THE WITNESS PREMIUM LIST.

(Continued from second page of cover.)

WHAT KIND OF WEATHER WILL WE HAVE TO-MORROW?

This question can be solved by the possessor of one of

Pool's Signal Service Barometers

with thermometer attached. If not already the possessor of one of these valuable weather indicators, send us $6 in new subscriptions to any of the Witness publications and we will send you one by express with all charges paid.

MUSIC HATH CHARMS.

By sending us $10 in new subscriptions we will send a very good concertina by express, with all charges paid.

OPERA GLASSES.

For $10 in new subscriptions we will send you a first-class Opera Glass.

For $15 and $16 in new subscriptions we have two sizes of beautifully finished

WIRE BIRD CAGES;

prettily painted and fitted up with perches.

We still offer the

DOUBLE-EDGED LIGHTNING SAW

which, on account of its size and usefulness, is well adapted for household and general purposes. It is so arranged with holes in the handle that a pole can easily be attached with bolts, so that it may be used for sawing off the superfluous branches and twigs of a tree. Send us $7 in new subscriptions to the Witness publications and receive the above mentioned valuable implement.

A most necessary article in the kitchen is an Apple Corer. For one new subscriber to the Weekly Witness, at $1.10, or four new subscribers to the Messenger at 30c. each, we will send a

SOLID IVORY APPLE CORER.

FOR YOUR HOUSE WIVES AND DAUGHTERS.

If you want to make your wife happy, send us $17 in new subscriptions, and we will send you by express a set of FLUTING, CRIMPING AND SMOOTHING IRONS.

WHO WOULD NOT HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM?

When you can get a magnificent one by sending in $7 in new subscriptions to the Witness publications, or for $6 you can get one not so finely bound.

For $7 we will send something new in the shape of a pretty little

ALBUM RESTING UPON AN EASEL.

Every boy has a longing for a box of tools, so that on a rainy day he can exercise his ingenuity in making or repairing some article of furniture. For such we now offer a

A NO. 1 FAMILY TOOL CHEST

which contains Gauges, Screw-drivers, Chisels, Gimlets, a small saw, Tack-lifter, Pruning Knife, an Inch Square, a Measure, &c., &c., all of which fit into one strong handle, and when packed in the box may be carried in the pocket. This valuable assortment of tools will be sent to any person sending us $20 in new subscriptions to the Witness publications.

DO YOU PAINT?

By this question we do not mean painting your cheeks, but do you paint pictures? If you do, and have not a good box of paints, send us $5 in new subscriptions to the Witness publications, and we will send you a

BOX OF PAINTS,

fitted up with all the necessary requirements to fit you to fill the position of head artist to the family. For $7 in new subscriptions we will send you a better box.

RINGS WITH STONES.

A handsome and most appropriate present for a birthday or New Year's gift is a gold ring. For $5 in new subscriptions to the Witness publications we will send a SOLID GOLD KEEPER, while for $10 in new subscriptions we will send a GOLD RING, with PEARLS and GARNETS, and which retails at $4. If the competitors prefer they can obtain Rings of greater value on equally advantageous terms. A lady in sending for any of these Rings should send a piece of thread or paper the size of her finger, so that one to fit may be obtained.

THE POCKET KNIFE OPEN AND CLOSED.

THE "EVER READY" POCKET KNIFE.

Fathers and Brothers Read This.

The desideratum of every living male is to become the possessor of a well stocked and thoroughly reliable pocket knife. The article which we now offer on such advantageous terms is not only a double bladed knife, but also contains several tools, which will be found to be very handy, and just the thing wanted in an emergency. The two engravings will show our readers the appearance and number of blades which the knife contains. The very effective and convenient SCREW DRIVER is hidden by the opened large blade, but is shown in the picture of the knife as closed. The HOOK can be made useful in sundry ways, such as to clean a horse's hoof, pull on the boots, lift a stove cover, &c. The back of the Hook makes a good tack hammer; while the inside of the Hook forms a small but strong nut cracker. The Punch makes holes in harness, wood, &c., which can be enlarged by its sharp corners. All close into a strong and compact handle. This POCKETFUL OF TOOLS will be sent to any person who sends us $5 in new subscriptions to the Witness publications.

THE LLOYD COMBINATION PEN-HOLDER

is the best, and only practicable combination in the market. It is heavily nickel-plated, and with ordinary care will last a lifetime. It contains twelve articles in one. Pencil, pen-holder and a patent fountain pen, eraser, penknife, envelope opener, paper cutter, rubber and thread cutter. The knife is made of steel, firmly fastened in place, and can be used for ripping seams, cutting of hooks, eyes and buttons, for erasing blots, and many other purposes. The Combination has no open slots or ends, nor slides, to wear off the plating and get out of order. When not in use, the Lloyd may be so closed as to leave nothing but the rubber opened—even the point of the pencil may be turned in and protected; this could not be accomplished if the pen-holder was open at the ends or sides, as any opening would allow dust, dirt, moisture, &c., to enter. This handy Combination will be sent to any person sending us $2 in new subscriptions to any of the Witness publications.

THESE CUTS REPRESENT THE LLOYD COMBINATION PEN-HOLDER IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS.

THE AMERICAN HOUSEKEEPER'S SCALE WEIGHS UP TO 24 LBS.

A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY.

A pair of reliable scales is what every housekeeper should have. The Christian Union says of it: "American Housekeeper's Scale—the most convenient scale we have yet seen for housekeepers is that advertised in this week's issue. It is simple, accurate and cannot readily get out of order. The platform bears directly over the spring, and the nut is adjustable, so that the tare of the dish is had without the use of weights." To any one sending us $6 in new subscriptions to the Witness publications we will send one of the above described platform scales.

FOR THE LITTLE GIRLS ONLY.

Every little girl has an intense longing for a beautiful doll. Those little girls who desire a large and handsome wax doll to act as head of their doll family can easily earn one for themselves by canvassing for subscribers to our paper among their friends and relations.

SPECIAL OFFER.

To any little girl sending us $6 in new subscriptions to the Witness publications, we will send a large and

HANDSOME WAX DOLL.

This doll is the acme of perfection, and is possessed of all of the virtues that a good little girl's doll should possess. Its hair is of a light golden hue, done up in the latest Parisian style; the eyes are as blue as the summer sky, its cheeks are suffused with the most modest blushes, and to crown all—wonder of all wonders—from its tiny and well shaped ears hang a pair of the tiniest earrings.

After obtaining the doll, of course, you will require to set to work and provide it with a "trousseau."

Now, as a suitable article to accompany the doll in its travels around the nursery, we have a

BEAUTIFUL WORK BOX,

lined with silk, and fitted up with the required scissors, spool and needle case, thimble, &c. This can be obtained by sending us $8 in new subscriptions.

Go to work at once and become the happy possesssor of these pretty articles. Get your father or "big" brother to take you around, and with a few days' work you will obtain the required number of new subscribers to obtain the doll and work box.

MAKE YOUR HOMES BEAUTIFUL.

Send us $40 in new subscriptions to any of the Witness publications, and we will send you by express a handsomely chased and satin finished electro-plated

ICE PITCHER.

The pitcher is treble plated, and manufactured by Simpson, Hall & Millar. With ordinary use this article will last a lifetime.

PATENT BUTTER COOLER.

For $25 in new subscriptions we will send a very heavy plated and elaborately finished butter cooler, forming altogether a most useful as well as ornamental piece of table ware.

LAST, THOUGH BY NO MEANS LEAST,

is the Standard Worcester Quarto Dictionary, illustrated and unabridged. It is a massive volume of 1,854 quarto-pages, handsomely bound in library sheep, and is enriched by more than a thousand excellent articles on synonymes, in which five thousand synonymous words are treated, and accurately and concisely illustrated by short and well chosen examples; it contains more than one hundred thousand words in its vocabulary, with their pronunciation, definition and etymology.

To anyone sending us ten new subscribers for one year to the New Dominion Monthly at $2 each per annum, we will send by mail or express this famous and world renowned Dictionary. This offer we make specially to STUDENTS, MINISTERS and TEACHERS, and is one of the most advantageous offers we have ever made.

For those who are not acquainted with our papers we will state that the prices of the WITNESS publications are as follows:

Daily Witness at $3.00 per an.

" to ministers and teachers. 2.50 "

Weekly Witness 1.10 "

" to ministers and teachers. 85 "

New Dominion Monthly 2.00 "

" to ministers and teachers. 1.50 "

New Dominion Monthly and }

Weekly Witness to one address } 2.60 "

L'Aurore, (French Weekly) 1.00 "

Northern Messenger 30 "

L'Aurore, (French Weekly) 1.00 "

Northern Messenger 30 "

" 10 copies to one address 2.50 "

" 25 " " " 6.00 "

" 50 " " " 11.50 "

GENERAL DIRECTIONS.

IMPORTANT.

Every letter for these prizes must be marked "In Competition."

The money in all cases must accompany the order.

Send full prices for publications, deducting no commissions.

Ministers' and teachers' subscriptions are not received in competition for any of the prizes.

Send at once for samples and instructions.

JOHN DOUGALL & SON, Montreal.

FREE PAPERS TO ALL.

The WITNESS Publications to the close of the year Free to New Subscribers for one year.

To give our workers every opportunity to gain one or more of the prizes mentioned above, we make the following offer: We will send our publications from the date of the subscription to the end of the year, 1878, free to all new subscribers. Thus, every person paying $1.10 for a year's subscription to the Weekly Witness will receive the paper from now to January 1st, 1880, for that amount.

GENERAL OFFER.

Any person sending us TWO new subscribers to the New Dominion Monthly at $2 each will get a third copy for himself or herself.

Any person sending us FOUR new subscribers to the Weekly Witness at $1.10 each will receive an extra copy for one year.

Any person sending us ONE new subscriber to the Weekly Witness together with his own subscription will receive both copies for $2.

Any person sending in ONE new subscriber to the Weekly Witness at $1.10, or FIVE new subscribers to the Northern Messenger at 30c. each, will receive an extra copy of the Northern Messenger.

TO SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.

Any Sunday-school that does not now take the Northern Messenger can procure a sufficient number of copies to supply one copy to each family attending the school FREE to the end of the year, 1878.

Witness Free Lectures ON AGRICULTURE.

The publishers of the Witness have conceived the plan of establishing a Winter Course of Lectures on Agriculture. For this purpose they have secured the services of Mr. W. F. Clarke, of Lindenbank, Guelph, formerly editor of the Canada Farmer and of the Ontario Farmer, who will lecture in such parts of the country as may offer him the best openings. The first lecture of the course, entitled "The Nobility of Agriculture," was delivered in the Ontario School of Agriculture, Guelph, Ont. This lecture, and ones which will follow, we propose issuing in the form of an eight paged pamphlet. Those who wish to procure this instructive course of lectures will do well to send a one cent stamp for return postage, and we will send them the first lecture of the course.

JOHN DOUGALL & SON, Montreal.