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HACKER k SON, ' Charleston, S. 0. MANUFACTURER OF Doors, CO Blinds, .MOULDINGS, AND MATERIAL. ESTABLISHED 1842. 3(5 ey. 1 A LEAP YEAR DILEMMA. BY EUGENE FIELI. Miss Jennie a wiiLsbmyrt The fairest lass of many ; And I would be a htiartle.- churl Did I not lore Miss Jennie. But when into my list'niujj ear Her tide of passion gushes. I scream and ran away-, for fear Shell see my tell-tale blushes. Miss Annie is so sweet and mild, And loves me, oh so dearly, I can't reject the little child 'T would dri ve her crazv, nearly. . But as she bangs upon the pate And sings her hopeless sorrow, I murmur: : "It is getting Iat; Please come around to morrow.'' And there is rosy, romping Bell - And there L-, proud Ophelia And pensy, lof ty-niinded Nell, And prattling little Delia; And I am wooded by Eloi$e, And ceurtod, too, by Jessie, While Maggie tally upon her knees, And ditto charming Besvie. There's '.till another homely she ."The gaunt, uncouth Eliza When first she came a wooing toe Oh, how I did despise her? But as she fondly lingered near, There fell, like dripping honey, This sweet assurance on my ear j She had a heap of monoy ! So, though I sigli for Jennie's curls And Delia so iinpaasioned, And hanker for the other girl.s And sweetly, grandly fashioned. It seems decreed that I should part From all these charming witches, And sacrifice my manly heart To gaunt Eliza's riches ! A SPECTRE IN CAMP. In tbe month of April 1ST, a group of officers were assempled at choto hazri, under ' the pleasant shade of a couple of luxuriant baiigo trees. On the white cloth that cover ed the tables were eatables of various kinds, the most inviting being some melons--water as well as musk which smelled deliciously. Over-! neau, ueiuy siung liuui a wv.. framework, with lazy even beat, os cillated a light, deep-fringed punkha It was pulled by a semi-somnolent Hindoo coolie,attired iu little less save his own bronze colored skir ; yet such was the force of habit, he did not give any one the impression of being at all too scantily clad. A short dis tancc oil ten yards or so stood a large, handsome bungalo; this was the mess house of the officers who be longed to the lltgiment of Lan cers, quartered just now at Zuirabad, one of the pleasantest stations in the Northweslern provinces of India. The group referred to were in their white summer Uniform, which, in the glare of the fierce sunlight, rather, dazzled and distressed the eye, but in the shadow of theMark green over hanging foliage the effect was both cool and picturesque. The leave season had just com menced, and the young fellows while refreshing the inner man, were gaily reckoning up their chances of visi ting the various hill stations Simla, Mussoorie, Nynetal, or even going as far as that paradise of sportsmen, Cashmere; exception, however, must be made in respect to two of their number, who, comparatively silent, were seated a little apart, and on whose countenaces there was no sign of merriment visible. Suddenly a horse's hoofs pattered along the drive Leading to the bunga low, and a second later the rider came in.view. He dismounted a short dis tance from the party, and handing his horse to a servant approached the chota-hazri table. 'Well, doctor,' interrogatively said one of the quieter men, addressing the new-comer. 'Not well : indeed, just the contra ry, I am sorry to say,' replied Dr. Anderson, gravely, 'poor Mrs. Mor gan is dead.' There was a slight pause- 'Terrible business for Morgan,' pres ently remarked the first speaker, in a thoughtful voice; 'she's was all in all to him. I'm afraid he ll go to the bad. Some years ago, when Thomas Morgan first joined the : Lancers, as the veterinary surgeon, the verdict of the officers, not given hastily, but after due deliberation, was that he was by no means an acquisition to the corps; in truth the more severely crit ical, if asked their private opinion, would have had but little hesitation in pronouncing him coarse, self suf ficient and unsteady. As time passed the general impres sion regarding the vet's character be came confirmed ; moreover it seemed as if he" were deteriorating to even a lower level. Then Morgan unexpect edly did that which raised him a hundred percent, in the estimation of every one. He married a woman whom most any man would be proud to call his wife. Handsome, lady lik and accom plished, Mrs. Morgan also posessed tact and discrimination, and in a lit tie while shs became quite a favorite in the regiment. That a man of Morf gan's calabre should have persuaded a womau of thi9 stamp to marry him was something in his favor; soon, too, it became abundantly clear that the lady thoroughly 'understood her hus bant's weak points, for she managed him with so much judgement that the improvement in him became marked; indeed, after a few months of married life, the vet snrgeon was voted quite altered, and rather 4a good fellow.' !. AnS now, as the doctor had stated a bitter afflction. had befallen the husband ; the wife whom he had so loved and looked up to had died, af ter giving birth to a still born child, and he, unstabled and weak princi pled was left alone, a prey to intense grief. Under the circumstances, therefore, it was not surprising that the men at the breakfast table who heard the olservation, 'Poor Morgan will certainly go to the bad,' should feel that the dismal prediction was only too likely to be verefied. An interval of two or three years ha3 elapsed since the sad event chron" icled above, and I jiow come to the incident on which the interest of this narrative chiefly depends. At this time the- Lancers were quarter ed at Aldershot, having returned from foreign service in India. The mess house of the regiment was situ ated on the front row of the block of buildings known as the West Gal vary Barracks. These face the aven ue road and are only a few hundred yards to the Fast of All Saints', the garrison church. The mess room was large, lofty apartment, rectangular in shape, with one of its lesser sides almost occupied "by a great arch win dow, which was heavily curtained. In the center of the room . was a long dining table; it stood in such a position that an individual sitting at the top end would be facing the window, and, of course, one sitting at the bottom would have his back towards it. , . One evening rather late in October, a number of officers were seated in the mess room at dinner. At the top of the table, filling the post of Presi dent, was Lieutenant Robert Norr's, the orderly officer of the day. lie was a pleasant, 'fair-haired young fellow, and on this occasion seemed particularly cheerful, for early next day he was to start for Ireland on a month's leaf. To his right sat a guest of his, captain Wilson; the latter had come to Alder-shot on a visit to his friend and intened accompanj iug him across the Channel on the ensuincr morning. There was no one at the foot of the table, but the chairs' on either side of the Vice-President were occupied, one by Dr. Anderson the senior surgeon of the regiment, the other by a young officer of the same corps, called Beamish. In he inter mediate seats were a few other men, whose name it is unnecessary to spec ify. It ought also to be mentioned that the evening twilight outside was only partially excluded, the curtjains oeinir out tiau arawn. The conversation had been brisk and lively, the most prommet A der shot topics had been discussed, and there had occurred one of . those mo mentary intervals of silence whicu are not uncommon during dinner, when the company was startled by the ex clamation of one of its members. 'Good God, man, are you ill? What on earth is 'the matter?' The speaker was young Beamish. He was addressing his vis a vi3, Dr. Anderson, towards whom all eyes were at once turned, . There was a white, scared look on the surgeon's face, and he was star ing at the window with eyes half out of the sockets, iC was evident that he had received a shock of some kind. 'No nothing,' he answered with an effort; but ah! did you see that woman?' 'See a woman where? asked the others wonderingly, 'I saw her all right, AndersOn, ex claimed Norris, from the top of tht tabls, 'rather palid-looking aud dress ed in a sort of bridal dress that seemed slightly stained; she certainly look ed in upon us as she walked past the window.' 'What unmitigated nonsense !' cried Beamish energetically. 'You are both mad the window Is at least thirty feet from the ground .and there is no balcony outside, but merely a narrow ledge,along which it would be impossible for any one but a ghost to walk.' By Jove ! I nev er thoughtof that,' said Norris, starting up impulsively. He ran to the window and began pushing aside the curtains. 'But you saw her too, Anderson,' he continued in an amazed tone, 'and some how the features seemed familiar.' 'Yes,' replied the surgeon, 'I cer tainly saw a woman dressed in white pass close by the window and glance in for an instant. But it was a strange, woeful expression in the eyes as they met mine that started and disturbed me. I fancy I ' recog nized in her some one I knew ; yet for the life of me I can't tell ; who she is.' ' ' The doctor -who, "had quite recover ed her composure, spoke in a clearcole lected voice. He,; too, now rose from his seat and approached tne window. Then tbere'ensued scene of -considerable excitement, in which surprise and curiosity were largely blended. The dinner table was -quickly deser ted, the window thrown , oper, and the servants summoned. The prem ises were examined, and all kinds of nooks aud comers invaded ajid ran-sackt-d for the discovery of the intru der, the more especuilly as Beamish suggested somebody uii0!ii ba attcm pting to play off a practical joke on on them. The search, however, proved fruitless. There was no trace of the mysterious female who had so rude a shock to ono of the party and ruffled the serenity of all. Of course, almost with one accord, they scouted the notion that the ap pi ration could have an immaterial personality. Whoever heard, of & spectre in a mess room? The idea was ; prepostrous absurd ; and then, how idle and objectless seemed a vis itation whose purpose no one could recognize 1 They were either the, vic tims of a hoax, or, as was more like: ly, or a spectral or optical illusion. So far the officers. The qnestion, however might fairly be asked, which of the following contingences was the more improbable- the ap pearance of a disembodied spirit, given that disembodied spirits exist; or that two individuals, of totally different types, in the possession of their senses, sitting far apart," should amid the distraction of dinner, bril liant lights and gay conversation,, conjure up, exactly at the same mo ment, a speetral illusion, which, in face, figure and dress should be abso lutely identical? Moreover, is will be shown h little later, the vision was not so entirely without purpefe as at first sight they judged It to be. . To resume. The commotion grad ually subsided and the officers again took their seats, but the cheerfulness seemed to have vanished and the talkdewlagged, if astray remark was passed, it led to nothing. 'I wonder if the apparition por tends misfortune to either of you two?' said Beamish, derisively glancing to ward Norris and Anderson. Neither of them replied. Presently Wilson addressed his host. 'You have to visit the guards tonight;- when do you start?' 'After midnight,' answered Norris, briefly. I?'.1-- ttf others wouldn't hear of it. However,' nothing untoward happen ed, and early next morning the two friends left for Ireland 'A month later, his leaf haying ex pired. Norris rejoined his regiment. On arriving, one of the first per sons he encountered was the surgeon, with whom, of coureo, he entered in to conversation. After a little pause he said rather abruptly : 'Ah Anderson, howTrbout the ap piration? Did you unravel the mys tery of its appearance?' 'I thought you knew surely you have heard all about it?' replied his companion, with an air ot surprise. 'Not a word, not a syllable.' said the other. To tell the truth the mat-1 ter has troubled me but little still, I'm glad it admits of a rational expla nation.' 'A rational explanation !' echoed the doctor with a queer smile. He drew from his pocket a large gold locket, and having opened it, handed it to his friend. Look "at that.' he contin ued. 'Good heavens!' cried Norris ga zing at the mihature, 'its the spectre! Why, it is the portrait of Mrs. Mor gan, who died in India! I'm more puzzled than ever.' 'I suppose I had better begin at the beginning and explain.' said the sur geon. "A3 youiare aware, Morgan who had been steadily going down hill since his wife's death was in duced, about two months ago, to leave Aldershot on sick leave for a change of air and scene. Well, after that extraordinary experience at din ner I passed a restless, uncomforta ble night, sleeping very badlj' ;I there fore got up earlier than usual intend ing to take a brisk walk before going to the hospital. Soon after I left the barracks I met Burke, "Morgans ser vant, and casually asked him if he had any news from his master. To my astonishment ho informed me that Morgan had returned to Aider shot four dnys ago, and at tho pres ent moment was lying at his quarters seriously unwell. Of course I went to him immediately, and. then the true state of affairs at once became clear. Morgan, porhaps hardly res ponsible for his actions,had concealed his arrival that he might, unchecked, give free reign to his intense craving for stimulants, and now he was so ill that I had little hope of his recovery. After doing all I could f'ir him I was turning to leave the room,wheu my eyes fell on the large colored pho tograph of his wife that stood on the table. Then, in an instant, like a flash, came the conviction that Mrs. Morgan ana tne appiration wereJ identical, and that it was her feat ures, seen distinctly as she walked past the window, that I had been striv ing in vain to recall; in the likeness she was dressed as a bride in white. You know I was with the poor lady in her last illness, and I take it the meaning of the vision was to call my attention to the fact that ner husband was dying uncared for and alone, within a few yards of where we were dining so merrily.' It is a strange occurrence, the very strangest in my experience,' said Norria thoughtfully. I remember the photo you mention quite well; this one In the locket is the same one reduced in size. I believe I knsw more of Morgan than most of the oth ers, as our rooms opened into the same corridor, and I was, in a way, his next neighbor; perhaps that may bo one reason why I also saw the apparition. How long is it since Morgan died!' 'He expired a fortnight ago,' re plied the- surgeon 'quietly, I am thankful to say, and with his facul ties clear.' Inferior Postal Facilities. 'Mornin', stranger,' saluted a grizzly-bearded Arkansaw man dressed in a red shirt, pantaloons held a place by a trunk strap, and leaning on a double barreled shot gun. The par ty addressed was a land hunter, his particular mission locating black walnut timber, and his office, head quarters, and business agency were in the saddle. ; 'Good morning to you,' answered the timber speculator. 'Game plen ty?" 'Wall, not so vory ; som'at scattered. What's the news?' '0, I don't know of anything fresh. France, you ki.ow, has declared war against China.' 'France?' 'Yes.' 'That's in Dorsey Kaounty, ain't hit?' 'Which, France?' 'Yessum.' 'No. my friend, France is on the other side of the Atlantic' 'Sho! I heard a rummer about Bill Givens and Sandy Patch in goin ter war about Givenses sister, Lize, up in Dorsey Kaounty, and hit 'pear ed likely when yo' fust spoke about, hit as irfen sum of their friends mout hev jined in an' clinched. WThat else, stranger?' 'Well, they have hung O'Donnell.' 'Good ! Lynched the critter, meb be.' '0,, no, he was legally executed.' ;Did enny of um git thar hams back?' 'Hams?' 'Yessum, an' side meat? He also tuk two gollons o Hi Stebbinses IS year ole whiskey.' 'But I am speaking of the O'Don" nell who s"iot Cary.' 'Who's Cary?' 'Cary the informer.' When'd he git 'lected?' Elected to what?' ' 'Lected coroner.' 'Informer, man ! Don't you people ever see the newspapers?' 'Onct in a while we does. But you see, stranger, our postuffus facil'ties air limited, might onsartinand crude like. Yo' hev no idee what a monky an' parrot time we has on hit, gittin' our mail. Hit doan't cum in a darn sight offenner than hit does.' 'What is the difficulty?' 'An' when she does cum, ole Pulvis, the postmoster, bas the chills so he shakes all ther stamps offen ther let ters, an' we has ter russel an' sell a coonskin or a hunk of venison fur small change ter pay the pustage.' 'Is that thepnly reason you don't get your mail regularly?' 'No, stranger, hit's this way,' ex plained the Arkansaw Nimrod, spit ting ared shaft of tobacco juice into the good eye of a mangy hound, which immediately rolled in agony at his feet. 'Ole man Trabb's son got the government contract, an' he sub let it to Tommy McGlory, an' Tommy, he sub let her to Wyncoop's father-in-law, an' Wyncoop's father in law sub-let her to Powell's uncle, an Powell's uncle sub-let her to Braxton's mother, an' she couldn't ride, an' so she sub let her to Job Preesler, an' Job Preesler lost her in a game of seven-up to Lishe Potter's cousin, an' Lishe's cousin sub let her to Rat Hackett, an' Rat' 'Yes, but what is the trouble now with the mails?' 'Well, to cum to ther pint, Skinny Wilkins is.purtendin' to carry her, but he's ole, an' his hoss is lame an) sweenied, an' has ther glanders, an ther folks in Pikeville whar he gits ther mail won't let him drive inter town, norther folks at Pulviscs won't let him cum anigh them with his glandered crow-bait, an' so Skinny has ter walk about two mile at Pike ville an' about two mile at Pulvises, an' when ther branch is up an' ther roads boggy Skinny won't do hft, an' that's ther gist uf it, sost yer see we air done up mos' ot ther time.' Texas Sif tings. To be Pitied. 'I see that an Ohio postmistress has resigned her position in order to get married,' remarked old Penedict to his wife. 'Poor thing 1 I pity her,' said help meet. 'Why so? 'Because after the honeymoon is over, she'll have to sit up nearly ev. ery night and wait till the train comes in.' N. Y. Jorunal. , Why suffer longer from dyspepsia, indigestion, want of appetite, loss of strength, lack of energy, nalaria, intermittent fevers, etc? Brown's Iron Bitters never fail to oure these diseases. They act like a charm on the digestive organs, removing all dyspeptic symptoms, such as belch ing, heartburn, biiliousness, etc. Re member it is the only iron prepara tion that will not blacken the teeth or give headache. Ask your druggists concerning its merits. Concealed Weapon. " At the session of 1679 the Legisla ture of North Carolina passed an Act (amended by an Act of 1S83) making the act of carrying, except when on his own premises, concealed about his person, any pistol, bowie knife, dirk, dagger, slung shot, loaded cane, iron or brass knuckles, or razor or other deadly weapon, a misdeamean' or punishable by fine or imprisonment at the discretion of the court. The necessity of this act is too ap parent to need any -argument. The innumerable cases of violence grow ing out of the possession of concerned deadly weapons threatened to tura a people accustomed to the restraints of law, or. if breaking it by sudden outbursts of passion, doing so in an open,- manly way, into a people of cut throats or murderers, taking life or shedding blood for light or frivo lous causes; or if graver causes ex isted, anticipating the protection or vindication of the law. The time had come when the law should take its usurped powers back into its own hands and restore to the State that primitive condition of a peaceful, law-abjding Commonwealth. The law has been in operation four years, and we fail to see that the practice of carrying concealed weap ons has been subdued or even dimin ished. Better public opinion sus tains the act; Grand Jurors are not remiss in forming indictments; Solic itors are zealous in pushing prosecu tions. But it must bo said Judges are not consistently rigid in meeting out punishment. Mitigating circum stances come on to palliate offences, and the accused under a verdict of guilty, is discharged with a nominal fine, or with penalties so insignificant as not only save him from roil pun ishment, but encourage others to violate tho law with impunity. If there were reason in tho law there is reason forits enforcement; and if enforced, then it must be enforced rigidly and impartially. And the punishment should be fixed and steapj'j not capricious or fluc tuating, and then the law will com mand more, respect and infuse terror. J Men can neither respect nor fear that wliich may be evaded, or that which brings no penalty for a viola tion. But it is idle to talk of the suppress sion of the carrying of concealed weapons even by punishing offenders to the extent of the law, if the facili ties for obtaining an t quipment of secret deadly weapons remain' unres tricted. The first sight that pmsents itself to a visitor of a hardware store, or a store with a general stock, is a case filled with pistols of every size, calibre and price. Nothing is to tempting to the eye of the ordinary young man, just stepping upon the threshold of life,' his imagination fired with pictures of heroic conflict, or with his sence of hoiior inflamed with exquisito sensibility to the infliction of any wound upon it, and with the belief that he must always be ready to wipe out tho stain with the blood of the insultcr, as the pos session of a pistol; nothing so fasci nating to the negro as the ownership of the weapon, denied inexorably to the enslaved race, now assumed as 4-one of the most cherished rights and .badges of freedom. Now, the purchase of a pistol is prima facie evidence of intent to violate tho Statute. It can be used m no other way than as a .concealed weapon. It cannot be thrown over the shoulder like a gun. No one would have the bravido in this country to wear it exposed swinging from a belt around his middle. He must conceal it and. then he nust violate the law. But if pistols are permitted to be sold like jack-knives; if every one can make choice of a weapon according to the length of his purse; if every man, cooly, or in a passion, can -step into almost any store in any town in the State, and arm himself, why, it is clear, the temptation is irresistible. The law is at fault, that while it attempts to prevent tho use of a prohibited article," it makes no provi sion to control the supply of that prohibited article. It punishes the use of the article "while it gives every possible facility for the distribution of that article. An inconsistency so glaring deliberately and knowingly defeatingthe object of legislation, cannot stfd the test of examination. Either the law prohibiting the carry ing of them ought to be repealed, or there shoald be such a tax laid on t he sale of that weapon as would make their possession a costly luxury. Legislation ittempts to control the sale by druggists of deadly drugs and poisons. 'With equal wisdom should it regulate the traffic in dead ly weapons, which every day in the year c rry lamentation into some household, and dosofrom the faculty and cheapness at which such instru ments of death are obtained. Anhe villc Citizen. Gone Never to lleturn. Gardifek, Me. Mr.. Daniel Gray, a prominent lumber merchant writes that bis wife had severe rheumag pains; so severe tis to render her un able to sleep. From the first appli cation of the . famous German Reme dy, St. Jacobs Oil, sheexperinced un speakable relief, and in two hours the pain had entirely gone. W hat to do with our ;iil. Mrs. Mary Liver more asks, 'plain . lively : 'What shall we do with onr gulf.?' This does not seem to le diUi cult question to anwer, and we reply: Train them so that thoy may become good wives and mothers, and there will be little difficulty-m pro?, vidmg for them. Kv.cn if they do not all of them find husbands theyi will, if our advice is followed; acquiro a j stock of useful information thiit wll be invaluable. A really good housekeeper need never want for a situation in which to obtnm nrrf daily bread in a perfectly respectaWo and honorable manner.. iTSiat .the majority of sills exj ecf to be married sooner a later is an un deniable fact, but how poorly are they, as a general thing, fitted at tho present day to make a home for-a man of moderate nvans? They have a smattering of a host of u so less accomplishments. Th-y go-to school until the', are building , into womanhood,. They know a littlo French, a little German, a littlo music and, perhaps a littlo Latin. 1 They can paint a little, aud they can, embroider after a fashion; but they cannot bake a loaf of bread, iron, a shirt or even superintend tho prepa ration of tho simplest ineil. They are apt to loo,k upon a husband as a kind of money-getting machine, and they make his home comfortless by . their wastefulness, their shiftlessncss and their supercilious ineuiripetency. If tho means are not readily forth: v coming to foster their extravagance they consider themselves t-h-e most abused being in tho worl l, and if disaster comes to them the man is alone to blame because- he has n t tho resources of a Vanderbilt. Hence it is that so" many young men remain single. They have nut the heart to marry when they see miserable lives that so many of their ae.qaintanccs are doomed to in tho wedded state. On every side we hear the' masculine cry. 'I cannot aTioiuVto married,' and it is not a false ono, They cannot support a wifo in tho fashion, that many. women- demand to day. If the' could inarry as llieir -fathers did, if they could really find a helpmeet, thy would not-hesitato about quitting the coiisla-nMy increas ing ranks of batcherlorh'ood. They remain single from necessity, not from choice. - There J'? only one remedy for this state of tiling s. Moth. -is must train their daughuvs as tlx y wore trained themselves. A lady isnotlesH alaily because sho has all I he at taimneut of a good housewife . li the is rich enough to have nuiuero. is servants at her - command she cm direct thehi more inJeliigenlly b raus; ahp has been taught; praeli.i!!y the' duties of. house-keeping, -and if pecuniary mis fortune come to her sho is prepared to kpan the sacred (ire of home alight ? by her own unaided exertions. Ai false idea prevail.- among' many women who liavo had to work hard' themselves in their younger days..' They believe their" daughters should, be or-riamental rather than useful, and that to obtain a sure passport to refined society they must bo do noth ings. So tho mother becomes an un paid hoUse keeper or one merely working for her board and clothes. -and her daughter sits in the parlor and finds fault if her comfort is in terfered with whilo she lazily takes a few stiches in a tidy, .paints a plaque indifferently, or drums a hackneyed air upon the piano. Wo do not decry what are called accomplishments. 'lhey am Very' well in their way, and we believe that if a girl has a particular gift for music or art it should be cultivated, hut", tvo are opposed to 1 Che wasting ot time over any pursuit for which a person, has no natural aptitude. We woul 1 not have a woman a domestic .dave, an.d nothing more, as thoy souk times, are in Eigland and Germany. We; would have her'dcimair, ami pr'acti-! cal at the same time not too good, ; indeed, for the preparation of human nature's daily food. IJoxlon Cdlli vator. Hall's Vegetablo'Sicili.in H iir lie newer im-pNtrt.s a fine gloss an I fresh ness to the hair, and is . highly re- commended by physicians, cli rily uleu awl scientists as a prepam: ion ac complishing wo.iderfid results. It is a certain remedy for removing dand ruff, making the scalp white and; clean, and restoring gray- hair to itu youthful color. Assist tho child in time. Do not wait until an army of worms have been recruited and tho ie-alth ofl the child destroyed. ' A few loses of Shrinei's Indian Vermifuge, -tho; infaiib'.H remedy, n-'verfads to do tho.T work well, if used record ingo" Chof directions. We do not sound a needless alprin ' when wo tell yon that tho taint of serofula is in your blood. Inherited or acquired, it is there," and Ayer's Sarsaparilla ulono will ciIvH:t:.iaHy.- eradicate it. - Paris is agaiu giving wood paving! a trial in somo of the principle streets. Mr. L. Brown, Durham, N. C. says; I arose every morning with a bad headache. I used Brown's Iron Bitters and found relief.' - .
The Anson Times (Wadesboro, N.C.)
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Feb. 7, 1884, edition 1
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