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For long time we steadily refused to pub
lish testimonials, believing that, in the opinion
of the public gencrelly, the great majority
Were manufactured to order by unprincipled
parties as means of disposing of their worth
less preparations.
7 at this view of the case is to a certain
extent true, there can be no doubt.
At last, several years ago, we came to the
conclusion that every intelligent person can
readily discriminate between spurious and
bona fide testimonials, and determined to use
as advertisements a few of the many hundreds
of unsolicited certificates in our possession.
In doing this, we published them as nearly
as possible in the exact language used by our
correspondents, only changing the phrase
ology, in some cases, so as to compress them
into smaller space than they would other.
wise occupy, but without in the least exag
gerating or destroying the meaning of the
writers
We are glad TO say that our final conclusion
was a correct one,-that letter recomnr n 1
ing an article having true merit finds favor
with the people.
The original of every testimonial published
by us is on file in our office, an inspection Of
which will prove to the most sleptical that
our assertion made above, that only the facts
are given as they appear therein, is true.
But as it would be very announcement. il not
impossible, for all our friends to call on us for
that purpose, we invite those who doubt M
there be SUCH to correspond with any of the
parties whose names ore signed to our testi
monials, and ask them if we have made any
mistatements, SO far as their knowledge OK
tends, in this article. In other words, If We
have not published their letters US nearly yer.
batism as possible.
f..Ir-
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low. He h d n droll ard cunning look
about his eyes, and he watched and
listened attentively while we were speak,
ing. Near him stood native, who
proved to be an interpreter. He had
evidently been in the employ of the Eng
fish, for he could speak fairly we'll. AT
a sign from the chief he asked of us:
"'You writer
'Keys shook his lead, while / bid
yes. He then placed before me paper,
ink and pens, and after a confab with
the chief he slid:
"You write Captain. One of you
dead. He buy others. Want muskets,
powder, hatchcts, beads and cloth. He
buy you in two days. No buy you,
you no get away Write quick. Canoe
take him down to Captain
81 caught the idea at once. We were
to be held for ransom. Sailor men use
the pen SO little that none of them
can boast of their scholarship in that
direction, but at the end of half an hour
| had finished letter to the captain,
telling him all the circumstances, and
entreating him not to leave us to our
fate. 1t was no sooner placed in an
envelope and directed to him than al
native seized it and hhrried away, andl
Keys and myself were taken back to ourl
separate huts. This was about s o'clock
in the morning. By noon the fellow
was back with an answer. which read;
''You must try toIescape l have no d.
thority to trade of the goods. How much
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NrMs AND NOTES roR WOMEN.


Pearl ball buttons arc worn on sum-
mer dresses.
Some of the new combinations Of
color arc startling.
Bounets arc for the most part small
and close in shape.
Silver watches with decorated cases
arc carried by both sexes.
Grand Rapids, Mich, has four "lady"
BARRIERS, one of whom is colored.
A stylish English jacket is close-fit-
ting at the back, with loose front.
Milwaukee has cooking school with
an attendance of 1850 regular pupils.
White and black is a favorite combi-
nation both in dress goods and in mil
iincry.
A new material has bands of drawn
work alternating with stripes OF satin, SILK
or grenadine.
The capital of the Third National
Bank, of Cincinnati, $1,OOO,OOO, IS
mostly owned by women.
The champion lawn tennis player OF
England is Miss Dodd of Rochferry,
who is only fifteen years of age.
Velvet is giving way to watered silk
for dress trimming. The silk seems
much less warm than the velvet.
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daheE6G ag!HHst a Sluggish current, in por-
tion of the river split into several chan
nels by bars. l was ordered into the
small boat, along with James KEYS and
William Price, sailor men, to sound a
channel and pick out a berth for the
night. While the schooner was being
he'd by the yawl we forged ahead around
bend in the river, and the thick forest
shut out the craft from our vision. 1t
wasn't two minutes after we lost sight
of the schooner before three canoes,
each holding five natives, dashed out at
us from the mouth of a creek. The
black fellows made no noise, but pad
died full at us. This put us in a fix, YOU
understand. There had been no hostil
ities as yet, and it would not do to fire
upon them, though, on the other hand,
we couldn't understand why they were
making for us in that manner. We
didn't have more than four or fire min
utes to spare. was sounding, while
Keys and Price were rowing.
Price dropped his oar and raised
a musket. but we protested, and
he laid it down again. Next moment.
we were surrounded, and dozen of the
fellows had their hands on our boat.
They were armed with bows and arrows
and old British muskets. While Offering
us no violence, we could plainly under
stand from their gestures that we were
prisoners. They took the oars and
muskets from our boat, and in the course
OF five minutes we found ourselves in the
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10 eie'e-t means love. 1t IS the ~ eNsf
country mainIy-oa from lip OF ION, Here
is a specimen of the Work done, in Mr.
Smiths words: zone of the many
stupid cxpedients which the canal COM
pany adopted for holding TIE mud was
to PIT up an ordinary wooden fence,
fastened with bamboo withes and stakes.
OF course, in little while the pressure
of the half-liquid mud became too great
for the weak barrier to Withstand, and
down came fence, mud and all into the
clnal again, to be once more dredged out
at an enormous expense. A yet more
curious state of things exists at places
further in shore, where other cats have
been made by several different contrac-
tors. There have been no specifications
in these contracts as to what shall be
done with the earth after it has been
excavated. What is the result of this
omission2 The contractors simply load
it on hand carts and iun it back little
way in the cut which they have made
and leave it there. The consequence is
that all this Garth, all these stumps and
stones shall have to be cxcavated all
'ver again, to the immen profit of the
contractors.
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5N, Sh

uItSScS.
Nantes for warm summer days are OF
Chantilly, tulle lined, with some SHIN
mcring glace silk and trimmed with a
profusion of Chantilly lace, or they are
made of brocadcd grenadine and trimmed
with guipure lace.
The desire for color and enrichment
with gems has called in use not only all
the precious gems and semi-prec;ous
stones, the manufacture of which is ia
miliar, but countless fancy stones as yet
unnamed in the jewelers. vocabulary.
Small mantles corresponding to cos
tunes of light wool just cover the
shoulders. They have long scarf ends
which are tied in a single knot across the
chest They are lined with some bright
color, and have only braided design
on the ends for trimming.
Oatmeal water is admirable for i'm
proving the skin. Pour boiling wafer
over few spoonfuls of it and let it
stand few hours. On retiring wash
the face and neck freely in the starchy
water and dry without wiping. 1t is
more conveniently used for full bath
when inclosed in bag.
The robe worn by the Queen Of
Portugal on the occasion Of the recent
royal marriage was regally magnificent.
The dress and immensely long train were
Of pale blue velvet, exquisitely embroid.
cred with silver and pearls. The royal
Z" 'i,aV las of dark blue velvet, with n
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lGnique Photograph Gallery.

The Photographic Times contains an
intJresting article about one of the most
uIffqae Photographic galleries in exist
elhce. The gallery is car built after
Che fashion of a Pullman coach. 1t car
We attached to any express train, and j.
~ the photographer travels all over Tho
country, principally on the Norther
Pacific Railroad, of which he is officios
photographer. NJ. F. Jay Haynes h rs
the car built for him at cost of $t3,S
600, while the fitting cost $40 more.
TIE landscapes he takes for the railroad
are done by a camera, making pictures
20x24 inches. The car contains al CD
Grating room, storag, rooms, dark rooms
and all other appurtenances of a first
class gallery.
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sensitive Ahont his Size.

Judge David Davis was quite SENSITIVE
asto lis large proportions Said gen.
,l,man: 81 had known the Judge, IN
casual way, for many years, having oee9
Al. his house in Bloomington and caiieo
on him at the Grand Pacific Hotel IN
Chicago two or three times. One AFTER
noon. some four years ago, l called on
Wilbur f. Storey, of the Times, IN MS
editorial rooms, and found him In con,
versation with Judge Davis, who greete1,
me cordially, but was so struck WIN
| The great reduction in his size since
had last seen him that / made an lnvol-
untary observation upon 1t, INTENDED 20
he compliment Instantly the Juose
CHANGED his manner and addressed MIN
| self to Mr.. Storey, giving me to under'
stand that he was offended.
"That evening met Long John went
worth and related the occurrence to nm
sYou made bad break, said he. why
as well as know Davis, wouldn't tninl
Of abiding to his size. Two or tnre
i years ago took him out to my iarm a
Summit. have there buggy with
nrettv high seat, built expressly for me
Without thinking of the difference !
the length of Davis's legs and mine,
I seated him in the buggy beside me an
: we started out to drive over tine iarn
Presently noticed that Davis was VOL
: hing about uncomfortablY, and that !
. was like a small schoolboy on a. bencl
!. his feet being several inches above I'll
b aoor Making scmc excuse returnt
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upon life with cry and leave 1t with . long
Sigh, nIcould gather up the griefs Of this au-
,diepce andput them in one sentence and then
Utter it, it would make everything between
here and the throne of God shudder and howl:
The earth is gashed deep with graves. AS at
Fthe close of the war, sometimes we saw
regiment of one hundred and fifty men, the
fragments Of the thousand men that went
out, SO, as I stand before you, cannot but
realize the fact that you are the fragments
representing hundreds Of regiments OF joyful
associations that have been broken up for
ever. Oh, this is a world OF sorrowI But
blessed be Godi there will be no sorrow in
heaven The undertaken will have to have
some other business there. In the sum-
mer time our cities will have bills Of
mortality which are rightful-sometimes
in New York thousand deaths in a week;
sometimes it has been two thousand in Lon
don; but in that great heavenly city there
will not be a single case of sickness or death;
not one black dress Of mourning, but plenty
Of white robes of joy; haudshaking of well
come. but none Of separation. Why, If ons
trouble should attempt to enter Heaven.
the shining police Of the city would
puS it under everlasting arrest. If all
the sorrows of life, mailed and sworded
under Apollyon, should attempt to force that
gate, one company from the tower would
Fbtfike them hack bowling to the pit Room
in heaven for all the raptures that ever
Knocked at the gate, but no smallest annoy
ance, though slight as q summer insect.
-Doxology, but no dirge Banqueting, but no
Funeral baked meats
y No darkness at all, no grief at all, nc sick
hess at ALL no death at all. A soul WIN ing
up. in that place will say: Scr - I'D rt
- -" sylvia btv an hendino over Il
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It is said that SO acute is the sleeps
sense of hearing THAT she can distinguish
the cry of her own lamb among as many
rs thousand others all bleating at the
Iame time; and the lamb, too, is able 10
recognize its mothers voice even though
It be in the midst of large flock. James
Hogg, who was q shepherd as well as a
poet, tells us that it was very amusing to
watch the sheep and lambs during their
shearing season. While the sheep were
being shorn the lambs would be put into
fold by themselves, and the former
would be sent TO join their little ones as
soon as the operation Of shearing was
over. The moment lamb heard its
mothers voice it would hasten from the
crowd to meet her, but instead Of finding
the trough, well-clad, comfortable
mamma" which it had left q short time
before, it would meet a strange 80
most deplorable-lSaai-;a,f a doar LII iG :,
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fittci Davis, and he was cdmIO.-....aS oil
it brought my knees up so near to my
chin that was miserable. Still en-
dured the torture without a word, and
drove all over the farm. Then, to en-
phasize my success at self-control, when
/ got back to the stable / blamed the
hostler for having forgotten my stool at
first, and told him never to do 1T again.
Long John told me at this time that
Judge Davis had been undergoing heroic
treatment for obesity, and while he
heartily congratulated himself on his sue
cess, he couldn't bear to have anybody
else congratulate Eim."
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IIUO JUG fllfA =
have held their &c

have held their consultation
TO Teysre was no hope and nothing more
tin done and the soul frightened up
ene spiritual restorative. There is nc
'er, no maras nus, no neuralgia, no con-
mption, no disease of the body that the
Grace Of God will not help wish that over
every be Of pain and through every hospital
of distress we might swing this "cluster of
campfire from the vineyards of Engedi u
ChrIst's hand is the softest pillow, Christ's
pardon is the strongest stimulus Christ's
comfort is the mightest anodyne, Christ's
salvation is the grandest restorative. II
makes man mightier than his physical dis.
tress
Art thou woaryl Art thou languidi Art
thou sore distressed!
Come with me-" saith One-"and coming,
he at rest.
II ask Him to receive me, will he say me
nay.
Not till earth and not till heaven pass away.
Finding, following, keeping, struggling, Il
He ire TO blessl
Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs, answer
yesl
Nero tarred and put pitch upon the Chris
tlans OF his day, and then set them on fire,
that they might illuminate the night round
about the palace, but, while they were burn
ing, and the crowd beneath were jeering,
louder than all the noise went up the song OF
praise and triumph fro the dying martyrs
John Bradford came out in presence Of the
instrument OF torture that was to put him TO
death and said: II am q Christian now: I
have never been before" And so again and
again the lion of Judah's tribe has torn to
pieces the wild beasts of martyrdom.
This Craze is also restorative for the back
slider. Who do you mean by that you say.
l mean you who used to frequent the house
Of God, but seldom go there now; you who
once nsed to pray, but never pray now; you
who once sat at the holy communion, but
take not the Lords cup now; l mean you
who once rejoiced in Christian society, but
now sit among scoffers Backsliderf Oh
what a sugge tfHs-''o cows can out-swim O
an alligator. - Viroinia On
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No Pleas Let tr gfb toSf Sd s about
the neck with rolls of gauze or crepe In
ishcd at the shoulders by oowS Oh ii'
bon. 20, ou
In tse1 there were only 1881 women
aunlovcd in .he civil service OF o,ea'
Pr;to;n and now there are more 'nah
5000. a
Tho Assistant Press Commissioner OF
.ho nrosnectiye North, Central ana
South American Exposition Is MIS- 1'
B. Mead.
Some of the new bordered materials
Cor COSTUMES have rows of graduated IN
sortion in colors; others have the STRIPES
of tiny loops. ho
The Misses Austin, of Louisiana, VINO
have Si5O,OOO claim against Ine
United States, both hold departmental
positions at the capital. 81,
BLACK tulle fichus, embroidered WiIl
cut-olass beads of all colors reselnpilnt
levels. are worn about the open-necAe'
bodices of evening dresses.
Rodices of double net, closely EN-
hroiderel with crystal or steel, arc yer.
beautiful. They are quite plain, or ar
E trimmed with frills of lace.
: Some lnquisitive person sent sara
Bernhardt a set OF printed ques "aWh. :,
fill out. Among them was, What
: We, favorite animal" She answered
!. t'Man." =,
I, Short mantles. fitting closely at u
k hack are covered with bead embrolder;
'e The fronts are generally loose, and u
1t ends are ornamented with beads tasse
or bows of ribbon.
2. Bandana aprons are made Of 6r.gh
N n hued bandana handkcrchlefs; MAE ne,
! perfectly plain apron with pockets ID ! u
ID down the top and run in bright req
4 1 yellow satin ribbon to tie
he Dog collars of beads have a deep POI
l in front composed of a network OF pea
"a ~ edged with pendants OF cut glass. III III
al necklets are composed OF discs Oh ma
CU NTH csarnPtS. ~
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DIR. TALMAGES SERMON.
VOICES OF GARDENS AND
FIELDS.

Text: "My beloved is unto me as a clus
ter OF campfire in the vineyards of Engedi.
Song of Solomon, l., IA.
Solomons Song has been considered by
many as fit only for moon-struck sentimen-
talists, written by voluptuary, the story of
man crazed by fair maiden, neither fit fol
family prayers nor for church. Indeed, we
must admit that there were years in Solo
mons life when he had several hundred more
wives than he was entitled to, but he re-
pented of his sin, and God chose him to write
some of the best things about Christ that
have ever been written. Beside that,
l. think the criticism of modern times
upon the immodesty of the Bible comes with
poor grace from century in which the writ
ings of George Sand came to their fortieth
edition, and Christians cannot get to tue
prayer meeting because they have tickets for
places of anus sment so deplaved that they
make "The Black Crook respectable. /
think, however, as far as can see in my
stupidity, that there are things turned out
upon the community to-day that bid fair to
do more damage than the Song of Solomon.
Hear, now, one of his fresh and fair de-
scriptions of Jesus. If had twenty years
to preach would like to employ ten of them
in bringing out to observation those repre-
sensations of Christ that have as yet been
passed by. Idonot know why the pulpit should
hover over a few types of Christ when
there are SO many symbols of Jesus that have
(1ntS 81 peeg1 " %. why's tniJas
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~ N - 80
You nrocure cer,o;r i house
naste tho note face dow, that
of paper. Then you pas
of paper over the back med.
carefully pulling the tw OIL
tb"Sbre OF the note wills
ld;nos&kc a difficult trans not
al ns66Ssbcd. NOTHING nd
tithefned by the opcra;ionrc-
( ~ h a bill were forwal
hooks ption, we would re
,anderi lone half of its face Vi
Jeath. hlge occasi nalIy in 4
to the q consists of pi. cling /
,vooded will make nine notes
we made being pieced once. \
osoore measure them you wi
onJ freslc precisely enc cigl
e dar we icy should be. Me-
los londuped by them, bnt "a
fore 81 we is the rule relative
.sNot Of mutilated currcn
details. edeem nothing smalle
bc,d TO note, and We pay in
.lose sanity of the note $,
wfftre mere is only onc-tent
In the latter case VIC pay til
value. If you were to send
dollar note, onc-quarter of
been torn away, we would
seventy-fvc cents for it. II
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/ rapturous experience. Christ to them has
been the connquerer on the white horse, or
the sun Of Righteousness, setting everything
ablaze with light; or the bridegroom, com
ing with lantern and torches. To me it has
been very quiet and undemonstrative ex-
perience 1t has been something very sweet,
but very still. How shall ! describe it,
have it now: "My beloved is unto me- as q
cluster Of campfire from the vineyards Of
Engedin
But 1 remark further: This campfire
pant of the text was a symbol Of Christ in
the fact that it gives colorin2. From the
Mediterranean to the Ganges the people of
the East gathered it, dried the leaves, pull
veri .ed them, and then used them as a dye
for identifying garments or their own per.
sons. 1t was that fact that gave the cam
phire plant of the text its commercial value
in the time of King Solomon-a type of my
Lord Jesus, who beauties and adorns and
colors everything He touches l have no
faith in that mans conversion whose religion
ices not color his whole life. 1t was intended
so to do Ii man has the grace of God in his
heart it ought to show it elf in the life. There
ought to be this ''cluster of camT hire" in the
ledger, in the roll of government securities
in the medical prescription, in the law book.
A religion is of no value to merchant unless
it keeps him from putting false labels on his
goods; or to the plasterer, unless it keeps him
from putting up a ceiling which he knows
will crack in six months; or to the driver.
unless it keeps him from lashing his horses to
eight miles an hour when the Thermometer il
, at ninety; or to the farmer, unless it keeps
him from putting the only sound pippins on
the top of the barrel; Or to the shoemaker
unless it keeps him from substituting brown
paper for goo1 leather in the soles. In other
words. the religion of Christ is gescSss t
everything or it is good fe-