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medicine ono Hundred years Ago.

hundred years ago there would have
been no absurdty in denying that medicine
was progressive. The science was pretty
much where Harvey had left II hundred
years before, and the practice little better than
that of CELSIUS or Galen. Diseases of the
heart could not be diagnosed with any ap'
proach to accuracy; all fevers, and many
other disorders quite different were classed
together; varieties in tumors were scarcely
recognized; death under the surgeons knife
from sheer pain was frequent; compound
fracture of limb usually entailed its loss;
operations that might have saved life were
often refused from dread Of the accompanying
agony; relief for calculus involved one of the
most dreadful cuttings In surgery; doctors
were unacquainted with the evil results of
going straight to ACCOMPLISHMENTS from lissect-
Ing rooms; there was no knowledge Of
hygiene luuatics were treated like wild beasts;
the mortality from preventable diseases such
as smallpox, typhus, and enterio fever was
beyond computation. Now, It Is easy to
detect heart or lung diseases by the stetho-
scope; the eye and the throat are explored
by appropriate Instruments; the microscope
exposes the true nature OF grOwths; anesthet-
los have robbed surgery Of all its cruelty and
half It's danger, aud have rendered practica-
BILE many operations formerly uninterrupted.
The use Of antiseptics has greatly facilitated
the healing Of severe wounds, aud largely
insured safety In lying.in. Cutting for stone
is going out Of vogue, the disease being now
cured without much pain or serious risk.
Smallpox is scarcely danger to civilized
psople typhoid Is almost unknown, except
In the most squslid haunts Of poverty.
Lunatics are well treated, and large pro-
portion recover; medicines have been made
surer aud lass unpleasant; more attention Ia
paid to diet; medical men have come
to understand that It is often advisable to
leave nature without interference, because
many diseases run certain definite course;
| inquiries into the origin Of disease family
promise to result in the Punishment Of spe'
oiac fevers, and even to stamp out consump
tion aud cancer.
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he THREW HER ovERnoARp.
Queer story OF Ono Of the Franks of
the Mad King.

Paris cor. N. o. Picayunel
The King is dead, long live the--Regentl
For the King that should succeed poor Louis
II Of Bavaria IN an idiot and Prince Luitpold
has assumed the regency in high. handed
manner az IL he had positive claim on the
crown. II Ia Of no particular consequence,
one way or another, whether Louis II Is
dead or alive, and yet his case has some
sympathetic points about II. Usually when
q man goes mad, when he spends all his
money and runs heavily in debt, when he
commits suicide, or is put out Of the way for
cause, II is very safe TO chercher la femme
Victor Hugo said: "What q quantity Of
hell is contained In the one short word,
love;" and nine times out Of ten there Is q
woman at the bottom Of the troubles such as
the Bavarian King seems TO have been A.
hicted with. But his was the tenth time,
and hunt as you will, you will find no
woman, hardly the ghost Of one. They
called him the "virgin King" because he in !.
variably kept alooffrom the gentler sex. Not
even the actresses whom he nsed to invite 10
play for him could ever move him with all
their coquetry. Once upon a time very cell
ebrated aud most beautiful artistic from
Vienna was invited, the day after her per-
formance before the King. to 60 with him for
a boat ride on the lake. There was no other
person In the boat but the two; he pulled
the oars and she sat In the stern Of the boat,
talking and singing In way that brought
tears into his eyes. Noticing this, she re
solved to take advantage of her position, and
threw her arms around his neck, whereupon
he pitched her out Of the boat and rowed
ashore. Happily, the woman knew how to
swim and saved herself; but the incident
taught other females to leave the King alone.
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COngressusan Aliens War story.
ICOnRressIOnal RecOrdl

Mr.. Allen, Of Mississippi, thought he
should apologize for discussing pension mat.
tsrs, as he had been . Confederate private.
Il was said that Confedsrates ought to have
thought Of this msttsr Of pensions twenty
I've years ago. liz acknowledged that at the
beginning Of the war he had not given the
matter that due consideration to which 1t
had probably bsen entitled. Laughter. ]
He had been quite young boy then; but
along about the third year OF ths war he
began to think seriously of 1t, and 50 much
had he been impressed with the fact that the
course he was pursuing would bankrupt
the United States In pensioning the widows
OF the soldiers he was killing that finally,
gun In hand, he rstreatsd across Ave or six
States, with the enemy In his front, rather
than slay whole army. Laughter.l The
contest had finally come to the point where
he saw that he would have to slay q whole
army or give up, aud he laid down his gun
| like man ani went home. He wanted to
| Gall attention to little incident which had
occurred when he was on his way home. lie
had gone into the war at the age OF fourteen
aud had remained four years, aud he was
pretty we'll tired of fighting. There was
| another boy with him as hs was going
home who had not been In the war 80 long
| and who wanted him to 60 across river II
| Alabama aud hight with Kirby Smith. liz
had about enough lighting and did not wisl
to go, aud they were arguing about the mat
ter, when they saw en- old gentleman across
q field waiting for them at fence. Wher
they reached him he was very much utter
estsd to know about the surrender, au'
"about our institution" 81 told him,
continued Mr.. Allen, "that 'our institution
was gone. Laughter. He asked me wha
was going TO do. told him | was goint
home. He said Young mau, You ar
right. You 80 home aud go to blowing. NJ,
experience Is that when you light and go
beaten you ought to so TO something else.
Then he began to philosophers, aud he said
Boys, this has been mighty bad war. w
have losta good many Of our best men. w
have a great many one-legged and one
armed soldiers In our midst who can scarcel!
earn living aud a great many widows an
orphans. Society has bsen terribly delnora
ized, and our homes have been desolate
and devastated. Boys, this has been terri
BILE war; but We can stand all this. The onl
thing terrible is that some fools who hav
not made much reputation out of the wa
will be wanting to throw this thing mp to u
for the next twenty five years. Lou
laughter make no application Of this 1,
oident, but It does look like words Of pr
phetic wisdom" Laughter.
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Prearranged Conversation.

Some thirty years ago was an attache at
our legation at Munich. Old King Louis
was then alive, although he had been de
posed for making fool Of himself about Lola
Montes. used frequently to meet him in
the streets, when he always stopped me to
ask how Queen Victoria was. | had at last
respectfully to tell him that Her Majesty was
not ia the habit of writing to me every day
respecting her health. His sou was then Tia.
rsiguipg King. At court receptions he liked
to show oil his knowledge OF languages. In
order to be quite correct in his English, he
was accustomed to submit the observations
that he contemplated making in that lan
guage to professor Of English. The profes
sor once or twice got into difficulty owing I,
our answers not being precisely what he ha,
anticipated In the prepared Conversations
So hs game to US and explained the system
After this the conversations never encoun
tered hitch, for We knew what ths KIM
was to say, aud arranged our answers 50 al
| to give him the cues.
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THE scouT--rse4.


Az ride with keen lookout through the town.
In the wind OF the autumn blowing free,
You lean from your open window down,
And raise my face TO your own, cherie!
press my lips to the rose In your hair,
Aud wish twas one Of the two on your face;
II were up In the window there,
Would you give me last embrace7
have been rather sad. dreamed OF day
(Iow the wind OF the autumn is blowing free .
When the rattle oil sabres would pass away,
And the winds would whisper to you and me
That love Is the best, whatever betldc,
Aud the journey Of life, made hand IN hand,
Is path Of flowers; but the dream soon died
In the DIR OF this war.curst land.
THIS very moment catch the beat,
on the wind OF tho autumn blowing free,
or squadron passing with muf,icd feet
BY the mill, who arc hunting me.
II they md mc--a shot!--1 am wounded, sweet
one touch Of the roses 80 fair TO see;
II they drag me In to die at your feet,
You must kiss me again, chcric!
-Soufbcrn Bipot1c.
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The Eyer.viEilaut Yet NOnchaisni
ChnperOne.


The chaperone's exertions during Lon
don season are Indeed heroic. Vigilant as
Argus, nonchal ant as Melpomene, she iits
from the row to the kettleirum, from the
ksttledrum to the dinner, from the dinner
party to the large and late 'small and
early" aud thence to succession of must
cal evenings aud dances. She seldom rests,
aud even the ball supper is an exploiting
ground for her manmuvres; interchangeable,
unconsciouable, she perssverss, and yet how
seldom does success crown her efforts !
Laura Ia sure either to miss or to mar be-
trothal. We have always contemplated the
chaperone as one OF the truest proofs OF the
increased physical superiority of the nine.
tsenth century. What Laeedemonian
mother or Roman matron could have under
gone the strain And yet every English
mother with sense of duty" survives the
CONFLICT
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The physlciaus iu Lowell, who are testipg the
Moxle Nerve Food plant on paralysis aud nervous
exhaustion, In addition To the number already re-
ported, have recovered MIRA Brock OF Barnet, W.,
street, Lowell. who was not expected TO live. Its
greatest popularity springs from the fact that II
Substitutes stimulants aud tonics without harm, and
imparts great powers OF endurance. The apoihe-
carries are Deslegcd for It everywhere. Large COM
panIes are forming for is manufacture all over tho
world
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H s. NAVY DEPARTMENT,
W BUREAU or STEAM ENGIN

June rs, isss
PROPOSALS, in duplicate, sealed, and indorsed
received al this ONCE (from regular dealers or man
ufacturers only) until / O'Clock r. NJ July a. Issd
for the following supplies OF best quality TO la de-
iyered within sixty days from date OF award in the
designated Navy Yards free OF expense 10 the Gov
ernInen aud subject TO the usual conditions and
inspectlon viz:
BIiREAJt OF STEAM ENGINEERING
Portsmouth IN U) Navy Yard-Classes Nos O. A.
s. q, l. SO, ia, ID IL Is, it, ~ ~ rs, 20 III 2s 90
| ri, 81, 30, 10, IL, As, 40, ~, As, 81, SO, SO.
Boston (Aiass) Navy Yard-Classes Nos. IL, 10, IL
20, 20, rs, 81 40 a. a, 49, 49, Al, 80, 81, 49, 81
brooklyn IN. W Navy Yar,i.Ciasses Nos. g, 4. q.
s. o. 10, 49, ID IL is, II, 2g "a 25 a0 III 2s 30 sl
49, 10, a. 81 3s 80 TO- A. A. a. a. as a. ls ag So
| 81, SO, SO, 81, IS, 81,
League Island (PaJ Navy Yard-Classes Nos H.
| o. 40. 10 Al. as ST.
| Washington ID, C) Navy Yard-Classes Nos l. f.
TO- Is. i'd, il, is, Vs. rs ss 81 2s 70 81 49, ss
| 81. 81, SO, 80, 40, "A, ~, 10, 81, SO, 81, SO.
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YeaI Gsfate A9ents.
TAMES II. MARI,

AMkS ii. MARX,
u REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENT,
g36 street N. W., Washington, ID. c.
MONEY LOANED-LOans OF any amount made
Oh approved Real Estate security, and delay will
occur on my part when loan Ia accepted.
MONEY INvESTED.-An experience OF eight
years In the Real Estate business has given such
knowledge OF the values OF property that persons
desiring to loan money will find II to their advantage
to call on me. When loans are made by me II will
be my duty to that taxes and insurance are paid,
aud II desired will collect the interest II natures
without cost to the party lOaning.
PROPERTY SOLD.-Persons placing property In
my hands for sale may feel assured that their inter-
est will he protected to the best OF my ability. Each
piece Of property placed with me Will he advertised
without cost TO the owner, provided the price asked
is not excessive.
PROPERTY BOUGHT.-Properiy- owners desir-
ing TO sell quickly, and will, for that purpose offer
their property at bargain, may ind purchaser by
addressing me.
PROPERTY EXCHANGED.-The exchanging OF
property will form an important branch of my bust.
ness and will relieve my special attention.
HOUSES RENTED AN I'D RENTS COLLECTED
My facilities for renting houses and collecting rents
are unsurpassed Houses In my charge will be lib
orally advertised at my expense, and prompt remit
lance will be made Of all rents collected.
FIRE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the Roya
Fire Insurance Company, whose assets are $50, 600
600, can confidently offer insurers absolute ndem
nifty In case of fire. This Company does not exac
sixty days In which to pay loss but pays promptly
upon adjustment, and that without discount.
JAMES ii. MARI,
oc11-1y3 QLate of Duvall Marry
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2rupusals.

VULY s, 1856 -SEALED PROPOSALS
81 will he received at the ONCE OF the Chief Clerk,
Department OF Justice, until l2 O'Clock noon TUES
DAY, July 20, 1855, for furnishing the Department
with the following amounts OF Fuel for use during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1851:
Three hundred $500 tons Furnace Coal.
-Four % tons Spnt Coal.
one ~ ton White Ash Stove Coal.
Twelve (l2) cords Hickory Wood.
Eight (s) cords Pine Wood.
The right to reject any aud all bids IL reserved.
Instructions TO bidders can be obtained ON applica-
ton. y, IL. OAKLAND,
gii.2ti Attorney General.
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IT S. NAVY PAY orpICE,

u WAsulsuToN, d. @, July "a, lssG
SEALED PROPOSALS., IN duplicate, indorsed
"PropoSdis for los VIII be received At Ills onoe
until noon, August IA, 1856. FOR supplies OF le TO be
ington, ID. O., subject TO the usual Inspection aud
conditions, aud free OF all expense 10 the Govern
ment. Blank forms for proposals and schedules
giving details, to be had at this onlee.
THOMAS III. LOCKER,
Pay Director, L. $, N, Navy Pay Agent
lyis-li3
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VuLY S, 1SS6.-SEALED PROPOSALS
81 Will he received at the Onlce OF the Chief CLERK,
Department OF Justice, until ~ O'Clock noon ru ES-
DAY, July 20, 1856, for furnishing the Department
With Stationery for use during the iiscal year ending
June 30, ISL Lists of the articles needed and In.
sruotlols 10 hldders can be obtained upon applica-
ton. Tue right To rejec, any aud all bids Is reserved
1yli-2tI A. H. GARLAND, Attorney General
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V,REAsURY DEPARTMENT, JULY 80, 1856
Il SEALED PROPOSALS. will be received at the
Custom House building In Georgetown, ID. O., until
i2 O'Clock noon MONDAY, July 20, lssd, for supply
required therefor during the scal year ending June
80, 1851.
Blank forms and detailed information may be had
upon application TO the Custodian 81 the building.
Bidders for supplying fuel will be required TO de-
post ten 0) per cent. OF the amount OF their bid as
d guarantee OF good faith.
The Department reserves The right to reject any
or all bids or parts of any hid, and 10 waive defects.
yll2t q. y. FAlRclIILD, Aciing Secretary.
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IULY 8, lSsG.-SRALED PROPOSALS
- vii! he received at the onlce OF the Chief Clerk,
Department OF Justice, nnti ~ O'Clock noon ~ ES-
DAY, July 20, 1885, for furnishing the Department
with Ice for use during the fiscal year ending June
80, lSsI.
The right to reject amy aud all bids Is reserved lu-
struclloIs TO bidders can he obtained application.
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molly young chvbiltTb were uisiuhyeu anu
indignant, but they were BarokO's pupils at
the neighboring college, and too much in
awe of him to follow. So BarOko and Molly
wandered down one of the green alleys to-
gsther, and there was q smell Of sweetbrisr IN
the air.
$50 yOu are leaving us, Miss Drummond, "
said the Professor rather CURLY. "You are
not sorry ?"
"Indeed | AN, 1" exclaimed Mollie warmly.
"Sometimes think ! should like TO go tG
school all my life. have enjoyed every
thing this tsrm."
"You will soon recover from the psng o
parting, and In six months all yon hav,
learned will have slipped blissfuliy from
your memory" said Baroko uukindly. 81
promised, Miss Drummond, never to be- sar
castle; otherwise ! should say that you
attachments were more brilliant than lasting
never had more promising pupil; but
however quickly you have learned, trust me
yon will forget much more quickly"
knowledge ia not everything" said Moll,
q little proudly, for she thought the thrus
uncalled for. at does not make one happy
know shall forget; but shall not forge
the pleasure have had, nor the Kindness
You have been very, very kind to me, Pro
lessor Brandon. shall not forget that"
"You think not |" observed Bsroko dryly
al don't think know" said Molly in
dignantly. "Why are You 80 unkind to m
on this last dayf l was so happy, and
now you have made me miserable"
} 81 did not mean to he unkind TO you,
said the Professor quietly, but with asudde
strange warmth at tho heart. "You Law
no trusr friend. | am old and cynical"
: "Noi interrupted Molly hotly.
"0ld aud cynical" repeated the Professor
"and universally detested. That YOU hav
been able to place some confidence in me ha
! Afforded me great pleasure. ! was wishin
Q for an opportunity to tell you-Ah |"
3 lie was conscious that sudden thri
passed through the frame Of his companion
A and glanoing at her face he saw Il irradiate
with new light. The reason was not far
I seek. AT the other end Of tho green ale
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EDITORIAL OPINIONS.

FL PasO Tribune.
Men who take public position should
not be so thin skinned that they cannot
assent to free discussion of all their pub
lie acts.
Galveston Tribune.
Personal detraction is not argument.
The country had enough of that kind OF
political mud-slinging during the last
presidential campaign.
Paris News.
No man should be elected to an Office
who panders TO the preiudiCes of any set
Of men to secure his election. Down
with class legislation and everything
that is akin TO it,
Waco Day.
The MOrmons have evidently aban-
doned foreign fields and propose here
after to gather their recruits from South
ern States. This is bad, but as they
carry all their converts to Utah we can
easily see how it could be worse.
Fort Worth Gazette.
In every State where high license has
been tried its effects have been so pro-
motive Of temperance that prohibition
has passed out of the public mind. In
many States where prohibition has been
tried and failed, the people are asking
for high license. These experiences
! ought to settle the question at issue be-
tween prohibition and high license.
Bradstrcct's
The bill before the Massachusetts, legis-
lature requiring all corporations to pay
their employees weekly has reached its
last stages and will soon become law.
The manufacturing companies opposed
q similar measure last winter. They
have not been heard this yea, and will
yield to the statute. The railroads con-
tlnue hostile, but will apparently not be
expected. Altogether. the new scheme
| is likely TO get into operation without
much friction. 1t is the all but univer-
sal opinion of labOrers for wages in that
region that frequent settlement is a
| boon.
| Dallas News.
Mark those who simply upbraid men
| in Office for not dscharglng their desig-
mated duties, but do nothing to organize
powers for compelling better service OF
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TRUST SALE.

Whereas ID. G. Franks ami 4. J. Franks on
the 2Gth day of October, lSN2, executed aud
delivered to the undersigned their certain
Deed of Trust ON stock of cattle numbering
about eighty (SD head, branded III j." said
cattle running in the range in AtaScosa
County; for the purpose Of securing the pay
mcnt Of their prOmiSsOry note for tho sum Of
fI0si, with interest at the rate of L. per cent.
per annum. which note is dated the 18th day
of October, lSs2, payable to Caroline Chapman,
and Is due at L. months from date.
And whereas the said ID. q. Franks, and 4.
J. Franks have made default in the payment
of both principal and interest; and whereas,
the said Mrs. Caroline Chapman, the paycc in
said note, has demanded that proceed to exc
cute said trust Now, therefore !, John +.
Camp, the trustee named In said Deed Of
Trust, viii proceed to sell said Eighty Head Of
of Cattle, before the Court House door of
BeNar County, in the City of San Antonio, on
Monday, March 18th, 1886, In accordance with
the terms OF said Trust Decd, aud will make
to the purchaser n Bll of Sale IN the names Of
said ID. G.. Franks and Il. j. Franks.
JOHN +. CAMP, Trustee.
San Antonio, February 10, 1886, 2l9-td
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am native of England. and while was in
that country / contracted 4 terrible blood
poison, and for two years was under treat
mCnt rs an outdoor patient at Nottingham
Hospital, England, but was not cured. | sur
fCrcd the most agOniZing pains in my bones,
and was covered with sores all over my body
and limbs. Finally completely lost all hope
in that country, and sailed for America, and
was treated at Roosevelt, in this city, as well
as by Il prominent physician in New York
having no connection with the hospitals.
] saw the advertisement of Swiit's Specific,
and determined to give il trial. took six
bottles and can say with great joy that they
have cured me entirely. | am us sound and
well rs ever was in my life.
l.. FRED HALFORD.
New York City. June L. 1885.
In March Of last year 0SSD | contracted
blood poison, and being 10 savannah, Ga, at
the time, | went into the hospital there for
treatment. | suffered very much from rheu-
matiSm at the same time. did not get well
under the treatment there. nor was cured by
any of the usual means. ! have now taken
seven bottles of Swift's Specific and am sound
and well. II drove the poison out through
bOs on the skin. DAN LEAHY.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. Drawer 3, Atlanta
Ga, NY, l57 w. I'D st.
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