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skillful Surgical Operation.

On Friday last DR.. Thorndike, assis-
ted by the house surgeons, performed
an operation upon man who had been
sick with cancer In the City Hospital.
The operation was an extraordinary
one, says the Herald, but the sick man
is doing well, and will in all probability
recover. His name is Edward T. Waite
The cancer was in the mouth, and was
so far advanced that death must have
ensued in short time had nothing been
done. The surgeons took away the
lower jaw and tongue, removed the
floor of the mouth, the glands of the
neck and the skin over the jaw and
mouth. The disease was then entirely
cut out, and they proceeded to establish
artificial organs, which thus. far have
performed the necessary service salts
actorily. By drawing up the
skin from the neck a lower
lip was made, which only
falls an inch or so short of closing and
forming nearly perfect mouth, and In
time the skin will be drawn up from
the chest to fill the vacancy above, and
later the skin below the chest will be in
turn drawn up to take the place of the
lap received from above it. The oper-
alton is said to be the first of the kind
performed successfully in the country.
On Saturday DR.. Gay. assisted by the
hospital house surgeons performed q
scarcely lese extensive operation on
Frank Learnard for the same disease
Cancer had got dead grip on its vic.
tim, and to efectually stop its progress
t was necessary to remove The wholaoi
the shoulder blade and hal the col
lar bone. This is said to 3bs the sixth
operation of the kind performed in the
country. Learnard is now At, q com.
Portable condition, and strong hopes arr
entertained of his ultimate RECOVERY
Boston Advertiser. +.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20
High Toned Eenten. Cos tumes;,

Soft gray cashmere, dove-gray Otto
man and Vigogne toilets, and fragrant
English violets are the most noticeable
things just at present, for the. reason
that it is Lent. Soft gray, delicately
toned with lace, is becoming, and violets,
are in season. Violets are certainly the
rage just now, but sad to relate, they are
not always real the idea being to make
the artificial ones appear SO by perfum-
ing them delicately with the sweet ex-
tract of the real blossom. This is, bet
ter than no violets at all, but the fav-
vored ones Of fortune, who,
care not how many dollars they
lavish upon the florist, are, to- be,
envied as they walk forth adorned, aye,
beautified, by great generous lunches
OF these blossoms Natures; potent har-
bingers of spring. Large clusters are.
placed on the right side of the hat and
the left side Of the throat, fastened with
q slender steel dagger, with their stems
showing-the more and the longer the
stems the more fashionable. One young
lady, whose Lenten costume consists Of
a black nuns cloth, made ia severe
monastio style, carries each morning
good sized muff of black fox upon the
top of which is gracefully fastened SUI
perb cluster of Lenten lilies, the pure.
white flowers forming striking con-
trast to the raven black costume.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1884-03-20
wire Fences.

The objection to wire fences, which
on their first appearance was quite
strong, has nearly or quite passed
away. This objection rested altogether
upon the injury horses and cattle were
likely to suffer by running against
them; but as these accidents have
proved so rare of late, and the reports
of them having been shown to be great
~ exaggerated, we hear no more Of
them. No doubt that now and taess a
horse or q COW may be more or less
hurt by being forced against the barbs
but as these barbs are very short it is
impossible to see how any serious injury
can be sustained from them. Animals
are sometimes hurt by stone wall, or
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Conpressed Matters.

In q recent lecture in New York by
Col. Albert G.. Browne, Jr. said: Chill
has not only advanced into the position
Of the controlling power on the west
coast of South Africa, but by her naval
strength she can il she pleases at this
moment command the Pacific coast of
the United States. Any one of her
three iron clads can sink every wooden
vessel in our wretched navy, and the
contrast between her ability and our
impotence is daily shame to every cit
izen OF our country who resides or trav-
els between Panama and Cape Horn.
Luminous harness is the latest device
used in England to make dark horse
visible at night. A phosphoric paint
applied to the blinkers, collar, and 9TH
er prominent parts of the trappings, is
used to bring about the result, and the
night trotter, thus prepared, is said to
resemble chain lightning as he plunges
into the darkness of the countryside.
Upon the west flank of the Allegheny
Mountains, in the State of West Virgin
la, eastern Kentucky and Tennessee and
the territory contiguous thereto, is re-
gion larger in area than the entire king
dom of Great Britain, and with greater
and richer deposits of coal, and greater
and richer deposits of iron than were
originally to be found within her boun-
diaries. Great Britain is now raising
from her pits, annually, 100000 900
tons of coal, and from her ore deposits
is making 100000 tons of iron and
steel.
A remarkable instance of hereditary
longevity is reported from Scotland.
In a family of eight sons and one
daughter the united ages of the nine
amount to 572. Their great-grand-
father was born in 1924. One of his
great grand daughters is still alive in
her 80th year, while grandson lived
to be one of the founders of the Scot
fish railway system, having projected
the line from Renfrew to Paisley. He
was provost of Renfrew during the
French Revolution, and died In 1897
213 years after the birth of his grand
father. q
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an ordinary post and rail fence. or by
attempting to jump, over, or passing
through where there is a. broken rail:
or may be badly injured by falling into.
a hole or a ditch, and if they were all.re.
ported it would probably be shown that
there. would be as many as caused by
the wire fence. AS a mere matter of :
protecting the premises against incess-
ant and damaging trespassing, the
value of the barbed fence will prove to
be. inestimable. Germantown Tele-.
graph.
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How He Was Cured. .

It is so hazardous to startle sick peo-
pie, that as rule no competent physi-
clan OF nurse allows a patient in that
condition to be disturbed out of perfect
quiet. Exceptions to this, where the
result has been beneficial, have usually
been in the nature Of comical surprises.
An English invalid, who had been con-
fined to his house for many years by
chronic rheumatism, went out one
sunny day, and endeavored to cross a
lot. While making the effort, he heard
noise behind him, and found himself
pursued by a bull. He dropped his
crutches, ran, leaped a fence, and was
entirely cured of rheumatism. "A man
who lay very i'll Of fever had an uncle
living in the house, a huge old man al
most stone-deaf, and with tremen-
dously loud voice. He was quite eccen-
trio, too, in his ways, and he had the
habit Of saying whatever came into his
mind in the plainest language.
In the critical condition of the sick
man great care was taken to exclude
his uncle from the room, for the least
shock or excitement might prove in
stantly fatal But one day, in the mo-
mentary absence Of the nurse, the old
gentleman slipped into the chamber
and installed his peculiar frame in a
chair by the bedside ~
/ The invalid, who was unable to speak,
opened his eyes, and turned the m wea-
rily on the stern face of the old Puritan.
which seemed to him Lighted up with
unusual interest and tenderness, and lie
braced himself up to listen, not doubt
ing that his uncle had something of
grave import to say, something about
the settlement of his business, possibly
Or about the future life.
Up to this time the invalid had not
been told of his critical condition, and
one reason Of excluding the old gentle
man from the room was the fear that he
would blurt out some announcement of
the patients extreme danger, which
would be a greater shock than he could
bear.
It was evident from his manner that
the old gentleman had something very
important to say. He drew nearer the
bed, regarded his nephew with the ut
most seriousness, and bending down to
the pillow shouted in the sick mans ear,
in voice that made the house ring
Augustus, have you ever considered
the advantage of being buried in a san
dy soil?"
|. The absurd incongruity of the ques-
ton so overcame the sick man that he
closed his eyes and fairly shook with
laughter; and the shok gave such fl
lip to nature that he seemed to improve
from that moment. Editors Drawer.
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that moment gay laugh attracted their
attention, and Nina accompanied By
Hugh Thornton, entered the room.
Hugh advanced to Lillian and raised her
hands to his lips
: I see you for the first time, he said ;
I would gladly have come to you
sooner, but you forbade me-
In my letters / have Informed you, z
said Lillian with doWncaat eyes, 9 s'that
my heart has long been given to anoth--
er; but if you insist upon the fulfllment
of my fathers promise ! will marry you
and devote myself to your interests.
You will forgive me the wrong5I have
done you, and my hand and what I can
claim Of my heart are atsthe disposal
Of
The real Hugh Thornton cried he,
whom we have known under the name
of Edgar Wharton. 1t is you who
must forgive us now. Conscious of my
unattractiveness, almost defornity,
how could expect to wear so precious
a jewel unless ] won it first? For this
purpose beguiled Nina to aid me, and
for this purpose also my handsome
friend Edgar Wharton lent me his
name, which I now return to him un-
furnished, A fair exchange is no rob
berry, dearest; Nina will be much better
pleased with the elegant owner Of it
than she would have been with me, and
you, [ know, will prize the poor student
none the less for being the somewhat
more distinguished Hugh Thornton. !"
Lillian stood as calm and dignifed as
if she were already invested with the
honors of her new station. A little
anger was in her eyes, but a few kisses
when alone with her lover and an in
situation that all is fair in love settled
the matter, and made Lillian just as
happy as any one need care to be.
Well, they are married now, the pair
of them. Let those who visit Washing
ton this winter pick out the homeliest
man in the. Senate Chamber and the
handsomest woman in the gallery, and
they will not be far from the truth if
they guess they are Hugh and Lillian
Thornton. Philadelphia Call. Fl
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Mrs. Betsy Moody. mother of the
evangelist, recently celebrated her 10th
birthday at her home, in Mortified,
Mass. The evangelist was AZ years old
on the SANG day.
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Sweet Corn Better Than Sorghum.


[ do not think sorghum for fodder is
near equal to the sweet varieties OF corn
of the smaller and medium size like the
Minnesota. I have raised these crops
near each other in the same kind of soil,
MANFRED and cultiva ted alike. The
yield in fodder of both was about the
same in weight. The stalks of sorghum
are tougher thanthose of corn land when
cut up and placed in different racks
COWS would not touch the sorghum so
long as any corn was left; nor even then
unless pretty hungry; if fed to them
alone they. would eat only the upper
part of the stalks. Cows allowed to
get excessively hungry and having
nothing else to eat would probably
consume the entire stalk,
but 1 do not keep my COWS in that way.
Sorghum stalks have probably greater
proportion of saccharine matter than
that Of sweet corn, and are therefore
preferable to grind for making molasses,
syrup and sugar; but as they are tough
er they are not so palatable for feeding
stock, being harder to masticate, and,
I presume, to digest. Gut up and
steamed, or packed in silo, they might
be as greedily eaten. Sorghum does
best in a light soil, and will endure a
drouth rather better than corn. In con-
sequence Of this, I would advise MI.
Higbie and other farmers to cultivate a
little of it every season. The best vari-
ETY. have tried is the sort called Amber
cane. In my latitude, SO degrees,
planted the last Of April, it heads out
early in July, and is then cut for fodder.
Afterward there is second growth
from it, but this is not so tall and album
dant as the tirst.-[A. B. Allen, in N.
Y. Tribune. ,..r~
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Two pretty tides for the back Of a
small sofa which is divided into two
parts are made thus: For one take
three pieces Of blue ribbon the length Of
the sofa cushion, put lace insertion of
the same width as the ribbon between.
the strips OF ribbon, trim the edge with
narrow lace, not more than an inch and
. half wide. For the other tidy use a
contrasting color Of ribbon; pink or
crimson q N son are pretty, or a fine shade. of
yellow will answer. Make the tidy just
like the other in form.
The American Cultivator says that
hanging baskets have gone out of favor,
because Of the untidy drip from them,
and lowstanding jardinieres, tastefully
filed, are better liked, since to look in
to a plant is the only way to appreciate
its loneliness. We are also reminded
that in filing a jardiniere bulbs may be
buried in the soil, which will give us
later truss of hyacinth, crocus or
dainty snowdrop, a delightful surprise.
ToMBsToNEs. --R. T.. Writes: CT
wish to erect monument to the mem
ory of my father of the most durable
material, and would be glad if you would
mention those stones that viii last long,.
est and best in our cold climate of Min
nesota." Granite is very durable and
resists heat and cold almost completely.
1t rarely becomes encrusted with moss
and is almost as enduring as crude cast
iron. States make very durable memo
rial stones, and resist the action of heat
even better than granite. Sandstones
and marbles yield more or less readily
to the influence of sun and frost and to
the oxidizing effects of the atmosphere.
The choice of r. L. will probably fall
on either granite or a bluestone monu-
ment.-N. Y. Tribune. =. r......
For waxing stained Or unstained
floors we have used successfully the fol-
lowing recipe: Mix turpentine and
beeswax in the proportion of one gallon
Of turpentine to one pound of wax
shaved thin. Let thaSwax and turpen-
tine stand over night before using; then,
rub on the floor with coarse woollen
cloth several times. This is much bet
1el 1Aan VaTn1SnlnS or SnellaCklng,
which we tried before waxing, and
which wore off at once and looked bad
ly from. the first. The recipe in your
issue of February s calls for benzine
and wax, and these to be warmed over
fire. This in the hands of most peo-
pie, and considering the infammatory
materials, seems a dangerous recon-
mendation. The one I send does not
require warming.
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THE OMNIBUS ADVERSE BALANCE OF TRADE.

THE oMlSous ADVERSE BALANCE OF TRADE.
AS our exports to Spanish America grow
lese, as European imports constantly grow
larger, the balance against uB will chow an
annual increase, and will continue 10 ex.
hanst our supply CT the precious metals
We ere increasing our imports from South
America, and the millions we annually pay
for coffee, wool, hides, gusno, circhona
caoutchoue, cabinet woods, dye woods md
other articleg, 90 for the ultimate benefit Of
European manufacturers who tako the
gold from, us and send their fabrics to
Spanish America. II We could send our
fabrics, our gold would stay ut home and
our general prosperity would be sensbly
increased. But 80 long as we repel Span.
lsh America, 80 long as we leave
her to cultivate intimate relations with
Europe alone, 30 long our trade relations
will remain unsatisfactory and even en-
barrassing. Those countries sell to us very
heavily. They buy from US very lightly.
And tho amount they bring us in deb,
each year Is larger than the heaviest aypre
gate balance Of trade We ever have apaine
us in tho worst OF times. Tho ayerae.
balance against 10 for the whole in the fivt
most adverse years we ever experienced
was about one hundred millions Of dol
lars. This plainly shows that in our En-
ropean exchanges there iH always q balanc,
n in our favor and that our chief deficienc,
! arises from our msl.adjustcd commercia
relations with Spanish America, !. It FOL
lows that II our Spanish American trad
, were placed on better and more eauih
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Are you disturbed at night and broken Of
your res! by sick child suffering and crying
with pain o! cutting. teeth? Ii 10, send al
once and get q bottle OF Mira. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup for Children Teethirg. Its
value Is incalcuisble. It will relieve the
poor littls sufferer immediately. Depend
upon 1t, mothers, Tiers is no mistake shout
it. 1t cures dysentery and d!arrhoea, req.
ulates tho stomach and bowels, cures wind
collie, softens the gums, reduces inilsmma.
ton, and gives tone and energy to the whole
syu.enl. Hrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup 10,
Children Ioething is pleasant 10 the taste,
and Is tho prescription Of one of tho oldes!
and best female nurses and physicians in the
United states, aud Is Tor sale BY all druggists
throughout the world, Price Is cents bot.
tles ..t-- & - t-. ~ a,-.a = NyRAw
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MEDICAL. NJ
H.. z0ruato.

} Sirs,-I take this opportunity OF informing you
Of the benefits have dertysd from DR.. q, No.
lance Lirtr P,lis.g have for two years past been
afflicted with a severe pain over the eyes, &C.
companicd with n ncryouSnc % and sense Of ditxi.
ness, malady beyond tic power and skill OF our
physicians TO relieve and cure, caused, as far AZ
myself could Judge, by n diseased state OF the
iivsr, and stomach. Some Of the doctors tried
bleeding, and various, other remedies were tried,
but all In vain, for tho dccp.rooted disease still
stuck fast. AZ last, procured box of your val.
liable Liver Pills from druggist here, and found,
after taking portion Of them, that the disease
and painful sensation over the eyes have almost
entirely left inc. will close by advising all those
afflicted as have been, TO procure the valuable
medicine nj once and save much time and pain,
with little expense with sincere gratitude and
respect, remain, yours respectfully, -a,aH. I.
Il CKo. W. RUSSELL, Toronto.
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TUFTS HAIR DYE
Delicate and Feeble Ladies',

Thoie lauguld. tires:m mo sensations, causing you
to feel scarcely able to b, on your feet that cou
slant drain hst Is taking from your syst, in all II.
former elasticity driving tho bloom from you,
checks; that continual strain upon your vital
forces, rendering you irritable aud iret.ul, car
easily be removed by the use OF that ms.velou,
remedy, Hop Bl:teIs. Irregularities aud obs,ruc.
lions Of your system are relieved a: orce while
the special cause OF periodical pain arc peraue
ly removed. Eoce receive SO much benefit and
none are SO profoundly grateful and show such ali
in!ercs! In recommending Eo2 titte.s rs women.
FEELS YOUNG AGAIN.
my mother was afflicted long time with Neu.
ralSia and dull, heavy. Inactive condition Of the
whole system; headache. nervous prostitution, and
was almost helpless No phys.cians or medicine.
did her any good. Three months ago she began to
use Hep Bittcrs with such good effect that she
seems and feels young again, although over Il
years O d. VIC think there Is no o,her medicine I'll
to use In tho ianllly."-A lady In Providence.
BRADFORD, Pa, May 8, 1875.
It has cured nc Of seye.sl diseases, such as nerv
ousncss sIckutss a. tho stomach. monthly troubles
etc. have not seen sick day In year, since
took Hop Bitters. ali my neighbors use them.
Mas. FANNIE GuEEN.
5000 Losr.-"A tcu. o! Europe that cos. nc
5000. dono me less good than ono bottle OF Hol
Dit,er.: they also cured my wife Of fifteen years
nervous weakness. slecplessncss and dyspepsia"
R. NJ, Auburn, Y.
HIGH AUTHORITY.
Eop Filters Is not. in any sense. IN alcoholic
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"nucliu.Pnibn.n
Qlick, complete cure, all annoying Kid.
ncy, Bladder and Urinary Diseases. One
dollar. Druggists. =
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MotpcrSw*n's Worm Syrup.
lntallible, tastsess, harmless, csthartic; ior
tsVeriahneEs, lrestlessuesa worms, coustipa.
ton. Twenty-Five centB. = !
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Dn l.. G. Wlar's NERVE AND BRAIN T.EAT.
snaraaS frS,p for Ss'eSS si n:fi
!!cadnchc, Nervous Prostitution cnuGcl rs tie nsa
OF G,eohol or tobacco. Wakefulncss Nleuta! De-
precision. A1itagjDg OF the EraiI resulting in IN.
fsnnity md Leading q, misery decay and death:
in Other sex involuntary Losses eIsl Hpcr,na!.-
orrncra caused byoyor-oxcrtion Of tho brnin self.
nbnFo or 0yar.iGdulssnce. Each box contains
ono months treatment, Si.Q1 box. or siT boSes
for $500. sent by mail prciatl on receipt Of price.
WE GUARANTEE SIN DESES
To euro my case. With elch order r,aeirod byEs,
send tho purchaser our written guarantee to 70.
fund The money IL tho treatm0ut docs not ctcct
q c,ra Guarantees Issued cnlyby
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PilcHl Piies!! PiIes!l!

TIE working men Of the country al
awear "By Georgia VI ~
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surs cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Files. One box has cured the worst cases Of
twenty years. standing. No one need suffer
PHO Ointment. It ahsorbs ,umorp. allsys
itching, acts as poultice, gives Instant relief.
Prepared only for Piles, i.ohing OF tbs private
parts, nothing else. Sold by druggists and
mailed on receipt Of psice, 81. - \
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81 claim that have the Aoo,!n now yella
the carpet man.
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--II- n. VlAIIEK MkUlCIEs CO., Pf0DH., =
Cleveland, Ohio.
Wholsale Agents: LOGAN l. Co., Wheeling,
". Va, and J. @. DENT & Co., Bridgeport,
Oulo. - - ~ DkW
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OHECRs IN Six hours,
Cules in ; days. Drug store
ID N. uth b., PhllA: 1857 Mar
~ H.. Wheeling. ssNDAV
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Or. ]. f. SMITH.
No. l4oi OHAPLINE STREET,
Near Fourteenth MIR al

This best evidence Of a physclan's success IA tho
testimony OF his patients. The incrcaxing de-
dealt honorably. aud fairly with those who have
conhulted mo. never uso patients name with.
oGt permission, though have many hundred Ger.
lheates from those whom have cured after lhoy
had been pronounced lncurable. a thorough med.
zeal education, with many years hospital expert.
once and familiarity with therapeutic agents, a
close Observance Of tcmpenmentsl pecuiIarticS
aud strict attention 10 hyg!euic management in.
suiei tncces,. cure Ia possible and frankly dive
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Special !Asents in Wheeling. -Iocan d Co., O
Menfemellcr, K. B. Burt 6 Co., Alex. T. Young,
!; y. shlrk: D. Il. Darrah and J. B. White l. Co.,
BellEire, Ohio; A. B. Ong. Martins Ferry, Ohio.
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2 LOGAN i CO., Sole iAgcnts, Wheeling, ". Va
propIietos Logan i Co. 3 Pleasant Worm Syrup and
ChildB PhyNc.s Best In use. lyGhF5yGa iel.NwYAw