JOB'S COMFORTER. BY CAROI.UI P. MtEBTON. Ur to the Rye of forty, Job Pendleton was a hachclor. There were some who thought he would always remain so, but in bo thinking thpy did not allow for the fiipclnatlon of widowhood. Mr. IV ndluton met Mrs. Gray during a brief sojourn at Conway, a delightful vil lage among the White Hills. It might have been the beauty of the season and the surrounding scenery that made him . more than usually impressible. At all events, certain it was, that he soon got into the habit of taking a walk every morning, but not alone. Mrs. Gray, with her mountain hat half covering her face, was always ready to accompany nltn. Before going any further, let me des cribe Mrs. Gray. She had been pretty as a girl, and at thirty-seven she was still a good-loeklng woman. I have incau tiously named tier age. None to judge of Iter fresh complexion would have taken her for more than thirty. She snl.iom or never spoke of Mr. Gray. Mr. Pendleton somehow conceived the Idea that she had not been happy in her first marriage, but felt too delicate to question her on the subject. He felt sure If such were the case it wn not the fanlt of Mrs. Gray. In the midst of Mr. Pendleton's enjoy ment, he received a letter from his em ployerhe was book-keeper of a city firm summoning him to the city. He com municated this intelligence to Mrs. Gray on the next walk. He thought she sighed. " I do not dare to think you will miss me," be said. She put her delicate handkerchief to her eyes, and, with a voice broken by emo tion, faltered out : " Indeed I shall, Mr. Pendleton. Con way will lose its attraction for me after you are gone." Mr. Pendleton brightened up. "Perhaps I have said more than I should," said the widow, bashfully look ing down. ' But it's so seldom that I meet with a congenial soul that I forget myself in the pleasure of their company." "Dear Mrs. Gray," said Pendleton in a little trepidation, " although our acquaint ance nas neen onet, to me it lias Deen so ple isant that I wish it would always last." "You are very kind," murmured Mrs. Gray. "I have never till now met a woman to whon I felt I could safel v contide mv hai piness. Our acquaintance ha been most linnpv. Mrs. Gray, will you become my wue." Mr, Pendleton telt an answering pres sure irom tne nana winch lie new, and without other response he knew his suit had been favorably received. Whether it was at the widow's sugges tion or his own, Mr. Pendleton could not, ior tne lite 01 mm tell, but somehow be lore the interview was over It was mutu ally agreed that the marriage should be celebrated that very day. so that he would return to Ins business a married man. Ac cordingly they proceeded to a neighbor ing clergyman, by whom the ceremony of ciiaugiiig iirs. uray s name was speedily effected. There might have been a look of tri umph in the new Mrs. Pendleton's eyes but, if so. Job didn't see it. lie was onlv too happy in the thought of presenting to ins menus so cnarming a woman as Mrs Pendleton. He was very comDlacent in the thought of the surprise and envy he wuuiu oeeus on. 1 hern was one request made by his bride that seemed a lirtle singular. She wished him to go to Boston by himself, and she would follow in three days. When heremonstrated.she urged that the change was so new and sudden that she had not nau an opportunity to settle her arrange. nients. 1 his was plausible enough, and alter positive assurances that on Saturday morning she would s'art for the city (it nuw ueing iveunesuayi jod reluctantly bade farewell to his wife, and, as in the solitude of his old bachelor days, wended his way to the counting-room of Messrs. Jones & Pendergrast, i is employers. Arrived in the city, Mr. Pendleton stud ied assiduously the advertisements under the head "lo Let." At last he came up on the following i.otice : "To Let Furnished. A email bouse containing Ave rooms. The owner is obliged to move to a Hcminern cnme ior tne benellt ol his health. Very desirable ior u small fumily. Immediate posses sion will be H'veu." "That will be the very thing," thought Mr. Pendleton. "It will be much better to live snugly in a small house than to be cooped up in a boarding-hou.-e. And I don't think it will beany more expensive, which is certainly a consideration, for my income is not very large." Mr. Pendleton accordingly sought out the landlord, and soon concluded an ar rangement tor the house. He dispatched a letter to Mrs. Pendleton, it Conway, which he judged would be sure to reach her before she left. When the lady received the letter, she said to herself, "I only hope the house will be large enough." W by there should be any doubts in her mind considering that there were only two of them is certainly surprising ; but perhaps future events will show what she meant. According to Mr. Pendleton's pro gramme, his wife, on reaching the Boston depot, was to hire a hack to carry her im mediately to the house provided" for her. This was because he would te so occupied by business cares that he would not be able to spare the time. About six o'clock, Saturday afternoon, Job left his couiring-rootn with a light heart. lie knew that his wife must be al ready in the city. He ran up the steps of his modest dwelling, and, without the ceremony of ringing, entered. He turned the knob of the right-hand door which led to the sitting-room. Before he could open it there seemed a scampering and rush of many feet. Could his wife have company so soon? But on opening the door no one was visible but Mrs. Pendleton, late Mrs. Gray, There seemed to be a tittle luore th ui ordinary Hush upon her brow. But Joo did not notice it. lie advanced hastily, and bade her a cordial welcome to her new home. When he had time to look around him, he noticed a small cap lying " Mary," said he playfully, " how long is it since you have Ui.cu to wearing boys' capsi1" " By the way," returned his wife, " that reminds me, 1 have a little surprise in store for you." " Indeed !" said Job amiably. Come I am all curiosity." ' " Excuse me a moment." Mrs. Pendleton hurried out of the room but quickly returned too quickly alas I for her husband's peace of mind. Behind came, ranging downward like a row of stair, six children three boys and three girls the two oldest boys with their hands iu their pockeis, the. youngest irirl with her Auger in her mouth. Mr. Tendieton rose in consternation, and glar.U wildly at the children. Sow, children," said Mrs. Pendleton. ' what do you gay ?" ' " Wclcomt papa .'" screamed the juve Ue tribe in chorus. "Is this a dream ?" ejaculated Mr. Ten dieton. With a JoOk Of nll-irrhr ".No, Job," 6aid his wile impressively. - - - iui:j arc vuurs iucj- u-'v oiicauy learned to love you from my description. Don't you love " Ves," repeated the children in chorus, -i-apa, won't you give me a contV" .eu me second boy, edging up to Mr. Pendleton. Me, too!" "And me, tool" mother"1." darlings " murmured the mother in loud accents. " Their spirits EL i?n58Bible-' . children, i am sure your new papa who loves you dearly yoSig1 M Ioaal Vo hadLt drt tumtltul 01 copers. UeluUbTflm A rSi UelKttVe eldt boj Tthr cent piece, whereupon the second began to cry because he had only one cent, and tried to get it away from his brother. Thereupon ensued a pugilistic contest, which terminated In both boys being locked In th closet. "Hoys will te boys," remarked Mrs. Pendleton philosophically. " It's rather a pity. Job, we hadn't got a larger house." Job sat down to his dinner with his children around him. He ate lit tle, but the children Beomed blest with ravenous appetites. Job reflected moodily that his salary would never be sufficient for such a brood of cormorants. However, it could not be helped. His employers, In consideration of his pecu liar circumstances, and the rapid increase of his family, have raised his salary two hundred dollars, but even with this ho finds it hard to make both ends meet in these times. Jlforot Don't marry a widow till you have ascertained whether she has Incumbrances. A Little Virginia Romance. At Petersburg, In the yellow fever year, say two decades ngo, when the terrible disease was brought thither from Norfolk by a panic-stricken fugitive from the lat ter city, a certain family had but two sur vivors from the pest, a little girl, and an uncle of hers who had dwelt in the house hold as nurse. The uncle had bravely remained at his post while his brother and sister-in-law were dying; but upon finding himself left in the stricken home at last with only his little niece to keep him company, and that, while the fatal fever yet ravaged all around, he suddenly suffered a reaction of cowardice, and af ter placing the orphan in the care of a neighbor for a day fled hurriedly from the town 110 one knew whither. Like many another fugitive at that time, he might have remained with safety, for the disease abated rapidly thenceforth. Gone, he had, however, and when it was apparent that he would not return perhaps had sunk and died in the contagion elsewhere the deserted child's lonely and helpless situation excited much public spmpathy, resulting at last In her acquisition of an unexpected benefactor. Among the be reaved of the city was a wealthy lady whom sorrow had made a mother for the motherless, and she In her sanctified womanliness, adopted the poor orphan, without reservation, as her own. Thus the little heroine entered upon a life in which all things seem to have been so sufficient for her every need that, but for the one ungracious memory . of her childish trials, there might be no ro mance, even to the record of her subse quent years. It chanced, however, that about 1858 some unkjiown bearer brought to her a letter without address from her long-absent uncle, wherein the writer humbly implored pardon for his abrupt desertion, informed her that he was aware of the good fortune that had befallen her, and with passionate self-reproach, declar ed that she should never hear of him again in this world until, by heaven's blessing, it should be in his power to make her some compensation for leaving her as he had. This communication was wondered at and speculated upon for some time with thoughts that were only forgiving : but as months and years roll ed on without further revelation, it was nearly forgotten at last. Of course the old style novel-reader forsees the sequel. Within the past few days, relates the Petersburg Index, the adopted daughter, now a blooming belle in her first twen ties, has received from China a huge case of curious and highly valuable gifts, ac companied by a letter to " My dear niece," announcing that her uncle is a rich man in the Celestial kingdom, and sends these offerings in token of his risen fortunes and determination to make the recipient an heiress in her own right. All sorts of rich jewelry and wonderfully-carved caskets are among the treasures ; and probably the early summer months will witness the return of the Chinese merchant-prince for a home visit, to tell the strange story of his twenty years' ab sence, invest ins ciepartea brother's daughter with a munificent dowry, and claim her pardon for the one unworthy act of his life, for which more than divine forgiveness is necessary to his peace. A little love romance, now, would make the whole narrative perfect ; and if the Index can add mat ingredient at any future time, it should certainly subserve all po etic precedent and complete the artistic eltect by so doing. Exchange. Men m and Tiiuin. Just the point at which 'Indistinst Ideas 01 meum and tuum ceae to be "absent' nun led" and become "rather strange" Is a difll.iult one to fix upon. Is it books, is it umbrellas, is it canes, is it overcoats ? Books are fairly on the hither side of the mark. A passion even for purloining literature is rather a humane and elevated one. A taste for reading can scarcely, one would think, exist in the same bosom with so low a propensity as thieving. The public conscience is generous upon the subject of umbrellas. But when people go 10 appropriating truies ot a less nuctu ating value, the question then becomes what we call "delicate." There are per sons in every community who do "strange" things; their friends never speak ot It; the secret is kept most ju diciously by the entire village. The indi vidual so addicted is said to be "peculiar." though his friends do not believe that he "nu ans" anv wronsr. Our readers will at once identify the character we wish to designate. Still making a large allow ance ior the number of such "peculiar" people, it can not be that there are enough of them, recognized as such iu the com munity, to account for the fact that the man who loses a gold-headed cane or a nil umnrclla, with his name and address marked upon it, has nine chances out of ten that he will never see it again. Of course, there are. we know, a large class of professional thieves; there is also a still larger class of persons who will ap propriate other people's nronertv whn a chance presents itself, but society has not been prepared to believe that the number of the latter class is so large as the alarm ing iacts would seem to indicate. Leave au overcoat wi'h your address in the pocket, where it is not watched, and, of course, you must get another. Any cane or umbrella, however distinctly marked, will meet the same fate. Now there is a reason why it is unsafe to leave canes and overcoats about. If a hundred people saw the cane, all the honest ones would sup pose it was put there by its owner and that it was none of their business and the honest ones might number ten or fifty or ninety out of the hundred. But when you lose money in the street, the case Is different. Anv man. honest or otherwise, would stop to pick up a note or a greenoacK on tne pavement, snouid a curious experimenter in publio morals take ten tlve-doliar notes, and put each of them into an envelope with his name and address, and drop them carefully at different points of a crowded thorough fare, how many of them would be return ed ! We do not Imagine that any philos opher ever lived who was sufficiently cu rious and sufficiently flush to make the experiment. But our weak faith and our unlucky experience Incline us to the opin ion that very few of these greenbacks thrown upon the waters would be gath ered after many days. We have heard of one old gentleman who turned misan thrope upon being swindled out of some money, and who devoted the remainder of his life- to riding up and down in the omnibus and handing up the fares. In te turning change to the occupants, he al ways added a penny more than was due, and his gratification was Intense when (as happened nine times out of ten) the trav eler looked pleased and surprised and pocketed the money. 1 ne (jmnese nave a very queer notion that a lost valuable Is by right the prop erty of the finder. Should a Chinaman see you pick up bis own lost jewel or dagger In the street, it would never occur to him to claim it. IJe would not claim It, because he could not get It; and he could not get it, because the Chinese sense of Justice and Chinese law are not as thorough as our own. According to our notion, property belongs to the man who earns it, or to the man whs has it by the will of the earner ; hlB own Ill-luck, or even carolessness, can not alter the fact that It Is his Of course, we do not mean to try to prove that a man who finds a cano should return it to the owner. We wished merely to express our MrpleXity as to the number of thoroughly honest people, and the number of the " Indiffer ent nontut,' as Hamlet phrases It. Very unpleasant stories were told abeut the prevalence of thieving In the army. Very unpleasant experience would Indicate that hazy ideas upon property are much more common than we should like to think. The subject is a forbidding one ; the fic tion is that everybody is honest ; and we fancy there is a tendency among public teachers to hold the question at arm's length, and to treat it with a somewhat too refined aversion. Hearth and Home. The Religions Sects. TI1K DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCHES IN TWENTY TEARS. The following table of the various re ligious denominations in this country, compiled from the ninth census report, presents an array of figures Important to consider. These figures Indicate the drift of religious opinion, as exemplified by the church history of the last twenty years. It will be seen by them that church prop erty has more than quadrupled during the last twenty years, while membership has increased only fifty per cent. Other facts are summarized winch suggest thought : Yearn. Membership. Churches. Property. Aeirregnte of nil the clmrches- lS.iO I4,e;t,8 38,061 t 87,328,801 1 m in,128,7ftl 1870 B.,i0:),062 Iteirular Baptists 1M 3,247,069 1.00 8,719,f.51 1S70 8,997,116 Other Baptists 1&T0 f.9, '42 18 0 274,077 1870 8 3,1119 Christian ISoO 303,780 1KB') S1,U16 1S70 ku5,0u2 Con gregationnl 1 50 897,335 1 BO 9 6,351 1870 1,1 7.212 Protestant Episcopal I810 043,598 18 0 847,291) 1870 991,051 Evangelical Association 1S70 193,796 Friends 1850 ' 280,323 18) '.6,04 1870 224,664 Jewish 1850 18,371 I860 34,412 1870 73,265 Lutheran 18fl B19.701 18 0 757,637 1870 177,432 Methodists 1850 4,345,519 18 0 6,259,7-9 1870 6,. 28,209 Moravians 1 f,0 114.0S8 i860 2 ,i16 1870 25,7.0 Mormons 185i) 10,880 1860 1:1,000 1870 87,838 Swedenborgians 1850 fi,60i) 18 0 1S.S95 1870 18.755 Presbyterians ( regular) 1850 2, '79,765 1860 2,088,838 1870 2,198,900 Presbyterians (other) 1850 1(.,189 1860 477,111 1870 499,344 Duteh Reformed 18"aj 182,686 1861 211,i68 1870 22 , 228 German Reformed 1850 10,932 I860 273,Oii7 1870 431,000 Catholic 1850 667,863 liW 1,401,437 1870 1,990,514 54,009 63,082 9,376 11,221 12,857 187 929 1,105 875 2,0-7 2,882 1,725 2,234 2,715 1,459 2,145 2,601 641 726 726 664 36 77 152 1,2,1 2,128 2,776 13,302 19,883 21,337 344 49 07 18 24 171 21 5s 61 4,824 6,'1 5,683 32 1,315 1,388 335 440 468 841 676 1,145 1,2.2 2,550 s,ae 25 "0 140 11 12 18 17 22 ;245 264 310 11 937 530 tiK4 602 17 1,37, "32 851,48381 11.020,855 1,79,378 iHI,-",22l 153.115 1,279,736 2,378,977 853,386 2,518,045 6,125,137 8,0 1,99 13.327.111 25.069,098 11,375,010 21,665,098 0,614,549 2,301,650 1,713,767 2,5l4.t07 3,9 9,660 418,600 1,135,300 6,155,234 2,909,711 5,385, 17 14,917,717 14,825,070 3-1,1, 11 69,8 4,121 444,107 227,450 709,100 87,780 891,101 656,750 115,100 821,208 869,710 14,543,789 24,227,369 47,825,732 27,500 2,613,1. 6 6,436,521 4,116,370 4,453, 50 10,3v9,255 991,780 12, 422,070 5,776,215 9,256,758 26,744,119 6J, 9:5, 586 oeconu Advent 185U 5.250 11,10- 1860 17.120 101,1 lfl.i 31, 55 Shakers ia50 f-,150 ISM) 5 ,29 J 187 1 8,50 Spiritualists U00 8,275 1870 6,970 Unitarians 1850 13-, 067 lf'W 1.18,213 1870 155, CI United Brethren iu Christ- 806,240 39,500 41,000 86,900 7,500 10 ,160 3.280,82 4,333,316 6,282,07 I860. 1870. 4.650 1 i.600 2i5,025 215,115 23 i,219 210,884 1,819, clO TJniversalists ISM) 1860 Is70 1,778,316 2.85 ,091 6,692,325 Strikes. " Uhln the last year there have been numerous attempts on the part of the workingmen to better their condition by demanding higher wages or shorter working hours. Usually this demand is strengthened by the men ceasing to work until such time as their requests be acceded to. These strikes have proved 01 loss both to the cap italist and men. Minions of dollars have been taken from the pockets of both par ties, Desides much ill will engendered b; such proceedings. Strikes in reality do not better the con dition of the workingraan lor this reason because the man has an interest in the business of his employer. The machine shop giving employment to 100 men be comes, in time, a stiindiner bank from which these mendraw their daily wages, If the shop is closed this bank ceases fiav. ment, and the men lose their only source of revenue. But if the laborers refuse to work, on account of their being ill paid they themselves bring misery upon their own neaus. rne owner, on the other hand, in having his machinery lie idle, sustains also a heavy loss. The profit that accrues to him from the sale of his products stops, while ho has still to pay his taxes, etc. The capitalist and laborer are bound together in indissoluble bonds Without the one the other is powerless. 1 here is a mutual exchange of services from the one. wages: from the other, la- bor. It is true that the laboring classes are often oppressed; but it is not needful for them to try to right the matter them selves, except in extreme cases. It is to the benefit of the capital st that he hav skilled labor, and only can he obtain this with high wages. Moreover, bv vlnor high rates for labor, he will stimulate his men to do their best. Let the capitalist rememoer mat tne skiumi artisan will not work for a small remuneration, and their places will be supplied bv those who neicner nave tne ability nor the Incentives to become erood. honest, reliable workmen. Let the laborer bear in mind that wages tend to rise as the business is profitable, and vice vena. Capitalists should be al ways willing to pay for labor well and tney wid lose nothing, but rather eain a great deal. Workingmen should be slow to engage In "strikes" for their grievances wiu surety ue ngiueu in time, strikes only occasion sorrow and misery, and sometimes threaten the ruin of whole lamilies. Let thoughtful men consider tnis point, and surely they will see the fallacy that underlies all "strikes". Ex change. J pdgs Daly, of New York, lately de cided that a son-in-law was bound to sup- pun ma uioiiier-in-iaw, a decision which will occasion grievous surprise generally; but as a set-off, another judge (Larlmore) ruled a short time before that when a man married a wife, he did not marry the whole family. The uncertainty of law is here beautifully exemplified. The town council of a little town in Pomerania, being anxious to raise the customs' dues, and not knowing how to manage it, came to the following decision: the town having only three gates, they determined to open two more, convinced that the receipts would rise in proportion. How to Search for Metals. searchinO tok corrER. The cornw nrp. after exposure, or af ter being dipped In vinegar, are almost invariably green on the surface. They are most abundant near trap-dykes. The pyrites are generally round In lead mines, and in granite and clay slate. Copper very rarely occurs in new iormaiions, as along the Atlantic and Gulf borders, and in the Mississippi valley south of Cairo. SEARCHING FOR LEAD. Lead Is seldom discovered In the sur face soil. It is also In vain to look for It in the coal region and along the coast. It must be sought in steep hills, In lime stone or steep rocks. A surface cut by frequent ravines, or covered by vegeta tion in lines, indicates mineral crevices. The galena from the slate Is said to con taid more silver than that from the lime stone. The purest specimens of galena are poorest In silver : the small veins are richest in the more precious metal. A lead vein is thickest in limestone, thinner in sandstone, and thinnest in slate. SEARCHING FOR SILVER. This metal is usually found with lead pre and native copper. Slates and sand stones Intersected by Igneous rocks, as trap and porphyry, are good localities. Pure silver is often found in or near iron ores and the dark brown zinc blende. The Colorado silver lodes are porous at the surface and colored more or less red or green. Any rock suspected of con taining silver should bepowdered and dis solved In nltHc acid. Pour off the liquid and add to it a solution of salt. If a white powder falls to the bottom, which, upon exposure turns black, there Is silver in it. Silver mines increase in value as in depth, whereas gold diminishes as we descend. SEARCHING FOR GOLD. The paving localities of gold deposits are the slopes of the Eocky and Alleghe ny Mountains. Gold need'not be looked for in the anthracite and bituminous coal fields, nor in limestone rock. It Is seldom found iu the beds of rivers. The thing itself is the surest Indication of its exist ence. If soil or sand is washed, and the particles of gold are not heavy enough to remain at the bottom, but float away, the bed will not pay. Among streams rather higher up among the mountains, and In the gravelly drift covering the slope of the valley below, are the best prospects. Where the steam meets an obstacle in its path, or makes a bend, or has deep holes, there we may look for "pockets" of gold. Black or red sands are usually richest. Gold-bearing rock is a slate or granite abounding in rusty looking quartz veins, the latter con taining iron pyrites or cavities. Almost all iron pyrites and silver ores may be worked for gold. When the quartz veins are thin and numerous rather than mas sive, and lie near the surfacethey are con sidered most profitable. Few veins can be worked with profit very far down. As traces of gold may be found everywhere, no one should Indulge In speculation be fore calculating the per centage and the cost of extraction. Gold hunting, after all, is a lottery, with more blanks than prizes. The substances most frequently mis taken for gold are' iron pyrites, copper pyrites and mica. The precious metal is easily distinguished from these by its malleability (llattening under the hammer) and its great weight, sinking rapidly in water. SEARCHING FOR IRON. Any heavy mineral of a black, brown, red or yellow color may be suspected to be iron. To prove it. dissolve some in oil of vitrol and pour in an infusion of nut gall or oak bark ; if it turns black, iron is present. If a ton of rich magnetic ore costs more than $4 at the furnace, good hemttite more than $3, and poor ores more than Sl.oO or S2, they are too ex pensive to nay. unless iron is unusually iiigh. Deep mining for iron is not profit able. Ueneral speaking, a bed ol good iron ore, a foot thick, will repay the cost of stripping it of soil, etc., twelve feet thick. Bed and yellow earths, called ochers, contain iron. Magnetic ore is easily found by a compass. Underground Treasures, by rraf. James (Jrton. Spiritual Selection. Not mucn more than a year has elapsed since there was given here an account of a marriage, m a western city, between a widow ot tome lortune and spiritual ec centricity, and a poor young man in whom, at their first meeting, she had rec ognized and greeted the husband assigned to her by spiritual influences. When, therefore, the Louisville Ledger chronicles what seems to be a violent dissolution of the same hastily formed partnership, the average reader may not perceive therein mucn occasion ior surprise, it appears from the account of the husband, a Mr. Saterfleld, as given before the City Court oi Liouisviue one day last week, in answer to a charge of misdemeanor preferred by his wife, that In-January, of 1872, while he was sick and penniless in Chicago, a widow bearing the distinguished name of Mrs. David Paul Brown, Jr., from Phila delphia, became acquain'ed with him in his calamity and assured him that their marriage was the Imperious dictation of tne spirit-world, rue lady's age was at lenst double his own, yet she was not un comely ; ami as lie had not a cent in ins pocket, and felt particularly desolate and uviiiiL.q in mo eiunJlCOOt nil 1 caiuiiCDQ iu endow him with her hand and compe tence looked like a benencent providence not to be refused. They were married in February, and removed to Chicago, where, until last November, Mr.Saterlield managed to live in passable harmony with his providential helpmate. In the latter month, however, occurred an episode to which the spiritual family circle is eter nally liable. Mrs. Saterlield fell under the influence of a u medium" hostile to her husband, who made he' believe that the latter had poisoned a certain loaf of bread for her exclusive benefit. Thereupon the alleged " Borgia " was incontinently ar rested, and, although himself devouring a portion of the slandered loaf in court to prove his innocence, exhibited so much wrath against the "medium" that the Judge saw fit to place him under bond to keep the peace, though in his own recog nizance. For the next five or six months the spiritual household preserved at least the outward signs of peace ; but on Mon day of last week the husband was again before the court, upon the wife's charge of profane misdemeanor. Mrs. Sater field'8 accusation was. that on Sabbath morning, just as the prisoner was rising from bed, he remarked that he thought he would " make himself a toddy." To this she opposed the sacred character of the day : and. in order to prevent his sin of desecration, seized the family bottle and poured Its contents upon the floor, whereat the prisoner, after a sickly de monstration of shaking his fist and in forming her that he was his own master, went elsewhere for his beverage. Upon his return she warned him that he should be arrested next day for his violation of the Sabbath, and. in the meantime, should expect him to be " perfectly sober " when she came back herself from all-day church. She bad never known him to be intoxi cated, she said, nor had be ever ill-treated her seriously; but It was her desire for tbo court to tnflict some penalty for the Irreligious offense she had described. Not only did the magistrate marvel at thU ap peal, out, Mr. Suterneld was Deside nimseii with anguish at, such persecution, and besought Of the law deliverance from his intolerable matrimonial bondage. He was treated, he said, far more like a son-in-law than like a husband, and should certainly commit suicide If things went on in this manner. The bewildered Court finally placed him under nominal bond of $1,000 for one year, to make the best that he could of his situation, and he went off in custody of his wife, with a countenance upon Which the frhastlv smiln of enforced resignation was rather less cheerful than ,iarl'96t scowl of despair. Mi York WW VI Ka FIELD A5D FAMILY. The Poult World declares that a thrifty fowl will drink fifteen or twenty times a day if It has the chance, and still oftener In a close coop or hot weather. P. L. Hart tells the New Enaland Far mer that a horse may be speedily cured of cribbing by hollowing out a trough two incnes deep in tne upper edge oi me man ger and keeping it filled with yellow snuff. Tomato-Soup. Boll one pint canned tomatoes for twenty minutes In one pint water, then add ono pint milt very grad ually, that it may not curdle ; season as for oyster-soup, and serve with hot crack ers or squares of toasted bread. Children's Bins. Do all mothers know that children's bibs, made of light rubber cloth, and pinked, or bound with ribbon, are very serviceable for table use, only needing to be cleaned by rubbing witn a damp cloth ? Suet Pudding. Take one teacup of chopped suet, one of sour milk, and one of molasses i also a teaspooh of saleratus. Add flour to make it stiff. Use one teacup of raisins, one of currants, one teaspoon of each kind of spice, and three eggs. Boil three hours. Mountain CaEk. Take one pound of sugar, one-half pound of butter, one pound of flour, six eggs ; beat the eggs separately. Add one cup of sweet milk, one teaspoon of soda, two of cream-of-tartar. Make a frosting of three eggs and lay the same as jelly cake. Flavor the cake with lemon, but the frosting with vanilla. M arblkd Veal. Take some cold roast ed fillet of veal, season it with spices, and beat it in a mortar. Skin a cold dried tongue, cut it up, and pound It to a panto, adding to it nearly its weight of fresh but ter ; put some of the veal into pots, then stow in lumps of the pounded tongue. Put in another layer of veal, and again more tongue ; press it down and pour clarified butter on the top. This cuts very prettily, like veined marble. The dressed white meat of cither fowl, rabbit, or turkey, will answer for the purpose as well as veal, Ohio Journal. Rhubarb Pie. Prepare the stalks by peeling off the thin, reddish skin, and cut- Llllg 111 11(111 VI 1,111 cc-iitii wzi -iuiu iiicw;o winch spread evenly in your crust-lined tins. Sift on a little Hour, to which add a bit of butter and a teacup of sugar, if for a large pie. However, when it is desira ble ,to economise sugar, or when a very sharp, sour taste is not relished, a pinch of soda may bo used to advantage, with less sugar, as it goes far toward neutra lizing the acid. (We would here add: save all your surplus pie-plant, prepare as for use, and dry in the sun, as stove heat turns it dark colored. Soak and stew for winter use. with sugar and soda as above tor pies. It makes also a nice sauce for tea.) Wood's Magazine. Early Lambs. We do not mention the subject of caring for early lambs because farmers are not aware of their duties, but as a reminder. It is well known that for market an early lamb is worth more than a late one, and it follows that extra care should be taken of the first. It is not economy to attempt to watch the flock in the field, and assist the lambs as they appear, but provision should be made for their protection beiore mat period. .t,wes that are soon to suckle should be sepa rated from the flock, and put where they will not be subject to exposuie, even it the lambs should not come on a stormy nignt. Mieep nave again Decome valua ble, both for the wool and meat they fur nish, and these should be incentives to watchfulness, if humanity does not lead to it. Whers lambs become chilled, take them at once to the house, and after being in a warm room lor hall an hour, put them under the fctove where it is quite hot, and give them milk from the mother until they become able to walk, and then take them back to the sheep. If the mother is not inclined to her own off spring, shut the two up In a small pen or box together for a day or two, and hold the ewe a few times for the lamb to draw his rations. Ohio Farmer. Fruits and Vegetables. In fruit growing, remember that fruits are like grain and vegetable crops, in this, that they must i:ave manure to keep up iertuity Unlike vegetables and grain, however, their feeding roots are mostly at the sur- tace, it is best, tnereiore, annually to top-dress fruit trees. If manure cannot be had, any fresh earth from ditches or road sides, spread half an inch or so un der the trees, will have a wonderful effect liii eed, we do not know but that for the peav tree a thin layer of road sand is one ot the best oi manures, v e nave seen ap ples thrive au.azingly with a coating of coal ashes. In vegetable garden culture it must be remembered that we have to operate the reverse of what we do in fruit culture. A woody growth is what we require for fruit trees ; but we need for vegetables a soft, spongy, succulent char acter, tne very reverse oi tins, r or tnis end the ground cannot be too deep, too rich, or too much cultivated. The hoe and the rake should be kept continually going, loosening the surface and admit ting ' air and light," as the old books used to say. There is not only an advantage in tins for the direct benefit of the plant, but an early use of those tools keeps down the weeds, and thus we save labor. It Is a great thing to be "forehanded" in the weed war. Gardner Monthly. A Curious Climate. The climate of Peru is set forth by a correspouucnii us eAceeuiugiy peculiar and strange. It never rains there, we are told, but during certain seasons, and when the atmosphere is filled with clouds, "dew falls so thick, heavy and continuous that it will saturate the heavi est clothing in less than half an hour." The coming and going of the clouds that distill this dew is another strange thing connected with 1'eru. The changes are reported so rapid and violent as to startle the stranger. One may be walking along the street, glorying in the rich warmth of the sunshine, and admiring the deep, clear blue sky. when suddenly, ana al most imperceptibly, a change takes place, "and from the southward a mass of dark clouds come rolling swiftly across the fir mament, and soon the blue sky is re placed by a somber pall, and to the glor ious sunshine succeeds a drizzling, pene trating mist." And this is also as sudden ly changed again; even while one is pre paring to guard against the mist, the sun light and the sky re-appear in all thiir brightness and beauty. Pain Killer. In another column will be found the advertisement of Davis' Pain Kil ler. There is probably no other preparation manufactured that has become so much of a household word as the Pain Killer. For thirty ycurg it has stood before the public, and the Innumerable testimonials that have been called forth voluntarily, testify fully to its merits. When you need a fumily medi cine buy the Pain KiUer. m Many people, when attacked with a puin in the back, or other symptom of derange ment of the kidneys, have recourse to Gin, for its diuretic properties. .Now, the Juni per Berry, from which Gin is made, is pos sessed of highly valuable remedial proper ties, but the quantity contaiaed in the dis tilled spirit is too small to be of much avail, beside the danger of acquiring an appetite for alcoholic stimulants. Une of the ingre dients in Parker's Compound Fluid Ex tract Buchu is Juniper, but in the shape of a highly concentrated fluid extract, pos sessing all the virtues and none of the dele terious principles of the berry. la short, in this combination there is presented to the sufferer a remedy unsurpassed. Sold by all druggists, everywhere. Tested by Time. For Throat Diseases, Colds, and Coughs, " Brown's Bronchial Tra ck" have proved their efficacy by a test ot many years. To lit a Cold have it own way U to as sist in laying tiie foundation of Consumption. To cure the most stubborn Cough or Cuid you nave only (O use jumuiouuy ux. iyue tijuw Wrant, ' ' What Next ? The April number Is mil, M always, of sprightly, entertaining and InntrnctiYe reading for the girls and boys. Its snocesi seema qnlte remarkable, for though only fourteen months old, the publisher announces a circulation already attained of 8S.O0O copies, and still rapidly Increasing. 80 centa a .year, wltha1.00chromo to each ubscrlber. Speci men copy S cento. Joitw B. Aldkw, Publisher, Chicago, I1U What la Year I.lffe Worth T No estjmate can be made of the value of a hnman life. It Is beyond appraisement. The wealth of the world weighed agalntt tt weuld kick the beam. Yet how many prWSous lives are thrown away un wittingly. The laws or health are simple enough, but they are not generally understood, and even when understood are too often disregarded. At this season, for example, when It Is expedient that the physli-al system should be toned, regulated and purified to enable It U) endure without injury the Intense heats of summer, how many theusands even of tile feeMe and delicate, neglect to fortify themselves In this way against a known danger. Who Is so Ignorant as not to be aware that Hostet- ter's B'tmach Outers, If when taken regularly, are a sure protection against lntermlttents, remit tents, and all epidemics engendered by the vapor- laden atmosphere of spring ? Who does not knew that the same wholesome tonic and alterative. If taken at proper Intervals throughout the summer. will prevent fevers, bilious attacks, headache. colic, nervous debility, llndlgestlon, and all the leng catalogue of Ills to which heat and malaria give rise. Whoever wants a clean bill of health for the most enerratlng season of the year, should take time by the forelock and commence a course nf this uncqualed vegetable Invlgorant now. If yon have Chills and Fever, or any form of Fever nnd Ague, take Slmllenberger's Antidote ana save a aoctor-s oni. every uruggini u TITHE V writing to advertisers please mention the v V name 01 tnis paper Epizooty Cold. Epizooty Cough If negleoted, will result in CONSUMPTION! YOUR REMEDY IS What the Doctor Say Am on Woolly. M. D.. of Kosclnsco Co.. Ini., Bftys: " For three yenrs past I have uned Allen's Lung Bal sam extensively In my practice, and I am satisfied there Is no better tuedlclno for lung diseases lu use." Isaac A. Doran, M. D.( of Logan Co.. O., saysi "Allen's Lung Hal Bam not only sells rapidly, but Rtvea perfect satisfaction In every case within my knowl edge. Having confidence in It, and knowing that It possesses valuable medicinal properties, I freely use It In my dally practice, and with unbounded suc cess. Ab an expectorant, It Is most certainly far ahead of any preparation I have ever yet known." Nathaniel Harris. M. D.. of Mlddlebury, Vt., says: " 1 have no doubt It will soon become a classical rem edial agent for the cure of all diseases of the Throat. Bronchial Tubes and Lungs." Dr, Lloyd, of Ohio, surgeon in the army during the war, from exposure, contracted consumption, he says : " I have no hesitancy la saying that It was by the une of your Lung Balsam that I am now alive and enJovinir health.' ur. t letcher. of Lexington Mo., sftvt! " I reeom. mend your Balsam in lend your lift learn in orefe reference to any other medl cine for Coughs, and it ca ave BHiiBiacuon. urs. vvusontx warn, pnysiciansanu aruggiBts, write irom Centrerliie. Tenn.: "ve pure We purchased Allen'i Lung Balsam, and it sellB rapidly, we are practising pn) Hiuiniia, hb wen uruKicHn, Buu uiKO pleasure in recommending great remedy, Buch as we know this tu ue. fW Physicians do not recommend ft medicine which has no merit. "What they say about Allen'ft ljitng Balsam can be taken as a fact. Let all af flicted teat tt at once, and be convinced of its real merits. It Is harmless to the most delicate child. It contains no Opium In any form. Directions accompany each bottle. Call for Allen's Lung Balsam. J. N. HARRIS & CO.p Proprietors, CINCINNATI, OHIO. tW For Bale by all Medicine Dealer. 12,000,000 ACRES! x Cheap Farms! Tne cheapiht ULiTD in mabki r, tor sale by the In the Obbat Platte Valley. 3,000,000 Acres in Central Nebraska How for sale In tracts of forty acres and npwarris o "1ve and ten ykar8 ekedit at6fkbcknt. ko ao vance interest required. Mild and healthful clihate, fertile soil, an abundance of oood water. THE bKST MARKET IN THE WEBT! The great MlnliiK re Rtons of Wyoming, Colorado, llt.h and Ne vada, being supplied by the farmers In the Plattk VALLEY. Soldiers Entitled to a Homestead of 160 Acres. THE BEST LOCATIONS FOB COLONIES. FREE HOMES FOR ALL I Millions of achbs of choice Government Lands open for entry under the Homestead Law, near this Great Railroad, with Rood markets and all the conveniences of an Ola settled country. Free passes to purchasers of Railroad Land. Sectional Maps.showlnu the Land, also new edition of Descriptive Pamphlet with new Maps Mailed Fbek F.vertwiikbb. Address, o. F. DAVIS, land Commissioner U. P. B. J?H Omaha, Neb. PORTABLE Soda Fountains. 40.830. 73 and s 100. ' GOOD, DVHABLE AND CHEAP! SHIPPED READY FOR U8E, Manufactured by J. W. CHAPMAN &CO., Madison, Ind. tW Send for Circular. 1 MOTHERS! MOTHERS ! ! MOTHERS!!! fall to procure. MRS. WINS. SYKl'f FOR WS BOOTUIMG CHILDREN TEETHING. This valuable preparation has been used with KKV 1! FAILING SUCCESS IN THOUSANDS OF CAbKS. it not only relieves the child from pain, but lnvig- orates the stomach and bowelB, corrects acidit' Lv. ai HQ Kira tone anu euerpy 10 mo wucae system. ak.o lubtuully relieve It Will Griping In tne Boweli and Wlnji Colic. b'11, It the BEST and 8UHKST RKMFDY IN rHK WOULD, lu all caes of DYSKNTKU-Y AND MAIUtllCKA IN t'HILDl.KN, whether arising from elhlng or any otl . r cause. Depend upon It, mothers, It will give rest to your selves, and Belief and Health to sour Infanta, Be sure and call for "MRS.- WIN8L0WS SOOTHING 8TKUP," Havlmrthefac-stmtla of "CUETI8 PERKINS" ot Hie outblde wrupper. I erSold py druzclsts throughout the world. DR. WH1TTIER, " "bIWIVJ11"1' Lonnftit enKugd, aod mt lunceiIu! .hjaltil&u of'tb are, Cotmu'titiuQ or itituiililelfrefl. U.tl or write. nlnta to Stock Breeders; tells bow to breed male or female. Sent for 2Jo. h. 11. Silver, faleni.O. THB NATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA Is now com pleted and ready for Canvassers. Agents and Canvassers Wanted. Address NATIONAL, ENCY. CLOi'tDIA PUBLISHING CO., Box MM, u. Y. 60 a week for Agents; local or traveling; steady employment- Wbbsteb A Co. ,737 Broadway, X.V. MAMMOTH PUMPKIN. From one seed of this uew species there waa ralseu last year the largest Pumpkin ever grown In America, weighing S87 ts. 6 seeds sent post-paid for 25 ceuta. or 12 seeds for 6e cents. " T. H. GREGORY, Davenport, Iowa. St A H Tff Week IN CASH t good AgenU, C4:U Address A. Coulter A Co., Chf rlotU.Vleb! . OVT wear that Spring Truss, which Is killing Iuu oi-uii i,,r ctreu ar lor HUWK'M XAfcTIU BELT TRl'BS, wi"h ifS eusv to wear as a garter, and has cured patleuU lu from ft to 25 weeks. Address Hoi HENKV HOWE, Council Bluffs. Iowa. BOOK of Medical Wooden. Should be read by alL Seut free for stamps. Addrets UU. BONAf AHIK,ClaaiuiU.O. Uihi Business tmi of St, Lo Parties In making pnrehasea In M. Leaia, nee. na will de well te cot thta ent as a reference, na they are the leading lines of business. nouses la their various nuns, imowrv &co: CO A r,8iLoni lot (OS !. MAIN ST - And Agfa Horns Cotton Mills", St. boms tSASV CAHHZAGES iCHEEVEH, EURCHAUD & CO' 608 North Fourth 8treet, LjJ"3end for Catalogue and Price Llst."n KERN, STEBER & 811 niHHKtl SlUUl! SEED Lrv. W. a it k t in r , (Recently nrtU9 nrm oi . v vbtu vw.j Wholesale Dealer in iBOOTS & SHOES,) it.i ft i6 Washington Ave., opposite S. C Davis ftCo's new store, St. Louis, Mo. 3IENOWN, Grunt Paelfln Bpi' ,8 Broadway, St. Lo fee and mis, Mo E. P. GLEASON &.CO., pole Agents for American Spring Wagons. No 1 N. Main St., St. Louis, sena ior catalogue. ISODA WATER APPARATUS! enf for llluntrnted Catalogue. BotUeri' Outfit sad Supplies st Esitera Pilcff. IB. R. LIPPINC0TT, Western Depotl IN. W. cor. 8th & St. Charles Sts., St. Louis 1 1 Dolmay Win 5 Dealers in JN alive ana roreig Vin Delmay, Amsur, Boquet No. 8n Broadway, LUDLOW, SAYLOR & CO WIRE I WIRE GOODS 219 & 221 Market Street. SBSZlTt&CO FLOI Com: BO FLOUR, GRAIN and GENERAL Commission Merchants, s E. BOO &. 501 NORTH LEVEE CllhinAV flt (t VKA1U OUHUHI We have made the selection and BHHBOBBai sale oi Sunday School SCHOOL Libraries and Requisites .SLlLjU. a srtt iAi.TY. BOOKS, J. W- McINTYRE, 4 S Mil Street. -t. I.nllls, Trln. JAM DEUiaiTEUSK woul'l not he without tt for tun times Its sub eurijitlnu prU-e. Ktcif Aitn Vailks, Kearney Junction, HullUloCo., Nebraska. TIu; above is a fair Runmle of hiiimrjlB of let ters received by the Sr. Louih Midland Kahmek, the cheapest ami h;iwlsomest agricultural am! family rmrnul in this country ; eight inures, forty columns, 'IFTV -:T A riAII. Clubs of ten for ti. Two saiiipln copies of fllflei ent flatcH for three cent stamp. t Is giving perfe'-t satisfaction everywhere. Try It. Address BOWMAN MATTHKWS, Ibiblisbcrs, 414 N. Third Street, St. Louis, Mo, fff Established 1S30.1 Wuipi - Li s, - r irriTUC aK.anwn an, xi nil I isji Manufacturers of Paws. BrPKlllOH TO ALL OTHERS. EVERY SAW WARRANTED. Files, Belting and Machinery. E7I.I1)ERAL DlHCOUNTStU Hrnce asis anu circulars iree. C0 WELCH & GRIFFITHS, Itomon, ninsn., and KetrolC, Mich. USE the KelsirnrinSRh Lock and Support to FASTEN TOUR WINDOWS! No pprin to break, i cutting of sash; cbeap, dura, blc, vury eaBlly aitplfitl-holds sush at any place de sired, and a self futficner when t tie sash Is down. Send stamp for circular C'ireulnr and stx copper-bronzed iocks seni 10 any auuress in me l . n., posipam, on re ceipt of 50c. Liberal Inducements to the trade. Agents wnntcd. Address ttr'ninger tiasU Lock Co.,lso. 418 Market street, HurrM'urg, Pa I Kor illustration of this cheapest and brst lock, see Wood' Uvusekold MKtgazinetNA Indcptndent&c.&ii A OF. XT- WANTED FOR BEHIND m SCENES IN WASHINGTON. The spiciest and bst selling book ever published. It tells all about the great Cmlit Mvbitier Scandnl Senatorial Briberies, Congressmen, Kings, Lob bies, and the Womle.-l'til Mights ot the national Capital. It sells quick Bend for circulars, and see our terms and a full description of the work Address National Publishing Co., bt Louis, Mo. $10 toJLJ2(J per day. Agents wanted eve rywhere. Particulars tree. AIK A CO., til. Louis. Mo. liolmble Kerned v iu Dihpr- scs of the Kidney sand Uri nary Organs. For Rheuma tism, Dropsy, Gravel, Boils. oatu ASiBl-utjea, IUIUH, 11 UUtt no Bupenor. Tones up the ! system after Ague- Phy sio. ana prescribe it. Bold by all Druggists. AGENTS WANTED Pond t2S for Splendid I'ros pectus. FOB TIIH LIFE AND TIMES OF HORACE GREELEY, :iy L. I. Inoersoll. An unbiased, non-partlzan Life ot tills Great Man, with extended nottccB of many of ids otemporary Statesmen and .lournallxts. This rk Is gotten up In superior style, Koyal Oetaro of paces, fully lllustrati'd. A great ojmor'jinlty for AL'entn. For riVserlptlou address UUIuN ruit I.K'lllNO CO., Chicago, ill. tl r 4lOfi per day! Aprntswantcd I Allclassesof U)J IU workliiftpeopli-.of otthcrBi-x.youiiKor old, make more money tit work for us lu tlieir spare moments or all the time limn at anything elre. Partic ulars free. Address li. hllnnoli & Co., Portland. Maine AMERICAN SAWS." II EST IN THK WORLD. biov.iu,k-tot:iej t'i:cri, ns, i'i::!roii,'.TK! ciioks t its. tyend frir Pamphlet to JIEUICAX SAW CO., -NEW YORK. WORKING CLASS MALE or FFMAIR. &, nle eiuployment.at home, day nrevenin ; nocap'ital requir ed; full Instruction, and valuable package of good sent sreoby mail. A ddress, with hiz cent return stani sweek iruarantemi. Kespeot ai. iuuws t;u..loC;ortlaodtrW., New York. iTHEA - NECTAR 18 A VUHK BI.AIK TEA. with the Kreen tea flavor. War ranted to suit all tastes. For sal. everywhere. And lor sale whole sale only by the Great Atlantic A PaclIicTeat'o.191 Kultonst.and 4Churebst.N.Y.P.O.box6S0 Bend for Tbea-Neetar circular. Wowing Machine IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD. AeS',"nV.IBS.!fdf. Sen(l circular. Address, "DOMkbT IU" 8KWINO MACHINE CO..S.Y. Sweet Chestnut Trees and Seed, &c. 100fo?M risrl.?.ree,,p,!,t",,1 b7 nil or Kfci per i soe. a efce! fut cntin ornlantU.g a BfrnaaV eaSawfi,!!. An "'""rated circular free; alto KreenhoMSS,Uee,,' ne J beautiful XeSnnJufeVd'ds- BT0KR8,HAIiKlS0N ft CO., ww,!!! lu, xAtuaiy. unto. iij-Ai,uiai of the TTrST.Hon.W.E. VV i 0NDEES Boundless VV EBB. Author. Our new plan (S mnsniflrent Chruinos l'RRR) tinmeHtfly niccwftif. KIO i-upUal enouah.lt no rlaka. AGENTS WANTED riiu,ete. K.HAKNAiroau it Co.,Cinciunatl& Chicago. GREATEST CURIOSITY in the world. Tsefnl 872.00 'n.W!PfcAw want. Parlie.u. . w ra, p.. A,ou.t jjq Box 2481. A.K.K., 8.L. i 0-8U9 DR. A i Co. a wine. m , ( S WEET FLAVOR St. Louis, Mo. 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