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Liver and kidney Complaint.
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J0IeBb NIttH, MI
Dear Sic After doc'orng for q long tltng
O. troublesome Liver and Kidney Cohlpi on !
The Me- cure was speedy ana permanent II als9
cured me Of Dyspepsia md indigestion, ana
tSareforo reoorameud it. Harry Crothers'
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nspt Blooa Purider Known.

Dear Sir Il have taken your Indian Blood
Syrup, and fndit to be greet regulator OF tn ns
system before taking it, fat or stronS loou
Vas disaereeable to me, but now it is the re,
verse. The Rheumatism and Scatica that !
have suffered with is gradually wearing on
and makes me feel like new man..
Hn0 HA"io = Lewis II. England.
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Why liz BUYS Mules.

Sheriff Pressl has some idea on
he purchases latter; lne ' GSnIr
day one of e hands, hAeiy
young fellow, ked: why don't you
buy horses9 good deal rather
drive them 8 no doubt of it, re-
sponded the q ial sheriff, $50 had !,
when / was b I'd pillow horse all
day, and then nee up at night and
ride Six or eig miles to see girl. l
not,ced, thong hen a fellow rode a
mule he was & alIv lauqhed out of a
second visit. Iess ri keep on buy
ing mules. Y bows won't be 80 tired
when you 60 I'd "a
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I3fICk NIattIIIE It.1E715
Dear Sir This is to certify that l was
troubled with q Dizziness IN the heaq, sno
aIso Nenrelgie. But hearing OF your Indian
blood Svr1p. tried it, aud it has enectuallS
cured me. tnoNo
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Talk about jaws of death, ex.
claimed mai no had termagant
wife, :! tell W hey're nothing to the
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Cures Dyspepsia.


naor My wife has been afflicted with
p9sTens;a for over four years, and could not
Get anythingt to relieve her. 1 bought bot
fle OF the Indian Blood Syrup Of your agent,
M. W. Dawson. and am happy to say tnst ~
has entirely cured her. can recommend ~ 10
all that are afflicted asbeing the best mealcine
IN the world. f. "Auel'
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NJ PHO n

Can be cured by the continued use Of Osmun's
God Liver oil and LactO-PhOsphate OF Lime,
bronchitis, and all Serofuous Diseases. Ask your
druggist for Osmun's and take no ether. II he
has not got it. 1 will send six bottles anywhere on
receipt of s.. CHA5. a. oShoS
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w d6dnlObh1ds bAAN nAbOACiilO ALch
Nothing has been added to the medicine ann
aothue las been taken away. 1t is without Doubt
The blar PURIFIER of the liLoop and ltENEWEA "
the SYSTEM ever known to man.
This Syrup possesses varied properties
1t acts upon the Liver.
GLacts upon the Kidneys
1t regulates The bowels.
Ii purilies she Blood.
81 duiels the Nervous system.
EtprOmOtes Ui@estiOlls .....-....
1t NoUTishes, strengthens and Huvtgs
Orases.
u carries off the old blood aud lnaken
New.
u opens thc pores Of the shin, and
induces Healthy Respiration. ..'.
It neutralizes the hereditary talnt, or poison IN
Che blood which generates Serofuia iGryeipcsH and
al manner Of skin diseases and internal bpnors.
there are no spirits employed in H. manufactuTe,
AVID II can he taken by the most delicate babe, or
bs(iha AGED ard fc hl,, re edi9 t.i@g fe4&rea ~
ait5fti0s 10 directions
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Or. Clark johnson having associated himself
with Mr. Edwin Eastman, an escaped captive, long
a slave 10 Nahainetkia, tho medicine man Of tho
Commence, lB now pre- pared 10 lend his aid the
rlraff OF
or TO
fraf or MIS-. Gins Jones ana son, or Waahfuctau
CO., Iowa. nm account Of whose suGcriugs were
tu.Nir-lv narrated In tie N'g Iort Herald Of Dee.
10Th, 1878, tho facts Of which Gre go widely
uon OF Mr. Eastman experiences Will be given
here. They arc, however, published IN neat vol
Among tAc CQmouchcs and Apaehes,' OF which
mention " III he mad0 hereafter Su1ice II to say,
ihut Tor several years, 81 r. slnan, while cap-
tive, was compelled 10 gather tho roots, rlnie.
horAs, herbs and bcrrlc- OF which Wnknnlct kla'a
medicine was made, and "a stu prepared to pro-
| vide the SAIE materials for the successfm intro
! duction of Tho medicine 10 the WOrd and assurea
| the public that the remedy r. the came now Es
| when Waklmctkla compelled him to make 1t.
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Cnres Diseaee Of tne Throat.

UDbbLUWL NIUNol sNeI Wv W.T.
Daar Dir III vas troubled for years with
Disease Of the Throat. ii was 80 bad that II
prevented me from reading, az it caused me
TO swallow and clear my throat SO often
used one bottle Of your Indian Blood Syrup
and am cured. Ulysses ~ ho"17'
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where Clover seed is Grown.

A prominent stock journal says that a
cause 81 Fatality among swine is the
neglect To protect them from the burn-
ing rays OF q summers sun. They are
frequently turned into an inclosure so
hard and dry that they cannot root 10
get fresh earth TO lie in, with neither
tree nor shed for shelter, nor fresh
water to cool them. These are cruelties
perpetrated every season by men who
pretend to know how to raise hogs, and
IL view of these facts, is there any rea-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-10
SinCAa.
TEMPLE Bari

When Miss O'Neill was in the plenti-
tude of her power, the management of
Covent Garden diversified the attractions
of the theatre with certain dramas
founded by Mr.. Terry, an actor, on Wal
ter Scott's novels of "Guy Mannering"
and "Rob Roy" Sir H. Bishop wrote
some pretty music for these pieces, and
for another called "The Slave" whence
they acquired the appellation of operas.
The singers were above par. The ex-
quisite Kitty Stephens, afterwards
Countess of Essex, warbled ooh, slum-
bers my darling" and some other airs,
and Sinclair seconded her certain duets
which enjoyed considerable popularity
for few years. Sinclair was a Scotch
man, with just accent enough to suit the
characters he assumed. Like many other
vocalists, foreign and English, he was
very illiterate, and made sad havoc with
the text in Francis Osbaldiston ("Rob
Roy"). | heard him say-with a superb
disregard of punctuation and common
sense" "Rashleigh is my cousin, but for
what reason l know notw adding, aftera
pause, che is my bitterest enemy" He
did not seem to be aware that cousinship
is the result of the connubial connection
of a fathers or mothers brother or sister
Sinclair made a grand reputation in
"Midas" by his version of "Pray Goody."
He went to America in latter years,
where his daughter married Edwin For
rest
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Ostricsa Feathers.

Fashion declared, some time ago, in
favor of ostrich feathers. To get these
ornaments for the ladies the hunters of
South Africa encountered all kinds of
hardships and dangers. One day it was
discovered that it was better to domesti-
cate che ostrich and pluck the feathers
from him, rather than kill the goose that
laid the golden egg. A dead ostrich gave
only one crop of feathers; q live ostrich
furnished four crops year. The result
was the domcstication of ostriches in
Cape Colony for the purpose of raising
feathers.
The Importance of this industry is
greater than any one would credit. Who
is there, for instance, that would believe
that last years ostrich feather crop of
Cape Colony exceeded in value the rice
crop Of Louisiana? Yet such is actually
the case The result of this is a great in
crease in the value Of the ostrich. That
bird, which is useless for any practical
purpose, which can not possibly be eaten
or ridden or worked, now readily con-
mands $3.50. This is not to be wondered
at when we consider +Aat+ ++A4-sat+aa 4 pound OF
ostrich feathers is worth &340, nearly
their weight in gold. And all this the
ladies have done with their little bon
nets.
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when the pathetic interest of the piece
was very high. He at first refused to
obey the summons, but as the applause
grew more urgent he came to the door as
though his young mistress had called
him, bowed. to and entered into brief
conversation with her, and went off with
out looking at the audience. This silent
but forcible rebuke should he laid to
heart by too-cnthusiastic play-goers. Has
it ever occurred to them that by stopping
the play until the actor has received
their plaudits they diminish even their
own enjoyment? The pleasure we de-
rive from dramatic performance ma
terially depends upon the extent to
which we are allowed to persuade our
selves that what is passing on The stage is
real. The prosccnim should be as a
window from which actual events are wit
messed. Now, it would be difficult to
imagine anything more mimical to this
aliuSion than the appearance of a player
Immediately ly after powerful scene and
exit. His face necessarily wears an eN-
preston very different from that which
is impressed on theminds of the au-
dience; and Others of the dramatis
persona: instead of proceeding with
their parts, have to stand mute and
motionless until the ceremony is over.
The practice of calling an actor before
the curtain, especially between the acts,
is for similar reasons Objectionable,
though Of course, in minor degree. His
appearance abruptly reminds us of the
mrcality of what we have seen, and his
smiling, or at amy rate placid, face seems
to Justify the remark made by Johnson
when Garrick complained that conver-
sation at the wings as he was about to 90
on disturbed his feelings For the state
Of things we have reprehcndcd, section
Of the audience is to blame. No doubt
many players are delighted to have a
"cali' in the middle of an act, or before
the curtain; but those who respect their
art come forward with unlcigned rcluct-
ancc, and from a conviction that if they
declined to do SO they would give much
ohense They know that the impression
they created would be more durable il
the actor were not seen except when he
is acting. The coldness of the occupants
Of the stalls and dress-circle is bad
enough; the enthusiasm OF the pit and
gallery, if it can manifest Itself, in nc
better way than the ill-timed "calls," is
considerably worsc.'
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Coast Waves.

Next to the action of rain and rivers
comes the gnawing effect of coast waves,
The waves thunder against the cliff, which
mocks its seemingly impotcnt rage by
dashing ii backward in cloud of foam
and spray, but it returns again and again
to the charge until persistency wins the
day. The east coast of England, which
has for centuries been fast yielding to the
attacks of the German Ocean, furnishes
Sir G. Lyell with the majority of his il
lustrations in the interesting chapters
upon the actions of tides and currents.
That eminent geologist tells us how towns
and villages, marked by names in old
maps, now lie fathoms deep beneath the
waves. In one case, which came under
his notice, houses had within the memory
of living men stood upon cliff of so feet
high, but in less than half century
houses and cliff were all engulfed, and
sea-water deep enough to float a frigate
occupied their site. As many as twelve
churches, each further landward than the
last, have been built in one parish, and all
but one have beenswallowed up by the sea.
Church-yards have consequently been de-
stroycd in many places the corpses and
skeletons having been wished out of their
graves and foated away by the tide. Sir
c. Lyell himself saw human remains
protruding from the cliff at Receivers,
in Kent in 1851. And he humorously
alludes to scene depicted by Bewick
which, he says, numerous points on that
coast might have suggested; the grave.
yard of ruined abbey undermined and
almost isolated by the sea, with a broken
tombstone in the foreground serving as
perch ..for sthe scormorants and bearing
the inscription. "Toperpetuate the mem
ory Of - zone whose very name was
obliterated, and whose monument wa.
to fall in the waves. And he aptly
though somewhat sarcastically sugges
that such a tombstone would have been {
fit tribute to the memory of "some phi
losopher" who had taught "the perman
ency of existing continents" the ''era o
repose," or the impotence of modern
causes"
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tsuImss-Sik0vys.
BrlwTayia.l

The dumb-show preceding the fifth
act of "Gordobuc' is curious for it's an
achronistic character The events Of the
story are supposed to occur coo years be-
fore Christ; nevertheless, firearms are
brought upon the scene and freely en-
ployed. The&tage direction runs: First
the drums and flutes begin to sound, dur
ing which there come forth upon the
stage company OF hargabusicrs aud of
armed mcn all in order Of battle. These,
after their pieces are discharged and that
the armed men had three times marched
about the stage, departed, and then the
drums and flutes did cease.
"Hercby was signiiied tumults, rebel
lions, arms and civil wars, as fell in the
realm of Great Britain, which by the
space Of fifty years and more, continued
in civil war between the nobility after
the death OF King Gordobuc and of his
ISSUE" &c However, the period Of the
story of Hamlet" 50 far as it can be
assigned to any precise period, did not
preclude Shakespeare from introducing
~ peal of ordnance and referring to Il
"pctard" in "Gordobuc," the employ
mcnt of music as an aid to the dumb
show is worth noting. The first act is
preceded by emusic of violcnce;" before
the second act music Of cornets" " is
sounded; and before the third emusic
Of flutes"
The dumb-show may be considered as,
performing in part the functions of the
chorus Of the ancient drama. In addj-
tion to its dumb-show, however, "Gordu-
buc' is supplied with chorus of 'four
ancient and sage mon Of Britain" who, at
the close of each act point the moral of
Its incidents, comment upon the proceed
ines of the characters, and express repro
baton or sympathy as the case may seem
to require. If 10 directions as to dumb
shows appear in Shaksppare's tragedies,
the poet has yet been careful to preserve
this custom of the stage when a theat-
rical exhibition formed part Of his sub
ject, as in "tIamlet" and "a Midsum-
mcr Nights Dream"
The "tedious brief scene of young Pyr-
amus' and his love 'Thisbc," presented
for the entertainment of ''Duke Thesells'
and his bride, is preceded by a prologue
delivered by fellow, who, as "Theseus
sa S, doth not stand upon point"
"Pyramus," and "rhisbe," oval"
"Moonshino' and 'Jion' are then in
structed TO enter "as in dumbshow." "
There is no direction, however, as to the
method of this show, nor does it appear
that the performers by their actions an
ticipated the diatresses of their tragedy
1t is, perhaps, part of the humor of their
dumb-show that they show nothing. III
the prologue it is stated:
'The actors are al hand and by their show
| You Shall know all that You are like TO know
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Guillaume. PiIlelm.
lCornhill Magazine. |


The modern French equivalent of Will
liam is, of course, Guillaume. The form
again, descends from Wilhelm through
the intermediate stages of Willelme and
Wllleaulme. All Celtic nations have
fancy for inserting cultural before
words which begin with a W. Thus
William in Welsh changes to Gwilym.
Similarly our Teutonic war becomes
suerre in French, while to wager reap
pears as gagor, so that wages and cages
are really the same word. Cater is to
waste, gateau is the old English wastel,
and gaufres are our waflles. In like
manner the Teutonic Walter becomes
Gaultier and finally Gautier
Sometimes modern English has pre-
served both the alternative forms from
the mother tongue and the Norman
French. For example, to ward survives
by the side of to guard; warden lives
together with guardian; warranty is
equivalent to guarantee; and we do
things either in certain wise or in some
other wise. These analogies show us
easily enough the manner in which Will
helm passed into Guillaume. The next
step was naturally to Latinize it. Our
old chroniclers were quite content
with Willelmus, even if they did not
like the Bayeux tapestry, occasionally
indulge in the barbaric simplicity
of "Hic est WILHELM Dux." The Con
queror's coins generally bear the. legend
"Pillem Rex" or "Pillelm Rex" where
the P stand as the old English form of
W; but his great seal reads "Willelmus.
His son, the Red King, also varies be-
tween "PiIiem' and "Pillelm," while one
of his coins had the very modem-looking
form 'Piliem." The great seal, too,
gives us the Latinized "Wilielmus." II
we put these variants side by side with
"Willielmus" and "Wilgelnlus," from
Baveux tapestry, it is clear that the
liquid sound of the double | must have
begun to be felt very early, thus
accounting for the latter softening
into William. More cul ivated ages,
of course, objected to the Teutonic
w as anything but Ciceronian; and after
the Renainnance, the French form was
transliterated as Guilielmus. Archbishop
Sancroft thus appears on the "Seven
Bishops Medal" under James III, as
does also his reverend brother, Lloyd of
st. Aseph. Even on medal of William
III we find the inscription " Invictissi-
mus Guilielmus Magnus." But the Pro-
testant champion figures ON the regular
coinage as Guilielmus, variation
formed by more ardent priests upon the
correct analogy of the Italian Guglielmo.
This is the shape now currently accepted
as the classical form throughout all
Europe, though the intermediate stage of
Guilielmus still fingers on in remote quar-
ters So difficult task is it even to
trace the notifications of single Chris
tian name.
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A CHURCH FOR CONEY ISLAND.
Propositions That Excite Varied
Emotions in Brooklyn Society.

Much agreeable attention in Brooklyn
religious circles is being centered on a
project TO erect house of worship on the
sandy soil of Coney Island. Although
started within the pale of the Episcopal
denomination, the idea has already found
supporters among Christians of other
sects. There are objectOrs, however, who
look with coldness upon any attempt 10
beard the Sabbath-breaking lion in his
most attractive lair. 1t is cited as a re-
markable fact by the movers in the en-
lerprise that while capital has
been poured into every chan
mel toward personal comfort and con-
yenience, not a sirgle charitable thought
has been given to the spiritual needs of
the hundreds and thousands of visitors
TO be seen in them every Sunday. Strange
to say, the initial step has been taken by
that most worldly of men, Mr. Austin
Corbin, President of tho Manhattan
Beach Hotel Company. In a conversa-
ton in the hotel few days ago, in which
ex- Congressman Nceder, Rev, DR.. Noah
H. Schenck and President Corbin tool;
part, the necessity of furnishing public
hall for concerts, lectures, etc, was
spoken of.
"I'll build such hall at once" said
the railroad manager.
"And I'll preach in it Sundays" cX-
claimed the Clergyman.
"And I'll see that you both keep your
word" added the cx-Congrcssman.
So it was agreed that the edifce, as
soon as constructed, should be turned
over on the first day of each week to re-
deem the worldly character of Concy
Island Sundays.
While the good work is yet in embroy,
however, a serious opposition comes from
Brooklyn's numerous sticklersfor proprlc-
ty. Hearing Of the above incident sew
eral Baptist gentlemen, holding infuen-
tial church Offices, went later in the
week to the seaside to look out for pur-
chasable site for a chapel. 1t was, and
probably still is, their purpose to
start "llnion' meeting house, where
clergymen of all creeds may preach.
They have met with a check
from the "kid-gloyed clement of
worshipers, as they call those now max
ing AN outcry against "paying the devil
the compliment Of visit" Such is also
the state of affairs in the Episcopal sane
tuary of st. AIMS. DR.. Schenck believe
that his position is a correct one. 1t is
not certain that the "Coney Island
Church, or its Baptist counterpart, will
be completed before winter sets in. Mr..
Corbin's attention has been taken up
with other affairs recently, SO that he has
been unable to decide upon either plan
or site. No less than six architectural
designs have found their way to his office
through the mails. Even church uphol-
stcrers have waited upon him with sam
! pies Of tapestry and furniture.
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7hl'tIhtts i'NNINN'J
Nothing can be more destructive to a
play than The fact that one or two per-
formers are so much above the others
that they concentrate all the attention of
the audience on themselves, and that the
rest are despisod or ignored; yet the prac-
tice of giving pieces in this painfully un-
equal manner prevails to a very great cx-
tent in London. 1t must be SAID that it
is not the actors who are entilely to
blame for it, anxious as they may be to
assert their mcritorious individuali,ies.
The public does all that it can to spoil
them and to encourage their worst fail
ing. For some strange reason English
people are always q great deal too ready
to look on a dramatic company as the
appeudage Of a popular actor or actress,
and on plays as means OF enabling a
particular player to exhibit his or her
powers.
When the company of the Ffancais, in
all It's strength, came over here the other
day, society for some time persisted in
regarding Mile. Sara Bernhardt as the
great attraction, and probably would
have done 50 to the end if foolish ad
mirers had not succeeded in making theil
enthusiasm ridiculous. The notion ol
admiring generally level and equal per
formance is one that the English play
goer grasps with extreme difficulty
There must always be prominent per
former. When theatrical questions ar,
/ E.,o,I,,,1 ~ 10 Mt III |,
the representation OF piece which i
spoken of, but the merit of some specia
actor. Foreigners are sometimes mucl
struck by this. A great French mu
sician once remarked that English peo
pie, when talking of the opera, neve
.aid that they had seen the 'Fayorita,
OF the "Huguenots," or "Don Giovanni,
but always that they had seen Mario, o
Titiens, or Faure.
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tending afternoon service, walks quietly
out into the fields to rejoice in the bless
ing of heaven, must be sought chiefly in
Westphalia and the north. If, on the
whole, the Protestants are more observ-
ant of Sunday rest than the Catholics,
the reason is without doubt TO be found
in the fact-First, that the Protestant
population belongs for the most part to
the colder and quieter branches of the
German family; and second, that the
Protestant worship is not at all exciting
to the senses, and is peculiarly sombre as
with the Catholic ritual.