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hold the deepest and most unqual-
itied respect for any person who is ha-
bitnally cheerful
Though he be plain to ugliness and
ignorant 20 boorishuess, or though he
be poverty-stricken IA the prpverbial
Jobs turkey" " il he is naturally and
heartily and thoroughly cheerful, he
has more OF the true principle of earth
ly happiness than was ever extracted
from the mines OF Ophir.
Under Dickens pen the irrespressi-
BILE Micawber became hero and phil
osopher, not from any marked achieve
ment or talent, but purely from the
mans supreme ability To face the most
humiliating reverses with the same
serene, unruflled exterior.
What sugar is 10 coffee, SO u a cheer
ful man To a neighborhood in which
he lives. While the society Of which
he is only a single member is self-sus-
tanning and independent without him,
10 is much the pleasanter for being
generally favored by his influence.
Aud who does not know all about the
world OF good" il does US, when
score OF small aDnoyances set IN tide
against us. to hear the hearty laugh
aud look into the wholesome face Of
our cheerful neighbor.
A talented author once said that "a
cheerful disposition was more essential
than talent" 4 sweeping assertion,
but who admires talent in a human
porcupine. Soundly sensible people
prefer less talent and more geniality.
The man who entertains you for an
hour with statement OF his colds, and
headaches, his losses and crosses, and
ends with an excruciatIng report from
the dyspeptic locality, Is invariably
sullen, grumbling misanthrope.
Beyond a doubt laughter II healthy.
Whenever we are thoroughly pleased,
we are in a measure nourished. Hence
the old maxim, 'laugh aud grow TAT. -
All real healthy people are likely TO
be pood-humored, and good -humored
people are quite as likely To be strong
in spirit.
Kind words and smiles and genial
greetings, and good wishes, are seeds
that thrive and bear fruit each after its
own kind.
Cheerfulness is like the widows
measure Of meal; the moie spent the
more remains. and both the receiver
aud giver are enriched.
Jovial, sweet-tempered, pure hearted
people are charitable; they are liberal;
they are not jealous. They are the
sweet. their opposites are the bitter;
the two clements combine aud make
the social world bitter sweet; unfor-
tunately the flavor Of the bitter Is the
most powerful
The mountain is grand, majestic and
sublime. 40 are great deeds and achiey-
ments Bnt as there are more hills
than mountains. 50 are there more lit
tie deeds than great ones IA our lives.
II the hills vary our landscape, and by
culture Weld us our daily bread. then
are the hills better for Us than the
snow-capped mountains.
Let our acts Of sympathy and love,
onr words Of cheer, and smiles OF Joy,
tighten others burdens, or strengthen
faint hearts: il ~ better for us 10 be
kind and gently considera'e, than that
we had won fortune.
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Piooghman, whose guarly hand yet kindly
wheeled
Thy plough 20 ring this solitary tree
With clover, whose round plat reserved n
field.
In cool, green radius twice my length may
Scanning the corn thy furroW' else might
To pleasure, August, bees, fair thoughts and
That here come oft tsgether-dally 1.
Stretched prone In summers moral ccstacy
DO stir with thanks 20 thee. as stirs this morn
With waving Of the corn
Unseen, the farmers boy from round the
Whistles a snatch that seeks his soul unsonga;
And flls some time with tune, hOwbeit
shrill;
The cricket tells straight on his simple
thought
Nav. lis the crickct's way Of being still:
The peddler bee drones In and gossips naughti
Far down the wood. one desiring dove
Times me the beating of the heart Of love,
And these be all the sounds that mix each
morn
With waving OF the corn.
From here TO where the louder passions
dwell.
Green leagues of hilly separation roll;
Trade ends where yon far clover ridges
swell.
Ye terrible towns. ne'cr CSaim the trembling
soul
That. craftles- all IA bay hoard or sell.
From out your deadly complex quarrel stole
To company with large. amiable trees,
Suck honey summer with uDiealous bees,
And take Times strokes as softly as this morn
Takes waving Of the corn.
-lSidney I.auier, in Harper's Magazine for
August.
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PIGEON LAWS. the effort to
pass through the house bill TO furth-
er prohibit the destruction of pigeons
during the nesting season and in the
neighborhood OF nestings, quite an in
teresting showing was made OF the
quantities of pigeons shipped to mar
kets outside Of the State. Some one
was interested 10 the extent Of print
ing n circular (signed by s. l.. Smith,
of this city, among others) showing
that the number of pigeons killed in
the great pigeon section of Michigan
last year was only l,0Sl 1892, and not
$500, 0j0, as the sportsmen claim. Ii
was also stated in the same circular
that the number Of pigeons which left
the State last year was greater than the
number which came here. On the
other side il was said that the effort 10
make the number of pigeons appear
small came from the express companies,
who wish a fat business: that the pig
cons will be almost entirely killed off
within five years at the present rate;
that the destruction OF timber in fell
ing trees To get at the nests is serious
loss; that the loss from eggs and new
ly hedged pigeons due 20 the destruc-
ton Of the old birds was 30 great as to
contaminate the atmosphere over large
tracts of country; that the business of
taking and shipping pigeons was pro-
ftable only To firms outside the State.
For these reasons il was asked that the
law to prevent the Wholesale destruc-
ton OF pigeons be made more string
ent. The statement that the catch Of
q al. saH.
The bill was finally killed, leaving pig
cons to the protection Of the present
law. which prohibits netting them dur
ing the nesting season and Furnishes all
use Of firearms within five miles Of a
nesting place. Lansing Rep.
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VEGETINE
is MY FAMILY
M E DICIN e:
Wish No Other.

IAONilfNttt AlttA aNtes
MR N. X. srEvESs-Dear SIR When was
about wears OF age n humor broke out upon me
which my mother tried 10 cure 10y giving me
knew Of but u continued 20 grow worse uniil
nnally she consulted q physician, and he said ]
hal the salt rhetm. auf dOctOred me Tor thai
conplauL He relieved me some, but said ]
could not be u pr~maueutiy cured as the disease
originated Ia the blood. ! remained a great sut-
fer Tor several years. until heard OF and con
suited physician. who said had the scrofulous
humof and n wOud allow him % doctor ne he
would cure me. | did 50, aud he commenced
healing mp my sores Hnd snccreded IN enecting
an external cure but in a short time the disease
appeared again iu worse form than ever, As
oancerous humor, upon my lungs, throat and
head. ! suffered the most terrible pain. and
there seemed 20 he no remedy, and my friends
thought must soon die. when my attention was
TINE testimonial of Mrs. Materh0use, No. 3Gs
Athens street, south Boston, and ], formerly re-
siding Ia south Boston ana being personally aC-
uuainted with her and knowing her former fee
hle health, concluded wOull trN the NcRetine
After had taken few bottles N seemed 10
force the sores out OF my system. had running
sores in my head which for a time were yerl
IN had taken about 20 bottles, my health I'M
proving ali the time from the commencement OF
the nfst bottle. and the sores 10 heal COM
menced taking the Vegetiue In isi2. aud contin-
ned IL constant use Tor siN months. Al the
present time my health IA better than 70 ever has
been since was child. The Negeune u what
helped me. aud most coniially recommend u
20 All sufferers. especially NY friends. ! had
been a sufferer for over 80 years, and untl used
the Negetlne found no remedy. now Use 10 ~
my family medicine, and wish no other.
Mrs. B c. COOPER.
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Medical.
scn1nc KS SEA wuIo TONIC.

In the atmosphere experienced here during
the summer months. the lethArgy produced by
the heat takes away the desire for wholesome
food, and frequent Preparations reduce bodily
injury, particularly those suffering from the ef-
fects Of debilitafing diseases. In order 20 keep
a natural. healthful activity OF the system We
must resort 10 artificial means. For this purpose
schencKs sea Weed Tonic n very enectual.
few doses VIII create an appetite and give fresh
vlgor 20 the eneryated body. For Dys0ersia u
is invaluable Many eminent physicians have
doubted whether dyspepsia can be permanently
cured 10y the drugs which are generally employ
ell for that purpose. The Sea Weed Tonic In It's
nature Is totally different from such drugs. II
contains no corrosive minerals or acids; IN fact
II assists the regular operations OF nature, aud
supplies her deficiencies. The tonic In It's ma
ture so much resembles the gastric juice that Il
Is almost Identical with that hnid The gastric
Juice Is the natural solvent. which, In a healthy
condition OF the body, causes the food 10 be III
gestej; and when this juice Is not exercised In
sufficient qualities, indigestion, with all its dis
tressing symptoms, follows. The Sea Weed
Tonic performs the siuty Of the gastric Juice
when the latter IL deficient. Schenck's Sea Weed
Tonic, sold by all druggists. O'yim
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vEGETINE.

The range OF disorders which yield 90 The ln-
fuence OF this medicine, and the number Of de-
fined diseases which u never fails 20 cure, are
greater than any other single medicine has been
hitherto recommended hV any other than the
propuetors % some quacE nOstrum. These dis
eases are ScrOfula and eruptve diseases and Tu-
mors. rheumatism, GOut Neuralgia, and spinal
Complaints, and all infammat0Ty symptoms
Ulcers. all Syphihtic diseases, Kidney and hlad-
der diseases. bTopsy. the whole train OF painful
disorders which 80 generally ariict American
women. and which carry annually thousands %
them tO premature graves; Dyspepsia, that uni-
versal curse OF American manhood, Heartburn,
Piles, Constipation, Nervousness, Inability 20
sleep. ana impure blood.
This Is a formidable list Of human ailments FOR
any single mediciue 20 successfully attack. and
IL j. not probable that any one article before the
public has the power 90 cure the quarter of them
except Negetne. 10 laws the axe az the root ~
the tree 81 disease 10y nrst eliminating every i'm
purity of the blood, promoting the secretiOns,
opening the pores--the great escape valves of
the system-inyigorGtng the liver 20 its full and
natural action, cleansing the stomach and
strengthening digestion. This much accom-
plished. the speedy and the permanent cure Of
not only the diseases we have enumerated. but
likewise the whole train % chronic and cOn-titu.
ti1nal disorders, f. certain 20 follow. This is
precisely what Vegetine dOes, aud IL does II 50
quickly, and 80 easily, that 70 Is an accomplished
fact almost before the patient Is aware Of u.
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Custer ". Itosser.

Gen. Clusters great charge on Glen.
Rosser, familarly called the Wood
stock Races" is thus vividly described
i'm the Life Of Gen. Custer 10y Capt
Frederick whitaker" The author him
self was serving in the division Of cav
alry adjoining Clusters aud saw him
self nearly everything he describes.
"And now occurred one Of those lit
tie incidents that stamp the innate ro-
nance OF Clusters character on his bi-
ography, like the echo OF his famous
last speech at the Academy. Let's
have fair fight, boys. Here u vas,
fair and square and no favor. perhaps
the first ia the war. No infantry to
bother the horses, numbers about
equal. his first fight as division COM
mander. aud Rosser in sight. Out rode
Custer from his staff, far In advance Of
the line, his glittering figure IN plain
view OF both armies. Sweeping Of his
broad sombrero, he threw II down 10
his knee in a profound salute to his
honorable foe. IL was like the action
of a knight in the lists. A fair fight
and no malice.
On the ridge before him he had
seen Rosser. his classmate at the Ac-
adeuy. with whom he had held many
A wordy contest IN days Of old, and
who had been his great rival az the
Point. Rosser had hut Just come 20
the valley, and was already hailed as
its savior. He saw Custer, aud turned
10 his staff, pointing him ont. 'iou
see that officer down there, said be.
That's General Custer, the faoks are
so proud Of, aud intend 70 give him
the best whipping to-day that ne ever
g,t. See II don't
And be smiled triumphantly as he
looked around at his gallant Southern
Thep Caster lifted the hat and clap.
red il on bis head. turned 10 his line oi
men. and the next moment the Ihltd
TJiv,-ion vac weeping on at . tro', TIE
a.mipg scarlet necktic aui bright cur .
of C,usier before all. followed by NE
slaa. all with swofds out. Now toe
go onicksps. Rosser's sud Lomsxs
gurs ouen furiously at shorter range,
"A The rattling of vclleys rolls along
~. r..4faderate liue. r. bullets go
,.s,.eritv around. whisihug overhead,
k,otkins np the dirt. killing or wound
80, fes horses and men. bnt doiug
snrrrisinely little damage, oil things
eonsiaeicd. Ine trOt has become
Gallon. aud as tho patieriug ot hulieis
becomes heavier, q Wild. savage yeh
breaks from every throat ~ that loeg
uave of cavalry, and away q e. go, the
lines lost in confused clnmps 4 horse
u,p. With waving sabrfs, the horses
crazy With excitement. hfi '"', ~"
! ~ their rktls a. the' fner - ~ '.'.'-
federatc batteries aud Ines OF cavalry
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Southerners ought not 10 complain
Of any facts stated in their own demo-
cratic newspapers. They cannot lay
them at the door Of Lying radicals. -
A recent case at Yazoo City, Mississip-
pi, is another convincing proof of the
peace and harmony which exists in that
State. We take the facts from the
Vicksburg Herald OF recent date
Two colored men named Martin and
Down were arrested on suspicion Of
incendiarism. Being indicted and
brought to trial, no evidence was pro-
duced against them, and the district
attorney, with the approval of Judge
Calhoun, who tried the case-both OFF,
GERS being democrats-asked the jury
10 bring in verdict of mot guilty"
which was done, and the men were dis
charged. Two DAYS afterwards both
OF the men were found dead-one mur-
dered with a rope around his neck, the
other with several bullets in his body.
Had they been guilty, the law would
have executed them; but as they were
innocent, the kuklux of Yazoo mur-
dered them. They escaped death un-
der Mississippi justice only to meet
death on account OF the hatred for re-
publicans. Tho Yazoo Democrat re-
bukes the crime, but no investigation
has been ordered and nobody will ever
be punished for il. Yazoo is one Of
the counties so tremendously bulldozed
as to change SCI republican majority
in 1872 to democratic majority of
4,037 in 1875. 1t gave Hayes 2 votes
and Tilden 3,672. Perhaps the two
votes were cast by these colored men,
and they were butchered to make una
nimity hereafter. Mississippi "quiet"
il that Of a graveyard
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Colorado votes on the question OF
woman suffrage October 2d, and n Wig
orous canvass is now commencing. All
the well-known suffragists will stump
the state.
Three ladies' Of Fort Wayne, Ind -
Mrs. l.. J. Hamilton, Margaret V.
Hamilton, and Ellen Hamilton-have
presented the Colorado woman suffrage
association with $500 90 help on the
pending woman suffrage campaign.
The board OF health OF Milwaukee
has authorized the employment of a
competent person 10 test the various
fancy drinks made and sold at the re-
tail bars in that city
Sedalia, Mo-, is ablaze with the Muir
ply movement, and its success there
will doubtless lead TO its general intro
duction throughout central Missouri.
this being the opening of the campaign
in that state.
Meetings of the most enthusiastic
character are being held in Toronto in
favor Of the passage Of the act. Vice
Chancellor Blake is reported to have
said that If this was passed il would
prove the death-knell Of intemperance
IN Canada.
The Ontario medical council has
adopted resolutions pledgiDg II 10 use
its endeavors 10 suppress the liquor
traffic. ln the discussion several MEM
bers said that whisky was instrumental
in carrying of more medical men than
any disease.
At Middletown. y. Y, more than
2, 700 persons have signed the pledge,
which forbids even cider drinking.
Many OF the converts have been rescu-
ed from gross intemperance. About
400 children have signed another
pledge, building themselves not to use
liquors, tobacco, or bad words.
Some Indianapolis policemen walked
three miles into the country on n rumor
that a skeleton had been found in the
bed OF little stream; and after dig
ging some time and putting the pices
together, a fine dogs skeleton present
ed itself. Whereupon they did pro-
fanely curse and swear.
Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford, ex lieu
tenant governor Of New York. address
ed the literary societies Of the univer-
sity of Mississippi last week. He
made an eloquent plea for common
schools. reverence 10 the established
law Of the land, and toleration in every
thing. He made a great sensation.
A San Bueua. venturs. Cal, dispatch
saws that parties boring for petroleum
on Sulphur Mountain. have struck oil
of foriy-three gravity, a: a depth OF
$50 feet The capacity Of the well is
about 500 barrels per day.
A chap in Marion county. Iowa, late
ly plowed up a nest Of weasels, and
tried 90 stamp them out, but they
showed fight. ran mp his trousers legs
aud faster.i their tech IN his logs aud
I bnlv, aud bit hil1 sev' rely, and tiually
got auay. During the battle his team
ran away with the corn-planter and
shivered IL 10 splinters.
The recent anniversary Of Henry
Claws death dune 28th) was celebrated
iu Washington in peculiar way.
number of old-line wings. among them
T q ,verument printer Defrecs and Mar.
shal Lamon, visited the room IN the
Nafinnal hotel iu which Mr.. G. hreaihed
hr. last. and spent sumo time IL paying
personal tributes " Mr. Clay's life.
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From the Detroit Free Press.
Her name will go down to posterIty
as Mrs. Margaret Jones, of Croghan
street, and a hundred years hence il
may be related that she made a very
profound bow 10 the Court and i'm
pressively remarked
"Sir, I am n proper person, as ]
shall prove, aud l must be treated as a
lady.
Certainly, madam, we are always
willing TO extend the utmost courtesy
10 the female sex. Let me observe
that you were discovered hanging 10 n
fence last evening-not by the neck,
but by your hands. You were calling
for Henry in very thick aud husky
voice, but there was no Henry"
"Dld you ever hear Of vertigo. sirl'
she asked, as she stepped back little
II have, madam, but IL doesn't make
the breath smell Of gin.
"Sir, was attacked with vertigo. I
am subject 90 IL. F"
care you subject 10 calling for Hen
~, and TO biting and kicking police
meng'
No, sir. sm not; but under the i'm.
IulNt OA tuF fNtAA AtAt
Engenie might cry out aud struggle. -
Why didLt this officer ask me IL !
wanted 90 20 homer Why ddn't be
escort me hOme2 Why didn't be pro-
cure a landau aud assist me 10 my resi-.
dencey"
There are several reasons why. Mrs.
Jones. In the first place You we're
drunk. In the second place. landaus
don't 60 driving around town at two
o'clock In the morning. / know all
about y0ur residence. ] bad the whole
crowd here one morning, including your
cpachmgn, butler. footman, and dairy
maids, hosilers. aud 80 ON. They are
not ont vet, and IL will be sort Of
grand reunion when you walk in. +"
''Su. do now APPEAL this case. -
"And do now appeal you for thirty
days. unless yon hand over s.. +"
''I will send for lawyers, sir"
"l lease don't Please 60 IN and sit
down."
81 never. never willi'
But Bijah influenced her
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Clusters attack arranged in fulI sight

Clusters attack arranged in full sight
OF .Rosser, yet proved triumphantly
successful. One brigade in front. an
other TO the right, the third TO the left,
they sweep on at charge, not needing
the fire, curled around Rosser's fanks
in a moment, and before he could tell
what mad happened, had him enclosed
in a semicircle Of charging horses.
Vain all his efforts when his hanks
were threatened. Had the attack been
made on foot, he might have had time
to think; but the sudden and impetu-
ous rush OF whole division complete
ly demoralized the Confederates. De
spite Rosser's efforts, away they went
into the widest confusion, driven back
at gallop for nearly two miles.
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During the time that parties were
looking for the body Of Charles Roth
arr. who was drosned in the st. Mary's
River yesterday, n novel experiment
was resorted 20 in order 90 ascertain
the exact location Of the body. Alex
ander Kintz, Of Bloomingdale. took
on Rotharr's shirt, which was lying the
river bank, and threw IL into the river
above the spot where the deceased was
last seen. The shirt foated down the
river exactly over the spot where the
body lay. aud slowly sank. wonder.
ing crowd watched the garment anx.
iously, aud st exactly the spot where
the shirt sank the body was found
Fort Wayne Sentinel
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The barn on the tarm 81 Mrs. John
Saudford, in Emmett, Calhoun county
was entirely destroyed 10y FIRE about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. It Is sup
posed 20 have been the work Of tramp
who called AZ the house o'clock in
the aitcraoon aud demanded lodging
over night, which was refused him. All
the contents of the barn, including n
nov crop - wheat from twenty-three
acres, we've destroyed. Mrs. Sandford
was NJ home alone and could not alarm
the neIghborhood until the flames had
nearly completed their work. There
was an insurance OF 300 on tho barn
and 300 on tie wheat.
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Mail advicas from japan show that
the insurgents are still warring against
the imperial forces in the western part
II the main island. Early in June
there was three days battle before
Hiogo. IN which 100 imperialist sold
iers were killed aud wounded. The in
surgents then fred the city aud retreat
ed. In Choshin, 80 miles north Of
the Simonosaki straits, 2, 900 insurgents
had recently landed. and were proceed
ing along the coast Desertions aud
surrenders Of considerable bodies OF
insurgent troops were OF frequent oc-
currence.
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SECOND QuAHrEI

The conditions, IL admits, all seem
20 strongly favor better times. These
conditions are briefly stated 90 he good
crops, high prices therefor; small inn
ports, abundant and cheap money; a
settled political condition, n sustained
pnblic credit, and the promise Of an
other most abundant harvest. The on
ly obstacle which stands in the way of
this is the payment Of the enormous
debts which have been incurred in our
years Of extravaganza and expansion.
While the circular cannot promise gen
eral prosperity everywhere, IL believes
that the West, where crops are abuud-
ant, must experience considerable re-
yiyal OF local prosperity.
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Here j. the way Bay city got the
smallpox. "A child brought u from
Detroit aud gave u 30 ueighbor's
child: the ueighbor kept some beer
singers at her place. and some youns
men who went 90 visit them carricd a
~ their respective fsnrilies. aud
through them % visiting families in
the same neighborheod, =
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Traius are run ~ Clicago time, which is 20
minutes slower than Detroit and Cleveland time.
Al trains run daily, except Sundays.
CONNECTIONS Close connections made at fp-
SLANT, with NJ. e.. r. X. FOR an points east and
west. AT Manchester. with Jackson Hranch 81
J.. :. A NJ. :. n. n. A. llillslale; with L. :. VI.
:. r. X. Al Bankers, with n. W >. A :. X. r.,
FOR points north ana south.