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Volume LVII.
Federal Union Established
Southern Recorder “
in 1829.
“ 1819.
Consolidated 1872. Milledgeyille, GrA., Octobek 26, 1886.
BALDWIN COUNTY.
Petition for Letters of Admin
istration.
To all Whom it may Concern.
GEORGIA, Baldwin County.
Court of Ordinary, October Term, 1886.
W HEREAS, Griffin Smith, c., has
filed his petition in said court for
letters of administration upon the es
tate of Spencer Dixon, c., alias, Spen
cer Chambers, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and ad
monish all parties interested, heirs or
creditors, to show cause on or by the
November term next, of said court, to
be held on the first Monday in Novem
ber, 1886, why permanent letters of
administration upon the estate of said
deceased, should not be granted to
said petitioner as prayed for.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this October the 4tb, 1886.
13 lm.] D. B. SANFORD, Ordinary.
Notice.
N OTICE is hereby given that at
the next Session of the General
Assembly for the State of Georgia, a
bill will be introduced and submitted
for the purposes therein mentioned,*
to-wit: A Bill to be entitled an Act
to authorize and empower the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Milledge-
ville to submit to the qualified voters
of said City at an election to be held
therefor the question of taxation for
the support of the M. G. M. & A. Col
lege and Eddy School, to levy and
collect taxes therefor, if said election
shall result in favor of taxation, and
for other purposes.
October 5th, 1886 13 6t
Executor’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Baldwin County.
B Y VIRTUE of an order from the
Court of Ordinary of said county,
granted at the regular September
term, 1886, of said court, will be sold
before the Court House door, in the
city of Milledgeville, on the first
Tuesday in November, next, between
the legal hours of sale, to the highest
bidder, the following property be
longing to the estate of Mrs. Emmie
DeLauney Nisbet, deceased, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land, situ
ate, lying and being in the city of
Milledgeville, and said State and
county, known and distinguished on
the plan of said city as that tract of
land situated between Jefferson and
Wayne streets, on the north commons
of said city, it being the tract or lot
of land on which said deceased lived
and died, containing twenty-one acres,
more or less. There is on said land a
good dwelling house, barn and other
out buildings. Sold for the purpose
of paying the debts of said deceased,
and for distribution among the lega
tees. Terms of sale cash, on or before
the first of January next.
L. CARRINGTON, Executor
of the estate of Mrs. Emmie DeLau
ney Nisbet, deceased.
October the 4th, 1886. 13 tds.
Valuable Farm for Sale.
O N TUESDAY, 16th of November,
next, will be offered for sale, on
easy terms, the tract of land known
as the Patsy Smith place, now the
property of Jesse A. Roberts, situated
at Merriwether Station, on the Ea-
tonton railroad eight miles from Mil
ledgeville. Said farm contains 405
acres, more or less, in good state of
cultivation, with convenient and de
sirable dwelling house and other im
provements.
Will sell privately if desired. For
information, terms, &c., apply to
owner, at Merriwether, or
Rufus W. Roberts,
Milledgeville, Ga.
Oct. 5, 1886. 13 tds
DYSPEPSIA
b a dangerous as well as distressing complaint. If
neglected, it tenda. by impairing nutrition, and de
pressing t
for Rapid
the tone of the system, to prepare the way
Decline.
quickly end completely Dyspepsia in all
its forms, Hi-urtburn, Bt-lrbiutf, Tasting tho
Food, etc. It enriches and purifies the blood.stimu-
lates the appetite, and aids the assimilation of food.
Rev. J. T. K06SITEK, tho honored pastor of the
First Reformed Church. Baltimore. Md., Bays:
“ Having used Brown’s Iren Bitters for Dyspepsia
and Indigestion I taka grunt pleasure in recom
mending it highly. Abx> consider it a splendid tonio
and invigorator. and very strengthening.”
Hon. Joseph C. Suit, Judge of Circuit Court,
Clinton Co., Ind., says: “ I bear most cheerful testi
mony to the efficacy of Brown’s Iron Bitters for
Dyspepsia, and as a tonic.”
Genuine has above Trade Mnrk and crossed red line*
on wrapper. Take no other. Made only by
BJBOWN CHEMICAL CO., BALTIMORE, MB.
April 6 1886]
39 cw.
iy
For Sale.
QEVENTY' (70) acres of good farm-
kJ) ing land, said land situated within
city limits and well enclosed. Also
one pair of splendid mules, well
matched and broken, and a two-hors6
wagon and harness. Apply to
° F C POSEY
Milledgeville, Oct. 5th, ’84. 13 4t
The Milledgeville Banking Co.
Of Milledgeville, Ga.
A General Banking Business Transacted.
G. T. Wiedenman, President.
B. T. Bethune, Cashier.
Directors.—W.T. Conn, D. B. Sanford,
H.E. Hendrix, G. T. Wiedenman, L. N.
Callaway, T. L. McComb, C. M. Wright.
Milledgeville, Ga., Oct. 21st, ’85. 15 ly
Dentistry.
DR. H MTcLARKE-
W ORK of any kind performed in ac
cordance with the latest and most Im
proved methods.
«3,Officeln Callaway’s New Building.
Milledgeville, Ga., May 15th, 1883. 44
DR. W. H. HALL
H AS removed his office to the room
former!)' occupied by Mr. Walter
Paine, Clerk of Superior Court. (8 tf
Bagging and Ties.
2 and If lb. Bagging, also Arrow
Tie« as cheap as the cheapest in store
tov C. H. WRIGHT & SON.
"Milledgeville, Oct. 5th, ’86. 13 3t
Legal blanks for sale at this office.
AURANTII
Most of the diseases which afflict mankind are origin
ally caused by a disordered condition of the LIVER.
For all complaints of this kind, such as Torpidity of
the Liver, Biliousness. Nervous Dyspepsia, Indiges
tion, Irregularity of the Bowels, Constipation, Flatu,
lency, Eructations and Burning of tho Stomach
(sometimes called Heartburn), Miasma, Malaria,
Bloody Flux, Chills and Fever, Breakbone Fever,
Exhaustion before or after Fevers, Chronic Diar
rhoea, Loss of Appetite, Headache, Foul Breath,
Irregularities incidental to Females, Bearing-down
££?£&STIDIGER’S flUR»NTII
is Invaluable. It is not a panacea for all diseases,
but llDC all diseases of the LIVER,
wiH WMQJe STOMACH and BOWELS.
It changes the complexion from a waxy, yellow
tinge, to a ruddy, healthy color. It entirely removes
low, gloomy spirits. It is one of the BEST AL*
TERATIVES and PURIFIERS OF THE
BLOOD, and Is A VALUABLE TONIC.
STADICER’S AURANTII
Far eale by all Druggists. Price SI. 00 per bottla
C. F. STADICER, Proprietor,
MO SO. FRONT ST.,* Philadelphia, P#
April 20, 1886. 411y.
Land For Sale.
O NE thousand four hundred and
seventy acres of land in the center
of Wilcox county, Ga., all in one
body, all fine farming land if put in
cultivation, though at present, it is one
of the finest timbered bodies of land
in Southwest, Ga. No ponds or lakes,
has never failing water, nine miles
west of the Ocmulgee river. Or I
will rent for a Turpentine farm. For
terms and price, apply to
B. W. SCOTT,
Milledgeville, Ga.
March 16th, 1886. 36 6m.
/~v'UR!i biliousness; Sick Headache in Four hours.
\6) One dose relieves Neuralgia. They cure and
prevent Chills Fever, Sour Stomach Bad
Breath. Clear the Skin, Tone tho Nerves, and give
Life ^ Vigor to the system. Dose; ONE BEAN.
Try them once and you will never be without them.
Brice, 25 cents per bottle. Sold by Druggists and
Medicine Dealers generally. Sent on receipt of
price in stamps, postpaid, to any addross,
J. F. SMITH « CO.,
Manufacturers and Solo Props., ST. LOUIS. MO.
[33 ly
February 22, 1886.
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Seed Oats,
n^ E CARLOAD of Red Rust Proof
Seed Oats m store and for sale bv
tvr n ^ BRIGHT & SON.
Milledgeville, Oct. 5th. ’86. 13 3t
Writing paper, pens, ink, pencils,
blank books, envelopes, and all kinds
of stationery, for sale at this office.
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EDITORIAL GLIMPSES.
Mr. Hewitt Nominated for
Mayor.—Congressman A. S. Hewitt
was nominated for Mayor of New
Y'ork and he has accepted the nomi
nation.
England and Bulgaria.—A Paris
dispatch, of the 10th, says the Temps
of Paris, states that England will send
circulars to the Powers preparing the
way for concerted moral support to
Bulgarian independence.
Mr. MaNNiNG.—Secretary Mann
ing is in Washington. His "health is
such that he is not quite ready to
resume the duties of his position and
Mr. Fairchild will continue to act,
perhaps, for only a short time, as
Secretary of the Treasury in his stead.
The Atlanta City Council, at a meet
ing on the 18th, rescinded a former
resolution permitting the sale of beer
to families in that city, and conse
quently the beer business is at a
stand still. Several ladies appeared
before the body and made speeches
in opposition to the permit. The May
or vetoed the bill and the veto was
sustained.
There are at present over one hun
dred operatives quietly working in
the Augusta Factory. They do not
heed the outside Knights who fear
their recognition with the order is
only nominal. Master Workman Mey-
nardie has returned from Richmond.
His visit was made very quickly, and
his sudden return and malady is some
what mysterious. It is currently re-
porled on the street that he is crazy.
Existing Laws to be Maintain
ed.—The Attorney General in a
speech at Sandown, Isle of Wight, said
“the Government will not be deterred
from suppressing Irish crime and out
rage and the wicked oppression of the
weak by the strong, with the aid
of gold from other countries.” The
Government he said was determined
to “maintain the existing laws.” This
means continued oppression of the
Irish.
Augusta’s Aid.—The people of Au
gusta are making up an eviction fund
to send to the Irish. At a meeting on
the 13th held at Emmet Club Hall,
patriotic addresses were made by
Hon. Patrick Walsh, W. H. Fleming,
Esq., M. P.‘.Carroll,Jno. F. Armstrong,
Robt. L. Pierce, Esq., Messrs. Austin
Mullarkey, Gibbes Gardner, E. J. O’
Connor and others. A large number
subscribed to the fund and many
others will do so. There is a strong
sympathy in Augusta with the Irish
cause.
A Nomination for Council ry
the Knights.—The Knights of La
bor at Augusta have nominated Chas.
Hayes as the Knights of Labor candi
date for council of the Fourth Ward
against W. E. Keener. The friends of
Mr. Keener will see to it that the nom
ination, to defeat him, will be a flash
in the pan. Mr. Keener has too long
served the people with marked ability
and usefulness to allow him to be de
feated by one of the new f angled or
der of Knights. Indeed his services
are too highly prized to allow him to
be defeated by any one. They have
been marked by a clear-headed judg
ment, and a marked usefulness, that
has secured for him the approbation
of the people in so high a degree, that
they would be unwilling for him to
retire even if he desired it.
Inauguration of General Gordon.
Preparations are being^ made for a
grand inauguration of General Gor
don. There will be an immense at
tendance of the military. It is said all
the principal buildings, in Atlanta,
will be decorated. All the bands in the
State will be invited. Many thous
ands will be in attendance, and for
several days Atlanta will be the scene
of great interest and excitement.
From what we see stated it will be an
occasion of unprecedented display and
magnificence in the installation of a
Chief Magistrate of Georgia.
The South’s Rapid Strides.
Every true Southern man is pleas
ed to see the rapid strides made and
making in the South, in great indus
trial advancement. They consist
mainly in iron production and steel
manufactures. We may refer to
those at Birmingham, Sheffield, South
Pittsburg, Chattanooga, Ashland,
Ky., Calera and Wheeling, Ala., and
other places. Some of the companies
have millions of dollars invested, oth
ers from 100,000 to 600,000. One thing,
however is noticeable, that those with
the largest capital are owned and
run by Northern capitalists and all
come in for their share of the plunder
obtained frmn the high duties of the
tariff. We^began by saying every
true Southern man is pleased to see
this great advancement in our indus
trial interests, but he would be better
pleased if they existed under a reve
nue tariff. We desire to see the South
engaged in these great improvements.
It is laying a foundation for southern
independence of other sections, and,
under a revenue tariff, it would be a
source of progress in which all the
people would be benefited. We de
sire to see such establishments built
up, receiving a fair reward for the in
vestments made in them. As long as
the high tariff exists prices of iron,
steel and tlieir manufactures, will
continue high, but the benefit, if any,
to the great agricultural interest will
be small. With a revenue tariff the
manufacturers will be fairly rewarded
and the agriculturists would ob
tain cheaper material in the prosecu
tion of their business.
The man who says these high tariff
duties, which protect the manu
facturers, do not tax the farmers is a
blockhead if he is in earnest and be
lieves what he says. Under a reve
nue tariff the farmer is lightly taxed,
but if 50 per cent, for instance, is add
ed, lie has to pay that fifty per cent in
addition to the moderate revenue tax.
Why do the manufacturers insist up
on high duties? It is to get more for
their goods, and of course, all who
buy them contribute to paying that
additional sum or tax. That is what
has made New Englanders, with their
poor and barren soil, so rich, and the
Southerners, with comparatively a
rich soil, so poor. Our people are be
ginning to understand this matter.
Martin the representative of the Bir
mingham steel and iron interest, has
been defeated and an honest revenue
tariff man will succeed him. Willis in
Kentucky, who misrepresented his
constituents has been defeated, and
Caruth, a genuine revenue tariff man,
will succeed him. The Democrats,
everywhere, are looking closely into
the sentiments of those who solicit
votes, and most, if not all the high
tariff Democrats, will have to give
way for true democrats of the revenue
tariff stamp.
SHAKING HANDS.
The ancients make no mention of
“the shaking of hands.” They fol
lowed the heartier practice of hug
ging, or embracing, which is still pre
ferred by many Transatlantic nations.
The practice must first have come in
vogue during the age of chivalry,
when the cumbrous mail of iron pre
vented men from embracing with com
fort. But as their figures were cloth
ed with steel as well as the rest of
their persons, the warmth of a wel
come probably was manifested by the
force and length of the shake. Hence,
we presume, the following distinctions
have arisen, which, like the barome
ter, indicate the higher or lower de
grees of feeling which animate the
shake.
First is the pump-handle shake,
which is the most ancient and bears
evident traces of its having origina
ted when strength was the surest
test of manhood. It is executed
by taking your friend’s hand, and
working it up and down, through an
arc of fifty degrees for about a minute,
and a half. To have its name, force
and character, this shake should be
performed with a steady motion. No
attempt should be made to give it
grace, and still less vivacity, as the
few instances in which the latter has
been attempted have uniformly re
sulted in dislocating the shoulder of
the person on whom the experiment
was made. On the contrary, persons
who are partial to the “pump-handle
shake” should be at great pains to
give an equal, tranquil movement to
the operation, which should, on no
account, be continued after perspira
tion on the part of your friend has
commenced.
Secondly, the “pendulum shake”
may be mentioned next, as being
somewhat similar in character, but
moving as the name indicates, in a
horizontal instead of a perpendicular
direction. It is executed by sweeping
yonr hand horizontally towards your
friend’s and after the juncture is ef
fected, according to the pleasure of the
parties. The only caution in its use,
which need particularly to be given,
is not to insist on performing it in a
plane strictly parallel to the horizon,
when you meet with a person who has
been educated to the “pump-handle
shake.” It is well known that people
cling to forms in which they have
been educated, even when the sub
stance is sacrificed in adhering to
them. I bad two uncles, both estima
ble men, one of them who had been
brought up in the “pump-handle
shake” while the other had brought
home, from a foreign voyage, the
“pendulum.” They met, joined hands,
and attempted to put them in motion.
They were neither of them feeble
iden. One attempted to pump and
the other to paddle; their faces red
dened, and it was at last a pleasing
illustration of the doctrine of the
composition of forces, to see their
hands slanting diagonally, in which
line they ever after shook ; but it was
plain to see there was no cordiality in
it, and as is usually the case with
compromises, both the parties were
discontented and never liked each
other after..
The next in importance is the ‘tour-'
niquet’. It derives its name from the |
instrument made use of by surgeons
to stop the circulation of blood in a
limb about to be amputated. It is
performed by clasping the hand of
your friend as far as you can in your j
own, and then contracting the mus
cles of your thumb, fingers and palm,
till you have produced any degree of
compression you may think proper in
the hand of your friend. Particular
care ought to be taken, if your own
hand is as hard and as big as a frying
pan, and that of your friend’s as
small and soft as a young maiden’s,
not to make use of the tourniquet
shake to the degree that will force the
small bones of the wrist out of place.
It is also seldom safe to apply it to
gouty persons, who are very whimsi
cal in this respect. A hearty friend
of mine, who had pursued the study
of Geology and acquired an unusual
hardness and strength of hand and
wrist, by the use of the hammer, is a
melancholy illustration of this. On re
turning from a scientific expedition
he gave his gouty uncle the “tourni
quet shake” with such severity that
the old gentlemon’s fingers were near
ly reduced to powder, for which my
friend had the misfortune of being
disinherited as soon as his uncle’s
fingers got well enough to hold a pen.
The “cordial grapple” is a shake of
much interest. It is a hearty, boister
ous agitation of a friend’s hand, ac
companied with a moderate pressure,
and a cheerful exclamation of wel
come. It *is an excellent traveling
shake, and well adapted to make
friends. It is indiscriminately per
formed.
The “Peter grievous” touch is in
opposition to the “cordial grapple.”
It is a pensive, tranquil junction; a
cast-down look, and an inarticulate
inquiry after your friend’s health.
A WILD FANCY*.
ELLA WHEELER.
If the sad old world should jump a cog
Some time, iu its dizzy spinning,
And go off the track with a sudden jog,
What an end vrould come to the sinning!
What a rest from strife and the burden of life
For the millions of people in it;
Why, away out of care, and worry and wear,
And all in a beautiful minute.
Wl th not a sigh or a happy good-bye
For loved ones left behind us,
We would go with a lunge and a mighty plunge
Where never a grave should find us.
What a wild, mad thrill our veins would fill,
As the great earth, like a feather,
Should float through the air to, God knows where,
And carry us all together.
No dark, damp tomb and no mourners’ gloom
No tolling bell in the steeple
But in one swift breath a painless death,
For a million billion people.
What greater bliss could we wish than this,
To sweep with a bird’s free motion
Through leagues of space to a resting place
In a vast and vapory ocean—
To pass away from this life for aye,
With never a dear tie sundered.
And a world on fire for a runeral pyre.
While the stars looked on and wondered.
Washington Letter,
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Marvelous Escape from Instant
Heath.
Nashville American.
Birmingham, Ala., October 12.—
A marvelous escape from instant
death and horrible bodily mutilation,
was the fortune of a group of seven
teen men yesterday. They were a
foreman and sixteen workmen on the
aqueduct of the Elyton Land Compa
ny’s water works, a mile and a half
from the city. They had stopped for
dinner and were seated smoking, scat
tered around within eight feet of a
large box containing seventy-five
pounds of dynamite, a number of picks
and shovels and a heavy anvil. All
at once, without a flash of warning,
the dynamite exploded, utterly anni
hilating the box and its entire con
tents and several coats of workmen
which had been laid there. The won
der was that while not a particle of
anything about the box was left by
the explosion, not a soul of the seven
teen men was harmed in the least.
Can Kindle Fire by his Will.
San Francisco, Oct. 15.—A strange
story comes from Stockton, which to
day is apparently confirmed by a pre
liminary investigation. Willie Brough,
a boy of 12 years, is reported to have
an eye which sets fire to whatever ob
ject he looks upon. He is held re
sponsible for the destruction of much
property. He has been expelled from
school because of his sinister faculty.
Five fires were reported by him in one
day, and it is believed he caused them
all. The people are greatly excited.
Leading business men testified to the
alleged facts. Threats against the
boy are heard. No one there seems
to regard the matter as the work of
superstitious imaginations.
The Fortune of Two Cuban Mer
chants.
Wednesday last, Senor Eduardo
Marquez del Pino and Senor Lazaro
Vila, two Cuban gentlemen, residents
of New York, where they are engaged
in the tobacco business at No. 322
East Thirteenth street, met a Picayune
reporter. The object which brought
these visitors to New Orleans was the
collection of the sum of $10,000 from
The Louisiana State Lottery Compa
ny to which they were entitled by
virtue of holding one-half of Ticket
No. 72 489, which drew, Sept. 14, the
Third Capital Prize of $20,000.—New
Orleans (La.) Picayune, Sept. 25.
tfo Woman Can be Induced!)
To go through the ordeal of confine
ment without Mother’s Friend after
once using it; have used it in num
bers of cases; worth its weight in gold,
writes a physician. Address Brad-
field Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
There will be three negroes in the
next Legislature. They will go from
McIntosh, Camden and Liberty coun
ties-
Washington, Oct. 10, 1886*.
Editor Unton-Recorder:
The events of the week in Washing
ton have not been of momentous oar
sensational character, but to those-
who follow the daily details of na
tional history they are significant an«i
not unimportant. The w ork of puri
fication, of redistribution, of change-
of improvement, daily goes on in the-
Departments under the new Admin
istration. The history of a single-day
would fill a volume, and would fur
nish interesting reading to political
philosophers and economists. But to
epitomize the history of a week in a
simple letter would be a remarkable
feat of selection and condensation.
The members of the Cabinet are at
W'ork on their yearly reports. Tliei**
when completed, will be the simples*
as well as the ablest argument for tlM-
continuation of a Democratic admin
istration ever issued. They will show
a great dropping off of useless expen
ses and worse than useless men. Th-e-v
will show that a great step has been
taken in the direction of cleanliness
and honesty of government. It may
strike some with surprise that tl&V
Government* Printing Office, after
having discharged five hundred ex®
ployes and reducing expenses about
$50,000 per month, is now' doing more
and better work than before. B43&
this is a state of things that causes nra
surprise in Washington, where :t 5s
known that the Republican party
has, for years, crowded the Govern
ment offices like omnibuses with, po
litical friends, favorites, and relative**.
It cannot be claimed, of course, that
at the end of twenty months of Demo
cratic rule everything is just as &
should be. It w r ill require twenty
years to complete the work of purifi
cation and reform so well begun; and!
then it is more than probable that tbe-
in arch of progress will be character
ized by slips of retrogression. Demo
crats are not all-wise and all-power
ful. Human weakness, selfishness
and cupidity will assert themselves*..
Nepotism and corruption w T ill shew*
occasional outcropping. But is is fcfet
belief of patriots, and, I may say, \A
politicians that we have entered upe*>
a higher and more healthful plane <nt
political life and morals.
The estimates of the Department o4
Justice are already on the President’>
table, and the estimates of other Bse»
partments are pretty well advanced.
The reports circulated by Republi
cans, that the clerks in the various
Departments have been actively e»
gaged in preparing campaign docu
ments for the Democratic party, are
said authoritatively to be not entirely
inaccurate. The annual reports dT
the various departments, and the es
timates for the coming year, takes*
together, it is believed, w’ill consti
tute a series of magnificent campaign,
documents for the democratic party*.
The present status and the propex-
fate of Geronimo have thus far been*
only casually spoken of at Cabirucfc
meetings. The subject is in the hands
of the President and the Secretaries
of war and of the Interior. Their con
clusion, when they reach one, wilL
considered in Cabinet council.
The annual report of First Assistant -
Postmaster-General Stevenson, foer
the fiscal year, ending June 30, show.iL
a net increase of post-offices of 2,362-
number filled by Presidential appoinA-
inent, 11; filled by Postmaster-Gener
al, 2,330; total "number of appoint
ments during the year, 22,747..
which 9,566 were on removals and
pensions, an increase in the latter
item of 8,756 over the previous year
The increase in total appointments- i>
13,200. There are 53,614 post-office^
of which 75 ax*e first-class.
Secretary Manning’s health is so
nearly restored that he has returned
to his*official duties. Soon after Ms.
Manning was appointed Secretary at
the Treasury, the late Vice-Presidexat
Hendricks observed that Mr. Man
ning was a most remarkable man, and
appeared to him to be as firm ami
solid as a gate post. This tribute- to
the physical and mental strength of
the new Cabinet officer was but tfae
reflection of public opinion. With a
constitution, w'ill-pow'er, and industry
seldom united, with a great organic
ing mind, Mr. Manning, not allowing
himself reasonable time for rest aai
diversion, attempted to master the-d&-
tails and machinery of the great de
partment of which he was the h<?ad.
No man knew better than he-the im
portance to the country and to his-
party that the reforms or changes ex
pected must be made, after an intelli
gent and careful examination, and de
liberate consideration of their practi
cal effect. In discharging these ar
duous duties, exposed as he was to
the poisonous influences of sewer gas,
his health became impaired. A few
months of rest, combined with th*
best medical treatment, have- don* -
much to restore it.
An End to Bone Scraping 1 .
Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg.,
111., says: “Having received so much
benefit from Electric Bitters, I feel it
my duty to let suffering humanity
know it. Have had a running sore on
my leg for eight years; my doctors told
me I would have to have the bone
scraped or leg amputated. I used,
instead, three bottles of Electric Bit
ters and seven boxes Bueklen’s Arnica
Salve, and my leg is now* sound ami
well.”
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty efc&v
a bottle, and Bucklen’s Arnica Salv*
at 25c, per box by John M. Clark’s.
