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wardrobe and more congenial compan-
ions, ~dazzled with the vision of city
amusements and hoping perhaps to find
marriagble partner and settle down
into comfortable city home, thous-
ands leave the farm or the village and
flock to the metropolis. Here many of
them confront situation far different
from that which they imagined in ad-
vance of their actual experience Of
city life The wages they get ar line
agre, their lodgings are far from COM
Portable, they have no home life, they
face new temptations and trails and
their life becomes one of hardship and
trouble. In the store, factory, shop or
Office they are beset with danger and
annoyance, while all about them are
pitfalls spread for unwaly feet. Some
of them, with unusual aptitude for
steDography, typewriting and kindred
occupations or with fine executive
gifts, make their way to the top and
secure first class posts, but a grea multi
itude struggle and almost starve on S.
or So week. The latter class ale not
able to save money. A weeks illness
brings them into debt, and a month
withous employment renders them OBJ
iects of charity.
How much better would it be for
most of them we're they to stay at
home help in the household or accept
such work as might be available on
the farm or in the village. Our large
cities now contain thousands of gills
in a sorry plight, either without en-
ployment or struggling for. bread, girls
who might have remained in comfort
at home, or could have found work of
some SOFT in a country town to support
them, with less cost of strength, nerve
power and vital force, to say nothing of
the dangers that now beset them in
the .city. What kindness it would
be to- thousands who. are helpessly
planning to rush cityward "to find
something to do" could a persuasive
word reach them and say, 'Better stay
at lfome. "-Philddelphia Market Bas-
ket
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Her Reasons for MARRYING

"I'm about to be married." writes
a girl to this office, land instead of re-
ceiving congratulations l know that ]
need defense, and take this means Of
making it. am twenty-seven years
old oldIenough to know bett and do BET
ter. but l have no choice.
"The man is widower with one
child. He liked his first wife better
than he does me; liked a man years
ago better than l like him, so we are
quits on that. He wants a house
keeper; I want a home. was brought
up to sing little and play little, but
haye '.l.f 20. trade. My parents will be
glad. to see me settled. would b.
happier earning $5 or Sc a week and
taking care Of myself, but 1 was not
taught how.
There are thousands of women in
my position. Every man who brings
up his daughters without $. arting them
with the means of earning liylihocd
is respon sible for just such a. mistake
as | shall make next month. v-Atchi-.
son tKan.) Globe.
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News and Notes.

The farmers congress will meet at
Atlanta Oct. 1916.
According to reports from London,
England has this year the largest apple
crop that has been seen for many sea-
sons.
It is reported that the German potato
crop is a failure.
It is claimed that this year corn crop
will be the largest ever grown in the
United States.
While the American hay crop is ex-
traordinarily short. the same is true in
England.
"Fangiroid" is merely dry powder
Of the bordeaux mixture ready for use
as it is.
The hay shortage will have its COM
pensations. Corn fodder and straw will
be economical as never before.
Flowing that is effective in destroying
eutworms is early fall plowing, with
continual stirring until winter.
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Correspondence Solicited.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
FOR THE
Cotton States and international
Exposition,
ATLANTA. GA.

The Southern Railway operates nearly five
| thousand miles of road in eight of the South
| ern States and it's lines enter Atlanta, Ca
| from five different points of the compass
| Washington, D. c is the Northern or Eastern
| terminus of one of its lines which is operated
| in connection with the Pennsylvania Rail-
| road, "the standard railroad of America" ;"
between New York through Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, D. c., Lynchburg
and Danville, Va, Greensboro and Charlotte,
N c., Spartanburg and Greenville, s. c., At
| lanta, Ca, Montgomery and Mobile, Ala,
and New Orleans with connections at Sails
| bury for Asheville, Hot Springs, Knoxville
and Chattanooga, at Charlotte for Columbia,
Augusta, Savannah and Jacksonville, and at
Atlanta for Birmingham, Memphis, Macon
and Southern Georgia. Solid vestibuled limit
ed trains with through day coaches, Pullman
Drawing-room Sleepers and Dining-cars
Time between Washington and Atlanta,
eighteen hours, without change of cars ofany
class.
The Southern Railway is the only line
which enters and lands passengers in the Ex-
position grounds, and no effort or expense
has been spared by the management in the
improvement of its roadbed, increasing the
number of its coaches and inaugurating its
own dining car service preparatory to hand
ling expeditiously and comfortably the
heavy travel to and from Atlanta during the
Cotton States and International Exposition,
which opens September IS and closes Deem
ber 81, 1895.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, from Septem-
Der II to December "a, inclusive, excursion
tickets will be sold from Washington, d. c.
to Atlanta, Ga, at s14 90, good for return 10
days from date of sale.
Excursion tickets will be sold every day
from September 16 until December Is, iuclu-
sive, from Washington at sl9.25, good for re-
turn 20 days from date of sale, and excursion
tickets for the entire Exposition season with
final limit of January 7, 1896, will be sold from
September 16 until December Is, inclusive, at
$2625.
Map folders furnished and Pullman Sleep
ing car reservations made upon application.
j. M. BEALL,
District Passenger Agent,
80 South Third Street,
Philadelphia, Pa. |
]. NJ. CULP, w. A. TURK,
Traffic Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt
Washington, D. G.
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LEARNING TO WALK.

/
There is a great deal of talk about
how badly American women walk, and
they are advised to improve, but nc
one tell them how, or if any one does,
the directions are usually wrong. Good
teachers are needed. but they are rare,
and some most valuable information
can be given in print. Practice will
then do mucf. Delsarte brought the
matter down to principles, but not
many self-styled Delsartarian instruct
ors can tell what they are.
The first thing to note is that each
foot should cross the same line with
each successive step. "Walking a
crack" brings you on one step in walk
ing correctly; the toes should be much
turned out, almost to the angle of 45
deg, but not quite. Many defects are
cured by simply achieving this. For
instance, you by this means avoid
bringing down the heel first; in an Or
binary shoe the foot comes down alto
gether; in heeler's sandal the toe
strikes the ground first, and that is
the ideal way, the way the Greek wo-
men stepped.
If you start out to simply avoid
striking the heel first without further
knowledge of the correct position of
the foot, ten TO one you make yourself
highly ridiculous. The uext thing is
the length of the step. 1t should be
just twice the length of the foot, and
is measured from the hollow of the in
step of one foot to the hollow of the
instep of the other.
Now, to practice these points take
long tape; new bits of red flannel on it
at intervals corresponding to the proper
length of your step; stretch it across as
long room as you can get to practice
in, and spend an hour a day, or less
possibly, walking the tape and having
your foot cross one of the bits of fan.
mel at each step. For while you will
do this badly, walk worse than ever,
but when this action has become auto
matte, you can take up other points
and progress toward grace. Two
things are most important, the legs
should bemoved. from the thighs; th emo
tive power should begin there, just as
a boy throws a stone from the shoulder
Then the chest should be held up, and
the body SO carried that the walker
will have feeling, if she watches for
it, as if she were being pulled along by
a string coming from the middle of the
breast, as if she we're breasting the air.
IS swimmer breasts the waves. This
sounds fanciful, but it is only accurate
The feeling attests the fact that you
nave not achieved all the subtle poise
If the Diana of the Louvre.
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ConceaIfnc his Record

By some chance member of Con-
gress, not in Washington, had fallen
into the clutches of the policeman.
s'Do you know who ampo he asked
with the same manner he would have
employed had he been in Washington.
81 can't say that / do,o replied the
the policeman, willing to please.
81 am member Of Congress, sir, -
and the statesman's chest puffed out,
albeit he was rather unsteady on his
legs.
'Sh-shl" exclaimed the officer warn
ingly. Don't give it away and you'll
get lighter sentence"
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Ancient Bracelets.

Among the Greeks bracelets were
worn only by women, but among
the Romans they were regarded as a
military decoration, and in monu-
mental inscriptions the number Of
bracelets conferred on the subject is
often stated. They were of thin
plates of bronze or gold Sometimes
gold wires spirally wound were
used. Some bracelets weighing 20
ounces have been found.
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Use For His Brush,

When Fogg was asked what he
thought of Mahlstick, scraggy
headed painter, he replied, II should
think better of him if he would use
his brushes on his hair instead of
upon his oanvases. Boston Tran
script.
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ACCURACY

Is The Keynote of all Information. Do not
jump at conclusion. There is way to know
everything. Avoid mistakes by consulting
this superior book of reference. Its popul-
arity proves its merits. Tells You What You
Want To Know, Just When You Want To
Know 1t. Almost Autmatic. Unrivaled.
Unequalled. Invaluable.
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An Encyclopedia Almanac with Com
plete Summary of Information concerning
matters Statistical, Official Political, Histori-
cal, Educational, Agricultural, likewise Re-
ligious Facts and General Information for
Office, Home and farm.
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500 PAGES, 10000 FACTS,
1000 Topics.

Inc Greatest Of all Encyclopedia Annals
IL is manual OF fComprehensiveness as well
as Cheaphess. tits practical, Thorough, Com
prehensive and Concise.
Complete and Condensed Information on
popular lines.
Weather Forecasts for the year 1895 by Prof
Chas. II. Livingstone, son-in-law, pupil and
assistant to the late Prof. John III. Tice. the
admitted discoverer of the electro-planetary
system, upon which weather forecasts are
based.
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ITS FARM FEATURES

such as Live Stock, Dairying, Horticulture
poultry, Market Gardening, and other topics
written by Prattical and Successful Farmers
supplemented with illustrations by able art
lists, combine to make in invaluable to those
who farm for q living"
The Latest Markets and Comerical Agricul.
ture are Leading Features, In which the
Agr'icult1rist is not excelled.
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Schedule in effect Oct. 20. 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE,
WILMINGTON DEPOT EAST RoIIND

TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE,
| WILMINGTON DEPOT EAST BOUND.
| / or Express trains.
All trains Illuminated with Pintzell light,
I'D NsW Is a. York % iiss iSsssshdays 81 t5Ss @ ts m s
a. m tsos, tssa s2 tiGs t9G m. ''s0 ~ 30
Philadelphia, Twenty,Fourth and Chestnut
1880 SlS, 40 floss, lilo a. M, na'' '''0' 49,
tl2A i245 ti5s t29o, s.O6, Is, Abs, 1882, $50,
1882, s2o 1000, tll0O p. m.
Sundays, tsSs, j7so, 745 $50. 20 tll;s5
g. 20, 10.0o tll.OO, p. m.
Philadelphia, Twelfth and Market Streets,
weekdays, tsOs, t7So. 1880, tlO.a5, a. m 1882,
Philadelphia, Sundays, 1905, 1880, tl1.s5 ..
M, 1882, tll.O0, p. m.
Chester, IS b !, Weekdays, tsos, 5.55 s45, 1880,
t22O a.25 455, 1882, $780, t7.a2, 2o,lo, til p m.
Gfsssstss fsnssszs g. s e. FS is T. a. sso IL
Atlantic City, weekdays, 1880, a. M, tl2a
los 70 o6 p. m, Sundays, T.SO, y As a. M, t3 06
Cape May, weekdays, ts 45, a. m., t1:5o, nj
Sundays, 1880 a. m.
WEST BOUND.
Baltimore and Washington weekdays t4.20
isls, IS 1855 p. m. Sundays, @ W ii.&, a 7os, iszs
M, 11255 t21, 3OS, t4OS, t5.25 tS2O*S 5S p. m.
Baltimore and way stations, 7.O2, a. M, 3.O3, p.
Newark, sg Rel Tcssekdsys t42o zo2 ts4s
LILO p. m. Sundays, t4.20. 7.02, 1918 a. M,
Il2P55 s@, + g, lS2S, 7s5 tsso ts5sps NJ
Sundays IS is M, IS IS pm.
GneinnaH and St Il Louis, aS ti255 Ii p. s ny. .s5s,
New Orleans via Bristol and Chattanooga.
tS.2O, p. M, daily. Through sleeper to New
Orleans.
singerly accommodation, 7.02. a. M, 3.Os, 7.s5,
Landen6urg accommodation, Week-days.
z02. 1927 a. M, 155 and 5.25 p. m. Sundays,
10 90, a. m, 5.25, p. m.
Trains leave Market Street Station
For New York, weekdays, 40 20 a M, and
rs Is M. Sundays, - Is p m.
For Philadelphia, weekdays, u 25, 40 20,
a M, II 25, Q 05, 8. IS l5, 945 m. SUNDAYS
NJ 25 m, 05, IS Is, o 45 pm.
For Pittsburg and Chicago, daily, IS Is
m.
For Baltimore. weekdays, $50. a. m.. 1925
%, t5I5 p m: Sunday, 800, t5.l5, p. m.
For Landenburg and way stations week.
days $50, 10 20 a. M, O5, sis, p m. Sundays,
Leave Phiiaaeiphiia, Twenty.Fourth and
Chestnut streets for Wilmington, weekdays.
sSC $40 ss5. s As e Ia lis = IS 81 t. TIL i5a,
s'9fsSi If ssa & ts5s, isso, 's s -'s q 3. g.
Leave fSiladeipha, & ane rWei2tR sH f an and Market
!5se' @ TsskssaSs NE saSaags ~ M 1os M sles g. ma t7a r.
p. m.
Telephone, lse.
:. Rates to Western points lower than via any
J. o. sCULL. General Passenger Agent
B. CAMPBELL. General Manager.
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Nervous Debility,in either sex, however
| induced, speedily, thoroughly and perma-
nently cured. Address with 10 cents in stamps
for reply and book of particulars, Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main st.,
Buffalo. N Y.
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Only ST a Year.

All the Leading Features that have made
the monthly so popular are retained and
many new features added: such as General
ana Local Market Prices, Crop Reports in
their Season, Condensed Farm News, and
Letters Among the Farmers.
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MEXICAN
AGR1CULTURIsT
An Ideal Farm and Family
Weekly.

10 extend its usefulness and make it a pract-
icai necessity to every progressive farmer and
and his family, the american Agriculturist is
now published weekly (instead of fmopthly) at
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Il have been using Hoods Sarsaparilla
and have found it an excellent medicine
for the blood" Ira G. Mole, Delaware City,
Del,
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rIiddletown Directory.
MUNICIPAL nEEIcERs
BANKS.

President-G. w. w. Naudain; Secretary
w. s. Letherbury; s. s. Holten, Charles n
Howell, Geo. ". Peverley.
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STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO, !.
LUCAS CoUNTY. 90

r. :,
STATE OF OHIo CIrY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY,
Frank ]. Chenney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm off. ]. Chen
ney &C.,, doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County ard State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum of one hundred
dollars for each and every case of catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENNEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day of December, A.
D. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Pubic
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
free. F. ]. Chenney & Co.. Toledo, O.
1-S Sold by druggists, Soc.
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Offer Extraordinary

Remember, we furnished the american Ag
rfculturtst and our paper one year each, also
the Book containing 500 pages of useful infor
nation for everybody, for only sl.75. Ad.
dress. Middletown Transcript.
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Our WOnan's
49,. .....Column
A HINT TO COUNTRY GIRLS

HE cons tant in
fux of girls from
the country into
lar g CT t i 9 8
brings with it
portentious dan
gers and evils
Dreaming of an
easy time, good
wages, a better
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BANKS.
Peoples National Bank-President, DIR. J..
V. Crawford Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley; Teller,
w. G.. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizens National Bank.-President, Henry
Clayton Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, l..
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. Q, Jr. o. U. A. M.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's
Hall at 8 O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. s, A. F. & A. M. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 9, I. o. O. F.
Meets every Thursday night in McWhorter's
Hall at o'clock.
Damon Lodge, No. IL, K. Of P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhor4er's Hall at
s O'Clock.
Major John Jones Post, No. o. G.. A. r.
Meets every Friday night in Town Hall at
O'Clock.
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night in X.
of p. Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. o. u. W., meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
Lord Delaware Circle, No. 16, Brotherhood
of the Union. Meets 1st and Sd Friday, Nc
Whorter's Hall at p. m.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets first Fri.
day night of each month in Hose House.
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Extraordinary
Offering

1000 Business Suits at 81 so, sold else.
where at $1,000.
1000 Boys Suits at $500, sold else
where at $500.
500 Children's Suits, at 81. so to $500.
1000 Overcoats, Kerseys, Blue, Blacks,
Browns, from $40 to SIS each.
500 Special Jobs at $500, sold else
where at $1200.
Pataloons at 81 to $500.
Prices cut to make trade lively. Call
or sendfor samples.
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Peoples National Bank.-President, DR.. J..
v. Crawford !; Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley; Teller,
W. G.. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
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EXCELSIOR /!

After long years of experience in the
manufacture of clothing, we find our
selves the leaders in the beautiful
garments we produce, the elegant fits,
the splendid styles, vast assortment,
and low. prices, which defy all COM
petition.
Our buyers having returned from
the. worlds prominent markets we
feel certain that it will be to the in
terest of all, to call and examine the
most magnificent selection of goods
ever offered to the trade.
With the above stated facts, we are
now ready to execute all orders
promptly, at the extraordinary low
prices which we are enabled to offer to
our patrons, whose names are legion.
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SECRET SnCIETIES.

Citizens National Bank.-President, Henry
| Clayton Cashier, John 8. Crouch; Teller, L..
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
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B. & O. Railroad.

8. M. PROVOST, General Manager
]. Z. WOOD. General Passenger Agent,
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Middletown Council, No. Q, Jr. o. U. A. M
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's
Hall at 8 O'Clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-28
A Yearly News3apcr.

What would you think of a yearly
newspGper-one that is only printed
once through the twelvemonth! There
are ut least two such in the world, and
there may be more. One is called The
Eskimo Bulletin. 1t is issued every year
ct Prince of Wales Cape. Bering strait,
on the arrival at that isols~- place OF
the yearly steamer. This brings news
from the outer world, and the paper
that has something TO print besides its
local news, that everybody knows at
any rate. The other paper is printed in
Paris, and il comes out once a year now,
just to preserve its name. The Twentieth
Century. Its publishers think that will
be very fine name for journal when
the twentieth century is actually here,
and for fear some one will get ahead Of
them in it they will issue their pape,
once a year until 1900, and thus be first
in the field.-New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-28
More Than 90, 900. 900 Passengers

have been carried by the Lake Shore
4 Michigan Southern railway during
the past % years. Very few were
able TO find any fault. The rest were
delighted. One of them recently
said: ''For several years past ! have
made from two to four trips each
month between Chicago and New
York, and am almost always accom-
panied by from one to three or four
others. l believe las l am informed
by your conductors) that have made
more trips between Chicago and New
York than any other one man during
the past few years l have always
travelled over your road in prefer
ence to any other, because, by care
full comparison with others, 1 have
found not only that the road itself is
far superior, but the table and the
service are in every respect the best
of any road | have ever Travelled on.
The conductors, stewards, walters
and porters l have found to be uni
formly courteous and attentive, add
ing greatly to the comfort of those
who are obliged to travel as much as
| am" Trains leave Chicago as fol-
lows: a. m, 1880 n. M, 1925 p.
M. $50 p. m. S:45 p. NJ, daily, and
1l:3o p. M. daily, except Sunday.
NJ. S. GILES, +. p. A., Chicago.
&. X. WILBER, w. p. A., Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-28
THE LECTURE PLATFORM.
Two Splendid Entertainments b ,oked for
This Evening.

This Evening.
Perhaps the strongest attraction in
the Rock Island Lecture association
course this winter, is the lecture to
be given by Russell H. Conwell, at
Harper's theatre this evening. He
is the highest-priced lecturer ever
brought here by the association. but
the fees for his lectures are all spent
in support of Temple college, Phila-
delphia, of which he is president, and
which has 6.200 students from the
poor but industrious classes. The
sessions of this school are from a.
m. to y:45 p. m.-evening as well as
day classes. If those who have not
heard MIR. Conwell. knew him as well
as those who heard him two years
ago, Harper's theatre would not con-
tain all who would seek admittance.
Mr.. Conwell has been truly ca'led the
spurgeon of America. Although he
is not an old man, Mr.. Conwell has
been in the lecture field more than
thirty years, during which period he
has delivered here and abroad over
three thousand lectures. He is to-
day one of Americas most popular
platform speakers, and almost the
last of the stars who made the plat
form brilliant in the days of Cough,
Bescher and Chaplin. He is in con-
slant demand in all parts of the
country, and cannot respond to one
half the calls he receives. His large
income from his lectures has been
wholly devoted to the benevolent
work of educating the poor. Some
committees, knowing that MIR. Con-
well has been honored with the de-
grees of LII. b., ID. d., and LII. D.,
have frequently used them advertis-
ing him: he insists that we shall
wholly discourage the use of titles
connected with his name, and all
other unnecessary advertising.
| A few choice reserved seats may be
had at so cents each at the door to-
night.
Max O'ReI.
Max O'Rell's comedy lecture, en-
titled "Her Royal Highness, Wo-
man, twill be given at the Grand
opera house, Davenport, this even
ing. Some of the topics which will
be touched upon are: A Frenchman' 8
view of women; the English woman
and her beauty; the British matron
and her fads; love-making in France
and Anglo-Saxon lands; her magnifi-
cent highness, the American woman;
Mrs. Jonathan, queen of the United
States. The lecturer is famous on
two continents, and sure to interest.
Tickets, as and SO cents.