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Pure Blood

IL absolutely necessary in order to have psr-
feet health. Hoods ssrsapsrilla is the great
blood purifier, quickly conqucriny scrofula.
salt rheum, and all ether insidioas enor,ies
which attack the blood and undermine the
health. 1t also bui,dsup the whole system,
cures dyspepsia and sick headache, and over
comes that tired feeling.
Scrofula Sores.
Ny adopted boy, aged IA years, suffered
terribly from scrofuls sores on his leg. which
spread till they at one time formed one great
sore from the calf Of his leg up TO his thigh,
partially covered with scab, and discharging
matter continually. The muscles became
contracted so that his leg was drawn up and he
could hardly walk. We tried everything we
could hear of. without success. until We be-
gan giving him Hoods sarsaparlla. In juzt
month, after he had taken two-thirds OF =
hottie. the sores errirely healed, his leg 10 PER
fcct'y straight. and he
Can Walk az Well as Ever.
hoods sarsanarila Ia tho best medicine
ever saw for serofuloas hHmor. 1t has done
its work more than satisfactorily" WILLIAM
SANDERS, Rockdale. Milan County, Texas.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold nv druggists. 81: six for s5 prenarcd
only hv e. I. HOOD & CO.. Apothecaries,
lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
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Don't forget that Blossom has fresh
oysters constantly nn hand for sale
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For first class bed 70 to U. Mayo's
Gtin Lodging House.
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a.. ss,.re tten lines) First Insertion. .s5 90
laeA subsequent Insertion. n.......,....... so
A,s,rs fer subscript Advsrti.ihg and Job
Work will rsceiys prompt attention.
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Hon II. F Bartine, Republican
for Congress, will address
the people of the State as follows:
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TERMS oF ~ sunsCkIPTIos.

(Invsrissly in sdvancs.)
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The Grecian Public Executioner.

In Greece they have hard time find
ing public executioner. Nine years ago
the executioncr was o fellow who had
been condemned to death for killing his
wife; he was pardoned in consideration
for hanging the other murderers. Last
spring eleven criminals were to be
launched into eternity, but nobody could
be found to do the launching. Therefore
the execution had to be postponed.
Finally a wretch (under sentence for
poisoning by the wholesale) consented to
do the job if his own life was spared. He
vas conveyed to the place of execution
in an iron cage and strongly guarded;
otherwise the populace would have torn
him in shrcds, so violent is the prejudice
against the hangman. And after the
execution the hangman had to be spirited
away or a man-of-war!
Some Years ago, when the Office of ex-
.cutioner in Paris became vacant, 275
people applied within the space of twenty
four hours for appointment to the post OF
distinction Chicago Neacs.
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Preparing for Action.

A half-hour passes, when, suddenly
and without moments previous warn
ing, the sharp rattle of drum is heard,
electric gongs clang noisily, loud and
perenlptory orders mingle with the rush
of hundreds of feet as the crew hurries
to "general quarters" TO the inexperi-
enced eve, what seems to be scene OF
disorderly confusion now takes place.
That portion of the crew whose stations
are on the upper deck, come s"arming
up the hatches; buckling on accoutrc'
meuts, falls in; the keys to the magazines
and shell rooms are produced, and stew
ards, servants, cooks and yeomen rig the
tackle over the ammunition matches il
readiness for the work Of hosting sEeI
and cartridges.
The gun crews cast loose the great
runs. and the dcath-dealing Hotchkiss
reTolving cannons and the machine guns
matches are hastily put on, ladders tori
AWAY, and the decks turned ''tops!
turvy" in an instant. Rifles are handed
out from the armory, accoutremcnts, re-
waivers, cut!"sses caught from thcir
places, and n an incredibly short tim,
order rises from apparent chaos, ans,
every officer and mau is at his post, anti
the ship is ready for act:on.-sc't1aeF :
NyGa:iGp
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Seated in state in this unique carriage we
we're hauled up to the hotel. Even more
out of the common than this unusual
conveyance was the way we made the
ascent and descent of Mount Church.
There were seven of us, and we had three
hammocks and two sledges, together
with six bullocks and fifteen men to get
us up and back. The men conveyed the
hammocks, in which part Of the party
preferred to 60, and the bullocks hauled
the sledges. The view was magnificent
all the way, and among other things as
we were making the ascent we saw a
queer bit of harvesting. A woman and
three children were carefully pulling up
the ripened grain, one stalk at time.
We all returned in sledges, and this was
the odd and interesting part of our trip.
We came down as children ride down
hill in the winter time, only We came
over a stone pavement at such rate that
the burning runners left line Of s1oke
behind them. The sledges were guided
by men on either side, who, when it was
not very steep, ran beside the sledge, and
when the descent was more precipitous
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PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

In declining wine man said recently: II
have no perjudice whatever against the use,
of liquors. / think the question is purely
personal and decided for myself years ago.
I had always been in the habit OF drinking
and had never found that allowed liquor
to interfere with business or duty. But once
when was in Salt Lake City that was years
and years ago) made speculation in eggs.
I bought up all / could, equipped a wagon
train to take them to mining camps in Idaho
and prepared to start. 1t was fall and bad
decided to start on certain evening IN order
to lose no time in getting beyond the
mountains, where there was danger OF GET
ting caught in storm and losing all my
eggs. But the prospect of long wagon
Journey was not a cheerful one, and in bid
ding farewell to comfortable quarters l
solaced myself with drinking. I did not be-
come drunk. have never been drunk in my
life, but came to the conclusion that one
day more or less would make little differ
ence. 1t made all the difference in the world. J
was caught in a storm which should have
missed had I started on time. / lost every
egg, was forced to abandon valuable train,
and when again landed III Salt Lake City
was broke" Drinking had interfered with
my business once In fact it nearly ruined
me, when l should certainly have turned
pretty fortune 1t has never cost me cent
since that tlme.-1ri6unc.
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A Tiny Bug That Likes Tobacco.

Tobacco sellers are troubled just now
BY the visitation of O tiny brown. bug
that seems to be q confirmed tobacco
ehewer and something of connoisseur
of tie weed also. The bugis about the
size of q seed of fax and is almost the
color of tobacco. It bores its way into
cigars and cats large holes in the filler.
1t burrows its way through packages of
smoking tobacco and lives in the fullness
thereof. One or two observant dealers,
John c. Davis for one, have noticed that
The bug will bore into cigars made of
Havana tobacco and packages OF smoking
tobacco in which there is Havana mix
ture. The effects of the work of the bug
are very destructive, for they ruin cigar
by making hole in the wrapper, and all
smokers know that a tiny hole or two
anywhere in the wrapper, except near the
mouth end, ruins the draft of a cigar.
1t is the first time the bug has ever been
noticed, in Cincinnati at least.-Caqci'-
lati Commercial Gazette.
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other equally unlmportant incident,
trihe out of the common, occurs. The
passengers of these sailing vessels are
usually half dozen invaids who are
seeking the health which they have
failed to find ON land, and few Portu-
guese, natives of the Azores, in the
steerage, who having made their stake
are returning to their homes to enjoy
life of afiuence. The amount which
makes them nahobs in their native isles
is from $500 to $4,000, and having ac-
auired this sum their ambition is wholly
satisfied and they return to take their
places as capitalists among the simple
people whose riches consist rather in
their few wants than in the magnitude
of their possessions.
"The volcanic origin of the Azore Is
lands gives them wild and rugged
picturesqueness which Is singular con-
trast to the wealth of luxuriant flowers
in which they abound. Quite distance
out to sea one can catch the perfume OF
these flowers and on the islands it is un-
pleasantly oppressive. Hedges of gera.
NUNS, fuchsias and heliotropes, five and
six feet high, fringe the roads about the
country, and on the mountain sides they
are wonderfully effective. Every house
has its flower garden, either large or
small, and it is doubtful if anywhere in
the world there is such prodigality OF
bloom to the square inch.
"It is O singular fact that although
there are those constantly returning who
have been in touch with the world be-
yond these queer little islands, they
make no effort to alter anything when
they return and, possessed with the
spirit of content, which has its abiding
place there, they take their place among
those who are utterly UNCONSCIOUS that
the world beyond the ocean which sur
rounds them has moved on, and, as it
were, left them back among the centu-
ries.
1.-The plow which is used here is
rude wooden contrivance, drawn by an
OK and managed usually by a woman.
Both the men and women work out IN
the fields, with no protection whatever,
but when there is a holiday, CT on Sun.
day, they all carry umbrellas, as tney are
considered a badge of gentility, and
whatever they possess or lack, an un-
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TEMPERANCE.
A BARREL OF WHISKY.

A BARREL OF WHISKY.
A drayman rolled forth from his cart to the
street,
A red headed barrel, well bound and COM
plete:
And on it red letters, like foried tongues d
Emblazoned the grade, number, quality,
fame,
Of this world-renowned whisky from some
Who arrested the grain on the way to the
mill.
So there stood the barrel, delivered, but
Could see that shadow was lowering nigh
A sulphurous shadow, that grew as gaSed
To the form of Mephisto. Though sorely
amazed,
venture to question this imp Of the realm,
Where vice is the pilot, with crime at the
helm,
And asked him politely his mission to name,
Identical barrel of whisky. which he
Was fondly surveying with demonish glee.
"Oh, I never handle tie stuff" )" he replied;
My partners mortal are trusty and tried;
Mayhaap peradventure, you might wish to,
look -
At the invoice compIete-I will read from
You will find that this barrel contains some
thing more
Than forty two gallons Of whisky galore"
And e'er could slip but another word In,
He checked it off gaily, this cargo Of sin:
"A barrel of headaches, of heartaches, OF
woes,
A barrel of curses barrel of blows; "a
A barrel of tears from a world-weary wife,
A barrel of sorrow, barrel of strife;
A barrel of all unavailing regret, ~
A barrel of cares, and barrel of debt;
A barrel of crime, and barrel Of pain,
a barrel of hopes ever blasted and vain;
A barrel of falsehood, barrel Of cries
That fall from the maniac's lips as be dies.
A barrel of poison-of this nearly full;
A barrel Of poverty, ruin and blight.
A barrel Of terrors, that grow with the
night, *
A barrel of hunger, barrel Of groanA
A barrel Of orphans most pitiful means;
A barrel of serpents that hiss as they pass
From the bead on the liquor that glows In
the glass.
My barrel! my treasure! I bid thee farewell,
Sow ye the foul seed; will reap it in hellp'
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brella is considered necessary part OF
holiday attire. A special indication OF
either wealth or position is cloak with
o capote attached. The capote IS huge
affair in which the wearer's head is quite
lost. This is the one chic, always fash
ionable, ever stylish mode forth female
population of Azores. 1t is handed
down from one generation to another as
q precious heirloom and is worn year af'
ter year with the satisfying consciousness
that it is the most fashionable and desir'
able of garments.
"The dwellings are play house imita.
tions of the castles of the middle ages,
covered with tile and for the most part
without chimneys. In some of them
there is an extension for cooking, and
whether or not this is added the smoke
must escape through the tiles. The OK
cart is the favorite vehicle and is similar
to stone boat. Two cows and some-
times two donkeys are harnessed to these
sledges. However, the greater proper
ton of the farm produce is brought into
the cities in baskets on the heads Of the
peasants or on little donkcys. Speaking
of farm products reminds me of the fruit.
1t is most disappointing, the flavor be-
ing very inferior, although the fruit Is
abundant and is semi-tropical. .
ssNladcira is similar to the Azores i'll all
important respects, although from the
sea it is not as picturesque rs either
Flores or Fayal. I shall not soon forget
the way in which VIC were conveyed from
the wharf to the hotel. The vehicle was
q queer-shaped affair mace of willow and
set on runners and was drawn by oxen.
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AZ0RE ISLES.
FOR WEARY BRAINS
AND BODIES,
Primitive Life and Manners of the
Natives-Plenteous Flowers
Unique Attractions Of
Madeira.

ssA trip to the Azores on sailing ves-
,el offers the seeker of recuperation some
thing wholly unhackneyed and also a
larger amount of outing for his money
than he could get in almost any other
direction" said Colonel John C. Bundy
in speaking of q twenty-one days' sail
which he took, shipping from New
Bedford, Me-, and sailing to this pictur-
esque little group of islands. "0f
course" he continued, '"like most things
in life, this trip has its drawbacks, but
if oneis in need of perfect rest and can
abandon himself to inertia, the sea and
the wind, or the absence of it, he might
fare worse, although he could hardly 60
farther for the sum of S125, which is
the price of the round trip ticket from
New Bedford to the Azores and return.
ssTo be sure there is absolutely moth
ing to vary the monotony of the voyage,
save perphaps when a log covered with
barnacles is seen floating near and fish
ing expedition is quickly fitted out to cap
.ture the sea bass or :. 3 fish as the sail
.ors call them, that are always in the
wake of barnacle covered log, or some
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ment.. As for the ehild-why. Of course. I
want nothing to do with it.


"''A' A'As RE. pETHRopE
As Ray finished reading that strange
and awful letter, the contents of which
pierced his heart like a two-edged
sword, the paper dropped from his
hands, and he sat there, in dazed, be-
wildered manner, just how long lie did
not know.
It was rapidly growing dark, and
every moment only added a more sad
dened, haggard look to his face; the
Goals were black in the CRATE, and the
room was now dark and cold; the wind
whistled down the chimney, and made
dismal, moaning sound; but Ray
heard nothing, saw nothing; the mis-
cry, the awful agony that he endured,
and the thoughts that passed through
his mind as he sat there for hours Ill
the cold and darkness, no one ever
knew.
He finally slowly rose from h 8 chair
and began pacing up and down the
room, still buried in sad thoughts.
Suddenly he stopped in the renter OF
the room, his face lighted up with q
new light, while his eyes flashed fire.
1T is all false, all a black lie, for my
little darling is not false. No, no; but
we are both the victims of some treach-
cry. and wilsgo to the city this mo-
;ment and secure a detective and have
this matter gifted to the very bottom,
and, woe unto the guilty onel"
With two long strides he reached the
bell-rope and gave it such mighty
pull that it brought Thomas to the
door in double-quick time.
"Tom, have q horse saddled and at
the gate for me in just two minutes. J"
And in about that short time the horse
was thare, and Ray was waiting for it.
"Go now, and tail your mistress that
I am off to the city on business, but will
be back in an hour or So"
He then lightly sprang into the sad
die, and put the spur to the horse.
The clatter of the horse's hoofs was
soon heard far down the long, broad
avenue, and now the horse and rider
enter the dark, thick forest.
AS Ray dashed.on, scarcely knowing
what he would do first, two rough
looking, murderous men rushed from
their hiding place, and ordered him to
"Hat!' The horse stopped instantly.
"Dismount, and no noise, or you are
a dead man"
What could he do? To disobey wrs
death, and yet life that might did not
seem very sweet to him.
"Is it money or my life you want?"
'"Dismount!"
"No. Life may be sweet for me yet;
fly, P1ince!" and he pierced his horses
side with the spur. But before the
horse could move, one Of the men
grabbed the rein, and jerked the horse
back upon his launches; at the same
time, . pistol-shot rang through the
forest, and Ray fell from his h0sse.
luo BE CONTINUED
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ode with one foot on the runner and the
,ther constantly touching the ground.
The distance, which it took US an hour
md half to make going up, we were
ust twelve minutes in accomplishing in
coming down. 1 really don't tnlnk tnere
IS finer bit of sort of all.the-year-
round tobogganing to be found anywhere
than on Mount Church. 1t is really great
sport and not especially expensive
4some idea of the simple frugaity Of
the peasantry of these remote islands can
be gathered from the fact that the old
gardener who had charge Of the hotel
garden received thirty cents day, and
he had wife and ten children who shared
bis income. A good seamstress receives
thirty cents and a laundress twenty-five
cents day. As Ar as cheap and faith
ful service is concerned these islands are
certainlya veritable Eldorado.
"Another attraction is the charming
climate, which varies but few degrees
from January to December, save when
the .leste' or hot wind from Africa
sweeps over the islands, as il does oc-
casionally. There was one of these winds
while I was there and a cloud such as
comes with q cyclone first appeared
above the mountains, and then the fierce
and terrifcally hot blast began to blow.
These windstorms are, however, of brief
duration and not of frequent occurrence,
and the soft, perfume-laden air, the Eden
like simplicity and the old-time frugality
which prevail, the cheap and easily-ob-
tanned service, the beautiful scenery and
ocean-bound quiet make these islands in
their way unique in attraction. Withal
the hotel service is good, and however
one wants to live and whether he wants
simply a season of complete rest away
from this work-a-day world to pursue
literary work, or philosophical research
or to experiment in flower farming, the
Azores and the islands in their vicinity
offer golden opportunities. Chicagt
Herald.
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Rayenous Chinese Pawnbrokcrs.

Pawnbroking is far more profitable in
the Celestial Empire than in the United
States. For whereas the American "uncle"
is forced to content himself with interest
at the starvation rate of twenty-five, or at
the most thirty, per cent. per annum, the
Chinese blenders" are authorized by their
Governmental extort as much as tw hun
dred and seventy per cent. year. The
official limit until few months ago was
as high as two hundred and eighty eight
per cent, and the reduction of eighteen
per cent. recently decreed by the provin-
cial Viceroys has caused wailing and
gnashing of teeth among the pawn.
brokers of the Empire.-Meu York 7ri'
1,yr
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Soar BATH for Cleaning Je1eirJ.

An excellent bath for cleaning watches,
jeweIry, etc., according to the Onion
Horlogere, is made with soap, ninety-two
grains; ammonia liquor, 1157 grains;
water, one quart. Shave the soap and
melt it in the water. Then add the
ammonia. There are still a goodly num-
Der of watchmakers who prefer the good
old way Of cleaning a watch or clock
movement with soap and water and
good brush, and they will find the above
given tormula entirely to their satisfac-
ton. Pour the bath into a receptacle
containing the parts to be cleaned, but
take care that they are entirely suo-
merged, as without this precaution the
parts exposed to the mir would soon be
covered with an oxidation which can be
removed only with difficulty.
The pieces, if well immersed, may for
all that be left in the bath for a whole
day without any danger whatever, steel
pieces ale not whatever attacked, but,
generally speaking, from five to six min
utes are amply sufficient to cleanse them
thoroughly. The bath may be used for
a long time, and is thrown away only
when'it is top dirty or when it has lost
its force. When not in use keep it in a
we'll stoppered bottle.
Dry the articles in sawdust, to which
add little Spanish white. A slight
brushing will then bring out its pristine
polish. This bath is largely preferable
to the ordinary ways of cleaning With
benziue, cyanide, alcohol, chalks, etc.
To reiterate, keep the bottle with the
bath we'll corked, to avoid the evaporation
of the ammonia, which, should it occur,
would remove from the bath its princi.
pal cleaning virtue.
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London Purple.

The powder known as London purple
Is called a by-product, obtained in the
manufacture of aniline dyes. The crude
coal oil is first distilled to produce ben
zole, which is then mixed with nitric
acid, and forms nitro-benzole. Iron
filings are then used to produce nsscent
hydrogen, with an excess of nitric acid
in the benzole. When distilled, aniline
results; to this are added arsenic acid, to
give an atom of oxygen, which produces
rose aniline, and quicklime, to absorb the
arsenic. The residuum, obtained by nj
tration, is known as London purple, after
having been dried, pulverized, and passed
throug III fine sieves or boiling cloth. 1t
is composed of lime, carbonaceous mat
ter, and arsenic acid, the latter being the
active poisonous principle, as in Paris
green. .-Ne,o York Sun.
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How to Distinguish Poisonous From
Harmless Shrubs.

At the season of picnics, vacations and
rambles in the country, writes Chicago
doctor in the Inter- Ocean, thousands of
women and children, and some men, be-
come poisoned by contact with or the
exhalations from poison ivy or poison
oak. The poisonous effects of both the
ivy and oak (rAustox and R. ven.) are
often very distressing, and so severe as to
disable the victim from work for a long
time.
People could easily distinguish these
poisonous shrubs and vines if they would
learn the differences in appearance.
Children should be early taught to tell
the harmless woodbine from the ivy.
They have but to remember that the
woodbine or Virginia creeper has five
leaves, while the poison ivy has but
thr5e. I send you drawings of all three.