Pike County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 51, Petersburg, Pike County, 29 April 1886 — Page 4

Ply mm ihnut. Pnbli«hiM) Every Thursday. PETERSBURG. . - INDIANA. SPRING GARDENING. The gentle Spring has come And men, who garden some, Trap from their beds while yet the morn is gray. And, Hhe a tramp arrayed. !-.. ' »1th burrow, rake and spaka Courteously attaek the soggy may* They furiously dig • ry big- ■ A place’—not very oig— Then gently ruke it smoother than a floor; Then, on their hands and knees. Drop in the precious peas. And pug, anil pant, and sweat from every poro* ® en at the breakfast bell These heroes will rebel, And shout they’re “nearly through," ■coming now But not till breakfast’s cold. And wife begins to sco d, will they quit work,, all ready for a row. and They can’t wash off the dirt; They struggle in a shirt. And finish at t he table, whore in pain They choke—no time to taste— Then rush with nervous haste Across the lots, and miss, of course, the train. At night, with blistered band. And broken back, they stand A swearing at the neighbor’s wicked ©hicks, 'Vho’ve scratched up ail the seeds. So nothing grows but weeds— Which shows it doesn't pay to rise at six. if. C. Dodge i» Goodatt's Sun, THAT FATAL DIAMOND. ^ The Wail of a Careless anc'l Un- /* fortunate Burglar. 1 ant the most unhappy man that k ever occupied a prison cell. I say this advisedly, knowing that hundreds art at this moment bewailing their fate, which in mnny cases may seem harder than mine; but it is not if they still retain the self-respect which I have lost. That*s what tortures me; my prestige is gone; I am degraded in my own eyes; I despise myself as heartily as the mosl virtuous man in the world could. Thai 1* to whom half the thieves in the city have looked for guidance, should myself have laid a plot for myself/ and walked into If! It is too humiliating! To fall a victim to a too powerful combination of adverse circumstances is no disgrace; to be outwitted by the superior finesse of the police is hard, but endurable; but to fall into a snare which should not have misled a boy who had never stolen so much as a handkerchief in his life—this, this is a shame! - It was that _ diamond ring that did it. I really think some special ill-luck must have attached to the "trinket, for it brought no good to its previous possessor, It was hardly in the regular wav oi business that it came into my hands— just as it has escaped from them in a most unbusiness-like fashion. That young man must have been in great straits before he united himself to me in the business of stealing his uncle’s cashbox in order to obtain" funds to pay his gambling debts. It was a very easy matter for me. He was to mix a few drops of an opiate I gave him with his * relative's brandy and water one evening and leave the hall door opeh: I had onjv to walk in and take up the booty he had collect eat aud placed ready for me. It was a very fair collection of "plate that awaited me as well as the coveted eashbox; but 1 am fond or jewelry, and the house was so beautifully asleep that I cauld not resist creeping up to the master’ s bed-room to see if there was not in it a trifle \\*>rth picking up. There was —the diamond ring and a rather good set o|studs. I took them and slipped out of the room so quietly that I should not have disturbed their owner, evdn if my young friend had not, by way of making sure, doubled the prescribed dose of opiate, and thereby plunged his uncle into, not sleep, but death. Poor voung fellow, the knowledge that he had'kiUed a relative who had always treated him with kindness, if also with severity, was too^nuch for his mind, which,doubtless, was never st rong. Those debts of honor were nev er paid, he never came to claim his share of that night’s spoil, and 1 have heard that the distant cousin, who, failing- him, inherited the old man’s property, grumbles greatly at having to pay for his being kept "in a lunatic asylum. « This is cowardice on my part. I have condemned myself, as the fitting punishment of my folly, to set down in black and white the way in which I entrapped myself, and I am postponing the task to maunder over an irrelevant incident. The ring had not been long in my possession when I paid the unlucky visit to Paris which began my misfortunes. The London police were very active just then, and the business was in consequence dull aud risky; so, being in funds, I thought I might take a hoi£ day and enjoy a fortnight in the city of pleasure. I was pretty well known at home, but I had not, so far as I knew, ■ » single enemy in France, and I did not mtend to make any. For a fortnight 1 would be a mere innocent pleasureseeker, taking the day’s amusements as they came, and making no effort after either my own gain or others’ loss. Such was my intention; but, alas! what intention, esj>ecially if it be a good one, can withstand the force of the habits of a lifetime? Ittine gave way, and speedily.

One evening, a pleasant April evening, I formed one of the crowd that snrftftmded the platform at an open air concert. Bytov side was standing a stout and elderly man, whom, from a score of tiny indications, I guessed to be a British holiday-maker. • ‘“There's from fifteen to twenty ... •* Bounds in his coat pocket, I’ll be hound,” thought I. “He is far too cautious to leave his money at his hotel, where Frenchmen, whom he regards as all thieves, iaay lay hands on it, so he carries it about with him. thinking that on his person it can not fail to lie safe.” The idea of undeceiving him in this particular was too tempting; I found myself smiling in anticipation of the bewildered and horror-stricken expression his face would wear when he discovered '.-.Wa loss. It was the humor of the thing „ That fatal gift of humor, which has Mined so miny honest men, led me to »y destruction. Deep in my soul, beneath the ou«er garb of the man of the world I Kras wearing, dwelt the instincts et the professional pick-pooket. I inserted my.left I’rom my victim as soon as ration was over, and disenI’seW from the interested i were listening to a gaylyieking with the rowerful voioe.' I soon ig along the hrightlyI had not gone far * the diamond ring wore on the thifd hand was missing, large for me; but

of every one to whom I hud previously •poken if they had seen anything it I felt a dreary conviction that my treaa* nred ornament was gone forever, when,, as a last resouroe. I went to a bureau de police and jjave a description of the lost ring to the officer there. The officer was polite, hut gave me small hope of ever seeing my di amond again, I gave it up as gone forever. I was sitting in my hotel dull and depressed, angry at my own carelessness, and inclined to give up any further holiday and forget my annoyance by a speedy return to my professional duties in London, when nay friend of the police-office entered. “I am happy he said, bowing politely and smiling with, as I thought, anticipation of a handsome reward; “I ana happy to inform monsieur that we hope soon to place his rang in his hands. One answering to the description you gave was brought to our office by the finder, a countryman of your own. The ring being rather an uncommon one, 1 felt assured that it could be no other than the one you had lost. You described it, I think, as consisting of five diamonds set in the shape of a violet, with a smaller brilliant in the center—a very curious and valuable jewel.” “Yes, that's it,” I replied curtly, won- ‘ dering why he could not give me back my property without so many words. “Then 1 may safely assume that this is the ring iu question?” He brought out my ring from his pocket and showed it to me. “It is,” 1 said stretching out ray hand; but he did not restore the jewel, only stood there holding it and smiling more than ever. I supposed that he wanted to see some sign of the reward he expected to receive before parting with the trinket. I took out my purse, and opening it, made some remark about showing my appreciation of his honesty; but he shook his head, smiling, if possible, more broadly than before. “l)o you not wish to know, monsieur, how your ring was found?” he asked, with a leer which I thought was disagreeable. “Well, how was it found?” I sa'd, tartly. My policeman drew himself up to deliver his great effect. “Monsieur, your ring was found in another man's pocket!” I stared at him in bewilderment, mingled with an indefinite fear, while ho continued his narrative in a less courteous and more confidential tone than he had hitherto assumed. “Ah, mon ami, one may* be too clever; one’s dexterity may lead one astray if it be not balanced by discretion. Yon had not long left the office when another Englishman came in complaining that he had lost a pock-et-book containing all his money. He had put his hand in his pocket to bring it out, meaning to pay for something, but found it gone, and in its place a diamond ring—your ring. For my own part, I do not doubt your honesty—even your generos ity. ' You believed. doubtless, that exchange is not robbery, and, that in leaving your ring in exchange for his portemonnaie, you would at once obtain a memento of a compatriot and do him a practical benefit. That is the interpretation I should wish to put on the affair; but the owner of the pocket-book will not see it in that lights—he lacks imagination, as so many English do. Of course, your coming to ask us to try to recover your lost ring tends to give color to his version of the matter, which is, that while you were robbing him of his money the ring slipped from your hand and remained in his pocket; and, with a lack of sympathy for a countryman which 1 grieve to recount, he demands that yon should be arrested—a duty which I am reluctantly compelled to fulfill.” I was absolutely dumb with surprise and anger. Had I had my wits about me I might—though circumstances were against me—have brought some eountor charges of theft against my accuser; but 1 was so stupefied by the strange turn events had taken, that I submitted meekly to be searched, to have the fateful pocket-book taken from me and to be led away to prison. Somehow, too, I was unable to secure possession of the ring that was the cause of my undoing, and I have not seen it since my arrest. So here I sit in my cell, depressed and weary, a vigtim to the bitterest self-reproach. I could almost wish to be condemned to life-long imprisonment, for what is freedom to me ? " After such a piece of suicidal folly as I have been guilty of, I shall nover dare to lift up my head among my professional brethren, and 1 fear that nothing will be left for mo but to take to honesty when my term expires.—AT. F. Daily Ntws. ABOUT FANS. The Origin and History o:t a Useful and Ornamental Article. According to the learned Froissard, the fan originated from the necessity felt in all hot glimates of something for keeping off flies, whether from the sacred offering in the temples, or from the faces and hands of officiating priests. Iu China and India the original model of the fan was the wing of a bird. The fans of the high priests Isis were in the form of a half circle, made of feathers of different lengths. Such, too, were the fans carried in triumphal processions, and which among; the ancient Egyptians and Persians served as military standards in the time of war. The fans carried by the Roman ladies during the Augustan age were not like the most ancient Chinese fans, made in one piece, but were composed of little tablets of perfumed wood, specimens ol which can be seen at the museums of Florence and Naples. The fans of the middle ages were worn is. good society suspended by gold or silver chains fastened to the girdle, and were usually made of feathers. The fan was introduced in France by Catherine de Medici, where it was quickly adopted by belles of the period and also by effeminate fops. France has since led the world iin fan-making, and designing decoration of fans, has become a fine art. A fan was made for the ex-Empress Eugenie which cost the equivalen b of two thousand four hundred dollars in our money, and one for the Prinoes*of Wales which cost one thousand, six hundred dollars. Parisian fans are esteemed all over the world for their artistic beauty and workmanship.—Christian at MWt

Fire Customs in China. The following extract from a letter from a lady in Pekin, China, written to a friend in Chicago, will interest a good many people: “Last week there was quite a lire not very far from us, quite an unusual thing I am told, for the buildings are of briok with tUe roofs. Several stores burned, and three men were burned to death. A strange custom in connection with any fire u, that the owner of the building where the tire breaks oat is takento the yarmin (place of public business, police court, eto.) and severely beaten, 1 suppose the idea being that he must have been careless to have let it happen. In this case the man was hurt at the fire and died from the beating. Another strange thing is, that aU the stores near, for several days are obliged to ueM their goods cheap. at they did not bnra yr-Ocean. —A rural New Tori school teacher for 91 flogging his boy. It tor the defense to amotmt is excessive, thousand is, or ever much. Boys arts a that is, all neig hb diauai/oiis Journal has sued a damages for (images for K* one boy in'* e, worth that

A SALT’S YARN. *ha Kata Leave His Craft and Brine W** aster to the Crew aa<l«SUp. [San Francisco Examiner.] “Keel-haul-iue,” he began,, “ef 1 don’t know more about rata than any other swab as ever climbed the ratlines. Jest ye Sit down here and lera me git ready tor tell ye a good one.” A thoughtful look filled his bleary orbs as he cult another quid and prepared to -varnish the dog’s tail. “It wer’ when the Kingfisher, on which I were an able seaman, that this little affair took plaop. We put inter the port o’ Bostin, and thy up alongside the dock. ‘Gay Jim Blowser” (thet’s me, sir) howled old Cap Stemler, ‘jes elirn’ ashore an’ make fas’ that hawser.’ 1 bounced, over the rail, grabbed the rope, an’ put it aro- n i a spile. When, dash idy tbp,-lights ef a thing as would make a man’s hair scan’ on end happened. Cornin’ over the raih one by one, an’ marehin* down the haw er, wer’ a whole regiment of rats. A big fellow with whiskers and green eyes led the crowd, an’ they moved jes’ like soldiers. I howled tor the eapeu to look, an’ he grew white, I tell yer. When the cargo wer’ al off there were nary a rat foun’ on the ship. The boys all said es how it wer1 bad luck an’ deserted. It wer’ months before the Kingfisher could get a crew, an’ then the cai en had to swear that he had got a stock of rats to go on the voyage. He didn’t lie, but had a whole bag on hand. When the ship reached blue water he let ’em loose. Hanged if they did’nt all ju mp overboard an’ swim fur land. The Kingfisher never reached another port, but weufc down off Carolines in a squall. The capen an’ eight men were lost.” A Merry Judge Cracks a Joke. (Henderson (S. C.) Gold l.eaf.J Judge Clark, on his way to Oxford court, was conveyed from his place through the country in a light hack, driven by a colored man. The driver drew the judge into conversation, I n which the latter got off a good thing, so we are informed. The driver, not knowing the judge, inquired: “Is you » drummer?" “Somewhat in that line?” replied His Honor. “What is your line?” persisted the colored individual. “Drumming for the State penitentiary,” was the reply. Babel In a Boston Nursery. ritoston Record.} An afflicted little lady of four years, who lives on Commonwealth avenue, has a French nurse for mornings and a German one for afternoons for her linguistic good. Her fond and foolish mother has had occasion to reprove her a good deal of late for speaking English between • times. At last the little -thing turned upon the maternal corrector with “Mamma ! Don’t say speak not English. Tons iesjuurs da sagst das mir!" A Droll Bit of Ratiocination. (St. Alban's (YtO Messenger.) A St. Albans younger, who is not favorably disposed toward Sunday as a day of respite from play, was told recently that Sunday was God’s day, and that it meant as a day of rest. He then “What does God do Sundays?” On bi told that he rested, the youngster “And does he have to sit in a chair | dav?” r that t “fl 1

Congressman Foran, of Ohi<k says I Jacobs Oil surely cures rheumatism. Congressman Mutchler, of Pennsylv publicly indorses Red Star Cough Twenty-five cents a bottle. “What is your name, little girl 1” “1 nie.” "Minnie whatl” ‘'Minnie do mamma calls me.”—A. Y. Independent. A New Way to Pay Old Debts. Shakespeare tells how this <en be ac pushed in one of his immortal pla~~ debts to nature must be paid out unless days of grace be obtained thr the use of Dr. Pierce’s “Golden Me., Discovery.” It is not a ‘'cure-all” bill valuable for sore throat, bronchitis, i ma, catarrh, consumption, and all dist. of the pulmonary and other organs, cau by scrofula or “bad blood.” Scroful ulcers, swellings andtumorsarecuredbl wonderful alterative action. By There is one thing which can not be “slow and sure,” and that is a watch.— Ewrlington Free Frees. Food makes Blood and Blood makes Beauty. Improper digestion of food necessarily produces bad blood, resulting in a feeling of fullness in the stomach, acidity, heartburn, sick-headache, and other dyspeptic symptoms. A closely confined life causes indigestion, constipation, biliousness and loss of appetite. To remove these troubles there is no remedy equal to Prickly Ash Bitters. It has been tried and proven to be a specific. It you desire to take an extended pleasure trip, get a bicycle and go to Wheeling. —jTorristovtn Herald. Dr. Pierce’s “Favorite Prescription” is a most powerful restorative tonic, and combines the most valuable nervine properties; especially adapted to the wants or debilitated ladie§ suffering from weak back, inward fever, congestion, inflammation, or ulceration, or from nervousness or neuralgic pains. By druggists. When are skipping lambs like library volumes! When they are boundin’ sheep. —A. Y. ledger. As time advances the hair becomes gray, unless prevented by Hall’s Hair Renewer. Ayer’s Pills are the best laxative medicine in use. Sold by all dealers in medicine. Singers are the only people who wish to hold a note for a long time.—Chicago Tel*, gram. Throw Away Trusses when our new method, without use of knife, is guaranteed to permanently core the "worst cases of rupture. Bend 10 cents in stamps for references and pamphlet, World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. A little boy who wanted s, kite wanted It made of “the best kind of fly-paper.” Pi re s Toothache Drops cure in 1 minute, IBs Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and lieautifles. 25c. German Corn Remoter kills Corns a Buniona What light may be safely recommended as the cheapest and best i—Daylight.—A. Y. Telegram.

3 month’s treatment for 50c. Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh. Bold by druggists. THE MARKETS. a u New York, April 26, IS CATTLE—Native Steers.? 1 TO © 6 COTTON—Middling.. .... © FLOCK—Good to Choice. 3 i» © 5 wheat—8© sited. as © CQUN-No. 2.. 4614© OATS—Western Mixed. S3 : POKE—New Mess.... 10 IS ST. LOUIS. I COTTON—Middling. BEEVES—Good to Choice.... 6 15 Fair to Medium.... 175 HOGS—Common to Select.... S 60 SHEEP— Fair to Choice.. 4 25 FLOUR—Patents.... 4 90 Medium to Straight 3 25 WHEAT—No. 2 Ited Winter... .... « No. 3 “ « ... 8514* CORN—No.8 Mixed. 33** OATS—No. 2.. .T.. 28 « RYE—No. 2. 59 © TOBACCO—Lugs.. S 25 « * Leaf—Medium.... 5 90 © 8 HAY—Choice Timothy... 12 50 © 13 BUTTER—Choice Dairy. 20 « EGGS—Fresh. « PORK—New Mess. « 2 BACON—Clear ltih. 5*9 LARD—Prime Steam.. 5 © CHICAGO. CATTLE—Shipping... 4 25 HOGS—Good to Choice....... 4 00 SHEEP—Good to Choice...... 3 50 FLOUR— W Inter. 4 W Patents... „ 4 65 WHEAT—No. 2 Spring........ Ti « CORN-No. 2. 36*© OATS—No. 2 White. 2914© PORE—New Mess...... 2 DO © » KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Stripping Steers 3 60 • 5 HOGS—Sales at-......... 3 60 « 4 WHEAT-No. 2. © CORN—No. 2. « OATS-No.2.. »*» NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR—High Grades. 4 SO © & UN-Whtte. 45 • Western. 8» 9 ................. ita 52 © 19 css............. .... © 10 ting........ .— LOUISVILLE. 2 Red.. .... © Mixed.G • Mixed.. .... * ... © M »<« •ti.M.M,, © 25 9* 25 94* 46* 42 25 9* 30 00 20 75 25 T5 90 86 S3* 29* 59* 50 50 25 22 9 60 6 5* « © © © 79* 37* 30 05 65 64* S* ">i 01 12* IS r 5* in

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Are quietly given to every part of the body by Hood's Sarsaparilla. The Wood is purified, enriched* and vitalized, and carries health instead of disease to every organ. The stomach Is toned and strength* ened. the appetite restored. The kidneys and liver are roused and invigorated. The brain is refreshed, the mind made clear and ready for work. The whole system is built up and rejuvenated by this peculiar medicine. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by druggists. #1; six for S3 Prepared only byC. I. HOOD A CO.* Apothecaries. Lowell. Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar

“I was In bad condition with fainting spelts and general debility* I was run down, ale hardly any thing, and hardly dared go out on the street alone for tear of having a fainting spell* Hood's Sarsaparilla has done me a wonderful amount of good* as I am now in good heatth again. My appetite has been good ever since taking the medicine, and I can eat a square meal with relish.** Mrs. Mollis Ctjttxr. n% Eleventh St*. Covington. O. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by druggists, ft; six for, *5. Prepared only by C. 1* HOOD & CO*. Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar

That Tired Feeling Which affects nearly every one at this MN»b» tlrely overcome by Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which tea th« peculiar merit of building up and strengthening the system while tt eradicates disease. “I have been In poor health several yean, suffering from indigestion, restlessness tn the night, and In the morning I would get np with a rery tired feeling. After taking only a part of the fires bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla I could rest well all night and feel r* freshed when I woke up. I must say that Hood's Sarsaparilla Is all tt is recommended to be.” Mas. H. fib Wixass. 210 East Mason Street. Jackson. Mich. Now Is the Time To take Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the popular spring raedtcine and blood purifier. Why 1 Because the body is now more susceptible to the beneficial effects of this peculiar medicine than at any other season. Because the impurities tn the blood should be expelled azitl that tired feeling overcome before tho additionally debilitating effects of warm weather aro felt. Because the thousands of people w ho' have tried 1% pronounce Hood's Sarsaparilla the very best medicine to take iu the spring. Because delays are dangerous. A dollar spent foe this peculiar medicine now may prevent illness which will be extensive and hard to bear. Because, as now is the time when you may derive the greatest good, it is certainly economy to taka Hood's Sarsaparilla now. Do Not be Imposed I’pon. The great and increasing popularity of Hood’s Bar saparilla has led some unprincipled men to use it as a baft to draw customers to their stores, and then by unfair represent ations endteTor to sell other kinds, j It la unnecessary for us tt Caution those who have tried Hood's Sarsaparii.a and know Its peculiar merit. But to those who have never taken It we say. Don't t>e imposed upon. Insist upon having Hood’s Sarsaparilla and no other. The men who claim that their preparations are “as good as Hood's.'* by so doing admit that Rood's Is the standard, and possesses pacub lar merit which they try in vain to reach. Immense Amount of Good* “I have been troubled with dyspepsia. I had but little appetite, and what 1 did eat distressed me, or did me little good, lu an hour after eating I would experience a faintness or tired, all-gone feeling, at ihough I had not eaten anything. Hood's Sarsaparilla did me an Immense amount of good. It gave me aa appetite, and my food relished and satisfied the craving I had previously experienced. It relieved me of that faint, tired, all-gone feeliug. 1 have felt so much 'better since I took Hood’s Sarsaparilla, that I am happy to add my recommendation.” Georgs A* Pegs. Watertown. Mass. New Life and Energy, “Hood’s Sarsaparilla has done me a very great deal of good. It has built up my general health, given me a regular appetite, and made me full of new life and energy. The sores on toy face with which I have suffered many years are also much better.** Mart Atkinson, Summerfteld, Pa. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by druggists. tU six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell, Mas* IOO Doses One Dollar

PRETTY TO LOOK AT, A Powerful Demonstration of the Derep tlveness of Appearanm. [Albany Express.] A good story has just leaked out eonowning a well known vonn, Altoman.

cftttic umbrella was stopped by a rusty plebeian nail that protruded from the end of the stand. An ugly rent in the texture of the case told the story of th£ collision. It told another story also, for through the rent was risible, not the silk of a fine umbrella, but a quantity of cotton batting, that looked as though pulled from a super* annuated bed-quilt. The friend looked his surprise, and the fashionable young man smiled feebly. Then he said, desperately: UI may as well give it away,” adding, in an explanatory way, “not the umbrella, but the joke, don't yon know!” Then the youth confessed his guile. “When that umbrella was new, it was a beauty: but it is a most lamentable fact that the most beautiful umbrellas will wear out. Well, this one went the way of all umbrellas, and as I could not afford just then to get me a new one, I saved the stick, and, investing in a twenty-five cent case, jammed the latter full of cotton batting, as you see.” “Yes, but what do you do when it rains?” “Oh, 1 only use this ■when the weather merely looks threatening. When it really rains 1 borrow one at the office.” The friend ldbked at him sadly, and, bidding him adieu, walked up State street, musing sadly upon the deceptiveness of appearancePrlcklng the Bubble Vanity. [The Quiver.) Once Dr. Morrison, noted in literature, was traveling with a friend. In the same railway carriage was a lady, a stranger to both. When the lady heard her fellowtraveler spoken of as Dr. Morrison, she pricked up her ears. Addressing him, presently, she said: “May I ask, sir, whether your name is Dr. Morrison?” “It is,” said the gentleman. “Oh, sir, I am so glad to meet you. I have known of you so long. And are you really that great Dr. Morrison?” The question was a little puz*ling, but not to be hastily dismissed. The gentleman was making some metaphysical distinctions on the meaning of the word “great,” when the lady, impatient of his modesty, interrupted him—“It is because I have derived so much benefit from your pills.”

.«JS,»«.,,hCATABBH chronic catarrh and fathering In head, was deaf at times, had dlscharges from ears, unable to breat he through nose. Before the second bottle of Ely’s Cream Balm was exhausted 1 was cured.— C. J. CoitBiN.90S Chestnut St., Phtla. I am cured of catarrh and deafness by Ely’s Cream Balm. My aunt was deaf. It restored her hearing.—F. D. Monas, Insurance, Elizabeth, N.J. A particle Is applied Into each nostril : is agrcvaWe to uae. Price 50 cents by mall orat Druggists. Send for Circular. ELY BROTHERS, Druggists, Owego, N.I. The Roi School Moose Shoe IF you wish to purchase a shoe for your Boy or 6|rt that will standthewearandtear of every-day.usage, that is made of honest leather throughout, and on common sense ideas, ash your dealer |for HenaeraoiCa "SCHOOL SHOE.’* [knowneverywhere by the Trade Market the Little Bed School House found on the bottom of each pair. (None genutne without It,) ™ ..for the pr Apk also for tho NggjSjiVBSr HENDEHSON $2.50 WOlMrS GOAT BUTTON/ ekedwithSilk and everyway solid. kladeuuly b* I HlinnreiMI 1 m the Celebrated JJumrtiK-tureiis l ntHUtnwa * uUnof HootH *ml Shew. ChicW Vlrtfajhr a Sttof Our Tuukj SsAovl VariU. t

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THE LIVER S««r*i** the bile and acts like a Bltt-r to deans* impurities ft lb* blood. By irregular* tv ta Its action or suspeusions l*o Ik. WSK. ..I....... Ik. kl » _ > r . .. Its functions, the bile poisous the blood. causla^ jaaaiiie*. sallow coiup)e\lo«. weak eves, bilious diurrhtra^ a languid. wear; feeiiue, and nuut other dislressliiK sj mptouts general1? termed liver troubles, t hese are relieved at once bv the — of 1>K. BILL'S SAKSAFAK1LLA, the «reat blood reDr. John Bull. —I have been for a number of years severely attticted with a mercurial headache and a dull, heavy pain in my liver. Three bottle of-BuLL*s Sarsaparilla gave me more relicr than ail the others combined. T. U. OtfKSS. Louisville, Ky. Dr. John Bi ll -l have examined the prescription for the iHtpa.ntion of Dr John Bull's sarsaparilla. and believe the combination to be an excellent one. and well calculated to produce an alterative impression on the system. I have used it both in publio and private practice, and think it the best article of il FYllWilb., Louisville. Kv.. -

DYSPEPSIA Variable appetite, faint, gnawtag feeling at pit of the stoat* **h, heartburn, wind iu the stomach, bad breath, had taste U the mouth, tow h 1 prostration. There Is no — ____ spirits, general , _ _._ tbrrn or disease more prevalent than Dyspepda, and It eon In • he tAeed to an enfeebled or poisoned condition of •II the blood. BI LL'S SA RSAPA K1LL A by cleansing and fvhMt^e blood, tunes up the digestive organs and wiCr £ Dr. J oh» Bull .—I have no hesitation in saying that l believe your SARSAPARILLA to be the best medicine manufactured for the cure of Scrofula, Syphilis and many other cutaneous and glandular affections, having used it with entire-success in numbers of the above cases. JAMES MOORE, Louisville, Ky 1>r. John Bull.—I procured one bottle of BULL’S SARSAPARILLA for my eldest son. Among the remedies and various prescriptions, that he has tried for wea.fc lungs and chest, this one bottle has been of more benefit to him than all, it has cured me of Dyspepsia

tvts. ra^s. at li>u. aturiue itosp. KIDNEYS tk* great tecretorv organs of the bodr. through the klUnevs flow the waste "u,<is eootalMtag poisonous matter takes from »he if the kiduejs do Mot act propei-lj this matter is mtaliuil »mi >uuu..u. ik„ 1,1.....I

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Horse Cave, Ky. SCROFULA Is a peenllarmerbld condition of tke .YUem, raused direetly kit impurities in Ike_ »» tke lack ef suffleieut uuut isbmeat furnUhpdle tkeKjratem tbreueh Ike Wood, usually

CRUftittg headache, wvakues*. pti* |„ iho small or back and talus* Bushes of heat, chilis, with disordered stomach ud bowel*. BI LL'S SARSAPARILLA acts as a diuretic <m the hidnevs aad bowels, aud direct 1* ou the blood as well. eau%< *“S Ibe freat organs of the bod* to resume their natural functions, and health U at once restored. L>tt. Johx Bull. —I have used Bull’s Sarsaparilla rw rheumatism ami kidney trouble, aud my son has takea it for asthma and general debility. It h<u given us both great relief. Yours truly. THUS. H. BENILKV, RoasyiUe, UL BULL’S SARSAPARILLA. BULL’S WORM DESTROYER. BULL’S SMITH’S TONIC SYRUP. THE POPULAR REMEDIES OF THE DAY.

. , . giauu», viteu resumnir Ub »■»«• enlarged juiuU, »bM»su«, ^#r« eye*, blotchy en»p‘“w ®* the fhee or »eek. Krysipclas 1% akin to it aad la ©A- -- — —»r;wun«» l» HU ca mistaken for Scrofula as U come* from the__ pare blood. BILL'S SARSAPARILLA, by purifying Wood and toning up the system forces the Impurities fw3b m Mood and cleanses the system through the regular rhsnath Dr. Joan Bull.—U Is uiy opluiou that your preparation of SARSAPARILLA is decidedly superior to any other no' recommend^ eases of the ia use, and l will take great pleasure in it for the euro of Scrofula and ail dis m and kidtievs. B B. AUJiN, M. Bradford, Kj. PIUXCtPAL OFFICS. 831 West Main Street, Louisville, Kj. Price, SI.OO; Six Bottles for $5. For Sale by all Druggist*

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