Application for Credits may be made to either of the above houses direct, or through any respectable bank or banker in the country. They also issue Commercial Credits, make Cable transfers of Money between this Country and England, and draw Bills of Exchange on Great Britain and Ireland. * * * * * Established A. D. 1850. THE MANHATTAN Life Insurance Co., 156 Broadway, New York, HAS PAID $7,400,000 DEATH CLAIMS. HAS PAID $4,900,000 Return Premiums to Policy-Holders. HAS A SURPLUS OF $1,700,000 OVER LIABILITIES _By New York Standard of Valuation_. _It gives the Best Insurance on the Best Lives at the most Favorable Rates._ EXAMINE THE PLANS AND RATES OF THIS COMPANY. HENRY STOKES, PRESIDENT. C. Y. WEMPLE, Vice-President. J. L. HALSEY, Secretary. S. N. STEBBINS, Actuary. H. Y. WEMPLE, H. B. STOKES, Assistant Secretaries. * * * * * W. & B. DOUGLAS, Middletown, Conn., MANUFACTURERS OF PUMPS, HYDRAULIC RAMS, GARDEN ENGINES, PUMP CHAIN AND FIXTURES, IRON CURBS, YARD HYDRANTS, STREET WASHERS, ETC., Highest Medal awarded them by the Universal Exposition at Paris, France, in 1867; Vienna, Austria, in 1873; and Philadelphia, 1876. [Illustration] Founded in 1832. Branch Warehouses: 85 & 87 John St. NEW YORK, AND 197 Lake Street, CHICAGO. _For Sale by all Regular Dealers._ * * * * * THE CELEBRATED GERMAN STUDENT LAMP. _Complete, only $4.69._ ALSO THE FAMOUS VIENNA COFFEE POT. ALL SIZES. [Illustration] Imported only by E. D. BASSFORD, HOUSE-FURNISHING HARDWARE, CHINA, GLASS, CUTLERY, SILVERWARE, And COOKING UTENSILS. 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 15, 16 & 17