The National Banner, Volume 11, Number 19, Ligonier, Noble County, 31 August 1876 — Page 1

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CITIZENS BANK, - : - i - =-, L . i 3 ' LIGONIEZR, i "INDIANA. * First-Class Notes wanted at a Low Rate of Discount. '~ = | - All partios having “*Public Sale Notes,” will do ~well to.sée us beford disposing of them elsewhere S o ﬁ.‘:«,-hu'uy-’ Bought and Sold, and Fereign . Drajtsdrawnon all the Principal Cities - of Europe. 0~ 1 . ‘Agents for First-Class Fire and Life .- Insurance Companies. B 1 g 2 v : 0 STRAUS BROTHERS. AL M. RITMERBAND, Notary Pablic. by Ligonier, Ind/, Decl6, 1875.-6-26 : e BAMES M. BENNY, “Attorney and Counsellor at Laws Sl Qlifice 1n the Court House, - e - 4#LBICN, - - - - -*- IND. 815 S D, W.GREEN, - Justiceorthe Peace & Collection Ag't Justiceol the Peace & Collection AL, U«ﬂce—Sccmid Story, Laudon’s Brick Block, 4 LEGONIHx, - - INDIANA.. g i . €. VANCAMP, ‘ ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ligouier, 1 : : Indiamna. Special attention given to collections and conveyancing, and the writing of deeds, mortgages, and esatracts. Legal business promptly attended to. . Oifice over Jacobs & Goldsmith's Cash Store. 9-50 - EE. G, ZEBEMIESRRBIAN, ° . . y AT, L .Attorney at Law & Notary Public, . Oflicd over'Gerber's Hardware,: ‘Cavin Street.,” ¢ \é Ligonier, Indiana. . .+ Jantatp7, 1875.-9-37 T JE, B BCNESELY, gy ! ATTORNEY, AT LAW, ~ LIGONIEY, - L 0 o NDIANAY | A g@—Ofice on =eéond floorof Landon’s Block. 7-2 P - 7 . . ) ALBZIRYT BARTA, : Jasiiceof the Peace & Conveyancer. " LIGONIER, INDIANA.’ . Specizlattention-given toconveyancingandeollecions. Deeds, Bendsand Mortgages drawnup. and 14! lezal business attended to promptly and Caesuaralely. Office over Straus & Meagher’sstore, ) . . © May 15187315-8-3 : Y. WAREIMAX, R R ' .y A DAY TV nsarangeAg’t &Justice of the Peac InsarangeAu't &Justics ol the Peace 3 mgf:.\‘n_\ LLVILLE, INDIANAY “Ofice with A. A, Chabin, Mitchell Block. WiH | receive subseriptions to Tur NATIONAL BARKRR. T . WL CRUM, Physician and Surgeon, pysician an = argec, S LIGONIER, ~: -INDIANA, Uilice over Baum’'s Grocery, Store. N 9 n3-ly. ' ~ W.CamRBR, | ° . vy . be oy . Physician and ‘Surgeon, _ LIGONIiER - .- - - - - IND,Willpremptlyattend i 2alie intzustedto him. “Odicd and rgsidence on 4ih Street, .. ¢ - L Pr. GBl BONG, Homeopathic Physiclan,. ) Ligoniér, - - - - Endiana. “eSargical and Medical Aid promptly and carefaliv atténded to. Digeases of Females and Children'a specialty. Ofee angd Residonce over Sol. Mier's Banking House. - -7} . 10 44 e J. ¥, TEAE, - _ SETem==ma Rooms over L. E: Pike’s Grocery, et Corner of Main and Mitchell Streets, (FY Y Y Popposise the Post Ofilce,. Kendall#ille, Ind. 22 All work warpanted. <& . Kendallville, May 1, TR74. ' » o gaan. Langhing Gas ! i:j’*—:fg ~~ g il a4y . - {‘\\"\ \ i [ . Fvewmme- L F g O _NZg) PAINLESS EXTRACTION N s, (TR b or— A SN TEETH 3 : ; A \,',\{'} \ 4 A N Tr Canls Offiee: | 2 A -1l : N s AUI UGS T N/ N\ 1S \/ Fitling Teeth a Specialty Ligonier, Ind., Nov. 11, 1875. .0 . 1] i- T T 3 ; \ Y ¢ TEEGARDEN HOUSE, | - iLaporte, Indiana.” . ! V.W_AXTELL, & = . Proprietor. | Lsporté, Aprils.lB7;. ¢ ) i CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE, We kespconstdatly on hand and Sell in large or © o smali ri:mmmm, to suit customers, { Win Yol Qur Own Manufaeture, i Pure¢ — Nothing but the Juice of Lt G the Grape. - . 0% D . SACK BROTHERS. - Limicr..}u‘{y 3,171 -tf B W aheanmas & T aswanid - *t Winebrenner &;Hoxwort, - . HQUSE, dIGN AND ORNANESCAL PAINTERS, “geainars, Glaziersaad Papers Hangers. | Shop neax.corner of Fearth and Cavin Sts., oppo-- - T dite i«:!:l-rs!‘":d)hwt Shop. ) . fisbuier, - i- == Indiana, . [ STOP AT TERER | T ok X 7 T o T ) BRICK KELLY HOURSE | + KEXDAELVILLE, INDIANA, b o ¥ COMMODIOUS THREE STORY ‘BRICK: :\‘uu{c‘r,on],_\' tenrods'tr¢m the L. 5. & M. S. R. x. Depot, and four squarésfrom the G, R. R R.— Oalyive minutes walk toany of the principal bu-" jinesshousesofthecity. Traveling menandstrangerswillfind thisafirst-classhouse. Fare§2 per dsy. J. B. KELLY,Proprietor; - Kead™lville.Anz.3.lB7o.-14 fo

PEIILIP A, CARR, AUCTIONIEIER, * Offers his services to thejpublicin general. Terms pipderate. Orders may be left at the shoéstore of © P. Sisterhend.t, : ¢ fAzonier, January 8, 7337 | > L AblvilnEs, DEALERIN MONUMENTS, - Vaults, Tombstones, - 4 5D f;-: YVILDING STONES . " LIGONIER, IND. © _ﬂ.';,rzi}_’g._fﬁ."]_.-_.'.i,r S o 2i‘.! { v » 3 Keystone Printing Ink Co. " .o MANUFACTURERS QF. ' - PRINTINGINKS (Book & News Black aSpecialty.) ALy 17 North Fifth Street | - PHILADELPHIA,PA, " [ © — e . - .+ iar Inks are of & guperior quality, being made - | from t4e best ingredients and nhder thé personal sapervision of a practical printerand pressman, therefore we will GUARANTEE BVERY POEND OF INK soup lo,be of a Superidr Jet Black,Quick Deying, and entirely free from setting-off, xS ) Our prites are from 30 to 50 Per Cent. lower lhan any other Ink manufactured in the TUniied Stiates. : A trial of a sample Keg will convince any printer that he has been paying nearly double whal; he: shonid for his Inks in times past®. Putup in kogs aud barrels to suit-purchagers, ¢ i Awddren.ﬂ, ) . ; s "KEYSTONE iPRJN'}‘"I NG INK Co., - L ‘ 11{North Fifth Street, 0. T-2mos PHILADELPHIA; PA.| :House And Lot A ; i el . . AT AVILILLA - - . <! o ' For Sale: Bargain! G T . " The subscriber offers for sale, o favorable terme, A HOUSE AND LOT, favorably -sitasicd in the -town of Avilla. The ¢ - House was built two years ago, and is a very gub--stantial and conveniently arranged dwelling. Any person wanlin ui:zmcn 3 .qy'omﬁ}g%sblc houseat 'naa.wﬂ,lnnxt a ral ,apcma-y " For terms 'ﬁzgnd% t. uﬂbn,éo’t.or-cwh apen meun:o Sie“ t&sg; ;:A&f Ha, Who is i ¥ T o . ee R e e Fil e Ligonier, Indiana,

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:—M IBANKING HOUSE Lo ) — O F——— - SOLL. MIER, Conrad’s New Brick Bioek, LIGONIER, IND’NA, | I\VlSneyl.oaned on long and shorttime. » Notes discounted at reasonablerates. : Moniesreceived on'depositandinterestallowed omn specified time, o j - Exchangebought and sold,-and Foreign Drafts drawn on principalcities of Enrope, 8-2 : TO 'l‘il-l‘}’-[.“ARNIEIIS s Y OU will please take notice that 1 am stiilen- _ zagedin buying wheat, for ‘which I pay the. highest market price. > - ) - If you do not find me on the street, call before selling, at my Banking Office, in Conrad’s Brick Block. - . 2 SOL. MIER. LigoPicr,ludiana,Mny Tth,lB74.—lif | . PO SACK BROTHERS Bakers & Grocers, . CavinStreet.Ligonier,lndiay . Fresh Bread, ies, Cakes, &c. ChoiceGroceries,Provisions,YankecNotions.& ThehighestcashpricepaidforCountry Produc | Mayi3, 68-t! SACKBRO’S TEMPIRE ' .. 5 ( 22— - ) . liilal 1-a :N S ’ Ten-Pin Alley eil=X'll Llle : L. 1. HATHAWAY, Prop'r, Basement Banner Block, : : Eigonier.lnd. 3 Iye | W Tobacco and Cigars, Candies,Nuts 3 s ’ 9 CHICAGO CIDER & FRESH LEMONADE, All lovers of a nice, gniet greme of billiards or tenpins,will find this to bejust the place 24tf - WM. CULVEYHOUSE ¢ L - ! Has agsin movedinto the building formerly occupied by himeelf, [lately occupied by T.- E. Casey & Co.,] and is prepared te do all ];ipds of . REPPAIRING | = ] in his line, such as ik Parasols, Umbrellas, Sewing Ma- | ~ chines, Guns, .}nd Revolvers, ~ : Keys Fitted, &ec. }-‘i.dliy;g Tackle of all kinds kept constantly on hind. £ 4 I manufactnre. and keep on hand J. R. Baker’s . ‘celebrated . { ) Eish ¥ . amps. Guus and ]hewilvérs, I’u\\"dcr, Shot, Caps, Lead, and all-'kinds of : _ : g ' 1 Ix 3 o 1 \ L i sporting Goods

Fly "];;‘:1511 landles of every dvcscrip_tiou. April 21, 1876, t-f. WM. CULVEYEOUSE. . HIGGINBOTHAM & SON, ..i- _~ A —C\\\\ - . / i Ciz- N ol - / (ff'/’ f// oo e o@ )T N [@ gt N\ /‘ - (S #9‘7"{; Cl,""'w'.‘-’. <\ I i N P-& NS s Ae N e L \ /( / s}/— “, iy i A\ r:f,/ N AIR A o . -\‘ ,/ S e .S 4 | ?%? @ . \:‘ 43\3‘:‘;%"0(’" Ll'/ o : g NN g "'-’l'/ o i A o ’ -y WATCH-MAKERS, JEWELERS, | . . —and dealers in—-. ' Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, =:: e i ) . Flancy GGoods. . REPAIRING Num'ly and promptly executed and warranted. @~ Agents for Lazarus & Morris’ celebrated Spectacles. . : 83~ Sign of'the Big Watch, opposite the Banner Block. Ligonier, Ind. Sep. 30, '75-35

‘THEENEMY OF DISEASE ! 'HE FOE OF PAIN THE FOE OF P/ © PO TEAN AND BEAST Is the Grand ¢id v LINIMENT, WHICIH HAS STOOD THE TEST OF 40 YEARS. ) ) THERE is N¢f SORE IT WILL NOT REAL, NC LAMENESS I'Tf' WILL NOT CURE, S(D( ACHE, NXO PAIN THAT AFFLICTS "HE HUMAN I}ODY, OR THEBODY OF A HORSE 0R OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMAL, THAT DOES NOT YIELD TO ITS MAGIC TOUCH. A BOTTLE COSTING 25¢.; 50c. or $l.OO, HAS OFTEN SAVED THE EIFE OF A HUMAX BEING, AND RESTORED TO LIFE AND USEFULNESS MANY A VALUABLE HORSE. e

DR. GEO. CLEIS® 7 " ; t This Liniment possesses great curative powers for various ailments. | For asthmatie complaints, difficalt breathing tightnéss of the' breust, and ailments of thelungs, it is applied externally, on the breagt, and between the shoulders. In casel of sliatp pains in the back and limbs, head-ache, ear-ache, affections of the throat, or in cases ofinternal injuries, whether resulting from a severe stroke, fall or bruise, this Liniment igB especially efficacious. It relieves ulcefs, open woands, salt rheum, white: swelling, milk leg, and works charmingly on corns, chilblains, frosted hands, feet and ears. Nursing mothers suﬁ'erin% from swollen ‘breasts, resulting from a stagnatioa of the lacteal flaid, will find this Liniment of incalculable benefit by way of separating the swélling, allayirg tne fever; and healing the breast. By veveral applications per day, highly satisfactory results mug beobtained from the use of this Liniment in the treatment of tumors, fistyla, cancer, piles, and like diseages ; also, for wounds mesulting from gcalds, burns and catg, and from the bites 'of wasps, snakes and mad dogs, or {)oisonm from noxious plants. /The French Liniment wﬁl also be found a veluable hionsehold remedy in cases of rhenmatism,croup, searlet fever, diphtHeria, quinoy, bronchitis, scroftila, erysipelas,—for external applications. = Cholera, c{o!era'morbus. colie, Cramps, spasams, flux, diarrhea and gripings in the bowels may be eﬂ’ectnall¥ chgckeg by the internal use of this celebrated Liniment, as follows : One-hail teaspoonful four to five ttmes within a period of from one-half hour to two or three ;3011_1'5. according to the severity .o?the case;” For olic, take one or two doses.” For fiux or diarrheea, infants, one year of age, require from 5 to 6 drops; two years old, from 10 to 12 drops, given in sugar. Rub the abdomen with the'Liniment, For inflamation of the bowels, nse the Liniment interpally and externally. : ' Etng - Price 50 Cents per Bottle, Prepared and munufactured éxelusively by e ik e g b= - Dy Greo,. Clels, 10-14¢f : R GOSHEN, IND,

I . o \ ' The Quickest, Surest and heapest Remedies. i Physicians rfecomnrelld,l and Farriers declare that no such remedies have ever before been in use, Words are <heap, but the proprietors of ‘there articles will present trial bottles to medical men. gratis, as 4 guarantee of what they say. The Ceniaar Lintment, White Wrappe'r,will cure Rhenmatism.;Neqra]gia,Lumbsgo. Sciatica; Caked Breasts, Sore Nipples, Frosted Fee}, Chillblains, Swellings; Spraius, and any ordinary . g " FLESH, BONE OR MUBOLE ATLMENT. f " We make no pretense that this article wiH cure Cancer, restore lost hones, or give health to a whisky roaked earcase. But it will always reduce inflammation and allay pain. : It'will extract the. poison of bites, stings, and heal burns or ¥calds without a scar. Palsy, Weak Back, Caked Breasts, Earache, Toothache, Itch and .Cutangous Eruptions readily yield to its treatment. © Henry Black. of Ada, Hardin Co., Ohio, says: *“My wife has had rhenmatism for five years—no rest, no sleep—cou'd scarcely walk across-the floor. She is now com plctely cured by the use of Centaur Liniment. ¥Ve all feel thankful to you, - and re¢gomimend ‘your wouderful medicine to all our friends.” . ' . ~ James Hurd, of Zanesville, 0., says: *TheCentaur Liniment cured my Neuralgia,” Alfred Tush, of Newark, writes; *‘Send me one dozen bottles by express. The Liniment bas saved my leg. I want to distribute it, ete.” ~ The sale of this Liniment is increasing rapidly. ~ The Yellow Centaur Liniment is for the tough skin, desh and muscles of HORBES, MULES AND ANIMALS, We have never yet seen a cage of Spavin, Sweeny, Ring-bone, Wind-gall, Scratchesor Poli-Evil, which this Liriment would not speedily benefit, and we never saw but a few cases which 1t would nat cure.. It will care when anything can. It is folly to spend §2O, for a Farriqr, when one dollar’s-worth of Centaur Liniment will do better. - The following is a sample of the testimony produced : g R I W. P. Huykius, Postmaster, Piqua, O, says: ‘-C%m:mr Animent can’t be beat. It 'cnres every time. i b YerLverron, 0., March 2, 1874, “The Ceutaur Liniments are the best selling medicines we have ever had. Thedemand is very great for it, and we cannot afford to be withont it. P. H. HISEY & SON.” " Jerrerson, Mo, Nov. 10, 1673, R . ‘‘Some time ago I was shipping horses to St. Louis. I got one badly crippled in the car. ‘With great difficulty I got him to the stable The sta-ble-keeper gave me a bottle of your Centaur Liniment, whick I used with success that in two days the horse was active and nearly well. I have been a veterinary surgeon for thirty years, but your Liniment beats a:\’ythin‘g I ever used. ) A.J. M'CARTY, Veterinary Surgeon.” For a postage stamp we will mail a Cen.aur Almanac containing hundreds of certiﬁcates,from» every State in the Union. ‘These Liniments are’ now sold by all dealers in the eountry. , ) L 1 Laboratory of J. B. Rose & Co., | 46 Dey St., NEw Yorxk. i

Castoria!

Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Mats., experimented in his private practice for thirty yesrs to produce a combination that would have the properties of Castor Gl withont its unpleasant taste and griping effect. -

His prepamtmn was gent for, near and far, till finally he gave it the name of Castoria, and put it up for sale. Itis very wonderful in its efects;, particularly with ke disordered stomachs and bowels of children. It nssimilntes the fovd, cures sour stomach and wind calic, regulates the bowels, expels worms, and may be relied up~ on in croup. ' ) . As a pleasant, effective and perfectly safe ‘enthartie remedy it is superior to Castor Oil, Cordials .and Syrups. It does not cor’faiint‘ ig_cohol,' and is adapted to any agc. 4 By regulating the stomach and 1/o!(:'3]s of cross’ and sickly ¢hildren they become good-na-tured and healthy. They can emjoy sleep and mothers have rest. The Castoria is putup a the Laboratory of J. B. Roge & Co., 46 Dey street, New York. - : ch qr-Iy-9-tc

TAKE : 1 .< o . Si ' Liver Regulate mmons Liver cgulator For all diseases of the Liver, Stomach and Spleen, T ] i 7 TDY WILL CURE DYSPEPSIA ! IMUST OWN that your N Simmons’ Liver Regulator fully o - deererves the popularity it has at- | tained. ‘As a farnily_: medicine it " has no equal. It cured my wife of « malady I had counted incurable — that wolfsbane of our American - | people, D_vepeps_ia. . : . A.E,P, ALBERT, ’ Professorin Nicholas Public S School. Parrish of Terrebonne, - Louisiann. T ; MALARIOUS FEVERS, You are at liberty to use my name ip praise of your Regulator as prepared 'by you, and recom.mend it to every one as the best preventive for Fever-and Aguein the world. T piant in. Southwestern Georgia, near Albany, Georgia, ‘and must say that it has done more good ‘on my plantation among my negroes, than any medicine I ever used ; it supersedes Quinine iftaken in time. e Yours, &ec., Hon. B. H. Hivr, Gu, i ‘ - CHILDREN !-Your Regulator is superior to any other remedy for Malarial Diseases amoug it “~ * children, and it has a large sale in:this section of Georgia.— W M. Russell,- , Albany, Georgia. : ‘ . CONSTIPATION. . TESTIMONY OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF GEORGIA —TI have nsed Simmons’ Livgr Regnlator for coustipation of my bowels, canscdp»by s temporary derangement of the liver, for the lost three or four years, and always when used secording to.directions, with decided benefit. I think it is a good medicine for the derangement of ‘the liver—at least such has been' my ‘personal experience in the use of it, - Hirax Warsez, : i Chief Justice of Georgia, - SICK HEADACHE.

EDITORIAL.—We have tested its virtues, personally, and know that for Dyspepsia, Bilious- : ! ness, and ‘Throbbing Headashe, ] i * it is the best mediciné the world ‘ever saw. - We have tried forty - 4 other remedies before Simmons” ; Liver Regulator, but none of them gave us more than temporary re--2 liet: but the Regulator notenly . _ relieved, but cured us, : : Ep. TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, y et Macon, Georgia. . ' Having had during the Jast twenty years o my life to attend to Baeing Btock, ‘nnd‘inviﬁg hael 80 much trouble with them with Colic, Grubbs, &c., gave me a great deal of trouble; having heand of your Reguiator 88 a cure for the above diseases, 1 concluded to try it. After trying one raoxaaw 1x xAsm 1 found it to care in every instance, Itis _only to.be. iried to prove what I have said in its “praise. I can send you certificatesfrom Augusta, - Clinlon & Macon, as to the care of Horses., ,@EORGE WAYMAN, Macon, Gi., July 24, I§ls, | ¢ 10-30 Iyear nrm : ;

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1876.

WAS IT WORTH A LEG? . It was in the autumn of the year 1782 that a surgeon in Bologne, of the name of Etienne Lefebvre, received a letter, not bearing any signature, | requesting him to repair on the following day to a country-house which was situated on the road leading to Calais; and to-bring along such instruments as ‘were required for performing an operation. I.efebvre was at that .period well known as a distinguished ‘and successful operator; so much so, indeed, that he was not unfrequently sent for from great distances. He had served for a considerable time in the navy, and his manners had, therefore, acquired a certain degree of-bluntness; but, when you once became acquainted with him, you could not help liking him for the natural and unaffected ‘goodness of - his heart. o ‘ . .He was naturally somewhat sur- | prised at this anonymous communication; for, although the time and place were, as already - stated, mentioned ‘with great minuteness, there was no clew afforded by'which the writer could be-identitied. He, therefore, came to the conclusion that some of his jocular friends were making fun of him, and he did not keep the appointrhent. : . Three days afterwards he again received a similar summons, but couched in more pressing terms than the first, and he was informed that at 9 o’clock in the morning a carriage would ‘be sent to bring him to the place where he was anxiously expected. Accordingly next morning, sure enough, on the last stroke of nine, a carriage dro¥e up to his door. 'The ‘doctor no longer made any hesitation, but at once took his seat in the carriage. As he was getting in, he inquir- | ed of the coachman where he was-to be taken to; but the man appeared either not to know, or did not choose to tell; but; as he spoke in English, Lefebver said to himself, “So it is.an | Englishman to whom I am summoned,” and he accordingly prepared himselt for any exhibition of eccentricity on the part of oné of that nation which even now is so little understood by Continentals. At length the carriage stopped, and the doctor hastened into the house. ,

lle was received at the entrance by a fine-looking young man of about 25 years of age, who requested him. to walk into a large and handsome room on'the first floor. His accent showed him to be an Englishman. . The following ¢onversation then ensued between them: - o

~ “You have sent for me,” said the doctor. ;

I am very much obliged to you-for the trouble you have taken in coming here,” rejoined the Englishman. “Be 80 good as to seat yourself: at thé table, where you will find chocolate, coffee, or wine, in case you would like to partake of anything before commencing the operation.” ’ ; “But first show me the patient. I wish' to satisty myself that an operation is absolutely necessary.” “It 1s necessary, Monsier Lefebvre; pray be seated. - I have entire confidence in you; only listen tQ me. Here is a purse eontaining 100 guineas, which' I offer youas a fee for the operation you are asked to perform, no matter what the result may be. - In case of your refusing compliance with my request, you see this pistol. It is loaded, and you are in my power. AS I hope for salvation, I will blow your ‘brains out.” <

“Sir, I am not to be deterred from doing what I consider proper hy any fear of your pistol. But what do you desire? What am I expected to do?” “Monsieur, you must cut my right leg off.” . Rt e “With -all mv heart,” answered the surgeon, thinking that this was a characteristic specimen of those mad English; “and your hand, also, if necessary or desirable. However, unless I am greatly mistaken,your leg:is perfectly sound. I saw you walk down stairs witli the greatest "activity.— What can be the matter with your leg?n . e . o i “Nothing at all; but it must come oft.”. : Lk “Sir, you are mad.” . “That is no concern of yours, Monsieur Lefebvre.” : . “What harm can that handsome limb have done?” . “None; still you must m:\ke up your mind to amputate it.” ‘ #Bir, I have no acquaintamce with you; give me some proof that you'are in sound mind,” ‘naturally denanded the doctor. | ;

. “Will you consent to my w.ishes, Monsieur Lefebyre ?” , “As Soon as you can assign any adequate or reasonable motive for so unnecessary an operation.” ; ; “I cannot-at present enter into'any iexplanations, —in a‘'year, perliaps, I will doso. Butl will bet you, siT, that then you will acknowledge that my reasons for my present seeminglyextravagant, conduct. are most pure, manly, and noble, and even rational.” | “It'is quite impossible for me,” remonstrated the surgeon, “to comply until you tell' me your name, place of‘ residence, position and:family.” - “You shall be made acquainted with all these particulars at some future time, but not at present. I beg you to consider me a man of honor.” | “A man of honor-does not uttér unjustifiable threats against his doctor.. I have to perform aduty even fowards you, who are a stranger to me. My reasons for refusing to accede to your absurd request are, as you mus® admit, sound and just. Do you wish o be the murderer of an innocent fat hei’ of a large family ?” j o “Well, Monsieur Lefebvre,” repli ed the Englishman, taking up the pist 01, “I will not fire upon you, and yet I will compel you to cut off this 1 2g. What youw'refuse to.do to oblige nle, through love of gain or fear of a bull et, you shall do through humanity.” ' “How so, 8ir?” = . | * ¢l .intend to shatter my leg with tl lis pistol, and that, too, before your eye. 3,” answered the Englishman, who :iccordingly seated himself, cocked tlxe pistol, and then took deliberate aim z¢ his knee-joint. - aid Lefebvre rushed forwakxd -to prevent him, but the Englishman ¢oolly exclaimed: v i

“Do not come near; if yoa do I fire. Now only answer me this question Do you wish to proleng my suffering needlessly ?¥ : e “Sir, you:are mad,” amswered ‘the doctor in a despair;.“but have your own way—l am ready te do as you wish.” ‘Everything was ready for the operation. As soon as the deetor took up: his instruments the Englishman lighted his cigar, and declaved that he would smoke until the eperation was concluded. - He kept his word. The lifeless leg rested upom the floor, but the Englishman still smeked on. The operation had been performed in a most master]y manner, and, thanks to Dr. Lefebvre’s t:akm and attention, the patient soon hecame perfectly recovered, although, of course, he had to be supplied with a wooden leg.. He rewarded the surgeon, whom he had learned to esteem more and more every day; thanked hign with tears in his { } :

eyes for the great oblization under which he had laid him; ind in'a short | time started for England. . About two months after his patient’s departure the surgeon'received the following letter from England: “Inclosed you will re@ive a token of my boundless gratitudg—a bill of ex- . change on my bankexe in Paris for 16,500 franks. You hate rendered me ' the happiest of men by ridding me of a-limb which was an ¢bstacle in the way of my happiness. Learn, then, the reason ef what ?uv termed my madness. . You assured me that there could be no justifiable: motive for.so singular a mutilation: 1" offered- you a wager, and I think you were right in refusing it. After my second return from the Eﬁ'(gst Indies, I became acquainted witlr* Susan - Black, the most accomplished and fascinating of women. I sought her hand in marriage. Her fortune and family were such as met with the entire approbation of my parents. As for. me, I thought only of her charms,. I was soon happy enough to gin her affections —a fact whichi she did not attempt.to deny; but sife, at the same time, firmly refused te become -my wife. In vain did I keseech her to do s 0; in vain did her relations all see'ond my desire. She was inflexible, For a long time Itcould not discover the reason of her opposition to a mar‘riage which she herself confessed ‘would make her happy; until, at last, one of her sisters revealed the fatal secret to me. Susan was a marvel of beauty, but she was so \ilnfortunate as to have lost a leg, and she had consequently condemned herself te eternal. celibacy. My resolution was quickly formed, and I determined to become’ like her. Thanks to you, my dear Lefebvre, my wishes were soon ac‘complished. - I returned with my wooden leg to London.: I hastened to gain information of Miss Black. The report:had been spread, and I myself had taken care to write tgf my friends in England to the same effect, that I had had the misfortune to fracture my leg, and that amputation had been found absolutelv mnecessary. Every one expressed the.greatest concern at my misfortune. Susan fainted on the first occasion of my presemting myself. She was for a long time inconsolable, but at length she consented to become my wife. It was only on the morning after our marriage that 1 confessed to her the sacrifice by means of which I had at length been enabled to gain her consent to be mine:s The avowal increased her love. O!l'my excellent friend, had I ten legs to lose, I would give them.all up for the sake of my beloved Susan. :So long as I live, rely on my gratitude. If ever you visit, England, do 'not ' fail to come here, so that I may make you aequainted with'my wife; and then tell me whether or not I was out of my senses. " Yours faitlifully, : 4 ARTHUR OXLEY.” |

"Monsieur Lefebvre - answered the letter of his English triend in the following terms: : . Sir: Accept my best® thanks for your very generous present,—for so I must term what you have sent me, bhaving been previously magnificently remunerateéd for my trouble, ds you were pleased to term it. ‘I wish you, as well as your charming wife, all imaginable happiness. True itis that to give a leg in exchange for a beautiful, tender, and virtuous wife is not too much, provided the happiness endures. Adam sacrificed) one of his ribs to become :possessed of our common mother Eve, and more than one man has laid down his life for the sake of his beloved. Notwithstanding all this allow me to adhere to my former opinion. For the present you are doubtless right, for you are now in the honeymoon; butat some future time you will acknowledge the- truth of what 1 advanced. I beg-your attention; to what lam about to say. I fear that in two years you will repent of having had your leg amputated above the knee-joint. - You will think that to have it cut off lower down would' have been . quite “sufficient. In three years you will be persuaded that the sactifice of a foot would have answered all purposes; in four, that -of the big toe; in five, the little one; and, at last, you' ‘will have confessed. that to have parted with a nail, withqut necessity, would have Dbeen a piece of egregious folly.” All this I assert without in the slightest degree impugning the merit of your admirable helpmate. In my own youthful days I would have, at any time, given my life for my mistress, but never my leg, for I should have feared repentance for the'rest of my days. . Had I really done so, I should have every moment said to myself, “Lefebvre, you are a madman.” With -highest consideration, yours very obediently, : ) ETIENNE LEFEBVRE.

- In the year 1792, during the Reign of Terror, the surgeon of-Bologne, having been accused of being an aristocrat by one of his younger professional brethren who envied him his practice, was obliged to take refuge in London, in order to save’,his neck from the -guillotine: -Being’ without employment or:acquaintances, he inquired for the residence of his former patient, Mr. Oxley. He was directed to it, and, on arriving at the house, he ‘sent up his name, and was immediately admitted. In a huge armed chair, seated before the fire, with a bottle of wine beside him, sat a portIy personage, whose size was 80 great that it was with difficulty that he could rise to welcome his visitor, “Welcome, Monsieur Lefebvre,”: exclaimed the huge Englishman. “Do not be offended at my yeceiving you in this manner, but my cursed wooden leg won’t allow me to do anything. You have come, no doubt, my friend to see if'inthe long run you were not ‘right.” ; ' : Y-ou shall stay with me, for you are really a wise man. You will console me, Do you know, my dear Lefebvre, that, had it not been for this abomin- | ina'ble wooden leg rendering me useless, I should by this time have been Admiral of thé Blue. I spend my ‘life in reading the newspapers, and in curses, that I am tied here when everybody else is up and' doing. Remain here; you shall eomfort me.” -«Your charming wife can doubtless do that better than I can.” “Oh, as for that, no. - Her -wooden leg prevents her from gadding about and daneing ; so she has, as a resource, given hersélf up to cards and scandal. There 18 no possibility of living alone with hei; in other respects she is a good-enough woman.” 4 «“What! was I right, then?” ex«elaimed the surgeon. et

! “QOh, a thousand times, my d&r Lefebvre; but say no more on: that subject, I was an utterable foolk—{f I had my leg back again, I would [net part with the paring of a single. nail. Between ourselves, I must have: beenecrazy; but keep that to yourself.” ~—Hnglish Magazine. ‘ ¢z "“;*-—!‘l-‘%*3'.:'—“ obw Tilden says that the government “baving assumed to monopolize the. supply of currency, and enacted exclusions’ against everybody else, ¥t is ' bound to furnish all which the wants of business require.” Isthat not enouqh | for any soft money man? ‘o

A . =AM AR s&t ‘A PLEA FOR' MODERATION. Sensible Suggestions to Stump Speakers. , Away With Bomhast! Let Reason Have Full Sway. ; Tq the Editor of the Indianapolis Herald:, '~ On every hand we hear meén earnestly discussing the political /situation, ‘and at almost every stredt corner, and in our commodious hails, the yoice of the political orator is Ixear he good citizen listens patiently fo this-repub-lican speaker and that democratic orator, and is at'a loss to know which to believe, and if he is a good, honest, well-meaning man, is slow to believe very much that either has said. Were he to believe the republican; he must decide in his own mind that all democrats are hideous monsters, only seek-_ ing and desirous of official position that he may destroy our good and noble government. He must believe that all democrats are opposed to everything. that has a tendency towa’rd‘* the betterment of all, individually and colleetively. and that his sole aim is the overthrow and complete destruction of the government that is most{ sacred 'to all, and he is asked to denounce all persons of demoeratic faith who happen to be candidates for-offi-cial position, as demons, who, with their demoniacal hosts, are worthy only of receiving the most scathing and burning of rebukes at the hands of all good citizens. ~lf he gives: credence to the orator of democratic faith, then all republicans' take great glory in the destruction of the institutions of government, and pride themselves in trampling down the constitutional rights of the people; that those who are now in office are only vampires, sucking the.-substance and life and maintendnece from the poor laboring classes; that miilions of dollars ot the peoplé’s money is being squandered in a way thatis outrageous and wrongful; that nd honesty can be found in any man whois an efficeholder, and that. corruption and peculation exist among all those who are considered public servants. The cry of. reform of itself:- conveys the idea of inconceivable corruption, and in some instances revolution is threatened unless reformation takes place.: ' " This course of the two great parties can not be right. All well-informed ‘citizens know that there are thousands. and tens of thousands of good men in both parties, and when demagogues and official aspirants are abusive and use denunciatory language generally, without qualification, then do they insult all true, well-meaning and honest men. Their opponents are'held up to the world as worse than deceptive rascals, and are denounced in terms that no gentleman would dare to use at-any other place than on the stump. No sooner does a man receive a nomination than the history of his past life is searched most thoroughly, and if nothing else can be found to charge against him, then he is blue-blooded,. proud, supereilious,,and altogether unfitted for any position—would! not shake hands with an honest laboring man, and looks with contempt upon ordinary individuals. - This is wrong, and why can ‘not; men on the stump think that the very men whom they are reviling are most likely to'be good men possessing honest convictions? Why not discuss the grave questions to be disposed of in a proper and.concise manner, and why condemn this party or that when it is known:that their . intentions- are good,-.and not knowingly antagonistic to the welfare of ‘the whole people? Men will be ‘convinced only by reason, and are not ' likely to love the man or party that proposes to tongue-lash them as being reprobates and contemptible, ignorant, unthinkingamen.- Gentlemen of the stumping persuasion, can’t you present the questidns af issue in a cool, calm and creditable manner? And, ye knights of the newspapers, can’t you reason as becometh true menjof pure metal? Yes, I answer. Then let us have a change for the| better, and as citizens of the best government in- the world letus not revile and charge each other, using allegations that only exasperate, but let reason and reflection: reign, suprenie, and all will be happier, and no enmity engendered. - UNoO. .

; Custer as s Logician. ¥ [From the Raleigh Sentinel.] . ¢ One day a trooper, whose joints were stiff and whose bones ached from riding an ugly horse, fell out of his seat of fours on drill, and declared :he would be shot before he would drill another half liour. He was on his way to the guard house ‘when Custer rodeup,ordered his release,and requested his presence at:head-quarters. The sulky-tempered . tréoper followed the General, wondering if he was not to be placed against the fence and shot. Custer had far different intentions. Biddingthe trooper sit down, the General calmly inquired: ; _“Why did you refuse to-drill'?’

“Because 1 am tired out and shaken up and I know all about every drill.” -“When I took this brigade,” said the General, “I thought I knew just how to command it. I have learned something new every day; I shall always be learning. If you refuse-to drill all others will soon refuse. Then the discipline will relax, mien and horses forget, and in our first aection we shall be cut ‘to pieces for want of intelligent maneuvering. I want you to be a man, and yet you must be a machine to obey.” ; The soldier was silent. )

“I ride five miles to your one,” con-: tinued the General. “I sleep three or four hours; you sleep seven or eight. | I .have 4,000 men to care for; you have only your horse.» I have aithousand complaints to ~li‘stén to; you have mone. I have five times your work, fare. no better and will be shot as soonjas you are. If I take all this burden and trouble and hard work on ‘my shoulders, are you not willing to béax a trifle?” = - ’ ‘ The trooper returned to his saddle. ‘One day, a year afterward, he died before Custer’s eyes, died so bravely that t}le General said of him: “An army like that: man could conquer the world.” ‘ L €5 et : Now and Then. . ; . - Here is a specimen of double enten-. dre politics: Bl e

Vote for Samneld, Tilden. The voters of the Eighteenth Assembly Dis trict ought g) esteem it an honor an l.%rivﬂege to.elect Samuel J.Tideu to the Legislature. He has shown himselfa gal-. lant, conscientious, -efil-cient-foe to corruption. We appeal to every Repga:i:an ’lto vwo;kd and vote Jim, and do 8o g:‘m?ig k:l:?er':nlly——ln& we mi ithis appeal—because ‘ge is an &p&feﬁ Democeat.—N, Y. Times, Nov. 6. 1871, .

Due regard to the public interésts, o the gén-| ¢ral welfare, and . the| trath; of history demands, that Samuel J. Tilden shall be shown to be what he has been in the past.and is in the| present: . Ist, A Becess sionist. 2d. An-ally of} Tweed; 3d, A sham relcim_er;;‘ l‘tgxo. A swin-| er abor . and . gr’eeker of rglfms.-—’-New Y ork Tinies, Angust| 16, 1876. - i

The Pennsylvania Germans, = - This People has never been a cipher in the history of Pennsylvania, or in the country at large, let ‘the ignorant or half-educated say what they please. “The elaimg of the Pennsylvania Ger‘mans, as a ruling element;in the Com‘monwealth and Nation, we are sure, will cgme to be acknowledged and m'agnie&d, in proportien as their history prior to, and during the War of Independence, as well ' as since, becomes known and appreciated. Their darkest day is over. As schools and scholars ‘arise on their own theatre and out of their own midst, will the German ancestry be written: up, and. ‘gloried in by their offspring. t - Already in 1747, Governor Thomas attributed the great prosperity of the Province of Pennsylvania to the thrift, industry, energy, and moral, law-abiding character of thé German settlers. And most certainly General Washington knew the sterling character of this people, or he would not have applied to them for aid, in the darkest hour of: the Revolution, He needed a supply of provisions for his famishing a*my, and appealed to the Germans. In response, he received the individual bonds, to pay in:gold: and silver; the large sum of' 21,000 j pounds, froem nine Germans. We want to present the names of these German patriots, in order that they may be known and remembered by their posterity. Theyare:— . . 0 o

gMichael Hillegass, John Steinmetz, braham; Bickley, Joseph® Bleivor, Henry Keppel, Frederick Conrad Hassenclever, Isaac Melcher, John Schaeffer, Andrew Doz. All these. names bore'a genuine German ring. | = _, Michael Hillegass was Treasurer ofthe United States ;during the entire period of the Revolutionary War, even though Morris gets all the honor of having been the Jay Cooke.of those days:. e B e And there was Christopher Ludwig, of Germantown, whom “Gen, Wash‘ington called his honest friend.” . -He: spent his whole fortune in the nation-. al cause, having served as'a Baker--General, without pay. And what say our revilers of Baron Von. Stuben, who did more than any other-man to organize General Washington’s army. The Pennsylvania Germans have| cause to feel grateful tp their enemies indeed. The more th lati‘tiéi?f,’ augh and ridicule us and our ’pi‘ogﬁ itors, the more will we stufly! oqrrrhsl&§rlw', and grow proud over if. :Go.on, then, we are coming after. It is true, ‘our forefathers’ services are not muclr recognized on the Centennial grounds, just now. But, by the next fxhibition we will be up to the ﬁjtimeg! - The Teutonic blood moves at a;‘s‘l]ﬁ.)w rate, but it :moves nevertheless.. Just you prepareifor a grand Ausstellung, about one hundréd years after this! =~

. In the meantime let no; Pennsylvania German youth try to get away from his blood and ancestry. ‘Let us be ourselves, and thus best;.«codtribu&é to- the life of 'the nation: John G. Whittier, the-old Quaker paet, knows of our forefathers, if weé:ourselves do not, Hear him sing:— | | -

*“And that bold-hearted -yeomanry, honest and true, | . 2 s A e Who, haters of fraud, gave to labér its due ; - W.tllxqse,fathers of old, sang in ncert with hine, |- - } fovit T oo e On the banks of-Swatara, the 'songs’ of the

Rhine, : U AR The German-born Pilgrims, whe first dared to “‘brave, - { peAie RS The scorn of the proud; in the cause of the slave.” o st n SO

—Perkiomen Valley Press. ks : He Wanted Advice. : An exemplary minister of the gospel residing in Raleigh, was busy:at. his sermon the other evening| when a' caller came to-disturb himl, It was al stranger, and he said his name was Dolsocker. He extended his hand for a shake, sat down as if in his own house, and presently began: ' - .= " “I called to see if you would give me alittle spiritual advice?” 1 “Certainly I will, and be glad to,” was the reply. “Are you'!a profesg £ G “NU-” o - % ! b . “Then you are thinking of turning your feet into good paths, I hope?” ““Well, perhaps,” was the hesitating reply. : : e - “Don’t you want to bé a Christian ?” asked the good man. = ¢ 100 “I'll tell you how ‘it is,” saul the stranger, after quite'a lengthy interval. “I've got a ticket in a lottery, and I wanted to ~ask you:if z'Qu thought it would stand any better chance of striking the big-prize ifil was sort o good than it would if T kept on being sort o’ bad?” . .- The clergyman didn’t labor with Mr. Dolsocker very long: * v

‘Only a little over a year ago the New York 7%mes, theleading republi-. can newspaper of the e¢ountry, remarked.of Gov. Tilden that “He has so far shown that he will not abate one jot of his honest convietions, or con-! sent to any act. which he believes to be morally wrong, to gratify rany set of politicians whatever.” In the face of this and scores of similar endorsements of Mr. Tilden iwlich hdve appeared in the Z4¥mes, that paper is now engaged, with a partisan malignity and unfairness rarely equalled, in lampooning and slandering him, When the 7'imes ‘complimented, Mr. Tilden for his nerve, honor and independence, it had no object to do otherwise than tell the truth; bub now the exigencies of the campaign lead it to.swallow its own words, and condemn as a pirate and a swindler a man who has repeatedly received its heartiest praise. This is a very poor course for a great metropolitan newspaper to take, and will hardly have much influence with candid and reasonable voters.” & e " Wonderful Svl_l(‘,:('.eQS!i e

It is veported that BoSCHEE'S, GERMAN SYRUP has, sinc¢e its introduction in the United States, reached the. immense sale of 40,000 dozen per year. Over 6,000 druggists have-ordered this medicine, direct from the factory, at Woodbury, N.J., and not one haye reported '« single fuilure, but every letter speaks of its astonishing success in_ curing severe {Cgugl}_s,lgolds settled on'the Breast,/ Consumption; or any disease of Throat and Lungs. We advise any person that has ‘any predisposition to weak Lungs, to go to their Druggists, Scott & &fandrock, and get this medicine,-orlinquire about it. Regular size, 75 cents; sample battle, 10 cents. I'wo doses }.wil_l,gge.liji&'p any case. Don't neglect yro_u2r"i cogg‘l;j_ : R 1 D 1 BOW,

“Says Morton’: "“‘z“fflré adrplnistratiqn ‘ of . any President, will be in the mainwhat the party which elected him makes it.” - The party, then, which : elected Grant has made Grant’s administration what it has been and is, The same party which elected .Gra'n}, and made his adiinistration what it is, is. ‘,str,iv,lng, to elect Hayes. . Sheuld, it, succeed, the people can formn a very fair estimate of what the administra-. tion of Mr, Hayes will, be under the'| manipulation of the party whichelect-’ ed Mr. Grant and made his adminisitrationywhat dbis. . g iIY Peaches. measuting.;six inches iin’ - circ?l‘mferen 'veﬁgéen' ra;}smi méhe ] garden of S %‘breaaurer Fisher, of Flerida, in Tallahassee. gt

NO. 19,

. Cellecting & Debt. - . Mr Sprg'gga,.a fat man, of Summer :stiteef. owed Mr. Shrimp, the grocery | and provision dealer, a bill which the “latter gentleman was anxious to collect, but whichifor some trivial reason, the fat man declared he would settle ‘when he got ready and not' a minute ‘before. This saucy independence on .the part’of Spriggs irritated the gro“cer’s nature to. such an extent that finally, he mhade the bold statement-to-his book-keeper that if he didn’t mor‘tify ‘Spriggs into paying that bill within thirty days he would sell out his business. to him for fifty cents on.the; dollgr.s o il s ol a 0 The next .afternoon Spriggs was passing the store on the opposite side of the street, when Shrimp ran to the door and yelled:: Sagiparie g -“Come in here and pay that bill of yours, and:don?t;glpgneaking down the street with yourfhead hung down like ggheaplt i o 0 e A Spriggs took ‘no notice :of this de‘mand, which seemed only to heighten: the creditor’s indignation. - " - ‘"The following day he saw Spriggs down town in company with a friend when he approached him-and said: - -“You’re a pretty man to be wearing a beaver hat, and here you are owing me for the victuals you and your family = stuffed. yourselves' with last THapksprvingl¥. . oo 0 - Returning home he encountered one of Spriggs’ daughters - on- her’ way with an associate to take a music lesson, when he said:. ~° = e “I should: think, young lady, that you.would rather go without knowing how to play and sing till your father gets so that he ean pay for what vou @atl o o = |

A day or fwo.later he saw, through the window, one of Spriggs’ sons getting measure at. the tailors for a suit of clothes, when he opened the door angeaid: e T g . “Don’t you trust him a day-for those clothes. His father has owed me $3649 for sirloin steak and such things for over six months; and I can’t .get one dollgrefit) 12 oy oo inid

‘Soon' after this hé saw Mrs. Spriggs and her daughter chatting with some: ladies in the horse-car station, when he enteredzand sgid: - . L ' SeThis] woman's husband owes me for the soap that was used in washing that ec'qﬂgrl_g‘r;gs got on her neck, and I rvaighmyrp Jorier oy L About ajweek ‘later he saw Sprgg'g&. riding éut with ‘a clergyman, when, after beckoning him tg stop, he said: “You'ought to be ashamed of yourself.. ‘Here ‘you are ‘passing yourself off to this minister of the gospel for an honest man, when you are owing me for the starch used in doing up your shirt bosom.” = - <ot The next évening Shrimp called at the house of Spriggs to see if he was ready to settle: his bill, but Spriggs was away. Mrs. Spriggs was at home, however, entertaining some of ‘her lady friends at the tea table. Shrimp pushed his way into the dining room, and saids < iar s o e Beh L

“Ladies, the family whose hospital-: ity you are Inow enjoying owes me for the flour ‘that: those -hot biscuits there, on the ‘centéer of the table, are made from, and I should like to get my money for: it most confoundedly’ well.” e s o - Passing out of thie gate he met Mr, Spriggs’ oldest daughter in company ‘with a'young man whom he suspected ‘was her affianced, when he ‘said: : “That girl’s chtek wouldn’t look so plump and fat if it hadn’t been for me. I have been: letting her have all the fresh’doughnuts and bologna sausage she wanted for the past six months, and the bill hasn’t been paidYeLZ -00 l el The youngi man looked as though he felt « little ashamed to be found in such company, and was commencing to move down the street, ‘when the young lady gave a wild shriek andfell senseless to the sidewalk. He came back - and. assisted her into the house, and that night Spriggs: came in and paid his bill in’ full, with a lib.eral interest ‘thereto.—Danbury News. Is it Nothing to Pay Off the. National chn it el L (Fromthe New York Sun.y e

~ That Gov. Tilden is an-able, practical financier, there can be no question. In his letter of acceptance he shows the people how the whole national debt can he paid off in the compara-. tively short period ‘of 38 years, simply | by the adoption. of a financial policy which should secure ‘to the country the highest credit.” -By wisely availing ourselves of this, heestimates that a-reduction-of one per cent. on the interest of the loans ¢ould be effected; and this saving, invested at the low. rate of four and-a half per:.cent. interest. would cancel our entire national debt in the course of thirty ‘eight years. :, .. o T R L ~ This is no chimera.. Itis no wild visionary scheme, 'lt is the careful _calculation -of ‘a. practical business ‘man whoknows-how to put it in operation, -and will.'carry it into effect’ if ‘an ‘opportunity is afforded him. . We put it.to the voters of the country, the sensiblé’ men, whether this payment of the national debt is not a eonsummation devoutly to be wished ? “The heavy burden of taxation which rests upon us would at least be removed from:the shoulders of our children. A SR : ' Tilden, Egonomy, and thé Reduc“tion of the National Debt—let this be the war cry! - St G

A Double Danger Averted. The inhabitant of a malarious region is threatened by a double danger. He is not only compelled to breathe miasma, but to swallow: it, since it infects not only the atmosphere but the water. ' The' aerial .poison threatens - his ‘systeri through -the lungs and pores, the liquid through the stomach. Against this double peril there is but one protegtion, am‘a that is to invigorate the entire body through the digestive: dnd secretive organs.” Ordinary tonies usually fail to accomplish this— Hostetter's Stomach Bitters never. . In the tropics, where the diseases originated Dy malaria are of « far more malignant type than those origi- | nated by thesame eause in the temperate: zone, it--enjoys immense and costantly increasing sales, and there is no portion of this continent where ‘it is-not the reigning specific for miasmetie fever and disorders of the stom-' ach, liver and bowels, proceeding from malaria and other canses. 15w, ‘Mr. Hayes was not born for a leader, but stands asone among many,if he falls into bad hands, will'be led ustray. 1 Su'i:la‘ 4 yielding has scarcely grown to the demands of the present time, and ‘besides, ag Mr. Hayes has the weakhess to be a party ‘man, with whom ‘the party, its politics and its interests stand very.high, our hopes of him nre not very great.—Carl Schurz's Paper. 7 'Twe square Truth. . i Gov. Tilden wis elécted to his pres- | ent offiee by fifty thousand majority : ‘mtferﬂpw loht;;a% gxﬂ&&d&ﬁ'g& lﬁst {of personal popularity.. . Aflter Mr. Blistow, lie 1 Q‘ﬁiqnly‘- man in igh | ptace - whoihas risked. anythi na - m "?er‘“;giﬂﬁig&.w gﬂnn el e

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Betting on the Races. i . Friday night, about half an- hour before midnight, a very respectable Detroiter, living on Duffield street, was heard feeling all over the front: door to find the knob. His wife suddenly pulled the door open, confront;(ll him, and in a file-like voice inquir-

“Isn’t this a nice state of affairs— . you not home since morning ?” - “Shoftly, darling, shoftly,” he re- ! plied, trying to take her hand. “I’ve Lok zhust got back fr'm zhe races,” Fel - “What races ?” she demanded. __“H-o-r-s-e races,” he slowly replied, “Had big time, an’ made fiver hun’er’d dollars, Goin’ to give you fourteen silk dresses.” : e i g

“Well, you should' have sent me word,” she remarked, as. she hung-up his hat. The promise of the dresses ; acted like magic on the imagination. “Yes, but didn’t have time,” he replied. “Fel’r come ’long in buggy, an’ off I went. Juever she h-o-r-s-e race, Mary?® : Gy ; “No,lneverdid” .= . i |l

“Well, she’s big thing, tell you, 1 never saw such’r magniferous sight my life. Now, jus’r ’magin I am a h-o-r-s-e, and you are the string.” . “I won’t do it—l’'m no string!” she exclaimed. & | . “Well, alzer right. Spozenboth of us are horses, then!” . = 7

“I won’t do that either. I never saw you look ‘and talk as you do: tonight. I believe you have been drinkW e

_“Zhat’s so, Mary—drank shixty-four | glasses lemonyade. = Well, all the horges got away in' fine style. Noble sight, I tell you. I bet five hun’er’d ‘dollars on head horse.” % “That was sharp in you,” she replied; mentally planning to have four blue, five brown, and five green silks. “YFu "bez it “was,” he went on,’ “Well, the head horse kept ahead, and 1 won five huner’d dollars.”| = . "l “Half of which, my duckey -dear, you intend to give me?” e “Noz hardly, my dear.” | oL “Why?” i o - “You doan’ understand er rules of er race. course, my darling,” he ex- - plained. “Er rule is if you win five hun’er’d, dollars on first race you lose it all and two hun’er’d more on: next one.” - frt

- “And do you mean that you are two hundred dollars out of pocket?”; she squeaked. , SRR . “Zaas whas I mean, my darling.” - “Don’t darling me, you old drunkard!” she howled, and the policeman under a tree across the way says the hatrack went over, the door was kicked shut, and amid the groans and howls he could hear a voice erying roubs . : i fob g i

“Les up on me, darling; les go my hair! I gave the fel’er my note for fwo hun’er’d dellars, an’ he can’t get a cent.”—Detroit Free Press.

A Man’s Life Saved by a Dream. Early on Friday morning last M. Hall,a butcher, of Franklin, Mass., went, into his’ ice-chest to inspect the premises, when thie door accidentally sywung back, operating the spring lock, and the man was a prisoner in a very small room of icy temperature, and without means of escape. A speedy and frightful death stared him in the face. He shouted and :thumped upon what promised to be his coffin, but all; in vain. ! Now Ctomes the marvelous ! part of 'the circumstances. When Mr. Hall’s son arose on that morning he was deeply impressed with a dream which he had during the previousnight. He dreamed that his father had been caught and suffocated in the ice-chest! Not finding his father on inquiring for him, . the son at once proceeded to the ice-chest, and found it locked. On opening it the apparently dead body of his father was discovered and rescued. Sonear death had the unfor: | tunate prisoner come that it was hours before he came to.a state of consciousness and is still'in an en™ feebled condition. * @ —el - —— - L : “}Vhleh!,” Juphac s ~ Yesterday morning a boy entered a ' Woodward avenue drug store; bottle in hand, and said he wanted ten cents’ worth. OEE “arnakymony.” The druggist had him repeat the word two or three times, and said: T "‘l;fp’w do you mean arnica or ammonia sl / 5

. “I dunno,” was the reply. - “What is it for?” asked the druggiste : “T’ll be licked if I tell,” xeplied the boy, starting slowly out. lle went as far as the door, got &4 bright idea, and turned and said; i I ;

“If vour wife hit you on.the head with a chair-leg, which of them medicines would you git to take the swelling down ?”/ e : ' “Arnica.” % L e “Then fill her ten cents’ wortly” said the'boy, and he gazed lovinglyat the big sticks. of licorice, while the preparation was being bottled.—Detroit Hree Press. ; f i

Capt. ‘West, a ‘subrmarine operator, was at work on the hulk o? the sunken Ironsides, off the League Island navy-yard, on the 23d, trying - to blow the hulk to pieces. He charged it with 250 pounds of doubIe strength powder. - When this was fired it blew a piece of iron weighing nearly. a ton, 20 feet into the . air. . When the iron came | down it struck a barge several hundred yards away and went through the deck and:bottom.. The barge was loaded with iron plates and chains from the . Ironsides; and it went down liké a flash: 'When the barge touched bot- | tom it careened, dumped its /load, and -instantly rose to. the surface again, thus saving the lives of the workmen on board. . The whole thing occupied less than a minute. % el il < e

l, ‘A convict in the North Carelina. penitentiary has a very ingenious {Zi‘fe,,‘ the blade of which is made from a. ten-cent piece, and the han‘dle of which was carved out of the 'handle of a tooth-brush. - - :

A Chenango county, New York, farmer lost his voice two years ago, /but recovered it last week as sud.denly as it left him, on attempting to yell at a stubborn team he was ‘driving. ' i : i kg : . The old apple tree at York, Me., that was brought in a tub from England, in 1629, was cut down by its _owner, recently, because the many, vigitors to it trampled down. the! - A man ‘near Hutchinson, Kansas, “has -,-tﬁéf,l?%!g;ﬁhich Eve gave to Adam, and from which he extracted ’%:;’xptmt of Adams’ teeth is still visi--le. S e ke