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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-05
SCROFUL.A

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las, Eczema, Biotches, Ringworm, Tu-
mOrs, CarbunCIes, BoiIs, and Eruptions
of the Skin, are the direct result OF an
impure state of the blood.
To cure these diseases tho blood must be
purified, and restored to a healthy and ma
tural condition. AYERS sARsAPARILLA has
for over forty years been recognized by emf
nent medical authorities as the most pow
erful blood purifier in existence. 1t frees
the system from all foul humors, enrlches
and strengthens the blood, removes all traces
OF merourial treatment, and proves itself
complete master of all scrofulous diseases.
"A Recent Cure of scrofuIous Sores.
"Some months ago / was troubled with
gerofulous sores lulcerS) on my legs. The
limbs We're badly swollen and infamed, and
the sores discharged large quantities Of
offensive matter. Every remedy 1 tried
failed, until used Ayers SARsAPARILLA,
OF which l have now taton three bottles,
with the result that the sores are healed,
and my general health greatly improved.
] fool very grateful for the good your
medicine has done me.
Yours respectfully, MRS. ANN O'BRIAN."
14S Sullivan ST., New York, June "a, 1882.
pB- All persons interested arc invited
GO call ON Mrs. O'Brinni also upon tho
nov Ns H. ~ nus VI 40 Ehht Dtlll olftelg
New York City, who win take pleasure
In testifying To the wonderful efficacy OF
Ayers SnrsRparIlla, not only I'm the cure
OF tlIls lady, but in his own CRKo and
many others within his knowledge.
The well.known ,Vri'er on the Boston Herald,
y. ". BALL, of Rochester, Nh, writes, juno
2, 1889; d
"Haying suffered 7eTcro'y for come years
With EoIema, and haviGg failed 20 lind relief
from o"heT remedies, nave laade use, during
thG past thyee months OF AYERS SARsAPA-
RiLLA, WAlch has oRac'ed u complete cure.
| oons lcr II q magnificent remedy for all
blood Diseases"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-05

1t was reported last night that Mr.. J. T.
Caldwell. who was run over Sunday evening,
was very low, and many of his friends did
not expect him to live through tho night.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-05

WI, w. W. Mlller' OF Ino pension ounce,
last night at apriVate supper at the American
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-05
spurgoon,s Health Restored.

LONDON, Feb. 4.-The health of Mr.. Spur
geon, the noted Baptist preacher, is re.
stored. He resumed his pulpit ministration
Yesterday
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-05

Tn my stock can he found the most attractive
Presents and Glfls for the Holiday Season. No gift
can give more satisfaction to your friends orcomfort
to your home than awell-made, beautiful pIeoo of
Furniturei andin the large lot of Brackets, Desks,
Easy Chars,' Cabinets, Music Stands, Mantel and
Pier Mirrors Rugs Carpets, &c, 10 be found in my
warerooms no difficulty can be had in making an
appropriate selection.
The highest economy and the best sense Is always
shown when the best goods are purchased L invite
thorough examination of all my Stock and for quality
and price defy competition.
Openings on three stroets-3l7 Seventh Street,
G33 Louisiana Avenue, and o34 u Street northwest
WASH Il. WILLIAMS
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-05
Ayers SarsapariIla

stimulates and regulates tho action of iho
digestive and asslmilativo organs, renovs
and strengthens the vital forces and speedily
cures rheumatism, Neuralgia, Vheuma-
tic GOut, Catarrb, General Debility, and
al diseases arising from an impoverished or
corrupted condition Of the blood, and weak
onod vitality,
It's ucomparably the cheapest blood medi.
cine, ON account of its concentrated strength,
and gr"ai power over disease.
PREPARED BY
Dr.J. @. Ayers Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold By all Druggists prico 81, six bottles
Tor ~,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03

g.im-faced death around here you can
brig it on as soon as you please. I'm
broke up, cleaned out and ready to be-
come cherub.'
There was silence as the blOtter was
brought out ard 4 pen hunted up, and
when they asked his name he walled out:
put me down as Abrham Lyons, de.
ceased, for don't want to live any longer.
ncEcr expected to live to have son
like Daniel &C back on me this way"
"What's the matter with Dauiel?"
''Gentlenen, he replied as he laid
hand ornamented with saven warts on
the desk, 'I'm a widerer, and Daniel is
my only son, Last night was to have
been married to the cutest, chunkest,
sassest little wilder in Wayne county.
| was SO happy that I'd have sold my
last pair of socks to pay outlawed debts.
| kinder trod around on air Igrnned
at everybody aud every thing. Hang me
if aidn't take off my hat three times
to cow and hope her family was as well
as could be expected with the bottom
knocked out of the milk-pail market?"
wen.
"Well;I sent Daniel over to see whether
| should wear u white vest or black
| one, and What did he do but DO X his poor
father up. Went right back on the
parent who has stood up fur him like
Stone wall behind 4 brar bush, Went
and wrecked his poor Old father on the
rocks of deceit and deception"
How
Married her. Went and fell in love
with the woman who was to be his STEP
| mother and made her his wife. Yes nv
own son Daniel did that-the very son
whom I've Sot up with in sickness and
nursed through adversely. Who can we
trust now' Whittier are VIC drifting?"
lie was locked up to sober off and to
let the layers of mud dry, and when
Daniel came down in the afternoon to
see him he retired to the darkest corner
of his cell and called out:
''Go way, base offspring. A son who'll
sneak in on his father as you did can
never expect forgiveness. Have my fun
eral strictly private, and you needn't
nina about ombStone!'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03
WORTH A LICKING,

Some wears ago, in Georgia, the band
of Christians known as Ascensionsts
were having grand revival! One day
when the meeting was in fun fierce, a
storm came up, and a young gentleman
who was ont hunting with his servant
took refuge in the church door. Being
curious to see the service. the two hun
ters cIept up into the gallery. and there
hid in place where they could observe
without being observed.
Come, Lord, come: our robes are
ready. Come, LolG, cemc," cried the
preacher, while all present gave loud
''Amcn."
"Marsa Gabe," whispered Cufy, lift
ing his hunting horn to hi, mouth. let
me glib dem iiist one toot'
Put that bern down. or I'll break
your head, replied the master, III a
whisper.
The horn dropped by CGtty side, and
again the minister cried: Come Lord,
come; we are AL ready for thy coming.
Come, Lord, come"
DO, MarSa Gabe-do j;st lemme Glib
'cm jist one little toot," pleaded Cuffy,
wettin@ his lips aud raising the horn.
''lf you don't drop that horn. Cully,
III whip you within an inch OF Your
life. whispered the exaspe.atcd master.
BLOW, Gabriel, blow: we are ready
for His coming. Blow, Gabriel. blow. "
pleaded the ministe~.
Cutiy could no longer resist the temp.
tation, and sent wild peal ringing from
end to end OF the church: but long be-
fore its last echo died away his master
and himself were the only occupants Of
the building.
us ready fur de licking, Ma,sa Gabe,
said Guilty. showing every tooth in his
head. for clare to gracious it's wort
two lickings to see dc way commoe farm
cattle kin Gil ober de ground wild skeared
'ocension;sts behind dem. '-Hpprr's
.H1GG-i.,.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03
TIE UNIVERSAL CONSCIENCE
DR.. Newman Tells how it Foresha3oWed
the Future.

Ii is an old saying that "cur>,ience
makes coward: of Us ali. The dread
that constance pXcjteS is net confined to
lu@kless wi-htS. hut is experienced by
the Neros, by the Richards. and by the
Napoleons. some would have lis believe
that what we call IA troubled conscience
is an educated something confined 10
Christian lands. Hume said he could
explain his qualms of conscience by a
shock received in his youth. BclsEazzar
Was not a Christian, yet conscience turn
cd his countenancC pale, and caused his
knees 10 snite against each other T.
berius was not IA Christian. yet behold
his letter to the Roman senate. Nero
was not 4 Christian, yet heard groans
from the grave Of his mother whom he
had murdered at Baiir. Tacitus tells is
that he heard the sound of trumpet
from his mothers grave. No uuinspirea
man ever So perfectly translated the
troubled conscience as did Shakespeare.
lie makes the ghost of Prince Edward
say to King Richard: 'I.et me sit heavy
on thy soul Tomorrow And again:
"Metloulht thr souls D.. all that had ra:l.-
,tered
Come to NY tent, and every ore did threat
Tomorrow vengeance on the head Of
Richard
Did Shakespeare voice the human con-
science? Is he not esteemed the Great
interpreter of human nature! And
whether his characters are facts or iicticn
yet he sounds forth the universal con-
science.
We're this dread Of the future confined
to the lowIy It woulG be of little worth
as an argument. but when men crowned
aud scepte:ed, with "a will supreme. with
| armies at their command, with scllates
at their feet, with nations in the retinue
OF their triumphs-when such men stand
aghaSt at their Oncoming future, we may
then believe that conscience foIshadows
4 future DOOM
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03
MANUFACTURED BY
D. SCOTT & BRO.
ELK TO N, M D.
FOR sale BY
WOMAN AND THE BABY.

WOMAN AND THE BABY.
What puzzle the little child is in the domestic economy
How the mother gives other life strength support the life
of her blessed little youngser!
How the child kicks and laughs, and crows!
flow the child grows, and is heavier and heavier every day.
And lifts him, and him. and with him. and takes
of him by day and by night
Is wonder the mother breaks down? Her back aches. Her
stomach fails her Her liver is bad Her blood hn and she she
feels poorly Yes pooly-very poorly. Give mother bottle Of
Borns Iron BM. She needs the in her blood which that will
put there She have strength she will be confirmed old invalid
B,ovns Iron B1ers helps and !e
cheerfulness, and vigor. Tell all the mothers
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03
AR BUTUS,


# s,t,;;n. has Maids Of lInnor--
And WIZ sdou!d not the %plin
With al hen laiut, service,
ii,,. Thought IT such thing :
II >Ering has Maids ni Honor,
hYhutuS leads he train
y love!icr, a faircr
The Spring would seek in vain.
For sweet and subtle fragrance,
For pink. and pink and white,
Eul utmost grace and motion
OF vines and vines delight,
Fer joy Of love and lovers,
For ios OF Young and old,
No blossom like Arbu,us
In I'LL tl.at SpringtimcS hold
Tie noble Maids Of Honor.
Who earthly queens obey,
And coUrtly service render
By weary night ard day,
Among their royal duties,
Bouquets Of blossoms bring
Each evening TO he banquet,
md hant! them TO the King.
If Spring has Maids of Honor
And a King that is not seen.
His choicest Springtime favor
l. ArbutuS from his Queen.
Tile IddeDenden
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03

From the Judge.
The d;ssip;.ted Simk;ns told Fritz yes
terday that his aunt Il very pious sister
of charity, was dead,
Did you ever see herr" inquired Fitz.
why, oi course. Why do You ask >"
responded SimkinS
"Oh, well, said Fitz, II was only 60
lug to remark that if You never had seen
her you never would"
They looked at each other moment
and then Simklns set EN- up
When Howard wlote: Il find a pity
hangs upon his breast" the fellow had
evidently a cold and had not yet been
informed that DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
was the only safe remedy.
I'm all growth, in all life there is Il har.
per behind the harp string and weaver
behind the SHUTTLE says Rev. Joseph
Cook.
Kansas corn is being shipped TO In
diana and sold at Is cauts per busheI
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03
AN ARMY EXPERIENCE.
How an Old V=teran Escaped Arn.AiIa-
ton and Lived to Imp1rt .
Warning 10 Others.


come Ia car u"t.n" IL c,3n',,r.i,n with
the New York State meeting Of TIE
/ Grand Army al the Republic is ;" IN.
usual in man. respects that We vcEtru"
to reproduce it Tor the benefit "t CIR
readers.
Captain Alfred REASON. -! New olE,
while pacing i'll the LOBBY OF the :rmory,
j previous to one o! the meetings, sud
denly stopped and scanHtd tie ta,e of 4
| gentleman who was III earnest couveIsa-
| ton with one OF tie Grand Army officers.
1t seemed to him that he had seen that
| face before, partially obscUred by the
smoke of battle, and yet this bright and
| pleasant countenance c"ula no, be the
same pale, and death like viSage, which
he so dimly remembered. Hnt the reco!-
/ lection. like Banqru's ghost, would not
down at command and haunted hlm
| the entire day. On the dag following lie
again saw the same c"untcninrc, and
ventured to speak to its owner. The i'll
slant the two veterans heard each other :
voices, that instant they recognized and
!
were the same. The mau whom Captain
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03
The LIME-KiLN CLUB

H"h"H iir,e Press.
Il will now remark to dis club said
Brother Gardner. as he opened the meet
ing. dat dc Hon. Jawhack johnson of
Opelika. has arrove. lie reached De
troit tw" days ago on &c roof of Il freight
ear, an in a somewhat carnverous con
dition, an a. ne knocked on de doah of
my cabin at midnight looked few dc
winder am put on . par o brass knucll-
cles atorc | dared step out an az his
| name an biZneSS. | has filed him up
wild meat an later, lent him il clean
shirt dat buttons behind an and suit
OF cloze, an | would furder remark dat
he pears to be a pussou of transparent
Intelligence an lesplendent polish. Let
us listen to him with anXus interest ard
careless observashun.
The committee on reception then dom
| ned their white gloves and claw BANNER
coats and disappeared in search of the
stranger. They found Inn shivering
with stage-lright in the ante room. and
| it was only after GiyeaGan Jones had
! threatened to loosen the top of his head
that he consented to enter the hall. Once
in he braced NJ, however, and after
| reaching the platform and swallowing
three peppermint drops and Il glass of
water he seemed to recover all his native
confidence and to forget that enc end Of
| his collar Was loose and saving away at
/ his chin
| His dissertation, which lasted nearly
an hour, began by showing the advant
ages OF truth, then after wrestling with
| the evils OF ambition, the necessity of
economy, he struggled with the disagree
able subject oc industry, causing many
a scowl on the faces of his auditors. aud
concluded as follows:
| Il thank you with consummatc arm
eStneSs Tor de skillfui manner il which
| you ha C cvadcd your attentIon to my
cumbersome remarks, an hope dat de
seed thus sown on stony ground may
| >prout ap an Yield seventy-tve bushels
! to de acre
When the speaker had been escorted
/ from the hall Brother Gardner said
DE man who dares pint out Our faults
am friend, an let Us receive his cliti-
cisms as such. If should diskivcr dat
any of you war Iyin' in wait in de alley
to slug the Hon. ,Iawhack Johnson as u
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03
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-=HzaEasSE-z<-s
SU Pc PHI 0SPH ATE.
PURE RAW BONE,
PURE DISSOLVED BONE
STANDARD PHOSPHATE.
SOLUBLE S. G. BONE.

The above goods are the Iligle~t-gr'olc
Fertilizers sold in this section. Their
chanical condition is perfect, being uni
for1nly fine and dry. They have been i'll
constant use for the last ten years, and
their High Reputation has been fully ssr1s
tanned bv the Test OF both skilled chemist
and practical farmer
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03

american society, says Ma zee II.
Minton, ''to-day, has lost some Of the
STERLING qualities Of yesterday Our ar
cestors chung firmly to their convictions,
but much of their posterity has decided
to pass under the rcd of fashion, import
the old foIlies OF Europe, forget that
they are Americans, and sell out the
birthright of their nation individuality"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-03

LcoSTINuED on FOURTH PAsH. /
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-06

L. LOWRY SMITH, sUorm. saw the fire
of Glenn's barn. I was on the Charlotte
road, one mile from town; was on the other
side of the Mile Branch, which is Just
mile from the Court house. When got
home it was two o'clock. walked was
tired and walked slowly. 1t took me near
half an hour to walk home. My house is
in the southeast part of town, near the
Episcopal church.
ss-eramined. H. G.. Strauss and Cadet
Moore were with me. 1 saw no one else on
the way. did not pay special attention to
any one on the street. On that particular
night noticed no one particularly. l came
in on Main street; had been out with the
posse to help arrest the Thornburg boys.
H. G. STRAUSS, s,cOrn. l saw the tire OF
the burning barn. I was one hundred or
one hundred and fifty yards from the Mile
Branch. 7 live in the first house below
Withers hotel. Think I got home at ten
minutes before two. / awoke DR.. Walker
to tell him about the fire, thinking it was
on his place. suppose was fifteen min
utes coming from the Mile-Branch.
G'oss-eran1iaed. My natural gate in walk
ing is four miles an hour. I walk around
this town at that rate. was excited and
walked fast. kept with Mr.. Smith. We
had just emerged from piece of woods
when / saw the fire. / do not know that
the trees prevented me from seeing it sooner.
The hour for adjournment having arrived,
Court adjourned until 81 o'clock Thursday
morning.
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NoRTHwFsTF NTEEFNsE
ANhCCK1FS. .CC1OlE IL 1884
BRIEF MENTION.

but all signs OF it had disappeared
III half ~ hour.
We are the recipients of fine
basket Of apples from Geo. NJ. Hays
adOrn.
\ fine crop Of hops has been rails
J ell by Mr.. McDouald, at Friday BAR
Dor.
Rev. J. IL. Birckhoad will hold
dNlnd service IA the Nelson School
house, on Fidalgo. island, on Thurs
day, t he 23rd. Oct.
a violent snuth east gale shock
up the Guemes channel into white
caps on Tuesday, and was followed
" two d..ys If steady rain.
The four months term Of the pub-
lie school at the Nelson school
house, Oh Fidalgo island, taught 10y
Mss Williams, closed yesterday.
The Mail estimates the oat crop
Of Skagit county at 100000 sacks,
about 5000 tons, and the present
market price IS about SIS per ton.
, y submarine telegraph is being
laid 10y the Dominion Government
across the Fuca Straits, from Vic
toria to Port Angeles, a distance Of
eighteen miles.
The schooner Carrie Blanchard,
owned at LacOnner is having steam
propeiling gear supplied TO her, to
bc used in connection with her
aaiIs.
Quite cargo Of apples, pears
poultry. and eggs We're stored on
the wharf at AuacOrtrs, on Monday,
Cor shipment to Victoria by the
Lottlc.
A lecturer di,coursing or the subject of
Sheath" inquired, "What use can man
make of his time while waiting for a
doctolt" Before he could begin his an
swrr II his own inquiry, some one in the
audience cried out, He can make his
will"
six hundred pounds Of opium
were seized on thursday OF last
week, on board the steamer Lone
Fisherman, and the vessel and
opium will he coniscated. The
value of the opium is between s.
900 and $4,000, of which the inform1r
gets.-5 per cent, the collector IS
per cent, and tao government so per
cent.
More land has been cleared, and
permanent Improvements made on
tinumeS island, this season, than
WAS ever Gone before Three COM
Portable and connexions rcsilnccs
have been erected by Messrs Wood
cock, Jenkins, and Mathews, 'front.'
ing on Ship HarbOr, and Mr.. }. j.
Edcns has put up Il good house on
the eastern front OF the island. On
the west side, facing the Rosario
Straits, Messrs G.. +. Leonard X Co.
have erected an extensive fishery
establishment. All kinds Of fruit
and farm crops have yielded well
on the island this season and feel-
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Of alcohol ar 'cbacco, WGLofrl cse. Melt;l De
preston, Softenin., of The Brog r,sr'tire j. in
sanity a2d l"1dinS 10 misery q cay Grd death.
Prematare olj Age, I3rrc; ness, J cs4 IF lCwr-
IN either sax Involuntary loses, I'D Spornat
crrhaea caused by cver-cxsrtioa ii IT, lIain, so4t
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send the purchaser our written guarantee 10 re-
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F. A, Lehman, solicitor of American and For
eign Patents, Washington, u. c. All business con-
recjed with Patents, whether before TIE Patent
Office or the Courts. promptly attended 70. NJ
chars. made unless patent is secured. Send for
circular Il
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-08-27
The Clerk Saw the Point.

On one of the excursion steamers
running out of Detroit the other day
the clerk found passenger who had
neither ticket nor money. He began to
berate the man for dead-beat, telling
him he ought to be ashamed of himself,
ETC., but the strapped passenger held
up his finger and said:
Have been among the passengers
and thrown out hints that the boilers OF
this boat were rather old and liable to
explodeP''
s.Not that know off,
''Have l been around predicting q
storm, and thus detracting from the
pleasure of the trip2''
Haven't heard Of your doing So"
Have ] slipped up to this one and
that one to slur your boat for being
slow, and have said that you were
carrying at least ninety more passen-
gers than your license allowedp Twice
thus far this boat has neglected to an
swer signals Of vessels coming down.
Have I said I would make complaint
under the law? Have I counted the
life preservers and found the compile
ment short2 Have I overhauled the
small boats and found that none OF
them could DO la1nchedp''
''Oh. l see! An old steamboat man
shake!' stammered the clerk. eek
cuse me for not identifying you. Just
make yourself at home and ride as fa1
as you please. II you happen down
stairs come into the Office and try some
OF my cigars. Detroit Free Press.