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A Iramp's Great Feat.

As the South-bound freight train left
this station Tuesday afternoon, num-
Der of our citizens were eye-witnesses OF
a scene that made the blood in their
veins run cold. A tramp was trying to
'.beat' his passage on the train and at
tempted TO get Gu brakebeam. He
missed his reckoning and his feet drag
ged on the track between the rails. The
train was moving about six miles per
hour To let 90 was certain death. He
struggled frantically to get his feet on
the brake beam, but failed. Mean
while, the spectators were Mortified, and
many turned their eyes away from the
scene. At last, by an almost superhu-
man effort, he got both feet up between
his hands against the brake-bar of
which he had to hold, and, after swing
ing several times until his body had
gained sufficient momentum, he let 90
with his hands and shot out from un-
der the car head first, and landed on
his back on the side of the embank-
ment, down which he rolled into a mud
puddle. His face was devoid OF color
when he arose. the palms of his hands
were bleeding, and he trembled as if
suffering from a severe chill. His adj
venture and marvellous escape aroused
the sympathies of those who witnessed
the knock at deaths door," and a col
lection of several dollars was promptly
taken up and given him. He was ro-
bust young man of about % years OF
age, and owed his life to his strength
and agility. Gridiey (Ohio) Herald.
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The Industry of Dreams.

A thing like about dreams is their
industry and economy. One able-bodied
dream can get in more work and travel
farther and consume more time to the
minute than all the kings horses and all
the kings men from Pharaoh's day to
Carter Harrison's. remember falling
out of bed once, and as | did thought
/ fell off the edge of the world. / went
sailing around through space for two or
three hundred years, knocking about
among the stars and comets and things,
never stopping to think whether I was
hungry or whether it was just the proper
thing to 90 visiting all over this uni
verse and several neighboring universes
in my night-clothes. Some way | didn' t
seem to care whether school kept or not,
or whether they taught Latin or Greek
in it if it did keep.
After | had sailed awhile l began to
drop, not like Millions disappointed
god, "from morn till noon, and noon
till dewy eve,' but from New Years till
the 4th of July and from the 4th till
Christmas, and. finally. after few CEN
turtles of this depressing experience,
found myself impaled on one of the five
points Ol Il star u the IoIt -SeNeuln IHdS
nitude. and gradually came to realize
that | had fallen matter of two feet
and tangled my legs in the rounds of a
chair Now, there is industry for you,
and great economy of time in the bar
gain.
One would naturally suppose that
when dream had worked ten or Il
dozen centuries in half jiffy it would
feel like laying off a day or two and
resting up, but it doesn't. | hadn't
been asleep two minutes after crawling
back into bed when that dream camt
back and pounced on me again and
went to work like boy carrying water
to circus elephant.
That's the kind of stuff dreams are
made of.-Bez Wade IN PittSburg Dis
Datch
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THOUSANDS SAY SO.

Mr. L. w. Atkins, Girard, Kan, writes
81 never hesitate to recommend youI
Electric Bltters to my customers, they
give entire satisfaction aud are rapid
sellers" Electric Bltters are the puresl
and best medicine known and will posi-
lively cure Kidney aud liver complaints.
Purify the blood and regulate the bowels.
No family can afford to be without them.
They will save hundreds Of dollars in
doctors bills every year. Sold at fifty
cents bottle by H. Hinrichs. 3
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FISHING SUGGESTIONS.

American Angler: My father, an Of
icer in the British service, was an en-
thusiastic amateur sea fisherman, A
great many years ago (alas! how manyD
when / was a little chap used to accom-
pany him on his fishing trips. He it
was who taught me to catch mackerel
with trout rod and ''hy," or rather
a white or gray feather tipped with scar
let and made in the form of a fish-not q
1y-a kind of amateur fishing that L re-
commend to visitors to the coast of the
Gulf of st. Lawrence or to the seaslG .
genarally, for the reason that lively
maokerel on fronting line is as game as
salmon and from having tender mouth
is more difficult to get into the boat.
The good old gentleman was genial and
garrulous and nothing delighted him
more than to converse with the rough
but honest fishermen of the coast.
On one occasion On the east shore OF
Fifeshire, Scotlaud-near Pittenwesm. |
think group Of fishermen were seated
on the beach iaz!iy meuding their nets,
at distance of fly yards or SO from a
beat that lad been drawn up ABOVE high
watermark. Two or thee pigs were
roofing for muscles at some further dis
tance off. Happening to point to the
animals aud make some I. marks respect
ing ''those swine," my respected prog
enter was astonished TO see every man
leap 10 his feet with horror depicted on
his face, run at utmost speed and place
his finger on nail or ring bolt or thoie-
pin or other piece OF iron of the boat to
break the evil spell. AT the same time
my amazed parent was solemnly warned
never again to utter the word ''swlne
on the seacoast. Ii he should have oc-
casioa to mention the malign animals
at all he was to call them "beastles. y
Subsequent in quiry could only elicit 8
| confused statement that the devil enters
into "swine" (not'' beasties') causing
them to ruu down steep place into the
sea and spoil the fishing.
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a "or5 ~ wo,1xe,s

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wear and tear of brain, and nervous strain
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,ng tonic HoStetter's Stomach Btters is the
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Ii enables the system to throw of the deblli-
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liver when inactive, which 1t very Oflen is
with people whose pursuits are sedentary, re-
news the jaded appetite, and encourages
healthiul repoSe. Its ingredients are safe, and
Its credentirls, which consist in the hearty en-
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are most convincing. Admirably it is adapted
to the medical wants of workers.
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A Wreck Raised and Put Af1oat

CLEVELAND, O., Oct. Both, 1885 -
From the time l was Is years of age,
was almost a confirmed invalid with liver
and kidney trouble Confined to my bee
three weeks out of four. Face covered
with dirty eruption. Never expected
to get we'll. Have taken ffty-three
bottles of Warmers safe cure. Can DC
my work, marketing, walking any dis
lance without fatigue. Warmers safe
cure saved my life, for was complete
wreck. LOUISA DEMooY.
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THE disagreeable operation of forcing
liquids into the head, and the use of ex
citing snuffs, are being superseded by
Elys' Cream Balm, cure for Catarrh,
Colds in the Head and Hay Fever. IT
is a safe and pleasant remedy being
easily applied with the finger. 1t is cur
ing cases which have defied the doctors.
Price SOC.
I have myself used Ely's Cream Balm
(being afflicted with catarrh) with salts
factory results, and recommended it to
all suffering with this terrible disease.
1t is giving my trade UNIVERSAL satisfaction.
L. F. Gackenheimer, Druggist, Van
Vert, Ohio.
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An American lady writing home from

An American lady writing home from
Toxic, Japan, says: The other day, on
one of my rare visits to the kitchen, a
hairpin became loosened and dropped
without my notice. | had been seated
in my own room only a few moments
when my houseman entered, bearing a
small salver, which he presented to me
with many genuhections. Fancy my
surprise to see little hairpin upon it.,
and to learn from my proud but en-
barrassed servitor that it had fallen to
the kitchen floor from my head. After
ward | found there had been a discus
sion as to who should pick it up, and
almost quarrel as to whom belonged
the inestimable honor of bearing it to
its owner.
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don't know how to do this This SIM
pie remark had the invariable effect OF
making the would-be briber feel that he
had committed terrible faux pas,
which usually resulted in his beating a
hasty retreat without asking for an ex-
PLANTATION. In this way my friend saved
his honor and avoided making an enc
my. 1t is so with me. / don't know
how to slur nv work"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-04-15

DIR. Miller, of Dundee, Scotland, has
been investigating disinfectants. He
finds that sulphur is to be decidedly pre-.
ferred to others. It is the most efficient
and convenient substance with which to
disinfect the sick room. Clothing is dis
infected by being exposed for three hours
to sulphur fumes fumes at temperature
of $50 degrees in specially constructed
Chamber.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-04-15

At paper mill in Lewiston, Me-, the
following letter, dated Brunswick, Nov.
II, 1866, recently was found: Hiram,
your actions at the husking bee last eve
ming left me no longer doubtful as to
what course / shall take, | thought l
cared for you, but | was fool, and now
am punished for my folly. Inclosed
are the lock of hair, the picture and the
ring you gave me. Perhaps the ring
will fit somebody else's finger just as
well. Jane
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A YOUNG man OF Leadville, enamored
of young married woman of the same
town, made arrangement to elope with
her Each thought the other rich. The
inability or unwillingless of each to buy
the railroad ticket to San Francisco
caused postponement of their plans and
another home is broken up.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-04-15

The fearful mortality among the lab
orers on De Lessep's canal is indicated
by the statement that no less than FIVE
cemeteries are open, and that in one of
them, opened less than two years ago.
upward of 5000 interments have taken
place.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-04-15

AN annoying and perplexing loss of
memory even of ordinary things indicates,
in general, improverishment of the blood
and consequent failure of the brain
This improverishment is caused by the
excess of uric acid in the blood, which
can be neutralized and removed by
Warmers safe cure only.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-04-15

JOSEPH ENGLISH, of Boston, who
seems to be man of leisure, has wasted
ten and half hours in writing 1852
words on q postal card
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and we guarantee it. Price 10 and soc
F. G, Buerstatte or Henry Hinrichs.
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Secretary Whitney is nephew of the
inventor Of the cottin-gin.
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OONsS ONSSONSs certain in Their

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Many a Lady

is beautiful, all but her skin;
and nobody has ever told
her how easy it is to put
beauty on the skin. Beauty
on the skin is Magnolia
Balm.
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The average salary of the Methodist
preacher of the Baltimore Conference ia
S1S5 year. Sixty preachers, some of
them married, receive less than this
amount, and one receives only $3.50.
The National tribune., 1886-04-15

tho vulgar or blasrbomous. His influence
among tne lr3at.cr-mCn was uuJouHlod;
HIS WORD WAS LAW,
and many ara the personal quarrcIs and dis
tuTwurrs wAiCh be- has checked among his
comrades Ly his simple reimbursement that
'.his has gone far cuog-h.' if need be. followed
Is taa om.u"E- warning that whon persisted
IN 'r renewed tbe quau,er must s.,tlc Ii
with me Wild bI.l j. anything but quarrel
Strae man, Vet DO one bat himself can cnHmcr-
ate the many conflicts in w..ra h. ha5 boan
engaged. ana wl..gA nave aIi9'-. Invariably re
sUltea Ia tie death OF his adversary. ! have
personal knowledge of at icl-- ha'f-a-d"zcn
men whom Ire ma, at various times kite i. one
Of taesa bc'ng at the time 80 m2";.er OF my
command. Vt IN all OF the many aiairs Of
TINS Kind i'm which Wild Bill has performed n
par;. and which have como to my knowledge
there = NOT -.a-la Instance IN which the ver-
Get of Il iIir-mindni meu would not be pro
nouncrd in his L,yor'
Comrades and friends such is the testimony
OF the brave and noble Gen. Custer as 10 the
character and reputation Of Wild Bill. II the
writer had made the strong statements and as
s"gt!ous maie by Gen. Custer, perhaps they
would have been OPEN to the criticism OF COM
lug from a witness somewhat biased 10y reason
OF his friendship Tor ihe subject; that objection
cannot he made 10 the unausW2rahic defense of
the great scout copied from Gen. Clusters very
interesting and instructive book.
The National tribune., 1886-04-15
The 9th Hinn. ct Mobile.

To THE EDITOR: In the issue of The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE of Feb. IL. COmraGe Gibson,
gives his experience at the capture of Mo-
bile, and in giving the regiments of the Second
Brigade, McArthur's Division, he leaves the
9Th Mimi out in the cold. Now, as the 9Th did
belong TO that grand old brigade wish it to
be mentioned the way it used to be in those
days The brigade was composed of the 18th
III. 18th Mo- 8th Wis, 9TH and 9th Mimi. The
9th Mimi. was not great way behind our COM
rades in getting into Spanish Fort as your
humble servant made raid on the rebel stores,
taking in his share of meal and tobacco, but,
like my comrade, never got time to cook the
cakes.-MATTHEw RANAN, Co. /, 9th Mimi,
Murdoch, Mimi.
The National tribune., 1886-04-15
Of Course.

This is indeed, a degenerate age when the
editor of an influential paper like the Spartan
burg rs. c. Herald is compelled to defend him
self from scurrilous attacks upon his moral
character with a mild assertion to the effect
that "a man may get drunk aud yet be high
toned gentleman" Why, of course. Some of
the most perfect gentlemen occasionally imbibe
q little more than is good for them, and it is
not to be supposed that person who chooses
to stand on his head in the gutter under such
circumstances is less high toned Oh that ac-
count On the contrary, it used TO be thought
so years ago, when people had infinitely better
manners than they possess nowadays, that a
man could not possibly be heightened gentle
man and stay sober. This, we take 1t, Is the
correct view of the case.
The National tribune., 1886-04-15
The SightgoWu Brigade.

To THE EDITOR: | would like TO know If
there is any ono living within the scope of this
paper who was party to a select detail made
from the 10 companies of the 30th III. at Ft.
Donelson, one dark night shortly after the sur
render Of that place, and sent across and up the
Cumberland River, under command of Lieut.
Foster, Co. L, for the purpose of arresting and
bringing Into camp certain rebel Colonel who
had taken a French leave little too previous
TO be included, in person, in the unconditional
surrender Said Colonel was informed on by
one of his colored contrabands, who came to
our camp there and who acted as our guide
that night. Do you remember our dark and
lonely march through the woods along tho
banks of the Cumberland; how silently we ap-
preached the place, and how cautiously we sur
rounded the house, stGtioning guards ut the
gates aud the doors, and when Ill was ready
how br2vely our gallant commander made
known our business and demanded entrance.
and how the sleeping inmate5-al! women cx-
ccpt the Colonel, who was too badly wounded
their night clothes, trampled down or pushed
aside the terrified guards, and escaped? The
Colonel, being thus deserted by his body-guard.
followed the example set by Gen. Buckner
down at the fort, made an unconditional sur
render, was paro!cd, and left in his bed Being
too sore to'walk and too heavy to carry, I'VE
left him alone in his glory" and returned TO
camp, wearing tho laurel of the conqueror
until the true sequel Of the expedition leaked
out, when we had to exchange the laurel for
the ieer5 OF our comrades and be called the
Nightgown Brigade. had the honor Of repre-
Senting Co. ID that night, as Corporal Of the
Guard.-R. 7. BORING, Sergeant, Co. d. Both
H., Terre Haute, Ind.
The National tribune., 1886-04-15
lbOut Hernia.

To THE EDITOR: Hernia developed since the
war in old soldiers is more common than it Is
among their neighbors who are of the same age
and who stayed at home. The original cause is
either one of the Creators unfinished jobs, or
He never contemplated that the product of his
hsndiworS should be subject TO the violent
bodily exertions that produce hernia. The ten
dency to inSunal hernia exists in every man.
The tissues that resist herneal protrusiOn are
in all degrees of thnne5s and thickness. man
may exert himself to-day and lay the founda-
ton of herneal prOtrusion that will appear
perhaps 20 years later. If our position is cor
rect that hernia is more common among eX-
soldiers than among their ueighbOrs, the vic
TINS Of that accident should give this subject
little study. It is quite common for ex-sOldiers
to experience q herneal protrusiOn after very
moderate bodily exertiOn, q fact that does not
apply to hernia in general. The soldier who
asked if ne could establish claim for double her.
MIA as q consequence OF chronic diarrhea, should
look back over his army experience and see if
he can prove he exerted himself violently
while IL the line Of duty. and felt something
give way in the region of his inguinal canal.
There must be some adequate cause for the
prevalence of hernia among soldiers since the
war.-EX-AEMY SURGEON.
The National tribune., 1886-04-15
Rise Up, 5Sth Pa!

To THE EDITOR: l am q constant reader of
your bright and newsy columns and like you
very much, but | have scanned your face in
vain 20 see any mention Of the old bloody 58th
Pa. Where arc all the boys? Is there none left
able to sling the pen and give some of the
many interesting rackets we were in? Where
is Col. Clay, who lost his right arm at Chapins
Farm; and Redmond the jolly baldheaded
Major; or the bold Capt. Johnson? Where are
you ali? Have the last taps been sounded for
you, and have you crossed the black waters for
the last time? If not, rise in your might and
grasp your pens and sling ink as you once slung
gore, or the West will have ell the cannon and
battlefags which were captured during the en-
tire little racket Now, boys, wake up and let
your thunder roll as once you made the old
Springfield musket roar-the jolly old Spring
field, that hurt the man behind it worse than
the one in front Set them up. boys A w.
BAUSlGARTNER, Co. B, 58th Pa, White Pine,
Pa.
The National tribune., 1886-04-15
The Sifle Of Yickshnrr

To TIE EDIToE: In THE NATIONAL TgIB-
UNE Of March l6, Comrade c. f. Bassett, Co b.
I24th IL, states that the First Brigade, Third
Division, Seventeentk Corps, was in front of
Fort Hell at Vicksburg, and that It consisted
of the Goth, 3Ist, 45th, 12ith His, and the 23d
IND, commanded by Gen. John r. Smith. Al
low me TO state that ii was Gen. II. D. Leggetts
Third Brigade, Third Division, Seventeenth
Corps. Gen. Logan's headquarters was in front
of Fort HiII and our brigade was between
Logan's headquarters and the said Fort Hill,
and consisted Of the 9TH No, sIst and 9Th H.,
and 32d Ohio. He (BaSsett also states that the
10th and 124th had some miners from Galcna,
Kewanee and Colchester, ILL.,, who did the
mining. Perhaps they did part of it, but
know there were several details made from the
eth Ill which went there and worked.-F. M
GnsNELI Co G. 9Th Ill. NerGannes Ill
The National tribune., 1886-04-15
He Thought They Bid Some Fighting.

To THE EDITOR: In your paper OF the 18th
inst. | notice an article from Cui Bono" De-
troit, Mich, which almost moves me TO tears"
ss l also had tho impression that the Army of
ting down tho rebellion. l was in that army
through Chancellorsvile Gettysburg, etc, and
(foolishly perhaps) | got the idea fastened on
me that wo did do some fighting. Perhaps tho
dead that lay go thickly on the field were only
scared to DEATH" But have one bright ray
of 1858 our corps the Twelfth with the Elev-
enth wore transferred to the West and formed
the Twentieth Corps OF course we did no
fighting there, for were we not paper collar
and bread and butter" soldiers? 1t is true we
had some little trouble at Wauhatchie, where
only part of three regiments held the rebels
In check and protected the train for three
hours against an entire division Of the rebs
until relief came-C. A. ToMPKrNs, Co. L,
18th n. Y, Glen Castle, n. Y.
The National tribune., 1886-04-15
The Ssth WIs. ut Fort saIlone.

To TIE EDITOR: l have read with disgust
the statement Of John ". Morgan, Co. l. 109th
y. Y, in regard to the action of the 35th Wis
st Fort Malone, April 2, 1865. Where are Coils.
BintliE and Pier? Where is Capt. Kelley,
whom we carried out of the rebel fort on a rebel
tent? Where is Q. NJ. Rood, who is reported as
having received the 3Sth'6 guns? Where is the
5lst \. " which must have come some distance
TO help gather up the 3Sth's guns? Come forth
from your hiding places and give this fasifer
such pen lashing as will last him the balance
of his life. n. BULLS Corporal, Co. K, 18th
Wiz Mashinmto Kan
The National tribune., 1886-04-15
MThrom PhYsIc 10 Inc Dogs,

when it is the old-fashioned blue mass, blue
pill sort and insist on using DR.. Pierco's Pleas
ant PnEgatiye Pellets" modern medical iuxu-
r., being slnall, sugar coated granules, contain
ing the active principles of certain roots and
herbs, and which will be found to contain as
much cathartic power as any of the old-fssh-
ioned larger pills, without the latter's violent,
drastic effects. The pellets operate thorough
ly but harmiessly, establishing q permanently
healthy action Of the stomach and bowels, and
as an anti-biiious remedy are unequaled.