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DR.. J. Walkers California Vim.

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tive herbs found on the lower ranges OF
tie Sierra Nevada mountains of Calitor-
mia, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted thorctrom without the use
Of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success OF VINEGAR BIT
TERSW Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers ms health Ihey are inc great
oIoou PuflhGr ana q Ille"glVlng principe,
IL perfect hehoVatQr ana lhVl9oFator
oi inc system Never before III inc
nlsyoly ol 1'lc Wollu mas q iI'coIc.ne pGtL
oua"s W v,Ip eHj in hnnn tho
Sick Of every disease man is heir to. Ihey
are gentle Purgatiyc as well as Tonic,
relieving Congestion or inflammation of
the Liver and VSceral Organs i'll Bilious
DIS sea =.
Ihe properties OF DR.. Walkers
VINEGAR Z. BlTIERs are ApGrlent DlaPnoret!c,
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un"eil, PROVIDED thcir bones arc not dc-
stroyed by mineral poison or other
means, and vital organs wasted beyond
repair. .
BILIOUS, Kemlttent and Inter-
mlttent Eeyers, which are so preya-
lent in the valleys of our great rivers
throughout the United States. csppciallv
those of tho Mississippi. Ohio. Missouri,
Illinois, Tennessee, Cumberland. Arkan-
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invariably accompanied by extensive de-
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and other abdominal yisccra. In their
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TX. D. WALKERS s., VINEGAR blliAES'
as lhey VIII specify remove inc dafk-
colorcd ylscld matter with which the
bowels are loaded, at the same tlmo
stimulating the sccretions of the liver,
and generally restoring the healthy
functions of the digestive organs.
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VI = y o1oti mus ioro-, , my,
dyspepsia or illulgeSti0ns Head
ache, Pain IN the Shoulders, Coughs,
Tightncss of the Chest, Dizziness, Sour
Fluctuations of tho Stomach Bad Taste
in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Papita-
to+io, of tLo JIoort Innor,r,o+io,, II 10
T bii,, :.t y, ~
Lungs, ram Ill lnc region or lnc hlu
news, and a hundred other painful SymO-
torns oro tho of;,nri,re nf nveronci,
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Oilc pOlllc VIII prove DcIlcl guarantee
of its merits than q lengthy ADVERTISE
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The Rev. James Gallaher, who
proceeded the Rev. William III. Mil
burn as chaplin of the House of Rep
resentatives, commenced his ministry
in Tennessee. He was one of the edi-
tors of the old Calvmistic Magazine,
and a strong Presbyterian faith, a
man full of humor, with great tact in
avoiding controversy when wisdom so
directed.
In one of his horseback rounds a
good Arminian family entertained him
very kindly, and as he was mounting
his horse to leave, his host said to him,
"Now, Mr.. Gallaher, tell me what you
honestly think about falling from
grace"
81 suppose you want to know my
real candid opinion ? said the minis
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On the contray-riding on a
mule.
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"A New ADVERTISING DODGE.-The
familiarity of the frontiers-man with
scenes Of shooting and executions by
Lynch-law, and his GOODNESS in the
average Western affray, are proverb-
ial The last instance that has come
to our knowledge in which enterprise
and self possession were admirably
mingled occurred at the execution Of a
criminal in Washington Territory.
Just as he was about to be swung off,
and after he had remarked TO the sheriff
thathe hadnothing further to say, areal-
estate agent, whose office was in his
hat, forced himself to the front and
up the steps of the scaffold, and joint
ly addressing the criminal and the
sheriff, said, "lf the gentleman acho oc-
cu'ies the platform will kindly yield
for a feac minutes, | would like to
make few remarks upon the cheap
homestead lots at Dobson's Hole | am
now offering for SALE The polite re
quest was assented to, and after a brief
summary ofthe advantages presented
by that locality the sheriff resumed
his duties, pulled the cap over the
"gentleman's' countenance, and per
mitted him to drop.-EDToR's DRAW
Err, in Harper's Magazine for July.
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"A Man in Athens, Ga, owns a
doc that charms birds.
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eyes, that is what | am after"
"WelI, then, continued Mr.. Gala
her, 81 will tell you in a few words
I'd hate mighty to try it."
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EcoNoMY.-One of the brightest O.
our lady writers has neat hit at the
ostentatious economies advocated by
some of our great and good men at
Washington. She says that "there is
on the Ohio River, near Pittsb1rg, q
prosperous town named Economy, oc-
cupied by a German community call
ed Economics They neither marry
nor are given in marriage, yet are not
religious zealots or asectics. They
have hard hands, hard faces, drive hard
bargains. and believe in hard money.
The member who saves, shaves' and
skimps most is the best fellow and the
chief saints" and these she compares
to the Congressional "Economitiets'
who arrest important public enter
prises, and discharge faithful old public
servants. There is no work fitting
and necessary that they will not dis
pute the cost, even after it is done by
their own act, and can not be undone.
They remind one of that well-to-do
but penurious Irish widow who had,
on being apprisod of the death Of her
husbandin distant city, telegraphed,
in the first flush Of her grief and good
feeling, to have the mortal remains of
the dear departed embalmed and sent
home She bore mp we'll till the I'M
dertakers bill came to hand. Then
her countenance fell and when she
reached the charge for embalming,
she Indignantly exclaimed, "Sivinty-
five dollars for stoofn' Dan !"
-ED1roR's DRAWER, in Hayper's
Mago@iue for July
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Feelings when starving.

For the first two days through which
a strong and healthy man is doomed to
exist upon nothing, his sufferings are
perhaps more acute than in the remain
ing states-he feel san inordinate, un-
speakable craving at the stomach, night
add day. The mind runs upon beef, bread
and other substantials, but still, in a
great measure, the body retains its
strength. On the third and fourth days,
but especially on the fourth this incesant
craving gives place to sinking and a
weakness of the stomach, accompanied
by nausea The unfortunate sufferer
still desires food, but with loss OF strength
he loses that eager craving which he
felt in earlier stages. Should he chance
to obtain morsel or two of food, he
swallows it with a wolfsb avidity; but
five minutes afterward his sufferngs are
more ntence than even. He feels as if he
had swallowed living lobster, which is
clawing and feeding upon the very foun-
dation of his existence. On the fifth day
his cheeks suddenly appear hollow and
sunken. his body attenuated, his color is
ashley pale, and his eye wild classy,
oannibalst. The different parts CT the
sysem now war with each other. The
stomach calls upon the legs to go with
it in quest of food; the legs, from very
weakness, refuse The sixth day brings
with itincreased suffering, although the
papgs of hunger are lost in an overpow-
ering languor and sickness. The head
becomes giddy-the ghost OF well re-
membered dinners in hideous process
sions pass through the mind. The sew
enth day comes, bringing increased lass
itude and further prostration of strength.
The arms hang lifelessly, the legs drag
heavily The desire for food is still
left, to degree, but it must be brought,
not sought. The miserable remnant of
life which still hangs to the sufferer is a
burden almost too grievous to be borne /;
yet his inherent love of existence indu-
css desire still to preserve it, If it can
be saved without tax upon bodily ex-
ertion The mind wanders. At one
moment he thinks his weary limbs can
not sustain him mile, the next he is
endowed with unnatural strength, and
il there be a certainty of relief before
him, dsshes bravely and strongly for
ward, wondering whence proceeds his
new and sudden impulse.
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MARTINSBURG INDEPENDENT.

GROWING HYAcIETHs IN GLASSES. -
For window gardens the usual mode Of
growing hyacinths in glasses, as there
are so many plants which must be grown
in mold, that the exception in this case
Is pleasing to amateurs-the fact that it
is not the most pleasing and beneficial
mode OF nourishment to the plants them
selves is not considered. Ii IS Interest,"
ing to watch the growth in all its links
between the silvery roots and the incense
breathing flower, and to hold the com
plete plant in anirror Of observation.
The glasses should be filed with rain
water high enough to almost touch the
bottom Of the bulb. Asthe water wastes
it must be replenished, and asscon as it
is discolored entirely changed this will
happen once or twice week. The bulbs
thus planted are to be keptin th. dark,
on the shelves Of a cool but not frosty
cellar or closet, for two or three weeks.
until the roots are long enough to reach
the bottom Of the glass. Then they are
ready to be brought into the light apd
placed where they can enjoy the sun
light. Care must be taken to preserve
them from draughts Of air. The best
way is to have brackets at a little dis
from the window panes, Oh which the
glasses are the best, as the roots are not
fond of light.---New York Evening Mail
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A BOSTON BOYS NOBLE Re-
VENICE.

The Boston Globe relates the fol-
lowing: A working girl in this
city was engaged, recently, to be
married to a young man who APP
p6ared TO be highly respectable,
and was, as the world looks at
the matter During the existence
OF the engagement, however, the
girls father died, and that event
placed her in very trying posi-
zion. The support OF her family,
which consisted, besides herself, of
her mother and two or three. small
children, devolved upon her and a
little brother, who was old enough
to DO work as an errand boy, and
thus contribute something. She
considered it her duty TO provide
for her mother and the little ones,
and, if she married, their mainte-
nance would fall on her husband.
The latter she was unwilling TO
have occur, even if her, intended
husband would accept the charge,
which sne doubted, and she there
fore told him that the engagement
was at emu. ne. fiiUl hHoWIuS
why she took this course, as she
was too high spirited to tell him
thought he had been supplanted
by a rival, and vowed vengeance.
She was alarmed by this threat,
thinking that he would do her
bodily harm buttne course which
he took was far different.
He inveigled the little brother in
to committing a criminal offense
for which he was sent to a place
of Juvenile reformation, thus TAX
ing from the family what little
support was derived from the
boys work. The girl unaided. is
now supporting the family, and
her case is one'of many.
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a Confidential Family.

We hear IA good story of man who
went to the frontier to see a friend.
The family consisted of the husband
and his two grown sons The good old
lady was the only one of the family
who did not take some of the ooh be
joyful Sitting by the fire few minutes,
the old man tipped him wink, and the
visitor followed him out. Stopping by
a tree, he took ont long-necked bottle
remarking:
81 have to keep it hid, for the boys
may get to drinking, and the old woman
would raise the deuce
They took drink and returned to the
Preside. Soon Tom, the elder son, asked
the visitor out to see the colt, and taking
him behind the barn, pulled out flask
remarking
II have kept this hid, for the old
man will get drunk, and the deuce is to
pay" and they both took a drink and
returned.
Soon Bob stepped on the visitors toe
and walked of, the visitor following.
As they reached the pig-pen, Bob drew
out a good-sized bottle. remarking:
"You know the old man and Tom
will get drunk, and have to hide this.
The visitor concluded he could not
drink confdentially with the whole FAM
lily, and started for home.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-02-21

The coal lands in West Virginia
are being rapidly absorbed by cap
italists, and it will not be long be-
fore there will not be an acre left
of coal land forsaie in West Vir-I
ginia. Some capitalists Of Balti-
more have lately obtained two
thousand five hundred acres Of
the best coal lands in the state
lying west Of FaiFmont. The Balti-
more and Ohio railroad runs di-
reetly through this body Of lands
for nearly three miles. A charter
has been obtained, and a company
formed eailedahe ssWest Virginia
Coal and Coke Company The
vein Of coal on this tract of land is
nine and twelve feet thick, aud
will produce twelve thousand ions
Of coal to each acre, and we pre-
dict that it will be one Of the best
paying stocks in the Stae The
coal lands IN West Virginia have
enhanced in value over one hum
dred per cent within the last few
months, and there can be no doubt
that each year willproduce a like
result, for we will have to supply
Europe with coal from this time
out - ReOisfeT. is
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Mr.. REECHER,s RoMAyCE.
The Love Story that lie Told in
His Sermon


Tom was a str'apping, healthy
boy, with a great appetite. He
lived up IN the mountains among
the charcoal burners until he was
nineteen. Then he went down
into the valley and hired out to a
farmer. Tom was q scnllion and
drudge, and first along the farmer
hesitated TO trust eventhe hogs to
/ his care. But there was a glfm-
mering Of something ia him that
showed just a little through his
uncouthness. After Il year or two
The became q full farm laborer-a
broad shouldered, deep-chested.
powerful fellow, who made him
self clumsily useful. Well. about
that time the farmers daughter
| came home from school. What a
| revelation she was to Tom. He
never knew until then what IL
was TO worship anything, nor
how awkward and coarse he was.
| lie would have given ali he had /,
which wasn't much, to learn how
to get into a room without hitting
| the door, or what to- do with his
hands, or how to sit down right.
tie began to change his clothes for
better ones when he came in from
the days work, and there was
about him the dawni,ig of i'm !,
provement. Finally the great dey
came. He stood trembling be-
fore the farmers daughter, the
hard word was spoken, and she
didn't repulse him. i think there
is nothing in the life of a man
which so rouses and stirs him as
love. Tom went to the wrestling
matches, and what a vim there
was in him. He read, he went to
church, he wanted to see how peo-
pie acted. And when after a good
life he grew to be an old man, and
talked in trembling voice to his
grandchildren, he used to say,
20, what a wife she was to me.
Whatever | became she made
me-" The world is full of Just
such instances of blessed influ-
enceS. U#t
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il an account of the marriage
cei monies of the Esquimauxgiven
by DR.. Hays, he says: "The match
is made by the parents of the
couple. The bridegroom must go
out and capture polar bear as an
evidence of manly courage and
strength. Then he is told he can
marry, if so inclined and like
most bachelors he is generally so
inclined. He sneaks behind the
door of his inamorata, and when
she comes out he pounces upon
her and undertakes to bear her
to his dog .sledge. She screams,
bites, kicks and breaks away from
him. He chases her, and the old
women of the settlement come
out with frozen strips of seal skin
and give her a thwack. After run
ming the gauntlet of these old wo-
men, she falls down exhausted
and surrenders. The bridegroom
then lashes her to his sledge, and
whipping up his dogs, they fly
over the frozen snow, and the we'd
ding is consummated.
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ASTOR.

Out of five children which COM
posed the family of John Jacob
Aston, one only remains. This is
William b., who is now upward
of eighty, He is now one of the
oldest native born residents of
thisicity, and has seen a wonderful
series or changes. He can remem-
Der the first steamboat, which
greeted his boyish eyes when he
was youth OF fourteen and he
has seen the city increase from
10000 to a population of more
than million. He has also seen
his fathers estate expand from
5000, 900 to'$50, 900, 900, aud he has
beheld all the associates of his
youth pass away, as we'll as his
parents and their children.
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AMERICAN LABOR.

Canon Fremantle, in recent
lecture in London on America,
said that no American will enter
into domestic service. If that
were right it would be equally
wrong to keep a servant. But
the same people who regard do
nestle service as degradation
have no scruplo against employ
ing Irish or German servan is.
The Canon thought there was a
truer feeling in England, where
the most honorable relations are
often found to exist between mas
ter and servant. The Canon,
however, said he would leave it
to his hearers whether the ex-
cessive independence of the
American or the dependence of
the English workman was pre-
ferable. At IA station in Boston
he found it impossible to get any
one to carry his luggage toanother
station three hundred yards off,
and had to do it himself, though
as there were several boxes, he
would glady have paid. When
he arrived at Euston station,
London, two fine fellows ran by
the side of his cab all the way to
Gloucester Plain, over a mile, for
the chance of earning sixpence
for carrying in the luggage.
Which, he asked, is the better
state Of things-that in which you
cannot get man to work for you,
or that in which human toll is Sc
cheap and so little accounted of.
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The Comm ttee of Arrange
ments to whom was entrusted the
management and control of the
concert given for the benefit of the
Presbyterian and Episcopal
churches, desire to return their
shanks to those who participated
an the entertainments given on
Monday ana Tuesday nights, at
King Street Hall feeling that they
wVere prompted by no other mo.
tive thar desire to promote the
noble object which had enlisted
their energies and talent. Espe-
cially do the committee feel un-
der the deepest obligation to
those from distance, who with
mo other motive thar that which
could spring from true and gen.
serOus heart, sacrificed their conve-
nience and gave without reward
and without price, their time and
superior abilities to the success of
the concert To the liberal patron
age OF the public, the committee
feel that they have no words which
TsA adequately express their deep
sense of obligation. Their support
was unprecedented in this com
munity: all seemed to vie with
each other in their efforts TO pro.
mote the success Of this praise
worthy effort.and many hocould
in no way be benefited by its sue
cess, eXerted every effort, and
gave their valuable assistance 10
promote it.