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, 1884-12-13

Mrs. Smiths Case aud what the Rev
Mr. NICK Instry Inns 20 say nbout IL.

To The Public: have been n fearful sufferer
for nfteen years. most OF the time with what has
and Lepra. and the like, and have always been
told there was no cure for me, and have been
so discouraged that 1 had as soon die as lire
have been so badly afflicted sometimes that
there was not the smallest spot from the crown
Of my head to the sole OF my feet that was not
diseased and As red as crimson. IL would com
mence IN small white spots, which had n sllyery
appearance, but were not deep. but II / attempt
ed To heal them. or soon after their first appear
there was a complete dry, red scale, which
would become so infiamed as TO crack and look
nerce. and angry, and the burning sensation
would be almost lntolerable.
l was at times so lame that l could scarcely
get about, and could not dress myself without
assistance. ] have tried many remedies. and
have paid 500 In a single instance TO a physic-
ian but have never obtained only Temporary re-
lief. Although helped for n time. l soon relapsed
again to be as badly troubled as ever, and du-
ring the winter Of 1881 and 1882 1 suffered so
much as 10 be entirely discouraged. Last June,
however, ! was advised by Elder and Mrs. l.. q.
Mckinstry, who are well known In these regions,
to try your CUrIcURA REMEDIES and l felt
somehow a little courage, from their favorable
opinion Of them, to Try their virtue. About the
second week OF July last l commenced to take
the remedies. and within six weeks / began TO
sec a permanent Improvement, until now (Oct.
y / am about as good as new, and my flesh is
MRS. BENZ. SMITH.
/ certify that the above statement OF my wife
Is correct, and Join with her In expressing my
kihiANNut luf NHt great btntnl hut HAS Ftctlftu.
b. SMITH.
| certify that the above statement is correct.
Mr.. smith Is q prominent man in this cOmmu-
nifty. where he lives. He is n well-known deal
er In stock, and his statement, with that Of mis-
wife, Is fully entitled to cree Il.
Done at Stanstead, Province of Quebec, this
twenty-seventh day Of october, 1882,
l.. @ McKINSTRY,
Mfntster Of The Gospel.
LArER.-I have seen Mrs. Smith recently and
believe her 10 be thoroughly and permanently
cured. /. O, McKINSTRY.
SEC. Adj. On. Cbnl., p, O., No. ". & No. ". II.
Boston, Sept. 9th. 1881.
CuT1cURA R~EsoLvEST, the new blood puri-
her, and 1 Ur1CuRA and CUTICURA SOAR, the
great skin cures and beautiners, are sold every
where. Price, CUrIcURA, soc. soar. 25c. (;
RKsoLvEST, Si.O0.
Potter Drug md Chemical Co. nnafnn
, 1884-12-13

lL&AAAIkttl
"Sir, / demand your daughters hand In
marriage boldly said the gifted young man
to the great Millionaire. Il do not ask II as
a favor from you, We love ono another.
That is sufficient. am her equal in every
respect
-Ah, exclaimed tho Millionaire. "are you
IA %plumberf'
mo, STRIP proudly responded tho valiant
sutton.
"A bank cashier with an exhausted short.
agef1
mo, siri"
"A coachmanf
II IN mott" And his lip curled proud in
disdain.
"You are not q baseball pitcher with a
rifle twist, that you thus imperiously ask for
the hnnd of one who will inherit millionsfn
mo, sir. l am tho inventor and patentee
of a patent c~aT-coupler."
take her. take herl' cried the Millionaire
"All / demand in return is that in no idle
moment you decide to pay the nationals debt y
, 1884-12-13
Young Men,

Who may be suffering from nervous debility,
will do well TO avail themselves of this, the
greatest boon ever laid nj the altar Of suffering
humanity.
DIR. SPINNEY WILL GUARANTEE To
FORFEIT 1--WE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
every case Of weakness or disease OF any kind or
character which he undertakes and fails to cure
He would, therefore, say TO the unfortunate suf-
ferer who may read this notice, that you are
treadlng on dangerous ground when You longer
delay In seeking the proper remedy for your
complaint. Noumay be In the first stage-re-
member that you are approaching the last Ii
you are bordering on the last, and are suffering
some or all OF It's i'll effects. remember that II
you obstlnately persist in procrastlnatlon, the
time must come when the mOst skilliul physi-
clan can render you no assistance when TIT
door OF hope Will be closed against you when
no angel OF mercy can bring you relief. In nc
case has the doctor failed Of success. Then let
not despair work itself upon your imagination,
but avail yourself OF the beneficial results OF lii
treatment before your case Is beyond the reach
OF medical skill, or before grim death hurries
you TO a premature grave.
Piles Cured Using Knife OF
LhRatur.
, 1884-12-13

COLONEL RoBERr l.. CHESTER, the
messenger sent to Washington by the
Electoral College of Tennessee, is the
Oldest Democrat land, for that matter, the
Oldest %citizen) in the State, being three
years older than the government now cen
trail at Nashville. He was a quartermas-
ter under General Jackson in the war Of
1912. His first vote was for James Mon
roe in 1916, and Mt eighteen Presidential
elections he has voted the Democratic
ticket.
, 1884-12-13

In New Haven the recent city election
brought out a number of odd circumstances
among which was the election of Louis
Kossuth Hull, a student in the Yale law
school, to three Offices at once. Mr. Hull
achieved glory originally as the inventor
of Yale's famous quick stroke which
put her some odd miles behind Harvard
in the university races on the Thames in
1883. He becomes Justice Of the Peace,
Public Weighcr, and a Democratic Coun-
Gilman from a strong Republican ward.
, 1884-12-13

LAND OFFICE AT CHEYENNE, WYo.
November 10. 1884.

LAND OFFICE AT CHEYENNE, WYo.
November 10, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-named settler has filed notice OF his
intention t. make final proof in support Of
his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Register and Receiver At
Cheyenne, Wyo.. on December p, 1884,
viz; Curtis Il. Spaugh, for the cast half
Of the southwest quarter and west half Of
the southeast quarter Of section ., town
ship Al north Of range 65 west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation Of. said land, viz:
II. :. Bush, OF Cheyenne, Wyo., II.
ii. Roy, of Cheyenne, Wyo., i. J. Rob
ertson, Of Custer City Oak. Jas. i.
Crawford, of Hat Greek, Wyo.
HENRY W RoTIKRT. Register.
, 1884-12-13
COWBOYS CURIOUS oAPERs.
Wnd Whimsicalitlcs of the Terrors Of
Western Ranches

Western Ranches.
A Wild Western writer in the st. Louis
Globe Democrat says: The cowboy seems
to be losing the pristine -gorgeousness Of
his character. Only n few years ago peo-
pie knew him ms a wild and terrible factor
in the development of the West. He had
things his own way. took possession of
towns, ran whole counties, and if he did
not drink blood, shed il with n recklessness
that painted all the streams hat sloped
away from the Rockies a delicious pinky
red. He was the ideal b-a-a-d man from
the headwaters of Bitter creek.
He ate fire and spat snow. He was
wild a woolly and hard to curry. When
he ordered a drink it was ra~ttlesnakes'
stings with the bite in them. When he
sat at a restaurant table it was to demand
Il white mans liver and a nigger's toe
nails. He waded in gore, and was always
in the business of starting g%raveyards in
new towns where the locality was too
healthy for any other kind of sudden
death than that which comes with old age.
This is only n feeble suggestion of what
the old-time cowboy of fiction was. In
his most peaceful moments he had his
hand on his revolver and a big bowie
knife between his teeth. His word was
law. The statutes of the United States
had no more weight than his simple say
so. He carried his W court with him,
and when the time came to pronounce SEN
tence, whether he was right or wrong, this
ancient cowpuneher seldom failed TO adj
minister Justice with his sixshooter.
, 1884-12-13
A Very Cautious Man,

New York SUM-
How do you feel regarding tho Christian
relIgionF asked an interviewer of a rich, but
very cautious man.
aWeIl-err-he hesitated, not knowing
what might DO behind tho question. "You
can-er-put ma down as-as friendly, l
think
, 1884-12-13

MARK TWAIN" writes a friend. sis
undoubtedly destined to be the richest of
American authors. No man has made 80
much money in the same space Of time as
he has done. His wife has a large estate,
and together they now have more than
81, 200, 900. lie is a sharp business man,
increasing his pile all the time by good
investments.
, 1884-12-13

Frnzier's Root Bitters are not a dram
shop beverage, but arc strictly medicinal
in every sense. They act strongly upon
the Liver and Kidneys, keep the bowels
open and regular, make the weak strong,
heal the lungs, build up the nerves, and
cleanse the blood and system from every
impurity. Sold BY drnggists. $l.00.
, 1884-12-13

Boston Journal
A countryman in search of a headstone
for his mothers grave pitched upon one tho
stone-cutters had prepared for another per
son. Il like this one,n he said. Butt said
the other. "that belongs TO another man, and
has Mrs. Perry's name cut upon IL; IL
wouldn't do for your mother "Oh, yes 1t
would, - said the countrymAn- "She couldn't
read. And, besides no continued, PERRY
wa always a favorite nameof hers"
, 1884-12-13

2.279, Prizes amounting .S522.b 200
Application for rates 10 clubs should
be made only to the office OF the company in
For further Information write clearly,
giving full address.
Postal notes express money orders, or New
York exchange In ordinary letter. Currency
by express TALL sums OF s. and upwards
at our expense) addressed
M. A. DAUPHIN. New Orleans, La,
or M; A. DAUPHIN. COZ Seventh 81. Washing
ton. DC
Make 70. Meney Orders payable and nd-
dress Registered Letters 10
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
, 1884-12-13

ABOUT a million claims for pensions
have beer filed since 1861. More than
half the whole number, according to the
forthcoming report of the Commissioner
-545,l30 claims in all-have been al
Ii
, 1884-12-13

A sure cure for little grubs in the skin,
Rough skin, etc. Il will remove that
roughness frem the hands and face and
make you beautiful. Price SOC. Sent
BY mail Gray 4 Pearse. Sole Agents
, 1884-12-13
Every smoker should try Little


Dyspepsia is one of the toughest of dis
eases to wrestlc with. Many people have
tried such a variety of alleged remedies
for it, without success, that they will
hardly believe dyspepsia can be conquered.
But the record Of Browns Iron Bitters
shows thousands Of cures of this disease.
Rev. James McCarty. of Fort Stevenson,
Dakota, says, Browns Iron Bittors
cured INC of dyspepsia.
, 1884-12-13

Q. G. shayne. the well known Wholesale Fur
Manufacturer, iW3 Prince street, New York.
est cash wholesale prices his season. This
viii AFFORD 9. splendid opportunity TO purchase
nee
, 1884-12-13

Montana Horse Ranch For sale.
Consisting of about 1000 Geldings, Mares
and Colts, 500 acres of patented land,
controlling the water supply for many
thousand acres of pasturage, several
thousand acres fenced, and fencing mater
rial on the ground for some 10 miles more
Of fence, good barns, corrals and comfor-
table house, hay, grain and supplies for
one year, farming utensils, wagons, har.
ness, a few COWS and everything necessary
or required to carry on the business of
horse or cattle raising on a large scale.
viii give time on part Of the purchase
moneyif desired. Apply TO or address,
NJ. SALISBURY,
$40 Sansome street, San Francisco, Cal.
, 1884-12-13

Engraving in al its branches is done at
ZEHNER, JACKSON 4 BuEcHNER's.
, 1884-12-13
DIR. Spinnev


Is well known as the founder OF the Montreal
(C. FL MEDICAL INsrITuTE. and having given
his entire attention for the past twenty years to
the treatment OF chronic and special diseases In
cident to both sexes. his success has produced
astonishing results By his method Oft eaiment
the suffering are fully restored to original
health. He would call the attention OF the af-
ficted TO the fact OF his long-standing and well
earned reputation as a sufficient assurance OF
his skin and success. Thousands Who have been
nndcr his treatment have felt and expressed
emotions OF gratitude yelling up from hearts
touched for the first time by the sllken cord thai
whispers Of returning health.
Those suffering from Catarrh or Bronchitis can
be assured Of a perfect cure by his new method
of treatment.
OF the Chest, Lungs or any Internal organ, and
guarantees a cure In every case he undertakes
II matters not what your troubles may be,
come and let the Doctor examine your case. IF
1T i HE WILL TELL YOU so
IF NOT, HE WILL TELL YOU THAT for he
VIII not undertake a case unless he Is confident
of efiecting a clre II will cost you nothing fol
consultation. so please call and satisfy yourselves
whether the Doctor understands your case.
, 1884-12-13

Gents Furnishing goods greatly reduced
at Polack's 5.
, 1884-12-13

Meet at Odd Fellows Hall at 1880 p.
m, first and third Wednesdays and
second and fourth Sundays at 2p. m.
ii. 7. GOODWIN, NJ. w.
JOSEPH GRAINGER, n. S.
, 1884-12-13

Ellis handmade caramels. Equal to
Gunther's.
, 1884-12-13

Job printing of every description done
with neatness and dispatch at the LEADER
job rooms.
, 1884-12-13
Montana Horse Ranch For sale.

Fresh oysters in every style at tn
Delmonico.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-17

Henry Duncan, q musician, who lives In
Wisconsin and il attached to the orchestra
of the Buffalo Bilp' combination, which
gave two entertainments at McGraDn's
park last week, was taken to st. Francis
hospital, Jersey City, on Sunday night,
suffering from probably fatal injuries.
Duncan and some friends were on their
way to New York in Northern railroad
train. His friends determined to play a
joke on him and accused him of robbing
one of them of q gold watch and chain and
a large sum of money. Duncan took the
charge seriously and Indignantly denied
it The jokers persisted in the accusation
aud when they had worked Duncan up to a
high pitch of excitement, the man who
pretended to have been robbed drew a
revolver and pointed it at him. In his
terror Duncan jumped through the win
dow next to him. The train was stopped
aud no was found lying by the side of the
track insonsole. He was plajed on the
train and taken to Jersey City. The ply.
siciaus at the hospital believe his injuries
to be fatal,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-17
III Must Come.

The governor of New York has signed
q bill recently passed by the Legislature
enacting that all telegraph, telephone
aud electric wires In the cities OF Brook
lyn and New York must be put under
ground the companies being allowed
uutil November, 1885, to make the
necessary changes and il they fail to do
it within that period then the city gov
ernment Is authorized to have the work
done at the expense Of the companies.
This is very proper and sensible bill,
and the companies affected by it should
be glad to comply with its liberal pro
visions instead Of seeking to obstruct its
operation by interposing technical
objections, as we see they propose to do
So far as public rights, interests and
safety are concerned there is no disput
ing the present dangers created by the
net work, spread over every large city, OF
wires strung along the streets and across
the hOusetops, as Close as teeth in fine
comb. Time and again it has been
demonstrated that these are public
nuisance and constant menace TO life
and security, while the invasion of
private property by the appliances of
these corporations is the climax of i'm.
pudent assumption.
The companies, for their own protec-
tion, should be glad to remove their poles
and adopt the improved system, which
may be more expensive at first, but
which will prove good economy in the
end, which Is bound to come and can be
adopted more easily now than hereafter,
when the change will be work Of much
greater magnitude. At present these
poles cumber the streets and their wires
are strung through the air simply by
municipal or individual federation
Sooner or later this will cease. Ever
now their crossing of the housetops, ant
their serious interference with busiIes
necessities and domestic comforts hav
induced property owners to cut them
and they are amply justified in law ant
equity. The system Of underground
wires is without doubt near at hand
the companies may as well understand 1t
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-17
LouAL "REMINISCENCES.
By the Harrisburg Patriots " asn Alb
Town."

By the Harrisburg Patriots = dEn About
Town."
Whenever | SEQ Charley Roumfort it
reminds me of tho first time | saw his
father, tho late Con. A. l. Roumfort. 1t
was iu the year 1851 when no was state su
perintondent of the old Columbia X Phila'
delphia railroad, now part of the Penn :
sylvauia railroad. Ono circumstance in this
connection comes up very wildly. The
railroad bridge over the COnestoga, one
mile below Lancaster, had been destroyed
by fire, It having caught from the sparks
Of a locomotive, and it was necessary until
q temporary structure was put up to haul
the passengers in omnibuses down by the
creek road to winners bridge, thence up
the Philadelphia turnpike 70 Lancaster.
While the bridge was being rebuilt
General Roumfort gave the matter his
personal attention. l. was struck by his
military air and bearing, his style OF dress
being uniformly semi military, His assis.
tant was Colonel James Boon, of Lancaster,
who is still living at an octogenarlan' age.
Both gentleman had a decidedly vigorous
way of expressing themselves when
displeased. We boys were always doing
something mischievous, but kept pretty
sharp eye on the general and colonel, for
We greatly feared their displeasure,
although at safe distance it gave US do
light to hear their inimitable way of
speaking Of those - little rascals. "
More than half a century ago General
Roumfort was principal of military
school at Mount Airy, was subsequently a
state senator from Philadelphia, and was
| for many years prominent Democratic
| politician. He was a man of superior in
telIigence, received fine education NJ a
military school in France, where he was
born, and was, | think, for q time at West
Point. He was of fine presence, possessed
| pleasant conversational powers, and had
| many friends. His friendships were warm
and his hatreds bitter. He was mayor OF
Harrisburg during the war, and upheld
the dignity of the position against all op
position during that trying period. lie
lived TO patriarchal age and died uni
versally lamented.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-17
NEiaHsORaoOD NEWS.
Events Near and Across the County l.

Events Near and Across the County Lines.
The board of directors of Palatinate
college, Myerstown, ask the Womelsdorf
synod for needed pecuniary help.
A Carroll county, Nd, farmer recently
painted new building, and two valuable
Jersey cattle licked off some of the paint
and both died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smallbrook cele-
brated their golden wedding Monday
morning in st. Mary's Catholic church,
York. This is the last service that will
be held in the old church.
A Reading Polander was holding q
dynamite cartridge in one hand and q
match in the other, on Monday, when the
cartridge exploded and injured his right
hand in shocking manner.
On June 9th the terms of DR.. John L..
Atlee, Of Lancaster, DR.. Traill Green, of
Easton, and Hon Charles l.. Bailey, of
Harrisburg, as trustees cf the state Ia
natic hospital at Harrisburg, expired. Up
to the present their Successors have not
been appointed.
The depression in the iron trade. has
caused falling off in the orders for ore
from the mines in Williams township,
Northampton county, which supply tho
Glendon Iron company's furnaces. Mines
have been shut down and men aud teams
thrown out of employment.
Harry Osborn, a nephew of Jackson
Burnett, living with him in West White
land, Chester county, was sent to the
spring to lift Two cream cans from the
water. Not returning promptly, NJ, Bur
nett went too look Tor him and found him
lying with his face in the water, which
was two inches deep, dead. He was
subject to epileptic dts.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-17
In an open letter to him Mr.. Herbert,
the news editor, says:

In an open letter to him Mr.. Herbert,
the news editor, says:
vAs informed by three different een.
tiemen Of prominence, who are residents
of this oity, that you did make the state.
mont attributed TO you IN the article oil
which you complain While l do NOT
question your veracity, justify my pub.
lication Of the matter on the ground that
nv information was of such character
that could not doubt its authenticity.
But you cannot and will not deny that
,t was publicly asserted, and never pub.
lioly contradicted, that Mr.. Kemble did
declare that he gave Blaine his check for
AZ 600 and subsequently for s2,500, for q
service rendered or to be rendered him by
Blaine as speaker of the House ut Wash
ingtou. This is the point, and the only
point, in the whole matter. You believed
this to be true, because it Is we'll known
that you opposed Blaine's nomination on
the ground that things like this would be
brought out against him.
We have very distinct recollection
of hearing this same story floating
around through the political circles OF
the state and 1t always came, like most
of the revelations about Blaine, from the
Stalwarts Of his own party. Between the
three informants of the Patriot and Mr.
Bergner there seems to be an issue OF
veracity.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-17
TAKEN INTO CAMP.
Sofa HOME oLuns pnMonaL,zsp
Tho ironsiaes again Defeated by Alien.
town-Lsncaster Losss m yotk Dust
From the Diamond


Yesterday afternoon the Iron sides
suffered their second defeat at the hands
of the Allentown club in tho presence of
about 500 persons. Tho visitors again had
their usual luck, and won tho game in the
last inning. At the opening of tho contest
the Allentown club presented Morris and
Smith, late of tho Chambersburg olub, rs
their battery. Tho home team soon got
the swing of the formers pitching and hit
him for three runs in the first inning.
This was followed by two In tho third, one
of which was by Goodman, who sent the
ball under tho fonco In tho extreme loft
corner of the grounds for home run. In
the fourth inning Morris was taken out
and Doc Lands, who Is tho only man
in the club who knows how to pitch,
went into the box from the field :.
Aitor that the lronsides did little at the
bat, and secured but ono additional run
The game was close aud exciting to tho
seventh inning, at the opening of which 1t
stood 6 to in favor Of the Ironsides.
The visitors theE seemed to catch on to
1ugraham's pitching, and hit him very
hard. With their heavy work ut the bat,
aided by the home clubs errors, they Sc.
cured eight runs in the inning and won
the game. 1t seemed impossible for In.
graham to prevent mon from going to base
on balls, and no less than six were sent
there, and some of them at very critical
times. The visitors played splendid
| fielding gamo and the home team did not.
The score fOllOWs