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ns voung oummanlor, fnf milliAr
Achievement was the n.lrire q iailcah
k0niuckY. whl0h oomnafail'l ill navigation
ofh0th tl.s Tcunas-.s AMI ths Ohin. keutuck Ky
hal bsn haltlng "a neutral rruuni, which
hadn't lon roo0gu.n,l ~ the United state
hat which General Polk. tic Confelerats
onfnman,lrr In that rcri0n. vas the frt .
lrrak. Folk seif.sl Columbus AMI Hickman
GA the Mississippi. AMI threatened inlucai
within throo days after Grant aSumci a.
new cummani Grant hrari - iols's al
vanos and AZ onoe notihei the Kentucky hg.s
hfuro ana tele.raphci frmontat 81 Louis
Il am getting roaiy 30 - % falucah; vl
Start atCu' Still later. Il arm now no..Jii
rsally f0r palurah should no telegram arny,
preventing the m0vcment
No r.riy ruachei him. and 10 ~ D thai
nlght. the 5th u september, he started uI
a. river with two regiulents "A Light battery
AMI two g'lnboais. landing al faducah a.
so hs ne1t morning be- -iEsi The city with
cot n gun having beon hncL BRIG. Gen.
ulghman and h.s s,af, q the Confeieras
army, hurried out q town toward tho souil
by The railruai wAiio Grant was getting
Ashore Srtcan miles away force of3, ~.
Confederates wcro stau0nei, AMI Confcisraie
fa-s AMI ror,s were numerous In the town
Grants prumptitule savci iatucAh AMI tn
oantroi n to Ohio river II also strai shtenei
the hackbono u neutral Kentucky. who's
legislature 40 onoe TAs-.i r~olu,ions favor
allie % the Union AMI spoke Of neutrality a
more
In this movement Grant defined the deter
minaiion which Afterwards was - markel
AMI commented upon in his geneakhip III
IN Faducah In charge q a garrison al noon
the same day AMI returned % Cairo, whcr,
be received Fremonts permission - tAke
Paiucah II be- felt strong enough
For two months afterwr Us he held the
country a. tho Junction q the Ohio AMI Ms
assippi and disciplined his torcS. which b,
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FoRT poselSos.

For naarly two months Grant disciplined
his trooIs In tho district q Cairo. In Janu.
ary, Isl, BY order q Gen. HAlleck, he novel
a foroo u 4. 0oO men. under McCiernAnd. from
Cairo ami Biris Point towards MAyfieli AMI
Murray. IN West Kentucky, AMI seut two
brigalss threatening Columbus AMI the Con
Tolerate linz t.twcsn thatani Bowling Orssn.
There was no fghting, but tho object Of the
movement, was accomplished
lie longcd b take Forts Henry and Donsl-
son. bot was dlenocd when he broachei The
subict b HAlleck Not I'll the ~ % Feb
raary was be permitted 70 leave Cairo with
that intention. With 1000 mon on trans
ports, accompanied by Admiral foo,s with
seven gunboats, he started, landing al Bailey.
ferry. on the cas-. hank. throe miles below
Fo-t Henry. which be took after an hour and
a halls Ere from the g'1nboats on the 9Th. the
main body q the Confcderato garrison hAy-
ing rc,roatcd upon Fort Donelson-
Grant determined 90 take For, Donslson co
the s,h. On the fth his cavalry pcnStratsd
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On ihe i1,h q Arrn i-'i Fart Sumter
fru On tlr f.ih President l.roln maio hls
call f0r tr.ofa. 0ri Ca ti' ihh Grant va
dnlar COMPANY 4 volunteers in Naicna
Fuur DAYS aior o. to.k BE- to Springfield
Trom thrrc a. vro,e e. ailu'an' grurral ~
the army. of',ring h.s ser,i'.' o. tac F.verti-
mont in any oaraaty In Wish 10 cared q
mako u.o Chm This lr'tor. Wish You'll
Dow o. a valuable historic d1.umeu', calioi
fffh n1 reply ari sas not 81 rsisfo'i .mf'r
tant sr l.h Oh rrr-sr,e. Tbs nog.e'i, IN ~
eur.lt n ara Aruaniaie ia ant mueh quo's'i
D. tarili.. 'o0ui nao hinl.r him n Gods
Iruyallnoc
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now TAI Wan FOUND nlw.


To traklng oui - III a,ll var found
Grant. ~ future laa.irr ~ our arm.es. an
olscure ciilnln. working inigsiri0u sy to sup
port hinl-.if ant family in small miami
town A. va wholly unknown with lao in.
fuencc. ami APPARENTLY without amliuou
o. vas unaoVlainis,l with mal q I.sif.au
AMI power. AMI hal no I.rsorn knue'cigo
~ graf afai. Even I'm hls ON tc.d, tho
military. Biz krovieige Vas limited IT,
hal Bcvcr oammsnlr,i more than oomrany
q .oldlers ne hi srvol unicr So'it AMI
Taylor. tut only a. n sulaltcru. AMI bal "a
l..n ,iruught INTO in'sroourla s.th th0u. lie
lad cat bui ous vote ~ president. AMI nv
n polludanS Army oflors sni W'st'rn
uai,rs olmrr-d his vho.e aoila.n'anca
Frrn the r,nrr,a-ulan - Bis orn d.sfrI't'
Mo hal tc.rn n.us slersrslta years m c.n
-rsss. was uulu.su ~ him. tt .ush D. af''r
aarIs te.an.s ono ~ Grants varm'ri
fr1als
Atthlr Tine Grant WIS - WARS ,li, ths
ssthfr q four chiln,n, tto cllaf n Nhom
49, co. iisltei ia . lfto i0ta" GA ono 81
Gal.naa many h.'is, All devoted hlt tme a.
iaatltr Tins "a tn var aul t.s destiny
ful hm. IrN of BIZ o.untrvucn oven kneN
e lbs etIsienoe. Dr. him ne future hell
fsns All hUnnr in unsfints'i uioaslrr
ararr..I In d. lmr..uffrslls folil bat uHne
saw t.e i.it q BIZ star t-ai.rr % rusc, n0ne
raj ti.e r.lle ~ BE- romantic destiny, $50
o. reveal b. n In events that wrre tn shake
fhe world Ue h.uasi snF DE- tlo Signs
chat aurursl h.t flflra. IT. mrfni oli h'
carver tiilily. al OH ia.
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COLONEL And BROADER GENERAL.

Grant remained AZ srr.ngf0il All heir~i
b. orYarlrr the volunteer trl'fs ~ the siaio
Aner ffo vs., softfsv0rk. vhoh ls mil-
iiary ella attn iai Specially tftod him o.,
Gov YATES oror.i h.m the lrrufy .iirst r'1,i.
mont ~ Illinois infantry l-fre nsrivns
hls c0mm .al.n nt o.l0nel D. vent - ,inc.n
nau b. ..c Ma .Ocu. MoCiflian. thrn IN com.
mani n Oh.1 Vnluufo'rt Ito hnt known
MoCe'an ln thc ca army. AMI h1p.i b.
might off.r him a paoo on hs f'af Iwio'
b. vent o. Leaiguar'crs without tuiing n
Cieilan. anl TIN rtgrnoi % limos without
having mcntiHncl Dis crfani to any one IT.
ionk c0mmanl az hs rcg.mfnt early In Juro
AMI n,arlhr,i o. Missouri HT.rtinsto liHr
Cen Iurs o. was sfafi0nod nj NeNon, al ui
slui...s n.rth - 40 Missouri river. Ihs
rr,sl.isnt 81. mmlssiunfd him hrgaiirr grueral
ofvoiunissrs In August, n promotion h. tiri
bari n through ths newsrapera AZ thil
tlmo MAJ Cen Irm0rt wasin commant a
The sfatss ami tfrrfn-ios Known ns tho Wet.
eu psfarimcnf a. Transferred Grant q
iroutan. thin to jefferson Cfy AMI TIM O.
fha c0mmanl ~ the district n ~u1thcast NJ
.1uri. With hlalllartsu az tairA
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~ employment. and ls.ns but sIarlngly sip
plIcd With Oa.h. saN tio cxthfquHr diminish
without pr.-T.,.is n corresponding inorra-'
iAko many oilers Who wCro destined % pr
form gf,at thing. 10 vas made acquainted
with the mcnaoos ~ poverty AMI consequent
anx.ciles 10 tuol the real estate husinoss
AMI failol I'm i-uD D. went into the loaihrr
trade with BIS fathrr and lrfhcr ~ Galcna
Illinois He bal fur savrs, vhich b. Pr
-snioi o. a friend l.farc having Grant va,
ut an al.iiiioni.f Ia achiev .mcnts during
tho war w,rc inspired ty Ls ds-ire o. crush
ihe r,l.iii0n AMI Tn'-crvo tho Union. AMI no
from ans rrr julloe asainsi laFcn.
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ONFOku. ss.-Afa touri 70 rfotsfs tsd Al
fAr.s. u.thl "a o. ths C1uutg - Oxiofi e.
- u.r1 fufstar Of Nay.A d ist
LOlON ". fLlNr ada trfsf ou re
estate q Ace fInt kfs 81 WNsrfaft 10
10 40 tolriT. fccsasst, taflrg rffsentsd hfs
tcosarf q sluIn.sirai.1r % ne estate ~ ssli
ieoeAssi i1f kuosanos
okutkEu, tn.i ss'f Afrlr .sirai1f eve notice
OBJ a. persons Interested tl eausus scnET nf ne
order % te pltistet thfte sssks sacrsssifelT m
ue OXFORD Democrat, aasusFspsf pfIui.si a. PR
Il, IA iteF nay afpesf st a Pr ate tolri io D.
leil a. fkrls 10 sall cegrtF,nn tfe ifirt fue-iNy
&c ltle nehi 40 rIae o'clorx in tte forcnnon
"a s.os ealss o. AZ tteT have. -hy ihe sAue
0EO A WILSON. Jsigv
Atruseopv-At.ssi u e DAVIS Rsr.isf.
uNFukp e. A. J1ur of frobate aeld 81
fars. 80 n ari ilr 80 0ouait of ukinrf,
ca ~ N "a rleslsF ofMaT. A %. i--i
JOHN n. LANt. Ada Isusfof "a ne 81
AZ ol in Llras, lsis of sumner, in
a. rCrrtY. decsaseIi. haFirE rrsssntei be a..
0eari 81 afu'nisirail1n of tnc ssasig oi al de-
.esssi lof alosshes
ufierri nat sat Afminlsra give notice % al
fffsQss Interested tF cassIn acopy Of this Or
To O D. putlsted tnres seas succsssiFely IN
af utiori nemocFAi pf.nisi a. Fsris. nat thel
"a arlsA a. ooan OF frotAE 70 ~ bed Al
ttf's r al couuU % ne 1hift fussisy o.
il1e Eat 40 nns O'Clock In ne f0ffnoou. ana
- cAass Nny thel ave, ~ ne sane shoa'i
aqi - slosci.
AtrsseoEy-sttsst Al. Z. Davis, kssistsf.
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" NiAINIla.h AT i"hA flhAAAfff '"t'
a. va hun AZ po.n, Fieasini, Ciertn lui
c.uniy. ono. on ~ 9Th q April, i,-a ~
coz drcamel then. nor for many years there
aftcf that hc was D. D. tho man - destiny
VII uouh t.ar cur iannrr through the
f.rrns = var o. tsar ' an fr-sl0in.
Tac n.yh,oi n Grant Wa n.t uioro o.
uafkalIc than that of any ch.li In Go san'
cirCums'anos In.lo,sl, tie anooia'sa u D.
chllho-i in no way convoy to ia thft
d. manifested any Trcccaiy Tie vas o.
slissi = "a cli lron. Iisear.y ulrruuni J.
ms scro -.vef,iy lain. his father. vho ~
4 saot,h dr.o1l'. hing a dealer In laiher.
ue.tlrr nch Dr. I".r. ~ ranAiug amoug ihf
hard worker, - youug al grosing STATE
M humlie t.rue where Grant vas t'rn BE-
uot unknown O. thr putiie tAr0ufh IL en-
.ray,r tkll
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ArMrsr polsT.

A. the az ~ i1 Grant outsr.i The Ml'ar
Aralo1y at W. l'.nt 1hose VIII i...'tf
thafa taiue ~ murh o. a. vlth tho destiny
ofrs outrr VIII fni c0nfrmafion - d..
tfeory m ia a.c.i.ut vlioh gave Inn a.
nan. ID la uala famous H. hld io,u
ctrsisuoi Hiram llyaos, lui tho oonsrc.'
nan vhoTro.un-i h.s appointment l. ms
take wrote Lm down a. llysss = Grant
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November numbered noarly a.u0 men
Bring subordinate a. Fremont b. was al.
L0wcl D. mako no m0voment % Importance
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FROM MEXICO TO THE CIVIL WAR
n Fourth infantry was his regiment. III
remained In the army ~ year, AM, aoonri
ins D. Gen Adam Baioau, was In every Tat
tle u he Mexlcan VAR eHopt buenA sia
lie rcosivcd two breyc,s for gallanirY, AMI
was later Stationed 90 several Tosts on IT,
Canada frontier. AMI finally In California an
Oregon. IN i,l, hc married julia I. Dent
daughter of a mcrChant ~ ~. Louis Ia
ls5g. t.ing then a captain, b. r,signoi h''
commission IN the army and removed o.
Graves. near ~. LOUIS, where 10 oieraisi "a
farm There his daughter Nellie, now MI,
S.rtoris. ami one Or twOof bcr bruthcr wcrt
l.rp The place Wa knownas the Nlsh-ton.
Wish Whllo residing thero Grant made az
effart b. obtain the position n county sur
veyor. and was deeply disappointed al n1
.ucoeoling He removed his family b 81
LOUIS after an orTericnce a. an ogriculturis'
which could soarcely H. called brilliant
There In a W. oo,tage, the young soldier
wrestlel with the TrCuniary pTubicn 81 NE
with WY indifferent suoccss He cOuid uni
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FOR SALE !

drsush horse. ssoond hand sss,n, hof.
q ne.
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TAcsnmE ~ A NORTON ~ THE Er1rrra
AT Wrsr r0INr

TACsNIIE 90 A PORTION ~ ruE Hrlisffl
AT wrsr roiNr.
To auth .ritl.s 40 Wet Point ani tho -,-f
iary 4 var were I.tlt.oned ~ Ito yUure
oa.let % corrsrt tho tllnder. lut ID nl'.r
va taksn a. a. rcqlst Ulysses :. Grant l.
had hen ruoor.i..i an llyl-- = Grant D.
rcma.nel the name DOW 80 wtf.l N.lo in ii'
fame having ten bestowed Ar0ush a con
.r,-.mans defoct = memory. Tho initial,
L 4. suggested "Uncio Sam D. hls comfa,l,-
au.rknaino b. ncysr lot, ani enc peculiarly
rrofhstic In view q hsettraor'iiuary carver.
During The war b. Vas IT infroIuen'ly NIX
uAms,l United States Grant AMI "Jnoon
ditanal surr-uler Grant tn L. :. seeming
a. have special sigulhoanoe Ia hoss dAi'
which "tris.l mans suula' He gra.iuaici in
i>gs. twenty arsi In a cias q g. hs oomnis.
non n lrotet sconi lieutenant AMI bis
diploma boiA styl.n. him Uly'zss ;. Grant.
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GIVEN AWAY.
ABSOLUTELY FREE /! /!

Ws.rI ssnI o. AZ kttfsss. on rrrsEi n q
tas- eat sisnr O. "a resfsEr. IN fafGasf -
realr. NIruult luAkth
Ia L. ons of 80 hsrtsomfft frrrrtaHns cfff
roftsn ~. 90 haf sever ~ rr test gren aHaf
sNrfpt D. Errrtsssrt II uar u.ei'rine
1885, A. ears teslrt fhs slrr'f sersars'fi
kTrrsss MORSE YELLOW DIN ~ Hlf GO .
Prrsfisnss h q az Mrsft.a fhu Farr.
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the saying hold good ,ha, ma. .1., cannot ..
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ia,Asssss,e ~ Tts-n T,issiiis o. saa
D., r.lsd upo.. u 10 sssa ftl'i te tAsu'sntA
Keen BE- ycuf ho1is. Thsrs a lafty sea Of
tAs yea 4 al "a h uIsilL
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Il wish YOU could tell u, Lady Bowker.
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~ - 49, =" :" =
sided manurlng. 10 some extent whether
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mos A visa WEu Wa.
Mtutsrs = 4 -ioct ht0lsngs
WIS E & SON,

NTN Yonk OIff
uas srf eel ~ ~sesks a. nosds tfat %
% -focs rargs 90 nksh cf Hr msfs
ai.o ssr-t. sni er~Nt.tss. ru mo On rasr
Hosft cd Trsie Al ffriu,s FKrransr
A. .unts 80 rorrssl auierre sH.erfI urfci
wlrss to @ 40.
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What there is
in a Bottle.

rT rrf O. rrr IN tfs
mrufrs ths tnsftinE ulaf
trrrasaof fa.s tafus or -. a.
L. tf.p tAs Fala a. ioaa a.
49, afl
Ahurtarcr ~ clfs a tccfs
II eaiA anf ne CCughing
49, oitsa is.i. ne -sf %
CrarHuptnn. On ~ill -
rflFrtF sais a Ccsga IN IS
uaairA
Me- thsa s-.ugh - save
iaf-a shitfsa Che. -iih
oEolF oas mmutt alter ths
fnf &c ne h.tssi aitse8
a Crop vil h relieved.
Tls.fy % 81 sss ~ crffss
ia anf sksfuaG a ne n1st
ssssrs cats a Aiihma its
drrlt cufti 81 Aiihma -
ttn rst.urs o. pocf thst
D.. u -at ilisCifi- Ca "a
a. s....l a. a. Aitlas e-fs.
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One of our critical Democratic contempt
raries objects to Carr on the Republican
ticket in New York because he was once
dancing master and did his own fiddr4g.
According to present political Indications
Gen Carr will soon be able~tc dance While
someone else does the liddling.
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General elections for the members of the
Chamber Of Deputies occur in France tomor-
row. For the first time the deputies will be
elected under the scrutin de liste plan. By
this plan all the deputies in district are
voted for general ticket, after the manner
of our presidential elections.
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Dr. Matthews, the Kentucky surgeon who
was candidate for superintendent of the
Marine Hospital service accuses Vice Prcsi-
dent Hendricks of duplicity Hendricks
professed to Matthews that he was support
ing hip vigorously, but Matthews has since
discovered that he was really supporting DR..
Walling Of Indianapolis, William Il. Eng
lishs son-in-law, and is now making it very
warm for the Vice President.
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THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 8.

We do not read anonymous letters and commun-
cations The name and address of the writer are
IN all cases indispensable, notnecessarily for pub
LEGATION but as guarantee Of good faith.
we cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used
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A Michigan girl who on Thursday entered
the Yale Law School, is the first lady to en-
ter any Of the Yale departments outside of
the Art School. In the language of the elias
sizes, she has nerve
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In the last number Of Harper's Weekly
Mast presents two notable portraits, one of
Mr.. Cleveland, "the Presidentof the people,
the other of Mr.. Hendricks, ''the Vice Presi-
dent of the office seekers" 1t often seems
that Mr.. Hendricks has the larger following
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REASON FOR THE CHOICE.
North Aroarinan

REASON FOX The CHOICE.
North American.
One of the Democratic cards in the New
York campaign is the fact that Tilden's sec
ond name is Jones. This is expected to in
spire some enthusiasm for the tail of the
State ticket
THE DEMocRAcY's FAULT AND MIsFoR-
TUNE.
Boston Transcript
10 Tribune reporter ex-President An
drew ID. White remarked, "The Presidents
trouble is that he is better than his party"
From another point of view we should say
that this is the party trouble rather than the
Presidents.
NEWS VIA THE SOUTH
Macon Telegraph.
Sterling is Democrat. He has been
Brooklyn alderman. He is politician and
the Mugwumps hold him an Offensive parti-
SAN He was a delegate to the Chicago
convention and voted for Mr.. Cleveland.
There is belief that he did this rather re-
ranged that for and in consideration of this
service he should be provided for
ABOUT CATS.
N Y. World.
tits suggested by the esteemed Times that
the esteemed World is in need of a sagaeious
assistant editor in the shape of an office cat.
A judiciOus cat is no doubt a good thing to
nave ma newspaper ONCE, but 1t is very dlf-
Ilcult to secure one now. We understand
that all the voracious cats in the city are
now employed in the Times office eating up
the splendid Democratic record made by that
spirited journal last year.
CRAWLING OUT OF THE STERLING SCAN
DIAL,
n. Y Tribune.
The President has decided that the civil
service law calls for examinations in the case
of men who want to be weighers in the Gus
tom house. Thus does the administration
crawl out Of a part of the Sterling-Bacon
scandal-for whether Sterling gets the place
or not finally, he must approach it by way of
an examination. But this disposes of only
half the matter. Does the administration
mean to ignore the Ubiquitous removal of
Captain Bacon? Ii Mr.. Clevelands regard
for the principles Of the civil service law
were equal to his pretensions in that direc-
ton, this excellent officer would be back in
his place in hurry, and Hedden and Beat
tip would 20
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The President has decided that the office
OF weigher in the New York custom house
comes within the provisions Of the civil
service law and therefore that candidates
must submit to a competitive examination.
This diSposes Of Sterling, the ward politician
and dog lighter who was recently appointed
to succeed Capt. Bacon, as it is not likely
that ne willexpose his qualifications or rath-
er his lack Of them, but it would seem that
the Presidents full duty in this matter will
not be done until Hedden and Beattie are
rebuked much more sharply than they are
by this decision.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-03

The greet question which is agitatng New
YORK IS whether the President is for Hill or
against Hill. The Mugwunps claim that as
the President areformerhe must be against
him while the Democrats maintain that as
the President is a Democrat he must be for
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-03
Ia chanee 60 win 100000.


Theresults from the use of the extract of the
South American Moxie Nerve Food Plant have
excited medical and observing New England the
last ten weeks, as never before. We are people
with worn out nerves, abused with stimulants,
drugs, morphine, severe mental labor, excitement,
and sexual excesses. This food can recover the
whole field. Though harmless as milk inside of
eleven weeks, in Lowell alone, it has recovered
3O5 cases of nervous and mental exhaustion from
one to twenty years standing Some were help
less, two mentally inbecile, three had paralysis,
one was blind. Two cases of insanity were cured
in Boston, but the friends will not allow use Of
names, both in high life. 1t makes healthy peo-
pie clear-headed, vigorous, and able to stand
twice their usual labor with less fatigue; Con-
tinued, it hnders exhaustion of brain and
nerves from excessive labor. 1t. stops nervous
ness, and gives an immense appetite, Lowell,
alone, has taken 80 900 bottles In ten weeks. AS
we have no room for testimonials we offer $4,000
to any person who can show our statements to be
untrue. Eleven old drunkards say it stops the
run thirst. For sale by all apothecaries and gro
GERS; 30 cents quart bottle, $3.50 dozen
pie say it is the best beverage in America The
Soda Fountains have it.
KOXIE NERVE FOOD CO., Loaceu, Mass.
jy2S eod&w12 wnrm
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-03

The suggestion that the President may APP
point Charles r. Goldman of Boston to sue
coed Mr.. Dorman B. Eaton is giving the
Democratic press great uneasiness. Mr..
Goldman is Mugwump, species which the
Democracy are not now so fond Of as they
Wprp
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-03

Every man en- the Ohio Republican ticket
and five of the seven ON the New York Re-
publican ticket were in the Union army dur
ing the war, while not single one of the
Democratic candidates in either Of those
States has any record as a soldier. Cen Slo-
cum tried to get the Democrat nomination
Tor Governor in New York, and the conven-
tion gave him 8votes out of $50. The signifi-
cance If these facts is so plain that nobody
can be excused for overlooking it.