Commencing June 6, our store will close at 12 o'clock Saturdays during the summer months. [Illustration: ROYAL BAKING POWDER] A cream-of-tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strength.--_Latest United States Government Food Report._ ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. Of course it's imitated--anything good always is--that's endorsement, not a pleasant kind, but still endorsement. HIRES Root-beer is imitated. Made only by The Charles E. Hires Co., Philadelphia. A 25c. package makes 5 gallons. Sold everywhere. JOSEPH GILLOTT'S STEEL PENS Nos. 303, 404, 170, 604 E.F., 601 E.F. And other styles to suit all hands. THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS. [Illustration] Reader: Have you seen the [Illustration: Franklin] It is a Collection which no one who loves music should fail to own; it should find a place in every home. Never before, it may truthfully be said, has a song book been published at once so cheap, so good, and so complete.--_Colorado Springs Gazette._ [Illustration: Square] This Song Collection is one of the most notable enterprises of the kind attempted by any publisher. The brief sketches and histories of the leading productions in the work add greatly to the value of the series.--_Troy Times._ [Illustration: Collection] Sold Everywhere. Price, 50 cents; Cloth, $1.00. Full contents, with Specimen Pages mailed, without cost, on application to Harper & Brothers, New York. [Illustration: THOMPSON'S EYE WATER] [Illustration: BICYCLING] This Department is conducted in the interest of Bicyclers, and the Editor will be pleased to answer any question on the subject. Our maps and tours contain many valuable data kindly supplied from the official maps and road-books of the League of American Wheelmen. Recognising the value of the work being done by the L.A.W. the Editor will be pleased to furnish subscribers with membership blanks and information so far as possible. [Illustration: Copyright, 1896, by Harper & Brothers.] One of the best trips in New England is to start from Hartford, Connecticut, run out through the northwestern corner of the State into Massachusetts, through Great Barrington, Lenox, and Pittsfield, and either to Springfield or back to Hartford or to the Hudson River. It is one of the best routes in the Berkshire Hills, and though there are some severe climbs, the varied scenery, the attractive towns, and the good roads make up for the few hills that must be walked. This route we shall give in the next two weeks.