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The Worthington advance., 1876-07-06
Care Of the Feel.

Concerning this subject the Scientif.
ic American very truly says: Many
are careless in the keeping Of the feet.
If they wash them once a week they
think they are doing well. They do
not consider that the largest pores are
located on the bottom of the foot, and
that the most offensive matter is dis.
charged through. the pores. They
wear stockings from the beginning to
the end of the week without change,
which become perfectly saturated with
offensive matter. Ill health is gener.
ated by such treatment of the feet.
The pores are not only repellants but
absorbants, and fetid matter, to a
greater or less extent, is taken back
into the system. The feet should be
washed every day, in pure water only,
as we'll as the arm.pits, from which an
offensive odor is also emitted, unless
daily ablution is practiced. Stockings
should not be worn more than a day
or two at a time. They may be worn
one day ana then aired and summed and
worn another day If necessary. ="
The Worthington advance., 1876-07-06

KISS n ie,l, u u e1s--e030 3 00.
Dear mother, when my prayer is said,
s1etore you take the light,
oh! lean your head 80 closely down,
:, And railways kiss "good d-night;"
For am happier in my dreams,
And sleep Is sweeter rest,
If h.ve laid my lips to thine,
And thine to mine are press'd.
One kiss, dear mother, for the love
My heart keeps warm for thee;
And one tor all the tenderness
Thy sweet eyes look to me.
Kiss me forgiveness tor my wrongs:
Kiss me with hope and prayer
That shall be better child,
And more reward thy care.
Kiss me for some poor orphan child,
To whom no kiss is given:
And next for all the happy ones,
And then for one in heaven.
Kiss me for everything love,
The beautiful and bright;
Sweet mother, kiss me for thyselt
Once more, and now "good-night."
The Worthington advance., 1876-07-06

The bird that don't get up early
enough to catch the worm lis recon-
mended by farmers to try the potato.
bug.
The Worthington advance., 1876-07-06
PRoPosING CANDIDATES. ts;,ass

The convention having, voted 10 proceed
with the nominations, NJ, Whitney, Of Dsla
aware, presented the name Of Senator ThQ6
F.. =Bayard, aud sannounced tha& Deli3tdff88 70
proposed to stand by the nomination. thrQp8h.
out the convention. ,.r.{..%s,
Mr.. Williams, Of Indians, month"; m,ffhiie It'd T. doVo!
Thos. A. Hendricks as MIN that ijIkndiua
to the whole nation, without spot or ;blemish
On his private or public character. -. 80
!; The. nomination of Cow HtndrichsHwA6
seconded by Fuller, Of Tennessee, in most
eloquent language. fs' =
Mr.: Abbott nominated Joel Parker, u New
Mr: Exing!presented the name Of aov. a.
when New York was called much enthiusi-
asm was manifested, and Mr., tDorsheimer
said he would name Gov. Samuel J. Tilden:
OF New York, and he proceeded a& nuch
length to set forth the merits Of Coy. T. amid
loud and frequent applause, After which ne
read from the resolutions adopted, by tie
Democratic State convention of his State M4
endorsement OF the candidate: - 5sSs'isnss
MIR. Kelly, of New York took the stand fan.:
companied by cheers and misses, and pro-
ceeded to bitterly oppose Mr.. Tilden. .;L.:a ,s.:
Mr.. Doolittle urged prudence o. he did noe
think Mr.. Nlden could carry even tNow sYorir
in November unless the party carried IndianN
in October. ,.,..r =, :,
THE BALLOTS. 't'}si L ~
The convention then proceeded to Ballot
The Worthington advance., 1876-07-06

The latest sensation in San Francis.
co is red'headed squaw,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
A Large Snake.

The Carthage (Mo.) Patriot gives
some account of the museum OF DR..
Cunningham, of that place, which con-
tains the most gigantic specimen of SER
pent ever found in North America. We
quote:
Here may be seen the greatest native
American wonder eXtant-a snake TWEEN
ty-seven feet eight inches in length and
seventeen inches in circumference, re-
sembling in many particulars the Tiger
Python of Africa. coiled in tremendous
folds, with head erect, mouth open and
mammoth-forked tongue protruding as
if about to gulp down at one spring
every thing in reach. This snake, which
DR.. Cunningham has named the Lead
Python of the Southwest, is, without
doubt, the largest American reptile ever
captured. We have read and heard of
monster snakes being seen at different
times in this region of country, but
have always remained incredulOuS until
now. But IN this instance the eyes can
not deceive. The history of its capture
is about as follows: Two miners in
Hickory County were returning home
from prospect in the woods, in the
latter part of July, accompanied by
large deg. While passing thicket on the
banks of stream, they were attracted
by Kissing of gushing noise, followed
Immediately by loud yelp from the
dog and a crash among the bushes. On
approaching the spot they beheld this
terrible monster in the act of swallowing
the dog. They fled, but soon returned
and succeeded in capturing the reptile
while gorged. The weight of the snake
when first taken was about 300 pounds.
This may sound to some ike fiction, but
all that is necessary to ascertain ITS va
lidity is to visit the Ozark Museum.
1t is indeed surprising to see the al
most unlimited variety of birds and ami
mails here displayed, every specimen of
which is warranted to be Indigenous to
this section of country. Here is white
crane six feet high; there is fierce gray
eagle, measuring eight feet from tip to
tip; on Your left is porcupine point
ing his bodkins in every direction; on
your right is proving American lion,
with his yellow eyes glaring ilercely
around. 1t is impossible here to de-
scribe in detail this splendid display OF
southwestern curiosities; but the stu
dent of natural history, or the lovers OF
the beauties of nature, can not fail to
find much instruction and pleasure in
the gallery, among thousands OF the
rarest specimens.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
Chinese Frugality.

A picture of patience and economy,
worthy of study, was presented yester-
day on South c.. Street by Chinese
wood peddler and his donkey. AL
though the back of the donkey was
piled high with wood, and although
"John's" errand abroad was to sell this
wood as quickly as possible, his Unborn
frugality would not allow him TO lose
an opportunity of gathering in a little
something in the way Of clear gain.
The prize that fell in the way of John
and his donkey was nothing more nor
less than large wilted carrot, thrown
into the street from one of the markets.
Which found it first, Chinaman or
donkey, we know not, but when we
first saw them, both seemed equally in
terested in the treasure-trove. John
stood patiently by holding the halter OF
his donkey, while the latter leisurely
munched the carrot. For once the
donkey found pleasure in what was
business with his master. 1t was
eoed illustration of Chinese character,
that little scene in the street. John
might miss a dozen chances to sell his
load of wood, but he was bound to save
that carrot. 1t was bit of clear gain
that he could not find it in his soul to
pass. Had any ~one called him, we
doubt if he would have crossed the
street to sell his wood until his donkey
had safely housed the carrot.-btr-
qinia City (NeU.) Enterprise. r.f-r
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
Bold Attempt to Rob a Bank.

A daring attempt was made to enter
the Northern National Bank in Big
Rapids yesterday by Mr.. o. A. Clark,
who is quite an old resident and highly
respected citizen of this place. a
Times special has the following par
ticulars: .. ..T
He started from the cellar of the
building occupied by Hobart as store,
and dug his way underneath two build
ings to reach the bank, distance of
thirty feet. About O'Clock in the fore
noon he was heard at work with his
tools, engaged in cutting a hole through
the floor of the bank. After cOnsidera-
bic search the hole was found through
which he entered, and strongly guard
ed to prevent his escape, and at 4
o'clock hole was cut in the floor of the
bank to catch him, hearing which he
attempted to escape by the way he en-
tered, and fell into the hands of the
officers. When asked the cause of such
conduct he replied that he was after
money to pay his taxes. The impress
sion of the people is that this was an
organized attempt to rob the bank,
Clark is in Jail, and it is to be hoped
he will be induced to tell who his assO-
ciates are. at n ra
Mr.. Bonney, of the Bridge Street
House. in this city, who is large stock
holder in the bank, went there this
morning to investigate the matter
Grand Rapids (Mich.9 Eagle, 22d.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
The Wife of Two Men as Stake at
Cards.

The New York Herald of February
p tells this: On Sunday afternoon and
evening one of the most singular Incl
dents in the history of the matrimonial
lottery took place at No. 154 johnson
Avenne, Williamsburg, it being the
playing of game of cards for the pos
session of wife by her two living hus-
bands.
The causes of this phenomenal
incident briefly told are as follows: In
the fall of 1871 Louis LANCE, a barber,
married Annie Hartsmann, of Hudson
City, n. j., after a courtsnip of two
weeks. They lived together very
quarrelsome life for few months, and
then, in fit of passion, he deserted
her and went to Chicago. She being
left without means went home to her
parents; but, having obtained a situa-
ton, returned to Williamsburg. Here
she met the groomsman, Claus Bosch
er, who officiated at her wedding. After
waiting two years without hearing from
LANCE, Mrs. LANCE married Doscher in
1874. Last week Lange returned to
Brooklyn, and intent on being more
happy in the future, sought his wife to
make amends for his previous ill-treat-
ment and give promise of better treat
ment in the future. He was Mortified
to find her the wife of his groomsman,
but after considerable self-sacrifce he
decided TO arrange the affairs amicably.
So with mutual friend who was ac-
auainted with all the parties, he called
on her. in the rear of
No. 154 johnson Avenue. He was
made cordially welcome, and after a
conversation of some half hours dura-
ton the men adjourned to a saloon in
the front of the building to settle the
matter by game of eucher. The
room was a dingy one, the light of the
lamps casting only faint glimmer on
the interesting game which was herald
ed, accompanied and followed by copi-
Gus draushts of lager. In the earlier
part of the game fortune seemed to be
in favor of Doscher, and he speedily
scored nine of ten points to win, but
there he stopped and Lange slowly and
by Zone" scored up to the same hg-
ure. The woman as the game pro-
| crossed left her seat and took place
! by the side of her second husband. All
those in the room gathered around the
table, and as LANCE took trick an au-
dible sigh came from the woman, but
as Doscher laid out trump after trump,
she seemed relieved, and when he made
the winning point she saluted him with
a hearty kiss. Lange for moment
seemed angry, but said, "Well, Bosch
er, old boy, she amt worth fighting
over; here's JOY to you with her, and
he quaffed foaming tankard OF beer
The party then commenced drinking
and kept it up till midnight, when they
separated the best of friends. ..E
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
What nisease Have Il

How often do we hear this question asked
by persons suffering from dizziness and pain
In the head, with dull, stupid feeling, pain
in the side, back or shoulder, heavy load
or the stomach after eating, faint, all-gone
sensation at the pit of the stomach that food
does not satisfy, a cold, clammy feeling in
the hands and feet, with hot flashes at times,
bad taste in the mouth, with foul breath,
attended with great depression of the nerv-
Gus system and evil forebodings, and with a
tired weakness that sleep don'trelieve, urine
scanty at times, with sediment after stand
ing One physician calls the disease liver
complaint, another kidney disease, another
dyspepsia, and still another impurity of the
blood. But none succeed in effeeting cure.
The fact is that these symptoms indicate
that all of these diseases are present to-
gether, and 10 remove these symptoms we
must take remedy that Will act upon all OF
these organs at once. The best article that
we know of is made by the Shakers, and is
called SHAKER EXTRACT OF RooTs, OR CURA-
| TIVE SYRUP (not patent medicinek Sold
| by Druggists aud Al. White, New York.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
A Terrible Death.

On last Saturday evening, Harvey
Bemis, an old gentleman living about
one and half miles from Lickskillet in
Anderson County, went to his barn for
some purpose, and is supposed to have
tainted. His little boy, about eight
years of age, going there shortly after,
hunting eggs, saw his father lying in
sensible, and a large sow, weighing
about $50 bounds, voraciously engaged
tearing the flesh from his his head and
face. The little fellow attempted to
drive her away, but she made battle.
He then went to the wood-pile and get
ting an AK returned and heroically as
saulted her, knocking her down and
continuing his blows until she was kill
ed. Some wOrkmen passing by went
into the barn, and hearing the boys ac-
count, cut the sow open and found IN
her stomach portions Of the scalp and
hair of the unfortunate man. They car
ried him to the house, where, though
inSensible, he lived until the next morn
ing, when he ied.-Le6anOn fKy.)
Times, Esd. -.. .
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
A wonderful Four.Year.oid Boy.


The Boonyille Mo) Advertiser has
found four-year-old boy, by the name
of James Martin Williams, and, bounc-
ing him up and down on his knee, the
Advertiser man found the youngster to
be crammed with dates, figures, facts
and avolume of lore such as ordinarily
require lifetime to acquire. This is
the kind of boy JIM is: In history he
proved to be very encyclopedia of
knowledge. The ancient kings, their
wars, the rise and fall of the Roman
Empire, the career of Bonaparte, the
times of the death and the age of the
rulers of England, the settlement of
this country, and similar facts were as
! familiar to him as the alphabet to an
older person. He named the capital of
every State in the Union, and OF every
foreign country, and evinced a knowl-
edge of the scriptures, the only parallel
of which was Christ in the Temple. He
repeated whole chapters of the Bible,
and spoke in childlike manner, just
as though rafting off the yeriest COM
mOn-place remarks of other children OF
his age.
The first Indication of this marvellous
faculty came to his parents in this way
They are religious people, and each
morning read from the scriptures be-
fore prayer. Shortly after the exer-
cises one morning-several months ago
his mother was astounded to hear
him repeating, word for word, thelines
from the bible which he had heard read
an hour or so before. She called him
to her and found that he could recite
other portions of the holy book. She
commenced teaching him his letters
ana in an hour and half he had learn
ed the whole. He progressed with won
derful rapidity and soon could spell. A
physician was consulted, and they were
advised to keep the boy away from
books and not allow him to study, as
his health would not allow it. Since
that time he has been read to by his
father and now remembers every thing
he has heard.
His parents are intelligent people, IL
ordinary circumstances, and can not II
any way account for the remarkable
memory of their child. He is a marvel
and astounds all who have heard him
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
DIR. Sehenck,s Standard Remedies.

THE standard remedies for all diseases of the
lungs are ScHENcK's PULMoNIC STEUP, SCHENCK's
SEA WEED Tonic and SCHENcK's MANDRAKE
PILLS and if taken before the lungs are destroyed
O speedy cure is effected.
To these three medicines DR.. J. II. Schenck, OF
Philadelphia. owes his unrivaled success in the
treatment of pulmonary diseases.
The Pulmonic Syrup ripens the morbid matter
in the lungs; nature throws it off by an easy ex-
pectoratiOn, for when the phlegm Ormatter is ripe
slight oh will throw it of, the patient has rest
and the lungs begin to heal.
To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do this,
Schenck's Mandrake Pills and Sehenck's Sea
Weed Tonic must be freely used 70 cleanse the
stomach and liver Schencks Mandrake Pills act
on the liver. removing all distractions. relax the
gal-bladder the bile starts freely and the liver Is
soon relieved.
Schenckis Sea Weed Tonic is gentle stImulant
and alternative; the alkai Of which it is composed.
mixes with the food and prevents souring. 1t as
sists the digestion by tOning up the stomach TO a
healthy condition so that the food and the Pull
monte Syrup will make good blood; then the lungs
heal and the patient will surely get well il care is
taken to prevent fresh cod. Fl-
All who wish to consult DIR. Schenck. either per-
sonally or by letter do 80 80 his principal Of
flee. corner Of Sixth and ARCH Ste. Philadelphia,
every Monday. @ I- -H
Schenck's medicines are sold by all druggists
throughout the country
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
A Few word. TO Feeble and DeiIcaTe
ByRv PIERCE. NJ % o" n n. wOrlds bipen-

~ Oulens
By r. v PrERcE NJ D.. Of the Worlds Dhpen-
sary Buffalo N Y Author OF I" The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser etc, etc.
Knowing that you are subject tn a great
amount of suffering, that delicacy on your
part has strong tendency to prOl0ng il, and
the longer 1t is neglected the more you have
to endure and the more difficult of cure your
case becomes, |, as a physician, who am
daily consulted by scores of your sex, desire
to say to you, that l am constantly meeting
with those who have been treated for their
ailments for months without being benefited
in the least, until they have become perfect
ly discouraged and have almost made up
their mind never to take another dose Oh
medicine, or be tortured by any further
treatment They had rather die and have
their sufferings ended than to live and sHter
as they have They say they are worn out
by suffering, and are only made worse by
treatment. OF ANYTHING more dIseouraging,
we certainly cannot conceive, and were there
no more successful mode OF treating such
difficulties than that, the principles of which
teach the reducing and depletiees.Qt the vital
forces Of the system, when tsRc ,.sdtcations
dictate treatment directly Kfe reverse OF
the one adopted for them, thei. case would
be deplorable Indeed. But, lady sufferers,
there is better and far moe successful
plan of treatment for you; one more IN har-
mony with the laws and requirements or
YOUR system. a larsu, lfElldluH 'CduS6lC
treatment and strong medicines will never
cure YOU. If YOU would use rational means,
such as Common-sense should dictate TO
every intelligent lady, take such medicines
as embody the very best inyigOratTsg tonnes
and nervines, compounded with special ref
erencc to your delicate system. Such hap
by combination YOU viii find in my Favorite
Prescription, which has received the highest
praise from thousands ~ your sex. Those
| languid, -tiresome sensations, causing YOU 10
| feel scarcely able to be on your feet or as
| cend a flight Of stairs; that continual drain
| that is sapping from your system all Your
/ former elasticity, and driving the bloom from
| your cheeks; that continual strain upon
| your vital forces that renders yOu irritable
! and fretful-may all be overcome and sub
! dued by persevering use OF that marvellous
/ remedy. Irregularities and distractions to
/ the proper working Of your system are re-
| Iieycd BY this mild and safe means, while
/ periodical pains, the existence Of which is )
/ sure indication of serious disease that should
| not be neglected, readily yield to 1t, and il
/ its use be kept up for Il reasonable length o
| time, the special cause VI these pains is per
maucntly removed. Further light on thes'
| subjects may be obtained from The PEG
1 pies Common Sense Medical Adviser" il
/ which have devoted Z large space to tn
I consideration of all forms of disease pccul
lar 10 your sex. This work VIII be sen
| (pust-paid) to any address on receipt o
$3.50. My Fayorite Prescription is sold b.
druggists. -..
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
A Dogs Funeral.

Reuben Cook, of Meriden, thought
great deal of his famous hunting
hound'Old Sport, and when he died the
other day he gave him decent burial.
A pine casket was provided, appro-
priately frescoed with hunting scenes
and other drawings representing some
passages in the dog's life. -Four men
were selected as pall-bearers. After
the box had been deposited at the grave,
one of those present read a brief his
tory of the dog and his pedigree; and
quartet of voices sang "Therebv
Hangs a Tale" and 1.-The Bark has
Ceased" while several dogs in the dis
lance came in on the chorus with dis
nal howls. After the burial a grave
stone was set up bearing the dogs
name and age, and offering reward
for the detection of the one who moi
soned him. The quartet sang again.
and the whole party went TO Cooks
house, and sat down to table groan-
ing under load Of good, things. His
friends intend erecting bronze cast OF
the dog over the grave.-Net0 Hdren
Gonna Palladium, Feb. Is.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-09
Another Detachment of MennOnites for
Kansas.

About fifty MennOnites passed through
this city yesterday on their way to
Southwestern Kansas, where they will
Join one of the new settlements ON the
lands of the Atchison, Topeka and San
ia Fe Railroad, in Rush County. Ibis
party came from the neighborhoOd of
Saratov, IN the Governmental district
of Samara, in Russia. Heretofore the
Mennonite immigration from Russia
came principally from the Southern
provinces, but the Kansas fever has be-
come contagious, and is now spreading
rapidly among all the German colonies
throughout that empire. The Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Company is reaping substantial re-
wards for the enterprise, which prompt-
ed them to send their foreign agent,
Mr.. c.. b. Schmidt, to Russia last year.
Mr.. Schmidt has so familiariZed himself
with those colonists that they all natur-
allv look to him as their friend and pro
tector, as soon as they land upon our
shores. Nearly 5000 Mennonites have
located along the line of that railroad
within the last two years, and their farm
improvements are said to rival in value
those of the Oldest settlers of the State
of Kansas. From Halstead alone, which
is one of the stations near the Mennon-
tie settlements, more than 100 carloads
of fall wheat were shipped to St.Louis
during lastwinter, and most of the grain
grown last year was kept at home for
seed and bread for newcomers, who are
continually arriving. With the begin
ming of this year, the NennOnites Of
Kansas started the publication of a
semi-monthly German newspaper of a
UNCONVENTIONAL character, called Zor
Heimath. 1t is owned by company OF
their prominent men, who Incorporated
themselves as the Western Publishing
Company" with capital stock Of SlO,-
coo. This paper has already gained
great popularity among the sect every
where. About 1000 copies are being
sent to Europe.-St. Louis Globe Demo
crat, 25th.