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About Nebraska herald. (Plattsmouth, N.T. [Neb.]) 1865-1882 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1874)
THE PISTOL SIIOT. i. Thb dailv routine of an officer in the army is not unknown. Drills and the riding school in the morning; dinner at the commandant s quarters or in a Jewiuh eating house, and cards and punch in the evening, constitute the day's work. There was no society at , nor were there any marriageable girls ; we used to meet at each other's rooms, where only men in unitorm were to be seen. One civilian, however, was admitted within our circle. He might have reached the age of five-and-thirty, and we there fore looked upon him as greatly our senior in years. His large experience secured to him a certain amount of deference, and his usual moroseness, his stern and sar castic disposition, exercised a powerful influence over our youthful imaginations, His past career seemed shrouded in mys tery. Though bearing a foreign name he was apparently a Russian. He had served at one time in the Hussars, and had even been fortunate in professional advance ment. None of us knew the reason why he had retired from the service and taken up his abode in this wretched neighbor hood, where he lived penuriously and yet extravagantly. He invariably went out on foot, and he was always seen in a black surtout the worse for wear, but at the same time he kept open house for all the o (Seers of our regiment. Truth to tell, two or three dishes, cooked by an old pensioner, constituted his dinner, but on the other hand champagne flowed at his table. His chief pastime consisted in pistol practice. The walls of his apartment were riddled and perforated like a honey comb. A valuable collection of pistols formed the only luxury of his humble habitation. The degree of perfection he had attained in this art was inconceiva ble, and had he required to shoot at a pear on any one's head, not one of our fellows would have hesitated to offer himself. Our conversation often touched on the subject of dueling. Silvio (as I shall name him) never joined in it, and when asked whether he had ever had occasion to fight, would answer dryly that he had; but he entered upon no details, and it was evident that these and similar questions were distasteful to him. We concluded that the recollection of some unfortunate victim to this dreadful accomplishment troubled his conscience, the idea of cow ardice never even suggesting itself. There are people whose exterior alone suffices to disarm such suspicions. An unexpected occurrence disconcerted us all. Some ten of us were one day dining with Silvio. "We drank as UMial that is, excessively and after dinner we en deavored to prevail upon our host to be the banker in a game of faro. For some time he persisted in declining, for he sel dom played, but at length he ordered tlp cards to be brought, threw fifty ducats on the table, and commenced to deal. We all took our places and the game began. Silvio was wont to keep the strictest si lence upon such occasions, never discussing or explaining anything. If the punter chanced to make a mistake, he either paid up the balance immediately or noted the surplus. We were already aware of this, and therefore never inter fered. But of our number there was a young officer who had lately joined. He took part in the game, and in a fit of ab sence bent down one corner too many. Silvio took up the chalk and rectified the score, as was his custom. The officer, thinking he was mistaken, began to ex plain matters. Silvio continued dealing in silence. The officer, losing patience, rubbed out what to him appeared unnec essary. Silvio, taking up the chalk, again marked the score. The officer, ex cited with wine, and by the game and the laughter of his comrades, imagined him self cruelly offended, and in his passion he lifted a metal candlestick oil the table and threw it at Silvio, who had barely time to evade the blow. We felt confused. Silvio rose, and with fire in his eyes said : " Please to walk out, sir, and thank your 6tars that this has happened under my roof." We did not doubt the consequences; and we looked upon our new comrade as a dead man. He walked out, declaring himself ready to answer for the affront in such manner as the banker might elect. The game was continued for a few mo ments longer, but, feeling how little our host's thoughts were in it, we left, one by one, and repaired to our quarters, dis cussing the possibility of a speedy va cancy. When we met in the riding-school on the following day we immediately in quired of each other if our poor ensign was stiil alive. When he himself ap peared, we greeted him, putting the same question! lie replied that he had heard nothing of Silvio as yet. This surprised us. We went to Silvio, and found him in the yard, sending bullet after bullet into an ace of cards, which he had fixed to the ate. He received us as usual, not allud ing to the event of the preceding evening. Three days elapsed, and the ensign still lived. We asked in astonishment: "Can it be possible that Silvio will not fight" Silvio did not fight. A very slight ex planation satisfied him, and peace was restored. Such conduct might have injured him excessively in the estimation of youth. The want of pluck is what young men excuse least, for they consider it the high est of human virtues one that covers a multitude of sins! However, little by little, all was forgotten, and Silvio re gained his former influence. I alone could not become reconciled to him. Being naturally of a romantic turn of mind, I had, more than anybody, at tached myself to the man whose very ex istence was an enigma, and who appeared to me to be the hero of some mysterious event. He liked me, at least it was with me alone that he laid aside his usual cutting, ill-natured observations, and that he conversed upon various subjects with periect good nature and rare pleas antness. But I could not, subse quent to that unfortunate evening, rid myself of the idea that his honor had been tarnished, and that it was his own doing that the stain had not been re moved. This thought prevented my feel ing toward him as I had hitherto done, and I felt ashamed to look upon him. Silvio was far too clever and too shrewd not to notice this and not to divine the cause. He appeared hurt, and I fancied that I had more than ence detected a wish on his part to come to an under standing with me: but I avoided each op portunity, and Silvio withdrew. There after I only met him in the presence of my comrades, and our former intimacy came to an end. The busy inhabitants of a capital can have no conception of the many excite ments so familiar to those who live in small towns or in villages for example, the looking out for the periodical post day ; on Tuesdays and Fridays our regi mental office was crowded with officers ; some expecting remittances, some letters, and some newspapers. Letters and par cels were opened on the spot, news com municated, and the office presented the most animated appearance. Silvio's let ters were addressed under cover to our regiment, and he was therefore usually present Upon one of these ocbasions a letter was handed to him, the seal of which he broke with a look of the greatest impatience. His eyes bright ened up as he perused it. The officers were themselves too much engaged to notice anything. "Gentle men," said Silvio, "circumstances re quire me to leave without delay. I go this night, and hope you will not refuse to dine with me for the last time. 1 ex pect you also, V he continued, turning to me: "IexDectvou without fail." With these words he hastened out, and we shortly dispersed, having agreed to meet at Silvio's. I arrived at the appointed hour, and found neariy the whole of my brother offi cers. Silvio's movables were an pacKea, and little remained but the bare ana bat tered walls. We sat down to dinner; our host was in high spirits, and his cheer fulness was soon participated in; me corks flew incessantly, and we wished the traveler with all possible sincerity God speed and every blessing. It was already late when we rose. While the caps were being sorted, Silvio, bidding every one "good-by," took me by the hand and de tained me, just as I was upon the point of leaving. " I must speak to you," said he in a low voice. 1 remained. CEDAR CREEK MILLS, The guests had left; being alone, we sat opposite to each other, and silently began to smoke our pipes. Silvio was care worn, and there were no longer any traces of his affected cheerfulness. The pallor of his somber face, his sparkling eyes, and the dense smoke issuing from his mouth gave him a truly demoniacal look. Several minutes passed away, and Silvio broke silence: " We may perhaps never meet again," said he; "I wish to have an explanation with you before we part You must have noticed how little I value the opinion of the world ; but I like you, and I feel that it would prey upon me were I to leave an unjust impression respecting myself on your mind." lie stopped and Degan to renu his emp tied pipe ; I remained silent with lowered eyes. " You thought it strange," he continued, "that I did not demand satisfaction from that tipsy fool R . You will doubtless own that, the right to choose weapons being mine, his life was in my bands, my own being almost beyond the reach of danger. 1 might ascribe this forbearance to pure generosity, Dut l win not deceive you. llad it oeen in my power 10 punisn R without risking my own life in the least degree I would by no means have let him off." I looked at Silvio in surprise, and was completely taken aback by such a confes sion. Silvio went on : " That's just it. I have no right to im peril my life. I received a box on the ear six years ago and my enemy still lives." My curiosity was thoroughly awak ened. " You did not fight him?" asked I. Circumstances probably parted you?" "I did fight him," answered Silvio; " and here is the memorial of our duel?" Silvio rose and took out of a hat box a red cap ornamented with a gold tassel and braid (what the French would call bonnet d police) ; he put it on ; it had a hole about an inch lrom its edge. " You know," continued rmvio, " tr served in the Hussars. MydisposiJ asd serve you rezu!ar!v. is Known 10 you. i am accusiome j take thlead, but in my early days it J a passion, aj, mat time practical I were in fashion,' and I was the grej scaup in the wnole army. e pnued ourselves upon our drinking powers. I outdid the famous Bourzoff, whom Denis Davidoff has sung. Duels took place constantly In our regiment. I took a part in all of them, either as a witness or as a principal. Jly comrades idolized me, and the regimental commanders, who were constantly changing, looked upon me as an unavoidable evil. ' I was thus quietly enjoying my popu larity, when there joined us a wealthy youth, a member of a well-known family. Never in my life have I met such a favored child ot iortune! Imagine to yourself youth, talent, good looks, the most exuber ant cheertulness, "the most undaunted courage, a high-sounding name, wealth to which he knew no bounds, and you will form some idea of the impression his presence produced among us. My pre-eminence received a check. Dazzled by my reputation, he would have sought my friendship, but l received him coldly, and he turned from me without anv show of regret. I began to hate him. llis suc cess in our regiment and in the society of ladies threw me into complete despair. I sought opportunities for a quarrel, but my epigrams were answered by epigrams, which always seemed to me more unex pected and more stinging than my own ; they were of course immeasurably more lively. He was facetious; I was vicious. At last, upon the occasion ot a ball given by a Polish gentleman, seeing that he was the object of attention of the ladies, and especially of the hostess herself, who was an ally ot mine, 1 whispered to him some grossly rude remark. He warmed up and gave me a box on the ear. We flew to our swords. The ladies fainted; we were separated, but that same night we drove off to fight a duel. " The day was breaking. I stood at the appointed spot, attended by my three seconds. I awaited with inexpressible impatience the arrival of my opponent. The sun had already risen, and its rays were gathering heat. I observed him in the distance. He was on foot, in uniform, wearing his sword, and accompanied by one second. We walked on to meet him. He approached, holding in his hand his cap, which was full of cherries. Our seconds proceeded to measure twelve paces. I was to have fired first, but my rage was so great that I could not rely upon the steadiness of my hand, and to gain time I conceded to him the first shot. My opponent would not consent to this. It was decided that we should draw lots; he, with his usual good luck, won the toss. He aimed, and his ball went through my cap. It was now my turn. His life was in my hands at last. I looked eagerly at him, trying to detect even a shadow of uneasiness. lie stood covered by my pistol, selecting the ripest cherries out of his cap, and spitting out the stones, which nearly reached me as they fell. His coolness exasperated me. What is the use, thought I, of depriving him of his life, when he values it so little? A wicked thought flitted across my mind. I dropped the pistol. You are not think ing of death now,' said I; 'you prefer to enjoy your breakfast; I do not wish to disturb you ! ' 4 You do not disturb me in the least," replied he, 4 please to fire away ; but, by the way, that is just as you please; your fire remains with you ; I am always ready and at your service!' I turned to the seconds, declaring I did not intend to proceed at present, and thus our meeting ended. 44 1 quitted the service and retired to this place. But not a day has since passed without a thought of vengeance. Now my time has come." Silvio drew out of his poeket the letter he had that morning received and handed it to me. Somebody (probably the person intrusted with the care of his business matters) wrote word to him from Moscow that a certain individual was soon about to be united in lawful wedlock to a young and beautiful girl. " l ou guess," said Silvio, " who is meant by this certain individual. I go to Moscow. We shall see whether he will meet death as coolly on the eve of his marriage as he once awaited it at his meal of cherries." The servant walked in and reported the horses ready. Silvio pressed my hand warmly; we embraced each other. He took his place in the telega, wherein lay two boxes, one containing his pistols the other his necessaries. We bade each other good-by once more and the horses were on. ii. awaited the Count with a certain trepida tion, like a provincial petitioner expect ing the approach of a minister. The door opened, and a handsome man of two-and-thirty came in. The Count approached me with frankness and friendliness. I endeavored to muster courage and to ex plain the object of my call ; but he antic ipated me. We sat down. His easy and agreeable conversation soon dispelled my awkward shyness. I had already resumed my usual manner, when suddenly the Countess entered, and my perturbation became greater than before. She was beautiful indeed. The Count introduced me ; I wished to seem to be at my ease, but the more 1 tried the more awkward did I feel. My new acquaintances wish ing to give me time to recover, and to feel myself more at home, conversed together, dispensing with all etiquette, thus treating me like an old friend. I had risen from my seat in the meanwhile, and was pacing the room inspecting the books and pic tures. I am no judge of paintings, but one there was which specially attracted my attention. It represented a landscape in Switzerland ; but I was struck, not by the beauty of the artist's touch, but be cause it was perforated by two bullets, one hole being just above the other. 44 This is a good shot," said I, turning to the Count. "Yes," said he; 44 a very remarkable shot. Do you shoot well?" he went on. 44 Pretty well," I replied, overjoyed that the conversation had turned upon a sub ject of interest. 44 1 mean I could not miss a card at thirty paces; of course, when I know the pistols." 44 Indeed," said the Countess, with a look of great attention ; 44 and you, my dear, could you hit a card at thirty paces ?" 44 Some day," answered the Count, 44 we shall try. I was not a bad shot in my time, but it is now four years since I held a pistol." ,r nuin. me f-Ex- ot Several years had elapsed and my pri vate affairs necessitated my settling in a poverty-stricken little village in the dis trict of N . Though occupied with the duties of landlord I could not help silently sighing after my former rackety and reckless existence, I found it so dif ficult to get accustomed to spend the lone dismal spring and winter evenincs in such complete seclusion. r our versts from me lay a very valuable estate belonging to the Countess B ; it was occupied by the agent only ; the Countess had visited it but once, and that in tne first year of her marriaee. when she had not staved over a month. During the second year of my seclusion rumors were 'current that the Countess and her husband were coming to spend the sum mer. They really did arrive at about the beginning of June. The appearance ot a well-to-do neigh bor is an important event to rustics. Landlords and tenants speak of ii for two months previously, and for three years subsequently. I confess that, so far as I was concerned, the presence of a young and beautiful neighbor seemed a matter of considerable importance to me. I burned with impatience to see her, and betook myself therefore after dinner, the first Sunday subsequently to their arrival, to pay my respects to their excellencies, as their nearest neighbor and most de voted of servants. A footman showed me into the Count's library and went to announce me. The spacious apartment was furnished with the greatest possible luxury; the walls were lined with bookcases, each of which was surmounted by a bronze bust; over the marble chimney-piece was placed a large mirror; the floor was covered with freen cloth and spread with carpets, laving lost all habits of luxury in my poor retreat, and having ceased to be fa miliar with the effects produced by the riches of others, I became timid, and re-ex- e oi pened once that I had not touched a pistol for a whole month ; my own were under going repair, and will your Excellency believe it,when I took to shooting again, I missed a bottle four successive times at twenty paces ? Our riding-master, a sharp, amusing fellow, happening to be present, cried out, 4I say, old boy, thou canst not lift thy hand against the bottle, eh?' No, your Excellency, it is a prac tice that ought not to be neglected, if one does not wish to become rusty at it The best shot I ever happened to come across practiced every day, and would shoot at least three times before dinner. This was a rule with him, as was his glass of vodka." The Count and Countess appeared pleased at my having become talkative. "And what kind of a shot was he?" asked the Count. " Of that sort, your Excellency, that if he happened to see a fly on the wall. . . . You are smiling, Countess. But it is true, indeed. . . . When he chanced to see a fly, he would call out 'Kooska, my pistols!' Kooska brings him a loaded pistol. Bang! and there is the fly flattened to the wall !" 44 That was wonderful," said the Count. " What was his name?" 44 Silvio, your Excellency." 44 Silvio!" exclaimed he, jumping up; "j'ouknew Silvio?" "Knew him? Of course, your Excel lency. We were friends; he was consid ered by the regiment as being quite one of ourselves; but it Is now live years since I heard anything of him." "I knew him knew him very well. Did he ever relate a very strange occur rence to you?" 44 Your Excellency cannot possibly mean a box on the ear which some young scamp gave him at a ball ?" 44 And did he name that scamp to you?" "No, your Excellency, he did not; but your Excelleacy," continued I, the truth beginning to dawn upon me 44 1 beg your pardon I was not aware can it be yourself?" 44 1, myself," answered the Count, with an exceedingly perturbed countenance; 44 and the perforated picture is the remi niscence of our last meeting." 44 Oh! pray, dear," said the Countess, 44 pray do not speak of it. I dread hear ing the story." "No," replied he, 44 1 shall relate the whole of it. He knows how I oflended his friend, let him now also know how Silvio took his revenge." The Count bade me be seated, and I listened with the liveliest curiosity to the following recital: 44 I was married five years ago. The first month, the Jioneymoon, was spent in this village. It is to this house that I am indebted for the happiest as also for one of the saJdest moments of my life. 44 We were out riding one evening; my wife's horse became unmanageable; she got frightened, gave me her bridle, and set out homeward on foot. I saw upon entering the stable-yard a traveling telega, and was informed that a gentleman, who had refused to give his name, and had simply said that he had some business to transact, was waiting for me in the library. I entered the room, and in the twilight saw a man covered with dust and wearing a long beard. He was standing by the fireplace. I approached him, trying to recall to mind his features. 4 Thou dost not recognize me, Count,' said he, with trembling voice. 4Silvio! exclaimed I ; and I confess I felt my hair stand on end ! 4 Yes, it is I,' he con tinued ; 4 the shot remains with me ; I have come to discharge my pistol; art thou ready ? ' The pistol protruded out of his side pocket. I measured twelve paces and stood there in that corner, begging him to fire quickly, before my wife returned. He hesitated he asked for lights. Can dles were brought in. I shut the door, gave orders that no one should come in, and again begged him to fire. He took out his pistol and pioceeded to take aim. ....I was counting the seconds. ...I thought of her. .. .One dreadful minute passed ! Silvio let his arm drop. 4 1 re gret,' said" he, 4 that my pistol is not loaded with cherry stones. . . .The bullet i 3 heavy. This appears to me not a duel but murder; I am not accustomed to aim at an unarmed man; let us beg'n anew; let us draw lots who is to have the first fire. My head swam. . . .1 suppose I was not consenting. .. .At last another pistol was loaded ; two bits of paper were rolled up; he placed them in the cap I had once shot through ; I again drew the winning number. 4 Thou art devilish lucky, Count,' said he, with an ironical smile I can never forget. I do not understand what possessed me and by what means he forced me to it.... but I fired and hit that picture there." The Count pointed to the perforated picture; his face was crimson; the Count ess had become whiter than her handker chief; I could not suppress an exclama tion. "I fired," the Count went on, "and, thank God, missed. Then Silvio (he looked really drer dful at 1hat moment) Silvio aimed at me. Suddenly the doors opened, Masha rushed in, and with a scream threw herself on my neck. Her presence restored to me all my courage. 4 Darling,' said 1, 4 don't you see that we are joking? How frightened you are ! Go and take a glass of water and come back to me ; I shall introduce an old friend and com rade to you.' Masha still doubted. 4Tell me, is what my husband says true? ' said she, turning to the somber Silvio ; 4 is it true that you are both in fun?' 4 He is always in fun, Countess,' replied Silvio. 4 Once upon a time he gave me a box on the ear, in fun; in fun, he 6hot through this cap; in fun, he just new missed me; now I have a fancy to be in fun also.' So saying, he was about to take aim before her! Masha threw herself at his feet. 4 Get up, Masha, for shame!' I exclaimed, enraged; 'and yon, sir, will you cease jeering at a poor woman ? Are you, or are you not, going to fire?' 4 1 am not going to, answered Silvio; 4 1 am content. I have seen your hesitation, your timidity. I made you fire at me. I am satisfied. You will remember me. I leave you to your conscience! Here he was about to take his departure, but, stopping in the doorway, he looked at the perforated picture, fired his pistol at it. almost without aiming, and disappeared. My wife had fainted; the servants dared not stop him, and looked at him with terror; he walked out, called the iamshtchik and drove off, before I had 'even time to recover my self." The Count concluded. Thus did I learn the ending of a story which had so interested me at its commencement. I did not again meet its hero. It was said that at the time of the revolt under Alex ander Ypsilanti, Silvio commanded a detachment of the Hertarae, and was killed in the combat before Skulleni. Translated from the Russian for St. PauV Magazine. Keep the Stables Clean. We do not mean that they should be washed and mopped, like a kitchen floor, every day, as it is said they are in some of the countries on tne European continent, but they should be kept rea sonably clean and wholesome, for either man or beast. Too often, when visiting a farmer's barn, one finds the stables at mid-day containing all the filth collected during the last twenty-four hours. When the care of cattle is of secondary importance on a farm, the stable work is often left to boys, who don't see the use of being over particular about keeping the stables or cattle clean. Few practices are more dis gusting than that of sitting down and milking a filthy cow in a filthy stable. We have seen the milking of a large dairy, where the milk was sent to a city market, done in such a careless, slovenly manner that we did not wonder that the milk con tractors frequently returned milk to the farmer because it was so poor that it could not be disposed of in the city. Usually the first thing that ought to be done on entering the barn in the morn ing is to give every animal a feeding of hay. Then, instead of sitting directly down to milking, the stable should be thoroughly cleaned of all accumulations made since the previous evening; next a thin sprinkling of sand, sawdust, short straw or chaff, should be sprinkled over the floor. This puts tne stable in a fit condition to sit in during milking; but before beginning this operation every cow should be cleaned of all loose filth or dust adhering to her body. This may be done by the use of a broom, a card, a dry cloth or a damp sponge, or all combined. By this time the first feeding is pretty much all gone, and our practice is to feed again before milk ing. If the mangers are of convenient size to hold hay so that the animals can eat without reaching far for it, it does no harm to feed while milking. After milk ing, if it was not done before, the gutters behind the cows should be well spread over with dry earth, or absorbents of some kind, in sufficient quantity to absorb the liquid voidings from the animals during the day. Before milking again at night the same operation should be re peated. Cows can be kept much cleaner if made to stand on a raised platform, and this is the common practice now on neariy all good farms. We have 6een the milk cans set on the floor behind the cows, much nearer than we would like to have them if we were buying the milk. The pails or cans of milk 6hould be kept during milking on a raised shelf or table, in the sweetest and cleanest corner of the stable, and they should not remain in the stable longer than is necessary. It is an excellent practice toge through all the stalls, to clean off the platforms and see that every animal is safe and quiet, the last thing at night before going to bed. It promotes sleep in the house to feel that everything is all right at the barn. Some old-style farmers will not allow a lantern in the stable. We should about as soon think of doing without a light in the house as without a good lantern for the barn. New England Farmer. Two Keraarkable Winters. A writer in the Washington (111.) Herald gives the following account of the mild winter of 1828 and the hard winter of 1829: Forty years ago the appearance of the country in this vicinity was not at all as it is now. Washington did not exist, ex cept the lower part of it ; and only a few cabins stood where now is Peoria. In the fall of 1828 a few pioneers came and settled at the foot of the bluff between here and the river. They had heard of the delightful climate and mild winters in Il linois, and came here to escape the rigors of Ohio's cold. The first winter "was all they anticipated. The stock ran in the woods all the time, and kept in good con dition. The grass continued green, ana snow was almost unknown, never falling in sufficient quantity to whiten the ground. Under these circumstances, no prepara tions were made for the following winter; the corn was ungathered ; the stock un housed ; the cabins open and barely com fortable in fine weather, about the last of November, 1829. At this time a light snow began to fall. The people were surprised, but thought it would soon be over. They were mis taken, however. The snow continued falling for several days, until it was so deep that the fences were no longer visi ble. Quite a number perished, and all suffered severely from cold and hunger. One young gentleman started at the first of the snow in a hastily constructed sleigh for Galena. No tidings came from him, and in the spring his hat and a few bones told the sad but not strange tale of over powering cold and ravenous wolves. An other started to get some corn ground,but perished on the way. These men my informant was personal ly acquainted with. Not Ions alter the snow it grew mild and rained a little, then suddenly froze so hard that a crust strong enough to bear up teams and wagons was formed, and it remained this way until late In the spring. More like tales of some lar-ou land than events that happened right here, seem the stories of the howling wolves, and prowling: Indians, and the fearful cold of that winter. I don't see whv thev did not all perish. Their food was corn dug from the snow, and made Into hominy, corn bread, etc., and meat. Very many wild animals died. The deer and other timid creatures grew so tame that they could be knocked over without difficulty, but their flesh was not good. Late in the spring the snow melted, and when the country was all a duck-pond the weather grew cold again, and the ice was thick enough to betxT horses and sleighs. An old lady told me of a sleigh-ride she took then, on the edge of the bluff. The horses were going rapidly, and when they came to a sudden turn the sleigh hung over the edge of the bluff, and it was with difficulty their horses drew them up. Ever since that winter the weather has been severe from December to March, and it was not before. Why this is so I wish I was wise enough to tell. At any rate, I am given to sighing because I did not live in the "good old times" of my ancestors. Sparrows and Insects. General Foster, one of the leading horticulturists of Iowa, writes to the Western Farmer that he "would give 1 1,000 this year if any one would save him from the ravages of insects." His acreage is only a trifle over 200. The damage an nually inflicted by these pests amounts to many millions of dollars, and it seems strange that so little attention should here tofore have been paid by our farmers to a matter of such great importance. One of the most economical and effective means of preventing this wholesale de struction would probably be found in the general introduction of the common En glish sparrow, which can be bred in this country with perfect success and the ra pidity of whose increase is wonderful. An eminent English author, in a late treatise on 44 Husbandry and Gardening," shows from actual observation that a pair of spar rows during the time they feed their young destroy on an average 3300 caterpillars each week. If every farmer alive to the best interests of his calling would send for a few pairs and take the care of them that many do of pigeons, he would be re paid fifty-fold for his outlay. The various Granges of the country would do well to profit by this hint. Pittsburgh Commercial. USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE. Many cases of congestion of the brain and headache are partially or wholly caused by too tight collars and cravats. IIasty Rusk. Two eggs, one pint of flour, one cup of sugar, one cup of milk, one dessert-spoonful of butter, one tea spoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar. To be made up and baked immediately thereafter. Harness Polish. Take of mutton suet, two ounces; beeswax, six ounces; pow dered sugar, six ounces ; lamp-black, one ounce; green or yellow soap, two ounces; water, one-half pint ; spirits of turpentine, one-half pint. Dissolve the soap in the water, add the other solid ingredients, mix well, and add the turpentine. Lay it on harness with a sponge, and polish off with a brush. The same blacking ought to answer as well for boots and shoes. Journal of Applied Chemistry. Rat Poison. The following method of preparing poison for rats is said to be more effectual than moistening grain with a solution of strychnine: Make a clear solution of arsenite of potash, by boiling in a large iron kettle one part of white arsenic, one of carbonate of potash, and twenty-five of water, stirring the whole well together; add 25 parts of water, and introduce, while warm, 50 parts of barley, wheat or oats, stirring frequently during 24 to 30 hours ; then heat the grain and stir it with a paddle until it appears dry externally. For use in the house it may be advisable to color the grain by adding 1,500 parts of liquid fuchsia? Clean the kettle after use by scouring with lime. In most cities, however, the arsenite of potash can be obtained ready made, and thus the trouble and danger of prepa ration is saved. Puff-Paste. The requisites for a good pastry cook are neatness, diligence and a certain sleight-of-hand, so that it is not surprising if perfect success in the art is not an affair of every -day occurrence. That white, flaky pastry of the olden time that would melt in your mouth was dependent for its excellence rather upon the way in whichit was made than upon its component parts. The proportions al lowed for the finest quality of paste are a light pound of butter and lard mixed to a heaping quart of sifted flour and a tea spoonful of salt. The cooler the temper ature at which it is worked the more cer tain will the cook be of succeeding in her effort. A marble pasteboard is also a val uable adjunct. The more delicate the handling the better. Let a large spoonful of the shortening be worked into a fourth part of the flour with the hands, as lightly as possible, using cold water enough to make the lump as soft as can be handled. Dredging with flour to prevent its stick ing, transfer the dough to the board and roll it out as thin as you can without tear ing it. Cover the whole surface over with thin slices of butter and lard. Dredge over a layer of flour. Double over and with your bread-pin roll out again until as thin as before. Repeat these processes until all the shortening is used, or at least four times; five or even seven times only make it more flaky and delicious. The oven in which pastry is baked should be regularly heated, but not quick enough to discolor it. Hearth and Home. Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organs iu Russia. These instruments are making their ex cellence known to the sovereigns of Eu rope as well as those of America. Lon don alone has had nearly one thousand of them since the beginning of last year, and the London Choir mentions it as signifi cant that one of the best portraits of the Russian Princess, whose recent marriage to the Duke of Edinburg is so mag nificently celebrated, represents her as playing on one of these popular American organs. The Greatest farmer In the West. John Wentworth, Chicago, wishes those desiring improved cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, fowls, mules, etc., to write to him for his circular. French Cake. Two cups of sugar, four cups of flour, three-quarters of a cup of butter, one cup of milk, four eggs, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, one tea spoonful of bi carbonate of soda. To be flavored with rose water and baked in small tins. Don't Tamper with a Cold. Perhaps in the whole category of diseases to which hu manity is susceptible, the cough is most neg lecied In its early stage. A simple cough is generally regarded as a temporary affliction unpleasant, and nothing more; but to those who have paid dearly for experience, it is the signal for attack for the most fearful of all diseases Consumption. A cough will lead to consumption if not checked so sure as the rivulet leads to the river, yet it is an easy enemy to thwart, if met by the proper remedy. Allan's Lung Balsam is the great cough remedy of the age, and it 1ms earned its reputation by merit alone. Sold by all good druggists. Six Millions. About two years ago, Dr. J. Walker, an old and prominent ph3sician of California, discovered, by actual experience upon his own system, a medicine which may honestly be termed "a boon to suffering humanity." Being a combination of herbajistic extracts, pun gent and sour to the taste, and yet pos sessed of gentle stimulative characteris tics although entirely free from alcohol he named it Vinegar Bitters, and despite the prejudice existing among his profession against all patented medicines, he determined to brave the jeers of his brother practitioners, and give to suffer ing humanity the benefit of his accidental discovery. "lie did so, and the benefits from its use became known. The de mand increased, and immense quantities were sold, st a merely nominal price. Its mentis told in the fact that "in two years over six millions of bottles have been sold;" and still the demand increases. Surely such a man should be ranked among the benefactors of the human race 29 Interesting to Invalid Litiflles. IIarlemvillk, Columbia Co., N. Y July 9, 1873. R. V. Pierce. M. P. : Dear Sir Your favor is Just received. I intended to have written to you several weeks since concerning the improvement in my health, which is now very apparent. I have used one bottle of Favorite Prescription with the. best results, although I will admit that I was somewhat discouraged after its ure (for a 6hort time only). I took it under very disad vantageous circumstances having the super vision of the house and during the season of " house cleaning" was obliged, through .the incompetency of help, to do more than I ought, and, of course, suffered dreadfully, lifted when I ought not to have r.-iised my hand, and did all I could to bring "order out of chaos," but upon laying aside all cares and continu ing the remedy I find after using less than one bottle to be so much benefited that I have discontinued the use, with no return of the symptoms of which I wrote you. I have suf fered terribly and what added to my distress was the consciousness of not procuring relief from ordinary sources, at times it seemed about impossible to 6tand so great was the distress. All of those severe neuralgic pains have disappeared, they were so bad at times I could hardly walk without some external pressure. They seem to have left me like magic, suddenly, and have had no return; all other symptoms have been removed. The se vere weakness and faintcess have disappeared, and I can go up 6tairs with comparative ease now. I would have informed you ere this of my improvement, for I appreciated It, but I was fearful it was only transient benefit I was receiving, but I think sufficient time has elapsed to consider the beneficial results per manent. Accept of my best wishes for your future success and your kindness in advising me. Very truly, Mas. M. Nettie Sxtder. It is now generally admitted by honest physicians that when once the consumption is fairly fastened upon the lungs no human power can save the patient from death. They also say that about fifty per cent, of those who die from this disease can trace the cause to a neglected cough or cold, which might have been cured by a small bottle of Liquid Opodeldoc, or what is the same thing, Johnson Anodyne Liniment. Cut this notice out and bring it with you. We are authorized to refund the cash to any person or persons who shall buy and use Parsons' Purgative PUls and fail of relief and satisfaction. To have the money needlessly spent every year would give substantial comfort to almost every person. To have the money saved bv buying SILVER TIPPED boots and ehois would buy each parent every year a new pair ot bhoes. Hearing Restored. A great invention Send stamp for particulars to George J. Wood , Madison, Ind. Household Pnace and Family LlnV ment. WHT Will. .YOU ICTTH ? To ill persona suffering from Rheumatism. Neural To all persona Buffering from Rheumatism, Neural irla, Cramps in the limbs or stomach. Bilious Colic, gla. Cramps In the limbs or stomach. Bilious Colic, Pain In the back, bowels or side, we would sax Tax Pain In the back, bowels or side, we would say Ths HOCSZHOLD PlSlCSl AND FAjntT LlSIMKHT is Of Household Pasacxa and Faxilt Liximiht la of all others the remedy you want tor Internal and ex all others the remedy you want for Internal and ex ternal use. It has enred the above complaints In ternaluse. It has cured the above complaints in thousands of cases. There Is no mistake about It. thousands of cases. There is no mistake about lb Try It. Sold by all Druggists. TrylL Sold by an Druggists. Brown's Bronemai Trocnci for Congta, and Colds, . A COUGH, COLD OB SOKE THKOAT Requires Immediate attention, and should be Check ed. If allowed to continue, Ibeitation or thx LrHGS, A rXRMASK T THEOAT AjMCTIOW. OB A iNOUBABt-x Lriro Diskass is often the result. BROWX'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES, Having a direct Influence on the parts, give Immedi ate reUef. For Bronchitis, Astbx a, Catabbh. Cor scmftivs AJfD Throat Disxasxs, Tboghbs are used with always good success. Singers and Pcblio Spkaxbrs Will find Tbochbs useful In clearing the voice when taken before Singing or Speaking, and relieving the throat after an unusual exertion of the vocal organs. Obtain only "Beowk's Bboxchiai. Tbocms," and do not take any of the worthless Imitations that may be offered. Sold everywhere. Thirty Years Experience of an Old Nurse, Meb. Wixslow's Soonmre SrBtrr Is the prescrip tion of one of the best Female Physicians and Kursea In the United States, and has been used for thirty years with never-falling safety and success by mill ions of mothers and children, from the feeble infant of one week old to the adult. It corrects acidity ot the stomach, relieves wind colic, regulates the bow els, and gives rest, health, and comfort to mother and child. We believe it to be the Best and Surest Reme dy In the World in all cases of DYSENTERY and DIARRHOEA IN CHILDREN, whether It arises from Teething or from any other cause. Full directions for using will accompany each bottle. None Genuine unless the fac-slmlle of CURTIS & PERKINS is on the outside wrapper. Sold by aix Mswcike Dkaxkbs. Children Often Look Pale and Sick From no other cause than having worms in the stom ach. BROWN'S VERMIFUGE COMFITS will destroy Worms without Injury to the child, being perfectly white, and free from all coloring or other Injurious Ingredients usually used In worm prepara tions. CURTIS & BROWN, Proprietors, No. 213 Fulton street. New Tork. Sold by Drurjgisls and Chemists, and Dealers in Medicines, at Twexty-fivk Cents a Box. Godet's Lady's Book. The illustra tions in the number for March are : A beautiful steel plate, "The Wedding Favor"; a finely-col ored Fashion Plate ; " Waiting." a very pretty wood engraving; an Extension Sheet, giving the latest styles in dresses, bonnets, children's fash ions, and a great variety of other matters belong' ins to the toilet. The-Work and other II onsc- hold departments are all well filled with useful information, which is of itself worth the sub scription price of the magazine. In addition are several interesting stories and other entertaining literary natter, publnsiiea Dy l. A. uodet, Pbiladeluhia. Pa., at $3.00 per year: four copies $10.00, and a beautiful chromo to each sub- ucriber. Best and Oldest Family Medicinb. Sanfora'l Lirer JnviQornUrr a purely Vegetable Cathartic and Tonic for Dyspepsia, Constipation, Debility, Silk Headache, Bilious AttuckH, ana all derangements ot over, btoniiuu ana Howei. ajk your urut;gut lor lu icxca e of iuiiunions Dr. J. Walker's California Tin egar Hitters are a purely Vegetable preparation, made chiefly from the na tive herbs found on the lower ranges of the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor nia, the medicinal properties of which are extracted therefrom without the use of Alcohol. The question i3 almost daily asked, 'What is the cause of the unparalleled success of Vinegab Bit TERSt" Our answer is, that they remove the cause of disease, and tho patient re covers his health. They are the great blood purifier and a life-giving principle, a perfect Renovator and Invigorator of the system. Never before in the history of the world has a medicine been compounded possessing tho remarkable quaht'es of Vinegar Bitters in healing the f ick of every disease man ia heir to. They are a gentle Purgative as well as a Tonic, relieving Congestion or Inflammation of the Liver and Visceral Organs in Bilious Diseases The properties of Dr. Walker's Vikegar Bitters are Aperient, Diaphoretic, Carminative, Nutritions, Laxative, Diuretic, Sedative, Counter-irritant Sudorific, Altera tive, and Anti-Bilious. it. ii. Mcdonald & co Drnpeists and Gen. Acts., San Francisco, California, and cor. of Washincrton mid Charlton SU- N. Y. Sold by all Drugs4 and Dealer. OTIIIa BETTER," said Dr. JoTm Ware-of Boston, ttiaa Caller Bros.' celebrated EGETABLE i'ULMOXAKi :UAI.bAM,lort;oiasanacon8umpiiou, 'HEX WUITIM3 TO AOVKRTIMKK nut you hhw the advertisement in mis paper. w CnreforConsnption, Bronchitis, Asthma, and Croup. As an Expectorant it has No Equal. It Is composed of the active principles of roots nnd plants, which are chemically extracted, so a to retain au meir metucai quauueu. I I ALLEN'S LUAG BALSAM. I i This Great Medicine xva.u First- Offered For Sale Ten Years Ago. Ita good qualities were soon made known at home, and very soon Us fame was noised far and near j now It is sold in nearly every drus store in the Vnited nates. No similar medicine stands higher wlfh the people. It is well known on the Pacific eovt, and eveu from Australia large orders are received for it. And throughout Canada it la well and favorably known, and sold everywhere. Ministers and Public Speakers, vTho are so often afflicted with threat diseases, will find a sure remedy In this Balsam. Lozenges and "Wafers sometimes give relief, but thlsjBalsam, taken S few times, will Insure a permanent cure. Will all those afflicted with Coughs or Consumption rive this Balsam a fair trial? They will be pleased with the refill', and confess that the SLHI IlEJU DY IS FOUND AT LAST. READ THE.FOLLOWINCl What the St. Loots Journal has to say: Read and Kiflect. To such as may desfVe a rem edy for thb curse of hnman.ty, Consumption, Allen's tuns Balsam gives the anchor of hone Allen's Lung Balsam has been trfed by thousands, who give evidence, not only by writing testimonials, that tbey have been cored, but by their physical ap pearance. The recommendations thte valuable remedy has re ceived from those who know the good It baa done for them, place Allen's vLiing Balsam In the front rank of the heaUngandllfe-restorfng remedies of this century. CAITIO V. Be not deceived. Call for AI.I.KVS Lryo BALSAM, and take no ether. fSDirectlons accompany each bottle. J. N. HAIU1I3 & Co., Cincinnati. O., Proprietors. Tor Sale by all Medicine Dealers. jam eonsur.iFTiorj ,v T-i r-i its Ouro. yTILLSON'S Carbolaied Cod Liver Oil Is a scientific combination of two well-known medi cines. Its theory la first to arrest the decay, then build np the system. Physicians flndthe doctrinecor rect. The really startling cures performed by will son's Oil are proof. ,. . Carbolic Arid portttrely arrests Decay. It U the most powerful antiseptic In the known wor d. In tering Into the circnlution. it at once grapples with corruption, and decay ceases. It purifies the sources 0tCX lirer Oilis XatursSbest assistant In resisting Consumption. Put ii p In Iarja;e wedge-laped bottles, benrintrtHe inventor's signature, ami ia olt by the beat Druggist. Prepared by J. I I.AVXL.LSOV, 83 John StM Jew ork. i' nrRLBFT EDSALL,Chicao. WS8TSEIT AOT's: iUCUARDSOH & CoJt. LOCIS. tfE C1flperJy' A rents' wanted! All class 30 10 3U of workinr people, of either sax. young i , i . 1. fn wtm in th.ir mar. or oia, mil, more mj , momenta, or all thetimo. than tinnWnf-Pjfrt'c lars free. Address ti. BxmsoN A Co., Portland, Maine. THEA-HECTAR L ,-C ;i y T-u tq a tt-t?P. 3fili3 BLACK TILV with theGreen Tea flavor. War ranted to suit all tastes. For sale everywhere. Andforsale whole sale onlv by the Great Alantic 4 Pacific Tea Co.,33 and 37 esey Street,. Y. I O. Box 53. 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Ask vour nearest Druggist or tlealei in Pat ent Medicines for one of our Almanacs, and real what the people say about the Oil. oil is for sale bv all re spectable dealers throughout the United, states ana otner counmes. Our testimonials rtato from 1833 to the pres. ent,aniare unsolicited Wealso manufacture Merchant's Worm Tablets. j "We deal f;ur and liberal with all, and defy contradiction. Manufactured at Lockport, N. Y., U. S. A., by mr v i -4 1? M E juercnani's uargims tu.,j JOHN" HODGE, Secretary. A DA V MADE BT CAV- VASilXttfor tins Maga zine now in its 14th voL with Chromo, WOOD'S HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE ins sssi ma usaa, 85 to S15 THE T0SE31ITE TALLEY, 1 4x520 Inches, In 17 Oil Colors. Magazine, one year, with Mounted Chromo.. ..$2 00 Magazine, one year, with I' niuounted Chromo 1 50 Magazine, alone, one year 1 00 Euaiu Oar Clubbing Had Pnmiua Llats. 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Send for descriptive Circular with Testimonial of Physicians from all parts of the country. lr Sample packages for trial, 25 cents. Prepared bv BILLLXGS. OLAPP & C.. Chemisla, Boston, Mai. New York Office. 8 & 9 College Place. PAYING EMPLOYMENT v For all having spare Uiiiean selling oar NrwltooK, So fancy or trumrientwjrk, hut a iteceauity to all rlasHf of people, actually saving money to buy ers. Itook AgrnH seeking something useful and nst-MelliiiK, ami all having any spare time lor pleasant without risk, write at once for com plete 16-pnpe ciescrlptlveclrcolarandliueralternis to K. A. 1ICTC1UXSON A CO., Chicago, 11L EXTERMINATORS Js2S227-AND INSECT POWDER FOR Bats, Mice. Koaches. Ants. Bed-bnss. Moths, ice J. F.UfcMiX, CL iMiA.N A CO., Y., Sole Agent SEWIHQ RIACHIHES CHEAP. A. IV. PERCY Hi CO., Chicago, 111., are een- lug all kind of First-class Sewing Machines at about half-price. They repair, Jipan.Bjlver-plateand refur nish sewing machines in Deer, manner. 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Offer goed tor 3U flays, aaareas b. L.. KJEITII, Palatine, Cook County, 111. . Anew vaiietrof Oats IJIII I CCC llATQ which threshes out 11ks nULLCOO UH I O y.hvl. p'rffcy h'th't Weighs 52 fts. to the measured bnshel ; ytVI-ls largely ; grows on siine foil as ordinary oats. Send lorilescrlp live circular and terms, to MofeiMC -k. Mr iiam Co.. dealers in seeds and dried fruit Jiln aukee. v is. nriiTP Send eta. for sample oi greatest A Utll I O novelty and be-t selling ariicle in this country. iP'" per cent, profit. N" " never. H. W. WAV tlH.KV, ii 7S.liw-K'in SI.. I incHpo'l. THIS IS NO HUMBUG. By sending 85 rts., with age, height, color of eyes and hair, you will receive a correct picture of your future husband or wife, with name and date of msr rlage. W. FOX, P. O- Drawer 22, Fultonvllle, N. Y. RnnpGENT3 ?Sttft5SS UUUIlof "CycloTHrrfla of Thlngs Worth Knowing, or Vi.i,00 Want Jopp1i." T King of llpcelnt Uook. 1 b color Chromo free. CONTlNAIALfLH.CUbt.iX)Uis.jMa. $15 for full crar of Telerraphlne, when taken with BUSINESS t OCItKR. For circulars address Joues Coramerc'al Col lege, St. Louia, Mo. Open Day and KifhW w a iATTa have fotrod something m for A I LAO I agents. It will sell better than any. tMngyouever handled. 6amplcsi"c F.l"Iiv.KA M AN DFACTUU'G CO-AlClaikorUiMadl3or.iiChlcaeo THE GOLDEN EGG Tor Areata. Large Income guaranteed. Enclose stamy for circular. H. AuusoK, 113 Chambers tircct,I. x. OO K PER DAY Commission or S30 a week Bal OZO ary, and expenses. We offerii and wil 1 pay It. Apply now. U. Webber toCWMaloa.O. DR. WH1TTIEB, LoaitMl .ararwi, in, nfi ' mi rnywi.n -PrtcT"u" fT"' lr- Caller writs. RADWAY'S READY Cures the Worst Pains IN FBOX ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES. NOT ONE IIOUI. rraa keadixs mis advkrtiskmbxt Need anyonoSufTer with Pain Radway'a lleady Belief ' a ( lire for every Tauj IT WAS Till IEHT AND 23 THE ONLY I'AIN ItEMKDY that instantly stops the moit excruciating pnln. allays Inflammations, and cures Congestions, whether of the Lnnss, Stomach, Kcwcls, or other glands or organs by one application, IN FKO.M 0:.i'- TO TTVEJCTV MIX UTEP. no matter how violent or cx'-ruclatlnir the pnln the RHEUMATIC, Bed-rlJ'Icn, InUrm, Crippled, .ervous. Neuralgic, or prostrated with Ulncise may sallii, RADWAY'S READY RELIEF WILL ArOr.I) I.STiT EASE. INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEi"S. INFLAMMATION' oF THU DLADPKK. INFLAMMATION OF THE liOWELS. COXCESTK iV OF THE LUNGS. SORF. THT.OAT, DIFFICULT IWIEATHINC. rALI'ITATlO i OF THE IIEAIlT. HYSTERICS, CKOir.DlI 111 III IMA. CATAI.lill, INFLUENZA. HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE- NET IIAI.CIA, RHEUMATISM. COLD CHILLS, AGUE t HIM.f. The application of the I-nilv It dicf t the part or parts where (ho piiiu or ii.Ju.uUy cxirt.1 will aliord cn-e and comfort. Twenty rtrps In half a fntnh1r of water will. In a few rioiiH'nts, cure t ramp-. pi:ms, So'tr 'I,(tl, Heart hnrn, Hr-k Heartache. I t:n r r i l' -eiil'.iy. Colic, Wind In I lie How e'.K, aiet all Iu't ii.nl I u'im. 'J ntvclers slmiil I itlw avs enrrv a Isiiile of I.'nd wiiv'm Ilcinly Kclifl' wiia lUem. A few tln.pt In w.i'i'l' wiil prevent Mrkue-s or mtn from rli:mue of witcr. It i better than French Jiruudy or Uitn-rs us a Dti umlaut. FEVER AND AGUE. Fever and Airtie enrert for flfly centi. There Is nnt 0 remedial n-iit In tlil world that III cure ' cr ami AL-ue.nnd all ot her Malariotis.ri In us. Scarlet .TyilitMrt, Yellow ami other Fevers tiiiilcil t-y ll ii'Mi V 'sVu-LH, so iulck as 1Uiwai ' Iaui lluar. Fifty Cents per Mottle. HEALTH! BEAUTY! BTP.OXG AND PURE IHCIT BLOOD INCIJE A SE OF FLESH AND WEIGHT CLEAK HiLS AND BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION bECUKED TO ALL. DR. RADWAY'S Sarsaparillian Resolvent HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISniXO CFP.ES; SO iUICKSO RAPID AP.E THE CHANGES TUU UODr UNDERGOES, UNDER THE IN FLUENCE OF THIS TRULY" WON DERFUL MEDICINE, THAT j Every Day an Increase in Flesh and Weight is Seen and Felt, THE GREAT ELOOD PURIFIER. Every drop of the PARS APARTLT IAV REPOl.V FNT communicates throimh the llloort. bweat, t'rtne, nnd oiln-r HhIi Is and Juices of i ho system, t tie vincr or lite, lor it repairs the wastes of tin) dud with new and sound material, fccrottila, ry'h'!l Con-umtitinn, Olnntlnlar Disease. 1'iecis m tho Tl.rtctt. Month, Tumors, Nodes In tho Glands ami other parts of I tit syMein, Sore Kyes, fctrmnoroiiH olwharire-i from tlia cars, and t lie worxt tonus of h-kin disease. Krupiioiis, Fever Sores, Scald Head, liitiK Worm, Salt Klieiim, Erysipelas, Acne, lilacs: ppois. Worms In the Flc-di. Tumors, Cancers In the Womb, nnd uil weakenln? uinf paintul dl-eliares, Niht hweius, aud ail wasies of the. lite principle, are wnliln the curat Ivs ramie of thii woliderol Modern Chctniciry, iind a lew dav-t' u-e will prove to awy person nxtux ti for eithci of tuct) loi'uut Of diseass, its potent power to cu-e tl.cm. If the patient, daily Ik coming reduced l.y th wastes and decomposition that is continually proirresstnir, suo ceeds in arrestinjr these, wastes, ami r puiis the samo with new material made lrom hvil'hv hlood and tin theSAKSAPARlI.LIAN will and does secure a euro is certain ; for wlien oncetlils remedy commence Its work of purification, and succeeds In diminish tig tho loss of wastes, its repairs ill lie rapid, and every day the patient will fel himself jjr.win la tier and strong er, the food dlirestintr iK ttcr, appetite, lmpruviiig, und llcsti and weight increnslmr. Not only does the Sacs CAHn.I.lAX Rj'sot -nrvT excel all known remedial airents In the cure of ( hronic, M iu lulous. Constitutional aud bklu Uiaeaa. s, but 11 in Ih'i only positive cure lor KIDNEY AND BLADDER COMPLAINTS, Urlnarv and Womb dlea.es, Ornvel, IHalwtc-, Iropv. Moppaye of Water, lni oir.liieiiee of Trine, llrifiht's Disease, AHiunilmiru, and In all case where there aro brick-dust tlejiosits, or the water is thick, cloudy, mixed with substances like the white id an c.'i, or thread like white silk, or there Is a morbid, dark, billons an. Iiearanee, atid white hone-dust d 'iKits, and when thern s a prl. ll'.np. burninir sensation when passing water, and jialu iu the email of the back and aluii the loins. Tumor of 1 2 Years' Crowth Cured M by Radway's Resolvent. t price si.oo ifft hottm;. DR. RADWAY'S Perfect Purgative and Regulating Pills, Perfectly tasteless, oTetn'lv coated with pirwv fmm, purire, regulate, purifv, clejino nnd strengthen, liad wsy's Pills, for the. euro of all disorders oi the Hon ach, Liver, Bowels, Kldiifcis, IIVMer, Nervoti. Discus, es. Headache. Const Ipaiio'i, CoMtvencss Indigestion. lysH-pt.;a. Uliloiisncss. Mlious, Typhus and 'Mpholil Kevers. Inflammation of the Jtouels, Piles. mhI s'I de rnnuemnns of tha Internal Vls'-cia. Warranted t. effects oslttve enre. Purely Vegetable, containing no mercury, minerals, or deleterious drus. rsrobecrve the following symptoms resulting from Disordcrsof the Digestive Organs : Constipation, Inwnrd Dies. Fulness of the Flood In the Head. Acidity ot the Momnch, Nansi-a, Keartlmi n. Dieust of Food, Fullness or Weight In the Motmich, Sour Kructallons, sinking or Pint lerlirjr at the l it of the Stomach, Swimniinir of the Had, Untried ami Iif flcnlt Hre;thinj, Flutterlmr at tne Heart, ( liokiiijr or huffoentlne wns.it ions hen in a l.vlmr posture, Dltn nws of Vision, Dots or Webs bei,,,-.; ihe Ml-Iii. Fcvbt antl Dull I'ain in the Head. Deficiency of Perspiration, Yellowness oi tho Skin and Eyes, Pain In the Side, t best, LPubs, and Sudden Hushes of Jlent, llnrnliiir In the Flesh. A lew doses of HA I W A V'S pll.l.s will Iree the system from all the luiove-namcd disorders. Prlco 25 Cent a per Box. tf old hr Drniralai. P.ED "FALSE AM) TP.UK." Send ono letter stamp to lUItH AV A CO.. Na.II'i "Warren St., K. 1 . Information worth thousai Is mil be sent von. o n X THE GREAT ALTERATIVE A'D BLOOD PUIUi Ltli. It i3notaquack nostrum. Tba ingredients are published on each bottle of medicine. It is used and recommended by Physicians wherever It has been introduced. It will positively cure SCROFULA and kindred diseases, FITFUMA- GOUT, GOITRE, JillOXCIII- TIS, NERVOUS It E HI LIT Y. JXCIPJEA T CONS Uil I' T10N and all diseases arising from an impure condition of the Iilood, Send for our Kosadalis Almanac, in wpich you will find certificates from . reliable and trust-worthy Physicians, Ministers of the Gos pel, and others. lr. II. Wilson Carr, of Haiti more, says he haiused it in cases of Scrofula and other diseases with much "satisfaction. Ur. T. C Puffh, of Baltimore, TO commend it to all persona suflenng with diseased Blood, saying it is supe rior to any preparation he has ever used Ilew. tlabmy Hall, of the Balti more M. E. Conference South, says be has beQ so much benelitted by itsuse, that hscheerfully recommends it to all his friends and acquaintances. Craven fc Co., Urupzist-i, it Oor. flonsville, Va., say it never has failed to pive satisfaction. feam'l CJ. MeKadden, Murfree boro', Tennessee, says itcured him oi 11 hoiimatism when al 1 else Jailed. THKKOADALIS IN CONNECTION ith OUR ... ... , - ...... '.mnlniril llVfl. Will cure L-iilt is anu r ever, x- " v J pepsia.etc. We cuarantee ItneaDAtis superior to all other Blood Purifiers. b?nd for Descriptive Circular or Almanac. Address, CLEMENTS fe CO., 5 S. Commerce St., BaHivutre, 111, Remember to ask your Druggist forRosAnAHs. STANDARD LOTTA BUSTLE". jfji anu nun . i Dlplomaawsnt- ei nr 1111 aiarn csn Institute each year, A. W". Thomas, Patentees'! Manufac turer, for the Lightest. Strongest and most comfortable Bustle i be Standard Lotta thatean be w orn, bizea to suit ever siyio ui uiua. Wholesale Depots i 91 AVIIITR STHF.CT, NEW VOItK. 801 hack st piuli)i:lphia. Itarilcnl tare for las . " Imiuediato relief (,'uaranteed by usln my Asthma rem. edy. IsutleretllWyears.aotlyltii' down for weeks at a time. but am now k.vtibslt ct ekd. Kent hy mall on DR. WHITTIER, "fl.'SZZVZZ- Lnnrrst tnnrst. 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