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Ancient and Modern Combs.

Combs are an emblem of civiliza-
ton almost as much as knives and
forks, or coap and towels. The old
Greeks and Romans, and even the
Egyptians, made use of these articles,
though the fashion of them was diff
ferent from that of the present day.
Some of our readers may have seen
in their grandm others possession
specimens of the old-time comb, as
much larger than ours as the old
time bonnets were larger than the
modern ones. The first horn combs
manufactured in this country were
made in West Newbury, just after
the Revolutionary War \ Ewssian
settled down who was accustomed to
the working of horns into buttons
- -~-~--i--sa----e@---ss - 4ha arf-
if the rude workmanship OF that day
was to be called an srt-was taught
to the native population. West
NewDury has continued to lead in
the business ever since, and to-day
it is one or the largest comb-making
town in Massachusetts. Besides
West Newbury, Leominster, Clinton
and Northboro, used to be noted as
comb towns, though all suffered
more or less from the competition
OF the rubber manufactures. Forty
years ago ladies' combs, which were
larger than ladies bonnets are now,
used to be made in Newburyport for
the South American market They
were often nearly two feet wide en-
circling two-thirds of the head, and
from SIX inches to n foot bigh on the
back, the top being wrought IN open
work and to these The Spanish
American ladies attached their wells.
One comb consumed three horns. or
all equal quantity of shell and as
much of the work was done by hand
and with tshe saw, and the polishing
was entirely manual labor, the prices
were high.from twenty to fifty dol
lars.
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MANY valuable horses die from the ef-
fects of collie. The best thing to do in
a cases of this kind is to pour a bottle
OF Johnsofl's Anody11e Lfnime,lt in a
long-necked junk bottle, add half pint
OF molasses and water, then pour the
whole down the horses throat. In ten
minutes the horse will begin to eat
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LEGEND OF ST CHRLSIO-
PHER.
PHER.
BY MISS MULocK.

DA AAoo " LOtn'
{ Aprobus, Syrian bIacksmi ith of renown
ed stature and wonderful strength, having
determined that he would serve none but
the mightiest king, went seeking him
through the world. Failing to find whom
he sought, so long as he trusted to his own
guidance, he finally asked thoughtful her
NIT to tell him what to do. He directed him
to station himself on the bank of a danger
Gus ford, where many pilgrims yearly lost
their lives in crossing, and to carry over all
who required his aid and thus humbly sefv-
ing his feIIow-men. he might serve the great
est King, and hope to see Him.
Ere long. Christ the Lord, who holds the
seas in the hollow of His hand. came 10 the
fording place in the guise of little boy, and
asked to be carried over
Garry me across -
The Syrian heard, rose up and braced
His huge limbs to the accustomed toll
My child see how the watass BOIL
The night black heavens look angry faced ;
But life is little loss.
"III carry thee with joy,
If needs be. safe as nesting dove
For Ger this stream, pilgrims bling,
In service to one Christ, King.
Whom have never seen. yet love"
- thank thee - said the boy.
Cheerful, Aprooas took
The burden on his shoulders great,
And stepped into the waves once more,
When. 10 they leaping rise and roar,
Aud meath the little child's light weight,
The tottering giant SHOOK.
ssra- y, arisd he wild
Struggling in the middle of the ford
" Boy, as thou loo1est, it seems to me
The whole worlds load 1 bear in thee.
Yet - For the sake of Christ. thy Lord,
Carry me, /" said the child,
No more Aprobus swerved,
But gained the farther bank and then
voice cried, " Hence Christophoros I've:
For, carrying. thou hast carried Me,
The King OF angels and of men,
The Master thou hast served"
And, in the moonlight blue,
The saint saw-not the wandering boy,
Bat Him who walked upon the sea,
And o'er the plains OF Galilee,
Till, filled with mystic awful Joy
His dear Lord Christ he knew
oh little is all loss.
And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore
If thou, Lord Jesus, on us lay,
Through the deep waters of our way,
The burden that Christophoros bore
To carry THEE acrossi
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IF YOU feel dull, drowsy, debilitated,
despondent, have frequent Headache,
mouth tastes badly IN morning, irregu-
lar appetite and tongue coated, you are
suffering from Torpid or BIZ
ioa,sness.,' In many cases of silver
Complaint, only part OF these symp-
toms are experienced. As a remedy
for all such cases, DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery has no equal, as it
effects perfect cures, leaving the liver
strengthened and healthy. Sold by all
tirst-eiass druggists. 1892.
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No Person can take these BIfters acrord-
ing directions. and remain long unwen, provided
their bones destroyed by mineral poison othen
means, and the vital organs wasted beyond the poiua
Of repair.
Dyspepsia or Indigestion. Headache PaiB
in the Shoulders Coughs, Tighness Of the Chest Dfz-
ziness, Sour Eructatons Of the Stomach, Bad Taste
IN the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Papitation Of the
Heart, Iniammlon Of the Lungs. Pain IN the regions
Of the Kidneys and hundred other painful symptoms,
the ofsprinRs of Dyspepsia. In these complaints
II has equal aud bottle win prove Letter guar
antee Of It's merits than a lengthy advertisement.
For Female Complaints, IN young or old.
married single. the dawn Of womanhood, or the
turn Of life, these Tonic Btters display 50 decided an
influence that marked Improvement Is sooa percep-
tibe.
For Inflanmafory and Ch ronic Rheu-
matism and Gout Bilious Remittent and Inter-
mteut Frvers Diseases Of the Blood, Liver Kidneys
and Bladder. tiese Biiters have equal. Such Dis
eases are caused by Nitated Blood, which j. generally
produced by arrangement Of the Digestive Organs.
They a. Gentle Purgafive well
Tonic, possessing also the peculiar merit oi acting
powerful agent in reviewing Congestion lntam-
nation Of the Liver and Visceral Organs, and an Bilious
Diseases
Rheum, Bloiches. Spots Pmples Pustues. Boils, Car
bunces, Ring worms. Scald Head. Sore Eyes, Fry
sipelas Itch Scir Discooratons Of the Skin Hunors
and Diseases Of the Skin. Of whatever or nature
literally dug up aud carried out Of the system u
short time bv the Of these Bifters.
Grateful Thousands proclaim NIHEoAH blr-
the most wonderful Invgorant that sustained
the sinking system.
Druggists and Cen Agts San Francisco aud New York
~ SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS & DEALERS.
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strange as it may seem, all the work
of churning is performed in an open
jar, with a simple paddle. Patent
churns of the most philosophical
pattern will fail when cream Is i'm
properly cared for. There is no
withcraft about the churn, nor mys-
terry in butter making; the one
thing needful is common sense and
vigilance in the care and prepara-
ton of the cream"
PRESERVING FRUITS.
As the season for preserving fruit
is at hand, we print the following,
which we find in one of our eX-
changes, for the benefit of our lady
friends: Our native fruits, both
wild and cultivated, furnish an mex
haustiblo supply of the proper in
gradients for the making of all
kinds of preserves. We give few
tried recipes for their manufacture,
and trust that they may be used ex-
tensively to the exclusion of the un-
healthy compounds that we are so
prone to patronize:
GRAPE JELLY.
Bruise and boil the fruit, then
strain: add half a pound of sugar
to each pint of juice, then boil from
ten to twenty minutes.
FIG JELLY.
Wash, and add water sufficient to
cover the fruit; boil twenty minutes;
strain, then add sugar and boil as
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Parsons PatrgatiUe Pills will greatly
relieve, if not entirely cure, DYSPEPSIA
when everything else fails. They hvve
been tried in some desperate cases, and
have given more-relief than any other
medicine.
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We take delight in referring our
afflicted friends to the drug stores where
that most estimable medicine, DIR. S
o. Richardson's Sherry Wine Bitters,
can be procured. We advise our friends
to use it, because we know its value in
curing Fever and Ague, diseases COM
mon in the west, and all new countries.
1t should be kept at hand in every fam
ly.
Sold by all Druggists.
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100000.
MISSOURI STATE LOFTERI
Legalized by State Authority and Drau
in Public In St Louis.
GRAND SINGLE NUMBER SCHEN
10000 Numbers,
Class K, TO be Drawn October 1lSl, IS
$3.50 Prizes Amounting to 200, ,O0

Tickets, $40. Half Tk's. 81. QrB. t2,b
ne Our lotteries are chartered b. the blaIr
are under the supervision Of sworn ruNIu 4
D9-The Official drawing Will 30 nunIIf-e4 M Il
St. Louis papers. and q copy o. Dr4NlN1 ""'
purchasers OF tickers. u. .... NJ
p8- We Will draws similar 1c1e4' t-+
ne Remif at our risk BY Ho4I ut4It e. ii
PRESS send for circular.
MURRAY. MELLEN q
~, 80 ~ or1n sr 1oa|s u,
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aBor," said an ill-tempered .,o,, old
o;d 70 a noisy lad, "what are you D.,
Ln,,ar;n, III for when I am going py
aI Humph /" returned the boy, Tna' hnl'
ara !, ,,sl YOU + going by for when am mol
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AND
- u OK NEA

LUXURY, Health. Economy insured by
,,sino Dooley's Yeast Powder. Elegant
Light Rolls, Biscuits, &c, prepared IN
ten minutes. Try it.
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One pound of sugar to each pound
of fruit; boil fruit until soft, make
the sirup with as little water rs pos
sible. Take the peaches and lay
separately on a dish, boil the sirup
again until the right consistency
put the peaches in the jar, then add
one part brandy to two parts of sir
up, stir and fill up the jar.
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w. II. Sennrd-


Mr.. Seward lives on South Street.
Auburn, IN the heart of the city. but
with his residence so surrounded by
trees and shrubs that, in summer, it
] IS hardly visible from the street.
The house is partly old and partiy
~'odern. His manner of passin1
IS this: He rises at seven in
md his toilet prepara-
-ha til about eight
he morning. with the
Ions occuo9 him u. X
o,cThsk when he breaaffasts
familv. alter which he tales = ~ ,.S :.
IN the ward. This the severe T-esNneI
tSs winter has prevented nntil
ot n, ead he began to fear thas
= oen lid logs the use OF his lower
l he sn~t ~ the resumption oil lIe
nlnos liare;se Of walking has apparen1ry O'1,
fnn fnllv restored these ImpOrtann rnu ancad |
iu lnrs When he first cornihenUIIJ an,'IJ
pels, tsSo walks this spring, ne coulo
these LII once around the yaru
on.y % 10 has gained so fast as 20 DC
ouS ~ ~ Increase the number 10 lottI
apie ~ o,clock. after his morning "aaA,
~ o;re to his study, and dlc'o'os
- - an amanuensis for nus lol.nS i.aat nm
~ 80 hook. This work Is kePSf .ar, ap
,, about one o clock IN .ne LII ,rark
| uhtss-~ '-en occasionally Tor a wa.A IN
no1n. prPe,ss At one oclocA ue
| in the open aifs = whlcn ne
wakes :. of luncbs stssSs ."ree'
4 lies down to rest 'untll 49, a fsae
i At ,snas caTr;aae. no9a s accompanied usually
d - ~ two other ifsEessers of his
'h 9a 9an;lv This lasts till six, when h'
Of , retnrns to the house for dinner
iet The evening is spent in receiving
x calls md social enjoyment with y;
fanily. At ter in the evening b
- retires. His Eind appears to be q
So - active as eyf, and is CONSTANT
occupied.
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A LARGE reward is offered for the
apprehension of Roxy Nolton,
colored murderess of Taylor county
Georgia.
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lerinT

Mn. QUARTER and his daugntci
were burnt to death during the con
aaoration of their home at zine
Bluff.
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A LARGE saw mill near Bolumbia,
S. c., was burnt down on the first of
this month and was re-erected IN
i-o
twaly0 uuy-
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900 IN ONE DAY

GSO0 REWARD. All Book and Magazine can
1cOO vassers send your address tntInfdinfefV 10
oSmith's Dollar Magazine" New York. Very ina-
M
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A LUNAR rainbow was seen at Sci
ma. Ala, one night last week.
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Twelve pounds of fruit, six
pounds of sugar, a quart of cider
vinegar, cloves and cinnamon. Let
the fruit boil in above until soft,
take out, put carefully on dish, let
the sirup boil down, then put on
fruit again and boil few minutes
fill jars and seal with tissue paper
dipped in white of egg.
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PLUM PRESERVE.

PIums are equally good done in
molasses or sugar. If sugar is used
take an equal quantity of fruit and
sugar. Make clear sirup and boil
the plums gently forty minutes.
They will require heating over once
if they are to be kept. Beech plums
are very excellent prepared in this
way as well as tor pies.
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dency to -. Is
nitely has been u.--
ing memories of those w.
assemblies whose fa7orfte hyrn4-
1--WE won't go hopte Til morning: |
Is memory, then, material recoraf
Are the brains, like the rocks OF IN. tne
Sinaitic Valley. written all over w1th
inscriptions by the long caraTans OF
"a they have passed year
taou es"r year through s.-~,~ d;s,,,t
after Se When we see a dls' s,t, a1,a
recesses train sliding by u.s. IN the Tue
raliwa;y ;!na dav after day, we lnler s;le
same IN M Of a track which guiass, ,lo ~,
existencs = come dear old frlena pu
SO, WEI et sfory we remember SO WEI ui
gins that s. s.ot' ~ the accustomed point
y puzzhng quustlon. .ho % matter
at the the track on tne .ons;n q
n9iGsyb ne ;3s beng 1 rsso Or sso0na It again B,
somebody's aunt ses ser. no know
the patient, listening Sne. ,,al,-. 'ri
i ali. as she knows ner Mest ,i,. tl,sl
wedding ring; how can we oouDs s,s 'si,e -,
there IS track laid down Ios ~ -
ssoryif, some disposition OF the :, .nlns =
inc Inarrou2 Weneed not say ,nas Z
,n5crr,scope I can find the tablet y
- he'd "Tith the names OF ear
loves, or sontr,iios. f LEY tn BY ssa's,
sorrow; - aerbolt Of passion ?, ?
the tnnln. thu ~ ~ ledible token that 81
fallsn, OF wa Ne formed part
experienees ~ mortal, the vac
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tions, RuarantesNn IMMENSE FORTUS SE, easI-
y rapidly and in perfect safety. Address in perfect
lontidence, Col LEW DENHAM.
lO5 Bleeker ST. New York
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The problem of memory is closely
connected with the question of the
mechanical relation between thought
and structure. How intimate is the
alliance of memory with the material
condition of the brain, is shown by
the effect of age, Of disease, of a
blow, of intoMcation. We have
known an aged person repeat the
same question five, six, or seven
times during the same interview.
An eminent surgeon was once ask ed
to see woman who had Just been
injured in the street. On coming to
herself, she asked, Where am 70
what has happened?" Knocked
down by a horse, ma aam-stunned a
httle-that's ALL" A pause, while
one with moderate haste might
count hundred-and then again
Where am 1 p what has happened?"
" Knocked dow by horse, ma'am
stunned little-that's ALL" An
other pause, and the same question
again, and SO on during the whole
l was with her. The same ten
-"peat question indef-
served IN return
H.. rshipping
u
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CANNED FRUITS.

Make sirup with sugar and water,
averaging quarter Of a pound Of
sugar TO each pint of juice boil the
fruit until done, fill the jars boiling
hot, seal up immediately. Keep
jars warm before filling with the
fruit.
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- EDC0NAI -TIcRNoR CO..
" Ls the celebrated Cloth
iers, announce The introduction OF a plan
NDD OF ordering clothing by letter. 10 which
they call your special attention They
- VIII. on application. send yOu their i'm
~ proved and accurate rules for Self.Meas.
urement, Illustrated circIIar end Price
list, with full line OF SAMPLES from their
immense stock Of Cloths. Csassimeres, &c.
&c, thus enabling parties Ia any part OF
the country To order clothing direct from
their house. with the certainty of recelv
ing garments OF the very latest style and
most perfect fit attanable.
Goods ordered Will be sent by express 90
be paid for on delivery, with the under
standing that n not satisfactory. they can
be returned at TicknOr's expense.
As Is well known throughout the South
and est. they have for Is years EX-
cELLED in all departments OF their bust
ness. which Is a guarantee as 10 the char
acter OF the goods they will send ont.
Your orders are solicited. and when IN
st. Louis. you are invited TO call at the
tensiye establishment OF TicknOr A. Co..
manufacturers and retailers OF mems and
boys Clothing and Furnishing Goods, 00l
and COZ North Fourth street. IT. Louis,
Mo- Boys clothing speciality.
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TO TAKE OUT MILDEw.
IODINE AND RoILs.

Use bar-soap and powered chalk.
Wet the cloth, rub on the mixture,
. and Law it IN the sun.
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sLoE JELLY.

sLoE JELLY.
Mash, boil, strain one-half
pound of sugar to pint of juice.
PLUM.
Mash, boil, strain, as above.
PEACH JELLY.
Wash, without removing skins or
pits; cover with wafer; boil until
soft, strain, add one-half pound of
sugar to pint OF juice ; boil twenty
minutes.
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Memory.

New York MercantiIe Journal.
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As soon as boil becomes hard
and infamed paint it with iodine.
The poison will not be scattered,
bat will be absorbed by it.
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Not for sale I'm book or News stores
ART DEPARTMENT.

| All DEPARIMENT.
| Notwithstanding the increase I'm the price
Of subscription last fall, when the Aldne as
s,imed its present noble proportions and rep.
| resentative character, the edition was more
than double the past year; proving that the
| American public appreciate "A sincere eff
| fort in the cause Of Art. The publishers
| anxious to justify the ready confidence thus
| demonstrated, have exerted themselves to
| the utmost to develop and improve the
work and the plans for the coming year,
N uniolded by the monthly issues, will as
! tonish and delight even the most sang,linc
| friends of the Aldine.
The Aldine will reproduce examples of
the best foreign masters. selected with a
view to the highest artistic success, and
| greatest general interest avoiding such a.
have become familiar. through photographs
or copies Of any kind.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1873, will
reproduce four of John ). Davis inimitable
child-sketchcs, apprt pirate TO the four sea-
sons. These plates, appearing in the issues
for January. April, July, and October,
would be alone worth the price Of years
PREMIUM CHROMOs FOR 1873.
Every subscriber to the Aldine, who pays
In advance for the year 1873, will receive,
without additional charge. pair of beauti.
full oil chromos, after j. j. Hill, the eminent
i English painter. The pictures, entitled
Moor" are 14x20 inchcs--are printed from
Is different plates, requiring % impressions
and tints 10 perfect each picture. The same
chromos are sold for $50 per pair. in the art
stores. As II Ii the determination OF it, con-
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OF competition In every department, the
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ATTENTION.

Received daily by express at Winter s
grocery in Winters block, the following
goods kept In ice: Fresh white
fish, salmon, bass and perch !;
fresh oysters, direct from Baltimore, by
the can ut 40c to families, warranted
good also New York sounds, by the
quart clans and fresh HOLSTERS; squirrels,
ducks and other game celery and fresh
Ohio butter, always on hand also all
kinds Of vegetables and fancy groceries,
sliced ham, &c, besides variety Of other
articles, including oranges and lemons, all
Of which will be sold at a fair living profit.
lO-l9.tf
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Coop NEws-Ons Of tho largest and
most complete stock Of custom.msde boots
and shoes ever brought to this market, has
just been received by Messrs. Hardy &
Greenwood, No. los Commercial ave.
These gentlemen are both practical work.
men in the boot and shoe business; have
had larger experience and cannot be de-
ceived into purchasing anything but the
very best stock.
They employ number of frst-class
workmen ut their establishment, and are
manufacturing EVERY VARIETY AND
STYLE Of Ladies and Misses shoes and
CATERS at st. Louis prices, and guarantee
satisfaction. They make these speciality
They also make TO order all kinds Of fine
calf, kip or leather boots, in style and price
that deaes competition, either in Cairo or
in the West. All goods warranted to be
as REPRESENTED. If
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CLEAR AND
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m A TIA NJ
DISCOVERY FOR THE
HAIR.

perfectly clear preparation IN me bot
tle, as easily applied u, water, for restoring
10 gray hair its natural color and youthful
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stop Its falling out. II Is entirely Harmless, and
perfectly Tree from any poisonous substance
ana VIII. therefore. take the place of all the
uirty ana unpleasant preparations now in
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us rom many OF our most prominent citi-
zens. In everything in which the articles
now IN use are Objectionable. CRYSTAL,
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" contain neither sugar of Lead sulphur or
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u restores the color of the Hair "more per.
rect and uniformly than any other prepare
uOn,' anu always does so in from three To
ten days. virtually feeding the roots with the
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ana healthy condition: IL restors the de-
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The application Of this Wonderful discov.
cry also produces Il pleasant and cooling
erect on the scalp and gives the Hair u
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Gan AT your druggist for IL and take no
other. IL he has not got 1t let him order II
Price 81 per bottle.
ARTHUR NATTANs.
Inventor and Proprietor. Washington DC,
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY & CO.,
General Agents. Philadelphia,
JNO. +. HENRY and r. G. WEILs&CO,.
New York. and to be had OF Wholesale
druggists, everywhere. 9-2gtt
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offered gif 4 IL now upon deposit In the
Farmers and Droyers, Bank, as will be seen
by the following certificate of the cashier:
FARMERS AND DRovErs' BANK,
LOUISVILLE, Ky.,:Sept. 20, 1872.
This 10 to certify that there Is now on lie.
post In this bank over half u million OF
dollars to the credi OF the Gin Con 'crt
Fund, $500 900 If which IL held by this bank
Is Treasu er of the Public Library of Ken
lucky to pay OF all gifts to be awarded ut the
drawing.
RS. VEACH, Cashier.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole tickets, $40; halves, &6; quarters,
$3.50; II whole tickets for 800; % for S225;
So for $500; 113 for 81 900; 225 for o., 800 5i5
for d 900, No discount ON less than $lO0
worth 0ftickets at time.
The drawing VIII positively and unequiv-
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peremptorilly required TO close sales and
make returns December %, In order TO give
ample time for the final arrangements. Or
ders for tickets or applications for circulars
should be addressed to -
GOV, THOS. II. BRAMLETTE,.
Agent, Kentucky Public Library, Pubic
Library Building, Louisville, Ky.