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A Witty Aucrioneer.

Some interesting "reminiscences of John
Reese, a witty New York auctioneer, are
published. A narrative Of the battle of
Waterloo is put up. "How much for
it," Twenty-Five cents was bid.
"There was no quarter at the battle of
Waterloo, my dear sir" Selling a copy
of some account of the Centaurs," it
was objected there couldn't be an &C.
count of what never existed. Reese
gave an instance of a centaur-the head
Of John the Baptist coming in on a
charger. He said Cadmus was the first
postboy, because "he brought letters
from Phpnicia into Greece" He knock
ed down "Dayley's Deaths Doings" to
"a decayed apothecary," and took the
money, saying "small fevers thankfully
received" Selling y volume Concern.
ing the Apparel of Ministers" he said he
supposed it referred to their "surplus
ornaments" He said the poems of the
Rev. Mr.. Logan were the Blanks and
Braes of Bonnie Doon"-at least the
brays. He likened a ledger to Austria
because it was backed and cornered by
Russia" and when it was knocked
down to Mr.. Owen Phalen, he objected
to selling to a man who was always Owen
and Phalen. He sold a table to a man
who didn't come for it, he told another
who wanted to buy it at private sale,
that the first purchaser was the most I'M
comfortable man he eve knew. He
said of a copy of Lamb with binding
lost, that somebody had "feeced it, but
told the buyer that he could easily re-
owe it. He put up a black CANNON
board which was to be sold on the square,
and as perfect as a copy of Milton, be-
said the "Three Eras of q Woman's
Life was the story of the most wonder
full woman that ever lived-only three
errors, and when he only got ten cents
for the book, said the errors weren't very
expensive.
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hand of the mysterious man beside them,
who, silently drawing the two hands to.
gether and uniting them in his own, said
gently, Glove another as you will,
my yonng friends, yet spare at times a
kind thought for the old wandering poet!
Not q word! l understand you, though
you do not understand yourselves. 1t is
as easy to tell a fortune as to give it."
And was the prophecy realized9 asks a
curious reader. But no answer is needed,
for. if the prophecy were false, why re-
cord it? And, pray, who was the
stranger, after all? Too curious reader,
it is one thing to tell stories and another
to commit breaches of confidence.
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Caution to the Public.

To avoid imposition, purchasers .f Walthsm
WATCHERS viii observe that evcty genuine watch.
Whether gold or silver, b ar, our own tIaa' mark on
both case and movements.
Gold cas- $ ARE stamped "A, W.'o.' end guarantee
certificates them. silver ears az" stamped
Am. Watch 20. Wcitham. Nass,, Cola siiver, or
Am. Watch Go altman. Mass, Sterling SILVER.
according to quality, and are accom- panied 10y guaraD-
Tee certificate signed II. T.. Robbins. Treasurer. The
name "WAL1HAa' Ia plainly engraved upon all move
ments, Irrespective of other distinguishing marks.
This canton i, rendered necessary By reason Of the
fact that our eases are frequently - narated from our
movements aud put upon worthless movements OF
other makers, md rice tersa, thus affecting Iurisus-
" the performance Of the Watches, and Whaling our
guaranty which is Intended only to cover our com
piese Watches wholly made 10y us. Sc Every buyer
should make a close inspection AZ indicated.
AMERICAN WATCH co,
By X. T.. RoBBISs. Treas.
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Tobias celebrated Venetian Liniment! 20 years be.
tore the public, and warranted to cure Diarrhea,
Dysentery, Collie and Spasms. taken internally: and
Group. Chronic Rheumatism, Sore Throats, Cuts
Bruises, Old Sores, and Pains In the Limbs, Back,
and Chest, externally. 1t has never failed. No fam
lily will ever he without il after once giving il a fai,
trial. Price. 20 cents. DR. TOBIAS VENETIAN
HORSE LINIMENT, in Pint Bottles, at One Dollar
is warranted superior to any other. or NO PAY. fol
the cure Of Collie, Cuts, Bruises. Old Sores, etc. soit
by all Druggists. Depot-1o PARK Place. New York
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The Cheapest. Purext and Best Family Medicine in the World!
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION ,Jaundice, Bill
ions attacks, SICK HEADACHE. Cello, Depression
Of Spirits. SOUR STOMACH, Heart Burn, &c, &c.
This uRrivailed southern Remedy ~ warranted not
10 contain a single particle Of MERCURY, or any in.
furious mineral substance, but 10
PURELY VEGETABLE.
containing tbos. Southern Roots and Herbs. which
an all. vic Providence has placed in countries where
Liver Diseases most prevail. H viii eWre all
Diseases eaWseA by I1erAngennent or the
L1ve~ and Bowels.
TIE SYMPTOMS Of Liver Complaint are a bitter
or bad taste in the mouth Pam in tbs Back. Sides CT
Joints, often mistaken for R~heu HOsar
SaOrnarh; Loss Of Appetite; Bowels alternately
cosfive and lax Headache; Loss Of memory, with a
painful sensation Of having failed to do something
which ought to have been done; Debility, Low
9plritas n thick yellow appesTApce VI the Skin and
Eyes a dry Cough, often mistaken for Consumption
Sometimes many Of these Symphonic attend the dis
ease, at others very few but the LIVER, the largest
organ in the body. H. generally the seat Of the disease,
edness and DEATH will ensne.
I can recommend ~ an enicscions remedy for dis.
ease Of the Liver Heartburn and Dyspepsia, Simmons
Liver Regulator LEw,s G.. WrNDER, l625 Master
Street, Assistant Postmaster, Philadelphia.
We have tested its virtues. personally, and know
that for Dyspepsia, BiliOusness, and ThrObbinR Head.
ache, ii IL the best medicine the world ever saw. We
have tried forty other remedi es before simmons Liver
Regulator. but none Of them gave us more than tern.
porary relief; but the Regulator not only relieved,
but cured us."-ED. TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER,
Macon, Ga.
MANUFACTURE ONLY BY
J. a. zE1lDN l. CO..
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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HEART DISEASE can be cured-to

HEART DISEASE al be cured-to
prove our assertion we print the following
This is to certify that l have used DR.. Graves
HEART REGULATOR. and from the worst stages of
Heart Disease ! now consider myself well TX the use
Of one and one-half bottles of HEART EGULA
TOR. J have been troubled = little more than a year
with a sluggish misleading Of the heart. and could dc
no STOPPING work whatever. l applied to the best
physicians Of New England, and got no relief, but by
The simple use of this really valuati" rem. dy, I am
now able TO do y good day work y s<rpri~aee ~so
distres. from II. think thereisn Itth ~teqaal.
the REGULATOR, and 1 = = all afflicted
In any way with Heart Disease to give it a thorough
trial. and they will not regret il.
THOMAS Towns, Tiiton, n. H.
Send your name to +. +. INGALLS,, Con.
cord, N. H., for a pamphlet containing a list
of testimonials of cures, &c.
For sale by druggists at 80 cents and 81
per bottle.
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ASK your postmaster for a sample of
the WEEKLY WISCONSIN, published at
Milwaukee; $3.50 per year, postage paid.
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" 49, es. 49, 49, Il ~ II ~
{ - sstss ~ ~ while Mr. yoang heaat hted,
HA = ss1sy = tassus-Ss saooass aeas
-Hay4w,s Aaea.sss.
rfon = usa Aasss'ae'
TI41fHERsS GIM.
-
x Nv months ago III London an old
mnm ~ I'M large panelled room IN one
6 theatreets near Soho square. Every
t3line Ii tho apartment Was brown with
- and ne9aeCt. Nothing more supcrla-
ttvely dizzy could we'll BE- imagined.
Ihe loathefn Govern on the chairs were
whfte and glony ct the edges; the car.
~ ~ almost Of ! uniform tint not
WikhotandinR its original gaudy con-
tEn1ts; there were absurd old engravings
llpon tho walls--relics of the infancy Of
Nh aSt-and curtains to the windows
which tie smoke of years had darkened
from ! delicate fawn to : rusty chocolate
color. III The centre Of the room, and,
~ Il wefes Tie run Of this dusty system,
mood m oflce table OF more modern
nenulactuFe, It which was seated the
odd nan alluded to, sole lord and master
1T the dismal d0miclle. He was by pro-
iea1lon Z money-iencei MS a9e mlgnt
y 10y g nasy.nve years, MY
cafved out Of lockwood or yellow sand
stone, 70 destitute were they of mobility
his eycs were Of : cold, pale steel color,
= nis nrows we're black Ind tufted, like
a.grim old owl; . long, aquiline nose, a
mn md compressed, 2 . vast double
chin, buried 10 . v0lumlnons white neck
10Th q moro than days wear, com
pteted ne portrait. Nor did the expires.
Ron Of his countenance undergo any per.
ceps,bie change q after . timid knock,
- o0or opened md = young man e
teled q singulariy interesting appear
Tbs newcomer was well dressed, but
AZ CLOTHES were none OF ~ newest, and
: the AZ OF = man accustomed TO 50
ciesy. his pale brow was marked with
long, n0rl80ntal lines OF which
nme = rarely the artist. HIS dark,
doef-cuf gray eyes flashed with . pain
tui brightnesA; his long chestnut hair,
damp With persPiration, chung in narrow
STRIP. "a MS forehead; his whole manner
implied the man who had made up his
mind " soHe e~xtraordinary course, from
which no w~avering or weakness on his
past ~ likely to turn him aside, what
svss tne opposition g others might com-
rs biz tAlI figure slightly, he addressed
- money lender n : tone Of constrain-
a ce!mncn
!" Yen lend money, / believed"
" 6ometimes-on good security" re-
raicd The usurer, i~ndifierently, forming a
critical summary OF his visitors costume
= aglance.
Inc stranger hesitated; there was a
d~lscouraging sort OF coldness in the mode
Ot delivering this answer that seemed to
prejudge his proposition. Nevertheless,
he resumed with an effort, II saw your
nsase5 aid not ven nod IN answer TO this
ksc,uslc ~ ~ Doit u.Pfign! IN nis
cnAAt, WAatin& iurtncf Information. II
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"Do you think the blow will permanently
affect her brain, or that she will be sound
in mind should she recover?'
"If the pressure Of the bone upon the
brain be removed, she will doubtless recover
her senses. But until she is completely
we'll again, and even after, no risk must be
taken in the case. Absence of excitement
or noise is indispensable, as the slightest
mental shock might make her = raving
maniac. Blows upon that region OF the
head have been known to deprive persons OF
the power of speech, and il she is not kept
perfectly quiet, she may recover only to lin
ger out a dumb existence"
After breakfast a servant, whom the
squire had despatched across the creek
| upon his first arising. returned with the in
| formation that Mr.. Taylor-the gentleman
| whom the stranger had left at his gate on
the road-would be over Immediately alter
breakfast.
! the squire retired for a consultation, to
| which they after a while called Randy, the
| ysgrant. They then returned to the travel.
| er, and, after hearing his account once more,
| and comparing the time of his leaving MIR.
! TAYLOR with that OF his arrival at the squires'
| they proceeded to the creek in company.
Upon their arrival, the squire addressed
| the traveller:
al have taken counsel with Mr.. Taylor
| touching this case, which seems a deep mys-
tery, after all the information we have been
so far able to gather; the lady seems un-
known even to Randy, who visits every
house in this and the adjoining counties,
and YOU are equally stranger to us. con-
| slider, however, that you have been fully dis
| charged from any connection with the af-
fair. We must first attempt to gather some
| thing from the lady herself"
At this point the doctor came out of the
| sick-room. He stated that the lady had
| greatly improved during the night, and that
| the wound was, in all probability, not Sc
rious; the lady had even recovered, in a
measure, the control of her mental faculties
and language, though she was not fully con-
scious or coherent as yet.
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SANDAL-WQQD

A positive remedy for all diseases Of the Mid.
neys, bladder and Urinary Organs. also
good in Dropsical Complaints. Itnever pro-
duces sickness, is certain and speedy Ia its action.
1t is fast superseding all other remedies. Sixty cap
sales cure in six or eight days. No other medicine
can do this.
Rev are Of limitations. for, owing TO its
grea, success, many have been offered; some are
most dangerous, causing piles, &C.
DCNDAS DICK Il CO.'S Genuine SIT 'ap-
suies, containing al u SiHdatrtod, sold al an drug
stores. Ash tr circular. or send tr one 10 IS and 81
U,u.te, S,s.t Nsy yo,g
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ASK tie recovered

ASH tlSe recovered
d~yspeptics, bilious suf-
ferers, victims IT fever
and agne. the mcrcurial
diseased patient. how
they recovered health,
cheerful spirits and
good appetite; they will
tell you by taking SIM.
Mons LIVER RE6uLA-
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The above is Il synopsis of "THES SHADOW
OF FATE" by Judge Jarvis, a wonderfully
dramatic and powerful novel, which began
in No. Goo of FRANK LEsLIE's CHIMNEY
CORNER, now for sale at all news depots.
1t is a story of adventure and devotion Of
an interest beyond that of any novel pub
lished for years. With No. 60 of FRANK
LEsLIE's CHIMNEY CORNER is presented an
exquisite steel engraving, Gloves Young
Dream - with No. 66l. Dressed for Bap-
tism," a picture appealing to every family
with No. 662, "Nina." These three engrav-
ings cannot be purchased in the print-stores
under FIFTEEN DOLLARS. The price of the
CHIMNEY CORNER is ten cents weekly, or
IA per annum Any one wishing to enjoy
the excellent stories, instructive and enter
tanning matter in this popular paper can re.
ceive it for three months, free of postage,
by renting ONE DOLLAR to FRANK LES
LIE, 537 Pearl Street, New York. Try it,
and with No. $50, thus securing
these three exquisite engravings.
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The squire, Mr.. Taylor, the traveller and
| the doctor together proceeded to the bedside
of the unfortunate woman, the stranger
being assured of his release by the words of
the squire-frSt ordering Il servant to bring
his horse to the door before leaving the
piazza. .
Upon reaching the bed the woman opened
her eyes, and, seeing the kind, manly faces
of the squire and Mr.. Taylor, she family
smiled, and ran her eyes over the rest OF the
group.
She passed the doctor without any variance
of expression, and then rested them upon
the face of the stranger.
The eyes became set in a horrible stare,
the light forsook them, the pupils diiated;
she raised herself to a sitting posture by u
convulsive movement of the arms: then.
crouching to her knees and throwing her
self wildly down upon her face, she shrieked
out, with II curdling moan:
"Oh, oh, Dupuy! don't, don't" and con
sciousness left her.
Despite his self-command, the traveller
paled. He at once retired with the gentle
men, however, to the piazza, and the doctor
moved to assist his patient.
In a short while he, too, joined the party
upon the piazza. Nothing had passed be.
tween the group until the doctor broke a
painful constraint which had fallen upon
all.
Gentlemen" said he, "ihe worst misilap
that could befall this unfortunate lady has
Just occurred through her having seen this
gentleman, Mr.. Durer. She is a raying
maniac. She may die; she may recover after
a lingering illness; but, in any event, she
will be fortunate if she ever RECEIVERS hel
reason. Darkness has settled upon hel
brain for a long night, which may never bt
followed by the dawn"
"To what, doctor?" asked the squire, dc
yeu attribute her shock"
"She was evidently stricken with horro
at the sight of Mr.. Durer,::whom, from m,
knowledge of the laws of the human brain
she has in some way associated with the vic
lence which has been done her, to her grea
terror
There was q pause, 3 painful lull.
Then the squire spoke to Durer.
"The case, sir, has taken a new turn
You will not he surprised that | conclude j
my duty to commit YOU to await further de
velspments in the matter"
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FATENTREs and inventors Should read ah.
vertisement of Edison Bros. in another column.
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D~yspePsis. Debility. and loss of appetite,
whether the result Of sickness or oyer-exertion, may
h. readily cured by Schenck's Seaweed Tonic. 1t
builds up the -nervated system by aiding digestion
and stimulating the appetite.
For sale by all Druggists.
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Upon the last syllable he strobe from the
piazza, booted and spurred, his steps clang..
ing an echo to his voice. One spring and
he has vaulted into his saddle; he brushes
away the servant who holds his bit with i'm
perial disdain, and turns his horse at the
gate.
The animal clears it with the activity and
fire of his master, gathers himself on the
other side, and before the squire can recover
from the stupor of a~mazement, is off like the
Wind.
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GOOD ADvICE.-We advise every
farmer or stock raiser to invest In Sheridanis
Cavalry. Condition Powders, and feed them
out to their herds this winter. Dapend upnn
it, il will pay big interest,
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DANGERoUs.-It is a dangerous thing
to neglect a cough or cold, or any difficulty
OF the throat or lungs. Lose not a moment
in getting a bottle of Johnson's Anodyne
Lininent. You can rely upon tito cure you.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-30

BURNET1's COCAINE allays irritation,
removes all tendency to dendrufl, and in
vigorates the action of the capillaries in the
highest degree. The COCAINE has earned
a deserved reputation for promoting the
growth and preserving the beauty OF the
human hair. Ladies dressing their hair
deliberately for the evening viii find that it
imparts a healthy natural gloss to the hair,
and will cause it to retain its shape for hours
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CHEW
The Celebrated
"MATCnLEss"
Wood Tag Plug
TOBACCO.

The PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY.
New York. Boston and Chicago.
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Wives Know That the Brow Of Care

Is often soOthed by a delicious supper,
to which perfect bread, rolls. biscuit, etc,
are so important. To have these delicate
products of baking always reliable, the use
Of DooLEY's YEAST POWDER is very i'm.
portant. This article is among the most
valuable of the day in its bearing on health.
1t is put up in cans always full in weight.
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Feeling the forehead, he found it cold
the hands were also chilled, but he thought
he felt a slight tiutter OF the pulse. Tearing
open the dress, he pressed his hand against
the heart and found it still warm.
His efforts to resuscitate her were soon re.
warded, and, after a few moments, the
woman made an attempt to speak, which re-
suited, however, only in amoaning cry.
At this point ne began to look for other
assistance, when he observed a light upon
the hill above the creek. Once more raising
the body to the pommel of his saddle and
mounting behind it, he sought the road.
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ESTABLISHED r. YEARS. Always cures. Always
ready. Always handy. Has never yet failed. Thirty
~aif!ioas hare tested Il. The " hole world approves the
glorious old Mustang-the Best and Cheapest Lini-
ment In existence. II cents a bottle. The Mustang
Liniment cures when nothing else will.
SOIL BY ALL MEDICINE MEMBERS.
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~sNS vi Vic UutGI
door, Al ii undecided which road to take.
IN truth, all roads were much alike to
him at that moment. Some cause, too
subtle to be seized by the mental analyst,
determined his course. He turned to the
right, and strobe rapidly onward.
He felt already like one of the dead.
to join whom he was hurrying headlong.
He looked neither to the right moi TO the
left; and before him was a mist in which
the phantoms Of his imagination dis.
ported themselves to the exclusion of all
other visible objects. Nothing earthly
had any further interest for him. He
did nc even hear the steps of some one
running behind him, nor hear the voices
which called after him to stop; but his
course was Q 0 0 effectually arrested
by the firm grasp Of a mans hand. which
seized him by the arm with the force and
the ~tenacity of a vice.
He turned fiercely round. He was in
no humor for the converse of casual &C.
quaintances. MOI was it any CAV con.
vivalist OF happier days whose face now
greeted him; it vas the old money
lender, who in a voice husky with loss o,
breath, or possibly emotion, said, thrust
ing q couple Of twenty-pound bank note,
into Vest hand:
Here. take these notes. Take them
say!' he repeated AZ the young man
dizzy with amazement, stammered out;
You accept, then, my terms?"
NO." .growled the usurer; III piy,
them % you. Do you understand?
say | give them to von. + om ON NJ,
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A. rider was threading his way over a road
which lay along the hills at the base OF the
Blue Ridge Mountains, in the region known
AZ the Piedmont of Virginia, about the
sources of the Rappahannock river
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concealed the lower part of a swarthy
but handsome countenance of rare dig
nifty and severity Of outline. His dress
was utterly un- English. A vast mantle
with a hood fell nearly to the ground, as
he wore huge courier boots, which were
still splashed, as if from a journey. His
great dark eyes rested with an express
sion of royal ~benevolence upon the two
young people, towards whom he had ad-
vanced with a courteous inclination that,
as if magnetically repressed Bernard's
first indignant impulse.
81 am the heir-at-law," he said in a
mild voice, as if he had been announcing
a most agreeable piece of intelligence.
"Then, sir" said Bernard. " trust
"Trust; absolutely" interrupted the
foreign looking heir. "My children, do
you know who / am? No? / will tell
you. / am a monster who in his youth
preferred beauty to ambition, and glory
to gold. For ten years after attaining
manhood ! struggled on, an outcast from
my family in poverty and humiliation,
without friends and often without bread
At the end Of five more years | was q
great man, and those who had neglected
and starved and scorned me came to bow
down and worship. But the beauty !
had adored was dust and the life of youth.
full hope quenched IN the bitter waters OF
science. For ten years since l have
wandered wei the earth. / am rich; !
may say my wealth is boundless, for ]
have but to shake a few fancies from thi.
brain, to trace a few ciphers with thi,
hand, and they become gold at my com.
mand. Yet, mark my words, my
children! One look Of love il, in my
esteem, worth more than all the applause
Of an age or all the wealth of an empire!'
The dark stranger paused for an instant
as ii in meditation, then abruptly con
tinned: .! take your inheritance, fai,
clild!-I rob the orphan and the father
lese" And the smile Of disdainful pride
which followed these words said NOR
than whole piles or parchment renuncia
tion as to his intention. Involuntarily
the orphan and Bernard seized each 1