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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07

"While i'll the country last winter my little
hoy, three years old, was taken i'll with Group;
it seemed as if he would die from strangu-
lation. one of the family suggested the use
of AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL, a bottle of
which was always kept in the house. This
was tried i'll small and frequent doses, and
TO our delight i'll less than half an hour the
little patient was breathing easily. The doc
tor said that the CHERRY PICTORIAL had
saved my darling's life. Can you wonder at
our gratitude? Sincerely yours,
Mrs. EMMA GEpNEy."
159 West 12Sth ST., New York, May lG, lsS2.
Il have used AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL
in my family for several Years and do not
hesitate to pronounce it the most etTcctual
remedy for coughs and colds We have ever
tried. \. u. CRANE"
Lake Crystal Mimi. March 10, 1852.
"Isutfered for eight years from Bronchitis,
and after trying many remedies with no sue
cess | was cured by the use of AYERS CHER
Ky PICTORIAL, JOSEPH WALDEN"
Byhalia, Miss, April 5, 15s2
"I cannot saw enough in praise of AYTR's
CuERI:Y PICTORIAL, believing as | do that
but for its use should long since have died
from lung troubles r. BRAGDoN.
Palestine, Texas, April %, lte2.
No case of an affection of the throat or
lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved
by the use of AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL,
and it will ARRAYS care when the disease Is
not already beyond the control of medicine.
PREPARED by
Dr.. C. kyer& Co. !, Lowell, Mass.
Sold BY all Druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07
For Young Readers.
P.IP-HS BIRTHDAY.

What is birthday. papa2
Is il something nice for you?
Are they good for little fcllowSg
And can have one, taog
This world is fun of puzzles
To bother boys about;
But its a pretty hard one
My papa can't make out.
There are roses In the par,or,
And roses in the hall,
And the garland on your portrait
Is sweetest OF them all.
And here's another puzzle;
Who makes the roses grow
On purpose for our birthdsys?
Pula can tell, know.
Mamma says flowers blossom
Because God tells them TO,
But that's au old, Old reason;
want one that is new.
don't quite understand it,
am 50 small, you know;
And before I'm wise like papa
I've long, long way 10 so.
Mamma says love Is fairest
Of all the gifts we bring;
A very great deal sweeter
Than any other thiaS.
Then, If there's nothing better,
And mamma tells me true,
Oh, take il for your birthday
Prom your little boy TO youi
-hdJ Ri!tg Smth, IN CnuGftydti1adltsI
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07
On Friday last Gladstone intro

On Friday last Gladstone intro
duced into the house of commons
the long talked of county franchise
bill. The bill will add 100000
voters to the present number IN the
United Kingdom. 1t will give 1,30O,-
600 to England; 100000 to Ireland;
100000 to Scotland, and 100000 to
Wales. The bill will be passed, and
will be another step taken in the
direction of representative govern
ment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07
A Terrible Cough Cured.

In 1851 took a severe cold, which affected
my lungs. | had a terrible cough, and passed
night after night without sleep. The doctors
gave me up. l tried AYERS CHERRY PFC
roRAL, which relieved my lungs, induced
sleep, and afforded me the rest necessary
for the recovery of my strength. BY the
continued use Of the PrCToKAL a perma-
neut cure was effected. | am now g. years
old, hale and hearty. and am satisfied Your
CHERRY PECTURAL saved me.
HORACE FAIRBRoTHEE."
Rockingham, Vt, July Is, 1852.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07
AYERS
Cherry PICTORIAL.

No other complaints are so insidious in their
attack as those affecting the throat and lungs:
none so trifed with by the majority of suffer-
ecs. The ordinary cough or cold, resulting
perhaps from a triAing or unconscious ex-
posure is often but the beginning of fatal
sickness. AYERS CHERRY PECroRAL has
wen proven its efficacy in a forty years fight
with throat and lung diseases, and should he
tLAen N al cases without delay.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07
The Lancaster Teller is after the
Hazelton men with a pen of FIRE.
II cayS.

1t says:
eff the republicans want some show Of success
in the next convention it would be advisable for
the Hazelton men TO throw up their position any
way. They belong TO the crowd that killed Gar
field. There is Il great deal OF talk for prayer
ana unity In the republican party, under the
impression that through such unity could there
be success. They will find that the union they
crave VIII be union with death. There are
thousands upon thousands of republicans who
will not vote the ticket this year if they see any
"suwart" influence behind it. In 1882 they
tried to elect Folgerin NewYork and were beaten
by nearly 200, 600. liz 1888 they kept themselves
in the background Conkling even sneered at
republicans for having any pretensons in that
state. Yet the republicans contrary to all eXpec-
tations and prophecies elected n state officer and
n majority OF the members OF the legislature. No,
you selfstyled Stalwarts. If you want the repub-
lican party TO succeed, hide yourselves"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07

I'm twenty-one days . FANNY Of ffrs
died IN the suburbs Of St Louis by tho
sewer-gas which came through the sink
into the houses. L0uss Posi-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07

In the vicinity Of San Pablo. Cal
On a calm, clear day, the rumbling
the cars on . trestle, located eighteen
miles distant, may be heard distinctly.
San francisco Chronicle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07

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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15
Lice on Poultry.

Every poultry raiser knows how often.
siye to him and dangerous to the fowls
are the small white lice that are gene
rated in warm weather. Usually early
in April the hens nests become infested
with them; and the young chickens
come out so full of them, that they are
much weakened by their attacks. so
very serious is the matter in our climate,
that it is generally impract;cable to set
hens after the middle of May or first OF
June. After much annoyance and the
fruitless trials of several suggested reme-
dies, we have found the only preventative
to be the use of kerosine oil. We made
it practice to feed all the poultry, once
every five or six days, with meal moist
ened with water and kerosine oil; in the
proper proportions of a dessert spoonful
of oil to a pint of meal. If more oil is
put, the fowls will not readily eat tho
food. With this treatment, the lice have
been entirely eradicated and we have
been enabled to set hens throughou the
entire summer. Last summer, in order
to make a sure test of the preventative,
we used some permanent nests, and IN
two cases, set in each, three hens in sue
cession, without making any change, or
even giving fresh straw; the two nests
being occupied without a days intermis,
sion throug ghout the whole of April and
May; and in no instance was single
insect to be seen. The great advantage
of freedom from these pests will be app!ree'
ciated bv all who have any dealings WITH
poultry.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15
Taking A Bite of Whiskey.

P1TTsBURG, PENN, May An. G.
Peterman is German farmer, of Pitts.
burg suberbs, who has made wonderful
invention-a new method that will revo-
lutionize modern whisky distilling. He
has discovered a way of making solifed
whisky, making it into pocket plugs,
Just like tobacco. Besides that he says
he can also distill it in liquid form so
that it will be the exact equivalent of
two and three year old whisky when it
comes out of the still. Last month per-
sons from New York offered him $780,.
900 for his invention and he came within
an ace of selling it to them, under the
impression that they were to make aud
sell only in that State, but discovering
that they were trying to secure it from
him for all the States he dismissed the
offer.
A man can carry plug Of this whisky
in his pocket, and when thirsty can pull
it out, dissolve chip Of it in tumbler
of water, o. else take "chaw," as he
would of tobacco. 1t would be especially
valuable over the present liquid, as it
would saro leakage. During battles the
whisky carried BY armies for medicine
or stimulants, has been lost at the time
when needed most by the barrels or
vessels being riddled by bullets. The
boxes containing solid whisky might be
shattered, but during or after the battle
the cakes could easily be gathered up
uniniured. Even if the article were
never manufactured at all, Mr.. Peter.
mans invention is valuable in the won
derful improvement it makes in the dis.
tilling of liquid whiskey. In a very short
time he expects to be ready to show the
world the value of all his inventions.
Nearly all his machinery is patented, but
the article itself is not now, but soon will
be, patented.
MIR. Peterman has made models entire
ly with pen.knife, rounded the boilers
and stills, curved the pipes-and followed
them out inside. He has complete
working distillery in miniature embody-
ing his inventions, and all of it made,
little by little, with a pen.knife in the
midnight hours after days of hard farm
labor. So original are his ideas on the
subject, and so complicated the devices,
that 20 timer or machinist in Pittsburg
would undertake to make him model
hence he had to do it himself. Itrequired
months of patient toll.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15
The Beat IL

you've got some nice wood over there
in your yard" said seedy- looking tramp
to an Austin avenue lady.
EYES," said the lady of the house.
II would like to carry it in for you" !"
said he,
"My husband intends to carry it in" :"
she replied.
"Well," said the tramp, II will carry
it in and put it up nice, if you will give
me my breakfast"
At this offer the lady consented, and
the tramp went to work.
After he had carried in couple of
armfuls the lady stepped to the door and
found him sitting on the pile with his
claws on his knees and his face buried IN
his hands.
"What is the matter ?" said she.
ooh lady," said he, looking up, II
am so weak, for I have had nothing to
eat since day before yesterday" and he
again covered his face with his hands.
This seemed to rouse the lady 8 sympathy
and she went in and soon returned with
an excellent breakfast After be had
swept everything from the board he arose
and said: "Thauks, my good lady, for
this sumptuous repast. Now let me give
you this advice: Never again let your
sympathy get away with your discretion.
Pm of. Ia, tap' and he walked majes.
tically out tho front gate. The tramp
had gone but d short distance when he
became deadly sick. He seated himself
on curbstone, and few moments later,
having two or three violent spasmodic
contractious of the stomach, he lost his
ill.rolten breakfast. Indeed his stomach
would have followed suit had it not been
thoroughly doye.tailed to bis diaphragm.
He beliyed that he was poisoned, and he
became very much alarmed. AS soon as
he regained strength enough to get to his
feet he slowly retraced his steps and
found the lady standing in the front
door.
MADAM" he said in piteous tones,
"my breakfast did not stay on my stom.
ach. l believe I'm poisoned"
THAT is not to be wondered at" said
she. 81 suspected your little game, hay
ing been caught once before in the same
way, so prepared myself for it by dos
ing your coffee with tartar emetic. Now
let me give you a little advice Never
again let your rascality get away with
your breakfast. TO beat dead.beat
beats everything. Ia, ia" and she shut
the door in his face. The tramp started
sorrowfully down the street, wondering,
no doubt, where and how he could get a
breakfast that would stay with him.
T,roo Crfj;uns
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15
Plantation Philosophy.

De wise man an de fool doan quarrel,
but two fools or two wise men KANT get
along so well.
De man what marries oman 'case
she's got more sense den he has is nebcr
allowed ter lose sight O. dat fack.
De chile dat too soon shows signs O.
smartness doan turn out ter be de smart
est man. De fust cotton dat opens is
never de bes'.
De gigglin' girl ginerally turns out to
be dc woma.. what doan laugh much, an
lemme tell yer, marriage an lot O.
chillun will take de chuckle outen de
most O. 'em.-ArkansaW Traveller.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15

= In Russell County, Tennessee, last
week, four men got drunk and three of
them killed the fourth and burnt his
body 10 a crisp. They have been arrest
ed.
- Mrs. Mary L. Booth, editor Of
Rarpers' Basar, deplores the deficiency
woman suffer in being deprived of pock-
cts. She does not consider that they
have the pethoric pockets of their
fathers, husbands, brothers and cousins
to draw from.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15

A man in Beaver, Pa, dug his own
grave in 1876, and is alive yet. Some
men seem never to have any luck.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15

though it was towards the field of battle !;
and when I put my foot on the high
piazza-lo the bare flagstaff greeted my
delighted eyes.
The lady of the house was seated on
the piazza apparently calmly sewing,
fshe was one Of the women who helped
to bear the burdens Of the world, but !
had no time for visit to our good friend
that day.
81 must run back" said, Everybody
is frightened nearly to death over our
way, and cousin - is almost crazy"
That was the promptest errand l ever
did, and probably among the most accep-
table in its results.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15


hats or parade suits, and acquisitions had
to be made on our family supplies of
blankets aud carpets to supply this need
full article, as well as to respond to calls
made on the part of destitute companies
abroad; and many families in moderate
circumstances gave blankets they could
have used at home without having too
many. I never nestled under my blank
cts Of cold or rainy winter night but
my last thought was for our soldiers
under the blue star.spangled roof of
heaven, or the dark and pitiless rain
clouds. All through the terrible strug.
gle the women of Fayetteville were ever
ready to respond to any call on their
time or labor, or means, $50 far as they
continued to have any, ever faithful to
the cause which they had at heart with
all the earnestness Of their Scotch blood.
Although not subject to the horrors Of
actual battle, many of our people en-:
dured privations never before dreamed of.
Those called "the poor" got along as well
rs ever probably, as they did not scruple
to ask for help; but the suffering was
among those families who were accus.
toned to every comfort, and were above
asking or even receiving assistance from
others, and many families of this class
found great difficulty in procuring the
bare necessarics OF life. have known
cases in which corn bread formed the
sole bill of fare at meals in families
accustomed to comfort and even luxury.
Imitation coffee often became luxury
out of reach of many unless taken with
out sugar or cream, especially during
the last two years of the war 1t
family could afford a slice OF meat
around for dinner, and homemade mo:
lasses a. other meals, they considered
themselves fortunate, and pittied the
poor. The town was never very good
market for fresh meats, butter, &C., but
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-15


II hearn them people was gwine ter
throw bum over dat way and one over
dis 'er way, befo' dey give up de Ars'nal,
and jis come ter tell you was gwine
down in de holler."
We heard afterwards that the gulleys
in the hillside were lined that morning
with the frightened negroes.
Our nearest neighbor was near rela
ton, maiden lady, one of those persons
who always look for the worst. The
dear old lady was in terrible state of
mind, and we all felt the responsibility Of
supporting her in the trying hour,
although her own status in the contest
was not greater than that of her neigh.
bors all round. We had all been acus.
toned to hear salutes fired on National
festivals by our towns people in slow
and deliberate manner, with an interval
of several minutes between shots; but
when the United States soldiers fred off
their thirty. one guns in rapid succession
with scarcely 8. second between, twas an
awful sound in our ears. We thought
surely it was e. broadside moving down
our devoted band. Our excited neighbor
seemed to take it for granted that her
brother and his son chad rushed into the
field and foremost fighting fell" at the
first shot, and she began walking up and
down her front piazza, wringing her
hands, screaming at the top of her voice,
"Oh, my poor brother! Oh, my poor
John !" She could be heard all over the
neigLborhood. All the rest of us were
as much frightened, but ne did not
scream.
At length I remembered that the flag
could be seen from the house of a neigh
Dor, perhaps three hundred yards off, but
ont of hearing. >,
"Ill run over to Mr.. W's and sec if
the flag is up" said /, and away sped
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-30

Kokomo Dispatch, knowing we'll the man when
it spoke, said of him: His morals are bad, his
intemperance is notorious, he is a member of the
Indianapolis ring and an unrepentant salary
grabber.n
COLONEL. GRAYs MILITARY RECORD.
Washington Special.
Il see that some of the Democratic news
papers speak of Isaac z. Gray, whom the
Democrats have nominated for Governor of In
diana. as u soldier candidate, ~ said Repub-
ican Congressman and ex- Union soldier. ,
IF Gray is sensible, he win avoid having his
military record brought into contrast with that
of his opponent Major Calkins. l understand
Gray was commissioned as colonel of an Indiana
regiment in 1862, on the recommendation Of
General Tom Browne The regiment was OF.
gained and went into camp at indianapolis in
the summer of 1862, and late in the fall was sent
down to the Ohio river. After two three
months in camp there the command was or
dered to the front in Kentucky. When the
regiment started south. Colonel Gray started
north, and his resignation bore date Of February
II. 1863. The only enemy he ever encountered
must have been in Louisville, for ] think he
never found his way any nearer than that to the
Southern Confederacy. His military career was
safe if not brilliant, and it lasted about six
months His nomination may arouse some en-
thusiasm among the home guards, but do not
think the men who smelled gunpowder and
heard the whistle of bullets at the front will go
wild over it -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-30
THAT CIRCAsSIAN GIRL.
The True Story ofthe Sultan's Present to Gen.
Lew Wallace.

Lew Wallace.
National Republican.
Have you brought the Circassian girl that
the Sultan presented you WITH asked Il Republic
an reporter of General Lew Wallace, minister
to Turkey, in the Ebbitt House corridor. last
night The veteran soldier and diplonssist was
the center of an interested group of friends,
telling what he knew about the unslRakable
| Turk, and giving that parsonage a remarkably
good character He returns after his three
years soiourn on the Bosphorous trifie grayer
than before, but with an almost Orientally olive
complexion and in splendid health
Surely, nobody believes that story?" was his
incredulous reply; but appeal to his friends
justified the original inquiry.
well, | will tell you the story. One day,
after very pleasant interview with the Sultan,
be asked me to accept of the pick of his stable,
You must know that making presents is the
oriental method of paying compliments, and the
receipt of them does not carry with it any obi
CATION. l had to inform his Majesty, however
that it was contrary to the law and
good precedent for representative of the United
States to receive a gift. He seemed so dsap-
pointed that determined to relieve him by
compromise, and suggested that loan was not
unlawful What is there that | have which
you would honor NE by accepting as a loanf
asked the Sultan. l replied that in looking at
his pictures had been much struck by picture
of Turkish girl by Leopold Mueller a
German artist of great merit, the picture
being perfect gem. He bowed his
ready assent, and left the royal presence. A
few days after l was astonished to see eaval
cade of soldiers draw up in front of the legation,
in their center being large box carefully car
ried. This was brought into the house and
opened, and there was the picture had so much
admired
at must have been remarkable one for you
to be so struck with it, put in one of the gen
erals friends, 'for you don't paint bad one
yourself
well; acknowledge it, being particular to
refer to ii as a loan The newspaper reporters
yes we have them there too-got hold of the
thing but in the exuberence of their fancy gave
the draped figure life The American papers
took it up and Photographed it; one even going to
the length of dramatizing the incident"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-30
THE STATE PRESS.
An Interesting Budget Of Political Para
graphs from the County Newspapers.
They Generally Go Republican

Evansville Courier (Dem.)
There is great deal of distilled nonsense
about the phrase pivotal State" unless it be
taken in the sense of vacillation and capriclous-
ness. New York and Indiana have been dubbed
pivotal States" by Democratic politicians, for
many years, but for what other reason than that
they generally go Republican on presidential
years, matter how the Democrats carry them
in the off years. the Courier does not know. 1t
has always struck us as particularly idiotic
phrase, even for a Democratic wiseacre to en-
ploy. Those who use it with such oily JUNCTION
probably have never asked themselves what
they understand by it; and in truth, men who
are caught by such expressions are generally of
the monkey or parrot species, that have no
higher claim to intelligence than that the imi-
tative instinct is largely Developed in them.