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D"se from. Roller. Skating Kinks.

DNSc Js'Ofe HOffes' SKATING Kinks.
A stylishly-dressed young lady
whose features were concealed by a
thick veil, entered the downtown of
fee of a prominent physician yester-
day afternoon, and, with some show of
nervousness, requested an audience
with him. The doctor lead the way
into his private Office, and the fair pa
tient removed her veil, remarking as
she did SO, Il wish you. would tell me
what is the matter with my face"
In the dimly-lighted room the physi-
clan was unable to discover that any
thing was wrong. Stepping to the
window, the lady said, pointing to the
roguish dimples that nature had placed
on cheeks and chin and the little
creases about the corners of her eyes.
do you see that? My face looks as
though l had been working in a coal
mine" Closer inspection showed the
physician that the dimples and creases
as we'll as the larger pores in the
lady's face were filled with a dark,
grimy substance. 81 have scrubbed
and worked at that until I am tired,
but cannot remove it. l am satisfied
it is not Dirt she continued, evident.
ly judging from the physicians look
that he was about to tell her TO take a
bath.
81 understand remarked the doctor
with a smile; ''the roller rink again."
What do you mean z" she asked in
a troubled tone.
Nothing but roller rink dust. That
is all. 1t is nothing serious. Try
soap and water again and use this so
luton before retiring at night, and
your complexion will be all right
again."
cob, | am so glad" the lady re-
marked as she adjusted her veil and
departed.
"That is, the latest feature of the
roller skating craze" remarked the
physician to a reporter who had over
heard the conversation with some
amusement. 'That is the second lady
who has been to see me with a similar
complaint within a week.,
"What is the cause of it ?"
"Why, you see, the dust that rises
from the floor Of the rink is very fine
and penetrating, and when it settles
on the skin, da,npened with perspira-
ton. it at once finds it's way into the
pores."-CaeUeland (Ohio) Legde,.
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SCRAP

EyE -
b Agselaek whose motive power will
be che movement ofa column OF
mercurys caused By the variable fhat
changesin the temperature, is one OF
the inventions 81 the future. 1t will
run perpetualiy.
A specimen of ancient dentistry, in
the form OF dental bridge work made
by the Etruscans in the fifth century
before Christ, has been discovered in
an old burial place near Civita Vec-
CHA by Or. j. G. Van Marter, OF
Romeo
To the many uses of glycerine an
other has been added by Surgeon
Major Cotter, in India. He has found
that painting with ~glycerine removes
the dryness of the tongue which
causes enteric fever patients much
wakefulness and suffering.
The opinion of Prof. Lockyer now
favors the theory that several remark
able seas, including inland seas,
some of them connected and
some not by straits with still larger
seas, are at present defnable in the
southern hemisphere of the planet
Mars. "5f -. i.7<' '@'' '5"
...
A wonderful engineering exploit is
proposed in Italy, where they talk of
throwing a bridge owe the Straits of
Messina, that separate Sicily from
Italy. A place where the channel is
two-and-a-half miles wide and 36l
feet deep is selected. Two piers will
support q viaduct of steel rails to a
height Of 1913 feet above the water.
On August % and 80, 1886, will
occur Il total eclipse of the sun, the
maximum duration of which will be
six minutes. The moons shadow will
pass nea or through the Windward
Islands, on the northern coast of South
America. 1t will then sweep across
the Atlantic. and touch no land
until it reaches Benguela, on the At
rican coast. $50 an
IS Luminous paint, so-called, continues
to be imported in large quantities by
regions where earthquakes are preya-
lent, In the Philippine Islands small
metallic plates, coated with the paint,
are so disposed about the houses as to
afford ready guidance at the first init
nation of an earthquake for the in
mates to reach the street doors and
make their escape from the buildings
in danger of becoming ruins sud-
denly. a a-sHs as yaze
The t~reeless condition of parts of
the South American pampas, of the
La Plata region, at least, is attributed
by Mr.. Arthur Nicols to the work of
an o%mnipresent ant, which feeds upon
leaves and quickly destroys tree seed
lings and other tender plants as soon
as the leaves appear above ground.
Indian o grows freely on these
plains, its growth being 80 rapid that
the insects do not succeed i'm COM
pletely deyouring the young plants.
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EpoE,etSo,s.
see' drop this tiny seed in the ground,

See! j drop this tiny seed in the ground,
And cover it over in cold, dark earth,
And you fancy with lack of light and dearth
OF warmth, that its stiffness will be profound.
Yet you may not dream, in that little mound
How the germ of a lovely flower finds birth;
So, perchance, a hero osborn, whose worth
And valor, years hence, the world may as
found.
Like the rose or lily, dormant he lies
In the now hopeless soil of poverty dank;
But time in its changes enriches the mould
That covers a flower which shall gladden. the
eyes;
So a mind is maturing, whose future rank
Will tell not what forces its birth con-
trolled.
-Litia " Cushman, in Chicago Sun.
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/ Thought Readers scse,.ce,

The .'thought-reader' placed his
hand on the mans he ad, withdrew it
and struck him a fearful blow on the
nose. When the man got out from
under Che chair. and asked the reader
what he hit him for, he replied: "Just
as { placed my hand on your head,
YOU thought ! was blame big fool:
and don't allow any man to think.
that. no matter If he's as big as q
house.
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Prone Nesc YORK TO California; By Sea
rpha ,h;n. that call fror, kb;a oont 4

Fs'Oae Nesc YORK. TO California; 6y Sea.
The ships that sail from this port to
San Francisco take about 125 days to
make the outward trip. The price
usually charged to carry q passenger is
$500. As n can get to San Francisco
by rail for half that sum in a week, 1t
would not at first appear that people
could be found to occupy the fne state
rooms that are fitted tip for the use Of
passengers in all Of the California clip
pers. But the existence of three class
es of monomaniacs-people who are in
ordinately fond of the sea, drunkards,
and loye-sick youths-furnish occu-
pants for the staterooms and helps to
swell the profits of the N Of the
ships. A young man who likes the sea
and whose health has been undermined
BY office work and kindred frivoilties,
determines to build up his system and
enjoy himself at the same time by TAX
ing q trip around the Horn. The cap
tain Of the clipper likes to see him
come aboard. He is not apt to be sea-
sick, and Ii 20 wonderfully and fearful
" nautical that he furnishes a consid
cradle amount OF innocent amusement
for the first month at least. Then he
always insists In hauling ut the braces
or the halyards when those ropes are
to be operated upon, and SO. though
he il somewhat In the way at first and
manfully restrains his desire for pull
ing and hauling just as he gets to be.
handy, a good deal Of work can be got
out OF him In q quiet way. The drunk.
ard is another sort Of q passenger. He
goes to sea not by chioce, but on The
recommendation Of his relatives and
friends, VINO generally ofTer him the a.
ternative Of an innebriate asylum. He
usually Struggles enough liquor aboard
to keep him In his favorits article Of
drink and good humor for the first
month; but after that he u apt to get
sick or ill-natured. Sometimes he gets
crred of his bad habit. and ii an agree
able companion for tho entire trip.
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ais Miss Adriance at home ?" I asked

mo, Sir. MisSsSopnyS Spendllg q
few weeks Witha friendat saratogga, y
she answered promptly
That was enough. / went home
and inclosed BuIlion's letter in an
other envelope, directing it to@poor
Charlie Dresden's address, Poste Res
tante, Vienna, adding a few lines of
my own, wherein I endeavored to min.
gle consolation and philosophy as aptly
as possible.
And then l wrote, CURLY declining
to stand up" with old Bullion.
It was but a few weeks subsequent
ly that the waiter showed an elegant
ly dressed young lady into my Don at
the hotel. I rose in some surprise.
Aside from old Aunt Miriam Platt
and my lanndress, my lady visitors
were few. But the instant she threw
up her thick tissue veil 1 recognized
the soft blue eyes and damask rose
cheeks of Sophy Adriance.
ooh, Mr.. Mottimore!' she cried pite-
ously, 81 know you won't mind my
coming to your parlor, because you
seem exactly like a father to me. /
WINGED a little at this. 'sBut I have
received such a letter from Charley,
and as-as you've known him a long
time, / thought perhaps you could ek-
plain it to me. Oh, | have been 50
wretched. And indeed, indeed, !
didn't deserve itr'' sE5f53
She gave me a tear-blotted letter and
then sat down to cry quietly in the
corner of the sofa until such time as
should have finished its perlsal. 4
sWhat does he mean, Mr.. MottS-
more?" asked Sophy plaintiyely, when
he accuses me Of deceiving him, IF
selling myself to the highest bidder?
Oh, il is SO dreadfulR'
/ folded the letter and looked Sc
verely at her.
Miss Adriance,n said /, grayely, 1T
strikes me you are trying to play IA
double part here. The afianced bride
of Benjamin Bullion ought hardly to
hope to retain the allegiance of poor
Charley Dresden into the bargain"
II don't understand you" said Sophy,
looking wistfully at me.
"Are you not to become The wife Of
Mr.. Bullion, the banker?" | asked,
sternly.
"Oh, dear, no." said Sophy. That's
mammal
"Eh?' gasped ].
ats mamma" answered Sophy.
'tShe's to be married next week. Didn't
you know it?'
/ stared straight before me. Well,
l had got myself into a pretty pickle
by meddling ofliciously in affairs that
didn't concern me.
"Look here, Miss Adriance," said T;
Z
Il will tell you all about it."
So / did. / described old Billions
letter, my own false deductions there
from. and the rash deed l had COM
mitted in sending the bankers cores
pondence to Charley Dresden.
"And now" said ]. ado you wonder
that he is indignant e" s.
Sophy's face grew radiant.
''But there's no harm done,' said
she. mo real harm, I mean. Because
I've written him a long letter all
about mamma and MT. Bullion. which
he must have received almost the next
mail after he SEMI off this cruel, cruel
sheet of reproaches."
Sophy was a true prophet. There
was no ereal harm" done. The next
mail brought a letter fun of entreat-
les to be pardoned, and a brief, brusque
note to me. n
1 stood up with old Ben. Bullion,
and that fulLblown rose, Sophy's
mamma, after all; and when Charley
Dresden came home / cut the big we'd
ding cake at his marriage feast.
@"
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There are twenty nersons who

There are twenty persons whose
gifts to colleges aggregate over $685.
100000. Three of these rich men,
Stephen Girard, Johns Hopkins, and
Asa Packer-gaYe over s14,000.0Oe.
Henry F. Durant gave 60 Wellesley
College about $l.OOO,OO
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Psonee,. Account.

A mar who had been running his
business on the credit system was fin
ally compelled to put his books in the
hands of an expert.
"Ahem." he remarked as he looked
over them, e'these accounts remind me
very much of the far western plains"
"HowY' asked the merchant In
surprise.
VERY sparsely settled"
Then he took off his coat and
brought in a bill of 500 for expert ac-
countant Standardization T.sauez-
en-.
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salt ERfues.

An imaginary stream up which a
defeated candidate is supposed to be
sent, and whence heis not expected to
come back. The origin of the ex
preston is as follows: Salt River geo.
graphically, is a tributary of the Ohio.
Its source Is in Kentucky, and, being
very crooked and difficult Of nayiga-
ton, 1t was In the early days q favorite
stronghold for river pirates. These
highwaymen were in the habit of
preying upon the commerce Of the
Ohio and rowing their plumber up Salt
River, wheneeH was never recovered
Hence it came to be said of anything
bhat was irreyocably lost Its rowed
up Salt River" By an easy transition
il was applied to unsuccessful candi-
dates. HE has been rowed Cor rodel
up s. r, or wen row him Tor ride
him up S. n. next fail. Magazine of
Anericun History.
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The Waldensians at present number
~ congregations, with 1880 mem
bers; 1876 day schools, with $500 schol-
ars and 200 teachers 10 Sunday
schools, with 5000 pnpils. The princi
pal stations of these people are Turin,
Florence, Rome and Naples.
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A Reward Of S50,--FitE Dollars

TSOFFERED by the Central st. Landry Prasaeilss
Il Live Stock Association, for evidence that ~ilisless
to the apprehension and convection Of any perss 7
guilty of stealing horses or cattle belonging foaN
member of said Association. A record of the hsanggs
OF members of the Association may be aesn af4As
house of tho Secretary. Jno- III. Ware, in BelleFNs
or at the Clerks Office In Opelousas.
JNO.M NJ. WARE, See,y.,.s
&c. PELFoN, Pres,t.s sE I soP
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VARICOCELE

or Wormy Veins of the scrotum. Often
the unsupported cause of Lost Manhood,
Debility, sc,
DR. IEBIG's INvIGoRAToR, No. 2. is the only
cure for Pro- TAToRRHEA. By it MANHOOD is re-
stored and the hand of Time moved back from
age o youth.
Price OF either InviSOratOr. 81 !.
Case OF six bottles, 80. Sent to any address,
covered securely from observation.
DIR. Liebis & Co. treat successful by
Homeopathy every form of SPECIAL, PkI
VATl. or CHRONIC DISEASE without mercury
or naseous drugs. If vitality is drained from
the body. numerous diseases follow that battle
ordinary medical trea ment. fallowed to con-
tinue, the unnatural loss canSes Consumption,
Diabetes Bright's Disease Insanity, etc. Cures
guaranteed, Diseases of the genlto-u urinary or
CARS, kidneys, liver and bladder specially
treated. DISEASES OF WOMEN SPEEDILY CURED.
Qualified and Responsible DR..
Lebig & Co. from EUROPE are organized in
compliance with California NJ. dica Law. Di
ploma procured by regular college education
and are now in their nineteenth year of special
practice.
Most powerful electric belts free to patients.
To PROVE THE WONDERFUL POWER of the IN
vIGORAToR A 81 BOTTLE GIVEN OR SENT FREE.
Consultation free and privae.
DIR. LIfBIG'S WONDERFUL INV1GOR-
ATOR is protected y cppyrig'it from Pateut
Office of United states Government Beware
of limitations.
DIR. Leibig's Wonderful Magne ic Healers or
Self MagnetiZers, the greatest curat We inven
ton of he e. Every man pr woman can II ~
be- their owl Magnetic Hea or. 1t can be used
without tn. aid OF a professional and rubber
consequent, no big fees to pay. rice s. COM
plete. SO 4 only At DIR. te;bs. = Dispens nv.
Call OF ad'rs LaEl11G DESPENSA
400 ,;eary ST., san Francisco, Cal
Private Entrance, 405 'sen -tree four
block, up Geary st iro u kernev Main En-
trance through Dispenser Drug store.
July2 1885
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SNAhSMSS&hss!

-NCi|ouS
cal Debility, Seminal Weak II S,
Sprematorrha. fSrOStatOrrsl;e. Emissions,
Impotency, Exhausted Vitality, Prem ,ture De-
cline and Lsb<S OF MANlsODD, in
all its com s,licatsOns. arm from
whatever cause pr stucei. 1t en-
riches ard purifes the Blood, Strengthens the
Nerves, Brain, Muscles, Digestion, Reproduce
tive Organs, and Physical and Mental Faculties.
1t stops all unnatural and debilitating drain
upon the system, preventing involuntary losses,
debitating dreams, seminal losses with the
urine, etc, So destructive to mind and body.
1t is sure eliminator of all KIDNEY AND
BLADDER COMPLAINTS. 1t contains no
injurious ingredients. To those SufY'.r r.
lag from 6zls- evil effects Of yOut H.
fuI ins.iSc re tfOn or excess, n speedy
thor ,uSh and p@rIna q Il +.
Is GUAk ANrEsD. Price, 81. SO pei
bottle, or five bottles in case, with full direc-
tons and advice, $40 Sent secure from OBJ
servation to any address upon the receipt of
price, or @. o. d. To be had only OF
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HAVING STCCEEDE0 70
! 4 the business of the Carson city saw
Jugs sank we are now pared to so
General Banking Business
Bills of Exchange bought and sold on
San Francisco, New York, England,
Ireland, Germany, France and all The
principal cities of the United states and
Europe.
Telegraphic transfers made.
Issue certificates OF deposit and re-
ceive deposits on open account.
Collections made at current rites
exchange
Billion bought and sold.
Mining stocks bought and soil J.
com mission only.
Liberal advances made on approved
stocks and other securities.
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CURED KsY CETECURA

NY skin disease, which resisted sew
eral popu ar remedies and other rene
dies advised by physicians, has been
cured by your CUTICURA REMEDIES.
They surpassed my most sanguine eX-
pectations and rapidly effected cure.
j. c, ARENTRUE,
VINCENNES. IND.
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THE EXPERT SPECIALIST,

THE EXPERT SPECIALIST,
mr.. ALLEN, AS Is WE'LL KNOWN,
~ is a regular graduated Physician,
educated at BOwdoiu College and Uni
lifetime to and is acknowle tged to be
the most expert surgeon in his special
ity on the Pacific coast.
YOUNG MEN
And middle-aged men. VINO are suffer-
ing from the effects OF Youthful Indis-
cretiOnS or Excuses IN maturer years,
NERVOUS ami PHYSICAL DEBILITY,
IMPOTENCE, LOST MANHOOD, confusion
of ideas, dull eyes, aversion to society,
dependency, pimples on the face, loss
of energy and memory, frequency OF
urinat.0g, etc
Es-Rem EN- Der, the Doctor has Veg
etable Compound, the result of many
years of special practice and hard
study, which, under his special advice,
has never failed of success in The cure
of Lost Manhood, prOstatorrhea, etc.
Ny Hospital Experience
(Having been surgeon in charge of two
leading hospitalsl enables me to treat
all private troubles with excellent re-
suits. I wish it distinctly understood
that do not claim to perform impOsSi-
biiitieS, or to have miraculous or super
natural power. L claim only to be
skilfuI and successful Physician and
surgeon, thoroughly informed in my
specially
DsSEAs OF MAN.
All applying to me will receive my
honest opinion o. their cOmplaintS-NO
experimenting | will guarantee Il pos
tive cure in every ease l undertake, or
forfeit $1,000 Consultation in office or
by letter free aud strictly private.
Cha yes reasonable. Thorough exam
including chemical and
III icrnscopical analysis of urine and adj
vice, 81.
Office hours, 2 TO daily; 6 to s evening
y, ndays . to II only. Call or address.
DIR, ALLEN.
sGL Mesrney St. San Francisco
CALIFORNIA;.
Oct22f
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years, such Loss of Memory, Lassitude,
Nocturnal Emissions, Aversious o Society,
Dimness of Vision, Noises in the Head; the Vita
1uid passing unobserved in the urine, and many
,ther diseases that lead to Insanity and Death
DIR. MINT j, who is a regular physician
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania
will agree to forfeit FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for case of this kind the TAI RES
rDRATIVE under his special advice and treat
nent) wi | not cure, or for ANYTHING impure or
injuriou found in it. DR.. MINTIE treats all
private iseases successfully without mercury.
consultation free, Thorough examination and
sdvice including analysis Of urine, SIS. Price of
VITAL RESTORATIVE, 81 SO a bottle, or four
times the quantity. IS; sent to a.v address
upon receipt of price, )r G. o. d., secure from
observation and in private name if desired, by
f. A. MINTIE, NJ D.,
IL Kearney St., San rancisco, Cal.
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE will be sent to any
one applying by letter, 8 ating symptoms, sex
and age. Strict secrecy in regard to all bust
ness transactions.
K. MINTIES KIDNEY REMEDY-NEP-
HRETICUN cures all kinds of kidney and
bladder complaints, gonorrboea gleet, leucor-
rhoea. For sale by all druggists; 81 a bottle;
six bolt es for s..
DIR. MINTIE'S DANDELION PILLS are the
best and cheapest Dvsaepsia and Bilious cure
in the market. For salo by all druggists.
tan19t
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Is a never failing
cure for Nervou
Debility, Exhaus-
ted Vitality, Sem
n a | Weakness,
L o 8 t Manhood.
Irpoteucy, Pros
tatorrhea, Paraly-
sis and all the ter
rible effects of
Self Abuse, youth
full follies and ex-
oasSa. in p,af,1rar
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SORES ON NECK .

Chas Brady, Somerville. Mass. who
refers to Dr.. J. J. Wood, druggist of that
city, certifieS TO A wonderful cure of run
Ring sores on the neck which had been
treated dy hospital physicians without
cure, and which yielded completely to
the CUTICURA REMEDIYS
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TAG POET POWERS,

a .euling of gratitude impels me to
acknowledge the great merits of your
CuTrcuRA, aud l cordially recommend it
to the public as a very valuable remedy.
H. N. POWERS. BRIDGEPoRT, Conn.
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[ uttiiC(lTa
The Only Remedies For The Skin
And BLOOD Universally
COMMENDED

VIM. l.. rotten, go North Tenth ST.,
Philadelphia. reports that one nf his
customers stated to him incidentally
that he was feeling SO well and had
gained twenty-seven pcunGs in the last
year, ali of which he attributed to a
systematic course of the CUTICURA RE-
SOLVENT, which has proved etfectual
when ali other remedies failed.
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KNOW IT'S VALUE

All of your CUTICURA REMEDIES give
very good satisfaction. The CUTICURA
I especially recommend FOR the dis
seases for which it is used. know from
experience its value. DIR. HI. PRATT.
MontellO, Wis.
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For sale everywhere. Price CUTICURA
the great skin Cure soc. CUTICURA SOAP
an ay1uiSita Skin Raautifler, &c. CUTI
CusA Sss1uvENr, the new Blood Puri fer
s..
Potter. Drug, & Chemical Co.
BOSTON.
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CUT.CURA ABROAD1

Through a home returned Norwegian
I have learned to know your CUTICURA,
which has in short time cured me Oran
Eczema that my physicians medicines
cou Il not heat Gil =. HELTLEN.
BERaEa, N ,RwAY, dyenturJorretniny
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CONNECTIONS:
MEDICAL.

his Greai
Strength e n.
ing keilles.s
a n d n es -.
COMIC is the
legitimate result
OF over twenty
years practice. bva
THO r 0 u G l. \
QUALIFIED b i
ID 4 A TIE PdYol-
CLAN of one of
the hi hest Raedi-
cal cole g e $ o +
E IL r o p e a n d
CURES W I II
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