Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1877 — Page 7

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The G trdener't Monthly Bays: “No trees, especially evergreens, should have grass permitted to grow around the roots for a year or so after planting. Orsss absorbs moisture, and the tree will probably want all about it for itself." Waterproof Paper —lt may be worth knowihg that by plunging a sheet of paper into an atnmoniacal solution of cop. Cr for an instant, and then passing it tween cylinders and drying it, it is rendered entirely impermeable to water, and may be even boiled in water without disintegrating. Sheets so prepared, if rolled together, become permanently adherent, and acquire the strength of wood.—Exchange. Preserving Wood. —The American Chemist says that a Western farmer discovered many years ago that wood could be made to last longer than iron in the ground. Time and weather, lie says, seem to have no effect on it. The posts can be prepared for less than two cents a fiiece. This is the recipe: Take boiled inseed oil and stir in it pulverized charcoal to the consistency ol paint. Put a coat of this over the timber, and, he adds, there is not a man who will live to see it rot. Scale in Fowls.— Clean up the legs of the fowls by washing with carbolic soap. An ointment made of coal tar and lard, or the various preparations of carbolic acid, applied two or three times, will usually effect a cure. Give the fowls sulphur once a week mixed with their food, and do not neglect to thoroughly clean the whole hennery by washing with lime water or some disinfectant. The disease is not hereditary, but scaly-legged fowls should not be used for setting.

A Good Disinfectant.— One pound of green copperas, dissolved in one quart of water, and poured down a water-closet, will effectually concentrate and destroy the foulest smells. On board ships and steamboats, about hotels and other public places, there is nothing nicer to purify the air. Simple irreen copperas, dissolved in anything under the bed,will render a liespital or other place for the sick free from unpleasant smells. In fish markets,, slaughter hpuses, sinks, and wherever there are offensive gases, dissolve copperas and sprinkle it about, and in a few days the smell will pass away. If a cat, rat or mouse dies alxrnt the house and sends forth an offensive gas, place some dissolved copperas in au open vessel near the place where the nuisance is, and it will purify the atmosphere.— N. T. Herald. Wafers. — Rub a piece of butter the size of a walnut info a pint of sifted flour. Beat the white of an egg to a stiff froth, put a saltspoonful of salt into a very little wrrm milk, and stir both info the flour; mix into a smooth, stiff paste, using enough of the milk to make it of the consistency of pastry. Beat this with the rolling-pin until your patience or your arms give out the longer you beat it the better will be the wafers. Roll out a portion of it as thin as you can get it, cut out with a cake-cutter and roll again. No matter how irregular the shape, so that the wafer be thin. Flour your pans lightly and bake in a hot oven. Bake on the grate of the oven, for if the floor is very hot they may be scorched. They are scarcely browner than milk crackers when done, and should be very brittle. This quantity of dough will make fifty wafers. They are very nice with cheese after dinner, for lunch, or for an invalid with tea or soup. '

About Cut-Worms.

Tjhe name cut-worm, as applied to caterpillars, grubs and the various larva* of moths aDd beetles, is rather an indefinite term; still it answers the purpose of designating a certain injury done to garden and field crops. The fanner is generally averse to the study of natural science, although, of all men, he would be most benefited by it, for he cannot avoid coming in contact with nature at every step, and, much as he may try to shut his eyes and shirk the labor of investigating, he is frequently forced to ask for light of those whom he had previously considered mere parasites upon the producing classes. This is especially the case in regard to entomology, a branch of science which comes directly home to the agriculturist, for who is called upon to fight noxious insects more than he ? And who should know friends from foes among insects, if not the farmer? The ravages of late years of the codling moth on apples, the chinch-bug upon the cereals generally, the cotton-worm, grasshopper and the swarming hordes of Colorado potato beetles have had their effect in making our farmers seek for light in regard to the habits of these insect pests. Over a large portion of the Eastern States what are called cut-worms have been exceedingly abundant the present season, and in many localities they are still at work cutting off the young corn, cabbages and various field and garden crops as soon as the plants appear above ground or are set out from seed beds. The questions which naturally arise in the minds of those who suffer losses from these peats are: What are these worms ? and where do they come from ? There are, as we have said, several distinct kinds of cut-worms, but those most abundant in the Northern States are the caterpillars of small night-flying moths, classed by entomologists under the general name of Noctuidcs. There are, of course, different species of these moths, and the natural history of a dozen or more is given in our entomological works. The moths are mainly of a grayish color, but variously marked with black or yellow, and the same difference may be observed in the caterpillars or cut worms. Then, again, the caterpillars have different habits; and while the majority of them hide under the ground during the day, coming out to feed at night, cutting oil' the plants near the surface and drawing away pieces into their burrows at the approach of day, when not fully satisfied with their nocturnal tepast, other species, called the climbing cut-worms, will ascend shrubs, and even fruit-trees, eat the leaves and fruits, and drop to the ground when the repast is finished. But the more common species are the caterpillars of what are called the rustic or owlet moth (Agrotis), the of which lay their eggs ip the fall, attaching them to some weed or stick near the ground. These eggs hatch, and the young caterpillars descend into the earth at the approach of cold weather, remaining there until spring, when they again come to the surface and commence feeding upon whatever lender and succulent herbage they can find. In the fall the caterpillars are so small, and plants so abundant, that their ravages are scarcely noticed • but in. spring there is a rapid increase in size and voraciousness, with comparatively little to eat, and every plant cut off is noticed by the farmer and gardener. Wnen the caterpillars have completed their growth, which is generally during the month of June, they again descend into

the earth, where, after forming for themselves a small oval chamber, they undergo their second transformation, or metamorftnoeis, becoming chrysalids. They remain n this state three or four weeks, when the pupa skin bursts open and the moths crawl out to the surface, to repeat the same routine of life as described above. The moths, as we have said, fly at night, and large numbers may be destroyed bv building fires in the gardens and fields during the months of August and September, as these insects, like many others, are attracted by light and will fly into the fire and he deslroyed. But the fire will also attract useful insects as well as noxious, including the parasites which prey upon the cut-worms; hence it is a question whether such methods of destruction are advisable. The caterpillars, like the parent moth, also work at night, as every fanner and gardener knows to his loss, burrowing into or j ust under the surface of the soli at the approach of day, and remaining there until the following evening, when they again crawl out and attack the nearest plant. The usual way ot protecting cabbage, tomato and similar plants, which are set out singly, is to wrap the stem for about an inch below ihe surface and the Bame distance above, or perhaps a little more, with any strong kind of paper, as the ordinary cut-worms will not go over, or under these protectors. Of course, the paper-wrapper may be placed loosely around the stem, and it is usual to cut the strips so that when applied they form a funnel, opening upward, which will catch the water falling in rains and carry :t direct to the roots. With a very little practice these funnel shaped protectors can be applied very rapidly, especially if put on when the plants are set out.

But when it comes to protecting melons, corn, beans and other plants which come up from seed, the case is quite different, and some other method of protection must he devised. A hoop of convenient size, say a foot in diameter, and three or fbur inches wide, the lower edge pressed'into the soil, is an excellent protector ; and we think some of our cheesebox manufacturers might find a good sale for such an article, and at the same time use up a large amount of waste material in making them. Square boxes made of thin stuff will answer the same purpose, or even if cut out of tin or sheet iron. We have tried dusting the soil about the hills with lime, ashes and plaster, without any apparent benefit, the worms passing over these substances without the least inconvenience ; hut they do not appear to care about meddling with sulphur, and a light ring of this material around a hill is a good and cheap protector until hoeings or rains distribute it through the soil. It is always well, however, to kill all the worms that one can find, for by this means their numbers may be decreased. For this purpose traps of various kinds have been employed. Handfuls of freshcut grass laid about on the surface of the ground infested by cut worms are attractive hiding places, and dozens will often crawl under a heap instead of burrowing in the soil as usual where no more com venient protection is afforded. These traps should be visited every morning, and all the worms found under them killed. In rather stiff, firm soils a narrow, smooth, circular channel, two or three inches deep, and one inch wide at the top, made entirely around the hill, will form an excellent trap for the worms; for, in trying to reach the plant they fall into the ditch, and if the sides are smooth they cannot get out, and the next morning the same implement used in making the channel should be thrust info it again, thereby crushing the worms. A circular instrument made of iron with a handle would be very convenient for making those ditch or channel traps; but we do not know whether any such has been manufactured. From the above brief sketch of the history of the cut-worm we hope our readers will gather sufficient information to enable them to proceed undefstandingly in the pursuit of this great and apparently constantly-increasing pest. — N. Y. Sun.

When to Sell.

The expectation of receiving extraordinary prices, by holding for a rise, has kept many a farmer poor all his life. Speculation in farm products is certainly as legitimate as any other speculation; and if there is any undue amount of money to be made in them, it is certainly right that the farmer instead of the dealer should make it. But on the other hand the advantage in the long run is clearly with the farmer who is contented to secure a legitimate price for what he raises. There is a certain fixed value to hops, to butter, to cheese, to fruit, which the agriculturist determines, not by some excessive demand but by the amount of time and money it has cost him to raise them, adding a fair profit for his risk and trouble. This fixed value he is not always able to obtain. When he can get ,it he might better close the'bargain than to wait for possibilities. With the money once in his pocket and the immediate use of that money, he is satisfied that his labor has received a fair reward. His neighbor studies the markets, bargains for a little percentage above the fixed value, anticipates an increased demand, and a speculative price, and holds on to his products. In the mean time he needs the money that these products represent, and perhaps borrows at high rates to tide himself over an emergency. Meanwhile, the actual value of his products is all the time shrinking as he waits for an increase in their fictitious and speculative value. If the latter does not come, he and not the dealer or the consumer, must bear that natural shrinkage in value. It is rare that a speculative value in any product of agriculture is not discounted in advance. Any shrinkage in the quantity of production affects the price before the scarcity produced by that shrinkage is felt. This fact is becoming more and more evident as our system of advance crop estimates becomes more and more perfect. To sum up, the producer will profit more, in the end, by accepting, upon the earliest opportunity, a fair remuneration for his products and making immediate use of the money they bring, than by holding on for a speculative rise, running the risk of a heavy fall, and losing the use of the money in the meantime. The Troy Times relates the case of a farmer who made it an invariable rule to turn his crops into cash as soon as they were ready for market, whatever the price might be. Sometimes he lost, but more frequently gained, and an experience of thirty years convinced him that he bad made no mistake in ad herlng to the rule. This case can douhtless be offset with innumerable instances, wfiere farmers, by waiting one, two "or three, months longer than their neighbors, have realized extraordinary profits. But no man's experience is, uniform in that direction; and it is true of speculation in the products of the farm as it is true of speculation in Wall street; the proportion of those who fail is ninety to every ten who succeed, —Utica {N. F.) Herald.

Deaths from Wild Animals and Snakes In India.

Returns have reached ua from India showing the numbers killed in the year 1875 by wildbeastsand by snake-bitea. It seems that between the 31st of December, 1874, and the Ist of January, 1876, in our Indian Empire, no fewer than 21,391 persons and 48,234 head of cattle perisued from these causes, such was the war of savage Nature against man. On the other hand, there were destroyed 22,357 wild animals of all kinds, ana 270,185 snakes, at a cost to the Government of 120,015 rupees; or, without taking into account the depreciation in the value of silver, something like £12,000. We are further told that ti. 6 losses havo been to a great extent tabulated, and that, from the returns which have been sent in, it has been found that elephants have killed 61 human beings and 6 cattle; tigers respectively 828 and 12,423; leopards, 187 and 10.157; hears. 84 and 529; wolves, 1,060 and 9,407; hyenas, 68 and 2,116; while to “other animals” arc ascribed the totals of 1,446 and 4,401. These other animals are not described with any minuteness, and we are consequently left to conjecture for ourselves what they are, and how they may have inflicted the mischief laid to their charge. The first thing that strikes us as we look through the figures is the wide apparent difference between the mortality in the vail jus districts. Bengal shows by far the largest number of victims, as it lost 10,914 souls, while only 3,933 persons were killed in the Northwest Principality, 1,730 in Oude, 1,536 in Madras, 1,070 in Bombay, 732 in Punjaub, 517 in tire Central Provinces and 420 in Assam.

It is a significant fact that the number of deaths due to snake-bites exceeds that from all other causes. It amounts to no fewer than 17,070, or, in other words, something like fifty persons perish every day in India from snake-bites alone. The great majority of the victims are ot course natives', who go about barefooted. The Hindoo woman is making her way to the well or to the river with her pitcher on her head: the groom is cutting fresh grass; the gardener is plucking flowers with *which to decorate the room, or the messenger is running by a short cut across the fields with a note. Any of these may at any moment tread upon a cobra; and, although the cobra is not aggressive, it will turn, when attacked or imagines that it is threatened, with the rapidity of lightning. A sharp, short sting is felt, and the sufferer sees the loathsome rep.ile clinging to his foot or ankle, for the fangs of the cobra strike so deep that it is often unable to diseugage itself. The hrute is shaken off, but the nearest doctor is probably ten, twelve, or even twenty miles away. No remedies are at hand, there is no knife for excision, no caustic or hot iron for cautery; and before a few hours have elapsed death has set in. The only way to prevent this terrible mortality is by killing cobras wholesale, and this again can only be done by offering a small reward per head for their destruction. Unfortunately, the heathen Hindoo, like the heathen Chinee, is peculiar, not to say bigoted, in his ways, and whilfe a vast number of the people will not even put the most venomous “nag” to death, those who have no such scruples are clever at devices whereby to defraud the Government. The customary reward has consequently been withdrawn, and the result, as we are told, and can easily believe, is that the mortality from snake-bites has increased to a very alarming extent. It is also asserted, rightly or wrongly, that the deaths ascribed to the large animals would be much fewer in number if the natives were allowed the free use of fowling-pieces, at any rate, if not of rifles. There are reasons, no doubt why in certain parts of the country it is expedient that tire native population, or a certain portion of it, should be disarmed. On the other hand, it is clear that wolves, hyenas, leopards, tigers and other such beasts of prey cannot be kept in check unless they are shot down, and That traps, pitfalls, baits of poisoned fish and similar devices are practically of little avail as compared with an explosive bullet from a well-sighted rifle. As against snakes, to take the other side of the question, his arms are not of much use. A snake can be safely attacked with an ordinary walk-ing-stick by any one who knows its ways, and, if a sufficient reward were offered, India could, in process of time, be largely cleared of snakes, as England was cleared of wolves by similar means. It would, no doubt, be rather an expensive remedy; hut if a local rate were levied for the purpose, it would greatly benefit the district thus taxed, while the money would return eventually into the pockets 4r-if they have any—of those among the inhabitants who were enterprising enough to earn the premium. —London Telegraph.

Extraordinary Wood Fortune of a Pov-erty-Stricken Miner.

The richest 3trike made in this country for many years, and as rich perhaps as was ever made, we here have the pleasure of recording. A. 0. Bell, commonly called Pike Bell, who, with his family, has resided for many years on Bald Hill, a few miles north of Auburn, as many know, is a dauntless prospector. Though occasionally making a strike of some considerable importance in the past, he has managed, like moot modern prospectors, to keep poor. Last winter in particular he was in very straightened circumstances, and having no money and tne merchants refusing to credit him, he offered his only horse, worth about SSO, for $lO, that he might buy bread for his children, apd failing in his efforts to sacrifice his horse, he pawned the ring off his wife’s finger to obtain the necessaries of life. Day by day he continued his searches for the glittering treasure, and whether the passing day had revealed a color or not his spirits were always jubilant, apparently kept up i.y the hope that seemed never to desert him of doing better on the morrow. At last the lucky day came. It was about three weeks, ago, when hunting around over the hills he struck his pick into a little mound which resembled somewhat in appearance an ant hill, and to his delight lie unearthed some pieces ot decomposed quartz, attached to which were some colors of gold. Encouraged at this prospect he began to sink on. his new lead, and was rewarded by finding more hr less gold at every stage of descent. Last Saturday he had reached a depth ot about thirty feet, and had taken out in sinking that far rock estimated to be worth about $1,500. The rock beingextremely rotten, or wbai is called by quartz miners decomposed, he had with little effort pounded out in a mortar enough to pay expenses as he progressed. He bad hired men to assist biin in working thimine, and on last Monday morning they went to work as usual. The gouge, as w.wou'd call it, as it is too rotleu to be properly called a ledge, was discovered by noon to have become suddenly richer. In the afternoon chunks ot almost pure gold were taken out, and the decomposed

stuff that filled the interstices between the rocks was so rich in gold that Pike began to wash it out with a pan. From three pansfull washed Monday afternoon he obtained gold estimated to be worth between $4,000 and $5,000. That evening he came into town, and giving ns a hint of what he had got, invited ns to go out and see it. On Tuesday afternoon, in company with Sheriff McCormick, we visited the intoe. We found Bell with a pan of gold In his hands worth from one ’thousand to fifteen hundred dollars,which he assuied us all came from one pan of dirt. “But,” said he, “if you don’t believe it, I will wash another pan and show you.” We told him to wash. The pan whs sunt down in the shaft and soon returned filled with a mass of rnnddy, rocky stuff that sparkled all over with pieces of gold. This was washed out and fonnd to contain fully os much of the precious metal, if not more, than the one he had just finished panning when we arrived. It was really tthe greatest sight, we ever saw, and McCormick, who had mined in California in its palmiest days, says it knocked the spots off anything he ever saw except on one particular occasion. Bell having convinced us of the richness of his mine, took us to his house to show us the proceeds of his previous days’ panning, that we might he convinced of what he had told us. The sight was one more easily imagined than realized. As we looked upon the pans of gold before us we thought of Aladdin and )iis magic lamp, and wondered whether the story had not been suggested by some such reality as was before us. On Wednesday evening Mr. Bell (it is “Mr.” now, since he has lots of gold—it was Pike before,) was in town again, and he informed us what we saw was nothing; that he had taken out SIO,OOO in three pans that day; that he had taken out, all told, up to that time, between $30,000 and $35,000, and that he had an offer and was about to sell for $20,000. When asked his notion for selling, he said he would get away with about $50,000, and that was money enough for him. To be sure it is a good stake, and when we consider that it was made in three days, it must be confessed that the chances for making a sudden fortune in California are not ail gone.—Placer (Cal.) Herald.

—Thoughtlessness is one of the great sins of the present generation. Numerous instances could be cited where men of weight have fallen upon a good sidewalk, and yet never gave a thought to the pavement, that perhaps was seriously injured. Not so with Robert Brown, a colored waiter at the Hotel Bates, Indianapolis. He was passing the third-story balcony of the hotel, on his way to his room, the other night, and accidentally fell over the railing to the pavement below, a distance of thirty-five feet. Strange to say, although stunned for a moment, he was Dot seriously hurt, and was heard to say, as he walked off: “ I’ll have that pavement fixed in the morning.” Such regard for the rights of others is highly commendable. —Now the summer nights are bringing, Where the fragant vine* are clinging, Tunefnl glee clubs, shrilly singing, Tra, la, la, la, Tra, la, la! While the mule, with ears uprising, Listens to the sounds surprising, And in accents agonizing Echoes, "Hee haw! haw, haw, haw!” —Burlington Hawk-Eye. —The stylish little girl wears a Japanese straw hat with flat crown and narrow brim.

An Age of Competition. In this day of the world competition !s active in the extreme. But in the long run it’s the best which wins the prize of public preference in spite of all the deceits used to bolster up weak articles. For this reason Dooley’s Yeast Powder is recognized as the highest possible achievement in baking powder. Rheumatism Quickly Cared. Durano’s Rheumatic Remedy, the great Internal Medinnc, will positively cure any case of Rheumatism on the face of the earth, no matt rof how long standing. Price SI a bottle: six botiles, $5. Sold by all druggists. Send for circular to Helphenstine & Bentley, Druggists, Washington, D. C. - mothers, mothers, mothers. Don’t fail to procure Mbs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for all diseases of teething in chil- - dren. It relieves the child from pain, cureswind oolio, regulates the bowels, and, by giving relief and health to the child, gives rest to the mother. Attention is called to the offer made by the National Silver-Plating Co., 204 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, in our columns. Their silver ware is reDresented as beautiful andfully up to standard, and their generous offer Ts available to all the readers of this paper. Kingsford's Oswego Silver - Gloss Starch giv< s a substantial stiffness, a pure white and glossy finish to linen otherwise unattainable. The attention of Soldiers and their heirs is called to the card of McNeill & Birch. Hofmann’s Hop Pi lls for Fev< r and Ague. They cure at once and are a preventive. NATURE’S REMEDyT^V fISIUIpB _The_Cb[at Btooo Pusincs^^ EEV. J. P. LUDLOW WHITES: 178 Baltic Stbbet, Bbo< klyn, X. Y.,) _ „ „ „ Nov. 14, 1874. J H. B. Stbvewb, Esq. : Dear Sir— From personal beneflt received by Ms use, as well as from personal knowledge of those whose cures thereby have seemed almost miraculous, I can most heartily and sincerely recommend the VEGETINK for the complaints which It Is claimed to cure. JAMES P. LUDLOW, Late Pastor Calvary Baptist Church. Sacramento. Cal. VtQKTINE IS SOLD by ALL DRUGGISTS.

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I LIVER DISEASE and ■ml relief U alway* uivawwe louljl sought after. If tha Liver Is Regulated In ll» action health la almost Invariably secured. Indigestion or want as action la the liver, cnOM-a Headarlie. Constipation, Jaundice, Pain In the Shoulders, Cough. UUxlneaa, Sour Stomach. bad laate In the mouth, bilious attacks, palpitation of ibe heart, depression of spirits or the bluet, and a hundred other armptoma. Siuuoaa’ Lives KsouLaron la the beat remedy that lias ever been discovered for these ailments. It acts mildly. effectually. and. being a simple vegetable compound, can do no Injury In any qnantlUea that It may betaken. It ie harinlesH lu every war s It haa been used for forty leara, and hundreda from all narta of the country win vouch for Its vlr--y- ———y —f—- ■ •—*i ■■ a llnea, vie., Hon. AlLIVER | phena-'of Georgia! tooh°i B. Gordon, It. I- Mott, of Columbus, (la,, are among the Imndrcda to whom weean refer. Extract of a letter from Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, dated March H, 1872: "I occasionally u-e, when my condition requires U, Dr. Slmn.ona’Liver Regulator, with good effect. It la mild, and suits me better than more acilve medicine." ImMffffMMffMMßa It la not the quantity TITIfiTTT i mnn Beaten that give-strength, REGULATOR. uuuuuuauvit lof the food taken, let It ■■■■■■■■■■■■■ he much or little. Therefore, do not stimulate up the stomach to crave food, but rather aaalst digeatlou after eatlug, bv taking Simmons’ Liver Regulator. ORIGINAL and ONLY GENUINE ■AHUPACTUBBD ONLY BY J. H. ZEILIN A CO.a PHILADELPHIA, PA. PHee, Jf.oo. Sold bt All Diuooists.

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Wk FOE mi 7 OAFS £*« Elegant Table Bm-HaOBM j Se\ c * n ••cured by all who receive a copy of this week’s paper, on compliance with the fflErf/ mBB / Mgff : following conditions: The National Silve r Plating Company, 704 Chestnut Street, Pblla- SHEII f fyal mfraul delpbia, Pa., manufacturers of Purs Coin Standard Silver-Plated Ware, will send toßgal SKMMI m\ SljJalany one entitled to receive the same, a set of Double Extra-Plated Silver Spoons, anA KSH mhjl; IBaL engrave on each spoon any desired initial. You are required to cut out theKSal ■fflvtfla following Silverware Coupon aud send it to the above Company, with your name and addrens, as a guarantee that the order comes through this paper. You are also required SWltßiß 10 * nclo4 « with jour order the nominal charge of 75 cents to pay cost, of engraving WZWI Wjf iflffit/ uKalf 'oidal*. packing, boxing, and express charges. The Spoons will be sent hr express or ißillfgfflfl : vErSi llWgf <if you no express office), and delivered in your hands without further cost. MGmKBi a ® tlie 7o cents barely cover express and engraving charges, the Spoons will cost yon mKKKSwII] nothing. These Spoons arc guaranteed to be of the best material, and equal to the beat mSnlEfi HI VSBuBSBI Silver-Plated Ware made, as the following letter from the National Sliver Plating Com- g? f I wSaSBI P*°y *IU testify: wSRfJf m I K Omen N’atyowai. SrLvxa Plattno Co., Philadelphia, Pa. BBIIH m I RWESsSI To whom it may Concern.—The Spoons aeut out under this arrangement we ygyPf M J mlSfSffil guarantee are of the best quality, first heavily plated with pare nickel (the hardest HSmv "hit* metAl known), and a double-extra plate of pare Coin-Standard Sliver added on fefegfir «>/ VAg-ff top of the nickel, thus rendering them the very belt Silver-Plated Ware manufac- Jfffijf |L\ f tured. In no case will they be sold at retail by us for less than $9 JO per aet. Our lowY»'\ I est wholesale prioe is $66 per gross (13 dozen). We will honor no arOer which does not VDw V\ I contain the Silverware Coupon, and we will not honor the Coupon after ninety deye M V \ \| from the date of this paper. _____ SV m Vv\\ [Blgncd) NATION AX BYLVRR PLATENS 00., Phllad’H, Pa. VVW fyl ■hV I IMR On receipt of thl. Coupon, together with 78 onto to eorer exmee or maillot, \\ \ Ipa engraving ,n<l boxing charges, we hereby agree to .end to uj addrea. » oot of oar V>M ft 11 pur* Coi.i HJ.nil.nl double-CXtra plutod “ X\l SVlf SILVER. SPOONS, Ktt c m and on each Spoon engrare nnr deaired Initial. All eharge. tro to he prepaid by Kill ML, W the 78 cent. mui In, aod tho Spoon. will be delivered at domination free of nap Kll M\ Good for nln.tr d,j« from dot* of thl«rop*r. tftor Thick thl, Coapon la rail ■HAf oad roid. (gifood) National silvßA platinooo„ B Should It he dcolrod, any one of the following article. Till he Mat la lieu or the Spoon, on payment of the following charge.: Six Mild .teel •’JrfnSfflHß hnire., blade ....I bundle one .olid piece. bv.l >uel, dout.le nick-1 .nd .liter EFHPffPB pl.ted, i 2; retail price, fti. Six fork., doable nickel and lilrer plated, I ft V s rvl »5et..; retail price. Sl.oO. IT all theot good, aee deaired, inelooe the total I If II VS charge., which will be 75 ct>. for spoon., il for kniee.. and P 5 ct«. for fork. |H>\ i Hi I 9 I* —total, f io—thu. .ecuring for $-7.70 what would cost you til in .tty it 111 111 other wap. Remember, under thin arrangement eaoh article, IBB\- «: ISJ 111 I / I except knlvea, will be engraved with any initial deaired with- ’ 1 ffij J 111 out extra cost. | j|r fi 'll HI |l/lj/// IMPORTANT NOTICE. I 1 j M ■BI /I S r.l tho term, of tbla contract, thla liberal arrangement hold, good for if Hr ll| Isa I’M only ometj day. from tbc dale or thi. papar, tberefora I; I. to the Interest If 11 If ng or all who are entitled to Its benedu to «ee that they ore not debarred by J iMI If UM I ¥ reaaon of the expiration of the time apeeined. AU letter, orderiog SUrer- II 'iMf fjuw 111/ ware aboard be addrostod direct to tho iMu VSU 7 / NATIONAL SILVER PLATING CO., K / PHILADELPHIA. PA. jft > . Letter. oonUlalng .nboeriptiona ma.t be Mnl direct to tho office of thla JBfi WN, paper. WHy iui Jill "C A iILfIMHBH^

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