TEE ELM AND THE VINE.
Fr*m tht Sp*nith of Jot Horn is, of ifexieo.
11 wn.UAX o. aarxxT.
•Uphold my feeble branches
With thy strong anna. 1 pray
Thus;to the Rim her neighbor -
The Vine—waa heard to say .
"Rise, lying tow and heipleae.
A weary lot is mine
Crawled o'er by every reptU*
And browsed by hungry kino"
The Kim was moved to pity ,
Then spoke the generous tree
"My hspleas friends com# hither.
And find support in me."
The kindly Rim. receiving
The graceful Vise's embrace,
Became, with that adornment.
The garden's pride and grace ,
Became the chosen covert
In which the wild birds sing ;
Became the love of shepherds.
And glory of the Kpring.
Oh beautiful example
Tor youthful minds to hoed !
The good we do to others
Shall never mtas its meed ;
The love of Uioes whose sorrows
We lighten aiiall be ours.
And o'er the path we walk m
That love shall scatter flowers
A Ruse of War.
"You'd better make up your ntltul
do it, Frank. I gi> e you uiy word for
it, you'll find 'I-aurelton' not a laid
place, and the girls are—well, Uicre an
no finer girls than my granddaughters."
Old Judge Kan-on i looked earnestly
over his gold-rimmed glasses at F'rank
Hazel ton's handsome, indifferent face.
"You certainly are very good. Judge,
to press upon uie sueh a friendly invi
tation to visit 'lAurellen.' and under
any other clrcuni<taines than those we
have discussed, 1 would he delighted to
acoepi. As it is -1 confess I haven't
the cheek to go down to your place, see
my pretty cousins, be entertained hy
aiiut Sarah, and all the while feel that
my object, and your object, is to select
me a wife from among the youug ladies.'
"That's the sheerest nonsense, hoy.
Why on earth shouldn't you marry one
of your cousins, and thereby secure
•Laurelton' in the family?
get the fine old place with one of my
girls—why shouldn't it as well be you?"
"I suppose you call yours a very sen
sible view of the case. Judge Hansom.
But, how can a fellow expect to curb
and harness his faucv and affection to
suit—even with 'Laurelton' throw u iu
the bargain V"
"Who's talking of fancies aud affec
tion? 1 only ask you to run down to the
homestead for the holidays and get
acquainted with the girls; then, if you
fall In love with one ol" theiu, well and
good. There's not much danger but
that they'll take to you, Frank. Y'ou're
a flue fellow, and your five years' ab
sence at the German universities add
verv greatly to your popularity."
"Thank you, judge. Surely I }>4
to be grateful, and oldigv you by falling
in love with one of my charming
cousins."
"Then we'll consider it settled, shall
we? The Thursday before I hrUtuias."
"I guess we'll manage It between us,
Sara, Frank's agreed to come, and,
what's more, has half-promised to fall
In love with one of the girls."
Judge Hansom sal reJUing his village
paper beside the cheery open grate; and
fat, motherly Mrs. Hansom sat In her
capacious chair, busily darning socks.
"frasM to fall in love with one of
the girls! Henry, the idea! Who ever
heard of such a thing? You never went
and told him you teuated him to marry
one of them ?"
"Of course 1 did. There's nothing
like Uing open and above-board. I
like vouug llazei, and told him so; and
told Itirn he was welcome to one of my
granddaughters, and 'Laurelton' In the
bargaiu."
"Well, Henry Ransom, I never would
havfebelieved you w ere such a—a fool!
iKm't you know you've ruined our little
arrangement by going ami telling him ?
Why there's not a man living wbo'lf
take a fancy to a girl that is recom
mended to him 1 Well, if you areu't a
aimshie!"
"I can't see what I've done so dread
ful. I'm sure you are as anxious to
have him in the family as 1 am."
"Of course 1 am—and that is why I
hate to see anything spoiled so. My
word for it, Frank llaaeiton is of too
nobie a uature to deliberately make lore
to a girl because she is rich; and, at the
same time, 1 know he will take a dislike
to "em simply because he knows he is
expected to do the other thiug."
"Seems to me I have put my foot in it,
Sara, according to your way of thinking.
1 am sure I meant'well enough."
"Oh, 1 know that. Xow, if you'll
just leave it to me, and agree to do just
what 1 say, 1 think it'll end all right,
yet. listen, now, and see If a woman
can't beat even a judge in love affairs."
Aud he sat and listened, his flue .'set
gradually broadening until it was one
big smile from eyebrows to chin.
"If you don't deserve a diploma," he
declared, jubilantly.
A magnificent December night, with
myriads of frostily-twinkling stars
above, and a snow-bound landscape
below them; and Frank liazelton,
wrapped in his Astrachan overcoat, and
bis seal-skin cap cosily jammed ov*r his
forehead, thoughts* lie was driven from
the depot to"Laurel" behindthe judge's
fast trotters, and in the 'Laurel's' big
double-sea ted, warmly-cushioned sleigh,
that the lines might fall U> a fellow in a
far less pleasant place than that to which
he was going; where the judge met him
at the door, in the broad banner of warm
yellow light streaming from within.
"Come right in, my boy—right ia!
You're as welcome as the first flowers
in spring. Here's aunt Sara waiting to
kiss you—aren't you, eh?"
Frank found himself iu warm, moth
erly arms, and, laughing and joking,
was escorted to the parlor, where four
young girls were sitting in apparent
ready welcome.
"What! have I four cousins'! judge,
you've got the best of me. I hail no
idea my courage was to be put to such a
test."
"Indeed, you needn't think you are so
blessed as to" poesess four pretty cousin*.
These are ail you need lay claim to—
Maud and Ida, my two dear grand
daughters. These o'ther two young la
dies are Miss Florence and Irtiia Cioud
esley—visiting 'Laurelton,' to assist iu
entertaining you."
After such an informal introduction,
the ice was immediately broken; and,
before the merry little circle broke up
that night, Frank caught himself Inter
nally offering congratulations to himself
that he had come to 'I-aurolton.'
"Pretty girls—of course they're pretty
all of them," be soliloquized, mentally,
as he carefully arranged his necktie,
one bright, merry morning, a month
after he had come to the farm-house.
"There's Maud, with her matchless
grace and her stately dignified manner.
She should wear a coronet and never
feel but what the strawberry leaves were
honored by her acceptance. But not for
a thousand 'Laureltous' would 1 spend a
lifetime with her; when an hour ex
hausts all her entertaining and instruc
tive ability."
§ "1 wonder what aunt Sara and the
judge would think if they knew of my
private opinion of Maud and Ida? To
be sure, Ida is a nice, ladylike little
thing, and lias about as much mind of
her own as a butterfly. 1 doubt if she
ever really does think beyond the
arrangement of ler pretty yellow hair,
and the fit of those iimrveiouely tiny
slippers of hers.
From which it will be seen Mr. Frank
Hazelton had been very observant.
"There's the Misses Cloudesley—sen
sible, intelligent girls as I ever saw;
only Florence will persist In tyrannizing
over dear little Irma—"
Then the dinner-bell abruptly dis
pelled his mental criticisms, and he
went down to find them all gone in but
Irnia Cloudesley, who, with a suspi
ciously tearful face, stood before the
mirror. She started, half-gulltiljr, as
"Oh, 1 thought you hail gone In.
You're late, Mr. Hazelton."
"And so are you. What has kept
you?"'
He saw the flush surge over her
cheeks.
"I—oh—nothing—much."
"Has Flo been teasing you again ?"
He went close up to her, looking down
Into her face.
"No—nothing tt all. Plesoe go Into
dinner, Mr. flarotton."
She looked really distressed, In' saw ;
but the headstrong fellow did not obey
at A.
'Til go, in a moment. Irma. Tell ntc
first If you are angry with me that vnu
seem so eager to get rid of tue? Not
only now. Irma, hut always. You avoid
me continually."
Site blushed rosier than ever and
turned her face away.
"No, Irma! you must answer me.
Have I offended you 1"
"No, Mr. llaaeltou, you have not.
Plrotf go to dinner. They won't like It.
and Maud will think—" '
She healtatetl, ami looked painfull]
con ft lead.
"Irma, I twadtlrely will not go to din
ner until I know what Is the matter
with you. If I never eat a mouthful
again. What will Maud think? What
right has uty oouaiu to think aujthing
about what I do?"
"Oh, Mr. llaselton you—'you are
cruel to ask me. It was foolish In un
to say a word."
"hvery won! you say Is very sweet to
me, liule girl. IVU me wby jrou dread
Maud's knowing we are here, togvtln r>
IVII me, irma, or 1 shall—Aim /"
"Yon know well enough," she fal
tered, de|wrately. "You know Uiev ail
exiwH't you will marrv Maud, and "
Frank laughed, and suddenly caught
her in both his arms and kissed her.
"IXm't struggle, Irma—Jou are tm
Utile darling, aren't you? Yon love mo.
don't you? Heeause I love you so ven
dearly. Irma! dear lUtle Irma! Maud
knows I never shall marry her. and 1
know I shall marry you, shan't I?"
"Oh, Frank>he w iiispored it shyly,
blissfully, as she looked < into his hand
some face. " You ought not to love me ,
aud lose 'l-aurelton Indeed, liu not
worth so tnaet."
"I coo-odor myself tins best judge of
that. Miss lioudesley! Perhaps ywt
think, In your humility, that you arc
not more to tuc than ten thousand
'lavureltonV."
"And I—really— uta /, F'rauk?"
He kissed her over and over again.
"Shall we go to dinner—or, has your
a pin-lite vanished ? Mine has, after such
nectar as your kisses."
She laughed, thou he saw her beautiful
tuoulli begin to quiver.
"F'rank—you won't be angry, will
you? promise ine! It wasu't my fault,
truly, hut grandma's."
She looked so wistfully at him, aud
her language was so puzzling, thai in
laughed outright
"Angry?—uever! I'rotulsc you?—
anything!"
She lea ins i her head forward, so he
, could uot see her face.
"1 am not Irma Cloudetley. but lrtna
Kansoiu. Sister Florence and I chauged
identities with Maud aud Ida, who are
really the klisaes t loudesly. So, afrer
all, Frank, you shall have" 'Laiirelton'
—lf you will take It. Will you—with
. tue?"
That of course settle*! It, since Frank
was so anxious to have Irma. And so,
after all. Aunt Sara's ruse of KNir aecom
plished the desired end, on the unalter
able principle that she and the rest of
us women understand, that men are
stubborn creatures, who are sure t> do
just exactly contrary to the way you
want them to do.
The fourth * ourtshlp
Women often wait for a husband licit
Is pretty until they wait too long. It
also happens to men sometimes. So it
was with Mr. Griffith. When he was
young he was in love with a Uaiitiful
girl, but when be became a man he
thought he could get some one richer
aud prettier also and while he was thus
thinking the opportunity was lost—she
had married another.
And now, reader, imagine that you
are standing behind the door of the
dining-room, listening to Mr. Griffith
and his housekeeper's conversation.
"You ought to have a husband. Lou."
"And I think, Mr. Griffith,you ought
to have a wife."
"That's so, Lou; but pshaw, I don't
believe In the women, as they are now
a-davs. But when 1 think of it, they
were not much better when 1 was
vouug."
"Why so?"
"Ah, you've never heatd of my *hree
courtships! 1 thought everybody anew
all about them."
"Well, upon my word. I don't know
anything about them; but I should,
indeed, uke to know . Ah ha, so you've
been in love, too, have you?"
"Yes. laiuisa, indeed I have, twite,
even three times. The first is not worth
mentioning, but the second is. Well, 1
clerked in a large grocery store; tin*
owner's daughter was the <wie 1 set uiy
cap for. She was very pretty and also
tery rich. Well, to be short 1 loved
her dearly. 1 visited her several times,
but every time she was visited by an
other young man, whose name wu-
Fritz. I don't know which one of us
she liked best. You knew how very
slow and safe I am about everything,
and so lam iu love matters. This will
not do in love matters in this country,
and so let me tell you what hap|>encd.
One morning 1 thought I'd make a sure
thing of it; so 1 dressed up in my very
best clothes, put tnv stove-pipe hat on
one-sided, and off 1 went. So sooner
had 1 opened the hall door than there
came Fritz running down stairs, half
losing his breath, lie ran against me
at the same time knocking my flue hat
of!, w nich he accideutly stepped upon,
and exclaimed, "you'll please excuse
me, but I'm so glad, that I can't help
my foolishness. Say, what do you
think? I've won her! How do you
like that, sir?" 1 didn't say anything,
but went home, and never mentioned
the hat."
"That was the second; tell me now
about the third!" sahl Louisa.
"Weli, 1 was then forty year* old. I
had been out traveling, bud was just
stopping at a small town in Fr&nee,
when I noticed the smallest feet I ever
saw on a woman; they were not hidden
by a long dress, but neatly covered with
snow-white stocking- and" slippers. In
fact, she was a perfect beauty. She
had a basket on her arm which con
tained flowers. I stepjs'd up to her and
asked her how she sold them. Sin
told me, and 1 bought all she had. I
continued buying from her for three
weeks, when one day I l*ught all she
bad to sell. 1 took my flowers and left,
alien suddenly she came running to
me Mying: 'Thank you sir. lam very
much obliged to you" 'For what?'
said I. 'Oh, sir, I can't thank you
enough, you have done me such a favor.'
'How?' said I. 'Oh, sir, by buying my
flowers; vou see, sir, 1 bad a sweet
heart, aud his mother wouldn't let me
marry him until I had one hundred
dollars cash, and now, thank goodness,
1 have It. So to-morrow I mean to get
—' Tiusb!' 1 exclaimed at the top of
my voice. But she wouldn't hush unti
she had finished telling me bow the
wedding was to come off. At last she
hushed her talking. 1 went home, aud
afterwards left th§ town."
"But Mr. Griffiths, do tell tne about
the first courtship."
"My first sweetheart loved another
also. 1 could have wedded her if 1 had
not been too slow and bashful, but site
was engaged to this other man, and so
she married him. I have had awful
bad luck with women, and never w ill
hare anything more to do with them
any more."
"But she was engaged, wasn't she?"
"Engaged ! pooh ! 1 believe they are
all engaged! Anyhow, she was the
daughter of a large plantation owner.
Her name was Lilly Fones, and 1 tell
you she was a perfect little beauty."
"Fones! Lilly Fones! Oh, my God I
I ain she. I was once the happy Lilly
Fones, but now—(she burst into tears)
—I ain onlv Mrs. Bmnmcl." '
"Too bad, Mrs. Hummel. But what
became of your htrebaud ?"
"He Is dead."
"And just think you have been my
housekeeper five years now, and 1 never
knew this before. But I guess things
will turnout right at last."
And they surely did. Louisa Is no
longer Mrs. Kumrnel, but the honored
wife of Captain Griffith.
A Parisian Superstition.
I was In a Paris peiimon a year and u
half ago, perhaps, where a quite wealthy
occupant, a man of forty or fifty years
of age, committed suicide by luuiging
himself. When the event became known
a gentleman came to the honee, anxious
and eager to obtain a piece of the rope
with which the suicide had ended his
days. And why? Oh, there is nothing
else In the world no sure to Insure good
fortune a* thtt, was the enthusiastic
it in) confident reply. I fnnil*r the
Incident because It w* tome an entirely
new "old woman's notion," and I am
now reminded of It hy a similar *ti|er
slllion attached to a very wealthy
American named John Burke, who has
just died in this etiv at the Grand Hotel.
11c store told of lilui ami the acumu
latiou ol" Ida Imnieiise fortune la tills;
A doaen years ago he was a poor, V*g:i
Uunlish fellow eager to make money,
hut saturated with the hlea that the
only thing which would Insure him
success would la* to secure a piece of
ro|M> with which some one had been
hanged. It happened that he was In
thiinha when the negro Jack aunou
was lynched on Town's 11111, and to get
a piece of t list ro|*i lieeaiuc at otuv the
object of his lite. To detail the risks,
dangers, ami disgusting adventures at
tendant 111 ton his securing It would In
tiresome hut he got It, ami from tliat
time the star of hi* fortune rose. Before
he died, which was five days agtt, he
requested his phjidclati to put the ro|tc,
which he alwais carried with him. 11l
his cotiln, w lilcli wa acceded to. 1 his
is the account a given It) one of the
I'arls journals, ami is enough to set ail
the sU|HTstitlous \agaltoiuls on the two
continents on the v n i-tev for a hit of
magic I letup.—-fa ria
a,, Ctrl) People
Tina ts popularly supposed to lc a
country Wltere the ptoud man's eon
lumely is not telt, where common sense
does not recognize artificial distinc
tions. and incut has a sort of social re
cognition independent of the style iu
which a man parts his hair or trims
his whiskers. But experience has de
monstrated that a gnat many theo
retical advantages of the supimsed
spirit of our torur of government aie
imaginary It i* perfectly natural for
WH-iety to fall into classes, and, if there
ate no artificial barriers, we are all sat
isfied Ui know lug that the t-utree into
the uue circle is as ease as into another,
if you happen to jmssess. or ate able
to acquire, the requisites. There is
nothing to preveut a mail, iu this coun
try, from hecoiuiug a horse -dootcr aud
marrying the horse-leech's daughter,
and it he chooses to run up tailor hills,
l>art his hair in the middle, and doesn't
sinell of soap-fat, the chances are he
may become one the ornaments of
what is called society.
Society is all well enough in its way ;
people cau't be young always ami it is
a means ot making the most of the
brief years of the flush of life, health
ami Uuty. It must be a close corpo
ration in which the male uiemUrs un
expected to take a certain amount of
stock, to be paid up instalments, to
the hack drivers and opera nouses.
IVople can't afford to U bored in this
brief and artiticial life of vauity, and
it the * prig h liter member* put up with
insipidity occasionally, it is Itecause
the wit of the drama or the strains of
Thomas* orchestra are in some mea
sure a compensation. The scientific
man cannot expect to dropin oua party
of young bucks w hose ambition is in
the Itest titling boot, aud girls who are
justly rain of a tapering well-rounded
anu, with the bright bracelet thereon,
and expect to have the floor for an ex
pression of his views on the I'arwiuiau
theory. Your scientific man must
dance the German or he will go under;
he must part bis hair in the middle, or
the chief clerk of the international tea
store will get all the favors of the day.
So he lias no right to complain, nor has
the man who persists in wearing a
shabby-genteel coat, when he is able
to get a Utter one. Society, as it is
called, makes her own laws, aud there
is too much cheap sarcasm aUut it.
If a beautiful woman has the meaus
aud the owportumty she naturally
seeks society ; if she has the usual wo
manly penetration she auickly detects
the weaker and exalts the Utter man.
It is a field for her where all candidates
are expected to enter. The lists are
open to all. It is only in society that
she is permitted the use of all the aids
to personal Uauty. The factories of
tlie world are busy to weave In-r fair
raiment. The artificiality of society
permits ber to assume graces and ex
firessions that are foreign to every-day
ife. Where are all the little arts o!
coquetry after her marriage—the little
tricks of pouting. The poise of the
hand, the arch glance irotu the side
turned beadT Even her fau, the one
of silk, with the Wattcau painting on
it. the cupids and all. is laid away in
the truuk to serve only as a memento
of the old days of coquetry, and that
night of the ball, when it did wonder*
in the way of en courage men t ami
whispered love in the zephyrs it
wafted.
So far it in well enough. We all
know that the material of society is
uol permanent; that the queens reign
only a (rw seasons; but it is even more
full of ahsurdit ies than it ought to IHV
It has more miseries, outside of tight
boots, than it ought to have. Society,
of the kind we speak of, is for the bo
--etit of our gn Is.and atVe tion to them is
natural and expected. Women mnst la
more exclusive than net, for charac
ter with them is of a more delicate
structure. But when a man—a voter,
mind you, who mingle* in daily life
with meu of all kiuds ; who is worsted
and beaten dally in the struggle; who
lias every opportunity of flmtiug out
his mental calibre— sets himself up as
a superior sort of person because lie
happens to be a society man, it is to be
supremely absurd. Perhaps it is the
duty of every man to black his boots,
or have them blacked, and to wear a
clean shirt; but why a certain cut of
coat and a ailk hat should mist- a man
above the acquaintance of of his old
time friends, is something anomalous
in American society.
This struggle for social prominence
with us is getting to be a serious mat
ter. It is destroying all recognition of
patient merit. Unlike iu couutries
where there are established classes,
and where there are aubroken friend
ships throughout Life, a man's inUiuacr
witli friends is not proof against such
a paltry thing as the difference le
--tween the plug ha', and the baser styles.
What becomes of a good record if dis
aster overtake the family 7 Where are
the memories of the grand old days,
twenty years ago, when the lordly head
of the family entertained the great cir
cle of friends 7 The guests of those
gulden days may tide now behind car
riages of trumped-up crests and mon
ograms, and be cut by the members of
that household whose prosperity they
then tasted. Society the world over
is hollow enough, and this is natural;
hut it is a problem whether this fever
ish civilization that has sprung up
since the war has not made permanent
some odious features of American life.
There is no other society like it, and
the numlier of male idiots of an ob
scure origin who tailor bills is daily owe
increasing.
Nomethl n* lo Ket n Thinking.
Ninety years hence not a single man
or woman, now twenty years of age,
will be alivu. Ninety years! Alan!
how many lively actor- at present on
the stage of life will make their exit
long ere ninety years shall have rolled
away I And could we in- sure of ninety
years, what are they ? "A talc (hat Is
told;" a dream; an empty sound, that
pasgcth on the wings of the wind away
and is forgotten. Years shorten as man
advances In age. Like the degrees iu
longitude, mini's life declines us he
travels toward the frozen pole, until it
dwindles to a jKiint and vanishes for
ever. Is it possible tfiat life is of so
short duration t Will ninety yenrs
erase all the golden names over the
doors In town and country, and substi
tute others in their stead ?" Will all the
new blooming beauties fade and dlsap
near, all the pride and passion, the love
hope and joy pass away in ninety years
and lie forgotten! "Ninety years,"
says Death; "do you tniuk J shall wait
ninety years? Behold to day ami to
morrow, and every day are mine. When
ninety years are past, this generation
will have mingled with tlte dust and IKJ
remembered not!"
A Wonderful Plant.
In an address delivered before the
British Association for the advance
ment of science, Dr. Hooker exhibited
a wonderful plant called Dion in). A
Liverpool paper, in an account of It,
says: "A fly was captured and put
upon a leaf, fthlch Instantly closed, ami
on reopening it was found that the fly
was completely dissolved. A bit of beet
was afterward consumed In the same
way. The leaf was then fed with cheese,
which disagreed with It horribly, ami
eventually killed it. Dr. Hooker ex
plained that the plant's action was
precisely similar to that of the human
stomach. The leaf rejected a piece of
wet chalk."
it. K 1(1 LTV HAL.
Fi>L>l>KN CUM AND lll'SUiKliN
4<KA*S. — Prof. Alwater end* HU lesson
In the .Sep(emt>#r number uf tlte .4<i*ri
■•< Ajfrii uttunul hy Mvitig: "To econ
omize in I**<*!illif, see tlint (lit* balder
contain* plenty of nitrogen. Ami thl*
A>r two reason*: t-* stock cannot
dlgv-t ihrlr IIHHI completely without It.
•tint bp. mi up thev uppii n 1 tui in I ii< >l<ll for
tiipir nutrition." Tim "walk* and
Talks" lesson tregln* by giving * 'able
compiled by Dr. Il.til.iii, of Wlluiiug
(on, Delaware, *lit> iitK |IIP HIIIOIIIII of
nitrogen in ton of different crop*.
"A ton ef Hungarian millet In*
twenty pounds, A ton of green clover
twelve | Mill nil*, H ton of green corn lour
|Miiiinl*. if bv llullvortnn uiliipt i
meant ivlnt wo fill Hungarian snt>,
or miliof, I lion b) mixing equal part* ol
greerr corn and uiillot We have in tin
mixture a foul a* rich in nitrogen a*
green clover. if tlioro is no mi-lake
about tbl*. It I* a very iui|>ortant lesson.
Fodder turn, which lis* not nitrogen
enough to make it a rtrl-cla* food,
tiiul*, In Hungarian gra, a friend that
lis* tuoro of tbit material tliau tin* law,
as laid down by I'rof. At water, allow*
good fodder ta need: but, by putting
their nitrogen Into a t'oiuuiou purse
ami then dividing equally, thot can
ts>th stand In the presence of elover
u hleli hi* tieeu oonaidered both king
and queen of fodder.
"Some experiments In feeding fodder
corn thl* season satisfied lite that the
-line biw w hifh governs the time for
cutting rye, oats and grass, to get the
utost milk, governs green corn. W hen
in leaf ami before it tassels, Is the time
to cut to have the cowa give the most
milk from what they eat of It. A lot of
cow* that averaged right quart* a day
on sweet corn fishier, looselcd and
silked, w hen fed on ground seed corn
in leaf, not Uuiaeiod, tnough It SIIMHI six
feet high, other conditions, as far a* 1
know , lieitig equal, gave an average of
nine quarts per dav.
TAMTKIMI MKAPOWA.—I know of
some farmer* that almost ** soon as the
hay crop is removed turn stock upon
them and let it remain there during
tire growing season, and the conse
quence Is, thai a productive meadow
will become Impoverished by this rui
nous course, so that in a few year* U
will not produce one-half what it did
formerly. Then the owner begins to
tiud fault and thinks it has run out and
waul* ploughing up, never once taking
a sensible view of the matter. Some
rueadow are naturally rich in fertili
ring propertio, or irerhaps have the
wash of a stock-yard, or by -ome means
are kept up in a high Mate of productive
ness that w ill boar to lie pastured to a
certain extent. But cattle should not
lie allow ed to come on a meadow until
the second growth has attained consid
erable size, and then they should be re
moved before eating too close. And I
thing another Important matter is In
keeping up the fertility of the soil, and
to keep the grass before the seed Is rl|ie.
The hay 1* bettor ami the fertilizing
properties required from the soil to
mature the seed it retained. 1 have
three acres of meadow aud one year I
decided to leave the second grow th on
to rot down. Now, what do you think
nty neighbors thought about It? Some
said I would go crazy ; others -aid, "O,
it is too tuni that you leave -o nrueb
trice gra— on your meadow;" but 1 told
them they should wait till the coming
summer, that we would talk the matter
over. The crop realized from my
meadow was six tons of hay. The l*'*t
crop before was about four torts. 44 e
would advise farmers trot to IN- afraid
to leave on a little gross In tire fall.—
I>. X. Kerti IN Pro■: t . -iI t\i riser.
TNIC Thik Tnsr or VnimUJH. —
I„-irge vegetables may Indicate good
strong aoll, thorough culture and high
manuring, but it ia a question lu my
mind whether the mammoth tbiiiga
should always receive lha tirst award.
At the table where we give the true test
to vegetables size d<w not rank a* a
very important attribute. 1 .wa* a<-
totindcd to see so little la-ttng a.td ex
amination of texture bv the committee
that judged the vegetables. No mail 1-
thoroughly capable of |>a*-ing uiwm the
relative merits of specimens In this
class miles* he can go more than skin
deep iu the matter. 1 never saw *o per
fect an exhibition of garden proiluctaa*
was show n at the Slate Fair. There
was earnest and close coni|>etllh>u.
Still in the awarding of prize* I saw no
judging of quality by ta&te. which is
the inn l test. The prize* may be awar
ded correctly, but not as the rcult of
careful cum pari mm of quality. A man
may know vegetables so well as to
ILidgc from the coii*taut surface aftrl
>ule* that avomisinr ftrt quality, but
I have failed to meet the man yet who
considers himself so skillful a- this.
The judges of apples would consider it
absurd to pass U|MIII the value of au ap
ple by it* size ami complexion alone.
Is it not equally unjust to pa** U|MUI
beets, |s<tatM's and turnip* ill this way?
Tut? quality of these vegetables i just
as apparent to the connoisseur In its
raw state as that of an apple. 1 do hope
there will fe progress in this matter,
and that men who Judge will have a
solid foundation for their decisions.
To ASOKJJTAIN If a plant wants fresh
potting, turn It carefully out of the pot
itl> tin' earth attached to It, and ex
amine the roots. If they are matted
about the sides and bottom of the hall,
the plant evidently requires fresh pot
ting. Then carefully reduce the ball
of earth to about a third ol its or
bulk; single out the matted roots and
trim away all that arc moldy and de
cayed. Probably the same pot may
then la' large enough, but if it requires
a larger one, it should be at>out two
inches broader for a middle-sited plant;
three or four for a large plant, tf the
roots are not matted nut the pots are
filled with filters, keep the hall entire
and carefully plant it in a larger pot.
At the top of a large pot, and a small
one, half an Inch should I>c left for the
reception of water, without danger of
overflow. A little gravel, charcoal, or
piece*of broiran pots should alw ays le.
piace<l at the bottom for drainage.
SitKxr on a farm yield both wool and
mutton. They multiply with great
rapidity. They an- the best of farm
scavengers, "cleaning a field" as no
other elms* of animals will. They give
hack to the farm more in projiortioii to
what they take from it than any other
animal, and distribute it better with a
view to the future fertility of the soil.
Prove lids? There is no need of proof
to those wbo have kept slu-ep, and
know their lialiits and the profits they
yield. To prove it to those who have
not the experience, It Is necessary they
they should try the experiment or ac
cept the testimony of an experienced
shepherd.
AN EXGLISH farmer accidentally
dropjicd a grain wheat among some
seeds Me wit* sowing iii Mi* garden, and
"having a curiosity U> protect It gave it
every chance to come to perfection."
The result was 83 heads (40 very large
containing 3044 counted kernels not in
cluding aouie nicked away My an enter
prising hen. lie leaven reader* to draw
their own conclusion*, only adding that
an the result of frequent investigation,
he never found more than 25 ear* to
one root growing in hi* field*.
Huv.vr on a farm yield both wool and
mutton. They multiply with great
rapidity. They are the bet of farm
scavengers, "cleaning a field" a* no
other ela*s of aminals will Thcv give
bark to the farm more in pro|>ortiou to
what they take from it than any other
animal, and distribute It lieUer with a
view to the future fertility of the soil.
THK l>e*t plan for storing cabbages is
to lay down two rails 4 to 0 incites apart,
and then place the cabbage* head down
ward* on them, leaving the roots ex
posed ; then turn a furrow towards them
on each side, and by the aid of the spade
cover the head with 4 to <t inches of
earth; select a dry place where water
does not stand.
THKRK are over 2,700 varieties of np
pies known by over I,HOO names; 2,200
of pears,2oo of cherries, 150 of plums,3oo
of our native grapes, 50 of currants, 80
of rusplierrles and .it) of blacklicrrles,ac
cording to a counting up of somebody.
A MALE egg, oae that will hatch out
a rooster, has on its pointed end, small
folds ami wrinkles, while a female egg
ha* no wrinkles and Is perfectly smooth
at both ends and well reunded.
aciftsririu
Ho re Houit Air u -Spoiled.—The fol
lowing facta will aliuw bow the ail
in houses become* contaminated :
I. An adult persou consume* 34
r i amines of oiygcu per hoar, a gt amine
wing equal to 13 giaina,
3 A aleai lit caudle couaumen about
one hall an much.
3. All adult gives off 40 grammes pet
hour of caiboulc arid. A child of 30
lbs. wciglit given off as much aa an
adult ot 100 lha. weight.
1. A schoolroom tilled with childicu
will, it not well ventilated at the Ire
giiiiiuig of the hour, contain '43 pail
lu I.tNN) ut cat IMIIIIC acid, at tire cud of
the tiist hour 41, ami cud ol the second
hour HI.
3. The all i* also spoiled hy I lis- jtcr
npuatioii ot the body, mill by the vol
atile oils given out through the skin.
An adult givca off' through the skin
in 'J4 hour* from "gut to mm gtamines of
water mixed with vanoua exerriueuta,
poisonous if breathed.
tl. A a tear in caudle gives tiff per hour
<1 4 cubic feet ot cat boirir acid, and 0 03
lb* of water.
T.i'itrbunic oxide is a much more
dangerous gas than lailxiuic acid, and
thra idiiauis rutiauco to our rooms lu
many ways, through the crack* in
stoves and defective stovepipe*, ol
when the cat lutuic acid ot the air comes
in contact w rth a very hot ntove and
is converted into carbouic oxide. The
dust ot the an may, on a hot stove. IN
burnt to produce it; or it may tlow out
I nun our gas pipe* w hen the gas is not
perfectly COUHUUHMI.
N. Another form of air injury i the
dust of a fungus giowtli which tilts the
an in damp MM warm places. We
call it miasm front a want ut a true
knowledge of it* character.
U. Accidental vapuisaiv tiiecrowning
source of air poisoning, Theae are to
bacco suioke, kinlieii vapora, wash
room vapor*, and the like.
10. When we heat our housea and
close them flout outside air, the heal
turn# the unxtuie into a v tie uiess un
lit fur breathing. The only remedy is
ventilation. Now that it is cold wea
ther aud our rooms are closed from
fiec currents of outside air, let us look
after the matter thoroughly anil do our
In-st to prevent injury to ourselvea
from polluted air.
Dim\*e ami Ihr Faculty of Mrmory.—
The faculty of turtuory i* one of the
tiiHt to IN* obviously (!<• ted by dis
ease. When disease fot n tunc aectus
to susfiend the action of this faculty,
or visibly to dimmish it, the result u
not looked upon as plietiominal, for it
ta common and expected. Hut a lieu
disease i tic teases the power of tiita
faculty, a thuiK not uui-ouimoii, the pa
tient la not unfrequently regarded aa
p<Muten*uiir more than htituan wisdom,
and the ease uattally excite* comment
aa one of great mystery. l>f. Stetu-
Imcti tueutioua tiie case of a clergy man
who, fa-ing summoned to ailuiiuiater
the aacrameut to an illiterate |>ea*aiit,
found the patient prayiiig aloud in
(•reek and Hebrew. The caar wa*
deemed Wellulgh miraculous. After
the |M-aaut*a death, it was found that
he vraa accuatouied in youth to hear
the pariah minister pray in thoae lan
guages, and it waa inferred that he
tuuat have been repealing remembered
words without understanding tiieir
meaning. Dr. Abercrombie relate* the
circumntancea of a none remarkable
case. A poor shepherd-girl waa for a
time accustomed to aleep in a room
adjoining that occupied by an itinerant
muaician. The niau was an artiat by
(Mluration, a lover of hia profession,
and often ajieiit a large portiou of the
night in practising mtticuli composi
tion*, The violin waa hia faioritc in
si IU incut- At but the abepberd girl
fell ill, and waa removed to a charita
ble inatitution. Here the attendant*
were amazed at bearttiir the moat ex
quialte muaic in the Dlitht. in which
were recognized finely-rendered pas
sages from the boat worka of the old
masters. The sounds were trared to
the shepherd-girl's room, whete tlie
patn-nt waa found playing the violin
in her aieep. Awake, ahe knew nothing
of these things, and exhibited no ca
pacity for muaic. l'opular Scirmtt
A/ON tftly.
A'rvr since Schoculteiti showed that
a moose shut up iu au atmosphere of
ozone died in afamt live minute*, a no
tion ha* prevailed that ozone acta in
an energetic way on the animal bo
dy ; but uutil these experiments were
made, scarcelv anything wa* known of
the subject. The conclusions, as sta
les! by the experimentalists, arc: 1.
That The inhalation of an atmosphere
highly charged with ozone diminishes
the niuul'er of respiration* ocr min
ute. 'i. The pulsatious of the heart are
reduced in strength, and the heart is
found beatmg feebly after the death
of the animal (experimented ou). 8.
The hlood is always found iu a venous
condition in all parts oi the body, faith
in cases of death in an atmosphere of
ozonized air and of ozonized oxygen.'
(In this pnrlieu'ar the action resembles
that of carbonic acid.) 4. Ozone exer
cises a destructive action on the living
animal tissues if biougbt into immedi
ate contact with them ; but it does not
affect them so readily if they are cov
ered by a layer of fluid. .1. tizooc acta
as an irritant to the mucous membrane
of the nostrils and air-paaAgc*. as all
oliaervers have previously remarked.
Il'ioi mules Wafer Hard.— -But,
though insoluble in pure water which
is alrt-adv charged writh carbouic acid,
and as all rain-water brings down coi
tion ic from the air, it is capable of tak
ing up carbonate of lnue from the soils
and rocks Lb tough which it filters; and
it thus happens that all springs and
rivers, that rise in localities in which
there is any kind of calcareous rock,
become more or less charged with car-
Umate of lime kept in solution by an
excess of carbonic acid. This is what
gives the peculiar character water
which is known as "baldness: " anil a
water hard enough to curdle soap may
lie converted into a very "soft" water
(as the late Prof. Clark, of Aberdeen,
showed) by the simple addition of lime
water. which, by combining with the
excess of carbooie acid, causes the
precipitation of all the lime iti solution
in the form of insoluble carbonate,
which gradually settles to the bottom,
leaving the water clear.— i'ojmhtr Sri
rare Monthly.
Mukarojf* Mat*.— As a substitute for
sails in stopping leaks in ships. Lien
tenant MakarofT, a young officer serv
ing in the Russian navy, designed a
mat of peculiar construction. The
Makaroft mat has for its basis a closely
worked structure of rope al>out f inch
in diameter, made of the finest hemp,
while the matlike surface closely re
semble* that common to all mat* of the
kind mod for street doors. The tox
ture of the mat is wonderfully ffose ;
and as the whole is treated with a wa
ter proof roni|M>sition, it may be re
garded a* pi Helically impermeable to
water. The hairy side of the mat is
that applied to the ship's side, and it
is stated —ami we see no reason to
doubt the statement—thnt these mats
may be dragged nver jagged edged
lodes in iron plates wit limit sustaining
any injury.
JfirleUsatton.— ln IMaranct'* procca
a bath i* used of 87*5 part* sulphate of
nickel. 20 sulphate of ammonia, 17 ci
tric and, ami 1,100 of water. A hath
much used in France is formed of u
solution of 4 part* of nitrate of nickel
in 4 of liquid ammonia, and 150 water
in which oO pari* of sulphate of wala
have IM-CII dissolved. 1 sing a mod
erate weak current the operation is at
an end in a few minutes. There in no
need to interrupt it by taking the ob
ject* out and finishing tlient. When
the film of nickel is of sufficient thick
ness, the objects are withdrawn from
tiie butli anil dried in sawdust.
Pneumatic Pontoon*. —Knapp's open
bottom pneumatic jacks or |xmtHins
are attached by chains passing under
the wreck, and the chaining i* iugeni
ously effected by means of a small tula
passed under tlie wreck, through w hit li
a float and line attached to the cable
are drawn. Compressed air is then ad
mitted to tlie pontoons, which instantly
give tlie lifting power. The advanta
ge* of this system consist in easy man
agement ami the jpossihility of iteing
used in expoMtl situations; and it ap
pears to be extensively patronized.
A moiuj the liest bearings for water
wheels are those composed of good
oak, rock maple, or lignum vita*.
Shingle roofs can he made doubly
durable by giving them a coat of thiu
oil before they get wet.
—The castor liean Is now cultivated
In Kansas, snd a castor oil factory ha*
been erected at Fort Scott.
Ninmit
Itreoin Booas.—Allow me to sug
gest to all thrifty hou*rkeei>er* that
they tnake their own receipt book*. A
blank Isiok having Its pages uuintrered
can lie obtained for a small sum of any
dealei In stationery. l>o not wilte any
reeelpts save tbose 'bat have Iteen tried
by yourself or friends. Ilave It ar
ranged systematically, by being divided
Into dlflnent departments, a* one for
lileala, another for vegetables, breads,
pies, puddings, Ac. (lave an index,
and allow pace at the end of every
dllfereut department, Ix.th there and in
tile Ikiily of the lasik. 111 w liieti to make
entries at future limes. Any obliging
liou*ekee|ier will te not only witling
but glad to give you receipts Slid rules
for making different dlslie*; then write
them out for It Is of lully a
much Importance that a dish lie piiqrerly
mixed Blld Cooked, a* that tile projN-r
proportion* Is- used. It innv, at first
thought, look like a hard task, but have
it Iv lug band V and write In It at t>dtl
moments, ami you will IN- surprised at
(be progress you will make, and then,
when made, you will have audi a feel
ing of reliability slaml It, for you l*os
wti.it It I*; no experimenting there. I
have one which I commenced fifteen
years ago, ami 1 would not give It for
any one 1 have ever seen published.
Vud what a treasure such laatk would
he to a daughter coiniuenetng house
keeping alt written In mother'* hand
w riling, and tested In her good judgment
ami mature wisdom:
Tin Ft'Mx* OK CARHAIIK.— Marry |H r
soii* are fond uf i-ahlmgr, hot not at all
fond of the unpleasant furues w (rich
penetrate the entire house during the
process of boiling. Therefore we recom
mend a manner of etaiking that reisler*
the vegetable o pleasant to the taste aa
to obliterate all prejudice against Its free
u*e. Reduce the cabbage to small piecra
nearly tine enough for slaw , then stew
for half an hour lu a covered saucepan
with not enough water to cover It;
when done, drain off the water and sea
son witli salt, |H-p|N-r, aud a lilwrul
quantity of butter, using vinegar on the
table. Nerved lu this way, vou have a
nice vegetable, much more delicate than
tuilled cabbage, anil suitable to eat with
any kind uf meal vou may chance to
hare on baud.
Pt'Birvixu < iinert BAIIRKM.—A cor
respondent of the Huston C\ltirotor ac
ronipli-hes It this way: 1 cleansed a
cask thai bail boiled cider In it; it is us
sweet a* a new one. I put almui two
quart-uf lime lit it and tilled it with
water and let It si and'it hours, then
(ttrned it out and rinsed thoroughly
with water. Their I look a piece uf sheet
irotr and uiade a tunnel shaped cup that
w otrld go into the bung hole, riveted a
narrow piece of hoop iron to It, aliout IN
inches long, then put a red hot boll into
tbe cup and tilled it with sulphur, and
put it Into tlie barrel anil cleansed the
vents and bung. 1 let It stav about five
hours then rinsed well ami It was all
right. The handle to the cup makes It
easy to fumigate barrels.
As lurßovxn llT nri.i.XCI ROS CUICKKX,
Strews, Ac.—With one quart of sifted
tlour mix one tc*|toonf'ill of salt, two
of cream of tartar, and one of oda.
I "our in tweet milk and stir until the
mixture 1* ju-t thick enough to fonu
into biscuit. Place them upon the
larget sized round baking tin, ami aet
the tin in a steamer over the kettle
where the chicken U ladling. Steam
about forty minute*. Thicken and e-
KOII the hrolh, break the biscuit apart
ami drop them iu tin- gravy, faril ten
minutea aud eive. Ibcse are aaid to
retain their lighlite> not falling aa they
become cool.
Orrxxsiva ('uriukx W ATKK. — The had
odor so often euitipl.iltied of D mainly
due U the presence of tine particle* of
decaying vegetable matter. Ttie best
way to avoid it i tops** the water
thiotigh a lilter before it goos Into the
cistern. IV hat is termed a double cis
tern i the most convenient method of
tillering —that I* a partition of brick is
put in. which answer* for a Alter. For
teiu|*r:iry relief from offenslveiiesa,
sink a hag of charcoal in the water. This
will not purify it, but remove in a great
part the unpleasant smell.
Fur IT Pri>iixu —Cbop lx apples
An*, grate six ounces of stale I tread, add
six UUIICM ol brown *ugar, and *ix
ounces of currants, washed carefully
and flooretl. Mix all well together with
-ix ounces of butter, a cupful <>f milk,
and tw o cupful* of A'utr in which two
tea*|MMiitfuU of Itakiug powder have
fa-en thorough 1\ mixed. Sol re to taste,
if nei-essary, add more milk iu mixing.
Put iu a pudding bag, tie loosely, ami
boil three hours. To be eaten with
cream sailor.
SALV r Mt (.'Htrnu HAKIM, arc.—
The follow lug l a well-tested, excellent
remedy for rbap|ird hands and sores of
this nature, i'ut together equal weights
of freah unalled butter, tallow, bees
wax. and stoned rai>ins; simmer until
the raisins are done to a crisp, hut not
burned. Strain and |s>ur into cups to
cool. Ktih the hands thoroughly with
It, and though they will smart at first
they will soon feel comfortable and
heal quickly.
Far IT roa Dmiutrr.— Beat well the
white of an egg with a little water; dip
the fruit In, and roll it Immediately in
some flue crushed sugar; place it on a
dish and leave It five or six hours, then
serve. A more lightly and exquisite
dessert than a plate of currants, thus
dressed, cannot be had.
To PRETAX* AS Em. ion AS INVALID.
Boat an egg uutil very light, add sea
soning to Uic taste; turn steam until
thoroughly warmed through, but not
hardened; this will take about two
minutes. An egg prepared in this way
will not digress very sensitive stomachs.
THK best w ay to admit pure air in the
night (where windows are the only
mode of ventilation} lain open the *lee|>-
ing-rooin Into a hall w here there is an
o|H>n window hi order to avoid the
draught. A window with a small open
ing at top anl bottom ventilates more
than one with one iqiening only.
TftK BKST WAT TO COOK CODFISH.—
Strip it of Its skin, and cut it in pieces
about the si/e of ones hand; place it in
water, and allow it to simmer on the
stove until it become* tender. It should
never Is- allow to Iwil. Boiling harden*
and darkens the t!h, and deprives it of
its flavor.
PATKRINO ASP PAISTISU are le*t done
in cohl weather, especially the latter, for
the wood absorb# the oil of paint much
more in warm weather, while in cold
weather the oil hardens on the outside,
making a coat which will protect 'lie
wood instead of soaking in it.
To EXTRACT IN* from cotton, *llk and
woolen good* saturate the spots with
spirits of turpentine. and let it remain
several hour*: then rub it l<etw*en the
hand*. It will crunihle away without
injuring either the color or texture of
tlie article.
To ft. VAN WAIT. I'AIKH.—The appear
auoe of old w all ||H*r will be very much
improved by rubbing It with a woolen
cloth dipped in dry Indian meal. It
removes the dust and smoke. Pieces of
stale bread are equally efficacious.
CORN MKAI. GHIKIH.K CASKS.—Scab)
half a pint of Indian meal, half a pint
of the same dry; flour, and tir all into
a pint of milk with a tahlc*|MM>uful o!
butter and one egg. Spread very thin
on the griddle.
TRANSVABKNT PrnniMH.—Beat to a
creaiu ' tf pound of butU'r and pound
of sugar, stir In H egg* well lieaten, a
grated nutmeg; flavor with lemon;
bake in a buttered disti one-half hour
and serve cold.
CREAM ON ONlON*.—Putting cream on
onions instead of butter (or even a little
milk If one has no cream) removes much
of the strong flavor and renders them
less likely to affect weak stomachs un
pleasantly.
INDIAN HUSK.—Two light cups of
Indiuii meal, one cup of white flour,
one teas|MMnfnl of saleratus, enough
sour or butter-milk to dissolve, one eup
sweet, stir in three-fourths ofacujiof
molasses.
WASHING—TO STIFFEN FINE LACR—
Dissolve a lump of white sugar in a
wlneglassful ef cold water.
■VMMUft.
PERTIXACITT.—A Newspaper pub
lisher being about to engage an adver
tisement canvasser, thus Interrogated
the applicant, who slated that he bail
never been In tbat line befors. "Now,"
said the publisher, "It la most llkeiv
(but you will meet with many rebuffs
and short answers. What will you do
In that caae?" "Why, call again till
they become civil to me." "Perhaps
you will lie denied admittance or acieaa
to the principals. What then I" "Why,
I should all down oil the doorstep till
tfu-y came out." "Perhaps you would
IN- put out at the front door.'' "Then I
should try to get In by a side one."
"Most likely, In such a case, thev would
threaten to eall the police," "Then I
-hoiild make myself scarce, and try to
meet uiy gentleman on Humiay wln-u he
came out of church."
THK WHONU PI.ACK.—An old man
entered a Detroit shirt store yesU r<lay
to get himself a pair of milieu*, lb
saw some cheat-protectors there, and
after looking them over he said:
"Well, Pil tie mashed If I know what
these tilings are."
"They are capital thing* for the
w inter," replied the clerk J "they are
chest-protectors."
"Put 'em wo the chest I" asked the
old man.
"Yes, right over (lie lungs. I will
sell you one very cheap, if you wuut
It."
"No, I guess not. My old woman
never strikes out from the shoulder,
hut always hits a down blow, aud one
o' these thing* wouldn't be worth ft
cent s"— t'rt< /Visas.
THK doctor* were jn*t as |>olite and
gentle in thoae pioneer day* as they are
now, and, catching tire spirit of the
rapidly grow lug country, they felt that
time was the great desideratum. A
doctor living in Macomb county, when
called upon to set a broken leg for a
laboring mail, examined the limb and
said : "If 1 set Oris limb, It will IN- Ave
or six month* before you can walk. If
I saw It off and make you a wiM*|en leg,
you'll IN- out splitting rails in leas than
three month*." 'The man declined the
generous offer, and lire doctor sighed
drearily a* he rolled down his shirt
sleeves.— ltetoroU Free Prt*s.
THK a-suratice of the lightning-rod
mail has always been looked upon as
something appalling ill iU dimensions.
It was uever fieurr illustrated than the
other day w hen one of thenr applied to
tbe President of the South Side Rail
way Company and w anted to put light
ning-rod* in all hi* bob-tails. "I.ight
ning-rodsoii our ears?" a*kd tholatter.
"4Vhy, certaluly." 44' hat its thundera
tlou do we waul'em for?" "Because
ihey make such good conductors," re
plied the IruiM-rturbable lightning-rod
man. It took frlua right where the Tiack
troire leaves off.—Boston UM.
A lnnKorr nor surprised his fattier
lire other dav by asking:
'•Father, do you like mother?"
"Why, yes, of eourse."
"Ami she like* you?"
"i rf course she ami."
"Did she ever say so?"
"Many a time, my son."
"Did she marry yon because -be loved
you V
"Certainly she did."
The boy looked the old man over, aud
after a long pause asked :
"4Vcll, was -he a* near-sigh ted then
as aire Is now f"
To an TASKS T*o Wiv*.—"liow are
you getting on at your new placeV
aaked a lady of a girl whom abc had
reeommeuded for a ailuation.
"Very well, thank you," answered
the girl.
"Pm glad to hear It," said the lady.
"Your einplovar is a very nice lady,
and you can not do too much for her."
"1 don't mean to, ma'am," was the
innocent reply.
WHKX a dentist is tmried he has Ailed
ills last cavity. Among the liabili
ties of all tirats sliotihl he put the lia
bility to tail.—— When je-oiile write
upon letters the public generally wishes
they -would shut up. 'Hie burning
of coffee plantations in Cuba will rer
taialy overdo the tuine*s of coffee
roasting.—.Vee O rletuu Rfpuhlican.
A* OIL dealer solu some winter oil
that wat WiirrnitnlUiiUiiil the severest
cold. Shortly afterward it fruse stiff.
The purchaser went to llir vendor witli
loud complaints. "1 told you It would
the euldott weather," wdil he; "I
didn't tell you it would run. You see
that It stand* perfectly still, ami you
can't make It budge."
"Smt never told her lore." That I*.
he never told hhu that all the beautiful
golden hair hr wore wu fale, and that
the pearly teeth he praised were of lire
Mint deceptive character. Hut he dls
covered tire fact soon after he married
her. and now hi* faith In the honesty
of the sex is considerably weakened.
A c**r came up for trial in a French
court, and as the evidence was expected
to be of a certain character, lire Judge
intimated the fad, and requested the
decent women to withdraw. Not a soul
moved. "Tuber," said the Judge, "now
that the decent women have all with
drawn, turn the rest out "
FATHER," said a lady of the new
school to her indulgent spouse, a* he
resumed his pipe alter supper one eve
ning "you must bur our dear Georgians
an English grammar mud spelling book.
She has gone through her French and
Latin, and now she must commence her
English studies."
"I'A. 1 ORUM our uiau Ralph is a good
Christian." "How so, my boy?"
"Why. pa. I read In the Bible that the
wicked shall not live out halt his days;
and Ralph says be has lived out ever
since he was a little hoy."
A WHIMSICAL comparison being made
Itetw een a clock and a wotuau, Charles
Fox said that he thought the simile
bail; "for," said he, "a clock serves to
point out the hours, and a woman to
make us forget thein."
WHAT word is that in the English
language the first two letters of which
signify a man, the first three a woman,
the first four a great man, and the whole
a great woman? — Uemint.
A RETIRED schoolmaster excuses his
passion for angling by saying that, from
constant habit, he never feel# quite him
self unless he's handling the rod.
ROMASCK of the kitchen.—Cook frtnu
the area): "O. 'Ll**, gi' me my wlni
grette. I've "ad a—offer—from the
promenade sweeper J"
AN OHIO HOY swallowed four or five
of the wheel* of an eight-day clock and
he ha* kept the whole family running
ever since the event.
IN Burnt BOSTON a sign adorn* the
front of a tinsmith's *tore which read*:
measures sold here of all shapes
and siae*."
LITERARY men Can never be *ure of
having said a smart thing unless they
ace the "proof.**
WIIT i* a solar eclipse like a woman
whipping Iter boy ? Because it's a hiding
of the SIIII.
T.K origin of our |>olato*hug! The
(rot-ta-tury) motion of the earth!
THK man who "couldn't find hi*
match" went to lied in the dark.
WONDKRFIT. metamorphosis —To see
a sleepy man turn into a bed.
WIIKX Is love like a battle?— When It
comes to an engagement.
VKSTKP interest—money—money in
the waistcoat |>ooket.
THK cheapest of lawyers—Keeping
one's own counsel.
IT IS said soda water taken alone show#
a tizzk-al weakness.
SWEETS in adversity—A sugar-house
failure.
SWEETNESS and light—A love match.
THK best thing out —An aching tooth.
Bqwwnderlwa •''•'♦ l'"
Among the numberless marvels at
which notmdy marvels, few are more
marvelous thau the recklessness with
wlilrh price lea* gift*, intellectual and
moral, are stiusmlered. Often have I
garni with wonder at the prodigality
tjiaulayrtl by nature in the cist us. which
unfolds huudreda or tliousnmls of ita
•tarry blossoms, morning after morn
ing. to ahiue iu the light of the sun for
an lioiir or two, and then fall to the
ground. Hut who anionic the sons and
tiaughlcrsof men- giftrtl with thought*
which wander through eternity, and
with imwera which have the godlike
iirivilegeof working good and giving
liHppinraa- who doe* not dally let
ihotiaaiidN of theae thought* drop to
the yioiind and rot f who doe* not eon
tiunally leave hi* |M>wer to draggle in
the mould of theii own leavea ! The
luiairtuatiou can liardly conceive the
heights ot greatness ami if lory to which
nianktud would la. ranted, if all their
thoughts and energies were to la< mil
ruatetl w itli a living purpoM. Itul, aa
in a forest ot osk, among the milliona
of acorns that tall every autumn, there
inuv, |iethap. I>e one iu a milium that
will grow on into a tree—aomewliat in
like manner tana it with the thought*
mill feeling* of man. What, then, muat
la- our confusion when we ra-e all theae
wasted thought* and feelings nac up
iu judgment and IM-IU witueaa against
Ua '
The la* at Paper.
ru tin- I..11*1,000,001) of human hfillgb
ilihahitiiiK the ){loi M >, 70,1M1,(*U have
no writinK material of any kind; 600,-
(**),(**),f tlte Moiigtdlaii race u-ea|>ajter
math* frttm tin- atalka and leavea of
planta; 10,0)*),** nae f..r jfra|4iic pur
|Kl . taldeta of wood ; I.Kl,l*,),*) —the
1 Vralaoa, lltrnhMw, .Armenian* aud Hyrf
ana—have |*a|M-r inatle from iwUtm,
while lite remainlnt; 40U t l**i.ot*l u*e the
ordinary aLaple. Tle annual i nnaumje
tton by thl* taiu-r imuiter l etiiuaid
at 1,10*1,000,000 jtoumta, an avera|(e of
aix |MimU Ut the |**rwo, which ha* In
creaaed Ir.rtit two and a half |tound
dttriug (ite iaat nfty year*. Toproduoe
till* amottut of pa|jcr, aoO.U*)jotWpouud
of woolett rajf-. wUO,Ot*),OOU (auinthi of
oilbm ratt*. baaldea jn-at .jumititie* of
llneu rjr, at raw, wootl, and taher uate
riab are yearly committed, lite paper
U manufactured iu 4,000 inill*. eni|tiuy• ,
tny sto,i**i male and IMO.OUi female
labiurer*. The urojiortiuiiate aruouuta
inanufacttired of the dlttercn! kind* of i
palter are alaled Ut t*e—of w ritiue jtaper,
JUO.OUU,!**) Jtoumla; of prindua |*aper,
U(jo,olio,(aKt jtouifl-; of wall |ut|rar,
4O0,(N)O,Ou0 pound*, aud *00,000,000
I*.umlaut cartooo*. (dotting pajter, Ac.
t bara< Irr Makes Ike Www
The man of character U alw ay* the
man cf iron uerve; be may be neither a j
j-reai atateaman nor politician; be may
lie humble ill hU a-aociatioo* and hi*
aapiratioua; hut, with all theae excep
tion*, if he ha* character, hie heart i#
right, hia integrity U anahaken. lie
look# on truth w itli a clear viidon, act
ing in accordance with ita auperuai
ilietaU *; he doc* not fear nor ahun the
(hoa of hia fallow I—. for hU aoul U
white w itli integrity, and he look*
humbly and tin-tingly up to the eternal
*oUroe of trutli—and fl* fellow-being*,
in a low lier venae, took up Ut him he
uaHtae he ia trustworthy .and, in short, he
ha* character—good arid stable charac
ter. haracter U tire atrner-*Ume in
individual greatmra*—the iKtrk- and
•pietidid colninn in the majestic struc
ture of a true and diguilled man, who
ia at once a subject ami a king. Such
is the true ty-jte of perfect mauhuttd; to
earth belong* hi* (<>rrujtUhle faaly—to
another ami more enlarged j>heTe, ill*
aoul, stauijied with divinity.
Thr har ia always purchased at coat.
Tfce t-81-aalal Tear
open* with a tireat < eutenulal Concert
at Kttrt Sootl, Kansas, J ARI ARV Ist, If7o
Tickets $2. First I'rise, iravidaon's
<i|era House, worth 030,000; Second
lYlre, t'.x),(**); ami 7,di jri*e. from
s3,ot*) .low it. The euterprira Is eudorscd
hy the heat citizens of the Slate, and la
the moat liberal ever offered to the jub
llo. For particular* atldretw J. 8.
KMMKItT, FORI Stun, K AJCSA*.
I) aplana of I otorrk.
Dull, keaty headache, obstruction of U-e
t.a-al jnuoage*. discUarge* fading from the
bead lu'o the throat, Mcuelime* profuse,
wntary, and acrid at other*, thick, tena
(ioua, tniicou*, purulent, Moody an J putrid;
the eye* are weak, watery aad inflamed ;
there i* t ingittg in the earn, deafaera, hack
ing or g to clear the throat, espec
termUon ut uf'Surc tuaner, t g.ther with
■cataa from uloer*; Ute voice is changed aad
ha* a nasal twang, the br- ath ia oilewatTe.
amell and ta*e are impsired; there ia a
i arnaatUm of dittiaeaa. mental depreaaion,
hacking <VHigh. and general debt it y. lialj
a few of the above-named s\mp otaa are,
however, likely to be prcettl ia any oae
raw. There ia wo di-eae more common
than Catarrh, aad none b-re understood by
phytic'ana
it a SAGS'* CATARRH RRMSPT
it, beyond all comparison, the heat prepara
tion for Catarrh evar discovered I ader
tb* influence of its mild, soothing and heal
ing projiertiea, the disease aeon yields. The
(lohien Medical Discovery should tw taken
to rWrrecl the blood, which is always at
fault, and to act sjw?iSc*Jly upn lb dis
eased g'sud* and lining metnbrsne of the
nose. The Catarrh Bsntedy should be ap
plied arvrra with I*r. /terra a .\<U*i /hatha
—the only inMrument by which flu da can
tw per ferity injected into alt the pssragaa
and ch mber* of the nose from which dis
charges proceed.
These medicines are sold by Druggists
Hrhearh a laadralt* Pills
Will be round *> ptmrnaa those qualities necea
nary to the total eradication of nil b lions at
-IMb, prompt to atari the accretions of the lleer
and give a heilthy tune to the enure system.
Indeed, it la BO ordinary discovery in medical
Vtenor to have invented a remedy for those
stubborn complaint*, which develop all the re
soils produced tiy * heretofore free use of calo
mel. a mineral justly dreaded by mankind. and
WtßOKlslrrd to be daatrucUve In the extreme
to the human system. That the propsrtlca of
certain vegetable* >v,mpruie all lae virtues of
calomel without Its injurious tondenden, la now
aa admit(o,l Jaci. rendered indisputable by ach
ehune reaeaivhc*: and those who uae the Ran
drake Hit* will be rully satisfied that the beat
medicines are thaw provided oy uatum ta the
ivunmon herbs and root* of the fields
Tbrw pill* open the bowels an l correct all
bilious derangement* without sulhat'on or any
of the inturtowa effects of calomel cr other jwf
an tin. Tbf secret ion of Mie la promoted by
hew pill*. > will be seen by the altered color
of the Moot*, and disappearing of the sallow
complex Km and cleansing of the tongue.
Ample tlirecUobs lor Us, accompany each ho*
of Mils.
Prepared only by J. H. Srfaeock * Son. at their
Kh. lpn! office, comer Sixth and Arch street*.
HMdMpMa. and for sale by all druggists and
dealer*. Price *> osnta per box.
t PRRTtNR NOV ' Scran dollar, worth of uxmwr
/V nuking Sampla. rent to utall !■* ten rente and
ONE pwtagw .LAMP Addreww J. T SMITH, LIT R. UTth
St.. KreVorii. U to.it
"NATURE'S GREAT REMEDY."
Thu crdui i* t CERTAIN CURE
Air ( nucha, ( old*. Inflammation of lk
l.unp, MI Throat and Breast, Bronckl-
Us, and If Ukrn In time, will arrfll that
fatal disease ConsmmpUoa. The haala of
thli aidlrlnr I* a preparation of Tar oh-
I alnrd by a pfwltar proceaa from tk* aap
of U>r I*l or Tree. the madlrlnal propar
llr* of iVhtrh ara well known. With thl*
powerful element are thoroughly inraa
porated aavaral olhor vrgctablr Ingredl
iuli, rarh of which poaacaaca soothing
aad healing attrlbatra, thaa making It the
modi POTENT ANTAGONIST to all
diseases of the pulmoaary orpni that
haa yet bean Introduced.
US. L. a 0, WISHAST'S
PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL
I* not o new remedy that haa nerer barn
heard of before, but n OLD, RELI
ABLE. AND WELL-TRIED medicine
that ha* been In dally nae by fanlllri and
Intelligent phyalrlan* for the laat air teen
year*, and la ipokrn of la the highest
terms by all who have naed It, a* thou
sand. of UNSOLICITED TESTIMO
NIALS proTe.
If yon anfflrr from any disease for
Which this Cordial la recommended, we
unhesitatingly sayi "TRY IT, wE
KNOW IT WILL DO YOU GOOD."
▲ single bottle will demonstrate Its valnj
Kbit qwUIUMa
SBLQ IT 111 DRUBSiSTS IRQ STBBEKEEPEBS.
PRI NCI PAL.\ DEPOT,
W.NorthlSttond.St,, tFhilad'd,
500,000 ACRES
MICHIGAN LANDS
FOR. BATiTO!
TA# U*4# af U )n>w, UMIM * asfftsaw
Kallraad (utfur n Ml Mini far Sate.
Thar an etaal-a straw MM rait mad **4 m*tata Wrw*
•ratWa aarallaat MWQM *a4 ftltS LawSa.
Tb# fat n.ia* laa4w lar!*4# anaa <4 Mm am* Wrttta
aad vnlhsmMesd anlm C law** o> lb* itata That
ua atalnlj wtUs bant-msak and barab. 4l
ll*. A. rawly hram. ml *lmu-*> la rart*c of para*
wat-i Ma blßs* la oa# at tb Ira* ldU<l uj mm
proap anraa Wtataa is lb* Vataa. aaJ Ma fcraura baaa •
ft rat at mM> of amp* sad laawrwi IS*-. say Wut
ara Mate WhU* saw** at Ota prairt* *ii— may pea
dvasenra la # atianOaara. lb*; ha** aa abar r
aan.a.uij oba tbte (rap MK draOtaUa* Mbraa, aa
baa baa* Ibarara tb* prat faarta Basra* aad Nabraaba
frtr. fr.a M-ft* • IV.M pa* arc*. Saral bw S
ladnbd paraphM A<hlraw O. * BAH.SEW,
lawwlMlaaar. laaalaf, llrh
At a*
I bkHM ISRRT ...d pratlald- aaapb'TMMtt raa ta
|f a ra< l.t ora )ad* In w* l* la tb# 1 nttal
Htalaa A'tdrara d IIBVRT IV MOM* M tw
* ~.,tai** bt , Baaraa, Mam. 11-SMt
BROOMS! BROOMS!
jon* J. ft mm a in.,
aftS Washington •*.. Jfew York.
frl *,)! Da*** la Raa Trak fa* tb* Iran Braom
Maul*< turra la tha I'aM Malra
Broom* from it.ot per Antra
and upward.
tb l-aaat prka# aa I gnralast wld) la b* bra ad
u.tabar*
Alaa aa aattra raa afcat at WOOD ami WII.LOW
WARS, ext. aa Tafia, Ton*, Baakate, Mala, Tsiaaa,
Ourdwe WMba, St.turatbar a lib a tall Urn af A rata,
Wrtw W.wd aad CS#> P.j— Vara? Anapa, Vaabaa Wa
ttnaa, t'aUar*. *r tipira Una HA ta ski par aMH.
A fall lira ddalra 4 uaMp at Tt* W ABE.
PA. —W aall tr wa)a a) prteu Ural A. aat raaatr.
*a uammlat m tb- raad farara ba nail aall ra
•da- KAM aiAaatbra BalatdWbad lAfc MMI
FREDERICK SPIECKER,
-V>,
WWOLBSALS rum TS
leaf Tobacco, Cigars. Pipes,
Smoking and Chewing
Tobacco,
OR TUB BUT BRAND*
SO. 152 FAI2MOTT AVUHTI,
PHILADKLFEU
Only A feat far 0 a MM TEP Cigar
ttsMht
Ugar fltaees raw hs sappOs*.
iw
SHOW CABEB!
SHOW CASES!
Ail atytaa, SMvwr Mowwm* sail WAIBVS. nam aS
uoutu aao urrtMVif!stlTC*t a* ma*
rira is rerat aA haw aaaarmd rati, aw am*
raosna-traad ts tka on*.
bicvt raw m Hwtv *i4r
ISCI. IOCS, ISS* aw* ISTT KM) AVE.. rka
Ann * ***k k lra. 0M aad Taaag. Malt aad
Bnn taaamta. la Ikatr Wwalil*. VWw aad iH-Trif
<n I I "IRK. Adlrara f. O. Tk KEKt A <
Y 1 1 Sb. Man**. HSU*
.)< kit llicf CAIUW. 7 a()tra Mk aaara. Itk. AA
AA rfam / a urrrui. *>>*. i* <v. a. y.
utt-u
FURNITURE AND BEDDING!
COOPER, HALL & CO.,
. M MANUFACTUHERB
AND WHOLESALE AMD RETAIL DEALERS,
118 and 121 M. SECOND STREET.
(FORMERLY THE MOUNT VERNON HOTEL,)
PHILADELPHIA.
THE LARGEST AND MOST ELEQANT STOCK IN THE CITY.
PRICES AND QUALITY GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY.
FACTOR! EH: BIAS tixl TIIOMAH STKKKTS, FKIMKFORU, FA.
4-tHf
The People's Remedy.
The Unireml Pain Extractor.
N<xe: Ask for roSITS EXTKICT.
Take no other.
H>f, *•* 1 will Mpeiik mt nßw>
tttaih**
MM ft tXTIUT 'Tkrn< t-la
™rlt "yrr. H*a bM In if <m* thirty
>nra, and for dnuixna nod prompt cam.
tiro virtuescannot betraM.
MMIIWI -!t. family can tfcii to bs arithout
FMO Extract. ANUMM, Bnlwa
CmiMlMa t'uu SftrtlM. am nHwd
ahnoat instantly br rattero*] appttestioa.
Promptly rattevcs pain* or Haras HeaMhy
Eacwrtwrtow. Out Bugs. OM Warm,
IMb, Krlataa. t or**. etc. Amats !-
Ham* iwwl redact* swelling*. Hops binding,
remove* d>.-otor*Lio:i and fatal* rapidly.
a
in tha head, nausea, vertigo.
IR UftftftßßNfA H baa so eooaL All kinds of aU
r'rail.M to whirl. am subject am
promptly cored. Fuller detaffa la book accom
pany tne each bottle.
MB-blMw bleeding ■■ -meet prompt relief
and ready cam. lioeaeo. however cht oak or
obstinate. can long realot lte regular use.
VARUSOM VBMT-Tkis tha enlyanre anro for
this distreaemg and danncrooacondition.
KIIRIV BISIASIi -1> baa no equal for perm*.
pent core.
tIUBIRft ("MB toy cause. For tbia la a apc
cllc. It hss Bared hundreds of lives when all
other remedies failed to arraat bleeding from
near, utemarh, lanca, and elaewberc.
HE\i3fflttisarss.ss
manentlr cured.
MYSICtABft >( aliwboolf Who am acquainted
with I'und'a Extract of M itch Hnael mm
omraend it in their practice. We have letters of
commcb dation from hundreds of Physician*
manv of whom order It tor new In their own
practice. In addition to the foregoing, they
twder lta use for Swellings of all kinds,
Ualnay, Sore Throat, lnthamed Tonsils,
euuple and chronic lllarrbwa. Catarrh,
lor which it ma specific.) ChllbUlaa, Fraat
rd Feel, Mttag* of Inserts, Moonaltora.
etc.. Chapped Hands. Face, and Indeed
all man n er of akin d :.<awr.
TOILET ftftl.—Kmnovea Soreness, Rsngkness,
and Smarting i heals Cats, Kmpliana,
and Flu.pica. It rc-ico, tnrigorofaa. and ro
f'ttkm, while wonderfully improving the
TB FARtfa.°"iWs EMtntct.
141 wKt, no l.rve rv Man can afford fo be without
It. It la nacd by all the Lending Livery Stables,
Street Hallroada and that Horsemen in New
York City. It ha. no eonal
■eaa or Saddle t hall a aw, Ntlßneee,
Herat ekes, HwdHafaCali, Lnceratlana,
Hlcrdlus, Puenmonin, (efir, Dlarrtaa,
ChHls, (olds. etc. lta range of action la wide,
and the relief it affords la eo prompt that It ta
lnvnlnabie In eveiy Farm-yard as well as in
•Terr Farm -house. Let It be tried once, and
yon will never be without H.
CAttTIOR.-P* m, ' haabee* Imitated.
Tl'ircnuhw article haa the words Pond's Kx
• tract Mown In each bottle. It la prepared by
the only persons living who ever knew bow
to prepare it properly. He(nf>> other pro
titration* of w itrb Haz I. i!n is th onlf
article used by Physicians, and In the boapL
PORgr BBWPART, * Mahfam
c O ® One* r IBf M •B"**- T * r l , iraa. addma
S)OF4)F:VO- 8TSO * CO., Portland, Ka.
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