FliOODTlDE.
The fi'tiar'i wlf looked from h.r door,
Ac rots th. shlnlns- sand.
Ber tjet araln't the lorel light
Wer. shaded by her ban I ;
8h. heard, like wlndi 'mid autumn Lavas,
The bright wavet lap the strand.
TJndrlTen cam the lowing cowl
Along the winding war,
Ber good man'a boat aralnet the Willi
Was lacking up the bay i
She taw him stand, with rope In hand.
And oast the sheet away.
TVbat was It on the lengthening shore
Dor strained eyes sought In rain f
Shi stooped to turn the drying nets,
, Then rose an aaed again.
' " lie waits behind the rock," she smiled,
To rreot his father fain I"
Tet while she spoke, his boat to land
Atone the fl'ber drew ;
The breaking tide-wave's flashing crest
Cat white aeioss the bine,
And a brimless hat beside his feet
The mocking waters threw.
TEXATIOXS OF A FRONT YARD.
" Uncle 8am " hands ng in the follow
ing at tide by the "Fat Contributor,"
which we hope our readers will enjoy as
well as we did.
We have recently moved into a hmm
that has a front yard. We have always
uvea in nouses waose iront yard was
the street. Children will play in the
yard whether there is a street rnnnirur
through it or not. After two or three of
them had barely escaped being run over
by the teams that insisted on running
throtifrh our front VMrrl. wit auM V,o
must rent a home that hadn't any street
in it. Boweata. Uut law! the children
don't make any account of it. They are
in the street as much
lating their (Jaily supply of narrow es
capes.
Wife said the yard looked bare with
out shrubs and flowers and vines. I
Hinted that a little grass would help it,
too. She asked me if I knew where I
eonld tret some, and T tnld fco. T i .
little grass widow on the next street, if
sue woiuu qo. i retreated, followed by
the broom ; wife asked me to bring her
a few "annuals." when I nama r,Mr T
wondered what she wftnted of annuals as
1 rode down town in the street oar, but I
am accustomed to a blind obedience to
her requests, so when I went home at
night, I brought her some annuals.
There were " Dr. Jaynes' Almanac," I
remember, and " The Odd Fellows An
nual Offering." and a New Years' Ad
dress" for 1862, and the "Birth Day
Gift," and numerous annual addresses be
fore agricultural associations that had
accumulated on my hands.
"Good gracious!" exclaimed Mrs.
B?gB (she never swears like that except
tinder ereat excitement) "what have you
brought me?"
" Annuals, Mrs. Boggs," said I. You
sail you wanted seme annuals, and here
thev are."
Then Mrs. Boggs burst out laughing
nuu crieu, vs ny you Old 1001, you, (we
have been married twenty years, but
Mrs. B. calls mo pet names yet), the an
nuals I meant are flowers, such as ver
benas, pansies. daisies, morning glories,
mignonette and the like, to apt nut. in
our front yard." Then she took all the
annuals I had been at so much pttins to
collect and set them out ir. the back yard
among other rubbish.
The next lunrninn- rVia aalrarl ma if T
thought I could get her some roses for
the front yard. Told her I knew a man
who had cot lota of rns. nnlntnoa Vi,f
it wasn't the tight time a year for setting
vueui out. (l nave an idea tnat grounc
IS mUCh better PllltlltlTPrl in ruiuinn, a v.n
tato than in raising a flower, unless it be
a barrel of flour.) Wife said I hadn't a
un oi inure, one tnen gave me a mem
oranda of roses Bhe wanted. I was busy
an uny, uui jusi as i was about taking
car for home I thought of the roses.
referred to the memoranda and found
the following :
" Get a fow g( raniums, frcbsias, helio
trope, roses, bourbon, running rose,
' Prairio Queen,' golden tea plant vines,
English Ivy, Wandering Jew, seeds, etc."
I studied it hard, but it was slightly
incomprehensible. Bhe had evidently
got things mixed up. However, I went
to a florist's aud told him what I wanted.
Said I, " Give me a few geraniums and a
few she's, and "
" A few what ?" asked the flower man,
looking puzzled.
"A few she's," said I, turning very
red, I know, for I couldn't tell tor the
life ot mo what my wife wanted of a
few she's about the place, as she could
never live in the same house with anoth
er woman.
As tli9 florist lorked more staggered
thau ever, I handed him the memoranda,
when he burst into a loud laugh.
" Why man," he cried, "it's fuchsias she
wants !" and then he roared again.
"Well, whatever it is, give me a couple
ot yards of it, anyhow, front and buck
yard too."
You Bee I was mad.
I got the things the memoranda seem
ed to call for at various places, and
went home. "Here, Mrs. Boggs," said
I, testily, " are the things for your front
yard,"
" Why, what is this?" she cried, as I
thrust a two-gallon jug upon her among
Other things.
" Bourbon, my dear. I found it on the
memoranda. Pretty thing to set out in
a front yard, though, now long do you
s'pone it'll stay there with the neighbors
we've got It"
" Boggs, you are an ignoramus ; that
memorandum was Bourbon Hose.' But
what is this nssty little book '(" holding
up a dime novel with a highly colored
title-page represt nting a gorgeous squaw
on a tiery and untamed mustang.
"That? Why you ordered it, didn't
you 'i That is Running Rose, or the
Prairie Queen,' one of the Beadle's, you
know."
My wife carried it at arm's length and
threw it into the stove. Then she took
the tug of bourbon and emptied it iuto
the back gutter. While she whs gone I
concealed Alexander Duma' " Wander
ing Jew," which I had purchased, for I
began to see that I had made a terrible
blunder in tilling that order. (I havt
ascertained since that "Wandering Jew"
was the name of a vine, but how was 1
expected to know all about it r)
Tub President of Mexico The
election for President of Mexico resulted
in the almost unanimous choice of Lerdo
de Tt-jada. The votes against him were
few and cattering. A programme ol
the course the President proposes for
himself litis been madepublic, and may b
condensed iuto this phrase : " Little pol
itics and much administration." Hiuct
a frtw days ago the newly elected Presi
dent hits ceased to exercise any ot tht
extraordinary powers with which he
was invested. Portirio Dias has sent in
his own submission to the Government
and the surrender of the forces undei
his command. The paper was dated
October 23, near Duraugo, and the Gen
eral promised to present himself at th'r
capital. This makes complete the puri
fication of the country. It is reported
that President Lerdo intends to restore
Gens. Porfirio Dias, and Trevino to their
former rank in the army.
fifteen eents a
" The Seven Whistlers "-Some Curious
English Superstitions.
One evening a few years aeo. when
rotting one of our Lancashire moors in
company with an intelligent old man, "we
were suddenly startled by the whistling
overhead of a covey of plovers. My com
panion remarked that whpn a fcoy tkj
old people considered Such a; circum
stance a bad omen, " as the person who
nearn tne wandering Jews, as lie called
the Plovers, " was sure to be overtaken
with some ill-luck." On questioning
my friend on the name given to the
birds, he said : " There is a tradition
that they contain the souls of those Jews
who assisted at the crucifixion, and in
consequenoe wra doomed to float in the
air forever." When we arrived at the
foot of the moor, a coach, by which I had
hoped to finish my journey, had alreadv
loit its station, thereby causing me to
traverse tne remaining distance on foot.
The eld man reminded me of the omen.
Another writer says: " Dunns a thun
der-storm which passed over this distriot
(Hettering, in Yorkshire), on the even
ing of September 6th, on which occasion
the lightning was very vivid, an un
usual spectacle was witnessed ; immense
nocks ot birds were flying about utter
ing doleful affrighted cries as they
passed over the locality, and for hours
they kept up a continual whistling like
that made by sea-birds. There must
have been great numbers of them, as
they were also observed at the same
as we learn by the public prints, in the
conn! lcs ot Northampton, Leicester, and
Lincoln. The next day, as my servant
was driving me to a neighboring village.
this phenomenon of the flight of birds
became the subject of conversation, and
on asking him what birds he thought
they were, he told me they were what
were called ' lhe Seven Whistlers, and
that whenever they were heard it was
considered a sign ot some great calamity,
and that the last time he heard them
was the night before the great Hartley
oolliery e? plosion ; he had also been
told by soldiers that if they heard them
they always expected a great slaughter
would take place soon. Curiously
enough, on taking up the newspaper the
following morning, I saw beaded in
large letters, 'Terrible Colliery Explo.
sion at Wigan,' etc., etc. This 1 thought
would confirm my man's belief in ' The
Seven Whistlers. "..,
A Caid From Horace Greeley.
The undersigned resumes the editor
ship of the Tribune, which he relinquished
on embarking in another line of business
six months ago. tlencetorth, it shall be
his endeavor to make this a thoroughly
independent journal, treating all partite
and political movements with judicial
fairness and candor, but courting the fa
vor and deprecating the wrath ot no
one.
If he can hereafter say anything that
will tend to heartily unite the whole
American people on the broad platform
ot universal amnesty and impartial But
frage, he will gladly do so. Fur the
present, however, he can best commend
that consummation by silence and for
bearance. 1 he victors in our late strut;
gle cam hardly fail to take the whole
subject of Southern rights and wrongs
into early and earnest consideration, and
to them, tor the present, ha remits it.
Since he will never again be a candi
date tor any office, and is not in full ac
cord with either of the great parties
which have hitherto dividei the country,
he will be able and will endeavor to give
wider and steadier regard to the progress
of science, industry, and the useful arts.
than a partisan journal can do ; and he
will not be provoked to indulgence in
those bitter personalities which are the
recognized bane ot journalism. Sus
tained by a generous public, he will do
bis best to make the Irtbune a power in
the broader field it now contemplates, as,
when human freedom was imperilled, it
was in the arena ot political partisan
ship. Respect fully,
Horace Greeley.
New York, Nov. 6, 1872.
Proposed Mechanics! Feat.
At its approaching session, Congress
will be asked to provide the means for
one or the grandest mechanical teats ot
the age. The General Post-Office build
ing being found insufiiuiuut in size lor
the accommodation' of the numerous
clerks required to supervise the work ot
thirty thousand post-othces, Mr. Mullett,
the chiet architect, proposes to elevate it
into the air, and to put another story
beneath it. Readers of this iournal fa
miliar with Washington, will remember
that this builditigcoverstbe entire square
between iu and if Streets and Sixth and
Seventh, and contains some of the largest
rooms in the city. The Dead-Letter
room is about seventy feet long by lorty
five wide, and two stories high ; the
book-keeper's room is about sixty feet
square. In 183(5 the "odt;n structure
then used by the di-p rtment was de
stroyed by fire, with uiauy of its archives.
To provide against such a casualty a
second time, the extervul walls of the
new building were niadj of marble, and
are three ieet thick ; the inner walls are
of brick, and the floor of slate, bedded
upon groined arches of brick. This
enormous mass of musoiry it is now pro
posed to raise some twenty ieet in Height.
Buildings, larger in extent, have been
lifted at Chicago, but none of such
weight, aud where the slightest mistake
would be so fatal. Aud all this is to be
done while the business of the depart
ment is to be carried on as usual, with
full facility of entrance aud departure
for its hundred of clerk i and daily visi
tors. An Election Incident.
ITarper't Weekly says: A friend re
cently related to us the following cir
cumstance, which occurred in one of the
up-town wards of this city : Two gen
tlemen went to the appointed place to
be registered for voting. A German,
evidently uneducated, made the written
record. The ubtial questious were asked.
One of the gentlemen replied without
taking any notice of the manner in
which the record was made; the atten
tion of the other who had stated tht
bis name was Wilson, and his age thirty
was attracted by the pen ot the writer.
He began to be suspicious that all was
uot correct.
" How are yoa writing my name V" he
demanded.
" I know, T know," replied the man,
in Germau-Euglish ; " I have it all
right."
" But what are those ditto marks for i"
persisted the gentleman, as he watched
the further motion of the pen.
The roan declared it was "all right,"
but the gentleman insisted on seeing the
record. He was somewhat amazed to
read, "Name, Willsson, age 300,"
followed by ditto marks. And glancing
ibove those marks, be perceived the word
''colored" appended to a name which had
been written above the last two names.
The joke was too good to be lost, and
the young American still laughs with
his tvieuds over "Willssoc, age 300, col
ored." The St. Louis Republican claims to
have "the handsomest and most corn-
Mexican Barbarity -Massacre of Ameri
can Offlcers.
Gftn. M. M. Parsons had commanded
a division of Missouri infantry with
great credit to himself and with great
honor to the State. He was a soldier of
great dash in battle, of unsurpassed
horsemanship, and of thai graceful and
natural suavity of manner : which en
deared him alike 16 his brother officers
and to the me over whom he was placed
in command. His brother-in-law. Col.
H. Staudish, was his chief of staff, and a
frank, fearless yaurtrf tflleer whinn 'the
Mtssourmni knew and adrfiired C.tptain
Aaron H. Conrow hai Wore the war
represented Caldwell county in the
Legislature, and . had during the war
been elected to the Confederate Congress.
With these three men were three brave
and faithful young Irish soldiers. James
Moocey, Patrick Langdon, aud Michael
Monarthy six in all who, for the crime
of being Americans, bad to die. Follow
ing in the rear of bhelby s expedition in
the vain hope of overtaking it, they
were captured, falling into the hands of
l igueroa, a robber chief, as notonous
aiuong the Mexicans as Dupin was
among the French. Short shrift came
afterwards. Colonel Standish was shot
first. When told of the fate intended
for him, he bade good -by to his comrades,
knelt a few moments in silent prayer.
ana tnen stood up nrmiy, lacing ins
murderers. At the discharge of the
musketry platoon, he was dead before he
touched the ground. Two bullets pierced
nis generoui and dauntless heart. Uap
tarn Aaron II. Conrow died nexfr. He
expected no mercy, and he made no plea
for ale. A request to be permitted to
write a few lines to his wife was denied
him, Figueroa savagely ordering the
execution to proceed. The tiring party
shortened the distance between it and
their victim, placing him but three feet
away frem the muzzles ot their muskets.
Like Standish, he refused to have his
eyes bandaged. Know.ng but few words
ot Spanish, he called out in his brave,
quick fashion, and in his own language,
"Fire!" and the death he got was cer-J
tain and instantaneous. He leu witnm
a few paces of his comrade, dead, like
him, before he touched the ground.
The last moments of the three young
Irish soldiors had now come. Jangdon,
the youngest, was only twenty-two. A
native of Mobile, when the war com
menced he had volunteered in a battery,
had been captured at Yicksburg, and had
later joined iriudall s battalhon ot sharp
shooters in Parson s division, lie bad a
face like a young girl's, it was so fair and
fresh. All who knew him loved him. In
all the Uoutederate army there was
neither braver nor better soldier. Mooncy
was a mau of fifty-five, with an iron
frame and with a gaunt, scarred, rugged
lace that was yet kindly and attractive.
He took Langdon in his arms and kissed
him twice, once on each cheek, shook
hauds with Monarthy, and opened his
breast, lhe close, deadly tire was re
ceived standing and with eyes wide open.
Langdon died without a struggle. Moo
uey groaned twice, aud tried to speak,
Duath finished the sentence ere it was
commenced. Monarthy required the
coup de grace. A soldier went elose to
him, rested the muzzle of his musket
against his head, aud fired.
General Parsons felt that for him, too,
the supreme moment had come at last.
Waiting patiently for his sentenc a re
spite was granted. Some visions of ran
som must have crossed Figueroa's mind.
It was for a time at least thought best to
hold him a prisoner. His horse even
was given back to bim, and for some
miles further towards Matamoras he was
permitted to ride with tho.-o who had
captured him. The captain of the guard
immediately in charge of his person had
also a very fine horse, whose speed he
was continually boasting of. A race was
at length proposed. The two men started
off at a futious gallop, the American
gaining steadily upon the Mexican.
Finding himself in danger of beiug dis
tanced, the captain drew up and ordered
his competitor in the race to halt. Un
heeding the command, General Parsons
dashed on with the utmost speed, escaping
tha shots from the revolver of the Mexi
can, and eluding Figueroa and his com
mand. There could be but one result,
A large ecoutiug party of Figueroa's
forces, returning to the headquarters of
their chief, met him before he had ridden
ten miles, again took him prisoner, and
again delivered him into the hands of the
ferocious bandit. Death followed almost
instantly. None who witnessed the deed
have ever told how he die j, but three
days afterward his body was found
stripped by the wayside, literally shot to
pieces. Afterwards Figueroa, dressed in
the full uniform of General Parsons, was
in occupation of Camargo, while the
same Colonel Johnson who had followed
Shelby southwardly from San Antonio
held the opposite shore of the Rio Grande
on the American side. Figueroa, gloat
ing over the savageness of the deed, and
imagining, in his stolid Indian cunning,
that the Federal officers would pay hand
somely for the spoils of the murdered
Confederate, proffered to deliver to him
General Parson's coat, pistols, and pri
vate papers for a certain specific! sum,
detailing, at the same time, with revolt
ing accuracy, the merciless particulars ot
the butchery.
Horrified at the cool rapacity of the
robber, and thinking only of General
Parsons as an American and a brother,
Colonel Johnson tried tor weeks to entice
Figueroa across l!e river, intending to
do a righteous vengeance upon him.
Too wily and too cowardly to be caught,
he moved back suddenly into the in.
terior, sending a message afterwards to
Uolor.tl Johnson tull ot taunting and
defiance. Las Flores was a flower town,
beautiful in name, and beautiful in the
blue of the skies which bent over it.
Hither would ceme Figueroa in the lull
of the .long marches, and in the ralaxa
tion of the nights of ambush, and the
days of watching and starving. God
help all of them who tarried till the
American fquadron charged into the
town, 100 tank and file, Frank Moore
leading all who had beard upon their
faces or guns within their hands. A
trusty guide had made the morning a
surprise. It was not yet daylight. The
mubio aud the lights had died out in the
streets. - And the faces of the Americans
were set as a flint, and the massacre
began. Never were six men so terribly
avenged. It need not be told what
flames were there, what harsh and gut
teral oaths, what tawny faces blanched
and grew white, what cries, and volleys,
and shrieks, and deaths that made no
moan arose on the morning, and scared
the mist from the water, the paradise
birds from their bowers amid the limes
and the orange trees. It was over at
lust. Fifteen Americans dead, eleven
wounded, and so many Mexicans that
you could not count them; Las Flores,
the City of the Flowers, bad become to
be Las Cruces, the City of the Crosses,
A. down-east editor writes as follows
ahout what he " knows about farming :"
" Now is tha time to harvest bean poles,
to save them from the lute frosts. They
should be taken up carefully to preserve
the sprouts for the next season's growth.
Bean poles have done better tliis year
H,.n ..r.t.ln.."
AOJRIC ULTURALh
Materials for Mantiib. The last
harvest of the season is at hand. It is
the gathering of materials for a stock of
manure for next year. On this work de
pends the amount which may be reaped
from next year's crop. If the supply of
manure csn be doubled the crops may
be increased in more than equal propor
tion.- It is not the droppings of the
stock alone that constitute manure, but
there are many materials that may be
gathered from other sources equally val
uable. The great bulk of the manure
from stock consist of ttndigested vege
table fiber, -as crude and unaltered in
character as when it existed in the shape
of hay, straw, or fodder. But its me
chanical condition has ; been changed,
and in its present state of minute divis
ion it more rapidly enters into decompo
sition. That is the whole secret of the
value of animal manure. Every farmer
has within his control abundance of
material worth as much as thedroppirgs
of his cattle which, if gathered and
mingled with the more easily decom
posed matter, will furnish for his crops
food of the richest description. Of these
the first in importance is forest leaves.
These rapidly decay, and contain a much
larger proportion of the most valuable
fertilizers than the wood. While dry
wood contains from one-tenth of a pound
to four pounds in the hundred of potash,
dry loaves and young twigs contain from
half a pound up to ten pounds of potash
in the hundred. Almost exactly the
same relative proportion holds good in
regard to the phosphoric acid contained
in these substances. A hundred pounds
of leaves of the mixed forest growths,
common in the United States, will yield
nearly two pounds of this indispensable
fertilizer. Leaves may be gathered at
any time before suow talis. They should
be raked together with hay rakes either
hand rakes or korse and gathered into
piles. They may be hauled now or in
winter, but now is the accepted time.
A hay-rack, protected at the sides by a
few boards, is an excellent vehicle to
haul them in ; large barrel hoops, cov
ered looosely with a piece of gunny bag
ging, make handy baskets by which to
load thrm into the wagon, .foor head'
way is' made with forks-of any kind, ex
cej;t barley forks, and they bre not us
ually met with. When brought home
they may be put under roof or kept dry
beneath a few boards or a thatch of
straw. Then they make a comfortable
bedding for any stock, but most especial
ly for sows with young litters. Beside
leaves, many other materials will Bug
gest themselves. Tan bark contains
much potash, especia ly oak, and next
hemlock. Sawdust also is valuable,
especially that of beach, elm, and bass
wood, while that from other hard wood,
is worth the trouble of gathering. Road
sweepings, meadow muck, coarse weeds.
and such refuse should be brought in
and cast into the stables and yards, aud
made to absorb the liquid manuro, and
every day s labor thus spent is in
worthy harvest held.
New Way of Kiudling Fires.
Of course the easiest and best way to
kindle a fire is with matches aud small
pieces ot pine wood. But some of our
bigger boys may one day nnd themselves
in a situation where, though a hre may
be needed, there are no matches at hand,
and it is well in such a case to know
how it is possible to obtain a fire with
out them.
When Robinson Crusoe was cast upon
his desert island he was obliged to kin
dle his first fire by striking the blade of
his knife against a flint to produce little
sparks, which lighted a piece of tinder
he happened to have in his pocket, with
this he could kindle the dry leaves and
sticks he bad collected.
The North American Indians and oth
er savages, who nave not even the re
sources ot " poor old Kobinson Urusoe,
are able to effect the same result, though
with a great deal more labor, by rubbing
together two decaying sticks ot wood
until fire is produced. But this is an
operation requiring much skill, aud is
only successful after long practice.
Sir Samuel Baker tells us ot a new
way of kindling fires, which he often
tried when in the desert wilds of Africa.
Having first collected an abundance
of dry leaves aud grass and small twigs,
he would bruise with a stick about hall
a teaspoon ful of gunpowder ; in this he
would rub a rag ot dry cotton or linen
cloth until it was perfectly blackened.
Then he would place an end of this rag
in tbe pan of an unloaded musket re
member that, boys, unloaded, there
should be no careless handling of fire
arms and pull the trigger. In an in
stant tbe rag would ignite and burn
fiercely.
Then quickly gathering the rag and a
few of the dry twigs together in his
hand, in the form of a bouquet, he would
swing it rapidly round to make a good
draught of air, and the whole would be
in a bluzo in a moment. Laying this
flaming bundle of twigs on the ground.
our ingenious traveler would place over
it some sticks of wood, and then cau
tiously iile on larger sticks until a fine,
roaring, crackling lire was obtained by
which he coutd warm nimseit, drive
away the swarms of mosquitoes, and
roast wild birds, or toast thin slices of
hippopotamus meat for his evening meal
"Ogden Farm Papers" contains a pre'
scription furnished by Samuel J. Sharp.
lens, ot (Street Itoad btation, l'enn., one
of the oldest breeders of Jerseys, which
he highly recommends as "a tonic to
prevent abortion," and for a cow or 'calf
out of condition. The dose is half a talile
spoonful of the mixture once a day, with
bran or other food, and the ingredient'
are (in ounces) as follows : 2 sulphate of
iron, powdered ; 3 ground ginger,
ground fenugreek, 8 ground caraway, 4
ground gentian.
Information about any Railroad Rondi
cai be obtainpd i y m writn toCiiARLES
W. Hassleb, No. 7 Wall St., New York.
Cum.
Diseased Lungs are Greatly 05 an
Increase ix this Country. The sud
den changing of weather has done much
to give rise to Consumption. But there
are thousands of cast s who bring it on
by their own imprudence such as
wearing damp clothing, and going from
the warm loom into the cold air, and
checking the perspiration, which causes
irritation of the Lungs, and then matter
or phlegm will collect, which nature will
try to relieve by coughing it up. If na
ture does not raise the matter with ease,
and stop this iuflamiiiat ion. Consumption
will soon follow. Allen's Lung Balsam
will cure and prevent thousands of cases
of Consumption if it is only taken in
time.
It is sold by all druggists and medi
cine dealers- Com.
Aeiae of chronic rheumatism of nnnsoal se
verity, cured by Johtworii Anodyne Liniment,
U uotictd by one ol our wbauife. A Inn;.
bunch, came out upon tbe breusl of iLe sufferer,
and appeared like part of tbe breast bone.
Com.
Tbe sweetest word In oar language Is health.
At tbe first Indication of dieeuse, use well
known sud approved remedle. For dy.penala
or ludlttestlou. use Par Km t Pttraativt Pillt
For conuhs, eolds, sore or latuj ttomacb, usij
Je1IQ I Anodyne Lmimtntk-Conk.
ublieve IT OB ivail. Alcohol is a
poison which takes hold of a man's
whole being t TJalsfS his physical and
moral strength, and by degrees, so to
say, "dissolves his spirit by combustion'.'
lhe passion for arink is an abyss in
which man is exposed to every other
pnssfon. It causes nun to degrade him
self below the brute, and he ceases to be
a man. . The use of Whiskey and other
Spirituous Poisons, has caused more mor
al aud physical desolation than fire and
sword can ever do.
The insiduons tempter, Alcohol, is
never more dangerous than when dis
guised as " Tonio Bitters," the indiscrim
inate use of which has become so general
as to assume the character ox an epi
demic d'sease. Such Ionic litten are not
the remedy of any legitimate school of
medicine, but rather the abortive substi
tutes for such valuable restoratives as
Dr. Walker's California Vegetable
Vixeoar Bitters, which, in spito of
their anomalous name, have excited such
attention, and gained such a world-wide
renown for their intrinsic merits as well
as the established fact that they contain
no alcoholic stimulant whatever, that at
this date, in the year of our Lord, 18 1 1,
they stand the chosen and accredited
medicine of countless thousands who
have proven their rare medicinal and
healing qualities. Com.
$1,000 Reward will ba tiaid by the propri
etor of Dr. Pierce's GuMen Medical Discover
tor a medicine that will entml it in ctirinir se
vers and lingering Couahx, Bronchitis, unci all
discuses ot the Icings. Com. 607.
Masks and Facks Ladies who musk the'r
faces and necks with enamels endanger thur
Health to no purno-e. The plaster work de
ceives nobody. There Is but one article known
which will restore a lilemisbed complexion or
create external brilliancy and liloom whcicl
tlicy havr never heretofore existed, nnd tliata
tide is Uioan's Magnolia Balm. Itpetloini
this toilet miracle bv infusiiii; vitality into tbi
skiu. The II oral and herbal juices of which II
s composed ireutly stimulate tbe circulation in
me minute blood vessels, and brace tbe net
work of nerves through which they p iss. Thut
quickened nnd strengthened tbe external cov
ering soon acquires n Ircsu and healthful hue,
nnd every trace of sallowness disappears. The
palest cheeks Seilvc from the bcnulitvlng hnp-
tisin of tbis delightful cosmetic a warmer hue.
and tbe arm, bauds nnd neck, a blonde hiMre
which lhe clm'iatans, who profess to make la
dies " beautllul forever," witli lhiir poisouout
cement, cau never hope to imitate. Com.
A few Applications of " The Queen's Toilet."
will render tbe roughest skiu smooth and soft
worn.
CniSTADoiio's Excelsior Hair Dri Is the most eure
and complete preparation of Ite kind In the world ; Its
effect! aie vacical, ltt character harmless, Ite tint
natural, Ite qualities eLdurlne.
Liks LlQHTXtNO -e tbe miraculous cures effected
with Flioo's I.hiast Ksuer. Aches, Pains, Sprains,
Dowel Complaints, etc., CiXNOT exist if this great
medicine is used. Relief warranted, or moner returned.
THOUSAND or Promiriho Ymrrns. of fcn'b I
uuwii iu untimely ci ave-, irora prnin-ai uenmiT arm
woaknes", who mlcht be sayert bv fo tlfrine their sv-.
terns witn iroa. The Peruvian Syrup I- an Iran Tonic I
prepared expressly to supply Mils vltalltinc elemen'.
and l th only prepay iou of iron that will attiuiilate
ai once wiiu lue oiooa.
Dentil's Door Stand. Wide Open
For those wta. suffer a Courh to "run on " until tlir
lunfr separate, or tbo wiri'l-plpe an'l the hinnchial
tulie bornra. hijv.e-""lY diJei'cl ; hut for s'l who rn
sort to Halt' Ilonrv f Horehound and Tar. in thr
ear y staavs, th.re U immeuiat. relief and th. absolute
ceraimr or a permauent cuie.
Pike's Toothache D-ops cnr. Toothache In on. mln-
uu. com dt an iiukisis at u cents.
The Key to Health.
It Is the enM-it thine- In tbe world to lose the bless
ing of health, but when lost it is not so eay to retrain
it. The popular Idea of uftv years ago that a trcmend'
oub scouring of the bowels was an essential element ol
cure in almost all diseases has fortunately for mankind
been pretty effectually exploded. The Introduction ot
IlostetterV Stomach Dltter. nearly a quarter of a cen
tury ago, may be said to have (riven the coup de grace
to drastic purcallon. The world baa teamed from the
beneficial effects prcdnced by that admirable prepara
tion, that, one medicine may embrace th. three proper-
th operation of a single asraeabl. remedy. There ar-
ouud, philosophical reasons for the remarkable Im
provement which the Bitter occasion iu the condition
f a deranged and .nfecblod system. This pure com
bination of vegetable Julcca not only strengthens the
etomaeh, stimulates the appetite, and braces th. nerves,
but also Imparts tone and vigor to the secretory organ
as the skin, tk. liver, and th. klrine;t ; and If the
blood ha become too thin and watery to aonrlsh the
body properly, enriches ant vitalizes that "raw ma
terial " of all th. solid portions ot the frame. At tbi.
porlod of tha year, when intermittent f.vers, bilious
disorders, stomach complaints, and dyseateri. and
dlarrhoiic ailments are always mora or less rife, occa
sional dosee of th. Bitters will be found tbe best safe
guard against th. atmo-ph.ilc conditions which gen
erate them. An accession of general vigor is necesrary
to enable the system to re-it lhe morbid Influence ol
the nialaiious vspors which rise fmm tbe canli at tbi
reason and of atl the known iuvigoraata UosUitax's
uiueri is uie aieei ana tti. ntoat potent.
A Stcbdobm Cocoii that will not yield to ordinary
remedies, may be thoroughly cured by Dr. Jayne'a Ex
pectorant, an efflcadous medicine In llronchial and
Pulmonary Disorders.
A CHALLENGE
Ii extended to the world to place before the pi bile ;
vubiui tDH,n ur iwny reincuy man
ALLK.'H LVG BALSAM.
VERILY IT HATH NO EQUAL.
Consumptives, Read !
WouM yan cure that dlr-treoFinir couirh. and bring
uwn. inai ucuiiiiy vicur 1111 inieiy piuutea in youi
check? If you would, do uot delay ; for, are yon arc
aware, it will te too lat.
ALLEN'S LUNG BALSAM
Ii your hope. It has been tried by thoumnds rurh pi
uu, wuu uiiTuufuucuini, many. 111 ineir gratitude,
have lent tU'jir nam en tf n. thai fcutteriiiir Iiuihriihi
can read tbeir evllene and belie-vt. Ui.n't .-nnriii.i
wnhuew aud untried mixture yon can not afford it
but try at oncn ihU in- alnable article. It U warranted
to break up the mot troublesome con eh in a few hours,
If not of too lone standiue It ti warranted m ifiv t .
lire at' taction in all eaten of lung and throat Uiffi
ouiuuis a au AzpccLorani, v. uas no equal
Unsolicited Evidence of lis Merits.
READ TUB FOLLOWING:
What Well-known DrntTtrUU saw about
Allen Lung UaWaui.
Bprikgfibld, Trnh.. Vept. !, I87t.
nemiemen : rsnip uh hx trnztm Allen s Lunjr finlfara
at once. We have not a bottltrlnft in nnr unr. Tt hu
more re nutation than anyeouzb medicine we have ever
sold, and we have ben in 1 he d nut bulna-R twenty
even yurs; wa mean J jst what wo cay about tha
vtMejeaau v v iiuij UH'-i
I1CRT & TANKER.
A?atn read the evidence from a Druiraist who was
enreu by tne nseor ine ll ttsam.anri noweUsIt largely
L O. Ce trell. Pruei'i-t at Marine Ci'y, Michigan,
wiites, Sept. It, 187!: " I am out of Allen'ii l.unir Hil-
sam : send me liaii a rross as snnn a vou can : I wrmiri
rather be out of any other medicine in my store. The
l.ui'K lialsam i.rer fails to do good for those afflicted
with a cough.
It if Harmleee to the Moat Delicate Child.
It Contain! no Opium In any Form.
KsTDIrccttons aceomrauy a:h bottle.
C ACTION-Call for
Allen's Lung Balsam.
36 N. HARRIS & V0.. Proprietors,
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
For Sale by till Medicine Dealers.
FOR VALE BY
JOHN F. HENRY, ew York, . .
UE0. C. G00DWIX & CO, Boston,
JOHXSOX, HOLLA WAY k CO., PMl'ft.
blS CP 1800 FOREIGN CLAIMS
Ot All kiud bavj ictn t
J R. FKITE AIT
Atto' oej at Liw. Coiumbi. Lnoaatr Co.. Pa.
How to Advertise.
If yan wiah fo dvrt exUnMrelv. at tbo least
poiKlbU expoou. Mad fur exp'anin'y OfrRnHr to
Kos. 11, 83 and 16 C uut re bt., New Yui k.
UA HI? CHANCE FOR AGENTS.-Aranta we
will P7 you f 40 per week in ca-h. to
ciikvko wiiu u- 01 ire. evMrrinin luniiinea aitd ex-
TF YOU WAX T TO ADVERTIIF
in onr
papwr or oae auuareat aaareM n
U. WILSON,
utgoeny uuj ra
fi.l'ii-VAl.tJABLK Sen th'ee-cpnt sump for Vn tt BOH WEEK.-AOr.NT8 WAKT
i? i I yu'ttcuhua. lHJUaON, UAVNSS VO. I 5e.Fl ED. B.stuess teaulmaie. ParUea-
"v".
Slam -
f
For Beauty ef Polish, 8avlng knbor, Clean
liness, Durability St Cheapness, Unequnled-
Mtirni ov woBTm.iiss imit.itwn. under oth.-r
liamp, hut rcucmhMBg uurt In shape aodco'er of wrrpr
intended to deceive.
TUB MsiMi St fOI.MTI IS tirl.K, fo. .tovedcalirV
use, nt twelve rente per pound twent? ai-e and nrty
pound boxes. "Cheaper tlma any other b il IkrlUU for
nothing."
liiK ittsixn tun i.rirsrs rrtrtt ji sv.irprn(n
Cheap ftn1 puraWp fupercrdpanllicrnrticlrgr purpose.
TllK HIHVl M N !".' Dill) LI HKICAIUK. "VrailcS,
benrlnpn and ir.achlm-rv. I.A'ifl Kit llnifntelniijrnsoil
alone. 55 lb. and 60 lb. boxes, 16 Cfliti per lb. Try it.
MOfSt SROS., Pron'm.. Canton, MnM.
THE NEW SCALE
27 Union Souare, N-Y.
MoitCLly tlic iicst Sucarc Piano matte.
Send for Circular with Illustrations.
Prices janEin from 350 to 700 dollars.
r.nry Tivn T.VARKASTED for five Xean.
If Thoa Art SicA
LEND MMWNE EAR
IMTirtFnaa ill nftrl
nnto death. An nchtiif
head ; a Taint and di?
rented "all (roue ' ft el
"nic at the pit of th
n nrh : distrps nft-i
eating; pnininthehack
.vhJi u itttne ii.e ; ft bac
utr. t. he month : t
iiy.hacVla reor.ch.witl
t mm i ,i-i depret-sfd ncr
ron pystem.tillof wlrrt
undo my poor, feebh
oul lonjr ovn for dPuti
oromein.it rein vo mc
if my Miflo incp. I tried
ill ori.s I remcMet
wfOiout bonHit. lint
jliel came at lat, nnd
fo 1 1 hot tho hand of i
vind Providence point
. d mo to the rouietry
A it ha proved forooi
lor mc, I recommend i
I Tor
KME5uiniiii
to snfTrintf uie.iu, t:i .lonci that it will cure Uieni at
thoe cin have thv money ufrrvn ; and if thou art poor.
it did inc. it nu'u MIT a bottle ana it hocm not, cure,
will i'ivn tlii-m lin: i wit I. on t nionCT.
I hara knjirn it to eure mnnv eo?es of Dyiprptltt
iftor other icmcdio had Hilled. I have witne-fed iif
Tondci1ul curative powers in Gravel and Kidney Mt
ra-e!. Liver Complaint (the forerunner of Comnrnr
tion), lardy, If ever, tail to yK;ia to u uitrauxe
oower. For k'ervout Drbllitjf and broken down cor--utution
it works wonder", uc it makes tbe pale and
iunktu clR-eit blooming and heaitnv. M..
40 Wnrren Street, New "boric.
AfiFVTfl WiN'TKI) wisArtt I hnvo none. Send lor
circular, mid learn lhe names of tt'Oie who have been
'tprvrntrd its Utse. Bent bymaiiio inaceawocie i
have no agent.
For Family Use.
TIIE
LEICESTEKSIIIUE
TABLE SAUCE.
The BestSauco and Relish
HADE IN ANY PACT OF THE WORLD
FOR
FAMILY LSC.
Pints ----- 50 Cents.
Half Pints- - - - 30 Cents.
For Sale by nil Grocers.
Machine will stitch, hem, fill, tuck, quilt, curd, bind.
only lift. Fully licensed and warranted for Ave year.
We V ill pay $101)0 fur any machine that will icw a
airungcr. mur im'uuuiui, or more elastic Beam man
2 oura. It make the "Mastic I, nek Stitch." Every
utpiitlrl i.t ili-h An ISA ntlt tA still t hit rlntli rnnnl hn
S rulleti apart without tearing it. We nay A cents from
C ST&tof'J-'rO per month and expenses, or a commiKrion
jafrom which twice thai amount ran be made. Atldresa
fcjNM:u.Miiui,, i j onion, Biaw.f iiiuuurg, i a. s
1 wnica;o, in.; or u iouu, uu.
A New Colony in Kansas !
At "SKIDTtY." Iu Nesl.o Valley, on MISSOURI,
KANSAS AND TEXAS RAILWAY.
Cnder the auspice of tin NATIONAL UOltEAl
us ill ii. n i
WM. P. TO.MWSSON, Local Agent.
TTIE AMERICAN COLONIST AND HOMESTEAD
JuuiiN AL. containlnir niuiw. with tull particular hi
io lhe Orcanizatimi rt" tliu Colony, the Laiidc. Produc
tions Climate, Wood, Water, elc, r-B.NT KRKE. on
imiHcation to It. W'BLLH. Soc'v N. U. of Milfiuliou.
3s'9 Ilroadway. New York.
1823. JUBILEE! 1873.
or tub
NEW YORK OBSERVER
The Best Religious and Secular Family Nospajer.
$3 a Year vvi h the JUBIL E YEAR BUCK.
MDXEY E. MORSE fc CO.,
37 Park Hon, New York.
SEIND FOIl A SAM 11. 1. :OIY
I1E bost eollmsr book in tho market ii
Tho EtruKKlea or
PetroleumY.Nasbv
It Is IlluRlratcd l.v THOMAS IT AST. thf meat
est of American arlista. and contains an iutroduvtior
by lion. Charles Sumner. A cent wanted for till
and otlmr popular hiioks. AiMreaa I. N. liicliardso
,v t;n.. notion, nians., ana r,. jxiiub. jmo.
THEA-N&CTAR
IS A PURE
BLACK TPA
with the Qretn Tee Flavor. Tht
be.t Tea Imported. For ealt
everyiohere. An'l lor sale whole
sale, only nv th' Gnat Atlan.
tic and Pacific Tea Co., No
191 Fulton St., and i ii i Church
St.. New York. r0. Box, 5500.
Send tor Thea-Sectar Circular
1. 1st to
PITTSBURGH.PA,
O iUbl.Sin?le. Muzzle aid rd.o i-Lo .d n. Kill-". Bunt
inn., Kovolverit, risiov. ac, of every kmtl, lur m n or
oys t y-ryl .w vii-iw. film- .Tn einfl: Pi-tola.l! 2J.
VV ANTED. Agenrp for Hie fa-uint Kohl'v .u lcle
if 111 the worn, une itroiit clear oi 93 in one
reek, nnd has ftvurafied $.00 n jr mouth durluff
the
pa6t year.
R 4NDALL A CO..
T67 Broadway. Nw York.
1 fK 4a On nerd.ir! AtfenU wanted I AtlelMtiAf
I J III OfcU workltiff Beonlfl. of either sax. t uuif or
Mri, tnnke more money at work for in In their iwe
moment or nil the time thau at aiivthinp 1 e. Pirtic
tt ar free. Ad lrea G. Btisjm 4 Co. Portland. Maine
$30
HER WIKK and .ipanses naid. We wail
reliable ajfnl in every uoiiutv In tu. J
. A(Wrt Ut'saos llivsa Wiaa Co. IU
Maiden Lane. N. Y.. or Cliicazo. 111.
which coat tlM.H. sent on receipt of 10 cent Ad
lieu U)f. BENJAMIN, St. Ui Ho.
Honest nerjretic Ood-feannr men and women can
nave plea-ant, prontabla work; no rink or ranital.
Writ, to II. L. Ilaliuu.. is Liudall 8L Boion. Ma.
iaren... 4. rr vsiu, Sb Miua, Mts iXH KU.
No Person cm tflke thoie Hitters accord-
fm to direciions, and remain lonR unwell, provided
their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or other
mean, and the vital organs wasted beyond the point
of repair.
DyeplA or InrtlffeflHon. Headache, Pain
In the .Shoulders. Cwufchs. TiRlihie f the CheM. Dii
rineM, Snur Eructations of the Stomach. Had Taste
in the Mouth, Hi lions Attacks, Palpitation of the
Heart. Inflammation of the I.twiis, Pain in the rejrione
of i"! Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptc.s,
are the offsprings of Dyspepsia. Iu these complaints
it has no equal, ana one oottie wm prove a tetter guar
antee of its merits than A lengthy advertisement.
For Femnie compmiiif in young or old,
(Harried or single, nt the dawn of womanhood, or the
mm of life, these Tonic Bitters display so decided an
influence that a marked improvement is soon percep
tible. For Inflnmmntory nnd Cferonto Rhen
ninttsm nA Gout, .Bilious, Remittent and Inter
mittent Fevers, Diseases of the Blood, I.iver, Kidneyj
fnd Bladder, these Hitters have no equal. Such Dis
ases are caused by Vitiated Blood, which is generally
nroduced by derangement of the Digestive Organs.
They are u Uentle lBnrgatlve as well a
a Tonic possessing also the peculiar merit of acting
as a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inflam
mation of the Liver and Visceral Organs, and in Bilious
Diseases. . - '
For Skin DUeases, Eruption. Tetter, Sail
Rheum. Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Boils, Car
buncles, Ring-worms, Scald-Head, Sore Eyes, Ery
sipelas, Itch, Scurfs, Discolorationsof the Skin, Humors
and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name or nature,
ar2 literally dug tip and carried out of the system in a
short time bv the use of these Bitters.
Urntefnl Thousands proclaim Vinegar Krr
trr the most wonderful kivigorant that ever sustained
the sinking svstem.
1 WALKER, Prop'r. R. H, WcDOJf AIjI A rO-f
Druggists and Gen. Agts., San Francisco and New York,
rr- SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS & DEALERS.
OMPANI0N
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;Y0UMG PEOPLE
rpHE COMPANION aims to ho a favorite in every
- family looked lor oajrerly by the younefolks, and
read with interest by the older. Its purpose is to Inter
est while it a'uuses; to be Judicious, practical, sensi
ble ; aud to havo really permanent worth, while it
ittracta for tbe hour.
It is handsomely illustrated, and has foreontrlbntora
-oni. of the most attractive writers in the country.
Amous tli'jse are :
Prof. Jnmcn DfMille,Tonl C. Monlton,
l.imiHH M. Alcntt. ' oiiliie May,"
Grace Grerliwooi1( C. A. Stephens).
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C' IV. Flnllclers, M. A. KrliWnii,
S. S. HobiuiiiS) Prof. II. Lincoln,
Its readlnai" alaptod to the old aud youni, is very
varied in its character; sprinhtlyuad ontertatnlns. It
give. m
Storle.of Art venture, Stnrin ef Home and
Letter, of Travel Scliool Life
KilllorliiU upon Cur-Talei. Poetry,
rent Toiilcs, Select ioua for Docla
flistorlcul Article., nintton,
UioKraplilcal SliCtch Aiienlo.cg,
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RelfClous Article., Facia aud Incident.'.
Suuicrlption Prices &1.50. Specimen copies
sent free. Addrefcs.
PERRY MASON & CO.,
. 41 Temple Plas, Boston, BI?ss.
IRON IN THE BLOOD
en.
OF
MAKES THE WEAK STRONG.
The Peruvian Sirup, a Protect
ed Solution of the Protoxide of
Iron, is so combined as to have
tho character of an aliment, as
easily digested and assimilated
with the blood as the simplest
food. It increases the quantity
of Nature's Own Vitalizing
Agent, Iron in the blood, and
cures ' a thousand ills," simply
by Toning up,Invigorating and
Vitalising the System. The en
riched and vitalized blood per
meates every part of the body,
repairing damages and waste,
searching out morbid secre
tions, and leaving nothing for
disease to feed upon.
This is the secret of the won
derful success of this remedy in
curing Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plaint, Dropsy, Chronic Diar
rhoea, Boils, Nervous Affections,
Chills and Fevers, JJumors,
Loss of Constitutional Vigor,
Diseases of the Kidneys and
Bladder, Female Complaints,
and all diseases originating in
a bad state of the blood, or ac
companied by debility or a low
state of the system. Being free
from Alcohol, in any form, its
energizing effects are not fol
lowed by corresponding reac
tion, but are permanent, infu
sing strength, vigor, and neio
life into all parts of the system,
and building vp an Iron Con
stitution. Thousands have been changed
by the use of this remedy, from
weak, slcfily, suffering crea
tures, to strong, healthy, and
happy men and women; and
invalids cannot reasonably hes
itate to give it a trial.
See that each bottle has PERU
VIAN SYRUP blown in the glass,
Pamphlets Free,
ej. P. DINSMORE, Proprietor,
Ko. 38 BEY ST., ITEW Y0KK.
Sold by DruggUL general!;.
THE CONFESSIONS OB
A NERVOUS INVALID.
Published tor th. benefit ol young men and others
who uHer from Nervous Debility, etc., supplying- thi
shams of sblp-citki. Writi.-n byoue whocut-eil hliu
all, and eunt free on receiving a po.i-nalfl dirco'ed
envelope, address KATUANIL IlAt FAIU. iiiook
lyn. N.Y.
DR. WHITTIER,
TthieJ
800 I'onn Street,''
PITTIiKlinr.ii ii-
Loncest enraped, and mot succoiM'iil piw-iojan of ti.
aire, ronsuuauou or pampiitei iie. fall or writ..
Ju.t published for benehi ot'yonnr men whosnlferfr a.
Nervourue-s. Debility. Ac. a treatise of 3G paijes, fo s
.tamos: a boo of fta pac. illustrated, for w eenu.
A GENTS Wanted. We guarantee employment
X. lor an. evntr eex. ar g.t a aay nr sjv.nuo or
mure a year I New worksby Mr.. H. B. m owe, and
oi hers. Superb Premium, Given Away. Mouey mod.
rapidly .ud easily at work for us. Wht.and see. Par
tkalorsfree. Wiirthiaxham, Dusiln ii. Co Hartford, Ot.
AGENTS V?anted.--Ae:ent. mak. mora money a
work for us than anything el Paxiloulars free
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