Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 13, Number 21, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 November 1882 — Page 7

THE MAILS

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

A BROKEN JAW A

REMINDER OF OLD TIMES

•WHEN TERRE HAUTE WAS A VILLAGE.

Interesting Sketch from ene of Terre Hante'8 First Residents.

A lady a railroad train, who was anditnjy aroumd fromaieep by arriving at the depot in Torre Haute, one inording laat w«**, indulged In a gape, and the lower Jaw •dipped out of place and refused to go back. A physician wa» summoned, bat he declined to treat her unlaw »he consented toirtoporei for a day.

Mr. Westfall: The above Item, cut from an exchange, reminds me of experiences and conditions of age* ago. As I fancy it may amuse, if not otherwise interest your numerous modern readers, I prqpoae to write for The Mail some account of them, embracing a case of surgical practice, like that referred to, wbieh "would not go back."

In the winter of 1830-31 I had my first serious experience in Indiana with the jaw of a lady—it w%s a dislocated jaw. At the time indicated Lost Creek-was a considerable body of water (and ice) lying east of Terre Haute, spreading widely, especially north of where Captain Ogden afterwards had the national road made—be graded said government highway and bridged the creek—and the lost water also extended several miles south of it, crossing the Bloomington road aornewbat eoat of

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He had. a* was common in those early days, across his saddle a pair of large asddtefcatfK to "perk" groceries, etc., in, and wb*u we had reached Honey Creek his condition appeared disastrous, lie had diseowced that his fluid was workin* throttgh the lost*. of his big I tinch

itg Drt I rtiaruwacwd t. Um tui .d somehow serktd np into his bat, I won inquiry ascertained that the cob had got out of the mouth of his jug and the eoro juice (b» called it tea wss spilled. The Fact i*. he had so often along the road tried to aavs the whisky fit wan rerv young, he said. Dr. Pfctrick nnd to my he lined It beat "when it lacked ii days of beiug a week old"), and as I was shout to ution. T~ Idle was very antious to s«\. t. He nl a tender gard for on aorewmt of 1U tender age, Md took so mnch to heart (and brainy »ut of his jag be tailed It at test tl that it umnttltd him. Although

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from the jog and putting it into f, as the saiior would say, like tratisfeiring ballast from the hold to the uppervrorks,—or, as landsmen express it, like putting bricks in his hat—be became up-heavy his thoughts mystified his right doubled his hands unsteady aud hence, after "taking a little" the last time, aud trying to pat the cob back into tbe mouth of tbe jug, he put it anywhere along outside and let it "drap. He said, as well as hia condition would permit, that he would stop at some house MKI pour the liquor out ef the saddlebags tack into the jug. He stopped and I left him. Inquiring tbe way, I found late in tbe evening, on Christie's prairie, the cabin of Lbe patient.

Hound the poor woman witbaclotb covering ber mouth that had been all day wide open, forsooth, while her husband bad traveled to Terre Haute anu I had riddeu out to relieve ber. It was an unpleasant experience for her to be so inconveniently situated so long with a dislocation one could remedy in one minute—indeed in less. I restored it in less. It was bard not only for the woman, but for me and when tbe jaw was restored I regretted that some one nearer to tbe patient could not baye done so small a thing. Her family aud friends were surprised that she was so soon and so easily relieved and I wished I was at houie. Poor Mrs. R. was cheered by tbe restoration of the power of speech which she used as if she had had along very long rest and I hope 1 am excusable in listening for along tiine tojber current of wordsjbound forth without cessation, was reminded of the story of Munchausen's trumpet, iu which it fc reported, the music had frozen during his persistent efforts all one very

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dwelling (Major Dewees' then) and near the grove, part of which is standing on the Gilbert territory,and reaching down the wild prairie it spread itself thereon away down opposite to "old Terre Haute "*nd that creek, more like an irregular pond or small lake, was lost truly toall purposes except as a pleasure reaort for wild geese that came in immense (locksevery Spring to swim and live on it. It was skating "ground" aomethneftfor us in the winter. Lost Creek had thon no outlet except upward to the clouds, wbieh it reached in dry times very slowly by evaporation, until it was diverted by a sort of canal toward old Fort Harrison, and to the older Wabaah to which it uow contribute all its mass of waste water. Such a wet and icy oxpauae(so to write)was much in the way in early times when heavy rains or melting snow,or.both, added to its breadth^nd depth, or Jjfhen cold iced its surface so that we sometime* could slide on It, but could not ride on it. I found it much in mJ #way at the time mentioned, somowbat more than a half century ago, When I had tp erojw it to visit the case of .dislocation to» *.ch I have alluded.

A man by the name o* RiUr*e came to our office .(that of JDrg* (.Her Patrick and J. W. H.), in Row," on First street, to getadoctor. (Firststreet was, at tbatearly day, when Terro Haute had three or four hundred citizens, something of a business part of the town, haviqg on.it Dr. Modisett'a ofliee McCabe's bat shop and.grocery Wesson's tavern, the principal hotel Dr. Ball's office the printing office, with Mr. Osborn and Judge Gookina—U. was a ju ige of typography,thon—as printers, and Judge KJnney, .oJitor, etc.)* Mr. Kiddle told that he lived on Christie's prairie, fifteen or twenty miles east and beyond Lock port that early that morning hi* wife bad "gaped her jaw out of j'.nt," and eould not shut her mouth. It availed naught if be said to her "shut your mouth," ami it was tho first time it ever happened that alio did not do it (T), and lie had come after a doctor. It was a di»tro*»ing u»a. There she was, poor woman, having had her mouth stretched open nearly half a day! it was a peculiarly painful condition for a lady to remain in jnirmaiveatly, and there was no relief for Iter unless we went out to restore the boue-lo its proper place and motion. l)r. Patrick and I agreed almut it, aud we could not refuse to go and relieve the suOerer at least Dr. P. didn't refuse to go, but he was old—between fifty and sixty, and had a young wife—and 1 wasyoung—between fifteen and twenty-five, and umnarcied, aud be thought I should go. 1 went. It was along and tiresome ride, not directly out at the start, but we rodeooton the Bloomington road, crossing the creek by the bridge on saki m*d, to the first county road, then south to the, lxtckport road, and by that through. bee*h woods and mud,"and over pcairie and mud. to the jaw—at least I did. The muu was frown slightly on top, but not .hard enough to bear horse and rkler, and at every step the home broke thnxigb, snaking progression exceedingly difficult and slow. I tbonght at the time it was the the most uncomfortable professional ride imaginable. I calculated that lararcely traversed two mites an hour, a^jeoiaUy through the woods, and if the pi*t»sing necessity for making haste to relieve the suffering woman had not in a dqgree matie me endure the toil patiently. toe condition of my companion and guide soon afforded diversion from the unpleasant tedium. It was not an amoaaug diversion Riddle furnished.

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wbon he placed it by tbe fire at eveniug and it was thawed, tbe sweet tones pour ed out long and loud!

Tne next morning after a very »ld night—it was a beautiful, clear bright Sunday morning—I started homeward. The ground was frozen harder than on the previous day—it was indeed quite hard and I rode with less iifflculty than I bad while going out. At any rate I did not then going forward go so far downward also. Aud this fact led me by way of varying my traiu of reflection to speculating as to bow much waa added to the superficial distance, say about twenty miles, by theamount of one foot iu depth of half frozen mud at every step? If I took this figurative view of tbe matter in considering what pay I should receive for my long ride and professional services it was a vain computation since I never received anything. However, before I had settled the enigma by any real or mythical estimate (I never settlod it) I saw Riddle approacningaud my thoughts and feelings were quickly changed to the consideration of figures, or rather one figure which effected me badly it was tho soiled and sorry figure of a much abused —self-abused man. His looks indicated plainly enough that his efforts to save whisky dicTnot tend much to his own salvation. He was sober and dejected. Evidently for want of a tunnel ae had lost his spirits. 1 told him of the mended state or things in his cabin advised him to use corn in the future iu dodgers ana mush and avoid the (d) evils of distillation, and then parted with him. He was assured that his better hslf, aye, more than half, would talk to him when he reached bis home aud he rode on. He shuddered and traveled, 1 oattie out of tbe woods at 10 o'clock, aud when 1 had reached the point the county road, by which the (Jay before I amo out, crosses tbe Dock port road,%hw spirit Which inclines tue sometimes to avoid old ruts and choose for tnyssir, induced me to ride straight on to town. The glisteniug ice of Lost creek and the view of Terre Haute three or four miles distant led me to try the short route. Tho cupola of the court house (bv the way, it was of the town almost all 1 could soe) stood up plainly in ibe distance. There were only a few houses then east of the public square, which was without fence, and, indeed, tbe county edifice was incomplete. We had tio church to add by its steeple to tho attractive picture that lay before me. How beautiful the scene appeared to me in tho bright sunshine! and determined not to go bs rk by the Bloomington road and the bridge. 1 rode down to the widespread ice and rode upon it at the uninl missing place. It proved to le loo weak to tawr us—horse and I. We broke through at every step, still I urged him onward. Mis fore feet would be upheld till he raised our whole weight upon tho ice, when down we would break and having thus slowly and with great labor come to the middle of the creek, in water about three feet deep, my good horse became diseouraard and stopped. He stood shaking as if alarmed, aud 1 could not persuade him to move another step. I dismounted, aud wading in tbe water, broke the ice to the shore for him, aud yet I could not make him understand that the way was open. I tried to load him, but he would not go with me. 1 talked feelingly to him—I was freezing. 1 was iu the habit of talking to that faithful friend with whom, a few months beforothat c«"l moment, I bad traveled from New York through Buffalo to Cleveland, thenoe to Cincinnati, aud by way of lirookville, Rushville aud Indianapolis, to Term Haute, and he understood me commonly. We were well acquainted, and usually he would answfer my calls aud would* folloy me everywhere. But now he was confounded.i'Mv wet clothes were getting icy, ttttf 1 becoming desperate. 1 said we ill get out of this creek or freese to h! oOiug behind the horse I told tft to move for his life! Applying my whip with a force I had never us«l to him till that moment, he started and went with terrific plunges till he stood on terra tirma one nunurwl yards nearer to Terre liaote. The a (ergo bad driven him out of the water and i*e where he left me, and he stood waiting for m®. A* soon as possible I mounted him and wc went for a doctor (Dr. Patrirk) faster titan I ever knew anybody go for one before or since.

It was not long till with tbe doctor's aid I was before a g«od tire and under bi« csre. llis noble natnre was greatly excited. He was frightened. 1 wss cool! The thermometer had been at aero all the morning, and up to noon, the time of my arrival at our residence, it bad foot changed much and Patrick 'fastened to prepare for me something to restore my wonted temperature. He soon brought in something hot. What it was I did not know.bnt 1 petveired ginger, sugar and caloric and suspected his young sin# qua turn for such cam I could not object without hurting his feelings, which,then 1 could not do, and I swallowed t. If there was whisky in that potion it was the first and last I ever drank. Saving changed my clothes, I was soon ptrtty comfortable, except a t- derm** r«^J-*n«ng in nr hands and? us, My bat** wrens so full of water 1 that my feet cmiki not Irmm in the five or ten -Am 1 Hr'ofttwn or so to r* ham ^nd ne h!isj v# a»d warm.

And so. Sir. Mtor,

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voting liquor It proved too modi the wider gap, that wlwrh «*p*w.Jy af- IH^ give*p»rfi»r* irniu, Any fath...~'lilaj. It teemed that taking the! f*et*d no^thst betwwmTerr* Haute sad« able color,!'?. i.ta. jPJ&iS

Christie's prairie, had no serious consequences. I cheerfully registered my part of it as aforesaid, among -the thousand shocks That flesh

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to happen to me in the then coming* half centurv, I never beard again of H. and his family, bqt yet I have an impression, uot a very definite one and I do not know how it came to me, that they migrated to Edwards county, Illinois, to permanent Bone Gap, a little town to which perhaps they gave the unique name. But, be tbat as it may, there is no donbt but that long ere this late period they have passed through tbe jaws of death the earth has gaped to receive their "mortal coils,"and they now look bac^ to this life to bebold as Shakespeare »aw it (others have seen it) as "of mingled yarn, good and ill together!"

J. W. HITCHCOCK, M. D.

Tin: POPULAR MAN WINS. The man who succeeds is the popular man—the jierson who has boots of ac quaintances, and who does not hesitate to ask a favor any more than be does to do one. He cultivates bis scquaintanoee and blossoms out before each one. He is always glad to see them, and always has a smile and a pleasant word. Beyond certain point he is intimate with none knowing that a man with strong friendships is sure to have some decided enemies, and an euetuy often is most incon venient. Tbe popular man knows all tbe prominent members of tbe club but he never neglects those who fill the ranks of mediocrity. He is ^specially thoughtful of his elders. Everything that comes to his mill is grist.

There is uothing hypocritical in all this. The popular uiau »a what he seems to be. lie wishes well to every due, biuiself included, und he would do no oue an ill-turn. He whisbes uo one to do bini baim. His desire is to make things pleasant to others that others may make things pleasant unto bim. He does not neglect the harder wo» of life. If he is in a profession, he studies diligently 'orsome hours each day, wheu there is no opportunity to cultivate the social part of his nature, or to render his relations with others more frieudly. If hels in trade,he dtnss not neglect to learn his business thoroughly from tbe bottom up. What he does be does well, no matter how small it is. ttucha

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cess. He is thorough and cau be depended upon iu urely business relations. and in his social life be charms and attracts his acquaintances, so that every one wants to help him. If be is a young lawyer, the elderly meu, to whom he is always defereuti*l in manner, think of him first when a little legal business comes in their way that will pay bim well but is too small for them. He gets tbe job. If he is a young broker, speculators remembef that he is a good fellow, and kuowing that be is bonest.atid capable, give him their commission, even in preference, perhaps, fo a more repellant acquaintance who is more con veuieutly at hand. If a social gathering is lacking in one member, he is always thought of as tbe oue to fill the vacant place. Women smile ou him, and his chances of marrying well are tenfold better, even IT be is poor, than a jnore sedate aud -quiet uiau of possibly much grtiMM Swcetif-character.

TALK WHILK AT HEALS. The majority of pe/son nowadays have to much work to do—"too many irons in tbe fire." They desire to accomplish more work in a day than enough for two. The consequence is that there Is perpetual hurry and commotion, and no rest for any one. Even the meal are hastily eaten, tbe time taken for it being begrudged, being looked on as being lost. On the other hand, what a delightful flavor is given to dinners by pleasant, lively chat at the table. Though the meal should consist of but one course, and the variety of dishes to that be small, yot bright, cheery talk i« a spice that suits all dishes, plesses all taste and goes along way toward making the plainest meal a delightful repast not exciting argument, or a lwture from one of the heads of be family which would blunt thoappetite and depress tho spirits, but light, airy talk, interspersed with jokes and amusing anecdotes.

Dr. Franklin says that his father al \favs managed to "have some instructive conversation going on between himself and the boys at the table, engaging their attention entirely that after the meal was over they would remember tbe talk aud not the dinner. There is health, too, iu such a course, for cheerful talk promotes digestion.. In fact, without pleasant feeling*, eating is a little more than an injury. The person who hurriedly eats his ineals with IK

those about bim «iiln.«ve a great deal to be sorry for ao iuim goes on.

A MOTHERS DUTY TO HERSELF. Consider it your duty to take out-door exercise without fail, each day. Sweeping and trotting around the honse will not take its place the exhilaration of the open air and change of scenery are absolutely necessary. 1/ot buttons and strings go. You will take hold of tbem with more vigor when you return, brightand refreshed, aud if every stitch is net finished at just such a moment, still remember that "she who bath done what she could." is entitled to no mean praise. Your huslwnd is undoubtedly tbe best of men, though there are malicious people who might answer tbat tbat was not saying much for him. Still, he would uever'lo the end of time, dream what you are dying of. 8o accept my advice, and taiTe the matter in band yourself.

FORGOT HE .4.V MARRIED. A young man who until recently had lived at the house of his father, in Augusta. Me.. married a few weeks ago and leased aoartments in another part of the city. Tbe other evening, after completing bis day's work, he left the office, went up the street, bought his Boston paper, and then climbed the hill to bis father's house. Entering the familiar precincts, be marched to the wash room, made his toilet and then presented himself at tbe table. Tbe family, who had been watching his operations, eyed him with amassment, and at last his mother softly inquired "My son, have yon procured a divorce thus early in your wedded f*reer A pale flush suffused the young man's face, which rapidljr deepened into cardinal. Then he gasped: "I forgot all about being married." leaving tbe table amid a roar of laughtar. the young man hurried, oat and walked hastily borne, where Ufa young wife was inipatiently awaiting his ewntn*.

a Nivy, Rlop, N*l KtWIl, IlUlR

SO GOES THE WORLD.

When I \rear the cape and bells. Many fi .ends have I Unto can- tag, merry hearts

Merry hearts reply. Just as thi-« old earth of ours Dimples iu a hundred flowers, When above, in summer's hour*,

Laughs summer sky. When Grief bids with we, alas Not a friend have 1 Sad hearts meet on every side

With a cold "Good by." Just as thL- old earth of ours. Parts with all tne drooping flowers, When above, in autumn hours,

Siooms a somber sky. —(Margaret Eytinge,

The Baby's Bank.

Springfield News.

"No," said the engineer as he closed one valve afid opened another, *'I wasn't always an eugineer. I wasn't anything for a long time. I bad tbe knowledge in my head all tbe while, but it'was lost under a heap of rubbish. W bat fools men are when they're left to themselves sometimes! Now, look at me. Would you say 1 was ever tramp?"

A tramp! His white, muscular throat —white and wholesome under the coal dust—his strong, well-knitted frame, clear eye and denoted a man of pluck and courage—a practical worker, not tbe idle, nerveless, relaxed object which is denominated a tramp, and which is a blite on tbe face of nature. No tb& mail, guiding the good engine Mohawk, was never a tramp, and we told him so.

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lettiug ber out a little for a dead level beat. "I was uot only a tramp but the meanest kind of a one, and 1 worked harder and suffered more to get into that condition thau I ever did to reach this," be looked proudly at tbe polished trimmings of his flying steed. "I'll tell you bow it was," be said st last, as he slowed up to round a curve aud then went easily past tbe fields clad in tbeir Summer verdure, past woods tbat were panoramic in a flash of beauty, aud away into the open country. "1 was a tramp—no. matter how I came to be or wby. I lost home, friends, selfrespect, all that makes manhood—but I didn't wear a red ribbon at my watcb charm then, and my brain was muddled —there is many more lihe me—and I 'went from bad to worse, but I bad never broken the laws never wronged any one but myself, when* I fell in with some fellows who thought they had found a tool, and they had. They say every man has his price, and thoy offered me mine it was tbe price of my soul, too. and 1 agreed to take the money and do the work. •'It was this—to sneak around and get acquainted with tbe inside of a bouse— thobouseof the richest man in the place, and to show tbens the way they said I looked the most respectable for tbe purpose. Gentlemen, you wouldn't trnsted oue of the gang with a ten-cent bit. least of all me as 1 looked then, but 1 felt almost proud of the complitneut, and that afternoon 1 was to go up to the bouso to look lor work or to ask for food, just as it bappeued to strike me, when there was no one hoino but tbe women folks, and look around to see how we would get in that night—for robbing and perhaps murder wa« what they meant. "It was just sud) a pleasant, peaceful afternoon as this, and all the uoors and the windows open, and not a soul saw mo as 1 lounged in through the window and up to tbe veranda. The gang I bad fallen in with had made one mistake— they had kept me sober for the work, uot clear-headed, but sober enough to make me feel tbat 1 was doing a mean, dastardly trick, to make me for the first time in litany a-day ashamed of my own company. But I'd gone so far I must go oil. ~I bad walked up tbe steps and iuto the bouse without seeing a softl, and I stepped Into a long, cool room, aud there 1 saw ou tbe mantel, in a great gold-frmned glass, a whito face, and two red, bloodshot eyes—my own but what a fright they gave me and then I saw something else, a small, iron bank, snch as children keep pennies in. It was made of latticed bars of wrought iron, and between every bar was tbe "gleam of quarters and half dollars, and smaller

coin. I hadn't a penny to my name. was hungry, tired, footsore, and disgusted with what I bad undertaken. It came over me like a flash tbat 1 could take this mouey, and get out of tbe gang it would be a dishonesty, but not such as they had planned. 1 reached out my hand and stopped. There at iny very feet, on a white lace pillow.and aI white and fluffy like an angol—lay the loveliest baby I ever saw in all my fife! She was asleep, but as I looked at ber in startled wonder, she opened her eyes as wide and bright as daisies, held up both )»Tetty bands, laughed like a bird singing, and said: 'Joe. Joe,' which wasn't my uame at all. I didn touch the baby's bank, and I didn't touch the baby. While I stood there a pale littlo woman came out of ber •room and nearly fainted wbon she saw me, and I sat down there and told the whole storv, and asked ber to have me sent to jail for protection for tnvself and others she sent for her busband, and all tbe time we were talkin tbe baby laughed and cooed, and calle ineby the name she gave me. 'Joe,' and the rest of the gang were waiting at tue turn of tbe road for me to come back to them. "I didn't give them up—it wasn't worth while, when I had pat tbe they bad designed on tbeir guard—and they left tbe town tbat night I didn't

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iail tbe man whose house was to robbed gave me some work, but I didn't reform all in a minute, and be never could have reformed me at all—it was the baby did it. She trusted me when I felt the old boy getting tbe better of me I went to tbe baby and she smiled at me and I grew strong right off—it made a man of me. I never could tell wirat that baby saw in my face to make her help me In that way.'bnt it wasn't ol this world. She knew she could save me, and she did. Tbat was ten years ago, gentlemen, and 1 am more of a man to-day than I ever was, and it's her doing/ •'She most be quite a large girl, now,"' we said inquiringly. "Mavbe ao. I don't know how tbat is some folks say they dont reckon them by months and years! I'd like to feel sh's the same sweet, smiling baby, holding out ber bands in that confiding way and call me tbat same nam»—bnt I never wanted any one else to use the name since she said it lbe last time. She was going to sleep never to wake up. tbe doctor said they told me she wouldn't know me, that I would disturb ber. I went in on my knees, I ctmwled np to tbe bad and looked at bat dear saint, aha was as white as tbe sheets, and ber pretty carls never stirred a hair, and ber sweat eyes closed and I groaned in my heart, for 1 thought she was gone, and then she opened her eyeaand there came a great struggle for tovatb and oh! my God! I'd have died to help ber, and she fast looked me and put »e hand op—I faucv pointed U|. :here—and she ami]'"- r» me, and says shet all at once:

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Charles Sweet and wife, of St. Joseph, Mich,, recently separated, both returning to their parents. They were mere children, and tbe preacher who secretly married tbein was fined tirty dollar by the circuit court.

An interesting social event in Charlotte, N. C., lately, was the marriage of a blind girl to a deaf mute. After the first difficulty of an introduction had been surmounted, tbe courtship is said to have advanced smoothly, aud tfielr mutual sympathy and understanding are now so deep that when they are together each readily supplies the other's lock, and their combined senses are equal to any emergency.

Emery H. Thomas was very deeply iu love with Marv Brown, of Siginaw, Mich. He wanted to make her a nice

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resent, but did not have the money. he stole a lot of silk aud sent her an elegant dress pattern. He was arrested, tried, convicted, and sent to the prison at Jackson for seven years. The other day Mary preseuted herself at tbe penitentiary and* the officers having given their permission, she and Einery were married by the chaplain. She is now trying to secure liis pardon.

James Bodie was about to marry at Quiunessec, Micb., when a woman with four children arrived, claiming to be his wife. It was found that she had been duped by a bogus marriage performed by one of Bodies chums. When the fact became known to tbe people, tbey gave Bodie three minutes to decide whether be would marry tbe woman he had deceived or be tarred and feathered. The wedding took place at once, and the girl who was to have beeu a bride acted as a bridesmaid.

Mr. Clayton, auditor of tho territory of Utah, had a wife and child. About eight months ago he became infatuated with the voung widow of Ernest Young, a son of brigham. Tbe passion increased until he grew to absent himself from homo for days at a time. A domestic crisis soon occurred. He declared tbat he must be "sealed" to the widow to save her from future punishment. His legal wife naturally objected, and he left her. Since then he has been "sealed in due form and is a polyamist, but still retains his office. His deserted wife has recently given birth to another child, and is reported to be in great distress of mind over his cruel abandonment.

NF.VKR try to raise a family without a good newspaper, providotl Itcontainsthe advertisement of Dr. Bull's Cough ityrup, for this valuable medicinels necessary to keep your family in good health.

A BOY'S COMPOSITION. Winter is the, coldest season iu tbe year, because it comes'In Winter mostly, in some countries Winter comes in tbe Summer, and it is very pleasant. I wish Winter came in Summer In this country, when we could go skating barefoot a'nd slide down bill in linen trowsers. We could snowbsll without our fingers getting cold, and men who go out sleighing wouldn't have to stop at every tavern as they do now. It snows more in Winter than any other season of the year. This is because so many cutters and sleighs are made then. Water tbat is left out of doors is apt to freeue. Soma folks take in thair wells and cisterns on a cold night and keep them by the fire, so tbey don't freeze. Skating is a great fnn iu Winter. The boys get tbeir skates on when the river is frozen over, and race, play tag. bieak through the ice and get wet all over. Tbey get drowned sometimes and are brought home all dripping, wbicb makes their mother scold, getting water all over the carpet In the room. A wicked boy stolo mv skates onm and ran off with them, and I couldn't catch him. Mother spin never mind, judgment will overtake him. Well, if judgment does judgement will have to bo pretty lively on his legs, for tbat boy runs bully. There ain't much sleigh-riding except in Winter. Folk* don't seem to rare about it In warm weather. Snowballing is another Winter sport. I have snowballed in Summer, but we used rotten and bard apples. It isn't so amusing as it is in Winter somehow.

A RAPID DECLINE ARRESTED. Mrs. Anna G. Fourqurean, of Son Marco, Texas, wife of a well known and influential citizen of that place, writing under datea of May 21, 18H1, says: "In tbe Spring of 1878, a deep^old settled on my lungs I had a dreadful cough, accompanied by daily fevers, sleepless nights, indigestion, loss of fle*h and

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never

go wrong now but how did she know about that little bank and my wjeked thoughts? And she forgave and loved me, too, prettv dear. Tht smoUe makes me cry. There's our depot at the next station, and we're running on schedule time, as you see, gentlemen.

QUEER MARRIAGES.

Abbie Teraperly, a girl 14 v«arsof age, was married at Ed ward son, 111., to John Williams, a widower and father of a child two j-ears old.

treatment of good

standing I baa the

By thit lime I had lost ail

(XiHghcd continually, raiting a large yuan tity of deep yellow mucous, end after a little sleep in tbe latter part of the night, I would avaken drenched by night sweats, and so prostrateJ that I could not raise myself in bed until 1 bad taken a little brandy. 1 began to lose hopes of life. My husband and my neighbors thought I nnsoano anu

could not pcwidhly live. About this time

length ana siren gin, ana wouw wave !*U«r«Uo*.

weeks from tbe beginning of tbe treatment I began to feel like a new per eon could take walk* found myself sing-

1*0

aft and tbe time 1 began it, I had no rough, no mgn of lung disease in other wonla, I WM WKIJU

It it more thamafftr since

I Uft off taking the Orypr*, have had no return of the diMease.** Oar Treatise on Compound Oxygen, ita natnre, action and nam Ita. with report* of rsae*, and full information «eat fr*"n-

I'M.

LETTER WRITER

CUSTOMS ONCE IN VOUCH THAT ARK NOW ORSOLKTK.

The letter-writing habits four ancestors were at once too prolix and too ceremonious for the use of

posial-vards

and

they would have been sliookfcd the idea of franking beforehand

heir

corres­

pondent's reply, as though he were unable to pay for it himself. In France, until the introduction of pivtago-stauaps and the rule of double postage for unpaid letters, it was considered i}l-bred to prepay a letter addressed to a friend and in England the same view must, to a great extent, have prevailed, since the right of paying for the carriage of a letter was usually left to the receiver.

WESTERN

PRO VEKBS-

There is au Eastern proverb which says: "Only two creatures can surmount the pyramids the eagle and the snail." There is a Western proverb which says "Hunt's Remedy partakes of the nature of both eagle ami snail. It is bold in its flight like the etgle it is persistent in its purpose, like »he snail." And tbns Hunt's Remedy easi'.v surmounts the pyramid of kidney and liver disease. It even attacks Hrights Disease, and hesitates at no form of kidney disease however aggravated. The story of tbe cures which it has effected would makes large volume. Remember it. is the one great liver medicine of the age.

Quick, complete

cure,

all

Bladder and

unuoytngKidney,

Urinary Diwwos. tl. Imtgtctafr.

The Secret

•of the universal success ol Brown's Iron Bitters is simply this: It is the best Iron preparation ever made is compounded on thoroughlyscientific, chemical and medicinal principles, and does just what is claimed for it—no more and no less.

By thorough and rapid assimilation with the blood, it reaches every part of the system, healing, purifying and strengthening. Commencing at the foundation it builds up and restores lost health—in no other way can lasting benefit be obtained.

TP Dearborn Ave., Chicago, Nov. 7. 1 have been a great *uTcr«r from

very

weak tiomach, heartburn, «nd

djrspcpsia In Iu wor*t form. Nearly everything I ate gave me distrei*, and 1 could eat But little. I have tried everything rec mo»ended, havotaken the prescription* of a docen. jhyilelan», but got no ifclicf until I took Brown's Iron Bitter*. I feet: none of the old troubles, and am a new man. I am getting much stronger, and feel fint-rate. 1 am a railroad engineer, and now make my trip* regularly, 1 can not say too much in praise of your ful medicine. D.

C, MACK.wonder*

BROWN'S IRON BITTERS does not contain whiskey or alcohol, and will not blacken the teeth, or cause headache and constipation. It will cure dyspepsia, indigestion, heartburn, sleeplessness, dizziness, nervous debility, weakness, &c.

U*e only Brown'* Iron Bitters made by Brown Chemical Co., Baltimore, Crossed red lint* and trade-mark on wrapper.

A T*OTKI

HUT UNTITI.Kfl WO/.l.iN. (From U« Dwtvti

Xtrtrt. K4ftm Ti« above I* a pood lfltOMe* of Hoe. l.yA't ft PlnJc-

mgnui, inuigaatiou, nm« *.»• »cth k*a, of Lynn, Kin,itbosbwtiJli 1 iter Inittn ielw

strength, mental depression and honor- maybe truthfullyaw Frimdf*ttvnuui." rhoges from the lungs. This state con- aanoros of bw corwitor»u»on t-t. Sho tfifmOCsS /TV™ \*tiC (Hl^0* A. St 10 OVOW V*'U VVPQIOT w» WW w»i wjrv tinued for eighteen months, notwitb*

hmalmHy deroted

to

her wort,

t«

tb»oataomo

Uf*«ta4r, and fa eblletd to fc*rp Mm ta4y awWents.tojKqp ber anewertbe targe wrwpcadwwo-

mo* of the tune bed, ZTiZ h. n*r

UIJ IIRIKUUUM OF IV

Jwrtfea of safferiac, Joy at refewefro* K. Ber TfggtaMe Compound t» a Medlrtor tor ffood and not crO parpoaea I have pereonaQy la**«»tf»»Millaa* imetUM of tbe troth of tfcU.

On MM*! of tt» provta aieitta. ft wwraidHl •a4 prescribed by fbebwt p!y«teiaa* la the ennnfrj. One aay* 1"U worfc* Bfce a 'harm and «ueb it wtdeorc eattreir form of falUag ef th» vtc-rex, tiWMtta*, Imwelar

vtc-rex,

MKWTW

vnnr Tnmnntind Oxvmtl Trenlinent' ITlMimliati-rion&Mrv. W»par»m»rrt« (tkIIIMr

your 'Compound Oxygon Treatment was brought to our notice. My hitwhand immediately sent for it I stopjied tbe nseof all medicines and began tbe •Treatment.' I was too weak at first to take it for as long a time as two minute but gradnaliy the Inhalations increased in length and strength, and woukl leave 3MJ

M4

potBfbl'

Mnmtn»Uo».»a 0*mrUn TrooMc. H0*am*tkn md

-»rv-

nm *01111 flfltdhw. t»'pamn#nta nxl t» M1* rnT "i"1—' «v*kfMe*,aa4 is eep*^aSy •daft'O t*. UmOuuw*"i Ltfo."

It ptrr&r-et-*every porUoa of tbe tymirm, «n4 rtaM. new ttt*aa4 vlfwr. 11 r«wn»

such a delightful sense of relief l/» my r*ia. wat«fat aad aiway« lungs that I loved to inhale. My fevers j»

grew lighter each day until I had no nr. i^mtaausom, act fa banton? taw Two weeks from tbe beginning of the gortrmtbe f«*na*«y*um.

$66

stmt, Philadelphia, rs*# Portia** 1*1 nr.

MMMM,

fUtubstry,

rt^tiiijmll nrtnrf-* Hla«)wiU.t«il wtHw mrm of tt* Aark. Ii enrta Eleallorjferrou* VrPtirrntUm, Omeral E-nUSHy. M-nb+tom*, SepttftiMi »od taOitPMioa. Thai Wl'.ng -t l**rlag

Thai

M!»*

wsuaiaiin®**. and

It c«*y ft per boMJa or «t* for and l* wM fry

while al work indeed I acarcely rec-, of m»mr »boMwb*«« u.,»rf«* osniised my own aelf my fienh increased be«iibi*tbaw»«f

and I felt and looked younger. I owed!

tbe Treatment' foar month* faithfully er that irregularly for several month*, at tbe end of twelve month* from

A»v a4vVe required a» to «p»»lal «, a*d

W^POWKI.*™u

P- »w» «ta«ifor

at ber bawe laJLflaa, *a*L Tor idtey Oofapialat of titk,r ars lih r«»|W* •aar.rparw4 a* atnaAtat tntlaMieiabi afeoa. -*m PbddNua'* Liver P!Qe,"«ay*et* writer, "are (WM U* mrrid foe tbe

cutw

t(

tiiSmmim aa4 StatpMKr of tt*

CeartJpatio*.

B'r

FartCer wortw waaiten ta Ita aad W«5* tair to aifaal be OamptmtA la ita jwfak"'

AH mm* rmp«* ker aa Aasd «t that? •BIMM t» to tfogood to tttien. rbaadetyfefe. Pa. (ID *r«. A.M.U.