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.
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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,
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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. Therefore, the only next inter
esting thing between tbem is a quarrel
and a divorce.
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• SiFIEEIR/S
GRAPE WINES,
ALSO
UNFEIIMENTED GRAPE JUICE.
UsedMn the principal Churches fur Commun
ion. Excellent lor Iciualea Weakly persons
ami the aged.
Speer's Port Grape Wine!
FOUR YEARS OLE.
THIS CELEBRATED WINK Is the pore
Juice of llie dead ripe Ojtorto Grape, rais
ed In Siieer's vineyards, and lefi hang until
they shrink and become partly ralslued before
gathering. lis Invaluable.
Tonic And Stren&taiiiE Properties
are uusurpaused by any other Wine. Being
produced under Mr. Sneer's own personal su
pervision, Its purity and genulness. are guar
anteed by tin* principle Hospitals and Boards
of Health who nave examined ft. The young
est child and the weakest Invalids use It to ad
vantage. It Is particularly beneficial to the
aged und debilitated, and suited (n the various
ahmeuts that effect ih weaker *ex.
ft Is In every respect A WINK TO BK RE
LIED ON.
Speer'B Unfermented Grape
Juice.
Js the Juice of the Oporto Grape, preserved In
Its nutural fresh, sweet state as It runs from
the press by fumigation, and electricity, there
by destroying the exciter of fermentation. ft is
K?rfect ly pure, free I rout spirits aud will keep
atiy climate.
Speer's (Sociaite) Olaret.
Is held In high estimation for Its richness as
a Dry Table Wine, especially suited for dinner
ue.
Speer's P. J. Sherry
Is a wine of a Ku|>erlor Character and par
takes of the rich qualities of the grape from
which it is made.
Speer's P. J. Brandy.
IB A Pt'KR dlstilatton of the grape, and
stands umlvated In this Country for medlcai
purposes.
It has a peculiar flavor, similar to thatof the
grapes from which it Is distilled.
Kee that the signature of ALFRED BPERK
I'assaic X. J.. Is over ilie cork of each bottle.
SOLI) BY DRUGGISTS WHO KEEP FIRST
CLASS VIMES
msikioi *VI 1 Milllßs ill
%9IBILm WFEIiLIM IKIL
A Life Experience. Remarkable and
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F. I. NORTH & CO.
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THE CELEBRATED
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OVER
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IN CONSTANT USE.
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Wholesale Manufacturing I'r.cea from
—lll to HDD. —
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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
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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
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Btck&t tai. Coauiiitlot KtrehasU,
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MDVERTISING
R|GENTS
TIMES BUILDING ftS® PHILADELPHIA.
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LOI IMA ICO AT LOWEST Cash RNTEA F FICC
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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.
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SPRiNCFIELD, OHIO.
BEST ENGLISH TWIST TH E ITHACA CUN
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l^ l bCi A - lU * u " ,a **" •
Close Hard Shooting Cuns at Long Range a Specialty.
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ITHACA CUN CO., ... ITHACA, N. Y.
THOUSANDS OF THE BEST
40Q GOIFP
JIJO WATCH
EVER MADE ARE SELLING IN OUR
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THIS IS THE BEST,
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And only eo-operativo Sy*tem of soiling witches.
Tho watches are American Lever Sum Winder*. i
containing every oaaautial to accuracy and Uurabll- j
lijr, and hava. in addition, numaroua pateutod im
provements found in no other watch They am
'wolutely tbo only Daai and Uampproof
luvfineau made in the World, and are jaweled
Vougbout vritli UEMTMS UIUIES, The
'.• nt Stem Wind and Set la tba strongest
il im|deat tnado. Tlacy are fully *|tial
• r a]i|Maranre, nirluery, rimabilliy
.ml kervlco, to uny 113 Watch.
Our Co-operaiira ClubSyataui brings tbem within |
JO roach of overy pue.
Ylo went an active, responsible rertrc [
.cntativc in EVERY CITY nr.J ivVi.;. ;
Heavy ]>rnfit* gnarauteo-1 i>u limited investment,
Writo lor full particular*.
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P. 0. Box 928, PHILADELPHIA. PA.
lIEFKItEXCES I
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rhiUititiii, r*. tiithum, M.
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- 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