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I ? \ Kansas Wolt Bounties. I * Owing to the losses every year of so J many sheep, pigs, calves and fowls from depredations by wolves, coyotes, -wildcats and foxes, the Kansas Improved Stock Breeders at their annual meeting in January, appointed a committee to work for such legislation as would authorize a higher bounty, at least for wolf scalps?the amended law of 1889 authorizing county commissioners to pay not to exceed 83 for each scalp. To aid the committee, at IC?Ob tu UIO CAlOUtl UX ly what has been done under the new law, Seoretary Cobarn, of the State Board of Agriculture, has interviewed each one of the county clerks in the State as to the amount expended by his county in each of the four years mentioned toward the extermination of the predatory prowlers. From the 105 counties ninety-six reports were received; nine counties failed or declined to report. Seventythree paid and twenty-three did not twnr hnnntiflH. In 1890 fiftv-two COUn- I ties paid $J1,910; in 1891 fifty-eight counties paid 815,233; in 1892, fiftyfioyen counties paid $11,931, and in 1893, sixty-five counties paid $17,594. The total amount paid in the four years by seventy-three counties is $59,668. The foregoing figures include the bounties paid on a few fox, wildcat and rabbit scalps, but in the main represent -wolves or coyotes. In the various counties the amounts per scalp have been fifty cents for cubs and from one to three dollars for grown wolves. Secretary Cobarn says that the assessors last year reported 157,000 dogs .i rt. t 1 V _ Zt in tne state, ana no uuu&a n mcoo were -what they ought to be and used to the best advantage there would be less need to pay bounties and fewer varmints on which to pay them.? Farm, Field and Fireside.. How Chinese Do Things* The men wear skirts and the women {trousers. I The men wear their hair long and the women wear it short. j The men carry on dressmaking and the women carry burdens. i The Chinese begin dinner with dessert and end with soup and fish. ' The Chinese compass points to the south instead of the north. Th? flhinPRA lftnnfih their vessels sideways and mount their horses from the off side. Books are read backward, and what we call footnotes are inserted at the top of the page. The Chinese surname oomes first instead of last. The Chinese shake their own hands instead of the hands of those they would greet. ' : The written language of China is not written and the written language is not spoken. I The Chinese dress in white at funerals and in mourning at weddings, while -U 1 U1U WUU1CU cuwuJO OCX *o no maxu^uwmuo, ?New York Advertiser. Tine and Season. All things have their time and season, and in the changeful temperature of a closing Winter rheumatism flourishes. The best treatment is referred to in a letter from Miss Una Gunckle, Trenton, 0., Feb. 22nd, 1893, Who says: "I suffered for several years with rheumatism, but was cored by St. Jaoobs OIL I am now well and never feel anything of It." Better get the Oil in time and there wdl Ha nft uunn nf frnnhln aftfirWArda. ' The world has laid 83,000,000 tons of Iron ? and steel rails. Dr. Kilmer's Swimp-Boot cores all Kidney and Bladder troubles. Pamphlet And Consultation tree. Laboratory Blnghamton, N. Y. Another vein of ooal has been struck at fe Litchfield, 111. Ctaxb or Ohio, Crrr or Tolido, } Lucas county. f Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the enior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & CO., doinjj business in the City of Toledo, Oonnty and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL* LABS for each and every cue of Catarrh that i cannot be cored by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Chbnet. efworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 0th day of December, A. D. 1886. ,?A. W. Gleason, jlCAtf < ?y? ' Notary Public, } Hall's Catarrh Cure'is taken Internally an/t acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of 'the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O. ifySold by Druggists, 75c. Coughs, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, etc. onickly relieved by "Brwm'i Bronchial Troches. They surpass all other preparation! In removing hoarseness, ~nd as a cough r&nedt are pre-eminently the best. A postal, a drop of ink, i request for a fro? catalogue?2000 mailable articles?save 25 to 50c. on $1. west's Nerve and Brain Treatment, 67c.; Liver Pills, 12c.: Porous Plasters, 12c.; Hat Dye, 20c. B. A. Hall, Charleston, S. C. Dr. Hoxale's Certain Croup Care Allays painful breathing, aching bones, and the chills and fever of an acute cold. Use it promptly and save life. ?) cts. Sbilob's Care Is sold on a guarantee. It cures Incipient Con* sumption; It ia the Best Cough Cure; 25c., 80c., SI Mr. Louis A. Wroe Hagerstown, Md. Nigh Unto Death Sound asaDollarAfterTaking Five Bottles of Hood's. "In the spring of 18801 was taken with severe pains in my breast so that I could hardly straighten myself up. I could not sleep at night and shortly after 1 was taken with night sweats. I had no appetite and when I did eat I Became Deathly Sick. Then large lumps the size of a hen's egg formed upon both sides of my neck. I opened them and closely followed the doctor's directions, but I grew worse and the hair commenced to fall off my head. Finally, I heard so much talk about Hood's Sarsaparilla I decided to take it. I continued until I took five bottles which cured me as sound as a dollar, and from that time tin til now I have not had a sick day ?nd hava Hood's5^1" Cures not felt the slightest effects of rheumatism." L. A. Wboe, 27 Prospect St, Hagerstown, Md. Heotf'a Pill* are prompt and efficient, yet easy Jb action. Sold by all druggists. 23 cents. NOVEL WARFARE. HAWKING AS A MEANS FOR DISABLING CARRIER PIGEONS; The Birds Are Trained In BelgiumCompanies of Reconnoiterers on Snowshoes ? English Bicycle Corps at Shooting Practice. IT is only a few weeks ago that i Russian newspaper man discov ered that Roumania was quieth building a navy for use in th< Black Sea; in fact, that she has beei engaged in that nefarious practici since 1887. An Italian army office: now furnishes the dread news that "i is all up" with carrier pigeons for wa: purposes, inasmuch as Muscovite hawk would catch and kill them with light ning rapidity. This is a piece of intelligence sucl as an army leader frequently finds ii his daily mail. No sooner has some body invented an armor guaranteed tc withstand the action of the greates gun in existence than somebody els< comes along with a projectile capabli of smashing into smithereens tha identical armor. Will the other powers answer th< Russian threat by likewise establish ing hawk brigades, or will they dis solve their carrier pigeon corps? The carrier pigeon is still the wa: bird par excellence, and is likely t< remain so unless the perpetual mobili will ever be invented, and with tha mechanical birds that submit to th< orders of nature and of man alike Strange to say the people most ad vanced in, and most devoted to, th< art of making war?the Germanshave so far not succeeded in outstrip ping the rivals by the superior train ing of army pigeons. The pigeon corpi of France, Austria, England and Italj are all equally far from being perfect. Belgium, on the other hand, claims t< possess the best carrier-pigeon servic< in Europe, while Russia has of lat< established a system for capturing and disabling the enemy's feathered messengers bv reviving the ancient institution of hawing. There is, obviously, no connectior between the achievements of these twc countries in the pigeon and anti-pigeor lines. The Belgians, the most unwarlike of nations, employ the carriei pigeon for sportive purposes only e+ill +Viqtt Viatro in t.)io ort-cfvlpH fftlfionn school at Falkenswerth, Flanders, th< only institute in the world where falcons and hawks are trained for th< chase in approved Norman style. It is not admitted by the authoritiei of either nation that the P.ussian wa: UNIFORMED RUSSIAN WAR FALCON. ministry obtains its hawking materia' in Flanders, but it is easily seen thai +>>o 'Pftlt<inonrprt.h derivfis itf raison d'etre from the fact that it sells its product to those in want of it, and, while a few English and Spaniel sportsmen have taken up the ancienl custom of hunting with the bird, theii combined demands do not exceed al most liberal reckoning from thirtj to fifty falcons per year. What, then, becomes of the surplus of from 200 tc 300 birds which the Falkenswerth institute turns out annually ? Falcons are more or less numerous all over the world and the art of training them iB not a secret. Indeed, there is no end of books, Boipe by royal authors, on the subject. The method followed at Falkenswerth, the alleged Bussian training school foi hawking, is as follows: The falcons are either procured $411141 ENGLISH BICYCLE when still in the nest or in their firs year of existence. The female birc usually succeeds in breeding thre< young ones, two females and one male The females are in special demand, a they are stronger, more active, an< more courageous than the other sex The first thing to do is to place th< young birds in dark coops and kee] them there until they have growi sufficiently to undergo training. J ond-year-old bird could be" at onco ad mitted to school if it were not for it inherent wildness and ferocity. T< make the falcon at all tractable it mus undergo a hunger cure in a dark re cess, where it is not permitted t< sleep or rest a moment. One of th greatest falconers of all ages, the Ger man Emperor Frederick II, even ad vised to blind the birds while prepai ing them for training by drawing silk thread through their lower ey< lids. Of course, the falcon does nc take to this sort of thing patient)j On the contrary, the birdB make i their business to get even with thei tormentors, and to this end emplo their mighty beaks and claws c best they know how, so that it fr< quently becomes necessary to clip ?b latter. To break them from bitin i pieces of hard wood, stone, and po: - celain or glass are held out to birc 7 when in a fury. s After the bird has thus been traine i to a degree it must become used t 0 riding on man's gloved hand, glove r not for the falcon's sake but for ths t of the falconer. There it learns i r mind the trainer's voice and to rid s on horseback without exhibiting - wild passion to claw at the animaL The falcon's uniform is as follows 1 It wears a cap cf soft leather coverin l the entire head, inclusive of the eyei - and leaving but the beak free. Tw ) feather bands encircle both legs an t are kept together by a large brai 5 ring. The cap is removed when tl 3 falconer throws the bird to the wint t ready for business. In doing so 1 3 t ; if#31* ' f BUSSIAN TBOOP3 MAJ ' puts his index finger through th i ring, and throwing up his hand lei . go suddenly. While the bird is ui 3 dergoing training a thin wire is fasi ened to the ring, bj which the bird ca 3 be pulled beck in case of need. Tl r cap of the Busian army hawks is in tb - colors of the regiments to which the belong. The glove of the falooner : made of the strongest leather, in o] der to protect him against the cla^ ing propensities of the bird. It takt about a month to get the faloons usei to their masters. They take quit naturally to hunting pigeons; th difficult part is to teacn inem 10 r? turn with their prey and not tear : to pieces in midair. A war falcon d? parting from this rule would be a ver poor specimen of a reconnoiterer ii deed. It does not do to kill the sp or message carrier. The principal ot ject is to learn his business and thu obtain an advantage over him. If the St. Petersburg authoritie gain this end, and there is no reaso why they .should not do so if the bird are properly trained, they undoubted ly have a great advantage over a enemy whose secret plans they ma follow up by catching their winge messengers, and perchance catchin them alive and setting them fre again, after substituting a bogus me: sage for that originally dispatched. To fully appreciate the value of th hawk's service one must turn to th records of the achievements of arm carrier pigeons as set forth by th story of the sieges of Paris, Strasj burg and Metz. It is proved that c 354 pigeons sent out from Paris 10 returned with messagea' One sing] pigeon carried 3500 dispatches < twenty words each between the con mander of Paris and the temporar government established at Tours. Nc - only the French but all the Germai I Austrian, Russian and Italian for' ti resses are now supplied with a fu i corps of carrier pigeons, each havin ) certain stations whither they trav< , regularly. Berlin is connected wit i Cologne and KoenigBberg respectivel ; by a carrier pigeon service, and so i Paris and London. Occasional! b German war pigeons are sent to v: r enna and vice versa. Mr. Gladston , employed messenger pigeons wit > great success on his last electioneer ing tour on land and water, and whei the German Emperor travels at sea h i is never without his coop of exper: enced birds. All the navies of th great powers are plentifully supplie ' with carrier pigeons, and just now a i effort is made to furnish ocea i steamers with which to carry news c disaster or messages of the date c arrival or departure. I Germany and the other States c ammunition wagon. t the Triple Alliance, as well as those < 1 the dual alliance, have regular we 2 carrier pigeon stations under militar . governors. The amateur pigeon s< 3 cieties are likewise organized under 1 central head, who is responsible to th . Minister of War. Germany, Austri j and France each possesses in tt j neighborhood of 100,000 traine l pigeons. Italy boasts of 60,000. TL i number of pigeons in Russia is nc - definitely known. s Up to now the only recognize i enemies of messenger pigeons in we t were: The foolhardy business < - ballooning, obnoxious weather, etorn a rain, snow, frost, hunger and thirs e the bullets of friends and enemiei - and occasional birds of prey. No - that the Russian Government pr< > poses to let loose a regular army of a hawks of war the security and the )- life of the carrier pigeons becomes it very precarious indeed. The smoke\ less powder likewise adds terrors to it the poor birds' existence. Yet the ir military experts continue to extend y and improve their war carrier-pigeon is service, though it is admitted that the bird'B capacity for work cannot be ie enhanced by any means. But then g they also persist in building new r- armored ships, topheavy and liable to Is be blown up by a simple little torpedo, a thing much less pretentious id than a trained hawk. ;o Snowshoes were first employed by d Russia in the Scandinavian warj. In it Siberia and in Finland they are in ;o common use. After trying all systems [e and finally discarding the Christiania a shoe, so much in vogue with sportsmen of all nations, the St. Petersburg i: authorities settled upon a pattern g peculiar to Russia. It is broader and s, heavier than tne .Norwegian vaneiy o and permits the wearier to lay aside ,d the pilot or balancing cane while 33 making ready to shoot or engaging in le battle. Furthermore, it is so conIs structed as to carry a man in full le field equipment over deep snowdrifts, js jgj rETTVERING ON SK0W3H0E3. ,9 I where, under ordinary circumstances, ? ' he would sink in at once. The snowi shoe brigades move with great alacrity t- and precision. If the shoes are not n wanted they are but a slight addition te to the regulation field equipment of ie the Russian soldier, who is moro or y less of a human freight car anyway. IB if the .Russians, as BUggeateu, mr tend to follow the tactics of 1812 to a 7- greater or lesser extent the snowshoe is divisions would, of course, be of the d !S FBENCH BICICLB. Q Le greatest value. Rifle practice on snow1 shoes held near St. Petersburg, while n the thermometer was twenty-five dey grees below zero, was attended by d excellent results, compared with g ordinary exercises at that time, at disie tances from 600 to 1300 paces. The j- formations were briskly executed, the lines exactly formed, and the men ie were able to 6hoot in all positions? ie lying down, kneeling down, or stand7 iflg. ie As reconnoiterers the snow-shoed 3- messengers and Tiralleurs are said to >f have done wonders. They succeeded >0 in reaching out-of-the way places le jvhich could neither be approached by )f horse nor bicycle, making extremely i- auick time. This is an entirely new y aspect of snowBhoe superiority, and >t the armies of the Triple Alliance will i, make haste to follow suit, though the fc- advantage of originality will always 11 be with Russia; it must also be cong sidered, in comparing the chances of il success of snowshoe troops belonging h to the Russian, and the German, and y Austrian armies, respectively, that the is Muscovite takes quite naturally to this y branch of the service, which he is i- more or less familiar from the days of e his youth. The Russians, too, manuh factare their own snowshoes in the - artisan shops attached to each regiq ment. The powers of the Triple Allie ance buy theirs in Scandinavia. I un i- derstana mat uermany una just w e dered a large supply at Christiania d for use of the frontier's guard at the n Vosges. & "While dry rot seems to have taken ?f hold in the bicycle corps of the armies 'f of the Triple Alliance and of Russia, and while France records no further advancement than additional speed in her military wheel efforts, England has made great strides of late in the direction of finding further uses for the bicycle, and at the 6ame time her riders are taught the noble art of selfdefense or even taking the offensive. Bicycles are now used in the British army to carry ammunition. The machine is constructed as follows: The case containing the war material is placed on a two-wheeled wagon drawn and preceded by twelve men riding behind each other on six bicycles. The speed of this machine is from nine and a half to fifteen miles an hour. It can travel over any kind of ground, the wheels being covered with rubber. The occupant of the first wheel marshals proceedings, the rest of the men ? only follow suit, working their arms >f and legs. It is claimed that the mair chine is not frequently subjected to y accidents, and that as a means of car) rying ammunition to an outpost it is a without equal, being noiseless and ie swift at the same time. The machines ia will probably be generally adopted for ie use in fortresses. In case an English d bicycle corps is attacked or finds it ie advantageous to take the offensive the >t men form a carre with their machines after detaching their wheels. Then d part of them crouch down or kneel ir down while the others shoot standing. )f It may be added that the English 1, bicycle corps is most appropriately t, uniformed while the bicyclists of the j other armies are hampered as much w by useless equipments as by red tape. )- ?Chicago Times. The Uncertainties oi Human Life. The death last week of the Rev. John Adams Paddock, Episcopal Bishop of the State of Washington, reminds a friend of the family of thia storv: The Bev. Seth Paddock, of Norwich, Conn., had threo sons?Benjamin H., who was at one time Bishop of Massachusetts; John Adams, Bishop of Washington, and Lewis S., a physician of large practice and many admirable qualities. The last of these, about a dozen years ago, suffered from a painful and rather mysterious malady which was finally pronounced by experts to be appendicitis. His condition was critical for several days, and his many friends were prepared to hear of his death at any moment. His chief medical adviser. Dr. 0. M. Carleton, was one of the most successful surgeons in Eastern Connecticut, a man of mnch impetuosity and determination. and a' 'never-eive-up-the ship" sort of a fellow. One afternoon, as he entered the sick man's honse, he was met at the outer door by an attendant, who said solemnly: "Don't go upstairs, doctor; it's no use." "What! Is he dead?" was the response. "No, but he's going fast, and they've sent for Dr. Giesy, who has come, and is now reading the prayers for the dying." Dr. Carleton pansed long enough to inquire as to the precision with which his instructions had been carried out. Then he flew upstairs like a flash to the sick-room, where the service prescribed in the Episcopal ritual for such emergencies was being conducted by the saintly rector of Christ Church. Dr. Paddock was apparently unconscious. What then occurred the narratoi professes to have learned only by hearsay, and his memory of the story current in Norwich at the time, very naturally, is not so fresh as to details -r% ? ? _ 1 _ A T\? now as men. uut 11 is saia mat ui. Carleton stopped the proceedings with an energy which showed more regard for the possibility or resuscitating his patient than for the sensibilities of those participating inthie painful scene. However this may be, and whatever language may have beei] addressed to the dying (or dead] man's gentle pastor, it appears that the surgeon made a hasty ezaminatioc of the prostrato form before him, and promptly excluded every one bu1 necessary attendants from the room, Brandy and beef tea were then administered, and before long ther( were evidences of returning animation, A few weeks later restoration wai complete. ?New York Tribune. TV as She Selfish? "1 never did do an underhand thinj | in my life before," said a well-knowi matron yesterday. "But, you see, a the Japanese store they are selling out a number of rare articles of bric-a brae, and among the lot I had set mj affection on a blue china teapot. Foj several weeks I passed back and for ward and neglected to purchase th< article. Finally, as I had occasion tc enter the store, I saw two ladies ad miring the teapot. I listened anc heard one of them say: 'Well, we'I try to get it cheaper if we can,' anc had it set aside while they went witt the clerk to the back of the store. Just at this juncture I determined tc get the teapot at any price, and ] called another clerk and said: 'Wha1 do you ask for that teapot?' She tolo me and I said: 'Wrap it up.' So ofl I walked with my prize. I do nol know how the other ladies felt wheu they came back, but after I got home my conscience stung me so that I fell bad every time I looked at the teapot, whiob, reason with myself as I may, ] cannot think was gotten altogethei honestly. But a bargain counter and its attractions will tempt any person, much more a -woman.''?J-iouievme Courier-Journal. "Jfamby Pamby."* The term "namby pamby," which has come to be applied to a person of vacillating character, as well as to weak literary productions, was originated by the poet Pope. He applied it to some puerile verses that had been written by an obscure poet?one Ambrose Phillips?addressed to the children of a peer. The first half of the term is meant as a baby way of pronouncing Amby, a pet nickname for Ambrose, and the second half is simply a jingling word to fit it.?Detroit Free Press. Each year, it Is estimated, there Is on qvomoo nf fi Hon murders com till U?W?U5V v. vf mitted la the United States, 130 legal hangings, and 200 lynchings. Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly usea. The many, who live better than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to ! the needs of physical being, will attest ! the value to health of the pure liquid 1 laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleasant to the taste, ths refreshing and truly ! beneficial properties of a perfect laxative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the KidI neys, Liver and Bowels without weakI ening them and it i3 perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Fisrs is for sale by all druggists in 50c and SI bottles, but it is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept.any substitute if offered. Highest of all in Leavening Poi AB&OLU1 Threatened by a River. "Our city is jnst now in great danger of losing the Missouri River," i said George Henderson, of Atchison, Kan., at the St. James. "And not only that, but the iron bridge over the river and the railroads reaching Atchison from the East are pretty sure to be cut off, too. For several years the river has been cutting away the bank above the railroads on the Missouri side to such an extent that two or three thousand acres of land have been carried away, as well as a good deal of the site of East Atchison. The Government spent $75,000 in protecting the bank, but the work was improperly done, and last June a freshet came along and swept all the improvements out. Since then the river has resumed its warfare, and 1 several valuable farms have been washed away. This year since the ' river began to rise the bank has been caving in at an alarming rate. Originally the shore line was over a mile from the railroad tracks; now it is less than a hundred yards, and the rail1 road men are ready to tear up the tracks at the shortest possible notice. If the river cuts through, as it is feared it_will, it will throw the Mis It will, perhaps, require a little stretch of the imagination on the part of the reader to recognize the fact that the two portraits at the head of this-article are of the same individual ; and yet they are truthful sketches made from photographs, taken only a few months apart, of a very much esteemed dti) sen of Illinois?Mr. C. H. Harris, whose address is No. 1,622 Second Avenue, Rock Ialand? ILL The following extract from a letter written by Mr. Harris explains the marI velous change in his personal appearance. He I writes : " Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery saved my life and has made me a 1 man. My home physician says I am good for I forty years yet. You will remember that I was just between life and death, and all of my friends were sure it was a case of death, ' until I commenced taking a second bottle of I 1 Golden Medical Disooverv,' when I became r able to sit up and the cough was very much j better, and the bleeding from my lungs stopped, and before I had taken six bottles of i the 'Golden Medical Discovery* my cough t ceased and I was a new man and ready for ' business. I now feel that It is a duty that I owe to i my fellcw-men to recommend to them the j Golden Medical Discovery' which saved my life when doctors and all other medicines failed to do me any good. I send to you with this letter two of my photographs; ono taken a few weeks before! i was taken down sick in bed, and the other was taken after I was well." These two photographs are faithfully re-produced at the I head of this article. Mr. Harris's experience in the use of " Golden Medical Discoveiy" is not an exceptional one. 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Then, also, every house of every sort, including a valuable pork packing plant in East Atchison, will be swept away. Should the worst happen, $1,500,000 would not cover the loss. Only Providence can prevent the river cutting through, as the river is too high now to admit of work being done, even if there was plenty of money at hand to do it. The railroads I spoke of as being in danger are the Kansas City, St. Joe & Council Bluffs, the Missouri Pacific, the Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe, the Hannibal & St. Joe and the Bock Island. Each will lose a mile of track at least, besides yards and sidings."? Washington Star. mumt Rheims has the highest death rate of any town in the civilized world. It has 28.62 per 1000. Dublin is nest, with 27.05. Then comes New York, with 26.47, and Vienna, with 25.07. Paris has 23.61. \ The roots of a tree are often as extensive as its branches. ? . - covery.' I consented to her using It, and it cured her. She has had no symptoms of con* sumption for the past six years. People having this disease can take no better rem* edy." Yours very truly, From the Buckeye State comes the follow* ing: " I was pronounced to have consumption by two of our beet doctors. I spent nearly $300, and was no better. I concluded . to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. I bought and used eight bottles and I can now say with truth that I feel lust as well to-day as I did at twenty-flve. and can do just as good a day's work on the farm, although I had not done any work for several years." Truly, your friend, Mr. Dulaney's address Is Campbell, Ohio. " I had catarrh in the head for years and mnhlA with mv left luncr afc the same time. You put so much faith in jour remedies that I concluded to try one bottla or two, and I derived much benefit therefrom. I used up three bottles of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, five bottles of your " Golden Medical Discovery," and in four months I was myself again. I could not sleep on my left side, and now I can sleep and eat heartily. So long as I have your medicines on hand I have no need of a doctor: I do not think my bouse in order without tiem. Yours truly, Marlow, Baldwin Co., Ala. If it would be any more convincing, we could easily fill the columns of this paper with letters testifying to the cure of the severest diseases of the throat, bronchia and lungs, by the uso of " Golden Medical Discovery." To build up solid flesh and strength after the grip, pneumonia, ("lung fever"), exhausing fevers, and other prostrating diseases, it haa no equal. It does not make fat like cod liver oil and its nasty compounds, but solid, wholesome flesh. A complete treatise on Throat, Bronchia], CU1U UUllg l/ioccwco , auu muuuui^ ajwauami and Chronic Nasal Catarrh, and pointing out successful means of home treatment for these maladies, will be mailed to any address by the World's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo, N. 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