THE SCKANTON TKIBUaNJ SATURDAY, ,JANlAKY M, 1899. OLD DESTRUCTIVENESS OF THE CHINCH-BUG UAS DONE 9100,000,000 WOltTH OF DAMAGE IN A YEAH. The Most Dangerous nnd .Destruc tives of tho Mnny Foes Against Which the Agriculturists of the United States Hnve to Fight for n Living History of tho Insect's Itnvngcs nnd n Personal Descrip tion. Globe-Dutiiuruit'R WushlnKton I.cttir. An Insect thut Is alilo to do JtOO.fmo.OW worth of tliiimtge to tlli' fanners of the Vnlted Slitter In u sltiRlc year nmy well he regarded na the most (Uuikitoiik and de.Mtructlvo or the mnny foes nRuliiHt whlrh the nfiilcultutls'ts of this coun try aiH ohlltroil to fight for a living. Jhnt In tho lilcliost rei'oid ti)i to Unto of tin- fatuous chlnch-lttiK, which has lieen such n HiirroW In recent times In Missouri, Knnsas and other (dates of the middle west. Hence. It Is not sur ptlslnB that the Kovernment should bo mnkliiK a serious study of the creature In question, or that an elaborate pub lication on tlii subject should be now In course of preparation. The latter Is from the pen of Prof. 'Webster, the veil-known entomoloBlst, and will be published shortly by the Department of Agriculture. Prof. Webster says thut the chinch ling flrs"t mude Its presence know n In this country by Its ravages In the wheat tlelds of tho North Carolina fanners, In mi. From 1845 to is;,u It nttitckcd Hit iioIh and portions of Indiana and Wis consin. The loss which It caused to the farmers in Illinois In IS',0 was reck oned at $1,000,000. or $4.70 for every man, woman und child living in the state. The earlier outbreaks, though the oc casion of small money loss, were even more disastrous; fur the destruction of the grain crops in those pioneer duys not only took awny all cash prollts, but nlso deprived the eaily settlers of their very living, and In some cases reduced them to starvation. From 1SC3 to 1SC5 the insect was again destructive, and It was1 estimated that three-fourths of the wheat and one-half of tho corn crop were wiped out through almost the entire northwest. This meant a loss of 30,000 000 bushels of wheat and 338.000,000 bushels of corn, representing n total value of more than $73,000,000. T11K WOI1ST ATTACK. There was a serious outbreak of the chinch-bug in the west in 1SCS, and again In 187!, but In 1S74 the ravage were widespread and enormous. The loss In 1S71 in seven states, viz.: Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Indiana, was computed at $30,000,000. Dr. C V. Ttlley computed the loss In Missouri alone in the year JS74 at $19,000,000. The loss to the whole country for 1S74 was not less than $100, 000,000. The next aerat outbreak oc curred in 1SS7. In this ense the dam age was estimated at $00,000,000, the heaviest losses occurring In Illinois, Iowa, MIsourl and Kunwn, This gives, ns the estimated loss In the thirty eight yenrs 18S0 to 1SS7 the enormous num of $:!fi7,000.000. Another chinch-hug plague reached its maximum severity in 1SBG. Careful estimates of the loss during the luet seven years would In nil probability swell the amount to fully $330,000,000 for tho period from 1S50 to 1S9S. During- the outbreak in Ohio at least two farmers became discouraged and sought relief in suicide-. It should be taken Into consideration that the financial losses above esti mated have not fallen upon the entire nation, but upon the nine states named. In fact, small as It Is, the chlneh-busr has cost the people of these nine states n sum of money sufficient to defray the entire expense of the national govern ment for a whole year. Fire excepted, there is probably no other thing that has caused so great a financial loss within the name period over the same urea of country. A WIDKSPHEAI) PKST. No other insect, native to the western hemisphere, has spread Its devastating hordes over n wider area of country with more fatul effects to the staple grains of North America than has this one. 15ut for the extreme susceptibil ity of the very young to destruction by drenching ruins, the practice of raising jiruln year after yeuron the same areas as followed In the United States, would be altogether unprofitable. It seems to be a fact that plentiful rain destroys the chinch-bugs. If it comes at the proper time. The yearn of greatest abundance of the post are apt to be preceded by u series of years of drouth. Fach female chinch-hug lajs about 500 eggs, and the adult insect is not produced until sixty days later The newly hatched young are very aetlve. nnd the first to appear may be ob Borved with their progenitors about the hnset of wheat, corn, or grass plants. Ulld later all staces are seen mltiHhm together, hr.vlns little appearance of oriongiiig to me same species, so great ly do they vary In sly.e and color In their several stages of development. On first emerging from the chrysalln tin adult is generally of n dull pink color. In a short time these colors change t the normal ones of the species, whlcl are black as to the body, with whlt wings. From attack by enemies the chinch hug seems to be protected in nune degree by Its vile odor, which is sim ilar to that the related bed.hmr u.,.. ever. in the middle west, the birds which are Its natural foes, such f. siuall, are being ruthlessly wiped out i tne snotgun. This fact may uc count, In a measure, for its sprauUnnd multiplication, but. ns will be expln-n-ed Inter, only In a small degree Ynr If us pieduelous insects feed on il.. chinch-bug, but they do. not seem to Ik Grimy finger marks wr seem to grow on y about the house. They come easily and tlrey stick, too unless fi0IJ2rWasfiin V DUdl Powder3 E5 makes all .-tJ&wK THE N. IC. PAirniANIC COMPANY, "T'7'.tHliW Chicago. Bt. wuii, New voric, 'tMW Hoaton. Philadelphia. of great Importance, Indeed, the spread of the pest Is accounted lor largely by the absence of naturul ene mies, within the limits of the United Slates. FOES OF THIS CHINCH-DUO. The. most Important natural foes of the chinch-bug arc two species of par astlc fungi, which, under favornhlo clt etimstances, destroy them wholemt'e, literally eating them up. For some years past a distinguished Kansas en tomologist, Prof. Snow, has been en gaged In propagating these humble hut destructive plants for the purpose of Infecting healthy chinch-bugs with a fntal malady. Ho has widely advc.'tla ril a proposal to exchange sick chinch bugs, for well ones, the latter, ns fast ns they urrlve being Infected with the deadly complaint .by placing them to gether with Insects already diseased. The sickened bugs are sent In tin boxes thiough the mall to farmers who Btat ter them In the Infested fields. In thlJ way the greedy Insect hordes are tn Inoculated with the horrible complaint and so perish by wholesale. There has been devised recently an Important Improvement on this plan by which the dlseasc-fungas Is propi gated artlltclally In u mlxtute of corn meal nnd beef soup. The spores of the plant, being stirred up In the mixture aforesaid, eiulckly germinate, nnd the result Is the production of Infectlon ptoduclng material. This substance Is very much more convenient to handle than moribund Insects, nnd It may he statered over a field with far greater case nnd convenience. Tho effectiveness of this plan for communicating plague to chinch-hugs' artificially has been much questioned, but Prof. Webster and other scientists today pretty generally admit that It accomplishes wonderful results. In a field o' wheat that hns been treated In the winner described, the track of the Insects as they move In any direction Is literally paved with their dead bodies, each little corpse enveloped In a white winding sheet of fungus. In places the ground Is white with them, nnd, on stirring un the soil at the edge of a corn field, It Is found to be full of dead chinch-hugs to a depth of two or three Inches, the white fungus-covered bod ies contrasting strongly with the black color of the rich loam. Nevertheless, It seems that the fungus has little effect except where the Insects are very thick, so ns to mnke contagion easy. Further more, it requires moist weather for Its maximum efficiency. METHODS OF RELIEF. "There ought to be a central propa gating station for tho disease fungus, from which farmers could obtain promptly an abundant supply." says Prof. Webster. "Farmers also should watch the seasons carefully, nnd when there are two dry summers In succes sion every preventive measure should be adopted notably the burning of leaves, dead grass and othei rubbish during winter or early spring, followed up by sowing small plats of early mil let, Hungarian grass or spring wheat In low damp places in the fields, with a view of attracting the females and massing the bugs, and then freely ap plying the fungus In their midst.'' One very effective method of lighting chinch-bugs is to lav a line of fresh coal tar as a barrier between a migrat ing horde and the Held which they are advancing to attack. The line, poured from the nozzle of a watering pot with the sprinkler removed, needs to be only three-quarters of an Inch wide, and at Intervals of twenty feet In Its length are dusr holes. In which tin cans ure sunk. The Insects proceed along the tor line until they fall Into the ctns, where they are easily killed with a little kerosene. In this way the bugs are caught literally by the bushel. Chinch-bugs are essentially gregari ous, gathering and feeding together In flocks. On reaching a suitable Held of grain, they congregate upon the stalks until the latter are literally covered with the Insects, varying In color from the black-and-white udults to the dif ferently tinted larvae. Only the winged adults tly away, the main body of less developed bugs remaining and leaving in a body only when the plants on which they have congregated have been drained of their Juices and have begun to wither. Then they simply crawl to the nearest healthy plants and begin work on them. A general migration by flight takes place In the autumn. DIET OF THE DESTROYEHS. Favorite articles of chinch-bug diet are broom corn, sorghum, Bermuda grass, blue grass, bottle grass and crab grass. Over the western country the major portion of the damage done Is to fields of wheat, barley, rye and corn. Oats are rarely attacked. The female chinch-bug deposits her eggs about the roots of trasses and grain-plants. In early days the Insect doubtless subsist ed on the native grasses, but It readily acquired a taste for exotic kinds. Last summer Entomologlst-ln-chlef Howard, of the Department of Agrlculture.found chinch-bugs In the act of destroying the lawn in u Brooklyn park. In 1S97 an assistant of Prof. Howard's collected chinch-bugs from coarse gruss, lncrust ed with a salty deposdt in the Colorado desert of California. This locality Is considerably below the ocean level, and represents an ancient extension of the Onir of California. The Immunity of the chinch-bug from attacks by naturul enemies is ho stt Iking that It has attracted the at tention of all entomologists who have made a study of the species, and all a-cept this as Indicating that It Is an exotic, not originally belonging to our Insect fauna. Professor Webster's theory is that the bug Is of tropical senshoro origin, and worked Its way northward centuries ago by way of tho east coast of Central America. Ap parently the chinch-bug occupied the most of tho country prior to Its occu pancy by the white man, and its first depredations were caused by Its coin ing In contact with the advance of civ ilization. Not until within the last fif teen years has the chinch-bug been known to work serious and widespread the woodwork you get rid of them with cieamng easy. a&MX k.W I ' - s BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D., Secretary of American Society of Religious Education. INTRODUCTION. In last lesson we learned that as Jesus was about to depart from the region of the Jordan and enter Oalllee He gained a new disciple, named Nathanacl, through tho Influence of Phillip. (John 1: 43-45.) This man exhibited excellent qualifies. He was less credulous than the four who had previously accepted Christ, evidently determined to accent noth ing for truth without the highest evi dence. But his worth was recognized at sight by Jesus, who openly com mended him and In return received a noble confession. (John 1; 4'J.) Enter ing thus Into tho fullest confidence Nnthanltl, (afterward called Bartho lomew), had the high honor of giving some direction to the proposed Journey of his Muster. The recoul Is entirely client concerning the route tnken and the events by the way. With great abruptness It locates Jesus with His followers In Cana, Nathanael's home town, (John xxxl:2) fully eighty miles from the scenes of John's ministry. GUESTS INVITED. Soon after the arrival, so soon after that nothing Is mentioned before It, a marriage oc curred In the village. The hlntory omits all mention of the contracting parties but calls special attention to the Invited guests, (vs 1 and 2) Mary, the mother of Jesus, was there, having come from Nazareth, a distance of nine miles. Her presence suggests that she musit have been a close friend. If not a relative. And her son, so recently Inducted by baptism into the prophetic otllce, was also called, and with Him the five disciples John, Andrew, Peter, Philip and Nathaniel, the latter only being a fellow townsman. A notable company was this the entire Christ Ian ministry, nearly one-half of the prospective college of apostles, the Saviour of the world, the most hon ored of woman, all gathered at a wed ding, nnd this at the opening of the Gallleean ministry. What does It all mean? AVhat a strange beginning of a great enterprise! Who could expect any advantage for this Infant cause? AID SOUGHT. There Is no evidence of any special de-den in the Invltntlnn of Jesus to this marriage. He appears to have assumed the place of an or dinary guest. Rut an unforeseen cir cumstance gave color to tho occasion and brought Him Into prominence. The wine gave out, (V. 3) and Mary went to Him with a statement of the fact. It Is not probable that she fully understood His power, for He had never displayed it, and yet it Is evi dent that she expected His assistance to relieve the embarrassment. It is equally evident that He so understood her .His reply was In two parts, (v. 4.) He llrst declared that the matter was nothing to either of them, that they were not expected to meet such de ficiencies. The form of words In Eng lish does not express this nicely, but that was all their meaning, and It was entirely respectful, and decidedly oriental. (1 Sam. xvl: 10.) He also said that His time for ministerial service had not yet come, a second objection to her request, nnd an additional rea son for the other statement. He did not In other words consider this a duty to the host or an opportunity for Hi's ministry. SERVANTS INSTItFCTED. The mother said no more to her son. There was no need to multiply words. She had gone to urge a service. He had re fused the duty and the opportunity. How many mothers injure a good cause Inlury east of the Allegheny Moun tains, north of Virginia; and west of these mountains they have don scarcely any damage north nnd east of a line drawn from Chicago south east to Cincinnati. Thousands of far mers in Ohio never saw a chinch-hug until within tho last four years, and there are thousands more In North western Ohio, Southern Michigan nnd Northern Indiana that, even yet. would not be able to recognize one were they to see it among their growing grain. NOT HAMPERED BY BLINDNESS Remarkable Things Done by a Sight less Man in Indiana. From the Indianapolis News. John Wulther, who lives within two milts of Clinton, Ind., has been blind from birth. Until he reached manhood John lived on the farm with his father, and It was not uncommon to see him driving to the city with a load of corn wheat or other farm produce. A plec-p of ground was given to him. and each year ho would plant and cultivate n big garden, which he would market in Clin ton and place the proceeds to bin credit In the bank, lie would buy horses, cattle and hogs. Even when a boy he was regarded as a good trader. It Is now a common occurrence for John to stop In the middle of the road and Undo horses with some Jockey, and it Is suid Chat ho Is never worsted. He will go to any part of his father's large farm unattended, In search of a truant horse or cow. nnd his searches ate usually successful. How he manages to dis tinguish the stock for which he Is searching Is a question which puzzles everybody, and a mystery whuii the blind man himself cannot or does not explain. When he decides to come to town he goes to the woods, and, with apparently as little dlflleulty us a man blessed with two good oyen, selects his favorite horse from perhaps a dozen grazing In the pasture. He has each season for years made a hand In tho hurvest Held, and the farmers regard him ns one of the fastest and mosit reliable wheat "shock ers" In the neighborhood. It was tlue years ago during harvest that the blind man's brother becanio entangled tho machinery of a harvester and suffered a broken arm. As soon as the accident occurred John started on a run from the Held to the barn and began hitch lug a team to a spring wagon. He worked rapidly, an.d when the men bore the Injured man to the Iiounj the blind boy had the team hitched up. driven out In the road and ready to start with his brother to a doctor In this city. He drove almost at break, neck speed, made the turns of the streets after reaching the city ami brought his horses to a standstill In front of a doctor's olllce. After aroint lug the wounded brother up the stair way Into the ofllcve he drew out his watch, slid his Index finger quickly around the dial, and, with a sigh, re marked, "Just half-past 10 I wns only twelve minutes driving to town." There U no work on the farm that Lesson for January IS, Christ's First Miracle. JOHN 31. Il-H. by pleading to annoyance! It Is vastly better to leave the naked statement of facts to make their own Impression. She doubtless felt that, notwithstand ing the answer, something would be done, for she Immediately gave In structions to the servants?. It Is a great son whose mother so conlldes In Him that she believes a reasonable request will not bo rejected, who turns awny and provides for. tho answer which she expects. Mary had turned this whole question of the wine over to Jesus, and left Illtn to do what Wo pleased, (v. G) with only this additional part that she told the servants to obey Him. All this procedure sheds light In various direc tionsupon tho place nnd relation of Mary, upon her simplicity nnd confi dence, upon the possible significance of the event. And Jesus Is thus suddenly changed from the place of a mere guest, rejoicing with other guests, to be the custodian of authority. VESSELS SUPPM ed. Nothing could be more appropriate than Mary's last words. They left Jesus free to act, according to His wisdom, but supplied Him with necessary help, so that His doings might be witnessed and attest ed. Indeed the very best conditions were provided for a free nnd important deed, such as was actually performed. To facilitate matters still more there were standing near at the time six stone waterpots. Their Hize cannot be determined although the text says that each contained two or three firkins, (v. 0) but the measure Is uncertain nnd unimportant. These vessels were a cus tomary part of the furniture for feast occasions, being used for purify ing or washing put-posses. The Jews, and especially the Pharisees were careful to perform frequent ablutions while eating, (Mark vil: 3) to avoid defilement, a custom handed down by tradition. (Luke xl: 33.) So here' stood ready for use by the Saviour vessels which might serve His purpose should He conclude to act. ORDERS GIVEN. The details ure omitted from our narrative. Great turning points? only In the history are sketched. How long time elapsed after Mary's words to the servants, what Jesus did and said, what the servants did, how the guests behaved, we are not Informed. After a little there was a change In the thought of the Master. He had said that He was under no obligation, and that His ministerial prerogative did not require anything of Him, but in a short time He was moved by a far different purpose. "Fill the waterpots," ho sold, and the ser vants filled them to the brim. (v. 7.) They knew that water and nothing else wont Into the stone Jars. He did nothing but command. "Draw out and bear unto the governor of the feast," (v. 8) was Ills next order. And He was obeyed. His hand touched nothing. Ills word touched everything (Isa., lv: 11.) There may have been pomo sur prise expressed on the countenances of those who were near. Does this master propope to give cold water Instead of wine? Had there been temperance ad vocates present they would huve re joiced and they would have thought there was an Intended rebuke upon tho social customs of the time. SURPRISE SHOWN. Somewhere between the well where the water was drawn and tho governor's lips In the buckets of the servants, In the stono waterpots or in the silver goblets that water became wine. A miracle had been wrought, and Jesus was the tttAntttt.AAAA.AAAAAAAAAXAAAAAAAAA1 the blind man cannot do, nnd during Idle times he builds nnd repairs fence". He can lay the "worm" for a rail fence as well as any man, and prides himself on the rapid manner In which he gets along with the work. Ho built a plank fence along the gravel road In front of the Walther house. The line Is per fectly straight, while the workmanship on the fence and sates Is not excelled by many men who can see and who profess to be carpenters. A Hard Pudding. Some time ago. writes a volunteer, 1 spent a wiok with a garrison luttery In a South Coast fort. On the lust day the sergeant sat down to an exceptionally line dinner, the crowning glory of which wns a large plum pudding. I had made tho pudding two days before, had It boiled, and now, reheated, it made its appearance nmld ttlu welcome shouts of my liroth.-r warriors, and I natur.illv felt a bit nt-nuil of it for 1 liruln t be- n u shlii s cook for nothlnc .Seems mlghU hard ' remarked the l lor; Sale by JUntthttWB Hros. una worker (John Iv. 40). There could hnvo been no deception, for there was no collusion. Hut was It really wine? An Incident settled that point. The gov ernor, whoso duty It was to receive all articles first nnd then to pass them to other guests, who was chosen ns an expert that nil might bo In proper form and suitable to the occasion this governor wns entirely Ignorant of what had transpired. He did not know that the wine had failed, nor that any one man's help had been solicited, nor that water had been provided. The servants only knew the last point (v. 9). Hut when the governor tasted this wine ho wns greatly surprised at Its quality. Contrary to custom It was served last though really best, and he called the bridegroom and congratu lated him both upon tho excellent bev erage and the good taste that had violated established usage (v. 10). Then It was wine and no counterfeit. GLORY DISPLAYED. What fol lowed at that wedding no one knows no one cares to know. The end has been reached for which the narrative was Introduced Into the Gospel story. It was not the marriage, but the mira cle that concerned tho Inspired writer. The central figure was not the bride, or bridegroom, or Mnry, but Jesus. Here In Cana Ho wrought His first miracle to supplement the provisions for a wedding feast. The great fact Is here He manifested His glory (v. 11). He possessed It before, even from oternlty (John xvll. M, but It was con cealed under the drapery of His flesh. Hitherto, through Infancy, youth and early manhood the Divine nature had scarcely been known. Some -had In deed believed It as; a deduction from certain facts that had come to them (John I. 49). nut now It was displayed before this glad company. Ho vn) transfigured. Ho had suddenly become to all what Ho was not before, more than a prophet. And the grandest re sult of It all was this, that the five disciples who had so recently joined themselves to Him believed In Him, To be sure It was n weak faith, des tined to be tried, hut then It was fnlth In Its beginning, and would Increase. REFLECTIONS. There have been many Interesting attempts to find at tractive and Instructive features In this narrative. It has been used to show that Jesus was no gloomy asce tic, out of sympathy with men, retir ing from the ordinary and festive scenes of every day life. It has been Invoked to prove that His social stand ing and the social standing of His fam ily was not among the extremely poor, as some have supposed. It has been microscopically examined to maintain various fancies and vagaries, having no value whatever, except to amuse their Inventors. It is chiefly valuable In In dicating the manner of beginning the gospel ministry. Jesus was not osten tatious but humble. He made no "loud professions or ambitious claims. With' a selected few He entered quietly Into a small community nnd there accept ed courtesy ns any man might do. An occasion having arisen, quite out of the ordinary of ministerial function. He gently used His power, at the time hesitating on the score of propriety. Dut In so doing He became known. That method won His disciples. The truly great need no great event to show their greatness. Jesus would shine anywhere (John 1. 4). The light always shines, sergeant major, ns he vainly tried to stick his folk into it. "Huve you boiled us a cannon ball, Rrowney'"' "Or tho regimental foot-ball?" asked another. "Whero did you got tho flour from?" questioned Sergeant Smith. "Whero from?" 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The brilliant complexions of women in the more exclusive circles of New York society are not explained by the theory that associates beauty anil idle ness. In fact, many leaders of the world of fashion arc hard workers. Yc they keep their tood looks even when they arc old. How do they managi it? THE MISSES HELL, of 78 Fifth Avenue, New York, themselves con nected with some of the most noted and honored families in the metropolis have answered tho question. They have prepared for the use of women ii general, five preparations for improving tho complexion and the hair, Five Toilet NSN The Misses BELL'S ruiniDiryinu mum t 19 an external nnullcutlon. tho urcsence. of which on tho fnce cauuot bo detecteil. , It lit nerfectlv harmless oven to the most. delicate, skin. It id a cure und quick! cure, (or all roiiL'tine.-s and eruptions., It ucts on thu bkln as a tonic, urodticlue. a naturally pure complexion. Cojiuetlca , merely rime Diemisnes. me jooicgeis, nil 01 tncm. It removes nlrarles. freckles, black- hc&dg. moth nMches. Uver faiiots. eczemn. , ri'dncbs, olliuess and all dicoloratlons) and lmperlfctlons 01 the skin. 1'riee, W a DOHIU. The Misses BELL'S HAIR TGNSO cures dundrull und prevent uny return j ot it: stops that maddenlns Itching of) inc Ecaip anu manes me iiuir bironn, soli und lustrous. It Is especially liel i- (ul to persons whose hair is thin, dry and ) liable to fall out, The tonic cleanses) the skin about the rootaot the hair; will J soon cover bald spots with a handsome; growtn. rrire, 51 a noma l The Misses BELL'S .- rfio Misses BELL'S SKIN FOOD Is a soft, creamy, exquisitely perfumed ointment, which hel the action of the Tonic, and, in mild cases of roughness, rednevs, pimple, etc.. is a cuie in itelf It clears the pores of the skin of all Impurities and feeds it by building up the ti Mure and mating thu flesh beneath it solid and firm. I'rlce, 73 cents per jar. A trial bottle of nt our jarlors In In plain package to cover tliecuiivrt lted. Addrc.s The Etna Jot our new WE HAVE THE MISSES BELL'S TOILET PREPARATION ON SALE AT OUR STORE. MARTHA R. SCH8HPFF, 317 Lackawanna Avenue GOOD NEWS FOR TOURISTS THE CELEBRATED Sunset Limited Train . Will operate between New Orleans, I.os Angeles und Snn Kruiieisco, Oil., durlni? the aeuson of 1S08-1899, Tlii'ouKh without change from the Orescent rity to the Golden Gate,: US hours to I.os Anueles, 75 hours to San Francisco. Fine Southern routo for Winter travel. Wilto for particulars. E. HAWLEY, A. G. T. M L. H. NUTTING, E. P. A., j 40 llroadway or 1 Battery Place, NEW YORK, N, Y. II. J. SMITH, ACT., A. M. LONGAOKE, T. P. A., luo South Third Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. OhlcbfiUr'a EnjUik Diamond Brand. ir ll. I ... ...! . ?,"'. ""aja ttuaiu, Laona aii ".Bamauu .viaiv .PHnin.,. imond Urani la lted u4 c0fj nrulllo' Uiu. utiod with tlu, ribbon. Tle ' ' ,, V" atnairtut lubdltu. V .. un imuanenf . At mf illl, ar Iras Ct. i?.J,Jl0yf'" Jliafa. ttitluoultli aaa "llflUf for Xiullra." In Mp, It p.tam .' Alall. 1I.OOII TtillmanUI ft . I.... rotfetrrl'buloalt'e.,UdUii.ria ' Salt bj all Local Drajjiiti P V7i W ' w 13 a-illAlf A I 'A Bought, nntl which lias heen has horno tho slgnuturo of has heen nuule under his per- supervision slnco its infancy. no 0110 to deceive- you in tills. S Signature of . . . ..j "TrtryZt Tpes&&&gaem NrSNSaNaNSWNaa' fl.rt Ttriuwa FB?9 MfG f COMP2.EXWH SOAP lis made from tho puiu oil of lambs' f wool. It Ii heiilint; and KratifylriR to the fklu, keeping it at nil tunes in a clean and healthy state. Tills Soap I- daintily (scented, und is a most welcome aid to the toilet ot IiMldlous women. The lit f met caro ii taken in selertlnir materials and ferupulom clearilini'v- In the Inlxjr- taior) insures ine pnruy or uic proauci. til Ice, IS cents per take, large four-ounce (size. T10 Misses BELL'S CAPS11A-RSNO VA for restoring prcuiatuiely gray locks to their original color. It Is not a dye nor a stain. It lsn color less llimlil thut i applied to the roots of tho hair und lenves uo telltale tsigns on thu sculp or forehead. courier uocs ucnaner inecoioroi 111c hair nil nt onie. (inly dyes do that. und they wash off. Hut Cupllla-Itenota will not wash off. Price, J1.&0 per liotile.. ti.;i the illSSRS HELL'S COHPLUXION TONIC New York City, or madid to any iuldrv( uiou lecclpt of eight eni In stamps or sller coat tit postum . ('orresrotidiU'ecurdi.illysollu. ( Misses Bell, 78 I'iftli Ac New York City.? uooi. rcrttij H'vUj. trtfiornvjaminu, 1 ASKF0THBICLET,0If GivesTim BTTIlXilTTvOpiP And !5A9iyTEJy SAFE FOR SALB BY THE ATLANTIC HE CO SORANTON STATION. Tricso tiny Cnpauli-H nr- reat In 4H bourn ivilhuut incunveni ncunvpnlnnef. nirrrltniiHl UIITr 1 lo.wlpfeU .t'lipalbn. aju.V.',uu J tielm ami lujeclioint fail. Hiiiy&fk M5Sfea7l HfcHW - I
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