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Durmg the Presidential campaign or"! 1S60, preparations were being openly made in South Carolina for open and armeiThostility to the government in ease Mr. Lincoln was elected President. Democratic political speakers were going over the state encouraging treason, and threatening secession. Such was the ef fect of their work that South Carolina became known as the hot bed of secession and treason, and it was here that the war opened by the firing upon Sumpter. Dur ing all these months ot preparation, the drilling of armed men, and the importa tion of arms and ammunition into the state, the Democratic party of the North cried out through their organs that there was nothing wrong that the south ould not secede; and, although the ttate was in the hands.of armed men, a Democratic President made no effort to avert the pending danger. 'ITiere is a great similarity between the condition of South Carolina to-day and South Caro lina in 1860. To day an effort is being made by the same men who controled the state in 1860, and took it out of th Union, to obtain control again. The same tactics are brought into use. Armed men are riding through the coun try, overawing all who do not join them. Over one hundred thousand sfand of arms have been imported into the state during the last sixty das. The men who are armed with those guns are called "Wade Hampton's minute men. and Wade Hampton is the Democratic candidate for Goveruar. Do any of our readers see any connection between these men and the Democratic party in South Carolina? As in I860, ti e Democratic party of the 1 North can see no evil in the transrcMoi.s of their friends in the South. Their aim to-day is not secession. They have tried that and found it a failure. Their aim to-day is to secure the control of the gov- rnment into the hands of the Democrat ic party. They can control the Demo cratic party to-day as they always have In the past. The fact that that party up holds them is suffh i nt evidence. The only way the Democratic party could get into power was through "solid South. " It WW this same influence which kop'fthe party in power as long as it was. Before 1860 the Negroes could not vote, and the rolling up of a "solid South" for the Democratic party was a very easv matter. In return for this leac of power thus given, the Democrat ic party was bound hand and foot. Is there any reason to suppose that tfce old compact has not been renewed between the leaders of that party north ami south? Every circumstance seems to indicate it. The party was powerless without the aid of the South. The Southern Democrats W&m in a condition to dictate term-. They have never failed in this when a chance offered, and they have not in this case. More difficulties were in the way this year than in 1860 in carrying out this part of the programme, and present in"' the Northern Democrats with a South." Some disposition must ile of the ne:ro votes. This they did ien have to look after, for they were v . - . . . . r . now tney must De wept irom ;; and to do this they have brought te their old tactics, intimidation under. This is not the case in ex mal localities, but it Is all throub uth. It has had its effect. Den c papers of the North are display raters ovsr 80,000 Democratic ma m a single state obtained in this er. As in 18G0, she took tha lerl lugurating the relellion, so now ,ls new rebellion South Carolina kAt the head. So outrageous have aerations of these Southern Demo become, and so openly have they I the authority of the state, that the nal government has been called up nid in sustaining the laws. That vill be promptly forthcoming, for dent Grant believes that every citi" f tbfa nation is a subject for protec- f his constitutional riglns are as . He has issued a proclamation mg the marauding bands to disperse n three days, and if not he will measures to disperse them. The ycrats of the North, as well as the jcrats of the South, claim that this outrage, as they did in 1861, when claimed that Lincoln haTl no consti nai right to coerce a seceding state. . new rebellion is the outcropping of ame felling that inaugurated the old and tbe Democratic party of the b to-dav sympathize with it the as they did the old one in I860, and le same reison. As a party, they K)und soul and body to the.dictates e Democrats of the South. If they ;e power throuirh this means, the hem Democrats will be to theSouth Oemocrats as clay in the hands of o n OTF. TO PAY THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS. there is any one who doe not sup that if the Northern Democratic rs. secure power through the votes nrluence of the '-solid South" that 3 Northern Democratic leaders will etum the compliment by voting to the Southern claims, they are not ents of political history. That there nany Democratic voters in the North i do net believe this we will, of course, it, but they are being deceived by r party leaders. The controlling power le Democratic party knows better. Southern Democrats know better, he speeches of Democratic campaign ors in the South the fact is admitted boasted of. The number of claims ch will have to be paid, if the com icement is made, aggregates as much Itf entire national debt at present. iere any person in the North, be he nocrat or Republican, who desires c "claims" to be paid ? Democratic ers and Democratic speakers pretend augh at the idea of paying them as oterons. In answer to this we will v ak one question: Yhen in the hi& l of the country, during tlie period nhich the Democratic party was in cr. did the Northern Democrats ever i'Jtc to vote for and carry out anymcas- ure. however infamous, that the Southern Democrats demanded. The Democratic leaders of the North, and the Democrat ic leaders of the South, are the same identical men to-dav who controlled the destinies of that party before the war. What can we expect of them, to-day, more or different from that which they did when in power together before? The only difference is this : Before the war the objects of the South were to obtain additional guarantees for the perpetua tion and extension ot the system of slavery. The Northern Democrats voted every measure asked for by the South. To-day slavery is no more, but the South ern demand is lor the payment of their war claims. Will the men who voted to repeal the Missouri Compromise, who voted for the adoption of the Fugitive Slave Act, who approved of the Dred Scott decision, upon the demand of these men. be likely to vote no on a proposition to pay these claims w hen demanded of them? It does not stand to reason that they will so refuse. Then what docs a Democratic success mean ? It means the payment of these Southern war claims to an unlimited amount. It cannot mean anything else, unless history denies iiself. Then let every Democratic voter think seriously before he casts his ballot, for a Democratic vote means a vote to pay these claims. The signs of the times indicate that a terrible war is on theeveof breaking out in Europe. It will be a war of mon arch?, and almost for the purpose of aggrandizement. The war cloud at first seemed to be small, a mere speck between Turkey and Servia, but in spite of pro tected efforts to stop the contest end ar range a peace between the two countries, it seems now more than probable that one of the most gigantic wars of the eeitnry will soon break out In Europe. When once fairly commenced it is extremely diffi cult to tell where it would end. probe bly not until the most of the great powers are involved. A division of Turkey amongst the contending powers, would not be an improbable result, but such a change will not be brought about without a severe struggle. Should the war be a severe one, this country could not help hut be grearly benefitted, for it would make a foreign demand for our hreadstuffs, and revive our manufacto ries. A Democratic member of the last House was asked .why he persisted in presenting the southern "claims," when such presentation would, no doubt, have a bad effect upon the Democratic party in the coming election. He replied that he would stand no show of being rc elect ed unless lie did so. That thesoutheru peo ple were determined on securing the pay ment of these claims, and would wait no longer for the commencement of the pro ceedings which were to end in. their payment. REBEL WAR CLAIMS. Speech off Mr. Bristow -'fhc Danger to be Feared in Case off a Democratic Success. In a recent speech, in Oakley, Ohio, Hon. Benjamin H. Br'stow spoke thus of the war claims of the south, and the way the "solid South" was made : No amount of pledges that the Demo cratic candidal es for Congress can give; no amount of letters that they may wiite declaring that they won't vote for cer tain southern claims, will relieve them from their obligations to stand by their party; and it thus results that it is in the power of the leaders of the Democratic party of the south to compel the Demo cratic party from all the states. There is no danger of their making war because they have had a lesson that they will not forget. How have they brought about a solid south ? Now, I do not propose to talk about the details of this or that out rage ;.n the south, to show how a solid south was brought about. It is not necessary. You and 1 know how it was done in 1S61 ; you and I know how, by force, by fraud, by intimidation, by vio lence, many were driven iroin their loy alty and compelled to submit to the dic tation of those southern hot-spurs and southern leaders. I do not now propose to go into the details of the wrongs that were perpetrated throughout the south ; but the history of the Democratic party, its record and teachings, and tendencies and traditions, all show that it is a party capable of bringing about just what has been brought about a solid south for the purpose of accomplishing y the instrumentality of power in Wash ington what they failed i.o accomplish in the war. Do I mean the separation of the Union ? I do not mean that, because they know that can not be dOne. But what I do mean is to put the colored race of the south in a capacity where they must obey the will of these people, whether you call it slavery, peonage, or what. Fur thermore, it is intendedjto extort further treasure of the money that is wrung from you by taxation, and appropriate it as compensation for their losses during the war. lhat is natural. Is not that what you would do if you were clown there t If you were in their place you would try to get it too. They are lust trying; to get that very thing. They are trying to get from the Cong: ess of the United States compensation for their losses dur ing the war. Governor Hendricks says they cannot do it because the fourteenth amendment stands in the wav. This was the spirit shown by Governor Hendricks in taking shelter behind the fourteenth amendment, and I thank God that he has at lat been driven to it. He stood up in the Senate and voted agiinst it. But. fellow citizens, it is not true. It cuts ott' all debts incurred in aid of the rebellion, and all payment in the southern states. It docs not cover claims for cotton and other products of the south, or for the use, occupation Ac., of lands and Iwuses. EDITORIAL ..NOTES. Sitting Bull is almost as impudent as the ex-rebels who are putting forward their claims for propertjr destroyed by the United States government during the war. He has recently sent a request that his warriors be permitted to come into the Fort Peck agency and trade for am munition. TnE Democratic papers are howling about Grant giving the assistance of the national government to aid the governor of South Carolina, in preserving peace in that state and securing an honest election. They should not find fault. It is in ac cordance with Scott Lord's resolution which passed the last House, just before adjournment, and Scott Lord is a Demo crat. At the Democratic meeting held some weeks since in their clnb loom, the time when Mr. Fenton. or Mackinaw, distin guished himself, Mr, Brown spoke, in the highest terms of Hon. 15. H. Bristow sis a true reformer and an honest mein. Will onr Democratic friends read in another column what Mr. Bristow says about the payment of the rebel war claims. Mr. Bilstow is a southern man and knows whereof he speaks. The Democratic party is so tor commit ted to Confederate doctrine, that it has no capacity to resist its demand for the mor al redtess and moneyed recompense of the South. If thejjbusiuess men of the North think it safe to trust the country to this party, and add to the inevitable confusion of the finances, the disastrous weight of the indemnity that the con quered demand ot the conquerors, all they have to do to express themselves to that effect, is to vote the Democratic ticket in November next. Union soldiers and patriotic citizens should read and make a note of the fol lowing item from Washington : Washington, October 15. An examination of the records of the Southern Claims Commission shows that, a niimJtcr of Rebel soldiers, who guarded the prison pens at Andcrsonville, Salis bury and Libby. have claims pending. In every instance there is an abundance of manufactured evidence to sli&w that ilicy were always bitterly hostile to secession and loyal to the Union. These impudent Southern claimants are anxiously waiting for a Democratic victory. If Tilden is elected President' the Treasury of the United States will be plundered of millions upon millions of dollars, at the expenese of the northern tax-payers, to pay southern claims. This is why the ksolid South'" is so anxious to have the Democratic party to succeed. A Democratic success will mean the pay meut of an ocean ot money to the 'solid South'' from the pockets of the loyal Not lb. It is ii significant lact that in every northern state that has held elections this fall the Republicans have gained largely over the last preceding vote. Thus: Rep. maj Rep. gam. 11,128 3,203 4,163 MM! 11,828 in 187b. Nfiine. Republican ma jority in 1875 3,S27 Vermont ,kepuilioan majority in 174 ..20,4:4 Colorado, I MMHimttl majority in 1874 2,163 Ohio, KewiiHcau ma jonty in 1875 .Ji,S44 Indiana, bemocrauc majority in 1874 17,2.-2 15,000 23,527 2,000 9,100 D. 5,424 Total Republican gain in five states 33,778 The same ratio of gains in the other states will'insure every northern state to Hayes and Wheeler, as the same action continuing in Indiana will give the Re publicans that state in November. The same ratio of gains will give the Repub licans, New York,Newk Jersey and Con necticut, by decisive majoiities. And the same ratio of gains will insure the Re publicans the control of the next Congress. The Salaries off Circuit Judges. The following appeal is in accordance with the most intelligent sentiment of both parties : To the People of tbe State of Michigan : Believing that the best interests of this stfite and true economy demand a better paid judiciary, and that the present sala ries of Circuit Judges are not only dis gracefully small as compared with the pay of the judiciary of equal dignity and importance in other states, but grossly in adequate, we do most earnestly urge ui on you that in the coming election yiui will, irrespective of party, vote "yes," on the constitutional amendment increasing me pay ot Circuit Judges. . S D Bingham, DoifM Dickinson Chairman. Chairman. Geo W Hough. Wm B Moran James McMillan,. T I Haw lev, Charles T Mitchell, E B Pond, Geo Spaulding, W T B Schemerhorn, S J Burpee, K W llollingsworth, Wm L Seaton, Franklin Wells, D W Clemnier, Henry C. Sessions, Lewis W Heath, O L Spauling, Fred L Wells, Richard Wiuser, TC Phillips, Win. Chandler, Wm J Lattimer, C Y Osborn, Hep. State?Com. E B Iodge, E O Briggs, M L Howell, G S Cooper, M D Wilber. Jerome Eddy. George P Sanford, M L Gage. J r, A M Chirkc. A P Swineford, Peter A Yoss, Geo H Van Ettcn, K F Sprague, Dem. State Com. 0. s. CLARK, BLACKSMITH. And mantslacurer ot Wagons and Buggies, Orders lor anything in either branch of busi ness promptly attended, and ALL WORK WARRANTED. All kinds of wagon and carriage repairs a specialty. Shop adjoining Blake's foundry do1- O. S. CLaKK. Michigan, Stati Land ornci, i Lansing, Septembei 27, ItiTo. J NOTICE is nereby given that the fol'owing described Indemnity Primary t-cbool Land will be offered for sale at pub ic auction at this office, on the lMh day of November uext, at tin o'eloc, a. m ,at the minimum price of four dollars per acre, and on th U rm established by law. L A, iL PP, CoBimiesoucr. CHEBOYGAN COUNTY. T. N . of K. 1 Jfi. , T. 34 N., of Ii. 2 W, De cription. , Bcc Description. 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In n X of .....25 eofne X 17 Michigan tatk Land Officii ) Lansing, September 2 1S76. j "VrOTI'E is hereby given that the foilo-wing iJN def-enbed Primary School Lands, situated in the county of Chippewa, forfeited lor non paynifnt ut interest, viU lc offcrr.o lor xa)e at publ.c anot'on, at this office. November 15th, 1376, at 10 o'clock a. m .. unless previous I y re deemed according to law. L. A . CL A PP. Commissioc er. o 5S h cs 11134 n X of ne X 16 4s n 6w 11134 sw Vofnei' 16 48 n 6 w 11134 e X of nw 16 4n 6w 11527 lot o. 2 16 47 n 1 w Flour and Feed HEADQUARTERS. AM RECEIVING WEEKLY BY THE? schooner Trowbridge, large consignments of Oats and Corn. I have the Minnesota Patent Flour It makes the nicest bread in the worlfl. If you don't believe it, try it. 1 have also other brands of nice flour. Call and Examine My stock before bnyinar elsewhere, you will ... find the Qualita Better and Prices Lower than anywhere else in town. My Oat leal You will fiud superior to imported meal. No Charge for Slewing Goods or Deliv ering i'liem, Call at the Flour and Feed storo, tnd teelo youraell. Q. P, LANG DON. 47-6m Hardware and Stoves, Post & Van Arsdale, Wholesale an 4 retail dealers in HEAVY ND SHELF IIHARDWAREI I TINWARE, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, All kinds of Farming Tools, BUILDERS TBIMMINGS AND MATERIALS, OIL CLOTHS, WHIPS, LAMPS, PUMPS, LEATHER BELTING RUBBER AND HEMP PACKING, BUILDING- PAPER, STEAM FITTINGS AND GAS PIPE. aJso all kinds of TIN AND C0PPERWARE Made and repaired. no20-ly 500,000 Acres o F MICHIGAN LANDS FOR SALE. rpit K lands of the Jackscn,Lassicg & Ssgii&w B BCc. Are now offered lor sale at Low Prices and on LONG TIME The railroad is constructed 'and in operaiio from Jack-on to Gavlnrd. a dii-tance of two Imn dred anl thirty-gix mile-. nd will soon be com- pieieu to tne ttran of Mackinaw, a lurtlnir. dis tance 1 about fifty-fivp mile-. Particular attention is called to the larjre tracts of the best while and 3'oray pine timber along t e une oi me roan, and upon the An ab'e. Chebovsran, Muskegon and Mai. istee rivers, the mott important lodging streams in the etate. 1 he harming LmhIs of the company include some of the most fertile and well watered hard Wom1 lands in Hie state. Especial Mt ention is called t the farming lands in Crawl-rd Oti-eiro tattl Uheboygan counties, which are high and romnp; uirioeret maimy wun tne nneet hari ma ple; Nf, b'ack sandy loam, and abounding in springs ot tbe purest water. T hese counties a-e being rapidly settled. and the lumi wring business in the vicinity wdl affirtl to farmers a first rate market lor i oduce lor many yers. 'i'KKMS OF AL,I. For pine lands, one-fourth down, and remain der in three equal annual payments, with inter est at n ven per cent. For larming lands to set tlers, longer lime will be given if desired end for illustrated pamphlet, foil ot facts and figure. addr'PR, O. M. BARiES.Land Commissioner, no43-ly Lansing, Mich. THE CHEBOYGAN FOUNDRY fi MACHINE SIP, II. A. BLAKE, PROPRIETOR. Is now better prepared than ever before to do all work in his line promptly and in a manner that cannot be surpassed. in addition to manufacturing everything that is usually made in first class foundries, especial attention is paid to The Jobbing Business, Such as repairing engines, and all kinds of ma chineri, together with Steamboat Work, In all its i tranches. Be aho manufactures PROPELLER WHEELS, For Tugs. BRASS AND IRON CASTINGS. of all kinds made to order. Sh op on theriver on Mai n.street . Satisfaction guaranteed noltf H. A. BLAKE. For Sale. T loss than half cost, an engine and boiler, .L b . in good condition, having b en used only about five month?. ENGINE 10X16. Locomotive boiler, 44 2-inch floes, well adapted to a portable saw mill. M. W. SCRAN TON, 10 t Sault St. Marie, Mich. THE SNEMY OFj DISEASE ! THE FOE OP PAIN TO MAN AND BEAST Is tbe Grand Old MUSTANG LINIMENT Which has stood the test of 40 Years There T8 NO SORE IT WILL 7ir ITV.Af.. nun Tettnnsa ii. will not Cure, no ACie, UO Pain, That Afflicts the Human Body, or the, V. 1 jf z. t Body Of a Horse or ther Domes- -"- " " mwmm - "f . """""" " I tic Animal, tnm aoes not Jcteia to its Magic Touch. A Bottle Costing 25c, 50c or $1 OO, has often Saved the Life of a Human Being, and Restored to Life and Useful ness Many a Valuable Horse. 85-Iy Have Now in Use More than 14,000. Bradbury Piano Fortes, ESTABLISHED 1854, 14 East Fourteenth Street, NEW FOR K. Factory corner liavmond and WiUoughby Streets, BROOKLYN TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS The JtSradbury Pianps Are now Called the most Reliable, the Best, tte Standard Pianos of the Present day The manufacturer brieves ttat tbe American pnblio are ever ready aid williagto Pay a Fair Price for a SUPERIOR ARTICLE. He is, therefore, not afraid te add real improvement, even if thev can iL mat r t- trument to tfc purchaser, UeaW a His Patron are Willing to Reimburse Him. Purchaser nght nevei to lose sight of the fact, hat when n maker constantly aims to cheap hi manulacturt-s, th buyer loses double in quality what he gains in eh spites The manufacturer has therefore proceeded upon the principio that the very Best Instrument is really the Cheap est And the result has been an increase in the fal of pianos of 11 per cent in the pat two care, as per Internal Revenue Keinrne, and this in the lace as general busi nee depression, unparalleled in the records of piano forte manufacture in this coiintiy. It is easily accounted lor when the abo?e facta are taken into consideration, together with the fact that te BEADBUEY PIANO b me the favorite instrument of all our great artists and in used in public by libem. :o: f- UMfltfl Mansion, vv ashinot.v, U. C., March 3d. 1874. Mr. F G. smith. Dear Hr: ' he Bradbury Piano, for which I sent my Square Grand Chickering in part pay and now enclose you my cheek for the balance, gives entire satisfaction. Ms Grant wish me also to say th t the fpirv Grand Bradbury Pinno lor w hich f-h1 ex changed in par. pay five years aso her Stein wav Piano, ill gies the greate.-t a isJarti'Ni n her nd iir many friends who perform ui on it in. th urlor tbe i-xocntivt .Mann--n. a hav ing such great coi fl lence in your celebrated Bradburry Pianos. Did atur having bm r. ut tested by lOtne of the First Mubician of V arhintcion, their opinion M un quaMfled hnpi u...o f r tbe Hndbury Piano ; fhe b b thereto e n queitd uie to onir another .f your oekbrated Kradb- rv ianos Cm the Irtfciient' Cotianc at Longbr.nch 1 tm very truly j ours, O. K. BABCoLK, H,cretar to the Presides, and in barge of Public Works. VYar Depaktment.'Wahii.ngton, Januan It-74. Mr. F. G. Smith. Dear Sir: Enclosed please find my c eck for ihe Bmdbury Square Omrd Piano, fo promptly sent uo on my rder Mrs. iselknao and myself ar lKth t much iktliftild with it. Airs. j f knap v ishes me P th tr.k on kindly, and to say it is ih weeie-t Umt 9 piano s' e ever hvsrd, um all her friends nre equally enthunastic in their opinion oi its In auty of Ln sh. nl e attic toncL; it cannot e excelled ihe joung ladies who are with u are ace mipiithed musicians, aim eav it is the dnefrt instrument they l.uve played on in ashii au-n. Yuy ti c.ly ouii, WM. Ii rJh.LE.NAi', te. retarj of War. HOWABl) U.VIVEK8ITV. H'i SHI JtGTO.V, I. V., Ma: ch 3d. 1874. Mr. F G. Smith. Dour fir:-Mrs. Howard and myself cannot sneak toohii;hiv or recommend too m n.m lv the beautiful Brailbury Piano just leceivetl frm yonr lone and touch and linifth, and ad lhat combine to are co v nun d in thie. 1 heartily wish y u t-uccesa, as tuccbt-sor to ir. Itutdbit! v. wl ose name and mnsie is a household word, and a Braabury truly yours, Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage: Friend Smith is a ought to hear mine talk and sing." Bishop Ames says: My Bradbury Piano is all you promied. and is in all respects, in ri hnes ol lone am singing qualities everything that could be desired. ours truly, L. 11. AMfcc. Jr. E. O Haven says : My Bradbury Piano continues to grw better .every day, hlu myself and tamily more and more in love with it.'' lir. J. H. 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W e are delighted with ours.7' Hon. Columbus Delano, Secretary of Interior, Washirgtou, 1. C, cuhs the Bradbury the Piano lor the Interior. P M. Gen. Creswell and Mrs. Creswell, "All our friends admire the uelightiul tonea of the Bradbury used &i our receptions." .Robert Bonner, New York Ledger. At any time will drop the reins of ' Dexter,' to listen to the tones of our Bradbury " Grand Central Hotel, New York. 'In prefer ence to all others, we selected the Bradbury Piano for our parlors. Our guests pronounce them s p' end id. St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, "Have always used the Bradbury Pianoa, and take great pleas ure in recommending them." Metropolitan, Lc-land Bros., N, Y., "Have had in constant use for twelve years a Bradbury Piano in our parlor. It is still good." Hon. John Simpson, M. P., Canada, says, 'The Bradbury can't be excelled the best in the Dominion." M. Simpson. Bishop M. E Church, Philadel phia, 'It is a very superior instrument, both in its finish, sweet tones, and singing qualities." E. S. Janes, Bishop M. E. Church, New York, "We know of m better piano than the Brad bury." Rev Dr. John McClintock. Drew Theological Seminary, "My fami y and friends say the Bradbury is unequaled," Dr. Joseph Camming, President Western University, MidUetown, Ct , says, "If it could not be replaced w would not part with it for twice its cost. Can heartily recommend them." Wm. Morely-Puncheon, Toronto, Canada, 'We are delighted with the Bradbury Piano." T. S. Arthur, Philadelphia, "We hav used for years and can recommend the Bradbury Piano." Dr. John Chambers, "Our Braaburv Piano has won golden p nions among the Philadel phians." Bishop Merrill. St. Paul, Minnesota, "Best Piano in the Northwest." Dr E O. Haven, Brooklyn, N. Y., "My Piano ennuot be excelled for sw.ee nesa," Dr. Luke Hitchcock, Cincinnati, Ohio, "Is the best in the Queen Cuy." Brig. Gen. Alvord, Paymaster TJ. 8. Army. Washington, D. C. Rev. Geo. H. Whitney, D. D., Pres. Centenary Collegiate Inst., Hackottstown, N. J. Rev. Lucius H. Bugby, Pre. Female Wesleyad College, Cincinnati, Oh a Pi?UbrVh, p" F6male Collee' Rev. Daniel Kidder, Professor Drew Biblical Insi., N. J. B.ev .1r- Thomas Ouard, Pastor Mt. Vernon M E. Church, Baltimore, Md. Rev. Bishop Merrill, St. Paul, Minnesota. To.lt , tr 1,1 j: rw Boston Mass h, uiir ioM neraia, n 44T ... - . iJT teic, ol Chicago, "I can most cheerfully recommend tue Bradbury Piano as the beau AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS. FREEBOBN GARRETSON SMITH, aft 14th St between Broadway A Fifth Avenue, late Superintendent for and Successor to WM. B. BRADBURY. 14 Planet justly cel brated Hradi i:rv Ptaav factory; jo makuin every sense a tpU Dili i Bnt-olmm I'jano. Piajio should be '.n e-ery lious boid. I am very u.u.muwakd, a ig.-oen. L. a Aimy. Methodist, but his pianos are sll orthodox : vou fow d, after a severe test and trial. hi tmrnrnt to to all thers, the sweet-toned Jrauburr Piano. of the Bradbury Piano, Dr. Sims, Pastor of the Madison Avenue M. E. Church, Baltimore, "My Ba dmore friend are in ectscies with the beauu ul tones o of Bradburv." Dr. H. B. Ridgway, ' My amilv and many friends pronounce the Bradb ry Piano splendid.' Philip Philips. New Yo ,says, "I have sung with and ttsed the Brab ry Piano in my tami ly lor yere." Rev. Alfred Cookma .Wilmington, Del . "We thins our Bradburv Piano the best instrument we ever heard." ev. John Cookman, Pastor Bedford Street M. E. Church, New Yoik. "We prtier the Brad bury Piano to all others. W G. Fischer, Professor ot Music, Pirard College. Philadelphia, "I ue e as my family Piano the Bradbury, and can with confidence recom mend them." Chaplain McCabe, Philadelphia, Pa., "From the Atlantic to tne Pacific Coast I have h ar i ot the superior qualities of the Pradbury Piano." Rev. A. J Kynett. D. D., Corresponding Sec retary, Church Extension, "I ufe a d can with out faeitation recommend the Bradbury Piano as the best.' Rev. Daniel Carry. Fditor Christian Advocate, ' I purchased a Bradbury Piano, and it is a splen did instrument in every respect." Dr, DePuy. Assistant Editor Chmtian Advo cate, "i use the Bradbury Piano, and it stands foremost in my judgment." W. C. Kingsley, Brooklyn, "My Piano gives entire satis action." Dr. Daniel Wise, Editor Sundav School Ad vocate, "I use the Bradburv Piano, and think, like his music. It cannot be excelled." Bev. W. H. Ferris New York, "My Bradbury has stood longer in tune, and sounds better than any Piano in my district." Bev. Dr. Fields, Editor of the Evangelist, "I have used a Bradbury for vears in my family, and thin there is no one superior." sand Street Church, Brook'yn, St Luke's M. a,. Church, and a host ot other Churches use the Bradbnry Piano in their Lecture and fcchx)l Kooa;a!so, the Conservatories and prominent Hoteis in the United States. H. W. Thomas, Bonk Agent, Philadelphia, "I most cheerlullv lecommend the Bradbury to a 1 my friends who wish to pufehase a fiitt-ciass Piano." .iTVWMen' Book Agent, Cincinnati, Ohio, "My Piano grows sw ceicr every day." Dr. Wm. Butler, Mexico, "Grandest Piano in the Cily ot Alexico " Dr. S. L. Baldwin, Misionary, China. "Noth mg among the Celestials like it." Rev, Dr. Lore, Editor Northern Christian Ad vocate, iyracupe, N. Y. Rev Geo. Lansing Taylor, Pastor M. E Church, New Haven, Conn. Rev. tico Tavlor, Pastor Sands Street Church Brooklyn. i . Y. Rev. J. Emory Haves, Pastor Hanson M. E Chnrcb, Brooklyni. Y. Rev. O O. TifTanv. Pastor Metropolitan Church, Washington, I). C. Dr. C. R. Crooks, Editor The Methodist, .V. y Re". L. S Weed Pastor Carroll M. E. Church Brooklyn, N Y.