iu# it to special classes of work. The Tailor 
_mi zi_ «... .vrAtl Viie nrnrlr fl.R IS 
tSKit and §umoi[. 
SPARKS AND SPLINTERS. 
The family jar is frequently a jus;. 
Staving business—making barrels. 
The Are cracker Is the national bird. 
The law Is always purchased at cost. 
A Wf.athek Report.—A thunder-clap. 
A new discovery in Geology—A stratagem. 
A Western settler—The contents of a six- 
shooter. 
A i.arge refrigerator would be an Ice house 
to live in. 
The maiden's prayer—“ Papa, buy me a new 
spring suit." 
Wolves iu sheep’s clothing—Lawyers among 
their parchments. 
When may a chair be said io dislike you? 
When it can’t bear you. 
When does a lawyer work like a horse?— 
When he draws ;t conveyance. 
An English editor calls a certain kind of 
Amer'can religion “ pewlsm." 
A French constable recently seized the wood¬ 
en legs of an old soldier for debt. 
Toombs missed a remarkable opportunity to 
call tiie roll of his slaves at Thinker IIIII. 
As the young lady remarked about the Infant, 
“How sweet, but how bald for One so young!" 
“ Happiness to man. that hungry sinner, 
Since Eve ate apple* roust depend <m dinner." 
Professor Whetstone teaches a school at 
Bastrop. He should razor sharp class of schol¬ 
ars. 
Men who never have $5 read descriptions of 
dangerous counterfeits of that denomination 
with great interest. 
The small boy remarks every half hour “ T 
think that blister Is smaller than it was, and it 
doesn’t hurt either.” 
There is no particular advantage in catching 
a weasel asleep. A good wide-awake weasel 
answers every purpose. 
A Montana justice of the peace when he 
marries a couple, says:—“ Arise, grab hands— 
hitched—six dollars I" 
It Is one of the curiosities of natural history 
that a horse enjoys his food most, when he 
hasn’t a bit in his mouth. 
How to become practically acquainted with 
the “ Rule ol’ Three "—Live with your wife, 
mother, and motlior-lu-law. 
The bedbugs of the Philadelphia hotels are 
not eating anything now. They arc reserving 
their energies for the Centennial. 
It Is noticed that fat men, as a general tiling, 
are well to do in the world. That’s because 
they don’t allow any Hen on them. 
How a woman can keep on talking while she 
is twisting up her back hair and has her mouth 
full of hairpins is a mystery not yet explained. 
Connecticut reports that this season will un- 
doubtiy turn out furfroat ’appily for the apple 
crop, but It ’pears as if pears is doin’ quite 
peart. 
“Onions are recommended as an antidote 
for sleeplessness.” Of course. How can a 
fellow snore loudy unless he has a strong 
breath ? 
“The hardest trial of my life," said good old 
Deacon Banes, "was to shed tears at the news 
that my wife’s uncle had died aud left her sixty 
thousand dollars." 
What is the dliference between spermaceti 
and a school-boy’s howl ?—One is the wax pro¬ 
duced by the whale, aud the other Is the wail 
produced by the whacks. 
Nothing Is so calculated to overthrow one’s 
confidence in hurnuu nature as the spectacle of 
u man poulticing his wife's throat for the pur¬ 
pose of restoring her voice. 
A Kansas paper says“ A mule kicked an 
insurance agent in this place on the cheek, the 
other day. The agent's cheek was uninjured, 
but the mule’s hoof was broken." 
“ Your feet are very stylish," said a man to 
his friend, whose feet wore covered with bun¬ 
ions. “No, not stylish, but exceedingly nob¬ 
by," was the good-natured reply. 
The click and clack of the croquet ball is 
heard again in the land, in connection with, 
“You did not!" "1 say I did?” “You horrid 
cheat!" “ Oh, for shame 1" “Ma!ma!” 
Adam laid down and siept; and from his side 
A woman in her magic beauty rose, 
J).i1 and charmed, he called that woman bride, 
And his first sleep became hi* lust repose. 
“Well, 1 always make It a rule to tell ray 
wif ■ everything that happens." “ Oh, my dear 
fellew, that’s nothing!” replied his friend. “ I 
tell my wife lots of tilings that never happen at 
all." 
A man left a bony steed in the street, and on 
couiiug b.u k discovered that a funny youth 
had placed a card against the fleshless ribs 
bearing the notice“ Oats wanted. Inquire 
within. 
The following inscription was receutly found 
on au unclaimed bonnet-box at a railway 
station : 
“ This box contains my very best bonnet; 
So, porter, 1 pray you, put nothing upon it. 
It is made ol a ribbon, u rose and a feather, 
With crimp lace and velvet to hold them together." 
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640 Acres 
Heavily timbered laud, three miles from station on 
Toledo, Wabash A Western Railway. Timber, white 
and red oak and u*h. Price, $2o per acre. 
WOLCOTT I*HO*., 
Renl Estate Brokers, Toledo, Ohio. 
WILLARD’S 
THE MEAN WAY JONES PLAYED IT ON HIb FRIEND hNOOZER. 
(CIRC1JT.AR.) 
Consumers Importing Tea Co., 
No, 8 Ohtircli Street. 
P. O. Hoi 5,500. New York City. 
This is a combination of capitalists to supply the 
consumer* of Tens throughout the United States on 
the mutual principle. 
We have experienced agents in all the best dis¬ 
tricts of China and Japan to select Teas especially 
for our trade. 
We expect every consumer of Teas *o render us ad 
the assistance they can in carrying out our enter¬ 
prise, as we make a speciall y of SUPPLYING CON¬ 
SUMERS ONLY (and allow no middlemen to make 
any profit on our importations), wnieli will enable 
us to supply them with 'reus at prices lower than 
have ever been known, and of those fine qualities 
tint seldom roach the interior, being sold only to 
the largo cities and among the very wealthy. 
Hoping the consumer will take an interest In oui 
enterprise, and send at onoo for a circular with full 
explanations of how to proceed to obtain our goods, 
we remain, 
Most respectfully yours, 
Uoustimcrs Importing Tea Co., 
No. 8 Church St., 
I*. O. Box 5,5011. New York City. 
Entered.according to Act of Congress,In January, 
1871, by the Consumers Importing Tea Co., in the 
Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D.C, 
Every Farmer and every Family where 
Butter is made should have this book for 
constant reference. It is 
PROFUSELY AND ELEGANTLY 
ILLUSTRATED, 
AND IS REPLETE WITH 
Q.KCO!—0<J X-ZRir 
Afca 
of value to every one who makes Butter. It 
contains 171 pages, in which the subject is 
treated both scientifically aud popularly. 
Among the new topics of interest, aud 
which heretofore have not been presented 
to the public are ; Prof. Wilkinson’s plan 
for controlling temperature in dairy rooms ; 
the Swedish system of setting milk for cream 
in ice water ; the new practice adopted at 
the Ridge Mills Creamery, and the recent 
method for improving skimmed milk in 
skimmed-cheese manufacture. These are 
very fully discussed. 
Sent, post-paid, upon receipt of $1. 
Address 
RURAL PUBLISHING €0., 
78 Duane St., New York. 
Buy the CHARTER OAK LAWN MOWER. 
GREAT REDUCTION. 
TEAS AND COFFEES 
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Iucrensed Facilities to Club Organizers. 
Send for New Price List. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO. 
P. 0. Box 5643. Si & 33 Vesey St., New York 
JF.Nl) FOR CJItr'l’I.AR of the best Paint in 
3 the world to RUBBER PAINT CO., Cleveland. O. 
THE WEED 
Claim to have brought out the beat Sewing Machine 
for manufacturing uses ever produced. 
IT IS CAI.I.EI) THE 
ANTED IMMEDIATELY 
X few more young men and women to loam Book 
keeping, Peiiiniu5TUp,dc. »to fiUjNWlttonaataBaJ- 
ury of *800 to *1500 per TtMir. Salary paid while 
learning Situations guaranteed. Addresswltu 
.sUiinpM. W.Cobb. Pie*. Bus. CoU.,Piuue»v1U*,0. 
Rotary-Hook Lock-Stitch 
SEWING MACHINES 
MORE THAN 
1 , 000,000 
OF THEIR 
Family Isehiies 
In USIJE. 
A uriltTF.R (if » CEMTRT’S trial lias dem- 
onstrateil tlielr snperlority. 
66 If HE ELFjR A WILSON'S NEW 
No. 6 MACHINE must eventually super¬ 
sede nil others now run with which it comes 
in competition. We recommend for it the 
highest award which it is in the power of the 
Institute to bestow .”—From the unanimous 
Report of the live Judge* of the American 
Institute, New York, 187-4. 
The Board of Managers unanimously ap¬ 
proved the report, and recommended for 
thin machine the Gold Medal of the Institute. 
The Board of Direction mianimously ap¬ 
proved this recommendation, aud awarded 
the Cold Medal to Wheeler & Wilson, the 
only gold medal awarded for a Sewing Ma¬ 
chine by the American Institute for many 
years. 
The Austrian Official Report ef the Vienna 
Exposition pronounced it •* the marvel of the 
Exposition , ’ and added , “ this universal 
machine sews the heaviest leather harness 
and the finest gauss with a truly pearl stitch.” 
The Grand Medal of Progress was award¬ 
ed for it. 
What the Leading Manufacturers of Boots 
and Shoes say of 
WHEELER & WILSON’S 
SEWING MACHINE. 
We, manufacturers of boots aud shoes, are 
using Wheeler & Wilson’s New No. 6 Sewing 
Machine in ull kinds of stitching on our work, 
and confidently believe that it will supersede 
all others in this brunch of manufactures, for 
the following reason*: 
1. The work done by this machine is supe¬ 
rior to that of any other in variety, amount, 
excellence and beauty. 
1. This machine ia more durable than any 
other of its class, requiring much, less outlay 
for repairs and renewal oj parts. 
3. it, does the cording or staying of button 
holes in a most elegant, and substantial man¬ 
ner, without the expense of royalty. 
In short, because by the use of thiB machine 
we can turn out superior work at less cost 
than with any other. 
[Signed by many ] 
23f” It is fast superseding ail other macliines 
for leather work. 
WHEELER & WILSON’S 
IT 18 VERY STRONG, 
VERY SIMPLE, 
VERY EFFECTIVE, 
AND PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY TO ALL 
WHO HAVE TRIED IT. 
Testimonials furnished on application. Examina¬ 
tion solicited. 
Address as above, at 
l(AKTl'ORl), CONN., 
Or at Branch Offices In all leading cities. 
New IN"o. *7 
MACHINE, 
now for the first time introduced to the pub¬ 
lic, ranks in excellence with their famous No. 
10 DOLLARS PER DAT ,?aim,HftpSR 
SHUTTLE Sawing Machine. 
Address JOHNSON, CLARK A CO., Boston, Mas., i Now York 
City i Pittsburgh, Pa ; Cbiingo, 111.; or St, Louie, Mo, 
No. 6 to leather work. It might properly be 
termed the Tailor’s Machine. 
Send for Circular to 
Wleeler k Wilson IT £ Co., 
44—14tl» St., Now York. 
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