A Ride for Lire. There was a beautiful clear stream of water, named Bluff creek, running through camp, which supplied bathing facilities to the officers and men, a priv ilege which but few allowed to pass unim proved. Whether to avoid the publicity attending localities near camp, or to seek a point In the bed of the stream where the water was fresh and undisturbed, or from a motive different from cither of these, two of our young officers mounted their torses one (lay without saddles and rode down the valley of the stream perhaps a mile or more in search of a bathing place. Discovering ono to their taste, they dis mounted, secured their horses, and, after disposing of their apparel on the green sward covering the banks, were soon floating and floundering In the water like a pair of young porpoises. How long they had been enjoying this healthful recrea tion, or how much longer they might have remained, Is not necesary to the story. One of them happening to glance toward their horses observed the latter in a state of great trepidation. Hastening from the water to the bank, he discovered the cause of the strange conduct on the part of the norses, wnicn was noinmg more nor less than a party of about thirty Indian war riors, mounted, and stealthily making their way toward the bathing party, evidently having their eyes on the latter, and Intent upon their capture. Here was a condition of affairs that was at least as unexpected as it was unwelcome. Quickly calling out to his companion, who was still in the water unconscious of approaching danger, the one on shore made haste to unfasten the horses and prcpara for flight. Fortunate ly the Indians, who were now within a few hundred yards of the officers, were coming from the direction opposite camp, leaving the line of retreat of the officers open. No sooner did the warriors find that their approach was discovered than they put their ponies to their best speed, hoping to capture the officers before the latter could have time to mount and get their horses under headway. The two of ficers in the meanwhile were far from idle ; no flesh brushes or bathing towels were required to restore a healthy circu lation, nor was time wasted in an idle at tempt to make a toilet. If they had sought their bathing ground from motives of retirement or delicacy, no such senti ments were exhibited now, for, catching up their wardrobe from the ground with one hand and seizing the bridle rein with the other, one leap and they were on their horses' backs and riding toward camp for dear life. They were not exactly in the condition of Flora McFlimsy, with noth ing to wear, but to all intents and pur poses might as well have been so. Then followed a race which, but for the risk incurred by two of the riders, might well be compared to that of John Gilpin. Both of the officers were experienced horse men ; but what experienced horseman would willingly be thrust upon the bare back of a flying steed, minus all apparel, neither boots, breeches, nor saddle, not even the spurs and shirt-collar, which are said to constitute the full uniform of a Georgian colonel, and when so disposed of, to have three or four score of hideously painted and feathered savages, well mounted and near at hand, straining every nerve and urglnsr their fleet footed war ponies to their highest fcpeed in order that the scalps of the ex perienced horsemen might be added to the other human trophies which grace their lodges ? Truly this was one of the occa . sions when personal appearance is noth ing, and "a man's a man for a' that," so at least thought our amateur Mazeppas as they came dashing toward camp, ever and anon casting anxious glances over their shoulders at their pursuers, who de spite every exertion of the former, were surely overhauling their pale-faced broth ers. To the pursued, camn seemed a lons- way in the distance, while the shouts of tne warriors, each time seeminar nearer than before, warned them to urge their steeds to their fastest pace. In a few mo ments the occupants ef camn discovered the approach of this strangely appealing party, ic was an easy matter to recog nize the warriors, but who could name the two who rode at the front ? The pur suing warriors, seeing that they were not likely to overtake and capture the two knights of the bath, slackened their pace and sent a volley of arrows after them. A few moments later and the two officers were safe inside the lines, where they lost no time in making their way to their tents to attend to certain matters relating to their toilet which the sudden appearance of their dusky visitors had prevented. It was a long time before they ceased to hear allusions made by their comrades to the cut and style of their riding suit. Gen. O. A, Custar, in Galaxy for May, Hope for Spain. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, was excessively annoyed when his sister Louise married the sandy-haired. Marquis of Lome, but what will fi say to the pros pect of having Mr. James Gordon Bennett of the New Voik Herald for a brother-in-law ? An apocryphal correspondent of a Pennsylvania newspaper announces that the gallant Commodore Is in love with a sister of the Princess Alexandra, that the course of true love never runs smooth, and that a castle Is to be built in Spain im mediately for the use of the happy pair. Nor does the tide of glory that encircles the New York boy pause here In its rise. He is to succeed Amadeus on the throne of bpain, as President or King, it matters little which. St. James being the patron saint of Spain, and America being the off spring of Uastile and Arragon, it is sup posed that a King James would be accept able to the enthusiastic populace. With youth, the na'ional religion, a Danish princess, and a fortune for his trump cards, the hand held by the Commodore is strong enough to "see" Castelar and his fellow-republicans, and "go him one bet ter." From the United States a Louis Philippe find a Napoleon went successively to claim the crown of France, and Gari baldi, the Staten Island dyer, was sum moned hence to erect a tlirone in Italy. Why may not Spain have like good for tune? The fact is that royalty should consider itself honored by an infusion of the fresh, young blood of free America, and if there is any condescension in the case it is on the side of the sovereign citi zen of the United States, who has all the world from which to choose a bride. Graphic. Advice to Young Ladies. The following sensible article comes to us across the continent, in the San Fran cisco News Letter : At i he agricultural fair in Santa Clara, prizes were offered for the best cooks among the unmarried ladies. This is a move in the right direction, and we hail the fact as an evidence that we are to re turn to the simplicity of early times, when our wives were help-meets instead of "help-eats;" when the young wife brought to the matrimonial copartnership a wil lingness to bear her share of the burden and labor of life ; when one silk frock, one china tea-set, half a dozen of silver spoons, and counterpanes of her own patchwork, were evidences of the simplic ity of her taste, the economy of her life, and the promises of future industry. Now the young bride must begin where her mother leaves off. Her outfit is a trous seau, a gorgeous house, rich in upholstery, mirrors, carvings, and ornamentations of paint, plaster, silk, and velvet ; she tneers at a cottage where love is, and prefers the cheap and showy boarding-house to her own but humbler home. The Santa Clara fair gives not only a prize for the best young cook who can manage a cheap and economical dinner, but other prizes will be hanging round within scent of savory Viands to nose themselves out a wife awkward, beardless, robust young farm ers, ready to offer- themselves, their vir tuous lives, their industrious habits, their well-tilled forms, to a bride who will know how to preside over the multifa rious duties of a home in the country. We advise our city girls to g In and win. Show the country maiden that you, too, know how to broil and bake, fry and stew; then, for the finish to your feast, give an extra dessert something to tickle the farmer's palate, and ten to one you will steal away from tho country girl the honors and lovers of the day. And when the farmer's boy a-wooing comes, accept bis hard hand and honest lieart as a surer anchor and a firmer trust than tho half gentleman, half-hoodlum, who parts his nalr In the middle, and offers to share with you the chances in his lottery of ine. lr we nau a thousand sweetnearts, we would advise all save one to go to the country. If we had a thousand genteel, half-starved, city friends, fighting the grinning fiend of genteel poverty, striv ing to keep up appearances, living beyond their means, in constant dread of what the world would say, slaves to society, we would say, go to the country. With half-a-hundred acres of God's soil, vou mav live happy, healthful, independent, self- respecteci, anu contented. Unclean Faces. It is a startling and somewhat amusing fact, that the majority of people's faces are seldom clean. Generally, the habit of washing the face In the mornlnsr prevails. but with many persons is the only time In twenty-four hours that this ablution takes plaae. With some women there exists a preludice against washinsr their -faces at all ; thev believe that bathinc and rub bing produce eruptions that the skin of tne lace is handsomer the less it is washed. Men return from business, and, before en tering tne drawing-room, retire to their dressing apartments to " wash their hands and brush their hair," unconscious that their faces are not clean. Ladies come home from a shopping excursion or a drive in the park, and arrange their toi lets without touching their faces, except to uust tnem witn powuer as tne last act of embellishment. We Invariably send the children to their nurse to have their faces washed before dinner, or a dozen times daily ; but because we are men and women, and have not streaks of black across cheek or nose, we do not question the cleanliness of our faces. It is taken ror granted. that the faces of adult crea tion are clean, unless It be those of ma chinists, chimney-sweeps, or coal-heavers We are certainlv impressed with the mud dy complexion of Mrs. Slovenly, and re mark how " sallow" Mrs. Slipshod has become, but it did not occur to us that their faces are always soiled. We meet Miss Blank on the promenade, who has risen late and washed hurriedly, leaving the sleepy bugs in the corners of her eves; we exclaim : " Had Miss Blank a clear skin, how pretty she would be." We should not believe that It was rarely that juiss isianK's lace was tnorougiuy wasned; that it was usually covered with " Orien tal Cream" and dust, which being slept in at night, and but half removed in the morning, soon changes the natural purity of the skin. There is no portion of the body that re quires so much care as to cleanliness as the face. It is the receptacle for the dHst from the room day and night. It receives the siftings blown from the ash barrels and coal carts, and all impurities in the streets. Specks of oily dandruff from the hair are hourly falling on the face, and the most conservative of us are constantly placing our faces against something that soils, from the cheek of the sour babv. who Is the pet of the household, to the shaggy coat of Romp, the dog, whom we stoop to fondle now and then, saying nothing of the kittens who brush against the side of our.faces, from the backs of our easy chair twenty tunes daily, and whom we know to have fleas. If the persons who are otherwise fastidiously nice would be as proportionately particular to keep their faces clean we should see more of the fair, glowing complexions, and less of tne yeiiow, laued sKins, with sallow lines about the neck. There is nothing that so beautilles the face as its freshness and cleanliness from the frequent use of water. with gentle friction. There is more truth than poetry in the stale observation of per.ons looMng two or three shades whiter after their ablutions. The face is fairer after washing, because It Is cleaner, and when It Is not often bathed it is badly soiled. That the face be thoroughly washed at night, with a little line soap to remove any greasy sub' stance mat may nave settled in the eye- orows or crevices 01 tne ieatures, is esscn tial for their perfect cleanliness. The eyes require particular washing to pre serve tneir Deauty and strength ot sight. How few persons consider this when they wipe them over once a day with a wash rag or sponge ! "Cleanliness is next to godliness." Moses' face "shone" when he descended from the mount where he had been talking with God. If ours do not shine with a holy light, they may with a glowing freshness from the frequent use 01 coiu water. js. r. vom. Advertiser. The Protestant Sisterhoods. The growth and increase of Protestant sisterhoods in tins country seems to Indi cate that the system supplies a grateful re lief to that large class of young women who, possessing an abounding religious sentiment, are dissatisfied with the nar row pettiness of their lives and aspire to express their devoutness in generous ueeus. ine uatnonc nuneries have swal lowed great numbers of these modern St. Theresas, but the establishment of Pro testant orders retaining pretty much all the romantic paraphernalia that pertains to the Homish nuns, has done away, to a great extent, with the excuse for apos tasy. The idea was first carried out In Kalserworth, Prussia, some flftv vears ago, when lit. Fleidner commenced, un der great discouragement, an Institution which has since developed Into one of the marvel chanties ot the world. Shortly after, similar communities were estab lished in England, only to meet, at first, with great unpopularity and even the zest of martyrdom, the sisters being stoned bv mobs and abused by the press; but since then their good and charitable deeds have made them respected and beloved by all. Now, Sweden, France, Germany and Rus sia have their Protestant sisterhoods, and on this side the water there are a number of communities under the auspices of the episcopal church scattered up and down through the country. In New York city there are three separate communities. The Sisters of the Holy Communion, the oldest organization in the country, have charge of St. Luke's Hospital. The Sis ters of the Good Shepherd zealously en gago In missionary work on Randall's Island, visit the localities of misery and vice in the city, gather in little children to the industrial school, and put forth everv effort to reclaim fallen womei. The strongest society of all is that of St. Mary, with Dr. Morgan Dix of Trinity Church as its inspiration and guide. This community consists of twenty-five sisters, ana, iiKe nearly an tne others, is com posed of three orders sisters, probation ers and associates. Each society wears a a distinctive dress of its own, of which black serge, close bonnet and vail, with emblazoned cross upon the breast, are the main features close ly resembling, in deed, the dress of the Catholic orders. Although these sisters are not bound by perpetual vows, the garb once adopted is never laid aside. Most of the membeis are women of education and refinement ; their life is one of self-denial and indus try, and their aim consists in bi ing con tent with food and raiment and doing whatever work is given them with thank fulness of heart. Exchange. Mr. Verplanck Colvin, who has been surveying the Adirondack region, reports that the highest water in New York State, and the true source of the Hudson River, is a little lake in a chasm between two peaks ou the south side of Mount, Marcy, four thousand two hundred and ninety three miles above the level of the sea. j THE GOAT AND THE SWING. BY t. 1. TnoWBRIDOI. A little story, with a moral For voting lolk who are prone to quarrel. Olrt folks are wise and do not need it, Of course I they therefore will not read It. A Tlolons goat, one day, had found His way Into forbidden gTound, When, coming to the garden-swing, He spied a most prodigious thing A ram, a monster to his mind, W ltn beau belorc and head beiunu I Its shape was odd no hoof, were seen, Hut without legs it stood between Two upright, lofty posts of oak, w nn loreneaa really lor a stroke . Though hut a harmless ornament Carved on the scat, It seemed Intent On barring the intruder's wayi wnuene, aiirnncing, seemea to say: " Who is this snrlv fellow h.re? Two heads, no tall it's mighty queer! A most insulting conntcnanocl'' With stamp of foot and angry glance He curbed his threatening neck and stood liefore the passive thing of wood. ' You winked as I was going by I Vou did not I What tell me 1 11c? Take that!" And at the swing he sprung) A sounding thump! It backward swung, And, set in motion by the blow, Swayed menacingly to and fro. "Ha! you will fight? A quarrelsome chap, I knew you were I You'll get a rap! I'll crack your skull ! " A headlong Jump ; Another and a louder bump! The swing, as if with kindling wrath Came rushing back along the path. The (rout, astonished, shook his head. Winked hard, turned round, grew mad and said, v niaini I'll teacn you wno i ami" (Or seemed to say) ' ' you rascal ram, To pick a fight with me, when I 8o quietly am passing by I Your head or mine ! ' ' A thundering stroke The cracking horns met crashing oak! Then came a dull and mullled sound, And something rolled along the ground, Got up, looked sad appeared to say, " Your head's too hard!" and limped away Quite humbly, in a rumpled coat, A dustier and a wiser gout! Our Young Fotks. Romance on Kettle River. A young man named Henry Bretlandt, nnrnrl 9-3 ,K,V,r tiarl l,non an amrewn unm,. where along the line of the N. P., met at St. rain, last summer, susic r. Hingic freit, a girl of 15, a daughter of a German settler living near Kettle river, and an in timacy sprung up between them. They corresponded lor a while, Dtit one oi Hen ry's letters happening to fall into the hands of Susie'3 brother, Wilhelm, there was a big explosion on the part of her lather aud mother, who in strong lan guage denounced the cunning lover, and informed her that the thing must be stopped at once. And, as they thought, it was. A few months ago, however, Susie was missed from the breakfast table, and on searching her room it was ascertained that she had not been in her bed, and that her wardrobe had gone with her. There was now real alarm in the family and the brother was sent to look for the lost girl. He wandered about for a num ber of days without finding his missing sister, nor was she heard from until a few weeks ago, when a lumberman Informed the family there was a young couple liv inf in a newly-built log cabin on Kettle river, some live or six miles above Its en trance into the St. Croix. From this lumberman's description of the pair the family were satisfied It was Susie and her lover, and the father and brother resolved to pay them a visit. This they did the next day, and were surprised to nnu tne runaways livinir comfortably, but occu pying separate rooms. The cabin, though small, was divided into two apartments and furnished comfortably. On askimr why there were two rooms Bretlandt said they were not wedded yet and he had respected his Intended enough to show her his designs were not those of a villain, hut of a man. The reason the wedded knot had not been tied was owing to the circumstance that the minister who was to marry them had failed t come to their home as he had promised to do, and Susie, being under age, was afraid to leave the house to get married lest her parents should capture and send her to some Cincinnati relatives, which was something she so much dreaded, and which her mother had repeatedly threat ened. Thus they were forced to live un der one roof, but did so virtuously. After some persuasion on the part of the girl's brother, who instantly recognized the ti ue gentleman In Bretlandt, the old man cave his consent to the union of the two lovers. It was then resolved that the marriage should take place the follow ing Sunday at Susie's home. In conversing with the forgiven lover, old Mr. Englefreit ascertained that Snsle, after the discovery of their secret corres pondence, had managed to get a letter to her intended, who, having previously se lected a. quarter section of land, went to work and put up his cabin and furnished it. When all was ready he went for Su sie, and she being apprised that the min ister to unite them was to be on hand at their future home in the wilds, jumped aboard a temporary sled Henry had pro vided, and was drawn by him some eight miles to their forest residence. On arriving there, the minister not be ing on hand, she wept bitterly and wanted to go back, but Henry assuaged her grief and proposed the separate room business. to which she acceded. The pair were duly married at the resi dence of the girl's parents on the follow ing Sunday, and now they as well as their connexions are happy. St.Paul Press. An Act to Enconrnge the Growth of Tim- heron Western prairies. Be U enacted by the Senate and House of Rrm-Mfn- rnntie oj the United Stale! oj iminiu, vk grctt etsembled! Rnrvrtnn 1 Tk.i .....nn who shall plant. protect, and keep in healthy flowing condition lor ton years forty acres of timber, the trees there on not being more than twelve feet apart each way, on any quarter-section ""J ' V r,"""' lands of the United Staten, shall be entitled to a patent for the whole of said quarter-section at the expiration of said ten years, on milking proof ol such fact by not less than two creditable witnes ses ! Provided, That only one quarter in any sec- nun hiuui bc mils granreu. , , . , , Sue. a. That the person applying for the ben efit of this act shall, upon application to the reg ister of the land ofllee in which he or she is about to make such entry, make allldavlt before said register or receiver that said entry 1b made forttie cultivation of timber, and upon filing said allida vit with said register or receiver, and on payment of ten dollars, he or she shall thereupon be per- iiiuieu 10 enier tne quantity oi uum biwh--'. , Provided, however, That no certificate shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expira tion of at least inn v (nil's from the date ot such entry) and if at the expiration of such time, or at ny Miitewuiun tnrec years uiL'reniwi.iiiriitiDv" making such entry, or if he or she bedead, his or her heirs or legal representatives, shall prsve by two creditable witnesses that he, she or they have nlanted and for not Inns than ten vears have cul tivated and protected such quantify and character ui muuer as aioresaltl, iney enau iewic wic ent for such ntmrtpr-npeHon of land. okc. . j nat It at any time auer me iiiing ui said affidavit, and prior to the issuing of the pa tent lor the said land, it shall bo proven, after due notice to the party making such entry and claiming to cultivate sucn iimuer, 10 uie bihiohh, tion of the Register of the land ofuce, that such person has abandoned or failed to cultivate, pro tect, and keen it in irond condition such timber, then, and In that event, said land shall revert to uie uuliuu unties. Sua. 4. That each and everv tierson who, un der the provisions of an act entitled ' ' An act to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain," approved May twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, or any amendment there to, havinir a homestead on said miblio domain, who. at the end of the third year of his or her residence thereon, shall have under cultivation for two years, one acreof timber, the trees there on not being more than twelve feet apart each way, and in a good thrifty condition, for each and every sixteen acres of said homestead, shall, upon duu proof of said fact by two credible wit nesses, receive his or her patent for said home, stead. $bc. IS. That no land acnuired under nrovl. sio-'S of this act Bhall, in any event, become 11 able to the satisfaction of any debt or debts con' tracted prior to the issuing of patent therefor. Sec. 0. That the Commissioner of the Gene ral Land Oflh-e is hereby required to prepare and issue such rules and regulations consistent with this act as shall be necessary and proper to carry its provisions into effect) and that the registers and the receivers of the several lBnd offices shall be entitled to receive the same compensation for any lands entered tinder the provisions of this that they are now entitled to receive when the same quantity of land is entered with money. skc. . mat tne mm section oi me act en titled "An act in addition to un act to punish crimes against the United States, and lor other purposes," approved March Hhird, eighteen hundred and lifty-Beven, shall extend to all oaths, affirmations, and affidavits required or au tliorizca ny tins act. Approved, March 3, 1873. Spooks. A Pittsburgh paper says that for the past four months the prisoners confined in the jail at Uniontown have contended that that Institution was haunted : that peculiar sounds have been heard every night, after the lights had been extin guished, and the prisoners were all locked up in their cells. The inmates declare that when the town clock strikes twelve a ghost commences its nightly rounds through the jail. First they will hear something like a person walking over the iron grating that extends over the entire inside of the jail over the cells. The ghost drags a chain over this grating, making a peculiar noise. Then they will hear one end of it drop on the pavement beneath. and hear the ghost fasten the other end of it to the iron bars above. When fastened itdescends the chain, rattling it terrifically after it gets down. It then walks around the jail outside where the prisoners are permitted to exercise themselves in the daytime. The lloor of the jail is composed entirely of Iron. The ghost drags a chain over the lloor and rattles it furiously. Af ter making seeming thorough inspection in this manner, the ghost unlocks the door and enters the inside of th grating that surrounds the cells. First it goes up the iron stairs to tho upper tier of cells, drag einsr the chains after it. It sroes to every cell that contains a prisoner, takes hold of the bars and rattles the door furiously, After making the ronnds ot the upper cells it descends to the lower tier and goes through the same actions, always drag on being interrogated by the sheriff or his deputies, declare that it is not imagina tion, but that a ghost does really visit them every night just after the town clock strikes twelve. It stays just long enough to go through the actions spoken ot above ; tnen it goes to the chain sus pended from the iron bars above the lloor rattling It furiously, a-cends, draws the chain up, walks over the bars, aud nothing more is heard of it till twelve the next night. The prisoners confined in their cells have often spoken to it, but received no answer to their questions. . Tills state of affairs has created a great deal of cx citement about the court-house. Sheriff Messmore and his deputies have kept the thing quiet for a long time, thinking that it was a story gotten up by the prisoners in order to have a light kept burning in the jail all night. But burning a light in the jail did not hava the effect to stop the ghostly visits. It made its nightly visits regularly, and although the prisoners could not see any person who would pre' sent themselves before their cell doors, the ghost would come, rattling his chains more furious than ever, go to the cell doors and rattle them as though he would tear them from their fastenings, and then depart as usual. The tiling Is getting to be quite a serious matter, but we have not heard yet what action the sheriu win take to get rid of this ghostly visitor. It is to be regretted that the account omits to state whether the ghost furnishes its own chain or whether one belonging to the county. It would be satisfactory to have tnat question settled. The German Heart-Breakers. They do some things in Germany dif ferent from our customs, and much better than we do. A marriage engagement is, with the Germans, a more serious thing than it is with us. It carries with it the force of a solemn compact, and some of tne responsibilities ot a marriage contract already performed. The engagement is known to all the friends of the parties ; it is published in the newspaper, and is re garded as almost as irrevocable as mar riage itself. In Cassel two armv officers one of them a count and an adjutant, were discussing the susceptibility of women, and the count made a wager with the other, that he, poor as he was, could win the affections of any rich heiress the two might agree upon, and become engaged to marry her. They settled that the count Bnouia lay siege to tne neart oi a very pretty and very rich young girl, the daugh ter of a widow whose former husband was a noted gambler. The suit succeeded, the engagement was soon made and published. The count was victorious and won the bet, it being agorgeous wine supper. He then thought the joke had gone about far enough, and wrote the young lady that it would be impossible for him to keep the engage ment to marry her, because ber father was a gambler. The affair made a great deal 01 public scandal, and the uerman enron icler of these events states that the story came to the ears of the Emperor. William, who strongly disapproved of the whole proceedings of ids army officers. The supper was prepared, and the count and his friends were about sitting down to their viands and champagne, when an order came for thn arrest of the two off! cers, who had so disgraced their cloth and manufactured scandal. They were not permitted even to drink their wine, and are now awaiting a trial by court-martial. That's the way they treat these harmless little jokes in Germany. Exchange. Tub Pall Mall Gazette says, apropos of air. xroiiope'8 new Australian dook, mat " the colonial man comes nearer to being uninteresting than any other variety of the species," FIELD AND FAMILY. Battrr Pcddino. One cup of milk, one cup of flour, one egg. a larger punning is wanted, mix it in uiu ihuio proportion ; a little salt. Steam or boil. Ai'i't.K Float. To one ouart of apples, partially stewed and well mashed, put the wnites ot three eggs well ooaien,nnu lour heaping tablespoonfuls of loaf sugar; beat them together for fifteen minutes, and eat with rich milk and nutmeg. Dish iron Brkakpast. Take half a doz en, or as many as necessary, good cook ing apples, cut tnem in snces oi auoui, quarter of an inch thick have ready a pan of fresh, hot lard. Drop the slices in and fry brown. A little sugar sprinkled over Improves them. Serve hot. Packino Egos. A " country maiuon" talis the "Cnuntrv Gentleman" how to pack eggs. She says : "Grease them wrdl with Inrd. and pack them well, with big end up, in bran. Begin with a row at the bottom, ana nil in wiui uruu-, nnu nu continue till the stone jar (or half barrel) is"11- , Scotch Cake. One pound of fine flour, a naif nnnn rl nf frpflh butter, ft half Dound of finely sifted loaf sugar: mix wen in a paste, roll out an Inch thick In a square Rhmip. ninch the edces so as to form small .v.i.v. v ------- 7 - - A. . points; ornament with comfits and orange chips ; bake In a quick oven. When of a pale lemon color, it Is done. This is easy made nnd vorv nice. Orange Cream. Boll rind of an orange tanrlpr. heat, it fine. Put In it a SPOOn ful of brandy, the juice of an orange, four ounces of loaf sugar, and yolks of four eggs then Dear, aitogctner ior ieu unu iitoa TVion hv rlpo-rpRS nour in one Pint of boiling cream, beat until cold, put into custard cups, set in a deep dish or boiling water and let them stand until cold. Put strips of orange around the top of each. Fish Chowder. Fry three or tour slices of salt pork in a deep kettle. When crisp take it out and put into the kettle, first, a laver of sliced potatoes, then one of fish, and then one of onions, alternat ing with a layer oi nsn until an is usea. Pepper it well, add boiling water enough to cover the whole, and boil half an hour. Put In half a pint of milk and cook it live minutes longer, gently, to prevent burn ing. The fish should be freshly caught. The best for a chowder is naouocn. Wash for Fruit Trees. The follow ing is a wash used bv William Saunders, of the government gardens, at Washing ton : Put half a bushel of lime and four Eounds of powdered sulphur in a tight arrel, slaking the lima with hot water: the mouth ol the barrel being covered with a cloth. This is reduced to the con sistency of ordinary whitewash, and at the time of application half an ounce of carbolic acid is added to each gallon of liquid. Mr. Saunders says : " I gener ally apply it In the spring, before the leaves make their appearance, but I am convinced it would be more effective it applied later ; but then it is difficult to do so when the tree is in foliage." Mr. Saun ders applies the wash not only to the stem ot the tree, but to some extent to tne main branches. N. E. Homestead. Oxions should be sown as earl'v In the spring as the ground Is in condition to worn, tnat is, so soon as tne sou is in a thoroughly friable state. Five pounds ot seed is the proper quantity to sow, al though this is much more than can stan.l to mature, but enough must be sown to insure a stand in any event ; six to eight pounds is sometimes sown. The large Wethersfield red are the most hardy, but we should unhesitatingly recommend Danver's yellow as the best for market. It is of fine quality, is hardy, produces well, keeps well and always commands a better price than the red onion. Tho proper soil is a rich friable loam. The richer the better, although they may be. grown on a great variety ol sons it dry We should not advise sowing on prairie crtrl nltVmiirrh tlirten ia im ni.tfnr enll tlttin hazel bush land, when new, and upon this excellent crops have been raised in lowa. The proper soil having been selected, the larger the ciop is cultivated on the same land, and the richer this land is made. the greater will be the success In cultivat ing this crop. Oatmeal Pouripge. This is so much in demand, that it has been introduced into the bills of faro of the best restau rants, though few serve it well cooked, that is, boiled long enough. To insure this, se a brown pipkin, instead of a tin saucepan : have it two-thirds full of boil ing water, into which put half a teasoooiv ful of salt. Into this drop the oatmeal with one hand, stirring with a wooden spatula held by the other. When It is the thickness of mush, cover it and set it where It will keep boiling slowly for an hour, beating it up occasionally to keep it wen mixed, and tree from lumps, uish and eat it hot. with cold milk or cream Butter and sugar melted upon it destroy its fine diuretic qualities, and make it really less palatable. Porridge, gruel, thin cakes and a sort of crackers, are the principal methods of using oatmeal. As a breakfast dish, the porridge made in the way described above has no superior. It stimulates the action of the liver, and, In conjunction with cranberries, eaten witli a sauce, will restore a torpid liver to healthful activity, if employed for the morning meal, to the exclusion of fried meats and potatoes, broiled ham, and the line. Commendatory. While we would not curtail any of the privileges of the fair sex, and least of all those connected with their personal adorn ment, we can but commend the action of a theatrical manager in one of our Western cities, who has established a rule that la dies who wish to secure front seats must agree to appear without, their steeple coiffures. A similar regulation is much needed in all of our places of amusement, It needs no argument to prove that the purchaser of one seat in a theater has no right, legal or moral, to destroy the value 01 several seats behind by putting an un necessary obstruction between them and tne stage ; out tnis is lust wnat women do when they appear with the present taslilonatjle abominations on tneir neaas As it is impossible to see over them, and uncomfortable to keep one's neck on the stretch to see around tnem, tne unfortun ate possessor of a seat behind a lady thus elongated has his evening's entertain ment spoiled, and his temper soured. In front sits his thoughtless tormentor, en joying the play, wholly unconscious or careless of the fact that she is the private ly anathematized cause of so much dis comfort to her neighbors. An lndlgmmt audierce would rise against a man thus offending, but the natural gallantry of the sterner sex obliges it to suffer in silence when a lady trespasses on a right. Ap- pleton's Journal. Pain Killer. In another column will be found the advertisement ol Davis' 1'ain Kil ler. There is probably no other preparation mnniifnpturfid that has become so much of a household word as the Pain Killer. For thirty vears it has stood before the public, and the innumerable testimonials that have been called forth voluntarily, testify fully to its merits. When you neea a lamliy medi cine buy the Pain Killer. In all cases of excessive drinking, the liver and kidneys will be round seriously anecteo The stomach refuses to act, and cannot re tain the necessary food. The nerves are un strunir. and the man feels truly wretched, Of course, in bucIi cases, the first thing is to eease the use of alcoholic stimulants, then restore the disorganized liver and kidneys to their normal conditien. No medicine will so effectually do this as Parkbr's Com pound Fluid Extract Buchu. If taken according to directions, no doubts need be entertaiued of obtaining prompt and effec tual reuer. tsoia oy au urugtfists, every- where. 4 Coughs and Colds. Those who are suf fering from Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, tc, should try " Brown's Mrtnchial Trothss." Git Rid of a Colo at Onci by using Dr Jayne'Bxueotorant, a certain cure for all Pul monary and Bronchial Affect Ions. The Science ok IIealth for Mav opens With "Health against Fasnion," umsiraieu. "The Diet and Itegimen or ft Nursing Mother" Is Important) "Seasonable Dishes," with illus trations) "Teeth among Different Nations)" "Disease and Its Treatment)" "Popular Physi ology)" "Flatulence and Heart-burn)" "Health of Mechanics)" "Diet and Character)" "Min eral Food for Man)" "American veriui Chinese Medicine" These, with the Informatton con tained in answers to, correspondents, and other valuable notes, make tip a good number or this excellent magazine. Subscription price only i a year) single numbers 20 cents) three months, on trial, for 28 cento. Address S. B. Wells, 3S9 Brondway, New York. The Milwaukee Monthly. The April number of this popular Magazine Is a charming one. Its fine new coyer gives U an at tractive appearance In keeping with Its excellent table of contents, and the Illustrated frontispiece is lovely. Writers should make a note of the fact that the publisher Is offering fifty dollars for the best short story. Send a stamp for a speci men copy to T. J. tlllmore, Milwaukee, Wis. Spring In the Clearing. In newly oleared regions of country, spring Is always an unhealthy season. The virgin soil, en riched by decomposed vegetable matter, sends up, when first bared to the sunshine, volumes of mlas '- rai- ,of iprn matlc vapor that generates every variety of Inter mittent and remittent fever. All low laying, swampy districts, the deltas of rivers, the prai ries, the salt-marshes on the coast, the bayou the Gulf States, and the shores of the northern lakes are also visited at this Beasoi by malarious epidemics that nroitrate no Inconsiderable num. ber of their inhabitants. TMb ought not to be, for It can easily he prevented. No fact In medical history Is better established than the fact that Ilostetler's Stomach Bitters will avert every spe cles of malarious disorder. A course of this stand ard tonic and alterative commenced In advance of the unhealthy season and continued regularly until Its close, will prove an absolute protection agalnBt chills and fever, bilious remittent fever and other complaints of a periodical type, as well as agatust the disturbances in the digestive organs and bow. els. so common at this period of the year. As a remedy for dyspepsia, biliousness, liver disease. nervous disorders, physical weakness, rheuma tlsm. melancholy, hysteria, and aliments to which the weaker sex are exclusively subject, Hostet- ter's Hitters has no competitor at home or abroad If von have Ague In any form, you will save both time and money by trying hhallenberger's Antidote at once, lliecureis immediate. "trrHEX writing to advertisers please ment.on the Y T name 01 tills paper' Epizooty Cold. Epizooty Cough. If negleoted, will result in CONSUMPTION! YOUR REMEDY IS ALLEN'S LM B.ILS.DI! What the Doctor i "ay. Amen Woolly, M. D.. of Kosoltiso Co.. Ini.,sayf"t For three vears nasi I have used Ailcn'e Lunir Hal sain extensively In my practice, and 1 am satipfled there U no better medicine fur lung diseases In use." lftaac A. Doran. M. D.. of Loean Co.. O.. Bars; "Allen's Lung HalBRin not only sells rapidly, hut gives perfect satlsittctian in every case within mv knowl edge. Having confidence in It, and knowing that U poascBsea vaiuaoio meuieinai properties, i ireeiy use it in my daily practice, nnd with unbounded suc cess, as anexpectorant.it is most certainly faruhead Nathaniel Harris. M, D of rtiddiehurv,' vt, says: " I have no doubt it will Boon become a classical rem- eoiai agent ior the cure or an diseases oi the Ihroat, I 1I UUUIIUU 1 BUCH UllU .UIIgB. I Dr. Llovd. of Ohio, sureeon in the armv dnrinc thn war, Irom exposure, contracted consumption, he says : 1 have no hesitancy in B85ing that it was by the use of your Lung Balsam that 1 am now alive and iijuying ntiann. Dr. Fletcher, of T.fTlnfftnn. Mo., nnvit? " T rninm. menu your naisam m preference to any other medi cine ior uougns. aim it gave satistaction." Lira. vusoii ward, physicians ana drugglatB, write We pur nirchased Allen's Lung Balsam, and it sells rapidly, V f art nr irncttslng physicians, as well as druggists, and take pleasure in reeomuieudi us a groat remedy, such as vre know thin to bo." rw FhyBiclans do not recommend a medicine 'filch has no merit. What thev buv nhmit, Alin' ljiinff HalHRin can be taken as a fact. Let nil af flicted test it at once, and he convinced of Its rtl uterus. It In harmless to the most delicate child. It contains no Opium In any form. Directions accompany each bottle. Call fur Allen's Lung Balsam. J. N. HARRIS & CO.. Proprietors. CINCINNATI, OniO. C7 For Snle by all Medicine Dealers. t W AfBiU U tksLHwOiweekgiiaranteed.Kos!octn- I bleeinoloviueut.athome. d:torpveniii2:nocauitalrt!ouir ed; full instructions and valuable package of goods sent I nee uj man. nimrvna, n uu J utMiL rciurii Bi-iimii, ax. lUUAUa uo.,itU)rU&mUst.,Aew iork. DR. Lor. WHITT1ER, Gl7 STbiWiI9!1i80TEEET Oil til' li:llltlihl!' Sweet Chestnut Trees and Seed, &c. Fine Yearling Trees, postpaid by mall. 12 for 100 for $3. Nuts. In excellent condition for planting, per ft, 50c ; S lbs, 91. An illustrated circular free; ;ilso a 56-page catalogue free, of new, rare and beautiful greenhouse and bedding plants. Nineteenth yunr.'OO BTOliRS. HAliRISON A CO.. Paiuettvillu, Lake County, Ohio, $10 toA20 per day. rvwherfc A Kent, wanter ere- Particulars ircti. BLA1K & CO bt. Louis, Mo. a nrilT 111 A UTrn for Hewitt Flutlnir and HUtll I O IIHH I CU Pollshlns; Irons. .arK proau. auu'b uv js.. .uauiGoaai... itoom 10, l-nicago. RRFif FST miRlhSITV inthoworid. r8cfi wwi.iwwii i and instructive. l(i,(K) telling weekly. Price 50 cents. No humbug. Address ur.uuuEj a. njiAitu a i;u., isosion, Alas. 1 MOTHERS! MOTHERS! J MOTHERS!!! full to prscure AIKfe. WIN. OW'S SOOTHING SYRI'i "Oil CHILDREN TEETHING. This valuable nrenaratlon has been used with SKv 1!-1' AILING Sl'CCESS IN THOUBANDSOE CASKS. II nul onli' relieves the child from nain. but ihvil" orates the stomach and bowels, corrects acldltv, and elves tone aud energy to the whole system. U wll' alo instantly relieve Griping in the Bowels and Wind Colic We believe It the BEST and StTOKST KfcMEDY IN THE WOULD. In all cases of DY8ENTEI1.Y JiT liiAUKiiuiA is LiiiLin.ir.., wuetuer aiislnr Jir lecuuiiK or any oti- r caue. Depend upon It, mothers, It will gtve rest to y iur Bttitc, auu Relief end Health to Vour Infun'i Be sure and call for MRS, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYK0P," flavins the fac simile of "CURTIS PEUKINS ii the outside wrapper. tysold by druggists throiiKhout the world. '"AMERICAN SAWS." BEST IN THK WORLD. 'MOVAIH.i:-TOOTIIIil CIHC'I'I.AHK, I'KlIl'OltATKIl t HOSS CUTS. t;. nd for Paim.ulatto AMERICAN SAW CO., NEW YORK. MAMMOTH PUMPKIN. From one seed of this new species there was raised ist vear the largest Puinnkln ever erowu In America. weii in 5U7 lbs. 5 seeds sent post-paid for 25 ceuU, medi for 66 cents. T. ti. GREGORY, Davenport, Iowa. "TTEALTH& of the TTTEST. Hon.W.E. VV ONDEES Boundles. VV EBBLAur' Our new plan (3 nmgmncent uiirouio. rBKK) immnwli mvcenM. ll I'lJful muuph. Si no ri.k.. . firilTC til ilTrn ior tul0 Ureat lllu8tratfd AutN I O WAIl I tU Hook. Send for coiifideutial term,titc. . II akm a'ohd & Co.,Ciuciuuatl& Chicago. EACH WEEK AOENT8 WANT. I i.UU Kl. UmlnesB leu-Uluiate. l'artlcu. wr. trwa. a. wuivin, di. ioui., , Mo. Box UXI- fl f Per Week IN C'AMII t good Agent.. OT-w Addreai A. Coulter A Co. . Cti.rlotL.Micn. Hint, to Stock Breeder.; tell, how to breed male or leiuale. bent for 26c. L. B. tjllver, baleiu.O, Paring employment for yo.ng and old everywhere F articular, free. Addrem Crbeu & Co, bi. Louis, The Leading Business Mm of St. Louis, Parties In making nnrehnnes In St. Louis, will do well to rut this out na a reference, ao hey are the lending houses In their various lines of Diisiness. LItlMIIS, llllOWIV sk-CS- 101 10 n. MAIM T., i And Agt's Home Cotton Mills, bt. Lotusi 5 RefriEsrari.WltGr Coders' BOWS Ji Utttuua tf wwuus. ICHEEVER, BURCHARD & CO- 508 North Fourth Street, LttJScnd for Catalogue and Price Mst.'g 5 KERN, STEBER & SEED! ail ZKiisriEa. TlVnwtratM Catnlngilc. fr-o. llriiTW ttoll (KeoentlT or tne nrm oi n. n-,." Wholesale Dealers in iBOOTS & SHOES,) Uia & i6 Washington Ave., opposite i b. C. V Davis & Co's new store, bt. Louis , aio. n. ivieinx JcinT3E 1 Also Propr'r of Great . Colfee Mills, 818 Hroa. s MENOWN, aGU Paelfte Spice and Hrnadwav. St. LoUU, MO ' E. P. GLEASON &CO.. ASWnU. IMPLEMENTS1 t r.i att. rrrvns. 6 ole Agents for American Spring Wagons. No t li N. Main St., St.Louis. Send for Catalogue. SODAW 1 Send ft 1 Bottlcn' Ou B. R. LI M. W.cor SODA WATER APPARATUS) 'or llhistratea catalogue. itQt and Sunpllcf at Eastern Pilccl. LIPPINCOTT, Western Depot! cor. 8th & St. Charles Sts., St. Louis 1 1 LUDLOW, SAYLOR & CO S7IRE1WIREG00DS 219 & 221 Market Street. CO FLOUR, GRAIN nnd GENERAL Commission Merchants 500 & 501 NORTH LEVEE IO studying the Intkknational Texts, and I those tliiit are not, are advised to tend lor the Americnn AV Svhottl Work-t now In Its 4th I vear. Bv iminv regard ml us the best help for I iHI NlftAY K'll4Oli I.V.SStkHiM. KtdlOOl I teachers publlsHted . single copies, 15 ms. I a year. J, W. iciiiis , I'utuisner, No. I ti. Filth Mivct, St. Louis, Mo, 12,000,000 ACRES! Cheap Farms! the cnKAPKsT LAXD ix MAKES r, for Bale by tho SIPUT, In the Grbat Platts Valley. 3,000,000 Acres in Central Nebraska wow for Bale in tracts of forty acres nnd upwards on . IV IE AM) TK.N Y K A IES bltF.Uli A J VANCE INTEKKST ItKOUIREP. Mild and ukaltnful climate, fertile soil, am ABUNDANCE OF OOOp WATF.lt, THK BKST MAliKfiT IN THK WEST! The great Mining regions of Wy iming, Colorado. Vt..h and Ne vada, being supplied by thu farmers in tho Plattu Valley. Soldiers Entitled to a Homestead of 160 Acres. TIIK BEST LOCATION'S FOU (OLONJES. FREE HOMES FOR ALL! Million's or apt-a of choice Uovernmeiit Lands open for entry under the Homestead Law, near this Great Kailuoad, with good markets and all the conveniences of an old settled country. rree pusses 10 purcnusers oi uaiirona Laiui. Sectional Mans, showlmr tho Land, also new edition of Descriptive Pamphlet with nkw Maps M.ulko Fbee Evehtwheke. Address, O. F. DAVIS, Land Commiasioner V. P. 1!. ?., Omaha, Neb. PORTA II LE MsSoda Fountains. PitffrSFjf SH0.830.S7.Jauit!!ilUil. GOOD, i UK ABLE AND CHEAP! fcUUTED HEADY 1'Oli USE, Manufactured hy J. W. CHAPMAN & CO., Madison, lad. fy Send lor Circular. ilCEffi TOM s for TO FOR THE LIFE AM) TIMES OF HORACE GREELEY, Ity Ii. I). iNOKitHOLL. An unbiased, noii-pnrtlziin Lifu j of this Crrat Man, with extt'iKh'fl notifies of munv of his tloti'innorury Statesmen unit .Journalists. This work Is put i 'Mi up in superior style, JiuyHl Oet;iYt) nf two paires, fully illurttrateil. A irrupt oimorfjniliy fnr AK'-nta. t or description nddreaa UMON PUli MMUXU CO.,tMcAgo,lU. I AM )E!iIIITEnPK woiiM not he without it lor ten lhm:a lis sub- Surijrthm lui.-e, IfieiiAKn VAU.ii, Iveaniev .1 miet nn. Itnlliilo t 'n. . Kehraska. Tho aliovt Is a fair mtmnle of'liuiHlreds of let ters received hy the Sr. I.oluh Miih.amj Faumkh, lilts elieatH'sl Hkid handstiirifsl airrlcult nral and lainilv : Journal in lliia connlrv; eitfht pages, forty columns., I Vil-'TV t'lATM A YlUll, Clubs often lor $4. Two sample copies ot ottlerent out et tor tnreti cent etanip. It is jrivtitfr pert'M-t Patlpfaetion ev-rv where. Try it Address UOWMAN & MATTFIKWd, PiihlinlieiP. 411 JJ TMrd ntr-xt, Ht. Louia, MO. tit FEstabliuhed 1830.1 V V b n CX, m IIIB I m m I I Manufacture of Haws. SUPKHIOH TO ALL OTHKUS. - SftFIIes, Belting and Machinery. f-LIHERAL PlSCUU.NTS.Jfc3 . . 5?"Frice lists aud Circulars free Cft WELCH & GRIFFITHS. loMlon, Alrnw,! aud Keti oit, Midi. USE the heUlnttaaSSrSh Lock and Sumiort to FASTEN YGURVVIDSVYS! No Bprlnp to break, m cutting of sauli; cncap, dura, ble, vry pfislly applied' holds sash at any place, de sired, and a self fastuner when the cash U down. Send stump fur circular Circular and six copper-bronzed locks sent to any address in the U. K., postpaid, on re ceipt of 'JM;. Liberal Inducements to the trade. Agents wanted. Address Ieslncer bash Lock Co.,IsQ.4l8 Market F-trret. Harrlshur?, Pa (For illustration of thl cheapest and best lock, Bee Wood' Mo uithoUl Magttzmet A. Y, Ituieptudenta.Q 1SW i"l Kaa all the JklediciualnroD- ertios of Crab Orchard I 'KZ3aurmeBof Ky. Has noociual I Mm Nausea, Headache. Dyo- B1 pepsia, Costiveneas, Bilious laj Diseases audiila iuotdent to VfCt hot weather. Beat laxative L-CJ in the world, bold by alllnSl DrUKRisttL rTl Sewing Machine IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD. Agent. Wanted. Bond for circular. Aildret. "DOMjiblK:" 6KWINU MACHINE CO..N.T. D fl fl V of, Ml'lJIcol Wonder.. Should be read by Dll. BONAl'AUl'E, Cini-lmiutt.O. (tK -(tjOA perdnyl A pints wanted I Allclaesesof HJ IU !4U workiuKiicui)e, of eltheravx.youugor old, muko more mom' ut v ork for us iu Ihelr Bpara moment, or ull tho time than at anything else. Purtlo. ular. free. Address U. Btlnsou ti Co., Portland, Mulno. ITHEA - NECTAR ia a rvK BLACK TKA. with the green tea flavor. War ranted to suit all testes. For fiale everywhere. A ml tor Hal wllu- aale only by the Great Atlantic A raclncTeaCo.191 Kultou st.und iA Church st.N.Y.P.O.uox ibol Bend tor 'I'hea-NeHar ;'rcular. A.N.K., 8. it. I (I -lol DR. WH1TTIER. hmJ&?l IB3 V a 1 VDolmay Win Co. Dealers in Native and Foreign Wine. '11' IVinDelmay, f Sir7?KT No. 817 Broadway, St. Louis. Mo. mm 4