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DEC. 4 
S3it and Hum<n|. 
SPAKKS AND SPLINTEES. 
Plant gnovr shovel seed now. 
Seal skin saequea are trumps. 
Cidek ready to pull—Through a straw. 
“Pin-backs," is the correct name for them. 
Sweet meets—T wo fond lovers In a first em¬ 
brace. 
It is impolite to say a man has “ cheek; ” say 
“ facial area.” 
A ScnENECTADY g'rl at spelling school sat 
down on ** pantaloons.” 
Why is the job-stone like a greenhorn? Be¬ 
cause it’s often imposed upon. 
None cut oowardB habitually color their 
bends. The brave dye hu t onee. 
Why is tho type of au unfinished job like old 
cheese ?—Because it is live matter. 
“Ear-urkck-inq-sillb a-uhl " Is the way a 
Pennsylvania youth spelled it at a match. 
A Sir-kit Court—Tom-cat on the roof. 
An “alum mine” Is reported In Colorado. 
Dunver could start a college with plenty of 
alum-nlgh. 
Why should it man who wears tight pants be 
arrested for cruelty to animals ? Because he 
tortures his calves. 
Why are Ideas received while fox-hunting 
like handbills?—Because they are impressions 
taken in the chase. 
( ITbeuw Is a boy five years old out near the end 
of Cape Cod, in an inaccessible region, who has 
not yet been arrested as Cnarley Boss. 
Whene'er we take our walks abroad, and 
some limping girls we see, let’s cry aloud, with 
one accord, “ Don’t tie below the knee.” 
The Columbus Journal, describing an Ohio 
politiolsn, says“ lie Is an honest man by pro¬ 
fession, and he earns his bread by the sweat of 
h's jaw." 
The man who invented anajstbetics Is out in 
a letter discarding chloroform. He says, “ How 
happy could 1 be with ether were t’other dear 
charmer away,” 
A wearied young lady hastened the depart¬ 
ure of a tedious caller by remarking, as she 
looked ctutof the window, "I think we are go¬ 
ing to have a beautiful sunrise.” 
You can't depend upon Kansas Hour. A loaf 
of bread passed Into 1. avonworth Jill contain¬ 
ed two flics, a knife, a bottle t f acid, and a roll 
of money. A country which grows such wheat 
as tliatcannor, expect to get ahead very fast. 
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Y pi II PAST, 
THE PRESENT 
C.G. GUNTHER’S SONS, 
Nos. 502 & 504 Broadway, 
CALI, ATTENTION TO THEIR STOl K OF 
LADIES’ FURS. 
ALSO TO THEIR ASSORTMENT OF 
SEALSKIN SAURIES, 
WHICH IS THE LARGEST AND MOST 
COMPLETE EVER OFFERED. 
C. G. Gunther’s Sons, 
i\os. 502 and 504 Broadway. 
THU 
THK PROGRESS OF WOMAN’S RIGHTS. 
GEO. L. BURR, : Merchant Clothier. 
7 WAREHOUSES: 
successor to 138 &i 140 Fulton St., 
FREEMAN & BURR, l 
T HIS OLD AND POPULAR ESTABLISHMENT opens the season with an UNPARALLELED STOCK’ 
to which the attention of purchasers la cordially invited. 
FREEMAN & BURR, 
TRAVELERS 
INSURANCE 
COMPANY 
QVIiRCOATS, 
QVERt’OATS, $s to 
QrERCOATS, 
^ CITS, | 
OF HARTFORD, CONN. 
iOYS’ 
U1TS, 
m°. s;;;-^ 10 «° *«°* \ $s lu $20# f ashAsscts » J,ii y 1 »*rc»$3,470,319.86 
1 O Y S’ 
CITS 
iwm WJM vCEVJ MM HI Mi MM CGIVIIIK T»C 1HOM I'CIICCI J ( U( III Ulil DU*. 
LAtIliiSlOB BUTTER MANUAL 
Mr ly Kail. I “S5S* ] Saiilas Fret. 
sists oi furnishing Rule, tor Sel(-.Measure, Samples of Goods, Prices. Booh ol Fashions, etc., 
free on application, enable* partly* lu all parts of the country to order, with the cenuiuiy of re¬ 
ceiving the most Perfect Fit attainable. 
WITH BENCH. 
FREE ! 
We conllnuoto send our “ N kw Butt nil Manual" 
free to oil applicant*. Itcoutai"* information that 
is very valuable to r rtuy •ini who nukes butler, 
and deAres to mulie tin- ' >.W quality. Semi lor one to 
POUTER BLANCHARD'S SONS, 
Concord, N. u. 
CHILLS AND FEVER without internal 
medicine, or monev refunded. By di.ii, .Mil. Cir¬ 
culars free. S. C. Upham. i8 South 8th St., Philada. 
WOLCOTT BROS. 
REAL ESTATE BROKERS, 
52 Summit St., Toledo, Ohio. 
IDf Eastern property exchanged for Western and 
Western for Eastern. Correspondence solicited. 
LAMB KNITTING MACHINE. 
Most practical and complete 
Clothes Wringer now made. Send 
for a Descriptive Circular. 
BAILEY WRINGING MACHINE CO., 
100 Chambers St., New York. 
fi A9imTU$& OTIIF.&S 
Bracket., 
Jis • Sorrento Work, 
^ExQUi.ite Oruumenla 
11 SCR0LL 0R 1 N LAI D WORK 
N MADE ON THE 
Flfetwood Sf.mll Saw. 
|! f* No equal for rapidity 
V\ 7 h8v,“ and accuracy, *ud u 
child can run It. Scrolls 
v.UP < R « in Metal, Ivory, Shell. &e. 
t» Purts ut Models and 
"5 J'ltioli Machines. Will 
A *•» s.iiv Brass w men thick.or 
Wood I inch and unoer. 
/f xiJ _ f Price Jib to *15 ; Boring 
Attachmentf3.50. 
. Send stamp for Circular 
■ and Illustrated List of 
Design*. 
TRUMP BROS,. 
• Wilmington. Del. 
I >* the only Machine that can lull toll sixes of work, 
and narrow and widen it; that can shape and 
COMPLETE, without httnd-flui:d;lng, seamless Ho¬ 
siery, Gloves and Mittens, or anil them iu u H sizes j 
or knit Ribbed, Double an Fancy el i tel. cs tin* Under¬ 
wear. Jackets, .shawls. Scarfs.«to. i; k"Us over aJ 
different Garments. Over 100 nor cent. Profit in 
Manufacturing Knit Goods. The Farmer trebles t!ic 
value of hi* wool by converting It Into KuitGoods. 
Women Jiaku $.5 a uay wltli it. Agents wanted. 
Send stamp tor Samples of work, und reduced Pi ice 
I Lt. Address LAMB KNIT 11NG 91 ACHIN’K CO., 
at Chloupee Killls. Mass ; Cincinnati, O ; Chicago, til., 
or &£} Chestnut St., Philadelphia. 
GREAT REDUCTION. 
TEAS AND COFFEES 
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Increiuscd Facilities to Club Organizers. 
Send for New Price List. 
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO. 
P. O. linz 5643. 3i fc 33 Vesey St„ New York 
a H^rtn HOl .SF.HoTo 
MICROrfCOPK.-Ma-niRes hi, oti diameters. 
Price »ii. Pend stamp fur Desdlpiive Circular. 
JA AIKS W. QUEEN Si CO.. 
tsoi Broadway, 924 Chestnut St., 
New York. Philadelphia. 
(CIUCPLAB. 
Pousiimers Importing Tea Co., 
No. 8 Church Street. 
P. «. Box 5,500. New York City. 
This Isa combination of capitaIlstsUto supply the 
consumers of Teas 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 cun In carrying out our enter¬ 
prise, ns wo make a specialty of SUPPLYING CON- 
SUMKRS ONLY (and allow no middlemen to make 
any protit on our importations), wnich will enable 
u» to supply them with Teus ut prices lower than 
have ever been known, and of those tine qualltte 
tht t seldom reach the tntvnor, being sold only to 
the largo cities and among tho very wealthy. 
Hoping the consumer will take an interest In om 
enterprise, and send nt once for a clicular with ful 
explanations of how to proceed to obtuLn our goods, 
we remain, 
Most respectfully yours, 
Consumers Importing Tea Co., 
No. N Church Si., 
P. O. Box 5,5119. New York City. 
Knf.ered, according to Act of Congress, in Janaary, 
1874, by the Consumers Importing Tea Co., in the 
Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington,D.C, 
I hare founded my business on the belief that the 
public are anxluus to get their c d directly from th < 
prou'f r. and 1 therefore > n r fray, to every man and 
woman iu the United Suites v, ho cultivates u farm, 
tillsa vegetable gvrd, n, or plantsa flowergardeil, my 
large. Illustrated Catalogue of VegetableUmt Flower 
Seeds lor )8rti; It ecu, tains,in additU ntr the choicest 
kinds produced In Knrupe. one kundrrd und Itrfy i:a- 
rtrtlex < f > ejj 0 *ubl’ rrul grown on my four xred farm*. 
Customers of last season need not write for it. As 
the original Introducer of the Hubbard. Marblehead 
and Llutmun Sqn.islies Phlunei - Melon, the Yiarrde- 
liead Cabbages, and a score of oilier new vegetables, 
I solteit your patronage. All seed sold under three 
warrants Anurarid thousand raialogius will be 
issued and sent out un the fli -t of J^tiuar 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY. Marblehead. Mass. 
CEND FOR C IK'MTLAR of the best Paint in 
the world to RUBBER PAINT CO., Cleveland, O. 
GRANT8 £V£RYXHINO DLSIBABLB IN 
LIFE AND ACCIDENT 
INSURANCE. 
'ACCIDENT DEPARTMENT. 
ACCIDENT POLICIES. 
The Travelers issues General Accident Poli- 
,iL,o. by . b h f nj T lth or y,jar ' insuring against acoi- 
dents by machinery, accident* from tne use of 
tools and Implements, accidents mat occur in the 
usual and lawful avocations of life, as well as 
accidents or travel. Policies written by Agents. 
INSURES ALL CLASSES. 
The TRavi llus insures all classes of men 
under Its General Accident Policies—Merchants! 
Bunkos, Editor*. Insurance Agents. Clerks. 
Business Men, Working Men, t at nemersl \ln. 
eiunists, it lack smith a. oic..as well as Traveling 
uL C ^L' , M V ,? ry ““.o 18 "able to accident,and Hhould 
have a Policy, J lion sands of prominent busuesg 
men hold our general accident policies. 
PAID 23,000 CLAIMS. 
n .? ^ e /- rBAVEI f n ^ 18 tkc oldest Accident Insur¬ 
ance Company in America, and has been In suc¬ 
cessful business for nearly twelve years. It has 
written over tiyO,t);iO General Accident Policies 
and paid to its policy-holders for death or tnlury 
by accident, au aveiage ol -EVEN HUNDRED 
AND FI FI Y DOLLARS A DAY.evcr,since the 
Company began business. 
LIFE DEPARTMENT. 
LIFE POLICIES. 
. 1 ,* eues 11111 iind Endow¬ 
ment l olicies, of all approved forms. Ail Poli- 
p™™.‘? r !i? l ! <ll ' lc ' Tel >. Fifteen a nd '1’wenty 
^ , .? CU 'r, tun Reconverted luto Kmlow- 
ments, at the option of the lusnraut. 'I'b's feat¬ 
ure is original with this Company. Its policies 
unite undoubted Security end Low Rates under 
a Dcnnitu Contract. 
AMPLE SECURITY. 
11E bf ; j18 has actual cash assets of 
9Ji47u,Jlitihu* After deducting a sufficient 
sum to re-Lneure every outstanding policy iu both 
departu-ents (N. Y, Standard!, and providing for 
every liability — except capital stock-the net 
assets. AS ADDITIONAL SKCCJlllXY to Policy- 
HOLDEKK.1S s I ,-A4S4.409.73. It has 8370.0U0 
deposited with citale Departments, for the secu¬ 
rity ol all Policy-holders. 
LOW RATES. 
The favorite premium svstem of the Travel¬ 
ers, is • no Low ltate V ish Plan li soils INSUR¬ 
ANCE rather than future “ dividend*’’-so mudi 
insurance lor so muoli money, 'the Uncertainty 
and dls-atisfacUon of the note svstem is avoided. 
There Is no increase of premiums, or decrease of 
insurance. ’I’ue security is ample, ami the insur¬ 
ance is furnished at low cost. 
JAMES G. BATTERSON.President 
GUbTAVUS F. DAVIS.Vice-President 
RODNEY DENNIS.Secretary.* 
JOHN E. MORRLS .. .Assistant Secretary. 
GEORGE ELLIS * . ..... ..Actuary. 
J. B. LEWIS, M. D.Surgeon and Adjuster 
EDWARD V. PRESTON.Supt. of Agencies- 
