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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-24

| A well-knOwn gentleman says: any
wife had been in delicate health for If
teen years. She suffered fearfully every
lmonth with pains and excessive menses.
Doctors could do her no good. One bottle
Health, and she gained eighteen pounds
in weight in two months while taking
it."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-05-24

McElree's Wine of Cardui is recon-
mended for painful monthly habit,
dificult, suppressed, excessive and
irregular Menses, Whites, Failing of
the Womb, Change OF Life, General
Debility, and as tonic for delicateI
ladies. 1t was tested in 1000 cases
and cured $500 of them. Its aston-\
ishing action mystified Doctors, DEF
lighted sufferers, and restored thou
sands of suffering women to healthy
and happiness. Druggists sell 1t ntl
s1.OO per Bottle. A sixty-fOur page
pamphlet telling all about it free by
mail.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23
Blaine's Valuation of the Mnlligau
Letters.

It seems that Mr. Blaine regarded
Warren Fisher as. his friend so late as
the spring OF 1880. Indeed, Mr.. Blaine
was so well satisfied with Mr.. Fisher
course IN regard to the Little Rock IL
Fort Smith transaction that about the
time lust mentioned he arranged a
meeting with Mr.. Fisher at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York City, at
which he proposed that if Fisher would
get the teli-tale letters from Mulligan
he would pav him ten thousand dollars,
and that Fisher and Mulligan should 90
to Europe and remain there at his
(BlaiDe'S) expense until after the cleo
ton. This was in 1880, a short time
before Garfield was nominated, and
when Blaine confidently expected to
become the Republican candidate for
the Presidency.
This latest development concerning
the Mulligan letters is made in 4 COM
municatiOn of Warren Fisher to Mr..
kobbe. lawyer of New York City, who
is a relative of Fishers. under date of
July II, 1884. The letter to Kobbe states
that Mul;igan declined Biaine's offer
and that he declared that blaine had
stolen his letters at Washington and
should never have what he held ut any
price" Probably Mr.. Blaine will Sug-
gest that there was nothing inconSis-
tent with the highest integrity in his
proposition to Fisher and Mulligan
that they should 90 10 Europe and re-
main there at his expense until after the
election. Probably. too, he will rec
omend the publication of Fisher letter
to Kobbe in all the Republican papers.
The attempt of Mr. Blaine to buy
from Muiligan the letters still remaining
in the latter's possession, and the high
price he offered for them. show how
much the ta;tooed candidate feared
their publication. He knew the dread
full secret those letters contained. and
was so anxious TO suppress It that he
was willing not only to pay large sum
for the letters but TO stand the expense
of Fisher and Mulligan's expatriation
until after the election. If MIR. Blaine
had believed his correspondence with
Warren Fisher susceptible of 4 construc-
ton at adj favorable 10 himself he would
hardly have made so high bid or de-
scended to so deep depth to conceal it
from the public. 1t is now in order for
MIR Blaine TO deny the truth of his for
mer friend Fishers statement in regard
to his attempt to buy the Mulligan let
ters and to send Fisher and MuIligan
out of the country.--HGrTiS6urg pa
PatTIc'
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23
Brass and BlnSter.

Blaine, as long as the public has been
familiar with his career, has never been
wanting in the possession of brass and
buster. These are his two conspicuous
qualities. His brass is always shining
and his blUster always stirring up some
thing. When he announced that he had
retired from politics he made this very
announcement in order to attract public
attention to himself st the time when
other expeGients had failed. When he
was resting in his so-called retirement
and before the public had ceased talk
ing about it, the well-polished brass
flashed again and the country received
the astonishing proclamation that Mr..
Blaine was writing book. Here was
genuine sensation. Here was theme
which would allow months of specula-
ton as to the contents of the work, as
to how it wonld treat this and that pub
lie man. as to WHIST theories it might
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23

advance, aud as to what secrets it might
reveal. And then. when all this had
been discussed and the sub ect had been
exhausted. the lively book agent would
be sent in all sections and his active
tongue would relate the story of the
greatness of Mr.. Blaine and the rich at
fractions of the book. Then, again, all
ewes were turned to the figure which
was thus adroilly posed ready for the
exhibition. After this the convention.
Brass and buster from first to last
As the leader sets the example it is
natural that his followers should imi-
tate him. Not, indeed, that brass and
buster always win. On the contrary,
while they may succeed in dazzling
for the moment, the fact is now gen
orally accepted that these two quail
ties never secure lasting victories. in
Virginia we have an evidence of this.
Last year The Virginia Outcast sn-
nounced to the country how he would
sweep the "Bourbons'' to destruction.
This was brag. He hauled FORTH myth
illogical parsonage who wanted to bot
thirty thous and dollars that Malone
would carry the State. This was blus-
ter Among the places where "the
Bourbon knife sank deep it car ed out
no where such ghastly wounds as
those it inflicted upon the pretensions
of the great Virginia bragger and blus-
terer.
Blaine's circus, now traversing the
country. is made up of brass figures, and
its clowns are full of buster. But nei-
Their the one nor the other can convince
men who realize that those qualities are
Just what are not wanted in digniied
President OF the United States.-RicA-
7lO3ld { Ia. State.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23
Folly to Defend Him.

Mr.. Blaine is stepped in corruption.
Beginning with his early political work
in Maine, we trace him all the waT
along through his career to the present
dav bv certain blots and stains. One of
the greatest blots in Blaine's record is
that made while he was Speaker of the
House of Representatives. The Blaine
Fisher correspondence exposing his d s.
honest speculation has been published.
Blaine acknowledges that the letters ere
genuine, and says that they contain
nothing of which he is ashamed But
Blaine was frightened beyond measure
when he found that Mulligan was about
to make the letters TO dear Fisher
public. He went on his knees to Multi
gan, and begged him, for the sake of
his family, not to disgrace him. And
then when he found he could not pre-
vail upon the honest custodian of the
remarkable writ ngS to surrender the
correspondence he asked him TO let him
have certain of the letters, TO be re-
turned the next dav. Mulligan loaned
him the epistleS, first receiving a pledge
of honor that they would be handed
back promptly. The letters never were
1CRAlllNu, 0lll WI ID luc Was
then rs man who had no regard for his
word.
Well, the public is familiar with the
NIulli-an letters now. The public is
familiar with the history of the investi-
CATION held in 1876, and while Mr..
Blaine may be detected in other raS-
cality, nothing viii put him IN worse
light before the world than his guilt
during the time that he held the high
Office of Speaker OF the House. And it
is simply absurd Ter Blaine's organs TO
try to explain away some of The recent
charges brought against Mr.. Blaine.
AS Blaine himself admitted the truth of
the Mulligan letters (the evidence be ne
too strong to deny their authentiliSy)
the Republican organs can do nothing
4 but remain silent. But whenever
charges of minor Importance are
brought, such as Blaine's partnership
In the Hooking Valley mines, partisan
sheets set diligently TO work to prove
the falSity of the charges. 1t seems
quite clear that Mr.. Blaine invested
SIS, 900 in the Hooking Valley mines al
luded to. Mr.. Blaine denies that he
did, but as he seems never to be able to
tell the truth, his denial amounts to
nothing. But suppose that the state
ments made by the Democrats concern
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23

| ing the I-lumed hEignt's connect Oh
with the-Heeking alley property
should turn out 10 be incorrect. viii
that exonerate the eX-Speaker Of the
House from the Little Rock q Fort
Smith Railroad scandal?
The Blaine organs m ght as well spare
themselves the trouble OF trying to de-
fend their masters lad character, fol
his corruption is fully established
Savannah lGQ.1 NelC
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23
Wall Paper and Fine Decorations

An especially full and elegant stock
always in the house. such as is rarely
carried outside of the large cities. Also
full lines of samples of the most costly
and desirable goods in the market,
which will be promptly supplied by ex-
press, giving choice of stock such as
can be supplied by no one house in the
country.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23
BARGAINS

In Window Shades, Fixtures and Trim
mings, Steel EngraYings, Photograph
Goods, ChrOmOs, Pianos Of nearly every
make, Organs-MasOn & IIamlin, Vest
ern Cottage and others. SEWING MA
CHIMES Domestic, Eldridge, Hartford,
White, Estey, Singer, and many ether
kinds. ,....
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23

Livery new evidence which comes
to light showing the character of Mr..
Blaine is disposed OF by his supporters
BY the assertion that it can do him no
harm-that it is no worse than those
that have been before the public for
years. This sort of remedy, if it is
good, is cure-all.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23

Mr.. Blaine is reported to be
physically worn out. So is Captain
Constantenus, the Tattced Greek.
These everyday exhibitions will tell on
q man in the long run -Proridence Or.
IL telegram.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23

MIR. st. John thinks that this is
no time for lodging. Mr.. Blaine thinks
otherwise. -Baltinsore Day
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23

Nv method of business has been to
handle the VERY BEST GOODS, that /
could fully guarantee, assured that in
the end it would be to the advantage of
my customers and of my business. /
do not propose to change this policy.
but if aIy one wants cheap goods, I will
supply them as low as any one can. All
:he above and very much more in addi-
ton to the largest stock of Books and
Stationery in Central Kansas 80
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23
An immense stock, comprising the
standard goods, guaranteed to be
strictly as represented, at
Prices Below Competition.

A comparison will convince any one
competent to judge.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1884-08-26
Ill.

0rei Sage ipdter iaB Serr gerboort
nit ieiner 6rau unb So9ter in einem 3im:
met ieiner Stabtpobnuns an benz Gid,
ami benz bas 5riibitiid i~erpirt mar.
Oas @eii9t bes &aufmanns perrietb Ell.
ne sroBe llnrube; feline Wansen warer
blei9er wie seu6bnlid, bic Iussn matt,
unb bic Wunowintel 5udten in fieberbafts,
@rre9un9.
8on 3eit 3u 3eit senoB er sinen giien
uon ben uor ibm itebenben Speiien, iidt:
lid obne Su wiien, mas er that: ODER e,
Offnete cine Brieftai9e unb burdbIdtterts
uieaeidt gum bunbertiten Scale bic BARN
aufbewabrten wi9tisen Seridte. Damn
wieber i9rieb er 3ablen auf bic gouuerts
Der Sriefe unb i9ittelte miBmutbis ben
&Opf BET benz ~unsinitisen &eiuItat ieiner
Bere6nunSen.
Wabame 9erboorb beoba9tete Sbren
@attsn nit einem 4usbrut tr%aurisen W1it.
%Ieibens, in ben ii9 slei9wobl einise per:
weiienbe rln3ufriebenbeit mii9te.
Sn ben 9lusen pom Selicitas sIdn,ten
belle Gbrdnen, iie i9ien beitdnbig ibren
Sater anreben gu molten, aber bas @ort
eritarb ibr i'm Wunbe; bate er bod ielbit
ben Wunid ausseipro6en, in ieinem Na9s
iinnen ni3t seitOrt gu wsroen.
Seit elmer balben Stunbe bate uSqises
S%tiui6peisen in benz !3ihtmsr ssberri9t ;
enbli6 iaste Srau Yerboorb i'm Gone ianfs
ten @erwurfs:
9ieber Wann, Ou banbelit weber aufs
ri9tis, nod sere9t on uns. SIS 1T ST.
mas, bas Did nit Gorge unb Summer srs
fiut, ia man iolte slauben, baB elm llns
sliid Did setrOfien, unb bod perweiserit
Ou jebe aaftlaruns! User finb mir benn,
baB Ou uns bas &edt abipridf, Did gu
trSten, ober wenisitens Osin 9sib gu tbsis
len2 &oum, uertraue mir, mas Did bridt,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-09-05
Big Doses OF Physic.

The southern negro does not take
kindly to the pellets Of the honaeopa-
thist. Hebelieyes in the largest doses Of
the old-school practice, and will toss of
a tumberful Of castor-oil with a smack
Of the lips. Even a glass OF salts and
SIENNA will be swallowed with gusto,
while a bolus is taken without a mo-
ments hesitation. An Englishman, who
hunted in the Soudan says that nothing
gives an African savage greater pleasure
than a good dose of medicine. He
found his medicine-chest more useful
in making the negroes friendly than his
revolver and breech-loading rifle.
But the medicine must be strong and
rapidin its effects. For the savageis
too impatient to wait several hours for
the medicine to operate, and too much
influenced by his sight and taste to be
satisfied with asmall dose. He is never
so happy as when lie has taken . good
dose Of croton-ol and ~colocYnth, or four
or five grains Of tartar emetic.
Holloway's pills were as popular in
the Soudan asin London and the sports
man found that the more liberal he was
with these powerful cathartics, the
more willing were the natives TO serve
him. Whenever he opened his medi-
~cine-chest, the natives respected him "a
agreat medicine man. The more he
physicked them, the better they liked
it. But willing rs they were to be doc
tered internally, not III Of them would
submit to an operation with the knife.
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Prex.ntav. OF aroraao,t.on

A sarcastic writes upon the subject Of
woman's education recently said that "a
part Of the drill Of every young ladies'
school should be the reception by a
wife in an old dress, at dinner of boiled
beef and carrots, Of an unexpected guest
brought homeby her husband" Tech
nical training is. doubtless, a good thing
in its place, but any education, which
would render it an easy matter for O
woman to appear at her best in circum-
stances that r discreditable to her
ought not to be encouraged, The
broader culture aimed at in all worthy
schools, would render it impossible for
her to welcome her family, not to
speak of a guest, at a table which was
not neatly spread, and it is not at all
unlikely that the unexpected visitor
might find there an illustration
of high thinking with plain living that
would be much more rare and enjoy
able than an elaborate dinner. The
self-respect which is one of the best re-
suits of broad culture is a great preven-
tive of modification. A woman of Lib
eral education will hesitate to put poor
~ cooked or improper food before her
husband and children. She knows too
much about the process of digestion,
and the probable transformation of per-
fectly aigested food into the bright
thought and hearty laugh, as we'll as its
traces in the clear eye and fair complex
ion. By all means give the girls tech
nical training if you choose, but do not
undervalue or Q at the discipline
and development gained by a study of
subjects for which they have no imme-
date or apparent use.
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a"
Moncure D. Conway, a highly Gull
tured American minister, went to Eng
land more than a dozen years ago. He
had become dissatisfied with existing
religions, and so he invented one that
seemed to him to have merits far be-
yond any of the traditional faiths.
With an extraordinary lack of sense he
went to England, and attempted to put
his invention on the market. He has
been trying for many years, and has
now given up discouraged, and says
that the religion must take root in
the fresher soil and newer air of Amer
lea. Almost sny = could have told
MIR. Conway at the outset that America,
and not England, was the place to start
a new religion. Still, it might not
thrive very well even here. It is easy
enough to invent a new religion, but it
is difficult to get it into general use.
Mr.. Conway has made his formal fare
well to his congregation Of cultured
philosophers in London and will soon.
take up his residence in Washington,
where almost everything, including re-
ligions. depends for success upon Of
fetal recognition in some form or other.
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will see board and key and rope again,
and rejoice that you gave them
She seemed to fade as mist or smoke
vanishes from sight.
Il shall die in the p~oor-house!"
moaned the old man. every Well.
I'll try to saw in light. Tn a very
poor man."
He turned with a groan, blew out the
candle, and left himself to die gaspine
in the dark.
Donald McDee's spirit found itself
standing on the margin of a black river
awful to look upon. Beyond lay some
thing too glorious to look upon, that
seemed made of gold and precious
stones.
An angel stood beside him.
you know what light that is yon-
der?" he said.
IT do not" replied Donald, tremb-
ling.
ut is the gate of heaven" said the
angel.
MAY I enter?" asked Donald.
IF thou canst ford the river, climb
the steep hill, and unlock the golden
gate" said the angel.
old 49, Ia" "SAeo "
"iu ap
,,;a nsmenlper all your good actions''
sa.u 'ne anger.
LEI me see" SAID Donald. i drove
one '1luoM Duhns COW LOT rent, ana
ni i d pls'vy penny Oh II, ana OOH her
Pig myself
ar lne ahsei lro~ned.
llcheu up the money the onld
uinia slu',e cropped ana nm none the
'na nv wiser, saia Donala.
on tne ange1 s,snea.
III ~ seems all wrong now'" sad o
ala:
enought II right. I've never given
d .nlhg away, put a Iope and a board
anu d ple OF a KAY, wish L mad gwen
money now. sure, there she IS again."
loi 11e whlte woman stood near him
anu a1 nela u a DIT OF board
q. ~ le1urns 10 yon again, she SAID
d ptldge TO cross the river" and, IN.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-09-05
Spirited d Girl.

The Indian school at Carlisle, Penn.
under the charge Of Capt. Pratt, is
working hard to answer the question,
What shall we do with our wild wards :
Its pupils, selected from the savages O
the plains, are given a common-schooI
education and taught a trade or house.
wifery. An important part of thei,
education is derived from association
with white men and women. How
thoroughly this has revolutionized some
of them may be seen from the follow
ing anecdote:
There is a very bright and interesting
Indian girl, named Lizzie Spider, the
last being her fathers name, which she
assumed, a custom the girls nearly oil
follow.
A few years ago, she was at the In
dian school at Carlisle, a pupil, where
she acquired considerable knowledge.
When she went back, during the sum
mer vacation, her father sold her to a
young Indian brave for a number oil
ponies, which is the accustomed form Of
marriage among the Sioux.
She had just received enough educa-
ton to revolt against the savage life
that was to be thrust upon her, so she
an away and lived:for many months
hidden in the woods, going by stealth
occasionally to the hut Of friends to get
supplies of food.
During his last visit to Yankton, Capt.
Pratt heard of her, and after q search
found her and brought her back with
him and put her in the Lincoln school,
where she now is. She says she doesn't
want to be sold for ponies, and cook
and work for a saysge lazy-boots.-
Philadelphia Times.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-09-05
Struggle with A WOLF

aM IN- I-EEI4EE4M ~NV 1881
ZOE many years the traPper cheney
was q feature" Of the northern Now
York wilderness. Every tourist
through the woods reckonad b;s 10.
-
quaineanoeas one oi tne necessary ad-
ventures and all who returned from Lake
Golden and Mt. Tahawus brought home
choice cnllect;ona.-o, .,llaot;onc =
60. -
.o,eso s0oli .eia.eu " ehena " Dan-
lei Boone OF the Adlrondacks." Cheney
was o man who knew how to face q wild
beast and never faered 10 AZ soAwbath.
q. : ~ ..;IJast so, W. ~ angry moose'
a. 70 tl'a pMl sl VOL, ~ pear.
~ MI - S.oS9 neouisehs oue
,,A;n4ar fah ~ III . : W esrapea vas =
s,.st si,a4 to;,"d Iii "oii WHICH us
a. ~ ~
~ Lii au1I nl,on ehe a,iihiai, raven
bro,ob tho s.snss H. an ,aiaa n%oa his ags
s.,s ga = sao", = ialssu ms r!ne
a - 10 sI n,,1ia Iu nv .a ta moi, Raaae ! spilng
Al ~ II, ! - anu .ie PAL
,usbed a. I'm snr;o en pa' one eneh
He had now noth;ng 80.
r;aa 10 dafan,g b;nnsaIf s,;t ~ aaa eulpsy
IL clnbh;ns 4 ha str,,o i.A IN anu u .aIsal =
Tia head "a das,,sra4a1r IA :
creat,1ra foht tbat ~ hrol.s ha sts sIe
;nto fragn,ents rr;t,a,,4 J;SaL1;nn sooA
IT. ! sa;saa ~ 49, ..h.eSi,
mo : hattar h1,'daaen Ai4 ri. Wn nsth .hah.
afset TIL Tha annassaa ;oiu WIN more
Iard 49,, iii ~ tuaa aai al se,zea 1he
- u,.a,,ah = 49,, h Issa. aiu nueasoIed
: ,n mdsl - - ~; ron III ans glhspMpusI was
!" = iIe ano Gea1n Will Cneney,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-09-05
What q Kentucky Burrooiss

Washington Letter to the Philadelphia Record
IF you should 60 out to Kentucky
about this iime,n, said the old Judge,
you would probably be invited to i bur-
goo. You don't recognize him BY that
name, do you? Nor Well, bnrgooi
accent on the first syllable1is d grand
good thing. II is an al-day picnic in
the woods. with q feast which throws
the clam chowder and the barbecue into
the deep shade OF obscurity. In fact
the burgoo usually includes a barbecue
as a sort of incident. You gosout to d,
corner Of the woods where the thick
under brush has been carefully cutsawaY
and where the trees are enough for
shade, but not enough forSgloom, and
there you sit and play poker and smoke
the finest tobacco IN the world and
drink oily ten year old sour mash and
sniff the delightful aroma OF the
burgoo until along in the afternoon
when the niggers pronounce the burgoOs
ready and ladleet out to you iii BID
bowlfuls. The burgoo is delicious
broth which is o perpetual remind
er Of the aborigines who
handed ii over to orr pioneerinRs
forefathers when they began coming
across the mountains from Virginia.
You take-or rather the darkies take
q gigantic kettle and hang il u E d
roaring fire. Aiight broth is made
first; then they throw in young click
ems, young ducks, sucking pigs, and all.
sorts Of small game, with ffesh pota-!
fouaoG onrIGr &ELILSy3