Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1882 — Page 4

THE MESSAGE.

Gratifying Condition of Our Foreign Relations. The Executive Recommends a Reduction of Taxation. He Also Has a Word to Say in Regard to River and Harbor Bills. President Arthur's annual message was delivered to Congress Immediately after the assembling ot tliat body on Monday, Dec. *. It is the longest document of this character that has come fiom a national Chief Magistrate in recent viyirs, and reviews the events of the year, first callingattention to the gratifying condition of affairs. It mentions the arrest of American citizen* in Great Britain, and a manifestation on the i art of that Government to respect our ilgh s bv the re-ease of the ar e*ted patties. The President says that the claim of this r ation in the supervi-ion and contro < f any in ter-oceanic canal across the American isthmus lias contin ted ti be the subject of confe ence with Great Britain. It is likely that tiro,,- will be more powcrf-.fi than discussion in removing the < ivcrgrtice between the two na ions, whose friendship is so closely cemented bv the inti acv o' their re.a ions and the community of t ci? interests Our ion'-'-established f iemliines • with It ssia remains nnbroK-n. am the proffer of the c tinsel of this Government that measures be taken by that n*ti-m t > prevent further persecutions of the Jews lias been cour-u-Oitsly received Vp-n die subject of Chinese nnnifgra'mn. the ENccttive say-: “The rec nt legislation restrictin - immigration of laborers rom China ha ■ iven ist-to the question whether Chinese proceeding to or tom another country may lawin ly pa-s through o.ir own. In construing the ret of Slav <>. I 1, i i connection wi h the treatyol November 7, I -'ll, the restriction would seem pi i<- limited to Chinese in mi grants c mine to ihe baited States a* laborers, an I should not I'., bid a more tran-dt'across our t’rrltury 1 ask the at enti- u < f < onureaa to the subject for such actio.i. if any, as it may deem udvisab'o." . _ : h>-I’reiqdc. t calls the attention of Congress t - the pr-vai’ing !»wl>nn?*« o .the Mexican border. z\ pa flat relief fr an these mischiefs has been sou li in a convention, which now awai s th gppr.iv.l of tin Senate, as does al o another *, touching tie est'ib’is merit of t :e in ern*U mil i i iind.i-i iH’twcen the Uni c 1 States and Meu*„co. Li the latter i. ratifi d, the action of Conic s will be re-ptite I for establishing suitab e eonnn s- ; i ns . r survey. The i resident refers to the war between Pro twl Chili, and the fadureof theeff r s of th s < overnne-nt t-> bring aliout a cessation of hostilhiea, and deplores the fact tint Cail i seem* dix> osed to oxa :t such merciless terms of peace 1 fSexpresses the hope that Congress may authoiizean Internitional Peace Congress. wit s a view of bringing ab nr. an amicable settlement of tlietroub s. Tne Ex.-eu ive renews his recommendation of nidi legislation as will place the United States in harmony with other maritime powers with resp<t to ;he international rules tor the prevention of c ilh.si ms at *ia. ‘ in coiiio. mit •• with a joint resolution of C-n----gresa, ad< pled last A vg.mt, the President directed th - Secretary - f State to address foret ;n G v•t inn n .* in respect to a preyo-sed «•n'erence tor c nsid -ring thesubjrc. of th- universal i.dnpti nos a common meridian to be used in tin- reckcuingof .oagitodr, and iu the n guiatton of t m- th oughont t e civilized world. Replica have Peen received, and wid in due tune Im- laid b.forv < ongres-. he President urges a reorr-niration of the diplomatic and con-uiar serv.ee on a sa.'anei to go into t e national treasury. D rrwtne rear triere have been < rga . z" i Ul iiMi -n 1 bonk* and of these instjtstions there !<re tp w in r p-.n stion 2-.‘«9-a larger nanß* • tW*-. ever - Tie ra!-e t their notes ini act . r_ g.j':- r. vn J ly 1. !--*2- wa* S»J4.CS .- The President call* th* att*nt-«n of C rw ir r-.- - eiihood of a f-i-peus utaw ' t »bf« e-rc-tta kc zu 1 to ttie mode* ■sr * g rht* rersJt may fn‘.is j-dgsnent. be

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MrC*« vpeiitaa -b / 'mz-utSst. iieartiy u-i-.e.g tdr guzutiti.'i :xzie.-U-»Le . ti' - r;«iis--.-. iwLitmt n. ix>* ssiba re-v-.auei. - '.-verniutmt. wd. 1 ut tdruem-ei'pe r tha-t - i'-t. v.poi ; tici.’won of f.-jEg-ess at its oiol iu-. imp’iru.utie of rtm-virx the inHie- •nn—’-T-.-t f-sfi: T-isnMwmi&rr taxution. ■.-li: UB SI '.tm— ur kurfcm teae iiow--.w.-. w: m..ct i-xitss i-iipv «A. a,Bd tbou-zb turxt-fewaafiwtr .•• ; aotmx cur aide sis -*•-»<»•« <tf ■wi-vuuo’. • s-tz>tA.e ’nert metb .d» -.- t> m m. eruee t.& mietd, aet»- n-‘ti*in"ty-«• ajiwh v ■WLtaxutitm nM b? ’ tan 'tf-.-r e: accord in the - . - la : vm - Mi-.c tsuree oug.,'. le- cried . i .-a ■ jwe a c ecoxi .-mica' a - - ' -.z. . <>f late the ..j,,* fey czceeo d that Ji t it i -.•a—-,-v appro riate legislation, >a>» m . w increase trejx year to j F-.e ri* *end year e-Med J cue 3i), :»bl. ! ' amounted to f ;oj.o<ki,oou, - j year enrt 1 < n the With of i .--is-tue i-h.-pfus -was morethanfi<s,ooo,oo<>. i “* rgfr.-rterf tne Secretary shows wfaat disposl- I ► peen made of mone's. They have • - -answered tne requirements of the siuk- . ■ . t-md, but have afforded a large balance ap- ■ -.able to other reductions ot the public debt. B:". I renew the expression of my conviction th*t such rapifi extinguishment of the national indebtedne-s as if now taking place is by no means a cause for congratulation. It is a cause, ra: her, for serious apprehension. If it continues, it infistupeedily lie followed by one of the evil rb-idts no clearly set forth in the report of the Secretary. Either th - surplus must lie idle in th.- treasure, or the Government, wilt be forced to buy, at market rates, its bonds, not then redeemable, and which, under such circumstances, cannot fail to command an enormous premium, or the swol en revenues will be devoted to extravagant ixpendit'iie, which, as experience has taught is eve.' the bane of an overflowing treasury. It was lua le. apparent inthe course of i Reanimated discussions which the question aroused at the last Session of Congress that the policy ot diminishing the revenue by reducing taxation commanded the general approval of the membeis of both houses. I regret that, because or conflicting views as to the best methods by which that policy should be made Ope ative, none of its benefits have as yet been reaperl. In fulfillment of what I deem my constitutional duty, but with little hope that I can m ike a valuable contribution to this ve-.ed question, I shall proceed to -intimate bdefly my own view in relation to it: Upon the showing of our financial condition nt the close of the !a-t fiscal vear I felt justified in recommcndimz to Congress the abolition of internal-revenue tax-s exceptth-i.se upon tobacco in rs various form- and upon distilled spirits and fermented liquors, and except, also, the special tax ti)ion the manufacturers and dealers in such articles I venture now to suggest that, miles-it shall be ascertained that the probable expenditures of the Government for the coming year have been underestimated, all internal tuxes save those which relate to distilled spirits gau be prudently abrogated. 8 ch a course, if "•ccomp.inird bv a simplification of the mach nery of collection, which would then be easy of accomplishment, might reasonably be expected to result in diminishing the cost of such collection by at least two millions and a half, and in the retirement from office of from 1,5 0 to 2,n00 persons. The system of excise duties has never commended itsc-lt to the favor of the Ameiican people, and has never been resorted to except fi r supp ying deficiencies in the treasury, when, by reason of special exigencies, the duties on imports have proved inadequate for the reeds of the Government. 'I lie sentiment o the country doubtless commands that the present excise tax shall be alKjlished as soon as such course can safely be I itr* uod. It seems to me, however, jfcr various rea« -ns, so sweeping a measure as lhe total abolition cf internal taxes would, for the pr sent, 1c an nuwise step. Two of these reasons are deserving of s- ecial mention. 1. Jt is by no means (dear that, even if the existing system of duti s' on imports is" continued without moditicatioh, those duties alone will yi Id sufficient revenue for all the needs of the Government.' It i< estimated that jnoo,000, will be require I for pensions during -the oominz year, and it may well be doubted whether the maximum annual demand for that object has yet been reached. Uncertainty upon this question would alone justify, in my judgment, the retention, for lhe present, of that portion of the system cf internal revenue which is least objectionable to the jxiople. 2. A to' al abolition of excise taxes would almost inevitably prove a serious, if not an insurmountable, objection t<» a thorough revision of the tariff and to any considerable reduction in import duties. The present thi iff system is, in manv respects, unjust It make-i unequal distributions both of its burdens and its liene its. The revenue from oust ms for the fiscal year ending June 30, U 79. amounted to $137,000,000. It has in the three succee Ing years reached first sis6,oi!o.ooo; then $198,000,000; an l finally, as has been already stated. $2-0.000,000. The income from this source .for the fiscal year which will end on June 30, 1881, will doubtless be considerably in excess of the sum last mentioned. If the tax on domestic spirits is to be retained, it is, plain, therefore that large- reductions ’.from the customs revenue are entirely feasible. While recommending this reduction I am far from advising the abandonmentftOf the policy of so discriminating in the adjtwtment of details as to afford aid and protection to domestic labor. But the present system pheuKi be pp revised « to

equalise the public burden among all clashes and occupations, and bring it in:» clo<er h rimnv with the presen’. nc *^ L < l, l U l ß,4BfilS r » under present ci reams tan oca, 1* q ite unnocoasarv, I recommen I an enlarge nont of .he free list so aaWindtadff wM»i*lt tha numerous mictaß wiiich yield tnoonfiJocable revmuo a I nSilication., if Mie comp'ttt aa t Inwnsistmrtacbedataor iullea upm abrtain inanafM txres, partici arty fikuoe of cotton, Upn and steel, an 1 a sub-stant - alTedaction of thi* d.it is upon those articles and upon auzar molasses, tieab eat this session. I expre-n he hope th tat least so:n ; of the more conspicuous inequa'iues of the present law may be corrected before your anal a<ijohmment- One of them is - peciall referred to by the Becretarv. In view of the race t decision of the Supreme Court, the ne »s----•dt -of amending the Uw by which tte nutch standar iof c >lor is adop ed ; a the test of the s iccharlne stre igth of sugars is too obvious .o require comment. Our Indian affa rs are representei to bJ tn a <<atisfactorr condition, and no trouble is apprehended in the future. The President directs attent'on to onr inadequate sea-coast defenses, and expre<w.’the hoi* that adequate appropriations may be made to s remgik n them. The attenti-m of Ccngre” is invited to t »e propriety of making more adequate p.ovlsionfor arming and equ pp ng the ma itia than a e afforded by the act ofl--oi, which is suit upon the sta ute bo ka . Upon the subject of Rirerand Harbor bids, the President says: , .... ~ “The g ounds that impelled me to withhold my signature from the hili entitled An act making appropriations for the construction, rejair and pr -eervation o# certain winks on rivers and harlwre.' which bqcame a law near the close of vour last session, force me to express the hep? that no similar measure will be deemed nec-zs-s-rv during th- present session of Congress. Indeed, such a measure would now >c open to serious objection, in addition to that which was lately arced upon your attention. I am informed by the Secretary of War that the greater portion of the sum apptopriafod I »r the ■. arionsiie r.s .I*o--in that act remains unexpendc I. ih • President thinks that, “so far as o ncc ns m st of the item* to which the act of Congress of Aug 2, 183.’. relates, there can be no need . t further appr< priatiens until biter the close i f the present session. If, however, any action should seem to »e necessa: v in lespect to pa.ticular objee s. it will be entirely feasible to provide for th >se objects by appropriate ogislation It is possible -for example, that a delav un it the asse ub ing of the next Cong o**, to make ruldi ion il provision for the Mississippi liver immovcments. might ba attend'd with serious co iseqnences. If sltch should appear to ire the case, a just bill r-l iting to that suhj c would comm-ind’ my approval This leads me to offer a suggestion which 1 tr .st will comuumditsaU to the wisdom of Congress Is 1: not advi a le tha’ grants . f considerable sums of moner for diverse and iudc en lent *'h«nes of internal improvement shoul I lie ma le the subject of separat" an I d sfnet leg sative <-nae ment*? It will scarcely be gainsaid, even bv those who favor the mos li'oeral expmdi uro' for sue i purpose* a* arc sought to hea r mplld.ol bv what is common y cal ed the River and Harbor bill, tl a the i mcrice of -rouping m such a bill appronri tions tor a great diversity cf objects widely separried, eihter in their nature. it ihe locality with which the.- are concerned, or in both, is one whi 'h is to be deprecated. Unless it is divisible, it inevitably tends to secure the success of the bid r.s a wh >le, though many of th" item*, if setiarately considered, could scarcely fail of rejection By the adoption of the course I have recommen led. everv member of Congress, when opportunity -hould arise for giv.n : hi* influence and vote for meritoriou- appropriations would be enable I to do so without being cal ed upon to sancti >n others undeserving his approva’. So, also, would the Executive be afforded thereby a full opportunity to exe:ci*e his con*tit itiond prerogative of opposing whatev.r uppr priatious seemed to him objectionable, wi.hout imperiling the sneers* of others wh ch commcud themselves t his judgment. It may be urgel in opposition t> the-e smrg"*tions that ihe number of works of international improvement* which are jnst’y entitled to Governmental ai 1 L* so creat a* to rendet impracticable : s-’parat* appropridion bills therefor, or even for ' *uch a comparatively limited number as make dispositio of sums of money. This ob- ■ jectiou may be well founded, and whether it lie ! or not. the advantage* which would be likely to en*ue from r he adoption of tne oour* i I have I recommend*-1 may. perhaps, b? more effectual-y . attained bv another, which I resjectJuily submit ' to Con-zre-s as an alt ere stive proposidon. I: s provided by the constitutions of fourteen of cur States that the Executive may disapprove i any item or item* of a hill apjuopriating money, whereupon the parts of the bill approved shall I <>e a law. an 1 the part disapprove*! shall f il to become a law antes* Tn*asi*ed according to the provisions prescribed for the passage of bills i ever the ve:o of the Executive. The Stat*-.* wherein some such pnorision as the foregoing is a part of the fundamental are Alalguria. California, Col■'irado. Florida Geirgia. Louisiana, M nnesota, Missouri. Nebraska New Jersey. New York, ' r-. u svlvama Texas and West Virginia. I coin•i end tt your careful consideration t ie question w’E-ttjer an amenlni'-nt ot the Federal constitutt « in the particular indicated would not afford tne best remedy for what is often a grave em.»r:assroeEt both pi members of Congress and :ne Kxeeut-ve, aad is some imes a ser.ous public mischief ” The President call* attention to that portion of z xbecretarv of the Navy's report in refe-ring tc the reorganfation of our navy, and the c ntinued decadence of on: ocmmerc al marine, and hopes the rocammenda-ion* therein coukjned may receive the cartful reflection of our t-aiibi-al tegisla on

The Brwideni profeese* gratification ihat the Po U’ffiioe Department ha« become self-sustain-nun tiirwe-a a’iention to the report of the General in reference to the adrinabil-ty of cbanein* the present basis for feXiiis s,-lane* and allo« ante*; < t exten hn z ’he moner-or ier system; of enlarrinz the functions < f the postal establishment, *o as to ha e under i f ooßtrol tbe teleizraph syst- m of th - country, tizuizh from th ■ Ja-t and most-important reccz mend*tion tne I* xecutive with olds hits concurrence- The President earnestly recommends tna’ ictterpowtajre reduced to i>e cent * i>er ounce. Upon the subject of the star-route cases the Pre*vient sars: “fa my messace of Deccmlxir last I referred to pending criminal proceedings growing out of aheced frauds—what is known a* the star-route service of the poslotfice Department, and advised you I had enjoined U]W> the Attorney General and associate counsel to whom the interests of the Government were in 1 rusted, the duty ot pros curing with the utmost vigor of the law all persona who might be found chargesble with these offenses A trial of one of these case* has since occurred. It. occii] ie<l for many reeks the attention of the Supreme. Court ot this di*trict, and was conduced with great zeal and ability. It resulted in a disagreement of the jury; but the cause ha* been again placed upon the calendar, and will shortly be re'ried. Jf any guilty persons shall finally e«cape punishment for their offenses, it will not be for lack of diligent and earnest efforts on the part of the prosecut ion.” The President urges upon Congress the reenactment of a national bankrupt law. In regard to the Indians, the President renews his former recommendations as to extending to these w ards of the nation the protection of the law, allotting land in severally to such as desire, and making suitable provision for the education of Indian youths. In regard to the. regulation of inter-*tatc commerce the President says: “One of the incidents of the marvelous extension of the r dlwiy system of the country has been the adoption of such m ■■■ sures by the corporation* which own or control the roads as has tended to impair t,he advantages ot healthful competition, and make hurtful discriminations in the adjustment of frei htage. These inequalities lave been corrected in several of the States by ajipropriate legislation, the effect of which is necessarily restricted to the limits of their own Territory. So far as such mischiefs affect commerce between the States or between any one of the States and a foreign country, they are subjects of national concern, and Congress alone can afford relief.” The President says the condition of the forests of the country and the wasteful manner of their destruction taking place, give cause for serious apprehension, and the attention of Congress is invited to the necessity of additional legislation to secure the preservation of the valuable forests still remaining on the public domain.

President Arthur devotes considerable space to the subject of appointments to the public service and political assessments. Upon the firstnamed topic he says: “in the judgment of not a few who have given study and reflection to this matter, the nation has outgrown the provisions which the constitution has established for filling the minor offices in. the public service. But whatever may be thought of the wisdom or expediency of changing the fundamental law in tills regard, it is certain that much re’ief may be affordel, n>t only to the President and to the heads of the departments, but to Senators and Representatives in Congress. I trust that before the c ose of the present session some decisive action may be taken for the correction ‘of the evils which inhere in the present methods of appointment, and I assure you of my hearty co-oi>era-tion in any measures which are likely to conduce to that end as to the moat appropriate term, and tenure of the official life of the subordinate employes of the Government. It seems to be generally agreed that, whatever their extent or character, the one should be definite and the other stable, and tliat neither should be regulated by zeal in the service of party or fidelity to the fortunes of an individual. It matters little to the people at large what competent person is at the hea 1 of this department er that bureau, if they feel assured the removal of one and the accession of another will not involve the retirement of honest, and faithful subordinates whose duties are purely administrative, and have no legitimate connection with the triumph of any political principles or the success ot any political party or faction.” In regard to jxilitioal assessments, the President says: “I declare my approval of such legislation as may be found necessary for supporting the existing provisions of law in relation to political assessment. Iu July last I authorized a public announcement that employes of the Government should regard themselves as at liberty to exercise their pleasure in making or refusing to make political contributions, and that their action in that regard would in no manner affect their official stations s In this announcement, I acted upon the view which I had always maintained, and still maintain, that a public officer should be as absolutely free as any other citizen to give or to withhold a contribution for the aid of the golitical party of his choice. It has, owever, been urged, and doubtles* not without foundation in fact, that by the solicitaiton of superiors and by other modes, such contributions have at times been obtained from persons whose only motive for giving has been a fear of what might befall them if they refused. It goes without saying that such contributions are no+ voluntary. In my judgment, their collection should be prohibited by law’. A bill which will effectually suppress them will receive ruv cordial approval/'

Within a radius of seventy-Kv® miles from Montreal upward if 10& cheese factories have been kffW within a cejij paratively short

BOUSE DECORATION.

DMWF overload yonr rooms wflfe ornament. A superabundance of even the choicest ornaments will ■weary the eye and obtrude unpleasantly upon the notice. , \ Patterns in carpets should defer to general effect, so that their slight relief of color will not strike the eye at once, but rather gently remind it of their existence. «•’’ A rather long, large drawing-room would look well with cool blue woolen and silken draperies, woodwork creamywhite, or, for choice, two tones of olive green; chimney-piece to match, or perhaps ebonized, with ornaments of Eastern china. Glazed tiles in fireplaces and for laying hearths serve a useful as well as an ornamental purpose; for the polished surface of the tiles reflects a considerable amount of heat into the room, and makes a cheerful glow which both looks and feels warm. Paint upon woodwork in rooms should always be of pure and simple solprs and “flatted,’' the ordinary “graining” to imitate different kinds of wood being mere dissimulation, and as such to Lie entirely reprobated; the more cleverly it is done, the more absolute the untruth. Instead of curtains, which the modern form of bedstead renders incongruous and impossible, screens on either side of the lied are a much prettier and more healthy substitute. Screens insure privacy, they keep out the light if necessary and are a great improvement to the looks of any room. Drapery, as the means of modifying the stiff and cold appearance of the entrance hall, is not made as much of as it might be. Whenever it can be employed either as a portiere over a door or across an archway, as well as for for the staircase windows, it will, if made of suitable material and harmonizing in color with the walls and woodwork, warm and lighten the hall I and give it a much more homelike and i hospitable aspect. It is of tho first importance to have ' the furniture and fittings of a bedroom simply constructed and not too heavy to be easily removed for house cleansing. The carpet should never cover the whole of the floor; but only laid down in the center of the room and fastened with carpet-pins, so that it can be easily taken up and shaken. The rest of the floor may be stained and varnished, and kept frequently rubbed with beeswax and turpentine. In all purchases of furniture, insist upon honest material, little glue and good sound workmanship, even if a.i sparsely decorated apartment be the j temporary result. The lasting powers ; of these properties will pay high | est and save money for other future wise i speculations. Be proof against padding, let cusliions be independent, make ! sure that comfort reigns within the arms of an easy-chair, and that to sit at ease upon an ordinary chair is not lu- i dicrously impossible. Good color for floors can be gained by paint, but being on the surface it quickly wears away. Stain is much better, for it sinks into and becomes part of the wood, and when polished with beeswax and turpentine is a protector and disinfectant. If a floor is very unsatis- I factory, have the lioards planed down . one-quarter of an inch, and covered all . over with narrow oaken or well-season- I ed pine planks of that thickness and | three or four inches in width, fitted with | extremes! nicetv.

Much ingenuity might be displayed to the advantage of cornices for small rooms, which are often lofty out of all proportion. Here it would be found an improvement to let the major part of the cornice be upon the wall, only intruding slightly upon the ceiling area, w hich w ould look the larger for noninterruption. A simple border of ivy, oak or other shapely leaves, simply suggested in plaster, would suit many rooms better than the usually too assertive mass of badly proportioned linear moldings.

The American Shop.

If we enter a shop we do not find that deferential welcome which London offers; rather a critical, inquiring attitude as of men—we think—who recollect that a chance customer like ourselves may be, perhaps, no better than he should be. Wo soon find that this undemonstrative, observant 'demeanor only indicates the intention of the shopman to ascertain our wants as thoroughly and quickly ns possible and supply them without delay; There is no time lost in ceremony; our demands are met with promptness and quiet civility*. The shop-keepers assume that we, like themselves, want to get through the work with as little delay as is consistent with finding what wo want. The shopman —or clerk, as he may be termed—and the shoeblack are the merchant and railway director and the statesman in an ■earlier stage, and do their immediate business with a thoroughness and confidence like people who feel that they are bearing their part in the larger and higher conceptions of life, and will, if they do themselves justice, be one day as comfortable and important as any of their customers. In the American clerk or workman of to-day, whatever may have been the case in tho past, there is no vulgar assertion of this equality. The people he has to deal with ordinarily never dream of disputing it. It is only in the case of a European, accustomed to the subservience of the productive or distributing classes here, that any embarassment can arise. We soon learn that the absence of the deference we are accustomed to does not mean disrespect; it is an unconscious compliment. It is giving us credit for a knoivledge-of their social system; it assumes that we are aware there is no social inferiority between the wealthy merchant and land-owner and the laborer or clerk; it attributes to us some of their own good sense to conclude that we want our business done, and done well, without loss of time.— The Cornhill Magazine.

Too Many Colonels and No Privates.

The Rev. Penstock arose in his usual graceful manner and announced that, he was in receipt of several private letters suggesting that the Lime-kilo Club form itself into a military organization and be prepared to rush to the defense of its country in time of peril. The idea struck him as 16x24, and he hoped that it would prevail. “In case of sich an organizashun have we de right man fur a Kurnell ?” asked the President. “I—l—that is—well, I specks I know sun thin’ ’bout de Kurnel bizness,” stammered Penstock. “An’so do I?” added thirteen other members in chorus. “Am dar any member in de hall tonight who knows how to be * private soldier?” asked the President. The silence for the next thirty seconds could have been knocked down by a crowbar. “De subjeck am postponed,” continued Brother Gardner. “Six or seben hundred kurnels an’ no rank an’ file wouldn’t be according to either Hardee or Hoyle. In kase de kentry am placed in peril we’ll send substitutes.”—Detroit Free Press. A case is on trial in a San Francisco court in which, since it'was instituted in Augrv-t last, there have been twelve continuances granted, The aifloimt at issqo js trifling.

THE GREAT NOVELIST.

LFrom an Interview with His Amanuensis.l “You were the amanuensis of Charles Dickens, were you not?** “Yes; I did shorthand work for Mr. Dickens for ten months. I did not take dictations for any one of his fugitive pieces. He dictated to me most of his articles in “All the Year Round.” He was a very clever gentleman to those under him. He always treated me very well, indeed. Moat people seem to think Dickens was a very ready writer. This is by no means the case. He used to come into his office in St. Catherine street about 9 o’clock in the morning and begin dictating a sentence or a paragraph and ask me to read it. I would do so, and he would, in nine cases out of ten order me to strikeout certain words and insert others. He was generally tired out by 11 o’clock and went down to his club on the srtrand. A very singular thing was that he never dictated the closing paragraphs of his story. He always finished ft himself. I used to look in the paper for it, and find that he had changed it very greatly from what he had dictated to me.

“Dickens had a very odd way of combing his hair. He would comb it a hundred times a day. He seemed never to tire of it. The first thing he did on coming into the office was to comb his hair. I have seen him dictate a sentence or two and then begin combing. When he got through he dictated another sentence. He was very careful about his writings. He wanted every sentence to be as perfect as possible before letting it go to press. Dickens was an odd fellow regarding the company he sought. I have known him, while I was employed by him, to go down to the Seven Dials, about the worst place in London, and sleep and eat there. He roasted his herring where the rest did, and slept with the poorest. He loved low society. He never seemed so happy as when seated in a poof coffee-house with a crowd of the lower classes talking around him. He never missed a ■word that was said, and was the closest observer I ever saw. Nothing escaped him. The most minute mannerisms were noted and stored away. When I was working for him he was at the zenith of his fame, just before his death, and even then he loved these careless, rollicking rounds among the poor better than a high-toned dinner. “Was he as great a drinker as he has the reputation of being?” “I never saw him myself. I have seen him several times exhilarated, however. He only drank the best of wine, but he drank that very freely. Sherry was his especial favorite, and he never refused a glass of fine old sherry. He was an insatiable cigarette smoker, and when dictating to me always had a cigarette in his mouth. He was a very spruce man, too. Ho brushed his coat frequently, and changed his collars several times in a day. He was every bit as humorous in his speech as in his writings. When he was in a particularly fine humor lie could keep you laughing by the hour with his witty talk. He ■was not one of those men who are above those they employ, he chatted as freely with me as any member of his club on the Strand. Dickens was, undoubtedly, the best after-dinner speaker in England. I heard him at Whitehall once, the occasion being the anniversary of the museum. There was an immense crowd, hardly standing-room, and lie kept them in one continual roar. He was a fine actor, and this, added to his wit, made him irresistibly funny. He was a great eater, not an epicure, but a gourmand. He ate, and ate, and ato, and cared little for the quality so there was enough before him.”

The Making of Greenbacks.

United States notes are printed on paper made in Dalton, a small town in Massachusetts, and each blank sheet of the peculiar paper used is guarded almost as carefully as if it were already printed and signed. The mill in which it is mede is one of the oldest in the country, having been established in colonial times. The grayish pulp, which is the embryo form of the paper, jiasses between heavy rollers, and, as it moves along, bits of blue and red silk thread are scattered over its surface. From the pulp-room to the vaults, in which it is stored until it is sent to Washington, it is jealously watched. It is carried to Washington in small iron safes, and some of it is kept in the Treasury vaults for years, until it is needed. The mere possession of any of this paper by an unauthorized person is a felony. More than a thousand persons are employed in the Bureau of Printing and Engraving at wetting, plate-printing, examining, pressing, numbering, binding, and engraving. The bank-note plates and stamp-dies are kept in vaults that can only be opened by the joint labor of three men, and each opening occupies fifteen minutes. All the Presidents except the present one have been portrayed on the bank-notes, and three Vice-Presidents twenty-four Secretaries of the Treasury, ten Secretaries of State, six Secretaries of War and three Postmaster-Generals and Chief Justices, besides twenty-six Senators and Representatives, and several persons distinguished in science and literature. The highest value in national bank-notes is SI,OOO. The printing of a bank-note requires from twenty-two to twenty-four days, and during the process it passes through the hands of fifty-two persons. The highest denomination for the legaltender notes is SIO,OOO. There are also $5,000, tliflOO and SSOO notes.

* A Half-Dollar Trial. Mr. Ernest King, editor of the Fall River, Mass., Sun, thus discourses upon the merits of St. Jacobs Oil: “Suffering with rheumatic pains I was Didymus as to remedies. I read of St. Jacobs Oil, and said here goes for a half-dollar trial. I bought a bottle and before it was half used the screw-wrench pains had gone and troubled me no longer.”

Scobleff's Test of the Sentry.

As a disciplinarian he was firm and strict. No point was too minute to be overlooked. Scobeleff’s videttes were never caught napping. His knowledge of the detail of military duty was universal—even to sounding all the bugle calls. An illustration of the discipline of his corps occurs to me. I had been talking with him of military breechloaders and discussing the merits of various systems. Taking a “Berdan,” with which the troops were latterly armed, from a soldier, he undid the breach and lock and explained the mechanism with the precision of a gunsmith. Returning the rifle to the soldier, he turned, walking up to a sentry a few paces distant, he said: “Let me see your rifle”—extending his hand as he spoke. The man saluted and replied: “I cannot, your excellency.” “But I want to see if it is clean,” persisted the General. “I cannot, your excellency,” again said the sentry, as firm as a rock. Scobeleff smiled, pulled his ears and walked on. I asked an explanation, whereupon he said that a rule of war with him was that no sentry on duty was on any account to give up possession of his arms—not even to the Czar himself. “But,” said I, “suppose the sentry had given up his rifle when you were seemingly so serious in asking it. What then?” ‘‘He would have been shot,” quietly replied thp General, “for disobedience to orders in times of war.” —Fortnightly Review. Cot. C. W. Herbert, of the Forest Park Restaurant, St. Louis, Mo., was entirely cured of rheumatism St. Jacobs QjJ, wys the St. Loqjs Foot-Dispatch.

Conva'.eso nt Persona Whe* cne has been sick for a long time Tarrar; Towwinra giaaeome reeling ne reaves his bed and finds himself growing better. But oh. how very weak he feels! In'such cases a good strength cping tonic like .Dr. Guysott’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla MH help matters greatly. Ask your druggist to get it for you. . Sevbrac memlrers of Hr» Jphn ShnfTs family, at Marietta, Ohio, having died lately of ty'nhoid fever, she imagined She had the Atifie disease, and in spite of all her fdivsicians could do, she grew worse and died from fright. It costs England $125 to fire one of her big guns at an enemy.

Money Made on Sma’l Investments. We desire to call the attention of our readers to the detailed statement of profits made and paid customers of Fund W every month for the past nineteen months, by the Gommlssion House of Flemming A Merriam. Tlh> statement will be found in our advertising’ columns. This enterprising and well-known house seems to be furnishing a safe and profitable speculative investment, especially for those who desire to invest small or medium amounts. They report continued activity in the general commission business. They say that for past month the markets, esjtecially in the wheuL pit. have been quiet and tame, yet their business shows a continued increase. They offer excellent facilities for any one desiring to operate ,in the speculative’ markets on our board, and for shippers of general produce they offer many advantages. Their large warehouse, located at Nos. 20, 22,24 and 20 Market street, running to the river, is specially adapted to thoir 'business as receivers and snippers. Their offices near the Board of Trade are located at Nos. 141 and 1411 LaSalle street, and any information on the market or relating to their business is cheerfully given. Judge Toubgeb says the Jive men are always to be foun lin front In fun< r d processions, down he e in Texas, w i have notice I that the remains we: e n front, and the live men came struggling along behind.— Texas Siftings. Honor t • Whom Honor Is Due. Honor the name of Dr. Scott Putnam, inventor of Putnam’s Painless Cohn Extbactok. Many less deserving men have their names enrolled among those considered benefactors of their race. Why not his? Ask those who have used Putnam s Painless Corn Extractor what they think of it. Their thankful hearts cannot sound his praise too high. Sate, sure and painless. Beware of cheap substitutes. bold everywhere by druggists, etc. Wholesale, Lord, Btoutenbubgh A Co., Chicago. “Say,” remarked a Charleston, S C., spotter to one of the most innocent, “you fellows carry lo s of cheek, whatever else you may have.” “Pshaw!” replied the pi'gr m, “we only c ny samples; you ought to see our stock. ” — The Drummer.

The Conductor.

Winona, Minn, Nov. 29, 1879. I had been suffering with a severe cold for several davs; was so hoarse I could not speak above a whisper. Nov. 16 I met one of Dr. Warner’s agents on my train; he handed me a bottle of White Wine of Tar Syrup; one hour after taking the first dose my hoarseness commenced to leave me. In ’ twentyfour hours mv voice was quite clear and natural, and the cold nearly cured. It is the best remedy’ I ever saw. Respectfully, C. W. Warren, Conductor, Chicago and Northwestern R. R. The Boston Post wants to know "Why shouldn’t a g’rl have her shoes blacked*?” Don’t know anything about Boston g ris, bpt the reason why they cannot in St. Louis is because the bootblacks haven’t time. New Haven Register.

Personal I—To Men Only !

The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich., will send Dr. Dye’s Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men (young or old) who are afflicted with nervous debility, lost vitality and kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy and complete restoration of health and manly vigor. Address as above. N. B.—No risk Is incurred, as thirty days’ trial is allowed. A gentleman who took to medicine late in life said to a friend: "You know the old proverb, 'At 40 a man must be a fool or a physician?’” “Yes,” was the reply, “I lit, doctor, don’t you think he can be coth?”

Grandmother

Used to say: “Boys, if your blood is out of order, try Burdock tea; ” and then they had to dig the Burdock and boil it down in kettles, making a nasty, smelling decoction. Now you gat all the curative properties put up iu a palatable form in Burdock Blood Bittebb. Price sl.

A Missouri man got caught in a small whirlwind which raised h ! m just a little way from the ground and shook him until all h s buttons fell off When the thing stopped he muttered: “Reckon I’ll have to send tor another pound of quinue. ” 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 Calisaya," made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York, and sola by all druggists, is the best tonic; and for patients recovering from fever or other sickness it has no equal A book-agent had break his leg at a camp-meeting in Butler, Ga., and, while the sympathizers were gathered around, as two surgeons ret the limb, he sold three copies of his book.

Arr. ac< ot Fay and Bounty.

To Union soldiers reported on rolls as deserters. Act of Aug. 7, 1882. Bend stamps for blanks to Stoddart & Co., 413 G street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Pension and Bounty claims a specialty. Meat has become so dear in Austin that a hotel keeper i ses a market basket to car y the money to market, aud h i • linusba ikthe meat in his pocket-book.— Texas Sijtixf/s. The successful man has many imitators in his peculiar line of business, but still there is only one originator. So, also, the great petroleum hair reuewer, Carboline, as now improved and perfected, holds the palm against all imitators as a genuine article of merit. Try it.

The fashion of short sleeves never made pretty arms, but t is morj than probable that pretty arms madj short sleeves fashionable. Mbs. A. N. Frank, 177 West Tupper street, * Buffalo, N. ¥., says she has used Thomas’ Eclectbic Oil for severe toothache and neuralgia, and considers it the best thing she knows of for relieving pain. The Bible says there is a time to laugh. Th time to smile is when the candidate is in a good humor. “Rough on Rats.” Clears out rats, mice, flies, roaches, b< d-bugs, ante, vermin. 15c Mother Swan’s Worm Syrup, lor feverishness, restlessness, wornu. Tasteless. ksc. The only house in which the inmates can put up a stove without indulging in loud profani! y is a deaf and dumb asylum. The Frazer Axle Grease is the StandardAxle Grease of the world. Use it and save your horses and wagons. One greasing will last two weeks. A Texas man recently committed su’eide, nn 1 as he lefc the wh sky bott e in his pocket near y tub he was adjudged insane. Over 2C0,f00 Tlowe Scales Have been Bold, and the demand increasing continually Borden, Selleck & Co , Agents, Chicago. 11l Many a man is like a digit His import mce is'mteased simply because of his association with ciph rs. Lyon’s Patent Metallic Heel Stiffeners keep new boots and shoes from running over. Sold by shoe and hardware dealers. Leandeb opened the “Mar ne Court - ’ when he first swam across the Hel espont to meet his darling. Nothing pays a young man better than improving himself at H. B. Bryant’s Chicago Business College. ' The paper-bane ing business is a bad one, for it always sends a man to the wall. Try the new brand, Spring Tobacco. The waist of time can always be found in the hour-glass.

nVENTY-FOUE HOUHS TO LIVE. From John Kuhn, Lafayette. Ind., who announces that he is now la “perfect health,” we have the following: “One year ago I was, to all appearance, in the last stages of Consumption. Our best physicians gave my case up. I finally got so low that our doctor said I could not live twenty-four hours. My friends then purchased a bottle of DR. WM. HALL’S BALSAM FOB THE LUNGS, which considerably benefited me. I continued until I took nine bottles. lam now in perfect health, having used no other mcUcine .* DR. DzWITT C. KELLINGER’S LINIMENT Is an infallible cure for Rheumatism, Sprains, Taimens and of the gcalp, sod for promoting growth

In the . course of a few years the Northern Pacific railroad will run of Asiis tfft* hundreds of miles in length. "This extensive tree planting is being done to protect the road frpm storms and snow drifts. addition to having a’ large gang of men at this work between Frfrgo and Bismark, in Dakota, the officers have distributed nhmense quantities o seedlings and cuttings to the ftrrtnbrs settled on the land grant, and offered prizes for skill in forestry. j They are afraid of a water faminerin Alexandria. Go to Iowa; yon can’t get anything else.

EdSh RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciaticq, Lumbago, Backache, Sonnets of the Chest, Gout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swellings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. No Preparation on earth equals Sr. Jacom On M a safe, sure, simple and cheap Kxternal Bemedy. A trial entails but the comparatively trifling outlay of M Ceats, and every on* suffering with pain can have cheap and positive proof of its claims. Directions in Maven Languages. * BOLD BT ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IM MEDICINE, A. VOGEKER &. CO., Baltimore, Md., V. 8. d.

Kimmjgs Cures Scrofula, Erysipelas, Pimples and Face Grubs, Blotches, Boils, Tumors, Tetr ter. Humors, Salt Rheum, Scala" Head, Sores, Mercurial DisMs&s, Female Weakness and Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Juandice, Affections of the Liver, Indigestion, Biliousness, Dyspepsia and General Debility. A course of Burdock Blood Bitters will satisty the most skeptical that it is the Greatest Bleed Purser on earth. Sold by medicine dealers every- here. Directions in eleven languages. Price, fr.oo. (F FOSTER, MKBUaN & CO,, Prop’s, Buffalo, N.Y.

KfISTETTE||jj -jL W -Aifo- . STOMACH _. Remeinb-r that stamina, vital energy, the life-prin-ciple, or wliatover you miy choose to call the resistant power which bat ties against the c lines of disease and death, is the grand safeguard of health. It is the g rrison of the human fortress, and w hen it waxes weak tl e true policy is to throw in reinforcements. In other words, when such an emergency Oocivs, commence a course of Hostetter’.* Hitter i. JEF'For Rule liy D nugis s an J De i! ent, to whom ap ply for Hostetter's Alni ma ■ for 1883.

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aj A I D Send nostal for iU’st’dCatalog. HULL’S la AI rC Hair Store, 38 A4O Monroe Chicago. A GENTS WANTED f .-.r the Best and FaefcHt-Sell-A. ing Pictorial Bookaaud Bibles. Prices reduced S 3 per cout. National Pudlishinu Co., Chicago, 111. •itllTfllirO f JEWELRY, Silverware, retailed WATCHES! Addrtfei j. ▲. Bronaon, Detroit, Mich. 1 n VTWTmCf makemoncysellingourFamil.vMedM |.ll nl | Wieines. No capital required. Stand11V Llll 1 D“ rd Cure Co., 197 PeaH St., N. Y. Ena I W Vsi ■lw "" Wtation For prices, etc. write The AULTMAN A TAYLOR CO. Mansfield. O. fififRtNOFFER! HandkerchiefH lor $1.25. wl* vdr A 7-Nhot well-rifled Bevolver sl. J>v wall, 10r. w-’fw. Other goods equally low. Chas. Lubrecht h Empire Novelty House, 44 Vesey St., New York. PATENTSSB FAKSIEKB’ SONS AND D.MTGHTEKS C AMAKE MONTH working for the Am T'can Farmer dnrinz lhe winter ai d spring. Address E“A- K. Hackett, Ft.Wayne.lnd. j/VtSV, RTEE’S REAR» ELIXIR eu.,>t*mp>or .liver. L.A.LA>XlTHACOJi<>leAfU.f*laUue,Ul.

D IT Al Q ■ Q F >r Sold er- on any disr fall OI vx IW O ease, wound or injurj’. Parents, widows and children are entitled. Milliona appropriated. Fee $lO. Increase pensions, bounty, back pav and honorable discharges procured. NEW LAWS. Send stamp for instructions and bounty table. N. W. Fitzgekald & Co., Attorneys, Boxsßß,Washington,D.C. (A. REED & SONS A PIANOS, J Guaranteed flrj/t-chitx in tone and durability. Correapondence invited. Catalogues 1882, free. REED’S TEMPLE OF MUSIC, 139 State-at., Chicago. Est’d 1842. I have a positive remedy for the above disease; by it, ns, thousands of cases of the worst kind and of long •tending have been cured. Indeed, so strong Is my faith in its efficacy, that I will send .TWO BOTTLES FREE, together with a VALUABLE TREATISE on this disease, te any sufferer. Give Express and P. O. address. PR. T. A. SLOCUM, let Pearl BL. Now York. i“WELL AU&eMF ROCK DRILLS gl And the Best Machinery in the ■] World for BORING and DRILLING WELLS by Hi Hone or Steaev Power I Book Free. Addreit feat LOOMIS 4 NVMAN. TIFFIN. OHIO NOT FAIL to send for our fall price i M ll,t (or 1881 /y " to HH JHany addreea upon application. Contains desorp tions of nrr,thing reqnired for Personal or Family use, with over S.SOO illustrations. We sell all goods at wholesiwle prices tn quantities to suit the purcliaeer. The only tnetitution who make this their special business. IiIOATUOMERY WARII ACO, ; 2« A 22» Wa bsuh A vena*. Cbleaffo, llliaota.

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B A I* M 9K (This engraving represents the Lunes in « healthy A GOOD FAMILY REMEDY! STRICTLY PURE. Harmless to tho Most Delicate! By Its faithful use CONSUMPTION has been CURED when other remedies and PhyaictAaa have failed to effect a cure. ? William O. Diooes, merchant of Bowling Green, Va.. writes April 4,1881, that ho wants us to know that the Lung Balsam lum curttl Ain mother of Conaumplion, after the physician had given her np as inenrabld. He says, others knowing her case have taken the Balsam and been cured; he thinks all so afflicted ahould give it a trial. . . , William A. Graham fc Co., wholesale druggists, Zanesville, Oliio. write n» of the cure of Mathias Freeman, » weß-knowO citixen, who bad been afflicted with Bronchitis in i« worst form for twelve years. The Lung Balsam cured him, as It has many others, of Broncliitls. As an Expectorant It has No Equal. For Sale by all Medicine Dealers.

4TH WEEK OF NOV., 1882. FlenmiM & Memam, MUTUAL CO-OPERATIVE FUND! Nos. 141 & 143 LaSalle St., Chicago. For the Safe an<l I’mlitable Investment of Small and Medium Amounts. Dlvideruls are paid on the flrnl of each monOi. To ouf-of-town Subneribere a Drufl is by Mall. WT ATEMEIXT Of the Profits made on each Share of Fund W. during the past 19 mouths, or from May tst, 1881, to D'c. lass 1882. (Sharks ar 810 Each.l Wiar* Mav, 1881 40 percent 61.60 June, “ 68 " July, • 45 " 4.50 Aug., ' 85 “ tSept.. * 08 “ 0-*) Nov.. “ 51 " 5.18 Dec., " WH - .........a. Jan., 1882 65 “ OJO Feb.. “ 85 ” » March. ■ 13 ' 1.80 April, “ 15 “ 4.51 May, “ 41K * 4.15 June, * 57 " 5.70 July, ‘ 27« " 275 Sept., * 25 “ 5.50 Oct., “ 30. V “ 5 ...'3.«iK Nov.. " 82 “ 3.20 Profits on each Share of sl3 for IB ncmthH.Sß7.s2X Owing to the many changes in valu<*i,,durlng tie pad nineteen months, s number of trades were ma le anil clorim! without profit to the Fund, which were fully explained in former statements to dwe-ownar Mfwet. notwithstanding these trade., a profit of dS7,5’!UWav made on each snare, and we are to hoar of Uie general satisfaction of shareholders.

November Profits of Fund. W. . First Wrelt Nov. Tro'ltv a c ptr eon*. Second “ “ “ “ 5 •/ “ third “ “ “ “ “ Fourth “ “ “ "11 “ “ i OR $3.20 PROFITS FOR THE MONTH OF NO MEMBER. PROFITS PAID FIRST OF EACH MOVTII. jgyThis statement gives a clear and full iioconnt ’ind date of the first trade made down to the pres -nt time, thus fully showing our house to be the first uul oldest house operating capital on the Co-operative ITui. Fund AV has been so long in operation 1t has attained a position and force in the market which makes its future profitable success of much ca 4cr and certain attainment. As the Fund Ix-comes more fu’lv subscribed tor, we are enabled to take larger trades, fully protect.-1 by heavy margins, thus increasing t)ic percentage of profits. Shares for Fund W now being siiliserilied for. No liability to the shareholder beyond the amount invested. Anv shareholder who may.become dissatlsfied.or for any cause may wish to sell Ids stock, can send it to n«r office, and it will bo cashed at its tull face value by Fund W Company. We also execute orders for the tmrchane or sale of Grain, Provisions and Stocks on margin < for large or small individual traders, and for Stock , Bonds and other investment securities. giTllte, Cash Fr fl n paid to bharch biers of Fund W', per the past FOVlt fiIOM’HS, have amounted to ov r 100 per cent mi their investment, leaving the original incenhiu-nl making money, or payable on demand. All money goes intn the working fund assi.nni received. and draws dividends from all future pr .tits made immediately after entering the fund. The large circular gives full exiilanati >n< anirp irtioulars. Thes' are sent free on application. Shares for sale now In Fund AA'. Adi’aneMi macle on Consiginiients. Address FLEMMINC & MERRIAM, General Commission Mclx-hants, 141 A; 143 LaSalle St., Chicago, 111.

Special attention paid to our receiving Department of General Prod neo, having a large Warehouse, centrally , located, and other special facilities. Cash advances made. Correspondence with shippers to this market solicited. INCREASE $lO YOUR CAPITAL. InvMtora of aman and madlua ▲ andn amounta In Grain, Prowleiona and %y|| Btocka aa fully pro toe tod aa mog* Igfcw Our successful, fully trtodTolsl WHEAT sent weekly, di videnda paid nwntC ** lv. send at onoe for explanatory circulars and paat record, rsia HESS Dividends paid during past thirteen AQU ißontha on thia fund *66-71 pat share. Addreaa FLBMMINO A MKKRIAM, 141 A IM fcaSaUa STOCKS st., Chicago, Ul. DIWA.O grwitMt a local amat |a .averv town. Excellent laduoasloo MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS COMPETITION for SIXTEEN REJUtM, no other American Organa having been found equal at any. Also CHEAPEST. Style 1W: BMoctavea; sufiiciantootnpaas and power, with best quality, for popular sacred and secular music in schools or families, at only *22. ONE HIJNDKKIk OTHER STYLES a* M3O. •S 7. *66, *72, «78, »93, *IOB, *ll4, to •64M) and upward. The larger ttyle* are wholly unrivaled bu gnu other Orrnna. Also for easy paymanta. NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOOVEFKEE. Bl * MlflO This Company have commenced ■ I ANUS GRAND important improvement*, adding to power and beauty of tone and duraliility. Will not ret/uire MniMunequarter a* much a* other Piano*. ILLUSTRATED CIKCUIxARS, with full particulars, Ttoit. THE MASON & HASILIN ORGAN AND PIANO CO., IS4 Tremont St. lloston: 46 E. 14th St, N. York; 149 Wahmib Ave., Chicago. GItAY’M SPECIFIC MEDICINE. TRADK MARK The Ojibat Kn TRAOC MARK IU.IBII Rimf.dy. An usfs ding cure KiH iorSeminal Weakffff' 'A'Jn "es’. Spermator- S bjßr'®?6e rhea. Inipotoncy, W 7? aO «nd all Diseases that fol'ow u a d*£r requence of HelfjSKi YV- Abuse; ss loss of ! VS I ra) Lass tude.pvin BEFORETAKIRB.""« * AHER TAIIRO. nialnro O.d A«e. ><nd many other dim-aset thst lead to Insinllv or Consumption and a Premature Grave. fBTn 1 particulars in our p unphlet, wh sli wo dssys to send free by mill to ovary ono. tW~ Che Spoclno Medicine is so.d liy all druggists at fl per pokage. or six p ickagea for $5, or will bo aent tree by mail on receipt of the money, by addressing THE GRAY MEDICINE CO., Buffalo, N. Y On account of counterfeits, we have adopted the Y el low Wrapper; the only genuine. W ■ nikte J" unfailing and InfalUeAMAnITAk. is." a Ing, Seminal Weakness, Vft . Impotency. Bcroful% jjk and all Narvoua and -jtWAi Wood Diseases. To Ctergymeu. Lawyers, IJterary Men. Mer chants. Bankers, ladles and all whose sedenta- . .ff ry emplo.Miiont causes I Nervous Prostration. I L or kidneys, or who raquire a nerve tonic, ap]H WRHLw ve 11/.er or stimulant, SHinaritan Nervine is invaluable. Thoub WAi* ft aw or W yA Vigoraut that ever su» , S4J’,° o - C.N.V. WHEN WRITING TO ADYI>WhriBEKS? .’V. »ay y«M mw the advertleenteqi In thia PMW,