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The Laws OF Health

Il is useless for State legislatures to pass avs tor
the preservation of the publ" health, If the great
law Of selfnreeervatton. which depends for It's en-
forrpmcnt upon the will of the ldiYiduaI, is sut-
rarcd TO remain a dead letter. There is scarcely an
adult member Of The community, OF either sex, in
this country. who has not seen The testimony in
favor Of Hoste.ter's stomach Hittcrs, furnished
over their own signatures by persons Of acknow-
Ipdaed emincnca in science, literature, art, COM
mprcc. and every department of business and pro-
rassjonal lie. These witnesses have declared in
The most explicit terms that the preparation is q
"a feguard against epfdemics, a sovereign remedy
for dyspepsia, a valuable ambitious medicine, a
promoter Of appetite, q genial and harmless slim
ulant. a good accIimating medicine, a strenthen-
or of the nerves, 4 general invjgorant, Il protection
against the dpIpttrious effects of malaria and i'm
pure wafer. and that it imparts a degree OF vlgor
and activity Of the vital forces which Is not com
InuujCatei by any other of the tones ana stomach
les IN use. Under these circumstances the sell
Drpepryativp law of nature should teach every
rational pers6l who. either by reason or inherent
debility. or in consequence of exposure 10 uh"hol-
some influences, is in peril OF losing the greatest
of all temporal blessings, health, the importance
IF using the BiItpTS as a defensive me 'lclne.. DyS-
pppticS who neglect giving II a trial are SIMPLY
gestion in all its forms, and the bilious and ner-
Vous will find nothing in the whole rang, OF ON
cial and proprietary medicines which VIII at1Ord
Them the same RELIEF.
LUNG COMPLAINTS. BRONCHITIs, ASTHMA, ETC,
speadIy relieved, and If taken in time, perma-
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"l forbid the concern from beng
Constituted"
"You are a little too late, my friend"
says the preacher, and they all COM
menced laughing like they had seen
something funny.
"T1l be darned swizzled if I don't be
soon enough for somebody yet" said I,
L" for I was mad, Squire, and no mistake
in the ticket. I do believe I could have
eat up that doctor quicker than a hun
cry dog could swallow a squirrel skin,
if I could have had a fair chance at
him. It was too bad, after I had fixed
up to marry her myself, for her to walk
right out under my eyes and marry that
great baboon."
eft was bad, that is a fact" said I.
"Bad !" cried he. "It was meaner
than eating fried coon. I first thought
I'd 60 straight home, but then I con-
cluded that wouldn't spite nobody, so I
concluded to stay and see if l could
not get satisfaction out Of somebody.
You know Tn the ID to get myself
or somebody else into a scrape when [
take a notion, and I'd taken one that
night that went all over me like O third
day chill, so I commenced a study out
some plan. I recollected hearing the
doctor say that where he came from,
but the Lord only knows where that
was, the bride and groom always wash
ed their faces together before they
went to bed, as a charm against infdel-
ity or ~imbecility, or some other long
word. While I was studyin' about that,
I spied the doctors saddle-bags setting
in the corner, so I waited till they went
in to supper, and then I got the bags
and looked to see what T could dis
cover. Nearly the first thing I saw was
a stick of lunar caustic. / slipped it
into my pocket, for 1 had my plan as
o as I saw it. Well, I watched
around till I saw one of the girls go to
the pail with the pitcher, SO I went out
and asked her what she was going to
do with it. She said she was going to
carry it to the room for the doctor and
Polly to wash their faces in. I kept
talking to her while she was filing the
pitcher, and when she turned her head
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Breeding COWS for the Dairr.

If the great dairymen of the present
day would look around and notice the
systematic manner in which horsemen
are breeding speedy trotters, they might
gain knowledge which might be very
valuable. To obtain this d~isideratum.
they are sparing no pains to mate as to
trace back through none but sfres and
dams having the blood of particular an
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MEDICAL GUEsswoRK. The profess
sional treatment of disease is in a great
measure experimental. If n medicine
fails another is tried. and sometimes
this hit-Or-miss practice is pursued I'M
til the resources of the faculty is ex-
hausted. This, in the truest' sense of
the word, is empiricism. But when the
physician has made a valuable discove-
ry he is called by his professional bre-
thren aR Empire, because he ad7ertises
the result of his labor and research.
When DR.. Walker of California intro
duced his celebrated VINEGAR BrrTERs
as a remedy for all blood diseases, he
struck a tremendous blow at the empi-
rical system, Is applied in our hospitals
and In private practice. It was soon
apparent that his medicine was not a
mere palliative or alternative that only
modified the symptoms of disorder
but that it reached the very source of
the malady in the blood and the secre-
tons, and literally rooted it out. The
process of renovation and d~isinfection
went on together, vigor was impaired
to the organs from which the virus of
disease had been expelled. That such
is the effect of this popular vegetable
remedy no one who has had opportuni-
ties Of observing it's operation in cases
of liver complaint, Indigestion, affec-
lions of the bowels, govt, rheumatism.
and pulmonary disorders, can possibly
doubt.
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Boiled Indian Pudding.

The old-fashioned way was to stir
meal into new milk until it was thick
enough to put into a cloth bag without
soaking through much. Salt it, of
course, and put in a handful of dried
raspberries tie the bag, leaving room
for the meal to swell one-half. Put it
over to boil at eight o'clock in the
morning, and boil until noon, adding
boiling water as needed. It should be
eaten, if possible, with maple molasses.
The best way, however, to make a
boiled pudding is to steam it. Take
equal parts of rich buttermilk and
sweet skim-milk, two eggs, a large tea
spoon of soda, and stir in meal to make
a rather thin batter. Have enough,
when done, to make a two-quart pan
two-thirds full. Put this in the pan in
a steamer, cover tight, and steam an
hour and a half, and it will be nicer and
lighter than a boiled pudding.
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thinking I would have them ready for
the wedding-and I did Confound
that widow, I say Confound all Wild
ows! Thursday evening came at last,
although it was a long time about it,
and over I went, dressed into fits and
feeling as big as Josh Raymor did when
he was elected Coroner. / got there
about dark and found a right smart
crowd collected, which was not on the
bills, but I felt as big and as good as
the rest of 'em. Sol marched in like
a blind mule into a potato patch, and
took my seat by the fire. I didn't see
anything Of the widow, but [ kept look
ing for her to come IN and send for me,
and passed away the time cussin' the
crowd to myself, thinking they had no
business there, and I would not get TO
talk to my oma a bit. Presently the
door opened and in walked Polly and
the dad-burned doctor and a whole
team of boys and girls fixed up savage
ly, I tell you. I looked around for a
fiddler, thinking they were about to
have a ball, but 1 wondered what they
all kept so still for, and was about pro-
posin' a reel, when up gets a little
preacher, and before you could swallow
a live oyster he had Polly and the doc
tor married faster than a Mexican
greaser could tie a bulls horns. I was
so completely fummuxed that I sat
there with my mouth open like I was
going to swallow the whole crowd, and
my eyes looked like billiard balls till
the ceremony was over, wher I jumped
up and beloved
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INDIAN Conn FOR HORSE FEED pos
se8ses all the elements of warmth and
nutrition, and is we'll calculated to sup
ply the wear and tear Of the system OF
the hardest worked horse, and keep him
in a healthy condition, without any as
sistance of oats; but the usual addition
of hay should be allowed to horses,
whatever be the feed that is in use.
By a reference to the analysis of corn.
it will be observed hat there is little
loss from woody fibre or other inert
substances. It is this principle con-
tanned in corn that is to be modified and
corrected as a feed, and not to be added
to by a greater concentration of nutri-
tive matter; or, III other words, add to
the corn materials that do not contain,
or at least but in a small degree, those
powerful constituents that characterize
Indian corn; and for this purpose we
will recommend that the corn be in
minute division, or ground into meal,
to insure a greater diffusion in the
stomach, and less concentration than
would result by feeding it whole, and
not mixed with extraneous matter, as
cut hay, or chaff and a little bran. The
bran is to prevent, or at least modify,
the costive or binding and heating
effects If the corn the chaff or cut hay
is to give sufficient bulk to feed, there
by keeping the bowels moist and the
meal from contraction. At the same
time the horse has a feed before him of
which he can eat his fill without pro-
ducing cramp Or collie, which often re-
suits from feeding corn whole or in
meal, without a sufficient mixture or
bulk being in it. It is the want of this
knowledge, together with the extra
trouble in cutting hay and mixing such
a feed, that forms the chief argument of
some stable-men against feeding with
corn, and in favor of oats. A carriage
or saddle horse used for shopping or
afternoon rides or drives, can be kept
in excellent condition with six pounds
of corn meal, three pounds of cut hay,
two quarts of wheat bran, and a tea
spoonful of salt, mixed with warm water
in winter and cold in summer, the water
to be Just enough barely to moisten the
mess and not to make soft feed or sl0p,
to disturb the bowels of the horse and
unfit him for exertion. The above
named mess is to be divided into three
feeds, for morning, noon, and evening.
An addition of six or eight pounds of
hay must also be given in the rack.
These quantities, however, are merely
approximate, for the old horse and one
of harder work will, to keep him in
good condition, require an addition,
and young animals of less work willnot
require so much. Draught and hard
worked horses should be fed more gen
erously, say 10 and Is pounds Of meal,
with six to eight pounds of cut hay,
half a peck of bran, and an extra allow
ance of hay IN the rack at night. This
amount of feed to saddle and carriage
is equivalent to about 40 bushels
Of corn, about two tons of hay, and %
bushels of bran per year; and for
draught horses 100 bushels of corn,
about two tons Of hay, and 81 bushels
corn.
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DAvID's CHILD.
MISS

In face of a great sorrow like to death
How do we wrestle night and day with tears;
HOW dc we fast and pray; how small appears
The outside world, while, hanging on some
breath
OF fragile hope, the chamber where we lie
Includes all space! But if sudden at last
The blows falls; or by incredulity
FoLd led, we-never having one thought cast
Towards years where "the child" was not-see
it die,
And with it all our future, all our past
We lust look round us with a dull surprise;
For lesser pangs we had filed earth with cries
Of wild and angry grief that would be heard;
But when the heart is broken-nOt a word.
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hands as black as the inside of a stove
pipe. I'd give half my interest in
t'other world just to have been at some
safe place where I could have seen the
row. As O as they found that they
were the same folks that married the
night before, they called for warm
water and soap, but just here the doc
tor happened to think about the pitcher
and took it to the door to see what was
the matter. There was a little piece of
caustic that had not dissolved, and as
he saw it he says
"'It's no use washing, Polly. All the
soap in New York city cant wash that
black off.
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SPEAKING of the wit of Buchanan
Read, a recent magazine article says :
It was only a few mornings before he
breathed his last that a dear friend, sit
ting by his bedside, held his wasted
hand. Upon one finger was a beautiful
cameo ring. All, 1 see you have a head
of Shakespeare, she said, as she exam
med the well-cut features of the bard.
Yes, he answered feebly it was the
only way I could get ahead of him.
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NERVOUS DEBILITY,

With its gloomy attendants low spirits, depres-
sion, involuntary emissions, loss OF semen, sperma-
torrhea, loss of power, dizzy head loss of memory.
and threatened impotence, and imbecility, find a
sovereign cure in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
&c SPECIFIC, 80, TWENTY-EIGHT. This Sow
e,rreign Remedy tones up the system, arrests the
discharges, and imparts vigur and energy, life and
vitality to the entire man. They have cured thou
sands of cases. Price s. per package of five boxes
and a large s. vial, which is very important in Oh
stinate or cid cases, or 81 per single box. Sold by
al druggists, and sent by mail on receipt of price.
Address ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MED
tCINE Co. So broadway, n. Y. Circular free.
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sCHENCK's PULMoNIC CANDY

Embraces In a general degree the principles Of
ScheneE Pulmonic Syrup, and while as pleasant
to the palate as the puTest CONNECTIONS. lis medical
pIoperqes render 1t effectuei in coughs, colds,
most acceptable remedy for children or infants, and
can pc given with impunIty while for professional
gentlemen or those who suffer from loss of voice IL
is Indispensable. These candies-are put up in 2S
CEN boxes, convenient for the pocket, and are for
sale by all druggists and dealers. J.. H. SCHESCK
q ON, N. f. cor. Sixth and Arch streets. PhiIa,
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N" FeFson can take
.ng 70 dTecnn7a, and rema,r ole Elaa
their bones are not DESTROYED /, ,G0g uHEl
means. and Tie vital orys1, ~ Mineral
Of repair. wasted be1r5st
Dyspepsia or IndiRs.,u
N the Shoulders, Coughs, T;aS.Oa' Ras
Uncss, Sour Eructarong nfsI'aeSl d SISS
II The Mouth Bilious Attack 'Sl
He1Ft' Inflammation Of the Lups,
me hLqneys, and a hundred ~ rea 90
are the oftspnngs of Dyspep.ia &aA
It has no equal, and one boils viii u Tea
antee Of ITS merits than a lsnS,Snu IoHis,
For Female COmpISJI,s~a 'efasss,
aOarr'ed or single, al the daVT =. Z ~
Hrn OF t'fe, these Tonic Bitter y TouElsa,
Gble. po'snent D u
For Inham nRtOry anS n, =
Hlatisn and Gout, Billion, pCnrOah D
mIttent Fevers, Diseases Of ~ pSealasai u,
and Bladder these Bitters have M "a .
eases are caused By Initiated Blood XVI \
produced by arrangement Of 6s ~nla \
Ihey are n Gentle PUrEn3Sut9N
a E0nie, possessing also the 49,. al
as a powerful! agent IN reviewing Coz ai
nation OF the Live and VisceFal Org,r,%
For Skin Diseases, Fr
Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pinpje, bBaosI faa
~ounc!es, R~lng-worms, Scald.Hs, TsSls N
apelas, Itch, Scurfs, Discolor,t;oTS ;. Sot IN
and Diseases Of the Skin, Of wSa,.S.u sSG I
are literally dug up and carried an, VI alatss
short time by the use u these R;,,,U @s M
Grateful TInu,- ""tsIA
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p 8R. p

Dr. Pierce's REeasanG Purgatfve Pei.
4eCss or Sugar CoasEd, Concentrated Root and Herbal
juice, Antl-BllousR Sranules-the Little Giant" Cathar-
nc. or 'HNA1ns III fsruo Physic, scarcely larger
than mustasrd Seed yet representing as much
cathartIe poweras large repulsive pills, being most SeayeH.
ing and Aor0ag5N yet gently and kindly o5e,aEg~
BEING. emtArelY vegetable, no particular
ca Is required whD using them. For Jaundfce,
Headache .EmSaare Blood. COnaTFna2
tlons Pain i'm shoulders, T~fghtnesg OF
Shests Dizziness Sour Fluctuations,
Bad taste in Nh 0nGRn. ESlfOus INC
Internal Fever. II uslaof Rlood tO Weads
Rioated StOmachsBigh CpIOredUrfne,
E0rebOdingBs takE DR.. Piercess
Pellets In explanation OF the remedial power Of INV
Pellets over 50 greata varietyof DISC es, | wish to saw hat
theEE action upon shs$sysfem is mat
veFsal, not a gland - tfssue eseanimg
their sanative imsssfess.
Dne or two, taken a. for a time, will cure Pfnns
Pies GruptiOnss ROIIs. SorOf.
u~lousSOFes an4SyphfIfFfeA FFa@T}onSo
ThroaEsand Bones. No chesp WOOD o.
paste board boxes, sut kept fresh and reEabIe IN ~,
20 cents, by ailhdFnsgis's. or S2-OO a dozen
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prrDcp,o Pleasant Purpative Pei

DR.. P1ERcE's Pleasant Purgative Pei
let's or Tasteless. Coated, Concentrated, Root
and Herbal Juice, Anti-bilious Granules-the
" Little Giant" Cathartic multnen in paroo
physic. No use of any longer taking the huge,
rrep5ulsive, nauseous and gripping pills, com-
posed Of cheap, crude, bulky ingredients
when, by careful application Of chemical SCI
ence, We can extract all the catha'nG a."
,oots and herbs and concentrate them into a
mimnt e'i pellet Il OF grsnnIo, scarcely larger than a
mustard seed. that can be readily swallowed by
those of the most sensitive stomachs and tas-
tiiious tastes. 2j cents by druggists. 63z'
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He a cussin' and tearin' up things, and
she q ~screarnin' and faintin' and comm
to, and goin' of again, and me not there
to e it. They made such a rascalIy
racket that the folks broke into fhe
room to see what was the matter, and
there they was with their faces and
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That riled me some, but I kept my
tongue still, inwardly swearing to break
his bones the very Grst opportunity
that presented itself. I saw there was
no use in saying anything, so I went
home and went to bed, and all the rest
of the night I was dreaming about rain
bows, angels, butterflies, fddles, wild
ows and doctors, mixed up worse than
a Dutchman's dinner.
We'll, Squire, to make a short story
of it, I made up my mind to have the
widow, or kill myself or somebody else.
$50 I made it convenient 10 be on
hand where she was, upon all occa-
sions. / couldn't eat nor sleep nor
work, and if the thing had held on, I
wouldn't have sense enough to skin a
rabbit. But I was determined it
shouldn't last long, for I'd been fooled
so often by women that 1 thought I
wouldn't give her time to think of any
thing but me. She appeared to take
me right sharply, and the doctor SEEM
ed to mix in with me, but I didn't con-
slider him much more than a brush
fence, for I was so far gone I thought
she could see nobody on earth but me.
Well, Squire, things went on SO for
about q month, and on Sunday I screw
ed up my spunk and put the question
to her. She sorter laughed and sortsr
looked one sided. and finally told me
she couldn't give me an answer just
then, but if I'd call ut her house next
Thursday evening, she'd give me a final
answe Thinks !, you're mine just as
sure as there's d fiddler below. When
ever q woman takes time to study she'll
say yes. Squire, don't the poets say
something about the calculation Of men
and rats going crooked p
mice and men, Burns says" I
answered
"Wel mice and rats is all one, and
so is men and fools sometimes, as Ihaye
found out in my travels. I was so sure
she would have me that I vent OF and
spent all my money for fine clothes,
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FASTEH YOUR WINDOWS!

No spring to break, no emitting of sash cheap, du-
rable, very easily applied holds sash at any place
desired, and a self fastener when the sash is down.
Send STAMP for circular. Circular and six copper
bronzed locks sent to any address IN the t. s., post
paid, on receipt of 50 CTS: Liberal Inducements to
the trade. Agents wanted. Address Reisinger Sash
Lock Co., No. lis Market St, Harrisburg, Pa.
For illustration of this cheapest and best lock, see
Woods Household Magazine, n Y. Indep't, etc.
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GHN. R E. Colston, of Wilmington,
n. G., has accepted an offer from the
Khedive Of Egypt, OF p~rofessorship IN
the Government military academy in
rairn
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Coughs.-A Medicinal Prep"rnti"" in
the form of a Iozenge is the most col''crient.
Browns Bronchial Troches ~ allay irritation
which induces coughing, giving relief in bron-
cbiti4 boarsenes4. influenza, consumptive and
astlmalic complaints.
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FoR loss Of appetite, dyspepsia, indigestion.
depression of spirits and general debility.
ELIxm of CALIsAYA, made BY CAswELL, HAz-
ARD d Co, New York, and sold by all druggists.
is the best tonic. As a stimulant tonic for ma
tients~ recovering from fever or other sickness.
it has no equal. If taken during the season Il
prevents fever and ague and other intermit-
tent fevers-Com,
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WI owe it to ourselves fully to realize
all that is admirable and excellent in
others. We owe it to them to tell them
that we do so. There are more virtues
than mercy that we are "twice best"
and this of awarding others their due
stands high among them. Let us think
first, as we ought, of what our praise
can do for our fellow-creatures ; last, of
what it can do for ourselves. Miss
EreSkon-
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"That was the truth, Squire, Soap
and water had no more effect than it
would on a native born African, and all
the chance was to wait and let it wear
of. How long it took them to get
white again I never found out, but one
thing I do know" he concluded, getting
to go out, "the next time l saw the
[ had the hardest fight, and
came the highest getting whaled that I
ever did in all my born days"
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MoBE than forty years have elapsed
since Johuson's Anodyne Liniment was 1irst
invented. during which time hundreds OF tnou-
sands have been benefited by its use. ITO
baby no article ever became 80 uhi'efSahy
noniIar with aI classes al Johuson's Anodyne
T inimnnt
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A REMARKABLE INvENTI@N.-One OF
the most important Improvements ever per
fected in musical instruments has lately been
introduced by Geo. Woods Il Co., in their
improved parIor organs. 1t consists OF a piano
of exquisite quality of tone which Will never
REQUIRE tuning. The instrument was lately
introduced at a musical sOiree i'll Baltimore,
and received the cordial applause and indorse-
ment of the many eminent professionals pre-
sent.-BOStDR journal.
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PILLS which contain anthony, Qul-
nine and caIomel should be avoided. as severe
gripping pains would be their only result; me
safest eurest. and best pills are ParSon Z f"T-
gative or Anti-BiiOus Pills.