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 1! thattbon«^i| g the mo«t by the most to. i-hich they They have fr, iylan£?aid;h»tJ and none wh^ )ain8 in varioj, imagine it niaor disorder l the presence (rfj until they aj,l experiences cf ovinje are tinij. n, pastor of the ' 1 oi Prescott, ;tr of years and i gradually, hut I waa subject .rta of my body, louof thehearti cough. I con. jtn informed me j many pounds j that I was on tutional 'break' ic as being fj,] feeling that the • need a course oi ever, any bene- ' down hill very i espoudent, and] an earlv death.! to try ^Varne^'^j lat I felt almost ' I am nearly as ivhole life. My irely and I sel. l".om3. I hav. sed to prejudice ' les, but I feelfc^ lake this state' i:!9 King street, .ars I have been uy kidneys and The passage oi ,-.s into the blad- â-  iHia of pain and n. Upon the -J 1 I began the use ' hich seemed to' asE"d from me ii iiiniend NVarners X' is sufferine at -^ at oh Victoria â-  Fur ten yeara I (.oinplajnta and Ittd all the prom- 1, but none were CMS out of every 'j:n nervous pros- fr( ijuently while would faint and re til an half an r Safe Cure, 1 good healti, .ft lue. It ills and I tan recom- •.;ie coantrv. reiiiaii_in W. E iCh(:-^n««, -said: iie tiil.c-ted witi lich increased in .L'd t remain in ^.rnbleand I kept tiie while. Tte â-  to ti-.L- nature oi, ot all hopes oi •.. !â- : some cases i' cii helped by _• m Its use ini â-  :i. ti.o first dey, i!. 1 am now aa a day's woit ,, nf Chatham, "â-  â- ^ i;e Cure â- â-  I- ncard of the! I ;.'.; tonvincedj iicuij for disor- ii.avy organs, and 'â- â€¢^ i: Crawford i i'..- s- vfral years. ...:':â-  v.'r.y and did, â-  T^ ' ;r jm excra- .â- Lu wfie so bad tior remove my 1' .1- jouductor oa \- :â-  droad, and no' ?.=;j;ravated the â-  rticnient of War- It!;.- medicine aiiJ, ma'^ic:, ane it hai .ti .cured me. I .â- ::i: it, as I knO« t' from men of on- such as merit the, 'o one who is snf-; physical disorder, vcu the slightest) ^0 readily control-;' which are so dinv itinue. ;atment whereby »| :â- { in from one 'i culars and treati* ). • H. Dixon* Toronto, Canad»i us begin low ao' I)r .pa. The pre r. The bt-st remedy w ct ntd. For sale eW 13 more than elo I I.I, Tell. â€" A. v., liandle ' leavy draft. TM iL NcririLis " eron-Normans tW» is more demand »' ;st aatisfacticu. od tfipre is in I feet and last in the Clydead^J he fiujieri of **' ;i on-N'crman ' advise brcsedin?' IS in prafe ranee [JO Tribtiiie. ^** an hcrsea bavef"" and bred in t^, n, of Wayne, i^' the best tra^l enticii beinj ff^\ records. LADIES' DEPARTMENT. cookiXt meats. If the steamer were used in the prepara- tion of meat for the table we should have less that is poorly cooked, or half cooked. During the past summer we have had a great deal of mutton, which was raised and fattened on our own farm. As we eschew pork in our own family, and can buy very little beef that we can chew at all, we con sider mutton our dependence fcr food in in the meat line. Several times the prepar- ation of it has been commenced by persons a our table, prefaced by the remark, "I never did relish mutton before." If the J'uraf will give our method a place in its household column, it may induce those who adopt it to change their opinions in regard to this most wholesome and excellent ar- ticle of diet Pla;e a large steamer upon the stove with plenty cf boilirg water in it, and also a deep tin or earthem dish to hold the meat and receive the juices. We cork half a quarter at cnce. Rub each piece with salt and pepper place it in the dish and cover tightly. From two to three hours will be required to cook it thoroughly. Keep a steady fire and try the meat with a fork after an hour or more the time must de- pend on the quality of the meat and all sorts re(|uire more time than he beef to be well ' done. \Vhen cjuite tender, remove the steamer from the stove. Have ready a dripping-pan with a little boiling water and flour to dredge the meat. Place in this the leg and other parts suitable for roasting put in a ([uick oven for a half hour, basting it. i Meantime the steamer should be placed I where the cold will harden the tallow, [which must be carefully take off. Every ' particle of fat may be thus removed, leav- iiii a clear jelly, similar to that obtained from beef, and with properties peculiarly aiapted to the weak digestion of invalids and aged people. One cup of this stock should he added to the gravy served with the roast, also butter and flour to thicken. The remainder'mak( s an excellent soupjwith a variety of vegetables, or simply the ad- dition of peas, meal, Hour or cDrn-starch. The fat may be utilized for shortening, put i -with bf'fcf dripping but do not allow it to wander about in the soup. George Eliot, in an article on servants, writes thus of soup making "You desire soup but yoa desire it without fat. You are perhaps a genius the world is in need of your new poem or you are evolving a miOmentous tlieoi-y, and the evolution of fatty acids within you is a serious impediment. An investigation showed that the cook handled the stock as a gardener would turn the soil when (iigaing for roots thus the particles of tat ailhering to the spoon were mingled with the jellied soup beneath, she all the time stoutly affirming that there cou'd be no fat in her soup, for she took it from under the fat. 'But there's stomachs that won"t stand soup, and there's wdiere it is,' was the lucid explanation olfered." luiA-(iniii.- o nof niou'on-" â€" Portions cf the meat not suitable for roasting can be used â€" sliced up coM for breakfast and tea, with any. condiment prefened, and will be found 'very delicate. We think with nice break- t;ist rolls and cooKed celerv it furnishes an excellent morning meal. We cook celery as I we do asparagus cut fine, boil in water till soft, tlieu add one cup of cream and milk with a spoonful of,tlour. pepper and salt. We prefer it to that so highly seasoned, ll.iil' Lift' in Iiidi;iâ€" liildreii Uooined to Tcrpct luil ido whood. The day of her marriage she is put into a palir'juin, shut up tight, and carried to [her husband's house. Hitherto she has been the spoiled pet of her mother now she is to be the little slave of her mother-in-law. Kip n whom she is to w-ait, whose commands 'she is to implicitly obey, and who teaches her what she is to do to please her husband -what dishes he likes best and how to cook thcrn. If the mother-in-law is kind she will let the girl go home occasionally to |vi-^it her mother, I U' her husband she sees little or nothing. She is of no more account to him than a liittle cat or dog would be. There is seldom -; never an,' love between them and no ), .t'n r I'.ow cruelly she may be treated she â- :..; nt\t 1- vjomplaia to her husband of any- [tiniu Ids iii'itlur may do, for !ie would n;\er take liis wife's part. He husband ;iuis tu iier .iaiiy the portion of food that lis to 'i'O OI ke.l tor her, himself, and the Ichiuireu. "hen it is prepared, she places Jit I'U i',:c !ai_'e brass platter, and it is sent [to hi-r husliar.d's rooin. He eats whjt he |Av..-.;i-. f, aiid then the platter is sent back, -.v't;i what is left for her ani^ the children. [Tliev sit to^'-t'ier on the ground and eat :u' r'anaiuacr, having neither knives, .Ilk-, !icr spoons. Wliile she is young she j never allowed to go anywhere. Tiie little girls are married as young as 3 ^earsof age, and should the boy to whom Che child is married die the next day she is called a widow, and is from hence fort doom- 1.1 to perpetual wddowhood she can never iiarry again. As a widow she must never rear any jewellery, never dress her hair, sver sleep on a bed â€" nothing but a piece It matting spread on the hard brick floor, ind scmetimes, in fa;t, not even that be- reen her and the cold bricks and, no mat- er how cold they might be, she must have ko other covering than the thin garment has worn in the day. She must eat but one meal a day, and lat of the coarse?t kind of food; and once two weels she must fast twenty-tour jiours. Then not a bit ot food nor a drop If water or medicine must pass her lips, not )ven if she were dying. She must never down nor speak in the presence of her fiother- in-law, unless they command ker to 3 so. Her food must be cooked and eaten Dart from the other women's. She is a sgraced, a degraded woman. She may Jever even look on at any of the marriage eremonies of festivals. It would bean evil Imen for her to do so. She may have been high-caste Brahminic woman but on er becoming a widow, any, even the lowest brvant, may order her to do what they do Dt like to do. No woman in the house kust ever speak one word of love or pity to er, for it is supposed that if a woman lows the slightest commiseration to a idow she will immediately become one her- ^t is estimated that there are 80.000 idows ID India under 60 yean of age. Tastefal Htuse-Farnishing. Harmony of color w of the first import- ance in furnishing. Not that walls, car- pet, curtains, chajra, etc., should be of the same color that would make a room cold and uninviting. There should be two or three colors in a room, but these should har- monize. If one is conscious that she has no eye for color, she [should consult seme one of known taste before purchasing articles which, altboueh b themselves might be desirable, would perhaps if placed with others spwil the effect of the whole, and be a disappointment to be endured for years. A cirpet for instance should not be pur- chased without considering what the color of the paint is and so of the sofa and chairs, if they are upholstered. A carpet is like the background of a picture, it brings into effect the whole. Styles for carpets have entirely changed within a few years. Pat- terns of huge bouquets of impossible flowers used to be seen almost everywhere now a very small, set figure, so small as to look almost like a plain color at a little distance, is in much better taste. This may be en- livened by a border of bright colors. The lovely pearl and gray grounds, with vines of tracery of a darker shade, and bright borders of Persian patterns, are very de- sirable, and look well with almost every- thing. The fafhion of staining floor black- walnut color tor a yard or more around the walls, and having a square of bordered car- pet in the centre, is gaining ground, and much liked for the pretty style and the con- venience of taking it up for cleaning. It is also economical. There are now plain, ingrain carpetings, in solid colors, called "tilling," which are used around these centre ruga, instead of staining the floor. We have seen parlors carpeted with dark, turquoise-blue filling, with Persian rugs over them, not in any. set or regular order. The effect was very good. A Good Sign. A young man had declared love to a lady and asked her to be his wife. She hesita- ted, and he allowed her her own time to consider the matter. One evening, soon afterward, she had occasion to visit an aged relative who resided in the family of which the young man was a member. As she ap- proached the door a sudden impulse caused her to pause. He might be at home, she thought, and she might encounter him. And seeing her there, he would probably imagine she called on purpose to see him. While she stood upon the doorstep meditat- ing, she heard the oven door of the cook stove open, then a rustle of paper, as if it were thrown upon the table then a firm, light step and the voice of her admirer say- ing in a'gentle way, "Let me do it, mother." Then she knocked, and was admitted just in time to see the young man take some pies from the oven. This little circumstance aided the young lady in concluding what answer to make to the all-important ques- tion and in married life she finds the young man an excellent husband and father. Anecdotes of Tennyson. Tennyson cannot aay, as Byron said, "1 awoke one morning and found myself fam- ous." It was years before he was recogniz- ed as a poet by his countrymen. Even as late as ISoO, when the Jaeen wished to make him Poet Laureate, it is said that Sir l^Dbert 1 'eel, then the Prime Minister, on being consulted, confessed that he had never read a line of the poet's poems. But he read 'Ulysses," and then acknowledged that the new poet had the right to be England's Liu- reate. The writer of the article in Harper's Maq- izine, which tells the above anecdote, also narrates several others, and among them one about a comical criticism hurled at the poet by Carlyle, when young Tennyson was poor and struggling in London for recogni- tion, "There he sits npon a dung-heap aur- rounded by innumerable dead dogs," said the ciyapeptic critic with grim candor. He meant by "dead dogs" auch poems as "•Eione" and other Greek versions. When, subsequently, the poet reminded h; jL his harsh criticism, he gave a kind of gutiaw and answered, â€" "Eh, that wasn't a very luminous descrip- tion of you." But the beat compliment the poet ever re- ceived was paid him by a London rough, who met him in the street. "You're Mr. Tennyson," said the man, holding out his hand. "Lock here, sir, here am I. I've been drunk tor sis days out of the seven, but if you will shake rne by the hand, I'll never get drunk again." When the poec was younger than he now is, he used to wander lor days in the gladea and woods, or take long walka at night. Some people once told of meeting a mys- terious figure in a cloak coming out of a glade, passing straight on, and looking neither to the right nor to the lest. "It was either a ghost, or it was Mr. Tennyson," said they. A lady once asked a bov, who lived near the poet, if he knew Mr. Tennyson. ' He makes poets for the Queen," answer- ed the bov, who had heard this explanation of "Poet Laureate." " What do you mean?" asked the amused lady. "I don't know what they means," replied the boy, "but p'liceman often seen him walking about a making of 'em under the stars." The poet's first verses were written upon a slate which his brother Charles put into his hand also giving him a subject â€" the flowers in the garden. The slate was brought to the older brother all covered with blank verae. " Y'e.- you can write," said C.narles, giving Alfred back the slate. Later on, his grandfather asked him to write an elegy on his grandmother, who had recently died. When it was written, the old gentleman put ten shillings into the boy's hands, and said, â€" "There, that is the first money you have ever earned by your poetry, and take my word for, it will be the last." The grandfather was neither a "prophet, nor the son of a prophet," for the poet has earned many thousand pounds by his poetry. Tennyson was a pains taking writer in his early years. He allowed only matured work to go to the press. He elaborated everything. A single perfect expression often cost him much time. His fame thus came slowly, but it is sore. DOWN TS A COAL MINI!. A large portion of the State of Illinois, like oar Canadian North-weat, is underlaid with a valuable seam of coal, which ia tap- ped by mining shafts at various points throughout the State. These mineral re- sources contribute in no small degree to the wealth, influence and prosperity of this State, and have been an important factor in the pre-eminence of Chicago, its commer- cial metropolis. One of the most important of these coal centres 's Braidwood, a town of about S,000 inhabitants, invested with mela icholy interest as the scene of the mining disaster of February last whereby about one hundred miners perished through the flooding of the mines. 1'here are eight- een shafts in the vicinity of Braidwood, one of which, belonging to the CHICAGO, WILMI^GTO:^^ AND VERMILLION COAL COMPAirr, I was permitted to examine by the courtesy of Mr. T. B. Corey, the energetic super- intendent of the company. The entrance to the mine is marked by an extensive mound of waste clay and stone, which have been elevated from beneath, Immediately adjoining the entrance is the engine-house, containing a large engine and six boilers. The receiving and weighing room covers the mouth of the pit, and consists of a rickety- looking wooden building elevated above the ground. It has the appearance of a two- story barn with the lower story knocked away and the upper one supported by posts. The trucks loaded with coal are first hoist- ed up from the mine to this room, then run upon scales, weighed and dumped into cars which stand upon the track beneath. As the coal is being dumped it passes over a large screen which sifts out the fine coal and allows only the large blocks to run into the car, Our equipment for making this under- ground exploration consisted simply of a small tin lamp, like a miniature pot, filled with sperm oil. Tne spout held the wick, which burned with a steady light. Every- thing being ready, we stepped upon the hoist and were LOWERED ABOUT OXE HUXDRED FEET into the mine as easily and pleasantly as ir a hotel elevator. Here we fnund ourselves in a large dark chamber from which diverg- ed a network of roads to the face of the mine. Selecting one of these, along which an underground cable railway was operat- ing, we walked along it about half a mile. It was like walking in a railway tunnel. The roadway was earth, dry, smooth, level and well-beaten. The roof consisted of a solid layer of soapstone propped up by rough wooden posts about four feet long and six inches thick. Cross pieces were inserted above these posts in many places to strengthen the roof, and it was not unusual where the roof was bad to have it entirely ceiled with wooden crcs3 pieces that it might be thoroughly secure. The sides of this tunnel road appeared to be of solid soap stone, but upon close inspection I noticed that the stone for about a foot high from the floor had been disturbed. In reality a space three feet high on each side throughout the whole mine had been originally excavated and the coal removed. This space was filled up loosely with stones cut away from the roof and with other loose matter found in the coal. Gradually the whole superin- cumbent strata of stone and earth settled down, exerting an enormous pressure upon the loosely filled in stone and waste, snd re- ducing it from three feet to a layer of about one foot in thickness. The roof of the road- way, how ever, was prevented from settling down in the same way by the numerous props which supported it. This gave the roadway the appearance |^of a tunnel cut in the solid rock about six feet high and ten wide. At frequent intervals similar side roads bifurcate, leading in all directions, so that the whole mine, for a radius of about a mile on every side from the shaft, is a net work of these roads. The wall between the several roads were originally completely ex- cavated by the removal of the coal, which was replaced by waste stone and clay. The settling down of the strata above and conse- quent pressure of the waste matter, give tne walls their present solid appearance. We procee led along the main road for about half a mile and then diverged into one of the byroads, whicli are only iour feet high, obliging us to walk in a atooping posture. ^V'c met numerous truck loads of coal, haul- ed along a tramway by small mules, driveu by boys. Small mules are necessary for this work and tiiey are sought for through- out the whole country, Ic is a weird sight to see these rNUEROBOCVD COAL TRAINS The boy with lamp stuck in his cap and hands and face black with coal, looks from a distance like a spirit from the lower re- gions. The mule appears in the dim light to be cf leviathan proportions. The roll of the trucks upon the tramway makes a loud rumbling which resounds like the blows of the Cyclops forging underground chains. All the environments are awe inspiring and suggest the agency of the Prince of Dark- ness. At length we reach the face of tha mine, where the miners are at work. The solid wall of black diamond glistens before us in the dark. In front of it are seated three miners, working with pick and shovel. They have made a deep horizontal incision or opening about six inches deep and several yards in length into the bottom of the coal seam. It extends about three feet into the coal, as far as the pick can reach. The lay- er of coal is now sutiiaiently undermined. The creakiiig and straining of the coal seam inspires the stranger with the fear that the whole roof is going to cave in. But his fears are groundless. Several heavy blows upon a wedge driven into the top of the seam where it joins the upper strata of soap stone are required to sever the coal, and it falls, scattering around in large blocks. These are then loaded into trucks and hauled to the opening by the mules. A space, fourteen feet long by about ten w ide, called a room, is thus cleared away, and props are placed under to support the roef. The waste stone which may have fallen with the coal is then piled upon each side of the room, leaving a sufficient roadway clear. Another room is then begun in the same way, by undermining the coal seam and the same process repeated. Three miners gen- erally work in each room, though some- times two are considered sufficient, ascord- ing to the difficulty of the work. In this way THE WHOLE FACE OF THE MINE ia being constantly extended, the several darties of mlDers being placed at regular distuices, eo that the rooms run into one an- other. There is, ia fact, instead of a aeries of rooms, one continuous chamber, circling the extreme edge of the mine. This chamber ia, however, not a parallelogram, bat a circle, all its parts being equidistant from the shaft. These onderground exca- vations may be likened to an enormous hor- izontal wheel. The central chamber at the mouth of the pit is the hub of the wheel, the roads radiating from this chamber corres- pond to the Epokes, and the series of rooms constituting one ccntinuous chamber m which the miners are constantly at work are represented by the rim of the wheel. Along this continuous chamber is carried the pure air from without for THE VENTILATION OF THE MINE. Besides the opening at the mouth of the pit, there is anotner about a mile distant im- mediately above the room where the work is presently carried on and a largj fan kept in constant motion at the first opening causes a suction which draws the air from the other opening down along this circular chamber and through the various roads to the mouth of the pit. The three miners in each room mine the coal and load it into trucks. For this they are paid 75 cents per ton. They are re- quired in addition to keep their room and roadway to first parting in order, and for this are allowed 15 cents per ton. This gives them 90 cents per ton. Eight tons are considered a good day's work for three men, giving each §2.40 per day. To pre- vent strikes, however, the company allows the miners in addition to the above terms forty per cent, of all excess in price which they obtain above §1.75 per ton. The min- ers are not kept constantly employed, how- ever, and in summer do not average work three days in the week, so that their earn- ings for the year are quite moderate. About 2,000 minersare employed by this company. The trucks when loaded are hauled away by mules in successive stages, each male hauling the coal of several rooms to the nearest shunting place. There the trucks are made up into larger trains and drawn by larger mules to the underground c ible, by which they are hauled to the mouth of the pit. The trucks are then run singly up- on trie hoist and elevated by steam poiver to the weighing room above. One thous- and tons per day is the output of this shaft when working to its fullest capacity. With that TENDENCY TO COMBINATION, which ia the characteristic of this age, the various coal companies of this State have formed themselves into an association to control the production of coal. No coal is mined until it is sold. So soon aa a sale ia made the ctiicials of the combination notify each of the companies comprising it of the respective quantities which each is entitled to furnish according to a fixed proportion, and the required quantity is forthwith mined by eacn company. No sales are made outside the combination, snd each company s'.iares every sale made. Daring the win-er months all the miners work to their luU capacity, but re.irain almost idle during the summer. The product is bituminous coal, which deteriorates when exposed to the at- mosphere, and is therefore not moved until required for present use. 'The value of the land in the vicinity of Braidwood averages one hundred dollars per acre for the coal it contains. Each com- pany owns the land above its mine, and is liable to a fine of §1.75 per ton for ail coal taken from land belonging to anyone else. He Was So Thief. "GlentJemen," said an Arkansaw Colonel, as he stood under the limb of a tree from which suspended a rope, "I must pretest my innocence. I did not steal the mule. I am above pet y theft I know that you all have the interest of tr e community at heart, and I do not blame you but there are times when we are all liable to be too rash. If I had stolen the mule, my gilt would op- press me until I would beg to be put out of the world la the most summary way." "Themule was found in your possession," said the leader ot the mob. ' -Very true, my de.ir sir. " "Did he jump into your lot " "No, sir, I conducted him to the confiues of mv premises. "Did you buy the animal!" "No, sir." â-  "Did you trade for him " "I did not." "Then who stole him Let down the rope, boys." "Gantlemea, I hope you will give me a chance to explain. The male in question was the property o'f one of our distinguished fellow-citizens, Mijor Ruleaberry. Some time ago the Major and I exchanged a few words of an uncomplimentary nature. I iritimated that the ]\Iijor's blood would be highly satisfactojy to me, and the Major said that my gore would please him mighti« ly. Well, we separate! thoroughly agree- ing with each other. The nex: aay the Mijor and I met. I got what is vulgarly called the drop on him, and relieved h.m of the top of his head. He was riding a mule at the times and when he fell off I saw that he had no longer any practical use for such an animal so I took charge cf him. Now, if I had dismounted in the way he did, I should have interposed no objection to the Major taking my boras." "I hope, sir, that you will excise us," re- plied the lead r of the mob. We thought that you had stolen the mule. Your ex- planation is most satisfactory, and I hope you'll excuse us. L;t us all take a drink,' â€" Arluiasas Traveller. Electric Flannel. A French scientiSc jourcal describss an electric curiosity which its editor has re- ceived from Dr. Claudet. The novelty is a specimen ot electric flannel, which is claimed to be valuable in cases of rheumatis.n. The oxides of tin, copper, 2 r.c au.i iron form nearly one-eig'ith of tne flannel. A series of threads ot che fabric is impregnated with these metallic oxides, and eac:i series is al- ternately separated by untreated threads. The flannel thus prepared constitutes a dry pile, which has been shop u by in;lepeadent experi:nents of M-us.srs, Dtiacourt anl Port- erin, both reputable physicists, to ilisengage electricity when in contact witfi the body, the current becoming more marked as the flannel absorbs the moist products c! per- spiration. Senat(.ir Alahone seldom wears an (;ver- coat, and in the coldest weather can be seen on the streets of Wasliington with Iiis I'iince Albert unbuttoned. There are n^en who lo.-s on'y theniselves; and tiiese are niin ol hit.-eJ, tor ::o love one's .-.ci: aloae is to hate ot;iers. How m^ny sighs and tears might be averted if kindness of han.l, kindness of h'3.^.r:, ail k -vIi^js ot '.^^'â- . i â- .\- .- -.liril. WHO 18 UNACQUAINTED WITH THE MEOCRAPHY OF THIS COUNTRY, WILL SEE BY EXAMINING THIS MAP, THAT THE Chicago, Rock Island PAcaFic R'y, Being the Great Central Line, affords to travelers, ty reason of its unrivaled geo- tptiphical position, tine shortest and beet route between the East, Kortheast and Southeast, and the West, Northwest and Southwest. It is literally ?»nd strictly true, that its connections are all of the principal lines Of road between the Atlantic and the Pacific. By fts main line and branches it reaches Chicago, Uoltet, Peoria, Ottawa, La Salle, Geneeeo, Moline and Rock Island, in Illinois Davenport, Muscatine, Washington, Keokuk, Knoxviile, Oskaloosa, Fairfield, Dss Moines, West Liberty, Iowa City, Atlantic, Avoca, Audubon. Harlan, Cuthrio Center and Council Bluffs, In Iowa Gallatin, Trenton, Cameron and Kansas City, In Missouri, and Leaven- worth and Atchison '.n Kansas, and the hundred: of cities, villages and towns Intermediate. The "GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE," As It Is familiarly called, offers to travelers all the advantages and comforts Incident to a smooth track, safe bridges. Union Depots at all connecting points. Past Express Trains, composed of COMMODIOUS, WELL VENTILATED, WELL NBATED, FINELY UPHOLSTERED and ELEGANT DAY COACHES; a line Of the MOST MAGNIFICENT MORTON RECLINING CHAIR CARS ever built; PULLMAN'S Attest designed and handsomest PALACE SLEEPING CARS, and DINING CARS that are acknowledged by press and people to be the FINEST RUN UPON ANY BOAD IN THE COUNTRY, and In which superior meals are served to travelers at ttie low rate of SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS EACH. THREE TRAINS each way between CHICAGO and the MISSOURI RIVER. TWO TRAINS each way between CHICAGO and MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, via the famous ALBERT LEA ROUTE. A N«w and Direct Line, via Seneca and Kankakee, has recently been opened, between Newport News, Richmond, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and La Fayette, and Oouncll Bluffs, St. Paul, Minneapolis and intermediate points. All Through Passengers carried on Fast Express Trains. For more detailed information, see Maps and Folders, Which may be obtained, as w«H as Tiekets, at all principal Tloket OfTices in the United States and Canada, or of R. R. CABLE, E. ST. JOHN, ViM-PrM't Cen'l Manaser, Cen'l T'k't A Pass'r Ab** CHICAGO.