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William J. Coughlin, Of Someryil!e, Mass,
says: Gin the fall of 1851 was taken with
Bleeding of lungs followed by a severe cough.
lest my appetite and flesh, and wasconfned
10 nv bed. In 1877 / was admitted to the
hospital. The doctors said I had a hole in my
lung as big as a halt dollar. At one time a
report went around that I was dead. I gave
uphope, but a friend told me of DR.. VIM.
Halls Balsam for the Lungs. l got a bottle,
when, to my surprise, l commenced to get
well, and to-day I feel batter than for three
years"
For a cold in the head, there is nothing 81
good as Piso's Remedy for Catarrh.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-07

No use to worry about any liver. kidney or
urinary trouble, especially Br.ght's disease
or diabetes, as Hop Bitters never fails Of a
cure where a cure is possible.
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My little s:ck'y, puny baby was changed
into a great bouncing boy ard I VS. raised
from a sick bed by using Hep Bitters a short
time, A You've MOTHER.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-07

MONROE, Mich, September %, 1875.-Sirs:
l have been taking Hop Bitters for infam-
nation of kidneys and bladder, it has Gone
for ne what four doc'ors failed 10 do-cu,ei
me. The effect of the Eitters seemed like
magic to me. W. L.. CARTER.
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L~Up1NGroN, Mich, February 2, 1871
have sold Hop Bitters for four years, AID
there is no medicine that SURPRISES them TO,
bilious attacks, kidney complaints and al
diseases incident to this malar:al climate.
Ii. L. ALEXANDER.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-07

My mother says Hop Bitters is the only
thing that will keep her from se,e'e attacks
of paralysis and headache. Ed. OswEGo Sun.
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Phoenix Pectoral cures cold and cough.25c
1t Stands to Reason

That an oil devoid of all irritating properties,
that never becomes rancid, should make an
excellent Hair Dressing. Such is Carroll re
Made from pure petroleum.; all druggists.
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I had severe attacks of gravel and kidney
trouble; was unable to get any medicine CT
doctor to cure me until l used Hop Bites.
Thew cured me in a short time. 7. R. ATTY.
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Unhealthy Or inactive kidneys cause graTel,
Rright's disease, rheumatism, and a ! ocde OF
other serious and fltal diseases, which can be
prevented with Hop Bitters if taken III tlD'e.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-07

FuREsT AND BEST coD-LIvER OIL, from selected
isvers, on the seashore, by Caswel, Hazard &
Co., NY. Absolutely pure and sweet. Patients
who have once taken it prefer it to all others.
Physicians declare il superior to all other oils.
CHAppED HANDS, face, pimples and Tough
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
Caswel, Hazard & Co., New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-07
Decline of Man,

Weakness, Dyspepsia, Impotence. Sexual
Debility, Cured by Wells Health Renewer.$1.
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A charming resolvent. matchless laxatlve,' III
fallib!e nerve c%onqueror, Samaritan Nerrane.
Rev. Mr.G Greenfield. Knoxville, Tenn, says Sd
marian Ne7uine cure / my son of epileptlc fits
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Reasons Why You Feel Badlyl 1af
Because your stomach is not doing its work pro per- as
Because your liver is out Of order, and wants nghung. #E4sM @.g "
Because your blood lis thin, and needs iron in IT. 1 Faega
Because YOU are troubled with nervous aches and pans. -
Because YOU are vexed with hrguor and debility,
Ali these Reasons Can be Set Aside by the Use Of Browns Iron Bthr'. which wild
Tong ab your enfeeIded stomach, and help it to digest @5ss1
Refresh your Wearied liver and put it in splendid order. -4
Ea1h your waery blood, and give it a rich red color. a.3s
CAIN your worried nerves, and give them restful re. sFe
Strengthen your whole system and drive debility al laEhguo r out =. ,,,,.s,
druggist bottle of Browns IRON Buffers, there is no reason why people
should continue to feel badly. just for the fun Oft ~
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-07
"Rough ON Coughs.''

Ask for "Rough on Coughs" for Coughs,
Colds. Sore Throat. Hoarseness. Troches, l5c.
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Mother swans Worm Syrup.
Infaliible, tasteless, harmless, cathartic; for
feyerishness, restlessness, constipation. Zoe
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Early Pinks.

The sort that we cultivate at Oak
Hall are well-dressed young men.
In pursuit of our great mission OF
making young men as charming as
early pinks, we have arranged a set
ofsizes denominated Young Gents "
which cover the larger youths and
smaller mems sizes. Special pat
terms we're prepared for this class of
stock, and into it we introduce all
possible style of cut, material and
make. The prices range from $3.50
to $500. Elsewhere in our stock
are choice materials beautifully
made, but nowhere else in Oak
Hall is there such a concentration
of superiority. The generation of
men for whom these goods we're
made cannot recall the time when
there was no Oak Hall in Philadel-
phia. And yet there is no proof of
the perennial youth of Oak Hall
equal to that which is found in this
particular stock.
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A Spring Opening.

We have none. No chance for
it. If we would keep our choice
things put away until a given time,
and then offer them to the public
all at once, we should be foiled, for
people come in the winter when the
frost is in the air, and snow and ice
hold the earth in bondage, while our
preparations are just forming for
the spring campaign, and demand
the new goods. Itwould be ungra-
cious to refuse; and SO, perforce, we
cannot have a Spring Opening.
But we can open with spring, and
as we write, while hardly a bursting
bud is to be seen upon the trees,
the spring trade is springing on us
with a refreshing rush. Times dull,
you say? Not to the bold dealer
that takes no counsel of fear. And
Oak Hall is just such. Already the
spring tells of abundant
sales just ahead.
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Crow

The screech ofthe stately rooster,
the bright face of the early spring
flower, both help our little story.
Do we crow? Yes. Do we bloom
Yes. Crow because we bloom, and
bloom because we crow. Oak Hall
blooms out with a stock that makes
the old counters groan, and the old
walls burst, and the older statesmen
wonder, and the wooden dealers
wink. And we do crow because it
has been bought cheaply and made
we'll. Q And it is to be sold quickly
because cheap. Four great varie-
ties in Spring Suit Stock-Men's,
Youths, Large Boys, Small Boys,
and between these several lines
there are over four hundred sorts.
They go from $3.50 to $1,000 for
Mems, from $500 to $500 for
Youths, $500 to $500 for Large
Boys, from $500 to $1,000 for
Small Boys. Variety enough, eh!
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The Sacred Elephant

Is the sensation of the hour. Have
you seen him? No! Do you
propose to see him? Yes Well,
then, when you get him off your
mind, give us a chance for quiet
word with you about your spring
Clothes.
They should be bought at Oak
Hall. Like US or dislike Us, as
you may please, you ought to find in
our great acres and cords of good
clothing just the sorts to suit you in
body, brain, and pocket.
The reasons why are few and
simple. Oak Hall is the plucky
clothing house. While others have
been letting 81 dare not, wait upon
| would" we have been picking up
great lines of desirable goods and
putting them into the best clothing
which under existing conditions has
cost us less than ever. Result
bargains for you.
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The Fun of Running an Engine.

\ reporter on the Chicago Herald had
the following interview with locomotive
engineer.
Lots Of chaps think it would be fun
to run an engine" said the driver, as he
stuck his head, a flaming torch, and
long nccked oil can in under his machine
''but if the most OF EN- would try t,they
weuldn' like it quite SO well. 'Tain't
every body can run locomotive, either,
though s'pose it's like running a daily
newspaper, which I've heard tell every
body can do. Now, nervous man has
no business in cab; no more has care
less one, o. a stupid cuss. To run an
engine man must feel his responsibility
and keep his head level. don't be-
lieve half The people know what it is to
run an engine. Now, there's the mach
Inc; that's the first thing, and it has to
be in good order, and stay SO. A loco
motive has to stand wear and tear and
weather that'd knock stationary en-
CINE into smithereens. And no matter
what emergency rises-freez ing of pipes
OF starting of tiues, loosening of pack
ing, OF heating of journals-we' got to
know just what to do, and do it right
quick, too; then when we're running
there S the time cards and pretty often a
new one: and the train orders-they are
life and death and reputation to US,
and to read 'em correct and live up to
EN- gives lis 10 end of anxiety.
Bet I've read train order over a
dozen times an hour-I am always SO
afraid of making a mistake or forgetting.
You know the consequence of even
little mistake, sometimes, Then there's
the signals to watch, the conductors
gong overhead, steam to keep up, time
to make, whistle posts and crossings to
look out for, bad spots in the road to be
careful on, and along with all this there's
the track ahead of We which your eyes
mustn't leave for mOre'n five seconds.
There's the brakes, too-one is always
worrying about them. | don't s'pose
everybody knows, either, that we have
to be mighty careful when we come to
the top OF a grade. You see in going up
she lahors hard, and as soon as she be-
gins to descend she makes a rush, and
there's the danger of breaking your train
when the rear cars are still dragging on
the up grade. This danger is especially
great on freights, but no good engineer
fails to shut off some of his steam when
his engine reaches a summit. 1t isn't
every fool can run a locomotive
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stump, in which lay mass of human
bones, with remains of Il woman's dress :;
and beneath these and the dccavcd
wood and dust which had gathered
over them cleaned the lustre of jewels
and gold and silver coin.
| looked at Mr.. Warren, who, white
as death, had staggered to a garden
bench.
"My God?" he exclaimed. at is
Emily :"
Yes, it was Emily. OF this there
could be no doubt. The tree had long
held its fearful secret, and was still
unable to reveal it. 1t had given up
Emily's skeleton, but how came the
poor girl to be immured within this
living tomb?
Further examination, however, re-
vealed the whole horrible truth.
Il see how it all was" my old neigh
Dor said, in a broken and faltering
voice. "She had thrown her shawl
over the wall that it might not be in
her way, and then mounted the tree to
where the three great branches meet :
and there, hidden by the mass Of ivy,
lay the fatal trap. Through that great
hole she slipped, and the ivy closed
over her in her living tomb"
He shuddered, and the tears gushed
into lis eyes.
We neither of us expressed the
thoughts which chilled and moved our
hearts to plying horror. Had her
death been sudden, or had she here
slowly starved and pined to death
Her cries could not have been heard
for the house stood apart, and her par
ents had left home and gone in pursuit
of her. | thought of Cecie's strange
fancy concerning the old tree, and lost
myself in vague conjectures as to the
nature Of those mysterious influences
which sometimes affect or human per-
ceptions, how or whence we may not
know.
This was the secret which the old
tree had SO long held. And l may add
that to this day Cecie krows nothing
of it for, besides the clergyman who
gave Christian burial 10 the remains OF
the poor girl, no one but ourselves who
made the discovery ever knew the
secret. We thought it best that it
should be SO.
But l observed that Cecie never
after COMPLAINED of the uneasy infu-
ence which had before 50 annoyed her
| With the removal of the tree and the
burial of the bones, nature resumed hel
bright and joyous sway in the old gar
den
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stroying life in a few days; now chronic,
So as to last for years" They also say
to read a description of chronic CHAMBERS
is to read an account of chronic phthisis.
Dupuy goes SO far as to say that CHAMBERS
is a tubercular disease of the horse.
Chambers is transmssible by inocula-
ton, and contagious from horse to horse.
it is Enthusiastically communicable from
horse to man. In fact, all animals coming
in contact with the virus of CHAMBERS are
il danger Of communicating the disease.
Anyone reading the pathology Of CLAN
ders and OF tuberculosis will admit of
their close resemblance, but cannot adj
nit that they are identical, because inoc-
ulation with gIander virus always pro-
duces CHAMBERS whist, incubation with
tuberculous matter is not always followed
10y the development of tuberculosis. The
form of pneumonia seen in CHAMBERS is
very characteristics; the line of demarca-
tiCn between the healthy and inflamed
lung tissue is often abrupt and very dis
tinct. The intiamcd lung tissue rapidly
becomes gangrenous, the surrounding
blood vessels containing 'thrombi'' or
blood clots. The mucous membrane lir-
ing the air tubes is iniiamed, ard has
small peteehial spots scattered here and
there. Sometimes small ulcers, exactly
similar 10 those i'll the mucous membrane
lining the nose, are seen extending some
times down into the smaller air tubes;
when this condition exist the disease has
extended to that advanced degree that
the lung tissue has degenerated and gan
| CREME has set in. This condition of gan
creme is easily noticeable by the foetid
breath cXhalcd by the animal.
CDNTINJ'EDl
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Public Local Law.
Operative in Cecil County.
Chapter 81.

AN ACT
TO repeal and re-enact the Act oC eioh
teen hundred and eighty, chapter one
hundred and twenty, which repealed
and re-enactei section one of the \ ct
of eighteen hundred and seventy
eight, chapter two hundred and ten.
entitled IAN Act for the protection
of cartridges. pheasants, rabbits.
wooicock and rail birds. and to pre-
vent trespassing with dog or gun on
private property in Cecil and IIar-
ford countless
SEorroNl Be If enacted That the Act of ciyi,-
teen hundred and eighty, chapter one hundred
and twenty which repealed AMI re-enacted see.
tion one OF the Act OF eighteen hundred and sey-
enty Weight. chapter two hundred and ten. entitled
An Act for the protection of cartridges, pheas-
ants, rabbits, w0odcock and rail birds. and to pre-
vent treSpassing with dog or gun private prop
erty in Cecil and Harfor counties be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted to
read as follows
That it shall not he lawful to shoot trap kill or
in any manner destroy, expose for sale any
cartridges or rabbits. in Cecil county. between
the second day of January and the fifteenth day
of October, and in Hartford county between the
twenty-sixth day 0f December and the fifteenth
dav OF October: nor any woOdcock between the
first day of January and the tenth day of June
nor any rail birds or pheasants between the first
day OF February and the first day of September
in each and every year. in either of said counties:
and the possession OF any of the birds or game
mentioned in this section during the prohibited
periods shall be deemed prima tacie evidence
against such persons OF violation OF this Act.
except when it may appear that such birds ,r
game are for breeding purposes.
SIC. 2. Aad be it enacted That this Aca shall
take effect from the date of its passage
Approved March l. 1854.
We hereby certify that the aioregoipg is correct
copy Of an Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed January session. 1854
THOMAS H. MOORE.
Chief Clerk OF the House of Delegates
]. NJ. MILLER.
MaylI-3t Secretary of the Senate.
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THE MORMON WOMEN.
How They View Polygamy-Th Two
Doctrines that Must Help Them to
View the Sufferings OF Living in
Plural Marriage.

Mrs. Helen Jackson (H. H. writes in
the May CcHtnry Of "The Women of
Beehive" and says in part: The doc
trine, to be completely studied, must be
considered both from the mans point of
view and the woman's, the two being for
many reasons, not identical. But it is
the womau's view of it Cher belief and
position in regard to it) which are most
misrepresented and misunderstood b. the
world. If the truth were known, there
would bc few persons in whose minds
would Ge any sentiment except profound
pity for the Mormon woman-pity, more
over Intensified by admiration. There
has he Ter been class or sect of women
since the world began who have endured
for religions sake 1.-THE of what has
been, and is, and forever must be, en-
durcd by the women of the Mormon
Church. 1t has become customary to
hold them as disreputable women, light
aud loose, unfit to associate with the
virtuouS, undcserving of any esteem.
Never was greater injustice committed.
This has been partly due, however,
to mistake many enthusiastic Mormon
women have themselves committed, in
trying to uphold the plural marriage sys-
tem-perhaps even to fortify their own
powers of endurance of it-by declaring
that they were happy in it; by not admit.
ting that it entailed sutfiering-a pathetic
and bootless deceit. The most intelli-
gent among item now make no such
prctenSe.
said one of them to me: 1 implored
my own daughters and do the same to
all women over whom have influence,
Do not marry into polygamy never
think for one moment of marrying into
polygamy, unless you are sure that reIi-
gion is more to You than all else in this
world. Nothing else can enable a woman
to endure the torture of it, or live up to
the precepts of the church.
Zone of my daughters especially |
wept and prayed over to keep her out of
IT, leaIeu lnat IL was beyond the
power of grace to so modify her natural
temperament as to make the life endur.
able to her
"'Of course, it is nothing but selfish
ness i'll us which makes this torture.
Aud if we were wholly Christians and
good Mormons, we should rise above that
selishness, and never have any jealousy
or pain; but it is born in all of us, and
there is no getting free from it.
1--WE know that we are COMMITTING
sin every time we have an unkiud feeling
toward anybody-how much more to.
wards our husbands other wives, who
CONTINUED on FOURTH PAGE.l
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Public Local Law.
Operative in Cecil County.
PUBLISHED EI AUTHORITY
Chapter 1:s.

To Repeal sections one, three, eight, nine,
ten, twenty-five and twenty three OF
Article eight of the Code of Public
Local Laws, title Cecil County, -
sub title "Almshnusr ," and re-enact
the same so rs To read as fnllnwS.
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Public Local Law
Operative in Cecil County.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
Chapter 81.
AN UT

Chapter "a.
AN ACT
To authorize the County Commissioners
OF Cecil county to refund to Ellen NJ.
Clayton sums of money enormously
paid into the County Treasury.
SECTION l. BE il cRGcted By The General ASseh,lky
Of Maryland, That the County Commissioners Of
Cecil county be and they are hereby aat A0ri 1ecl
to pay Ellen NJ. Clayton OF Cecil SOyAhty the sum
OF thlrty-one dollars and twenty four cents being
the sum enormously pad into the treasury of said
count! by the said iIlen NJ. Clayton tor taxes for
the years eighteen hundred and seventy-seyen
eighteen hundred and sevent, eight and eighteen
u"nared and seVenty-nine, inclusive OF each year.
SEC 2 And be il enacted That this Act shall
take effect from the date OF its passage
Approved March l, 1884
We hereby certify that the aioregoing is "A correct
copy OF an Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed January session, 1884.
THOMAS ii. MOORE
thiei Clerk OF the House OF Delegates
J. NJ. MILLER
Mayi7-'t Secretary ol theSenate.
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mi n for the working t.as4 Send 10 eonts for
hill | pcstagq and We will mail you free n royal
UUlU valuable box Of sample goods that will
put yau III the way 81 making more mon
ey in a few daysthau You ever thought possible
NJ any business. Capital not required. We will
start you. You can work all the time or in spare
time only. The work is universally adapted to
both sexes young and old. You can easily earn
from 5o cents to 50 0yery evening That all who
want work may test the business, we mako this
unparalleled Offer to all who are not well satisfied
we Will send u to pay for the trouble of ISritrng
us. Full particulars. directions. eto., sent free
Fortunes will be made BIZ those who give their
whole time to tho work. Great success absolutely
sure. bent delay. Start now. Address
srlNSON & co, PORTLAND, Maine.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-31

IS .Chroaiele.J


Secretary teller has iust decided
land case iu dispute between the North
ern Pacific Railway Company and q set
tier. which all the interior papers OF the
Pacific States aud Territories shoaid
publish for the benefit of people IN
search of homes on the public domain.
Briefly stated. IN Sc are toe poin:s: At
and before the time of the withdrawal
Of the indemnity lands granted to the
above nam. d railway, A. b bad made
home ssead entry on an odfnnmbered
3 ction within tue eraut. FROM spme
ctus--no matter whst-A. b. failed TO
perfect title To hts claim and It GAS
absu doued, bnt sfter s1ah abandon
mrnt u WIS entered and claimed by ar-
or or --ttley, whom W. IN ~ name q. ID.
Ne antIme the grant b he. n msde II
al tue odd-nurBb-red section To the
RAILWAY, and the granted lands were
Wrbdrawn before G.. ID. entered on the
cltim- The corp,raiion laid claim to
the lind. setting up the general ter'us of
the grant of all the ndi numbered sec
lions not in the lawful q ,ssessiou of any
| settlrr At the time Of she withdrawal of
the granted s-ctirns.
Th1 decision Of the Secretary il in
favor of g. d., the second settler, and
/ against the railway, and Is ~ doubtless
correct. IL Is founded on and ia accord
| with tue decision az the Unl'ed states
| Supreme Court ia the case # Ne hail
| ~. Sanger, ia which the le0ai status of
the someshat notori aus III q 1-lGnnes
| Grant, wing in tire c'Iuutl-- OF > IA
Joaquin and alsverAs, ia this 81 ate,
vas s.til.d. Prinr TO and At tine time
he Acts Of 1862 and 1864. granting
lands To the Western (now the Ceuiral)
Pacific Railway, wers passed, one Pro
claimed this land. IN Ter Mexican
oraut The claim was set aside hy the
Federal G urls. aud after tat settlers
entered upon the land. The railway
company, or it, assigne-s. bron BIT s"it
tn eject the settlers and to terfect th-lr
,lleped title. The Supreme Court hel,:
. IN the N-9halI-Sapeer case that the
railway did not aud epuld not take any
part of the band, or of any land upon
which there was claim at the iiuie OF
: the with travail, whether such clam
: WAS l.gAl or Tot. All railway land
> grants contain n ptoviso exewptino
such claims from the grauts to the cor
porations. and when the courts upset
: the validity OF the claim, tae land re-
r veris t the public nnain, and III n'
case can the railway legally take al
2 acre of it by the terms of the granting
! Act.
I The Northern Pacific Company knew
I of this d -cIslon of the Su, RENE Curt
and, Therefore, knew they had no righ
. to disturb q. ID. in his possession of tat
J. land. They did so. nevertheless and
D this last decision of the Interior Depart
I ment. following the lines Of the hiehss
= Court of Appeals. will not prevent thea
A from harassIne other sim lar claimants
under the homestead or pre- emp,ior
{ laws. What is needed to amply protect
y the settler against these rich ard over
q bearing corporations is penal act te
: prohibit all such li.igious harsssments
I where the presidents of the Court anC
: the Department leave no color of right
q to the railways.