* HAUNTED.
A sweet face follows me where'er 1 go
Ami will not lie put by—
A fsee with heavenly beauty so aglow,
I cannot wonder why—
Not I, my heart, net I!
It makes for me the heaviest burdens light.
When gnefs tweet my breast,
It comes to me ami will not take its flight.
But soot haw roe into rest .
This vision bright ami blest.
It gore with me through all the thorny ways
Wherein my footsteps wetxl.
It brings me snnlight in the darkest days.
And will unto the end
Be an all-helpful friend.
It haunts me in the city'a careless crowd ;
With peace ite eyes are rife;
It calls to me above the tumult loud
Above Ui petty strife
(it Una poor htUv Ufa
Its white bauds beckon uie by night end day.
FaM hWul.l f follow ou j
But wadded is my son) to its dull clay.
Ami I am weak and worn
A bruised rood forlorn.
O'tniinrlllsiiK,
Tlic eorct ol vFt'onncU's jxvwsr with
hi* counts-men was hi* consummate
know ledgeof tlielr tdlosy ncrasiea, and
bis nat for reflet ting on a
glorified scale Uieir aspiration*, their
vanity, tlielr follies, their eonosit*. He
was an epitome, of all that i- most bril
liant in lire Irish character, and a* such
his fascination and his Influence for an
Irish crowd never failed. He knew
when to flattar and to wheedle, when
to cajole and to oosx, whop to terrify
and alarm, when to rouse to indigna
tion, and w hon to quell to submission.
He made his hearers feci that they had
only to gaae uixui his person and to hear
his words to w itnes* an apothee-i* of all
thosenualtties and characteristics which
were the chief ground of their patriotic
pride. "Nobody," -aid one who knew
him well, and w ho hated him as well as
he knew him. ,4 can deny to him the
praise of iflhnitable dexterity, versatility
and even imidence in the employment
of the mean- which he makes conducive
to hlacuds. Hehr thoroughly acquainted
with tlic and fences ltleh he addresae*
and the people ujsm whom he practices,
and he oj>Atatos npon their passions with
the precision of a dexterous anatomist
w ho knowstliedirectlon of every muscle
and every flhrc of the human frame."
And in mwceHaaonusaoclei) .in London
as w ell as in Lublin, the Liberator could
make hhutelf highly agreeable. He was
a visitor aa Holland House, and it would
not be toosnucb to assume that the re
cognition extended to hlai bad sotne
tliing to ito with his temporary at>an
doninent of Repeal. When Mr. tlreville
met him at Tt illiam Ponsonby's In 1"-'.
the year of Emancipation, he said;
"There is tiotliiug remarkable in bis
maimer, appearance, or conversation,
but he segpis lively, well-bred, and at
his ease."' In the House of Commons
O'ConnellScHs a failure. a< every man
must le who has lived the l<e-l years of
his life ana has grown quite "incapable
of readily adapting himself to a new
and a peculiar atmosphere, lie could
never catch its tone, and therefore he
could never for long hold its ear. His
q:iotatious t and his adaptations of poetry
were sometiines exceedingly liappv.
Nothing could he better than hi* parody
on Cols. Silthorp, IVrcival and Verney :
-Thrsr IU>O(X la thrw dwum csiutiv* burn.
I4xx- • n. Ai ■'■)□* K. and slut". di.l odnm ;
Tbv flrvt in laslt itimai uiimdracw uria*sl.
Tl oni In JXG srj , In XU KM Lost.
Thr f.ecv nam TV ft.nld o fartbvr (C v
Te (ward lla tfltrd abr abated (ne tStrr two "
Of the* gentlemen, two were iW"rtu
and the third tafaiMiu. lie was also de
cidedly happy w hen, on heiuftalN to
order by tin: speaker for having charac
terized the interruption* with which he
was assailed on all sides of the House
as "beastly bellowing*," he retracted
the obnoxious epithet, but added that
he had neve# heart! of any bellowing
that were not beastly. "Perhaps."
writes hi> friend Mr. Phillips, "per
sonality was hi- most besetting sin. He
had a nickname for every one w ho pre
sumed to thwart hint—turt, stinging,
and vulgar, suiting the rabble taste
and easily retained in the rabble ntetn,
ory." The personally aggressive in
stinct, which in the House of Commons
found its gratification in such a teadVsprft
as that just quoted apropo- of the three
Colonels, a— timed a far in<>re vehement
aspect on popular reforms. : 'A man,"
writes Mr. leckv, the staunch admirer
of O'Connell. "who did iu< hesitate to
describe the l>nke of Wellington a- 'a
stunted corporal,' and who applied to
other opponent- such terms as "a mighty
big liar.' r 'a lineal descendant of the
impenitent thief," or "a "contumelious
eur," or "a scorpion,' (as he called the
late Lord Derby, place hint beyond the
pale of courtesy." But there were
force, point and sting in O'GonnelPs
vituperative phrases. They stood the
test of all exe*ileiH-e—they stink. His
description of Peel's smile, that it was
"like the silver plate on a cottiu," ha
only been of late forgotten; and bis
characterisation .of the J.t.ur, "it lie*
like a fal*oiiiiui>>ered milestone, which
cannot by any possibility tell the truth,"
is said to have aiuu-ed 110 one more than
theeditorof the Time* —Barnes.—
Bur. _
Bukri Maktac.
Basket making is one of the oldest and
earliest arte. Expeditious which have
circumnavigated the glolw* discovered
mats and baskets among every tribe, no
matter how rude and harlmrous. The
necessity of providing some means by
which to carry provisions needed for fu
ture use seem- to have preceded the
necessity for making clothes.
This crude art grew Into a gorgeous
one underthe Roman*, ami extravagant
sums were paid for luxurious baskets,
and the skill of the finest artists was
brought into use lrt the construction ami
decoration of "baskets.
We know of no occupation which
would be more pleasant to ladies in the
country than the making of willow bas
kets. Anywne, by carefully examining a
basket of an* jm'tiern, can soon learn to
make one f!ke ft. The ordinary willow
answers every purpose, though the true
osier woul.fi be somewhat better.
The long twigs are cut and jieeled or
barked, wlule green. The peeling may
be easily done by sawing off a small sap
ling at convenient height and splitting
down the stump an inch or two. Put a
thin wedge in the bottom of the split so
as to keepit open. The twigs should
then be tdken by the small end and
drawn sharply through the slit, when
the bark will pee! out-lean. The willow
gwitches may then be laid away for fu
ture use, kept of course in the shade
and under shelter.
A little- patience and practice will
soon enable any lady to make beautiful
baskets of any lr.eor sliaja*. The twigs
may be used whole or split, used white
or dyed ahy color.
Such little home industries are not
only useful aocomplisliincuts hut add a
social charm to country life, and may
in some day of disaster, such as too
many of us ftave witnessed, prove a
means of support.
The Lnwluan llltnlte.
Wliile owing to lavish consumption
and neglect of protection or provision
for reproduction tiie oyster-beds of
England are seriously diminishing in
their yield, ostreaculture in France is
making such strides that in a few years
that country will staml at the head of
the oyster market. As well as indi
viduals the government, imperial ami
republican alike, has given capital, ex
perience and science to the task. It is
twenty-two years since the first exper
iments were made, and sixteen since
the artificial bleeding of oysters, hav
ing been proved successful aud profi
table, obtained a recogni/.ed footing
bothon the Atlantic and Mediterranean
coasts. Beds were stocked by the gov
ernment and numerous concessions
made in aid of private enterprises, but
in 1805, owing to a want of experience
and intelligence on the part of those
who hail entered entbusiatical.'y upon
the business, H was found that all the
private beds had proved rapid and
complete failures though the govern
ment experiments had met witli success.
Kesulted naturally a season of depres
sion and caution, but at the conclusion
of the war ib I*7l renewed attention
was to the subject, especially in
the districts of Arcacliou ami Lorieut.
In the former, where, before 1871 gov
ernment had granted 724 beds, cover
ing I,4s2acres, there were in 1872 oc
cupied 3,630 acres ; in 1874, by 1,700
beds, 4,300 acres; in 1875, by 2,434 la-ds.
6,570 acres, and the number of l>eds will
be iucrcaead By the new year to 3,000.
In Brittany there Ate some .W phtntn
tionK, xnil fresh application* for eon
ecMMonK are dally made, while at many
other point* artificial breeding IIAH en
! gaged attention though the expert
; luentd are ot too recent date for their
j HiicceM to lie estimated. The capital
j invented in alxnit JfiitHi an acre. or. in
the district of .Vrcachou.fi,OHO,tltki. The
j return per cent, on the in\estniei.t is
1 not Mated in the othoial reports, but it
is certain that by careful husbanding
I and an intelligent working of a system
which is now nearly complete, the nat
j ural Ixxls have not only Ixx-u preserved
from impending destruction, but en
riched almost beyond lclicf. For in
stance. IKHIX which were considered ox
haMsti d HI IS7O in tln> A reaction dis
trict. yielded within the few hours ol
[last Novetnln'r dm uig which they weie
allowed to lie dredged or tlshed, the in
credible number of 40,1161,000 oysters
of remarkable sue. So. also, at It ran
ville, the fortunate dredgers, who had
a few free tides granted them last vcai
over old natural Ixxls. etrtusl f140,000
by their catch. Financially speaking,
reaulta nre described as very prouiia
mg for the 1*7.1 campaign.
The Kusslsit lay |i) Slunrra
The Kussians are passionately fond
of the Ttigani, with tJieir homesick,
foreign singing, which makes you
dream ot a free lite amid primitive tia
tare, outside of all restraint and all
law. divine or human. This pan*ion I
share myself, ami it drives me almost
to madness. So 1 made gtxxl play with
my elbows to reach a place near the
platform where the musicians snxxl.
They were live or six haggard, wild
looking voung girls, with that half-lx
w thleied air w Inch strong light caust s
to noctiirnal. furtive, vagalxmd ores
tnres of everv race. They made one
think of deer brought suddenly trom a
forest (lade into a drawing-room.
There was nothing remarkable alxuit
their coat mite ; it seemed they had felt
Itouml. in coming losing at this hall,
to lay ashte their characteristic aline
and make a fashionable toilette. In
consequence then appearance was like
that of ili-dressed maid servant*. But
one quiver of the eyelashes, one black,
untamed glance wandering vaguely
urvr tiie uudit lice, was enough to gi \ e
hack ail their native character. 1 lie
music txynn. They were strange mel
odies of pensive sweetness or ot wild
gayetv.liroideied with intiuite Horitmra,
like the singing of a bird that listens
to himself, and grows wild with hiaowu
warbling—sighs of regret over some
brilliant past existence, with careless
outbreaks ot a free and joyous humor,
which mock* at all tilings, even at its
own lost happiness, if so lie that lib
erty remains ; choruses with stamping
of the feet and outcries designed to
accompany those nocturnal dances
which form upon the turf of forest
glades what we call "tairy rings ;"
something like a Weber, a Chopin, a
Lisxt in tlu- savage state. At times the
theme was borrowed front some pop j
ular melody which has becu the rounds
of all the piauos, but its commonplace
character vanished utterly under the
runs ami trills, the ornaments and cap
rices; the ongmality of the variations
made yon quite forget how trivial was
the I'aganini's marvelous fan
tasies upon the Carvinai of Venice give
an idea of these delicate musical ara
besques—silk. gold, and pearls embroi
dered upon the coarse material. A
gypsy man, a kind ot clow n with tierce
aspect, licown as an Indian, recalling
the Bohemian types so characteristi
cally represented ov Valario in his eth
nographic water-color sketches,accom
panied the singing with chords from a
rebeck ahu h he held Ix-t ween his
knees, playing in the manner of the
Oriental musicians; another big fellow
exerted himself upon the platform,
dancing,striking the floor with his feet,
thrumming a guitar, while he marked
tJie rhythm upon the wots! of the in
strument with the palm of his hand,
making strange grimaces, and occa
sionally uttering an unexpected cry.
This was the joker, the buffoon, the
merry-anil lew of the troupe. It is im
possible to describe the enthusiasm of
the aadieucc immediately about the
platform. They appiaudt-d and called
out to the singers, they kept time with
their beads, they repented over the re
frains. These songs, with their mys
terious extravagance. have the power
of an incantation ; they uiakc you dixxy
and mad, and throw you into the most
incomprehensible moods. Von Itsteu.
and a mortal longing cornea over yon
to disappear from civilijced life forever
—to go off and range the forests ac
companied by one of these sorceresses
with cigar-colored complexion anil
eyes like lighted coals.— Tf%evphile (ran
tier's liHsiiu.
Oelitlne Wools
Delaine is tin- generic French word
for wool, though it ha* become used to
designate a fabric coui]M>*ed of cotton
and worsted, which is known in market
by the formation of colored patterns
similar to calico on two or more fabrics
composed of cotton, worsted or -ilk.
The fabric originated mainly in the
eflort of the French to rival the Kuglisb
in the production of combing wool from
the Ramhouitet flock, which originated
Irom the >|>ani-h merino. The Kam
bouilets produced a wool which worked
well under the comb, and was too fine
for the ordinary hosiery and uitl gi*D,
for which the Kugli-h wools were so
admirably suite*!. The French struck
out a new industry from their own wool
which the English could not Imitate be
cause they did not have a supply of
combing woo! of merino blood. A good
delaine wool must contain merino blood,
and length ami strength of staple. In
New Zealand the English manufacturers
are stimulating tin- wool grow ers to de
velop a new industry, and they arc now
producing a very desirable delaine wool
by crossing the Pots wold or
ram on the merino ewe. The result Is
a heavy carcass, heavier fleece, a longer
staple, and altogether a more profitable
sheep. A good deal of that kind of wool
has been imjiorted into New York from
New Zealand during the pat year, ami
has commanded prices superior to the
best Australian wools.
Hasten! Hire.
Mr. Frank Huckland adds a few
note* to our information concerning
that interesting little rodent, the sing
ing mouse. A caged specimen wa*
presented to him. which at first was
too frightened to sing, but, overcoming
its alarm, it suddenly put its little paws
agaiust the bars of its prison, and
poured out a very flood of melody. Of
the wotideiful musical gift of this
mouse Mr. Huckland says: "The song
is a little sharp note, tittered con
tinually. Translated into words,
the song \v& something like this. 'Twit
a twitter, twit a twittClHmmKmi
the mouse would sing ilolct piano and
then forte. The little besst appeared
to me to have two octaves, i. e., it
could sing its song in a low key and in
a high key, and change quickly from
one to the other. During the perfor
mance the chest WHS palpitating vio
lently, and the little cleft mm*- moving
about, but there seemed to lie no forced
exertion at all. The real secret of
these musienl powers in the mouse is
not, 1 believe, known. Dr. Crisp, of
Chelsea, informed me that he thought
the singing was caused by the presence
of a paiasite in the liver. 1 have u
specimen, in spirits, of a singing
mouse, in which this parasite is cer
tainly plainly visible, but 1 atn not at
all sure that other mire also, who are
not musical, have not this parasite.
The song is a genuine song—as stood
and as musical a* that of a lark on a
fine summer morning.
Tlie lllml.
As the figures in a bas-relief are va
riously wrought, some projecting like
independent statues in sbarp light anil
shadow, while others are but half de
tached, and a third sort offer mere out
lined profiles scarcely embossed upon
the marble background; even so the
poet has obeyed a law of relative pro
portion in his treatment of character.
The subordinate heroes, for example,
in the Hind fall away from the central
figure of Achilles into more or less of
slightness. This does not mean that
we can trace the least indecision in
Homers touch, or that he has slurred
his work by haste or incapacity. On
the contrary, there i* no poet from
whom deeper lessons in the art of sub
ordinating accessories to the main sub
ject without impairing their real value,
caii be learned. A sculptor like Phid
ias knows how to give significance to
the least indication of a form which lie
ha* placed upon the second plane in
his bas-relief. Just so Homer inspires
his minor characters with personality.
To detach this personality in each case
is the task of the critic; yet his labor
is no light one for the Homeric char
acters draw their life from incidents,
motives, action*. To the singer's fancy
they appeared, not as products of the
self iHtnuciowi imnxiniili<in, but Hl* liv
mg creature* ; and to separate thorn
■ from Uieir environment of ritvujiiUn
j ce* IN almost to destroy thorn. This is
the specific bcniitvof the ait ot Honor.
lln 11* Origin it must have BMM Hie
outcome, not ot irllii'lion, but ol in
ntlnot ; for in tlio Homeric nge psy
•-Illogical analysis WAS unknown, and
j tho very notiieiiclAfuie of criticism luul
: yi>t to IH> 111 V I'D ti 11. Wo inn draw in
CXIIAIIKt ll'le IcSHOIIA 111 |lllll'(l<'Ill win
(loin troin tho Homeric poem* ; hut >
CAllllOt With I 111 !• 111111 I mihjlH't till MM'
delicate creation* to the 011 tic At cnici
hie. I'hey (lolifflit both intellect and
senses with ii in AII v toned lon inoiiv ot
exquisitely liiodilfiited pints : lull the
instant we Ix'gln to dissect mol tlieo
j rue we run A risk of attributing fat
j more met hod and delilietittiou ttuiu
j WAX nut It ml to A poet 111 the eatlv age
lof Helix*. It IH AIIUOHI impossible to
set toitli the |xi*otis ot lloiuei except
in hi* own WAV, niul in clone connec
Hon with the iiieideuts through which
they ALE revenled . licit A* the char
' At (el Hot A mole Kelt conscious artist,
the l/tilni, tor example, or the I'Kmlm
of KliripitlrA, cAll lie described without
j repetition of their Kjieeched or rreoii
i net ion of the drama* In which they
pixy their ptrU. (\nnftitl .l/il J/0.-IMC.
Aulnial I.He In lite (Xeesu |K>p|hs.
It was. fori cats, thought that. le
--ioud the depth ot AM fathom*, oigantr
hf e craset to exist m the (X'eall. Forties
leached tills rero of lite 111 the .Fgea U
Sea. and the tact uacertaiued tor the i
Mediterrancnii was inferred for all
othei seas. Ihe transmutation ot in -
organic into otgauic mallei isonlv pel
formed hy vegetables, and then only
under the controlling power light. The
distinction made l>v naturalisis tx
tweeu lite lowest forms ot animal and
vegetable lite lies just here: vegetables
convert the inorganic elements of
earth, ail, and water, into organised
matter; animals reariange this organ
iied matter into animal tissue. It was
well known, as no light penetrates the
profounder oceanic depths, that no
vegetation call exil there; an absence
of aruinui lite was therefore inferred.
Certain exceptions to this detiuitiou ot
vegetable lite, AS being exhaustive, arc
fouiul in the fungi, which germinate
and glow in darkness, and it is be
lieved are nourished in great measure
hv organic matter, as well as in the
curious carnivorous plants, which have
ot late attracted so much attention,
1 his, however, thx's not invalidate the,
truth that all nutriment in order to IM
tit for the maintenance of animal lite,
must pass, at least once, through the
transmutation effected only by vegeta
tion.
The nou-existence ot life below 300
fathoms, iu ail the IH'I ana id out glolx-,
was strongly supported by Forbes' in
vestigations in the Meditei raticau. The
abyssal depths of the sen were thus
determined by logic to lie the univer
sal empire over which reigned dark
ness, desolatinu,and death. No investi
gations ffere made as to the facts of the
case, lavgic and a liasty geueralixatiou
from inadequate know ledge were made,
once again in the history of science, to
do dutv for the more ialxuious method
of luvtieiit obAervatioti. Commerce at
last gave the impulse to deep-sea ex
ploration, which had before been lack
ing. The commercial world demanded
a more speedy mode of communication
froui continent to continent, and the
resjKnse came in the form of the sub
marine telegraph. Thoiisandsot sound
ings were made to determine the Iwst
position in the (H'ean's Ix-d for its suc
cessful laying, and thousands, again,
to secure the broken end after the first
failure. These soundings and grap
pling* brought from the M-A depths
unmistakable prvxif that life iu many
varied and exquisite forms existed
there, far away from light and vegeta
tion, under an enormous pressure of
superincumbent waters; and logic re
tired discomfited.
The I'nnlheou
Directly up trom the river toward
new Rome ami you come upon the
skeleton of a mighty round structure,
which the people there call the rotunda.
You pas- around to the front, aud you
stand under the teiuule that lias been
handed down to us trom the heathen.
The mighty granite columns that sup
jHirt the Greek porch are too heavv for
any modern machinery to move. They
are too large for any modern designs
of architecture, and beiug monoliths,
they, tinlike the stones of the Coliseum,
will probably remain there, just as
they are, for cycles to come. You wish
to enter the Pantheon, to see the tomb
of Raphael. Good. You push the iron
gate I>etween the great columns. It
cracks; a priest comes out (as they al
ways do come out in everv place you
go into in Koine), anil lie stands la-fore
vou. Hand hint a franc. You cannot
better introduce yourself. It does not
matter much whether yon can talk a
word of Italian or not. They all kuow
tat what you want ; and you can have
it, if yon pay for it, just as well with
out a speech as with it.
In Italy tin*)" are willing to do all the
talking themselves. They are : race
of women there. In Italy you are not
expected to talk, hut to pay. All
around the round, wigwam shaped
Pantheon you ee only ahrinea and
tombs. Priest* are moving about in
their black gowns and sombre cowl*,
candle* are burning la-fore the altars ;
mas* is tieing said for the dead, it is
cold, damp ami dismal. You feel the
chill and the fevers in your bones. It
is dangerous even to sit down here in
this vault. The priests know this, and
they keep constantly 011 their feet
when not on their knees. The Pan
theon has sunk down into the earth ;
or. rather, the earth lias grow n tip
around the Pantheon. Ages have
washed and worn the Alps a%*jr; the
Tiler ha* Ixirtie the debris to the street*
of Rome ; and now the "temple to all
the gods," which was once rene)u*d by
ascending long and lofty steps, is
reached by descending through the
mud.
If you come here when the Tiber is
full y*m will come in a boat. Many
times during the year all this par: of
Home i* tinder water, anil you nave a
sort of Venice without the gondola. At
such times the priest* enter the Pan
theon in Itoat*. You see them pass the
great iron gates, row through the open
iron door* which have Ix-en put lip in
place of the copper ones torn aw ay and
plundered to ornament St. Peters, lyid
then go all around the altars and say
their prayers, and light their candles
and count their (tends, while (he awful
Pantheon stands up to its knees in the
dark and dirty waters of the Tilter.
These priest* paddle their own boat*
at such times. Thev are silent men.
Their cowls are about their faces;
ropes are around their waist*. They
look like birds of evil omen, angels of
the devil, Charon on his solemn voy
age of the Styx.— Joaquin Millc, in In
deprndent.
The ijtrlb'a
lii the preface to bis recent excellent
(took, "The abode of Snow," Mr.
Andrew Wilson, well known as the
author of one of the most interesting
works on the Chinese empire, revives
the old theory ot M. Adheinar that the
earth will topple over one of these
days and semi the oceans sweeping over
the continent*. The theory is that ow
ing to the greater pnqionileranee of
water In the Southern hemisphere, the
greatest accumulation of water Is round
the South Pole; when the acctimula
llon has reached a certain point the
I balance of the earth must be suddenly
| destroyed—the center of sphericity ab
ruptly change far from the center of
gravity, ami the whole earth almost In
stantaneously must turn transversely
on Its axis, move the great oceans, and
so produce one of those grand cata
clysms which have before now altered
the whole face of the glols*. Some very
good physicians anil mathematicians
have believed in this theory, whtcb is
not easily controverted, even if It be a
false one.
Tnrl*a*letl Uonrils-
A French journal describes some ex
periment* made by M. < billiard in the
cultivation of gourds. These results
have boon reached by grafting different
fruits upon one another. It is found
that perfect union takes place and the
growth continues without Interruption.
One instance is mentioned of a green
Spanish gourd II|M>II the side of which
another variety was grafted. Another
was a yellow gourd, into the side of
which was inserted the stalk of a jicar
slinped green gourd. A large slice of
this was cut oil and replaced by a white
one, and in all eases perfect adhesion
took place. This playing tricks with
gourds is no new thing, though we do
not remember having seen it so exten
sively practiced as seems to have tieen
the case as described here. I)f course it
is merely a pastime to produce these
curiosities of growth, but some of the
result* are very pretty and interesting.
A<( HI (TITI H V I.
|ll\l* t Hol I WiiKl. \\ heal reqllll en
a ln<urr soil IItM it ryr, and hen* lhv
noil h liot gnnt enough to yield lit least
till..on bushel* of w heat to tlio itoro. It
ttuiiltl lo In-tier to now ryo. which
might bring twenty tl\o or thliit bush
eh. It In useless to bow the mini' ih lt
cafe while wheat*, except in the very
hen! noils. 'l'lm amino- •nil roil wheat*
are *iifcr to now on tnoillum ami light
noil*. The past ha* boon u wot sum
inor, ami thoro will ln< low complaint*
of a *oll too tlrv for sowing. f tohl*
not vol plow ml xiiouhl bo till nod otei
at unco, ami harrow o<l thoroughly no
til tho *oll I* well settled. A Snn mel
low mill I* needed for wlu'at or rye.
xnw lug hy drill I- the nafent metlnnl.
The -a. lug of -red w ill nearly p*.V for
the line of the drill, lb III* mav t>*
Idled for tlfli eenln an acre or le.
I'lie next ln--t manner ot sowing, i* to
hroa.lc.tnt tile need, ulid O'lft with H
cultivator. It the need I* now n broad
ca*t, the ground nlumld In* rolled thor
ough!) after ln-lng harrowed, llrlll
-owing nave* the ittln'r ol hallowing
afterward*. II here the ti) I* not feared
early -owing l- to in- pretend, it i* a
choice of evil* In-iwecu the dangers of
the fly on the one hand, and ot winter
killing on the other. If tho *dl I* in
g.nnl condition, the time of sowing i*
matter to lie decided according to cir
cutosiauce*, locality, and the judgment
of the in.ltx Idiiat.
The small cost and lalmr of sleeping
the seed in well repaid h) the SOCUIitV
it attord* agalunt runt and mint, and
the ipiickeuing ot germination. A
-teep that Is V'ei'V effective against smut
is a soluthiii of tour OUU.vn of nillphale
of copper v blue vitrol , to a gallon ot
water. Thin in |*nired over the wheat,
tiea|n-d on the haru tl>nir, and the grain
in iapi.ll) nhov.-led over and mixed,
until every need is moistened with the
solution. It t- left in a heap for t wont)
four hour-, after which it may lie sown.
A solution of one JMilllt.) of guano to a
pall of rain water, or -talc chamber lye
1- an excellent *teep, not Old)* prevent
ing tile -uiut, but hastening the sprout
ing of the need, Ground gypsuui
plaster -liollld be lined to dry the
grain previous to •owing, if any thing
in needed, hut lime should not I*. used
with guano water, or lvf. Mrong -alt
and water i- frequently used a* aateep.
with g.nnl efleet , alter which the --ed
U mixed with tlnely slaked lime until
dry, and sown immediately.
It has ln*e found by exjterluients
that at .ne Inch tn-low thenurlace every
•eel of w heat grew, if the ground wa
uioint, w Idle at tw o Inches seven-eighths
of the -cni grew , and at tiiree Inches
three-quartern grew . N'otw itl.-tandiug
this we would rattier *ow two inch'**
deep than one.
If timothy scetl Is sown with the
wheat now, and clover is to be NOW it
in the spring, front lour to six quarts
per acre may Is* used. If no cio\er is
to bo sow 11, a js*ck of gru- *ced i* not
too much. Me prefer to go over the
ground a- *i N 111 a the wheal it drilled,
ami gin with a broadcast ower. or by
hand, rather than drill in with the
sect I. It is easy to measure the proper
distance for the laud b> the foil marks
ill the *oft soil. The *eed will tilid its
way into the uicllow soil, and Is* suffi
ciently covered. A quarter of an inch
i* the proper depth for gra*-seed. The
line manure from the poultry hotise
will make a valuable top-drc*hig for
timothy, and will help the wheal. In
place of it one hundred pound* of guano
to the acre Uiav be used.— A jricuuorut.
M 1:1.1 OU Soil. AKOIM> Tin*.—l n
less the surface of the ground L
mulched around young trees over an
area of six to ten feet In dlatueter, the
ground should IK* kept clean and mel
low . Every farmer know * that a hill
of corn or js>tat>cs w ill not amount to
much unless cultivated, and yet there
arc many who will neglect to give the
same care to a tree which i* worth a
hundred hills of either of the lortner.
In rich soil, tr-es may grow rapidly
without cultivation, and no amount ol
grass or weeds will retard them; but
there are other thing* besides grow th
to be looked after. It the weeds and
grass arc allowed to grow up around
the steins of apj le, peach or quince
trees, the hark will become soft near
their liase bv being shaded, and thereby
be in a suitable condition for the recep
tion of the egg* w fitch will eventually
liecome js-acli or apple I Hirers, lake
any dozen youhg apple trees in the sec
tioiis w here the apple-lsirer Is abundant
and allow a portion to choked with
weeds and the remainder well cultiva
ted, and then watch the result, limn
our own experience, we believe that
the chances are nine to one in tavor ol
tnose cultivated being exempt from
tbi-peal.—ll Vs/era Torw r .
How to Brut Root*.— -There i* one
way ol burying roots so that frost w ill
not get at them, and that is the placing
ol layer* of straw between the layers
of earth with which they are covered.
It is necessary to be more careful with
|M>tatoes than with other roots, as they
will not stand the sliglitest frost with
out Is-liig injured. Potatoes should Is
laid In compact lieaps and covered rare
fully with straw . Over the straw put
about eight inches of earth, and over
the earth a good thick layer of straw.
Over all. put six or eight Inches of
earth. Frost will go through almost
any thickness of earth alone, nut it will
not penetrate far tielow the noncon
ducting straw. The earth should noi
I*- itacked any harder than will suffice
to keep it in place. By using straw
and earth combined, time Is saved In
uncovering w hen the roots are wanted
to lie got at. If the snow Is blown from
the heaps during the winter, and the
cold is very intense. It will be well to
cover them with a coating of coarse
manure.
• t KANtNi. I r.—The rubbish which is
left in the tiehls, in the orchard*, gar
den*. and around the yards at the close
of the season, furnishes hiding places
for a vast number of vermin. Egg* and
larva- of destructive insects, chinch
hugs and other pe*ts flml a *afe refuge,
wherein to pass the winter in corn
husks, stalks, and Httihs, left ii|sm the
tiehls, and ujion or beneath pi<v** of
bark, chip*, weeds, loose Iniards. ami
in corners of out-building*. If the
rubbish is gathered, raked up with
horse or hand-rakes, and burned, and
buildings whitewashed, myriad* of
vermin would be destroyed and pre
vented from propagating. As soon a*
the field* are cleared from crops, and
work In the gardens and orchards
ceases, a general clearing up should lie
made, and no quarter given to vermin
of any kind or anywhere.
Kahmfks and Kiikimatism. Why
are farmers so liable to rheumatism ?
Answer: —Because they wear wet cloth
ing, beat ami suddenly chill the body,
over-cat after Imrd work, and because
they do not keep the skin in a vigorous,
clean, healthy condition. If farmer*
would avoid suddenly cooling the body
after great exertion, if they would he
careful not to go with wet clothing and
wet feet, and if they would not over
eat when in an exhausted condition ami
bathe daily, using lunch friction, they
would have les* rheumatism. The |atn'c
rule* applies to other* than farmer*.—
The Turkish hath 1* the best remedy
for rheumatism.— Scienrt of Health.
Hi t.K* FOB GKADIXH OATS. —The di
rector* of the Detroit Board of Trade
have adopted the follow ing new rule*
for grading oats:
1. White oat-*, which Include all
white oat*, whether State or Western,
that come up to the standard of mer
chantable oats.
2. Mixed oat* without regard to State.
3. No. 2, which includes all good,
clean oats !>elow the standard of white
and mixed.
4. Rejected, to which class are con
signed all musty oats, or those not
properly screened.
Br VINO A IIARXKSS.—When you think
of buying a harness, examine the
leather of the haine-stmp ami the near
tuck of the throat-latch, and likewise
of the croupcr. If thestf ends are of
slazy *tuf), calculated to squash and
plague you while trying to make them
enter the loons, don't buy. The man
who cut the harness did not have the
interest of the purchaser In his mind.
At three separate and distinct scowls for
each buckling, the harness would be
dear as a gift. Ami most likely fault*
and oversights run through the entire
rig-
The woman lives in Massachusetts
who can be carried over a revolving
shaft <SOO times, dropped Into a race,
pulled out ami go home ami have sup
per at the usual hour.
act ran r tc.
Arte /<(/.• I'rrtrrllllJ Muttinu.- In
toioating Iriala of the tlav nalctyr mat
ties* wore lately uia.lo at the Marat line
Kilobit ton, I'm}*. Tb la mat fro** told*
In t w o,longit udinally .forming •' double
boll, with attiichmouta to la* tou it to
the | lot mill iu Much away that it cjtn
not possibly be displaced. It itomied
of a double row of POMI/IMS, 01 "AUUSU
go*." made of coik ciillliigs tightly
comproKiu'd by marliineiy within a
waterproof tuipertticithlo case. and tho
whole covered and incused 111 No. ?
canvas. The.-oik 11 ha ale about Nor W
tucboa w i.le, and hall thai in thlcklM**.
I'ho whole form* a mult to**, one like
which in intended to bo placed in each
natlor'* hammock, rot, or berth. It
maker, a bed which, contrary to what
might In- expected, In olnnllc and easy
to lie on. It* weight In atnxil Hi IIM.,
ami it niilli.on to minium in wnl.-r the
weight oi tour in. ti, no an to nave then
IllCn, an wan coiicltlnlVely shown by
tho ei|K'i illicit Is on till* occantoii.
The celerity with which Ihln valu
able aid can in- iciidci. it available w a*
aliown hy the tact thai a man Iving
ithele.ui in tho humiuock, on a given
nigbal, diew out the nafety luaitrea-,
auauge.l and put It on, fai-ieuing it
, porfectlv, ami jumped into tliewat. r,
all w itliin the space ot thiee quarter*
of a minute. Thus every one uu boai.t
, a nhip may have at immediate Pout
maud, in case of accident, Ike mean*
of enabling bun or her to tb>*t with
i out other aid in (In- water, even assist -
ing other*, ulid no to wall the at 11 vat
ot tilHhcl aid, hy nlilp- ol lioata;thun
materially multiplying the chance* of
sulci), w inch, at lei all. In tile Utmont
; that call certainly lie attallird, In- llie
lite na VIIIA- appai.till* what II wilt.
Another important point in tin- an
pllaliec is (hut. a- wits also shown, (lie
I mot ion of the limbs, as in w imnntig,
I i.le elitu.-lv tie.- and lllltctteied liy liie
mailie-s. when thus u-e.l as a nurture■;
, morevt-r, in ci.se ot wreck and ln-ing
cast a*hurts this appliaitce Is calculated
to uli'ord great prot.-cHoii to the hotly,
and mitigate (lie slunk if the wearei
i In- thrown hy the waves against a rock
; or In-ach ; or should any one or more
iof the e|iaiate cork nhs he cut or
! damaged in anv way Uv such ...llisiuu,
being independent, the ctli.Ttltc as a
whole i.-laii's lis tinnyaucy and Itfc
-av ing power ittiimpaiied.
Coral formiillomt Tin* admirable
rmrrhrt( Mr. I>aiwm have shown
u t lift I nltliuujf h tlx* t< ef-bntldiug eo
ml* M't-ui unable to Ihr aud ||tuw at
drptlu greater than twenty fathoms,
i (out* hundred and twenty feet,) vet
that if thrir base giadunlly subside*,
at a rate not greater tlian that of coial
mowtli, the reef ot island will IM* kept
: up to the surface by audi growth; *o
1 that it we eon Id hme down info it we
I in:>flit find the rural structure to have
: a depth of many hundred* or even
thousands of feet. The leeelit aoiind
lug* of the Challenger around Ux* Ber
muda inland*, which an entirely com
posed of rota!, indicate that they fol in
the summit of a pillar ri-ing from a
det>tli of IS.iin feet ; and a* we have
no lUHtatire ot a mountain having nueli
a shape, it M-eliiK probable that the up-
I per putt of thia |>tllar, at any rate.
; inunt have heeu foimed ot coral,
which kept growing upward in the
uiauuer indicated hy Mr. I>arw in, w tub
the bottom was slowly nulwidmg. It
i* commonly supposed by geologist*
that the iimeatone lads ot which I
have been speaking are the result of
the nietamondiOKin of ancient coral
torinaliotiK, which attained growth at
their living *nrfa< e, a* their base grad
ually subsided. But it appear* to me
that all we know of existing roial for
matioiiK render* it unlikely that there
should have lieen nuch a continuity of
area in ancient com! formation*, a*
would be required to account for the
( contititiity in the area of onr great
led* of carbnuiferoUH liuie*toue ; and
that this continuity i* tar better ac
counted for hv supposing tbem to have
, been toimcd [iy the Forammifeial life
? which recant ir* ar> !x * have shown
to !• even now forming a calcareous
deponil over vast area* of the ocean
laittom.— IF, /{. Carps*(er.
.Wiij/uefic I'ltrmimena. —lt appear*
fn;ui the scientific report of the Aus
tro-ilitnganati expedition to the North
I'ole recently, tluit magnetic disturb
ances ate closely connected with the
aurora—that, while iu teinjierate zones
they are the exception, tiiey form the
rule in arctic regions; at least, the in
struments are in almost constant ac
tion, thi* Iwitig the rase lor the incli
nation, decimation, and intensity nee
dles. The magnetic distuthaiice* in
the region visited are represented as
of extraordinary frequence and magni
tude. They were closely connected
with the aurora boreali*. the disturb
ances lieing tlx* greater, the quicker
and the more convulsive tlx* motion of
the rays of the aurora, and the more
intense the prismatic colors. Vuiet
and regular arcs, without motion of
light or radiation, exercised almost no
llitliu-uee Upon tlx* needles. With all
disturbances, tlx* declination needle is
reported Co have moved toward the
East, and tlx* horizontal intensity de
creased, while the inclination increased.
working under floppe-
Seylcr'a directions, ha* attempted
to determine the length of tune which
must elapse liet ween the ingestion ol
a dose of alcohol. and the di*nppe:r
auce ot all traces ol it from the loam,
lie hud* that the method of atialavst*
employed famishes positive indica
tions even when no alcohol Jia* been
previously administered. Following
up tiiis clue, he ia led to the conclu
sion that the brain and other viscera
normally contain a minute quantity of
alcohol, or else that alcohol i* invaria
bly generated from some of their con
stituents when they are subjected to
distillation in carefully closed vessels.
MultiMrx Manure. —We learn from
ho Sucrcrie I nth pent that, in conse
quence of Uiu low price, ol licet molas
ses, attempts are Itcing made in France
to introduce it in the place of manure.
It is uw-cl either in a liquid form dilu
ted with seven parts of water, or as a
powder : and Just at this moment it is
cheaper than ordinary manure, while
it contains all its essential elements in
equal abundance. As soon, however,
a* the cold weather comes on, the mo
lasses w ill again lie required for cat
tle-feeding purposes, and will proba
bly rise to a pi ice at which it would Ih
useless tor manure.
/>. hcrhttrin reports that he was re
quired to turn with the greatest possi
ble precision a piece of work twenty
six eon time ter* tn diameter, comt*>*ed
of a very hard alloy of seven parts of
copper, four pnrt* of r.inc and one part
of tin. Every ordinary mode was
tried, without success, when M. Beoh
stein had the idea of trying the effect
of petroleum constantly applied to tin
cutting tools, and tin- alloy was then
turned with alHint the same ease a*
steel tempered to straw color; the lat
ter. says M. Hechstein, turns with the
greatest ease when the cutters are kept
moistened with a mixture of petroleum
ami turpentine.
The Force of Eritnntion. —The boiler
stack (flo feet in height) of the Ohio
Iron Company, of Zanoaville, recently
fell with a sudden and heavy crush,
killing one of the furnace men iu
stantlr. The boiler hud just lieen
heated up, after having been < old,
when the stack gave way. It appear*
that the gas llutiie had destroyed the
inside lining of the stack, and hail
partly destroyed some of the brick and
weakened the brickwork, so that, when
the stack became suddenly heated
agin, the expansion resulted in the de
molition of the whole structure.
Mew <HI Car.—A. I'. O'Poll of Oil
City, li* Ho- inventor of a new oil
tank car. which, if it fll ItilH the expec
tation* of the inventor when put to a
a practical teat, will greatly leaaen the
coat of transporting oil to the seaboard.
The tank is swung underneath a plat
form, which can lie lined a* an ordinary
gondola car lor carrying freight on the
return trip. At present the tank cars
have to tie returned empty, which is a
dead loss in freight.
In photography the simple device of
local heating of the plate during devel
opment ts announced us producing
better definition. In the case of chil
dren ami other restless sitters a lighted
wax match held under the face brings
out that part of the picture into greater
distinctness.— Srribuer Jor Amember.
Siring —ll. K. Whitehead renders
materials employed for sizing yarn,
woven fabrics, Ac., proof against mil
dew by the addition of a little mustard
oil, or other vegetable oil possessing
antiseptic properties. Almut • four
ounces of oil to one gallon of size is
usually siiAieieut.
ooanrrtc.
\ Km ti KKVIH. For diving fruit
Hud Vegetable* 111 eoiinldernhte quuiitt
llen, naV* the Amtrirtin AyrirHltiirtit, a
legular dryer, or drying limine Is neces
sary, hut thone who have no regular
appal utu* can itry quite u large ntipply
by a*liig the heul (rom the at.ive when
that Is licit otherwln. 1 Occupied. All
ojien oven, or the warm clonet with
which the tauter ntove* are furtilnlied,
may la* iurn.nl to g.nnl account, and by
11.0 uno of a frame the (trying cspsclty
of a ntore may be greatly In
creased. The die uf the frame will In
governed by that of the ntove, |>erliap*
atnilit four feet *t|i|>ire will luret mont
'■*• . It nlumld two! llnch stuff; the
leg* font leet long, or atllllciciil to lift
I lie flame w ell above the slow, and so
all niig.nl that they may In' folded up
and put away when .ait of into. The
frame may fa* covered hy stretching
couiuiou W.MII twine from nhle to nlde to
make a net-work b> hold the fruit, but
it U tiiurh ln-tter to rover the bottom of
the frame with a piece of w ire cloth,
which may be bud at mont hardware
Moron. Ihe capacity of the dryer may
Ih* increased by Minjx-udihg a ne.-oiitl and
■.mailer frame In-low the nrnt. The fruit
or other material to be dried should br
<w> far ajfove the move, or the fire should
beau low, that there I* no danger of
cooking or acorcblug. With a very
niight lire life drying will go on with
Mirprinlng rapidity. r ruit dried by arti
llclnl bout I* much ln-tter than when
drl.nl hy the aim, an there is no rik of
(•artial fermentation, ami it In kept out
of the way of tlien and other insects.
Km . i or Toon ON nix t UAXA.TXM.
—The w hole nature ami character of au
animal may In* changed hy tin- quality
of bia food. If you feed a tomato worm
U|K>U tomato leaves. It will grow up a
great, coarse, clumsy worm, and, pass
ing through its chrysalis *tafe, come out
a butterfly, with little beauty or attrac
tion ; hut if you feed the name worm
u|(on different food, the leave* of rose*
and the jetaln of beautiful flowers, w lien
if |Ms*es through its chrysalis state and
comes out a butterfly, it" will !*• of sur
passing brilliancy and beauty iu it*
plumage and its armature. And no of
the silkworm. Fe.nl it U]MI!I Inferior
diet—tlie leaves of the fore*!—and it
will sicken and |erinh ; hut toed it upon
the leaves of the mulberry, and it thrive*
and grow * until Anally it w ear* it* life
away spinning it* gossamer silken
thread. The same is true of the hog.
Feed one U|MIII hard corn, another upon
nwlll, another U)ton di-tillern' slop# and
another upon nuts and ma-t In the for
est. and their flesl) will le totally differ
ent, a* any butcher will tell you. iu
fact, the diet any animal lives ti|MHi will
mollfv it* oonatituiion and cbaraoter,
lor better or worse, as the case mav be.
Fee.) a human tn-ing IIIMUI |n>rk and
garbage and be will he inferior in
health, constitution and endurance;
feed iiiui upon Inw-t and bread and lu
eouKlituUoii, healtii, endurance and dis
l-cilioii he w ill he superior.— llVtrm
Jtunil.
JNVVVTH are sometime- very restless
at night, ami it i* generally owing
either to cramming them with a heavy
supper, tight night-clothes, or being
overheated by list many blankets, fi
may result ftoui putting tliem to sleep
100 earlv. They should be kept awake
uutil the family art* going to rest and
tii* house U free from liol*e. I ndressing
and bathing will weary and dispose
' them for sleep, and the universal still
ness will promote if. This habit, and
all others, depend on the course pursued
st first. A.qi.tum them to regular
hour*. If they have a good sleep in the
forenoon and afternoon it will lie easy
to keep thetn sw ake during the evening.
It i* right to offer theui drink on going
to l*-d. w lien voting infants, and more
solid, though simple food, after they
are two or three months old; but they
should never la* forced to receive It.
> Never let anything but the prescription
of a physician, in sickness, tempt the
; nurse* u give them wltn-, spirits, of
any drug to make them sleep, ifilk
and water, w bev. or thin gruel is the
only lit liquor for little ones, even when
thev can run aliout. 'Hie more simple
and light their food and drink, the more
thev will thrive.
N'tiitrr DKRHSBS ros CIUI.PKKN. —A
mother writing in the Household *av*
that site made her little one's night
dresses of cotton flannel, wlt It leg- to
thciu. so that If he got uncovered lx
shouhl not take cold. Olwerving that
he lo*t rteh snd grew cold toward nioru
iiig, six* called in a physician. ,**lic con
tinue*:
"He said that cotton flannel not
the material for children, for when it
jp*ta wet it cling* to thnni and i* cold a*
ice. He al*o denounced the nh-a of
making leg* t<> the dree*>; *aid that
the Jlutb- should not lie Separated, hut
•hould come together. Ill* direction*
were to mak* a night dmn of flannel
long enough to lav on the floor half a
yard, just like a hfg hag; run a string
in the bottom of thi*. and wlieu the
child goes to bed tie it up. In thin KIT
the leg* ran not get out. aud there i*
IXT feel freexloui of IlloUou. Wo did so
at once, and it worked like a charm. No
more lying awake night* and wonder
ing what the trouble l. The little fel
low sleep* mumllr, and wake* In the
morning refreshed and with a good
appetite."*
Oath k * i. s Food.—A pnwerfttl com
petitor for the patronage of the dypc|>
tic i* oatmeal. Till*, however, i impii
lai with classes not likely to be afflicted
with indigestion. It is, ami ha* been
for year* need txieusiveiy by tlie Scotch
ami Irish. Laborer* drink it freely
h ilh water in the Summer. But of late
year* the uae of thi* food ha* greatly
increased among families reaoonahh
wealthy, and many a breakfast table of
thl* rla* of |>eoplc would lie Incomplete
without a steaming me** of this humble
but wholesome article. The advantages
of oatmeal a* an article of food are get
ting to la: tolerably well understood,
and all |icr*on* who have commenced
it* regular u*c will agree that it* nutri
tion* ami health-giving properties have
not been overrated. Chemical analysis
show s that oatmeal is richer than w heat
in starch and the nitrogenous com
pounds, the flr*t being fat-forming and
the latter flesh-forming constituents.
A* compared with barley and corn, oat
meal i* found to le still richer iu these
elements.
Strength kslno Hi ask" M otog.-—Dis
solve In a pint of new milk half an
ounce of idugla**, strain it through a
muslin sieve, put it again on the tire,
with the riml of half a small lemon,
pared very thin, ami two ounce* of
*ugar, broken small; Jet it simmer
gently until well flavored, then take
out the lemon neel, and stir the milk to
the beaten yolk* of three frc*li eggs;
pour the mixture hack into the sauce
pan, and hold it over the tire, keeping
it stirred until it begin* to thicken; put
it into a deep luisiu, and keep it moved
with a spoon, until it is nearly cold;
then |>our it into moulds which have
Wen laid in water, nnd set it In a cool
place till llrm. This we can recommend
tor Invalids as well as for the table
generally.
A ruti n's bki should slope a little
from the head to the foot, so that the
head may W a little higher than the
feet; hut never bend the neck to get the
head on the pillow. This makes the
child round-shouldred. cramps the vein*
and arteries and Interfere* with the free
eireulatlon of the blood. Even when a
child is several years old the pillow
should W thin and made of hair, not
feathers.
XCTRIMKXT 11 RKAXS.—Dr. Bellow*
says that one pound of beau* will sup
port life in action a* long a* four pound*
of rice. Two pound* of bean* w ill help
do more muscular work than three
pound* of wheat, and more brain work
than three ami one-half pounds. The
reason why beans require stronger
powers of digestion than wheat, U that
they contain casein instead of gluten.
LAMB'S KIDXKYS.—Cut the kidneys in
small pieces, for a half dozen put in a
stew pan a piece of butter as large as uo
egg, enough water to keep from burn
ing, a tablespoon fill of tlour, salt and
]>epper, and a glass of wine, stew for
live minutes, or till done, and serve, or
you may make an omelette and before
folding over lay a few spoonfuls inside
with the rich gravy.
To PNKPAKK. AN EOO FOR AN INVALID.
—Beat an egg until very light, add sea
soning to the taste; then steam until
thoroughly warmed through, but not
hardened ; this will take about two min
ute*. An egg prepared in this way will
not distress very sensitive stomachs.
raoom
IxMxt.N.B AMI* OltnilNACV. Tll
other evening a Oetmit Joker slipped a
little pink love-letter Into the pocket of
a *t*hl old elllaeu a* they wet .- riding lu
a ntr.n-t-.-ar. tf eourae the old cltlieii'a
wife made a dive for hlaovercoat txM-kols
an ahe paanci through the hail, anil
w hen nlie had digested the love-letter
nlie del.-rinilied to eotlillllt Miichle.
While going tip alalra after her bonnet
nlie got mad ami eliangad her mind.
W.dkiug Into the room where he **! be
fore a cheerful Are, ahe exclaimed:
"l-oveu you better tlian tier own life,
eh 1"
"Who—what!" lie inquired.
"And nlie w ant* to know bow that
ha Id headed wife of your* ge(a along,
eh !"
"1 really—l can't - ■ ■"
"And *be want* k'" I" buy her a aet
Of fur*, (l.Nv. nlie !"
"Why, Mary-why, what are you
talking about? '
"IHi! It'* come out —I've got the
proof*!" ahe shouted making a dash fur
hi* hair.
The worthy uian ha* aworu flic moat
aolonin oatha to hi* innocence; offered
t. let licr employ a defc-tlve to nhadow
hlui; accounted for every hour of hi*
abacnor during the laat year, and fur
nlaiied flfly tbeuriea In regard to the
letter, and yet the wife coldly remark*
that nlie la -Laying here aolely on the
children's account.— lhtruit Frt* Fmt.
THH ll'lnM IdMliM*a.—lt's a Miuall
matter, hut a gentleman alway* feel*
angry at himself after he ha- given up
a seat in a railroad ear, to a female who
lack* the good manners to acknowledge
the fin*. The following "hint" to the
ladle* will show that a irifie of polite
uess properly spread on, often has a
happy recti it.
I'll.- seau were all full, one of which
wa occupied hy a rough-looking Irish
man ; and at one of the station* a couple
of w ell-hr.nl and intelligent young ladles
came In to pr.n-ure seats, hut seeing no
vacant ones, were about to go into a back
car, when I'atrick rose badly, and
j offered them his seat, witii evident
pleasure.
"But you will have no seat vourself?"
i enjioiided one of the young ladies with
a stall*, hesitating, with true politeness,
as to accepting of it.
"Never ye mind flutt!" said the
llitn-riiiaii, "ye r welcome to't? I'd ride
U|niii the cowcatclim' till New York, at
any time, for a smile from such jlntle
lu.tnlv ladi.-*;" and retreated hastily to
tin- next car, auiid the cheer* of those
who witnessed tin' affair.
"I au going to publhth a book of mis
cellaneous papers," said Mark lanv.on.
"t'adcr what title?" asked Jerrold.
' "Oh, an ordinary title," *aid Lemon;
"J'rose ami Verse." "Ah," *ald Jer
rold, smiling not unkindly, though the
rCjJolnder flashed and cutj "Prose and
Morse." la contrast, let me instance
Mark Lemon'* very latent )<m 'd esprit,
not hitherto in print. A few days be
, fore hi* death, a young custom house
j elerk, who had played in "Falntafl 1 " a*
an amateur, called noon him at Crawley.
There was an outer and inner door to
the nuai w here tmor Mark was L ing.
Ma<-doua)d blundered with llie door*,
and matte an awkward entrance. "Bur
prised at vonr stupidity. Mac," said the
invalid, "vou certainly ought to under
stand double entry."— Lh*A<>* Soctrtj.
T'UMRAUIUCDKD IT. A clergyman
having been inducted Into a living in
Kent, England, took occasion during
his first senium to Introduce the wort)
' "optica," At the conclusion of UM ser
vice a farmer who was present thanked
him for the discourse, but Intimated
that he had made a small mistake in one
word, softening down at the same time
the #veritv of his criticism by saying;
"Yet we all know very well, air, what
you meant." On the clergvman making
further inquiries about this word the
farmer said; "M'hat you called bop
sticks, In this tart of the country we
call hop-poles."*
SMK was a romantic young lady, and
lie, her father, took a practical view of
everything. She looked up from her
■ fook in txiUny, and inquired:
"rather, did you ever study botany V
lie was interested in hi* paper, and
did not reply, and presently she con
tinued :
"I'apa, what flowers do you prefer?"
"Flour, eh?" he replied as lie looked
up, "why, I siway* get thst made from
winter wheat. If I can—l think It makes
1 H-Uer bread !"
fUte sighed and wished there was a
young man on the other end of lite sofa.
Sheridan not l*hil) one day. Wing
dressed in a very handsome pair of new
boot*, met a friend, when the following
dialogue ensued : "Thoae are handautne
I*<ot*. Sherry. Who made t neiu ?"
"Hobby." "flow did you prevail on
him?" Oiioas." "I *uppuae you talked
hint over In the old way." *"No, that
wou't do, now." Then, when they
came home, you ordered half a doren
pair more*" "Xo." "Perhaps you
gave a check on liamutersiey which vou
knew would not lie honored?" "So,
no, no.—in short, you might guess "till
to-morrow, before you hit it—l paid for
them I"
How Hr Thal'Mcd Hkr.—A Fifth
Ward widow moved Into her new house
the other day, and ler flrst *lx callers
were lightning rod ageut*. She bluffed
them off one by one. hut when the
seventh came he said :
"I don't claim that a rod will protect
the house, hut I do say that If I was
looking for a second wife I'd never
marry a widow who didn't have a light
ning rod on her house. Aud that's the
way all rich weu think."
"Von mar put up two of'era!" she
proin| tly replied, "and be sure that they
are conspicuous, too "*
t'oßvtsAKT, a physician ftf celebrity
during the early portion of this century,
was lamenting to the Abbe Bykes the
death of Dr. Backer. "It was not, at
all events, for want of tucdica) aid he
died," aid he, "for In the last days of
hi* illness we—Halle, Portal, and my
self—did not quit him (or a single in
stant." "Ala*!" interrupted the Witty
ahbe. "what conld be do against three
of you i"
A Fit'KsnißK Nvx recently took hi*
child to the minister to lie baptised, who
a*ked him "Are you prepared for so
( *olcmn and important an invasion?"
' ft'rciwred he echoed, with some In
dignation: "1 haeaflrloto' bannock
hakin', two hams, an' a gallon o' the
liest Highland whusky, an' I wad like
to ken what better preparation* ye ex
|ieck fmcamaulu my condition o' life?"
A roRTI.T magistrate of Glasgow,
having, one Sunday in sumtner, found
hi* way to the pari-h church of Go van,
overcome hv the heat of the weather,
fell fs*t asleep during the sermon. In
the middle of ihediscourae, a dog which
had got into the church most inoppor
tunely set up a howl. "Put out that
dog" said the minister; "put out that
dog instantly— he'll tcakrn the magistrate."
Hidden Benefactions. —lt Is seldom
ey to ee the hidden benefaction in
that which is apparent affliction. A boy
who was "confounding" the mosquito
was told by hi* pastor that "doubtless
the iusecta were made with a good end
In view," when the young scamp re
plied, "1 can't see It," whether It la In
view or not. At any rate, I don't like
| the end 1 feel."
With pathos the Ihtnbur}/ Stmt says:
"We never can tell exactly where we
lose our umbrellas. It Is singular how
gently an umbrella unclasps itself from
the tendrils of our mind, and floats out
Into the tiliny distance of iiotlilngiieiw."
MAXV a woman who is too feeble to
I aid a dozen potatoes for dinner, will
walk four mile* past a rival's house to
display a new dress, and prance back
home like a 3-year-old Ally.
"IF A dog's tail is cut off entirely will
it not Interfere with his locomotionf"
"Not exactly. It w ill not effect his car
riage, but It will stop his waggin'."
•"Goon MOKNIMO Mr. Smith; von look
sleepy,"—"Yes," replied Smith, "I was
up all Flight."—l'p where?"—'Tp stairs
in lied.*
MKX'S cuffs are not quite so pro
nounced in size ss they used to be.
Handcuffs, are, however, unchanged.
TIIK water Is so low In some of the
western rivers that the cattish have to
stand on their heads to breathe.
HAU-rgNDKita are now culled mixolo
gist*.
Aa Alillti* <
At a reunion of the pioneer* of Cuya
hoga county, Ohio, varlou* hit* of an*
Were exhibited, and among
ttem "'a woman'* ooreet made In 170'J,
and marked "Ruth Hanchett.*" It
would lie easy to write a awewt little
pleoe of poetry about that garment, and
t|ie pretty form whioh It onoe encir
cled; hut on the other hand, Ruth
might have been dumpy and ugly,
with that |*erullar aallownea* of mm
plea ion which tight lacing produce*.
A* the cornel I* aald to lie "extremely
old-faahiuned," it wa* urobably a piece
of armor which Kuth didn't And ovar
romforuhle; and we are aorry for her.
There wa* alao a red cloak, a century
old, exhibited, formerly owned by
Mary French; and about tkia we have
no tniaglvinge. We have no doubt of
the orettina** of the little Rod-riding
boon of Cuyahoga. A girl named Mary
with a rod cloak couldn't have been
otberwlae than charming. The very
bear killed by a idoueer, wlioae *kufl
was also ei hi hi led, would have gone off
If he had met her, without touching or
tasting her.—[ K/change.
knatval mi laapwdtlea Irtta Water
The Ixindoti Chemical Journal colu
mn id* Prof. Hlm-hof* arrangement lor
retßovliig organic and el her linpurltle*
from drinking water—tldsarrangement
conslaUng, e**enlially, In Altering the
water through spongy iron and uoiuided
limestone. The Iron la placed in the
upper chandler of an earthoo ware Alter,
and powdered limestone la arranged In
a separate layer below. The iron la
procured in a powdery, •pongy state,
by the reduction of an ont without fu
sion, after the extraction of theaulphur
and copper by heat, ft remove* all
albuminoid and uiUogeniaod compound*
and alao ail ld contamination* from
the water, and a trace of Irou taken up
by che water ia separated toy its subse
quent passage through the limestone.
This method la found to he uot only re
markatdy effective, but the cost ia also
an inconsiderable as u> give it the prefer
ence over all other modes—one charge
of tiie material, coating only twenty-
Ave cents, being sufficient for the Alter
ing of ten gallons [—r day for a period
of two hundred days.
The Magtd relate# en incident which
lately occurred in tlic capital of Hun
gary, and which ia just now la-lug much
talked of. Iu the neighborhood ofl'eath
there ia a small village which ia In
habited hy very poor jieonle, although
hard working. The village having
liern for a long time iu arraar* for taxes
an execution was levied by the govern
ment on such articles of furuiture aud
household utrnstla a* tlie inhabitants
puaereeed. Ureal and heartrending
were the lamentation* of the people.
who were left with the hare wails of
their wretched cottages. The chattel*
levied were brought to Perth, there to
be disposed of hy auction. Vow this
trade is almost entirely in the baud* of
a certain number ot Jew*, thrmselve*
poor, and depending for a livelihood
upon the most prwearioos source. The
Jew* bought the good*, and having paid
for tliem, restored to every one of the
dispossessed owners the article* taken
from them. The delight of the villagers
may he easily imagined.
THE GREAT PIER KKMEOT. ANAKE-
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MitillmJ T<> IW <■*!!'•<! TL**- wood<-R of tlie
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lotions, ointments and interna] REME
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and hi I** FUL hope of certain car* for
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TMINWI IT is NA-<L HR Dortori of all
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Co.. 46 Walker SL, New York. 12
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"TL T OKR roa ALL to aaarofc to iimulnjmaat
T T MK ROW OWN guoda *ND ham all the profit
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EAR- AA*la Wasted RAKKK DATLP A 00. ML-
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500,000 ACRES
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TVey AN sHoaled aI.OG Ita railroad aad oaalAia terns
WTO * aserltenl TARM! TO ATD PIXK Land.
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[•I Igtuai Stetaa ta Uaa I'A too. AND Ha fenaara baaa a
GI aaiar variety of craps aad noun-res than act W aal
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aaawaaat aba tha itnf (tel.. deettratvwi Adtewa. aa
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