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Tho hclence ot Uto should bo read by tho younrf for Instruction, and by tho atlllcted for relief. It will benellt all London Lancet. There Is no member of boclety to whom Tho Science ot Uto will not bo usetul, whether youth, parent, guardian, Instructor or clergjman. .lr yonaut. Address tho Peabody Medical Institute, or Dr W. 11. Parker, o. 4 Uulflnch Mreet, lioston, Mass., who may bo consulted on all diseases requiting skill and experience. Chronic and obstlnato diseas es and that liavo baffled tho 11 1,1 a I skill of another physicians a sie iXJlirVlj clalty. Such tieated successful m r 1 VC1?I wlthoutan Ins'ancoof LXX I OIJIJIJ fall ure. Mention this paper. Jan. (Mw d A fiWIiTrnQ for Lucrative, Healthy, Honorable, xjai x u x l'ermaneni outness apply Wllmot, Castlo it Co., Itochestcr. N. V. dec Vl-ivr il to infants nnd Children What gives our Children rosy cbeelcs, What cures their fevers, makes them sleep; Oaslorla. Whe n Babies fret, and rrv by turns, What cures their colic, kills their worms. Cattnrlii. What quickly cures Constipation, Sour Stomach, Colds, Indigestion : CnMnrla. Farewell then to Morphine Syrups, Castor Oil and Paregoric, and llnll Cantor In. " Caatorla Is 1 well adtpted to ChllJren that I recommend It as superior to any medl clno known to me." II. A. AHCUtu, M.D., 111 So. Oxford Et., Brookljn, N.V. ENTAUR INIMENT i An absolute euro for Hliou matUm, Sprains, Paiu in tbo Hack, Barns, Galls, &o, An in stantaneous Pain- rollover. yAiNWiauiiT co., WHOLESALE OUOCEUS, I'lIlI.ADr.U'HIA rKA8. WYUUl'S, COKVEK, SUOAH, MOLibHtH KICt, Sl'lCkS.BICAHBSOtlA.iC, .0. K, B, Corner Second and Arch streHU, Jtrorders will rcceno prompt attcntlu u ,.1EI,ECT,STQRY. THE OLD MAH'i) JiEQUEST. Oim' mot Mint; I tiii'i into tlio sliui of Mr, Colimard, my 'lonkb'itiilcr, and Heuinj,' nobtidy in I'Xi-pt. Ids wife I naki'd tier ! "U1.11 I liiive my li icih"? Tlicy who to lin rendy for mo tn-day '' "Tlii'y iln-htill Hiiilur Vw Mr. Colltnai'il i'.it'tted In lnno llicill duiu by lliis DVi liini!, but liu had to quit work, lie was stiiniiioiicd bV 11 notary to apnear nl bini'dici'. ' "A If i my, ! Htippoiu f "Yu, "int'thiiii: of the kind, I ngiiiu. It is iilmo-it, like u dit-ain. It camo so uiioxpectcdly that wo hardly daro think about it. It is really cilly in mo to think about a legacy. Wo may got a ring or somo little trifle as a remembrance something not worth talking about. " Tho deceased was un der no earthly obligation to givo us anything whatever, and it is really lu nacy on my part to expect Anything worth mentioning." "Then ho was not related to you at all?" "Not in Ibo least. It is a strango story. You know that Mr. Colimard has tho table on which he works, close to tho window. Ho needs all tho light ho can get to do his work properly. Every day from twelve to two o'clock, a thin old gentleman who had tho ap pearance of being a respectable poison, stood in front of our window, anil looked in. He seemed to take a creat deal of interest in book-binding, for ho watched every movement of my hus band. At last Mr. Colimard got an gry at tho old man for standing in his light, and ho said : '1 wonder if that animated old skeleton is going to keep on coining every day to stare at me while I am at work. I suppose the old idiot comes hero to wait for tho undertaker.' My little boy, Polydor, who is an awful smart little chap, overheard this remark of my husband, and running out doors, said to the venerablo old man : 'I say old Mr. Skeleton, do you como here " every day to wait for the undertaker t "I can very readily imagine what sort of a face tho old gentleman made when ho heard that." "You aro mistaken. Ho was not angry in the least. Ho laughed until the tears ran down his checks, and he patted our little boy on the head, and gave him a bonbon. Next day little Polydor runowed his acquaintance with tho old man who had bonbons to give away. It is remarkable what a bright little boy Polydor is. The old gentle man gave him another bonbon, and kissed him besides. At last, tu cut things short, after innumerable bon bons and kissen, the old gentleman came into our shop and struck up an acquaintance with us. After that, he came every day, and sat for half an hour or so, and chatted with us, about the weather, etc Hero is tho very chair in which tho poor, dear old man used to sit, with our littlo Polydor on his knees, eating bonbons. lie took a wonderful liking to our littlo son, and fondled him as if ho was his own. He also took a great interest in our private affairs. Every once in a while ho would ask, 'How is business ? Aro you getting along all right V And ho never failed to encourago us, and tell us to hope for tho best in tho futuro." "And you s.y you did not know who 1 he old man was?" "At first we had 110 idoa as to who he was, but afterwards we made in quiry, and learned that ho was none other than the rich Uambriqttet, who owned seventeen large houses from which ho drew rents every month. When' ;r ho encouraged us to hope for better things in tho futuro my hus b.ind would say, 'If I owned seventeen houses, as yon do, I would not bu troubled much about tho future. I'd snap my fingers in tho future's face.' 'The old man would reply, 'My dear childien, who knows but somo of theso days a house may drop down into your laps, when you ieast expect it.' '' "Tho old man was right. Nothing is impossible in this world." "One day Mr. Uambriquet did not put in his usual appearance. At tho end of a week my husband became very uneasy about tho old man, and mado inquiries. IIo ascertained that the poor, dear, kind old creature had caught a severe cold and gone to a land that is fairer than this. How badly wo felt about it, for wo had learned to lovo tbo old man for him self alone, and on account of tho affec tion which ho showed our link' boy. 110 had, moreover, a large number of books which needed binding very bad ly, and wo expected to get tho job. We hud tcarcely begun to recover from the phock caused by tho old gen tleman being snatched away so prema turely, when wo leceivcd a letter from ho notary, requesting tho attendance of my husband at tho opening of the will, "That looks very much .is if tho oltl man's prediction about the hoiifo fall ing into your lap was about to bo re alized." "Nonsense ! You may bo suro 110 such good luck is going to befall us.1' "And why should not a portion of his property fall to you 1" "because tho deceased has.a wliolo herd of nieces and nephews, and ho is not likely to rob his own relatives for tho 1 enelit of strangers,'' "Ono house taken from seventeen can hardly bo called robbery." , 'That's" what I havo thought to my self. Hut tho dear old man, who has been cut down so prematurely nnd un expectedly, was not under the slight est obligation to give us anything whitover, as I havo told you before." "That may bo so ; but when ho en couraged you to hope for belter things in tho future, did ho not compromise himself, so to speak ?" "I think he did. It would havo been much more kind ami gentlemanly in him to havo said nothing, rather than havo raised tho hopes of poor peoiile, who aro satisfied with their lot 111 life, only ' to dash them to pieces, particularly as wo always tioitcd him with tho greatest kindness nnd for bcaranco." "And didn't you say tlint ho was very fond of your little boy?'1 t'ljo was always patting him on tho head and smiling at him, Ho could not liavo petted tho child more if it had bcon ins own grandchild," "If ho liked your boy so much, who knows but that the old man in his will niav not give the hov an equal chance J with tho nieces and nephews, for whom ho may havo a positive disliking?" "Yes, such a thing is possible but barely possible although ho lias never seen any of those nieces and nephews, who, for all I know to tho contrary, may be unworthy of tho affection of such a good old gentleman." "How do yon know that you may not inherit this very house in which you live ?" "It might be. It's not woith much more thnn 17,000 franc-. Tho neph ews and nieces wouldn't miss that amount much, as the house needs to pairs. Thuru nio also other tbiiigH about this house that need improving. The good old man had unlimited eon lidence in his janitor, who has been swindling him for years whenever ho got a chano';. The villain lives Itku a prince, and pays no attention whatever to the comfort nf the tenants of tho house. IIo neglects his duties in a most shameful manner. I'll bounce him out of hero in three shakes of a sheep's tail if I have nny thing to say about it. The way I'll turn the ras cals out as soon a I got in will sur prise the country. Then, again, there is that high stepping Madame La Strange on the litst lloor, who carries her head so high, and who looks down on poor people who arc her beltcis. Yon can just bet your dulcet existence I'll lake her down a peg. I'll teach her to put on airs to property owners. Just let 1110 be boss of the shanty for live minutes, and the promptness with which sho will bo requested to hand in her resignation will takn her breath away. And tho best of it is, sho has ju-t had new paper put up in tho room at her own expense but sho has got to go all tbo same. I'm going to raiso tho rent, 011 general principles, of every tenant in tho house.'' "Hut you said that business was dull in this part of tho town, so I think von should rather reduce the rents than raise them." "Not if the court knows hoiself, and I suspect that she does. "If I was in your ulaeo I would not raise tho rent on the poor people. Why not let them feel tho benefit of the good fortuno that has befallen you ?" "My dear sir, I am old enough to bo able to attend to my own business without tho advice of strangers," re sponded Mrs. Colimard with somo as perity. "Pi ay do not become excited, mad am. Perhaps there is really tio occa sion for it. On the other hand, who knows but what tho good old man may havo loft you that big house on tho corner.'" "Why, that's worth at least sixty thousand francs.'' "Aud why shouldn't ho leave you that house ? If tho old gentleman took it into his head to do something for your family why should he not have concluded to do something hand some ?" "What you say is very reasonable, indeed. 1 hadn't thought of that. But now that I como to think of it, as nobody compelled tho dear old man to be yood to us, why should he pick out the meanest of all his seventeen houses for us ? Why should ho do less for us than any of the other legatees ?" "Why should ho? It would almost look as if ho had a spito at you, if ho poked off this house on you when he had so many better ones." That's so." But let us bo just. IIo was under no earthly obligation to do anything for us whatever." "That's so. But what obligation was he under to do anything for his nephews and nieces whom he never saw ?'' "While on tho other hand ho spent wholo hours in tho midst of our fam ily," said Mrs. Colimard, musingly. "It is not relationship, but lovo and affection that control men when they como to make their last will." "That's true. And he had a great deal moro lovo lor us than ho had for his nephews, who hid not tho decency to hunt him up and make lite pleasant for him." "You see, then, that really you have just as much right to his property as thoso nieces and nephews, who for all we know to tho contrary may bo very unworthy persons, and who might do a great deal of mischief if they had mo ney.'' Mrs. Colimard bcemcd to bo absorb, cd in thought for a few moments, and then bIio sighed. "If right and justice were only to prevail in this matter " "What then ?" I say if right and justico were to prevail why should not wo inherit tho old man's sixteen houses, and the nieces and nephews get this old tum bled down barrack of a place for their share '" Just nt this moment tho shop door was opened suddenly, and Mr. Col imard entered. IIo was as pale as a ghost, nud seemed to bo laboring un der great mental excitement. It is im possible to describe the nervous trenzy with which his who oacuiateu : "Well J" Mr. Colimard was so much out of breath that ho could not reply at once. 'Speak, then 1" sho fairly shrieked, "lie has only loft tho boy thirty thousand francs. ' Madame Colimard sank back into the chair in a half fainting condition ; but she revived almost immediately and with blazing eyes and compressed lips she hissed : 'J7tc old viper" Poking the Fire. Somo ono has written a long lottter to tho queen teaching tho correct man ner of treating tho tiro. It is nover to bo poked, says this domestic Mentor, as poking is a waste of caloric. 1 can imagino that individual's house, con structing it Irom this item ot iniorma tion, as the learned constructed tho statuo ot Hercules from tho foot. The windows aro drawn up for fear of iliist. Tho blinds aro wiver drawn up for fear of tho sun. The chairs aro kept coy ered inliollaud wrappors. When anyone indulges in a nap thero aro layers of foreign matter introduced between tho sleepy head and the couch or armchair on which it rests otdon Truth. A eutloiis fact in relation to tho Grtely Arctic expedition is not gener ally known. According to Lieutenant Uncly s account ol tho nineteen 111011 who perished, all lint ono weio eiho kers aud the one was tho lust to die, Tho roven BiirvloiH weie nonsmoking men. Down in a Goal Mine Shaft. A correspondent to tho Now York Sun thus gives a description of tho great coal initio shaft at Carbondale, Pa., which has a depth of over a quar ter of a milo : "The candidate for the experience of visiting fur the first time a coal mine by way of the perpendicular shaft that leads to the Cimmerian depths must not pauso at the edge of the chasm to consider tho matter. Tho rope that slowly unwinds at the surface as the car and platform aro lowered through the darkness may pait bofoio the jour ney is fairly begun, and the bottom of tho shaft is a good quarter of a mile below ; but if the visitor stops to pon der over that possibility and lingers to calculate its consequences tho chances are that ho will never see the inside of 11 coal mine. If ho really desires the expeiicuco he must step in offhand like, ns the old minor said, and imagine ho is going to a picnic. It is an exciting trip down a coal mine shaft to a novice. Ono who is nervous in nn ordinary elevator, sur rounded by upholstery and light, and with the monotony of tho trip vaiied by frequent stops and constant changes among tho occupants, would simply dlo on the journey down a mine shaft. Visitors who have the courage to make tho trip aro not many. Hun dreds go to tho colliery linn in tho in tention to descend the shaft , but nine tenths of them change their minds when the clash and clangor and whii r of tho machinery, the stilling dust, nud tho hurrying, sooty workmen surround and Hit about them. Somo visitois who liavo kept their courago to the sticking placo until they have entered the car, lose it when tho descent into tho depth's begins, and 'cower down to the bottom ot tho car, motionless with fear, and not infrequently lose con sciousness. The space is narrower in a mine shaft, and thq impenetrable darkness makes it appear to be moro contracted than it really is. Tho miners' lamps are but as firefly twinkles. Water filters through tho rocky walls and pat ters upon you as you pass down, liko uncomfortable rain drops from drip ping eaves. Tho oscillations of tho rope that holds your lifo aro painfully apparent. The cheerful thought can not bo driven away that somo ponder ous rock, which has been hanging for years from ono side of the shaft or tho other, will more than likely bo giv en tho jar this trip which will fetch it thundering down upon tho car. Even tho fact that the miners make this trip twice a day, laughing and talking, and even humming snatches of folk songs but never whistling ; to whistle in .1 mine will fetch tho worst of luck, they say fail to remove all thought of dan ger from tho mind of the novice de scending a mine shaft. There may bo sensations of greater happiness and re lief than thoso he feels when the car reaches tho bottom, but I doubt it. Every one who can road knows what a coal mine is. Ono is liko another the galleries crossing eacli other in all directions, liko tho streets of a town with many turnings a black and deep city, a city of coal. Some of tho gal lenes aie long and wide and well ven tilated ; others are low, narrow and tortuous, with air suspiciously fowl and charged with danger. The laden cars, trundling along the dingy tram ways toward tho foot of the shaft, pass tho empty ones going back into the hidden depths for other burdens. The noises Of blasts, the smell of powder, tho rumble hero and thero of falling coal, tho glimmer of lamps, whoso feeble rays barely outline tho ghoulish forms of tho miners at their toil ; tho noise of water pouring from tho many subterranean veins sundered by the pick and drill theso are the sights and sounds that sui round the life a miner loads, by night and day, hun dreds of feet beneath tho ground. Work nover ceases in a coal mine when it is being run to its full capac ity. Ono set of men go down tho shatt at daylight and como out at dark, meeting at th" surface tho men who are going down, and whom they will meet coming out again next morning. p ire damp explosions and falls ot roofs and walls aro tho great dangers tho coal miner fears. Tho one lias been greatly lessened of lato years by improved ventilatiou of mines an im- provement that had to bo compelled by law. Betoro Davy gavo to miners tho safety lamp that canonized him among them, it was the custom to light tho fire-damp in coal mines every night. It is within tho memory of old miners yet when it was tho duty of 0110 man to tire tho gas 111 certain mines, especially in Continental mines, so that tho explosion might ho pro yoked and tho mine made aeoessiblo again for tho men next day. Wrapped in a covering of wool or leather, tho face protected by a mask and tho head enveloped in a hood liko a monk's cowl, this man entered tho noisomo depths to perform tho dangerous task imposed upon him. Tho tire-damp is lighter than air aud floats abovo it. To keep as much as possible in tho area of respirauia nir, tho penitent, as tho man was called, because 01 the rcsemblonco of his dress to that of a religious order ot tho Uatholio Uliurch, crawled on tho ground, bearing bofoio him a long polo with a lighted tapor on tho end As ho made his way along, alono in the poisonous mazes of the mine, his taper came in contact with tho explo sivo gas, and detonation after detona tion lollowed ouo another until tho noxious substanco had been cutirely decomposed and the atmosphoro was saie. frequently the penitent was killed at his post, either by tho forco of tho explosion or by coal and rock dislodged and falling upon him. j'irc-dauip explosions nro still very frequent 111 coal mines, and in too many instances tho responsibility may bo traced to recklessness on tho pait o'f tho miner himself. It is remarkable that in tho confined aud sunless atmosphere in which tho coal miner lives at least half of his lifo ho contracts but few maladies. Ho never Biillers from fever. Still, in tho courso of tlmo tho bad air works de structlon to his blood, impoverishing it, and makes him an easy victim to lencmia. The dust mining from the coal does its fatal work to ch'.-st and lungs. If the miner is seen with tho grimo of his labor washed from his fuce, lis pallor will bo startling to tho Ktranger. ills eyes o protiuding, his lorm stooped, his gait uncertain , and shamliling. IIo frequently works in water up to his kneee, and he thinks nothing of it, but ha is in constant fear of taking cold when in tliu open air. While tho out-door laborer in tho coal legions congratulates himself that liu is not subject to tho hardship ami expos ed to tho perils that the miner is, the miner rejoices that ho is sheltered from tho Inclemency of the weather, from cold and wind and rain, unliko his loss favored brother, the out-door laborer. Tho miner, as everybody knows, is bu Perstitious and credulous. He believes in ghosts, in haunted mines, in myths of nil kinds. Quaker and Queen, Tho Friends call no man master ; they honor all men, and their courtesy is free from servility. Queen Char lotte, tho wife of George III., once paid a visl to a rich Quaker widow, who, on receiving notico that tho queen intended to visit her, simply said she would bo welcomed. How sho was re ceived is desciibcd in the following narrative : The royal caningo arrived at the lodge of the park, punctual to tho ap pointed hour. No preparations ap peared to have been made, no hostess nor domestic stood ready to greet the guests. Tho porter's bell was rung ; ho stepped foith deliberately, with iU broad-brimmed beaver on, and unbend ingly accosted the lord-iii-waiting with, "What's thy will, friend " This was almost unanswerable. I'Surely," said tho nobleman, your lady is awato that her majesty, Go to your mistress nnd say tho queen is here.'' "No, truly," answered tho man, "it necdelh not ; I havo no mistress nor lady, but friend liachcl Mills oxpecteth thine. Walk in." The queen and princess wcro handed out and walked up tho avenue. At the dour of tho house stood the plain ly attired ltachael, who without even a courtesy, but with a cheerful nod, said : "Ilow'd thee do, friend ? 1 am glad to see thee and thy daughter ; I wish thee well ! Iiest and refroih thee and thy pcoplo before I show thee my groutids." What could bo said to such a per son ? Some condesceutions were at' tempted, implying that her majesty camo not only to view tho park, but to testify her esteem for tho society to which Mistress Mills belonged. Cool and unaweil she answered : "Yea, thou art right there. Tho Friends are well thought of by most folk, but they need not tho praiso of tho world. For the rest, many stran gers gratify their curiosity by going over this place, and it is my custom to conduct them myself j therefore I shall do the liko unto thee. Friend Char lotte, moreover, I think well of theo as a dutiful wife and mother. Thon hast had thy trial, and so hail thy partner. I wish thy grandchild well through hers" sho alluded to the Princess Charlotte. It was so very evident that tho Friend meant kindly, nay, respectfully, that offense could not bo taken. She escorted her guest through her es tate. The Princess Elizabeth noticed in her hen-house, a breed of poultry hith erto unknown to her, and expressed a wish to possess somo of thoso raro fowls, imagining that Mrs. Mills would regard her wish as a lav ; but tho Quakeress merely remarked with char acteristic evasion : "They aro raro, as thon sayest ; but if nuy aro to be purchased in this land or in other countries, I know few vvomen likelier than myself to procure them with ease.'' Her royal highness moro plainly ex pressed her desiro to purchase somo of thoso she now beheld. "I do not buy aud sell," answered Rachel Mills. "Perhaps you will givo rao a pair ?" persevered the princess, with a concili ating smile. "Nay, verily," repliod Rachel. "I liavo refused many friends j and that which I have deuied ray own kins woman, Martha Ash, it becometh not to grant to any. Wo have long had it to say that theso birds belonged only to our house, and I can make no ex ception in thy favor." Don't Whip Them. Violence does not succeoJ with chil dren. A parent who don't know how to govern a child without whipping it ought to surrender tho caro ot that child to somo wiser person. Sports men onco thought it was necessary to whip colts to teaoh them to Btart on tho spot at tho word, and pull steadily. Thoy know now that an apple is bettor man 1110 lash, and a caress better than a blow. If dogs and horses can bo thus educated without punishment. what is thero in our children which makes it necessary to slap and pound them ? Havo they loss intelligence ? Have they cold hearts ? Aro thev lower in the scale of being 1 Wo have heard many old people say : "If we were to bring up another child wo snouiii nover whip it. Thev aro wise, but a littlo too late. Many chil dren are of bucIi cmalitv that a blow makes them cowardly, or rerkless, or iiuvcaiiti, ui jiui iiiuueuiiv ugiy. v nip ping makes homo distasteful makes the boys run away, makes tho girls seen happiness anywhero and anyhow, Whipping is barbarous. Don't whip. The Dog the Bravest Animal, Peoplo speak of "bravo as a lion Tho lion is not bravo ; ho is a coward when tho royal Bengal tiger, regarded as his equal is presented : ho hesitates. makes a great parade, but does not get very near. The dog, on the other hand, will assail a lion, a tiger, a grs zly bear, an elephant, a dog, or a man, and ho does not stop to oount the b'iko 01 ins opponent, junny a man has been saved because his littlo dog, who is as quick as a flash, lias annoyed it bear, behind, that was pursuing the man to death j ho would turn to take caro of tho dog. which would of courso dodge back aud keep out of tho way of tho bear, while the mau would bo gain ing distance, and wheu tho bear turned for tho man again, the dog was at his heels'bitlng his ham-Btrings. Wo know of nothing but a dog that will fight a foo forty times his bigness, or ouo of its own kind and bigness to death.witli such unqualified and eminent bravery : and, therefore, wo account the dog tho bravest thing that lives. l'hrenoloyi- eat ,ournai. The Poaming of Oream, ! This is caused usually by incorrect tcmperntuii', but ng.tiu foiiio unknown dillicully may bo in tho way at tho time of churning, 110 opportunity bo ing affoided to removo it during the peiiod of making thebutter. It is tho opinion of an experienced dairyman that tho cream is usually kept too long, which sometimes generates carbonic acid gas, in which, if any largo ninouut of gas. has developed, it will ceitainly foam, and no butter will form. Va rious things and conditions will aid in developing this ga, all of which should be avoided. The character of the milk, tho food 'of the cows, their treatment, especially in diiving thom in hot weather with" full udders ; the utensils in which milked or set, if not perfectly sweet nnd clean, will in a very few hours in hot weather develop this gas. Sometimes this gas can bo seen, or at least itsleffccts, in the cream jar before tho cream is- put into tho chum, in its swelling and bubbling liko yeast. Somo impurity in tho milk, whether from foul water," partaken by the cow, sour food, or food partaken by the cow, sours beforo digestion, the high temperature of the milk, impure air, etc., are probable causes of foaming of cream. When milk is set in a warm place, and the cream raises above a stratum of sour liquid whey, or when it has been kept in the cieam jar until this occurs, thero may bo expected trouble in difficult chaining. There ore also troubles in the winter about the butter coming. But that is from a different caii'c. Which wilt 1 ie a prop er subject of discussion at the right time. Thus the causes naturally point to the remedy. The cows must not bo overheated by fast driving or other wise. Their food and water must be puro and clear of all filth or scum. Thero has yet been 110 crucible dis covered which can convert lead ore in to gold. Nor can the cow, one of na ture's laboratories for converting water and vegetation into milk aud cream, convert impute food and water into puro nnd sweet milk and butter. And if tho milk is pure when it is drawn it may be soon polluted by milk pails which have been half washed, and the milk which soaked into the pores or cracks permitted to sour and ferment in tho heat. Or tho milk may bo set in a damp cellar. This can be when the cellar has been cleaned with the most scrupulous care. There is not ice enough used by the farmers in the caro of their milk, cream and butter. And thero is no excuse for this, as any farmer can build an ice-house and fill it at almost no cost, except putting in time which is generally wasted. Milk, cream and butter should always be kept at least as low as 02, at or below which point seldom if ever carbonic acid gas develops. With pure food, cews rightly treated, clean vessels and Bet in rooms whero the air is devoid of all impurity, and churned as soon as tho cream is ripe, in a cool room, nnd tho temperaturo of the cream kept down during tho friction of churning, vo think thero will be littlo danger of foaming, and no troublo to get the but ter to come. Farm, JTlcld and Fireside. Washington Uhurcli-Goers. Mr. Beck, of Kentucky, is a Presby terian. Mr. Teller is a Methodist, as is Mr. Lincoln. Commissioner Loiing is n congrega tion alist. Ma. Blaine and family aro Congrega tionalists. Senator Dawes and Hawley aio Con gregationalists. Mr. Plumb, of Kansas, is a icgiilnr attendant at church. Senators Ingalls and John P. Jones aro unknown! ns church-goers. Senators Logan, Colquitt, Cockrell and Walker aro among the Methodist brethern. Senators Hale, Frye, Hoar and Gov ernor Cong nro Unitarians, as is Sec retary Chandler. Thaddeus Stevens almost invariably remained in the cloak room till prayers wore over. Senator Edmunds is nn active mem ber of tho Episcopal church. So is Mr. Bayard, of Delaware. senator isrowii, ot ueorgia, is a close-communion Baptist. Mr. Wil son, of West Virginia, is also a Bap tist. President Arthur is an Episcopalian, and so aro Secretary Frelinghuysen and Attorney tieneral Brewster. A majority ot iteiiresentr.tives aro cported to be church members. In rural districts this is a necessity. No public mention is made of Mr, Ilatton's church associations. His predecessor is fond of "Bob" Inger- BOll. Chaplains arc reported as being sur wised at so many membeis preserv ing a devout attitudo duriug prayers, hat did thev expect? Among tho Uatuolic-i aro ueneral Rosecrans, Senators Fair and Farley, O'Hara, tho colored Representative, ami ueneral i.otovre, ol Uhio. Hugh McCulloch is n Presbyterian, So are Representatives Breckenridgo, isucKiier, uandoipii, i ucker (who is an ci.i.. -1? .1 1 ... 1 , , umur 01 too ciiuiciii aim ccaies 01 North Carolina Senators Pendleton. Hamilton and Butler, with RppresontativosDorsheinv er, Hunt and King, of Louisiana 1 Ba ley, Mabury aud Gunner, of California, and Mr. Broadhead aro among tho Episcopalians. Edmunds nnd Hunt belong to the General Convocation Mr. Mabury Is a member of the Bisl op's Council in his State. Mr. Madden surprised tho British jiedical assDciiuiau at their last meet ing by showing now common among children was the habit ot liquor drink ing ami how many cases ot juvenilo alcoholism he had been called upon to treat in his own practice. Tho cases aro found chiefly among peoplo who scud small children to public) saloons for liquor. On their way homo the take draughts of tho liquor, and tliu aro sown tno seeds winch may gcrmi nato into an irresistible desiro for alco hoi. 1 ho doctor has lately treated caso of "well-maiked chronic alcoholism in a boy of eight and ouo of delirium tremens in a child ol the samo ago, "Havo vou got quail 011 toast asked a scidy-looking party, as ho cn teied the lestaurant tho other dav "Havo you got nn caglo on fcilver asked the proprietor- And the con ferciico adjourned sine die. Wild Honey Gathering. There is something fascinating in tho life of tho backwoodsman ; wheth er ho sponds his time in trapping and shooting wild animals or in bco hunt ing, there is always moro or less ad- venture attending tho enterprise, lleo hunting is carried on most extensively lato in autumn, but many bco trees arc discovered in winter and spring while ight snow is upon the ground. On brighter days a few bees will como out from their homos enticed by tho warm sunshine, and when coming in contact with tho cold air aro dulled aud fall to tho roots of the treo whero thoy are easily discovered on the surfaco of tho snow. In former years tho common method of obtaining tho honey was to chop down tho tree, and as soon as it strikes tho earth, rush to the spot whero tho ileposit of honey was made with bun lies of burning straw and smudgo the bees out nnd secure their Btorc. This method is generally attended with loss, as the falling of tho treo is liablo to smash tho honey and often to scatter over the ground. Of lato years climb ers have been used which are worn pon the boots so that a man can work his way up a tree with tho dexterity of bear, and not only secure the nonoy 11 good condition, but save tho bees by Iriving thom out into a box or sack by blowing in sinoko at a point below tho place ot general entiancc. inother method practiced by somo is to chop a treo standing near the ono avmg the treasure, and lodge it upon the limbs of'the last mentioned, and then go up 011 the incline, but this is not n sate plan, ns the support is some times insecure and the honey hunter is carried with violenco to the earth after nearly reaching his goal. Unless a treo is well supplied with branches reaching low upon tho trunk, the safest way islo fell tho tree. Land owners will generally consent to this, at least for a small consideration. When tho treo is alive and sustaining a heavy top, there is not much danger of losing any of tho honey as tho limbs will prevent n dead fall upon the ground. By going to tho place whero the honey is deposited as soon as the treo has fallen, and throwing a blanket over the placo of exit until tho proper prep arations aro made, tho bees may be saved alive. As ri rtilo they should never bo killed where thero is any means of preventing it. A smudgo of rotton wood is tho cheapest and most convenient method of stupefying thom, so that thoy may bo handled with safe ty. For The Ladies. None but brides wear whito gloves. Gold ornaments aro no longer in vogue. Black laco dresses aro worn at balls and evening parties. Chinchilla is the correct fur to put on gray satin garments. Tullo forms all or a part of nearly every ball dress this season. Silver spangled tullo is a much ad mired tissuo for ball dresses. Evening shoes aro of the color of the dress or golden bronze. Tho ragu for bisque dogs and cats f all sizes is on tho increase. Fur-trained trimmed cloth suits aro tho correct wear for January. All shades of browu up to ecru look ell with gold tiuscl trimming. Velvet flowers on gauze aro the la test fancv in ball dress fabrics. There is a revival of French taste for minors in artistic interiors. Flowers are again in vogue in Paris, t least for trimming ball toilets. Fur trimmings hhould match tho material on which thoy aro used in col- All jewels are worn, but tho favor ites aro pearls and diamonds, espeoialy uio last. Cream whito and palo roso aro tho colois preferred by young girls for evening dress. Steel and silver tinsel are tho correct metal trimmings for gray stuffs of all kinds and in all shades. Jay Ciould, In his stock operations Mr. Goald Fomctimes loses and more often makes. It is a popular mistako to regard him as a roaring bull at all times and on ill htocus. As a matter of courso his interests 111 the mam make him desire higher prices aud an active de mand tor his properties, but it is also a fact that ho often operates on tho bear side of tho market whenever ho sees a profit there. IIo separates each trans action and is often called a bull and a bear at tho samo time a bull on one ino of stocks and a bear on tho other. He carries on his manifold operations as Paul Morphy played ten games of chess, carrying each garao separately 111 ins inimi in ono leauiug an nuacK, in another on the defensive. But Mr. Gould, unlike Morphy, never plays a blindfold game. IIo keeps his eyes open all tho time. Tho great operator uses Ins immense income in carrying 011 his stock transactions, in making further investments and in providing his family and himself liberally with the good things of this world. It is said that ho has for some timo been making largo investments in the name of his wife. He does not coufiuo him self to stocks, but is investing in real estate, coal mines una other kinds ot substantial properly. Fully Pi:ei'auei. At 11 late meet ing of the operatives of a neighboring city the chairman gavo Ins hearers a littlo sound advice on tho need of sav ing money against tho timo of old ago and sickness. 'In Bpito of the goodipay you have received,' eaid he, 'I'll venturo to hay that half the men present have not saved anything this summer,':' To test tho correctness of his state ment, ho asked several, from whom he got less satisfactory answers. Fiually he looked over to whero a well-to-do Irishman wna silting aud said ; - 'Well, Patrick, how much havo yon got laid up ajjainst a rainy day V A11 owld iniibrilly in tho attic, be gorra, anil that's euough for a workln' man.'