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H X or * Lumbago.
H Cnroil Perninnontly.
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m v • Kiiuw-d , Jan. so. 1117. Tuns years eta
H Sad rhtat-atlsxa in tick ; Istabsro ; oao bottl * of Ok
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l , tsornlsgptlnscsa * . noaACE E. Horxurs.
| H | ) * - - Albany , India- . ! .
V' Curort Pormnnoutly. Eenswed , Hay 17/S7.
| H Wlft m sorely af-Jcted with lamt back ; sofTer * *
H' ' , Mrsral ytars ; med lastunsrabls llnlminU and nlis.
IB V tars ; Ui d St. Jacobs OU , was cured by It.
Hi v A. H. CPWHIHOIIAM , farryopoUi , r * .
B AT SBCOaiSTS AMD DEAIXE3.
THE CHARLES A. VOQELER CO. , Baltimore. Wd.
B Willing lo Pny "Boot
H j A bright , four yenr old Lawrence boy
H , Imd enjoyed tho undivided affections of
fatlicr and mother ; a few days ago a
B baby sister camointo tho household and
H tho attention it received inspired tho
B1 brother with an idea that ho was beinjr.
J sadly neglected. One day as both pnr-
B , . onts were admiring tho nowcomer the
B boy suddenly burst out into tho excla-
B' -nation : "Nobodi'cares any thing for mo
am now , ' and putting on his cap he ran out
] of tho house. Just then a neighbor
B came along with a small dog , and accost-
Bj ing tho youngster jokingly asked him if
B ho would not like to exchange the baby
IK for tho dog ; instead of the anticipated
B indignant Bcorning of tho proprietor the
B' little follow , with brightening face , rc-
B , snpndod quickly : "Yes , I'vo got a dollar
B that I'll giro to boot ! " Lawrence Amer-
iK ) lean.
IK ; JTIr. Ciirtln'n Luck.
19 Chicago (111 ) l.venlns Journal. Nor.21.
Em _ _ On tho application of Richard Keat-
_ ing , an injunction has been granted by
B , Judge Tuley restraining tho Adams Ex-
B' press company from paying to Edward
B Curtim $15,000 collected on a lucky
H Louisiana Stato Lottery ticket. Keat-
M ing claims that just before the last draw-
IB ing ho and Curtiu each 1 > ought a ticket
IV with tho understanding that if either of
B them won ai 'thing itshould bo divided.
B/ Like nine-tenths of tho patrons of such
B schemes , Mr. Keating drew a big
II blank thero wasn't a dollar within
Hi shooting distance of his ticket. Curtiu
B on the other hand , was somethinglileo a
B man wMl8 iuto the river and gets
B out without a wetting ho was so lucky
B that he couldn't belicvo the report that
B ho had won $15,000 until the express
B company notified him that the money
P was ready for him. Keating , it is
B claimed , reminded him of his promise
B to "divey , " but was rudely repulsed.
B Mr. Curtm was winner and didn't pro-
H , r pose to throw away any of tho prize on
H ' a man who couldn't pick out a lucky
B ticket. Henco tho injunction and the
B danger , that if the matter rests much
B longer unsettled , the lawyers will fatten
I on the $15,000 , and w hat thoy leave will
H be so small that both Curtiu and Keat-
B ing will bo ashamed to quarrel about it.
hM *
B Scrauton , Pa. , is to have a silk mill to
II cnqiloy GOO hands.
II Wonderful Popularity.
U The fact that the sale of Dr. Pierce's
B Pleasant Purgative Pellets exceeds that of
If anr other pill in the market , be it great or
B small , is on account of the fact that they
H are tiny , little , sugar-coated granules , and
that in most cases one little-'Pellet" is
H > sufficient for a dose ; that they are purely
Bv " vegetable and perfectly harmless ; and for
Vj * " corstipation , biliousness , sick headache.
kl and Jill diseases arising from derangement
Hr of the liver , stomach or bowels , they arc
absolutely a specific. A gentle laxative or
H active cathartic , according to size of dose.
H The coal mines of Washington Territory
produced 823,000 tons or coal last year.
H * Use the great specific for "cold in head"
H and catarrh Dr. Sage's Catarrh Kemedy.
M\ New Jersey turns out nearly 37,000,000
RI yards of ribbon a year.
III A niatlmnii nt Lnrjir.
R He is a well-known citizen , and his nenr-
I , est and dearest friends do not suspect his
I insnuity. How do we happen to know
K , about it ? Listen : his appetite is gone , he
H is low-spirited , he don 't sleep well , he has
K night sweats , he is annoyed by a hacking
m cough. Tiieso 83'mptoms are the forerun-
I nera of consumption and death , nnd yet
I' ' he neglects theui. Is it any wonder that
I ) we call him a madman ? If you are his
Ifr- fiiend tell him to get a. bottle of Dr.
" *
' Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery without
delay. It will cure him if he takes it in
time. It will not miraculously creato new
> lungs when the old ones aio nearly gone ,
| but it will restore diseased ones to a
' healthy condition. Tell him about it ,
; and warn him that in his case delay means
death.
' A mill has been built at St. Simon's
Island , Ga.t to cut cypress timber for fur-
' ' niture.
WORTH KNOWING.
|
I The worst Scald or Burn can be cui ed wi'th -
outa scar If Cole * * Curl > oIi > alve ! s pioiupt-
lyused. It instantly stops the pain. Sold uy
' Drucslsts at 25 and 50 cents.
i
i The jute bagging trust is on tho verge of
disintegration.
1' " ' ' '
'Bnowu's BkonchiaIj Tkoches' are ex-
, ccllent for the relief of Hoarseness or Sore
I Throat. They are exceedingly effective.
Christian World , London , England.
1 The London Times advises all Europeans
to leave Zanzibar.
W hfn Baby'wns wrk. tio prnve her Cantoria.
j Wlirn she vntn Child , kIip cried for Castorio ,
i " " - " When she liernms Miss , she clinijr to Ca&toria.
{ ' W hrn * he hnd Chlldn-n. she pove them Cast on a
i
3roro than S-10,000,000 worth of Ameri
can refined lard is exported every year.
A Radical Cur.j for Epileptic Fit ? .
[ Ta the Editor Please inform your readers that
' I haro a poBitivo romedy for the aboTe nnmed
| disease which 1 warrant to cure theworst cast * .
I So strong is my faith in thovirtues of thi * medu
'y ' ' " • * * cine that I "will send free a sample bottle and
, Talnablo treatise to any sufferer who will piva
i- nio his P. O. and Express address. My remedy
[ has cured thousands of hopeless cases.
' H. G. HOOT , 11. a 1S3 Pearl St. Hew York.
| A I'etll * County Joke.
II It is'said that while Mr. Coquelin Avas
| in Kansas City he remarked to a prom
inent citizen of that place , "Palez vons
Prancis , monsieur ! " and the prominent
& citizen immediately invited the cele-
• _ • brated Frenchman to accompany him to
L ; tho nearest saloon. This is probably a
' & libel , as no prominent citizen with the
, < - least claim to respectability would waut
* > \ n , man of Mr. Coquelin's ability to com-
i niit suicide by tnking a drink of Kansas
jT" City whisky even if ho did talk in a
> - ' 4 < furrin" language. Sedalia Bazoo.
* r J
J i . SlOO Reward $100.
Tho readers of this paper will be pleased
\ * to learn that there is at least one dreaded
; - ? disease that science has been able tocure
* 0 , in all its stages , and that is Catarrh. Hall's
.
JJt Catarrh Cure is'the only positive enro now
* known to the medical fruterility. Catarrh
being n. constitutional disease , requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's Cstarrh
Cure is taken internally , acting directly
' " ? upon the blood and mucuB surfaces of the
* y8tem , thereby destroying the foundation "
! of the disease , and giving tho patient
strength , by building up the constitution
and usssisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in its
' - curative powers ; that they offer One hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. SendsorlistoftPBtimonialB. Address ,
F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , 0.
jSJ Sold by Druggists , 75c.
I >
"PUT ON MORE COILS. "
Well , gontlemen , it you wish it , I'll
tell you the story. When I was a
youth o nineteen and lived with my
parents in a Pennsylvania town , I
had a taste for railroading and aboy-
ish ambition to becomo a driver , al-
thouzh I had been educated lor loftier
pursuits.
During my college vacation I loung
ed about the station almost constant
ly , making friends with the traipmen ,
and especially with a driver named
Silas Markloy. I became much at
tached to this man , notwithstanding
he was forty years old and by no
means a sociable fellow.
Ho was my ideal of a brave .skillful ,
thoroughbred driver , and I looked up
to him as something of a hero. He
was not a married man , but lived
alone with his old mother. I was a
frequent visitor at their house , and I
think they took quite a fancy to me
in their quiet , undemonstrative way.
When iMarkley's fireman left him I
induced him to let me take his place
during the remnant of my vacation.
He hesitated for some tune before he
consented to humor my boyish whim ,
but he finally yielded and I was in
great glee. The fact was that in my
idleness and tho overworked state 01
my brain I craved excitement as a
confirmed drunkard does liquor , and ,
besides , I had hadsuchlongingdreams
of the fiery ride through the hills ,
mounted literally on the iron horse.
So I became an amateur fireman , and
liked it exceedingly , for the excitement
more than compensated for the rough
work I was required to do.
But there came a time when I got
my fill of excitement. Mrs. Markley
one day formed a plan which seemed
to give her a good deal of happiness.
It was her son ' s birthday and she
wanted to go down to Philadelphia in
his 'train , without letting him know
anything about it , and there purchase
a present for him. She took me into
her confidence and had me to assist
her. I arranged the preliminaries and
cot her into the tram without being
noticed by Markley , who , of course ,
was busy with his engine.
The old lady was in high glee over
the bit of innocent deception she was
practicing on her son. She enjoined
me again and again not to tell Silas ,
and then I left her and took my place.
It was a midsummer day and. the
weather was delightful. The train was
neither an express nor an accom
modation , but one which stopped at
the principal stations on the route.
On this occasion , as there were two
specials on the line , it was run by
telegraph that is , the driver has sim
ply to obey the instructions which he
receives at each station , so that he is
but a machine in the hands of one
controller who directs all trains from
a central point , and has the whole
line under his eye. It tho driver does
not obey to the least tittle his orders
it is destruction to the whole.
• 'Well started without
, we mishap
and up to time , and easily reached the
first station in the time allotted to
us. As we stopped there the boy ran
alongside with the telegram which he
handed to the driver. The next mo
ment I heard a smothered exclama
tion from Markley.
"Go back , " he said to the boy ; "tell
Williams to have the message repeat
ed , there's a mistake. ' . '
The boy dashed off , in ten minutes
he came Hying back. "Had it repeat
ed , " he panted. "Williams is storm
ing , at you , says there is no mistake ,
and you'd best get on. " He thrust
the second message up as he spoke.
Markley read it and stood hesitat
ing for half a minute. There was dis
may and utter perplexity in the ex
pression of his face as he looked at the
telegram , and then at the long train
behind him. His lips moved as if he
were calculating chances , and his eyes
suddenly quailed as if he saw death
at the end of the calculation. I was
watching him with considerable curi
osity. I ventured to ask him what
was the matter and what he was going
to do.
"I'm going to obey , " herepliedcurt-
ly.The
The engine cave a long shriek of hor
ror that made me start , as if it were
Markley's own voice. The next in
stant we rushed out of the station
and dashed through low-lying farms
at a speed which seemed dangerous to
me.
me."Put in more coal , " said Markley. "
I shoveled it in , but took time.
"We are going very fast , Markley. "
He did not answer. His eye was
fixed on the steam gauge , his lips close
shut.
"More coal , " he said ; I threw it in.
The fields and houses began to fly
past half seen. We were nearing
Dufreme , the next station. Markley's
eye went from the gauge to the face of
the timepiece and back. He moved
like an automaton. There was little
more meaning in his face.
"More ! " he said , without turninc
his eye. I took up the shovel hesi
tated.
"Markley , do you know that we are
going at the rate of sixty miles an
hour ? "
"Coal ! "
I was alarmed at the stern , cold
rigidity of the man. His pallor was
becoming frightful. I threw in the
coal. At least we must stop at
Dufreme. He told , me that was the
next hault. The little town ap
proached. As the first houses came
into view the engine sent its shriek of
warning ; it grew louder louder.
We dashed into the street ,
up to the station , where
a group of passengers wa'ted ,
and passed it without the halt of an
instant , catching a glimpse of the ap
palled faces of the waiting crowd.
Then we were in the fields again. The
speed now became literally breath
less , the furnace glared red-hot. The
beat , the velocity the terrible nervous
strain of the man beside me seemed to
weigh the air. I found myself draw
ing long , stertorous breaths like one
drowning.
I heaped in the coal at intervals , as
he bade me. I did it because I was
oppressed by an odd sense of duty ,
which I never had in my ordinary
brain-jvork. Since then I nave under
stood how it is " that dull , ignorant
men , without a spark of enthusiasm ,
show such heroism as soldiers , fire
men , and captains of wrecked vessels.
It is this overpowering sense of rou
tine duty. It's a finer thing than
sheer bravery in my idea. However ,
I began to think that Markley was
mad laboring under some . frenzy
from drink , though I had never seen
bim touch liquor.
He did not move baud or foot , ex-
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cept in the mechanical control ot his
engine , his eye going from tho gauge to
the timepiece with a steadiness that
was more terrible and threatening
than any gleam of insanity would
have been. Once he glaied back at the
long train sweeping after the engine
with a headlong speed that rocked it
from side to side.
One could imagine he saw the hun
dreds of men and women in tho car
riages talking , reading , smoking , un
conscious that their lives were all in
the hold of one man whom I now
strongly suspected to be mad. I knew
by his look that ho remembered their
lives were in his hand. Ho glanced at
the clock.
"Twenty miles , " ha muttered.
"Throw on more coal , Jack , the fire is
going out. "
I did it. Yes , I did it. There was
something in the face of that man I
could not resist. Then I climbed for
ward and shook him by the shoulder.
"Markley , " I shouted , "you are run
ning this train into the jaws of
death. "
"I know it , " he replied , quietly.
"Your mother is aboard the train ! "
"Heavens ! " He staggered to his
feet. But even then he did not move
his eyes from the gauge.
"Make up the lire , " he commanded ,
and pushed in the throttle valve.
"I will not. "
"Make ud the fire , JacK , " very quiet
ly. .
"I will not. You may murder your
self and your mother , but you shall
not murder me. "
He looked at me. His kinuly gray
eyes glared like those of a wild beast.
But ho controlled himself in a mo
ment.
"I could throw you off this engine ,
and make short work of you , " he
said. "But , look here ; do you see the
station yonder ? "
I saw a faint streak against the sky
about five miles ahead.
"I was told to reach that station
by six o'clock , " he continued. "The
express train meeting us is duo now.
I ought to have laid by for it at Du
freme. I was told to come on. The
track is a single one. Unless I can
make the siding at that station in
three minutes , we shall meet in yon
der hollow ! "
"Somebody's blunder ? " I said.
"Yes , I think so. "
I said nothing. I threw on coal ; if
I had had petroleum I would have
thrown it on. But I never was calm
er in my life. When death actually
stares a man in the face , it often
frightens him into the most perfect
composure. Markley pushed the
valve still further. The engine began
to give a strange panting sound. Far
off to the south I could see the bitumi
nous black smoke of a train. I look
ed at Markley inquiringly. He nod
ded. It was the express ! I stooped
to the fire.
"No more , " he said.
I looked acros3 the clear summer
sky at the gray smoke of the peaceful
little village , and beyond that a black
line coming closer , closer , across the
skjT . Then I turned to the watch. In
one minute more well , I confess I sat
down and buried my face in my
hands. I don't think I tried to pray.
I had a confused thought of a mass
of mangled , dying men and women
mothers and their babies.
There was a terrific shriek from the
engine , against which I leaned. An
other in my face. A hot , hissing tem
pest swept past me. I looked up. We
were on tho siding and the express had
gone by. It grazed our end carriage
in passing. In a sort of delirious
joy I sprang up and shouted to Mark-
ley. He did not speak. He sat there
immovable and cold as a stone. I
went to the train and brought his
mother to him , and when he opened
his eyes and took the old lady's hand
in his I turned away.
Yes , centlemen , I have been in
many a railway accident , but I have
always considered that the closest
call I ever had.
' • What was the blunder ? "
I don't know. Markley made light
of it ever afterward and kept it a se
cret , but no man on the line stood so
high in the confidence of the company
after that as he. By his coolness and
nerve he had saved a hundred lives.
Brawn Necessary For Brain
St. Louis Eepublican.
The Spartan youth were trained
from infancy for a soldier's life.
Then muscle might was the great
power. Nowadays brain power is
the acknowledged might. Mind must
contend with mind. This is the law
in every phase of life. Why , then , do
not people do as much for the mental
as the ancients did for the physical
man ? Wo are a common sense
people. Yet , with all our common
sense , we have let the money fever so
bedim our vision that whatever will
not immediately and actually pan
out dimes and dollars is looked on as
useless. What athlete would be so
foolish as to enter competition
without "training ? " Our professional
base ball players , runners , wrestlers ,
&c , devote time to preparing and
conditioning themselves previous to
attempting in public the feats of
which they make a speciality. Yet
parents expect their girls and boys
to rise on the ladder of fame , while
they condemn the very things calcu
lated to give them brain strength to
do so.
Preaching Under Difficulties ,
A curious case of the pursuit of
preaching under difficulties came un
der my notice. In a country church
in the remote districts of the West of
England a swarm of bees had taken
up their quarters in the oaken wood
work at the back of the pulpit , to the
dismay and discomfort of the weekly
occupant of that structure. During
the discharge of his peculiar function
he was not only annoyed with the
busy , bullen roar of the hive , but his
fear"of arousing their animosity by
the loud challenge of his tones , or by
the vibration of the pulpit , was stimu
lated by the light skirmishers which
used to come out and perform all
sorte of minatory manoeuvres within
' measurable distance of his nose.
The annoyance at length became in
tolerable , and orders were given to
smoke out the bees. This was affect-
ually done ; but , unfortunately , the
clerk in smoking out the bees set fire
to the church , and it was burned to
the ground. Chambers ' s ' Journal.
Becoming Too Valuable.
Land in many parts of California
is becoming too valuable for wheat
crowing , and large tracts are passing
into orchards and vineyards. It is
expected that before many years
have passed the bulk of the wheat
growing lands of to-day will be more
profitably used. Chicago Herald.
*
She took Him Down.
A Washington correspondent says :
"I can't help smiling whenever I think
of the manner in which a Michigan
girl took the Right Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain off his aristocratic pins
tho other day. She is a sister of Gen'
era ! Cutcheon , a Congressman from
that state , and is spending the winter
witn her brother's family. At home *
I understand , she is' a schoolma'am'
but wherever she goes she will carry
around with her a head chock-full of
brains and as bright a wit as woman
was ever blessed with. It came about
that when she was assisting tho wife
of Senator Palmer at one of her re
ceptions the Eight Honorable Joseph
called. He fell into the care of the
Michigan girl in the distribution of
guestsbut she wasn't a bit overcome.
She regarded him as a mortal creat
ure like tho rest of us , and
neither fell down and worshipped
him nor was paralyzed by his im *
posing grandeur. She simply said
"Howd ye-do ? " and proceeded to en
tertain him as graciously as if he had
been one ofher brother's constituents.
"Mr. Chamberlain discussed things
with that I-am-a-sort-of-superior-be-
ing air he has , and it made the girl ,
mad. She 'lay' for him , so to speak ,
and her chance soon come. The talk
ran on the various subjects and final
ly landed in the British Parliament
house. Mr. Chamberlain asked whether
she liked it as well as the Capitol.
" 'One can't judge very well from
pictures , ' Miss Cutcheon replied , 'and
I have never had the Drivilege of see
ing it. ' "
" 'Never been in England ! ' exclaim
ed Mr. Chamberlain ; 'you astonish
me ! ' and she says he seemed to be as
much surprised as if she had confess
ed that she couldn't read or write.
'Really , you surprise me ! ' he repeated.
"The eirl gave the statesman a wick
ed look and said in her coolest , most
deliberate tone :
" 'I don't know why you should be
surprised ; have you ever been in Am
erica before ? '
.Mr. Chamberlain's eyeglasses drop
ped into his lap. He was red about
tho ears and white about the lips , and
the way some young ladies , who were
standing by and overheard the con
versation , tittered made him more
embarrassed still , so he replied :
"But-really , now-ah , you-know , but
then-you-see -I-dare-say-it's-quite-dif-
ferent-ol-course-you-know. '
"And later in the afternoon he told
a lady acquaintance he had met a
most extrordinary young woman
quite took me down , you know and
it's a beastly way some of you Amer
ican ladies have , you know , of picking
a follow up ; it takes us quite by sur
prise , you know. ' "
How iJongr Does The Honeymoon
Last ?
Dr Talmage continued his course
of sermons on "The Marriage Ring"
and kindred topics , speaking of the
cares and responsibilities of the wife.
He took his text from the story of
Marthaand Mary , Luke , x.,40 : "Lord ,
dost thou not care that my sister
hath left me to serve alone ; bid her ,
therefore , that she help me. " In his
sermon Dr. Talmage said :
When the husband returns homo
from the shop , factory , or stock ex
change , he calls all the household wor-
riee nonsense. Oh , my man , let me
tell you your wife is a woman who
has to conduct at the same time a
university , a clothing establishment ,
a restaurant , a laundry , a library ;
has to be health officer , police officer ,
and. president of the whole realm.
She has had a thousand things to do.
A housewife has to rise in the morn
ing half rested , and must have the
morning's repast at an irrevocable
hour. It is no matter if the fire won't
draw , or if the marketing has not been
sent in. The children must be prepar
ed for school. Perhaps their garments
need mending or a hat or a sash is
lost , but still they must be ready.
Then she has the diet to prepare for
the day or perhaps for several days.
The spring has come and there must
be a renewal of the family wardrobe ,
or the autumn has arrived and there
must be warm clothes to shut out the
north winds. 0 , man of business ,
had you half so many cares , you
would be a fit candidate for the Bloom-
ingdale Insane Asylum. I see also in
my subject , trial and severe economy.
Out of every thousand , nine hundred
and ninty-nine householders are sub-
' ected to it to a greater or less extent.
J .t ' is especially so where a man smokes.
Then he will be very particular in en
joining econom3r at home. It is what
kills many women making $5 do the
work of $7. A young woman about
to enter the marriage state , asked her
mother :
"How long does the honeymoon
last ? "
The mother replied : "The honey
moon lasts until you ask your hus
band for money. "
"How much do you want ? " the
husband asks.
"A dollar. "
"A dollar ! Won't fifty cents do ?
You are always wanting a dollar. "
Slio ivas Too Ivfiul.
One of Buffalo's would-be "mashers"
several times met a young and good-
looking girl and determined to become
acquainted with her. He tracked her
to a prayer meeting at a prominent
church one evening recently. Alter
the service , noticing that she was
alone , he approached her , begging
pardon for intruding , in the usual
way , and walked beside her. She en
tered into conversation in a pleasant
way , and the "masher" began to think
he had made a conquest/ length
he asked her to go with him to a cer
tain restaurant. She politely declined ,
but said that he might go to her home.
After a little he said :
"Will I be liable to meet any one
there ? "
"Oh , yes , " answered the girl ; "you'll
see my father and mother. < •
"But won't they object to my ac
companying you ? "
"No , sir , " she replied. "You have
done me no harm , and , though you
have not treated me like a gentleman ,
father and mother do not know any
thing aboutitand they will treat you
like one. I am sure they would be
glad to see you , and they might , per
haps , offer a prayer in your behalf ? '
By this time it was pretty hot for
the "masher , " and he hastily excused
himself from proceedingin the direction
"
of the sensible girPs "home. Buffalo
Courier.
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THE DEMON DEBT.
Tho Safe Rnlo Tor linglnnars la Ufa.
From tho Philadelphia Itpcord.
One of tho most serious and insid
ious obstacles in tho way of thrift , of
easo of mind and of truo household
comfort , is tho "running account. "
Doubtless tho credit system originat
ed in a benevolent intention to do
good , nnd , in its wider application , it
is necessary to carry on the great com
mercial , social and financial undertak
ings of the world , but it is a great ene
my to home economy. It is the foun
dation for debt and all the distressing
formula of indebtedness , duns , notes
of hand , liens , mortgages andathou-
sand-and-ono of tho miseries and in
cumbrances known to legal phraseol
ogy and practices which are the bane
of life.
Jack Faistaff , who got all the good
out of tho credit system there was in
it , declared : "If I had a thousand
sons the first human principle I would
teach them should be to forswear their
potations and addict themselves to
sack. * ' But Jack was the prince of
scapegraces and only remembered one
half of the meum et tuum division of
property. His debts nover bothered
him except ho had difficulty in making
them. If the writer had a thousand
sons and daughters tho first human
principle she would teach them would
be never to establish a running ac
count. No one can live within his or
her income who spends money in
advance of earning it. Persons who
live in this way , in fact , never have
any income ; they have an outgothat
eats up income before it gets insido
the door.
The "running account , " however , is
more dangerous for the housewife , be
cause she is not usually either the
tho in the
wage-earner or pay-master
household. She gets what she wants
on credit , because there is no particu
lar trouble in getting it and without
tho appreciation ol the trouble of pay
ing for it , which grows out of tho
necessity of scraping the dollars to
gether in whatever way the husband
comes by his money , whether it be in
swinging a blacksmith's hammer , in
throwing a weaver's shuttle , in meas *
tiring tape and molasses or in guiding
the handles of his plow. She does tho
multifarious and neyerending work of
her household , keeps the table well
spread , the house tidy , thebeds aired ,
and the bread well-baked an nutri
tious , and it is not at all to be won
dered at that she thinks this is enough.
The mistake is in the beginning in
having things that are not paid for.
The housekeeper who spends only
what money she has to spend is not
only relieved of the worry of debt for
what worries the husband will worry
the good wife but she is made a con
scious power in thepay and provender
department of her establishment. In
stead of being a drag upon her hus
band's energies she is made to under
stand for herself thelimitations of the
fund which she draws upon and how
much may be paid and how much laid
up for emergencies.
Young couples who startout by run
ning in debt should remember that
they cannot , in the long run , get an
inch the start of the world in that
way. They can only live up to their
earning after all is said and done. By
running an account with the butcher ,
the baker and candlestickmaker , they
give these several dealers an oppor
tunity to charge them high prices for
their purchases. The storekeeper
who sells his wares on credit is al
ways obliged to make good the ac
counts of his bad customers by taking
larger profits from those Who get
credit and pay. Besides , it is a rule ,
which acute business men thoroughly
understand , that money is worth and
will usually fetch some rate of interest
or an equivalent sum by being fre
quently turned over. It is not fair to
suppose that the shopkeeper looks to
his credit customer to make good the
deficit in his bank account brought
about by the system of "running ac
counts ? " On the contrary , the buyer
who buys for cash can choose where
she will buy , which is a great advan
tage , and she can buy for lower prices.
The cash price is always the lowest ,
and the cash customer is always the
preferred customer.
It too often happens that no check
is kept upon the running account.
Settling-day is always a day of sur
prise for the debtor , and bigstore bills
are a perpetual source of family bi oils
and discomfort. People who pay
"some other day" nine times out of
ten carry the improvidence of their
getting into an improvidence of use.
Those who are accustomed to get with
out care use without stint.
There is no rule in the world for large
affairs or small ones like the rule of
"pay as you go. " It is the foundation
not only of good finance but of good
temper and good fortune as well. And
especially the housewife who is wise
enough to give the matter a little seri
ous thought and determination enough
to stand by her convictions will need
no monitor to warn her of the folly
and danger of "running accounts. "
Idea ! Husbands and Wives.
It may be truthfully said that less
than one-fourth of the women who
marry know what they are doing.
They have no idea of what their du
ties are , much less their rights. About
all they know is that they are getting
married. Is it any wonder that so
many are disappointed and wish
themselves out of it ?
Jt is perfectly right for a woman to
have an ideal husband , yet more im
portant that she should have a clear
and distinct notion of what consti
tutes an ideal wife. There's where the
trouble lies. They all want ideal
husbands , but never seem to
think that men may want ideal
wives. Men imagine that a wife will
make them happy , and women think
that all they need to put an end to
their troubles is to secure a husband.
How ? adly both are disappointed.
The wife who expects her husband to
make her happy is foredoomed to dis
appointment ; so is the man who ex
pects the same from his wifeWe
make our own happiness , and in so
doing make others happy.
Truo ToHisMotto. Patient Then
you % think it'sall * up with me ,
doctor ? . Doctor I'm afraid so.
P. Well , we must all die once and I
may as well go now as afterward.
You're sure I'm going ? D. Yes. P.
Then let me have your bill. D. My
bill ! My dear sir , this is very unusual.
You should give ycur thoughts to
more serious matters. P. My motto
has always been "pay .is you go" and
now that I am going I want to pa ? ,
So he paid and went.
I
m
• 'Deeper than o'er plummet sounded"
• omo neoplo's coughs seem to come from ,
yet a bottlo of Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup will
cure thorn. It goes away down to the bot
tom of matters and works wonders. Pleas
ant to tako and good for coughs , colds ,
croup , bronchitis , etc. Prico 2C cents.
Pure gold nlwayn Iiiib its base imitation.
It is ho with Salvation Oil. which is worth
its weight in gold to all sufferers from rheu
matism , neuralgia , or gout. Seo that you
get tho genuine. 25 cents.
A woman at Worcester , Maes. , recently
gave birth to four girl twins.
Tiie old question whero shall I get my
eed this year presents itself again to
thousands of our renders at this season of
the year. If yon will turn to our adver
tising columns you will find tho announce
ment of John A. Salrer , La Crosse , Wis. ,
who makes a specialty of Northern Grown
Seeds. Thcso aro early , productive and
full of lifo , nnd will increaso every yield.
Tho Catholics of Australia havo sent
$1,000,000 to tho Pope.
Southern Excursion * nt Half Fnre.
On January 15th , 29th , February 12th ,
nnd 2Gth , 1880 , the Monon Routo will sell
Land Excursion tickets at one fare for tho
round trip to designated points in Ala
bama , Florida , Georgia. Louisana. Missis-
sippi and Tennessee. Limit of tickitB 00
days from duto of stamp. Stop-overs can
le arnanged. For full particulars , address
L. K. Sessions , T. P. A. , box nSL Minneap
olis , Minn. , or E. 0. McConnick , G. P. A. ,
Adams Express building , Chicago.
Another bridge is to bo built across the
. Mississippi-at St. Louis.
'j _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A woolen mill is to bo started in Salem ,
Oregon , if tho peoplo will give $50,000.
N ACTS AT THE SAME TIME ON Q
9 andtheKIDNEYS Q
IK WILL CURE BILIOUSNESS. PIXES , B
rSI CONSTIPATION , KIDNEY COMB
pa PLAINTS. UF.INart diseases , M
g rEMALEWEAKNESSRHEUMAHI
tiff. TISM. NEURALGIA , AND ALL O
gg NERVOUS DISORDERS , jM
W By quieting and strengthening the EH
WR nervcsand causing free action of the j H
| | | liverbowelsandkidneysandrestor-
jm ing their power to throw off disease. Bd
BR Why suffer BiliouiPain * and Aches 1 | M
Kfj Why tormented with Piles , Constipation ! m
| B 'WhyfriehtenedoverDisordered Kidneys ! H
| H Why endure nerruns or sick headaches ! Wfm
E3 Why have sleepless nightn ! fcJ
IH Use Pahe's Celery Compound and Wj
U rejoice in health. It is an entirely veceta-
BH ble remedy , harmless in all cases. H
B WELLS , RICHARDSON SlCO. , Proprietors , II
g3 BPBUNQTOK. VT. fcjj
SICKHEADftOBiEJ
! T S l l o Ulvclycured bjB
if * A DTP IDO these Mttle PUN.
ILsM111 9 C 6 t3 T er all < ° rellovo Dls *
* * B * BV tress from Dyspep a.ln-l
H iligestionaiulTooIIeartyB
Ij ibim | n
'SPlTi&ib ' Eating. A perfect rem-B
E9 H ff g" ff& cdy forDiz7iuessNausenR
Ri I VLI % Drowsiness Bail Ta.stej
ES ? in tbo Mouth. CoatcdB
El irlE.IL Tongue.Pain in the Side.H
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Kg • ? TOKI'ID LTVEK. Theji
p
JK&jgMjjJWa rcgulato the Dowels U
nTHJinffWlJ Purely Vegetable. W
Price 25 Cents. | J
CARTES MEDICINE CO. , HEW YOitE. |
Small Pill. Small Dose , Small Price. |
mffmrnimalmost as palatable
MEBtlSlr as milk.
i rJWsB llllPSo disguised that tho most
fXf SH delicate stomach caa take it.
AfejfesisfflS -Remarkable as a.
IgJjUM | : srFiyRSH ; : : producer.
'
t&jtW MmKl7 ' , ' , ' &er onu gain rapidly
? if rllS H S while taking it.
llJ&PsFi SCOTT'SMDLSION
Is acknowledged by Physician * to be the Finest
and lirst preparation for the relief ot
coysu rpTZOx.scnoFtrr AGnMutAj :
BEBIZITX' . WASTISG DISEASES OF
CiriZJfREX end CUROXIG COUGHS.
azldkcggists. gcott & Eowne , Hew York ,
gj FOR THE BLOOD
KjBj Swift's Specificlias cures me of a. malig-
ftjPBBnunt breokjneouton myleir. which caused
BiKintoIcrable pain. It was called Kczcma by
MBVtnc doctors four of ivhoin treated mo with
W Ofm 'no relief. 1 candidly confers that I owe my
I f I present jrood health to S. S. S. , which in my
I / iesUmction is Invaluable as a blood rrmedy.
mm& & miss julia Hewitt.
BE ? ZT. X. lGtli .St „ St. Louis. Mo.
W * 3r t | Our baby whfn two months old wan attack-
Mm Jed-vth | Scrofula , which for a Ions time de-
I 0 § jstroyed her eyesicht entire ! v , and caused us
El Jf jto despair of her life. The doctors failed to
E3Hrei ( > vu her , and we cave Swlffi SpeclnV.
BOS whlch soon cured her entirelv , and she is
fc l now hale and hearty. K. V. Dcllc.
W ff * ] Wili's Point. Texa * .
1 V B j Scrofula developed on my daughter swell *
1 M finis an J lump * on her neck. We pave her
KSBSwift'x Sncoitle. and the result wa wonder-
n ful and the cure prompt.
( SmB S. A. DEAI.MO.ND. Cleveland. Tenn.
Utm K tfc" Send for book sjivinshi torv of blood
R-j KDiaeases and ad vice to outferers. mailed free.
f&gS TU K SWIFT SI'KCI FIC CO.
Hlitv ? Drawer 3 , Atlanta , Ga.
IliS Si Is STTRE T0 CXJEE
E YERI | C01m HEAD
fir v al quickly.
SlgHtei pv ojw Apply Balm Into en < h nostril.
g-y > * u. 'JU ELY BIIOS , Z6 Warren St. . N" Y
IXSUIIKIX
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
The Ltre-tt. Chexrrs. and ieat la the U'otl.L
cash Asssrrs si--o.ooo.ooo.
SIMOX GOETZ. * Wli. P. ALLEN" .
Speclil Areas. General Aeeni.
IMsMPiiM
I m.v < j a posit ire remedy for the zbo-e dise&se. by its us
thousands of cases of the worst kind and of lonir-tand- ) ;
have been cared. So strong is my faith in itsa - . .c.ry that
1 will send two bottUs free , tozether with a rxlaablo
treatise on this disaaxa to any sntJerer. Give Eipres * and
P.O.address. T. A.SLOCCX.Ai.0. . lJIPoarlSt. . X.Y-
a * _ . iiVf i find that I'iso's cure
B | ' > % ' 3nrl IBP for Consumption cot
110flllilil\ PKEVESTS , but
UllrM WAl also CUKES Hoaree-
r4 vrnpn Trtated and eared witno-ii u rune.- !
I .fl Nl .H K Boot on treatment sent tree. Address I
IHiyJLilV T.L. POSD. M.D. . Aurora. Kane Co „ 13. i
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"W. N. U. . Omaha , - 4-1G 1.
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The Plain Truth 't
It lh.it Hood' * SnriapnrlUa has rurrd thmi-amts ok , H
t
ocople whosufTcrodorerrly wlih rliaumiUlum It , % II
neutralizes the lactic acid In I tin blood , which cause * k
tho-olerrlblo pains itnd aches , ami also vitalizes antf -jg
enriches the blood , thus preventing- recurrence. . ig
ot tbo dUestn. Thcio f-cls warrant us In ursine. J * |
you. If tou suiter with rheumatism , to Klvo Hood' * . jM i I
Ssrsnpnrlllnn trial. t | j
"I hsdrheumatlim so that when I sst or laid down ' TV S
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I could hardly get up. Hood's Karssparllla had. ' S
almojt cured me. " 1' . Cahnks , Gallon. O. . , . |
Hood's SarsaparilSa -
Gold by alt druj-sl-M. II. slxforil. Prepared only j
by C. I HOOD A. CO. . Lowell. Mo i. i 1
100 Doses One Dollar. . S
• . . The most cer-- I
KTyTRWaf PREMEDY" I
laiVlVl . * n tno wor' ' ' |
iBJflHHHBBW.instantly - ! |
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| TjV-toMMMJBB ! excruciating II
W l-flv/'VoVC . pains * ' - ' 3 ' Jj
I IWlf S fJB truly tho great 11
B l ffiJLWr CONQUEROR II
WrS Alil'jti ' OF PAIN , and j
jpA | 2Qpp--BMw has done more • |
r V good than any IB
I known reme- Jl
I dy. IJ
For SPRAINS. BRUISES. BACK- HI
ACHE , PAIN in the CHEST or SIDES. .
HEADACHE , TOOTHACHE , or any Jl
other EXTERNAL PAIN , a few appli- j
cations act like magic , causing the If
PAIN to INSTANTLY STOP.
For CONGESTIONS. INFLAMMA
TIONS , SORE THROAT , BRONCHI- I
TIS. COLD in the CHEST , RHEUMA
TISM , NEURALGIA , LUMBAGO * • H
SCIATICA , PAINS in the Small of the II
Back , etc. , more extended , longer con- |
tinued and repeated applications aro- ijl
necessary to effect a cure. fll
All INTERNAL PAINS , ( in the Bow- f |
els or Stomach ) , CRAMPS , SPASMS. i
SOUR STOMACH , NAUSEA , VOM- 1
ITING , HEARTBURN , DIARRHOEA. 1
COLIC , FLATULENCY. FAINTING . 1
SPELLS , are relieved instantly and UM
QUICKLY CURED by takinginternally Ml
as directed. SoldbvDrasrtrists. Price50c. ill
FOR coNsy PTao l 1
Piao's Cure is our best selling medi- • I
cine. I have a personal kuotrlcil c ol I
its beneficial effects , and recommend it. I
S. Lakry ; Druijfrjst , Allegheny , Pa. I
M. W , ETOH AITS * . J
OAKLAWN FARM. \ fl
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i/350Q8 PEBGHEBOIK , -
% wE FREr.cH Coach horses , 1
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cS W ftlSt - . abl ° r'co' 15 ( ) COLTS with ]
2 -iBSrasaChoIco ! pedljrrers. superior Inrtl- iU
mm sSyojJtfdiiais : 00 iiueok'TEH - im
il _ - " BKOOI > MARKS (801ntoaJ <
TH oj Brilliant , the ciost famous UIng sire ) .
By Beat Qanlity. Prices Reasonable. H
W Terms Eaiy. Don't Bay without Inspect- H
W Ins tills Oroatent and Most JSuccr sfal JH
I Breeding : Z-tttalillslimrnt or America. Ifl
M. W. DUNHAM , Wayne , Illinois.
35l - w itUica C. A X.ff.U'- LLTuxx.--jic A XUla. H
jG2i CJATARRH I
ey7 CURED FOR $ I.OO.
. . /J- * © Jly the KoTclty Process , | H
itpbk INHALANT.
'P % " Coughs. Colds. Catarrh. Hay |
\ > c\er , Asthma , etc. , yield aa M
s\ \ if by mixclc to the new pro- B
, , - * . ci-btt of V aporous Inhalation. H
- " - Superior to the many expea- M
Bivc S10 outfits. A perfcrt cure H
GUARANTEED
S In all caeTreatment Lcth I < ocal H
xS H a-d Constitutional. S nt 07 mall on H
% * -A _ i = " rnceiptof price. SI. Particulars on l H
K3 L = "SS application. ACMK CHKMIH
% - g S - CALCO. , St. Louis.,3Io. H
oldest medicine in the world Is probably nab M
CThe Dr. Isaac Thompson's fie
EI.E-3IIA.TED EVE WATEll
This articl- a carefully prepared Physician's pre- M
scnption.anu has been in con-tantuws nearly xcenturj. M
CAUTION' . The only genuine Thompson * * Eyo M
Wsite--has upon the white wrapier of each bottle an H
en-r..ved : portrait of the inYentor.DK.Is. * . cTl03 < r ov. | H
TTithaacmU'of his signature ; al-o a note of hand H
signed John J. . Thompson. Avoid all others. The gen- M
uine Eye Water can be obtalneJ from all Urui ; < > ts M
JOHN L.TH0MPS0N.S0NS& CO. . TROY , N. Y. ,
15 mSlFBEE TRADE PRICES : I
- - - - afilg3lg fc > w mir skwinu I .vow < r r H
BS * iJ)40-IACHIN ) I ONLY $10 H
Hff L3 VT * ore now • plln ] ? our WEST. fl
EUR \ Htm EUNlMIT.OVKDSINGEKSEWINrt H
WJJ Tfay Is * ! MACHINE-iame complete M
9 PWvrSj ? w > th all attachment * nnd wtr
H v ' J ranted for 5 year * for only * 1.1.
jjr 4 1 Send for drcntar and nee fJll ilo-
U AH057J3A scrintlon of this and other-tvir-i. H
bJS S fs ai to SI. IESCULI.IN.ttO. . ,
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THE SEED MAN I
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( buccHS'or toardner Urn * m Iend I you hi *
beautiful Serd CataiOg1 - - - fp1S59 FREE.
The Cheapest SEED HOUSE m Ameri'a.
More eeJs f r th > - mnney nan yi ian our H
elsewhere. PACKETS CentTIJ.Y US.
SAVE MONEY I
on Lirrt.oodvUothinc.BootB.Shoe- . j B
Hardware. Harness , baddies. Jewelry.Koofcs ,
Gunfcport' .ntr Goods. Musical Instruments. mt
Groceries , etc. We sell direct to consumers mt
at wholesale prices. Send at once for -
larsre illustrated Catalopufand Price List mw
TnEPKOPLE'S SUPPLY CO
4.8 iz 52 E. Lake St. . CHICAGO , ILX.
# 5 II R--1 # 9i B O aA1ir * ti * * r'w B3 * * sb
-crai-tamp. Wages S3 Per DaPranant F < ii < m. V M
xt-als aciw-r-d iJoa j cd-ascel ft > r in. a'tT-r-l int.e H
Centennial Manufacturing Co. , Cincinnati. Ohio. B
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South. One cUantic nation.mbmclns all of H
North America. Setr States , fcee Map and Hints- H
trations Samnlr CoinTen Ontt. AdJre ! " H
THE WESTERN WORLD , Chicago , Illinois.
- i e _ _ _ find Pi-o"s Cure for ' |
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- l-t\H--r-FfV\BEST remedy for
7op > # - - - \ 4kiVhoansenes < and to M
* - * o- " = - . H
K r - oclear the throat.
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D fit \ Stationerskcep-nem. Standard quality M
KB I \ IJ all styles. Sample Coz. jo cents by maii. H
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! j * * -X P1- 6 adTice for the unraarried. Ttlia liH
S S f L a" y ° G - ranto Ynow. --urely sealed. 1Q. Sl H
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A&&mOk Wesandlarscn * farmcropsl Tho BU ! nUtl liiCKH UnUVia 2 pt XT & H & > /
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