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The knife goes into prices because we have an overabundance of Clothing, from the cheapest "to the very finest, in mens, boys and children's - suits, storm overcoats, FineKeiseys, ifeltons, Chinchillas and Fine Beaver. An accumula tion just now. and prices almost one-half. Never in the history of selling ,C7lotuino have we had a more attractive stock to offer, and never have we offered to sell at such low prices as now Kooh & Shankweiler, lllk n T ..aHt iirv nmit T nttnnfll UlnHiiMw 1116 bwMi mimm wivm Hotel Allen Building. ALLENTOWN, PA., mm . KSOPPOSITE L. FIRST STREET, - - LEHIGHTON, Pa Has just opened an entire new'line of L DIES' FINE DRES GOODS! Comprising all the very latest styles in White Goods, Sa eens, Prints. Ginghams. Marseilles. Seersuckers and tancy Dress Patterns of the very best qualities at exceed Ing low prices. Grooeries, Provisions, Crookeryware,Glassware, ATood and Willow ware of the best makes at low figure?. 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"I bare been taking Aycr'a Tills and uslntf them in my family nlnco 1857, nnd cheerfully recommend them to all in need of a safe hut effectual cathartic." John M. Iloggs, Louisville, Ky. C "For eight years I was afflicted with constipation, which at last bocamo so bad that the doctors could do no more for mo. Then I began to take Ayer'a Pills, and soon the towels recovered their natural and rennlar action, so that now I am In excellent health." S. I. Jxiughbridge, Bryan, Texas. " Havlntt used Ayer's Pills, with good results, I fully jndorse them for the pur poses for which they are recommended." T. Conners, M. D., Contre Bridge, Fa. Ayer's Pills, nXTAUD BT Dr. J. 0. Aytr & Co,, Lowell, Matt. BsM If kll DratfUU and Dttlsrs In Ifedlcla Have you read the Advocate.- I J wv' A. S. Rabenold, D. D. S., HOtt Osttick : Over 3. W. Kaudeauash' uquor otore, BANK BTRB12T. LEHIOHTOK. oentlilrv In all its branches. Teoth Kitnutrd arlthout Pain. Oas administered when requests. I umco uajs rvbiJacniJAi or men vfoeK. at OTs-vl Ushlah count v. Pa. FRAZER AXLE BEST ZIf THE VTOBLD. iMvunoaqtLaiiUMsreauurvuMd, Mtualiy cuUfcBUur (wo boat, of any otb.r brad. Not VKu4 by bMUfiraXT TUB GXN CISC WBttLrranuaam3rtiifY. 1rf if, 1i it it tf.ftitrstf I I DEPENDENT " j Lehighton. 'arbon County,, J Na MIAN'S TIKWA. Saturday. 'Tidnt ro n -tter what other follts says', I am cl&'l Cist the Ird know, ray hosrt. An" can tell ihu Intent o' my ways, m i am-i very nan'somo nor smart, Ef I try to do what's for tho best, On tho wholo an' conslderln' the timet. Why should people bo worryla' ltet . I should tall on the turnpllto of crimes 1 rcople loots on tho outside to see hat your do n'. but never nan Its In To tho place where tlti roal things bo, An- moy say, What a terrible sin r But I'm glad, a I said at the fust, Thet them's snm.bodv lookln' Intlda: An' of wirst evor comes to the wust, no win seo tbtro wan't nothln' to hide. . Monday, I'arson nrown, he was sayln' lat night, Thet tin heart could be odged by ths face An' a follcr could tell ef he'a right Ily his enemy's view of tho case ; An' ho said to me, "Jonathan, when You are sound at tha corn, It Js.huo Thot your goodnoa will shine out to met. An' they will perceive it In you. An' of you aro bad at the heart, You may try to hoop all of It Iff, But Iho fust thing you know It will dalt From the llvor right out to tho skin." tVa'l I It may be tho parson Is right, In beiatln' a prodigal so I was lookln' It over to-night An' I said to myself "I dunno Arter all but I'vo been In tho wrong When I said It wan't nothln to me What oll.or folks thought I'll go long An' too what my standln' may bo, An 1 gu as tho Lord S003 my heart Ho will bo wantln' to be flxln' It right; Sol Jonathan, boyl wo will start On tho road of repentance to-night." nis bueied fortune. In 1865 I went to Hong Kong in iho interest of a certain English man ufacturer, says a writer in tho New Stork Sun, and it was a year and a half later when I ono day received a strango visitor and a stranger propo sition. I was in chargo of a largo warehouse, and ono of my Chinese employes brought in tho stranger and axclaimcd : " I told him you would havo noth ing to do with him, but ho insisted on coming." Tho stranger was a half-breed of somo sort, gaunt, ragged, and evi dently hard up. As soon as wo woro alone ho introduced himself as Sentyo and stated that ho was from tho Island of Luzon, ono of tho group composing the Philippines. Ho belonged to tho native population, but had Spanish blood in his veins. Ho had onco beon ""111 ui uutiunuiiuu, uiib luu opuii- hards had robbed Mm of his power, such a degreo that ho hnd first been imprisoned and afterward banished. Ho had been carried on a nativo craft to .l.tpan, and left thorp ragged and penniless, and had been raoro than a year reaching Hong ICong. AVhilo ho had only a few shillings in his pockets ho had ncithor como to solicit charity nor a plaeo to work. He had a stra'ghl, square business proposition to Ettbmit. If I approvod of it, well and good ; if I did not, then he would bo no worso off. When ho realized that Spanish influence was plotting his downfall, ho mado such preparations as ho could to meet tho inevitable. Ho was a very wealthy man, and he quiotly wont to work and converted everything ho could into money, gold dust and jewelry. Ho had got about 590,000 together when tho ruling power pounced upon him, but net .luick enough to got it. Ho had cached or buried his fortune, and. though ho was abused and threatened oy tho Spaniards for months, ho wouldn't betray the secret. To get that money by his own indi vidual efforts was utterly impossiblo. rho moment ho set foot on Luzon bo would bo arrested. Ho must havo a partner who would furnish a ship and row, and bo would go along to mark tho spot whero tho treasure was buried. I lookod upon tho man with pity and upon his project with contempt rvhen ho first began talking. When ho was through I had agreed to think it over. Thoro is a fascination about buriod treasuro or a sunken wreck that will enlist canltal to tho detriment of honest speculation. I was noted as Iwlng a conservative man nnd tho Idea of my going into any such ven ture would havo been regarded by my friends as evidence of approaching mental calamity. I went to tho American consul and in a roundabout way ho confirmed a part of Semyo' story. Ho had heard of him and beaul of bis being deposed and ban ished. Then I went down to the wharves and almost tho first man I ran against was tho Yankco captain of a brig called tho John, which was then having somo'repairs mado. She bad been running in the tea trado up and down the Yollow sea, but now, queeily enough, tho captain informed me that ho thought of taking a run over to tho Philippines and try for a cargo on his own account. The pro ducts of tho islands aro ebony, log wood, gumwood, bamboo, cocoanuta, ill sorts of fruits, cotton, tobacco, in digo, coffee, oto., and many trading vessels aro employed in the traffic. His craft was manned by a malo and four sailors, and I found ull of them to bo Americans. 'When I came to express my surpriso at this ho ex plained: " You soo they are runaways from American war vessels, mate and all. I have picked them up one at a time, and as nono of them has a wife back homo they are content to stay with mo. I've got a Uhlne.se cook, but outsido of him I want no truok with foreigners." I outlined my story to Capt Whoaton, as ho introduced himsolf. He heard mo through without inter ruption, and then quietly said : "Don't sound so vory fishy, but I won't tell you what I think of it until I hoar tho heathen go over it himself. When I'm looking squaro at a man I can tell whether he's bamboozling or speaking tho solemn truth." I made an appointment and Sorayo J! : 1 Leavening Power. Live and Let Live." Panna., Februaty 14, 1891. retold his story in tho presonce of Capt. Whoaton. . Whon ho had retirod the captain drew down his rii;hfc eye, slapped his log and whispered: ' Colonol, it's a go 1 That heathen's talking straightor th&n a straight edged board, and if wo can como to terms I'm in with the deal." Thoro was very little higgling ovor tho particulars. It was agreod that Capt. Wheaton and mysslf should bear all tho oxponso of tho adventure and if tho treasure' was soourcd each of tho three should havo an equal shore. Wo gave Semyo monov to cot him self into decent shapo nnd then looked to tho furnishing of the brig. Sho was already provided with small nrms and cutlasses, but wo added to tho stock, and then at tho captain's sug gestion, bought a carronado which had been lying in n warohouso for two or threo years. With it wo got a car riage and ammunition, and bv the timo tho xun was aboard tho brie was watered and provisioned and readv to sail. Her clearance papers wore for Manilla, in ballast, and tho dav of our sailing Capt. Wheaton brought on board a short, squatty, boscarred wnite man, who had lust beon turned out of jail, and who pioved to Uo an bngiish "cut-slicks" from II. M. S. Iho Tempest. It turned out to bo tho luckiest thing in tho world that wo found him, for he know how to manago our carronado and mado it keep us out of an ugly scrape. It was only after wo woro out of sight of tho Chineso coast that Semyo gave us tho exact location of his trea sure cache. Wo were to round the Bashee islands, lying off tho north coast of Luzon, and striko the coast at a river" called the Batanen, after another island. Four miles un thi.-t river, which is navigable for 20 miles, was tho cache. Wo had a run of 350 miles across tho China sea to the Bashees, and along this north coast we found 60Voral traders. In order to appear, all right in caso wa were boarded by any Spanish vessels in thoso days wo laid in somo cargo beie and tookjOur timo about sailing to tha uvur. After wo had passed tho Babuvan islands and laid our course to tho south wo caught sight ono day at noon of a. felucca approaching us from tho east, having rounded the cape. Sho new tno Spanish Hag and Semyo said that sho belonged to tho coast service. Sho had tho right, to board u3 and ex- amiuo our papers, and, whilo wo had no rear of her on our own account. it was probable Somyo would bo rec ognized the moment they set eyes on him. Wo had our plans laid before sho fired a gun as a signal to us to boave-to. Somyo was hidden in the forcpeak, and wo burned sulnhur in tho forecastle bohind him. By leav ing tho scuttle open tho fumes were drawn away from tho fugitive, and could bo scontcd all ovor tho brie. Wo hove-to at the order of the fe lucca, and were proscntly boarded by n Spanish lieutenant. He was a very pon-.pons chap, and it was nrobablv his intention to do a great deal of i bosfing around, but as ho came ovor tho rail a curroitf of nir carried him tho smell of sulphur, aitd he ex claimed : "Good Lord, but is your brig on Are in tho foreeastlo?" It was explained to him that we had lost a man of somo malignant but unknown cjiseaso, and woro fumi gating tho brig. Two or threo of us were foeling badly, but hoped to escape the diseaso by steaming in tho vapor. Wo woro a trador, and affered to open the hatches and show our papers, but ho was in a hurry. He didn't ovon notice our carronade, but backed to tho rail and descended to his boat, saying: " Oh, you aro doubtless airright, and I bopo you will lose no more mon. As for mo, tho service does not demand that I run any risks of epidemic." Two days after wo camo to anchor in tho river opposite a spot pointed out by Semyo. Tho bank of tho stream was rough nnd broken, but thickly wooded. Foity rods inland was a highway running parallel with tho stream, but it was hidden from us. On the far sido of tho highway was the ruin of an old ohurch and in this ruin was tho treasure cache. , As many boat3 woro passing, up and down it was prudent that wo rosoit to decep tion to prevent suspicion. Wo got down a topgnllantmast, slacked away somo of tho rigging, got a slago over tho sido for the carpenter, and ap peared to bo lying for tho solo purpose of making repairs. Wo wore soon boaided by natives anxious to furnish cargo and on tho second day a government gunboat passed us without seeming to tako any interest in our case. Somyo had to lio concealed in tho hold during daylight, as men "were coming aboard who knew him woll. and it was about midnight on the second night after our arrival that wo pulled ashoro for tho treasuro that is, two men pulled Semyo off to the bank to see If all was right, and it did not tako him many minutes to make a disajieeabio disoovery. A-party of woodcutters had encamped close to the ruin, with 'every indication of a long stay. Somyo was positive that no could not get at tho oaoho without being discovered, as tho uartv had two or threo dogs in camp, and ho was sharply challenged as ho scQjtted around. Noxt day, after somo conspiring on our part, tho captain and I went ashore to tho camp to make a bold move. Ihoro was a cane of 30 rlativaa tindm a Spanish boss outting ebony., and they naa a large lot already lor shipment, This gang had been sent from tho province of Zebu, whore the owner of tho tract resided, and an agent was dally expected to 6ell tho output. The boss we found to bo an ignorant, good-natured fellow, who could neither read nor write. While I olaimcd to be the real owner of the TJ. S. Gov't Report, Auk. i. 1889. Powder land on which thoy woro at work, tho bSoi oq jo otuos A"nq oj poaojjo ujcdii3 on tho sly. Betweon us wo got him to romovo his camp a mile away and to accept SOO for logs. Wo not only accomplished this during tho day, but showed our friendship and gobd will by sending a keg of whisky to tho camp, and by night tho boss and his gang woro as drunk as lord?. Ai soon as it wa3 dark four of jis pulled ashoro with Semyo and ho lod v$ n straight trail to tho treasuro. It was buried in two earthen jars against a bit of wall, and ono of tho camp firoa of tho gang had beon built within 10 feet of tho spot. Wo had tho jars out nnd aboard tho brig in half an hour, and an investigation proved that Semyo had rather figured under th actual amount. We had neither seen nor heard anything to alarm us, but it appeared that wo had beon observed pulling back to tho brig by a nativs boat and that its occupants were mcd dlosoine enough to board a govern ment felucca lying six miles above and report our action as suspicious. About 2 o'clock in the morning the felucca dropped down with tho tido, camo to auchor about two cable lengths away, and sent a boat to board us on tho quiet. They were foilod iu this by tho anchor watch, who stood them off until the brig was aroused. Tho jars woro placed in tho cook.'s falloy. Somyo seeroted himsolf in the hold, and then tho occupants of tho boat were invited to come aboard. Tho officor in chargo was a lieutenant, and ho was in high dudgeon ovor his reception. Ho demanded our paporg, inspected tho cargo and pointed to the carronado as proof that wo wero sus-j-icious characters. We went off tc report, but was in no hurry to return, and soon after daylight wo saw a boat, with seven or eight men leave the felucca and pull up tho rivor. Tho tido was still .tunning and thoro was a fair breezo, and wo determined to cut sticks. Somyo said the boat had pono to a village about four miles above, probably to consult civil or mil itary officials, and that if we were seized it would be all up with us. The felucca, as we could plainly fee, had two brass six-pounders, but wo could not say that sho would at tempt to stop us. Than minute we l egan to imko ready wo saw an alarm en her decks. Beforo we had tho pnehor oil tho ground sho sent a boat with tho command that wo must wait tho return of our papers. We weighed, howovor, lot fall, and sheeted hon.o, and whilo they were yelling at us wo headed down tho river. Wo weio woll out to sea wlien we espied the folucca following, and as she sailid two feet to our ono sho was within rango before 10 o'clock. If captured now tho Spanish government would hang us nil for conspiracy. Wo cracked on overything in tho shape of sail, loaded our carronade, and paid no attention to tho felucca until positively obliged to. Her gun nery was so poor that wo wondered if bor guns had ovor been fired before. She had at least 20 shots at us, but the olosost call was when a ball passed turougn iho trying-jib. She wasn't over a quarter of a mile away when our English gunnor sighted his niece and brought down her entire foremast and everything with it. Tho mast wap hit about six feet about tho deck and broken off, and tho felucca at onco foil off into the trough of tho sen and confusion reigned supreme. Wo korr our coureo, knowing that she cou d not follow us another foot, and, whe a clear of the coast, headed up for Shanghai. Arriving there tho brig was repainted and renamed, hor big gun dropped to the bottom of tho har bor, and no ono could havo mistrusted hor. I saw tho "outrajjo" detailed in u Manilln paper two or threo weeks after it occurred, but if tho Spanish govi irment ever investigated tho oc ounoncc none of its movements came to ny nltention. We got 832 5 0 0 apico out of tho little transaction, nnd the last I knew of Somyo ho was a t' 1 trader in Japan. A Oooil Story of Jo.h limine. A few evenings ago, riding up town in a Madison avenue car, I was eat -d opposite tho gentleman who is best romembered as Josh Billings. Tho roar platform was foniewhat crowded, and in tho course of our ride one of the passongors stopped off and on 1 iveral limes in order to assist the ladj passengers. Finally whon the car was just comfortably filled and the couiteous gentleman bad taken hi sent inside. Josh Billings, seeing an opprrtunity for a Joke, beckoned t the conduotor, and pointing to th' stra-ior, said : " Don't you ohnrge for every rido on this car?" " Yee, sir," answered he. " Woll, I'vo scon that fellow got or; this car six times and you havo col lected only ono faro from him." (Har per's Magazine.) llon't Quarrel. Here is a little story from Switzer land, tho moral of which is that mar ried people must not quarrel. In Sep tember, 1880, the village of Eglisau was sot on flro and five hnnsos woro burned down. One Knndnv n fn... wool s ago tho landlord of an inn at bcniiuanuo nao a quarrel with h:s wife, nnd sho denounced him in face of his "tuto'iiers as tho author of tho fire. He is now in prison awaiting trial. Tlie Wadding Ring. It is an incontrovertible fact that every woman fools a certain interest in the subject of wedding rings. And, indeod, it is natural enough that this Eh ou Ul be so. Typo and svmbol bo. yond aught else of tho most important crisis of a woman's life, the wedding ring must necessarily bo fraueht with fascination for wifo and maid, for old and young alike. Hence it is likely that some matter of entertainment may be found in the study oi its his tory and associations. .Everyone knows that rings were worn in old Bible days, though what part they originally played in the nup tial ceremony is not so clear. Out at nnv rate thev form an lmnortant por tion of the wedding service among the modern jews, me regulations in force among them on this head being very strict. The ring must in ever)- com oe exanuneu ana ceruned by tne offl.- oiating rabbi of the synagogue, to make sure that it is of the prescribed value, and the aim me ooeiation ef pUcine it upon the finger la so binding ui una woae, sviarti irom any outer portion of the ceremony, is oonsidwad $1.28 when not paid in Advance. Singlo Copies 5 Cents in noint of fact, however, it ta not from tho Jows, but from tho Romans that tho nations of modern Europo deuvo their wedding ring. Among tho ancient masters of the world, rings were commonly used as part Of tho rito of betrothal. But it it worth while to notice that them was ono special differenco between tho anciont and the modem use of rings in this respect. In their original employ mont they woro really iiot wedding, but betrothal lings 1 that it, thoy woro given and taken as the publio ex pression of A man's promiso to a Wo man that ho would marry her. As a learned writer baa told us in regard to the early Italians, "a man who wished to TJlsdtro his faith to a woman. placed a ring upon hor finger, which is at tne present a ay preserved for the benediotion of marrlajMi" Two Doints aro thus to be romem bered that in old days there wero two cusunct' ceremonies tho betrothal and tho actual wedding both of which woro equally otsential to tho full olomnizatioa . Of tt marriagoi and also, that the ring was originally usod, not for tho tecond ceremony, but for the first. Such wat tho custom dur ing tho pagan era 1 and so it remained throughout the enrly centuries of Christianity. Marriage even then, nnd for a vory considerable period afterwards, wat regarded lh tho light of a civil contract only, and was en tered into before a magistrate 1 whilo tho ring Itself was used as tho symbol of promise in tho preliminary rito of betrothal. Gradually, howover, these two cere mo les became morcod into one bv tho loss on the part of tho botrothal of its first formal character. For some lirrto after this, and in consequence of it, thero was no small uncertainty in tho usa of tho ring, which was not Infre quently left out of the business alto-irathor.- But. after a whilo. it reas serted its importance, and onco moro came Into general use. Moreover, it now ccgan for the Hrst time to limit itself habitually to tho ninc?ln boon nf plain gold a form which has become inseparably connected with all our modern notions of what tho wedding rinft should toe. It will thus ba soon to the anmrisfi. doubtless, of not a few of readers that the wedding ring is not a Chris tian institution at all, but rather ono which we have inherited, along with eo much else in our ceremonial, di rectly from classical antiquity. This leads tho writer to mention a curious point in connection with its common employment. In pagan Eomo the be trothal ring was worn on tho third finger (tho one noxt to the little finger) of the left baUd, as it is to-day. This position is said to have been chosen from the belief unfounded, of course that there wat a vein of nerve running directly from that finger to the heart a belief which was accepted, not alone by tno ignorant masses, but alto by the learned men tho doctors and philosophers of the timo. But in early Christian days a good deal of confu sion seems to have prevailed upon tho matter, as a result 01 wnicn tno ring was often placed and worn upon tho woman s right' hand. In tho old Salisbury manual Is found specific ref erence to this fact in a very singular passage, which throws some inter esting light on the subject of tho wed ding ceremony in general. Frqm this wo learn that the bridegroom was to receive tho ring from the priest, who had blessed it (and this blessing, it may be remarkod, is still hinted at la the marriage service of the English Episcopal Church) t and then holding the right hand of the bride in his own left hand, ho was to recite, tho words, " With this ring I thee wed." Then he was to place tho ring upon the Tight hand thumb, saying, In the name of the Father 1" then on the .first finger with tho words, "and of -tho Son;" then on the second finger, adding, " and Holy Ghost," and finally, with tho doting "Amen" on the third fin ger, whero it was to remain. But in course of time uniformity was estab lished in favor of the left hand, and there is no longer room for, question concerning this important point. Of course, no one acquainted; with tho marriage servico of .tho English Epis copal church needs to be told that it is absolutely necessary, according to the rites of that church, that a ring should be employed. But Iwyond the simple ordinance that a ring there must be, the church makes no sbecifio conditions, to that (curious as it may appear) a ring of any size or weight, material, or pattern, will serve tho purpose perfectly well. It is natu rally orjough not often that oner has to cbroniole any departure from recog nized custom in this regard 1 but such departures do from time to time occur. A story it told of two paupers 'who camo to church and, requested to bo married with the ohurch key, as tho parochial authorities had not fur nished them with a ring." The clerk, it is said, not unnaturally, felt " some delicacy" about this, and finally found another way out of iho difficulty. Ho fetched an old curtain ring from his own house and with thit extraordinary article the loving couple wore duly united in the bonds of holy matri mony. But. though this particular cleric saw fit to hesitate, tho church key has been employed, and that more than onco, in place of tb0jing during the last hundred years. Even the Duke of Hamilton "was married at May Fair with a bod-curtain ring." Franklin's Philanthropy. Tho heirs of Benjamin Franklin bare entered suit in the Philadelphia courts to contest nu win, wnicn was probated just a century ago. In it he bequeathed to tho cities of Philadelphia and Boston the sum of l,ow eaon, to bo lent upon marriage to young men under 25 ho bad finished their apprenticeship and wished to establish themselves in busi ness. The rata of interest stipulated wat S per cent Franklin estimated that at the end of a century the fund w ould amount to 181,000. He directed that 31,000 should then be devoted to municipal improvements, and the re mainder loaned to Toune married couples for another century, when he thought it would amount to lM.UOl), 000. Tills turn was then to be divided betweon ths oity and the State. Ac cording to Professor Ely's "Taxation in .American States and Cities," the Phila delphia fund two years ago amounted to f 78, 000, aud tha Boston fund to (315,- 000. The Franklin heirs petition that the will be set aside, and that these funds, which their ancestor et apart for the ultimate enriohment of the pub lio and relief of taxpayers, should be divided among themselves. They base their petition upon the claim that the bequeet was not a charitable one, nnd therefore was in violation of the com. mon law "rule of perpetuities" wh'oh forbids the tying up of an estate for more than 21 yoars after tho death of the immediate legates. "1 was told in London last summer. " writes Edward W. Ityk In the. Boston Journal, "and bv a VflFT cood authority. too, that Rider Haggajd cleared over MS. 000 from his booki' last Tear, and that he hat at prestjat saars ord for tXrtes taaa m turn ystniiy WA, q $ 3 Si SXT'Uiou want a paper that rm lttef and isn't afraid to Ull th news; that btllHtl In JuM morality, and tAe enfortemcnt of tht laws avalntt matifdtltr$fiKiU hat opinions, and it n't afraid t txpresi Went, get TOlt OAHlitilT ADVOCATE. . , . Not One In Ten. Of the people you meet from day today has perfectly pure, healthy blood. The heredt tarv scroinlous taint afflicts the larsa ma jority of people, while many others accmlrf diseases irom impure air, improper lood and wrong indulgences. Hence the imperative necefsityfora rellablo blood purifier like Hood's Sarseilarilla, which eradicates' (frlerr impurity, and elves to the blond vitality and health, It cures scrofula, salt rheum. humors, boils, pimples, and all other, afi'ec tions caused by imnnritic-s or poisonous aermi in tho blood. All that It asked for Hood's Sarsaparilla is that it us given a fair trial. There Is not taneh difference betwesa csrelMi extravaaeoee and a bole In lb pocket. Ram's Horn. Every lloin Slionld Dav J. , It Is not always convenient lo call a physic! ir every little ailment. Having Jtea Flaf 'On nann, it Kins itneumallsm, Neuralgia, burns. Bruises and all Aches and Pains. Price ztcts. ifiiumo icn tilings iu iiie 01 wnicn we mi? wo vvLoiii, uui ,1113 in utiB ui lueru, raii-una. Gousli and Consumption Cure has no equal for Colds, Coughs and Consumption. Price as an w cents at Thomas' Drue store. The man who has never been dissatisfi ed camevor reallr. oonUnlm.nt, Elmlra Oazetla. , Oh, tvtint a Cong-h. Will yon heed the warnintr. The atrnat perhaps of the suro approach of that mors terrible disease, Consumption. Ask your selves if you can afford for the sake of sav ing 60 cents, to run the risk and do- noth ing for it. We know from experience that Shiloh's Cure will cure, your cough, It never fails. This explains why mora thus a Million Bottles were cold tho past year. 11 reuovea croup ana wnooping COUCH at once. Mothers do not be without iu For lame back, side, or chest, use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Bold nt Bierr's orThwaas drug store. -Mltfottunps are liVo aky-roolttK which tall as often on inuooent ptopU as on ur others. Bom Foolish Veoptm ' ' ' Allow a cough to run until it ce'ta bevaitii the reach of medicine. They often say, " Oh, it will wear away, but in most case it wears them away. Could thet, be v in duced to try the successful medicine called Kemp's Balsam, which is sold on a positive guarantee to cure, they would immediately see the excellent effect alter taking ths first dose. Price 60o and 1.00. Trialsiss fres. At all druggists. -7-Very few men despise ths devil so Veni- monlly In private as in publio. Denver Road. If finfferers from Consntnpttoa Couchs and Colds will frv lnn.Tlniir!nii.riwn4 Consumption Cure, they will find quick relief and permanent benefit. The medical profession declare it a remedy of the highest value. Try it. l'rlce and 50 cents. Trial bottles free. . a large proportion 01 tne diseases which cans human suffering 1 esult from derangement of the stomach, bowels and liver. Dr. Leo's I.lver Heipilator removes all these troubles. Trtit bottles free at Tliomas'rut: Store. , ., , The war to fame is bite tha wv t Hes'ea, throcgh very much tribatatlon. Sterna. Eupepsy. This li what too ought to have, In fnt, jpa must hare it, to fully enjoy life. Thousands, ar carvmug mr u aauy, ana mourning Deeaan they find It not. Thourands upon tbouiinds'.f dollars are spent annually by our people'm th bops that they may attain this boon. And jet It may be bad by all. We guarantee that E)a- trle Bitters, II nied according; lo directions sad the use persisted In, will bring yea god diges tion and oust ths demon dyspepsia and install Instead eupepsy. We recommend Electric Bit ters for dyspepsia and all diseases of the liver. stomach and kldatyi. Sold at Me. and $1.C pr bottle by Ucber.'rugglit. The chyin foot is often covered with patented leather. lUm'e Horn, . , ,, Bucltlen'a Arnica Nalv. Tho BEST Halve In the world for cuts, braiied. sores, ulcers, salt rhnum, fever sores,, tetter, chapped bands, chilblains corns and all skta eruptions, and positively cures plies, ornapar rvquircu. it is Kuaruiurru o Kivo penect saaf faction, or money refunded, rrleo 2J cantsMr box. For sale by BKUKU druggist. , . "Dress denb ursddern, dona eonht for miffin in (lis yar world. Many a man w6t wears a $600 eealsltin ovaooat nin't bilf'tt respeotahle in de sight of rle Lawd ez d po' African savage wot doan wear noflln but a bappy smile." What Is the 17s Of bnjinj; worthless medicines, and spend ing money on quae doctors whbseipnly idea is to cull the public? It it.not better to buy reliable medicine lUo fiulphur Bit ten? I think so, as they cured me'of ca tarrh after eufferinir three Tears. F. P. Clark, Manchester Illnso- If I wer rich far jost one little hour I KlngUy I saonld like to know what good that won Id do yon. Bingo Well, I'd spent just obont fifty Ave minutes in making ray propsrty over to my wife. Tha World. Fair. The excitement caused bv this groat erest is scarcely equalled bj that produced by (aa great discovery of Dr. Miles the Restqra; tlye Nervine. It speedily cures nervosa prostration, change of life, ialo, dul6ojj and confusion in bead, fits. sleeplessnest,'iHei the bluos, neuralgia, palpitation, monthly Sains, etc. C W. Snow de Co., of Syracuse, '. Y., Talbott and Moss, of Greensburp, Ind., and A.W. lilaekburn, of WoostAiy.p., say that "The Nervine sells better than, any, thing we over told. nnd gives universal sotfe, faction." Dr. MIUs' new illustrated tre'atls on the Nerves and Heart and trial bottle free at T. D. Thomss and W- F. Hlsry, Drug Store. The soul languishing laobseonrftj con tracts a kind of rust, or nbmndons itself to (be chimera of prrsnaiplicin; forit i natural for It to arqqire something, evan. warn separated from any cue. Influenza neither improve th looks,, temper or articulation. But Old SauVa Catarrh Cure does care it so quickly it to surprise one. Only U rents a package, told everywhere. " -' If there were called a meeting ofbabisV and young children and the question put-to' vate"whowas their greatest benefactor" the loud and unanimous vote would be "Dr. Bull " for ho gve us lilt wcnrferfnl "Dr. Bull's Raby Syrup." f Miss A.. "Mr UInx acttulfy proposed to) us last night I never was so sn'rnrlsel) n all my life." Miss B. : "Ton needn't 'bT been, His sole ambition is to be tbanght eoeentilo." Th eonsekMrniess of having a remedy af bsnd for croup, neumonia, sore throat aijcf spdden ooMr, is very noasoling to a psrint With a bottle of Ayer" Cherry Pectoral la tb bouse, one feels, in such cases, a, fetfourity aotbing else can give. "Yes, I wat an fully food of that gttl, ai, I believed her to b peet bnt Iw sesj. thing about bor last night that ttasW taa 111." "Waal was that?" "Xaotkst fUv a no." 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