Tl.AJS I.ANKtAGF.. lit TRUTHFUL JAliU. Which I ifluli to roticiit ; And tny Innguago is plain, That In ways of deceit, And In trick Hint ore vtiln, The "Girl of tho Period " Is lively, Which the sumo I would rise to explain. Lilly White was her nnme, And I need not deny, In regard to the same, What that name might imply i Bat her checks were provoklnjrly roBy, And bcwitchlngly penciled her eye. 'Twns in Lent, the third week, With most penitent skies, Which It might be Inferred, Lilly White was likewise ; Yet she humbugged Johannes, my lover, In a way I shall always despise. Which she had a small gnmo Called by some hide and seek ; 'Twos flirtation. The same 8he thoiigUt sinful and weak ; Bjt she smiled as she ogled Johannes, With a sinlle that was saintly and meek. Yet tho game It advanced, In a war I detest, And my sorrow enhanced At the state of John's vest, Which heaved like a wave of the ocenn, When the samo has a turbulent breast. But the tricks that were played By the Girl of the P., And the progress she made Was alarming to see, Till she twirled on her lell-hand forefinger What Johannes had promised to me. Then I looked up at John, And ho looked not at me ; And I rose with a groan And said, What do 1 sec? We are ruined by harmless flirtation. And I went alter tho Girl or the 1 In the scene that ensued, John, amazed, did not speak ; For tho floor was bestrewed, In the height of my pique, With the "cards " Lilly White had been play lug In the samo game she thought "sinful and weak." Of those "exquisite charms" I laid bare in a trice ' Padding," " paulers," and "forms " Of most cuuulng device ; And there fell with her tresses so airy, What la frequent In hair rats ami mice. Which is why I repeat, And my language is plain, That In ways of deceit, And in tricks that are vain, Tho " Girl of tho Period " is lively, Which the same I am free to maintain. Cleveland Herald. Anecdotes of Unfits I'hoatc. Rufus Choate and Chief-Justice Shaw, of Massachusetts, often indulged in wordy combats, and wit was genorally expended bv both sides. Choate was once arguing a cause before the Chief- Justice, (who was one of tho homeliest men ever elevated to the Bench,) and, to express his reverence for the conceded aoiuiy oi tue uuuge, sum, m jif iuiug tu an adverse decision : " In coming into the presence of your Honor, I experience the same feelings the Hindoo does when he bows before his idol. I know you are ugly, but I feel vou are great I It is said that Choate had a command of language, and his brain teemed with a wealth of diction truly marvelous. When Judge Shaw first heard that there was a fresh edition of Worcester's Dic tionary out, containing 2,000 new words, he exclaimed, " For heaven's sake, don't let Choate get hold of it." Choate, in an important assault and battery case at sea, had Dick Barton, chief mate of the clipper-ship Challenqe, on the stand, and badgered him ho for about an hour that Dick got his salt water up, and hauled by the wind to biing the keen Boston lawyer under his batteries. At the beginning of his testimony, Dick said that tho night was as " dark as the devil, und raining like seven bells." Suddenly Mr. Choate asked him : " Was there a moon that night '(" " Yes sir." " Ah, yes ! a moon " " Yes, a full moon." " Did you see it '" " Not a mite." " Then, how do you know thero was a moon '" " The Nautical Almanac said so, and I'll believe that sooner than any lawyer in this world." . "What was the principal luminary that night, sir '" " Binnacle lamp aboard the Challenqe." " Ah ! you are growing sharp, Mr. Barton." " What in blazes have you been grind ing me this hour for to nmko me dull '" " Ba civil, sir. And now tell mo what latitude and longitude you crossed the equator in '" " Sho' you're joking." " No, sir, I am in earnest, and I desiro you to answer me." " I shan't." " Ah ! you refuse," do you '(" "Yes I can't." " Indeed 1 You are the chief mate of a clipper-ship, and are unablo to auswer bo simple a question 'f" " Yes, 'tis the umylent question I ever bad asked mo. Why, I thought every fool of a lawyer knew that there ain't no latitude at the equator." That floored Rufus. Bench and Bar. Fcarfal Suffering' of a Shipwrecked Crew. We have to record (says the Figi Time) one of the most miraculous escapes from death at sea, in many forms, that have ever been made public The bark Dash ing Wave, a successful China tea clip per, is down as missing. Captain Van dervord was the master of the vessel, and from him, we learn the following par ticulars : He left Fooohow on July 20th, bound for Sydney ; and on the night of Aug ust 31st, the weather being thick, and squalls coming down at intervals, Cap tain Vandervord took in maintopgallant sail at 10 P. M., and went below to lie on the sofa in the cabin; at 10.30 he went on deck again, and was just in time to sue a small island right ahead ; he shouted to the man at the wheel to put the helm down, and the vessel had near ly come around, when her keel touched ou the reef which surrounded the island. Half an hour after taking the bottom, the copper came over the weathersides in sheets, and the foremast sunk eight een inches ; the mainmast was cut away, but the ship bfgan to break up fast The island Droved to be Wake Is land, small and uninhabited, surrounded by a reef, rendering it impossible to land if there is any wind blowing at all. Captain Vandervord says it is ten miles out of the position given in the chart, 10 degrees du minutes north, lui de ereos cost. Tho crew took to tho lonp; bont, and Captain Vandervord secured a chart and nautical instruments, but, strange to say, no compass was saved ; a case of colonial wine, a bag and a half of bread, and two buckets, were put in the boat, but no water ; and for thirty one days the thirteen men were in the open boat, without seoing land or a ship, or receiving any assistance wnat ever. They left the wreck, tho morning af ter, and, with a sail made of blankets sewn together and fixed to an oar, be gan their weary journey in search of some inhabited island. Their sufferings may be imagined. . For the hrst live days they had not a drop of water, and the captain served one bottle of Cawarra daily between the thirteeen. That saved their lives. Al ter that time, they had rain, and caught water, but, except at the time it was actually raining, only a half pint of water each day, was served out, with a handful of brood. To the credit of the men and their commander, there was no insubordination, no attempt to obtain more than their share of the scanty pro visions and precious water ; silently but resigned, they passed day after, day with the sun pouring down on their unshelter ed heads. Every day, Captain Vandervord got the boat's position by means of his instrument ; but when the weather was dull, they went in all directions, for want of compass, especially on cloudy nights. It was the master's intention to make tor tho lungnniiu group, out tue current was against them, and then a course was steered for Ascension Island, and, had any of of the party been able to row, they might have reached it ; but weak as they wero, all they could do was to keep their boat before tho wind with the blanket-sail. After thirty days of suffering, their mouths parched, tongues swollen wet with grateful showers, scorched by a tropical sun they sighted Strong's (Ualan) Island, the easternmost of the Caroline group. Here tho castaways saw a canoe outside, taking produce from the island to an other, and, had they been able to get some provisions. Captain Vandervord would have kept on, and tried to moke one ot the islands ot the Marshall or Gilbert groups, adjacent. Tho boat re- fused to trade with them ; when Lthey went inside, and were received by the kine with the utmost hospitality: he took tho captain and mate to live with him and assigned quarters to the men in the town. The Tiilse. Tho pulse of a healthy grown person beats seventy times in a minute ; there may be good health down to sixty ; but if the pulse always exceeds seventy, there is a disease the machino is working too fast : it is wearing itself out ; there is a fever or inflammation somewhere, and tho body is feeding on itself, as in con sumption, when the pulse is always Quick, that is, over seventy, irradually increasing with decreasedchances of cure, until it reaches one hundred and ten, or one hundred and twenty, when death comes beforo many days. When the pulse is over seventy for months, and if there is even a slight cough, the lungs are affected. Every intelligent person owes it to himself to learn from his fam ily physician how to ascertain the pulse in health ; then by comparing it with what it is when ailing, he may have some idea of the urgency of tho case, and it will be an important guide to the physician, rareuis snouia anow me healthy pulse of each child ; as, now and then, a person is born with a peculiarly slow or last pulse, aud the very casein nana may oe ma peculiarity, jxn m- fant s pulso is one hundred and forty ; a cmid ox seven years aooui eigniy ; irom twenty to sixty years it is seventy beats a minute, declining to sixty at lourscore, There are pulses all over the body, but where there are only skin and bone, as at the temples, it is most easily teit. The wrist is the most convenient point, The feebleness or strength of the beats is not material, being modified by the finger s pressure. Comparatively .rapid ity is the great point ; near death, it is a hundred and forty, or over. A healthy pulse imparts to the finger a feeling as ot a woolen string ; in lever it leeis nara- er, like a silk thread ; it there is inflam mation, which is always dangerous, it beats fast, spiteful and hard, as if a tine wire was throbbing against the finger. When the pulse beats irregularly, as if it lost a beat, then hurried to make it up, there is something the matter with the heart. But however unnatural you may think the pulse is, do not worry about it ; take nothing except by the advice ot an intelligent physician. Anecdote of Henry Clay. It is known that .air. Clay was re markable for his recollection of facts. A curious incident of this wonderful power is told of his visit to Jackson, Mis., in the year IS . Ou his way the cars stopped at Clinton for a few moments, when an eccentric, but strong-minded old man mado his way up to him, ex claiming, as he did so, "Don t introduce me, for I want to see if Mr. Clay will know me." "Where did I know you?" said Mr, Clay. "In Kentucky," answered tho kecn- Mghted, but one-eyed old man. Mr. Clay struck his long, bony finger upon his forehead, as if in deep thought. " Have you lost that eye since 1 saw you, or had you lost it betore r inquired Mr, Clay. " Since," said the man. " Then turn: the sound sido ot your face to me that 1 may get your prohle. Mr. CJay - paused tor a moment, his thoughts running back many years. "I have it, said he. " Did you not give rue a verdict as juror, at Frankfort, Ky., in the great case of the United States versus Inn is, twenty-one years ago t " I did 1 I did !" said tho overjoyed old man. " And is not your name," said Mr. Clay, " Hardwicke V" " It is, it is," replied Dr. Hardwicke, bursting into tears. "Did I not tell you," ho said to his friends, " that be knew me, though I have not seen him from that time to this. Croat men nev er forget faces." Bench and Bar. A marvellous event in financiering o or three weeks took place in London two since. Bonds of tho Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Company to the amount of neaily four millions of dol lars wero put into the market on Tues day morning. Before the Stock Ex change closed that day every dollar was taken up, and the bends rose to three per cent, premium. On the same day about two millious of the bonds were of fered at Amsterdam, and not only taken, but two millions more asked fur. The results are said to be unprecedented. Tho (Jrrnt Tichborno Trlnl In England. From the JV. J'. Sun. For romantio interest and extraordi nary incident the story now being told in the English Court of Common Fleas, belore Liortl Chief Justice Bovill and a special jur, in the groat caso of Tich borno agt. liushington, can scarcely be surpassed by any novel. The question involved is the plaintiff's identity with Eogcr O. D. Tichborno, who left Eng land in lso.J, and was supposed to have been lout at sea. If his claim is estab- lished, ho will come into possession of a baronetcv and a vast estate ; while, if he should fail, ho may well be regarded as the most remarkable impostor ot modern times. Questions of personal identity are al most always interesting, and are gener ally of much importance to the parties immediately concerned ; as, for instance, where tho wrong man is hanged by reason of Lis close resemblance to the real ,.'imial, ns hns unquestionably happened ruvto than once. But such a case rarely excite., ho same degree of Eublio interest as is manifested when, as ere, the claim to a title and a great estate is disputed, on the ground that the claimant is an impostor The Tichborne trial was begun on the 13th of May, before a jury of eleven by consent of the counsel on both sides, who comprise some of tho ablest men at the bar. Thus far only tho plaintiff's evidence has been heard ; but it is of such a character as almost to justify the remark of one of the witnesses that the claimant is " eithtr Sir Roger Tichborne or the devil. About some of the facts thero is no controversy. It is certain that Roger C. D. Tichborne, tho son of Sir James D. Tichborne and Lady Harriet. F. Tich borne, was born in January, l2i); that he was brought up in l'aris, where his father and mother then resided, under the care of a French tutor named Chatu Ion, tho family being Roman Catholics ; that in l4u he was sent to school in England ; that he entered the British army as an omcer ot tue uarbinecrs in 18 Hi, and was stationed for a while at Dublin with his regiment ; and that in ISoj, from some cause which is not clearly explained, he left England, pro. ceeded to Havre, and there embarked on a sailing vessel called the Pauline, bound tor Valparaiso. While an omcer in the army young Tichborno was rather slim, about live feet eight inches in height, and having been educated in France his English was decidiidly foreign in accent. His departure to South America can be at- tributed only to the unhappiness which ho experienced in bis home relations owing to the miserable lile which his parents led together ; to the ridicule he encountered in tho army owing to his deficient education, and which led him to sell his commission ; and to his love for a wild, roaming life, It is alleged in buhalt ot the claimant that Roger Tichborne, aeconixanied by a servant named Moore, reached Val paraiso in safety, and thenca went to Santiago, whore Moore fell sick and was kit behind by his master, who expected to continue his voyage in tno Juuiine. After residing a short time at a place called Melipilla, ho abandoned this idea and made a journey across the continent of South America. Returning to San tiago, he met Moore again, and then made his way to Rio Janeiro, whew he embarked on tho Bella, a vessel bound for Isow lork Now there is no doubt that tho real Eoger Tichborne was on board the Bella wlQ she BuileJ- TUe Bt.lla wag lost at 8ea. andwhcn news reached England thftt the vcssel and all hands had gone do it wa8 flml belioved that Bir B had gnared tUeh. fat0f uls father.8 will was proved, and the next of kin, whose guardians appear as defendants in tins suit, tooic tne property. .. . v .. . ... - . (Jn the proposition that one person was saved trom the wreck ot the lielln, and that that person was Sir Roger Tichborne, is based the plaintiff 's claim in this great suit. Ho says that two boats left the vessel ; that he was in one of them ; and that after floating about in it for three days, he was picked up by an American vessel and taken to Mel bourne, where he lauded in July, 1601. The Australian gold excitement was then at its height ; out Sir Roger as suming that the claimant is he being a good horsemau, went to work at break ing horses, instead of digging gold. He was very lond ot horses, and met witn much success, remaining for some time in the service of a gentleman named Foster in Gippsland, and changing his name to Thomas Castro, that of a friend he had made in Chili. Ho was married in IsGj, aud has had two children. In the mean time a sailor who had so licited alms of Sir Roger's mother, Lady Tichborne, at Tichborne 1'ark, in i.ng laud, saying that ho had come from Australia, told her that he had heard while there of some persons shipwrecked on the Bella having been picked up and bronght to Melbourne. This was in lSSS. Ajady Ticnborno attacnea con siderable importance to it, although her husband did not; but utter bis deatu, and in 1SG3, she advertised the fact and for information concerning her lost sou in England, Australia, and elsewhere. The advertisements came tame nonce or the claimant, and led to his return to Eugland with his family in 18C0, How far does the alleged Roger Tich borne of 18(50 and of to-day resemble the Roger Tichborne who sailed from Havre in tho year 1853 :' He is very much stouter, his height differs little, if at all, and he is utterly unablo to speak French, which was the language ot his childhood. But the evidence of his identity is ex ceedingly strong. His mother since dead recognized him and acknowledged him as her son. Mr. Hopkins, the family solicitor, who had knowu tho young man very intimately, recognized him. A cousin, who had proviously made up his mind that the claimant was an arrant impostor, suocumbed at tho hrst inter view, and recognized liim. Mooro, the servant who went out in the Pauline, identified him. The regimental tailor knew him as the man for whom he had formerly made trousers ; and fourteen former officers and privates in the Car bineers swore to his identity. The claimant's lack of education has been much ciuiueuted on. A lady who had known young Mr. Tichborne before 1853, when French was his favorite tongue, testified that while dining with the claimant since his return she spoke a few words in French, when ho evinced his knowledged of what she said, prov ing that he had not wholly forgotten the language. Almost every witness thus far has de scribed the manner in which he tested the claimant's memory as to incidents which it seems scarcely possible could be known to an impostor; and in every instance the statements made by him have coincided with tue recollection of the questioner. Since his return the claimant has been engaged until now in collecting the evi dence lor tins suit; and tnrougn wuai perils ho had to proceed, the following passage from the opening speech of Sergeant Ballantine will show : " Commissions were issued doiu to Australia and Melipilla. I may say that trom tnat yon cannot qoudi mat Dir Koeer Tich borne has been largely sup- ported, and that a lareo number of per J""' 1 - -y TT? V ... "f y 1 uulp " c 1 Z Z 7. as well as in countenance. Sir lloger Tichborne started with the South Auieri ctm commission; but after they reached Kio it became a question whether they should cross tho Cordilleras or go round by Cape Horn. Sir lloger had natur ally a strong objection to a sea voyage, and while the other members, afraid to undertake the risks of crossing the Cor dilleras, went by tho Rea, Sir Koger started by that route; and had reached Cadov.i, a place on the frontier of the mountains. There ho bocauio extremely ill, and, in consequence, ho was obliged ? return to England without making his way across the Cordilleras. As singular episode in this extraordinary case, l may mention that the diligence in which he had taken his place was stopped in the Cordilleras, und every person in it murdered." Of course we cannot know what was in the counsel's mind when he said this ; but it certainly was a very remarkable tact that every traveller in the diligence in which it was known the claimant in tended to cross tho mountains should huve been murdered on that journey. Almost all that can bo said ot the de fence is, that it will rest upon the as sumed death of Sir Roger Tichborne on the occasion of the shipwreck ot the Bella. Although we have as yet hoard only ono side of the case, and not tho whole ot that, it is certain that it the claimant is not Sir Roger Tichborno, ho ought to bo in some doubt as to his per sonal identity by the time tho trial is ended. Ciiiuiirossed Air ns u Motive Fowrr. A Portland (Me.) correspondent of the Boston Advertiser says : The experiments which ilr. liobort Spear has recently mado in this city up on compressed air as a motive power have made a very considerable sensation among men of all classes, mechanics, manufacturers, capitalists and inventors. It is evident that in certuin branches ot manufacture a completo revolution must follow upon the general introduction of this simplo and economical suosutute for Bteam or water power. V hethtr en gines of very high pressure can bo suc cessfully worked by this new ugency is still a dubatuble question among our in telligent mechanicians. Mr. Spear has invented a governor which as eusily con trols the pressure as tho governor ot a steam-engine. Ho claims that air can bo compressed in the reservoir to an ex tent double the power of the engine that compresses, thereby saving a very large per cent, in fuel ; that the pipes can be extended to an almost indeliuito extent, and the obstacle of friction, which pre vious experimenters have found almost impossible to deul with, is by a simple invention of Mr. Spear's entirely over come. Tho necessity of long lines of shafting in largo shops is thereby obvia ted, and each workman becoming as it were his own engineer, the work of keeping a large engine constantly run ning, when perhaps only a small part of the factory a machinery is in motion, is done away with. Mr. Spear affirms that the tidal lorco at Xukey s bridge alone is sufficient to furnish compressed air for all tho machinery in this neighborhood, and that the water power at the Lower Falls of the Presumpscot, if applied to i . , - i t . - if tne same purpose, wouiu give a Bum- cient power lor a manufacturing city ot hundreds ot thousands ot inhabitants. A shrub known by the name of balata, which abounds in Guinea, affords a juice which is found to bo superior, for many purposes, to gutta-percha, and of po culiar valuo us an insulating material for enveloping telegraphic wires. The milk or juice coagulates quickly when exposed to tho air, and almost instan taneously when precipitated by alcohol, which also dissolves tne resin ot the balata juice. It is believed by thoso who huvo investigated its nature and properties, that almost all tho articles now manufactured from gutta-percha can be mudo with tho sap of this Guinea plant, and it has the advuntage of being without any disagreeablo smell. When worked up it becomes as supple as cloth, and more flexible than gutta-percha, and it appears to possess equal strength and durability. " Johnny." said ono of tho boys to a bereaved friend, who had just lost his father, " yer behaved well at the funeral." " Uli, pshaw I replied Johnny, with the air of one whose merits were ouly half recognized, " you should have teen me at the grave." Tho woman that maketh a good pud ding in silence is btttcr than one that niakiith a turt reply. New York Markets. Fl.OL'lt Ah'ii MEAI. Flour Ruiiprflno blil., 85.M I gii ; HiLtra state, flfti :15 a ti.uo ; exti-a WohUji-u, $U.:10 4 tfil.11 : oxti'ft unil ilimlilit MVti-ii Wentt.ru aiiil St. Louis. 40.11,4 a i'J.lZ: boiitln'ru Hliilililnx txtra., n.75 a 47.15 ; Houtlit-ru traile auil lauiily braiiils, i'.M a t'J.50 ; rye Hoiu', suiH-r asit oxtia, a e ; coin lUL-al, Wesu-ru auu feouilmrn, y.u0 a GROCKH1E8 Coll'i'O was rather more firm : Rio. 13 a lik'.; Java, lb), a'2)!c.; niul Maracaibo, HHa limc.uolit lticelHiobbiiiiratu asu. lor C'areliua, anil 7 a 7e. for nuugoou. MoIiishi-s is dull aud uoniinai at 4U a w. lor i'ouo ltico. an a -ioc iur uuua niuHcovailo, 60 a U5o. fur Nov Orleans, sugar was liuily uctivo aud meaily ; fair to good relluiug, H'l a u)e. Hell n wl Im-guiar ; bard, 13 a lac; suit wiuto, 1; a lttc; aud yellow, lUM a 11 c. Grain Wheat was a shaile tinner for snrinir. but otherwisedull aud heavy ; sales ut $l.tA a tl.6-;i for Ho. 2 Hprilig to arrivs aun ou the siiot ; white Wettl eru uuiniiial at tl.ti-1 a il.bii ; and amber wiuter, $1.65 a (l.ii7. outs dull aud lieuvy, at 113 a liTc. for enU'i-u. aud li; a uue. fur while Ohio, live unset tled. Com onened Hi-ui. but closed weak: buH-h at 7a a 7Ce. for Western uiixed, aud 7S. for Westoiu wults, witu do. yellow uouiiual at 7ii a 7,0. 81'siiHiF.a Kosiu was sti-ailv at f-G0 for strained. Rpirits turpenliiie was steady at 400. retroleuiii lirm ut "tic. Iur rellued ou the simii. and lol. for eiuile. Tallow was quiet but tlmi at tfe. Whiskey stronger, eiusiug al w I IHte. lor inm-uiiuuti. 1-1-eiglits were dull; wheat, to luvcrjiool by steam , 7 ltd., aud by sail, olid. lMiovisioNa Pork was active and firm. Bales at "15.37 1 a (15.60 for Jiiue, Julv, and August, n iniu inetsat$14, aud a Jobbing business at (15.37 a 415.75 for meat. (12.75 a (13.50 tot- yiiiue aud ext ra lu-iuie und (I360a(ufor luiuieoiess Beef is ijulet at (a a (IU tor plain aud extra uies lu buls., aud 'M a (s fur mime aud ludiun nifu in le.. Ueef hams. a (2. Cut uieats ui fair demand; dry salted shoulders sold at 50 , aud at ti a74o. tor yiekled shoulders, aud lu a lzc. iur uo. asms, itacuu dull at so. ior long eiear. Dressed hogs steady at i a etc. Lard was more active, aud closed tu rn; sales at 9M a yio. for cily, lull a 10 (, for Western, and lu-o. for August and beiiteinber, and lulto. for July, Butter aud chouse steady aud fairly active. Cotton The market on the snot was more active aud ko- higher; sales at lHo. for mldiUlng unlauda, and lBlie. for low uiiddlluir. Vor future delivery prices w ere higher, Willi au active business. x-ivs Biota. AlAHKKT Missouri, Illinois, auu in illaula steers, uart hi ilium, were uold at 11 a Tie. lt.. the Texuua at luiju. lb., some fat bulls at &o. 10., uve weigni, auu s pairs ox heavy uonueciu ul umiu at loVe. 4 lti. siiM.i-.ui uIiaaii at r..ni.e.. with a few at Sit aSc, and lambs at ua line with suuieof tlio best at 13c, aud some culls at u aso. Dressed were Diuier, aud advanced to s a 7c. fur extreme weights. FARM AM HOUSFHOT.I). ' mind. Fat men's clubs show tho na- woll, and lap a lint, lt'' tional drift. In what other nation would it be possible to associate men simply on thoir avordnpois merit V Where else should a man be most highly considered, because he could show the most adipose matter laid upon his bones r In tho decisions given at our fairs, weight is not only an important item, but tho ono thing needful. In a scale of one hundred points, weight would be the equivalent of fifty, in the minds of most judges. It is the big swine, the big pumpkinand the largest fat ox that tokes the premium. Economy of fatten ing, or tho process of production, is sel dom inquired after. The same bad taste is likely to affect the decisions in our poultry shows, unless tho managers insist upon a more wholesome standard. A large, well -developed bird, of maxi mum size, is deairablo. A monster is not, for auy conceivable purpose, except to excite wonder and draw the crowd. We raise poultry chiefly for the table. What the producer wants in his stock is good quality of flesh, early maturity, and capacity to make the most flesh out of a given amount of food. A turkey, weighing fifteen pounds, is just as good for tho table as ono weighing thirty ; and most housekeepers would prefer them under twelve pounds. In most markets tho lighter weights would bring the higher prico. It is only in t.ho region of large hotels and boarding-houses that tho very largo birds bring an extra price. For what objoct, then, do we want large breeding birds, and how large do wo want them ? It takes alout three years for a turkey to attain his largest woight. If at twelve months a gobbler reaches thirty ponnds live weight, at two years ho would reach thirty-five, and at three years forty, or a little more. But it is rare to get a male bird above forty pounds, and then it is generally by somo process of stuffing that destroys his stamina and oftentimes his lifo. This weight is excelKl some times ; but about the time one thinks he is almost sure of a forty-fie pouuder, the ijrodigy sickens and dies. It may bo assumed, then, that forty pounds is about the limit to which a vigorous turkey-cock may be safely carried, and from half to two-thirds of that weight is the last safe limit for tho lions. With breeders of this size, and a little under, we will get large, strong chicks, that will economize food, and mature earlier thau tho offspring of commou-bized birds. No bird yields more quickly to treatment than tho turkey. Tho influ ence of a large-sized gobbler in a flock is immediately visible in tho increased sizo ot tho chicks. Tho introduction ot wild blood increases tho hardiness of the young. A larger proportion of the eggs will hatch, and a muoh larger nutu tier ct young will be likely to grow up. With a little painstaking it is quite easy to breed any deBired shude or plumage. American Agriculturm, Oiled Floop.3. The Manvfacturer and Builder says : Oiling improves a floor in several ways. Grease-spots, of course, will not affect the wood thus treated ; and much less scrubbing than is necessary for a plain floor will suffice to keep it clean. Moreover, the appearanco is im proved by the oil. Many of our native woods, prepared in this manner, become positively handsome. Finally, it gives tho (surface a harder texture, which makes it wear longer and more uni formly. Paiut costs more, takes longer to dry, and wears off more easily, since it simply forms a crust or coating upon the sur face : while the oil penetrates the wood Hence an oiled floor looks better than a painted one, especially if a little color, as Van Dyke brown, umber, or burnt sienna is added to the oil. To prepare a floor m this manner, take raw linseed oil, or somo cheap oil not off'ensivo in odor, and cupablo of drying ; mix it, it desired, witn some such transparent cole as those mention ed above ; and apply it with a common paint brush. Lay it on smoothly, so that it will striko in uniformly over the whole surface and not stand in spots This may be dono at night, after the day's work ; and the place will be ready for us again the next morning. As far as the oiled surface is concerned, it might be stepped upon ot ouco without injury ; but there would be danger in that case of tracking the grease to other parts ot the house. A new coat ot oil, applied in this way once or twice a year is sufficient to keep a floor in order. This treatment is to be heartily recom mended tor the floors of kitchens, pan- tries, veranaas, closets, uaturooms, ana labored bedrooms, it i. also a good plan in children b apiirtnienta, particu larly in triuuinK tueui to do tueir own bouso-work, to leave without carpet or matting that part of the lloor where the bed stands, with a few leet around it, aud to oil the wood. The floor under the bed can then be easily kept free from dust, and the sweepings can be readily removed ; while washstands, etc., can be so disposed as to give the youngsters free scope tor their ablutions, without in jury to carpets. In country-houses the plan might be carried still further. We recently had all the floors in a newly-built house oiled ; and we think it wiso economy. Many well-to-do-lam. os in Europe have no carpets at all ; and, though there are some disadvantages in such a course, there are certuiuly some points gained. We think it gives cleaner houses, with loss house-cleaning. Putting down. taking up, and beating carpets is tho most vexatious ana lu bono us part ot our domestic economy, us their cost and destruction constitute one of the great items of expense, bull we do not at tack carpets though, speaking of at tacks, what a tax the tacks are! we only say, where you don t need a car pet, by all means oil your floor. A school-bcy, Laving very good-na turedly helped another iu a dinicult ciphering lesson, was angrily questioned by the doinitinj " n uy did you work his lesson '" " To lessen his work," re plied the youngster. " Grasshopper Jim " is tho name by which an editor of Portland, Oregon, is distinguished. IiiPAinED Vitality'. When you feel as if the vital powers were giving way, strength gone, spirits depressed, mem ory failing, appetite lost, exhaustion stealing over every sense and paralyzing every energy, then is the time to resort to that powerful ally of nature Dlt. Walker's Vegetable Vineoak Lit TEUS. The property they embody soon work a glorious renovation in the de bilitated system and the clouded mind. Tnotb ache proceeds from ague in the face, operating upon the exposed nerve of' a decayed tooth. Rub the gum liniment into the cavity of the tooth cotton " AgriiM, Kond, lrclrt, mill Act." Twnnt every ioi son in tns umttu niinwinnii "w jnrnoy wlm wlnlied to innkp miiney, lo Bi'iiil nm their nnmn nil (iliirem, anil Kt n tuples anil clronlnrn fkkk, if donio new articles neeileil in every family, ami as saleable nsstiMimlMiats at, two eentBaiiiixe. Apenta, if you want eniiilovinent Hint will pay y-u from 110 tois per liny, I will toU yon how to ilo it. Na eilt enti rurlae or hnmnnu. Aililreaa W. H ciiiukktku, 27 Broait way, Iew lork. The system frequently gels out of or der and should be at onco egulated, else other troubles will onsno ; whim pliyBio is needed take Parmnif rvrnntivc ruin ; they are a safe, wholesome, and natural medicine. ADVERTISEMENTS A. ni('fIARP90N'H now ftnil olegnntbook, . Mllarnern(l HhenveB." Atlanta wtllltiMl. Ail- Arena CULPMUI AN HOOK TO.. Haitmiit. Conn. GIVEN AWAY XZw'&Z&lrcSS. K F.T, tnnileil on npplleatlon. Address J. 1IENBY bYMON 1)S, Hnx 57, liontoll, Maaa. Superior Dutch Flower Bulbs. RICHARD 1. AlTCIt. 52 Ckiiar BTHK.hr, Hkw YoHK. wnlB j (rent of tho eelebiateil FlorlHta, Meai-s. I. Van Wavkhkn & Co.. Holland, whoao anneilur nroiluctitms nj-o un surpassed, la now prepared to I unlive spesinl oriiot a for Full Importations. All orders should leach mo before the -ith of Jiiltr. t'HtaloinieBlorwurtlcu upon application, i-. u. isox i.um. RUPTURE Relieved nml curort ly Dr. filiprmnn's Patent Ap irtlRiice ami Joimiouini. Ofltco (7 Hnmrtwny. N. 1 . Worn! llK:. for book Willi phoUf.'rin)no likciicHScn of cases ueiure aim tiiior curt wiui Jteiiry w mu ih-u-cher'8 caso. letter nnrt porlrnit. Beware of travel. line imiMmtore, wlio pro leu 1 tobave been assiatauts OI UT, MUiKMAM, FOH OINI DOLLAK, 4 PAIR of PARIS KTD (ILOVKH, nuy color. am. RiiHOoor sizo; a nimoiia, oih. exirn. For ifl The intent ntyle I.hM'ch' I,oee Collar. For II A Lnuy'H Lace llumlknrcliiuf. For ft The la out Htyln Liieo Vail. For l The dailies' Nilsson Silk Tie. Furtil A-Lntly'&tmk M ah. Will be sent bv Mail. JAMS Alt N ALL! TC VU., J Dl rJ n I J!, 349 Broadway ana 2 wtmu tt., a. y. A Book the science of life kvhrv M orHKLF-PRENKItVATION. A Medical Treatise on the Oatiftft ami Cure of Kxhaunted Vitality, J'rg mature Decline In Man, NorvouB ami Phyaieal Do bility, llypochouriiln, Impoteney, and all other (II eanvrt arming from the errors of youth or the India cretiona or excesses of mature vear. Tills is In deed a book for every man. rnee only ti. zso putces, cloth. Bent by mail, post p4id,.ou receipt of trice. 'rnouBitiKis nave ueen lanKOt uy mis worn lie trim wnv to healt h and liniininctm. Address the PKABODY MKUICAL INHi 1 1'VTE. No. 4 Bui. tinch Htreet, Boston, MftBa., or Dr. W. II. l'AKKER, uio AifsiBiaut fiiymeitm, HAVE YOU READ THE NEW PRIZE BOOKS? Both SM'Rr tho Ntrett. (), . 1.(!0. 1TIOIII itIKI lill.SI, . . . $ SUt,. !fl. " Sixteenth Tlinnsnnil noiv ready. Rent bv infill lirenaid ou receiot of mice. For sale by nil Hookst-itcr. HENRY 1IOYT, 11 Cornlilll, Boston. JUST ISSUED. A new nnd revised edition of the HIGHER CHRISTIAN LIFE.1 Few vi-orlts in modem times bnvo received such wide mid wlm.cMiile conmioudution am thia, und lower nun nave neon s-i ihimuvciv lii&truincuini 111 f riving tones lo the ilety of tliOHO into whoso liunns t hiis fnlluu. a tii hor legacy to the church or tho world has Rt'Unwii buen given, than in thin compre hensive and per8uanivo treatise ou tlio growth ot i tirirti in mo Horn. LtT no cium oi mm ran oi nn neriiHitl. Jlccannot afford to do without it, eveu though it coat him a aacrillco lo priu'uro it. Tho frrent neueRMiiy of the uko it tho -want of a higher Christian Lifo, ntnl thfa hoolc will be mi nunneukHhla iiein in us attainment, I'rico ti 7i. i-or hiio iy ail UO..KH slier. Bern prt-pum uy man. HEMtY llOYTt No. 9 Coriihlll, Boa! on. i lit GREAT CHANCE FOR AGENTS. Ho yon want an njponpy. local or travelling, witn a ehuneo to lii-ike sSt.1 to M20 iiorrinv lie ii ire- i winvs ; Hunilo frtt. Bit i at oiwe, j i mi to a Ion Lano.cor. Wa- st.,ChitaKo. 1U. AGENTS WANTED In ft nice. liKlit ana pa yl u a bnslncas. for mfilo or temnlo, to ranvfts for our Fine Oval Scrips of Hioel IOhkiiivIiich, auu onr Aieii 'iop Buries ot Huiioi lor Crayon Prints. ftnt for Circu lars. AlUUliK WInNKR, JMllllUUlOWU. A. Y. FIRE WORKS! I Z FANCY GOODS AND TOYS. JOSEPH li. l'UllDY, 32 and 34 Maiden Lane, New-York, IUPOltTlSK AND KXPOHTKR, AND MAKU- lAuruiiiiia AujLjNi. r: iiiai.. r. u..;.!,, Fire Works in Every variety. Fire-Orii leers FRENCH, ENGLISH AND GERMAN TOYS. l'nIiii-JJoiii riiiiH. Tors. Fancy Ooods, Bradley's Clouuot anil out door simi-ts of all kiuils. fir An erpentnee oj a venrt cnanie me w antici pate the wanlt of public, and at price) that alt vulldetM reasonable. THEA-NECTAR IS A PURE BLACK TEA with the areen Tea Flavor. War ranted to suit all tastes. Fvr ml eoerywlirre. And for sale wnoiesalo only oy inn i.retti Atlantic & 1'HclflcTro Va., H Church St.. New York. P. O. Cox 330K. feud far Thea Neetar Circular. 4?lXPEJt CENT. INTKHKsT, FKKK OP B GOVEKNMKNT TAX. MARKET SAVINGS BANK, S'J NAfiSAU-BT.. NXW-YOBK Open daily trora 10 A. If. to S r. K., ana on MON DAYS and THU K6DAY0 from ( to 7 r. U. latsrMi csiBiiuoaeoa oa lb first day ot each month. WM. VAN NAME. President HENRY R. OONRL1N, Kecrelaiv. rot swixplehs, qfacks and hum i O L HViiH have their uamss. aihlress and tpee ialtu ifiveu iu the " Ntur Knantilstl llanner" for Juno. The" llann- r" Is a largo'.b rune 40-cihinill lllnsti-atedsl palter, ovemnwliig with Tales, Sketches, v li, n u mor. Fun. it feurlesslr exposes eiu-h and ereiy swindler from Mtilnn r 'I'avu It. will be sent UN TitiAI. tl.ree iiioiiths. lm-ludiiiir Jure nunibi-r, for only TKN Of NTS. Aodl'SSS Sl'AH SPAKULEU as111, lllnsdulo, N. II. ANTED AOF.NT8. ((30 vr day) to sell the nl)i.nt1 wnuv uu UTTLiC SKWIN0 MACHINE. Hast-heiOKtsrsta, masesuie "tuciettUcK" (alikeoa botusiuos), auu istiu lUsiued. Thobestand cheapest family Mew Ing Maohlneta the maiket Address JOHN BON, CLAKK A CO., Uoston. Mass., Pitts burgh. Pa.. Uhioaau. 111., or St. Louis. Mo. FRAGRANT SAPOLIENE Cleans Kid Gloves and all kinds ol Cloths ana Clothing; romovea Paint, Oroase, Tar.eto., instant ly, without ths least Injury to the tineBt laiirtu. Bold by Druggists and Fancy Woods Dealers. HA OKAKT BAPOLIENE CO., U Barolay bt. New York, U La Balls 8U. Chicago. Agents, Read This ! AOENTS A 8AI.ARY ier week and expenses, or allow large coiumisslou, to sell our new wonderful iuveu- A i a 4VEKK. Oreenbar.ks for all. For clr. tB4Ueulars. Ac, add loss with stamp, O. W. BM ITH. Baeo, Maine. Eight O'clock!" Nij i noinnff our new 7 mi-Him 11 fill They last forever fSrl there mnn nsK. Amreat f AI Hiver Wire Work, UO Mai. Cf U UT-at., a. Y.i or 10 JJearboru LTllWE CMINU1 -llA& MM A GREAT MEDICAL DISCOVERY. AIlt.LlftNH Hcnr Testimony to the Won dor fill (nrntlve fcdnctn of nn, .iLia it s califoiinia J. XTAUsm Pi-opt'lfiM"- R H. Mrnn.i.f i-o limn!" IO UCB. J . "1 ' nri.rii, . ,i .nil 91 MM 31 VUB- Vliirsrnr uittcM aro hito I'nnoy iirinw. M.ului'f Poor Uuii'i wuisucy, rrooi npiru niul IlcfUBO Liquor- doctoral, splocd and iwccf caeil to plcnso tlio taste, called "Tonlca," "Appc lizers," " Kcrtorcra," tec, that lead tho tippler on to drunl:cnncs and ruin, but aro s troo Medicine, matt from tho Native Hoots nd Hcrba ot California, free from nil Alcoliollo Ptimninni-. micj aro t'.io GREAT BLOOD FCRIFIEK. and A LIFE GIVING PIUNCIl'lilW perie imo viitor and Imigorator oftlio System, carrying off all poisonous matter andrcstorlnffthe blood to nhcaUhy condition. Ko pprson enn take tneso uuier. In? to directions and remain long unwell, provmcu their bones aro not destroyed by mineral poison or other means, and the Tltal organs wasted beyond the point of repair. They nro a Gontlo FarirntlTo ns well n a Tonic, possessing also, the peculiar merit of acting ns a powerful airent in relieving Con gest ion or iiinmo- nation oftlio Liver, and all the Visceral Organs. FOI1 FEMALE rOMM.AIKTS, wnetiier in young or old, married or slncle, nt tlio dawn or wo monhood or at tho turn of life, theso Tonic Eltteri have no equal. For Inllniiiniatarr unit Chronic llhcnitin" t:m and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indluestlou, nilionn. Remittent find Intermittent I-e rs, Dlseasco oftiio Blood, Liver, Kidneys, and Bladder, t'.icso Bitters havo been most suc cctsful. Suc'j Diseases nro caused by Vitiated Blood, which U generally prodnccd by derange ment of the DiffCHtivc Oi'ffntis. DYSPEPSIA OR IN DIGESTION, Headache Tain ill the Shoulders, Coughs, TifhtncMof the Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations ofthcBtoinacli, Mad taste in tho Mor.lli, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of tha Heart, Inflammation oftlicLtings.Palnlnthc regions of tho Kidneys, and n hundred other puluful symp toms, are tho offsprings of Dyspepsia. They luvlgoratu the Stomach and stimulate the tor pid liver and bowel, wl-.U'j, render them or unequal Aid efdeacy in cleaning the blood of all impurities, and Imparting new 1 Ife and vigor to tho wholu system. FOR. SKIN DISEASES Eruptions, Tetter, Bait Kiicum, Blotchcs.Spots, rimplcs, Pustules, noils, Carbuncles, Itlng-n onus, Bcald-IIead, Bore l-.ycs. Erysipelas, Itch, tsenrfs, Dlseolorutlons of the Bkln, Iluinoi-s and Diseases of tho Bkln, of whatever mime or nature, aro literally dug up and carried out of the system la a short lime by the use of these Hitters. Ono bottle in such cases will convince the most Incredu lous of their curative effect. Cleanse tho Vitiated Wood wnencver yon tin it impurities burstliiK through the kln in Pimples. Pninllons or Sore, cleatnu It when you And It ob structed and sluggish in the veins; cleanse It when It 1 foul, anil your ii-i-miK" .y" Keep the Mood pure and tho health of tlio system will follow. PIN. T PE, and other WORMS, lurking Hi thesvstemi'rB.ilniliiytliousillnK HI" -llectually de stroyed and removed. For full directions, rend care- fully tliecirenliir nronnii corn i"""i" ; laiiguiiges-UnglUh, Oei niiin. t reneh nnd bpanl.li. J. WALKBn, proprietor, i;. n. jiikuiw o; .'.. Druggists and Gen. Agents, San Francuco, i ai., and 33 and 31 Commerce Street, Now York. I3TS0LD UYALLDKUUCilSTBANDDliAl.EIlS. M.rviurt Ji. cn r .t. i r.' i . "-:V(:!!H a ii. v '.' v Thrill ami littles. Kor Mn -HrH !r. CpMiVh Win of Tar h.' oeon lean. ami rov-i in i!n'!iMitili...1 -. .m ithM ,f cumin ail Eijcaw: cf the Tutttuii Lcg. Mr f.irniin w(uirriit t-uii. ViH yu Imi prem !! prt-vi'iit '! ir-'in bi-inj i.urri aUo ? NL CHOCS'3 wHifi Of TA3 n li mi tin nit'.iu iii hI I'inliiiH ut T.ir, itinlmitnl with vk;M:ihis in jr.'d.t utr. ot miiioiiiiteii vriu. it r&pia:? roawroi stsAKAd ttL.b, Hohum-H Hih KtOtmt:ii, I the l.i vol ' uimi Mit" tlioin lo work, uueH III l'.o. to jif hI, ado nmlte pure hio.i. It ym m nlHt.'it-iJ in any wiy, know the UU-z'Mtz tcsld rrrtiuttr (r. Crook h Wine of I nr, m w ua yutj lire... Itifiirvimll Cctslil tnd Cclil, ami ithinanyH n.N r rul enret-ol Atttci ani Br;u;Li:is, Imeonu--' nmny tO Cull It aHffeil.c iiirthtf .Ulltl:illt. Ziniti'il mentn reiiirf Imi :i tew dustH. All wiitim nig iron. Co&sik&ptiooor any DiseiMCf tht LrtssahoiiM reiiiem hertlii lr. irooU u ui- oi 't'iti una cnrftU many rase prommiH'f) int'iirtitile. TheTeak ted DrtlUUted ulionld rememher it rtao utM and invl&ames the Nycem, ami in httltii-glvl&g ina tpiout6-rcr.onsg. f henlthv 11 mi on the ....iiim li, ivniovue D? II himi oniric iarsr ftca c.-icr te.uiLjiiu.hj, uu t Try one bottle). T k uiily lr. Crook rot U.nli, Ccnfslcoi Tugscn, Ccrofslosi Cf thO syes, S:i.illil;i lit tuy Inrui, Ehccr,iU:n, Siscuoi of the L'.Tcr, Di imc sf iho Ci:a, rsptr.as. T'.np'.ia, SoUi, lv '.r. Sella Eoii, Sltcn, lti di ixit, or sur iIi,-hhi' .i.-iieii-iing on s ile.r.ieil eon .I t. nu .-I ihs i.l I, inke Sr. Orock'i Cob- ptel Sytcf of Ps: scot. 1' IS u..lnbiued won i In. In.hi i.oiit i'i'iiiniii.iis ol iron k.iHll, Slid If the lMt Alleruttve Hllll I In, id pur. fier in ule. ClotSH yotr Wool. I I V one horde. S,ild by llruiigi.iH rri'iiaie.l miiv ii oir. a cooi a ., ii;w, o. 1,500,000 ACRES OF THE RICHEST FARMING LANDS IN THE WOULD, For Sale to Actual Settlers. NEOSHO VALLEY, KANSAS. HIMHOUni, KANSAS. ANDTEXAS ItAlLWAY t;uiu pa y . CAKS NOW KI'NMNO iH6 UIl.l'.S. Tim Ijinds ollured bv this C'ouinsnr are within 20 miles each sine of the road, extending r,u miles alouirtlie NKOSHO VAi.l.KY.the llchest, finest. and nioHi iuviriug in ttte WehL I'lltfJK uk t,inu. V ut is per acre; cieuib of ten yeavs' time. TfelC.TIS uv RALE line tomn (town at me time of nurchase. Ouc-tetith each year after till uuld. For further Infii'titMlloll, fldillrss Kkosiio Falls. Kaksah. REDUCTION OF PRICES TO CONFORM TO 11EDUCTION OF DUTIKH. OUEAT SAVING TO CONSUMERS BY CIET- T1KU ve ci,iii.o, rv8fnd for our new Prlc List and a Club form in u.uhiiuiiiv it. eonluiulng fud directions mak ing a large saving to consumers aud rewuueratlv to olub organisers. THE CHEAT AMERICAN TEA CO., :tl Sl it:i VEHKY BTRRKT. New York. P. U. Box 5U4U. Count the day lost whose low dewemliiig sun Dehoiils no virtuous action doue." WHAT A MATJC1T CHUNK (PA ) FARM KB J1AS iU hit ABUU1 FOR UOltSEH, BfVu I my friend, why look so sad I '1 he weather's tlue to-day : Our farmers always sheuld be glad This pteasaut month ot Hay. Ilow can a man lis pleasant wheu lie has a criiipled team ) "I is sweeny ails my dauple gray. Aud llugboue uuues my cream. Oh ! matt, why keep your horses lame I Why will you be a dunce! .,.-. Just bathe thtin well with Carey's (1. K. H. 8., Aud cure them up at uuoe. Oh! thank yon, sir, I'd quite forgot ; I cured myself with u. E. s. ., When rhsumatism made me lama, A year ago or less. Likewise my other horse was lame WiUi galls, audhrol.es, tuoi I cured hliu well, with Carey's O. K. 8. J ust in a week or two. If y child got scalded Terr bad, I used Oils Carsy'a . E. . H.; It stopped the anguish of the burn ju Usif au hour or less. A FARMER D. a. CAREY A CO., Mole Proprietors, June IT lot Reade-sl , Mew York,