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THE
STORY OF LORD NELSON
A TIMID MIDSHIPMAN.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A I.ltlln (llrl Toll How Suur Is Made In
Iiulnliiu.i i:ry lny 1.1 Co hi tlio Nui
rry nr Hie lliiliy In Tninlilo Anecdote
of Wnsliliustiiu Irlng.
In the picture of "lloby lii Troulilo" Is Il
lustrated a p'igo from every day llfo In tho
nursery, which some of our young iooplo
limy Imagine win Intended especially for
them. Tlio greedy llttln girl who has bur
rledly eaten her own orrldgo mid selfishly
begun to help herself from ono sldoof thu
dish belonging to Iter buliy brother, whllo
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PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
THE CURIOSITY 8H0P,
AP'For Inforiiintlon In reference to Lands
mid Towns owned by tlio Chicago, Milwau
kee St. Paul Hallway l'ompuny,wrllo to II.
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pussy la robbing him from tlio ntlior, ought
lnlovo nnd justice to tho !ceii(lciit lltllo
boy, to protect him from his fellno tor
mentor. Hemcinlier, as you go through life,
thatthoro Is nothing iiioro cowardly than
taking advantage of n companion's weak
now, mid thcro is nothing inoro uoblo thun
protecting tho helpless.
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Hugnr MnkhiK In I.iiiiIhIiiiiii.
A llttlo girl residing III Ht. James' Parish,
La., recently wroto tho following letter
to I!ancr'B Young People, lu which sho
described liowsugnrismudo on tho Iioulslmm
sugar plantations:
I llvo on n sugar plantation which is situa
ted on tho Mlsslsglpjil river, mid I will try to
givo you a llttlo account of how mgar is
made on n sugar plantation. Tlio rami is cut
iu tho Held by negros. AVo employ from
seventy to n hundred negroes during tho har
vesting reason of tho cmio. When tho cmo
is cut it is carried to tho sugar house mid put
under n shed. When it is under tho shed
thcro aro hands thcro who put It on n baud,
which carries it to tho rollers; then it Hisses
through tho rollers to havo all tho juico
mashed out of it. Tlio refuse that is loft
when tho juico Is mashed out of tho cane is
called begass; thobegassis carried off by a
baud to a largo chlmnoy, whero it is burned.
When tho rollers havo mashed tho juico out
of tho cano, it passes through n llttlo box
tilled with sulphur fumes; tho sulphur is ta
purify tho juico. From there tho juico goo
through n trough into big boxes, which wo
rail juico boxes, whero it remains until it Is
thoroughly settled. Then it is put in kettles,
but beforo it is put In tho kettles wemso a lit
tlo llino to eleanso tho Juice, so all of tho dirt
and impurities will como up to tho top so it
can bo thrown oil by means of u paddles.
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Western Resources.
A Journal Devoted to the Industry and
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Johnnie' Opinion.
Mamma comes to Johnnlo's bed:
"Wake up, wake up, sleepy head!
Don't you hear tho robin sing,
'(let up, get up, lazy tlilngl
act up, get up!' whistles he,
Out there on tho cherry treo."
Sleepy Johnnlo rubs his eyes,
And, v, 1th drowsy yaw 11, replies:
"Yes, I hear him, but, you see, ""
Ho ain't snyia' It to me.
Ho keeps up that horrid nolso
Just for his own girls and boys."
(loldcn Days.
An Anrcdoto About WnOilncton Irtlng,
Numbered with stories told about Wash
ington Irving is tho following: In his early
youth Washington Irving hail a longing to
go to sen nnd bo n piraU.. llo determined to
tnako tho attempt, but wisely decided to pro
paro himself for it by preliminary exig
ences. Ho began by cnthig salt iork. That
mado blm sick. Ho then slept for n night or
so 011 hard boards. That mado him sore. It
was enough. Ho had no moro deiro to go
away. Other lioys who want to enpturo
men-of-war, or who deslro to go west and
scalp Indians, would do well to imltato young
Irving's oxnmplo,
A Pyramid of Alum.
Among Rimplo chemical amusements is
that of a pyramid of alum. Plnco a picco of
alum in water, and as it dissolves it will ns
sumo n pyramidal form. This curious phe
nomenon is duo to tho fact that nt first tho
alum melts quickly, but as it becomes united
with tho water tho solvent jiower of the hit
ter diminishes. Near tho end of tho ex
periment you may notico tho nlum coverod
with geometrical figures in relief.
Mrdlelmil llullm mid lluw lo Dive Them.
Nrlln-r Water for Hum.
An attendant iixm an Invalid should bo
able to glvo easily, quickly and effectually
nny kind of bath that tho physician iniiy
onler. l'.llnilicth B. Hcovil (ells lu Good
Houeki'cplng how to glvo vmlous forms of
tho bath In general use, miumg them I lie
follow Ingt
To give 11 foot bath In IksI, turn back Iho
clotheM from tho foot of tho hod, lay 11 square
of India lublH'r cloth on tho Inner sheet, and
on It plnco n small tub of hot wntrr; let tho
invalid llo with tho kiusw ilniwn up, nnd put
tho feet lu tho tub. Cover tlio knees Willi 11
folded blanket, and let It completely envelop
tho tub Ilimi near u largo pitcher of hoi
water In replenish that In tho tub 11s soon as
it begin to cool Threw or four tnbkKioii
fills of inustnid aro usually ndihsl to tho bath.
Sulphur baths aro sometimes ordered for
persons suffering from 1 hctiuiutlsni. A quar
ter of 11 iMiuud of sulphuiated lsilash Isndihsl
to about twenty gallons (or sl palls) of hot
water enough to completely linliierso tho
body. Tho tcinporutiiioof tho water should
not 1)0 allowed to rail Heiowiwciegs. 1110
patient should lio wrnpHst lu n sheet and
placed lu tho bath, remaining thcro for somo
time. Tho head must bo kept cool with
cloths dlpMMl in I co water. A warm blanket
must Ik lvndy to roceivo tho bather when
tho bath is llulshed.
A vapor Imtli can bo given by seating tho
person In n cano liottoui chnlr, pinning 11
blanket around tho neck and letting it fall o
tho ground 011 nil sides. Under tho blanket
plnco n lnt go pan, two-thirds full of lulling
wntcr; into this pltiugo hot bricks, ono nt 11
tlmo (two or threo will bo enough). In a
short tlmo tho patient will bo in n crspira
tlou. Dry with warm towels mid put him to
bed. This Is oirectital treatment for n liad
cold it tho sulTerur can bo kept warm tho
tho noxt day,
A Warm Until for thn Ilnby.
When babies aro restless, foverlsh nnd
sleepless glvo thorn, not soothing syrups or
oplntos, but a warm bath. For luibles tho
warm bath is n blessed Institution, declares a
writer In Ilnby hood; bettor than nit medi
cines, it will impart relief mid restoration to
tho foverlsh and restless llttlo folks. In ad
dition to its chnrmluguircct iqioti tho general
conditions it Is well to add thcro is scarcely n
local trouble of n toniixirnry nature, ns, for
example, palu in the stomach or trowels,
which will not glvo way iixn immersing tho
Ixxly In tho warm bath. Tho degreo of
tenqieraturo may 1h determined by tho
urgency of tho symptoms. Tho greater tho
sulTcrlng tho warmer should bo tlio wntcr,
especially II tho patient bo ono of strong con
stitution. When tho llttlo sufferer liccomes
quiet or thn skin moist, it should bo taken
out, rubbed with soft, warm towels, and
wrnpjiod in n fresh, warm blanket.
No other simple moans in tho trentmont of
sick children can bo comiMired with It. In
teething, tho brnlu Irritation and bowel nf
foctlou lira moro relieved by n judicious uso
of tho warm bath than by all other means.
Tho 1'iirt of Prudence,
Peoplo with weak lungs should keep tho
back, between tho shoulder blades, well pro
tected, as well ns tho chest. Thoy should en
deavor to establish tho habit of breathing
through tho noso when sleeping mid never
with tlio mouth oihmi. They should never
lean with tho back against anything cold;
should not sit or stand long near n window
in cold weather. In going from 11 warm at
mosphere into a cooler one tho mouth should
bo kept closed, so tho air may become warmed
in passing through tho nostrils beforo it
reaches tlio lungs. Tho feet should bo kept
dry, mid tho skin maintained In an actlvo
condition by regular bathing.
A New Ilumcdy lor Iliirns.
An ingenious drug clerk hrs discovered
something now in tho way of a speedy rem
edy for bums. Ho allows tho contents of n
siphon of seltzer water to How slowly over
tho affected parts. Iu a moment or two tho
pain vanishes. Ho continues tho treatment
a few minutes, then applies a healing lotion
and bandages tho parts, mid In caso of slight
bums no further inconvcnlenco is felt. Ho
attributes tho quick relief afforded by tho
seltzer water to thu action of its carbonic
acid gas.
Tllnts for Ntirnrn.
not food and drink for tho sick should bo
hot not lukewarm.
Tho rooms of fover patients may lw well
ventilated with less four of their taking cold
than iu other diseases.
Do not uso damp towols about tho siclc
Let clean clothing for n patient bo thor
oughly aired and warmed at tho flro just be
fore putting it on.
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Lord N.dnon nnd tlio Midshipman.
Lord Nelson was most careful and kind In
his training of tho midshipmen under his
his chargo. It may well bo supMscd that
among thirty boys somo would Ik found who
were timid, as well ns many who wero bold,
no nover rebuked tho timid, but always
wished to show them that ho desired noth
ing which ho would not instantly do himself.
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SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
NEI.KON AND THE TIMID MIDSHIPMAN.
Ho would say to onoi "Well, I am going a
race to tho masthead, and beg I may meet
you there " No denial could Imj given, nnd
tho poor llttlo fellow would nt onco lsgin to
climb. When dipt. Nelson got to tho top ho
would not npiM'iir to notico how tho fright
oncd midshipman managed his task, but
would tiK'tik lu tho most cheerful tones to
him and wiys "I pity any ono who could
fancy there is anything dangerous or oven
disagreeable iu climbing to tlio masthead."
Inspired by tho oxnmplo, ns well as tho hopo
ful words, of his superior, tho young mid
shipman would soon forget his fear and bo
couio ns bravo as his cotiquuiloiis.
Manners anil Cuttomn I'ructlred In I'ollte
Korlnty,
In discussing tho question of Introduction,
as excellent authority ns Mrs. Hhcrwood sayB
that it is not usual for a hostess to ascertain
whethor a gentleman wishes to be introduced
to a lady or not; but at a ball tho poor mail
is often consulted, as tho introduction is gen
erally with n viow to "getting a partner" for
tho lady. As tho gontlemau may lio unwill
ing or uimblo to dauco, it is necessary to
ascertain lieforehand whether tho introduc
tion is desired or not; otherwise tho young
lady would lo left disappointed and perhaps
mortified.
At dinners n hostess uses her own discre
tion ns to whether sho shall introduco or not.
It is not customary to imiko general intro
ductions nt a dinner party, but iu sending
guests down to dinner who are strangera to
each other tho host or hostess should intro
duco tho gcntlomaii to tho lady w horn ho Is
to take to dinner. It Is quite unnecessary 10
ask tho lady's permission to do tills. It is
tho recognized law of good society that feuds
should not lio remembered tit 11 dinner party,
Ono should converse with his iutlmato enemy
at n diuuor as If thoy wero bosom friends.
A hostess Introduces lad ion after dinner to
wicli other If sho sees thoy do not speak, but
n gentleman does not Introduce gentlemen
over their wine, n& tho convivial board is
supposed to bo a sufllclont introduction. It
is a great pity that Amoricans havo not yet
learned that tho roof under which thoy moot
is nu introduction. Tho guests then convcrso
with each other. Tho act of so conversing
does not constitute un acquuiiitnuco or tho
right to call, although It might, under cer
tain circumstance, establish a lxiwlng ac
quaintance, us 11 lady bhould bow to a gentle
man, ospiviully If sho bo mi elderly inarrlod
lady and ho a young mid eihiips unknown
porbon, if ho has been esjioi'liilly civil to her
at 11 friend's house, or if sho has conversed
with him at tho table of u mutual friend.
Tim "HcKt Mini" at Weddings
llo lo llnT
Tin ciHloni of having 11 lsst man Is ono of
some antiquity; just how old wornuuutsny.
It Is 11 survival, not of tho llttcxt. Ills wild
that In an old church In (lothlnnil, In Hwo
den, a pile .if lances Is pivseried Illicit of
tho lances is llitiiito hold a torch, and It In
said Iho we pirns weiv usisl at ono tlmo lo
give light mid prolix'tiou to tunrrliigp purlieu
on Iho way In church, Iho ceremony taking
plnco at night, us 11 pnvuutinu against tho
lirldo living taken uwny bj somo lioohlnviir
whoclalmi'd a better right lo her than Iho
duly iissigulrisl suitor. A ivis-nl wi Her, de
scribing 11 ttmrriugo in Khunllstmi, wijh ho
saw n iiung man nil r lug oif his bride sur
rounded b 11 laxly guard of somo twenty or
tlllltv men. Thine luoii wcio supposed (o Ik)
probs'tlng the happy couple from n party of
joung women, who hurled plcoiw of wirlli
and tamlHMN nt tho procession and mado
show of icNculug tho bride Ah soon, how
over, ns Iho bridegroom readied hln own vil
lage with his charge tho assailants run home,
screaming nnd laughing. Among ourselves
tho tei m "liest man" Is mid lo lw a survival
of tho time when tho bridegroom had to get
strong bauds lo aid him lu scurlug tho olf
Ject or Ids directions. TIimo is probably,
also, a survival of tho assaults that wero
then made on marrlago parties iu tho show
ers of rioo and old slippers bestowed so freely
oil tho newly wedded,
'I tin Height of Wnven.
It Is n very common phrnso to onk of tho
waves, during 11 storm, ns running mount
ains high; but this really menus nothing.
Aceurolo measurements, innilo by Hcoresby,
proved that during storms, waves In tho At
lantic rarely exceed 4!l feet from hollow lo
crest, thodlstauco between tho crests being
TitiO feet, nnd their speed !fj l-'J miles an hour.
Moid recent observations luthoAtlautloglvo
from 'II to 43 feet, ns tho highest measured
waves; but such heights aro rarely reached,
nnd, Indeed, waves exceeding .Klfcctnro very
seldom encountered. The monsoon waves nt
Kurrncheo bleak water works were found to
dash over tho wall to tho depth of HI foot, or
about !() feet nbovo mum sea level. Tho
greatest height of waves 011 tho llritlsh coast
were those observed in Wick bay so famous
for tho exceptionally heavy seas which roll
Into it being !I7 l-'J to 40 feet. (Ireoii seas
to tho depth of ii" feet poured over tho para
pet of the breakwater at Intervals of from
seven lo ten minutes, each wave, it was esti
mates), being n muss of -10,000 tons of water,
and this continuously for threo days and
nights. During severe storms tho waves used
to rise high nbovo tho top of Kmcntou's I'M
ilystono tower, while at tho Hell Hock tho
was, with easterly storms, envelop tho towur
from base to balcony a height of 400 feet.
Tho Tliln Turned.
On March (I, lH-M, a great galo of oxtremo
violence blow on tho Hlver Thames. Coming
from tho southwest Its olTcct was that the on
franco of thn tldo was Interrupted for several
hours. Tho tlmo of Hood should havo Imxmi
nlsiut 1 o'clock; but at 10 in thu morning tho
tide was still ebbing with groat rapidity nt
Imdon bridge. In consequence of this the
wntcr sank so In tlio river that It was ren
dered fordablo nt sovoral places. Many icr
sons, Indeed, wero seen wnlking across, mid ns
tho ls I was exposal, iu largo tracts, valuable
articles which had lain there n great length
of tlmo wero picked up. This was the case as
fur out ns Urnvcscntl. Tho water had not
Ikx'ii known to lio so low for many yearn by
several feet. Klilps wero seen aground lu all
parts of tho river below Loudon bridge.
About l'J o'clock tho tide licgmito return, mid
with n rapidity pro(ortioned to thu check it
had experienced, tho wind having acted as n
temporary dnm to its progress. Hueh was tho
foico of tho current that barges and small
cm ft lu great numbers wero driven against
each other, and many of them sunk or wero
othorwlso much injured. Tho tlmo of high
water did not tako plnco till after II o'clock,
lust end of 1 o'clock. Wo have no account of
damago done 011 tho occasion in tho city of
Loudon.
War's I'ood.
Tho United States provost marshal gonorol
mado, In 180(1, tho following report of tho
casualties of tho armies: Kalends Killed
iu battle, 01,:MM; died of wounds, HITOT; died
of disease, Jl,o:.'l; total deaths, l71l,:Tll; total
deserted, HW,105. Confederates Dlislof dls
caso or battle wounds, l!it,tt!l (estimated) ;do
ncrtcd, 101, U'S; captured, 470,10'.); died in
prison, ),7I4; paroled 011 tho fluid, iJI8,fi'.K).
Federals paroled, 10, till; died iu prison, 'JO,
Til. Utopia,
There is no such plnco as Utopln. It was
both located and inhabited by tho imagina
tion of Kir Thomas More, who wroto his de
scription iu Initio nlsjut 151:.' or lftlft. Ksjak
ing through "Raphael llythloduo," ono of
his mythical iHrsouugcs, ho located tho
island of Utopia somewhere liotwoeu liriizll
nnd India.
Z. .ISCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE
Prospectus for i 888 -Beautiful Christmas Number.
Aiming the important articles to appear during the year
1S88 are the following Semi for prospectus;
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON win c..i.ii...i, rt-guinrij
In each number iltitlug tlio year, lie will wtlto of many topics, old mill new, nnd In I
familiar mid tictsonnl way, which will form new bonds of friendship between the nu
thoi nnd Ids thousand ol readers. In his llnd pnticr entitled "A Chapter on Dreams,'
appealing In ihc January number, lie rcln'es Incidentally, In connection with the gen
oral subject, Mime Interesting fails cnnccinlng tin' origin of the now famous Mori
'Klrango Cine of Dr. jekyll and Mr. I yc.
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS, by w,s. chaplain, win bathe first
ot an especially tmpoiinnt ami inlcresting scries ol papers on railways, their ndmlnli-
tratlons and construction, Including great engineering feats, famous tunnels mid passes
meet which in tuts day engage tlio attention of tlio
III itccoinp.iuy this scilcs will bo very clnb-
and, Indeed, tlione blanches of (he subject wl
whole country. The IIIiisIiiiIioiih wlilcli w
ornte,orlulniil, mid beautiful. The authors and
announced later. nr.. L-
lJR. O. A. SARENT S paocrs on Physical Proportions nnd Pliyslcn
Tialnlng will be continued by several of Inricnsliig Intercut, with as rich nnd unique
Illustration as those which linic already appeared.
ILLUSTRATED A TICLES of ... .merest w. be tho.c o,
the Campaign of Waterloo, by JOHN C. UOPHHjon "The Man ill Arms," by K. H
HLAHIIFIICI.D; two papers by KDWAUI) L. WILSON, llluMrnllnif results of r
ret Kgypllnn icscnrcli; n furlhcr nrllcle bv WILLIAM P. APTAOKP, on nsuhjee
ronnci Ivil with his recent contribution on Wagner, nnd tunny other of equal Inlcrcs
PKOFI5SSOU SIIALKU'S articles on the Hiirfnceof the Knrtli will he continued yind
articles upon two of the most Interesting groups of contemporary IJuropcuti writer
will he accompanied by rich and nocl portrait Illustrations,
llLEC I RICI I X In Its various applications ns n motive power EX PU
S1VKS, etc., will be the subjects of another group of Illustrated articles of cqurl pn
Ileal Interest, by leading authorities upon three topics.
MENDELSSOHN'S LETTERS written to his friend, Mos
cheles, at n jieculhirly Interesting time of Ids enrcer, will furnish the substance of sever
al articles of great Interest to mimical readers, which will be Illustrated with portrait
and drawings from Mendelssohn's own hand.
IHE r IC 1 ION will be strong, not only In the work of wcll-knowh writers
but lu that of new authors, In securing whose co-opcratlou tho Mnga7lnc lins been so
foitunale during lis first j ear of publication. A serial novel, entitled "First Harvests,",
by FKKDKIIICJ. STIMSON, will be begun In the January number, 'and early In the
year no. cities will be published by HICNRY JAMF.S nnd II. C. HUNNKK. The
short stories nrc of noticeable strength and jrcsqucss.
ILLUSTRATIONS. The Mngiulno will show liicrcasad excellence In
Its Illustrations. They will he more abundant and chiborntu thnn ever. It Is the In
tcntlon of the publishers to represent the best work of the lending nrtltts, and to pro
mote mid foster the most skillful methods of wood engraving.
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1'. I. V. Turds.
On leaving town ftii moro us ml to send
cards bearing tho letters P 1' C. (Pour
preudo coiiiie) In tho lower left hand corner
than to turn down thu eoni'T. On return
ing, card, nro sent containing the address
and, if Obslble, tho At Homo day to those
whoso acquaintance it is deslpsl to keep.
Many of these customs uro niscsMiryln a
cly which nre entirely out of pl-co in n vll
logo or lu thu ixuntiy.
A rino siuw.
Tho smallest circular saw in uso is ono used
In slitting gold isms. It is a disc nlsmt tho
sizo of n llvo cent piece, and has tho thick
ness of ordinary paper. Its velocity tends to
keep It rigid enough for uso; -100 revolutions
a minute is tho ordinary ruto of these dimin
utive saws.
Standard of Weight.
Tho custom house standard Is a half bushel
measure, cylindrical lu hha', measuring
thirteen mid sixty-eight hundredths Inches
lu diameter, top and liottom, and seven mid
live-sixteenths inches in height.
lino Unco.
Cambric, tho Win applied to tho finest and
thinnest of linen fabrics, takes its namo from
Cambria, n town in France, where such
goods were first made. Camhrio is n puro
llnon. There uro, of course, imitation cam
brics mado of ll:io muslin, such as tho Scotch
cambrics.
I.liiroln'a AViir Secretary.
Edwin SI. Stanton died Dec. 21. 1800. Ho
had been nominated and confirmed as associ
ate Justice of tho supremo court of tlio
UnlUsl Ktatos n fow days lieforo, but his
commission was never mado out.
Salaries of Senators.
United Ktntes senators iccclvo f.1,000 n
year, milengo, twenty cents a mile, $riS for
Itatlouery, and Usidos havo franking privi
leges mid esnses on committees mid spe
cial deputations.
Value of I'ust I tents.
It was Macuiiluy who said "No twist ovent
has any Intrinsic value. The kuowhslgoof
It is vahuiUo iniiy ns it leads us to form just
calculations with respect o the future."
A Suruliiil I'uet.
It Is a fact estiiblislnsl by ornithologists
that n bird will btvntho llirough tho end of n
broken Ikhio if tlo wind pipe bo injured or
purH)S4'ly obstructed.
A I. in etui.
Alorehaisa kind of light vessel U'-ed on
Iho Chlnest. : ,t, Tho rigging Is that of a
Chinese Junk mid tho hull is built on tho
Uurejioun model.
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fiiAW l'''n'' rl srMJlil r
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R'Y.
Its control position nnd clouo oonnoction with EnBtorn llnou nt Chicago
and continuous llnoa nt tormlnnl points, Wont, Northwoat, and South
woet. mnko It tho truo mld-llnk in that tninucontlnontnl chain of etcol which
unltoB tho Atluntlo nnd Paclllc. Its main linos and brancuos include Chl
encro, Jollot, Ottawa. LnSallo, Poorlft, GonoBOo, Mollno and Itock Island, hi
Illmols; Davonnort, Miwcntlno, Washlnston, Fnlrllold, Ottumwa, Oskalooea,
W'ootLlborty, Iowu City. Dob Molnoa, Indlunola, Wlntorsot, Atlnntlc, Knox
vlllo, Audubon, Unrlan, authrlo Controand Council Blutle, In Iowa; Gullutln,
Tronton. Cnmoron, 8t Joaoph and Knnaua City, In Missouri ; Loavonworth
nnd Atchison, In Kansas; MlnnoupollB and St Paul, lu Mlnnosota ; Wator
town and Bloux: FallB In Dakota, and many othor prosjnoroiiBtownBnnd cltloa.
It also odors a. OIIOIOK OF ItOtfTEa to and from tlio Paoltlo Coast and lntor-
Biodlato plncoB. milking all transfors in Union dopots. Fast Trains of flno
iAY COACHES, olocrnnt DINING- OAU8, mapnltlcont PULLMAN PALACE
SLEEPING OAItS, and (botwoon Chicago, St. Joaoph. Atchison ami Kansas
City) rostflil HEOLINING CHAIR OAIlS, eoata FREE to holdora of through
Urot-cluaa tlckots.
THE CHICACO, KANSAS & NEBRASKA R'Y
(GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE)
Extonds wost and aouthwoet from Kansas City and St. Jpsoph to Fair
bury, Nolson, Horton, Topoka, Horlnffton, Hutchinson, Wichita, CnldwolL
and all points In Sotithorn Nobraaka Intorlor Kansns and boyond. Entlni
passongor oqulpmont of tho colobrntod Pullman mnnufacturo. Solidly bal
Inatod track of hoavy atool rail Iron and atouo brldeoa. All Hafoty appllancoa.
nnd raodorn lmprovomonta. Commodious, woll-bullt atatlona. Oolonty, cor
talnty, comfort and luxury assured,
THE FASMOsiS ALBERT LEA ROUTE
Is tho favorlto botwoon Chlniro, Itock Island, Atchison, Knnsaa City, and
MlnnoupollB and 8t Paul Tho tourist routo to all Northorn Summor ItoBorttf.
It Wutortown Driinch travruim tho most uroduotlvo lands of tho groat
"whoatand dairy bolt" of Northorn Iowu, SouthwoBtorn Minnesota, and Eaat
Contrul Dakota.
Tho Short Ltho via Sonoca and Kankakoo offorB Buporior ftiolllttoa to trnvol
botwoon Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Lnttiyutto, and Council Blutla, St, JOBoph.
Atchison, Ixnivonwortli. Kunaiio City, Mtnnoupolla, and St. Paul.
For Tlckots, Mups, Foldora, or nny dOBlrtnl Information, apply to any Coti'
pou Ticket Otllco in tho UnttodStutoaor Canada, or address
E. ST. JOHN,
General Manager.
timcntio, u. u
E. A. HOLBROOK.
Oon'l Ticket Pass'r Agent