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About Krnves. A cheap Pockot-knife can be bought at every Store, but it is not the kind you want. One dollar is the lowest price that a really good knife can be sold for. This Jiloumn is placed in this paper to adveri e the very best Poeket-knife ever sold. Itis.l.c. Tidmahsh's Sheffield Steel Kir Kever buy a knife only because it looks well. it blades are not the best Sheffield steel th y will soon bend, no matter hovv tbey will look. Still. you want a fine-looking knife. The United States Iaw provides that only samples to agents and to the trade will be admitted free of duty. You can, therefore, see the advantage that I have in sending samples to agents over those who deal in Sheffield goods in America. I am an advertising agent f I ja trusted with a certain amouct tD èoï ; advertising these knives (tha &■ value ever seen in America at C Dollar each). Xow, the kaits i own best advertisement. Imagine a Pockot-knife (3i inches long) with the most beautifully-grained vory handle- genuine African ivory mand with two blades of the very best Sheffield steel that will last a lifetime and cut like a razor. The tips of the handles are heavily plated with sterling silver. And then a very nice chamois leather case goes with each knife. Now, vould it not be easy work selling this knife at One Dollar eaeh? I know it would, for it looks as if it were worth two dollars. And so it is if you compare it with the valué offered in the ordinary Store ' Is not this knife its own best adver tisement. You can make $4 per day selling these knives. This is a genuino and straigtforward statement. This is counting that you show it to onjy twelvebuyera eyery day. And every one that gees it will say it is good valuefor 1. The knives are sold to you at $8 per dozen ; you sell them at $1 each. I determined to use large sum of advertiaing njoney entrusted to me in sending out free samples to those who promise to act as agenta for the sale of se knivea I will send yotí' a free sample, but you must sign the promise at the foot of this column, and make a deposit to show that in asking for the knife you are acting ai ;. od faith. The deposit that I ask of you is 44 oents about half the wbolesale cost of the knife. and less than one-third whal yon would have to pay for a kailj lil it. if you bought one. Send the money by a Posttl Order H, one-cent stamps for 44L-ts., and p five-cent stamp on the letter, v. must not weigh more than one-ha i ounce. The deposit of 44 cents will be placed to your credit, and will be deducted from your first order at the dozen rate. I am an advertising agent, contractor and publisher with one of the largest Advertisingbusinesses in the world,and I absolutely guai-antee to send, postage paid and duty free, the knife described above free to anyone who signé th promise below. and sends it with tl; deposit as stated. Let me adviso you not to part wil your sample, even if yon ghould lose sale at $1 by refusing, u.s it will tai time to replace it. I coulc1 not sena you another even if you sent the f uil $1. Alter the sample they can only be suppliedtoyouby the dozen as there is duty on them to be pal I. # Any Engüsh Banker can give you Information about my high standing, or write to the publisher of this paper who knows that I do a large and straightforward advertising business, and that I do e.xaetly as I say I have taken this paoe in this paper for three years .' The first one answermg this advertisement after this number of the paper has come out will, i f he Iikes, have his name printed in this 8pace as agent for these knives. The Editor of the Spriwjfield (Ohio) New Era writes, in his paper of June 29, 1894:- "I have received a sample knife from Mr. Sears, and am very mueh pleased with it. He is the owner of a very lar e advertising business in London, and is, I believe, perfeetly responsiblu and straightforward." Sig-n your name and address to the following, eut it out, and send it with Postal Order or stamps for 44 cents, and you will receive by return of post the beautiful knife as described above. F. W. SEARS, A:vKKTisi.-c, Agent and Contractor, Wholesale Knife a dv ertisinq i )l. pabtm ent, ■■ !kkt Strest, London. Dear Sir,- I faithfully promise on my I and honour to show the Sample Knife you have promiaed t aend me to one or more of my friends, thereby constituting myself an agent. This wiL make me "in the trarle" as far aa Pocket-cutlery is eoneerned. By thlf j promise I am entitled to a sample oí your beautiful Dollar Pocket-knife with clmmois leather case, to be se ' me post-paid and duty free. I also e. close 44 oente Postal 'Order or stami which picase hold for me untií I 6fci, you an order at the dozen rate. Name. . . Address Addreat cül kW F. W. 5EARS, Wholesale Knife Adivertisement Dept. 128 FLEET ST., LONDON EXo.