3
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR
. - . . ,
lias been tested by the putille
; FOR TEN YKAltit . . ,
Dr. Crook-N Win? lt. Tar
, Renovate and
L Invigorates the entre system, f , 1
I
DR. CROOK'S WINE OK TAR
Is the very remedy (or the Weak .
and i'l'limi '
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR
: ' ' llamdlv restore rUr il ted
8 rtui,th
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TA R ; ;
Restore I lie .iU- l.mi
,. . ; Strengthens I lie btotimch
DR. CROOK'S WIN E OF TAR
Causes the food to digest, removing
DjsprpMiu aim Jiitligefttion
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR '
Gives tune uml uuergy to
' Debilitated Constitutions. '
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAH.
All recovering from any llineu
, . will liud this Ibe
bent Tonic tbey cau tike.
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAH : i
Is bd effective
. Regulator t the Liver.
Da CROOK'S WINE OF TAU
' Caret Jaundice, 1" ! ! .' ',' t, -,..'
or any Liver Complulut.
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR
Makes Delicate Females, who are never feeling
Well, tttroug and Heuituy.
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR
Bat restored many Persons
who have been
unable to work for years.
DR. CROOK'S WJNE OF TAH ' ' ';
1 ' Should 14 taken if your Stomach
Dr. Crook Wine or Tur
Will preveut Malarious Fevers,
and braces up tho System.
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR ' M 5
Possesses Vegetable Ingredients
winch tuakeit the ,
best Tonic in the market
Dili CROOK'S WlNE OF TAR '7 "'iVV
,., ,' ;, ' Has proved itself
in thousand ol cases
1 capable of curing all diseases of the
Throat and LuugN.
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR .
Cures all Chronic Coughs,
and Coughs and Colds,
. more, effectually than any
i .', .,,-. , : , other remedy
JR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR
Has Cared cases of Consumption pronounce
Incurable by physicians.
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR ;,'
fTus mrnd so rnnnv enses of
I Asthma and Bronchitis
that it has been pronounced a tipectuc
for these complaints.
DR.
CROOK'S WINE OF TAR '
Removes Pain In Breast, Bide er Back
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR.
. Should be taken for diseases of the
Urinary Organs.
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF TAR
Caret Gravel and Kidney Diseases.
DR. CROOK'S WINE. OF TAR
Should lie taken for all
Throat and Lung AilmunU. .
DR. CROOK'S WINE OF. TAR
Should be kept in every house, and its life-
giving Ionic piopcrties tried by all,
Dr. CROOK'S Compound
Syrup of Poke Root,
Care any disease or
Eruption on the Bklu.
DR. CROOK'S COMPOUND
SYRUP OF POKE ROOT,
' Cures Kheumatiem and
Fains In Limbs, Bones, &c.
DR.' CROOK'S COMPOUND
223 , . SYRUP. OF POKE ROOT.
Builds up Constitutions
broken down from
Mineral or Mercurial Poisons.
DR. CROOK'8 COMPOUND
SYRUP OF POKE ROOT,
Cures all Mercurial Diseases.
DR. CROOK'S COMPOUND"
SYRUP OF POKE ROOT,
Bhould be taken by all
requiring a remedy
to make pure blood.
DR. CROOK'S COMPOUND.
SYRUP OF POKE ROOT,
Caret Scald Ileud,
Bait Rheum and Tetter.
DR. CROOK'S COMPOUND
SYRUP OF POKE ROOT,
: Cures lane standing
Diseases of the Liver.
DR. CROOK'S COMPOUND ' '
SYRUP OF POKE ROOT,
Removes Syphilis
u. ' ' or the diseases II eutallt
V iQo tclTectuully and speedily
thsa any tat all other reinedlesceaiblBi.4.
Wiy
THE EMPEROR'S GIFT.
riMIElittlo city
of Saadam, which had
X. been undisturbed for so many years
except by the clink of the ship-carpenter's
milliner, was destined to bo the scene of
he wildest diplomacy and the noisiest ex
ilement resulting from it. A rumor of
the presence Incognito of tho great Czar,
Peter the Great, attraeed high represcnta-
ives from the courts of England, France
and ot her leading European countries, all
of which conceived it of the highest impor
tance to their welfare to secure favorable
treaties with Russia., With nothing but
ibis report to guido thorn, Lord Synd
ham, on the part of England, and Chateau-
tieuf, on the part of France, set out with
their suites, all in disguise, for the purpose
of secretly obtaining the advantago of each
other iii the matter which was to impor
tant to them and their countries. ' .
Meanwhile, the town of Baadom went on
in its accustomed routine of work and rec
reation, filled with busy carpenters who
varied their work only with drink, song, and
the pretty Dutch girls who sold them their
leverages. Among the prettiest of the lat
ter was a lass named Mary, who lived with
an old Mrs. Brown, and who won the atten
tions and presumably the affections of two
Peters, one Peter IvauholT, and the other
Peter Michaelow. The former seemed nat
urally to be the possessor of the young
woman's heart, but she was too pretty not
to be a coquette, and he came near losing
his inihieiice over her by means of an irri
tating, jealousy which ho constantly mani
fested at all her actions. The other Peter,
meantime, gained ground by his coulldcncc,
his self-possession and his attentions, un
hampered by the bickerings of a jealous
disposition.
One day the whole community was start
ed by a order from the mayor to susiend
work for an hour that he might carry on
an examination which ho pretended to be
of the greatest importance This Mayor
named Van Rett, was a pompous individ
ual, who prided himself uim his shrewd
ness of perception and boldness of action,
estimating his position to be a much more
imMrtant and resnnsible one than that of
the king under which he served. "Dom-
ueciing, engineering, persevering, cau-
nnneering, electioneering, and scrutineer
iug," was his favorite description of him.
self, in spite of which ho was as ignorant
a fellow as Holland could well have pro
duced. When, however, he received a com
mission to ferret out one Peter, whose dis
covery was alleged to be one of the greatest
importance, he felt not the slightest doubt
of his complete success, and set about the
work at once. . Ho was to deliver this per
son to Lord Hyimliain, though he was not
aware of the latter' s name or position, any
more than that of the man he ws looking
for, or, any other of the dramalit fier
ton. - ' - '
Van Rett caused all the ship-carpenters
to assemble before him, and then pompous
ly demanded a fellow named Peter.
" My name is Peter," answered one
"And mine;" "and mine;" "and mine,"
rang through the whole line of workmen.
in tuet, i hey all laid claim to tins venera
ble and patriarchal prenomeuon. At last, he
succeeded in reducing the number to two
Peters from abroad, one of them PeU-r
Michaelow and the other Peter Ivanholf.
With his usual clear perception be chose
the latter as the one he was iu search of,
and Having dismissed nil the others, was
intending to determine the matter.
Now the fact was that Peter Ivanhoff
was a dcsei-ter from the Russian nrmy, and
ho trembled in his boots at the idea ol
being questioned by uny authority. ' Un
certain whether to make n clear breast of
of the whole allair or still further to pre
varicato he was just confused enough to
render old Van Rett positive that he had
found the right man. The Mayor fixed
the matter linally by a leference to his
niece, Mary. . ..
" You are in love with Mary. You ueedu'i
deny it. 1 saw all auait it. I know very
thing. Now, my young friend if on will
go along with me, and thi allair turns out
all riuht, you shall have her."
This promise reconciled Peter Ivanhoff
to the situation, and he went oil' with tho
the mayor considerably comforted, leaving
Peter MicltHclow, hut lival, free to court
Mary for hiinsvlf.
While the English ambassador has in
trusted the (lulling of his mini to the block
head Mayor the French ambassador, Chnt
eauueuf, set about the matter. He went
to woik, very like a Frenchman, by
paying his attentions to the pretty itlils,
and lidding out Miss Mary as the prettiest,
soon came in contact with Peter Michaelow.
The Frenchman immediately itmaiki d the
contrast between this man and the boorish
companions about him, anil resolved to feel
the ground be was treading. Afler n ill I lu
ting with tho people awhile, seeking the
company nf Miss Mary and Peter particu
larly, the Frenchman suddenly announced
hit intention of leaving.
" Why are you going to soon ?'' asked
Peter
" I am connected with the French em
bassy. Now, tin re is a publie tumor and
the fact it scarcely to be doubled that
the Russiana are di feated, and that the
power of the Cur Is completely broken up,
to that"- , , ,
"It can't bo so it is not sol" rashly
and excitedly exclaimed Peter., ;
"It is true. The Russian armies are all
defeated and dispei-sod by tho Turks."
They have seized Moscow and an) holding
her works."
"This is a shameful Imposition I" cried
Peter again. "The Tuikshave yet cause
to fear the valor of the Russians tlicy have
not forgotten the victories at Irocop." '
"Aha! I thought it was so. You are
tho czar," whiRpered Chateiiuueuf In Pe
ter's ear. i.. i
f What it that?" asked Miss Mary with
womanly curiosity, who had ' heard tho
whisper but failed to catch the words.
" It Is nothing nothing in . the world,
my friend," hurriedly added Peter, and hit
haste in hushing up these words made the
Frenchman's impression certain. Presently,
indeed, Peter indicated to him that he
would speak further with him at soou as
an opportunity should present itself, and
then they mingled in the festivities of a
wedding that was fixed for that day.
It was not long before Peter Hichoelew,
Chateaunouf, and one of his companions
found their way to a comparatively seclu
ded spot, the only persons who were near
being Lord Syuduam, Peter Ivanhoft', and
the Mayor Van Rett, who wore eng.iged in
close conversation. Both parties being in
disguise, and each ignorant of the other's
true character, no suspicions were aroused
on either side, and otily the necessary pre
cautions of talking low was observed. i
The latter group was especially mysteri
ous. It was Lord cvyndliam object to get
treaty out of the man who had been
brought to him, and whom he thought to
be the czar, still maintaining his disguise.
It was Peter IvauhofTs object to get a pass
port by which he might escape from a city
which now seemed to him to be dangerous
to him oh a deserter. ' It was Van Rett's
object to be officious and to discover what
was going on, but who was still more mys
tified when he heard the man whom he had
brought called "Majesty." At last, Lord
Syndham succeeded in getting Peter Ivun
hofTs signature to a paper, which the latter
did not even read, in exchange for a free
passport from tho Holland authorities,
which he was not to use, however, for a
certain length of timo. Van Bett was In
trusted with bis safe-keeping meanwhile,
and this succession of mysteries began to
make the pompous old dignitary to think
that he hod to deal with a set of precious
rascals.
During the same time that all this
was transpiring, unatoaunouu nad pro
cured the signature of Peter Micuolow to
treaty of the greatest importance to
France. He had secured this by revealing
to Peter the existence and details of a con
spiracy against him, and by ofl'cring him
the means of escape aud assistance to put
down tho league.
As already intimated Van Rett slowly
came to tha conclusion that there was a set
of dangerous fellows about him, aud resolved
to assert his authority and make arrests.
He regarded Chateauneuf with sjiecial sus
picion, and finally approaching him told
him that he was under arrest, aud asked
him what excuse bo could offer for bis
presence in Saardam.
" My name is Chateauneuf the Marquis
de Chateauneuf and I um the embassador
of the King of France and Navarr."
" Oh dear, oh dear 1" cried the Mayor at
his mistake: "I did not mean you, I refer
to this fellow lit your side. Who are you
sir?"
Admiral Lofort, at your service, tho
embassador of the Empeior ef all tho Rus-
sias."
"Heavens and earth, what does all this
mean ?
I leg your pardon, admiral ; the wiest
men will make mistakes, you know. But
here's u rascal I'll be bound. Come, sir,
who are you?" he asked fiercely turning to
another.
"I inn Lord Syndham, tho embassador
of his Biiumiu Majesty." ' '
"Tluuis too bad!" cried the unfortu
nate , Mayor in despair ; " running up
airaiust u real Lord iu that way." Biit tho
populace now began to hoot and jeer at
him iu a manner that made him all the
more del ei mined to arrest somebody. He
then turned niioii Peter Ivanlioll nnd wus
ubout to anest him, when the English inn
bassadur st liia-d up and told him that he
sl i oil Id be careful how he laid his hands on
the czar of Russia. No one was more sur
prisid at tliis uiiHouucemnt tliau Peter
Ivaiihou" himself. But the Mayor still nb
stinant for un arrest, at once turned ubout
and accosted Peter Michaelow, with tho
piupOHO to arrest him. The latter was
about to declare himself, when ho was ro
siruimd by his friends Chateauiieuf mid
Lefoit, and escaped eimply by running
: away.
Van Bett und the Ripiiluce were now so
' much occupied with the discovery of the
Czar in Peter Ivanlioll' that they devoted
all their atUntiou to biin. lie whs cou
! ducted to the pulace and entertained in
state. Poor Peter did not relish this treut
I incut so much as he might have done, know
1 iug full well that tho mistake must be dis
covered sooner or 1 iter, and feeling that a
descent from the position of czar to that of
a deseiter w ould not be a pleasant one.
j Besides lie bad a stormy inteiview with
j little Miss Mary, who repioauhed him with
tho deception that he had practised upon
her ; refused to forgive him for being a Czar,
and declined to believe that he was not a
Czar. Bo she left him with the thought
that she. would accept the attentions of his
rival Peter Michaelow a thought which
superinduced a degree of misery for which
no temporary czarship could compensate.
In the meantime, Peter Michaelow had
visited the fictitious Czar secretly, and the
latter hud made a full confession of his
desertion and begged his friend to help him,
Peter Michaelow promised to do so, and
left Peter Ivanhoff a paper, which he gave
him iu exchange for the passport that tho
latter had., Peter Ivanhoff wae instructed
not to oen this paper till an hour, later,
when it would be found to contain a solu
tion of all hit troubles.
Now came the publio reception which
the boorish Mayor had projected for the
suppositious czar., lie came in at the head
of the impulace, presented a flatulent ad
dress, and proceeded to lead the chorus in
triumphal music which he had himself
composed for the occasion. It was in
the height ef this celebration that . the
startling announcement was inado that
Peter Michaelow was at the head of a large
armed party, aud was about to force the
port. , The gallant mayor marshalled the
people about him, reached the pert just in
time to see a large ship and making for the
open sea with Peter Michaelow, tho real
Czar, accompanied by Chateauneuf and
Lcfort waving his adieux to those on shore.
It wan then that Peter Ivanhoff be
thought him to open the paper which had
been given to him. He found it to be a
full pardon for his desertion, future free
dom from military service, and a grant of
pretty Miss Mary's hand and heart all
given to him by the Emperor Peter, Czar
of all the Russians. Mary was very willing,
ami she always bad been in fact and as
Peter Ivanholf pressed her to his bosom he
thought tho situation to be much plcasaut-
cr than that of playing Czar.
The English ambassador went away,
cursing Dutch stupidity, but forgetting his
own, while the French ambassador had car
ried (!' tho prize.
A Gool Que.
A
together talkiug of their adventures
during the war, and, as is generally the
case, some pretty hard yarmi were told.
The conversation finally turned on promo
tions, when a tail Teutonic broke loose
with,' " I'll tell you something about that.
boys. When I joined the cavalry I hadn't
been long in this country, nnd I didn't un
derstand much English. Wj were sent up
in the Valley, and at the battle of Win
chester we were ordered to charge a battery
Well, the Captain gave tho order to charge,
and away we wont in fine style. The John
nies opened on us with grape and canister.
Many a horse tumbled over, and plenty of
saddles were emptied. That didn't make
any difference ; we went straight ahead.
Suddenly the Captain gave the ai der to re
treat. The whole company turned and
went back at fast as they could, except me.
You see, 1 didn t understand the order, so
I kept on and charged right in amongst
them, aud by Joe, I captured the whole
battery and brought it off safe myself. Now,
I tell you how it turned out. The next day
the Captain was made a Major, the First
Lieutenant was mode Captain, and
"Well, what did they do for jouV" in
quired a listener. . , ... .
i " Why, they put me in the guard-house,
because Ivwldn't Ulla IU," , '
A Good Retort.
D
UR1NG the Session of Congress iu
Kremer were both members, the eccentric
Virginian nnidu one of his peculiar speech
es, in which ho often quoted Lttin and
Greek. After he had concluded, Kremei
arose, and, in a strain of well ucted indig
nation, poured forth a torrent of Pennsyl
vania German upon the head of the amazed
and startler! Randolph. His violent gestic
ulations, his loud and boisterous tones, lib
defiant manner, were not more annoying to
the imperious Southcner than the fact thai
ho could not understand a word that was
spoken. And when honest George took his
sent, covered with iierspiration, Randolph
arose and begged the honorable gentleman
from Pennsylvania to enlighten the House
and the country by translating what he
had just uttered.
Mr. Kremer retoited as follows :
" I huvo only to say iu reply to my friend
from Virgin!. I, that when he trunslatet the
dead language , which bo is constantly
using, for tho bencllt of us country mem
bers, into something like English, I will be
equally liberal in translating ray living
Pennsylvania Dutch Into something thai
the house can understand." The laugh
was completely against Randolph.
1ST " Mr. U -, will you take sugar
and crcum iu your coffee, ?" asked an excel
lent housewife of a country cousin.
. "No, ma'am; I just take it barefooted
and bald-tuaded." .
fir A gentlcmati was Introduced to a
young lady recently, and addressed her as
follows; "Where do you live when you
are at home?" to which she promptly re
plied. " Whea I am at home I live there
A Persevering Chop.
SOME year since there resided in Wash .
ington, a very lovely girl, who wished
to marry a young man named Rolirrt ,
an engagement having been recently enter
ed into between them, to that effect.
ner father, however, objected .o this
match with one of his clerks, and when tho
lady received a tempting proprwal from a
wealthy suitor, the paternal intluetioe soon
effected a marriage despite the previout en
gagement, la less than three mouths her
husband was killed by a kick from a burse.
Robert was a second time a suitor, but do-
layed the important question until fifteen
months had elapsed, when, to his horror,
she informed him that she was engaged.
In three months thereafter she wae married.
Two years elapsed, when the married couple
removed to Syracuse, N. Y., where, among
the victims of the cholera, when the pesti.
ence swept that city, was the second taken.
Robert again sought her hand, and when a
year had elapsed, was on the eve of a dec
laration, when lo t he received an invitation
to her wedding 1 Her late husband's
business was found in tuch a state tliat to
avoid immense losses, the removed with
her third husband to Detroit Michigan.
A few years elapsed, when herself aud hint
band were on a steamer that wot wrecked
near Buffalo. . The busbaud perished, aud
the wifo escaped solely through the exer
tion of a friend who was ou board. Hit
gallantry inspired such sentiments in her
breast, that she married her brave preserver1
a few menths after her third widowhood.
The happy pair removed to Pit sburg,
where her husband was engaged in the
mercantile business. Thither Robert, still
cherishing his first love, followed them.
One day as he was passing the door of the
husband's store, he taw a terrible coiuino
tioa. Rushing in, he beheld the mangled
corpse of that gentleman on the floor. A
tierce of rice being hoisted to an upper sto
ry had fallen through the traps, killing him
instantly. Anxiously Robert inquired if
anyone had been sent to inform hia wife,
and was told that the book-keeper had just
gone. Robert started for Allegheny city,
where the deceased resided, at the top of
hig speed. The book-keeper was just ahead
of him, and from past experiences knowing
the virtue of prompt action and apprehecut-
iug that the clerk hod designs on the wid
ow, he ran for dear life, tide by side. The
race continued until they reached Hand
st reet bridge, when tho clerk was obliged
to stop to pay the toll, while Robert, a com
muter, passed over without stopping.
Reaching tho house of tho widow first,
RolK-rt told the heartrending news, and al
most in tho same breath made a proposition
of marriage. He was accepted. True to
tier promise, after a year of mourning she
became his wife. As all her husbands had
died wealthy, Roltcrt was comfortably fixed,
after all. This case is a remarkable exam
ple of what " pluck aud perseverance" will
do for a man, while at tho same time it
teaches a lesson on the danger of delay.
A Hair Trade.
A LITTLE while ago, there was a fancy
Fair at Brussels. The object was a
charity, aud the ladies who kept the stalls
did some things which ladies as a rule
avoid doing. It is supposed, of course,
that the (oor ought not to bo deprived of
money that can be got by any means not
involving positive impropriety. In this way
kisses have Ihmhi sold at Fairs, and iu this
way at Brussels, a lady sold, or was sup
posed to have sold, part of her beautiful
tresses. A gentleman passing her stall was
greatly attracted by the fair1 saleswoman's
charms, and gallantly demanded to know
the price of. one of the locks hanging from
her ch ignoii. Now the ludy has a husband,
and, thinking it right to consult him un
tho subject, she diplomatically managed to
postpone tho negotiation until next day.
The husband said money for the poor
ought not to Ihj turned away, but, with pi
ous fraud, his hair being, like his wife's,
light brown, he cut a lock from his own
head and gave it to her, Next day the en
amored purchaser received this lock, aud
paid an extremely high price fur it.
So far all was well, but the happy couple
were subsequently indiscreet. Tbejr could
not resist whispering the delicate little se
cret to just one or two umused friends.
Presently the deceived admirer heard that
he had been duped and was very much
laughed at. His displeasure has now ex
pressed itself in a most disagreeable m an
nul. Iu Belgium, decent in the quality or
nature of uu article sold for money exposes
the vendors to very severe punishment.
The gallant Belgian, who seems as warm
and vigorous iu fighting as iu loving, has
netually summoned I eth husband aud wife
into Court, aud they will be compelled to
swear whether the hair sold was or was not
the genujne article the lady professed it to
be. The affair is producing a lively excite
ment, and the trial, which is just about to
begin, at last accounts, will be eagerly
watched. Undoubtedly, the deluded pur
chaser, like all who come' to grief through
the tender passion, deserves a certain shore
of sympathy ; but really, a mau who could
have tho folly to believe In the genuine of
any hair depending from a chignon in theae
days, will be none the wort for a lesson that
will teach him to be lest credulous in the
future.