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STRICTLY PUSH
HAEMLESS to the MOST DELICATE
BAIil
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A
Tills engraving represents tlie I.ungs in a healthy atati
THE
GREAT
REMEDY
CURING
Consumption,
Coughs,
Colds, Croup.
And other
FOR
THROAT and LUNG
AFFECTIONS.
It Coutaias no 0|»ium lii Any lonn.
Recommended by Physicians. Ministers and
Aiu'ses. In fact by everybody who has given it a
Ijood trial, it never foils to bring relleu
Caution.—Call for Allen's Lnug Balsam, and
shun tlie u?e of all remedies without uieiit.
As an Expectorant it has No Bqual!
FOR SATiE by all MEDICINE DEALERS.
HAS BEEM PROVED
Tha SUREST CURE for
temWEY DISEASES.
Does alamo back or disordered urino Indi
cate that you aro a victim THEN DO HOT
HESITATE use Kidney-Wort at once, (drug
iriata recommend it)
and it wiliepeedily over
come the disease and restore hoalthy action.
I O 2 coraplaints peculiar
uOUi%«S)t to your s&x, such as pain
and weaknesses, Kidney-Wort is unsurpassed,
aa it v.-ill aot promptly and safely.
EituorSex. Incontinence,
retention of urine,
brick dust or ropy deposits, and dull dragging
paina, all speedily yield to ita curative power.
IS- SOLD B5T AT.T, DB.TTG-GISTS. Price $1.
I have prescribed Kidnoy-Wort witlivery great
tuccess in a score or more obstinate cases of Kid
ami Liver Troubles, also for fema'' weaknesses.
—I'hiliu O. J'allou, M. D.. Monkton, Vt.
"My wife has heeu much bemfited frm the use
5f Ki'lnoy-VVurf. Sho h.id kiflney and other com
plaints," writes Rev. A. B. Coleman, Fayetteviile.
Tenn.
13 A ©ORE CURE
for all diseases of the Kidneys and
LIVER
It haa cpcciQo action on thia most important I
organ, enabling it to throw off torpidity and
inaction, cumulating iho healthy accretion of
tho Bile, and by keeping tho bowel* in free
condition, effecting its regular discharge.
fiswara iryounrasufferingfrom I
ilw'iitSiaCei Ida malaria,have tho chills,
tro bilious, dyspcptic, or constipated, Kidney
Wort will surely relievo and quickly cure.
In tho Spring to cleanse the
System, cvory
one should toko a thorough corns? of it.
U- SOLD BY DRUCGISTS. Price 81.
"lam a liviue advocate of tho virtues of Kidney*
Wort. I suffer* untold a irony from liver disorder.
It cured me."—Juo. D. Nevir.s, Springfield, Ohio.
FOR THE PERMANENT CURE OF
CONSTIPATION.
No other disease ia so prevalent in this conn
try as Constipation, and no remedy has ever
equalled the celebrated Kidney-Wort aa a
cure. Whatever tho cause, however obstinate
tho ease, this remedy will overcome it.
S3 IB THIS distressing: com
tf plaint Is very apt to be
complicated Yrithconstipation. Kidney-Wort
strengthens the weakened parts and quickly
euros all kinds of Piles oven when physicians
and medicines have before failed.
43- CTIf yon have either of these troubles
ussr Druggists Sell
"Constipation, in all its forms, yields to Kidriev
Wort. In fern le di.-eases it is very successful."—
Dr. Philip C. Eailou, Monkton, Yt. Apr. 'JO,'82.
THE GREAT CURE
FOB
E A I S
As it ia for all tho painful diseases of the
KIDNEYS,LIVER AND BOWELS.
It cleanses tho system of the acrid poison
that causes the dreadful suffering which
only tho victims of Rheumatism can realize.
THOUSANDS OP CASES
of tho worst forms of thia terrible disease
h&vo been quickly relieved, and in
short time
PERFECTLY CURED.
rates,
$i. LIQUID
or. DRY, SOLD BT DRUGGISTS.
it- Dry can be sent by mail.
WELLS, niCTIAJlDSON &
Co., Bnrllnarton Vt
•3 S9SW8£?.?(
"I could find no remedy for my kidney complaint
and rheuinatis-m." writes Mr. A. B. Burr, of Tem
ple's Mill, Florida, "until I was cured by Kidney
Wort." Expo-utv, incident to lumbering, caused
Mr. Burr's disorders.
TUTT'S
EXPECTORANT
Is composed Of Herbal una Mui'.lugiiioiis piod
u^ts, winch permeate the substance of the
xiuiigi cxiocturatcs the nci'ld matter
that collects in the Bronchial Tubes, mid forms a
linothing coating, which relieves tlie Ir
ritation that causes the contrh. It cleanses
the lungs of nl
1 impurities, strengthens
them when enfeebled by disease, invigor
ates tho circulation of tho blood, und brnccstlio
nervous svstrm. Slight colds often end In
consumption. It is dangerous to neglect
them. Apply tlie remedy promptly. A
te:iUf twenty yours warrants tho a-hoition that
nerrmedy hnsever been fiu*'d that is ns
prompt iti us eU'ents as TUTT'S EXPECTORANT.
Aciiiigledoseralscs tiie phlegm, subdues
lull itntiiiition. aid its n-o Npeedily cun stlie ino«t
obstinate cough. A pleasant cordial, clill
drcn take it readily. For Croup it is
invaluable iwd should be in every family.
In 25c. and Si Bottles.
S
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ACT DIRECTLY ON THE HVER.
Hi I liilSa and Fever, Dyspepsia,
flick ncndnchc, ISilions Colic, Constipa
tion, Khemnutisra, Piles, Palpitation ol
the Iirnrt, Dizziness, Torpid Liver, and
Fcmule Irregularities. If you do not "feel
very we I," single pill at be'l-time stimulates the
atomnchji'-H* ore^tlif iippetite, imparts vipor to the
system. P:-Jee, 2r»«». !t"» Jlinray St., IV.
Y.
WRITE FOR TUTT'S AH UAL FREE.'^A
BALL'S
CORSETS
Every Corset is warranted satis
factory to its wearer in every •way.
or the money will be refunded by
the person from whom it was bought.
HOi kiiiuriwa* wv
the *4 most comfortable and pcrloct
tn.irtft.
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PRICES,by Mail, Postage PaMi
Health Preserving, 61.50. Belf-Adjustlng. *1.5*
XbdomSoai (extra heavy) #8.00. $1.M
Preserving (Sne csatQ) #8.00. Pawta
Skirt-Supportln*, •l.SO.
Far aula by leodine Betail Dealers eveiywMNi
CHICAGO COSSET CO.. Chicago CtiL
YOPYfi HI 1('Y lean TKLXOHAPHT here and wt
j. iU i)i IJ.I will give you -a sirnation. Clrcc
Ura ree. V^U.STINE BKQ8., Janesville. Wis.
A UTTLE PHILOSOPHER.
The days are short and the nights are long,
And the wind is nipping cold
The tasks aru hard and the sums are wrong,
And the teachers often scold.
Bat Johnny McCree,
Oh, what cares he,
As he whistles along the way?
"It will all come right
By to-morrow night,"
Says Johnny McCree to-day.
The plums are few snd the cake is plain,
The shoes are out at the toe
For monev you look in the purse in vain-
It was all spent long ago.
But Johnny McCree,
Ob, what cares he
As he whistles along the street?
3
Would you have the blues
For a pair of shoes
While you have a pair of feet?
The snow is deep, there are paths to break,
Bui the little arm is strong,
And work is play if you'll only take
Your work with a bit of a song.
And Johnny McCree,
Oh, what carcs he,
As he whistles along the road?
He will do his best,
And will leave the rest
To the care of his Father, God.
The mother's face it is often sad,
She scarce knows what to do
But at Johnny'a kiss she is bright and glad—
She loves Ivm, and wouldn't you?
For Johnny McCree,
Oh. what cares he,
As he whistles along the way?
The trouble will go,
And "I told you so,"
Our brave Little John will say.
Mrs. Sangster in Harper's Young People.
THE BLACK BUOY.
From Chamber's Journal.
"Swim?" said grandmamma, as we sat
roucd the crackling billets one evening.
"Every boy and girl should learn to swim.
Why, I could swiui like a duck when I was
a girl. Dear me, dear tne!"
Grandmamma sat bolt upright in her
high backed chair, resting her elbows on the
arms, and smiling across at grandpapa—
who sat on the other side of the hearth—
with a conscious look in her bright old
eyes. Grandpapa, the general, pausing in
the act of raising his tumbler to his lips,
nodded and smiled back at grandmamma.
They were both white haired, bright eyed,
and rosy cheeked both sat, straight and
erect, in tall, red cushioned oak chairs and
each saw the other through an effacing me
dium that smoothed out wrinkles, restored
hyacinthine locks, and blotted out the fiity
years that lay between them and youth.
Now, when we, the youthful descendents
of this stately pair, groped in lazy attitudes
around the vast roaring hearth, with its tall
carved chimney piece saw the meaning
looks that were exchanged between our re
spected progenitors, we scented a story.
And when a many voiced appeal for the
story broke from us, grandmamma hesita
ted for a moment and shook her head, then
looking across to grandpapa, who nodded
again, and after a little pressing she thus
began:
You know, young people, that you are of
good family only on your grandfather's side,
and not on mine for he came of an old and
honorable stock, while my father, was only
a ship's bos'n. My father was killed in a
great sea fight, when I was only a little
child, and I was brought up by ray grand
father, who was ostensibly a boatbuilder
and fisherman, but in reality a smuggler.
A successful smuggler, too! In those days
smuggling meant great risks and enormous
profits, for dulie3, especially on foreign
wines and spirits, were exceedingly high.
It was not only a profitable trade, but it
was reputable in a peculiar sort of way for
it required great courage and great skill.
England was always at war in those dav3
and the smuggler ran the risk of being
snapped up by an enemy's cruiser as well as
of failing into the clutches ot a revenue cut
ter. In addition, there were the inevitable
chances and dangers of the sea. 80 that
good smuggler had to be not only a man of
great daring, but of great knowledge of nav
igation. He had to work into harbor on
the darkest night, for it was only on dark
nights that he could venture on "a run"—
with the utmo3t secrecy and despatch. To
do that, te must know every inch of his
way, be able to distinguish landmarks and
buoys where an unpracticed eye would only
see indistinct blackness, and toow to nicety
tlie time the tide turned, the twists of the
sandbanks and the position of the sunken
rock.
My grandfather could neither read nor
write, and he had, as I think for that rea
son, a wonderfnl memory. He was assist
ed in his work by my two uncles, both illit
erate tueii like himself and the three
seemed
to find their way, through long practice
and acute observation, as if by instinct.
There was only one channel leading to the
landing place the mouth of the little river
where we lived being almost choked by
sandbanks, which ran oat to some distance.
It was necessary to hit this channel a con
siderable way out at sea, and a small black
buoy, bobbed up and down to indicate ita
commencement. One side of the harboi
was formed by a line of rocks, jotting out to
some length and shelving down gradually
into the water and the buoy was distant
from the extremity of these rocks about
tbroa quart*** of a mile. This headland
wso caiied tne point.
The black buoy, a mere speck on the wa
ters was hard enough for any one to fiud in
the broa 1 day yet my grandfather never
iailed to find it in the dark—for of course it
was only on a moonless night that he could
hope to rnn a cargo. The usual course of
proceeding was thus: The lugger arrived
off our coast at nightfall, lay to until a sig
nal was flashed from our friends on shore,
and then found the entrance to the channel,
and worked in with the tide. It was neces
sary to bo very careful in hitting off the
channel at first where the buoy was or they
might ultimately run off the sunken rocks
at the extremity of the point.
Grandfather and I lived ic a pretty cot
tage at one extremity of the village. Oar
bouse was better than most of the others,
for grand ath?r had money in the bank,
and was well to do. The cottage was cover
ed with honey-suckles and creepers at the
back was a well stocked kitchen garden in
front was a grassy bank sloping down to the
saud, at its junction with which stood oar
wooden boalhouse. By the boathouse lay
three or four of our boats, broad, strong,
and unwieldly and opposite the boathoase
were the moorings of the Little Lady, onr
naughty, fast sailing, clever lit le logger.
I had a very independent, irregular kind
of life. My grandfather was often away for
days at a time, and the old woman who
looked after the house—for grandmother
was dead long since—would have had little
time for scouring and cleaning if she had
tried to look after me. I got a little book
learning from the old vicar, but it was not
enongh to hurt me. No, my dears I knew
no Italian, no Latin, or algebra but my
eyes were none the less bright, my lungs
none the less clear, my color none the less
blooming, that I passed most of my days in
the bright'sunshine and free fresh ail. I
could run a couple of miles and jamp a
gate I could poll an oar with the best, and
I cou swim like a duck. I was thorough
ly at home either on the water or in it. The
sea had no terrors or difficulties for me ex
cept such as it was a pleasure to overcome.
So at sixteen, I am told, I was afresh col
ored, free limbed, bright eyed yoang maid,
whose only trouble was her long tresses of
thick brown hair, and who bothered her
head very little with the other sex.
Not but that I had my admirers. Bnt
they were limited in quantity and coarse in
quality. I mean rough manly enough, bat
lacki ig in that refinement which a young
giri in any rank of life always longs for,
and with sometimes sad results. Anyhow,
the bold young fisherman who made sheep­
ish overtures to my formidable self, excited
nothing on my part but polite amusement,
and I was quite heart whole. I was very
happy, had a wonder ul appetite, and sound
in wind and limb, and perhaps, yoang people^
yon have to ihank the rough freedom oi
*4y early life for the excellent constitutions
which you now enjoy.
On a certain dav in September, when I
was nearly seventeen years of age, my
grandfather being abs:nt on one of his ex
peditions, and expected back at night, I set
off for one of the long rambles in the coun
try which I was in the habit of taking when
he was away. As I was not allowed to
go ofl
in this fashion when grandfather was at
home, I made a big day of it, starting im
mediately after breakfast, and taking some
bread and meat with me for dinner
I rambled much further than I intended,*
lost my way more than once, and the night
was coming apace when I returned. Tired
and footsore, I was takiDg a short cut over
the heathery cliffs, where, was only a nar
row track made by the sheep when
amidst my dreamy anticipations of supper
and bed came the recollection of a little
serge bathing suit, whicn I had meant to
fetch, in the morning in order to repair it*
The little cave where I kept it was among
the rocks of the point and from where I was,
being already on the seaward side of the vil
lage it was not far distant. So I stepped
oat briskly and soon came to the little gul
ly or ravine in the rocks which led to my
cave, and up which, in the course of the
night, our smuggled treasures would be
stealthily conveyed. Carts used to stand at
the upper end of it to take them away.
I slipped into my cave, felt for my dress
and found it, and too lazy just then to face
the ascent up the gully again, stood gazing
out to sea and wondering where my grand
father was at that moment. Then I turned
homeward. I had got about a third of the
gully, which was very dark, when I heard
strange sound. I stopped to listen. It was
not the scream of a sea bird, nor the moan
ing of the sea. It came down the gully and
drew nearer, beat, beat, with a little,, very
distinct jingling soqnd. It was the tramp
of men and the clink of steel. Soldiers! I
had never seen any, but I guessed what
they were. In a moment I had scrambled
cautiously up the rocks and hidden behind
a ledge, I crouched perfectly still, with
every sense on the alert. Suddenly the
measured tramp ceased, and presently two
men came slowly'down the gully talking in
low voices. They wore long cloaks, and
their weapons jingled as they walked.
They passed me, and stood at the lower end
of the gully. The air was still, and I could
hear every word they said.
This is the place, sir," said the bigger
and stoater of the two. "The goods are
landed a little to the left here, carried up
the gully, and receive1 at the top by the
carts. The carts stand where we came
down."
The other, who by the ease of his bearing
and the deference of the big man, I took to
be an officer, had a paper in his hand. He
looted around him, evidently taking in the
features of the place.
"There won't be any carts to night, Ser
geant," he said in a pleasant voice. "The
people in the villages know we are here,
and are snre to warn them. I hope they
won't manage to warn the man we want."
"Not they, sir," answered the sergeant.
"Not a boat can leave the hart or without
its being stopped by our men and not a
man leave the village and come in the di
rection of the point, if you post the men as
I venture to suggest." Here 'the conversa
tion became inaudible for a moment. "A
man at the top of the gully, sir, and the
others at intervals on the seward side of
the village. You and I, sir, to manage
the signal down here, and then I
step np to the man at the top of the gully,
one calls in another, and we are all down
here ready to receive them."
"By all means," said the officer: "and as
you know the place and I don't, you had
better post the men. By the way," he ad
ded, scanning the paper in his hand and
holding it close to his eye, "at 12:30, I think
it is the signal. You undertake that, don't
yon?"
Tta sergeant produced something, prob
ably a lantern, from under his cloak
"Here is the signal, sir."
"Then we're right. Now post the men.
The sergeant saluted and clanked up the
gully while the officer walked slowly to
ward the water and stood at the edge—some
distance from me, for the tide was getting
low—with his head bowed, and
his hands clasping the paper be
hind his back—I ventured to
breathe freely again, and began to review
the situation. What did it all mean? It
meant that, the authorities had got wind of
my grandfather's doings and had seat this
detachment of soldiers to take him in the
act. It must be grandfather, because there
was no one else in the village likely to be
aimed at. And if they caught him, what
then? What was this form of words that
kept ringing in my ears over and over again?
"Transportation for life!" What was that?
It was no uncommon punishment, I had
heard, for a smuggler taken, as my grand
father was likely to be, red handed. For a
moment the hope flashed into my head that
be might not come that night. But no!
The wind was light, and not unfavorable
there was no suggestion of a fortunate
storm in the sky, and I knew that our
friends with the wagons had arranged to
come and that all was in readiness. My
heart sank within me as I thought of my
old grandfather's gray nairs dishonored in
the felon's dock—for I bad once seen a man
tried—and his kind old face bidding me
farewell forever. I bowed my head on my
hands and longed to cry.
Suddenly I raised my head, and my heart
beat with aloud res lve. I weuld save him.
Yes I! The skill that I had attained for
my own heedless pleasures should be put
to stern service. My resolve was this.
When the lugger showed her signal in
answer to that treacherous one from shore,
I would swim out to the buov, and keep my
sel afloat at the entrance of the channel un
til I could hail our people and warn them
of their danger.
I never hesitated after I had formed this
resolution. I forgot that I was tired and
hungry, put aside the thought of cold a
exhaustion in the water, and began at once
to make my preparations. On the narrow
ledge of rocks where I now knelt, I undress
ed and put on my little bathing dress, which
consisted only of a tunic and drawers. My
own clothes I made into a bundle and stow
ed away behind a stone. Then, like a cat,
I clambered up the rocks, hiding behind
every projection, and keeping a fearlul watch
upon the sentinel at the head of the ully.
Fortunately, the gully was not very deep.
When I got to the top, I crept on my hands
and feet until I judged I was well out oi
sight, and started for the end of the Point.
I took mv time for thera was no hurry, and
I Lad to husband my strength and at last
rpar Vied tho rnrlr from whinh I meant to
start. There I sat down wait.
I did not know the time, and could only
guess it by calculating from the sunset.
How long should I have to wait? How
long did I have to wait? Heaven knows
bat it seemed an age. I got sleepy from
my day's exertion. The night air was cold,
too, andmv clothing, however well adapt
ed for exercise^ was somewhat scanty for
sitting in. Besides, it was damp. The
wretchedness of that long watch comes over
me now. Oh! wonld the slow minates never
pass?
Thicker and thicker grew the gathering
darkness. The waters and the heavens
were blended in obscurity, and there, at!
the end of the rbcki I sat patiently, a' poor 1
little figure shivering in the gloom, listening
to the lap of the waves as they beat upon
the rocks, and peering oat to sea with my
heart in my eyes. I waited so long thatl
believe I must have fallen asleep and missed
1
the signal, and at that thought I was bury
ing my fluse in my handa to give way to
despair, when something stopped me—and
fUshl far out upon the dark sea, there it
was! I sprang to my feet, every nerve ting
ling. The moment for action bad arrived.
1 paused for a moment to picture to my
self the bearings of the buoy. I knew ex
actly how it lay from the point, for I had
swam round it eften enough. But not in
the dark. Not with the water avastblaek
plain mingling with the black sky not with
the fear of sinking to those mysterious
depths, unseen, unheard, onhelped. But I
never hesitated. Into the cold flood I
plunged, and struck out boldly in the dir
ection I had determined upon. After a few
vigorous strokes the sense of active exercise,
exultation in physical power and use of
skill, overcame my misgivings. But they
came on again when looked around upon
that murky waste of water. Could I be
8ure
I was going in the right direction?
Might I not swim and swim and never find
that for which I was in search, lose myself
and become exhausted'—to sink beneath
that silent sky alone?
But on I went struggling hard to keep my
wits about me in spite of the horrors that
would rush over my brain again and again.
It was hard, physical work too, for the tide
was coding in there were breakers in the
shallows, and in the channel the stream
was fast and strong. It was impossible to
see more than a few yards ahead, level as it
was with the water. With the tide running
BO hard against me, it was difficult to see
how far out I had succeeded in getting.
Orcelallbut gave up. I got out of the
channel into the bieakers, and the buffet
ing and beating bewildered me. so thatl
fell in a sort of pante. I threw myself on
my back, and in the very act—thanks to
my practiced eyesight, that could more or
less see in the dark—I caught sight of the
buoy. There it was, bobbing up and down
looking lo like a thing of life. I swam to
it and kept close by. It was like a friend
in all this desolation of heaving seas. But
now came the worst watch of tho whole.
The lugger mu3t inevitably pass within hail
of me, but what if my strength was ebbing
fast? I had been without food since noon.
I had walked many miles, swimming is an
exacting exerting exercise, and I had -till
to exert myself resolutely with the tide
running fast to maintain my present posi
tion. My limbs moved mechanically, my
head was dull and heavy, and there was a
sort of tingling in my ears. I knew I was
going fast.
A little gleam of parting waters, a black
mass looming blacker than the darkness,
and I summoned all my energies for a shout.
"Little Lady, ahoy?"
A voice came from the darkness, "Little
Lady it is. Who are you?
"Lay to and throw a rope over your star
board quarter."
The lugger vas not thirty yards distant.
I made my last effort and swam to hei. A
rope was thrown they hauled me on board
and I had just time to give my warning be
fore I fell fainting on the decK.
When I came to, the last keg oi our cargo
was being lowered into the sea. We were
some little distance up the coast, and floats
were attached to the kegs so that we might
be able to find them again. So expeditious
ly was all this done that it was only some
two houre after ward when we beat cautious
ly up the channel and cast anchor opposite
the mouth of th gully. We pulled ashore
in our boat. As &he grounded and we leap
ed out, dark figures started up around, lights
flashed upon us and we were surrounded
by soldiers.
"In the King's rame," said tne young
officer, advancing with his sword drawn and
his cloak thrown back to show his scarlet
uniform.
It was a picturesque group illuminated
by the flickering light of the soldiers'
orches. My tall oldgrandsire with his
weather beaten face and gray hair the boy
h, handsome officer, bright with scarlet
and steel, the stolid seamen in their jerseyi
sou'wester's the soldiers with their bronzed
frees and elitterine accoutrements: and. 1
suppose, myself keeping under, shelter of
my stalwart grandsire, disguised as I was
in a snit of oilskins and a big sou'wester
that almost covered my rebellious hair.
My grandfather said nothing when the
young Lieutenant ordered Sergeant to board
the lugger, and only a quiet twinkle of his
keen gray eye showed his enioyment of the
scene, .tie stooa 1
ooxing up at tne any,
while the Lieutenant kept his eyes fixed on
the ground and toyed with his sword belt.
The soldiers had to row and clumsily
enough they did it, provoking one of the
seameu to a loud guffaw, which was in
stantly suppressed.
The Sergeant was back again pretty soon,
his red face was purple with wrath. "We've
been made fools of, sir," he exelaimei,
saluting the Lieutenant, "Nothing on board
except some meats."
The Lieutenant's face fell for an instant
then he looked at the Sergeant's wrathful
countenance, and bit his lips to keep from
smiling.
The Sergeant was at white heat. "With
your permission, sir, I'll search these fel
lows," says he.
"If you like," answered the lieutenant
carelessly.
The search was soon accomplished, and
they found nothing that they wanted. I
kept behind my grandfather's back, hoping
to escape observation. But the Sergeant
caught me by the wrist My grandfather
interposed.
'There is nothing contraband on that boy.
said be peremptorily.
"We'll soon see that," answered the sol
diers grasping my wrist until I could have
screamed with pain.
My grandfather did not strike him, but
administered a kind of push with his heavy
shoulder that sent the Sergeant, big as he
was, staggering a yard or two. With the
loosing of his hold I slipped and almost fell
off went my sou'wester snd down, alas!
streamed my long brown hair all over me.
The young officer instantly stepped between
the Sergeant and me.
"I don't think we need search this young
ster," he said, in atone of quiet authority.
"He is not likely to have anything contra
band about him. Where have you been to
night?" he added, turning to my grand
father, while I got into the background,
conscious that the young gentleman's eyes
had found me out.
"Lobster fishing," answered my grand
father unblushingty.
"Not much sport, I'm afraid'' said the
Lieutenant, looking abstractedly over my
grandfather's shoulder.
"Not a great deal," answered my .grand
father.* "But we've taken as much as you,
sir. Perhaps you. would like to come with
us some time and we might do better."
"Perbfps I will," answered the officer,
still glancing over the other's shoulder.
"Meanwhile, I am sorry to have caused
you or yours any annoyance. Good night
to you fall in, men!"
And away they went. But my grand
father gave up the trade soon after that and
sold the lugger.
Grandmamma paused and looked at
grandpapa with a smile.
"And did you never see the Lieutenant
again after that?" inquired a bright girl of
fourteen, with long, brown hair, probably
like what grandmamma's once was.
"My dear," said grandpapa, "I was the
Lieutenant."
An Old Winter Record.
The fo lowing paragraph about cold
yond tne roemorv
tant. There could be no more appro
priate time than the present for giving
it anew lease of vitality:
The following statistics of the good old
winters are curious: In 406 the Black
Seawaa entirely frozen over. In 761
not only the Black Sea, bat the Straits ot
tlie'Dardenelles, were frozen over. The
snow in some places rose fifty feet high.
In 882 the great riven of Europe— the
Danube, Elbe, etc.,—were so hud fro*
zen as to beartieavy wagons for a month.
totally failed, and famine and pestilence
closed the year. In 1133 the Po was
frozen from Cremona to the sea the
wine-casks were burst, and even the
trees were split by the action of the frost
with immense noise. In 1£36 the Dan
ube was frozen to the bottom and re
mained long in that state. In 1316 the
crops totally failed in Germany! wheat,
which some years before sold in England
at 6s the quarter, rose to £2. In 1339 the
crops failed in Scotland, and such a fam
ine ensued that the poor were reduced
to feed on grass, and many perished
miserably in the fields. The successive
winters of 1432-'33-'34 were uncommonly
severe: it once snowed forty days with
out interruption. In 1468 the wine dis
tributed to the soldiers in Flanders was
cut with hatchets. In 1554 the winter
was excessively cold most of the hollies
were killed: coaches drove along the
Thames, the ice of which was eleven
inches thick. In 1709 occurred the cold
winter the frosts penetrated three yards
into tlie ground. In 1715 booths were
erected and fairs held on the Thames.
In 1744 and 1745 the strongest ale in Eng
land, exposed to the air, was covered in
less than fifteen minutes with ice an
eighth of an inch thick. In 1809 and
again in 1812, the winters were remark
ably cold. In 1814 there was a lair on
the frozen Thames.
Personal Gossip.
The Washi'j»ton correspondent of the
Chaileston (S. C.) News telegraphed on
Tuesday night: "WheYi the Senate met
10-day Senator Butler was the only Seu
ator present. The vice President rap
ped with his gavel and gravely said:
'The Senator »ro:n South Carolina will
come to order.' The Chaplain then be
gan to pray 'for tlie Senator from South
Carolina.' and the others straggled in."
Mr. George II. White, in Harper's Ma
gazine, says: "The poet Whittier is
much above the average height of men,
and few of the pictures that I have seen
resemWe him. His hair and beard are
quite white he wears no mustache, and
his lips are set with an expression of
much decision mid energy, which ii
emphasized by a short, utterance."
Th* Rev. Dr. Joseph Riehtor, wl:o
has just been appointed first Bishop of
the n'ow(Rom«n Catholic) see of Grand
Rapids, Mich., is at present pastor of St.
Lawrence's. Church, Cincinnati. He is
about 36 yenrs of age, and will, there
fore, be one of the youngest Bishops in
this country. He is a native of Germany
and was educated at Cincinnati and
Rome.
Commodore English of the navy says:
"I have dined with Queen Victoria, with
high oflicials^ in various parts of Europe
and in the East, and I aave never seen
so handsome a table as that at Mr.
Morse's dinner to Senator Hoar at
Wormley's last Saturday night."
A granddaughter of Charles Dickens
is about to make her appearance 011 the
London stage as a professional. She is
tbe daughter of Charles the younger.
Mrs. Bancroft (Maria Wilton), who has
been consulted by Mr. Dickens on the
subject of his daugh er's determination,
is sanguine of the girl's future. She will
start fairly enough. There is not a man
ager of a theater, not a member of the
press, who will not, for the father's and
grandfather's sake, deem ita privilege
to be allowed to lend Mary Dickens a
helping hand.
The late (P. E.) Bishop Tablot, of In
dianapolis, left a characteristic will,
consisting principally of a vigorous re
affirmation of his faith. He bequeathed
his fine theological library, some works
of art and the bonds given him for ar
rears of salary, amounting about $3,
000, to his successor in the episcopacy.
Dr. AtwoodCrosby,ofWaterville, Me.,
who recently went to Mexico for his
health, died soon after his arrival. In
1861 he left Waterville college as one of
the first of that institution to join the
army. He was taken prisoner and pa
roled in 1862, after which he was'dis
charged for disability. He then studied
medicine, graduating from the Maine
Medical School in 1864, after which he
.served a year as assistant surgeon in the
navy. In 1867 he began the practice of
medicine in Waterville.
The story is told of the late Willian A.
Seaver, who was the litor of the Drawer
of Harper's Magazine. On going to see
the "Passion Play" at Oebraumergan he
found two rows of seats reserved for
the.nobility. On being told that tliay
were for the Electors, as the small
princes of the country are called, he
said: 'Precisely, I atn an elector.' 'Ah!
said the obsequious manager, 'pardon
Elector of what, may I ask?' 'Elector ot
the state of New York, sir,' was the wor
thy response, which secured hi a
place among the other nobles.
A Russian Jew who recently settled in
the town of Petersburg, Ky.t the other
morning gave his wife and her sister a
terrible thrashing because his breakfast
was not prepared to suit him, was picked
up by a party of his neighbors in the
evening, hustled down to the river and
pitched in head first. After being thor
oughly soused he was taken out, treated
to a partial coat of tar and feathers, and
allowed to return to his domicile with
he admonition that if the offence was re
peated hewould hang as high as Haman.
A curious trial, in Kentucky, il
lustrated the advance of culture and taste
in that state. Charges had been brought
against Mr. D. Norris, a school trustee ol
Jefferson county, to the effect that he
has acted with unpardonable indiffer
ence to the conventions of society with
respect to dress to such an extent thai
he is accused of "wearing ragged
breeches," of "not wearing stockings/
of "going without a coat," and "with
only one suspender." Something fur
ther is said about "getting drunk" ami
other misconduct, but these are evi.
dently minor matters of tho indict
ment.
Robert J. Burdette, writing from Og
densburg, N. Y., to the Hawkeye, says:
"Bv the way, there was a good joke on
Lieutenant Danenhower here. He was
to have preceded me in the lecture
course, bntgotsnowed in on the railway
and couldn't get through. Now, other
lecturers have been snowed in, and the
disappointed audiences have gnashed
their teeth and said, 'Oh,nonsense he
could have got here if he had tried.'
But when a man who has fought the
eternal ice and snow of the Arctic zone
for three years gets into a snowdrift in
New York state that he can't possibly
get through, the American people begin
to understand what a terrible labor this
lecture business is."
Thousands of Ijetters.
Tbe proprietors of that splendid strength
ener Dr. Guysott's Yellow Dock and Saraapa
rilla, bave received thousands ol letters prais
ing their medicine. From the testimony of
afeuiala
medicine it excels all others. It never fails to
relieve that sense of bearing down, that feel
ing of great bodily exhaustion, that depressed
and gloomy stale of mind incidental to dys
menorrhea.
An Arkansas Girl With Three
Tongues.
Helena Letter ia the Globe-Democrat.
There is a little girl in the city, at
Brunner's, who has three tongues. This
seems improbable, but your correspond
ent saw her this morning,, so is abla to
testify to the truth of the assertion.
The father, James W. Blackwell, was
married to Martha E. Suffel in Lawrence
county, Ark, in 1S79, and on the 24th of
January, 1880. their first child, the little
girl in question, was born. It was a fine,
healthy child and, nothing peculiar was
noticed about her until about two weeks
after she was born, as she was crying
one day, her mother noticed she cried
differently from otber children. Upon
examination of her month, to the great
astonishment of her parents, the little
girl was discovered to have three tongaes
instead of one.
In 860 the Adriatic was frozen, the crops Iron in a colorless state and Peruvian bark
—J
J—'
combined with well known aromatics, make
Illinois has a surplus of $3,000,000 in
the treasure, part of which is Che pro
ceeds of the sales of public lands granted
to the 8tate by the. United States* and
partly derived form railroad taxes.
Bro tfii'a lion Bitti the beat medicine known
Senator Hill's Georgia homestead, that
cost $20,000 has been sold for $5,50 J.
Feathers, ribbous, velvet can all be colored
lo match that new hat by using tbe Diamond
Dyes. Druggists sell any color for 10 els.
In the last five years
have perished at sea.
20,763 persons
Buchnpaiba.'*
Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kid
ney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases. $1.
Druggists.
Moody and Sankey are holdin® forth
in^Dublin, Ireland.
When tbe skin is parched and freckled by
strong northwest winds and the face becomes
drv and scaly, it can be restored to smooth
ness and good color by Dr. Benson's Skin
Cure. A perfect remedy for troublesome
itching and vexatious pimples.
Miss Mary Dickens, eldest grand
child of Charle3 Dickens, aged
19
is
about to become an actress.
"Rough 011 llats."
Cleats out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants,
bed-bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. 15c
Druggists.
The new governor of Pensylvania finds
some style necessary. He has engaged
live secretaries to open letters.
Both Lydta E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Blood Purifier are prepared ft 233
aud 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Price
of either, $1. Six bottles for $5. Sent by uiail
in the form ol pills, or ot lozenges, on receipt
ot price, $1 per box for either. Mrs. Pinkham
freely answers all letters of inquiry. Enclose
3c. stamp. Send for pamphlet. Mention this
paper.
A offer of marriage so delighted
one Michigan girl that she fell dead with
joy—heart disease they called it.
Skinny Men.
"Wells' Health Renewer" restores health
and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sex
ual Debility. $1.
Rev. Charles H. Spurgeon is in failing
health again, and is only able to preach
one sermon each Sunday.
Bernard Doran, janitor of a New York
school, who died on Tuesday, is alleged
to have been 110 years old.
In another column will be ound the ad
vertisemtnt of Allen's Lung Balsam. We
do not often spe»k of any proprietary mede
cine, but from what we have seen and heard
of this great family medicine, we would say
to those suffering with any throat or lung
disease, to take it and be cured.
Everybody is using, and everybody is rec
ommending to everybody's lrieuds, Brown's
Iron Bitters as a reliable iron medicine, a true
touic.
Bedding's Russia Salve, best family salve in
the world, and excellent for stable use. 25cts.
Walking made easy with Lyon's Heel Stiff
eners, they keep your boots & shoes straight.
Consumption Cured.
An old physician,retired from practice,hav
ing had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary tne formula of a simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure
for Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asth
and all throat and Lung Affutions, alse a pos
itive and radical cure for Nervous Debility
and ail Nervous Complaints, a'ter having
tested its wonderful curative powers in thou
sands of cases, has felt it hia duty to make it
known to his sufferingfellows. Actuated by
this motive and a desire to relieve human suf
fering, I will send free of charge to all who de
sire it, this recipe, in German, French, or En
glish, with full directions for preparing and
using. Sentby mail by addressing with stamp,
naming this paper, W. A. NOYES, 149 Pow
er's Block, Rochester, N. Y.
Free to all MinistersofChurches.
I will send one bottle of the White Wine
of Tar Syrup, gratis, to any minister that
will recommend it fo friends, after giving it
a fair test, and it proves satisfactory for
coughs, colds, throat or lung diseases.
Sold by all Drug* ists.
Dr.*C. D. WARNER, Rending, Mich.
A Suffocating Cough.
In a letter from Mrs. Charlotte Lisle of Chi
cago, a 'ady well known "s a contributor to
the Western press, she ascribes the cure of a
dangerous cough, accompanied hv bleeding
at the lungs, toHaie's Honey ol Horehound
and Tar. "My cough," she says, "threaten
ed to suffocate me, but the Honey of Hore
hound and Tar, has removed every trace of
it."
Pike's Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
Scalps tormented with dandruff or scald
head are made healthy witk Glenn's Sul
phur Soap. Of all druggists.
Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, black or
brown, fifty cents.
Cjlden's Liquid Beef Tonic, for adults
traveling, a wine-glass full may be taken
three times a day with great advantage. Its
tonic and nutritive qualities are sufficient to
sustain the body without tbe addition of
foli food. It is no recommended by the
faculty, as the best remedy for consumption,
debility, loss of appetite, weakness, indiges
tion, dyspepsia, fever, ague, malaria, and all
female and children's maladies.
CAUTION—See that the signature of T. Col
den is on each bottle, as imitations are on the
market.
Try the Ne brand Spring Tobacco.
Personal—Men Only.
The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich., will send
Dr. Dye's Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts aud
Electric Appliances fin ial for thirl days to men
(young or olu) wtio are afflictedwith nervous
debility,
lost vitality and kirdred troubles, guaranteeing
fcpeedy and complete restoration of health and
manly vigor. Address a3 above. N. B.—No risk
is incurred, as thirty days' trril is allowed.
A
Con fill or *oro Throat should not be nez
leo ed. "Brown's Bronchial Troches" are a
•-iniulo retuffiv. aud give immediate relief.
WOMANCAN
HEAUHOFWO
SYMPATHIZE WITH
THE HOPE
WOMAN.
RACE
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
A Snre Core for all FEMALE WEAK*
NESSES, Including Leacorrlieea, Ir
regular and Painful Menstruat ion.
Inflammation and Ulceration of
the Womb* Flooding* PRO*
LAPSUS UTERI, See.
tyFleasaat to the taste, efficacious and Immediate
In its effect. It is a great help in pregnancy, and re
lieves pain during labor and at regular periods,
rmrsicuiis tsi IT ASD PBESCBIBK IT FREELY.
lyFo* AIX.WSAXXEBSZS of tbe generative organ*
of eittar sex, it is second to no remedy that has ever
been before tbo public snd for all diseases of tbe
Eunma it is the Greatest Bemed ninth* World.
0TKIDNET COMPLAINTS of Either Sex
Find Great Relief ia Its Use.
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S BLOOD PUKIFIEK
wiii eradicate every vestige of Bumors from the
Blood, at tbe same time will give tone and strength to
tbesystcm. As marvellous in results
as tbe Compound.
t3r*Both tho Compound and Blood Purifier are pre
pared at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Macs.
Price of either, 91. Sbt bottles for £3. Tbe Compound
is sent by mail in tbe form of pills, or of lozenges, on
receipt of price, fl per bdx for either. Krs. pinkham
freely answers all letters of inquiry. Enclose cent
•tamp. Send for pamphlet. Mention this Paper.
TWVRVU. B. PIRNUM'sLTVOT Pnxe core Constl|*
Hon, Biliousness and Torpidity of tlie Liver. S3 cents.
£3~5old by all Drncg!sts.*SI (i
Invalids, broken
down in health and
spiriti by chronic
dyspepsia, or suffer
ing from the terribie
exhaustion that fol
lows the attacks ot
acute disease, the tm
timony of thousands
who have been raised
as by a miraels from
a similar state of
prostration by Bos
tetter's Stomach Bit
ters, is a*u re guaran
tee that by the same
means yon, too, may
be Kti-enythcned sod
restored.
For talety all
Drnptrifcts snd Seal
ers generally.
Tore Cod-LHvr OB msds from siliBtsd
oa the sea-shore, by CUWUL Hiltip ft Oo,
Sw
York. It is absolutely pureand sweet. Pattanls who
have once
taken it prefer it to aDfethers. FkMidans
have decided It superior to aar of tho ottor oUstn
mtrket,
Chapped HandStFaoei Ftaaploo, an4 mil
Skin, cured by using Junvu TAB BOA*. madsBjr
OASWm,HUUB Co. Hew Vwrfc
Louisville, produced 30.000,000gallons
of whiskey last year, wliilathe production
of the entire country was but 105,000,000.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel of parity,
strength and wholesomeness. More economical than
the ordinarv kinds, and cannot be aold in competition
with the multitude of low test, short wsight, alum
phosphate powders. Sold only in cant.
ROYAL BAKINU POWDEB CO., Kew York.
PLAIN
TRUTHS
The blood is the foundation of
life, it circulates through every part
of the body, and unless it is pure
and rich, good health is impossible.
If disease has entered the system
the only sure and quick way to drive
it out is to purify and enrich the
blood.
These ample facts are well
known, and the highest medical
authorities agree that nothing but
iron will restore the blood to its
natural condition and also that
all the iron preparations hitherto
made blacken the teeth, cause head
ache, and are otherwise injurious.
BROWN'S IRON BITTESSwillthor­
oughly and quickly assimilate with
the blood, purifying and strengthen
ing it, and thus drive disease from
any part of the system, and it will
not blacken the teeth, cause head
ache or constipation, and is posi
tively not injurious.
Saved his Child.
17 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore, Md.
Feb. is, 18801,
Gents:—Upon the recommenda.
tion of a friend 1 tried BROWN'S
IKON FITTERS as a tonic and re
storative for my daughter, whom
1 was thoroughly convinced was
wasting away with Consumption.
Having lost three daughters by the
terrible disease, under the care oi
eminent physicians, I was loth to
believe that anything could arrest
the progress of the disease, but, to
my great surprise, before my daugh
ter had taken one bottle of BROWN'S
IRON HITTERS, she began to mend
and now is quite restored to former
health. A fifth daughter began to
show signs of_ Consumption, and
when the physician was consulted
he quickly said "Tonics were re
quired and when informed that
tne elder sister was taking BROWN'S
IRON BITTER§, responded "that is
a good tonic, take it."
ADORAM PHELPS.
BROWN'S IRONBITTERS
effectual­
ly eures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Weakness, and renders the greatest
relief and benefit to persons suffering
:rom such wasting diseases as Con
limption, Kidney Complaints, etc.
A BEAL
Skin Cure!
There is only one, and that with simple name.
"My skin, whtch has been covered with scaly sore*,
has become clean, smooth and soft as a lady's. Ity
hands were covered with little dry scabs. They hate
d.sippeared and rm better than I have been for
twenty years, usinj Dr. Benton's Skin Cure."—K. M.
Noble. Salem, N. O.. July 3, 1SS2.
Dr. Benson's Skin Cure consists of internal and ex
ternal treatment at same time, and it makes the skin
white, soft snd smooth. It contains no poisonous
drugs. $1, at druggists.
"I had Salt Rheum for 19 years. 4 packages of
yovr Skin Cure entirety cured me." F. P. Lavelle,
Merced. Cal. $1, at druggists.
PaVrwtq MO PATENT. NO FA*T"
"A I O It. S. A A. P. I.ACET, Patent At
torneys, Washington, D. C. Full Instructions anc
handbook on PATENTS UXT rut.
"THE FLORAL FAMILY REGISTER."
Its beauty and worth cannot be told, but must be
seen and studied to be appreciated. It is Work of
Aat of such rare beauty and of so much val cin
preserving the family history, th: no amil.v can
afford to do without it and but few will do without
it after bavimr seen it. Agents wanted in etery town
ship. Ladies and genUemen can make from $5 to
$10 per day, selling the "Kegister." All who engage
succeed it retails at $1.50. Address ail letters for
circulars, terms and territory.
FUllLONG & HAAS, Sole Agents,
P. O. Box 2379. St. Paul. Minn.
PENSIONS For Soldiers on any flln—a. WOUB
1 rjHaiUllO
or
injury. Parents, widows and chL
dren are sntitled. Millions Appropriated. Fee Sit
increase pensions, bounty, back pay and honorab*.
discharges procured. New laws. Send stamp to
Instructions and bounty table. N. W. Fmoim.l)
Co- Attorneys, Box 688, Washington. P. O.
MNSUMPTIWI.
Shave positive remedy for tbe above dlasus bi ita
IN thousands ef eases of the went kind iM ef faea
ntbar wikbftYALUABLB THEAT1SE#PIM lM—,U
XBJF
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TWO Photos of Beautiful Ladles. 10c. IllnMrated
1"v
Catalogue, 3c. J. DIKl'Z, Beading, fa.
SEEDS.
R. TV. WOODMLLE, Nortbfleld, Minn- Grow
er and Dealer in best Garden and Flower Seeds foi
this climate sent postage paid. Catalogues bee.
OUIUE URE for Epilepsy or Fits In 24 houra. Free
to poor. Dr. Kruse, 2844 Arsenal sfc. St. Louis, Mo
*T A TD Send postal for IU'sfd catalog. HCLL1
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For Information 6 Macs
Missouri, Kansas, AfkMMt
and Ttfu. write to
K. H. SMITH,
46 t^rk Street. Chkaie
a week (n your ewntown. Terms aadMeetS!
Address H. HAIXBTS Co, Portland.Me
Do not grow old. degen
erated sorts when asmsll
amount will buy our
VIGOROUS Sons, in
creasing crops 3 to 10
fold! New Spring Wheat. Oats, Ac. All kinds of
.SEEDS AMD PLANTS. JNO. A. SAJLZEB, La
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Ol Uts otiers the surest means
of making reguiar monthl)
profits frotn investmentaof$lotofM)UUor raofe dealingIr
back their money to protto fi
past three months, still leaving original amountjmaklat
money 1B Club,
or returned on demand. SiitR^lloeieR
Kxplana&ory circulars
sent free. Kel table
correspondent!
wanted everywhere. Address K. & KKKDSLL Co..
Com'n Mchfc. 177 4 ITS La Salle SC. C«OAS» 1M.
rpBB OLDEST MEDICINE IN THE WORLD, IS
1 probably Dr. ISAAO THOMPSON'S CELKBKATU)
EYE WATER. This article ia a carefully prevared
physician's prescription snd bas been in constant
nae for nearly eentory, and notw thstand ing the
many other preparations that have been intmdueed
into tbe manet, the sale of this article ia
increasing. If tho directions are followed, it
iFiui
li. We particularly invite tbe attention
physicians to its merits.
JOHN L. THOMPSON, SONS
Troy, M.
S O E O
cots wacil All IUI FAIU.
SS£3&."SB3i
FARMERS
Read_This!
Mr. B» C. Judson, Secretary of the
State Agricultural Society, of Min
nesota. says of the
At
OT
it:
It Is the beat Wheat I ever saw.
During the seven years In which 1
have been connected with the So
ciety I have never seen so fine and
promising a specimen of Hard
wheat. If it could be generally
introduced over the State, it would
give new life to our Wheat grow
ing interests."
Farmer®, do you want some of it?
It is the healthiest, most prolific,
earliest and purest Scotch rife
Wheat to-day in the Northwest.
Address ABfiRNETHY & W t.i .
MAN, of Minneapolis, for a «drcu
lar, giving full information.
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TUB
Oflfovs the best field for Emigrants—via.:
mild, equitable, and healthy climate cheap
lands ef great fertility, producing nil vartoUas
of Grain, Fruit, and Grasses, in wonderful
abundance an inexhaustible supply of Tlfi
ber vast Coal Fields, and other mineral de
posits cheap and quick transportation by
railroads and river navigation direct cow
tnerce with aU parts of the world, owinjj fr
its proximity to the Pacific Ocean.
NO DROUTHS, NO INSECT PESTS, MO
HUBRICANES, WHIRLWINDS, or OTHKli
DESTRUCTIVE PHENOMENA.
The Lands of the Pacific Northwest show
an average yield of wheat per acre largely to
excess or that of any other section of the
United States.
No failure of crops has ever occurred.
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