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The Tribune will devote much rpace during 1M1 to the Tariff as it affect the Farmer and the Mechanic. lion. Kotswell U. llorr. of Michigan, haa been added to the Tribune's ttaff of Tariif writers for ti is pur pose, lie will, through the columns of The Tnbnr.c, devote hirntelr to Hub topic, and will invito and an swer quofcttoud upon pniut which perplex the Ameri can Farmer and Xeihni'ic. lie will ait-o, to far ns other duties will allow, attend Farmers' iiiftifutes si'.d tigrlcultnral gatherings the coining winter and tpring, and expound the principles of tho Tariff. Those who desire the presence of Mr. TJorr at Farmers' Inrtltotea, etc.. are Invited to communicate promptly with The Tribune. . Young Men who wish to Succeed. Many a man feels the lack of early direction of liii energies nnd early Inculcation of tho ma&iina which promote the formation of character and success in lifter lire. Kvory such man woo id gladly we the yonrg men of to-day belter s;nkled in youth than ho v.n.-. The Tribune has planned the following fciief cf val uable urtlcloR, which will appear In tins peptr fitly : Whnt Miall I Io? lly 8. S. Packard, Prctkki.t of i'nckard'n Business College. Suggestions for the lloya on the Farm wlio are Ambitious. By the lion. J. II. Erigham, of Delta, Ohio, Master of the National Gionpe. 1C. I Mention without the Help of sv College. By President C. K. Adams, of Cornell University. A Continuation of' Uow to Win Fortune." By AnJrew Carnegie, wbofo remarkable article of last Spring was so full of encouragement to poor men. Multiplicity oi raying Occupations in the Cnitl State. I!y the lion. Curroll D. Wright, Commisrioner of the Department of Labor. A Talk with American lloya. By P. T. Ear num, of Bridgeport, Conn., the great American show man, tempcrunco lecturer, traveler and writer. JKxainples in the History of our own Coun try. By (Jen. A. 8. Webh, the gallant soldier of Gettysburg and (polt(ylvaiiia and C'oliepe president. Importance of Good Manners. Tho views of Ward McAllister. A College Education pood for nil what Is best for those who ran not get it.. By Presi dent Willlnni Pepper, University of Pennsylvania. The Tlbuno will pilnt from week to week, well cousidcred answers to any questions which joung men or women. In any part of 1U0 country, may ark. Vital Topics of tho Day. Present Needs nnd Future Scope of Ameri can Agriculture. By thu lion. Jeremiah Iiiuk. Proper Function of the Minority in Legis lation. ' By the Hon. Julius C. Burrows. Kalamacoo. Village- Improvement Associations, their practicability In ltural Districts, with the atory of eertain Model Villages. By the lion. B. O. Northrop, of Clinton, Conn. Principle in Politics and the Tlrtne of Courage. By the Hon. James 8. Clarkson, of Iowa. Influences of the Labor Movement upon Human Progress. By Snranel (Jompers, I'rtti dcat of the American Federation of Labor. America's Suburban and Uural Homes. By George Palisser, of New York. Warehouse for Farm Prcdncts. By L. L. Polk. President of the National Farmers' Alliance. (.lacier of the United States. By Professor Israel C Russell, of the United States Geological Burrey and explorer of Alaska. Other Features, During 1891 The Tribune will print a valuable series of articles, written by Its owl traveling correspond ent, on the agriculture of the United States, with explanations of a large number of model farms. A special correspondent, s practical fanner, is now jn France, visiting the farms and farm-bnildings of that thriftiest of the agricultural nations of the world. He will report upon the dairy, grain, stock and other branches of French farming in illustrated articles. Mrs. Annie Wlttenmeyer, President of tbo Woman's Belief Corps-wlll contribute a column of notea and news to The Tribune's O. A. It. page, every week. Admirable letters of travel In tbe Southern States, illustrated with pictures, will be printed, describing tbe South as it exists to-day. AH the regular features will be continued. Tbe Home Circle columns will be varied by frequent Illustrated articles on home decoration, fashions and other subjects of intense interest to woman. Written principally for people with little money. Mrs. Bayard Taylor, the widow of Bayard Taylor, will write articles on Cookery. She la s remarkable liousckerpcr, with a acleutifio as well as practical knowledge of ber subject - Steinlus, tho great chess champion of the world,wl)I Mipply a column s week on the greatest and purest of ail the camea of the home. Foreign letters, good stories, the news of the any, the best of market reports, book reviews snd literary news, wit ty Jokes, etc, etc. ... The Tribune I printed In large type asd brosd columns, and Is tbe easiest paper to read (u the country. Premiums. Premium List for 18ri, containing mory new and awful articles, will bo mut to any applicant, free. Prize for Large Clubs. Club nlscra are Invited to write to this oQce for The Tribune's new Terms to Agents. r Subscriptions. Tho Wocklr. 1 1 00 a vrsr ; free for the re-t of Peml-Wi eklv f i t : free for the r-t cf 1800. Pally, tl 0. hnmlif Tribune,- fc'.'.OO. Tril.n ne Monthly, I .wi u.n..... ......I.a fr, i.00. Sanjp'.o copies free Tn TrmuKK, New York. Pitcher's Caotorla. Children Cryfor DEBTS OF CITIES. The Census Bureau Gets at Some Hard Facts. I HEAVY LOAD Or OBLIGATIONS, Hut a Decided Improvement Since 1880 The Total for 858 Cities ami Large Towns Foots Up 74 5,04 9, 780, with Ileaourees of (200,575,840 Their Con dition liettered In the Past Decade to the Extent of 947,547,310 Illinois Statistics. t Washington Citt, Not. 18. The flnau slat couditiou in lS'JO of 808 cities and large towns is shown in bulletin No. 14, Issued by the census office yesterday. Within a few days a supplemental bulletin will be is sued, showing the same facta in relation to tho remaining cities of this class This, with the one published yesterday, will represent about 05 per cent of the munci pal debt of tbe United States. ' The gen eral results for tbe 8.'8 cities and towns covered are as follows: The bonded debt for l&X) shows an increase of 8 per cent, ns compared with 1880; on the other hand, the floating debt has decreased 17 per cent.; the increase la total debt in 10 years is 7 per cent. The amountinvested in sink ing funds has increased 28 percent; the cash in the treasury has increased 81 per cent., and the total available resources have Increased- 50 per cent, since 18S0. Financial Condition Generally Better. Iu 740 cities and towns, , in which the debt is in excess of the resources, there has been a decrease of 6 per cent, in the debt since 1880; in 113 cities and towns in which the resources are in excess of the debt, there has been an Increase in re sources of It 84 per cent. In ten years. The annual interest; charge in 189 J was 8 per cent, less than it wus in 1883. The ex hibit la, as a whole, a most satisfactory and gratifying one. During the last ten years the 853 cities and towns represented in the returns, by reducing their debts or Increasing their resources, have bettered their condition financially to the amount of 45, 777,019. . Comparisons by Sections. The New England cities and towns have reduced their debt $2,439,539, and have in creased their resources by $114,891, mak ing a joint gain of ti 55S.43J. Tbe cities and towns in the Middle states (includ ing Maryland and the District of Colum bia) have reduced their debts $4(1,323,711, and have increased their assets by the sum of $1,224,499, making the joint im provement in their financial condition $47,M7, 210. 'Where the Debt lias Increased. The southern cities and towns have in creased their debts by $3,577,348, but have increased their resources by $420,697, their net increase in debt is expressed by $3, 156,051. The western cities and towns, like the southern) have increased both their debts and resources. The increase in debts umounts to $12,650 078 and the increase in resources to $11,531,685; the net increase in debt is $1,124,391 The cities and towns considered iu the territories have increased their debts by $50,577 and have increased their resources by $3,000; the net increase iu debt is $47,577. The Gross Debt and Assets. The gross debt iu 1880 was $(595,494,741; the assets valued at $194,313,7S2, leaving a net municipal debt lor the cities and towns considered of $501,150,959. The gross debt in 1899 was $742 919.780; the resources amount to $290,575,816, leaving a net debt of $455,373,941 Thesa figures how a decrease, as before stated, of $45,777,019 in the net debt, which is a re duct ion of 9.13 per cent, in the net debt of 188a Of the total debt of $745,949,786, the bum of $7.'0. 605,551, or 00.61 per cent. Is bonded, while $25,284,235, or .39 per cent, is floating debt. Another Favorable Feature. Of the total available resources, or $3fa 575,846, the sinking funds represent $147, 181,191, or 50.65 per cent., while $143,394, 655, or 49.35 per cent, are in cash or other available resources. The total available resources represent S3. 95 per cent, of the gross debr., leaving rjl.05 per cent, for future liquidation. Not only has a sub stantial reduction been made in munici pal debts since 1880, but a reduction of $3,045,740 in tho annual interest charge is shown by the tables. The gain has been principally in the cities and. towns in the middle states, which, as previously shown, have reduced their debts materially. Comparative Hates of Interest. An examination of the annual interest charges, as compared with the gross debt at interest, discloses 1 some interesting comparative rates of interest in the differ ent sections of the country. In the New England states, in 1880, the annual inter est charge represented 4 75 per cent, of the gross debt; in 1H90 the rate had fallen to 4.15 per cent. lathe middlo states the rate in 1880 was 5.53 per cent.; in 1S9J ths rate had fallen to 4,30 percent. Iu the southern states the rate in 183 J was 4.91 percent; it bad risen In 18!Uto5.50 per cent. The western states showed an Average interest charge of .r.78 per cent, in 1880; in 1890 it had fallen to 5.50 per ceut. Tbe territories in 1880 paid an average in terest of 15. 13 per cent; this bad fallen to 7.08 per cent, in 1800. Average for the Whole Countrr. The general average for the United States in 1880 was 5.41 per cent; in 1890 it had fallen to 4.63 per cent., a decrease of 0.73 per cent. Of the 858 cities And towns considered, in 1880 there were 779 i 4 which the debt was in excess of the resources, and 79 in Which the resources exceeded tbe debts. In 1890 there , were 748 (a de crease of 84) in which the debts exceeded the resources, and 112 (an increase of 33) in which tbe resources exceeded the debts, lie turns From Illinois. Ten years ago returns from seven of the forty-one cities of Illinois showed that the resources exceeded tbe liabilities by $100, 970. Now nine cities show resources ex ceeding liabilities by $10,807,403. Tbe ag gregate amount of cash in treasury, etc., for cities in Illinois was, in 1880-1, over $13,XX),000; now it is over $24,500,000, the average for e.ich of the forty-one cit ies being considerably over half a mill ion. In the case of the average for New York, in seventy-six cities it is just half a million in each. Chicago's bonded debt I $13,554,900; available resources, $24,070, 680; annual interest charge, $7 80, 15. - .AVe Improved on the Far pent. Washington Cur, Nov. 17. The wreck of the British cruiser Serpetc haa caused considerable comment among the officers of the navy, reflecting credit to some ex tent upon the new ships of this govern ment. The plnns of certain of our new vessels have been based on English de- I signs, but in every caw tbe frames have been strengthened, so that the calamity need cause no fear of a repetition on this tide of the wattr. ..... MANDAN'S PANIC. Trie Town Seems to Have Lost Its Head. WELL AHMED AND TALKING BLOOD. Measures Proposed That Are Mot at All Justiaable Uow the Situation Is Viewed by Gen. Iluger and Gov. Mil ler The Whole Story Exaggerated United States Troop on the March and In Abundaut Foree Teoplo at l'lerre Laughing at Mr. Ixj's Antics. Mandan, N. D., Nov. 19. Every bousa in town is full to overflowing with refu gees from country districts. Most intense excitement prevails in the country, and settlers are prepared to believe anything about Indians, because of their queer ac tions lately. Several families came In yesterday afoot, a distance of twenty miles and over, too poor to own wagons. In town somewhat less tension exists, ow ing to the receipt of 300 guns from the state government, and the fact that a company of soldiers is coming here from Fort Totten. Last night there were 200 lodlaus in town armed, but the citizens are armed,-too, and patrols were out and people slept with their clothes on. As Bad as the Indians. A date will be fixed by a committee of citizens, and Indian agents notified that after that date any Indian found in this county without a pass from an agent will be killed on right. Tbe population is thor oughly aroused and although conserva tive men are doing their best to quiet the angry populace, there la every reason to believe that unless the government takes immediate steps to Increase the force of soldiers here at Fort Lincoln, every In dian coming into the county will be killed. Much Kxcltement Among Settles. Nearly 100 settlers were on a train last night from West Eud county, going to BUraarck for safety. At Glenullen, forty miles west, the citizens turned out en masse and threw up circular breastworks by moonlight large enough to get into for protection A supply of rifles was sent to each oettlement iu the county. Tele grams are com irg in constantly for sup plies of ammunition. A telegram was re ceived by a correspondent last night from New Salem, mating that 150 Indians are camped south of that point, and that the people are clumoring for guns and pow der. They Don't llelleve McLaughlin. While the correspondent was writing a party of redskins were having a grass dance here, making night hideous; their shrieks could be heard for miles. While the excitement in town is subsiding be cause of the presence of plenty of guns agitation in the country is worse than ever. This is caused largely by the inso lent and menacing attitude of roving bauds of Indians traveling through. Agent McLaughlin wires that there is no cause for alarm, but everybody believes this is buocomb. ONLY THE OCCASIONAL SCARE. Mandan Doesn't Look Well In View of These Advices. Pierre, S. D., Nov. 19. It is known here that the troops at up-river posts have orders to keep in trim for immedi ate action, with three days' rations ahead.' The closest watch is being kept on the In dian Messiah fanatics, and at the first movement of theirs indicative of an out break the soldiers will be marched against them. In Pierre there is no feeling of fear, though a good many half-breeds and squaw men have taken refuge here. Tbe paople regard the Indians' antics with amusement. Gen. Ituger Talks Again. St. Paul, Nov. 19. Gen. ltuger, com manding the department of Dakota, re turned yesterday morning from a trip to Forts Sully and Bennett. As to there be ing any immediate danger to the settlers near Mandan, he said he could answer that question best by saying that his lat est advices from Standing Hock were that everything was quiet, and if there was anything to be feared lie should cer tainly have heard of it. Lieut. Woodruff, of the department of Dakota, returned yesterday morning from a ten days' trip to two of tho larger Indian reservations in Montana, lie says no immediate trouble is anticipated. Governor 3Ill!er's Remarks. Taroo, N. D., Nov. 19. A telegram from Governor Miller to Adjutant Gen eral Percy, now in this city, is to the ef fect that the whole story in regard to the Indians is greatly exaggerated, and the people of Mandan have no grounds for fearing a raid. It is alleged that these harrowing tales were got up by Missouri parties interested in the retention of Fort Lincoln and other forts in the West, as there had !een consideratable talk of late of abandoning them. I mil nits Stealing Cattle. ClIADRON, Neb., Nov. 19. It is renorted here that the Indians at the Pine Itidge agency, South Dakota, have gotten en tirely beyond the control of the agent there, and have already begun depreda tions in the wav of stealing rut tin mil other property. Three hundred soldiers irom jport uooiason paused tbrougli here yesterdav on their wav to th cpnn nr excitement, and it is said that there will te 2,000 troops on band by to-day. Troops oa the Hove. OMAHA. Neb.. Not. 19. Comnanlea A. D. C. and D. of the Second United'Statea infantry, at' Fort Omaha, under com mand of MaJ. Butler, left for Pine Ridge airencv. to hold the Indiana in crwlr yesterday afternoon. The four other com- paniea nere were nounea 10 De ready to move at abort notice. The troops at Fort McKinney, under command of Col. Guy Henry, left yesterday morning for Doug las, Wyo. The Deadly Typhoid Raging. Columbus, O., Nov. 15. Information was received by the state hoard of health yesterday that an epldemio of typhoid fever is raging At Clermontville, O. There have already been oishtv-nina cases, of which twenty-five were fatal. At present forty persons are stricken. Business is entirely suspended nnd the 2u0 people who make no the uonulation are wbd with fear. The secretary of the board of he ilth it Investigating the af fair nnd will t'ik.0 rp to prevent tbe epidemic from rpreading. Tho firnt' inoculation in England with Professor Koch's lymph has proved suc cessful so far us the rrsults have yet developed. PARNELL AND MRS. O'SHEA. Tbe Jury Declares Them Guilty Synop sis of the Testimony A. Suggested Marriage The Kcwi in Ireland. London, Nov. 18. The celebrated O'Shea-Parnell case came to an end yes terday, as was inevitable, with a verdict in favor of Capt. O'Shea. As stated yes terday in these dispatches, the refusal of Parnell or his paramour to put up any defense was prima facie evidence of their guilt, and the countercharge that the prosecution paid most attention to was that of connivance on the part of O'Shea. The testimony given yesterday was most ly by servants and was corroborative of that given Saturday. All swore to the care taken by Mrs. O'Shea and Parnell to prevent Capt. OShea having reason to suspect the truth. The servants were told the reason Parnell and the woman were always locked in together when he was visiting her was that there wore mem bers of sscret societies looking for Par nell, and the servants were Instructed never to mention to O'Shea that Parnell had been visiting his wife. The testi mony in general brought out the disguise and secrecy with which the two mat. The Couuter Charge of Adultery, The other charge of Mrs. O'Shea that her husband had committed adultery with her own sister, Mrs. Steele, was' met only by the denial of the latter under oath. O'Shea took the stand agaiu and swore that the reason he had associated with Parnell after challenging-him to fight a duel in the early part of the liaison was that he had become conviuced at that time that his suspicions were unfounded. Justice Butt in summing up the evidence asked what was tbe necessity of the guilty pair resorting to so much secrecy and disguise if O'Shea connived at their relations. The jury took little time in making up their verdict that Parnell and Mrs. O'Shea bad been guilty of adultery and that tbe saptain had not connived thereat. Will Parnell Marry the Woman? Tho latest report current in connection with the scandal is that Parnell will marry Mrs. O'Shea as noon at her hus band is clear of her. Owing to tho delays of the British divorce system about seven months will pass before the marriage can take place. Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, who, although a near relative, is ' ot on the best of terms with Mm. O'Shea. has openly stated thtt, a a man of honor, Parnell could taku but one step adequate to make the public condone his miscon duct, and that was to marry Mrs. O'Shea. It is thought that P.trnell, unless there is something in the tory of another mar riage, will not be avers 3 to this, as he is believed to ba deeply attached to Mrs. O'Shea, who retain- much of her youth ful beauty. The Irish Refue to llelleve. The Dublin correspoudents state that great excitement reigns in the city over the revelations, and that bodies of men gather iu the streets discussing the case, a nd threatening to mob any one' who ex presses a belief in Parnell's guilt. At Tipperary a profound sensation was caused by the news, to which the police, apparently acting under instructions, are giving the utmost publicity. Davitt and the other Irish leaders now in London, refuse to enter into any discus sion of the results of the case. Farody on Romeo and Juliet. A shee has been circulating in London containing a caricature of Parnell in the so-called "balcony scene," when he jumped off a balcony to escape Capt. O'Shea, who had unexpectedly arrived home whila Parnell was with Mrs. O'Shea. Accompanying it is a parody on the bal cony scene in Romeo and Juliet, with Parnell as the Romeo and Mrs. O'Shea as the Juliet. The sheet is having a large sale. BIRCHALL MEETS HIS FATE. Ills Nerve nnd Coolness Remain with II im to the Last. Woodstock, Oct. Nov. 15. Reginald Birchall, who decoyed Frederick C. Ban well, a fellow-countryman, from England on a pretense of helping him to learn farming in Canada and murdered him In a swamp, was hanged in the jiiil yard at this place Friday morning, lie met bis fate with fortitude, and declared his in nocence of tbe crime to the last. He left a statement utterly repudiating any al leged confessions heretofore or that may hereafter be published, and saying that he had no hand in Ben well's death, nor was such a crime connived at or premedi tated by him. Mutilated Victims or the Wreck. London, Nov. 18. The accounts of the wrecking operations at the scene of the loss of the Serpent give some ghastly par ticulars. Many of the bodies of the vic tims are fouud to bu headless; others are cut in twain, and all are mutilated in some way by the cruel rocks. The parish priest at Camarinns declares that there is a current of resistless strength at that point of the coast which has given it the reputation of being the most dattcrerous spot on the whole Spanish shores. They Will Thaw Dynamite. DULUTH, Minn., Nov. 15. A terrible ac cident occurred yesterday near West Du luth, resulting in thu death of a laborer named Norluud and injury to his entire family. He had placed some' dynamite near the stove to thaw out. An explosion followed, killing him instantly. Ills wife was frightfully burned and had her thumb torn from her hand. A 4-year-old boy had his left arm broken and lee in jured and another child also suffered bad injuries. Slavln and MoAullffe Discharged. London, Nor. 18. In the Surrey sessions court Monday the jury hearing the case of the pugilists. Slavin and McAolIffe, on trial for assault on each other, and for committing a breach of the peace, dis agreed and was discharged. The court thereupon ordered the release ot the men upon their entering individual recogniz ances in 500, and furnishing two sure ties in 250 each to maintain the peace. Ills Estate To ll Sold to Tenants. London, Nov. 17. The will of the late Sir Richard Wallace, who died in Paris recently, provides for the sate of his Irish estates in Counties Down and Antrim to the tenants at nineteen years' purchase. It is believed that Lady Wallace, who receives his magnificent col7ajtii of pict ures, was requested verbally by her hus band to beneath them upon :er (loath to the British public. Cutcheon Is an "Out." Muskeuon. Mich., Nov. 15. The offl- cial count of the Ninth congressional district shows the election of II. II. Wheeler. Dem.. to congress in place of A. M. Cutcheon, Rep., ns previously re porter wheeler's plurality is 43. History of Ten Making. A Roman ivutnl pen is sold to have boon found at Aosta not ft mere stylus, but a bronze pen, Hit, and there, Is evi dence of a pen or reed of bronze nearly as late as the invention of printing, In tho Fifteenth century. A hundred years ngo some steel pens were made in Ulrujingfoani, England, by Mr. Harrison for Dr. Priestly, and soiii.? of these passed lnt the hands of 8ir Joseph Mason In his early days with Mr. Harrison, but a!l of them have been lost. The first pen of metal, of a date beyond all question, la one in a Dutch patent book of 1717. At the samo timo a polite ode by Pope refers to a "steel and gold pen," but these were evidently luxuries only. It was about 1823 or 1821 that the great revolution In making pons by a cheaper process the hand 6crew press, which pierced the pens from sheet 6teel began. Previously pens had been made from steel or gold rolled Into tubes and with n joint forming the slit These required considerable labor to shape them Into pen form. Tho use of the screw press belongs to tho period of John Mitchell, Joseph Gil lott and Joseph Mason, but on a careful review of the facts It seems to be clear that John Mitchell has tho best claim to be considered as the introducer of press made pens. Skinner, of Sheffield, England, was apparently one of the first to cheapen the production of pens, but his manufactures were surpassed when the screw press was introduced. Exchange. A Dog's Hard Life. There are a great m.any touching sights In a great city, but none much more so than to watch a lost dog. At first there Is a look of startled surprise on 1ns face, when he loses tho scent, quickly followed by a grim 6ort of humor, as though pretending his be wilderment is but a joke. lie circles round and round, and his face grows thin and his eye almost human in its anxious pleading. lie starts off in one direction, sure that he has found the trail. He is battled, turned back. He looks In tho face of all who puss, as if questioning to know his way. He thinks he recognizes his master, and is off like a flash, only to return more anxious and eager than before. He gives himself no rest, but doubles and pursues and turns back uutil all hope Is dead in his faitliful canine breast, nnd ho starts off with a long lope down the street. Then it Is that some demoniac boy or some detestable man flings ft stone at him or kicks him as he flies by, and the cry is raised : "Mad dog I Kill him!" So the great host of idlers In ambush, who wait the opportunity for mischief as bees await the blossom of the buckwheat, are turned loose upon his track nnd his doom is sealed. Prom a lost dog to a hunted and dead cur is an easy transi tion. Chicago Herald. Mary L. King, of West Bay City, wants 8400 damages for an illness which she says was caused by the electric car jumping the track. Site has brought suit. ,. Eupepsy.T.- This is what you outfit to have, in fact, you must have it, to fully enjoy life. Thou sands are searching for it daily, and mourn ing because they found it not. Thousands upon thousands of dollars are spent annually by our people in the hope that they may at tain this boon. And yet it may be had by all. We guarantee that Electric Bitters, if used according to directions and the use persisted in, will bring you (lood Digestion and oust the demon Dyspepsia and install instead Eupepsy. We recommend Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia and all diseases of Liver, Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at 50c. and 81.00 per lwttle by Johnson & Hender son, Druggists. m e ' A Scrap of Paper Saves ZXer Life. It was just an ordinary scrap of .writing paper, but it saved her life. She was in the last stages of consumption, told by physi cians that she was incurable and could live only a short timei she weighed less than seventy pounds. On a piece of wrapping paper she read of Dr. King's New Disco very, and go a sample bottle; it helped her, she bought a large bottle, it helped lver mote, bought another and grew U'tter fast, continued its use and Is nowstrong.healthy, rosy, plump, weighing 140 pounds. For fuller particulars send stamp to W. il. Cole, Druggist, Fort Smith. Trial littles of tikis wonderful Discovery free at Johnson & Henderson's Drugstore. Sucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts bruis es, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by John son & Henderson. "How to Cure all Skin Diseases." filmplT apply "Swsyne's Ointment." Xo Inter nal niedicinereqnlreJ. Cures tetter, erxcma.itch, all eruptions on the tsce, hands, nose, Ac, lear In the skin clear, white and healthy. Its great healing and euratl?e powers are possessed by no other remedy. Ask your druggitt for Swayne's Ointment. Dr. Cox's IronTonic with Cinchona and Pepsin! Cures Nervous De bility, general pros tration and dyspep sia. It relieves that tired, languid, nil gone feeling, builds up the system and Improves tho blood. For Debilitated Fe- males, troubled wiih so many weaknesses peculiar to them, there Is no equal to this Tonic. Ask for it. Dr. Cox's Balsam of Tar and Wild Cherry, for Coughs and Coldsand all bronlehal troubles, Is tho Best on Earth Try ft and know for yourself; costs only 25c. a bottle. For bilious difficulties, heahache, and const Ipation, Dr. Cox's Little Mandrake Aer rills are Invaluable. If your children have a coated tongue, bad breath, pain in the stomach, restlessness at night, get a box of his Worm Powders; they always cure. Dr. Uenraux'a Mnirnttle Oil cures ail pain In ten minutes, Trv it for Neuralgia or Hfsdache. For tale by DK. M. L. 1IAOO & CO. Owosso ON Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it ia pleasant and refreshing to tho taste, and act! gently yet promptly on tho Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Bvrup of Figs ia the only remedy; of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to tho taste and ac ceptable to the stomach prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared onlv from the mo3t healthy ana agreeable substances, it3 many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for Bale In 60c and 61 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who. may sot have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FI0 SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. N.Y. BUY THE BEST ONLY If you buy your PIANOS & ORGANS FROM J". A PRISE THE LIVE MUSIC HAN You can save Twenty per cent. AH kinds of Musical Instruments KEPT IN STOCK. Sheet Music and Music Books, THE LATEST SHEET MUSIC 10 CENTS PEK COPY. Call and see for yourself or write for Catalogue to J. A. FRISE. The Live Music Man. Flint, Midi. VA r.MrJTTrJl?.Q Twiiitn studon:: trude and then Mart SCHOOL OF them In ratlroud rr vice. Send for ctrcT. TH'.T.TI'flR A PTTV VALKNT1NK HRO.S 13-14, Janevil)e, VK PATENTS Obtained in U.f. ai.d sll foreign countries. F.x urinations made. Licenses snd tuMgnnient drawn. Infringements prosecultd In nil Federal courts. Advice, and pamphlets IVe. Scientific expert validity opinWus given. Mo models re nuired. Established A. I. IftiS. T1IOS. S. SPItAGFE & SON. 37 Congress 8t. West, UeJroit, Mich s.,.. Catarrh liAfjAiU DAL Jul Cleanses tho Nasal Fassazes, Allays Fain and Inflammation, ZZealestheSorc3, Restores tho Senses of Taste ana Smell. TRY THE CUR E.H AY-FEVER A particle is applied into enr.li nostril anl is agreeable. Price 50 cts at Druirgists; by mall registered, CO cts. ELY BUGS., 55 Warren St. New York. DEAF MESft h. MEAD NOISri CDIEBbT 1'eok'a INV1MBLK fUBUUl EM CnSHIDRS. Whispers haard. Com- r....kl. -k.r.ll u,lMhill. (MdbrP.BISCOI. mlj, ! Mr;, Kwk. Writ fr kwk f F"Mb B1. TheW.&W.m HAS TAKEN I 1 FIRST PREMIUM 0, AT EVERY STATE AND COUNTY FAIR AT WHICH IT MAS BEEN EXHIBITED. AT TH E EXF051T10HZZZ UHlVErt5ELLE, PARIS, 1559, The Highest Possible Premium, THE ONLY GRAND PRIZE FOR SEWING MACHINES, WAS AWARDED TO WHEELER & VILSQH MFG, CO, AND THE GR6SS 9F THE LEQION OF HONOR, WAS CONFERRED UPON NATHANIEL WHEELER, The President of the Company. Whcolor & Wilson Mf'g Co., 189 & 187, Wabash Ave. Chicago, 111. SOLI) BY A, E. Hartshorn & Son, OWOSSO, MICH.