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DEPARTMENTAL/ Aaaual Baporta of W S of tha Iatarlor sad Saoratary of War. Wumatanom, Nov. SI.—Tha annual report of UM Indian bureau for 1880 hot beta oom* plotod. Ik exhibit* continued, steady ad vanoenent toward* civilisation oath* port of nearly oil the Indian tube*, and vary remark** bio progroM in many instances, especially a Ogallallas and Bralo Bionx. a Dakota and on thePaoiSe ooaat the Indian* are in a self-supporting ooaditioa. The num ber of Indian* in the United Ststes, exclusive of Alaska, reported at 886,938, nil of whom, except about 18,000 are mote or tow nnder the direction and control of the agenoieaof the government. The civilised Indiana now in the Territory number 60,560 and the uncivilised, 17,750. There are, in ronnd number*, 45.000 Indiana ic Dakota, 23.000 in New Mexico, 81.000 in Montana, 17,000 in Axisona, and 14,000 in Washington Territory, collected at Tokenia agency. The demand* upon the bnrean by the Indiana of a large majority of the agencies for- implement* with which to enable them to perform manual labor are far beyond the mean* at the disposal of the department for that purpose. The de sire of the Indian* to labor is steadily growing, and large numbers are willing and anxious to engage in civilised pursuit* and the improve ment in their manner of putting in and caring for erope raised show* the efforts of the past five years ate gradually beginning to show themselves. It appear* there are upward* of 6.000 Indian* in New York 8tate more than 10,000 in the Bute of Michigan. The follow ing table shows the substantial results of Ia disn l*bor during the year by Indian* exolnsive of the hve civilised tribes of the Indian terri tory, in 1880: Number acres broken by Indians 87,283 Number acres cultivated 170,847 Number bushel* wheat raised 415,777 Number bushels corn raised 666,430 Number bushels oats and barley 221.439 Number bushel* vegetables raised 876,145 Number tons hay eut 6.572 Number csttle owned 78 81i Number sheep owned 864,137 By the five civilized tribe*: Number acre* cultivated 814.398 Number bushel* wheat raised 336.421 Number bn«hels corn raised 2,346,042 Number bushel* oat* and barley raised 124.568 Number bushels vegetable* raised.... 595,000 Number bale* cotton raised 1.600 Number ton* bay cnt 14,000 Number cattle owned 897.040 Number swine owned 400,280 During the year 60 boarding and 110 day school** have been in operation among the dif ferent Indian tribes, exclusive of the five civil ised tribe:* in Indian Territory, which have been attended by over 7,000 children and taught by 316 teachers. The educational work of the bureau eould have been enlarged to a much greater extent but for the inadequate appro priation* made by Congress for the support of school*. Fifty thousand Indian* at Seventeen agencies bave no treaty school funds whatever, and educational facilities must depend entirely on the general appropriation for education. Among those tribe* there are at least 7,000 ebildren of school age. Report* from schools on the various reservation* are full of encouragement, showing inoreasedaud more regular attendance of pupils, and growing in terest in education on the part ot the parent*. In complianoa with appeal* from neglected agencies the bureau has msde arrangements for erecting eleven boarding school buildings during the coming season, and for the estab lishment of thirteen new boarding schools. These will be the first sohools of any kind pro vided for the 8.000 San Carlos, Apaches and Western Shoshone*, and the first boarding school* opened for 25,000 Indian*. At nine other agencies where the small, irregularly at attended day sohools have hitherto met)with indifferent success, and made little impression on the tribe* among whom they were located. The condition of the Ponca* in the Indian Territory continue* to be prosper on", and they bave now seventy-nine house*, and since the first of January last over seventy families bave moved into the bouses. Med dlesome persons are still endeavoring to induce the Ponoas to abandon their present location and return to Dakota, but the leading men of the tribe bave frequently assured the sgent that they are satisfied, and do not desire to return. KEPOBT OFTHT, 8IGBRABY OF WAB. The annual report of the secretary of war gives a general review of the various subordi nate reports, and calls attention to their sever al recommendations, and details at length the operations of the department during the year. Upon the subject of expenditures, appropria tions and estimate* the secretary says: "The expenditures for all affairs under control of this department for tbe fiscal year ending June 30, 1880, were $39,924 773. Congress appro priated for the eerrise of tbe current fiscal year, 141,993,630. The estimate* for the service of tbe fiscal year ending June 30. 1882, are 143627 055. The estimates in detail were originally submitted to me for 869,429.770, bnt on revision of tbe same omisssonsor redaction were made as follows: In the oivil estimate, 913.585 military establishments, 9250,000 public works, $18,514,129 and in the miscellaneous class, 925,000 making a total of revisory reductions 918,802,714. Some increase in the amounts of iaterest for the year 1882 over the amounts appropriated for the year 1881, appears in tbe civil establishment, the military establishment and miscelaneous for public work. I have re duced the estimates to accord with what I un derstood to be the amount required for the ab solute necessities of the service in order to pre vent a waste of property and damage to the commercial interest*. Beyond em necessities it is submitted to tbe wisdom ot Congress, which may perceive that as the value of im provements Burround the realty of the government. and as the commerce of tbe country advance* in growth and pros perity, so should the appropriations to cover expenses be apportioned. The Mississippi riv er commission, operating in accordance with an act approved June 28,1879, submitted a re port which was duly transmitted to Congress last March, and was published by order of the House of Representatives. That report exhib ited for tbe first time estimate* of the appropriation required for works of improvement therein de scribed, amounting to 95,113,000. and it awaited further consideration when the session ceased. Tbe commission has communicated to me its desire to renew those estimates, and this communication will be transmitted to Gongret* a* a matter of special importance, not included, however, in tbe annual estimate* and expenditures for the service of this depart ment." In regard to the South pass, Mississippi river, tne secretary says: "The permanence of this important work seem* to be assured from the fact that there has been no failure whatever in the maintenance of a maximum channel during toe six mor.tbi ending August 1st, last. This im proverawrj baa opened through sand* and shoals a broad, deep highway to the ocean and is one upon the permanent success of which congratula tions may bs exchanged among people abroad and at hojoe, and especially among the com munities of the Mississippi valley whose com mercial exchanges float in an unobstructed channel safely to and from the sea." Secretary Ramsey concurs in tbe recommen dation of Gen. Sherman that Congress be aaked to give 85,000 enlisted men specifically to troop* of the liae of tbe nrmy, and favor* tbe abandonment of many small posts and tbe concentration of larger forces at strategic point*. Tbe absence of a Isrge number of offi oar* from regiment* is alluded to, and action recommended leading to tbe relief of the ser vice in this respect. Secretary Ramsey endorses tbe recommenda tion of the adjutant-general in relation to nlaoing the uniformed State milita upon the same footing, in respect to its rules and forms, aa regular forces, and call* attention to the necessity of providing by legislation for the organization, arming and discipline of the militia. The affair* of the Leavenworth military prison, the secretary Said, have been capably administered during the year. He suggests, however, that in order to be entirely successful and to carry out as far as poMible the original design of making the institution self-sustaining, important measures of legislation is necessary, which is the authority of Congress to apply the earnings of the prison to it* maintenaace. The secretary say*: "From a personal ln apeetion of many fortification* referred to by the ehief of engineers, I am able to emphasise his recommendation* and beg to state that their incompetent and defenseless condition is discreditable to the country. Judging from the history of all nations, and the experience oj our own, the United States will not, with its standing, our traditional Pacifio policy, find itself sooner or later at war with maritime power. When that war comes it will come suddenly. There will be no time after its declaration to construct defences, •Uber fixed or floating. Other nations have natii for tome year* and are now constructing fast steamers of enormous sixe, encased in iron armor np to two feet in thickness, and armed with rifled guns weighing np to one hundred 5SJ?* •»r]r»l,,*T o* tona weight, fired with mtle _*bort of a. quarter ton of now der. Itfofeeredr that'the country does not appreciate the fsot that after a declaration of days or even hours might bring these great engines of destruction to our coast—it may be to New York, or Boston, or Portland, or Baltimore, or New Orleans, or San Francisco, or to any point the enemy may select. No one can estimate the damage which may follow. TIM work* of river and harbor improvements end examinations and surveys provided for by aetofMarcb.3, 1879, and previous acta were 2 5 5n. 1 the fiscal year „!?i-Ki*U!?ct,i17 S"*"". The amount ?!?^fSb,tvtnere,ore» 187 9, was 910,- 22?:ii6i«,ibe.*n,0.nnt «P»nd«i to June 30,1880, 2Sr2a fefta- balance of 94, mn.VOO. to be expended during the present S bo added the appro- priation* by the river and harbor act of June 14,1880, amounting to 88,951,500. The act of Jane 16,1880, makes provision for MSworka of ImBrovement in some varying from 9500 to 980300. aaoTTor surveys ad examinations with a view to improvement of .HI moslitles. In relation to the Whitteker COM the secre tary aey*: "I have refrained from comment ing upon the unfortunate agitation which flow ed from an alleged sissult upon a colored cadet at West Poiat aeademy in April last, for th* reason that income of it* legal aapseta the subject ia still under consideration." a oaa elaaion Secretary Bamaey faoommenda -shot provision be mad* by low for the appointaaautt of aa assistant secretary of war. THE DOCTOR'S EVIDENCE. For the lint time in its history, the in habitants of the quiet little village of Elmdale had been shocked by tbe discov ery oi great crime in their midst Seth Driscoll, a well-known citizen, was found at early dawn, lying dead in his own garden. A ghastly ballet wound in the back of his head left no room to question the cause of his death and any suspicion of suicide was rebutted, as well by the position ot the wound, as by the discovery of footprints leading back and forth from near the body to the garden wall, at a point where the latter bore evi dent marks ot having been scaled. But the crowning discovery was that of a pistol, recently discharged, lying near the base ot the wall where the murderer had clambered ovei. It was picked up by Jonas Wenlock, Dr. Dnscoll a nephew, who gave a start of surprise at the sight. "I know who owns this weapon!" he ex claimed. "Who? who?" questioned a dozen eager voices. "Volney Kendall," he answered. Had a thunderclap fallen upon the lis teners the effect could not have been more startling. The young man whose name had just been uttered was the last peison to be suspected of such an atroci ous crime. At the first instance the very thought was repelled with abhorrence but- ot the second came a strai ge revolu tion. It was remarked that Volney Ken dall had been an earnest suitor for the hann of Kate Dunseth, Sir. DriscoUe ward, and had received from the haugh ty guardian a supercillious rebuff, which he had bitterly resented. There was a motive for the deed, which, coupled with the circumstances of the pistol, awakened conviction in the very minds whence, a moment before, tbe slightest shade of suspicion had been indignantly scouted Within an hour young Kendall, pale and agitated, was dragged a prisoner to the scene of the tragedy, where fresh evi dence was speedily added to that already accumulated. His shoes were found to exactly fit the tracks in the garden, even to the print of the nails. He acknowledged to the ownership of the pistol, but declined all explanation of its presence at the place where it had been fouad, or of his whereabouts on the previous evening. None longer doubted the prisoner's guilt, and he was placed in close confine ment to await the coroners inquest. Next day I was retained for the ac cused but from an interview with him, permitted by the jailer, I came away without the shadow of hope for.although he asserted his innocence, he persisted in maintaining silence on points the clearing up ot which were vital to his defense. The inquest was held at the house ot the deceased. The facts already stated were laid before the jury but when the prisoner was questioned, save acknowl edging the ownership of the pistol, and denying all knowledge of the murder, he declined to answer. Once he looked appealiagly to Kate Dunsctb, who was present, summoned as a witness with tbe rest of the household. She met his look with a tearful, bewild ered gaze,and he turned away and bowed bis bead in silence. I drew from Jonas Wenlock, whom I was permitted to cross-examine, that he had a heavy insurance on his uncle's lite, and from another witness,who had under taken the duty of investigating the con dition of Mr. Driscoll's affairs, that they were in a very embarrassed state. But the coroner cut rce short: '•It is hardly proper, Mr. Wilson, in the face of the evidence, to insinuate either that Mr. Driscoll commited suicide or that his nephew murdered him." All the witnesses had been examined but tbe gTay-headed doctor who had made tbe autopsy, and who took the stand. He was one of your grave taciturn men, who kept their own counsel till the fitting time comes to speak. "Tell us, doctor," continued, the Cor oner, after a few preliminary questions, "What, if any, wounds you discovered on the person of the deceased?" With minute precision the witness de scribed the bullet-wound in the head, giving tbe diameter and depth to a frac tion. "In your opinion, was that wound the cause of death?1 "It was not," was the answer, in a tone whose calmness and composure were not in tbe least ruffled by the murmur of astonishment which greeted the words. "Pray explain," requested the coroner, with ill-concealed surprise. "There was no signs," replied the Doc or, preserving the same quiet manner, 'of either external or internal hemorrhage, which would have necessarily followed the severance of the blood-vessels by the passage of the bullet, had the man then been alive. When the shot was fired he was already dead." "To what, then, do you attribute Mr. Driscol death?" "To poison. A careful examination of the organs revealed the presence of a fatal quantity of prussic acid, which must have entered the stomach during life, as was clearly shown by its inflamed condition." As suddenly as belief in Volney Ken airs guilt had sprung into being, a new suspicion flashed on the minds of all. It is true, then, that Seth Driscoll,with ruin staring him in the face, and his ward's money to account for, had taken his own life. And the shot—that must have been fired by Jonas Wenlock, on discovering his uncle's dead body, and the evidence of suicide afforded, most likely, by the phial which had contained the deadly draught. He had thus hoped to secure the insurance money, which would have been forfeited by death self inflicted. True, there was no diiect evi dence of all this, but none the less did every one believe it. "Everything seems cleared up but the tracks and the pistol," said the coroner, when the doctor had concluded. "And these it is my place to explain, Mr. Kendall having declined to do so out of delicacy to myself," interrupted Kate Dunseth, hastening forward from where she and Volney had been holding an earnest colloquy for the past Ave min utes. My guardian had forbidden Mr. Ken dall the house and the latter sent me a message requesting a secret interview in the garden. The message miscarried— perhaps intercepted—and Volney—Mr. Kendall I mean—not finding me at the place appointed, in returning over the wall, accidently let fall the pistol which he carried for protection in case he en countered a certain person who was his deadly foe, and who always went armed." Here she cast a withering glance at Jonas Wenlock, who was careful not to meet it. The verdict of the jury was that the deceased had come to his death from poison administered by his own hand, and Volney Kendall went forth a free man. Kate Dunseth's fortune was irre trievably lost, but it was not for that that Volney had sought her love and he was a proud man, the day he led her to the altar, at the thought that she could have no doubt that it was herself and not her wealth that he had wooed. Jonas Wenlock never sued for the in surance money. Trundle beds went out of fashion in the crib-age. THE ARMY. ataoorsoad m«adattoaa of Ooaora Waaauiu«osi, Nov. IS.—Tbe _. of Gen. Sherman to the •oerotary of war is Riven to the public to-day. After oalUng attention to various subordinate reports, Gen. Sherman sayst "I agree with Gen. Sheridan that the army is too small in en listed men to ulflll the heavy duties now Imposed on it, and is overworked. I there fore noew my recommendation of last year that Ckmgrew bo asked to give 25.000 enlist ed men, especially to troops of tbe line of tbe armyand to make separate provisions for detoebmenta of "advance menw West Point is in advanee of the rest of tbe country. The authorities at the aeademy have no voioe in tbe selection of candidates, and must receive, train and educate suoh as are sent there, regardless of nationality, color or previous condition. To discriminate in favor of a colored boy, by reason of his color, is as mueh a violation of tbe four teenth amendment to the constitution as to discriminate against him—perfeot impar tiality being tbe rale, and that I believe the authorities at West Psint bave endeavored to follow. In this connection, I de sire to state that in my judgment tbe requirement that all enlisted men of tbe Ninth and Tenth cavalry, and of the Twen ty-fourth and Twenty-fifth infantry, shall be colored men, while the offioers are white, is not consistent with the amendment of the constitution referred to. All men should be enlisted who are qualified, and assigned to regiments regardless of color or previous condition. Such has been tbe law and usage in the navy for years, and the army would soon grow accustomed to it. No body of men on earth has more reverence for the constitution and laws than tho army, and I pledge my own, and the good faith of all in the service, to enforce faithfully every part of tho oonsitution of the United States and every law made in pur suance thereof. Gen. Sohofleld ia abund antly able to enforce the laws and regula tions of the academy. The education at Fort Monroe under supervision of CoL Getty is purely professional, and limited chiefly to the artillery arm ot the service. This education ean not be found in another aollege in America, and is valuable because tbe use of artillery is limited to war on a large scale and can not be learned in our Indian wars or in common life. When the necessity arises for artillery officers, as in onr Mexican war and also onr civil war, it is sodden and immediate. This school ousts nothing bnt tho ordinary garrison expenses. I still desire to establish a similar school for infantry and cavalry at Leavenworth as soon aa the condition of Indian affairs will admit of the release of some good infantry regulars from tbe distant frontier, whioh I hope will occur within the next year. In conclusion I, beg to state that the entire army is in my opinion as patriotic as pa tient, as willing to encounter danger and hardservieeas at any former period in our history. Tho rapid extension of railroads and mails has mueh improved the general condition and contentment of the officers nd men, and they simply suffer the usual nte of peace in slow hentJve of ohang oountryisso targe that "engineer battalion," "hospitalstowardsV* "oommiaaary sergeants," "West Point detachments," "detailed clerks," eta, in the same manner as has already been done for the signal corps. In this connection I will venture to cell your attention to the fact that tbe re vised statutes, edition of 1878, section 1,115, defining the organization of the army, lim its the strength to "not more than. 80,000 enlisted men," bnt subsequent appropria tion hills by provisos have limited the ex penditures to 25,000 enlisted men. Still the legal strength is 80,000 enlisted men, and that number is the least possible at whioh we ean maintain the present organi sation of forty regiments in anything like good order, discipline and economy, and I infer this end ean be reached by simply one thing—omitting the provisos in the next ap propriation bill. The prosperous times and easy financial con dition of the treasury may now enable Congress to provide suitable arma ments for the forts whioh guard the ehief harbors of the country." Speaking of the Northern Paoifio, Union Pacific and South ern Paoifio railroads, Gen. Sherman says: "These railroads havecompletely revolution ized our country in the past few yean and imposes on the military an entire change of polioy. Hitherto we have been compelled to maintain mail posts along wagon and stage routes of travel. These are no longer needed because no longer used, and the set tlements whioh grow np speedily along tbe new railroads, afford security necessary, and tbe regular stations bnilt for storage at con venient distances afford necessary shelter for stores and for men when operating in tbe neighborhood. We should now absolutely abandon many of the smaller posts, hitherto necessary, and concentrate at strategic points generally near the national frontier, or where railroads intersect, BO as to send out detach ments promptly to distriots where needed. Congress alone has the power to dispose of the property of the United States, and we, tbe military, find ourselvespossessed of lands and houses obtained in early times, wbioh demand occupation for preservation, and I earnestly recommend that provision be made by law for the sale of snoh abandoned military posts and out buildings as is found to be necessary, with aright to apply the proceeds of sale to other plaoes, the property of the United States." Gen. Sherman specifies posts in Kansas, New Mexico and Arizona, and also Forts Keogh and Custer, on the Yellowstone, bnilt only four years ago, and expresses the opinion that in a very short time they will become oommeroial towns rather than military posts. "In my judg ment tbe time has now come for tbe military authorities to select suitable strategic points for permanent occupation and improvement, whence detachments ean be sent for special service. As long as we possess and must oare for these small posts it is impossible to abandon them to waste and we are forced to hold on to them but if Congress will delegate to the President, the secretary of war and aboard of officers the right to sell these posts and appropriate the proceeds of sale to strategic points, I am certain it will result in great economy and enable us to maintain large garrisons with increased discipline and bet ter service. For similar reasons, and because the commerce of tbe world is carried on in ships of 3,000 tons and over, and because of the heavy draft of war vessels, most of onr sea coast defenses are snperflaoJS. We sow have fifty million people, and the idea of any hostile foroe landing on onr coast is preposterous. Yet our great oommereial porta should be made so safe that even an apprehension of danger would not be felt, Portland, Boston, Newport. New York, Philadelphia, Hampton Roads, Port Royal, Key West, Pensaoola, New Orleans, San Diego, San Francisco, and Port Town send, shonld all be properly fortified and garrisoned. All minor ports should be sold or abandoned. The annual appropriation of $1,000,000 would in ten years put these ports in good order, and another million a year would properly arm them, and the sec retary of war and the President should bave discretion in thedisbursement of this money. Artillery officers should also be associated with engineers in constructing, altering and repairing sea coast defenses, because the men who have to fight these batteries should have something to do in tfceir construction." Referring to reports of Gen. Sohofleld and Col. Getty relative to West Point and the artillery school at Fortress Monroe, Gen. Sherman says: "In my judgment both these institutions are in as good order as possible and both are an honor to the country. Education must al ways be the basis of national security and honor. The education and manly training imparted to young men at West Point has repaid a thousand times its cost and has more than verified the predictions of Gen. Washington. From time to time periodical complaints have arisen to its prejudice, suoh as occurred last yesr in regard to the colored eadet Whittaker—a thor ough, patient, dose investigation in the midst of a tnmnlt of abuse, resulted in the perfect vindication of the authorities of that aeademy. Every eadet at West Point is an appointee of a member of Congress, eseh member having a eadet of his own nomination there, with only ten appointed by the President at lame. Tho corps of cadets is therefore a youthful counterpart of our National House of Representatives. The same laws, the same regulations, the same instruction books, clothing and food are common to all, and a more democratic body never existed on earth than is the corps of cadets. The prejudice of race is the most difficult to contend against of any in this world. There is no more suoh prejudice at West Point tbsn in the country at large, and tbe practice of equality at has been that many regiments hove remain ed longer in remote quarters than seems fair but I have endeavored to make legi mental obenges on far as possible, eooeistent with the annual appwp«atioa*v» Surgeon General Barnes in his annual re port thinks an eppropriation of §280,000 will be xequind for use of tho medioal department for the fiscal yesr ending June 80,1882, for expenses of purveying depots, for pay of employee, private physicians and nurses employed in emeraeneios at forts or stations, and /or other miscellaneous ex penses of the medical department Gen. Barnes earnestly recommends an appropria tion foe a new fire proof building, adequate for uses of the medical museum and library. The coat of suoh a building be estimates at S250.000. Diamond Making. A New York paper says that trying to make diamonds will be—at least until they have been made—an interesting subject to the majority of men. The late effort of James Mactear, of Glasgow, to produce diamonds artificially is by no means the first that has been made. The earliest experiments of any importance were recent, however—only fifty-two years since. Latour and Gannall, the French chemists, then presented pure pieces ot crystalized carbon to the acad emy of sciences, and caused thereby great excitement, supposing that the secret ot making diamonds had been discovered. The result proved that the small crystals, although transparent, brilliant and hard er than quartz, would neither scintillate nor refract rays of light sufficiently to render them valuable. Notwithstanding that they are composed of the same ma terial as diamonds, they had little beau ty. They were submitted to the heat test, as Mactear's crystals were, but, like his, they underwent no perceptible change. Champigny, director of the cel ebrated diamond firm in Paris, pronounced them genuine where upon followed the great diamond panic (1828), which affected the whole commercial world. A few years later, the French savant, Despretz, again start led the world by announcing that he had produced artificial diamonds. His method was to fix a cylinder of pure car bon to' the positive pole of a weak Dan iell pile, and a platinum wire to the neg ative pole, and then to plunge both poles into acidulated water. In two months the negative pole was covered with a black coating, which was sent to Gaudin (Marc Antoine) to be tested on hard stones. Mixed with a little oil, the black particles would polish rubies, and as the diamond alone will do this, Gaudin did not hesitate to declare the particles dia mond dust, a conclusion generally ac cepted at the time by men of science. The question, "Can diamonds be made artificially?" is still open, and many chemists feel sure that ere long it will be answered in the affirmative by exper iments absolutely successful. They have already bee* produced in material, though not in properties. It is thought that these may be obtained by cutting the crystals differently from what they are now cut. Such a discovery would not be more remarkable than the discovery made by Enguiner (1456) in producing facets, and perfected by Coster in making planes on the Koh-i-noor. The effect oi such a dis covery may be conjectured by reference to the diamond panic of 1828. It would revolutionize value, and create a prodigi ous commotion in both hemispheres: but the commotion would abate in due time, and good would unquestionably result. The value ot all diamonds in royal treas uries, in mercantile, titled and private hands, and elsewhere, is stupendous. It has been estimated at five billions, or ac cording to the French numeration, $5, 000,000,000. To destroy capital to that amount would upset for a time tbe whole world's commerce, were the capital ac tive. But the capital locked up in dia monds is wholly dormant. The Schoolmaster In Germany. The reports of our school inspectors often reveal a very remarkable state of things in our schools and among our teachers, but, thank Heaven, they show nothing BO bad as the report of an ex amination of German candidates for the schoolmaster's certificate, which we have just read. One candidate, on being asked what countryman Jesus was, re plied that he was an Italian. Another, on being shown a stuffed squirrel and asked to name it, succeeded in doing so, but on being further asked what sort of a squirrel it was, guessed that it was a stuffed one. "Where," continued the examiner, "is this species of squirrel to be found In the dealer's window," was the reply. What is this asked the professor, showing another candi date a butterfly. "That is a butterfly, sir." "No doubt, but what kind of butterfly Mein Gott!" was the answer, we have so many of them in our parts that we never pay any attention to them." It is now ^o'clock here," remarked, the examiner to a can didate for honors in geography, "what time is it in London "Well, it must be quite as late there," was the reply. How many square miles does the north pole cover r' was another question, to which came the answer: N one knows. A great number of people have tried to go there, but not one has suc ceeded in the attempt." How do you teach children the difference between the right and left bank of a river?" I don't teach them that, because there is no river in our parts." Another can didate was shown a skeleton map and asked to name a particular mountain, but he observed the map was a bad one, as the names were not marked on it like the one at home, which was far superior. Why did the companions of Columbus refuse to go further was another ques tion. Because," replied the candidate, they had come to the spot where the ship would have tipped over, for you know, sir, the earth is round." These examples will suffice to prove that, if the schoolmaster is generally abroad in Ger many, the candidates for that title are not seldom at sea.—Manchester (Ena.) Post. Effect of Tea on the Skin. If you place a few drops of strong tea upon apiece of iron, a knife blade, for instance, the tannate of iron is formed, which is black, If you mix tea with iron filings, or pulverized iron, you can make a fair article of ink. If you mix it with fresh human blood, it forms with the iron of the blood the tannate of iron Take human akin and let it soak for a time in strong tea, and it will become leather. Now, when we remember that the liquids which enter the stomach are rapidly absorbed by the venous absor bents of the stomach, and enter into the circulation and are thrownout of the sys tem by the skin, lungs, and kidneys, it is probable that a drink so common as tea, and so abundantly used, will have some effect. Can it be possible that tannin, in troduced with so much liquid-producing respiration, will have no effect upon the skin Look at the tea-drinkers of Rus sia, the Chinese, and the old women of America, who have so long continued the habit of drinking strong tea. Are they not dark-colored and leather skinned? SPEAKING of missions among the freed men, the Rev. Dr. Allen, of Philadelphia, in an address on the subject in the Pres byterian Synod of Baltimore, said that the Catholics last year spent $100,000 in that work, while the Presbyterians gave only about one-eighth of that sum. A colored minister added that the former church is expending more in that direc tion than all the Protestant ohnrohes combined. Flashes. Groan persons.—Invalids. Men of polish.—bootblacks. Chicken hazard.—a shop egg. hard kase.—A Dutch cheese. A stuck-np thing.—A show bill. Always open to conviction.—A thief. The way to get over a culinary difficul ty is to Bridget. A man is very apt to feci girlish when he makes his maiden speech. Proposals are in order, girls. Re member, no bachelor shonld be with* out won. "Never let a cold run," says the doctor. Bad advice. He wants you to catch it, and make work for him. A circus never runs too long for spec tators, but let a sermon run forty minutes and a congregation can't ait still. A boynever stirs his stumps quits so industriously as when poking around in the gutter for remnants of cigars. Eve was the first and only' woman who did not gather up her skirts in both hands and yell at the sight of a snake. "The men of to-day are too high strung," says a Chicago paper. Some of them are not strung high enough. Mairiage may be like a game of cards, but the pridegroom is all right if he holds a good hand when the knot is tied. "Shall I hereafter darn your stockings!' is said to be the fashionable language for a young lady to use when msking a leap year proposal. A young man while attempting to fix a misplaced switch" on a young lady's bead in a ball room, stepped on her dress and "wrecked the train." When a girl is twenty she feels very easy on that score. It's only when she scores another that she begins to wonder who invented wrinkles. George Washington never told a lie, but then Martha never skirmished in his pockets and insisted on knowing al about letters written in a feminine hand Although Lot's wife was converted into a pillar of salt, no trace of her has ever been discovered. It is strangely sus pected that Lot used her to freeze ice cream to treat his new girl. "I would'nt marrythe bestman living," she said And she kept her vow from the first, But she did not live to die an oil maid, For she married one ofthe worst. Detroit street cars won't take counter fit nickels for fare, and there always has been a constant complaint about their being dropped snto contribution boxes. "What's a feller to do?" asks the Free Press. Tbe liar may succeed for a time, but justice is sure to overtake him. A Chica go man told the burglars around his bed that he hadn't a dollar, but when they put a candle to the soles of his feet, he shelled out $150. A mule's head does not contain a brain capable of culture and refined rearing, but it is wonderful to what an extent the other end of his form can be reared. We beg to be excused, however, from bring ing that end up by hand. A fond mother hearing that an earth quake was coming, sent her boys to the country te escape it. After a few days sne received a note from the friend, say ing: "For goodness sake, take your boys away, and send along the earthquake in stead." A teacher in the Wiltwyck, Ulster county, school, recently electrified her pupils, who were annoying her with questions: "Children, I am engaged." Noticing the general look of astonish ment, she added: "But not to any tool ot a man." The excitement subsided. Some relations once paying a Lanca shire old lady a visit, and prolonging their stay beyond her contemplation or wish, were somewhat taken aback one morning before they were up, bv j,bear ing her call out loudly on the stairs "A fine morning tor cousins to go home!" '{Ma, I want a sled I do want a sled can't I have a sled?" "Ask your father." "I don't want to ask him, ma." "Why, wbat nonsense! ASK him." "No, ma, you aek him you have known bim longest." "My dears taiss something or some body, I can't quite tell what or who,' said Jones to his children, as he sat down to tea the other night. "Perhaps it's mother," said little Bil ly she's gone over to aunt Jane's to tea." The child was right. It was Mrs. Jones who was missed, and Jones remarked in continuance: "Well, let's have a quiet supper, then." A little girl in the infant class of a Sunday school thoroughly appreciated the difference between being good from choice and from necessity. At the close of the school one day the teacher re marked "Beckie, dear, you have been a very good little girl to-day." "Yes'm, I couldn't help being good I got a tiff neck," responded the youthful Beckie, with perfect seriousness. [Chicago Inter-Ocean, Perl la or the Deep. The world-renowned swimmer, Capt. Paul Boyton, in an interview with a newspaper correspondent at the seashore, related the following incidents in his ex perience: Reporter.—"Captain Boyton, you must have 6een a large part of the world!" Capt. Boyton.—"Yes sir, by the aid of my Rubber Life Saving Dress, I have traveled over 10.000 miles on the rivers of America and Europe bave also been presented to the crowned heads of Eng land, France, Germany, Austria, Belgi um, Italy, Holland, Spain and Portugal, and have in my possession forty-two medals and decorations I have three times received the order of knighthood, and been elected honorary member of committees, clubs, orders and societies." Reporter.—"Were your various trips accompanied by much danger?" Capt, Boyton.—"That depends upon what you may call dangerous. During my trip down the river Tagus in Spain, I had to "shoot" one hundred and two waterfalls, the highest being about eigh ty-five feet, and innumerable rapids. Crossing the Straits of Messina, I had three ribs broken in a fight with sharks and cmin down the Soinane, a river in France, I received a charge of shot from an excited and startled huntsman. Al though all this was not very pleasant, and might te termed dangerous, I fear nothing more on my trip than intense cold for, as long as my limbs are free and easy, and not cramped or benumbed, I am all right. Of late I carry a stock of St. Jacobs Oil my little boat,—(the Captain calls it "Baby Mine," and has stored therein signal rockets, thermome ter, compass, provisions, etc.)—and I have had but little trouble. Before start ing out I rub myself thoroughly with the article, and its action on the muscles is wonderiul. From constant exposure I am somewhat subject to rheumatic pains, and nothing would ever benefit me, until I got hold of this Great German Remedy. Why, on my travels I have met people who had been suffering with Rheumatism for years by my advice they tried the Oil, and it cured tbem. I would sooner do without food for days than be without this remedy for one hour. In fact I would not attempt a trip without it." The Captain became very enthusiastic on the subject of St. Jacobs Oil, and we left him, citing instances of the curative qualities of the Great German Remedy to a party around him. A PHILADELPHIA girl got $1,000 as balm for a broken heart in a breach of promise case. She asked for $26,000. (Chicago Tribune.] Mr. Ira Brown, the enterprising real estate man, states that he could and would say a good word for the St. Jacobs Oil, which haa sured bim from a severe at tack of inflammatory rheumatism that all other treatments had failed even to allay. THK devastation caused by rabbits amounts in Australia to a serious calam ity. One large estate, which formerly supported 30,000 sheep, has been aban doned on account of these pests. -u_ *._ A W«*****nrsa Dleemvecry. lor the speedy cure of Consumption and all diseases that lead to It, such as Ytubborn Coughs, neglected Colds, Bronchitis, Hay Fev er, Asthma, pain in the side and cheat drv hacking cough, tickling In the throat, Hoarse ness, Sore Throat, and all chronic or lingering disease* of the throat and lungs, DrKJujrs New Discovery has no equal and haa estab fished for itself a world-wide reputation. Many leading physicians recommend and use it in their practice. The formula from which it Is prepared Is highly recommended by all med ical Journals. The clergy and the press have complimented It In the most glowing terms. Go to your druggist and get a trial bottle free of cost, or a regular size for th For sale at wholesale and retail by Gray A Hofflin, Mm. neapous. sSsailUonw AaroaaSkuve. The Best ealve in the world,forCuts, Bruia as, lores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter. Chapped Hands,Chilblsias, Corns, and all kinds of Skin Eruptions. This Salve is lie, Minneapolis. a do W a Say they are personally acquainted with the managers of the DAT KIDNET PAD Co., whom they know to be responsible and reliable men. WHAT business college shall I attend? H. B. Bryant's great school of commerce. Chi cago, is where the facilities are furnished, and where the young men are going. S&? Voisaie SJO.. aavnaau Mich. Will send their Electric-Voltaic Belts to ths afflicted upon SO days trial. See their adver tisement in this paper hea&sd. "Oa SO Dayr Trial- Eastern medicines are fast finding out that it is only a waste of printers' ink td buck against Dr. E. B. HalJiday's remedies. They are too well known by the people to be run off the track by any Eastern monopoly which will be seen by the vast salesof Dr. E. B. Halli dsy's Blood Purifier in the past year. Noyes Bros.dc Cutler'ssales from Oct. 14.1879 to Oct. 21,1880, were 8,072 bottles, and Croeman & Plummer, retail druggists, Minneapolis, sold In the past year 1,633 bottles. We doubt thai there is a retail druggist in all this western country that can begin to show up such a re tail trade in any one medicine. These are bonafide sales, as anyone can see by calling on these firms, as taken from tbe proprietor's books, say nothing as to the other Dr. Halli day's remedies sold to these firms, or the vast amount Mr. Blackford has sold to other firms and to Individuals from his office, and still the cry is "Give me Dr. Hallidav's remedies, they seem to help me most." Dr. K. Shoemaker, the weL'-kaown aural surgeon of Reading, Pa., offers to (send by mail free of charge, a valuable little book on deaf ness and diseases of the ear—specially en run. alngear and catarrh.and their proper treatment —giving references and testimonials that will satisfy the most skeptical. Address as above. Malarial fevers can be prevented, also other miasmatic diseases, by occasionally uslne Dr. Sanford'6 Liver lnvigorator, the oldest general Family Medicine, which is recomraendtd as a cure for all diseases caused by a disordered liver. Eighty-page book 6ent free. A6Urese Dr. 8anford, 162Broadway. New York. TWO-THIRDS of all the axle ercase used in the United Btates made by the Eraser Lu bricator Company. Buy the genuine. Dr. Bryant's Dental Parlore, 8 East Third Street, St. Paul, Minn. Get Lyons' patent heel stiffener applied to those new boots before you run tbem over. Those who cough at night may secure rest taking Piso's Cure for Consumption. Frices reduced for Dentistry at Dr. Bryant's, 8 E. 3rd gt.. S Paul, Minn. •_ a W Mother* *a. MAKOHWri OTERINK OATHOLIOON wtSl E S E 1 7 Falling cJ A* old MJI SaitSff1 Mensfrnttlon. 35 psmpblot withtrostment, cures,sndcartiCcaU*from WTIOA. w. X. Bold by »11 drnsslBto-$1.60 per bottle. RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Soreness of the Cheat, Gout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Smell' ings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. No Preparation on earth equals ST. JACOBS OIL a mafe, sure, simple and cheap External Remedy. A trial entails but ths comparatively trifling outlay of 50 Cents, and every one suffering with pain can have cheap and positive proof of Its claim*. Directions In Eleven languages. BOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALEB8 IB MEDICINE. A O O E «fc CO., TEAS. R. P. A S JsUTaly-aURIB PLASTER. A a a is imbedded in a triedicited plaster, and, when applied to Mm poay. produces a eonitant current of electricity forming the most powerful remedial agent for the cure Df Khcumatiim, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Headache. Sprains ever known. Its effect* are magical. Sold by Druggists or ssnt by mail on receipt of SO cents. Address E MAN N & CO., Proprietors. lt» Wabaah-ave, Chicago. -Choicest In the world—Importers' priest —largest Company in Am»rica—sts pie ar tide—pleases everybody—Trade continual 1» I ncreastng-Agents wanted everywhare-best In docenionts—don't waste time—sond for Cirrni»r KOB' WELLS. 43 Vese, St., N. P. O.fi5i128J. OnT 30 Days'Y.Trial. _]*2_w*U Msetro^olUU Bolt* aad othei S? *. A ffi}" on for days to those sf Uetod with Nervosa Debility aad diseasesof a personal •star*. Also of the M»er. Kidneys, Rbeamatlea. P» reJrjia, A*. A asre core guaranteed or oo pay. ^Addiasa J£»»J!*J« MSU C*».. Marahall, Mica. W A S ORGANS! I 7 3 O ORGANS Bob-baa* A Oct Oon Now Piano* tlfS to •aeotbt, sureTtasa* a ...--..-« Ira*, Address,DaniolF. Boatty, Wasalagtea. N. J., Ashlp'd only fOT.TI yoo bay aa lustra *S*r lllastrstod kos'd Beforr* .. £=£*riP,r*."ewta»' •"cnine syjia you h*v* trie* IS* Light-Ruamiac N E W O E It wffl2 1 *2.."_0lh£B •»^. **it. Scad us yea* prices aad circulate will Basil youg*ssachiaes •aacfifciaaadw* a aia a of seadin for trial. We want active agents ia all unoccupied territory. Address, JOHaTSOr*.CLARK OO.. BjSJH 81* Stats St., Chicago, fla C.GILBERT S STARCH ?1*Y & ACTS DIRECTLYON THE KIDNETS, wAaauSar. aSawals 4ft Vrlanary Orcaaa, By foMtag late Iba system throng* the pores at •A boaMafal »**stohls sd aa**r»taa- from It vile kaaaat* aad every tea** of !•***», a tt a a as laswodtataly relieve aad **rwas*Uy sore. S a a a sua** IMa—aa a a a Klduaejra. a a a a aviwaay, athoaanattea*, Oamamaaptlam afl ttM a a a mt Us BladUto*-, Am* aaSlls to a in a •xsoJ Crime, *)tam« a Ska a Bliajh sjei«r«a, Sfeauaty as ralmfm Vrtaatiaa Dew^olt* a «ho Urlma, A I A a id a Lelaus. aeav wame avebUltw, a a a a W a a to and la t**S ail diseases of these organs, whether contrasted ay oroT-eorh. oxossatv* drink, th* abas* of aetata or sakeraisa. It aapetossdi entirely the laeoavealeaesi aad trembles of taking nsaesotui aad kartfal Uteraal awdaaaea It lata* only dissolves of the pels seen* Uri* Aotd which forms la the El say* sad exists la th* Mead *f Hbeamatu patients. It Is wore ozaetty whore aoodod. seal to th* bod/ aad over the kidneys, tt I* comfor table, aad ean be used at all seasons, la aav ellssat* *nd Is equally good for Mafm, W a ChllA, It la safe, plesssat and iollabie la Its eleeta, yet pow erful la lis action Pat aside your prejudices, fears, doubts aad suspicions. OWe It a trial and become oo» vtaood that It is a* deception, bat a medicated appu aeeoef greet value, eCeettaaall that la claimed aad nothing lees, saving hundred of dollars, and securing to every euBTerer. a sound body and perfect health. Thousands ere dally adding their testimony to tho ea rattve powers of this great remedy, who have been re stored health after all other trratmeat aad resne Stiohaoofailed.yeaWedruggisethasrne,tendt ss Tormeated it a at Ass fo It accept ee Iml substitut Ok ga it, scad is us aad receive by return of small. Daaonrr-rmi Paioa LIST -Regular Pad tSSOi Bpe etal Pad.for Chronie, deep coated, or esse* of Ions ssaaoing gs.00. Children's Fed, (or summer eomsaalat. •ask kidney and bod wetttngTtUO. Our book, "Boa a Life was Saved" eontain log. a history ef th* great discovery, mailed free. Writs for It A KIDWSXY A O •Jala **raarle**ra. O I O I O Sold at wholesale by Noyes Bros. A Cutler, St. Psu Minu. RED RIVER VALLEY 2,000,000 Acre Wheat Lanas best la the world, for sale by the St.Faul,Miniieaiiolls&HanltoHaB.B.CO. a a CeanwsIsateacr, S a Bllma. Boat Assorted Stock In tha Stat*. Pall line of Brewa aad Sharp'* Mechsalos' Tool* sod Boat-Builders' Hardware and Moulders' Tools. Parties building eut of town ceo have estimate* saade for complete bill of Hardware, by sending plant •r tracings, aad will Aad it to their advantage te do ee Builders ea Mechsalos will Sa icorrespondedveev te their age, as regardds guality an a priee^td with as efere erde log. HIMUOMI A A «j Baas Third mtreet, at. Pawl. Mjaua. BOSTON Wsample, O mg a Minneapolis. The largest Clothiers, Tailors, Puralshers and Hatters lc. tho State. amteA—Agents evwrywnere so cell our goods by to families. We give attractive presents *nd flrstrcisss goods to your customers we give too good profits we prepay all express charges we fur Blah outfit free. Write for particulars. PEOPLE'S TEA CO., Boa 5025 St. Louis, Mo Don't Be Poor! I will send a book ou the A to O and my experience at caavasaiag, oo re Qfips ot a thr e-cent stamp. B. .L. WOLCOTT Hawthorne, N |J. A E 5 8 re Is TTOUSt O 1 E THB DIGGING GOLDSiil! 15v a TJ. 8. Minera Surveyor. Complete sci en:iflc description of every part of the great gold nnd silver fields. The prnclous stuff where they find it, howtliry find It. how tticym'.ne It. Exciting adven tures of wiid Camp Life. Streams filled with Fish. Fores'* filled with Game. Mountains filled with Silver tnl Gold, for circulars and Special a tei-nis, address HUBBAKD BROS.. Chicago. NATRONA Bi-Carb Soda Is the best la the World. It Is absolutely pare. It a toei best for Medicinal Purpose*. It is the best fot Baking and all Family Uses. Sold by all Druggists aad urroosr*. Penn'a Salt Haniifac'g Co., Phi.. GHEAT W E S E uim B«oA stamp for Catalogre. Ki£es,shot guns,revolvers,sent c. o. U. for examination, roecii loading Shot Qu as *l.r»to $:?») i«oatie •-ot *5 Revolvers S2 to 25. for fres illustrated OatakKfue. GREAT WESTERN GDN WORKS, Pltb SAPONIFIER If **." «°*m aftl Family Soap Maker. Directions accompany each Oaa fer making a S and S qalokW JL iL .*iS ,n •t|*ngth. 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W you hare Rheumatism I Because your system is changed with a poisonous Url Aetd ,. a an be Cure liv neutralizinc thi*acid ity with Dr a BhemmutlleCarev a chemically prepared Alkaline, a SpeciBc for Rheumatism. W aen IS paws a PRICE, 75 CENTS. A YOUR DRUSGIST FOR IT. A a THE DR. BOSAMO MEDICINE CO., (TreatisesistFreej I A O W a a A S a is A 8 I A W O N E Do foaa^ataumfsdMa*se*II**ui*u*al, itvattag the osaao aod ergaa. apea vhlefe at cta-at roe eaa se* form it* perfectly a* any professor apea toe tastca moots mentioned Then ssod for oar Illustrated cat alogue of the greatest musical loveo'loa of the age. THE afECHaNtCA.1- ORGTHNETTK. epos which any asaa, woman or child ay correctly a 1 the pop ular, claado, operatic, sacred, dance and other moate. Amuse your elf. yonr family and jour friends. Prleec: 110.00. #12.00, *aa.C0. $75.00 and 1125 00. DYEB A HOW WABD, 69 East Third St., S Paul. trlO a week. tBaaafas entdt fi Hf." free Address TmaaAOe. Segeaa*, at*. $ 0 0 free. 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Mention this paper. a a a a a PENSIONS. a Thsa*is***tfNI«MSs*dh*li***MUeA raadoo* data back to smsh*tg*er*sath. Itad. Address with sUmu. (.•••*-. P.O. Drawer a W a YOUNG FOLKS' RUHAL D. A. McKINLAY. MECHANICS'TOOLS u. B.il.eii Birinn. TOOLS. HAIB I A I ONLY «1. POSTPAID. "Best. Cheapest, Literary Family Paper "Splendid, Moral Stories for Children." "Excellent Music la each Number.'' "Fine Stage Department for Schools." S A PBKB. lit Monroe St.. CHICAOO. 8wlreht-e S a a to a W a f/rlz^ttea, Orsss W and all novelties in HAIR GOODS 20 per cent lee* than any other house in Chlcsgo. Goods cent O. O. D. Catalogues froo. J. HALL. 109 State street. CHICAGO, ILL. /^ELGIN WATCHES. a 1 11 styles. Gold. Silver and Nlckle, M. 1 1 *.* gi5o. Chaina, etc.seat O D. to b0e examined. MTANDAHD •Writs for Catalogue, te AMEBIOAM WATCH RUPTURE.PA,-iilDKGH Believed and cured without the injury trom inflict by Dr J. A. SHERMAN'S systetr. Offiee, 2 1 Bros? say, Aew.Tork. His booi with photographic like nesses of bad ca=es before and atter cure, bailed for 10c. WEWASTIOOfiSa.imitatorstfraudulenloeBewar nTTaqtlAX. sas et the mess mmSL*TSSTS ssfiiag We^nTpuSllcacd. seder*. I by aD SsnooamsmsM •ad seeded la e»ery heme. Sold try nlnrtssjia fa* Aaaawsa, paoaaaao*,, •rmaihara *uia» Csnaa irux ermine sjoij ot tbe xteei oiery-pspur in Ajasr* Ica, ^^l/oitl^JIfanu •ad address to Th* wocUy Novella*, If A T» »""»r»r* 8A, OaMaao.lt*. Y-WORT The Creat Rem cly For THE LIVER THEEOWELS,arcithe KIDNEYS. These great organs are tbe Natural cleamtersof the System. If they work well, health will be per fect, if ti:ey become clogped, dreadful diseases are devchped because the blood is poisoned with the humors that should have been expelled naturally. KIDNEY W O wili restore the naturalcction, *-id iiirovr o:f tix disefi£e. Thousand have been tiuiy bv. For sale byall Druggists, PETROLEUM Grand Medal •J Philadelphia GUN WORKS, i*itabargai r*. Exposition. JXLLY. ad Pari* 3 hit wonderful substance fj askaewlcdgai a* phyeV elans throughout the world to be thebeas rested* diaoeverad for tae cure ef Wousda, Bursa. Bhssme L. ." *•*••*••. PUes. Catarrh, OhTtDlstsTdm In order teat every one may try tt. a a mat and 2S c-o» souesaolJ uee. ObSm iffirsai roar druggist, sad yea will lad tt ttlag yes have ever used, LiterarTSvolutioii 3 Ooaesatratod Ly* and RellabM «^lC?'\r F» 2 formerly $1.00to»1.2Seach •o'lliJll JLOIMacanV Life of Frederick the Great, II, Cariyle's life o: liobert Burns. Ill, La martine's Life of Mar, Qr.een o! cots.1V.Thos. 11 ugheV Manliness fc I SL","|V'l"lej each, formerly »IA0 of Christ I I each, I Arnold'sLlaht of isia. II, Goldsmith's Vicar rf Wakefield. III. liiron Muncha-i'er's Travels acd Sur rising Adventurer For S I t'K*TS:Bunyao'« Pile im'sProgrees. lllietr t edcatalogue, tree. AMERICAN KOOK EXCHANGE JohoB. Alcen, llanager. Tribune ltailding.Net York S I S O S E FOR The Ilest Con ah Syrup Piso's Cure for Consumption. It acts quick and it tastes good. Dose small,—bottle large. Therefore the cheapest as well ths best. Sold everywhere. 25c. and rSJ.OO p«r bottle. YKALTr/ TMt ^sA\KEYSTOf,E/i^ Att.ENS LONGJAISAH SOLD EVE^YWHCRE Please write our Price List, sent free to any address. Coo. tains prices sad de scriptions of all goods io general use, em bracing Dry Goods, I Clothing, Boots,Shoe*, Harness, Saddles, Guns, Sewing Macb Ines, Musical Instru ments, Jewelry, tiro jceries, etc. Samples of any class ot dry modsfurnished.Noob ligations to buy. oat- mm Isfactiou guaranteed. Montgomery Ward 4 Co., 227 & 229 Wa bashav., Chicago, END 20CENT8 For One Month or 2.1)0 for One Year's subserip. tion to the Great lllo«trat. cd,eiKht page story-Paper, Tarn Waayxj CALL, like the x*. r. I^ er Fireside Companion, etc. Persona) notices for ANNUAL Bub. scribers free. A good chance to get a wife or a husband. Nothing in ltd colonies to offend tha ruuoi. fnsiiuiuus. TaT IT A MONTH. Addregg, T. O. 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