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During the seventeen years confinement OF
THIS strange prisoner at Sainte Marguerite st.
Mars, who brought him TO the fortress was re-
placed by Monsieur de Bonpart, as governor.
Inc daughter OF the latter just emerging from
Childhood to womanhood, grew up with this
mystery about her She had seen the grace
iul figure OF the masked prisoner promenad-
ing at night upon the terrace and at worship
in the chapel, where he was forbidden to speak
or to uncover his face, the soldiers in attend
Iance always having their pieces pointed to-
ward him if he uld attempt to do either.
She discovered that her father always treated
him with the greatest respect, serving him
barc-headcd and standing. His table service
was of massive silver, his dress of the richest
velvet, and he wore the finest linen and the
most costly lace. She had heard her father ac-
cidentally speak to him as 1.-THE prince" No
wonder that his sad fate occupied her thoughts
by day, and his noble figure haunted her
dreams by night
She, too, was very young and beautiful, and
their eyes occasionally met in chapel He
sang beautifully, and was very skiilful per
former on the guitar. 1t is said she climbed
the rocks under the castle terrace and sang
songs to the poor captive. Thus a romantic
love sprang up between them, and as it gained
strength the young girl dared to purloin the
keys from her father, and so obtained access to
the prisoner. When the governor discovered
his child's treachery, he was struck with the
greatest dismay. His oath was binding upon
HIM to put to death Immediately anyone who
had spoken to the prisoner But she confessed
her love for him and pleaded piteously for her
young life. The captive also, to whom the
governor was much attached, joined his pray
ers TO hers, and implored that they might be
made man and wife, and then the secret would
be safe. The governor was not stern enough
to immediate his child and perhaps CLEAN off
ambition may have flashed across his mind,
as in the event Of the death of Louis XIV, the
prisoner would be acknowledged, and his
daughter sit on the throne of France
However their nuptials were performed by
u priest OF the castle in the dead of night, and |
all were sworn to secrecy. From this union
two children were born. A whisper of this |
reaching the ears of the minister, the marquis |
OF Louvois, the prisoner was Immediately re-
moved to the bastile for safer keeping, and the |
mother, the priest and the governor disap-
pcared. The children were sent to Corsica to !
be brought up in obscurity under the name of
their grandfather, Bonparl, which was cor
rupted into Buonaparte. And thus, says the
legend, Providence avenged the wrongs of the |
twin brother of Louis XIV, and restored the
eldest branch of the Bourbon line to the throne
of France
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An experienced and successful market-ga
dener having advised the use of coal-ashes AS Il
manure or fertilizer for tomatoes, the writer of
these paragraphs made trial of them, last
year. with the best results. The soil on which
the trial was made was naturally rich one,
and had, in addition to its natural riches, been
improved by stable-manure. In previous years
there was no end of vine-growth, but indispo-
siton to form fruit, Us is commonly the case
under such circumstances. The cOal-ashes,
having been dumped to the extent Of a good
wheelbarrow-load at each point where a plant
was to stand, were thoroughly incorporated
with the SOIL and the plants set out four feet
apart each way. They made prodigious growth,
set fruit early, in great numbers, and produced
some of the smoothest, fairest and largest to-
matoes we ever saw. Indeed, the experiment
was a successful one in every respect, and we
shall never attempt to grow tomatoes, where
coal-ashcs are to be had, without their assist
ance-C0r. Men York HeraM
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VENETIAN RITTERs.--PIck, wash and
drain three ounces OF whole rice, put it into IA
full pint of cold milk, and bring it very slowly
to boil; stir ii often, and let it simmer gently
until quite thick and dry; when about three
parts done, add to it two ounces of powdered
sugar, and one OF fresh butter, a grain of salt,
and the grated rind Of half small lemon; let
it cool in the saucepan and when only just
warm, mix with it thoroughly three ounces of
currants, four of apples, chopped fine; tea
spoonful of flour, and three large or four small
beaten eggs; drop the mixture IN small frit-
tiers, fry them in butter from five to seven min
utes, and let them become quite firm on one
side before they are turned; do this with II
slice; drain them as they are taken up, and
sift white sugar over them after they are
dished.
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For few years my chickens died so badly
that abandoned all care of them, thinking 1t
labor lost In 1872 | commenced feeding
them with air-slaked lime; | lost very few
that summer In the summers of 1878 and
1874 | lost none at all by that disease | put
half pint In vessel and fill it with water or
milk and put for them to drink As they
drink off the top fill up again. Sometimes /
mix half a pint with peck of stirred-up feed
land give them. The lime helps to form the
shell for laying hens. give the lime two or
three times per month, and always if | see
|any signs of the disease. raised about TWEEN
|ty dozen last summer, and healthier, brighter
looking chickens | never owned Western
|Agriculturist
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VEGETtNE
For CANCERS and
DANGEROUS HUMORS.
The Doctors Certificate.
READ 1T.

ASHLEY, WASHINGTON Co., ILL., Jan. II, 1873.
Mr.. ii. r. STEvENs:-
Dear SThis certify that had been suffering from
Rose Cancer my right breast, which very rapidly
and all friends had given me up 10 die when heard
your medicine Vegetine, recommended for Cancer and
Generous HlaOrs. | commenced TO take 1t, and soon
found myself beginning feel better my health and spirits
both felt the benign influence which eXcrted and in few
months from the time commenced the of the Vegetnc
the Cancer came out almost bodily. - -.
CARRIE DRFORREST.
certify that am personally acquainted with Mrs DeFOr
rest, and consider her one OF our very best women,
DIR. 5. II. FLOWERS.
ALL DISEASES THE BLooD.-f VEGErINE will relieve
PAIN cleanse purify and such diseases restoring the
patient perfect health after trying different physicians
many remedies, suffering for years, is it not conclusive
proof If you sufferer you can be cured? Why is this
medicine performing such great cures? 1t works in the
blood in the circulating fluid. 1t can truly be called the
Great Blood Purifier The great of disease orig
mates in the blood and medicine that does not act d
recy upon it, purify and renoyate has any Just claim
upon public attention.
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Another "infant phenomenon" Is announc-
ed. It's boy this time. Precocity is not ex-
clusively girls, although they do enjoy a
large share of natures special bounties of
marvellous gifts. j. Harry Shannon, eight
years old only, is boy orator who has already
amazed multItudes with his gifts of memory
and eloquence. He cannot read. but he re-
members everything he hears. and can repeat
the longest speech, once heard word for word.
1t is no parrot repetition. either for his utter
ance magnetizes lie language He is a natur-
al-bUrn orator, and altogether phenomenal
He has been listened to with wonder BY the
most cultivated people in the country. whose
profession Is to speak in public The news
papers praise him in the highest terms. For
instance, the Boston Post SAYS: Nothing
like his oratory has been heard here since the
DAYS of Everett and Webster" The New York
Herald says: j. Harry Shannon. but eight
years old. Is, in our opinion. the most finished
orator and elocuiionist the world has ever
known This Is sufficient to proclaim him a
wonder Of words
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FARM AND GARDEN.
Orchard Grass.

Not long ago the Repieo quoted from from
a contemporary something regarding the merit,
and the culture of orchard grass, The sub
iect is worthy further consideration, and we
will briefly give what we CLEANED from one OF
the most extensive growers OF this grass IN the
country
COMPARED with blue grass, the most popular
grass among farmers in the grazing regions of
the west, il is the more nutritious of the two,
and sheep, horses and cattle Ike itfully as we'll
1t will grow in many localities where blue
grass will fail. 1t will thrive upon any soil
that will rpen good crop of Indian corn. 1t
will stand almost any amount of drouth Once
well seeded, pasture will endure almost in
definitely, instances being known where pas
ture has remained unbroken for more than
fifty years and yet producing more feed than
the best Of land in clover and timothy This
grass thrlves well in open timber land, or to-
tally without shade.
The best time to SOW orchard grass is late in
autumn or early winter-say from middle OF
November to middle of December in this
parallel, but it may be sown successfully in
late winter upon Il light snow. If sown in the
late fall, stock may be turned upon the pasture
in July; but, OF course, close feeding must ne
guarded against or the pasture will be injured
The preferable way is to SOW with clover seed,
mixing five or six pounds of the latter with
twenty Of the former for AN acre. In four or
five years the clover will disappear, and the or
chaId grass have become firmly established
Have the soil well prepared; land previously
cultivated in corn or potatoes is preferable.
Though orchard grass was introduced into
Kentucky more than half century ago, it
failed to attract the attention Of our western
farmers to any great extent until within the
past few years. But now sufficient has been
sown for us to have testimony us to its value.
Our principal object in calling attention to the
subject ut this time is to induce farmers to
compare it more carefully with other meadow
grass for hay, for we suppose many have sown
it for this purpose 1t is claimed for orchard
grass that, mixed with clover, which ripens at
the same time, it makes very nutritious and
in every way superior hay. Cut it when in
bloom, the same as timothy.
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A FLOCKMAsTER-who remembers that the
Pheepkilling dog has human intelligence
Enough to be a great coward when in pursuit
pr mischief, wanting to do his deed OF dark.
hess without noise or alarm"-gives the fol
owing simple plan for frightening him out of
he field every time, without fail: BUY side
Pf bride leather for collars, and put bell On
fvery sheep if your flock is small The price
bf one sheep will buy gross of bells. and
Gather enough and buckles to stop them"
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About the LIST of last January | stumbled
across the following paragraph in Il Western
newspaper: Coffee is the mother of rheuma-
Itlsm' | have been great sufferer from
rheumatism during the past thirty wears. Nv
attacks usually forerun aad forctell storm
Thong | am extremely fond of my regular
|morning cup of coffee, yet here was great in.
iucement for selfdenial For nearly five
months now | have touched no coffee and il
will am sure, interest my fellowsufierers to
know that have not for many years been So
free from the twinges diabolcal" Cor. ". Y.
ISlf
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A valuable mixture TO keen ON hand at hi,

A valuable mixture to keep on hand at this
Feason is one of coal ashes, sulphur and helle.
bore. The ashes should be very fine. 1t is
pest after passing them through the ordinary
toal,ash sieve. To one pailful of ashes thus
Iifted add quart of flour of sulphur and hal.
|ebore and mix together. For currant worms.
plant lice, cabbage fleas, sugs on pear trees,
melon bugs, we found this so effcctual last
Feason that we confidently recommend it to
Pur readers. 1t Is always best to use it in the
POOL OF the morning while the dew is upon the
leaf
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The National Lire Stock Journal souelcbes
|everal diseases by saying: The socalled
black teeth in hogs is an imaginary ailment,
PIKE wolf teeth" and ''lampas" in horses, and
fhallow horn" and tail all in cattle This
|u6ject occupies prominent place in the vo-
fabulary Of quacks and COW leeches.
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vEGETINE
IS RECOMMENDED BY ALL
Physicians.

VALLEY STREAM, QUEENS Co., LoNG ISLAND, NY.
Mr.. II. L. SrEvENs:-
Dear SI take the pleasure OF writing small
hcate concerning Negethr prepared by you have been
sufferer with the DypePsid for forty years and have
had the ChfOHfc DiIYThfen for months and have
tried most eyeryhng was given up 10 die and did not
nect 10 live from day to day and physician cOulC touch
my case. your Vegetine recommended 10 cure Dys-
pePSd commenced using 4, and continued doing
and well and restored to perfect health.
All who are afflicted with this terrible disease would kind
~ recommend 10 try 1t for the benefit of their health and 1t
Is excellent a blood purifier.
BY Dr. I. b. EoRBEs NJ. D.. for
MRS WIN II. FORBES.
VEGETINE.-Whcn the blood becomes eless and stag
nant either from change OF weather of climate, want of
exercise irregular diet from any other cause the VEGE
TINE will renew the blood, carry of the putrd humors
cleanse the somash regulate the bowels and npar tone
Of vigor 10 the whole body.
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A HOMEMADE RAKE-I will give my WAY
pr making garden rake: Take a niece of
plank two feet long, one inch thick. and three
pr four inches wide, and drive twepty.pennv
balls in it as close as you wish; nail a handle
pa it and you have a good rake that will mo-;
POST you more than five cents.-Lettsr 10 Ma
konaL FdE1ner
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A company with Il capital stock of $1,000
POO, has been organized in California, for the
purpose OF making watermelon sugar and oil.
planning that 10 per cent of sugar can be OBJ
[ained from the juice, and p per cent of oil
rom the seed, suitable for table use besides
EXtractlng alcohol from the rind and nnln
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VEGETINE
Iregard it as a Valuable
FAMILY MEDICINE.

JANUARY Isl I6i6.
Mr.. II. Il. STEVENS
Dear S-I take pleasure in saying that have used IN,
Vegetne in family with good results and have known
several of remarkable effected by regart
II rs valuable family medicine.
Truly yours, . ~
The Rev. VIM. Mcdonald is well known through the Uni
ted States minister In the M. L. Church.
THOUSANDS SPEAK.-VEGErINE is acknowledged ant
recommended by physicians and apohecares to be the bes
purifier and cleanser of the blood yet discovered and thou
sands speak in its praise who have been restored 10 health
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ARITHMETIC MADE EASY.
ROPP'S
EASY CALCULATOR

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The Second part Is practical Arithmetic and embodes
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II McDOJGAI.II,( Successor TO Cameron e. Me.
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deere
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Hoes lelands block northwest Court House Square
Ottawa, Illinois. junSi6
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Ottawa, ILL., Juy3ij
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h Drug Store northwest corner of La Sale and Madison
streets, Ottawa, III. mayUiG
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l.. THOMPSON, Attorney and Counselor at
IL. Law Office east of the Court House Square, ottawa
Illinois feh5'Ig
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-05-15
National WOrkingmenS' Plat
form Of Mason County.

Whereas, Our legislators, state and ma,
tional have refused, or neglected, to enact
such laws as would harmonic the interests
OF capital and labor. And whereas, the ex-
listing laws tend to the pauperiZation and
hopeless degradation OF the toiling masses,
| therefore be il ReSOlroi,
|. That we are determined as the sover-
eign people OF this country, state and ma
ton, to use our power ut the ballot-boX,
and by so doing, place men in authority
who will represent the interests of the
whole people, instead OF that OF class oil
individuals.
9. Therefore, we cordially invite the in
dustrial classes, whether mechanical, agri.
cultural or commercial, who are alike suf'
fering from vicious legislation, to cooper
ate with us for the enforcement OF the fol-
lowing principles,
8. And be it further resolved, That Us
laboring men, we ignore party, and meet on
a common platform, for the common good
and laying aside our old party preiudices
we will concentrate our efforts, until blind
Justice, with scales equally poised and
sword upliited, shall stand 10 high places
the arbriter of the peoples rights.
4. And it is further resolved that We are
in favor OF wise and judicious, system Of
legislation, in enucting, and enforcing
such laws rs will bear equally upon capital
and labor, holding in check those grasping
mOnopolies which are crushing the life out
OF the toiling masses, and sapping the very
| foundations OF our free institutions
g. That we arc in favor Of abOlishing the
existing useless system OF County Courts
extending the jurisdiction OF Justices, and
increasing the number OF terms OF the Cir
cult Court,
O. That We arc in favor OF Hbolshing the
present system OF collecting taxes by the
Sherills, ard instead thereof have County
treasury, where taxpayers may pay theil
taxes in scmi.annual installments, and
thereby save to the people thousands o
dollars.
I. That We are in favor Of placing oul
public school system beyond the reach o
party manipulation, and designing polili
clans.
s. That we favor m annual approprN
ton by Congress TO aid worthy CITIZENS Il
settle ON the vacant lands Of the West, IN
stead Of giving them to monopolies Tia
this be done by loan Of money at u low
rate Of interest, and 50 secured that It's re
payment will be sure. Not another acrt
Tor Railroads or spectators.
q. That We favor strict laws compelling
employers to provide NIL well known saiel,
appliances for the protection OF those II
their employ.
10. That wo arc in favor Of calling the at
tcntion Of our State Legislature to tue no
cesslty OF cnacling law regulating The
weighing, measuring and screening oil coal
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Beech Hin Items.

The farmers in this section are
nearly done planting and some will
soon commence blowing their corn.
The wheat crop, which looked SO
we'll short time ago, bids fair to be
almost a failure on many river farms.
Yes, the "tatoe" bug is here and as
numerous as the cattle on thousand
"hills."
Dr.. Hamilton is now located at
Beech Hill, and solicits the patron
age of those who are afflicted.
j. II, Hitler & Co., have received
their spring stock of dry goods, and
are doing large business. Their
trade is rapidly increasing, and well
it should, as they are gentlemen in
every sense of the word.
Work has commenced on the NJ. E.
Church, at Pine Grove. 1t is to be
completed by the first of July, and
will be dedicated some time during
that month,
J.C. Buckley was married on the
I'd inst, toa lady in Indiana. We
understand that he intends locating
in that State. Thus we lose another
good republican but probably our
loss will be their gain. John knows
how to set 'em up.
How pleasant to go forth in the
merry month of May, and while away
a few pleasant hours beneath the
leafy canopy Of the mighty forest,
fringed and adorned by the hand of
natures own self, but OF our pen
yields in humble submission to soli-
tude as our ears are greeted by the
squalling of young chickens, so mum.
erous in every farni yard.
Pol.ly.ticks "are" dull; haven't seen
a can.dy.date for two months.
We are anxiously waiting for some
one toanswer the query propounded
by B, Janton. 1t is strange but
nevertheless it is true, We also
agree with him regarding the young
man, who thinks that u "woman is
the only thing ncedful to make him
happy" during life. After he gets
her he realizes the fact that the sad
dest of all "it might have been"
UPPER NINE.