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Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-08-18

"Pshaw. beer never hurt any one.'
said Tim Titus, leaning upon his crutch
by the door.
Mop said the doctor "How was
it, then, that when you fell and hurt
YOUR leg the doctors decided that it must
be cut off because beer-drinking had so
intiamed YOUR blood that what would
have been a mere scratch to a man in a
healthy condition became a gangrened
sore in you9''
doctor. you're in the right" said
quiet, sad-lOoking man in the back
ground. ';Beer wrought fearful evils
to mine and me. My wife and l always
drank it at our meals and never thought
it hurt us. But one night my wife, [
suppose, took too much, and while |
was off at work in the mill she fell
asleep with her head on the table, and
the candle fell over and set fire to the
things. so that when l came back in the
morning had no home and there was no
one to receive me but a dead wife and
two little ones burned to Il crisp. Boys,
take warning by me and let beer alone.
Bill listened while he poured out the
ale, and before the conversation was
finished he had come to most sensible
resolution, which was not only never to
drink another drop of beer himself, but
also to find some other respectable busl-
ness where he would not he called upon
to offer it to otherS.-N. L. S. Tract.
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Miscellaneous Malaria.

To say that malaria is naiseAie0cus
is to put it very mildly. 1t is all that
and more. 1t is cunning, deceittul,
treacherous, SLY, and underhanded.
1t does its work in the dark, and in
such sly way that much of the mis-
chief is done before it is discovered.
1t saps the foundations of healthy
system. 1t robs the blood ofits vital
ity, demoralizes the liver, confounds
the stomach, and makes the victim
wish he were in his grave. Itis sad
to see people sit down in their misery,
content to be the victims of mischiev-
Gus malaria, and thinking that MOTH
ing can be done for them. The power
of Browns IRON BITTERs over the
mischiefs of malaria has been SO am
ply proved that there is no reason
why anybody who can procure
bottle of this Prince Of Tonics shall
suffe-. Great is the power Of malaria,
and great are its disastrous effects.
But greater far is the benehcent in
fluence of Browns IRON BITTERS.
The preparation Of iron in this favor
ite family remedy can be taken
without running the teeth or produc-
ing constipation and headache.
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A Dogs Breakfast.

'.To be treated like a dog is gener-
ally considered not an enviable fate.
Yet how many Woodworking, industri-
GUS persons would gladly be subjected
to such treatment as that experienced
by dog whose wrongs recently formed
the subject of an action in the Bolton
County Court The animal was desig-
mated as running dog" and beer
house-keeper sued bleacher for II 5s
for its keep during n period OF hve
weeks. 1t was not denied by the de-
fendant that the plaintiff had kept the
dog; but he alleged that it had been
s.ruinated,'' because it had not been
supplied while under the plaintiff 8
charge with cooked beefsteaks. On the
other hand it was urged that the dog
had not been denied its beefsteaks. and,
moreover, that in other respects it had
been boarded comfortably. The dog,
according to the evidence of the plain
tiff-s wife. was regularly supplied with
.toast and eggs for its breakfast and
beefsteaks for the remainder of the day
Judgment was ultimately given in favor
of the plaintiff for the sum of fl Is. Cd,
and assuming that the dog really had
toast and eggs for its breakfast and beef
steaks for its luncheon and dinner,
there was not much ground for com
plaint as to its fare. Perhaps, however
the eggs were hard boiled and the beef.
steaks not so tender as could be wished
and, if so, this goes far to account for the
..ruination' not only of the dog, but
also of its digcstion.-S James ''H
zette.
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Advance i'm Agriculture.

But few readers or farmers are aware
Of the advance in agriculture i'll the past
lifiv wears. or within the recollection of
many of the 81 Ter citizens Fifty years
aro the only means of cutting the grain
harvest was the hand sickle, and of cut
ting hav the hand Scythc. The grain
was threshcd with Il fail, and the hay
rakcd with n hand rake. Grain was
cleaned by letting it fall and the wind
blowing ont the chatf. or by making
wind with Il Shcet--those who lived i'll
those days rccnllcct it without "Nplana-
ton Plows were mostly wood. the
coulter shire and bar only being iron.
The moldboari was wood exclusively.
At that dav farming was conducted by
muscular power. There We're n" agri-
cultural new Spapers to stir up the mind
to advance and improve.
Nor was the absence OF improved ag-
ricultural implements the only him
drancc to prosperous husbandry- There
was virtually no attention paid to the
Improvement of stock The cattle,
horses, hogs or sheep We're Il mixture
brought together from different coun-
ties There was no more attention PAID
to better stock than there Is now in the
| improvement of the human race. Nor
was there any particular age at which
/ steers or hogs could be prepared for
| market They grew slowly and fatten-
! ed inditlerently, and had to be kept and
| fed until they could he sold. They were
| small and commanded Il less price.
! Fruits of all kinds were far inferior to
! the present. Nearly all of the orchards
of apple, pear or peach were of the nat
lral fruit If graftin" was known it
was practiccd by but few. The varie-
ties of grated fruit even in the best
| orchards or nurseries were but few. In
| the smaller fruits the same was the case.
| None but the wild strawberry were cul-
| tivated. If, however, they did not
| have such large ones as the present,
| thcv were rich. luscious and highly fla
vored. or our appetite was better then
| than now. There were no improved
raspberrics or Strawberries.
Nor has the advance been solely in
stock and fruits, but in vegetables there
has been a wonderful change Tor the
| better Potatoes, SquasheS, tomatoes,
beans, peas, melons. and all other
classes of garden vegetables have been
so improved that if the Kind which were
raised fiftv years ago were offered IN
! the market now they could not be sold
at anv price. 1t seems almost lncredl-
| BILE that the world in all the past ages
previous to fifty years ago made so lit
| tIe efforts at improving anything in
tended for human food, or the imple-
ments for producing them.
When the writer first performed labor
on the farm, there was continual
strain on the physical powers of the
tfarmer. And in the house.. whether on
the farm or in town. the females of the
family (and mainly the wife) had to
card, spin, weave and make the cloth
inc with which to keep the whole fami-
| Iy warm or respectable.
And there are needed improvements
vet to be made, and great inventions to
be accomplished. There are laurels to
be won, and riches to be accumulated
m the future, by those who will by mem
tal and moral energy solve the great
problems of the worlds further adj
vancement.- Register.
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HOME AND FARM.

The Germantown (Pa.) Ieleg, oph
says it is help. to keeping cisterns
pure to have the supply-pipe run to the
bottom of the cistern.
-Spiced plums are delicious. To
eight pounds of plums allow four OF
sugar, one teaspoonful each of cinna-
mon and cloves, one small cup of vino
gar. Cook until they are as thick as
jelly.-Erchange.
In removing hay from the field,
says an Eastern exchange, that por-
ton known as rakings should be al
lowed to remain, for two reasons-one
is that it will not pay for gathering it
up; the other. that it does pay, and
twice over, in being scattered over
the field and acting as a mulch to the
exposed roots Of the stubble.
"A Pennsylvania farmer says that
his system of fence farming" is to
farm all middle fences out. AS the
New York law for the protection of
farmers fields and hockets against
stock depredations is wanting in Penn
sylvania, road fences have still to be
maintained; but it is a great saving to
dispense with the interior fencing.
The frulit-growcr who rubs off the
"suckcrs'' or little sprouts which have
started on the limbs of fruit trees will
save himself a good deal of work next
winter or spring. A simple brushing of
the hand over a limb will often remove
scores of these sprouts now, which
would need the use of knife or saw at
the end of the ycar.-N J. Erd'atner-
-Stewed Mushrooms: Slice the mush-
rooms into halves. Stew ten minutes
in little butter seasoned with pepper
and salt and a very little water. Drain;
put the mushrooms into Il pie dish;
break enough eggs to cover them over
the top; pepper, salt and scatter bits OF
butter over them, stew with bread
crumbs and bake until the eggs are set.
Serve in the dish.-BOStOn Transcript
Great care should be taken in seed
ing with clover to leave no gaps, for
such will inevitably be covered with
weeds. worse than useless waste of
ground. 1t is Il good plan TO top the
seed a tritle and then SOW. crosswisc. to
make sure that all is evenly distributed
\ peck per acre, SOwn four quarts each
'yay. gives a good stand. thicago
Times.
As early as the time of Alexander
H. of Scotland man who let weeds 90
to seed on Il farm was declared to be
the kings enemy. In Denmark farmers
are compelled to destroy all weeds on
their premises. In France a man may
prosecute his neghbor for damages
who permits weeds to go to seed which
may cndangcr neighboring lands.
Baked Turnips: Pare and cook un-
til nearly tender in salted boiling wa
ter: drain and lay i'm Il baking dish and
pour over them Il sauce made as fol-
lows: Two large tablespoonfuls of
butter and two heaping tablespoonfulls
Of flour stirred together in Il skillet
I 4 Il Il u
a teacupful of milk, stirring it in gradu-
ally with a little pepper and salt. Add
little bits of broken butter over the tops
of the turnips. When You have poured
on the sauce bake in a brick oven
twenty minutes. cincinnati Times.
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The Story OF an ElOpement.

Talking of elopements, Paris society
iS greatly exercised at the present mo-
mrnt on account of the clOpcment OF
Norther Prince with Il Young and beau
tiful Italian Contc>>:l. under the age or
sixteen. who's. father Is an officer or
hi~h rank. and whose duties take HIM a
.rr,.at deal away from home The fugI-
lives left Florence at night ana pro-
,,rded 10 Paris. where they took up
their quarters at one of the best hotels
i'm the Champs ElvSee, and were soon
surrounded by an army OF mlillnerS'
jewellers and the rest of their crew.
However. as soon As the hotel bill was
presented the Prince was unable to meet
II. and as, in addition to this, ne had
lost heavily at the tables. he had re-
c,nIrS,, to the device of ordering some
very costly Jewels from an unsuspectlng
tradcsman. which he sold on the same
day for about onc-half their price Inns
happened to come to the ears OF the
icwrler. who at once communicated
with the police, and rs complaints had
reached them from other quarters MS
hiohness was at once arrested
The Commissary, who went TO the
hotel for this purpose, was met there Dy
n colleague in plain clothes sent from
the Italian Embassy, together with the
mother of the fair Contessa, who had
followed her erring daughter all the way
from Italy. To everybodys surprise
the Prince was released after few
hours detention. the mother of the girl
having. it is rumOred, paid all the claims
against him in order to avoid the scan
dial which 4 public expose might entail.
London Life.
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RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.

The leading business mcn of Providence. r. l.. COM
pose the Hunts Remedy Co. and they guarantee all
testimonials published by them to be genuine. The
following dated May 4. 1888, from Mr.. w. H. Bianch-
ard. Lowell. Mass, is but of the cthousand remark
able cures that being made by this wonderful mcd
cine. Mr.. Blanchard says: ~ have been greatly
troubled for six years with acute kidney disease,
with severe pain in my back and hips was formerly
employed on the Boston and Lowell Railroad, but was
obliged owing to the constant jar to give up the rail-
road business many Others have been Obliged to do,
account of kidney disease. l have tried many
medicines but received permanent relief friend
recomync ndcd me to use Hunts Remedy L purchased
a bottle of our druggists in Lowell, and com
mcnccd improve and after using two bottles
entirely free from all pain, and consider myself
cured, and | chcerfully recommend this wonderful
medicine. Hunts Remedy to all the sufferers from
kidney and liver dis ="
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In Rich Apparel.

Little Rose Smith came running INTO
her fathers saloon one morning, calling
out eagerly: ''Now, papa, I'm ready to
go shopping
..Well, daughter replied he. I'm
ready, too. when l put on my gloves
and fur-collar.'' THIS was quickly
done, and tEey passed into the street.
The first person they met was old Sam
Hartley, shabby and ragged, while in
Mr.. Smiths pocket-book was five
dollar bill Sam had paid him the day
selected a pair of dainty, beautiful
shoes. old Sans five dollars just paid
for them.
Then the father and daughter, warm
lv-dressed and cheerful-hcarted, crossed
over to a dry-goods store: pale, scared
looking Will Simmons was just passing,
bare-fOoted, as they entered the store;
there, twO-dollar bill, that Wills
father had given for rum, was eN-
changed by Miss Rose for handsome
pair of scarlet and black hose. Next
thev selected a fine, scarlet mcrIno
dress, while just opposite them Mrs.
Tom Brown was buying some llimsy
calico for her little Julia. Mrs. Brown
earned by washing. Mr.. Smith paid for
his daughters dress with money Tom
Brown gave him in exchange for brandy
Next. the lively Rose, all animation
and delight at the thoughts of the pref
tv clothing she was buying. chose
warm mantle of snowy fur and mutf
to match. Some of the money Tor
which Julius Burger mortgagcd his
house and lot was given for the furs.
The Burger children did not have
enough to eat every day. Little did
Rose think it was because their father
had paid for her wrappings.
After buying the furs MIR. Smith and
his daughter went into the street again
and walked to the milliner shop. Mrs:
Feathers was smiling and chatty, and
fitted the young girl with handsome
hat, trimmed with a scarlet wing; just
the shade of the new merinO.
Mrs. Feathers did not know that the
bill she received for it was the idcnti-
cal one her Charlie had taken from the
drawer Yesterday To pay his WINE ana
cigar bills, while she had sent away
Mary Brown rs the suspected thief, pe-
cause ..shc was that drunken Brown $
daughter and must have stolen it.
Rose smith looked charmingly when
she came Il few days after to the sun
daV-school. but somehow. as she lifted
up the aisle. the scarlet mcrino seemed
lust the hue of the blood in which Josie
Lakes golden curls were dabblcd,
when she was found murdered by her
father. who went mad with delirium
trcmcns. because he was one of Smiths
best customers.
couldn't help thinking how much
her gay apparel cost-of the many
hearts that must ache and break, that
one man and his family might roll in
| splcndor-NOr7aing and Day Of RcfO'n.
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- . -
Beer.

eff YOU never drink anything stronger
than that, young man. you won't come
to much harm, said the teamster, as
Bill, the bartender, poured out for him
a great glass of fOaming ale. Beer
the drink to grow strong upon, isn't 1t,
bovs?' said he, looking round upon the
group of loungers. Beers the drink
for me- said heavy. bloated Sam Saw
Yer. who was so fat he could hardly
move about.
docs it make you strong to work?
said DR.. Barker, who stood i'll the back
ground. distinguished from the group
of loungers by his good clothes and tali.
beaver hat, as well as by his general
look of responsibility.
A general laugh went round. for
Sans laziness and generally sleepy
condition were known to all present:
Beers the drink for me, said Hans
Brinker. lin mine country all the men
drink it!''
Does it make them all quarrelsome,
and do they all beat their wives, Hans?''
said the doctor; and by the way Hans
looked at him he seemed in danger OF
the wife's fate.
"Who cares for beer?' said Martin
Murtagh. Its well enough for women
and children. l liked it once, but l
must have something stronger Now
give me a glass of whisky, boy; that
warns man.
That said the doctor, sis because
the alcohol in the beer has excited the
nerves of your stomach and brain till
they crave for more that can be found
in the beer, and call for whisky; fire
won't be strong enough to satisfy them
by and by
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Temperance.
TIE DRTNk4RD' S FA 7'E-

saw him at the close of day
stand by the grOg-shop door;
His ewes were sunk, ais lips were parched.
| viewed him ser and DER
His infant boy hung by his side,
And lispinC to him said:
"Come, father, mothers sick at home,
And sister cries for bread.
He trembling rose and staggered in.
As he had done before,
And to the landlord faltering sad:
Come give one glass more
The host complied; his purple lips
Then pressed the venOmed bowl:
He drinks while wife and children Starye-
To ruin sinks his soul.
A wear elapsed: passed that way;
\ crowd stood round the door;
asked the cauSe, when one repled:
..Thc drunkard is no more"
] saw his funeral pass along
No wife, no children there;
They. too. had joined thclr mOther cartn'
And left this world of care.
Reflect We vOtarias of the bowl
Know We 'tiS Heavens decree.
..ThOu ne err shall tast" eternal life
Till from the bowl thou fiec.
q flee the ale c-houSe-hOrrid den
Fly from the grO2-shop. fly:
Lest YOU like him neglected live,
Like him neglected die
southern BrOGdGxt.
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AT LIBERTY.

FOR number of years / afflicted with kidney
disease and suffered with pains in limbs
and back at times severely that 1t seemed that could
not endure It, | used several called recon-
mondcd for these diseases, but they did me no good
A friend of mi:e tIit had used Hunts Remedy, and
1t the best in urged me to try II, and
purchased bottle at George E.. Halls drug store In
Manchester and before had used one bottle began
to feel much better, the pains in the bladder and kid
ncys were reduced good deal, and after using 1--WE
bottles found Hunts Remedy had done all that 1t
recommended to do. 1t had removed all the pain,
my appetite improved, and gained several pounds in
n few weeks j have renewed vigor and strength FOR
one of my years CD, and only thanl. the propric-
tors Hunts Remedy for my good health of to day
and you at liberty publish this. that it may be
the of being cured by the use of your
truly wonderful remedy w. ii. TERRILL.
GOFFsTOwN. y. H., May = 1888.
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r. V. PIERCE, NJ. D., Buffalo, n. y: 1
was attacked with congestion of the lungs,
soreness over the liver, severe pain in the
Joints, burning fever, and general giving
way of the whole system. Failing to find
relief in remedies prescribed. l tried your
"Golden Medical Discovery" 1t effected
nv entire cure. Your medicines have only
to be used to be appreciated. If every
family would give them a trial, nine-tenths
of the doctors would, like Othell3, find
their occupation gone. ours truly,
l.. b. MCMILLAN, NJ. d., Breesport, N. Y.
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An enormous spiders web seen re-
GENTLY in Franconia Valley, n: H.,
was of the geometrical kind, stretched
between two trees. The guys or sup
ports were fifteen feet long, while the
web was three feet in circumference.
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r. V. PIERCE, NJ. D., Buffalo, N. V: Dcd'
,Sr-I must tell you what your medicine
has done for me. Before taking your
g 'Favorite Prescription' 1 could hardly
stand on my feet, but, by following your
advice, am perfectly cured. The =" Favor
ite Prescription" is a wonderful medicine
for debilitated. and nervous females. L
can not express how thankful am to you
for your advice. Yours truly,
MRS. CORNELIA ALLISON, Peosta, la.
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WE OBSERVE that the usual SUNNI er
cry of mad dogs and hydrophobia has
started. Whisky-phobia kills a hundred
thousand to every single one killed by
rabid dogs. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-08-18

HAY-FEvER. After trying in vain for
eleven years to cure my Hay-Fever, L pur-
chased a bottle of Ely's Cream Balm, which
entirely relieved me- r. w. HARRIS, Let
ter Carrier, Newark, n. j.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-08-18

The stage, near Santa Barbara, Cal,
went over a bank the other day, falling
two hundred feet. The driver and pas
sengers jumped from the stage when
they saw the horses were unmanageabie
end escaped. The horses were killed.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-08-18

FULL feeling after meals, dyspepsia,
heart burn and general ill-health relieved
by Browns Iron BitterS.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-08-18

For twenty years 1 was sufferer during
the summer months with Hay-Fever. L
procured a bottle of Ely's Cream Balm,
and was cured before it was used. CHAR
LoTTE PARKER, Waverly, N. Y. Price ooc.
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A man at East Dougherty, Ga, ha

A man at East Dougherty, Ga, has
front tooth which he plugged with
lead with his own hands over thirty
years ago. He used an awl to clean
out the cavity, and packed the lead in
with the same instrument, after beating
it out as thin as possible on an anvil.
The tooth is in good state of preser-
vation, and is likely to last as long as
the Chicago Times.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-08-18
Startling Debility,

both Nervous and General, Lack of Self
confidence and viii Power, Impaired
Memory, Despoadency, Weak Back, and
kindred affect ions, are common results OF
Youthful follies and pernicious practices.
Means of unfaling and perfect cure are
suggested III large illustrated treatise, sent
for three letter postage stamps. Address
WORLDS DISPENSARY MEDICAL ASSOCIA-
TION, Buffalo, n. y.
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A CAPTAIN OF VESSEL returning
from Australia found that she sprung
a leak soon after leaving Sydney, and
the course did not allow him to put in
at Cape of Good Hope. Nothing could
be done but to endeavor to keep the
ship atloat all the way home. At first
he issued to the men their regular al
lowance of grog, but he soon found
that they were running down in
strength Laboring at the pumps so
constantly fatigued them extremely.
At the end of the watch they would
drink and turn in. At the end of four
hours they would awake unrefreshed.
He saw that this must be changed. He
stopped the grog and ordered that at
the end of the watch each man should
be given glass of cocoa and sugar
with his meat. This changed matters
very much. They took this food before
they turned in, and this sugared cocoa
renewed the material of their muscles
and put them into condition in which
they could sleep soundly and awake re-
freshed. He assured me that he
brought his men into harbor, after all
that severe work, in as high a cor,di-
ton as ever a crew came home.-i1r.
Carpenter.
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Sp.RrA TENN.-Dr. w. b. Cummings
saws: 81 am strongly convinced OF the efti-
cacy of Browns Iron Bittcrs and recon-
mend them.'
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u The;r OccunafiOn Gone"

A LAUGHING "stock'-The collar of our
great tgranddaddies.-N Y. IdrertiScr.