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A VIOLET.
51od demi not send usttrungo flowers every
year.
When the spring winds blow o'er the pleas-
ant places
The same dear things lift up tin. Stuns fair
faces. --
The violet is here,
It all oogles back -the odor, grace and hue -
Each sweet relation of its life repeated;
No blank ie left, no looking for is cheated;
It is the thing we knew,
$o after the heath winter it must bo.
pod will not put strange signs in heavenly
places;
The old love shall look out from the old
faces-
Veilohenl I shall have theol
'-From the Gorman.
PRIVATE GREEN.
BY CHAIILILS B. LEWIS.
Of the 18 recruits who came out to the
Fourth cavalry once upon a time as it was
stationed at Fort Bascombe was Private
James Green, wbp was assigned to Com-
pany B. Fmm t e first hour he came
among us we realized that he was of good
birth, well educated and that he had en-
listed in order to disappear from the world
for a time. Thorn are plenty of guch cases,
and they excite no particular interest or
remark. Unless asoldier wishes to talk
of his (past he is seldom questioned, by his
comrades. If a recruit is set duwn as a
gentleman, the inference is that family
troubles or seine wild adventure was the
pause of his enlistment, and the matter is
never referred to unless ho makes an ene-
my
my aluong his comrades. It was the mis-
fortune of Company I3 to have a captain
o who was hated by his -men and not wsll
liked by the officers of the segment. But
for the fact that ho was a blood relation 01 oP
the colonel's his position would have been
made so uncomfortable in ono way and
another that ho would have been forced to
resign. IIe not only drank too much to
keep hit dignity and maintain the respect
due an officer, but was fault finding and
tyrannical, and was given to ''meddling
with petty affairs which wore none of his
business. Calittiin Bowers' excuse for
"getting down" on Private Green was
that the recruit was impudent and arro-
gant. When this was sifted down, it was
found that ho had,questioned the soldier
regarding his past life and the reasons
which had induced him to enlist, and his
curiosity had been bas no cleans satisfied
Ho May have been a little stiff in his re
fusal, as was his right under the circum
stances, but his refusal to unbosom him-
self made the captain his enemy, and for
nrunths ho was a persecuted man. Fow
officers descend from their pedestal to
"nag" an enlisted man, but Captain Bow
ers did it to his own shame and to the
scandal of the frost. That lie was can ene-
my of Private Green made all the sergeants
and corporals down o0 1110 11100, And as a
consequence he put in more days in the
guardhouse than in his barrack. It was
the general belief that trio ree'ruit was try
ing his hest and that he was by no means
given a fail; show, :Captain Bowers knew
that this was tho fooling, but that only
11(0110 him the more persistent in his
Oultr•S0. '
After three or four months something
happened which should have made the
captain change his programme 10 and feel
that he owed Private G:..1 +n 0 debt. of
gratitude. 00111ptulies 1' and U Were
scouting along tho east(irk edge of the
Groat Staked plains of Teens in search of
,lndians, with whom wo ecce then at War
At nuou ono day the two conlpatties sap
anted to beat up beth sides of a ridge,
and after 0 smile or so the B men wero
suddenly charged by about Ice Indians
wile had been concealed by a fringe of
bushes. The troopers were taken by sur-
prise, but 1110(10 a Coed light of it and
after ten minutes boas off their assailant.;.
In their first rush the Indians surrounded
Captain Bowers, who was a fete yards
ahead of his company, and they they sought to
make him captive instead of killing hien
But for the action of Private Grcun, who
de lied forward to the help of his officer
while all others were confused for the mo
molt, the captain would have been taken
It wont down in the military reports that
tho now man killed three rod;kins with
his own hand, and all his comrades fie
• Blared that he saved the leader of the
troop. For fhe next two or three weeks
there was a cessation of the nagging, but
the fact that ho owed his life to the man
ho hail persecuted rankled in the captain's
breast and after awhile some exouse was
found for sending Private Green 'to the
guardhouse in disgrace. The man mado
up his mind that he was being hounded
and that life would be made miserable,
and he decided to, desert. It is probable
that the sentry on duty at midnight wink-
ed at the escape from tho guardhouse, but
it was unfortunate for Private Green that
he should meet his captain face to face bo -
fore he was clear of the grounds. So it
came about, and Captain Bowers seized
hiin and sought to detain hirn. In the
struggle he was knocked down and render-
ed unconscious for a time, and next horn-
ing the chase after tho deserter was taken
up and pushed with great energy. The
country was scoured for days and days,
but Private Green had disappeared like a
shadow.
A month after the assault and desertion
Company .B was ordered out alone for
a scout over the same ground as beforo,
with orders to pick up the trail of any
small war party and follow it up vigor-
ously. Such a trail was found leading
straight out upon the sandy desert, but it
had not boon followed above two miles
when the troopers ran upon a large force
of Indians in ambush behind a ridge of
sand and were badly out up and scattered.
Captain Bowers' horse was wounded at
the first volley, and mad with pain and
fright dashed oif to the west and could
not be chocked. Tho troop broke up un-
der the fire of the Indians, and after suf-
fering a heavy loss mado back to the fort
1n a state of panic, closely followed by the
exultant victors.
After a mad rush of seven or eight miles
the captain's horse 1.011 exhausted and soon
died. The officer knew that his command
had been routed and that ho was out off
from it. That the Indians did not pursue
him was probably because of their desire
to annihilate the company by following
swiftly on its heels. He had ridden be-
yond their ken and the strong wind had
already covered bis trail in the sand, but
tho fort was 12 miles distant, and ho was
on foot and but off from it. He had lost
his saber, but still retained his revolver,
and was seated on the dead body el his es
horse and planning what move he should bo
make when a trooper suddenly appeased oh
beside him. r 1)l
"MAO! is it you, Greene" ostesimed to
Captain Bowers as ho sprang to his feet. to
The other stood with folded Nims and is
mado ne reply. It Was Private Glen, the al
deatl,ter'. of a mdli'tb ago. His uniform w
a t tyllAnd stabled, and the man had a th
liaggl , N7'611011 look. Ho had not been
>Yldipg aillong the hills, *hate the soldlera
had looked for bursa, but out among the
ri a bre
sand d$ sr where his pRly:ltving com-
panions wero serpents and lizards, tie
had -been driven there bye the persecution
of the ofloer wlio stood befere hiitl, The
officer ItnoW it es well as he arld he drew
hie pistol to defend himself from attaok.
It was two ,or throe minutes before anoth-
er word passed. Then the captain said:
"Green, this is bad business. Wo ran
into an ambush, and the' company must
have been badly out up. It has been
driven back on the fort, and I am alone, as
you see. I am going to try to make my
way in." •
"You cannot do it," was the reply.
"Within an hour the Indian will be logk-
ing for you, They would b upon you be-
fore you were clear of the desert."
"But what shall I do?"
"Come with me."
'Private Green strode away to the west
and the captain followed him: It seemed
strange that he should do so, blit the sud-
den surprise of the ambush, the mad run
of hie horse and his finding the deserter in
such an unexpected place all combined to
cow his spirit and bring a feeling of help-
lessness. For two miles and more he fol-
lowed in the other's footsteps, neither
speaking a word. Then they crossed a
sand ridge which was higher than the
average and descended to a natural sink
of 'about half an acre In extent. In the
center of this sink was a puddle of water -
such water as a thirsty horse would hardy
have touchedwithhis secondi
time.
.
0
In the breast of the sand ridge was a shal-
low cave, the home of the deserter.
"Is this -this where you have been hid-
ing?" asked the officer as he looked about
him.
"For tho lastton days -yes," answered
a awe od
Private Green. "Make yourself at home.
You will have to wait here until the In-
dians clear out."
That was the
water the soldierhad so
d used
to quench his thirst -the
shallow cave his
shelter from the sun and the night. `Tore
was no fire -no food. He must have had
food to live, but he must have been com-
pelled to eat it raw. No wonder he looke
pinched and haggard and wolfish H
flung himself down on the sands an
turned away from the officer. Had th
deserter been armed the officer would hay
feared an attack. While he did nut fca
that, the man's singular demeanor bre
apprehension. Ile had been driven to do
sort -to become a wanderer on the lace o
A HOUSEHOLD PRAYER.
From a suety needle, it pointless pin,
A butteia m10us 6a eye,
A torn out, worllout buttonhole,
Both now and by and by.
From a rotten string or shoo lace weak,
Collars that button hard,
%Attiee that turn "hind side beforo"
Without the least regard,
Good Lord, deliver usl
From a shiftless, thriftless, driftless wife,
A mother who doesn't caro
Whether she tidily wears her gowns
Or rarely combs her hair,
From a husband who doesn't see or know
How dirt trucks up the floor,
A father who thinks it foolishness
For the little 01108 to enure, t
(loud Lord, deliver us!
From a lazy man, a heedless woman,
A thoughtless boy or girl,
Who turn'1au world half upside down
With a whirr, a whisk, a whirl -
From such as these and many more,
As we 1=o on our way,
That wo may gra, ' ously be free
Forever, "Le. es pray,"
Good Lord, deliver us!
-John Weraworth ft1 Clued 11ousekeepi11,.
TAKEN BY A GIRL
BY C. B. LEWIS.
The first time I had speech with -Gen-
eralGr n seeing t a t, though him on a dozen
weeks
occasions before, was about two Wl,(,.S
previous to his ]cove against Lee in what
is known as the Wilderness campaign. Ile
had settled his plans in a general way,
but lyras 'cl more
),
tc 010 details a and particulars,
Ll i
, tl.11.l1•v
1
and of the 38 scouts and spies,,urdcred to
report at headquarters I was one. Bach
in turn as h0 arrived was taken to the
general's
tent fur instructions. These
were
More often given by our chief
g
of SCOUTS
after he 110(1 thoroughly posted himself,
bnt now and then General Grant insisted
un talking with each nein i)1 penes.
d On this occasion he briefly but plainly
o 1 instructed each loan. Ten of the lei were
d to go as spies, the 'remainder as scouts. I
o
had been put down among the latter, to
e my great satisfaction. Not that I would
r have hesitated to disguise myself and at-
tempt to penetrate the enemy's camp and
taken the chances, but soldiers did not
the desert -to hunger and thirst. and foe
that his life wan in peril ovary 11: 1)' ('OD
tain Bowers' thoughts were ar.; thing Lu
pleasant as he sat 111 the shelter and looke
out upon the recruit who had the out
spoken sympathy of four-ilfths of the gar
rison An !lour passed away. Then th
ofllcet said:
"Green, I've boon thinking we were too
hard on yeti, and I am free to say 1 tarn
sorry for it. If you'll go hack to the fort
with ale, things will be different."
Tho 11100 stretched on the sands made
no reply. Ile knew enough of military
discipline to know that a court martial
awaited him for striking his superior offi-
cer and deserting. They must find hire
guilty and pass sentence no ]natter how
well disposed. Ho had stood all he could,
and on the night of his desertion he had
sworn a -solemn oath to have revenge upon
his captain before ho died. Chance had
thrown the officer into his hands. As he
lay there ho was planning murder. Ho
meant to get up by and by and spring
upon the captain; no matter about the
pistol. Reduced in strength as he was for
the want of proper food, the thought of
his wrongs nerved him up and ho felt
himself more than a match for. the man
at his back. After awhile, however, the
thought of bloodshed left hire and he
smiled grimly as he got a 5 iw plan. The
sun was almost down as he roused and
said:
'\\'e must be moving. Follow me,"
"Which way?" asked the officer.
Tho recruit headed for the west, out up-
on the open desert, without a reply, and
the captain followed him in a dazed and
wondering way. The sun went down and
they toiled on. Darkness came, and yet
they walked, At first the captain knew
that they were going west. When dark-
ness came, ho lost his bearings, just as the
soldier had planned he should. By and
by the two were walking around in a cir-
ole, each plodding along -with his head
down and neither asking nor answering
questions. Of a sudden the recruit disap=
peared. Tho officer peered through the
darkness, but could catch no sight of hu-
man form. He stopped and listened, but
no footfall reached his ear. He had been
nervous•and 'apprehensive beforo; now ho
was suddenly almost terror stricken. He
was miles and milds from the fort -miles
and miles out upon the lonely desert. A
dozen times ho tried to brace up and fight
away the feeling of helplessness, but it
was too strong to be shaken off. He should
have sat down to wait for daylight, but
his fears kept him moving. He called for
Private Green. Ho shouted and shrieked
his• name a hundred times. But there was
no answer. When be bad grown so hoarse
that his voice could no longer be heard, he
began running, .and be grew yet more
fearful. Ho was not afraid of the soldier
-not afraid of the serpents and lizards
He did not fear the darkness. He was
afraid of himself, Until midnight be ran
and walked by turns, always hoping that
every darker shadow was the forts of the
man he had driven to desertion, but ever
disappointed. At length he fell down
from exhaustion, and daylight found hirn
groveling in the sand and a human figure
seated beside him. When tho sun came
up, Private Green ,reached out his hand
and quietly said:
"Come, captain, we are going to the
fort. "
f take to spy Work. No army could get
1 along without thorn, and as a rule they
)11'0 the bravest 'nen, but spy work has al-
t ways Eel's and always will be considered
d
0
Tho officer looked upend smiled vacant -
sly and talked to himself in whispers
Next day at noon ho entered the post
alone, but the sentinel at the gate caught
sight of another figure down in the bushes
and knew that officer and deserter land
met.
"Hefei is Captain Bowers!" was shod', I
by a score of privates and officers as 4;74
`
man stood at the gate and stared stupes:.,'
around him.
•
• They pressed forward to shako the of
car by the hand and question him about
his adventures, but he drew away, and
oast his eyes down and muttered and
smiled. Ho no longer had a mind, and
Private Gre,on was ravaged. Months aft-
erward the captain got about again, but
he was so "queer" that hist resignation
was handed in and accepted and he drifted
no one knew whither.
The Books Wanted.
The first mistake likely to be made in
teblishing a public library is choosing
oke of too thoughtful or too solid a
emitter. It is vain to go on the prinoi-
o of collecting books that people ought
read and afterward trying to eioax them
read them. The only praotitvil method
to begin by supplying books Mat people
ready want to read and afters'Ord to do
hatover shall be found possible to elevate
eir reading tastes. -"How *lo Make
Town Libraries Successful," by 1". a Per
kion,
8
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degrading. Asa (woat one wears his own
uniform 1111d 15 prOwldtd With a pass and
i11 ease of capture is treated as a prisoner
of war.
"You will leave camp ns soon as it is
dark and take this rood," began the gen-
eral as he pointed to the 1(121p on the table
before him. "When you reach this cross-
roed, turn to the left. At this road turn
to the right. Get as close to their pickets
and camp ns possible and hear and sec all
you can. Noto which way any force may
be moving, and if re -enforcements are
coming- up try to ascertain their strength.
Scout the country thoroughly along the
roads -and try to be back within four days.
You are pretty young for this business."
"I have been at it a year, general."
"Well, you ought to know something
about it by this time, then. Carry out my
instructions as faithfully as you can and
as soon ns 1390811)10."
I was not going to detail all the inci-
dents of the next two days, though, all
were Interesting and 501110 of thein full of
peril. So far as I could make out, Leo was
not being re -enforced, though 110 was
changing the position of some of his troops,
throwing up field works and evidently on
the alert for any movement on the part of
Grant's army. I had secured all the in-
formation I could hope for under the cir-
cumstances and had sot out o1 my return
when I had a close shave from capture or
death. An hour after daylight, as 1 was
crossing a highway in tho thick woods, I
was observed by a detachment of cavalry
whose approach I had not heard, As I
left cover and stepped into tho open road
tho head of the column was not a pistol
shot away. A dozen voices called "Halt!"
and as I bolted across the road and ran
into the thicket a score of carbines and re-
volvers wero turned louse on me. I ran as
fast as I could, but I believe that it hun-
dred bullets were sent after 010 before tho
• firing ceased. Three of thein cut my
clothes, while a third went through 111y
cap and others cut off twigs and limbs all
around mo. Some of the men dismounted
and pursued me, and, though they did not
again get sight of mo, I knew that a gen-
eral alarm would bo raised, the roads pa-
trolled and I roust go into hiding for tho
day. Aftera run of amile or inoro through
the woods I came upon a clearing and a
farmhouse. I found a hiding place in a
bed of weeds, and during the next two
hours I peered out at intervals, but failed
to see any one moving about. Everything
went to show that the place was deserted, ,
and at length I decided to make a move
which turned out to be a very foolish one.
] had passed the previous night in the
woods and with scarcely a wink of sleep
and was also thirsty and hungry. I should
find water at the well, something to eat
perhaps, and the floor would do me for ti
bed while I caught a few 'hours' sloop.
When I had mado up my mind about it, I
left my hiding place and boldly advanced
to the house. Tho front door stood partly
open, and that was ono of my reasons for
believing the place deserted. As I reached
the door I looked in and saw furniture
and realized that the people must be there
still. I was hesitating what to do when
the door was pulled wide open and a girl
about 12 years old stood beforo rim. Sho
was poorly clad, and hands and face were
not uverelean, but her eyes shone with
intell(gcneci, and her,face was pleasing.
"What (10 you want?" she asked after
we had surveyed each other for a minute.
"I want something to eat and will pay
ybu for it," I replied.
"Father is away, and I'm all alone, and
you aro a Yankee."
"Well, what of it?"
She looked mo over again from bead to
foot and no doubt wondered bo* I got
there and what my errand was. I loaned
against the door and smiled at her, but
the pleasant look left her face and her lips
tightened as if she hod dome to some de-
cided conclusion about something. I
thought sho was going to turn me away,
but after awhile sheeylowly said:
"You will find a gourd at the well, and
I will get you something to eat."
I wont to the well and satisfied my
thirst and then entered the house and sat
down at the rude table in the kitohen
whereon the meals were served. She put
on a plate, knife and fork and a cup of
milk and then brought me some corn
bread and cold moat. I triad my best to
engage her in conversation, but site either
answered in monosyllables or was silent.
Sho know all about the war, of course,
and being southern horn sho had no love
for tho blue. I could and did make allow-
ances for this, and when I found that she
was sullen and uncommunicative I ceased
to annoy her with questions. When my
cup was empty, she took it and wont down
w.. Awrrawir • peroiroig
eellar'to roilli it, I heard bet down there
and heard her ascend the stairs, and,
though sho did not immediately appear,.I
did not raise my oyes. A minute later she
spoke, and my oyes lifted fast enough. She
was standing in the door between the
kitchen and what fanners call the "front
room," and she had a shotgun leveled at
my breast from a distance of only ten feet.
"Yankee, you are my prisoner!" she
quietly said. --
"What do you mean?" I asked as I rest-
ed wy elbo}vs on the table and stared at
her in surprise,
"Just what I said, sir I You aro my
prisoner, and if you don't do just as I toll
you 1'11 shoot! Stand up!"
"Don't be foolish, child," I said as I
stood up and mulled at her, "That gun
isn't loaded, and -even 11 11 WAS you would
not darn fire it off. Put it away find bring
the milk."
"Tho gun is loaded, and I'll shoot!" sho
exclaimed, though her voice betrayed that
she was frightened. "Do as I tell you or
I will fire! Go into the pantry."
I had a revolver in ley holst(r under ray
coat, but as 1 looked into the girl's face 1
knew that she would pull trigger if 1
made a motion to get try weapon. It was
absurd to let a child like hoe i..,:ko 0.0 a
prisoner, and yet I Was forced to re•aliz0
that she was 218 da1':;erous as a man -per-
haps 111n•0 so, The 5(51)1113)0 ti:at 1 backed
up to the open dour of the pant2"?, and as
she advanced ripen i1t0 I stepped into the
little ,
ti1( )10,(01 and 'r,.t•�
d the team endau•
fastened e.
iG With a htttton. sly 1(.,.a cans
to 080a1)0 by tl:o window hefore she could
get out and around the Loins)', but I found
the opening a small one, with wooden
barscar
t c ss the outside. 1
could not at
have
e
(801(1)011 that Way had I been alone in tho
house. Drawing ley revolver I fired
through the door and made threats, but
the girl's voice was firm and determined
as•h
s o answered ale:
"If you fire again, I'll shoot through
the door, and there is a big load of buck-
shot in this gun,"
I coaxed and attempted to bribe, but sho
refused to hold any c'0nversntion with are.
I hoped that she would kava the house, in
which case a couple of kicks would have
sent the old dour ilyinit, but she sat 111)38)1
in the •kitchen to guard mo and wait 1'u1•
some on( to come ((long. It was almost
noon before any ape arrived, and then it
was a guard of cavalry boding up the
11
country in aeav,of are, They were pass-
ing the limas. when the girl called thein
in, and as th,; ]ender Ope1,101 my prison
door and Cunlnlanded nae to step forth sev-
en or eight s)1:1 lurs had their carbines lev-
eled at 11)0. They ;joked 100 and said.
much in praise 1(1' the girl, but she scarce-
ly uttered a word in reply. I Wlw first
t4113((1 to General rul Loo's headquarters to
be(eectiun1xly,and later on was sent.f.o
Richmond, where President Davis did me
the honor to (1 esu°. me in a dark cell of
the oicy prison for two, weeks Its a spy and
to inform 100 that I should eventually be
hanged, By and 1)7 I Inns transferred G,
Libby prison, und later on to Anderson-
villc, and it was Within a few weeks of
poem before I rceov(red illy liberty. Long
after the weer I revisited the farmhouse
whore I Wa8 so igneininiously captured.
I found only an old elan about, and of
him] I queried:
" You lived here during the war?"
"Yes."
"Fou had a daughter?"
"'Yes, Nancy` see nrari•ietl two years
ago, but has been dead for six months.
Sho was a geed girl-Nencywas. Sho Was
also brave. Bight yore in this house, When
she Was silly 1-2 years old, she captured the
most (lardest. spy i)1 (grant's whole army."
ONE SOUltt 1: OF 1'A IS. AN1)
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The r03111(15 Itlie en as SOUt11 Ameri-
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disease, (if:hoes, inflammation e't ul
ceialiuu of the kidneys, neuralgia,
cousumptiun, 1 moo hag.' and catarrh
of the kidneys, inflammation of the
bladder, etc. It purities alld regu-
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urine and lir. 1,.,t9 soaldi,•g. It is
worth a thousand idl'e's tta• cost for
irrustatic troubles in tho old, such fes
so large 0011), inflammation and ulcera-
tion of the rnostrate gland -Sold by
Watts & Co.
A St. Dennis (France) suicide select-
ed roasting 115 111e moans of his taking
off, He I gilt a big fire in his fir -
1(1ace, ley down close before it and
wrote down his impressions as long as
he court. The body was in a shock-
ing condition when found
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MESS
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You know the feeling ! The blood
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seeming to open and shut ; the hor-
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derangement.
A. Swanger, Texarkana, Tex., writes:
"For fifteen years I have used A er's Pills,
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they have failed to cure."
•
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1st Prize,
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
2 Prizes of
5 Prizes of
10 Prizes of .. .
••••
••••
20 PRIZES.
$200.00' ....
100.00 ....
50.00 . • • •
25.00 each
10.00 each
5.00 each
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20Q.00
100.00
50.00
50.00
5.0,00
50.00
$500.00
To the 'Twenty people who solve this Puzzle, if there are so many correct,
wo will give the above Prizes IN CASH.
SEND NO MONE
Y WITH YOUR
ANSWER.
If more than Twenty should be correct, every correot one will (in addition
to the Money Prizes) be awarded .our famous "Faithful Timekeeper Silver
Watch," of
whioh the net ` " "°� "`��°
factory pticei F o a
ie 10
If
TJI
IIL
prefolcd, the
winner can'
ohoose a genu-
un- fi •
ice Gold•'
Jil . • S
cased Watch
ofof the same'
value, ENII e
m
As this- __---
G
ore
here
moaning
ng
"True to the
11010."
our
Proud
1(d
pos1110))
in the Watch
Trade.
A word
which
here moans
they will last
a life -time.
Thoaall t
4 toe ,
of our
Watches
which are
acknowledged
to be the
foremost
in the English
and American
Markets,
wonderful offer is only made to advertise our far famed
Competitor trust road the following conditionsthem. Silver Watches, every
and comply with them.
1. Send your answer on an '•Internat1 nor Post -
Card" which can be b1.umht at the post mile° (prieu
8 coots). 'Pilau is 110 entrance feu or eh,ege what
ever.
`i. In a,l l!'ion to the (:'ash Prizes, 151ryo, e who
sends (Le ('0(84 0:.051.)' will 'hereby w. I one ,.f our
•'huithtul 7laud epur• Fhver I l 11 w 128 o e
in lOglaud for tl) vs'rh,(und1\el;lrehI could be e eusldll
retail in amuricu )Jr'1111 to .y'•1
8, livery winner of the Watch is r111u(red in par-
eha e one of < ,r hey 551,11) 1•A,. (10 )l15I,,'),40, Solid
Sliver Alhert ( Dales weir with the (lutea n• per
oar nuprocedent.•d , ITor wnicb w, Lill Band These
chains aro 1)ilonerheil on rcr,y I(ui: by the
t•;ngileh Government, !11bn name Watch is required
with (1 t 1 -Riled est, im.toad of sul!d t•,ilver, ,, C.Lain
to match may, if de'ired, b1( •Lo+en.
4 With our W.t •h and than toil will receive our
t eiceremamois (l (ll�logue quoting 11'Lnl,.ssle Factory
begivrn to,Ile one who PI 1:0solves the etc.�((eb0.4. loitst Prize
u5ivcs
the Watch und C'h'in, and marts altogether the
largest amount of Goals from the Catalogue; the
80eond Prize to th, winner who 031011 the second
largest amount, and so en. If not more than twenty
win and receive the Watch and (.halo, end II thes
<1 n ' bay anything from the Catalogue, the whole
of the ['rive motley will be equally divided among
them, oi,ir,g M25 each. All amounts in this
lith crib omen:. are taken at the exchange of $'5 to X1.
5. A f..rm will be sent free to you which trust ho
oiled up an 1 forwarded to each us by December 54th
of all Goods ordered o1) account of these Prizes.
re. The 0131100 und a.vrrest•ess of the cash )rilze
'hers wilt be printed ,n the !Tates, Da lig 1'c'ly-
-aph nn,l ,S/a<, lar,!, of Londoe, vn Der. ;11at next,
nd slit* gnunu7 in the .:Vete York Heath', Drafts
or the 1'rtzeo will be posted some day,
7. write your name und. eddies) in full every
time yet' write to ns to evei<1 mistakes,
8. Orders for these Prizes may be sent in aepar
ately fr< m time to time, awl yen will be credited
with the total of all when you sand in the report
form as above,
1 When sending Orders phase remember that the
letter la sage to England is 5 cents, pee half ounce,
and 0Insufficient postage is used the letter is liable
to go Wray.
Send you answer at oucei You ale sure to win a Prize if correct, while
even if not correct it costs you nothing.
ADDRESS
The Watchmakers' Alliance & Ernest Good's Stores.
Incorporated according to Art of Parliament-Capital.190,000($450,000).
D.
LARGEST ENGLISH WATCHMAKERS,
11.S4 00.forte tv4treet
11"...4oA71dog21„
Cable Address: "CLOCKLIKE, LONDON," Business Established 1885.
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The (reservedly popular brands of EI)gh Grade Teas, including the Noted
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ID
CROCKERY I Handsome Toilet Sets from $2.5() to 58.00,
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