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