Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1886 — Page 7

Two 1886 Gold Medals.

Messrs. Mason & Hamlin again have the distinguished honor of having been awarded the highest gold medals over all exhibitors, American and European, both at Edinburgh and at Liverpool, the two most important exhibitions of the year 188 G. Since the first great Paris Exhibition of 1867, the Mason & Hamlin Organs have invariably received the highest honors at all great world's exhibitions.

Too Many Railways.

There are, it is said, about 125,000 miles of rai road in this country, much more than there ought to be. It has often been asserted that J ,000 people are required to support a mile of road, and we have more than a mile to every 500. In no other land are there anything like so many railways, and they have all been built within 56 years. In 1830 there were 23 miles of road; in 1840, nearly 3,000; in 1850, 9,000; and in 1861,10,030 miles were in operation. In the past 15 years more roads have been built than were built during the previous forty years. Kailroad building is irregular. We overbuild for a while, and then a reaction ensues. In 1882 we built 11,500 miles; in 1883, 7,000 miles; and we are at present building about 4,000 or 5,000 miles a year. The average cost of construction and equipment of a railroad is SIO,OOO a mile. The value of railway property in the United States is enormous—about one-seventh, it is said, of the entire property of the republic. The excessive building will no doubt continue. Many persons predict that at the close of the century we shall probably have 250,000 miles. It scarcly seems credible, but it may be, nevertheless. The trouble is that paralleling continually goes on. The men immediately interested in the construction make money, and do not care a fig for the stockholders and the general publie. Enterprise is often another name for downright swindling. —New York Commercial Advertiser.

Educated Spiders.

The locust, who comes with his soft sighs in summer time and his “W” predicting war, must now take a back seat. From a North Carolina contemporary we learn of a breed of educated spiders who are in the prophecy business, and who scorn the initial letters. When they have anything to communicate they write it out, and they don’t misspell words, either. One spider ran out a web, and then wrote across in bright, silvery letters, “War.” Another spun a web and began to write. He embroidered across his silken home the word “India.” Next day he proceeded and finished the sentence, “Indian—A War.” These educated spiders are bad-look-ing citizens, in size as large as a honeybee, have eight legs, and when disturbed show anger, shoot out their tongues, and swing their cobweb tackle as if they meant to jump and sting. The educated spider should be suppressed. His literary labors can do no good. Besides that, the country has too many prophets already. —Atlanta ConstuuAon.

A Foolish and Stubborn Belief

In the efficacy of certain remedies of violent action, is the besetting foible of the ignorant and prejudiced. The indiscriminate use of purgatives is a very common pb ajo of the fatuity of such people. Aloes, podyphillin, disguised in sugar coating, castor oil, mercury, and other old-fashioned drugs, still hold their own among this class; and although the success of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters sufficiently disproves the necessity for violence in medication, the adherents of an exploded fallacy still persist in giving and taking inordinate purgative doses. Dyspepsia, constipation, liver complaint are as certainly and thoroughly subdued by tho Bitters as they are invariably aggravated by an indiscriminate use of medicines, officinal or proprietary, belonging to the class which we have condemned. Fever and ague, nervou ness, rheumatism and inactivity of the kidneys yield to the Bitters.

Wanted a Pension for the Boy.

Old Lady (to Pension Office Agent)— “Mister, I want a pension for my boy.” Agent—“On what grounds?” Old Lady—“ His father was killed in the war.” Agents" Killed in the war? Why, the boy ain’t six years old!” Old Lady—“ His father perished in the war, I tell ye. He had the consumption, too, and it is now croppin’ out in the boy. Johnny, show the gentleman how you cough.”— Texas Sifti n g s. Some one has discovered that one side of the body tends to outwalk the other, but just the same, it doesn’t get there. A superior preparation for all diseases of the hair or scalp. Hall’s Hair Renewer. Db. Dallingeb, President of the English Microscopical Society, describing the results of his latest work, says that he has had the good fortune to make use of lenses which five years ago it was thought could not be made. With the new powers lie has been able to discover a desmid measuring only one-millionth of a cubic inch, with a flagellum or tail of less than a twohundred millionth of an inch. — Dr. Foottfs Health Monthly. May always be relied upon for curing colds or coughs. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. The proper time for the flour of the family to rise is ’leaven o’clock.

Prize Stories.

The Youth's Companion maintains its reputation for publishing the bsst serial and short stories, as well as striking stories of adventure The next volume will contain the eight prize stories selected as the best from over B,OCO manuscripts sent in competition. The first serial story to appear, beginning in January, will be “Blind Brother, in eight chapters, fully illustrated. Every -one will want to read it. If #1.75 is sent now, it will pay for the paper to January, 1888.

* * * * Nervous Debility, in either af-x> however induced, speedily, thoroughly and permanently cured Address, with lo cents in stamps for reply and booh of particulars, World’s Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y. If a man sitting on a chest is shot at, he would prefer, if hit at all, to be hit in his chest. Is there a soul living who has heard a sentiment emanating from the breast of veal?

A Guilty Sacrifice

Should never be made, but ambition and enterprise deserve reward. Wherever you pro located you should write to Hallett & Co., Portland, Maine, and learn about work that you con do and live at boms, earning thereby from $5 to SLS and upwards daily. Some have earned over SSO in a day. All particulars free. Both sexes. All ages. Capital not needed; you are started free. All is new. Those who start at once can not help rapidly ir '..lug snug little fortunes.

“ROUGH ON PILES."

Why sutler Piles ? Immediate relief and complete cure guaranteed. Ask for “Rough on Piles.” ISure cure for itching, protruding, bleeding, or any form of piles. SUo. At druggists or mailed.

SKINNY MEN.

Wells’ “Health Renewer” restores health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, impotence, nervous debility. For weak men, delicate women. ’sl.

WELLS' HAIR BALSAM.

If gray, restores to original color. An elegant dressing, softens and beautifies. No oil nor grease. A tonic restorative. Stops hair coming out; strengthens, cleanses, heals soaii>. 50c.

indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous prostration, and all forms of general debility relieved by taking Mensman’s Peptonized Beef Tonic, the only preparation of beef containing its entire nutritious properties. It contains blood-making, force-generating, and life-sus-taining properties; is invaluable in all enfeebled conditions, whether the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, overwork, or acute disease; particularly if resulting from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard & Co. proprietors, New York. ,

“ROUGH ON BATS”

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants, bedbugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack rabbits, sparrows, gophers. 15c. At druggists.

“ROUGH ON CORNS.”

Ask for Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete cure. Corns, warts, bunions. 15c.

“BOUGH ON ITCH.”

“Rough on Itch” cures skin humors, eruptions, ring worm, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, barber’s itch. 50c jars.

“BOUGH ON CATAKKH” Corrects offensive odors at once. Complete cure of worst chronic cases ; also unequaled as gargle for diphtueria, sore throat, foul breath. 5Uc.

No Opium in Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Cures where other remedies fail. 250.

Catarrh is Caused

By scrofulous taint in the blood. Therefore, to cure catarrh, purify the blood. Thousands who have been troubled with the disagreeable symptoms o£ catarrh have been entirely cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the best blood-purifying medicino before tho public. It expels every taint of imparity from the blood, and vitalizes and enriches it. It you suffer from catarrh, give Hood’s Sarsaparißa a trial. “I have suffered with catarrh in my head for years, and paid out hundreds of dollars for medicines, but have heretofore received only temporary relief. I began to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and it helped me so much that I decided to keep on. Now my catarrh is nearly cured, the weakness of my body is all gone, my appetite is good—in fact, I feel like another person. Hood's Sarsaparißa is the best medicine I have ever taken, and the only one that has done me permanent good.” Mils. A. Cunningham, Providence, R. I.

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A Printer’s Error.

Sweet are the uses of adversity , the printer's copy said, but he set it up, sweet are the uses of advertising. Sweet, indeed, to those who in sickness and suffering have seen the advertisement of some sovereign remedy, which upon trial ha » brought them from death’s door. ‘•The best thing I ever saw in my paper was the advert sement of Dr. Pierce’s ‘Go,don Medical Discovery,’* is again and again tne testimony of those who have be sn healed by it of lung disease, bronchial aft ctions, tumors, ulcers, liver complaints and the ills to which flesh is heir. A medical writer says that children need more wraps than adults. They generally get moro.

“Nip’t in the Bud!”

Sad to say, many a good thing attains to nothing more than a fair beginning. On the other hand it is a matter for congratulation that the growth of some evil things may be also promptly frustrated. A large proportion of the cases of the most wide-spread and fatal of diseases—consumption —have their inoeption in nasal catarrh. Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Ilgmedy is pleasant, soothing and effectual Try it It has cured thousands. All druggists. Sleeping-cab porters object to railroads advertising to carry passengers without change. . .... Brown’s Bronchial Troches for Coughs and Colds: “I think them the best and most convenient relief ox tint ”—Rcv. C. if. Humphrey, Gratz, Ky. There has been no strike yet for an advance in the wages of sin.

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Mason SlHamiim

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