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1 TATITETIO INCIDENTS RELATED BT
SEEKERS TOB NATIONAL AID.
A Cavalryman "Whoso Fnte V Like
Knoch Arden's Soldiers AVronff
: rally Hrandod an Deacrtcrs.
A Pension Office clerk recently pnve
to a correspondent of the Milwaukee Sun
omo incidents out of many which camo
to his notice in that department. Ho
said ;
"A Michigan cavalry man has recently
secured a pension after a great deal of
t rouble. lie was reported ns having been
killed in action, but turned up a few
years ago at a reunion of his regiment,
like a ghoFt among his comrades, who
never heard a word about him since
the memorable battle when he was shot.
Ho rode in tho front ranks during the
cavalry charge in tho second battle of
Hull Hun, was shot from his horse at the
beginning of the charge, and the whole
regiment passed over him. Thero was no
doubt about his death and no surprise I
that his body was not found after tho
battle was over, becauso it was presumed
that it could not be identified if found.
There was no doubt in the minds of his
comrades that he had been trampled to
pieces. Well, ho turned up among his
comrades at tho reunion of the regiment.
nd told the story that ho knew nothing
until two or three months after the
battle, whon he found himself out in
Michigan, being cared for by some stran
gers who had taken hira in. Ho was a
complete physical wreck who had been
twisted and torn out of all shape, as if ho
had been blown up by a boiler explosion
and patched up afterward. He wandered
nbout for several years, and finally visit
ing his former home found that his wife,
believing him d?ad, had married again.
He didn't trouble her at all, but contin
ued traveling about until ho finally
gained the friendship of a well to do
man, aud with him he made his homo,
finally marrying one of his daughters.
After his appearance at tho reunion of
his regiincut he brought his case before
the department, had his military record
corrected, and ultimately secured a pen
sion. "One of the strangest incidents, how
ever," continued tho official, "was tho
claim of the widow and mother of a col
ored soldier for a pension. The widow
swore that her husband died in Tennes
see in 1862 of small poll, and that his
-fiTother was not living at tho time of his
death. Tho mother claimed that tho
man died in ISM of smallpox in Ten
nessee, and that she had repeatedly seen
him between '62 and 'C4, but that her
eon had never married. Both of the
women were evidently swearing to the
truth, so far as they understood. The
military record in tho Adjutant-General's
office showed that the mau iu question en
listed in that regiment and company, and
died in Tcnncsseo of smallpox in 1801.
There was a great deal of stroug collat
eral cvidenco to show that he had died
In 1862 of smallpox. It was finally as
certained that the mau did dio in 1S62
us claimed by his widow. In those times
vacancies iu colored regiments were
speedily filled by Sergeants, who expe
rienced little diiliculty in filling the
ranks with ignorant colored men who
would take the name of the deceased, no
matter what it was. In this case the
soldier who was originally enlisted died
in 1862; a new man was put in his placo
under tho same name, and he died of tho
smallpox two years later. Thero were
really two colored soldiers, one of whom
was mustered in and died in 1862, whilo
tho other was not mustered in, but
served two years and died in 1864. Un
der tho circumstances, of course, the
widow of tha man who died in 1802 got
a pension. The mother of tho man who
died in 1864 got no pension, because her
son was never really mustered into the
service.
"There have been thousands of exses
where men wcro not deserters, who never
did desert, nor never left the army. Thou
sands of fellows fell by the roadsido,
were taken into field hospitals, sent
North, recovered, returned to their
regiments and served through the re
mainder of the war, who are reported as
deserters. Tho Sergeant of tho com
pany failing to account for a man who
straggled from tho ranks found it easier
to put 'deserter' "opposite his name than
to look for him. At the end of the
month his name would be taken from
the rolls, a new Sergeant might bo in
charge of the company when ho re
turned, and then the mark of desertion
would never bo corrected until years
after tho war, when ho would apply for
a pension and find this record staiiDg
him in tho face, greatly to his discredit
and discomfiture.
"There was a young maa in to seo, me
this morniug ho is yet comparatively a
young man who was taken sick in
front of Vicksburg, in 1863, while on
the march from Champion Hills. Ho
was in hospitals for several mouths and
was in a lunatic asylum for over three
years. When ho recovered his reason
tho war had closed, aud he gavo no at
tention to his military record until a few
weeks ugo, when be made application for
a pensioa and found himself marked ns a
deserter. Tho poor fellow had fallen in
line of duty, just as truly and heroically
as though he had beeu in lino of battle
- stricken down with a bullet. He is now
engaged in procuring evidence to prove
the truth of his story, tho result of
which will bo that his military record
Will be corrected aud he will get tho
pension which is due him."
CatchhiK Kiits With a Pit Snako.
Thomas Oxlcy, a furnier of Lincolu
Couuty, W. Va., who lives near Gritlitlis
ville, has a queer pet, Bays the 'ittbur
DUjiatch. It is a Lugo black snake, eijrlit
feet six luchos loug. The snuke lrns been
au aJjunct of tho farm for twelve years
ami is considered by Mr. Oxlcy as among
Lis most valuable ossessions.
It stays about the baru summi r and
wiuter, aud is tho most indefatigable ex
terminator of ruts, mice and other vermin
ever owned by Oxley.
"Jim," as the snake is called, is per
fectly tamo and docile, and answers to
his uaiuo as promptly as tho family dn;
or cat. Ho is fond of beiug petted by
the family and seems to highly appreci
ate arts of kiudneis. Jim casts bis coat
at regular intervals of twelve mouths aud
every ue of his suits have been kept by
Mr. Oxley as curiosities.
The b black fellow never attempts to
harm any living thing except the rodents
about the farm aud them he keeps com
jili n-ly exterminated. Jlr. Oxley wou! 1
out part with him for a large sum of
mo-iry. This, it is believed, is the only
iiisunre w here a huge black snake bus
Imvi domesticated aud become useful,
SELECT SITTINGS.
The Mexicans eat salt with their
oranges.
In Turkey, lit the present day, ths
mourning hue is violet.
One of the highest students at Cam'
bridge (England) University is blind.
The music kept up nt Irish wakes used
to bo for tho purpose of driving away
evil spirits.
Mrs. Maggie Ellis, of Chntlanooga,
Tcnn., has given birth to tho smallest
child on record. It weighs thirty-ono
ounces.
Arctic whalebono sold recently in New
York at $5 a pound, tho highest prico
known. The entiro availablo supply is
not nbove 10,5(JU pounds.
Hirch bark book covers are something
new. The have a slip on tho sulo in
which the name of tho book, written on
a bit of card, can be inserted.
For tho first time in seventeen years
tho island of St. Helena has a Oovcrnor,
the British crown having been repre
sented there since 1873 by acting Gov
ernors.
The poet Browning had a marvelous
memory. He could always tell tho exact
place of any quotation or fragment of
quotation referred to him, and was greatly
vexed whenever ho heard his own lines
misquoted.
A rug valued at $5000 was bought in
London lately. It was about thirteen
feet square and had about 256 stitches to
the inch. The ma.crial was wool combed,
not cut, from the animal, and worth moro
than its weight in silk.
When a child dies in Greenland tho
natives bury a living dog with it tho
dog to bo used by the child as a guide to
the other world. When questioued about
their strange custom they say. "A dog
can find the way anywhere."
Naval expressions are generally noted
for their peculiar aptness and brevity.
Thero is, however, ono nautical term
which for length almost rivals the long
est Greek expression. It is the "star-board-foretopmast
- studding - sail-boom-topping-lift-jigger-fall."
There is a coal mino at St. Andre du
Poirier, France, worked with two shafts
of a depth of 2952 feet and 3083 feet.
Tho latter is to bo increased to 4000
feet. Contrary to theory, little increase
of tcmperaturo has been met with as the
shafts went farther into the earth.
George Fairbault, chief of the Indian
police at tho Standing Uock (Xorth Da
kota) agency, is dead. Ho was the Dan
iel Iloouc of Minnesota, and a man of
great influence among the Indians, being
himself a quarter breed. He saved tho
lives of many whites during the Indian
troubles.
The body of the Queen of Corca, who
died June 4, is still kept in brine, the
process of embalming being unknown to
the people of that far-off land. Tho
body will be kept four or fivo months,
according to the custom of tho country,
and then interred with much pomp and
ceremony.
In the Middle Ages the cuckoo was
thought to be a god who took the form
of a bird, and it was sacrilege to kill
him. The Romans were less superstitious
and more practical. They caught him,
killed him, and ate him, and held no bird
could be compared with him for sweet
ness of flesh.
Russian Soldiers la the Country.
One sees less of the military element
in provincial Russia than might havo
been expected. There are camps at
every good-sized town a tented field
for in Russia the army goes into camp
all summer. But garrison towns are few
and far apart, and it is only by bearing in
mind tho vast extent of Russian territory
that one can come to accept as probable
the numerical claims of its army.
It is curious to see soldiers in uniform
working iu the harvest-fields or mending
tho roads. The pay of the Russian sol
dier is only seventy kopecks a month
less than Undo Sam pays his boys in
bluo per day. As an offset, however,
tho Russians are permitted to hire out as
laborers or artisans anything they can
find to do. In the cities the soldiers of
tho garrison usually have the preferenco
over others as supers in the theatres, nd
among them are often found amateur ac
tors, singers aud musicians of consider
able talent. In the provinces they work
at harvesting, plowing, ditch-digging or
anything tho largo landed proprietors
can find for them to do.
In every village arc young men who
have returned homo from their three
years' military duty. The Russian peas
ant dreads going to the army, but when
he returns is immediately proud of his ser
vice. He then considers himself far su
perior to those whom three years before
he would have given an ear to change
places with in order to remain at homo.
The secret of exaltation is that while iu
the barracks ho has received a very
meagre education aud knows a thing or
two more than tho rustics about him.
The military burden, apart from the
expenses of keeping up the army, seems
to sit lightly enough on the population.
Neither tho eldest son nor a son on
whom depends the support of his parents
is required to serve. Tho young mau
who can pass a certain examination is re
quired to serve only one year in the reg
ular army as a volunteer recruit. Sett
York World.
A Noisy Fish.
At a recent meeting of the Berlin Phys
iological Society Professor Moebius de
scribed a peculiar fish which ho had met
with in Mauritius. Whilo on a visit to
that island last year he observed a bright,
blue-colored fish in the waters of the har
bor, which, when caught and held in the
hand, emitted from its interior a most
striking noise, like that of a drum. A
careful examination of the creature failed
to reveal any obvious movemeuts, with
the exception of one part of tho skin ly
ing just beyond tho gill-slit, which was
in continuous vibration.
The portion of the skin which vibrates
stretches from tho clavicle to the bron
chial arch; it is provided with four large
bony plutes and lies over the swim blad
der, w hich in this fish, for the most part,
projects out of tho trunk muscles. Be
hind the clavicle is a curiously shaped
long bone, which is attached to the cla
vicle at one point in such a way as to
form a lever with two arms. The long
arm of this bony lever is imbedded in the
ventral trunk muscles, and is capable of
easy movement to and fro. The short
arm slides during this movement over the
rough inner side of the clavicle, aud gives
rise to a crackling noise. This noise, is
then intensified by the swim bladder,
which lies n close proximity to the short
arm of the Vver, and acts as a resouator.
CimirMuti Jfnquirtr.
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Mon.ma hens.
t Hens should be well fed and have con
siderable nutriment of the kind needed
to make bone during tho moulting season.
They need this to make new feathers
grow out quickly, and also to shorten the
moulting period. If poorly fed the hens
do not get into full feather bofore win
ter, and then will not lay until spring,
however abundantly fed. lint fl,n r,nt
that moult early can, with good feed and
warm quarters, no made to produce eggs
all through the cold season. Boiton Cut
tirator. TO BAtSB TUnNirS ClIEArLT.
As SOOn as tho wheat i nlf nlnnr Vi
land, harrow thoroughly. Bow broad
cast one nound of seed to th n aprn. ami
Ko over it wim a neavy roller. It Is Im
portant to sow immediately after harrow
in? the land, and if Mm roller is Ho-l,f
and cannot bo weighted down, go over
twice. lien tho turnips are large
enough to hoe tako tho cultivator, set
the shovels one foot auart and sra tlirnno-h
them: or better net rnltivatnr ihnmtU
into a long Btick liko a corn marker, one
foot apart. At tho end of eight or ten
days go through tho turnips again cross
ways and they are as good at hoed. It Is
easy to raise from ono hundred to threo
Hundred bushels to the acre if the land is
in good order. If not, put ten to fifteen
bushels of hen manure on bofnrn ho Mow
ing. American Agriculturist.
LVMP OS THE JAW.
Tho hard, fast 1 limn nn ttin fnwa Inn.
is duo to a disease of the bono known
actino-mykosis. It is parasitic, and is
caused by a germ which finds lodgment
in tho jaw through the diseased teeth or
gums. The fungus cats away the bone.
which becomes rvrrnnm anil fnrmi u
cellular tumor, from which a .,ti,l
pus peculiar to decaying bone is dis-
tuargeu. mere is no douDt or the con
tagiousness of the dispnan and rf H. !,,
heritance from diseased parents. Its
rapid spread in the West among tho
herds on the rnnrrn, ia a aufliMnnt
of both of these conclusions, which are
admitted by all American veterinary ex
perts, anuougu a werman surgeon denies
it. It is generally thought to be iu
curable, but it has been clircd by long-
conunuca closes oi Hyposulphite or soda,
one ounce daily given in bran mash, and
if care be taken in preventing its spread
by breeding diseased animals or animals
related to them, it might bo eradicated
from a herd in tinned Tho use of the
meat may bo innocuous, but tastes differ
in regard to eating meat of animals hav
ing contagious diseases. Sett York
lane:
nOXEV VIXKQAB.
Tho proper way to make honey vin.
egar out of what might easily be wasted
iu any well-conducted apiary, and even
from tho poorer grades of honey, which
are not usually in demand, may be found
from tho following paragraphs, which
seem to havo been written by one who
knows. One pound of honey aud one
gallon of water are the pioper propor
tions to make a good vinegar. That is,
twenty-nine pounds of honey will make
(water enough being added to fill a regu
lar thirty-two gallon barrel) ono barrel of
the best vinegar. The vessels used to
make it in are common alcohol barrels
which are found at drug stores. Saw
out one of the barrel-heads, and paint
the outside, to prevent tho iron-hoops
from being destroyed by tho vinegar.
The barrels and vinegar aro kept iutho
cellar, so covered with burlap as to keep
the dust out and let the air iu.
Ono year converts this water and honey
Into the choicest vinegar. Mont ago
will make it sharper, but at one year old
it is fine enough for any use. Sweetened
water from washing honey drippings is
the most common waste of tho apiary,
and to utilize it is presumed to bo de
sirable matter in connection with honey
vinegar. Still, with tho low price of
honey, bee-keepers may find a reason
able outlet for some of their poor honey,
such as is unfit to sell as a luxury for
table use. Farm, Fiell and Stockman.
REQUIREMENTS FOR nOKET PRODUCTION.
In his address before tho Ohio Bee
keepers' Convention President Board
man called attention to the universal ex
perience of Ohio apiarists during the
past threo years, in which the honey
yields have steadily decreased. He next
proceeded to prove that the decrease is
not dependent on the style of hivo, the
race of bees, thick top bnrs, honey
boards, green enges or tho various other
fixtures and conveniences introduced.
These are all well in their way, but they
do not produce honey. Among the
notablo changes affecting tho honey yield
Mr. Boardmau named the destruction of
forest trees incident to the advance of
civilization. This destruction is more
effective with tho loss of the basswood
and tho tulip tree or whitewood, both
prolific in nectar for tho bees. This de
struction of the basswood, especially, tho
beekeepers are thoughtlessly encouraging
by tho uso of supplies made from that
timber.
The shortago of tho Ohio honey crqp
was not, however, attributed entirely to
the causo mentioned. There nro two
conditions necessary to successful honey
production. These are abundance of
honey-producing bloom and favorable
weather. Tho most important of these
conditions, tho weather, is ouo over
which w e havo no control. There is iu the
west, a vast domain where those two
favorable conditions nearly always exist
during the honey season; where almost
perpctuul sunshine aud unbounded bloom
combine to make it a beekeepers' para
dise. It is where artificial irrigation is
substituted for the natural rainfall aud
whore the alfalfa clover grows in abun
dance. This domain, Mr. Boardmau
predicted, will in the no distant future
flow with houey; but as all cannot go
west to seek this beekeepers' paiadisc,
they wcro advised as follows: "Turn
your attention to improving tho flowers
and extending beo forage. I would rec
ommend careful and patient experiment
with alfalfa clover by beekeepers wher
ever it will thrive. AVe have at all events
a very near relation of this clover, and
equully as good for honey I am certain.
It grows luxuriantly on all kinds of soil,
eveu on our hardest, poorest clay. It is
the much talked of sweet clover. I am
deeply interested in this plant and have
hopes of seeing farms devoted to its cul
tivation expressly for its houey, and with
patient experience I should expect to see
iu rich foliage turned into beef and the
dairy products." Stw York World.
FALL PLOWING FOH OaTS ATO BARLEY.
HucU has been written 1 favor of fall
- I
plowing in tho American AgricvltwrU
writes Joseph Harris, but I learn by lot
tors received from readers that there ore
points not yet clearly understood. Ia
repeatedly advocating fall plowing, what
was particularly in mind was not sod
land, but land on which crop of corn,
or potatoes, or beans, or roots had been
grown, and which as intended for oats
or barley in tho spring. Little or noth
ing was said about plowing sod lond in
tho fall; on my own farm of late years,
nt any rate I seldom, if ever, plow sod
land in the fall, and that not from the
oreUcal reasons only, but because thero
Is not time and because, further, sod
land can bo plowed In the spring at
times when other land Is too wet and
sticky to work to advantage.
It is of great importance to sow barley
and oats early in the spring. A few days
differenco in timouf sowing often makes
all the difference between a irooii croD
and a poor one and what a difference
that is all experienced farmers know. It
is not merely tho loss of all profit from
our labors, but the land is foul with
weeds and In poor condition generally.
My own land varies considerably in char
acter. Much of it is rolling land, the
knolls being sandy, while the lower
edges of tho knolls aro moro or less
clayey,and tho valleys between the knolls
vary from a dark sand to a sandy loam
and a clayey loam. Perhaps these terms
do not convey a distinct meaning. All I
wish to show is that the soil varies con
siderably and requires different methods
of working. To get part of a field into
good condition for oats or barely in the
spring requires threeorfour times the la
bor required on other parts.
On such land as this (say a field that
has been in corn the past season, and on
which one intends to sow oats in the
spring) I find an immense advantage
from fall plowing. As soon as the com
is cut, and while it is standing in stooks
in the field, If I havo time I like to start
tho plows on the land between the rows
of stooks, and finish plowing after the
corn and stalks aro removed.
On strong land I put three horses on
tho plow and turn up a good, deep fur
row, and leave tho subsoil on top, where
it is exposed to the ameliorating action
of the air and frosts of winter.
Such fall-plowed land is cleaner and
much moro easily prepared for spring
crops than if it had not been plowed. In
plowing for corn, my practice Is to plow
ftround tho field, and thus avoid having
dead furrows. But, in plowing in the
fall for spring crops, I can, if necessary,
make narrow lauds, and, b. connecting
tho dead furrows with tho necessary out
lets, I can get rid of a largo quantity of
water in tho early spring. These nar
row lauds, by running a gang-plow so as
to fill up tho dead furrows, are easily
leveled down, and, by cross-harrowing
with an Acme or other harrow, the land
can soon bo got ready for the drill. I
drill iu 150 to 200 pounds of superphos
phates with the barley and oats, and
have reason to expect a good crop, and
tho land, after the oats or barley is har
vested, is in better condition for plow
ing for wheat than if it had not been
well and deeply plowed the fall previous.
American Agriculturist.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES,
Mature plans for fall work.
Select good seed corn early.
Mako a new strawberry bed.
Fall plowing is now in order.
Sheep need suit, and should be sup
plied regularly, onco a week.
The cross-roads stallion and the scrub
bull must "step down and out."
Thumb-and-finger pruning will save
knife and saw pruning later on.
A good practico is to grow stock in
summer and fatten it in the winter.
A mixture of pigs, corn and clover is
recommended as a remedy for mortgago.
Give your calves shelter from the sun's
rays, and all the cold water they want to
drink.
Endive should be set out this month
and kept well workod to induco a quick
growth.
Prepare a pile of suitable and well-
rotted soil for potting the winter supply
oi plants.
Skillful uso and proper care would
double tho effective service of farm im
plements. Don't fool away time trying to influ
ence sex in brooding. None of the rules
work well.
a aiiuip auuu ur a pair ui scissors is
tna nmiiM tliinrv witli Tcltloh tl rrnthnm
a -i I . : r - .' I ,
cucumbers.
During the hot, dry season it Is com-
mcndablo to mulch tho newly set trees,
shrubs and bushes.
There are few crops that will respond
as readily to thorough and frequent cul
tivation at late cabbage.
By being careful not to let young
calves gorge themselves you will seldom
bo troubled by their having tho scours,
if their food is all right.
There is no excuse for having a slov
enly yard of fowls. If a man has no
time to attend to his fowls, bettor tell
him to sell them at onco.
Weeds are bearing seeds now, and
but a short time is required for tho
seeds to ripeu. Delay in getting rid of
weeds lueaus increased work next sea
son.
It is the number of bushels that you
harvest and not the number of acres that
you go over to get it that determines
your profit. Remember this when pre
paring tho ground and seed iug it.
Stanley's Lost King.
A curious story has just been made
public as to tho restoration of the ring
which Mr. Stunley lost in Africa. It ap
pears that w hen the Anglo-American ex
pedition started for Africa Mr.Stanley was
presented wlvli a ring, on which were en
graved his name, the name of the expedi
tion and the date. This ring he wore
whilu cxploriug the lakes in Central
Africa on his first march across the dark
continent, when it was missed, being
either stolen or lost. After eight years
it camo into the possession of a Welsh
missionary to the Congo, the Rev. W.
Hughes, now President of the Congo In
stitute at Colwyn Bay, who purchased it
from a native and brought it home. On
his return the other day the missionary
forwarded the ring to Mr. Stanley as a
wedding memento. The explorer, in ao
knowledging its receipt, expressed great
surprise and delight that it should have
followed him from the darkest regions of
Africa.
-"ia"-
The business section of New York it
growing S3 fast that the gentry are being
crowded cut of Filth avenue.
TEMPERANCE,
iVST TA.KB A DROP.
A drop? One drop of wine or bearf
It Isn't much to take.
If it would only stav drop,
It would no trouble make.
One drop! If that Indeed were all
I'd ever wish to drink,
Surely It would not, could not cause
My soul In woe to sink,
But here's the trouble! one small drop
Quick to another leads;
Than to a third, and on and on
The appetite each feed
The first drop cries, "'Tis not enough:"
The second, "Dive me more;"
The third says, "I must have a elan;
My thirst Is sharp and sure."
Each one tastes better; each one makes
Me thirstier than I was.
And so a drunkard I become,-
That first wee drop the cause,
There's only one thing I can do,
Hefore the first to stop.
And say, "I'll not a drunkard be,
Bo I'll not touch a drop."
Mr$. Helen K. Vrown, in Banner.
6tlCTKIC rCKALTIIS.
Baron Wissmann, in his memoirs of Afri
can travel, describes a horde of nomadic
Camrawho never lose an opportunity for In
dulging their gluttonous penchant totha ut
most capacity of their paunches, and yet re
main robust and hardy, whil the alcoholised
Abyssinians degenerate in spite of a much
less enervating climate. The Voice.
NOT A rROrfjkfit. BUSINESS.
A recent London telegram states that the
English Koyal Niger Company has prohib
ited the importation or sale of Intoxicating
liquors in its African territory north of tho
sevent h tutrallel of north latitude. The offi
cials of the company state that it Is thoir con
viction that the pronto growing out of the
liquor tratlle aro much moro than cancelled
by the pecuniary losses resulting from the
demoralization among the natives and whites
caused by tho use of liquor. They do not
claim to bo actuated by moral motives, but
are proceeding on business principles. On
"business principles," as well as on moral
grounds. Congress should promptly prohibit
liquor exportation to Africa from our own
country.
HOW OOl'OII WAS TEMPTED,
..i?penkius ot ""Kh. Mr. Bosworth said!
He was a great orator and grand, noble
man, but he was not master of himself. I
remomber one time when a man put some
whisky in n glass of so la witter he was
about to drink. Just tho taste was enough
to act the appetite allro within him, and ho
wentoiTona protracted spree. Very few peo
pleever knewof thisbut the fact is related
in one of his biographies, When he came out
of it I never saw a mau feel so in all my life.
He cried liko a Iwby nnd vowed that he
would never speak before an audience again,
and. it I remember rightlv. he canceled his
engagement for tho rest of that year. He
has told me many times whim passing saloons
mouiiled one horse, ho ha.l du;r the spurs
into the beast's flanks and ridden for miles
t In-eak-iu-ck speed to get out of reach of
the temptation. ' CUrrland Ltailcr,
BRF.n nors not quench thirst.
Thn greatest objection to lieor, if it be not
the only one, ns a opular drink, is that poo
plo keep at it all the tuiv... The quantities
that a real votary consumes in the day, and
especially in a hot day, nro enormous, and
the reason is, perhaps, that it really does lit
tle or nothing toward quenching thirst. On
the contrary, there is much reason for be
hoving that it stendilv oxeitcs thirst, or, in
other words, provides for itx own increase !
consumption. It bids fair, howover, to con
quer the world. The product in America is
enormous, nnd it makes steady strides in su im
planting light wine in France. But nearly
all the arguments in its favor aro tsed on
the assumption that it is consumed in mod
eration, whereas, as a matter of fact, it is
consumed immoderately, and when so con
sumed is an undoubted ilnadener of soma of
tho faculties, although it may not produco
what is called iutoxicatiou. Sew York
I'ost.
TIPPLERS TO BE OSTRACIZED. "
A singular crusade has been inaugurated
y Kav. Father Ziegler, of St. Michael's
Church. St. Louis, one of the most influen
zal Catholic parishes of the city. Father
Siegler has from time to time made effort
n close the saloons in his pariah on Sundays,
ut was only partially successful, and the
ntemperance among the parishioners was
uicliecked, anil hard drinking among the
founger ni.Mnbei-s of tho congregation in
irooswl at an alirming rate. On 8unday,
iys tho Now Orleans Time a-Democrat, he
inuounced from the altar that he had pro
mred a list of tho habitual drinkers, and that
ihis list had been handed to a committee of
rixty ladies of tho congregation, and unless
Wmvliate reform follows memlwrson this list
s ill be socially ostracised. The committee of
foung ladios will keep a watch on the young
nen and on the saloons, and every driuker
vill be spotted and the name of the unre
fenerftto will be read from the altar. The
itatemeut created a sensation.
THE nt'IN OP MILLIONS.
"With tho privileges and customs of social
ife, so marked as a product of the modern
spirit, the young man needs double care in
esisting tho temptations that will certainly
rset lain. If it were not for the social
:heer among them, many a glass would be
eft untouched. Bare, blank drinking of
leadly alcohol by itself is not what first le
y young men, but tho social features sur
rounding the ili iu k habit that makes it fatally
jhariniug. How the Satanic lights shine, to
Dlind the dram-drinker to the danger and
lestmetion ahead ! "Let us take a drink to
tetber.' is the deceptive voice of companion
ihip which considers treating a manly aud
euerous act. 'This is an orderly and re
ipectable raloon:' it is the last false light
ivitu which ISatan would dazzle the eye of
American youth, and allure the populur
leart from its burning determination of
prohibiting the iufern'ii tratlle. There have
"Men millions, drunkards on their deuth-be Is,
srho couht testify that their ruin Iwgau in
'.he social glass. They had no thought of
lruiikenne.j. Hut the fatal charm led them
u step by sUp, until their will was eii
ilaved, and at last drew them down to a
Irunkanl's grave, aud lundud their souls in a
Iruukard's 111."
M T. nnmmnn Jk Co.. Druinrlsts. Conders-
port, l'a., say Hull's Catarrh Cure is the lst
and only surerure for catarrh they ever sola.
Lrui(tilU sell It, 7fc.
TBEnare thirty-one trust companies In
the blate of New York.
Money Invested In choice one utindred dol
lar bulldiun lots in suburbsof Kansas City will
re.1 tit one thousand per
cent, the nest tew years under our plan. $&i
casu anil per mown wuuoui. ihwiwm
trols a desirable lot. Particulars on application.
J. U. bauejliijnjhoKausaat-'ity, Mo.
Judicious Mpeculallaa.
Money Invested in sums of from ft to $5
weekly or monthly will make you a fortune.
Writoforinf rniKtiou. BenJ. Iewle Co., Se
curity building. Kansas City. Mi.
Woman, her diseases and their treatment.
1i panes, illustrated; price 6o. Kent upon re.
teiot of Ilk;., cost of muiliuv.bto. Address Prof.
K. 11. Klink, M.llilhjtUjJiila., l'a.
Guaranteed live year elUt per cent. First
MorluaM on Kansas City property, interest
payable every an months; principal and Inter
est collected when due ami remitted without
expense to lender. For sale by J. 11. hauerlela
di Co., Kansas City. Mo. Write for particulars
Ie Wu's Chinese Headache Cure. Harm
less In effect, gu ick and positive In action,
t-c nt prepaid on receipt of fl per bottle.
Adeler & Co..Ki! Wyandotte St.. Kar.saaClty.Mo
Timlxsr. Mineral, Farm lnds and Ranches
III Missouri, Kausas, Texas and Arkansas,
bouutil aud sold. Tyler At Co.. Kansaa City, Mo.
OklahninaOuide Book and Mapsentany whera
on receipt of ft) cla.Tyler A Co.. Kansaa City. Mo.
Distress
After Eating
Indigestion
And Dyspepsia
Are Cured by
Snood's
Sarsaparilla
Poyrmrolcnaa ia' a tnT tnt Tfnot,
nn must 1 nslng a sorn or wnna nr
hat nits them. Try the good oM-lwMonml
tkihhlns's Kloetrlo Boap, piUW iw to-day
Minimis.
Ottawa, the Canadian Capital, ia to have a
monastery.
lta Kicrllent Qualities
Commend to publlo approval the California
liquid frnlt remedy Pyrnp of Figs. It Is pleas
ing to the ere, and to the taste and by gently
ictlng on the kidneys, HveT and bowels, It
leanses the system effectually, thereby pro
(tinting the health and comfort of all who
use it. .
I Well am 's l'llls act like tnagla en a Weak
Stomaon.
Copyright, 1M0.
A tlepartitri
from ordinary methods has long
been adopted by tho mnkera of Dr.
Picrco's Golden Medical Discovery.
They know what it can do and
they guarantee It. Your money
ia promptly returned, if it fails to
benefit or cure in all diseases amina
from torpid liver or impure blood.
io better terms could bo askod tor.
No better rcmody can bo had.
Nothing clso that claims to bo a
blood-purifier is sold in this way
becauso nothing clso is like tho
"ti. M. V."
So positively certain is it in its
curative effects as to warrant its
makers ill selling it, as they are do
1 . .1 i i ; . .
nip-, lurougu uruggisis, on inan
its especially potent in curing
Tetter, Salt-rheum, Eczema, Ery
BiH'las, Boils, Carbuncles, Sore
Eyes, Goitre, or Thick Neck, and
Enlarircd Glands. Tumors and
Swellings. Great Eating Ulcers
rapidly heal under its benign in
fluence. Worlds I'ispensary Med'
ioal Association, C03 Main Street
liuflalo, l.
LAY
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niprnj cpiiiTiiuaini. i"''' " T
ru than one ttnih rout a cUy pr hn, rrrrrnU t'l
curtail d i If 3'u Cfn l eft it.wewnti by mull
0t IMlJ, (!! l-awfe. . Five l. 1-4 IK on $1 KM
li'aiis V Kprn ivtlil. TwrtltminUN frv. Henri stump or
ruth. Karmi
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wrappers. AADWAl 00. DEW roIUU
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ARB TO OLDIST TiMILT STANDARD,
A Purely Vegetahle Compound, without
snercury or other injurious mineral. Safe
and sure always. For sale by all Druggists.
Pull primed directions for using with each
package. . Dr. Schenck's new book on The
Lung. Liver and Stomach sent miE. Ad
dress Dr. J. H.Schsnck Son, Philadelphia.
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Incstantlv t!on Pain
I KLY BUOTU KKH. 60 Warren it.. New York. 1-rlra BO pta.l
!rn&ybetrue what-some men say.
u iiiQuiijjfcjrruewwn8Lre.men say."
.a -solid cake ocourin soap-
For many years SAPOLIO has stood as the finest an-i
best article of this kind in the world. It knows no equal,
and, although it costs a trifle more its durability makes it
outlast two cakes of cheap makes. It is therefore the
cheapest in the end. Any grocer will supply it at a
easonable price.
1 .i .
HUH V 3
NO ONE NEED SUFFER.
Dr, Tobias' Celebrated Venetian
Liniment acts like a charm for Cholera
Morbus, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colic,
Cramps, Nausea, Sick Headache, &c
Wsrrsnte'l perfMtlr hnrmls. pee OATH AO
COMI'ANYlNi esch bottle, lo directions Flirt
I HK.) ltsKDOTIllNU and I'KN KTKAT1NU qua.
Illas srs frit IminMlistelf. Try It snd be cow
ritioed. Price lis snd Ml reiiis. Hold by all draff
I lula, Depot, 4i Murray Ml.. N. Y.
Wtlls for water hr the old rick and Shore! method
will answer very well where run srs ssllelled with
mall par and grest rink to llfo and health, and
where voiir employer is eattanVd to nw wsler from
a "dun' well." whlrh Is nothing at the beet but a
reeeptaele for tilth, snrh s toads, bugs and worms
and sreplnira rroirt outhouses and cesspools. If
yon will send two stamps
onr cstalognes, fully describing pnr fsmons Ma
chinery (or llorlng and Drilling WVliabj the latest,
safest snd most spproved methotla, we: will mail
tbrm to you. and run can see what we biTre to say
about tbls certain and easy way of making
more rapldlr than you make It In anr other business
with ttn finii the rnpllal Invented. At Ibe same
time Ihe Wells you nmku will (urnipli nothing but
pure ester.
all
surface eecpiiigs being shut out
penn snently.
This advertisement will appear but onctf
Cut
oni anil preserve our sanress.
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bend address on pola! for valust.lu Information.
IV. mil 1. 1, api, Itroeaiaa. mass.
Xfm HUH at Ui low
aim iP'p goons to vm
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tMua inr on aaiiTery,
Mod tUfoD fur ClsU.
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lucao. Aasn food d-
WM. FITCH & CO.,
lO'J Corcoran Bulk In, Washington, D. C
PENSION ATTORNEYS
ufoYtr4.1 year' nr . RufvHwfully pro sa
rin pc union and claim of all Itimla In nhortaa
tMHwIbie ilmts tSo l-KK vmwwm atot'iuuiri'L.
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PENSIONS
Thousands nf!ftf
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Wrlttt Immediately
for ui.ji.NSi fur ail
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nitu. Aililrew
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(rw. V . 'ruiicr, 7 Nfw I'baiaU'ra M., Nw York.
MONET" IS CHICKEN'S.
For in at ami w acmd a 100
PAUL 1UXK Klvliis the exiMu-lttnoa
of a prootli-al J'ouiiry Htinr nol
aa aii.ttiour, out a man wnraiua
for dollars aud uvula UuxIiir M
irra, it wmnf. now lo lftol
.ind ( uxo LUsm-h?; Feed for Kukta.
alao for Fattening; which Fowl 14
have for UrtHiliiia; everything ra
quUltefor proiitiihle Poultry rata
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