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SHOES AND SHOEMAKING. THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF COVERING FOR THE FEET. The Celtic Buskin —Foot Wear of Un tanned Leather—“ Bights” and “Lefts”—Shoe Superstitions. Nobody knows who was the first shoe maker. Undoubtedly there was a time when all our forefathers went barefooted, but at length somebody made a pair of shoes, rough foot mats or shields of woven reeds or skins. The original shoe maker sought comfort. Style came later. The Celt, who at times wandered over moor or morass, at others over stony mountains, invented a shoe admirably adapted to his use. A sole of heavy hides protected his feet from sharp stones, while uppers or legs of lighter skins protected his ankles and legs from thorns and bushes. The buskin was so constructed that the water exuded from it as soon as the foot ceased to be im mersed. In the modern shoe the idea is that water be kept out, not let out. The Celtic buskin was tough and elastic, and could be replaced whenever there were untanned skins at hand. Every Celt was his own shoemaker. With the Norman Conquest came the introduction into the British Isles of tanned leather which had long been in use in Normandy', where it had been introduced by the Romans. The old good soft shoes of untanned leather, which must have been delicious ly comfortable, were set aside, and then came curiously shaped shoes of many styles and a variety of colors. From the close-fitting shoe, fashion led to .many extremes. First came long, pointed toes, which soon assumed the shape of a peak, fashioned like a ship’s prow, and in time assuming the likeness of a scorpion’s tail, which in time grew to “devil’s claws,” and fastened to the wearer’s knees. King Richard, the Lion-hearted, had his boots stamped with gold. John Lackland, his brother, wore boots spotted with golden circles; while Henry 111. wore boots checkered with golden lines, every square of which were enriched with a lion. Cardinal Wolsey’s shoes were Of gold and stone precious. Costing many a thousand pounds. Sir Walter Raleigh wore shoes studded with diamonds said to have cost $400,- 000. The gallants in Charles ll.’s time wore their high boot tops turned down to the ankles to show the gorgeous laces with w'hich they were lined. High-heeled boots were worn by ladies for three parts of the eighteenth century. They raised their fair wearers some inches, rendering walking difficult and running impossible. Boots and shoes of all kinds have been worn—shoes made of wood, leather and reeds; brass bound, iron bound, gold bound; with wide toes, narrow toes, and pointed toes a foot long, but the right and left shoe were shaped exactly alike. About the year 1800, however, an Eng lishman invented “rights and lefts.” This was soon followed by many im provements, both in style of the shoe and the tanning of the leather. The Highlander carved brogans out of the hide of the deer, the slaying of which had afforded sport and adventure. He gained for himself the name of “Red Shanks” by wearing boot legs from the same hide, lashed around his calves with the hair outward. It is supposed to be unlucky to put either shoe on the wrong foot, nor must one put the left shoe ou before the right, unless one wished to bring about some direful calamity. Augustus Caesar, it is said, put on his left shoe first, and before nightfall he narrowly escaped assassina tion. The Jewish custom of plucking off the shoe or sandal is frequently referred to in the Scriptures. In the story of Ruth it is recorded that a compact which Boaz made was sealed by a »Loe being drawn off; one of the verses reads: 1 ‘Now, this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming, and con cerning changing, for to confirm all things a man plucked off his shoe and gave it to his neighbor; and this was a testimony in Israel.” The Jew who failed to keep a com pact of honor was summoned before the authorities, and if he then refused to ful fil his compact, tho offended party would 'oosenhis shoe, spit in his face, “and,” as Writ says, “his name shall be called m the house of him that hath his shoe M S ed.” To say a man’s 1 -jn his boots,” im plies that he is very drunk. It comes from an old IV elsh word, “boozie, ’’mean ing to be saturated with liquor. But to stand in another's shoes is to claim the honors of another. It has its origin from s custom common among the ancient Northmen,among whom if a man adopted a son in order that the youth might law fully inherit, he must for a certain length of time wear tlie shoes oi his adopter. An old Roman, much to the surprise of his friends, sought to divorce his wife, with whom it was always supposed that he lived very happily. He was blamed for taking this step,and in reply put out his foot and asked if his shoes were not new and well made. “Yet,” said he, “none of you can tell where it pinches.” From this incident is said to have come the saying, “where the shoe pinches." As a sign of respect the Japanese, when they meet in the street, take off their slippers. This custom almost universally prevails in the East. An inferior, when he enters the presence of his superior, re moves his shoes or slippers and leaves them at the door until his departure. This is done as a mark of humility, as a shoe less foot denotes servitude. The slipper is always left at the door of the Moham medan mosque, for the reason that leather is regarded as an unclean thing, and must not be brought into the presence of the holy. The custom of throwing an old shoe after a newjy married couple is almost universal. Some think that it is a relic of the days when the gallant lover carried off his sweetheart by force. Others as cribe, good luck to an old shoe, and throw it after the newly married couple with the best intent. This certainly is the most popular view, and few parents dream that when they throw her old shoe after her they thereby give up for good and all their control and right over their daugli- ter, Yet this is the significance it had In the days when the Angl 9-Saxon father handed to the bridegroom an old shoe of the bride. The husband touched the bride on the head with it as an assertion of his authority, while the father, by the giving 01 the shoe, signified his willingness to relinquish all claim or authority. In Turkey, however, it is the bridegroom himself that is touched, and sometimes quite severely, for the moment he is mar ried his friends and relatives set upon him and pelt him with their slippers as a sort of affectionate farewell. When a pair of new shoes arc brought home never place them on a shelf higher than your head if you would have good luck while wearing them, and never blacken them before you have had both shoes on, else you may meet with an ac cident, and perhaps sudden death. So say the old Irish women who have made a study of these matters. The Scotch lassie believes that should she by accident drop her new shoes before they have been worn they will surely lead her into trouble. The German mother says that should she lose the heel of her shoe one of her children will die before the year is is out; while should a French lady meet with such an accident to her high-heeled slippers disappointment in love is sure to follow. Taste in the selection of foot-gear is said to indicate the character. Should a young man be careless of his shoe laces ’tis said that he will be as neglectful of his wife, but in case he laces his shoes very tight he will be attentive but very stingy toward her. Many sayings about shoes have been put into rhyme, as: Worn on the heel. Thinks a good deal. Or: Worn on the ball, He’ll spend it all. It is said of the unfortunate who has his shoes Worn on the vamp. Look out! he’s a tramp. Should you meet a person whose shoes are “worn on the toes” you may put it down as a certainty that he “spends as he goes,” and on the same authority it is said that the girl that has her shoes “worn on the side” is surely fated to be a “rich man’s bride.” —New Tori: Sun. SELECT SIFTINGS. Oregon is trying to import birds from Germany. Horseflesh is being consumed in large quantities in Paris. Suicide is more frequent among males than among females. Up to ninety years ago every shoe waa fastened with a buckle. Every year in this country one person in 15,000 commits suicide. A sixteen-year-old boy has been ar rested at Boston for check-raising. Burglars at Warrenton, Ga., robbed the depot and carried off the safe on a hand car. “Within a week eight sets of twins and five of triplets have been born in Pike County, Ga. The archaeologists claim that oleomar garine was in common use among the Babylonians. In Massachusetts no horse can be driven on a field of ice that is to be used for do mestic purposes. A man in Kingston, N. Y., died the other day from the shock to his nerves, occasioned by hearing a fire bell. A man who died in Berks County Penn., at the age of eighty-nine years had lived all his life in one house. The walrus resembles the seal in ex ternal appearance. The skin is between one and two inches thick, with a cover ing of close brown hair. A wasp lays her eggs, and an average of a dozen young wasps are hatched. They find a store of food at hand to keep them until three weeks old. The religion of the Mohammedan world is built upon five pillars: The unity of God, prayer five times a day, almsgiving once a year, pilgrimages to Mecca and fasting. £ At 'Willows, Cal., a flock of wild geese settled down on a forty-acre field of grain and picked it clean in two hours. The number of birds was estimated at 75,000. “I am tickled to death!” exclaimed John Grant, a Utica (N. Y.) man, as he heard the climax of a story. Then, con sistently with his allegation, he fell over and died. A good deal of Spanish cedar is fixed up in Virginia for cigar boxes. As Spanish cedar does not grow there, pop lar is stained with cedar extract and made to take its place. An eastern Maine paper estimates that before a full Grand Bank crew is shipped in a coast village a whole dry-goods box is whittled up in the course of the negotiations in the village store. John Wilcox, cf Portland, Mich., lost a $125 horse in a peculiar mauner. The horse was standing in a stall in the barn and ran his head up into the chute for some hay, and it is supposed that while in this position ke became frigliteucd at something, and in jerking back hi* head broke his neck, as he was found in this condition in the morning. Aii English Sinecure. It is a frequent occurrence for Ameri can newspapers to complain of the large salaries paid and light duties exacted from some of the public officials. By comparison with Governmental offices in Europe, however, those in this country arc very poorly remunerated indeed. A sample of this may be seen iu the case of Lord Truro, who occupies the position of Registrar of the English Land Registry Office. By careful computation it has been learned that his Lordsliip visits the offiee not to exceed six times in a year, and then presumably for the purpose of drawing his salary. For these onerous duties he is in receipt of nearly $20,000 -annually. Singularly enough, a few of the more metropolitan newspapers have dared to criticise this showing, but it does not seem at all probable that Lord Truro will be deprived of his emoluments. —San Francitco Chronicle. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. A ton of common manure contains only ten pounds of nitrogen. Topeka, Kan., is said to have the long est electric railway in the country. The sound of the heart has been re corded and reproduced by the phono graph. Peat contains on an average two and a half per cent, of nitrogen, or fifty pounds per ton. The tanning industry will disappear if the invention to make leather by elec tricity proves successful. The largest compressed air mining sys tem in the United States is about to givt way to electric transmission. Given good construction and a suitable soil for their resting place, lead covered wire are practically indestructible. The use of ice cut from streams, ponds or lakes polluted by sewage or organic refuse of any kind is dangerous to health. The experiment of introducing the virus of chicken cholera into Australia, with the object of exterminating the ra j bits, has proved a failure. Hartford (Conn.) electric light men complain that birds attempt to build pests Ln the lamps and on the lamp frames, causing considerable annoyance. The Societe Medicale de Bruxelles has sffered a prize of S4OO for the best three papers on “The measurement of the elec trical currents in animal tissues.” An electric fire engine is a new inven tion. It can be started at full speed, is much lighter than the steam fire engine, and possesses various other advantages. Botanists going to the Yellowstone Park may be glad to know that they may find 657 species of flowering plants and ferns. This is Mr. Frank Tweedy’s .list. The sun appears to be now passing an epoch of spot minimum. Since the mini mum of 1579 there has been no period of unbroken quiescence as that from October 4th to 24th, when not a single spot was observed. An English physician has achieved some instructive experiments in the use of the graphophone for recording physical symptoms, such as coughs and pulses. A cough of to-day can always be recorded and compared readily with one of days before. Dr. Paul Gibier, who was sent over by the French Government to investigate the yellow fever at Jacksonville, Fla., will remain permanently in this country, and has been appointed physician of the French hospital, New York city. He is cultivating microbes industriously in his laboratory, his greatest experiments being with the germs of consumption. Specials from Findlay and Tiffin in the natural gas belt of Ohio report phe nomenal strikes of gas. At Findlay two wells were drilled. One has a capacity ef 30,000,000 and the other of 20,000,- 800 feet a day. At Tiffin the pressure of sn old well increased suddenly, blowing cat the castings of an old well and burst ing pipes in a factory which used the gas. This well has an estimated capacity of 28,000,000 feet a day. A new sort of ram has appeared. It is a boat furnished in the forward part with * heavy cylinder like that of a steam engine, about fifteen feet long with a piston rod twelve inches in diameter. This piston rod, which will extend through the bow of the boat, will be the ram. It will be driven by a force of steam equal to 650 tons, sufficient to pierce the side of the heaviest ironclad with one blow. It is in fact a steam tor pedo boat. A Lightning Wedding Ceremony. Early on a recent morning Lorenzo D. Hickman, who gave his age as twenty five and his home as Wichita, Kan., ob tained a license to marry Mrs. Emma Hickman, a widow who ho said lived with her parents in Yigo County, Ind., and who was to meet him at the depot in Kansas City. Then he secured the ser vices of Justice Holt and drove to the depot. He found that the train on which his intended was to come was so late that it would arrive just after the Santa Fe train on which he desired to go out would depart, and he begged the con ductor to keep the train waiting for a few moments. When the Wabash train ar rived a petite brunette jumped out of a sleeper and in a moment was in the young man’s arms. He hurried her to the rear Pullman coach of the Santa Fe train, fol lowed by the porter with numerous bags and bundles, made a dash for the wait ing-room, and soon reappeared with one of Recorder Hind’s deputies and Justice Holt. A space was soon cleared in the ladies’ toilet-room of the car. The dep uty recorder handed Justice Holt the li cense, and hurriedly reading it he com manded the two to clasp hands and re peated the formal ceremony pronouncing them man and wife. Before the last word was out of the Justice’s lips the whistle sounded and the Santa Fe train began to move out of tire depot just three minutes after the arrival, of the Wabash. The witnesses to the ceremony wore Con ductors A. N. McDougall, N. E. Garce lon and R. B. Butters. Neither of the newly married couple would say anything about the matter, and when it was sug gested that it was an elopement they be came restless and gave evidence of feel ing annoyed. —Chicago Times. A Photographic Anniversary. The anniversary of one of the most im portant of modern inventions was recently celebrated at Turin, though it seems to have escaped attention elsewhere. This was nothing less than the completion of the fiftieth year since the discov eries of Daguerre and Niepce started the investigations which have resulted in giv ing photography to the world. Th«e two inventors used a metalic surface for preserving the sun's rays, and for many years tha daguerreotype was the only form of the photogragh. An inventor named Talbot first discovered the use of sensi tive paper, and to him, therefore, be longs almost equal honor with the two discoveries of this system of making por traits.—-Seen Francisco Chronicle, A COMMON-SENSE LETTER. To the Editor ; —I see that newspaper arti cles are again making their appearance calling attention to matters pertaining to health as Well as to the means whereby disease may be removed and good health preserved. lam thereby reminded that 1 have received from time to time, pamphlet pub.n ations issued by the well-known tirm of H. H. Warner & Co., which dwell upon the history and growth of kidney diseases ; si owing how such is the cause of consumption, heart, brain and nervous dis orders, which can only be successfully treated by removing the primary disease from the kid neys. At the same time care is taken to remind the reader that Wain r’a Safe Cure is the only means whereby the physician cr the individual can successfully prevent and cure this class of disease. Whilst I have personal cause to feel grateful to Warner’s hafe Cure, ior the benefit which I derived from it when stiffs ring from kidney troubles last Spring, I cmnot see, since that remedy is already so well know n in eveiy house hold, why the par ies interested in its manu ac ture should continue to expend money in calling attention to wliat the publ-e already kno>vs so woll. lam aware, M*V Editor, that the members of the medi<sjg' profession are g ldom disposed to give dn# ei edit to proprietary medicines, but public cc**. fidenco is likely to bo even more shaken in tho_s learned gentlemen since the startling disclosures in the Robinson prisoning cases were made t*» Somerville, Mass. Heie it wag discovered, through the efloris of an insurance company, that eight cases of death from arsenical poisoning had occurred—seven of them in one family, and wi'hin five years and the other that of a relative —wherein the true cause of death hail not bten even suspected by Erominent physicians who were in attendance, ut who treated the cases for other causes, an i finally, when death occurred, issued certificates for such causes as pneumonia, typhoid f-Vi r, meningits, etc. Af er mcli an evidi nee of the utter incompe tency of those physicians who were regarded as experts in their profession, I cannot conceive why it will be l nger nectßsary for further ad vertising to be di no in behalf of Warner’s Safe Cuie, siuce I deem the Somerville disclosure to be the best possible endorsement of the good si use manifested by those who take matters of health in their own hands and use a remedy which experitnc? lias shown to be fully adapted for the purposes intended, instead of tiusting themselves in experimental hands. Experience. Beats tlio Snake Story. J. L. McCloud, of Omaha, Neb., tells how a servant girl iu his employ was surprised at finding no eggs in his barn. He says: “I did not think much of it at first, but when the complaint was repeat ed almost every day I began to think it was rather strange thut no more than three or four eggs could be obtained from at least five dozen hens. I there fore determined to look into the matter, which I fiuallv solved by accident. 1 was standing in the barn one Sunday morning, when a hen came cackling from her nest in the manger, and a few moments later I noticed a big rat come from its hole, which ran across the floor and climbed into the manger. The rat made a bee line for the nest, and I was not a little surprised to see the rodent begin to roll the egg toward the edge of the manger. The rat finally succeeded, paused for breath, and, gathering the etrg between its feet, rolled itself around the egg, presenting the appearance of a hedgehog. Tho rat then deliberately rolled over the edge, and dropped squarely on its back on the floor, 2 feet below, thus saving the egg whole. It began to squeal with all its might, and, thinking it was badly hurt from the fall, I started to put it out misery, when, 10l two more rats appeared off the scene. They ran up to the first one, wheie it lay holding the egg, and, each siezing a hind leg, began to drag it and the egg across the barn rat hole, into which they pushed egg avu. disappeared. ” M Place for Americans. Edmund W. P. Smith, for eight years United States consul at Caithagena, Re public of Colombia, but for the past two years engaged in business there, is home again. He says that there is a great field for American enterprise in the Republic of Colombia. Electric lights, water works, railroads and ice machines are particularly wanted. The government is disposed to be liberal. Concessions will be given to bona fide capitalists for twenty-five years, and in the case of the water works the government will guar antee 7 per cent, ou the capital invested for twenty-five years. Most of the trade of the country is controlled by the Ger mans and English, whose representatives are met everywhere, while a traveler for an American firm is rarely met with. A Failure. Mr. Sccretan, the French organizer of the big copper pool, was a powerful man a few weeks ago. He attempted to levy blackmail ali over the world on those who chose or were compelled to use cop per in any way, and for a year or more met with a fair amount of success. Now the copper corner is broken, his im mense fortune is swept away, and he is being prosecuted iu France for attempt ing fo forestall the market, with the probability that he will pass part of his declining years in prison. In the South the situation is better than in the West, the ciops being of a kind for which there is a well-sustained demand at all ti. is, and there are other well-known causes for the growing pros perity of the people and railroads of the South. Rut in the extreme West there is said to be little prospect of decided improvement, even if the next crop should be good. Rail toad rates are sure to be low. Mortgages on farms are often good investments, but there are said to be large areas not worth foreclosing the mortgages on. A German traveler has discovered the very smallest republic in Europe. The honor, which was claimed for Gersau, seems to belong incontestably to the in dependent hamlet of Foust. This pretty group of huts, situated a few hours dis tance from Oleron, in the department of the Lower Pyrenees, belongs neither to | France nor Spain. It has somewhat over 100 citizens. They have no mayor or other civil official." They have not eve;, an established church or pri< st < f their own, but attend at a neighboring vil lage. The Supreme Court of the United States has recognized the seizuie of property in West Virginia by Gen. Fitz hugh Lee. under the authority of the Confederate States, as “an act ol legiti mate warfare.” A Great Baptism. Last Sunday, Richmond, Va., was al most without an adult inhabitant. The entire population had gone to the bank* of the James River to witness the great tst baptism ever known among the col ored churches. About 300 were put un der the water and many more are to fol low. This is the first result of the un precedented revival going on for three weeks. In many instances fifteen minutes’ time are consumed in shaking one pet son by the hand aud relating their vision. By daylight the entire negro popu lation was up preparing to attend this baptism, which was to begin at 10:80. The crowd in attendance was estimated at 30,000. The converts marched in procession through, the streets, many of the women wearing white robes, some of the more opulent attired in directoire gowns. Rev. John Jasper, the invinci bi« anti-Satan slugger, who has regularly oacc a month hurled the moving sun among his missiles at the arch enemy, towered 0 feet 1 above the vast con course, and though several years older, his voice is the strongest aud his roll of ccnvertß trie largest. The three minis ters stood iu the river, three lines of penitents moving to them at a time, and the groans and shouts, the ecstatic emotions ihat rolled over this vast mul titude surpassed anything of the kind ever heard iu Richmond before. The police in order to prevent disasters, had to scatter the crowds from tho bridge. Hundreds were not able to get in sight of the water.— Exchange. Control the Market. The New England mills have practi cally surrendered the manufacture of low grade goods to the Southern mills, and now devote themselves exclusively to finer and more profitable work. The Southern mills have fairly captured the “brown goods” market, and as they are crowding each other in that market some of them should enter upon the manufac ture of higher grades of good ß , and so make profitable business for themselves and room for the new mills at the same time. Enterprise is better than “combi nation,” both for our mills and the peo ple who support them. Having entered the field of cotton manufacture, the South should not rest or halt until it dominates every part of it. There is room and opportunity on the higher lev els, and the next step must be forward aud upward; not backward. It will be a great event for the Cotton States when a Southern cotton factory sends its first hale of calico to market. — Charleston, S. C. News Courier. There are hints from Berlin and Lon don that there is a sort of under standing between Prince Bismarck and Lord Sal isbury on the Samoan question. It is ceriain, however, that the people of England, as well as of her Pacific colo nies, are decidedly opposed to any alli ance with Germany in this issue or on any issue. TYliy suffer lender from dyspepsia, indiges tion, want of appetit ■, loss of strength, lack of energy, malarial, intermittent fevers, etc.? Brown’s Iron Bitters neve fail to cure these diseases. They act like a charm on the diges tive organs, enaoving all dyspeptic symptoms, such Vis belching, heartburn, biliousness, etc. Itemember it is ttie on.y Iron preparation that will not blacken the teeth or give headache. Michigan papers are agitating for the res toration of capital punishment. Catarrh Cared. A clergyman, after years of suffering from that loathsome disease, Catarrh, and vainly trying every known remedy, at last found a prescription which completely cured and saved him from death. Any sufferer from this dread ful disease sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence, 88 Wari en St.. N.Y., will receive the recipe free of charge. Daaaerous Trilling. It Is not only foolish, but dangerous, to trills with constipation, indigestion, piles or liver de rangement. Take the proper remedy as soon as possible, and avoid all danger incident to delay. Hamburg Figs are a specific for these affections. iSScents. Dose one Fig. Mack Drug Co., N. Y. Oregon, the I’nrndlsc of Famin e. Mild, equable climate, certnin and abundant crops. Best fruit, grain, grass snd stock country in the wot Id Full information free. Address Oreg. Im’igrVn Board, Portland, Ore. Nothing so completely robs confinement of the pain and suffering attending it as the use of The Mother’s Friend. Sold by druggists. : "■ 1 ' ■■ - ■■■it - \R& The Chief Keasou for tbs marvellous suc cess of Hood's Sarsaparilla Is found In the fact that this medicine actually accomplishes all that Is claimed for It. Its real merit has won _ „ . . .... for Hood's Sarsaparilla M Grit V\ HIS a popularity and sale greater than that of any other blood purifier. It cures Scrofula, all Humors, Dyspopcia, etc. Prepared only by C. I. Hood Si Co., I,owcll, Mass. W. L. DOUGLAS ep» O ifflpC Gentlemen ZM Ladies Slmlm Or any ol m; slues sdve-ti od from time L> time ; i' thia paper, that canm> h- procured f m D aier , "ill b s nt t > *' y addrers direct 'rora tae Factory, on receipt of uric. tSyEraadaent when nano ant price are r.i t r emped on bottom. X,. 330>XJC3-Tlj2f3LS, EROCKTON, MASS. Hill B. B. B, StBOVCtIiA. H. L. Cassidy, Kennesaw, Ga., writes! “Three bottles of B. B. B. cured my wife of jorofula.” CATARRH FOR SIX YEARS. Mrs. Matilda Nichols, Knoxville, Tenn., writes: “I had catarrh six years and a distress ing cough, and my eyes were much swollen.. F.ve bottles of B. 8.8., thank God! cured me.” A KIDNEY TONIC. T. O. Callahan, Chsr.otte, N. C., writes : “B. B. B. is a tine ton.c, and has done my kidneys great good.” 10-YXARS' OLD RHEUMATISM- W. J. Morehrad, Newton N. C.. writes : “I used three bott t s of B. B. 8., and I now feel a (hralthy man, after suffering ten long years from rheumatism.” PILES SINCE 1858— RHEUMATISM AND BOILS. J. M. Bai field, Elbc-rion, Ga., writes: “B. U. B. cured me of piles I had since 1»58. It also cured my nephew of rheumatism. It alsP cured Mira- A. Elrod of carbuncles, boils and swollen feet that had troubled her a long Wjub," I, drinking places dosed inßostQa,Maßs., under the high-license system. MEN MINERAL PASTILLES FOR CATARRH Sold by all Dmargista. 30c. a box. SODEN MINERAL SPRINGS CO. (Limited), Sole Agents, 13 CEDAR ST., NEW YORK. 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At Druffffiotft* Accept V/ no oilier. All pills In paste- v board boxea, pink wrappers, are » danger oua counterfeit. Send 4c. (»tamp«) for pariicblars aud “Uellef f»»r I.adlea,”** letter, by return mail. 10,000 monialafroai LADIS3 wbo have used them. Name Paper. Chichester Chemical Co., J:ndlaonS<i.,Phlla.,Pa. MOTHERS’ FRIEND nißsamm births® IP USED BEFOJRE^ONFINEMENT. Book to “Mothers'’ M aileppFrei. nRADFIXL!) KEOI'LATOR OH., ATI. AJVTAJGA. Sold by all Druggists. Road Carts!i E Bf "KSTBuggies! WDon't buy before g Uing our true. »nd cat* loanee. THE GEO. W. sTOi Kfcll, CO.. Nam. tb s paper. NASII ViLI.K. TEN* fse TO M-A3O A MONTH can be made working O> w for us. Agents preferred who can furnish a horto and give their whole time to the business. Spare moments may be profitably employed also. A few vacancies In towns and cities. B. K. JOHN SON A CO., IU0» Main St., Richmond, Va. N. 8.- Pleate itate ag - and business experience. Never mind 06->uf tending it amp for reply. B. F. 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PEERLESS BYES Sold by Dsvoo’isri -a.jurat..sj I prescribe and fully eu done Big G as the only MM specific (or the certain curs MsSW 1 VO 5 daTS.XmJ of this disease. noi ae G.H.INGRAHAM,M. D., gfrS eaasaStrlocura. " Amsterdam, N. Y. ■ 3 Mrd only try tho We have sold Big G for facets.. many years, and it has CMfileal Klven tJje best 0 f B atui- UGgk Chnc!:inati,faf£Zd faction. re.,o. "Kg I>. R. DYCTTE A CO., « Chicago, 111. 'ciWl.OO. Bold by Druggists. K say Piso’s Cure for Con & lo sumption is THE BEST voic. A. N. U Twenty-one, ’B# \m^wrn