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DR. WM. COLLINS.
l-KSTIsT.
oft- !r. Kti iT . Bs- k uj-Jtair". wh.-re he
-is f i:'! ai 1! rm 'Tvpr-d idvall kinds j
t.i 1. b a furnir. r.-ni:Htn:r. extra.tiiit. j
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TS.II1-FNT. C'AHIiJt.
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CHARGES MODERATE.
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SOMERSET, PA.
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" a.i.,s-k. and nmush Seivw Wind
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CURTIS K. GROVE,
East of Cotm How)
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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 13.
DYSPEPSIA.
I thai miTY ex pc-rit-m-rd bto we muMfnly
-.iihj 'tu tui t mp) sb luitM'(iiil ar-niijrtm-M
on.:4, a viiN). T4M4rotih th
rwwrvmi innri tu-h t 'ry iiifv aih! ti-t
inir.hfl. niid nr tnmhlv witb it i un ft It
'1? l"-ti. u tuct ill iivt th mis- jpedmi
iim -yupmft. Irsfti if a-tive mm ml
er niii liiuni? U i!i--rfn-ut mrv nlvjr-t to
tlAV 4 ST l1AZttS, hiU- u thtu uerMHi
t!y-i -t j- mtv onVTtuliv fiiri-aul ; other have
uTtnt irnuM!iiy of tmjier. j ,
hat-wftmlnijeii&n4V Uke. oue tiling
the LIVKU,
ihI mm thing inone i ttu!y ffruin. no one
t.i re mum a dyji;c hw
IT WILL OiRRFXT
ACIDITY UFTHE
EXI'EL Fnl'LUAsEA,
ALLAY IKKITATIOV,
ASIT UliiESTIoV
anl. at the wme time
1 art tl Iiiver to AVorking, wlin
all OtKr Troublen Boon
X- i i- ! p j k h. r .
"My uift a cnnnmivil iyjti sine
thrvc y-ar at'" M thiH1vitof 1t Su-iner. itt Ai
ITitA. sat a?-i mil iitn S'lnntoi Liv-r litne-
j iiiHhir. I titri jmiit ful f.r ific rt-U-f it hatrivt-n
l h-r. and ntay aii h n lhi an -1 are attt:-u-4
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Something New and Cheap !
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" A i'LSXr SA I ED 7S A PKWV EAkSED."
I a motto yno ni Tenf 'ty caUtnir at the nvw
Boot and Shoe Store
OF
JOHN G. SANNER,
NO. 8 MAMMOTH BLOCK.
I havt- in Murk a Full and (4mplHe Uneof St-a-'!il-lf
.--is at AUrat'i.ve I Tires. wa
ijt;iiK in part of
BOOTS, SHOES,
GAITERS, LEATHER,
FINDINGS, d.C, dC.
I hsve the iVVbrated WAl KEM'HAr'T SHOE,
thtr Het iid ChoiiiR-st iVi-iii' iie iutt.1v. Id
Ladies' Shoes
J hv lh K;m-t Lin- 4vr hnnnrht t Sutntwt.
at A-ti.ihnj!y IT.- t, A rirH-4ia! tnn-
tallr'Xi extcti'lnl Ui rail at-rd ser lhfe nK
Vy iit-k tf ;; 1-, aul llir jiri at a'hirt ibey I
ar. M'!. rjtuinit be Mirj.-a-d. "nMom-tiiaie
-rkTi'l n';.a.r;itj a irlliIy. all and ftee
ni stK-k. aud vhi ill rtan:1y find jurt what
you waut. RH'i-iful.y.
JoHN G. SANNER.
Mtmm-.ih BUn-k. Fnierset.
ALSEKT A. IIOKNI.
J. Stwrr Warp.
Visitors to Pittsbunrh
ARE INVITED TO Oil AT OUR
New and Enlarged Store
I NO. 41 FIFTH AVENUE,
littsbui"Lrli, Ieiiiia,
AL.Tr Our td .lout)
W bavf abimt fur timw the mum we had al
ur firnner lao if tuiiiew. better Irht, the btt
ventiiaii'tw. and a much maw vunifnrtaJ place
iu rrery way u trniH air larrfn and grx ins:
mivim4-. & iahie? in the fll ibg Unea of
itK1-:
GENTLEMEN AND LADIES'
FURNISHING GOODS,
LACES,
WHITE COODS.
EMBROIDERIES.
DRESS & CLOAK TRIMMICS.
j YARNS,
ZEPHYRS,
ART EMBROIDORY
MATERIALS
or all xixi, nr., rrc
-Order bj Mail Promptly Attended ta.'w
I-IORXE it
FIFTH AVE.. HTT-iW HOH. PA.
It is to Your Interest
TO Rt'Y YOfE
Drugs and Medicines
lBlESEKERaSNifDER.lt
SO VR-'la TO C X. KoVD.
. ,
None but I lie purest and best kept in stock.
and when I; bec.iieinert by taiii-
imr. a --.-rtain of tliem do. we de
troy tliem. rather than im
jswtHir etMomers.
You can .iefsid on liaving your
PRESCRIPTIONS i FAMILY RECEIPTS
tilled with raps, thir pri.-ea are as low as
any other first -viaa l..,ise and on
many article much lower.
The people thi csant)' ni tj know
tliis. and have given us a larve !i:ire of their
pntrouage. and we aha.li still cunruue to give
th.-m the very Iirst giasl- J-r their money.
lu ihH ft-rvet liiat e make a spiviahy of
FITTINC5- TRUSSES.
Wr UttHiiUf raUrtii.-ti.n. aJtti, if 'ihi liav
had trxmliie in XUi -lim-tion,
(aHvf a a tall.
SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES
in great variety ; A full set of Test Iensrs.
t'l-liM- in and liave your ey rxamiucd. No
char-e f r exatuiiiation. and we areconliilent
we ran t it yon. I onie and me.
Hwq-ectfiiliy,
BIESECKER -i SNYDER.
YOU
can live at sum, and make
Kon- tmss-r at work iur w than
at anTlnlnc elw i Us" aorlil.
Canltai ssja needet. Yoti are
Martei) ir. hvah mm; all a. Any 00 eaa
klhnrk. Lat eartiiDa win- lia In wart.
(Miy ouuit and terms free. Metur w dlay:
sia mo uatKn u. aend a yuar addrna aad
nd sn if too are wtae. yl will da au as one.
H. Haixarr Jo., Ponlaad, Me, doeatlrt.
WHEN LOVE AWAKES.
Ytm say the iar ol J kiv is dea-1.
Ixrve duet not tlie, tkor iieart of mine ;
We may iut ki Uie ett n-d,
N o love liptit in I lie ere may shine,
Itut !o e, uiu Umi, ducreyi by Cite,
Sltw transiently or turns to hur
And is this hate, my own dtar heart.
That comes and itwilly stroke my liair?
Half des not bid the swift u-ars start
At hvty words, nor doe it care
To tmcily raise the dnxiping head
And breathe food vheer. Love U not dtd.
It fl"-r, it waiHient, wander tar
licyund t'.ie h.trizou'a outmost rim,
n- blindly on. from star to star,
Iut rveruKire curium hmck to hiiu
Who worthily will calmly wait.
Love's wakening cornea, you will not hate.
A FRONTIER HERO.
My firvt introduction to IhikoU was
hardly one to iui'rv either that is, the
UTritonror niyHelf with any very rrt
liking for the oilier. But we were both
young ut tliat time, and fuk'ta, at leuft.
has jtreatly improved.
It was early in the "70s fifteen years
apj that 1 found myself on a Missouri
river steauiliuatleavingUuiahaand head
ed up stream. I was not altogether clear
as to where I waspoing, bat I had ail
idea that I would stay by the boat as
loiirf a my money held out, which would
not lie very long. I hnited at least to
reach Ihikola. Not tliat I had any ar
ticular n-asou fur going to Ihikota more
than to Texas ; but on the otiier hand,
had Texas been as near I should certain
ly have been as apt to have gone,
there.
About all I knew or any one else, for
that matter concerning Dakota was tiiat j
Yankton, in the extreme southeastern i
part, was the capital, and that there was j
a little settlement in tb:it region, a little '
more in the northeastern corner, w ith j
jierhaj a very ew scattering settlers j
along the rivers clsew here and a number i
of forts, each with a few United States
trooiia.
Tile reasfjn that I came to think I was
going t J explore the west was tiiat sever- I
al weeks bclore I had run away from
home willi that determination not a
very good reason, but the only one I had.
My reason for running away from home
was even less obvious. But I was away
and too proud to go back though Milw- j and apeared rather nervous and in con
quent evenu rclu.-e-l mv stock of pri.le I siderahle of a hurry. I thought nothing
several hundred percent if I mav lie I of this, however, as nearly everybody
ulloe.l to put it somewhat atroiulr. I
was almost beginning to consider myself
a man. though I have since looked buck
at the time calmly, and could notreuiem- j
l-r that anybo.ly else ever acted as if he
considered me anything more tlian a
boy.
t in the occasion of which I write the
Isjat 44 adie Bolton " plowed lier way up
the thick, muddy waters of the Missouri.
The mate swore at the deck hands as oc
casion required, the pilot swore at the
river, the engineer swore at the fireman
and pilot by turns, and the captain occa
sionally apn.-ared and swore at things in
general.
Being of an inquiring turn of mind. I
explored the lower deck and got into
conversation with oue of the crew. From
him I learned that Buck Hawkins was
onboard. I had heard of Buck Hawkins I
as the most dangerous man in that part j
of the countrv. He staid no the river in
the neigh borh.d of Yankton m.t of j
the time, but I understoo.1 from my in
formant had been down to St. Louis on
some sort of business and was returning
to Yankton. I felt anxious to see him as
sn as I found he was on board. The
man told me I could doubtless do so if I
would take the trouble to hunt up the
I sir, as heand some friends were indulg--ing
in a wker game in that immediate
vicinity.
I soon found the place, and to my
whispered injury a spectator informed
me w hich of the four gathered around
the card ta!4e was Hawkins. I was some
what surprised, as he did not l-s-k as I
had picture. him. He was small, not j
over five feet seven or eight inches, and
evidently weighed leas than 150 poun-ls.
He had brown hair and gray eyes, and
although his lace showed determination
and fon-e, there was nothing of the reck
less desjx'rado which I knew he had the
reputation of being. I watched the game
for some time. I learned that the cither
three were all profi-ssional gamblers and
that Haw kins w as losing. The room was
full of spectators, as it seemed Jo possess
interest for every one on the boat. Eve
ry one expected trouble. There were
great stacks of chips and money on the
table, and Haw kins and the gambler op
jsile hiiu each had a heavy six-shooter
lying on the table in front of him, while
the others had similar weajions in their
Its. Every one knew that the gam-
k-rs were not playiui? a a-puire game,
and that it was only a question of time
! when they got all of Haw kins' money.
That was the time trouble was expected.
He had been drinking heavily ,ao! should
he detft them tlutding it known
he would not hesitate to shoot them all
nnless they shot him firsL
All the afternoon I remained close by
the table watching the game Intently. I
ha I become almost as much interested as
thin player. Haw kins' tuucey wa slow
ly but surely going. Once when Haw
kins was dealing he happened to touch a
pile of ids chips and they rolled off on
the floor. Instantly I sprang and gather
ed tliem up and placed tbeui 00 the ta
ble. He just glanced at tne and said
44 Thank you," and was deep ir the game
again. A lew minutes later there was a
jack pot. Hawkins and the gambler
went in. They raised each other nn'.il
there were several thousand dollars in it.
At last tltt-y laid down their bands.
Hawkins had four kings, but the gambler
hand the four aces, and reached for the
money and chips.
44 1 reckon that was all fair, parson?"
said Hawkins, as be looked across the ta
ble at his opponent.
" Ye bet it was, Buck ; ye know I nev
er play no other way," replied the
gambler, show ing at-Rie signs of nervoos-
Dc.
I'm glad of it," said Hawkins, picking
up his revolver and holding it carelessly,
44 ye all know what I'd do if I thought it
wasn't."
44 Shoot, of course, Buck, tiiat would be
all right but it's sniar', ye can bet on
it"
44 A U right," and Ha kins arose' from
the table and went out, I saw nothing
more of him that night.
Tlie next day be approached me on
deck and talked a few minute. He
omer
SOMERSET, PA.,
frnerwil that I had ran away from hwue
and aJvuvd me to return, faying that it
was no country for boys. I could acarcely
conwive, a he gave me thin advioe,
which I knew to be kkh1, that he bad
without doubt killed a dozen men per
hapH more. But it was a fiurL
Hawkins left the bout at Sioux City
and I went on to Yankton. The next
five or ix weeks I sjient in the Tteinity
of that pUtce working on various farms.
I did not p-t very hih wajreji, bat I ntan
agel to make my livinit. A tier some time
1 hired out to a man who was driving
some stock np the river to the Yankton
Indian asreney. There were some two or
three hundred head, and there were sev
eral men along with them. To niuke
this trip I had invested in a pony. We
arrived at the agency after several days,
ami finding that my services would no
louder lie required, I started to return on
my pony. 1 was opoite Niobrara, Xeb.
and luw k some four or live miiea from
the river, when I met two men on bnrse-
! buck, each leailinji a string of live or six
horses. Sjme of the ones which were
In-ing led were wild, and were giving the
men considerable trouble. They hailed
me and after, as 1 thought, asking an un-ncci-sKiry
lot of iuestions ixuuvrning
uis I was. where I came Ironi. and
where I was going, one of them said to i
me: j
44 I'm sheriff dom n in Ncwbrasky, an' !
my jioilner here is dep'ty. We've got
soute lus-nes what was stole that we're ta- j
kin' back. They dont lead very well j
and I'll give you $" to go with us this af- j
tc-rnoon and to-morrer and help us ,
out. .
" All right," I said. 44 Where are you
P'"1
" '
going to cross .
ow n att'hoatean creek."
I should think there were a tar bet-
ter
"That's the Ijest cnwin round here
we know this country like a book."
I no information was wanted from
ie. no I no more and went along
with them. I soon saw they were re-
markaoly well acxiuaiiiUsl a ith the coun-
try, u1 appeared, to rather avoi-l wnai
few roads and trails there were than oth
erwise. We soon struck Chouteau creek
and started down it, frequently crossing
from one side to the other. I noticed
that the men were lioth heavily armed,
went armed, olficcrs esp.'.'ially, and it j
was likely they wanted to make the
crossing that night, and possibly they
k-are.1 th it the thie.es might attempt to
recover tne siock. e passe. i inrougn
several groves of large Cottonwood trees,
and then turned up the river.
44 lo you mind riding all night?" asked
the slieriu".
44 No," I replied.
44 1'il make it a couple o' dollars extra.
We want to cross up here an' get 'cross
the p'int of the reservation an', over
to Bed Bird, on the Niobrara, 'fore we
stop."
4- Go ahead ; I'll stay with you."
A little later I heard the sound of hoofs
behind us. This gave me no uneasiness,
but the moment it struck the ears of mv
companions tney ux.k tneir vt mcnesiers
fr"!" where they were fastened on the
'1,4 n'' to lock back intently,
moment later a dozen horsmen came
around the point of a bluff at full s-eed
Seven! of the party fire.! at us. My coin-
panions returned the shots and dashed
away, leaving the horses they were lead- j
ing. I had no doubt that the thieves j
from whom thev had recovered the hor
ses were in pursuit, so followed as fast as
I could. We were in an open place n-ar
the river and headed for some cotton
woods aliout a quarter of a mile distant.
Our horses were on the run and though
when I glanced back I saw that our pur
suers were gaining on us, still we could
easily have reached the timber ahead of
them had not a shot from the party be
hind hit tlie deputy sheriff. He fell tor
ward and struck the ground heavily,
w h ile his horse dashed away. The sher
iff stopped and retnrned to him, while a
ball w histled so uncomfortably close to
my own ears that I concluded to do tlie
same. Our pursuers came up and sur
rounded us. It was growing quite dark
by this time, and I could not well make
out their ft-atures, though I thought
they looked more like farmers than horse
thieves. In a moment my suspicions
were confirmed.
"I reckon we've got ye this time," said
one of the party, 44 an' ye bet well show
ye what this 'ere vigilance committee
considers good for horse thieves!"
The wounded man was taken up and
place-1 on horseback, two men were de
tailed to guard each one of us and we
started back. I tried to explain my con
nection with the others but was silenced
by the gruff voice of the leader, who as
Mired me that I would have a chance to
explain things at the triaL This relieved
uie somewhat, as I had no doubt that I
could easily prove my innocence. We
nsle till about midnight, w hen 'We came
:o a sural! cluster of house called Miner
eral Springs. V.'e drew np before long
log house, w hich proved to be a sal. -on
and h itel combined. The bar-room was
litupaud there were a number of men
iusidu and hirses tied outside. They
gave a ' loud cheer when they saw tlie
prisoners, aud there was a great deal of
hurried conversation. We were taken
inside and placed under guard. Twenty
or thirty men gathered in the mora when
a man said :
44 Well, boys, we've brought 'em in, an'
we got the bosses. I reckon we'd better
try the wen an' fix everything ap to
night. The t-lH-erman wiil please come
for'ard."
A man elbowed bis way through the
crowd and took his seat on a box behind
a card table. It was Buck Hawkins. I
felt still easier, as I bad no doubt
he would recognize me and set me at
liberty.
Tbe trial was very infomal, and the
other two were quickly 'disposed of. They
claimed that they had found the horses
cached further up tin creek aad never
stole them.' It was admitted that per
haps they had found them hidden, but
it was charged that some others of the
gang put tliem there. 44 Besides," said
one man, " g'pose they did find 'em cach
ed what bw'netw tliry got tryin' to run
'euioutthe country?" ' "
"That's it," said Hawkins, whe judi
cial vifln.l instantly grasjied the import
ant point, "they hadn't nobusiness at
all, an' I reckon we'd better hang 'em fer
luck."
set
ESTAJBL.ISHKD 18.27.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1887.
This was assented to w ith a yell and
Hawkins started to get np. I saw that I
had been included with the others and
that I must iTowd in my defense. I ac
cordingly aiked them to hold on and
told my story. When I had finished a
short, thick-set man shoved his big
hands a little deeper Into his pockets,
and said : "
" Gentlemen, I want to remark I've
heered that air stry occasionally before
this!"
This was greeted by a loud laugh and
everybody agreed to it.
" But see here, Iiaw kiim," I said, my
heart beginning to sink, You know me
" you've seen me before."
"Oh, I reckon I seed ye once,' he re
plied, without looking at me.
Then you know that I'm not a horse
thief
"Can't say that I do. 1 saw ye on a
steamboat a couple of months ago,
but horse thieves can ride on steam
boats. Like ucar'.y everything else this was
agreed to with loud applause. I saw that
my chances were growing desperate, ami
used every argument in my power to
convince them that I was innocent The
men I had fallen in w ith put in their ten
ti ninny in my Is-half, but to no elfi-ct.
Xhev were esxvially anxious to see me
hang after one of the committee closely
scrutinized me and identified me as Ine
Rilling, one of the leader of the
.ing.
jie l,,ks young but he's a hard oue,"
explained the man. So it was settled
tluit I should hang with the others. All
seeiissd to be in favor of carrying out the
sentence immediate!-. Here Hawkins
rose and said :
"tieiitlenien, it wouldn't be a fair shake
fer the other boys wait till mornin' 'till
they come in to help. Besides, the may
bring in some more of tlie gang, an' we
can string 'em all up t-ther."
This was agreed to as readily as every-
thing else, and w e were taken to an emp- j
ty log house a little distance from the
rest, and three men detailed to guard
us.
We were each given blanket, and I
wrapsl mine about me and sank down
in a corner w ith the most terrible feeling
I had ever experienced. My past life
came before me vividly and my mother,
and the home I had so recently left with
out cause rose up before me aixl caused
me more bitter anguish than it seemed I
could endure.
My companions, harden-
ed br a desiierate life and perham bv
former hair-breadth escapes, conversed in j uut si,.,.e tj,e publh-ation of the Malr'
whispers for some time, and took it j vote, my mail has be;n loaded with let
very coolly. After some time the leader j tern and marked papers referring to the
said: (subject. Even before that, a paper in the
44 Young feller, I reckon ye got to dance 1 South had been persistently advocating
on air long w ith us.'
Whether I replied or not I do not re
member, but he continued :
44 I'm mighty sorry we got ye into it,
but we 'lowed we'd get 'way all right.
Ef they swing ye. ies' keep up and show T
yer sand. They say ve're a horse thief ;
act as if ye was one. A feller can't die
but once."
And with this philosophical reflection
he rolled himself in his blanket, and
heand his companion were soon asleep.
I tossed and rolled in the corner, en
able to sleep, and, I might dmost sny,
una. ile to keep awake. I f.-lt dazed and
stupiu.
It must have been 3 o'clock when I I
was startled bv thed.wr openina and one
f the guards stepping in. He came over '
to mv corner and told me to come out, I j
did so, and as I stepped through the di sir
I saw a man on horseback, and another
horse saddled and bridled.
"There's your hoss," said the man as
he leaned down from the saddle, and I
reeognizsd his voice as that of Hawkins,
"(let on, and I'd show you out o' this."
At first I could hardly comprehend
him. The prosjs-ct of deliverance and
that by the judge w ho sentenced me
fairly overiiowered nie. He warned uie
to be quick, and I scrambled on my jH-ny
and nsle awav by Hawkins' side, none
of the guar-Is offering any resistance.
We nsle for some distan.-e in silence.
Then Hawkins said :
44 There's a loose biard in tiie floor, an'
they'll think ye got ont there. I can't
go with yo very tar, but I reckon ye can
get away. Keep north o' Yankton, an'
don't show yerself to anyliody if ye can
help it. Skip lown into Ioway,an' then , turn to Chicago and eud my days there
go home an' stay there." t in the practice of my prolessiou.
c"l'II do that," I replied, "if I get aw ay." j "I am now -U." hecontinued reflective-
" That's all right this is no country 1 lyt " and come of a long lived ancestry,
for boys. Ye did me a little favor pickin' j nmy reasonably, I think, count on 31 or
up them chip on the Isjat that time an I 25 vears ex;iectation of life. I wish
I'm willin' to do as much for ye." j nothing lietter than to spend those years
"Why, Hawkins, I can't tell you how ;n my professional work. I am not wil
tluinkful I am but that was no favor I I jj,, either, to have them embittered by
did on the boat nothing at ail, and f an unsuccessful candidacy or to pass
this saving my life look at the differ- j uch ,,f them as the wear of ollice would
ere nee.
"Oh, that's all right no difference at
all jes what we both had a chance to
do, an neither of as couldn't do no more.
Don't say no more 'boat that. I knew
ye didn't steal thera houses an' didn't
want to see ye bang fer it"
" But how did )'"u know I didn't have
something to do with it after all T'
" Why, cuss it, ye see I stole the bosses
myself!"
'"Your
44 Yes. me an' some other fellers. We
caclied 'em up on Chouteau creek an'
these Nebraska fellers tried to run 'em off.
I reckon the moral health o' the commu
nity demands that they swing."
" But was that crowd horse that i
were they all your friends?"
"Oh, no; some of 'em were fanners.
Ye see I'm cheerman of the Anti-Horse
Thief Sn-iety, and all my gang are prom
inent members. We have to have in
some o4 the farmers an' other people to
lend respfctabitiy to the society, ye
know, but I'm elected cheerman every
time, an' we generally put the outsiders
in as vice presidents or something. I
find my position mighty bandy in my
profession. Well, 1 cant go any further
with ve; hurry 'long an' I reckon you'll
be all right, though the vice presidents
will be lookin' for ye in the mornin' an
we may hev to hunt easy like ourselves.
Go lack home an' stay there !"
He turned and rode back iu Uie gray
dawn of morning. I went on as fast as
possible and got safely out of the coun
try. I went home and appreciated it,
and when I struck the territory again
five years after I can truly say that it was
with regret Uiat I learned Uiat Buck
Hawkins had been treacherously shot
and killed by a member of his own gang,
who was also treasurer of the Anti-Horse
Thief Association. IMibiki Hrll.
ROBERT T. LINCOLN.
The Ex-War Secretary Talks
Freely About His Position In
1883-Wouldnt be Vice
President,
Toj.kho, 0., August 30. The IiU1r, of
this city, in its issue to morrow will give
the report of a lengthy interview had by
one of its represent Uives with ex-Sec re
tary of War Robert T. Lincoln. The in
terview was sought in continuation of the
canvas made by the BUuU a few weeks
ago, which showed that Mr. Linootd was
the favorite tar Vice l'resiient of the
large majority of those who responded.
Mr. Lincoln received bis visitors in his
office in Chicago. His appearance is
thus described : Mr. Lincoln is a man ap
proaching six feet in height, of splendid
physique, ami weighing probably 200
pounds; a cheery, pleasant face, especial
ly when in conversation, framed by
brown hair and beard ; genial and cour-h-ous
in manner, with a touch of that
Ifitlntml') characteristic of his father;
and a!bg.'tlH-r the sort ot man it is pleas
ant to meet. In the plain, easy-fitting
summer suit which he wore, it was hard
to determine from his personal appear
ance what his occupation might be. He
certainly doe not wear the professional
air of the old school lawyer, and to the
eye of a stranger, as Mr. Lincoln jiasses
along the street, he would probably lie
classed as a business man pcrha(is one
of the jovial spirits of the Chicago Board
of Trade.
Kiil LII XoT Att EIT SEIONU PLACE.
To the qutvtion as to wliat he thought
of the great preference exprew-id for him
self as a Vice Presidential candidate on
the Id-publican National ticket next year,
he replied:
44 1 simply could not aceej-t the nomi
nation to the Vice Presidency. To tke
any ntfiee at all would be a great sacri
fice ot my business interests here in Chi
cago; and the Vice Prosidencv is no an
offi, of such importance that I could af-
fi-rd to think of such a 'hing. I most cer
tainly should not accept the nomination
for the Vice Presidency, were it tendered
-.vhich I have no reason to think it will
lie."
The susgpstiiiu w made that there
really seemed more likelihood of his re
:iving the nomination for the Presiden
cy than for the eerr,nd pwition on the
ticket, and his views were solicited as to
the contingency.
HIS VIEWS nS THK 1-RESIIiENl V. m
" I do not think so." said Mr. Lincoln. I
me a a Presidential candidate. There is
also a gentleman down in Western Penn
sylvania w ho has been doing the same
thing; and now there are others kind
enough to publish pleasant articles about
me. But while I am gratified by the
kind tone of their references to myself, as
an indejiendent xuatter, I greatly regret
the use of my name in connection with
any public ollice whatever. I say to you
sincerely that if there were any way pos
sible by w hich I could stop that sort of
thing entirely and forever I should lie
happy. I have written to several per
sons authors of such articles, to say so,
j lut they go right along regardless of my
protests. It seems to lie diificult for the
average American to understand that it
;s possible for any one not to d.lre the
presidencv ; but I must certainly do not."
CAKES OP OFFICIAL LIFE.
A shadow passed over Mr. Limt-ln's
usually pleasant pace as he went on : "I
have seen too much of the wear ami tear
of official life to ever have a desire to re
entur it. Though I was a boy w hen my
fathers became Pn-sident, I can well re
memlier the tremendous burden he was
called upon to bear. True, the conduct
of the war made the cares of office then
infinitely more exacting : but I have seen
enough of Uie inside of Washington offi
cial life to have lost all desire for it. Tlie
Presidential office is but a gilded prison.
The cares and worry outweigh, to my
mind, the honor which surrounds the r
sition. AH official life U infinitely
wearisome. I had my till of it w hile a
member of Mr. Arthur's Cabinet, and I
uiade up my mind at that time, when my
ollicial term was completed, I should re-
leave in the unpleasant position, to use
no stronger word, of a retired President.
There is a fascination about public office,
especially one of high dignity, which I
can understand, but the more faarinating
the position, the more disagreeable is tbe
inevitable defeat which retires one to
private life. I have seen many men to
whom it came after their aptitude for the
ordinary affairs of life liad passed away,
as well as their apportunitics, while their
nee.is remained in full force ; and I long
ago resolved Uiat I would never, if I could
help it, 1 in such a position. I went to
Washington, in IStel, with reluctance, and
was glad to come away.
Mr. Lincoln went on to say he had
called on tsenator Logan in l.H4 and as-
ured the Senator he w as not a candidate
for tie Presidency. He also, in passing,
referred in strung terms to the necessity
fsr coast defenses. He alsodeelared him
self a thorough protectionist and express
ed the belief that the protection policy is
growing in favor. From this the conver
sation turned to the silent colored vote
in the South, upon which Mr. Lincoln
Urns expressed himself.
THE SOt Til EKS PROBLEM.
" Trie re is a general denial that there
is intimidation or fraud in the South, on
the part of the greater portion of tbe
iH-mncratic press. There is perhaps no
bulldozing, no Ku-Klux outrages, no shot
gun practice upon negro voters; but this
is tiecause the lattjr understand that Uiey
are not to exercise the right of sufferage,
and dare not attempt it. If they did,
there would be tpjubte, an-1 a recurrence
of the shot-gun and bull-whip regime. I
have talked with Southern gentlemen who
freely admitted tiiat this is the actual
state of things, bat they excuse them- j
seres by declaring that the men who
hold property will not allow themselves
to be niled, br ignorant colored officials,
-i Pi FPU', r
They ab admit, that these practically
disfranchised citiwns are represented in
Congress by men elected solely by white
vote, and that it is unfair to the rest of
the States; but they throw the burden
back upon the Republican party, on the
plea that it enacted the legislation giving
citizenship and the ballot to the freed
mau. There is much race prejudice still
existing in the South, and these people
will not submit to be ruled by a class of
voters whom they retrstrd as utterly in
ferior. The SHither problem is a n t
difficult one, and the proce-w of solution
through education and enlightenment
very slow. There is a feeling, too. that
to allow the nrgro his equality of rights'
as a citizen will envolve his social equal
ity, and there is nothing more repugnant
than this to the Southern whites. M"
course there wotdd nothing of the sort
follow : but this confusion of ideas is not
strange, as we had the same tiling here
in tlie North during the war, among the
ant i-war Iemocracy."
COt 1 11 iIVR No PI.KllOKS K THE PKKSI
f.KNCY. Afferan interruption the visitor bronght
the conversation back to the Presidential
ltiestion. Mr. Lincoln went on :
44 I do not think there is anv likelihood I
of mv ni-eiving the nomination. The
men who make tiie tickets !.! hardly ,
do so without exacting certain pledge !
and those pledges I would n- give. Ii
that Would sjn eud all talk of myseif. j
I doubt whetherthere has been, for years
a Presidential candidate for whom -er-sonal
pledges were not uiiiie, either by
himself or by his friends. Perharps it is
not true of tjarfield his nomination as
peculiar."
The JUg-jestion was here made by the
reporter that ther-eople would doubtless,
have something to say about tlie next
Presdctitial nomination, and that, for the
first time since 1S.J0, the UepuMican
e.,o-f n.uil.1 tm;,I;o Tiilii iri:it Ii in vitbollt.
1 . . , . , -
having the uianag-rs take a prounuect
part therein.
44 However that may be," resumed Mr.
Limxiln, 44 the fact remains that I no' not
desire the nomination, and if I coul-1, I
would stop all further mention of my
name in that connection ; and I hope it
will cease."
" But suppose the nomination is made.
Mr. Lincoln?"
14 That is a hard question to answer."
returned he. " But tell me," lie contin
ued, turning earnestly U the reporter,
" bave 1 iupr.-sssts! you as r.-a,
ly mean
ing what I have said? I.i von believe
nie when I say I have not the Slightest
desire to be a candidate for the Presi
dency ? "
A CEKTV'V .oXTIV'l.EV'l v.
44 Most certalniy," was th emphatic
replv. And, in fact, no on- listening to:
1 . 0 - 1 ,- 1 . v . .1
Mr. Lincoln talk couid tail to be con- '
1 .1 . 1 . .- ,1 , . ,v, 1
vinced that he was stating the exact truth
aud tiiat he really has no personal ambi- I
tion to be considered in connexion with I
th.- nomination. I
" Well, then," hecoiitinned, " I w ill say I
this: A duty might be impressed uj-n a I
man which he could not honorably .
avoid." '
" The voice of the people is the voice of ;
God." commented the rei-orter.
" But I really do n.-t want it." Mr.
Lincoln went on, not heeding the inter- j
rupti.-n. " My fitness is not to be com- j
pared with that of hundreds of other '
good Republicans, and I aai happier in i
my present situation than I could j-oss- j
ibly be in ollice. I would much rather !
continue my present life than exchange it f
for the wear and tear of ollicial station,
no matter how exalted. I cannot believe 1
that anv consi lerahle number of those i
who will have to decide the matter will
be in favor of a man who would, like my
self, wish their defeat, in auy effort to
nominate him."
Our Institutions in Danger.
Bv the cl-He of of the present century,
and perhaps earlier, there will 1-e nn acre
of the public domain upon which corn
and wheat can Is? raised without irriga
tion, subject to pre-emption or homestead
entry within the present limits of the
"nited States. Ileal estate w ill in. rease
enormously in .alue. t iur surplus jsipu
lation, no longer having the fertile area
of free land over which to diffuse itself,
w ill accuui late in cities. Tlie rich will
become richer aud the poor wiil l-cou;e
jssirer. The mid-He class will gradually
disappear, as the struggle for existence
tiecnmes fierce and relentless. A dim I
consciousness of impending jieril has '
already jienetrated the public niind, and
in oliedience to its admonitions the
Chinese have l-een excluded with bar-
hnmns rigor, in violation of treaties, an-1
n.-tithstanding"4he sonorous manifesto
of 1hX, that "expartriation is a natural i
and inherent right of ail people." an-1 ;
any declaration, instruction, opinion, or
der, decision of any officer of the govern
ment which denies, restricts, impairs, or
questions Uiis right, is " inconsistent w ith
the principles of this government." In
olaslU nce to the same impulse, the se
quisition of real estate by aliens has been
rigidlv limited ov act of congress. Tlie
demand for further legislation in the di- '
j t;,,,, hnperative and cann.it I
r(.ir,led. The sophistication of ti
be dis-
i re-gar-le!. ine supnisticaitoii oi tne na -
ir.-
; ti,)Ul su forage by the unre-trained
J admission of citizenship of agisted panp-
fugitive felons, and the avowed
j eile.ji,-s of the si.-ial contract, must cease.
j Our capicity forassituilation isexhausted.
( jore than one million skilled and nn--
skilled laborers are now unemployed, or i ier heart.
employed at wages inadequate for the : The girl who w irk God bless her
support of themselves and their families. ; is another girl whom I know. She is
Trade and industry are menaced by un- j brave an-1 active. She is not t-o proud
lawful combinations that resort to the', to earn her own living nor asliamed to
destruction of life and property to ac- i be caught at her daily task. She is
couiplish their designs, and Uie hour is ! studious and pains taking and patient,
approaching alien the active coalition of i S!:- mili nt Toti frr,m behind counter
the conservative tines of the country ! or -l.-.-k. Ti er- a ai i.-'ry ot her -'.ta
will be necessary to prevent destructive : ii "o -ai h si.kei. gown. She is a beauti
orgaaic changes in oor social and politi- ft:- your.g inouniain.-er, air.-a.ly far op
cal system. The constant infusion of '; the iidi, and the sight of h.-r w-siid l-e a
fresh bld isessential to national health, ! fine inspiration f r us all. It isanhonor
but there is no blood poison so Cital as j to know thi girl to lie worthy of her
adulteration of lace. W are no s-rgf r r gar-i. H.-r band m.-ty l-e stained with
homogeneous. Unity of purpose and in
terest docs not exist. The hordes of so-
cialisru and aitarvby are openly organixe-i
under the re ! Sag, drilled an-1 anned ,in
Hained by incendiary appeals, denounc
ing property as robbery, and openly de
claring war against all social institution.
iWmitirr htyuU, i the f'-mtm fur
txt.
There are very few brass baoils in a
j military parade that can play as many
j airs as the drum major pots on.
WHOLE NO 188(.
The Future of Farming.
Nothing is more sure than the future
of fanning in this country if it is to be
made to pay at all a.u be made remu
nerative only by a complete change of
systemThe change a ill never be brought
a!sut so h.n a wheat growing i made a
specialty. It is already proving itself to
be the issue of Am -rican agriculture, not
iHilv yielding no profit to the grower, but
in taking the life's Wood out of the soil
and s-hippiiig it oft in grain. It cannot
be oliscrved, even by the common run of
larmei-s. that farming in this country is
carried on to a ruinous dtsadvantag by
reason ot growing low priced and soil
exhaustir.g crops, coupled with expensive
and perishable rcachinery required to
siive and prepare tiiem for market ; and
that thex; are the scoiipvs which ops-rate
as a perpetual drain on the farmer
i income. But. as before said, the charge
must come, and come oiiiy ilinmjji the
aid of grass, an i 111 growing such animals
as will produce tiie highest priced meats,
not utily iu the markets of this country
but of the world, whether -u tlie hoof, iu
carcasses or in ca.sk s. Instead of iiiiju.v
erishiug soil, as do crops of a heat and
corn, grass pi-rlonirS the part of au im-pn.v.-r
tf i's fertility. It is for the hutch-
1 er, an.i leit the ni iu-r. th.it the larmcr
! siiotlld How tie gro iiig his crops.
Another ti.ir.g, I ;iid that is not nnu h
tille-I iimt ne-vsariiy s- w. il nianiir"!,
and as this is very exj-ensivc the farmer
has no source to look to limn jirass and
i stock. He should therefore, tjuit raising
so much w heat, and raise more of such
crops as can be fed on his land, and thus
convert them in'o beef and mutton.
Even if there should be 110 monev in it.
j it is better than Leung oa wheat, besides
i it will at least ecai-le hiiu to support his
j'ainil v. k(s-p out of debt, and, aisjve ali.
j maintain tiie ferti:ity of his land, and
i thus te taking no slej-s backward. But
! the farmer who relics open wheut as his
j principal crop not on! v tiils to make an v
: ... . ' . , 1
luonev bv it, but irs Wearing out his hind
as well. It hardiy needs any argument
to prove these facts, and that the men
who are improving their opportunities
are the m n w ho inve more of their at
tention to stis k raising, and thee not
only lay the fsind.iti.-n for an easier sys
tem of farming, but keep up the fertility
of their laud. ;- f-u.
Political Corruption in Canada.
It is ch0rg.1I against the Canadian
tiov.-rnment that .he expenditures nwm
public wjrksiiave ts-en a-ed as a weaje
.-ii of corruption. There is no doubt that
this exin-!iture has secured fur the gov
ernment a laris treasure of popular suj-;-rt;
but that is surely not inconsistent
w ith the hon.-st acceptance and approval
. e :. l. .1 .. 1 T1... 1.. t
-
a-ia tj,es a mugMfc.ciit heritage in the
' , . , , , ,
countrv n hich lias been g-ven them, and
- ... . . . .'
they recognize the duty of developing it
to the full -st extent. Thy find them
selves surrounded by conditions which
render absolutely necessary for that de
velopment tiie crtati.-n of public works
railways, canals, harbors, lighthouses,
and so on and tliey believe these im
provements should te undertaken, or at
least assisted, by -he public treasury. It
may bean unwise policy, but it cannot
Is? called a dishorest or i-orrupt j ml icy.
The i-eopie have shown their apprecia
tion of it by their ow n direct action, as
well as by the supj-rt they have at tbe
polls t the party which has i-ome to 1-e
kn-v-n as 44 the party of pmgn ." Up
ward 01' twenty l.iiilli-ns 1 f -1- liars have
been voted bv the people in their sever-
! al counties as bon-L s to railways, n c-ig-
nizing as thev do that the decrease in
j the ost of transjs -nation of their pp-duce
; more than compensates for the increased
I taxation. Tne w:-.y in which the govern
j ment aids what iray be called local rail
j ways, is a .direct encouragement to the
' spirit of self-help. Parliament, at the
i suggestion of tiie govtrnmeiit. grants fil,
', Jia mile as aid lo th-e railways. That.
it is estimate!, is alsiut sufficient to pro
1 cure tlie rails, leaving the grading and
'. other work to be ione by tiie companies
' themseiv.-s, for which in many cases
; they secure furtht nid from the local
governments, the i-iuiiii ipaiities. or both.
: But the money is n.-t paid by ti.e g--v-i
ernmtnt until the several sections, nsti
, ally of tell !u;!-s each, have 1-een c--m-i
pleted and accepted by the government
Chief Engineer of Railways. TV Uinr
j Irr-tj'thf Li -?' .- -y' ' i."i Lt '.J7-t.-uyV
Girls to de Proud of.
There are two classes of girls who
' every one should lie pp.'id to know,
I The first is t ie girl w ho helj-s her
1 mother. In her own home she isabl.-ss-
ed littie saint and comforter. She takes
unfinished tasks from the tired, stiff fin
ger that falter at their work, her strong
young fig-ire is a staff upon which the
grayhaired. white faced mother leans
and is re-ted. She helps mother with
Spring sewing, with the week's mending
with a cherful conversation and conge-
nial comi-a:iinship that some girls do
not think worth while wasting on or.lv
mother. And when there comes a 'lav
that she must bend, as girls must ofttn
It i . . l . . ... . r .1
: o-ni, oxer trie worn-out owit 01 me
mother lying unheeded in her eothn,
! rongh hands folded, her long disquiet
! merged in rest, something very sweet
' w ill be mingled with her loss, an-1 the
1 girl who helped mother will find a l-n-
edict ion of peace upon her head and in
fat :y or j .in'.- r's ink, hut it is
j au hmit
it sijv in i -i iriune
from many homes ; it is the one shield
that protect many a forlorn little fam
ily from the almshouse and asylum
brave, polite, refined, noble ambitious.
God bless her.
" What can be worse, said an exasper
ated husband in tbe middle of the
night, "than a teething baby?" "You
j are, John, when you have tbe tooth
J ache," responded the wife.
The Old Man Cured 'Em.
It ap-ars timt m tins itnk the ! ('
were fmtM'iit!y ri j-'!e l.m-k ti e
iying !.'!! r lor a bll!-- titmiw ia! t.-r-t
sm-e h-leeu ti-e pay dais, an.i be, is
; of a kiudiy itici.s-itam. r-."-!-,; ti.c.r
nie biils, carry mg t.e j-aivrin I:," Ira..
er a.-s una h cash. At the end -f tlie
1110111I1 the advances weie deiucte.l fp.Mii
the jsdariesi of those faon-.l. Tlie. pie
ces of i per were proA-ssionally known
as "snakes."
It so happemsi on one iwrass -n that
tlie bank eJamiiw-r paid his ..rli ial visit
when there were in the drawer "snakes'"
amounting to alsmt SJiO. and tlie paying
U-iUr Was C.-UI'!Us to confess ti ill he
often adaii.-e. money k the ch-rks in
this manner. 44 It's a laid practice." mid
the examiner, "for it encourages.extrava
gince, and is liable so get you into trou
ble with the br-anl." Smn after his de
parture the ca hier a venerable oM man
since detastsl approached tlie paying
teller and asked wliat was meant by the
term "snakes" which he had overheard
used in tiie conversation with the exam
iner. There was nothing left him but to
explain the w hole matter, which he did
by telling how the young gentle man in
the bank were lwhin-1 band in their ti
nartces and were Sin-ed to negotiate short
l ns eai h mou? U.
"And is thus really the condition -f
our young men V reuiarte-1 the cusiiier.
44 I'm -rrv to say yes."
" How nnuh of this paper is tlie re in
the drawer."
" About $Jf."
44 S much as that ? Let me see the
paper."
The little due bids were han.le.1 him.
and he walked int.. his priv.Ue oih.-e. lu
a few minutes he came out with a check
in his hand. It was his persona! check
for the nil! amount of the
"snake
he:
"Put this in the drawer. I will give
these young men a chance," ami he t re
into sm.tli pieces the numerous lue bills.
" They ;lre now free ; an-1 let thesu kt-p
so. 1 vi, 1 a-ivauce auuior mou.-x.
Hen-after I wili I..1.11 it out of my private
fuiils. What they owe is n--w canceled."
It "lk ala-Ut Uve lllli.lll.-s lor this l.ttie
aliair b !e know 11 111 Hie b.n.k, an i ev
ery man in that p!a. -e at ou.f proceeded
to gr-iiiiole P litiiist'if iiecuase he h-l
not have a '"snake" in the drawer at tli-t
particular m.-iuent. i'h-Ufl'-'yii-u ilai'.r-
Horace Creeley's Style.
Mr. Gn-ely begun his clib-rial career
h-n euphemism and the 41 our esteem
ed contemniry style were not in vogue
It was the fxshion in the early day of
newspiipers not only to call a spade, a
spade, but to load the handle of it also
with n aiiibiguous epithets. He had
cuitivale.1 a strong Sax-m style all his lilt
as transparent as Eranklin's,as blunt and
pointed as C'wbljett's, and no reader ever
lai-l down au article which he bad penn
ed with the slightest doubt in his mind
as to w iiat was meant by it. ile w as the
List n-preseiitative ofti.ut persi-iul journ
alism w. icli made eAlitor aud paper one
L thing.
The plain country reader alway relig
iously l-elieve-l that Horace tio-el.-y
wrote every thing that was printed ust he
Tribune, unless it was thesigacd 1. tterof
stime ci.-rresjs-n-lut, an-1 there wereth-s-even
wh-, not very long before he died,
used to ask him w hen they met him on
his lecturing tour when their subrriptinn
to the paper would expire! I am not
sure but he might have known how to
answer this question occasionally ; for
he kept a wonderful memory at com
mand, and could te'l you how certain ob
scure towns an-1 counties voted on many
previous elections. No such easy and
friendly relation is now maintain-i by a
gre-.t paper with its patrons as that w hich
Mr. Greeley kept up event" the very
hist years of his cart er, and it will be iui
possd,;. to lsrhoid again another editor
at one so great and so familiar. lUn-
Um III 77t C'rt)i'pJi''IH.
How Men Drink Farms.
The I1ifrnimi. in a characteristic way,
te'l how men "drink farms:"
My homeless friend with the chromat
ic nose, while you are stirring up tiie
s-igar in that t--n-ct nt glass -if gia let me
give you a tai.-tbtw.tsh it down with.
You say you Lave for years longed for the
free, indej-endent iife of a farmer, but
you have never been able to get enough
money to buy a farm. But that is just
where you are mistaken. For several
years you have been drinking a gssl im
proved farm at'Uierateof oue hundred
square feet a gulp. If y.m doubt this state
ment, figure it out yjurelf. An acre of
land contains forty-three thousv.cd rise
hundred an-1 sixty square feet. E-t: i?a
ticz, fir convenience sake, at -4.Lt per
acre, yoii will see that brings tiie lan-t to
jiLst one luiii jier qiar? foot, one ct nt for
ten square feet. Now pour the fiery .!
and imagine you are swIiov. ing a straw-l.-erry
patch, fail in live of your friends
and have tiieni help you to gulp -win
tiiat fie j.nndred foot garien. t-ot' iia
prolonged spree some tiay, an-i --e how
long a time it requires to swallow a pas
ture large enough to feed a cow. Itit
down that glass of gin : there' dirt in it
one hundred square feet f good, rich
dirt, worth fK!.-j per acre.
Solid Beverage Demanded.
In the very hottest jsirt of an afh-r-nis-n
a son of Eiin ent. r d a W.sslwar-I
avenue drug store and called f. -r a glass of
s.sla water.
" What syrup w ill you have ! " nsked
the clerk.
" Linion an' k-ts av it," he said.
The order was filled, but as foam
ing glass was set on the counter ti.e eas
U-iner sp.-d l.mk ng at it rii
made ! s.gn of taking it.
"Itrin's it," said the clerk;
ily and
Irink it
befere it spoils.''
"Just you keep yourc-at on. me v-in.g
man. an' I'll take inetime. b,- your h ae,'
was the answer.
He waited until the beverage was j-r-fect'y
fiat and tiien said :
" Now just yoa ks.-k at that ! The glass
ain't half full. I'll have you understand
you can't do rue out o" my dhrink be
givin' me a lot o" f.sim. Now you fill
tiiat np, nie daisy, an' dhraw it slow ! "
Tiie clerk complied and the purchaser
drinking the mixture, departed appr.rent
!v satistie.1. Iktr ni l',s .
The Efficacy of Onions.
Tho-e who are ir. the habit of indu'g-ir-g
in raw oni-.tis, sid a medical man.
may be consoled for the .smial lMidvant
ages which ensue by the fact that onions
are alsiut the best nervine known. No
nie-l'cine is really o effirai ices in cases
of nervous pntrtion, aa-I Uiey tcne np
a worn -ont yt.-m in a very short time.
Their atisorbent piwers re a'- tii st
j valuable, espe-iai!y in times oie; i.!em:i
It has been repeatedly ol-served that an,
onion patch in the immediate vicinity
ofa house acts as a shield agahist the
te-ti'encv, which is very apt to pass over
the inmates of that house. Sliced onions
in a sk.k room absorb all the genua and
prevent contagion. During au epideade
the confirmed onion eater should, bow
ever, eschew his usual diet, as the germs
of disease are present in the onion, and
contagion can ewsUy result
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