teries is located here. The line for Ashe- MAGNIFICENT THROUGH

For Information, Rates, etc., apply to the following Agents of the Southern Railway.

FRANK S. GANNON, 3rd V. P. & G. M. J. M. CULP, Traf. Man. W. A. TURK, Gen. Pass. Agent.

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ADVERTISEMENTS.

Teachers

as well as other persons contemplating a holiday trip for the coming summer, should plan to visit the

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Via Yarmouth, N. S.

S. S. "PRINCE GEORGE."

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PRINCE ARTHUR"

Three magnificent twin-screw, nineteen-knot steamers,

'PRINCE GEORGE,"

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PRINCE EDWARD" AND

in commission during the coming season between

BOSTON and the Maritime Provinces.

Under 13 hours BOSTON to YARMOUTH, connecting there with the famous " FLYING BLUENOSE" trains for all points in the PROVINCES. The steamers of this Company are electric lighted and heated throughout, combining greatest speed with comfort and safety.

Delightful Climate, Beautiful Scenery, and the most hospitable People in America.

At the many prettily situated towns in the Annapolis Valley, tourists can spend the summer in a cozy retreat in a very inexpensive manner. The bracing air, filled with pure ozone, is the greatest appetizer in the world, and has made the "Land of Evangeline" famous as a health resort. The poet Longfellow, in "Evangeline," has only faintly outlined its manifold charms.

For all particulars as to boarding houses, hotels and beautifully illustrated
literature, write to

F. H. ARMSTRONG, G. P. A.,

Kentville, N. S.

J. F. MASTERS, New England Supt.,
228 Washington Street, Boston.

Enables teachers and Schools to obtain without expense valuable illustrative material-SPECIMENS OF MINERALS, WOODS, CHARACTERISTIC PRODUCTS, GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS, ETC.-from almost every section of our country. Send two 2-cent stamps for descriptive circulars.

The Bulletin of the American Bureau of Geography,

A hundred-page illustrated magazine, published quarterly, contains articles of great value for class and field instruction. Its contributors come from every institution in this country in which geography work of importance is accomplished. $1.00 a year; 35 cents per copy. Sample copy for eight 2-cent stamps. Address, THE AMERICAN BUREAU OF GEOGRAPHY, Winona, Minn.

and positively guarantee that the best $50.00 Hair Mattress made is not its equal in cleanliness, durability, or comfort. We sell on the distinct agreement that you may return it at our expense and get your money back (without dispute) if not satisfactory in every possible way at the end of THIRTY NIGHTS' FREE TRIAL. This is what we mean by our now famous phrase

"SENT ON SUSPICION”

We have advertised in all the leading magazines for years, selling thousands of mattresses, and not ten returned unsatisfactory as yet. If you are skeptical about its merits, or don't need one now, send for our handsome illustrated pamphlet, "The Test of Time," mailed free for the asking. It gives full particulars. Rev. Dr. JOSEPH A. SEISS, Philadelphia, Pa., 1338 Spring Garden Street, Messrs. OSTERMOOR & Co. January 10, 1900. SIBS-I have had one of your Patent Elastic Felt Mattresses in constant use for twenty-eight years past; it is not in the least matted down, but is just as soft, clean, and elastic as when new, although the ticking is very badly worn and giving way rapidly now, so that I think recovering is necessary.

I certainly would not have a mattress for personal use except the Ostermoor Patent Elastic Felt, for there is not, to my knowledge, anything so satisfactory and enduring as your mattress possible to be obtained. Surely the sight of this twentyeight-year-old mattress and my remarkable experience must convince doubters, if any are left.

My experience, wonderful as it is, I understand is not excep tional, but that am only one among many so happily favored with such a blessing during the last quarter of this, the Nineteenth Century. JOSEPH A. SEISS, D.D.

CHURCH CUSHIONS
We make and renovate them quickly, thor-
oughly, and cheaper than you imagine. They
are in use in OVER 25,000 CHURCHES.
Read Rev. Dr. R. S. MacArthur's Opinion:
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, New York,
Messrs. OSTERMOOR & Co.
February 6, 1900.
DEAR SIRS:-It gives me much pleasure to say that the
Patent Elastic Felt Cushions, put by your Company into
the Calvary Baptist Church forty-seven years ago, are
still in most excellent condition, and I can very heartily
recommend them. They still retain their elasticity, and
are free from moth and vermin of every sort.

They have preserved their shape better, and are, in my judgment, in every way more desirable than cushions made of any other material offered to the public.

The Cushions were put in the church long before I became a preacher. Of their present condition I can judge, In regard to the length of time they have been in use, and the satisfaction they have universally given, the officers of the church are my authority.

We found the Cushions, after so many years' constant use, in such good condition that upon going into our new church in December, 1883, we had you recover them, and they are to-day certainly as good as new. R. S. MACARTHUR, D.D., Pastor. Send for our book, "Church Cushions"-sent free.

Showing Patent Elastic Felt Layers in Mattress; tick ready to be closed.

PATENT ELASTIC FELT consists of airy, interlacing, fibrous sheets of snowy whiteness and great elasticity; closed in the tick by hand, and never mats, loses shape, or gets lumpy. Is perfectly dry, non-absorbent, and is guaranteed absolutely vermin proof. Tick may be removed for washing, without trouble. Softer and purer than hair can be; no repicking or restuffing necessary.

Send for our book, "The Test of Time"
It will interest you to know about the best and cheapest mat-
tress in the world. We sell direct to the user only.

2 feet 6 inches wide, 25 lbs., $8.35
3 feet wide, 30 lbs.,

ALL

10.00

6 FEET 3 INCHES LONG

3 feet 6 inches wide, 35 lbs., 11.70
4 feet wide, 40 lbs.,
13.35
15.00

4 feet 6 inches wide, 45 lbs., Made in two parts, 50c. extra. Express charges prepaid everywhere