Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1878 — Page 4

•‘ONLY A NIGGER PREACHER.” Yet Mu Didn’t Go Back on His Duty. BY SAM W. SMALL (OLD 81). (The Rev. Ben Black, a colored Methodist minister, at Holly Springs, proved himself a hero during the prevalence of the scourge. He visited white and black, and administered comfort wherever he went, and at one time was the only minister present in the village to console the sick and assist at the burial of the dead.] Ben Black ? Well, I reckon I know him— That Holly Springs preacher, you mean? Yes. he’s black as old natur' could grow him ’Mougst all the black niggers you've seen. He wuz born on the old plantashun An’ registered thar as a slave, But the Lord in His wise all creashun Put in him a heart thet is brave. He wuz out thar flghtin’ all evil, ’ An’ tryjn’ ter save his own race From out of the jaws of the devil, By the power o’ gOspil an’ grace; He wuz thar when the yaller inflicshun Come stalkin’ ’long over the lan’, An’ the hour of awful afllk-shun Hhow'd up the true grit of ’er man 1 Thar wuz then er stampede of the people, Ez well of the po’r an’ the rich; The preacher lost sigbt of his steeple An’ “his duty,” an’ “cross,” an’ all sich! They fled frurn ither kith an’ ther kin. sir, Tlier faith wern’t ez strong ez that thread, An’ only a few stayed to win, sir. Thet battle ’mougst dyin’ an’ dead! Old Ben never flickered a second, Ner faltered when weary an’ faint, But wliarever the stricken ’un beckoned He bent to his work like er saint I Right thar at the lied o’ the whitest He took uper merciful stand. Or tred with er step that wuz lightest When deth wuz the closest at hand. He talk'd of the Lord and His power Ter sav an’ make holy the heart. He told the weak soul not to cower In the face of death's pestilent dart; lie spoke the sweet message of heaven Ter them thet never lied heerd it, An’ put a firm faith in them even Thet knowcd of the futur’ an’ feered it. 1 tell yer thet old black preacher Wuz worth thar his weight in pure gold, Fer he follcred the path of his Teacher Like them 'postlemen did of old! I’ve seed many parsons in churches A shoutin’ of duty an’ death, But they left all their folks in the lurches When of danger thar come er first breath. I’ve heered menny high-toned sparkles Go shoutin’ around about niggers, An’ swearin’ the souls of the darkies Wern’t worth enny raor'n er chiggers; But es tliar’s er man in this party With er heart in him big as a flea Thet won’t cheer fer Old Ben right hearty, Why, then—he’s got ter lick me! Fer I say thet the Lord hed er reason Fer paintin’ thet old nigger’s hide, An’ He meant him to turn up in season With all the world square on his side; An’ when all in the judgment come even, Es I pasH you can bet on this thing Tliar’ll be one nigger angel in heaven I'll jine with ter praise an’ ter sing! Alhuita Constitution.

MISS JELLABY’S MATCH.

Miss Jellaby rose at 6 one beautiful August morning, and, throwing open her chamber window, sniffed once or twice at the fragrance coming up from the roses in the garden below. Then she hunted a moment for her spectacle’s upon the bureau, and, putting them on, looked eagerly at liandall Cottage, over the way. A very modest, pretty little homo it was, with roses and syringas growing under each window, and woodbine and jessamine climbing over the door: but Miss Jellaby was not admiring its beauty just then. She looked up at a front window on the second floor, and gave a vicious snort. “As I expected! She isn’t up yet, and here it is (i o’clock! And where is he, I wonder?” Before she had time to answer the question as it was asked—mentally.— the front door of the cottage opened, and Miss Jellaby, shrinking behind her curtain, saw a handsome, sun-burned man come out, and go down the gardenwalk, with a cigar in his mouth. It was easy to see, by the slight roll in his walk, that he had been a sailor, though, for the matter- of that, his bearing, handsome face, and frank, hearty manner, would have told the tale, if lie had never stirred a step. With his hands in his pockets, he sauntered among the roses, bending down now and then, and always removing the cigar from his lips when he did so. “He couldn’t do more if he was speaking to a woman,” said the spinster, applying her eye to a hole left purposely in the white curtain. “ The man is mad about flowers I do believe, and she is a touch beyond him, if such a thing can be. Ah, there she comes—and dressed in blue gingham, too. I wonder what her morning-gowns cost her throughout the year. And her slippers -oh, mercy! there they go right through the wet —well, there—” Words failed the worthy spinster. Meanwhile the owner of the slippers (and very pretty little affairs they were —bronzed, laced daintily and rosetted witji a spangle that shone like a dewdrop) stripped down the walk, so lightly that the gentleman did not hear her step, and, coming upon him as he bent over a bed of violets, gave him a push that sent him on his face among them. To see her laugh—to seo him blunder up and chase her through the alleys—to see him kiss her, when he prisoned her at last in his arms—and to see her pretend to box his ears for it—was a sight for a loving heart to watch—but Miss Jellaby, over opposite, nearly fainted away with horror. She rang her bell violently, and a square-faced, sourlookiug woman, who had lived with her for years, made her appearance.

“ Susan! ” “Well,” Haiti that amiable domestic briefly. Before Miss Jellaby could speak the unconscious pair transgressed against propriety again. “Walking up and down in broad daylight, with his arm around her waist—just look at her, Susan! Do you mean to stand there and tell me that that man is only her brother?” .“Dear me, ma’am—how can I tell? I only know that they look alike, and that they have the same name.” “How do you know?” “Because I saw their linen one day at the laundresses, and hers was marked Helen Graham, and his Philip Graham. And the servant told the woman that she had always lived with Miss Helen and Master Philip, when they were at their own home in England. What more do you want ?” “Susan, you will break my heart yet —I am sure of it! Is it possible you knew all this? When did you find it out?” “ Tuesday.” “And this is Friday. For three whole days you have kept me in this disgraceful ignorance! Susan, we shall have to pai t! ” “Good Lord! Miss Jellaby, how was I to know that I ought to come and tell you? said Susan, tartly. “I’m sure it’s ho great news, after all is said and done.” “Humph! That we shall see, later on. It’s my opinion that some one ought to speak to Mr. Fullerton.” “The minister? What for?” “Are you such a fool, Susan, as not to see what it means? Miss Helen and Master Philip, indeed! I wonder at your swallowing such a story. They are no more brother and sister than you and I are.” “Well, what are they, then?” “That remains to be told—the wretches! But Mr. Fullerton will soon set them to rights. I shall go and see him after breakfast. I don’t know what the poor man would do without me.” “Have some peace, I suppose,” muttered Susan, under her breath, as she followed Miss Jellaby down to the parlor. Susan loved her mistress, and was a faithful servant to her, but she detested scandal of all kinds, and never could be brought to take that interest in other people’s business which was considered right and proper by the worthy spinster. Breakfast being over, Miss Jellaby sauntered forth to the parsonage. The good pastor looked up with a

meek sigh, as that lady entered his study. The clergyman was a quiet, peaceloving man, somewhat timid withal, and the spinster always overpowered him with her arguments, when she attempted to do so. She stayed nearly half an hour with him, and at the expiration of that time people who were on the lookout saw her conveying the unhappy parson in the direction, and, at last, through the very gate of Randall Cottage. A tidy-looking old servant admitted them, ushered them into a pleasant nursery-room, and said she would go and tell her mistress of their arrival. Mr. Fullerton sat on the edge of his chair, very uneasy in his mind, and wishing with all his heart that he was at home again. Miss Jellaby strode up and down the room like a dragoon, eying everything about her, and making observations in an undertone which, however, he could not help hearing. “ Such extravagance! Look at that carpet, now—all roses and lilies, and straggling green vines. Why can’t they be contented with a drugget, as I am ? ” She took another turn.

“And a guitar! Spaniards, I don’t doubt, or Italians, and the rest follows as a matter of course. Mr. Fullerton, I believe these people are heathens! ” “ Hardly, I think, or they never would have come to church last Sunday.” “ Oh, you don’t know that; perhaps they had some private end to gain by it,” said Miss Jellaby. The spinster’s unreasonable suspicions tickled Mr. Fullerton beyond measure. She saw him laughing, and grew indignant. “ Let those laugh that win, I say, Mr. Fullerton. I don’t doubt you will feel more like crying before this business is settled.'” “ Not I,” said the minister, with a rueful look. “A crucifix, as I am a sinner!” she murmured, a moment afterward. “ There, Mr. Fullerton, what did I tell you?—hanging on the wall here in broad daylight. Shall I pull it down?” “Are you beside yourself, Miss Jellaby ? ” said Mr. Fullerton, springing up and arresting .her hand just in time. The sound of voices and laughter in the garden prevented her giving him what she called “ a piece of her mind.” There was a race up the broad path that sobered into a walk when the young people neared the window, followed by the old servant, who had been into the grounds to call them. They entered the room together, flushed with their frolic, but looking happy and pleased to meet the clergyman. “Sin wears a different face from that,” he said, to himself, as he shook hands with them. They turned to the spinster, who had bolstered herself up against the chimney-piece, and stood eyeing them with sour disdain.

“Your neighbor, Miss Jellaby,” Mr. Fullerton, adding, in a low whisper to her, as they sought about the room for easy chairs: “It’s all a mistake, my good creature —there’s nothing wrong here. I’ll have nothing to do with the matter. Say nothing, and let this pass as a morning call.” “ ‘ Say nothing,’ indeed! Mr. Fullerton, I am ashamed of you! ” was her reply, too audibly made, however, for Mr. Graham heard it, though he was too courteous to look surprised. “ Pray take this easy chair, Miss Jellaby. Can I offer you some wine, Mr. Fullerton ? ” said Helen, who wondered inwardly at the strange behavior of her guests. “ No, my child,” said the clergyman, kindly. “ I will touch nothing during this visit. Some other time I hope to come again. I can only express my sorrow at having been persuaded against my better judgment to enter these doors on such an absurd errand—and leave you.” “ My dear sir, forgive me if I say I do not quite understand!” exclaimed the Captain, while Helen.made up her mind that both her visitors were mad. “I will tell you at another time,” said Mr. Fullerton, nervously. “ I will only say, in explanation of this intrusion, that it was caused by a most ridiculous mistake. Miss Jellaby, will you allow me to accompany you home?” Miss Jellaby folded her arms, looked at them all viciously, and thundered out — “No!” “Is she mad?” whispered Helen to the clergyman. “What does it all mean V ” Miss Jellaby heard her. “It means this, madam; this, and nothing more, that if Mr. Fullerton is to be ensnared by a pretty face, and frightened out of doing his duty, I am not! ”

“ Was there ever such an unfortunate piece of business? Miss Jellaby, I cannot allow you to commit such an act of folly, or to insult these young creatures, so I command you, as your minister, not to speak.” “ I take no orders from a man who shrinks from his duty,” said the spinster, loftily. “My dear sir,” turning to the Captain, “ it seems that I cannot spare you this infliction, so I may as well tell you what this good lady means. She lives opposite you, as you already know ” “And she has seen you time and again when you thought yourselves alone—remember that! ” chimed in the sharp voice of the spinster. “ Do be quiet, my dear Miss Jellaby. As she says, she has often seen you ” “Kissing!” exploded from the thin lips. “Miss Jellaby, either you or I must be silent. From these things she has drawn her own conclusions, and I am ashamed to say that, for a brief space, she persuaded me into believing them. I need not add that from the instant you entered the room my suspicions vanished, and I would readily stake my life this moment upon your perfect integrity.” “But, my dear sir,” said Capt. Graham, smiling, “of what does the lady suspect us?”

“Tell them, Miss Jellaby. I will not.” “ Pretty behavior, I am sure, to leave the worst part to me, Mr. Fullerton. However, no one shall say I shrink back from duty! ” “ We are waiting to know what heinous crime we have committed,” said Capt. Graham, drawing the bewildered Helen close by his side. Miss Jellaby gasped at the caress; then it seemed to give her fresh energy. “ Before my very eyes, sir! ” “ What do you mean ? ” “ I suppose you will kiss her next.” “Well—now you mention it—l think I will.” And he did! Miss Jellaby nearly fainted away with horror. “ Mr. Fullerton, how can you stand there so quietly, and watch tins shameless conduct? As for you, sir,” she added, turning to the good-humored Captain, “you need not think that every one will tolerate your audacious ” “ Take breath, my dear Miss Jellaby.” “It is infamous! ” shouted the enraged spinster. “Brother and sister, indeed! You are no more her brother than you are mine, Capt. Graham! ” “ I know it. I never said I was.” Mr. Fullerton looked rather puzzled. Miss Jellaby was triumphant. “Well—you are brazen about it, I must say! This town will soon be too hot to hold you, you may depend upon “I never knew it was a crime not to

be a woman’s brother before,” said the Captain, quietly. “However, there is a relation between us, if it will please you better.” “What isit?” “I am her cousin—the ward of her father, and I have always lived with her familv in England.” “Oh!” There was a world of meaning in that simple ejaculation. “Also, I have the honor to be—” “Well, sir?” “ Her husband 1 ” Mr. Fullerton uttered a most unclerical “hurrah! ” and shook hands with the young couple over and over again. “Her—her husband!” faltered the old maid. “I—l never thought of that! ” “Allow me to hope, madam, that you will have your wits about you before you try to create another scandal,” said the Captain, suavely. “ I have the honor to wish you a very good morning.” He held the door open as he spoke—she could but take the hint, and rushed out of the house and into her own in a state of mind verging on distraction. Staying to be laughed at and sympathized with was what she could not endure—the cottage was shut up the next morning, and she and Susan were far away. Miss Jellaby had found her match, and the village has known peace since her departure—for the first time!

THE PEACE OF EUROPE THREATENED.

[From the Chicago Journal.] Only a few weeks ago we were informed that the great “Eastern question” was at last happily settled—a question which has been a bone of contention for so many generations among the grout nations of Europe. The close of the Berlin Conference was an event attended with great joy and gladness. Its echoes w’ere reverberated throughout the civilized world. The grand results of that conference were proclaimed by the Tory press to be the brilliant achievements of English diplomacy, and Lord Beaconsfield w as the acknowledged hero of this alleged great masterpiece in modern statesmanship. Even Queen Victoria, in token of her satisfaction of what was supposed to be the great finale of a troublesome question, affixed in person the Garter of Knighthood on this astute Machiavellian diplomat, on his return from Continental Europe. But all is not peace that looks like peace. The treaty of Berlin did not settle any of the real questions involved —it only postponed them, and it afforded the leading champions in the affair an opportunity to retire gracefully from the untenable position assumed by the respective parties. England was, therefore, happy; Russia w r as happy, too, for neither felt any great hankering for entering on an interminable conflict, under existing circumstances. The Berlin treaty is a curious document for the student of international politics. True, it makes recommendations : but it leaves each party to see to the fulfillment of its provisions. Nothing is mandatory. Everything is left to the sweet will of the parties concerned just in proportion to the power each may possess to make its respective claim good in accordance with the interpretation they may severally see fit to give to this celebrated piece of patchwork in diplomacy. What an outcome )liis for so much pomp and display ! How Bismarck must have smiled over such a piece of tomfoolery! Tn the nature of things, he must at least have been trying, good-naturedly, to get two of his brother diplomats out of an unpleasant ' situation, into which they had unwittingly fallen, willing to leave to the future the solution of the troublesome problem as to what is finally to become of the Turks in Europe.

Austria has nearly made good her original claims in accordance with the treaty by taking forced possession of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and she will soon be in a condition to afford aid in picking another bone of the Turkey, so ingeniously carved up by the cooks at their recent conference in Berlin. The work thus so happily begun must go on, in the very nature of things. There is no help for it now. Serviawill soon come to the front, asserting her share of the spoils. Montenegro will follow suit. . Greece also will become more and more restless, and, under the sting of bitter disappointment, she, too, will be prompted, in spite of England’s protestation, to appeal to the fortune of war in order to secure her proportion in the distributions of the waning power of the Turks. Instead, then, of the twenty-five years’ peace promised by the late abortive effort in diplomacy, we are on the eve of new complications. Russia herself is continuing her stay in Roumelia with a force 150,000 strong, and her outposts are still within twentyfive miles of .Constantinople. It is the most natural thing in the world to infer that the outcome of such a combination of circumstances cannot mean anything else than complete control of Turkey in Europe and the final disruption of the empire. What was left undone at Berlin must now be done with the force of arms. Austria, Russia, Servia, Greece and Montenegro are in a fair way to dispose of what is now left of Turkey in Europe. The late conference ought to have disposed of the subject, but, as it is, the whole problem is remanded for final solution only after another bloody conflict.

In the meantime, it is confidently asserted that the British troops in India have already crossed the borders of Afghanistan, and are threatening to overrun the Ameer’s dominions in revenge of Britain’s offended majesty. The Ameer, however, is apparently on good terms with Russia, and is looking in that direction for aid to successfully resist the invading, forces. Russian troops are in control of the chief city in Turkestan, ready to keep a good lookout in the direction of England’s ulterior purposes. On the whole, the prospects for a little trouble in the East are more than usually promising. Under such circumstances, it will be a little inconvenient for England to keep her eyes at the same time on Constantinople. The peace of Europe and Asia is simply in a condition of an armed neutrality. Smoldering embers of war may burst forth at any moment, and throw all Europe into volcanic commotion. The sovereigns may cry peace, but peace cannot reign so long as the conditions of society continue as they are under existing circumstances.

Two Hundred Miles of Dead Fish.

Our fishing smacks report a stream of fresh or poisonous water along our bay coast from two to ten fathoms out, that kills all the fish in its range. They report sailing for 200 miles through dead fish, covering the sea as far as the eye could reach with all varieties. Immediately on the shore the water is salt and natural, while less than a mile off it appears of a red brick color. —Key Wes (Fla.) Key. Among the many publications claiming to be family journals, there is none so fully entitled to the claim as The Chicago Ledger. Its “ Home ” depart-ment-made up of well-written contributions from experienced women upon household management, kitchen economy, home decoration, floriculture, gardening, poultry-raising, etc., etc—is more than worth the price of subscription ($1.50 a year). No housewife or mother should be without The Ledger. “Just as the elbow’s bent, the swig’s inclined.

FARM NOTES.

[From the American Agriculturist for November.] Be prompt now, when the days are shortening and the season for field work is rapidly nearing its end. Utilize every hour for securing the crops yet ungathered. Neglect no chance for putting the ground in order for spring work, but turn every fair day to account, that nothing may be neglected. There are a score of things to be done on every farm that may be considered of little account singly but, which, in the aggregate, make up a serious total. Every one should look about, note down what needs to be done, and frequently examine the record. Every day the com remains uncut, after maturity, there is loss. Com gains nothing by standing after the kernels are glazed, but fodder loses rapidly in quality. Much of its digestible matter is changed into woody fiber, becoming hard and indigestible. The sooner it is cut and shocked, the sooner it can be housed in safety. Com stalks are no longer to be considered as a waste product, good for nothing but to be trodden under foot. They are worth fully the cost of putting in the crop, if well saved and cured. When cut at the right time, and well cured, $6 a ton is, by many, considered a reasonable estimate of their value for feed when hay is worth $lO per ton. Careful experiments place well-cured com stalks as worth about three-fifths as much as hay. Much has been previously said as to the methods of curing corn-fodder. A caution may yet be given. Let the stalks be thoroughly cured before being stacked. Small stacks will not readily heat and mold; large ones will. Put a ventilator, if only three or four rails set on end, spread below and tied at top, in the middle of the stack. Carefully build or protect them on top, so as to shed water. Better finish the husking, if possible, while it is still pleasant weather. It is disagreeable work on a raw November day, when fingers get numb and the body chills quickly. Last year we saw farmers with wives and children thus employed when snow was on the ground and all through the stacks. And so it will be again with others who are behind-hand.

Husking machines have been much improved since first brought out. For 1,000 bushels of com it will pay to use a power-husker. By and by the tliresher-men will have machines to do -his work, and shell the corn at the same time. Some of the steel and chilled iron com-cob mills will grind corn in the husk. For cows, cattle, hogs and mules (and perhaps horses, -when it is carefully used), it may be thus ground, conveniently and economically. The com may be cribbed in the husk, and used as required. If not’perfeetly dry, grind small quantities at a time, as it will heat if kept in large bulk. Harrowing wheat in the fall should only be done when the surface of the land is dry. No kind of cultivation should take place when the ground is wet. Experimental cultivation should be done as early as possible. Deep plowing is not needed. To kill weeds and mellow the surface are what is wanted. Harrowing may be done safely two weeks after sowing, and repeated twice or thrice. Then grass seed may be sown, but not before. It will take at once on the mellow soil, and soon get ahead of that treated in the usual letalone manner. Wheat needs nitrogen at this season, and so does the grass. One hundred pounds per acre of nitrate of soda would be a help to both. Mangels and beets are injured by frost. Those should be gathered and secured in pits this month where frost is prevalent. The fresh leaves have an injurious effect upon cattle if fed in excess. A day or two after cutting they may be fed safely—a pressed buslielbasketful at a time, sprinkled over with a handful of salt.

Horses that have been on pasture should now be taken up at night, and have some dry feed. The change of feed from green to dry should be gradual with all stock: otherwise, the appetite may fail, and the animals lose thereby. Milking cows cannot be kept in full flow without ample rations of fresh fodder. As the pastures become bare, newly-cured corir-stalks, cut and mixed ■with chopped roots and sprinkled with middlings, and ground corn and oats, may be given. Liberal feed always pays with the right kind of cows. The aim in feeding now should be to get the stock into good condition before cold weather, remembering that an animal beginning the -winter well is as good as half through it already. Sheep, if fed liberally and managed carefully, are most profitable stock. The better we do for them the better they will do for us; badly managed, they are likely to prove a failure. Feeding sheep for market is a profitable business for those who have judgment to buy well, to feed well, and to sell well. Two profits can easily be made; a big manure heap and good pay for feed and care will be returned to the skillful feeder. For more detailed information “ Stewart’s Shepherd’s Manual” may be consulted. * Feeding for pork may best be begun at once, using up the soft arid poor corn first. Some feed green stalks, cut fine, and mixed with meal; this will bring the pigs into a thrifty condition, to be finished very rapidly in November. It is a great mistake to stint animals in water; 75 per cent, of their weight is water. Digestion cannot go on without it. Water is, therefore, food in one sense, and an ample supply should be provided for every animal to drink when inclined.

If eggs are expected during the winter, they must be provided for now. Dispose of the old hens; select as many of the best young pullets and feed them well. Give wheat, soaked in hot water, once a day. Barley, buckwheat and corn, in equal proportions, may make the rest of the food; chopped cabbages will help. Provide clean quarters, plenty of water, gravel, old mortar and charcoal. Make the house warm; do not crowd too many into it, and a good supply of eggs will result. Yinegar-making is a sort of fermentation greatly facilitated by a kind of low microscopic plant, popularly known as the “ mother” of vinegar. Placing cider in old casks containing this, and mixing cider with old vinegar, hastens the process. Top-dress the orchard with fine manure this month, or later. Leave no dead weeds, grass or other rubbish near young trees to harbor mice. Recentlyplanted trees should have a conical mound of earth, about a foot high, around them. Strawberries are sometimes injured by too much covering; the straw, marsh hay or other material should be placed freely upon the soil, but only an inch or two thick over the plants themselves. Raspberries of tender sorts are laid down and covered with a few inches of earth. This is quickly done by two men—one to bend over the plants and the other to put on the soil.

Our Foreign Commerce.

From the monthly statement of the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics to the Secretary of the Treasury, the excess of exports over imports of merchandise appears to have been as follows: Month ended Sept. 30,1877, $15,508,339; month ended Sept. 30, 1878, $20,527,267; nine months ended Sept. 30, 1877, $54,460,334; nine months ended Sept. 30, 1878,

$209,130,487. The excess of imports over exports of gold and silver (coin and bullion) appears to have been as follows: Month ended Sept. 30, 1877, $756,771; month ended Sept. 30, 1878, $923,703. The excess of exports over imports of gold and silver (coin and bullion) during the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1877, amounted to $24,706,780, but the excess of imports over exports of gold and silver (coin and bullion) during the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1878, amounted to $321,960. — Washington telegram.

Mission Work.

The thirty-second convention of the American Missionary Association has just been held at Taunton, Mass. The annual report showed receipts for the year, $195,601; expenses, $188,079; balance, $7,522. The current receipts were not equal by $13,603 to the preceding year. The falling off is mainly in legacies. The debt, which two years ago was $93,000, has been reduced by gifts and pledges to $26,298. Work among the Chinese and freedmen has been productive of much good.

Beware of Cheap Excitants,

And use, if you need a tonic stimulant and alterative, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. The liquors of commerce, even when they are not adulterated, fail to produce more than a temporary exhilaration, * usually followed by a depressing reaction, anything but beneficial to a weakly constitution. Not only do the potent botanic ingredients combined with the alcoholic of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters minister to the health and vigor of those who use it, but the basis—pure old rye, the finest and most salubrious liquor distilled—is no moan promoter of a healthful condition of tlio digestive organs. Its presence in the Bitters is essential to preserve their vegetable constituents from fermentation, and it unquestionably augments their remedial value. Few medicinal preparations of a proprietary nature have ever received such strong commendations from medical men.

The National Scourge.

It is estimated that the annual damages caused by the ravages of insects and worms exceed §150,000,000 in the United States alone. Truly an enormous loss! Yet it sinks into insignificance when compared with the ravages of that more terrible scourge, Consumption, which annually sweeps hundreds of thousands of human souls into eternity. The causes of consumption are various, depending in every instance for the development of the disease upon the scrofulous diathesis, or temperament, of the victim. Thus, the same cause which will produce in one person an attack of acute disease. or a slight nervous prostration, will engender consumption in a person of scrofulous habit. That consumption- can be cured by proper treatment will be readily perceived when the exact nature of the disease is understood, viz.: the accumulation and deposition of scrofulous matter (tubercles) in the lungs. Obviously, the principal remedies required are (1) a powerful alterative, or blood-purifier, to arrest the accumulations and also cleanse the blood of the scrofulous matter, and (2) a mild cathartic to expel the diseased matter from the system. This course of treatment, in conjunction with a strict hygienic regime, lias proved the most successful method of curing this disease. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets are the best alterative and cathartic remedies before the public, and have been alone used in thousands of cases of consumption with the most marked efficacy. Dr. Pierce’s Invalids’Hotel, at Buffalo, N. Y., affords special and unequaled advantages to consumptives, not only possessing the best medical and hygienic means of treatment, but having the essential advantage of being situated in a climate where the inhabitants are notably free from this disease.

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It having been widely advertised, under the caption of “America Ahead in Spool Cotton,” that the Jury on Cotton textiles, yarns and threads, at the Paris Exposition, decreed a Gold Medal and Grand Prize to the Wlliiinantic Linen Company for “Spool Colton especially adapted for use on Hewing Machines,” over all the great thread manufactures of the world, we owe it as a duty to the public and to Messrs. J. <Jt P. Coats to announce that No Grand Prizes were decreed at Paris for Spool Cotton. We are advised by cable of the following awards > J. &P. GOATS, Gold Medal. Willimantic Lin Go., Silver Medal. And we claim for the winners of the First Prize that, as thev have established in Rhode Island the largest Spool Cotton Mills in the United Htates, where their Spool Cotton is manufactured through every process from the raw cotton to the finished spool, AMERICA, ns represented by Messrs. J. & P. COATS, is still AHEAD IN SPOOL COTTON. ADCHINCLOSS BROTHERS, Sole Agents in New York for J. & P. COATS.

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