AT THE rEARL FISHERIES.
A. WONDKRFTTI. INDUSTRY IN WON
CEBFUX WATERS.
Sr-nrchtriff for the Ci-m at Qnrrnft-.
iHitit I'rlmltUo Methods of the
Dlrers Tho Xradlnu Fleet.
A Thursday Island (Queensland) let
ter to the New York Sun describes the
pearl fisheries of that region. Says the
writer:
It is a etrane place for any industry,
the strangest for the finding of the beau
tiful and ever mysterious gem which the
natives believe are cloud born, and which,
unlike all other gems, require no aid of
art to hrin(T out their beauty. Innumer
able islands crowd the dangerous straits,
a thousand reefs and shoals scattered
among them, and the shores of New
Guinea and Australia breaking the green
ish waters with a gray of rock and the
brown of ragged bush. The islands,
desolate ? the desert and arid as an
alkali plain, repel all attempts at agricul
ture. The scanty grass is poisonous to
cattle, neither shrub nor treo Is found,
and attempts to cultivate grain and vege
tables have not met with any success.
The inhabitants are few, but they are
almost wholly dependent upon the pro
visions which they secure from abroad,
and know no other occupation than the
fisheries. Port Kennedy is tho only
town, a town with, a population of per
haps 200 people, and having a Post
Oflice, two inns, a customs station, a
Court House and a jail. Tho harbor is
formed by four islands, Goode, Ham
mond, Friday and Thursday Islands, al
most entirely landlocking it. Here the
tidnl currents are rapid, the eddies fluct
uating, the reefs and shoals many and
dangerous. But here the pearl-shell ves
sels lie, a fleet of nearly 200, having
1,500 employes, and floating 1,000 boats.
Some of tho'larger vessels have a burden
of fifteen to eighteen tons, but most of
the fleet is composed of small craft vary
ing from three to eight tons.
The islanders, who have fished for
years and years, are fishing still in their
own good old way, paying no care to the
overfishing of the white men. They know
a pearl oyster as the farmer does a potato
or an apple, and, knowing it so well, they
are peculiarly adept at finding bivalves
that contain pearls, choosing such by
some fancied rule of thumb founded on
the grounds of age, form, aud color.
Men, women and children all dive like
sea fowl, and the women are tho most
expert. Three or four women are well
known in the trade, and are noted not
only for having plunged again and ugain
into twenty. five fathoms of water, but as
well for having done this in the very
teeth of the sharks, and for having re
mained under water as long as three
Whole minutes. The native knows no
industry save pearl fishing, and it is al
tnost as natural for a child to dive as it is
for a young duck or penguin. They enter
upon, the service of fishing about as soon
as they enter tueir teens, ana unless
something happens they continue to dive
until they are old and infirm. But some
thing is apt to happen, and that some
thing may be a red-mouthed shark, a
paralysis, a hemmorrhage, or some other
accident of physical failure. The shark
is always at home in these seas, and his
number is legion. It is no rare thing for
a bold diver to come up minus a foot or
an arm, and many go down never to come
up again at all. Too many plunges in n
day bring on hemmorrhage or congestion,
and especially is this the case early in the
fishing season, which for tho natives is a
. period of four months, beginning in No
vember. Too long-continued occupation
causes paralysis, and headache ; deafness
aud failure of sight occur very com
monly. The diving is very primitive. Some
traders have introduced tho diving-bells,
but the natives decline to work in them,
alleging that they cause early paralysis
and certain deafness. The common
practice is to no out on the water with a
light wooden pipe, ten inches square and
two feet long, glazed at one end. With
this tube a ready prospecting is done,
the glass end, which is put under water,
serving the purpose of suppressing the
surface ripple. When oysters are discov
ered the diver belts himself with seven
or eight pounds of ballast, and, having
bandaged his mouth and protected his
eyes ana ears with oiled cotton, he at
taches a weight to his feet and goes de
liberately ana boldly down with a rone
Ju t before plunging he (or she) draws
three or four full ami rnpid breaths, and
lias the lungs full of air as he drops to
the bottom irom six to luo leet below.
Each dive occupies from sixty to ninety
ecconds, and occasionally a diver has re
mained under for two or three minutes,
assisting himself to the surface by means
of the rope.
The divers hardly ever bring up more
than one oyster, though they arc always
on the lookout for a looso or "shed"
pearl, which, if found, they quickly
conceal by swallowing.
While tho natives are eking out their
precarious living in the old-fashioned
way the boats from the trad in j fleet ore
engaged in a more systematic and mfidfcJ
cruniethodof fishiufr. Each well-cnuiiTneif
vessel isf suppieu witn the necessary
apparatus and professional divers. The
apparatus is the best and most complete
that can be procured, and the divers who
use it arb under three years' contract at a
wage of from $ i to f a day and an in
terest in the catch. Each diver has four
tenders, whoso pay is from $10 to $0 a
month, and who are generally natives or
Chinese.
The method of fishing is for several
vessels to go out together and fish on the
same ground for a fortnight. Beaching
a place where tho water is forty or fifty
feet deep, the diver enters his boat,
dresses, and jumps overboard. Upon
reaching the bottom he leisurely walks
along until ne comes to a bed of shells.
where he proceeds to rill the sack that he
carries. As soon as he has a sackful lie
signals, and the sack is lifted up, emp
lied, and sent down nain. Tho diver
remains underwater for hours, sometimes
from U o'clock in the morning until r in
the afternoon. Tho shells, as they lio iu
bed, are wide open, uud if touched iuthe
wrong way the diver's hand is ujit to be
cuught and held fast as iu a vise.
While tho native islander can fish only
for a limited sca-on, the divers using it)i
patatus (u.'i fish all the year round, ex pt
in very rough weither und duiiug Die
severe iiiuiim.ous. The average ialrli
for cir h vessel is ubout one ton a luoiilli,
for, unlike the fisheries tt Ceylon
the l'ersiau (Julf, there is little dilliculty
in removing the shell, which lies loos
on the ground and can be picked uj
readily. These fisheries produce the tru
pearl oyster, for the shell of which ther
is great demand, both in America m(
Europe. It is especially prized for th
choico inlaid cabinet work that comtv
from artistic hands, but is used princi
pally for knife handles, buttons, ant
ornamental work.
Each day when tho boats run in to tht
stations the men open tho oysters, Uk
out tho pearls, if there are any, anc
throw tho fish overboard. The shells
accurately counted, aro cleaned and
packed in cases of about 300 pound;
each. Tho fishermen think more of ob
taining shell than pearls, while tho island
ers care nothing for shell, and solch
seek the pearls. The best pearls art
found when tho oyster is four years old,
and "tho shell at that age is also at its best.
The pearl of an oyster of this ae is ex
cccdifigly transparent and pure, whilt
that of the young oyster is of a yellow
ish color, and that of the older of f
pinkish hue. Sometimes it is found oj
all colors, such ns white, silver, brown,
steel, gray, blue, and even a perfect jef
black. Several specimens have beer
found as large as a hazel nut, and some
nvstnra are caucht which are filled witl
as many as 100 small pearlcttes; tho "scl
pearl" of the artist. Last year there
was found at Nickel Bay a mass of oys
tcrs in tho form of a cross, each contain
ing a pearl of about the si.e of a pea, and
without a flaw of form or color.
Horseback Tobogjranlnjr.
Turkish riders are very daring, ami
their horses aro well trained. Captain
Burnabv tells of an adventure he me
with in ridinff through tho mountains ol
Armenia which is certainly novel. With
his stride and servants, he came to
glacier down which they must go. The
frozen surface extended for at least one
hundred yards. The incline, he says,
was steeper than the roof of an average
English house. One of the servants cast
an lnauirinsr clance at the euide. The
latter pave n crunt.
"What do you think of it, Moham-
medj" I asked.
"Effendi. wo shall eo down very fast.
If the Lord wills it, . we shall not break
our bones."
"If we do not take this route," said
the guide, "we must make a detour for
at least two hours. I think the horses
can manage it, effendi."
"Very well," I said, "you can try."
The guide rode his horse to the glacier.
The poor nnimal trembled when he
reached the brink.
"Ilaidc, get on!" cried Mohammed
from behind, nnd.striking the quadruped
on his flanks, tho animal stretched his
forclejrs over the declivity, almost touca
injr the slippery surface with his girth.
Another crack with the whip, away went
the guide and horse down the glacier,
For the first fifty yards the man succeed
ed in keeping his steed's head straight,
A slight inequality in the Ice gavo tha
animal s foot a twist in another direction
horse and rider went round in mazy or
cles. They had nearly attained the veloc
ity of an express train, when they were
suddenly b roue lit up by a snow arm.
There was-not much damage done. ana
- . . -. . .
now I prewired to make the descent.
was not an agreeable sensation. 1 wai
on the edgo of thejjrccipicc. The yell
in" Mohammed was castigating my ftni
mnl from behind. - I would have gladly
given him Ave shillings or a new coat to
desist from the flagellating process,
However, the die was cast. My follow
ers wero looking on. What the guide
had done, it was very clear that an Eng
hshmnn wught to do. 1 committed my
self to Providence. Away we went,
Was I on mv horse, or was I not? Now
we wero waltzing madly down the slip
pery surface, aud then my boots were
touching tho ice itself, owing to my ani
mal's position. A second later we were
buried, as the guide had been, in six feet
of snow.
Next came the turn of my followers
Their descent was a fearful thing to wit
ness, but, fortunately, not half so dan
serous as it appeared. With the excep.
lion of some damage to the luggage and
saddlery, there was little harm done.
"I never thought as how a horse could
skate, sir, before I" remarked an English
servant, as ho slowly extracated himself
from tho snow drift. "It was more than
sliding, that it was a cutting of figures
of eight all down the roof of a housel
And then I was buried alive to finish up
with!"
Losing Control of the Nerves.
"Riding last fall on a crowded train, "
said a Chicago physician, "I noticed a
young fellow, handsome, dashing, and
reckless, who was indulging in all sorts
of dare-devil capers on the platform. He
seemed to have most perfect control of
his nerves. He would lean out from tho
car, standing on the platform steps, stoop
to grab at tho flowers and shrubs along
the line, as though he took delight in
frightening the ladies who wore protest
ing against his movements. He gave no
attention at all to the warnings of the
TaifrWd men, leaning out even as one
spoko sharply to him, with a look of
smiling incredulity on his face. The
train was flying by a switch, and the
I signal piece of the switch beam or lever
UQf uck the man fair on the cheek. It was
a lorriDie blow una it leir. a terrible
wound. My bold, reel: less, daring man
was on the instant as nerveless as a fright
ened irl. It required the quick use of
restoratives and the most careful treat
ment to have him rally, and he was for
weeks the most despondent, discouraged
invalid tliart have ever been called upon
to treat."
"Per contt' said a young fellow who
had listened 4-aJi great uttention to this
story, "there is rny wife, rihe is the most
nervous, excitable little piece of human
ity that you will find anywhere. A
caterpillar will frighten her oil of the
sidewalk and a mouse or a rat will give
her more trouble and misery than a wild
lion would me. The other day we were
moving some piece of furniture aud in
the skirmish I squeezed my tSiumb uutil I
howled like an Indian. I dropped every
thing t ) look after my bruised thumb. I
was called to my tuusca by the quiet tones
of my nervous wife. She Kiid without a
trace of excitement iu her voice, My
haint is under this,' and that was true.
The little pinch that had set me howling
as as a dro to lh.it crushed hand, and
J'ut fclie waited patiently till I lifted the
heavy load fiom it und released her. I
win never say miuse to her naiu."
In cr- Uicdit,
SELECT SITTINGS.
Tho mocking-birds are so numerous in
Dry Valley, Nevada, this season that
during the night they drown tho yelp of
the coyotes with their songs.
A novelty reported is a pair of specta
cles having a silvered area on tho inner
edges of the glasses, "so that objects
out of tho direct field of vision may be
scrn by the vigilant wearer."
Tho Puritans in the time of Charles, I
considered it a sin, according to Macau-
lev, to hang garlands on a Maypole, to
drink a friend's health, to fly a hawk, to
hunt a stag, to play at chess, to put starch
in a ruff or to read the "Fairy Queen."
Toothache, caused by a cold in tho
facial nerves, may often be relieved by
wringing a soft towel out of cold watcrand
sprinkling it with strong vinegar. This
should be laid on the face like apoultico,
and will often bo followed by a refresh
ing sleep.
A French statistician gives the follow-
insr na the proportionate number of "oer-
sons killed annually on tho railways of tho
respective countries : France.one in every
2,000,000; England, one in every 5,250,-
000, Belgium, ono in every s,000, 000;
Prussia, oho in every 21,G00000.
In the time of King Etnclwald, tho
father of Alfred, it was notthought need
ful for Kings, noblemen or gentlemen to
know how to read. This was left for
Priests or Clergymen. Kings used to
make their mark when they signed a
document. Tho young Princes and
Nobles were taught hunting, wrestling
and the like, and 'they were also accus
tomed to hear poems and songs in their
own laaguagc.
The Mandan Indians have a peculiar
way of jousting meat. The roast is sus
pended from the roof of the hut exactly
over tile lire, tne cora, being passed
through and fastened to the centre of the
pieco, keeps it in a flat position directly
over the flames. A person is seated near
it-and with a small stick keeps it contin
ually in motion by pushing it to and fro.
When one side is done it is turned over
and fit for use. The method is much
more expeditious than the common way
of roasting before the fire and is pref
erable, as it retains the natural juice and
flavor.
Tho Calendarium of the ancient Ro
mans, like our own almanac and calen
dar, contained the astronomical, agricul
tural and religious notices of each month
in the-ear, the namo of the month, the
number of days it contained, and the
length of the day and night, the sign of
tho zodiac through which the sun passes,
the various agricultural operations to bo
performed during the month, the divinity
under whose guardianship the month was
placed, and the various religious festi
vals which fell in it. One made of mar
ble was found among the ruins of Pom-
pen.
The Czar's Letter.
A party of Russian engineer officers
ventured into tho hostile Territory of
Bokhara, with the hope of surveying a
portion of it before they were discovered.
But they were compelled to relinquish
their design on the appearanco of an
overwhelming force of Bokhariote horse
men, who quickly surrounded them.
Seeing that resistance was impossible,
the Bpftian leader advanced with friendly
greetings and announced himself ns a
special envoy from the Czar to the
Ameer, and in that character demanded
to be led into . the presenceyf that im-
fiortant personage. The npe worked
ike a charm,. and the party made a tri
umphant entry into the capital, escorted
by their captors. With dijo ceremony
the gentlemen were ndmjcd to an
audience, and the chief officer, with
dignity and impressiveness, conveyed
assurances of profound regard from the
Czar of all the Russias. to his royal
brpther and concluded 'by prescnt
iffg' his own gold watch and silver
handled knife to the savage despot
as gifts from his august master to the
Ameer. Everything was proceeding
smoothly, when the Asiatic King upset
the .whole business by asking for the
Czar's letter. He knew how such matters
were always conducted of course the
Czar had accompanied his gifts by a let
ter. At this demand the self-appointed
ambassador turned as pale as death, and
stood tho picture of mute despair. But
a young subaltern at his side came to the
rescue. With almost a preternatural
presence of mind, he drew forth his
pocket-boot and carefully unfolded an
old play-bill of the Alexander theatre, at
St.iletersburg,and coolly read from it an
imaginary letter of congratulation, wind
ing up by handing it to tho Ameer, with
a profound obeisance. II Eminence of
Bokhara had already ben the Czar's
name appended to official documents,
and was entirely satisfied Jjy the sight of
the huge lino "Alexander" at tho top of
the bill, together with the double eagle
of Russia, and the nrccious plav-billwas
reverently deposited amon the archives
of Bokhara, where it probably remains
to this clay, a sonrco of wonder and
amusement. tj
Use of Colored Glass.
I asked Mr. Mitchell, manager of the
Tiffany Glass Company, to what he at
tributed tho recent marked developments
in the use o colored glass. "There are
several causes," ho replied. "The Cen
tennial Exhibition gave an impetus to
everythingfertaining to art, and no form
benefited . more than that which employs
colored glass. It has been found that
not only is it beautiful and useful for
home decoration, but that it is an art
especially adapted to the preservation of
memorials. While glass is one of the
most fragile of substances it has proved
t be one of the most enduring. Glass
of the twelfth and thirteenth c enturies
' jfwsts to-day in as perfect a condition, as
A i color, design and inscriptions, as
when it was first made. Marble and
granite have been the materials most em
ployed heretofore iu memorials of the
dead or of great events. Tho tendency
now is to use colored glasses more large
ly for such purposes, and to decorate our
churches rather than cur cemeteries.
Memorials are, moreover, properly asso
ciated with religious sentiments; aud
this natural association i finding expres
sion in this lorin of church decoration.
A meuioriul window iu u church or Ca
thedral serves tit once to keep ulive the
memory of the dead, to express the grat
itude of the donors to the church, aud to
oil er iu souiu suitable inscription the con
solatious of religion to thoso who
inouia." Ao York Tribune.
In iha NfwTork Trodnco Exchange.
Businrss begins in the 'Tit" it 10:80
A. m.. Buyers and sellers are indiscrimi
nately blended in the compact, throb
bing, surging mass. All offers and bids
are on a "unit basis of 8,000 bushels.
Winter wheat is the only grain in mind.
"I'll give four and a half 1041 cents per
bushel for May wheat," is the bid of a
nervous, activo broker, emphasized by
uplifted hand and moving fingers. "I'll
sell at five," is the quick rejoinder of a
neighbor. "I'll give five-eighths." "I'll
sell you at three-quarters." One-eighth
Is the only obstacle to a bargain. Long
and furiously, or short and sharply, the
conflict rages around that one-eighth.
The tug of war on the part of the seller
is to pull the buyer up one
eighth, and on the part of the
buyer to pull the seller down one-eighth.
The contest is quite ss exciting ns aught
in the intercollegiate games. But sel
dom is the battle drawn. Victory, hesi
tant in the vocal hurricane, docides for
one of two parties. Bids and offers are
usually regulated by telegrams . from
Chicago. The difference in prices be
tween the two marts should bo the: cost
of transmission from the latter to New
York. Manipulation, or, in other words,
gambling, at cither point, defies all
criteria of value. A "corner" in Chi
cago may raise wheat there above tho
normal price at New York; or a broken
corner in New York .may depress wheat
below the healthful standard at Chicago.
.Uarper.
Origin of a Famous Phrnao.
In answer to a reader's inquiry the
Inter-Qcran gives tho following account
of the origin of the well-known phrase,
"To the Victor belongs the spoils." This
famous phrase originated with William
L. Marcy, of .New York, who in a speech
before the Senate in January, 1832, in
defense of President Jackson, said of
his constituents, that they "see nothing
wrong in the rule that to the victors bo
long the spoils of tho enemy." The doc
trine is called Jacksonian, because Presi
dent Jackson had put the principle so
strongly in force even before it had been
thus epigramatically enunciated by Mr.
Marcy, and because he fn the first Presi
dent who did so. 'Ttck'een April 80.
1789, when Washington was inaugurated
as President, and the inauguration of
Jackson, March 4, 1820, only seventy
three removals from office had been made
by all the Presidents, including all re
movals for cause. During the hrst year
of President Jackson's administration he
mnde over 700 removals, almost wholly
for political reasons.
Origin of a Familiar. Word.
The word "queer" has a remarkable
origin ottributed to it. One night, fyen
the performance at Drury Lano was fin
ished, tho celebrated Quiii, many of
whoso jokes are still remembered, offered
to bet a young nobleman i'lCO that next
morning n word would be in universal
use which had never been heard before.
The nobleman accepted tho wager and
left the theatre. Then Quin summoned
all the "supers," who happened to be
very numerous, und gave each a largo
piece of chalk. He told them to go all
through the leading thoroughfares of
London, and write at intervals on the
flags the word "queer." Quin's orders
were faithfully carried out: nnd, on the
following morning, of course, people
were astonished tho word was in every
body's mouth. The great actor with lit
tle difficulty made good his claim to the
nobleman's banknote, While bequeathing
a new word to the language. TiutleyU
Mayazine.
Sound Principle but Poor Poetry.
Jacob Halstead, who died recently at
Elbridge, N. Y., is said to have lived ac
cording to the following motto:
I'lleet my living by the sweat of my face,
And bear good will to the human race;
I'll pay my debts as soon as due,
And wear my old clothes till I can make new.
Dr. R. Butler. Master of Arts, Cambridge
University, England, says: "St. Jacobs Oil acts
like magic
Our faults like weeds spring up sponta
neously, and require no cultivation. Our vlr
tiles, on the rontrary like flowers require
care and attention. If neglected they arenpt
to degenerate into vices as weeds, if allowed
to grow, o'ertop the flowers.
According to the testimony of physicians
and coroners, in all parts of the Union, deaths
have resulted from the use of cough syrups.
containing morphia, opium and other poisons,
In this connection. Dr. Pam'l Cox, of Wash
ington, after careful analyses, endorses Ked
Btar Couch euro as being purely vegetable.
and absolutely free from opiates, poisons and
narcotics. Price, twenty-live cents.
Everyone must see daily Instnnees of people
vm comma n from a mere imuuor lomulam
inc: ana make their friends uneasy, and
strangers merry, by murmuring at evils that
do not exist, ana repining at grievances wlilcli
they do not really reel.
An English Arm has at last succeeded in
making a colored water mark.
"How Can Hhe Kver l.ove lllm f"
is what you you often hear fald when the pros-
Dectlve eroom is tne viciim or catnrrh. "Mow
can she ever bear such a breath i" "How
resolve to link her dentiny with that of one
with a dinease. that unless arretted, will end
in consumption, or perhaps in insanity 1" Let
the husband that is, or is lo be, get Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Hemedy, and cure himself before it is
too late. Hy druggists.
It is said that there is not a single heathen
to-aay in r uj.
Te Consumptives,
or therewith weak lungx, spitting of blood,
bronchitis, or kindred atleciions of ihroat or
lungs, send ten cents in stamps for Dr. K. V.
Pierce's treatise on theHO maladies. Address
the doctor, buffalo N. Y.
The experiment of growing lutein Nevada
sou lslikely to prove bulcchhiuI.
How Women Would Vote.
Were women allowed to vote, every one in
the land who lias used Dr. Pierce's "Favorite
Prescription" would vote it to bean unfailing
remedy for the diseases peculiar to her sex.
liy druggists
The Chinese Government
will build no more railroads.
declares t but it
MZNSMAN'S PEFTONl.kU BKEF TONM'.thc only
preparation of beef containing its entire, null i
tioiui fjriifieif us. It conlaiua blood-making
force, genera ting and life-sustuining properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
r-roetntlion. and all tonus of ucneral debility
also, in all enfeebled condition, whether the
result of exliumiion, nervous proxtratlon.over
workor acute disuuse, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary rotnpmintH. ( aMveil. Hazards
Co., rropnetors, Jev iorx. sh)U1 by druggists.
The farmers. In their swamps, we're sure.
Could find the roots and plants that cure:
If bv their knowleclgelhey only knew
r ur iust the discus each one i:rew.
Take courage now and "Swarup-iiiait" try
(lor kiduey, liver and bladder complaint"),
As on tins remedy you can iel
I.VON'B Patent Metallic- Heel Htiffecers keei
new bunts and liue Irom i unniiig over, uid
by shoe aud hardware dealers.
Hetter results are derived from Hall's Hair
Iteiiewer than from any similar iireoaration.
if you suiter with chills and lever, take
A er s Ague cure, it win cure you.
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f 1.15 only I Satisfaction guaranteed, itcfer
ence: Hon. V. R. Parsons, Mayor Rochester.
Sample -c Rural Home Co., Ltd, Rochester,
n. v. . ;
Im the Island of .lava there are twenty letter
press printing ofllces.
We Appeal I Experience.
For a long time we steadily refused to pub
lish testimonials, believing that, In the opinion
of the publlo generally, the great majority
were manufactured to order by unprincipled
parties as a means of disposing of their worth
less preparations.
That this view of the case Is to a certain ex
tent true, there can be no doubt.
At last, several years ago, we came to the
conclusion that every Intelligent person can
readily discriminate between spurious and
bona fide testimonials, and determined to use
as advertisements a few of the many hun
dreds of unsolicited certificates In our posses
sion. In doing this, we published them as nearly as
possible in the exact language upcri by our cor
rraponrtenUi, only changing the phraseology, in
some cases, so as to compress them into a
smaller snace than ther would otherwise
occupy, but without In the lesst exaggerating
r destroying tne meaning 01 me writers.
We are glad to ear that our final conclusion
was a correct one that a letter recommend
ing an article having true merit nnda favor
with the peonle.
The original of every testimonial published
by us Is on (lie in onr office, an inspection of
which will prove to the most skeptical that our
assertion made above, that only the facta are
glren as they appear thorein, is true.
But as it would be very Inconvenient, If not
impossible, for all of our friends to call on us
for that purpose, we invite those who doubt (if
there be inch), to correspond with any of the
parties whose names are signed to onr testi
monials, and ask them if we have made anv
misstatements, so far as their knowledge ex
tends, in this article. In other words, if we
nave noi .puDiieiiea their letters as nearly ver
batim as possible.
very respectrmly,
K. T. HAZELTINE,
Proprietor Plso'a Cure for Consumption
and Piso's Remedy for Catarrh.
We append a recent letter, which cams to us
entirety unsolicited, WUU permission to pub,
Datto. Ohio. Jan. 12. 1RS.
Ton may add mr testlmonr as to tha merits
of I'lso's Cure for ConsumDtinn. I took a
eevere cold last February, which settled on my
lungs, iney Dreams ulcerated and were so
painful that I had no rest for two days and
nights. I got a bottle of I'iso's Cure for Con
sumption, and was relieved bv the tims I had
taken half of It, Since that time I hare kept
Ptso s Cure in the house, and uss It as a urn.
ventlve, both for lung troubles and croup, for
wnica i can recommend it as the best medi
cine I overused; and that is saylug agroatdeal,
for I have used at least twenty thvrs. besides
about as many physicians' prescriptions.
Piso's Cure for Consumption ha never failed
w giT rcuei in ax j lamuy.
a. j, oRunn,
37 Sinrtngfleld St
A Moat Liberal Ollrl'l
Tnn Voltaiu Bki.t Co.. Marshall. Mich.
offer to send their Celebrated Voltaic Uklts
and Electrio Appliances on thirty days' trial
tn anv man amtcted with Nervous Dobllllv
ijoss ox uaiuy, niannowi, v-c. iiiusirntea
pamphlet in sealed envelope wun run purucu
ars. mailed ires. rue i nem at once.
An ftnfum in Piso's Cure for ConsumDtion
Cures where other remedies iau. i":c,
Henry's Cnrbaltc Naive.
The beat salve used In (he world for Cuts, Itrulaes,
Flies, Sores, Ulcers, Kalt Kheum, Toller, Chapped
Hands. Chilblains. Corns, and all kinds of Skin F.rn
Mom. Freckles and l'luiplrs. The salve Is guaranteed
to alve perfect satisfaction In every caw. He sure
you get Henry's Carsomo Salve, as all others are
but Imitations and counterfeits.
Out of Sorts
rersontof a dyip'ptle tendency are often "out of
oris" cross and puevlnh. The failure of the digest
ive organa to do their duly, the severe headache
distreas In the stomach, heartburn or other indlca
tlomof dyspepsia, came irritability, confusion of
mind, and a mlnrrable feeling It is Impossible t ) de
scribe. Hco l's Sarsaparilla tones up the digestion
and rouses the kidneys and liver to prompt aud ri g
ular action
"1 have used Hood's Sarsaparilla for sick headache
and indigestion, and it has rellevc.t me of duys and
weeks of sickness and pain." Mary C. Smith, Cam
brldgeport. Mass.
'Kor the past two years I have been afflicted with
severe headache and dyapepda. I was luduced to
try Hood's Farsaparllla and havlug found grent
relief, I cheerfully recommend It to all similarly
afflicted." Mrs. E. K. Askable, New Haven, C'L
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Bold by sll druggists, fl; six for ST. Preparnd only
by C L HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass,
IOO Doses One Dollar
BUFFALO
STANDARD
awarded FIRST PREMIUM
AT THK WOKI.It'H t.XI-OM I !, Nr. Orlrsna,
Four Cold Medals. A'l other rrlni ipal makers
ColnpetlniO. Track Si-alca. Hay K,'iilfS, rl.tform
fic.U's.rtc. Important puloat. d IMHHOVFMKMK.
BEST VALUE for TOUR MONET, fcfi Sw5S
UFFAL0 SCALE COMPANY, SUFFALOiN.Y.
ERMAN
BICTIONART S
034 PAGIiM
FOR ONE DOLLAR.
A AroS-class Dictionary fnteB out at small
f tiro to encourage the study of tbo tlerauaa
..raun. it a-lvrs Kn.ll.li words wlfb Sbf
Grnnan equivalents, sad Oornisui words with Kngluh
d.nnlUoaiA. A vtry cheap bnok. tind til. AO .
BOOK i'Ul. HOlK, 134 Leonard tM., Is.
Y. City, andcet one ofiaeebooks tiy return audi.
'ASTEP IN ADVANCE
OF ALL OTHERS.
'SeTTCSt INSTRUMENT!.
LOWCR PRICES.
'ESSICSTISMS
a evi STB. .
I is c t
tams rod
.-.ma w.ri,i j r u.
Full Fasticulass.
BCIN BROS. 4, CO.
NEWARK; N. J.
t rt BOM.iRS each for AVw nnd
I J Itrfta , n I N (1 H At II I MS. fii?-f
Vrraalaii.)ar..hriil.. irialitrt-- r- i W
Blbo.lrr.. HTil,i. laiM u. SI .1 tv t . t..TsCl
(Tarlvn . "ii,lumi. i. ill. 101 r '. '
r,,lkr mlh 10ii lathotouinl v. .
.UI-l'AVMbJicu. 4. W. Moan. SI., Ii'm.
Great English Gout and
St Rheumatic Remedy.
OOl run "ill, 30 ft..
s
Oval llux 1
la ISi dnv. Families worth ti ll KKKK-
l.lnes nut unlr the ImrB.-s feet. A , ,li .-
Bhkwstkr'.Sakkty ukis nui.nn, inuij ,.Mi, n.
For larm or unall jama ail 1it, t b, $iruttl
accarKiy cutrKntcd, auj llii aaljr aLioluttij ul fill
BALl.AHU iJALLLKV. NPOKTINd AND
Iila.uau4Cfcu.(vru. 31 A U UN J.JBK
SCALES
Si-TJ. tA I Y F T
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S5
Magazine Ritto.X:
. X ThaFlfH UMARUtiLJrKlvM t wirnntfil wt-i.i of, atiil will k.ep dry tr
A Fpf ' a Al tba baitli alorm. T.i iiw ruM U KL bUl ItkU a prt t ri.tiur cat. n:ri
4 f-f 1 fl 2 fV V sW I. otctb (U titit 4oi. Ilttwfti at lunUliaua. h'oua riniini nutlet;. Ui "Fuii
'il " X3 l llrantl" lrartf-n.nl. Hhiairaietl 4'tioxua lif. A. J. Townr, iluelua, alitaa.
0 c
r.tR. "RTTYR A
lllngyon new to UM ni x
:I1RR ntSKASK In this vslnsble nav
el. Do not run the risk ef losing yenr Horse ier
weaker knowledge to cure kim, shss'Mc witl
for Treatise. Boy one snd infnrra yoarself.
Kemedies for all noree Plsesses. ristes snowing
how to Tell the Age of Horses. Sent postpaid tol
o coats in stamps.
134 Leonard 8t, N.T.CIty.
NTN V-1H
ENGINES
BOILERS
OF Al l, IRR.
Writ fr Clri'iilar
Ami tell in what von
want. P. W. PAYNK suns. i'rnver two. KLtn'
. Y. or New I or vm.t. ii ARitnis. ii'm i
larks Co.. Huston. Mi. our iintented Vertloai
boiler will not prime. No dsnuer of burning nue.
with miiill e ipltnl make 5 to na per day
rnc ropilrrtl, evi-rythtmc sold midy
our amateur rnmo mums, eiu --
Miopn, at hoiiuMir irum Uou-e to hoiim-, an nnis al!'17
nliiM-opy nnd 'i.- 1.11 '"rf"
larrn all tyli
nr
nd
i s! r i'r- riisia imrs.
ii. nn riHn. imr- " i
nr fiO im
i s. niJn... .ir,.W hitlnnrniih." nnrl Kami)! I'linio
mailt liv h'muirr AnuttrurCamera tvnl imai paid, fof
took,"ltow to Makr I'horngmpn,-
nnrl Samnle Thorn
Vict, write to tiny, limn 'h' IMnHCf!
iruipinrnt Co., :wi Citiml St,, N. V. il VI!
IMtiiplrn. Olotrhm, Urnly or Oily Pkln,
HlrmlNhen nnd nil HUln DUeniei CureJ
ftml Complexion llonutlfled bf
Beeson's Aromatic Alum Sulphur Soap, a
BOIO rjy lrun(risis or bviw ny iiisii vu -
'JScents l,y WBI. Hit E V OOI'PEIj, Mnnil Si
. . i, u.i,,lntVj
-9
BSSM'
acturer, JOSurin ironist., rnuadeiiinia.
ROOK AC3ENTS WANTED Tor
PLATFORM ECHOES
or LIVING TRUTHS FOil HEAD AND nr. AH I, ,
liu Joh n E. Goiiah. 4
Rli ltit sol erowslnir tlf e work. brim f nit of thrtlllBS lnt.
il. kuoior snd patios. Urik-ht. purs, an IA "".
lh, r.its sua nssth or Mi.uraiu, r kov. s.s -7 z
laughter son Issrs, o " . ,
HOTT, 1U P """"j". " i, i .'.. ..
ts rtr TV"., .nit .T... Writ, lot circular te
A. I. WUKTHlNtiTON CO, Hartfora, Coae.
2. "JoYiee! Whntaroyou
"talking nboutr" What
V every body talk alniut.
,2 Thcysny thntforllrlirhU'
DIsonso.Kidiicjr.Llveror
lllndderconiulaints. this
o, romody hnsnoeo.ul."
i. - i.i.t .-Ik. k..i
rar-Vniv,ri.l at lie. Kilmer's
a, i.iarvNa mT.IUnirhamtnn.N.Y.
" irt l.etteranf tnnuirr answered.
f 04 tiuidetolleoitu (S.nt Kreo).
B UU lab f h"
..,.Mni iYwif.m-d to our ibaworncMCH,
ethurt hftre failed i
bare laueu no rt-wnir 7
.t nnri. far A trMtlf ft and ft F Hott It oC
my .nfall.hU ntwdy. Ui-a Kiprw and port OiMoa,-
. . . . j.b- k w4'bI atvirl 1 will Ailrv rtll
Snilress lis. fl. u. i.v7i. a - -
STHMA CURI.D
oMfPtwiftii A-tlitfia Cur faU rlB
l tmmiUff r.i ii La tb vorPl cat). tBinrr )
a..ki. ...v...- srrMta wbrr all u.eri rati. s
ial Mnvtnrr-t t tWMI ,yiiifo. rnre E
l.OO. or DrufKltu nthTBill, rupli r Ur R for
lama. DM. A. M'll I VV A . ht. Paul, Uimn.f
Ttemedv for Catarrh Is the
Easiest to' Use, and Cheapest,
t t si u vmv
sjwn
A
sC&s
ii.
roe
clio,
Boadai
Hay Fever, Ac. Mcouls.
AXLE
BEST IN THE WORLD '
K"Gft tht lnntn. Hold Kver? where.
eCGrind yur own Bone
&WIIIIU si,nl Oyster fibril,
B1IM Kloiir anil t'orst
lniariilIANOMIliIj
(K. Wilson's I'aient). 10 op
rent, more nimle la keeolfiR tkoul-
ry.v SV.O rOWKR MII.I.H and 'AUkC
1 f K.TV MII.I.S. C'irciilsrs snd Test Imonlsls fst
en si,iilli-uio:i. WI1.HOV U7JOIS.. F.o.los. Ym.
No Rope to Cut Off Horses' Manes.
Uclnir i M 'BIM,trK,' lit. 1,1 r, IL
nnd lilt 1 II l.K Coniblneil. cannot
lie alliim'il bjr any ImraH. Htnpld
ll:iltir toanv nart of u. K. rree,
n-(.'ilitiirl. S ,1,1 liyalisaitcller,
11 irtl ware anil Harness ueilers.
8imi1u1 dlHcount to the 'i'rado.
Bend for 1'rlce l.i-t.
J. '. l.lt.HTIItHISK,
It
Coi'lii'alerf N. V.
JAMS ti'.V.e'sr- J ELL Y
Vtnrtrar 'nfanp, I'rrtif ivm, ('nnnliiy and
K ran i-ihhU, hit for fornnTH' wlvoa, m u I lea Frro
wtlh pvtrv !lnif i'k of Kali Turnip Sped (any kind.)
WYKYV.K t)K WINTKH HKKJ'S THHOWN IN.
JAM llLKKwd jJiOTepMatHaon, Ark.
OPIUM
filORPIlIHE
HABIT CURED. '
A IS K W MK'rilOl
llOFFIAN. J-ffTHOii, WUconam
a nuNiM .;AVA ana ti
orders fur Howi I Patrnt ADJi ti
abli Smdinu Wisfjow Bet list,
liMt ieUinf itnoa Tr orrrd to
Aff-nu lrrmt aad Outfit rn.
UHHIX 1. llOWK Jt CO.. AULUUk M
THURSTON'SpSrlIOOTH powder
Keeping Toptli Prrlert and (eiuns lleahhy.
0 E MHI A DDICfl jwriis should Join the N, V
BlmAnnialll Alar ii ml I'.mlowiiiciil Society
W fciiti rt ii'lvf al.tnA) vs lion iiiuri U'd. Cht-ularM free.
V, O. iiox -iitZt it iiinrHpoliHt :llnu.
and Moi-itliiiit Ilnbll rured In 10
lo i da v . Uefr ( hmo iatlrnut cured
In all parts tm. 51 AKsiLVulny, Mich,
1 Kl.KCTIUi
HF.I.T for Kldneyn, Fuln, Nervous "Jc
A9 nttik. JltMjk Iter
I- i.r.Trin.ic ok. cuveianii,i.
SURE CURE
for DYSPASIA lNIr
CiKSTlON. AtldivHS J. M.
hllfcLL.y.ClmrloHe, N. C.
i Ins Ukcn tha leid
the hc c l(,t rUsft oi
ictiK'dtct, r.tt hat j.vra
lmott univciMl Mtikiic-
IH'O.
MURPHY BROS.,
Q hat won the Uvor of
the public and now ranks
euiourf the Icaduifi Mtdi
tui tjf (he oUilt-tn.
A. L. SMI 1 1.
IUd((,. I, pa.
Sold by Dr4i;'UUe
1'rii.e ftl.OO.
Jl ilia ax pariract K-urkabi and qatcc earai. Tiial paak
Hai Himp I 4 laird purlieu lara. AftdrM.
Dr. WARO &. CO., LoVlbUSk, 90.
BEST IN THE
WORLD.
khoatlur rifla miJ.
wu th u.tLt.
TAKuCT HIKI.HS. world rtnowal. Hnd for
A It A! S (()., Sew JIaveti, loan
Tie Best
Wafprnrnnf
uj
mi Coat.
fc'" hi ' 3 N.laLaAi.l-w' H i
I
rf .ioJTrn-T..f
m fa aQa am sanilPflOP
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