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TBI BOTt-ta CITIZIIB.
BCTLER. PA.
Liol ol TrßTfiw Jwrorw drawn
lor » spcftNt Terot or Conn,
ci»muipurill| Snd Hon*
dm of April, llih Uiiy.
Jacob Adder, Wlnfifld township.
I) M And'Tsou, Knuittllti.
Mtclurl Augert. Clearfleld.
Andirw Hart, CwatHTry.
Jaiue-i Brown, *l«*or.
Botwrt Bov:»hl, esq. \ enango.
John Boo*. Jr. Worth.
8 VT "iailger. Wortl;.
0 H ("nichlow. Forward.
John DJey, Kainrlew.
Patrick Donahue, Clearfielc.
A Dickey, Worth.
W V Kakin. C'oiuioqueneasing.
T S Fletcher. Barker.
William C Hemliiß. Buffalo.
Hir.uu M <Oll. Sii|>i»ervrock.
jo11 II tiromaii. Butler borough.
Aite A limiid, Oakland township.
( ai>t lolin He»*"lge*Her. Win field.
Ahram Heushew. Mlllerslowu bor.
p J kclley, Buffalo township.
K <» K.iiie. Zelieuoplc bor.
Samuel Kerr, Harrbville.
,J C Murllanil, Brady t/iwmhlp.
J C Moore. Centre.
Austin M'flyioon'l*, Moddycreek.
John r Met aod!e-».' 'lay.
.1 it MiHjutafcin. Butler i«>r.
Veal Meßn-le. ( lt-arttel<l township.
I! S Maekey. .Uitlerstmva l»or
|; W Mc< iee. H.irmville.
Joil ii Mitchell. Buiier.
AL ituff. Butler.
.! C K»>. I'airview twp.
Wesiev K «<*nsitig. Butier bor.
W W St. Clair. Worth twp.
poster S -aton. Marion.
Albert Siarr. I'eim.
1 r- i-n'-. S;ark. Haxoabin* bor.
John rHuble, Mi Id.edcx twp.
H C Turx. Brads'.
Arthur Turn -t. leilenjn.
Jacob F Wise. JackMio.
Hear) Forward.
SKIIXD WKM -r:tt:io MWSW, I?TH.
S.vmwt Adams. F tlrview township.
Willi mi Adams. TV istiuuton.
Andilbald Black. Donegal.
John Bi-ifnur. Adams.
Chare* Cranraer. Clay.
1> M Cnrss. Marl'm.
Joseph Curry. Sllpwryrock.
John Cannon. Barker.
Allen Campbell. S uiDory bor.
John Doerr, Butler twp.
T B Ifxlds. Franklin.
Joseph Kwing. Clinton.
W II Knsininger. Butler bor.
0 I' (iraham. Cranberry.
K S (irant. Allegheny.
William Gibson. I'etrolla bor.
John Itainii.Summit twp.
Faul Kelster, Hllppenirock.
Tlioma« Kennedy, WinfiWd.
Minimi Keefer, LaneMter.
J amen Kellev, «s*i. Sunliury bor.
John M !»u:len, Clav twp,
Alex I»wry. Butler fior.
J W McNaughton, Washington.
J H Muntz. Ccntreville bor.
'Hi'unas Morrow. Clearfield.
James Monroe. I'etrolla bor
Jain •* Mahond jr. Wa<hiugton twp.
William Mr-Ktbtiln. Clinton.
Claud Mans-l. WinOeld.
II C McCoy. Cherry.
W A I'urvinnee, Forward.
David I'atton. Concord.
William Reownberry, Venango.
James B Slory Butler bor.
David B Sloops, Adams.
W H Sli.-inor. l.anea*ter.
I'tullp Klioup, Forward.
Henry Sanderson. Clay.
John I'pdegraff. Worth.
Freeman Vandlrrnrt, Cranberry.
C A W.igner, Mlllerstown l>or.
J W Young, Allegheny twp.
F Ze liner, Jaekium.
TKIRI> wr.r.K- YOVttTU MOXD.tr, 3BTO.
Solomon Albert. Franklin township.
F M Brawley. Barker.
Alex Brown, Mercer.
J K Bard, Centrevllle bor.
James Barr eso. Adams twp.
Samuel Cross, Worth.
JamesColgan, Allegheny.
Israel Craiuner, Clay.
John Cypher. Wlnfleid.
James Crawford, AlleKheny.
Thomas Chantler, Middlesex.
John Carrotliers. Clay.
John Cumlierland. Conconl.
William Crtilksiiauks. Wiufleld.
B l>oiigh>-rty, I'etrolla l*>r.
T.iarles Deftriek, Middlesex twp.
John B D»vK eso. Clinton.
John Ferguson. Middlesex.
Benjamin linrvln, Cranberry.
A D tilllespie, Washington twp.
John Ooenrtn?, Jiu-kson west.
J W (ileun, Mereer.
Abuilom (Irajr. Connoqueneaelng north.
Mleli.tel Hlggins, Venuigo.
J M Heeler. I'etrolla lior.
James Kildoo, Clav.
King Ijiwrence. Muddycreek.
Thomas Mctiafflck, Hllp^ieiyrock.
J Kussell Met 'and less. I herry.
A II Mor«e, ew|, Buffalo.
Hamuel Meals, Venango.
A Mll'er, Fairvlew west.
Hugh M< Fadden. Donegal.
James NlliUx'X. ( onn'Miuenesning south.
James Norrls, Summit.
Henry Billow, eso, Butler bor.
John I'iirks. of Win, Middlesex.
Lewis lteellg. Siliniutt.
(i S Slink el*. Parker.
Abraham Heckler. Jackson west.
V tward Sefton, Clinton.
A ex Wilson, Allegheny.
John Webb, Cl>>y.
1 Wild.worth, (lay.
LUI oI Tr Mt-rse Jiir«»rM <lritwn
lor a Npt'finl IVria: ofCotirt,
I'oiiiiiii'iii'iiiKSrd lluiidny
ol liny. Ifl'li dir.
11..1 it Anderson Allegheny twp.
J.ir. l) Byerly, BniTilu.
Wh. Bio r n. M-rcer
John Beck. Falivie*.
Peter Ii riih.*rt Fiiiview,
Nosh Itoweii, Adain*.
Oeori'n (!.m|>er. Middlesex.
■folio Olark Washlngum.
Charles C.itioljy, Peun.
John II Cunningham. CUtilon.
rteo W Campbell, butler bor.
O sV Dodds. Connoquenessiiig.
Nicholas Diimh'tch. Cranhnrrv.
John W Kkis. Saxonbnrg bor.
Jsme« Freeman, t'rwib irry township.
Paul Oottl eb. Jefferson twp,
Banuiil Otllagher, Muddycreek.
A W Oroeaman. Brady,
Henry Oreenawald, Jack son.
Jaeoli Orai'tm. Clearfleld.
B F Milliard, Waehington.
Jacob llilgar. Sllpiwrvrock.
David Henry. Buff do.
Jneeph l ogan, Jefferson.
John Mnk Jr, Worth.
B-txter I,'iwan. Penn.
Peter Miller. I Aocaixer.
Alonzo Franklin.
Patrick McNaiuoe. Venango.
William Moore, Fairview.
Ales Morrisop. I.ancaeter.
W T Muchling. Butler bor.
Jame* K*y, • eon t iwuship.
A M Beyu'tlds. Venango.
Bobt. Ht. Clslr. Outre.
J F Htltieiorf. Washiiigtnn.
William Sh»phard. Middlesex.
Frank Klator, Donegal.
John Studebskor, Worth.
Ch*« Tinker, Cheiry.
John Vensil. Donegal.
W F Wick Clay.
Chrlxt Walter. Jackson.
J O Zieyler, Jackson,
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VOL. XVIII.
MRS. LYDIA E. PINKHAM.
OF LYNN, MASS.
MCUVEB£H or
LYDIA E. P!r*KH®B
VPSSTAELS COrPOTTHD.
Th? Po'it'r* Crr<!
Tor all Femalo Complaint::.
TM» pr*rt*.-n*I~TU Bt its *t-.-TO ft.'*'-*, err*: t. rf
V i:~t ?-!%. .; Iu t..c 1..0- Czlr
Irate IAR&LM. U.-cnC atrial©f T! IJ Ccn
pocad wl.l bs rr- ■ rni- !, i.t i:n: .: ; mr.l
x. ben it 1 use Li eontlnuiJ, l*» r!net7-r.l::e cc.:-._ in r. kun.
dr.d, apcrnnsestc*-:- I:tf." !c,!; Cx j- -.r.oa v .i u >
i: 'J. O-l r-n"-iat cf it: : rev:;i i:u %It 1; 1-v ' jr>
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of the Btcrsx, L..t: rt orrl:< a, ir:cjul .r and f clzZij
Ueti-Ttniatloii,raOvaria:iTraubk% I:.r.amnsalio.i r.r:J
Ulceration, f Joc-dins*, a!l L'lrr-lacenKnU
•oqnc weaknerr, txxl is er;x.ciaUy adapted to
the Cianffe of Life. It villclliaiolre ar.d tumorj
fromtlientcroelaancartyrtsco of Cvvclrntamt. T.:e
tcadcacy taraaceroushumori tlie. j i; cLociusJ rtry
•peedil7 t y It* mtc.
la fart It has prcrod to I*o toe rrreat
est and best remedy tiict 1 .an crcr been dierovcr- I
ed. It permeate# erery portion of f~e ry*tcm, tnJ gird
aew life and - |
stroja ail cn-ring tor stimulants an 1 rcllcr. • r/eal noai
of the stomarh
It cores Bloating, ncadarbci, Nrrroas Protrtration,
CJeneral Debility, Clecplf.;.:ncnr, Depression a::d In/.i
lestlon. That fecllnj of bearing dov-n, cautir.gr pain,
weight and backache, Is alr/sjs j* rrnancr.t!y ctsrtd t j
Its use. It will at all times, sad under rII <!rcumt.tan
•es, act in harmony with the law that c ,rcrt.i ths
femalo system.
For CidnsyOomplainU of sithrr sex thi* r ompoua.]
Is unsurpassed.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
I*prepan?d at 233 an<l Avnue, Lynn. £&«*.
PrlreC--W. Six bottlca for Bcut by nrnll i:i the
form of pills, also In tbo fonn cf on rcrt \\A
of price, fl/JO, per bor, for either. Mrs. I'lMilL'.li
frti '.j answers all lctU r» of Inquiry. Br.nd for pom
pLl' i. Aid ret* as si<rro 2Zmtion thij paper.
i:o family eliouhlbe without LYDIA II m;£XlAir
and Ton>kLty of the Llrer. Li c< nts ix r Lot
GlO. A, K£l LY & CO. General
• ts, Pittsburgh. Pa.
Sold by I). 11. Wuller, - Butler Pa.
if you arm a niaa l f you ai •
BMr ofba'tTiftM inwn of Wt-
■ aoec by t!ie strain of Ui«Uiliii«overmfd ■
■ your 'Jutle# a? >td 1 * tim\A work, u» res- M
H stimuUiiUand use ■/ Uimliiniii u-vt auu B
I Hop Bitters. Bjwmk, u«o hop I. I
J If you are j >un* sn J|| safferlnir from sry in pj
dl«.rt;tlon or HR tion , ir you ate mar- u
rital or »in«l--, old or IJ vuuu*', suifcriiiic from ■
tioor health - ■
new, ivly on Mo p U Bitter*. U
Wbierer vouar*. A ll.ouMands die an- ■
whetM ti*r you feel |od fl nuuliy fro in some ■
that yoar sysien fonn ° r .|C »dn• y H
fu-odj t ton- disea»«> that initrht 11
i rue or »«.linuiatbiif t ■■ 3 hare oj-en |>ret« uU-d Pj
without tntoftculiiiy, H[| by s timely u»* of
t.k. Hop ilKv Hopßltt.r*
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Have f on dye- .
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plaint, dueaw! fl: j 1 * ebeolute
oflb. W IT OT) L' 1 "* I *.'*"
bow,!., blood. »! 111 J y <•» r e for
liver orneroa fm * gL * J k ,
w lit * II »»se of opiora,
Y^ I 1 ? 1,1 » niTTrnft tobacco, or
BTTFRS r~
Ifjoa.ra.lm- '« t | Wli; hjArog.
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•aver 1' CA I| - uor u,TTm
I If®, it hna g |A I L I " ,ro n
saved hun- jn , DHMn, I. T.
Or*da. * >"■»", f »i-
WILLITCUR£IE?
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llllCC :mil lirokcn-dotvii
ily vliowcil trite- of (llm'llm' ;i -i (li i- rv,
Ninoiij; |»y»|M (wlr, in wliih:.- iniiiacli tln
most (l'-!iraii' mor "I lay IIU" lie
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K fs lo I fin,iiii«l lie ill JIJMI i! i.l cvi-r lii iliK
well. We aihlscil lilm lot;ik"
SIIfKOKS LIVER FIGULATCR,
wliirli Ik* illil, ami In a short lltne V..TI not
only r< I cvi-il It , euieil.
Hauler, .1 yo.iaif wilt'Tlm wltli llyxpcp-
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U|«ill yon. lint tiM- lli«- llrjdila'ur ttlirn tin
hJliilitotiH flt*l sliinv tin niM'lvi*. hIM
MO.SH 1.1V1.H IIIDI UTnl; l« lint uu al
eoliolic -tiniiilai.t. Itut a ri'ltl'.l.Y VKUK
TAIII.K ltl'.MKllV Imt v. 11l cm ii wlien
evervtliiiiKeine lilK It l< a faulllooi fam
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.ynlein. Ii no violent liriisile ptiiue, but
iihliiii-'n own remedy. The friend of eve
ryone, and will not dl-appolnt you. A
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elieH|MMt, purest and liest rai.illy Medieine
111 the world.
AUK till* recovered dyMpcplleH, hillloiM
mi(Teier». vletlniH of fever uud auue. the
mercurial itlHcaieil patient how llieey n
eovered Ih- ir lieallh, eliecrtiii N|ilrit<i anil
SIMMI appetite they will tell you l»y tukliiK
linmoiM Liver ItcKiilator.
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DIRECTIONS.
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vu■/ w "h IHlle nnuer
|«OATARHH,COUD« 'i.Ma panicle of the ljulin
13 i"f L , t ''r/.'ioHAtDf,v"^Ui Hi" noHtrllH ; draw
Mr
V'KALS '*&'<&?;. JitpP'fo ilbsorl.ed, clealeilllg.
Thab/LP* V A'T/H tl«-nllliftC the dlt
kaJ «»io© L/fl"!ufn enwd iiicnitirane.
T1 ,
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ELY'S CREAM BALM
IIAVIMi Rallied an envlalile reputalloii, dlnplae-
Inu all other prepaialloiiH in Die vicinity of IIIHCHV
erv. In, on It. merit* alone, ji-< <<niii/<-<t uu a won
derful remedy wherever known. A fair trial will
convince the nio*l Mkeplleal "f ||h curative JMlW
er*. It effectually elenir.c* ttic mmal pasKaKe-i of
ratarrlial vlrn«. CIUIKIhk healthy secret Inn*, al
lay. innaiiimallou and IrrUallon. protect, the
liietiibiiuial lining* of the head from iiiMitliiual
cold., completely ticul. Ihe -ore. anil reatore. Ihe
mat of I late ami unell. Ilaiieflcliil reaulta are
realized bv a few appilcalloii.. A thoroiiuh treat
ment a. directed will cure Catarrh. As a In Mine
hold tcmedy for enlil in Ihe In ad IN uiici|iiitlcil.
The Ralm I. eatv to use and agls-enble. Hold by
druei-'lstN at ,Ki cents (111 leecljit of Ml cent, will
mall a package, hend for circular «Ith full Infor
mation
KI.V'HCItKAM lIAI.M (it.. Owego, N. V.
Kor.aleln Hitiler by l>. II Wuller,. I. I Itcdlck,
/Immemiun & tiller. Coulter Hi Moll.
Union Woolen Mlll7
BUTLKIt. I'A,
11. FUl.l.i:itTO\. I'rop'r.
Matiulin tuicr ol HI.ANKET., Ki*nnki,«, YAKNH,
Ac. Abo cu.tiiin work done lo order, .uch n»
cardlnir KolU, unking Itlunkei., Pbniucl. K■■it -
and Wcavliie Yiru., <Vc., it vciy low
price*. Wool worked on the are., II de
alrnrf. .iivllv
PE W RI O IM S
I roemrd for all rnldii-r* di> i lilnl In ll e IJ. H.
eervlce fn ni .Itv cuin-e, *:>-II ii.i I i ire ol ileie.e
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.nd new d|srhat(!«-H p'ot'iircd 'Hoc in di.nl I
a-to »Utli" m till* dto mi* till tf etionld m n<l
two » ceiil ell ll |<• f'l I 11. •*! in II r i f lit 10l ii!
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.Isksws* ~w
PRESIDENT GARFIELD—HIS
IN A UG URAL ADDRESS.
A Ret roup f ctice Glance—History of
the Nation Since Its Birth—Pro
gress in E eery thing That
Contribute* to Greatness
in a Peop e.
FEILOW CITIZENS: —We stand to
day upon an eminence which overlooks
a hundred years of national life, a
century crowded with perils, but
crowned with the triumphs of liberty
and law. Before continuing' the on
ward march, let UB pause on this height
for a moment, to strengthen our faith
aLd renew our hope by a glance at the
pathway along which our people have
traveled.
It is now three days more than a
hundred years since the adoption of
fir.-t written constitution of the United
States, the articlesof confederation and
perpetual union. The new republic
vviin then beset with danger on every
bund. It hud not conquered a place in
the family or nations. The decisive
battle of the war lor independence,
whose* centennial anniversary will soon
be gra'efully celebrated at Yorktowu,
had not yet been fought. The colo
nists were etruggling not 01113- against
the a r inies of a great nation, but
against the settled opinions of man-J
kind, for the world did not then believe j
that the supreme authority of govern- !
ment could be safely entrusted to the [
guardianship of the people themselves.
We cannot overestimate the fervent
love of liberty, the intelligent courage
and the saving common sense with
which our fathers made the great ex
periment of self-government. When
they found, after a short trial, that the
confederacy of States was too weak to
meet the necessity of a vigorous and
expanding republic, they boldly set it
aside and in its stead established a na
tional union, founded directly upon the
whole of the people, endowed with
full powers of self-preservation and
with ample authority for the accom
plishment of other great objects.
Under this constitution the bound
aries of freedom have been enlarged,
the foundations of order and peace have
been strengthened, ana the growth of
our people in all the better elements
of national life has vindicated the %us
dom of the founders and given new
hope to their descendants.
Under this Constitution our people
long ago made themselves safe against
danger from without, and secured for
their mariners and flag equality of
rights on all the seas. Under thit%
Constitution twenty-five States have
been added to the Unicn, with Con
stitution and laws framed and enforced
by their own citizens to secure the
manifold blet-sings of local self govern
ment. Tie jurisdiction of this Con
stitution now covers uu area fifty times
greater than that of the original thir
teen Statrs, and a population twenty
times greater than that of 17S0.
The supreme trial of the Constitu
tion came at lust under the tremend
ous pressure of civil war. We, our
selves, are witness# that the Union
emerged lrom the blood and lire of that
conflict purified and made stronger for
ail the beneficent purposes of good gov
ernment.
And now, at the close of this first
century of growth, with the inspira
tions of its hii-tory in brave hearts, our
people have lately renewed the condi
tion of the nation, passed judgment
upon the conduct and opinions of po
liticul pin tics, or:d have registered their
will concerning the future administra
tion ol 1 lie Government., To interpret
11 - .d to execute that will in acccrdaiicc
with the Constitution, is the para
mount duty of the Executive.
Even from this brief review it i« man
ifest that the nation is resolutely fa -
nig lo the front, resolved to employ its
la st energies iu developing the great
possibilities of the future. Sacret lly |
preserving whatever lius been gained
to liberty and good government during
the century, our people are determined
to leave behind them all those bitter
controversies concerning things which
have been irrevocably settled, and the
further discussion of which can only
stir up strife and delay the onward
march.
The supremacy of the nation and
its laws should Is; no lunger a subject
of debate. That discussion which for
hulf a century threatened the existence
of the Union was closed, at least in
the high court of wur, by a decree
from which there is no appeal, that
the Constitution and the laws made in
pursuance thereof are and shall con
tinue to be I he supreme law of the land,
binding alike upon the States and the
people. This di cree does not disturb
the autonomy of the States nor inter
fere with any of their necessary rights
of local tell govt mini nt, but it does fix
and establish the permanent supremacy
of the Union.
The will of the nation, speaking!
with the voice of battle and through
the amended Constitution, has fulfilled
the great promise 1770, bv proclaiming
"Liberty throughout the land to all
inhabitants thircof," The elevation
of the negro race from slavery to the
full rights of citizenship is the most
important political change we have
known since the adoption of the Con
stitution of 17-S7. No ihougltful man
can fail to appreciate its beneficent ef
fect upon cur institutions aud people.
It has freed us from the perpetual dan
ger of war and dissolution. Il has ad
ded immensely to the moral and indi
vidual forces of our people. It has
liberated tho mister, as well as the
slave, from a relation which wronged
and enfeebled both It has surrendered
to their own guardianship the man
hood of more than live million people,
and has opened to ouch ouu of thein a
career of freedom and usefulness. It
has given new inspiration to the power
of self help iu both races, by making
labor more honorable to the one and
moie necessary to the other. The in
linen e of this force will grow greater
ii»:d bear rich fruit with the coming
years.
No doubt tic groat change has caus
ed M-rimis (list to lattice to our Southern
ciuniiuiiiit y. 'I his is to be deplort d,
though il was pet hups unavoidable,
I ill IIIOMS who resisted tln» change
bbvul'U rt'oictubVr that uudcr bur iuuti
BUTLER, PA.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 16. 1881
tutions there was no middle gTound
foi*tbe nejfro race between slavery and
equal citizenship. There can be no
permanent disfranchised peasantry in
the States. Freedom can never yield
its fullness of blessings so lonif as the
law or its administration places the
smallest obstacle in the pathway of
anj virtuous citizen.
The emancipated race has already
made remarkable progress. With un
questioning devotion the Union, with
a patience and gentleness not born of
of lear, they have followed the light as
Uod gave them to see the light. They
are rapidly laying the material founda
tions of self support, widening the cir
cle of intelligence aud beginning to en
joy the blesbings that gather around
the homes of the industrious poor.
I hey deserve the generous encourage
ment of all men. So far as my
autho ity can lawfully extend, they
shall enjoy the full and equal protec
tion of tie Con»tuutiou and the laws.
The free enjoyment of equal suffrage
is stiil iu question, and a frank state
ment of the issue may aid its solution.
It is alleged that iu many communities
netrro citizens are particulally denied
the freedom of the ballot. In so Ur as
the truth of this allegation is admitted,
it is answered that iu many places
honest local government is impossible
if the mass of uneducated negroes are
allowed to vote. These are grave al
legations So far as the latter is true,
it is theouly palliation that cau bj of
fered for opposing the freedom of the
ballot. Bad local government is cer
tainly a great evil, which ought to be
prevented ; but to violate the freedom
and sanctity of the suffrage is more
1 than an evil ; it is a crime, which, if
persisted in, will destroy the Govern
ment itself Suicide is not a remedy.
If in other lands it be high treason lo
compass the death of the king, it
should be couuted t no less a crime here
to strangle our sovereign power and
stifle its voice.
It lias been said that unsettled ques
tions have uo pity for the rep-use of na
tions. It should be said with the ut
most emphasis tLat this question of
suffrage will never give repose or
safety to the nation until each within
its own jurisdiction niakes and keeps
the ballot free and pure by the strong
sanctions of the law. Hut the danger
which arrises from ignorance in the
voter cannot be denied It covers a
field far wider than that of negro suf
frage and the present condition of that
race. It is a danger that lurks and
hides in the sources and fountains of
power in every State. Wd hwve no
standard by which to measure the dis
aster that may be brought upon us by
igmrance and vice in the citizens when
joined to corruption and fraud in the
suffrage. The voters of the Union
who make and unmake Constitutions,
and upon whose will hangs the desti
nies of our Government, can transmit
supreme au/hority to no successor save
the coming gen ration of voters, who
are the sole heirs of sovereign power.
If that ireneration comes toils inher
itance blinded by ignorance and cor
rupted by vice, the fall of the republic
will be certain and remediless.
The census has already sounded the
alarm in the appalling figures which
mnrk how dangerously high the tide
of illiteracy has risen among our vo
ters and their children. To ihe South
t his question is of supreme importance,
but the responsibility for the ex : stence
of slaverv did not rest upon the South
alone. The nation itself is responsible
for the extension of the suffrage, and
is under special obligations to aid in
removing the illiteracy which it has
added to the voting population. For
the North and South alike, there is
but one remedy. All tho constitution
al power of the Nation and of the
States, and fill ihe volunteer forces of
the people, should be summoned to
meet this danger by the saving influ
ence of universal education. It is the
high privilege and sacred duty of tlioso
now living to educate their successors
and fit them by intelligence and virtue
for the inheritance which a Veils them.
Ih this beneficent work sections and
races should Is* forgotten and partisan
ship should be unknown. Let our
people find a new meaning in the di
vine oracle, which declares that: "A
little child shall lead them, ' for our
little children will soon control the des
tinies of the republic.
My countrymen, we do not now
differ in our judgment concerning the
controversies of past generations, and
fifty years hence our children will not
be divided in their opinions concerning
| our controversies. They will surely
I bless their fathers and their fathers'
I God that the Union was preserved,
that slavery was overthrown, and that
both races were made equal before the
law. We may hasted or we may
retard,but we cannot prevent the final
reconciliation. Is it not possible for
us to make a truce with time by antic
ipating and accepting its ii.evitable
verdict? Enterprises of the highest
importance to our moral and material
well being invite us and offer ample
scope for ihe employment of our best
powers. Let all our people, leaving
behind them the battle-fields of dead
issues, move forward and in the
strength <>f liberty and the restored
Un'on win the grander victories of
peace.
The prosperity which now prevails
is without a parallel iu our history.
Faithful seasons have done much
secure it, but they have not done ao.
The preservation of the public credit
and the resumption of specie payments
so succes.-fully attained by the admin
istration of my predecessor, has ena
bled our people to secure the blessings
which the seasons brought. Hy the
experience of comiuerc'iil nations in nil
ages it has been found that gold and
silver afford the only sale foundation
for a monetary system. Confusion
has recently been mealed by variations
iu the relative value of the two metals,
but I confidently believe lhat arrange
ments can he mi'de between the leading
commercial nations which will si cure
tl o general use of both metals. Coll
grci-s should provide thu' the compul
sory coinage of s Iver, now required
by law, may not disturb our monctaiy
sys em by driving either metal yut of
cirVulu'viou. ft jKlb'u/ble, b'ticb u'd-
ju9tment should he made that the pur
chasing power of every coined dollar
will be ex ctly equal to its debt pay
ing power in all the markets of the
world. The chief duty of the National
Government, in connection with the
currency of the country, is to coin
money and declare its value. Grave
doubts have been entertained whether
or not Congress is authorized bv the
Constitution to make any form of pa
l per money legal tender. The present
issue ol United States notes have been
sustained by the necessities of war, but
such paper should depend for its value
and currency upon its convenience in
use aud its prompt redemption in coin
at the will of the holder, and upon its
compulsory circulation. These notes are
not m >ney, but promises to pay tnoncv
If tue holders demand it, the promise
should be kept.
The refunding of the national debt
at a lower rate of interest should be
accomplished without compelling the
withdrawal of the national ba:ik notes,
and thus disturbing the business of the
country. 1 venture to refer to the po
sition I have occupied on financial
questions during a long service in Con
gress, and to say that time ami experi
ence have strengthened the opinions I
have so often expressed on the.-e sub
jects. The finances of the Government
shall suffer no detriment which it may
be possible for my administration to
prevent. The interest of agriculture!
deserve more attention from the Gov
ernment than they have yet received.
The farms of the United States afford
homes aud employment lor m ire than
one-half our people, and furnish much
the lar/est part of all our exports. As
the Government lights our c uists for
the protection of mariners and ;he ben
efit of commerce, so it should give to
the tiller of the soil lights of practical
science rid experience.
Our manufacturers are rapidly mak
ing us industrially independent., and
are opening to capital aud labor new
and profitable fields cf employment.
Their steady and healthy growth
should sfill be maintained Our facil
ities for transportation should l»e pro
moted by the continued improvement
of our harbors and great interior water
WBVS aud the incease of our tonnage
on the ocean. The development of the
world's commerce has led to an urgent
demand for shortening the great sea
voyage around ('ape Horn by construc
ting ship canals or railways across the
Isthmus which unites the two conti
nents. Various plans to this end have
been suggested, and will need consid
eration, but none 'of them have been
sufficiently matured to warrant the
United States iu extending pecuniary
aid '»he subject, however, is one
which will immediately engaire the at
tention of t' e Government, with a
view to a thorough protection to
American interest We vill urge no
narrow policy, nor seek peculiar or ex
clusive privilege* in any commercial
route, b't in the language of my pred
ecessor, I believe it to be the right and
duty of the Uuited States to nssert and
maintain such supervision and author
ity over any inter-oceanic canal across
the slhmus tliut connects North and
South America as will protect our na
tional intercFt.
The Constitution guarantees abso
lute religious freedom. Congress is
prohibitcl from making any law re
specting an establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exorcise thereof.
The territories of the United States
tire subject to the legislative authority
of Congress, and hence ihe General
Government is responsible for iinv vio
la ion of the Uoii.-titution in any of
them. It is, therefore, a reproach to
the government that iu the 1110-JI pop
ulous of the Territories the Constitu
tional guarantee is not enjoined by the
people, and the authority of Congress
is set at naught. The Mormon ("uirch
not only offends the moral sense of
mankind by sanctioning polygamy,
but prevents the administration of jus
tice through the ordinary instrumeu
talies of law. In my judgment it is
the duty of Congress, while respect
ing to the uttermost the conscientious
convictions tintl religious scruples of
every citizen, to prohibit within its
jurisdiction all criminal practices and
piety of that class which destroy the
family relations and endanger social
order. Nor can any ecclesiastical or
ganization be safely permitted to
usurp in the smallest degree the func
tions and powers of the National Gov
ernment.
The civil service can never be placed
on a satisfactory basis until it is regu
lated by law. For the good of the
service itself, for the protection of those
who are entrusted with the appoint
ing power against the waste of time
and obstruction to the public business
caused by the inordinate pressure for
place, and for the protection of incuui
bents against intrigue and wrong, I
shall at the proper time ask Congress
to fix the tenure of the minor offices of
the several executive departments, aud
prescribe the grounds upon which re
movals shall be made during terms for
which incumbents have been appointed.
Finally, noting always within the
authority and limitation of the ('(insti
tution, invading neither the rights of
the Mates nor the reserved rights of
the people, it will be the purpuse of
my administration f o maintain the
authority of the nation, and in all
places within its jurisdiction to en
force obedience to all the laws of the
Union in the interests of the people, lo
demand rigid economy in all the ex
penditure!* of the Government, and to
require ihe honest and faithful service
of all executive nfli-ers, remembering
that the offices were created not for the
benefit of incumbents or their support
ers, but for the service of the Govern
ment.
And now, fellow-citizens, I am
about to nKstitm' the great trust which
you have com nittcil to my hands. I
appeal for that earnest and thoughtful
support which makes this Government
in fact, as it is in law, u Government
of the people. I shall greatly rely
upon the wisdom and patriotism of
Congress and of those who may vhurn
with uieihe rc-pou-.ihi!iiics and iln
tie;. of administration. And above nil,
tijsin our efforts to promote the wel
fare! of tbis giVut l'Wi>pfo dud tboir
Government, I reverentially invoke
the support and blessiugs of Aluiightv
God. '
117 G MACOM HEX'S HEART-
S THING *.
There has been an elopement up the
river, and some of the hoys were sit
j ting around the Cri-ssman House stove
| talking about it. As the girl in the
! case was soon to have been married,
1 the burden of the conversation wast v e
I disappointment and grief that must
i have over we I ill ;?d tue deceived bride
\ groom.
| 'Yes.' said the Sheriff, striking a
| match on his trousers leg and lighting
j the stub of his cigar for the fifth time
j —'Yes, the poor fellow must have felt
i bad ; but what is his di<app liniment to
I that of Wig. Micomber? I d >n't
i know whether you ever knew Wig.
j He was a solemn cuss, and lived down
l in Ul.-ler l.' m i'y. He wis i;i I ive
i with a girl named Simaatha Jane
Mi.rr s. Tbis was before the war.
Thev were engaged to be tiiarra-d. A
fill ir ti i ib-d .I. HI Archer cauv t i th:>
town where i!* - y lived. Ilf was a
tinker, and set up a tin sii >o lie fell
in love wil l Saiuaotha IM call her Sa
tiiu.itlit now, but it she was here 1
wouldn't. I'll tell von why. I was a
young blood in those days, aud a mack
erel soaked for a mouth couldn't be any
fresh 'r than 1 was then. Nit long af
ter I vveutjtothe town I got acquainted
with Wig. lie tonk tiic over to see his
gic! oiie night, and introduced inc. Uc
lure I went one of the boys said :
'You'll like Sain intha. I vouwantt*
make a good impression, don't be too
formal. Act as if you'll kn >wn her for
years, ; i ( J she'll take to you.'
'Wig and 1 went to the house. I
saw at once that Miss Morris win a
girl whose appetite must be good, and
that she hadn't been raised on ice
cream and cake. She brought out
some of her old man's cider. That ci
der wasn't intended for boys to tamper
with. There was ten dollars or ten
days iu every two glasses of it. I
didn't seem to get along with Miss
Morris verv well. 1 thought maybe I
wasn't familiar enough. After 1 had
drank two glasses of that cider 1 made
up my mind that I'd show her I didn't
come there to put on airs She sat by
a window. Ii was in July, and the
window was up There was to be a
festival in the Methodist Church. I
walks over to where Saiiiautha sut, anu
sto id iu front of her.
'Are you going t) the festival
Samantha? I said. Then 1 thought
to myself. That's familiar enough to
suit her, I guess.' ami 1 smiled all
over.
'Boys, Miss M irris got up like a
jack-in-the-box. She swatted IUO on
the side of lhe head with her flit liairl
1 dropped out of that window as if a
coal train had struck me, an 1 doubled
up in a bar el ol' rain water thit stood
under the window. As I crawled out
1 saw Saiiiautha leaning out ol the win
dow.
'Sauriutha, is il ?' the yelled. 'You
ever come 'round these iliggin's again,
an' I'll git you up a festival, an' you'll
think tin y re cruniniiu' ice cream down
you red hot.'
'I found afterward that Samantha
was a little lender on being called Sa
mantha, and the boys had played it uu
urn.
'Well, Jim Archer set up his tin
shop, and fell iu love with Sim tilth i
Jane Morris She was a blame g iod
lookiiig g 11, if she was a little particu
lar, iti d her old in in had the rock- 1 . I
felt son's when Sam nil ha shook Wig.
Mac >mb"r and froze tin to Jim lor Juu
was a staving good fellow an I one <•!
the boys, lie ti ed to set up with us
and taken hmd in "ur little teu-eeut
ante, four shillings limit, and general
ly held his own.
'1 remember a funny thing that
c: me very m ar breaking up his match
with Samantha. lie sang iu the cnoir
ofthe Method st church. One Satur
day night we had been holding a ses
sion at poker ii little later than n-u 11.
but Jim went lo church all right Sun
day morning. The preacher was a
flowery vouug roister, and when lie be
gan lo preach Jim fell into a doze.
The prcaclu r preached along, and grew
eloquent, lie began to describe a scene
at daybreak,
'See where it comes,' he said, 'the
morning, all uflusli—'
'Jim woke up just then. He'd been
dreaming I s'po.sc.
'A Hush V lie said loud enough to be
heard all over the church. 'A llusli is
good, old man; take the pot.*
'Jim saw where he was, and walked
out Samaiiilia was there. She got
mad. and it took Jim a good while to
fix tilings with her. Then they got
married. Wig Macomber was all broke
tip over it. and he grew more solemn
than ever.
'Poor Jim il cd a lew months after
ward. lie left his widow *.!00. some
second-hand stoves, ami other store
goods. Maybe you Won't believe il,
boys, but a year after that Wig, was
engaged to Samantha again. Then
Frank Law son came to (own, ami went
to tending bar al Ihe tavern, lie had
a black mustache and the biggesl watch
chain I ever saw. Saniiintha met
Frank at a pickuick, and I hope to uet
shot if she didn't break o|f with Wig!
again, and she and Frank were engag
ed Wig was all bound up iu that ,
girl, and vuii can imagine how lie fell, 1
'Well, sir, while Frank and Sanian-'
lha were spo ining, who should come
to town lut a young Ii Mow named Will
Wiirifins. He was from I'oiiglikeepsie,
II nd went to clerking in a store in i
town. You may tluuk I'm stretching
it, but I'll Iri al il lie didn't capture Su
inaiithii After she had given Wig the
slip for Frank Laws MI, Wig, wouldn't
speak to Frank, he felt so cut up.
When Frank got tie grand bounce, |
renumber -ecing Wig ineei him in the
street, lie went up '.o Frank in his
sojeiiiti Way, aud with out a word
i-liook hands with liiin and pissed on
That was a comical si;:hi, ut.d no mis-j
take. I
'lt wasn't 1 mgb'fore it wns noised
about Sam ini ha and Wi/trus were to
lie inu• i i«-i 1 Frank Lawsuit went away.
liui Wijr stuck to it. Well. Sa iu aui hi
didn't marry Will Wiggins. He ijot
ftill 'Of liter ou'i icfietudoii) ainl tW
boys put hi in to bed. He slept until
nearly daylight next morning. He
looked at his watch. It was half-past
5. He thought it was half-past 5 ia
the afternoon of the day he went to
be.l. He was to eat supper at Saman
tha's house at 6 o'clock the same after
noon. He dressed himself and hurrivd
down to the house. He thought it was
funny there weren't any light in the
house, but lie knocked and banged at
the door. Pretty soon a window was
raised op stairs
'Who's that down there, and what
are ye 'tanking' that door fur?'
'lt was Saiuuntba's mother's voice.
'Whv, I've come to supper,' said
Will. 'Ain't you well. Mrs. .Morris ?'
'Mrs. M irris came down stairs. She
opened the front door Mr. Wiggins
found that Mrs. Morris was quite well.
The match wns broken off, and if you
ever wanted to see a man get up and
hop, all you had to do was to ask Will
Wiggins to take supper with you.
'Now, sfc here. boys. L don't want
vou to be suspicious of what I'm
troing to tell you, for it's the ironclad
truth, and of you ever go down in
Ulster County they'll tell you the
same. Wig. M ico nber and Samantlia
Morris made up, and the old engage
ment was renewed. Wig was ascer
tain of her this time as he was of his
dinner. I'm blamed, if you couldn't
get a smile cut o! him once in a while,
and he went in the tavern one uiifbt
and set 'em up for the bovs Wig had
an uncle named Barker—lob Parker—
one of the jolliest old bachelors that
ever lived. He wasn't much older
than Wig. Maconiber. He lived up
the Kondout Creek, and had about
$25,000 showed away. He had writ
ten Wig a letter after each one of Wig's
little set backs with Samantha, kind
o'making fun of him. That rather
riled Wig, and he thought he would got
even with his uncle by inviting hiiu
down to see him married. Uncle Job
didn't have much to do ju-t then, and
he came down a couple of weeks before
the wedding day 'to kind o' get ac
quainted with his new relations, he
said. Hoys, it's a solemn fact, and a
hard one to believe, but ifW'g's Uncle
Job didn't cut him out with Samantha
I hope to holler. Cut him out dead,
uml, more than that, married her.
'Disappointed ? Wig was all tore to
strings. Talk about this young fellow
ud the river whose girl ran awav with
another man! Why, he'd think a
soothing balm was running nil over his
heart if he should meet Wig. M.icom
ber.
'I was confidential with Wig in those
days, and one day 1 went to him and
told him to cheer up.
'Uncle Joh'll peg out one o' these
days' I said, and then why can't you
tackle Samantha again ?'
'Wig, sighed and shook his head.
Then lie siid, us solemn as on owl:
'No. It can't l»e done. Under any
other circumstances I might wait.
But I never could bring myself to mar
ry my aunt.'
'I hadn't thought of that. His
!<ri<lc that was to lie had become his
aunt Samantha Jane !'
A CONNKc THjUT~~S tor Y.
A man in rather indifferent circum
stances, surrounded by a large family,
being entirely out of meat, had recourse
to the sheeplold of a neighbor (a weal
thy farmer, for relief. The neighbor
having a large flock of sheep, did not
perceive he bad lost, any until one of
the finest of the flock, very large and
fat, was missingand counting his sheep
he found he had los several. Unable
to account for this extraordinary loss,
lie resolved a few nights after, to watch.
About midiiiuht, he observed an un
common disturbance among the sheep,
bv the sudden appearance of a man
dressed in disguise. Curiosity, us well
as to observe the conduct of the person
so as to find him out, induced him to
be still. In Ihe flock there was a ram
with which, it seems, Ihe man was in
flu! habit of conversing, as if he had
been the actu il owner of the sheep.
'Well, Mr. Until,'said tln* nocturnal
visitant, 'I have come to buy mint her
sheep; have you any more to sell ?'
ITpim which lie replied himself, as in
tln- person ol tin- ram :
' Vcs, I have sheep to nell.'
Ilv this time tins owner of the sheep
perceived him to he one of his neigh
bors.
'What will you takeforthat fat weth
er ?' says the purchaser.
'Four dollars/ says Mr. Ruin.
•That is a very high price,' says the
man, 'hut as you are so good us to wait
on me for the pav, I think I will take
him. Well. Mr. Ilain,' continues the
honest sheep buyer, 'let us sec how
many sheep I've bought of you.'
'lf I nil) not mistaken,'says Mr. Rant,
'this is the fifth.'
lie then went to east upon the amount
of the whole; and after giving Mr.
ltiim a polite invitation to call on him
for the pay nml bidding hini good n'rht
|ti| the wither home, while the other
lay laughing at the novelty of the scene
us highly gratified as if he hail received
ample pay for the whole.
A few nights afterward, when he
supposed his neighbor was nearly out
of mutton, lie caught the old ram an 1
tied u little bag under his neck, and
placed a piece of paoer between til"
horns, on which lie write in lar re let
ters: 'I have come for mv p*»V !' ru
der the line he footed u • the full amount
live sheep exaellv as his nei hbor had
done as before related ; he then took
ilie ram to his neighbor's house where
lie tied him near his door and went
home.
When the neighbor arose in the
morning lie was not a little surprised
to lind a tfhecp tied to his door; but it
is lievond words to express his aston
ishment when lie found it was the old
ram with which lie had been dealing so
extensively in mutton, with his errand
on his forehead, and the amount of the
live sheep made out. us he had •done a
few nights before in the person of the
rum.
Kiii'lice it to say, he obtained the
money, nnd after tying it up in the bag,
and tearing the ptper from his horns
lie set the rani nt liberty, when he im
mediately ran home jiu rlinr his monev
as if proud of having accomplished the
object of his errand, to tho uO suull
tjrirtificurl'Ju <Jf Lid Vfrtteti
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From the fact that the Cmni i* the oMh*
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NO. IT
A COLORADO OBITUARY.
'Haw much will this cost ia your
paper T asktd a quiet looking man, "a*
he handed in the following advertise*
ment at the Eagle counting roooa
yesterday.
'Smith Busted a trace in this eity,
Friday, just after dinner, Mary Smith,
wife of the undersig .ed. and daughter
of old Sam Pratt, the leading blaek
smith of Denver, Colorado. Tha
corp.e was highly respected by the
high touedest families, but doath got
the drop on her, and she took the up
bucket with perfect confidence that aha
would have a square show on the other
side of the Divide. The plant trans*
pires this afternoon at her boarding
house on Willow street. Come one,
come all.
••I>ear?st Mary thou has left u», ,
For on earth there wasn't room ;
Rut 'tin heaven that hast bereft us.
And snatched our darling up the tun*.
"Denver papers please copy and send
bill' or d aw at sight.
"By her late husband, P. Smith-',
'I don't believe you want it in just
that way, do jrou?" asked the clerk,
rubbing his chin dubiously.
'Why not, stranger? asked the qniet
man.
'lt don't read quiet right, does it?'
asked the clerk.
•Was you acquainted with the
corpse, stranger ?' demanded the quiet
man. ' Was you aware of the lamented
when she was bustling around amoag
society down at the boarding house?,'
•I don't know that I ever met her, *
responded the clerk.
'So 1 reckoned, jedare. You was not
up t» the deceased when she was iu
the living business Now, jedge, the
deceased wrote that oration herself
afore she died, and I want it ia. Do
you hook on, partner?'
'But it isn't our style of notice,' ob
jected the clerk.
'Nor mine, ueither,' acquiesced the
quiet man. 'I was for having a picture
of her and a lot more talk, but she said
she wanted it quiet and modest, so she
whooped that up Say, stranger, if it
going into your valuable space without
difficulty ?' i
'1 dvu't know,' said the clerk dele
fully.
'I know, partner. Thia celebration
comes off to-morrow afternoon, and
that.s going iu in the morning, if it
goes iu out of a cannon. I've got
irrief enough on my hands, stranger,
without erecting a fort on the sidewalk,
but if you want war, I got the imple
ments right in the back part of these
mourning clothes. What d'ye think,
jedge V
'Does it make any difference where
it goes ?' asked the clerk.
'1 want it in the paper,' said the
mourner, 'and it's going in if it takes a
spile driver. Think you twig my rack
et, stranger?'
'All right,' replied the clerk. 'l'll
put it in the 'Salad,' among the other
mournful remarks. Four dollars, please.,
'That's business,' and the quiet man
paid the money. 'lf yoa ain't busy
come round to morrow. I'm going to
give the old woman a send-off, and if
that gospcler don't work up a pretty
good programme before he gets to the
dox >logy his folks will think be has
been doing considerable business with
a sawmill She was a good one, judge,
and she was pious from the back of her
neck to the bunion on her heel; yoa
can tell that from the notice,' and the
mourning widower wiped his eyes on
ihe sly, and later in the day was fined
$lO for thrashing the undertaker, who
had put silver handles on the caskets,
instead of gold.— Brooklyn Sunday
A'df/lr
Rubber-headed tacks are handy to
have iu the house in raaoy ways.
They may lie placed on the backs of
chairs to prevent injury to the walls,
and in the rabbits of ratteling windows
to stop tl.e noise, or in the jambs of
doors for a similar purpose.
One feature of the Day Kidney Pad,
is commendable, that nothing is claim
ed for it, except what it will absolutely
effect
Remnants of boiled or roast meat
may IK; iftilized by chopping them with
wicn their quantity of bread, season
ing with salt,pepp'rand herbs, moisten
tng with eggs and a little mel ed but
ter beaten together, and either cooking
iu a loaf or in small cakes on a griddle.
Statement from a well-known Drug
House.—Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is the
most popular Expectorant we are sell
ing. Hadi.ry Bros., 317 Indiana
Avenue, Indionapolis, Ind.
The Florida orange crop has bees
sadly damaged in some localities by
the unusual cold weather. Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe writes that her
cop has been completly ruined. A
hundred thousand oranges, uipped by
the frost, lie rotting on the ground in
her orchard.
The objections to the metal tip upon
children's shoes do not held good
against the A. S T. Co. beautiful
Black Tip, and it is time parents were
enquiring for them, for fine shoes as
well as common, as they reduce shoe
bills one half.
Clergynl:*n, B inkers, Book-keepers,
Mdi ors, and others that lead sedentary
lives, will find much relief from the
frequent headaches, nervousness and
em-tipation engendered from waat of
exercise, by taking Simmons' Liver
Regulator. It is a harmless vegetable
compound; it can do no.iujurr; and
numbers who have trie I it will confi
dently assort tli it it is the host remedy
(hat can lie used.
A celebrated preacher makes the rec
ommendation of Ayer's IMIs a matter
of religious duty. When po iple are
bilious and dyspeptic, what they need
is the (Jospel of Health. In such
cases, the best creed to swtllew con
sists of the thirty sugar-coated articles
in a pill-box.
There are said to be 400 places la
San Francisco where opium is sold,
and many of them are ssid to average
$75 a day. If such is the fact the sale
of this fatal drug In the United State*
must be a enormous, and with tha
influx of Chinese to this country, (a
would *e«m that before loug soma
national legislation will he necessary
to doumfl tli* ft tbit <WwJv*