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with capital Of 900 to $500, If energy and pru-
dence be added, a GOOD LIVING can he'nade In any
Town In the World, for these goods are ACTUAL
NECEssiTIES, and the sales OF the past fourteen
years show that purchases of Town Rights invariably
add Town after Town until often several counties
in their control.
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UEALTU is WEALTH.

Du. E. q. NEST Ei,yE ASp BRAIN TREATMENT,
specific for llysloiia. nizaness, Commissions, NeT-
yOus Headache, Mental Depressioni Loss OF Memory,
Spcrlnatorrhusa Imputeucy, Involuntary Emissions.
Premature Old Age, caused by over Nertion self-
abus0 on oyur- Indulgence Witch leads to MISERY, de-
cay, and death. ono box WIN cure rocent cases.
Each box contains ono months treatment. one
dollar a box, Az slH boxes tur NE dollars. Seut hy
mail prepaid ON receipt OF price, We guarantee six
boxes TO euro any ease. With each order received by
us for six boxes accompanied With ave dollars, ws
VIII send tho purchaser our written guarantee 70 To-
the money NJ the treatment does mot effect cure
Guarantees issued by SIOrr tkoMN ELL, 4sO
Penusy Sauia avenue, Washington, y, g., wholesale
ANA retail agents, orders by mll WIN loreiNe prompt
attention. sel0
TR 40 11O pet dJy at hUwo Samples worth u
M w bkU ipS address srNsoN a Go"
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-07-09

cannot help any who. making one dollar, spend
NE. But do offer q sure living to those who can
and will invest fair capital. reasonable Hours, and
prompt attention, pushing rates. All such am glad
to or hear from. orders by mall led as promptly
and at same prices as IL you visited my onlce. In
many the expense of visit Is ms great as the
needed amount to commence business. Yet all are
gladly welcomed and earnestly Invited to come. In
quries chccifuy answered. Please read papers sent
you carefully These sPeciatIes results of twenty
FIVE years labor and expense. Thousands OF certia-
Gates can be given References; Thousands OF custo
mers using them daily and Hundreds who have
purchased rights and sold tho goods from one week
TO fourteen years.
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NOW. orders from all parts of the world places 1t
out Of Mr. Dantcrth's power to personally visit dif-
ferent parts of the United States. But to facilitate
the introduction of HIS q IDS into all sections he
has adopted plan, experiments with which the past
year have proved successful.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-07-09

Mssrs. Editors;-
Tho above 10 good likeness OF Mrs Lydia Z. Pink.
ham, of Lynn, Mass who above all other human beings
may DO truthfully called tho Dear Friend of Woman"
as OF her correspondents love to call her She
10 zoalousy devoted TO her work. which Is tho outcome
of lifostudy, and "a Obliged to keep ak lady
assistants 10 help her answer tho large correspondence
which daily pours in upon her each bearing special
burden OF suffering, Joy at release from it. Hor
Vegetable Compound is q medicine for good and not
evil purposes. hayo personally Investigated It and
am satisfied OF the truth OTIS
on account OF It's proven merits it II recommended
and prescribed by the best physians In tho country.
One says, at works Ike a charm and saves much
pain. II will euro entirely tho worst form Of falling;
OF tho uterus, LeuoorrhGa, irregular and painful
Mcnstruaton, all ovarian Troubles, Inflammation ami
liberation F1OodnGs, nll DisplacomentI and the
Requent spinal weakness and u especially adapted to
the Change of Life"
Itpormcatos every portion Of tho fyatcm and gives
now life and yigor lt removes faintnoss, natulency
destroys all craving for stmulants and relieves weak
ncaa Of the stomach. II GUMS Floating, Headaches
Nervous pTo8tratlon General Debility, Slcopleisncs7
Depression and Indigestion. That feeling Of bearing
down, causing pain, weight and backnchc, is always
permanently cured by it's use IL will at all tmof and
under all circumstances act In harmony with the law
that governs the female syatcm.
ltcosts only g. pcr bottle six for s., and Is sold by
druggists Any advice rcquiryd as 70 aTecLL cass and
the Of many who have bocn restored 60 perfect
health by tho use OF the Vegetable Compound, can 10
obtained by addressing Mira H. with stamp Tor reply,
at her homo in Lynn, Mass.
For Kidney Complaint Of either sex this compounds
unsurpassed az abundant testimonials show.
"Mrs. Pinkhama Liver Pills, Gays one writer "arc
the best IN he tnbrli for tho euro OF Constipation
Biliousncas and Touidity OF the liver Her Blood
Purifier works wonders An Ats special line and bids fall
70 equal tho Compound IN it, popularity.
An must respect her as an Angel Vi aery whose sose
ambition "a 20 doguOd TO others
phlladclplia Pa "a Ms A. ND.
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Dost thou love life Then do not
squander valuable tme-for that Ia tho stuff life is
made of-but procure at n bottle of DIR. Bulls
Cough syrup for your cough and DO cured Your
lrupyI kcppg A.
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But do from hundreds OF successful agencies SAY,
rHArby courteous showing, honest representation,
aud practical working Of these goods, making one
SALE the whole Town will soon become purchasers.
Hundreds have so started selling my goods, and are
uccessful.
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These Goods are all and more than claimed
want HELP to sell them, honorable, energetic, men
and women, who can add few hundred dollars, that
by labor aud prudence, using cost OF sales TO renew
stock, viii soon grow Into larger proportions.
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10 such hold out NO Patent Right strategy-No
independent immediate fortune, NO promise that by
such purchase they sit stn and Gold Dollars drop
into the pocket.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-07
A COney Island Mystery Explained.
l,hnnr,inln

1t is not the climate that makes in
toxication from lager impossible. 1t is
not the lager. either. It's the way Of
serving it. A Coney Island glass of beer
is teaspoonful blown up into hall
pint by gas. A glass of it would prob
ably float away like a balloon if the top
of it was covered up. The sensation OF
drinking glassful is something be-
tween broken dream and mouthful
of tea. The sustenance one obtains
from it is got from the happy assurance
Of the bartender, who IL eets your eye
unfinchingly. But for this q man
might feel swindled. | asked a man
who sells more lager than any one else
there how his men managed to get SO
little in the glass es.
"Tll tell y'u," said he. II buy only
quarter barrels, and l tell my bar
tenders that if they don't make the
price Of a barrel on each quarter they
canpot work for me. A barrel costs So.
A quarter holds ninety city glasses, or
So 40, but they must piece each one
out into one hundred and sixty glasses
or quit work"
"Why, that would be over half a
glassful,' said I, "and never got half
glass yet"
"Of course not" said the beer seller,
because the men amt honest. They
know that they can keep every cent
over So that they take in on quarter
barrel, and that I won't complain; so
the rascals knock down a couple of
dollars or so on the quarter-barrel by
drawing two hundred, or even a greater
number of glasses. Of course | think
that's an outrage, but it's the rule down
here, and as long as get my IS don't
saw ANYTHING
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-07

Since Prof. LIE COnte visited the state
prison at Carson to examine the fossil
tracks on the floor of the quarry, War
den Garrard has developed three addi-
tional series o. human footprints. He
turned stream of water on the quarry
floor, at the western side, where the
walls are about thirty feet high, and
was rewarded by more than dozen
new footprints. Coming west are the
prints of the feet of man who was ap-
parently dragging heavy load after
him through the mud. The tracks are
turned sideways, as if the man had
sought the strongest purchase to pull
along behind b m in his load. Even in
the smallest of the tracks the No. 9 Of
the Chronicle reporter looked like q
baby shoe. On the east side of the
quarry little tunnel was run in about
six feet in the presence of Prof. lie
Conte, and three fresh human foot
prints were disclosed Evidently the
owner of the feet was plugging through
deep and thick mud, for around each
track was forced mp a ridge several
inches in height Virginia City GlrOn-
;cZe
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A lIrpphv Rpnnrtpr

A story OF reporter who, III order
to have an account of an execution IN
the afternoon paper which employed
him, asked the sheriff to hang the con-
demned man an hour earlier than the
time set, has been going the rounds
lately, in one form and another. The
Dramatic Times vouches for the truth OF
the incldenf, and gives what is declared
to be the true version. The reporter
was Mr. Kenward Philip, then engaged
on the Brooklye Elgle. He was sent to
edo" the hanging of a man at Plain
field, N. j., and found the execution
was not to take place till midday,
which would not get him back to
Brooklyn in time to do it justice. He
went to the sheriff and told him thai
the failure to hang the man at 10, as
announced, would knock him out of
six dollars at least. and asked him to
put the ceremony at IL, SO that he
could get the IL 80 train back. To Mr..
Philips surprise the sheriff was very in
dignant, but finally promised that if
Philip could persuade the condemned
man to he hanged an hour sooner he
would only be too glad to get the dis
agreeable j b off his hands. Mr.. Philip
went to the murderer's cell and told
him plainly what he came for. They
had drink together. The unfortunate
found Philip very agreeable compan-
ion, and said that, SO lar as be was con-
cerned, it didn't matter much whether
he was hanged an hour sooner or later.
Philip then wrote note to the sheriff
embodying the request, the condemned
man signed it and he was hanged at IL.
1t was subsequently, ascertained, how
ever, that the condemned man could
not read writing, and the painful doubt
was expressed whether he knew what
he was signing. But Philip caught his
train.
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powerful man in those days, and was
quite well skilled in the use of the
broadsword. He said to me after the az
fair was all over, 4 could have split him
in two"
Major Lucas possesses a great many
letters of Lincoln, written in free. off
hand spirit, and full of humor and
anecdote, which would be quite inter
esting to read now, only they. are of a
private nature. and the Major would
not be induced to give them publicity.
-Chicd0c Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-07
SparrOws Whip a Cat.

HOttSVlle miners JUurHal-
A halferown cat caught a young spar
row on East Norwegian street yester-
day, and the latter chirped loudly,
giving the alarm, and in very few
moments a large number of the
belligerent little birds were on the spot.
They swooped down ON pussy from
every direction, and, although she
arched her back, distended her tail,
and tried to give battle, she was over
come by numbers, and fled incontinently
to the shelter Of a coal shed near at
hand. This did not end the matter. In
the course of half hour puss made
her appearance on the scene again.
The birds appeared to have put some
of their number on picket duty, for as
soon as the Cat came from her shelter
alarm was souded, and the feathered
clans came afresh to the attack in
greater force than ever. The cat ran to
her home, half square away, the spar
rows striking her as long as she was in
sight
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-07

Could this pleasant, genial gentle
man be the grand parsonage whom her
sister was to marry -----
'If that's Mr.. Dunstan Kirk, Celia's
weddin' has fzzled again" Dick con-
fided to Pet, on the back perch, after
tea, while Celia was straining every
nerve to appear fascinating and agree
able, in the paflor. 81 let the cat out
o. the bag the day we went a-fishin'. /
let out the whole thing-false frizzes,
paint, powder and all. 1t seems s if ]
can't hold my tongue, nehow; but ]
don't care-he'ssa sight to good for her,
anyhow"
A year later, when Pet became Mrs.
Dunstan, and went to live at the great
house on the hill, Dick declared that
he was glad he had tongue, after all,
and that he knew how to use it the day
he went "a-fishing."
He spends the greater part OF his
time at Dunstan Hall, with his favorite
sister and her 'joily husband" as he
calls Mr.. Dunstan, while Celia, with
another year added to her age, is still
cultivating every means of fascination,
in the hope Of finally securing d hus
band.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-07
T.IuenlusS nuaf

Major J. NJ Lucas, one of the piO-
neer citizens of Jacksonville, ILL.,, and
who visited Chicago as early as 1885, is
now on visit here, having recently
returned fro M Europe, where he has
lately resigned his position as United
States Consul in Tunstall, England.
Major Lucas is the only man now liv-
ing who was al eye witness of the
alleged duel between Mr.. Lincoln and
Gen. James Shields, across tho Missis-
sippi River, at Alton, in 1912. The
details of that now almost forgotten
'.affair of honor" are still present to
lis mind, although be is rather reluc-
tant to call it up out of the past, where,
as he says, it is as well it should lie
buried. The idea of Abraham Lincoln
going to the field armed with broad
sword to fight duel, seems to those
who knew him in his latter days, Sc
inconsistent with his pacific character
that many have DOUBTED the authentic
ity of the story But it verify did occur
says Major Lucas, who rode down to
the spot, and was there when the affair
was amicably adjusted.
The challenge of Shields arose out
of quizzlcal newspaper article which
was written by the sister of Mrs. Lin
coin, who welded peppery pen. Ac-
cording 10 the best authoity, the articles
which so excited Gen. Shields ire were
written by Miss Mary Todd afterward
Mrs. Lincoln-and Miss Julia Jayne =
afterward Mrs. Tumbull-ED. Jour
nal. This gave such offence to Gen.
Shields that he went o the editor and
demanded to know who the writer was.
The editor of the paper was in quand-
airy, and meeting Lincoln On the street
asked him what he had better do.
"Oh," said Lincoln, 'just tell Shields
that it was me-" The editor did so, end
Shields sent a challenge to Lincoln,
who had just gone to Tazewell county
to attend to lawsuit.
Lincoln accepted the challenge, and
the weapons selected were broadswords,
which Uncle Abe knew well how to
handle, having been thoroughly drilled
in the use by Major Duncan, brother
in-l Of Major Lucas. The field select
&c from the combat was near Alton,
and thither the eombatants proceeded.
But the affair got wind, and reached
the ears of Gen. Hardin, vino i'm.
mediately started after the party, reach
ing the scene just as the preliminaries
were being arranged. He interposed,
saying, This is all nonsense" and
succeeded in putting stop to the whole
proceeding,
Major Lucas says be saddled a horse,
and got to the field about the same
time.
Then Lincoln was in dead earnest in
the natter"
"Oh, yes, said the Major. Lincoln
meant to fight. He was no coward, and
he would nnquestionsbiy have held his
own against his antagonist, for he was q
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o -
Utilizing the Rabbits IN Australia.

rom 20 ONES anu lHuIa-
Lately the commercial enterprise of
the colonists in Victoria has led them
to endeavor to derive some profit from
the Improbable swarnls of rabbits with
which they are surrounded, and the re-
turns of two rabbit preserving factories
in western Victoria show the vigor
with which the work has been carried
on. In one week lately upward of u.s.,
000 pairs of rabbits were dealt with at 8
rabbit preserving factory at Colac,
while 10000 were received and treated
at another establishment at Camper
down, SO that the two factories can be
credited with the destruction of nearly
80 900 pairs, or 10000 rabbits, in one
week.
At the present time the Colac factory
gives employment to about ninety men
and boys inside and about three hun
dred hands outside, while a similar
number of hands are employed at the
Camperdown factory; and the mana
ger fthe works computes that the area
of ground covered by the trappers in
both towns com prises district of sew
enty miles in length by at least twenty
miles in width
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-09-07
APJLITE MURDERER.
shooting a Man and Doffiing Ills Hat
~ the spectators
Huntsville Independent.

Huntsville Independent.
The staying of Sandy Bynum, a no.
torious colored gambler and republican
politician, by Thomas G. Hewlett,
another notorious striker and ex9
United States deputy marshal, at
Ayers Spring, about ten miles from
Huntsville, Ala, last Saturday, ha!
created much excitement in our coun-
ty. The killing occurred at the out
skirts of crowd of between 500 and
600 eolored people. Hewlett had not
dismounted from his buggy more than
ten minutes and had just unhitched his
splendid high-headed black mare,
whose spring gait and glossy coat had
been oftentime the envy of moon
sinners and their neighborS in the re.
mntest places of Alabama Hewlett
was opposing the mongrei ticket and a
small knot of coiored men had gather
ed around him. 1t is stated by some
that Hewlett sent for Sandy. 1t seems
further that Hewlett cursed him, and
that Sandy responded in ike style.
Hewlett now plunged his hand in his
bosom, drew pistol, and quick as
flash sent three balls whirling after
Sandy, the first entering his breast, the
second piercing his ear, and as the slain
body was falling third deadly mes
senger was sent after it, hitting IN arm
that had been raised in the agony of
death.
Il BY the time the body struck the
ground life was gone. Hewlett warned
every one away from him; he cooHy
mounted a log and proceeded to refill
the empty chambers of his pistol. He
said he would surrender to any one
man that might be agreed upon, and
would come to town and be turned
over to the sheriff, but he would not
give up his arms. His father was on
the ground, and our informant states
that Hewitt gave his father one of the
pistols, as there were some indications
Of violence among the black people.
When his black mare haze been sad
died he mounted her, wheeled toward
the river, raised his hat to the crowd
with dare devil mock politeness, and
sped off on lope toward the Tennes.
see river.
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ent to the destruction of the barrage
might, however, close the sluices at
any time, and so, by raising the level
of the river, cause the water TO rush
down the Behera and other canals in
enormous volumes at almost any time
of the year independent of the rise Of
| the Nile.
The Menoufeh canal, having its
head works also at the barrage and
supplying he Delta proper, is a far
larger canal than the Behera, having a
mean width of $50 feet, and depth of
from twenty-one feet to twenty.seyen
feet at high Nile. When guaged with
a depth OF but eleven feet of water in
the channel, the velocity of the cur
rent was about two miles per hour.
which is as much as the light earth.
work through which the canal is cut
will safely stand. The discharge at
that time was no less than $50 tons of
water per second. If the full head of
water were allowed to enter the canal,
the torrent, securing away the banks
and bed, would rush down toward the
sea and flood the whole country. The
barrage furnishes the means for attain
ing this result without waiting for the
full rise of the Nile, and the works are
defended by strong for situated be-
tween the TWO sections of the barrage
and at present held by Arab.
One of the largest canals in the Delta
is the Bahr Chibine, an ancient branch
of the Nile. To cleanse this canal is
formidable work, but it has to be I'M.
dertaken every year, owing to the de-
post of light silt and mud. When it is
remembered that the whole of lower
Egypt is simply an accumulation of
layers of Nile deposit, formed during
the successive annual floods, it will be
obvious that unless the banks of the
rivers and of the canals were repaired
every year, and the canals themselves
cleared of the deposit, the whole
country would soon revert to its print
tive condition, and be entirely sub
merged during about one-third of the
year. Passive neglect would suffice,
without active interference, to bring
about the above state of affairs.
Egyptians, like NEST other Orientals,
are prone to trust to chance. and it is
no matter for surprise, therefore, that
OllCJ w lttO Iil1hC ShO pAOtCOblOii DtSi5hS
many inches higher than the antici-
pated level of the flood. During the
exceptionally high Nile Of 1874, thou
sands of fellaheen were kept at work
day and night by the late khedive in
carrying baskets of earth to raise the
banks at rate to keep pace with the
rapid rise cf the Nile. Happily the
work was accom- lished and a great
disaster avoided.
From constant work on the canals,
the fellaheen are experienced in earth
works, and would take readily and
naturally to the construction of in
trenchments and Notifications general
ly. Again, the raised banks of the ex-
listing canals constitute so many lines
of defense, if maintained, while if in
tentionally thrown down the land be-
comes flooded, and there is no clay or
other suitable material available for re-
pairing the banks. Many advantages,
therefore, are enjoyed by the defenders
of that compact little district known as
Lower Euynt
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A Duel on the Field of Battle.

George H. Chase, who was mem
Der of the Harris light cavalry, a New
York regiment equipped by ex-senator
Harris, and VINO was. in 1862, one OF
General Rufus Kings orderlies, was in
the city a short time since.
"Of course Fitzpatrick was popular
with his regiment"
"Most of the time, yes"
"When wasn't he popular?"
"When his needless recklessncss put
us into positions where we got cut to
pieces without any good coming from
it. At Orange Court House our bri-
eade-Kilpatrick was q general then
was run into place where Gen. ]. E.
B. Stuart's rebel division surrounded it.
Little Xii. came around to our regi-
meat and told us we were in tight
place, out we must cut our way out
at all hazards. We did cut our way
out, but at an expense of 140 men in
less than halt an hour. Such business
as that was not calculated TO make us
love him; but the first thing we knew
he would do such a gallant thing that
we would all be In love with him
again"
whats that story about Fitzpatrick
cutting down a rebel major p
"Well, he slashed him, that's certain
1t was at that Brandy Station cavalry
fight. 1t was one of the sharpest cav
airy fights we had in tie army of the
Potomac. l never saw Fitzpatrick &C
at them with such herceness. In one
of the rebel regiments there was Ma
ior Brown who was at West Point when
Fitzpatrick was there. They were bit
ter enemies, and had several knock
downs while at the academy. At that
Brandy Station fight Fitzpatrick caught
sight of Brown, and with drawn sabre
made for him. Brown saw him COM
ing, drew his revolver and shot at him,
but missed, and then drew his sword
moved to meet his adversary. AS they
met the business commenced. Both
men fought like very tigers at bay.
Brown gave Kilpatr OK :: slight cut on
the arm, but instead of dishearten-
ing him it seemed to make him more
tigerish, and he put in cut which
made Brown reel, and then gave him
a slashing cut which killed him. Kill
patrick rode back to his brigade and
coolly said That rights a wrong.
have wanted to meet him ever since
the war commenced