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The COlOnel's Advice.

In reference to anecdotes of the late
war, a story is told on Col. B. of the Nine
ty-ninth Illinois Volunteers. While that
regiment was being transported down
the river from st. Louis, soldier by &C
cident fell overheard, and, as usual, ev-
crybody became excited. Above the
noise could be heard Col. BIS stentorian
voice calling out to the struggling man,
"Grab root! Grab a rootW
The idea of man grabbing hold of a
root in the middle of river, to save him.
self from drowning, was ludicrous. The
boys remembered it, however, and at the
first charge on the works of Vicksburg
the Colonel received an ugly shot in the
calf OF his leg, which brought him to the
ground. He rolled over several times In
pain, and, while the balls from the works
were cuttin g the dust around him, ho
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Brown Paper Against the Cold.

The "old woman's" remedy for a
acold on the chest" sore throat, or q
bruise, which consisted in an applica-
ton of brown paper stepped in beer or
vinegar, owed its efficacy to the heat
retaining properties of the paper. A
wet pad Of this material, as far as the
surface next to the skin was concerned,
acted almost as well as layer of wet
linen rag protected with a thick cover
ing of flannel. In short, stout paper of
the commonest sort is an effective nom
conductor, and may be advantageouslv
employed as covering for beds or to exc
out scanty clothing. A piece of thick
paper inserted between the lining and
the cloth of waistcoat or in the back
OF thin coat will render it warm as
well as light. The suggestion is
small one, but it is simple to carry into
effect, and will be found effective.
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DlpIlTl8ElkIA.
Prevention and Cure.
Minneapolis Tribune.


From the authority OF the leading Medical
boards, State boards OF health, Sanitary III
spectors and others, who have given the sub
iect much attention, we learn that the terrible
disease of diphtheria is beyond all doubt /;
blood poisoning disease, caused by malaria!
cess pool or sewer-gas poison, which when in
hailed inoculates the blood with its poisonous
virus, and fatal results soon follow in nearly
all cases; especially SO when the blood and Ill,
whole system is in an impoverished, feeble
ana debilitatcd condition when attacked by
the poisonous virus. The remedy to use in ali
such cases is one that acts promptly and ef
fectually upon tho blood, driving all blood
poison from before it, and building up the
whole system. DIR. E. B. Halliday's Bood
Purifier has been tried and found to be almost
q specific in this terrible disease. Not only is
it cure for diphtheria, but it is also pre-
ventativc, as it is the most valuable blood rem
edy now in existence. 1t strikes at the root,
of diphthcria and of all diseases Of the blood
giving instant relief and permanent benefit.
If you are attacked with the disease taxi
the remedy in double doses ut once
gargling the throat while swallowing
II you live in vicinity, or youl
business calls you where diphtheria RACES, lose
no time, but get bottle of DR.. Halliday's
Blood Purifier and take it at once, and it will
prevent you from taking the disease. Tel
your friends and neighbors about it too, get
them to use it, and keep the disease away
from your ncighborhood. 1t will surely Dc
you good: It is a vegetable remedy, and may
be taken by the smallest child or most delicate
lady. CRosMAN & PLUMMER, Druggists, Min.
neapOlis
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Definition or Poetry.

Poetry is the product of earnest
thought. Thought cherished in the
mind becomes earnest; then expressed
in words it becomes poetry. The feel
ings move inwardly, and are embodied
in words. When words are insufficient
for them, recourse is had to signs and
ordinations. When signs and exclamar
tons are insufficient fol-. them, recourse
is had to the prolonged utterance Of
song. When this, again, is insufficient.
unoonsciously the hands begin to move
and the feet to dance. To- set forfh
correctly the successes and failures Cof
Government) to affect heaven and
earth, and to move spiritual beings.
there is no reader instrument than
poetry.-SQcred RnnEs If china
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APPROACH OF CONGREGATIONAL the
near approach to the earth of several
comets has been known, the least dis
tances of only two have ever been de-
termined with any degree of accuracy.
On Jaly l, ITO, comet was within
100000 miles of the earth-the closest
approach of one of these bodies of
which astronomers have any certain
knowledge. Its apparent diameter was
u deg, or nearly five times the appar-
ent diameter of the moon. 1t is not
surprising that the apparition of such a
monster should cause panic of terror
among unenlightened and supcrstitious
inhabitants of the earth.
HEALTH H1NTs.-In cold weather
many people suffer severely from TAX
ing sudden colds. Everybody has
found that they can face a wind with
comparative safety; but if the wind
come Oh the back cold is the sudden
consequence. We advise people who
are part of tho time in the house and
a part of the time exposed to the cold,
to have thick WOODEN cloth, six or eight
inches in width, sewed to the lining of
the vest so as to cover the spine. Gen
orally, the undershirt is double in front.
then the linen bosom is three double !:
the vest padded and made three or four
thicknesses; the coat, with it's lapels and
buckram, is heavy, and the overcoat is
padded and buttoned across the chest
again-while the back is not one-fourth
part as warmly clad: tho shirt back is
thin; the back of tho vest thin muslin
and but one thickness; the coat and
the overcoat are much thinner behind
than before.
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Gave Him His Answer.

It was sad thing for Lettie Davis
when she put out her washing on the
clothes-line of her South Fifth avenue,
abode. Peterson Knapp was there on the
watch, and it is alleged carried off the
raiment, part and parcel. At all events,
o policeman arrested him for the Of
tense, and he went to the Police Court
prepared to maintain his innocence by
counsel. Lettie was there, too, and, in
spite OF numerous trying Interruptions
from the counsel, she got down to the
point in her narrative where she dis
covered Peterson, longingly eyiDg the
clothes as size hung them out.
dat brack niggah," she said, ungent-
~ apostrophizing the prisoner; she
stood dab wifi an ole clay Pipe showed
whar it 'ud do the moas good, and he
putin as if he'd like to split. But de
way he looked at dem clothes was quite
huff to show emmy reasonable DOMAINS dat
dey wasn't safe"
"Come, Witness" quoth counsel, sar-
castically, tell us just what kind of a
look that is"
"Oh. you get out" was the snappish
AOJOAAoCls
II insist on that question; how did
the prisoner lock to convey the impress
sion the clothes were in danger?"
Witness was ready with another tart
reply, but his Honor said:
Come, you must answer; how did he
look?"
The witness seemed puzzled.
did he look" asked his Honor,
gancing around for a smile, "did he
look ike-ike counsel, for instance ?"
"Oh, deed, no, sah," replied the wit.
ness. IF he looked de least bit like
dat gemman dere wouldn't been no
robbery at all"
g, ~Ah," said il! the flattcrcd counselor,
I'D made udder arrangements"
indeed" he continued, smiling,
what might they have been?"
"Why, if he looked at all like you
does, I wouldn't have dar'd to hang dem
clothes out at ALL"
There were no Interruptions from
that timo on.-Nc,v York Herald.
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How the Earth Was First Maoped Ont.

What these early maps were We do
not know, but can from reasonable
CONJECTURE. The earth at that timo was
| supposed to be flat circular plain, or
disk, tie broadcast part being from east
10 West, Which was entirely surrounded
by an ocean, or greatriver, that washed
it upon all sides. In about the
center OF this plain Greece was supposed
to be situated; the great central sea of
the inhabited region was the Mediter-
ranean. The farthest point known at
the west was the Straits of Gibraltar
then called the Pillars of Hercules.
Inc southern part comprised the..North
Oh Africa as far as the deserts; while the
region north embraced the countries
bordering upon the Mediterranean, and
an unknown hyperborean land farther
TO the north, with the Euxine and
Caspian seas at the northeast. Tho
farthest eastern point known was
about the western limit of India.
This was what would then be
contained in map as representation
Of the earth. The sun was supposed to
pass under and around this flat plain,
which was Their the mode of accounting
Tor the changes Of day and night. The
space beneath was supposed to be
great vault, called Tartarus, the abode
OF the spirits of the wicked among men.
as the region corresponding to it above
the plain was the heaven, or abode of
the gods. The unknown region beyond
the Pillars OF Hercules was filed up
with creations of the fertile imagination
of the Greeks. To the northwest and
north were the Cimmerians, people
living in perpetual darkness, and tho
Hyperboreans, a race supposed to be
exempt from toll, disease, or wars. who
enjoyed life for Thousand wears in a
state OF undisturbed serenity. To the
west of Sicily were the enchanted Is
lands of Gree and Calypso, and the
floating Island of Eol1s. A little to
the north of the Pillars of Hercules was
the entrance to the internal regions:
and far out in tho Western ocean, be-
You'd the limits of the known earth, was
the happy region called Elysium, a land
OF perpetual summer, where a gentle
zephyr constantly blew, where tempests
were unknown, and where tho spirits of
those whose lives had been approved by
the gods dwelt in perpetual felicity.
Here, also, wero the Gardens of the
Hesperides, with their golden apples
guarded by the singing nymphs, who
dwelt on the River Oceanus, which was
in the extreme west, and the position of
which was constantly shifted as geo.
graphical knowledge increased--Pop-
2Ala'' Science Monthly.
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A Fighting Tar.

we nave recently leafQ an interesting
anecdote, by which one can deduce q
moral and adorn it into tale, of how
second thought SO often prevents vast
complications. There is Yankee skip
per from Maine, we'll known as local
trader, Capt. Pitcher. He is, like most
Maine men, large-proportioned and pow
erful. Some years ago he ran the Krauz
from Washington to Boston, but has
been abroad since, trading between this
country and the Continent. As the story
goes, British troop-ship, commanded
by an irritable, impetuous old dutfer of
the Queens "navee," was at anchor in a
foreign port. Capt. Pitchers bark was
being piloted in, and, through some
Encouragement, fouled the jibboom of
the troop-ship, doing, however, little CT
no damage. The old officer, in fury
of rage, howled:
"Come on board, sir"
The Yankee skipper, not exactly know
ing what to do under the circumstances,
pulled in his gig to the ladder of the
troop. ship, and mounted to the deck.
He was somewhat startled when, as he
stood upon it, the old officer called:
"Sen:Ty, arrest that man."
The skipper was astonished, but
quickly answered: II am an American
citizen. I am u:larmed, bnt no man
shall arrest me-"
Arrest him, sentry. Don't you hear
me?" roared the Captain.
The sentry advanced to seize the
skipper, but was met with a left-hander
that would discount q ile-driver.
Quickly the Yankee made for the gang
way, striking down every man who in
terfered, leaped into his gig, and pulled
of to his bark. Straight to the Ameri-
can Consul he went and put his case be-
fore him. The latter told him he would
attend to the matter, and tho next day
the skipper called. The Consul sat at
the center of the table; to his right was
the English officer, no other than Vice
Admiral Sir James Hope, K. G. B., in
all the splendor of full uniform.
Admiral Hope, Capt. Pitcher" intro
duced the Consul.
Captain, I am delighted to meet
yoa," responded the Admiral. "And
now let the war go on
He spoke in the suavest manner and
"AoAA u1AO o"OOoSoV " Su441CS. Auo Shlp-
per bluntly said that he thought the
English officer should apologize.
Not at all, not at all; no, dear
friend. You came on board my ship,
whipped the entire Queens navy. and
escaped without scratch. Is that not
sufficient satisfaction? Don't let us
have any Alabama claim business ::
please don't ask en- apology; you are
too good a fellow, I know, to enforce
it."
Well, Admiral" began the Captain,
greatly Modified. well, Admiral,
sorter guess that perhaps it's oil right"
"Of course it is. We are diplomats,
and have some splendid brand y in my
cabin. There are excellent cigars; we
will adjourn to our brandy and cigars,
and our two nations will postpone the
war. If all your sailors are like you I
should prefer that the war be indefinite-
~ postponed."- Boston Journal.
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A Good Letter.

The best of all letters is that which
conveys the most information in the
fewest possible words. A lack of spon-
taneity destroys the charm of letter.
Ladies have two favorite epistolary
manias in their ordinary correspond
ence, namely, writing across lines and
INDUCING in postscripts, to say nothing
OF their almost universal practice OF un-
derlining words-this is confession of
weakness. Among celebrated letters is
brief one which occurs to us, while we
write, from the pen of the Italian poet,
Politian, to friend: II had great
grief, and I have great joy-because
you were sick, and because you have
recovered" How brief and how signifi-
cant! This letter stands as a model to
all letter-writers.
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Tho Power Of NonR.

In one of the hospitals of Edinburgh
lay wounded Scottish soldier. The
surgeons had done all they could Tor
him. He had been told that he must
de- He had q contempt for death, and
prided himself on his fearlessness in
facing it.
A rough and wicked life, with none
but evil associates, had blunted his
sensibilities and made profanity and
scorn his second nature. To hear him
speak one would have thought he had
no piously-nurtured childhood to re-
member, and that he had never looked
upon religion but to despise it. But it
was not SO.
A noble and gentle. hearted man
came to see the dying soldier. He ad-
dressed him with kind inquiries, talked
to him tenderly of the life beyond
death, and offered spiritual counsel.
But the sick man paid him no atten-
tion or respect. He bluntly told hin,
that he didn't want any religious con-
versation.
"You will let me pray withsyou, will
you not?" said the man at length.
mo; know how to die without the
help of religion" And he turned his
face to the wall.
Further conversation could do no
good, and the man did not attempt it.
But he was not discouraged. After a
moments silence he began to sing the
old hymn, so familiar and so dear to
every congregation in Scotland:
Oh, mother dear, Jerusalem,
When shall como to thee?
He had a pleasant voice, and the
words and melody were sweet and
touching as he sung them. Pretty
soon the soldier turned his face again
But it's hardened expression was all
gone.
"Who taught you that 2" he asked
when the hymn was done.
MY mother"
so did mine. I learned it of hel
when I was child, and I used to sing
it with her." And there we're tears in
the mans eyes.
The ice was thawed away. It was
easy to talk with him now. Tho words
of Jesus entered in where the hymn hat
opened the door. Weeping, and will
Il hungry heart, he listened to thu
Christians thoughts of death, and il
his last moments turned to his mother
God and tho sinners Friend.-Relig
i01tS Herald.
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Taking Oath UpOn It:

The London Sporting Times tells this
good story: A clergyman who lately left
Liverpool in on: Of the huge ocean steam
ers began to feel rather uncomfortable
soon after leaving the mouth of the river,
and having had an introduction to the
captain, sought him out to learn if there
was any danger. The captain did not
answer Immediately, but lei his passcn-
per to the forecastlc and told him to list
en- TO what was going on. The clergyman
was shocked to hear. party of sailors
swearing vigorously, and expressed his
horror to his conductor. The aptain mere
" remarked, "Do you think these men
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would swear in such a manner If there
was any real danger?" Whcrcupon tho
parson seemed satisfied, and retired.
A day or two afterward, when they en-
countered rather a severe storm, the
clergyman, remembering what he had
been shown before, managed to make his
way with great difficulty to the forecas-
tie, and was overheard by the captain as
he came away, exclaiming to himself:
"Thank God they're swearing yet!''
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UNDER THE STARS.
BIZ CLEs1ATIs.

Obi waters of March that coaseless flow
Oh! human hearts with their tides Of woe;
Over rivers of grief. of pain and tears,
That the stars look on through the passing years:
The bitter blasts that DER human lives blow;
Oh! the cruel faces behind prison bars,
That mockngly stare at the beautiful stars;
Oh the misery and sin under the stars,
Tho beautiful stars.
See the pale mother as she kneels by her bed,
And the stars cast halo DER her silvered head,
Praying for dear ono in anguish of heart,
Who never has chosen the better part;
Who long ago wandered far from his home,
And left his poor mother alone, ali ! so lone,
Under the stars, the pitying stars.
And the wan mourncr as no bends DER the bie.,
And drops bitter and anguisEed tear;
Only one year ago she stood by his side,
And the sun ne'er shone on loveier bride
Now the stars shine on still. white face,
Waxen hands folded with silent grace;
Fled from him now all JOY and mirt!.
All his hopes buried IT. the silent earth
Under the stars, the sorrowing stars.
Here stoops q miscr saI}ow aud grim,
Ger his battered Golfers oiled TO the brim;
Not a joy for him does tbs whole earth hold
But to count in tho starlight his yellow gold
Nothing to him the want and woo
That the stars look on as they onward go.
Only lives to worship his yellow gold
Till he sleeps alone in tho silent mold
Under tho stars, the golden STAR.
Rere gaunt prisoner, hands stained with blood;
Memories pour DER him in bitter flood
Memories of childhood and stainless youth,
OF q mother who taught him tho Ways of truth.
Now lie shiyeringly lists to the clank Of his chains
And wonders can he e'ec wash from his hands tn,
stains;
And he hopclessly stares through the rusty bars
At the cLaseless march OF the beautiful stars.
Yonder a Magdalcn in the dim starlight
Wonders In sin through the darkness Of night;
Hero waldcrer, stepped in sin to the lips,
Though no loathes tho cup that he eagerly sips;
Mothers with children crying fer bread;
Mothers watching DER their silent dead.
All ! the anguish and woe Of the hannah heart,
The misery and sin that's of life part
Under the stars, the pitilcss stars.
Mother and mourner shall their loved ones meet?
Miser and wanderer will He in mercy greet?
Magdalcn and prisoner will He wash III His blood
Bid them be clean ere they cross the dark Hood?
Shall they be found without blcmish stain?
Shall they sing the sweet anthems where Eo ioy
fully reigns,
Above the stars, the paling stars?
APPLETON. Wis.
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Awonderful Discovery.

For tho speedy cure Of Consumption and all
diseases that lead to it, such as stubborn
Coughs, neglected Colds, Bronchitis, Hay Few
er, Asthma, pain in the side and chest, dry
hacking cough, tickling in the throat, Hoarse-
ness, Sore Throat, and all chronic or lingering
diseases Of the throat and lungs, DR. Kings
New Discovery has no equal and has cstab-
lished for itsella worldwide reputation. Many
leading physicians recommend and use it in
their practice. The formula from which it is
prepared is highly recommended by all med
ical journals. The clergy and the press have
complimented it in the most glowing terms.
Of cost, or regular size for 81. For sale at
wholesale and retail by Gray & Hofiin, Min
neapOlis.
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cried out, "Cease firing! Cease firing
You are drawing tho fire from the enemy
on wounded man!''
Tho boys saw their chance, and the
whole regiment, with shouts of laughter
yelled, Grab q root! Grab root y -
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GENTLEMEN WHO DRESS WE'LL
Arc Interested i'm tho Information Con
tnillcsl Ira this Paragraph.

Arc Intercstcd in tho Information Com
tninesl In this Paragraph.
favorite merchant tailor, No. los East Third ST.,
st. Paul, MIMI, has just received the largest
and choicest selection of imported English and
French cloths, cassimeres, ETC., including all
seasonablc and spring styles, ever brought to
st. Paul, and which he is uow prepared to make
tistic taste. Gentlemen OF taste will admire
the new styles, and will find the variety to
choose from only embarrassing because of the
great number vi elegant patterns. The new
Meltons and Cassimercs are especially fine,
and make up more nicely than ever in the new
spring styles. McGrath's customers are
among the best dressed men all over the State
Samples and prices by mail.
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic, the lad IS medicine

Go around the world, if you choos ant you
will not find remedy of such sterling merit q;
the great blood medicine, DR.. Z. B. Halliday's
Blood Purifier. We are willing to place it side
by side with any three of the OTHER pop,,]a,
blood medicines o. The present age; and " i'll
guarantee that it will sulr more diseases in the
same length Of time tl'an I, hose three combined
Strong talk this, you SLY: swell, it is strong
talk. Elt we have s"... he wonderful work
ings OF this remedy Curing the past four ycai :
and we know just wiz. we arc saying" Try
it, use il, it will do y''': good, and then tell
your friends about it. Gresham s. Plummer
druggists, Minneapolis, Mimi.
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Robert Lubbock, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, writes
II have used DR.. Thomas Electric Oil both
for myself and family for Diphtheria, with the
very best results. regard it as one of the
vest remedies for this disease, aud would use
no other"
Pope & Billau, Druggists, Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, write:-"We have never sold any med
! icine that gives such satisfaction to the Gus
toner and pleasure to the seller as Dr. Thorn
as Electric OIL" Noyes Bros. & Cutler, whole
sale agents, St. Paul, Mimi.
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Everybody in the vicinity Of 146 West Thir

Everybody in the vicinity of 146 West Third
street are surprised at the vast amount of Dr.
E. b. Halliday's medicines that are being
shipped. and Noyes Bros. & Cutler are set
back at the amount Of orders that arc coming
N. Large cities. sucl Is Dubuque,D es Moincs,
Davenport, keokuk and Milwaukee, which
never ordered this medicine before, are send
ing for large orders. And still the cry is:
Give me DR.. Halliday's medicines; they seem
to help me most.
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"A SENSES taker," said the old lady.
oh! wal; there's me an Jeremiah an
Sarah Ann, an that's oil, 'cept Jim, an
he's fool an amt got no senses to
take"
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a Household Need.

A book on the Liver, its diseases and their
treatment sent free. Including treatiscs upon
Liver Complaints, Torpid Liver, Jaundice
Biliousness, Headache, Constipation, Dyspcp
sia, Malaria, etc. Address Dr. Sanford, 1852
Broadway, New York CITY NY