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CONTINUATION SALE fT
AAHaF OF THE TTEaI9s gI
Empire Gift Company
CASH GIFTS TO THE AMOUNT OF
100000.
EvERYTICSsrDRAW A PRIZE.

VERYTICRST DRAWS A PRIZE.
THIS popular Cir Company, after ma
i king extensive additions to its large
stock Of rich and valuable articles, has
commenced its fourth annual distribution.
Unlike many OF its irnitators, il has invari-
ably given universal satisfaction and has
always secured the appreciation and sup
port OF the leading press Of the country.
See what they say Of sc:
"The firm is reliable and deserves their
success. - Weekly Tribune.
4" We know them to be 0 fair dealing
firm. "-Nep York Herald.
A friend OF ours drew s., 900 prize,
which was promptly received Daily
Reference Is also made to the following
persons, who have drawn prizes and kind
" allowed the use of their names for pub
LEGATION Andrew J. Burns, Chicago, $10,-
600; Miss Clara s. Walker, Baltimore, Pr
ano, $500; James NJ. Mathews, Detroit,
5000 John I. Andrews, Savannah, So
600; Miss Agnes Simmons, Charleston,
Piano, seO0.-Ws publish no names with
Cash Gifts, each $4,000
10 do ~ do 10000
40 Cash Gifts, each 1000
200 do Il do 500
800 do do 100 qit4a
so Pianos, $500 to 500
rs do Melodeons do $40 TO 500
$50 Sewing Machines sdo 90 tonsl75
500 Gold Watches lido SO to $500
Cash Prizes, Silverware, ETC., valued Of
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Putnam's Magazine 1870.
.so published B7 TINE
PUTNAM's MAGAZINE COMPANY.
among the Shareholders are Nj. wM,
CuLLEk BAyAEr and several practical bu'
The contributors include the ablest and
most popular writer's in every section.
We intend that this Magazine shall be
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And such as an intelligent family scan
not AfFosD 10 do without"
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ss-.soIID IHFoRadATIoN on all matters
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Literature, Science, Art, Domestic Econ
omy, the art Of living, the comforts Of
travelling, social science, national inter
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with sroRIEs and lighter literature for the
family.
Al the head Of the Magazines Of to-
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"Pre-eminent among the monthlies.--
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HOLSTERS, sardines, oysssrs,
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How H Feels to be struck by
Lightning.

The Elko (Cal.) Independent says !:
"a very extraordinary case of the
freaks and effects of thundsrbolts trans
pired last week on the line Of the new
telegraph between Elko and Hamilton.
Mr.. P. H. Lowell, who was engaged in
constructing the line of telegraph, was
struck by lightning while knee1ing on
the ground holding the wire In one hand.
The lightning first struck the wires at
some distance, followed it to the end,
entered Lovell's hand, splitting three Of
bis fingers followed up his arm, and
thence down his breast and side to the
knee, which was on the ground, where
it left the leg, breaking through the
flesh and skin, leaving blackened hole
like that caused by bullet. The
lightning entered the ground under the
knee, tearing hole through the sod as
it entered. Lowell was knocked over
senseless, but soon recovered, and,
strange to say, received no permanent
injury, resuming his work again in a
short time He says he felt all the
stronger and better for the electrical
shock. The sensation caused by the
passage Of the lightning through his
system he describes as very peculiar
very much like the sharp pricking Of
pins-particularly when the mysterious
element entered and left the body.
Scientific men can add this to their list
of extraordinary cases.
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IS $500, Y0u Come I'm No $500.
KOH Stay OsHt.'s
+ From the Nebraska City Chronicle ]

A man by the name of--was mar
ried at the--church on yesterday to
Miss-~--~the bride and bridegroom hav-
ing had previous acquaintance of half
an hour. After they were married they
repaired to their hotel lodgings for the
night. The lovely pair had scarcely
taken their room when the bride, with
a Herculean muscle, showed the BRIDE
groom out of the room and shut the door,
and claimed of him before he could en-
ter those hallowed precincts the pitiful
sum of $500. John plead, entreated
and raved and swore, but no go. She
said to him :" My dear, pay what q
demand and thou shalt enter this hal
lowed Observation-Disclosures stay out. :"
John at last becoming highly indignant
at her incessant demand for $500, left
the lovely maiden to pass the night
alone, while he took rooms at another
hotel in the city. He passed asleepless
night, and just at the dawn of day, as
the cock crowed, he repaired again to
the-Housa, and asked her once
more to admit him. She said "$300,
you come in; no $500, you stay out
This was the last pound that broke the
camels back. He, with frantic haste
planked down the 800, stepped across
the forbidden Threshold, and here the
curtain dropped. 50 ii - # ..
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Oss the Squares

One hears in bar-rooms, in the light and
trihing conversation of idle men, and not
uufrequently, boys, remarks that are
sought to be made impressive by the
addition of the supposed wonderful mys-
tery," ON the square, Where or how
this phrase originated it is impossible to
discover. It is vulgarism, which
stamps its use in ordinary conversation
as the evidence of ignorance, and want
of words to express the meaning, if the
talker has any meaning in his words.
The most absurd idea has in some
way been associated with this phrase,
that it is of Masonic origin. Every cul-
tivated, educated Mason of course knows
as well as we can tell him that " OH the
square . has as much relation to Mason
ry as it has to the last dream of the
Queen of Sheba--provided that eelebra-
ted female ever did dream.
Whenever a Mason hears "on the
squaSe "spoken in any sense Masonic,
he s''ould promptly rebuke such use of
it as an insult to the Order for Free
masonry is an art which requires intelli-
gence, cultivation, education, and re-
fnemen. in the language it uses, and in
its ceremonial. Masons are never vulgar,
if they are properly taught the Language
Of the mysteries Masonic Tidings.
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SOaOMa OM'S Throne.

The following account of this remark
able piece of mechanism purports to be
taken from the Persian manuscript call
ed The History of Jerusalem -
The sides of it were pure gold, the
feet of en,cralds and rubes intermixed
with pearls, each of which were as large
as an ostr!ch's egg. The throne had
seven sides On each side were deli.
neated orchards full of trees, the branch.
es Of which We're full of precious stones,
representing fruit, ripe or unripe on
the tops of the trees were to be- seen
figures Of plumage birds, particularly
the peacock, the etanh and karges.-
All these birds were hollow within arti-
fic:ally, SO as to occasionally utter melo-
dious sounds. such as the ear Of mortal
never heard. On the firs' step was de-
lineated vine branches, having punches
of grapes, composed of precious stones of
various kinds fashioned in such man
ner as to represent the various cOlors of
purple, violet, green and red, so as to
render the appearance of real fruit. On
the second step, On each side of the
throne, were two lions of terrible aspects
large as life, and formed of gold.
The nature of this remarkable throne
was such that when Solomon placed his
foot on the first step, the birds spread
their wings and made futtering noise
in the air. On his reaching the third
step the whole assemblage of demons,
and fairies. and men, repeated the prais-
cs of the Deity. When he arrived on
the fourth step, voices were heard ad-
dressing him in the following manner:
g Son of David, be thankful for the
blessings which the Almighty has be-
slowed upon u.s. The same was re-
peated on his reaching the fifth step.
On reaching the sixth, all the children
of Israel joined them and on arrival at
the seventh, all the birds and animals
became in motion, and ceased not until
he had placed Himself on the royal seat,
when the birds, lions and other animals,
by secret springs, discharged a shower
of the most precious perfumes on Solo
mon, after which two of the karges de-
scended and placed the golden crown
upon his head.
Before the throne was column Of
FURNISHED gold, On the top of which was
golden dove, which held in its beak a
volume bound in silver. In this book
were written the Psalms of David, and
the dove having presented the book to
the king, he read aloud portion of it
to the children Of Israel. 1t is further
rslated that on the approach of evil per-
sons to the throne, the lions were wont
to set up terrible roar, and to lash
their tails with violence, the birds also,
and the demons and genii to utter horrid
cries SO for fear of them, not one dared
be guilty of falsehood but all confessed
their crimes. Such was the throne Of
Solomon, the son of David.
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Honor Your Business.

We commend this paragraph from
the London Economist to all who have
" vocaiion:''
1t is good ign when q man is proud
of his work or calling. Yet nothing
is more common than to hear men find
ing fault continnaIly with their particu-
lar business, and dcening themselves
unfortunate because fastened to it by
the necessity of gaining livelihood.
In this spirit men fret and lahoriously
destroy all their camforts in the work !;
Or they change their business, and go
miserable, shifting from one thing to
another, until the grave or poor house
gives them a fast grip. But while oc-
casionally man fails in life because
he is rot in the place fitted for his par
ticuar talent, it happens ten times Of
tener that failure results from neglect
and even contempt of an honest business.
4 man should put his heart into every
thing he does. There is not a profess
sion that has not it's peculiar cares
and yexations. No one will escape
annoyance by changing busi-
ness. No mechanical business is alto
gether agreeable. le.-Commerce, in its
endless varieties, is affected like all 9th
er human pursuits, with trials, unwel
come duties, and spirit string necessi-
ties. It is very wantonness OF folly for
a man to search out the frcts and bur
deus of his calling, and give his mind
every day to the consideration OF them
They belong to human life. They are
inevitable. Brooding over them only
gives them strength. On the other
hand, a man has power given to shed
beauty and pleasure upon the homeliest
toll, if he is wise. Let man adopt his
business and identify it with pleasant
association for God has given us i'm
aginations not alone to make some
poets, but enable all men to beautify
homely things. Heart varnish will COW
er up innumerable evils and defects.
Look at the good thing. Accept your lot
as a man does a piece of rugged ground,
and begin to get out the rocks and roots.
to deepen and mellow the SOIL to enrich
and plant it. There is something in the
most forbidding avocation around which
man may twine pleasant fancies, out
of which he may develop an honest pride.
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Formidable Engines of War.

Among the guns on board the North
German steam corvette Arcona, at pres
ent in New York port, are two twenty
four Founders. which are specimens Of
the most improved kind Of ordinance man
ufactured in Europe. They were made
at the famous establishment Of Frede-
rick Krupp, at Essen, Prussia. They
are made Of cast-steeI, and provided
with elevated rings about one foot long
and three inches thick directly over the
chamber. They are brsech loading, and
are fred by means of explosion rods
placed in small hole in the back part
Of the chamber. The guns are rifed,
with twenty four grooves each, not
straight but slightly curved, and the
bores have somewhat eonical shape,
with mouths sin inches in diameter.
Each of the guns weigh seventy
and half hundred weight
and is about eleven feet long and
it's rifed part seven feet. The
load consists twelve pounds of Rod
mans powder and ball weighing fifty
six pounds. The balls rotate once in
every thirty-three feet. and fly fifteen
hundred feet during the first second af'
ter firing. At experiments which have
been made the balls penetrated a wall
consisting Of iron plates six inches thick,
combined with timber twenty inches
thick. The range Of the guns is about
twelve thousand feet. Each gun cost,
together with the carriages, about Sig,
900 in gold. !.
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Now is the time to advertise. Let
the people become familiar with your
name and know what you have to sell,
and when they want anything they will
come to you to buy 1t. Because trade
is dull it is no reason for refusing to use
printers ink, which has made SO many
princely fortunes; on the contrary, dull
times are the best to advertise in, at
least this is the testimony of those who
have grown rich by it. Advertise Ad-
vertise a3Esa @
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A DIscovERY.--The farmers of South.
western Georgia have discovered plan
for preventing hog thisving. They feed
their hogs on strychnine. giving level
teaapoonful to every three hogs at a
time. The strychnine penetrates the
hogs flesh and poisons it for three weeks
thereafter. III eaten during this time it
is fatal. The owner only has to let it
be known that he gives his hogs strych-
nine, and they will be safe. This is a
valuable discovery. The Plantation is
our authority for the above.
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A late Judge was a noted wag. A
young lawyer was once making his first
effort before him, and had thrown him
self on the wings Of his imaginatide far
into the upper regions, and was seem-
ingly preparing for higher ascent,
when the Judge exclaimed, L" Hold on,
hold on, my dear sir Don't go any
higher, for you are already out OF the
jurisdiction of the court" H., .-
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A Scottish clergyman, happening to
60 into the churehyard while the beadle
was employed neck deep in digging
grave, thus accosted him: " Well, Saun-
ders, that's work you're employed in
well calculated to make an old man like
you thoughtful. wonder you don't re-
pent Of your evil wayss' The old wor-
thy, resting on the head Of his spade, and
taking pineL Of snuff; replied: ~
thought, sir, ye ksE'd that there was
nae repentance IN the grave" A.*a
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An old gentleman of eighty four hav-
ing taken to the altar damsel of about
sixteen, the clergyman said to him.
+" The font Is at the other end Of the
church" "What do ! want Of the font T.
said the old gentleman. Oh !! / beg
your PARDON" said the clerical wit; aI
thong ght you had brought this child to
he christeped." A@ @&a a k.4
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\ negro tried to saw his own head of
with jack knife in church on Sun
day morning, at Madison, Georgia. Be,
ing interrupted by some Of the congre-
cation, he said he was "driven to the
act by the inordiuate length of the ser
mon.h
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CouLpN'r REmEMBER.-A gentleman
who was very jealous on the subject Of
horses, but not according to knowledge,
bouaht a mare at auction and rode her
home. ..ss...-s.M,,
aWell, Cesar" said he, to his sable
coachman, what do think Of herr She
cost me FIVE hundred dollars"
Dunno, master"
Eyes, but what do you think y
"Well, massa, it makes me tink OF
what the preacher said yesterday
something about his money 10 soon
parted. Iasusnem5er tie tuss Poys p
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Pease is the name of wellknown
teacher In Bangor. Maine. A youth
named Bean, who attended his school,
was reciting his lesson one day and hes
itated a moment, when the teacher re-
marked, 1T takes beans long time to
sprout0 mo longer than peas, SIR
replied the boy.
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"How heavy you walk" exclaimed
Mrs. Mackwhack, on hearing her hus.
band tumbling upstairs the other night.
"Well, my DEAR" was the gruff res-
ponse, eff you can get a barrel of whis-
key upstairs with any less noise, |
should like to see you do it," @ s9
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A swell, while being measured for d
pair of boots, observed: Make them
cover the calf" impossible" returned
the astonished bootmaker, surveying his
customer from head 10 foot, II haven't
leather enough"
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Signs.

n When you see the sun rising before
you get out of bed, it is sign that you
wouldn't do for farmer. -.,'.=z
When you see man yasn and close
his eyes during the sermon. it is sign
that he is getting sleepy. o~1o re..
When you see man trying to con-
vince lamp post that it is impolite to
try to get in the way Of a gentleman, it
is sign that he has been drinking
lemonade perhaps. ea
When you see boy throwing stones
on the streets and speaking impudently
to old people, it is sign that his par
ents don't care much for him.
When you see girl throwing kiss
ess aud winking at the boys as they
pass her window; it is a sign that she
is too young to be out Of sight of her
maternal relative
When you see young gentlemen and
ladies. whispering and giggling and writ
ing notes in church. il is a sign that
the man who teaches good manners
omitted to give them a call when he
came along the last time. ss~
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boy, what is your father doing to-
day z" We'll, I s'pose he's failing. l
heard him tell mother yesterday to 60
round to shops and get trusted all she
could, and do it right off too, for he'd
got everything ready to fail 'ceptin that"
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A Irishman took off his coat to show
terrible wound which he said he had
received a few years before. Not being
able, however, to find the wound, ne
suddenly remembered it was on his
brother Bills arm. ..-.. 49,.
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ORIGIN OF A NAME.-It is said that
the name 'sirloiur' was given by Charles
the Second Of England. Having dined
from loin one day, and being particular
" pleased with it, he asked what that
particular piece of beef was called. On
being told that it was loin, he said,
loosely, that il should be knighted for
its merit, and called it Sir Loin--henee
its present nams. @
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Clever girl who said this :" In walk
ing up long room, when the women
who don't like you are looking at your,
back, there Is moral support conveyed
by Paris dress not to be derived from
the frmest religious principles. ..,
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Not long ago, youth, older in wit
than in years. after being eateehised
concerning the power of Nature, replied
Now, think there is one thing Nature
can't do" What is it my child2''
'she can't make Bin Jones mouth any
bigger without setting back his ears"
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"Buy q trunk, Pat" said dealer.
{" And what for should buy trunk :"
replied Pat. "To put your clothes in,'
was the reply. "And go naked 7" ex"
claimed Pat. Not bit iv it." .g
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A boy was accosted by a middle-aged
lady with:
"Boy, want to go to Dover street"
swell ma'am,'' said the boy, "why
don't you go, then 2" % Ia"
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n lady living in Louisville has hus-
band who snores. She keeps clothes
pin under her pillow, and when his sno-
ring awakes her she puts it on his nose
then sleeps in peace.
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FUNERAL SpEEcH.-Here is funeral
speech which a Paris paper assures us
was actually pronounced at Montmartre
the other day. by a father at the grave
of his son: @
"GentIemen," said the father in a
voice full Of emotion, this body was
that of my son. He was young man
in the prime Of life, with a sound consti-
tuition, which ought to have insured him
a hundred years. But misconduct,
drunkenness, and debauchery Of the mos.
disgracsful kind brought him, in the
flower Of age, to the ditch which you
see before You. Let this be an example
to you and your children. Let us 60
hence 80 ~. 4r@t5
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A gravs-digger in Kansas City, who
buried man named Button, sent a bill
to his widow, as follows: TO making
one Button hole, $3.50" nr. -.-,.ss ..~.
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A lady noticed boy sprinkling salt
on the side walk to take off the ice, and
remarked to friend, pointing to the
salt:
Now, that's benesolence.'
"No it ain't,' said the boy, somewhat
INDIGNANT, Its salt"
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING:
Transient advertisements. SO Cents pen
square for each Insertion. The space OF eight
ines, in this type, constitutes square.
STANDING ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HUMOR1STS' COLUMN
A little nonsense uOW and then,
Is relfshed by the wiscst men.

"1s that marble T. asked gentle
man, pointing to bust of Kentucky's
great statesman in shop window, mo,
that's Clay" replied the clerk.
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80 NY sons how did you get so wet =
2 Why, the boys ssid / daren't jump
into the creek; and ] tell you, I amt
TO be dared"
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Women are incompetent as census
marshals their business is to multiply,
not ennmerate the population.
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Hayes City, Kansas, has a female
constable. The young men are in con-
slant fear that she may have "an at
tachmsnt Z" for them f S7s ##%"