THE PISTOL SIIOT.
i.
Thb dailv routine of an officer in the
army is not unknown. Drills and the
riding school in the morning; dinner at
the commandant s quarters or in a Jewiuh
eating house, and cards and punch in the
evening, constitute the day's work. There
was no society at , nor were there
any marriageable girls ; we used to meet
at each other's rooms, where only men in
unitorm were to be seen.
One civilian, however, was admitted
within our circle. He might have reached
the age of five-and-thirty, and we there
fore looked upon him as greatly our senior
in years. His large experience secured to
him a certain amount of deference, and
his usual moroseness, his stern and sar
castic disposition, exercised a powerful
influence over our youthful imaginations,
His past career seemed shrouded in mys
tery. Though bearing a foreign name he
was apparently a Russian. He had served
at one time in the Hussars, and had even
been fortunate in professional advance
ment. None of us knew the reason why
he had retired from the service and taken
up his abode in this wretched neighbor
hood, where he lived penuriously and yet
extravagantly. He invariably went out
on foot, and he was always seen in a black
surtout the worse for wear, but at the
same time he kept open house for all the
o (Seers of our regiment. Truth to tell,
two or three dishes, cooked by an old
pensioner, constituted his dinner, but on
the other hand champagne flowed at his
table.
His chief pastime consisted in pistol
practice. The walls of his apartment
were riddled and perforated like a honey
comb. A valuable collection of pistols
formed the only luxury of his humble
habitation. The degree of perfection he
had attained in this art was inconceiva
ble, and had he required to shoot at a pear
on any one's head, not one of our fellows
would have hesitated to offer himself.
Our conversation often touched on the
subject of dueling. Silvio (as I shall
name him) never joined in it, and when
asked whether he had ever had occasion
to fight, would answer dryly that he had;
but he entered upon no details, and it was
evident that these and similar questions
were distasteful to him. We concluded
that the recollection of some unfortunate
victim to this dreadful accomplishment
troubled his conscience, the idea of cow
ardice never even suggesting itself. There
are people whose exterior alone suffices to
disarm such suspicions. An unexpected
occurrence disconcerted us all.
Some ten of us were one day dining
with Silvio. "We drank as UMial that is,
excessively and after dinner we en
deavored to prevail upon our host to be
the banker in a game of faro. For some
time he persisted in declining, for he sel
dom played, but at length he ordered tlp
cards to be brought, threw fifty ducats on
the table, and commenced to deal. We
all took our places and the game began.
Silvio was wont to keep the strictest si
lence upon such occasions, never
discussing or explaining anything. If
the punter chanced to make a mistake, he
either paid up the balance immediately
or noted the surplus. We were already
aware of this, and therefore never inter
fered. But of our number there was a
young officer who had lately joined. He
took part in the game, and in a fit of ab
sence bent down one corner too many.
Silvio took up the chalk and rectified the
score, as was his custom. The officer,
thinking he was mistaken, began to ex
plain matters. Silvio continued dealing
in silence. The officer, losing patience,
rubbed out what to him appeared unnec
essary. Silvio, taking up the chalk,
again marked the score. The officer, ex
cited with wine, and by the game and the
laughter of his comrades, imagined him
self cruelly offended, and in his passion
he lifted a metal candlestick oil the table
and threw it at Silvio, who had barely
time to evade the blow. We felt confused.
Silvio rose, and with fire in his eyes
said : " Please to walk out, sir, and thank
your 6tars that this has happened under
my roof."
We did not doubt the consequences;
and we looked upon our new comrade as
a dead man. He walked out, declaring
himself ready to answer for the affront in
such manner as the banker might elect.
The game was continued for a few mo
ments longer, but, feeling how little our
host's thoughts were in it, we left, one by
one, and repaired to our quarters, dis
cussing the possibility of a speedy va
cancy. When we met in the riding-school on
the following day we immediately in
quired of each other if our poor ensign
was stiil alive. When he himself ap
peared, we greeted him, putting the same
question! lie replied that he had heard
nothing of Silvio as yet. This surprised
us. We went to Silvio, and found him in
the yard, sending bullet after bullet into
an ace of cards, which he had fixed to the
ate. He received us as usual, not allud
ing to the event of the preceding evening.
Three days elapsed, and the ensign still
lived. We asked in astonishment: "Can
it be possible that Silvio will not fight"
Silvio did not fight. A very slight ex
planation satisfied him, and peace was
restored.
Such conduct might have injured him
excessively in the estimation of youth.
The want of pluck is what young men
excuse least, for they consider it the high
est of human virtues one that covers a
multitude of sins! However, little by
little, all was forgotten, and Silvio re
gained his former influence.
I alone could not become reconciled to
him. Being naturally of a romantic turn
of mind, I had, more than anybody, at
tached myself to the man whose very ex
istence was an enigma, and who appeared
to me to be the hero of some mysterious
event. He liked me, at least it was with me
alone that he laid aside his usual cutting,
ill-natured observations, and that he
conversed upon various subjects with
periect good nature and rare pleas
antness. But I could not, subse
quent to that unfortunate evening,
rid myself of the idea that his honor had
been tarnished, and that it was his own
doing that the stain had not been re
moved. This thought prevented my feel
ing toward him as I had hitherto done,
and I felt ashamed to look upon him.
Silvio was far too clever and too shrewd
not to notice this and not to divine the
cause. He appeared hurt, and I fancied
that I had more than ence detected a
wish on his part to come to an under
standing with me: but I avoided each op
portunity, and Silvio withdrew. There
after I only met him in the presence of
my comrades, and our former intimacy
came to an end.
The busy inhabitants of a capital can
have no conception of the many excite
ments so familiar to those who live in
small towns or in villages for example,
the looking out for the periodical post
day ; on Tuesdays and Fridays our regi
mental office was crowded with officers ;
some expecting remittances, some letters,
and some newspapers. Letters and par
cels were opened on the spot, news com
municated, and the office presented the
most animated appearance. Silvio's let
ters were addressed under cover to our
regiment, and he was therefore usually
present Upon one of these ocbasions a
letter was handed to him, the seal of
which he broke with a look of the
greatest impatience. His eyes bright
ened up as he perused it. The
officers were themselves too much
engaged to notice anything. "Gentle
men," said Silvio, "circumstances re
quire me to leave without delay. I go
this night, and hope you will not refuse
to dine with me for the last time. 1 ex
pect you also, V he continued, turning to
me: "IexDectvou without fail." With
these words he hastened out, and we
shortly dispersed, having agreed to meet
at Silvio's.
I arrived at the appointed hour, and
found neariy the whole of my brother offi
cers. Silvio's movables were an pacKea,
and little remained but the bare ana bat
tered walls. We sat down to dinner; our
host was in high spirits, and his cheer
fulness was soon participated in; me
corks flew incessantly, and we wished the
traveler with all possible sincerity God
speed and every blessing. It was already
late when we rose. While the caps were
being sorted, Silvio, bidding every one
"good-by," took me by the hand and de
tained me, just as I was upon the point of
leaving. " I must speak to you," said he
in a low voice. 1 remained.
CEDAR CREEK MILLS,
The guests had left; being alone, we sat
opposite to each other, and silently began
to smoke our pipes. Silvio was care
worn, and there were no longer any
traces of his affected cheerfulness. The
pallor of his somber face, his sparkling
eyes, and the dense smoke issuing from
his mouth gave him a truly demoniacal
look. Several minutes passed away, and
Silvio broke silence:
" We may perhaps never meet again,"
said he; "I wish to have an explanation
with you before we part You must have
noticed how little I value the opinion of
the world ; but I like you, and I feel that
it would prey upon me were I to leave an
unjust impression respecting myself on
your mind."
lie stopped and Degan to renu his emp
tied pipe ; I remained silent with lowered
eyes.
" You thought it strange," he continued,
"that I did not demand satisfaction from
that tipsy fool R . You will doubtless
own that, the right to choose weapons
being mine, his life was in my bands, my
own being almost beyond the reach of
danger. 1 might ascribe this forbearance
to pure generosity, Dut l win not deceive
you. llad it oeen in my power 10 punisn
R without risking my own life in the
least degree I would by no means have
let him off."
I looked at Silvio in surprise, and was
completely taken aback by such a confes
sion. Silvio went on :
" That's just it. I have no right to im
peril my life. I received a box on the ear
six years ago and my enemy still lives."
My curiosity was thoroughly awak
ened. " You did not fight him?" asked I.
Circumstances probably parted you?"
"I did fight him," answered Silvio;
" and here is the memorial of our duel?"
Silvio rose and took out of a hat box a
red cap ornamented with a gold tassel
and braid (what the French would call
bonnet d police) ; he put it on ; it had a
hole about an inch lrom its edge.
" You know," continued rmvio, " tr
served in the Hussars. MydisposiJ asd serve you rezu!ar!v.
is Known 10 you. i am accusiome j
take thlead, but in my early days it J
a passion, aj, mat time practical I
were in fashion,' and I was the grej
scaup in the wnole army. e pnued
ourselves upon our drinking powers. I
outdid the famous Bourzoff, whom Denis
Davidoff has sung. Duels took place
constantly In our regiment. I took a part
in all of them, either as a witness or as a
principal. Jly comrades idolized me, and
the regimental commanders, who were
constantly changing, looked upon me as
an unavoidable evil.
' I was thus quietly enjoying my popu
larity, when there joined us a wealthy
youth, a member of a well-known family.
Never in my life have I met such a favored
child ot iortune! Imagine to yourself
youth, talent, good looks, the most exuber
ant cheertulness, "the most undaunted
courage, a high-sounding name, wealth to
which he knew no bounds, and
you will form some idea of the impression
his presence produced among us. My
pre-eminence received a check. Dazzled
by my reputation, he would have sought
my friendship, but l received him coldly,
and he turned from me without anv show
of regret. I began to hate him. llis suc
cess in our regiment and in the society of
ladies threw me into complete despair. I
sought opportunities for a quarrel, but
my epigrams were answered by epigrams,
which always seemed to me more unex
pected and more stinging than my own ;
they were of course immeasurably more
lively. He was facetious; I was vicious.
At last, upon the occasion ot a ball given
by a Polish gentleman, seeing that he was
the object of attention of the ladies, and
especially of the hostess herself, who was
an ally ot mine, 1 whispered to him some
grossly rude remark. He warmed up and
gave me a box on the ear. We flew to
our swords. The ladies fainted; we were
separated, but that same night we drove
off to fight a duel.
" The day was breaking. I stood at the
appointed spot, attended by my three
seconds. I awaited with inexpressible
impatience the arrival of my opponent.
The sun had already risen, and its rays
were gathering heat. I observed him in
the distance. He was on foot, in uniform,
wearing his sword, and accompanied by
one second. We walked on to meet him.
He approached, holding in his hand his
cap, which was full of cherries. Our
seconds proceeded to measure twelve
paces. I was to have fired first, but my
rage was so great that I could not rely
upon the steadiness of my hand, and to
gain time I conceded to him the first
shot. My opponent would not consent to
this. It was decided that we should draw
lots; he, with his usual good luck, won
the toss. He aimed, and his ball went
through my cap. It was now my turn.
His life was in my hands at last. I looked
eagerly at him, trying to detect even a
shadow of uneasiness. lie stood covered
by my pistol, selecting the ripest cherries
out of his cap, and spitting out the stones,
which nearly reached me as they fell.
His coolness exasperated me. What is
the use, thought I, of depriving him of
his life, when he values it so little? A
wicked thought flitted across my mind.
I dropped the pistol. You are not think
ing of death now,' said I; 'you prefer to
enjoy your breakfast; I do not wish to
disturb you ! ' 4 You do not disturb me in
the least," replied he, 4 please to fire away ;
but, by the way, that is just as you
please; your fire remains with you ; I am
always ready and at your service!' I
turned to the seconds, declaring I did not
intend to proceed at present, and thus our
meeting ended.
44 1 quitted the service and retired to
this place. But not a day has since passed
without a thought of vengeance. Now
my time has come."
Silvio drew out of his poeket the letter
he had that morning received and handed
it to me. Somebody (probably the person
intrusted with the care of his business
matters) wrote word to him from Moscow
that a certain individual was soon about to
be united in lawful wedlock to a young
and beautiful girl.
" l ou guess," said Silvio, " who is
meant by this certain individual. I go to
Moscow. We shall see whether he will
meet death as coolly on the eve of his
marriage as he once awaited it at his meal
of cherries."
The servant walked in and reported the
horses ready. Silvio pressed my hand
warmly; we embraced each other. He
took his place in the telega, wherein lay
two boxes, one containing his pistols the
other his necessaries. We bade each
other good-by once more and the horses
were on.
ii.
awaited the Count with a certain trepida
tion, like a provincial petitioner expect
ing the approach of a minister. The door
opened, and a handsome man of two-and-thirty
came in. The Count approached
me with frankness and friendliness. I
endeavored to muster courage and to ex
plain the object of my call ; but he antic
ipated me. We sat down. His easy and
agreeable conversation soon dispelled my
awkward shyness. I had already resumed
my usual manner, when suddenly the
Countess entered, and my perturbation
became greater than before. She was
beautiful indeed. The Count introduced
me ; I wished to seem to be at my ease,
but the more 1 tried the more awkward
did I feel. My new acquaintances wish
ing to give me time to recover, and to feel
myself more at home, conversed together,
dispensing with all etiquette, thus treating
me like an old friend. I had risen from
my seat in the meanwhile, and was pacing
the room inspecting the books and pic
tures. I am no judge of paintings, but
one there was which specially attracted
my attention. It represented a landscape
in Switzerland ; but I was struck, not by
the beauty of the artist's touch, but be
cause it was perforated by two bullets, one
hole being just above the other.
44 This is a good shot," said I, turning
to the Count.
"Yes," said he; 44 a very remarkable
shot. Do you shoot well?" he went on.
44 Pretty well," I replied, overjoyed that
the conversation had turned upon a sub
ject of interest. 44 1 mean I could not
miss a card at thirty paces; of course,
when I know the pistols."
44 Indeed," said the Countess, with a
look of great attention ; 44 and you, my
dear, could you hit a card at thirty
paces ?"
44 Some day," answered the Count, 44 we
shall try. I was not a bad shot in my
time, but it is now four years since I held
a pistol."
,r nuin. me
f-Ex-
ot
Several years had elapsed and my pri
vate affairs necessitated my settling in a
poverty-stricken little village in the dis
trict of N . Though occupied with
the duties of landlord I could not help
silently sighing after my former rackety
and reckless existence, I found it so dif
ficult to get accustomed to spend the lone
dismal spring and winter evenincs in
such complete seclusion.
r our versts from me lay a very valuable
estate belonging to the Countess B ;
it was occupied by the agent only ; the
Countess had visited it but once, and that
in tne first year of her marriaee. when
she had not staved over a month. During
the second year of my seclusion rumors
were 'current that the Countess and her
husband were coming to spend the sum
mer. They really did arrive at about the
beginning of June.
The appearance ot a well-to-do neigh
bor is an important event to rustics.
Landlords and tenants speak of ii for two
months previously, and for three years
subsequently. I confess that, so far as I
was concerned, the presence of a young
and beautiful neighbor seemed a matter
of considerable importance to me. I
burned with impatience to see her, and
betook myself therefore after dinner, the
first Sunday subsequently to their arrival,
to pay my respects to their excellencies,
as their nearest neighbor and most de
voted of servants.
A footman showed me into the Count's
library and went to announce me. The
spacious apartment was furnished with
the greatest possible luxury; the walls
were lined with bookcases, each of which
was surmounted by a bronze bust; over
the marble chimney-piece was placed a
large mirror; the floor was covered with
freen cloth and spread with carpets,
laving lost all habits of luxury in my
poor retreat, and having ceased to be fa
miliar with the effects produced by the
riches of others, I became timid, and
re-ex-
e oi
pened once that I had not touched a pistol
for a whole month ; my own were under
going repair, and will your Excellency
believe it,when I took to shooting again, I
missed a bottle four successive times at
twenty paces ? Our riding-master, a
sharp, amusing fellow, happening to be
present, cried out, 4I say, old boy, thou
canst not lift thy hand against the bottle,
eh?' No, your Excellency, it is a prac
tice that ought not to be neglected, if one
does not wish to become rusty at it The
best shot I ever happened to come across
practiced every day, and would shoot at
least three times before dinner. This was
a rule with him, as was his glass of
vodka."
The Count and Countess appeared
pleased at my having become talkative.
"And what kind of a shot was he?"
asked the Count.
" Of that sort, your Excellency, that if
he happened to see a fly on the wall. . . .
You are smiling, Countess. But it is true,
indeed. . . . When he chanced to see a fly,
he would call out 'Kooska, my pistols!'
Kooska brings him a loaded pistol.
Bang! and there is the fly flattened to the
wall !"
44 That was wonderful," said the Count.
" What was his name?"
44 Silvio, your Excellency."
44 Silvio!" exclaimed he, jumping up;
"j'ouknew Silvio?"
"Knew him? Of course, your Excel
lency. We were friends; he was consid
ered by the regiment as being quite one
of ourselves; but it Is now live years
since I heard anything of him."
"I knew him knew him very well.
Did he ever relate a very strange occur
rence to you?"
44 Your Excellency cannot possibly
mean a box on the ear which some young
scamp gave him at a ball ?"
44 And did he name that scamp to
you?"
"No, your Excellency, he did not; but
your Excelleacy," continued I, the
truth beginning to dawn upon me 44 1
beg your pardon I was not aware can
it be yourself?"
44 1, myself," answered the Count, with
an exceedingly perturbed countenance;
44 and the perforated picture is the remi
niscence of our last meeting."
44 Oh! pray, dear," said the Countess,
44 pray do not speak of it. I dread hear
ing the story."
"No," replied he, 44 1 shall relate the
whole of it. He knows how I oflended
his friend, let him now also know how
Silvio took his revenge."
The Count bade me be seated, and I
listened with the liveliest curiosity to the
following recital:
44 I was married five years ago. The
first month, the Jioneymoon, was spent in
this village. It is to this house that I am
indebted for the happiest as also for one
of the saJdest moments of my life.
44 We were out riding one evening; my
wife's horse became unmanageable; she
got frightened, gave me her bridle, and
set out homeward on foot. I saw upon
entering the stable-yard a traveling telega,
and was informed that a gentleman, who
had refused to give his name, and had
simply said that he had some business to
transact, was waiting for me in the
library. I entered the room, and in the
twilight saw a man covered with dust
and wearing a long beard. He was
standing by the fireplace. I approached
him, trying to recall to mind his features.
4 Thou dost not recognize me, Count,'
said he, with trembling voice. 4Silvio!
exclaimed I ; and I confess I felt my
hair stand on end ! 4 Yes, it is I,' he con
tinued ; 4 the shot remains with me ; I have
come to discharge my pistol; art thou
ready ? ' The pistol protruded out of his
side pocket. I measured twelve paces and
stood there in that corner, begging him
to fire quickly, before my wife returned.
He hesitated he asked for lights. Can
dles were brought in. I shut the door,
gave orders that no one should come in,
and again begged him to fire. He took
out his pistol and pioceeded to take aim.
....I was counting the seconds. ...I
thought of her. .. .One dreadful minute
passed ! Silvio let his arm drop. 4 1 re
gret,' said" he, 4 that my pistol is not
loaded with cherry stones. . . .The bullet
i 3 heavy. This appears to me not a duel
but murder; I am not accustomed to aim
at an unarmed man; let us beg'n anew;
let us draw lots who is to have the first
fire. My head swam. . . .1 suppose I was
not consenting. .. .At last another pistol
was loaded ; two bits of paper were rolled
up; he placed them in the cap I had once
shot through ; I again drew the winning
number. 4 Thou art devilish lucky,
Count,' said he, with an ironical smile I
can never forget. I do not understand
what possessed me and by what means he
forced me to it.... but I fired and hit
that picture there."
The Count pointed to the perforated
picture; his face was crimson; the Count
ess had become whiter than her handker
chief; I could not suppress an exclama
tion. "I fired," the Count went on, "and,
thank God, missed. Then Silvio (he
looked really drer dful at 1hat moment)
Silvio aimed at me. Suddenly the doors
opened, Masha rushed in, and with a
scream threw herself on my neck. Her
presence restored to me all my courage.
4 Darling,' said 1, 4 don't you see that we
are joking? How frightened you are ! Go
and take a glass of water and come back to
me ; I shall introduce an old friend and com
rade to you.' Masha still doubted. 4Tell
me, is what my husband says true? ' said
she, turning to the somber Silvio ; 4 is it
true that you are both in fun?' 4 He is
always in fun, Countess,' replied Silvio.
4 Once upon a time he gave me a box on
the ear, in fun; in fun, he 6hot through
this cap; in fun, he just new missed me;
now I have a fancy to be in fun also.'
So saying, he was about to take
aim before her! Masha threw herself at
his feet. 4 Get up, Masha, for shame!' I
exclaimed, enraged; 'and yon, sir, will
you cease jeering at a poor woman ? Are
you, or are you not, going to fire?' 4 1
am not going to, answered Silvio; 4 1 am
content. I have seen your hesitation,
your timidity. I made you fire at me. I
am satisfied. You will remember me.
I leave you to your conscience!
Here he was about to take his departure,
but, stopping in the doorway, he
looked at the perforated picture, fired his
pistol at it. almost without aiming, and
disappeared. My wife had fainted;
the servants dared not stop him,
and looked at him with terror; he walked
out, called the iamshtchik and drove off,
before I had 'even time to recover my
self." The Count concluded. Thus did I
learn the ending of a story which had so
interested me at its commencement. I
did not again meet its hero. It was said
that at the time of the revolt under Alex
ander Ypsilanti, Silvio commanded a
detachment of the Hertarae, and was
killed in the combat before Skulleni.
Translated from the Russian for St. PauV
Magazine.
Keep the Stables Clean.
We do not mean that they should be
washed and mopped, like a kitchen
floor, every day, as it is said they are in
some of the countries on tne European
continent, but they should be kept rea
sonably clean and wholesome, for either
man or beast.
Too often, when visiting a farmer's
barn, one finds the stables at mid-day
containing all the filth collected during
the last twenty-four hours. When the
care of cattle is of secondary importance
on a farm, the stable work is often left to
boys, who don't see the use of being over
particular about keeping the stables or
cattle clean. Few practices are more dis
gusting than that of sitting down and
milking a filthy cow in a filthy stable. We
have seen the milking of a large dairy,
where the milk was sent to a city market,
done in such a careless, slovenly manner
that we did not wonder that the milk con
tractors frequently returned milk to the
farmer because it was so poor that it
could not be disposed of in the city.
Usually the first thing that ought to be
done on entering the barn in the morn
ing is to give every animal a feeding of
hay. Then, instead of sitting directly
down to milking, the stable should be
thoroughly cleaned of all accumulations
made since the previous evening; next a
thin sprinkling of sand, sawdust, short
straw or chaff, should be sprinkled over
the floor. This puts tne stable in a fit
condition to sit in during milking; but
before beginning this operation every
cow should be cleaned of all loose filth
or dust adhering to her body. This may
be done by the use of a broom, a card, a
dry cloth or a damp sponge, or
all combined. By this time the
first feeding is pretty much all gone, and
our practice is to feed again before milk
ing. If the mangers are of convenient
size to hold hay so that the animals can
eat without reaching far for it, it does no
harm to feed while milking. After milk
ing, if it was not done before, the gutters
behind the cows should be well spread
over with dry earth, or absorbents of
some kind, in sufficient quantity to absorb
the liquid voidings from the animals
during the day. Before milking again at
night the same operation should be re
peated. Cows can be kept much cleaner
if made to stand on a raised platform,
and this is the common practice now on
neariy all good farms. We have 6een the
milk cans set on the floor behind the
cows, much nearer than we would like to
have them if we were buying the milk.
The pails or cans of milk 6hould be kept
during milking on a raised shelf or table,
in the sweetest and cleanest corner of the
stable, and they should not remain in the
stable longer than is necessary.
It is an excellent practice toge through
all the stalls, to clean off the platforms
and see that every animal is safe and
quiet, the last thing at night before going
to bed. It promotes sleep in the house to
feel that everything is all right at the
barn.
Some old-style farmers will not allow a
lantern in the stable. We should about
as soon think of doing without a light in
the house as without a good lantern for
the barn. New England Farmer.
Two Keraarkable Winters.
A writer in the Washington (111.) Herald
gives the following account of the mild
winter of 1828 and the hard winter of
1829:
Forty years ago the appearance of the
country in this vicinity was not at all as
it is now. Washington did not exist, ex
cept the lower part of it ; and only a few
cabins stood where now is Peoria.
In the fall of 1828 a few pioneers came
and settled at the foot of the bluff between
here and the river. They had heard of the
delightful climate and mild winters in Il
linois, and came here to escape the rigors
of Ohio's cold. The first winter "was all
they anticipated. The stock ran in the
woods all the time, and kept in good con
dition. The grass continued green, ana
snow was almost unknown, never falling
in sufficient quantity to whiten the ground.
Under these circumstances, no prepara
tions were made for the following winter;
the corn was ungathered ; the stock un
housed ; the cabins open and barely com
fortable in fine weather, about the last of
November, 1829.
At this time a light snow began to fall.
The people were surprised, but thought
it would soon be over. They were mis
taken, however. The snow continued
falling for several days, until it was so
deep that the fences were no longer visi
ble. Quite a number perished, and all
suffered severely from cold and hunger.
One young gentleman started at the first
of the snow in a hastily constructed sleigh
for Galena. No tidings came from him,
and in the spring his hat and a few bones
told the sad but not strange tale of over
powering cold and ravenous wolves. An
other started to get some corn ground,but
perished on the way.
These men my informant was personal
ly acquainted with.
Not Ions alter the snow it grew mild
and rained a little, then suddenly froze
so hard that a crust strong enough to
bear up teams and wagons was formed,
and it remained this way until late In the
spring.
More like tales of some lar-ou land
than events that happened right here,
seem the stories of the howling wolves,
and prowling: Indians, and the fearful
cold of that winter.
I don't see whv thev did not all perish.
Their food was corn dug from the snow,
and made Into hominy, corn bread, etc.,
and meat.
Very many wild animals died. The deer
and other timid creatures grew so tame
that they could be knocked over without
difficulty, but their flesh was not good.
Late in the spring the snow melted, and
when the country was all a duck-pond
the weather grew cold again, and the ice
was thick enough to betxT horses and
sleighs.
An old lady told me of a sleigh-ride she
took then, on the edge of the bluff. The
horses were going rapidly, and when they
came to a sudden turn the sleigh hung
over the edge of the bluff, and it was with
difficulty their horses drew them up.
Ever since that winter the weather has
been severe from December to March, and
it was not before. Why this is so I wish
I was wise enough to tell. At any rate, I
am given to sighing because I did not
live in the "good old times" of my ancestors.
Sparrows and Insects.
General Foster, one of the leading
horticulturists of Iowa, writes to the
Western Farmer that he "would give
1 1,000 this year if any one would save him
from the ravages of insects." His acreage
is only a trifle over 200. The damage an
nually inflicted by these pests amounts to
many millions of dollars, and it seems
strange that so little attention should here
tofore have been paid by our farmers to
a matter of such great importance. One
of the most economical and effective
means of preventing this wholesale de
struction would probably be found in the
general introduction of the common En
glish sparrow, which can be bred in this
country with perfect success and the ra
pidity of whose increase is wonderful. An
eminent English author, in a late treatise
on 44 Husbandry and Gardening," shows
from actual observation that a pair of spar
rows during the time they feed their young
destroy on an average 3300 caterpillars
each week. If every farmer alive to the
best interests of his calling would send
for a few pairs and take the care of them
that many do of pigeons, he would be re
paid fifty-fold for his outlay. The various
Granges of the country would do well to
profit by this hint. Pittsburgh Commercial.
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
Many cases of congestion of the brain
and headache are partially or wholly
caused by too tight collars and cravats.
IIasty Rusk. Two eggs, one pint of
flour, one cup of sugar, one cup of milk,
one dessert-spoonful of butter, one tea
spoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of
cream of tartar. To be made up and
baked immediately thereafter.
Harness Polish. Take of mutton suet,
two ounces; beeswax, six ounces; pow
dered sugar, six ounces ; lamp-black, one
ounce; green or yellow soap, two ounces;
water, one-half pint ; spirits of turpentine,
one-half pint. Dissolve the soap in the
water, add the other solid ingredients,
mix well, and add the turpentine. Lay it
on harness with a sponge, and polish off
with a brush. The same blacking ought
to answer as well for boots and shoes.
Journal of Applied Chemistry.
Rat Poison. The following method of
preparing poison for rats is said to be
more effectual than moistening grain
with a solution of strychnine: Make a
clear solution of arsenite of potash, by
boiling in a large iron kettle one part of
white arsenic, one of carbonate of potash,
and twenty-five of water, stirring
the whole well together; add 25 parts of
water, and introduce, while warm, 50 parts
of barley, wheat or oats, stirring frequently
during 24 to 30 hours ; then heat the grain
and stir it with a paddle until it appears
dry externally. For use in the house it
may be advisable to color the grain by
adding 1,500 parts of liquid fuchsia?
Clean the kettle after use by scouring with
lime. In most cities, however, the arsenite
of potash can be obtained ready made,
and thus the trouble and danger of prepa
ration is saved.
Puff-Paste. The requisites for a good
pastry cook are neatness, diligence and a
certain sleight-of-hand, so that it is not
surprising if perfect success in the art is
not an affair of every -day occurrence.
That white, flaky pastry of the olden
time that would melt in your mouth was
dependent for its excellence rather upon
the way in whichit was made than upon
its component parts. The proportions al
lowed for the finest quality of paste are a
light pound of butter and lard mixed to
a heaping quart of sifted flour and a tea
spoonful of salt. The cooler the temper
ature at which it is worked the more cer
tain will the cook be of succeeding in her
effort. A marble pasteboard is also a val
uable adjunct. The more delicate the
handling the better. Let a large spoonful
of the shortening be worked into a fourth
part of the flour with the hands, as lightly
as possible, using cold water enough to
make the lump as soft as can be handled.
Dredging with flour to prevent its stick
ing, transfer the dough to the board and
roll it out as thin as you can without tear
ing it. Cover the whole surface over with
thin slices of butter and lard. Dredge
over a layer of flour. Double over and
with your bread-pin roll out again until
as thin as before. Repeat these processes
until all the shortening is used, or at least
four times; five or even seven times only
make it more flaky and delicious. The
oven in which pastry is baked should be
regularly heated, but not quick enough to
discolor it. Hearth and Home.
Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organs iu
Russia.
These instruments are making their ex
cellence known to the sovereigns of Eu
rope as well as those of America. Lon
don alone has had nearly one thousand of
them since the beginning of last year, and
the London Choir mentions it as signifi
cant that one of the best portraits of the
Russian Princess, whose recent marriage
to the Duke of Edinburg is so mag
nificently celebrated, represents her as
playing on one of these popular American
organs.
The Greatest farmer In the West.
John Wentworth, Chicago, wishes those
desiring improved cattle, horses, sheep,
hogs, fowls, mules, etc., to write to him
for his circular.
French Cake. Two cups of sugar,
four cups of flour, three-quarters of a cup
of butter, one cup of milk, four eggs, two
teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, one tea
spoonful of bi carbonate of soda. To be
flavored with rose water and baked in
small tins.
Don't Tamper with a Cold. Perhaps in
the whole category of diseases to which hu
manity is susceptible, the cough is most neg
lecied In its early stage. A simple cough is
generally regarded as a temporary affliction
unpleasant, and nothing more; but to those
who have paid dearly for experience, it is the
signal for attack for the most fearful of all
diseases Consumption. A cough will lead to
consumption if not checked so sure as the
rivulet leads to the river, yet it is an easy
enemy to thwart, if met by the proper remedy.
Allan's Lung Balsam is the great cough remedy
of the age, and it 1ms earned its reputation by
merit alone. Sold by all good druggists.
Six Millions. About two years ago,
Dr. J. Walker, an old and prominent
ph3sician of California, discovered, by
actual experience upon his own system, a
medicine which may honestly be termed
"a boon to suffering humanity." Being a
combination of herbajistic extracts, pun
gent and sour to the taste, and yet pos
sessed of gentle stimulative characteris
tics although entirely free from alcohol
he named it Vinegar Bitters, and
despite the prejudice existing among his
profession against all patented medicines,
he determined to brave the jeers of his
brother practitioners, and give to suffer
ing humanity the benefit of his accidental
discovery. "lie did so, and the benefits
from its use became known. The de
mand increased, and immense quantities
were sold, st a merely nominal price. Its
mentis told in the fact that "in two years
over six millions of bottles have been
sold;" and still the demand increases.
Surely such a man should be ranked
among the benefactors of the human race
29
Interesting to Invalid Litiflles.
IIarlemvillk, Columbia Co., N. Y July 9, 1873.
R. V. Pierce. M. P. :
Dear Sir Your favor is Just received. I
intended to have written to you several weeks
since concerning the improvement in my
health, which is now very apparent. I have
used one bottle of Favorite Prescription with
the. best results, although I will admit that I
was somewhat discouraged after its ure (for a
6hort time only). I took it under very disad
vantageous circumstances having the super
vision of the house and during the season of
" house cleaning" was obliged, through .the
incompetency of help, to do more than I ought,
and, of course, suffered dreadfully, lifted
when I ought not to have r.-iised my hand, and
did all I could to bring "order out of chaos,"
but upon laying aside all cares and continu
ing the remedy I find after using less than
one bottle to be so much benefited that I have
discontinued the use, with no return of the
symptoms of which I wrote you. I have suf
fered terribly and what added to my distress
was the consciousness of not procuring relief
from ordinary sources, at times it seemed
about impossible to 6tand so great was the
distress. All of those severe neuralgic pains
have disappeared, they were so bad at times I
could hardly walk without some external
pressure. They seem to have left me like
magic, suddenly, and have had no return; all
other symptoms have been removed. The se
vere weakness and faintcess have disappeared,
and I can go up 6tairs with comparative ease
now. I would have informed you ere this of
my improvement, for I appreciated It, but I
was fearful it was only transient benefit I was
receiving, but I think sufficient time has
elapsed to consider the beneficial results per
manent. Accept of my best wishes for your
future success and your kindness in advising
me. Very truly,
Mas. M. Nettie Sxtder.
It is now generally admitted by honest
physicians that when once the consumption is
fairly fastened upon the lungs no human
power can save the patient from death. They
also say that about fifty per cent, of those
who die from this disease can trace the cause
to a neglected cough or cold, which might
have been cured by a small bottle of Liquid
Opodeldoc, or what is the same thing,
Johnson Anodyne Liniment.
Cut this notice out and bring it with you.
We are authorized to refund the cash to any
person or persons who shall buy and use
Parsons' Purgative PUls and fail of relief and
satisfaction.
To have the money needlessly spent every
year would give substantial comfort to almost
every person. To have the money saved bv
buying SILVER TIPPED boots and ehois
would buy each parent every year a new pair
ot bhoes.
Hearing Restored. A great invention
Send stamp for particulars to George J. Wood ,
Madison, Ind.
Household Pnace and Family LlnV
ment. WHT Will. .YOU ICTTH ?
To ill persona suffering from Rheumatism. Neural
To all persona Buffering from Rheumatism, Neural
irla, Cramps in the limbs or stomach. Bilious Colic,
gla. Cramps In the limbs or stomach. Bilious Colic,
Pain In the back, bowels or side, we would sax Tax
Pain In the back, bowels or side, we would say Ths
HOCSZHOLD PlSlCSl AND FAjntT LlSIMKHT is Of
Household Pasacxa and Faxilt Liximiht la of
all others the remedy you want tor Internal and ex
all others the remedy you want for Internal and ex
ternal use. It has enred the above complaints In
ternaluse. It has cured the above complaints in
thousands of cases. There Is no mistake about It.
thousands of cases. There is no mistake about lb
Try It. Sold by all Druggists.
TrylL Sold by an Druggists.
Brown's Bronemai Trocnci for Congta,
and Colds,
. A COUGH, COLD OB SOKE THKOAT
Requires Immediate attention, and should be Check
ed. If allowed to continue, Ibeitation or thx
LrHGS, A rXRMASK T THEOAT AjMCTIOW. OB A
iNOUBABt-x Lriro Diskass is often the result.
BROWX'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES,
Having a direct Influence on the parts, give Immedi
ate reUef. For Bronchitis, Astbx a, Catabbh. Cor
scmftivs AJfD Throat Disxasxs, Tboghbs are used
with always good success.
Singers and Pcblio Spkaxbrs
Will find Tbochbs useful In clearing the voice when
taken before Singing or Speaking, and relieving the
throat after an unusual exertion of the vocal organs.
Obtain only "Beowk's Bboxchiai. Tbocms," and
do not take any of the worthless Imitations that may
be offered. Sold everywhere.
Thirty Years Experience of an Old
Nurse,
Meb. Wixslow's Soonmre SrBtrr Is the prescrip
tion of one of the best Female Physicians and Kursea
In the United States, and has been used for thirty
years with never-falling safety and success by mill
ions of mothers and children, from the feeble infant
of one week old to the adult. It corrects acidity ot
the stomach, relieves wind colic, regulates the bow
els, and gives rest, health, and comfort to mother and
child. We believe it to be the Best and Surest Reme
dy In the World in all cases of DYSENTERY and
DIARRHOEA IN CHILDREN, whether It arises from
Teething or from any other cause. Full directions
for using will accompany each bottle. None Genuine
unless the fac-slmlle of CURTIS & PERKINS is on
the outside wrapper.
Sold by aix Mswcike Dkaxkbs.
Children Often Look Pale and Sick
From no other cause than having worms in the stom
ach. BROWN'S VERMIFUGE COMFITS
will destroy Worms without Injury to the child, being
perfectly white, and free from all coloring or other
Injurious Ingredients usually used In worm prepara
tions. CURTIS & BROWN, Proprietors,
No. 213 Fulton street. New Tork.
Sold by Drurjgisls and Chemists, and Dealers in
Medicines, at Twexty-fivk Cents a Box.
Godet's Lady's Book. The illustra
tions in the number for March are : A beautiful
steel plate, "The Wedding Favor"; a finely-col
ored Fashion Plate ; " Waiting." a very pretty
wood engraving; an Extension Sheet, giving the
latest styles in dresses, bonnets, children's fash
ions, and a great variety of other matters belong'
ins to the toilet. The-Work and other II onsc-
hold departments are all well filled with useful
information, which is of itself worth the sub
scription price of the magazine. In addition are
several interesting stories and other entertaining
literary natter, publnsiiea Dy l. A. uodet,
Pbiladeluhia. Pa., at $3.00 per year: four copies
$10.00, and a beautiful chromo to each sub-
ucriber.
Best and Oldest Family Medicinb. Sanfora'l
Lirer JnviQornUrr a purely Vegetable Cathartic and
Tonic for Dyspepsia, Constipation, Debility, Silk
Headache, Bilious AttuckH, ana all derangements ot
over, btoniiuu ana Howei. ajk your urut;gut lor
lu icxca e of iuiiunions
Dr. J. Walker's California Tin
egar Hitters are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the na
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor
nia, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question i3 almost
daily asked, 'What is the cause of the
unparalleled success of Vinegab Bit
TERSt" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and tho patient re
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and a life-giving principle,
a perfect Renovator and Invigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has a medicine been
compounded possessing tho remarkable
quaht'es of Vinegar Bitters in healing the
f ick of every disease man ia heir to. They
are a gentle Purgative as well as a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver and Visceral Organs in Bilious
Diseases
The properties of Dr. Walker's
Vikegar Bitters are Aperient, Diaphoretic,
Carminative, Nutritions, Laxative, Diuretic,
Sedative, Counter-irritant Sudorific, Altera
tive, and Anti-Bilious.
it. ii. Mcdonald & co
Drnpeists and Gen. Acts., San Francisco, California,
and cor. of Washincrton mid Charlton SU- N. Y.
Sold by all Drugs4 and Dealer.
OTIIIa BETTER," said Dr. JoTm Ware-of
Boston, ttiaa Caller Bros.' celebrated EGETABLE
i'ULMOXAKi :UAI.bAM,lort;oiasanacon8umpiiou,
'HEX WUITIM3 TO AOVKRTIMKK
nut you hhw the advertisement
in mis paper.
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CnreforConsnption,
Bronchitis, Asthma, and Croup.
As an Expectorant it has No Equal.
It Is composed of the active principles of roots nnd
plants, which are chemically extracted, so a to retain
au meir metucai quauueu.
I I
ALLEN'S LUAG BALSAM.
I i
This Great Medicine xva.u First- Offered
For Sale Ten Years Ago.
Ita good qualities were soon made known at home,
and very soon Us fame was noised far and near j now
It is sold in nearly every drus store in the Vnited
nates. No similar medicine stands higher wlfh the
people. It is well known on the Pacific eovt, and
eveu from Australia large orders are received for it.
And throughout Canada it la well and favorably
known, and sold everywhere.
Ministers and Public Speakers,
vTho are so often afflicted with threat diseases, will
find a sure remedy In this Balsam. Lozenges and
"Wafers sometimes give relief, but thlsjBalsam, taken
S few times, will Insure a permanent cure.
Will all those afflicted with Coughs or Consumption
rive this Balsam a fair trial? They will be pleased
with the refill', and confess that the SLHI IlEJU
DY IS FOUND AT LAST.
READ THE.FOLLOWINCl
What the St. Loots Journal has to say:
Read and Kiflect. To such as may desfVe a rem
edy for thb curse of hnman.ty, Consumption, Allen's
tuns Balsam gives the anchor of hone
Allen's Lung Balsam has been trfed by thousands,
who give evidence, not only by writing testimonials,
that tbey have been cored, but by their physical ap
pearance. The recommendations thte valuable remedy has re
ceived from those who know the good It baa done for
them, place Allen's vLiing Balsam In the front rank of
the heaUngandllfe-restorfng remedies of this century.
CAITIO V. Be not deceived. Call for AI.I.KVS
Lryo BALSAM, and take no ether.
fSDirectlons accompany each bottle.
J. N. HAIU1I3 & Co., Cincinnati. O., Proprietors.
Tor Sale by all Medicine Dealers.
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Is a scientific combination of two well-known medi
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build np the system. Physicians flndthe doctrinecor
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Carbolic Arid portttrely arrests Decay. It U the
most powerful antiseptic In the known wor d. In
tering Into the circnlution. it at once grapples with
corruption, and decay ceases. It purifies the sources
0tCX lirer Oilis XatursSbest assistant In resisting
Consumption.
Put ii p In Iarja;e wedge-laped bottles,
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oil is for sale bv all re
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RADWAY'S READY
Cures the Worst Pains
IN FBOX
ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES.
NOT ONE IIOUI.
rraa keadixs mis advkrtiskmbxt
Need anyonoSufTer with Pain
Radway'a lleady Belief ' a ( lire for every Tauj
IT WAS Till IEHT AND 23
THE ONLY I'AIN ItEMKDY
that instantly stops the moit excruciating pnln. allays
Inflammations, and cures Congestions, whether of the
Lnnss, Stomach, Kcwcls, or other glands or organs by
one application,
IN FKO.M 0:.i'- TO TTVEJCTV MIX UTEP.
no matter how violent or cx'-ruclatlnir the pnln the
RHEUMATIC, Bed-rlJ'Icn, InUrm, Crippled, .ervous.
Neuralgic, or prostrated with Ulncise may sallii,
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
WILL ArOr.I) I.STiT EASE.
INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEi"S.
INFLAMMATION' oF THU DLADPKK.
INFLAMMATION OF THE liOWELS.
COXCESTK iV OF THE LUNGS.
SORF. THT.OAT, DIFFICULT IWIEATHINC.
rALI'ITATlO i OF THE IIEAIlT.
HYSTERICS, CKOir.DlI 111 III IMA.
CATAI.lill, INFLUENZA.
HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE-
NET IIAI.CIA, RHEUMATISM.
COLD CHILLS, AGUE t HIM.f.
The application of the I-nilv It dicf t the part
or parts where (ho piiiu or ii.Ju.uUy cxirt.1 will aliord
cn-e and comfort.
Twenty rtrps In half a fntnh1r of water will. In a
few rioiiH'nts, cure t ramp-. pi:ms, So'tr 'I,(tl,
Heart hnrn, Hr-k Heartache. I t:n r r i l' -eiil'.iy. Colic,
Wind In I lie How e'.K, aiet all Iu't ii.nl I u'im.
'J ntvclers slmiil I itlw avs enrrv a Isiiile of I.'nd
wiiv'm Ilcinly Kclifl' wiia lUem. A few tln.pt In
w.i'i'l' wiil prevent Mrkue-s or mtn from rli:mue of
witcr. It i better than French Jiruudy or Uitn-rs us a
Dti umlaut.
FEVER AND AGUE.
Fever and Airtie enrert for flfly centi. There Is nnt
0 remedial n-iit In tlil world that III cure ' cr ami
AL-ue.nnd all ot her Malariotis.ri In us. Scarlet .TyilitMrt,
Yellow ami other Fevers tiiiilcil t-y ll ii'Mi V 'sVu-LH,
so iulck as 1Uiwai ' Iaui lluar.
Fifty Cents per Mottle.
HEALTH! BEAUTY!
BTP.OXG AND PURE IHCIT BLOOD INCIJE A SE OF
FLESH AND WEIGHT CLEAK HiLS
AND BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION
bECUKED TO ALL.
DR. RADWAY'S
Sarsaparillian Resolvent
HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISniXO CFP.ES; SO
iUICKSO RAPID AP.E THE CHANGES TUU
UODr UNDERGOES, UNDER THE IN
FLUENCE OF THIS TRULY" WON
DERFUL MEDICINE, THAT
j Every Day an Increase in Flesh and
Weight is Seen and Felt,
THE GREAT ELOOD PURIFIER.
Every drop of the PARS APARTLT IAV REPOl.V
FNT communicates throimh the llloort. bweat, t'rtne,
nnd oiln-r HhIi Is and Juices of i ho system, t tie vincr or
lite, lor it repairs the wastes of tin) dud with new and
sound material, fccrottila, ry'h'!l Con-umtitinn,
Olnntlnlar Disease. 1'iecis m tho Tl.rtctt. Month,
Tumors, Nodes In tho Glands ami other parts of I tit
syMein, Sore Kyes, fctrmnoroiiH olwharire-i from tlia
cars, and t lie worxt tonus of h-kin disease. Krupiioiis,
Fever Sores, Scald Head, liitiK Worm, Salt Klieiim,
Erysipelas, Acne, lilacs: ppois. Worms In the Flc-di.
Tumors, Cancers In the Womb, nnd uil weakenln? uinf
paintul dl-eliares, Niht hweius, aud ail wasies of
the. lite principle, are wnliln the curat Ivs ramie of thii
woliderol Modern Chctniciry, iind a lew dav-t' u-e will
prove to awy person nxtux ti for eithci of tuct) loi'uut
Of diseass, its potent power to cu-e tl.cm.
If the patient, daily Ik coming reduced l.y th wastes
and decomposition that is continually proirresstnir, suo
ceeds in arrestinjr these, wastes, ami r puiis the samo
with new material made lrom hvil'hv hlood and tin
theSAKSAPARlI.LIAN will and does secure a euro
is certain ; for wlien oncetlils remedy commence Its
work of purification, and succeeds In diminish tig tho
loss of wastes, its repairs ill lie rapid, and every day
the patient will fel himself jjr.win la tier and strong
er, the food dlirestintr iK ttcr, appetite, lmpruviiig, und
llcsti and weight increnslmr.
Not only does the Sacs CAHn.I.lAX Rj'sot -nrvT excel
all known remedial airents In the cure of ( hronic, M iu
lulous. Constitutional aud bklu Uiaeaa. s, but 11 in Ih'i
only positive cure lor
KIDNEY AND BLADDER COMPLAINTS,
Urlnarv and Womb dlea.es, Ornvel, IHalwtc-, Iropv.
Moppaye of Water, lni oir.liieiiee of Trine, llrifiht's
Disease, AHiunilmiru, and In all case where there aro
brick-dust tlejiosits, or the water is thick, cloudy, mixed
with substances like the white id an c.'i, or thread
like white silk, or there Is a morbid, dark, billons an.
Iiearanee, atid white hone-dust d 'iKits, and when thern
s a prl. ll'.np. burninir sensation when passing water,
and jialu iu the email of the back and aluii the loins.
Tumor of 1 2 Years' Crowth Cured M
by Radway's Resolvent. t
price si.oo ifft hottm;.
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Perfect Purgative and Regulating Pills,
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wsy's Pills, for the. euro of all disorders oi the Hon
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lysH-pt.;a. Uliloiisncss. Mlious, Typhus and 'Mpholil
Kevers. Inflammation of the Jtouels, Piles. mhI s'I de
rnnuemnns of tha Internal Vls'-cia. Warranted t.
effects oslttve enre. Purely Vegetable, containing
no mercury, minerals, or deleterious drus.
rsrobecrve the following symptoms resulting from
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Constipation, Inwnrd Dies. Fulness of the Flood In
the Head. Acidity ot the Momnch, Nansi-a, Keartlmi n.
Dieust of Food, Fullness or Weight In the Motmich,
Sour Kructallons, sinking or Pint lerlirjr at the l it of
the Stomach, Swimniinir of the Had, Untried ami Iif
flcnlt Hre;thinj, Flutterlmr at tne Heart, ( liokiiijr or
huffoentlne wns.it ions hen in a l.vlmr posture, Dltn
nws of Vision, Dots or Webs bei,,,-.; ihe Ml-Iii. Fcvbt
antl Dull I'ain in the Head. Deficiency of Perspiration,
Yellowness oi tho Skin and Eyes, Pain In the Side,
t best, LPubs, and Sudden Hushes of Jlent, llnrnliiir In
the Flesh. A lew doses of HA I W A V'S pll.l.s will
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THE GREAT ALTERATIVE A'D
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It i3notaquack nostrum. Tba
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It will positively cure
SCROFULA
and kindred diseases, FITFUMA-
GOUT, GOITRE, JillOXCIII-
TIS, NERVOUS It E HI LIT Y.
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Send for our Kosadalis Almanac,
in wpich you will find certificates
from . reliable and trust-worthy
Physicians, Ministers of the Gos
pel, and others.
lr. II. Wilson Carr, of Haiti
more, says he haiused it in cases of
Scrofula and other diseases with much
"satisfaction.
Ur. T. C Puffh, of Baltimore, TO
commend it to all persona suflenng
with diseased Blood, saying it is supe
rior to any preparation he has ever used
Ilew. tlabmy Hall, of the Balti
more M. E. Conference South, says
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it to all his friends and acquaintances.
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feam'l CJ. MeKadden, Murfree
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Will cure L-iilt is anu r ever, x- " v J
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Circular or Almanac.
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