LULUBY. .
Be still , my child ; remain in sta u quo ,
fe While I propel they cradel to and fro.
Lot no involved res Intar alios
i.v Prevail while we're coasultiif inter nos.
te Was that u little pain in mcd'as res ?
Too bad ! too had ! wo'H have no more of
these.
I'll send a capias for some wise expert
Who knows how to eject the pain . J stay
the hurt.
fj No trespnsser shall comes to troubla tliee ;
T/ For thou dost own this homo in simple
fee-
And thy administrators , heirs , assigns.
To have , to hold , convoy , at thy designs.
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ii' , Correct thy pleading , my own b.tby boy ;
i' Lot there bo an abatement of thy joy :
Quash every tendency Jo keup awake.
i And verdict , costs and judgment thou sh ilt
take.
Boston Ti-.iuscripr.
TUB DESERT HftAGE.
All summer in the year 187 tho.
Indiana had heeu making lifo miserable -
able for the settlers in the Gopher
Hills region. The Sioux wore tnca
nominally at peace w th Uncle bam
and his white nephews , so the aistnt-
anco wo received from the military
was very slight indeed.
Finally , just before the coid weath
er came on. affairs took on a now
phcso. The raids increased in num-
bor. Almost every night someone was
rooDeu of a choice bunch of cattlu or
several head of line horses. Uno
nigfht Pilcher's ranch , on the north
fork of Buffalo creak , would bo vis
ited ; the next Hapgood's , on the south
foric. sixty miles away , would s utter.
And in each case was detected some
of Adam Gibson's work. Gibson was
one of the most expert horse and -at-
tlo thieves in the country , was reck
less and daring , and had quite a band
of white followers as foxy and desper
ate as himself. There was but one
view to lake of affairs : Gibson had
gone into partnership with some of
his thieving Sioux friends , and the re
sult was a combination which , if al
lowed to exist would soon drive all
the cattlemen out of the country.
Three days after Ilapgood s horses
were run off a dozen Indians , with
Gibson and his eight desperadoes ,
mudo an afternoon raid on Mocker's
ranch , killing old Captain Meiker
and two of his men , and running off
a bunch o twenty horses. There
was a hurried rallying of settlers , and
that night preparations were made
for pursuit
Before dawn twelve bravo men well
armed and mounted , left lIap oddX
II on the trail of the horse thieves , with
the promise of re-enforcements be
fore noon. w
The re-enforcing party , of which
the writer was one. started on the
trail of Pen's boys a few hours later ,
and were making good progress .vhen
a heavy norwestor drove us into cover
at the camp of a squaw man on ' 1 ur-
tlc Ridge. The storm raged all night
and part of the next day. Then , in
the bitter coid. we again took up the
trail or ratner tooK tne direction in
t which wo believed ihe raiders had
gone , for the snow had obliterated
the trail and worked rapidly into
the hills.
That day's search brought us no
signs of the fugitives , nor of Harney
and hi men. but on the third da } ' , the
weather having moderated to a great
extent we were able to search more
thoroughly , and toward evening , in a
little canyon in the mountains , found
and rounded up Captain Mocker's
stolen horses.
There were , however , no signs to
indicate that human beings had been
near , and. after two days' more hard
work in the worst piece of country a
man ever got into , we gave up and re
turned home discouraged.
The summer of lt > 7 .nearly three
years later than the occurrence just
recorded , was a terribly hot dry sia-
son. For weeks together the sky was
perfectly cloudless and hardly a spear
of grass , to say nothing of other vege
tation , could be seen on the dusty ,
desert-like plains. Not a drop of
lain fell and the sky's clearness was
that of polished brass. Lakes and
springs , creeks and coulas , all dried
up. and the few wells in the Gopher
hills country were at a very low ebb ,
and soon there was nothing for the
cattle to eat
It was when this state of affairs
came upon the country that the set
tlers began to emigrate to more
favored ranges to remain until the
drought should be at an end. and
among the emigrants was the Merrick
outfit to which the writer belonged.
We had been on the road westward
nearly a week , traveling slowly , on
account of the cattle , and had camped
ono night near the foot of a long
range of hills beyond which , the next
day. we hoped to find water and good
pasturage. It was very late when we
camped , for it was necessary to cover
as much ground as possible , and the
nights being comparative ! } ' cool wo
kept the cattle on the move as long
as we could every evening. Just af
ter sunset we had noticed a heavy
mass of scudding clouds on the south
ern horizon , but had paid little atton-
Uon to it , as wo lolttnat no such good
' ' fortune as a rainstorm could befall us
and it didn't But just after we
turned in. Merrick , Joslin and myself ,
leaving Bolts. John Merrick and the
Swede , Anderson , to take first watch
w > th the cattle , there came several
gusts of wind , followed by a terrific
sweeping rumble , and before wo could
realize what the matter was the tent
was ripped from its fastenings , the
wagon was overturned and the most
terrible dust storm any of us had ever
known ou the plains was upon us. It
was useless to seek for shelter use
less to move. So. for two or three
hours , we lay flat on the ground in
our blankets , the wind occasionally
rolling us over and sifting sand into
our clothing ; down our backs , into
our eyes _ aml mouths and nostrils.
When the storm abated a bit we
gathered1 ourselves together and took
our bearings. ' .The - tent was gone.
Dut the -overturned- wagon wa * close
by , , and to it-was hitched our herae.-
? ery much frignteneoV "but u"ni ! > : to *
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break loose. Of our miscellaneous
possessions there was nothing , so far
as wo could find in the dark , not
literally buried in the sand. Finding
it of no use to search for anything
and being unable to sloop , the old
man , Joslin and I sat in the wagon
and held an experience meeting.
Day broke and the boys straggled into
camp utterly worn out with jaded
ponies. The cattle had stampeded
with the storm and there wasn't a
hoof-mark to show which direction
they had taken. It was out of all
reason to suppose they had taken any
thing but a northerly direction , how
ever on n.cc unt of the heavy south
wind. So leaving Joslin to cook for
the other boys , the old man and I
started out confident o' overtaking
the missing herd before nightfall.
Ho had failed , however , to take
into consideration the speed of the
thoroughly frightened cattle , and
though wo occasionally ran across
the carcass of a calf or yearling.
trampled to death by the others in
their llight not a live animal did we
see that day.
That night wo camped on the open
prairie without a blanket and with
only a bit of hardtack to oat. The
horses were almost worn out and
there was nothing for them to eat or
drink.
In the morning wo rose early , tight
ened our belts , saddled up and pro
ceeded northward again. All around
us was level prairie , covered with
dust which arose in little clouds at
every stop of our weary horses.
We stopped talking after awhile
and sat listless in our saddles , our
mouths open , to try and cool our
parched tongues. And still the piti
less sun beat upon us scorchiugly. the
dust rosojand enveloped us in a cloud ,
and the end of our search seemed no
nearer.
It must have been about 1 o'clock
in the afternoon when I was suddenly
aroused from the half nap into which
I had fallen by an exclamation from
Merrick.
There , only a few rods before us.
rising out of the level plain , was a
mass of rock not very large , but still
of sufficient dimensions to afford our
selves and our animals the shelter we
needed. In less time than it takes to
relate it wo had unsaddled , hobbled
our horses and cast ourselves in the
grateful shadow of the rock to sleep
the sleep begotten of terrible heat and
utter fatigue.
1 had been asleep perhaps "dead"
would bo a better word for perhaps
two hours , when the snorting and
stamping of the horses brought me
suddenly to a sitting posture. I
looked before me and shouted or
rathe.r. shrilly whispered to the old
man. giving him a vigorous blow with
my hand at the same time. He , too ,
sprang up. his eyes and mouth open
ing in wonder.
A mist had gathered on the plain.
Before us rose and grew a circle of
rock } ' , wooded Luis , in the back
ground a black , threatening storm
cloud came rolling over the hills , and
vivid lightning Hashed from it but
the thunder was lacking. Then , as
wo looked and rubbed our eyes , forth
from the dusty plain , almost at our
foot a sheet of clear , blue water rose ,
and. spreading covered the space be
tween us and the hills ,
Old Merrick grabbed my arm.
Mirage ! " he gasped , "but ain't it
like that lake in the hills where we
looked for liarney's boys ? "
The horses struggled with their
hobbles and wo caught them and held
their lariats.
The lake was strangely still now.
From its edges inward it began to
grow calm and glassy , and presently
a sheet of clear , crystal ice covered
it to the center. Then the storm
cloud back of the hills closed in upon
the scene before us. A few feathery
flakes of snow fell , slowly at first
then faster and faster they came , un
til the frozen lake stood out a broad
expanse of pure white amid the rocks
and trees and shrubs of the partially
snow-shrouded hills.
Suddenly Merrick shrieked and
again clutched my arm. "Good God !
Sandy , look ! "
Out of a wooded canyon on the
right rode a band of men. Fascinated ,
I counted them as they filed down
onto the shore of the little lake.
There were twenty-one. *
One or two of the men dismounted
and seemed to be tightening their
saddle-girtha while another , evident
ly the leader , pointed to the inaccessi
ble rocks on almost all sides and then
across the lake , as if urging his band
to cross on the ice. He rode out on
the white bosom of the lake and the
rest followed , all picking their way
carefully.
Merrick clutched my arm again.
Out of the same canyon whence the
larger party had emerged a few mo
ments before dashed at full speed an
other but a smaller band of horse
men. They did not hesitate , but rode
fiercely out on the ice in the wake of
the first party , and in the lead was
the big black stallion Pen Harnev al
ways rode.
The first party , now in the middle
of the lake , turned quickly to meet
their pursuers. There was a flash of
firearms , but still no sound. The
men fought at arm's length , and pres
ently all we could see was a crowding ,
struggling mass of men and horses ,
all together , with the flames from
rapidly discharged revolvers playing
about them like lightning.
From the hither side of the lake a
dark , irregular streak breaks and
finds its way unheeded by the battling
horsemen toward the scene of conflict.
Faster it goes and then , with a shriek
of warning dies in my throat -there
is a mighty splash of ice and water ,
and the men who were trying only a
moment ago to take the lives of others
are struggling to save their own , for
the thin ice has given way and every
man and beast has sunk Into the mer
ciless water beneath ! And the white
snow falls and covers the tragedy.
? R. : L.-Ketchum in the San Francisco
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An Epidemic of Bloody Flux.
Last summer the flux raged liere to a fear
ful extent. About five miles north of here , at
the Whiteside grave yard , there were five vic
tims of this dreadful disease buried in one day.
The doctors could do nothing with the disease
When my family were taken , I went to Wal
ters Brothers , of Waltersburjr , and told them
the situation. They said , give them Cham
berlain's Cholic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy ; that they had sent out several hundred
bottles into the infected district and "every
day we hear how this medicine is curing them.
So far we have not heard of its failing in a
single instance. " I went to giving it and
could soon see the good effects and a cure was
the result. Any one tu doubt about these
facts may write to me. L. C. EI.I.IS , Rock
Tope county , Illinois. For sale by Geo. M
Chenery.
Good Looks.
Good looks are more than skin deep , de
pending upon a healthy condition of the vitaj
organs. If the Liver be inactive , you have a
Bilious Look , if your stomach is disordered
you have a Dyspeptic Look and if your Kid"
neys be affected you have a Pinched Look.
Secure good health and you \\lll have good
looks. Electric Bitters is the great alternative
and Tonic acts directly on these vital organs.
Cures Pimples , Blotches , Boils and gives a
complexion. Sold at McMHlen's drugstore ,
50 cents per bottle.
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.
Is it not wortli the small price of 75 cents
to free yourself of every symptom of these dis
tressing complaints , if you think so call at our
store and get a bottle of Shiloh's Vitalizer ,
every bottle has a printed a guarantee on it ,
use accordingly and if it does you no good it
will cost you nothing. Sold by A. McMillen.
Buck/en's Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts , sores ,
bruises , ulcers , salt rheum , fever sores , tetter ,
chapped hands , chilblains , corns , and all skin
eruptions , and positively cures piles , or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price 2Sc. a
box. For sale by A. McMillen.
Cholera iniantum has lost its terrors since
the introduction of Chamberlain's Cholic
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. When that
remedy is used and the treatment as directed
with each bottle is followed , a cure is cet tain.
Mis. Fanny Lauderdale , of Rock , Pope coun
ty , Illinois , says it cured her baby of cholera
infantum and she thinks saved its life. A.
W. Walter , of Waltersburg , Illinois , says it
cured his baby boy of cholera intantum after
several other remedies had failed. The child
was so low that "he seemed almost beyond
the aid of human hands or reach of any medi
cine , " but Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and
Diarrluea Remedy cured him. 25 and 50 cent
bottles for sale by Geo. M. Chenery.
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE.
If , as the saying goes , "straws show which
way the wind blows , " the testimony piven in
blaclc and white regarding : the merits of an
article , and by those , too , whose daily experi
ence is calculated to make them familiar with
such subjects , then the following note carries
more than ordinary weight :
SAN FRANCISCO , June 3,1888.
Dear Sir I have tried a bottle of your
Kobertina for the complexion and flnd it a
most delightful preparation , beautifying the
skin and leaving no bad effects. For the fut
ure I shall use uo other preparation. Sincere
ly yours. JEFFREYS LEWIS.
DYSPEPSIA.
Thatlnigntmare of man's existence which
makes food n mockery and banishes fleep
from weary eyes , readily yields to the potent
nfluence of the celebrated English Dandelion
Tonic. It tones up the digestive organs , re
stores the appetite , makes assimilation of
food possible and invigorates the whole sys
tem. All druggists sell it at one dollar per
bottle.
Chamberlain's Eye & Sk'in Ointment.
A certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes , Tetter ,
Salt Rheum , Scald Head , Old Chronic Sores ,
Fever Sores. Eczema , Itch , Prairie Scratches ,
Sore Nipples and Piles. It is cooling and
soothing. Hundreds of cases have been cured
by it alter all other treatment had failed. It
is put up in 25 and 50 cent boxes. For sale by
George M. Chenery.
Can chronic diarrhoea be cured ? Those
who think not , should read the following from
Air. Joseph McGuffin , of Spaulding , Union
county , Iowa. He says : "I was troubled for
years with chronic diarrhoea and used many
kinds of medicine ; but nothing with perma
nent effect for good , until I tried Chamber
lain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I
would say to every one in need of a medicine
for the ailment mentioned and kindred dr-
seases , try the Remedy , and like myselfryou
will never be without it in your home. " 25 and
50 cent bottles for sale by Geo. M. Chenery.
SHILOH'S CATARRH REMEDY. A
marvelous cure for catarrh , diphtheria , canker
mouth and headache. With each bottle there
is an ingenious nasal injector for the more
successful treatment of these complaints with
out extra charge. Price Soc. Sold by A. Mc
Millen.
Dr. Humphreys' Specific Manual richly
bound In cloth and gold , steel engraving of the
author , 144 pages on the treatment of all di
seases , mailed" free'on 'application. " Hum
phreys' Medicine Co. , Ill'William St. ; New
York. , , ' - ' t
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What Is
Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
and Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing : Syrups , and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
fevcrishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd ,
cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles , cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the food , regulates the stomach
and bowels , giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas
toria is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend.
Castoria. .
"Outorla is on excellent medicine for chil
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told mo of its
good effect upon their children. "
Dn. O. C. OSQOOD ,
Lowell , Mass.
Castoria Is the best remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. I hope the day is not
for distant when mothers will consider the real
Interest of their children , and use Castoria In
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones , by forcing opium ,
morphine , soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats , thereby sending
them to premature graves.1'
Dn , J. F. KracnELox ,
Conway , Ark.
Castoria. '
'
M Castoria Is so well adapted to children that I
I recommend It assuperlortoanj-prescriptloa i
known to me. " i
n. A. ABCHKR , M. D. , 1
111 So. Oxford St , Brooklyn , N.Y. \
" Our physicians In the children's depart
ment hare spoken highly of their expert- |
enco In their outside practice with Castoria ,
and although wo only haTO among our |
medical supplies what is known as regular
prodnuuJ , yet wo ore free to confess that the '
merit * of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it. "
UNITZD HOSPITAL AND DISPKHSART ,
Boston ,
Au.icir O. SMITH , Fret. ,
The Centaur Company , 77 Murray Street , New York City.
THE MILD POWER CURES.
HUMPHREYS'
Dr. IlHrapl rrv 'SpecIUciinro ; lcntincnllyoMil
carefully prepared Koini'dli1 * . unM for jenrs In
private iiriictlce nml for o\cr II Iriv j nrs liytr.o
lK.-oplo with cutlro micoifi. rvi rv hli-Rli ? Sjcclflc
u KKclal | curt ) for tlio til o M > n.umil.
Tnuycura without t.tu hi , : , purHliiK or reducing
thohymuni.and ure liutit unu tn. < . < iti.cb'ovfiolgn
of iliuixlil. .
1 I'cvorn , CoiwMIons. Inflammations .25
\VoriiiM , Worm I uvcr. Worm Colic. . . .25
3-TrciliIng ; Colic. Crj'M. ' . Woki-fuliuia .25
4 Ilurrlicuor Children or Adult * 25
5 Dj-HOiit cry , UrliilnLllloiu ; Colic. . . .25
( -Cholera Mnrbiiri , Vomiting 25
? CuiiKliM , Colds. I'ronchltU 25
8 S'eiirululu , Toothache. Kaccacho 25
! ) Ilendaclifs , Klc' IleaJacho. Vtrtlgo. .25
JO J > y pepsln , lillloiisncw. Constipation .25
11 SitpprcH.suiI or I'lilnful 1'crlodti. .25
12 White * . Too I'rofiiso Terloda 25
it : ( 'roup. Liiryncitls , Hoarseness 25
1-1 Suit Jtliutini , l.rj'slpcla.i. Kniptloim. .25
j 15 JMieuiiiiitiiiii.or liticuinntlel'aliLS. . MS
1G lalnriii , Chills. 1'over end Aguu 25
17-l'llcHUllnd orUk-edltiK 25
i IS-OpIitlanlmy , .Soreor Weak Eyes 25
I Ul-Cntarrli , Influenza , Coldluthellend .25
i 2U-\Vliooiinir CuiiKli 25
! 21 Antiinu ! , Oppressed IlreathlnR 25
22 Eiir IlischiirtrcH , Inipiilred Hearing .25
t 2.'l Mcrofulu. Enlarged Glands. Swelling .25
21uncrnl Debility , I'hyslcalWeakness .25
25 Drop.sy , and Scanty Secretions 25
' -Seii-SIckni5iM. . Sickness from Riding .25
1 7-KJducy DlHi-iiHCH 25
I 2U Sere lUouth , orCaiiKer 25
30-Urlnary WeiilcnosM , WcttlngBed. . .25
ai-rainful PcrlodH 25
34 Diplithoriu , Ulcerated Sere Throat. . .25
35 CIirouIcCousc tIoiis& Eruptions. .25
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28 XcrvonH Debility , .Seminal Weak-
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32 DiHciiMosof tliu Jlonrt.rnlpltatlon I.OO
: I3 EpilcpHy , SpasmsSt. Vitas'Danco..I.OO
SuM ty IlruxxliK , or lent | > mll l < l on receipt nf pric * .
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"THE PILE OINTMENT. "
For Piles External or Internal , Blind or Bleeding ;
Kl.stulaln Am > : Itching or liltciiintf of the Itcctuui.
The relief Is Immediate the euro certain.
PRICE , 50 OTS. TRIAL SIZE. 25 OTS.
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U5n am prepared to handle all business in my
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