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WEEKLY CORY ALMS HtZETlE CORVALLIS. - JANUARY 23, 1880 DO YOU REMEMBER f Because we once drove together V. tl . .nnnnllffh) flVPr I III RDHW. Witb the HUarp bells ringing their tinkling chime. So many a year ago. 80, now, as I hear tbem Jingle, The winter cornea back again. Though summer stirs in the heavy trees, And the wild rose scents the lane. We gather our fur around us. Our faces the keen air stlngx, And noiselessly we fly o'er the scow-busbed world. Almost as if we had wings. -touch Is the Joy of mere living, Enough 1b th blood's quick tbrlll; W are simply happy -I care not wby We are happy beyond our will. The trees are with icicles jeweled. The walls are o'er-urted with snow; The houses witb marble whiteness are roofed, J u their windows the home-ilghts glow. Tnrousrh the tense, clear sky above us The keen stars flush and gleam. And wrapped in their silent shroud of snow The broad fields He and dream. And Jingling witb low, sweet clashing, Riug t be bellB as our good horse goes, And tossing his head, from his nostrils red. Hislrosty oreain ne oiowa. And closely you nestle against me, While around your waist my arm I have slipped 'tis so bluer, bitter cold It Is only to keep us warm. We talk, and then we are silent ; And suddenly you know why I siooned-could I help it? on lilted your face We kissed there was nobody nigh. And no one was ever the wiser. And no one was ever the worse; The skits did not fall as perhaps they ought And we hi ard no paternal curse. I never told It did you, deal? from that day to this; But my memory keeps in its utmost recess, Like a perfume, -that innocent kiss. I dare say you have forgotten, r was so many years ago; Or you may not choose to remember it, Time may have cbaLged you so. The world so chills us and kills us. Perhaps you may scorn to recall That night, witb its Innocent impulse Perhaps you'll deny it all. But If of that fresh, sweet nature The veriest vestige survive. You remember that moment's madntat V ,u remember tbat moonliirbt drive. Atlantic Monthly. BURGLARIOUSLY ASH FELONIOUSLY. We had just locked up the safe and I had put the key in my pocket I am the accountant of the North and South of England Bank, and its Padsey branch, V. JR. Yorks. I had got my hat on and had taken up my umbrella, when a man came running into the bank with a bag of mouey in his band. "Am I in time?" he cried. I shook my head. "Deuce take it," I said; "but we can't take the money." "Well, then, what is to be done? Here's 22,000 in this bag, and those drafts of mine come duo in a couple of days. Well, you II have to take 'em up," he said. "I can't, unless voir take the money in to-night. I knew that those drafts were com ing due, and that our manager was a little anxious about them, for they were rather heavy, and the other names on them wore not very good. Black, too that was the man with the money bag was a capital cus tomer; and not only a good customer himself, but he brought good acounts with him, and we were a young branch and on our mettle. . Well, here was the money to meet the drafts, anyhow, and should have been a great fool to send it away because it was after hours. So I counted it all over; there was about 19,000 in checks and notes and 3000 in gold. "Come and have a glass of beer with me,'" said Black, on the way to the station. I put the bag ot money in my desk and locked it up. I would come back presently and have it put in the sate. 1 walked to the station with Black; we had some beer together, and then he went off America wards, and I on my way to JNemophillar Villas, lou see 1 was rather in the habit of calling for a'glass of beer as I went home, and then going on, and consequently, from the torce of habit, I'd almost got home before I remem bered the bag of money. It was vexing, too, because we had a tea party that night, the first since our marriage, and it began at 5 o'clock, and I'd promised to be home an hour earlier to draw the corks and help get things ready. And here it was 6 o'clock, and I had to go back to the bank. All the way back I went as hard as I could pelt. However, the money was all right in my desk, and now I'd put it in the safe. "Tell Mr. Cousins" our man ager, you know I said to the ser vant wbo had let me in, "tbat I want the key of the safe." But you had it in your pocket, you say, which shows that you are not acquainted with the rules and regulations of the North and South ttf England Bank, which say that the acountant or chief cashier shall be responsible tor the due custody of the cash while it isin his possession in the daytime, and at night all moneys and securities shall be carefully secured within the office safe, which shall be secured by two keys, one of which shall be in the custody of the manager, and the sec ond in that of the accountant or cash ier. But you say again, as long as you had one key, what did you want of two? There, I own, the regula tions are obscure. They were drawn up by somebody without any literary skill; if they'd consulted me about them, I could have suggested a good many improvements. What they meant to say was that the safe was secured by two locks, and that a key of each, not interchangable the one with the other, was to be in the cus tody, etc. Now you understand why I wanted Mr. Cousin's key. "Eh, my!" said, the servant, open ing her mouth wide, "and what might you want Mr. Cousin's key for?" Just as stupid as you, you see. I was mad with the girl. 1 own I al ways get out of temper with those Yorkshire people. If you ask them the simplest question, first they open their mouth and gape at you. When you've repeated the question twice they shut their mouth and think a bit. Then tho idea seems to reach tho thing that does duty with 'em for brains, and excites a sort ot reflex action, for, by jingo! instead of an swering your question they go and ask you one. And that makes me so mad! Oh, they're a very dense race, those Yorkshire people. "Why. to open the safe, you stu pid," said I. "Where is he?" "Don't you know?" says she. "Know!" I cried in a rage; "what should I ask you for if I did know?" "Didn't you know he was at your house?" Ah, so he was. I'd nearly forgot ten that he was one of the guests at my wites party. Clearly, 1 couldn t get the safe open, and I didn't like to leave the money in my desk, so I put it in my pocket and took it home, thinking I'd give it to Cousins with my key, to put it in the safe when ho returned. A nice mess I got into when I got home, for you see it had been ar ranged that 1 was to go up stairs and dress before anybody came; and that then tho room was to be made ready for the ladies to take their bonnets 0fffor they were not all carriage people. Well, you never saw such a thing! When 1 got home and crept up stairs to dress, the people had all come so the servant said there were six muffs, and four bon nets, and five pork-pie hats, and a half dozen shawls on the beds, and one lady had left her every-day curls hanging over the looking glass. Upon my word, I didn't like to per form my toilet among all these fem inine gear; and there was no lock to the door; and my dress clothes were all smothered up among these muffs and things. But I got through pret ty well, and had just got one of my lees into my trousers, when bang, atrondoD-doD! such a rattle at the knocker, and I heard my wife scut tling away into the hail. They were the Markbys our trump card, who kept their own carriage and everything grand. "So kind of you, my dear," said mv wife, kissine Mrs. Markby most affectionately. I could hear the re port where I stood. "So delighted! Keally, how nice ly, how beautifully you arrange ev erything. I can't have things ar ranged, with all ray servants, and " "Run up Btairs, dear, do," said my wife. "You know 'She room my room, right hand, at the ton of tho stairs." I heard the flutter of female wings on the stairs. What was I to do? If I could have managed the other leg, I wouldn t have minded, but couldn't. I hadn't worn these dress things for a good while, and I don'i grow any thinner as I grow older No, for the life of me I could not dis nose of that other leg at such short notice. What could I do? I could only rush to tho door and set my back against it. Did I tell you that this was our housewarming party? Did I tell you our landlord had al tered the house tor us, making our bedroom larger by adding a slip that tbat had formed a separated room I think not. And yet I ought to have told rou all these eircumstan ces to enable you to understand the catastrophe that followed. In a word the door opened outward. 1 d lor gotten that peculiarity, never having had a room so constituted before, and never will again. The door went open with a crash, and I bound ed backward into Mrs. Markby 'a arms. Smelling salts and sal vola tile! was there ever such an unto ward affair? The music struck up for the dance as 1 hopped back into my room. hid my head among the bolsters and muffs and almost cried, for I am such a delicate-minded man. Yes, it hurt me a great deal more than it did Mrs. Markby, for, would you believe ltf she told the whole story down fie 'II below, to the whule company, with pantomimic action, and, when' I showed myself at the door of the drawing room, I was received with shouts of inextinguishable laughter. I think I called the Yorkshire oeo lc dense just now, didn't I? Well, add another epithet coarse dense and coarse. 1 told em so, and they laughed the more. The guests were gone, the lights weae out, slumber had just visited my eyes, when right into my brain, starting me up as if I had been shot, came a noise. 1 wasn t really certain ai nrst wnetner j. neard a noise or was only dreaming. Was it only my pulse thumping into my ears, or were those regular beats the tramping of somebody's muffled feet? Then 1 heard an unmistakable sound creak, creak, creak a door opened slowly and cautiously. All in a moment the idea flashed into my head 22, 000. You see, all this dancing and junketing, and laughing and chaffing had completely driven out of my mind all thought of the large sum I bad in my possession. I had left it in a great coat pocket, which was hanging up in the hall down stairs. Puff, a gust of wind came through the house, rattling tho doors and windows, and then I beard a door slam, and a footstep outside of some one cautiously, stealing away. Away down stairs I went like a madrAan, my one thought to put my hand on tbat great coat, witb long tails, and two pockets behind, and a little cash pocket on the left-hand side in front, and this breast pocket in which I had put the bag of money. This pocket wasn't as usual, on the left-hand side, but on the right. There was no other coat hanging on those rails, only my wife's waterproof. What a swoop I made to get hold of that coat! Great heavens, it was gone! I had carefully bairedand chained the front door before I went to bed now it was unfastened. I ran cut into the street, and looked up and down, hopeless and bewildered. It was a damp, dark night; the lamp at the corner threw a long, silky ray down the streaming pavement, hut there wasn't a soul to be seen. Everything was still and cold and dark. Tho money was clean gone yes, it was gone. I repeated those words mechanically to myself as I crawled up stairs. All the results of this loss pictured thoinselves before me dismissal from tho bank, ruin of all my prospects utter ruin, in fact. What could I do? To what turn? The blow that had fallen upon me was so heavy and sudden that it had benumbed my faculties. My chief desire was to crawl into bed and fall asleep, hoping never to wake. But morning would come surely enougn morning and its attendant miseries. Then tho thought came to me: Should I go to bed and say noth ing at all about ltf .no one anew of my having received that money; not a soul but Black-, the man wno had deposited it. I had given him no receipt lor it, no acknowicag ment. Black had gone to America a hundred things might happen he might never return; at all events there was respite, immediate reuei. I could go to the bank next morn ing, hang up my bat as usual, ano everything would go on as before If Black returned, mv word was as good as his. The notes and checks would never be traced home, uui 1 don't think I retained this thought long. Did you ever consider how much resolution and force of will it takes to initiate a course of crime and deception? I had neither the one nor the other. I should have broken down at once. I couldn't have tbat fellow's eye on me and tell him 1 had never had his money. I woke my wife; she had slept through all the trouble. "Mary,'1 I said, "we're ruined; there's been a robbery." "A robbery," she cried, clasping her hands; "and are the men gone?" "Yes," I said. "Ob, thank heaven!" she said, "then we're safe. Never mind the rest, Jack, as long as our lives are safe. But there's my waterproof, Jack oh, do run and see if they have taken that." Then I told her the story of the 22,000. She wouldn't believe mo at first, but when she heard the whole story she was frightoned enough. Yet she had wits about her more than I had. "You must run off to the town hall, Jack," she said, "and set the police to work. They must telegraph to all the stations to London and everywhere. Ob, do go at once, Jack this very moment! Every second lost may be ruin to us!" Away I went to the town hall. This was a large classic edifice, .vith an immense portico and a huge flight of steps; but you didn't "go into the portico to get into the police office, but to the side which wasn't classical at all, but of the rudimentary style of architecture, and you went along a number ot echoing stone passages belore you reached the Superin tendent's office. When I told the Superintendent the story "Ah," he said, "I think I know who did tbat job." "Oh," said I, "how thankful I am! Then you can put your hands on him and get back the money. I want tho money back, Mr. Super intendent, never mind him. I wouldn't mind, indeed, rewarding him for his trouble if 1 could only get the money back. ' - "Sir," said the Superintendent, severely, "the police ain't sent info the world to get people's money back nothing of the sort. We aren't going to encourage composition of felony; and for putting our hands on Flashy Joe for he did the job, mark you well, what do you think the liberty of the subject is for? Where's your evidence?" I was obliged to confess I hadn't any, whereat the Superintendent looked at me contemptuously. "Now, let's see into the matter," he said, after he'd made some notes on a bit of paper. "Howxame they to know you'd got the money in your coat?" I said I didn't know. "Ah, but I know," said the Super intendent, "you went to get a glass of ale after you left the bank, young man?" ' I was obliged to confess I had done so. "That's bow property gets stolen," said he, looking at me severely. "And what's more, you had a glass with a friend. Ah, I knew you had. And perhaps you got talking to this friend of yours?" "Yes, indeed, I had." "Very well; and you mentioned about the money you'd just took?'' "Very likely." "Then this Joe, depend up it, was in the crib at the time and "he heard you, and he followed you back to tne bans; and you haven t got blinds, but a wire netting over the window. and anybody outside can see vou counting out the gold and silver." "That's true," I said. "Yes, I see it all," said the Super intendent; "just as Joe saw it. He follows you up here to yonder, and he sees you put 'our money in vour coat pocket, and then be follows you nome, ana wnen all 3 quiet be cracks the crib. Oh, it's all in a nut-shell. and that's how property goes. And men you come to the police." "But if 3'ou know it's Joe, why don't you send after him and catch him.' Oh, we know our own business, sir; you leave it an to us; we snau bave Joe tight enough, 11 not for this job, anyhow for the next. We 11 give bun a bit ot rope, like. I couidu t put any tire into the man, do what I could; he was civil, that is, for a Yorkshircraau ; impas sive, he'd do what was right. I'd given the information very well; all the rest was his business. So I came home miserable, despair ing. It was just daylight by this time, and as I opened the shutters' the debris of our feast was revealed; the lees of the lobster salad, the picked bones of the chickens, the melted residuum of the jellies; while about everything hung the faint smile of sour wine. I sat down amid all this wretchedness apd leaned my head on my arms in dull, miserable lethorgy. Then I sprang up, and as I did so, I caught sight of myself in the looking-glass. Good heavens! Was this wretched, hang-dog looking fellow myself? Did a few hours' misery change a man like this? Why, I was a very felon in appearance, and so I should be thought to be. Who would believe this story of a robbery? Why the police didn't believe in it, else they'd had taken a different tono. No, I should be looked upon as a thief by all the world. Then my wife came down stairs, and with a few touches restored a little order and sanity, both to out ward matters and to my mind. She brought me some coffee and an egg and some bread and butter, and after I had eaten and drank I didn't feel quite so bad. "Jack," she said, "you must go 10 London at once and see the directors. Have the first word and tell them all about it all the particulars. It was only a little bit ot carelessness alter all, and perhaps they'll look over it." "Yes, tbat s all ecy well, 1 saia. "But how am 1 to get there? I've got no money. This wretched party has cleared us right out." "Borrow some of Cousins." "He asked me to lend him a sover eign last night, and I couldn't." Now, you'll say, " Here's a man without resource. Why didn't he pawn his watch ?" To tell the truth that's what I did the week before, and the money was all gone. 'Then under the circumstances," you'll add, "it was immoral to give a party. But, you'll bear in mind, the invita tions have been out tor a lortnight, and we were then in funds. "Well, Jack," said my wife, "you must get the man the P. B. to give you some more money on the wateh Sell it to him right out. It must at least be worth ten pounds, for it cost thirty, and you ve only had hvc upon it. Sell the ticket. "Yes; but where was the ticket?" Why, in the little cash pocket of my brown great coat. Still, I had heard that if you'd lost a ticket you could make the man give you another, and Brooks, the pawnbroker, was a re spectablc fellow, who, perhaps, would .help me out of my difficulty. I went to him, anyhow, on my way to the station. I felt like a ticket of leave man as I went into his shop. But put a good face upon it. "Brooks," I said, "that watch you know the ticket it s stolen. Brooks gave a most portentious wink. He was a slow speeched man, with a red face and a tremendous cor poration. "Nay," he says, "my lad, thou'rt wrong there." "What do you mean?" I said, col oring up furiously. Every one sus pected me, it seemed. "Whoa, it might ha' been stolen once, but it aren't no; 'ave got it here. This is how it were. A cadging sort o chap comes in, and he says, 'Mas ter, what'll you give me for this tick et?' Now, you know the hact don't allow us to give nought in that kind of way, but 1 say to the chap, let's have a look at it; and then 1 saw it was yours, and I said to the man : 'My lad, you aren't come honest by this." "And you gave him into custody; he's in prison? Old Brooks, what a capital fellow you are! " "Nay," he said ; " I knowed better nor that. Do you think I'd hexpose a customer? 1 know you gents don't care abouttbese little matters getting abroad ; and so I slaps my fist on the counter, and I says, 'Hook it! ' just like that. And away he went like a Jamplighter." I sank down on the counter, over powered with emotion. "And what's more," went on Brooks, "he never took up the money I'd lent bim for the coat." "What coat?" he cried. "A very nice brown coat he put up with me. About fit J'ou, I should think. See, here it is." It was my identical brown great coat, wrapped up in a bundle, and tied round with my own handker chief. I made a dart at it, opened it, plunged my hand into the breast pjeket there was the roll of money, there were fhe 22,000. How did I go to the bank that morning on legs or wings? And how did I get home, as soon as I had put the money safe away? Mary knew by my face tbat it was all right; and didn't we have a dance of joy all round the house! My burglar had been only a sort of sneuk after all, wbo bad got in at an open window, and bolted with the spoils of the hall; but if be had taken the pains to look into the pockets of the coat, he'd have been a rich though miserable and insecure man, and I should havo been utterly and deservedly ruined. Gen. Crook was nearly frozen to death last week, having lost his way while hunting in the Platte Valley. Wouticrful Surgery. The San Antonio correspondent of the Galveston News tells the following story of a wonderful surgical operation recently performed in the former city. Dr. F. Herff has long been a resident of San Antonio, and is justly considered one of the best physicians and surgeons in Texas. San Antonio contains a wonder, the like of which cannot be found in the United States. It is nothing more nor less than a child, seven years old, that, instead of masticating and swallowing its food in the usual manner, is fed through an aperture in the stomach made for that purpose, Ihe child is gaining strength, can walk and play, and bids fair to soon be as stout and healthy as any other child. On Saturday last "I determined to go and see the child for myself. The facts are as follows: About two years ago Mr. S. T. Lumley, at that time living in Pennsylvania, had the misfortune to have his little daughter Jessie drin a solution of lye, which a negro woman had carelessly left on the table. A large quantity of the corrosive liquid was swallowed. Death is the cer tain result in such cases. There have been quite a number of cases in San An tonio, where children drank concentrated lye, and none hav.e survived except in this instance. The lye destroyed the mucous membrane, and a stricture of the esophagus is formed, which means that the throat, or, at least, the channel through which the food goes into the stomach, is drawn together or contracted to such a degree that only liquids, and not much of them can pass through. If the child does not die at once, it lingers tor a year or so, and then goes into a con sumptive condition and perishes of low starvation. It is impossible for a human being to live exclusively on liquid nour ishment; but where concentrated lye has been taken there are times, particularly in cold damp weather, when the sufferer cannot even swallow milk. All attempts to open the closed up esophagus are fu tile, hence the sufferer slowly starves to death. Such was the condition of the little girl, Jessie Lumley, when she was brought to San Antonio for treatment. The child was very much emaciated, and could not swallow even liquid lood for days at a time. As it was the only possible chance she had for lite, her parents consented tbat the operation of making an opening in the stomach should be attempted. The operation has been performed in Eng land, but this is believed to be the first time it has ever been attempted in the United States. Y'our correspondent can not give tne technical terms, but can mak the modus operandi intelligible to the general reader. An incision four inches long was made a few inches to the left of the pit of the stomach, at the beginning of the short ribs, much stitching being required. Through this incision the stomach is reached. The next part of the operation requires the most delicate handling imaginable. It consists in sew ing the stomach to the walls of the abdo men, but the greatest care has to be taken not to penetrate the stomach itself. The needle and stitches only penetrate the skin of the stomach. The result is that the stomach, as the wound gradually heals, grows to the walls of the abdomen. The patient was put under the influ ence of chloroform, and the operation successfully performed by Dr. F. Herfl, assisted by his son, Dr. John Herff, and Dr. Amos Graves, all of this city. Unfor tunately the child had an attack of the chills and fever, which had to be cured which gave it a set back. The operation described took place three weeks ago The stomach had grown on to the sides of the abdomen, and eight days ago the final operation ot making a small incision into the stomach, through which the food was to pass, was performed, and twice a day during the past week a beefsteak, cut up fine, has been passed with the forceps into the stomach, and the child is steadily gaining strength. On Saturday last I visited the child, in company with Dr. Herfl, and saw it fed. We halted in front of a one story house, which we entered. A little girl with light hair and blue eyes, was sitting up in bed, surrounded by playthings. Her mother, a young woman of about thirty years of age, was busy in the room. 'Don't you want your supper, Jessie ! said the doctor, "1 want steak. I don't want any bread, 'cos it hurts," said the little girl, whose thin features and pale complexion showed the result of her long fast. The mother Drought in a rare beef steak, which the doctor proceeded to cut up in small pieces, crumbling up some bread at the same time. The food being prepared, the child lay back on the bed and the opening in the side was exposed. It was only an inch in length, and pre sented the appearance of a badly healed cut. It was a little inflamed. I stood by and saw the doctor take one piece after another and carefully introduce It with the forceps into the stomach, until the plate was nearly empty. The child com plained a little at times, but did not ap pear to suffer any. She finally said, "My stomach is full," and as there was no more steak, the doctor desisted. Finally some cotton was placed in the opening, a band age put on, and she sat up and was soon fondling her playthings. The following additional facts may be of interest to the medical fraternity and others interested. No particle of solid food has passed through the child's throat since the accident. 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HALL'S PATENT CONCRETE FIRE-PROOF SAFES. Hare been tested bv the most disastrous confla grations in the country. They are thoroughly fire proof. They ore free from dampness. Their unnerioritv is bevond Question. Although about150,000 of these safes are now in use, and hundreds have been tested by some of the most disastrous conflagrations in the ccunlrv. there is not a sinzle in-tance on record wherein one of tliern ever failed to preserve ita con tents perfectly. HALL'S PATENT DOVETAILED tkxoh ami eaoove BURGLAR-PROOF MAFES. Have never been broken open and robbed by hiinrlnrs or robbers. Ifall's l.unrlar work is protected by letters piitent. and his work cannot be equaled lawfully. His nateiit bolt is superior to any in use. His patent locks cannot be picked by the most skillful experts or burglars. Bv one of the ereate3t improvements known, the Gross Automatic Movement, our locks are operated without any arbor or spindle passing through the door and into the lock. 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JUST RETURNED FROM with a new truck, and having lu,t i.h ham 1'nrmerlv occupied by James Jur- lin, we are now preyed to do an mnas 01 GRAYING AD HAULING, either in the city or country, at the lowest living niM. C.n 1k found at the old truck stand. share of the public patronage resjiectfully solic ited. rorvallis. Dec. 27. 1878. 1 5:52t: JOB PRINTING. -the Gazette Job Printing House IS NOW PREPARED TO DO Plain and Ornamental Printing, dona by any As neat and Cheap as it can be Office on the Coast. bill Heads, Letter Heads niote head. Mb enif nU, P. OK TBI Ball Tlfhets. Invitation Circular. Huttlne-a Cards. Vlwltfuir Tarda, Labels. Dodger. Mnall Pestr. Envelope. l.ecal Blaaka Bank Note. attlpplas; Receipt, Order Hooka, Una, Tar. He., Etc -Orders by mates furnished. mail promptly filled. Esti- AUGUST KNIGHT, CABINET MAKER, UNDERTAKER. Cor. Second and Monroe Sts., convtLLis. OBEG09. Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of FURNITURE COFFINS AND CASKETS. 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By Sylvester Graham. with a Uopicus Index and Biographical Sketch of the Author. $3.00. Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated. De- votea to Jitlimology, Fhysiology, Phrenology Physiognomy, Psycology, Biography, Educa tion, Art, Literature, with Measures to Re form, Elevate and Improve Mankind Physi cally, Mentally and Spiritually. Published Monthly in octavo form, at $2.00 a year in advance, or 20 cents a number. New volumes January and July. Inclose amount in a registered letter or by a P. 0. order for one or for all of the above, and address S. R. WELLS & CO., Publishers, 737 Broadway, New York. Agents wanted. Considered in $1.50. With an Essay of Investigation, Andrew Board- RUPTURE CURED! From m Merchant. Davtox, W. T. Feb. 10, 1879. W. J. Home, Proprietor California Elastic Truss Co., 720 Market street, San Francisco Dear Sir: The Truss I purchased of you one year ago ha j proved a miracle to me. I have been ruptur ed forty years, and wore dozens of different kinds of Trusses, all of which ruined my health, as they were very injurious to my back and spine. Your valuable Truss is as easy as an old shoe and is worth hundreds of dollars to me, as it affords me so much pleasure. I can and do advise all, both ladies and gentlemen, afflicted, to buy and wear your modern improved Elastic Truss imme diately. I never expect to be cured, but am sat isfied and happy with the comfort it gives me to wear it. It was the best $1 0 I ever invested in my life. You can refer any oue tome, and I will be happy to answer any letters on its merits, remain, yours, respectfully. D. D. Bunnell. Latest Medical Endorsements-. Martixbz, Cal.,Feb. 17, 1879. TV. J. Home, Proprietor California Elastic Truss Co., 720 Market street, S. F. Dear Sir: In regard to your Cal. Elastic Jruss, I would say that 1 have carefully studied it9 mechanism, ap plied it in practice, and I do not hesitate to say that for all purposes for which Trusses are worn it is the b st Truss ever offered to the public. Yours truly. J. H. Cabothbbs, M. D. Cndoned bjr a Promlneut Medical Instl rata. San Fbancisco, March 6, 1879. BV J. Home, Esq. Dear Sir . You ask my opinion of the relative merits of your Patent Elastic Truss, as compared with other kinds that have been tested under my observation, and in reply I frankly state, that from the time my at tention was first called to their simple, though highly mechanical and philosophical construction, together with easy adjustibiiity to persons of all ages, forms and sizes. I add this further testi monial with special pleasure, that the several persons who have applied to mo for aid in their cases of rupture, and whom I havo advised to try yours, all acknowledge their entire satisfaction, and consider themselves highly favored by the possession of your improved Elastic Truss. Youts tiuly, Bablow J. Smith, M. D. Proprietor of the Hygienic Medical Institute 635 California street, San Francisco. A Remarkable Cure. San Fkantisco, Oct 26, 179. W. J. Home, Proprietor California Elastic Truss, 720 Market street, 8an Francisco Dear Sir: I am truly grateful to you for the wonder ful CURE your valuable Truss has effected on my little boy. The double Truss I purchased from you has PERFECTLY CURED him of his pain ful rupture on both sides in a little over six months. The Steel Truss he had before I bought yours caused him cruel torture, and it was a hap- Sy day for us all when he laid it aside for the ALIFORNIA ELASTIC TRUSS. I am sure that all will be thankful who are providentially led to give your Truss a trial. You may refer any one to me on the subject. Yours truly, Wu. Pkbv, 638 Sacramento St. This is to certify that I have examined the son of Wm. Peru, and find him PERFECTLY CURLD of Hernia, on both sides. L. Dkxtbb LvKonn, M. D. Surgeon and Physician. Trusses forwarded to all parts of the United States at our expense, on receipt, of price. Head Stamp tor Illustrated Catalog-ae aud Price List. Giving full information and rules for measuring California VVS&S 720 Market St., S. F. gfa a A WEtK in vour own town and no ' ml t capital risked. You can give the fHIIH uusiness a iriai witnout expense. WVV The best opportunity ever offered for those willing to work. ou should try nothing else until you see for yourself what you can d at the business we offer. No room to explain here. You can devote all your time or only your spare time to the business, and make frrea't pay for every hour you work. Women make as much as men. Send for special private terms and par ticulars, which we mail free. $6 outfit free, Don't complain of bard tunes while you have such a chance. Address H. HALLETT & CO., Portland, Maine. 16:31yl