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Ayers Pills are so popular is, that
while always reliable as cathartic
medicine, they never leave any i'll
effects. This is because they are purely
vegetable, and entirely free from Gallo
mel or any other dangerous drug. In
all cases, therefore, whether the patient
be old or young, they may be conf
IDENTIFY administered.
In the Southern and Western States,
where arrangements of the liver are so
general, Ayers Pills have proved an in
estimable blessing. ID. w. Baine, New
Berne, N. c., writes:
81 suffered long time with stomach
and liver troubles. l tried various rem
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Throughout New England, next to
lung diseases, Stomach and Bowel
Complaints are the most prevalent.
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Dyspepsia

and Constipation are almost universal.
Mr.. GALLAGHER, practical chemist, of
Roxbury, Mass, who was long troubled
with Dyspepsia, writes:
GA friend induced me to try Ayers
Pills, and, after taking one box without
much benefit, / was disposed to quit
them; but he urged perseverance, and,
before / had finished the second box,
began to experience relief. / continued
taking them, at intervals, until / had
used eleven boxes. Suffice it to say,
that 1 am now well man, and grateful
to your chemistry, which outstrips
mine."
The head and stomach are always in
sympathy ; hence the cause of most of
those distressing headaches, to which
so many, especially women, are subject.
Mrs. Harriet A. Marble, of Poughkeep-
sic, n. Y, writes that for years she was
a martyr to headache, and never found
anything to give her more than tenn
porary relief, until she began taking
Ayers Pills, since which she has been
in the enjoyment of perfect health.
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Don't commit suicide if you have dyspep
sia, with headact 9, heartburn, i.tress in the
stomach, no appetite, and are all worn on
but take Hoods Sar sal srilla a nd be cured.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

"Perhaps not" said Mrs Hart as she
began to put on her bonnet and cloak.
She was. perhaps, the poorest person OF
refinement and education in the town
and the most benevolent She was a
widow, whose only dover were q boy Ct
u and girl of 0 years. By sewing al
most night and day she managed TO keep
the wolf out of sight.
Accompanied by Robby she went over
to Hunts to see the hermit, and at once
knew t.-.st ne was sick unto death. As
the sled which was to transport hlm TO
Johnstown drew up at the door Mrs.
Hart touched the arm of Judge Russell,
who seemed to be clothed with more
authority Just then than any of the other
appointment citizens" who lowered about,
and said; -,
Il will take care of Weaver if you will
send him to my house. He is very sick
man, already greatly exhausted by his
tourney down the mountain. The drive
to Johnstown might kill him"
Greatly, Mrs. Hart, you're always do
ING too much for others. Young DR..
Clay was in here bit ago, and he sad
the old fellow oughtn't TO be moved Sc
far. But you'd better think twice before
YOU take him. He'll he an awful
charge
Il know that" she answered; but
will take him and do the best | can fol
him." So the hermit was put upon the
sled ard delivered at Mr. Hart S Ike
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

Our readers viii be surprised and gratide1 to
learn that Mrs. Caroline Hart was married night
before last to Mr. Vincent Il. Weaver, Of New
York The ceremony took place at the brides
home at O'Clock. The groo.n's sister, Mrs. c. p
Stevenson. and her husband, also Of New York,
and two or three of the brides closest friends
we're the only guests.
Mrs. Hart now Mrs Weaver. as everybody
knows. is one OF the most highly respected ladies
of IIillsforl Although far from rich she has
been pEianthropic to s2n extraordinary degree.
Every ose knows how Weaver, the hermit, fell
sick one day early in the winter when he came
into town to buy some supplies and Mrs. Hart had
him removed to her cottage to prevent his being
taken to the county house at Johnstown But not
until recently did any one know that Herman
Weaver the hermit and Vincent II. Weaver the
celebrated author were one and the same.
1t has been generally believed that cur hermit
had been the victim of some cruelty at Cupld's
hands, and for this reason had deserted the so
ciety of his fellow men We learn from good
authority that this diagnosis was incorrect, He
lived in his mountain cabin because he could there
devote himself 10 the work Of writing his books
without the risk of being hlred away by any CT
the thousand diversions which tempt him from
his toll in the city His character OF selni-savase
was assumed 10 protect him from intrddecs.
Mr.. Weaver really did not live in his mountain
lodge half the time he was supposed 10. Often
for months together, he would be absent, mixing
with the wits aud htterateurs Of the metropolis
He has even been several times to Europe, while
the people Of Hllsford supposed him to be within
his solitary cabin.
Eccentric he is to be sure. For instance, we
have been told that before he spoke Of marriage
TO Mrs Hart he put $4,000 in her nS1ne in sub
stantial New York bank and settled a handsome
+ sum upon esch of her two children. He wished
/ to make her independent before the question of
marriage was discussed, and he considered her
entitled to all he could do for her for having taken
+ him to her home, thereby saving his life when he
/ was at deaths door.
/ This is a true love match. without doubt, Their
/ Christmas gift is the very best in Santa Claus
/ pack. Ii is labeled Love-" and comprehends the
I better part OF earth and portion of heaven.
Mr.. Weaver made final trip 10 his cabin on the
mountain the other day, and wrote across its door
in big letters, IT is not good for man to be alone
Mr. and Mrs Weaver will build a splendid house
here for their summer home, but will spend then
( winters in New York. They left yesterday &c
finish the season there. Wewish them every hap
piness under the sun.
This startling piece of news caused
many an eve 10 protrude when it wa:
read II always thought that Mrs. Har'
was a designing thing. Sly. oh, SO sly
I'll warrant she knew that Weaver was
rich man or she never would have takeI
him in, said 4 woman who, only ;
month before, had expressed the feal
that the widow would have old Weaver
on key hands for life
GERTRUDE GARRISON.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

bale Of merchandise The widows I'M
seifishness kindled temporary flame Of
the same nature in other breasts. ard for
che moment volunteer help was plenty.
She took advantage of some Of this to ret
her patient bathed and barhered and put
to bed in comfortable, Christian way.
Then began for her weeks of care,
work and anxiety. The sewing machine
was silent. with the unpleasant conse-
quence Of low finances. Contributions to
the comfort of the sick man fell away as
time passed and the affair became an
old story. Young DIR. Clay alone re-
manned faithful. The donations Of others
had dwindled down to advice. All in all
Mrs. Hart had "a hard pull of it,
At last the hermit became GONZALES
cent. Finding himself in home where
refinement and kindness prevailed, he
fell into the ways of its inmates as nat
urally as if he had been accustomed to
civilization all his life. He talked gent
ally and charnlingly, and seemed pos
sessed of as much information as any
man Of the world Clad in his right
mind and conventional clothes, he lost
his character Of hermit entirely. Many
OF the signs Of age, too had disappeared
under the good offices Of the tailor and
the barber. lie did not look day over IS.
He was quite well now, but he showed
no disposition to return to his semi-sav-
age life. so far as any one outside of Mrs.
Harris home knew.
Christmas was almost at hand. Hills
ford was busy buying its presents and
getting up festivities. At Mrs. Harris
the preparations were on a scale so
simple THAT they were almost pathetic.
Two days before Christmas the town
had something new 10 talk about. A
middle aged gentleman and lady of the
upper class. apparently, arrived at the
Hillsfori hotel and asked for Weaver.
While they rested and dined they were
RECALLED with the story of the herlnits
queer doings. the Intellectual attempt to
send him to the poorhouse. the widow
Harris interference and everything.
Then they were piloted to the Hart door,
and for two days afterward, although
the town was almost eaten up by curios-
ity, it could find out nothing at all about
them.
1t got the whole story on Christmas
! from The Weekly Chronicle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21
ING AFoRE | kNOWED."
JAMES wHITCoMB RILEY.

eIjcious gem of the Hoosier poet
presented, with due apologies to
Ihich first printed it:
Bit O feller-I remember still
st cry fer Christmas, like youngster
July's nothin to itl-New Years amt
l.
nday-Clrcus day-jes' oil dead in the
Dush! at night, you know, to set around
bear
BIS work the story off about the sledge
Deer,
b. ssootip' round the roof, ell wrapped
i and fuzi-
be
knoved who
"Santy Claus" WIZ!
anil set up later a week err two ahead:
Hardly keep awake, ner wouldn't go to
lin on the fire, and Mother settin' near
eS aud rockin' in the skreeAy rocking
i:
and wonder where it wuz the money
with his frosted heels, and spill his
bent;
dNamin' sleigh bells when the clock nd
and buzz
ore
d l6nowed who
4 Sanity Claus" w1zl
fireplace, and figger how "Old Sanity"
come down the chimbly, like they said
Mould.
p could hide and see him-wondered
thedsay
fhed a teller layin' fer him thataways?
pn him, and liked him, same as eff he had
pat me on the back and say, Look a
my lad;
doesm
be
Il lknowed who
Santa Claus" WIZ.
yarn w'1 true about him as it 'peared
y out o lies like that-un's good enough
u wuz so eonfldln' could jes' 20 wild
20 up my stockin's like the little child
U NY zap tonight, and beggin' mo to tell
Y veiadeeTs and old Sanity" that she
s'fry Tor this MISREPRESENTATION OF
6pre
mi She knows who
8 SANITY Claus" Is!
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

Beautiful and right it is that gifts and
good wishes should fill the air like snow
flakes at Christmas tide. And beautiful
is the year in is coming and in its going
most beautiful and blessed because it
Is always the Near OF Our Lord
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-21

Come. come, Weaver, this is no way
to do. We are here in the trlendlest
shirt, and are sincerely anxious to nave
You taken care of. You are SICK man
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31
'sa Card

a Card"
In leaving my connection with the firm
of Haub & Smith wish to thank the
people of Colby and Thomas county for
their very liberal patronage in the past
two years. and hope to merit large
share of patronage when my new place
of business is opened.
Yours Very Truly,
12-1t GEO. W. SMITH.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31
The Emperor of Germany is able to
drive out once more.

How to pay off farm mertgages
Put wool and every thing else the
farm produces on the free list; close
up American manufactures; destroy
American industries and home mar
kets; drive hundreds Of thousands of
workingmen who are now consumers
of farm products, to the soil to become
farm producers; buy imported ma
chinery, tools, clothing, etc, at prices
to suit the foreign labor and manufac
turers. This is the way the Detroit
Free Press and other Golden Club
organs would pay off farm mortgages.
Such plan would succeed only in
one way. 1t would compel many far
mers to give up their farms in ex-
change for the mortgages. This is
the free trade plan. How do you like
it Detroit Tribune.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31

Edmond TIMES: We notice that a
great many of our exchanges in the
sixth district are advocating sixth
district caucus before going into the
coming state convention. The idea is
a good one and should be carried out.
and that caucus should settle the ques-
ton as to whether the northwest has
respectable place on the ticket or
not. We are in favor Of working to
secure one of the positions on the
ticket thai viii be of benefit to the
northwest. We are just as well Of
without place On the ticket as we
would if given one of the side shows,
therefore we say 90 in for something
that will be a benefit. If we go to
work and work unisedly we can sc:
fair and equitable position but if we
continue 10 ask for every thing we will
get nothing. Let Us be cautious and
work for that which will do us some
GOOD
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31
General Sheridan, it is reported in
a Washington dispatch, is 90 i'll that
he may die at any minute.

A white man, disguised as a negro
called himself Abbidigal. the holy
one, went among the negroes Of
Georgia, and, claiming divinity, de
luied them into selling all they had
and placing it in his hands, claiming
that he would lead them to land Of
promise. At the appointed time the
Messiah failed to appear. The Assem-
bled negroes, fiuding themselves de
ceived, pursued the false prophet,
caught him, hung him, and beat
him with briar bushes until he cannot
recover. So perish all such impos-
TORS
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31

Various papers denounce the north
west part of the state as greedy office
seekers And yet the northwest has
no state officers and only one candi
date, VIZ: Charley Norton, of Beloit
in the extreme eastern part of the
what is denominated the northwest
section. Col. Dick Picker, against
whom we have nothing to say, is not
the candidate OF the northwest for
lieutenant governor-if he is nomina-
ted it will be by delegates from other
portions of the state and will be cram
med down our throats, SO to speak
against our consent. Let us have a
candidate of Our own selection.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31

Tie catalogue of the State Univer-
sity for the year 1888 has just made
its appearancd from the press of the
State Printer. Some notable changes
in the faculty this year, however, are
announced Prof f. l.. Nichols is
succeeded by Professor l.. |. Blake.
with W. S. Franklin, Kansas boy,
and graduate (class of 1881. of the
University, rs assistant. Charles G
Dunlap, of Johns Hopkins University.
succeeds w. b. Browneli, as assistant
in English, +. c. Murphy. of Cornell
University, is assistant in Engineer
ing; Miss Alcinda L. Morrow is an.
nounced rs Lady Dean and Professor
of Spanish
The work in civil engineering is ex
tended, and full course leading t.
the degree c. 4. established. An ex
cellent beginning is also made in Flee
trio Engineering under the direction
of Prof Blake.
Two lists of preparatory higl
schools are given, the one containing
those schools whose course of stud,
is sufficient to admit to admit to tn,
Freshmen class without condition; tn,
other, those which, in some respects
lack the full preparation. A new de
parture in the matter of entrance ex
aminations is presented rs follows
candidates for admission may divid'
the examination between two years, o
between June and September of thu
same year.
Tue number of students enrolled
during the year is 4S3, of whom Il;
are ladies. This enrolment is within
six OF that of last year. In view o
the fact that the requirements for ad
mission To the University are advanc
I'd and the examinations made NOR,
carefns and searching year by year
the record Of attendance has beer
surprisingly maintained. The mum
bers for the last three years (l8S7-s
included) have been respectively, 4l9
489, 4S3. The friends of the Uni
versity-and this means the entire
state-are to be congratulated, FOL
these figures indicate tAe confidence
of the people in the institution and i'd
management, and . consequent in.
creasing constituency.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31

A Presidential ticket Was put in The
field on the 18th ut Des Moines, Ia,
BY the National Convention OF the
Equal Rights party. It is: For Pres,
ident Belva A. Lockwood, Of Wash
ington; for Vice President Alfied 81.
Love, Of Philadelphia
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31
Senator Plumb's Amendment-The
Creenback Come to Stay.

SENATOR piumO 8 Am0n0m0nt-1n0
creenback Come to Stay.
The Plumb amendment to the bond
bill in the Senate is considered a
great victory for the Greenbackers,
while, it is not so believed,i it fixes their
policy upon the country for all time
to come. Thus, it revives tie idea
that the greenback has come to stay;
and will stay.
1t will now be the money of the ma
ton, in connection with coin and coin
certificates, and thus anon the money
of the Government will take the place
of national bank notes.
Don't be alarmed sweet friends OF
the gold coin national bank note per.
suasion. There is not the least danger
in the chance. We only take the en-
dOrser's note in lieu of the endorsee
1t this endorsement makes the bank
note good, his own note will certainly
be equally as good.
The long and short of it is this:
The national bank notes are what they
areas to security-just because the
Government backs them and spreads
the agis OF its own sign manual ovel
them. Thus i becomes the endorsel
and makes them secure against ali
loss. National View.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31
STATE SENATOR.

Some time since we spoke of the
probability that Decatur county would
have a candidate for the state senate
to represent this the fortieth senate
rial district in. that distinguished
body. The man to whom we referred
is Hon. Chas f. Chandler, formerly
receiver of the United States land Of
flee in this city and a man known well
and widely all over the state most
pleasant and genial gentleman of a
high order of intelligence, man of
keen judgment and wide and varied
experience, a man of extended popu-
Iality and influence, man identified
with the interests of the district and
knowing its needs, man who will be
able to do his constituency great good
ia the senate if chosen thereto. a
warm admirer and an earnest person
al friend of those two great men whom
all Kansans delight to honor, Ingalls,
and Plumb, and with all his other
sterling qualities of head and heart,
a stalwart, untiinching, uncompromis-
ing republican, true to the principles
of rcpublicanis,n, and ever yielding
loyal allegiance and ready obedience
to the grand party of progress. Such
a man does Decatur county urge up
on the attention of the fourteen coun-
ties of this senatorial district. We
have not word to say in derogation
of the claims of our warm friends in
other portions of the district, who
have shown their friendship, whose
ability is recognized and whose loyal
ty to the party is unquestioned 1t is
with the most kind and friendly feel
ing toward them that this county
takes up the fight for the nomination
of Mr. Chandler, and we trust that
the friendly relations heretofore sus-
tanned will be strengthened as the
canvass develops. We are against no
one, but we are for our own man and
go into the canvass inspired by a
strong hope, based on reasonable
grounds, of winning the nomination
for a man who will, if elected, reflect
honor and credit upon the district
and faithfully do the work confded to
his care. Glad are we that this is a
race between friends, and that emula-
ton rather than rivalry will govern its
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The implement firm heretofore existing
under the firm name of Diffcndafer &
Lee has this day been dissolved by mutu-
al agreement Tae business will hereaf-
ter be carried on by Samuel Lee, who has
purchased the interest of James II. Diff
fendafer in said business. and has assum-
ed and will pay all Indebtedness OF the
firm. SAMUEL LEE,
1O-4t j. NJ. DIFrENDAFEa.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-31

Cleveland sits back IN majesty and
keeps grinding out vetoes on pensions
to soldiers widows.