Visual-*V W unit UM. era of civuuaiion in America %o owe was ■Me V* moreasfully pierce tfciwgt U* iewe d U'mWe urnier cur- Saeeem to lb* ho;torn until re SW IITIILI* itself thought it ne ewwcy m Vhalf off eetcncc to undertake the task. AH the ureal achemee imagined to br Mricily TOB ific am pit ia operation ta tmncterf- lo obtain the depth of water hracattia the talk Rara of railroad ii on, paih Of Wmm and all unreasonable bulky and aattmd instrument* wrr attached to tang haw ami cast off from the railway >ndcc and elsewhere. tan positively refused ionk The wry bulk of the instrument was wflkvat. ao matter w hat their weight, lo urw the powerful umhT-curreiU a wny lo hay then up upon tin surface or near A The United States Corps of Engineers, kanu. with a snail lead .*f only twelve pounds weigh* attached to a slender rope, or aoundmg cord, easily obtained! the depths from the fails lo the kww Iwidpe. As your <vcuiyoodral assisted in the hydrographi cal operations the facts may be given as Thej- present themselves t>ne day we launched in a small Ural not far below the falls aad entered on a most exciting and perikms exploration of the canon. The old nnde. kaig in charge of the niinature ferry situated htw, accompanied the party. With treat difficulty we approached within a short thsuuKx of the Amencan falls which darted gn-at jets of water tin us and far out hue the stream. The mar was .*> terrible that ao voice or human aaimi, however mar we wcrv to another. could lie heard. The leadsman cast the line which paaa-d rapidly dew a and told us So feet. This was quite near the ahorrw. Passing out Of tht friendly eddy which had assisted us up so near h falls we sin 11 apid y down tlie stream. Tin* next cast of the lead t*dd off W feet. deepening to 192 eet at the n* lined nul max. The average depth to the Swift l>rifi. when 1 tin- river suddenly hroewnes narrow with a win ity tv> gnat to ht measured, **> 1.V5 fi*t Just under thr Itwrr hrhr< th whirlpool rapids set in and so violently are the waters mover! that tiny nsc like ocean waves U the height of Twenty fort. At this pant your correspon dent, a; the time of the survey computed thr depth at 210 feet which is accepted as apr< ximateJy csmet. Thr urtors of the gorge elow this punt are known to but lew. imieeU the hot of mac sranvly ever trearls this infernal iv- UHn wlww ahisrst perpemheulai walls nse wi each de of ll;C verge of the river from 2T' to Jtun fet* in height. Here the con tinual crumbling of thr rooks have formed a tmxipiums pailim-ay in pl*o-son :lr river's djr i et *iirtv otH UIUSt eilUg to CTWiceS in the rock, to jutting crags or otherwise to set akvig. A partx of lr of us made a snrrxsr ff the interier of this canon from I. •* St.IWII . Bridge. with gTual dMruky we clambered along. It was a ft.rU.l xe: exciting exploration. At times the nwer msmid rise suddenly some ten and evm fifteen fee* as if a great dam above had broken, causing a hasty retreat of the psrty up the sides of the canon. From p .iffis above, rocks and stones frequently Ml. causing lively apprehensions and to add to the catalogue of cmbarrassm- tits, an ormnrul rattlesnake attempted to retard our progress and one of thetu was killed and his turtles prrvwrrd in oomtiitHuora tioc of tht even. **e*ttg into the canon a- lawheown was oIIT; a ativelv easy, but r. akmg one's way another thing. ) Nearly a mile below lteveaux ollegi, j which is situated half a mile north of Siti- j t moon Hndffr*. the possibility of nutking our war along the riv< r s edge ceases . Sight was just approaching and it was a day's hard work, nrs-rly, to make Ia wis t *ra Ahne. the rocks towered neatiy • •"foei. We bad the alternative of re mmmmr m tins abode of terrors over night ana murniK tb Lew tstown the following day. or <€ fighting an almost inipiosible ivnwc to the steps loading down front the ewlkue. *t determined to accept the lat ter. After aa hour's climb we made our wav *o within W* feet of the top where jm* a narrow ridge formed by the crumbled Urtve- seemed to extend. We followed this puhapr a half mile wtxu it came to an ab •mpt terminßUoiL beveTal rods beyond wa- a broad pathwar leading up to the col -1t-. but ta the interval oolv the lure walls of rork , ainxm perpendkn. xrfr.ni the top in the rushing wwer, 270 feet below, met the despairing gaze of our party. Just show our head was a crevice in fbe rocks wrhieh seemed to crom the intcwening spacx. With almoai certain doom Marine us di in the face we determined to try to CJOSS by standing tiptoe in the etvvice and climbrng to the jutting of the rocks. The variiwi implements of the party were di vided up. a heavy theodolite falling to your cnrrvupmdeuil. which was Mrappeil on his bark. The tallest clambered up to the ccrvire first, the others assisting and fol lowing and the writer getting up last. Tlion began a Terrible struggle to reach the path way beyond. All airived there safely when yxmr cnrrfvpoiKh nt with the heavy '•urdeti on his buck was but midway across. Rene a sharp rock just at the height of the | hrrau impeded the way. In attempting to uvs around this the boot failed to find a resting place The heavy instrument was palling me off my balance. The fingers wvrr- kc*auc thew dendtr h.ild one humlrtd fret abnor wm the calm, safe wurld. one hundred and seven for* below tin- roaring of the water. OIK loot slipped off ami wAS uning down, down ; a mist came over tb< eyes when my foot caught <wi a slender, coovebewy bush ami a luuid suddenly grasp ed my hack ami diew me around to a safe stamiing p are. In a moment more the Tathwa> was reached and the safety of all ensured, hut never will the frightful scene have the arose*. Hoc of the party saw thr participant or else the poaselvrry hush was the saving moans —I have nev r quite understood which. Socialist n|t to a Certain I'oint. I was traveling in a department of the south, after the revolution of February in France. I me* one day the mayor of a viHacv. proprietor of a metairie. **Sir." said he to me. "w hat do they moan down here at Paris by that word Vommunism f It is some sluggish busi m*, is it not ! So. at least, our curate mrs." "It is a system of partition," replied I. * invented once on a time by a dreamer " **Wliat did he dream f" "That the man who had a million should share it with the commune." His eyes Ivightened. "Not a bad dream either." said be. "But further." I resumed, 'that the man who has francs should abandon the half to*his neighltor.^ *'W4L be would still have enough with the other half." "Then, the man who has s<J,otHl francs should cctoie down to 2d,<HJO fraturs, through a spirit of fraternity." The face of the mayor assumed a thoughtful tinge. %< That may Mill do."' "lawtly. that the man who possesses "Twenty-five thousand francs," he in terrupted. springing up with a Ixiund, "thars th*' value of my farm; let him who would lutve a vine stock liclouging to it, come am! seek it. He will see how I will reomx- him at the end of mv musket." AGRICULTURE. INJURIOUS INSECTS.— It is now the season when the insects which prey on fruit trees are most destructive, and re quire the closest attention. •'Eternal vigilance'' will be the ••price" of suc cessful coutention with these tiny foes. The tent caterpillar and the canker worm prej* on the lollage of apple and cherry trees. The apple-worm moth ays its eggs in the calyx of the young fruit, and the grub, as soon as it is hatch ed, cuts its way to the core, causing the fruit to ripen prematurely. In some instances the worm continues in the fruit without eauslngany apparent dam age, and it is only when the apple is be ing eaten or cut up that the tenant makes its appearance. The Spitzenburg seems to bt> a particular favorite with this destructive insect, for we find a great deal of this fruit wormy. A great many of the moths may be got rid of by building fires in the orchard nt night. They will be attracted by the light, fiy into the blaze and be destroy ed. Some persons plce a lamp in the centre ola tub of water; the light attracts the moths, they tly against the lamp, fall into the water and are drowned. The gooseberry and currant caterpillars begin their work ot destruc tion as soon as the leaves are fully de veloped. The gooseberry caterpillar Is the larva of a species of saw-fly which lays its eggs on the ribs on the back of the leaves, and as soon as the young worms are hatched they com luetic prey ing on the leaves, eating their way in to them. Their presence tuay be de tected by the appearance of numerous small holes, like pin-holes in the leaf, and, as a whole brood are, in this early >tage, confined to one leaf, they can be easily destroyed by picking off the leaf and tramping on it. Bark lice are very injurious to fruit trees, as they rind shelter under the bark, through the crevices of which they prey ou the -ap, ami injure the vigor of the trees. I'ney may be destroyed by a wash of w hale-oil soapsuds, or a solution of poi a>h. Common soapsuds have been used against thetn with success. The ! -tettis of all fruit trees cannot be too frequently washed, as by this means oitl dead bark, which affords a hiding place to many nbxious insects, will be removed, as well as inoss and fungi which absotb the juices and consequent y hasten the decay of the tree. The tlea-bcetle, better known as the black bug or turnip-fly, is very destructive to the-seed leaves of turnips, cabbages, cauliflower, radishes, melons, encum bers, etc. It is identical, or nearly so, with the turnip-fly, (Z/uiiuvi m nnnuni) of Europe, u h;ch commits such depre dations on the turnip fields of Ute; t Britain and Ireland, France and Ger m my. The?e flea-beetles lie torpid during the winter in heaps of rubbish, under stones, and clefts of the bark of trees, and in chinks of walls. They I lay their eggs in the spring, on the leaves ot the plants ou which they feed, t and as soon as they are hatched the young grubs burrow into the leaves, feeding on them, and forming in them tittle cells, in which they uuuergo their transformations. Several broods ire produced during the summer, so there is a constant succession ot these |H?ts all through the season. A solution of liiue has heeu found very useful in preventing the ravages of these insects, out a better plan is the pulverization ot the soil, in order toelose up all chinks where they can hide, and the applica tion of abundance of well rotted man ure, to force the plants into the rough leaves, as, when they reach this stage of growth, the bugs leave them to seek tenderer food, Chtckeus are very efll cieut destroyers of tiiese insects. GARGET. —An inquirer asks attention to the case of a Jersey heifer, which, previously In excellent health, was found one evening with udder badly swollen and quite feverish ; refused her feed of meal, and gave only three or four gills of milk instead of the usual libera* mess. JSeveral days treatment with salts, ointment, poultices,etc., re duced swelling, but the milk in the three afiected quarters of the udder continues thick and creamy, that from the other teat is as good as ever. She had no water except uioriiing and night oti the way to and from pasture, which was goo-1 aud shaded. Should she be regularly milked from all teats,or dried off, and what is the prospect for her restoration after calving? This is a clear ease of garget, and was Induced by the use of meal in connection with truing without water during the day. Hd the meal been omitted, or water been plentifully supplied, the garget would probably not have occurred. It was the pain occasioned by the conges tion and swelling which stopped the flow of milk, that occasioned the loss of appetite. As each quarter of the udder is disconnected with the others It is not strange that one or more quar ters should be affected aud another not. The treatment was well adapted to the rase, the effects of which will not be likely to last beyond the next parturl tiou, though such eases sometimes do. There will be no advantage in milking the three quarters any oftener than re quired to prevent any increase ol swel ling mud Inflammation, which must be cautiously guarded against. The in lik ing of the sound teat had better bo con tinued till near the next time of com ing In. The meal hart better be omitted aim some laxative food like bran or roots used In its place, and a full supply ol water will be of the first importance. Salt should aho be supplied ad libitum. To lour parts of salt add oueof sulphur and one of unleached wood ashes, if they are at hand, and if not, add a little pulverized saltpetre in their place. The diet aud treatment should be such as to counteract any tendency to inflamma tion or swelling, otherwise suppuration may result, which, when it occurs in such cases, is often impossible to heal. raorouTioN OF BUTTER AND CUKESE. —lt is well lor the dairyman to remem ber these proportions: A quart of aver age in ilk which has a specific gravity of 10.20 at 00 degrees Fahrenheit, weighs 2.15 pounds. One hundred quarts of milk are equal to nine pounds ot butter, or 21 1-2 pounds ol cheese. HOKSK and cow stables may be kept sweet, clear of vermin, and free from noxious odors, by dusting with plaster each day after they are cleaned. It is a good plan, also, to whitewash the ceil ing, walls and partition, several times through the sea-on. Plaster and lime can not be put to a better use. Who flan Not Been Bllioun ? Probably no one. Doubtleas we have a] suffered to souie extent the disagreeable sen cations which a disordered or languid fiver caq inflict. Sallowuess of the skin, constipation, nausea, vertigo, soreness in the vicinity of tha organ affected, a sensation as of congestion iu the head positive headache, a loss of appetite, extreme thirst, a high color of the urine, are a nong the symptoms which annouuee a per version or vitiation of the bile. The remedy of remedies for the above ia Hostetter's stomach Bitters, administered by medical men; pronounced pure and wholesome by '•hem, and popular as a comprehensive family medicine, and as a specific preventive and lemedy for chills and fever and bilious remit tents throughout America, and to a wide ex tent in fo countries. Disorders in the stomach and bowels, as well as liver, ara Jpeeddy remediable with this popular aud Idg honied medicine. SCIENTIFIC. r Jhe Sand —Among the wonder ful and useful Inventions of the times is the common sand blust. Suppose you desire to letter a piece of marble for a grave stone; you cover the stone with a sheet Of wax no thicker than a wafer, then cut in the wax the name, date, etc., leaving the marble exposed. Now pass it under the blast, ami the wax will not he injured at ail, but the sand will cut letters deep into the stone. Or, if you desire raised letters, a flower or other emblem, cut the letters, flowers, etc., in wax and stick thetn upon the stone; then paa the stone under the blast, ami the wax will cut it away. Remove the wax and you have the raised letters. Take a piece of French plate glass, say two feel by six, and cover with line laee pass it under the blast ami uot a thread of the laee will be injured, but the sand will cut deep Into the glass wherever It is not covered by laee. Now remove the laee, and you have every delicate and beautiful flgure raised upon the glass, in this way beautiful figures of all kinds are cut in glass, and at a small expense. The workmen can hold their hands under the blast without harm, even when It is rapidly cutting away the hardest glass, Iron or stone, but they must look out for linger nails, for they will be whittled off right hastily, if they put on steel thimbles to protect.tho nails, it will do little good, tor the sand will soon whit tic thetn away, but if they wrap a piece of soft eottoa around them they are safe. You will at once see the philosophy of it. The sand whittles away and destroys any hard substance, even glass, but does not affect substances that are soft and yielding like wax, cotton or line lace or even the human hand. The Writing Machine. —Tho metalo graph is the name of an instrument just invented bv a Bostouian, and is likely to be of serviou to writers. It can do tilings that the electric pen cannot ac complish. its motive power is com pressed air instead of electricity. The instrument is thus described : "it con sist* of a hardened steel point, which, when in use, is moved up and down, within a metal tithe, very rapidly by means of a cam ami spring. The cam is on a little metal shaft, which Is re volved by a wheel, which is connected by a rubber tube with a pair of bellows under a table, ami can be worked by haml or foot. Resting tho instrument perpendicularly upou a thin sheet ol metal, and setting the bellows in motion, a pel son may wiite with it upon tho metal, makiti<* what appears to be a con tinuous line, but really a dotted line. Thelotturs made are embossed upou the mvtl. The sheet of metal is then to be placed in a small press and covered by a suitable piece of carbon paper, and over that again the paper to be written upon is placed. The press is then set in motion ami copies of the writing or composition can be produced very rap idly. No liquid ink, aeid or electricity is used. The little macUnic can be used in manifold writing. The rnetalograph will also be of service in signing bank checks and other Important documents, for it will be impossible to alter or erase signatures made with it. • Sjitci/ic Gravity Balance. —M. Gannal lias recently devised a simple means of determining tho specific gravity of liquids. With his denslmetre hyhro statique all calculation is obviated, and the specific gravity Is ascertained by simply reading the weight on the bal ance. This apparatus is made in the form of ail olive, so that bubbles ot air shall not attach themselves to its sides. The (dive of glass or metal has a volume exactly equal to one decimal subdivision of a cubic metre. There are two differ ent methods employed in the practical use ol the appatus. (1) We may sus pend it on the platform of the balance, and having produced an equilibrium, we plunge it into the liquid; the equi librium is then destroyed by the loss of weight of the olive, and the number of grains which it is necessary to add to the scale-pan to restore the equilibrium is the exact specific gravity of the liquid. (2)Or the liquid whose specific gravity we desire to ascertain may be put iu a glass vessel oil one pan of the balance; balance the scale-pans, and then sus pend the olive in the liquid by means ot a flue thread. The equilibrium is de stroyed, and the scale descends on the side on which the olive is suspended, and the weight, which it is necessary to place In the other pan to restore the equilibrium, is equal to tiie specific gravity of the liquid. A Wolf Story. A remarkable wolf story is that told by Mr. Christ. Pahl, of Bull'ulo town ship, lowa. He brought a wolf's skull into the county auditor's ofllec, and said he had prepared it for the zoolog ical cabinet at the academy. He stated that the wolf was captured when a cub, had been raised at his house with a dog and cat, and that these three were as friendly as could be. In fact, the wolf seemed as tame as though he be longed to a tribe of domestic animals, except m one particular, lie would de vour chickens, and no amou nt of pun ishment that would leave him alive could cureliiin of his love of live poul try. Mr. Pahl had a son ten years ol age, between whom and the wolf there was almost constant Intimacy and warm friendship. They would wan der all about the farm together and frolic every day; but love for the boy had no effect on the wolf' 6 taste for fowls. When the beast's fqpd was brought to Idm he would scatter it about him, and then lie down with his face resting on his fore-paws feigning sleep. A company of hens would sur round him to eat liig food; and woe to the biddy that came within reach of his paw. She was devoured in a thrice. There was no help for it. The wolf must be killed, or poultry-raising must end on the farm. So Mr. Pahl fired a charge of lage shot at the wolf, but did 110 more than wound him in the thick hide of his neck, and he put off for the woods. The farmer and his men followed him two miles before getting another pop at him; then he was shot in a hind leg. lie crawled into a thicket, and the hunters think ing he was done for, went home. The very next morning the wolf came to the kitchen door of the farm-house, when the family were at breakfast and scratched for admission. The boy de lighted ran out, and boy and wolf had the happiest kind of a time all day. Mr. Pahl resolved to spare the wolf for his boy's sake; but the very next morning the wolf was at his old trap for the chickens, and devoured two roosters, and he was killed instanter. He had grown to nearly the size of a Newfoundland deg. THE knobbiest part of the house is the door. DOMESTIC. THE HOUSEHOLD. — There ig a green ness In ontong and potatoes that ren ders them hard to digest For health's sake put them In warm water lor an hour before cooking. The only kind of stove with which you can preserve a uniform heat is a gas stove; with It you can simmer a pot for an hour, or boll it at the same rate for twenty minutes, Good Hour is not tested by Its color. White flour may not be the best. The test of good flour is by the amount of water it absorbs. In cooking a fowl, to ascertain when it is done, put a skewer Into its breast and if the breast is tender the fowl is done. A few dried or preserved cherries with stones out, are the very best tilings possible to garnish sweet dishes. To beat the whites of eggs quicklv put in a pinch of salt. The cooler the eggs the quicker they will froth. Salt cools and freshens them. In boiling eggs hard, put them in boiling water ten minutes and then put them in cold water. It will prevent the yolk from coloring black. To make maccaroni tender, put it in cold water and bring it to a boil. It will then be much more tender than If put in hot water or stewed in milk. The yolk of eggs binds tiie crust much better than tiie whites. Apply it to the edges with a brush. Old potatoes may be freshened up by plunging tliem into cold water before cooking. Never put a pudding which is to be steamed into anything else than a dry mould. Never wash raisins that are to lie used in sweet dishes. It will make the pud ding heavy. To clean them wipe on a dry towel. To brown sugar for sauces or pud ding, put the sugar in a perfectly dry sauce pan. If the pan is tiie least bit wet, the sugar will burn and you will spoil your sauce pan. How TO GKT Sick.—Expo e yoursell day ami night, eat too much without exereise; work too hard without rest; doctor all the time; take all the vile nostrums advertised; and then you will want to know UOW TO QKT WILL. Which is answered in three words- Take Hop Bitters! See other column BROWNED TOMATOES. —Take large, round tomatoes and halve them; place them, the skin down, in a frying-pan in which a small quantity of butter has been previously melted; sprinkle them with salt and pepper, dredge them well with flour; place the pan on a hot part of tjie tire and let them brown again and soon until they are quite done They lose their acidity and the flavor Is superior to stewed tomatoes. SCALLOPED TOMATOES. —Peel as many ripe tomatoes as are required; cut into slices and place in a pudding-dish— tirst a layer of tomatoes, seasoned with butter, pepper and salt, then a thick layer of bread crumbs, also seasoned with butter, pepper and salt. Thus alternate the layers until the dish is nearly full, having tomatoes last; cover tightly and bake half an hour, or long er, if the oven be not hot. FRIED BREAD CAKES. —Take bits ot bread you may have left after meals, soak them in inilk, or uiilk and water, until perfectly soft; mash flue; add two eggs, pinch of soda, salt to taste, and enough flour to make them fry nicely; dop the spoonfuls Into hot butter or lard. They are Inexpensive and good, and a better way to use dry bread than in puddings. KISSES OR I)ROI CAKES. —One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three-fourths cups of water, one-half Teaspoonful soda, two eggs, four and a half or Ave cups flour; drop tliem on a tin, and put a lump of sugar in the centre ot each. ALWAYS keep them on hand, as delay increases suflcritig; and if you feel sickness coining upon you, take a dose of Dr. Bull's Baltimore Tills. They cau do you no harm, and may save you from the sick room. Price only 25 cents LKMON BUTTKK. —line and a half cup fuls white sugar, whites of three eggs, yolk of one, grated rind and juice of a lemon and a half, or two small ones; cook over a slow fire 20 minutes, stirring all the while. Very nice lor tarts, or to be eaten as preserves. XKW KKTTLKS. —To remove Iron taste from new kettles, boil a handful ot hay in them, and repeat the process if nec essary. Hay water is a great sweetner of tin, wooden and iron ware. In Irish dairies everything used for milk Is scalded with hay water. POTATO PlK. —Yolks of G eggs; 1 cup sugar, 1 cup butter; 1 pint of sweet cream; 1 cup fresh milk ; I cup mashed potatoes, mix potato and butter well; add other ingredients; bake with only an under-crust; frost with the whites of G eggs and G tablespoons sugar; flavor to suit. FRIKD CUCCMHKRS. —Pare and lay in ice water half an hour; cut lengthwise into slices nearly half an inch thick, and lay in ice water ten minutes longer. Wipe each piece dry with a soft cloth, sprinkle with pepper and salt, and dredge with flour. Fry to a delicate brown in sweet lard or butter. VEGETABLE SOUP. —Peel and slice two potatoes and two turnips; chop fine a small piece of cabbage; use a large spoonful of butter; put it all into three pints of cold water, boil.slowly two hours. WK do not everything, bul .vhen an article li:t as much merit a Dobbins' Electric Soap, (made by Cra gin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.,) we glad y praise it, as does every one who eve *ried it. Try it once. SORGHUM CAKK. —Three cups of flour, one of butter, one and a half of sorghum molasses, one tablespoonful of ginger, one teaspoonful of soda, one cup of sour milk anu two eggs. Bake in a moder ate oven. PUFF CAKK. —Three cupfuls of flour, three eggs, two cups of white sugar, one cup of milk, one cup of butter, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar and one spoonful of soda. MATRIMONIES.— Three eggs, well beaten, a little salt, flour enough to mix hard; roll thin as paper, cut into Angers and give them a twist. Fry in hot lard—hotter than for common fried cakes. THE Strongest Constitution Is racked and often ruined by a stubborn attack of Fever and Ague. Vet all danger may be avoided, and the Chills promptly broken up, by resortin; to Dr. I>. Jayne's Ague Mixture, sold everywhere. HUMOROUS. TH* other evening, at a little dinner party, oue of the guests, the youuger brother of an English nobleman, ex pressed with commendable freedom Ids opinion of America and its people. "I like the country," said the young gentleman—"for one rea'on, because there are no gentry there." "What do you mean bv gentry?" asked ode of the company. "Oh, those who never do any work, and whose fathers before them never did any." "Ah," ex claimed his interlocutor, who was an American, "then we have plenty of gentry l i the States; but we don't call them gentry. We call them tramps!" "LOOK at the little creature 1" the friend said. "By Jove, that's the smallest man fever saw in my life!" "Keallv!" ..., companion carelessly rejoined. "Yes, really and truly, too. Do you mean to say you have ever seen a smaller?" said the friend: and he soon ha I his answer. "My dear fel low, I know a man so small that if he has a pain he can't tell whether he has a sore throat or a stomachache." HAII.OK, bathing oil' the shore near Cherbourg and with the water up to his chin : "What are these things I feel at the bottom with my feet?" A marine Irom the shore; "Nothing serious! An Inventor is only trying some experiments with torpedoes." The feelings of the aquatic can better be imagined than described. AT a London book sale a copy of Drew's' Essay 011 tiie Soul's was knocked down to a shoemaker, who, to tiie great amusement of the assembly, innocently asked the auctioneer if he had "any more books 011 shoemaking to 9e11.' M KS. Partington again. "Poor man !" said the old lady; "and so he's really gone at last! Ninety-eight, was he? l>ear, dear! to think bow that if he'd lived two years more he'd have been a centurion!" CHARLEY —"What girl was that you had in tow, last evening, Harry?" Harry (ou his dignity)—" What you please to call tow, sir, is what people of culture generally speak of as blonde tresses, sir." Goes off in a huff. THE weather is very bad in Europe. Til® following is from the Parisian: "George!" ".Alfred I" "Why, when did we meet last?" "Let me think; ah, yes, I remember; it was one line day." "What! so long ago as that?" A CERTAIN young lady who was a little behindhand in her summer outflt surprised her parents the other day by asking why she was uullke George Washington, When they gave it up, siie told them because she had no little hat-yet. A DOCTOR to his son: "Johnny, wouldn't you like to be a doctor?" "No, father." "Why not, my son?" "Why, father, I could not even kill a fly." Is IT POSSIBLE that a remedy made of ouch common, simple plants as Hops, Buchu, Mandrake, Dandelion, Ac., make so many and such marvelous and wonderful cures as Hop Bitters do? It must be, for when old and young, rich and poor, Pastor and Doctor, Lawyer and Editor, all testify to having been cured by them, we must believe and ioubl no longer. See other column. FATHER (to sleepy boy); "Come, James, you ought to be up with the lark on such a beautiful morning." Matter-of-fact boy; "All right, but liow'ui 1 going to get up there." PHKI.IM (to tourist who has taken shelter in a leaky shebeen) —" 'Dad, audit's soaked-to the bone you'll be gettin' wid the sthrames through the roof. Coine outside, sorr—it's dryer in the wet!" EMlLY —Although you promised to take me to tiie Oaks, I And you have been without me. Charles—Well, my dear, I only went to see wtiether you would like it some other year. WHAT a feeling of relief comes over a woman as she enters a church and discovers that her neighbor's wife has the same feather on her Spring hat that she wore last season. DOCTORS are t guard human life and bring relief to the sick. So does Dr. Hull's Baby Syrup; it contains nothing njurious and is always reliable, To be lad at all drug stores in our city Price 5 cents "SWARM weather this," as the pun ster said when he struck out over a ten acre lot, followed by a secret society of hornets that he had fired into with a shotgun. A BOSTON child remarked, after gaz ing earnestly at a mail who was bald, but had heavy whiskers, "His head was put on upside down, wasn't It?" DKNTISTRY is not new. A four thou sand year old mummy has been discov ered with a filled tooth and the unpaid bill in his pocket. WAITER (to flabby-faced man) r "Which are you, sir, boiled calves' head or codfish and oyster sauce ?" THE spanked child soon finds who lias tiie upper hand in domestic gov ern me at. WHEN does a man smoke a cigar too long? When he smokes it too short. IK evil be said of thee, and it is true, correct it; if it be a lie, laugh at it. A STRING opening—The keyhole of a watch. Speculation. Since the creation, it is estimate*] that 27,000,000,000,000,000 have lived on the earth. This sum divided by 27,864,000, the number of square miles, gives 1,314,512,080 to a square rod, and sto a square foot. Suppose a square rod be divided into 11 graves, each grave would contain J4X> persons. But this is speculation, and of no benefit to the 1,090,000,000 people that now exist. 500,000,000 of whom are Invalids, 33,- 000,000 dying each year. What they most want are the facts concerning Dr. Pierce's Family Medicines, For years his Golden Medical Discovery has been the standard remedy for the cure of all scrofulous, throat, and lung diseases. While for over a quarter of a century, Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy has been unrivaled as a positive cure for catarrh. The testimony of thousands of ladies has been published, certifying that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription posi tively cures the diseases and weaknesses peculiar to women. !For full informa tion, see the People's Common Sense Medical Adviser, an illustrated work of oyer 900 pages, price (post-paid), $1.50. Over 100,000 copies sold. Ad dress the author, R. V. Pierce, M. D. Buflalo, N, Y. Ulve II a Trial and von will be astoniHhed. "Auakeai*.'' Dr H Hilnltee'n External I'ilo Itomedv, gives iu Htant relief aud in an infa lible cure for tho moat ebe tin ate aaeea of pilea. It Iras made the most wonderful cures of th e terrible die order. 20,000 grateful people that have used U can testify to the name. Maniples with full directioue sent free to all sufferers ou appli nation to -Auaktaia" Depot, Box IMG, New ork. Sold by all liret-claee druggists. Ilu<lene*s Rebuked. A young lady, well known in fash ionable circles of Edinburgh, was ac customed to use her eye-glass In the street in away that often bordered op impertinence. One day she received a stinging rebuke, which made her drop the impudent habit. While walking in tiie street with several other fash ionable ladies, she met a country cler gyman of eminence and keen wit, but ungainly in appearance and rough in attire. Putting her glass to the eye, she watched him very intently. The clergyman was quite equal to the emergency. Walking directly to her, he took her hand and said: "My dear Marie, how do you do? How are your worthy lather and ven erable mother ? aud when did you come to town ?" Overwhelmed with surprise, site said with some alarm, "You are mistaken, sir!" "What! is it possible," he replied "that you do not know me?" "Indeed, I do not. sir?" "Neither do 1 you," said the minis ter. "Good morning, madam." Making a ceremonious bow, lie wuik ed.away, while her companions laugh ed at the bold girl for the re hull' she had received, ller eye-glass was never used again to qui/ strangers. HIKHKKLL'B Terra OumoDrr will cure sore Eyelid*, Bore None, Barber'. Itch on the face, or Orooent' Itch on the hands. It never fails. 50 oente a box, sent by mall for 00 cents. Johnson, Hollo war <fc Co., 002 Arch St.. Phils., Pa. IF TOO AUK HKBTOOS aim DXRAKSSKD take HooruMD's GFRMAW BITTKUM. HIESSKLL'B TBTTKB Onrnunrr will core all •cabby or scaly diseases of the skin. 1283 Oakland Female Instilute, NORRIBTOWN, PA. WTKTKRTKKM WILL COMMENCE SEPTEM BER 9,1679. For circulars address J. GKIKH KALSTON, Principal. OO NOT^BYGTITYOUR - SINGING"CLASHES BEFORE EXAMINING L O. EMERSON'S NEW BOOK, THE VOICE OF WORSHIP While rontainisK ■ Urge and valuable collection of Church Music in the tortuof Tunes and Anthem*, it 1* perfectly tilted for the Hinging School and Con vuttou by the large nu-übur of Buii(>, basts, UUcs, Ac., aud it* well tirade kleiu<-uiary Course. Price 99.00 per doreu. Speclnieu copies mailed for 91.UU. fend for circular* and catalogue*, with full list of •taudard Slugiug School Book*. The new 80-cent edition of Pinafore (complete) sella finely, and Fatiuitxa (92.0"). Sorcerer <lc0), I'riaJ by Jury (AO eta.), are iu constant demand. EMERSON'S VOCAL METHOD, by L. O. Kmeraoo ,(1.80) i* a valuable new book for Yoice Training, containing ail the essential* of study, plenty or exercises, and plain explitnatfoiis, and coeting much less than ths larger works on the atue subject. Subscribe now for the Mmtiral Ittrord. and receive /eekly all the news, and plenty of good tuuaic, for 2.W1 ber year. iu Press— WHlTS UOBSS, a charming new Sunday chool SOng Book. Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston. J. K. DITSON A 00. MS Chestnut St.. Phils. ■ HOP BITTERS.^ (A Medicine, net s Drink.) OOSTAim ■OPS* BUCHC, HANORAKA DANDELION, AJRP m httur in Bxsr M BDIOAL Qtrxurai or ALL OTHXB BITTBBA. TMJ3V OUH.B An Diseases of ths Stomach, Bowels, Blood, Lfwr, Kidneys, and Urinary Organs, Nervousness, Biesp ieesnass and especially Female Complaints. Wffl be paid for a ease they wtn not core or help, or lor anything Impure er injurious found la Chem. Ask your druggist for Hop Bitters and try them oe/ore you sleep. Tako no otksa Bar COUOB COTES LA the sweetest, safest and beet. Ask Children the HOT PAD for Stomach, Liver and Kidney* to superior to all others. Ask Druggists. 6. 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ADVICE as to the most Judicious advertising and the best tnedtnms and the manner of doing it„—ESTIMATES for one or m >re insertions or an advertisement, in any number of papers, forwarded on application. LANDBETIS' SEEDS ABB THE an D. LAHDBETH A SONS, *1 * SSSouth SIXTH SC. Philadelphia Those answering an Advertisement wll confer a tavor upon the Advertiser and the Publisher by stating that they saw the adver tlaetnent in this Journal (naming fbe paper H " neglected, may rapidly develop M ■ ■ into quick consumption. Ordi ■ ' IV ■ 11 mrnM nary treatments will not cure it ■ mm ■ Its effects are nervous weakness, %Jr%. I OMI ■■lll feelings, matter dropping into the throat, disgusting odors. tnd/btally consumption and prematura death. Vat 4n mCONSUMPTION HAY^FEVER M, * J Oatajrti, Bronchitis, Coughs, Nervosa and Catarrhal Headaches, Deafness, BBHsPBr 1 .-sr J Sore Ttiroat, mad all diseases of the air-passages and longs there is no treat* WTSw fSmf ' s ?lPf: B^SSINHALENE A romp<mnd<rf the moat healing balsama known to nedioalaoienee, with MKjK. M CARfeOLATED PINE TREE TAR i haling from DeVone's Inhaler* is converted ii > a cleansing,invig- orating, and healing vapor, and tuen direct to the diseased cavities of the r J\ %% head, and into all the air-passages and the lungs, where it acts as a local ~ application to the diseased surface, and its heal to-giving power is felt at v sfm@s3r nce. The only method by which these diseases can oe permanently cured. TREATMENT nvVnw'N IVUII V R °J tumidß, to be returned if not satisfactory. If Aleo for Male by PKVONE s INH - . druggists. Send for circular giving full information, terms, etc. Acorn, petent physician always in charge. Advice free on all chronic diseases. State symptoms plainly, your case will have immediate Md careful attention, and free advice by return mull. wrttfrg, fiau* thit paper. Address HOME MEDICINE tlli, tx W<v ?V>th and Arch tit*., Philadelphia, Pa. SEND FOR A SAMPLE OF FINE OOLONG *TEA ] it 40 Cts. per it),, PROM •Ttapii Black's Sod & Co., No. 1613 CHEBTNUT St., Philadelphia, Pa., 'DEALERS IN * Choice Family Groceries or Everjr Description. Thermometers, o P .ra cusses, Microscopy Eyo Uliumch, Spectacle*, Barometers At (irtati Hi'lurtti Pruts. K. A. J. BECK, Huuufactui in* Optician*. Philadelphia. B*nd 3 utaiii fur illustrated Catalogue of 144 page*, au mention this paper. PURE TEAS. SES era; largest stock4u theoonntry; uuality and terms the beet. Country storekeepers should call or write THE WELCH TEA CiMPANY, an Fuiton Street, N. T. 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Advertising don lp all newspapers in dm ed biates and Oanaaas at the lowest rates. ■m■ " THI#~NEW ELASTIC TRUSS Hu.Fd dUrerin* from all other., w cp-*hap, with Rir-AdjutlDK Ball fifsrutiM pM In canter, adapt* ite*lf to ail (MMltlona flj ■AHSIBLE JV of tb* body, whll* ths CAUL in the the Rernlali bold necorely day andnigbt, and a radical euro cer tain. It is east, durable ana cheap. Sent by nuiil. Circulars trm> Eggleston Truss Co., Chicago, 111.,
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