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EGYPT, THE HOLY LAND, &c--The history and
IL geography Of Syria and Asia Minor, in yis with

EGYPT, THE HOLY LAND, &c.--The history and
II geography OF Syria and Asia Minor, in 9 yds with
maps and engrayings; price 25.
Russell's Ancient and Modern Egypt. ] vol.
Ali Bey's Travels in Morocco, Trpo Egypt, Arabia
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Clark's Tour ofAsia History Of the Crusades, by G.
p. r James.
Jacksons account Of Morocco Suez Timbuctoo etc.
Russell's Palestine Frazer's Persia
Landers Expedition TO the Niger; Sparkss le Of Led
yard 49,.
The hisory and geography ofPalestine, vol
Bushs Life of Mahommed Mman's History Of the
Jews
Sala,hiel, by Cloly Ovens Voyages tho Coasts Of
Africa ".% 1872. ..
Crich,on's Ancient and Modern Arabia 2 vols.
Noah's Travels 10 the Baruary States H. H. +
Emerson's Letters from the Egean
Denham and Capperton's Travels in Afrca,4 vols
Brlice's Travels in Ahyssinia. Egypt, etc.
Discovery and Adventure In Africa, vol.
Latrobe's Visit 10 Africa .,. ST.. ...-.
Twelve Years Military Adventure in the service ofhe
East India Company ".
Robertss Embassy to Muscat, etc.
Bishop Hebers Travels in India Stauntons Embassy
China Barrow's TRAY els in China: Rohertsons India
RusselPs Barbary States Russells Nubia and Abyss
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The Epcurean by Thomas Moore
Life and Expeditions of Alexander the Great
Geigs History Of the Bible. with maps
History Of British India, in vols
Rollin hon the Arts and Sciences of the Ancients
Findens Landscape Illustrations, drawn from Nature,
Of the most remarkable places mentioned in the Bible
Professor Heerens Historical Researches into the Po-
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YoRK CouSrY, Ia. Sept. ], 1899.


YoRK CouNTY, Ia. Sept. ], 1888.
Dear SIR have bcen informed Of your helping those
that were troubled with Deafness and have, for fifteen
years past been less troubled With this ailctioDi
and Nv tho information have Of your honor and good
sense / uut complete confidence sending money you,
and expect not only answer, but help also.
Ihaye heretofore heard much about such man you,
hut never saw the person who had received amy benefit
from your medical skill, until Mr. John Chandler, Of
our negbors after using your remedy has hearing
again as good ever and by him learning where you ye
make bold in addressing You hopes that may receive
the help and get my hearing ALSO as my neighbor
Chandler did
send Five dollars and be pleased TO send the remedy
for two persons free Of postage amtod you sometimes
do for that sum, one for poor negborof mine and wish
yo,l would do well 10 you have done 10 others,
Dotry your best, and make hear again. ~ and all
our neghbors have such great faith what hayehoard
and seen.
Your friend and well wisher,
J. TISSANY.
York County, Stale cf PenasyraHia.
To Dr. Green, Bethlehem, Pa
N B. Some folks in parts have had their eyesight
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remedy thai restored the hearing Of Joseph Chandler
This gives TO US additional hopes Of help. dec2l
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Truckers LIFE OF, JEFFERSON. in . octave
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CARLYLE ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Sprague Charles
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VOL. III.


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MO. ss7.
lrrom our Morning Editien. /

TIE STEAM SHIP sTILL.-Several persons have re
marked the ukewarmness with which the crowd on the
Battery witnessed the departure Of the steamship on
Tuesday. Our correspondent Apeas, accounts for itin
a numerous manner.
"Jest earnest-as you take IT,
MKssRs EDIToRs.-The departure Of the Sirius On
was an restng affair in the eyes o. the ten
thousand anxious spectators assembled on the Battery
Castle Garden walls &c but their appetes became so
sbarpened by their long detention from dnNer as was
expected that the Sirius would have been punctsal IA
leaving as our pack ets instead OF remaining as she DID,
more than an hour beyond her tme that aer gan and
spleen came into play and made the majority 81 mem
peevishly swallow their hearty good WIN, lot want
better food 10 fill their stomachs, ana "hch goou Vim
would otherwise have made its ebuon IN soul SURFING
cheers Had the appointed time OF starting oceh
couple of hours either before or after the dinner n
the delay would have occasonedt the sPlenetc eheo'
that it did. 1900
ciaed Nv those Of the hungry multitude present whose
dinner hour was IL or o'clock and will, trust oe
hint sufficient 10 the agents and commander OF the
Great Western not occasion similar compliant
1t NAV be replied these observations that tnis IS
the steam companys business, and not that OF hc
people who hocked to gaze on the steamship depart.
ure In reoinder, | would acknowledge that IL 10 not
the peoples business yet would observe that among
the present passengers in the Sirius some nave no
TO England business but pleasure, and many OF ho
gazers from the Battery might desire 10 make simfiat
trip for pleasure if pronptness and punctuaty be ne
rule and il they do become Prejudiced by such q
| little cause as the loss of a dinner-a cause "thosgh
| seeming little greater than ii seems" APIcIUs.
! New York, May 3D., 1888.