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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, DECEMBER, 1894.
Do You Have Bad Spells?
word that the average person will ever have occasion to use.
address the publishers, The Practical Text Book Company, 428 Superior Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
Catalogue and full infoi tnation for the asking.
Creston Business College, Creston, Iowa.
It Is a Grand Little Work.—Prof. W.
himself, pron. he or linn.
hin'der, v.t. (ed, ing) lo,retard.
hip, ?'. /. (ped, ping),    [sician.
hire, v. t. (ed, ing) to employ.
hive, v. t. (ed, ing) to harbor.
hoard, v. t. (ed, ing) to lay up.
hob'ble, »'. t. (ed, ing) to limp.
hod, ». coal scuttle; tray.
hoist, p. t. (ed, ing) to raise.
ho'm, n. evergreen oak: islet.
hd'hf, ft. (i-er, l-est) sacred.
hom'i-li/, n. (pi. les) a sermon.
hom'i-ny, h .f ood made of maze.
Zion'est, a. (ly adv.) Just.
hon'>jy bee. n. winged iusect.
hqod'wink, v. t. to deceive.
hook, v. t. (ed, ing) to msnare.
hoot, v. *._(ed, ing) a clamor.
hoove, N. disease of cattle.
hop, v. i. (ped, pmg) to skip.
ho-rfzon, ». circle of vision.;   T.
horn, a. (y, a.) antler; point.
hor'li-f^, v. 1. (ied, ying).
hor.v de edm-bat', u. disabled.
Prof. S. S. Packard, Pres. Packard's Business College, New York City.
—Prof. G. W. Harmon, Principal Commercial Institute, New Orleans. La.
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Transcript this number. Please re,ieu)> This paper is the official organ of the Western Penmen's Association. Eleventh Year. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, DECEMBER, 1894. Do You Have Bad Spells? Most people do, and appreciate a quick, sure and permanent remedy. It will pay you to try it. Everybody's Dictionary is to carry in the vest pocket, lasts a life-time and costs but a trifle. With this book in the pocket, only an instant of time is required to gain information—at just the time it is needed. This dictionary gives the spelling, pronunciation, syllable divisions, parts of speech, capitalization, participles and definitions of 33,000 words; list of States and their Capitals; rules for punctuation; rules for use of capitals; postal information; rules for spelling; etc.—and' can be carried in the vest pocket. It is an invaluable companion to everybody who has occasion to talk, read or write. 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Remit by money order, postal note, or stamps for a single book, and address the publishers, The Practical Text Book Company, 428 Superior Street, Cleveland, Ohio. REMEMBER Always that the best school books on the subjects of Spelling, Shorthand, Typewriting, Letter Writing, English, Commercial Law and Bookkeeping are published by The Practical Text Book Company, 428 Superior St., Cleveland, O. Catalogue and full infoi tnation for the asking. Worth $5. I have one of ybnr dictionaries and would not take $5 for it.—Robt. B Gardner, Selins Grove, Pa. Everybody Wants It. I have one of your dictionaries, and everybody who sees it wants to buy it. I would not part with mine for $5; if I were unable to get another. —A. H. Sigworth, Ma- rionville, Pa. It is a Little Gem. —Prof. R. C. Holaday, Davis Military School, Winston, N. C. Our Students are Well Pleased with the little work and find it verv convenient. — E. E. Gaylord, Principal Creston Business College, Creston, Iowa. I Congratulate Both the Author and Publisher upon the utility and beautv of this book.—Prof. Chas. B. Knowlton, Supt. of Writing, Buffalo Public Schools,' Buffalo, N. Y. Delighted With It. The pocket Dictionary is a beauty and does, credit to its author. I am delighted with it.— Prof. E. F. Monlton, Supervisor Cleveland Public Schools, Cleveland, Ohio. It is the Finest Thing I Ever Saw in the line of a small dictionary—C. S. Jewel), A. M., Preparatory School of Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. It Is a Grand Little Work.—Prof. W. H. Sadler, Pres. Sadler's Bryant & Stratton Business College, Baltimore, Md. This Book is GREAT — Send me another one.:—J. C. Hancock, Cairo, 111. highland E hi<7/»'land, n. elevated land. hir/Vway, «. public road, hi-la'ri-ous, a. mirthful, hi-lar/i-ty, n. jollity, hill, n. elevation of ground, hil'lock, n. small hill, hilt,«. handle. [van. Hi-ma'la-yan or Him-a-la' himself, pron. he or linn. hind, a. (er, -most) in the rear, hin'der, v.t. (ed, ing) lo,retard. Hin'doo, I n. native or Hmdo- Hin'du, ) stan. Hin-doo-sta'nee,»>. a language, hin'drance, u, delay, hinge, o. t. (ed, ing) to attach, hint, v. t. (ed, ing) to imply, hip, ?'. /. (ped, ping), [sician. Hip-poe'ri-teg, n. Greek phy- hip'po-drome, n. a circus, hip-po-pot'a-mus, n. hire, v. t. (ed, ing) to employ. hire ling, one hired. hir-sute , a. rough with hair, his'pid, a. bristly, hiss, v. i. (ed, ing) to condemn his-tog'ra-pher, ». his-to'ri-an, n. chronicler. his-tor'ie-al, a. his'to-ry, «. annals, his-tri-on'ie, a. theatrical. ' bit, v. t. (ting) lo strike, hitch, v. t. (ed, ing) to fasten, hith'er, a. nearer, hith'er-to, aclp. as yet. hith'er-ward, adv. hither, hive, v. t. (ed, ing) to harbor. hives, n. eruptive disease. hla, \ intetJ- 'iaIlo°- hoar, a. (y) -white or gray, hoard, v. t. (ed, ing) to lay up. hoar'frost, n. white frost. hoarse, «. (er, est) harsh, hoax, «. practical joke. hob'ble, »'. t. (ed, ing) to limp. hob'ble-de-hoy, n. awkward h6b'hi/,»(2^.ies)pursuit[youtb hob'by-horse.K. wooden horse, hob'gob-lin, «. an imp hob'nail, ». large headed nail, hock,«. wine, ho'cus-po'eus, n. a cheat, hod, ». coal scuttle; tray. hoe,»>./(ed, ing) to cut with a hoe hoe eake,«. Indian meal cake, hog ». swine. hog'gish, a. filthy; selfish. hogs'head,ii.il measure; 63gal. hoi'den, a. (is.li) rude, hoist, p. t. (ed, ing) to raise. Boi'ty-toi'ty, <*. giddy, hold,'.-.*, (held, en, ing) to have, hole, ». a pit; hollow, hol'i-day, «. festival day. ho'li-nesB, «. sanctity, hol'land, ». linen fabric, hollo', interj. stop. hol'low, a. not solid. holly, a. tree or shrub, hollyhock, n. flower, ho'm, n. evergreen oak: islet. hoFo-caust, n. burnt sacrifice, hol'o-graph, n. a document. SPECIMEN i hors de combat hd'hf, ft. (i-er, l-est) sacred. hom'age, v. deference. hom'age-a-ble, a. home, ». dwelling; land. homeliness, a. plainness. home'ly, re. plain; domestic. ho-me-o-path'ie, a. ho-meop'a-thist,». ho-me-6p'a-thy,)i.iirtof curing. Ho-mer'ie, a. of Homer. home'Stead, n. home place. home'ward, a. toward home. hom'i-cide, n man slayer. hom'i-li/, n. (pi. les) a sermon. hom'i-ny, h .f ood made of maze. ho-mo-cen'tric.ra. same center. ho-mo-ge'ne-ous, a. similar. ho-mog'e-nous, a. [scent. ho-mog'e-ny, ». common de- hdm'o-logne.ii.same structure. ho-mol'o-gy,«. relation. hom'o-nym, «. ho-moph'o-nous, a. alike. ho-mot'o-nous,«. eguable. ho-mun'eu-lus, n. dwarf. hone, 11. an oilstone. Zion'est, a. (ly adv.) Just. *Sn'est-y,«. integrity. hon'ey,». sweet substance. hon'>jy bee. n. winged iusect. hon'ey-moon,». . [vine. hon'ey-sue-kle, n. flowering Hon'i-ton lace,«. pillow l.ice. fion'or, n. veneration. himTSl, *. *. (ed, ing) to revere Aon'or-a-ble, a. estimable. Adn'or-a-ry,rteonferrmghonor.. hood, n. head garment, hqod'wink, v. t. to deceive. hoof, n. Horny part of foot, hook, v. t. (ed, ing) to msnare. hdbk'a/', «. pipe, hook'ed-ness, n. incurvation. hoop or hoop, «. ring. - hoop'oe, n. European bird. Hoo'sier, n. native of Indiana, hoot, v. *._(ed, ing) a clamor. hoove, N. disease of cattle. hop, v. i. (ped, pmg) to skip. hope, f>. /. (ed, ing) to expect, hope'ful, «. (ly, adv.) full of hope'less/r. despairing, [hope, hop'lite, n. soldier. hdp'per, h. a chute, hopscotch, ii. game. ho'ra-ry, n. hourly, horde,». a clan. hore'hound, «. jilant. ho-rfzon, ». circle of vision.; T. hdr-i-zon'tal, «. on a level, horn, a. (y, a.) antler; point. horned, a. having horns, hor'net, ». strong wasp. horn'plpe,/'dunce; instrument. ho-rdg'ra-phy,u.aec'tof hours. hor'o-loge, «. timejiiece. ho-rol'o-gy, n. timepiece, hor'o-seope,«. a nativity., hor'rent, a. bristling, hor'ri-ble, ft. shocking. - hor'rid, a. hideous, hor'li-f^, v. 1. 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