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The National tribune., 1889-05-02
PERSONS AND THINGS.

What mockery Of a name is this: The County
Court OF Cuipeper has just refused to grant a IL
eense to sell liquor at Brandy SlatiOn.-Riehmond
State
The true American Is a composite creature, in
whom the blood Of many races miugle while cir
cunstanees have developed the best qualities Of
each. Philadelphia Inquirer.
- If q man can only make his story fn1DrotahIa
enough be can always find somebody to believe it.
-SOmeTJitls Journal
ten Boulangei Ssostume on landing at Dover
moved the British critics in costume TO laughter
lie wore glossy silk hat and a blue coat. An sd
mIrlng woman gave him carnatiOn for his button
hole, and another presented him 3 baby to kiss.
1t IS announced that the trip from New York 20
san Francisco can now be made in i've days sched-
ule time
The Methodist Book Concern last year declared
cash dividend of Sl00OOO and is In proportion to
It's capital the most profitable of the publishing
concerns in America All Of which must deeply
interest those superannuated ministers for whose
support the net profits were originally set apart.
The sorest-hngered men in the United States
today are the four gOld-eOunters in the New YORK
Sub-Treasury. They have so far sheIled out sI5-
100000 in coin, and are still counting.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
Mealeal Monopoly xot rant.a.

In the Legislature Of Massachusetts, bill
IS now pending whose object is to prohibit
under penalty Of fine and imprisonment. tbe
practice of medicine, surgery or midv7iferv1
by any other than the regular physicians.
The attempt 70 pass such a bill has been made
before, but it failed. 1t is a measure which
ought not to pass, because it invades the per-
sonal liberty of the citizen; not the personal
liberty Of the irregular physician only, but
of the patient
Only yesterday DR.. Holt. in a paper read
before ths Massachusetts Medico-I Legal Society.
an organization Of regular physicians, COM
planned Of the ignorance of his professional
brethren as shown in the notorious Robinson
poisoning cases.
This crime said the doctor. one Of the
greatest IN our medical history, would never
have been discovered but tor the suspicious
aroused outside the profession And he called
attention TO the fact that in five of the poison
ing cases the regular physician certified the
cause OF death TO be pneumonia, typhoid fever,
meningitis, bowel disease and Bright's disease
respectively.
This shows how far the regular pbvsf-
clans are from being infallible.
1t would seem to be EOre in accordance
with justice and common sense were they to
perfect their own knowledge before they an-
peal to law to prohibit others from healing.
Not long ago a Globe reporter called upOn
Lth tSSuI4E physicians on the same day. and
described his symptoms in exactly the same
language to each. The ten physicians Informed
him that be was suffering from ten different
diseases and gave him ten different prescriD-
tlons, each utterly Inconsistent with the Others.
" When Garfield was shot FIVE Of the NEST
famous regular physicians in the ccuutrv sueu5
three months probing for the bullet in the re-
glon of his left hip, and after MS death it was
found under his right shoulder-blade" We
have but word TO add, which is that the
above IS the doctrine Messrs. H. H Warner &
Co., proprietors Of Warmers safe Cure, have
fought for and promulgated for the past ten
years We know Of scores Of cases where doc
tors have treated the wrong disease. They say
advanced Kidney Disease cannot be cured. vet
thousands Of eases have been cured with War
ners safe Cure; yet so bigOted are the medical
profession that the majority Of them viii not
use II, although they know they could thereby
save many valuable lives, because, forsooth, It
IS against their f0ssiIized code. Out upon such
bigOtry.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
Busting a Coincidence.
TDstroi, Free Press.l

A woman yesterday stood at the writing desk
in the corridor of the Postoffice with pen in
her hand and q postal card before her. She
was thinking deeply, when a man approached
with postal card in his hand, looked in vain
for pen, aud finally said:
Madame, are you going to use that pen for
the next five minutes?"
Yes, sir" she replied. st am just going to
write to my husband"
And l am just going to write to my wife.
Curious coincidence, Ell?
Il don't know about that. Ny husband ran
away, and l have just got his address and was
wondering whether | should tell him to stay OF
ask him to come home"
"By George, madam, but how singularl My
wife also skipped out and l was wondering
what to say to her. We are in the same boat.
Shall we write: Come home, darling or, Il
never want to see your face again?' What a
curious eoincidence!"
Yes, think it is! remarked woman who
came up behind him. "Trying to make a
mash, are you This is the way You hunt for
work, is it? Come home with me or I'll pull
all the hair out of your head and scratch that
woman's eyes outi"
He went humbly along in tow, and a news
boy who sat on the windoW-sill looked after the
pair and solloquized:
That's what I call busting coincidence
and catching liar at the same time. Better
write for your darling to return by telegraph,
maam."
The National tribune., 1889-05-02

army telegraph, and watched the clerk spell
out, letter by letter, the message, ending with
"Y OUR wife is here"
"Oh amt that nice" she exclaimed admir-
ingly. Has he got that2 Now what will he
saw"
Look at the dial and spell the letters the
needle points out, replied the Lieutenant po-
Iitely.
The machine whirred and the needle moved
under her watchful eyes as it slowly spelled
out:
Dam l-i-a-r!"
The lady turned around upon Smith with a
glare that made him leap up, excaming:
ooh / protest | declare! l swear! We
are not fooling. Honest Iniun The surprise
has overcome him. l expected it would"
She doubled up little fist about the size and
consistency of ball of raw cotton and shaking
it at the worried Lieutenant, exclaimed: Oh !
if was only man" Then she showed symp-
toms of breaking down again.
Don't worry. Now, for the Lords sake,
don't worry, cried the wretched Smith. "This
thing will come out all right in a minute"
Then he went at the instrument himself,
and it is likely that no telegraph instrument in
the Army of the Potomac ever used such Ian
guage as that one did but at length Lieut..
Smythe was convinced, but it was only when
he had been sent his wfes first name and her
name before she was married. Then she sent
about, and he sent her another telling her that
Smith was his best friend and to stay in his
care until morning, because the wind had
blown all the water out of Belle PLANE Bay,
and no boat could come down that night
Then he bade her good night and she sat look
ing at the battered old instrument and sighed
'What dear old cofTee-miIl it is, after all"
Eyes; it's more useful than ornamental !;
but it is of no use to sigh; it won't carry Kisses"
said Smith.
No, more's the pity, it WON'T" she said,
with q conscious little blush, as she jumped
brightly up and declared herself ready to be
taken care of until called for"
In the meantime old Charley had "laid him
self out on the most sumptuous supper within
his means and facilities OF this she ate heart
lily, and declared everything delicious. One Or
two neighboring officers stepped in, and after
spending the evening very enjoyably the guards
were posted. Smith went out to tent with a
friend, and Mrs. Smythe was left to her first
nights repose in the army, which next morn
ing she declared she had enjoyed immensely.
While they were at breakfast next morning
Lieut.. Smythe arrived in tug, and an hour
later she was in her husbands army home,
where she remained until Spring, making the
lives of all about her brighter and better for
her presence.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
FOR THE LADIES.

"A lady tells this: {" We needed eggs one morn
ing, and old Maggie sent to the grocery to get
some. Later in the day Maggie volunteered the
general remark that eggs is high Are theyg'
1 replied How much2' Forty einfs a dozen.
num- Sure I'd be after buying no eggs at that
price, mum, and 50 I bOrTied tlsen Of the neigh
boTsi '-BtgJsti0 Commercial AdEertissr.
- Mrs. julie East man, o. West Virginia, IS one Of
the nIghuest hunters IN All its mountains. She is
adead-shot viha rife, relates the Pittsburg Timcs
and has killed bear and deer by hundreds She is
Big black haired and ugly, but so industrious and
warm hearted as TO more than make Up for lack OF
beauty Her carrying capacity must be something
enormous, as she has been known to carry more
than lGO pounds distance Of seven miles without
resting. and IS said 30 have lugged sewing.-u0a-
chine al the 90 mountainous miles between her
home and Grafton. In addition she has seven chill
dren and lots of weil-bred kiufOlk who delight 70
visit her and to talk OF her exploits.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
ITO be coniinued.)
WASHINGTON AS A SUITOR.
His Unsuccessful Appeals Before lie Won the Hand
OF Widow Custis.
Richmond Dispatch. !


The letter. of which the following is copy,
yellow with age and worn apart at the edge of
the folds, is in tho possession Of Gov. Lee. 1t is
q missiye IN which Washington speaks Of love,
and it goes to show what is well known to his
tory, that ne who was first in war, first in
peace, first in the hearts of his countrymcn," )"
was not ladies favorite. 1t was written when
Washington was 20 years of age.
According to many accounts this modest
youth made three attempts before he could get
lady to accept HIM. It's said that he in vain
addressed Miss Betty Fantleroy, Miss Mary
Cary Amber, and Miss Lucy Grimes and
finally found success and happiness, too, in his
courtship of the Widow Gusts.
The Father Of his Country, as he turned out
to be, imposing as was his character and pres
ence, was rather a solemn-looking parsonage,
and al the date when Miss Fantleroy declined
his attentions was long and lean and red from
open-air life and exercise as a surveyor and
Indian hunter; but he had been bred in excel.
lent society, and was Well-mannered, court
eous, and gentle man, though if he was at that
age that most youths are his feet and hands
stuck out with too much bigness and promi.
nence. His hair approached shade not very
far removed from sandiness.
Whether this letter was to the father or some
other near relative of the girl; whether Wash.
ington ever renewed his suit, as he wrote he
would do, and what became Of his lady love
are all interesting questions.
MAY 20, 1852.
SIR: ] should have been down long before
this, but my business in Fredericksburg de
tanned me somewhat longer than I expected
and Immediately upon my return from thence
/ was taken with violent pleurisy, which has
reduced me very low, but purpose as soon as
recover my strength to wait on Miss Betty in
hopes of a reconsideration of the former crue
! Gpntnncn and n seq if / panpnt o,tai, Il n
cision in my favor. have inclosed a letter tc
her, which | should be much obliged to You fol
the delivery of it. have nothing to add but
| nay best respects to your good lady and family
and that l am, sir, y'r most ob'd't, humbi,
servant, q. WASHINGTON.
WILLIAM FANTLERoy, senior, Esq, in Rich
mond.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
xrzPURE BLOOD
sorofuIain in its Worst Form Cured by
HOODS SARSAPARILLA
Read This Statement.


Out Of the earth 3 teemiug millions Of mortals.
comparatively few have perfectly pure healthy
blood. The taint of hereditary scrofuIa exists IN
the blood Of the large majority Of people, while
many Others acquire diseases from impure air i'm.
proper food and exeesses- Hence the imperative
necessity for reliable blood purifier ike Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which eradieates every i purity and
gives to the blood vitality and health It cures
scrOfula, salt rheum, humors, bols pimpIes and al
other affections caused by impurities or poisonous
germs in the blood. All we ask of any sufferer L.
that Hoods SarsapsriiIa be given
A Fair Trial,
as we have perfect confidence in its curative DOW
ers One Of the most serious forms Of scrofala Ia
that popularity known as white swelling" t.
exceedingly difficult to cure, and unless speedily
overcome, it viii become chronic and incuIn5le Wa
hope all who suffer from impure blood or scrofuIA
in any form viii read the following statements,
which came TO US entirely yunsolieited:
do not write this ST the request Of any ous,
but because feel it
DUTY TO HUMANITY.
so that others who are afflicted as my boy was NAV
know where to find relief.
In the spring Of 1851, my son, years old, began
to complain Of soreness in his right leg A white
swelling soon appeared Just below the knee joint,
and extended from the knee 70 the ankle. At the
same time be taken with an attack of fever
which seemed to be an accompaniment Of the dis
ease. called in three different physicians and tha
fever was broken up, but the leg became very badly
swollen, causing him great suffering and The mus
ees SO contracted that his leg was drawn upat right
angles. He was, ofeourse, unable to walk, could aOs
even hear to be handled, and 1 considered him
A CONFIRMED CRIPPLE.
After a time we had the swelling lanced midway
between the knee and ankle. and il would dis
charge over pint Of pus at times decided TO
take him to Cincinnati 10 have his leg operated
upon, expecting he would lose it. But he became
so poor and weak that thought I would let him
gather some strength, If possible, and bought
bottle of Hoods Sarsapariila. and began giving s
to him. This medicine soon woke up his appetite,
and he ate more heartily than for long time. AT
this time the sore was disehargin freely, and soon
PIECES OF BONE
began 20 come out of it have in my ofics one
piece of the bone 81 inches long by Eesrly half
en- inch broad, which came out OF the sore. As
it seemed to be doing him so much good we con-
tinued giving him Hoods SarsaPariIla- The dis
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
PurifI0S
the Blood

charge from the sore decreased, the swelling wens
down, the leg straightened out and soon he had
perfect use OF his leg. He now runs everywhere.
as lively Us any boy, and apparently well as
ever, except that the leg does not seem as strong
as the other, probably because Of losing the pieces
OF bone. It was about SIX months iroE1 sle tlla9
we began giving him Hoods Sarsapayilla al We
considered him perfectly cured,
Feeling under many obligations for the beneds
my son has derived from Hoods sarsaParila, am
very respectfully, JOHN l. MC1URRAYt
Notary Public. Rayenswood, W. Va"
This Testimonial
Carries evidence Of its own truthfulness In tha
frank straightforward way IN which is IS written.
And IL Is fully indoTsed by the editor Of the Ravens
wood News, as follows:
The above statement is true, personally noticed
tbs boy one day when thought he could live hGE very
few hours AMI have seen the pieces Of bone which cana
nom his leg. Mr. MeMurTay Is perfectly reliable and
would state nothing but cold facts" JAMES r. Mo
ESLOTHLIN Editor RavenswOod Sews EayensWood, VIVA
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
Pigs in the Glover.


Mrs. Briggs" Yon can't get 'em in the pen,
can you?"
Mr.. Briggs-"No. The pesky little things.
There they go again.
"Those pigs remind me of you, John"
"Why?"
because they'd rather run around every
where else than go home"
The National tribune., 1889-05-02

Lower Belle Plaine,-all being ports of entry
for stores for Gen. W. B. Franklin's left grand
division of the Army of the Potomac, with
headquarters at White Oak Church. six miles
away in the direction of Fredericksburg.
Upper Belle Plaine was at the head of bay
about mile and half IN depth, which had
its mouth at Middle Belle Plaine, where the
old Confederate works were located. At the
former place Lieut.. A. G. Smythe, of New
York regiment, had charge of the issue and
transportation of commissary stores in bulk.
At Middle Belle Plaine Lieut.. A. G. Smith, of
a Pennsylvania regiment, presided over the
destinies of all the forage intended for the left
grand division. They were both first-rato fell
lows, very popular, widely known, and init
mate friends with each other, consuming much
midnight talow and buttered commissary
whisky punch in each others company to
while away the tedium of the long Winter
nights.
Away up in the fertile valley of the Waikiki,
in York State, Lieut. Smythe had left young,
loving and very pretty wife. Lieut.. Smith was
a confirmed old bachelor of %, who had so far
found no good excuse for bettering his condi-
tion. So he kept bachelors hall in his heart,
and with the help of his old darkey, Charley
Hood, III his tent, set up in the midst of one Of
the old Confederate earthWorks overlooking
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
At the SuHGay-SehoOl.
r,r Il

And now, children" said the Superinten-
dent, benignantly, /" are there any questions
you would like to ask before we leave this les
son ?"
How long did it take you to get all the pigs
in the pen the first time you tried inquired
the sweet little girl on the front ssat.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
TWO OF 4 KIND.
An Amusing Incident Of Camp Life at
Belle Plaine.


O the truthfulness of
the following little in
cident there are a good
many old veterans who
spent the Winter of
1862 and 1868 at Belle
Plaine, On the Lower
Potomac, yet living
who can testify, and
it is because both the
officers and the lady
who figured in the
contra temps are yet
alive and prospering
that their identity is
concealed under ficti-
tious names.
Belle PIaine, be it
known, was divided
into three sections
Tpper Middle and
The National tribune., 1889-05-02

A man recently arrested in st. Louis had
stolen 1874 door-mats, and one of his victims,
an old woman, who called him wiper" hit
the l's-eye.-NorristoUn Herald.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02

IF your poverty is "a condition and not
theory" you should help yourself to wealth by
securing paying position from The American
Mfg. House. Write them at once for full par
ticulars. Q4ock box 1910, n. "
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
hat Tired Feeling

Is experienced by nearly every at this season,
and it should be driven Off, or in the weak condi-
ton of the body serious disease may gain a foot
hold. Hoods Sarsaparilla is just what is needed.
1t puriies, vitalizes, and enriches the blood,
makes the head clear, creates an appetite, over
comes that tired feeling. tones the nerves and inn
parts vigor to the whole body.
81 take Hoods Sarsaparilla and find it the best
medicine for the blood ! ever tried Large quanti
ties of it sold in this vicinity. As blood medi
cine and spring tonic it stands ahead of all Others"
r. N. PHILLIPS, Editor Sentinel-Advertiser, Hope
Valley, r. 1.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
Makes the
Weak Strong

Every spring for years have made 1t a practice
to take from three to five bottles Of Hoods Sarsa-
parilIa, because 1 know it puriies the blood and
thoroughly cleanses the system of all impurities.
That Ianguid feeling, sometimes called spring
fever will never visit the system that has been
properly cared for by this never-fliling remedy"
w H. LAWRENCE, Editor Agricultural EpitoEiss,
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
SGrnfnIa Hnmor

"My little boy was so badly afflicted with scrof-
uIa that the whole top of his head was one COM
plete mass of matter. For two years found no re-
lief Then gave him one bottle OF Hoods Sarsa-
parilia and there wonderful Improvement
then get one bottle more and that cured him COM
pletey. give it to my children for spring medi-
ene.n Mrs. FL. d. LEROY. 16i1 Hogan Street, ST.
Louis, NO.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02

''When in the spring felt all run down and de-
biiitated, I found Hoods Sarsaparilla just the
medicine TO build up. Ny wife also, after
much physical prostration, found in its use new
life and lasting benefit. Upon our little girl, who
had been sick with scarlet fever its effect was mar
vellous, entirely removing the poison from her
blood and restoring her to good health" L G.
STRATToN, Swampscott, Mass.
'Feeling languid and dizzy, having no appetite
and no ambition to work, TODD Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, with the best results. As health invigor-
ator and for general debility think it superior 10
anything. elsen A A. RIKER Etica n Y.
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
Take Hoods Sarsaparilla

Sold by all druggists 81; six for s.. Prepared only
by C. T. HOOD s. CO., ApOsheearies, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
Blood Poison

Sold by all druggists 81; six for S. Prepared only
by @, i. HOOD & CO., Apothecares, Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
The National tribune., 1889-05-02

Sold by all druggists 81; six for S. Prepared only
by @. 1. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The National tribune., 1889-05-02
Hoods
Sar rSaDarilla

Is the ideal spring medicine. 1t rouses the kidneys
and liver tones the digestive orgaas creates ap-
petite, purifies and vtalzes the impure and slug
gish blood, cures the headache and overcomes all
the prostratng effects of that tired feeling. Mr.. G.
w. Sloan, of Milton Mass, writes: For five years
/ was sick every spring, but last year began In
February to take Hoods Sarsaparilla, and have
not seen sick day sinee.n
Blood Poison
"For years at irregular intervals In all seasons
1 suffered the intolerable burning and itching for
blood poisoning by ivy. Itwould break out on my
legs in my throat and eyes. Last spring l took
Hoods Sarsaparilla, a blood purifier, with no
thought of it as a special remedy for ivy poison
ing, but it has effected permanent and thorough
cure" CALVIN t. SuUTE Wentworth, N. II.
N. s. Be sure to get Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-25
THE FAREWELL sERV1cn.
BosToN's MISSING BOY.
a Letter Claiming That He Intended
to Drown Himself


to Drown Himself.
BOSTON. GA, Nov. 24--Arthur W. Bat
tie, son of Rev. j. r. Battle, who mysteri-
ously disappeared from here Nov. 4, has
never been heard from by his family. His
father has used every means to ascertain N
his whereabouts, communicating with
every one who was apt TO hear from his son.
A letter was received to-day, addressed to
the Boston World The writer asked that
the letter be published. II was signed "a
W. Battle, - and wes dated Boston, Nov. 5.
In the letter the writer stated that he would
drown himself in Round lake. This lake il
situated on the tramroad of the Quitman
Lumber Company, about six miles east Of
here.
He also said that 1t would be useless TO
search for his body, that no hoped it would
be devoured by the fish and alhgators and
would remain In the lake.
The letter has caused great deal of gos-
sip, and many people do not believe young
Battle wrote it. 1t has, however, been COM
pared with other letters known to have
been written by him, and the signatures
compared favorably. The letter was
dropped in the postoffice after O'Clock
last night and was found in the
box at noon to-day. 1t shows signs
of having been carried by some one for
some time. Every effort is being made to
locate the party who posted it, The whole
affair is one of mystery. Some of his
friends think he wrote the letter, and has
drowned himself, while others think ne is
still alive.