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I - I e5 rl 'l n 45 ! hvfli 1 & I. f I 6 ll I :f V .0 M V'J s R- 1 . ' i ' :w M r.1 1 iii 1 Si 3 l l ( I v i i rr1 I a if lw M M p I iv I IS Both the method and result whta Bjrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasaai and refreshing to the'taite, and acts gently yet promptl j on the Kidneys,' layer and Bowels, cleanses the syi tern effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cares habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is tha only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial la its affects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, to many excellent qualities com mend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for salo in 60o end $1 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. 8AM FBAHGIiCO. 01. umnas. n. hew rate .. "August Flower" My wife suffered with indigestion and dyspepsia for years. Life be came a burden to her. Physicians failed to give relief. After reading one of your books, I purchased a bottle of August ! lower. It worked like a charm. My wife received im- mediate relief after taking the first dose. She was completely cured now weiehs 16s pounds, and can eat anything she desires without any deleterious results as was formerly the case. C. H. Dear, Prop'r Wash ington House, Washington, Va. lrux THE NEXT MORNING 1 FEEL BRIGHT ANl new and My complexion is better. My drvror (!..? ltccts gpntlj'pnthitotnchtl!Tr and fcldneja. runt 1 a pliesatt laxative. Thla 1rm i made from licrln, and 13 prepared for iin ns easily as tea. It !s celled LHHE'SHEDICIME All druggists tell It at c. and tl a packace. If you caur.ot get it, ?n(l your addroa for a free ffinWC. liUn' tbp bonds each Ah ane's rriuiny .llectlclne tnevi eh Br. 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Union Stuck Tardi, Bouth Omaha and Chloaco. CcrreponcUnr as4 your trad anUoltad. w pr ' Pimph es Blotches Scrofula are all caused by Impure Blood Be warned! Nature roust be as sisted to throw off the poisons. For this purpose nothing can equal Nature's own assistant KICKAP00 INDIAN SAJWA A pure Vegetable Compound of Herbs, Barks, and Roots. Contains no acids or mineral poisons. It is sg rdia-Ie as tlis Hank of .Cngland. All that is clstafd !-r !:, ir mil do. 1 00 a bottle. Al! drag -:. Hcaly A- Bioelow, jai Gracd Ave.. New lluvca, Coun. fggfmL AT BaF"W Of fMmSKPIaEASfflir WIr &&&&&&& pn Co is TO-MORROW. The robin chants when the thrush is dumb, Snow smooths a bed for the clover, Life flames anew, and days to come As sweet as the days that are over. The tide that ebbs by the moon flows bact, Faith builds on the ruins of sorrow. The halcyon flutters in winter's track. And night makes way for the morrow. And ever a strain, of joys the sum. Sings on in the heart of the lover In death tings on that days to come Are sweet es the days that are over. Florence Earle Coatcs in the New Peterson. MISS BETH. By all odds the most attractive house in town was that of Miss Beth Davenport. It was a charming little modern affair, full of gables and win. dows, with a square porch before the ' front entrance, and set back in a yard overflowing with flowers and ' shrubs. Miss Beth was pleased to I style herself "an old maid." She ( was thirty years of age, and in the ( ripe prime of a beautiful womanhood. , Being without near kin, she kept house alone, save for her servants, . and lived a happy, independent ex istence. She was a believer in fresh air and exercise, and her rosy cheeks and graceful movements were very pleasant to gaze upon. So, at least thought a young man of five-and-twenty, who leaned upon the fence one day, and watehed Miss , Beth watering and tending her flowers. Sho had on a large white , hat trimmed with poppies, and wore ( a white dress with wide puffed sleeves, through which gleamed the ! outlines of her shapely arms. Sho ! did not at first see Mr. Mandon; then locking up in a quick way, as people i sometimes do at feelinjr the eves of others upon them, she bowed and smiled. "I suppo.-e you want me to ask you to come in?" she said. , "Oh, no,'" ho answered, lazily. "I I sec you arc busy. It j-truck me at i home, however, that this cloudy i morning would be line for a game.' , And he nodded in the direction of the tennis court. "Oh, indeed. Sir Leisurely! And it occurred to mo that this would be an aumiramc inno to lostcr mv nejr- ' looted plants. C'onie! I have some exercise for you. You hhall be a 'horny-handed son of toil' now for a i while, and help me train up those vines over the porch.'' i Mandon looked down at Ins spotless ilnancb "They arc spanking clean,"' he I said. "Go home and pret into some work- insr clothes. &aid iVliss Ueth s voice l I4VIU 2JiH. 1IU1 j 1AV.C4& IUV m . VIIUU i Site was weeding. ' "Pshaw!" he said, opening the gate ; and coining in. "I was trying to , creep out of it. but you make me feel ' ashamed of invholf. You're a. great . worker. Miss Ueth."' f i"j"n cnrrrnlirii iiin 4 Tir rnAiin1 That is the only way to be hap py.1'' said the spinster. She stood up and looked at him with clear gray eyes. -What is it with you?'1 she ' asked. "You must confe.-s tennLs was not your only object here to-da ( .Shall I keep you from anything if 1 i make you tie up vines? Did you want ! to see me particularly?" Ye. I wanted to tee von nar- i ucutany, ne saui, changing tne em 1 phasis. "Has she been cruel again?1" sho asked, showing her white tcoth as she smiled. That is all over,1 he said. "It has been off for three weeks." Why. Max! You never told me."' "No. I was ahamed to tell you." "Why?" she a.kcd. shortly. "Was it your (unit? Ah, Max, it was, vou fickle thing:1 Sho aid the last in a low, disap proving tone that made the blood rush t to tiic young man's fair face. He pulled a leaf from the lilac bush and turned toward Miss Beth. There!"1 ho said, "I thought you were my friend." "So I am, sho answered. "Hut I am hers, too, and though I have soen you over day you have never told me before. And I had been thinking her so happy." "She "is not.11 lie said, wretchedly. She is miserable. Every time" I meet her 1 hate myself for t'iio pain 1 have given her. Jut it was useless to struggle further. Miss Beth. I had eeaed to love her." Miss Beth said nothing. She turned toward the house, up the little gravelled walk, and Max slowly fol lowed. They soon began to work up- . on the vines, and Max s little love ' affair was not mentioned again. ! Miss Beth kept her own counsel. She puzzled her active brain for a I reason for the little quarrel she felt I sure it was a little one although she would ask no questions of either side. Nov. when Elizabeth Davenport was twesly years old, she had been very much in Jove with a young man, and wabetrothed to him. Sho afterward decided that she did not love him, and had sent him away. He was proud, and did not return. She at length realized that she did love him, but she could not call him back, for she had no idea of his whereabouts. Tli en the news of his marriaere reached the town. So, drawing from her own experi ence. Miss Beth desired to save Max and Ethel much sorrow. She admired Max extremely. He was college bred, unusually bright, and promised to be a light in the literary world. She had once laughingly told him that it was fortunate he was five years her junior, she might strive to rival Ethel. All this Max parried good naturedly, and they were excellent companions. I I Max lived next door to Miss Beth, ' and had a little habit of dropping in at all hours of- the day. He did no i offer to go in the evening, unless ' Ethel was to bo there too. 1 Miss Davenport frequently sum moned the young people of both ' sexes to help her overcome the quiet j of the evening hours. The old woman who lived with her was not a factor in the entertainment problem, , andthe young people adored Beth. One day, after Max Mandon had been over in Miss Beth's yard all the morning. the wrote him a note ask ing him to come for a while to chat with her that evening. Max was noth ing loth to go. If he were fortunate enough to be the only caller, they would discuss plots and material, pick books to pieces, and argue the pro gress of art generally. It was perhaps two weeks after Max had confided to her his misun derstanding with Ethel, and it was about 8 o'clock in the evening when he strolled over in answer to Beth's summons. There was a light in the parlor, and another in Miss Daven port's little room over the porch, lie stood for a moment wondering whether she were ready to receive Jiim yet. and thinkiug it would be better tu walk up the street for a while. But he decided to enter. He was very much at his ease In the house, so when the old woman who let lilm in told him Miss Daven povt wb at home, he crossed the lit- tla square hall, laid his hat and cane on the table, and lifted the curtain of the parlor door with perfect compos ure. But inside what then? He 6aw a young lady seated facing him, evi dently waiting for Beth; a girl with large blue eyes and masses of pale brown hair, seated with one hand resting between the back of the chair and her head, looking straight at him with a very frightened little gaze. It was Ethel. Max did not enter beyond that first step. With a movement quick as lightning he turned on his heel and was out in the hall: He seized his belongings and fled. Now, Miss Beth's house, as I said before, was a modern one, and some what peculiar. Max, in his per plexity and confusion, rushed into the back yard, and the walk ended in the door of the stable. John, Beth's hired man, was in the yard. Seeing a figure flee from the house and run ning toward the stable, he naturally supposed it to be a thief. One of these gentry had been making great excitement in the neighborhood. So, before Max could halt on the thres hold of the stable door, perceiving that it was not the gate, he found it clapped to behind him upon him and himself a prisoner. In vain he shouted and argued. Through tho heavy door his voice sounded unnatural; and John, ex citedly happy at having captured the burglar who had been terrorizing the vicinity, could not recognize it at all. At length, finding exposulation useless. Max lay down upon some hay and fell asleep. He was awakened by a light shining in his eyes. He opened them to find a policeman with a warrant and a pair of manacles: .John, looking much crest-fallen: Ellen, the cook, two or three men. and last and most, in per fect agonies of laughter, Beth Daven port herself. It was then about 12 o'clock. It took some time to make explanations to satisfy the crowd, but at length they were all gone, and Beth and Max stood on the front porch alone. "You understand, do you not?" he said. "I saw her. It was your doing, I know, you thoughtful creature. You believed you were doing me a kindness. Well, perhaps you were," musingly. "It enables me to speak my mind. You know they say 'better lx) off with the old love before you are on with the new.' You know that. My love! Can't you see that I don't want Ethel? I want you I love you!" She shrank back against tho wall, in the shadow. "Max.'" she said, "I am five years older than you are."' "Ah! But if we love each other," he said, "what can that matter?" "What will pooplc say? What will Ethel fray?1' "I do not care. It is enough that I love you and you love me. We shall bo happy, and Ethel will find spoedy consolation." Once I loved somebody else," said Miss Beth, thinking of heV little bur ied romance. -Then you can love me better now,1 he replied. Come. Beth, you have not answered my question yet." "Mell. she said, "if you insist upon having mo. take me. for I love you." And ho was answered. New York Journal. SULTAN AND TIRAS. Bismarck's Storiea of Two Friends Faithful Beyond Reproach. Win an interview with Dr. Hans Blum, Prince Bismarck related a few stories concerning his two faithful friends, the late imperial dogs, Sul tan and Tiras, says the New York Sun. "Whenever I went away from home," said Bismarck, "Sultan nosed about everywhere for me, with every evidence of ceop sorrow. Finally, he would always seek consolation in my white military cap and my dearskin gloves, which he would carry in his mouth to my work room and drop on the floor. Ho would then lie down with his nose on them, and would not leave them except for meals until I came back. Old Tiras. too, was very intelli gent and faithful. I used to go to the Reichstag through the garden behind the chancellor's palace, and thence through tho Koniggratzer strasse. As I went out the gate into the street I would turn to Tiras, who had fol lowed me so far, and say simply 'Ueichstag' in my ordinary tone of voice. At once Tiras would trip head and tail and sneak back to the house. Once when I started out in uniform I left, my walking stick just inside the garden wall. I returned four hours later from tho Reichstag, and as I entered the house I noticed that Tiras was not there as usual to wel come me. To my inquiry about tho dog's whereabouts the watchman replied: 'He has stood for four hours at tho back garden wall, and will not lot anybody go near your excelloncj-'s walking stick. At Varzin one day I found by the roadside a wood cart, which I thought had been stolen, be cause the wood was green. I told Tiras to watch it while I went to make inquiries. Nevertheless, he began to sneak after me. I turned back and laid my glove on the cart, and Tiras remained, watching it for more than an hour as if he had taken root in the ground." Peter Grubcr's Unique Garb. Peter Gruber, the Rattlesnake King, of Venango county, has made the most unique costume any man ever wore. It consists of coat, vest, trousers, hat, shoes and shirt, and is made entirely of the skins of rattle snakes. Seven hundred snakes, all caught and skinned by Gruber during the past five years, provided the material for this novel costume. To preserve the flexibility of tho skins to tho greatest possible degree, the snakes were skinned alive, first being made unconscious by chloroform. They were then tanned by a method peculiar to Gruber, and are as soft and elastic as woolen goods. ino different articles for this outfit were made by Oil City tailors, shoe makers and hatters, and the costume is valued at f 1,000. New York Sun. New to Law, Bat Common Sense. A judge on the English bench told the jury in a murder trial at York shire recently that it was his opinion "if one man called another a liar a slight blow in retaliation is justifia ble."' He added: This may be new law, but it is common sense."' Her Mnalfleeat Bewar r. A school teacker in England has lately been voted a nension of 2 shill ings a week. She is 75 years old and i has taught an "infant class" for forty j years "at a wage of 4 shillings a ' week." Where Safet? Lies. According to the statistics cf the interstate commerce commission, a railway passenger stands but one chance In 10,32:. 153 to be killed flrhjle traveling. IT WAS HORSE AND HORSE, A Bluff by a Gentleman From the 'Oaf That Dlda't Work. They were in a concert hall in the Tenderloin district on Thanksgiving evening, and the streets in the vicin ity were crowded with enthusiastic college boys, who yelled for Yale on the least provocation, and kept it up incessantly. Down near the stage were a number of sports of distinctive types, one party being unmistakably "horsey," and a crowd of three or four to tho left being composed of boisterous Yale students, who had a weakness for blue ribbons. After imbibing with unfailing reg ularity, one big collegian became too enthusiastic over the high kicking of a danseusc who held the boards, and, in waving his walking cane, he acci dentally struck one of the "horsey" gentlemen, who wore a huge striped shirt and dazzling diamonds, on tho head. The gentleman from Gutten burg, for such ho proved to be, had evidently been up against a hard game during the afternoon, and up to the time of the accident, ho had repeatedly cast some slurring re marks about "gosh blamed dudes," speaking in an undertone to his com panions. Tho knock on the head was too much for him, however, and jumping up he looked the six-foot student square in the eyes and shouted: "You nrnl rlni'nnrl Hfir!r Rnt lflcrot 0. ,....v, ........ .v ..0. tho flag on vou in a minute I'll drop and send vou down de back stretch at a record- breaking pace quickcr'n you kin say Jack Robinson. Den I'll put de spurs into you and gallop you down to de wire all a-swervin' quicker'n Salvator could go down a coal hole, uon't i , i mako no breaks at me voting man, ,.,,. , ,'. see!" the last remark being accom- panied by a dexterous wave of tho could ffo down a coal hole. Don't hand, after which his vocabulary was evidently exhausted, and, growing exceedingly red in the face, he sat down nervously. The big collegian was nonplussed for tho moment, but he quickly re covered himself and let a yell out of him which could be heard down to ' the Battery. "What!1 he said, "You! ' you insignificant horse trout, do you know what I'll do with you? 111 just form a V here, all to myself, and buck your center. Then I'll tackle ' you fair, go round your right end for about forty yards, then I'll make a touch-down and kick goal with you all j over this place. D'ye mind that?1' i It was too much for tho Gutten- burg sport, says the New York Ad- i vertiser, and realizing that his bluff didn't work, he pushed his way out of ' the throng and disappeared down j Sixth avenue. ASNAKE, CAT. AND AN OLD HEN Biddy Disposed of the Ophidian Xcatly by Swallowing It Alive. Mrs. J. J. Eidson discovered that the house cat and a snake were having a battle in the yard, and called Mr. , .iuson to tne rescue oi kitty, says the Union Srings, Ala., Herald. But Mr. Kidson was more curious to see the fight go on than he was anx ious to rescue tho cat, especially ns ' the cat did not seem anxious to be , rescued. The snake, which was of , the species commonly known as the "spreading-adder,'' and about IS inches long, would curl itself into po sition time and again and strike vi ciously at the cat. The cat must : have had some previous training under ' tho Jim Corbett system, for its lithe J body was just out of reach of tho ( reptilo's poisonous fangs every time. ' The cat retorted by bounding at its j snakeship with surprising quickness, and with wide-open claws would try ' to tear the body of the snake. Some- j times the snake would spread out its ! head until it seemed twico its natural ' size. But this only mado the cat use , her claws more swiftly. i Tho peculiarly fascinating battlo scene continued for several minutes, watched by Mr. and Mrs. Eidson. I Both combatants at last took a ' breathing spell, seemingly quite tired. About the time hostilities commenced anew an old hen with her brood of young chickens appeared on , tho spot. The hen sided with the cat and attacked the snake, for the pur- , pose, as Mr. Eidson thought, of get ting a meal for tho little ones, and afWr pecking nt it onco or twice caught it firmly just back of the head and shook it violently. The little chicks thought that they would have a picnic. But not so; the hen delib- . eratoly swallowed the whole snake before it was dead. The little chicks looked disgusted on account of their j mother's gluttony, while pussy en- i viously bristled up at seeing the lien whip the snake elean "out of sight." : Mr. Eidson says the snake was j swallowed with great difficulty, and he was amazed to see tho hen accom plish the feat of swallowing so largo a thing. The spreading adder is very poisonous, and it is wonderful that the hen did not die. Beyond appear ing to be gorged and consequently stupid for a short while, she appeared to bo in her usual good health, and up to.last accounts there aro no little orphan chickens at Mr. Eidson's. No Cloud Without K.itn. A very curious fact is that a cloud is always raining. Even in summer, when the cloud over our heads is white, the drops are falling from it. But they are very small and they evaporate before they reach earth. the I In evaporating they pass from the cloud-particle stage to the haze-particle stage; from saturation to simple i condensation; or the dry dust parti- i cles on which the condensation takes place may be left perfectly dry. It is a general truth that when a ' cloud is formed it begins to rain. J Tho minute particles of water come down in millions. The distance they fall depends on their size. If tho air the cloud rests on is dry and warm they do not get far. If it is chilly they collect in masses and form drops of rain that reach the earth. Longman's Magazine. All Walked on Their Toes. During 1770 French women wove I shoes with very pointed toes and high. sicuucr ueuis. in iiotr, ine year ol revolution, an abundance of rouge, many patches and very high heels were considered essential aids to fem inine beauty. The men wore shoes of similar elevation, while their at- ; tire as a whole was marked by many eccentricities. ' Peculiar Accident. lwo cows, the property of Hill Costellow. of Windsor, N. C, were found dead last week with the neck of one fast between the horns of tho other. " It is supposed that thev were fightin , aiiu, " laugllL ill mO ml lwMl inivl.4 f AT. above position broke one another"? necks. Advance of Civilization. I The people of Canada are getting ' Americanized in various ways. Time tras when they counted theiT money I In pounds, shillings and pence or coppers,'" but now they count it in dollar?, dimes and cents. An Interesting: Study. I don't like this as much as I thought I wonld," said Harry, looking up from his algebra. "It's stupid. There's too many rules to leArn." "Things always seem so until we get through some of tha drudgery,' an swered mamma, encouragingly. Mam mas arc always ready to inculcate moral lessons. "It will be more inter esting after a while. Everything is so at first. Harry looked solemn. "I know one thing that isn't stupid from the beginning," said he. "You don't have to wait for it to be inter esting." "Well, what is it?"' "Eating icecream!"' Harper's Young People. Sexr Treatment for Nervous Disease".. This novel method consists in subcu taneous injections of a solution of the phosphate of soda, which, not entering the system by the digestive tract, acts directly on the nervous system. The Brown-Sequard elixir was not always harmless, but in many instances pro duced local inflammation at the point where the injection was made or other unpleasant consequences. But no such serious objection is likely to be raised to the use of a solution of five grammes of seltzerized, distilled water. The Talsy. People suffering from palsy are now said to derive benefit from railway jour nevs, and, on the principle of like cur ing like, the greater the shaking the more complete the cure. For the use of patients a certain doctor has invented an oscillating chair in which those af flicted with the terrible disease may be rocked and racked in a most terrible manner. Another health-giving appa ratus is a vibrating hcmlet applied to the head by a number of metalie strips, to which a trembling motion is im parted by an electric m&tor in the crown iM1ic"" """,-'-" i Y'7 of the heinlet. and we are assured that P1 1. ' ,. . r. "" frnm ., i it jrives relief to suiterers from nervous . heclachcs w inducing lassitude and cir.:nOCl. sleepiness. 100 Itenrard 8100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease I !.. pnfjfcainn knf Knnn n)i!n t f ITT. ffl fill itfl lUu.. Dviciui. i-o U. .".v. 'y -j" " - stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh i Cure is the only ponitivc cure now known to j the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con- stitutioiiiu disease, requites a conctmuionai treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving" the patient strength by building up the constitution and assintlng nature in doing its work. The proprietors have 60 much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. t-Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O Scucral Grant Kcpllcs to n Snob. The anecdote is told of General Grant that soon after his nomination for the presidency he was in the city of , where he had not been expected, and was known to but few, and therje, on a rainy Sunday, entered a church and took a seat in a vacant pew not far from the pulpit. The man who rented or owned the pew came in. and seeing i some one in the .seat, sent the sexton to ask him to leave it. which the general aWy tiic pe'w of agentleman or I should not have entered it.' Treating Snake Rites. ; Sir Joseph I'ayrer, who is the great- j est living authority on the snbiect ot snake bites, holds that a person suffer ing from snake poison is practically dying of "nervous exhaustion, and consequently when the victim is forced to take violent exercise in order to throw off by perspiration the poison that has been absorbed in his system, his end is in reality being hastened. Perspiration should be induced by a vapor bath so as to draw the poison out of the system. Sir Joseph Frarer's experience leads to the conclusion that at the present time there is no known cure for the bite of either the cobra or the Dabola. Coiifiljitifc Ijcutl to Consump tion. Kemp's Balsam will vtop the cough at once. Go to your druggist today and get n snmplo l.ottlo free. Largo bottled 50 cents and one dollar. The man who never rrnises his wifo de- serves to liavo n poor ono. Hanson's lagic Cr:: S.ilvc." Wirrantn! tj nre. or monej rutntulcd. Ask jour drugiiUilurlt. Prke 5 cent. What some peopiocnll prudence is often I what others call meanness , We ent too much nnd tnko too little out door exercise. Thi is tho fault of our mod ern civilization. It is claimed that Garfield Tea, u simple herb remedy, holps Nature to overcome these aluse. Ho who would Le have facts for diet. btrousiu mind must1 DUQUETTE & COS POMONA COUGH TaWots. "Al s-olute'iy tho best made." Two ounce pnekago for ." cents, at your Drug gists or Confectioners. Ask for thoni nnd STOP THAT COUGH It tnkes contact with others to make us ac-piainted with ourselves. nnlicr't KiuuNinii, The jrrrat remeilT tort limit :n.l Iunp. debility, etc, palatable as lum-.-y Soli! by Irui.'KW- Tho liot workers aro thoo who have !est learned how to rei. l.:m's Medicine Moves the luy. fn order to he liciillliy Bowrls Kach till- is liiv.-- sary. ( andliver tioulde., and rutniiuto.i the .--tonf nch nnd boweLs. The man who is faithfully improving his ono talent wi'l soon htive ten. FITS-Jll At sto;-ed free b7 l)C BMSrs CHEAT MSHVK IIKSTOILS.':. No tit a'tor first ddyV ne. Mar TCloua fiirer Trei'ian.i ii W trial bottle tree to lit cuu. Mi-nil to Dr Kltne.331 Arc!i.St.,l'bllatlelpaia.i-a. There is no investment that r.av.s anv bet tor than doin,; good. , ir the Bahy i Cuttles Tcetli, Ee sure nnl Ge that oM ami v.elMrieil remedy, Mrs. I Wl-islow's Soot:ii5c Sracr for cbiMren toething. I The devil thoots hard nt makes nn honest tax return. the man who ' cnuso Throat Disea-es. There is no inoro effectual remedy for Coughs Colds, etc.. than 15i:ov;.v's "Bko.whial. Ti.ocuns.' Sold only in l.oxes. Prii-e 25 cts. ' Not many tears are shtd when tho man , who dies has lived onlv for himself. IJrunitneirs Couch Drops. Ue Brnmmrll's C"lthrutd Couzh Urox Tho ffeatl inoLare A.U. IS. oncavliUrup. bold eTeryiroere. Nobody can Leconio rich ly away anything. cover giving, SPECIMEN GOLD MEDAL. NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION-1082. CALCUTTA INT. EXHlBITIOPi-18e3-4. CINCINNATI IND. EXPOSITION-1884. CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR-1804. LOUISVILLE SO. EXPOSITION-1884. MARYLAND STATE AGR. ASSO.-1684. Proprietary Medicine that ever received such distinction. Therefora what all the World knows of its Curative Qualities, what impartial judges have awarded, entities it to A copy of tho " Official Portfolio of the World's Columbian Exposition," descriptive of Buildings and Grounds, beautifully illustrated, in water color effects, will be sent to any iddress upon receipt of 10c. in Postage stamps by TILE CIIAKT.ES A. YOGEZJBR CO.. Baltimore. Md. -ELY'S CREAM BALM PasM(es, Allays Jfkln ami tne bores. Restores Taste wkm mAm Oives Keller at once Av&uinb thtlfHtrilt.- K KstfttflOthfaii'i HYlX0i".(ii'WtfHdfciH,Y. Best remedy for sprains and pains. Mr. J. M. Springs. Bennings D. C, writes: "I have been ttsins Salvation Oil and have obtained rreat relief. Anion? fo many remedies tried, Salvation Oil is tho best for sprains and pains in the back." It kills all pain. Th5 condition of the sponge crop is of ab sorbing interest. Never be without it. ilr. Chas. Vbscher, 44 Lincoln Ave., Sprinfield. O., writes: "Five doses of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup cured me of a severe cough. I-shall always keep it." . A Strange Experience In the course of his long fight against slavery General Ilawlcy and his old friend, John Hooker, had one experi ence which is probably unique among New England citizens. Hawley bought and Hooker owned a doctor of divinity. A scholarly colored man, .Tames Pen nington, who had received at Heidel berg the degree of D. D., was settled over the Talcott street churcli in Hart ford, Conn. It came out that he ran away from slavery when a boy. lie was "owned" at the South, and when the fugitive slave law was passed there was danger of his capture and servi tude. So Lawyer Joe Hawley went to his owners, for Mr. Hooker, bSufflittlus doctor of divinity and brought Mr. ui.-o,. lmi'lr tin! bill of sale. Mr. Hooker tried for a day the feeling of owning a minister and then put on re cord in the town clerk's office a deed giving the Kev. Dr. James Pennington the ownership of himself. The Dos and the Watch. A young lady had a beautiful gold watch of which she was unduly proud. The time-piece was exhibited on various occasions, and a few days ngo, when some admiring friends were examining it. the watch accidentally slipped from their fingers. A cry of dismay went up when the party saw the watch disap pear with a gulp in the yawning mouth of a dog which sat at their feet, looking expectantly upward and good naturedly wagging its tail. Poor doggie imagined that he had received a choice morsel, and looked pleased with his feat of catching it on the fly, but it proved to be his death warrant. He was summarilv dispatched, and at the post-mortem the watch was recovered, , -. 1 1 none tlie worse ior uie misnnp. . -n,e p cnrds -w poker player does not use Tisitm hen he is calling. PURELY VEGETABLES Dr. Pierce's Fleas- ant Toilets. They're a compound of re fined and concen trated botanical ex tracts. Theso tiny, sugar-coated pellet3 the smallest and ) the easiest to take absolutely and permanently cure Constipation, Indi gestion, Sick and Bilious Headaches, Dizzi ness, Bilious Attacks, and all derangements of the liver, stomach, and bowels. They euro pennancnlly. because they act naturalhi. They don't shock and weaken the system, liko tho hugo, old-fashioned filis. And they'ro more effective. One ittlo pellet for a corrective or laxative three for a cathartic. They'ro the cheapest pills you can buy, for they're guaranteed to give satisfaction, or your money is returned. You pay only for tho good you get. Valued Indorsement of Scott's Emulsion is contain ed in let ters from the medi cal profes sion speaking of its gratify ing results in their practice. of cod-liver oil with Hypo- phosphites can be adminis I tered when plain oil is out of i the question. It is almost n; nalif-iM ic mill- Aicir aS PfiaiaDie aS milk easier to digest than milk. Prepared by Scott Jt Bowna. N. Y. AlliJrnrotota: I! :r Zzliz. Z?zz- Si.t Thrwt, Creep. Xtftuua. wS:i;? Oitii. 3.'aiiti2 tzi iitta. a e-riili cat ":? :ns?:lab fcrt start, tri i nr: rsllef la &4 viz:ci s:;;:5. 7 at es:c 7n W 111 til er.aiest cffjrt sitcr tiihs tti fcs: duo. :ii ty iultn tv. i Kv.V. .... ; MV VM IK A.VV. r Cures Consumption, Congu. Croup, 8ora Throat. Sotd by all Drnsspsts on a Guarantee. For a Lame Side, Back or Chest Saitoh's Porous Plaster will give gieat satisfaction. 35 cents. ixuccn d; Aiajn 4!!2Sfa".ri?"wp.,' JMrflLJ IJi Ulnl!S , """''" ir a,cb;3, i,R. ....I.. ... . Out- B. rTJofc2Soa.A0.3 So. lltil bL. Kichmnm? Va SURE In the Farmers nnd Kerchanti Invuranra 1 c lfliuu-ny of Lincoln. Capital and Surnlas o,r !').- CO. 1.J12 leas piU to 5ebruk po.jp; since 1US. W N U Omaha. 601-8 H ' ' I I - I -. i v y 6. SS I f V ;3p3 Soil! a Emulslen W.U if Ei MB At every International, Industrial or State Fair, American or Foreign, vhereithas been placed in competition. ST. JACOBS OIL has carried off The Highest Awards as THE BEST PAIN CURE. tne claim oi - Cleantes tlie Nasal I lullHiumat llHiumatlon. UraUi and Smell, and Curcc! !?ll for Cold In Head. It it Gt?ktu Sitarhti. I .iiiinhl Streets. names ...... Philadelphia is noted for its odd treet names. The various trees and plants have long ago been exhausted, and the vocabularies of the board of surveyors are not of sufficient volume otaeppaco with the number of new streets being placed on the city plans. In its ddem ma the board has given some streets a name and a half, such as Forty-twoi and a Half street. And now it purposes to make the fractions still su?' plan of the lines and grades ollitty -four and Three-quarters street from Westminster avenue to Havcrford street is being made. Recognized Old Friends. Voltaire was one day reading a trag edy of his own which contained many vcrses borrowed from other authors. Whenever one of these bits came irom his lips, Piron, the poet, made a bow, with great seriousness. "i hy are you doing that?" Voltaire exclaimed at lenirth, with extreme irritation.' Keep on monsieur," said Piron; "don't mind me. It is merely my cau w om j acquaintances. The Royal Baking Powder is in dispensable to progress in cookery and to the comfort and conve nience of modern housekeeping. Royal is undoubtedly the purest and most reliable bmc powder offered to the public U. S. Gov't Chemtefs Repori. For finest food I can use none but Royal. A. Fortin, Chef, White House, for Presidents Cleveland and Arthur. if any one doubts tat i8 csn cire the moit ob stinate CO50 1a 39 to 60 days, let him wr.teror paiUcnlars and InTwU pateocrreltsb Ilty. Our Unanclal backing is tioo.ooe. When mercury. BLOOD POISON A SPECIALTY. iolide potassium, sarsap-rillaor Hot Springs fail, Sjircntee a cure and our Maic I yphilene is the on.y thins that will cure permanently. IViitiro proof sent sealed, free Cook Rexeby Co., Chicsgo, IV. Garfield Tea. OrereotsM results of bad eating; Bills. Baicplelree. CARnziJrzJiCo:i3 W.4otli3t,K.Y. Cures Constipation pnETTiEsT son STOR? P K VKtt PKI.MTEU. S tt tm ES tBenpmuin DyoE.ena 10. OneCentapkg. 3W. pur, but. l.OOO'OOO eitras. e"0?3' aHr'i 'r,.?, tn U. 11. tuianA m , .- QWFFT POTATOES ftS kKa I be sprouted on the 1 Sent outte share s. No experience required. Directions for sprouting free. Address T. J. SKINNER, Columbus, Kansas. CROUP REf1DY! The only mediclno kaovrn that "trill cure Mes- hranoui Croup. In a private practice of twenty years It bna nevrr I'-ilIrtl in cure noy bind of Croan. Trial parhige bj .t", lO trt. Box, QOc. Da. UtLEtx htorEiETiRr Co . Jamaica. S". V. -3 Piao's Remedy for Catarrh Is the nest. Easiest to Vts. and Cheaprt. &?, i7.m Jr -u u m a s "j Hjq tnH txM asiJM Sold by druggists or seat by m&!. 5CC E. T. HAZ'ltine, Y.'arren, . JrroralStosSlti fjC1" iji treatiKut (ty jno ru fte moa. xuna- a mostc liana- 01 IM&TreTJXua). iKrr!5' Tfc.isi.H rt. ttd fc ia stamptt 1 O. XT. l SNYIEir. M. I.. Moil Don?. 1! McVlcliorV Tlioater, Cliicago, HI. AHLY iSERS JCarlylUsers. Da Witt's Little ihe Famous Little Pills furConstlpation.Slcfcllaad icixc. Djspopala-No Namea,No Pain. Very Small Patents! Pensions Send for Inventor's Oaldo orHow to Obtain a Patent. Send for Digest of VERSION nd BOUNTY UWs. gAIBIcrOTABEEIX. - TffABSXHQTOy. P. a HlCHFIVEOi? EUCHRE PARTIES should Eend at once to JuisxFc33TIah, O.T. A. C. R. I. & P. K. R.. Chicago. TEN' CENTS. In stamp,, Jier tuck for the slickest cards you CAershuflied. ice ;l.U)ou will receivu Xre by express ten packs. 7JT for our list cf 19 Cttto loss oi iiibsic una iaalral TnatmmestA. VT. Stoit. 26 Central St-Boston. Hau w All I CI) rMnfflCndUrladeraatbomsand to canTays small territory. Bifrpay forwintert work. L. LITCHFIELD A bOXS, ftc bitcrCIir, Iowa. POULTRY BREEDERS Write to O. E. sKIN'NER. Col umbus. Kanas, for his fins lllntrated Catalogue. 'ejThoiapsw'tEyt Waty, UPTURE fl msw -a&nj Investleate our method. Written guarantee to absolutely cure all klni "f RUPTURE of both ees. without the nae of knife or avrinse. no msf er of how long standing. tI.l.Wl.ATIOM FRKK. Send fbr Circular. AJ'!r THE O. E. MILLER COMPANY. S-NSi W XjrJSR&USsaafek 307-308 "Tew York Life 1 Bocbglari lacbKlariona jttMi yon may r .lWata fWnnr rrvm IfTFarm Qrain 8aapl. to: job cata. lc JlOrSTcioi. SaSSii Tto .. '."Oo.CornSainpissilstthosialMt Bras ns, uaustTTacAAsu MB'SSr!r91!x9oa receipt cl - T .""" "" All cannot possess a $10,000 Souvenir (This sum wis paid for the first World's Fair Souyenir Coin mint!.) in the shape of a coin, but many can have facsimiles of this valuable work of art only special coin ever issued by the U. S. Government for $1 each. United States Government World's Fair Souvenir Coins- The Official Souvenir of tlie Great Exposition 5,000,000 of 'which were donated to the World's Cblumbian Exposition by the Government, are bang rapidly taken by an enthusiastically patriotic pemfc S thfreiarIy pr0mised to be a demand for these Souvenirs that $T.OO for Each Coin Considering the fact that there were but smco of these coins to be distributed amomg 6s,w,Ma peopIe in )his L ato X1" ; nandest Exposition ever he.d, should Z SZ Crk- Co 1 a Realizing that every patriotic American lOr OUie wIJ want one or more of these coins, and m order to make it convenient for PvPiri7fll AfA a f et hcm' have made arrang- CVCry WUere ments to have them sold throughout and Banfe If nnf fer i. f country by all the leading Merchants and Banks. If not for sale m your town, send $1.00 each for not less than five coins by Post-office or Express Money-order, Registered I Letter w Rink Draft, with instructions how to send them to jOT Trcasuw Worid'i Columbian Expwiij (Jwoho, XU low W Grow Old. The tnraad tkat butd us to life Is suit ftt autntlT seTered ere the meridian ol Jitt ? reached la tie case of trpBs who cejlestoix TtoutmeaaswreaewtauirS atreagth. Vir,r no less the source of hawine'.s ihaa th cotl ditloa of lonr life, caa De creates m t... petuated where it does not exist. Ifaifis, who have experienced or arecojfnizant- 5b: ln maay physicians of eminence or .he t. Iccts of Hostettcr's Stomash Bitters, bear -tlmony tilts wondrous efficacy a a creator strength in feeble constitution, and .bUi. tated and shattered systems. A steady -,,. formance of tho hcdlly functions. renewa Va petlte, flesh and nlghtiy rspose attend Vr of this thorough and Btandard renovant rv, eo local tonic represented to be akin tocrw semble it in effects 1ft its p?.ce. Uema-i th", genuine, wmeft i an acltnowiiiiml reirxjy , Inalgestlon, maUrw, nenoun-i-. con3uDi. tlon. Uvex and kidney complaint aaa rj.. matism. The Best "Way to Learn. Rogers, the poet, won a reputation for caustic speech; but he had a jyrea distaste for the "small beer' of perI sonal gossip. "I wonder how the "ni-irlrs ari able to keen a c-irrifior. ! ' lady once said to him. in h?- own hn and the poet at once turned loa -irani to sa': tio to Ulaniv bquaro witf. Sirs. Proctors and my complimenf? and ask how the family contrive to pa- lor ineir carnage. BEN BUTLER, Ben Butler started to Washington from Philadelphia in perfect health. He took cold in the car and it de veloped into pneumonia, and when the train reached Washington, he was beyond all help. Reid's Ger man Cough and Kidney Cure win relieve the worst case of pneumonia. If your druggist does not keep this great remedy, send your address to the Sylvan Remedv Co., Peonar III., mention the name of this pa- , per, and we will send you a trial bottle free of charge. You will find it to be just what you need. mm your own harness TVITH THOMSON'S SLOTTED CLiNCH RIVETS. Ho tools required. Only a hammer no'.tl to drive and clinch them easily and quicih, leaving the clinch abgolutcly smooth. Requiring no hole to he mads in the leather nor burr tor tts Kivet. Thr arc STRONG, TOUGH and DURABLE. Millions now la use. All length, uniform cr escorted, put up la boxes. Ak yor !lrr for them, or send 40c In stamps for a box of 100; assorted zizei. UXXCFACTuEBD bt JUDSON L.THOMSON MFC. CO., Walthani, Mass. A I A OI A STOVE LIFTERS, POKERS& KNOBS tVIAYS XICKEZ. PtATEO AXD D CRABtF. ' For sale by all StoT and Ilardwaro Dalrs. Usds on."' r TEOY MCKETi W0BKS, TROT. '. T. uuu SMOKE YOUR MEAT WITH 9BS5S uaoio mmin& Uircu LAR.-e.KKUSERJbBHO.MijO.,.FvA. PERMANENTLY CORED or NO PAY, We refer you to 2.5W patients. Fintucfoi Kaference: NATIONAL BANK OF Hulldlns OyiXWX, NEB. 1 hniTBty iwaxd :ft"t5S5S2' f? Eihols Potato., chjap. " .Y.CXDa 07vni pi,.. -.- .MniAh.. -L .l . .. wuca cau. ua "wm waww ts WW W9 JOQ. Il3j LSI -9 ESI -"J fmtWMtilwm (JsssMa.i.aJBl.aa F LJV-