Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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|7?~~ ' 3 ' KINO OUT. fiBLLSi ^ Ring out, ring out, y* merry bolls, And let the deep-mouth* I cannon roar, 'v Each patriot bosom swells, The glorious Fourth is her* oooe more. When night descends what Joys are Ms! The hissing rocket cleaves the skies. (lark ' hear the rnman candles (Is*. Behold the red and blue lights rise. Noar, whirs' 7-r.-r.ip' bang, torpedoes crash An<l split the fretted ear of night; Fire-crackers jump, toy-pistols flash, Mid exclamations of delight. Now blaso th > barrel smearet with tar. blow matches pass from hand to hand. And salve and sticking-plasters are At druggists' stores in great demand. j HOW WE CELEBRATED, A KOUBTH OF JULY STORY. MUST look out for 4 } LutyCarson, boys. f likely Gnu J^im campin' eome " pa whars below here. ^ST1^ fc3| " bails Jou? bid V j/lrlV--Kjfl him the time o'day /* jS and pass on." ' I '2'v \ Carson?" saidMark, 1 }a\'*' dropping tho padtv* > J'MK/ ^'? P'cked y A J*"4* ^3* UI > at,d balancing '^C\ & % *8 11 himself on the side aVK /CtT^R iM of his canoe. - %il. V*UHY.~f- Our friend tho If u M i|tt farmer wiped his ,dfk\V i[) Bm A |4 perspiring brow 1 I jtW^r-A. II and hid his jovial ^ features behind a L\ \ ma?k of gravity. 1 I fvF\P "Now that's " * * mor'n I can tell," he replied, "fie' a reckless, good for nothin' kind of a chap, with two harum scarcum sons as big as he is, an' there are some as say he wouldn't stop at no crime ter irit what he wanted. 'Rout tea years ago be served a term for highway robbery, an' since that he's been livin' away back at Redfield's Clearin', among the mountains. How he lives, I don't know, but this time of the year he generally comes down to the river an' camps fur a month or so in a shanty at the mouth of Montjngo Creek. He ketches fish, 1 believe, an' sells 'em down at baccy villc. 1 don't s'pose he'll molest you, though. Goin\ are ye? Waal, good by. Stop next year if you come this way." We sprang into our canoes, waved a farewell to the friendly farmer on whoso land we had camped the previous night, and puddled swiftly down the river in the bracing air of the beautiful July uioruing. With tnv companions, Mark MayQt and Jim Dale, I was making a canoc cruise down the Susquehanna. We were approaching the border of Bradford Couuty, after two weeks of intermittent paddling from Otsego Like, and this was the first warning we had received of peril ahead. We paddled along several hours and then the river narrowed, and we could hear some distance below us the roar ofthe rapids. As we came nearj&s~"saw that the chauncl rau close tQ "the shore. The river made a bjmtfi^nd a rocky promontory jutted oy|finto the water, fl * lAih '"b^Jfee rapids, Mark taking ^*i?> lead, and plunged through the foaming spray and the half concealed knobs of stone. We passed in safety through the worst part, and as we rounded the point of rocks at a terrific speed, and glided swiftly into the smoother reach ol water beyond, we saw before us, submerged to his waist in the very centre of the chauncl, a man intently engaged in fishing. >Ve shouted with ail our might, but the roar of the rapids drowned our -. voices, and the man continued to toss hiftJines, ujrreuscious of his peril. Mark made a "desperate effort to turn aside,but the tierce current baffled his attempt, and he struck the unfortunate fishertuau broadside, and before he could tind time to cry out the latter went head foremost into the liver, while Mark glided gracefully over him. I uttered a cry of horror, and then, to make matters worse, just as the poor fellow st ruga led to the surface and got his head and shoulders out of water, I banged into hiin sideways and down ho went again, vainly trying to obtain a foothold on the slippery stones. Dale followed close behind, and just as we all floated into tire still,deep water bplow, the man came to the surface and waded drrrndly to the shore, choking and spitting up the water that ho had swallowed. He reached the bank and danced about for an instant, shaking his dripping clothes and guspiug for breath. He was a big, burly looking fellow, with a heavy black beard. We hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to do, for the man was certainly mad, very mad. Then Mark called out: "1 beg your pardon; we really could not help it, you know. It was an accident. " But the man still continued his wild dance; and then, recovering all at onco the use of his voice, he began to swear fearfully: "You young wretches!" he cried. "I'll skin you alive. I'll break every bone in your bodies. I'll learn you?" Just here a fit of coughing shut him olf, and, seizing a couple of big stones, he made for us on a run. Wo grabbed our paddles and struck out for the middle of tho river. As soon as the man saw that wo were out of reach he changed his tactics and ran back upstream. We could not imagine what he was about at first, and then the startling truth flashed upon us. "That's Lute Carson," said Dale, "and there is the shanty he lives in," and he poiuted to a rude cabin that was built close uuder the clill, and had entirely escape*I our notice. "And down hero is the mouth of Montongo Creek," added Mark, i "My gracious, look what he's doing!" ried Dale, suddenly. We now observed for the first time a boat turned bottom up on the shore, ('arson, for it was undoubtedly ho, had -oized the chain, an I was dragging it lutvard the water. It resisted his efforts, ujkL letting go of it, he gave a couple j-V *f lbud shouts. "I think it is time to leave," sug ested Mark; he is evideutlycalling his sons." Dale was a ready some yar is ahead, y and, without losing any time, we middled swiftlv down steam. Canon still continued to shout, and i vo fancied we could hear a faint reply. | J'hdn, as he saw us moving swiftly cut f >t reach, he ran into the hut,and before K, ivc could see what he was about, he I rushed out again with * gun, and fired directly at us. The ahot actually spattered about our canoes, and setting our teeth firmly, we (Middled as we had never paddled before. Another bend was before us, and ju9t as we Doared the turn Mark wheeled round in his canoo and levelod a pair of field glasses up tho river. He took a long survey and then picked up his paddle. "There are three of them now," he taid, slowly. "They have lauoched tho boat and are coming in pursuit." We bent to our paddles without a word. Our canoes were light runners, and we stood a good chance of escaping. But as we rounded the bend we encountered an obstacle that doomed us tc certain capture. A stiff breeze blew up the river, and the rolling waves instantly chec ked out progress. We knew it was useless to think of making speed in the teoth ol suoh a gale. Mark scanned the shores closely; or both sides were the mountains. "No landing place anywhere. Stop I have it," he cried. "You see thaf ledge of rocks over there? Paddle voui beet for it," and as we shot across th< water he explained his idea: It's out only chance. We must get our canoe to the top of that cliff before they get near enough to the bend to sei 119. 1 think wo can find a hiding place u| there, and it's the last place they will look for us." Mark's plan seemed impossible of accomplishment, for a granite wall rose abruptly to a height of twenty feet, and beyond it, dense with pines and under growth, towered the mountain. Our canoes^bumped the shore, and Mark leaped odt. 4'Quick now 1" he cried. 4<Gettotne top of the cliff and let down that rope of yours, Dale." We clambered up a little to tbo right of the ledge, and by the aid of the bushes reached the top safely. Too rope was a long one, and, cutting it in half, wo made a running noose in each piece, as Mark directed, and dropped them down to him. Springing into the water waist deep, ho 8'H ped a noose under each end of my canoe, and then, with a tremendous effort, we hauled it up. It was a heavy load, but wo brought it up safely, and draggod it back under the pines. Dalo's canoe came next, and then Mark put the ropes or. his own an i hurried up to help us. We had barely dragged it over tho edge and pullod it back into tbeshado.v when we heard the sharp click of oars, and, peeping out through the trees, wo saw Carson and bis two boys rowing swiftly round the bend. In great suaiu>nan vro \t*nfoViurl thorn cilirwit ?.?ict flan I cliff and pull on clown the river. An hour later they came slowly back, Carson and one sou moviug the boat close along the mouutaiu, while the other boy traveled the opposite shore, vainly searching for our hidifig place. Wo hardly drew breath as the boat passed directly beneath us. Then the sound fjtfainter, and soon the craft vs.alSiied round the bend. I wanted to start at ouce, but Mark would not hear of it. "No," he said, "we must wait till dark. Carson is doubtless on the lookout for us." Toward sundown the wiud fell aud the river grew calm as a mirror. We ate a hastily prepared cold supper, and when the twilight made the opposite mountain only a blurred dark mass, we prepared to rc3umo our voyage. We were just going to lower the first cauoie, and Mark was looking down over the brink, when he suddenly sprang back. "Great Scott, Dale I" he cried. "You havo loft your paddle standing up against the cliff 1" Dale looked down; "So I did," lie replied. "It's a wonder they didn't see it." "See it?" Mark echoed, angrily. "01 course they saw it. How could they help it? We're in a fix now. "I'll bet a dollur they have been watching all afternoon for us to come down. Now, here it's dark, and ten to one they are planning to attack us. All through your carelessness, toe." Dale attempted to explain, but Mark nc longer paid any attenticn to him. He inna I latnn i ntr intnnHir Suddenly be turned and held up hi. hand. "Ilush! Not a sound," he said, softly. "I hear a boat coining, hut it's still some distance up the river. Pull that canoe hack again and get ready for an attack." There wore but few preparations to be made though, for Mark's rille and a revolver of mine constituted our whole arsenal. Mark stretched himself on the edge of the clifl and motioned us hack. Ten minutes passed in silence. Then we heard twice repeated a harsh sound, like the faint creaking of oar locks. I could feel the cold perspiration starting on my forehead as the next live minutes passoo in oppressive stiuncsi. Dale had crept hack behind the aholter of his canoe. I was wishing most earnestly that something would happen to put an end to this terrible suspense, when Mark suddenly cried out, in a clear, ringing voice: "I will shoot the first man that tries to climb this cliff," and instantly came a sharp click as he cocked his rifle. For a minute not a sound was heard, and then a gruff voice responded : If you fellars up thar hand down all yure vallybles an' cash, an' eatable stuff, you kin go in peace. If not, we'll come up an' take 'em, nn' givo ye a good trouncin' in ther bargain." "That's a moderate demand," replied Mark. "But if you know what's good for you, you will go back up the river and let us alone. We don't intend to be robbed if we can help it." "Robbed?" growled out the voict from below. "What did you fellars try to do this inornin'? Did yer level best tcr drowud me." "Be careful," rejoined Mark. "Better fsilrp lu irnin-t (<n- I L-.. ' .. >w. ? n UVTT )UUf UJli! Carson." Instantly a gun was fired, and we heard the shot spattering on the rock* high overhead. Mark hastily rlrew back. "I'm afraid I'll have to fire," he said. "I don't see any other way, unlest? hold on! I have it, by Jove! Where are those oanaon crackers, Charlie?" To be sure, the next day was the Fourth of July, although in the excitement of our encounter with the Cars ?ns we had for the tune being utterly torgotten the fact. We had brought along two packs of big lirecric<nrj, wit i ? view to celebrating the day, w lerever we might chance to be. Here was an V ^ y opportunity to nn two tirrrTJ-w - \^m tone. I dove down into my canoe, and soon dragged up the two buudlee of crackera. They were of the very 1 argeet aire, big red fellows, and thick as one's wrist. Mark tore them open. "I'll bet they will do the work," he whispered excitedly. "Lie flat on the rocks now, and if they Are off fifty shots they can't hit us. I'm going to make it hot for them." He crept to the edge again, holding the one pack and a box of matches in his hand. Soon I heard the boat, scraping on the rocks, and then Carson A said, harshly: "I'm comin' up there now, an' if thar's any monkcyin' with firearms, not one of you'll see daylight ag'ln. Jake," he added to his son, "if they pull on me, shoot ter kill." An interval of perfect calm followed, during which, in spite of my deadly tear, I crawled nearer the brink, whioh had a slight upward ascent. Mark suddenly turned. "Look sharp now," he whispered, and rubbing a match, he touched off a big cracker close to the head and dropped it over tbo ledge. A fearful report followed iusfantly, a deafening explosion thatsncmod to shake the mountain, and echoed fearfully -tip and down the river, while a streak of flame split the darkness, sparks and burning wads of paper flared up everywhere, and then, while still the hills echoed, there came a heavy splash and a cry of agony. "I'm killed! I'm killed 1 J'm a deal man 1 Shoot, Jake, shoot, do yon fwwi f "Bang!" Jake blazed into the darkness, and the charge of buckshot hisso 1 about our ears, and elicited a howl of fright from Dale. t?i.n.<? - ?- ~r ? mtvu inioiuur\ iiiio iui a \;ijr wi [mui, and uttered a triumphant shout, but a second cracker directed by Mark's unerr ing hand blew up fearfully close to his head, and, without breaking the conuection, he changed the tune to a perfect shriek of terror aud fell backward Tneu we heard Carson clambering out of the water into the boat. "The gunl quick I1' he cried with a fearful oath. Jake made no response. "Do you hear me? Jake?Bill?" the old man howled. "It's in the river," ciiod Bill,sullenly. "Jake let it slip when he fell over." "In the river?" cried old Carson. "The blamed fool. Give me your kuifc, Bill, and 1 swar I'll go up t'lar an' slit ther throats." "Will you, though?" 1 heard Mark mutter to himself, and then he touched otf the fuse that joined the balance of the pack, and, guidad by the burning scraps that rested on the boat, he tosse I the bunch directly into their midst. Bang I bing?bing! bang! bang! ? bang?bing! bang?bang. Like a cannonade the crackers exploded in thuuderous succession, and loud above the din rose angry cries aud execrations. Carson dove from the bow of the boat, Bill plunged headlong from the stern, and Jake, after falling stupidly into the blaze, danced over the sides with ?n agility that was truly remarkable. For a abort interval all was quiot, and the burniug fragments lit up the night with a weird, ghastly light, and began to Ignite the woodwork of tbo boat. Then an arm grasped the chain aud the boat shot out from shore. The Haines vanished and dark figures climbed iuto the craft. "Yure lives ain't worth a cent." Car son hissed nt us. "You'll hev half au hour ter say your prayers," and with this gentle farewell the boat moved otr, and the creak of the oars grow fainter and fainter. "Unless we got out of this at once," said Mark, solemnly, "we are lost. Carson thinks we won't dare to leave here m the dark, but he'll soou chauge his mind when he comes back with another gun. Qrab the canoes quick, now; we daren't loBe a minute. We must wor* in the dark, for it won't do to strike a light." For the next teu minutes we worked as we had noverworkeJ in our lives.One after unother wo lowered, or rather dropped the heavy canocs down to the water, Mark standing below and casting loose tho ropes. Then wo climbed down over the rocks, and in frantic haste took our soats and grabbed up our paddles. "Just a second," said Mark; aud stooping clear under water?ho was already wet all over?ho rose, holding lu one hand Carson's missing gun. He pulled himself into his cauoe, and off we shot in tho darkness. As the curront swept us down, a shot) ^ rang out from shore, aud a responsive hail carac from far up tho river. "T.iat was a close shave," said Mark. "Thoy must have landed one of tho fellows up above to watch until they came back. Won't old Carson bo mad, though?" > We paddled long and swiftly,steering our course by the stars aud reoslessly t-klimnin f KrAiitvii kulf n 11 >.-> iti/lii and toward dawn wo landed at the little hamlet of Black Walnut, in Wyoming County. The inhabitants listened in wonder to our tale and shook their heads slowly. "We were lucky," they said, "to escape so easily. Lute Carson was a bad man, and even the sheriff, who had half a dozen warrants for his arrest, had little desiro to meet him." We continued our cruiso on down, and in due course of time arrived home. Lute Carson's shotgun rests on two hooks in the crnoe house, aud the sight of it brings vividly to mind our memorable first interview with tbat renewed "Bandit of the North Branch," and the terrific conflict in whic.i our canuon crackers played so prominent a part, aud which resulted In our celebrating the Fourth of July on the Third.?The Ar 8?,y* A Venerable Pedogo^no. Schoolmaster John Friodrich Schulsfc has just celebrated at Pankow, Oer? many, the seventieth anniversary of his wedding day. Johann is ninety-two years old and his wife is ninety-one. The Imppy couple had the good fortune to tee around thsm, participating in the festivities ot the day, nine of their chit* dren, twenty-six grandchildren aaa fourteen gi eat-grandchildren.?London News. CaoadA has an " <,ricultura1 society whose express put,,.iO is to ooliect and diffuse koowle.i0e ooncotning preparing and feeding ensilage. A more practical reason for existence could hardly ha d* j vised. 1 ' Alpaca is havina .juito a revival. ~ The Wat teen pleat still flourishes. TTUr? high sieetes are fast disappearsmuTo'ti^ha-^*' . . V V,?.a7TCvowp8 of hat sba]>es. The Queen of Greece spends most of her time over needlework. Cleaned kid gloves may bo ooonomical, but they are never satisfactory. No one ever laid eyes on such a beautiful collection of new fans as are now on sale. Mrs. Ward, author of 'Robert Elsmere," is firmly opposed to woman's rights. There are several kind of sailor hats in straw this season for the girl of the period. Violet, fawn, almond, hyacinth, blues, greens and chocolate are popular street shades. "Dr. Mary Weeks Burnett and husband" were registered the other day at a Chicago hotel. There is no European country in which women olerks are more employed than in R-ancq. ? Ak euUfely new anork gliding onina has been invented by Miss Emily Healy, of Washington. Mrs. Abbott, of Cambridge, Mass., aged ninety-four, has kept a daily journal for fifty years. The material par excellence for elaborate thin dresses for the summer is delicately colored dotted organdio. The authorities of Meran, in the Austrian Tyrol, have forbidden the outdoor wearing of long trains by women. In fashionable stationery the new snaucs ana tints ar? very beautiful, although there never will be bbjection 1 to plain white. 1 It keeps some women busier to see that their careless husbands are properly at- ' tired than to see that their own dresses are in fashion. Mrs. Francos Hodgson Burnett, the ( authoress, continues to observe in Wash- j ington tlfa- custom -ahtr 'adopted while \ abroad of holding informal receptions on ( the Sundays. , Dr. Jennie McCowan has been re- i elected for the third term as Secretary of i the Academy of Natural Sciences, at i Davenport, Iowa. ] As a whole fashions are much the same 1 is last year, as can be proved when last 1 summer's India silks come out of the 1 trunk and last summer's hat is produced. < Miss Fraucea Willard, the celebrated advocate of woman's rights, is a sleuder blue-eved woman, apparently of delicate physique, but really capable of a great deal of hard work. A popular glove for the summer will he the pale yellow wash chamois skin. They have been found to wash as well as the white ones, which will bo worn quite is much as last year. The American dreas reformers are preparing to renew their crusade ,at Chau- J wnqtm this year. iTixey "cledlaro that their reformatory ideps are making rapid progress all over the country. Turkish women, all of whom wear earrings from their seventh year, derive the use of these jewels from Hagar, who is held in veneration as the mother of Ishmael, the founder of their race. ] For those who like slender e((ects the 1 novelty of the season in the Dominican ' gown. The breadths extend from throat to hem, and the fulness is laid in a broad box plait down the front and back. ' A pretty summer fancy is for a lace hat and a parasol of the same material, Valenciennes with a broad brim and three large Prince of Wales feathors erect on the crown is a becoming style. The American Federation of Women's Clubs now includes 174 societies, representing 15,000 members. The oldest ol them all is supposed to ho Sorosis, which recently colebrated its^-wenty-tirst birth uay. """ * Oao enormous pull reaching to the elbow, and equally full all the way down, seems to be tho present favorite in sleeves, and many of the dresses now being made for the summer will have such sleeves. Women havobeen vlmitted as students at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., since 1870, the pioneer among them having been Miss Christine Ladd, wbo, by special vote of the faculty, was permitted to study mathematics. Massage, which used to be taught on wooden dummies, with skeletons as further assistants, is now demonstrated on living subjects, children oven doing for experimental models. In this way the profession nflords a double industry. Miss Umo Tsuda, now a special student at Ilryn Mawr (Penn.) College, is anxious to raise $8000 to found a sohol- I arslup to give Japan Oder women a four years' training in America, and flt them to returu home as teachers for Japanese girls. Hulda Friedrichs, a young German woman, has been engaged by the Pall Mall Gazette to make a tour of the United Statos for the purpose of writing up the social institutions of the country, especially in their effect on woman's conditions. The new book written by the Archduchess Stephanie, of Austria, Is said to be remarkable both for the elegance of style and descriptive talent displayed by its author. These gifts aro so rare in the case of royal authors that tiio Arch duchess is to bo congestu!i*id. An excellent innovation to socure/the comfort of ladies who travel Is thj employment on some of the trunk lineis of colored maids. These girls^a.? handy with their ueedles, thoy ~Rh?/?v how to comb the hair, wash aud dress childreu, J I.. I.... 1.1, tu? suu rcuiuui iiiuumurauic asrwivw i>u?v make traveling more endurable. Miss Regina Morphy, of New Orleans, La., a niece of the great chess player, has composed a waltz called "The Paul Morphy Waltz," which abe has dedicated to the Chess Club of the Crescent City. Miss Morphy is said to ire a remarkably talented woman. She is accomplished in music aud painting, and speaks three languages fluently. litre at an Army Post. The life strikes one ns such a peacofu a sort of an existence that one thinkt * that must be its chief and great nttrac tion, and that which makes the arini j people, as they call themselves, so well I content. It souuds rather absurd to I speak of an array post of all places in the world as peaceful; but the times a"* ^ peaceful jjnow, and there ia uot much work foraho ofllcers to do, ami tlicy eu- J joy that Wj^slng which is only to be J found in tlMtomy and in the Church o( Borne?of one's life laid for one , by others,an^M^oing what ono is told. ? and in not haTTag to ior one's self. You are sure of your home, t oi your income, and you know exactly what is going to be your work a month or five yoars latei. You aro not depend* ent on the rise of a certain stock, nor * the slave of patients or clients, and you have more or less responsibility accord- I ing to your rank, and responsibility is 1 a thing every man loves. If he has that, J and his home and children, a number of congenial people around him, and good hunting and fishing, it would see n easy , for him to be content. It is different c with his wife. She may unconsciously make life very pleasant for her husband | or vorn r - -A i ? HULuuiionauic, in way3 that I others may not. If she 1cave3 hiin and P visits the East to see the new gowns, or the new operus, or her own people, she I is criticised as not possessing a truely ? wifely spirit,and her husband is secretly pitied; and he knows it, and resents it i for his wife's sake. While, on the other hand, if she remains always at the post, he i9 called a selfish fellow,and his wife's ^ people at home in the East think ill of C -ttwpnig uer an to nimSeTt in T that wilderness.?Harper's Weekly. t How to Staff Birds. You may wish to preserve some of die bird skins that you may secure while t iunting. In skinning the bird be care- ~ ful not to cut away the leg bones below the knees, or the wing bones, or to loosen the wing quills. Where it is necessary to remove flesh from wings, a gash may be mado from the outside and under the wing, from where the flesh may be Jut away. 8tuff the amaii birds with excelsior, tow, or jute to the natural siee. Then irrange the wings and other feathers properly and place in a j?aper cone or iny othor convenient drying form whore I he skin will be kept a proper shape and Iry. Make an artificial body upon a wire. The body should be nearly as long is the natural, and as thick as the biro is Wide. Attach an artificial nook which is the same size as the natural, pierce the ikull with the sharp pointed wire of the ittachcd neck, then stuff the skin and | sew it up. The neck can be bent to any ( naiuini mi tu. iiiiau^c tuo 1> tad feathers, then label and put to dry. ' [f you attempt to mount, you had better ' save a few good specimens than many poor ones; hence it would be well to make a special study of the mounting and io the work well.?New York Times. Tfondcrful Insect Vitality. It is a stauding puzzle to the entomo- , logists how frail little insects of the mosquito aud butterfly order can brave the cold of an Arctic winter and yet retain their vitality. The larvm of the milkweed butterfly has been exposed to an artificial blast sixty-eight degrees below zero. Taken out of range of this artificial blizzard and gradually "thawed 1 ki|t?" this same worm w$a able to creep in i mis than a half au hour afterwards. But- < terflies have been found flitting joyously About in the highest latitude man has i ever pcuctrated, aud the mosquitoes of Alaska aud Greenland nre known to be the healthiest specimens of that race of little pests.?St. Louis Kcpublic. J?'J- Mcponald, BUi*rlntondent Lannesit Manufacturing iTo.. U recti vllle, S. C_\, says: "Mv T "t^v, ,rtt^tvcrotV?e for headache and It la the only thing that relieves her sufferings." The Queen of Portugal invariably sits by her husband while he noes all his work. S Eyesight " My hoy had Scarlet Fever when 4 veara old, leaving htm very weak and with hlood poisoned with canker. His eyes became Inflamed,his sufferings were Intense, and for 7 weeks he could not even open his eyes. I Clifford Blsckman. HOOD'S '''si MAPARILLA, which main cured him. lfcnow it saved his sight, if not his very life." AbBik. h Hi.ackmTn, Washington Street, Boston, Mass. ^HOOD'S PILLS are t lie 1m?<,1 at t i-r dinner . Pills, assist digestion, cure headache. "German Syrup" RegisXeblanc is a French Canadian store keeper at Notre Dame de Stanbridge, Quebec, Can., who was cureci 01 a severe attack o? Congestion of the Lungs by Boschee's German Syrup. lie has sold many a bottle of German Syrup on his personal recommendation. If you arop him a line he'll give yon the full facts of the case direct, as he did us, and that Boschee's German Syrup brought him through nicely. It always will. It is a good medicine and thorough in its work. < wkawssl the hands, Injure tlx. Iron, and burn off. I The RMm Sun Stove Polish U Brilliant. Odor. I IMS. Durable, and the consumer pars for no tin I or glaaa package with erery purchase. I A WORLD'S PAIR pUIOf>RlTl. Contains map or ChifMiHo and Exposition grounds and ploture niid description of all the Fair buildings. Authentic and asgood us those sold forhOota. We sendl t f roe If yon aseaSlea this paper an dash for free plat of our iaoie*a on N monthly naymeuts at O RIP FIT II, Chleapo'a coasts* faetery barb, If yon also promise to Shop Ins plat M MBMiM MA tlf rt% 01. ? . A _ TAKE _ iTutt'sTiny Pills. ^ Tim first iIom niton Mtonlihss the In vntld, giving elasticity of mind, buoy- A nnoy of body, (nod digestion, r?|til*r V linwflu nnd solid flesh. Prloe. 3Art?. B?w*? This * Wa offer One Hundred Dollars reward for tor cane of catarrh that cannot be cured by a eking Hall's Catarrh Cur a. 1 1" T J. Ouhit ft Co.. Prop#., Toledo. O. '1 We, the undersigned, have known F. 3. II Thenar for the last lfl years, and believe him I lerfeolly honorable In all buelneee tranaac- I ion*. and financially able to carry out any oh- 1 {rations made by their firm. wwr ft Thuax,Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, i Vai 'iwo, Kihhajt ft Mabvut, Wholeaale I Druggist#. Toledo. O. G Hall's Catarrh Core Is taken Internally, act- I ng directly upon the blood and mucous sur- I laces of the system. Testimonials sent free. *rioe Too. per bottle. Bold by all druwhU. Conn planting in portions of Arkansas was given op on aoooont of the wet weather, ^ ? H. B. Lkokarp, Box <25. fiyracuae, fl. y. o1 The Only One Sver rrtated. ,w ft OAK TOO ngo TH? WORD? fl These is a 8 Inch display advertisement in his paper, this week, which has no twd words dik e except one word. The same Is true of ui nob new one appearing each week, from The r> Jr. Harter Medicine Co. This house plaoee a "Crescent" on everyKScg they make and pubIsh. Look for it, send them the name or (he rord and they will return yon book, bxaute- i,l 'OL LITBOORAPtm or 8aiipi.k-s ntga. Padkbjcwbki began to play the piano rhen six years old. At twenty-three ha 111 ras Professor of Music in the Conservatory rc f Btrasburg. ai Ladibs needing a tonic, or children who ;r rant building up, should tnko Brown's Iron . titters. It is plcasint to take, cures Malaria, '1 ndigeation, Bilio imuoss and Liver Com lainta, makes the Blood rich and pure. ~ Italt has resolved to give up all her ifrican ooloniee, with the the exception of fassowab. >j Ir you are troubled with malaria take '' leecham h Pills. A positive spoil tie. Nothing Ikolt. cents a box. No grain of any kind can be shipped from ()j tussia till after the harveeting of the next U rop. 1 m(ui, persons are oroxen down from over- ,, rork or household cares. Brown's Iron Bit- b era rebul ds the syateui, aids digestion, re- fj, aoves excess of bile, and cures malaria. A , pendld tonic for women and children. Ij Wn.itiH Aornn fwnrvn nf N#w Vnflf. V< i going to Africa on an exploring oxpadi- es ion, with an army of 200 men. ? ONl$ ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the tasle, and acts e;eni.ly yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers nud euros habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- ] rtuced, pleasing to the taste and acceptable to the stomach, prompt in J its action, and truly beneficial in its 1 effects, prepared only from the mo3t * healthy and agreeable substances, its J many excellent qualities commend it _ to all and have made it the most I popular remedy known. I byrup^ of Figs is for sale in 60c and Si bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO. T SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. #1 LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N.Y. n,,M, M Every Month I S many women suffer from Exr.caaive or I Scant Menstruation; they don't know " f< who to conflde in to (et proper advice* Don't confide in anybody but try Bradfleld's Female Regulator Specific (or PAINFUL, PROFUSE. 00ANTY. SUPPRESS!!) and IRREGULAR MENSTRUATION. | Book to "WOMAN" mailed freo. I BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Mania, Sa. I Bald by all liragilsta. KILLER. Datdter'a Fly Killer la euro death. K*ery aheet will kill a quart of fllea, and secure peace while you eat, aulet when you read and the comfort* of a nap In le morning. Oet Dutcher's ana. secure best result# FRED'S DUTCHES DRUO CO., ST. ALBAira. Vr. I^^^^^^Conaaw^Ueesandpcopl^^^r^^ i who have weak lungs or AMIi- I ma, should use Pico's Cnr? for H| Consumption. It has cared ^B j tkouaarii. ft has not ln]ar- H clone. It Is not bad to take. ^B 1 It Is the best cough syrup. IB Bold everrwhere. ttlr. H 1 9 <Ji _" ror Indies ?fnd O jdCTHkAJ y^BTTHVin PnoumaticCuohl f //aV . Oumond Fr?m? Str \ ] tubinf.Ad^uitibltB ^ ' K* nd 0 ceats la its ?Bj Rantstatoee* rami, i ,O0M * H"B,? \ JOHN P. LOVELL ARMS CO..Ml IT IS A DUTY ran s*? y#?f BAB elf and family to ist tho best Uf valao for year money. Kcono. BB _ sine la yosr footwear by pur* If fl ekaslag w. L. Destine Shoes, . which reprcaeat the best value |N i for prlcee asked, aa thoaeands ^ ^ I will testify* III a *T TAKE NO Hv'BNTITllTE. w ^Oa. THE IEST naooib Intida, A ''^k ony otbrr tho? on* ting fron^4 ^Sa'p* tiM^SKL. J ry iu-O m*<f< Intfmru h??^i able Rho#>? w>M ?ho?t? ^m/^jm'T'i. . MUtai^iH gjfk-I' nii?? i ^SMmNNMHHHHHHHMK*^ outw ASK FOR W. L BOUOtAS' SHOES. SS?b If ?; for Mleli your Bluet itnl 4tr?* WBittt!. P*?:?c> (roe. Will air* tulat kult Wktrt iMUMtftllti Wtl|*Nf( mdm ? 'if motional/derangements, and pain-" il disorders peculiar to your sex, in be taken away. The one nfailing remedy for them is Dr. ierce's Favorite Prescription. j It corrects, cures, and builds von p. It improves digestion, enriches le blood, dispels aches and pains, lelancholy and nervousness, brings ifreshing sleep and restores health id strength. For periodical pains, tternal inflammation and uloeraon, weak back, leucorrhea, and all ndred ailments, it's a positive speflc ? one that is guaranteed. If fails to give satisfaction, in any <so, the money paid for it is relined. ^ The grfeat, griping, old-fashioned1 ills make trouble. Dr. Pierce's Icasant Peljets prevent ? - iTiousness, Constipation, Indigeson, and all derangements of the iver, Stomach and Bowels are pre?ntcd, relieved and cured. X Smallit, cheapest, easiest to take. ' * * * * 11 * * VIP*A N 8*T Veu L E Ibr Rton.trh. Brw uxl Ixwdal purlfr (ho lilood. are n(? and )(X fcctnal Tb- heat general ruA{ me<H,lnp knonn for Dilinusnwi.A Co""!Ipntlon, Drwajka, rnlb Brepili, fl-adarlm. Heartburn, Low Bar^ or *PI*<N*. Mental DfpwdoB.J Painful l)ifc??tloo. PlropW*. Sallow* Complexion. Tired Peeling. and* irery rjmnlpm or dfaca*o remitting from hnMI ilood.ora "allure by (he atomarh. Uwcr lntaMUMiT ? perform (belr primer function*. Feraona giren *0 J >Ter-eatln* are benefited n? taking a T ABCtEnlW X lwSTltS?;!lK?hc5l^0 JoSprooeSt. j?fi| AgeaU Wanted | EIGHTY per oeat pratG* 0^1 RON HTONIC "Will purify BLOOD, regulate KIDNEYS, remove LfVKB vjgoror youth. Dyspepsia, luinl>solutely eradicated. Mind brightened, brain power Increased, | miPA bones, nerves, mns? I H IIII If cles, receive new force, I II IF R offering from complaints peLI If I Li! collar to tlielr sex, using It, find a eafo. speedy cure. RotorM rose bloom ou checks, beaut IflesComplanlon. Bold everywhere. All genuine goods bea? "Crescent.'? Bend us'J cent stamp for 32-page pamphlet. ? % ?. HAITU MIOICINE CO., It. Loult, F YOU OWN CHICKENS hem^IJAY VAT" Jili&g * book giriDg the expcrienc* / Aw| *%Ka ' *.practical poultry rnlwr forlUlllyZDC' TTliT_.IVr*?-.,lt WM Trrl,t"> *>r man who put u Bit RilDd. and time, and money to making a luo* ? of Chicken raiting?not lit pa,UmeT bdt ?? a < *&>** and If you will prodt by hi* twenty-fir* Mr* work, yon oan car* many Chick* annually, " KnUing Chicken*." ? 3lour "<>wla ?*rn dollar* for yon. Tha Kmt In that you miut be able to delect trouble 7n ? Poultry Yard as *oon as It appear*, and know low to remedy It. Thl* book will Uach you. It tell* how to detect and cure rtl.ense, (o feed for l(S* and alao forfettenlag; whieb fowl* to *are for ding purpose*; and ererythlog, Indeed, yon ihonld know on thl* lubject to make It profitable, ect postpaid for twenty-fir* rent* In lc. or Book Publishing House, , 134 Lioeahd St.. N. Y. utty. 8 N U 'J7 NO CYCLES S ants. Ola style. \K f% ^B on find Solid Tlras. gll II " I 1^^ ?e Drop Forgmgs Steal I all Bearing* to *1' running parti I^B uipenaion Saddle. CiRADt* in Kv&ry PwticulMj*. imp* far our 100-asge lllualrated rafa-1 Be*. Berolrer*. Sporting flood*, ef?, J j^B fro., 14/ Washington St., BOSTON, MASS e e e e e L. DOUGLAS SHOE ENTLEMEN, SHOE IE THE WORLD FOR THE MOHEV. ?w?R ikmt that wOl not Hp, fine calf, miidIml flexible, moro comfortable,itylirh and durable than rer aold at the price. Equate euetoro made ahoea to $5. ^ lland.ee wed, flne calf ?hoM. The moat etyllab. I durable etwee ever cold at tbeae prkoee. The* equal bote ooetlng from M to $13. I lee Hhee, worn by farm ere end all ^ the re whe i good heavy calf, three eoled, exteeelon edge eboe, i, and will keep the feet dry and warm, no Calf, IW.B& and t'J Werklngmea'e Shoe* Ive more wear for the money than any other make, i for eervloe. The laereaelng ealee ahow that wortf ouod thla out. 0 ID and Yaathe' H.TI Acheel Skeee are worn by the boye everywhere. The most eervkw end M9 9 Shoe* for M Usee ore made or rne ue*? uov rflneCelf.it dealred. Toey ore very styllob, oonv >le end durable. The ft shoe equal* custom medr rooting from |< to #?. ladle* who tvlnh to ccono* n their footwear i re Andlng thS*out. UTI Olf.?Be w .< re of dealor* cutxtit uthnu oboe* with* . I.. I>oitglfuT Burnt nnd tlepel' ooWmped on bottom, rubstltutlon* are fraudulent r.od aitbjcct to proeeev y law for obtaining nv uey under false pretence*, st I* Fecterr. elating Is I nil, etc? end width Ire >%|5 te ehee den 1 era end generale?r. KhttkleSiie* Wrlu l>e?fl?4f reditee* Meee^ ' : . iH