R $18,

including one year's subscription to the paper.

This exceptional offer will remain open for a few days only.

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SEWING SILK.

CORTICELLI SEWING SILK,

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LADIES, TRY IT!

THE BEST SEWING SILK MADE.

EVERY SPOOL WARRANTED.

FULL LENGTH, SMOOTH AND STRONG.

Ask your storekeeper for CORTICELLI Silk.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

"FACTS ABOUT
Arkansas and Texas."

A handsome book, beautifully illustrated, with colored diagrams, giving
reliable information as to crops, population, religious denominations,
commerce, timber, Railroads, lands, etc., etc.

Sent free to any address on receipt of a 2-cent stamp. Address

H.C. TOWNSEND,
GEN. PASSENGER AGT., ST. LOUIS, MO.

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The Cooley Creamer

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Saves in labor its entire cost every season. It will produce enough more
money from the milk to

Pay for itself every 90 days

over and above any other method you can employ. Don't buy infringing
cans from irresponsible dealers. By decision of the U. S. Court the
Cooley is the only Creamer or Milk Can which can be used water sealed or
submerged without infringement. Send for circular to

JOHN BOYD, Manufacturer,
199 LAKE ST., CHICAGO, ILL.

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Gold Watch Free.

The publishers of the Capitol City Home Guest, the well-known
Illustrated Literary and Family Magazine, make the following liberal
Offer for the New Year: The person telling us the longest verse in the
Bible, before March 1st, will receive a SOLID GOLD, LADY'S HUNTING CASED
SWISS WATCH, worth $50. If there be more than one correct answer, the
second will receive an elegant STEM-WINDING GENTLEMAN'S WATCH: the third
a key-winding ENGLISH WATCH. Each person must send 25 cts. with their
answer, for which they will receive three months subscription to the
Home Guest, a 50 page Illustrated NEW YEAR BOOK, A CASE OF 25 ARTICLES
that the ladies will appreciate, and paper containing names of winners.
Address

Pubs. of HOME GUEST, HARTFORD, CONN

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We will send you a watch or a chain BY MAIL OR EXPRESS, C.O.D., to be
examined before paying any money and if not satisfactory, returned at
our expense. We manufacture all our watches and save you 30 per cent.
Catalogue of 250 styles free. EVERY WATCH WARRANTED. ADDRE