WILDERNESS AND FRONTIER TRAVEL.
The rapid extension of the railway across the American Continent, and
the construction of lateral lines, have greatly diminished the volume
of travel with wagons, and other primitive modes, but have by no means
made an end of them. There is yet a large area without settlements,
and unprovided with the iron road, and for many years to come the
wagon of the emigrant and explorer will wend its way through the
wilderness. For those who contemplate pushing beyond the borders of
civilization, the writer presents this chapter.
The means of transportation available in frontier or wilderness
regions are wagons and pack-animals; the former are adapted to most
open and prairie countries, but in mountain regions it often happens
that the wagon cannot be used. The pack-animals in general use are
horses and mules; the latter are the surest of foot, especially the
Mexican variety, which is smaller than the American mule, and can live
where the latter would starve. Where snow is to be encountered horses
are to be preferred, as the horse will plod on through the drifts long
after the mule has given up in despair. The writer of "How to Travel"
has an unhappy recollection of crossing the divide between the
Arkansas and Platte rivers in the winter of 1860, when paths had to be
trodden in the snow for the mules before they would consent to go
ahead. Our horses kept on through snow that was nearly thirty inches
deep, but even when they had made a very good path it was difficult to
urge the mules forward.
The best pack-saddles for either horses or mules are of the "Grimsley"
pattern; they are open at the top, and covered with rawhide that
shrinks while drying, and is thus drawn straight. The Grimsley fits
well on the animal's back, and saves it from soreness longer than any
other form of saddle in use. The Indians have pack-saddles in the form
of "saw-horses," and the Mexicans use a leather sack like a mattress,
which is stuffed with hay, and has no projections for fastening the
load in place. In putting it on a mule they draw the belt so tight
that it seems to threaten to cut the poor brute in two, and certainly
must give him great pain. All the forms of pack-saddles, as well as
the best riding-saddles for frontier use, have broad girths of braided
horse-hair, that are far less likely to slip than any girth of
leather.
The proper adjustment of a load on a pack-saddle is a work of art that
can only be accomplished after long experience. In the first place,
the load must be accurately balanced, so that it will not have a
tendency to turn over, and, secondly, it must be lashed to prevent its
working 'loose, and scattering' itself along the trail. It is not
agreeable to find soon after leaving camp that your lashings have
loosened, and the load, which was your pride at starting, is being
distributed by the wayside. To add to the perplexity, the mule
invariably helps the business along by executing a waltz, and kicking
at imaginary dogs above the tree-tops. Men have been known to use
profane language on such occasions, but a mule never does.
At night the packs should be placed in a row and covered with the
saddles and saddle-blankets, to protect them from possible dew or
rain, and have them convenient for loading up in the morning. Great
care should be exercised to prevent the backs of the animals from
getting sore; the best preventive is a well-fitting saddle, but in any
case the backs of the beasts should be closely watched. If a horse or
mule is found to be sweating when unsaddled, it is well to allow the
saddle-blanket to remain until the skin is dry. Grease can be applied
to a spot that shows a tendency to soreness, and a piece of bacon-rind
may be tied on and left over night. It is not a good plan to wash an
animal's back immediately after unsaddling, and while he is hot and
sweating; the back should be allowed to cool completely before water
is applied.
A very important member of a pack-train, especially when it is
composed of mules, is the _madrina_, or bell-mare. She must be
chosen for her dignity and docility, and be ornamented with a bell
like the ordinary cow-bell of the eastern States. Its tinkle is a
great attraction to the mules, and wherever she goes they are sure to
follow. When the train is on the march she should be kept in front,
and when rivers are to be crossed she must be sent over first. The
affection shown by mules for the bell-mare is often very touching;
they will crowd around her and struggle for the privilege of rubbing
their noses against her sides, and, if she is accompanied by a colt,
they show as much fondness for it as girls do for a baby. Many are the
stories told by old plainsmen about the bell-mare, and the devotion of
the rest of the animals to her; she saves a vast deal of trouble, both
in camp and on the march, as she keeps the herd together when all
other means would fail.
For wagon travel on long and rough roads, where grain cannot be
obtained, oxen are preferable to mules or horses, as they have more
endurance, though they move more slowly. They keep in good condition
where horses and mules would give out, and in cases of emergency,
where the animals must be slaughtered for food, they make orthodox and
more attractive beef. Fifteen to twenty miles is a good day's journey
for an ox-team, while horses and mules can make from twenty to thirty,
if the roads are fairly good. Oxen are less liable to be stampeded by
Indians, and are easier to keep from straying; with a few days'
training they can be made to work under the pack-saddle if necessary,
and in South Africa pack-oxen are in general use. Anderson, who
traveled in South Africa, said he had an ox named 'Spring' that he
rode for two thousand miles, and found him an excellent beast under
the saddle. It is well for a long journey to have some cows along, as
they find their own food, and give milk, and, in emergencies, they may
be worked in the teams like oxen.
Wagons should be as light as possible, consistent with strength, and
the wood should be perfectly seasoned, in order to resist the effects
of the changes of the atmosphere. The wagon-body should be
water-tight, so that it will preserve its contents when fording
streams, and it can also be used as a boat where a river is too deep
to be forded. There should be a joint in the pole where it enters the
hounds, and the coupling pole should be movable; the joint will often
prevent the breaking of the hounds, and the movable perch enables a
part of the wagon to be converted into a cart, when a broken wheel or
axle prevents the further use of the entire vehicle. Every wagon
should have strong bows and a double cover of thick osnaburg to
protect the contents from the rain and dew. The bolts that connect the
running-gear should be riveted at the ends to prevent the nuts from
falling off, as the loss of a nut in the wilderness often leads to the
loss of the entire wagon.
The load of the wagon should be closely and securely packed, and
everything arranged to prevent chafing in the many jolts of the road.
Provisions for the journey should be in the most compact form, and not
a superfluous ounce of stuff should be taken along. Bacon and flour
are best carried in strong sacks, and all boxes and barrels must be
rejected, except one or two light flour barrels for getting water.
Sugar and salt must be in canvas bags with an outer covering of
India-rubber or oil-cloth, to prevent the moisture reaching the
contents, and tea and coffee require air-tight cans for their
preservation. Desiccated and canned vegetables are excellent; the
former deserve the preference on account of their more condensed form.
Citric acid and the essence of lemons should be taken on long journeys
where fresh vegetables cannot be obtained, as they are an efficient
anti-scorbutic, and it is well to have a few simple medicines in a
small box that ought to be kept in a corner of one of the wagons,
where it can be easily reached.
The personal outfit of a campaigner in the wilderness is not very
elaborate. White shirts should be discarded, and blue or red flannel
worn instead. The coat should be short and of some strong woolen
material, and the overcoat heavy without being stiff. The trowsers
should be thick and soft, and if the wearer intends to do any
saddle-riding he should have his nether garments "half-soled," or
reënforced with buckskin where they touch the saddle, and thus
preserve them from wear. An outfit for a campaign of a hundred days
might be about as follows:--
Overcoat, coat, and soft hat, one each, two flannel over-shirts, two
woolen undershirts, two pairs thick cotton drawers, four pairs woolen
socks, two pairs cotton socks, three pairs shoes, one pair strong
and high boots, one India-rubber poncho, and six colored silk
handkerchiefs. Then add castile soap for toilet purposes, and three
pounds bar soap for clothes, comb and brush, and tooth-brushes, and a
quantity of needles, thread, pins, buttons, beeswax, etc., in a small
bag of buckskin. By the way, don't forget a good quantity of buckskin
and an awl; they come handy in many ways for repairing harness,
clothing, saddles, shoes, and the like, and you will greatly miss them
if you forget them till too late.
For bed and bedding you want two blankets, a quilt, and a pillow,
the whole wrapped in a cover of India-rubber or painted canvas, which
can be spread on the ground at night to keep out the moisture. For
dining-room and kitchen you want for every six persons a camp-kettle,
a coffee-pot, a mess, a frying, and a bake-pan, all of wrought-iron.
Have an extra camp-kettle for accidents, and a bucket of
galvanized-iron for bringing water; don't trust to wood, as it is
liable to many accidents from which iron is secure. Your judgment will
tell you about knives, forks, and spoons; cups and plates should be of
strong tin, and the handles of the former riveted on, never soldered.
Pepper and matches should be in glass bottles, with close corks, and
kept in the safest place. Every horse and mule should have at least
two lariats, or picket-ropes, and every wagon needs an axe, and a
spade, and some S's, and extra chain-links for repairs.
So much for the outfit, to which you will add the firearms that suit
your fancy and the requirements of the region you are about to visit.
Those that use fixed ammunition are undoubtedly to be preferred, if
you can be sure of a sufficient supply of cartridges at all times, but
where this is not the case, it is best to adhere to the old-fashioned
Colt's revolver, loading with loose powder and ball. A Remington,
Winchester, or other cartridge rifle may be carried for rapid work in
fighting Indians, or killing large game, and a Colt's revolver, with
loose ammunition, will be a convenient thing for every day use and
ornament.
Now we are off, and must look out for ourselves. Provisions for our
sustenance are in the wagons, and we must think of food and water for
our riding and team animals. Make short and easy drives for the first
few days, till the teams get accustomed to their work, and then we
will increase the distance; we will not make more than half a dozen
miles the first day, and even if we only go a mile or two, and camp
just outside the town, we shall have gained so much. We will make our
marches in the early part of the day, have a long rest at noon,
especially if we are using oxen, and then go on again till sunset. We
must always camp near grass and water, and it is better to make a very
long drive than not to do so; if possible, we should have grass and
water at the noon halt, but, in case of necessity, we can do without
water, and then lengthen the afternoon march so as to reach it.
An old traveler will find water where the novice declares it does not
exist; none of the rules are absolutely infallible, and the shrewdest
will sometimes be disappointed. Observe the fresh tracks of animals,
and the flight of birds, and they will frequently lead to water,
especially the tracks of deer and mustangs. Examine the dry beds of
streams, and if they are sandy push a long stick or cane as far into
the sand as it will go; if you find it moist when you withdraw it, you
can be certain of water. Then dig a hole with your spade, and use an
empty flour-barrel for a curb, and if the hole is deep you can place
one barrel above another. In a little while the water will enter the
barrel, and you may draw from this improvised well all you need for
your party and your stock.
In countries where streams and springs are scarce, water may be caught
during showers by means of tents, awnings, wagon-covers, and even by
rubber overcoats. Drinking-water may be obtained where there are heavy
dews by dragging a blanket over the grass, and then wringing it out;
it is hardly necessary to add that the blanket should be a clean one.
Water from stagnant pools may be purified by thorough boiling, and
then mixing with powdered charcoal; in a muddy pond, it may be
partially cleansed by boring small holes in the lower half of a
barrel, filling it two-thirds full with layers of moss or grass, with
alternate layers of clean sand, if the latter can be had. Then place
the barrel in the pond till the top is nearly level with the surface;
as the water enters the barrel it will pass through the improvised
filter; and be found far purer than in its original state.
Always form your camp by the side of a river or stream of some kind,
if it is possible to do so, as you thereby make sure of plenty of
water for your stock; if in a hostile country, where attacks from
Indians are possible, have an eye to the defences of the position. A
peninsula in a river is the best place, as the water forms a natural
fortification, and you have only the neck of the peninsula to look
after; if you cannot find such a spot, take the place that most nearly
resembles it, and if you cannot do better, have the river or stream on
one side of you. If you camp away from water, select a spot so as to
have the crest of a hill on one side of you, where a lookout can be
stationed.
It is the custom for large parties traveling on the western plains of
the United States to arrange their wagons in a circle, or an oval,
with an opening at each end, at every halt. A yard is thus formed,
into which the stock may be driven to be harnessed or yoked. It may be
enclosed at night, or when hostile attacks are made, and, finally, the
yard, or corral, is an excellent redoubt from which to make a defense
against Indians. Many a train has been captured by neglecting this
precaution, and many another saved by observing it. No good captain of
a train will ever allow it to go into camp even for an hour without
forming the wagons into a corral. When the stock is driven in, the
openings at the ends of the corral may be closed by the simple
operation of stretching a chain across.
Where there is a scarcity of water, you will find you can get along
without it for many purposes for which at home it is considered
absolutely necessary. All your cooking and dining utensils can be
cleansed thoroughly without it; knives and forks by thrusting them
several times into the ground till every vestige of their recent use
is removed, and plates and pans by means of wisps of grass and dry
earth, joined to what is known in the Eastern States as
"elbow-grease." Great care should be exercised in regions where water
contains alkaline matter, as it induces diseases that require a long
time for curing.
Fuel is the great need of a traveler next to water. In a wooded
country he has no trouble in finding it, but he should never waste it,
no matter how plentiful. Never build a fire in a hollow log, or one
that is partially decayed, but clear a space of ground, and roll or
carry your fuel to it. When you move on in the morning put out the
fire, or encircle it, so that it cannot by any possibility spread and
cause damage. The danger of a hollow log is that the fire may smolder
there for days, or even weeks, and then break out; if the season is
dry, and the forests extensive, many acres and miles of country may be
burned over, and perhaps human lives may fall victims to your
carelessness.
In the open and treeless country the wilderness-traveler is often hard
pressed for the material for a fire. The most commonly used article is
the dry dung of buffaloes, known to the Canadian voyageurs as _bois
de vache_. It makes a hot fire, with very little smoke, and as the
animals haunt the valleys of the streams in search of the best grass,
they leave this material in the region of the camping grounds where it
is most needed. It is excellent for tinder, and with a burning-glass
and a piece of buffalo-chip you can get a fire in a few moments,
provided the sun is shining. In many parts of the world the dried
excrement of grass-feeding animals forms the only fuel of the
inhabitants or of travelers.
If you sleep near a fire at night, and the weather is so cold as to
render the heat desirable, always lie with your feet towards it; as
long as the feet are kept warm the rest of the body is likely to be
so, and with cold feet no one can be comfortable. Unless the
surrounding circumstances compel you to sleep with your boots or shoes
on be sure to remove them before you go to bed, as their absence makes
your sleep far more refreshing than it is with them.
When you arrive at a stream, on whose banks you intend to camp, but
which you must cross before proceeding on your journey, make the
crossing before you halt for the night. Streams rise suddenly, and it
often happens that what was a tiny rivulet at sunset is a roaring
torrent on the following morning, and it may be a day, or several
days, before it subsides. The rule here given is followed by all
experienced travelers on the plains of the great west.
When you break camp in the morning one of the party should remain
behind, after the wagons have moved away, and carefully examine the
ground to see that nothing has been forgotten. The members of the
party may take turns in this duty, or it may be assigned to one person
who should be held responsible for whatever may be lost by
forgetfulness. It will often happen that some article of camp equipage
has been left behind, and its absence is unknown until camp is formed,
at the end of the day's march. A thought B had put it in the wagon,
and B was certain that A had attended to it, or at least he should
have done so. Many a quarrel has been saved by this simple precaution,
and also many a deprivation, as the loss of a camp-kettle or
frying-pan, when it cannot be replaced, is a very serious matter.
Since the writer gave up the wilderness for civilized travel it has
always been his custom, after his trunks have been packed and locked
at a hotel, to renew his practice of olden times and go through his
room with the utmost care, examining every drawer of bureau or
washstand, and looking into every closet. Candor compels him to say
that once in a while he finds articles of greater or less value that
but for this rule he would have left behind.
One of the perplexities of travel in wild countries is the passage of
rivers. Shallow streams can be forded, and if the current is not
strong a depth of five feet may be passed without serious difficulty.
Many streams are full of quicksand, and in such case the rule is to
keep your team in constant motion after it enters the water. As long
as a man keeps moving on quicksand there is no danger, but whenever he
stops his feet begin to sink, and if he remains stationary he will
speedily find himself beyond his depth. The same conditions are true
of saddle or draught animals, and of the wheels of wagons. Where there
are quicksands horses should be led across, and to insure their going
steadily forward they should be allowed to drink all they wish before
entering the stream. Horses and oxen are more certain to go ahead
without halting than mules; the latter are apt to lie down and refuse
to move, exactly as they do in deep snow.
In a difficult ford the teams had better be doubled. The driver should
stand on the front of the wagon with a reliable whip in his hand, and
be assisted by one or more mounted men on each side of the team. It is
well also to have a mounted man ride ahead with a long lariat on
picket rope attached to the forward leaders of the team, so as to
direct their course. In a swift current the ford should be made
obliquely downwards if possible, so that the current can assist the
progress of the wagons.
In crossing a stream too deep for fording, boats or rafts may be
improvised from wagon beds, or they may be built on the spot. If the
current is swift a ferry must be made, and for this purpose (after the
spot for crossing has been selected) an expert swimmer goes over with
a fish-line or other slender cord in his mouth. By means of this cord
a strong lariat can be drawn over; it should be twice as long as the
width of the river, and fastened on each shore to a tree, or a wagon
tongue set in the ground if there are no trees. To make a ferry-boat
from a wagon-bed put it in the center of a wagon-cover or other strong
canvas, and then bring the edges up over the sides to the top; the
leakage will then be so slight that a man with a cup can easily keep
it free from water. The contents of the wagons can be passed in this
boat by means of the ferry rope, the animals can swim over, and the
empty wagons may be passed by fastening them down to the axles, and
attaching ropes to the tongue and also to the rear. They are then
drawn over by the men on the farther bank, and kept from drifting by
means of the rear rope.
If you are about to swim a stream with a horse it is not a good plan
to remain in the saddle, as your weight presses heavily on the animal
and restricts his movements. It is better to dismount, tie a cord
eight or ten feet long to his bridle, drive him into the stream, and
then grasp his tail and be towed over. If he tries to turn back you
can direct him with the cord or by splashing water towards his head.
If you do remain in the saddle give him a free rein, and do not pull
in the least, except when it is necessary to guide him. Horses and
oxen are better swimmers than mules; the latter are easily frightened
and may suddenly turn down stream, refusing all attempts to bring them
to land. They are also more liable to be drowned, and great care
should be taken that they do not get water in their ears; as soon as
you see a mule droop his ears you may know that he is in danger, and
the water should be removed immediately on reaching land, if you are
so fortunate as to get him there. For this reason never splash water
towards a mule's head, and do not make him jump into the water if
possible to avoid doing so.
An excellent ferry-boat may be made from a green or soaked hide of
ox or buffalo, or better still, from two or more hides. You will
generally find willows growing on the banks of the streams; gather
some of the smaller ones, sharpen the butts and drive them into the
ground, so as to form an oval figure of the size of your intended
boat. Then bring the tops together, weave slender willow rods among
the larger ones till the structure resembles a basket with a round
bottom, and have a specially strong willow running around all of them
near the ground, and firmly fastened, to make the gunwale of your
boat. If your boat is made of one hide stretch it over the basket and
sew it to the large rod around the top, and let the whole thing stand
a few hours in the sun to get dry; then cut off the rods where they
enter the ground and you have a boat that will carry four or five
hundred pounds with ease. For a larger boat, with two or more hides,
you want a more pretentious frame, a stout pole for a keel, and two
smaller poles for gunwales. This water vehicle is known on the plains
as a _bull-boat_, and can be easily constructed, provided the
traveler has a supply of willows, some green or soaked hides, and a
fair amount of common sense. Where a traveler expects to encounter
streams that cannot be forded he would do well to carry two or three
dried hides, and then he will have the material for covering a
bull-boat always at hand.
While we are speaking of hides, another use of them may be mentioned.
It often happens that emigrants, or settlers in a new country, wish to
salt a quantity of beef or other meat but have no cask or other
receptacle in which to place it. In this emergency dig a hole in the
ground, of such dimensions that the hide of the slaughtered animal
will just line it; then place the hide in the hole, with the flesh
side up, fasten the edges to the ground with wooden pegs, and you have
a salting cask that you may use, _sans peur et sans reproache_.
An animal's hide is also useful to bake him in, and in this way: Skin
and dress your game and then sew what you intend to bake into the
hide. Build a good fire in a hole in the ground with a sort of rude
oven of stones around it, and keep it going till the ground and stones
are hot. Now sweep out the ashes, throw in your roasting piece, cover
it with dry or green leaves, put back the hot embers as quickly as
possible, and then continue the fire long enough to cook the meat
beneath it. The writer has practiced this form of cookery on several
occasions and found the result very satisfactory.
If your supply of fuel is limited, and you have much cooking to do,
dig a narrow trench for the fire and place your kettles and pots above
it; make the trench with one end towards the wind, and build a small
chimney of stones or earth at the other end. Another way is to dig a
round hole a foot deep, and place the kettles in a circle on its
border, half of each kettle being on the ground and half over the
fire. If you lose all your kettles and frying-pans it is well to know
that you can improvise a frying-pan by taking two large flat stones
and laying one above another, with a few pebbles between to keep them
apart. Build a fire around them, and when they are well heated sweep
away all the ashes and put your slices of meat between the stones; you
will be well satisfied with the frying process that ensues.
But space is limited and we must pause. The writer could go on for
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Aft Outside Berth, $80 { FIRST } Excursion $140
Aft Inside Berth, $75 { CABIN.} Tickets, available 130
Forward Berth, $60 { } for One Year, 110
TO LONDON DIRECT.--First Cabin, $55 and $65; Excursion, $100 and $120,
according to location of Stateroom.
For Books of Information for Passengers, Rates of Passage, Cabin
Plans, etc., apply to
COMPANY'S OFFICES.
7 BOWLING GREEN, NEW YORK.
96 WASHINGTON STREET, CHICAGO.
7 AND 9 STATE STREET, BOSTON.
HENDERSON BROTHERS, AGENTS.
AMERICAN EXCHANGE IN EUROPE,
(LIMITED.)
CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS,
(_In One Hundred Thousand Shares of Ten Dollars each, with power to
increase._)
Fully Paid-up Shares, $500,000.00.
PRESIDENT,
JOSEPH R. HAWLEY.
GEN'L MANAGER,
HENRY F. GILLIG.
_Financial Offices and Reading Rooms,_ }
_Passenger and Railroad Offices,_ } _449 STRAND, W.C._
_Exchange and News Department,_ }
_Commission and Shipping Departments,_ } _3 ADELAIDE ST.,_
_Emigration and Land Branches,_ } _CHARING CROSS,_
_Express and Storage Divisions,_ }
LONDON, ENGLAND.
NEW YORK BRANCH OFFICE, 102 Broadway.
General Agent, W. C. BOONE.
Fiscal Agents, DONNELL, LAWSON & SIMPSON.
_Branch Office of Commission and Shipping Departments_,
50 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
THE GENERAL OBJECT OF THIS COMPANY IS TO ADVANCE AND PROTECT
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN EUROPE:
1st.--By establishing direct Business and Financial Relations between
every important business centre of the United States and the great
commercial and money centres of Europe.
2d.--By opening up and extending new markets in Europe for American
Manufactures and other Products, and Railroad, Mining, Landed, and
other Properties.
3d.--By promoting Emigration from England and other European countries
to the United States.
4th.--By aiding and protecting American Travel in Europe through the
extension of Financial Facilities to Travelers, and rendering other
necessary services.
5th.--By promoting European Travel to the United States, and through
the United States to Japan, China, Australia, etc.
TRAVELERS' CIRCULAR NOTES, available throughout the world, issued
without charge, for actual value in cash.
N.B. The Circular Notes issued by this corporation are secured by
deposit of United States Government Bonds.
LETTERS OF CREDIT issued either against deposit of cash, or
satisfactory guarantee of payment.
MONEY TRANSMITTED BY TELEGRAPH to all points.
DRAFTS issued at current rates on all principal cities of the world.
HENRY F. GILLIG, _General Manager._
PARTIES GOING ABROAD SHOULD LEAVE THEIR PROPERTY SAFELY INSURED.
CONDITION JANUARY 1, 1881, OF
CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
100 Broadway, New York.
Reserve for re-insurance of outstanding risks, $1,346,195.69
Reserve ample for all other claims, 286,387.95
Capital paid in cash, 1,000,000.00
Unallotted Surplus [reserved for contingencies], 306,135.77
Net Surplus, 1,000,000.00
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$3,938,719.41
Deduct for future decline [if any,] in market
values, 50,000.00
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Total cash assets, January 1, 1881 $3,888,719.41
This Company conducts its business under the restrictions of the New
York Safety Fund Law. The two Safety Funds together equal $1,000,000.
H. H. LAMPORT,
Vice-President.
GEORGE T. HOPE,
President.
B. C. TOWNSEND, Sec'y Agency Dep't.
C. H. DUTCHER. Sec'y Brooklyn Dep't.
J. K. OAKLEY, Gen'l Agent.
CYRUS PECK, Sec'y.
A. M. KIRBY, Sec'y Local Dep't.
F. C. MOORE, Agency Manager.
MALLORY LINES.
BRAZIL, TEXAS, FLORIDA,
NASSAU, N.P., AND MATANZAS, CUBA.
The ONLY Direct Lines of Passenger Steamships from New York to TEXAS
and FLORIDA, and the only Steamship Lines to BRAZIL, NASSAU, N.P., and
MATANZAS, CUBA.
Brazil Steamers Sail 5th of Every Month
For St Thomas, Para, Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro, connecting
at St. Thomas with Steamers for Porto Rico, Jamaica, and the Spanish
Main. Through rates and Bills of Lading given to Paranagua, Santa
Catherina, Rio Grande do Sul, Pelotas, and Porto Alegre.
THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED TO ALL POINTS
reached by the Royal Mail Packet Company's Intercolonial Steamers, and
to Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres.
Texas Steamers Sail Every Saturday
For GALVESTON, giving through Freight and Passage Rates to all points
in Texas.
Florida Steamers Sail Every Friday
For JACKSONVILLE and FERNANDINA, FLA.
Pamphlets and Schedules mailed, and all information given upon
application to
C. H. MALLORY & CO., Agents,
Pier 20 East River, near Fulton Ferry, New York.
BEFORE LEAVING HOME
PROVIDE YOURSELF WITH A SUPPLY OF
PARKER'S GINGER TONIC.
The occasional use of this delicious medicine will prevent any
dangerous consequences from changing diet or water, and travelers will
find it an unequalled appetizer and an invigorant to the highest
degree, without intoxicating properties. It strengthens the Stomach,
Bowels, and Digestive Organs, builds up the system, is a sure remedy
for Sea Sickness, Dyspepsia, Dysentery, etc., and is the
BEST MEDICINE YOU CAN USE FOR
RESTORING HEALTH AND STRENGTH.
A bottle of this Tonic by keeping you in good health and spirits will
greatly increase the pleasure of any journey.
~Sold by all Druggists at 50 Cents, and $1.00.~
LARGE SAVING IN BUYING THE DOLLAR SIZE.
HISCOX & CO., PROPRIETORS,
~163 WILLIAM STREET, N.Y.~
FLORESTON COLOGNE,
Is the most lasting, delicate, and fragrant of perfumes. As it
relieves Headache, Prostration, and Nervousness, often induced by the
fatigue of travel, it will be found an exceedingly refreshing and
delightful toilet companion.
~Price, 25 Cents; Large Bottles, 75 Cents.~
Manufactured only by HISCOX & CO., Chemists, New York.
PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM,
THE BEST, CLEANEST, AND MOST ECONOMICAL HAIR DRESSING.
Elegantly perfumed and made from materials that are beneficial to the
hair and scalp. Parker's Hair Balsam is far more satisfactory than any
other hair preparation. It
~Never Fails to Restore Gray Hair~
to the youthful color and beauty and is warranted to prevent baldness,
falling of the hair, and dandruff.
~50 Cent and $1.00 Sizes at all Druggists.~
HISCOX & CO., NEW YORK.
ENOCH MORGAN'S SONS
[Illustration: Hand]
HAND SAPOLIO,
Is far preferable to the best brands of Soap.
It is a perfect emollient, keeping the skin smooth and soft under all
climatic changes and exposure.
It is delightfully Scented, and wears away slowly.
Its frequent use will remove tan, stains of all kinds, ink, and other
blemishes from the skin.
It will also completely remove grease and stains from garments, and
rust from metal.
~EVERY TRAVELER SHOULD CARRY IT.~
_Each cake is wrapped in tinfoil, and a year's supply occupies but
small space._
Sold by all Grocers and Fancy Goods Dealers throughout America.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
Enoch Morgan's Sons Co.,
22 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK.
FOR TRAVEL,
_Nothing is so Refreshing and Invigorating_
AS
[Illustration:
NON ALCOHOLIC
SPARKLING PHOSPHATED IRON BEVERAGE
MANFTRS THE ZOEDONE CO. LTD. WREXHAM.
_Zoedone_
EVERY BOTTLE PREPARED FOR AMERICA HAS OVER
THE CORK SIGNATURE OF
[Signature] Hugh Hamilton.
U.S. REGISTERED TRADE MARK NO. 3055.]
NO NEW UNTRIED BEVERAGE, BUT HAVING AN ESTABLISHED PRESTIGE
CONFERRED BY THE
~ROYAL FAMILY, NOBILITY, GENTRY, AND PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN,~
Consuming Annually Over Ten Million Bottles,
AND THE
INDORSEMENT OF HIGH MEDICAL AUTHORITY.
"The use of Zoedone is followed by all the refreshing and stimulating
effects of champagne without fear of intoxication or after injurious
reactionary effects. On the contrary the iron and phosphorus in
Zoedone combine to convert what would otherwise be an agreeable but
ephemeral stimulant into a valuable tonic."
PACKED WITHOUT STRAW.
~$15 per case, Six Dozen Pints; $8 Three Dozen Pints.~
SUPPLIED BY WINE MERCHANTS, GROCERS, DRUGGISTS.
ZOEDONE BUREAU, 27 PARK PLACE
THE MOST RELIABLE
TRUNKS, BAGS, VALISES, &C.,
ARE MADE BY
CROUCH & FITZGERALD,
NEW YORK.
[Illustration: Shipping trunk]
TRUNKS
FOR AMERICAN STEAMER AND EUROPEAN TRAVEL.
EXTRA FINE QUALITY OF TRAVELING BAGS, &C., &C.
Stores:
~1~ CORTLAND STREET.
~556~ BROADWAY.
(New Store,)
~723~ SIXTH AVENUE,
Below Forty-Second Street.
[Pointing finger] SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.
BOOKS
_FOR TRAVELERS._
AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO.,
HARTFORD, CONN.
PUBLISHERS OF MARK TWAIN'S WORKS:
"INNOCENTS ABROAD," "TRAMP ABROAD,"
AND OTHERS.
JOSIAH ALLEN'S WIFE'S BOOKS:
"BETSEY BOBBETT," "MY WAYWARD PARDNER," ETC.
BOOKS OF TRAVEL IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES,
MAKING VALUABLE GUIDE BOOKS,
By THOS. W. KNOX, BRET HARTE, and other Popular Authors.
[Decoration] Send for Catalogue. [Decoration]
Books sent to any part of the World on receipt of price.
Address,
AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY,
~Agents Wanted.~ HARTFORD, CONN.
[Illustration:
~·GET·THE·BEST·~
~·MISS·PARLOA'S~
·NEW·
·COOK·BOOK·
·AND·
~MARKETING·GUIDE·~]
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SAVED
TO THE WASTEFUL PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY
BY THE USE OF THIS SAFE GUIDE.
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE says: "For comprehensiveness and precision, this
book may be said to be unique."
THE BOSTON TRAVELLER says: "In her New Cook-Book, Miss Parloa has
rendered a good service to humanity."
THE NEW YORK TIMES says: "It has no nonsense in it, and can be
recommended for general use."
THE NEW HAVEN JOURNAL says: "It is in many respects the best book of
its kind ever printed."
1 vol., 12mo, cloth, 430 pages, and 89 illustrations, $1.50.
Published by ESTES & LAURIAT, BOSTON.
For sale by all Booksellers. Sent postpaid on receipt of price.
TRAVELING COMPANIONS.
BEFORE STARTING ON A JOURNEY, STOW AWAY SOME PLEASANT NOVEL IN
YOUR SATCHEL.
We invite attention to the following choice selection of Novels:
THE NO NAME SERIES.
Mercy Philbrick's Choice; Afterglow; Deirdrè; Hetty's Strange History;
Is that All? Will Denbigh, Nobleman; Kismet; The Wolf at the Door; The
Great Match; Marmorne; Mirage; A Modern Mephistopheles; Gemini; A
Masque of Poets. 16mo, Cloth, Black and Gold, price $1.00 each.
THE NO NAME (SECOND) SERIES.
Signor Monaldini's Niece; The Colonel's Opera Cloak; His Majesty,
Myself; Mrs. Beauchamp Brown; Salvage; Don John. Manuela Parédes (in
preparation). 16mo, Cloth, Green and Gold, price $1.00 each.
BY THE TIBER; a novel, by the author of "Signor Monaldini's Niece."
THE HEAD OF MEDUSA; a novel, by the author of "Kismet" and "Mirage."
BLESSED SAINT CERTAINTY; by the author of "His Majesty, Myself."
Uniform volumes, 16mo, Cloth, Black and Gold, price $1.50 each.
MY MARRIAGE; a novel, 16mo, cloth, price $1.00.
IRENE THE MISSIONARY; a novel, 16mo, cloth, price $1.25.
MOONDYNE; a story of the Under-World, by John Boyle O'Reilly; 16mo,
cloth, price $1.50.
SARAH DE BERENGER; a novel, by Jean Ingelow; uniform with "Off the
Skelligs" and "Fated to be Free"; 16mo, cloth, price $1.50.
These books can be procured of any Bookseller, or the Publishers will
mail them, post-paid, on receipt of price.
ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON.
Books for European Tourists.
A SATCHEL GUIDE FOR THE VACATION TOURIST IN EUROPE. A compact
itinerary of the British Isles, Belgium and Holland, Germany and the
Rhine, Switzerland, France, Austria, and Italy. With Maps, Appendix,
and Memoranda pages. Revised every year. 16mo, roan, flexible, $2.00.
"The book is indeed a model of perspicacity and brevity; all the
advice it gives will be found of immediate service. The 'Satchel
Guide' tells the reader _how to travel cheaply without a sacrifice
of comfort_, and this feature of the book will recommend it to
many Tourists."--PALL MALL GAZETTE.
SAUNTERINGS. By CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER. $1.25.
"The book contains a little about England and France, more about
Switzerland and Holland, and a great deal concerning South Germany
and Italy. There is not a dull page in it."--SPRINGFIELD
REPUBLICAN.
CASTILIAN DAYS. A very attractive book by JOHN HAY, treating the
history, country, cities, people, and politics of Spain. $2.00.
THE LANDS OF SCOTT. By JAMES F. HUNNEWELL. $2.50.
"It is a delightful epitome of the great author's life and works;
the reader being introduced to a detailed acquaintance with these,
while he is led through the localities which the genius of Scott
has celebrated."--BUFFALO COURIER.
OLD ENGLAND: ITS SCENERY, ART, AND PEOPLE. By Prof. JAMES M. HOPPIN,
of Yale College. 16mo, $1.75. Includes descriptions of Derbyshire,
Devonshire, the Lake Country, Cornwall, the Old Cathedral Towns, and
those Historic Scenes which most interest Tourists.
[Asterism] For sale by Booksellers. Sent postpaid on receipt of price
by the Publishers,
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO., BOSTON, MASS.
PEOPLE WHO KNOW "HOW TO TRAVEL,"
GO TO EUROPE BY
THE STATE LINE,
Composed of new and powerful first-class Passenger Steamers sailing
weekly between
_NEW YORK, GLASGOW, AND LIVERPOOL_.
EVERY THURSDAY FROM NEW YORK. SAFETY AND SPEED COMBINED.
By taking this route, excursionists will economize in expenditures and
yet enjoy all the comforts and luxuries of an ocean voyage, and a trip
through Scotland via rail to Liverpool free of cost.
No live stock carried on these steamers.
Passage and State-Rooms can be secured in advance by communicating by
letter or telegraph with Agents, or to
AUSTIN, BALDWIN & CO.,
164 Randolph St., CHICAGO.
GEN'L AGENTS,
53 Broadway, NEW YORK.
EXCURSIONISTS WHO MAKE PURCHASES ABROAD CAN SAVE TROUBLE AND EXPENSE
BY PLACING THEM IN CHARGE OF
THE AMERICAN-EUROPEAN EXPRESS.
(Established 1848.)
BALDWIN BROS. & CO., PROPRIETORS,
53 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Parcels, packages, statuary, paintings, and valuables taken charge of
and forwarded to America with care and at very moderate charges.
Custom-house business attended to and goods delivered to any address
in Europe or America.
PRINCIPAL AGENCIES.--H. Starr & Co., 19 Australian Avenue, Jewin
Crescent, London; J. & R. McCracken, 38 Queen Street, London;
Lherbette, Kane & Co., 19 Rue Scribe, Paris; Staveley & Co., 1 The
Temple, Dale Street, Liverpool; Lherbette, Kane & Co., 9 Rue de la
Bourse, Havre; Matthias Rohde & Co., Hamburg; J. H. Bachmann, Bremen;
A. Warmuth, Berlin; Maquay, Hooker & Co., Rome; Maquay. Hooker & Co.,
Florence; W. J. Turner & Co., Naples; Guiseppe Scala, Naples; Carlo
Ponti, Venice; E. Ramirez, 16 Mercaderes, Havana; John Wallis, Cork;
John Wallis, 33 Bachelors' Walk, Dublin.
WHITE STAR LINE
UNITED STATES AND ROYAL
MAIL STEAMERS
BETWEEN
New York, Queenstown, and Liverpool.
BRITANNIC, CELTIC, GERMANIC,
BALTIC, ADRIATIC, REPUBLIC.
Sail from New York every alternate THURSDAY and SATURDAY.
They are all of them, without exception, among the largest and finest
of ocean steamers, and were constructed with special reference to the
conveyance of passengers.
The saloon and staterooms are located in the midship section, where
but little motion is felt.
No Cattle, Sheep, or Pigs carried.
Rates of Passage as low as by any first-class line.
For inspection of plans, rates of passage, etc., apply at the
COMPANY'S OFFICES, 37 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
R. J. CORTIS, AGENT.
C. L. BARTLETT & CO., AGENTS FOR BOSTON.
BARRITT & CATTELL, AGENTS FOR PHILADELPHIA.
A. LAGERGREN, General Western Agent, CHICAGO.
Fine Art in Jewelry.
Three centuries ago the Jewelers of Europe were Artists in every
sense of the word, and Artists of such taste and skill that their
works which have come down to us now command prices as utterly
disproportionate to the intrinsic value of the precious substances of
which they are made as the prices paid for the best works of the
Sculptor in bronze and marble are to the intrinsic value of the
materials out of which those works are hewn or moulded. Many such
Artists bequeathed legacies, since enormously increased in value, to
the Goldsmiths' Company for the purpose of keeping alive their art,
and the enlightened public of London are now beginning to insist that
these endowments shall be put to their legitimate use. We have no
Goldsmiths' Company in New York, but an hour spent in such an
establishment as that of Mr. THEODORE B. STARR, 206 Fifth Avenue, in
this city, will throw a great deal of light, for those who have eyes
to see, on the possible importance, hitherto almost unappreciated
among ourselves, of the æsthetic aspects of the beautiful industry by
which that great corporation has been built up in the mother country.
Mr. Starr has devoted himself steadily and successfully now for nearly
twenty years to artistic work in Jewelry, and the display which he
now makes of such work really deserves to rank among the most
interesting and instructive of our existing art collections. In the
choice and conservation of the more brilliant gems--for there is an
art in conserving as well as detecting the special perfection of
special gems as respects alike their surfaces, their crystallization,
and their color--Mr. Starr shows the taste and training of an Artist,
not less than in the skill and judgment with which he combines and
sets such gems.--NEW YORK WORLD.
COLUMBIA BICYCLE.
[Illustration: A man riding a bicycle]
The permanence of the Bicycle as a practical road-vehicle is an
established fact, and thousands of riders are daily enjoying the
delightful and health-giving exercise. The beautiful model and elegant
appearance of the "COLUMBIA" excite universal admiration; it is
carefully finished in every particular, and is confidently guaranteed
as the best value for the money attained in a Bicycle.
FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL TELEGRAPH CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
"I am familiar with the various methods adopted by enlightened nations
for healthful sports, agreeable pastime, and exercise, and I must say
that, in my opinion, a consistent use of the wheel far surpasses them
all, both for body and mind. The very marked improvements made by
yourselves and our English friends, in Bicycles, within the past year
or so, convince me that they will soon be no longer a luxury, but a
necessity." (Signed,) HENRY BENTLEY.
Send 3-cent stamp for 24-page catalogue, with price-lists and full
information.
THE POPE MFG. CO., 597 Washington St., Boston, Mass.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
INMAN LINE
United States and Royal Mail Steamers.
CITY OF ROME, 8,300 Tons.
Tons.
CITY OF BERLIN, 5,491.
CITY OF RICHMOND, 4,607.
CITY OF CHESTER, 4,566.
CITY OF MONTREAL, 4,490.
CITY OF BRUSSELS, 3,775.
CITY OF NEW YORK, 3,500.
NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL,--THURSDAYS OR SATURDAYS.
LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK,--TUESDAYS OR THURSDAYS.
RATES OF PASSAGE, $80 and $100, according to accommodation, all having
equal saloon privileges. Children between two and twelve years of age,
half fare. Servants, $50.
ROUND TRIP TICKETS, $144 and $180.
TICKETS TO LONDON, $7, and to PARIS $15 and $20 additional, according
to the route selected.
THE STEAMERS of this Line, built in watertight compartments, are among
the strongest, largest, and fastest on the Atlantic.
THE SALOONS are luxuriously furnished, have revolving chairs, are
especially well lighted and ventilated, and take up the whole width of
the ship.
THE PRINCIPAL STATEROOMS are amidships, forward of the engines, where
least noise and motion is felt, and all replete with every comfort,
having double berths, electric bells, and all latest improvements.
LADIES' CABINS and bath-rooms, Gentlemen's smoking and bath-rooms,
Barbers' shops, pianos, libraries, etc., provided.
MEALS SERVED _a la carte_.
_These Steamers do not carry Horses, Cattle, Sheep, or Pigs._
For further particulars apply to
JOHN G. DALE, Agent, 31 and 33 Broadway, New York.
GEO. A. FAULK, Agent, 105 South Fourth St., Philadelphia.
L. H. PALMER, Agent, 3 Old State House, Boston.
F. C. BROWN, Agent, 32 South Clark Street, Chicago.
WM. KNABE & CO.,
112 FIFTH AVENUE,
NEW YORK.
[Illustration: Grand piano]
204 AND 206 W. BALTIMORE STREET,
BALTIMORE, MD.
MANUFACTURERS OF PIANOS.
"GUION LINE."
United States Mail Steamers
SAILING WEEKLY
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL.
(CALLING AT QUEENSTOWN.)
THESE STEAMERS are built of Iron, in watertight compartments, and are
furnished with every requisite to make the passage across the Atlantic
both safe and agreeable, having bath-room, smoking-room, drawing-room,
piano, and library; also experienced Surgeon, Stewardess, and Caterer
on each Steamer. The staterooms are all upper deck, thus insuring
those greatest of all luxuries at sea, perfect ventilation and light.
CABIN PASSAGE, $60, $80, and $100, according to Location, etc.
INTERMEDIATE.--This is a class that affords people of moderate means
a respectable way of traveling. Beds, bedding, wash-basins, etc.,
together with good food, separate dining-room from either cabin or
steerage being provided. Passage, $40 single; $80 round trip.
STEERAGE PASSAGE at Low Rates.
DRAFTS payable in Ireland, England, and Scotland at low rates.
APPLY TO
WILLIAMS & GUION,
29 BROADWAY, N.Y.
BROWN BROTHERS & CO.,
59 Wall Street, NEW YORK,
209 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA,
66 State Street, BOSTON,
AND
ALEXANDER BROWN & SONS,
COR. BALTIMORE AND CALVERT STREETS,
BALTIMORE.
BUY AND SELL BILLS OF EXCHANGE
ON
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, BELGIUM, AND HOLLAND.
ISSUE COMMERCIAL AND TRAVELERS' CREDITS
IN STERLING, available in any part of the world, and IN FRANCS, for
use in MARTINIQUE and GUADALOUPE.
MAKE TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFERS OF MONEY
BETWEEN THIS AND OTHER COUNTRIES,
THROUGH LONDON AND PARIS.
TO TRAVELERS.--Travelers Credits issued either against cash deposited
or satisfactory guarantee of repayment. In Dollars, for use in the
United States and adjacent countries; or in Pounds Sterling, for use
in any part of the world. Application for Credits may be addressed to
either of the _above houses_ direct, or through any first-class Bank
or Banker.
HOUSES IN LONDON AND LIVERPOOL.
MESSRS. BROWN, SHIPLEY & CO.
HATCH & FOOTE,
BANKERS,
No. 12 WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
We buy and sell U.S. Bonds, execute orders in Stocks, Bonds, and
Miscellaneous Securities, and transact a general Banking Business.
Interest allowed on deposits.
OREGON
Railway and Navigation Co.,
OWNING AND OPERATING THE
WALLA WALLA & COLUMBIA RIVER R.R.
OCEAN DIVISION.
_The only direct Mail Line from_
San Francisco to Portland, Oregon.
Carrying WELLS, FARGO & CO'S EXPRESS.
"GEORGE W. ELDER." "OREGON." "COLUMBIA."
Regular Steamships from Portland to San Francisco and return, every
Five Days until further notice.
Connections made at Portland, Oregon, for all points in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho Territories, British Columbia, and Alaska.
K. VAN OTERENDORF, Superintendent.
Columbia & Willamette Division.
Connecting with Northern Pacific R.R. at Kalama and Ainsworth; and
with Walla Walla and Columbia River R.R. at Wallula.
GEO. J. AINSWORTH, Superintendent.
Walla Walla & Columbia River Railroad.
Connects at Wallula (on Columbia River) with Steamboats of O. R. & N.
Co. This Line, being rapidly constructed, is now open to Weston,
Oregon.
CONSIGN ALL FREIGHT "VIA OREGON RAILWAY & NAVIGATION CO."
H. VILLARD,
President.
T. F. OAKES,
Vice-Pres't and Gen'l Manager.
A. L. STOKES, General Eastern Passenger Agent,
52 Clark Street, CHICAGO.
To Travellers Visiting New York.
THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
AND READING ROOMS,
MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK.
(Entrances 953 Broadway, and 185 Fifth Avenue, corner of 23d Street.)
C. A. O'ROURKE & CO., PROPRIETORS.
_Strangers to the United States, or to New York, can find at this
institution the information and facilities most useful to them. Among
the features of the establishment are:_
1. The leading newspapers of the principal cities of the world are
kept on file. The latest issues of these journals are received by
every mail.
2. Information for travellers as to the places of interest in the
city, and how to visit them. Also in regard to travel, routes, cost,
etc., to all points of the United States, Canada, Mexico, the West
Indies, and South America. Accommodations secured in advance at
leading hotels in all cities. Interpreters and guides furnished.
3. Theatre, Railroad, and Steamship Tickets can be purchased at
regular rates. Diagrams of the seats, and Telephonic communications
with leading Theatres.
4. Foreign Money Exchanged.
5. Direct Telegraphic communication at regular rates with all parts of
the world.
6. The important news of the world, especially if of financial or
commercial interest, received at the Exchange and Bulletined.
7. Notification of Steamship arrivals, and of arrivals and departures
of Mails. Subscribers can receive their Letters at the Exchange.
8. Quotations of Railroad, Mining, Produce, and other Stocks, received
at the Exchange by telegraph.
Americans sojourning in New York _en route_ to Europe can avail
themselves not only of the general advantages of the Exchange, but can
obtain information in regard to routes of travel, principal places of
resort, cost, etc., on the other side of the Atlantic.
The International Exchange counts among its annual subscribers a very
large number of the leading business and public men of New York.
_Subscription price $25.00 per year, $10.00 per quarter, $5.00 per
month, payable in advance._
~The Traveller~, published weekly by the International Exchange
contains, besides matters of general interest, information in a
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INSURE YOUR LIFE
IN AN
OLD AND STRONG COMPANY.
THE ÆTNA LIFE OF HARTFORD, CONN.,
Issues Policies upon all Desirable Plans at Rates Lower than those of
most Companies.
THE ÆTNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.--In mentioning this Company we must
reiterate the well-known fact that it stands at the very head of the
list of life insurance companies. For thirty years it has stood the
storms of financial fluctuation, and now remains the strongest life
insurance company in the country. Its management is in the hands of
experienced and trustworthy men, as is shown by referring to the
condition of the Company shown by their statement of
affairs.--HARTFORD JOURNAL.
STATUARY IN
GRANITE,
MARBLE; AND
BRONZE,
Artistic Memorials, AND BUILDING WORK
IN ALL KINDS OF GRANITE.
Original Designs and Estimates furnished Free on application.
WORK DELIVERED IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
ADDRESS
THE NEW ENGLAND GRANITE WORKS,
HARTFORD, CONN.
QUARRIES AT WESTERLY, R.I.
BUY THE
"HARTFORD"
WOVEN WIRE MATTRESS
[Illustration: Wire mattress]
FOR DURABILITY, COMFORT, AND ECONOMY.
WARRANTED NEVER TO SAG.
NEVER TO LOSE ITS SHAPE.
NEVER TO MAKE A NOISE.
NEVER TO NEED A REPAIR.
The "_HARTFORD_" Mattress is _durable_. It will last a _life-time_.
One-third of every person's life ought to be spent in sleep, hence the
necessity for a _perfect sleeping arrangement_. The "_HARTFORD_"
Mattress affords the greatest comfort; _conforming to the body_, it
makes a _most delightful bed_. The "_HARTFORD_" Mattress will never
wear out or need a repair. Requiring over the Mattress only a
_blanket_ or a _very light mattress_, much is saved in the way of
expense in not being obliged to purchase heavy hair mattresses or
other over-bedding. The "_HARTFORD_" Woven Wire Mattress is free from
the disagreeable noises so annoying in the upright spiral spring. The
"_HARTFORD_" Mattress always keeps its shape, being as elastic and
flexible after fifteen years use as when first manufactured.
Investigate its merits. Buy only the genuine "_HARTFORD_." Take no
other. Beware of imitations and infringements. Every Mattress marked
"_HARTFORD_." For prices, catalogues, or any desired information,
ADDRESS
Hartford Woven Wire Mattress Co.,
BOX 148, HARTFORD, CONN., U.S.A.
HENRY ROBERTS, SECRETARY.
"THE HARTFORD" SEWING MACHINE.
THE LATEST PRODUCTION,
Combining all the BEST POINTS of former models of Machines
with new excellencies of its own.
_The lightest running Machine ever made._
_SIMPLE, STRONG, DURABLE._
_The only High-Arm Machine making the "Pearl Stitch."_
_All Bearings of Steel or Forgings._
_Self-Adjusting Tensions._
_The Original and Simplest Cylinder Shuttle._
_Elegant Ornamentation._
"THE GENERAL FAVORITE,"
FOR SHOEMAKERS, SADDLERS, TAILORS, ETC.,
IS THE
_STANDARD AMONG AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS_.
Weed Sewing Machine Company,
HARTFORD, CONN., U.S.A.
ESTERBROOK'S
Steel Pens.
[Illustration: Pen nib]
The Most Popular Pens in Use.
For sale by all Stationers.
Leading Nos. 048, 14, 130, 333, 161.
_Samples and Catalogue on Application._
THE ESTERBROOK STEEL PEN CO.,
Works, Camden, N.J. 26 John St., New York.
N. P. FLETCHER & CO.,
Hartford, Conn.,
PUBLISHERS, AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED
Fletcher Ink Extracts.
These preparations are soluble concentrated compounds, containing the
coloring matters and mordants used in the best Inks. By the addition
of water only, an Ink of beautiful color and fine quality is at once
produced. _Invaluable for Travelers_, as the dry and powdered
Extracts can be carried in small space and used at convenience. Used
for the last six years in the best Banks, Insurance Offices, and
Counting Rooms of the United States.
_COLORS: Rose-Scarlet, Brilliant Green, Blue, Violet, and Black._
Full descriptive circulars mailed on application.
_FAIRBANKS' SCALES._
THE WORLDS' STANDARD.
HIGHEST AWARDS, WORLD'S FAIRS.
LONDON, 1851.
NEW YORK, 1853.
PARIS, 1867.
VIENNA, 1873.
SANTIAGO, CHILI, 1875.
PHILADELPHIA, 1876.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 1877.
PARIS, 1878.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 1880.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 1881.
At the World's Fair in Paris, in 1878, Fairbanks & Co. received _seven
medals_, more than were awarded any other American exhibitors; at
the Sydney, Australia, World's Fair, in 1881, in competition with
manufacturers from the United States, Great Britain, and France, they
received _a special award above all others_; and at Melbourne,
Australia, World's Fair, in 1881, also in competition with American,
English, and French manufacturers, Fairbanks' scales received _the
four highest awards_.
THE CHEAPEST SCALE MANUFACTURED!
QUALITY CONSIDERED.
Correspondence solicited. Price list furnished upon application.
OVER ONE MILLION OF THESE SCALES IN USE.
PRINCIPAL WAREHOUSE,
FAIRBANKS & CO., NEW YORK.
FAIRBANKS & CO., BALTIMORE, MD.
FAIRBANKS & CO., NEW ORLEANS.
FAIRBANKS & CO., BUFFALO, N.Y.
FAIRBANKS & CO., ALBANY, N.Y.
FAIRBANKS & CO., MONTREAL.
FAIRBANKS & CO., LONDON, ENG.
FAIRBANKS, BROWN & CO., BOSTON, MASS.
FAIRBANKS & CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO., CHICAGO.
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO., CINCINNATI, O.
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO., CLEVELAND, O.
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO., PITTSBURG, PA.
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO., LOUISVILLE, KY.
FAIRBANKS & CO., ST. LOUIS.
FAIRBANKS & HUTCHINSON, SAN FRANCISCO.
Agent for Fairbanks' Scales } J. BLOCK, { MOSCOW AND
in the RUSSIAN EMPIRE, } { ST. PETERSBURG
LIBERAL AND IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS IN LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS.
EXAMINE THE NEW FORM OF POLICY
ISSUED BY
The United States Life Insurance Company,
BEFORE INSURING ELSEWHERE.
NOTE THE LIBERALITY OF ITS TERMS.
After the premiums for three or more years have been paid, upon
receiving the required notice from the assured, the Company will
continue the Policy in force without further payments, for its
FULL FACE, for such a period as the ENTIRE RESERVE will carry it.
Should the death of the insured take place during the continued term
of insurance as provided for above, the full face of the Policy will
be paid--no deduction being made for forborne or unpaid premiums,
excepting in the event of the death occurring within three years after
the default.
The new form of ENDOWMENT Policy provides: That if the ENTIRE RESERVE
is a greater sum than the single premium required to carry the full
amount of insurance to the end of the Endowment term, the EXCESS shall
be issued as a single premium to purchase a pure Endowment, payable at
the end of the term, thus guaranteeing to the Policy-holder in every
event the full value of his RESERVE.
NO SURRENDER of the Policy is required--only a notice from the
Policy-holder, on blanks furnished by the Company.
ALL RESTRICTIONS, ALL RESTRICTIONS and CONDITIONS in regard to travel,
residence, occupation, and cause of death are removed, thus making the
Policies after three years INCONTESTABLE FOR ANY CAUSE EXCEPTING
FRAUD.
_All Forms of Life and Endowment Policies Issued._
THE UNITED STATES Life Insurance Company in the City of New York,
261 BROADWAY.
OFFICERS.
T. H. BROSNAN, PRESIDENT.
C. P. FRALEIGH, SECRETARY.
A. WHEELWRIGHT, ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
CHAS. H. MILLER, CASHIER.
GEO. H. BURFORD, ACTUARY.
A. H. BUCK, MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
JOHN P. MUNN, MEDICAL EXAMINER.
HEGEMAN & BUEL, COUNSEL.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
CHARLES E. BILL, Banker, 13 Broad Street.
ISAAC N. PHELPS, Banker, 45 Wall Street.
CLINTON GILBERT, Treasurer Greenwich Savings Bank.
WM. H. BOLLES, Retired Merchant, Garden City, L.I.
HENRY W. FORD, Pres. Bank of the Republic.
EDGAR S. VAN WINKLE, Counsellor, 48 Wall Street.
W. A. OGDEN HEGEMAN, Counsellor, 261 Broadway.
THOMAS GARDINER, Retired, 13 East 62d Street.
N. F. GRAVES, Pres. N.Y. State Bkg. Co., Syracuse, N.Y.
D. KELLOGG BAKER, Provisions, 335 Greenwich Street.
JAMES BUELL, Banker.
H. K. THURBER, Wholesale Grocer, 116 Reade Street.
P. VAN VOLKENBURGH, Dry Goods, 62 Worth Street.
EDWARD H. AMMIDOWN, Dry Goods, 87 Leonard Street.
JULIUS CATLIN, JR., Dry Goods, 132 Church Street.
JNO. A. LIVINGSTON, Sugar Refiner, 91 Wall Street.
HENRY C. HULBERT, Paper, 13 Beekman Street.
JAMES R. PLUM, Leather, 42 Spruce Street.
GEORGE G. WILLIAMS, Pres. Chemical National Bank.
ANTONY WALLACH, Mfg. Jeweler, 11 Maiden Lane.
OLIVER P. BUEL, Counsellor, 261 Broadway.
GEO. W. PERKINS, President Mercantile National Bank.
TIMOTHY H. BROSNAN, President.
HENRY L. CLAPP, Scales, 311 Broadway.
RAPHAEL BUCHMAN, Clothing, 465 Broome Street.
EDWARD VAN VOLKENBURGH, Dry Goods, 62 Worth St.
CHARLES P. FRALEIGH, Secretary, 261 Broadway.
JOHN P. MUNN, M.D., 50 East 31st Street.
THE UNITED STATES MUTUAL ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION.
Office, 409 Broadway, New York.
INCORPORATED OCT. 11, 1877.
$3.00 will procure a certificate of membership entitling the member to
$5,000.00 in the event of death by accident, and $25.00 weekly
indemnity for totally disabling injury. Over 4,000 Business Men now
members.
CHARLES B. PEET, PRESIDENT.
JAMES R. PITCHER, SECRETARY.
_BOARD OF DIRECTORS._
CHAS. B. PEET, of Rogers, Peet & Co.
WM. BRINCKERHOFF, of Wm. Brinckerhoff & Co.
E. E. PERRY, with Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co.
WILLIAM E. TEFFT, of Tefft, Weller & Co.
FERDINAND P. EARLE, of Earle's Hotel.
DECATUR M. SAWYER, of Gowing, Grew & Co.
WM. BRO. SMITH, 229 Broadway, New York.
W. S. GILMORE, Crouch & Fitzgerald.
WM. GIBSON, with Morrison, Herriman & Co.
LEOPOLD WORMSER, with L. Levenson & Co.
JAMES S. LEEDS, of Wm. T. Lloyd & Co.
GEORGE C. CLARKE, of Tefft, Weller & Co.
PORTABILITY COMBINED WITH GREAT POWER IN GLASSES
FIELD, MARINE, TOURIST, OPERA, AND GENERAL OUT-DOOR DAY AND NIGHT
DOUBLE PERSPECTIVE
[Illustration: Opera glasses]
_Will show Objects Distinctly Two to Six Miles._
SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES,
TO STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE THE SIGHT, ADJUSTED TO ALL DEFECTS OF
VISION.
Catalogues sent by enclosing stamp.
SEMMONS,
OCULIST AND OPTICIAN,
687 Broadway, New York.
ACCIDENT DEPARTMENT.
MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE CO.
118 Asylum Street,
HARTFORD, CONN.
Accident Protection at Actual Cost!
_ADMISSION_:
_$3 for any Amount up to $5000_.
Future Expenses 25 cents per month as long as continued, and
assessments to cover losses only, at table rates.
ANY MAN HIS OWN AGENT.
Send for Application, which anyone may fill out, and return to Company
with fee.
_WEEKLY INDEMNITY, $5 to $25._
[Pointing finger] AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE.
THE TRAVELERS Life and Accident Insurance Co.,
HARTFORD, CONN.
OLDEST AND LARGEST IN AMERICA.
JAS. G. BATTERSON, PRESIDENT.
RODNEY DENNIS, SECRETARY.
CASH ASSETS, $5,519,000
SURPLUS, 1,467,000
BENEFITS PAID, 5,650,000
GENERAL ACCIDENT POLICIES, by the year or month, written by Agents.
REGISTERED ACCIDENT TICKETS, one to thirty days, at Agencies and
Railroad Stations.
PERMIT FOR FOREIGN VOYAGE at slight addition to cost of ordinary
Policy.
Accident Policies Written, 650,000
Accident Claims Paid, 55,000
Amount Paid for Accidents, $4,000,000
REGULAR LIFE INSURANCE, all best forms, with ample security, at Low
Cash Rates.