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Cut or His Revenue.

An Old gentleman was sitting in
lawyer Office in this city the other day
messenger boy came in and handed
him telegram. The old man put on
his spectacles and spelled the telegram
out with considerable trouble. When
It's luii meaning seemed TO fash on
him. ne sat for moment as though
dazed and then, laying his head on the
table IN front of him, he groaned audi.
bly,. The only other person in the
room was a pale-faced man with a
bandage over one eye, who. like the old
man, was waiting to have an interview
with the lawyer. Thinking that the
telegram must have conveyed news of
some family bereavement, he APP
proached the old man and asked
alphabetically:
bad news?''
les, said the old man, wiping his
eyes with a big bandanna, "tremen-
dous bad.n
Yes; my GAL The old mans
voice broke down, and burying his face
in his handkerchief he wept aloud.
The .pale-faced man seemed much
touched by this display of grief. at
is indeed, sad" said he, ' when a loved
daughter, the stay and comfort of your
declining years"
80 she was" broke in the old man.
Is suddenly called away to that
shadowy-"
She weren't called" interrupted
the old man, looking up, she just
went off herself. She hadn't no call to
go"
Il mean," said the pale-faced man,
When daughter dies"
Dies?" broke in the old man, ''who
said anything about dyin Pr
+" Then she is not dead?'
Wuss than that. Why, man, she's
married."
Married."
"Yes, rot the luck, married to Zeke
Jimpson this morning.
- Ism t he good for anything?"
GOOD for anything? Why, | tell
you he's worth five thousand dollars.
She had worked that fellow down fine,
she had. and | just came down to-day
TO arrange for breach suit
And to think that they should make il
all up and marry while | was away.
Why, that girl has been worth three
thousand dollars year to me ever since
she was sixteen years old, and she never
went back on her poor old father be.
fore. Well, I'll have to scrape along
and get all the money out of Zeke
can until they want a divorce" And
the old man tottered out, wiping his
eyes.-ChGt.
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The German Railways.

The total length of the German rail-
ways is $4,000 kilometers, or $3.50
English miles, of which 29, 1854 kilometres
are main lines (Raapt6dhnenl. In the
aggregate capital value of the German
railways is about three hundred millions
sterling. The large proportion of o.
us kilometres out of the total are State
lines. and of this again Is, 1876 kilometres
are owned by Prussia, which. as was
lately intimated, now proposes to buy
up the chief private lines remaining in
that kingdom at cost of about twenty
three millions sterling. Before many
years are over it is probable that the
German States will own the whole of
the railways, and-which is not prob
able in France, for example-will get a
large profit out of their working. Ger
man politics are wonderfully methodi-
cal and business-like.
Laxity in the conduct of railways by
State officials. especially Prussia, would
no more be tolerated than laxitv on the
field of battle. The money spent on rail-
ways by the German Government is one
of the Few instances of really profitable
productive State expenditure. Chiefly
wanted for strategical purposes in time
of war, the lines are nevertheless worked
on commercial principals in time of
peace. Accounts are published for the
five months ended with May last, from
which it appears that the combined rail-
ways of Germany had gross traffic re-
ceipts of three hundred and seventy-two
and one-half million mares, or nearly
nineteen millions sterling, being at the
rate of forty-tive millions per annum;
and the increase on last year for the five
months is f713,000, or33 per cent. II
this rate of progress continues, the
earlier the Governments of Germany
buy up the whole system the better in
vestment the railways will be, for the
lines are no source of loss. as it is, under
State control. -PdU Mall Gazette.
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Chicago Lard.

The failure of a big Chicago lard
house, the other week, brought out
the information that Chicago lard was
composed of tallow, cotton-seed oil, old
butter and anything else at hand when
the kettles were hot. A Michigan re-
tail grocer who was loaded up discov-
cred that all his customers avoided his
lard All of a sudden his tin pals dis
appeared, and he exhibited tidy little
crooks in their places, which went of
like hot cakes. Had to return that
Chicago stuff, eh?' was asked half a
hundred times per day. Eyes; peo-
pie wouldn't touch it." ..And this is
yes-ah, well, this is real old-fashioned
lard. and no mistake, Send me up a
crock this afternoon. Landsi but that
smells of the farmhouse, and carries
me back to the og-killing daysr' 1t
was Chicago lard taken from pals and
put into crooks aud the price raised two
cents per pound. but the grocer who
does successful business must humor
the public. Val Street Nes1s.
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AT LIBERTY.

For number OF years l was afflicted with kidney
and gravel disease, and suffered with pains In my limbs
and back at times severely that II seemed that could
endure it. used several so-callcd recon-
mended for these Diseases but they did me good.
A friend of mine that had used Hunts Remedy, and
pronounced IL the best in urged try Il. and
purchased bottle at George f.. Halls drug store in
Manchester, and before had used bottle began
to feel much better the pains the bladder and kid
neys were reduced good deal. and after using hvc
bottles found that Hunts Remedy had done all that II
was recommended TO do. 1t had removed all the pain.
my appetite improved, and gained several pounds in
few weeks. have renewed vIgor and strength for
of my years (54 and can only thank the propre-
tors of Hunts Remedy for good health of day.
and you at liberty TO publish this that it may be
the of some one being cured by the of your
truly wonderful remedy. W. H. TEERILL
GoFFsTowN, n. H., May 4. 1883
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The leading business men 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. IL. Blanch-
ard, Lowell Mass is but of the thousand remark
able that being made by this wonderful medi
cine. Mr. Blanchard says: - have been greatly
troubled for over six years with acute kidney disease
with severe pain in my back and hips was formerly
employed on the Boston and Lowell Railroad, hut was
obliged owing TO the constant jar TO give up the rail
road business many Others have been obliged to do
on account of kidney disease. / have tried many
medicines but received no permanent relief. friend
recommended me to use Hunts Remedy. purchased
bottle of one of our druggists in Lowell and com.
menced to improve at and after using bottles
was entirely free from all PAIN and consider myself
cured, and l cheerfully recommend this wonderful
medicine, Hunts Remedy, to all the sufferers from
kidney and liver disease"
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Hot Bath for Infants.

A physician says: For the "wind in
the stomach" children are thought to
have, for their tiresome crying, and for
their restlessness and worrying at night
with which they are afflicted, if the
warm bath were resorted to oftener in
stead of using soothing s;rups and worse
nostrums, it would be far better for the
children. In preparing warm bath
for infants, great care should be taken
not TO have the water hot. A lady re-
marks on this subject: when nv
child was sick one night the doctor
ordered the hot water ready, and said
it was all right. just as she was going
to put the child in 1 said: Put YOUR
elbow into the water first She did
so and found it altogether too hot. In
washing my babies often find the
water that is agreeable to my hands is
not so to my flesh that is covered with
clothing, which leads me to think often
times babies are tortured, and even in
jured. by giving them bath in water
that is too hot. Prairie Farmer.
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Mischieyous Malaria.

To say that malaria is nisckievcxs
is to put it very mildly. 1t is all that
and more. 1t is cunning, deceitful,
treacherous, sly, and underhanded.
1t does its work in the dark, and in
such a sly way that much of the mis-
chiefs done before it is discovered.
1t saps the foundations Of a 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. tits sad
tosee peoplesit 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 a
bottle Of this Prince of TONES shall
suffer. Great is the power of malaria.
and great are its disastrous effects.
But greater far is the benehcent in
fuence of Browns IRON BITTERs.
The preparation of iron in this favor
lite family remedy can be taken
without running the teeth or produc.
ing constipation and headache.
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The ParasOl.

Before marriage: Excuse me George.
Did my parasol hurt you?"
''Oh no, my dear. 1t would be a
pleasure if it did,
After marriage: ''Great heavens.
There was never woman under the sun
that knew how to carry parasol with
out scratching a fellows eyes out"
And there never was a man that
knew enough to walk on the right side
Of woman with parasol.'
There isn't any right side to a wo.
man with parasoi.n
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Startling Debility,

both Nervous and General, Lack of Self.
confidence and Will Power, Impaired
memory, Dependency, Weak Back, and
youthful follies and pernicious practices.
Means of unfailing and perfect cure are
suggested in large illustrated treatise, sent
for three letter postage stamps. Address
WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL ASsoCIA-
TON, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Could Hardly stand on Her Feet.

r. V. PIERCE, NJ. D., Buffalo. N. v. Den,
Sr-I must tell you what your medicine
has done for me. Before taking your
p" Favorite Prescription" I could hardly
stand on my feet, but, by following your
advice, am perfectly cured. The " Favor
lte PRESCRIPTION" is wonderful medicine
lor debllltated and nervous females l
can not express how thankful am to YOU
;or your advice. Yours truly,
MRS. CoBNELIA ALLISON, Peosta, Ia,
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When about to purchase an enor,,

When about to purchase an engrav.
ing look carefully to the manner in
which the boards are put together on
the back, and II there are any knots in
the boards, have them at once replaced
by others without knots 4 handsome
engraving may be ruined by the pitch
ia n small and almost unnoticeable
knot Chicago journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

For twenty years was a sufferer durine
the summer months with Hay-Fever.
procured bottle of Ely's Cream Balm
and was cured before it was used. CHAR
LoTTE PARKER, Waverly, N. Y. Price SOC
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HAY-FEvER. After trying in vain for
eleven years to cure my Hay Fever, 1 pur-
chased bottle of Ely's Cream Balm, which
entirely relieved me. r. w. HARRIS, Let
ter Carrier, Newark, N. j.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

Florida raised the champion water
melon this year. 1t weighed seventy
hive pounds. and was more than fifteen
people could eat.
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Don't Die in the House. Trough on Rats
clears out rats. mice, flies. reaches bed-bugs l5c
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INVENTORS ND-BooK-FREE.-Justo out.
How great fortunes have been made. His.
tory of inventions; valuable to all who read
and think. Order it by postal card. N. w.
Fitzgerald. Solicitor, Washington, d. c.
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SPARTA, TENN.-Dr. w. B. Cummings
says: II am strongly convinced OF the eff.
cacy of Browns Iron Bitters and recon-
mend them"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

al used Browns Iron Bitters for nervous
prostration and found it entirely satisfac.
toryu
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To FIND a mans standing in society-ge
the size of his bank account.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-08-24

STRAIGHTEN ysur old boots and shoes will
Lyons Patent Heel Stiffener, and wear then
again. Sold by shoe and hardware dealers
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ALADY'S WISH.

"Oh, how / do wish my skin was as clear and
soft as yours said n lady to her friend. "You
can easily make 1t so,' answered the friend.
How" inquired the first lady. by using
Hop Bitters that makes pure, rich blood and
blooming health. 1t did IL for me, US you OBJ
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FULL feeling after meals, dyspepsia
heartburn and general ill-health relieved
by Browns Iron Bitters.
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GIVEN Up ny THE pocroR,

Is it possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up and
at work, and cured by so simple a remedy?'
assure you it is true that he is entirely
cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters,
and only ten days ago his doctors gave him
up and said he must die, from Kidney and
Liver trOubler'
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Skinny Men. "Wells' Health Remover,
restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia
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Singing, irritation, all Kidney and Blad
der Complaints, cured by "Buchu- p alba. /" 81
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SAVE trouble and expense in washing
and always have nice fitting collars and
cuffs by wearing Chrolithion.
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COME in out of dat hot sun, you Lafay-
cite! De fust ting you know you'll be
burnt as brack as de niger de next
doahp'
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Statistics show that French women
live. on an average. thirteen years lon
ger than French men.
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"WHAr did you say your friend is, Tom.
N.Y.? ga taxidermist." "What's thatp'
"Why. he's sort of animal upholsterer A"
N. Y. Advertiser.
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A LITTLE knoll-edge is a dangerous thing
in turning sharp corner with a heavy
load.
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WATER is the boss summer drink, but
don't give it away to the miIkman.-Chi.
cdgo Inter Ocean.
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Their Occupation Gone. !.

R. v. PIERCE, NJ. D., Buffalo, NY: I
was attacked with congestion of the lungs.
soreness over the liver, severe pain in the
joints, burning fever, and general giving
waysof the whole system. Failing to and
relief in remedies prescribed, / tried your
my entire cure. Your medicines have only
to be used to be appreciated. II every
family would give .hem trial, nine-tenths
of the doctors would, like Othello, find
their occupation gone. Yours truly,
/. b. MCMILLAN, NJ. D., Bressport, N. Y.
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Purifies the skin. Use instead of unwholesomt
cosmetics. Hills Hair and whisker Dive. SOC
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Flies, reaches, ants, bed bugs, rats. mice
crows, cleared out by "Rough on Rats. "l5c
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Wells "Rough on Corns." 15c. Ask for it.
Complete, permanent cure. Corns. bunions.
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A STIRRING motion-Emotion. The kew
note to success-B sharp.-Modern Argo.
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Is A jailer known by the company he
keeps ?-Ciacinndti Merchant and Trduelcr,
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A MAN who breaks his word-The stu
terer.-N. y Advertiser.
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FEES OF DOCTORS.

The fee of doctors is an item that very
many persons are interested in. We be-
lieve the schedule for visits is $500, which
would tax man confined to his bed for
year. and i'm need of O daily visit, over
81, 200 year for medical attendance aloneI
And one single bottle of Hop Bitters taken
in time would save the $1,000 and all the
years sickness.
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SAFE BLowING-The challenges of Ameri
can duelists.-NOrriStO,oR Herald.
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IL afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR. Isaa,
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. &c
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AN American artist has succeeded i
drawing breath as natural as life.
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A LAUGHING "stock''-The collar of our
great granddaddies.-N. Y. Advertiser.
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Is mushroom city built with toads,
tools.
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RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.

WIsE's Axle Grease never gums
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WOULD not be without Redding's Russia
6alve, is theverdict of allwho use it. Price 25c.
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Up DUCTS.
LOSING JOKE.

prominent physician of Pittsburgh jokingy said
TO a lady patient who complaining of her con-
tinued III health, and Of his inability to her.
Try Hop Bltters." The lady took &c In and
nscd the Btters. from which she obtained permanent
health She now laughs Mt the doctor for hts joke. but
he is not SO well pleased with It. as 1t cost him good
NAT pnr
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THOUSANDS UPON THousANDs !

of them, of the most wonderful cures, vol
UNFAIRLY sent us. 1t is our medicine, Hop
Bitters, that makes the cures. 1t has never
failed and never can. We will give refer
ence to any one for any disease similar to
their own if desired, or will refer to any
neighbor, as there is not a neighborhood in
the known world but can show its cures by
Hop Bitters.
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q 10 A WEEK. s12 day at home easily made.
D HCosty outfit free. Address True Co. AugTsta Ne
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THE GENERAL MARKETS.

ALL recommend wise's Axle Grease.
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CArARRH lrS CREAM BALM

OPIllM and WHISKY HABITs cured
tcuars sent free. Il. n wooLLEY. NJ D., Atlanta, Ga
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Thousands Hastened to Their Graves,

Relying on testimonials written IN vivid
glowing language of some miraculous cures
patent medicine has FASTENED thousands to
their graves; believing in their almost in
sane faith that the same miracle will be
performed on them, and that these testi-
monials make the cures, while the SO called
medicine is all the time fastening them to
their graves. We have avoided publishing
testimonials, as they do not make the cures,
although we have
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-01-25

The newspapers make mention Of an Eagle
Gently rspsurvd, AZ some pOint NOT now re-
Ineahbervd, which had bern turned loose At
Nashville, ID seems, and had slrean,er, or
something cftbe sort, attached to Us neck or
legs, bearing the democratic slevire-' Cleve-
Lard Tor President Eates for vice-President.
lss4"-Or words 10 that effect. Well, that $
not the bird we are writing about. Ours had
leeu caught and let loose. TOO, for il had
tiOngs attached To Us legs, showing pre,i-
Gus captivity, bur there was no device. dem
Ocratic sr otherwise, revealed about il. aud
the whole truth Is, il was hawk and meas
HFed oVer four feet from The tips II ils wings
and was killed fvw DAYS ago ny young Ben
ny GrvenweIl OF Mediss's Neck and IL now in
possession Of the Beacon.
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CaARLoTrE Han, Jan. 10, Il

cHARLoTTE HALL, Jan. 10, 1888.
Messrs. Editors Owing 70 The scarcity Of
neWs, I have been unable 70 render yoa any
items from our section OF the county Tor very.
VERY long time. Since the grand snow storm
Of the 10th, sleighing has been the order Of
the day. Our village l. being kept wide
awake b ytl sincessant jinglingof sIeieh-bIls.
Tut from the say the rain now clAitesao g
the roof and struggles from the throat Of the
spout and pOurs aerOss the windOw-pane, the
beautiful snow win doubiless have disppear-
ed from the landscape ere this reaches your
ssnetum.
A Charles county fellow became 20 enam-
Ored Of fair maiden here during the Christ
mas vacation, that bis visits were as frequent
rs the setting sun. BE took her ,seigh-Eiding
every Opportunity thai offered, Rnally took
her to the depot, bade her adieu, then hastily
repaired 10 the store and invested largely in
nOtepaper, The best off Ia, Paler. 6amiIiasi 10
now the recipient Of those delightful and en-
viabIe rides
Our iOvial friend, K. B., Of Ballimore. With
his bsaax ssPrits, added not little to our plea
sures At the Christmas vacation. Messrs. Al
bert and Geo. Harrison, Of Baltimore, also
spent the holidays with as.
ouiie = brilliant marriage took place at
Milford. Dsl on the 10th inst. Our esteemed
friend, J. a. SmoOt, Esq. W. married TO Miss
Fannie jackson, eldest daughter Of the Rev. L.
H. Jackson, formerly Of Trinity Parish, Chas.
co. A reception was held At the residence Of
the groom's father on the evening OF theirre-
turn from Delaware. Their wedding tour
was q brief one.
understand q grand celebration will take
place here on the 22nd Of February. Parad-
ing Of the Charlotte Hall Cadets will consti-
tuse . striking feature Of the day, while de-
batting win afford sufficient enlsrtaipmens %
the more literary, i IlG4 aGs
PAss1M.