FARM, GARDEN ASU HOUSEHOLD. How John Johnston Appllm Manure nnd (irow. Corn. John Johnston of Geneva, N. Y. (now eighty-Bevcn years old), is acknowledged to be the moat successful, common sense, practical fnrmor in the United Stntcs. We notice Hint the Elmira (N. Y.) Hun bandman has an account of a late visit to this venerable farmer. The farm, on which he has lived since 1821, Was pur chased soon after reselling this country from Scotland, and the land at the time was not thought to be valuable, as the crops that grew on it were light. ' But it was fortunate for me," said Mr. John ston, that I had learned in the old coun try the value of manure, and how to ap ply it. It wns fortunate also that I understood the advantage of draining, for I soon found that was the first great want of my farm. 1 sent to Scotland for samples of tiles and had them made here. My improvemt to ts, through draining, soon attracted great attention. I drained my farm as rapidly as I could meet the ex pense, and applied all the manure I could make. I grew splendid crops of wheat nud corn. Com I found was a very pro fltable crop. The stalks make excellent feed for animals. My wife always thought she could make hotter butter from cows fed on stalks than from those kept on hay. I wintered a good deal of stock, feeding up my stalks, hav and grain, and working my large product of Btrawinto manure. The best crop of wheat I ever raised was forty-two and a half bushels per acre on sixty-four acres; but I have several times raised nn aver ago of forty bushels. I aimed to have my laud kept clean nnd rich, and always to iiso pure seed. My rnle is to apply manure several months before it is plow ed under. I pile my manure in the spring, nnd in the frll I spread it on such laud as I intend to plow for corn the fol lowing spring. O.w rl'p it object I have in piling my mnimrejs to destroy all weed seeds. If tlo manure is handled enough, nil Benin will be destroyed. I have raised 187 'nwhel of ears of corn to the acre (equal to rinety-three nnd a half bushels shelled corji)." 'J'liis was a little more than nn nvrng, although I have had largo crops nil the tiaie. I plant my com in drills three feet t'"ur inches npnrt getting as nenr as possible live kernels to a foot. I have not plant ed in hills for thirty years. A good limnl will plant seven ncres a day with a drill. uuu ui j iuiu oi corn wiu oe larger ana the stulks vastly better. The last time the Corn is illOWflll. a xL-l'llflll trnrtm.ni will turn a furrow so closely upon the us iu puneciiy cover up ana smptlier any weeds which mav armear ." Eemabks. It must be remembered mat tiie mm.1 of corn grown m New York State is the small kind, and hence tho rows of corn can lie nlnnrwl gether than it would bo proper to place uieiu unere mo larger varieties of com are raised. Farm Notes. Subsoiling, like surface plowing, should be done for roots are a good subsoiling agent, they iiiuuuw ana euncn tiie ground, nml give it porosity. To eradicate quack roots, plow twice uiuure ijiiiuung, ana tne roots will be so cut up that an ordinary horse will have no difficulty in pulling the cultivator, without a rider to keep it down. The most successful fruit growers. East and West, have decided that there is no better remedy for the coddling moth than to pasture hogs in the or chards, to eat the wormy apples and the worms therein. If the orchards are too large for the number of hogs kept, sheep are turned in. If we will all unite in this system, we shall soon see its good results. There is no doubt about its being effective. To prevent saddle-galls, the saddle should be lined with some smooth, hard substance. Flannel or woolen cloth is bad. A hard, finished, smooth rawhido liuincr. similar to r.li saddles, is preferable. Then, if the sad- cue is properly ntted to the horse's back, there will be no galls unless the horse is very hardly used. Galls should be wash ed with soap and water, and then with a solution of three grams of copperas or blue vitriol to.one tablespoonf ul of water, which will hardan the surface, and help to restore the growth of the skin. White hairs growing upon galled spots cannot bo prevented. The Norwegian method of making hay is as follows : The grass, when cut, is hung up on poles to dry, where it re mnins until the wind and sun cure it. The sun does not burn it ; on the con trary, it is as bright and green ns when growing. In some fields strings of fences are seen, bearing thin loads of hay, several jrpds in length. Some farmers plant posts in the fields twelve feet apart, and in tho upper part of these posts pegs are inserted about one foot asunder. On these pegs poles are laid, and on them the grass is hung, where it remains until it is thoroughly cured. The result is the very best of hay. IIon.eboM Ilialn. Lard or butter to be used for pastry should be as hard as possible. If left on tho ice for a while before using the pas try will be lighter and better. It needs only to be cut through tho flour with a chopping knife, not rubbed. A tablespoonf nl oi gvounJ horse rad ish, added to every qu irt of catsup or pickles, wil! keep tJi3 mold fum the top. Tako out tho steels of a corset before washing; use one te.ispoonful of borax to a pailful of hot water. Spread tiie corset on the woshboard, and scrub with a cleau brush and a very little son-. Bleach in the sun if yellow, but do not boil. Biib in starch, and when dry sprinkle thoroughly and iron while damp. A rough towel or a piece of flannel is better to wash the face with than a sponge. The roughness cleanses the pores of the skin, and if a little soap is applied will remove those little black specks, which trouble many people. A molo on the face may be removed by repeated applications of colorless iodine. To Clean Decanters. Boll up some small pieces of soft brown or blotting paper; wet them and soap them well. Put them into the decanters, about one quarter full of warm water; shake them well for a few minutes; then rinse them with clear, cold water; wipe the outsides with a nice dry cloth, put the decanters to drain, aud when dry, they will be al most as bright as new ones. Mount Vesuvius. Italians are unusually excited about Mount Vesuvius; and strange stories are told of the sounds emitted from its interior which are likened to the roar of a disturbed sea, amid which is distin guished a crackling as of many burning logs of wood. These noises are heard, it is said, at a distance of two miles from the crater; and fears have been expressed lest a continuous discharge of lava should effect a passage which would place the observatory in danger. Some thirty persons, "ladies inoluded, made a sightly ascent of the mountain to wit mm tha magnificent ipeotaoltprsientcdi COWPER'S MALADY, "Hood for Nnihlna bttt a Tort" A Knnl il.cenre. " From the age of twenty-three," re marks Oowpcr, in n letter to Lady Hes keth, " I was occupied, or ought to have been occupied, in the study of the law. At the age of eighteen, being tolerably well furnished with granunatical knowl edge, I was taken from Westminster school, and, having spent about nine months nt home, was sent to acquire the practice of an attorney." It was at this time, it seems, that he became acquaint ed with Thnrlow, who afterward became lord chancellor of England, and who, in that capacity, more than once bullied George the Third and his youthful prime minister (Pitt) after a fashion the most extraordinary. Well, it was with Mr. Chapman, a solicitor in London, that Cowper was placed; and in the . same office young Tlmrl6w had become a stu dent about the same time. The conjunc tion, to sny the least of it, was n remark able one we cnu scarcely, indeed, con ceive of one more so and the descrip tion Cowper affords to Lady Hesketh of the doings between himself and the em bryo chancellor are quite as amusing ns they are remarkable. It appears Cowper took no pains whatever to qualify him self for practice in his profession (his poetical faculty was already becoming troublesome), which sufficiently explains the ominous speech he addressed to young Thurlow on one occasion of theirtakingtea together at the house of the lady above mentioned. ' ' Thurlow, " remarked Cow per, "I am nobody, and shall always be nobody, and you will be chancellor. Yon shall provide for ine when yon are. " Thur lowsmiled and replied: " I will." "These ladies," said Cowper, "nre witnesses." The future chancellor still smiled, aud snid: "Let it be so, for I certainly will do it." By this time, obviously, Cowper's constitutional malady begun to manifest itself, and he wos becoming " good for nothiug " in the estimation of himself and the world. Thurlow, on the other hand, forcibly reminds us of the Irish man's horse, " Bothernm," whoso owner, iu the exuberance of his pride (though Botheruui was finally distanced in the race), conld not help exclaiming: " Both erum forever see how he drives them nil before him I" Well, the poor, de spondent Cowper nud estimnting him ht U in comparison with his friend Thur low as a being of no account whatever continued to feel more feeble, while Thnrlow, by sheer force of talent, reach ed the highest position in the realm. He was hurled from that position eventual ly, nnd though his name is inscribed on the roll of fame with tho names of other distinguished men it is more than likely that a not far distant posterity will be apt to forget it. But the name of Cow per (who iu his own estimation, was a " nobody " and " always would be a no body "), what will that same distant posterity have to say with regard to this enchanting poet of modem times ? Of course the writer can never know, but he can well conceive that when centuries will have elapsed, and when Thurlow's name will have been forgotten that of Cowper will be held in enthusiastic re membrance. Woonsockct Patriot. Queen Victoria's Horses, The following is Jennie June's descrip tion of Victoria's horses: I am very fond of horsei, and the queen, or her equerry-in-chief, Colonel Maude, has both judgment nnd taste. Nothing could be finer than her stud of light grny, some of which accompany her wherever she goes, and nothing prettier than the mouse-colored and milk-white some used for riding, others for gar den chairs by the royal children, Leopold and Beatrice. A dozen or more superb bay homes were shown as the stud that the Prince of Wales had recently taken to Ascot, and two fine horses one light bay, the other chestnut occupied small stables by themselves, and were named Nimrod and Alma, the horses formerly used for riding by Prince Albert and the queen, but now grown too old for service, and only carefully exercised and ten dered. There are many more magnificent private stables than those of the queen. The distinguishing characteristics of them are perfect order, cleanliness and fitness.- There is not a particle of dis play, only the names of the horses being placed over each, and in some cases over the harness, each set of which shines brightly iu its place, in a room as free from smell and as nent as a well-kept parlor. One of the queen's horses is named Parepa, others Fancy, Puss, Riot, Destiny, Faggott and Foxglove. A pair of Arabian ponies, sent as an imperial present from the emperor of Russia, were not only remarkably beautiful and alike in color and general appearance, but also in the very spots and marks upon the limbs and body. The similarity was indeed wonderful. The carriages are generally light, handsome and perfectly plain, finished no better and no worse than those of any quiet, modest lady or gentleman. In fact, good sense and good taste were shown throughout. Russian Names. A young man in this city, says the New York Dispatch, recently sent a letter to a friend who is traveling with the Rus sian army, asking him to send on the names of the principal Russian generals. The friend tried to telegraph them, but had only sent two over the wires when the cable refused to work. Thousands of dead fish appeared on the surface of tne ocean, andnnally thecompauy refused to sena any more, ineu lie mailed tliem. Every office through which they passed was demolished. When they reached New York the envelope containing them was badly shuttered, and everybody who touched them was stricken with the paralysis. The post-office roof caved in. Postmaster James soon after issued his famous order. They finally reached tho young man. He was a bank clerk, and he has never been heard of since that day. In a coat pocket that he left be hind was found about a peck of ashes, and a small piece of paper that evident ly escaped destruction. It bore this word: "Petrokogxtmonohtx" . Just as this syllable was read it went off. The au thorities have ordered more, and will use it for blasting purposes. P. ft. Since writing the above it has been ascer tained that $10,000 of the bank's money left when the clerk did. Down In a Well. A hunter in the woods of northern Michigan fell into an old mine hole or well, recently. He was badly bruised, but his cries attracted attention and he was drawn out with a rope. An exam ination of the hole was made the next day, and a human skeleton waa found at the bottom in a sitting position. In vestigation left no doubt that it waa the skeleton of a man who had fallen in and had perished of starvation. Marks on the side of the excavation showed where he had tried to cut steps, and his rusted gun was found near the top. An old almanac for tho year 18C6, token from the remains of his clothing, rendered it probable that be met his fato in that your, BATTLE OF BEJiNINUTON. A (rntrnnlnl finale or the Revolution (JrnphlrnllT Oearrlhed-FlsThtlnsj Pnrson Allcn-Ocnrrnl Ntnrk'a Fnmon. Aililrrna. Burgoyue and his confident army had marched down from Quebec, compelled early in July, 1777, the evacuation of Ticonderogn, acknowledged to bo the key to New England and New York, and was proceeding to unite with Sir William Howe on the lower Hudson, and thus cut off from the rest of tho colonies and capture aud subjugate this whole eastern country. All this would have been ac complished but for the defeats at Ben nington .and in the Mohawk valley, end ing in the surrender of Burgoyue at Saratoga. A writer in the New York Horald gives an interesting aud graphio account of the battle, which occurred one hundred years ago on the fifteenth of August. He says: Saturday, the day of the eventful con flict, is said to have been a rarely per fect day, with nature fresh washed and dewily fragrant. General Stark got his 1,600 men the New Hampshire militia, Green Mountain boys and Berkshire farmers, all fresh from tho hay field early iu motion, but did not commence the attack until the middle of tho after noon. Parson Allen, of PittBtleld, is said to have begun the day by a prayer of inspiration, asking the God of battles to " teach their hands to war nnd their fingers to fight," nnd it is nt this time that General Stark is said to have made the following famous address to the Berkshire soldiers: " Boys, thero are the red coats, and they are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow." The militiamen went stealing behind Baum, the Hessian commander, in their shirt sleeves, mistaken by him, 'tis said, for the loyalists of the region seeking the protection of his lines. Stark was nearing the Tory hill on the front, ready to open fire, when slender, youthful Parson Allen stepped to the front to exhort his Tory neighbors in tho name of the Lord to desist from giving battle to the American forces. That they ro plied with bullets so justly incensed the man of God that he borrowed the gun of his brothcr,Lieuteuaut Joseph Allen, and fired the first return shot of the bat tle. The attack of the American forces in the rear of Baum's camp quickly fol lowed, aud General Stark officially says: " I pushed forward the remainder with all speed; our people behaved with the greatest spirit and courage imaginable. Had they been Alexanders or Charleses, of Sweden, they could not have behaved better." The Yankee farmers stripped for the fight, nnd, enraged nt encounter ing their Tory neighbors, soon made the iutrenchmeuts too hot for tho loyalists, nud the poor wretches, attempting to scale the steep and slippery height to the main camp, were Bhot down remorse lessly. The Indians fled early in the battle, and the Americans advanced like veterans against the terrible fire of the Hessians, "mounting the breastworks that were well fortified aud defended with cannon." "It was the hottest right," said Stark, " I ever saw in my life. It represented one Continuous clap of thunder " two hours of it, before Colonel Baum.nttempting a gallant sally, was mortally wounded, nnd his Tories lied nud surrendered. The prisoners were filed into Benning ton, nnd the wounded of both sides ten derly enred for. The dead enemies were buried with no ceremony. Colonel Baum had been taken with Colonel Ptster, a noted Tory who owned a mag nificent house in Hoosac, to a house about a mile away, and both died within a day. Baum, by his Rolf-snorifloiug bravery, inspired a cordial liking among the Americans, and was devotedly ad ministered to in his death. Tho hun dred and fifty Tory prisoners were much more roughly treated than the Hessians. They were marched into the village two by two, the women taking down their bedsteads to get ropes to hang them with. They were made to tread down roads in winter, kept guarded at the meeting-house, put upon the limits of their own farms or banished under pen alty of death from their own town, nnd some were even sent down to the Sims bury mines. The Hessian dead are buried in the village cemetery, and visi tors here view their graves with interest nnd curiosity. Of the American dead Bennington mourned four of her most respected citizens John Fay, Henry Walbridge, David Warner and Nathan Clark. John Fay was firing from be hind a tree, and his last words, as he raised his musket to fire, were: " I feel that I am fighting in a good cause," nnd a ball struck him in the very center of he forehead. The cry: " John Fay is snot !" roused his comrades to fury, and they sprang from behind the trees, fired their guns in the very faces of the enemy, and pressed over the breastworks. Leonard Robinson, who was a dead shot, said: " I prayed the Lord to have mercy on the poor victim's soul, and then I took care of his body." Adriaiiople. Adrianople, which lies in the way o tho Russian advance to Constantinople, is situated nt the confluence of the Tundja, the Maritza and the Arda, and is about one hundred and thirty-five miles distant from the Turkish capital. Its population has been variously esti mated at from 80,000 to liO.OOO inhabi tants. According to the most trust worthy accounts, about half of these are lurks, 30,000 Bulgarians and Greeks, and the remainder Jews and Armenians. Adrianople was taken by the Turks n. l ? - n.-k i lruai me ureeK emperors in 1002, ana was mode tho capitol of the Turkish empire, remaining so until Constanti nople was seized in 1153. It is at present virtually an open town. The old part is surrounded by a wall, and contains a citadel ; but these are now useless as defenses. Recently more modern works have been constructed by the Turks, but these are only of a field, or at tho most of a provisional type. In the opinion of Von Moltke, the hollow roads, ditches and garden walls without the town afford great facilities for its defense, and the approaches may be covered by troops drawn up so as to rest uoon tho rivers, but only in corps of not les3 than thirty thousand or forty thousand men. The town is, however, overlooked by heights on every side, and, consequently it would bo hardly possible to hold it against an army pro vided with modern artillery. The first view of Adrianople is described by Von Moltke as being wonderfully beautiful, the white minarets and the lead-roofed oupelas of the mosques, bathes and cara vanserais rising in countless numbers above the endless mass of flat roofs and the broad tops of the plane trees. The country around is also exceedingly lovely. From the valleys of the rivers hills rise up gently, but to a considerable height, covered with vineyards and orchards ; and as far as the eye can reach it sees nothing but fertile fields, groves of fruit trees and flourishing vil lages. Within, however, the streets are narrow and irregular, the shelving roofs of many of the houses projecting so as to meet thoM on the opposite aide of the way, A RcprexentatlTe American. The New York Time, in noticing the recent death of William B. Ogden in New York, has this to sav concerning the deceased: The life of William B. Ocden. which closed at High Bridge yesterday, not only covers a large portion of American his tory, bnt has been closely identified with some of Uie most important industrial developments of the last half century. Born at the beginning of Jefferson's second term, ho reached man's estate when John Qnincy Adams was President of the United States. He was buying land at and near the present site of Chicago when the place of the future city was marked only by Fort Dearborn and a few huts, and when the land which bears some of the costliest buildings of the metropolis of the West could be had for a few dollars an acre. His observing e took in the future development of e great Northwest while as vet tho In dian paddled his canoe on Lake Michi gan, and the traveler had to pa-, t through tho villages of populous tribes of red men to penetrate into Wisconsin or to reach the banks of the Mississippi. Ho looked over the Western country with the perceptive faculty of a trained man of business when there were little more than 6,000 persons between Lake Michi gan and the raciflc, and he lived to seo the population of that portion of tho country increased more than two thou sand 101a. tie was, in one respect, the Astor of Chicago, only his practice dif fered from our great holders of real estate in selling whenever he had the chance, and buying back again at greatly enhanced figures when "he be lieved it to be profitable or expedient. Mr. Ogden's career was full of suggest ive contrasts to an extent which is found in the life of but few men of business. Ho was the first mayor of Chicago, and he was one of the chief sufferers from the fire which threatened to terminate the ex istence of the city over whose development lie had watched so sedulously. We know of nothing more dramatic in the history of commercial trials and triumphs than his experience in the great fire. He reached Chicago to find not only that his great lumber yard had been burned out, but that every vestige of its contents had been blown away by the hurricane which followed in tho track of. the fire. The extent of that disaster, and its accom panying losses from the destruction of buildings which he owned iu whole or in part, had hardly been realized before the news of the forest tire 01 Wisconsin broke suddenly upon him. Peshtigo was the center of that great conflagration, and was also tho seat of Mr. Ogden's saw mills and lumber business. Thus " nt one fell sweep " went a large part of his property and his wealth, but these accu mulated misfortunes fell upon a man who was something more than a mere money' grabber, and who"3e practical instincts combined with his feelings of humanity nerved him to tho effort of repairing a work of devastation and ruin which might well have undaunted tho most stoical of men. When the American Defoe shall arise to relate the details of tho Chicago fire and the yet unrecorded horrors of the more terrible flame that swept the pine forests of Wisconsin, the name of William B. Ogden will have a dis. tinguished place among the men who were first to remember in that double ruin the American spirit of hopefulness and self-help. The Highest Monument in the World. Tfio new cast-iron spire of the cathe dral nt Rouen has just been completed. The Sumaints Rvllgicuite publishes the following pnrticulnrs relative to the com parative heights of the principal monu ments of the globe ae contrasted with this new work. The dome of St. Peter's at Rome, tho marvel of modern art. thrown up to the skies by the genius of iiramante nnd Michael Angelo. is 452 feet above the ground; Strasburg, the highest cathedral in all t ranee, reaches. with its celebrated clock tower, 465 feet; Amiens, 439 feet; Chortres, 399 feet; Notre Dame, at Paris, has only 222 feet, The Paris Pantheon, considered one of the boldost edifices, does not exceed 308 feet, the cross included. On another side, the highest pyramid, that of Cheops, measures 478 feet according to some travelers, 465 feet according to others, and this latter calculation is the ouo generally adopted a height which no human construction has hitherto ex ceeded. ' The pyramid of Chephrem has 43U feet, that of JUycorenus 177 feet, Among more modem edifices, the dome of St. Paul's, London, has 360 feet; that of Milan, 375 feet; the Hotel do Ville of Brussels, 352 feet; the Square Tower of Asinelli (Italy), 351 feet; the dome of the Invalides, .Paris, 344 fee; at. Sophia, at Constantinople, only rises to 190 feet; the leaning tower of Pisa to 187 feet; the Arode Triomphe, Paris, to 144 feet; the Pantheon of Agrippa to 141 feet; the Observatory of Paris to eighty-eight feet. The dome 01 the uapitoi at wash ington, inoluding its statue, reaches 307 feet in height, Trinity church steeple in New York being 284 feet. From these figures, which are given in round nun bers, it will be seen that the spire of Rouen, which has a height of 492 feet, is the most elevated monument in the world. Tho old one, commenced in 1544 on the plans of Robert Becquet, de stroyed by tho hro of September 15, 1872, and which was justly considered one of the boldest and most perfect works in existence, had a height of 433 feet. It was, therefore, fifty-nine feet less than tho present spire. Russian Uniforms. A noticeable feature in the uniform of the Russian ariny is the manner in which the several regiments and brigudes of a division are distinguished from one another by the color of their facings, etc, The dress of the infantry of the line con' sists of a single-breasted dark green tunic, in cut somewhat similar to blouse, with trousers tucked in long boots. On the shoulder strap of the tunic is the number of the division to which the man belongs; while his brigade is shown by the color of the strap, this latter being red in all the first brigades of divisions, and light blue in all the second brigades. The order of the regiments in a division is indicated by the color of the collar, both of the tunic and of the cloak. In the first regiment of a division the collars are red, in the second light blue, in the third white, and in the fourth dark green. The head dress of the line is a chapka, with the number of the regiment on it. In fort ress battalions the color of the shoulder strap is always red, having marked on it the initial letter of the fortress to which the battalion belongs. Men belonging to the field artillery also wear a dark green ;tunio with red collar and shoulder straps, on which is marked the number of the brigade. The reffimfints of th guard wear a double-breasted tunic, and are likewise distinguished from one enother by the color of their facings, eto. The head dress is a helmet, exoepting in the Paul regiment, the men of which wear me grenadier cap, ' Rats Setting a Ship on Fire. While the Pacific Mail steamship Granada was beating against a heavy wind aud running sea about forty miles off Point Conception, some -Chinese sail ors, who were asleep in their hammocks over tho forward hatch, were awakened by smoke. At the same time the watch on dock discovered dense smoke issuing from the hatch. An agile Mongol ran abaft and informed First Officer Hart that the ship was on fire. Simultaneously the boatswain, also a Mongol, violently rang the fire bell. First Officer Hart is afraid of fire. Ho has been burned out several times, and was on the Japan when that steamer was burned off the Chinese coast, about two years ago. Ho has for years made it his habit to hue the hose placed on the deck every night at eight o'clock. Rushing forward, he found that the ship was indeed on fire. The captain was instantly notified, and Hart, seizing an ax, chopped a hole in the hatch, and called for a small-sized volunteer. A Chinaman sprang forward, and Hart ordered him to take the hose and go below to extinguish the fire. The almond-eyed tnr bound a wet towel over his face, and obeyed with alacrity, and Hart, who is a large .man, en larged the aperture and followed. Seven Chinamen went down after him like monkevs, and tho pumps were manned. The engine was stopped, and, ceasing its task of driving wheels, commenced forcing water. By this tune the passengers, alarmed by the unwont ed tumult and the clanging fire-bell. were huddled, half naked, on the deck a panic. The women shrieked and the sterner sex felt decidedly shaky. The xplonng squail below deck groped their way through the suffocating smoke to the store-room in the fore hold, where they found the fire. Tho pumps were already working, and in three and a half minutes after tho alarm, water was play ing on the flames, and in threo and a half minutes more the blaze was extin guished. The origin of the fire was cer tainly very curious. In tho store-room was a barrel of matches in paper b'xes. Rats are remarkably fond of phosphorus. This outre tnste caused tho lire. It was round that rats had gnawed their way through the walls of the store-room and into the matches, and in their nibblings at the lucifers the attrition of their teeth ignited them and created the blaze. In surance men state that tho majority of tho instances of fire by " spontaneous combustion " are really caused by rats nibbling at matches. Wlmt Ailed Him. One of our dry goods clerks called round to see his girl tho other evening. She observed that he appeared very rest less, and as he had been paying her pretty sharp n'tention she sinned a pro posal. She determined to assist the young mnn. " Lteorge, dear, she saw, in n sweet voice, " what s the matter with you tins evening ?" ' There am t nothing the matter, re plied George, twisting uneasily in his chair. 'I think there is," sho said, with great interest. Oil. no. there am t, returned George, " what makes you think so?" lou nppenr so restless, she explain ed; "yon act as if there was something on your mina. ' it am t on my miua, oDservca George:' "it's" and then ho sudden ly caught himself,. and stopped. iiiiL in iii wim&e jb 11, unu t en treated the young miss; " won't you tell your darling f" it s on my nacK , murtea ucorge, with an effort.' ' " ' On your back ?" repeated tho young miss, in astomsnmenu "Yes." said George, desperately; it's a porous plaster, and it itches so 1' can't keep sti'l." The young lady tainted. Physicians of high standing nnheaitathigly give their indorsement to tho use of the Graef-eubcig-5tarnhaU'g Catholicon for all female eomplainU. Tho weak and dobilitatcd find won derful relief from a conRtant nne of this valu ablo'remedy. Sold by all dinggitn. 1.00 per bottle. Bend for aluinuaot), Oraefouberg Co., New York. l.iirlit. Wi-ll.tlfiUfwl Itrrnit. IHm-iiIim. Cakes and pantry, digest easily and conduce to good health. Good health makes labor of nil L-iiifla Auiiifir flllrl m'ftlimcru lil'A. Donlpv'rt Yeast Powder will always make all those productions light, and wholesome. It is warranted 10 mane better, lighter, tweeter, more toothsome, and nutritious biscuits, cake, bread, etc., thnn sm other baking powder. The Celebrated "Matchless" ,.. Wood Tag Plug Tobacco. The Pionekb Tomcco Compant, New York, Boston, and Chicago. I mil niltnim. Quirk's Irish Tea will make a now man of you. Bold by druggists at -to ci. a pacKago. The Markets. IW YOBS. Beef Cattle Native 10Xi4 11 Teiaakiiduuerokee.... uttu. iu Milch Cows foOO 0"8 0O Hogfr-Live M i4 OB'i irepaea.' u nv ":i Btaeep 0H OS Lamia von m Col Ion MMdlluff UJi IK Flour Western Good to Choice.... 6 26 (4 1 KI Htate Good to Choice - . Wheat Ked Western 1 41 9 1 7 No. 2 Milwaukee 1 TU ua 1 71 Bye 8tate ' a tl Barley state " 9 Barley Malt 1 ! d I M Oata Mixed Western 4 vt M Corn Mixed Weatetu H'.ut 6'M Hay. per cwt . vo fit raw perewt , Hop. 76's 04 16 Pork Muaa Lard City Bteam bi (4 60 ...75'. 0(1 C4 ,10 13 75 if 75 HKi n: 1'ich Muelierel, No. 1, new ,.S00 Mfi(0 No. 3. new 18 00 C4U0) Dry Cod, per cwt i 7.1 4 75 Herrtntr. Healed, per box U2 (A ft Petroleum Crude. 07X(807H Refiued, 13 Wool California Fleece 21 (4 SB 81 41 23 W 2!)j 1A 09 01 09 Texu. " 21 Australian 43 Butter mate 21 Western Choir 2 v eatern Good to Trime,. . . 2:1 WeaUru Firkin. 11 Oueeae State Factory 08 Ktate Bkiinmed 03 Western 07J4 Eca State aud Pen n.vlvauia IS (4 16 BCFVALO. Flour 9 75 10 25 4 1 70 (4 61 14 io (4 98 (4 CS (4 110 Wheat No. 1 Milwaukee 1 f Corn Mixed CI Out 40 Hve ' hurley 2 Barley Malt 100 .fii.in?T..flll. Beef Cuttle Extra MVC4 "fV Hheep 03 (4 ui Hogs Dreaaed 08S 09V Flour Pennsylvania Extra 7 fo Q 1 Wheat Bed Western i 40 (4 1 40 Bye 68 (4 68 Corn Yellow 61 (4 Mixed 69 4 Oata-Mixed 38 4 Petroleum Crude OSXlAO'K Renned, Wool Colorado 24 Texu 27 (4 Calilomt. 2T oaTOM. Beef Cattl Bheep X4 69 88 13 80 80 86 09 04 HOB. -Y PlnurWlaooualn.ndMinneaoU... too 4 t0 I i t Com Mlisd 0t- " Wool Ohio an PennayWaiua XX... California BUOBTOM, MAaa. Beef Cattle Bheep Lamb.. Bog. WATBRTOW., MAH. Beef (Tattle Poor to CU.iloe.. ....... Bhoep,... Uiob... .. '"' '" M 68 0 M (4 6 (0 ao 07X o 10 03 18 a 36 (4 07 a . 07 SO Wlmt 'nn be Cnreit , Need not be endured, although what ean'tmnrt be. Among the bodily Ills susceptible or com plete removal by that benign tonic and altera tive, Hostetter's Btomach Bitters, are general debility, malarial fevera, constipation, dyspep sia, liver disorder and nervousness. Its remedial oapubilitics are. however, by no means limited to these maladies. Its properties as a blood dtpnrent ronder it extremely serviceable in ex polling the acrid impurities which produce those painful disorders, rheumatism and gout, and its invigorating and mildly stimulating effect upon the kidneys and bladder constitute it a useful medicine for impelling those organs to a complete performance of their functions when they aro weak and inactive. In fact, there Is scarcely any disease of which weakness is an accompaniment, in which this admirable medi cine cannot be used with advantage. Point' Kxlrnrt, for varicose veins, hemorrhages or any pain. Physicians allopathio, homerfpathio and ecleo tio recommend it. Ask of them. tTi,"VOTr'WQ Procured or Wo P, for erj JTJjiil C31 VJil Cj wounded, rnpta.d,aocldent alt? Injured or diseaned Soldier. Addreaa, Ool. It. W HTZOKRALU, U. S. Claim Att'r. Wmbinffton, D. O. VIOLIN STRINGS! (tannine Italian Violin RtrlnKH, alao for Banjo or Got. tar. 13 and liOo. each.nr gt..iOand t2adoa. Sent t mail on receipt of nrk'. Pnlpra I Send eard for oa alne. J, HAKNtiKII, Importer nf Muaioal Inatrn. 111. -nln nnd Strinit. I (Ml llinnin r HI., NewYork. BOSTON WEEKLY TRAHSCRIPT- The bent family newspaper pub'hed i eight pace ; fifty fx ool ninn n readmit. Term fg2 per ami ami elnbt of eleyen, 916 pei innnm, in advance. HPKCI.UKN COPY qilATfW PAYS A I.I. EXPENSES for 14 WEEKS AT CHAMBERLAIN INSTITUTE, ltnnlo1ili, IV. Y. Thia in one nf the oMent and befit eqniprMd Retninarln in the Htt. Term opens Anar. Z I Btudenta received t any time. Address for Uatalncne, - Pnor. J. T. KPWAfWB. D. P. RIYERYIEW ACADEMY, POUCHKEEPSIE, N. Y., OTIS BISBEE, A. M., Principal and Proprietor, Numbers Its sli.mnl by hnndrpds In nil the honorable walks of lif. Pupils range from twelve to twnnty ynnrs in aRe. Next Region opens Sin. IHtli. Those wtuh- to enter should make an early application. TIip HiNt Trim without Metal Kprinjcs ever invent.. No htimbna cluim of a enr tsin radical euro, but a guar antee of a oomfortable, se en. and satiifrotity appli ance. We will take back and tirv lull nrirt for all that no not unit Price, sinjctfi, like cut, ) i ; for both sides, Sent by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price. N. B. This Trnns will rmtF. mora Ruptures than any of those for which extravagant claims are niridc. Circulars froe. I'O.UKKOY TIM'S 'U. Hmndwny, Nrw Vrk NATURE'S REMEDY. iTCGEHHE 1 THt Cheat Blood PuRintR k&fUMBMttaMiMiaiM AN JaXCEU.KNT iULIHCINK. SrniNoFiF.Ln. o., Pb. 38, 1S77. This Is to certify that 1 have used VKOKTINK. maim f mi tared by II. R. Stevens, Boston, Mnss., for Kheunia tism nnd (Innnral Prostration of the Nrvoui fasten., with good Hugeous. ( recommend VKUKT1NK us an exrrtli i.t mtlirinr for such complnints, ' Yours very truly, C. W. VANDKORTFT. Mr. V.'tndfeftTift, of the firm of Vandpfirift A Hoffman, fs a well-known business man in this place, having one of the lnrKet Mores in Springfield, O. Vi'KQtltie In Sold lv All DniHKUte. Muthvrn whn lie their Dnrllnirs. with drastic puro-ntiveH incur a fearful responsibility. The ccntle moderate yet effective), laxative, alterative, ami anti bilious operation of Tarbant'b Seltzer Aperiknt peculiar! y adapts it to the disorders of children. TIIE GOOD OLD STAHD-BY. MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT FOR MAN AND BEAST. Bstadlisuxd 33 Ykahs. Alwaya cttrea. Alwaya ready. Alwaya handy. Hat nenr failed. Thirty million have 1ettd it. The whole world approve, the gloriona old Mustang the Beat and Cheapest Liniment in eiistenoa. 2 5 cents a bottle. Th. Mustan. Liniment mres when nothing else will. SOLD BY ALL MRDIOINK VENDERS. NITED STATEi INSURANCE COMPANYp IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 261, 262, 263 Broadway. 0R8AMZEB 1810 ASSETS, $4,827,176.52 SURPLUS, $820,000 EVERY APPROVED FORM OF POLICY ISSUED ON MOST FAVORABLE TERMS ALL ENDOWMENT POLICIES AND APPROVED CLASHES MATURING IN 1877 WILL BE AT 7 O.V VRE&EtiTATlOlT. JAMES BUELL, . . PRESIDENT. ADVERTISERS Are invited to investigate The American Newspaper Union List of Newspapers the taryent combination of paper in the United Mateiind compare the prices with Other lists. It it th chtapeut and beat adoerttting medium in th country, , . "The American NEWSPAPER UNION List of 1085 Weekly Newspapers, COMPK1SF.8 New York Nrwupiiper (Jnlon l.lxt, I'hlt'iiuo Newspaper Union Lint. Alllwaukeo ISewapnper Union Ll.t, Ml. Paul Nvw.paper Union l.Ut, Cluriiiiintl Ncw.papur Union Ll.t. Southern Newspaper Union Ll.t. Th. prices of advertisinir are now about one-half of laat fair1! rate, aud are a. follow. ; OMB INCH OF SPAOR-14 AOATR LINKS-WILL New York Newspaper Union List for. l.O A. A umcago newspaper union iist " ... Milwaukee Newspaper Union List " ... St. Paul Newspaper Union List ... Cincinnati Newspaper Union List " ... Southern Newspaper Union LUt M ... Or in ths Entire List of B.I ill s.oo MO IHI 1 085 newspapers One Week lar $87.b'0 A On Inch adT.rtimnt will ba lnarfd one year Id th. entire liat of 1085 nawapapar. for Q,Q78, Or .boat SS.OO per paper a year. tW Bwul for OaUloa-u. Address, BEALS & FOSTEB, (TVmei ulMfn.), my- -w ITT- tff farh Roe KBW YQHMi 1 teiw. wissx: $4U FBLtON CO., I IP Nw HI- AfOa J hmn. Aamits wsntwl. OntfH anf $55 g 77 SlEER ffi'g ,$5 to $20 fZ'WMJrJAtt, S Cft IwMk In wrar own town. Tsrms nJ IJ onto 00 fr . H.HALLBTT UP.. Portlnnd. Maine. $5937 Mads by 17 Arrents tn.Tnn.TTwim my iSnrwartlcles. Samples free. AiMn-ss C. tl. Linlnilnn, diiragQ' REVOLVER Free KVWd. Add's J. Bown Bon, lag A IRS Wood St., Plltsnnrt;, P. cn TTSTollnn Salnsmsn. Rft a month tU .nil all n.i nald. No l'FtlllnaT Address (Sty Lamp ffflrh, CinrtnnatU O. $350 A Month. Ajrents wanted. 30 beat sell ln artiolea in the world. One sample rw. Address JAY HRONNON, Detroit, Wiob. $2600 a year to A pent. Oirfi nf a $25 Shni Gn frr. For terms ad dress, r. Wrtrih6Co St.laHit.Mo. SWART1IIMOKE Collra-e-Forboth seies :nnd. f care of Friends. All expenses covered h fl!!)0 a fear. Edwd. H. Mahhx, A. M., Pront., Bwartnmore.Pa . An..J TTT-.11 an be made In one daj with iTOOCL Well oartfoot Well Adoeb. Bend ! for our anywr book. U. 8. Apqeb Co., Bt. Louis, Mo. $10 to $1000: Invested In Wall Ht . StoeVs mnkr fortune evry month. Book scut free cxnifiininc evprv till Off. Addrww BAXTER A CO.. Bankers, 1 7 Wall 8t., N. V"- WANTED Men to trarel and taKe order Merohanta. Salary I iiM a Tear and all trarelina expenses pom Addreea GKM Man'fg Uo., t)t. Iml. Mq nniliri habit cured at home. JarlUI I "o publicity. Timeahort. Trm mt VI llllll i 'WM Teatimoniala . Be. acribe eaae. Da P. K. MARSH, tfuinoy, Mlch. T A TTJ'CTTTT'C Proaecnted. BOI'NTIES L&WOUllO and lenlonn collected. No ohanra unless incceeafnl. T. FRANCIS GIBBONS, Alt' met and Counselor at Law, Notary and (Vimmis sioner. No. I 2 West 4th 8U, near Broadway, W.Y. t-'ily. A SUBURBAN HrVKu0iV' ItF.v. Dr. 8HRAKH, Rector, offers to six boys, ft to 1 1 yors old, its advantages well-known 24 years. Kchfrol mow open. Bee Reference Circulars. GIVEN AWAY. " TV lK -W ITKH sent free to each of the flrat lO.fHNI nersmi sending name and address to PK WRITKR AtiKNOY, Ithaca, N. Y. $10 to $28 A DAY SUKK made by Agents sellinRour Ohromoa, Crayons, Piottire and Chro me Cards. 1 samples, worth )., sent, post-paid, for 85 Cents. Illiistraied t'ntaloaua f'rre. .1 II. B I'OUI'S SONS, Howton. KBtsbHshed IKW. IIO! VAItMKICS KOU IOWA. SEND A POSTAL CARD for dohcription and mnps of l,2MMMM ArrrK R. R lands for snle on R. R. Trms, b th wn K. It. InTiill'ii. CliuiHte and soil tirst-i-lnss, end adapted to frrnin, corn and (rrnrinjr. No (trnssboppers. Tickets free to landhnvers front ChirsKo and return. Address .1. 1. ('AI'fiOI'Nt l.d (VmimissionRr, U2 Randolph Street, Chi en go, or t'ednr Rnpid. Iowa. HEADACHE. IK. W. HKNSON'M CI'.LKH V nnd I'HAjll (MIII.E PII.I.S Rri prrpnrnl exnrrwMy lo rnrrSICK HEAIIACIIE. KKVIl's IIFAIr. At'MK, DVSI'KI'TIt: IIKADXt III:. M:l'. KAl.tilA, NKItVOrSNr.SS, HI, KEPI. !-!-Nl-:ss, nnd will mrp nnv rflKC. Oilier, ftitt N. Knlnw Ht., Ilnlllimirr. Mil. 11 ii-l- itllr., iotntrr- Irrc Mnlri tv u tlrimiirtH nml ntui; try Mare. KKKE1IENCE -HiMvmd lliuili, Hnltliimrp. Bid. BUTTER COLOR. Th t-t Miiii.rl CVilfir in Ihc world, nnd ihe onlj one awnrdt-d CcutMitiiial I'ruc Mt'dsl. It tflvi-n to liuttor a Kidi'ti yellow color like Jiinn trn. biatfr, priNiiicing twitur iulei and nt hlfthcr i.ri"n. bcwiilci iniprmiug butter lu color snd flavor aud ket-iifng. In fir siijatiior to Anuelto, carrots or aur other color mauuriic-iiiri-d, snd the only tlnbl-rnlnr tbat sill not color imitrrmillt. it added to cn am hc-fort churning, 1 pound will color lt00 pound, of huttr. The In-it and chin,ivt to re-color white butter. 1 will nt-nd, nn receipt of nmnev, fre- bv fx-ire". to auv office Fast of MilMlppl River, 1 lb., $j.OO;". lb.. f.L'S. partners club together and trr It. Afi-nt Wanted. Cm out and preserve. H8. D. 8KIT II, Til Area Stmt, fhlladelrbla. I'a. $1.00 $1.00 Osgood's Heliotype Engravings. The ehoieett household ornaments, frice One Dollar each. Aeml for catalogue, JAMES R. OSGOOD & CO. $1.00 BOSTm- MASS- $1.00 IN VINO VERITAS. After nine rears experience we have decided to offer our pure California Wines and Brandy to fs initios b? the en lion or single on so at irrwatlr reduced prices. 1 hfte Wines are doltcioua for fa mi It usa. whiia their strict purity renders tbem invaluable frr medicinal nnd sncrs mfTHfi purposM. a trial is o ly nnonssiiry to xnnw tneir tupenority owadultHr:- pu froin good, "frown trlnrPf" the choicest Ainri(i.m rhi.mp.icne, a specialty. Rend fir circular and price list to CM AMRKRUN A JQ 45 Murray St , New York. KKKP'H SIIIKTM-only onsqa-HitT-Hie li nt Knp's Patent Partly-nude Dress Shirts Can he finished a easy ns hemming a Handkerchief. The Tory b.ft,Bix for ?.()0. Keep's (tastom Shirts made to measure, Thnvfry Imst.siz for $1MM. Aneleft.mt st of genuine Gold piste Collar and Sleeve Buttons given with each naif doi. Keep's Shirts. Keep's Shirts are delivered Kit KK on receipt of price In any part of the Union no eipress ohargs to pay. niupifii wiin iuii nireouons ior seii-ineasuron.eul Sent Free to any address. No stamp required. Deal directly with the Manufacturer and get Bottom Prices. Keep Manufacturing Co., ltK Mercer St., N.Y . $777 la not eaaily earned in then, times, but it can b. made in three montba by any one of either aex, in any nart cf the oountry whoia willing In work steadily at the employment that we furniali. $QO per week in four own town. Vnn need nni hn away from home oyer night. You can give your whole time to the work, or only your spare momemu. We have agents who ar. making over l$!0 per day at the busi nnss. All who engage at once oan make money fast. At the present time money cannot be made bo easily and rapidly at any otker business. It oosu nothing to try th. business. Terms and )5 OutHt free. Address at once. 11. IIAI.I.KTT A- i P., I'onliind, fllnlnc. lll,WAMER'S HEALTH CORSET. With Skirt Supporter and 8eir-AdJu.tln Pads. Secures Hbalth and ConTOivr of Body, with Grach and UEarjrr jf form. Three Garment, in on Approved by all Physicians. ah f. nts wanted. 8ampleabytn,a InCoatil, $2; Ratteen, 1 75. To Afentz at 26 iienta lew. Order aize tw4 inches smaller than raiet mea urever the dress. Warnet fcrofc 351 Broarthnay. ,', ONLY FIVE DOLLARS ACRE! FOR AN Of the Best Land in AMKKIC A.neurthe Great UNION Pacifig Kailhoad. A FARM FOR $200. In .asy Payment, with lot. ratee of Interest mi :t:i:ii i ; it is'ow: Full information aenl rcc, adJress, . F. IiAVIS, Land Agent. V. P. R. R., Omalin, Nob. "The Best Polish in the World." BABBITT'S TOILET SOAP. Unrivalled tor the Toll, and th Batb. No arufK-tal auj dcecfitivs odors to oovtr eoiatooo and dslvtartoua infrrsdl uU. A fur y Mart of ctaoti&c psriuwut tb ninufwturr of if. r. JWoi'i Bvp DU MtfecUll and now oflr. lo the piblts The FINEST TOILET SOAP In tne World. Chkiar tkt purvat ngttmbl oilt t in ill manufacture, nr llama In th. M.iraArw I hni Nn FntiAl- Jf Ui pun For Ue WorUi Un litis lUObM, to v.tv nwjtWr and faiulLy mChriisUndoni orih Un ULut lUooM, vo av.rv multier and faui.Lv inChriaUnduDl. SjunpU boa, vouulutng I cakM of oa. sacb. twiil fr Vo any ad Sandal-Wood a A posit It. remedy lor all diseases of th Kldlie a. Blaaldor'and Urinary Organ. ; also good m Drop. alcal Complalata. It am produoe aickneaa, ia oertaia and speedy in iu action. It ia fut aupenediac all other remedial Suty capsules our. in tlx or eight daja. If o other madicin. oan do this. . Bewarolaf Imitatlo.a, for, owing to it. rnt M, many oar. has oflared ; soma ar. aunt dangert one, sa using pila ato. DI7NDA8 DICK fc CO.'S .lawai Soft Cap. sub., Mrtif Oil nf SMiaXwA, M a all dre nor-. A.k for otooular, or 3i or eno lo ami fl WooUot Strut, Xeis Far. B. T. W. U. N. 88. W?r W!TP0 TO AOTEHTIBKbX
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