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TWO NOTED MINSTRELS
Who Have Won Fortune", and What
They Hay about (Stage Lire.
"Billy" Emerson lias recently made
a phenomenal success in Australia,
and is rich.
Emerson was born at Belfast in
1846. He began his career with Joe
Sweeney's minstrels in Washington in
- 1857. Later on he jumped into prom
inence in connection with Newconib's
minstrels, wilh whom he visited Ger
many. He visited Australia in 1S74,
and on his return to America joined
Haverley's minstrels in San Francisco
at $500 a week and expenses. With
this "troupe, he played before her
majesty the queen, the Prince of
Wales, and royalty generally. After
this trip he leased the Standard Thea
ter, San Francisco, where for three
years he did the largest ! business ever
, kmown to minstrelsy. In April last
he went to Australia Again, where he
has "beaten the record."
"Billy" is a very handsome fellow,
an excellent singer, dances gracefully,
and is a true humorist.
"Yes, sir, I have traveled all over the
world, have met all sorts of people,
come in contact with all sorts of cus
toms, and had all sorts of experiences.
One must have a constitution like a
locomotive to stand it."
"Yes, I know I seem to bear it like
a major and I do, but I tell you can
didly, that with the perpetual chame
of diet, waiter, and climate, if I had
not maintained my vigor with regular
use of Warner's Safe Cure I should
have gone under long ago."
George II. Primrose, whose name is
tnoTTii in every amusement circle in
America, is even more emphatic, if
possible, than' "Billy" Emerson, in
commendation of the same article to
sporting ami traveling men generally,
among whom it is a great favorite.
' Emeis n lias grown rich on the
Ptoards and so has Primrose, because
tm-y have not squandered the public's
"favors." Stage Whispers.
YOUNGER SISTERS.
' The) Terror Which Surround the Enffa'red
Yoiinsr M:tn.
A young lady in Ohio was engaged
to be married to a young man, anil (lie
wedding dav was set in the near future.
One day the young lady was unable tc
attend a certain picnic with her affi
anc.'d, and sent her youngest s'ster a
2 substitute. Both the young ruan and
the substitute failed to return from the
y icnic, and later it was learned that
they had gone to Pittsburgh and were
married. Aside from the selection of
P.ttsburgh as a place to go to, society
recognizes that the conduct of 1 the
young man was in the highest degree
renrt'hen-j'ble and deserving of severest
censure; but we feel sure that a fair con
sideration f sui h a case can not fail
to adduce many points of extenuation
that will be appreciated, by all young
men, at least. The younger sister was
the prime cause of. the whole affa r, and
th s is but another instance of the im
portance ot this member of the family
as a factor in our social problem not to
be overlooked. Every mother of more
than one girl recogn zes this import
ance, and so does every young man.
Every young man knows bow hard it
is to get hold of a younger s'ster while
the elder is still unmarried, "in society"
and in the field." Not only is the
former subordinated entirely to the
latter; not only is she frequently kept
in short skirts until maturing develop
ment absolutely demands that they be
lengthened; not only is her debut in
society deferred and postponed year
after year to give her elder s:ster a full
chance; but more serious than all th:s,
to the young man that would be
hers, is the fact she is' kept wholly
out of his way and he can only
" get at her via the elder sister.
All society recognizes but one Miss A;
the .others are all the little Miss A's,
qu'te inconsequential and not to be
thought of save as the child or "my
little sister who is in school." Yet the
younger sister often has her share
of the family beauty and attrac
tiveness, and the fact that she is made
nnapproachable only adds to the charm
and fascination of her being.. Every
well-regulated young man will begin
his courting with the parents or guar
dians; if it is the elder s ster he is alter
the path is usually broad and smooth
once they are won to his cause. But
if he goes a step lower he has another
conquest to make, no less a one than
the elder s'ster unless, perchance,
some otheryoung man comes along and
removes her for cause. The difliculties
to be encountered were there are half
a dozen sisters and the young man is
after the ycungest may be readily ap
preciated. It is not surprising that
frequently the fir?t th'ng the young
man knows he finds .himself blocked
half waj down the steps of sisters by
an engagement into which he has fallen
while endeavoring to get enough into
the good graces to be allowed to pass
down, fcjueh an ace'dent may be
taken philosophically or the 3-oung
man may get desperate, " as did
the ' Ohio young man, and aban
don all right and scorn the
verd'et of societv in h;s desperation to
gain his perfectly legitimate end. The
report of the Ohio case states that the
girl who fled to Pittsburgh was a young
er s'ster. and there is no knowing how
many t'mes the young man would have
had to have jeopml:zel himself and his
happiness had hep-.irsued acourselhat,
while undoubtedly proper, is extremely
severe. Inasmuch as the elder sister
herself suggested the arrangement for
thepicnic. it is not unreasonable to sup-
pose.and reflects great credit on her.that
she fully understood the situation, and,
with womanly tact, found away to help
the young lover out without subjecting
him to run the gauntlet of the between
sisters. At any rate such ayoungman
will have the full sympathy of all other
young men far and wide, who can con
done his fault, great as it njay appear
on the surface and serious a 1 breach as
it undoubtedly is, as they can appreci
ate the extremity of his sad situation.
Providence Journal.
Exchange of courtesies between
two Ari ona ed tors From 'the Gila
J owlcr: "Tne lickspittle greaser who
edits the Itipsnorler lost h.s head last
week in trying to answer us." From
the Iiipsnorler: "'J he reformed bum
whose oflice bov edits the Howler lor
liim em't lose hi head, for he has
none." ....
" JThe Philadelphia Call says: The
wealth of our language is shown by the
fact that "hang it up" and "chalk it
down" mean precisely the same thing.
And it mio-bt have added that the thing
hune up" or "chalked down" can be
"drunk up" or "drunk down" as it
luita UB customer. N. Y. Graphic
BiLL NYE.
He Urttrs A l.'tlrr tn Onren V c-rla :ii:d
Inv.t? Her to Vjit Amfr:r.
To Queen Yictcna Iieqina Dei Cracia
and Act ni Mother-in-'aw:
DhakM ydam Your, most gr;iciou
Maiesty will n j doubt be sr.ipi d to
her from me after my long sder.ee
One reason that I have not wr tten for
some time is that 1 had hoped to mc
you ere this, and not b e tuse 1 had
grown o Id. 1 desi e to congratulate
"011 at t ds tim UjonjO'.iP great su -tKss
as a molher-i i-Iaw an 1 your, very
exemplary earner soi i.illy. s.3 aiii-eu
von have give :i unive sal sat .-tae.i n
and our family have marri .d we: I. ,
But -I des red more rspi-e ally to
write you in v.Viation, to another mat
ter. We a:e sirugglrtig here i 1 Amer
ica to establish an author's nterna
lional copyright arrangement, whereby
the a-itiiors of all ci ili ed nations may
be protected in the r r.ghts t th ? pro .
lits of their literary labor, a d the
movement so far has met with ge er
ous encouragement. As an author we
desi e your a d and indorsement.
Could you assist us?
We are giving this sea-on a series of
authors re idings in New York t i ai l
in DroseL-uting tue work, and we-wmid
1 ke to know whether we could not de
pend 1 pon you to take a part in tlies
readings, rendering selections from
your late work.
I assure your most grac ous Ma e ty
that you would meet some of our best
literary people wh le hero, and nopa ns
would be spared to make your visit a
pleasant one. as do from the reaiim
tse!f. We would advertise your ap
pearance extensively and g-t out a
lir-t-class audience on the oecas on of
your de'mt hare.
An effort would be ma.le to proved 1
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I think, cou'd be secured for you: s-?If
and suiti at the hotels. Of course you
could do as you thought best abo.it
bringing suite, however. Some of us
travel w th our suites and some do not.
I generally leave my suite at homo, my
teli. You would not need to mak- anv
speci il change as to costume for the
occadon. We try to make it informal
o far as po-sible. an i though some of
us wear full dress we do not make that
obi gatory 0:1 those who take a part in
theeerc se3. Ifyo'idecde to w ar
jour everv-dav re gninx clothes it will
not excite convnent on the part of o.ir
iterati. We do not judge an a ;ihor
or authoress by h s or her clothes.
You will readily see that this will
afford you an opportun t to appear
before some of the o.'st people of No v
York, and at the samj t rue you w.ll
ai I in a deserving enterprise.
It will also promote the alc of vour
boo'. '
Perhaps yo-i have all the royaltv von
waut as de from what you may receive
from the sale of your w rks. t tit ever,
author feels a pardonable pride in et
tn jhis books in every household.
1 would assure j our m o-t gracious
Ma:esty that your reeep ion here as an
authoress will in no wav sutler because
ou. a e an uun ttur.di'd foreigner.
Any alien who feels a fraternal inter
est in the international advancement of
thought and the universal encourage
ment of th good, the triie and the
beautiful in literature, will be welcome
on hes ? shores.
This i a broad land, nnd we aim to
le a broad and cosmopo itan people.
Literature and free willing genius are
not hummed in by Stae or National
lines. Thevsproit up and blossom
under tropical skies no less than . be
neath the f rig d aurora bore-.lh f t'ie
frozen north We hail true merit just
as heartily and as uproariously on a
throne as we would an. where else In
fact, it is more d?servin;x. if possible
for one who has never t'ied it little
knows how d Mi-.ult it is to sit on a
hard throne all dav and write well.
We are to recogn'ze struggii tg genius
wherever it mav crop out. It is no
small matter for an almost unknown
monarch to reign all day and then
wiite an ar.i de for the press or a chap
ter for a ser.al stor only, perhaos, to
have it returned by the pub'i-hers. All
these things are drawbacks to a liter
ary life, which we here in Ameri a
know little of.
I hope yo:ir most gracious Majestv
will decide to come, ar.d tliat ou will
pardon this long letter. It will do you
good "to get out tin way for a f w
weeks, and I earnestly hope that you
will deci le to lock up the house and
come, prepared to make unite" a visit.
We have some leal good authors here
now in Am ri a a-id we are not
ashamed to show them to any one.
Thev are not onlv smart, b !t they are
well-behaved ar.d know how to app ar
in companv. We generallv read selec
tions from our own works, and can
have a brass band to play between the
selections if thought best. 1 or myself,
I prefer to have a full b ass band ac
company me while I read. The audi
ence approves thi ; plan.
We have been having some vcrv hot
weather here for th ? past week but it
is now cooler. Farmers a e getting in
the crops in good shape but wheat is
still lowjn price, and cranberries are
souring on the vines. AU of our canned
red ra-pberries worked last week, and
we had to can them over again.
Hoping to hear from you bv return
mail or prepaid cablegram. I beg leave
to remain jour most gracious ami in
dulgent Majesty's humble and o' e li
ent servant Bill Nxiz. Boston
(J lobe.
Friendly Consideration.
"Please, mister, gimme a dime to
buy some bread," whined a tramp to a
..i. .
man in uie sirecc
'What do you want with it?" was
the grutr reply.
"1 want to eat it."
"Why don't you go to work and earn
it? It onlj- costs a man ninety dollars
a year to feed himself in this country,
and you should surely be able to raise
that much. I'm a friend of j-ours, and
want to give you the best advice."
"How much did you s iy?'-1
"Only ninety dollars a "year."
"Well, mister, s'pose you gimme a
lift on that. Make it forty-five, an' I'll
hustle around for the nex six months
an' try to raise the balance. I don't
wanfc to be too hard on a friend, you
fcnw, fer I've allers been willin' to do
my share."
His Miggestion was not adopted.
Merchant Trawler.
Frances E. Townesley was ordained
by a council of Baptist churches in Ne
braska This is the first instance, in
modern times at least, of the formal
setting apart of a woman to the oilice
and rork of the evangel'cal ministry.
The Methodist Church, though it per
nios women to speak in its pulpits, has
declined to ordain them. There have
been a few women preachers like Miss
Anna Oliver and "Bible readers" like
Miss Smiley, but none of t'lem have
obtained ordination. This Nebraska
case is distinctly a new thine-
BIGHT AT OUR DOOR !
"What Kentucklans have to say on a Sub
ject that is now on Every
body's Lips.
Lexington, Kentucky, Press
For several years past one of those
remarkable products which genius and
j modern inventive skill brought to the
notice of the world, has claimed undi
vided attention. It has also, with its
marvelous popularity, reached the
confidence of the people of thissec
tion. A member of the editorial staff
of this paper met with Mr. John T.
Bruce, of this city, well-known as be
ing connected with the United States
Revenue Collector's office, who said :
"For about seven years I Buffered
terribly yvith rheumatism in my right
ankle, which most of the time was
swollen to two orMhree times its nat
ural size, and was so painful at times
that I could not put my foot to the
ground. I tried nearly everything
without obtaining relief and about six
weeks ago I concluded to try St. Jacobs
Oil. I made an application at 10
o'clock in the morning and two other
applications shortly afterwards, and at
three o'clock the pain was gone entirely
and never returned. The swelling
also disappeared in a day or two
and has not returned. Those three
applications are all I have ever made,
and I believe they have cured me per
manently, but I keep St. Jacobs Oil in
my room all the time to be ready in
case of emergency, and wouldn't be
without it for any consideration."
Few horsemen are better or more
favorably known throughout the Uni
ted States, than Messrs. Treacy & Wil
son, of this city. Their immense
stables are known as "Horsemen's
Headquarters," and they are among
the successful breeders of trotting and
and thoroughbred stock of the Blue
Orass regidns. These gentlemen say
"We have found St. Jacoba Oil very
useful for both man and horse. The
article has our full endorsement. We
are willing our recommendations of it
thould be given the widest publicity."
In the further pursuit of informa
tion to verify the universal praise of
this great remedy, which seems to be
on everybody's lips, Hon. W. B. Hoke,
Judge of Jefferson County Court, said :
"Mj- family have used St. Jacobs Oil
with signal success. It gave entire
satisfaction. We always have a bottle
in the house.
In like manner, men of like emi
nence freely gave their testimony and
Hon. James Harlan, Ex-Vice Chan
cellor of Louisville, and brother of
Justice Harlan, of the United States
Supreme Court, and one of the great
legal minds of Kentucky, is a believer
in the virtues of St. Jacobs Oil and
speaks enthusiastically of it. "Every
family should have it," he says, "and
it thould be on every mantel-piece.
use it and know full well whereof I
speak in pronouncing it a most extra
ordinary cure for all that is claimed
by its proprietors."
What is good for man is good for
beast, is further strongly exemplified
by the statement of Mr. R. S. Withers,
son of General William T. Withers, of
Fairlawn stock farm, of this city, the
renowned breeder of gentlemen s road
sters and fast trotters, and whose name
and fame extend all over the world.
Mr. Withers says: "I have such confi
dence in St. Jacobs Oil, thegreat pain-
cure, that I use it on everything
myself, my horses, my men and every
body. For all kinds of aches and pains
I believe in its sovereignty as a cure."
The writer found among men oZ all
classes, from the highest to the low
est, some testimony to its efficacy from
personal experience, and the popular
Receiver of the Chancery Court of
Louisville, Hon. P.Booker Reed, says:
"While riding from Frankfort to Louis
ville last winter during the heat of the
great senatorial fight, I had to resort
to an engine to visit Louisville in a
hurry, and as a consequence caught
the next thing to pneumonia. An
application of St. Jacobs Oil. and
was soon well. It is certainly an ex
cellent remedy." ' -
The leading papers of the country
are full of praise of this wonderful
specific, among which the Louisville
Courier-Journal has devoted wide space
to special cures by St. Jacobs Oil, and
to descriptions of its exhibition at the
Southern Exposition, recently held
there. At this exposition it was
awarded a magnificent gold medal, the
first and only gold medal awarded to
a proprietary medicine in this coun
try. It has received like honors at
the great International Expositions
abroad and the local Fairs in the dif
ferent States.
The expressions of the general senti
ment of the people were so unani
mously in favor of the excellence of
this wonderful pain-cure, that it is
made the subject of a report to this
paper in the interests of humanity.
n o stop, or ratlwf prevent, crystal
lizat on 0: honey, it is said that the
juice of half a lemon, squeezed in and
starred up, is enough to save a barrel
ful. Albany Journal.
A story is told of an aged clergy
man, who met a man loudly declaiming
against foreign missions. "Why," said
the objector, "doesn't the church look
after the heathen at home?" "We do,"
said the clergyman quietly, and gave
the man a tract. iV. Y. Post.
The Free Church of Scotland has
determined to found a permanent church
in Geneva, the city sacred to the mem
ory of John Calvin and the sphere of the
labors of John Knox. The services are
to accommodate the English speaking
people. A number of Americans reside
in tliis city,
"Young women get more culture and
young men more special facility in col
lege. The broader education must always
be literary must deal chiefly with con
cepts and their expression, and women
pursue the literary education while men
more and more specialize with reference
to some bread-winning craft." So says
Dr D. 11. Wheeler.
The whole educational question ap
pears to be resolved linto this formu
lation: Plain simple instruction in the
elementary principles. No cramming.
No fancy studies. Short lessons, well
prepared. It any genius be developed,
seeking higher methods and wider cul
ture, he will, with the weapons provid
ed, make his way. But it is folly to
overdo instruction with the average
mind, which, like some Virginia land,
described by John Randolph, is "poor
by nature and ruined by cultivation."
Augusta (Ua)Cons,tiiutionalitt.
GLOUCESTER.
How Flgh Are ' Packed In the Atlantic
Seaport.
"I want you to go through one of the
fish curing and packing estall sh
ments." sa d a citi e.i of Gloucester to
a reporter a few days since. "I doubt
if j-ou have any idea of the work that is
done in one of them. Great changes
have been made in the business. Years
ago curing tish was synonymous with
dirt a id offensive smells. All that has
been done awav with, and the cur ug
and packing of lish is done with a
mi ch . regard to clean iness as is the
grinding 01 wheat and packing of
Hour."
'Where shall we go?" asked the
Journalist.
"Anj where, into any of them; in all
of them the processes are clean and
wholesome." Being near the esta -1
shment of Messrs. Jm Pew & Son.
the representative asked the proptie
tors to show him about, which thej
kindly did. The 1 .-tabl shment cover
two or three . acres. The i r-t thing
which attracts one's attention U
a huge reservoir which is tilled from an
artesian well bv power furnished by a
uindm.ll. We. are oil ged to
have an ; abundan'ce of pure wa
ter," sad Mr. Pew. beciuse
thorough wash ng is of the utmost
importance in th s busines. At the
wharves of the company were two
ships unloading sait. '-That ship.''
I ointing to one of them, is one of tlie
last of the famous Ueet built by Mc
Kay." Ihe salt used is of the (-leanest
and best quali y, great care being taken
to get the best and to remove worn it
all impurities. A cargo of mackerel
was -ust in, and a crew of men in one
bui ding Wire at work repacking them.
Where they ave caught-'they are put
nto barrels with little salt and regard
less of si-'.e. In the cuiing estab ish
me t they are all take 1 ot.t. chis-iticd
re alted and packed into b.irrels, h.ilf
tarrels and ki:s. Large houses were
tilled with hogsheads of cod and other
lish in pickle. These f sh are not sold
in that form, but car.ovs are us- a:lv
kept in that condition as the most con
veident f.nd safest prior to dry ng
The lish ore dried on frames, tho-e o
this firm covering half or two-thirds o.
an acre, and tnj dare not sa how
many thousand pounds of rih can be
ured at one time thereon. The pack
ing of dry lish is compara ively a nev
int ustry. In days of yore the. drv lish
was thrown down i 1 most anv place ie
the retail store where it wcuIuVtiot drj
up or lose anything in weight.
All this has Icen changed by the in
trod c ion of pa king and boxing, it
is also a great sa ing. Heretofore it, wa
difficult to sell the .-mall lish; now-tl-ai
the skin aud the bones are remove-1
the small ones are. just as good as th
larger. On the scioid lloor of, on
build ng were over th rt men, woni n
a ;d Lo s engaged in cutt ng, cur n:
and pack ng d y tish. It was a mod -1
workroom, light, with the cool breeze
from the ocean coming in at the w.n
dows. From a pile ot the fish men
w:th strong hands too'; the fsh and re
moved, the bones in le.si t me than it
takes one to tell it. Others seize it an-i
pull oil the sk n. Another gang cut
them into pieces abcut two andcne-ha'l
by six inches. This s done on larg
tables divded into squares throng'
which the knives are run. (J iris next
put the pieces into packages weirh ng
two pounds or more. These packages
are next passed along to men who put
them into presses and reduce them to
the smallest space possible. Then girl
take them put tw ne about them.
'Ihe bunches are thm -carefully salted
and put into boxes, whieli in turn are
nailed up and cariied out. The
Gloucester houcs pack tish for spec al
customers to all part-- of the country,
putting their brand on the packages.
The wood for tic bo-es ;s pine, of
small dmensions. and comes largely
from New Hampshire, all pre
pared to be na I d together.
The boxes are pr nted at the
curing establishment on a ob press run
by gas power. The Pews p. int liftv or
Mxtj diilerent brands. Other grilles of
fish are skinned, bono I a .d cut in two
or three pieces and shipped in larger
boxes, according as ordered. W hat
becomes of the retue? The skins ol
the lish are matle into glue ia (dooees
ter. It is the only glue ihat will stiek
wood to iron. The bones go to the fer
tilizer factory and are disposed of there.
Nothing is lb t a -d ceita.nly notid ig
is left about the premi-e. The Glou
cester me:i are as areful abo it their
packing and cuiiog as arc the packers
of fruit. It is their interest to be so
There were two or three fishermen at
the-wharves, cither uu' adi ig or readv
to go to the Banks. They were neat
looking vessels, and all of the r ar
rangements for the business showed
the constant care and expenditure
whic'i is demanded to make the busi
ness moderately remunerative. "There
are no fortu- es made i 1 this business."
said one gentleman. "There is not a
lieh fisherman in Gloucester." It is a
ver." comfortable looking town, never
theless, and the sound of the hammer
and the click ot the trowel imii ate
that it is growing. It is the he dquar
ters of the ocean fishing industry.
iV. Y. O'raj fiic.
REOGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL
California has a Stato Board of Kd
ucation which has elected a "literary
proof-rcvler aud editor-in-chief" at a
salary of $200 per month.
Boston expects to enlert.vn over
4,000 guests at the seventy-fifth anni
versary of the establishment of the
American Board of Commissioners for
Fore'gn Mission 3. October 13-lb'.
Princeton Theo!og:cal Semimry
recently celebrated its seventy-tilth an
niversary. One-fourth of the graduat
ing class of thirty-nve haveg veu them
selves to Joreign 'Missionary work,,
.Only two students, it is said, from Con
gregational --eniinaries have decided to
become foreign missionaries. Ar. Y.
Herald. . .
A . Presbyterian Church has ben
organi ed in Portland. Me. During the
last century there were many in that
territory, several of the towns having
Scotch-Irish settlers. But these churches
became extinct or were changed into
Cong epationalbodiesr and the re ently
organi ed body is the only one of its
kind in the State. Troj times.
The Baptist Union in Germany last
year had 1C1 churches, with 33,483
members; a net gain of 1,190 over the
previous year. 1 here were 3.54G bap-,
tied. Ttie churches raised for all pur
poses about $U6.000, and their property
is valued at about .332 302. They lost
321 members by emigration, and the
exclusion ol 864 shows a good standard
of Christian character.
A HOTEL MAN'S GOOD F0KTUNE.
Mr. It. E. Beckel, pioprieior ot the
IWIcaI ITmiHP. Harrishurtr. Oldo. writes
that Ited Star Caugh Cure removed a se.-
vppb f-nlrt frnm -which he Was Hufft-riDg.
St. Jacobs Oil is equally as effective iu
removing pains from whatever cause,
whether rheumatic or otherwise.
AMONG THE BANS NOTES.
Tno American Bank Note Company is the
larKst us well as the oldest corporation in tliia
country devoted to the work of designing and
engraving bank notes, coupon bonus and all
that extensive class of tine art commercial lit
erature. Itdates6ackasfarastol79j. It printed
the work for Government securities as Ions:
ago as 1SUU. One of the oldest engraving firms
ouiuide of this great concern was tiiut of
ltawdon. Wright, Hatch Sc iSm.llie, whose
name is familiar to ail who handled the bonds
and notes ot thirty or forty years ago. Mr;
Smillie, of this firm, who achieved national
reputation as an artist, is now spending the
years of a ripe old age at Poughkeepsie, New
York. His son, William. 31. Mnillie, Esq.. is
one of the Vice-Presidents of the Am. rican
Bank Note Company, having charge of the de
tail of the artistic work iu that gieat institu
tion. A well-known New York editor recently -visited
Air. Smillie in his olilce in the new build
ing of the American Bank Note Company,
't his building, by the way. is the most beautitul
ana ample in the world for the purpose of com
mercial art work. It is under the shadow of
the spire of Trinity Church. Its ottices are
spacious aud elegant, and its work-rooms are
equipped with a wohdcriul perfection in every
thing pertaiuin; to the designing and produc
tion ot the immense quantity of tine engraving
and choice printing sent out from there.
So your fattier is now seventy-eight" years
olc, is he, Air. Smillie ? "
" Yes, and for a man of his age he has had a
wonderful experience. Last inter he had an
aitackfof pleurisy. We brought him from
Poughkeepsie to this city in order to place him
under the care of his old physician. He re
mained here two or three months, most of
the tunc in very low condition. There was
great adhesion of the pleurea and he could use
only about half of one lung. He returned to
his home and grew so much weaker that we all
thought he would die. The pleura wus tapped
and three quarts of water taken from it. He
suttered .so that we determined to send to my
brother's at Jlontroso, Pa., thinking that
change of air might do him some good. The
change was made last July. While at Mont
rose lie suttered much with intense pain in the
chest and sutt'iK-ation. We gave him the best
nifdic.il care that could be obtained. But It
was of little avail. He wanted to go home to
die.
In this condition he was brought to New
York, wrapped in shawls and blankets, for his
feet were swollen and he could not get hi
boots on. 1 found him thus at the St. Cloud
Hotel early in September.
44 Wncn my father's case had reached this
point I said to him and my mother and sisters:
Now you have all had your way as to medic.il
treatment ; suppose you let me have mine. I
am a believer 111 Compound Oxygen. I want to
try it on father.' They agreed to it, although
they said his case waa hopeless. We got a
nurse from Bellevue Hospital. She said she
knew nothing i f Compound Oxygen, but would
Kive it a fair trial.
"I wut to my old friend. Dr. Turner, in
charge of the New York otllce or Con.pound
Oxygen, H8 Fifth avenue. I told him ny
father's feet were badly swollen; thut his
h.cuthing Hp pur a tin was all out of order; that
his stomach was in bad condition from twenty
yeurrt of dyspepsia, and thut he was very low.
The doctor said : 'I hope wc can help him ; we
will try.'
'So I took a 'Home Treatment.' Father
was so weak he could hanlly inhale it at all.
He could Uike the Oxj gen in short whitfV'. The
nurse gave it to him ten or twelve times the
lirst duy. That, niht he slept, ana it was the
hrst good sleep he had taken for weeks. It was
on a Tuesday thkt he began the Oxygen Treat
ment. By Saturday he was so much belter
that he wanted to leave the hotel and go to his
home in l'oughkcepwie. We lifted him along
as gently as wc could, and in a few hours he
was sitting on his portico overlooking the Park
aud Hudson Hiver aud enjojing one of the
most beautiful sunsets ever seen. Said he:
'The l.ord tins made this sunset especially for
me. Now let me go to bed. I want to sleep.'
He slept nearly all night and with almost en
tire f 1 ecdom from pain.
"A week ago 1 spent a day with him. I ar
rived about lunch time and they gave my
lunch in his roam. When he saw it set out
on a sniull table he said : That'most appetiz
ing. V by don't they give me my lunch that
way? I'm tired of eating sick folks' dishes. I
waut - some cold lamb and food like other
foikn. Then he said that in order to eat solid
foo l he must have his teeth fixed. He sent -or
a dentist who took out three lower teeth and
made him a new set. Why, if those teeth had
been taken out lie fore he began taking the
Compound Oxjgen it would simply have kill d
him. Now he stood it bravely, and what is
more he is getting along handsomely with his
new set and eating pretty mueh what other
people eat. His improvement has been mar
velous. Formerly he could sleep only by rest
ing hi head forward on a chair p'aced for the
purpose. Now he can lay his head back on his
easy chuir and sleep comfortably. Before he
took the Oxygen he had not been in a bed for
eix weeks. Now he goes to bed every nig'd
and obtains rcfreshii g slumber. He walks
about his room aud is sometiim a taken out for
a short drive. He takes Oxygen several min
utes at a time morning and night."
".Mr. Smillie, has your father's improvement
been steady and regular, or has he had inter
ruptions?" ,
" 1'here has been occasional days of depres
sion, and two or three times we have almost
feared that lie was going to lose all he had
guined. But each of these depressing periods
had been less than the previous one. 1 shall
not be surpi ised if such periods return occas
ionally.! is natural iu a man of his age that
i hey tliAuJd. But see the improvement. His
breathing vvas obstructed; his stomach pain
was great: his sleep was misery, and his sKm
won hard and dry. Now he breathes naturally;
his stomach is free from distress; his sleep is
reircbhing. and his skin is like that of an infant.
Let me remark that the use of Oxvgenaqua
which accompanies the Compound Oxygen
proved very advantageous for the relief of his
stomach and bowels."
"lo you regard your father as an entirely
well man?"
"As well as a man of scyenty-eight con le
who has i-assed through the experience he has.
To renew. the youth aud heal all the infirmities
of a man of his age would be an-imposMbility.
But you see what Compound Oxygen has done
for him. It has evidently prolonged his life.
And it has performed wonders in easing him of
pains which made life a burden. '
"And now as to your own experience, Mr.
Smillie? You must have had good reason for
falling in love with Compound oxygen to such
an extent as to recommend it lor your father?"
"Four or live years ago I was badly over
worked. 1 had been giving too close attention
to business and found m self breuking down.
1 procured a " Home Treatment and dilligently
followed -directions, it brought me up. Since
then I have never been without it. and I never
will be. My w ife has been Buttering with ner
vous prostration and bhe is now taking Com
pound Oxygen with excellent results.
"I have a friend who. three summers ago,
was suffering with a dreadrul cough. 'That
man can't live long, said some of his
triends who heard him cough. I per
suaded him to go with me to the Compound
Oxygen 'oilice. A f w inhalations of Oxj gen
produced a marked etlect on him. He had
been almost sleepless at night. Ho soon began
to enjoy restful hteep. Al! summer he kept ou
improving, in the fall his cough was gone.
He is now as lively and hearty as any of u-."
Is not this Compound Oxygen a wonderful
thing? The doctors try to find out what it is
mane of. Mr. Smillie s physician asked for a
vial from the " blue bottle" in order to analyze
it. He reported that he couldu't Ullwhat it
was, but he was satisfied that it had done
wonders for Mr. Smillie. Its whole history is
the hibtory of accomplishments of wonders,
which in many instances were more than its
most sanguine believers had dared to hope for
it. A little book a hieh will be mailed free by
Drs. STAKKU.V & 1'ai.en. 15.9 Arch street.
Philadelphia, tells niuon that is of value and
into -est concerning Compound Oxygen. Make
free to write for it.
Orders lor the Compound Oxygen Homo
Treatment will be tilled by II. A. Matthews,
C15 Powell St., between Bush and i'ine streets,
San Francisco.
Mark Twain has a melancholy eye, but
his fumij-b-jiie is all write.
LE. HENLEY'S
Celerv, Bfef and Iron tces food to the
brain", enri hen the blood, aids digestion,
and Rives refrenhing bleep where other
remed e fail. Try it.
ViUTORS,
Skin Blemishes
BIRTHMARKS
1 1. .
j -are tu; tu uy-
FOR CLKANSING THE SKIN and Scalp of
Infant le mm Birth Humors, for allaying
Itching, Burning and Inflammation, for curing
the Hi st symptoms of Kczema. Psoriasis, Milk
Crust, Scall lleud. Scrofula, and other inherited
skin and blood diseases.
CUTiruKA.the great Skin Cure. and Outicura
Soap, an exquisite Skin Beautiticr, externally,
and Cuticcra Uesoia'ent. the new Blood Puri
fier, in' crnally, are infallible. ,
Cuticura ItKMKOiKS are absolutely pure and
the only infal ible Blood Purifiers and Skin
Beautillers free from p dsonnus ingredient.
Sold everywhere. Price,! 'UTicixRA,50c.: Soap,
25c.: Uesolvknt. $1." Prepared bv the t'OTTKit
Bkuo and Chemical Co., Bohtox. Maks.
f'Mcnd for How to Cure Skin Diseases."
( Back Ache. Uterine pains. Soreness nd
l'.i,. Lrn..uu nnn.lilir n.i-..,! K,. I'lTTUTHi
wAnti-Paw Pi.atkr. W arranted., z.tc.
R. U. AWARE
TnAT
Lcrillard's Climax
bearing a red tin tag ; tht LorWard'
-a I A.rfMnAMtm-. Aim t ri 11 ft fd '4
Uttt best aacTohoupoat, qualltr cuuidrd t
The baggage-smasher feels most at home
on the trunk lines.
A VALUABLE MEDICAL TREATISE.
The edition for 1SS6 of the sterling Medical
Annual, known as Hostetter's Almanac, is now
ready, and may be obtained, free of cost, of
druggists and general country dealers in all
parts of the United States, Mexico, and indeed
in every civilized portion of the Western Hem
isphere This Almanac has been issued regu
larly at the commencement of every year for
over one-tit'th nf Ri-enlnrv It rninliini'H with
the soundest practical advice for the preserva-
uon ana restoration of health, a large amount
of interesting aud amusing light reading, anil
the calendar, astronomical calculations, chro
nological items, &c. are prepared with great
care, and will be lound entirely accurate. The
issue of Hostetter's Almanac for 1SSU will prob
ably be the largest edition of a medical work
ever published in any country. The proprie
tors, Mwssrs. Hosetter & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.,
on receipt of a two-cent f-tamp, will forward a
copy by mail to any person who cannot"prpcure
one in his neighborhood. 1
Old Morosini has cut his daughter off
with a Schilling.
CAT! RRH-A New Treatment has been dis
covered whereby a permanent cure is effected in
from one to three applications. Particulars and
treatise free on receipt of stamp. A. H. Dixon
& Son, 305 King St. west, Toronto. Canada.
' A oiik;1 Cold, or Sore 'l'liront
requires immediate attention, as neglect
results in Rome incurable Lung Disease.
"Brown's Bronchial Troches" will inva
riably give relief. Sold only in boxes.
OxEpairof hoots can be saved yearly by
using Lyon's Patent Metallic Heel Stitfen
ers. Dr. Henley's Celery, Beef and Iron cures
Neuralgia and Nervous Headaches.
Attention called to Fairbanks & Wil
sey's ad. of Norman and Percheron horses.
The best Ankle Boot and Col'ar Pads
are made of zinc and leather. Try thm.
If a cough disturbs your eleep, take
Piso's Cure for C nsumption and restwell.
Whan Baby was sick, ve gave her C ASTHMA,
When she was a Child, she cried for C ASTORIA,
When she became Kins, shq clang to O ASTORIA,
When aae had Childfea, she gave them CASTOBU
Try Gkrmka for breakfast.
THE
ae
BEST TGMIC.
This medicine, combining Iron with pure
ref?etaHe tonics, quickly . and completely
Ourea OTopeimltv, I ndiaention, U'rnlmr,
Impure Hloed,. HaJariUfChllls and Fevero,
and WruralslH.. . . , ,
It is an unfailing remedy for Diseases or the
Kidneys and l.lver.
It is invaluable for Diseases peculiar tc
"fomfn, and all who lend sedentary lives.
Itdoes not injure the teeth. cause headacbe.or
produce constipation Ihrr lnm medicines (to.
It enriches and purifies the blood, timulter.
the appetite, aids the assimilation of food, re
lieves Heartburn and Ueirhing, and strength- .
ens the muscles and nerves.
For Intermittent Fevers, Lassitude, Lack of
Energy, fcc, it has no equal.
t& The genuine has above trade mark nn.l
crossed red lines on wrapper. Take no other
MtdxMirbr Known iHiiidl. CO.. BiLTiaoHK. an
Swift's Specific
Is nature's own remedy, made from roots fathered
from forests of Georgia. The above cut rrpreseuts the
method f its manufacture twenty years ago. The de
mand ban been gradually Increamug nn il a $100,000
laboratory's now ne.exoAry to t-uuply the trade. This
great Vegetal-ie Blood I'urifier cures Cancer, Catarrh
scrofula. Eczema, I leer, KheumatUm and Islixxl
Taint, hereditary or other ise, without the use of Mer
cury or Potash.
THE SWIFT SPFXIF10 CO..
N. Y., 157 W. 23d St. lrawer 3. Atlauta, Ga.
HALL'S PULMONARY BALSAM
A sore cure for Oot'GHS, .OOT.r8, and INCIPIENT
CONSUMPTION. PKIOK. SO CliNTt.
J. R. GATES & CO., Proprietors,
417 Sansome St.. Can Francisco, CaL
STANDARD
9f
mm
-L
SHOT-GUN
Ciilille
LOADED BY
Ciiailierlin Machine.
: 1 1 - -
:::
ct
ft
In use by
ALL KXOIVIXC
SI'OKTWJIES.
For Pale by the Trade
generally.
PITS I
time and then bae them return attain, I tiieB i a nai
cal core. I have mads the disease of FITS, ErlLEPb
or FALLING SICKNSSSa llfe-loog study. I wa--rn.it
remedy to cur the worst case Because others ta
failed Is no reason lor not now reeeUtna; a care. Bend a
once tor ireatls and a Free Bottle of my Infallible,
remedy. G.ve Kxpresa and Post OtUce. It casta yoo
Dotblnr f jr a trial, and I will cure yn.
Iddreas Pr. li. O. HOOT. 1" Pearl St.. KawYorfc.
American Exchange Hotel,
SANSOME STREET,
Opposite Wells, Fargo & Co..s Express Office,
SAN FItANCISCO.
MERCHANTS. FAKMKUS and FAMILIES
from the interior will find it to be the mont
convenient as well as the moat comfortable and
expectable Hotel in the city o stop at. Tem
perance principles. Table first-clans. Board
and room, $1. f 1.23 and $1.50 per day. Nice
single rooms. SO cents per night. Free Coach
to aad from the Hotel.
CIL4J3, & WM. MONTGOMERY. Proprs.
iiffiiif
i.TacoiiiD
OH
i lot- ...
r
- v rv . Ik
Norman and Perclieron Horses
r,Mv,..lr and WiUcrs l.nt lnrMtion f h?rv.'
r France. It cf .f "". Ware from H
chenrna. French Coa.h ad Norm.m. 1 hey , '
heaviest and most rannr tn the nn U X "f wt
larifely of d rk r .r. All j-f f;e c ti. nn.l 1 t ' ' r ,,"
at the Soiioir.aatxl M.ir.n A trr.ru li.ir.T I ir '''frhwJJ, j..
wr aU drift. Si were awank-d .reuuii at the Mais i .ir
W .11 be aula on reonaMe term with "rr"'.' t
We will sell chc.ir tlun the wi clau ot Huito I
bo.iCht for. anywhere ele i" the U. !. .
Parties wKhw to .rchavc will da well to call St our urge
Sdl'-ft Stilrie in I'ctalumn and esrmilnc rx.r mo. V.
TSeiid f..r Caea'.-r". Ad.lr. sa, 11. C. Pairl,anlcs. or
Iirwibay. Petahinw. Sonama Co.. Cat
nrriiilfllV KIWSICII A -MA
,-IBllVli jew.
',.).-.... hwti.h PL-moa: isur4C
r r- .v r.".T...o..i. i j.-r.t so.k of nr
y .ir. a-j-l Hooka, ikinds u- plied at Eaitern I rWw
Id. Jlwt Y. vi.fl Pout Stiwet. Sn I rncro
no QICDPEQ KLF.CTRO-M A ON ETIC BELT."
e'and Weakne. of Male r Female cured WItl.out
Medicine It acts like magic. Vmr i.artlenlars kldrM
bail Pibbck a Hon. 704 we to Bt . Hau Xl.
Send 6 cenrs tor Specifica
tious. Mention U.is paper.
Fa ALBUM TreaaT.
M"vhat-i irioclc,
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Do not rub your clothes
w)itn vnucan wash without
tubor washboard, t-atinfac-tinn
crimntnti'i'il or money
refunded. Send 15 cents, silver, to M. F. TUK
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Life Scholarship, $75. Fend for Circulars.
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toKetherwIinaVAl.CAUI.KTKEAl Ibl'.on tliiadiaaaaa
to UT SOtTrcr. Glvaerpreftsan.l H t.iiddr.
Pit. T. A. ElOCUM, 11 Pnarl Si Xtw Tort.
DR. E. W. .IONES,
Physician and. Surgeon,
CAN BE FOUND AT HIS OFUCK DAY i
and night. Midwifery and oint-Hcen of
women a specialty. Office 13J First Bt. tup atairt!),
PORTLAND. - - -
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INCULi AT Oka .
HaUheaall UliuU of K.C-i .
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UV1ZM' titlU in
isaurd Sept. aud Jlaj-cli,
each yrar. r-85fl Ist'.',,
8xlV4 ineliea,vltIio-.r
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whole Picture CiallrryJ
GIVES AVltolctale Price a
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UOOKS contain infermatlou cleau-l
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will in a 11 a copy FltliU to any sii
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expense of mailing. It ns hear from
you. Respectfully,
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO.
227 eV 221J Wabasb Airaae, Cfaicaco, llh
THE SPECIALIST,
No. 11 Kearny St., Saa Francisco, Cai
raeATS avl Cuboxic, Spbcial axb Privats )1SJ-Bb
with WoNcmrvb Stocaaa.
THS GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY I
T1 rvotu Itehility, M.ot,'
",j Mh tihotxl, I njf a t r
'l lima. and all tho evil
.w j tff acts of youthful U )lis
t.:y , r. i i
CI ana cacchkm, a.ntj
U drinking ntoxifufitii
llquont. Jr. jXiuiiio,
w ho is a regrular ph vsl n
prad u ate of t!io l'i : m
ity of Pennsylvania
ajfrce to forfeit t'C i' m
a case of this kin ' '.I t
I7rl Ilentnmtivt fur.
dor his special advice and treatment) will not uto
$l.f 0 a bottle, or four times the quantity r, i..t
any adilrcas on receipt of price, or C. O. I. in piiva'
name if desired, by Dr. Miotic, 11 Krarn; ft.,
S. 1 Cut. Sond for list ot questions and panit . Jc
SAMPLE BOTTLE FIIKE
will bo sent to any ons applying by letter, stutlng
ryniptoms. sex and .age. Strict secrecy in rcpud W
ail business tnaactiona
REJUVENAT0R
tjfv ThUOrenf trrn.rirn
.VilB Urmed y and Nere
U . ITonlr t uns M.eni
V f jrall.Ner..naand t'lymrai
Til ! C rei 1 t ren x li er
e
il
ilelility. I,i as c f Miuhty
Weakntvs, V-'lo IXrllnt..
Imixitenry, Overw rmittve
Ooulitiotia.rrotatiti ''in
f nry and lliaJ'I'-rConii. Inli.tr
DiM-ams ol t:.e Muml-r nip
tion. and all the ev.lWlcctS
of youthful f"ll- aud e
cesnea; ponnaniTitlr JT
TeLtiDff all liiTiluntury
weak id In drains tiiKo U
Rystcin, however th-.y occur
rosUniiiK It Manhood.
hnwurrr eoIlllilIcaU.-l th
may be. and where all other reiueuius havo failed.
A rernianeat Curo Absolutely Caaraateed
one aPT'l" by le$tr.
aaaaalaaMMaaMMitatlbl-miUnn(and s'a
( uuiuiiiuuji, suiciyr owuiideutial, by luller o at
office, rasa
DR. VANMONCISCAR,
rtBMAKIKTIT LOCaTEb AT
32 and 134 Third Ht.. Portland. Or.
Is a rr (pilar
gruduate in
Uifiliciuo, baa
br-cn longer tJQ
ga ;ed In the
siwviul treat
ment of all ve
Dcrial, Heaual
and Chrouie
(iieajwr than
any otber l'hy
aician in the
West, aa cltj
pauurs abow,
a uU old rul
denfa know.
H 1 H re
ward for any
core mtiich he
falls to euro, .
coming-" under
l.lk t ratiui in,
by fnllowiahU
dirt'otioiia.
DR. VAN is the most successful Lnng and Tbnnt Doc
tor ia America. He will toll eu your trcubio aithmt
making yu a single question, and
Warrant a Permanent t'ure
In the following dleas: Kervoua iH-biMty, hiK-rmator
rhcta, 8cmiQ.tlXoaKa. ftexual locay, Failing M- n orv,
Weak Kyes, Stunted DeveU.pnu-nt, lMck tf Lm fj. Im
poverished KIikmI. Pimples, Iniptdimeot to M..-i-';
also. Blood and BWin Disuaara, byihllia, K.ruptli;ii'( Hair
Falling, Hone Fains, Hwelllnsn. Hre Tl roat, Llr,
Etfecta of Morcury, Kidney and liladdi-r Trouhh-s, Weak
Hock, Burning Urine, Inonnticenoa, tiinorrhna, Q e r,
Stribture, receives searching UeaUueul, jTompt relief
vid cuivd for life.
NKKVOU8 DISEASES (with without dreams)
Diaeased Discharges cured promptly without bindranoe
to buslnesa.
BOTH HEXES consult eonJdenttally. If In trouble
call or write. Delays are da' igerous.
JMsnaaes of the Eye and Kar; Ul"rat!on or Catarrh,
internal or external; IVafnm or Paralysis, Hlnrfrr fr
Roariog Noises, Thickened Drum, etc., prmanrntlT
cured a-t)ftlo hours, 8 A M. to B f. m. Call or ad.
dnm 1S3 and 1.4 Third at . Portlaml. Oreeon.
N. P. N. U. No. 10. -a F. N. U. No. 18.
UUU State aaiouau
PACI
T i CURtS H8 All (tSE fAltS. 1 i
I I Best Cointh Bynin. Taa' (rwMt. Uss 1,3
I 1 In time. Hold bv driu-irtuM I f
s ' ' m e."e'. ,tf ", '""I
nnrviofiMnTl mm
uulvJouir 1 8 tit vis
t have a poaltive remedy fr t lie above dlsaaae; by IU
.wnn..n.i. nf ,., i.itua wniMt klmlaiitlof lona
Krai
'''wyw":t t
if
1 Ra I
V 3
Pnee t3 60 per bottle, or ffiie bottles for fia Ben
njon receipt of price, er O.O.I) . to anv n.t lr. aa stru-fc
lypr'-'ate.by IIU f. tHI.I.I.
! Kearny glrcct.ban trMncJeo al.
annicieii w snow
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