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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-04

fammatlon of the eye for ive or nix years,
and q thick scum came over both eyes,
which caused total blindness OF the right
eve. and could not more than discern day;
with the ether hs could not see to feed him.
self at the table; or to 90 about the house or
yard. I got Q pair Of Or. J. Ball q Co.'S Eye
Cups from DR.. J. II. Freeman, and amer
using them short time the scum came on
of both eyes and he began TO zee. Hn nght
Ii perfectly restored. .n.us
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-04
BIG HILL, Madison Co. Ky-l
Novau,t,er 9Th. ISL.

November Sth, ISL.
I certify that when I was about eight year
old had q very severe attack OF imam
nation ofthe eyes, and ever since my leu
eve has been weak and grown worse on me.
For the last year or two my vision had be-
come 30 impaired that to put my hand over
my right eye could not distinguish one OBJ
ject from another five feet from me. got
q pair Of DR.. ]. Ball d Co.'S Patent Eye
Cups, and I am happy to say that few sPP,
ever was, and can cheerfully and conf
recommend them to all who are
afflicted with weakness Of the eyes, or nom
any eye disease.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-04
Eahruarv " lS7l 4

February d. 1872. !
Dr.. J. Ball & o., NeO York Cty-Gent,e, ts
men: I saw your advertisement IN tns
CbyIs,nn 1d,ocde. Ibecame interested and
procured q pair ofyour Ivory Eye Cups.
and my wife have been applying them
IN our ewes a few minutes each night since
last wednesday, and they have greatly Inn
nroyed our eyes, so much 30, that, TO my
treat astonishment, / have laid my spec
facles away, and can now read and write
without them. ,oux,.o>,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-04

The Iowa House Of Rspresentati.v:si,, 81,
uroes President Grant to veto tns OIL.
arsptine more land to railroads in that
State,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-04
29oo CERTIFICATES OF CURE

From honest Farmers, Mechanics and Mer-
chants, some OF them the most eminent
leading professional and business men and
women Of education and refinement, In our
country, may be seen a. our Sa,, once. nee, uo,.,.
Greeley, OF the New York Tribune, writes:
~. Ball, OF our city, Is considerations and
responsible man, who is Incapable OF inten-
tional deception or imposltion.
Prof w. Merrick, Of Lexington, Ky-w wrote
pen you this note, after using the Patent
Ivory Eye Cups thirteen days, and this
morning perused the entire contents Of e
daily newspaper, and all with the unashist-
ed eye.
ton; may Heaven bless apd preserve you;
have been using spectacles twenty years;
am seventy-one years old. Truly yours,
PROF. w. MERRlCK-
REV. JOSEPH SMITH, Maiden, Mas,
cured Of Partial Blindness, OF eighteen
years standing, In one minute, by the Pat
ent Ivory Eye Cups o
wrote rs November 18th, 1859: have tested
the Patent Ivory Eye Cups, and am satisfied
they are good. I am pleased with them;
they are the greatest invention OF the age.
Ali persons wishing for full particulars,
certificates OF cures. prices, &c, viii please
send your address TO us, and we win send
our Treatise on the Eye, Of forty-four pages,
free Of charge, by return mail. Write 70
DR.. J. BALL d CO..
P.O. Boz s57. No. 81 Liberty street, New
York.
For the worst cases or MYoPIA or NEAR
SIGHTEDNESS, use our New Patent Myo-
pic Attachments, applied TO the IVORY
EYE CUPS, has proved Q certain cure for
his disease.
Send for pamphlets and oerttncates-free.
Waste no more money by adjnsting huge
glasses on your nose ana aisngufe yom ace.
the new Patent Improved Eye Cups, tust
introduced in the market The success b
unparalleled by any other article. AL per.
sons out Of employment, or those Wishing
TO improve their circumstances, whether
gentlemen or ladies, can make respecta-
Bile living at this light and easy employ
ment. Hundreds OF agents are making
from 800 to t20.00 . day. To live agents
s10OO q week win be guaranteed. Informs-
ton furnished free Of charge. Send foF
Pamphlets, Circulars and Price List
a
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RID LICK, Madison County Ky-l
October Id. lHl.

1testify that my eyes had been innamed
and had become 30 weak and my vision 90
;n,naired that I could not zee TO read or
.eT. and was very painful, and had been %
for two years. n. ..
pstsnt Eve Cups nom Dr.. ]. n. Freeman,
md nsed them according to directions for
sVo % weeks, and It restored my sight 30 that
San read any ordinary print three or four
honrs nj q time, without any pain, or my
49, eiyine way or becoming watery.
MRS. JULIA ANN GARRETT.
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FrNroN. MICH., July IL. 1871. .

FKNToN, MICH, July II, lS7l.v
DR.. J. Ball & Cb.-Gentlemen: 1t Is with
pleasure that am able TO inform you OF
my success with the Patent Eye Cups. /
have been slow in my operations, but york
on sure plan. People are afraid OF being
hnmbugged, but have convinced them OF
the reality. The Patent Eye Cups are a
perfect success. They have restored my
sons Eye Sight who was blind in his right
eve since he was q lad, the optic nerve was
injured; after applying your Patent Eye
Cups few times he can read with that eye
unassisted. He can shoot as many birds
from the cherry tree, with his right eye,
that was blind, as any other person.
Ibave applied the Patent Eye Cups, with
Myopic attachments, TO two persons eyes
who are Near Sighted; their sight is i'm
proving at an astonishing rate.
Ny old eyes OF fourteen years standing
are perfectly restored.
Many blessings on the inventors Of the
Patent Eye Cups, for the great good they
have done 10 suffering humanity.
Iremain, most respectfully,
REV. ISAAC MORTON.
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R.nn.cxv111x. w. w. Feb. IA, 1871.

BARRACKvILLE, W. VA, FEB. "A, IsIL
Dr.. j. Ball & Cb.-Gentlemen: have ap-
piled the Eve Cups on three persons eyes.
One lady that has not read q letter without
her glasses for years have only applied
on her eyes but4 times, and she can now
read any print that l can give her, ap-
piled the Eye Cups last night In our town
on two gentlemen, one OF them 6S years old,
that could not tell one letter from another
for II years, and this morning had them
reading the Testament without glasses, and
rejoicing for the benent received. Yours
truly, JESSE saAhf.
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MISS LUCY ADAMS.

BIC HILL. Madison Co., Ky,l
November Is, lS7l. !
DR.. j. Ball q sCo.-Gentlemen: These are
correct copies Of the certificates OF the per-
|persons named, as they gave them TO me.
- J. 81. FREEMAN, NJ. d.
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snvx1 cxxKK, Madison County Ky,l
October ION, 1s7L
tsstify that my son Edward, nxtesn
vsa,S al sss, has bssA afnistsd with In
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Al TO the
Editorial Department,

we need only refer 10 the mAnaSemonl ol
this department OF the paper In the past, q
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Read for yourself and restore your sight.
Spectacles and Surgical operations rem
dered useless. The 1Destimable Blessing
OF Sight Is made perpetual by the use OF
the new
PATENT IMPROVED IVORY EYE CUPS
Many Of our most eminent physicians,
oculists, students and divines have had
their sight permanently restored for life,
and cured OF the following diseases:
!. Impaired Vision; 2 Presbyopia, or Far
Sightedness, or Dimness OF Vision, COM
monty called Blurring; 3. Asthenopia, or
Weak Eye; 4. Epiphora, Running or Wat.
cry Eyes; 5. Sore Eyes-specially treated
with the Eye Cups-cure guaranteed; ..
Weak ness of the Retina, or Optic Nerve q.
Ophthalmia, or Inflammation OF the Eye
and Its appendages, or imperfect vision
from the effects Of Inflammation; 3. Photo
phobia, or intolerance OF Light; Q. Over
worked Eyes; 10. .Mydesopia-mOving specks
or floating bodies before the eyes; III. Anau-
rosis, or Obscurity OF Vision; IL. Cataracts,
Partial Blindness; the loss Of sight.
Any one can use the Ivory Eye Cups
without the aid OF Doctor or Medicine, 20 M
to receive immediate beneficial results and
never wear spectacles; or, II using now, TO
lay them aside forever. We guarantee a
cure In every case where the directions are
followed, or we will refund the money.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-11-21

for it at first, but now, since he can
carom on the red and white, and
make a run or two, he is inccssant
in his playing, and we have hard
work to stop him at bedtime. He,
like all other fancy players, insists
upon knocking the balls right and
left for an hour after the game is
finished and the lights are ready
to be blown ont. Indeed, SO peril
nacious is he that we have jocularly
named him Mrs. Gibbs, after the
historical lady who owned sow
that required beating to get it to go
to the trough, and beating to get it
away.
A few evenings since, my family
having gone to the theatre, and de-
tanned at home by a cold. | sent the
following note by new servant to
my brother-in-law:
"MY DEAR Mrs. GIBBs.-Susan
has gone to the theatre, the coast is
clear, and we can have a good time.
Come over at once"
"Ever yours, NJ. Y. FULLNAME.
Instead of delivering my note on
the east side Of the street, he hand.
ed it on the west side, where, as it
was a plain sheet of paper, not seal
I'd, it was carefully read and return
ed to the bearer with advice to take
it to the next door, where the same
process was gone through, until it
had been perused by every domestic
circle in the block.
Finally ncighbor told the serv-
ant that Mrs. Gibbs resided on
Blank street, No. l29, two doors
from the corner Of another street,
which place he soon found and Joy
fully presented the note to Mrs.
Gibbs, who was enjoying Il quiet
evening with Mr.. Gibbs, surround
ed by all the little Gibbses and sew
eral inquiring friends, who all
wanted to know the contents Of the
note that Mrs. Gibbs was blushing
over and telling the man she did
not understand.
Imagine Mr.. Gibbs surprise
when he had read it, and the sor-
rowtul look that overspread his
countenance while gazing upon the
partner of his bosom and the moth
er of his eleven children.
Mrs. Gibbs could not explain, and
the new servant complicated the
case by saying that the lady he was
after was gentleman, which deter
mined Mr.. Gibbs to put on his hat
and come over. Mrs Fullname had
returned from tho theatre when he
arrived, note in hand, and over
social glass all as satisfactorily ex-
planned and settled. But, alas! the
numerous curious eyes in the other
street that had glared upon my
note next day spread tho report that
poor Susan Fullname was neglected
by her husband, and that poor Mr..
Gibbs was SUNG for divorce.
Time, that kills all things, is kill
ing and curing the rumor; but al
though nine days are over, I do not
dare to pass the Gibbs mansion or
to look at Mrs. Gibbs when Mrs.
Fullname and myself are together in
public.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-11-21
Boy Training.

Why should we teach our boy
that he is to be a mere whistling,
romping, tearing member of the
household, while his sisters or wo-
men servants work around him
from weary chime to chime? 1t is
not necessary to define the limits,
"thus far shalt thou go and no far
ther." Every thoughtful mother
can adapt her instructions to the
need, or to the strength and deft-
ness of her boy. Why should he
not make his own bed at times?
Harry, Miss Edgeworth's Harry, in
"Harry and Lucy" used to do it,
and what was more, to the best of
my recollection his father showed
him how! A very picture of man.
ly boy he was, growing up evident
ly to be a Guy Lussac or Prince
Rupert of our day. Why should =
boy leave his room bowling will
derness of boots and bats and inky
pocket handkerchiefs? If he be
made occasionally to set it to rights
himself, to get dust-pan and sweep
up the sticks and stuff, he will have
an intelligent comprehension an
other time of the cost Of the con-
fusion. Teach him all the little
convenlences, how to disport him
self before his elders, and the cour-
tesy he owes to ladies, old and
young, but teach HIM also, why he
is better fitted to carry home the
heavy basket than Sophy, the SER
want maid, and when he should lend
a helping hand to women, young
or old. We hear great deal of
imperfect sympathies, nowadays,
as sort of bitter drop in the cup
of welded life. These imperfect
sympathies are charged generally,
we believe, to the account Of the
masculine race. Tones Of poetry
and the combs Of bleeding hearts
are laid to the charge of this new
disorder. The disillusions of mar
ried life! Shall we lay the blame
ON our grown boys? When the
cara sposa discovers that the cakes
and caramels Of courtship are sue
ceeded by tough butchers bills and
sloppy servant maids; when after
the days fret and work is over her
dear Charles lends her but an indif
ferent ear, and is surprised that she
is so very used up aud complain
ing, We must go back, not only to
Clothilde's childhood, but to that OF
Charles, as well. She may or may
not have the cook book by heart
but very sure he is ignorant as a
wild Indian of the cost Of home.
He may foot it up in dollars and
cents, it is true; but of the forces,
the physical labor, the executive en-
ergy, the moral balance required to
keep all things even, he has not the
remotest idea. Teach him, then, O
mother of romping Charlie, before
that possible daughter-in-law comes
upon the scene, that finer sense Of
fitness and order, that intelligent
observance of the household ma
chincry, that will make him charita-
BILE and helpful in season, and SYM
pathetic always.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-11-21
rection to an almost indefinite ex-
tent. aS tho eYiVeucies of tho ox.

rection to an almost indefinite ex-
tent, as the exigencies of the ex-
hibition may demand. Regarding
the details OF the design, the COM
mittee state that the plan of the
building is rectangular, being 2,o4o
feet long by $50 feet wide, with
greater width at the center, and
ends up to 952 feet. The govern
ing dimension OIL the plan is a
square, or pavilion, measuring 1876
feet on each side. The main parral-
telegram forming the building is,
therefore, Is Of these pavilions
long and five pavillions wide, an
area equal to 3,ls4 acres. The in
creased width is obtained by ad-
ding on the long sides projections
of three pavilions at the center, and
one at each end. The principal
part Of the design is made up of
vaul.ed or domed pavilions, each
l40 feet in diameter, clustered TO-
gether, and connected by arches OF
100 feet opening, with interior
courts Of SO feet diameter. Thess
dimensions are open to modifica-
ton without changing the charac.
teristic features of the design. The
principal part of the building thus
covered by these pavilions becomes
one spacious hall 4O8 feet wide and
2,04o feet IN length. The vistas OF
course extend to 952 and 2,O4C
feet in length. The building
is capable Of both central and inter.
mediate points of entrance, direct
line of transit throughout its entire
length and breadth, diagonal lines
of communication, if deemed nece,
sary, and especially an entire re-
lief from any appearance of contrac-
tion, because the visitor will always
be in an apartment or pavilion l4o
feet wide that opens Immediately
into other apartments of the same
width.
Features suggested by the plan of
Sims IL Brother, Of Philadelphia,
are to be introduced in construct
ing distinct parts of the building.
The material will be iron and brick.
1t is expected that the executive
committee at it's meeting on We'd
nesday will approve the accepted
design, and that the building Of the
structure will soon commence. The
plans for the permanent building to
be known as the memorial hall are
to be submitted to the State Cen
tennial Supervisors, who have been
appointed under an act of the gene
raj assembly to supervise the build
ing of that particular structure, for
which the state has appropriated
$l,OO0,0O0.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-11-21
A Funny Mixture.

l have purchased billiard table.
My wife says it IS a good thing to
have in the house, prevents the boys
from spending their evenings away
from home, and lounging in saloons
or bar-rooms.
The table being new thing, is
immensely popular in the family,
and as our connection is large and
friends numerous, it is seldom that
l get Il chance at the balls. BY the
by why is everything about balls so
fascinating for human kind, and why
is everybody after them, of some
sort or other. There are race balls
and Inauguration balls, pawnbrok-
ers' balls and billiard balls, cannon
balls and nursery bawls, and once
knew a widow Balls, who had more
offers OF marriage than any spinster
or widow of her age in the country.
My brother-in-law who lives over
the way from our street, frequently
comes over to play game Of bill.
lizards. He never played before We
got our table, and did dnot care much
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-11-21
INDEPENDENCE

and his hands were raking up hay.
"Little Blue Eyes" only eight years
old, had wandered off after straw
berries, and had fortunately wit
messed part Of Raleigh's proceed
ings. She hurried back to her
father and told him "that n man
was all tied up out there" and had
returned to the fence. Understand.
ing the situation, he and his men
had moved around SO as to secure
an advantage. Raleigh's capture
was the result.
When the rascal found his senses
he was terribly taken back, and
cursed enough for whole Flanders
army. We took him back to Graf.
ton, and when l last saw him he
was OH his way to the penitentiary
to serve q sentence of fifteen years
The mortgage was lifted after all
and the gift which Law & Law sen,
little Katie Gray kept her in dresses
for many q year.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-11-21
Columbia's Despot.

He was young, he had n neat
moustache and well-brushed hair;
jeweled studs sparkled in his shirt
front, and rings on his white hands;
gentle disdain of the travelling
public brcathed from his person in
the mystical odors of Ihlangihlang.
he did not lift his naughty head to
look at the waytarer who meekly
wrote his name in the register, he
did not answer me when | begged
for a cool room; he turned to the
board on which the keys hung and,
plucking one from it, slid it toward
me on the marble counter, touched
bell for call-boy, whistled a
bar Of 0ffenbach, and, as he wrote
the number Of the room against my
name, said to . friend lounging
near him, as if resuming a CONVEX
sation:
"Well, she's mighty pooty gal,
anyway, Chawley,"
When reflected this was type
of the hotel clerk throughout the
United States, that behind innumer-
able registers at this moment he is
snubbing travellers into the dust,
and that they are suffering and per-
petuating him, l am lost in wonder
at the national meekness. Not that
l am the one to refuse the humble
pie his jeweled fingers offer me. l
abjectly take my key, and creep up
stairs after the call-boy, and try to
give myself the genteel air of one
who has not been stepped upon. But
l think homicidal things all the
same, and l rejoice that in the safe
ty of print can cry out against the
despot whom l have not the pres
ence to defy.
"You vulgar and cruel little soul!'
[ say, and l imagine myself breath
ing the words TO his teeth, "why do
you treat weary stranger with
this ignominy? / am to pay well
for all l get, and 1 shall not COM
plain Of that. But look at me
"Hu o"H my Hu""niey' NonAoooS
by some civil action, by some de-
cent phrase, that I have rights, and
that they shall be respected. An
swer my proper questions; respond
to my fair demands. Do not slide
my key at me. Do not deny me the
poor politeness of a nod as you give
it in my hand. 1 am not your equal;
few men are. Come; l also am hu-
mani"
l found that, for my sin in ask
ing for a cool room, the clerk had
given me chamber into which the
sun had been shining the whole af-
ternoon; but, when my baggage had
been put in, it seemed useless to
protest, and like true American,
like you, like us all, ! shrank from
asserting myself. When the sun
went down it would be cold enough,
and I turned my thoughts to sup
per, not venturing to hope that, as
it proved, the clerk was the sole
blemish of the house.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-11-21

A touching incident is reported
from Chattanooga. An utter stran-
ger called on q respectable farmer
recently, and asked him if his house
had not been robbed during the
war. The farmer replied that it
had. 81" said the stranger, twas
one of the marauding party that did
it. I took little locket." 'That
locket," said the farmer, bursting
into tears, chad been worn by my
dear, dear child" "Herc it is,' re.
piled the stranger, visibly affected;
II am rich; lot me make restitu-
tion. Here is $40 for your son."
He gave the farmer $50 bill, and
received $40 in change. He then
wrung the farmers hand warmly
and left.
The farmer has since dried his
tears, and loaded his shot gun.
The $50 bill was bad. Could any
thing be more affecting? The
stranger had such : kind and gen.
erous heart. (f) sas 80