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The Mandone is much like a guitar
MEMORIAL DAY SONGS AND HYMNS 25
Eighteen appropriate songs and hymns.
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The Efficacy of PRAYER.

HAMILTON, Ont, April 25-Jonas Ravhs. aged
sixty, had invalid wife. For years he prayed that
when she died he might die also. He was on farm,
yesterday, when a messenger brought the that
his wife was dying He hurried to her bedside and
knelt as if to pray. The next instant he dead
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A Lottery susnends Operations.

LOUISVILLE April 25.-The Henry county lot
terry which has been having much trouble with the
postal authorities, has suspended operations. The
officers claim that the lottery could not be operated
under the existing laws. The company is supposed to
have lost considerable money
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BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHTS

Are fast taking the place of all others in factories
foundries, machine shops and mills Parties having
their own power procure Electric Generator
and obtain much light at much less cost than by
any other mode The incandescent and storage sys-
TEN has been perfected making small lights for houses
and stores hung wherever needed and lighted at will
day night. Parties desiring Generators to form
companies for lighting cities and towns, can send to
the Brush Electric Co.. Cleveland, o. TO the under
signed at Indianapolis J. CAVEN.
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part of the advance. The squeeze resulted in only
one failure-that of w. l. Phillips, a small concern.
Lar in the day it reported that of the Oldest
operators in flour and grain, and two others,
were in trouble. all being short Of grain Particulars
not made public.
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Failures for the Week.

New YORK, April 25.-The failures for the past
week reported to r. G. Dun & Co.. are as follows;
United States 1865 Canada 81, against 176 the pre-
vious week.
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Songs Never Sung.

"How does that verse runS Some thing like thi
isn'it?
There are those Who tonch the magic string,
And noisy fame IL proud to win hem;
Alas for those who never aing,
But die With all their music In thcm.'"
eyes, that's beautiful, pathetic and true" said
your representative. "Ths poet alludes to people
who are somehow suppressed, and never &C., thei
full alic vance OF Joy and air Which reminds mo
OF letter received the other day by Hiscox s. Co,
OF New York, signed by Mr. Il Williams OF Chap.
man. Snyder Co.. a., prominent businest man OF
that place. He writes
III have suffered with asthma for over forty
years, and had a terrible attack In December aid
January, 1882. hardly know what prompted me
me to take Parker's Tonic. did go, and the first
day took four doses The effect astonishcd ne.
That night slept as II nothing was the matter VIII
me and have ever since. ! have had colds since,
but no asthma. My breathing 10 now AZ perfect a.
II | had never known that disease. II you know of
anyone who has asthma tell him In my name that
Parker's Tonic will cure iteven after forty years.
There was man who escaped the fate Of those
whom the poet laments.
This preparation. which has heretofore been
known as Pnrkcr's Ginger Tonic, will hereafter be
advertised and sold under the name of Parker's
gredient, and unpiincipled dealers are constantly
dereiving their customers by substituting inferior
preparations under the name Of ginger, we drop
ne misleading word.
There 10 no change, however In the preparation
itself, and oil bottles remaining IN Thea hands OK
dealers, wrapped under the rameSt Parker's Gin
ger Tonic contains the genuine medicine If the FAC
smile signature of Hscox Co 10 at the bottom 81
the outside wrapper. why wo
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Listen 20 Your wife.

The Manchester Guardian, June 9Th, 1883,
says: At one Of the
"WiudOws"
Looking on the woodland ways!
With cumps of rhododendroms and great
masses OF
"There was an interesting group. Itincludsd
one who had been
Cotton spianer," but was now 30
Paralyzed!!!
That be could only bear to lie in reclining
position, This refers to my case. was first
Attacked twelve years ago with
"Lomocotive Ataxy "a paralytic disease OF
nerve fibre rarely II ever cured) and was for
several years barely able to get about,
And for the last
Five years not able TO attend to my Business,
although
Many things have been done for me.
The last experiment being
Nerve stretching, two years ago.
| was voted into the
Home for Incurahles!
Near Manchester, in May, 1882, am no
"For anything in the shape Of patent
Medicines
And made many objections to my dear wife's
constant urging to try Hop Bitters, but finally
70 pacify her
Conseated!i
had not quito finished the first bottle when
| feltA change come over me. This was Satnr-
day, November Sd. On Sunday morning felt
So strong said to my room companions, II
was snre could
"Walk!
So started across the hocr and hack.
hardly knew how to contain myself was al
over the house. l am gaining strength each day,
and can walk quite safe without any
"Hticki'
Or support. an now at my own house, and
ard hope sosn to be able to earn my own living
again. have been member Of the Manchester
"Royal Exchange"
For nearly thirty years, and was most heartily
congratulated on going into the room on Thursday
last. Very gratefully yours.
JOHN BLACKBURN,
81 Teneriffe St. Higher Broughton.
MANCHESTER, (Eng.) Dec. "a, 1883.
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pos,ession by dnothcrl In that moment hope
an MI the sweetness OF lie seemed sweI
away from me.
Something in my face must have told heI
how her news affected me. She came y,
me and laid her hand upon my arm.
trembled like q leaf beneath her touen
Sic looked beseechingly into my lace. !,
"Oh. not like thar she cried. "basii,
am moi worth II. should not have MADE
YOU happy. You will forget-you WIZ nno
another. II have wronged or misie1 you,
saw YOU forgive me. Lit ms hear YOU my
true friend wish mo happiness"
l strovs to forcs my dry lips 70 frame
some onventional phrase. In vainI words
would not come. sank into char una
covered my face with my hands
The door opened sud- My and man en-
tered He may have been about forty years
of aga He was tall and remarkably mana
some. He was dressed with scrupuious
care; but there was something written on
his face which told me 1t was not the lace
of a good man. As roso rom my cnair ne
glanced from me to Philippa with an ar OF
suspicious inquiry. VI.
s.Dr North. an old friend Of my mothers
aud mine. I" she said, with composure. "Mr.
Farmer" she added; and rosy blush crept
round her neck az she indicated the new
ccrar nv the name which felt sure was
now also her own. =,
bowed mechanically. Imnds o rev dis'
ionted remarks about the weather and KIN
dred tones: thon shook bands Win
Philinna and left the house. the most miser
able m IN in England.
Philippa married, and married secretly
How could her prid have stopped to q clan
dastine yn.ionl What manner OF man was
he who had won herl Heavens! he must DC
hard to Meas, II he cared not to show his
conquest to the light Of day. Curl sneak
cowardi villain! Stav; he may have his
own reasons for ce0lment--reasons known
to Pnilippa and approved Of by her. Not
word against her. She Is still my queen;
the one woman in the world to me. what
she has done is right
passed sleepless night. In the morning
I wrote to Phlippa. ] wished her all happi'
ness--I could command my pen, II not my
tongue. / said no word about the secrecy
of the wedding, or the evils so often conse-
uuent to such concealment. But, with Tore
bodino of evil to come, l be gged her to remesn-
Der that we were friends; tnat' althougn
I could see her no more, whenever she
vantad a friends aid, q word would bring
me- to her side I used no word of blame.
I risked no expression of love or regret. Nc
thought of my grief should Jar upon the
banniness which she doubtless expected &c
And Farewell 10 the one dream Of my Life
Farew, Il, Philippal
Such a passion as mino may, in these
matter-of- fact, unromantic days, seem an
anachroNism No matter whether to sym.
pathy or rilicule, am Lut laying bare my
true thoughts and feelings.
Iwou.d not return to my home at onca.
I shrank from going back to my lonely
hearth and beginning to eat my heart out
| I had made arrangements to stay in towr
for some days, SO l stayed, trying by Q
course of what is termed gayety to drive
remembrance away. Futile eifortl How
many have tried tue same rsputed remedy
without SuCc0sSl
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Itching Diseases

T2CzENA, or ealt Rh.um, with IT, oganizlns
T. itching and burning, instantly relieved by
warm hath with CuTIcUsA SOAR, and . single ap
plication OF CuTIcuRA. the great Skin Cure. This
sepeatsd daily, with two or three doses OF Curi.
cuRA RRs0LvENT, the New Blood Purifier, TO keep
the blood COO /, Il Precipitation pure and unirri-
Eating. the b ,wels open, tn liver and kidneys
active, vii speedily cure Eczema, letter, Ring
worm, Psoriass. L.ich.n, Pruritus, Scall Head,
Dandruff, and every species Of Itching, scaly, ana
IimpIy Humors Of the Scalp and Skin, when the
best hysieians aud all known remedies fall.
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DARK DAYS
BY HUGH CoNW AY.
Author ~ "Culled. Back
CHAPTER /.

A PRAYER AND vow.
When this story OF my life, or of such por'
lions OF my lie as present any out-ol-the.
common featur s, is read, 1t will DO FOUND
that have committed errors of judgment
that have sinned not only socially, but also
against the law of the land. lnexcuse can
plead but two things-the strength OF love-
tho weakness of human nature
II these carry no weight with you, throw
the book aside. You are too good Tor me; !
am too human for you we cannon W
friends Read no further.
Inoed say nothing about my chiidhood;
nothing about my boyhood. Let me hurry
on to early manhood-to that time whch tne
wonderful dreams Of youth begin 10 leave
one: when the impulse which can drive So
her reason aside must be, indeed, strong
one: when one has learned to count the cost
of every rash step; when the transient and
fitful flames OF the boy have settled down TO
q steady. glowing fire which will burn until
onlv ashes are left; when the strength, tho
nerve. the intellect, is or should % at It's
height: when, in short, ones years number
thirty.
Yet. what was theni A soured. morose.
disappointed man; without ambition. with
out care Tor the morrow; without goal or
object in life. Breathing. eating, drinking, as
by instinct. Rising in the morning, ana
wishing the day was over; lying down az
night. and caring little whether the iistiess
ewes closed might open again or not.
And whyi Ahi to know why you must SIT
with me as sit lonely over my glowing nre
one winter night. You must read my
thoughts; the pictures Of my past must rise
before you as they rise before me. NY sor-
row, my hate, my love must be yours xou
must, indeed, be my very self.
You may begin this retrospect with tri-
umph. You may 60 back to the day when.
after having passed my examination WIN
high honors, !, Basil North, was duly en-
titled to writo NJ D. after my name, and SET
tn work to win fame and fortune oy
doing nv best toward relieving the suffer-
inps of nv fellow creatures You may say,
as said then, as l say now, "a noble
career: a life full of interest and useful
ness"
You may see me full OF hope and courage.
and ready for any amount of hard WORK;
settling down in large provincial town.
resolved to beat out practice for myself.
You may soc how, after the usual init'atory
struygies my footing gradually gre"
firmer; how my name became famlilar' no"
at last / seemed to be IN far way Oh VIII
ming success $780,
You may SEQ how for while dream
brightene my life; how that dream faded
and lett gloom in its place. You may see
the woman loved
No. 1 am wrong Her you cannot see.
Only myself can see Philippa as SAW hef
then--as see her now.
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TG.Ir sSr' sA.. -
I was almost perfectly bald, caused ~ letter OF
The top OF the scalp. used your CurIcURA REM
RIDES absut six weeks, and they Gu - my scalp
- 4 aver vns. Up. CHOICE.
WHITnsDORO, TEXAS.
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rYvvvPOIsONuNG.

INV ROISONuNG.
For al, eases Of poisoning by Ivy or dogwocd,
an warrant Cur1cURA to cure every time. have
asld II for I've years aGd It never fails
OH. MORSE. Druggist.
HoLLlsrOH, Mass.
Sold everywhere. CUTIcURA, 500; soAr, Zoo
RusOLvBNr, t1.eO.
Potter Drug and Chemical 60. BOstOn
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CHAPTER IL

VILLAINS BLOW
Thy tell me there are naturesstsrn enough
n b aba 70 srush lore OF Of tAair hvss All
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-12-11

AFTER TAxlsc. Anna. a. Ios. 7rr0Rs TAgine.
Of Memory. Universal Lassitude, Pain In the Back
Dimne . Of Vision, Premature Old Age, and many
other diseases that lead to Insanity or Csnsunr
tiop and Premature Grave.
A1-FuIl particulars in our pamphlet, which We
desire to send tree by mail to every one, A3-The
Specific Medicine 10 sold by ell druggists at 81 pei
package or six packages for q, or will be sent free
THE GRAY MEDICINE co, Buffalo, Y.
On account of counterfets we have adopted the
Yellow Wrapper, the only genuine. seld in Brat
tlehoro by II. c. Willard. wbf4l
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Ny gratitude to God Is unboundod for the relief
I have obtained from the use OF the CurIcURA
REMEDIES have been troubled with Eczema on
nv legs for twenty years. had not comfortable
night for We rs, the burning aud itchins were 80
intense. Now, am happy to ray, have no
trouble. Only the liver-co ored patches on my
HENRY L. SMITH.
laS Wrar AxKNuK. ROoHEsTER Y.
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Four days after my interview with Phil
ippa was walking with frlend VINO hne"
every one in town. Az we passed the door
of one of the most exclusive of the clubs
,aw. standing on the steps talking to other
men. the man whom know was philippians
husband. His face was turned from me. so
+ was ab.o TO direct my friends attention to
him.
who Il that mani" l asked.
THAT man with the gardenia in bis coat
il Sir Mervyn Ferrand."
"Who is hes What is hel What kind of
q man is heT
IA baronet Not very rich. Just about
the usual kind of man you sec on those
steps. Very popular with the ladies', they
tell mo-"
sis he rarrisdr'
ssHeaven knowsi don't never heard
of Lady Ferrand. although there must be
several who are morally entitled to Use the
designation"
And this was her Philippas
husbandl
clinched my teeth. Why had be mar
ried under q false namei Or il she knew
that name by which she introduced him to
me was false, why was 1t assumed! why
had the marriage been clnnaest uea Not
on.y Sir Mervyn FerranI, but the noblest in
lne laui should be proud of winning Philip
pal The more thought Of the matter the
moro wretched grew. The dreai that she
had been in some way deceived almost drove
me mad The thought of my proud, beauu-
full queen soma day finding herself humbied
to the dus: by scoundrePs deceit was an
guish. What could dot
Nv first impulse was to demand an expla-
nation, then and there, from Sir Mervyn
Ferraud. Yet had no right or authority
20 to do, What was to Philippa save an
unsuccessful suitori Moreover, l felt that
sh had revealed her secret to me In conn-
dence Ii there were good reasons ior tne
concealment. / might do her rretrievaOie
| harm by letting this man know thas was
aware Of his true position in society. NO.
| could not call b m to account But mus.
| do something. or in tins to come my gris'
NAV b rendered doubly deep BY self re-
| proach-
The next day called upon Philippa 6hs
l would az least tell me II the name under
| which the man married her was the true or
| ths false one. Alasi found that she had
| lat her home the day bsiore-left it to re-
| turn no more, The landlady had no idea
whittier she had gone, but beloved It was
| her intention to leave England
Aftsr this threw prudsncs to the winds.
| With some trouble found Sir Mervyn FER.
r.p,.,s town address. The next day called
on him He also, l was informed, had lus'
left England His destination Was also un'
known
turned away modify. All chance OF
doing good was at an end. Letths marriage
be true or false. Phi!ippa bad departei, ac.
| comnanisd bv the man who, for purposes OF
his own, passed under the name OF Farmer
! but who wa. really Sir Mervyn Ferrand.
Iwen. back to my home. and amid the
wreck of my life's happiness nun "a
PRAYER and registered an oath. prayed
that honor and happiness might be the lot
of her loved l swore that were she wrongeo
I would with my own hand take venSsancs
on the man who wronged her.
For myself l prayed nothing-not even
forretfulnesx Iloved Philippe; had lost
her forevsrl The past. the present, the iu-
turs were all summoned up in these worsts!
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ps1yxMuA a., A.Hea..,.

Your most valuable CUrIcURA kEMEDrEs have
done my child - much good that t.,i Ike saying
This for the benefit Of those who are troubled VIII
semn. and tried several doctors and med cincs,
but did not do her any good until used the OUTi.
eURA RRnHDIEs. which speedily cured her. for
which eve you many thanes nnd many m,gnts o.
rest. ANTON BOSSMlEN, Union 0sAo'y'
EDIMBURou, IND.
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cRAY's SPECIFIC MEDICINE.
GRADE mans THE GREAT TRADE MARX

hn AVE- 80
GE6LIsH REM
HDY. An an
failing cure for
Seminal Weak.
ness. 6perma-
torrhea, Impo-
tency, and all
Diseases that
follow ~ . Sc
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Health is Wealth z!

DR l. G. WEsr's NERVE AND BRAIN IrrAr
uKSr a guaranteed specific for Hysteris. Dizzi-
$50, Commissions, Fits. Nervous Neuralgia.
Headache Nervous Pr o=frntion caused by the use
q Alcohol or tobacco. Wakefulnsss. Mental Do
Srsssiou Softening OF the Brain resulting IN IN
unity and leading to misery. decay and death
trsusture Old Asa. Hrrcnness. Lose OF power
orrhua caused By ver-sxertion OF the braIu- sell
abuss or over-iBsulgsass- Each bsx contains
ne acath's tresfment Si.oo box or SIX boxes
oRSsIoo. sent By nail prepaid on receipt OF price
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
- ~urs any &C.. With sssh srdsr received byus
~ Gx boxes. aeeo0 arid With ea0a ne v1D
- H. purckassr sar vrisssa guarantee 70 -
- ~ Dossv II ths Ucafos.t dos mot enso
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~OOvEWEOlW W. rsA issi.N ~ II y =.
want y tell You that your CUrIcURA RssoL-
VENT 10 magnificent. About three months ago my
fece v covered with blotchcs. and after using
FREDERICK MAITRE.
a st. CnAnLAs STREET, NEW ORLnANs, La.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06
WASHINGTON.
Mexican Pension Bill Goes Over
Until Next Session.
MACK Jack Busy Telling How lie Dldn't
Steal the Lands.
pALLyISG ALONG.

special TO the Gazette.
both SIDES CONTINUE STRUGGLING.
WAsHINaroN, July st was
Thought congress would adjourn to-
day, but the tendency Of large class
Of members to indulge in debate, and
hoimmense amount OF business I'M
dlSnpsed Of, prevented.
III. Wellborn stated to a GAZETTE
Tespondent tonight that n final ad-
n1fnment would not be reached till
dhd day or Tuesdry, and some later
DIV in the coming week would still
md congress i'm session. he said:
NZhere Is a general desire to adjourn.
Members believe the work Of the SEES
sion Is done, but there remained many
kuotty points of difference to be settled
By The conference committees Of the
two houses and both sides still show a
dlnposition to hold out and demand
their respective rights. This is espe'
cially the case with the senate confer
ences and the members as whole are
kept in irksome suspense.
MI. Wellborn said fur
4her that he thought Texas
measures have on the whole met with
feasonable success. There are several
bills of Importance which, although
they have not been pushed, have been
advanced so that success for them can
be expected inTthe coming congress.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06

throughout the city, but was especially
felt In and about the leading
hotels. As compared with the Repub-
lican convention there is a greater dis
play on every hand In point of bunt-
ing and In the number Of uniformed
marching bodies. Quite large
number OF the state delegations
and nearly all OF the marching clubs
are accompanied by bands of music
whose martial notes tend greater To
enliven the situation. Only the
vanguard Of those Independent
organizations have ms yet put
in an appearance aud 1t Is now
confidently expected that great crush
will be witnessed when these adjuncts
OF the convention proper are once
fairly upon the ground. The compost
ton of the delegates already here is one
to create favorable comment, rs II
Is acknowledged that as rule the best
representatives of the party have been
put forward. The roll OF the conven-
ton contains names OF many of the
most finished orators In the active
party service and members
Of at least six prominently
named for the presidency. Ifopportu-
nifty offers on the floor the convention
splendid forensic display is deemed
as among the clear possibilities.
As indicated In the earlier dispatch
es the tariff promises to be n
live topic, both in the committee
room and possibly In open convention
The revenue reformers speak conf
IDENTIFY of their ability to control the
| action OF the convention. 1t
was given out tonight that
a mass.ineeting of revenue reformed
will be held Monday night. which Will
be addressed by Carlisle, Hurd, Morri-
son and others. This Is expected to
be the keynote of the revenue reform
campaign.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06
MEXICAN PENSION BILL.
Ial IN tho Saayettp


DEFERRED UNTIL NEXT SESSION.
WAsHINaToN, July 5.-The session
tonight was mainly devoted to ex-
cited discussion and filibustering on
the Mexican pension bill. 1t was evil
dent from the first that II was the in-
tentiou of the house to prevent its
passage and leave the bill deferred to
next session, but Messrs. Brown,
Hewitt, Townshend and other members
who enjoy participation in parlia'
ment iry wrangles, developed the OPP
p0rtunity and INDUCED In much word
Ism. greatly to the disgust of the house
The speaker found II difficult to KEEP
order. After many hours of weary de
hate in the sweltering heat the bill was
finally shelved until next meeting o.
congress-.