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A Friendly Letter.

9TH AVE. HOTEL, N. Y, Aug. 1, 1876.
Gentlemen:-YOur remedy is GER
tainly one of the great discoveries of
the 10Th century For eradicating
blood poison it has no equal. A friend
who has been great sufferer from
that disease, contracted during the
war, you will be glad to know has,
by the use of Swift's Specific, cleansed
his system entirely of that, and mer-
curial rheumatism, so that his skin
and tongue and breath are Ns pure as a
child's without the least faint. He
desires me to say this to you and to
thank you with all the sincerity of a
grateful heart and healed body for CIV
ing poor, frail humanity so effective a
remedy for disease hitherto regarded
iy'curable. Let every one similarly af-
ficted take your remedy, and they
surely will be well again. In his be-
half, and to encourage others. Iglad-
ly write and sign this.
Very respectfully,
LAFAYETTES SYKES.
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From Tennessee.

Judge r. s. Bradford, who was cured
some time ago of a cancer, writes from
his home, TiptOnviile, Tenn, under
date of Aug. 8: "My cancer is entirely
gone, leaving only very little scar.
There is a gentleman in this vicinity
who was past going with rheumatism,
He is now entirely cured, is active and
able to attend to all kinds of business.
There are great many in this com.
munity using Swift's Specific, with
much satisfaction and to their great re
lief"
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 8,
Atlanta, Ga. New York, l57 w. 23d
st.
Treatise on blood and skin diseases
mailed free.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1886-05-08

From the "UniOn Signal" (ChicagO),
the brilliant and powerful organ of the
w. c. T. u, we clip the following in
Miss Frances f. Williard's "Ten days
in Kentucky"
At Frankfort our devoted band had a
huge meeting in the Hall of Representatives
in the interests of local option. high
license bill had been introduced and spoke
against it. bat was too tired to materialize
1.-THE of the profound opposition that I
feel toward that subtlest device of the enc
my, by which so many of the very elect
have been deceived. Mrs. Runyan, the
president of our w. c. T. U. at the capital
is cousin of George Francis Train, and
has had ladies' school there for well-nigh
generation. She is a strong, brave wo-
man, greatly respected and beloved. Mrs.
Capt Hyde had worked up the details ex-
cellently. It is universally admitted that
this Legislature drinks less than any prede
cessor, but it is ominously slow in legisla-
ton. It's bill to outlaw gambling, Just
passed, gives some hope of progressive
action on the temperance petition so anx-
iously watched for by the W. G. T. u. and
all good people.
We were rarely entertained at the capital
Miss Sallie jackson. and her friend Mrs. j.
G. Morton, welcomed us to their cultured
hospitality; gave US to drink from china
over hundred years old, and procured for
us, in addition to their own delightful con.
versation, the pleasure of meeting Major
H. T. Stanton, author of "The Moneyless
Man." and Col. Johnston, former Secretary
of State and editor of the Kentucky X0-
man. Mrs. Morton is charming writer, of
whom trust we may hear more anon, and
both ladies were for temperance when it
was not the order of the day in their own
social circle.
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Miraculous Escapes.

w. w. Reed, druggist, Of Winches-
ter, Ind, writes: "One Ofmy custom =
ers, Mrs. Louisa Pike, BartOnia, Ran
dOlph Co., Ind. was lOngsufferer with
Consumption, and was given up to die
by her physicians. She heard of DR..
Kings New Discovery for COnsump-
ton, and began buying it of me. In
six months time she walked to this
city, a distance of six miles, and is now
so much improved she has quit using it:
She feels she owes her life to it,"
Free 5rial Bottles at Joe LeCOmpte's
Drug Store. b
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Miss Lillian Spencer, whose place
among the great emotional actresses of
to-day, is firm and assured, will appear
at the New Opera House on Wednes-
day, May 18th. She will produce
Leander Richardson's version of the
great dramatist, Sardou's, "Andrea,"
under the title of "Anselma," a play
ofthe most vigorous character and beau
tiful in its construction. A superb
company will support Miss Spencer on
this her fourth annual tour, as star,
and everything is promised by the
management to give perfection to the
performances. Miss Spencer, it is said,
has not yet had role Ofsuch strength
and force since her great performance
of Cora, in "L'Article A." or OF such
tender sympathy since her beautiful
giving of Hazel Kirke.
Price -Parquette and Dress Circle %
cents; Balcony so; Gallery %. Sale OF
seats begins at Barrett's News Stand
Monday. May 10th, without extra
charge.
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A Coming Treat.

The most important event likely to
take place shortly in this city is the
production of the new opera, Lena, in
three acts, with full chorus and Orches-
ira. The music is exceedingly beauti-
fal and the plot very interesting. The
following is the synopsis:
Karl Webber,a wealthy planter of
South Carolina, sends across the ocean
for his orphan granddaughter, Lena,
whom he has never seen. On the
voyage the vessel is wrecked and Lena
falls into thesea and is left to perish, but
her governess and companion, Amy, is
saved in the life-boat. Amy, on ar
irving at Webber's home, imposes her
selfupon old Kari as his granddaughter.
Years before Karl Weber and one his
neighbors, named Warren, had made
up match between Warren's son
Chester and Lena. Chester and Amy,
however, upon meeting, have mutu-
al dislike for each other Amy falls
in love with Arthur Warren, Ches-
ter's cousin, who reciprocates her
affection. Weber, however, insists
upon the marriage with Chester and
all arrangements are made for the GER
emony to take place. On the night
Fixed for the wedding, however, Arthur
closes his cousin down in . cavern, and
pretends that he has drowned himself.
On that same night Lena. who has
been saved from the sea, appears at
Webber's home and declares herself
his granddaughter. He drives her
forth in the night. She Is rescued by
Chester, who finds her in the woods,
he having escaped from the cavern.
They arrive at Webber's just as Ar
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1886-05-08

The meetings at the Christian
Church have increased in interest and
power this week, and a number of
accessions to the church have been
made. Rev. Mr.. Cobb breaches to-
night, tomorrow morning and night.
and also during the greater part of
next week. All enjoy listening to his
plain and forcible presentations of the
gospel.
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TX.

Mr.. w. s. Dehoney has purchased
the interest of the late f. Whitesides
in the furniture and undertaking busi-
ness IF Messrs. Whitesides & Staten
and the style of the firm will hereafter
he Staten & DehOney. Mr.. Dehoney
will shortly close out his stock of dry
goods and devote his entire time to
his new business.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1886-05-08

Mr.. Jas. g. Grecnup has purchased
the interest of Mr.. Anderson Gaines
in the grocery establishment of Gaines
4 Kent, corner of Second and Shelby
streets, and the style Of the, firm will
hereafter be Kent & Greenup. The
young gentlemen composing the firm
are energetic business men and we
wish them success.
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W. G. II. u Notes.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet in the chapel of the
Christian Church Wednesday after
noon, May IL, al four o'clock. Will
every member try to be present and
bring a friend or neighbOr?
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1886-05-08

There was street rumOr on We'd
nesday of an impending duel between
Hon. f. H. Taylor, jr., Mayor, and
Major Lewis E. Harvie, growing out
Of some hot words passed between
those gentlemen when before a COM
mittee of the Senate on Tuesday night,
and the Louisville papers announced
Thursday that Major Harvie had
asked Gen. Basil w. Duke to act as his
second, as he intended to challenge
Mr. Taylor. If Major Harvie had any
such intention, he must have thought
better of it when his passion cooled, as
no challenge has passed.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1886-05-08
ANEMlA,

A wretclicd condition indica!cdby Pallid
Skin, Fiaccid Muscles. Shattered
Nerves, and Melancholy. It's first
symptoms are Weakness, Languor,
Loss Of Nerve Force, and Mental De-
lection. lis course, unchecked. leads
inevitably TO insanity or death. Women
frequently suffer from it. The only mcdi-
cine that. while purifying the blood. cn-
riches it with new vitality, and invigorGtcs
the whole system, is
Ayers SarsapariIla,
PREPARED BY
DR.. j. c. Aver g. Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists: Price 81;
Six bottles for IS.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1886-05-08

Mr.. George Hardy, of this, city will
deliver an address before the Blue
Ribbon Temperance Club at the Court
house Tuesday evening. All are in
Vited to attend,
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FRANKFORT, KY, MAY 5, 1886.

thur and Amy have been married.
All is explained and every body for
given and made happy.
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PYEMIA

Is the most virrllcnt form of blOod-poison-
ing. Less speedily fatal. but not less GER
family so. Is the vi.iation of the blood OF
which the first symptoms are Pimples.
Sites, Boils, and CutaneOUs Erup-
lions. When the taint of s5croful;s gives
warning itsrrrsencc b. such indications.
no time should be lost IN usin" AYERS
SARSApARI LLA. ,hn only perfect and rcli-
rblr medicine for the ratification Of the
blon.l
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IVENOFF!

THIS BEAUTIFUL BAY STALLION WILL
| make the season of 1856 at my stable two miles
west Of Frankfort, on the L. Il N. Railroad, at
$40 TO INSURE A MARE IN FOAL.
Money due as soon as fact is ascertaned or the
p Do;ESCRiiPTloN AND PEDIGREE.-IvEN.
OFF is fifteen hands three inches high, beautiful
bay with black points, and has fine style and action
ana shows very fast gait with few days handling.
Sired BY joe Hooker; he by old Joe Hooker, the
sire Of Maud Macey-recOrd ZIG. LIST dam old Baul
she by Alexander's MambrinO Chief; I'd dam Gray
Eagle &C., 4 G.; old Baul the dam of Mary; she the
dam OF Carlisle, which sold for 5000 " John H.
Bowen; also Onslaught, sold by Col; r PEPPER for
$1,000. W. L. COLLINS.
Mar X-2m.
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Clothing, Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes,

Ladies' and Gents Furnishing Goods that sold that will
asonish Them have large stock Latest Styles and full line and
sell better goods for less than other house
determined be undersold You will also find full
of CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, RUGS AND MATTINGS
in my Carpet Department T. DAVIS,
229
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SCnOFuLA

Is II foul corruption in the blood that rots
out all the machinery Of life. Nothing
will eradicate it from The system and pre-
vent is transmission TO offspring hut
AYERS SARSAPARIILA. Thi, rcilalu-
ton is also the only one that will cleanse
the blood of Mcrcurial poison and the
faint of Contagious Discusses. ImpOvcr-
ished blood Is productive of
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-03
.sJoe,, Brown and "Bob Toombs.

l''Carp" in the Cleveland Leader.
Another story I lately heard of Senator
Joseph Brown relates to his quarrel with
Bob Toombs, which liked to end duel
but which failed because Toombs did no
send the challenge. Brown has a great repu
tation all over Georgia for being very stric
Christian. He has been noted as a temper
ance man, and he is always to the front il
any religious movement. Some of the ole
women in Georgia expect to see Brown trans
lated some day, and it is said that he car
make as good religious exhortation as he
can a stump speech. Well, when Toombs
was at one time especially angry at Brown
he sent military friend Of his to ask Brown
whether there was anything in his religion
which would prevent him from accepting q
challenge.
Brown received the strutting colonel and
listened to his question, looking him in the
face with his cold gray eye and stroking his
long gray beard as he did So As the col
onel concluded Browns big mouth opened
like q trap, and he slowly and articulately said
81 have canvassed my religious belief and
have come to the conclusion that you may
tell General Toombs that 1 can really find
nothing either in it or myself that will pre-
vent me receiving a challenge from him at
any time or under any conditions. 1 shall
indeed be most happy to oblige him in any
way which he shall see fit to ask"
The colonel said good day and left Brown
and for some time the duel hung fire. During
this time it is said that Brown was busy siz
hours out of the twelve firing marks with 8
Winchester rifle, and that he finally got the
aim to such perfection that he could snuff g
candle about eight times out of ten. Toombs,
for this reason or some other, failed to re
spond, and the matter dropped, but the
Congressman who told me the above story
asserts it as his belief that Lad the duel come
off Brown would have killed Toombs with no
more compunction than that he exhibits when
he carves one of his enemies on the senatorial
floor.
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Character i'm ndWritfng.

FROM Cne ST. NlchOtaS
There are people who claim to read mems
characters from their handwriting. AS the
writing of every nation is distinguished by
certain strong national peculia rites, it is
easy for an expert to decide to what nation
a writer belongs. Having settled that, GER
tain large characteristics which are common
to all men, but in different degrees, can te
seen in every handwriting. A certain num-
ber of men are calm, even-lived, sensible
and practical. Men of that class are almost
certain to write plain, round hands in which
every letter is distinctly legible; neither
very much slanted forward nor tilted back
ward; no letter very much bigger than its
neighbor, nor with heads much above or
tails much below the letters not so distin
guished; the letters all having about the
same general uprightness and the lines true
to the edges of the paper, neither tending
upward nor downward. Exact, business
like people will have an exact handwriting
Fantastic minds revel in quirks and stream
ers particularly for the capital letters, aud
this quality is not infrequent in certain busi-
ness hands, as if the writers found a relief
from the prosaic nature of their work in
giving hourishes to certain letters. Firm,
decided downright men are apt to bear on
the pen while writing and to make their
strokes hard and thick. On the contrary
people who are not sure of themselves and
are lacking in self-control press unevenly
and with anxious looking, scratchy hands.
Ambitious people are apt to be overworked;
they are always in haste and either forget to
cross their t's or dot their is. They are
also apt to run the last few letters of every
word into illegible scrawl. Flurried,
troubled and conscience-twinged persons
have a Grabbed and uneven handwriting.
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SEARCHING.

Out West they have discovered jaw
over four feet long and they are now search
ing for the woman's shoe.-Fall River Ad-
vance.
"Keep quiet, Charley. God won't hear
the minister's prayer if you make so much
noise," was a fond mothers endeavor to keep
her child still in city church last Sunday.
Lowell Courier.
Housekeeper Ito new cook just imported y
Bridget, how do things keep in the new re-
frigerator." Bridget-ssWell, mum, they all
seem to kape poorly we'll, barrin' the oice,
which pears to milt livery blissed day.
Harper's Bazaar.
A lady called ON a local dentist the other
day for professional service, and as the gen
asked if she wanted the tooth extracted.
"No," she said emphatically, Il want it
pulled out. t."-Springfeld Union.
"Oconomowoc," yelled the brakeman.
"O'Connor may walk, may he - exclaimed
an Irishman at the other end of the car.
"An' faith, if yez name me, you'll have a
foine time making O'Connor walk whin he's
paid So for this bit of pasteboard. ."-St. Paul
Herald.
Friend-''Well, what are the chances2'
Candidate-"Excellent! I painting my
canvass a brilliant red" Friend-"Yes:
but the other fellow is making it blue for
you, I understand" Candidate-''Well, the
mixture will give me purple, my boy."-
Lowell Citizen.
Druggist-''Wel1, my little man, what can
do for you?" Boy-'tI want ten cents
worth of cochineal and five cents worth of
hayseed." Druggist-tWhat do you want
coehineal and hayseed fora" Boy-"Me mud
der 1s maxim some strawberry ice cream for
the church picnic. New York Times.
Three year old Edith was very much inter-
ested in looking at the colored plates in a
work on physiology. "Aunty," she in
quired, ''what makes the blood reda' And
while Auntie was searching her brain for a
suitable answer. Edith continued, els it
cause we eat tomatoess''-Harper' Bazaar.
'tMore labor troubles sighed Costigan,
putting on his coat ''more labor troubles;
when will the laboring man in this land have
peace and his honest rightsa" "What's the
matter?' asked his wife, s'another lockout?"
''No," said the laborer YEARLY, ''tne boss has
yielded and Pve got to go to work again. -
Brooklyn Eagle.
They were telling of miraculous cures, and
Fogg naturally felt called upon to contribute.
Said he, 'FThere is a man living in our town
who had been blind from his birth. He had
tried everything without avail Finally, in
desperation, he went to scientist. In less
than week he could see as well ever"
Everybody remarked, Chow wonderful!'' ex-
cepting Mrs. Smith, who declared she didn't
believe word of it.-Boston Transcript.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-03
Lord DndIex,s 0dditx.

CFrom Sir Francis Doyle's "Reminiscences
Some years before (his last illness) he was
the guest of connection of mine, the late
was aunt by marriage to the
Mrs. Cunlife Off1ey. Mrs. Cunlieff
beautiful daughters of Sir Richard Brooke
On coming into the room Lor d Dudley asked
at once after the lovely Miss Brooke (the
present Lady Meath), who durin the previ-
Gus season had taken all hearts by storm.
Mrs. Cunliffe answered: 'I suppose you
mean Harriet. She is now at home, but Mary,
her sister, is with me this year in her place
and among ourselves we think Mary, though
her beauty is of a different kind, quite as
handsome as Harriet" ''I dare say" retort-
ed Lord Dudley, in a regular fume, "that is
always the way with you women, if there is
one pretty girl among lot of sisters you will
try to poke the rest of them down our throats
over her back" Mrs. Cunliffe, being an old
friend, and we'll aware of the Dudley eccen-
tricitles, was not much moved by this some
what rough contradiction, observing only:
'Well, it's nothing to me. Lord Dudley but
that Is our opinion; agree with it or not
you please, and now we had better go to din
ner."
sitting opposite the new beauty, very soon
began to talk to himself and to employ e1-
pressions which, as Punch would say, he
might just we'll have kept unuttered.
"Confound the old jade, almost think she
is right after all; damn the old hag, she is
indeed" "What are you talking about,
Lord Dudleys" was the lot unnatural in
quiry.
''Well, Mrs. Cunliffe, you see it had just
passed through my mind that your opinion
as to Miss Brooke's beauty is quite justified,
and suppose that have been saying to my
self how thoroughly 1 agree with you" After
that, of course, there was nothing to be done
except to stop that sort of conversation as
soon possible.
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per Office that -four was selling at very high
prices at the Magdalen Islands, in the Gulf
of St. Lawrence. Said George Bailey, one of
Shillaber's fellow compositors: 1T don't
care what the price is in the Magdalen Is
lands, L always have to give so much for
half dollars worth" The idea struck
Shillaber as odd, and he Immediately set up
the lines: "Mrs. Partington says she always
noticed that, whether -four was dear or cheap,
she had invariably to pay the same money
for half dollars WORTH The paragraph
was generally copied by other newspapers
the next day, and a second paragraph pub
lished the following day was equally well re-
ceived. Encouraged by these successes Mr..
Shillaber..continued to write such quaint
paragraphs and other matter as have since
made him famous.
The extent to which celluloid is now util-
lied as substitute in the arts and industries
is something remarkable. The material is
produced in rods, tubing, sheet and rolls,
and among it's varied manufactured forms
are brushes, combs, mirrors and toilet arti-
cles in imitation of ivory, coral, and amber;
collars and cuffs, jewelry, corkscrews, card
cases, soap cases, powder boxes, paper
knives, thimbles, restaurant checks, shoe
hooks and horns, napkin rings, mouthpieces
for pipes, parasol, umbrella and cane han
dies, etc., in imitation of coral, ivory, malac
bite, tortoise shell. amber, lapis lazuli, agate,
carnelion, ETC.; piano keys and organ stop
knobs, in imitation of ivory; white and col
ored letters for signs, monograms, and trade
marks; stereotype plates and type and wood
cuts, mouldings and veneers for picture
frames, showcases, cornices, panels, ETC., in
white colors; mountings for speetacles, eye
glasses, opera glasses, ETC., substituting and
initiating hard rubber, horn, tortoise shell,
ETC.; handles for table cutlery, plates for ar
ti6cial teeth, trimmings. whip handles, and
cases; statuettes, rollers for skates, spoons,
forks, etc. This list might be indefinitely
in the line of things alike useful
and ornamental, the claim. being also made
that the substitute is better adapted for those
purposes than is the original material.