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Proprietary Medicines.

A visit to DIR. Green's Laboratory,
at Woodbury., N. j., has considerably
changed our views, and especially our
prejudices in regard to what are gem
orally known as STANDARD Patent
Medicines OF course we are getting
to that age in life when we naturally
distrust anything that has not with
stood long and tried experiences.
Being a physician had the curiosity
to know how such a sale of two medl-
cal preparations could be sustained
for so many years. The perfect sys-
tenn upon which the business is con-
Quoted. and the pharmaceutical ar
rangcments for the manufacture Of
the two recipes with which we were
made acquainted, are sufficiently con-
vincing to us that the AUGUST Flow
Err, for Dyspepsia and Liver Com
plants, and BosCHEE's GERMAN SYR-
UP, for Throat and Lung Troubles
we're for the complaints they are rec
commended, most excellent remedies
and only regret that in much of oul
practice, medical ethics prevent us
from prescribing them without max
ing the formulas public. When We
were shown the great quantity of vol
untary letters having been forwarded
DR.. Green, from all parts of the coun-
try, and from all classes Of people
lawers, ministers and doctors, giving
u description of their ailments, testi
monials OF their cures, etc, / feel likt
endorsing DR., Green's suggestion tina
the Coy ernment accept such valuable
formulas. and license them for gener
al use by giving protection to the in
ventor same as patents generally
Copied from, NJ Y. Druggists Circula
Of Oct, 1886.
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In an old Cabinet.

st. Nicholas for November: Here
take them up very tenderly-are your
grandfather's love-letters.
Not exactly love-letters, not what
in these days of impassioned rhetoric
we should call loye-letters. / think
we may venture to open them and
take just one peep; for even the love-
letters Of those days were so formal
and stately that they were hardly too
sacred for even stranger to read.
And we'll might they consider the
chances Of their being read by peo-
pie far less entitled to the privilege
than the great-grandchildren Of the
lady to whom they were addressed for
in those days there were no envelops
nor we're there steamers to carry the
mails. Your grandfather, who was in
Sweden, would hand his sheet of pa
per, carefully folded and fastened with
red wax, to the master of some slow
sailing vessel, and it would take its
chances, sent in November, 1918, of be.
ing indorsed in your grandmother's
delicate hand as "received April, 1S
a."
They all are addressed to Miss, ,Es
teemed Friend" and signed, "Youl
most obedient and humble servant.
In one Of them he is little disappoint
ed at not having heard from her. III,
is not distressed lest she should hav,
removed from him the friendship,
with which she "honored him" befor'
he left; but he is sorry that lette
has been lost. Did he ever receive it
There is no record Of it, but | thinl
he did receive that or another just a
good. Certainly she never removes
her friendship" from him, for he
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N1r. Carli.Ie,s Position.

WASHINGTON, Nov 10.--Representa-
tive Wellborn, of Texas, who is one OF
the most experienced parlimentarians
in the House, was asked to-day what
effect contest over Mr.. Carlisle's
seat would have upon his candidacy
for the Speakership of the House.
MIR Wellborn replied; "Such con
test would furnish no reason what
ever why Mr.. Carlisle could not be
Speaker Of the House in the Fiftieth
Congress, Rule ten, OF the House OF
Representatives, reads 'Unlesss 9TH
erwise specially ordered by the House,
the Speaker shall appoint, at the COM
mencement of each Congress, the fol-
lowing standing committees, ETC.
The list includes the committee on
election and all the standing commit
tees of the House.
"The rules Of the present House
cannot by their own force fix methods
Of procedure in subsequent Congresses.
Nevertheless by unbroken usage a
new House as preliminary to its per-
manent organization, adopts the rules
of prior House. Such, take it, will
be the course in the next House, and
rule ten will thus control the consti-
tuition OF committees in the Fiftieth
Congress. Should there be cont test
over Mr. Carlisles seat, select the
committee on elections, and thus Mr..
Carlisle will be relieved Of any posi-
bility of embarrassment on that score.
To hold that Mr.. Thoebe's contest
with Mr.. Carlisle disqualifes the lat
ter for Speaker, conducts to a result
illogical and absurd If such hold
ing were followed, the influence and
power Of the chosen leader of the
dominant party in the House could be
efI'ectually crushed at any time by
springing contested election case
no matter how absolutely devoid ii
might be OF merit"
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Falling In Love.

Short men, as rule, writes Grant
Allen in the course of an entertaining
article in the Fortnightly Review,
prefer tall women, while tall men ad-
mire little women. Dark pairs by
preference with fair; the common
place often runs after the original.
People have long noticed that this
attraction towards ones opposite tends
to keep true the standard of the race /;
they have not, perhaps SO generally
observed that it also indicates roughly
the existence in either individual OF II
desire for its own natural complement.
1t is difficult here to give definite ex-
amples, but everybody knows how, in
the subtle psychology Of falling in
love, there are involved innumerable
minor elements, physical and mental,
which strike us exactly because OF
their absolute adaptation to form with
ourselves an adequate union. Oh
course, we do not definitly seek out
and discover such qualities; instinct
works far more intuitively than that
butwe find at last, by subsequent obser-
vation, how true and how trustworthy
were its immediate Indications That
is to say, those men do so who were
wise enough or fortunate enough to
follow the earliest promptings of theil
own hearts, and not to be ashamed o.
that divinest and deepest of human in
stitutions love at first sight.
l do no doubt that, as the worlC
goes on deeper sense of moral re
sponsibility in the matter of marriage
will grow up among us. But it viii
not take the false direction of ignoring
these, our profoundest and hottest in
stincts. Marriage for money may go
marriage for rank may go; mar
riage for position may go but mar
riage for love, l believe and trust, will
last forever. Men in the future will
probably feel that union with thel
cousins or near relations is positivel
wicked; that a union with those to-
like them in person or disposition j
at least undesirable: that union bas
ed upon considerations of wealth 0
any other consideration save consid
eratiops in immediate natural impuls
is base and disgraceful. But to tn
end OF time they will continue to fee
in spite of doctrinaires. that the vote
Of Nature is better far than the voic
OF the Lord Chancellor or the Rows
Society and that the instructive de
sire for particular helpmate is
surer guide for the ultimate happ
ness, both Of the race and OF the ind
vidual, than any amount OF deliberat
consultation. 1t is not the FOOLS
fancies OF youth that will have to b
got rid of, but the foolish, wicked an
mischieveous interference of parent
or outsiders.
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WHOLE NO. 1877
DECLARED OFr.
MIR. POwderIy Orders the StrlIx.
ers TO Return 10 Work.

CHICAGO, New. 19.-At conferences
to-day between the three parties, Mr..
Hately called the attention of Messrs.
lawler and Carleton to schedule
showing the rate of wages paid at Chi
cago and other points lie claimed
that the rate in Chicago, taking into
consideration the ten hour day was %
per cent, higher than any place else.
The conference lasted until high noon,
when Mr.. Carleton and Congressman
Lawler were bowed out by Mr.. Hately,
who was evidently in a very happy
state of mind. None Of the trio would
give any information about the talk
except to say that it was OF an unoffi-
ciol and purely private nature. Mr..
Lawler appeared very anxious to have
the fact OF his presence kept from the
public, fearing, as he said, that knowl-
edge that he was interesting himself
in the matter would lead the strikers
to think that the negotiations had as
sumed a political complexion, and
lengthen the deplorable contest.
About A 80 o'clock this morning a
crowd Of nearly 1000 strikers gathered
about the dwelling of the Armour en-
ploye who was attacked yesterday
while attempting to move his house
hold goods to another neighhorhood.
The ire of the strikers against this man
is owing to the fact that he is
Knight of Labor and refused to 20 out
with the others. He again had his
goods upon wagons this afternoon
when set upon by the mob. Compa-
ny E of the First Regiment arrived be.
fore much damage was done, and
charged the mob, which fell back.
Company E then divided into detach-
ments, which were stationed at the
street corners in the vicinity, patrol
wagon load Of Pinkertons men being
left to protect the goods Of the unpop.
ular employe Another crowd was
quickly organized, and had nearly
overpowered the Pinkerton guard,
when Company G Of the second arriy-
ed on a double-quick, and charging
through the mob arrested six men and
put Others to rout No casualties
are reported
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-At a meeting OF
the strikers tonight a dispatch was
read by Mr.. Barry from Mr.. Powderly
! ordering the strike off and the men to
return to work. The sentiment of the
! meeting was equally divided, and fur
) ther action on the matter was post
; poned until Monday.
1t appears that Mr.. Barry has had
the order in his possession since We'd
nesday, He claims to have delayed its
PRONUNCIATION solely for the purpose Of
satisfying himself Of its authenticity.
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Do not choose an opposite You
will be an opposite enough in time.
Take your mothers advice on the
question of a husband, provided she
took her mothers.
Either put your foot down on his
foot before marriage or make up your
mind to keep quiet about it afterward.
Learn to cook and sew if you can,
but above all things learn to keep still
and look sweet when mad enough to
take the roof off.
See and hear all the plays, operas
and concerts you can during the en-
gagement. Bad weather is very apt to
interfere after marriage.
When furnishing a house make sure
OF an easy chair, foot rest, an open
CRATE and corn-popper, if you would
enjoy the bliss Of matrimony to the
full.
Don't ask your brother about the
personal habits Of suitor. He can't
tell enough to matter without giving
himself away and he won't do that.
Do not be offended when his sister
involuntarily wonders what any wo
man of taste can see in him to admire
Remember how you hate your owr
brother. If he asks il you can sew or
buttons, answer No A man who has
not at some time or other been obliged
to sew on his buttons lacks very nee
essary part Of life's discipline.
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she Loved WI cI'herson.

Regularly once a month the figure
of a woman, closely yelled, is seen in
Mcpherson Square, usually about
twilight. She is of good figure and
quite prepossessing, She will sit on
one Of the park settoes for few mo-
ments, while her gaze is riyited upon
the magnificent EQUESTRIAN statue ol
the deceased General. Twenty-siX
years ago Miss Emily Hoffman, one Of
the richest bellies of Baltimore, while
visiting out West, met and fell in love
with Gen. Mcpherson, and they be
came affianced. The General was en-
gagged in the war and could not spare
time for the wedding; besides the
well-known Southern sympathies o
the Hoffmans was another cause o
the postponement of the wedding
The dark days OF strife continued, an(
the General fell in battle, with tht
miniature Of his sweetheart pressed Il
his breast The lady never recover
ed from the shock and regularly visitl
the statue OF her hero.
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The ladies of Richmond OPP.
pose CIuverius' Pardon.

The various letters which have been
sent Governor Lee in favor of the par
don of Thomas ]. Cluverius have ex-
cited the ire Of several ladies OF this
city, who have addressed a counter
petition to his Excellency, as fol-
lows
10 HIS Ercellency the Governor of Vir-
ginia:
AS numerous letters have been writ,
ten in behalf of that man, 7. ]. Clu-
verius, who stands forth as guilty OF
the most heinous crime on record we,
the ladies of Richmond, entreat-nay,
insist-that no mercy be shown him
that such a man shall not be let loose
on society.
He has had the full benefit of the
law, able counsellors, yet the chain Of
circumstantial evidence, the strongest
and most conclusive in the world, has
drawn closer around him, until all pos
sibility of escape from his crimes is
out Of the question, and the jury rem
dered the verdict, Guilty"
A man claiming to be a descendent
of Virginians intimates, that the jury
was swayed by the tide of fpublic opin.
ion really he has high degree oI
confidence in the honor OF the Ole
Dominion, to cast such a reflection or
her sons.
The commutation of the sentence
should not be taken into consideration
for moment Why, hanging is too
good for such mana man dead tt
all honor, religion, society, and every
thing that makes life worth living.
He should have no sympathy bu
if there are tears to be shed, save then
for a nobler cause. Thing of tha
poor, betrayed girl, Of her family, on
OF whom even now is in the insan
asylum-dH the work Of that one man
We repeat, no clemency should b
shown him, and We only hope that tn
Governor OF Virginia has too high al
appreciation Of woman to countenanc
the perpetrator of such crimes, an,
too high sense Of justice to let it b
overcome by sympathy
LADIES OF RICHMOND.
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Washington Critic.
The church which Mr.. and Mrs.
Topnoody attend is getting getting up
an entertainment to raise needed
funds, and Topnoody was on the Com
mittee OF Arrangements. The Com
mittee met the other night, and when
he came home his wife was anxious to
know what had been done.
"Well," she said, did you do any
thing?"
20 yes, my dear, we outlined a pro.
gramme," he said, with an air Of bust
ness.
"What's it like?'
"Well, the chief feature is to be q
play"
"What play?"
"Just the thing for amateurs, my
dear; the pretty little three-act com
edy, Married Life"
"A comedy, Topnoody?"
"Of course and you are to be Mrs
Samuel Coddle, my dear"
"No, | amt, Topnoody," she said fir
ing up, till her cheeks looked like {
pair of autumn leaves. "Amateu
theatricals are bad enough, anywa,
you fix them, but when the amateur
are so raw that they call married life
a comedy you may count me out. In
a professional in the married life busi
ness, and think | know comedy from
tragedy when the curtains up. Yo'
hear my orchestra, Topnoody, an
your committee may scratch my nam
off the list. A comedy? And wit
my experience? Great heavens"
Topnoody went to bed without giN
ling further details Of the committee
work.
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Demorest's Monthly Magazine for
December is indeed an elegant Christ
mas number. The fine oil picture,
Shedding" represents snow scene
in the time of the French Directory.
1t is a work OF art worth several times
the cost Of the Magazine. The beau
tiful photo-engraving, "The Holy
Mother" is exquisitely done, and ap-
peals to every heart at this Christmas
tide. Across the continent" by Jen-
ME June, is profusely illustrated, the
name OF the author being enough to
recommend it, as her graphic pen pro-
duces nothing but what is good.
Demorest's Monthly is fortunate in
having such an editress, for under
Der direction magazine is produced
that no lady can afford to be without,
for it certainly contains the essentials
of all others, being eminently fami-
ly magazine IRON which and lady can
get all the information she may re-
quire on any subject, even to all the
patterns she may wish during the
year, as each number contains an or
der emitting the holder to a selection
Of any pattern in that number and in
any size manufactured. This is the
biggest So worth that can be found.
The publisher is w. Jennings Demo
rest, II e. l4th st., NY.
The girls will be pleased with >
uniform marriage law il the uniform is
pretty and there is a man in it," in
sinuates the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
!, N. Bartholdi sailed for France in
darkness which was net tempered by
the rays Of Liberty's torch.
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She was willing.

Papa" said a Philadelphia maiden,
"Charlie wants to know if you win say
yes if he asks your consent to marry
me?"
"Humphl think it is the young
mans place to ask that question him.
self
90, pa, l know he will never ask
you. Why. he is SO bashful that he
wouldn't have popped the question i
l hadn't told him that if he didn't ]
would get real mad at him."
"And so it was you who poppedY'
30, no, pa. didut pop. l merel,
gave him 10 understand that wa
willing io marry him il he asket
me-
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There are not many women in
Hyde County, Dakota, but the few
there are in the very front ranks Of
progress, They could not legally
vote at the last election, but in order
to emphasize their opinions they erect
ed separate ballot boxes and cast their
votes therein. There is something sad
ly heroic about all this, something Of
medieval romance in the exploit OF
those Hyde County enthusiasts.
The eye turns sorrowfully away from
such a sight and drops tear OF mel
ancholy satisfaction that another Joan
of Arc is a possibility among modern
women. When women want to vote
so badly that they will flock by them.
selves and ballot, as it were, in efiigy
it is time for men to applaud their
perseverance.
"It's solemn thing, young man,
said the broken hearted father, "tC
come into the home of an old mar
and take away his only daughter, tn,
light Of his household and The proI
and the solace OF his declining years
but you have my blessing, and wisl
you every Joy and"
"But | won't take her away, sir,
interrupted the young man, inexpres
sibly affected, "well both stay righ
here"
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Mr., and Mrs. James G. Blaine, jr.,
are making an extended wedding tour.
They recently registered at the st,
Nicholas Hotel, Cincinnati. OF the
young husband an observer says that
he appeared to be about feet 8 inch
es tail, and just the least bit stoop-
shouldered. He wore light-brown
hat of the Derby fashion, rather low
in the crown, and bound by cord
and tassels at the ends. This sat
rather far back on his head. His
hair was OF light color, cut close be.
hind, and from beneath his hat in
front aougish bang stuck, and lin
gered cunningly across hir forehead
A delegation OF female teachers call
ed on Mayor Grace and urged him t.
appoint one Of their sex School Com
missioner.
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Frank Leslie's Sunday Mag.
azine.

The December Number OF this IA
vorite family magazine closes the
Twentieth Volume. The opening ar
ticle is"A Morayian Village, by Lieut..
II. R. Lemly T. S. A., who describes
sympathetically the village of Solem,
N. G. Mr.. Powell's fifth number OF
"Leaves from My Life" deals with
Lord Beaconsfeld, BARRY Cornwall"
and Alfred Domett. This Leaf is very
fully illustrated. Other profusely H.
lustrated articles are Zanzibar, and
Mission Work There; Symbols OF
Christian Art" by F. S. (surely q wo-
NAM; "William Penn" and "Pha-
raoh's Palace of Daphne (Tahpanhes)
Egypt" This last is the latest impor-
tant discovery by the Egypt Explora-
Society. "Triumphed" is a pleasant
short story by Mrs. Angeline E. Alex.
ander.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-18

Patrick, you told me you needed
the alcohol to clean the mirrors with,
and here | find you drinking it,
"Faith, mum, it's drinkin' it and
brathing on the glass Dim a doin'."
Eli Lalonde, who was tarred and
feathered at Mucikirk, Ont. has died
from the effect Of the outrage His
wife and son are charged, with 9th.
ers, as the assailants.
With cheek quite as great as he
exhibited while here, Lord Lonsdale
tells his London quizzers that
Violet Cameron's failure is due
to American hatred Of the
English
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-11-18

portrait, painted sixty years later,
hangs besides his on the wall above
us, and are not we, sitting around the
same fireplace where they sat, sons
and sons wives and grandsons, what
DR.. Holmes would call the wonderful
echoes of that maiden's fYes'?'
Still, / wish we could find record
of its being received. But We will not
hunt for it. Let us tie them reverent-
ly together again, and put tEem quiet
ly back where they have rested for two
generations.
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whims of the Winter Season.

Astrakhan and chinchilla ribbons
are among this seasons novelties.
The cotton velyets OF to-day are al
most if not quite as handsome as the
silk velvets Of dozen years ago.
Chinchilla and Astrakhan cloths
are used as bindings for the edeges,
Of coats, jackets and tailor-made suits.
Plaid velvet skirts and camel's-hair
serge over-draperies and basques are
fashionably combined for street toilet.
Among the stylish fabrics for jack
cts are silk plushes with long shag
that is curled like Astrakhan. The
colors are silver-gray, seal-brown and
black.
Velvet neck bands, with bows in
in front or at the left side OF the throat
will be as fashionable this season al
last for winter dresses.
A plain plush, with its nap turning
several ways as if it had been crushed
is one of the fashionable fabrics for
panels, skirts, muffs and coats.
Diagonal stripes upon skirtings
are making bid for popularity, but
they impart too mnch Of spiral eff
feet to the figure to meet with approx
al.
Purple-real Tyrian and royal
worn under the modern and compre
hensive name of heliotrope, who's
blossom, by-the-way, ranges from tn
darkest of imperial hues to the light
est OF violet.
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Benjamin WHEELER, an old miser,


Benjamin WHEELER, an old miser,
was arrested at Cleveland charged
with numbering his wife.
In the recount in Passaic. n. j., Car
roll, the Knight Of Labor candidate,
was declared to have been elected tc
the Assembly,
The Charleston, Cincinnati & Chi
cago, Frank Coke, Asheville, N. G
president, contemplates building
branch roads from Ratherfordton, N
O., to spartansburg or Greenyille, S
c., and from Charlotte, N. c., to Land
caster, S. c.
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Bride and Groom board Sepa-
rate trains.
Kenncbeck journal.

Kennebeck Journal
A newly married couple who start
ed from Portland on a wedding trip
the other day, were having a hard
time at last account. 1t seems that
while the bridegroom was looking af-
ter the baggage at the depot his best
man, who was trihe nervous, hur-
ried the bride into the wrong car and
started her for Boston one train too
soon. The disconsolate husband
took the next train, but got to Ber-
wick only to find that his bride had
returned to Portland. She, against
the advice of her friends, did not stoI
there, but started west again and got
to Boston at the same time he again
reached the starting place. At last
accounts the two were hurrying back
wrrd and forward as fast as steam
could take them, each frantically try
ing to overtake the other.
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MAID AND MATRON.
A Column of Choice Miscellany
for the Women.
TabIeaux.

/.
Mary in the fragent parlor,
Henry at the outer door,
Johnnie crouched beneath the sofa,
Three hearts beating more and more,
IL.
Ringing bell and opening portal,
Lovers twined as oft before,
Johnnie peering through the key-hole,
0sculations-half score.
III.
Henrys arm round Mary wasting,
Maiden face on manly breast
Parlor lamplight softly fading,
Johnnie gazing, peaceful rest.
~.
MARY, darling, do you love me2"
Resonant kisses; "Ill be true
"Bet yer life, young Johnnie smokers.
Tableau ends, mid much ado.