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Aleck the Hunchback Boy, -OR- WIio First Made the Jumping Jack. Something 'ike twenty years ago, a miserable brick boaBe in a ta;k alley was the home ol Archibald Ramsey, a Scotch •arpenter. He worked down-town, in a shop, mr-kmg cornices, moldings, mantels, and a variety of the more elaborate parts employed in finishing houses. Every evening he took home pocfeeilu.’s, and ot en Landfuls also, of bits and ends from the shop. lnese oddly shaped fragments of soft, sweet- smelling pine furnished amusement for poor little A eck, Hr. Rimsey’s hunckback boy ; and when they had seivod this purpose, they were used as k ndlings in the kitchen st >ve. Tnere was a houseful of little Rimseys, of whom A ec was the oldest, and when he was amused, so were the otners, thus giving the overworked mother time for otner duci*s. Alec was sixteen years old, and not taller than an avarage boy of ten. He was very much de formed, and had he lived in an age and c .untry ol kings seeki ig dwarfs and human oddities for “court fools ' or “j inters,“ he would have been a pr.za to some iron-handed tyrant. His shoulders were almost as high as his htai, his arms hung out loose and da giiug, and tue rest of his body was shrunken and sLnder to a most pitiable degree. But whoever, with a tender hiart, looked into his srreat, questioning eyes and noted tis broad, fair forehead and his clean, dtlicate bands, would soon lorget the sad shape in the nobility of the tac?. 1 need not linger to speuk of his studies, which, all ui a.ded, he pushed along with suc cess ; nor of his constancy in th« Sunday-school, where he was a universal favorite. It ts about his play with the bits of pine from the shop i wish to tell you. Many a dioli pile he built on the kitchen- floor ; many a ltinny thing he whittled out to amuse the little ones ; many a comical toy he made and gave away to neighboring children. Often he said, and oitener though!, ‘What can I whittle that will sell?’ For only money seemed likely to bring him the changed life tor which he longed. Once, when he sold tor a few pen nies, a queer little pine trinket, his father stroked ins silken hair and said : •Ab, me puir bairoio, I dinna ken but ye may mnfc' your fortoon wi’ your koiie.’ How that little piece ot encoorigement rang in his ears and stimulated him to think and whittle, whittle and think ! One genial afternoon in May, Alec crept out to ei joy the balmy air, and, by the noise of a crowd of nrchins on a vacant lot at a little dis tance, was drawn in that direction. Here he saw a colored boy, named Jack, attempting, for the amusement ot the party, ail sorts of pranks in imitation of circus per.ormers. Bareheaded and clothed in striped red and yellow garments of coarse quality, the negro lad almost seemed made of India rubber. Ab.e watched his capers ia amazoment. Nev er before had he seen such antics, or even thought them possible. It was no wonder that the trail, stiff join ted little hunchback dreamed it all over again, as he did that night. The next morning his whitiling genius took shape from this event, and before noon he bad produced a ru le pine image of the negro,—head, arms aud legs loosely hung with bits of broom- wire, aud the whole curiously arranged, so that by working a string, it would jump, nod, turn sotnersnul's, aud go through quite a series of contortions. With colored pencils, of which he Lad some cheap specimens, tie biacked its head, neck, hands and leet, reddened its lips, whiten ed its eyes, and rudely striped iu yellow and red the body, all in imitation of the little negro gymnast. Before it was completed, his youn ger brother, who had been with him the day belore, named it “Jumping-Jack.” Aud in the afternoon, when he went to the vacant lot and exhibited it to the youngsters there, it was not only universally but boisterously hailed by the same name. Wnen he returned home, he brought, instead of the Jamping-Jaok, a silver half-dollar, for which he had said the toy to an •eager, well-dressed lad of his own age. And not only this, but he had orders from the boys for half a dczjn more, to be made as soon as possible. Oh, what a proud, g’al heart beat within that deformed little body of Aiec s ! How his tem ples turobed! H>w elastic his step! What flashing eyes! What a skriu ol wild and hope ful talk he unwound to his mother! So much money for his whittling, aud a chance for more aDd more! Castles, sky-high and star-bright! Never a great hero telt a victory more than Alee felt bis success. To you who are not de formed, who are not wretchedly poor, who nev er longed for advantsges and comforts utterly beyond your reach, it may seem absurd that a Jumping-Jack, sold for a half a dollar, should cause so much rejoicing. But you cannot judge of the ctse. Alec was loving, brave, am bitious and capable, and yet a mere weakling. He was the eldest child ; his parents were poor and growing old ; there were several y ounger children, and thesepoints he bad often thought ovtr and over, weeping bitterly at his helpless state. He longed fircely to help iu some way, to do something usefal, to earn even a small part of his own living. To his eager desire, money was everything, bc- oatso it would buy everything. Money meant enough to eat, a soft bed an easy chair for his crooked, pain-fall shoulders, a better house and easy circumstances for the family. Money meant corn! r , education, good clothes, an hon orable position and the means to do good to othtrs. But, above all the silver hali-dollar he had earned seemed like a key to unlock the gates of dependence behind which he chafed S3 constantly. Besides, it was the first Jamping- Jsck ever made, and a voice seemed to whisper dreamily that in some way it would carry him thereafter, instead ot his being left to creep so wearily around. And the boys had hailed it with such upn arious delight that he could not help feeling he had whittled out a triumph. Who shall wonder, then, at his elation ? But I have not told you all. Tuat evening he whittled, and the next day he whittled, and before night had added to bis capital three more shining balf-doilais. The next day he doubled his money. The demand for Jnmping-Jr.eks increased. Boys came to the doer, silver ia hand, to get what he tal not time to make. His grave Scotch parents began to hold seri ous counsel over the matter. If Alec could find such sale for these pine images in that neigh borhood. why, the whole city would rtqure' thousands ; and what wou'd sell to delighted children iu one city would sell elsewhere also. If they could supplj the market, a fortune might readily be made. Scotch blood, once aroused and challenged, is sanguine and venturesome. Bat it would be uninteresting to repeat all the details ; so the rest of my story shall be brief. Alec's Sunday-school teacher, who was a law yer, procured for him a patent on Jumping- J. eks of every description ; a rich old uncle of Alec's mother built him a factory and started him in business ; and, within a year from the the Rimsey factory were selling in gr.-at num- j were such wonderful recitations, and such good hers all over America. I music to listen to. that it was after one o'clock Truly Alec did “mak’ a fortoon wi'his knife.” when we reached home. Mr. Driscoil took my To school he went; into a better house, all j key and softly opened the door—I whispered a their own, the family moved ; easier circum- j good-night and closed myself in, It surprised stances, better health, less weariness and am- | me that tbev had not left a light burning in the pie means for doing good, came to the Ramseys. I hall, especiaily as I was not used to the house; but I groped my way up two flights of stairs to Surely, there was a carpet on the But the best point in my story is that a fine asylum and school for hunchbacks, free to the poor, is one of the noblest enterprises to which Alec has been chief contributor. Go into the park on a fair day and you will see an elegant turn-out—a magnificent span ot •iapple-grays, a carriage to match, roomy and costly, hut net gaudy ; a driver not in livery, as many are, but looking just the man for his work ; and such a load es are making merry within,—everyone of them a hunchback! Yes, from the crooked gentleman on ths back seat to the little fellows up by the driver, all are hunch backs ; well dressed, happy-seeming, but with a wistful look. Tnose deformed lads in the carriage are from the "Ramsey Asylum for Hunchbacks,” and this is Alec’s carriage, and that “crooked gen tleman on the back soat” is Alec himself. my room. fl oor! Who could have put it down since I left ? Just as I reached the bureau, and was feeliDg for a match, I heard some one breathing in the bed! In a moment the truth flashed over me. I bad entered the wrong house! Down I ran, as fast as my feet could carry me, opened the door and gained the street. Trie agony I suffered lest some one should seiz s me or shoot at me before l could g*t out was indescribable, but no one awoke. Is ood in the street alone, but in a mo ment I heard a boy coming down the block, whistling- How often I had blamed my brothers for whistling—I never will again- That bojish whistle was a herald of safety for me, for I felt sure I could trust a boy. The little fellow, a messenger boy of not more than thirteen years, came hurrying past; I stopped him, and begged Every fair afternoon he is out in this way, tak- I him to Had me a policeman. We walked a block mg a load of “his boys,” as he calls them, and | or two together till w* found a watchman, who thus, as often as once a fortnight, Le gives every inmate of the asylum a turn in the park. THE MISHAPS OF A MOVING DAY. BT HOPE LEDYABD. It was the first of May and we were moving; do you need to be told more to imagine the con fusion? I was the eldest of six, and though mother had the name of attending to things, as she was not strong, I was the one who worked. I don't think one ever feels tired on moving day; it is not while you are packing and plann ing, and contriving—hurrying from the old to the new house and back again, getting up pic nic meals, which in spite of the dirt and disor der are very jolly—it is not while ail this is go ing on that you feel tired. One's spirits seem to rise with the demand made upon them. It is only when, having improvised a crib out of a big bureau drawer, and delighted the little five- year-old by letting himsleap ia mamma's room, you make up your bed hastily and lie down on it, that the Mired' comes out. But the year I am telling about was my first experience at moving, and I did not know what a false txhileration the day was to exsrt upon me. I had been up at dawn, packing and con triving, for we were by no means rich, and papa had said if I saved him ex ra expenses iu mov ing, I might have the new jarlor curtains I had beea so long sighing for. It was two o'clock in the afternoon; 1 had left my little brother to watch the front hall, and was seated on the top of a step-laddersorting over a lot of rubbish and magazines, when to my horror, I heard Jack say: ‘Sister's right back there, you-ll see her if you look up.’ Who could it be that was so fool ish as to come to see me in this confusion? I heard a man's footsteps, but could not look round without standing up, and that I would rot do—there was not time to descend. ‘Oh, Miss Hurst! Excuse my coming in—I had no idea you were moving.’ There stood Mr. Driscoll, the one of all others in whose eyes I wished to appear well. He was, I had heard, most fastidious as to young ladies! I murmured, with no thought of punning, something about it being ‘a very sudden move, 4 and tried to apol ogize for my appearance. •Indeed, I see no need for apology, 4 said Mr. Driscoll kindly. ‘I am sure you area very good daughter to be lightening your mother's respon sibility so much. I ran in because I have most unexpectedly ricc-ived an invitation to inset Mr. aud Mrs.—‘meLt.oniug a lady and gentleman very well known in literary circles,‘andas I find, at the last moment, that I nay bring a lady, I could think of no one who would enjoy i: so much i s yourself. It is such very short notice that I fear you will think me somewhat rude in asking yon, but, if you can possibly manage it, I should be delighetd to introdu e you at Mrs. C —‘s. 4 The very name was tempting bait to me. I had heard of this lady's literary receptions, anc dreamed of the honor, at some far future time, of being invited to one of them. ‘To-night, did you say?' •Yes; it is awfully short notice!' I'll be no cs o at home after eight o'olock, I thought, and I know just where my best things are —I can dress quickly. 'Yes,' I said aloud, •I'm only too glad to go, Mr. Driscoll. But I shall not do you great honor, for I cannot make any preparation.' •On, mat makes no difference. I sincerely -bought it would give you incri pleasure than anybody I knew. Now, I will not hinder yon, but call at nine o'clock.' Any girl of eighteen knows how much harder 1 worked after that. I felt peculiarly pleasant toward the boys and tenderly solicitous ot mother's headache. My dress gave me littie anxiety, simply because I La 1 but one best suif, which, carefully locked iu a little old-fashioned trunk, had been sent to the new house on the first load. My brother George and I each bad a small hair-covered trunk, studded with brass nails, which from the time of our babyhood held our treasures. At first these consisted of doll's rags and tea-?ets in the one, and kites, marbles, and tops in the other; but the girl had matured earlier than the boy, so that, though his still held what I called trash, mine was the recepta cle of my very best suit and a few keepsakes. The last load was unpacked, tea had been eaten, the excited young ones put to bed, with promises of unlimited treats on the morrow if they would do without the usual story that night, and at last, at eight o'olock, I ran up to my room where, amid rolls of carpet, and scat tered furniture, with the aid of a broken glass, I was to make my toilet. There, in the middle of the room, was tho little trunk; how glad I was I had basted refits in my suit, and that ali lay in readiness; I turned the key in the lock and lifted the lid—what a sight met my eyes! In stead of neatly folded silk gloves, hat, and fan, there was a collection ct birds-nest, twine, fish, ing-tackle, and I know not waat! I bad not a moment to lose. Down I rushed to explain to the others: -My trunk is at the othc-r hous ! I put the one I thought was G -orge's but which was mine, with ail the last lot to come to-morrow.’ My kind father, tired as he was, looked at his watch to see if by any possibility he could get the trunk for me, but it was half past eight- Mother forgot her headache and hurried to her own trunks. ‘Here is my black silk—you might wear the skirt, but the waist would not fit you.’ As she lifted the dress I caught sight of her great treasure—a red Indian shaw. ‘If you'll let me wear your shawl,’ I ex:l dined, ‘I'll man age with an old waist.’ •There, hurry child, curl your hair and take mv things—you mast go without a bonnet, but if Mr. Driscoll brings you any flowers put one in your hair.’ I hurried back with my spoils, and had bardly completed my toilet when Mr. Driscoll rang the bell. S:e, mother, will I do?' I whispered as I passed the sittiDg-room. •You look very nicely. Hers is th« la'ch key; we are too tired to wait up for you.’ Putting the key in my pocket I hurried down to my es cort, who completed my happiness by present ing me with some lovely flowers. We enjoyed explained that the coachman had driven us to a row of houses just like the one I lived in, but four streets below. He piloted me to the corner of our street, but could go no further, so I had to walk alone to the house. There was a light burning for me and I was soon by my mother's side, telling, between laughter aid tears, my Moving Sttry Wiiat do our Children Head J The reading, which, unknown to parents, finds its way into the hands cf their children, is often of the very worst kind. It is stated that there are twenty-five pernicious stnrt-papers for boys and girls published iu Now-York City, alone, and their popularity is shown by the fact that these vici >us sheets have a circulation of over 375,000. They are printed on cheap, poor paper, are widely advertise!, and are offered for sale at prices which enable 6ven the poorest children to obtain them. As to the ‘dime novel’ code, Prof. W. G. Sum ner, of Yale College, sp<akingof the effect of dime novels upon the young, says: ‘We may generaliz o the following, in regard to the views of life which these stories inculcate, and the code of morals and manners which they teach: The first thing wbi-ch a boy ought to acquire, is physical strength for fighting pa-poses. The supposed code of English brutality prevails, but it is always mixed with the code of the re volver, and in many of the stories, the litter is taught in its fullness. These youngsters gen erally carry revolvers and use them at their good discretion- ‘A boy ought to cheat the penurious father who does not give him as much money as he finds necessary, and ought to compel him to pay. A good way to force him to pay liberally, and, at tbe same lime, stop criticising his son’s habits, is to find out his own vices (he always has some), and then to levy blackmail on him. Q riet home life is stupid and unmanly. Boys brought up in it have to work hard and to bow down to falsa dec lines which parsons and teachers, in league with parents, have invented against boys. To become a true mao, a boy must break with respee'ability and j oin the vag abonds and the swell mob. ‘No fiue young fellow, who knows life, need mind the law, still less the police. If a father is rich, the son can easily find smart lawyers who can get him out of prison, and will dine with him at D.-lmonico’s aftsrwar 1.’ NOTICE, SHIPPERS OF FERTILIZERS. GEORGIA RAILROAD CO. 1 Office Gen’l Freight Agt. ! Augusta, Ga., Jau. 30, 1879, ) The ten per cent, reduction on Fertilizers to Local Stati -ns o - thia road aud branches will remain iu force until Feb, 28, next. fi. R. DORSEY, Gen. Freight 4gt: ‘I want to find out who is the master of this house,’ said the mau with a book under his arm to the viuegarj^looking woman with a pointed nose and a very small top-knot, who opened the door tor him. ‘Weil, stranger,’ she said, with arms akimbo, ‘you just walk around into the back-yard and ask a little spindle-shanked dea con you'll find there fixin' up the grape-arbor, aDd he'll tell you if I don't bos3 thisraDch he don't know who does. Now, what do you want with me? Milkmaids are different. The milkmaid in oe country is different from the mil made in he city. MUSIC BELOW COST. Having secured control of a bankrupt stock of about 100,000 piece ot new sheet music—the io" will be closed out at prices one-twentieth what such music retails at.— For 23 cts. we will mail a roll of piec s. vocal or instru mental, that yonr d-aler cannot duplicate for Ie?s thai $5 to $7. Five rolls for $1 ; twelve for $2. Orcb r at once A. C. MORTON & CO. Dec. 28—2t. Atlanta, Ga. Dr, J. H. Adorns, HOT SPRINGS, - Al.aANSAS. Special Chronic and 03SCURE DISEASES of either sex, treated successfully in a strictly private and scientific manner. Immediate r.lief. speech-, perfect and permanent cure. A successful experience iu over 30,000 cases. Write for information and advice, to S. T. BAFER. M. D.. Duukin. New A'ork. publishers of the Popular Medical Monthly, which everi body sick or well should read. Send two stamps for sample copy. Memphis & Charleston R. R. Memphis TESX.-On and after December 1st, 1S78 t he following passenger schedule will be operaetd. GOING east going west. BEAD DOWN. BEAD UP. Lve 12:20 night Memphis I2.10pm Arr " 3:02 am Grand Juuciion 9:37 am Lve “ 3:56 am Middleton .8:50 am “ 44 5:08am -.Corinth 7:4f am “ “ 10:15 am Decatur 2-35 am “ 3:00am Stevenson 10:15pm “ Arr 4:50 pm Chattaoooga 8:00 pm Lve For Sale or Rent, SPLENDID cornu miiiTuisi IN GEORGIA. Sealed proposal far the purchase o rent of one or all of the following well-known Plantations will be received by the undersigned at No. 13 Bank Sr., Philadelphia, u\m?>7v R ’ U^i G i IERTY l ’°- No. of Acres. 1.610 BYRON, DOUGHERTY CO. •• - “ o *74 iE A LL ’ DOUGHERTY CO. 3.250 ih.h t LLL O k “ •» ^ i ojk VIMBERLY, BAKER CO. •• >• .. o.250 Each place is iu a high state of cultivation, and in fir.t- ia.se condition iu every respect, as any one can ascertain y personal inspection of these very supeuior COTTON LANDS. TITLES TO EACH PLANTATION GUARANTEED, GEO. H STEWART, Trustees. MimsupcaiiM Reduction of price* in the acknowledged “Worn University of the South,” and the pioneer of tbe hi Oman's higher THE GEORGIA_RAILROAD GEORGIA FvAILIP AD COMPANY, ) Superintendent's office, y Auousta, Ga., January 17;h, 1878. j COMMENCING SUNDAY. 19th inst. 6:00 p. m., the fo lowing Passenger Schedule will be operated : No. 1 West Daily. L've Augusta 9 45 a m “ Alacon 7 10 a m 44 Mil ed'v'e 9 0s a “ Camak 1141am “ Washington 10 45 a m 44 Athens 9 15 a m Ar. Atlanta 5 00 pm No. 2 East Daily. Lv'e Atlanta 715am Ar. Athens 3 30 p m '* Washington., :00pm “ Carnack 108 p m “ Milled’ev’e .. 3<0pm Ar. Macou ... 5 20 p m 44 Augusta 3 18 p m No connection to or from Washington on i?u days. COVINGTON ACCOMMODATION. [Daily—Except Sundays ] L’ve ..tlauta 5 30 p m ) , Covington ... 5 25 p m •• Covington 8 00 p m i Ar. Atlanta 7 40 a m No. 4 East Daily. i No. 3 West Daily. L’ve Atlanta 6 00pm L've Augusta.,.... 530pm Ar. Augu ta 6 25 a m I Ar. Atlanta 6 30 a m Trains Nos. 2. 1. 4 and 3 will not stop at Flag Starions. Connectsat Augustafor all points East and Moutn-East- Superb improved sleepers to Augusta. Pullman sleep ers Augusta to New York—either via Charleston or Char iotte. 4®-Only one change Atlanta to New York S K. Johnson, e. R Dobsey, Superintendent, Gen’l Passenger Agt. afternoon when the poor lad wondered at the | evening, though I found I was, after all, pranks of the colored boy, Jumping-Jacks from weary than I had suspected. Still, there REDUCTION OF Passenger Fares GEORGIA RAILROAD -IS SELLING— STRAIGHT & EXCURSION TICKETS Between at! Station* on its Main Line and Branches uicludiug the Macon and Augusta Railroad, at the following GREATLY REDUCED RATES; Straight Tickets at 4 cents per mile Excursion Tickets at 6 cents per mile, (Good for Ten Days.) Minimum for Straignt Tickets, Ten Cents; Excrsion Tickets, Twenty Cents To secure the advantage of the Reduced Ra'es, tickets must be purchased froni the Station Age ts of the Com pany. Conductors are noi allowed to charge Uss than the regular tariff rate ot five ( 5; cents per mile. Excuision Tickets will be good to Re urn Ten Days from aud including the date of issue, no Lay-over priv ilege attachesto toese tickets, nor will any be granted The company reserves ihe right to charge, or entirely abrogate these rates at pleasure and without notice. E. R. DORSEY, uov 9-tt Geu- Pa-s. Ag en . A Reliable and Painless Cure. A trial paekagesentto any address free of charoe. Send for Circular. Address. GEO. S. BISHOP. VasSirea Sweet, CEI5A30, ILL. lilif tlliSIl Have lately been made on this line. This road has been newiy ballasted, and the track repaired with steel rails, these improve ments make it second to no other road in the South. education of woman : Board and tuition, washing included, for term it live months, iu Collegiate Department, only .. *97 50 I’m- Ion only, five months, in Collegiate Dep’t 0 00 dtion, five months, in Intermediate Dep't 1 00 on, five months, in Primary Dep’t. U. XI ext session will commence f'C’-tember 5th. Every faciih _ . _e.—: ,iu .nstitution for the mos efiic.ent and practical culture in both the solid and orna mental branches of an education. G. W. ..j . V ■ b'cand successful Preside-* of he Brownsville Female College, has resigned his pi .cion here to take the Professorship of Ancient Lan rages in -he Mary Sharpe. The entire Facu ty is composed o skillful and experienced teachers. The Departme t of Music is unsurpassed anywhere. Good instruments furnished, and the best of instructors. A superior vocalist haB been procured for the uext year. For catalogue or further information, apply to the President. Z. C- GRAVES. WANTED TO THE EAST Close Connection is made for all Eastern and {Southeastern Cities. Only Line running THROUGH Palace Sleeping* Cars AND DAY COACHES, BETWEEN Mempnis And Chattanooga WITHOUT CHANGE. T O T HE WES T Close Connection made for all ARKANSAS and TEXAS POINTS. A Full set of First-class and Emigrant Tickets on sale at all principal stations. 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We are advised by cable of the following awards : J& P COATS, GOLD MEDAL WiiliamantiG Linen Company, Sliver Medal. and we claim for the winners of the First Prize that, as they hat e esrablishad in Rhode Is and the Laigest Spool Cotton Mills in the United States, where thei- Spool Cotton is manufactured through every process from the raw cction to the finished sp ol, AMEBICv, as iepre- sented by Messrs. J & P CO >TS, is still ahead iu Spool Cotton. AUCHINCLOSS BROS., Sole Agents in New York for • nov9 2m J & P. COATS. t/1 UtO A per day at home. Samples worth -po «AF -P — t/s.5 free. AddressStins on & Co., Portland. Maine. / o.a week in your own town. Terms aud $6ontfi' free. >*nO Address H. HALLETT A GO., Portland. M»1r e . Lefevre King, £1. Set of Studs, *1. [Tiie shall; Stud, #1. Lefevre Eur Drops, SI. THE ONLY PERFECT FAC-SIMILE OF THE REAL DIAMOND IN THE WORLD. Pronounced by the Academy of France that M. Lefevre has really obtained artificially the true diamond. 'i ho basis of these gems are pure crystals found in the Sierra Nevadas. from whence they are exported to the Lefevre Laboratory in Paris, France, where they are submitted to a chemical and voltaic process, BY WHICH THEIR SURFACES ARE COVERED WITH A COATING OF PURE DIAMONDS, Imparting to them all the Brilliancy, Hardness, and refractive qualities of the natural diamond, and making them as desirable for Wear, Brilliancy, and Beauty, as the veritable gems themselves. The Ring, Studs, and Ear Drops, as displayed in this announcement, are accurate engravings of 2CLI3 ZZLZ CCITTAI^ITj- THS TCITSSSSTL LSSSTTS varranted by certificate 1. C. Hint 2:327. HI) DCpCIDT flP DNP ftfll I AO we wili send freo.by Registered Mail, to any address nfcUfcir I Ui ul*t WULLMn in America, either arricle as above represented. Our “Book on Diamonds,” with illustrations of artistic Diamond Jewelry in solid (14 k. gold, mailed free. I hare seen manr imitations of diamonds, bnt never anvthat could equal the Lefevre P.rilliant.—M. ELLROY. Stamford. Conn. I am in receipt of a pair of the Wonderful Lefevre Ear Drop*, for one dollar;, to say that I am pleased with them hardly tills tLe bill, they are simply eleear.t.—ANDREW MORRIS. Hornellsville. N. Y. The Wonderful Lefevre Diamond Rin?, for one dollar, earae to hand this morning, it Is raally elegant, giving entire satisfaction, and eliciting wonder and admiration from all who see it.—W. H. REEDY. Martin-burg. W. Va. The Lefevre Diamonds, mounted in solid gold, are truly marvelous.—B. F. AVERY k SONS. Home and Farm. Louisville, Kj. The eminently successful experiments of M. Lefevre silences all doubt of the artificial reproduction of tbe true diamond.— M. DU FRENOY, the great French Scientist. 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