnc)29lpralni,BrHU?? .
Horno. SchIUi, Froit BlUi, a
A5D ILL OTIIEK HOU1LT ril.>9 ASD K'HES. p
BoiJbj DrujfliM?o<1 lliilirnifnw6?ri. vltiy Ctaua f
l)ir?jtioiii In II l.aufuaiti. V
TnC CHAltl.EB A. V OH EL Kit CO. 13 ~
ld.C.Li \
" N YN P-7
They who work ear _
slu f 0 ^ H En I 1 & Bk 'y anc^ lat<3 tbe yeai Q
wt Ul 'IcitBBiTta **11^ round need,occasion
' CtlEBBATH a]]y> the healthful u
~ ? atimnlua impnrttd bj f
WK n wholesome toni<
ttliV likeHimctter'aStom
?.c.h :ik
niif^ates the inrtrmi' }!
fc^i^I?MAi,HrtC t?o1|0cmvsle?ceD?. ?
era 3 ^ ^s*? 5? E5r *',,r sale ?>*???" ? "
^ BTTE fv* aM* u-"n "
Catarrh ELY'S creambalm i
when applied by the fln
Sfi&flftB Lr & ijSfiHger into the nostrils m
!?7 v/ffjAM RW.V''^wi11 b??bsorbed, effect vi
CIIDri*COVi'lua'lf cleansing the head
3n R0^^5>jf)A5'b nr I of catarrhal vims, caus"tAD|,n*
healthy secretions. ? ,
'UAVrrVrD^ulul Jit aH*ys inflammation, a
nAl'I CjJH protects the membrane Al
Cy<\ <yijjaS"f the nasal passages
^P" . J vT^T gyB from additional col'is, I
5>j completely heals the
?95BK^^ <^<SiwiS"rt,'"'nd restores taste E
y^^Hnnd smell. A few ap. E
plications relieve. ^ T;
US.A 1 thorough Irtu'mtnl will j'
MW-FEVERStti-^te j
PRICEC'FNTS. BY MAIL OR AT DRUGGISTS. EI.iV
HKOTHliKS, U\V??Oi N. Y. J
TU sriiuujj&xux&a. R,
LINDBLOM & CO., N. G. MILLER&C0. w
6 4 7 Chamber of 66 Broadway.
Commerce, Chicago. New York. Pi
GRAIN & PROVISION BROKERS H
Mmtibers of all prominent Produce Exchanges in New
York. Chicago, St. 1/mis and Milwaukee.
We haveexclusive jjrivato telegraph wire between Olil- ,'
cago and Now York. Will execute orders on our judg- I?
ment when requested. Send for circulars containing "ii
particulars. KOI1T. l.INDBI.OM A CO., Chicago. j'l
It Don't Often Happen 1
Where a, reliable house, iu advertising their regular 1
business, will send, as this house does, for ono dollar:
a complete sample outtit that will enable any one smart B
nnd enterprising to easily make $n to 310 per day and
expenses. Send the $1 and two .stamps for return toTHB M
IMNA H1CKFU1UJCU.. sa)&:Hl Broadway,N.Y.
1CCUTC lllNklTCn EVERYWHERE to sell tha
MuCN I O IT API I tLJ best Family Knitting
BlndiSnc ever invented. Will knit a pair of stockings
with IIKE Land TOM complete in ai minutes. It will
also knit a great variety of fancy work, for which there
is always a ready market. Send for circular and terms n,
to the TWO.HHI.Y KNITTING MACHINE n,
CO., 1<>3 Tiif.MONT STREET. BOSTON. MASS. _
$12 CAPITAL AND A LIVING -j
By exhibiting with a .?In?ir T.nntern. W
1 hero is n cliutirc for evorv one, B
without much exertion. Our ,1lA<WC
IjANTKHN and G View* for 812. W
Makes nn tt.lnnt picture. 9
A llnrt. Ik-. Ki'th Ave.. N.Y.
CONSUMPTION, i
I havo a positive remedy f?r tho nboro dlseano; by Itm "
cm thousands of cases of tho worst kind and of Ion*
standing havo been cured. ludeed.sostronclsmvfaltS fie:
In Its efilcacy, thru I will send TWO BOTTLES FKFR. to. ?
pother with u V.W.t'AIH.K TKKATISBon this dlsnuJ to 1
aay tuflcrer. Olvo Kxpreniunl |\ o. address. I
DU. T. A. SI.'MTJf, 1:1 IVarl Ht., Kaw York. i
SSffi DJITCNTC I
'"kki>. i hiliu vjosmi i
tetrribt your inrrnhou. >i-ni I Htanips fur4U>?. Uottknn ]
Vi frnl*. I,, BIX till AM. /' *'. L'iiri/er, li'it-ihiny/un, J)l\ rl:
I APIITO m.iki'iiutlu'la<>fmoneyBillingtlx i'|?
NliKN I ^ PiliB'iiif Wonder. Stinmplea post- or
lUEall I U [p..nl,i'ic. r.,l.D.biliMUulfaloNV ha
PH<?N1X PECTOltAI. will euro ynur coiikii, Priee i>c. }*r
llinTlinr< I AnrMnhMl. Sond ad
(III' | IIKf* forrironlnr. I>n. J. A. IIoube,
IIIf I V11 Ba 1->?S fifth Avenue. N. Y. City. c
1 Rout* Wnnfoil fnr the Bent and Fastest si-HInu _
m l'lvtiirinl Hooks anil Kihles. Prices reduced :?< per m
ant. National 1'flil.lmllso Co., PlulmMplim. Ph. fj
JL.tny .l. l'.?V 1. .') '. V. HI. who win
mull lo.l. F. HretMi.ui. ' ' > .J.iliiiatou Hullillnr, x>
>r?<'lnelnnn1l. Ohio. PiMul N ile lor #8.fto ahall
vrlve n eon> of theKturdnri! fil?forv ol' Frcema- P ,
inry, |io**t-pnld. hoilt H'Ii.'.ii dcMlren, Outllt to act u -affent
In County of lil? realil.-nee for the ??lebjr ?!> "
rlptlon of tbU inont dcnlrablu book.
' 'Jav* **YyU; L'ranunS!
VEGETABLE' GOMPOOID,
IS A POSITIVE CO El 70S
\?\ ~3 AH thoie painfull CcmpUfitt*
yrjim * and WesknMsei ?o eoHH?a , -J
jg%ML ****** to oar bft*t *
* FEMALE l'OPULATIOir,**,
/ Mw W l? llyrid, pin ?r liwptO ! J
(4 purpote Is snlelu for the lejUlmat* healing*/
iease and the relief of vain, and that it dot* *U
'MUmt to do, thousands of ladUt can oladlyte?ti/^,*L 1
twill euro entirely all Ovarian trouble*. Ti ifTi 111? ( I
-> i"*Jilnir and DlspliLcaMiita,.?MI .
njMoent'splafirV^eaknesi", and In particularly aaaaa.
to U? Change ot Life. # ?>,
t reworca FalntaeatFlatuleoeT, deatrcyaaB iimIm
r Bttmulanta, and reliarea Weafcncaa of the Bymaafc
cure* Bloating, Hcadachcg, NerronJ Proetratt^
neral Debility, Bleeplerancsa, Doprcadon and tanrtlon.
That feeling of bearing down, canata* paaH,
d backache, la always pcrmnnenUy cared fflilK
Jend stamp to Lrnn, Ka??., for pamphlet. Lettenet
jnir^eonjwcntlj^y^nawcrcd. For taUatdrvggmB^
Home Items.
?"Ail your own fault
If you remain rick when yon can .
Get hop bitters that never?Fail.
?The weakest woman, smallest child, and
:kest invalid can use hop bitters with safety
d great good.
?Old men tottering around from Rheumaim,
kidney trouble or any weakness wDl be
most new by using hop bitters.
?My wife and daughter were made healthy
' the use of hop bitters and I recommend
em to my people.?Methodist Clergyman.
Ask any good doctor if hop
Bitters are not the best family medicine
On eartn.
?Ma'arial fever, Ague and Biliousness
ill leave every neighborhood as soon as hop
tters arrive.
?"My mother drove the paralysis and J
mralgia all oat of her system with hop bit* y,
re."?Ed. Oswego Sun.
?Keep the kidneys healthy with hop blfc> : j
rs and you need not fear sickness.
?Ice water is rendered harmless and mor# y
freshing and reviving with hop bitters in
ich draught
?The vigor of youth for the aged and in- <
rm in hop bitters !
At the change of life nothing equals
Hop bitters to allay all troubles incident
Thereto." _
?"The best periodical for ladies to. takt
tonthly and from which they will receivB
te greatest benefit is hop bitters."
?Mothers with sickly, fretful, nursing .
lildren, will cure the children and benefit * .
lomdbaoW t?Hnc hon bitters dailv.
? Thousands die annually from some form
f kidney disease that might have been- pre> - %
anted by a timely use of nop bittara - '
?Indigestion, weak stomach, irregularis '
ea of the bowels, cannot exist when hop bit;rs
are used.
A timely * * * use of hop
Bitters will keep a whole family
In robust health a year at a little cost.
?To produce real genuine sleep and child*
ke repose all night, take a little hop bittera
n retiring.
reventingrestand Jeep, will Jifappeal^bysing
hop bitters.
?Paralytic, nervous, tremulous old ladiet
re made perfectly quiet and sprightly by
sing hop bitters.
CAIN ||
HealthandHappiness. -I
MttmSi J
(TBCHr? SAVE DOSE. 1
Are your Kidneys disordered?
"Kidney Wort brought me from my grmr*, yN
Are your nerves weak?
"Kidney-Wort cared me from nerroqi makatat
4c., after Iwaa not expected to Uto."?Kr* M.K.B.
Goodwin, Ed. Christian Monitor, CtordmiS
Have you Blight's Disease?
TUdner-Wort eared me when mj wiMr vaa Jaat
Uks cfaaUt and then like bloodX
Frank WUmo, P*abodys Kml
Suffering from Diabetes?
"Xldnsr-Wort U the most fuccessfulrMMdylbafft
erer used. Qlree almost Immediate i-sHaf." i
Dr. Phillip C. Ballou, luakfca, Tk
Have you Liver Complaint?
"Kldney*Wort cured me of chronlo LmrStaMM
Wu^UUOoL CKhlUtOurd,KT. ^
Is your Back lame and aohing?
"Kidney-Wort, U bottle) cored me What I VMM
lame I had to roll oat of bed."
0. H. Tallmage, XUmdCMk Whb
Have tou' Kidney Disease?
"Kidney-Wort made me *oandlaUr?r MdkUtem
after yean of nnraccearfnl doctoring, n wank
$U a box."?Bam'l Hodges, Wllllamitnw, w?> Tk
Are you Constipated?
"Kldncy-Wort cause* easy evacuation* tad ami
me after 16 yean use of other medicine*,*
Melson Tairchlld, aHftm VI
Have you Malaria?
Tldney-Wort has dona better than say eCbsr
* ?gaElSSi*n .
Are you Bilious?
*TQdney>.Wort has done me more good An My
Char remedy I hare erer taken."
*n. J. T. Galloway, EDcIfeXQnph
Are you tormented with Piles?
"Kidney-Wort permanently cured me of bltedhf
piles. Dr. w. O. Kline recommended It to?.**
Geo. a. Hoot, Oaahler K. Bank, KyttsCOT*, Vh
Are you Bheumatism racked?
"Kidney-Wort cured me, after 1 wai rirea up te
rtU byphy^dsga^^^dtffl^jg^
I ? -?? "Z.TL ?
juaaies, aro you buuwiusi _
"KIduej-Wori cured nx of peculiar frrwihlM?
If you would Banish Disease
i and gain Health, Take-'
imsss^m 1
Th? blood cuiAtmw.
CTFALLIBU
^EYERFAIl5>j[ nr cvmsa
flltl)lffNFw rtmDf
V |I*^Slcknesa, CotttOions,
St. Vitas Dance, AloohoHam,
)plum Eating, Seminal Weakness, In*
?tency, Syphilis, Scrofula, and all - v<rr-u
Nervous and Blood Diseases.
taTTo Clergymen, Lawyers, Literary Men.
tfercb&nts, Bankers, Ladles and all whoa*
ledentanr employment causes Nervous Pro#ration,
Irregularities of the blood, stomach,
jowelfl or Kidneys, or who require a nerre
onlc, appetizer or stimulant, Samaritan Ntnru
is invaluable. r t j 111 <y
ggf.BMf: [THEIGREITj
vonderful Invigor- .. 1 1 1 , *
mt that eversustain- r ||||p|n|||l j|N
id a sinking system. L N C li|V El J
11.60 at Druggists. ??I I I I If
heDR.S.A.RICHMOND ^nAimiirnnn S
IEDICALCO., Sole Pro-[CONQUEROR* j
rietors, St. Joseph, Mo. 1 %r
Jhaa.* N. Crittenton, Agent, New Yorkl (8)
Consumption Can Be Oured!
m I A t
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msBALSAM
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9IV Proprietors, Boston, Kin. ?
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rrpHj)nmi?*nce ><iu tu*d. incuse smrap ior reDU.
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Seal h.-tati- Broker, New Tac< ma, Washington Tar*/.
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Rates to Texas. Arkansas and California.
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