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WELLINGTON ENTERPRISE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 18; 1885. 8 Straus & Kupf er's Spring Advertisement. 85. Bpking Aekiyal. '85. New Styles! New Shades ! New Patterns! We have spared no effort this season to secure Perfect Fitting Garments, New and Attractive Styles, at Low Prices. We have been very fortunate in buying a line of Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing at Lower Prices Than Ever Before, and intend to give the customer the ben efit, selling a Man's All Wool Suit for $7.50 that sold last year for $9.00. We have also been fortunate in securing garments that fit equal to custom-work, made of the best Imported or Domestic Materials. As you value your own interests, examine our goods before purchasing. W. W. HAKYEY. WELLIITG-TOIT CLOTHIER DOG MEAT. A Newly Dleoovered Cure For Brlght'B Disease. Bam McGrecor Itaoover III Health Afta Eating Flfteon Dog An Ex cellent Thing for th. Sheen Industry. St Lonli nopobllcan,) Samuel McGregor, a farmer residing la the northern part of St. Clair County, Illinois, near tbs Monroe County line, . yesterday related to a reporter bit re markablo car of Bright's disease. He had been a robust and boalthy man un til about two years ago, when he began to decline In health, and, though he con sulted the physicians about his locality, they could afford him no relief, and he continued to become more sickly and feeble. H. came to the conclusion that he was victim of consumption, but he re solved to fight it with the best medical skill he could procure, and for this pur pose bad consulted and been doctorod by the most eminent physicians In St. Louis and Chicago, but to no avail. He bad by this time expended nearly all the property he was worth In doctors' fees, patent medicines of all kinds, and nurses' bills, and yet he was steadily approaching the grave. As a last resort he visited a physician who periodically visits . St Louis and bad his case by him diagnosed, and this physician declared that he was alBlcted with Bright'! dis ease and that It had progressed so far that there was no chance of curing or even " checking ft, and he returned to his borne a most dejected human with no hope bat a peedy rest In the grave. While brooding over his supposed inevitable fate one day an old German woman happened along and in th. conversation McGregor related to her that the doctors had all given him up for death from Bright's disease. With the announcement that he bad Bright's disease the old German woman's eyes as sumed a great brilliancy, and she most earnestly declared that there was no need of his dying at all with that disease, no oiatter what the doctors bad said to the contrary. She knew of a remedy that bad cured people suffering from that com plaint, and that It was using dog meat for food. She insisted that he must commence feeding on canine flesh and she would guarantee his complete recovery or she would die in his stead. The idea of eating dog meat was most nauseating to Mo Gregor, but, like a drowning man grasping at a straw, be resolved to commence diet lug oq dog flesh as a last resort, and par ticularly inasmuch as the old woman was so sanguineof ltsefQcaryand so persistent that he should follow her advice. Mc Gregor's trouble, in addition to bis sick ness, was to get the dogs whereon to feed. But he related bis wants to a young friend, who agreed to produce the dogs as they were wanted, for so much a head. The first canine brought to the slaughter was a large and nobis Newfoundland, which was prop erly dressed, and McGregor entered upon bis canine diet Horrible the idea was to . him of eating sitch flesh, but when he bad tasted of the dish as it had been broiled by bis wife the nauseousneu previously en tertained precipitately vanished, and when b. bad finished his first dog-meat feast he pronounced it the most delicious and palatable food b had ever par taken of, and therefore he could scarcely get dog meat enough. Dog after dog was corraled throughout the neighborhood and led to the altar of Bright's disease. The youngest dogs were elected if possible, but one. in a while a . tough old stager was run across, and then 2IcGregor's dish was not quite so relish able as it might be; but even then be pre ferred it to veal, lamb or frogs. He kept on eating dog, and from the very first In ducement be commenced to improve and rapidly became a well man, and to-day Is Just as robust, strong and healthy as he ever had been, and his good fortune he 1 ascribes to the old German woman and the martyred dogs, after h. had been pro- . noonoed Incurable by th best-of pbysl- . clans and was already with on foot injthe grave. H had become so Infatuated with ' dog meat that he could scarcely give up eating It, but th furor that bad been ' produced In th locality among th people who war missing their dogs and the threats made against the party, If discovered, who was taking - them warned him that be must call a halt on subsisting on canine meat, ' lest he, being saved from death from - Bright's disease, might experience a vio lent and bloody death at the band of the , owners of the canines. In all be ate fif teen dogs, and, though the owners of all greatly bemoaned their mysterious loss, the most affecting case was that of a young lady who was thus bereft of her poodle, , and whose gtlef became so great over the loss that she bad to be taken on an ex tensive traveling expedition to prevent her .grieving herself to death or carrying outs ....eat to retire permanently from the world. If she ever learns that McGregor ate her poodle she would doubtless go in sane. But McUregor Is cured of Bright's disease, is intensely fond of dog moat, and would be a valuable rosidont In a lo cality In which sheep-killing dogs abound, for there he would bo permitted to appease his new-found appotlto. A Florist's Mistake. N. Y. Gruphle. "We want a broken pillar of white flow ers. Sometbln' pure and consolln'," re marked a customer to the florist "How would this white dove suit you?" "First-rate. Give us a couple. Perch 'em on the coffin, and point their bills up rellglous-llke. You know how." "It must be terrible to lose an Innocent child," remarked the florist, sympathet ically. "Who's lost a child?" replied the cus tomer, savagely. "If Bill Scrap heard you call him an innocent child ho'd smash your eye. Bill wasn't innocent onough to hart blm any, and don't you forgit It 1" m iilxtorle Kemains. Boston Journal.) Many tooth and other bones of extinct animals and fishes have been discovered in cutting a canal through Cuyler Swamp, near the City of Savannah. They are generally found from eight to twelve feet below the surface. A few days ago more bones were unearthed that are evidently the skeleton of an animal of tremendous slxe. Tho vertebam are each about six inches long, and when intact must have been fully a foot across from side to sido and six Inches' from the outer portion to '.be abdominal cavity. One large bone, Drohably a tbL'li-bono, is about ten or tirelva inches .in diameter at the point and 'bout tw l.i'i I'vir. fOSTAL NOTES. A Great Deal of Information In a Little Space. It ins Belmtlng to the Post-Offloe Depart ment of Interest to the General Header Figures Showing the Immensity of Its Operations. (Tatted States Mall. The cost of Inland transportation last year was $20,090,117. There are 8,!Ki3 railway Post-office clerks In the service. The postal cards sold In this country lost year numbered 302,876,750, The number of fourth-class packages re ported lost last year was 12,078. There are MS persons engaged In the Fost-ofDce Department at Washington. The number of Post-office clerks In the United States Is placed at 8.340. There were 8,253 Post-offices established last year and 1,021 were discontinued. There were 408 postmasters who died last year while there were 70S who were susponded. The number of postal notes Issued last year was 8,069,237, amounting In monoy to 17,411,092.48. Thore wore 1,450,7C8,4U9 ordinary post age stamps sold last year, the value of which was $20,077,444. Th free delivery system is now In oper ation in 159 cities In the United States, em ploying 3,81)0 carriers. The total number of postmasters who were appointed last year by the Prostdent and Postmaster-General was 14,882. The total number of letters seut to for eign countries last year was 83,323,014, while the number received was 28,404,035. The total number of postofftces filled by appointment of tho Prosldent Is 2,323, which is an increase of 180 over last year. The total number of post offices In tbs United States, June 80, 1884, was 60,017, which is an increase of 2,154 over the yoar before. The Government sold 147,223,000 plain stain pod envelopes lost year, while the number of return request envelopes footed np 129,515,500. The number of newspaper wrappers told to the public last year was 45,490,750, the Income from which amounted to $545, 687.25. - The total number of persons connected with th. Postal Department In the United States Is 72,232. Quite a respectable army. There were 759 arrests made last year for offenses against the United States malls, while the convictions numbered 439. Complaints were received last year of the loss of 20,377 ordinary letters, of which 14,041 were said to have contained Inclosures. There are 11,729 star routes for the transportation of th malls, aggregating 220,779 miles. Th steamboat routes num ber 117, and aggregate 15,591 miles. - The total expenditure of the Post-offioo Department during th last fiscal year amounted to $46,404,000.05, or $3,060,8.13.57 more than Its receipt s. The registered letters sent through th mails last year numbered 8,003,388, while the registered parcels of the third and fourth class numbered 1,005,15. The total weight of tho mails dispatched to foreign couutrlcs last year was 2,0iU,Srl pounds. Of this amount 407,839 pounds were of letters and postal curds. The postage on local matter at thosoveral Post-offices in the United States last year aggregated (4,777,484.87, which was an In crease of $417,745.03 over the year previ ous. The amount of money roalized from sales of articles sent to tho Dead Letter OUices for which no owners could be fouud was $1,915.43. They were disposed of at auction. Of the doad letters received at the Dead Letter Office last year, 17.387 contained money; 20,201 contained drafts or monoy orders; 34,3'JO contained receipts; 84.0N: contained postage stamps, and 38,318 con tained photographs. There are 6,310 money ordor offices lu the United States, which is an Increase of SSi over last year. Their transactions amount ed to $122,121,201.98 In domestic money or ders Issued, and $121,971,082.80 in domestic dors paid. The number of letters and parcels sent through the registered mails last year win 11,240,543. The amount of registry fees collected was $U57,059.3J, which was an increase of $30,50X60 over the year pre vious. The registered letters sent through the mails last year numbered 8,068,338, whilo th registered parcels of the third and fourth. elkss uumbored l.WS.NjS, The actually ascertained losses la th Registry Department last year was 516, or one in every 21,795 letters and parcels reg istered. This Is a smaller proportion ot loss than in any previous year. The entire number of letters and articles of every description received at tho, Doad Letter Office last year was 4,751,872, being an increase of a little more than 8 pur cont over the year previous. A Aare Illbllcul Translation. X. Y. Times. J George W. Price, of Glrard College, is the owner ot a Bible which Is quite a cu riosity in its way. It is a woll-presorved copy of the Vulgate translation, pub lished at Kuremburg, Germany, by An tonlus Coburger, July 30th, 1477. It is a folio, without title pago; initial letters la red have been added with a pen, and it Is to some extent further Illuminated. Tho Introductions of tho translator, St Jerome, to the books are given in lull, and the por tions usually called tho Apocrypha appear at various places among the other books. The copy Is in a good state of preservation, nothing being torn excopt a fly-leaf. The entire work is entirely loglblo, though some of the loaves ars partially stained with a reddish tinge. Clerks at the White House. LWashlngton Bepubllcan. Th. clerical staff of the White House In cludes, bttslde tbo private secretary, an assistant private secretary, who at present Is Mr. Prudeo, ' a gentleman of sagacious and courteous character, who was first ap pointed by General Grant There is also a stenographer officially employed, and four other persons as clerks. Each department also details rogularly or temporarily a clerk familiar with Its work to assist Th. office of Land Clerk is abolishod. His duty, that of signing land patents for the Presi dent, Is now performed by the clerk (or private land claims, who is appointed by tbe President The administrative staff of th. White House proper numbers twelve psrsqna, ontsldn of the steward and coach man. A Bluebird Tragedy. Norwich Bulletin. Three golden-winged woodpeckers, pop ularly known as "wake-us," have taken np winter quarters In the tool bouse at Falrvlew reservoir. In Order to enter th. place they drilled a hole through a solid board large enough for one to pass In at a time, and, as the house Is not often visited,' find it a comfortable and quiet retreat This Is not th first time winter birds hav found shelter there. In th winter of 1880-81. Falrvlew reservoir was being made. a stove was placed In the1 building, thol pip. of which served for a chimney on the outside, and the laborers built a 'fir. and warmed th. house dally, that th.y might dine comfort ably. Th. work was stopped for several weeks and resumed again on ono of th. coldest days In mldwiuter. The workmen went to th. buildiug at noon and built a fire. They bad no sooner lighted th. kindling than they heard a great flutter ing in the pipe, which finally reached th stove. Taking off the covor and looking in, a workman espied a mass of birds suf focating in thesmoko. He lot down th. grate and put out the flames, but tbe birds were all . doad. When the stove was cleared forty-seven bluebirds were re moved from it. They had flown into th. ,)lpaand huddled together Ilk. bats to keep 'warm, and were thus suddenly over vJielmed and smothered by smoke. Does yer olo mua work on tho dock now?" "N-a-a-w. lie is a musician." "Is lie the limn tliut swallys the clarinet In tlic bund V "X-a-a-w ; lie don't swully the clarinet In the bund. IIo stands on the sidewulk and keeps time wUl his fut." A fond father presented his four-year old boy with a trumpet, with which he was greatly infatuated. All duy the hoy tooted away delightedly, and at bedtime w!in his grandmother told him to put the trumpet down and say his prayers, the llttlo follow said: "Oil, no; I'll tell yon what let's do, grandma; you pray and I'll keep on blowing." Cure for l'llcs. Piles are frequently preceded by a sense of weight in the buck, loins and lower purl ol the abdomen, causlm the patient In suppose he has some ell'ection of the kidneys or neighboring organs. At times, symptoms of indigestion arc present, flatu lency, uneasiness of the xtoniacji, etc. A moisture, like prespiration, producing a very disagreeable itching, ul'ler getting warm, is a common attendant. Blind, bleeding and Itching pl.es yield at nncn to the application' of Dr. liosauko's Pile Remedy, which acts directly upon the parts eifneted, absorbing the tumors, allay ing the intense itching, mid effecting a permanent cure. Price 50 cents. Address, The Dr. llosnnkn Medicine Co., Piipia, O. Sold by TVouslcr & Adams. 5yl ACIBMIfJS! "I ache all over!" What a common, ex pressiori; and how much it rrjearis to many a poor sufferer I These aches have a cause, and rnpre frequently thar is goner ajly suspected, the cause is trie Liver or Kidneys. No disease is more painful or serious thai trjese, aqd no rerrjedy is so prompt aqd effective as I TIERS No remedy has yet beer) discovered that is so effective in. all KIDNEY AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, MALARIA, DYSPEP SIA, etc., and yet it is simple end h,arrr less. Science aqd rrjedical skill have combined with wonderful success those herbs which nature has provided for the cure of disease. It strengthens an,d in vigorates the whole system. lion. Thaddeua Blerena, tbe dlaUurulnbed Oop. STPMinui. once wrote to fellow metu bor who wis uOcnm from Indignation and kidney diaraan: " Try Minhlen Herb UllUm, 1 twlleve II will cure too. I have oned It for botli ludiinatlon sud ifTur. Hon of tbe kiduejrt, and It la tlx niuat wonderful combination of uwdldual herbs I aver naw." MI8HLEB HEHB BITTERS CO., 62B Commerce 8t, Philadelphia. Parker's Pleaiant Worm Syrup Haver Falls Tpp J)' Stomach and Liver reculator CURES CONSTIPATION, Torpid Liver, Indigestion, IIeart burn- nalaria Hbeunaiians. nl BltamOB of too Heart, when arielnf from fndieettion or deranged condition of tha stomach, ick Headache or 1TI grain, Pile and Female Complaints. 1 he only medicine in the world tnat wfll post lively CURE CONSTIPATION. PEICBl 11.00 per Bottle; 6 Bottles, 18-00. sure o cntcvuas, rasa, jr. J. OIIENEV te CO., Vaanr.CbtBUts,Prop'rs,TOLEDO( O. $200,(100 In nnnentl siren sway, I nd by return mall you will I tfet free a package of sooria of larae ralue ttiat will start yoe In work that will at once bring yon In monoy f Alter than anything elite In America. All about the SMI.mki In presents with each boi. Agents wanted ererywhere, el either sei, of all aims, for all the time, or iMre time only, to work for mat their own homes, Fortnnos for all workers absolutely asanrod. awnldsiay. malutto vu., rumens, sia. iji 179, CONCEBHINO OTJB Carpet Department! It is already a pretty well established fact that there will soon be a material advance in the price of all grades of carpets. The employ es of every mill in America, including those of Hartford, Lowell, Philadelphia and Tonlers, N. T., which are really the greatest carpet manufacturing centers of this continent, have struck, and these mills are closed. At the same time the market is about 30,000 rolls of carpet short of last year's production. Every reasonable person will admit that with this Btate of affairs there will shortly be a greater demand than can be supplied, and in consequence of this there must be an advance. We are selling, this week, all Hartford Super Extra Ingrain Carpets at 65 cts a yard. "We bought these goods some months ago and could not buy them of the makers to-day for that price. We ma be obliged to advance on this price before the week is over but we will try to keep the price down as long as it will work without loss to us. Tapestry Brussels at from CO cts a yard up. Body Brussels, only the best 5 frame makes, at $1.10, $1.15, $1.25. Velvet Brussels at $1.25, formerly $1.65. Cotton Chain Ingrains at 25, 35, 40 and 50 cts.- Mats, Eugs, Oil Cloths no advance in prices Hollands, Opaques and Shades of every description, by the yard or all made up and ready to be hung in your window. Curtain Cord, Fringe, Tassels antl Fix tures in endless variety and at prices, as usual, way down below any competition. Nottingham Lace Curtains, in pairs or by the yard. 100 pair, 3 1-2 yards long, at $ .95 per pair. 100 " . " " 1.38 50 " " " 2.00 And finer grades as high as $6.00 a pair, which are all worth fully 25 per cent, more than we sell them for. NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE at 12, 15, 18, 22, 25, 30, 37. 40 and 50 cts a yd. This line is fully 50 pr cent below former prices. Turcoman Curtains and Portierres at $4.98 a pair and upward. Curtain Poles in more than 20 stylss and prices, in gut, ebony, walnut, ash and oak. Prices always lower than elsewhere. Nickel and gilt Curtain Loops, Shade Pulls and Banner Hods, stair rods and fixtures. The greatest and finest assortment of Wall Paper and Borders, also Decorations, ever shown in any store in Elyria. Raw Silks, Spun Silks, Canton Flannels (double faced), American and Imported Cretonnes and Felta greatest variety lowest prices. Table and Piano Covers, Tidies, Quilts, Table Linen, Napkins and Towels, Linen and Cotton Sheetings, Pillow Case Cottons and every, thing you can use in your household. Down they are marked and GO THEY MUST. STRAUS & KUPFER, 85 BROAD STREET, 87 . Blria, - - - .bLio, LEADERS IN POPULAR PRICES. OTi Tvufb TALK IS CHEAP. But you can buy more and better for less momey, of A. G. & G. L. COUCH Than at any other place. Good Reasons Why ! We have the largest stock in Lorain County to select from. We are the oldest furniture dealers in the county. Our long experience gives us advantages others have not. Our sales exceed by far those of our-competitors, which enables us to sell for less profit. HOLIDAY GOODS In endless RANGES. The Celebrated Paris llaiigc, THE BEST IH THE WOELD I (Of which I have sold about seventy,) is having the largest Bale of any stove since the days of the Stewart. ALSO A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF . Cooking ami Keating Stoves, Constantly on hand at BOTTOM PRICES', . at the old stand of J.W.WlLBUIMYcllington,OIiio. m o E o O o Cooking Tib. X.nLei3 . Ventilated Trusses and Supporters! THIS TRUSS 1. Operates by muscular action like a knee cap ; 2. Its pressure is mild, sure and in the right direction ; 3. It does not interfere with labor, rest or sleep ; 4. It relieves nervous debility by relieving weight from the spine ; 5. It is a firm retainer during any cough or strain and assists na-' ture in effecting a cure 6. It may be worn night and day with easo ; . 7. Its easy, friendly embrace will cause you to forgot all difficulty ; 8. It does its work with one-third the pressure of any other truss ; 9. Once fitted, it may be put on or off in one minute. ' For sale by J.W.HOUGHTON. variety. Call and see for yourself. Look before you leap ! p H P- Q o P. m rl O 1 O Stoves. -..I