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fJenfrat Amnesty. A BorTHEiix editor, com men tin? upon the lctierof JetT. DavU lu reply to Messrs. lil.iinr Ami GnrficM, snys: "Jeff. Davis w a right, " and adds: We are netting e'rnnt enirjh It think nnrt 7y frhftt 111 f'.'te. The ronce..-Eion thnt wc have at rvailv made have nnt no good whatever, ami it is nt likely that Rintliin ran cwr do will ril he Northern mind of that tl.-ep aii'l dpviltnh hatred it feels toward every Southern idea and aeutiinent. The only ' concessions" made bv ex Confederates that we know of arc: first, consenting to come back into the Union aftcrthey were whippet!: second, begging for amnesty. The " concessinn" of com in hack into tlie Union when they couldn't help it is uot worthy of much consideration. The "concession" of bepjriug for amnc;-ty and taking an oath to pet it when they could not get it in any other way is not exactly conclusive of loyaltv and pood faith. Xow the South ern editor says : We are getting strong cnouph to think and say whit we please." This is the eecict of the Amnesty measure defeated by the Republican minority in the lower house of Congress. The purpose of its introduction and intended pa-ssago was to demonstrate that there was no longer need ot concessions on the part of ex-rebels. If an Amnesty bill could bo passed, restoring to. all the rights of citi zenliip, Jeff. DaVis and others, who ob stinately decline to beg for pardon, and who still declare their adhesion to the cause of the late Confederacy, the act would constitute a tacit recognition of the right of secession, and so of the binding force of the doctrine of btaie sovereignty, as opposed to that of the indivisibility ot the nation. Thus argued ex-Con federates in and out of Congress, and the Demo cratic party of the country adopted this xiew, and voted for atnneMy without con ditions. Hut the fact that amnesty under these circumstances was defeated, shows that the Southern editor is too fast in de claring " Wc are getting strong enough to think and say what we please." The proposition to indorse the doctrine of State rights in the form of an Amnesty bill, thus threatening the nullification of the later amendments to the Constitution, roused the national spirit and called forth a vigorous protest. The South is not " strong enouirh" to think and sav what it pleases, if it pleases to think that this is not a nation, and pleases to say that the secession of ltil was a righteous and a legal art. It is just this principle that the people will not consent to have em bodied in the form of law. Inler-Ucean. Hon Southern Sectionalism Has Re tired. Under the Reconstruction acts, planters an I commercial men have grown rich, and with their increase of prmluction and wealth the old spirit of the slave master lias returned with double force to crush out personal liberty. An ex-Confederate talking over his exploits always grows warm on the subject of freedom, lie will tell you that the South, meaning the rebel South, could not live in union with the North because its liberties were d-stryc 1. It therefore appealed to the arbitrament of the sword. I5ut if you ask: Why did the South rebel? he will tell you to pre serve slavery, and that the "lost cause" will still revive and flourish. The exist ence of this element in the country is shown by the per.-isteut ell'ort to re-enact servitude in some form; to bring the col ored citizens under the control of the whites, that they may do the bidding of their old masters, or sutler the conse quences. The White Leaguers in the South are composed of ex-Confederate Demo crats and their sympathizers, who have a graduated scale tit oppression to de stroy the independence ot the black voter. Democratic land-owners will not sell or let to a negro land in States under Democratic ascendency. I 'loiters or farmers will not employ or pay for negro 1 ilxir unless the colored man will under take to vote as he is told, and always for the enemies of his race. Traders will not give the black man tru-t for the necessi ties of life. The lo.-al ofliecrs in such States are not anxious to educate the negro, and so they complain of his igno rance and want ot culture. What, then, can the negro do who has his family to provide for? Do these besotted ex C'on federate, whites think the colored men cannot see their drift? Practical slavery is re-established wherever the colored man is prevented from sup porting life by lalor unless lie will rote under the dictation of his masters. Negroes that resist these outrages are ruthlessly shot by men who talk of the brutality of the negro character, and tell how much they yearn to have the North forget the war and embrace as brothers. Jit-public Magazine. Government Expenses An Interest ing Comparison. Some statistician has been going over the ledger of the Government for the last twenty years, and demonstrated the fact that the Governmental expenses, deduct ing those which appertain exclusively to the war, are less per head than they were under the Democratic Administration of Buchannan. The following figures, in round numbers, for the year ending June '30, 1873. tell their own ttory: Annnnl expense f"r is: $.(.( to Annual expenses for 1S.VJ Sl.i (O.txHJ Annual expenses for 1S0O T7.eon.omj Per year Expense for 1873.... rrtim which deduct intrrei-t on debt of Democratic war f lrrvoo.i) Finking fund appropriation Imdi.dii Pensions on account of war it.no.imu Internal lie veil ue expense on account of war T.nno.ftxi Refunding war taxes l..si.no War damages paid 4.tJ0.uJ Ilinting bond and- notes and uentiatinj; f0.OTO,n0O Extra clerk hire caused by war 5i0,O00 Interest on Pacific Railway Donas 4.ijim.tx) $i,iiO.(J0 . si,niio.aio . JC74.0W,OUi f lft.000.000 Currency i'WOO.oO Difference between currency and p!d on f..0uu,(Ml, average IJ.rtiO.i Per year V"..i ),( j TVmocratic Expense Population in isi'iii, 31. 0OU.(O; expense, fS1.0H0,Ki; eijual to per bead. Republican Expanses Population in l'C.Y 42. nto.oul; expense, $.s6,Ol0,m; eual to $.!.. per head. Tim is allowing r.othing on account of any expenses caused by. outlawry in the South, nor anything for the increase ot army, navy ami clerical force caused by the war, which amounts to $1.",000,UO. Washington Dipatch to Chicago lnter-Ocean. The Republican l'artj In Illinois. We may say with all truth that never have we witnessed in the State of Illinois more confidence or a lietter feeling in a political gathering than characterized that of the State Centra! Committee and the scores of prominent Republicans who re cently met with it in this city. Without exception, the gentlemen in attendance and almost every county in the State was represented gave hoiK'fiil reports of the political situation and prospers. The Republican party is as strong in Illinois to-day as it ever has la-en since its organization. The "Lilierals" of two years ago are coming bark into the old ranks, and, as a rule, the grangers who had been duped into the " Independent'' movement by Democratic sharp-practice, have discovered their mistake, ami will Ik? found under the Republican banners in the coming campaign. With ft strong ticket ot good men, and a platform that will truly reflect the popular sentiment in reference to the great issues liefore the country, success will be inevitable. Chi cago Journal. I tt The New Hampshire campaisrn Is being fought on the o'd war issues. The Democrats have the connotation of knowing thnt they "have themselves furnished the material. At to York Tribune. Very true. The Democrats " furnished the material" which brought on the war, which kept it up, and which is now mak ing it an ' issue" again. Let us whip them out once again," and so completely this time that the "war issues" will-be settled finally and forever. Chicago Jour. Or the latest deceased millionaire in New York his biographers can find noth ing U tter to say than that he sold five and a half tons of buckwheat cakes in one winter, lie was a resuraraat keeper. Sensible Tone? Ladles. Sir Edward Thon ton and family set a most excellent example, in the matter ot d.-esa, to Washington society, and one that Americans generally might heed to ad vantage. This declaration is called out by an in cident which occurred on the avenue a few bright days ago, when ail of fashion able lite here that could pet out was on the promenade. The matinee at the prin cipal theater was just pouring out its crowd, made up lare'y of young ladies dressed in all the agonies of the styles, to swell the tide, when the English Mini-tcr and two daughter appeared upon a cross ing which led di;!gn?dly along the line of the 500 bedecked American women. As if by a common impulse the whole crowd caught the sight, and all caught themselves taking a good look at once. Sir Edward Thornton is known to all in Washington. His is a striking figure, and he walks and rides so often that every one recognizes him. It was not his appear ance, howevir, that 'drew such suducn at tention from this crowd of silks, laces, feather nd jewelry, but the dn ss of the two daughters walking one on each side of him. There was the titled Minister of one of the greatest nations of the earth, living here in the largest mansion of the city, and giving now and then such enter tainments as eclipse all others for their el egance. His establishment is a shrine where all fashion which can obtain ad mission worships. But lor all this here were Sir Edward and his daughters out for a walk, and by chance passing in re view lieiore hundreds of American women tricketloutin all that the fashion-plates pre scribe; and being out for a walk, these high-hoin young ladies were setting thfir American cousins a letson which should have put every one of them to blush. The English ladies had on heavy boots lo begin with, so heavy that it was entirely un necessary to dodge around tiie damp spots in the avenue crossing. Next, their arms were free, and not engaged in holding up the training dresses in which American female idiots will persist in sweeping through the filth of the streets. Their skirts not only did not touch, but they were not so low that every step spattered them with concentrated nastiness. The skirts were plain, and of plain material. The.re was also an absence of the intricate humping-up, reeting-iu, pulling back and bunching out which distinguish those whom Americans adore. IJut in stead of all this, each wore a plain, com fortable and decent walking-ekirt. Each had on a substantial cloak, but, horror upon horrors, they were cut in the stjlc ot two winters ago. The chances are that the cut was thai of three seasons since. At any rate, that was the prevailing opin ion in one group of Americans that dis cussed the tiueslion with that eagerness which its importance demanded. "The horrid things," said one, as she stepped into a puddle and splarhed her while stockings and the whole side of a white lace skirt she displayed as she was trying to hold it out of the mud; "the horrid things, those cloaks and skirts are four seasons old, as I'm alive. And all the money they've got, too!" " Abominable!" gasped another, in an under tone, as her own train of silk swept otf the curb and into the gutter, where it soaked a moment, as she com pleted her observation and rcmatked: "Abominable! What can the Queen be thinking about, if she knows what guys her immediate representatives make of themselves in the Capital of America?" And so the Minister and his daughters, all the pictures of health and vigorous life, moved along the front of the crowd quite unconscious of the universal atten tion they were exciting, or of the valuable lesson they were giving those who chose to learn it. Jlut lew of those who did lay the less on to heart will dare to prac tice it, ami probab y not one who moves in the fashionable life of Washington w ill have the courage to imitate the good example of those English ladies of rank. For if they did, you see, the young gen tlemen who give the Germans gentle men who would :itany time exchange their own number seven hea U lor number four feet would never be seen w ith them on the street, or at the opera, and would nev er invite them to those " divine dances." "And then what would life bc'r" Wath inglon Cor. Cine naati Gazette. iarchlti: In comparing the principal Armies of Europe we find the German with a stride of ol1 inches and a cadence of 112 per minute; the Austrian with one of 2!) inches, and a cadence of 11-1 to 120; the Italian with one of 2i inches, and a ca delice of 120; and the English with a pace of yo Inches and a cadence of 11G per minute. Hence the German infantry would gain forty -ciht inches" "in every minute on the ihitish, or at the rate of 240 feet per hour. In like manner the Austrian and Ita"i-in gaiu cixiy-ilve inches every minute, or at the rate of :?4-l feet per hour, on our troops, and U1 feet per hour on German infantry, 'i aking an eight hours' march as a fair s implo ot what may be expected from trained sol diers on active service, it therefore reveals that British infantry regiments would at the termination be 1,S20 feet, or more than the third of a mile, behind Germans, and 2,7o0 feet, or more than half a mile, in rear of Austrians and Italians. The gain or loss of distance being, however, of less im portance than the fatigue caused by its accomplishment, it is to this point that we should direct the attention of the mili tary authorities. According to our own experience gained during marches in In dia, aggregating several thousand miles, a short, jerky pace is infinitely more tiring than a long measured stride." In the first regiment, in which the writer had tiie honor to serve, "stepping out" was the order of the day, and the men made noth ing of rattling oil' their twelve or filteen miles. But in his second corps a cramped, dancing sort of gait had come into vogue, to the great distress of every individual, officer or private, who possessed the ordi nary length of leg. Of course this is the main factor to be considered when dealing with the question, the same length ot pace being clearly impossible for a regiment of ducks and a battalion of stork. Rut it haviug been just proved that French sol diers, who are notoriously short-legged, can step twenty-nine inches at a cadence of 11-1 to the minute, there seem valid grounds for believing that something bet ter than a pace of thirty inches and a cadence of 116 might be expected of the comparativel.yjong-limbed Uritish soldier. London Journal. Seeing Yourself as a Ghost. The possibility of this seems to be shown by Mrs. Kemble, in this extract from htr reminiscences in tiie March Atlnniie: I habitually read while combing and brushing my hair at night, and though I made no use of my looking-glass while thus employed, having my eyes fixed on my hook, I sat (for purposes of general convenience) at my toilet table in front of the mirror. While engrossed in my book it has frequently happened to nie acci dentally to raise my eyes and suddenly to fix them on 013' own image in the glass, when a feeling of startled surprise, as it I had not known I was there and did not immediately recognize my own reflection, would cause me to remain looking at my self, the intentncss with which 1 did so increasing as the face appeared to me not my own; anil under this curious fascination my countenance has altered, becoming gradually so dread ful, so much more dreadful in expression than any human face I ever saw or could describe, while it was next to impossible for me to turn my eyes away from the hideous vision confronting me, that I have felt more than once that unless by the strongest effort of will I immediately averted my head, I should certainly be come insane. Of course I was myself a party t this strange fascination of terror, and must, no doubt, have exercised some pow er of volition in the assumption of the expression that my face gradually pre sented, and which was in no sense a dis tortion or grimace, but a terrible look suggestive of despair and desperate wick edness, the memory of 'which even now alfects me painfully-. 13ut though in some measure voluntary, 1 do not think I was conscious at the time that the process w as so ; antl 1 have never lwen able to de termine the precise nature of this nervous affection, which beginning thus in a startled feeling of sudden surprise went ou to such a climax of fascinated terror. , ttSm Hoit Consniners Are Swindled by Dis honest Traders. Honorable competition in trade is alarm ingly rare. Men do not depend upon su perior intelligence to get forward; but upon an abhorred Admixture bf Cunning And audacity. Intelligent mastery of busi ness is not so much in request as preco cious acquaintance with the trick of trade. Industry there is of a certain kind, but it is not that sound, safe, plodding, straightforward virtue of the primitive, djys, content to delve in humble obscuri ty, and by patient, though tardy, accumu lation, to reach the goal of modest com petenc3 as the end of an honorable career. This ancient and sterling quality finds a deadly substitute in the feverish rush of the street, the delirious whirl of the gold room, and the frenzied excitement of the exchange. The modern high-pressure system of pushing business by rail and telegraphic wire and traveling salesmen has imparted to mercantile transactions an exaggerated air of attractiveness ; and thousands, fascinated by the busy scenes of activity and bustle, "have vainly imag ined that the merchant's yard-stick was a Midas' wand to convert all that it touched into gold. Dazzled by the spectacle ot colossal fortunes heaped up by a few ex ceptionally successful men in commercial lile, the crowds of eager tradespeople have swarmed every avenue of traffic, jostling and elbowing each other in a suf focating scramble for the prizes of bust ness. Committed to their chosen pursuits, however lacking in qualifications for Ul timate success, men without capital and without experience have recklessly plunged into competition with both. Jn a contest so unequal, an open field and fair fight were preordained destruction to the fledgling tradesman and tyro manu facturer, llence the inevitable resort to questionable practices. Hence short weights, at first dexterously covered up. The jobber, pressed by rivals, saw his chance ot competition "in his illicit appeal to cupidity; then followed orders Tor goods far below the app roved standard. The distant merchant, catching at length the infection, lell into the meshes ot dishonest manufacturers. liy the fatal laws of action and reaction, potent in the moral as in the physical world, the con nivance of the retailer still further stimu lated the dishonesty of the jobber, whose patronage gave the maker of the. goods warrant for still grosser and more flagrant violations of mercantile rectitude. By a singular hallucination each of the chief agents in these nefarious practices flattered himself that he was deceiving his fellows in guilt without himself being victimized. The manufacturer chuckled over the ob tuseness of the jobber, the jobber felici tated himself upon the stupidity of the retail dealer. In the end the deluded cus tomer was the common and helpless prey of this ring of vampires. As all things material gravitate to the center, which, for each of us is perpetually downward only downward so by this syBtein of Bharp practice and trickery, trade abuses con stanlry grew worse, and only worse. And now what have we come to? The oil mer chant cut down his barrels: the raisin producer reduces the size of his boxes) the canned goods manufacturer makes a smaller vessel and putscons'antiy less into it; the soap boiler sophisticates his ingre dients and then packs short-weight bars into short-size boxes; the match maker shortens count a little in each pretended, hundred until his deductions reach into thousands; the fish packer puts No. 3 fish into No. 1 kits of remarkatdy meager di mensions; candles Bhrink at both ends and fall oft" in the middle; wrapping, paper sulfets collapses an i drops to eix teen sheets to the quirel lamp-wicks (tcicAfd things) count only eleven to the dozen; stick candy gets awfully mixed up with terra alb.i; crops of Miperb tea are grown upon flat roofs in Vesey street, by airy hocus-pocus; peas, old enotiph and haid enough to do penance within the shoes of a devout Iirahmiu, arc soaked and parboiled, and put up as ficah Irom the garden and green from the pod; "oleo margarine" sails into market as prir.-.e 1'actory cheese; salt sacks get Ashton's brand that never tasted Ashton's brine; while numberless other clever tricks of legerdemain leave us in doubt as to the ingredicuts of our food ani the constitu ents of our drink. And all this in sight of Bunker Hill Monument, within sound of Grace Church chimes, under the shadow of Trinity spire! Now these are platitudes to very many of our readers. But be it so so to ears dull of hearing, and hearts waXe-l fit', are all the glorious words of Christ mere platitudes. The World, if saved, is to be redeemed by such truisms. Laws may help to reform these abuses; statutes may bo so ueftly framed as to reach the most glaring ot them; skillful jurists may tiovetail a system of trade regulations which would render manv ot these abuses impossible; the pulpit may do much to iHllii'v tb n:r I l'1-.i nrftit bv hitrllntf hoi bolts 01 denunciation down into this murky and pestiferous atmosphere; the press may do, and actually dots, incalcu lable services, by e peing these abuses and holding up their authors U just igno miny and withering scorn; but Jhe true remedy lies in the inculcation by the fire side aud in the school-room of the great cardinal virtues of integrity and honesty. The purification of the individual, and that alone, can issue in the regeneration of society and the reformation of busine-s. Let the remedy be tried at its prop r poiut of application, and hope may once more predict for us Jstrcr i Ji'clux, and the gold en ago be aain renewed. AT. Y. (J rote : 1 Story or an Engagement King. Some time ago a wealthy and otherwise attractive young gentleman of Washing ton, was engaged to le married to a beau tiful belle of Morgantown, W. Va., and a brilliant "society wedding" was looked forward to by the friends of both parties, particularly the young lady intimates of the prospective bride. But the course of this love was ti ue to tiie proverb about true love in general, and a month ago the engagement was broken olf, how or why docs not concern this story, though the whole affair may possibly be rudely dragged before the public by unfeeling lawyers, and for no fault -unless careless ness is a crime of either of the parties. Of course, the engagement broken, the young lady quickly sent back the ring, and the quickest way she could think of was by mail ; so by mail it went that is, it started from Morgantown, but never reached Washington. The gentleman made no inquiries about it, and, but for i train of events that couldn't possibly have been arranged by chance, might have gone on thinking that his former Ji inree was mercenary enough to hold on to the magnificent ring that had been a token of her loyalty to liim. But the mysterious destiny w hich shapes our ends ordered it otiierwisc. A few weeks - ago one of Hie Morgantown young lady's friends saw the ring on the hand of a lady in the same town, who was not acquainted with the first-named and consequently did not know the ring nor its history. Investigation was at once begun, and a few days' time and very lit tle trouble traced the ring to a clerk in the Fairmont postofTice, who, it i3 al leged, had stolen it from the mail, loaned it to a gentleman friend at Morgantown, W. Va., w ho had made it to io duty as an engagement ring lor his fiince in that place. The Fairmont I'ostotliee clerk was arrested by ; Government officials and will be tried in the United States District Court at l'arkersburg sometime during this month. To the trial of the postofliee clerk will probably be summoned, the young lady who " sent back" the ling, and possibly all parties connecter! with it, including the Morgantown gentleman and his fiiince. Should the question of the ownership of 'the ring come up it will prove a knotty one. To whom does or did the ring be long at the time of its loss? Thecase wiil be an interesting one at all events, aud highly so if it should be necessary to le gally prove the ownership of the alleged stolen property. Cumberland (JId.) Aect. Middletowi. N. Y., proposes to be represented at the Centennial by a monster ox live years old and weighing 5,000 pounds. He is the child of parents im ported from England, measures twenty five feet from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail and stands twenty-two hands high. It is estimated that if he were fat he would weigh fi.000 pounds, and his owner has been offered $5,000 fur a fourth interest in him. A Husband Loses Ills Wire at a (Jame of Cards. In the spring of 1870 a couple rcsiden in the Sixteenth ward joined their fortunes for bitter or for worse, and at the time their prospects in life seemed very fair. Since three years ago they have been apart, not exactly through any serious difference, and until yesterday had not met during that period. The names of the parties were Louis Lang and Anne Horsman, the latter of whom is now known as Mrs. Henry Doschcr, and the wife of a truckman of that name. Lang, in January, 1873, decided to take the advice of Horace Greeley and "go West," considering that times were hard hereabouts, and there he might find an opening. He is a professor of the ton sorial art, and had liecome tired of being a journeyman. Had he been able to open a shop with first-class fittings and all that, Lang would have remained in Brook lyn, probably', but he was not a child ot fortune, and his pride would not permit him to 6tart in any other than a " bang up" style. The plan was for Lang to get settled at Chicago or some other Western city, and then send for his Anne dear. Each wrote to the other regularly for a while, then the letters became less fre quent, until finally, after about fifteen months, they became completely, and, a the sequel shows, effectually estranged. So far as known, Lang remained true to his vow si not so, however, with Anne. She was Courted by the Henry Doschcr wht jsc name she bow bears, and, taking it for granted that Lang would never trouble her"" married him nearly two years since. Three months ago Lang returned to Brooklyn in search of his wife and child, and then learned for the first time of her recent marriage. He had had " hard luck" in his Western venture, having bought out a shop which in a short time usel up all his ready money, besides get ting him deeply in debt. The fact was that at no lime scarcely had he the money to spare to return, and his pride prevent ed him from making known to his wife and relatives the true state of his finan cial affairs. He lived in hope of re trieving his losses and ultimately bceonv ing a boss barber, but fate seemed against him, and thus far ho has failed to realize his ambitious aspirations. Last week Lang traced his Anne from a house in Ten Eyck street, where she until recently lived, to her present place of alMKle in Johnson avenue, and consulted a mutual friend as to what course to pur sue. Anne had heard of his return, and naturally felt anxious as to the possible consequences to her, legally, in case husband number one should feel in clined to appeal to the law. She also took into her confidence a friend, by chance the same person appealed to by Lang. Each desired an interview, and the time was set for bust evening at Anne's pres ent home. Doschcr had an understand ing of the circumstances, and willingly absented himself, in hopes of tin amica ble arrangement and that he should not lose his wife. A brother of Anne was present at the interview, which, through his bunsling, came near ending in a fight. Happily the woman prevented hostilities, and managed so deftly that Lang was satisfied to let by-gones be by gones, and start out again as though never married, on one condition, lie in sisted that Doschcr and he with the wife's brother and the mutual friend should play a rubber at euchre, to deter mine who had the best title to Anne. This was readily agreed to, and the husbands, as opponents, were soon after introduced and both sat at the same tabid To cut the story short, the rubber was played and won by husband number two (Doscher). They subsequently played several friendly games as partners, and w hen the party broke up there was not a man of them but had, as one of them termed it, "four sheets in the wind." Both Lang and Doscher wisely concluded that this sort of settlement was much bet ter than indulging in '.he expensive lux ury of the law, and that as long as they were satisfied it was nobody's business to criticise. Brooklyn Eagle. A Terrible Midnight Ilnnavyay, As two well-known citizens and their ladies were returning home in their car riage from the Germania ball, Thursday night,their driver was accidentally thrown from his seat, and the span of horses lie coming frightened ran off' at a fearful speed down Olive street, near Twenty second. One of the gentlemen jumped out of the door at Tw entieth street, in hopes to catch the reins, which were drag ging ou the ground. He was thrown vio lently to the ground, but escaped serious injury. The other gentleman, as the iiorses slowed up in ascending the hill from Nineteenth to Seventeenth, also sprang out and endeavored to catch the horses' head, but was left behind. The two ladies were then alone in the carriage; the time was about one o'clock in the night; the horses reaching the summit of the hill at Seventeenth street, turned south ward and ran like lightning to Market street. At Market they turned again to the east, and after that their course be came lost to the ladies, who remember only that they turned a number of corners right and left, and finally plunged under the bridge at Twelfth street and dashed along the north side of the Union DepoJ. At this extremity the Hying span were discovered by Mr. Pezolt, one of the sons of the well-known confectioner, who, it appears, was just leaving off" bis duties at the depot, lie heard the ladies frantic shout for help, and made a dash at the dragging reins, just as the horses turned the corner of Eleventh and were tearing up toward the Four Courts. Fortunately, he caught the reins, and though jerked and dragged along some distance, gradual ly worked his way up to the traces and from them to the "bridle-bits, and finally brought the span to a stand-still. It was a noble effort, and was most gallantly ac complished. The ladies took refuge in the Union Depot, w here, aflcr a long and most painful suspense, they were joined by their husbands and returned to their homes intact in body but suffering in tensely in mind from their terrible mid night ride along the dark streets of the city, death threatening them at every nibment and no human help in sight. It was a miraculous escape. JSt. Lvuiit lie- publiain. Facts abont Insects. In 1872 the caterpillars of the brown tail moth were so numerous as to defoliate the trees of a very large part of the South of England. The aiarm was so great that public prayers were offered in the churches that the calamity might be stayed. The ixKr were paid one shilling per bushel lor collecting caterpillars' webs to be burned under the inspection of the overseer ot the parish; and four score bushels were col lected dailv in some parishes. But on the other hand, the benefits derived from the labor ot some insects should not be over looked; some species feed only on noxious wecds,and others prey on still more noxious insects. One ot the greatest friends ot the agriculturist is the family of ichneu mon tlies, winch laythcireggs in the ttod ies of living caterpillars, in which they are hatched, thus destroying them; al though the caterpillar, after being " ich neumoned," has still a voracious appetite. The caterpillars which feed on the cab bage eat twice their weight in a day; the larvsc of someof the flesh tlies eat a much larger proportion than this. The repro ductive powers of insects vary very much. Some lay only two eggs; others, "such as the white ant, 40,000,000, laying them at the rate of sixty a minute. The queen of the bee-hive is capable of laying 50,000 in a season; the female waspyo.000. The ma jority of insects, however, lay but about 10O: in general, the larger the insect tlie fewer eggs it lays. Most insects have two generations in a year; some have twenty; others take seven years from the time the egg is laid until their death in a perfect state. But probably not above five per cent of the eggs laid become perfect in sects. Other insectivorous birds are dili gent in destroying the larva; of insects, Out they will not do all that is required ; hand labor is also needed. London 1 imes The iinmnrricil Wftshiniftfin ladipswant a law to prohibit bachelor and widower Senators from dodging around and peep ing into the wiadows of the Treasury Department. USEFUL ASD SUGGESTIVE. Pan Doddles. Make a sponge just as you do for bread over night. In the morn ing take from the bread dough small pieces about the sire of a walnut, shape them rather long than round; fry in boil ing hot lard a light brown; serve hot in a covered dish ; pull them open -and butter them. You will find them both simple and delicious for breakfast. Gardeners should attend to the fol lowing rules in making flower-beds : 1. Avoid placing rose-colored next to scar let, orange or violet. 2. Do not place orange next to yellow, or blue next to vio let. 0. White relieves any color, but do not place it next to yellow. 4. Orange goes well with blue, and yellow with vio let. 5. Bose-color and purple always go well together. Gardener's Monthly. Oybtfr Toast. Scald a quart of fresh, plump oysters in their own liquor. Then pound them in a marble mortar, if you have one; if not, lay them on the bread lioard and pound with a pestle. When jjounded till they form A paste, add a lit tle cream, season with pepper, and, if needed, a little salt. Have some nicely toasted bread all ready, cut thin and evenly, and spread the oyster paste on it. Place in the oven long enough to heat through; sprinkle over some finely chopped pickle after it leaves the oven, and serve; or serve the chopped pickle in a separate dish, lest it may be disagreeable to some. Chrintian Union. Treatment of IIkn Canaries "While Myj.TiNo. Keep plenty of saffron in the drinking-water. Give sopped bread and milk fresh every morning. Crush a mix ture of canary, rape anil a little hemp seed, and give a little fresh every morn ing Give her water to bathe in when the sun shines. Be sure she is not in fested with parasites bird vermin; if you have any doubt, put ft white saucer or small vessel containing water under the bird when she goes to roost for the night, and if she has those tormentors y ou will see in the morning some floating on the water. It is worth your while to look at them through a microscope. Take some carbolic acid, and put just enough water to make it a liquid, and alter cleaning your cage with hot water, put on the car bolic acid with ft paint brush both on the inside and outside of the cage; let it dry in the sun, and it will be a sure cure, and no injury to the bird. Animal World. Corn iii sk lrames may be made very prettily and simply by taking pasteloard of thick paper to sew the husks on. Then select your husks; take fine white ones, but not the finest. Take a husk, and cut it into strips three-quarters of an inch wide and three inches long. Then double it together in a bow as in tape trimming. Put two rows of these lows around the inside of the frame. Next cut a piecethe length of the bows and the width of the husks, and bend the two ends together. Now take your needle, and slit it very fine through the center, and then sew the two ends that you hold in your hand on the frame over-lapping the row of bows, one row of this slitted work. Then sew on another row of bows; then take some more pieces of slitted work, and turn, and go lengthwise ol the frame not crosswise as before. That forms the outer edge of the frame. Take a thin piece of board and make a frame. Place your glass be tween your paper frame and your board frame, and tack or paste your paper frame down smoothly. You will thus have a nice rustic frame. Beautiful little card baskets and lamp mats may be made in nearly the same manner. Western Rural. Cheap Trees for the Farm. There are doubtless thousandsof farm ers w ho would have about their premises an abundance of shade and timber trees if they knew just how to obtain them. Of course we reter to men ot limited means, to whom ten dollars is a very large sum of money, and far too much to risk in an in vestment not likely to bring a full or im mediate return in kind. It is to this class, which comprises the great bulk of the farmers in the newer Slates, where trees of all kinds are very much needed. that we have a few words of advL-e to give at this time. We presume that every one will agree with us that trees ol any kind add much to the appearance and comfort of a rural home, and this is especially true in re gions where natural groves and forests are wanting. Much of the cheerless and dreary appearance of the homes of farm ers on the prairies Is due to the scarcity of trees about them, and while the farmer himself may often care little or nothing tor this, we know that the Wite and chil dren would hail such accessories with real delight. But in case a man has no regard for appearances or for the pleasure or comfort of those placed under his care, there is still another powerful argument in favor of planting trees, and that is their intrinsic value to the ower and cultiva tor. Timber is often a necessity, and if a farmer does not possess it on his own land he must procure it elsewhere, and fre quently at a cost far above what it might have Ken produced for at home. Look ing, therefore, at this question of timber or tree culture in all its bearings, we can find no reasonable excuse for entirely dis pensing with such an important auxiliary of even a moderately advanced system of agriculture. The cost of the trees and a want of practical knowledge in regard to their management are the two principal reasons generally given for not attempting their culture. But the great increase in the number of nurseries during the past twenty years lias had the effect of reduc ing prices of forest-tree seedlings to such an extent that they may now lie consid ered as within the reach of all who may desire them. The skill required to suc cessfully plant such trees is more imagin ary than real. A man who has enough knowledge of plant life to transplant cab bages orlomatoes will find no great diffi culty in making the ordinary kinds of forest-tree seedlings, as received irom the nurseries, live and thrive. Presuming that most farmers would pre fer to start with plants instead of seeds and, in fact, this as a general rule would prove to be the most economical way to proceed the first tilings to lie considered are the prices and most suitable kinds. To those living in cold climates we would recommend only such kinds as are known to be hardy and of rapid growth. We would also advise purchasing young seed lings, say from one to three years old, as these cost less at the Durseries, and the freight upon them will be less in propor tion to number; besides which, they will be more likely to live than larger trees. We will suppose that a man who has no trees growing about his place would lie satisfied to commence w ith a thousand, adding more from time to time, as his im-ans admit.' This quantity would cost, upon an average, $20, or two cents each, in almost any" of our leading nurseries, either in the Eastern or Western Slates. These prices arc for leading forest trees, which arc alike valuable for shade, tim ber, and shelter. Some kinds can be obtained much cheaper. For instance, silver maple, sugar maple, ash leaved maple, cot ton wood, honey locust, and several other kinds are frequently offered for less than $j it thousand, or one-half cent each. There are also several kinds of evergreens to lie had at equally cheap rates while small. We find that Austrian white pitch and Scotch pines, nine to twelve inches high, are offered, by West ern nurserymen at an average ol alout one cent each, w hen 000 or more of a kind arc taken. The various species of spruce can be obtained at about the same rates. Now, our farmers have only to look ahead a lew years to see what an investment of : in sneh small, ehean trees mav be come with the addition of a little labor in care and culture. On the arrival of such trees as we have described from the nursery, they should be immediately unpacked, and unless the we&ther and ground are both favoraoie lor setting out, the roots should be puddled, and the plants carehilly heeled in wnere they may remain until preparations can be made for final planting. The puddling, as it is termed, which is nothing more than dipping the roots in thin mud, mixed up for the purpose, is quite an important operation, as each fiber is coated with earth, preventing injury from contact with a dry atmosphere, w hile handlin g and pre paring for, or during the lime of planting. Young seedlings of the age and sizes un der consideration should never be planted directly in the situation where they are to grow up into trees, but be put in nursery rows and then cultivated for two, three, or more years. The rows may be far enough apart to admit of passing a plow or culti vator between them, if this mode of culti vation is referable to hoeing and hand weeding. The plants may be set quite close together in the rows, and if likely to sutler for moisture during the summer, the entire surface of the soil should be covered with coarse hay, straw, or other similar material which w ill keep the ground moist. When the trees have been growing in tlie nursery rows two years or more, thinning out will be neces sary, and this can be done by removing every alternate one, or by removing two or more standing close together, and leav ing one. The plants taken out may now be put in rows, groups, or wherever trees are de sired. By having such small nurseries on one's own ground to draw upon when ever specimens are wanted, a man can transplant few. or many, choosing his own time lor doing it, and with far less risk than w hen obliged to accept and set out those received from nurseries, whether tlie weather be favorable or otherwise. If those farmers who are In want of trees at the present time, or expect to need them in future, will adopt this plan of purchas ing young stock, we are quite sure that they can not only save money by the opera tion, but avoid much of the risk generally incurred in transplanting larger trees. A'. Y. Sun. Truth Stranger than Fiction." TnE BEST BORDER BOOK TBT OUT. The publishing house of J. C. McCurdy & Co., have lately brought out ' Our Western Border, One Hundred Years Ago," by Mc Knight, author of " Old Fort Duquesne." It Is a large, elegant octavo, of nearly 800 pages, filled with the stirring deeds and thrilling adventures of the dread-naught old borderers such dauntless Worthies as Iioon Kenton, Brady, Logan, Harrod, McCulloch, McClellan, thePoes, the Zanes, and the AVet zcls. It contains strange and thrilling nar ratives of daring deeds, desperate conflicts, exciting adventures, touching captivities, and is the best, fullest, most complete, and most reliable portrayal of border life, strug gle and adventure ever yet published. Although sold for $3, It is equal in extent of contents to the ordinary fo book, and is meeting with remarkable popular favor. It is most warmly indorsed by leading Divines and Historians, and is the most completo work of the kind we know of. Sold only by agent. Address, J. C. McCurdy & Co., Publisher!, Philadelphia, Pa., Cincinnati, Ohio, Chicago, II!., or 8t. Louis, Mo. Excellent Advicb. The Schoot Journal says: For rapid, thorough instruction we commend our young friends to the School of Individual Instruction, Evanston, 111. To clean Britannia metal, use fincly powdcred whiting, two tablcspoonfuls of sweet oil, and a little yellow soap melted to some thickness; mix with a little spir its of wine. Bub this cream on with a sponge or soft flannel, wipe it off' w ith a soft cloth ami polish with a leather. What I)Ieae Have It How often do wc .hear this question asked by persons suflWlnsr from dizziness and pain in the head, with a'dull, stupid feeling, pain in the side, back or shoulder, a liettvy load on the stomach after eating, a faint, jdl-gofi'J. sensation nt the pit of the stomach that food does not satisfy, a cold, clammy feeling in the hands and feet, with hot flashes at times, a bad taste in the mouth, with foul breath, attended with great depression of the nerv ous system and evil forebodings, and with a tired w eakness thnt sleep don't relieve, urine scanty nt times, with a sediment after stand ing. "One physician chIIs the disease liver complaint, another kidney disease, another dyspepsia, and still another impurity of the blood. But none succeed in effecting a cure. The fact is that these symptoms indicate that all of these diseases are present to gether, and to remove these symptoms we must take a remedy that will act upon all of these organs at once. The best article that we know of is made by the Shakers, and is called Shaker Extract op Boots, orCura tivk Stbxt (not a patent medicine). Sold by Druggists and A. J. White, New York. A Few Words to Feeble find Delicate Women. By R. V. PiebcB. M. D of the World's Dippen parv, Buffalo. N. Y.. Author of ''The People s Common Sense Medical Adviser," etc., etc. Knowing that you tire subject to .a great amount of suffering, that delicacy on your part has a strong tendency to prolong it, and the longer it is neglected the more you have to endure and the more dillicult of cure your ease becomes, I, as a physician, who am daily consulted by scores of your sex, desire to say to you, that I am constantly meeting with "those -who have been treated for their nllments for months without being benefited in the least, until tliey have become peifcct lv discouraged and have almost made up their mind never to take another dose of medicine, or be tortured by any further treatment. They had rather die and have their sufferings ended than to live and suffer as they have. They say they are worn out by suffering, and are- only made worse by treatment. Of anything more discouraging, we certainly cannot conceive, and were there no more successful mode ol treating such difficulties than that, the principles of which teach the reducing and depicting of the vital forces of the system, when the indications dictate a treatment directly the reverse of the one adopted for them, their case would be deplorable indeed. But, lady sufferers, there is a better and far more successful plan of treatment for you; one more in har mony with the laws and requirements of your system. A harsh, irritating caustic treatment and strong medicines will never cure you. If you would use rational means, such as common-sense should dictate to every intelligent lady, take such medicines as embody the very best invigorating tonics and nervines, compounded with special ref erence to your delicate system. Such a hap py combination you will find in my Favorite Prescription, which has received the highest fraise from thousands of your sex. Those anguid, tiresome sensations, causing you to feel scarcely able to be on your feet or as cend a flight of stairs; that continual drain that is sapping from your system all your former elasticity, and driving the bloom from your cheeks; that continual strain upon your vital forces that renders- you irritable and fretful may all be overcome ana sub dued by a persevering use of that marvelous, remedy. Irregularities and obstructions to the proper working of your system are re lieved by this mild and safe means, while periodical pains, the existence of which is a sure indication of serious disease that should not be neglected, readily yield to it, and if its use be kept up for a reasonable length of time, the special cause of these pains is per manently removed. Further light on these subjects may be obtained from " The Peo ple's Common Sense Medical Adviser," in which 1 have devoted a large space to the consideration of all forms of disease pecul iar to your sex. This work will be sent (post-paid) to any address on receipt of fl50. My Favorite Prescription is sold by druggists. Tlie West has closely copied New England in educational matters, and has erected expensive school buildings and made large appropriations for maintaining them. But there ari manv complaints against them. A Cincinnati paper char acterizes the public schools as "excess ively expensive and top-heavy." Another paper says : " They ae becoming so top heavy with efforts to make them what they ought not to be that they are des tined to tumble over, or rather, to tumble back to the original standards and meth od." A Chicago journal regards the high-schools in" this way: "The free high-school has given us lawyers, clerks, bookkeepers and bankers instead of pro ficient artisans. It has added to callings that could be dispensed wiUi without great detriment to the public, and taken young men from occupations that are of great use to the world. It is often said that in our free school system 4 the rich educate the poor;' but so far as most pu pils in high-school3 are concerned the Door educate the rich." X. Y. Tribune. Jimmy Blanchard, of Milford, the little liar, who made so many people believe he was Charley Ross, has been ' leased" bv his parents for $25 down and $5 per week, to" two residents of Milford, who are to exhibit him. To hve the money p-nt need lrMly every yer wonld piTeul Mautial comfort to luiot every peraon. To have the niuiifrwvfa iiy hill ing Silvrr Tipitril boot and linoc wonld buy m h parent every yer a ue pair of khoiw. A the nevenil coating to the Al!uiic Cable, se are a pair of - Cable Screw Wire Boot or Shoe tn the tect. A Hire protect ton from all tlie ele- r.elit. except nynre. rSXWVTFn J'- M ATTK-".. ini II i.!ll!lli-M"ll, tyf;,' gf 1 J H i..m it ii Wahir.tou.'. ruicjiso. Solicit coiiMKUtnem. liefer lo J. -.,rrt'" Co. j Beid. Muiduca fificlier : Bank ol UUaoia. I)r. Sclirnrk'a Standard Itemed lea. Tub standard remedies for ail disease of tbe lungo are Schcnck's I'clmosic Syiut, ScneincK's Psa W'bbd Towto and Schknck's Mantikarb Pills, and, if taken before tlie lungs are destroyed, a Fpeody cure is effected. Toluene three medicines Dr. J. II. Srhenrk. of riiilude lphia. owes hl unrivaled success iu the trentment of piilmonnry liene-. The Pulmonic Syrup riens the morbid tiintlt-r In the ltitigs ; hnture throws it olf by au easy ex pectoration, for when the phlegm or matter 1h ripe slight cotiiih will throw it oil, the patient has rent and the Ituis begin to heal. To enable the Pulmonic Pyrup to do this, Schenrk's Mandrake Pills nnd Schenek's Sea Weed Tonic mut be freely ued to clean the stomach and liver. Schenek's Mandrake Pills net on the liver, removing all obstructions, relax the gftll-bliidfter. the bile starts freely aud the liver is soon relieved. Schenek's Sea Weea Tonic Is gentle stimnlant and altemtive; the alk!i. of which it composed, mixes with the food ocd prevents sotirinp. It as sists the digestion by toninir up the stomach to n beslthy condition, po that the looil and the Pul monic Syrup will make pood blood; then the linis henl, and the patient will surely get well if curs is taken to prevent frech co'd. All who wish to consult Dr. Schenck. either per sonally or by letter, can do so st his principal of fice, corner of Sixth and Aucu Sts., Philadelphia, every Monday. Scrienck s medicines ore sold by all dmgit throughout the country. Et'OSOMT. You will save money vf using Procter .f: (iambic's Original Joltlnt ffermnn Simp. It will not waste? Dor become soft liko'ordinary vcllo soap when used in warm wate', nor is It cheapened with articles inju rie'us lo clothes. Ji ruirmbrr you obtain a full onr-)xiuH't bar if you purchase their brand. To protect their bran', from imitators Procter Si tiamble patented it, and the patent was Mistuticd in the United Mates Courts. J-.'rutni.-tl the xtc.mjt on th bun when you 'juu. Take their .S.mjj ot.lu. 1'itrssivo's celebrated White Wine Vinegar ha been before the public t wentv-seven years. i1 n Iy at Home. Ap-nt wntel. Outfit nml O L-term free. Address 1 iilrK I O..Aumictit,Me. dl fi o fliO' per day. Senil for Chromo Cat alocne. tplU h (PvOJ. 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Hy TMnstrnted FlornI Cnf nlojrnw for 1S7G Nnowrca:y. Price 10 Cent. l'i- tlnoi half the rmu VTii.lJAs K. rViWDiTCil.&lO W.irrenbt., Button, Ma. TREES, VINES AMD PLANTS. Splendid stock of best varieties. Special rate on l.irpe order for Peach Trees. Orape ine and !:p berry Plants. Correspondence solicited. l-senptive Catalogue, M pages, instructive and valuable, sent to anv 8ddre on receipt of 10 cents. K. M. I'onB, Afcylum Hill Nurseries. Kalamazoo. Mich. TTraTiTTTI OCR NEW CATALOGUE. 110 HI I ffl Hi paif-. containing; the reatet va JrTr7 rleivof Oardcn and Flower Seed. (tROWN and'thebe.t strain of home Rrown uuu A1 vl for Market Oardeners. ainily Oardens, Amateur snd I'loi it, O 111 JlA 13 O ent free to sll w ho apply. IIOVKV fe CO., 53 Xortlt MrWet St., llo.ton. Mass. PIERCE WELL AUGER Conpov frr) 1.UU0 tncm that will mwsmfniiT oomft with ihm io bonne a VMiKh w?II, thrarh Miwimt ai amnil urn. atit IB takmc P aof pasin bow Mr an. lr """ Awn MntHw-TfrfS'iit. S2S PER DAYCUAR- CHAS. D. PIERCE, Yflllfin MCrJ - ------ pr'iinoi ! iii arnarRnvrii. ' snpply sll nremfor hirv1 by Mrtn.poiitan and Ameri can Ihstrlet TclKraph Cos , f lileao. Ad lre., wtU tump, N.W. TiLEiis.ru lssn ru i, Janrsville, Wis. O 30L t G 23L 21 ZJLTl EXPOSITION r TK'T" Everybody i rolnt' to camp mitt KIA. Can't iro without lh Mar SpHnuii-d lUnnsr Address ii. K. KOSTKU, SON A i O.. for I llirtrate Price Lift Tent. Klas, llanntu and Ha galia 4 Market btrect, ClilCAOO. TIIE DETROIT WEEKLY FKKK rJHvSS- pitici; $'i.oo i'j;n ykak. (Si-KC'lAt. Hates to Cl.tr BS. ) All rostmaetrrs sre Aleuts. 80IJ br U Newa. denlors. Specimen Copy aent l''re. Address FKKK PUE.S3 CO., 1'si hoit, ilmm. ACSK!VTI WASTED FOU TIIIC CENTENNIAL R. R MAP OF THE U. S. BKW I'KTOKIA L HIAKiS, Etc., f..r ths TIMES. W IDE- A V A K K !t K IV are making Urge profit limn our frr.u work. Ct aloKii,- ami Term free. W rile to K. f. I '1 1 1 . M A N, 6 liarclay til., hsw ork.or 17 tliu bt.,.lm iunau,U. HOT FOR IOWA!!! 'I O K It M - l. Her Land" hi In mint "K CHiiiiot he ha I In Ihe world II.hu Irtnu the ..' A' H. ..('... Mill anil climate .IrieiliT tlipt eiii-n; pure, water abundant. Half-line tickets from ( ni' out. and Ion-k Willi v 11 it in v a 1: a i 1 1 i-1 in ii A p ss. A de .-r lm I V tiu 11 1 1 ! ! .ill- ni-n. a i.f m' f-f. mi 'l Ft ..1 .....i a . .... o i- f..n.. .ui f 1 t Addre. Iowa It. II. Lanh Company, KamliMpu S CuicAtoi, 1 II., or 1 kia s i:w-ii'-. Iowa. JOHN I. C'Al.iiOl' N. .ihi .mniHiMioner. In ililiii-l tti.l l,Ur 1 :...iu...i U X. T. ftn.J l.i(Ud F:'rn, t ? li -ef. !( t;,w 11 -.it ijinnv r-nr-a til itiircMon, Hiliomnr-a- i mi-'rjj'niimt. I"rj"'ii. Til1. I. no. 1-iviT, lt..iMT, ki l'i- v . ti-1 Ii. ..! 1 .-i.-- Fi tnnlf ht--nuiia Mr tt Dfjrr lati lit f t M AL E C'S AStS'"' fknr.-fc.--, iw a " ii-l t f.n.i.:. Ji-uii. .'paOiio riii) Ol. IHrhool Phyictnii rH,rt ' li "" .', ft - f-rr htl'trrn ttfi frm'irm " " T hf ojtl V ilmJ K 1 1 nr-f T l.-f ilh T utile" BTii I'mlmrMC" wo Hi i-r.-i.-i it-- " tri.-f ft er tui. RICHARDSGN A. TUUIDGf., CINCINNATI. 0. Selected French Burr Mill Stone Ot s'l Sizes, mid superior w.irkniiuir-hip. loi'laltle . liKliutt Mill, iipp.-i or iiinh-r 1111IM-1-, lur I'uruAj or .l-rf-lil vi-U. seiMiltt. Ditleti An-' krr ItoKOtic lolli. Mill I'it-ka, Corn .Miell.-i a. I 'It-Hlii-l s, tieiirililT, Miafl 1 i'uliii-., 1 1 11 11 ir.-i h. ete ; fcv kin.U of Mill Ma. liiM-l v alif Mill. I'h Hllppll--.. i-iiil f--r 1111-liP't. siraun Till 4 -Jill ll IIT. tUiw I lilU, Oin iililiill, OI1I.1. xHl :K V . -Nc. ' 1. I U V i-V , -4. ' i. it U CENT S bmu.l writ. Hit A(-nry fof n.w lo..k f Jhm, Mllza 1 fxra Younsr, fii: w .1 No. 19. S-linr nt tl rl of j .OOO wssk. Full rtfwuw nf trie horrt-lttti-tn f r.-.vn.j. IlliisiraU-i. CirruUit, wnH conii. mfnrinaHioo frre to a't. A l.Jrrn r.e"i!Hat off.. of Dufttlrtf Csliman 6L CO.i llaflfi. t., l. ..,.....( mil...., o. Oldest, LareestCbBapest, Best. GREAT REDUCTION I.I PRICE. The only Illustrated Family snd Literary Paper In rhila. Li(;rr llian tlie N. . Ledger. Only OS. OO - Yotr. SI'KCIAL f Li lt KATKH: 4 copies, one veiir, tt on I in copies, one year, fn m id 01) I a " " ' An extra copv Fbek to xi ter-np of e!nb of or Itrnitv. (-'ample cony and circular Khkk. itriiH W nil tel. I. old lremluiiis. All siiliferl'tioii tan beirln wild s new torv. Ad-ires. 'AIIIG SATlllDAV KVKSIMi A'V.fT 1M franaom M., J'lulu. OUll TVotw Oataloguo 10 133 VG 2S3IED X25 O I JT. JUST Geo. S. Haskell Co.. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. "KACSOKir M()XEV..';w torn mutilated C. t. pot.- of tutu kind 1 " counter feit 1. Hu the do or htj eaten up 'ur wallet. In fart hnve you any money v. .11 cannot " pa ' lr - you enn K' t (food clean hooks, good or " notions t lower-f prices, receive them hy lunll prepmd. snd we w ill lake your torn and iiwI.-h " w-i lp" 111 im . J.s. attiiksk It.iok. Ihe I.U'litnlnif tabulator. !:; Prophet it- Kreaioer. ic : Mai riui.-iiial -loses, 1 : A r of Love find ( loiirlKhlp, lie: Oriental I '.-Hire leller. Kc: each has over n paws-all Sfor.Me. M01 iran Kx;.oeof Maaoiirv. : I lie Omit -p..-e of (.ransom-ism l.M) pp. lots of pictures, all for cts. I onrt sliip Made Kav. 1'ie: liiiniciV l.uide snd 'I rapper Companion, o'nlv T: Tricks snd '1 rap. of Am. -r.ea, an rliposc of fcwindlcr. price e. An of Uaiielim, One. 5.1x1 other hook at loc to HUea. h, all eul pkp V'.VV.'VJ r "T,' rartliari Per. IN t 1 11 f. i. fum bnne." a vtituftl. l.vant, rrerliifliit'jn . heap perfume, and .Mot 11 Piewntive. Vvcrvbody leli:lit 111 it. only Z cts. in elegant c.i-e. h ilanner-' XX X Lead Pencils, fc.f rlhsii r -Ix-r's 1 doz. iree for VH-. " Caoiilehoiiein. the or. at r.-iitrr-vr"r. no leather can wet where ihl is used. Ijirtre box only 2V. Our house, eslalili-ln d twenty year ai(o, will supply tint b mk or uw "! si lor prices. !.. not ri-k money 011 cheat. I' alw.iit reliable firm. Catalogues free. P. o nsmps or torn or worn money taken at full value. Jxn t send coun terfeit tnoiicv, but send nil uF"""'- "" '""" how ba.l'v worn, and receive lis full value lu hook, hen. I to HUM Kit CO., ilinadale, N. 11. VANBUSKIf'S f RAGSAN T QlgQM V ta . ay. . Z ..a. 1V 05 mf&z&t-u 1 GrN AND INVIGOHATES AD HARDENS THE GUMS ! It irrparts a delightfully rcfrci-liin tirfu. and feeling to tliunioutii, u mov itg til TARTAR &nd M( UKF from the teeth, corni tt ly arresting the pro gress ff decay, and whitening euch parts as have become black by decay. ' IMPURE BREATH ! cansed by Bad Teeth, Tobacco, faints, or Catarrh, u neutralized by tlie daily use of S0Z0D0EUT It is as harmless as water. Cold by VraggizU n.ai Dealers in Tajcy Qxsli One bottle wiil last six months. TOP L READY - MIXED PATVT-. AffO K A MOM I K. 30 eeiit. t PICTLLKS. WAX ai PAPKIi k LOVt i . t A I KKIAL-. Al.TiPl ' ,M '' c.tu 1,.,iIC ntlvtiB tllVIKlWJ LANS W 1 1A1-M' ur ni.u n i i CHEAP. CUAA. II. Wb PER3 0, OAl'l 111 Kit, NiSfclkVllle. Tennessee. K DON TO WHOM PENSIONS ARE PAID. . 1 " JP. , wL . Disabled in the -rvic of the Cnit-fl Raf.. FVERY SOLDIER bv"erTdet or otnerw:... g.-x a pension. 1 t.s lo. of .Ynper." the IVf'Tuf1 Sr. tlf. lo of ejr, th. loss ot a toe. or anr .un-snol wound, or other Injuryives a penMon. pension, or rnptiired vein. oe RUPTURE. tJXrVft tSfnSL" U are enKled U. pcu.Lu. don't dci.r It. lrrf!T"n ,oMiers dlsrbanred on .econnt of wonnrts Land Warrant acta ent S:hmGV.nA In.ll.n. P I ' ' " '' vtsrv on .U letter. P. O. Box 54. Authorized U. B. Claim Wr Mf- " i . .. PRAIRIE LANDS. end your addre on POSTAL CA R " S'PTo B M. K. K-, Biirliotfton, Iowa, and receive HtKE, Copy ol Iowa Sab. 'arinr. wita CBa.T ow La- ;. A. N. K . S. 0 -o-S. H. S I s- 1 THIS nsper I Printed with INK msnnfaxt-ired by G B KAE CO., 11 DeartMjra bt., C'hlrajM. fur sal by A. '. atuvi. 79 Jacksua bt., CtUca, aawpaF