The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 23, 1887, Page 7

momma | ee sets ote te = Scrofula Is one of the most fatal scourges which ' afflict mankind. It is often inherited, but jamy be the result of improper vaccination, ‘mercurial poisoning, uncleanlness, and various other causes. Chronic Sores, Ulcers, Abscesses, Cuncerous Humors, _ and, in some cases, Emaciation, and Con- sumption, result from a scrofulous condi- * tion of the blood. This disease cap be eured by the use of Ayer’s Sursaparilla. |. J inherited a scrofulous condition of the _ blood, which caused a derangement of my Whole system. After taking less than four bottles of Ayer's Sarsaparilla I am Entirely Cured and, for the past year, have not found it mecessary to use any medicine whatever. Lam now in better health, and stro than ever before.—O. A. ! Tremont st., Boston, Masa, } | Twas troubled with Scrofulous Sores \ for five yeurs; but, after using a few poitles of Aver's Sarsaparilla, the sores Jed, and | have now good heal Elizabeth Warnock, 54 Appleton strect, Lowell, Muss. Some months ago I was troubled with | Serofulous Sores on my leg. The limb ¥ ry Willard, 215 | a was badly swollen and inflamed, and the sores discharged large quantities of offen- sive matter. Every remedy failed, until i used Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. By taking three bottles of this medicine the sores have been entirely healed, and my health fs fully restored. I am grateful for this medicine has done nie. O'Brian, 153 Sullivan st., New Y« . Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, by Dr. J. C. Ayer &Co., Lowell, Mana by al Druggists. Price $1; six Lotties, 65. a 4, ~ Divorces Cheaply Without Publicity, TABSOLUTE DIVORCES without publicity vs residing in any part of the Unite for desertion, non-support. intemper. ty. fogantey Blank application for Barnes, 346 Broadway Biely FOR APULAS FOR CHILDREN Fu BOTH SEXES, ip on a sultry summer’s day he'sun seems scarce a mile away ‘hen comes sick hea nd.evers moment brings «listress Ephen TARRANTS SE eR proves a friend phet druggists all can mmend pb Is pr solely for the onre 0 fate which afflict all womankind. It ‘ives tone and strength to e uterine organs, and rons displacements and irregulari- ig it valne in change of Th RELI AL! ery. 1 change from girihood t 1. Itispleasant to the taste and may b h perfect safety. Ot seaas oe 4 : PRCGGISTS. | One 4 ogteation y oftening of the Brain resulting in in leading to misery, decay and death u Barronness, Loss of powc: sex, Involuntary Losses and Spermat caused byover-oxertion of thobrain, sclf or over-indi ce. Esch box contains onth’streatment. $1.00a box, or six boxes 00, sent by mail prepaidon receipt of prico. WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES any case. With each order received bynes bo: accompanied with §5.00, wo wil ‘written guarantee to. re. @2 W. MADISON 8T., CHICAGO, ILLS., Solo Prop's West's Liver Pills, ie ro fate Lag of the above; shoes for sale in AM’L LEVY & CO ‘who + JH zoussk them. "SAM Pp R I Z, AR cy Big se tive free, a costly box of goods which H help all, of eithersex, to more mon- cight away than anything else in the id. Fortunes await the workers ab- ely sure. At once addresss True & Augusta, Ma?are, 1j-tyr* ANSY GAPSULE THE LATEST DISCOVERY. "se Celebrated FORGIVENESS. Lene in a field a daisy raised her head, And, knowing that the sun above her shed His warmth @ 4 light for her sweet sake alone, She su den scorned his love, and, bolder grown, Smiled softly on a wooing, vagrant breeze, The sun to tease. ‘To teach her then the value of his grace The sun, in pride and anger, hid his face. The flower felt the change in wild amaze, And longed in sorrow for her lover's g ze; A passing rsin-drop fell with sudden freak Up n her cheek. The sun, soon tiring of his lordly mood, Peeped out to see if yet her scorn sie rued; He saw the tear—he watched the wooing wind Float sad away and leave the flower unkind, And heard with gladden’d heart her vojpe en- treat His pardon sweet. But still, to prove her quick repentance true, He steeled his heart with resolution new And sank behind the world without one sign, And left her there in oold and dark to pine: ‘Though thought he often of the sweet pale face Refused hia grace. Up with the day he rose his love to greet, And lay his love and pardon at her feet. But, ah! No tender fac returned his smile With welooming love, and sweet reproach the while, Nauzgbt, save one leaf the faithful zehpyr gave | To mark her grave. —Kate A Bridt-y, in Detroit Free Preas. MANY WAYS TO WED. Queer Marriage Laws and Customs of the Old Days. Roman Nuptials Ceremonies—Pioncer Weddings in This Country—Why the Ring is Worn on a Certain Finger. Adam would probably never have married if he hal been compte to ; all their peculiar customs in regard to | | polygamy the H-brews did, and they | had a more peculiar custom. | of the ausband, hunt around the present Alleghany County court buildings ind ho Wie tl» back room of the rezisier's office, where he would be obliged to pay his half-dollar and swear to more thiags te Preparation, Safe and | forty years old and have s large family Te RADIES. | of his own. The Mavic | SUbject to the grandfather the same as than he ever dream +t of before he could get a mz license. H+ would cer iy have been ina bad fix when he came to swear tiat Eve was of full age, or to produce the writtea consent of her father or mo h- er. Itissafe to say that he would have given it up and died anold bach- elor. Yet without minister, magistrate, regigier or other official intervention the marrmge of A‘am and Eve was such that it woull have stood the test of the old English common law. From earliest times the various sintes of society have imposed regu- lations for the observance of this sol- emn contract. For marriage is sim- ply a contract, except that the partics co aot now change or terminate it by mutual consent, as they can all other contracts. There is in the Royal Library of Paris a written contract made in 1297, between two persons of noble birth i» Armagnal. The husband and wife were bound to each other for seven years. It was also agreed that the parties should have the right to renew the tie at the ond of that time if they mutually agreed; but if not, the chil- dren were to be equally divided, and if the number should chance not to be even, they were to draw lots for the odd one. The Roman church alone regarded marriage ag a sacrament, but all the other churches roccg tiaed & as a Di- vine institution, and, accordingly, every denomination has provided re- ligious services for its solemnization. So strong a hold di: the church in En- gland gain upon it that for a long time the regulation of marriage and divorce was almost exclusively under the church's jurisdiction. Among the Romans there were three ways of obtaining a wife, by capture, sale or gift Waon a Roman bought a wife, and this was the usual way, the ceremony that followed was mere- ly gone through for the sake of having indisputable evidence of the sale The head of the family had to give her over tu the husband in the pres- ence of witnesses, and it is from this that we now have the custom of giv- ing away the briae, Before the perio: of Rome's greatness, the parties could dissolve the marriage by mutual con- sent. When they wished to terminate the contract, they usually went before an altar and in the presence of witnesses declared the marriage atan end. At and after tho time of Rome's greatness the marriage was indissoluble. The Roman husband took his wife not as hor hueband, but as her father. She came intohis family the same almost as an adopted daughter. Originally the husband had absolute and complete control over her and her property. Even after his death she was subjected to any guardianship that he might have had appointed for her during his lifetime. But a change camo in her condition, and came as changes usually come, from one ex- treme to another. The wife was now subject to the tutelage cf guardia’ appointed by her own family. T tutelage gave her avery independent position as to her separate estute and person. Before this change came, and even afterward, there was exercised among the Romans complete tyranny by the bead of the family over his relations which were members of his family. As head of the family, the eldest male wae always the head; he had power not only over his relatives, but all persons connected with his house- hold and his 6hildren’s households. While tho father lived his son was sub- ject to him, although the son might be grandchildren were ) their own father. © y as we now regard the individual. Ifs member committed a crime the whole {amily was held responsible, and it wa: perfectly tawful for the infured familv necessary to exterminate the whote offending family. This was d te such an extent that whole ilies were desiroyed. The blood feud, and it was well named, descending from father to son. It was to the Ro an, in effect, what the inherited curse was to the Greek. | ‘The fend was kept up not 80, much for | the sak+ +f punishment as to prevent | the supposed liability of the offending | fa ily to eon mit freshoffenses. With the family, it must be said to their | credit that they never to any extent | practiced volygamy. Tf thy Romans did not countenance There was a law among them called the L-virate, which means brother-in-law, a d according to this law, at the death the next oldest un- 1 brother-in-l:w of the widow ed her if there were no chil- In this way the wife of the eldest A ROYAL STORY-TELLER. Sow King Humbert of Italy Amuses Him self and His Guests. Que day, after listening patiently to a& certain court wit who had told a most extraordinary yarn ms‘le out of | whole cloth, the King remarked quiet- | ly: “I can easily believe that story, | | because I have had a more curious exe | perience myself QO: one occasion, I had been out hunting all day long and | was returnng home empty-handed, when a thrush flew up within range of my gun, and, thinking it better than | nothing, I blazed away at it, and, to my grea! astonishment, bronght down | not only the thrush but a good-sized | hawk. Just at the moment when I j pulled the trigger, the hawk, which was also out hunting, had swooped LAM) TITLES EXAMIVED @ CERTIFIED | Office west side square, down upon the thrush, and in con- sequences the one shot had struck both birds. But that was not al. The re port of the gun had seared up a rabbit, and as luck would have it, the hawk fell directly on Connie's back. and, being only wounded, immediately at- tacked the poor beast so fiercely that he, suffering under the crucl claws, began todig up the earth frantically with his paws, and presently uncoy- ered two immense truffles. So, vou brother might, in the course of time, have been the wife of all the brothers. This custom afierward extended to many of the Western nations, but the marriage took place whether there were any children or not. . There was another kind of marriage called polygnia, and, like the Levirite, it extended to the Wesiern countries. This, however, did not gain much foot hold among the Hebrews. Polygnis was simply polygamy reversed. Ac cordi .g to it, the woman was the head «f the house, aud might have as many legal husbands at one time as she pleased. Her children bore her nane and recognized her as head of the honse. Sone of the customs attending a H: braie marriage were peculiar. The bridegroom drvssed himse!f in the most gorgeous style he could command. H» next perfumed himself with frank- incense and myrrh. Then he went forth covered with garlands, or, if he were rich, he would wear a circlet of gold and ride a gaily-caprisoned horse. He was attended to the bride's house by his groomsmen, musicians, singers and torch-bearers. The marriage was always celebrated at night, and the bridesmaids were provided with lamps to meet the bridegroom when he came. On his arrival he found the bride, bridesmaids and company awaiting him. A3 soon as the actual ceremony was over the entire company returned to the bride- groom's house with great rejoicing. When they reached the house they par- took of the wedding feast. The fes- tivities usually lasted during fourteen days. The groom not only furnished the feast, but the robes of those who to:k part in the ceremony. Pioneer marriages in this country. noi. a century ago, had some resem- blance to a Hebrew wedding. In those days the marriage was the cause of great excitement, and the whole neigh- borhood was usually invited. As the houses of the bride and groom were generally far apart, the groom started early in the morning on a horse as highly cuparisoned as the times would allow. He was attended by his groomsmen. The marriage generally took place before noon, to enable the whole party to return to the groom's home before dark. The home journey was not always without incident. If any persons were not invited to at- tend, they were not at all backward about felling trees in the road, piling up all kinds of hindrances and firing off guns to scare the horses. Severe injuries were thus frequently caused, but bravely borne. When the party were within a few miles of the house a bottle race was arranged. Two persons were chosen for this dangerous ride. The most impassable road was selected, and the riders start- ed for the house. Pell-mell they went over all kinds of obstacles, and when the fortunate one reached the house he was handed the much-prized black betty, as the whisky bottle was then called. He then returned to the party, and after giving each of the grooms- men, and even the bridesmaids, a drink, he put the bottle in his jacket for future reference. When the house was reached a feast was ready for the party, who were usually hungry after the flong ride. The festivities were kept up all night, till broad daylight, when the feast ended. The ring, which is now so common- ly used at marriage ceremonies, was originally, in England, made of iron adorned with adamant Being hard it was supposed to signify the endur- ance and perpetuity of the contract. The eminent Swainburn speaks about this ring: ‘Howbeit,’’ he said, “itskilleth not at this day of what metal the ring be made of; the form of it being round and without end doth import that their love shali circulate and flow continually. The finger on which the ring is to be worn is the fourth finger of the left hand, next the little finger, because there was sup- posed a vein of blood to pass from thence 1." —Pitésburgh into the heart. Dispatch. es ae Dp Dr. Prerce’s Pelle litte liver Pills (su cure sick and bi stomach and } druggists, inal will + sour By see, with a single shot 1 bagged a fine hawk to stuff, a thrash to broil, a nice rabbit to stew, and two splendid tr ffl-s for the seasoning."’ The King is fond of telling how, in th: cam- prigns of 1866 he had three buttons shot from his coat by rifl-balls, and how he once owned a horse who could jump acro-s aditch more than thirty feet wile; and avzain, how, when a boy, his gymnastie teacher tanght him o climb over a wall one hundred feet high without using a rove or any thing of the sort. Whenever the King sees fic to amuse himself in this way, the courtiers are on pins and needles, for he require- each oe of them to listen to whatever he may say with the ut- most seriousne-s. Another habit which eften causes’ annovance and embarrassment is the King’s of taking a faney to any little novelty which he may see in the hands of any of his courtiers. It mav be a jewe! set in some curious way, or acan: made of rare wood. or perhans a fantastic wa ch. No mutter what it is, or who is the owver, his Majesty will show such an intense desire to possess it, that finally the object is of- fered to him, and, needless to adi, it is always replaced by a present of double or triple its value. One day, when a warm conversation was going on in his presence as to the best form of monarchy, he expressed himself as follows: “G ntlemen, the best of all monarchies is the one where the King is felt everywhere without being ob- served." ‘And the best form of a republic?’'asked a certain Ambassador. “It is that ove,” was the reply, “where, as in America, the genius of the people has so deeply penetrated every fiber of the social fabric, that no place remains for a King.’"—Cor. Bos- tom Advertiser. Rheumatism aod Neuralgia Cured in Two Days. The Indiana Chemical Co. have discov- ered a compound which acts with truly marvelous rapidity in the cure ot Rheu- matism and Neuralgia. We guarantee it to cure any and every case of acute Inflammatory Rheumatism and Neuralgia in 2 pays, and to give immediate reliet in chronic cases and effect aspeedy cure. On receipt of 30 cents, in two cent stamps, we will send to any address the prescription for this wondertul.com pound which can be filled by your home druggist at small cost. We take this means of giving our discovery to the public instead of putting it out as a patent medicine, it being much less expensive. We will gladly refund money if satistaction is not given. THe INDIANA Cnemicat Co, lo-1yr Crawtordsvile, Ind Facts About the Moon. During a long storm, persons who are well versed in weather lore are often heard to console themselves with the prediction that there will be a change of weather when the moon changes. Nasmyth and Carpenter characterize as a popular error, in its most absurd form, this belief that tho gradual turning of the moon's face to- ward and away from the sun could, at certain points, upset the existing con- dition of our atmosphere, generate clouds and pour down rains. In En- gland (and the same may be said of America) the weather changes about every three days, and there isa change of the moon every seven days, so that many coincidences must occur. Those who believe that ‘the moon rule3 the weather’’ always credit such coinci- dences to lunar influence. But the theory is untenable unless it applies to every case, and unless the same ef- fect is always produced by the same cause. To suppose that a change of the moon will turn dry weather to wet or wet to dry is the merest childish- ness and cotrary to all meteorological records. —Popular Science Monthly. Philip Phillips, the “singing pil. i is still on the Aver’s Sarss} and promp'ly, purifying an ing the bloed, sxprovi the appe tite, strengthening the nerves, and invigorating the system. face of the It isin the truest sense an alterative medicine. j Every invalid should give it a trial. P. C. Furxerson, . Pres’t. J. Ever:ncuaw, Vice-Pres’t. THE BANKERS LOAN & TITLE CO. Incorporated under the laws of Mo. T. L. Harprr, Treas. Gro. CantTEreury Sec’y. ) ae Stimmlates the terpid liver, Scuvdiesntceceemepessees ANTI-BILIOUS MEDICINE. Office, 44 Murray St.. New York, DRS.S.? D. DAVIESON First Mortgage Loans Made oa Farm i City Property. Local Money for Short Time Loans4 = BUTLER MD. Q9f SAMPLE TREATMENT ATARRE we ma enccesTMEST FREE vince BS. LAUDERBACH & CO 773 Broad-st Newark, N. J. : PF. A. LEHMANN Washington, 1.¢ Send tor Circular, ady and Gentlemen 4A; j in everv city and towns Avgreat-oppertann Be ANS ee ere tens ee the WO Nee Tee 4 Nassau st. AW SEK and upwards ‘positively se- $25 cured by men agents selling Dr. Scott's Gennine Electric Belt Suspensory and other appliances. Sample.free. These are the only original and genuine. No humbug. Dr, Scott S44 Broadway, N.Y ADIES ARE OFFERED plain needlework their own homes town or. country by a vholesale house. Profitable, genuine ood pay can te made Everything for nished Particulars free Address Artistic et k Co., 15 Sth st. New York City. v*mild bar ckccseee "SOLD BY DRUGGISTS, Fir tote Voutntat Colon” | SCHWENCK & OLDEAKER, i] a jCureascalp dlscaseseed hater fi 4 0c. at Drugzists, DERCORNS. Sa HIN ‘Tho safest, surest and best cure for Bunions, £0, Btops at Ensures fort Y Leg os eae comfort to a feet seeps MARVELOUS MEMORY DISCOVERY. Wholty unlike artificial systems. Any book learned in one reading. Recommended by Mark Twain, Riehard Proctor, the Scientist, Hons. S ~ A Judah P. Benjamin, Dr. Minor, &c 100 Columbia Law students; two cl: each at Yale; 400 at University of Pen: 400 at Wellesley College, 350 ot Oberlin College tity ae. Prospects post free Troan FEOF sity. &c. ‘vm. LOISETTE, 237 Fifth Bre... New York. s@-LIEBIG COMPANY’S-@a EXTRACT MEAT IMPROVED AND ECONOMIC COOKER) N. B.—Genuine only with fac-simile of Baron Liebig’s signaturein blue across label. Boot & Shoe Makers BUTLER, MO. Boots and Shoes made to order best of leather used. Shop nerth side ot Square. The 49 tf INVIGORA ‘sa.care for Liver Completate: ition of os FOR ALL DISORDERS OF 1HE Stomach, Liver ise and Bowels_ PACIFICHIE PILLS STRICTLY VEGETABLE. Cure Constipetion. sia, Piles, Sick Headache, i oes of eas. Jaundice, To behad of all Storekeepers. G: ey pers, rocers and Mason & Hamlin ORGANS, 22257 Other makers followed in the manufacture of these instruments, but the Mason & Hamlin Organs have al ‘4 maintained their suprem- a as the best in the world ason & Hamlin offer, as demonstration of the unequaled excellence of their org: the fact thst at all of tho great World’s Exhibitions The cabinet organ was introduced in its present form by Ma- since that of Paris, Isé7, in competition with poate, tee ¥ best makers of all ‘countries, they have invari- meas eo feo — ably taken the highest honors. Illustrated | PACIFIC MANUFACT C3., ST. LOUIS, MB. catalogue free. Mason & Hamlin’s Piano Stringer was in- troduced by them in @ iss2, aud has been pro- nounced by experts the ‘ ‘greatest improvement in pianos in half acentury.’’ A cireular, containing testimonials from three hundred purchasers, musicians and tuners, sent. together with descriptive cata- logue, to any applicant. anos and Organs gold for cash or easy pay- ments; also rented. Jad MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN & PIANO CO, BOSTON, NEW YORK, CHICAGO. ADAMS EXPRESS CO. Letter from the Assistan Foreman of of the Delivery Department—A sub- ject in which Thousands are Deeply Concerned. Abont five a agoleufecred from painful urination and great pain and weakness in the lower part of my back, pain the limbs, bad taste in the month, disgust at food, and it mental and bodily depression York street, Jersey City, and on arriving home one nizht I found a copy of the Shaker Al- manac that bad been left during the day. I rich What Is this Disease that is Coming we U It described my symp- toms and feelings better than! could if{ had tten a whole book. My troubie was indeed ike athiefinthe nigbt,’’ for it had been stealing upon me unawares for years. I fe bottle of Shaker Extract OF Boots, oF Seigel’a Syrup, and before I had taken one-half of it I feltthe welcome relief. Ina few weeks i was like my old self. I enjoyed and digested my food. My kidneyg soon recovered tone and strength, and the urinary trouble vanish- ed. I waa well. Millions of people need some medicine simp- ly to act onthe bowels. To them I commend Shaker Extract in the strongest possible terms itis the gentlest, pleasantest. safest and sur- est pargativeinthisworid The most delicate women and children may take it. One point moze: Ihave all the more confidence in this medicine because it is prepared by the Shakers i may claim to be a religous man miself and I admire the Shakers for their zeal, consistency and strict business integrity. Wht they make may be trusted by puplic. W.-H. Har. r sale by all Cae: and by A. J. White Warren atree York. ARBUCKLES’ name on 8 package of COFFEE is guarantee of excellence. : ARIOSA OOFFEE is kept in all first-class sores from the Atlantic to the Pacific. COFFEE ia never good when exposed to the air. Always this brand in. sealed ONE POUND PACKAGES. read the