DAYS OF THE PLATFORM. When Distinguished Lecturers Spoke Their Pieces for a Moderate Sum. In the early days of the platform the most distinguished lecturers seldom re ceived more than SSO a lecture, exclu sive of expenses, and they usually visit ed large towns within a Riven territory They traveled with comfort, put up at good inns, when they did not accept private hospitality,and were generously treated in every respect. But, as time went on, and the business increased, their field expanded, and great fatigue and hardship had to te incurred. Pri ces were much higher : but they were hardly in proportion to the augmented labor and trials. Lecturers were ex pected to journey far beyond the Mis sissippi iuto wild regions, where accom modations of every soit weie the scan tiest and poorest. As they bad to make close connections, and as the most active season was in winter, early rising and dressing in cold rooms, wait ing at comforthss railway siatious.and staying at miserable taverns, combined with uninterrupted hard work, irregu lar meals and severe nervous strum, was such a dratt on strength atui health that few constitutions could et.dure it. Many lecturers were obliged to relin quish their calling altogether, more to contiue their engagements to a limited area, while not a few were so broken down that they never recovered. Those who bad been long in the fleld say that there is no toil equal to it, that it is the most arduous way of earning money with which they haye any acquaint ance. Dr. Holmes still spontaneous and brilliant in his 7'Jth year, was a favor ite lecturer before the war, but fouud the strain aud drain on his nervous system altogether too great for his healthful though delicate organization, lie knew that if he did not give up lec turing it would give him up ; conse quently, for a quarter of a century he has refused to be again beguiled into tbe field by the most flattering offers. He owns his longevity to his extreme enre of himself in every way. He en joys life so keenly that he is uuwilling to surrender any particle of it which he can retain by the exercise of constant vigilance. Dr. J. G. Holland had a supetb con stitution aud exceptional health, which failed suddenly, and during the last years he suffered much. He always ascribed his break down to the exhaus tive toil of iniiiierant lecturing. Bayard Taylor, who had a fine phy sique, so spent his early force by a long period of lectuiing that he passed away in comparative youth, when his pros pects were brightest and his reputation was steadily rising. John B. Gough, though he lived to a good age, would doubtless have lived much longer had he letired from the rostrum. He had had repeated warn ings, but (be did not heed them. He paid the penally of wronging nature aud disregarding prudential consider ations. Henry Ward Beecher would probably have been alive to-day but for his per sistency in lecturing. No mau has had a more vigorous body, with more a boundiog health ; but he would make long and tiresome jourpeys, lecturing all over the country and in Great Brit ain, and this, with the numberless other tasks he set himself, killed him at 73, though his father, whose rugged ness he inherited, lived beyond 87. Wendell Philips, George William Curtis, James Parton, Parke Goodwin, Donald G. Mitchell and many other of the early lecturers were obliged to sur render lecturing, to any extent, on ac count of tbe iDjury it did their health. They declare that the most rugged con stitution will yield to the extraordinary tension after a number of years, and their experience lias clearly demon strated their opinion to becoirecl.— Junius Htnri Brown in Globe-Dtmocrut. The Food of the Aristocracy. Some startling revelations have re cently been published in Paris as to the materials of French cookery, and es pecially of Parisian butter. A corre spondent sends the following story, of which he guarantees the accuracy, as to a not dissimilar state of things in London : 1 happen to know a man who makes a living by collecting the racid butter and dirty butter scrapings from the butter-shops, and then retailing tbem to West-end confectioners. Tbe other day I met bim wheeling a truck-load of the loathsome-looking stuff along the Bayswater road. 'Hullo!* exclaimed I, 'what in the name of goodness have you got theie ?' for really I could not tell from the look of it, it was so dirty ana discolored, while the stench it gave out when I went up to it, was something fearful. 'Oh, he replied, with quite a business air, 'it's offal,' 'But what kind of offal ? It smells almost bad enough to knock you down.' 'Why, butter offal.' 'lndeed ! Do you mind telling me what vou do with it ?' 'Make it into lumps, and then take it round to the confectioners.' 'The confectioners! What do they want it for ? It would poison a dog.' 'Perhaps so,' responded my friend, with something very much like a grin ; 'but, none the less, it don't poison the aristocracy.' 'What do you mean ?' 'Why, that it's used in the pastry fal de-lals they're so fond of.' •But not as it is, surely I' 'Oh, no I They first .purify it in some way.' Not on an Empty Stomach. Anxious Arkansaw mother—'Tom my, is that green persimmon you air eatin' ?' 'Yes, maw.' 'Don't you know it ain't healthy to eat green - persimmons on an empty stomach ?' 'I ain't eatin' this green persimmon on an empty stomach. I ate a peck of 'em before I tackled this one.'—2'exos Sittings. BUSTLES OF SMUGGLERS. They are Now the Popular Ilidtiig- Plaee for Small Dutiable Article*. Since Surveyor Beattie began to ap point women as inspectors of customs, more attempts at smuggling have been detected than ever before,says the New York World. The women have shown great zeaj and aptitude for the work, and the male inspectors, in order to make as good a record,have been exhib iting more activity than usual. The newest expedient for smuggling is the bustle. The bustle now required by fashion is a capacious structure of wire and ocean travelers of the gentler sex who desire to escape customs duties have adopted the expedient of filling their bustles with meichaudise. Depu ty Collector McClelland said recently that bustles were becoming the burden of his life. It seemed as is every third woman ariving from Europe had her bustle filled *ith dutiable goods, and he was nearly distracted. There was a large number of seizure cases reported the other day. It seen s that nearly every woman who goes to Europe brings back a meerschaum pipe for some male friend. In the bustle of Fraulein Charlotte Wetnroann, a pass enger on the steamer Trave,lnspectress Westoner discovered two meerschaum pipe-bowls. luspectress Lily It. Brier back found in the bustle of Mrs. S. 11. llarbridge, a passenger on the [steamer City of Chester, two meerschaum pipes and one cherry wood pipe. On Frauleiu Weinmann's person and in her baggage were also found thirty yards of silk, thirteeu yards of velvet, thirteen yards of satin, fifty yards of liuen, three silk shawls and many other articles of val ue. Some ot the stuff was concealed in her bustle. Around Mrs. Ilarbridge's waist were found two pieces of cash mere and another piece was found sew ed iu the lining of her skirt. In the bustles and on the persons of the Miss es Evans,who arrived on the Klnneland from Antwerp, were found silks and velvets. J.Bierman.who arrived on the steam er Trave. declared he had no dutiable goods. He was met ou the dock by a friend, who approached Inspector G. Scherman and told him that if he would pass Bierman's trunks that gentleman would make it all right with him if he would call at his oflice.corner of Broad way and Huston streets. The inspec tor examined Bierman's trunks, which were found to coutain the following dutiable articles : 7 books, 2 boxes of medicine, 12 linen sheets, 3 cases draught man's instruments.6 tablecloths 1 needle-case, 80 linen napkins, 12 tow els, 1 pocket-book, 72 liuen handker chiefs, 6 fancy haudkerchief boxes, 7 boxes of toys,l card-case,l looking glass, 70 pieces ribbon, 15 dolls, aud 12 um brellas. Inspectress M. S. Wilson also made a seizure from a passenger ou the Trave. On examining the trunk of Miss Wag ner she discovered a false bottom, which she removed, aud below were found the following articles: Three yards cotton velvet, 3 pieces of silk, containing 18i,17i and 21 yards respect ively, 1 gold watch and 1 gold bracelet. Miss Wilson then took the lady to a private room and searched her, and found 8 yards of woolen dress-goods concealed on her person. Influencing a Judge. The poet Milnes had a mind of pene trating sagacity and brilliant intuitions, lie was one day told, by a friend, of the grief of a poor laundress, whose little boy had wandered off to a common near London, and there with another laa, mounted an old horse grazing there,and taken a ride, only to be arrested for horse-stealing. The laundress had eu gaged counsel for her son, but was in great doubt as to the issue of the case. When the matter was suggested to Mil nes, his fei tile mind was at once ready with an expedient. 'How old are the boys ?' he asked, and was told that they were about eleven. 'Then,' said he, tell the laundress take care that they ooth appear at tbe trial in nice clean pinafores.' The effect was almost magical. The two little boys, in their nice pinafores, appeared in the dock, and smilingly gazed around the court. 'What is the meaning of this?' asked the judge, who had read the deposition, and now came uuder tbe spell of the pinafores. 'A case of hot se-s teal ing, my lord.' 'Stuff and nonsense !' said his honor, with indignation. 'llorse-stealing, in deed ! The boys sole a ride 1' The pinafores had almost an ovation in court, and all who had anything to do with the prosecution were obliged to suffer from tbe Judge's indignant com ment. The Kid at the Theatre. A child that can only squall; in a theatre is preferable to another larger child of a kind one sometimes sees. It's generally a female child. A female child [from its earliest days recognizes the privileges of the sex and takes all sorts of advantages. Ihe mothers al ways teach them that they are "little girls," aud the little boys must not hurt tbem. and some of them in conse quence become terrors early in youth. We have seen the child that wanders all around a theatre and looks up at you and everybody with a bland, child ish curiosity, and her thumb in her mouth. She has no seat generally. She's under age, and her father and mother bring her to the theatre between them, and she gets off in tbe middle of the play and wanders about. She has a knack of being partial to sweetmeats. She seems to know instinctively when she strikes a pair ot young lovers, and she slides up and swings herself on one foot and then on the other, and the fellow looks confused and the girl pats her on the bead, hoping that will drive her away. But it dosen't. She accepts the familiarity and gets on the girl's knee, and the young pair look fnrtive'y at one another as if to say : "Great heavens ! If there should be somebody here who kuows us and think this is ours." —SUBSCRIBE for the JOURNAL. HE I*AID TIIK MONEY. A Good Joke Which Knitchcd the Empty Treasury of a Uhurch.| It is not always au advantage to bear a striking resemblance to another mau, even if he is a good-looking one and rich in the bargain, and as a matter of fact such a resemblance may often re sult in serious complications. A gen tleman of this city, says the I'rovidence (It. I.) Journal, has just gone through such au experience, aud now he vows that lie w'U let his hair grow long aud look like Arizoua Joe, if necessary, but he will not be taken for some other fel low again or have any one taken for him. A;short time ago a clergyman who had been only a short time iu the city was soliciting subscriptions for the purpose of making certain repays upon the church he was connected with, lie met with much BUCCCBS, and finally re membered that he had not yet inter viewed one of his most earnest disci ples. A few Jays later he met, or thought he met, this gentleman on the street, and determined to ask hiui for u subscription. After the usual saluta tious the clergyman said ; 'My good sir, several of your fiiends have advised me to apply to you for uid in our noble work, and, Mr. (calling him by the name of the other member of tbe church who resembled him), they think you will give us one hundred dollars.' The gentleman, who is somewhat of a humorist, saw a chance to play a joke on his friend, and he replied : 'Certain ly ! With pleasure , you can put my name down for one hundred dollars.' A few days passed and the clergyman thought he would call upon his gener ous member aud collect the money. He accordingly went to the oflice of the man whose name he had on his list and found him in. 'Good day, Mr. ,'said the clergyman ; 'I was going by, so I thought I would stop in and get the money you so kindly subscribed !' 'Money! What money ?' asked the as tonished merchant. 'Why, the one hundred dollars you put your name down for last Thursday.' For a few seconds the merchant hesitated, but he remembered, to his shame, that for sev eral days he had beeu on something of a "spree'' from which he had just re covered. He*at once concluded that while under the influence of Bacchus he must have put down his name for the amount andlforgotten all about it. Rather than confess his weakness be fore his pastor he pulled out his check book and filled out a blank for oue hun dred dollars and paid it over to the un suspecting divine. The perpetrator of the joke heard of the affair a few days later, and thought It was tco good to Seep, so he told a few friends, aud it was not long before it reached the ears of the real subscriber. Whenever the two frieuds met now the man who paid says to the man who put up the job; 'Say, it's a pretty good joke, but I think you ought to give me fifty dollars and divide the expense.' The expeuse has not yet been divided, tbe church is a hundr d dollars richer,and the clergy man does not know the trueinwarduess of how he got his mouey. GIRLS WHO COURT BEAUTY. How some Women Preserve their Good Looks—Exercise l>e Much. From the San Frunclsco l'ost. The handsomest woman I ever saw was one who took great care of her health. When I knew her she was over thirty, but no girl of sixteen that I have evrr seen had rosier cheeks or brighter eyes. Of Course she was naturally fine looking, but the attention she gave to matters of hygiene added to and pre seryed her beauty. What did she do? I don't know that I can recount all, but I remember her telling me she took a sponge bath every morniog; was par tic ular about tbe of her apart meats: took long watka when she could; ate but little meat, much fruit and ceareals; whenever she could get them. Another thing she did which sha tried without success to get me to do, she drank her coffee without milk or cream, diluted with water. The reason she took her coffee so was because her physicians told her it was healthier to driuk it in this way Whether the practice added to her per sonal charms or uot I don't know. On the whole she was certain]? repaid for her systematic habits, and as certainly there was nothing arduous about the performance of them. Nor was there anything biearre about them as,it seems to me,there i 3 about the following ac count I read ot a Chicago belle: "To keep the suppleness of her figure she stands one hour daily. fifteen min utes at a time, with her hands on hei hips before a long mirror,and bending her knees out from each other she sinks slowly down to the floor as low as pos sible, then as slowly upraising, meantime moving her arms in any di rection to their utmost length,out or up, forward or back,until when she stands erect they are ready to be pi scad on her hips again. "Each movement is repeated, every time a little accelerated, until at the end of thirteen minutes it is done quickly, and a fine color is on her cheek. She then lies down on a perfectly flatcouch. without a pillow, until her breath comes smooth and regnlar,as it will in the two minutes left in her quarter of an hour. When she plays a good deal of tennis she cuts down her exercising one half.' Of course, tbe benefit to be derived from this procedure is not to be ques tioned, whatever mav be thought of it besides. It is easy to see her whole body thus receives good exercise, added to tbe grace of her own form, beautify ing her [complexion and making her stronger and healthier. CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED. To THE EDlTOß— Please inform your readers that I have a positive remedy for the above named disease. By its timely use thousands of hopeless cases haye been permanently cured. 1 shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your readers who have consumption if they will send me their express aud post office address. Respectfully, T. A. SLOCUM, M. C M 21 181 Pearl st.,New York. THK LATKST IN COFFINS. Sonic of the Ingenious Methods ty Which I*wper 1* Helng I'tlll/cd. "Here is it very neat style of collln," remarked a manufacturer of such ar ticles. "It is the latest thing out and iB really quite popular." The cotlin did not seem to be different from the ordinary kind of casket. It was plain in style and iinished in rose wood. beautifully marked. The handles were of solid silver, und the itißide was handsomely covered with cushioned trimming of white silk, neatly qui'ted. It was evidently a coilln that any mod est man of simple tastes cou'd offer no objection to being buried in. "What do you think of it 1"' "It is a very neat sort of a cotlin, but I don't see anything remarkable about it." "Lift one end of it." The reporter arched his back,grasped the handles llrmly und put his strength into a great lift. The casket rose as though it were uiude of painted air, so light was it. and the experimontoifnau rowly escaped falling on his back. "It feels as though It were made of paper. How do you make them so light V" "It is made of paper," answered the manufacturer ; "compressed paper. It is cheaper than wood, cau be pressed into shape, is more durable and can be made much more quickly and easily. The veneering is of another piece of paper, very thiu, which is painted to resemble wood, by machinery. When the colliu is put together it is varnished and trimmed aud then it is ready for occupancy." "How did you happen to inveut it ?" "1 didn't invent it, but almost any one ought to have done so. l'aper has been used for car wheels for years past. Doors are now made of the same sub stance. Two thick paper boards, staroi>ed and moulded into panels and glazed together with glue and potash, ana then rolled through heavy rollers, and coming into use. They are better than wood,in that they will not shrink, swell, crack or warp. They are made water proof with a mixture." "Boats are also made of paj>er," con tinued the manufacturer ; "and for cer tain kinds ot racing they are better even than the ordiuary kind of wood, and far cheaper. "You will soon make your whole cortin out of paper ?" suggested the re pot ter. "We are not far away from that now," replied the maker. "They are making window glass from linen or cot ton, modified by chemical action. When the glass is made it is dipped in a preparation of cumphol alcohol,which gives it the character of parchment. It can then be molded and cut into trans parent sheets that are remarkably tough and can stand double the strain of the ordinary glass. Yes, sir, it will not be long before not only cofHns for the dead, but the houses for the living cau be made from the foundation to the roof eutirely out of paper. Who says we are not an inventive race ?" Boxing the Ears. Dr. Samuel Sexton says on the sub ject of boxing the ears, he httm npoti his recoids fifty one cases in which the ears have been injured by blows of the band or fist. Of these thirty-one were males ami twenty females. Of the males thirteen had been boxed upon the right ear, thirteen upon the left and three upon both ears. One was kicked by a companion upon the left ear while bathing and the right ear of another was injured by having the head violent ly squeezed between the hands of a notber person. Of the females four were struck upon the left ear and six upon the right. Five of the women were assaulted by their husbands. Of the entire number eight were boxed in play, four by school teachers, two by parents, and one, a fervent lover, by his sweetheart. Several cases occurred among pugilists, and others were due to assaults and brawls. The nature of the injuries varied to a considerable de gree. One bad inflammation in the ear, suspicion of intracranial trouble. He bad had a running of the ear for twelve years, following a blow upon that or gan. lie subsequently d;;>d of brain disease. In another case the ear be came inflamed, and the hearing was very much impaired. In still another instance the patient was slapped by bis father upon the left ear. Immediate pain and deafness followed, with a bloody discharge from the ear. It was three months before this case recovered. The dangers to which Dr. Sexton calls attention are so grave that parents, teachers and others should never punish those committed to their charge by box ing tbe ears. American Courtship and Age. If I were a young roan, especially If I were handsome and had a generous "old man" at my back with a liberal pocketbook, I should prefer to live in America to any other place 011 earth. But I should take good care not to get old, for this is a country where old men and women invariably take a back seat. Sometimes the) are not even allowed the comfort of any seat at all. It is only here that 1 find old men and wo men are servants of the healthful youth of either sex. It seems to be a common law among the people here to raise and support children as sumptuously as their means permit, and continue to support them even long after they are able to earn their own living. But when it comes to the old people's turn sentiment seems to dwindle down al most to zero. In society the young are the centre of attraction. Tbey are the blooming flowers. The old people are shut up in the kitchen behind the doors. What a muss the people of this coun try make of their love business. Are the understandings of the American youth obtuse ? It frequently takes ytars of their valuable time to whisper ardent love to each other, and frequent ly, at the very last moment, they sud denly find out that they did not love each other at all. "They were simply trying to find out each other's peculiar ities." Occasionally these courtings actually terminate in marriage, but as a rule, the love-making business is then over. 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Buy Direct from the Manufacturer. Wholesale Manufacturing I'r.cea from —lll to HDD. — ELEGANT DESIGNS. LARGE SOLID WALNUT CA:ES FINELY FINISHED. BEST SEASONED MATERIALS USED. VOICED TO PERFECTION, TONE IS UNSURPASSED. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. EVERY ORGAN WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS. SEED M CIRCULARS. . i ddrtu READING ORGAN CO., F. J. KANTNEE, Haoager, xa. S TO GROCERY" V,*int A1 resi dent salesmen AI EOUCiI ALESwEH of SPECIAL STAPLE and IMPORTED GOODS used by Us GROCERY or GENERAL STOKES, nd complete lino of samples : among which are Baking Powder, Bittern, Blacking (French). Blueing, Cannod Goods, Chocolate, Oat goal. Kal.Tii., I'runea (In fancy boxoo. our own Importation), OUTOO, Fancy Shelf Good., King SlUca Polishes and Paints, Ac , Ac. Samples consist or principal small s rtlnlsg; Price list of bulk guods. New goods ronstanUy arriving; Stoplne of which ore at once sent. List or commis sions varying to salesmen. Our tortus at* Nett Caeh on all bUlsumWrt(Z—todaysovsr. Wo will send on receipt of Two Dollars. samples. list. Ac., same to be refunded on receipt ol salesman's fret order or orders eg lit on, thereby furnishing SAMPLES KKKK. A1 references required, ami In some cases security. VA U If MOW " P*" l MUbl< llna ° r , jr^xyx."!".j, any line sold, we guarnntoe prices and quality of all our goods. Should your trade, slier a trial, warrant It, we will pay salary and exjienses. Writs us, aud If we have no one For yoar section, wo will sond samples. If we have yonr deposit will bo returned by return mall. Plrst class men on I) need apply. No agents or canvassers wanted; and our commissions are such ' h t A1 men cau male a steady good lucouis lbs yoar WUaJ QRIFFITH, TUTHILL A CO. Btck&t tai. Coauiiitlot KtrehasU, 110 Reads St., New York. Tbli paper U kept on file at the office ot MDVERTISING R|GENTS TIMES BUILDING ftS® PHILADELPHIA. COTIUATCC FerIEWSPIPFR IDTFRTTSDC rnrr LOI IMA ICO AT LOWEST Cash RNTEA F FICC lend 10c. In ft VP ) 0 OA'lip dsmca e • * V V Tutt's Pills CURE! Malaria, Dumb Chills, Fever and Ague, Wind Colic, Bilious Attacks. They produce regular, natural evae uatlona, never gripe or interfere with dally bualneaa. As a family medicine, they should be in every household. SOLD EVERYWHERE. "THE LIGHT RUNNING* DUPLEXCORN&FEED MILLS THE BEST MILL MADE 4} For Grinding JP| worldthat grinds on both VH M ■ sides of tne revolving * Mi H Kii m burr at the same time, giving it double the grinding surface of any other mill, when the di ll i ameter of the burrs is •/ yjthe same. BEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR. THE DUPLEX MFG CO. SPRiNCFIELD, OHIO. BEST ENGLISH TWIST TH E ITHACA CUN V BLE AND BEST SHOOTING GUN MADE. Btmne. R*MP>, ■..-N baluiewl. T' TUTT Tup Trnfit* gnarauteo-1 i>u limited investment, Writo lor full particular*. THE KETSTONS WATCH CLUB CO. P. 0. Box 928, PHILADELPHIA. PA. lIEFKItEXCES I Keystone Xaiioial Hank ; Tl>" City Trust Safe Drposit and Surety Co., or any Caeumereial Agency. AGENCIES: rhiUititiii, r*. tiithum, M. lIL bitreit, ti. Leeis, lie. - Esnisfctt?:, To. Yiiriagtaa, -eL he::—. rcrrer, Cel. Etc., etc. RURNETTS ESSENCE OF fjAMAICA^ LGINGERJ (Elna mapper nod whit* label.) An Immediate Relief for Cramps, Colic, Dyspepsia, Miestiia, and nil Stomach Disorders. Powerful Stimulant Without Reaction. BOOM TO EVERY FAMILY. — Used externally will relieve Muscular Rheumatism, Neural gia, Toothache. Headache. Tor sale by Groom and Dnggiata everywhere TAKE NO OTHER. JOSEPH BURNETT & CO., BOSTON and CHICAGO. mm & scoviLi VEHICLES. HIGH GRADE, LOW PRICES, J WE MANUFACTURE HEARSES, CARRIAGES, PHAETONS AND BUGGIES. Prices and Catalogues sent on application, SPECIAL Inducements to large Buyers. SAYERS & SCOVILL, '■*— nMSO. BE YOUR OWN DOCTOR. THE GRANDEST Remedy of the Age. - CUSH MAN'S- Afford* quick relief of Neuralgia, Headache. Hay Fever, Catarrh, Aathwe, AND BY COIITIHUSD ?SI ZYYXCTS A MTU. CWSat isfaction guarantwwi or money refunded. Six mo tha treatment for 60 centa. If your druggist lias not the Inhaler in (took. send 61 cents in stamps, and the Inhaler will be forwarded hy mail, postage paid, and if, at the expiration ot five days fnim its receipt you are not satisfied with ita effects, you may return it. and if received in good condition, your money will be refunded. Circular and testimonials mailed free on application * H. D. CUSHMAN, Three Rivers, Mich* I deetre to mil SPECIAL Attention to im portant points of excelUmc* found only i* THE CHAMPION LAMP. I Combustion WBUB|V A. A SAFETY perfect. IWIXTIMOUISBKB S. Itletheonlyj^^^^lLUU^hemly s. U. Itutixo only Argand OJELY wUAhu* Laapwhkh Mmat of air BeruAlAthe Blrowlotfaff OCT mA tvreon tho oUjj * holds e well and FULL ■ burner FLAME thereby when prevent- wlek lag over- u • hort * thereby •r the on ' rm and making wIHF lag DCfUNO EXPLOSION jMBBSSL THE IMPOSSI- EVENING HT.K. Made in all term*, Plain or Fancy. Table orHaagtng. Bead far Illustrated Circular. A. J. TODKBTER, • MO. AO E seoood Strut. Philadelphia, Pa. HARWOOD'S CHAIR SEATS iMtkl 1 WANTED IN EVERY FAMILY To Replace Broken Game. RE-SEAT YOUR CHAIRS. Amy body caa apply lo Mechanic >wbl SOLD DY £*§3* Fnrmtnre & 2b;\ TRADES. In buying new Chalra, ask for those with Hnawooo's Bed Leather Piniah Seats. They newer wear Mb IME COUNTY GMT. PorUUi Corn EQls sa4 XUlstones. JSB t Iplppf m The Best in th World for making in* table meal; for gria&ng Corn. Oats, By*. Barley o* any mixed t**A- It cuts all fibrous matter. hetlM than any known atone or butu^ sent oA%yfMo*tVk N. Q, HILLSTCNB QQ, % FgRKEWOOP. MOORBCO., B.C. The Palmer Boss Churn. OVER 150,000 Now In Use. $60,000 watt sold last jwy, Mfr Largest Barrel Chain £ac-. HM Tory in the worn It makes mere hatter, a auperiw aadity of but-? ter. * harder, better grain-. Ed batter, than aayothw *hurn said. MOham weeks so easily Cham clean* *o easily. -it keeps oat cold air; it keep* oat hot air { It la perfect. *0 they ail T. . Ask yoor dealer for the " Palmer Bees Chan,** and if ne doee set keep It, eend to as for circu lar and testimonial letter*. H. H. PALMER & CO., Rookford, HL THE BEST WASHER. Ladies and Laundries should A inveetlgate this machine at once msguftgjU It will save yoa time, labor and *■ JTJfi money. The only washer built f ffvl on the true principle. Will MM 1 ®kS| Its coat in three month*. have same control of With yonrhands and wash l>o*rd J and will wash them la half j U|l time, as yoa caa a* hot sods I braU whllo rubbing th m, without putting yoor ini" l ' In the water, Don't spoil yonr hand* and temper or show your laundrees to rain your ciothee with acid*. Ask your dealer for 4 Tho Beat Washer," or send for circular to ' H, H, PALMER & CO., Rockford, IIU