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flfi ARCTIC ADYEHTUKES. j ; ^ , „ |>r. Van !•> BoreVi Jooraey to the heige* Sefc-tnTd Beyoad the Polar ClvtW * • At a meeting of the Geographical So­ ciety in New York, on the evening of the 29th!pli.) M*- Alexander Humboldt Van der Horck read a paper giving an buuuuut of a journey to the Spitzibergrn Bern as agent of aeveral of the learned societies ©f Berlin. The following is an abstract #f ,£he lecture <x>mprising a nar rative of the principal events of the voy­ age : '•We left Hamburg by steamer early in the summer, following the Norwe­ gian coast serosa the Arctic circle to Jfommerfest, the most northerly town on the globe, where our ship, chartered for the purpose, awaited TIP. WE how- eve*, procured eu route our final sup­ plies ak Bergen, that neat little town, warmod by the Gulf stream whose fjord juts into the North sea. The wild and beautiful peenery of that jagged Norwe­ gian coast, with its bold, rooky outline, impressed us deeply ; but I will not de­ tain yon with, a description, but take you at occe on board ship, a tight, well-built schooner, fitted especially for Arctic service, with a Norwegian Oaptain (an experienced old sea-hunter), his mate, and eight stout seamen as crew, beside my assistant" and photographer. We had all necessary instruments and equip­ ments for our work, such as dredges, deep-sea thermometers with patent iron cylinder-, hydrometers, microscopes and instruments for taxing astronomical ob­ servations, etc. Keeping close to the coast iff) held our course toward North cape. Although the sun shone warmly, the black, rocky hillsides were covered with patches of snow. Toward midnight we came in sight of the high promontaty, and dropped our anchor not a cable's length from North cape. The beautiful weather--the perfect culm of the seat stretching away toward the north a limitless waste of wat^r--the stern, majestic rock rising 1,000 feet perpendiculajty out of the sea--the rays of the midnight sun (if we may so speak of a sun that did not set) falling in soft­ ened splendor directly upon the head­ land--the transparent purity of the at­ mosphere, all blended into a scene too beautiful to describe. The remarkable clearness -of the atmosphere during these northojrik.Rummers makes distance so deceptive that the far-off mountains seem to nestle closer, and one dare not trust to the eye in computing distances. I will recall the clear, bright morning when the "lookout" first called "Ice blink sto the north'ard," and a scene of surpassing beauty lay before us as we drifted nearer. One great, unbroken field of ioe, as far as the eye could reach lay glancing and glittering under the morning sunbeams; here and there were high hummocks or ridges, irregularly piled upon the surface, where the ice­ floes ixad been jammed together, all sparkling ami reflecting the rays of a • cloudless summer day. We sailed along the edge of the pack many days, some­ times shut in between the detached masses, but nowhere able to make a passage through the field* Toward the beginning of August a change in the weather, heralded by cold, stormy winds, then heavy fogs, drove our BChooner, under pressure of a heavy gale, lo the southeast. When the weath- *r eieayqd we sighted land, which (ac­ cording to our reckoning) must have been in the vicinity of Cape Britwin on the southwest coast of Newaya Semlya. My plan was to enter the deeply indent­ ed bajp3 that stretched into the" interior, until we came to the mouth of the num­ erous small rivers. Here we unloaded, packed our goods in bundles, secured porters and started overland. Our port­ ers were the so-called " Sjo Lapps," or " Sea Lapps," a set of broad-shouldered, low-legged fellows, diminutive in stat­ ure, who we to be found along the shores of the-lakes and streams in the t-ummer fishing: We marched. Indian file along . the fflarshy banks of1 the rivers. The countiy abounded in game; the rivers teemed with salmon and trout, while water-fowl of every species .were in great plenty.. Sometimes the scenery was ex­ ceedingly charming. The streams of North Lapland are interspersed with •waterfalls and rapids, one falling,into the other* »nd thus rendering navigation at many places almost impossible. The entire. reg> on is undulating, but barren and desolate, covered with short, stunt­ ed gsgss, or fields of reindeer-moss, or interminable swamp, intersected with lakes, having the character of the Sibe­ rian Tundras. The deep valleys mark the water courses of the numerous creeks and rivers creeping between the hills. The soft, spongy ground yielded at every step, and made our march extreme­ ly tiresome, especially as the only change was to hard, rough and stony ground. Traversing the hills in this way through the day, we would usually return at nightfall to the river bank to make our encampments. Here the banks were dotted with little groups of stunt* d trees, such as the dwarf birch, etc. s? Towif^ September I made prepara­ tions lor ieturaing overland, taking a route ffrhicih has hitherto escaped de­ scription. My man was to proceed from Vadso to the Patts Jokki (holy river), thence across the Lake of Enata (the largest of the Lapland lake*) to the riveif Ivftllot, which we were to ascend; then; crossing the mountains forming the water-shed, follow down the river Kitinin to tin Gulf of Bothnia, thus passing thiemgh Norwegian, Russian, and Fimflsh Lapland. Everything being in readiness for departure, we left vadso. Our outfit consisted of in­ struments, furs, and preserved fruits, meats, vegetables, with several cases of liquors and wines, as well as boxes of •ammunition and guns--for the country through which we were to pass abound­ ed in game. I had sent to the south with the^jbapi all the material we had previ­ ously gathered. Leaving the island we crosiseft tike bay and entered the mouth of the Patts Yokki. We had before us a broad, majestic stream, which is the outlet of Lake Enara, its length scarce fifty miles, but in that short distance it bus - fiOJ 400 or 500 feet In fact, it se^Bita be »but a chain or succession of ljirgfet .and smaller lakes, connected by rapids, there being no leas than eight of the former, and twen­ ty-seven. of the latter. These present almost insurmountable difficulties for navigation, and sometimes portages of ft mile or more in length wpuld have to be made, in which we were compelled ~v to drag oar boats over felled trees, or dear ft way through the brush. At other times we had to pole up the rap ids, so that our progress waa%low» and the men, discouraged by the hard work, were only prevented from deserting us by the promise of additional pay and presents if they would hold out to the end of the journey. Starting at early we journeyed throngh the day, making our meals at the portages, whiek were without number. Scaroely would we phss one waterfall before we wuuld hear the roar of the second, and it seemed that we never should suoceed in ascending the river. At night we se­ lected a suitable camping-place, spread­ ing our furs on the dry ground before a large fire. The nights were intensely cold, the thermometer falling below freezing point; in fact, this entire re­ gion is, according to the latest meteoro­ logical observation, the European cen­ ter of cold. We had ample opportuni­ ties for seeing the wonderful play of the aurora boreaUs flashing brilliantly over the heavens. On one occasion we had a carious ad­ venture. While crossing a lacustrine part, of the river called Kjoalme- jaure, m the early part of the night we were suddenly surrounded by swarms of lem­ ming (Myodes torquafcus), an animal like the mountain rat, They swam round the boat and attempted to clamber into it, so that it was with the greatest diffi­ culty we oould keep the fierce little creatures from boarding us by beating about with the oars, at which they would set up sharp, shrill screams similar to those of the muskrat. After some time we succeeded in passing them. These little animals come unexpectedly down from the mountains--no one knowing exactly whence--and appear in millions, swanning over the whole country, eat­ ing up almost everything that comes in their way. Neither rivers nor lakes seem to deter them, both of which they swim with ease, usually keeping on their destructive path until reaching the open sea, which they vainly attempt to cross, never swerving from the direction once taken until they sink exhausted beneath the waves. Thus perish countless num­ bers. They commit great ra/ages, and are as dreaded in the north as the locusts are in Egypt. Years, however, elapse between their reappearance, or until they suddenly descend from their rocky retreats. The Lapps tell us that they rain from the sky, many of them stating that they have actually seen them tail. Upon reaching the newly discovered gold mines of Kultala, we secured por- ters and immediately prepared for our journey over the mountains. As to the difficulties to be encountered, in contra­ diction of all that may have been said or written, there is scarcely more of dan­ ger to beset the mariner in these polar seas than is common to all who " plow the changeful deep. Nor should imaginary fears make us unreasonable, or difficul­ ties weaken our purpose. The extreme healthiness of the)Arctic regions is a fact well established, and it has been ob­ served that persons suffering from pul­ monary or bronchial affeotions were exempt from them while in those lati­ tudes. Official statistics have shown that, of almost all seas visited by Gov­ ernment vessels, the polar waters have been the healthiest. In Case of Fire. The season is at hand when fires most prevail, and when the precautionary hints of the late Dr. Hall are most important to be heeded. They are as follows: Keep doors and windows of the struct­ ure closed until the firemen come; put a wet cloth over the mout^, and get down on all fours in a smoky room; open the upper part of the window to get the smoke out; if in a theater, church, or school-room, keep cool; descend lad ders with a regular step, to prevent the vibration. If kerosene' just purchased can be made to burn in an open sauoer by igniting with a match, throw it away. Put wire work or glass shades over gas­ lights in show windows and in bedrooms with cartains; sprinkle sand instead of sawdust on floors of oil stores; keep shavings and kindling wood away from steam boilers, and greasy rags from lofts, cupboards, boxes, etc.; Bee that all stovepipes enter well the chiiiiiiey, and that all lights and fires are out before retiring or leaving the place of business; keep matches in metal or earthen ves­ sels, and out of the reach of children; and provide a piece of stopt rope long enough to reach the ground in every chamber. Neither admit any one, if the house be on fire, except police, firemen and known neighbors; nor swing lighted gas brack­ ets against the wall; nor leave small chil­ dren in a room where there are matches or an open fire; nor deposit ashes in a wooden box or on the floor; nor nse a light in examining the gas meter. Never leave clothes near the fire-place to dry; nor smoke or read in bed by candle or lamplight; nor put kindling wood to dry on the top of the stove; nor take a light into a closet; nor pour out liquor in an open light; nor keep burning or other inflammable fluids in rooms where there is a fire; nor allow smoking about barns or warehouses.-- Scientific American. The English Farmer. As a reason why American farmers ought to be contented, the Agriculturist gives account of the farmer in England : " He does not own his land, except in very rare instances, and is obliged not only to pay a yearly rental of $20 to $25 per acre, but to keep the hardly-worked land in good condition, is forced to employ a working capital of at least $50 an acre, to be expended ic , artificial fertilizers. He is prohibited by law from killing wild animals, such as rabbits, hares, foxes, partridges, and pigeons, while his cats and dogs are killed by his landlord's gamekeeper, lest they might injure t. e game. This game feeds on his crops, and he must submit to see his fields sometimes rav­ aged by them. He is obliged to raise such crops as the landlord* considers best for the land. He is bound to all these requirements by an exacting lease, which makes him a species of serf to his landlord." ENGIJBH aristocracy is shocked at the career of Viscount Maidstone, now only 24 years old, and heir to several valuable titles, who, having gone through his property and into bankruptcy, has en­ listed in a cavalry regiment* THE BLACK HILLS. ItwM ef the Labors of the Sioux mlMlom. Tbfl commission appointed some months ago to negotiate with the Sioux Indians for the relinquishment of the Black Hills reservation has concluded its labors and made its report to the Secretary of the Interior. The com­ mission has more than succeeded in in­ ducing the savages to comply with the terms of last session's Indian Appropria­ tion bill, namely : That the Indians should relinquish all right and claim to any country outside of the boundaries of the permanent reservation estab­ lished by treaty of 1868 for said In­ dians, and also so much of their reserva-t tion as lies west of the I03d meridian of longitude; also a convenient and access­ ible way over said reservation to the, country thus ceded for wagon and other roads from points on the Missouri river, in all not more than three in number ; that the Indians hereafter shall receive their supplies at such places on their reservation in the vicinity of the Mis­ souri river as the President may desig­ nate, and also that no further appropria­ tion for them for subeistence shall here­ after be made until some agreement shall have bfeen entered into by them with the President which is calculated to en­ able them to become self-supporting. Accompanying the report is a treaty en­ tered into by the Commissioners on be­ half of the Government with the In­ dians. The principal - provisions of the treaty are as follows : By the terms of this agreement the Sioux surrender all clajffl to any country lying outside the Mrandaries of their permanent reserve, as defined by the treaty of 1868, and so much of said reserve as lies west of the 103d meridian of longitude and as is in­ cluded between the north and south forks of the Oheyenne river east of said meridian. The Government thereby se­ cures full possession of a tract of oountry whioh includes the Blaok Hills and iH defined by natural boundaries. The Indians grant a right of way over their reservation for three routes from the Missouri river to the ceded territory, the routes to be designated by the Pres­ ident. They also agree to receive all subsistence which may hereafter be fur­ nished at such points on or near the Missouri river as the President may des­ ignate. In consideration of these con­ cessions the Commissioners on behalf of the United States agree to furnish sub­ sistence to the Sioux until such a time as they shall beoome self-supporting, the rations to be issued to heads of families, and in case the Indians are located ou lands suitable for cultivation, farming machinery will be afforded by the Gov­ ernment, and educational facilities pro­ vided. The issue of rations is to be contingent on the performance of labor by the Indians and the attendance of their children at BchooL Assistance in the way of schools and instruction in agricultural %nd mechanical arts, as pro­ vided by the treaty of 1868, are guaran­ teed. The building of comfortable houses on allotments in severalty is pro­ vided for, and the Sioux are declaiod amenable to the laws of the United States. The Indians further agree to select allotments as soon as possible after their removal to their permanent home, and to use their best efforts to cultivate the same. It will be seen by this abstract that the Sioux have granted the Government so much of their per­ manent reservation set apart in 1868 aud lying east of the 103d meridian as lies between the north and south folks of the Cheyenne river, which exceeds the requirements of the act creating the commission, and completes the title of the Government to the entire Black Hills oountry. The rights of way granted over the permanent reservation to the newly-ceded territory will afford transit through a country which has been, in recent years, ,the most unsafe to travelers of any in the West. The area oeded in the treaty is estimated at from 10,000 to 12,000 square miles. ) Don't Get in a Panic. "People shouldn't get in a panic. Now if those folks had only retained their presence of mind and gone quietly out of the theater, they'd all got out safe." -This is Mr. Peter Prosy's lecture about the fire. He had delivered it 500 times to as many people since Tuesday morning. And last night, just as Mr. Prosy had got into bed, two bricks came tumbling down his chimney into the grafco, scattering a .few live coals about and setting the carpet on fire. Then Mr. Prosy got out of bed, picked up a coal with his fingers, got burnt, stepped on another, put on one boot, ran up stairs, hollered fire, ran down again, ge t partly into his drawers, ran out of the house, tried to find the crank to a post- office box for the tire alarm, ran back to his house and met Mrs. Prosy, who had easily extinguished the flames with water from the pitcher. And she grabbed him by his night-shirt and yanked him on the bed and said, "You old foell Keep quiet, or I'll choke you!1' And when sha took her forefinger off Peter's thorax the first thing Peter commenced saying was, "People now shouldn't get in a panic, you know 1"--Aetu York Graphic. MB. Ems, a lithographer, of Liver­ pool, was murderously attacked on Nov. 23 by a lunatic in a railway train, on its way from Liverpool to Chester. After iking furioas attempts to cut his thruat with a sharp knife, the madman bit him so terribly that the thumb of his left hand had subsequently to be amputated. An alarm naviug been given, the train was brought to a stand­ still, but not before the assailant had leaped through the carriage window aud been held by the heels by Mr. Ellis until that gentleman fainted from loss of blood. MERCHANT'S GARGLING OIL. --This very useful article is now receiving the very highest commendations from the press, and multitudes of witnesses who have tested its efficacy. It is considered as one of the very best remedies, and in its refined, purified state it is regarded as one of the most powerful liniments for the removal of rheumatism, neuralgia, and the sufferings arising from sprained joints, bruises, etc.--Aylmer (C. W.) Times, Ftb. 25, 1857. 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SKATONWORTH, Covington. Ind. sat istactory ttj0} been ttttain- tei the world sition, and cannot w hen you call for proved," do not >led dealer con- n, 14ostorat.ivo H«M>d, or some- t here is none like Improved," and tako I*xvill not IflldrmgtietorMM If yotsshosld fjl to ha\e iv find it, you can send ifil.W to US' by mail tor a botlSo, or $5.t!0 for six bott les, and we will Bond it to you, p. opaid, to any Kxpress Station desirnfi. .* -- • Aildrcss A. COOK tt CO., Chimco, the Sole Ag;<'ii|s for the l iiittil States nnil C»n-»ias, wlm will till nil orders Mild HuppL thr Trade at Mnnufadurtrt' Prices. " J. B. KlMBALb, Propriotot., , ., Sold in Chicago. Milwaukee, Detroit "and Nu Paul by all Wholesale Drnxatetv^nld hy^Rrtsil Tradt ten era Hy. . _ $3.80 FOR SIM m.IU. S. H. WHJSON. Meehiimcsvllie, Bucks T.'O.. Pa. a loonth, hotel and traveling axpeaM mid for salesmen. No peddling * * h«sS »ORIJO« Co.. Giueincsii. Oiuak. WA1*«01iK8. A Oml SenMttocn. SnmpU Wa'ck and Outfit /r«« to Xcnntt. Better than Gold. • Addreea A QQULTRR & qQ..Obto^to. AM«$nfttr»Ae«ntswsnM(. SO beatssB- Inc artjcloe in the world. One fiH> Addnaa.FAV RROIM.DttMt.UOK $80 83 $350 a month and traveling «i 6KM MFG. CO., St. Loui A STAMP and we will send you a ej^ecin WANJfD Men to tw>ll to Merchanta. |W SEND copy of the 0R1OKKT ON THK HKAliTli,on* •Mmmoth W-columnIllustrated UteraryA Fsm- Uy Journal. F. rj. LPirros AOo..87ParkRow, NewYork.. nwtle by Air^nu *»•) Hnp our n y o i i . * , f i i - h s i " * } a i m ! O h r o n v * < f > . wtir'l1 sftit t» jfjwiii f.»r KiVo. r'jwtr,. free. J. H. BUJ SWNS. MASS, BOM OPIUM Mcrrt, rajridhi *ith Stencil and Key Oheek Outfits. Catalogue and samples FRRB, S.M.SpencAr.S47 Wash. St., Boston. MaaS. HABIT CURED AT HOME. No publicity. Tinio sbart- , , m iorms tnodpratfi. l.flttt trstlmo. nials. Descrilie case. DR. F. E. MAB8H,Quincy% Mioh. P«p0 roltef | e rppwi O l'rice40cts. AO I If MB* iflkshy hrmall. StovrrtlAOa ICh&rlcstown, Mass. $914 .Vado hy one Ajreiit lit 07 d;iys. UltCW rtlclcs. Samples free. A<M'-< ^, €. X. LlJilXUTOX, thirty*. FAEHERS HICACO KII and r their sons wan^d thi» fhll I inter, ( 1 or 2 incach Co. J si fstaple article* of real •o the f.irmers ie. thrir countic«. Uiifirppi p!ea.«a #tsg.*)4. I'articulars firec. J. WOBTII. St. I*-uis,.\itR $100. REWARD. $lda All the great weekly newspaper* of the size and character oi TIIK CHICAGO LEDGER charge S3.UO per year, while THB I,KI)»KR costs but SI.OO. The I.KPor.n is the BKS'F Family Pajier in the United States, ably edited, handsomely printed; containing every week choice completed stories, am installment of an interesting illustrated serial, and general read in* for old and young, for the farmer, for the housewilo, and for all classes. Special carols taken to make its tone«nl- formly ohasto and moral. Sand ^1. and It osntst tot posta«s.and Touroddrouto THE LEDGER, " Chicago® Illinois. 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Hull's Magic Csnpsssd iis tin only preparation, otic paekajte of whlett Kill torce tli« bmrd to /rrow thick and hMVT on tho cmootheet face (without injury) in u in every oase, or money chterlmly i fcundod. 25 cent® p«?r postpaid; 3 i SO cents. K. W. JON£8. Xhlund* MM*. top-' Pictl tba (re«l SbMi«b I for 3«> OaaMk . fxAor oT TBUTn IS MIGHTY! 6MT and Wtaard, will jrosr height. loek o«' fiair, wort to you a pwtvn of jocr fulare l.nd»e4 c? wifa, tha time and where foe Will fir«t ae4 th® Hate pf msrri«£«. A44te&. Prof, &A&TINEE, 4 Trainee •i., Bo^es^ Tki* is r., t p/i,OLf's „ E l e c t r i c i t y I n I i l . ~ gj. l';.oii» Holt, feat in ttic worTt Cures l>i8i «sc when sll otlicr remedies fall. Testimonials ind circulars sent free on ( lHi< atlon, to i . .1. WULTU •:1 ISonU Street, Now York. SECRET ERVICE IN THE P.IKDEP'T AGENTS WANTED' ^••Cunrdingthe Mails. *»>o* wnihl.-rfultxiok «ii ti»' Defection of EVntsI riiu-vi't, by lute Cliit'f Special Auent Wooik Addrew I>LST1N, GiLM.\N & CO., Hitrl!or.i,Ct, Chica^Oj ILL, Cint-'uiuntl, O., RlciiiiKiH^ Vfc. f\ CHICIAL HiSiORV OF THE juf telEN'L EXHIBITION It sells faster than any other bcu>k. One Agent, sold 91 copies in ono day. Tula is the only authentic and eosa- plete history published. Send fur our e-tv* t*nn to Agents, VATtGNAL PUBLISH I NO CO.. Chioajio. PL •1 BOOK for the MILLION. medical Oatarni, Hupturo. Opium U' .be.,SENT rRF.F, on rcceiol ot stamp. Address, " l»r 'iittn O'spencauy >v>. I8N. 8th«L, St.Lonls,Ma SILENT SEWING- MACHINE. Send Postal Card for Illustrated Price List, &c. Wlllcox & Gibbs S. M. Co., (Cor. Bond St.) 0S8,torapufyik^. rfeW Y«rk. ,i{. WARNER'S HEALTH €0R Wkl ellirt -SdimfWr. ttnid ^cif-Atuusiiug Pmls. Sficures HEALTH and COMFORT of Body, with GBACK and BEAUTY of Form. Three Garments in one. Approved by all i liyslciaue. , A <i UNTH WANT H IV. Sam pies by mail, in Couti!, $2; Saucen, tl 75. i To Agrcnts it: 25 centsless. Order size two inehea aranller tfean watqt ijiett- sure over tlie dfees. Warner fz^g. 708 Broa(M?^,TT,y, AC EN T8 TOBODB New BOOK, GREAT Tin«st that cost over SsiO.OUOJM^ ee. Ssna uuustgo, VK home, •howt far clronl P.1 A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS. OST WE WANT 500 MORE FIRST-CLA88 SEWING MACHINE ACENTS, AND 500 MEN OF ENERGY AND ABILITY TO LEARN THE BUSINESS0F#etU>l06E»M1|CMi3fc2 CHIN E8 . CO M PE N« A TIO*M.»Mllf«fL, # • VARYING ACCORDINC TO ABILITY, CHAR ACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ACENT. FOR PARTICULARS, ADDRESS Wilson S&wiflg MacMiie Co., CMcago, HO b 829 SB0AWA7, Mw York, ef yev Orlcana AIM A DAY »t home. Agents visnted. Outfit sai S12 term. ftss. TBUB A CO.. THE FARMER Whs Grand Chremmof the Centennial (frtmiUiS • • I and BuiMittg* Free to Each Subscriber. A lmrm<e ei«riit-I><M|« Weekly, tborou«Wjr praStl- cal Agricultural and Family Journal. Its PRACTIOAI. featnn's have (riven it. a wonderful popularity in the West. Splendid Premiums offered, on a new plan of Us own, v«jry popular aftd acaeotable. Agents waokstL Send for terms and outfit. Address _ IN MAMA gAjmgK, IndiaaapoUs, IntU f?|l HXWAfttt jow ti»t fNettraMs CflMi 940U Dk. J. P. FITLXK, lielnxsworn,ssys: IMil-HM ia lt>U. sp|Mtatr4 wPnOMtsi-a ch*li UN; h»T. M Vy--f, •Mtuivtlj, to Kkeuawiaai, Naanlria, UOTL Kldaat mi Uw iiMMaa RUBUMAIO EA*DI, XIDMR U4 Uw Ptlls. s BUKIMM nra, «r<111 NSM< MWT. We flboukl b« plmed to h*r«the ^of every unemployed peftK>u, Lady or GeotienMAt f RbtM^ially that of exp^rleucedAgeiats and Guivii««rt»J tt will cost but ONS cmt U> plaee yourselves cfcUoa with us, and the mutual benefits ch&tu»jbs fdtrived from it, are uot to be estimated iu doJUrs UM~ cents, alone. We furnish more lucrative employment to individuals semtered throughout the Union than arqtther to Apiorlca. Don'ldtfU;. baklavsJU* | gatajfcia at oncc bv addressing , ; THE ILLUSTRATED MCEKLY, 112 cast VonroeM., Chicago. • O. N. U. No. 5i< .WTHEfc WMITWIO TO>DAyRliaSE» iT picsie isjr jron mr tp " *«t to tbla tmtjMsiv MERIDEN CUTLERY CO. Received th© HIGHEST CENTENNIAL PRIZE. y 1 0 Tn (T«n"Rin{uTi^u imt MAMfjr'CTUKE ALL K'MDS OK Exclusive Mnkew of the "PATEWT IVORY" Celluloid Knife, tsae moat durable \VHITE gAKDLE kmtwn. The Oldest Hanufuturen in AmerioaT ANDL.B. Always oallfor " Trade Mark " " MKRIDMf ~ by all Dealan tn OuUmt. aod bf lh* MKRIPgS CUT TABLE CUTLERY. TO BE GIVEN AWAY IN THB next 6 month* by the publishers of the ST. JLiOUlS U'KEKLY • WM JOlfRNAL.! For full Information. write IMMEDIATELY io WOLGOTT A HUME OOk PUWLUBHKHS, St. Louis, Mo. \^OUK own IiiKKNKfls In oil colors, to ahow rur woH^ psinted «n canvnn, from a photograph or tin ti >«> with thi» Home Journal, $2.n) a year. Sampls ure iind paper (5 months for 81. One agent mad* 60 in a dftj* Address L. 'I'. LUTHRK. Corry, P*.