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Caution EOfiCe,

HAVING been appointed by the Probate Court as
IL Guardian over my father CHARLES READ
! hereby caution all persons from doing business
with him. All business transactions relating to
him must be done with me.
GEORGE II. READ, Guardian.
Belfast, Dec. "a, lSS5-3w53
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Store to Let.

TN. CUSTOM HOUSE SQUARE. Finished in
1 hard wood, go feet deep, "a feet wide nice
store for dry goods, clothing eroekery ware. En-
quire at the CITY DRUG STORE, or
DAVID PIERCE.
Belfast, Dec 81, lss5.-53tf
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Belfast { hlOOsehead Lake A.R. Co.

IN accordance with Il petition Of twenty stock
L holders, notice is hereby given that Il Spcci;l
meeting of the Stockholders of the above nance
company will be held ii the Court House, i'll Bel
fast, on WEDNESDAY. THE THIRTEENTH u Az
OF JANUARY, 1856 at @ clock +. NJ, to act upoi
the following articles viz:
list. To see if the stockholders Will advise allo
instruct the directors TO pay 0i lttoruics fee
charged in the equity suit"
ID. TO see if the stockholders viii advise and
instruct the directors to divide among the stock
holders the money now in the treasury. NOT urcCs
9ary TO pay the maturcd obligations Of sand com
pany, in accordance With the opinion ANA advice OF
the S.J. Court in the equity suit before mentioned
3D. ''To act upon any other questions that may
hr connected with or have reference to dividends
from the rental received or to be received by said
Railroad Co. Per order.
JOHN II. QUIMBl, Clerk
Belfast, Dee. II, lSej.-3W52
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| ] CHHNC
Skin Diseases instantly Re-
Eieved by Cuticura,

TREATME\T.-A warm bath with CrrICuRA
NotP, and Z single application Of CUTIcURA,
the great skin Cure This repeated daily with
tMo on three doses of ttucrRA HE~oIA ENr the
New hl""i Purifier, To keep the blood cool, the
inc NNer and Kidneys active. Viii speedily cure
trHrma, letter. Rngwo1n, Psoriasis, I.ichcn,
IfGill19, Ncali Head lmdrutf and every species
of Itching >caly and Pimply iIumors If the ScaIp
ah4 ek!h, when the best ply scian> and remedies
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BOSTON, October -, 1870.
X. H. EDll, ESq.-Dear sir. on procured for
me, i'll 1910, my first patent. Since then, You have
acted for and advised me in hundreds of cases and
procured many patents, re issues. and extensions.
have occasionally employed the best agencies in
New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, but |
still give you almost the whole Of my business, in
your line, and advise others to employ YOU.
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston, January /. lSSG.-Ivrl
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PATENTS
r. H. EDDY,

No. rs State ST., opposite kilby St., Boston,
Secures Patents in the United states; also in Great
Britain France, and other foreign countries. Copies
of the claims of any Patent furnished by RENTING
ONE dollar. Assignments recorded in Washington
No 4gency in the fHitcd Suites possesses superior
fncjl'jeS FOR obtdiHiHg P0ents aScert0iaiRg The
pdtcnt0hiiHy Of inreHti0hS.
X. II. EDDY. Solicitor Of Patents
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Attend to it Now.

Many suffering people drag themselves about
with failing strength feeling that they are steadily
sinking into the grave, when by using Parker's
Tome they would find cure commencing with the
first dose, and vitality and strength surely coming
back to them
81 am 63 years old have been sick nearly all nv
life, and ought to know something about medicine
by this time. have used Parker's Tonic freely for
more than year, and consider it the best remedy
have ever known. In fact, now find no other
medicine necessary. For weakness, debility rheu-
matsm, and that distressing all goneness and pain
from which suffered so long, it has no equal /
do not see how any afford to do without so
valuable medicine. Mrs. HATTIE n GRAVES
cor East and Front streets, Providence, RI.
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Home Items and Topics.
-"All your own fault
If You remain sick when you can
Get hop bitters that neVer-Fail.

The weakest woman, smallest child, and
sickest invalid can use hop Bitters with safety
and great good.
old men lettering around from Rheuma-
tism, kidney trouble or any weakness will be
made almost new by using hop bitters
lz1-M My wife and daughter were made healthy
by the use Of hop bitters and recommend them
to my peopIe.-Methodist Clergyman
Ash any good doctor if hop
Bitters are not the best family medicine
ON earth
-Nlalarial fever. Ague and BiliouSness, will
leave every neighborhood az soon as hop bittcrs
arrive.
My mother drove the paralysis and ncu-
ralgia all out III her system with hop bitters.' =
Ed. Osteego sun.
o. Keep the kidneys healthy with hop bit
tcrs and you need not fear Sickness.
The yigor Of youth for the aged and intirm
in hep bittcrs .
l---"At az change PC life nothing equals
Hop Bttrr~ t" alaH all trout les incident
Thereto"
-lhe bcst periodical for ladies 10 take
monthly, ana from Which they will receive the
greatest benefit j. hop bittor,."
Thousands dc annually from some form OF
kidney disease that might have been prev entcd
by timely uec IF hop bjttcr-.
Indigestion, weak stomach, irregularities
of the bowels cannot exist when hop bittcr> arc
used.
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On bed, rarked with pain Il weary man lay
Singing, willow titw ilow. titwilow!
\" ease or relief could he find any day
o. willow, ttwllow titwillow.
His pains are now gone, he is hearty and well,
St Jacobs on made HIM as sound as a bell,
And the story good to each one he does tell,
Singing willow, titWilluw, titwill0wl
Publishers NoTE-A Chicago paper SAYS that
the actor who plays "koko" i'll the 'Aiikado,' at a
theatre there. had such bad cough that he could
not have sung "Titwilow,'' had he not recovered
his voice by dose of Red star Cough Cure, which
costs only twenty five cents bottle.
Observation-Disclosures don't tell me. Americs
is far behind Europe. Why, sir; look At France
for instance" Bagley-"Wel, what of France?
-'Well. sir; even the little children there car
speak French
If you once try Carriers Little Liver Pills FOL
sick headache, biliousness or constipation you
Will never be without them. They are purely
vegetable; small and easy to take, all druggist,
sell them.
The silver kings do not believe in the golden rule
Pains in back or loins cured by the best kidnc,
and liver mcdicinc-lIunt'S Remedy.
The people who believe in a mind cure seem te
he sadly in need of a mine cure.
BEWARE or FRATDs-sc sure you get the zen
Group, Asthma. Deafness and Rheumatism.
The New York sun saws a million dollars in golC
Will weigh tW n-thirdS of a ton Nc are pleased t,
confirm the suns statement. 1t is quite correct.
The first przc was awarded Church & Co..
"Arm x Hammer Brand of soda and Saleratus
for it, greGf purity and 3rhitcBeSS, ut the Worlds
Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New
orleans, 1888.
why should q soldier never lose his head il
hatie: said a German captain to private soldier
"Because If he did he would not have any place Il
pat his cap ON.
81 feel bad, Hunts Kidney and Liver Rene
dy encourages sleep, creates an appetite braces ul
the y stem and repairs the wasted powers. : .
per bottle at druggists.
4 girl out west ate arsenic to improve her com
plcNion and now ii is the universal opinion of al
the Young men that she looks like angel.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral is recommended by ply
1cianS of great cmlnence, on both sides of the At
lantic. as the most reliable remedy for colds
coughs. and all pulmonary disorders. 1t afford
prompt relief. No family should be without it.
If Sullivan should ever repent and ally hmsel
to the ministry he would be looked upon grea
eNp0under.
WHEN | WAS SICK!
My room looked like Il drug store, had So man,
bottles in il. The more dosed the worse off was
I ,l,,'
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WHEN | WAS Sick!

My room looked ike drug store, had SO many
bottles in it, The more dose'i, the worse of was.
Finally, paid my doctor and told him he needn't
come amy more. Wa~ troubled with Chronic Rheu-
matism, and couldn't get out of bed alone. six
bottles of sulphur Bittcrs cured me.-Benj. Fitch,
-jdaH'S Hotsc Boston. wi
It's poor, irlesolute young man who can't swear
of smoking long enough to get married to the girl
W no detestS tobacco.
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CRoUP-IIaIt a teaspoonfll once III 10 or Is
minutes, till relieved, little occasionally till
well. Apply externally.
DIPHrIERIA-on appearance of soreness OF
the throat, take half a teaSpOOntul once i'll Is
minutes; applied externally. Repeat until
relieved.
BURNS OR scALDs-Apply as soon as posi-
bic. II the surface is raw, cover with flour, Sc
that when dried, will form scab, and let re-
main, applying the Balsan around il till well.
Erysipelas, Decp-scated Pains, Sprains,
Broken Bones, Stiff Joints, White Swellings,
Loss of Motion in Limbs, OF Loss of Sight,
Battle thoroughly from three to ten times u
day. If much intaned, put on a thin slippery
Elm Poultice, covered with the Balsam.
Poison TAKEN INTERNALLY-FrOm halt to q
table spoonful, and give an cmctic soon as
possible; give Balsam several times day
until we'll, Earache-Turn a few drops into
the ear. Chilblalns-Bathe well and heat it
in Corns-Pale nearly to the quick; cover
them with buck skin, saturated with the Bal
sam, every night ana morning.
PILES-Apply externally, and If necessary
also by Syringe, or otherwise, internally.
COUGHS, HuARsESESS AND BRONCnIIIS.-
Take enough o oil the throat several times a
day. StOppages and Inflammation of the
BoWels-Give from n teaspO0nfui 10 n table
spoonful once in half an hour, till relieved.
Pains IN the SiaC-Tak6 q large teaSpO0nful
on retiring, and several times Il day, ii ueces-
sary. Dyscntery and Cholera Morbus-Give
a teaspOOnful once in from fifteen minutes to
an hour, till pain and soreness are removed
The medicine is commended with the full
assurance Gifts unqualified success.
Equally Good for Horses and Cattle.
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TESTIMONIALS.
81 regard Mr. Eddy as one Of the most copabl
and successful practitioners with whom have hat,
official Intercourse CIIAS. MASON
Commissioner of Patents
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ably hit, for it leaped from the shelf
and leaped about the cellar among
barrels and boxes, making racket
that drove Tobin helter-skelter up the
stairs again.
AS he was relghting his lamp his
wife and daughter, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles, neighbors, came
rushing into the house, and as Mrs.
Tobin saw her husband standing in the
room she tainted. In the excitement
that followed Tobin gave no explana-
ton of his shots in the cellar, but
when Mrs. Tobin was restored he told
about the wildcat. Tobin and Giles
re-entered the cellar, Giles carrying
the lamp and Tobin handling the re-
volver. The wildcat was nowhere to
be seen at first, but was finally discov-
cred behind some barrels OF apples,
under the cellar steps. Tobin fired
another shot at it, and the animal leap
ed out, and rushing by the two men.
ran up the cellar steps to the room
where the three excited women were.
Their screams added to the apparent
bewilderment of the wildcat, and it
tried to Jump through window.
Tobin and Giles hurried upstairs,
and found the women huddled togeth-
er in one corner of the room, almost
raising the ceiling with their shrieks,
while the wildcat was on the other de
of the room, trying to find a place to
escape from the house. Tobin fred
again, and the W ldcat leaped to the
top of bureau. sweeping everything
to the floor that was on it, and then
sprang past the men and returned to
the cellar. Tobn and Giles followed
it, but it was nowhere to be found.
A small cellar window was found to
be open, and by that it had evidently
come into the cellar in the first place,
and also escaped through it. Traces
of blood were found in the room, on the
cellar steps, and on the cellar window
ledge, showing that the animal had
been hit by some of Tobin's pistol
shots but nothing has been seen or
heard of the wildcat since its escape
from the cellar.
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Not for Good Luck.

"Helloa, Anthony" said the Secre-
tary of State, addressing a negro, Il
hear that you are married"
Yes, sab, maird old Pills gall"
did you take bridal trip"
"Nor, sab, didn't have no boss, an O.
cose er bridal want no good"
"Was old Phil willing to the mar
riage?"
Didn't peer ter be, sah."
did he say anything?"
"Not in particular.
How do you know that he wasn't
willing?"
"Wall, sab, we got inter er little
'spute, an from de way he fit me L
lowed dat he want willin'."
didn't throw shoe after you when
you left ?"
500, yas."
"Well, then, he wished you good
luck"
Il doan think he did, sab, fur de
shoe dat he hung--er number fifteen -
hit me side de head, an come mighty
nigh putin out my light. Had ter
werk wild me some time fore / come
roun' all right. Doan think dat he
ment it ter be good luck. Shoe must
hab weighed ten pound, but rs got
eben wild him."
"How?"
IVY. sab, driv my wife err way an
she's gone back ter lib wild him. -
ArkdHsdlC IrdUeler.
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A Lesson i'm Etiquette.

Engage in an argument with every
person you meet.
If man has a glass eye, a wooden
leg, or q wig, always refer to it.
Never listen to other persons, for if
you do you may forget what you are
going to soy yourself.
If with strangers, always use pro-
fame and vulgar words. You will be
surprised how they will change their
estimate of you.
When a man is talking, let your eyes
and mind wander about the room, and
when he gets through ask him to re-
peat what he said.
Never talk in mild, gentle, and
musical voice, but toot up high and
loud. Drown other peoples voices if
you can't drown their ideas.
If person makes a mistake in gram
mai, or calls word wrong, always
correct him, especially If there are
several persons around to hear.
Always talk of your private, person
al, and family matters while convers-
ing with strangers. They like to listen
to long accounts Of how you had the
rheumatism.
Jun VI tlO lOCallly
where you are staying. If you can't
do that, ridicule or abuse some of the
leading citizens. A son or daughter
may be present, and they will like to
hear you ridicule their old father.
Insist on talking about subjects that
the rest of the company have never
heard anything about. If you can't
find a foreign subject like Europe, or
what you did in college, pick out the
prettiest girl in the room and whisper
to her.
Always pretend to great gentility your
self, and ridicule people who have come
up from a modest beginning. If you
can't say that your ancestors belonged
to some notable family, make strong
point of being acquainted with a great
many distinguished people yourself,
and constantly refer to the time when
you were at college.
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What They We're.

A hostess who can not preserve her
serenity upon even the most crucial &C.
casions is lacking in one of the most
essential qualities as at entertainer.
The thoughtless spilling of her best
wine, the soiling of her whitest table
cloth, nay. even the smashing of a
whole trayful of her best old family
china, should not cause one muscle of
her countenance TO change.
On the other hand, an affected ignor-
ance respecting the contents of the
days bill of fare is at times almost as
fatal as the opposite extreme. 1 was my
self present at a dinner party at which
one of the untutored stable-helpers had
been brought in, on an emergency, to
assist. what are these, John?" in
quired the languid hostess, as John
tremblingly thrust forward dish of
tartlets just under her right elbow. IL
don't know, ma'am, raally." he replied,
"but / think they're tuppence apiecel"
Cham berg .lO1IT,110I
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learning told me at once that this was the
counterfeit, not the reality of death.
For here was youth in the flow OF life's
tide, with high wrought nervous organi-
zation, easily affected to hysteria, and but
the day before suffering from an alarming
attack of it. The organs were sound, as
my cursory examination then satisfied me;
there was no fiuttering, feeble heart, to be
paralyzed by shock. And / knew-none
other knew-the crushing blow to the hope
of his life that my own hand had dealt.
Here were the exact conditions required for
visitation-not of death, but of catalepsy.
/ never doubted the CHASTITY truth. l
knew il when l pronounced him dead;
when his mother and Lillian sobbed over
his white face; when the earth was show
eled upon his coffin. Aye, and that he was
perfectly conscious; that he heard their
sobs; that he strove to cry out to speak, to
move, to burst his iron bonds, to rise up
from this hideous death in-life. / knew
il all.
AS deliberately, as designedly as though
/ had driven my knife into his heart. did
1 murder him. l sent him to his living
tomb, TO linger for days in agony before
merciful death could release him. The
fiends that roam in hell could do nothing
blacker.
Remorse consumes me; my brain reels
as | think of these things.
Lillian, my life, my love-it was for you
all for you! 'Twould have been death
to lose you-and now-now that have
gained you, it is also death.
o, pray for me-cease not to pray for me!
When she reads this, shall 1 see her?
Can 1 come tonight and be near her when
| she sleeps? Can I
Not yet; not quite yet. Just moment
A bird is singing at the window. The
clock struck six a while ago; shall not
hear it again. Lilian-Lil-
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A WILDCAT in THE CELLAR.
A Pennsylvania Mans Exciting Experience
with AN UnweIcome Visitor.

with AN Unwelcome Visitor.
Cyrus Tobin, of Cherry Tree, Pa,
took lamp and went down cellar to
draw a pitcher of cider one evening
not long ago. In ono corner of the
cellar ranks of kindling wood are piled.
As Tobin went down the steps he
heard something Jump on the wood,
and several sticks tumbled down to
the cellar floor. Tobin thought a man
had got into the cellar and was prowl-
ing there to rob the house. He held
the lamp up to let the light fall on the
wood-pile, when he was startled to see
an enormous wildcat crouching there.
In his excitement Tobn threw the
pitcher he had in his hand at the Wild
cat. The pitcher struck the wall above
the animals head, and fragments of
crockery fell back upon it. The wild
cat sprang clear across the cellar, and
after leaping from one place to another
vaulted to swinging shelf about ten
feet from where Tobin was standing.
Tobin ran back up stairs and got his
revolver, and, returning to the cellar.
blazed away at the wildcat. The con-
cussion put the light out, and then the
eyes VI Vic WiliCub tOuiu 10 81 DluinlV
seen glaring at its enemy in the dark
that the latter was afraid to fire again
without light, and hurried back up
stairs to relight the lamp. There was
no one in the house besides Tobin ex-
cept his wife and daughter. When he
came up the first time and got the pis-
tol he was in such hurry that he did
not tell them what he had seen in the
cellar, and before they could follow
him the shot had been fired that extin-
guished the light.
Mrs Tohin aud her daughter ran to
the cellar steps, and seeing that it was
all dark at the bottom, thought Tobin
had shot himself, and ran screaming to
q neighbor's. Tobin, in his determine
ton to kill the wildcat, paid no atten-
ton to the running away of his family,
but relighted his lamp and returned to
the cellar. 1t was evident that his first
shot had not hit the mark, for the wild
cat remained in the swinging shelf,
crouching down. The animal seemed
bewildered by its strange surround
ings. Tobin fired again, and again the
lamp went out. The wildcat was prob
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Luck or Magnetism.

If you get into the confidence of any
keeper OF a large livery-stable he will
tell you that he has one "unlucky" We
hicle. If it is taken out, the horses
run away, the wheel comes off, the
driver meets with an accident, or the
occupant comes back angry or dissat-
isfied. Every railroad has an engine
or cab that is cranky. 1t is a notori-
Gus fact that locomotive will have a
sulky fit and won't make time for sew
eral weeks; then, having apparently
recovered its good humor, come into
the station on the second. Then you
will hear OF locomotive which will al
ways run too slow with one engineer,
too fast with another, and just right
with third. / think this must he
another case of animal magnetism, but
how or why it plays these pranks
neither you nor / en- tell.-Phiiadei-
phia CdH.
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WILL YOU COMET
ny BELLA BARRY.

When clematis blooms again.
Will YOU come?
In the sunshine or the rain,
Will YOU come?
would have you now remember
You've "A faithful friend and tender
Waiting kindness you 70 render
When you come.
When the leaves begin 20 fall,
viii YOU come?
When the whippoorwill doth CALL
VIII you come?
When the wheatfields ripe are growing,
When the clover-hay is moving,
When the sailor-lad is rowing
Win you Gomez
When tie snowfiakes are flying
VIII You Gomez
When the little birds are crying
VIII you come?
oh come when sleigh-bells jingle,
Yes, come with old krss kringle;
Lot once more our voices mingie.
Will you come?
When sweet springtime comes again
viii you Gomez
We shall roam DER hill ana PLAIN
When You come.
Come dear one and Danish sadness;
Yes, come and bring 20 me true gladness
Fill my heart with passions madness!
VIII you come?
The evening breeze is moaning
He'll not come.
And my lonely heart is groaning,
He'll not come.
80. farewell TO world and pleasure,
Wo is mine beyond full measure,
For my heart hath lost II treasure.
He will not come!
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
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Afghanistan.

It's area is estimated at $50, 900 square
miles, and its population is 5000, 900.
1t is a land of deserts, rocks and in
hospitable mountains, generally speak
ing, though it has few well-watered,
fertile valleys, where an abundance of
tropical and other fruits are to be
found. and. where grow clover, thyme,
violets and many plants that make the
air fragrant with sweet odors. The
climate is variable and depends more
upon elevation than upon latitude. In
the mountains it is very cold, and in
the Wales often intensely hot. At Can
dahar, in the summer, the thermometer
is frequently 40 degrees in the shade,
while in winter, as the fuel is scarce,
the inhabitants suffer greatly from cold.
At Cabool the snow lies on the ground
for months together, during which me
the people remain in their houses, lying
close to their stoves like the Russians,
while the thermometer falls to 3 or q
degrees below zero. Afghanistan was
formerly a monarchy. the crown beng
hereditary in a branch of the house of
Suddazy; il is now divided into three
chiefships, Hcrat, Cab0ol, and Cam
dahar.
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He Prepared Himself.

A large, stout man, who looked as If
he might be a pretty tough customer
in free fight, entered the operating
arena of new York dentist. The suf-
ferer from toothache had taken large
dose of whisky to enable him to bear
up under the pending infliction.
The dentist examined the tooth, went
into an adjoining room, and presently
reappeared with a large pistol strapped
to his person.
"M hat do you ?" asked the man
in the chair.
20, nothing in particular, except that
1 am not going to take any risks"
What risks"
when a man built like you, and his
breath smelling of whisky, climbs into
that chair, I'm not going to exasperate
him unprepared. You may I've John l..
Sullivan, for all know. "-Teras SIT
mas.