dea vee he ’ : e+ . ' : , ¢ ocal and Other Items. THE NEWS OF THE DAY. ie The St. John's, Nfl, Mereuty scys: A aneah asthis huey wan ¢ doiieed 6 tae — i lary ¥ col ' Carefuliy Collated by “The Ex-!)' hte ago on the promises ol J. U. Strang. : 2° ’ > Uh. oe r\ Ws sined admittance by borin - aminors” Reporters. site auld ; h the back by : ‘ } ‘ 1" ,nvIe tha large B@uver tarone? he back : REFINERY is to be started in Te- ene : ti : } ; 4 : re 4 Michi _ (door, whieh enabled them » remnovoe an ; . « + 2a _ ee i > , f ; T is G d — gan dentist advortises, ‘‘Laflin}j-o, bar from across the inside. The; ; » + , . © ; , t ! r’ ' } ; Tus Roller Rink will not be open this| 7** *°” (10) conte a Ha! Ha! |then (entered aud removed am iron sale, e" 5 The frost was so severe at Mattawa last} “hich would require the ¢ »mbined strebgth . Wa oe as : | week that the window panes cracked lof two men to lift, and conveyed it to PERAT. WH Call for tenders for lighting a s a | Orossman’s forg », effecting an entrance by v electricity A tr yUanyY self o: Annat ‘ e . , the cry by electricity, a a? xe himself near Annapolis, [rea moving aboard from the side of the Mad., last wee f ~scape bein; Z9 | idi ; - - ’ , ASE WE , tO € pe Ddelng frozan to | buildine. Here they had all the tools f rj Epitor Srrap has ceased to be connected | 4°48" | op - iog the safe, and did eo by breaking | with the Pall Mall Gavette. A new story is called “The Editor’s | i= th: bottom with a sledge hammer, they ‘ i aaa Ln Wallet.” We have seen it. There is no-| then abatracted the contents which amount- AN " v1 " ANDI @ the unter rable weather, | thing in it. fed toaiarge sum of money. They also : ; >a ne -Qay . j ; : t ion time to-day. T) lage ; P 4 | too kk from one of tae ehelves-in Strang 3 he Londo elegrapi BS 1ivs bth as ; > ; : rapa =Shys SS ‘48 shop a quantity of c'yars and whiskey. omt nics Dinner Setta in Ivory at W. P| been offered an engagement in Brazil at $6,-) ‘ d me Colwili’s ja 29 3in aw 2w | 000 a night The Halifax Herid says: James M> ° | p — | Donald, who kept = general store at Cape . > ' , ‘ ey S . » > 7 Owe to the disagreeable weather, the atrick Eyan desires to be relieved of | Gaon 79, Antigonish, had his stock tmsured

market to ittended,.

day was poorly

oe

Tre St. John's, Nfll., rope-walk, recent-

ly destroyed by fire, 1s to be re-built.

ae James Yo, keq, M.P.. wasin town to- day, the st of mine bost of the Osborne

> Kn ah Cod fish ja 29

A SPLENDID iot ol che ap at W. P. Colwill’s, - >

Ir 1s re ported

relling | 3i aw iw}

that the Northern Light will |

THe ‘DA £ » I

the presidency of cle Irish National League for $800 in the oe ea Tosuranee Company,

of America

of R selle, N. Zz.

left $150,000,

Toronto has a new claim of $1,445 against it for damages arising from an un- connecied drain.

} A washerwoman } i |

| During the smallpox epidemic in Mon-

{treal the relief committee relieved 2,380 families of 13.751 persons.

| At Limerick two cows belonging to a

| farmer have been poisoned and the tails of

| fourteen others have been ent off.

now lay up muris—the Gulf frem Cape | Bear to Pictov being fu'l of ice. > vs Art the request of a large number of their

friends, the Managers of the

‘ ; ‘ > dat rep Ay EE arpDivai aban early Gare,

~

Few dozen Elec

Roller Rink will|

Lamps and a few

There is such a fear of mad dogs’now in iN: wark, N, J, thata citizen of that place

| rushes for a Coctor if he barks his shin.

has been transformed into an heiress by being

Mr. King,

Autigonish,

Two weeks ago he reported to the agent for the company at

that his house and shop wiih its con tents, were destroyed by fire, he aot having a dollar’s worth of furniture or stock.. The

fire was alleged to have occurred about 11 o'clock at night . He sent in his proof of loss, Me. King however became suspicious and reported the case to Stephen Tobin, the agent at Halifax, who sent Detective Power to investigate the ease. The de- tective began a search, which resulted in his finding all McDonald’s stock and furniture stored in a barn near where tue

house stood. MeDonald thereupon agreed | to surrender his policy and pay all the ex- | penses of the investigation, Hoe had lost

| bis houso and had all his trouble for no-

doz n Common Burners will be sold cheep at | “Well,” said an Irish attorney, “If it | thing. t is dscns the authorities will take ¥ r. Vows s J 29 3i aw ot pleze the court. if I am wrong in t! his, | uD the case

By telegraph to A. A. Macdonald & Co., have an ther point that is equally conclu- | : + + schr. Lai Z Hailient, master, arrived at Bos- | sive, Horsford’s Acid Phosphate, ton oa the 27th inst. from Georgetown. | A snow-melting machine which, it is as AS A NERVE FOOD

INTERESTING TO learn Ters—Measrs. Peake | — mo : . ae a ry ee men | Dr. J. h, Wellington, O., says: “In Bros. & Co’s clipper bark Moselle will leave | °°" shovel it in, has been tried with success | impaired nervous supply I have used it to ad- Liverpool for Charlottetown on or about the = New York. | vantoge.

Ist of \pri

idclinciiiaaiapeinie EYand James Lannon, two have attained celebrity as

to meet shortly in

GEORGE WG’ DF Islanders, wh®* ‘sluggers”’ in Bostoa, are a fight with hard gloves. sandeep Tue working of the telegraph lines in Now Brun«wick is interrupted by sleet storms, oonsequantly we are obliged to go to press without the usual telegraphic news.

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Hauirax Protestant Sunday schools have |

608 ofcers and 5,194 pupils, There are

over 6,000 Protestant children in Halifax |

city ani county not attending school. iinet

Tuz Roman Catholics of St. John’s, Niid., presented Very Rev. Dr. Howley, on the occasi n of his appointment as successor to the late Monsignor Sears, with an address and a purse containing $1,000.

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Ar the Stipendiary ‘Magistrate’ s Court, this forenoon, one woman was fined $10 for using abusive lavguege on the streets, and auother was sentenced to two months’ im- paisonment fora violation of the Scott Act.

nedbnceetpnnntaty

A Prrtapenrni1a man predicts the end of the world three centuries hence. When a Philadelphia man fibs and knowa that he fibs, as he generally does, he fixes it so as to tire ovt anybody that might sit up to catch him at it.

———— ee Ir is pleasing to note that the North Atlan- tic Steamship Company will again place

steamers on the route between London and Liverpo 1 and Charlottetown, The Nellie Wise leaves Liverpool, and the Clifton leaves Lon bon for this port about the 15th of April } next. . T. Newbery. Eeq., is the agent here —e

Tue base manne stove, the telephone and | other improvements of a like kind have work- ed a domestic cad social revolution w'thin the

last few years. Among these improvements it is not unfair to include the ‘‘Myrtle Navy’

tobacco. The great mejority of men smoke tobacco ; have done so for centuries past, and will continue to do so. It is important there-

fore, of the article.

‘that they should smoke the best quality That is what they are supplied

with inthe ‘‘Myrtle Navy.” All smokers who have used it know that its flavor cannot be surpassed, that its quality is always upl- form and that the only carethey have to ex- ercise in its purchase is to see that the trade mark T. & B. is stamped on the plug,

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Ayn Annapolis despatch Herald, dated January 25+h,

to the Halifax says: Yester-

day mi rning, wh - » Henry Robinson, trader |

[2 ; a of Port Willian King’s County, was in| church, a man in his employ named John Wight,a native of New Brunswick, dis- appeared with one hondred dollars in cash, | He hired afarmer to drive him to Bridge- town, where he purchased a new suit of |

clothes, and a flaskjof gin and tebaceo. He took the freight train from there this after- noon and was arrested at the Annapolis station. Mr. Robinson expect ted that he also took a cheque which he was expecting in a letter from P. E. Island. Upon being

searched about $31 was found in his posses- |

sion, and he admiutte od taking the money, | but denied any knowled age of the cheque.

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CAPTAIN JACK Crowley, of the Salva-

tir m Army, who di day, was buried on Monday. procession was large. About marched shgad of ‘the hearse, each wearing a white ribbon on the left arm. At the head of the procession was the standard bearer carrying the army flag, which was draped in biack crape. The big drum was also at the head of the procession muffled and covered wiih black. The pall bearers wore red guernseys and walked next to the

The funeral

hearse, at nd behind the hearse followed about 30 sleighs. As the procession marched along, the Salvationists suag slowly, ‘‘You never can tell when the

death beil is tolling ; you never can tell when your end will be,” &c. The whole affair was very impressive, and many fol- lowed the procession to the cemetery,

where the funeral services at the grave were conducted in a very sofema manner.

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Special Notices.

Pvease call at L. be receipt for the amount you owe im. " jau 21, dy and wkly

Great Repverrox—Criearive Oor.—La- dies’ and Genta’ Overshoes, old price $! 60, new price §!,20 per prir.— Dorsey, Golf & Co,

jan25

L. EB. Peowse requests an

setileuwul of att aravesve dae him.

jem G2, Gy al

»d at Moncton on Satur- |

120 converts

¥. Prowse’s and get &

if the 31,451 municipal electors in Mo ni trea), no less than 17,913 are disqualified for non-payment of taxes, t

water-ra‘es © istatute labor tax, leaving 13,538 qualified | voters.

| Ethela Spooner, a ten year old girl at | Brooklyn, who lost a leg by an accident on | the Delaware, Lackawana and Western Railroad, has been awarded $20,000 i | ;

i damages.

A sanguine French engineer says that he can realize the dream of an inland sea of Sahara for the comparatively trifling sum of ' $30,000,000. The bulk of the cost will be canal cutting.

A Hong Kong native paper prints a rumor that the Emperor of China, who is only in his 10th year, intends to form a matrimonial alliance and take the govera- ) ment in his own hands,

According to the report of the Surgaon- General, there were only two eases of vario- loid, and one of smallpox in the United States last year. Vaccination was carried out with great regularity.

‘Is ducky darling sick ? What will he do for ducky ?” was heard issving from a sleeping-car berth. ‘‘Try somo quack medi- cine!’ came the unsolicited response from five pairs of strong lungs.

2 latest result of a Nebraska vendetta sieenaeh two families named Westbrooke | and Gibson is a fight, in which two West- brooks and Gibson was killed, and several on either side wounded.

one

A woman named Robertson has been ap- prehended at Inverheithen, near Dumfer- line, on the charge of the inhuman crime of | setti ing fire to her little grand-daughters, who were found both dreadfully burned.

| John R. Moore, a wealthy farmer, whose bonnie is near Clifford, Mich., during a tem- porary fit of insanity, one day last week, removed the cover from a large wood atove and jumped head first in on the hot fire.

A Georgia grocer recently offsred to allow a customer to eat all the sugar he pleased for a month for 25 centsa day. Te un.- fortunate customer is now in the hands of a physician who is endeavoring to get the sand out

8 30 last Tuesday night, Charles H. Ryder, a native of Argyle, N. 8, was swept over- board and drowned. He leaves a and three children.

Tho Fiji Is! anders have just been oele- brating tre jubilee of the introduction of Christianity into the islands. Some of the older converts wanted to commsmorate the levent by eating all the mis3i aries on the island, but they were finally persuaded | that such a course would tend to throw s damper on the proces dings, and they com- promis sed on po rk,

An English statistician shows that sinee | 1793 wars among the civilized have cused | j the death of 4,470,000 usen. A large ma- jority of these deaths resulted from wounds hardship, and disease, the number actually | | killed on the ficld being comparatively | small. The bloodiest named was Borodino, where 250,000 men were engaged and 17,000 were placed hors | de combat.

| | ; } |

The Sacramento Record-Union thus deli-

man : ‘lf the young gentleman who is pay- ing attention to H-st. belle will in the future not sit between the lamp and the window, the shadow pictures will not attract such assemblages as nightly gathers in front of the residence, neither will he furnish food for comment for passengers in the street carg.

A Winnipeg despatch of the 21st says :— The frame biuek, containing J. E. Camer- on’s tailering shop, Ugilow’s book store, and Mrs. Stovei’s millinery store, Main street, was burned at an early hour this morning, and Brydon & Maokintosiy’s music store wasdamaged. The tatal loss is about 100006. Two firemen, nated Foore and Osafield, were badly injured, the latter posssbly fatally.

At Henderson, { Ky., the other night, a

mob took Galvin Simpsop, the mulatto murderer of Mrs. Graves, from jail and

hanged him to a tree, after which they rid- died him with bullets. The mob told pean | to say his prayers, which he did. The

then asked him what did he kill Mes

He replied that tho Lord | ;

| Graves for. They then said, “Up!

asked him to do ®o.

ies? "| you go to the Lord,” gad they strung him why up.

The fishing schooner Carrie and Annie, | at Boston from Georges. reports that ati

widow |

cately tips the wink to an indiscreet young |

%)

XT COST.

7 lost iff yon Aon't purchase from us, 0 R CLOTHING IS MADE ON THE

At Head oi Hillsboro day, 96th Jan., at the s, Dennis McCarthy, a

ugh, Lot 38, on Mo adv aii sed ag e of 86 native of the

yea Dose % : , | County Kilkenny, Ireland.—May he rest in | peace At Orwell Cove, on the | 2ist Tan., Mary Nicholson, widow of the late John Nicho! Ison (Stensholl) in the 88th year of herage. Sha

emigrated to this Island in the ship Polly, in 1803.

Friends and re'atives have tha sincere thanks of the family for the respect shown to the remains of the departed as if was con- signed to its last resting plaoe. e

(Patriot and Union please copy.)

At Somerville, Masa., oa Jan 21, Carrie L., only child of Edward H. aod Emma C. Web- ber, aged 2 years aud 11 days

At Milton, Jan. 21st. 1°86, Matilda Asenath, dearly beloyed wife of John R. Dia-

mond, aged 61 years, trusting in the Lord, in the hops of a joyful resurrection. She was | for many years amember of the Church of Christ.

At his residegece New London,on 19th inst., Mr. Wm. T. Cousins, aged 26 years. He leaves a wife and two ‘children to mourn their loss.

—_—— RES SNRSneene. Ses —eeen—eenae e=

Public Meeting.

MEETING of the inhabitants of Clyde

. River, New Haven, Bonshaw, St; Cath- erines, and adjacent sett'ements, will be held at New Haven School House, on WEDNES- DAY, February 3rd, at 7 o'clock, p. m., to take into consideration the buildimg of an abutment to West River Bridge, for the ac- commodation of steamer Southport, *c. The Hon, Wm. Campbell, Commissioner of Public Works, and Messrs. Farquharson and Me- | Kay are respectfally requested to attend.

sy order of Committee

Pp. N, PATE, Secretary. West River, Jan. 25, °85- jan29 whky li

Tel

BAG At the Manse, Kinross, on !9th Jan., by Rev. J, Gor ill. Mr. D J. MeLeod, of Kine roes, to iss Emma E Nelson, of Cherry Valley, Lot 50 £55 Oi Be.

mx AMINER, JANUARY 92, |, 1886.

30 DATS.

~:0:

L. E. PROWSE requests aset- tlement of All Amounts due him within 30 days.

Amounts not paid will be handed over for collection,

by E.PROWSE Ss

“e e: lau.

Sign of the BiG HAT, Ch’town, Jan.

74 @ueen Street.

21, ’86--eod wky

RE a Ee ea Se Se ene ee

Facts Facts

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PERKING & STEARNS |

ELL-KNOWN LOW PRICES ARE BEING FUR RTHER Wrepvar TO CLEAR BALANCE OF THIS SEASON’S STOCK,

immense Discounts to clear balance of Fur-lined Cloaks.

Immense Discounts to clear balance of Winter Jackets.

immense Discounts to clear balance of lhillinery.

Dress Goods, Shawls aud Hosiery Cut Away Down Very Low,

wsthenlichinctiotindin G) anceicomtsinn

{

Bb

Just See the Prices we are Selling Blankets at.

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HOLIDAY GOODS.

Stock, Newest Goods to be found—Useful and Prices to Please Everyone.

The Largest Ornamental.

Our NEW, LARGE AND WELL-ASSORTED STOCK isj}c

now offered to the public at LOWEST POSSIBLE PRIOKS.

oe 0 ne

Let Ali Remember that we will net be Undersold by any Hoase in the Trade.

Bost n & Albany R. watch of Jacob Link, p yattmaster, six seconds a month ; watch of "Al be rt Morey,

Kk. W:-

Jan. 15, *86—-

Thursday,

Aitken, Mrs W H, Bartlett, Mre, Blanchard, Mre Dr, Bell, Mra,

Bear, M's J,

Beer, Mra L L, Beer, Mrs F,

(% flin, Mrs,

Davies, Mrs b, DesBrisay. DeB!ols, Mrs, Dodd, M re, Fitzgerali, Findiey, Mrs, Grey, Hazard, Mra W, Hensley, Mrs,

Hensley, Mise,

TT Et

ROCKFORD

is a watch that can truly be called a

“THME-KEEPER.”

Ot of the principal J J niin of Albany,

a! TV 9

rate

have noted by our

» Says: of a

observatory time ‘the pumber of

Rockford Watchee sold by us, and their vari- ations, Hudson River R. R.,

Fred Raee, conductor, !0 seconds in three of Franklin Wask, engineer R., 14 miantes a year

Watch of

nonths ; watch

engineer, » &A RK. R.,, tive seconde a month ; watch i Charles Cornelius, conductor, B. & A, R eight seconds a mon'h; watch of Captain pilot of B. & A. steemer, four eeconds

a month :

ape

We find, after properly regulating to our

castomer’s wear, that the

~ Rockford Quick. Train Wateh

is all that it ie represented to be.

T A. Meda) he Sole Agent, Cameron Block. ern wh, Jav. 25, '86.

LONG CLEAR BACON

PORK, Breakfest Bacor, Spiced

‘s M* Rolle , Sugar-cured Hams, Cu mberlan<d

jacon, and Lard, in ca’-lots or less quantities,

Address

5 GRIFFIN, Pork Packer, St. Thomas, Ont, 2aw mos

TEA & BAZAAR

will be held ia aid of the

Prince Kdward island Hospital

—ON

Feb. ib, 1886,

IN THE

MARKET HALL,

] ONATIONS will be thankfully received

by the following Committse ;-- Mrs. ©. Mrs. Coleman, Johnsen, Mrs R, Kennedy, Mra W, Laird. Mrs, Lewis, Mra, Mayne, Miss ¥, Matticson, Mrs J A, Macleod, Mre G,

Palmer, President. Vice do.

Bridges, Mrs. MeNeil), Mrs D, Brown, Miss G, McLeod, Mrs, Beales, Mre, McKinlay, Mra, Bridges, Mis L, Mitchell, Mra F, Cooke, Mrs G, Moore, Mra F W, Coombs, Mre T, MckKwen, lira, ‘arruthers, Mirs, Miller, Mre W, Cundall, Miss P, Nich holson, Mra D,

-almer, Miss Eth el, Perkins, *“‘1s ¥, Mrs Jar, Poole, “rs,

Pope, Mrs P, Rice, Mra,

Rankin, Mrs, Sterling, Mrs, Mra, Stewart, Mrs B,

Shenton, Mra, Snaddon, Miss, Unsworth, Mrs,

Mra,

a: Peri eaittaca r Ings, Miss, Whitman, Mrs, Haviland Mrs, Worthy, Mrs. ver 1S, pe —la =

SEE OUR PRICES BEFORE SUYINGELSEWHERE |-

ee ee oO ee ee

PERKINS & STERNS.

Ch’town, Dec. 11, '85. :

' Executors’ Notice.

|

PHE undersigned Executors of the last will and testament of Ben): imin William Hooper, | of Charlottetown, deceased, hereby notify all per- }sons indebted to his estate, to make immediate } payment to them or to Hepry Robinson, at his fate place of business in © harlottetown, and all persons who have claims or demands against ithe said estate are hereby required to exhibit the same, duly attested, to them, within twelve months from this date. Dated this 7th November, A. D.,

1885.

JAMES M. HQOPER, DAVID C. HOOPER, Executors,

| Nov. 13—wky 3m

i

Farm for Salo.

|

battle in the period |

| TS VAE Subscriber offers for Sale his property i in Orwell Cove, cor aiot ing of 75 acres, with good Buildings and watering facilities, | 60 acres covered with mussel mud, fronting fon Orwell Bay, with abundance of mussel mud, marsh mud aud sea weed, It is within | 14 mile of shipping and steamboat communix cation. Also as ijnoent te churches, schoola and mills.

For further particulars apply to Palmer & McLeod, ar the owner,

PAT’K MURPHY,

Orwell Cove.

July 24,’85—wkly

THIS PAPER 2320 found. ew Advertising Bureau (10 ~y 8t.), where advertising éontracts may be made for i. IN NEW YOBK.

WANTS, LEST, PEE

CNB, We,

eee

T osT— In this ee a called: ei, of Sloe 4 fastened with a piccs of cord. The finder will be rewarded by leaving same at Tus ExXaMINER Office. jan 25—Iwk

OARDERS—Two or three gentlemen or lady Boarders may find comf«rtable ; accommodation by epplying ta Mra, V/illism | Kennedy, Brick Houes, Hillsborough Park.

: aept9 tf

"ET--The large brick Store on oe “Gann next to J, D. Macleod, Posage

som given fret of May. apply to A. Wht, --2aw pat

; vr

= GREAT DISCOUNT SALE

Oo —

A CHANGE AND A CHANCE.

Sena - 1) =: nme

Uxtrasrdinary Indueements to Purchasars of Dry Goods. :

nae () —————_ —

“T is our intention to make achange in our business early in the New Year, and we shall | _ for a time effer our whole stock of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS AND MIL- LINERY at immense reductions in price, commencing MON D/AY, the 14th inst.

Our stock of Goods is so large it is impossible for us to enumerate it, but im every department our prices will be

REDUCED 20 to SO ‘PER CENT

and a lot of Odds and Remnants will be closed «mt at MALE PRICE.

Our Goods are always marked in plaiv: figures and cust mera will see that the discounts } are made bona fide.

Orders by letter will receive carefal and prompt attention.

:

We wiil also prepay freight to the country on all purghag es exceeding ten dollars. The above discounts are for Cash only, but for prrclpases exceeding fifty dollars we will allow three months’ oredit.

This is our first Big Discourt Sale, and we inten to ful fil all the promises of our asiver- tisement .

C—— ——

We WB ERE

Uh’town, Deo, 10, Be—dy wy 2mox

ior s iL

Notice te “Debtors.

7 OTICE is hereby given that all debts dus

account of Advertisements or

i. me on

Subscriptic ns to the Ro yal Gretle end New

to an

Eva newspapers will be handed over by the

Attorney for collection. if not paid first of Febrt uary.

Pp. £ BOWERS, (h’town, Jan. 13, 1886 —jan ls 2aw wik $i thet jUa Charlo tetown Comite ry Co,

reoHE Annual Meeting of the shareholders

B of the above Company wi'l be held at 4 o' deck on the afternoon of TUE MS DAY, - 2nd day of FEBRUARY, next, at the ¢flice of th e Steam Navigation Co., core: of Great George and Lower Water Streets.

By order,

¥F. W. HALA, Secretary Cemetery Co.

3.9 25 *% Ist feb

Jan. 19, 1886 -

AH! THERE 1 FOR OYSTERS |

rr

‘Kent's Restaurant,

Richmond Stree’.

lately fitted np amy establi sh- most counfo rtable manner, I

RS

AVING mené in the x

lam now prepar d to supply

7 in every style Qcders from hotelg and private families bad attended te. Lunche’” hours from 7 a mw. to ll p. uw. olicited. R. MICHELL, Mavager

Patronage’ *

’ IG + — Ch’tewn, Jan. 25, 8§6—iwk eod

Lovely New Style of Chrome Cards, name ad prize for 1c. '2

A sample illus

with ks, 12 names, for 61. aes and agent's’ outfit with

trated estalogue of Tricks ewd Novelties, for Se. stamp and this = A. W. KINNEY, Varumtl: 5. #.— mar

bl { PRUE 3 rae

Send six cepts or vostage, and re ceive free, a costly box of goods _ tha world, ns At one

which will halp all, of either sex to more Mo ney right awov than any awalt the worker,

@ Un, Anya.