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The Exeter Advocate, 1888-3-1, Page 2HEROIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. (St, Watt .Pioneer .Press,) No class appears to have been more thoughtful, more heroic or more self saeri- Acing during the terrors of the great storm of January 1'3 than the school teaehers, and no elites aeema to have suffered more, Some of them yielded up their lives, others were maimed and disabled for life, and others again escaped injary altogether, though the conduct of all be the trysng emergency is worthy of all praise, People in Nebraska are already respond- ing generously to the appeals for a fund in behalf of the Misses Freeman, Joyee tend Shattuck, lut it can readily be seen by the perusal of the sketches which follow that there were plenty of teachers in Woke and el,ewhere w he deserve equal credit for the care taken of their little enarges during that terrible afteraoor and eight. MISS wave Fieuso . Mite give 1'lemon, in charge of District No. 11, two miles northwest of Vauxron, pak,, remained is the school•hause and kept her pupiis there all night and unt:i the storm bad subsided, and they returned to their ileuses in safety next day. Her nerve, patience and endurance during the vigils of that horrible night Pave her a conspizneus Piece e:mong the genuine heroines of the great blizzard. Meas Pierson is 19 }ears of a ;e and iso young lady of rare intelligence and acquirements. lilies narrD. anal' . Miss *Rattle c, Grant is eresident of H lur- on, elle She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin 11. Grout, who alto dike there, and le :s native of itoseville, Ill, Her ane is 1S and she graduated from the Huron High school last ,lune. During the recent great sterni in that vicinity she was laud now es) teat:Mug a country echoil eight miles west of her house, and boardinget the home of L. ]. Goodell. ;,ties Giant, although only teaching leer second torin and ea young is years, realised the fury of theatarui and de - tided to Sheep her heel: tether until it ceased, She andthe large bays brought in a quantity of coal and waited. .'1t noon she had the children eat but half of their din- ners, ao they would have souhething for sup - leer. Darkeees fell and the storm's fury Ind not intermitted. The pfipile ate their seam, levelers c the te;ieher moved the seats up , around the stove and they by down upon them. bliss Grant covered them up with the maps and then kept aitch over thorn acrd a fire fee Ahern alt thruuoit the darienese of that 1towliug night, Dirt:etor Goo:?oil came the cent =ruing' and :Quasi all of the eelecoi safe awl well. :miss Loves& &0701, Ani inespresellaly e44 exverieuee wan that of blies L...idea lroyce, who teught et'hool is the vicieity of Plainview, Pierce Camay, • Neb Her seheol the day of the storm can listed of three ehiidrea---tao of (',steal Reeeberg's children and no of Haw Ng, gane.e'a. 1 tirag out of coal she attempted to go to the reareat hum, some fifty yyar,lra dietaut. Wizen they started the home could be. seen, but the storm grow worse and they loac their way. R'ith each neo• tncutthe f eryof the biirzsrd grewgrt•ater, the winds more cutting, and the suffering of the little party more Ralulul. Weary and foot•aorciand chilled the t!zreeI1t]e ours gave . vent to tears, and, unmintltal of their aur- roundings, lay down to secure a midi Iccd ed rest. In vain the teacher attempted to aroma the Then'9heetre tchedhenna titfull length in the snow, and to the north, hud. diedthe three (little ones to her breast, covered them with her own cloak, and thus shielded therm with her own form. A few hours after dark the youngest of the boys, Peter l'oggansee, awoke. placed his cold Land on the teacher's face, and with the words. I Al SO COLD," aank into a silence the teacher knew was death. The feelings of the young guardian, herself suffering with the cold, cannot be described and are diiFsnit to imagine. It was after midnight when she diacover- ed that Otto Roseberg, the eldest boy had died without a word of warning, and the brave woman gathered little Iletti) Rose - berg, aged 7, in her arms and endeavored to give her all the comfort pcssible. The child became delirious, and her mind wan- dered away to the home where, even at that moment, a mother's heart was aching for her little ones, and between her sobs came the plaintive appeal, "0, I'm so cold, mam- ma, cover me up," When daylight broke the little arms pressed the teacher closer, and in the arms of her faithful guardian, the spirit of little Hattie Roseberg took its flight. The young teacher arose, and cover- ing the little forms as best she could, start- ed in search of shelter. Her hair and cloth- ing were frozen, and she endured excruciat- ing pain. A party was sent for the little ones. They were tenderly taken to their homes, and the beat of care was given to the teacher, who was badly frozen. Though nnsuccessful in her efforts to save her little charges, Louisa Royce did the best her circumstances allowed—angels could do no more, ered by the farmer who owned the stack when he came to fodder his horses. The anfortunate girl was taken to the farm- house and tenderly cared- for. She was afterwards brought to Seward by her father, who resides in that city. A consultation of physicians was held, and the unanimous opinion was expressed that she must submit to an amputation of both legs at oneo or lose her life. A week ago the; operation was performed, the amputation being made j nst below the knees, The poor girl bore . it bravely, and, although vary weakly, will undoubtedly recover. Her father is a vet- eran of the late war, who has been entirely incapacitated for work for Some time, de. pending on the earnin;s of his daughter for supporo. Both are iu destitute eiroam- stances. The citizens of Nebraska have contributed nearly $2,000 for the poor girl's support, 0, E. STEAIRNS AND C1HILDREN. Among the meaty heartrending experien- ces during that terrible storm it well be dif• ficult to tend one equal to the following in the inexpressible redness of its incidents. 0. E. Stearns resides on a farm eight miles northeast of De Sx.et,: in Kingsbury County, Dak. He has three children—Guy, aged 15 ; 11'ellie, i ; and Bessie, S. The morn- , Mg of Jan, 12 31r, Stearns went to the ecttoolhouse where he was teaching, about two :riles from house, his three children ae-- cetnpanying hire. No other scholars emne, and about 2 °'slick they bitched up to re- turn home. A stem had come up, but the horse was strong and knew the road so well that they had no fears of being able to reach their destination. Bat at a turn in the road the horse got off the traeltaud here too numb. to the west. Nothing could be seen in the buntline storm, and, although they Fisted withiu twenty rode of their house they could toe; find it. After going several miles through enowdrifta so deep that the horse wee almost lost lis them they give it up and stopped. 31I5 FAITFCI. NORSE withstood the storm for several hours, but died before moruing. The sleiiglr w,ts turned on ensu and formed a partial shelter. In this manner the father and children stayed from four 0'4locle in the afteruoou uuttt nearly noon the next day, the thermometer melt og S2 o below zero. Although not strong, Mr. Stearns shovelled snow the en. tire time to keep the children froiir being covered up. At daylight Guy started out to Una help. lath bis feet were freeze solid to the ankle, hu:` he 'teethed over half a mile, when they broke at the ankle, nut"he ere ied the rest of the way to a house nearly half a utile further. no wee four Inure malting that journey, aid, although terribly tempted to give up etveral tilnee, the eouregeius little fellow though; of hie father and hitters and kept ou. Help arrived, and novo too stain, either. 'Welke was el. reedy un^oas ions, and was brought to by a uce„hber--lire. Pout (;softer -only after live hoary of constant labor. Bessie earn out safe and well. Guy's legs were amputat- ed below the lace, and the bay is now get- ting sectio nicely. cltutlt b'TAFI'BitL. Miss Carrie itat7.,rd wee a teacher in a country a di'alniear Hurley, Dalt. The ter- rible atom* began aeon after her school was veiled in the afternoon. Slut dill not think it would last long, but when the hour for closing came it was 49 bad if not worn; than ever. She refused to allow the scholars to go /tome, and they remained in the 6011001 - house all that awful night. The coel•shed was quite near, and lilies StaiTard managed. to get iu fuel enough to keep a goal fire all night. iss Stafford was born at Danford, and is 2years of age, Her wether died when she was 13 yenta old, and sine° then she has been forced to think and act for her- aclf, MISS ELLA LAMAIt. Inexpressibly sad was the experience of Miss Ella Lienar, a teacher near k'aulkton, 1)ak., who the morning after the storm was found lying in the snow near the roadside win Iter little charge, Carrie Auman, folded to her breast, both sleeping the sleep which known no awaking. Tho fatal day she had three pupils --two little boya and one little girl --all very young. 'WChoa the etornh set in she started for the nearest house, twenty rods distant, with the children, facing the sweeping, blinding blast. Thechildren soon caused her to become bewildered and lose both the house and the school house. After wandering around trying to find ahel- ter the children refused to move, so chilled and exhausted were they. She crouched in the snow by the roadside with her back to the storm and nestled the children under her wraps, pressed them close to her and cheered and warmed them as best she could. Tho fury of the storm increased constantly, She called for help but could not be heard ten rods away. For six ter- rible hours she fought desperately with death. She folded the little girl to her breast in a vain effort to protect her from the pitiless storm, and when found the little one was still encircled by the frozen arms of the teacher. The little boys eecaped unin- jured and in the morning made their way home, saying " they could not wake teach- er and Carrie." MISS NELLIE GUERNSEY. The school, Diatriet No. 28, in the extreme northern part of Yankton.Gount�Dakota, is taught by Mise Nellie Guernsey. She is about 20 years of age and of slight figure, but possessed of a high order of moral ani physical courage and indomitable will. When the dreadful storm struck the house she shut and barred the doors and remained in the room, keeping all the children with her all that terrible afternoon and night, though it seemed every moment as though the howling wind would lift the frail build- ing and scatter it over the prairie. She kept up the fire and kept the, children to- gether until morning came, which brought a partial subsidence of the storm, and the scholars, under her guidance, reached their homes in safety. MISS ETTIE SNATTUOu. Miss Ettie Shattuck was a teacher in the Public schools of Holt County, Nebraska, and is 19 years of age. Unlike some of the other teachers, she was not burdened with the care of little ones, and all of her pupils were sent to their homes in time to avoid the effects of the storm. She had seen to it.that each of her charges was prompt- ly sent to its respective home, after which she endeavored to reach her own abode, But the storm had inoreased in fury, and she soon lost the way. After wan- dering around until exhausted she finally took refuge in a hay -stack, but was unable to burrow deep enough to prevent her limbs from freezing. Here she remained for seventy-eight hours, and was finally discov. Striding. It a fact beyond, dispute, that scalding never .does any good, and usually S ekes matters worse then they were before. It serves to call forth opposing evils in the one berated, which. in turn brings out still more hard words from; the first speaker, until n hat should have been but a passing cloud, de- velops into a disastrous storm. Webster says that a scold is ".A rude, clamorous, foul-mouthed woman." Perhaps we have not realized that it meant quite ae mush as this, when we allowed ourselves to express' what we felt in words neither wise nor elegant. Is there excuse for tired, overworked mothers who never know the luxury of rest? There are such, and without doubt many of thein, who never, for one neoatent, year in and year out, know what it ie, ti feel res" - ed. This may not be owing entirely to the Amount of work they have to perform, though that course WAS the uriginai cause, bat, having once gotten into such a state, it would require a very long holiday to re- store the body to its normal condition. Is it any wonder that we often feel irritable, and that the overwrought nerves protest against every incivility? Perhaps husband and ehildren are not al: ways as coneidera a ot our feelings as they ought to be, acid to remind then of neglect. eel duty, we scald. They are reminded, forcibly enough, no doubt, but are they more thoughtful next time? And does thea way of doing increase their love for us? Oa the contrary, it will in time eradicate every particle of natural affection. Constant fret ting readers as very unlovely, and in order to be loved we main be lovable. As dreadful as ibis result may be, it is. not all thet may be expected from milt a couree king indulged ie. The children aeon learn to tukel on the same tone, and scold- ing and fault-ficding goon fall as naturally from their pretty lips, as did before the in - eat prattle of childhood. They will, of couree, grow up a copy of their scolding mothers, and thus our every=day words be- come as fax•reachieg as eternity. We can- not think too much of title matter, or be too seriously impreeeed with ito importance. 'tie of vital import, not only to our own. happiness, but to then of every member of the tweedy. —Phretio!oofeca Journal. The Church Bell Nuisance. Jesse Rogers, a citizen of Provincetown, Mass., has been defeated in an attempt to legally suppress a church bell. He lived in proximity to a church, and he claimed that the banging and clanging of the useless bell disturbed his rest and iaj tired his health. He sued the priest in charge of the church, but the Supreme Court has decided that the bell is a necessity and the ringing must go on. At the same time it is doubtful, tradi- tion aside, whether one single substantial reason can be assigned for the ringing of a church bell in a modern populous communi- ty. Betting in Australia. Rev, W. H. Fitchett,- in a recent article published by the Melbourne Telegraph, of that city, makes some astounding revela- tions as to the moral condition of Australia. He says that no leas than $100,000,000 changes hands yearly over the fortunes of the race track, and further adds :—" This is said to be very nearly equal to the total revenue of the wholeofAustralia, and as the population is only 3,000,000 it is equal to $33.33 per capita for maintaining the gamb. ling system. It is reported that the Czar has ordered the Russian Foreign Office to prepare a cir- cular note to the powers calling attention to the foot that the present situation in Bulgaria is contrary to the Berlin treaty. Sir Jo'lu Liib1uck's Ants. Sir John laubbiek recently read a paper Wore the l,inuean Society, is continuation of hie previous memoire, en The ifa '., of [iters, ,Jeee, anti ll`asper. He said it wen generally eta*ed that„ aur Euglieh eleoe- n?skint, aut i ,, far from being entirely dependent on slaves, as was the case with f'o1 +er jrctt rgiev �rzg, the lilac - making ant Par rxrtdence, was really able to live alone, and that *laves were only, au to say, a luxury. Soiree cf his observations op - cued to threw doubt on this. Ile one of his nests the ante were prevented from mak- ing any fresh capture of alavea. Under these circumstances the number of alavea gredually diminished, and at length the Inst died. At that time there were some fifty of themistreeses still remaining. Theao however, rapidly died off, until at the end of Ju.,e.ISs0, there were only six remain- ing. He then placed roar the door of the nest some poem of l'u►•ntifuj'r<.srx, the slave out. These wore at once carried in and soon canto to rzraliNt. The mortality among the mistresses once ceased, and from that day to this only two more have, flied. This teems to show that the Claves perform some indispensable funotion in the nest, though what that is still remains to be discovered. Aa regards the longevity ttf ants, he said that the old queen ant, which had more than once been mentioned to the Society, was still alive. She must be four- teen years old, and still laid fertile eggs, to the important physiological bearing of which foot he called special attention. He discussed the observation and remarks of Graber as regards the senses of mita, with special reference to their sensibility toward the ultra -violet rays, and referred to the observations of Forel, which confirmed those he had previously laid before the. Society. Professor Graber had also questioned some experiments with reference to smell. 730, however, maintained the accuracy of his observations, and pointed out that Graber had overlooked some of the precautions which he had taken; his experiments seem - to leave no doubt as to the existence of a delicate sense of smell among ants. Tea -Drinking and Nervous Dis- orders. Tea has a powerful action on the nervous system of some individuals. Dr. Bullard, of Boston, believes that it may produce a chronic poisoning of the nervous centres, shown in increased excitability, due partly to direct action of the alkaloid on the nerv- ous matter, and also indirectly by the pro- duction of gastric derangement. Taken, therefore, toot frequently, even in moderate doses, it places the nervous system ina con- dition of greater vulnerability to alight external influences, and favours, the de- velopment of functional neuroses, or helps to render them permanent. Whilst there is no evidence to show that tea causes organic changes in the nervous tissues, yet, if such exist, .tea may readily aggravate some of the symptoms. Tea may act as an important factor in the causation of neuralgia, hyitsrie, and allied affections. When taken const.nt- ly in large doses, dyspepaia usually super- venes before irreparable harni is done to the nervous system. Jnhemicrania, and possibly some other functional neuroses, there is probably a craving for some stimulant, and semis better than other equally accessible articles, and so it happens that many sufferers from megrim are great tea -drinkers. —Lancet. Hien Bigger Than They Used to Be A: writer in Nature says:—I have measur- ed a great many Roman coffins, and 'my average shows that the Roman could not have greatly exceeded five feet five inches. In taking measurements of ancient armour I find that the English aristocracy have de- cidedly increased in average height within 500 years. I measured twenty-five mummies in the British museum as nearly as I could through the eases, making estimate for wrapping, and I found that the average height of males was sixty-one inches, females fif ty five inches.. The mummy of the cele- brated Cleopatra: measures about fifty-four inches, about the height of the present Euro. peen girl of thirteen. The moat ancient mummy of an Egyptian king yet discovered measured fifty-two inches. - Visions. The brain is a very delicate and complex machine and, of course, is the more liable to get out of order because of its delicacy and complexity. The musical expert, how- ever skilful, can produce only disoord if his instrument is out of order. So with the instrument 'of the Mind. A disorder- ed brain produces no harmony, however learaed, exaltedend good the subject. The sad facts of insanity are familiar to all. But there are also mental states no- usually re- garded as insane, when the mind certainly is not iu its normal condition. Por instance, one thinks he hears voices distinct and familiar, and yet they.proceed wholly from the person's own brain, An- other listens, charmed, to sweetest music, without a suspicion of its internal origin. Others, fully awoke and in broad daylight and is ordinary heeitb, see --or seen to sea, without a dons of its reality --in their room, or advandiog toward the hou•o,,a friend who is really miles away, or even en another world. Sonne as soon as they close their eyes, though awake are tormented with the most distinct appearances of hid- eous looking men; while others see the moot lovely forms. ' Theeevisions may or may not be frequent ocenreuce. ,ho tee persona are able to recog their unreal ottareeter ; others cannot reason theu?eelvea out of a conviction of their being veritable flesh and blood. Medi -wit Recura, Ret long ago, gave an account of nocturnal visions which for a long time disturbed an aged lady over ninety yearn of age. She was apparently in good health and was net to the bebis of using opium, or aleobol. Every eight a group of gayly dressed, people would come to her siceping room and remain till morning. Some of there would alt and look at her and the young "women, clad. iu light, baud! some dreaes, and with gay Gaps and helmets would talk in a low tone and minis and hang wet Aowers over her pictures or deem, send try to pees from room to rum. They were not rude, but would not leave the apartments whoa ordered to do so. The cid lady was not only annoyed bytbieviola' tiiill cf her privacy, but oleo felt disturbed when oho thought how wewholesotue it cess to have ea many persons in her room at night. The physician, believing the trouble to be duo to defective nouriebment of the brain, administered to her, a short time before retiring, an a;.propriete remedy, which watt followed by mhtnediate improve- ment. These viaione doubtless oeaurred to her it1 dreams, trench occupied very brief per- iods ; but probably the coudirion of her brain waas similar to that of theft who see visioue when Awake, auti all each eases might bebenefited by proper treatment A Mailman at Large : He is a wolf -known eitit:>u, and hie near- est and dearest friends do no;, auepeet hitt in. sanity. How do we happen to Lwow about it? Listen; his apenti e s one, he ie lo x- eplrita d, he don't steep well, he has :tight, sweats, be is annoyed by a hacking cough. These symptom;, aro the forerunners of coin sumption and death, and yet ho neglects them. ]e it any wonder thet we call him a madman? If you erahia friend tell hire to flet a bottle of De. P'ierce's Golden Medical Discovery without delay. It will euro hila if he takes it in time. It will mit miraeui- ivaly cresta um lungs when the old ones are nearly gone, but iii will restore diseased ones to (*.healthy condition. Tell hint about it, and warn him that in his ease delay means death. Prism° Philippe, of I,aurbon, has been aeutenced by default to three mouths' im- prisonment and to peg a fine of 5 030 fraud for awindling a priest in a jewellery trans.' , action. Use the great specific for " cold in head" and catarrh --Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. Owing to increased ditioulty of breathing the other day it was decided to submit the Crown Prince to tracheotomy. The opera- tion was suoceeafully performed by Dr. Brannon. CnaoaLssa Rets Rsxsects restores grey and tailed hair to its natural color and prevents tailing out. The latest fad on ball dresses are long angel sleeves, tr,tenever your 2toaeacle er Bowels stet out 01 or. deX, eau"-loe Btfioe aeaa. Dyspepsia. ex in-irgeetloa, sad their attendant evil?, take et ones a dexo et Dr. var4on•s gtomaeh £hies .lice, fariily 1714f41n=, lilt Ames' R, 60 sects - Handkerchiefs entirely of lace are coming in vogue, Bee 1 Omen Cuss sures is one mantle. Easter bonnets will match the gowns worts with. them.: Ocean Stesauship Passengers Via New York should take the Erie rail- way, as it is riot only the shortest and beat line, but lands people close to the piers of the leading steamship companies. In buy- ing tickets, ask for the Erie. The Toscais the favorite French round hat, and it has a low erowaa, Peyp]e glutton subject to thin uxeat'a, test Boatel tongue, nr any disorder of the Stomach. can At tau•+c ' e relieve4 by usina„t• Dr. Caseon's Stomatii llt4teee. isle olds-'zt evioe: mewls, Alk vo•A:Or^.Lt/`•.:R. Black, dark -brown, or gray furs trim red cloth dresses very tastefully. Voir No More, Watson's cough drops are the best fee tie* world for the throat and chest, for the voice unequalled. See that tbelottere R. & T.W. are sussed on each drop. a: V- SOS }! • 1.. hits -i:t tatta'e� Acs! liPGie lift I4 L L.I alegae tree. 11. 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The opium habit, depsomania, the morphine habit, nervous prostration caused by the use of tobaoco, wakefulness, mental depression, softening of the brain, eta, premature old age, loss of vitality caused by over-exertion of the brain, and loss ot natural strength from any cause whatever. Dien—young, old or middle aged—who are broken down from any DI the above causes, or any cause not mentioned above, Bend your address and 10 cents in stamps for Lubon's Treatise, in book form, of Diseases of Man, Books sent sealed and excite from. observation. Address M. V Luaox 47 Wellington street East, Toronto Ont. There is alk of a ver erten i e migra- tion t y av tion of negroes from the Southern. States South America, and the projectors talk of a movement of hundreds of thousands of men. If this is even partially true it will create an economical revolution and the effects may be far-reaching. Military activity continues on the Con- tinent of Europe, and the opinion prevails in Berlin that the peace illusion, with which Prince Bismarck's speech invested the situa- tion, has passed away and that while war has been postponed it is still inevitable. Among the Rifts to the Prince of Wales, on his silver wedding anniversary, were a box of games moaning gold do miuoes, the spots marked with precious stones ; playing cards of silk, painted by famous artists, and a set of gold and silver chess- men. A special correspondent of the Liverpool Post telegraphing from Vienna, says :—In the course of a lawsuit arising out of gam- bling transactions between one Fuchs and Prince Gustav Sayn Wittgenstein Berleburg, which concluded in the High Court here yesterday, Fuchs made statements implicat- ing a number of exalted personages. Among other things he swore that at Baden-Baden in one single evening he lost 200,000 thalera, of whioh enormous sum the Prince of Wales won one-half. Fuchs added that he gave the Prince bills for the 100,000 the.lers, and duly met them. Send tor circulars and juice to FRi1Bttl tt li t Dealer in Bnilaers' Supplies; lil►ZIDLTON, - ©NT. $9. IN TO BE GIVEN AWAY In order to Introduce my Nursery stock through out the rnite1 States and Canada, I will givo await 18,903.00 in goid as follows, to the parties sending met 14 Three Cent Canadian, or 21 Two Cent Aaoericaai Postage Stamps for any one of the followingcollect-, Hon of plants or huller, which will be sent 'by marl' (postpaid). le April next, and guaranteed to arrive in good condition No.1.-2 Clardy Roses. 2.-2 RverbloonringRoses. 3.-2 Hardy Climbing Roses. 4.-2 Dahlias. 5.--5 Gladiolas. 6...4 (lardy Grape vines. I.-3 Raspberries, steach, black and red; S.-20 Strawberry tt'fants,4 choice kinds. Allletters with stamps enclosed aerequeeted above, for plants, will be numbered as they come to hand, and the senders of the first thirteen hundred letters will receive gifts as follows : 1st. — $250 The next 20, $10 melt. t 2nd.— 100 The nett 40, 5 each. 3rd. — 50 The next 412, 2 each. t 0 1 t 4 h. — S The ext 8 0 1 each. cri. 5th. — 20 �, After 50 thousand' letters have been received, thej Benders of the next eleven hundred letters will re-, calve gifts as follows : est. —$225 2nd.— 125 Srd.— 75 4th.— 50 5th.— 25 The next 10, $15 each. The next 15, . 10 each. The next 40, 5 each. The next 470, 2 each. The next 560, 1 each. After 100 thonsnnd lettere have been received, the, senders of the next one thousand' letters will receives gifts as follows' 1 and 2 8100 each!'rlte next 6.820 cache 3.4 and 5 75 each Tao next 15, f0 each, 6, 7 and 8 50 ench The next 30.7, 3 enchl 0,10,11 and 12, 25 each The atc%t063, tench. After 160 thousand letters have been received, the. senders of the nett eleven hundred and nine letters will receive gifts as follows : 1 2 $1750 chac 3nd4 50 elude The next 5 25 each Tine next 10820 each. Th /JAW 25 10cneh inc next ass 2 each' The next 470 1 each' Any person may send any number of times for any, of above collections. If three cents extra is sent I will Bend in April a. printed Stet of the names of all persons who are enti- tled to the gifts. As a direct investment this will not nay, but my object is to introduce my stock, and build up a trade by mail. I employ no agents, but deal direot with. customers, and can sell and deliver stook to say part of the United States or Canada, either by mail„ express or freight, at about one-half the prioe charged by other Nurserymen through agents. Send me a list of wants and I will quote you prices. Mention this paper, and address nil letters— J. LAHMER, NURSERYMAN, TORONTO, CANADA,