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If your Back Aches, or you are all worn out,
good for nothing, it is general debility.
s pIomn . el asom p vonr I; VII s euae you yve y 1naa = o So9
a~ppetite-tones the nerves.
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Ladies' needing a tonic, or children who
want building up, should take Browns Iron
Bitters. 1t is pleasant to take, cures Malaria
Indigestion. Biliousness and Liver Complaints,
makes the Blood rich and pure.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-30

The authentic period of Gree art
with the arrival of Poly =notes
Of Thaos i'll Athens about 463 b. {,
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FISHERIES EXHIBIT.
ONE OF TRE MOST COMPLETE
40 BE sAEs At THE FAIR
Many Specimens of Fresh and Salt
Water Fish-Rare Marine Pro-
ducts-Anglers' Appliances
of Every Kind.

HE exhibit Of the
United States Fish
Commission at the
Fair is displayed
chiefly IN the Gov
eminent Building,
in which it occu-
pies about $4,000
square feet of floor
surface in the north
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Beecham's Pills correct bad effects of over
eating. Beecham's-no others. 25cents a box
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STATE OF Oafo, C1TY OF TOLEDO. l..
TuCAs CnrNTy (SSs

LUCIA UNIT
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F.. J. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CArARRH
FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1886.
t A. w. GLEASON,
sEALf
t' Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure istaken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. SEND for testimonials, free.
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. o,
~Sold by Druggists, 75o.
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No matter of how long standing. Write
Tor Tree treatise, testimonials, ETC., to S. ].
Aollensworth g. Co, Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y.
Price 81; by mail, S115.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-30

The British school OF water color
painting is deemed the best in the
world.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-30

RUSSIA is said to be after the Hawaiian Isl
ands.
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We Cure Rupture,

CHOLERA still seems to be spreading in
Europe.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-30

Paper was i'll use in Egypt as far
KacE as $500 3. G..
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A LARGE amount of bonds is accommodating
In the United States Treasury.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-30

The tariff war between Germany and Rus
sia continues and grows more bitter.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-30

France has 6, 455, 900 farm owners,
who hire Il. 1874. 900 laborers.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-30

Cattle were introduced into Elrginia
in 1909 into New En-loni in l32E
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mFAFPAYING thing for agents is our PHOTO.
HHN FAMILY o other Pic
D@@ q lures and Frames. Address, Dept. 81
G.. r. Cory II Co., 4, 10 45 Jefferson St, Chicago.
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never before attained. In March,
1898, the office of the exhibit was
moved from Washington to Chicago,
and the installation of the collection
The National tribune., 1893-08-10

President but I knew an old lady who was,
and she said that while Old Hickory was in
the White House there was no such thing as
Department clerk getting much behindhaud
in his board bill. My old friend had number
of clerks boarding in her house aud some of
them were satisfactory in every way ex-
cept in paying for what they got. She tried
dunning them in every reasonable way, but
they had skins as thick as rhnoceros and
consciences as impressioness as an asphalt pave
ment. She finally got tired of being system
atcally robbed, and having known the Presi-
dent before his eecton-he being an ex-boarder
of hers, by the way-she went to him with her
complaint. He heard the story, and told her
to get the worst of the boarders to give her his
note for the amount due her. This she readily
did, the young man fondly imagining there was
10 easier or more inexpensive way of settling
with her. But when she had gotten the note
she carried it up to the White House and Jack
son cooly Endorsed it on the back. You may
guess when his landady carried that note back,
the young man started out to hustle for the
wherewithal to meet it, as it was not likely
that he would let it go to protest with the
Presidents signature on the back of it. When
the story got out aud the rest of the clerks saw
what an interest the Chief Executive was TAX
ing in their board bills, there was general
revolution in their Methods of meeting such
oblip
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FORD'S THEATER VICTIMS.
Formation of Association of Survivors
and Plans for the Future.

Formation of Association of Survivors,
and Plans for the Future.
The clerks OF the old Ford's Theater, Sur
geon Generals Office, who were in the terrible
disaster, have formed themselves into a mutual
benefit league, 80 that an authority shall exist
to be recognized when tho time comes for the
clerks to ask relief from Congress or from any
other source. Whatever claims are to be pre-
sented will doubtless be laid before the Secretary
of War, and the matter will be left in his hands
to bring before Congress. The clerks do not
propose TO be considered as hogs, and so do
not countenance the many wild propositions
which have been put forth concerning the
amount of indemnity and other recognition
to he given them by Congress or citizens
Mr. Charles Patten aud Mr. James Webb
were two other members of the association who
were seen. Mr.. Patten said: 81 do not know
yet just what the plans of the association will
finally be. We do not want to appear as an
tagoniZng any one, but we want the demands
OF the survivors of the accident to be presented
in orderly, reasonable way. Ono of the
chief things we anxious about is the care
of the widows and dependent families of the
| dead men. They certainly ought to receive
| some compensation from the Government for
the loss of their means of support"
There are still great many of the injured
clerks out of the city. SO of them being reported
| at the office as on leave. All of these will be
| given as much time as they require for re-
| covery up TO the full limit of the law, which
| is 80 days. Some, however, will not be able
| to be back Mt their desks, even with that
amount Of vacation. Can't. Miller ia now the
one about whom the most solicitude is felt.
He is a very old man, and his injury which
consisted in breaking both legs, will confne
him to the house for many weeks. Besides
this. he has suffered from complication of
injuries brought OH by the accident and is still
| in very bad condition.
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Haiti Present Armsl

Rev. w. T. Lewis, PASTOR Goode Avenue NJ.
E. Church, st. Louis, No., says: 1.-THE honor of
placing the first GAR. memorial window in a
church is claimed by the writer, who placed
one in Market Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. Warrensburg, Mo-, on Nov. Is. 1889.
and preached the sermon of rededicati0n at
the reopening of the church on Sunday, Nov.
II, 1889. The window was manufactured by
Geo. A. Misch, Chicago. and is of artistic de-
sign. On the top there is q large but exact re-
production of the GAR button underneath
are the words In Memory of the Nations De-
tenders In the center there Ia cut of the
old flag with crossed swords and muskets be-
low it; at the bottom is the inscription Col.
Grover Post, Is, GAR" The writer was
pastor of the church ut that time; is an ex-
u. S. soldier, who as a boy and man, served
through the war in the Sd Ohio, 5th Ohio Cav,
and in the I'd Ala; he was captured in Novem-
ber 1864, with the u. s. forces at Athens, Ala,
while A. A. Aeon. of the District of Athens,
By Gen. Forrest, on his great raid in rear Of
Sherman'S army.
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INCLINED ARMOR PLATES,

Inclined armor plates were tested in this
country last week for the first time, and the
results are regarded as most satisfactory. The
test, which is the first of series, took place at
the Indian Head proving grounds and was 10
demonstrate what effect would be had on an
S-inch proectile fired at a curved plate eight
inches in thickness and at an angle Of % de-
grees.
A 6-inch gun was used to attack the Mon
terey's curved 6-inch plate with Holzer pro-
jectile. The projectle struck the plate at an
angle Of % degrees with the normal and en-
tered it at an angle OF about 30 degrees. The
projectile penelr rated the plate about nine inches
on line of impact nearly going through it.
breaking up somewhat, but the point remained
in the hole and cracked. The base of the pro-
iectile rebounded several feet and landed in the
river. The velocity used was 1890 feet per
second.
Capt Sampson expressed satisfaction at the
resistance shown to the projectile, and in a
few days will have another trial with tile shot
at a still greater angle at point of impact. The
trial proves that in time of actual action all
armor is not likely to be pierced, on account of
the angle offered the shot by the ships rolling
or uusteadiness, and that when proiectile
strikes at an angle, either acute or obtuse, the
chances are that it will break up aud not enter.
The National tribune., 1893-08-10
ARMY AND NAVY.

The inventors of small-caiiber rifles some of
whom expressed dissatisfaction at the conclu-
sions of the Board OF Army Experts at Spring
field. Mass, will have chance to submit their
devices 10 a Government Board, which will
seek suitable arm for the Navy. The Naval
ordnance experts waited until the Army Sc
leeted small magazipe-arm before deciding
upon rife. 1t is understood that Commodore
Sampson believes that smaller caliber than
the 30 cali6er Of the Army gun is possible.
The inventors who presented good weapons be-
fore the Army Magazine Board will be invited
to submit their devices TO the Converse Board
at Newport. The Board meets Aug. TO-
The fiscal year just closed has been particu-
larly active one in the construction work of the
new Army posts resulting in the completion of
several of the new posts entirely and of addi-
tional buildings at a number of the old ones.
Great economy is being practiced nowadays
by the Army authorities with the transporta-
ton fund. Recommendations of commanding
officers for transfer of troops from post to
another, the cooperation of the Regulars
with militia eucampments, are all being re-
fused, with two exceptions. In both of these
cases the movements are made by marching, SO
that no expense is incurred for transportation.
Gen. Schofeld has an important motive for
trying to keep the transportation fund intact
for the present. He hopes this Fall to make
some of the Compromised changes in stations
of infantry regiments To do this it is neces-
sary that the utmost economy should be prac-
tieed in issuing orders involving travel by the
troops during the Summer months.
The United States cruiser New York, which
is receiving her finishing touches at
Cramps Shipyard, went into com mission at noon,
Aug /. with appropriate ceremonies. Tho
cruiser will remain at Philadelphia another
month, during which time the barbets and tur-
rets will be completed and the ship thoroughly
fitted up
Chief Constructor Hichborn has made an
estimate of the time required TO complete the
vessels now i'll different stages of construction
as follows: Battleship Maine and cruiser Mont
gomery, four months; cruisers Marblehead,
Cincinnati, and Raleigh, and torpedo boat
Ericssen. six months; cruiser Olympia, eight
months; cruiser Columbia, nine months; bat
tIeship Texas 10 months; ram Katahdin, 12
months; battleships Indiana and Massachu-
setts. and the cruiser Minneapolis, "a months
battleship Oregon. 30 months, and cruiser
Brooklyn and battleship Iowa 36 months
The National tribune., 1893-08-10
SILVER CERTIFICATES.

Treasurer Morgan last week ordered the sus-
pension of the issue of silver certi fcates. He
stated in a circular that the issue of these being
limited to the amount of standard silver dollars
held by the Treasury for their redemption or
exchange. for the present standard silver dol
lars can be furnished only fer silver certificates
deposited for exchange, or ip return for those
received for redemption. Z
Halves, quarters, and dimes can be furnished
In the place Of standard silver dollars. in sums
Of 5000 or more, free of charges for expressage,
or by registered mail in mnItiples of $50,
registration free, for drafts coliectable at Wash
ington or at any of the Subtreasury cities /;
namely, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chi
eago, Baltimore, Cincinnati, st. Louis, New Or
leans. or San Francisco, or for deposit of cur
rency by any correspondent in said cities.
This action has no reference to the silver
policy of the Treasury, as Treasury notes alone
are issued in payment, for silver bullion pur-
chashed under the Sherman law. 1t merely
means that silver certificates have been issued
to the full limit of standard silver dollars held
by the Treasury for redemption.
The National tribune., 1893-08-10
OPENING OF CONGRESS.
Proceedings of Both Branches of the Ma
tional Legislature.

tiOnal Legislature.
Throngs of people attended the opening pro-
ceedings of Congress on Monday, Aug. z. The
galleries were opened early. and at II o'clock
the seats were all filed. and the sides of the
galleries were crowded. as well as the cor
ridoIs leading to them and the chambers.
In the Senate Rev. Butler opened with prayer.
and the next instant all was animation. There
were no new faces on the floor, because the new
Senators had all been in full view of the gal
leries for six weeks in the early part of tho
Summer. The only new faces were those of
the pages and others who have been ushered
into position by a change of the political conf
pexien of the Senate. Vice President Steven
son way the evnosure of all eyes. His shoulders
are stopped, and only his head had to be bowed
for his form to assume a reverentiai aspect
during the prayer.
On many Senators desks were bouquets of
roses and cut flowers and smilax.
Senator White officially announced the
death of his colleague, Leland j. Stanford,
and his motion to adjourn out of respect to
the deceased was carried.
The most interest conferred in the meeting
of the House. Members began to arrive early,
and the scene before the opening was very
animated. Some citizen of Washington had
been thoughtful of the comfort of the men,
bers, for shortly before the session began a
procession of pages filed into the Chamber,
bringing armfuls of palm-leaf fans.
Nearly every member-ee was present,
and it is seldom that at tho beginning of a
session there are so many in their seats.
Exactly at II o'clock Clerk Kerr took up the
gavel, and with a sharp stroke on his desk
called the members-elect to order, read the
proclamation of the President calling Congress
together in extraordinary session, and then
the roll was called. Each one of the six
members from Maryland responded Here"
when his name was called.
After Mr. Crisp had been elected Speaker and
taken the OATH Rev. w. II. Milburn, tho last
Chaplain of the House. offered prayer and then
the Representatives were sworn in. The draw.
ing for seats followed.
And shortly after the House adjourned as
mark of respect to Mr.. Enochs, who died re-
Gently,
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RAZOR AND sTRoP COMBINATION.

This is a combination of good things that
subscribers to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
will appreciate. Everybody knows the value
and market price of Wade & Butcher
razor. 1t would be snperhuous TO describe
it. It has always held first place, and it is
because of this that The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE has made arrangements for the follow
ing offer to it's subscribers:
A Wade & Butcher razor, hollow-gioapd,
with q handsome fancy etched blade. finely
finished, and set ready for use; superior to
all others.
A belt strop, made of solid leather CT
steel frame, with box Of American stEop
paste neatly placed in one end. aud lsther
brush Of very fine bristles, frGily wound
with best Irvine.
These three articles will bs cent t0getser
to any subscriber by registered mail, 5eliy-
cred free, for So. These articles ocly sold
together.
For 81 additional ~ will ssnd with The
above one hair brush made Of imported
Russian bristles, with fGeiy unfinished rose
wood hack, and a first quality ho.a comb.
Address
THE NATlONA!. TRIBUNE,
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entern' plea of mauslaughter. l said it was
all along of my bullheadedness that am here
now, and so il was. Ny lawyer wanted me to
plead guilty TO the charge the ledge offered me.
j asked him what it meant. He said 1t meant
that killed Jase in q racket and then give me
a long lingo about malice aforethought or some
thing like that. but didn't understand it,
only knew they wanted me to say murdered
Jase in a racket. ! warn't going 10 say done
a thing when didn't. fsred up, and wouldn't
listen to nobody. / couldn't see things right.
Well, the trial didn't take long. Everythin'
went crossways for me. | told my story, and
pleaded guilty to nothin' except that / didn't
mean anything. / just shot to scare him. l
didn't care much what they done with me for
that. Tho other side showed how Jase had
been found dead in the cabin, how / was found
lynn in the snow miles from Pauldin', as If
hadn't been goin' for help. Then they got wit
nesses who swore as how Jase and me were
jealous bout Mandy, how I'd asked her to go
to a gatherin' with me and she'd gone with Jase
1t warn't so. l kuowed it; but il wouldn't do
no good for me to say it warn't. Mandy and
me understood one another. though there
warn't much betwixt us then. i spoSe she
might have told what she kuowed about it on
the stand, but wasn't going to have her mixed
up in the thing. / lowed they couldn't con-
Wet me because, what said was true.
THE jury fetched in verdict of murder in
meant for life.
They carried Mandy out of the courtroom.
Seems as though she thought it was her fault
some way or mother. Msndy's been tryin' to
get me out ever since. She said if it hadn't
been for her they couldn't a shown no motive,
and couldn't a. sent me for life / don't see
what good that would "a done when they was
all agin me-"
/ made note of Mandy. She was good
material from reportorial standpoint. When
/ went out 1 asked the Warden who Mandy
was.
$50 you've been talkin' with Washburn,
have your" said he.
'Well. Mandy is his girl. They say she has
been coming down here from Paulding once
every year with petitions and signatures to place
before the Board of Pardons. Yesterday Wash
burns sentence was commuted. which, by the
way, you will find by locking on the press
hook"
A picture of faded little woman who had
asked me the year before in the Capitol if
would please tell her what time the Pardon
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Board met, rose in my mind. I said to myself
"That WAS Maudyv

Board met, rose in my mind. / said to myself
THAT was Mandy"
As rule the world does not throw open its
arms to released convicts. 1t sees that all the
windows in the house are we'll secured at night
and that all the doors have extra strong fasten-
ings on the day the papers announce new list
of releases. The people have not time TO go
down to the prison and watch the men pass out
through the big gate. They pay small sum
each year to have THAT Office performed for them
By big hurley policemen. The policemen ac-
company the convicts down to the Union Depot
and see them off on their trains. 1t would be
such pity to have them go alone.
The morning of the day Washburn went out
there was one other person present besides the
policeman and reporters. 1t was the worn
little woman who had asked me year ago in
the Capitol If l would please tell her what time
the Pardon Board met.-Kate Fields Washing
TIM
The National tribune., 1893-08-10
NEW APPOfNTEES.

Cha les B. Morton. of Maine, to be Fourth
Auditor of the Treasury, vice John 4. Lynch,
of Mississippi. resigned.
E. Ellery Anderson, of New York. to be Pa
cifc Railroad Commissioner, instead of Mr..
Dimmock. appointed by Mr.. Cleveland, but de-
clined the position.
The National tribune., 1893-08-10
FROM CHICAGO
TO WASHINGTON
VIA PITTSBURG.

YIyIIE BALTIMORE AND OHIO Il. y.
Il is the shorter Route
Icy Finy-fhree Niles,
And it is the only Line
Passing through Battlefleitis
In West Virginia. Maryland. and Virginia
All Trains traverse the Potomac Valley,
And pass through Harper's Ferry
THE BALTIMORE 4 OHIO r. n
Also operates Express Trains
10 Washington
From ST. Louis aud Cincinnati
Its Royal Blue Line Trains
To Washington
From New York gnd Phiiaieiohta
Are the safest, fastest and finest in the world.
CHAS. q. SCUfIIs
Gen. Pass. Agt, Baltimore Nd
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me three feature articles week. the sub
jects to be taken from the lives and crimes of
the men and women so imprisoned.
One morning, on entering the penitentiary
and proceeding to the hook which contained
the routine items for the press found there
this slip:
No. 1850. Edward Washburn, life prisoner
sentence committed to 2S years and six months"
Here was something to be investigated On
making inquiry found that Edward Wash
burn had been received on q life sentence in
1870, and that now after lapse of over 20
years. the Board of Pardons-the eternal source
of hope for all prisoners in that State-had
acted upon his case with the above result
Even in prison good behavior pays. Each con-
vict has certain number of days deducted
from every month of his term according TO the
length Of his sentence if he demeans himself
properly. Thus it lies in the power of a long
time man to gain years of freedom. Allowing
Washburn the deduction each month for good
conduct during his entire 28-years sentence, it
caused his time to expire on the following Sun
day.
The next thing to do was to see Edward
Washburn himself. The sensation of a man
who has been convict for 90 years. who has
been as completely isolated from the outside
world as if he were dead and buried and who
is then resurrected, called back to life and
liberty, cannot be devoid of interest to the
The National tribune., 1893-08-10
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

The debt statement shows a net increase in
the public debt. less cash in the Treasury, dur
ing July of 81, 264,073.3l
The Understanding debt increased $340, 600.
the non-interest bearing debt decreased $751;
OS9. and the cash in the Treasury decreased
$4,574, 1925 81.
The balance of the several classes of debt at
the close of business July 81 were: Interestbear-
ing debt, $685., O37, 440; debt on which interest
has ceased since maturity. 2,08i. 530.26. and
debt bearing no interest, $374, 002 04627. Total,
1861, 121, 0l663.
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On n Worlds Fair Special.

Indignant Passenger suppose this ill-inan-
nered Turk can't read the sign that says smok-
ing is allowed only in the roar car.
The Turk speaking for himseIG-I can read
it. IN dam. / been in dis country fix mont. i
hat become Americanizcd. Lights another
cigaret with the stump OF the OLD onel
The National tribune., 1893-08-10
d friend

Wishes to speak through the Register OF
the beneficial results he has received
from regular use OF Ayers Pills.
He says: Il was feeling sick and tired
and my stomach seemed all out of order.
tried a number of remedies, but none
seemed to give me relief until / was in
duced to try the old reliable Ayers
Pills. / have taken only one box, but I
feel like new man. l think they are
the most pleasant and easy to take OF
anything l ever used, being so finely
sugar-coated that even child will take
them. urge upon all who are
The National tribune., 1893-08-10
In Need

Of a laxative to try Ayers Pills.
Boothbay (Me.), Register.
Between the ages Of five and fifteen,
/ was troubled with kind Of salt.
rheum, or eruption, chiefly confined to
the legs, and especially to the bend OF
the knee above the calf. Here, running
sores formed which would scab over,
but would break Immediately on NOV
ing the leg. bly, mother tried every
thing she could think of, but all was
without avail. Although a child, / read
in the papers about the beneficial effects
of Ayers Pills, and persuaded my moth
er TO let me try them. With no great
faith in the result, she procured