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HOW WASHINGTON LOOKED, THE PORTRAITS THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY SAT FOR. I - Statuesque Pose and a Hitherto Un published Description of His Ap { pearanco—A Giant in Size. I 1 General Washington sat many times for his portrait to different artists, says the New York Tribune. The most cele brated portraits of him are those of Stuart, Trumbull and the Peales. The first portrait painted by Sir Charles Wilson Peale was executed in 1772. Washington was then a Colonel in the Virginia militia, and in the portrait he is represented as wearing a silver gorget engraved with the royal arms such as was then worn by officers of the British service as a badge of authority. A feature appearing in a later portrait by the same painter, after the Revolutionary War, is a blue sash or scarf, said to have been at the time the insignia of a Field Marshal of France. The Houdon head of Washington, which has received the approval of the Government by being printed upon post age stamps, is the standard head. A cast made by Houdon himself from his life mask is now in New York in the posses sion of the daughter of William Macdon- j aid, the sculptor. It was preserved at Mount Vernon for sixty years. In 1849 the late Clark Mills brought it to this city to use in modeling the equestrian statue of Washington, for which he had received a commission from Congress. Mr. Mills sent a counterfeit back to Mount Vernon and kept the original life cast in his own possession until 1873, when he presented it to Mr. Macdonald, from whom it passed to his daughters. This head is exquisitely modeled, and is much finer and, it is said, more truthful than the head lioudon subsequently made for the statue he was employed to make for the Virginia State House. The Hou don head in New York is all in plaster except the tip of the cue, which having been broken off was replaced with wax. Houdon, who at the time was at the height of his fame as a sculptor, was chosen by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, then in Paris, to execute the statue which the Legislature of Virginia had ordered. He came to America for the purpose, and arrived at Mount Vernon iu October, 1785. He was hospitably entertained by Washington, who took great interest in all the details of the j sculptor’s work. It is said Houdon j sought iu vain for several days to catch Washington in a statuesque attitude, and I finally almost despaired. One day a man : came to sell Washington a horse, and asked an exorbitant price for it. Wash- J ington fired up indignantly, and in his anger assumed the attitude that Houdon wanted. The sculptor whipped out his crayon and made a rapid sketch of Wash ington as he denounced the horse jockey. Houdon not only secured a cast of Wash ington’s head, but also took back with him to France casts of different parts of his body, and accurate measurements ! from life. For his work he received a thousand guineas and expenses. He ac- ! cepted the order, it is stated, on the promise of his distinguished patrons that j they would exert their influence to secure j for him the commission for the equestrian statue which Congress had resolved to have made, a project which was not car ried out until many years had elapsed. It may be well for Washington’s memory and for the standard of art in America that the original plan of Con gress, agreed to August 7, 1783, to have an equestrian statue of Washington made, was not executed. The resolution di rected “that the statue be of bronze; the General to be represented in a Roman dress, holding a truncheon in his right hand and his head encircled with a laurel wreath. ” The statue was to be made in France, but an American sculptor named Joseph Wright was employed to secure a a life cast of the face. Wright was a shy man and trembled with awe when in the great Washington’s presence. When he had removed the mould from Wash ington’s face, in his trepidation he let it fall and it was broken. Washington would not then permit a second trial. It is supposed that Wright gathered the fragments of the broken mask and put them together. A head said to have been cast from this mask stood in one of the rooms of the Capitol and it is thought to have been destroyed in the burning of that building in 1814. There are other heads extant said to have been modeled on another life-cast made by Wright. These heads are distinguished b y a peculiar twist of the mouth. This is explained by a statement made by Washington himself to a member of his family. When the mould was made the sculptor had Washington he down upon his back at full length on a cot. Then he oiled his features and daubed them over with plaster. Mrs. Washington, who was not apprised of the proceeding, entered just as the sculptor had applied” the plaster, and the sight was so unex pected and startling that she gave an in voluntary scream. Washington, appre ciating the ludicrousness of the situation, could'hardly control the muscles of his face,and his efforts to repress a smile have been recorded and perpetuated in marble and bronze. Washington, according to Houdon s measurements, was six feet two inches iu height. He was a giant in size and phys- strength. Looking over the exten sive collection of old letters and memo randa relating to Washington, in the possession of Doctor Joseph M. Toner, of this city, who is now engaged in editing Washington’s diaries, I found a copy of au interesting account of Washington s personal appearance, written by one who had seen him. It was a letter penned by David Ackerson, of Alexandria, \a., in 1811. in answer to an inquiry by his son. Mr. Ackerson commanded a company in the Revolutionaav War. “Washington was not,” h •wrote, “what ladies would call a pretty man. but in military costume, a heroic figure such as would impress the memory ever afterward. 1 , , The writer had a good new of Wash ington three days before crossing the Delaware. “Washington,” he says, “had a large thick nose, and it was very red that day, giving me the impression that he was not so moderate in the use of liquors as he v*ns supposed to be. I found afterward that this was a peculiarity. His nose was apt to turn scarlet in a cold wind. He was standing near a small camp-fire, evi dently lost in thought and making no ef fort to keep warm. He seemed six feet and. a half in height, was as erect as an Indian, and did not for a moment relax from a military attitude. Washington’s exact height was six feet two inches in his boots. lie was then a little lame from striking his knee against a tree. His eye was so gray that it looked almost white and he had a troubled look on his color less face. He had a piece of wollen tied around his throat and was quite hoarse. Perhaps the throat trouble from which he finally died had its origin about then. Washington’s boots were enor mous. They were No. 13. His ordinary walking shoes were No. 11. His hands were large in proportion, and he could not buy a glove to fit him and had to have his gloves made to order. His mouth was his strong feature, the lips being always tightly compressed. That day they were compressed so tightly as to be painful to look at. At that time he weighed 200 pounds, and there was no surplus flesh about him. He was tre mendously muscled, and the fame of his great strength was everywhere. His large tent when wrapped up with the poles was so heavy that it required two men to place it in the camp wagon. Washington w r ould lift it with one hand and throw it in the •wagon as easily as if it were a pair of saddle bags. He could hold a musket with one hand and shoot with pre cision as easily as other men did with a horse pistol. His lungs were his weak point and liis voice was never strong. He was at that time in the prime of life. His hair was a chestnut brown, his cheeks were prominent, and his head was not large in contrast to every other part of his body, which seemed large and bony at all points. His finger-joints and wrists were so large as to be genuine curiosities. As to his habits at that period I found out much that might be interesting. He was an enormous eater, but was content with bread and meat, if he had plenty of it. But hunger seemed to put him in a rage. It was his custom to take a drink of ruin or whisky on awakening in the morning. Of course all this was changed when he grew old. I saw' him at Alexandria a year before he died. His hair was very gray and his form was slightly bent. His chest was very thin. He had false teeth which did not fit and pushed his under lip outward.” A Captive Sea Cow. There has been on exhibition in Thomas ville, Ga., a manatee or sea cow. Captain W. H. Squires, who exhibits this queer animal, said to the reporter: “This cow is ten feet long and weighs 1000 pounds. Its tail is twenty inches across. We caught it in the inlet to the St. Lucie River, which drains the Ever glades of Florida. We used in the cap ture a seine 300 feet long, made of inch rope. This is a very small cow. They grow from fifteen to twenty-four feet long, and to weigh from 10,000 to 50,- 000 pounds. They are very powerful, and often break the strong rope of the seine like spool cotton thread. We at tempted to net one, fifteen feet long, just before we caught this one, and it tore our seine to pieces. Their bones are like ivory, and worth 6l a pound. The meat iu the markets of Havana is considered a delicacy, and sells at 15 to 25 cents per pound. There is but one live manatee cow on exhibition in this country besides this one. It is at Jacksonville, Fla. There was one, known as Old Columbus, at the Zoological Gardens in Cincinnati, but they killed and mounted it. There was one also at Philadelphia, but it died and was mounted. We caught all of them. Old Columbus and the Philadelphia cow weighed each 2000 pounds. They make a fearful struggle when first caught, but soon surrender like a sheep, and become very docile. Though creatures of im mense power, they are easily controled. They have grinders, and eat grass like a cow. The eyes are about the size of a buckshot. The head tapers to a point. There are two flippers in front, no legs behind. The sea cow is found at only one place in North America, the Jupiter Inlet of the St. Lucie River, on the coast of Florida. They are found at three places only in the world—the mouth of the Amazon River, the mouth of the St. Lucie River, and near Cape Town, onSthe Cape of Good Hope iu Africa. They seem to have their habitation in the warm waters of the Gulf Stream and its branches. .The Gulf Stream begins at the Amazon River and runs very near the mouth of St. Lucie River, missing at that point the shore only three and one-half miles. They leave the Gulf Stream here iu pairs and enter the St. Lucie River to feed upon the tender blades of the mana tee grass. They leave in winter and re turn by pairs late in the spring. Another curious thing about this queer animal is that it has one hair, about a half-inch long, that stands out perfectly straight from the body to every square inch of surface. It lives in salt water, but feeds in fresh water. When in captivity they are kept in warm salt water and fed on common grasses, spinach and celery.” A Model Industrial Town. The Westinghouse Air Brake Company is about to build a Pennsylvania town on the model of Pullman near Chicago. The site is Wilmerding, on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Pittsburg. Six hundred acres have been purchased, on thirty of which the air-brake manu factory is in course of erection. The balance of the land is to be divided into forty-two plats, containing 742 building lots, upon which dwellings will be erected for the 1200 workmen in the employ of the company. One million dollars will be expended on the manufactory proper, and not less than §3,000,000 in building and beautifying the miniature city. Natural gas will be used for light and fuel, and water will be suppled from the Monouga’nela River. Two hundred houses are already in course of erection.— Tim*«- Democrat. SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW. Many of our readers have often asked “What Li Bright's Disease o f the Kidneys, about which we hear so much?” To answer their question wo have secure l the following explanatory ar.i clo, written by a competent authoiity: One of the worst physical scourges of the world to-dav—notably in England, Germany, Aiuirica and Au tralia—is Kidney Disease. An alarmingly large proportion of the population of the countries named is aiU cted wiih it, in one form or another. The symptoms of Bright’s Disease (which is but an advunced iorm of Kidney Diaeasel differ in different individua s, but geueraly the pa tient presents a tl. bby, bloodless look, is drow sy and easi y fatigued, has pain in the back, \ oiniting and febrile disturbance. Dropsy, va rying in degreo l'rom slight puffinest of the face to an accumulation of the fluid sufficient to distend the who e body and to occasion se rious embarrassment to respiration, is a very common accompanim> nt. '1 he ur no is reduced in quantity, is often of dark, smoky or bloody color, and exhib.ts to chemical reaction the presence of a large amount of albumen, wliila under the microscope blood corpuscles and casts arc found. Very often dimmss of vsi n, due to a morbid condition of the retina of the eye, and aso hypertrophy of the heat, leaning to fatal apoplexy, ate accompaniments of the dis ease. 'J here are several forms of the ma’ady, but their common prominent cha’acteristic is the presence of albumen in the urine, and fte quently also the co-existence of dropsy. Tliese aisociated symptoms, iu connection with Kidney Disease, were lirst do-ertbed in 1827 by Dr. ltichard Bright, au English physic.au, who fust inves'igated them. Sum times there is a de generation of the tissues of the kidney into fat, thus impairing the excret ng powers of the or gan s > that the urea is not sufficiently sepa rated from the blood. Tbs flow of the h ood, when ehargtd wiih this urea, is retarded through the minute vessels, congestion ensues, and exudation of albumen and fibrin is the ie su t. the disens3 is often accompanied by eruptions on the skin, as boils, etc., and is fie quently associate l with enlargement i f the heart. The causes of th's terrible ma’ady are, indul gence in too much ice-wa er as a beverage, strong drink, high living, indigestion, expo sure to wet and cold, various kinds of fevers, malaria, pregnancy, and oth rbo :ily derange ments, such as a complication of certain acute diseases, 1 ke erysipelas, diphtheria, anil espe cia ly scarlet fever (of which it is one of ihe most frequent and serious alter affects), dis eases of hones an 1 other scrofulous affections. The kidneys being tha most important excre tory organs of the hotly, their derangement may speedily destroy life. Common-sense treatment of Kidney Di-it as of the character referred to necessarily involves remotalof ths causes, rectification of other secretions and in renso in the number of bloo !- red corpuscles, by the administration of Ear ner's Safe Cure. It is arp :c;flc even iu the ad vanced stages, when the blood has poisoned the nerve < en res. res oring the secret on of healthy fluids and rel.ev ng the congestion of the brain. It speedily arrests the i flammatory action, which is marked by an increased amount of urine. The ulbunn n gradu.i ly disappe at s. the dropsy subsides and the pat ent recovers There is no s'andstill in advanced Kidney Disease ; those who are afflicted with it are eith r con stantly gi owing better or worse. How inq ort ant, therefore, that this terrible disease betaken in hand in t.rne a d irc.it d w’ith a known spe cific. The Co-operative Era. [From the llamiltoi, Ga., Journal.] Co operation ii the business watch word of ihe age we live in. The news- Er, the pioneer of all progress, lias benefited no less by co-operation than other institutions of the age. Com pare the weekly paper of to-day with the paper ift; nor twenty years ago. It is as much an improvement upon its fore runner as the irighty mogul that draws its train of palate ears sixty miles au hour, is upon the littleengine with which Stephenson ii fitted the revolution in the world’s traffic and travel. The magic wand of co-operation is the goldeu crown of all. "What the news assoc'ations have dona for the daily press, the various ready print concerns have done for the weekly press. Where twenty years ago were two score sickly newspapers in the em pire state of the south, there are now nearly two hundred and fifty thrifty local newspapers. The Journal to-day presents a sheet fresh wiih telegraphic news not two diys oiler than its latest local mention, together with a mass of other miseellanious matter, the cost of which, if gotten up solely for its own use, would take its revenues for a half jri ar. Co-operation only makes it possi ble. The excellent sheets used by the Journal are furnished by tho Atlanta Newspaper Union. They have the latest news by wire up to toe hour of going to press and for excellence of piiut and general character of contents are not to be excelled. Growth of the Postal Service. It is estimated nt the Post Office De partment that the deficiency in the rev enues of the postal service of the fiscal year just closed will be about $4,000,- 000. Last year the deficiency was some thing over $5,500,009. Owing to the cheap rates of postage, especially for newspapers, the bulk of mail matter has increased at such a rate that the cost of the service has grown immensely. The force of employees, especially in the large offices, is taxed to hundle the quantity of matter that daily comes pouring in. In some instances the newspapers are not sent to the post office at all, but are weighed and stamp ed at the office of publication by some one authorized to do the work, und the bags are sent directly to the railroad depots. If this were not done, it is stated that some of the large post offices would be overwhelmed, and that it would be impossible to handle tho mat ter with any dispatch or accuracy, It is thought by the post office official that the statistics for the year just ended will show a large increase iu the number of letters mailed. At present England is ihe greatest letter-writing nation in tho world. The annual ratio of increase iu this olass of mail matter is much greater in this country than in England, and if the present rate continues, in a few years the United States will stand at the Lead as writing more letters per capita than any other nation. The bulk of mail matter, or the number of pieces handled by the United States Postal Service is now greater than any other country, but this is mainly due to the extensive circulation of the newspapers. Washington Star. Colors From Coal-Tar Coal-tu r , formerly a troublesome waste of the gas industry, affords us ab .ut sixteen dLstinct yellow colors, about twelve oranges, more thin thirty reds, about sixteen olues, seven greens, nine violets, and a number of browns and blacks, besides mixtures of several c< m pounds, producing an almost infinite rumber of shades aud tones of color. B. B. B. RAPID CURE OF CARBUNCLES. Sam M. Leeman, May 7, 1888, writes: “I hai boils all over my body. Less than one full bottle of B. B. B. caused them all to disappear, and I have not been bo tin red Bince." INFLAMATION OF THE EYES. O. P. Shell, Warrenton, N. C., April 17,' 1888, wtifes: “In the morning my eyes would sting and burn, and if robbed would ingame and swell up. Two bottles of B. B. B. made a firm cure.” A QUICK HEtLTH ItENEWER. William R. Talley, Neals’ Landing, Fla., writes: “Four bottle.! of B. B. B. healed up ths broken out placjs on my limbs, aud my general health never was better than now. My appetite is good and all I eat agrees wiih mo. A lIFALTH PRESERVER. P. A. Shepherd, Norfolk, Va., August 10, 1888. writes : “I depend on B. B. B. for th* preservation of my health. I have had it injgy f until v now n> arly two year’s, and in all that time have not had to have a doctor.” HE BECAME BALD. 1,. Johnson, Belmont Station, Miss., writes : “B. B. B has worked on mo like a charm. My lu ad and body was covered with sores, aud mv hair came out, but B. B. B. healed me quickly.” One Still Unaccounted For. Warde tells a good story. It is, I suppose, a chestnut. I never heard a theatrical story that was not. What proves it to be an old one is that Warde names the place at which it occured. He was playing Yirgiuius in some small place. You will remember that Appius Claudius’ client, who doea the dirty work, conies on in the last act, has a few words with Appius Claudius in prison, and then goes off. That is the last that is seen of him in tho play. When the curtain fell on this performance of “Yirgiuius’ - in this small place Warde retired to his dressing room and pro ceeded to become the Frederick Warde of every-day life. The manager came in. “Mr. Warde, the audience has not gone.’’ “Well, I can’t help that. The play is done. There isn’t any more of it in the book.” "But they don’t go.” “Turn down the footlights.” “No use. They won’t stir. Won’t you go and speak to them ?” “What! Co and tell them the play’s over? Egad—l will! That will be a fuuny experience.” Warde stepped in front of the curtain; there the audience sat quite still. “Ladies and gentlemen, the play is over. Virginia is dead; Dentatus is dead; I am dead; Appius Claudius is dead.” Just then a voice sang out from the gallery: “What did you do with that other sou of a gun ?” She Loved Him. A Newport clergyman tells this of s recent marriage whioh he performed : “The parties wore foreigners, both good looking and well dressed and appearing. The groom presonted his license, and this being correct in all particulars the clergyman began to read the service. The groom was befittiugly solemn for the occasion, but on the face of the bride whs a smile which broke into laughter before the ceremony was half completed. The clergyman stopped-rU)looked rath < r severe. The-groom,Too, was troubl ed, and saw that same explanation was necessary. He looked at his bride help lessly a moment aud then said: ‘She understand not a word o’ English or what you sain.’ Sho I] I tink she luv me, all tho same.’ lie ceremony was completed.” —Woi ftr fy'J- * A ’aogiwcorpse is used to deceive (lie c-har itibiein Atlan'a. Instead of feeling tired and worn out, in stead of ac he* and pains, wouldn’t you ratner feei fresh and strong? If you continue feeling miserable and good-for-nothing you have only yourself to blame, for Brown s Iron Bitters will surely cure you. It Is a certain cure for dyspepsia, indigestion, malaria, weakness, kidney, lung and heart affections. Try it if you desire to be healthy, robust and strong, and experience its remarkable curative quali ties. Tlic anarchists of < hieflgo. 111., are very active distribut ng inflammatory placards. A Rad cal Cure for Epileptic Fits. To the Editor— Please Inform your readers that 1 have a positive remedy for the aboys named disease which I warrant to cure ths worst cases. 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By Dr ggists, 50c. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp son’s Eve-water. Druggists sell atlSc.per bottle Totes. SstSS^SisM The Chief Reason for the marvellou* »oc ees» of Hood's Sarsaparilla Is found In the fact that this medicine actually accomplishes au that Is claimed for it. Its real merit has won ~ . ... for Hood’s Sarsaparilla Merit WinS a popularity and sale greater than that ot any other hlood purifier. It curas Scroti" s, all Humors, T>ysrep*l»' Prepared only by C, Hood t Ce., Lowell, M»s* ASLEEP ON THE RAILROAD TRACK. A little child, tired of play, had pillowed his head on a rail and fallen asleep. The train was almost upon him when a passing stranger rushed forward and saved him from a horrible death. Perhaps you arc asleep on the track, too. You are, if von are neglecting the hacking cough, tho hectic flush, the loss of appetite and growing weakness and lassitude, which have unconsciously crept upon you. Wake up, or the train "will lie upon you ! Consumption, which thus insiduonsly fastens its hold upon its victims while they arc unconscious of its approach, must he taken in time, if it is to be overcome. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery' has cured thousands of cases of this most fatal of maladies. If taken in time, and given a fair trial, it will cure, ox’ nil money paid for it will be promptly refunded. For Weak Lungs, Spitting of Blood, Shortness of Breath, Bronchitis, Asth ma, Severe Coughs, and kindred affections, it is an efficient remedy'. Copyright, 1888, by World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Proprietors. gfri SSL. o'g T F i tilTf F!T> for an incurable case of AtS S Catarrh in tho Head by the J|rw w proprietors of D 3. 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Com pare the weekly paper of to-day with the paper of ten or twenty years ago. It is as much an improvement upon its fore runner as the mighty mogul that draws its train of palace ears sixty miles an hour, is upon the littleengine with which Stephenson inriated the revolution in the world’s traffic and travel. The magic wand of co-operation is the golden crown of all. What the nows assoc ations have don« for the daily press, the rations ready print concerns have done for the we *kly press. Where twenty years ago were two score sickly newspapets in the em pire state of the south, there are now nearly two hundred and fifty thrifty local newspapers. The Journal to-day presents a sheet fresh with telegraphic news not two days older than its latest local mention, together with a mass of other miscellaneous matter, the cost of which, if gotten up solely for its own tine, would take its revenues for a half year. Co-operation only makes it possi ble. 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Werless D?is ] In ISS3I contracted Wood Poison I of bud typo, and was treated with j mercury, potash ar.d sarsaparilla | mixtures,growing worse all thotime. II took 7 small bottles 8.8. S. which I cured me entirely, and no sign of I the dreadful disease has returned. J. C. Nance, I Jaa. 10, ’3O. Ilobbyvillc, Ind. j Ny little niece had white swelling J to such cn extent that she was con -3 fined to tho bed for a long time. | More than 80 pieces of bone came j out of her leg, and the doctors said j amputation was tho only remedy to I save her life. I refused the operation land put her onS.S.S. and she is now 5 u p ;.i..l active nad in a 3 good health as a any child. Mias Asms Ocesuno. j Feb. 11,’CO. Columbus, Ga. a Book on Blood Diseases sent free. | Swift Specific Co-. Drawer 8, Atlanta, Oa, : MfKft. i’iwr . f .ft Jtb El; I F VOU WISH A f' ">a I uooii (smimsoF^ . HEY OI.VJiR b pnrcboso one of Ihe ce’.e- •Vvhrrl/.» .sA-ST biatod SMITH It WFS6ON inns. 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Descrptive catalogue and prices furnished upon *p- Plieaton S3l ITil & WESSON, fyMention this paper. hpringfield, Mail, MOTHERS’ FRIENII MllEf CHILD BIRTHMt IF USED BEFORE CONFINEMENT. Book to “Mothers’MaileduFree. nBAllFlELl) REG PLATO It CO., ATLANTAJGA. 60LU BY ALL DRUGGISTS. RoadCarts!* 10 per cent, cheaper 0,, r* i n r%! than anybody. UUggIBSi IWDon’t buv befo-e g ttin* our i r.ces jadcita lovues. THE GEO. iy.»TI»! HELI. CIO.. Name th a paper. If A6UV iLLC, ThMI FARMERS isgikes, weed n»eer«. t33iI4#SAW MILL. xh liuufSiOH Works, Salem. N. 0. Write for circular. 0 JONES UK PAYS THE FREICHT. .» T u Wuson scales. Iron Levers. Steel bearings, brass . v:,.# -..w Tare bvaai and beam Box for ssso. *‘ ver ~ T,e For free pricelist “ \ vvljiJ nent.cn this paper and address / C WIT OF BINGHAMTON, r BINGUAMTO.t, n. y. . CONSUMPTION 1 h r»e a positive remedy for the above disease . by its use thousands of cases of tho orst kind and of lonor standlnr have iHjea cured. So <roncr ts my faith m its efflcacv tha* I will ■'end two »K>tt'e-« free, together with a valuable treat tar on this disease to anv sufferer. Give Expre*3 ani \\ O. a idre*H. t. A. SLOITM. M. C.. 131 Pearl St.. N. Y WAbHlfiliTOli idFOdMAiidN BUREAU, II COLE A: DKLIIU:, Proprietor*. 032 I Street N. \V., Wneliingtoit, !>• t'. General inforraa* ion f rnishod. Coirespondeiica sohoited. SIP* «o •• tiny- Swnp'Mworth SjBJS Free. 8% Linen not under Uorue'a tout, Ilr^W 4dK»S . tel v Sleiu lio «K‘l' la..U')Hy, Mieb. 15 i prescribe and folly an ffl do rse Big «as the only specific for the certain euro Of this disease, id cot .1 (i. li.INGRAHAM, M- D-. ■intuit- * Amsterdam, r. ss^-SSSSSSS *I.OO- Bold by liru^tiia. A jr U 7*. Twenty, ’##