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Rather Curious Law in England.

A British Member of Parliament, Mr..
Macfarlane, has been comparing some Of
the sentences recently inflicted upon
offenders of various grades, and he has
reached the conclusion that, IN the eyes
of British law, it Is much lighter Of
Tense to kick q woman to death than TO
pick her pocket. A man who kicked his
wife to death was sentenced to six weeks
hard labor, and in the month following
man who had picked a woman's pocket
of nine shillings was sentenced to penal
servitude for ten years. Nor are these
exceptional cases. The penalty In a
case of knocking down n wife and kick
ing her savagely in the face was three
months hard labor for knocking down
and kicking a woman, fine of "a for
trying to kill wife with a razor, being
a second offense, twelve months Against
these are set such sentences as for steal
ing Goals to the value of two shillings,
eight months hard labor; for stealing a
watch, five years penal servitude. 1t
would 10 interesting to inquire how
much of this scandalous ieniency to
brutes Is due to the ancient tradition that
makes mans wife his slave. But it
does not appear necessary that the
woman attacked should be the. mans
wife In order to give him practical i'm
munity. In a case of violent assault
upon woman in the street, the rufian
was fined forty shillings, and in another
case where three men ill-treated and
Killed woman they were imprisoned,
one for sixteen months and the others for
SIX months, while man who stole
a knife and some keys got five years All
this seems to show that the equal pro-
lection of English law is not meant to
extend to women.-Philadelph Times.
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What He Died of.

An old lady from this city who was
visiting in Boston heard doctor giving
a description of late patients illness
and she asked what disease he had died
Of
"Euthanasia," answered the Boston
doctor, with professional accuracy.
youth in Asial" retoried the old lady,
"never heard tell of it beforel there amt
no SIGH name in my Biography
"OhY' said the doctor, politely, cit
means that the mental and physical
forces have succumbed to the invasion
of wears and the vital fires burned ont
from lack of fuel-exhausted themselves,
as it were. F."
Humph," said the mystifed visitor,
shortly, ''we should call it Old Age III
Detroit. ~ Detroit Post and Tribune.
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DA J. II. scHEsoK, Philadelphia, n.
Dear sir: Seeing Of your agents distributing your
books in this village few days ago, has reminded Of
the past and has made feel ths, ought TO scknow-
edge gratitude the benefit once received from your
medicines.
soldier in the army from 1862 to ls65 and when
mustered crippled state, having had during
my service seurry aud camp fever, which, with the ma
iaga Of the swAmps which uch Of operations we're
cFried or len diseased all was soon attacked
with chronic darrboa and constant. hacking cough.
nv whole nervous system completely Frustrated
apparently approaching grave. In looking
the newspapers 90 ERd something advertised that
would do good, found the advertisement q your
medicines. Though had but little faith, bought the
Syrup and Tonic and commenced their use soon
found that what you ssd % yos true for
ihsy worked an entire rsyoIutioB in my systeu-rny
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also did my darrhcna and other alarm ing symptoms
aud entirely cured
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ihing-. The cooper shop Free Refreshments saloon
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Your obedient servant,
JOEL 5. STEVENS.
18th Regiment Maine Volunteers, Army the Potomac
Present Residence, Orange, Franklin Co. Mass
May 18th, 1851.
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The occupant of Griswold street Office
received call from a stranger who said
he was trying to raise money to helm
him on to Vermont, and, when the citi-
zen replied that he had already disposed
of several callers since morning, the man
continued:
tell you have had hard luck. I
lost my whole family by one accident. /"
Well, that was bad"
" And / was robbed in Denver of So
OOO."
yes; you should have been more
Then was sick for four months"
81 see."
But that isn't what complain most
about" continued the stranger. "I fell
INTO the hands of the Indians and they
scalped me-"
"scalped your Let me see your
head"
The man removed his cap and dis
played skull as bare and shiny as bill
lard ball.
scalped p
"Oh, yes, have"
:" But there is no scar here. You are
simply bald-headed man. If You had
been scalped there would be some evil
dence OF IT beside lack of hair"
:. But the Indians sand-papered the
evidences all away before they let me
gor vigorously protested the unabashed
sufferer.
As soon IS the citizen began hunting
ior an old chair-leg the stranger clattered
down stairs, but at the doorway he
turned around and called out
That's the way with the whole gang
OF you In this town The Injuns might
cut mans head clean off and you'd
claim that he was born that wayl Don't
you throw that club at me, and I'm
going to Vermont If I have to ride In a
palace car to get there f'-Detroit Free
Press.
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Save Something.

II you cannot save much, save what
you can Don't think dollar or dime
IS too small sum to lay by. Every
body knows now dollar here and
dime there gets away with large sums,
but few seem to know that the rule will
work both ways. If q dollar here and a
dime there soon makes r large hole In
mans income, so these dimes and dollars
laid away soon become a respectable
ann and make one independent. How
many times do we buy that we do not
need or could do without ? Think twice
before You part with your money. Be
saving but do not be stiDgy. Money
spent for tobacco, whisky, ETC.. is more
than thrown away. Half the annoyance
and trouble in this world is due to debt.
What a crop of trouble springs mp from
the seeds Of debt Cincinnati farming
World
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The Queens Household.

The Clerk of the Kitchen has a salary
of e700 n year and his board, and to aid
him in his work he has four clerks, who
keep all the accounts, check weights and
measures, and issue orders to the trades
people; he has also a messenger and n
necessary woman" Besides these of
ficials of her Majesty's kitchen, there is
the chief, with salary of e700 year,
and four master cooks at about 1850 per
annum each-who have the privilege of
taking four apprentices at premiums of
from e150 to 9200 each-two yeomen of
the kitchen, two assistant cooks, two
roasting cooks, four scourers, three
kitchen maids, a store-keeper, two
"Green Office men, and two steam APP
paratus men. And IN the confectionery
department there are a first and second
women, with salaries of e300 and ESQ,
respectively an apprentice, three fe-
male assistants, and an errand man
and, in addition to these, there are also
a pastry cook and two female assistants,
baker and his assistant, and three
coffee-room women. The ever depart
ment, which has charge of all the linen,
consists of a yeoman and two female as
sistants only. The gentleman of the
wine and beer cellars-or, properly
SDGdh1uk, 11CA 4IciOotJ NAAACA
has salary of $500 year. He has to
select and purchase wines for the royal
to superintend the de-
canting and send them up to table.
Next to him are the principal table
deckers, with e200 year each the sec
ond table-decker, with G150; the third,
with ESQ, and an assistant, with ESP
their duties being to superintend the
laying out of the Queens table before
dinner is served. The plate pantry is
under the care of three yeomen-with
salaries of e160, 9150, and S120, re-
spectively, besides lodging-money and
board "a groom, and six assistants.
These offices are of great trust and are
not overpaid, seeing that at rough
guess the gold and silver plate at
Windsor Castle alone is probably worth
about s3, O00,0 600 and includes some
very precious specimens of art workman
ship. The getting in of her Majesty's
coal must be an important and arduous
task, as no fewer than thirteen persons
are employed all the year round on this
duty alone.-C Chambers Journal.
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The Boy at the natural Bridge. Va.

The name of the boy who climbed the
side of the Natural Bridge, Virginia,
and carved his name above all his pre-
decessors, and came SO near losing his
life, was James Piper.
On the abutments of the bridge there
are many names carved in the rock by
persons who have climbed as high as
they dared on the face of the precipice.
Highest of all, for nearly three-qunrters
of a century, was that of George Wash
feat was surpassed in 1918 by James
Piper, a student in Washington College,
who climbed from the foot to the top Of
the rock
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DR.. SCHENCK'S
NJ A ~ . RAKE PILLS

Do produce sickness al the stomach nausea or grip
ing on the contrary, they mild and agreeable in
their action that suffering With sick headache
stomach pain in The bowels Is speedily relieved
81 h-se distressing symptoms. They act directly on
the liver, the organ which, when 10 healthy condition
purihs, she blood for the whole body.
They perfect preparation Of that great and we'll
known remedy. Mandrake Podophyilin, a ren.d,
displaced the Of mercury a. we'll a.. ro
other poisonous drugs, in the practice Of every Intelligent
physician.
Prof. John KING Of the College Medicine Of cpci
natl, says: ''In Constipation ii upon the bov,I,
without disposng them 20 subsequent eostirsnss. =
Chronic Liver Complaint there is its equal In che
whole range medicines, being vastly more pss1 ,b
meTcnrai agents. arousng the liver to healthy action
increasing the flow Of BILE aud keeping up actions
longer than any other agent with which We a. =
quainied' (see she America DispSnsatory psgs 20
In all OF Liver Complaint or Dyspepsia v,b.a
there is great weakness or debility, DIR. SchencL,.
seaweed Tonic should be used in connection -
these
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Contributed to the Detroit Free Press Households Sy
Housekeepers and the results Of actual experiments
CRULLERs.-Three eggs, three table,
spoonfuls melted butter, six tablespoon
fuls sugar, piece of soda the size of a
pea mix soft with flour cut and fry in
hot lard.
TEA CAKE.-Beat two eggs in cup |;
fill this with thick cream add one cup
of sugar, one teaspoonful cream tartar,
one-half teaspoonful soda, one-half cup
of flour flavor to taste.
BROWN BREAD.-One cup sour milk,
two cups sweet milk, three cups corn
meal, one cup -four, one-haf cup molas-
ses, two teaspoonfuls soda steam two
hours and bake half an hour.
WESTERN CooKIEs.-One cup of sour
milk, one cup of powdered sugar, little
salt, one teaspoonful of soda; mix as soft
as possible; roll thin; sprinkle with sugar:
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From a Prominent Dry Goods Merchant,
Of Grass Lake, Mich.

DR J. H. scHKseK, Philadelphia, Pa
Dear sir-some years ago told by several OF the
best physicians Of This county that had consu psion
end I could live but short time had all the
symptoms Night sueats, dry cough. with severe pain
my lungs At times, and was very short Of breath
with the least e1ertion Ny appetite very poor
] became weak that unable to attend 10 any
business received benefit from the remedies given
BY my physicians, and I at last induced 10 try
your medicines by reading the certificates pub
lished by ,ou. At began 30 improve, and they
finally made perfect
in perfect health, and in active business in
this place, where am well known By all. have ad-
vsed many others TO your medicines, and tell Of
come wonderful made by them, those who may
be interested. believe that your remedies will cure
Consumption, IN its advanced stages you claim
Yours truly,
A. SHELLY,
OF thu Arm Of Smith q shelly, Dry Goods Merchants.
Grass, Lake, Mich.
October nth, 1850.
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ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE In regard to
the great curative properties Of
DR.. SCHEN CK'S
MEDICINES.
UNDoURrED CURES
CONSUMPTION.

The Originals of the following Let
fers, as we'll as many thousand others,
which lack of space in This paper pre-
vents our publishing, can BE- seen BY
any one at tho Office of Or. J. n.
Schsnck & Son, in Philadelphia.
We ask the afflicted to 90 and
see the people who write these
Letters. If this is impossible,
write to them, enclosing a stamp
for return postage.
For other Certificates of Cures send
for DR.. Schsnck's Book on consump-
ton, Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia.
1t gives a full description of these
diseases in their various forms, also,
valuable Information in regard to the
diet and clothing of the sick; how and
when exercise should Be taken, &c.
This book is the result of many years
of experience in the treatment of Lung
Diseases, and should Be read, not only
by the afflicted, but BY those who, from
hereditary faint or Other cause, sup
pose themselves liable to any affection
of tho throat or lungs.
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How Chinese Coolies Act When They
Come Ashore,


eff you have the patience to watch
them, you will be amused, and perhaps
astonished to see how like sheep these
coolies are" Deputy Custom Inspector
Brown said to a call reporter, as the
coolies from the Devonshire were being
landed and searched The sheepish
characteristic remarked by the official
was the blind, stupid persistence of each
coolie in doing exactly as the one before
him was doing. At one time it was de-
sirable to have a part of the Cinnamon
leave the sea-wall shed through another
entrance than that through which the
first landed were going. Accordingly
the Custom-house officers attempted to
divert part of the living stream pouring
in tumultuous and noisy haste over the
steamers side on to the wharf to another
part of the shed. 1t was useless. The
aid of interpreters was invoked. The
coolies were plainly told in their own
language to go in certain direction.
Still useless. Those crowding on the
wharf went in the same direction they
saw the ones preceding them go, and
nothing could prevent them. They were
pushed. argued with, even struck by the
exasperated whites, but 1t was as If a
sheep-herder had endeavored to reason
with his scurrying, witless, panic-stricken
flock
Another instance a reporter noticed.
A Chinese Inspector of one of the Six
Companies directed group of his coun-
trymen to a certain portion of the shed,
and there wait for an express wagon.
Between them and the point they were
to 90 to was a stack of grain-filled sacks.
A passage around the stack was block
AIDED for a moment by wagon, 20 the
first of the Cinnamon clambered labori-
ously, with all his baggage on his back,
over the grain sacks. Every Chinaman
in his group followed, climbing and
stumbling over the sacks with much
trouble. although the passage-way was
cleared for them by policeman before
the first one had crossed the sacks
Co,t Francisco Call
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From Bay City, Mich.
Another Case of Consumption
Cured by DR.. SCHENCK'S
MEDICINES.

On. J. II. scHKScK:
Dear sir-I write this to give you account Of the
cure Of my mother BY your medicines. Sir years ago.
from the effects Of heavy cold sha reduced very
low with Consumption, and pronounced ineurable
by her physician. She had terrible cough and some
Of her coughing spells would last long that she would
black in the face and often raise much pint
of blood at time. When she first taken sick she
quite stout but nom the loss Of blood by henaor
Images, and loss Of sleep, she last reduced to
almost skeleton. While in this terrible condition.
happened read your advertisements oswego, y.
y, paper, where living this time. The
statements those who had used your medicines seemed
candid and reasonable that concluded give them
trial, and truly say, that BY coming This
cltsion my mothers life saved Rom Ccnsumptive's
grave. She commenced BY using all your remedies,
directed by you and marked improve
in si her symptoms. In conclusion, will say that
she continued their until she entirely we'll,
Tsgaining her former weight and strength.
Yours respectfully,
BENZ. TIFFANY.
Bar Cir, MIoH., Nov. 10Th, 1850.
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Ministers to South America.

The United States has, when there are
no vacancies, the following representa-
ton in South American States En-
voys Extraordinary and Ministers Plen-
ipotentiary, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
at Santiago, Chill, and at Lima, Peru;
Ministers Resident, at Bueno Ayres, Ar
gentine Republic; at La Paz, Bolivia;
at Bogota, Colombia; at Caracas, Vene-
zuela and Charge a. 4 faires, Montevi-
dec, Uruguay, and about thirty consul
ates in the several States.
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" Discoyery" sod by druggists.

An ambitious young clerk in whole
sale grocery establishment resolves to
enter the civil service, and so presents
himself before the examiners. One of
the questions is 81 What is coffee, and
where does it come from ?" "Oh, come
now, you know" says the candidate, ST
can't give away the boss. Allow me to
plead privilege. That's a professional
secret -
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From Cyrus Laverty, Esq, Of Char.
lOtte, Mich.
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS CURED.

"a. j. H. scHTScK.
Dear sir-Nrne years ago suffering with severe
Bronchial affection, which reduced me very much in
se-h had severe cough with hoarssness, and some
imes an entire los- Of For months
compelled 10 give up my work and sick for
'"o years. All this time trying many remedies
nat were recommended by my friends. but without
neneht At last Mr.. J. :. Upton, of the Of Upton
Drown, Machnists Of Battle Greek, Mich, advised
try your medicines, At the time telling fhsi
8 had cured him Of serious affection lungs, after
'Pend'ng hundreds Of dollars with physicians without
benefit took his advice aud bought Of your med
nss Of Schuyler Bros, druggists, Of this place The
nrs bottle gave great relief and amer using several
bottles was entirely cured My cure, satisfied, IL
permanent, as have had Of the disease
anddly believe that your remedies are the best
can be used in throat and lung troubles. only nom
my own experience, but from many that know
Who have used ii with great benefit.
Yours truly,
CYRUS LAvERTY.
oHAAiOrrA, MICH, Dec. sih, 1850.
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NOTHING could better show the tena-
cious foot-hold of the goat than the trick
which an Arab taught his pet goat to
perform The animal would mount npon
little cylindrical blocks of wood, about
as large as a diee-box, placed one upon
the other to the height of several feet,
and stand there with his fore feet tight
together, carefully balancing himself.
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warner. safe Kidney and Liver Cure.

A PINE tree Hprooted by recent in
undation IN Oulais, Finland, was found
to have ,029 annual rings. We saw a
lady in the horse car with about the
same number of rings; but she was prob
ably not nearly so old as the tree
BoStoa Transcript.
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Ir. Charles Law, Jr., in conversation
with one of our representatives, recently
said: 81 have been a sufferer from rheu-
matsm and neuralgia for the past ten
years, and tried all kinds of remedies.
Hanng heard so much about st. Jacobs
Oil tried bottle, and found it truly
Wonderful. "-PottstOa0n (Pd.) Ledger.
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On Thirty nnx.. Trial.

The voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send their Electro-Voltaic Belts and other
Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to
any person afflicted with Nervous Debility,
Lost Vitality, and kindred troubles, guarantee
ing complete restoration of vigor and manhood
Address as above without delay.
p. $40 risk is incurred, as thirty days
trial is allowed
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THE ancient custom of sending pres
ent Of fine cloth to certain high officers
of State and gentlemen of her Majesty's
household has lately been observed by n
committee OF the Court of Aldermen of
London. The custom seems to have
originated in n desire 10 encourage com
petition in the manufacture of fine goods
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..Nor Wen md stropr.r

Dr. r. v PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y: Dear Sir
/ wish to state that my daughter, aged IS, was
pronounced incurable and was fast failing Is
the doctors thought, with consumption. 1 OBJ
tanned half dozen bottles Of your Golden
Medical Discovery . for her, and she COM
menced improving at once, and is now well and
strong. Very truly yours,
REV ISAAC N. AuausTIN.
" Discovery" sold by druggists.
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'sASD now" shouts an excited ex-
change, "where shall we look for in
dependence ?" Oh, friend and brother,
searching and long-suffering fellow suf-
ferer, look in the kitchen, look in the
kitchen - Ha1UEeue
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YoUSa and middle-sged men, suffering from
nervous debility and kindred affections, as
loss OF memory and hypochondria, should in
close three stamps for Part VII Of Worlds
BuTalo N Y.
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HEREDITARY CONSUMPTION
CURED.

Dear Sir: In The autumn Of 1877 had severe cough
with terrible pain In my sides and between my shouidsrs
had very little Appetite and what could ess only
dstrssssd consutsd physieiAns, who said my con-
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USUALLY such things as are advertised pos
sess no value. But who would say that DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup possesses no merit? 1t If
the standard remedy of our age. Price rs cents
a bottle.
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PURE cod-liver OIL from selected livers, on
the sea shore, by Caswell, Hazard & Co., N. Y.
Absolutely pure and sweet Patients who have
once taken it prefer it to all others Physicians
declare it superior to all other oils
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Mr.. ED. TmcKErr, the celebrated oars
man. Kingston, Canada, says 81 have
found st. Jacobs Oil sure and certain
cure for rheumatism, etc. "-Ne10 York
/y;,ofaoz
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Use the Frazer Axle Grease, tits the best in
the world-will wear twice long as any other.
Ask your dealer for it, and take no other.
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CHAPPFD hands, face, pimples and rough skin
cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by Cas-
well, Hazard & Co., New York.
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Mrs. J. G. HENDERsoN, of Cleveland, Ohio,
writes: 1.-THE use of two of Pierce's Pleasant
Purgatiye Pellets day, for few weeks has
entirely cured me Of sick headache. from which
formerly suffered terribly, as often, on an
average, as once in ten days" or all druggists.
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Don's Die I'm the House.

Rongh on Rats" Clears out rats, mice,
reaches, bedbugs, flies, ants, moles, chipmunks,
gophers. 15c.
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WOMEN that have been given up to die have
been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Comuound.
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SEND name and address to Cragin 4 Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa, for cook book free.