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Surrender of the Ex-TycOOn to the NIikado-
The Civil War NIore Disastr0us-NTDitary
and Aris,ccratic Coalition Agminst the Nika-
do--Tlie Church as an Element Of Agitation.
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The talk about Thad Stevens new Impeachment
articles seems to have created hitch in The adjourn.
ment question. After their disastrous rout In the
late impeachment trial 1t would be presumed that
the last hope of the radicals had departed but II does
not so appear In reality. Many OF the extreme rad.
Gals talk Of taking recess for few months instead
OF adjourning, upon the grounds that Johnson
cannot be trusted They say that me President
may undertake wholesale distribution Of patronage
among the conservatives II his hands were united oy
the adjournment OF Congress. and that he might
undertake TO secure this end by appointing officers
VINO would serve at least until after the elections.
This seems TO be the latest bugbear and the radicals
wish to avoid such a disastrous state OF things by
holding q rod over the head OF the Executive In the
shape of recess. The indications at this time, how
ever, DO not show that this movement Is more than
In its incipiency and is opposed particularly by
laxge numbse Who have some donbta ahone eaels re.
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J. H. Brockett, Lafayette,
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Il. Whaley, SmithvilI ..s
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Bulls Worm DESTROYER.
TO MI UEITEB STATES AND WORD
WIDE READERS.


WIDE READERS.
have received many testimonials from pro-
feSslonsl and medical men, as my almanac8
and various publications have shown. ali OF
which are genuine. The following letter
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In Georgia. is certainly one Of the most sensi-
pie communications have ever received DR.,
Clement knows exactly what he speaks Of and
his testimony deserves 70 be written in words
WORN DESTROYER:
VALLASOw, WALLER COUNTY. GAL
June9s, 1895.
DIR. JOHN BUII.-Dcar Sir: I have roeentiy
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and ind it wonderfully eficacious. 1t has mob
failed in q single instance 10 have the wished
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try practice, and have daily use Tor some ar
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know Of no remedy recommended by the
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UNION AND AMERICAN.

LIFE DEATHs3 81
By REV. W. Il. PLATT.
Life is mystic woe,
Piled by a spindle drear,
Weaving The threads Of care.
Wet with affections tear. =
But Death muteiy stops the spindies swifl
And sewers oar cares knot,ed thread; ~
While the tears of earths millions are dried at
Where angel. watch over the dead.
Life is a broken hope,
Life is weary sigh,
Lltels a faded dream,
Life is a dread TO die.
But Death near Us glides. with dark Teiled
And waves us in silence away.
Where hope is fruition and signs are sweet
And dreams are the wings of the day.
Life is q shadow light,
Life is q Pilgrims hymn,
Light as an echo strange
Heard in the twilight dim.
But Death soon unveils mans shadOwless day.
And shelters the traveller lone;
ne echoes OF earth are all lost in the strains
Thatswell from the Masters Throne.
".
Life is q thought worked out
Worked on stage sublime
Worked meath the Angels eyes
Worked In the tasks of time.
nut Death easily ends both the thought and the
tasks
ENDS both in \ rapture sublime,
while the Angels bend DER him in jubilant
bands,
And crown the True Worker of Time.
v ifsfi
Life Is the breath of God,
Life is his smile or frOHn,
Life IS the victim Cross
Lille is the victOr's crown.
nut Death tab es the breath from earth back TO
God;
On guilt bends bis whitening frown;
While the smile Of His love in radiant glow,
Lights the way from the Cross to the Grown.
vi.
Life is an endless curse,
Life is an endless bliss,
Life in tie other world
lisa we choose in this.
U Death, which of these In awe we must |
wAit,
And list for thy summOning call;
With hands crossed on breast and eyes closed in |
sleep,
Well rest meath thy dark flowing pail.
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MEDICAL
aE Efe 2
DR.. JOHN BULLS
Gre a t r Q m 9 d i Q s.
Balls Csdfrl Bittsfs.
AUTHENTIC DOCUMENT.
Ark ansas Heard From
TESTIMONY OF MEDICAL MEN.

stoney Point White Co.. Ark, May 3. 60
DR. JOHN BUILD ar sir: Last February
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My son-in-law, who was with me In tbs
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They viii Not Fairly Discus. the Issues.

1t Is OF little use 70 attempt argument with
radical partisan. No matter what you
may say 10 opposition 70 their principles
pile up truth upon top Of truth, until it
reaches mountain high, aud at each clinch.
ing argument you are answered, that is
copperhead talk. 4
Tell them their policy is ruinous to the
best interests Of the country, and they will
swear it is u "rebel lie
Tell them they are running US into debt
at railroad speed, and they reply, that is
another rebel lie."
Tell them that the subsection Of the white
race south, to that of the kinky.headed, ig.
norant negro, tends TO sap the very founda.
tons Of government founded in intelli.
gence, and they reply, shat is cOpperhead
lie
Tell them that it is unjust, impolihc and
unwise for the north 10 reject negro suffrage
and impose il on the south, and YOU are met
with the expression, tive vote as we fought
when the men who use it never smelt gum
powder. W.
Tell them standing army not only Op.
poses the people, but is rapidly changing our
form of government, and they exclam, "loy.
atty demands it,
Tell them you think the negro bureaus
down south bat augment our national
blessing, debt and we are 10 favor of dis.
continuing it and the lazy, piIferihg Office
holders under it, and they raise the cry, IAN.
other rebellion imminent Union men be
ware ~
Tell them you are in favor Of Seymour
and Blair, because the times,the state of the
country, the best interests of the government
and the people, demand We should have
tried and true statesmen rs commanders Of
the ship Of state, to avoid the breakers
ahead, and they yelp-"all the rebels Joe
Brown and few excepted) are in favor o.
them, too
Tell them you are in favor Of returning TO
the plainbeate paths Of the constitution
they say, that's the way the rebels talked in
1901
Tell thea Gen. Grant is not statesman
and they reply, CHE crushed the rebellion
Ask Grant what he thinks of any or al
these propositions, and what will be his
course in regard to them if, unfortunately
elected-he replies, 81 have no policy
Ask him if he will tighten the burdens o
taxation ?-"I have no policy If hi'
course with foreign powers is likely to be
the same as his predecessors on given ques
tons 2-"I have no policy" What are YOU
views in regard to finance ?-"I have nc
policy" And thus we drift to sea. A mat
with no policy is like a man with no princi
ples--a perfect weather.cock-a regular Mi
cawber-subject to the whms and caprices
of everybody.
Radicals, how do you like the stock il
trade of your arguments ?
White men, how do you like the cost o
such argument?
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that the democratic party in success may vi.
olate the pledges Of adversely, and again
subyert the organic law. The teachings
aud the practice Of radicalism have destroy.
ed much Of the old reverence for the preci.
Gus legacy Of our ancestors. We may
dread lest they should do this thing, bat
we do certainly hHo1 that the republican
party has already done it. AT least it is a
chances last chance Of salvation. II that
fails us--if we must submit to the whims of
a majority, without appeal, it matters but lit.
tie TO me whether it rejoces in the name Of
republican or delights in the title Of demo.
crat. If party in the nation may constr
tute itself the sole arbiter of the constitutions
ality Of It's own measures, then secession
was illegal only because it was not the act
of majority The battle is between con.
gress and the constitution. For my part |
am for the constitution.
Holding these opinions, ] shall act with
the democratic party 30 long as il is the
party ofthe constitution.
am sir. with great respect, a
Your friend and servant,
JONI q. ADAMS.
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Intsrnal ReHenne Omcials.

1t is a well.known fact that the revenue
department has an army Of assessors, colec,
tyrs, assistants, clerks special agents, &c.
in each district, whose duty it is to see that
at ucle Sam is not cheated out Of single
cent Of his Just 1--WE guess it's JUST deserts
and that the combined salaries of these off
| ciaIs is about equal to the amount Ofrevenue
they collect. i friend relates the following
little story in regard to these carpet-bag
officials:
II am what some people ignorantly call n
drummer" In other words, I'm a travel.
ing clerk for the "Grcat North American
! Tool and Agricultural Implement MGnufac.
turing Company, and,as matter Of course,
in my various preregrinatlous over the c0un
! try, meet with some strange adveulures.---
! One evening ] drove into the village OF
Smithvjlle, Icun., and stopped before u nice
| looking cottage, with the owner Of which
might be able to strike trade, as the sur
rouudiugs indicated that skilled and enter.
prising hand had hold Of them. shouted
"hellO,' and was answered by the proprietor
| in person. stated my business in as glow.
ing terms as possible, and wound up by ask.
| ing him if he wanted anything in my line.
"Well, no, he replied, "you see Tm Asses.
sor of Internal Revenue for this district, aud
nv duties are such that have no time for
anything else perhaps your ncighbor
over there, SAID pointing across the way,
! "would buy few articles p He? He's
Assistant Assessor Of Internal Revenue for
tins district, and requires all his time to at.
tend to his duties; guess he wouldn't buy
anything| "Who lives in the next house
down there p | inquired, hopefully. "Mr
Smith, Collector of Internal Revenue for this
district He has no time for farming, and
OF course would buy nothing in that line. ~
"Maybe the owner Of that fine mansion on the
hhl yonder' replied solemnly ,"would take
a few of our agricultural implements as CIV.
erythng around here indicates "Oh,no."
said he, interruptiug me, che 5 Assistant COZ
lector OF Internal Revenue for this district
a and If he had oil the farming implements il
the world he wouldn't have time to use en-.
docs anybody else live in this town."
asked despairiugly, for no other houses wor
visible. yes was the reply, "Mr. Jone
lives Just beyond the hill youder, but he
Inspector Of Internal Revenue for this dis
\ trict, and is never at home" Thunder an
lightning! p said /, warmly, "does all tn
Revenue Department live here? Is there
blacksmith in the place lttherc is,mayb
j. lie would ike some Of our tools "Mr. SIN
mons tcaS our blacksmith, but he receive
the appointment Of Assistant Inspector Of Il
ternaI Revenue for this district, in cons