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A Weekly Newspaper issued every Wednesday. 32 Colnmns of reading natter, con sisting of Nebraska State-News Items, Selected Stories and Miscellanv. tySample copies sent free to any address.! Subscriition price, $1 a year, in Advance. Address: M. K. Tdkxer & Co., Columbus, Platte Co., Nebr LAND FOB SALE. A FIXE IMPROVED FARM for Kile in Shell Cieek valley, near (.'olumbux, containing 00 acies of land: about Vlil acres un.ler cultivation; 10 acres he.nily timUrt-J. re mainder mostly in clover and blue Rne-s patnru and hay land; 1.0 fiuit tree. .ipples, iar.. cliTry, plums, etc., t-omc beaiin:;: all kiads of ornamental trees and thrall; K0 full-b"arins prajK ines. The farm entire is fenced, and di- ided intot-mall field- by fence. Dwelling house of t-even itxims, pranary. corn cril. larpe hoie stable with hay-mow, cattle Inrn which holds bO tons of luny; Iiok Iioum?; J wells: runnins water in pasture. For further particular, inquire at Jouhxal office, or address, 11. 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W e have no 6ub-apencies, all business direct, hence we can transact patent business in lens time and at LESS COST than those remote from Washington. Send model, drawinc. or photo, with descrip tion. We amise if patentable or not. free of charge. Our fee not due till patent is scured. A book, "How to Obtain Patents," with refer ences to actual clients in your state, county or town, seni tree, auuress t:. A. Opposite Patent Oltice, , VaEhiagtoa, D, C & .Bk I - wB.Y A. sfTftht. IMO-SUNSHINE ANt H0OMLIGHT-1I90. AaUter Christmas and Nw Tear's Aa. aoal, by -A Xaa," or the Bock Island KoBte. Now Iteaily for Dlstributloa. The "Boys antl Girls ot America." and adults as welL who have read tho instruct ive pages of "Watt-Stephen" (1885). "Vol tasal" (1836). "Petroleum" (I8S7). "Coal and Coko" (188S). and "Iron and Steel" (1889). will be pleased to know that the latest and brightest of the famous Bock Island se ries. "Sunshine and Moonlight" (1890). now connaently awaits that chorus of approval which welcomed each of its predecessors. "A Man" invites the attention of his in quisitive boy and girl visitors this year to wonJcrs in the heavens above revealed by the teloscope. He tells them all about the tun. moon, planets, satellites, fixed stars, comets, and their movements, and explains tho laws by which they aro coverned. The achievements of sclenco in tho field of as tionoinical lescarch ato presented in lan cua:e so clear as to bo easily understood by all readers. The book fascinates, while it elevates and iinprocs. Vunshine and Moonlight" comprises 112 Pa?os. profusely illustrated with choice en gravings. Its covers are ornamented with appropriate designs, beautifully printed in colors. Practically, it is a Christmas cif t to the patrons and friends of tho Rock Island Route, and will bo sent post-paid to any part ot the world (as also previous issues if desiicd). at the nominal price ot ten (10) cents per copy. Write your address plain ly, and inclose ten (10) cents, in stamps or com. to Jno. Sebastian. G. T. & P. A.. Chicago. China iirowiugr Uaeasj. Wo learn from Pekin that there is a feeling there of great uneasiness as to the stability of things in China. The youue emperor and empress are believed to be unlucky, as there has been nothing Lot disaster since their accession. 1 here is no loyalty in Cniua, in our sense of the word, and there are great fears that troubles will arise from the general dis tress inevitable in this coming winter, and. it there vera any man in eminence who saw any advantage to be gained from rais ing a rebellion it would go hard with the present dynasty. The misfortunes that have happened since the present emperor's accession have levived the discontent that was felt at the irregularity of his succession, which found its expression at the time, as will bs re membered, in the suicide of one of the cen sors. We would earnestly iniprebs upon the naval authorities that no treaty port of this empire ought to be left without a man-of-war this winter. There is no special antipathy to foreign ers, but their safety may easily be involved in some tumult that may arise from causes entirely unconnected with their presence Xorlh China Herald. Catarrh Can't Be Cared With LOCaI, API'LICAIIOX. aa they cannot reach thn seat of the diseaa?. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it yon have to take internal remedies. Hail's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts di rectly on the blood aud mucus a or .'ace. Hail s Catarrh Cure is no quack medicine. It was pro scribed by one of the best pbysiciauB in this country for years, and is regular prer cription. It is composed of tho best tonics jtiiowu, com bined with tbo beat blcod puntiors, iivtins li r:tly on the mucus aarfxee. Tbo po:fect com biuaticn of tbo two ingredients is nhat produces hucii womltrful results in curing catarth. Si nd for testimonials free. P. .J. CHENEY Jfc CO., Props., Toledo, Ohio Sold by Druggists, price 75c Self-Possession. A rural gentleman was a guest at the Art club in Philadelphia, on an occasion when consomme was served in tea-cups. He was not familiar with the food in that guise, aud concluding it was tea, he drop ped a lump of- sugar into it, poured in a liberal infusion of milk and began to swal low the compound. It was to the credit of his nerve and the strength of his stomach that he took it all down, wiped his lips with his napkin nntl gazed around the table with a look of supreme satisfaction. Cordis anp Colds. Those who nre sur foriner from Couchs. Colds. Soro Throat, etc.. should try Brown's Bronchial Tko ciies. Sold only in boxes. Thomas B. Allek, of Fleminglon, W. Va., claims that he was tho oldest soldier in the late war. Ho is now past 'JS ears of nge. He was born in Northumberland county, England, and served under Wel lington at Waterloo. He came to America in 182C. When over 70 vears of age, at tho breaking out of the late unpleasant ness, he enlisted in company 1 Third West Virginia infantry. He has never used glasses until the last year and can put in a two or three-mile walk any day. Manv imitate, none equal. Punch" America's finest 5c. Cigar. 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HOOD CO Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar NORTHERN PACIFIC R LOW MICE RAILROAD URDS 9 FREE Government LANDS. MILLIONS of Acres in Minaetotu. North Ia k"l2,".t,,a'Idal, wshlnKt and Oi esnn. Crijn rnDldtcstions itn maps describing TK ULnll I UillEST Agricultural. (Srazing aud limber E-uid.s now oik-u to Settlers. SENT FKEK. Address CHAS. B. UMBORII.'st.'.VvV;-;?- WORK SHOP8 Of Wood and Metl WorknwUaoat8tcaa Power. equipped with Ont&U of BAHNES' PATENT Foot Power Machin'y allow lower bidi oa jobs, and greater proCu Uaa hj any other meaat for do li)ork. Sold subject to trial in yi.nr hop. Send for I'nce-LUt CaUlocse. W. K. & JNO. BARNES UO. Addrtttt Baby bt-.Rocuroap.Iii. ASTHMA. Prnkaa'sAsthaiaSpeclle UKUC1 III A .VMa.M. Pan D. Swot, M. V. Frit (own, Pat, writes : I bare ha Aithma for 20 years; found bo relief until I tried your Speci fic, which relieved me Imme diately." Sold by all Drue. gist. $1 par box,by matt, post TRIAL PACKAGE FEES. 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BaTATa Blsix cms coixxce Buffalo. N. Y. VflllHP HCBl Wanted to learn Telegraphy lUWnw. IflLfl Situtti.ns furnished Circulars I ixee. Aciarets valemic Bros, Jastsnile, v13. We caarmBtee a good payicf position to erery graduita. I of Tstocrafay, MtOlm, WH. lWSi fc TEE COUNTRY WOMAN. BYT E. XnUC Before the blacksmith's shop she waits In her high country wagon sitting. While the good smith with friendly baste Her horse's clumsy shoe Is fitting. He pares and measures, stirs his flro; His hammer blows ring out with shrillness J Into the August afternoon, Steeped in its dreamy twilight itHlneBS. With an anxious eyo sbe watches him. Her busy thoughts are homeward straying ; Shadows grow long o'er field and road. And weary farmers leave their haying. High in the elm tree o'er the way. On sunlight boughs the birds are singing Their cradle songs above their nests. Within the whispering sweetness swinging. Sbe knows at heme the patient cows Stand lowing at the bars to greet her, And anxious guxlman scans tho road And sends the children ont to meet ber. She knows tho supper fire Is lit. The hearth swept clean, the kettle singing, The kitchen table cleared to hold The things from town that sho is bringing. And smiles in honest, rustic pride. At shrewd, hard bargains sho'u been making Of snowy eggs and creamy cheese, For cloth, and shoes, and "things for bakin." The setting snn lights up her face. Turning its harshness into beauty Picture, of rustic ieaco and pride. Of homely happiness and duty. Boton Transcript. THE RAILROAD BRIDGE. ItY JENNIK DEAN. About three years ago iny sailor friend, Harry Moordale, went as pas senger in the ship Tempest, bound to Havre, at which port he arrived in due conrse of time. Among other passengers there was a beautiful Swiss girl, whose name Harry learned was Mary Lorme. My friend had ventured once or twice to address tho maiden, but her timid, modest, half frightened manner seemed to repel an intimate acquaintanceship. Sho had informed the young mau, however, that she had been to New York to assist a female cousin engaged in the dry goods business; that soon after her arrival there, her relative had died, largely in debt, whereupon Mary had concluded to return home to her father, who, in spite of a severe illness, had, in aecord uce with an agreement by letter, come to Dijon with the old family coach to wait for her. Having learned this much, Harry took a great interest in the girl, and felt almost bound to act the knight for one in her lonely, de fenseless condition. When the boat, which, among other passengers, contained her and him, struck the landing, Harry politely of fered to carry the fair one's carpet-bag. She thanked him with her usual sweet smile. He took the bag, and the young couple entered the diligence which was to carry them to Paris. There they finally arrived, ten min utes too late for that day's train. The travelers were informed, however, that there was another train at a station fif teen miles distant, prcpariug to start in five hours. "Is there no conveyance to that place?" queried Harry. He was answered in the negative. "I must go on !" exclaimed Mary. uMy father, i am afraid i3 very sick. I must see him as soon as I can." "Fifteen miles is a long distance to walk," said Harry. "Not for me," answered Mary, smil ing. Alio Swiss, you Know, are great walkers; I have been brought up to i almost from infancy." As her soft, pleading eyes seemed to say, "You must go with me," Harry could not resist the appeal. They started, moving along the rail road, for there was no other way. When they came to a rat or a log, Harry would extend his hand and assist his pretty companion, when, with a smile and a shake of the head, she would leap over the obstruction a? nimbly as a fawn. They had proceeded about ten mile3 when they saw the sun go down behin d a range of blue hills in the distance. The two were now moving along a high bridce raised upon spiles about two hundred and fifty feet from the earth, while beneath it wa rock and inun dated here and thero by foaming tor- rents. Ahead of them the travelers perceived that a distance of about one hundred yards there were no cross planks be tween the rails. Therefore, in order to traverse this space, Mary aud her com panion must walk upon the track. Un fortunately the track was not very broad, yet a person of steady balance, capable of maintaing his self possession, in spite of the yawning abyss on each side of him, might occasionally derhel support from the beam projecting ont ward several inches beyond each side of the track, which was rivited upon it. Frail support, however, with those jagged rocks two hundred feet below, ready to receive the unfortunate ad venturer who should make the slightest misstep. Harry paused, looked at his fair friend and shuddered. "We had better turn about," said he. "Are you afraid?" she softly in quired. Then as his cheek glowed hotly "For my sake, I mean F "For your sake, yes." Mary smiled. "I have been on the Alps,' she said, "following those who hunted on the icy ruins of precipices for the chamois. Therefore, why should I shrink now?" Still Harry hesitated. A rail was different from the edge of a precipice, and the young man almost fancied he could already hear Mary's pierc ing shriek could almost see her form cleaving the air headlong toward those dangerous rocks beneath. Meanwhile twilight was gattering; the crimson hues on the sky were melt ing away in shadows. The travelers, if intending to attempt the perilous cross ing, had better do so now while light enough remained. So said Mary, and her glance was firm, her cheek unblanched as she spoke. "Let me go alone," she eontiuued, "then if anything should happen to me, you will not feel responsible. Go, how ever, I must, for perhaps my father lies dying. If so, I will see him before he breaths his last!" "Come, then," said Harry; "keep hold of my jacket to support yourself i as we go. If I should stumble, how-1 ever, do not hesitate to let go of me. Otherwise, you too, will be dragged down !" Mary silently nodded her head in tokeD of assent, and the two started. They Kept on slowly, carefully, and steadilv, until a sudden heavy gust ot 1 wind made the girl reel ! She stopped, and while endeavoring to recover her balance, saw the dark rock below, and thrilled with tyroi. Over over over farther and farther;; she pressed her lips tightly to gethershe made one last superhuman (effort, still endeavoring to recover her balance. An inch farther and that bal ance were lost and she precipitated upon those jagged rock 200 feet, be neath. Now, however, she raised her left arm, and that savfd her. She slowly regained her upright position, and the two continued their course, Harry unable, without certain destruc tion, to turn his head, ignorant of his companion's late narrow escape. They had only accomplished half their perilous walk when tho night gloom gathered around them. They must traverse the rest of the way in darkness ! "Steadily," whispered Harry, encour agingly; "for God's j-ake don't falter now!" She answered him iirmly, "I will not." nud she tightened lici hold of his jacket. At that moment tliey felt the rail quiver beneatlu them a strange, humming noKc was heard. It grew louder every moment louder and louder until suddenly the gleam like that of a Idomlshot eye was seen bursting tlirouzh tlie darkness far ahead. "The locomotive I" gasped Mary. "My God! "What can we do novv?" She was right. It was tho train bound to Pali's, sweeping along at full speed, breathing thunder, steam, and tire. Nearer and nearer it came, roar ing and rattling, with its whistle scream ing. The rail now shook so that the travelers could scarcely keep their bal ance. "What matter whether they did or not"? What power could save them now? They were apparently doomed to cer tain destruction with that fearful train sweeping toward them ! On, on newer, nearer, nearer. It was soon less than three mile i distant ! The 3'oung couple stood still ; each could hear tho heating of the other's heart, for Mary's arms now were around Harry's waist. Ahead of them an approachiug loco motive on each side of them a yawn ing abyss their only support a slender rail. All hope died from their hearts ! "We must prepare!" gasped the girl. a We must die ! G od h elp us !" '"Oh!" murmured Harry suddenly, "if I only had a rope I might possibly do something to help us V "A rope thank Heaven ! There is one in my carpet-bag. A lino upon which my cousiu used to hang her ho siery!" As quickly as the situation would per mit. Harry unslung from his neck the carpet-bag, and, opening it, took out the rope, which was quite long and about as thick as a clothes-line. One end of this he fastened around Mary's breast just beneath the armpits; the other end, by carefully stooping upon his kneeSjhe contrived to reeve through and fasten in one of the holes between the timber and the rail.- The train was now less than a mile distant iu one minute it would reach tho spot occupied by the imperiled trav elers. On it came booming along, while the rail shook as if going to pieces. Steam, thunder, fire, and smoke ! "God help us!" screamed Mary. The next moment she 'felt a sudden jerk, and became aware that she was dangling in mid-air beneath the rail. Her heart almost leaped to her throat. A long, dark object swept above her, crashing, rattling, thunder ing it w as the train ! "All right!" said the encouraging voice, as the cars disappeared in the darkness. "Thank God!" ttlir lr.iilm.1 lit. mul en A" "H"i.rvc i1iiirr. tQ fte of the He .. i1f n- Hv tr, t1 ,,-, nnil , , - " ,. .., ., .ifjffi 1 It ilrnu Iiav nii IMinr wit It ilin V LiUJIt a i iiv,t j -- ,ii) . iaa help of the rope, the two were enabled, to walk the reit of the mil with more ease than before. Soon they were out of danger, when, with streaming eyes, Mary sank on her knees and thanked God for her and her companion's preservation. They reached the Dijon train in good time, and sub sequently arrived at Mary's place of destination in safety. The girl found her father dying, bnt he lived long enough to give her his parting blessing. Harry, now feeling that she needed a protector more than ever, proposed, after remaining six weeks at Dijon, to make her his vife. She consented they were married he brought his bride to the United States and they are now living happily and contented in a pleasant home, near Harlem, New York, within hearing of the steam trains. Need I add that they never hear the thunder noise of the ap proaching cars without thinking of that night of peril on the rail. .4X .l&KKICAX PATHIOT AliKOAD. The sleeping car porter of America i is a national emuiem. xie win nve here, but when he attempts to cut a wide swath abroad he is a failure. It is said that one of the guild once thought Europe would be a fine field for an at tentive and experienced servant like himself. He went to France, Russia, Germany and England and Italy, but he found none of the liberality of the traveler in America. After going all over tho countries named, heat last brought up at Genoa He looked about the town, and in his walk he came upon the hall of the Town Council. He entered the ante-room, and while standing there caught bight of a bust at one end of the apartment. He went over and stood in front of it. Then he got down on his knees and, re moving his hat, raised his eyes to the bust and said : "I thank you for discovering Amer ica!" It was the bust of Columbus. William Marshall, a boy 16 years old, picked up an old shell on the Chattanooga battlefield last week, and took it to his home. The next morning he fired the end of a stick and thrust it mto the shell, sine dfe. The adjournment was It takes very little to turn a weak young man's head. Drop a love letter in his slot and you have him. The troublei of t.i d?.y are easily borne; it is the tronb'ei we anticipate which shorten life. A Lrajr Story Bailed Dwn. Ireland. Year 1750. Lord Jolm Brown. Immensely rich. One daughter. Beautiful girl. Named Mary. Falls in love with yonng man of the name of Smith. Most exemplary yonng man. Poor but honest. Lord John frowns on budding romance. Frown not powerful enough to wilt it. "If you marry that fellow you are no longer daughter of mine!" Mary full of spnnk. Elopes with young Smith and comes to America, leav ing wealth, luxury, home, future prospects and all behind her. Except Smith. Smith ont-eighs them all. Years pass. Lord John Brown dies suddenly, leav ing no will. Vast fortnne, mostly in money and securities in bank. More years pass. Smith family in America be comes numerous, with branches, known as Jones, Robinson, Ihompson, Oilman, Stone, Ilussoll, Vinceut, Phillips. Smyth, Smythe, Smithson, Kersmith and Hobbs. Eminent lawyer learns of vast fortune of Loid John Brown still lying in Bank of Dublin. Opeus correspondence with ?de scemlants. Meeting of descendants held in large camp-ground iu Ohio. Immediate famine for miles around. Eminent lawyer instructed to bring suit to recover fortune. Demands large fee iu advance. Collection taken up. Not large enough. More col lection?. Fee satisfactory. As retainer. Twenty per cent, of fortune to be his if successful. Lapse of ycara. Fre quent assessments for expenses of suit. . . Christmas morning, 18 . Copy of letter received by several thousand descendants of Lord John Brown in America: "Dear : It gives mo unbounded satisfaction to report that the suit of John Smith et al, vs. the estate of Lord John Brown, deceased, so long pending, is at last happily terminated. We have gained j obsession of the entire fortune left by his Lordship. After de ducting fees etc., I tin 1 that there re nt tins for each heir tho sum of fifty-seven ("i7) cents, which is hereby inclosed. Please send receipt for same. Congratu lating yon on this triumph of right aud justice, I remain yours respectfully, P. D. Sharpe." Poor Humanity! The common lot is one of sorrcv say at least tho pes-dmists, they who look at tho worst Bide. Certainly what tvouM otherwise bo a blight existence, is often shadoivtd by some ail ment that oerhaugs it like a lall, obscuring pcrietnally the radiance that elso would light tho path. Such a ailment, nnda ery common one, is nervousness, or iu other words, wellness of tin nervous system, a condition only immo dinblo where inefficient or improper means aro tacu to relieve it. Tie concurrent experience of nervous people who hae persistently used nobtcttur's Stomach Bitters is, that it conquers entirely suiersi;usitiveiie3S of tho ncres, as well as diEunsen so tailed wldch aro imitcd and sustaintd by thtir chronic wenkiicss. As the nerios gain stamina from tho great tonic the trouble disappears. Vto tho Bitters for ma aria, rheumatism, biliouaueas and kidney troubles. Princely Housing for Horses. William K. Vanderbilt's stables, on his estate at Oakdale, L. L, which was de signed by Hi' hard M. Htiut, have just been completed at a cost of SI00.1 00. Tfcey nre filled with thoroughbreds and manned entirely by English men and boys. The furnishings, as far as possible, are English also. There is a kitchen for the men and a mojs-room. For tho horses there is a bitu-roora and a taubark ring under glass. Altogether theie are no finer stables in America and few that surpass them in Europe. When Baby was feici, we cave her Castorla. When b'ie was a Child, che critd for Catoria. When she became Mi-s. she clung to Castoria. When she had Civhlreu, she gave them Castoria. Sthwed lily was one of the novel dishes at a luncheon gi en recently by a Colnm bns college bell-j. It tasted like a mixture cf spinach and cabbage, and were not so dainty as tho name would indicate. Ore of t( e college proiesso:, in a lecture, had fi.iul that in soma parts of India the lily was used for food and tho girls thought they would try them. Any artb'lu that ha outlived til years ol c inpftition and imitation, and u!lfc moto mid iniTo aeli jear. im have nirrit. Ilob-Issn--" Klevtni Soap, ilr-t mnilo in luGo. is lu.-t that articlr.' A-k your Kroeer for it. Divine BiubE is the name of a firm engaged in the whisky business at Jerico Springs, Mo. Tnubct cou'.'li medicine is Piso' l"ur' for Consumption. 'old eery where. &c. Andrea Carnegie has authorize I tho officials of tho Cambria Iron company to draw on Lim for funds to rebuild tho Johnstown public library building which was dcstroeubv the ltood. THE QUESTION one asks themselves after a niht made unpleasant by a barbarous toothache, is : What shall I j-t to cure it ? Were that question addressed to a Druggist, THE ANSWER would be: Procure a bottle of Perry Davis' Pain-Killer, and use. it accord-' ing to direction:. It cures like magic. In such cases what a happiness to have at hand an instaut relief such as PAIN-KILLER has proved itself to be. Physicians say it is one of those Remedies which is calculated to relieve an immense amount of suffering. RESULTS show that almost every other descrip tion of puin is relieved by its applica tion, cj'ternal and Internal. All Druggists sell Pain-Killer. 23c, 50c., and $1.00 a bottle. SHTH'S BILE BEANS act on the liver and bile, clear the complexion, care biliousness. s!c!c headache, rostiieuess, m.ihv na and all liver and stomach d'sorders. The small s ze are most conenient for children cry small and easy to take. Prico of cither 6ize -!5c per bottle. Apinclslze PnOTO-GIMYURF. of the above picture, '-Kissing at 7 17 7i." mailed on re ceipt of 4c stamp. Address the makers of tho great Anti-Iiilc Remedy "Bile Beans." J. F. S3I1TU & CO., Sr. LOL13, Mo. Tins OHIO , nfTTrlle sit THE 6REAT iwnmt work jrea wish to don It h swell aehlne. am. oitnus KII.I.KO PliOMlTLT. TUBULAR WELL AND PROSPECTING MACHINE fatsous for :uccert:rir where olhcn hare fai!e. SELF CLEANING. Drill drop CO to 9a time a mlaulc. GATAIOaUE FREE. LOOMIS & KTMAN, TIFFIN. OHIO. 18 COAL CONSUMERS Throughout the Northwest: Write to the COIt BL'3 COaL COHP-IT at Streator. Ill, lor inces oa th- Ont Kraue or LUMP COAL Delivered at yoir nation They mile f-prcial criccto.Mi'N, Fa tonesisiid Farnierw'A lianecs. OPIUM llaklL. liieoaiyccrtelsB and caay car, iir. J. ;.. Stenhens. L'janon. Ohio. P ATEnlTS wri'inBio"-?.?: "'i-Se2a tor circular. 1! ML sSsA tar .Ma f' I"1"! I rti ti Mi Tvsv,i" Xsu-y TvMator. The twelfth annual estimate of the to mato packing of the United States daring tho season ot I8S0 made bv the American Grocer results in a total of 2,97G,7G.Ji cases of two dozen cans each, a shortage as com pared with the season of 1888 of 3G6,372 cases, cr a reduction of nearly 11 per cent. The deficiency is attributed to the unnsaal amount of rain which fell on the Atlantis seaboard during the summer and particu larly to the heavy storms in September. Had it not beea for an extension of the in dnstry and a good season in the western and southwestern states aud on the Pa cific coast the snpply wonld have been un usually light. The "west and sonthwest to gether can now, in a fair beason, be safely counted upon to furnish one-third of the total supply. Tourists, Whether on jdeasuro bint or business, should take on every trip a bottlo of Syrup of Fits, as it acts mo3t pleasantly and ef fectually on tho kidneys. liver, and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches, and othor forms ot slcknos. For salo in 50c and $1 bottles by all lending druggists. According to Secretary Shaffer, of the Iowa State Agiicultural society, the aver age yield of corn in Iowa last year was forty-one bushels per acre, aud the total yield 32l'.,07 1,000 bushels. Oregon, tho ParatlWe of Funnern. Mild, equable climate, certain nud abundant crops. Host fruit, grain, grass anil stock country in tho world. Felt information free. Address tho Oregon Immigration Hoard, l'oxt land, Oregon. Miss Agnes Borkkt. of BuffiTo, his sued a railroad for $10,000 for tho loss of her beanty, occasioned by a blow in the face from a train. Three little maids from school arc we. Free from puins of all description: Hut once we were sick as side could be t'lired by the "Favorite Prescription." A standard remedy lor tho peculiar ills incident to that critical., period in a girl's life when she is just ciiterinu- upon her "teens," is fonnd in Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription. Young ladies' hoarding schools have sent their pupils home rosy-checked, romping lasses, like. . . the three beautiful maidens in the above illustration, when they have" ";" resorted to the use of " Favorite Prescription " for building up and regulating the systems ot those delicate, pale, sickly girls, just, ap proaching puberty, who need a generous, supporting tonic and a quiet ing, strengthening nervine free from alcohol and injurious drugs. Whether "in hoarding-schools or homes, it is gu rail i ceil to correct all those delicate derangements and Wni:i.u' T)isii-:v vifv Mi-Miir-Af. Main Street. Buffalo. X. Y. - M r DR. PIERCE'S PELLETS: sssssBsr.---ssaKssssBsssssssmBSBSssiJBMiaB ItH-ntllllCIl UH11 blVt.K I'lJil,. . Smallest, Cheapest, aiet to take. One tiny. Smrar-co.stisl Pellet a dw. T Cuits Sick Headache. liilious Headache. Constipation. Indigestion. Iiilious Attack, and x . all derangements of the Stomach and Itowels. 2 cents a vial, by ilnunnsts. I lmWmMmWm9wWjfxk & wXmWlwW' f QBr TO MAKE A fLWS-S-WtllBtmdLfLW, Delicicus Biscuit MWM VmWMWrr ''WMWwKWMmWMWfWMWWMWFWT Iwm rmmW 'iBEmWmBSESmwmwWmTj-f ask your cioc en rem ImwW JmWC'ZJwmMwmV30"0WmwUwUwwr COW BRAND W , ... Jf BW ABaOlUTElV PURE. SSmm!T!wwf'' - - P ISO'S REMEDY FOR CATARRH. Best. Easiest to use. Cheapest. Relief is immediate. A cure is certain. For Cold in the Head it has no equal. It is an Ointment, of which to the nostrils. Price, 50V. by mail. Address, E. T. O don't Jru rm'cmirr. 'tisalnmst December, And soon will the lloUdtzy come t CUTITIS FOR IIIIK1X CHRISTMAS AT TIIK KKR'IIIKI'S CJfitls ; fl.-liloz..Iwi.. Vi :ilTNAI'l'lU( Oct.; : 1I07.1. 1.1-Aix .IISCl.i: KKI.I.S CJ) cts.. i ilozl.I.-HK. 'llltlVOIAsf-IFT(15its.: ft tt duz ). KotalMl CIIOII TIIHMiS (r cU i Vi doz.v.i: f-.ib.-i. kim; wiMi-:i run-. .iio . Eiuitm)!!. .tlK.sA(.i: OI ClII'l.r.MAS J ct".; $ ' doz.). To in . FOUR CHRISTMAS SERVICES I'v '"osabil. Each Set?.; J per hiiiiilrcil. Ilirthilay or Oar Lord. Old. sweet Stnry, Ifolv I'hri-t (hilil. .lojtlll IIIIII1C4. , CAROLS All SOWS. ' ColI''cticnslrirow3riI.tlCaro!H;!0CaroN-7CaroIs , i Varh 10 ,-!,. IIOM.Y ItOI.'CHs r, cts,; f l.Jt I ' dx.) lO i:l l'lfcCES 01t XMAS CO en. I WE ITItLI-lf. IX MIKKTMI'SIC I'OltM. -ry m.-wy m.j Prior in'w tna'. tor iuaiit ninthtwril be Termed l'rizeaonrf-. hn kuI "--mem, ar. s;tfnnlIINt-fu. ilOit-i. IIayv. j VioioiisofOM Folk- at Iliiinr. it'ic'H.) Stult-.. .il.nimi f.il I'ojr. "0t kitw-jnlK. ' ('ilti.li r'ielil !.'! For 1-ux.o tlitO OildT I'.iriH t'xiitiii ('rami .Man-li. '-t.) Xnixbt. Mililao cliottiM lie. itfct-.i IMlirno . Any i:nk or I'icca .llailcil for Itail 1'rlce. LYON & HCALY, Chicago. 111. OLIVER DITSOfJ COMPANY. Boston JOHES, HE PAYS THE FREIGHT; S-TON WACOM SCALES. fO. ' bsax x:x Trf .BZASSCASZISAlf. II Freight raid. (BJ WarrantodrorSYears IJ uaioroiears cnia. ""j4V Jm. "HT AacaU Waatcd. Bead far Tenia. FARMERS' VsMm aasasl VT'BBallBTlBlfla' Asll MflS OF BIHOHAXTOir. BiasHamtw. V.la DETECTIVES tr-fiated i.hfel a to met ooder l3fcist in Scrt irric wri. neprecttlvj rei-i tb InurDuiooI rtUTe, .rLn 'rriliid: Aj!QtFranl. rinmri Pocict C-allrrv nf Jfsc-! CnrBin1- Thoie later'f-l laO Miir &uiLt-. qt Jf tr Ins fce 4tlTe n-l ttTia t r ptilzuli. F-Uf B-eat for CL GdUVA-l DriLCTIVLliLKElt'ia Arfvie,tUetalLO. JACOBS on CURES PERMANENTLY Horse and Cattle Diseases. rer Geaeral Use. The Araaa" Palace and Stock Car Co., . v . Toledo, Ohio, June, 1SS3L Me cheerfully recommend St Jacobs Oil as the best for general use on stock. U. ARMS & CO. Cold, Swelled -Usbbm. Inflammation. ' Xeponset. I1L, Mav 21. 1&? 8. My mare caught cold; result: swelled limbs, lump between fore-legs and inflamma tioa. Cured her with St. Jacobs Oil. IU O. GARDNER. -ij.I?Rrr,OIS'r' ANn DEAUnts. THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO..RaHIora. Hi. BRONCHITIS CIIRFn m mw mm mm ww W . n After spending Ten Winters South, " f waa Cured by Scott's Emulsion. ' . . .. P 1 K Cantre St. New York; 1 Juno 25th. 1S83. ) Th Winter after the great fire in Chicago I contracted Bronchial affections, and since then have " been obUgad to spend nearly evory . Winter South. Last Novembor was . advised to try Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphitos and to my surprise was rolioved at . once, and by continuing ;ts Use . " threemonthswasentirolycured ." gained flosh and strength an)-. was ablo to stand even tho Bli- - zard and attend to business every day. C. T. CHURCHILL, . V . Sold by all Vruvtjists. weaknesses incident to fern Association;. Alanufacturers. iHr.f. J' PURELY VEGETABLE and PERFECTLY HARMLESS. SODAiSILERITUS. I a small particle is applied Sold by druggists or sent II azeltine, Warren, Pa. te 'rnn viHUAct .3 i:oj: 15MH LYttSSOH I r.EVii:.'.i:B mirr jv- o:in of thr cli Ira. I III r II WKSSON arm" 'l l.' fin-t (-mall arnn ru r I Tunfatturfd an-t th Hl.innfacttirnl in calibre 32. ca and -'. Hin r..t..Tuti.1.. firftiin Safftv H affirm rlta anil 1 , .. ir.-tj ('onstmrix! piitirdvor hrai ouab Itr irrouzbl silcrl. can-fully iu-i-t--l for work- j man.h'naml Btnrk. thry aro unnral' J for rtnl-h. . durability nnilureiirncj. lJonotN-daeivrtIli t i cheap iiiiilUiible rnwt-Iron Imitations which are off. n wild for tlwjwniiina article aa I are not ' nnlv unreli !!. but daiiserciifi. The SMITH -. - hi""5" Koivi-r arrau aiainiTii un uicuar n U v. il Drum naunad!n-M anil latn ,t 'i5-nti cf '.'t.nt . i tai!. In- 1 id if -mr .. f : to ad'lrrja . r ant arc g.jnrt;t'Pil jTft me'erw Ft til' '1 Having inn m-muiie an-uc. .:' .i.t. r finr.nt ftnmilv vnn an Ofil r 5nt I Ik low will recfifi rrcnift in,I '1'f"l ttntn. HKTirUvocatalorii''a"i't price f nilhl njon ip- ,-i.catkm. SHI1 U & WESSON, f nt:on thl pap'' yriasTPi'ld. mmmui J'? FREE;4:: ItOOK Tr Printed. 'SEEDSfJ-l' f and upwards according to rarity, .scarcity, or oht i neaiiesLoi any livo. &. 9. lWlOWlOextniX. ftit'tlry yuefree. R. II. ijliumway lUickford III. Th address of eoldicr wht.' homet-iiUel alt-Hs ninrbc ot creK man K'l at any tiino bolori? Juik K. i1.!. S.IOtS & rEIM't-'SOX. . Denver. C dorado.. NO. 5-9if sssl BTaTV WW, kWifIwWX 1 PI Vie la WmwilmM WM mtm mL mm m, C N. U. r:. J I r.- 1 :: T i . 1 JtSlBBb2sV-dfl m f V V-1" y.".'?TJ -t "3enatrsVrfcae9iaKai i-ii'ih.i hmhiwmw v- ' m "W J i--fc.