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THE 
SPARKS AND SPLINTERS. 
Indiscreet fishes bite early and go on a fly. 
Tom Thumb la 38, but very small of his age. 
A nouonMKSTic difficulty—heavy bread. 
The latent thing In front door locks—night 
keys. 
The lawyers are coming out with spring 
suits. 
What bolds all the snuff in the world ? No 
one nose. 
What is everybody doing at the same time? 
—Growing old. 
3'he dearest spot on earth—The store that 
doesn’t advertise. 
The trip that should never lead to a fall out 
—the wedding trip. 
IP you are out In a driving storm, don’t at¬ 
tempt to hold the rains. 
Why is the capital of Turkey like a whimsical 
patient? Ilocuuse it’s constant to no pill. 
Encouragement for naughty boys: The rod 
of the parent la a benefaction to the child. 
We should like to know how that man in 
Minneapolis broke his leg putting on his over¬ 
coat. 
Sioux City has a man named Muoliwrath ; 
but he is said to be a very goodnatured sort of 
person. 
MR. Twice of Rhode Island, weighs 400 
pounds, audit is very proper to say: “Once 
Twice Is two.” 
Jane Gray of Illinois, shoulders a barrel of 
flour and trips around the block, and yet she Is 
not in good health. 
P. Henry was right. “Gentlemen may cry 
peas! peas! but (here are lio peas,” and won’t 
be this year, probably. 
WniTE Guest.— “You don’t mean to say you 
are going to occupy this bed with me?” 
Colored ditto—“Yes buss, but don’t ’pologize, 
1 stand It if you can. 
A boy is a blessing until be puts on pants. 
From the period of the first rent In his trousers 
dates a feeling in the maternal breast that is 
not wholly affectionate. 
WOLCOTT BROS 
Real Estate and Loan Brokers, 
Cor. Summit and Monroe Sts., 
TOLEDO, 0. 
Real Estate purchased, managed and sold on com¬ 
mission. Large properties and manufacturing estab- 
lislimentsa specialty. Money loaned on Real Estate. 
All money and papers remitted through banks. 
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. 
FOF5 
25 Cts. 
We will send Five beautiful 8-pugC 
Songs, und Five charming Instru¬ 
mental pieces. All by popular com¬ 
posers and Just published. Q. IF. Rich¬ 
ardson & Co., Music Pub’s, Boston. 
MONEY, TIME, LIFE, 
Are lost by Accidents; therefore Insure pecuniary 
indemnity by a policy in the 
TRAVELERS 
INSURANCE CO. 
HARTFORD, CONN. 
Cash Assets... 
Surplus to Policy Holders... 
Paid in Cash licncllrs. 
Accident Policies Written.. 
Life Policies Written. 
A. FISHINra SMACK. 
THE NEW CHARTER OAK 
LAWN MOWER. 
The peculiar construction of the Charter 
Oak combines the good points of both a rol¬ 
ler and a wheel machine, making It verv 
durable ami light-running in weight, it 1* fiftem 
pounds lighter than the old style mowers—Is verv 
easily operated, and the beauty and evenness of Its 
work earmot be surpassed. 
of a roller machine. 
Which Ss beautifully end substantially inclosed with- 
In lift yule* flume, n uoint neruKwiry for durability as 
well us to prevent clogging the gears. 
o I’/'OJ'Ided with a neatly.i-onstructed Iron 
handle Which, being adjustable. can be raised or low¬ 
ered h l llie convenience of I lie operator, uUowlng the 
ground' ^ Itself to the inequalities of the 
It u n model or beauty, very compact, beautifully 
mushed iuid mechanically made ; ond to those dertr- 
«!& ,l i l^?’» wel J vvu wl11 Hn >' that you will 
n"* 11 ARTER OAK fur superior to any other of 
1 ' clTSS of Luwn Mos ers, us it is far more durable, 
wisy to adjust, operate and keep in order; also, by 
driving wheels behig Inside Of the frames, it en- 
°Perator to cut the grass clean around 
walks, drives, flower-beds, trees and shrubbery. 
We Warrant it in Every Respect, 
Uat of Prices for Hand. Lawn Mowers: 
J gtand^rd . *25 
1» for Inrge lawns 30 
THE HILLS ARCHIMEDEAN LAWN MOWER GO., 
mfgr’b, Colt’s /.rmomt, Hartford, conn. 
SKIUl’LE, BIJiGF & Ctl., St, Emits, Mo. 
Gen’l Agents for the Southwest. 
THE NEW “CHARTER OAK.” 
THE RUBBER PAINT CO. OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, 
MANUFACTURE 
LORD r& TAYLOR, 
HEADERS IN 
ForeipiDomestic Dry Goods 
Are offering a large and elegant assortment of 
BLACK AND COLORED 
SILKS 
Cnequaled for style; finest, in quality and lowest in 
price. The assortment contains the most fashion¬ 
able tiuts and colors to be worn during the coming 
season. 
SPRING DRESS GOODS. 
Comprising all the choicest NoveRies from the 
French, English and Domestic markets. This line 
embraces selections made expressly for this house. 
LINENS. 
Quilts, Towels, Toweling® and House-furnishing 
Goods generally, at prices which will always be 
found exceedingly reasonable. 
fiu For the ucoomroodatlnn of Ladles who are un¬ 
able to visit the city, full lines of samples of all 
grades of Dry Goods will be sent and orders bv mBil 
Oiled with Dio greatest possible care. 
liroadway and Twentieth Street, 
NJCW YORK. 
THE WEED 
'mm , The Best Paint in the World, 
1jSBDmL < As evi<3oneo of wliloh, the necessity of their establishing the following 
. . Branch Factories will abundantly testify: 
33R.A.1VCII FiYCTOKIES : 
co*° 506 West Street, New York; 83 AVest Vsii Huron Street, 
Cliicago, III.; 210 South Third Street, St. Louis, WIo.; and u Wholesale 
Depot, at Wm. King A tiro., No, 2 North Liberty Street, Baltimore, ITId. 
SAMPLE CARD AND NUMEROUS TESTIMONIALS SENT FREE ON APPLICATION. 
# 
THE MIT C 1 I E E L W-A. Q O AT. 
83,250,000 
1 , 000,000 
2 , 000,000 
370,000 
21,500 
General Accident Policies for the year or 
month, written by Agents. 
Life uuil Endowment Insurance of the best 
forms at Low Cash Rates. 
JAS. G. BATTEBSON, President. 
RODNEY DENNIS. Secretary. 
JOHN E. MORRIS, Ass’t Secretary. 
{T Apply to any Agent, or write to the Company. 
New York Office, 207 Broadway. 
Best Proportioned, 
Best Ironed, 
AND 
Lightest Running 
Waffon In the Market 
The original, well 
known 
RACINE WAGON 
BUY MILLER BUG’S CHEMICAL PAINT. 
GREAT REDUCTION. 
TEAS AND COFFEES 
AT WHOLESALE PRICES, 
Increased Facilities to Club Organizers. 
Send for New Price List. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO. 
P.O.Box 5643. 3i & 33 Vesey St,, New York 
Claim to have brought out the best Sowing Machine 
for manufacturing uses ever produced. 
IT IS CALLED THE 
In use and for sale in 
nearly every 
State and Territory 
IN THE UNION. 
All work fully war¬ 
ranted. 
BEND FOR PRICE 
LIST. 
Mitchell, Lewis 
& Co., 
RACINE, AVIS. 
S END FOR COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED 
Circular of all Apparatus and Furnishings 
CHEESE and BUTTER 
Factories and MILK CONDENSING Establish meats. 
New method of manufacture given. HIGHEST 
PREMIUMS at TivmUj-two important Fairs ai|d Ex¬ 
positions, including Am. Ins T. test uf three months— 
’73 and ’74—for portable safety 
BOILERS and ENGINES, 
French Burr Stone Grist Mills, tfcc. 
Discounts to the trade. 
WHITMAN & BURRELL, Little Falls, N. Y, 
IT IS VERV STRONG. 
VERY SIMPLE, 
VERY EFFECTIVE, 
AND PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY TO ALL 
AVHO HAVE TRIED IT. 
Testimonials furnished on application. Examina¬ 
tion solicited. 
Address as above, at 
HARTFORD, €OY!K„ 
Or at Branch Offices In all leading cities. 
(CIRCULAR.) 
Consumers Importing Tea Co., 
No. 8 Church Street. 
P. O. Box 5,500. New York City. 
This is a combination of capitalists to supply the 
consumers of Teus throughout the United State on 
the mutual principle. 
We have experienced agents In all the best dis¬ 
tricts of China and Japan to select Teus especially 
for our trade. 
Wecrpect every consumer of Teas to render us a.i 
the assistance they can In carrying out our enter¬ 
prise, as we make a specialty of SUPPLYING CON¬ 
SUMERS ONLY (und allow no middlemen to muke 
any profit on onr importations), wnich will enable 
us to supply them with Teas at prices lower than 
have ever been known, and oi those fine qualities 
that seldom reach the interior, being sold only to 
the large cities and among the very wealthy. 
Hoping the consumer wtll take an interest in oui 
enterprise, and send at once for a circular with ful' 
explanations of how to proceed to obtain our goods, 
we remain, 
Most respectfully yours, 
Consumers Importing Tea Co., 
No. 8 Church St., 
P. O. Box 5,509. New York City. 
Entered, according to Act of Congress, In January, 
1374, by the Consumers Importtng Tea Co., in th e 
Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D.t. 
REESE'S ADJUSTABLE STENCIL LETTERS 
A 91MPLB DEVICE. RY WHICH ANY NAME OB A Ob BESS 
XL usn be formed in n moment, aud be rcs'lily tBiinbul" • 
Kor able by Hardware Peelers nnri SUtlouero, Send lor Clrrulsr., 
Easter Ohio. Jt. B. HAI.E A I 0., .iS.ii.l56 Park Place, New Tort; 
Obioand west, 0. 0. till VAN T, 102 Washington Sheet, Chicago. 
iv making up lists of newspapers for 1875, we hope 
our farmer-friends will not overlook that “ old stand¬ 
by,” The Rural New-Yorker, founded and stni 
conducted by D. D. T. MopRE, New York. No better 
Journal of Its class is published anywhere. Join tne 
Club now being made up at the Post-Office, at only 
$2.15 a year.—i/y cm. Republican. 
