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FOR THE LADIES.

- The latest cattle queen " of the West is Miss
Kitty Wilkins of Idaho, tall bOndess23 years of
age a fine horsewOman aud dead shot Though
called the cattle queen, as matter of fact horses
are her speciality, and she owns no less than 500
besides thousands of heads of cattle
- The latest hobby of the Baroness Burdett-
Coutts is beeraising. This active old lady always
has one bee or another in her bonnet and the latest
is that Bookkeeping IS fine occupation for young
women and should be taught in the schools
- Many of the girls at Nassar College think moth
ing of walking six, eight and even 10 miles. Many
of the young ladies' at educational Institutions
around PLiladelphia have shown interest in pc
walks will be fashionable for women during the
coming Spring and Summer.
- Mrs. Mary j. Holmes believes IN early mar
riages and disapproyes Of extraordinary long
courtships. She believes that only sons " do not
make as good men as boys who are surrounded by
brothers and sisters. ' Only daughters she
thinks are apt to be pampeted and for WIFE
Customer-Isuy what would be an appropriate
present to give lady?
Salesmau-WelI that depends upon the lady's
age and her relation to you.
Customer-Ncll, she's my wife.
Salesman-Oh, in that case l would recommend
a muzZc. I'm married man myself.
Customcr-Shake.-JU
In Japan a husband is held responsible for his
wife's gossip, and the way japanese wife can
keep her mouth shut at q sewing society beats the
best time Maud :. ever Eade.-Dsir0t Free Press
49, MI De Bocr-Alis5 Emma, perhaps l ought
not to call during Lent, fOr understand you deny
yourself all amusement
Miss Emma-Ncs, / do. Mr.. De BOer. Come rs
often as you Hsle.-H1TpCr'S Bu-GT.
-Seamless Stockings are all right, but what the
Chicago girl wants IS . seem less shOe.-PtitS5JTg
Chronicle Telegraph.
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be at least mighty embarrassing and difficult
10 explain; and if this bumptious fellow
got hold Of such positive evidence as this
package contained of my being q rebel spy,
he might take it into his own hands to hang
me before we could get back TO camp.
This fear may read absurdly enough now,
but as a plain matter Of fact the capture of
a person under such circumstances and with
such seIf-cyident proof would have been con-
siderod sufficient
CAUSE FOR IMMEDIATE EXECUTION
by great many Of our officers during the
war. And the carrying ont Of such pro-
ceduTe would have been fully justified, too,
by our general officers, and il would have
ended it, without any call for investigation.
am quite sure that If my dead body had
been haulcd into camp with those papers in
my pocket, and no explanations had been
made Of my real purpose, should have been
buried rs 9 spy, and for all time my friends
would have been unable 10 defend me.
had a0t delivered the letters for obvious
reasons, and had not destroyed them, be
cause ] desired to hold onto them TO the last,
so that IL case OF capture by The rebels while
returning ] could have claimed that ! was
lost, etc. After getting into the Union lines
I had no opportunity TO lose them. ! was
obliged to abandon the string dodge, because
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Nasal voices, oatarrh and False Teeth

prominent English woman says the Ameri-
can women all have high, shrilI nasal voices
and false teeth.
Americans don't like the constant twitting
they get about this nasal twang and yet it is
fact caused by our dry, stimulating atmosphere,
and the universal presence of catarrhal difficult
ties.
But why should so many of our women have
false teeth2
That is more of poser to the English. It is
quite impossible to account for it except on the
theory Of deranged stomach action caused by
imprudence IN eating and by want of regular
exercise.
Both conditions are unnatural.
Catarrhal troubles everywhere prevail and
end in cough and consumption, which are
promoted by mal-nutritiOn induced by de-
ranged stomach action. The condition is
modern one one unknown to our ancestors who
prevented the Catarrh, cold cough aud con-
sumption by abundant and regular use of what
IS now known as Warmers Log Cabin Cough
aud Consumption Remedy and Log Cabin Sar
saparilla, two old-fashioned standard remedies
handed down from our ancestors, and now ex-
clusively put forth under the strongest guar
antees of purity and efficacy by the world
famed maA-f5 OF Warmers safe cure. These
two remedies pentifully used as the spring and
summer seasons advance give positive assur-
auCe of freedom, both from catarrh and those
dreadful and, if neglected, inevitable c0nse-
quences, pneumonia, lung troubles and con-
sumption, which SO generally and fatally pre-
vail among our people.
Comrade Eli Fisher of Salem, Henry Co.,
Iowa, served four years in the late war and con-
tracted disease called consumption by the
doctors. He had frequent hemorrhages. After
using Warmers Log Cabin Cough and Con-
sumption remedy, he says, under date Of Jan.
19th 1888: ''I do not bleed at the lungs any
more; my cough does not bother me, and I do
not have any more smothering spells" War
ner's Log Cabin Rose Cream cured his wife Of
Catarrh, and she is sound and yell"
or course we do not like to have our women
called nose takers and false teeth owners, but
these conditions can be readily overcome in the
manner indicated
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The Pension Bill OF the Rational Association, Ex-
Prisoners of War,

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l am in re-
ceipt Of a marked copy OF the Brook yn Sentinel
and Herald containing an article from remarks
Of Col. G. II. Lawrence. in support of minori-
ty report on the Pension Bill adopted by the
National Association, and over the same cap
tion the statement that II bills had already
been presented to Congress for the pensioning
Of cX-prisoners. Being Chairman Of the com
mittee who drafted the National bill [ desire to
make some explanation for the benefit of Com
raGc Lawrence and others who have taken ex-
ceptOu TO the bill.
In the first place, we felt that owing to the
failure to get any legislation for the benefit
Of eX-prisoners, we ought to unite if possible
on some bill and all work for its passage; and
through the National Association, the repre-
sentative Of all State Associations. We felt if
bill could be agreed upon, and then receive
the Endorsement Of the National Encampment
of the GAR, and if supported by all ex-pris-
ouers the chances of success would be In our
favor
Now as to the bill: The Committee after
carefully maturing BILL reported to tic Con-
yeutiOn and asked that action should be defer
red until the next day, so as to enable all dele
gates to think over the bill aud present any
objection or amendment thcy thought best.
Tie next day the bill was brought up and a
general discussion followed, which resulted in
no change, and the bill was adopted without a
dissenting voice, believe.
Now as to the objections: We admit the bill
has some but it was not drawn for what
we wanted-for what we deserved, but for what
we thought we could get A great deal of ar
gument has been introduced in opposition to
different bills on the ground that two or three
months imprisonment did not or could not ma
tcrialIy impair ones health or constitution,
and that men so confined were no more enti-
tied to pension than men who served in the
line and 70 make it from date of imprisou-
ment would. in the opinion Of all, be a strong
element in its defeat. The gradation Of pen
sious was urged upon the same grounds but
il was the reasoning of the Committee that if
we could succeed in getting the boys on the
pension roll, that anyone could then apply for
an increase, and if he was more disabled than
some who served longer he might be advanced.
! do not know what the comrades arguments
were in the minority report but infer he was
in the minority and the Committee was in
favor Of the National as we'll as the Association
bill Such are the facts in support of the
bill. Now I don't know what bill the COM
rades would substitute but it is a fact that Of all
the bills introduced, all have been objected to,
both in Congress and OUT H. WILLICUN.
address not giVeu)
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Oriental Polilcness.
IN. Y Slm.

Some curious notes on the etiquct of the East
are published in a recent issue Of the Gazette de
France. For instance, Turkish Efendi when
speaking to another about himself, always says
your servant" your valet" or your
slave -; and to the other he says IS your high or
your eminent personality" Instead of saying
" l saw you at the theater the other night" he
would always say At the theatcr the other
night I saw the dust of your shoes; after all,
q rather doubtful sort Of compliment. But
here is the Turkish form Of an invitation to
dinner: Ny Generous Master, My Respected
Lord; This evening, if it pleases Allah when
the great king Of the army of stars, the sun of
worlds, approaching the kingdom Of shades,
shall put his foot into the stirrup of speed you
are invited to eulightcn Us with the luminous
rays of your face, which rivals the sun. Your
arrival like the zephyr of Spring, viii drive
away from Us the somber night Of solitude and
isolation
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then doing detached eryice undscr Maj. Rolf
of the 18th Mass. II. A., was located at the
bridge three miles out from the city, on the
Baltimore road, at the railroad junction. a
man was brought in camp, having been capt
ured by the picket We soon found that he
was spy. We were going to hang him right
there, aud in fact fellow named Johnson had
a rope and a loop all ready for him, but Maj
Rolf ordered US to desst and the prisoner was
sent from our camp under guard to Gen.
TSench, then near Frederick, who gave him
another examination and ordered his immedi-
ate execution. He was hanged on tree, where
the body remained three days During that
time all his clothes were torn off for relics. His
name was Richards, and he was from Bati-
more His face left such an impression on me
that I could pick him out of a thousand even
at this late day. He was a heavy, short, broad
shouldered man, red face. clean shaved and
perhaps about 35 or 40 years old.-JoHN w.
RIscH, Co. L, 9Th n. Y. II. A, Valley Creek,
Minn
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Have you read Tokology?
W0man's Tact.

"John," said Mrs. Billus, sweetly, " have
dismissed the hired girl and win do the cook
ing myself hereafter 1t viii save US ever so
much, and-where are you going, JChn2"
am going down town to have my life in
sured, - replied Mr. Billus excitedly. can't
afford 10 run any risks, Maria"
An hour or two later Mrs. Billus sat down
and wrote as follows:
DEAR MAMMA: The plan worked to charm.
John is not hard to manage if one goes at him
right. The policy is for $4,000 and is made
payable to me. The hired girl VIII come back
next week"
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PERSONS AND THINGS.

- The Iowa State University is asking the Legis-
tIre to vote them 10000 FOR tine purpose OF pur-
chasing base hail ground for the students. The
papers suggest that it would be better TO appropr
ate few dollars for saws and 5Uct>s and lcs them
exercise on the university ysooi-pHc.
- Npsiianti man has queer CT1Ze-that Of col
lectiug axes. lie has o. different kinds and Yet his
wife complains Of "a scarcity Of i-iudliug wood.
Norway popular crusade against the Mormon
emissaries who seeking their prey there. He
is an uucoupromisiug foe OF Russian tyranny, and
thinks th8t America, England and Scandinavia
ought 20 form a grand federation to protect the
civilized world from the enCrOaChins waves OF Rus
si.n barbarism.
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The Melbourne international Exhibition.

Australia celebrates the centenary OF her set
tIement by grand international Exhibition
at Meibume commencing, Aug l next and
continuing for six months Congress has ap.
propriated $4,000. viii appoint Commissioners
to represent the United States, and il is hoped
that very many private firms will make exhib-
its. The Government OF Victoria controls the
exhibition and gives space and steam for mo-
tive power free. The exhibition building aud
annexes viii cover 81 acres Of ground, and the
display, both local and from foreign countries,
viii be the largest ever seen in the Southern
Hemisphere. Goodsfor exhibition are admit
ted duty free Australia is a rich and growing
country American goods sell well there, and
the comparative nearness Of Australia TO Amer
lea should inspire our business men to control
her markets Mr.. John NJ. Ives, who for the past
three years has been in the antpodes as mana
ger for the welI-knowu Safe Cure House OF H.
II. Warner s. Co. has just returned with letters
from the Chief Secretary and Commissioners;
also blank applications for space, which he will
be pleased to send free on application to him at
Rochester, N. Y. Applications should be made
at once, as goods must be in position not later
than July l next.
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A Beautiful Publication,

The beautiful publication LoretFs Guide to
Fruit Culture is not only safe guide in the
selection of varieties, but also one of the most
reliable in planting, cultivating and general
management of fruits of all kinds. In an ele-
gautly Illuminated cover it contains over 70
pages of information, embeilished with hun
dreds Of engravings and several colOred plates.
Description and illustrations are true to nature,
showing the true merits Of each variety with
out concealing its faults. Send to J. L. LOvett
Co., Little Silver, \. J., and get a copy.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-03-22

the one who took such high honors at college
some years ago? lie is most brilliant fellow,
and can converse charmingly on almost any
subject"
mo, don't know him. Is he a lawyer?"
Lawyer! How can you ask such thing {?
Mr.. Eyerard is much too refined a man to make
his living out Of other peoples quarrels No,
indeed lie breeds horses and dogs"
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In the DARK Of the Moon.
[ Ie10s Siaings.

An Austin colored man with protruding eyes
rushed into Justice Tegners Office and ex-
claimed:
81 wants Col Jones, who Ibis mex door to
me- put under $I,0O00OO bonds ter keep de
peace"
" Has he threatened your life?"
&" lie has done dat berry ting. He said he war
gwine ter fill de mex niggah he found aftcI
dark in his hem house plum full OBJ buckshot."
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The Frederick Snr Aeain.

AY I be permitted to
give my version Of the
hanging of the spy at
Frederick, Nd, as I see
in your paper several
articles about hanging
spies at Frederick City,
Nd. | remember only
one being hung. 1t was
on or about July 5,
1862 Onr cnmnanv-
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from my brother Spencer, which had come dur
ing my absence, q reference 10 which has been
made further back iG this narrative
While IN or around this Office or station,
about which were always cOugregated q great
crowd OF officers and soldiers oil duty. as well
as suffers, uewsb0Es, etc, l was pleasantly
approached by Gen McCallum, who had charge
Of all the military railroads as the successor Of
Col IA0s. A. scott and who, after talking agree
ably about some % the work ! mad previously
undertaken, told me il his gruG way Rail
road aud telegraph employees have been re-
guTcl by the Secretary OF War TO take the
oath Of allegiance. al have signed but you
and / have left q blank in the Office for your
signature"
/ was an enp.oye and as such was perfectly
willing 10 gn all the 5aths they required, and
expressed my willingness 10 comply at once. !
found written blank form had been prepared
for me III the Office. i signed it without think
ing u necessary 70 read. When handing the
paper back to the clerk, hc remarked ioculary:
" They have made you sign a mighty tight
paper haven taey2"
it was only when my curiosity was aroused
By this remark that thought OF reading over
the form Of tie oath. think 10 was what was
known ia the year after as the cow-catchcr
bond or ron-clad oath. ltwas purp0sely made
strong enough 70 catch any supposed case Of
disloyalty. il contained one simple clause that
at the time seemed 10 perplex me q little. 1t
read IN substance: " ! have never belonged to
any organization or borne arms against the
Government Of the United States voluntarily
or inyoiuutariiy."
/ could not conscientiously or truthfully
swear 10 that. Twas willing enough to do al
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-02
A College tor BARRIERS.

There Is Il prospect Of the establish
ment in this city Of II BARRIERS college,
modelled after the famous Ecole DIES
Coiffeurs in Paris. The professors in
the Paris school are experts in the fine
art which they teach, and the pupils
are trained to feats of skill and to the
production of works of taste and
beauty worthy Of the court of Louis
XIV. The chief study, of course, is in
Embarrassing, especially ladies hair
dressing for snowy occasions, and hero
it is that the professors rise to the
heights that pierce the clouds. How
the hair shall be dressed for various
occasions, or in different seasons, or
with special costumes; how the style
of dressing shall be adapted to the con-
tour of the face and head; how CLASH
cism may be revived, atavism modern
lied, and romantic or revolutionary
fashions encouraged-these are among
the lofty questions which are illus
trated by the professors of the Ecole
des Coiffeurs. Every year there is a
concours, or competition, of the rival
students, in which diplomas are given
and prize medals awarded. The
medals ara of three grades-the
bronze medal, the silver medal, and
the grand gold medal, After the con-
cours grand ball is given, at which
professors, pupils, and other coiffeurs
display their skill in the saltatory art.
N Y Sun
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-02

There IL q strange little animal, too small
to be seen without q microscope, which has
become quite famous because Of its power
to endure heat and cold. He Is called the
rotifera, or wheel bearer, because be
seems to bear two wheels in front Of him.
These tiny creatures live in the MOSES
that are found on old roofs. When it rains
they are very active, and run about to get
food but when the sun dries up the rooi
they shrivel up, remaining so for weeks,
and are apparently dead. But warm
shower revives them, and, after lying for
months in a roof covered with snow and
ice, they will spring up and be as lively as
ever The experiment has been made OF
picking them out of cold forty degrees be.
low zero and then putting them on warm
stove. when all the signs of life would re-
turn They have been buried in the earth
for two weeks but would revive by having
warm water poured over them. Some claim
that they really do die and come to life
again; but science shows this to be untrue.
Interior.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-02
JUDiCiOUS READING.
Literature Whose Studious Digestion VIII
Prove of Great Benefit.


Prove of Great Benefit.
Almost any one who thinks a moment
upon his literary tastes, and the manner in
which he has gratified them, will be aston
ished at the vast amount of reading that
he has done; and, if he reads hastily, he
will be surprised at the lite thought he
has given to his mental food.
Too much attention can not be given to
entertaining and instructive literature.
From books q man may learn what the
closest observers and the able 1t thinkers in
all past ages have learned only by painful
experience and thought; he may learn
what the most phenomenal geniuses of the
last century never dreamed of. Or, If his
tastes lie in a different direction, he may
find in books and newspapers entertaining,
spirited companions illumining life with
beauty, romance, wit and sympathy.
The nature, science and history Of q
mans occupation may be shown him by
the characters which the little metal types
have stamped on paper. BY q judicious
course Of reading the professional man,
the man In public life, the journalist, the
scientist the merchant, the mechanic, the
farmer-in brief, any worker in any field
may gather stores Of knowledge which will
be of the most immediate and practical
value to him.
Such a course of reading can not lie ( 90
thorough, nor can it be pegun tos Cafly.--
~ y. Ledger. -
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-02
Facts About Butter.

A Washington market dealer, who
knows whereof he speaks, said to a re-
porter: The annual product of but
ter in the United States is not less than
1000, 100000 pounds per annum. 1t
is generally admitted that one-half OF
the butter produced is artificially
colOred. If this be so, and if natural
high-colored butter is valued at five
cents more per pound than the UNI
colored article, it follows that the pub
lie pay no less than $25, 900 per
annum for an artificial color, believing
it in most cases to be a natural color
and an indication OF superior quality,
for which they receive no equivalent.
1t is also true that if one pound OF
color. which consists of annatto color,
dissolved in cotton-seed oil, is required
for 1000 pounds of butter, there must
be not less than half a million pounds of
spurious butter added TO, the product
Of the country in the shape of cotton.
sesd oil,"-M T. Mail and Express,
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-02
The Best Test of Success Is Success

Tested and proved by over twenty five
years. use in all parts Of the world
ALLCocK's Porous PLAsTERS have the In
dorsement of the highest medical anC
chemical authorities, and millions OF crate
full patients who have been cured OF dis
tressing ailments voluntarily testify Il
their merits.
ALLCoCK's PoRors PLAsTERs are purel.
vegetable. They are mild but effective
sure and quick in their action, and abso
lutely harmless.
Beware of limitations, and do not be de
ceived by misrepresentation.
Ask for ALLCoCK's, and let no explanation
or solicitation induce you to accept sub
stitute.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-02

NEVER call a plan-featurcd person home
ly until you have got a glimpse Of the mind
the spirit, the character behind the face.
You may discover such a happy combina
ton of virtues and cxcellencies in that
personality, that the plain features will be
come radiant with a benign beauty which
no combination of so-called beauty lines"
can rival - Interior.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-02
you,r. Too Yellow, Perhaps?

Then look out for your liver, for it is ap
preaching serious congestion. Danish the
saffron hue from your skin and eyeballs, the
fur from your tongue, the uneasy sensation;
from YOUR right side with that pleasant and
PAINLESS laxative and anti-biliqls medicine
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which if, more
over, you are threatened with kidney trou
Bile or fever and ague will prevent them.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-02

u POSITIVE certainty of relief Is afforded
lr skin diseases by Glcnn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisk er Dye, soc.