Urnter Exii-acted from Gold Pieces.
One of the most puzzled men In town
le n Montgomery street restaurant
keeper, wlio recently took In a S2O gold
piece which filled all the ordinary re
quirements of genuineness so fur as a
superficial tost could reveal the true
facts. But a l'ew days ago a banker
stepped Into his place and saw the S2O
piece which the restaurant man hod
received only a short time before. The
banker had a queer look in his eyes as
he took the coin and rapped It sharply
with lils knife, and the restaurant
keeper had a stranger expression as he
saw his supposed S2O piece break into
two pieces.
"How Is this?" he demanded.
The banker answered: "It la the
same old game. I had one of these
piece myself, and since then I have
tested gold pieces of the S2O denomi
nation very carefully. If that hud been
genuine my test would not have brok
en it."
Then the restaurant-keeper and tlio
banker carefully examined It together.
The outside of the gold piece was all
right, seemingly, when the dissevered
parts were placed together. The mill
ing seemed to be up to the standard.
The weight was correct.
But the Inside of the piece was half
filled with a composition which was
not the customary gold and alloy. Still
closer examination revealed that the
gold had been suwed through with ex
quisite care and skill just Inside of the
milling. Then the milling had been
removed uiul from the Interior of the
piece some of the gold had been ex
tracted ami the baser composition was
made to take the place of the more
precious metal. Then, with equal
deftness and skill the milling had been
replaced and soldered lu some way, and
the trick was done.—San Francisco
Call.
Keady-Made Medicine.
A quack who has made his fortune
by selling Influenza honey, is one of the
characters in a recent French work of
fiction. How he produced it was as
follows: The bees were kept in a large
conservatory, or, at any rate, under
glass, so that they could only pasture
on the flowers provided for them, afld
of course these were chosen for their
medicinal properties. Hence ready
made physic of the most delicious kind
was garnered. This was laughed at as
an extravagant invention; but it was
not quite so absurd as some of the crit
ics Imagined. Beekeepers intent on
producing a luxury are annually more
tud more inclined to experiment on
ftnilar lines. The difficulty really lies
* educating the palate of the average
consumer, to whom honey is merely
honey, a breakfast table relish, varying
In quality hardly more than salt.
Frofits aoo to 500 Fer Cent.
The sewing machine, one of the greatest
blessings in the way of machines ever offer
ed to the public, sold for years at sixty dol
lars in tlje United States. The sume ma
chine, however, to be shipped to a foreign
land, could be purchased below twenty dol
lars. After the patents ran out the price fell
rapidly until now sewing machines are sold
for twenty-five dollars, and often below
twenty dollars. The sewing machine manu
facturers became immensely rich from their
profits of several hundred per cent. It lias
been estimated thut typewriting machines
cost less than twenty dol.lars to build, while
they sell for from fifty dollars to one hun
dred dollars each.
It is generally understood that an agree
ment exists whereby these high prices nre
maintained. Business men are compelled to
pay from three hundred to five hundred per
cent profit or go without the machines.
Are there any other machines which yield
such profits us the sewing machine did for
years, and the typewriting machine has and
does, except it be the bicycle?
Try Gruln-O I Try Graln-O I
Ask your grocer to-day to show you a pack-
Age of Grain-O, the new food drink that takes
the place of cofTee. The children may drink
it without injury as well as the adult. All
who try it like it. Uraiu-0 has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the mostdelicate stomach re
ceives it without distress. One-quarter the
price of coffee. 15 eta. and 25 cto. per package,
by all grocers.
GAINED IN STRENGTH
Was Confined to the Bed Most of the
Time—The Remedy.
" I was much ruu down in health and had
to keep ray bed the greater part of the
time. I had no appetite and did not rest
well nights. I began taking Hood's Sarsa
purilla and my appetite returned and I
gained strength rapidly, and soon felt like
it new man. I attribute my escape from
illness of any kind the past winter to tak
ing Hood's Harsaparilla." Abel Myebb,
Arthur, New York. Get Hood's.
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|||j\ preaching for the physical man ; then put the •' \
yW pill in the pillory if it does not practise what it
preaches. There's a whole gospel in Ayer'a
Sf \ Sugar Coated Pills; a " gospel of sweetness
V© and light." People used to value their physic,
few) as they did their religion,—by its bitterness. ||§|
/pai The more bitter the dose the better the doctor.
yy We've got over that. We take "sugar in ours"—
Pi) gospel or physio—now-a-days. It's possible to (p©)
please and to purge at the same time. There • \
vSI/ may be power in a pleasant pill. That is the
§ gospel of
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WRENCHED HIS BACK
AND HURT INTERNALLY.
Rheumatism ami Creeping Paralysis Fol
lowed, and Mr. Salsbury Suffered for
t* l.oiiy; Time—Belief Came at
Last In the Use of Pink Pills.
From the Time*, Erie, Fa,
On a bright September morning a re
porter of the Erie Daily Times drove up to
the cozy residence of Luther Salisbury,
about three miles from East Springfield,
Ph., and oue half mile from Sherman Cor
ners. Mr. Salsbury was at homo and grac
iously received the reporter, led him to a
cozy Hitting room, and begged hi in to be
seated. Mr. Hulsbury is 04 years of age,
with long, snowy white heard, and steady
walk. He was born in Conneaut Township,
about nine miles fi-om where ho now re
sides, and is one of the best known farmers
in that section of the country. At the age
of 21 ho moved to Indiana with his parents.
Mr. Salsbury was always a very healthy
man, and never knew what it was to be sick.
After living in Indiana about fifteen yours,
he, with his aged mother, moved back to
their former home. About seven years ago
Mrs. Hulsbury had the misfortune to fall and
break her hip. Luther, who witnessed the
fall from the porch, ran to her assistance,
and lifting her gently carried her to the
house. In some manner ho wrenched his
back, and hurt himself internally, causing
rheumatism to set iu. He did not nay any
uttention to it until übout six months after
wards, when he noticed a peculiar feeling
between his shoulders, and the shoulder
blades became very numb, lie went to see
a physieiau and was informed he had what
is known as creeping paralysis, lie doc
tored about two years and was pronounced
cured.
About a year after he quit doctoring, tha
same feeling came over him again, and he
made up his iniud not to see a doctor, but
try to cure himself. Mr. Hulsbury was al
ways fond of fishing, and while on the way
to his favorite pond he noticed a newspaper
lying on the ground. Ho picked it up. and
his eye accidentally read au article which
said, Use "Pink Pills" for rheumatism, im
poverishment of the blood, etc. "I began
thinking that they might do me good,"
said Mr. Salsbury, "and accordingly I went
to Dr. Davenport's drug store at Albion,
Pa., six miles from my home and purchased
three boxes. Twenty-four hours after tak
ing the first pill I could feel the effect clear
to the ends of my fingers and relief came at
"I continued using Pink Pills and began
getting stronger, and to-day I am feeling
very well. My backache does not bother
me at all, and I can walk as good as any
one of my age. The numbness has disap
peared entirely. Before taking Pink Pills I
was unable to do the work on my farm, but
now I can handle the farm as well as I ever
could, und J attribute it all to the use of
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.
"Without hesitancy I recommend Pink
Pills for rheumatism and all diseases of the
blood. The pills aro the best I have ever
known, and a number of people who noticed
my condition were surprised at tin* effect
of Pink Pills. Too much cannot bo said of
them."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a con
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give hew life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They aro also a
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppressions, irregularities und all
forma of weakness. In men they effect a
radical cufrt in oil cases arising from men
tal worry, overwork or excesses of what
ever nature, pink Pills are sold in boxes
(never in loose bulk) at GO conta a box or
six boxes for $2.50, and may be hod of all
druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. Will
iams' Medicine Company, Hchenectadj,
N. Y.
Shake Into Yonr Sliom
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. II
cures painful, swollen, smarting feet, nnd in
stantly takes the sting out of corns and bun
ions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight-tit"
ting or new shoes l'eel easy. It is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach
ing feet. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores. Hy mail for 25c. in stumps.
Trial package FKEE. Address, Allen fc>. Olm
sted, Le Roy, N. Y.
E. B.Walthall & Co., Druggists. Horse Cave,
Ky., say: "Hall's Catarrh Cure cures every
one thut takes it." Hold by Druggists, 75c.
I am entirely cured of hemorrhage of lungs
by Pi so' S Cure for Consumption. Louisa
Linuaman, Bethany, Mo., January 8, ISUI.
Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduciug iutlamnia
tiou, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25ua buttle.
Bilk from .Spider's Wob.
The web of the Madagascar Hpkler is
to be utilized for the purpose of silk
manufacturing by a company of
French capitalists. It is still remem
bered that the Creoles of Mauritius
presented Empress Eugenie with a
pair of mittens made of this spider's
threads, which were eo line that they
eould hardly bo noticed on her hands,
for they were almost transparent and
colorless. A French naturalist has re
cently ascertained that the Madagas
car spider produces at the beginning of
Its work more than 100 yards of
thread per hour, Increasing In quantity
until it produces more than 150 yards
per hour. A newly-constructed little
machine which winds the thread on
bobbins automatically Immediately
from the spider is to be employed In
Madagascar. The spiders themselves
are to be raised systematically In enor
mous numbers, aud although the fab
rics made from the new material may.
be costly at first, it is not unlikely that
the present generation will live to set
dresses made of spider web. >
How Wax Matches Aro Made.
The body of a wax match is made by
drawing cotton atraotis, twenty or thir
ty at a time, through melted stearlne.
Selecting the Brood Sow.
A hog raiser recently stated that in
his opinion we have impaired our stock
by breeding from the original razor
back. From experience and observa
tion, I find that this is not the trouble
with the hogs of the present day. The
secret of success is, first, to have good,
strong, healthy pigs to start with. To
be certain of this, he very particular
in the selection of breeding stock. A
great many will pick their breeding
stock in a haphazard way and the re
sult is small, weak pigs. It is an as
sured fact that the male parent deter
mines the outward appearance of the
pig, and the dam the internal, or in
other words, the constitution. Iu se
lecting the brood sow, pick from a
prolific, well constituted, rapid grow
ing and healthy family.
After finding a family of the kind I
have just described, the next thing to
do is to see if there are any individuals
in the family that will make a good
brood sow. Avoid oue with too large
a hone (just medium size), thick hide
and a woolly bristling coat of hair.
These characteristics denote slow
growth and hard feeding qualities. A
hog that will grow rapidly and carry
enough flesh to be marketable at any
time at the top price is the kind
wanted. To get a hog of this • type,
there are a few very important points
to he taken into consideration. It
should have a nice, smooth', glossy
coat of hair. Avoid the swirl, stiff
ears, narrowness between the eyes,
light jowls, long nose, contracted
chest and had colors. The hog should
have good medium-sized bone and
stand straight upon its feet. Some
may say that it is not necessary to
note all these points in the selection of
the brood sow. I will just say that if
you expect to raise hogs that will take
the eye of the buyer and bring the top
price, at any time, you cannot be too
particular uhout the above hints.— M.
C. Thomas, of Ohio, iu the New Eng
land Homestead.
KxcesAlvfl S warming.
"During the best honey seasons bees
will naturally swarm to excess. This
is more particularly true of the Italian,
and other new races of bees. This
can be governed by proper attention,
and the result will he a large honey
crop instead of a large increase of
colonies. Bees, in their natural state,
do not store large quantities of sur
plus honey as they do in the hands of
the expert apiarist, hence success only
follows proper manipulation, but you
must know how to do it, and when to
do it.
If bees are in proper shape, and
have plenty of storage room for honey
rightly arranged, they will continue
to do a profitable business in storing
honey until the swarming fever takes
hold of them, and from this time forth
they will continue to increase at the
expense of the honey crop.
To a great extent it is an easy mat
ter to control swarming or increase of
colonies, by simply giving them plenty
of storage room.
Bees swarm, why? lieeauso they
become so populous that the hive is
not large enough to accommodate
them, and they have neither room to
store honey, rear brood, nor remain
comfortable in the hive, and this is
what causes excessive increase. Now,
to remove the cause will stop a large
per cent, of swarming, and this has
been demonstrated time and again by
giving an abundance of room. This
not only discourages swarming, lmt is
the proper management for the foun
dation of a large crop of surplus
honey.
The nine-tenths of all swarms can
ho controlled or prevented otherwise,
but it is always in order to thus give
plenty of storage room during the
swarming, or honey season. Hwarms
will not issue without queens, and if
we prevent the rearing of queens we
prevent swarming. Swarms will not
issue before eight or ten days after
making preparations for swarming by
building queen cells, hence if we but
go through each colony once a week
and take out the queen cells, wo will
rarely havo a swarm to come oil'.
There are no particular objections,
ordinarily, to a moderate increase of
bees, when honey is the principal ob
ject, by allowing a few swarms, or
making a few divisions artificially, as
many cases will require it to produce
the best results. Exceptional colonies
persist in swarming, aqd will do hut
little good otherwise, when, if allowed
to swarm, they will get down to busi
ness and dojwell. In some cases a col
ony will become so populous, and will
occupy so much room, that an ordinary
hive will not accommodate them, and
in many instances of this kind they
will almost double the amount of
honey gathered, if allowed to swarm.
AH swarming should stop at one
swarm to the colony in any event, as
second swarms are not profitable under
any circumstances.—A. H. Duff, iu
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Furiti and Garden Notes.
That the improved bulloek in the one
to ruise for profit there can Iw; no ques
tion, and there is no better time to
eommenee to breed hp a herd than
when prices are low,
More winter feed and more shed and
corral protection for cattle during the
severity of the winter storms will be
the order hereafter among the cattle
owners ou the open range,
All tlifi leading breeds of beef cattle
are good; one kind preferable under
certain conditions, another under
other conditions. There are few cat
tlemen but who have their favorite
breeds.
A stunted pig means many pounds
less pork at ten months old. Not onlj
must the right food be given in suffi
ciency, but with regularity and proper
frequency. No man can afford tc
waste time and money by doing things
in a wrong way.
All runts are not born runts, but
many have their runtiness thrust upon
them. In his early life a pig will go
backward or forward very easily.
Almost every pig will make a good
porker if started right. Give the runt
a little lift extra.
Jt is muscle rather than meat that
the work teams need—vigor and
strength rather than fat. For colts
and brood mares there will be satisfac
tion in bran, oats and sborts, with some
linseed meal. For the driving horse
nothing is better than oats.
Just as many eggs would be ob
tained and their keeping qualities
would bo much better if no males were
permitted to run with the flock.
Breeding flocks should have males
with them during the time of breeding
and at 110 other period. Laying hens
should have exercise as well as the
right kind of feed for egg production.
A neighbor had an old barrel in the
feed room of his barn in which he kept
ground feed. The top hoops wore off
and the staves spread apart. When
he found several young chickens hang
ing with their necks between the
staves he discarded it. This is a ease
ol* doing without a ten-cent barrel
and losing a dollar's worth of chick
ens.
The up-to-date and thorough-going
farmer will apply business principles
to his farming operations, devoting
some thought, as well as muscle, to
his work. This kind of a farmer will
drive his work. His work will never
drive him. Drifting about in an aim
less way from one kind of farming to
another will not always prove the
best.
The longer a man works in a rut the
more difficult it is to get out, and the
rut gets deeper and deeper. The man
why is prejudiced in favor of certain
methods and 'works hard is just as
deeply in the rut as he who does not
work hard and is indifferent as to his
methods. The first does not know
any better and tko latter does not
care.
It would seem that the chief point
toward which the pork producer must
center Ins skill is in warding off dis
ease. This is a matter for individual
effort as well as for combiued effort.
Cholera is bound to be abroad in the
land, and there are certain conditions
which add to the malignancy of the
disease, and others which tend to
thwart it.
Every hen 011 the farm should clear
at least $1.50 a year. How is she to
do it V The secret is—hatch her early,
so she can commence to lay early. If
she lays early she will sit early the
next spring. She can thus hatch sev
eral broods in the season, and these
chicks—the surplus—together with
the winter eggs, will easily bring the
profit up to $1.50 or more, after all
cost of feed has been deducted.
Has Given Shelter to 18,000 Tmtxips.
Reuben Romig, a farmer in Lower
Macungie Township, about a mile and
a half from Emaus, is a big-hearted
man, who could never turn a man
away from his doors who seeks shel
ter. During the past eighteen years
his spacious barn has been the lodg
ing place of between 15,000 and 18,-
000 hoboes, and he has never yet had
the slightest, trouble with any one who
has enjoyed his hospitality. His rules
and requirements are that when a tour
ist comes to ask for shelter he must
turn in all matches, pipes and smok
ing tobacco at the kitchen door subject
to return in the morning. Many of
the sojourners are furnished with
breakfast and in return for the favor
remain for an hour to do sawing and
splitting wood. During the past six
months he sheltered about 400 in all,
including three or four women. One
of his recent callers actually inquired
for work, and after partaking of break
fast was directed to go to Emaus,
where be found employment at fair
wages.—Alleutown (Penu.) Call.
Height of Meteors.
Of 107 meteors observed in England
during the last ten years W. F. Den
ning finds the greatest height to have
been 120 miles; average height at first <
appearance, 73.6 miles, and at dis
appearance, 45.3; average length of!
path, 02.1 miles, and velocity per j
second, 26.9 miles. Of 100 meteors
whose paths arc given by Professor
von Neissl, the average height when
first seen was ninety-one miles; while
one, which was observed from Servia
to France over a path of 1770 miles,
was seen from the extraordinary height
of 483 miles to that of 115 miles,
lltMip Coal I'll*.
The depth at which some of the Bel
gian coal mines are worked is some
times prodigious. In a pit at Flenn
the work is now done at 3700 feet; iu
a pit at Fremerin at 2800 feet and in
the St. Amlro pit, at Montigny-Sur-
Sambre, at 3000 feet.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Don't Conk Too Tung.
If meat or poultry remains in water
after it lias been sufficiently cOoked it
becomes sodden and flavorless. When
cooking large joints it is well to have
them slightly underdone, as the meat
in t iiis condition makes better stews or
hashes when used for such purposes
Ihe second day. Freshly killed meat
will take longer to boil than that which
has been hung, and in cold weather it
boils slower tlian in summer.
When Tun uttering I.iiien.
Only tlie best of laundry soap may
be used on table linens. All others
will turn them yellow and possibly rot
the texture because of the free alkali
they contain. The blue used to lint
the linen after the last rinsing must
also,he of the best; stains like iron rust i
are caused by the chemical ingredients
of inferior blue mixing with starch and ]
producing lodide. Frequent rinsings
in pure cold water after washing and
an occasional bleaching upon the grass
in the hot summer sun will render table
linen white and sweet.
To Make u Ockiil Wttltpwa.li.
For a good wliitewash for your bed
room ceiling put a piece of lime weigh
ing about live pounds in a granite pan
or bucket; pour on it a gallon of water,
allow it to boil and slack until the j
steaming is over; take from this two
quarts of the liquid lime, put it in a
wooden or granite bucket, and add suf
ficient water to make it rather thin.
Add a small amount of pure indigo, I
sufficient to give it the proper color ;
add a teaspoonful of salt and half a
teaspoonfnt of lampblack, stir well.
This will give yon a perfectly white ;
ceiling; if you wish it colored add one '
of jtlie colorings which you may pur- |
chase at any druggist's, stating that it |
is to he used with lime.—Ladies' Homo
Journal.
To Avoid Disagreeable Cooking Otlore.
Excepting onions, there is no more 1
disagreeable odor that permeates a
house than that of cabbage cooking.
There are cither vegetables that make
almost as had an odor, and some
families eschew the whole lot rather
than endure the seeut. An old cook
says that yon can have cabbage and j
carrots, codfish and boiled corned
beef and never know any of them are
in the house if you just follow her
directions. Put over the tire a pint of .
good vinegar, and when it boils up
tumble two tahlespooufuls of sugar in
it- Then set the can 011 the hack of
the stove, and li t the vinegar simmer
as long as yon are cooking the •
vegetables, and never a hit of odor |
can he detected. When the vinegar 1
boils low, put in water and let it
simmer. It must he boiling well he- j
fore you put the cabbage on to cook. !
Preparing and Cooking Veget
"Although it is well known that the
American markets give an abundance
of vegetables, it is regretted that there
is no country where they are so little
appreciated," writes Mrs. S. T. Itorer
in the Ladies' Homo Journal. "To
this omission may be traced much dis- j
comfort among the poorer classes, j
The leguminous seed, peas, beans and j
lentils, yield almost double the amount
of muscle-making food to he found in !
beef. One pound of beans costing
five cents will give a fond value equal
to two pounds of lieef at fifty cents,
an item of economy worthy of thought, j
X am in this considering old peas and
beans; those green or unripe contain a
larger amount of water and more sugar,
aud less albuminous matter, lint on
the other hand they are more easily
digested.
"All concentrated vegetalilo foods
require long, slow cooking to render
them suitable for use. A little link* !
ing soda added to the water in which
old peas and beans are cooked re- j
moves the strong flavor, making them
much more delicate. All vegetables
should he washed well in oold water.
Green vegetables, such as spinach,
cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, i
cucumbers, kale, onions, leeks, aspara- i
gus, turnip tops, beet tops, Swiss
chard, young peas and string beans, 1
should he cooked in boiling salted 1
water, and boiled slowly until tender, j
not a moment longer or the flavor will 1
he lost."
Umlpe..
Warmed Rolls—lf rolls arc dry, put !
in steamer until heated through; then
in oven to crisp the crust a little. Or
if you have two pans that fit closely,
dip the rolls in cold water and lay be
tween the pans in hot oven.
Cheese Salad—Dissolve a tablespoon
ful of gelatine in half a cup of water;
add a cupful of whipped cream, mia
thoroughly, add four tahlespooufuls of
dry and rich grated cheese, a very
small pinch each of salt, red pepper
and mustard. Let it stand until cold j
and hard. Serve in spoonfuls on crisp j
lettuce, covered with u very little j
French dressing.
Scalloped Asparagus—Boil a bund
of asparagus twelve minutes. Then
put it into a baking dish and moisten
with a half cup of the water in which
it was boiled. Grate a half-cupful ol j
Parmesan cheese over it, anil season 1
with a teaspoonful of salt and half 0
teaspoonful of pepper. Over the top |
sprinkle a tahlespoonful of fresh bread
crumbs, with a tahlespoonful of battel |
cut in pieces. Bake in a moderate
oven for fifteen minutes.
Sauen Hollaudaise—Put two heap-1
ing tahlespooufuls of nice, sweet but
ter into a fryiug-pan; when melted add
two tahlespooufuls of flour, stirring !
until smooth, Add two feacnpfuls oi ;
cold water, and stir steadily until it !
thickens; add 0 teaspoonful of salt, 11 !
saltspoouful of white pepper and an- j
other tahlespoonful of butter, cut into !
hits. Stir until the butter is melted, I
take it from the fire and add the yolks 1
of two eggs (use those left from the
strawberry foam), lieaten with the
juice of half it lemon and u teaspoonful j
ef anion jnioe, stirring steadily. 1
Paternal Wisdom,
"Daughter, what time did your corn
I pany leave last night?"
"Why, papa, he started home at
half—"
"Never miud when he started: I want
to kuow when he left."—Ohio State
1 Journal,
Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness niter lirst day's u*e of llr. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. S -trial bottle and treatise free
Lill. K. 11. If LINt, Ltd., itil Arch St.,Fhila.,Pa.
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"advertising "no patent.no par." prizes or
medals, ••barrels of money," etc.. etc. >Ye do a
business. Highest references. Write.
WATSON |J. CO Civil AN, Attorney at Law
and Solicitor ol i'ui cuts, \\ nsiiiuatoii, 11. C.
PENSIONS, PATENTS, CLAIMS.
JOHNW. MORRIS, WASHINGTON,D.C.
Late Principal Examiner U. B. Pension Bureau.
3jrra. ia luat war, li adjudicating claims, a'Ay. since. '
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Renown
I" the 1897 Columbia models a
j: j feature of special inportance is the
double fork crown—a special con
firm iSD&I struction which we have tried and
%§§ found to be the strongest. The
ffvrr crown is encased in nickeled escutch
i eons, excluding dust or dirt and giv
'n£ a r 'ch distinctive finish which
DISTINCTIVELY COLIJMBIA. te " 3 the wheel—Columbia—at a
glance.
===== 1896 Columbias, $75 ■■
Hartford L>icyclcs, Second only to Columbias*
S6O, $55, SSO, S4O.
POPE MANUFACTURING CO., Harlford, Conn.
CATALOaun FREE PROM ANY COLUMBIA DEALER ; BY MAIL FBOM US FOR ONE 2-CENT STAMP.
(T¥UAR*NfE"rWifS^MODT
! <_ W f. thousands of testimonials, and are proud of the stories
j they tell of relief from many forms of misery. But the experience of
| another person may not be yours with the same preparation.
CURE 10c.
CONSTIPATION. t
| Sold on merit only under an absolute guarantee to cure, if used according to di-
I i rections. Every retail druggist is authorized to sell two 50c. boxes Cascarcts under
! i guarantee to cure or money refunded. You take no chances when you buy our
I mai 'J or . P ", Ce ' I 2r 2 if- , or address STERLING
5 REMEDY CO., Chicago, Montreal, or New York-or when you purchase under
1 Your Own Druggists' Guarantee.-.
,or ' >r ' ce List of our
I i iiriii™ Special Line of Low
? 'it | Priced and Second - hand
A ;2m Uf Wheels.
Four of tho- leading bloyele manufacturers, of which
' Kjjßfa jfiMß tho John r. Lovell Arms Co. ar tho moving spirits, offer
I whee * B at to nothing prices. See the list,
CO,, BENI. S. T.OVEM, From Our Regular Stock We Offer
I Treas. Lovell Arms Co
Lovell Diamond SiOO.
ggg Lovell Excel S6O.
R Lion and Lioness SSO.
Loveil Excel SSO.
Simmons Special $29.50 Lovell Excel S4O.
We have tho largest, lino of Bicycle Sundries, Bicycle and Gymna
,[J fiium Suits and Athletic Goods of all kinds. Write us what yon want
ap| and we'll send you full information. If a dealer, mention it.
1 JOHN P, LOVELL ARMS CO.. 131 Broad St., Boston.
< Headquarters lor Guns, Rifles and Revolvers, Flslilng Tackle, Skates and
Sporting Goods of Kvery Description.
**" SEND FOR OUR LARGE ILLUBTRATED CATALOGUE.
j " Knowledge is Folly Unless But to Use." You Know
THEN USE IT.
Good Catch.
"Bagger, the professional base-ball
player, has married nil heiress."
"Ah! good catch I" Philadelphia
North American.
A mllo of rnilwnv permanent way, with
two f*ete of rails, takes up two and one-halt
acres of land.
Send for Price List!
Col. Brxs/i^tf.i.J
1 reas.Lo\ell Arms Co. ill the world's head
quarters for guns, rifles and revolvers, fishing
tackle, skates and sporting goods of every de
scription and is no less the headquarters for
the highest grade bicycles. The company was
• he moving spirit in forming the combination
of the four leading manufacturers in this
country, the "Big Four,"so-called, to hold up
the giade and hold down the price of wheels.
Those who were handling the thousand aud
one wheels the manufacturers were ashamed to
father "kicked." The profit on the cheap
wheels was very large. Hut they kicked to no
purpose, and today a cyclist may ride u flrst
class guaranteed wheel at the price It has be*
fore cost to rifle one made like the famous
ruzors,"to sell." For this boon the public owes
the Love 11 Anns Co. thanks. A catalogue of
our regular bicycle stock and a sjtecial list of
wheels issued by the Big Four Combination
will be mailed free on application to the John.
P. Lovell Arms Co., 131 Broad street, Boston,
Mass.
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