Pike County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 44, Petersburg, Pike County, 14 March 1884 — Page 4

A:od up a ad down In the c_ And over the frozen sand, I near the men of the coast-guard • Pacing along the strand— Beaten by storm and tempest, ■ And dr inched by tlie petting rain, Firom the shores of Carolina. To the. rind-swept., bays of Maine. Mo matter what storms are raging, No matter how wild the night, Tile irleam of their swinging' lanterns Shines out with a friendly light; And many a shipwrecked sailor Thank* God, with his gasping breath, f or the sturdy arms of the surfmen That diew him away from death. And, so, when the wind is wailing, ■» 0 a.ir Stows dim with sleet, I think of the fearless watchers Paring along their bttot; C,™nk c f a wreck, last breaking In the nurf of a rocky shore. And the life-boat leaping onward To the stroke of the bending oar. 1 hear the shouts of the sailors. The boom of the frozen sail, And the oreak of the toy halyards Straining against the gale. Courage!" the Captain trumpets, ” Mmj are sending help from land!” Goa bless the men of the coastrtruard, And hold their lives in His band! —hm Uii.llunttnytgn Miller, in St. Jfic/iolan.

The trials of jonathah moli - LIFT. ; Jonathan Mollify was in despair. He ;was ready to take an affidavit that no anore hop elessly miserable specimens of the gen us homo existed than he, on this beautiful Monday morning, Anno Domini, 1H93, in that rarest of favored [countries—the Golden State. This lugubrious condition of affairs was .nothing new; had it been, he might have plucked up courage and hoped ifor brighter days in the future. But, years ago, he had given up all faith in such well- worn adages as “The darkest cloud has a silver lining,” “Never was Bo long a night but was vanquished by *be light,” et cetera. Stuff and nonsense! The light was a long time comSng, in his case, and he didn’t see where St was eoming from, unless the gates of in brighter world than this mundane (sphere should mercifully open before him. It was all on account of Maria, .this darkness and chaos and misery, «nd as for any lifting of the cloud in that direction,' one might as well look fur a gold mine in the bottom of Salt tLake. Maria had the upper hands, and Ishe held the reins taut and firm. They had been in her possession—how Song? It seemed an eternity, but it could ftot be but a half-dozen years or iso, reckoning mr little Jonathan, who was "a Bibo in the cradle when the movement was crowned with success. (“Movement?” you repeat. Why, yes, ■the woman’s-rtghts movement now in full swim' from shore to shore of this glorious liepublic, and sweeping Maria Mollify along with it, well-nigh to the ^annihilation of her true and trusty iBpouse, Jonathan. Here it was Monday tmoming, and Maria, despite her long tresidenee on the Pacific Coast, positively would not forget the principle inculcated in her youth,: among ‘the farfamed Yankees, that, whate’er betide, Monday is wash-day. Yea, though the skies fall, the week’s washing must be (done, and Monday is the appointed •time. Jonathan was not sensible of 'any decided _ objection to this programme provided that Maria would interview the tub and wash-board herself, but, alas! this was not the order of the day in tie new dispensation. Maria was up and away, bright and early, on effidial business connected with the anSEUal conception of the Grand Union ■Female Association of Liberty and (Equality, which was announced to boigin at nine a. m. of this very day, continuing through the week; and Jonathan could still hear her metallic voice: calling from the buggy, as she gave th dejected steed a cut of the whip, an battled out of the yard: “Hurry up, now, and get that wasl [out a dryin’ in some kind of season. ■And don’t‘let Jeremiah get in mischief. [And, remember, I shall be home to dim taer at twelve o’clock, sharp!” Shades of Erebus! what a change ir (that woman’s Voice since those foolist (days, ten years ago, when they twe went “sparking” down by the "river hank, where the violets grew the thick est, and the birds caroled the sweet est, as if in sympathy with the lover: jjdio strolled through their shady re trials. Foolish dayal vet Jonathan liked lo "recall them. ~ Buts'f8f-4fes memory of them, he sometimes fearei he would throw off the galling yokt :and launch into the sea of eternity. Who could have foreseen such a cor tingency as this? who realized th starring changes arising from pre (gressive times, which had metamoi (phosed sweet Maria Moulton into th present Maria Mollify? Not Jonatha

iuouuy, jr never would ne nave slippe d his neck into the noose matrimonial— ■that was as certain as tradesmen’s bills iat New Year's. But there was no disputing the fact—women were now voters, office-holders and proprietors generally; and perhaps it was a natural sequence of centuries of—so-called— Oppression that they carried their new dignities and responsibilities in a very high-handed manner, assuming the authority in domestic matters, as well as •the lion's share in political affaire. •Anyhow Maria Mollify was not going to be outdone by any one else, cither at home or abroad. She gloried in the opportunity to display abilities that lay dormant and unrecognized prior to that grand . and memorable day when the emancipation of the female sex was legally effected. Ah, well-a-day! ft had been roijgh sailing for the discomfited, masculines ever since, especially for those who, like himself, were so unfortunate as to be bound hard and fast by the ties of wedlock to a bright and shining star, a leader invincible and undaunted) in the new dominion. Maria’s services were constantly In demand, and her time was, consequently too valuable to be spent in obscurity at home. Jonathan, being of less note and usefulness in the political world, must render himself of service at the hearthstone. This Maria thought eminently proper and consistent. It was, therefore, Jonathan who washed the dishes, cooked the meals—on time, too, or he rued his tardiness—tended the babies, and otherwise kept oiled and in motion the machinery of the household. And this it was which had transformed him from a joyous bridegroom to a dishear tened, spiritless shaaow of a man. “Ouch! ou-ou-ou ■ ouch! ” came a mighty bowl from the kitchen. “Papa! papa! I want my papa! ow-ow-ow-ow.” “Orest goodness! what’s that child into now? Maria charged me to look after him, and I forgot all about it. Blast it all! Hash np Jerry, can’t you? Don’turakesuoh an all-fired racket.” No pure reveries for Jonathan Mollify. Iii the middle of the clutter :d kitchen, his bands, face and dress besmeared with soft soap, the bucket from which it had been abstracted upset on the floor, stood the originator of the howl in question, a chubby, tv o--old boy, and as disgusted a lookwith presusnwailed the child, “me dretful sit. isimn'in imu hi1 mi' i ^

^gra$3Fx *• “ wine distress. But the sick ons had to be cot and comforted and put to sleep, an the time the sun vras mounting hi in the heavens; and the clotiies lay i ing in the tubs. The chili's tro ing Mi the tubs. The chili's troublei iorgotten in slumber, Jonathan plunged into the work of the day in good earnest. It was not long, however, before another interruption came, in the shape of a dripping boy of six or seven, also the possessor of a strong pur of lungs, wliich Ihe was using actively.. “Now what in creation’s tbs matter with you?” demanded the irate father. “Where ’ve you been to jget so net? Speak this minute, Jonathan ! How came yon out of school?” ^ “I—I—went d down t to the fish-pond, ’long the other boys, ’t recess, an’—an’ —Jake Hudson, he p-pushed me in.” “Well, Jake Hudson had better mind his own business, or I’ll erive him so me -

thing some day that he won't like. An i you can just keep away from that fishpond after this. If I ever hear of your going there again, I’ll see about it! Sow I’ve got to stop and hunt up dry clothes for you, or else you’ll be down with sore throat or something, and then I'll neverjhear the last of it Stop your bawling, and cone along into the house.” Jonathan jun'or, attended to, the advancing hand of the clock warned Mr. Mollify that the dinner-hour was nt hand, and no preparations had been made for the meal. “Twelve o’clock, sharp, Maria said, ” he groaned; “and she’ll be here, euro as late. Seems to me I hear the rattling of the wagon now, and there a’ri't any Kindlin’ chopped, nor nothing resdy. Dear, dear, I’m in for it” “It” may be a mysterious word to ti e reader, bat it was not to Jonathan Mollify. “It” in li’s vocabulary, was fraught with meaning, and that meaning was indissoiubiy connected with the lordly Maria’s tongue. Alive to the exigencies of • the case, he trotted around, endeavoring to make a goed show of his mornings work —for well lie knew it would undergo inspection from Argus eyes—stringing part of the clothes conspicuously upon the line, scrabbling together and ont of Bight some of the rubbish that lay in confusion about the kitchen floor; and. the perspiration trickling down his face, was frantically chopping kindling w hen Maria Mollify drove briskly into toe yard. An ominous look settled upon her countenance tis she espied the flurried Jonathan, and conjectured that her orders had not been faithfully executed. Hitching the horse, andl striding judicially into the kitchen, sihe surveyed the situation, and her displeasure fcuud prompt utterance. “What! no dinner ready, and the f re not even bnilt! Jonathan Mollify, you lazy, good-for-nothing man, what ha ve you been doing ail the forenoon? fi ot more’n half the wash out, either.” going to the door, a nd giving a contem otuous sniff at the clothes-line. "Well, if this isn’t enough to provoke a siuet. Here I’ve been hind at work ever since I opened my eyes this morning, and now I can’t get a bite of anything to eat. I do believe I shall iiaint away.” She sank into a chair with an ai r of profound exhaustion and pitiful martyrdom. Jonathan grabbed the vinegar bottle, and thrust it nnder her nostrils so vehemently th at she recoiled with indignation. “Don’t faint, Maria, mercy on us, don’t faint! I’ll have dinner ready in five minutes. It’s been a dreadful unl.ueifey day, Maria, and I could n’t dip no better; I could n’t, positively.” What on earth was the: matter with Maria’s nose? It never used to loom ont like that. Why, it was fright ful. Was it going to keep on developing in like ratio in yeais to corns? Jonathan shrank from'the contemplation of such the [is conciliating tone di«l not produce desired effect. Overcoming her momentary weakness, Maria rose in wrath unappeasable. ^ Dpnri^a^^d.gawJcfflrSt meanother minute, Jonathan Mollify,, I’ve had to bear enough to-day at the convention without being annoyed at home. Hard ad I ’ve worked, and as much money as I’ve spent in the cause, if It a’n’t maddening to have another woman—a mere stranger, strut of no account at all, except for her pretty ifaca and load of jewelry—put above me. anil made President of the Day, it ’fi

uwj iu kuuw Huaii jisr iii s me irsw time since the society was organized tha.t anybody’s got ahead of me like tha t, and I just won’t stand it Do you hustle round and make that lire, or'l ’ll know the reason why.” What was the reason that Jonathan could not budge? • ‘Do you hear me ? Ge t up and make the fire. It’s Lite.” A sudden ami astounding spirit of bravery pervaded the down-trodden man. He felt like a lion. He wtsn’t foi ng to stand any more of Ma da’s en-pecking—no, not one atom w ore. Not even though she had the audacity to shake him, and yell in his ear the same old refrain: '“Get up, Jonathan! gel; up and make the fire.” “I’ll be cussed if I will,” he reared. “I ll never touch that blamed old stove again as long as I live. I’ve stood this soit of thing long enough. If you want a fire, build it yourself.” 1 ‘Oh, dear, dean, I never thought vo n’d speak so to me Johnny,” givved a plaintive voice. “You can ‘Johnny’ me as much as yon like, but you can’t pull the wool over mv eyes that way. I tell you 1 erest of the] ng tofeefL lend.

ite<l look still upon his face. Vliat were you dreaming about, ;n??” 6 r. Mollify was intently hunting for ther boot say, Johnny, what were you ming aljout?” )h, nothing,” pulling the missing ;le out from under the bed; “that don’t remember. I never can reiber my dreafhs, can you?” )h, yes, sometimes,” asserted the jus wife. “1 wish yon wo rld try remember this one. You acted so lgely.” Jon’t you want to go down to Nor’s to-day, and buy that crushedwberry hat you admired so much arday?” a abrupt change of subject, but an agi cable one. * 5 yon darling, of course I do! Can I rt illy have it?” * STes,” said John, “I feel at if Td lilt to make yon a present That’s bec&v se you are .such a good little wife. i Yo ’d better go the first thing, before an.' one gets it” ‘ if on <fear boy!” cried Maria, delight-" edl“Because I don’t really need it, yo; know. But it’s such a beauty.” « ohn said nothing, but wrestled with the kitchen stove, congratulating himsel that he was only six months married, and that his wife didn’t kiaow the difi irence between the nomination and ele ition, or any other political terms.— Ck ra Spalding Brown, in Ballou's Magazine. »

Hunting Fish with Hogs. ( aptain Mayne Reid in his last story, “ The Land of Fire,” published in St. Ni kolas, gives the following interesting description of a peculiar Fuegian manner of fishing: ‘‘By this, the four canoes have arrived at the entrance to the inlet, and are forming a line across it i t equal distances from one another, as if to bar the way against anything the t may attempt to pass outward. JLust sue h is their design; the fish being what the y purpose enfilading. “ Soon the fish-hunters, having completed their‘cordon’ and dropped the dogs overboard, come on up the cove, the women plying the paddles, the men with javelins upraised, ready for darting The little foxy dogs swim abreast of ,nd between the canoes, driving the fisl below them—as sheep-dogs drive she 3p—one or another diving tinder at int ervals, to intercept such as attempt to scape outward. For in the translucent water they can see the fish far ahead, and, trained to the wofk, they keep guard against a break from these thi ough the inclosing line. Soon the fis. i. are forced up to the inner end of the cove, where it is shoalest; and then th<) work of slaughter commences. The dusky fishermen, standing in the canoes an l bending over, now to this side, now that, plunge dtfwn their spears and fizgigs, rarely failing to bring np a fish of on ;: sort or another; the straggling victir,. shaken off into the bottom of the cay toe, there gets its death-blow from tbs boys. fFor nearly an hour the curious acMctic chase is carried on; not in si-' lerfee, but amid a chorus of deafening nc ses—the shouts of the savages and thli barking and yelping of their dogs m ogling with the shrieking of the seabi ds overhead. And thrice is the cove ‘d awn’ by the cano s, which are taken brek to its mouth, the line reformed, ar 1 the proce ss repeated till a good supply of the fish best worth catching ha? be en secured.” Spring Silks. For the earliest spring silks those w th shaded grounds of gros grain or ol satin are shown. These have two ct utrasting colors changing on the finely repped ground, or else upon a be 4n surface, andf there are quaint Persian figures or flowers brocaded in relief upon them; porcelain blue is shot with coral tints, mos3 green with faded b) ue, maroon with lilac or with beige, and dark blue with dull red. Ottoman reaped silks are not largely represented in spring importations, according to a w ell-known fashion writer, as these are not handsome unless of too heavy w night for warm-weather dresses,, and, ir oreover, their durability is so uncertsin that merchants fear to commend tl «m. Velvet figures of small sizes on 8! tin grounds wul be chosen for Easter tc lets that are partly of plain satin in 4i 3_stilish gray-brown anil maroon si adesraiid"COf¥espentteate~ wbo_hav& isiide inquiries about such dresses are advised that their choice lies between 11 s satin grounds or else the small rapped failles that have satin luster. For still later in the season s urahs will bo used either with silk or satin finish, aid in plain grounds, as well as those with small figures. For summer mantles, visites, shoulder-capes, and a so for parts of dresses, there are tuze velours or velvet-figured grenaues, not in black cnlv. but in the I

g ay and dull red shades that have been used for wraps this winter. Bei»o aid brown shades will alsci he consnie sd stylish in these thick and thin If brics. Black gauze mantles will again be made up over colored satiu si rah linings, especially of red, lavender, or gray shades. For entirely black d esses for the early spring the handsomest satins are being provided for the g eater part of the dress, to be enriched by a vest and skirt front of elaborate embroidery done on satin or else on net that is laid upon satin.— Ii.<stori Globe. The Hines and Minerals cf Mexico. The next most important deposits are ti e immense beds of iron, chiefly in the form of magnetite and hematite ores. The well-known Cerro del Mercado, in tho State of Dnrango, has been estimated to contain sixty million cubic y i rds of iron-ore, which have a weight o: live billion quintals, and give, according to an analysis by Mr. M. H. Forje, of Philadelphia, sixty-six per oat. of pure metal. Load-ores are a undant; copper is mined at various places; oxide of tin is found in veins a :id alluvial beds at Purango. Merely occurs as cinnabar in several Sates; and zinc-ores, with platinum, a alimony, cobalt and nickel, iu not l;,rge quantities, are found in Chili.tahua. The principal cosl-beds are h. the States of Oaxaca, Vera Cruz, h exico, Puebla. Nuevo Leon, TauiauKpas, and Sqgora. The anthracite-bed r icontly disajivered at Barranca, on the Taqui Riverin Sonora, is probably the 1; rges t and richest deposit of coal in t ie Kepublio. Lignite, or brown coal, c :cur» in many places, bul ls not used to any great extent Tho demand for c ml is, so far, much greater than the accessible to the laiilroads. still eondueted by working Mexican plan, and this sy£ found, under existing cirp : oiitable than a system in which modai^liod. u6^rove<^ methods have been Some of the oldest many of which the Spanish copt in the State of about

—Put a few ears of corn in the oven and let them remain until reduced to charcoal. Feed tiis to the fowls and notice the increas ed egg production.— N. F. heraM. —Less grain and more grazing tend to a better development of frame and muscle than when corn is fed to hogs exclusively. Build the frame first, and lay on the fat afterward.—J\r. F. Times. —Mr. C. M, Ci ty tells the National Stockman that hifi mowing-machine has been used fifteen rears and is good for as many more. It is put under shelter every night, and so are all his farm tools, small as well as large, no matter how promising the weather. —A correspond ent of the New York Tribune says than any one who allows his fruit trees to silowly starve to death and then adds insult to injury by blaming them for not rewaiding his indolence with boi ntiful crops, deserves to be debarred from good fruit the remainder of his life. -Prof. E. W. Stewart, ia his recent useful book, celebrates the cow as “the most remarkable producer among animals.” She gives, at her best, nearly seven times her own weight per annum in milk, of food value twice as great as the beef creature of equal size gains during the same time.—Utica (N. F.) HeraM. J

—lo make a a excellen t apple pie pare and slice tb in six tart apples. Line the pie plate with a paste xaade of two jcups of sifted flour, one cn]>ful of buttir, yelks of two eggs, one- half cup of cold water; pu; in the apples and sprinkle with brown sugar., cinnamon, flour and a pincb. of salt; wet the edges, cover with paste rolled oat thin, and bake in a moderate oven. —Beets fried in batter: Cut a well cooked beetroot i n slices and then place between each two slices a thin layer of force-meat, com]>osed of finely chopped onion, parsley and any herbs that are liked, with pepper, salt and a little mustard. Dip these double slices into a good batter and then fry them in plenty of dripping until they are a good color. Serve very hot, and with a little salt scattered over. —One of the best known remedies for chilblains is a liniment ma<[e as follows: Take an ounce of camphorated spirits and one-half ounce of the liquor of subacetate of lead. Mix and apply three or four times a day. Another valuable remedy is oil of turpentine, four parts; sulphuric acid, one part; olive oft, ten parts. Mix and apply night and morning. In mild cases relief is to be had by bathing the feet in one part of muriatic acicfin sixteen parts of water.— Chicago News. —Attention of drivers is invited by the National Stockman to a horse fact worth rememliering, especially in spring: “Don’t think your horse in best condition 'So endure" a long trip or a hard drive because he has stood » stable for weeks; and done nothing, if there is ever a time that he is ‘soft’ it is after a long idle spell, but many unthinking men do not, realize this, and horses of standing and staying qualities are often injured by being brought too suddenly from idleness to hard labor.” Green Manuring. The abuse of a thing is no good argument against it 3 use. " When a farmer complains that a wheat crop, following a heavy growth of com anti Hungarian grass recently plowed under in a heavy clay soil was injured, it vras the farmer's mistake and not the .green manuring which w&i to blame. Wheat requires thoroughly rotted manures in which the organic matter has become mineralized, or so nearly so as to quickly dissolve in tie soil. Fresh raw manures or matte r of any kind are wholly unsuitable to this crop. A clover sod plowed in early makes an excellent preparation for wheat, but it must have time to decay, which it does very rapidly. Such gross food as com and Hungarian grass pl owed under without time for it to decay, and which from its grossness, bulb: and siliceous character can not decay without considerable, time, is not sui table for wheat in any soil; and in heavy clay soil decay goes on very much more slowly than in more porous, lighter soils, in which oxidation goes on with great rapidity. In agricultural operations we have certain principles, it is true, but not one of these can be safejy made use of without the most careful judgment to -adapt them to -ever-varying conditions. It will not do no apply any principle, of whatever kind it may be, indiscriminately. The greatest mistakes are made by this careless application of leading principles of agriculture. Thus, deep plowing, draining, surface manuring, artificial fertilizing, the use of lime, andgreon manuring are all excellent under certain conditions, but under certain circumstances are iniirri

ous and may be ruinous. A thin soil may be ruinoc by deep plowing, while a deep, rich soil is benefited by it, especially if it be a heaty clay and has been well manured as far down as it is plowed. An open subsoil needs allthe watey it can be made to hold, and if this is removed by draining jthe money spent is not only a loss, but a serious mischief. When we spread manure on frozen, sloping grodhd we merely throw it away and the labor spent as well. When artificial fertilizers are plowed in we buiy them below the reach of the roots, and put them where they are quickly dissolved and washed into the subsoil. Lime used to excess actually reduces the soil to the utmost poverty, and, as the old saw declares, impo verishes the sons whose fathers are so unwise as; to do it And in green manuring it in quite easy to do more harm; than good, as is indicated by the complaint of the farmer above ment:oaed, who plowed under a green crop for the very worst purpose to which it can be applied. Green crops, more especially those of a bulky, succulent ratare, as corn or buckwheat, should alwayu be followed by a dressing of lime and a sufficient interval of time for its decay. A grass or a clover sod is excelle nt for coni or oats or flax, because these crops are gross feeders, but wheat, like a high-bred roadster, can not be fed upon coarse corn-fodder, or anything bat the most delicate and digestible food.—AT. Y. Times. Kegnlar Feeding. Irregulariti es as the amount of rations for morning, noon and night will often serve to chec k all improvement, or even to induce losa i of condition. In working horses this becomes especially manifest; those that are fed unequally" or at haphazard, consuming often an excessive yet failing in conlanguid. and easily s, and the subject of :ks of colic and indigesuch instances the remedy the feeder,' when upon a bu t in - ‘ * * amount fatigued in frequent tion.^In

upon ] ance of Els bus'nss as an excuse for breaking in upon an interview. “The truth is,” sain the merchant, who wa? in a very unenviable state of mind, “your folks are very negligent. Last week I mailed thirty-two letters which required a prompt reply. Twenty were sent to New Ycrk, and we have responses, but of the twelve sent to Philadelphia we have received no reply. It is very evident they have been mis-; sent.” Mr. Burt ventured to suggest that it was scarcely possible that such a mistake should have occurred, and questioned the gentl< man upon his proof that the letters were ever mailed. This was met with indignation. His clerk addressed them and mailed them. Mr. Burt ordered the letters to be brought hiin which had accumulated j for a few days in the office on account: of being either without stamps or insufficient po-tao;e, and they were placed on a large table and ea efnlly inspected. “Do you see any which look like your letters?” inquired Mr. Burt “There is a letter about the size of mine,” said the merchant. “Well, let us see,” sa:d Burt, “how many of these we can find.” After a careful inspection twelve were found—white envelopes without addresses or stamps and no mark to indi ;ate who sent them. “I’ve no authority to open these,” said Mr. Eurt, “but as there appear to be the j exact number yoi have lost, I will take the responsibilitj _ . r_ The letter was opened and was f mnd to be one of the twelve. There w as an apology offered, and the scene clo ed. It is never well to charge neglee upon the post-office authorities witho it a pretty sharp investigation. —Boston Journal.

—The large i >ldine-doors at each end of the Bozen an (Montana) tunnel are kept clo ed except when trains are due, in order to keep the water from freezing. t --- A Grei t Horseman. Mr. J. H. Goldsmith, owner of the Wali nt Grove stock farm, N. Y., says of the wonderful curative qualities of St. Jacobs Oil, that baving long used it for rheumatism and on his breeding farm for ailments of horse3 and cattle, he cheerfully accords this great pain-cure his preference, as the best he ever used, in an experience of twenty years. A Cleopatra’s needle should be set up to mark the floods, ft would soon be full of Oaioroglyphics- — Courier Journal. For 25 years I ha ve been afflicted with Catarrh so that X ha re been confined to my room for two months at a time. I have tried all the humbugs in hopes of relief, but to no success until 1 met with an old friend who had used Ely’s Cream Balm and advised me to try it I procured a bottle to please him, and from the first application 1 found relief.' It is the 1 est remedy I have ever tried.—W. C. Mathews, Justice of the Peace, Shenandoah, Iowa. Always behind time—the back of the clock—N. T. Mail. I have seen rema rkable* results from use of SwifPs Specific on a cancer. A young man near here has been afflicted five years with the most angry looking eating cancer I ever saw, and was nearly dead. The first bottle made a wonderful change, and after five bottles were taken, he is nearly or quite well. It is truly wonderful. M. F. Crumley, M. D., Oglethorpe, Ga. Wet weather will influenza man when nothing else will.— Texas Siftings. Itgives us great pleasure to state that the merchant who was reported to be at the point of death from an attack of Pneumonia has entirely recovered by the use of Dr. Wm. Hall’s Balsj M for the Lungs, and in giving publicity to this statement we are actuated by motives of public benefaction, trusting that others may be benefited. NoTHift is gained by finding a man out. That is if you want to collqct a bill. Color T our Batter. Farmers that try to sell white butter are ket their butter in perfect condition, they would still get good prices, but it will not pay to make any but the best in color and quality. This color is used by all the leading creameries and dairymen, and is sold by druggists and merchants. f-*- “ Mother Swan’s Worm Syrup,” for feverishness.worms.constipatioa.tasteless. 23c The didn’t-know-it-was-loaded man will always live, and frequently die.—Chicc^o Tribune. “Bough on Coughs,” 15c, at Druggists. Complete cure Coughs, Hoarseness, Sore Throat. Rolling stock—Cattle trains pitched down an embankment. “ Buchu-paiba.” Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases, $1. The thiePs favorite metals—steal and then 1 run. Public speakers and singers nse Piso’s Core for hoarseness and weak lungs. t The pink of politeneiA—the blush'that follows a kind act.—AT. Y. Commercial Advertiser.

•Thousands of ladies cherish grateful remembrances of the help Drived from the use of Lydia E. l'nkhams Vegetable Compound. “Lqv* is an infernal transport,” says a writer. Ah, yes; so is a dumb-waiter.— AT. Y. Journal. Brown’s Bronchial Troches will relieve Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh, Consumptive and Throat Diseases. They are usea always with <rood success. Powder is like money. It’s awful hard to hold after it begins to go.—Burlington Uawkeye. “Dr. Richmond's iiaramitan Nervine cured me of Epilepsy.” J ncob Sutes,St. Joseph,Mo. NEW YORK, March 10,1881. CATTLE—Exports.* 7 10 @6 7 35 COTTON—Middlin ' ..,... © 10SJ FLOUR—Good to Choice. 8 89 © 6 50 WHEAT-No. 2 Re i. 1 07*® 113 CORN—No. 2... 623® 63 OATS—Western Mixed. :».S® 11 , PORK-New Mess..K 50 0 H 15 SC LOUIS. COTTON—Middling.. .... © 10* BEEVES—Exports. 6 50 © 7 00 Fair, to 1 iod. 5 80 © 6 00 HOGS—Common to Select_ 5 50 © 7 10 SHEEP—Fnir to Choice...:... 4 75 © 6 03 FLOUR—XXX to Choice. 3 45 © 4 15 WHEAT-No. £ Win »r. FlO © 110* No. 3 •" . © 9014 CORN-No. 2Mixei. 48H® 48* OATS—No. 2. 33*@ 3t BYE—No.8....;..... 58 © 59 TOBACCO—Lugs .. 5 25 © 10 00 Medium Leaf. 9 00 © 11 00 HAY—Choice Timothy. 12 03 © 12 50 BUTTER—Choice Dairy... 25 © 28 RUGS-Choice..?. 18'/,© 19 PORK—New Mess....i.. 17 87S® 18 50 BACON-Clear Bib. 93© 10 LARD—Primo Steam. 9*0 9* _ CHICAGO. CATTLE—Exports.. « 25 © 7 00 HOGS—Good to choice........ 6 85 © 7 50 SHEEP—Good to choice. 6< Q © 5 25 FLOUR-Winter.. 4 75 © 6 75 Spring. 4 28 © 5 75 WHEAT—No. 2 Spring........ 91*@ 92Fi __ No. 2 Bed.. S9 © 1 01 CORN-No. 2. Suit® SIS OATS-No. 2. © 32 PORK—New Mess.. 17 (0 © 17 65 KANSAS CITY. CATTLE-Native Steers. 5 25 © 6 35 HOGS—Sales at... 6 25 © 6 90 WHEAT—No. 2. © 651f CORN—No. 3 mixed.. 41 © 41* OATS-No. 2.;. © 29 NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR-High Grades. 6 63140 6 1214 COKN-White.. 0 65 ■

The present floods, which are either devastating or threatening the count; in every direction, are justly cause for apprehension. No matter whether they come suddenly or by slow degrees, they are, in either case, a great evil and much to be dreaded, and yet America will always bis troubled by these spring overflows. Probably one of the most disastrous that was ever known, occurred in Rochester, N. Y., about twenty years ago. The Genesee River, just above the! fails, where Sam Patch made his final and fatal leap, became completely blockaded by ice, forming an impassable dam:, and the water coming down the Genesee River overflowed the principal portion of the city of Rochester. This catastrophe would have been repeated the present year had not tho energy and foresight of the city authorities prevented it. The writer happened to be in Rochester at that time and was greatly interested iu the manner in which this great catastrophe was averted. Every few moments, a roar like tho peals of thunder or the booming of cannon would be heard, and in order to see this ice blasting process, the writer went to the top of, the new Warner building, which overlooks the Genesee River. From here he pras not only ; enabled to see the process uninterruptedly, but also the magnificent building whicb has just been completed. Tois is unquestionably the finest building devoted to business and manufacturing purposes in ! America, being entirely fireproof, eight stories high, and containing over four and a quarter acres of flooring. Mr. Warner treated your correspondent very courteously, and in the course of the conversation said: «jr “ We are doing a tremendous business and are far behind in dur orders. This is the season of the year when people, no matter how strong their constitution may' be, feel, more or less, the pain and indisposition, the headaches, colds, neuralgia, rheumatism, dull pains, sore throats, coughs—all the 1,C01 ills that flesh is heir to come this time of the year, if at all. It is natural, therefore, that we should be very busy. This is specially true of our Safe

Rheumatic (Jure, and it is crowding as very sharply for a new remedy.” “ Singular, bat I had forgotten that yon do not advertise to cube all diseases from one bottle, as is done generally by many other medicine men, but I supposed Warner’s Safe Cure was for the cure of rheumatism.” “ And so it has been until our remedy which was especially for rheumatism and neuralgia, was introduced. We have been three years perfecting this new remedy. Study first taught us there were certain powerful elements in Warner’s Safe C\jre, better known as Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Core, that made wonderful cures in chronic and acute rheumatism, but during our investigation, we learned of a remarkable cure at a celebrated springs, and put expei ts to investigate and found that the springs did not contain any valuable properties, but the course «ff treatment that was being given there was performing all the benefit. By carefully combining the active principles of this remedy with our Safe Cure, we have produced our Safe Rheumatic Cure, and* the cures its is effecting r re simply wonderful, and I do not doubt it will become as popular as jour Safe Cure.” “You seem to talk freely in regard to your remedies and appear to have no secrets, Mr. Warner.” j “None whatever. The physician wjth his hundred calls and one hundred diseases, is necessarily compelled to guess at a great deal. We are’ena bled to follow up and perfect, while physicians can only experiment with their hundred patients and hundred diseases. W ith the ordinary physician, the code binds dim down, so that if he makes a discovery; he is bound to give it to the other physicians, which, of course, discourages^ investigation, to a great extent. This is why the great discoveries in medical science of late years have been made by chemists and scientists and not by physicians, and it jin a measure accounts for the great value of our remedies, also for the remarkable success of all those doctors who make a specialty of one or two diseases.” “ And you find that you are curing as great a number of people as ever before?” “Yes, a far greater number. We never sold so much of our medicine as now and never knew of so many remarkable cures.” The writer departed after the above interview, but was greatly impressed, not only by the sincerity of Mr. Warner, but by the vastness of ail he saw. Mr. Warner’s medicines are us!ed thronghoutthe entire length and breadth of the land, and we doubt not the result they are effecting are really as wonderful as they are related to be. Enquirer: When is the best time to travel? When she asks you if you are going to stay to breakfast. “You claim too much for Samaritan Nervine,” says a skeptic. Its patrons say just the opposite. --- An exchange says mush has become a popular dish in society. Nothing seems to take in society like somethin? Chicago Herald. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment. Warranted to cure any case of bi nd, bleeding or i.ching piles, j At druggists. Skinny Men. “Wells’Health Renewer” restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, $1. What boats do lovers like best? Why, smacks, of course. ftzDDXKG's Russia Salve is an invaluable dressing for inflamed and sore joints Price 25c. Rale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar Cures throat and lung affections. Don’t trifle. Pike’s toothache drops cure in 1 min. “ Rough on Corns.:” 15o. Ask for it. Complete cure,hard or soft corns,warts,bunions. A messenger of Health. Bent free to sufferers from nervous, chronic and blood diseases, brain and heart affections, nervous debility, etc. It tells of wonderful cures effected by Dr. Scott’s Coca, Beef and Iron, with; Phosphorus. Sold by dr^gints; $1. Dr. Scott, Kansas City, Mo.

CURES Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica Lumbago, Backache, Heaita-ne, Toothache, Bora Throat, Swell tags, Sprains, Braises, Baras, Scalds, frost Bites,_ And All Other BOD'XY PATHS and ACHES. Sold by Druggists and Dealers everywhere. Fifty Cents a bottle. Directions in 11 Languages. THE CHARLES A. VOOELER CO., (Successors to a. voobus" * - o. J Baltimore.Xd..XJ.S.A* UVttYS2Stl?M4»SSflJ5fi*«E: rimr CURE forEpilepsy.Fits or Spasms. FREE TO POOR, dUllC Dr. Kruse Mei>. iCo., 2328 Hickory st-.SCLouisJfo-wmi omc wtl k»j.Wo< OPIUM “d --athoi tleu ara sent free. B. n.sSKT HABITS cured 5 without pain. B ok of parWoolijey.M.D Atlanta, Ga. YOUNG MEN 7S8EgStS&S? $ dross with stamp. ViLlsnsi Bros., Janetriltc, Wis. $65 A MONTH and IJOAKD for three lire Young Met. or Ladies, in each county. Ad- ?. W. ZIEGLER A CO., Chicago, 111. Bead PsylhrAteat».,81«Ots,tOO per sin. mode aelllBK our line Bonks ds Biller. Write tod. C. McCurdy dc Co., St. Louis, Mo. HAIR f Wholesale anil retail, Send fop price-list. Vc. o. p. - Goods sent CL O. B- Wigs made to order. BURNHAM, T1 State Street, Chicago. mtnn return mail. rull Dwriptios is If ¥ i Moody i New Tailor Syateia of Jf J^JjJjUress Cut ting MOOD¥ A to, ClMiaaati, Oh $250 A MONTH. Agents‘Wanted. RO bw •eHIngartieles inth«* world. 1 ssmple FREE Address JAJ BRONSOX Detroit. Mica FOR LADIES USE, Dr. H. &.FAJKJK. —The grandest article. Send itjstamp for illustrated circular 7*5 Essex Struct, Boston. Mass.

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The mint 3t titW>le diuretic, which, chlic acting se a tlmnlant of the kidteya, neither excites tor irritates them, sas loa* since sundied hr Hostetler's Stomach Bitters. Tbii me medicine exerts he requisite degree •! stimulation upon here organs, without iroducing irritation, tad is, therefore, far tetter adapted for the •depose than nnneaicatea exettnua • ften resorted to. iyepepsia. fever and Igne. and kindred lisoaites, are all cured it. For sale by OB yrugglst a and Dealers eneraily.

v <3E¥SR FAlL^> i tswiFAiyira AHB IXFALT.IBLB Rcnm ^ !'Epileptic .Fife,’ IiSpastns, Falling __ _ Sickness, Convulsions, 8t. Yitas Dance, Alcoholism^ Opium Bating, Scrofula, antj aj| Nervous and Blood Diseases' EsfTo Clergymen, Lawyers, Utersrv Men.’ ** i Ladies and all'whose Merchants, Bankers, „__ „„„ sedentary employment causes Nervous Prostration, Irregularities of the blood, stomach, bowels or Kidneys, or who require a nerve tonic, sppetizerorstimulant, SamaritanNervins is invaluable. ESTThousands proclaim it the most wonderful Invigorant that erer sustained a sinking system, $1.50 per bottle. The DB.S. A. RICHMOND MEDICAL CO:, Sole Proprietors, St. Joseph, Me. or who require a nerve auiant, SamaritanKerv®Hi£i Sold by ail Sraggtsta, (18) LORD. STOUTDiBliRS £ CO., Agents, CJibp, !IL

My little sickly", puny baby, was changed into a great bouncing boy and 1 was raised from a sick bed by using liop Bitten a short time. A Youso Morass. 1 Wo use to worry about any Liver, Kidney or Urinary Trouble, especially Bright's Dial ease or Diabetes, as Hop Bitters never fails of a cure where a cure is possible. . I had severe attacks of gravel and kidney trouble; was unable to get any medicihe or doctor to cure me until 1 usecLHop Bitten. They cured me in a short timer _ \T. B. Attt. Unhealthy or inactive kidneys cause gravel, Bright's disease, rheumatism, and a horde of other serious and fatal diseases, which can be prevented with Bop Bitters if taken in time. Ludington, Mich., Feb. 2, 1879.—I have sold Hop Bitters for four years, and there is no medicine that surpasses them for bilious attacks, kidney complaints and all diseases incident to this malarial climate. H. T. Ai.eyanukr. Monroe, Mich., Sept 25, 1875.—Sins: I have been taking Hop Bitters for inflammation of kidneys and bladder, it has done for me what four doctors failed to do—cured me. The effect of the Bitters seemed lika magic to me. W. L. Cabteb. Gents—Your Hop Bitters have been of great value to me. 1 was laid up with typhoid for over two months, and* could get no relief until I tried your Hop Bitters. To those suffering fro’m debility or any one in feeble health, I cordially recommend them. J. C. Stoetzeb, 688 Fulton si, Chicago, 111.

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