jC-W '2"T'"V - ' esi H?1 Ci l . So of tfce Violet Perhaps the violet hai bad more poems written about her than any flower except the rose. How can we help say ing her" of Uiis lowly, sweet-breathed child of thejneadow and road-side? The air begins to be as sweet as if the breezes of another world were blown through ours, when the violets unfold. This, too, was noticed long ago. Shales peare speaks of " The sweet south, That breathes upon a bank at violets, Stealing and giving odor." Barry Cornwall says this lovely thing about the violet: " She comes, the first, the fairest tiling That heaven upon the earth doth fling, Ere winter's star has sett She dwells behind her leafy screen, And gives as angels give, unseen The violet." Lucy Lorcom,in St. Nicolas. Pre-Hirtorfc America. Extraordinary ArelitroTocleal Discover- Id StiMnrJ Wonders or the Lowlands ot the MlMlMfppl. In Stoddard County, Mo strange arch irologfcal discoveries have been made and unique relics of a forgotten race exhumed. I have written to the World already of inscriptions on a tablet of stone inserted in the inner wall of a ruined temple in Guanajuato. The wri ting is in the same characters, if my memory be not grevlously at fault, as those used by the sun-worshippers of the old temple of stone in "Western Mex ico. The tablet exhumed in Stoddard county is of glazed terracotta, and is almost as perfect as when deposited in the mound from which it was taken a few days ago. It is 10J inches wide and thirteen inches long, and covered with characters clearly cut, bearing a suggestive resemblance to Sanscrit let ters. On both Rides of the tablet appear these unique hieroglyphs. The tracing was evidently executed when the clay was yet soft and thin; it was dried, hardened, and glazed. The whole ap pearance of this undeciphered leaf from the Continent's remotest history has many characteristics of the library tab lets of the Assyrian King Assur-bani-pal recently dug from the mounds of Nineveh, and when I remember how near the likeness is to the inscriptions in the old Mexican temple, I am per suaded that some explorer will yet have photographs made of all these draw ings and of that discovered on a stone not far from Tuscaloosa, Ala and, com paring the strange records of the un known races, ascertain their origin, and determine perhaps the vexed question of unity. The characters on this Mis souri tablet are arranged in regular lines or rows and are clear and" distinct in outline. A key to solve the myste ries involved in these two "pages" of pre-histeric lore would be an "open ses ame" to the profoundest mystery that affects the fortunes of the human race. Is there no Champollion to make stones eloquent, dead centuries loquacious, and to invest mummies with habiliments of ancient life? Were the Mound-builders of the valley of the Mississippi of the same race with those who reared temples at Chichen and Copan and Oto lum and Palenque? Were the bearded Natchez Indians the descendants, as they claimed, of this race, whose power was coterminous with the two oceans and extended, as their raconteurs told the followers of Bienville and La Salle, even to Africa? They said that when the continent was convulsed, as never before or since, their broadest; richest domain east of Florida and South America was sub merged and the West was" upheaved. The French forefathers of the writer of this said further that the Natchez Indians were never beaten until their priests were made drunk, and sacred fires that burned perennially on the great mound below Natchez were suf fered to become extinct. When this cataclysm befell the the hapless race no further serious resistance was encoun tered by the French invaders. The Natchez were destroyed or dispersed, and this was the end of the latest and' very remote descendants of the Mound builders that left traces of their toil everywhere, from the great lakes to the Gulf, in the valley of the Mississip pi. Whether the writer of the strange glyphs on the Stoddard County stone was of the Colhuas of Toltecs, or a wan derer from the Orient, a voyager with Hanno or some 'Phoenician who passed beyond the Pillars of Hercules to re turn no morethese are inquiries to be solved by him who translates the story inscribed on this tablet and on that in the old temple of Guanajuato. If Con gress should appoint a commission to survey the lowlands of the Mississippi not only with reference to the possibil ity of controlling its floods, much might be done in the way of exploring the hidden mysteries of the swamps, once the seat of this unique and ancient civ ilization. The Stoddard County tablet has been forwarded to the learned Orientalist of Harvard University. Though the sim ilarity between the characters employed by the Mound-builders and the Sanscrit letters" is striking, it is perhaps only fanciful, and a careful analysis of the structural forms of these glyphs may reveal no likeness whatever to an al phabetic language. In fact, the in scription may be wholly idiographic, and the language employed by the writer may not have been developed into lexicographic unity. If this be true, speculative archaeologists may again infer that this was the oldest of inhabited continents and the seat of the earliest civilization of our race. Aus tin, Texas, Cor. V. T. World. The Maaif ctmreof the Ottar of Roses Luxurious Babylon is the first people mentioned in history as having prac ticed by a process unknown to the Greeks or Romans, the extraction of the frjsfrant essence of the rose. Dear down to the present day is this essence to the Southern Asiatic. The large quantity produced at Gazeepoor, on the Ganges, is entirely consumed in Asia. Penl produces rose water, but no ottar; as regards Egypt, its production is scarcely equal to the demand of its market While, therefore, all the ottar and rose water produced in India. Persia, and Egypt are consumed in the East, the large quantity of ottar required by the European and American perfumers is supplied by the district of Philippopolis in Bulgaria. The whole of the hilly northern parts of this district, from Za ghra to Aorat-Alyn, is studded with rose fields, the greatest number of which are found around Z:tzanlyk. Moltke, in his "Travels in Turkey," calls it "the Kashmeerof Europe, the Turkish Gutia tan, the land of roses." The beauty of this valley will be best understood from the fact that out of the 350,000 metricals six metricals, one ounce avoirdupois which constitute the average annual yield of ottar, and which represents a value of 0O.OCO H3. Turkish, more than one-half is pro duced by it Tfie area required for this production may ')e imagined when it is known that 300 ounces of rose petals produce ten ounces of ottar. The vari ety of roses cultivated for this punose Rosa damascena, sempervireus, and moscliata thrives beat on sandy, sunny ridges. The planting of the rose trees takes place in the spring or autumn, and the crop is ready in May or the beginning of June. As a rule, every peasant in the ottar-producing district is more or less of a rose cultivator, and he is generally distiller too, unless he chooses to sell his roses to the large producers at the price of 30 to 00 paras per ounce d to Id per pound. The distilling has to go through two pro cesses; first the rose petals with pure fountain water are put into the retcit and distilled; then the liquid thus ob tained is mixed with the petals which have undergone the first distillation; the mixture is distilled in a water-bath and pure rose-water is obtained. The rose-water is collected in medium-sized glass bottles and allowed to cool down. During the cooling process the ottar contained in the rose-water, being of a lighter specific gravity, rises to the necks of the bottles, from where it is taken out by means of a funnel-shaped spoon, and poured into small flagons. The quality of ottar thus obtained depends entirely upon the soil upon which the roses were grown and on the weather they had experienced. Moderately dry and sunny weather is generally most favorable for the quality of the ottar, which, if obtained in the hilly parts of the district, is much stronger than if produced in the plain. Good qualities, however, are seldom sent pure into the Western markets. Exporters complain that the perfumers in the West never pay the price of the best qualities if it is offered to them unmixed. For this reason superior qualities are generally mixed with inferior, while both are often adulterated with the oil of gera nium. Philadelphia Press. A Romance. Rochester, Minn., has a romance. The story is that a young Bostonian, named Charlton Stanton, went to Minnesota for his health in 1870, and at Rochester met loved, and became engaged to Mary Phillips, a worthy girl. Unfortunately, however, Stanton was thrown from a sleigh a few months after, and fatally hurt by the discharge of a revolver in his pocket His mother, then visiting at Chicago, reached him in season to see him die, and then returned to Boston. The poor girl heard no more till last summer, when she received a letter from Mrs. Stanton saying that her dy ing boy made her promise that $5,000, half of his estate, should be givento Miss Phillips; the mother had post poned the fulfillment of her promise, but was not content; her only remain ing son had just died, and she assured the girl that she should soon have her money. Months passed, till, about Thanksgiving time, another letter from Mrs. Stanton begged the girl to come to Boston, for she was ill. Miss Phillips went and was taken to a luxurious home, not too soon, however, for Mrs. Stanton died that night But she ap pears not to have forgotten her pledge, for within a few days Miss Phillips has received, at her home, $8,000, the amount due from her lover's estate, with the news that Mrs. Stanton had willed her $335,000. Springfield, Mass Republi can. The following story of a little boy, son of a Professor in a college, is told by a correspondent who writes that the little fellow, who had been trained for some time past to remove his hat when he went into a house, came in one day and, in the presence of his older sister, who was seated in the room as just re turned from a walk, said to his mother, "Mother I want to die." "Why do you wish to die, Robbie?" "Because I want to go up and see God a little while." "Why do you wish to see Him?" my son ?" "Because I want to see if I can't be changed into a girl so I can wear my hat in the house. Love is a flame which burns in heave n and whose soft reflections radiate on us. Tke Ctavpel ef Merit. Where there is so much rivalry as ia the manufacture of familv medicines, he who would succeed must give positive and convinc ing proof of merit. This is an age of inquirv. People take nothing for granted. Thev must know the "whys" and "wherefores" before ac knowledging the superiority of one article oyer another. Among the few preparations pt hare stood the test, those manufactured - Fte" M- D., of the World's Dispen sary, Buffalo. . Y., have for many rears been foremost. The troth of anv statement made concerning them can be easily ascertained, for Sr;jag?I? $ Rneay and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Diar-nrprr- n n- - ...ki V manv DhT&icians in mrimr nhc;n. ...... of Catarrh "and incipient Consumption. The DIscoyerT has no equal in curing Coughs, Colds, Bronchial and mH Wrmnc Tr.i - t. ? 5 J1 ?r,riution of the mucous membrane, aids digestion, and when used with Dr. Pierce's Yleff Puitive Pellets readily overcomes torpid liver and Consumption, while the Favor ite Prescription has no rival in the field of pre pared medicine in curing diseases peculiar to female. If you wish to "know thyself' pro cure a copy of "The People' Common Sense Medical Adviser," an illustrated book of nearlv 1000 paew, adapted to the waaU of everybody. Price fLSO, postage prepaid. Addrwe the author, R. Y. Pkrce, Buffalo, KeY.- PERSON'AL. Jennie June is going abroad. Miss Emma Abbott is the wife of one E.J.WetberelL Eugenie, ex-Em press of the French, still preserves the youthful beauty of her ey, brow, and expression. Postmaster General Key has thirteen children. A bunch of kejs that may fit somewhere in Cabinet-making. Longfellow possesses a bit of Dante's ccflin, and a cane made from the spar of the ship on which the "Star Spangled Banner" wai written. President Julius II. fceelye, Amherst College, has donated all of his salary while a representative in Congress from Massachusetts, to the town ot Amherst, to be expended in laying side walks throughout the village. By a singular coincidence, a letter written by John D. Lee since his con viction and addressed to one of his wives reached the dead-letter office In Washington on the day and near the hour of his execution. Probably the oldest lawyer in the world is Elbert Herring. He was bom on the 8th of July, 1777, at Stratford, Conn. He was admitted to the bar in December, 1799, and made a Judge in 180.'. He was the first Register in the State of New York. It was in his of fice that Charles O'Conor studied law. Ttie death of the Morman Bishop. Lee, is called a judgment after twenty years. Ileal ly, it was only a deferred payment, for the stone cross above the bones of Uie massacred at Mountain Meadow said: "Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord, and I will repay." Queen Victoria's health is so bad that she can not endure the heated atmos phere of crowded rooms or the fatigue of prolonged ceremonials. The pros tration which they induce is such as many persons suffer on sea voyages, and the discharge of her enormous po litical and official duties taxes her strength to the utmost. A young woman recently established a real estate agency in Chicago, and netted $500 the first month. On the same street is the office of Miss Ellen Culver, for eight years the Chicago manager of the large real estate busi ness done by the Baltimore millionaire, Mr. Hull. Miss Culver has 300 tenants in charge, and collects her rents very promptly. Mrs. L. Harrison, of Peoria, 111., has an apiary, which in four years has grown from two to forty colonies of bees, besides selling swarms as she had opportunity. She does all the work in cident to the business herself, and says she has proved by her experience that "any woman who has a suitable locality, observation, perseverance, and patience can succeed in this business." Jeanette M. Kobinson, of Chicago, who asserted that, for seven years, pa ralysis prevented her from uttering a word, and that in an instant, in answer to prayer, stie was cured, has been recognized by a reporter as a woman who, under the name of Mary DaviB, had only a year ago been a remarkably glib witness in a lawsuit. The expo sure of the fraud seems to be complete. Vanderhllt's Daughter. Arbitrary as the Czar, he was wont to govern in his private affairs with rod of iron. The husband of one of thee daughters of the Commodore being un fortunate in business, many years ago, she went to her father for assistance, which was refused in a manner more forcible than elegant She abruptly withdrew to fight for complete inde pendence. Next morning the New York of those days was highly sur prised to read the following advertise ment, specially displayed : MRS. DESIRES TO STATE THAT SHE HAS excellent table board and accommodations for families or single gentlemen. Refers to her father, C. Vanderbilt That advertisement appeared exactly one time, for the Commodore realized the situation and advanced backward promptly, and there was no more dis sension in that branch of the family forever more. V. Y.Cor. Buffalo Com mercial. THE MARKETS. W YORK. most OsftUiv ' Hom LlT6o.m. tt..t "D&XmT6 9 I7V rioar Good to choice 460 g75 Wheat No 2 Ohlcaio 1 43 1 45 Corn Western mixed M Oa to -Western . v 4 i utter ee 9t Pork New Mesa 190 ctfCCH okioaso. Beer ee Choice . ....................... S 4 00 ASM UOffS.. ...... ....................... 3 a as D l. Sheep Good to choice s s 5 w Batter Choice to yellow 14 EJSSsa W Ev Floor White winter IN BPaiug enrs Wheat-Spring- No 3 1 Jm 1 II uornno xew UftCEB2V 0 2taiiii(ti Ei 10 Kjrefio m v7jee Pork Mess, new IS tt ll BsjieyEfo & es eS ST. Louia. BeefOattle-ra!rto?beice f 478 SM Voga-UTe 7 Flour Fall XX IS Sil Wheat No 2 Ke4 1 W Cora- Vo2 3SX4I Oatt MY Bmj9m&0 EE ii is7K'EEEEE lO V ESI v ImiV AV av ES onicmATL. w iostr ntni, is m es " HWEwBa W ES wiru y s Vrefca m j ES " Ua0j y ES W aTvaK 9 ES lni ESeW S4V KirwauKn. rioar f Waeat-No X 1 Cora Oata-Nex S4J Barter-Net. 74 dm xomaa. Tgjir WBolaaalf 9 3 75 4 as j'" f ES " "V mm ES E P"J ES J Et IE jBfrS 9 ES "yr ! eS 'S a--! 9 ES Two IrrecmciIaMe CeaaHtioBS. Debility and health are irreconcilable condi tions. Weakly people, that is to sav people who lack the vitality requisite for a Vigorous discharge of each and all of the bodily func tions, are invariably afflicted with some, "though it may be a triilnp, disorder of the system. Anatony, or a want of nervous and muscular vigor, is accompanied bv poverty of the blood and leanness. A certain wav to overcome it and prevent the aggravated maladies to which it must ultimately lead is to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which promote digestion and assimilation of the food, and thus are the means of furnishing the bodv with a supplv of blood of a Quality essential to its proper nour ishment. Invigoration through the instru mentality of the matchless tonic protects the feeble from s host of bodily Ills which huk In ambush for the debihtatttl. The Bitters are an article which it is most desirable to keep eouatantly on hand. Etr. Fame's MexipltJBl. Ab IswMlBllia la Uk Umm AaHr4 wHliCwf K lTa w ! LI fa. On North Root trt taotl the cacr hos pital, erected by Ir. P. L. Fowl o iartilu tSoa which U fast gaining repute throaghec: the country for the sacceMf al masser in which is treated that heretofore Incurable di-xe, cancer. Atout three vean ago the IXxrtor came to Aurvra and fooodM hU institution. which was looked upon not vithost dltrct by the many who had seen the fatal caocrr drfr the skill of the mort scientific physician anil tpedalUta, wboe operation rem! to rather forward than delay the terriM ranu.T of tfc destroyer, until it'had workrl It dradlr root to the Vat of life, and drarwi th- virtlro Ut its goal. But the Doctor hail not rrcktml without hi bot, for. havinj; a rrpuUtion f x succe in thl dirrcikm, which hr had galuM elx'whereT acqulml by year of carrfol rr Bearcb and cienti!ic rxperini:nt, patJrnU began to put in their anprarancr from abrvL The accommodation of uletablifamntere not sulliccnt for all who demanded trraunf nt, and !n continence the hospitality of private families bad largely Ut be drawn utu. The IVtor devoted himMrlf earnoUv to hi Lilr. and Mn reports were, circulate! of Miderf'il cures performed. Afflicted one nere borne to him ua the very Tergc of the grarr. and when they came forthwith a jerfect cure ef fected, utrongand rijjirous the doubting uoe were compelled to adaajt thai the da of mir acle were not yet pa4d. The neceslty for a more extensive etablih inent became imperative, and step ere taken for the erection of a large Institution. The Doctor, with the enterprise which character ized his movements from the liit, employed a large force of workmen, and soou the wall of a building 33xU feet, four rforie high, were towering in the air, surmounted bv a Mannard roof, and which Is fat beiug puned to completion. The work I being carried on under the scientific supervision of the Doctor, whose experience will enable him to complete the edifice without the omUMon ot a k-uil which will conduce to the comfort and uo ceMfuI treatment or thoe Intrusted to hi care. Large, airy room, with complete w ater and gas arrangements, well lighted, and over looking the most picturoque portion of our citv, will be placed at the difjal of the atllicted, and those attending from abroad cu pats a short time pleasantly in Aurora, and then return to their deliglited famlle ami friends to enjoy veara of life and uef ulne. where it seemed but a short time before, they were to bo ruthlessly Miatciied from tltefr midst. Some fifty or sixty patients are now receiv ing treatment, many of whom hate been bar barously mutilated "bv the knife, and other method", In the hands of the unskilled. As the more recent arrival behold the patient who have been longer under treatment go forth relieved of their fearful burden, their eyes fill with hope and they reMgn them selves to the Doctor's care with Increased con fidence. It cannot fail to be noticed, till con fidence and kindly feeling existing toward the Doctor bv all, and so pleasant i everything connected with the institution that it remove. it beyond all comparison with the dNmal real ity of nioit hospitals and institutions of a similar character. The building L able to accommodate about three hundred patients, and Dr. Pond, with the aid of his skillful medical assistant, la prepared to do justice to all who apply. Persons wishing to communicate with the Doctor, will address him at Aurora, Kane County, Illinois. There have been fewer friends on earth than King. Cowley. THE POOR .tlAiV KK.tlKltY. Quirk's Irlih Tea the wonrtf rfal ntllotu reue1r. Sold by every druggist, frioe i centi. Wells 4 Elliott, Agents. N. jr. v iiunnw. nuiuiM.- ti uiiiu )uu tiiii juur iiurarn iu iriiuo cuziuiiiuu lur mir CirinK uti Hummer work? If so. several tblnei lion!il hn strictly observed, good care, rrgular Teed ami liberal carrying are among the essentials, hut do not fall to give them Ukclb Ham's Conditio Powder according to directions, ard ou will be well rewarded for your expense and trouble Tit' sale by all druggists. A Valuable Medieine. Buchu In various forms litis for manv eur been one of the chief articles In the .Materia Medica for the treatment of certain diseases, among which are chiefly thoe affecting the urinarv, digestive, and circulatory organ. The difficulty that was long experienced iu obtain ing a preparation of this valuable drug that could always be relied upon for uniformity iu strength and absolute purity led to the intro duction of Helmbold s Extract of Iiuchu, which for the last quarter of a century ha been extensively usea'bflttrbv physicians and in house and family practice, ami w ith very gratifying success. Tms medicine, like every other thing. hasleen extensively imitated, and thoe who have use for it will" do well to see that they obtain the genuine " HelmtmM Buchu," the only pure ana reliable preparation. A !Yer Klad of Fencing:. Farmers and others should rend in this issue the notice of W. G. & W. Barnes, who are prepared to furnish a barbed iron fence strip, which is said to be not only superior to board fencing or barbed wire, but to be cheajer than eithpr. This firm also manufac ture the "Gem" and "Sweepstakes" corn shellers which are said to be unexcelled by any in the market, and are war ranted perfect in every particular. Combined Extennlon Rule. Every mechanic, Iumlerman, fanner, and every one having use for a rule should send us postal card for descriptive circular. E. Smith Jc Co., Kockford, Ills. Doolet's Yeast Powder Is prepared on scientific principles and from Ingredient that are the most effective and wholesome. It has received the highest encouiums for thec merits from eminent chemists, score of our Iwst phy sicians and thousands of intelligent cooks and housewives. The genuine can be had only iu tin cans. We understand that the trade on the Pat. Wood Box Shoe Blacking and Stove Polish Paste has sprung so rapidly Into favor that the lumber for the boxes already exceeds 100U feet per day. A few doses of Or. MarstulllLnng Syrup enrtd y chl'd of a aaost dreadful cough. I ean cheer fully recommend U as the best cough mtdlclnel have ever tried. Mas. O. Hilt, VU Wayne, Ind. For saie la every drag store. Read's Sore Throat and Catarrh Powder, acta like magic and is one of the wonders of the age. It cures almost any case of throat disease in a single day. Sent by mail on receipt of 50 cts. W. H. Read 179 Baltimore street, Balti more, Md.; VacSchaack, Stevenson & Reid, Chicago, Agents. Read's Grand Duchess Cologne took the Centennial Medal and is the finest in America. Twenty-fire cents and S1.00 per bottle. ta7STor That Tbbkirlb cocoh. Every case of consumption ooeasaeness witn a eo&kb, oeca sloaed by aavtag takeu cold, wale, if allowed to ran IU coarse will soea work Ks way into the a r passages, aad thea te the laaga, and If not checked, by sosae sea vaiaahle conga remedy as Ellerrs Extract of Tar and Wild Cherry, which Is aari vailed for all diseases o the throat and laaga. a serious spell or slctnes maybe the result of snea carelessness and a xpenslve Doctifs 6U1 to pay. Iaapertmsit to Peraesie Tlslaag; New Terk. Grand Union Hotel, opposite the Grand Central Depot. Baggage taken to and from this depot to hotel free. 350 elegant rooms. Elevator. European plan. Single rooms, $1.00 and 31.50; also elegant suits for travelers. Prices reduced. Cars and stages pas3 this hotel for all parts of the city, and to all the depots. mw-Reader year aarnese water and weather roof by Being TJaele Sam's Harreas OiL For eleganc, for comfort and luxury In the way of hotel accommodations, we know of no house anywhere which commends itself more to the public than the Beckel House at Dayton. Ohio- This said the whole story is told, and everr man who ever enjoved the hospitality, of the house will attest thls'assertlon. Its rates range from fiOO, t2-50and 3.00 per day, ac cording to location and size of room. nrTe preserve animal matter of any kind after coats, artllelal meats mast be employees Tans, to keep aau ouiiie the skins of cattle, tney rsi a aHSjff' m s a a w-- - w-v.- v, Dloved la tte process, aatll -leather- s tuere sali. To farther preerre this prodBcs. it w nccceaarr to make cecaaloBai applications oi reparations similar to rno e eserf by cmrrltn. Tbebeet knowB,eompoBnd of Jft bort is Vucb lurturi - - "- - - "z .?iir.v.AKWiii..irfi pliable, ana eteetaally close. i the mm afMBM fbe entrance of dampaes. oast, and the Earner ob otbTr deletertoB, talfleaes whleb wd u tntj tbo decay of leetner. Patextees and inTentors should read the advertisemant of Edson.Broe-, (established in 1666,) in another column. me S Breach E.dIng Mine .wrta in this Isaac to a remarkable bar f& eottlBC nesulj WM to maamiacmre. l Tonur et Rem) are well kwn dealers, a perfectly resfc- Wr r sd all da lg. few mm f ssteersilkWe ' tjvep in rtie to. It bee te tsui jt ra eta plaiaU. UJya bbeSr itttL - itcHio u " yrus Jitr. rHtie X:c. k tttevaa rla tt.t erl;cl aJ l-t tb rrt,rrlri7 , 'VJUl!" jrT."iJ5.tcr ifruir. aQtt Cttrun. Ca.lt-aayJa trittl rrK cuwt.rwrNina Aetui tr ! a rta tita t. raa tla. jygiii .i r a. trt t rettrM !, "a T'HWA.-TtiJ nrm-d J'1 ?X Mf t :ritMOHT UHtiutm., bA(rj V ati us: i. tj 9VO c. .1. uioTb.ckie. Revolvers - t2o.;eaawta. trtIIU4u vi l Httr IU. Ct I. t. Wmou t.c U". Ci.r l. D1IHT rv.Tt-r, rITTI ICCIJS PAIIl it-j- bruo.Imflo ta nrr cKf maA tunuXj rWa Hr trtUr asJ prv IM U Joia T. Gray, M DUsmn4 1 ItawrsK l t.ni'iitw's " sl rl. Joi-ww a JrEClX T' HtM tree T .h ttrrrt. r-btUI'tnbia. fa. fy VI f LlMTSt' l tb rrt r"a Tt- w J If jar nuKttt U i kxptt U U hr mall on rc-pt f rrlt. ve arj fi ijfr b.tlr. Atdrrsk. tK WUXBa. IU !- iUailvlpb U'H. C6JCra. HI TELEGRAPH B r KAllrol ksii e.jLp-rr tn t tirtl tnauoa niri. mill lai7 ralJ whll- lrrt.in. .eJrti lattiatcly. ?s W Tc rfaph Iu 1 ul. Jn1l r. U AOENT It" t-tur than a 04d Mln tnr .NotWtf la r'atetoabO. ot jtor rtrl tory al otir ead for cataloga. AAitt, W II I. II OV lr W JlallMa rtt. calcaso. liU U'tVTl'll MfBlowllloMMrtusti w r.B m wtmw scontti antl trc!in riM - c paid ;rn 3linnlrtuttcc to. hi. Ucl. Xu. $2500' yrr n Ajnr tv (, J a tZj ', t. 'f url rwi !- ijrVM.M-rtA-ta.SJ -.... rp aa; Imvitr ncr .. LaraMt Corspacr in Amcrie. ttaM artfla. Tra4e Continually Iticrraslea. A. rut tiMnl tfrrf where. SnJ fr clrrnlar to Kopust WtLa 41 r Mrcrt N. Y t- Haa. 'JST mviittri'ti Lt-iaiiy m ijii i Y, rtc K'tcenrunneociiJirr rr aftr 1 trr A. 0(K)IKiCH. attorney at law, i:i Ixatboru s Cnl Cairo. IlllLOII. 31UU.UU ritu.., n..kji h m-u, ubj u.m w nni uttau iliiir. vltlKNl ljrT. .lUUMtllulul. rrVl)t la m-)1 ljf nmu, lrk. m.1? fcmu. a. L. wtn a c. , ruiio in jw tern. CSermaii AccrdeonN. PATENTS-! & IXVr XTOKS I I ' e sm v- m atxl Kor- elen faint Akci.U. V bltwu:i. l. V, htab llhel In K. Ke? af rr allowance. Circular ot lratruetIo.. rfetenre. etc. sent fne. i An II Cui Itlnatl'in of Capital t .C mint" 'l tvirT;i !( l IJrriiS' ure. Kxiilnnaiurr circular eni f'-e. llroad trcet. I aiuitKN C . Ilroker. 3" Hoi 3,V. w York $ 1 OOfor $ 1 .120 AVortli of PniiipiiN We will pay 5HO in rah tor the laret crops of Ibis new pralu that cn be rlr 1 In KT frota ttnee tackaues. 1'rlcr II.7U Ktill narllculars of pmpoiltlon. ascription an1 sample of Tampa rel, lu cents. Agrvtt wanted. Addteav C M. KKKSS A CO.. Jackson. Michigan, kilrtp fttbrrailay aaire ma-le- by Arent set-?M9r- "lnu our Cliromos Craons. and aaaaBBaaaBBMSSSBBBB Kearl. Molto. Scripture Text. Transparent. JMcture and I'hroinn Cards, lew sample, wortb aM, sent imaipald for 7r. Ilius traled cataloirue free. J II. IIUKKOKUli SON.s. lloTON. Ktabllbed 1" 0. HAHITcurelathome. lantrvtl- nU "bum dif. Kma, tM. Sm, IKt Mr. Imj U Uf.lf nrm. w mi l.vn pr Mt.t !...' -nM, , !. 14. ICV I m4 M I .f m .. Mr. Mi at Wiii." Dr. K. K. Marsh, Qulncy. .Mich. Davenport Need Store. Speclaltle nia-leln all kln1nf KleldSee.U. -ir veRetatile eerts (principally Land rrthV) are of the very bestRronth Iu tlierountry. Ilatliuauet for OnlonSeeU. Orders prumplly filled. iHeTNKY at CO . 119 Hrstly street. luvenpott. Iowa. MAItK TWAIN'S SEW ItOOK! TOM SAWYER, Is re(.y for aeents. Iont jfet beblnd hand this time, but sei d for territory or circular; at once. Aildiess. AMKKICAN rOt.I.INIIl.MJ ().. US Kandolph rtreet. Chicaco. III. -AUTltlCH BBl A-a IwirwwifJgani ITcuiVl LLC i.mwiii,,. aw"' t.fSt fur ! u e n- l-eluu kn 111 I Iti.ttfU SoMirr. on ! i 1 1 iiietit onb r. Transportation furnltlied free. SICK CHICKENS. If you want healthy, vigorous fowls, buy HOUDIN CHICKEN POWDER, a positive preventive or (HOtRRs : T and vi cents a pack sue. It I wariantol to ln ratii tlon. hetit lv malL It. K. rilWKLL. Pro. prletor. Corner Main and 8th streets. lmbuiue. CHEWiym TOiurq). " aTBgt- ' J--Kr VV k'-p mAIUilLhSS iTriPiKST PLi:o ToiMuro iu i lie, woki.ii. ask ror II. TAKK NO tlTlfS-ir Om2gMsBs7f tot tnnirr aYiniren no VVafaaVaWvV luti H'-'Iibl 1UOALUU I.U., i??aV' 24 Water Mt., N. V. OH X 2.1 LAKK .St, Chicago. MONET To Loan In Iowa, Kaatera Nebiaaka. and NUKTH WK-TEtcM MlHiltKI, Upon Improved farms In sums of SKveo and ep. bards, for a term of 1 to S years; Interest at lu per cent, payable eml-annuaily. Choice Iowa loans uf ll.ioo and upward. male at 9 per cent. Inien at. UolIOOL llJPS WANTEH. Spplyto ItUK.NUA.M Jt Tt'I.I.KY-. Couicll liluff . Iowa Cliiai Cbnrn! Is the best rnave. eatl est te ciean. and rnjt durable, easiest to op erate. The rant con venient and complete In the market For sale by dealers everywhere. Mann, factored oHy br W. . atW KRT. yreepoti. Ill BAKXKJI, VE?TCE STRIP ant sa tike W re fore aoparent to stfcbr. Made of Band Iron. Sharp rtarbedrdrea. Wa-ler-proof Coating. Sells 1 s barbed wire. Co ts 's bier 1 fence. W.d. a W. BIABlMat, Frsepert. Ilia. EAEIK'FOOTPOWIEIAClimRT I fidlfreretit machines with I I whleh Ball lers. Cabinet I Maker. Wagon Makers I fland Jobbers in Mlacella- " neons work can compete MtOQCAUTT AJD fKICBWltb steam power mannfaetnrlnc: aUo Amateur's sapeltes. saw blades, fancy woods and de signs. Sav where yoo read tbls and send for ca'aloarae aad prl ee w. r. A Job a HaxTKa Kockford. Winnebago Co Ills. SUse Ue Kojer's V PANISH CATARRH SNUFl! For all dlseaaea of the xosa and hiid. and fa tse care of CaTABKH. one of tbe moet commo and moet disagreeable of eomalaiBta. flondreds of teetiaioalals eonld be alvea. bat taey wnnidbe nseiess. aa atrial of It is lu beet testimonial Its effect la efflearlooa. rlcaalac. safe and sore. Rota by all drugaiste at m eenu per box or pcrware free by mauT a. DK ROJKR. S w. Main tre-: Kocbester. X. T. JtmxuAis A Baas. Ia bnoe. wnolesale agents for Iowa. $1500. GENEVA WATCB CO. Importers of the arestfUMem Winor. A rae Uf al heavy stem winder aad stem senior tei. IB solid 1 ox. opn face. stooM airkel rase. IS fall jewels, expansion nalaaee. ad J it ted to r.eii, cold aitd position. We guarante the beettlx- pt-e and moet economical watch for niimai ram. faimera. school fleers, meeriaales aad baslne-s mea. yet Uiveated. aad the price piavee It wltbln reach of alL Donl pr t or i for a wateb wcea yoo can boy tals one for f IV. Ss C . D"toany part of the C. i. with prtvlieir-of ex amining before takinx. OTer S.SMm In o-e in ' Tork State a'one. Addre. Okxbva wtcs Co. I m porters ;TVetera em eelClArkK ,ca'c. I- TRY A BOX OI THIS XSV YOU AVILI. USE XO OT1IKIL lot- PrlatUava: C. aa is. .r nHBT WSXTIMO TO AOTCTTHr.UH tkm Aaf TwrmswaweeJt fm y Wltb M keys, double note Italian 1 rercola. dr man Mlvar Cornrfk In fart with all the latr- t Imprnvrrnrnts-pach. s I, t" to flO. at J HAKNOEK'S niatiatarturrr and Importer of ronOrJl Initruinri t and strliiK. No. ltCLatn twrssirfet, w York. tit ;i.i.Mrn o luiiiiiii ' 1 111 III! if I U OPIUM aCTllHJlkTftAaisSrT7 nfinisW. 1 1 an iOSmCfi SB? BBBBBBsVll t J af - JfX ys, AM.CMCM rrrS. S55iiifes$ Yf- mil OR. CiOOK'S WliX OF TAR ! M Ttmam mmMM te.sHsfIIT Cr s erit taa Siatiter rrratia. It Is rWb I tfc e4 Hl tl!ti4w ( Twj al aj fr ,. f tk vtkraHM m Laaga. frfralsf U - rjU-r It Cwtaall re Ca-agbe. CaJ. e-l rasat Uaw I X a rtl ea aaaay cm m( AsSbissaai avasai messsaeme I lav, tbal it k res aveaee4 a iftflli fr tS esaJaiaU. rer ralae Iss lbs akeessel. msate. m Bkavrk. ajrma e HMasy llsjesaae. 4ie n relmairw e sxsssaw Ja)tsa4les t ay Ur tsiflisIU baa ao ejal. II Ib as rwwlllee Care fetr CemesssmmUeaav. It la ml m esssaerlwe TsmsIc. Bevtaire tlse Ammwtll. Hlressstlsmw ttbw yeteess. elere Use Wsrnk saw tbllllalea, Cmsawew tlse rswsel (as abtajweja. , gbwajaeemsUas anas, I ss4 1 as. fileew tssase le year wye lean. twPITXSW. Tbbmst rvttable rr tSoO r 1 Dr.Crnuk w WlaufTr. TryotieUitUav turn n ebT yt re lcct it. Dr Crook V W lr wt Tax will rvroo c it at one. Rmbs ATTCXTHb Kor is i n iyt i nd .vt "ure o Ir.i rook' W!rot sr, :tlnulj neI tavkeO&B tfOttle to ln COOl iDCsat. 4 Rrssseafy which has trn teoUM fir years snU lx m notrl for rit.vlng all Dtvnchlat I)t-aodrK-rre to bv lrtet by a. I sutTrrlhg In a aimllar way. V.I I vou !'. prrlu.llcw stand In the war or a cure 7 Take Dr. Crook W Wine of Tar. NTRr.THEX THEM. Or. t rook luo of Tar tbOtllil Urt um1 for a.11 Ijng t'oinblavlutatrtultng towanta 0numptlun- ItwiUIuaMa Uie phlecui, piomotee cxroctorailon, e-e the brraUitng. and nfTtmU Immmltale rollet btrength antf Lcalth follows from ita uasi. Tme Rrsmeely noted for the rlyanil wnnaiteni cur jf all Ttiroat and Lung trou ble Is lr. Crook's Wine ut I far. TryllaAMlaet wetf For Sale by all Druggists. I.I.H1TH A COMrroprUUra,HA1TOf,OHMJ. Socceon U Oiirtj CioJk A Co. KBKOWX'SjB CORN PLANTER ! IT"Kor aJleiti a mo.t esrry In lhMle jij AdjiiMtablo U Tliren DinVrent WiilthN of Kowh. 24 Years orSnGcessfnl Operation. Hun rdi of TTiiianil of Farmer and lis roilltlpltrd Tlctoriea I the nel.l n.l rleief. attsl II worth and eta!illb Its cUIui loup.rl. orltl otrer all cintlltr. Malenly bydF.U W MIIOWX. Oa'rsbi'rg, 111 MBHBJBW lk NOT P.rchast V rV a,,y article m H V H jruu have our M M M H new Catalogue. LB PA threat reduction ggBmawF HBawT n I,rlCC- to any address. MONTGOMERY WARD A CO., Oriel rul OrnK Supply Ilotiajs 227 4 22t WagaSH VE.. CHICaCO. NOW FO BUSINISS, - 1 New Book " Secret ServiceSJc Brr h ri4.M.u.ciii.' r. o fctTTTFFZJZrZ iu, a. ,-.- . AGENTS WANTED ...r-W.r. I. ..tr.!-! rlrt al.r. Hr I1 l I . 1.II.H A S O.. I Litres, CL, taU.r.IUOHaMit.O, K . Va. 'IK !V ""VANCE CULTIVATOR, DRKIIE A'OMPAV. JHollwe. III. Portable PAELI ENGIN2. BEAT IS THE MAMUKW. Hat more z potnts than a-y crgtbe mad. Puwcrand prfocs. aoce guarantr.d Snd for circular. ChirItrJ.77lc7. IfOtANArOUS, lKt. Manufacturer of I'urlabI and ctrotry Facioet, PcrtaUc Mulay and Circular ii M.ltt UrainTiU Alachif.ei, thinj!e Machines, Stave l)rt. &.C .J. K. BILLINGS, Manufaetorer and Wholesale Dealer la XXj.XX9' TIN, COPPER AND SHEET IRON WIRE Presyl and Japannea ware. eol Table ware, Kags ana Xetais. Bapliia, Iowa. u Iowa Av&oe $3 WATCHES. Oi-tt-t lu Um lucvii urM. .V"l tratfk ami 'tl r a JvrMU. ForttTTuaaJdrcaCOt LTKltA O.Cltiago CHAMPION HOG Kloga Bssl HoMfr. sir fti& Liz Etw hmisi. sm ri ti oaiy B' ibh eiu . .M xTaT tea lyseet HU from rooting aW ,o insrs pxinu n in nuM. Kngets.'7yeeoU. Kir g. - lt Holders. TUc (HsaHlilH, HfcKiyO A fjVIHI.AJf O0UUH fc-.jraC'-wfcSr ' " "TamBBr vJbbBBBbV' mr!-----l1l. bbbbI' aVmrrVal ! -b.t .aSBaaaaBTaTaTaBaw-HaBaTaTaTavsmy U-MM9rf' T--aBBBBBBBBBBBBBaSaBBBBBr rtiraraVM.'i' ABrararaHararamBBBBBBBBBBBBBmaW . aSSBTaTj w ,sff avBBBBSBBBBBaSBBBBBBBBBBBBaaSBBr jS;rMSMBBBHBH eHSBaHBBBBBBmmS ',SbasWBBWSWSWSK -BBWBr-BBWSWsWsWaataSaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaV aSTkl X rtlS B.BSHBBSmfB.Bt'B.BVvmaB.BSB.BSB.BSB. BaBWawawawawawabkam.aB .aawawasraPaBaBWawawawBSaBWawawaT7lwawawaw WmmmWmmmM IgSSwaBSaBSbalBabawa-! aTl JK o?i. k . a. mW k aap. t Sav . L .aMaaW -av V. m . -"mawawasaae---. W. I TX Orr aflmBgeV I ' SWLQ VV- wa. mA-JML. 0 Ti IELLY BARB MCE! THE BEST FENCE IN THE WOULD. ALT. ATMKZ. WtMtS with terr roeso 10 the rod. Ptaat Vnthi trrrei US ut. ftati tyaeA i& aav A. T ?.j &- ALL THF. fcOTTOM ?ATT ,, Ujgr ol 1K trcnUed fee ofnjmnH. Ask rtw MrVM Ma. tfca tr the KKI.tT HAHK rf.rr. f,i&Kztf try A BREECH LOADING RIFLE for SS.OO ,aBaVaaaW a - aBBBBBaBWa0 BbbBBw Tn'w ! e)ffeKtljrlsowwata)n4bjawaatgfrtr rja-ra.f ia .aw.nfUSi- w'SFii bn I A a . f a 1 ,aaU iilwlr .- .-..-. i'aaaetHS-- TWtefa gw-Ur- li-all-Saoa-awtf.aum..rT...SrtSa-wta t- mctm,mn&tL7TUMtrrtrtmf mmg, Hare watS ae. 11-1 Hi.l ., , m Bi. mm rt)W,M eaa a. wuom'w vr,r in.n wim r. . a wan 1 imii Wa 'J.aa-S 1m I twin CI aalra . ikim aBiperiua wb -m nirtWll naa rtaar rraavaan. Tvy rvati atavcarT . p ra-ii. gyig3-t . ai.I ! MrteS,naSw.ar.VlaSa-UMi nlttr. W.W.-rttlAJ.ifial-tf. .AOf.ttnim an SSa, a a 1 1 ay Taaeaaaa -MUttsw jwt.arMjIriiariaaa4a.aJ..l.al( -.-. ltU--Tir auai. Tta mBtrtSUrrtTlnimir.aM?-'Uttl.ttmT1- TS rktn.lhvTbnrvif Mnll v a4ra'aTirwM ranaalaa C-4IUirTWei1 ieai,-jaanw a W. a,., uM a-r-s S-.UaSara aroa w -! tvaw r at rtMrWirWIWi -- Skew. - -. - -1 ,-iji-rrr I Sal tmaiiTiiiir ua-jT a r-a. ri DOtJWAirt. Tb l saartiay w sslissl er riwreti. ' ,22 QOjiTetiare CSsEmmB-s-s-s-s-sW CE0UTD Wwwn REVOLVER! SbaC Fswelf EMU4 7 Caams-'taias.la4aaa4c -UQimntot,ara w-la-MjwlriWaaaLaTarrU .Swlanala WlWss vX L-s-s-L- mmrwa mmmmi HaaMflmV .BJpjrjpjpjpjpF SILVER PREMIUMS JRBEI Ti ill tke Patrsis if Tkls Piper. IW I i 170U the lrSf?.t Of tlrfweP CWT IVt4crs . wko have f a.W uj eccarc it it Ui r3tuWe .HlUrr lrrmlMrn crl bj rlr.w of the Ulow vublilxa owttlrarl of tbt CUrul tl"r V. t t'hlro, at hfreby reNlh lb ksn. This Cwtar h-vw ratrr-l lato an r. raa5cnt wjbfnf UT c Tr cch pairwt ot IhU rajwf mrt of sit clexat i:tru Elctrt MUrr IMntrst Tcst-Srvooti. braqtlfwl ki trie, r4 with pan? cla silvrr, a4 arrrrlaj: alo U dktV. rath str " tlth Up iaUlai 4 tfce sier a cli:rit iiiononim Jcltr. li al.i the foi.wiB oe - i K 4w Tf t ie. a p4'a r- rf" 4 w rat j -! aa i4 "' iutMiwri:ui .i-miwir. tHM.iUwbMl ( jeMjasaw j.e t4J ! rt ajIV.rfr nr.M -t-r t an, Wa a -HHa rxBur! Hit lH.Tlk U t'B li rl . aa - v a- W 1V . . 4,- . a SW 1 CONTRACT CERTIFICATE. nrTwr CoTrawcr ti Clra.i r5v rs vt ChifeK It, - tijao nj- ot thoajvme. etit ftxttn U J"! r kl a.l-1 L. With lb rwue f IK mArt rl acr(ntiariUi in rretr cae uh 7 A rsle Its ruerr Sparking, Hot trig Initial SMarattstg, rjpreaaurmsll, ami a!l hrf chars. ' rn'l ' 'h" U4le lnm S-i .if i-lX lSorr. l thrtr Fls ICVtra ICtvrtro IIrr-IMale1 Tea-sse, tint Uw artHtr-r in h.li p-wrv-irram Irttrr, nl TTt U Uimg tt lb Min t l mr c-.lef of the U. fv I ero- here!V ti rrtr trio rtnp" In ma .am! iwrmtun. ju are VA vr-a-ntrL riMvttiKt. That if thia CrrUrWle U trrentl atU- rwiK. 1M, InTJ 3 rU a.l ttUnAl otm li sb-nt , mVill. thai W. VrUfJ"t- 4U.Ie M ftT WW JU fsrm lb late leri. Witnrwa th name atwl ral of bahI 0s Uus the 1st, tlay ot Urrh, X. l 1"? Csltra.s Silvir Ct., nnc.M.o iu nlUl.' IMPORTANT ! In M'tllfs M lK Brlt '! lfce l t rarT'r ufci r" r f-ft(r b"t to r.J o rir ' t l i te ', Ut in.trh PV" n ' trlmi .f 7 rta. a.l4Uwal 1 ali flll, ilrlalt JitU. that- . 2d ITotice! Any reron mhn gtr ilot cjimIh to ihw rr' f rrl up a Club of le of in"-) fil'M a(4 4er -) lr tlwia rontrul r r o it Aug vt ftu ln rrceUr, " ara cMrg wkalrrtr, Nineteen Pieces of Silver Plate, coiiTi-i or 1 Htttrr-Knlfr.9 Tramtmn,m fmnr- tiwtrttSHrrr r'urkm, fj rsrssrs Tse(eepHSMB. Ail(lrrs: COLORADO SILVER CO., ituutbeeuit corner Hcntei and Jakckwei Mta.. RICH BEAUTIFUL. PARXKXfl. F-ARKKRrV WIVI. ON8 and DAUOHTKK.H. attention 1 LMsm to bautlfv your 1IOMKJ rni CULTIVATK the. SOIL t. iho IlKlIT AD- VAXTAOKand moet KCONOMICAIXY. FINEST and e.at OUIDKJ and CAT- ALOQUKH In tfto WORLD Kveryon havlhar a PARK or OAR DEN should ae-nd a I'oetal Can! at one. for FRKK doecrlnUve CIRCULAR, or 10c for IllUBtratawl Catalotrut. lfkl pagaw. ro.iu,(. . K. ILItt & SONS, No. 5712. 34BarclarSL. New Terk. O ales Lee V Iver Hmlt tutup.prtug . Most lnrlr ttmtinrti! im eiy ftprtm4 of at.y I" "' laattty f asa.eriai ard fr dara M'ity It'&all'Cg.s 'arspsritoa. F.a.ily a )art1 fo oy tin 1 r gtau4. 39 scras only e fair day's " Tfcbeat alf damp raS ,s en)Hleala1 b It mabln.ry -all Sk r UdrlTr's walgat. A culia eaa p.reta- It. 5.V.-M t14 la II year, and a lnrrs1n dmaltaaib.ir pral A. . CSATfcSS at fee., maftvfsetqrer. AMTajsoa. Ohio Far aal by aeneeitersl ltap.Mt oa4 ers. aad rtardwar. st rwi IJKOW.N'S HOG AHD PIG atlegsr end King. OElT lUfl! Oil i k IlJtST tnat el on it.oataid. H lo s 5o sria v $olaI ia tt nose to keep It nte. Esrlealy Mawafeetrr. D'raiar, III. srsex. Urie wefabt JT oa 1 1 vmmtmmmvt vm n fr m . y an.Mi ytn a 11 ,anaTawa a r My aea mamiiitWi ait m. TSw 1 Vaa aaaaf -.- ' -w aar, tinmiiwMaa r asns amWaa-a. aa . a afito.at am4-a 1 SS .era f r"n iti trrr- -.at fa-1 r 'ranrawlil Setaaeav Try w aft-1llltaafa'a V uriiiaianrmiiir, TMmfOiMion.ai. 1 rasin SS naSai al 1 a ta.r 1 Aa . mmt aj.. . e-Tr Sa aWtaaariliei'itfS in .wrtaaa 1 'II ajiiuiii la a aiinili ainsaaalraw.aae Saa - S nmH; tw aaaei '. rmiira. w w a-ae fy s-ax-fasaia afta a ,1 Sana Baa aa Oa.. wvtca ta a mli- aaSaa iWalaataaawBallrHaWa, Va ". i w as; T3e c r . J; fa-- -. ?5. - ."- fcStt- i- atfma-aNsBea-s1s ? J, At -V - r"?