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RAT-TRAPS.
The Little Trap Which Made an Honest
Mans Fortune.
louisville Courier .Journal.I

Mans Fortune.
louisville Courier .Journal.I
John McMahal, a year ago, lived in .
desolate little shanty near Twenty
sixth street. His subsistence was OBJ
tanned by the labor of his two daughters
and the sale OF some little rat.traps
which he made. Finally he was taken
sick and was an invalid, as well as old
and weak and destitute. DR.. Samuel
Woody attended him, and on his recov.
cry obtained a passage to Chicago for the
three.
Nothing was heard of him again until
several days ago, when q well.dressed
man and two handsome young ladies
called at DR.. Woody's Office on West
Walnut street. The trio proved
to be John McMahal and his
daughters. AS the old man shook his
former benefactor by the hand he told, in q
few words, the story Of his good fortune.
He had soon found employment in Chi
cago, and had so far recovered his health
as to be able to earn good living. One
day he met wealthy gentleman, and OK.
hibited his little trap, on which he had APP
piled for patent. The following day q
firm, of which the wealthy man was q
member, bought the invention for five
thousand dollars cash and a ffteen-per.
cent. royalty. He returned to Louisville
several days ago, and has rented neat
little cottage near the scene Of his former
misery,
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How to Save Money,

and we might also say-time and pain as
we'll, in our advice to good housekeepers
and ladies generally. The great necessity
existing always to have a perfectly safe
remedy convenient for the relief and prompt
cure of the ailments peculiar to woman
functional irregularity, constant pains, and
all the symptoms attendant upon uterine
Observation-Disclosures us to recommend strong
ly and unqualifiedly DR.. Pierce's "Favorite
ription''-woman's best friend. 1t will
save money.
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A Queer EStory OF a Cold Wave.

E. W. Clark had forty-two alligators,
ranging from one to three feet in length,
In shallow pool back Of his store. When
the cold wave came the pool froze solid
and the alligators were imbedded in tle
ice four four days. Every one who saw
the reptiles pronounced them deader than
Hector, but when the ice thawed they be-
gan to show signs Of life, and yesterday
all but three crawled out as gay as larks.
The others NAV come to life next summer.
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Loss Of Flesh and Strength,

with poor appetite, and perhaps slight
cough in morning, or on first lying down at
night, should be looked to in time. Persons
afflicted with consumption are proverbially
unconscious of their real state. Most cases
commence with disordered liver, leading to
food-hence the emaciation, OF wasting Of
the flesh. It is a form of scrofulous disease,
and is durable by the use Of that greatest Of
all blood-cleansing, anti-bilious and invig-
Grating compounds, known as d. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery"
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SCrofu|a Of Lungs.

Tam 40 years old and have suffered for the last
fifteen years with lung trouble. have spent thou
sands Of dollars to arrest the march Of this disease;
but temporary relief was all that obtained. was
unit for any manual labor for several years. Afrend
strongly recommended the OF Swifts Specific Is.
s. 81. claiming that he himself had been greatly
benefited by its In some lung troubles. resolved
totry 1t. The results are remarkable. My cough has
left me. my strength has returned and weigh sixty
three years since stopped the use OF the medicine.
but have had return Of the disease, and there arc
no pains or weakness felt In my lungs. do the hard.
est kind of work. T.J. Holt.
Montgomery. Ala, June q, 1885.
Swift's Specific is entirely vegetable Treatise on
Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ca, OF
Isl w. 23d Street, n. Y.
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II SAY, old chappie, do you know,
think l slept beastly hard last nighta"
''Why, dear boy!" ''When l got up this
morning my valet discovered two hairs Of
my mustache that were actually out Of
nnrl. n'tcherknow."-N. Y. Tid-Bits.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

"YEs," said Sallle, 81 think Mark is in
love with me. He hasn't told me so, but
when Fred Acker escorted me home last
night Mark looked ugly, and to-day he
threw brick at Fred's cat"
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Wnu,p Mr. Mrs. l oATs of ;Sm'ca ~ writes: "when
A0. one week, could walk all over the door-yard
lERk1l1lf and could get into wagon and ride two miles
to see ny ny 1eighbors lad
Favorite Prescription two weeks rode IN nag
miles, my neghbor all surprised to see me up and going
about and helping to do holseworl after doctorine
with thirteen Of tho best could ees
to do my housewor more thankful to my God that
/ had almost given up in despair" ~
Troc,,, Mrs. ?. E. Wncox. Friendship NJ T., writes:
ltkklblt For five or six had badly troubled
I with female weakness and terrible pains across
l PAIN the small OF my back and pit of the stomach
Mine Three bottles of DIR. Perces Fayorite PrescriD-
t@- ton acted like q charm. and c1red mo coIn.
petely. my low" ~ SNe~ AAo S"A"-
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Do You Know

That the very best blood puriner and spring medi-
cine 10 Hoods Sarsaparila.
Thatis cures scrofula salt rheum, bofls. pfmples,
and all other diseases of the blood.
hat It cures biliousness, indigestion, dyspepsia,
headache. and kidney and liver complaints.
That the body is now more susceptible to benefit
from medicine than Mt any other season.
II was troubled with disease Of the kidneys Ave
years. and urged to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. Att
ertaking half bottle felt greatly relieved, appe
tite has never been so good. and l sleep soundly."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

A HICKORY club is very good lumber to
floor man h.-Merchant Traueler.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

PIKE's TOoTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, &c
Gleffs's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. CSC
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

A nEN-PECKED husband said in extenua-
ton of his wife's raid on his scalp: you
see she takes her hair off SO easily she
doesn't know how it hurts to have mine
pulled out."-N. Y Telegram.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

A FRIEND Of ours, absent on trip to
Washington, writes that he has been all
through the National capital and consider
able Of his own.-Lo,reN Citizen.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

The value Of Ayers Cherry Pectoral, in
colds and coughs, can not be overestimated.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

A VIGOROUS and healthy growth Of hairi il
maintained by using Halls Hair Remover
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

"SURE, an wouldn't wan o. thin bear.
skins make foine buffalo robeS'-N. Y.
Independent
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THE latest style in hair-dressing is called
'ssweet disorder 1t gives one the appear
ance Of having been blown through tree
top.-Philadelplia Cal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

THE most delicate individual in the world,
should he tread upon lady's train, is La
BILE to become robe bust man.-Bingham-
ton Rer1tbZic1n
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

A PRIVATE in the army recently sent q
letter to his sweetheart, closing with: "May
Heaven cherish and keep you from yours
truly, John Smith"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

WHY is patent safety hanson cab q
dangerous carriage to drive in. Because
the cabman always drives over your head.
~ ]. Telegyan,.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

ZERO Is like q dude; it amounts to moth.
Ing, but makes man shiver when he sees
it.-N Y Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. 500.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

MANY imitators, but no equal, has DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

A LANE excuse-The apology Of one.
legged man.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

That to overcome that extreme tired feeling there
is nothing equal to Hoods Sarsaparla.
That It is wonderful medicine for restoring and
sharpening the appetite.
That 1t purihes, vtazes, and enriches the blood,
ana strengthens the whole system
That delays dangerous-now is the time to take
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
II can recommend Hoods Sarsaparla to al, as
safe. sure smedicne. 1t cured me of terrible head
aches and cured my little girl of swelngs her
which had been lanced twice." Mrs. +. E. LORD,
Gates Ave-, BROOKLYN. n Y
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

"MAMMA, why is papa bald?" 81 am
his fourth wife, darling"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

THE New York Sun has an article headed
"What the Fishermen Want" Presume
the answer to that is "fish. "-Detroit FIRES
Press
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Hoods Sarsaparilla

"For years suffered from Indigestion. being very
restless in the night, and in the morning would get
up with very tired feeling After taking only part
of bottle OF Hoods Sarsaparlla slept well and felt
refreshed on waking. Hoods Sarsaparilla has done
me more good than anything else"
Mrs. H. D. WIN Ars Jackson Mich
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

THE novel-reading boy, who ran away to
become king, was brought back, and after
brief interview with his father was posi-
lively aching.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

TIE reputation Of the transgressor, like
his way, is hard.-LO,ceN Citizes.
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Purihes the Blood

"Ihaye been taking Hoods Sarsapari!la for about
three months. Before that time my blood was in n
terrible condition. After usngt for about month
my appetite better and my general health greatly
improved. For medicine good as Hoods Ssrsapa-
rIlla too much can not be said" L. L. LINsEY, Bug.
bee House. Putnam, Conn.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-03-03

WHICH is the most ancient of the trees!
The elder tree.
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BY THE GATE OF THE SEA-
BY David Christie Murray,
CHAPTER u.-CosTISUED.

AUTHOR or "a MODEL FATRER, "a LIES
ATosEMEST," ETC.
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CHAPTER ".

IL must know more OF her, he said.
"a man must be poor creature who
allows himself to 90 down before
pair of expressive eyes before he
can guess whether there is a soul be-
hind them or not
The young man set forth deliberately
in quest of Miss Farmers soul with in
tent to examine and appraise it. He
found the slightest difficulty in obtain
ing second introduction to the lady,
and it was managed to look accidental
and unsought Gorbay was not big
place, nor had it many people of i'm
portance within its boundaries. The
Importance Of people is not determined,
to themselves, by the estimation in
which they are held by others, and
the inhabitants OF Gorbay were as much
interested in their own affairs as if they
had all been Dukes and Duchesses-a
provision Of nature without whose op-
Grafton things would be extremely dull
for most of us. When Tregarthen,
whose seclusion had been a good deal
talked about, began to make visits to
the mainland, and to cultivate the small
gentry OF the town, the unfavorable
opinions which had been formed of him
melted and disappeared. The Ire
grathens had always been so far above
the professional people, and the small,
retired capitalists Of Gorbay, that the
condescension displayed by this latest
scion of the house was the more re.
markabIe and the more valued.
There were people who could tell him
all about Miss Farmers simple and un-
eventful history. He learned that she
was the daughter of the Vicar, and ex-
cept for the time she had spent at
school, and term of eighteen months
passed in London, was bred in Gorbav.
She passed there as being learned be-
You'd the rights of woman, but that was
the only fault that anybody found with
her. The Vicar, nearly three years
ago, about the time when Tregarthen
had been awaiting his commission, had
departed this life, leaving two daugh
tiers very i'll provided for Miss Farmer
had thereupon gone to London, and
had there made living for herself and
her young sister, it was believed, by
writing for the magazines. Certain
poems and stories bearing her name
had reached even to Gorbay, and there
was general belief there that in the
outer world she was famous. But an
uncle in the North-the Farmers were
northern people it appeared-had died
two years later than his brother, the
Vicar. and had left to Miss Farmer
funded moneys to the value of some
live hundred year. On this she kept
house in modest and elegant comfort
and the return OF the elder girl had
been welcomed by all who knew her.
The younger had been put to school
during her sisters absence, and was
now finishing her education at home
TO sE CONTINUED
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IT isn't much of dog that can't make {
man go mad by biting hiln.-7he Judge!
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Young Men, Read This.

CouRrsH1P is not run by the rule of thr ee
Merchant Traveller.
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Hoods Sarsaparilla
100 Doses One Dollar

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island. He heard the sweet voice talk
ing again, and was more than ever per-
suaded that it belonged to Miss
Churchill.
He polished his cyeglass in readi-
ness to observe, and before he himself
was seen he had secured good look
at every person in the little party. The
lady with the sweet voice was tall and
graceful. but her face was not the face
of his memory. Compared with that
memory the face was plain, though few
people would have expressed so UNI
favorable a Judgment had they but
looked at it by itself. The eyes. of no
particular color, were large, intelligent
and sympathetic; the lips were beauti-
fui alike in form and expression, the
brow was broad and white. The skin
was pallid and the hair, like the eyes,
was OF no particular color Perhaps
the want of definite coloring was the
chief fault of the face; but, be that as it
may. it was thrown back, for whatever
beauty or charm it claimed. upon ex-
preston. There was no chance of find
out all these things at look and Ire
garthen was only conscious of a dis
appointment. The face was not the
one he remembered, nor anything like
it, and there might be two voices alike
in the world after ALL
He was>a little embarrassed for a
moment, even though he stood on his
own ground and the newcomers were
strangers and intruders, for the lady
looked at him when once she had felt
his glance. and regarded him with a
curiously candid and unaffected gaze,
mucn more like that of child than a
woman, Before Tregarthen's sense of
embarrassment became overwhelming.
one OF the lady's male companions
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-07-23

WASHINGTON, July 49, An ILL
feeling has for some months exist
ed beteen REPRESENTATIVE Cobb, of
Indiana, and Laird, of NebrasSa,
and to-day, in an accidental gener.
al conversation on the floor Of the
House, they became engaged in a
wrangle, in the course OF which
Mr.. Laird called Mr. Cobb liar,
and Mr.. Cobb called Mr.. Laird a
peunrer. They mutually agreed TO
finish the discussion outside OF the
chamber and Immediately went in
to the lobby, where another eX-
change Of letthanded compliments
occurred, blow from Dlr. Laird
accompanying the word. The
blow drew blood from Mr.. Cob6s
mouth and nose, and set him
against the door leading into the
chamber. This all happened so
quickly that the few gentlemen
who saw what was going on could
not prevent it. Mr.. Pays II, Of I'LL.
nois, was endeavoring TO paciiy
both his colleagues, ana Mr.. Laird's
blow was struck through Mr.. Pay
sons restraining arms. The com
batants were then separated, and
Mr.. Laird returned to the chamber.
Both are large, powerful men, OF
belligerent disposition.
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A WARNING TO OFFICE HOLDERS.
Important Order of the President
EXECUTIVE MANSION, }
WASHINGTON. .July II. 'SG. I


10 ho Heads Of he Departments in the Ser
rice Of the General Goranmcnt:
I deem this q proper time to eS-
pecially warn all su)ordinates in
the several departments and all Of
lice.hOlders under the general gov
eminent against the use of their
official positions in attempts to con.
troll political movements in their
localities. Office holders are the
agents ofthe people-nOU their mas
tiers. Not only is their time and
labor due to the government, but
they should scruDulously avoid in
their political action, as we'll as in
the discharge of their official duty,
offending by a display Of obtrusive
partSanshlp their neighbOrs who
have relations with them as public
officials. They should also con-
stantly remember that their party
friends from whom they have re-
ceived preferment have not invest
ed them with the power ofarbitrarl-
~ managing their political affairs.
They have no right as Oilice-holders
to dictate the political action of
their party associates or to throt-
tie freedom of action within party
lines by methods and practices
which pervert every useful and jus.
tifiable purpose OF party Organlza-
ton. The influence of federal Office
holders should not be felt in the
manipulation OF political primary
meetings and nominating cOnvcn-
tons. The use by these officials Of
their positions to compass their Sc.
lections as delegates to political
conventions is indecent and unfair,
and proper regard for the proprie.
ties and requirements Of official
place will also prevent Their assum.
ing the active conduct OF political
campaigns. Individual interest
and activity in political affairs are
by no means condemned. Office
holders are neither DISTINGUISHED
nor forbidden the exercise of pollti-
cal privileges, but their privileges
are not enlarged, nor is their duty
to party increased to perniclous ac.
tivlty by ilice.holding. A just dis
elimination in this regard betN cen
the things = citizen may properly
do and the purposes for which Il
public Office should not be used is
easy, in the light of a correct ap'
preclalion of the relation between
the people and those entrusted with
official place aud consideration OF
the necessity under our form Of
government of political action free
from official coercion. lOn are re
quested to communicate the sub
stance Of these views to those for
whose guidance they are intended.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
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A Cashiers Confession.

Almon b. Thompson, the default
inc cashier of the Provident Saw
ings Bank, st. Louis, wrote a full
confession of his croOkedness and
specnlations before he fled, and
placed it in the hands Of trusted
friend. The cashier says: Sin the
bank the situation is thls-that
there are false entries on the books.
Twenty thousand dollars Of what !
owe the bank is hidden in the ex-
change maturing account. 1t Will
show instantly on examination. l
owe on my notes $4,000; | have
indorsed all valid or valuable pa
per. Crystal City certificate IS
fraudulent, and one certificate OF
Provident Savings Bank stock Tor
fifty shares is fraudulent. ! col
lected el9j of the art school sub
scrlption and used the money. |
collected SOL of the Knights Tenn
plar Commandery subscription and
used the money. There is an over
draft in my account of w, II. Howe,
the artist. He does not know it
He gave me a note Tor it and sup
noses it is a loan from me-" TnOmp'
son then gives in detail his indebt-
edness to the bank, footing up about
$40. 900. He then concludes: "POor,
alone, disgraced, an Outcast that
must hide my name, my family,
what can | do? But at heart am
not a thief. | might have robbed
your safes, but q kind God gave
| strength to resist. If God, will
| give me the strength, it shall be
| nv life's work to try to repay. So
| if my good father will pay me out
and YOU will spare me crlminally
will 90 TO work at whatever ! may
find and begin again; not in St
Louis, but alone. among strangers
| by some other name. Spare me fol-
| Goods sake, for my famlly's sake
| And oh, my God, what will my
wife and children do? BE kind to
them. Spare me. l have told all
| can do nothing more. Sell out my
household goods, but, oh, my God
| do help my poor wife and children
| Let me work. Give me chance
to help them. For Gods sake do
Show this to my father and brother
and wife. God bless them and keep
| them. All is dust to me-"
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"laffaISunlan SIMPLICITY. y

Mr.. Hepburn, Of Iowa, criticised
the items appropriating an aggre'
gate of about 500, 600 for new fur
niture for the Executive Mansion,
for the care of the greenhouses at
the White House, and for general
incidental expenses. What, asked
he, could the present head Of the
Administration, welded as he was
to Jeilersonian simplicity, want
with $4,000 for furniture and
flowers The President would not
tolerate such useless expenditure.
II was known that when he nerved
himself to the thankless duty Of
vetoing the pension bills of sixty
destitute soldiers or widows he was
constrained by his official oath
constrained by his official duty,
and forced by JcileTsOnian Simpli
city. Yet those pension bills ag
eregatcd less than $1,000, one
fourth Of the sum which this com
mittee was trying to force upon
him to expend for furniture and
flowers.