RUMPELSTILTSm.
A FAIRY STORY.
In a lovely secluded spot, by a swift
flowing river, there once dwelt a miller.
He was proud of the beauty of his only
daughter, and justly so, for no damsel
could show a prettier face or a more
graceful figure. Now, it so happened
that this miller had, one day, to go be
fore the king ; and in order to make his
majesty think he was a rich man, and a
person of some consequence, the miller
told him he had a daughter at home
who knew how to spin straw into gold.
' Gold is not a thing to be despised,"
said the king; and, moreover, he was
even more fond of it than most people.
So he thought to himself, " If I could
but learn this art, it would suit me ex
actly nothing could be better." Then
he turned to the miller, and said, in an
off-hand manner, as if he did not care
much about the matter, ' By-the-bye,
Mr. Miller, you may as well bring this
daughter of yours with you to-morrow,
and then I can judge for myself whethor
you speak the truth or not.
" Good 1" said the miller : " I will do
as you desire." '
Now the miller wondere.1 how he
should get out of the hobble he had got
into; but he left all to chance. The
next morning he took the maiden to the
palace ; as soon as the king Baw her, he
led her into a room which was filled to
the top with straw ; then he gave her a
spinning-wheel and a reel, and said :
"Now, my pretty little dear, spin
away as fast as you can, and get all this
straw spun into gold before the morn
ing. ' If you do not, a sad fate awaits
you you must surely die."
With these words, he shut to the room
door, and left the maiden, all alone, to
deplore her sad fate.
Then she sat for some time as one be
wildered, wondering how she could pos
sibly avert the dreadful sentence. As
for spinning the straw into gold, she
had never even heard tell of such a
thing ; how, then, could sho save her
lifer1 In the midst of all this torment
ing perplexity, she began to weep bit
terly. Soon after, the door slowly creak
ed upon its hinges, and first the head
and then the body of a little mau en
tered the room.
" My dear child," said he, " why are
you spoiling your sweet face by crying V
Come, tell me your troubles, and, depend
upon it, I will help you, if I can."
" Oh, kind sir I" said sho, " I must spin
this straw into gold before the morning,
and I know no more how to set about it
than the man in the moon."
"Well," said the little man, "what
will you give me if I do it for you '"
thinking, perhaps, he should get a kiss
from the pretty girl, for he was a kind
hearted, loving fellow.
" I will give you my beautiful neck
lace," said she.
The dwarf accepted it ; and down ho
sat in front of the wheel, away it flew
round and round, until it made her dizzy
to look at it. Presently one bobbin was
quite full, then he set up another and
another, until all the straw was gone,
and all the bobbins were full of glitter
ing gold. When this was done, the lit
tle man wished her good morning, and
left her happy enough at finding how
he had so cleverly saved her life.
As soon as ever the sun was up, the
king, who had grown anxiously impa
tient to know the truth, entered the
room, and, to his great astonishment, be
held the heaps of gold that tilled it. In
stead of feeling thankful and satisfied
with all that gold, the greedy king
thought he would have more. He turned
to the maiden, saying :
" You have worked well, but you must
work faster yet before I shall be con
tent." Then he led her to another room,
much larger than the one she had been
in before, and said : " If you value your
life, spin all this before the sun rises."
The maiden was in terrible trouble ;
she could not spin the straw, although
she had seen the good dwarf do it easily
enough. She was just despairing, when
in came the little man, and said :
" What will you give me, if I do it for
you?"
" Well," she answered, " I will give
you this brilliant ring from off my fin
ger." So he drew off the ring, and then
went merrily to work again ; and very
soon all the straw was glistening gold.
She was about to thank him very much,
for her heart was filled with gratitude,
when the little man slipped quietly away.
In the morning, the king came again,
and was very much pleased to see his
vast stores of wealth all around him ;
but yet he was not satisfied, and wanted
more. The king took the maiden by the
hand, and led her into a very large
room, twice sb big as any she had seen
before ; this, also, was full of straw, like
the other two. The king said :
" If you spin this into gold before the
morning, I will make you my wife ;" for
he thought, " Search the world through,
and I shall not find a richer wife than
this; for the more gold I require, the
more work I can make her do."
Then he shut the door close; and
when the girl was left alone the dwarf
came in for the third time, and said :
" Now, deary, what will you give me
if I finish this work also for you '("
" Alas !" she cried, " I have nothing to
give you !"
"Then promise me your first-born
child if ever you should become queen."
" That I may safely promise," said she,
for she never for a moment thought the
king would keep his word. So, not
knowing how to get on by herself, or
help herself out of this trouble, she con
sented, though not very willingly.
Directly she had pledged her word.the
dwarf, pleased enough, began his spin
ning; and so eager was he to conclude
the bargain, that he had no sooner begun
than it was all finished.
When the morning broke, the king en
tered as usual, and found all finished,
just as he wished it should be ; and hav
ing been much smitten by the maiden's
beauty, he had a great desire the wed
ding should be celebrated directly. So
he had his handsomest carriage, with
his finest horses, brought to the gates,
and the king acd the miller's daughter
drove to the church, and were married.
She found everything bo comfortable
and bo much to her liking, when she was
married, that she never troubled herself
about anything not even about her
promise to the dwarf. Time rolled on,
and one day she gave birth to a very
lovely little baby. Nothing could ex
ceed her joy; she nestled her helpless
little one in her bosom, and shed tears of
gladness over it; the petted it, and ca
ressed it, and thought that now she could
never again know sorrow.
You must know that the little dwarf
was one of the kindest-hearted men in
the world ; but having been twice mar
ried, and not having any children to
love and cherish of his own, he waited
anxiously for the time when the queen
should become a mother. ' Just as the
queen was falling to Bleep, the door op
ened stealthily, and the dwarf entered.
i " What do you want V" cried the queen,
rousing herself up.
' " Has your majesty forgotten your
promise 'r demanded he.
I Then the qucon was in a great fright,
and shook like an aspen leaf. .
! " Oh I leave me my darling babe I"
she exclaimed ; " anything else I possess
shall be yours, but in pity leave me my
tender babe!"
The dwarf was woll-nigh crying him
self, when he saw how her heart was
grieved ; but he had set his mind upon
something human he might lovo, and
who would love him in teturn. He
could not give up the child ; however,
he gave the queen one chance, saying :
" I will come again to you in threo
days' time ; and if, during that interval,
you can find out my name, then the
child shall be yours."
All the night through sho kept awake,
thinking of all of tho out-of-the-way
names she had ever heard ; and in the
morning she had a list of the names of
all known persons throughout the king
dom, and when the little man arrived
she began guessing, " Abednego, Esar
haddon, AhaBuerus ;" but at every name
she mentioned, he replied, "That is not
my name."
The second day the queen sunt again
among her people for all curious and odd
names ; and when the dwarf presented
himself again before her, she said, " It is
Crooked-legs, Hump-back, Squint-eye."
" No," said he to each ; " that is not
my name."
Then tho queen had only one other
day left in which to guess this wonder
ful name ; and she was wild with emo
tion when she found she could not guess
it.
The third day, the messengers wont
out again, and returned without having
found any new names; but one of them
told the queen that, as he passed the
wildest, darkest mountain in those parts,
where even the rabbits and the hares are
afraid to burrow near, " There," slid he,
" I saw a very odd little man, dancing
about on one leg before the door of a hut,
where a fire was brightly burning. The
old man sang aloud, and as he sang I
listened to these words :
" ' To-day I will brew, and then I will bake
A sweet cake for the babe I am eoing to take;
For ranch It will puzzle the brains oi the queen
To know llumpclstiltekin'sthcnanialmcan.'"
When the queen heard this, she felt
suro all was right ; for who else could
this little man be '( As soon 88 she had
composed herself, the dwarf walked in,
carrying a nice soft blanket to wrap the
baby in, warm and snug, so that it might
not catch cold. This time his face was
beaming with smiles ; ho thought the de
sire of his whole life was about to be ac
complished. He said :
" Your majesty, no doubt, will guess
this time."
"I hopo so," oho replied, in a tone
rather too confident to let the dwarf feel
easy. So she looked at him a moment,
and said : " It is Eumpletumple."
" That is not my name," he answered,
eagerly.
"Well.itisStiltskin."
" No, your majesty ;" and while she
was getting ready her third answer, he
was opening the blanket, and placing it
so as to receive the treasured child.
" Well," said the queen, "it must be
EUJIPELSTILTSKIN 1"
" Some witch has told you ; hang the
witches 1 drown them all !"
Then he howled with disappointment,
and stamped about the room so hard,
that he set his foot right through the
flooring, so that he could not draw it
out again. Then he took hold of his
leg, and pulled it so hard that it came
off, in his efforts to release himself; and
at last he went off, rending the air with
his painful lamentations ; and the queen,
who pitied him very much, was allowed
to remain without any more visits from
the Mountain Dwarf.
Tho lied of tho Ocean.
It has been definitely ascertained that
the greatest depth of the ocean does not
reach 3,000 fathoms in any part where
telegraphic lines have been laid. The
bed of the North Atlantic consists of
two valleys, the eastern extending from
10 to 30 deg., west longitude ; the west
ern from 30 to 50 deg. The extreme
depth of the eastern valley is under 13,
000 feet, which is less than the altitude
of Monte Rosa. This valley has been
traced southward to the equator. It is
separated from the western valley by a
ridge in 30 deg. west longitude, in
which the average depth is only 1,000
fathoms. This ridge terminates to the
north in Iceland, and southward to
Azores, so that it is volcanic in its char
acter at both extermities. Its extreme
breadth appears to bo under 000 miles,
and the Atlantic deepens from it on both
sides. Explorations carried on in the
Mediterranean, the Bed Sea, and the In
dian Ocean, showed similar uniformity
in the level of the sea-bottom ; and
the general conclusions arrived at by
Captain Osborn were, that in the deep
sea there is an absence of bare rock,
and that there are no rough ridges,
canons, or abrupt chasms. Moreover,
that the bed of the deep sea is not af
fected by currents or streams, even by
those of such magnitude as the Gulf
Stream ; but it rather resembles the
prairies or pampas of the American
continent, and is everywhere covered
with a sort of ooze or mud, the debris of
the lower forms of organio life.
Frightened by a Monkey.
Two burglars in Cincinnati concludod
to make a descent on the residence of a
gentleman in that city one night last
week, but were ignorant of the tact that
the gentleman had on his premises a
very remote ancestor in the shape of a
monkey. On this particular night Mr.
Monkey, finding it too hot to rest com
fortably, had left his troubled couch,
ana was perched upon a sul ot an open
window in the second story. There he
sat, enjoying the glorious moonlight and
ruminating upon the happy days of long
ago, when he sported among the rich
verdure of Brazilian forests, partook of
the luscious tropical fruits, or pestered
some poor poll parrot by peppering her
with pecans. The appearance of the
burglars awoke him from his reverie.
With eager curiosity he watched them
in their attack upon the house, and
when they had penetrated as far as the
kitchen, he could stand it no longer, but
gave a tremendous screech, followed by
a prolonged cn-r-r-r-r, which curdled
the blood in their veins. They did not
wait to see whence the unearthly sound
proceeded. They evidently fancied that
a whole regiment of police were upon
them, and turned and lied in wild dis
may, followed and spurred on as they
ran by shouts of demoniac laughter from
the undeveloped specimen of humanity
on the window eilL
The King and the Coniilrjinnn.
In the days of the good King Henry
IV. of France, there lived an honest
countryman, who said one evening, on
returning from his day's work, " Well,
good wife, I hear our good king is com
ing to-morrow to hunt In the forest of
Fontainebleau. The distance is great, I
know, but if you will get ready my best
coat and hat, I am resolved to try and
see him." His wife soon made ready his
best clothes, and, at daybreak, she gath
ered a basket of her best strawberries,
and tied up one of ber choicest cheeses,
as a present to the good king, and Pierre
set off with eager step and joyful heart.
He walked on in the fresh morning air,
but when he reached the forest, being
overcome by fatigue, he sat down to rest
a while. Now, it chanced that during
the hunt tho king loBt sight of his com
panions, and happened to be passing by.
" Can you tell mo," said Tierre, " if
our good King Henry i3 in tho forest to
day Y'
" Yes," said tho king, "he is here." '
" I have walked some distance to see
him. Can you tell me, sir, in what part
of the forest 1 shall find him V"
" If you will mount behind me I can
take you to the very spot."
Thereupon, with many thanks, Fierre
seated himself, right glad, behind the
king. They rodo along, chatting very
pleasantly.
" What have you in your basket, my
friend ?"
" Some strawberries, which my good
wife sent with this cheese."
" Lot me see the strawberries."
Pierre handed him the basket, and
watched him anxiously eating one after
another, fearing there would be none left.
However, he Baid nothing.
" How shall I know the king from his
courtiers
" Oh, very easily ; they will all take
off their hats, but the king will keep his
head covered."
Very soon they came to four cross
roads, where a very large company of
gentlemen were gathered together await
ing the king. As soon as he appeared,
they all took off their hats, and Pierre
asked eagerly which was the king.
" Did I not toll you he would keep his
hat on '("
" Well, then, either you or I must be
king, since all tho rest are bareheaded,"
little suspecting how close he was to
his majesty.
" 'Tis even so ; and I am Henry IV. of
Franco."
In great astonishment Pierre hastily
dismounted, wondering how ho could
have been riding and talking with him
in so friendly a manner. The king
smiled, and told him to go to the palace
for some refreshment and rest ; and that
he wished to see him the next morning.
Meanwhile the king ordered a beautiful
cow to be tied up in the yard ; and the
next day he told Pierre to drive her
homo to his wife, for tho refreshing bas
ket of strawberries and tho cheese which
she had sent him.
Pierre's joy was great, when he told
his wifo his adventure in the forest ; and
hers was no less, when she beheld the
beautiful cow which the good king had
sent to her. Oliver Optic's Magazine.
Tho Growth of tho Northwest.
If, as the scicntiflo explorers tell us,
the arid plains of the Far West are be
yond tho reach of agricultural develop
ment, the comparatively old settlements
of the Northwest furnish a BufHoient off
set. The rapid development of Minne
sota, for example, illustrates the capaci
ty of that State, and shows how the
multiplication of railroad lines stimu
lates an active and healthy growth.
During the past two or three years, the
towns on the line of the Chicago and
Northwestern, and the Milwaukee, St.
Paul and Minneapolis liailroads have
expanded rapidly, until they are now
the centres of a thriving trade, and sur
rounded by well-tilled agricultural dis
tricts. The rich farming lands of the
northern part of the State are yielding
abundant crops, and better methods of
culture are coming into use. Immigra
tion is also active. A correspondent
writes that the roads are covered with
hundreds of canvas-covered wagons,
bearing families and household effects,
and followed by cattle and other Btock,
coming from Wisconsin and from Cen
tral and Southern Minnesota. This tide
tends chiefly toward the Bed River and
Otter-Tail region, where productive
lands are still cheap, and where thrifty
settlers will presently create prosperous
villages and towns. The Lake ports are
crowded with foreign immigrants, who
will become landholders and citizens;
and the manufacturing interests of .the
cities are beginning to develop under
the accession of skilled labor and capital.
Similar improvements are also notable
in the Ohio Valley, where the coal mines
and other new industries promise excel
lent returns ; and railroad projects, on a
large scale, are among the great enter
prises of the day. The extension of rail
road lines is the chief stimulant of all
this prosperity. New routes to good
markets, inevitably creating new cen
tres of trade, build up prosperous com
munities, and this fact the people of the
Northwest understand very thoroughly.
They readily find all the capital required
to push a new line into the heart of a
rich country, and the energy of the peo
ple ensures the success of any reasona
bly attractive enterprise. A great work
is going on in the Northwest, of which
we have seen only the beginning.
The Pestilence Fly In Canada.
Following on the Colorado beetle, the
next infliction to note in the order of in
sect life is the appearance of the " pest
ilence fly." The arrival of this insect,
which is rarely or never seen in ordinary
years, is believed to be the forerunner of
pestilence, and it is said that it was last
noticed in great numbers in this latitude
previous to the breaking out of the
cholera in 1851. The insect, specimens
of which have been exhibited to us by a
citizen who credits the supposition
abovo cited, is little less in size than the
common house fly. It is jet black on
the back and wings, the latter being
round and short. The belly and under
side of the wings aro striped with yel
low, while the legs are yellow, tipped
with black near the feet. It is certainly
an. odd looking insect, and one which
we do not remember having seen before.
It is found mingling with the common
flies, and as it is represented to be quite
common at present, those who are curi
ous to examine the new comer will have
little difficulty in capturing specimens.
As regards the supposition, or otherwise
theory, that the appearance of this fly it
an indicative of a pestilential season, we
are not prepared to express an opinion.
At all events we shall give way to no
alarming apprehensions until we have
some assurauoe from the flies themselves
on the Bubject. Hamilton (ft W.) Spectator.
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
SinrriNd FRUIT. Inexperienced fruit
growers are often surprised at the small
returns they receivo from firms to which
they consign goods. In many cases,
doubtless, the middle-men run up such
bill of commissions and charges, as to.
effectually eat up any profit ; but it is
often the fault of the grower in forward
ing unsorted and badly packed fruit
Numerous letters have' recently been
forwarded to farmers in the peach-growing
districts, advising them to be more
particular in picking and shipping fruit
A consignment of one hundred boxes of
peaches was recently sold in New York
for a dollar a box, on which the charges
amounted to ninety-one cents, thus
loaving the grower only nine cents a
box, which by no means paid him for
his trouble, or the interest on his invest
ment. One half of these peaches are
said to have been good ones, which, if
packed by themselves, wfuld have read
ily brought $3 a box. , One fourth of the
lot was soft and crushed, and the re
mainder were hard and unripe. As the
freight on a box of peaches or vegetables
is the same whether the contents be
good or bad, it is important that only
good fruit should be sent, if any profit
is expected from the transaction. It is
the quality, not quantity, of fruit, which
brings good prices, and growers should
bear this in mind when sending off
their goods. What is true of peaches
holds good of other fruits and vegeta
bles. A poor article badly packed will
hardly bring enough to pay for its for
warding and selling.
Cultivating Orchards. In a con
versation not long ago with Mr. David
Ayer, one of the substantial farmers of
Vassalboro', he gave us some account of
the method in which he manages his
apple trees, and the success of the plan
may be gathered from the fact that
among the products of his orchard last
year were five hundred barrels of Bald
wins, all of so good quality as to bring
twenty-five cents more per barrel than
those of the same kind in market from
other producers. Tho ground in which
his young trees are set is cultivated to
hoed crops generally corn and beans
or beans alone and well manured. The
latter do better in the Bhade than corn
or potatoes hence he not unfrequently
devotes all the land in which are young
trees to this crop. The surface of his
old orchard is kept open by ploughing
and harrowing, and no grass is allowed
to grow therein. This is done even
where no other crop than the trees oc
cupies the land. He uses muck as a top
dressing, and regards it better than
strong manure or even compost. The
somewhat famous Smiley orchard at
Getchell's Corner is top dressed with
muck, after it has lain in heap one sea
son. Maine Farmer.
Turning Down Green Crois. It
has got into the paper, that ploughing
down green crops produces acid in the
soil, from the decomposition, which is
hurtful to crops ; that it is better to
turn under when the crop is matured,
that the decomposition will then be
slower, and no hurt will result. This is
doubtless true with some soils those
deficient in alkaline matter. But as
most soils cootain lime and potash and
other kindred material, this acid is not
only harmless but beneficial, as it unites
with the alkalies making plant food,
which otherwise might lie, as it already
has for ages, useless to vegetation. It is
for this reason that the turning under of
green crops is highly recommended, not
because its chemical aotion is known,
but because experience has demonstra
ted its advantage. The great majority
of cases havo demonstrated that it is a
good thing to turn down the full blos
soming, sucoulent crop. The alkalies
are most always present in some form to
take up and unite with the acid. In
soils where the acids remain free, would
it not be well to sprinkle tho clover with
lime before ploughing, or previously ap
ply it to the soil ' In such a case, lime
would be a benefit in any event, as the
soil requires it. Utica Herald.
Watering Newly Set Trees. A
great mistake is sometimes made by
drenching the roots of newly-set trees,
when they do not start to grow as soon
as the owner desires. The ground be
comes sodden, and the roots water-soaked,
to their serious injury. Trees never
want much water till the leaves open.
When covered with foilago a tree pumpB
water out of the soil and dissipates it in
the air at least twenty times faster than
bare branches. Some young trees, and
especially pear trees, often remain fresh
and alive for several weeks, without
opening leaves ; and in such a case, or
when the stem is slightly shrivelled,
nothing is better than to tie a little long
straw around it, and wet this daily. The
moisture is absorbed precisely where it
is wanted, at the bark ; and young trees
that appeared hopeless in condition have
been thus restored to vigorous growth
in a few weeks. As a general rule never
water the roots of young treeB, but de
pend on maintaining the moisture of
the soil by a clean mellow surface, and
if necessary at midsummer by mulching.
Watering gives it an intermitting sup
ply, hardens or crusts the surface, and
commonly does much more harm than
good. Country Gentleman.
Hens in Place of Dogs There is
hardly a family that does not throw
away enough table scraps to keep at
least half a dozen hens ; and many that
keep a nuisance in the shape of a dog,
that does no good, but costs more than a
dozen good hens, complain that they
cannot afford to keep hens. One dog in
a neighborhood is generally a .greater
trouble to the neighbors than a flock of
hens would be, for if benB are well fed at
home they will rarely go away. But
who ever saw a dog that was not a pest
running across the newly-made gar
den, and sticking his nose into every
thing ' Kill off the curs and give the
food to the hens, and you will find plea
sure as well as profit in so doing. We
wish there was a tax of one hundred
dollars on every dog kept in the country.
Those that are of value as watch dosrs
could be retained, while the hosts of
snarling, dirty curs would give place to
some tuore useful and less troublesome
pet. Poultry Standard.
German women are rapidly getting
into business life. In Brussels the Sis
ters Eeverbrett have the most exten
sive house in the world for the man
ufacture of fine lace. The wife of Dr.
De la Pierre, the Chief of the Dental
College of Belgium, is her husband's
Dartuer and n.sn intA in his Drofesaiiinal
labors. Dr. Henrietta Heischfeld, of
Berlin, is also a well-known and success
ful member of the dental profession. All
through Germany the wives of profes
sional men are bookkeepers for their
husbands.
A Rcllo or the Siege of Tarls. ,
The readers of the literature of the
first siege of Paris (writes the Paris cor
respondent of the Morning Post) will
doubtless remember the celebrated Ser
geant Hoff, the idol at that time of the
Paris population, and afterwards, by Bn
untoward fate, the object of all their
abuse. He was a moody soldier was
Sergeant Hoff, whose days and hours in
the first month of the siege were spent
in gloomy and silent thoughts of re
venge for the loss of parents and rela
tives, whom ho averred had been mur
dered by the enemy. He was the hero
of every man's tongue. Daily talos came
into Paris of Sergeant Hoffs exploits,
and of the number of Prussian helmets
he brought back from solitary and si
lent incursions made on the enemy's
posts. Each night the question on the
boulevards was: "What news of Ser
geant HoffW One day, however, the
sergeant disappeared to return no more,
and for a moment besieged Paris became
inconsolable; but only for a moment
The fate of all those who temporarily
disappear from their circle followed the
mysterious sergeant Backbitors began
to hint there was an easy explanation of
the Prussian helmets he used to bring in
from his raids, and that, instead of be
ing an avenging foe, he was simply a
spy to M. Bismarck. Then, indeed, the
tido rolled against the absent man's rep
utation, and all Paris spurned the idol
of yesterday. From that time to this
Sergeant Hoff has been unheard of. No
sign was made to any one of his life.
But this week he has again appeared in
Parisian circles, giving tho practical lie
to his enemies by his return from cap
tivity, but still moody and stolid and
uncommunicative as to the past, thus
adding one other illustrious confutation
to the numberless fables of spies and
spydom.
New Meteoric Theory
An astronomer, whose name is not
given, in an article of St. Pauls, of Eng
lond, discusses the subject of the shoot
ing stars, and propounds the following
theory of their existence and system of
rotation. He assumes one thing as es
tablished, from the varied operation of
these phenomena, to wit, that they do
not belong to our atmosphere. As to
the uncertainty of the direction from
which these meteors come, the writer
says : We know that if we are travelling
through a rain storm, the rain seems to
drift in our faces, even though it be fall
ing straight down. Whatever tho di
rection of a storm, in fact it always
seems brought in front of us, when we
move rapidly through it. The case is
still more obvious in a snow storm than
in a rain, because the snow falls more
slowly, and our motion is relatively
more effective in changing the direction
of the falling snow. Apply this well
known law to the shooting stars. The
velocity of the earth in its orbit, may
essentially modify the apparent speed
and the direction as well as of these
shooting stars. Hence we find some as
tronomers attributing to them one de
gree of velocity, and others, other de
grees. After discussing at some length
the various hypotheses, and the lack of
evidence in their support, and collating
many faots that support his own theory,
the writer says it has now been shown
that the zone or belt of the meteor-system
has an eccentric orbit like a comet,
extending far out into space, even be
yond the orbit of Uranus. Astronomers,
he says, have been led by oxperience to
look upon large planets as the principal
agents in causing peripatetio oomets to
come into our neighborhood. Jupiter,
for instance, has quite a large family of
comets which have been forced, by his
energetic attraction, to travel on a path
having its outer range close to 'his path.
And when one has thus been forced into
subjection by a planet it can never es
cape unless its new path brings it near
to another large planet, which may
force on the comet a change of masters.
Another Lottery. Omaha to have
a Free City Library, f 100,000 in Cash
Prizes will be distributed legally by
chance, Sept. 20th, by the Mutual Aid
Association, at Omaha, Nebraska. They
charge f z each lor tickets. Here is an
instance where the profits benefit the
publio instead of going into the pockets
ot sharpers. Highest priza, $ 2U,U0U.
An Original Medicine. The ingre
dients ot Dr. Walker b Vinegar Bit
ters differ from those of every other
tonic and corrective in use. Unlike the
tinctures of the pharmacopiica this rem
edy contains no alcohol. Botanical re
search has brought to light in our Pacific
Territory, herbs, roots and plants ot sur
passing potency as alteratives, nervines,
and invigorants, and of these the Bitters
are mainly composed. A long series of
cures, embracing dyspepsia in all its
forms, and bilious and nervous disorders
of every phase, are the vouchers of this
inestimable medicine.
A gentleman from Bethel Hill, Me.,
says that Messrs. Allen Bros., proprietors
of Philip Allen's Print Works, it. 1.,
went down to Bryant's Pond recently,
trouting, when one of them was attacked
with sciatio rheumatism so suddenly,
(hat be had to be carried from the pond
to his hotel. A bottle of Johnson's Anodyne
Liniment was resorted to, and be was out
next day.
How are you to-day ? I'm not feeling
well biioua and sick neadacne. nave
been looking around for a box of Parsons'
Purgative Pills, but our traders are all
sold out. Country Paper.
Naw Vark Markets.
Flour and Meal Ths market was more active
la a general way, aud the lower griules developed
more firmness. The export demand was Rood, but
very tew large linea fouud buyers. Rye Hour dull.
Corn meal in some duinaud at $4.10 tor Houthern.
we quote: jjiour supernue, fi.wfoi extra mate,
ar, 20 a : extra Western, common. SS.10 a to 40 :
extra and double extra Western and tit. Louis, $3.(0
a IS; (southern snipping extras, ca.ou atu ; bouui.
ern trade aud tamlly brunds, $5.60 a fs.60. Rye Hour,
auperiine aud extra, 4ats.2o. Com lueiU, West
ern and Southern, 6.(10 a H 15.
t inrms The market wan weak ana dull t sales
at 19 k o. t or mid. uplands, and 17 It lor low do. ; also
lor future delivery, 17 Ha lur August, 17 Ho. forSeii.
teuiber, 17o. ior uotouer, 17 lor jaoveuiuer mux
Ghain Wheat In good demand and scarce, closing
lc higher; sales at L'- 13a for fair to eholceNo.
2 spring, $1.35 for bo. 1 do., $1.36 a $1.40 for red and
author winter new, $1.44 for old do., and $1.43 tor fair
western wmie. it ye, 7&o. ior wwwiu m iw
jstern white, live, 7ao. ior western in store.
ley and barley malt dull and prlues unsettled,
ts In large supply and lower, closing at 44 a 4tso.
new black Illinois, 60 a 610. for new mixed Wes-
jssrit
Oats
fur nn
tern. rkiI .U a Mn. for new Ohio, the opening bust.
ne being in the range of tsasoo. for black aud
white. Ths receipts 01 oats at the West aregreuf
ly luexoessof lust year. Corn opened easier and
Olosed tirm ; Western mixed at 661, 600.
Provisions Pork again lower aud moderately
active ; sales at $is a $14,121 for mesa, spot, and fu
ture delivery, all cloning at $13, with extra prime at
in sml nrium ihamhsis. beef ouiet and unchanged.
Beef hams $3) a $it Bacon dull but Urui at 7H a
oho. ior olty loe-cureo. L.ut meats iu uiouerau, re
quest : pickled bellies sold at 7lo.. aud dry suited
euoulders. lfew.ember delivery In Chicago, at 4e.
Lard fairly active and steady) aales at kjc. for
pi line city ana new weierut luv lunar lo ttruve,
and H a e lor prime Western steam, winter re
fined, spot and seller October, Dressed hogs H a
vo, .gutter dull s selections ana puns, so n 83c.
common to nriuieblate. 20 a tbu. i Western. la nu
Cheese, Salome, with some large boxes of good
, ...... ...i..- . . 1 1 . .. .. ... - ...,. u. 1.-.
mwmm.vw guui w vi - w
Bimnnnrs Rostnsfalrly active and firm : strained
$2.70 a $2.80. Hplrifs turpentine lower, cloning at
47 a4Ho. potroiniim lower i ronncn, o. I crime
mbn. in hnlk. The nrodiK'tlnn of JnlF showed an
Inorenoc of 1,200 barrels pr day. tallow tn more
nYmnml at 9 a tc. Unseen oil very active at 78 a
80o. WhlBkey firm nt m a no. Fn-lghlfl unset
tled for grain, with little doing except petroleum
ohnrters. Hops Itflt. '
oiiocKRiEs c'oiree nns dcoti verv active, wo,
18k a l)to.. and Java 18 k a22Ho.. riilrl. ilnlv nsid.
the Inttor an advance. MolnswR quiet. Jtlcc fiiirly
actlvo and stenrtv. Sugars steady j but the domsiid
Is hardly equal to tho expectations of holilnrs i fair
to good refining, 9k a Ho. I ' at 9 a 11 io. i nud
low grade at 7 He. Koflnert dull ; hards, 12 i a 15a
white"A" 12,o.
I.1VB stock Market Tho market for beeves was
Arm, and tome ot the sales show nn advance of k a
Ho. I, flood Texnns sold at 10k a llo, Vtb. 12
enrs of common to Islr do. sold nt 8 a 9c.. nnd com
mon to choice Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky steers
fold at 10H a 12c. 4 16., not many for moro than
12e.
Hlinon 4H a ko. V !., and lambs 6t a 8to., with
a small lot a 9r.
147 rough stnie bogs, 275 las. avornce, told at 4c.
& in., nml one ear ot fairish do., 204 lbs. average, nt
$5.0iit if loo rtis. Dressed hogs were linn but slow
ai.ti a to. f id.
V'CKolIno
In comnosod of Roots. Bnrks nnd lTerbs. It is verv
ploaRnnt t take ; every child likes It.
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NATURE'S REMEDY
Jhe Great Blood Purifie
rTj-i- 'm, it rt-"" iM i lift -
A. valuable Indian compound, for restoring the
health, and for the permanent mre of all diseases
arising from Impurities of tho blood, such as .
Scrofula, Scrofulous Humor, Cancer, Can
cerous Humor, Uryslpclns, Canker, wait
Khcnm, Pimples and Humors on the
' Face, Ulcers, Coughs, Catarrh,
Bronchitis, Neuralgia, Hheu
mntlsm, Pains In the Side,
Dyspepsln, Constipation,
- Costlvencss, Piles
Headache, Dizziness, Nervousness, Faint-
ness at the Stomnch, l'nlns in the Back,
Kidney Complaints, Female Weak
ness, nnd (Jcnernl Debility.
Tliln nrertnrntlon ts sclentfflcnflv nnd ctacmicallv
combined, and so slrongly concentrated from roots.
lieros aim onrKB, tnnt lis goou eneets lire remizeu
Immediately nftor commencing to tnko It. There is
no disease of the human system for which the Vkh
etikk cannot be need with perfect safety, as It does
not contain nny metallic compound. i'or eradicat
ing the system of all Impurities ot the blood, it has
no equal. It has never fulled to effect a cure, giv
lug tune and strength to tbn system debilitated by
disease. Its wonderful effects upou these com.
alaints are surprising to all. Many have been cutou
iv the Vkgktikk that have tried msnv other rem
edies. It can well be called
THE GKEAT
BLOOD PURIFIER.
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BOSTON, MASS.
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IRON
AND
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Bar Iron,
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Band Iron,
Horse Shoe Iron, Horse Shoes,
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THE "TIRE OP TIRES."
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WAKKANTKI). bend cash with orders; exact
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fOKKY'S HYOIRNB BITTERS AND TAU FILLS CUHU
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An entirely new and wonderfully successful pre
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flicted with impurities of complexion, or dsliclen
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full particulars mailed on receipt of address and
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kvbmanTHE science of life
or SELF-PRESERVATION. A Medical Treatise
on tne causa sud Cure of Exhausted Vitality, Pre
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the true way to health and happiness, Address the
PEABODY MEDICAL INSTITUTE, No. 4 Bui
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Mll-LIONS Hear Testimony to I lie
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DR. AVAL KICK'S CALIFORNIA
s. WALVJETi Prfiprlfflnr. R H. Mi-lloNAi.ns to., liniftUU
man. Bl,s,Y.
. lucgnr Hitters aro notavlla Fancy TssnnK.
M:!. lo of I'oor Kum, Whiskey, Proof Cplrlfs
p ml Uefuso Liquors doctored, inlced andswut't-
1 .t-d to please tho tato, called "Tonics," "Appe
tizers," " Restorers," sc., that lead tus tippler on to
drunkenness and ruin, but aro a true Medicine, made
lVoin tho Native Roots and Ilcrbs of California,
fri.-e from nil Aleohollo Pttmnlnnts. They ara
the tat EAT ' BLOOD PURIFIER and A
LIFU GIVING PRINCIPLE, a rcrfect Reno
vator and Invtgorator of tho System, carrying off all
poisonous inaltsr and restoring the blood to a healthy
condition. No perron can take thcsoBlttert accord
ing to directions and romaln long unwell, provided
their bones aro not deiToyed by mineral poison or
other means, and the Vltd organs wasted beyond the
point of repair.
They are n Gentle Fnrgitivo ns well n a
Tonlo, possessing also, the peculiar merit of acting
as n powerful agent In rcllovlngCn ration or iullain
matlon of the Liver, nnd nil tho Visce al Organs.
FOR FEMALE COM PLAINTS, whothcr la
young or old, married or single, at ths da vn of wo
manhood or nt tho turn of life, these TobIo Timers
hare no equal.
For Inflammatory and Chronic Rheumc.
Ilsm and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indigestion,
illllniiH, Remittent nud Intermittent rov
ers, Dlscnscs oftho Blood, Liver, Kiducym
and Iilmldcr. theso Bitters have boon rnont suc
cessful. Such Diseases arocatisedby Vitiated
r.lood, which Is generally produced by duronge
ir.cnt ortlio Dlgcstlvo Orgnns.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION.ncadache
rain In tho Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness oftho Chest,
ni7.2lncs,SonrEructatlonofthc6tomnch,nadtlo
In tho Mosth, Bilious Attocks, Polpltotlon of tin
Heart, Inflammation of thoLungs, Pais In the region!
of tho Kidneys, and n hundred other painful symp
toms, nro tho offsprings of Dyspepsia.
Tlicy invigorate tho Dtomach and stimulate the lur
phi liver and bowels, which render them of unequal
red etaency In cleansing tho blood of all lmpurltlus,
nml Impartlngnowl Ifo and vigor to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions, Totter,
Suit Ulicum, Dtotchcs, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Bolls,
Carbuncles, Rlug-tVornis, Scald-Rend, Soro Eyes,
Erysipelas, Itch, Scurfs, Dlscoloratlons of the Skin,
Humors and Diseases of tha Skin, of whatever name
or nature, arc literally dug up and carried ont of tha
system In a thort time by the use of these Bitters. One
bottle In such cases will eonvlnco tho most Incredu
lous of their curative effect.
Clean's the Vitiated Blood whenever yon fin I'.
Impurities bursting through the skin In Plmplits,
Eruptions or Sores, cleanse It when you find it ob
structed and slugi'lsh In the veins; cleanse It when
It Is lonl, and your feelings will tell you when.
Keep the blood puroand the health of the system
will follow.
PIN, TAPE, nnd other WORMS, lurking m
theiyrtteni of so many thousand, am rlleelnally do
stroyed and removed. For full directions, read care
fully theclrcular nronnd each bottle, printed In foul
languages English, Uernuui, French and bfmnish.
J. Walcxh, Proprietor. R. n. McDoxald & Co.,
Druggists and Ocn. Agents, San Francisco, Cul.,
' and SS and SI Commorco Street, New York.
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Chilblain!,
Suraint and Bruises,
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Front Bites,
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Sand Cracks,
Valla of All Kinds,
Sitfost, Hinybonc,
Poll Foil, fe
Rheumatism,
JJenwrrfwUis or P. les,
6'ore Nipples,
Caked Breasts,
Fistula, Manye,
fipavins, Hweeney,
Hcratcttes or urease,
rttrtnglialt. Windfalls,
Fvuiuiered Feet,
Cracked Heels,
ft. Foot Hot in Sheep.
naea ojsimmaisana
TooUiache, do., ttc.,
la-Koup in Poultry,
hams Hack, SL-c, ttc.
Large Size, $1,00; Medium, 50c; Small 25c
The Gnrgllng Oil has been in nse as a Lini
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fair trial, but be sura and follow directions.
Ask your nearest drugglBt or dealer In patent
medicines, for one of our Almanacs and vade
Mecums, and read what tho people say about
the Oil.
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Countries.
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At the last day what ' T"
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