Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1881 — Page 4

TWO SAT DOVt X. Two eat down lathe morning time, One to sing and one to spin. AU men listened to the song sublime, < But no one listened to the dull wheel’s din. The singer she sat in a pleasant nook. And sang of a life that was fair and sweet, While the spinner sat with steadfast look, Busily plying her hands and feet. The singer sang on, with a rose in her hair, And ad men listened to her sweet tone; And the spinner spun on with a dull despair Down in her heart as she sat alone. But lo! on the marrow no one said Aught of the singer or what she sang— Men were saying, “Behold this thread i” And loud the praise of the spinner rang. The world has forgotten the singer's name— Her rose is faded, her songs are old; But far o’er the ocean the spinner’s fame Yet is blazoned in lines of gold.

WAS HE MAD?

BY CHARLES E. GOLDEY.

In visiting the south of England, have you ever gone out of your way to enjoy a few hours in one of the nuiny delightful, thriving towns which are scattered like corn throughout that sunny land? If not, then it has not been your fortune to view the sparkling landscape of Hazelton, a quaint, quiet village, with modest little homes, whose white paint glistens in the sunlight, and whose gardens, trimmed and orderly, exhibit blushing roses and sweet-scented flowers peeping from midst dense masses of green foliage. Some twenty years back, there was situated on the outskirts of Hazelton, a gljoomy-looking mansion, surrounced by a clump of oaks and cedars which well nigh hid the edifice from view. Bolton Hall had stood the storms of many centuries, but time seemed only to deepen the gloom of its surroundings. The house was square in form, with a tilfreted wing attached to its eastern wall. This wing exhibited great signs of decay, and its moldering walls and prison-shaped windows enhanced the general gloom surrounding the whole place. In this wing were the fortunes of the Bolton race made; here were formulated those thoughts whose execution bad raised Peter Bolton, gentleman, from comparative poverty and insignificance to wealth and knighthood; and here was the splendor of the same maintained by a long line of descendants, terminating, at the time of which we write, in Sir James Bolton. Sir James was a man who had just turned his fiftieth year; of tall stature and well-rounded form, with a face whose keen black eyes could either twinkle with humor or sparkle with the darkest of passions. He had evidently lived well in the past, and his close-siting vest betokened a rare appetite for the delicacies of the table. Sir James was a widower, his wife having died shortly after their- marriage leaving her blessing in the form of a new-born babe to her youthful husband. Twenty-four y< ars had transformed the babe into a broad-shouldered young man with blue eyes brimming over with good-nature, while mouth and chin betokened the resolution of the soldier. Arthur Bolton had met Lucy Grey while visiting a village friend, and enjoyed her society in many little picnics and par ties gotten up in the neighborhood, and had declared his love and been accepted. And now, the two young hearts were patiently waiting for the day that . would bind them together in unity and love. It was a beautiful spring morning. Crisp winter had lifted her fleecy covering from oil the fields and flowers, and nature was once more re-asserting her lovely sway, breathing sweet odors through the sunny atmosphere. Arthur Bolton was strolling through the gardens, idly puffing clouds of smoke into the air, and giving liimself up to the sweet reflections which love might beget in such rosy bowers. A rapid step sounded behind him, and turning, he beheld his father. “Good morning, Arthur!” said Sir James, in a cheery tone. “I am glad I have found you.” “Why, my dear father,” replied Arthur, with a merry twinkle in his eyes, “do you sec your wild son so seldom that the parternal heart is warmed at beholding him enjoying a cigar amid the sweet perfumes of your garden?” “Ha! ha!” laughed Sir James; and for a few moments both gentlemen indulged in considerable merriment. Sir James’ mirth finally ceased, and a look of deep seriousness settled over his countenance. Arthur turned around, and thoughtfully studied the old house which he had never called home. “Father,” he exclaimed, wheeling back to his former position, “why do you not have that old, broken-down tower torn away, and erect a modern wing in its place? I have often thought that it oast a gloom over our home, and this morning it seems really forbidding.” Sir James raised his black eyes swiftly to the face of his son, and darted a keen, suspicious glance at him. Seemingly satisfied with his inspection, he replied in his usual tones—“No, Arthur, your father has too few moments of seriousness to remove, at this late hour, thejonly objects that chain his thoughts to tne past. But, Arthur, my object in meeting you here this morning is of far too serious a nature to wait longer. To-day, Arthur Bolton”—and his voice became low and earnest—“the fate of your father and your home lies in your hands!” “ What!” “ I am ruined, unless—” “ Good heavens, father, what do you mean?” exclaimed the young man with startled eyes and excited tones. “ Unless,” passionately continued Sir James, “you save me.” “ Thank God, if it lies in my power!” was the glad response. “But how is it to be done?” “My plan is very simple. My creditors are beginning to push me to the wall. I can stave off the event for a month, and in the meantime you can hasten to my plantation in Cuba—my last resource. Straighten out its affairs, which have through my carelessness become very much confused, and sell it for what it will bring. I have no doubt but the sum realized will cover all my debts, and leave a handsome margin. ” A look of glad resolution lightened the face of Arthur as he replied: “ I will run over to the Meadows and see Lucy to-morrow, and then away!” Sir James turned slightly pale. Shading his black eyes with his hand from his son’s gaze, he said: “ Miss Grey left town this morning, to visit her aunts in London; and besides, Arthur, it is of the most vital importance that you should depart this very afternoon.” “This very afternoon!” Arthur involuntarily murmured, in a tone slightly saddened, for his thoughts were rapidly traveling toward Lucy, his love. Rousing liimself from his gloomy reverie, he replied, with force of cheerfulness: “ Very well, father; I will leave a note for Luoy in your care, and this afternoon shall see me off. ” And with these words on his lips, the young man retired to prepare for his journey. For a few moments Sir James Bolton pulled desperately on his cigar. He was reflecting, and, as the thoughts chased each other away, the varying expression of his face was marked and serious. “ He is my son,” he broke out fiercely, throwing his cigar far from him, “ God knows I love him, and fain would spare him, but the hand of fate is closing about me, and I must succumb. Heaven!” he groaned, pacing up and down the path excitedly. “What I suffer! And for whom, for what? For Arthur! Ah, if it were any other human being, I could crush him to the earth from my path with exultation! But now,” he cried pitifully, the color coming and going from his face, “1 must stab my own son’s heart to the core. Must I? Oh, how the chains drag me so the ground! And

yet I must have her. Love, love!” he continued, passionately, breaking from his strain of remorse. “ What power is this, what chains are these, that binds me to dishonor! Love and honor should go hand in hand, but not with me—not with me! By Heavens!” he cried, raging fiercely up and down, “I shall have her!” And, with a glance toward the blue sky above he fell on his knees and hissed, “I swear it!” chapter n. There was nothing particularly beautiful in Lucy Grey’s face or form—that is, no physical beauty but there was a stamp on her countenance which God alone had placed there—the stamp of purity, truth, and virtue. Since the sudden departure of Arthur Bolton, a pensive sadness had weighted the general buoyancy of her spirit; ever since Sir James had called, and, taking her hand in his own, had gently said: “Lucy, I have sorrowful news to impart—news that will break your heart, unless you boldly bare your shoulders’ to the burden. Prepare yourself, my dear friend, to hear what I must tell you. Arthur Bolton has robbed his father, and deserted the girl he promised to make his wife!” “I can not, will not, believe it!’ she cried, with head erect and eyes aflame. “Why should I—his father—say it. unless it were the bitter truth ? he reproachfully asked. . “Too true—too true!” she wailed in her heart; and from that hour her cheerfulness was gone, and a subdued sadness took its place. It seemed but natural that Sir Janies Bolton should often call, and exert himself to cheer her; but when, several months later, he had gently asked her to forget the disgraceful conduct of his son. and become his wife, she resolutely declined. “Never!” was her quiet reply, and that was the last she thought of it. Sir James returned home from his last visit in a very moody frame of mind. For several hours he remained closeted in his room, while a fierce battle raged within his breast. He had injured his son—had sent him on a wild-goose chase into the very midst of danger—had told his intended wife the double falsehood that he was a thief and a villain—had detained, read, and destroyed, the loving letters directed to Lucy in his care, and now should he renounce his purpose or consummate his villainy? His crime had brought suffering with it, for the light-hearted easy-going gentleman of two months previous had changed to a haggard, morose, and passionate man. “Shall I give her up now,” he cried, his bloodshot eyes straining straight ahead, “renounce her now, now when I have consigned my son to misery for her sake? No! Deprived of her and of my son, what is left in life for me ?” It was nearly two weeks after this event that Lucy Grey received a note requesting her to call at the residence of Sir James Bolton, as he wished to see her in regard to an important matter, but was too ill to leave his house. The note also stated that, as the subject of his interview would be his absent son, it would be wise to keep the knowledge of her call strictly private. This note quite astonished Lucy, but as she did not know what importance might be attached to it, she determined on acceding to the request. It was about the hour of dusk that Lucy Grey, with a cloak completely enveloping her. presented herself at the door of the Bolton mansion. The servant had evidently received his instructions, for without a word he led her to the favorite sittingroom of his master. Before a low table whose marble top was hidden beneath gilt-edged Volumes and musty papers, sat Sir James. His face was sljghty pale, and his eyes shone with unnatural brightness, as, rising from his seat, he cordially extended his hand toward his visitor. “You cannot imagine, Miss Grey,” he said, in soft, melting tones, “what pleasure it affords me to have my request promptly granted. My deaf girl, you have suffered now for a long time-suf-fered through the cruelty and brutality of—” “Stop, Sir James!” flashed Lucy, confronting him with scornful eyes. “I did not come here to hear his name dragged again in the mud, nor do I ask tor pity. lam a woman, sir, and as such you should respect the motive which prompted me to come here. Now, Sir Tames,” she cried, advancing a step forward, while the color dyed her white cheeks at the thought of her rashness in being drawn into so delicate a position, “you have stated that you had something of importance to communicate to me. What is it?” Boldly her blue eyes met the piercing gaze rivited upon her. For a moment Sir James paused; then, with an impetuous spring, he caught Lucy by the hand. In vain she strove to wrench herself from his grasp. “Cease!” he cried, in husky, passionate tones. “You must, you shall hear me! Miss Grey—Lucy—darling—” and his hot lips almost touched the cheek which had become as alabaster; “my Bon has deceived, deserted you—trampled upon the tender love of your heart, and not only yours, but mine—his father’s. Heaven!” here the strong man shook as with palsy. “That my son should be so base, so cruel! Lucy, the sympathy which I, as his father, have felt for you has turned to love—idolatry.” “Monster! away!” she gasped, with a convulsive spring backward, while her eyes flashed, her cheeks crimsoned, and her hands were clenched. “You—his father—to insult me—let me pass!” “Never!” he hissed, springing to her side again. “If not with your will, then without it, you shall be my wife!” And, snatching a moistened handkerchief which had been lying on the table, he pressed it firmly to her nose amt mouth. In a few seconds Lucy Grey sank senseless to the floor. Gently lifting her in his arms, Sir James carried his senseless burden through the gloomy, intricate hallstill he stood before a heavy door rusty with age. Unlocking it, he entered a large room with diminutive windows, through which a single ray of light threw its halo over swords and weapons mouldering into dust. Depositing his burden on a large square bed standing in a corner of the room, he silently withdrew, and, an hour later, was strolling moodily through the garden below. CHAPTER HL “Good morning, father!” exclaimed a hearty voice, and, glancing up, from his paper. Sir James Bolton beheld his son. Springing excitedly from his seat, he. exclaimed—- “ You, Arthur? Where—” “Why, father,” cried Arthur, “you do not seem very glad to see me. ” But Sir James, recognizing his rashness, had recovered his self-control. Extending his hand, he exclaimed: * ‘Pardon me, Arthur, but your return was so unexpected, and so welcome, that I—” “Enough, father dear,” the young man gently returned. “I know that ! am welcome, especially when I have a satisfactory report of my work to hand in. But’ I can not stay with you long. Associations here are too sad, too bitter.” And his blue eyes looked inconceivably unhappy, for he was thinking of her who had written him soon after his arrival in Cuba, one short, cutting note, declining his love. . So it was arranged, greatly to Sir James’ satisfaction, that Arthur should start the next morning, to spend a few years traveling in the new world It was evening. The clear blue sky was studded with twinkling stars, whose sof| glimmer melted into the stronger

halo of the moon. The garden of the Bolton mansion was bathed in a grayish mist, which flickered among the tai: trees, and cast weird shadows on the old castle. , , A ... Arthur Bolton was slowly strolling through the deep paths leading in and out among the shrubbery. The fire of his cigar burnt fiercely as he pulled nervously away at it How often he had walked here with buoyant steps and light heart, looking toward the future, when Lucy Grey was to have become his wife! “How cruel!” he murmured. “Cruel cruel! Oh, how shall I bear it—how shall I endure? Would to heaven that here and now I could lay down the burden of my life and sink into oblivion! Lucy, who was my life and love—who is, and' ever shall "be, my love—is not false—but the note!” Hour after hour passed away, and still he staid. It was about midnight that he stopped opposite the old tower. ‘TSark!” he exclaimed, springing forward and assuming a listening attitude. “Arthur! Arthur! Save me!” Like lightning his blue eyes sent a gleam up to the window above. A white object fluttered a moment, and then fell at his feet. Picking it up, he read in faintly penciled characters the following: “To the person finding this handkerchief. For the love of all you hold dear in this world or the next, take this to Dr. Grey of Hazelton, and tell him that 1 am confined a prisoner, by Sir James Bolton, in the big room of the old tower, and that he swears I shall not receive my freedom until I become his wife.” Without reading further, Arthur Bolton sprang like a blood-hound toward the house. He knew it all now. Sir Jama, was suddenly awakened that night by a terrible crash, and hurriedly throwing on his clothes, he rushed toward the big room in the old tower.

Crash! With a wild shriek, he sprang forward. Crash, crash! And down flew the door, rotten with age, and Sir James arrived just in time to glare through the open space on Arthur and Kucy, fondly clasped in each other s arms, while the young man’s hot kisses were raining ovei the brow, cheek and neck of her who was his life and love. “Fiends!” screamed Sir James, while the blood rushed in torrents to his head. With one wild bound the old man attempted to reach the pair, but, falling short, he tottered, fell, and remained as one dead. Tenderly he was laid on the bed. Already Artnur and Lucy had forgiven him, and for mafry a week, hung over his pillow; and when he became convalescent, none were happier than they. But the punishment came. £sir James’ sight had gone in his illness, and henceforth, all that made life worth the living to him, was to sit bet ween Arthur and Lucy, who had become man and wife, with a hand of each clasped tightly in his own, and hear them declare their forgiveness and love. __________,

Not a Beverage.

“Tbeyaie not a beverage, but a medicine, aith curative properties of the highest degree, containing no poor whisky or poisonous drugs. They do not tear down an already debilitated system, but build it up. One bottle contains more hops, that is, more real hop strength, than a barrel of ordinary beer. Every draggist in Rochester sells them, and the physicians prescribe them.” — Evening Express on Hop Hillers.

Culling It Short.

" Once, days of my early struggles in the profession,” said Edwin Booth, ‘ ‘ and while we were barn-storm-ing down in Virginia, an odd thing happened, which illustrates the shifts to which a ‘ poor player ’ was then put in order to get along. We were playing—- ‘ showing ’ they called it then—one night at a little place called Lee’s Landing, and the tobacco warehouse we had improvised into a theater was crowded by the planters for miles around. We had arranged to take the weekly steamer that we expected would touch there late, that night, and between the acts were all busy packing up. The play was the ‘ Merchant of Venice,’ and we were just going on for the court scene, where the Jew insists on his pound of flesh, when we heard a whistle blow, and the manager came running in to say that the steamer , had arrived ahead of time and would leave again in ten minutes. ‘ ‘As that was our only chance of getting down to the Chesapeake for a week, we were naturally in a terrible quandary. ‘lf we stop right here and explain,’said the manager, ‘the audience will think they are being cheated, and go in for a free fight. The only thing we can do is for you fellows to get up some sort of a natural-like, impromptu ending for the piece, and ring down the drop. Go right ahead, ladies and gentlemen, and take your cue from Ned, here,’ and he hurried away to get the luggage on board. “ If it had been in any other quarter of the country I wouldn’t have had the assurance to do as he said, but the ignorance of the ‘clay-eaters,’ or ordinary ‘Virginians of those days, was something marvelous, so when old George Ruggles, who was doing Shy lock, got to where he sharpens his knife on his shoe, I walked solemnly up to him and said: “ ‘ You’re bound to have the flesh, are you? ’ “‘You bet your life,’ said George, under the impression that he was improvising very skillfully indeed. “ ‘ Now, I’ll make you one more dicker,’ I continued. ‘ln addition to the bag of ducats, I’ll thrpw in two kegs of niggerhead terback, a shotgun and a oouple of the best coon dogs in the State. ’ “ ‘ I’m blamed if I don’t do it,’ said Shylock, much to the approbation of the audience, who were tobacco-raisers and coon hunters from the ground up. ‘ ‘ ‘And to show that there is no hard feeling,’ said Portia, tucking up her legal gown, ‘ we’ll wind up with a Virginny reel.’ “And as the prompter struck up ‘ Monnie Musk’ on his fiddle, we danced a couple of figures, and made a break for the boat as the curtain fell, amid thunders of applause. . ‘ ‘ When we got bn board, the steamer’s Captain, who had witnessed the conclusion of the play with great delight, tendered the troupe the compliment of a hot supper, and remarked, as we sat down to what was a rare treat in those ‘palmy days of the drama: ’ “‘l’d like to see the whole of that play sometime, gentlemen. I’m blamed if I thought that fellow Shakspeare had so much snap to him. ’ ”

me Yankee and the Philosopher.

It has been truthfully said that the course of the British Government in dealing hesitatingly with the law-break-ers in Ireland recalls the indecision of Buchanan and his fellow-politicians in their vacillation in 1861. To the latter the following story would have given as strong a hint as it does to the former : A shrewd Yankee and an English philosopher were traveling together in South America. One day they sheltered from a storm in a large hut, in one corner of which was a stack of wood. They had not been there long when three or four snakes, attracted by the warmth of the fire which the travelers had lighted, came out of the stack of wood. The philosopher immediately began -to descant on the “ final cause” of the creation of poisonous reptiles, and to ask whether man was justified in destroying them. The Yankee cut his discourse short by remarking, “I guess we had better smash the critters first, and you can orate about them afterward,” and proceeded to knock the snakes on the head with the butt end of his rifle.— Harper's Weekly. The cheapest method to cheat the undertaker (who is generally around wheu Coughs and Colds prevail) is to buy and use pr. Bull’s Cough feyrup. It always cures. • -

FARM NOTES.

English dairymen say that higfc shorthorn cows when dried off fatten more rapidly with less food according to their size than eny other dairy breed, and their beef is of superior quality, bringing a top price in the market. ' There is no better soil in the world for potatoes than solid sward land. We find from our experience that the best seed is cut down to two eyes, thus producing few vines, but large vegetables. Our potatoes, Rose and Hebron, from such cuttings, were very large this year. They were, however, very crooked. This, perhaps, was caused uy the uneven distribution of the manure. When corn is planted in drills, the drills should run north and • south, it is reasonably said. In this case the eastern part of the corn receives the morning sun, the western the afternoon sun. Were the rows to run east and west, the north side of the rows would receive sunshine only at midday. To what extent the crop is affected by the direction of the rows is a fit subject for experiment We have been looking over a great number of experiments with different kinds of concentrated fertilizers upon corn. The conclusion that must be drawn is, that while bone has shown the best effects in a majority of instances, in many others it does not appear to have produced any appreciable effect. We can only repeat what we have already said many times, that this is a question which each farmer, by careful observation and experiment, must determine for himself.— Hural New Yorker. Ducks hatch their own eggs rather better than hens. The hen, says a good authority, is not calculated for a longer period than the usual three weeks (except that most inveterate of sitters, the Brahma). For the first day or two the young of any birds should be kept, quiet, and quietude encouraged throughout. If observed closely the hen that steals her nes,t and rears all her chicks will be found to possess quiet and regular habits and will not fatigue her young unnecessarily. Treatment of Stray Cattle., —The lawful method of treating stray’ trespassing animals is to take them into custody . and hold them for twenty-four hours, notifying the owners, if they are known, of the detention. If the animals are not claimed at the end of this time, they are to be driven to the public pound and placed in charge of the pound-keeper, who holds them for a reasonable time, and then advertises them for sale. The times of detention are fixed by statue or by by-laws of the townships or counties, and the pound-keepers are usually provided with copies of these laws for their guidance. The best time, says a writer in the Prairie Farmer, to remove evergreens is undoubtedly in the spring, just as the terminal buds are opening. They may be removed safely until they have grown three inches. The next best time is in the latter part of the summer, or just before the fall rains set in. It is true, however, theoretically, that they may be safely removed at any time of the year when the ground is not frozen, and practically true if extreme care is taken. . Our opinion is that they are removed with least loss in the spring, as we have stated. As to mulch, it makes really little difference what the material is, so it will not blow away or scatter noxious weeds. How to Keep Butter.—A correspondent says: “I learned one or two things about butter last spring. One of them is, that butter of all kinds should either be stiff and set away in a cool place, or, if not made so stiff, should be putin gallon or half-gallon jars, and either sealed up or thick paper (old letter paper will do) brushed over with the white of an egg fastened securely over the top. Before sealing them Up, however, it is well to put about half a teacup of' sugar over the top of each, but if made thick enough fifty will not need it. Tn canning fruit this should ulways be done, as it prevents them from moulding, provided they are not moved and jolted around.” Farmers’ Gardens.—As a general rule farmers do not provide themselves with good gardens, at least not as good as they should. The excuse for this neglect is generally the same with all of them—they have not the time to bestow on them, and yet it may safely be asserted that an acre of ground appropriated to a garden, will be more profitable to the farmer than any other ten acres on the farm. The interests of the farmer, the comforts of his family, the good condition and health of his whole household, require such a garden on every farm in the country, and it should be a garden, not a mere" excuse for one, a mere weed patch. It should be one so managed and arranged that every vegetable of a wholesome quality for human food, should be raised in it in plentifulness and at the earliest season. After a winter’s dieton generally solid food, the human constitution requires the deterging operations of free vegetable diet. Crib Biting.—Crib biting, says the Western Fural, is a habit resulting from many causes, restraint put on the horse, by way of strapping the neck, etc., are morq or less apt to produce other permanent injury; when the restraint is removed he will crib again. It has been suggested to cover the mangel 1 and woodwork within his reach with sheet-iron, or with fresh sheepskin, which may be smeared with aloes, but these means are of avail only while the horse stands in the stall. The process of rasping the teeth, as suggested to you, is simply preposterous. If the horse’s front teeth really were too long, how could he then get the teeth or molars' together to chew the food ? All the teeth of the mouth, when not deviating from their normal condition, are worn equally, and by rasping the surface of the front teeth, the consequence will be that the lower teeth will not meet with the upper teeth, which will interfere with his ability to properly grasp his food from the manger, and will make it impossible for him to bite off the grass, and withal he will continue his habit of cribbing. Corn Trial by Farmers. —In a series of seventeen corn crops raised in Saline County, Missouri, by farmers competing for a Grange premium of S2OO for the largest yield, it appears that twelve crops out of the seventeen gave an average vield of over 100 bushels per acre, and this not for one acre only but for an area of ten acres in each case. Nothing could more clearly show the progress of good farming than this fact. Wliaa one man gets a yield of 100 bushels or over from a single acre it is not very remarkable, because it is getting to be of frequent occurrence. But when a dozen men, each cultivating a field of ten acres, get a product of over 100 bushels per acre for the whole area it may well attract attention. If twelve fields, aggregating 120 acres, are made to produce 12,000 bushels of grain per annum, together with its 500 tons of clover, what would the yield of the country amount to at the same rate of production, and how much longer shall we remain satisfied with thirty bushels per acre as an average yield for the whole country? If the above competition is a fair sample of granger enterprise and success, then we say let the patrons of husbandry go ahead, and let the farmers’ clubs show the same spirit of progress. Then, indeed, the new decade and the croakers and doubters will pass away to join the bats and the owls of the buried epoch.— Experiment Record.

Salaries of British Ministers.

Tire salary list of the British Government shows the relative rank assigned to Washington as a diplomatic station bv the European powers. The British Minister at Peris receives an annual salary of $50,000 ; at Vienna, $40,000 ; at Constantinople, $40,000; at St, Peters-

burg, $39,000; at Berlin, $35,000; at Pekin, $30,000; at Madrid even, $27,000; while at Washington Sir Edward Thornton is obliged to live on $25,000 and a very considerable number of allowances. In point of grade the Europeans rank. Washington practically with the missions to Brazil, to Japan, to the Hague and to Lisbon.

Profitable Patient.

The most wonderful and marvelous success in cases where persons are sick or wasting away from a condition of miserableness, that no one knows what ails them (profitable patients for doctors), is obtained by the use of Hop Bitters. They begin to cure from the first dose and keep it up until perfect health is restored. Whoever is afflicted in this way need not suffer, when they can get Hop Bitters. — Cincinnati Star.

HOUSEKEEPERS’ HELPS.

Devilled Biscuits.—Take some water biscuits, steep them in milk for ten minutes, take them out, dust them over with a little cayenne, salt and black pepper and bake them in a slow oven for about twenty minutes. Puffs.—Beat very light the yolks of six eggs, add a pint of milk, a pinch of salt, the whites of the eggs beaten to a froth, and flour eneugh to make the batter like thick cream. Bake in cups in a quick oven. Fried Mush.—The addition of flour—a teacup to two quarts of meal—to mush intended for frying makes it very nice. Fry in beef-drippings, not lard, and if the slices of mush are first dipped in beaten egg and then in crack crumbs before frying, they are very much better. Oyster Mac \roni. —Boil macaroni in a cloth to keep it straight. Put a layer in a dish seasaned with butter, salt, and pepper, then a layer of oysters, and alternate until the dish is full. Mix some grated bread with a beaten egg. Spread over the top and bake. Hominy Croquettes.—Boil two cups of fine-grained hominy. When quite cold work in two beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, salt and pepper to taste. With floured hands make into oblong rolls and fry to a light brown in hot lard.

Mr. Greeley’s Humor.

Years ago, travelers going to Canada by way of Lake Champlain used to seek the steamboat which Capt. Sherman commanded. The Captain was famous for the neatness of his boat and the discipline of its crew, and for his own politeness. He was the only man whom the late Horace Greeley acknowledged to be his superior in pohte behavior. One morning, after breakfasting, Mr. Greeley, who was in a capital humor, turning to a friend, asked : “Do you know that I claim to be the most polite man in the country ?” The friend, well aware that the celebrated editor, when irritated, was neither gentle in manner nor courteous in speech, replied that he was not aware that the graces of politeness were prominent among his many excellent traits. “But I assure you,” answered Greeley, with a smile that overspread his baby face—some one said that he had a philosopher’s head with the face of a baby—“ that I have never been beaten in politeness but once in my life. ” Then he told the story of his defeat. Before the days of railroads, he left Utica one morning in a stage-coach. His fellow-pass.enger was a gentleman of prepossessing appearance, with whom he fell into conversation. After a while the stranger drew a cigar case from his pocket and offered Mr. Greeley a cigar. He declined the polite offer, and the conversation was resumed. Presently the gentleman, taking a cigar from the case, put it in his mouth, and returned the case to his pocket. While they were talking, he abruptly but courteously remarked to Mr. Greeley : “1 hope, sir, you have no objection to a cigar?” “ None in the world,” answered Greeley, “ when it is not alight.” “ Oh,” replied the gentleman, “ I had not the remotest thought of fighting it I” “ Then and there,” said Mr. Greeley, laughing, “was the only time I ever was beaten in politeness. I afterward ascertained that my victor was the famous Capt. Sherman, of Lake Champlain.”

ANXIOUS TO RISE.

tFrom the La Fayette Dally Journal.] There’s plenty of room upstairs, as Daniel Webster said to the young lawyer anxious to rise, out despondent of his chance to do so; but no one need injure himself either in climbing the stairs of fame or those of his own house or business place. The following is to the point: Mr. John A. Hutchinson, Supt. Downer’s Kerosene Oil Works, Boston, Mass., writes: Mr. Patton, one of our foremen, in walking up stairs last week sprained his leg badly. I gave him a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil to try. He used it and an almost instantaneous cure was effected. In one of its misanthropic moments the Detroit Free Press says: “The average woman does not pretend to believe half she reads or what her neighbors tell her. It is only when she whacks up a dollar to a clairvoyant that she expects to get the real old solid gospel truth. ” [From the Chicago Tribune.] Thomas O. Thompson, Esq., the Mayor’s Secretary, who, some few days ago, slipped on a banana peel and sprained his knee, writes that St. Jacobs Oil “ acted like a charm.” A precious boy of 6 years, listening wearily to a long-winded tale related by a prosy relative, took advantage of a short pause to say, slyly : “I wish that story had been brought out innumbers.”

A Single Stone

from a running brook slew the giant Goliath, and millions *f noble men since that time have died from a single stone in the bladder, which Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure would have dissolved and carried away. Girl, yawning over lessons—“ I’m bo tired ; I should like to go to sleep. ” Boy—“ I’ll tell you what you do, then ; get up early to-morrow, and have a good sleep before breakfast.”

Almost Discouraged!

Such expressions are very common among those afflicted with a Cough or Cold. They have called on the doctor and he has prescribed. They have used nearly everything which has been recommended, but are no better. Hope abandons them, and they look with distrust upon all medicines. But there is an old family remedy advertised in this paper which possesses true merit. Alien’s Lung Balsam will cure yonr Cold or Cough. Try it, and you will receive new hope and a perfect cure. It is pleasant to take and perfectly harmless. The city druggists all sell it. Eilebt’s Extract of Tar and Wild Cherry has been used for twenty years, and during that time has saved many veiy valuable fives. Do not neglect a cough or cold until it is too late. Try this excellent remedy, and we are sure you will be convinced of its merits. Chronic Coughs, and even Consumptives, are cured by following the directions. Every bottle is warranted to give satisfaction. Prepared by the Emmert Proprietary Co., Chicago. Sold by all good druggists. The diamond boots and shoes are perfect fitting, good styles, honest work. Rosenthal Bros., Chicago.

DFBULES COU&H SYRUP Jr

Uncle Sam's Condition Powders are recommended by stock-owners who have used them as the liest Horse and Cattle Medicine to be had. If the animal is Scraggy, Spiritless, or has no appetite, these Powders are an excellent remeav, and every owner of stock will do weli to try them. They are prepared by the Emmert Proprietary Co., Chicago, HL, a very reliable firm, and sold by all good druggists. For dyspepsia, indigestion, depression of spirits and general debility in their various forms, also as a preventive against fever and ague and other intermittent fevers, the Ferro Phosphorated Elixir of Calisava Bark, made by Caswell, Hazard 4 Co., New York, and sold by all druggists, is the best tonic, and for patients recovering from fever or other sickness it has no equal.

TMR GREAT GERMAN REMEDY FOB RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, SCIATICA, LUMBAGO. BACKACHE, GOUT, SORENESS or m CHEST. SORE THROAT, v QUINST, SWELLINGS JJTB SPRAINS, FROSTED FEET AND EARS, Ajr» General Bodily Pain TOOTH, EAR AND HEADACHE, AN9 111 OTHER Fllll AK» ACHES.

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No PreparaUoa on .*rth *qnal* St. J a oom Oil a* * lara *onx, siitrix and cbxaz Extorn*! Rom.dy. A trial *aiallt but the eomp*r*tiT.ly trifling outlay of 60 Cxura, and *v*n eno tnff.ring with pain oan bar. cheap and poaitiro proof*4 **• otama piuCTIOXB U XLXYXX LINOtAGIA. MID IT Alt DRUQOISTS AND DEALERS IN MEDICINE. A. VOQELER & CO. Baltimore, JWd., V, t. A. No Time Should Be I.ort, If the stomach, liver and bowels are affected, to adopt the sure remedy, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. Diseases of the organs named beget others far more serious, and a delay is therefore hazardous. Dyspepsia, liver complaint, chills and fever, early rheumatic twinges, kidney weakness, bring serious bodily trouble if trifled with. Lose no time in using this effective, safe and long-known medicine. , t3f~ For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally. Free—A Musical Journal. Addrs. F. Brehm, Erie, Pa. ZY Az* 11 E> ET for Consumption is also | OKZ O w U s» E* th* boat cough medicine. WANTED— 500 Agents. Splendid Photo. Family Record ; best paying thing out. C. F. SHORT, Chicago. MARYLAND FARMS, ST to S«5 per Acre. Short winters, breezy summers, healthy climate. Catalogue free. H. P. CHAMBERS, Federalsburg, Md. RED FOX, Skunk, Raccoon. Mink, bought for Cash: Highest Prices. Send for Circular—lull particulars. fc. C. BOUGHTON, & Howard St., New York. VfIHHR MEN Learn Telegraphy! Earn S4O to 8100 a lUU*U 111 CD month. Graduates guaranteed paying office*. Address Valentins Bros.. Janesville. Wis (hnrft A MONTH ! Agent* Wanted ! \ *lll 75 Best-Selling Articles in the world: a samQUUU pie />««. JAY BRONSON. Detroit. Mich. Mprpnine HabitturwU tn XU Balin to 20 day*. No pay till Cured. Ul I WIWI Vn. J. Stmthix#, Lebanon, Ohio, SIAI MJ bM A YEAR and expense* to agents. Outfit Free. Address P. C < < O. VICKERY, Auguste. Maine Three little girls under 12 win t>« taken as boarding pupils in a school whose number of day pupils is limited. Exceptionally pleasant home, constant care, thorough instruction. References. Address MISS G. ELKINS, Station B, Brooklyn, N. Y. EMPLOYMENTb25 A w^ R Abe SALARY P«r month. AU EXPENSES advanced. WAGES promptly paid. SLOAN A Co. 306 George Kt. Cincinnati. O. S THE GREAT WORK. •ptendMly HkirtniUd with eoteref plate*, now ready. It eHla at light. Agente*waute<l Bead parUcotar*. Rich Maaoni® good*, Kt. Templar outfits, jSF and books at hsjd-pan prices, fiend for illustrated cata« logue. REDDING de CO., Masonic Publishers, 731 Broad* / \ way, Hew YoxK. Beware of •purio”" works. Printers 9 Outfits. Printers about to embark In the Newspaper or Printing Business in this State will find it to their interest to address PRINTERS’ EXCHAKGE,Box 339, Chicago, 111., before purchasing outfits. —-.. Rkpaib youb Jbwelby. I will «end 3 pin* any length ordered with rivet* for 10 cents. Any perton can replace a broken one in two minutes Addre**, IL M. Peabody , Jeweller, 143 Essex St., Salem, Mate -a-* —ILLUSTRATED GARDEA VCtilV GUIDE, of the best Flower* rriJA.uid Vegetable., with prices of Seeds, and how to grow them. FREE TO ALL. It wiltpau to tend for it. COLE & BROTHER, Seedsmen, Pella, lowa. BROWN’S ADHESIVE POULTICE New and wonderful article! Mort marvelous euro* I Chest Golds, Lame Backs and Neumlgiao Complaint*; an emollient for Inflamed Parts, Bums, and stubborn sores from Frost-Bites, Eruptive Diseases or Injuries. Price 25 cent*. Discount allowed and goods prepaid to the trade, by mail. Gratuitous package sent to druggists mailing us business card. Agents wanted. IHtOVWH ADHESIVE POULTICE CO.. !>2 Hold >t„ hew York. IW Please cut this out and pin it up tin you or your friends are suffering, then have nearest druggist send for a free package, and most remarkable cures ever experienced will result. " Dr. Sykes’ Sure Cure” FOB “CATARRH” Cures Without Fall. Ask your Druggist for It Price of " Sure Cure” and ’’ Insufflator" all complete 1* only $1.50. Valuable book of full information. If cents. Name this paper and address DR. 0. R. SYKES, 169 E. Madison St., Chicago. 11l tTHE NUUBBON MILK COOLER Will raise as much cream in eight hours, with a temperature of K to 60 deR., as can be raised in twelve houi ■ with any other, using tank, ice ard water, with a temper 'ture of 45 to 10 de#. It cools the milk from center and below. Indorsed by prominent dairymen. Thousands in use and ; n# satisfaction. State or County rights for sale. For terms or information address T. Bakber A Son, Black Earth,Wis. TIOUETTEsBUSINESS This is the cheapest and only complete and reliable work on Etiquette and Business and Social Forms. It tells how to perform all the various duties of life, and how to appear to the best advantage on all occasions. Wanted.—Send for circulars containing a full description of the work and extra terms to Agents. Address NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., Chicago, Ilk NOTICE! AS BLUE FLANNEL GARMENTS Of Inferior Quality of Good, are sold as the “ genuine Middlesex,” which are not made by that mill. The Middlesex Company, in order to Krotect tbe-r customers and the public, give notice that ereaiterall Clothing made from THE MIDDLESEX STANDARD INDIGO BLUE FLANNELS AND YACHT CLOTHS must bear the trade-mark ticket furnished by the Selling Agents to all parties ordering the FAY «fc CO., Selling Agents. Middlesex Company, 86 & 88 Worth St., New York; 87 Franklin St., Boston; 214 Chestnut St, Philadelphia.

THE MARKETS.

NEW YORKI Brerra 87 60 M Hoos 5 35 ® 7 25 Cotton 11M<4 Floub—Superfine 3 50 ® 4 00 Whkat—No. 2 Spring 1 16 @ 1 20 Cobn—Ungraded 58 @ 68 Oats- Mixed Western 42 § 43 Pobk—Meesl3 50 @l4 00 Labd 9 10 CHICAGO. Bkkveb—Choice Graded Steers..... 6 20 @ 8 00 Cows and Heifers 2 40 @ 3 60 Medium to Fair 4 40 @ 4 80 Hoos 4 26 @ 6 85 Flovb—Fancy White Winter Ex.... 6 75 @ 600 Good to Choice Spring Ex. 6 00 @ 6 25 Wheat—No. 2 Spring 99 @1 00 No. 3 Spring 84 @ 83 Corn-No. 2 37 @ 88 Oats—No. 2 30 @ 82 Rye—No. 2 88 @ 89 Bablet—No. 2 1 03 @ 1 04 Butter—Choice Creamery.... 30 @ 32 Eggs—Fresh 45 @ 50 Pork—Messl2 60 @l4 25 Labd 91, @ 9# MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 1 1 00 @ 1 06 No. 2 98 @ 99 Corn —No. 2 36 @ 87 Oats—No. 2 30 @ 81 Rye—No. 1 86 @ 87 Bablet—No. 2 83 @ 84 ST. LOUIS. Wheat—No. 2 Red 102 @lO3 Corn—Mixed 41 @ 42 Oats—No. 2 32 @ 33 Rye 86 @ 87 Pork—Mess.lß 75 @l4 00 Labd 8)4 @ P'a CINCINNATI. Wheat.l 03 @ 1 04 Cobn 41 @ 42 Oats..*-. 36 @ 87 RyeT.fT 96 ® 97 Pork—Measl4 00 @l4 25 Labd 9M@ TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 1 White. 1 04 @ 1 05 No. 2 Red. 105 @lO6 Corn—No. 2.. 41 @ 42 Oats—No. 2 84 @ 85 DETROIT. Floub—Choice 4 90 @ 6 20 Wheat—No. 1 White 1 03 @ 1 04 Corn—No. 1 42 @ 43 Oats—Mixed 38 <«> 89 Barley (per cental)!*.l 60 @ 2 50 PobK—Mess.l4 00 @l4 50 EAST LIBERTY, PA. Cattle—Best 5 25 @5 65 Fair 4 50 @5 00 Common 3 75 @ 4 80 Hogs 5 25 @ 5 75 Sheer; 3 60 @ 5 60

v m TO INTRODUCE OUR Special Offer VwW DV lOn receipt of the TltJbrj I>X 2kVJKISoo money a 6 pound Caddy of our absolutely pure Tea, $42. 00, $3. OO & $4.044. Formosa co - Get up clubs and buy direct of importer. Get price-list, "celluloTd EYE-GLASSES. T Representing the choicest-selected TortoiseShell and Amber. The lightest, handsomest, and strongest known. Sold by Opticians and Jewelers. Made by the SPENCER OPTICAL M’F’G CO., 13 Maiden Lane, New York. ■ Over 1,000,000 Acre* of Choice Farming LandJ lOWaCnrrnq lowa RR. Land Co. ■ |1 I |gi Si C«dar Rapid*, lowa. ■ ■ ■■ ■ totaack Office 02 Randolph St, Chicago. Dta. 1? Y?" AQI Southwestern I IjAxlOl Immigration ■ »»»» *w ■ Company. It is the purpose of this Company to supply the need of a State Bureau of Immigration, ana not to subserve the purposes of any individual railway, or other corporation. o lands bouent Or sofa. Information furnished those wishing to settle in Texas. Correspondence solicited. Address ' W.W.LANG,PreB.(/<iteA'ast*r7’e®<wStat«Gran<z*) or B. G. Duval, Seo. Austin, Texas. Hair Dye lath* SAFEST and BKST ; It acta inatanta neoualy.prixiueliis natural ihadea of Black or Brown . doe. NOT ST AIN th* SKIN, and i» oa«lly ap -every wall-appointed toilrt JBMM for Sold by Druggist* and applied by Hair-Dr«»H«r>. Depot. V 3 Wllli.im St New York on. orittenton, A<t - .Buy your Seeds A-bf A. B. Barnes, This 4 48 W. Lako /Beet’s all. ohl S n s o ' OT?T7'TkCJ—Choice selections from the most reoJCjIIiUo liable growers and Importers. No old seed" In store. Every variety tested before offered for sale. Special attention given to orders oy mall. Seeds shipped by mail or "'press to any part of the United States. Reference: Home National Bank. Chicago: Furst A Bradley Ms g Go.. Chicago. Kirby Carpenter A Co., Chicago. Sena for Catalogue of Seeds and Farm Machinery. • A.& BARNES. 46 A 48 W. Lake St.. Chlcago.llL The Best Field EMIGRANTS. AN IMMENHB AREA OF RAILROAD AND GOVERNMENT LANDS. OB' GREAT FERTILITY, WITHIN EASY REACH OF PERMANENT MARKET. AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES, la now offered for sale In EASTERN OREGON and EASTERN WASHINGTON TERRITORY. These lands form part of the great GRAIN DELT of the Pacific Slope, and lire within an avernge distance ol 250 to 300 ini es from Portland, where steamships ami sail. Ing vessels are directly funded FOR ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. GRAIN AT PORTLAND. OREGON, C OMMANDS A PRICE EQUAL TO THAT OBTAINED IN CHICAGO. The. early completion of the Northern Pacific R. R. i» now assured, and yuarantces to settlers cheap anti quick transportation and yood markets both Rast and IFcaf. Tho opening of this new orerland. line to the Pacific, together with the construction of the network of TOO miles of railroad by the O. R. & N. Co. in the valleys of the great Columbia and its principal tributaries, renders certa in a rajda increase in the value of the lands now open to purchase and pre-emption. There is every indication of an enormous movement of population to the Columbia River region in the immediate future. LANDS SHOW an AVERAGE YIELD of 40 BUSHELS OF WHEAT PER ACRE. No Failure of Crops ever known. RAILROAD LANDS offered at the uniform rate of 52.&0 an Acre. CLIMATE MILD AND HEALTHY. For pamphlet and maps, descriptive of country, its resources, climate, route of travel, rates and full information, address A. I*. STOKES, Gen’l Eastern Pnss'r Agent, Il BWi 8A8Y.,., W BABY CABINET OBGAN-NEW STYLE 109THREE AND A QUARTER OCTAVES, in BLACK WALNUT CASE, decorated with GOLD BRONZE. Length, 30 Inches; height, 83 In.; depth, 14 In. This novel style of the MASON & HAMLIN CABINET ORGANS (ready thl» month) has sufficient compass and capacity for the performance, with full parts, of Hymn Tunes, Anthems, Songs, snd Popular Sacred and Secular Music generally. It retains to a wonderful extent, for an Instrument so small, the extraordinary!excellence, both as to power and quality of tone, which has given the MASON & HAMLIN Cabinet Organs their great reputation and won for them the HIGHEST DISTINCTIONS at EVERY ONE of the GREAT WORLD’S INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITIONS for THIRTEEN YEARS. Evxby oim WILL BE FULLY WJDBANTED. CASH PRICE $22 J on receipt of which It will be shipped as directed. Ir ON BECXIPT AND TBIAL IT DOES NOT SATISFY THE FUBCHASEB, IT MAT BE BETUBNED AND THX MONEY WILL BE BEFUNDED. ' 9EIGHTY STYLES of Organs are regularly made by the MASON & HAMLIN CO., from the BABY CABINET ORGAN at $22; to large CONCERT ORGANS at S9OO, and upwards. The great majority are at SIOO to S2OO each ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES, CIRCULARS and PRICE LISTS free.' MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN CO., 164 Tremont St, BOSTON i 46 East Uth St, NEW „ v YORK 1149 Wabaeh Ave. CHICAGO.

1 BOM MILT REMEDY. STRICTLY PURE. B AL® A M [This en<ravin< represents the Lungr» in n healthy state.) WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY! DR. FLKTCHKR.of Leainrton. Missouri, ~iy»: "I recommend your ‘ Hulanm ’ in proierenoe to any other medicine for coughs and colds.’ DR. A. 0. JOHNSON- of Mt. Vernon, 111., write* of some wonderful cures of <'oa*uinpl lon tn hi* puo* bytlieusoof “Allen’* I.ung Balaam. DR J. B. TURNER. Blountsville, Ala., a practicing physician of twenty tire ye.-ira, write*: It 1* th* ue*t preparation foi Consumption in the world. For all Dlwnse* of lhe Throat. I.ung* nnd Pulmonary Ol'gMn*. It will *»c louud a most excellent JKemedj'. AS AN EXPECTORANT IT HAS h® EQUAL. IT CONTAINS NO OPII/M »N ANY FORM. J. N. HARRIS & CO., Proprietor*, CINCINNATI. O. FOR SALE BY ALL DRU6GIBT3. tVWB ARE NOW MAKING THIS GREATEST OFFER • TO BOOK AGENTS Evrr mads by any publish ng liohco It I* a and will be made for only a short tiirto P nth-mar* address HUBBARD BROS ,86 L ibiifi* St , Chicago Electric light’s. tr NERVOUS DEBILITY. Lost Manhood, «nd Sem nal Wenknes* cured ny MAI HIIWB Improved Electro-Magnetic Belt and Absorbent Pau combined; *lzo of Pud, 7xlo Inches—four times larger than others. Do not purchase any old style s2o Belt* when you can get tho late»tImproved for $2 " Electric Light,” a 24-e»liunn paper, aunt free unsealed : sealed, flo. D. B. I>. MATHEWS A CO., 441 W. Lako btreet. Chloam. BESTS OoDtH One Dollar a Year. THE CHICAGO 1.1 DGE« will be sent to any addrea*. po»tag* paid,at the pncea mimed above, oena inyour names. Addretfi TIIIC JLKDGKM.Chtwngo. HL FRAZER AXLE GREASE. Best In the World. Made only by the Frn-r zr-r Lubricator Company, at Chicngo. now York, and St. l,oui». SOLD EVl.tii wukttE. PATENTS M. M. ROHRER & SON, Attorneyi* nt l.aw and Solicitors ot American a»»<l Foreign Patent*, No. C>oo Seventh Street, Washington, I>. C., Practice patent inw In nil its branches in the Patent Office and in the Courts. r»*Bpeoial attention given to re-itieuos nnd rejected cnseii. Medicine over Miido. Acolmblnatlon of Hops. Buchu, M“ndrakloami Dandelion,« ltl |, ul ‘'“ e r Bu t er« most c» ura tive properties of nil other Bitters, makesVXgreatOrt Bleed Purifier, Liver Uta a.”’ Agent on^Bß"^ — . TT * C No mrttor or symrfevnx are what the disease or all >J n<,nC u ! 10 J*?’’ 1 tors. Don’t wait until you but if you only feel bad or miserable,Bus® them at once, k It may save yourllto.lt hasß” aVt,l i hundreds. I ASOO will be paid for a ca®w they will not ■ cu’ro° help. Do not suiterl suffer,but use and urge them u “° Hop B I Rememtjer, Hop Bittern 1* ‘ U *«** 1 ’ ■ drunken nostrum, but. the * I Medicine ever niade ; the “ISV and HOPS” and no person should be without than. ■■■■■■■■■s r» I C is an absolute and irresistible cure IAWM®| S’rDnmkenness, u« of onium, tobacco nnd|p~Hfl| narcotics. All sold by druggists. for Circular. Mop Bllier* Mtg. C«., Rochester N.Y andTorente^ JWSml? Battle Creek, Michigan, MANUFAOTVBEnS OF THE ONLY GENUINE THRESHERS, Traction and Plain Engines and Horse-Powers. Most Complete Thresher Factory l Established In the World. > 1848 AM VtADC °f continuous and tveOMsful bud. J'J ICAI10»»<, without change of name, *I Z managonient, or location, to " bark up " (A* ■. broad warranty given on all our good*. STEAM-POWER SEPARATORS and Complete Steam Outfit* of matchlenquaHtiee. Finest Traction Engine* and Plain Engines ever seen in the American market. A multitude of special features and improvements for 1881. together with superior quantise In eemstruo. Hon arid materials not dreamed of by other makers. Four sizes of Separators, from 0 to 12 horHC capacity, for steam or horse power. Two styles of “ Mounted " Horse-Power*. 7 Ann nnn Fe** Selected Lumber ,UUVjVW (from three to six gears air-drieeT) constantly on hand, from which 1* built the incomparable wood-work of our machinery. TRACTION Sirongent, moit durable, and efficient ever I vba<Ue 8 t 10, 13 Horae Power. W , Farmers and Threshermen uro Invited to investigate this matchless Threshing Machinery, Circulars sent free. Address NICHOLS, SHEPARD & CO. Battle Creek. Michigan* Lay the Axe to the Root If you would destroy tho cankering worm. For any external pain, sore, wound or lameness of man or beast, uso only MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT. It penetrates all muscle and flesh to tho very bone, expelling all inflammation, soreness and pain, and healing the diseased part as no other Liniment ever did or can. So saith the experience of two generations of sufferers, and go will you say when you have tried the “Mustang.” 0 N.U,No. B ymiF.N WRITING TO ADVERTISERS, ’ V pleaae *uy you taw tho adveruoomeal tn thl* paper.