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A Remedy that Denes Competitions.

A Remedy that Deles Competitions,
Hostetter's stomach Bitters defy competition,
or the host of rival tonics that have cropped
up during its long career, not one has gained
and retained such a large share of public favor,
though many have enjoyed OIL ephemeral popu-
larity. The reason is this, that whereas many
of these medicines were advertised to perform
cures of the most startling nature, they have,
when tested, almost invariably turned out to
be of little or no value, while the great invigor-
ant, whose reputation they were intended to
rival, has never disappointed those who have
placed their confidence in it. 1t has vindicated
in the amplest manner i y claims to be consid'
cred q positive specific remedy for liver COM
plaint, dyspepsia: malarious feyers, debility,
constipation, and numerous other maladies
arising from general weakness and disorders Of
the stomach, liver and bowels.
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A G0lden.Leafed Oak.

A North Carolina paper says there is
in,.Watauga county, in that State. a -four
ishing oak tree of vigorous growth, the
leaves of which, when they first burst
forth from the bud in the Spring, are of
a bright, golden.yellow color, and retain
this color during their whole growth and
maturity. In Adtumn, when the'coming
frost dyes the other forest leaves in the
wavy, brilliant hues which give such
wonderful beauty to the mountain sides,
the leaves on this remarkable tree begin
at length to turn green, adopting as their
own the fresh tint that is departing from
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From n Well.Known Writer.
From Mrs. Mary Francis, well-known as " Mar

RareG DlOunt.
Brightbank, Woodstock, VT, Oct. G, 1876.
Seth W. Fowle & Sons:
Commemorative years ago I began TO take
the Peruvian Syrup. I was in a languid, half
alive state, through incipient dyspepsia and de-
fective circulation Of the blood. Three bottles
of the Peruvian Syrup changed this to glowing,
bounding health. I have a fine appetite, sleep
soundly, and can walk five miles easily, without
resting, or busy myself out of doors all day
long without fatigue.
lady cousin, who resides with me, took the
Syrup during her recovery from a serious i'll:
ness OF some weeks. She has been OIL invalid
for years. Five bottles of the Syrup have SC
built up her system that she now eats quite
heartily, sleeps well, and can walk three miles
Gin fine weather. without fatigue. 1 consider
the medicine 30 Invaluable IT, persons OF seden,
tary pursuits, Or to those who 'sntfer from
langnor or low spirits, that l relate this per-
sonal experience OF its effects to yon, leaving
YOU to make what use you please Of my letter
Yonrs very respectfully,
MAR FRANCIS.
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in the presence of two or more subscrib-
ing witnesses.
In Illinois the wife's separate proper
ty is protected from her husbands cred
itors by statute.
The married women of Illinois &C.
quired by the law of 1874 the right to
almost everything. They car sue and
be sued in their own names. They can
blessed privilege-sue their own par
ticular tyrants. When a husband deserts
his wife the latter has the custody of the
children. If the husband stays out OF
the State a year and does nothing to sup
port his wife during that time, or if he
is imprisoned in the ~penitentiary, the
wife can, upon obtaining an order from
a court of record, manage his property
absolutely. The wife is not at all liable
for the husbands debts incurred before
marriage, and only in exceptional cir
cumstances for those incurred afterward.
She can manage any business independ-
emily, except in case of a partnership,
which she cannot enter without her hus.
bands consent. A wife's earnings can.
not be touched by her husband or his
creditors. A married woman can &C.
quire, possess and sell real and personal
property as freely as a married man
can.
Wills must be executed in the same
manner as in Ohio.
In Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin the
separate property of the wife cannot be
affected by the husbands debts.
Wills must be signed and sealed by
the testator in the presence of two or
more subscribing witnesses, who shall
subscribe the same at the request of the
testator.
By the laws Of California, Kansas,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada and
Oregon the separate estates of married
women cannot be interfered with by
their husbands. Under NO circumstances
can they be made liable for their hus-
bands debts.
All wills must be signed by the
testator, or by some person in his
presence, in the presence of two or more
subscribing witnesses. Troy Times.
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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

At twelve o'clock the Senate was called to Or
der, and the Vice-President said the Senate
was now in regular session, under the require
ments OF the constitution.
The Vice. President presented the annual re-
port of the secretary Of war. Soon afterward
the private secretary Of the President delivered
the annual message, and it WAS Immediately
read by the secretary. Then the Vice-Presi-
dent laid before the Senate the reports OF the
secretary Of the interior, secretary Of the treas.
lry, postmaster-general. acknowledgement, etc.
A bill was ~introdueed BY Mr. Dorsey, to Or
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Bismarck and His Boots.

Before Otto Bismarck had reached his
seventeenth year he was at the univer-
sity. He wanted to 60 to Heidelberg
but his mother preferred Gottingen.
She was afraid that the art of imbibing
enormous tankards of beer-an art 80
assiduously cultivated in the former
town that it may almost be said to form
part of the curriculum-would become a
habit with her son. GA beer-vat cannot
scale a mountain, and you have n be.
fore you, on the top of which is Fame
said she. Otto conformed to the wishes
of his mother, and to Gottingen he won't.
he was by no means a strait-laced young
man !; he Joined IN every amusement OF
student life, and dressed like them,
adopted their tone and manners. he
was foremost in freaks of all kinds, but
displayed that strong will and determi-
nation for which he afterward became
so famous. Having been invited to a
ball, at which the prettiest girls in the
town we're to be present, u young stu
dent orders a new pair of vanished
boots FOR the occasion. As the eventful
day drew near, and the boots were not
sent home, he grew somewhat uneasy,
the more as his friends kept repeating to
him: "You'll not have your boots ;
the shoemaker disappoints every one"
"Ill have them in spite of that" re-
piled the future chancellor. The day
before the entertainment Bismarck en-
tered the shop "And my boots ?" asks
he. ct am very sorry, sir" is the re-
ply !; "but [ have 81 many orders on
hand for to.morrow's ball." "Ah, is
that it?" cries the furious youngster ;
and, banging the door behind him, he
leaves the house. A quarter of an hour
afterward he comes back, accompanied
by two of those enormous dogs which the
German students are in the habit of feed
ing at the expense of their association.
"You see these dogs?" This to Crispin.
eyes" "Well, + swear that they'll
tear you to pieces if you.do not send my
boots by to-morr<w afternoon, five
o'clock" With this he went out again.
But a hired man was kept stationed in
front of the dwelling, reminding the
poor fellow at every minute "Do not
-tysget Mr.. Bisnarck's boots" He had
o'clock he closed his 81 At tep
himself to pass the hours on his stool
instead of in bis bed. Suddenly the
stiffness is broken by the barking Of the
dogs, and the voice of their master sing.
ing out a: Your life is in danger Re-
member yonr family" The following
day the boots were sent home in time.-
TSnsley's Magazine.
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Words of Wisdom.
Live for something.

Live Tor something.
They that live . without dying
thoughts, shall die without comforts.
Idleness is hard work for those that
are not used to it, and dull work for
those that are.
Covetous persons are like sponges,
which greedily draw in water, but re-
turn very little until they are squeezed.
The love of truth is the spirit of all
eloquence. Speech without it is but
babble. The mere art Of rhetoric is
more noisy but less useful than the
tinman's trade.
A mans charity to those who differ
from him upon great and difficult ques-
tons, will be in the ratio of his own
knowledge Of them. The more knowl-
edge, the nor charity.
Lessons of wisdom never 80 influence
US rs when they are wrought into the
heart through the groundwork of a
story which engages the passion. IL it
that we are like iron and first must be
heated before we can be wrought upon ?
OF is the heart 80 in love with deceit
that where a true report will not reach
it we must cheat it with a fable, in
order that we may come at the truth?
We commend the horse for his
strength and sureness of foot, and not
for his rich caparisons ; q greyhound
for his share of heels, not for his fine
collar ; a hawk for his wings, not for
his jesses and bells. Why in like
manner do we not value a man for
what is properly his own? He has a
great train, u beautiful palace, 80 much
credit, 80 many thousand pounds a
year, and all these are about him and
not in him.
Without depth Of thought OF earnest
ness of feeling or strength of purpose.
living an unreal life, sacrificing sub
stance to show, substituting the fcti-
tious.for the natural, mistaking O crowd
for society, finding its chief pleasure in
ridicule and exhausting it's ingenuity in
expedients for killing time, fashion is
among the last influences under which a
human being who respects himself, or
who ~comprehends the great end of life,
rould desire to be placed.
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POISONED By A PAINTED PENCIL

POISONED BY A PAINTED PENCIL Liz
zie, daughter of Mr.. James A. Cooley,
of Portland, Me-, seven years old, pur-
chased some painted slate pencils, and,
as. children vii, held them in her mouth.
On that night she was taken i'll, and a
physician being called, pronounced it a
case of poisoning. in spite of every
thing possible being done for her relief
she continued to grow worse, and died
shortly after the physician had decided
it impossible for her to survive but afew
honrs.
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To Housekeepers

The attention of heads Of families is respect
fully invited to the superior quality Of Burnett's
Flavoring Extracts. They are entirely free
from the poisonous oils and acids which enter
into the composition Of many Of the fictitious
fruit favors now in tho market. They are
highly conceptrated, have all the freshness and
delicacy Of the fruits from which they are pre-
pared. and are less EXPENSIVE.
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Oh; My .Hend Aches!
then take a dose Of Quirk's Irish Tea, The
great bilious remedy, price Is cents q package.
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The Celebrated Vienna Rolls.

The Celebrated Vienna Rolls. .
Among the numerous articles Dooley's Yeast
Powder Is used for, are the celebrated Vienna
rolls, which are SO delicious, palatable and
healthy. II you have not the recipe send three
cent stamp to Dooley & Brother, New York,
and you will get it, together with many other
valuable cooking recipes, BY return mail
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CHEW
The Celebrated
"MATcHLEss"
Wood Tag Plug
TOBACCO.
THE PIONEER 1oRAcco COMPANY,
New York, Boston, and Chicago.
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"Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the great
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81 a bottle, six bottles, IS. Sold by all drug
gists. Send for circular to Helphenstine d
Bentley, druggists, Washington, D. C.
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Mrs. General Ehfrmnn,
wife of the general Of the United States army,
says II have frequently purchased Durang's
Rheumatic Remedy for friends suffering with
rheumatism, and in every instance it worked
like magic" Send for circular to Helphen-
stine i Bentley, druggists, Washington, D. 9.
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Patentees and inventors should read adver-
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NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

The Congregational Church and an adjoin-
ing house and barn, atOswego, N: Y, were
burned to the ground. The loss is about S14,-
600 and the insurance $500.
Richard B. Connolly, one Of the notorious
Tweed ring thieves, Wa sued by the city Of
New York to recover 8 5000, 900, and the case
came to a sudden end y defendants counsel.
confessing judgment.
Robert Carroll and two other miners, named
Quigley and Martin, wre instantly killed by
the caving in Of q sectin Of the Mount Hope
iron mine at R~ockawsy, N. J.
The Marlborough N. H. Savings Bank has
been closed, pending IN examination OF lts
condition.
E. P. Boas, latecashier Of the suspended
Reading Savings Bnk, Of Reading, Pa, was
arrested on the char,e Of Incorporating the
funds Of the institution.
Francis Copcutt, q wealthy New York i'm
porter, was found dad in his apartments on
Fifth avenue, with lis face thrust into q stew
pan containing acis and chloroform. 1t is
believed that he ws treating himself for q
nasal cancer, and vas suffocated before he
could summon assistance.
The New York stirling c~igarmakers have de-
termined upon starting a cooperative Factory
in competition with tie employers.
Hon. John 81. Burhigh, on e1-Congressman,
was killed at South Berwick, Me-, by his horses
going of a bridge.
The village Of Millestown, Pa, was partially
destroyed by fire, several blocks in the busine
center going down before the flames.
The New York police made q raid upon the
unlicensed liquor dealers Of the city, and
arrested over three hundred of them.
Greenbaum Brothers Il Co., New York bank
ers. have failed with liabilities estimated at
$780, 0O.
The National Exchange Bank Of Troy, N. Y,
has failed.
Harvey N. Thorpe was hanged at Auburn,
N. Y, for killing William f. Howard (colored),
in September, 1876. The murderer and his
victim were both convicts in the Auburn prison
at the time the crime was committed.
Allen Congdon, Of Westfeld, Mass, aged
farr years. died after three days sickness,
caused Dy the bite Of a spitz dog, received six
weeks ago, ana tho doctors pronounced the
case one Of genuine ~hydrordobia.
The board of education Of New Haven,
Conn.,, have resolved, bya vote'of six to three,
to dispense with religious services in the public
schools. ~
The ocean steamer City Of Berlin, from New
York for Liverpool, failed to arrive at her des-
tination on time, and the anxiety occasioned
by her non-arrival WAS allayed only by q cable
dispatch stating that she had reached the
coast Of Ireland in tow Of another vessel A
broken shaft was the cause Of her delay.
The miners at the mines Of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company have had their
wages reduced ten per cent. The men accepted
the reduction.
Ex-President Charles E. Smith, Of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railroad Company, has
made public a statement alleging gross mis-
management in the affairs Of the company,
and the concealment of important facts from
him and the stockholders.
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From Washington.

The estimates for appropriations required to
carry on the government Tor the next fiscal
year are as follows: Legislative, 90, 844, 1885,
is executive, $13, 2Ss, 1928 E; judiciary, $780,
900 foreign intercourse, 81, 2l4, 395. 80; army,
s31, 597, 270.6S ; navy, S16, 293, 2S440; Indian
affairs, &5,415, 89l. 20; pensions, $2s, 00o, 900 !;
public service, S15. 1856, 97s.06 ; postal service,
SO, 093, 672. 70 {; miscellaneous, $15, 143, $685. % !;
permanent annual appropriations, S142,5 $751;
ian Eo total coon GOO 7oe 90
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Says q Boston Bsioian, "has no equl 40 Z blood
purifier. Hearin,f its many wondsdul lurss. after all
other remedies b failed, I Visited tie laboratory and
convinced mysehf ia genuine melt. Il Is prepared
from banks, rooand herbs, each Il which e highly
effective, and thare compounded Il sub . manner Is
to produce astoping results"
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iloUduu . uSDtS.
Wills must be in writing, signed by
the testator or some n in his presence,
in the presence of three subscribing wit
nesses.
In Mississippi married women have
the same rights as to their separate
property as is given by the law of
Texas.
Wills must be in writing, signed by
the t~estator in the presence of three SUBJ
scribing Witnesses.
BY the Louisiana laws a married
woman is entitled to her separate prop
erty, which is not liable under any cir
cumstances for her husbands debts.
Wills must be signed by the t~estator in
presence of three witnesses and in pres
ence Of a notary. It may be signed by
the t~estator, inclosed in an envelope, and
then handed to a notary, and acknowl-
edged by the t~estator to be his will in
presence of the notary and seven wit
nesses, who must all endorse their
names on the envelope.
\ In Arkansas the separate property of
the wife is not liable for the debts Of the
husband.
Wills must be signed by the ~testator,
or by some one at his request, and must
be witnessed by two witnesses, who
must subscribe their names to the will.
In Tennessee the separate estate OF
any married woman cannot be made
liable for her husbands debts.
Wills must be in writing, signed by
the testator, or some onein his presence
at his request, and subscribed to by two
witnesses.
In Kentucky the right of the married
woman to her separate estate is the same
as in Tennessee.
Wills must be executed the same as in
Tennessee.
In Ohio, Indiana and Michigan the
separate property of the wife is free
from liability for the debts of the hus,
band.
And wills must be signed by the
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The WatermIll.

The b autiiul stanzas are from the
pen, or rather the heart, Of some au-
thor unknown to u:
Listen 70 the watermill, through the
livciorg day,
How the clicking Of It's wheels wears
the hOnrs away;
Ian -uldly the autumn winds s.irs the
greenwood leaves;
From the fields the reapers sing. bind
ing up the shcaves;
And proverb haunts my mind, as a
spin is cast
The mill will never grini with the wa
ter that IS past
Autumn winds revive no more leaves
that once are shed,
And the sickle cannot reap corn once
gathered;
And the ripping stream flows on, tran
quill. deep and still,
Never gliding back again to the water
mill.
Truly speaks the proverb old with a
meaning vast
a. =
ter that is past.
Take the lesson to thyself. loving heart
and true;
Golden years are heeting by; youth is
passing, too;
Learn TO make the most Of life, lose no
happy day,
Time will never bring heo back chan
ces swept away;
Leave no tender word unsaid, love.
while love shall last
The mill will never grind with the Wa
ter that is past.
Work, while yet the daylight shines.
man of strength and will
Never does the streamlet glide useless
by the mill;
Wait not till to-morrOw's sun beams
upon thy way,
y II that thou canst call thine own lies
ia thy-to-day;
Power, intellect and health may not al
ways last
Tho mill will never grind with the wa
ter that Is past.
OL the wasted hours of life that have
dritted by:
Oh the good that might have been
lost without sigh
Love that We might once have saved
by q single word.
Thoughts conceived, but never penned,
perishing unheard.
Take the proverb to thy heart. take
and hold it fast
] he mill will never grind with the wa
ter that is past.
Oh love tiny God ana tellow-man, thy
SELF consider last;
For come it will. when thou must scan
dark errors of the past;
And when the fight of life is Ger. and
earth recedes from view.
And Heaven in all its glory shines
midst the pure, good, and true
Then you'll see more clearly the prov
crb deep and vast;
The mill will never grind with the wa
ter that is past.
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Parson Murray Tells How He
Landed Trout.

Mr. Murray in his Camp Life in
the Adirondacks. gives the following
graphic account of the catching Of an
energetic trout:
Reader, did you ever land trout !:
| do not ask you if you ever jerked
some poor little creature out of II brook
three feet across, with pole six inches
around at the butt. and 30 heavy as 10
require both bands and feet 10 hold it
out No: that's not landing trout. y
But did you ever sit in Il boat with nine
ounces Of lancewood for rod and two
hundred feet of braided silk on your
doublc-acting reel, and hook trout
whose strain brought tip and butt to-
gcthcr rs you checked him in some
wild flight, aud tested your Quivering
line from gut to reel-knot No one
knows what game there Is in n trout
unless he has fought it ont, matching
such roi against n three pound fish,
with forty feet of water underneath,
and clear, unimpeded sweep around
him. All. then it is that one discovers
what will and energy lie within the
mOttled skin of trout. and what n
miracle Of velocity he is when reused
love the rifle, and l have looked along
the sights and held the lsaping blood
by the effort of will. steadying my sc If
for the shot, when my veins fairly tin
glcd with the exh,lerating excitement
of the moment: but il one should ask
me what is my conceptions ot pure
physical happiness. | should assure BIN
tha, the highest hestituie ever expect
20 reach Is on some future day. when
the sun is occasionally veilcd by clouds.
TO sit in boat once more upon that
little lake. and match again a Conroy
rod against a three pound trout That 5
wha, call happiness.
Well. As said, | struck, and rs we
af,erwayd discovered. the huge salmon
hook WAS buried 20 the shank amid the
nerves which lie 1T the root OF the
tr, ut. tongue Then came tight for
mastery, such as never before had /
waged with anything that Swims
Words should have life in them 10 de-
mic; tie scene. Quick rs 8 flash. before
| bad fairly recovered my balance, par
TALLY lost by the energy with which
had struck. the trout started, and Before
| could get d pressure on the line not
twenty yards were left on the reel. =
ou;ck stroke from John. and the boat
sho, 10 one side. aud bearing s'outiy
on him. ta.king the rod TO the las,
ounce Of resistance. | slowly swsyed
him about ard recovered a Rite slack
After = few short sweeps he doubled on
the line. and shot straight Tor The bost
as an arrow iTom bow
Double. and be hanged 10 yon
shouted John. a. be shled the hight
shell 10 one side. and swung II round
so as 10 keep III. fac, 10 the hsh- II
you ~, under this boa, It wall i'e he-
cause the paddle breaks
Failing in his attempt Ia run unasi %
Us, he dove TO the bottom. Let hih
rest a moment said John recover
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DRESS MAKING /!
MN. Il. r. SPANGLE.

y ss..sAhtf I'D FROM CALIFORNIA. An.
ass s,.ss,.'aas 'aas Ale xiN lie pHTsss- MAKIEu at
ssg =. -. soas< ci J. D saaith. Frust street.
~a.su.-- We day 90 w-ek al the option
ss,., bsss q references given.
MRS. II r. sPAS6LT