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The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

An old observer of presidential life in Washington says that each new President begins his term by spending more money on hospitality during the first year of office than during any of the succeeding ones. The expenditure decreases gradually it is said, until the fourth year, when the ordinary President begins to think more about saving money for the coming rainy day than about spending it for dinners and receptions.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

At sale in Birmingham, England. a doaler paid $2S5 for pack of cards The pack is stated to be the only ono of its kind in the world. Every card is specially engraved, and the pack comprises an exhaustive pictorial his tory of the principal events in the reign of Queen Anne down to 1706 They include the victories of Marl- borough, the sea fights of Admiral Benbow. all the various changes con nected with the parliamentary pro- ceedings of the day and the conclusion of the treaties between England and France and Spain. The queen of of hearts is pretty well drawn pict- ure of Queen Anne herself. and tho king of heart represents King George of Denmark, her husband. The queen of diamonds is Annie Sophia, Queen of Denmark; the queen of clubs is the Princess Royal of Prussia. and the queen of spades is the Princess Anne of Russia. The knaves were repre- sented by leading politicians of the day.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

One of the picturesque features of the Hudson between upper New York and Yonkers on pleasant summer after moons is the girl with canoe. The cockle-shell craft, weighing not over twenty pounds. is one of the prettiest things ahoat, with it's thin sides ofpol- i8hed cedar and it's bright-eyed occu- pant seated on scarlet cushion on it's bottom She has scarlet ribbons on her sailor hat and scarlet sash fast ened about the waist of her darlI-blue serge boating gown. A heavy silk skirt of dark-blue and white stripes tops this, and as she yields the long double paddle she skins the surface of the dimpling river with the lightness and bird-lilSe motion that only the cauoeist knows.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

wuz walkin' roun' en rouh' big dog" wood tree, rubbin' his sides ag'in it. Brer Wolf watch i'm right smart while, he acts so quare, en den he low
 "'Shoo, dat creetur done bin in fight en los de bes' part CT he tail; en W at make he scratch his5e'f dat away? lay I'll let i'm know who he foolin' long wid.
 After while, Brer Wolf went up leetle higher de creetur, en holler out:
 :" 'Hcyo, dar! W at you doin' scratch in yo' scaly hide on my tree, en tryin' fer ter break hit down?'
 "De creetur ain't make no answer. He des walk 'roun' en 'roun' de tree scratchin' he sides en back. Brer Wolf h0ller out:
 "''I lay I'll make you year me ef natter come dar whar you isn
 'De creetur des walk 'roun' en 'roun' de treee, en aint't make no answer Den Brer Volt hail i'm ag'in, en talk like he mighty mad:
 "'Ain't you gwine ter min me, you imperdent scoundul? Ain't you gwine ter mozey outer my woods en let my | tree 'lone?'
 'NWid dat, Brer Wolf march todes de i'm in de groun'. De cfeetur rub lisse'f ag'in de tree, en look like he feel mighty good Brer Wolf keep on gwine todes i'm, en bimeby wen he git sorter close de creetur tuck n sot up on his behime legs des like you see squir'ls do. Den Brer Wolf, he low, he did:
 "tAh-pi! you beggin', is youP But 'tain't gwine ter do you no good. l mout CT let you off ef yaud a-minded me wen l fus' holler alter you. but l ain't gwine ter let you off now. I'm a-gwine ter iarn you lesson datn stick by you
 'Den de creeter sorter wrinkle up he face en mouf, en Brer Wolf low:
 "sOh, you nee'n'ter swell up en cry, you 'eeitful vilyun. I m a-ewine ter gi' you a frailin' dat l boun' you won't forgit
 ''Brer Wolf make like he gwine ter hit de creetur. en den--"
 Here Uncle Remus paused and looked all around the room and up at the rafters. When he began again his voice was very solemn.
 Well, suh. dat creetur des fotch one swipe dis away. en 'n'er swipe dat away, en mos 'fo' you can wink yo' eye-balls Brer Wolf hide wuz mighty nigh teetotally tor'd off n i'm. Alter dat de ereetur sa,ntered off in de woods, ell gun ter rub hissef on 'n'er tree.
 What kind of creature was it, Uncle Remus?a asked the little boy.
 Well, honey" replied the old man, i'll q confidential whisper, Init want nobody on de top-side CT de yeth but ole Brer Wildcat. Joel Chandler Harris, in St Nicholas.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
o to be dead and done with the .roub,a

- 0 to be dead and done with the trouble
 That hils each day with a dreary pains
 This is the moan of many woman
 Who thinks she can never be well again. - It were better for me and better for others
 If were dead, and their tears fall fast
 Not so not so, o wives and mothers
 There's a bow of hope in the sky at last And it tells you that the storm of disease which has spread it's shadow over you will give way to the sunshine of renewed health. if you are wise, and try Dr. Pierces Favor ite Prescription. It can and will effectually cure all female weaknesses and derange- ments, and no woman who has not tried if need desr air, for a trial will convince her that 1t Is the very thing she needs to restore her to the health she fears forever lost.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

-Swinburne, the poet, never carries a stick or an umbrella when out walk. ing; but he often fills his pockets with candy and distributes it to the childreE he meets.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

MARcELLUs, Mich, has shipped five tons of mud turtles to New York City this season.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

AN 1rishwoman, uninvited to wake Well, well, I'll have corpse of my own Tn my house some day, an thin you'll see who'll bo invited"
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

Prof. C. had gone to spend the evening at a friends house. When he was about to leave it was raining cats and dogs, whereupon the hostess kindly offered him accommodations for the night, which he readily accepted. Sud- denly the guest disappeared, nobody knowing what had become of him. and the family were about to retire for the night, when Prof. C. walked in. as wet as a drowned rat. He had been home to fetch his nigbt shirt,
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

Do Nor suffer from sick headache mo. ment longer. It is not necessary. Carters Little Liver Pills will cure you Dose, one little pill Small price. Small dose Small pill
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

Fine tomato catsup is greatly inn proved for most palatea when used bot instead of cold.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

"HE's so thin I'd hardly know him. You're thin and I'm thin, but he's thinner than both of us put together"
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

To cleanse the stomach liver and system generally, use Dr. Pierce's Pellets. 9 cents.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

KochtsGer, "a. Osdr Slr: I have been using your Antldote for Malaria in my family for several years. For more than year had chills and was so low down that begged me to try the Antidote, and it cured me at once. l am now strong, healthy man. We use no other medicine in the family, as we find it the quickest, safest, and also the cheapest. Yours very truly,
 SAMUEL CLARK.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

Farmers in Eastern Pennsylvania have quite recently begun to use a new fertilizer, which is well known to Flu ropean agriculture, but has never got ten foothold in this country. It is iron slag. produced in the manufacture of basic steel. An iron manufacturing concern in Pennsylvania is reported to be realizing considerable profit from the sale of the pulverized slag.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

A quack doctor. who was giving testimony in a San Francisco court, was asked if he had ever peformed the op- eration of decapitation. 70, yes he said, ..I have done that often, often. Always successfully "Neyer lost 8 oatient under it.n
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

A judge at Visalia, Cal, has hit upon novel method of clearing hls district of tramps. Being arrested and taken before him, he lectures them on the enormity of their offense, pronounces them guilty, and tells them to come next day and receive sentence. Instead, they nY Yariably leave the town at once.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

A young lady called at a lawyers office and asked to have suit begun against former lover for breach of promise. "He promised to marry me four times, she said. but he hasn't kept his word; and my affections are all blighted." "How much damage do you wish to cIaim?' said the polite lawyer. Well, 1 was blighted four times, and l think $10O blight is none too much.' So suit was entered Ut 8400 damages for four blights.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

S eS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yetpromptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tenn effectually, dispels colds, head aches and levers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in it's effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities com- mend 1t to all and have made 1t the most popular remedy known.
 Syrup of Figs Is for sale in 5oc and S1 bottles by all leading drug gists, Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try 1t. Do not accept any substitute.
 CALIF0RNIA FIG SYRUP co.
 SAH FRANCISCO. GAL.
 LOUISVILLE, kY NEW FORK. NY
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA June 2d, 1887. DR A. T. SHALLENBERGER,
 Do h.. I
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

What kind of creature was it, Uncle Remus?7 asked the little boy.
 Well, honey" replied the old man. i'll confidential whisper, Init want nobody on de top-side CT de yeth but ole Brer Wildcat. Joel Chandler Harris, in St Nicholas.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-06-08
Something Sure.

81 want something sure" said genial look
ing gentleman of his druggist, who was wrap
ping bottle OF medicine for the gentlemans
wife. Poor man; his heart had grown skeptic,
and with good cause, for his wife had suffered
for years with painful weakness, nervousness,
constant fatigue, rheumatism and other symp-
toms Of i'll health, and, although he had tried
many remedies, found nothing that gave relief.
"Weu, ;" said the druggist, 81 do believe this
is sure. | have only been selling it few
months, yet, in that short time, the sales have
increased rapidly. Sometimes some one comes
i'll and says, Il want a bottle of that remedy that
cured Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Smith of rheum
atism.' What name? wouli ask They had
forgotten, SO l wouldsa Is it b. Il. b? That's
it that's itr would invariably be the answer.
l tell you b. b. Is. is rapidly gaining the great
est reputation of any remedy ever sold.
1t has proven itself SURE cure for the many
annoying symptoms that follow an impover-
ished condition Of the blood Impure blood is
the cause of innumerable aches, pains, impaired
functions, Indigestion, catarrh, ETC., all of
which readily yield to the wonderful recupera-
tive virtue contained in b. b. b. believe some
day it will be the only thing used by the peo-
pie as a cure for the constitutional evils arising
from q state of blood impurity.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-06-08
Some Old Fashions Revived.

lhere Is atpresent areyivai of old fashions
steadliy going on. Popular favor has re
Curhed 70 many Of the customs of early time
the past. o ~ WI Vi
me Old spinning wheel has returned from
eAiie anu forms conspicuous and interesting
ornament in our homes.
QUAINT old tapestries, rugs and articles of
furniture have been restored TO deprvnd
popularity.
There IS a reason for this revival.
Our ancestors We're Of the substantial kind.
and nj Their tastes We're accordingly marked.
Fhey looked TO their personal comfort and
when II was attained they stopped.
faShfonS fOlbcs had no charm for them
ana IN mind and person they were the equal
OF any people the world has yet seen
quick In perception and accurate in iudg-
nent, they soon detected the cause of any
pnysical discomfort and rs quickly applied
the proper means for the removal of it.
conspicuous among some of the old fash
IONS recently revived has been the reprotluc-
1on OF some OF our grandmothers early time
cures, which are now holding u deserved po-
ation in popular favor under the name of
Warmers Log Cabin remedies. and include a
Sarsaparilla for the blood. Hops and Buchu
for the stomach and system, Cough Remedy
for colds, Extract for internal or external
pain, Hair Tonic, Rose Cream for catarrh,
Plasters and Pills.
For purity, simplicity and for their general
beneficial properties they are unequaled, and
are worthy OF our good old grandmothers,
who first produced them.
May there be a revival by their use, of
the good health and long lives of early
times
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-06-08
Some Rare Stamps.

Many interesting associations are con-
nected with the stamps of Peru, whose
number now is almost legion, since they
have been surcharged by the Peruvians
and res,amped By the Chilians, and
finally taken back into the Peruvian fold
again; with the stamps of the Sandwich
Islands, the first issues of which are
worth $500 each; or the double stamps
of Geneva and the classical stamps of
the Ionian Islands, with their Grecian
inscriptions. If we want strange in
scriptions to decipher, we will find
plenty to interest us in the stamps of the
native States of India, China or For
mosa; if we want colors that are pleas
ing to the eye, we turn to the latter
Issues of Japan, Persia or Siam, but if
we want to adorn our collections with
canoes, We would always select the
stamps of Guatamela or Heliogoland.
The stamps of Guatamela are very
suggestive. Guatamela is a republic in
Central America like our own. The
bird in the center of the stamp, which
looks like a parrot, is a quezal, which,
no matter how tenderly it is cared for
in captivity, never lives over three or
four hours, so, if it cannot have liberty,
1t dies-liberty unrestricted, or death -
no other alternative, the design there
fore being quite suggestive of Il repub.
llcan form of government.-Ha and En-
press.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-06-08

The secret Of the universal success Of
Browns Iron Bitters is owing to the fact that
a thorough and rapid assimilation With the
blood il reaches every part of the body, giving
health. strength and endurance to every por-
ton. Thus beginning at the foundation it
builds up and restores lost health. II does not
contain whisky OF alcohol. Ii will not blacken
the teeth. 1t does not constipate or cause
headache. Ii will cure dyspepsia, indigestion,
heartburn, sleeplessness, dizziness, nervous
debility, weakness, etc.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-06-08

At the intelligence bureau of the
United States Navy Department large
map shows by colored tags the present
location of the worlds war vessels.
which include about $50 belonging to
Great Britain, 100 to France, 40 to
Germany. and 40 to the United States
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Did He Go?

Raynor-"Chokeband, why don't you
come around and join our club2 You've
had invitations enough"
Choaeband-"I know it, but Ir,
afraid its an intellectual affair"
Raynor-"Oh, no, it isn't. You
wouldn't feel out of place in the least. +"
-Bariinqt0n Free Press.
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l hat !" Tired Feeling

Is experienced by almost every one at this season
and many people resort to Hoods Sarsaparilla to
drive away the languor and exhaustion. The blood,
laden with impurities which have been accumuiat-
Ing for months, moves sluggishly through the
veins, the mind fails to think quickly and the body
is still slower to respond Hoods Sarsaparilla is
just what is needed. 1t puriGes vitaiizes and en-
riches the blood, makes the head clear creates an
appetite, overcomes that tired feeling, tones the
nervous system, and imparts strength and
vigor 10 the whole body
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-06-08
A Sufficient Reason.

Brown-"Hello, Robinson, 1 thought
you were taking in the musicale to.
night"
Robinson-'I just left there"
Brown-:'What made you leave 90
early"
Robinson-"A sixteen year-old young
man trying to sing Larboard Watch,
Ahoy. W loch.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-06-08
4 Radical Cure For Epilepiic Fits.

To The EdfOr.-Please inform your read
ers that | have positive remedy for the
above named disease which | warrant to cure
the worst cases. SO strong is my faith in its
virtues that | will send free a sample bottle
and valuable treatise to any sufferer who will
send me his L o and Express address Resp'y,
II. G. ROOT, NJ. c., lS5 Pearl St, New York.
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Sold by all druggists 81 six for S.. Prepared only
bye. l. HOOD 6 Co. Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
WISE WORDS.

Books are embalmed minds
Gradual gains are the only natural
gains.
Keep ahead of rather than behind the
times.
Use your own brains rather than those
Of others.
When a cloud arises be sure and look
after its silver lining.
The best way of avenging thyself
is not to become like the wrong doer.
Our first impressions are full of
errors. Time is the only sure proof
reader.
Men often judge the person bu. not
the cause. which is not justice but
malice.
No one so old that he may not live
year. none so young but he may die to-
morrow.
He who gives life the best possible
employment affords it the most possible
enjoyment.
The worlds history is a divine poem,
of which the history of every nation is
canto. and every man q word.
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

Is proven to be so vastly superior any other sars
parilla or blood purifier, that one has well said
ITS heaith-gving effects upon the blood and entire
human organism are much more positive than
the remedies Of quarter OF a century ago as the
steam power OF to-day Is in advance Of the slow and
Iaborious drudgery Of years ago."
"For years was sick every spring, but last year
took Hoods Sarsaparilla and have not been sick
since &C " SLOAN Milton Mass
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A Rcgu atOr.

A few Hamburg Figs will cure the worst cases
of constipation and Indigestion. and their oCca-
siOnal Use will prevent the recurrence Of these
troubles. - cents. Dose one Fig. Mack Drug
Co, y. Y.
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What SCOTS Emulsion Has Done!
Over 25Pounds Gain in Ten Weeks.
Experience of a Prominent Citizen.
TIE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY Fo3 THEl
SUPPRESSION OF VICE.
Ban FRaNCIsCO. July It'll. 1886 J

TIE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY Fo3 TKE)
SUPPRESSION OF yICK.
Ban FRANcIsco. July It'll. 1886
I took q severe cold upon
my chest and lungs and did
not give it proper attention !;
it developed into bronchitis,
and in the fall of the same
year / was threatened with
consumption. Physicians or.
dered me to q more congeni.
al climate, and l came to San
Francisco. Soon after my
arrival 7 commenced taking
SCOTS Emulsion OF Cod Liver
Oil with HypophosphiteS reg.
ularly three times a day. In
ten weeks my avoirdupoiS
went from I5S to $50 pounds
and over; the cough mean.
time ceased. c.. BENNETT.
SOLD EY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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Bradfield's Female Regulator cures all ir-
Irregularities peculiar to woman. Those suf-
fering should use it. Sold hv all druggists
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Work for workers Are you ready to work
and do YOU want to make money? Then write
to b. +. johnson a. Co, of Richmond Va, and
see il they cannot help you.
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Makes the Weak Strong

my appetite was DOOR, could not sleep, had head.
ache great deal, pains in my back my bowels did
not move regularly. Hoods Sarsaparilla In short
time did me 50 much good that feel like a new
man. Ny pains and aches are relieved my appetite
improved. say to others who need a good medl
cine, try Hoods Sarsapariiia and see"-GEonGE f.
JACKSON, Roxbury StatIop, Conn.
". B.-Be sure 10 get Hoods Sarsaparilia do not
be induced to buy any other.
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Nearly everybody needs a good spring medicine
like Hoods Sarsapariila to expel impurities which
accumulate in the blood during the winter, keep up
strength as warm weather comes on, create an appe
tite and promote healthy digestion Try Hoods Sar
saparia and you will be convinced Of its peculiar
merits. 1t is the ideal spring medicine, reliable
beneficial pleasant to take and gives full value for
the money.
81 take Hoods Sarsaparilla as springtonic, and
recommend It TO all who have that miserable tired
&C. PARsRIzE 80 Bridge st. Brooklyn NY
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Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s.. Prepared only
by G. l. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
Telegram-herald., 1889-11-17
one HUNDRED KILLED
In the Awful Two Weeks Blizzard
In the West.
The Denver and Fort Worth Road Open
Imprisoned Trav elers and
Freight Released.

DENVER, COL, Nov. l6.-After an
almost unprecedented struggle of two
weeks with snow and wind, the Denver
& Fort Worth Road is once more open
for business. The company succeeded
in releasing the imprisoned travellers
and freight the first of the week, only
to have the line closed again in a few
hours. 1t is believed now that the
backbone of the terrible storm is
broken and traffic will be uninterrupted.
Stories fronlsa'se blizzard-stricken sec
ton continue to arrive. In the Mora
Valley, New Mexico, for the past ten
DAYS the snow has been from three to
four feet deep. This section Is thinly
settled, but the Mexican families are IN
destitute condition, and owing to
heavy snow are unable to move from
their plazas. A ranchman living
near Corosa Springs, Colo, left three
Young children in his cabin one day
last week, and started with another
man for town after food. They have
never been seen since. Three cow men
from Las Vegas have been missing sew
eral days, and they have no doubt per-
ished. 1t Is thought that when the
snow melts away the remains of nearly
a hundred victims will be exposed.