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AGAINST TIIK T1DH
Apilnst tno tide ah me ! ajroint tho lido I
No nllgtatMt wave bat drifts mo back to shoro i
Though straining ovorynorve,' I still Bbtdc,
With strength all spent, Juit whoro I wu before.
Why could I not have stayed npon the shore,
To pick np shining- pebbles In the sun,'
Instead of laboring at tho nsolcss car,
To sleep In peace when the dav's work was done 1
My longing heart forbids such rot to mo,
Though I reach not the foal that lies hitfore,
But live, wrestling with tho wind and sea,
And dlo with tired hand upon tke oar.
The Trnlrle Duel.
Fifteen years ego, when the great
West Bcerued to be further west than it
does in these days of railroads, that
" belt all creation," a remote patch or
corner of one of the groat prairies was
counted by the few hunters and settlers
occupying it as a district in itself, and
they called it Little Elk Prairie.
Among the half-wild characters who
Lad built for themselves hovels of drift
wood and brush on this bit of rolling
plain was a huge, hulking fellow of
mixed French, Canadian, Indian, and
negro blood, whose namo was Bendbow
Laval. A complete savage in appear
ance, this man Laval reminded one for
cibly of the stage representation of the
Jibbenainosy," as presented by Mr.
Proctor. But his clothing was far more
scanty than is permitted to " make-ups"
by the exigencies of the stage. Whether
in summer or winter, it never consisted
of more than two garments a ragged
shirt and trowsers, the material of
which was rendered problematical by
age and dirt. The mass of woolly, iron
gray hair by which his head was thatch
ed was crowned by something that had
once been a portion of a hat, and his
mmense, stokingless feet were thrust
into rude cowskin shoes, with holes cut
in them to accommodato certain pe
culiarities of shape and pedal excre
scence From his huge size and muscular de
velopment, Laval was more than a
match for any one of the dwellers on
Littlo Elk Prairie, none or whom were
" chickens " as regarded physical
strength. Entirely devoid of education
for he did not know one letter of the
alphabet from another nevertheless,
the great coarso fellow had a sort of
chivalry about him, which might or
might not have been derived from his
strain of .French blood. His apprecia
tion of the benefits and etiquette of
dueling was intense, and he had more
than once killed his antagonist in a fair
fight,
A much more dangerous man to deal
with than Laval was Habakkuk Sams,
by origin a Yankee, as his namo denotes,
but a prairio man by predilection and
long residence.
" Hab," as ho was called " for short "
by the men of the plain, was a thin,
wiry man, of middle age, with a brick
red complexion, and very light hair.
He was an excellent marksman, and had
a reputation for courage, shown in en
counters with Indians and bears; but
he always preferred wily stratagem to
skill or strength for the discomfiture of
his foes. ,
He had had several disputes with
Laval, on the common basis of accusa
tions that each was in the habit of
stealing animals from tho other's traps.
This, in the code of the plains, is an un
pardonable offense, just as horse-stealing
is in some of the more remote States
and Territories. Men caught in the
act have frequently been killed on the
spot ; and wh.en the delinquent was an
Indian, there are traditions of his hav
ing been tortured before being put to
death.
Whether Hab Sams had ever defraud
ed Laval, by purloining fur-creatures
from the traps set by the latter, never
transpired. But that Laval was a fur
thief was established beyond a doubt
when he was seen carrying to his hovel
one day a black wolf, caught in a trap
set by Hab, and which tho latter had
left there purposely to test the honesty
of his rival. .
Hab's first idea was to draw a bead
upon the purloiner of his property, and
bo adjust the matter without any need
ot further reference or appeal. On
further consideration, however, he ap
proached Laval, and, taxing him with
the theft, demanded restitution of his
property, or " reason why."
"Take that, then!" howled the hugo
mixed-breed, hurling the wolf with
such force at Hab that it knocked him
down, and sent him spinning to a dis
tance of several feet.
In a moment Hab Sams had risen en
one knee, and, taking aim at his antago
nist, fired, but without effect, owing to
the flurry caused by the suddenness of
the assault. On proceeding to reload
his rifle, he remembered that he had no
powder; but Laval was in a similar
predicament, for all the powder in the
place had been expended in a recent
hunt, and they wera awaiting the ar
rival of a messenger with some from the
nearest trading-post.
Drawing their knives then, the two
approacned each other for a deadly con
flict, which would have been an unequal
one, however, owing to the superior
size and strength of Laval, who was
also a proficient in the use of the knife.
Knowing how slight his chance was
with such an antagonist, Hab Sams
paused, and, looking fixedly at Laval,
said :
" If you are a man, and not a coward
ly sneak, you will fight it out with me
in another way, and give me an equal
chance for my life."
" What way do you want to fix it,
then '(" said the other. " I'm as good as
you, anyhow, and ain't afraid to get
square with you any way you please.
Ivameyour fixin', and I'll go you even
on it." b '
"Well, then," rejoined Hab, "here's
what we'll do, if you've heart enough
to do it, as I have ; let's go to the place
where the prairie-dogs burrow, away
over there. The rattlesnakes that live
there are big, and unfailing with their
deadly fangs. Let each of use choose a
burrow, lie down in front of it, thrust
his arm in to the shoulder, and wait to
see which of us'll die first. You're too
white-livered a cuss to fight it out that
way with me, eh '"
Fearful to back out from this horrible
proposition, lest his reputation for valor
might become tarnished forever, Laval
agreed to it, trusting that, if one only
keeps still, rattlesnakes are not apt to
bite.
The matter was arranged as follows :
they were to meet next morning, half
an hour before sunrise, with one wit
ness, who was to act as umpire for both.
The burrows in which they were to
place their hands were to be select d by
this umpire, who was to seo them
properly and impartially placed. There
they were to remain until the first ray
of the sun beamed abova the horizon, a
few minutes before whujh it is the habit
of rattlesnakes to, orawJ forth fron tfceir
dens. The umpire was to notify thom
of the rise of the sun, at which moment
they were to be free to rise and go their
ways, should they have escaped the fangs
of the venomous reptiles. The honor
ot both was then to be considered as
fully satisfied, and from this there was
to be no appeal.
It must have been a terrible time,
that quarter of an hour before sunriso,
to these victims of Jie etiquette with
which the duello ever has boon rendered
romantic. Perhaps Hab Sams did not
feel it bo acutely as his rival, for reasons
best known to himBelf.
The first gleam of dawn now reddened
upon the horizon, and, at a word from
the umpire, Hab Sams sprang to his
feet, expressing by a loud whoop his
satisfaction at having come safely out
of the terrible ordeal. Not bo with his
rival, who lay where the uinpiro had
placed him, motionless as a log.
On examination it was found that he
was in a deathlike swoon, from which
he was with difticulty recovered by the
free use of whiskey. Sheer fright had
got the bettor of the man's brute cour
Bge, and brought him to the brink of
death.
Hab Sams, as already hinted, had
reason of his own for preserving his
equanimity of mind throughout the fear
ful ordeal. A little after sunset the prev
ious evening, when the rattlesnakes had
retired for the night, he took the pre
caution of stuffing a number of the dons
in that part of the prairie agreed on for
the rendezvous with a sort of weed that
is most obnoxious to the snakes, render
ing them torpid for many hours, and
unable to crawl or strike.
This was how Yankee ingenuity
triumphed over brute strength, and
Bendbow Laval was ever obliged to
knock under to Habakkuk Sams, when
Eersonal fortitude was the subject in
and.
A Romance of the War.
An incident has lately occurred at
Tiffin, near Cleveland, Ohio, springing
out of the war, whic'i has caused much
talk and admiration. As an evidence of
gratitude for a signal service performed,
gratitude not affected by time, but cher
ished in silence for years until the op
portunity came to express it, in act as
well as words, tho case is interesting and
exemplary. It appears that before the
war, Tiffin and its neighborhood had an
itinerant preacher named Downey. On
the outbreak of hostilities, this man, a
resolute Unionist, entered a volunteer
regiment as captain. When the Gov
ernment determined on employing negro
troops, Downey became Colonel of a
colored regiment. During the campaign
in Tennesee, this regiment chanced to
be encamped upon the estate of one
Col. Washington, near Nashville. Ex
asperated by some cause, not related, the
troops became' insubordinate during
their Colonel's absence. A number of
them invaded Col. Washington's grounds,
and burst into and pillaged his house.
Remonstrated with by the owner, they
became exasperated, seized and bound
him, and were on the point of putting
him to death. Col. Downey arrived at
the critical moment, just when his cap
tors, wild with drink and rage, were
about to shoot Washington through the
heart. Without an instant's hesitation,
Downey rushed between them, and, at
tho imminent peril of his own life, saved
that of Col. Washington. Tho latter,
profoundly moved, warmly expressed
kis obligations, and promised never to
forget them.
With this, however, the matter rested,
and amid many succeeding scenes of
wild excitement, Downey dismissed tlie
subject from his mind. Ho remained in
the national service until the close of
tho war, and then, returning home, set
tled down to a quiet, domestic life.
Within a short time he died, leaving his
wife and children in straightened cir
cumstances. Mrs. Downey was com
pelled to resort to her needle to get even
a bare support for herself and little
ones. But a change was soon to be
wrought in her condition. A month or
two ago, Col. Washington died ; and it
has now been found that his whole
estate, including three hundred acres of
improved lands close by Nashville, and
valued at over one hundred thousand
dollars, a sum of ten thousand dollars
in cash, and other property, has been
left by him outright to the wife and
children of his preserver, Col. Downey.
Our civil war witnessed many strange
episodes, too many,' unhappily, of a
mournful description, and some far sur
passing fiction in the strangeness and
improbability of their incidents. But
the tale we have related, honorable as it
is to all concerned, is one that will be
read only with pleasure. N. Y, Time.
How Tliey Live In Sweden.
The houses are warm, being built of
strong, thick walls, generally of brick,
with high stone foundations. They are
small, commonly of one story, and
meant for but one family. Their houses
are not so very simple, but they are
simply furnished, there often being,
especially in the northern part, where
the houses aro frequently of logs, and
covered with turf or straw, no more
than one room in the house, and in that
only the coarsest home-made furniture.
The sleeping-room, (tuero is rarely more
than one), is provided with ranges
of beds in tiers, one above the other,
the women generally sleeping below,
and tho men above. You rarely see any
carpet, but the floors are sprinkled with
a clean white sand, which dries up
moisturo, gives off no dust, and may
easily be removed. Sometimes the floors,
as in Germany, are painted, or of wood
mosaic ; though this luxury, except in
large mansions, is very rarely indulged
in. Occasionally the best rooms will
have a little carpet; but never more
than two strips, which cross each other
in the centre.
The land is generally good, and four
fifths of all the people subsist by agri
culture. Great quantities of wheat, rye
and barley are raised, the stubble-fields
being now seen stretching out in every
direction. Much of this grain is ex
ported to Germany and Great Britain.
Large droves of cattle, sheep, geese and
ducks may also be seen in the fields,
though the stock is far inferior to that
of Denmark, where it was a real pleasure
to see the magnificent droves in their
pastures. The cattle and poultry are
commonly kept in the same field, the
ducks and geese being around the ponds,
while the Bheep and cows are scattered
through the meadows, a shepherd-boy
commonly sleeping in some fence-corner.
In the evening theso flocks aro all
driven to the burnyard, where they pro
sent a lively sceno for a low hours after
a sunset. I spent a littlo time at the
country residence of a largo land-owner
in this neighborhood, where the noiao of
ducks and geese in his barn-yard was
I like a perpetual horse-fiddle serenade.
England's Wealthiest Sons.
The two wealthiest Englishmen, so far
at least as personal estate goes, who have
evor lived in England, have died within
the last decade. They were Mr. Morri
son and Mr. Brossey. The personal
property of the first was sworn under
twenty million dollars; that of the sec
ond under thirty millions ; but it is un
derstood that a great deal of Mr. Bras
soy's estate has not yet been sworn for
duty, owing to difficulties in appraising
it, and that, in fact, it will prove to be
nearly one hundred millions when this
has been done. Both these men, like
most of those who have made the very
largest fortunes, began life poor. Mr.
Morrison entered a dry-goods ware
house, whore he contrived to secure the
affections of his employer's daughter.
They were married, and he was taken
into tho business, to which he ultimately
succeeded.
Ono great stroke he made was the
buying of all the crape in England, in
anticipation of the death of the Princess
Charlotte, of Wales.- This lucky hit is
supposed to havo put a very largo sum
of money into his pocket.
He invested a large portion of his
enormous wealth in real estate, and be
came one of the greatest landlords in
tho United Kingdom. His principal
country residence was Basildon Park,
near lteading, in Berkshire. It is a
stately mansion, standing in a very
pleasant park, and filled with a magnifi
cent collection of works of art, of which
he was a very libeial purchaser. . The
very book-cases, table, and chairs, were
designed by men such as Sir Charles
Enstlake, 11. A. In tho dining-room
were two columns of rare and beautiful
marble, purchased from achurch in Italy
at a prodigious price. Theso pillars were
extraordinorily heavy, and considerable
difficulty was experienced in bringing
them to their destination, the roads be
ing, at various paints, quite broken into
holes by the weight. Besides his collec
tion at Basildon, Mr. Morrison had a
gallery of choice pictures at his home in
London.,
He was not in the least ostentatious,
nor did ho ever evinco the tendency, bo
common to nomeaux riches, of toadying
people of rank, his principal associates
being eminent artists.
Toward the close of his life he became,
as so often happens in the cose of very
rich men, oppressed with the idea that
he was miserably poor and should dio a
pauper ; and a small sum was paid to
him every week, as a wage, to humor his
fancies.
Mr. Morrison left several sons. To
tho eldest he bequeathed the interest in
his warehouse, estimated at three hun
dri'dund fifty thousand dollars a year
(which that gentleman sold to a j oint
stock company), and further very exten
sive estates.
To the'second he left some two hun
dred thousand dollars a year, and to the
others incomes varying from sixty to
eighty thousand dollars.
All his sons have turned out steady,
respectable men ; and one is a well
known Liberal member of Parliament.
Mr. Brassey's groat fortune was the
result, in the first ir.stance, of successful
railway-contracts, and then of the accu
mulations consequent upon the great
sutus thus made. Like Mr. Morrison,
he was the least ostentatious of men,
and, like him, too, was fortunate in a
wife who resembled him in this respect.
Indeed, Mr. Brassey's expenditure, so
far as his establishment, etc., went, prob
ably did not exceed fifty thousand dol
lars a year, when his income was two
million Collars a year. Like Mr, Morri
son, he was fortunato in his children.
Ho had three all sons. They bear the
highest character, and now have divided
among them the colossal tortune which
their father and mother only seemed to
care for in so far as it would contribute
to their children's happiness.
It is remarkable that these two men
England's wealthiest sons should all
their life have been indifferent to what
most successful men in their country as
pire to a seat in Parliament. Mr. Mor
rison, wo believe, did occupy ono for a
brief time, but Mr. Brassey never. Two
of his sons are now very useful members
of Parliament. A. 11 ynjord, in Apjiu
ton's Journal.
Yicuua.
Vienna, architecturally, is an agree
able disappointment to most strangers,
as it certainly was to me at my" first
vibit. Few persons expect to find 60
many handsome buildings, such fine
squares, and such an admirable and at
tractive promenado as the glacis the
circlo around the inner or old city.
Walking or driving on that splendid
esplanade, Vienna seems tho most mag
nifioiiiit city in Europe ; but when you
enter tho narrow thoroughfares, lined
with nigh houses, radiating like a
spider's web from a central point near
tho catuadral, become entangled in the
nutuerous minor streets and alleys; or
invade any of the thirty-four suburbs
as the new parts of tho town are called
vour earliest imoression is materially
marred. The old city is nearly circular
in form, and some three miles in circum
ferenco : while the entire circuit of
Vienna is nearly sixteen miles. The in
ner part was formerly surrounded by
qualifications and a deep ditch ; but
these havo recently been levelled and
filled up, and the space they occupied is
now added to the promenade. Of the
twelve gates by which the interior city
was once entered, the Palace and Fran
cis Joseph gates alone remain. The
Emperor has a passion for building.
He is as anxious to beautify Vienna as
Louis Napoleon was to beautify Paris.
He has spent immense sums to this end,
and is still lavish with the nation's
purse, notwithstanding the deranged
condition of Austria's finances, and so
far as amount is concerned, her eminent
ly respectable debt. The new Opera
house, Commercial Academy, Hall of
the Horticultural Society and Academio
Gymnasium, are expensive and imposing
structures, as will be, when completed,
the new University, Town-hall, Theatre
of the Musical bociety, Museum Build'
ings, Artists' Hall and Parliament
house. Most of the dwellings in the
city are built about a court-yard with a
common stairway, as they are in France,
Italy and Germany, a number of fami
lies occupying each building. Vienna
is one of the compactest of cities, and it
is astonishing to see how many persons
can nnd shelter Sana preserve their
health there in a limited space. The
population is six hundred and seventy'
five thousand, of which one thousand
are Greeks, eleven thousand Jews, thir
teen thousand Protestants, and all the
rest Roman Catholics, including a earri
son of thirty thousand meu.JIurper'i
Magazine.
Princess Beatrice, the only unmarried
daughter of Queen Victoria, is betrothed
to the Marquis ot btattord.
A QR1C VL T URAL.
A man in Dubuoue has been cooking
eggs and potatoes in a stovo on a tight
rope, thirty-five feet from the ground,
on Sunday. Three thousand Christians
were present, and the collections
amounted to thirty-five dollars.
Some curious statistics about small
birds have recently been laid bo.ibre the
British House of Commons, ihe thrush
is said to work from 2.30 in the morning
until 9.30 in the evening, or 19 hours.
During this time he feeds hi9 young" 200
times. Blackbirds work 17 hours. The
male feeds the young 14 times and the
female 65 times per day. The industri
ous titmouse manages to spread 417
meals a day before its voracious off
spring. According to one naturalist
their food consists chiefly of caterpillars.
These statements, and a hundred more
quite as curious, were made in an elo
quent plea for a law to protect small
birds from being snared and shot. Un
fortunately, although the statistics seem
to prove that they are really the allies
instead of the enemies of the farmer, tho
old prejudices against them were strong
enough to defeat the bill.
While the hierh price of meat in Eng-
lend is creating wido-spread discontent,
and the provincial butchers are clamor
ing for free trade in foreign cattle, it
appears probable that importations into
England trom the continent must be
stopped altogether, in consequence of
an extraordinary outbreak of tho cattlo
plaguo in continental countries. It is
said that of late every cargo of cattlo
from Russia has included diseased ani
mals. Large numbers of infected cattle
have been discovered among those lately
landed from Germany, and carcasses of
diseased animals are frequently washed
ashore on the coast, having been thrown
overboard from ships destined for Eng
lish ports. It is considered essential to
tlie safety of English herds that rigid
restrictions should bo placed on impor
tations of live stock under tho condition
of affairs, and this will tend to still
further increase the prico of animal
food
Testing Milk. The richness of milk
may be determined without waiting to
find the quantity of craam which may
be separated, by placing the milk be
tween two plates of glass, so arranged
that one may bo made to approach to or
recede from the other by means of a
screw ; that is to say, by pom in g a given
quantity in a box, having two glass
sides, one being movable towards the
other, and then placing behind it the
flame of a stearine candle or any other
standard light, and observing tho point
at which it is rendered invisible on sep
arating the glass plates. This point,
when compared with the permanent lino
indicating the best milk, is the measure
of the richness of the sample.
Cheese. The Denver JVtc s tells us
that practical steps have been taken to
ward the establishment ot a cheese iac
tory, on an extensive scale, at the central
point of the Monument Valley, about
sixty miles from Denver. The facilities
are unequalled. Cold springs of the
purest water are available, building ma
terial is cheap, and it is estimated that
tho milk of trom 1,000 to 1,200 cows can
be relied upon. The superintendent of
an Eastern factory one ot tho best in
the country has been interested in the
project, and by another season it is pro-
posed to have the works in operation.
This is cheering news to all Colorado,
for no matter what the profits of mining
and stock-raising may prove to be, we
need diversified industry, as by it, and
by it only, can the territory be thickly
populated.
The Osaoe Orange as a Tkee. The
Osage orange is a native of Arkansas
and southward, and m a genial sou at
tains the height of sixty feet. It is i
wide-spreading tree with pointed loaves.
Two spines of thorns are borne in the
axil ot each leaf, and it is its thorny
character which, among other qualities,
makes it valuable as a hedge plant
From the resemblance of the fruit in its
exterior to an orange, and tho facts that
tho first plants known in cultivation
were brought to St. Louis from the
country of the Osage Indians, tho popu
lar name ot Osago orange was applied to
it. Tho vigorous and healthful aspect
of the Osage orange, and its striking ap
peal ance when loaded with fruit, make
1l J 1.1- i.l j.
ii very uesirauie as uu ornamental ireu.
A Fortuxe From the Chaxbehry.
A few years ago a succtssf ul merchant
of Chicago, Mr. Sackett, well known for
enterprise, generosity, and also a specu
lative turn of mind, was induced by two
friends ot his to try an investment with
them in the purchase of Western land,
with a view to prospective increase in
price. Each was to furnish an equal
share toward the enterprise. More us
an accommodation to them than regard
for the profit, he consented, and, fur
nishing his part, they went West to make
the purchase, while he remained at his
business in Chicago.
Now these enterprising frionds of his
found that they could buy up a large
tract ot land near liorlin, is., very low.
by including in it a portion of worthless
swamp. They closed tho trade, and in
making the division among themselves,
they took each a third of the tiuo land
and left the mud and watitr fur Mr,
Sackett, who had never seen the l.tntl,
and accepted the division on faith in his
friends. And for sometime ho continued
to pay the taxes, until he failed in bust
ness ; and, thinking to realize on the sale
of it, he went est tor that purpose
when to his dismay he found that, far
from being able to sell it, he could not
even give it away. Sighing just a little
at the duplicity of his friends, who had
so divided the valuable and loft him tho
worthless, he wandered over the swamp
he almost disdained to call his own, and
splashed through its mud and water in
desperate hopelessness. Poverty and
want stared him in tho faco, when lo
something else stared him in, tho face
too. lie lound something on his land,
What was it? It was not California
gold, nor South Africa diamonds
neither was it oil, iron, or coal. It was
wild cranberries. " Presto, change 1"
Now mark the result. That laud is
worth f 800 per acre, and he is worth half
a million dollars.
lie was a shrewd man, with an eye to
business, and he saw at once a fortune
in these cranberries, and went to work
to realize it bv cultivation and system
atio labor, and he has a regularly trained
brigade of children and hands to pick
and prepare the cranberries for market.
for which he realises as high as f 24 per
barrel ; while the men who intended to
play a joke on him now mourn over
their own unvaluable land, and sigh for
the tortune their joking lost them. iv.
. tnaevenaent.
There are said to be in the whole world
lB,a32,000 Freemasons.
Tho 5ew Art In Photography.
The new method in photography.
called the gelatine process, by which
photograph printing is rendered inde
pendent of tho sun's direct assistance
thousand copies being struck off by
the use of ordinary printer's ink in the
timo occupied in executing a few dozen
by means of Bun printing has proved a
wonderful success, and bids fair to
supersedo lithography and in many
cases steel engraving. This improved
process has just been brought to a state
of grsat perfection by M. Albert, of
Munich, Havana, who has made it pos
sible to print several thousand impres
sions from tho same plate, and at a com
paratively small cost. A description of
this method, in its various chemical and
mechanical details, would occupy much
spneo. Suffice it to say that, by means
of it pictures from tho cheaply produced
gelatine plates can bo printed at a cost
not exceeding that of an ordinary litho
graph. In printing, a common litho
graphic press is used, and the operation
is tho same as in the production of lith
ographs ; indeed, the pictures' combine
the qualities of the lithograph with the
delicacy of the steel engraving and the
accuracy of the photograph.
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Kxlru tn fiilH V flute 7 Stt M 7 3
Ohio round hoop 7 0 Un 7 50
Etm urn her 7 83 (id (tan
fiprlmr wheat 6 7(1 Od 8 tin
Extra Genesee 7 31 00 . 9 HO
8t. LimlidnnhWtirii.... lit 60 II PS
Cons Mkal Western A- Jersey.. 3 40 CO 4 tio
llmudvwiue 3 75 f.O 3 H0
GRAIN Conx Western I2i 6, (il
Bout hum ii i u
Barlky Western 115 00 73
(Junuihl 90 (0 1 115
Oatf 13 ( 45
11m 73
WuaaT Western No. 1 Spring-.... 1M Qi
Do. :.o. 2 do 1 55 (u!
. 'i;i!icr 1 51 C'O
l),i. White 1 Ml C
White (leucine 1 55 (.0
1 w
1 ut
I OT
1 70
in ?5
9 I0
12 00
24 00
1
9!i
pnovi:ioNt-rork-Xi -.vmess... 1350 00
W 11 uriuie.. 10 so (in
BEKF-I'lllln 7 (JO (11)
Extra uie-'S 9 do (id
lteel 'huiiii !0 HO 00
BAC1X TH (!
(i It K KN UAMd ? 00
I.AI1I H'M 00
SEED I'lovor 00
I niuithv z ii w
Hnxsee.l 00
W00I.-.N. V.. I'ii.. O. and Jlich... 60 OS
65
Hi
50
13
t. unit lowii 55 00
Texua unJ I'jiii'U'nin... 30
BEEVES Tiept .. 15,'a' (S
(iwxl 11 00
Cimiiii'in to lull..... ... 8 (til
SHEEP ALAMltS- (i.wep t'i (
in
7
11
4
L-illllls 8 00
SWINE Live 4;'i 0
Dressed C 00
Common Sense Keasoxs wiiy you
should use 1)11. WALKElt S (JAI.IFOKNIA
Vixeuar BlTTEUS. Because :
1st. Thev are an entiro Vegetable
Bittor3, tree iroui all alcoholic istiinu
lants.
2d. Thev offer all tho Medical Virtues
that can possibly be combined in any
Bitter under whatever name known.
3d. They are the result of careful
study, experiment, and labor.
4tu. Ihe greatest Care is taken to se.
cure absolute Medicinal Virtues, and ex
elude from their composition everything
hitherto pronounced objectionable.
oth. They unite, as a lite-restonnc
scientific tonic, the greatest strengthen,
hiK and vitalizincr principles.
Oth. Persons ot Sedentary habits and
over-worked, find in them a specific for
want or apiictit:', iialptlation, debility, con-
tst'qiation, and many other nameless ail
ments.
7th. The aged find in them guarantee
of prolonged health and life, and weak
and delicate females and mothers find
especial benefit from their use.
8th. They are the Master of Disease.
Pluiplrs, Eruption), KougH Skin.
Tho pvstcm beine put tinier tho inlluenco
of Dr. Tierce's Golden Slelical Discovery for
a few weeks, the bUin becomes smooth, clear,
soft nnd velvety, and being illuminated with
tho glow of perfect hoslth from within, true
beautv stands forth in all its glory. Nothing
over presented to the public os a benutitier of
tho complexion ever guve sutii sntinlnrtion tor
this purpose as this Discover?. The ettects of
nil medicines which opcrato upon tho system
thrnitgn the medium ot the blood aro neces
sarily somewhat slow, no matter how good
the remedy employed. While ono to three
bottles clear tho skin of pimples, blotches,
eruptions, yellow spots, comedones or "avubs,'
a dozen may possibly bo required to cure somo
cases wliero the system is rotten with scroti!
Ions or virulent blood poisons. Tho cure of
all these diseases, however, from the common
pimple to tho worst scrofula, is, with tho use
of this most potent ngent, only a matter o
timo. Sold by all Druggists. U0;i
l''oi'Nir.i ox A Kock. The disappointed
aUvcmuri'i-3 wun have linni time to time at
tempted to run their worthless potions against
KHAKI'. 3 I'LANTATION ISlTTFltS, VOW Ilia
they cannot understand w hat foundation there
is lor its nunziiiL' iiontilarity. 1 lie rxplana.
tlon is simple cikhiu'Ii. The reputation of the
world-ri'iiiiwtieu tome Is loumlcil upon a rock
the Kock of Kxi'Kkibnci:. All Its ingredients
are pure and wholesome. How, then, could
tricksters and cheats expect to rival it with
coiiipouiids o.- i lieap drills and rcluse lliU(ir,
or wi'.li liiiuorlcss trali m n state ot aectou
fcriiuiitatioH r (If course the charlatans hav
conid to grief. Their little pnno has failed
Their contempt for tho sagacity of tho com
munity has been tltly puniehed. Meanwhile
1'i.antation HiTTmia seems to lie iu a fair
way of eventually supeiM-ding every othe
medicinal preparation included in the class to
widen it ucloiii'S. in cvury btale ami terri
tory of the Union it is, to-day, the accepted
specilie for nervous debility, dyspepsia, tever
and ague, rlirumat sin, aim all aliments iu
volvtu a detkieney ot vital power.
Cr imps and .i':ns in the etoinitch are the
result of imperfect dltjeMiou, nnd may lie
Immediately relieved liy a dose of Johnson't
Anodyne Liniment. - teauoonful in a little
sweetened water is a dose.
Heavy outs are good lor horses ; none will
deny that; lint oats cau't make a liorte's coat
look smooth and glossy when be it out of
condition. Sheridan' Citrary Condition
l'uwdera will do this when nil else fails.
Tub Purest and (sweetest Cod
Liver Oil in the world is Hazard &
Caswell's, made on the Rea-shore, from
fresh, selected livers, by Caswell, Haz
Akd & Co., New York. It is absolutely
iure and tweet. Patients who have once
taken it prefer it to all others. Physi
cians have decided it superior to any of
the other oils in market.
CllRtSTADORO'B EXCBL8IOR Haih Dvi ia the mot
tuire unit comuieto jirepaiulion of IU kind In the
world ; iUelU-ctri are nut-.rfeal, it. character kai'UllOM.
it. tint, uatarul. its qualities endaiiuK.
A Volume In tslx Lluei.
This very hnar. If you have a Coui;h..a Cold, or any
diltteulty in tho throat or lung. -end for IIalk'8
Honey or UoiiKuut-NU anu Tjlh. Tu!e it faithfully,
and you are sale. The euro tm-ertaiu and swtl't, the
uieuaratiou pleasant. Von't disregard tlute lis llntt.
Pike's Toolhaeho Drops cure Toothache In one min
ute. oid bv all IlrugtfUu at ii cents.
Beat and Oldeat k'auilly Medicine. San
ford' Liver laviyQrator. A purely Vetfetublc Cathartic
and Tonic for Dytpi-piii, Conciliation, Debility, Sick
headache. Bilious Attacks, and all deraiifrements ol
Liver, fetoiiiui-ii and uoweU, Afc your Aiiuytiist lor It,
beware of latitat turn.
with Fi.Aon'B Instant Rfi.irp. Aclii-m, Plni, Pprain,
Ilnwnl ComplAtUtP, PIT., CANNOT KXIST If tills UTPllt
mflirlno It need. Rulfut wan anted, or money re-lundod.
Wittitw TtiK Wnoi.R Ranqr nf tnnfGnTift nltnratfvA
m-fdirdiod known, none in on titled to more conllrrn-
tlon thin tho r rnvlnn rtvrnp. in an ch-ps or en
ft'Kblod and riobllitatod constitution it In tho Tory
roinodv needed. The moat positive proof of this can
be adduced.
Onr Bcnllly Iiiflrmltlcg
Physical iiiftrmltlofl aro the lot of all. Millions ro
always tick. No mnn, woman or child Is uniformly
In perfect health. Much, however, of the fdeknen
and fuflexinir which render life a burden to so many
of our fellow belnifB is due tocarelewneM and nctrlect.
mighty antidote to the leading caused of dleeaae
hfts boon provided. It is an harmlcnn as It la efficient.
No polpouuos drn enters into Its composition. It Is
an undrflled stimulant, tonic and aperient, of which
every Ingredient is vegetable This unexceptionable
preventive and restorative medicine is not "a-now
thinff under the sun." lloototter's Stomach Bitters
will soon havo been before the world a quarter of a
century, nnd it is not too much to at er that thousands,
avo, tens of thousands, are now utng it who would
hive been In thrdr ffravns years Ofro had they not
been strengthened and sustained by this wholesome
stimulant. The rapidity with which minor ailments
often become, when neglected. ohiUinato diseases, Is
well known. This tonic is famous for the immediate
check which it plves lo these brooders of deadly dis
orders. The sensation of languor, the siclc headache,
tVo norvoiiMicps, tho indUpo.-ition tn exertion, the
nnu?ea, the confusion of brain, the physical debility.
which aro intended to premonhdius of tho approach
of serious clangor, aro Invariably removed by a few
doses of the IMttorP, Tho fame of tho preparation as a
genuine speciflo for dyspepsia, bilious complaints,
malarious fevers, rheumatism nnd chronic debility, Is
as wide os the world; and In these days of infnmons
clmrlniitunffiii, when fierce cathartic?, that rob tho
invalid ttf the last remnants of his utiTinrth, are ad
vertised as inviirorants (!).lt indeed a blessintr to
mankind that Hostel tor's .Stomach Bitters wru every
where procurable, ana ovorywnere popular.
U A VINO BEEN EKOAOKD for mora limn
twelve years in tlie collection of Fovlcii Oiainis,
speeiiil advunttiirod nie oMerert by J. F. FKUKALIFF,
Attorney al l.uw, 1,'oiumuia, ij;iiiO(tKier i;o., cu.
FREE TO BOOK AGENTS.
An Klkoaktlt Ilnr-cn Canvassing Book for tho
best nnd cheapest Fmnily liiMe ever published, will
hf frnt fi n" ul'charjfrt to any book RBcnt. It contain
nearly oOU line pcnpttiro illustration?, mid r trout a
nro meeting with nnprccdentefl moot A'lirp!s,
pi at inn experience, Vp., nnrt we will - lm.v yon what our
nirenl aro doinc NATIONAL Pl'llMSIlINU CO.,
l'hiludclpliiu, I'u.. uiuciiyo, ill,, or at, kouin, Mo.
For Family Use,
THE
LEICESTERSHIRE
TABLE SAUCE,
The Best Sauco and Relish
MM IX AM' TART OF HIE WOULD
ion
FAMILY LSE.
Pints 50 Cents.
Half Pints- - - - 30 Cents.
For Sale ly all Grocers.
ANTED. Audits for tlie fa-aest nclllnu' nrticlo
ill tlie woi-lil. One nirent clenreil Ss3 In one
week, and has averaged iim per month during tho
past year.
AU'irei'F,
KAN DAM, A- CO..
7C7 Broadway, New York.
MAKES THE WEAK STRONG.
The Peruvian Sirwp, a Protect
ed Solution of the Protoxide of
Iron, in so combined an to have
the. character of an aliment, as
canity dirented und assimilated
icith the blood as the simplest
food. It increases the (fiiantitij
of Xat urn's Own J'ituliziiiff
Agent, Iron in the, blood, and
cures t(a thousand ills," simply
1!I Toniuy u,In viroratit( and
Vitalizing the System. The en
riched and vitalized blood per
meates every part of the body,
repetiriny 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 i'om
2laint, Dropsy, Chronic Diar
rh a-u , lUrils, Xcrvo us A feet ions,
Chills and Pevers, Humors,
Jjoss of Constitutional Vigor,
Diseases of the Kidneys and
Dladiler, Pemalc Complaints,
and all diseases originating in
a bad state of the blood, or ac
companied by debility or a loio
state of the system. JSeing 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, sickly, 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.
J. r.DINSMOItE, Proprietor,
Ho. 88 DEY ST., NEW YORK.
Sold, by DrucgUta treiierall.'.
r
THIS OVT
and send a cents for a ticket aud draw a
Watch, Sewing Machine, Piano,
or somo article of value. No blnnks. Six ticket f 1.
Addrosa PACKARD & CO., Cincinnati, U.
'At?,
mm
THEA-NECTAR
Id A PURE
HIAtJlC TEA
with tho Qrcen Tea Flavor. The
bert IYa Imported. Fur tale
everywhere. And for sale whole
Fitle onlv hv tin- tirat Atluii.
tic mill Fuclflc 'IV h l o,, No.
191 Fulton St., and HI Church
St.. New York. V.O. Ilox,55UH.
Beiid for 'i'tea-Sectar Circular
$30
PER WEKK and expene raid. Wewa it
a reliable acnt in every County in the 'J
S. Addre? Ul UfOH Kivir V'. lKt Co. Itf
Mutdcu Lane. . V.. or Chicago, 111.
S,r A-VACUABLR-Send three-cent stump for
til pariwulun. DOlliON, liAYNEi dt CO.,
St. Lollli-, Mo. .
Honest, energetic God-fearing men and women can
havo pLeat-ant, profitable work; no rUk or capital.
Write to 11. L. Uuiinus, 19 Liudall iu Boston. Uiei.
IRON IN THE BLOOD
Vlnrixnr Blttrr dr tint a vile Fancy Drink,
made of loor Rum. Whiskey, Proof Spirits amt Refuse
Liquor, dicnrert, piced, and iwcetencd to please the
tiste, called ' Tonic V "Appetizers," " Rest ore rs,"
&c.t that lead the tippler on to drunkenness and ruin,
but are a true Medicine, made from the nfltive roota
and herbs of rati forma, free from all Alcoholic Stimulant
They are the Great blood Purifier and a Life-civiue
? - r i-A Ti i ... " .. S
rrincipic. i cricci i.cmYfiiur mm i nvinraiur OI tnft
Svstem, carry ins o(T all poisonous matter and restoring
the blood to a healthy condition, enriching it, refreshing
and invigorating both mind and body. They are easy
of administration, prompt in their action, certain in their
results s(e and reliilile in all forms of disease.
No Person can lake those 151 Hers accord
fng to directions, and remain lnnR unwell, provided
their bones are not destroyed by mineral poisan or other
means, and the vital organs wasted beyond the point
of repair.
lyppla or Iiillffcwt Ion. Tleadache, Pain
In the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of the Chet, Di
tiness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach, Had Taste
tn the Month, Bihous Attacks, Palpitation of the
Heart, Inflammation of the Lttncs, Pain in tho recionsot
the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms,
are the offsprings of Dyspepsia. In these complaints
it has no equal, and one bottle will prove a better guar
antee of its merits than a lengthy advertisement.
For Keimila C-oti.iiin.tn4H. m vounff or old.
married or single, at the dawn of womanhood, or ths
urn of life, these l'omc Hitters display so decided an
influence that a marked improvement is soon percep
tible. For Tnnnmmntory nnd Chrome Ithen
inttmn nnd (lout, Dvsnensiaor Indigestion. KiMou.
Remitteot and intermittent Fevers diseases of the
Blood. Liver, Kidners and Bladder, these Bitters havs
been mo-it succesfu1.( Such Diseases are caused bf
Vitiated Blood, wh;ch is generaliy produced by derange
ment 01 i ne uigestive urgans.
x ii oy u re a Senile 1'nr native os well an
Tonlr, possessing also the peculiar merit of act-ma
as a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inflam
mation of the Liver and Visceral Oceans, and iu Uiliou'
Difeases.
For Skin Dlente. Krnnlions. Tetter. Ksl.
Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustule, Boils, Car
buncles, Ring worms, Scald-Head, Sore F.yes, Ery
sipelas, Itch, Scurfs, Decolorations of the Skin, Humors
and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name or nature,
are literally dug up and carried out of the svstem in a
short time by the use of these Bitters. One bottle in
such cases will convince the most incredulous of tlieil
"nrative effects.
l.iiie tho Vltlnirrt Tllooil whenever you
find its impurities bursting through the skin in Pimples,
Eruptions or Sores: cleanse it when vnn (nA it oK.
st rue ted and sluggish in the veins : cleanse it when it is
I ; vour feeliin:s will teil vou when. Keen th hlnmS
pure, and the health of the system will follow.
Grntcfnl thoiiflnntl proclaim Vinpgar Fit
ters the most wonderful Invigorant that ever sustained
inc sinning svstem.
Pin Tniie. nntl nllinr Wnrma. liirlt.'nv
the svstem of so many thousands. nr itT..rfiia1o A.
stroyed and removed. Says a distinguished pnysioL
ogist : There is scarcely an individual upon the face of (ha
earth whose body is exempt from the presence of worms.
ii is not upon ine neo-nny elements ot the body that
worms exist, but upon the diseased humors and slimy
deposits that breed these living monsters of disease.
No system of Medicine, no vermifuges. n .mtliolm.
itic. will free the system from worms like these Bit
ters, DlecHniilcal DUcnsofl. P.M-son n:d in
Paints and Minerals, such as Plumbers, Type-setters,
Gold-beaters, and Miners, as they advance in life, will
be subject to paralysis of the Bowels. To guard against
tins take a close ot v ai.kkr s Vinegar Bitters once
or tw'ce a week, as a Preventive.
IBilioiiH. Itcmi. t-itf, nntl Intermittent
Pevcm. which are so prevalent in the vallevs of our
great rivers throughout the United States, especially
those of the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Ten
nessee, Cumberland, Arkansas. Red, Colorado, Brazos,
Rio Grande, Pearl, Alabama, Mobile. Savannah, Roan
oke, James, and many others, with their vast tributa
ries, throughout our entire country during the Summer
and Autumn, and remarkably so during seasons o(
unusual heat and dryness are invariably accompanied
by extensive derangements nf the stomach and liver, and
other abdominal viscera. There are always more or less
mictions of tho iiver. a weakness and irritable state
of the stomach, and great torpor of the bowels, being
clogged up with vitiated accumulations In their treat
ment, a purgative, exerting a powerful influence upoi
these various organs, is essentially necessary. There is
no cathartic fr the purpose equal" to Dk, J. Wk.kbk's
Vinkgar Bittkrs, as they will speedily remove the
dark-colored viscid matter with which the bowels are
loaded, at the same time stimulating the secretions of
the liver, and generally restoring the healthy functions
of the digestive organs.
Scrofula, or Itinera Kvll. White Swelhnef
Ulcers Erysipelas, Swelled Neck, Goiter, Scrofulous
nrlammations. Indolent Inflammations Mercurial Af
fections O'd Sores, Eruption of the Skin, Sore Eyes,
etc., etc. In these, as in all otherconstitution.il Dis
eases, Walker's Vinegar Bittkks have shown their
great curative powers in tli5 most obstinate and intract
able cases.
Dr. Walker, California Vlneirnr Bllters
act on all these cases m a similar manner, liy purifying
the Blood they remove the cause, and by resolving away
tlie ertects ot the inflammation (the tubercular deposits)
the alTectcd parts receive health, and a permanent cure
is effected.
Tlie properties of Dr.. walker s Vinegar
Bitters are Aperient, Diaphoretic and Carminative,
Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic, Sedative, CouHler-Irri-
tant. Sudorific, Alterative, and Anti-ISilious. .
The Aperient and mil:l Laxative properties of
Dr. Walker's Vinkgar Bittern are the best safe
guard in all cases if eruptions and malignant fevers,
tliuir balsamic, healing, and soothing properties protect
the humors of the f.iuces. Their Sedative properties
allay pain in the nervous system, stomach, and bowels,
either fr mi inflammation, wind, colic, cramps, etc.
Their Counter-irritant influence extend throughout
the system. Their Diuretic properties act on the Kid
neys, correcting and regulating the flow of urine. Their
Auti-iSilious properties stimulate the liver, in the secre
tion of bile, and its discharges through the biliary ducts,
and are superior to all remedial agents, for the cure oi
Bilious Fever, Fever and Ague, etc.
Fortify the liotl y niruinet cl Intense by puri
fying all its fluids with Vinegar Bitteks. No epi
demic can take hold of a system thus forearmed. The
liver, the stomach, the bowels, the k'dneys, and the
nerves are rendered disease-proof by this great invig
orant. Directions. Take of the Bitters on going to bed
at night from a half to one and one-half wine-glassfull.
Eat good nourishing food, such as beef steak, mutton
chop, venison, roast bevf, and vegetables, and take
out-door exercise. They are composed of purely veget
able ingredients, and contain no spirit.
J WALKER, PropV. K. II. McIONAI.Dfc CO..
Druggists and Gen. Agts. , San Francisco and New or
ftS- SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS & DEALERS.
A New Colony in Kansas !
At " SKiDBY." In Nosho Valler, on MISSOURI
KANSAS AND TEXAS RAILWAY.
Under tho itulue4 of tin- NATIONAL BUREAU
OF MIGRATION.
WM. l TOM LINTON, Local Agent.
THE AMERICA COLON 1 8T AND HOMESTEAD
JOURNAL, containing map", with full particulars as
to the Ommiaition of the Colony, thr Land", Produc
tions, Climate, Wood, Water, etc., MAT fltbfc, on
application to H. R. Wells, fiec'y N. B. of Migration,
avj uroaawuy, aw lorn.
P.O. BOXIbOv. PITTSBURGH, PA.
Breech-Londinir Shot Guns, $40 to $303. Double Shot
Gun. $rt to il'M. Kinul" Guns, S3 to (20. Rifles, M
to S7S. Revolver, Sti to $z5. Send Stamp i.ok Puicb
Liut. ArmiGum, Revolver., 4c, bought orVraded for.
AGENTS WANTED FOB
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catulmiicu boek, with live ef the cwdidate. Uld letili.,.' men of
aUpurtirt. twenty Sttel Fortrmtt. Fire to JVvnk 7S liar, a
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THE CONFESSIONS OP
A NERVOUS INVALID.
Published tor the benefit of young men and other,
who sutler from Kcrvouft Debility, etc., supplying thv
tun or bilf-gdrb. Written by one who cured hinv
self.aud scut free on receiving a poM-paid directed
enveloiie. Addrosa NATHANIEL MAI t AIR. lirook.
Hi". N. V.
DR. WHITTIER,
Je (I ft Veins (Street,
Pi rrsHl iltill, Paw
Lnnizt'Pt pnerncfftfl. anil mnut PuetKiat-liil h VMCitin ol thtt
aire. Consultation or tvtinnhlut tree. Cull or write.
J Urft published for bvnulil ot younc nieu who mUYr In a.
NervouHietf, Debility, tVxM a trt:atie of 3ti pay eg, fo ft
stalling : a book of t0 naire illui-tntted. fur 50 centi.
which cost $131.00. sent on receipt of 10 cents. Ad
dles. 11 V. BENJAMIN, bu Louis. Mo.
A GENTS Wantede-
Ajerenta make mor. money at
LUVthine elt,e. Particular. ?r.
iV work for us than auythius eli-e.
G RTinfioa it Co., tin A ,Vuliiuhtrt, Portland, U
. October W-lfT