FOR THE TOCHQ PEOPLE.
Will Pennies Grew
" Mr. Gardener, please to tell ns
How soon will penniei grow?
Alfle has one lu his pocket,
Which we are going to low,
" He fetched his little spade,
Baying, 1 Grade, oome with me,
We will dig, and plant this money-seed,
And make It grow a tree.'
" We want a heap of pennies,
To help the poor, you know;
Bo tell as please, dear gardener,
How toon will pennies grow ?"
Robbie nnd tbe Toads.
Little flve-ycar'e-old Bobbie bad a
great affection for all kinds of animals,
and owned a cat and a dog which he
conld never bear to have out of bis sight,
and it was all that mamma conld do to
induce him to allow Prince and Tabbie
to go to the stable at night instead of
sharing his bed. Last Bummer, how
ever, while he was in the country, spend
ing a few weeks with grandpa, he
formed a new friendship, which for a
time drove all thought of his old ploy
fellows out of his mind.
One day, while he was playing in the
garden, he espied a big, fat toad sitting
under a lettuce-leaf, and busily engaged
in swallowing a large worm which he
had just caught.
Now Bobbie has an inquiring mind, so
instead of rushing up and scaring him,
as most children would have done, he
stood quietly by to watch him.
The worm was large and strong and
had a decided objection to being swal
lowed. The toad was, however, firm in
his purpose; he struggled, and swal
lowed a half inch at a time, while the
worm writhed around above his head
and seemed about to crawl forth from
his confinement, as the toad's jaws were
losing their grip. But he v. ;ts not to be
defrauded of his dinner; so, bringing
his right hand to his aid, he succeeded,
after a little effort, in getting hold of the
worm in his stomuch from tho outside,
and held fast while he made an end of
his prey.
Bobbje at once ran to the house and
told his grandpa and mother what he
had seen. They could hardly credit it,
but the next day when grandpa went
out to hoe his potatoes, Bobbie followed
to collect the earth-worms for his pet,
who made his home under a large clump
of lilac bushes close by the parlor win
dows. He had no trouble with the small
ones, but when given an enormous old
fellow, grandpa with his own eyes saw
the same performance Bobbie had wit
nessed the day before. After that, Mr.
Toad lived on the fat of the land, so to
speak, for whenever worms or bugs
were found they were thrown to him.
In these same lilacs a yellow-bird had
made her nest, nnd now there were four
beautiful baby birds. Their mother was
very fond of them, and spent all of her
time in caring for them bringing them
food, covering them from wind and rain
witn her soft wings, or singing them to
sleep with the most delightful mnsio.
The nest was small and the birds got
bigger very fast, and it seemed some
times, when the branches swayed more
than usual, that they must fall out. One
afternoon whon Bobbie went to look at
them from the parlor windows, there
were but three in the nest. One had
gone, but where ? He looked all around
under the bushes, but could not find it.
The next day another one was missing,
and the day after the nest was empty.
But as grandpa was hunting for them
on the ground, he saw something just
disappearing down the toad's throat that
looked suspiciously like the legs of a
very small Dim. rue tnougnt came to
him that he might possibly be respon
sible for the death of all the downy
darlings, and at once determined to have
him killed in order to see if it were so.
Bobbie begged for his life, but grand
pa would not relent and called John to
come with tho ax. When Mr. Toad
came to be dissected, two of the birds
were found in his stomach, and they
felt no doubt as to what had been the
fate of the others.
In one corner of the front yard there"
was a large fountain, and oftentimes,
just at night, the shrill notes of a tree
toad could be heard coming, seemingly,
from the middle of the basin. After
much search, Bobbie found him perched
on the edge of the fountain, where he
was just moistened by the spray. He
seemed quite at home there, and grew
bo much accustomed to having people
about that he would siug even though
they came quite near.
He sang a great deal, and as his voice
was strong and shrill, he could be heard
at quite a distance. Mrs. Spencer, who
lived across the street, was an invalid
and very nervous, and he annoyed her
so much that she often threatened to
have her husband shoot him if he were
not disposed of in some other way.
The tree-toad belongs to the genus
Hyla, possesses great ventriloqual pow
ers, and has the faculty of changing its
color to that of the object on which it
rests.
Toads can live for a long time without
food, and some people suppose without
air also. They are often found im
bedded in clay, solid trunks of trees,
and even in rocks, where they are
thought to have been for many years,
perhaps centuries, yet on being let out
of their prison they hopped off as lively
as ever.
The opinion of most scientific natura
lists, however, is that this is either un
true or inaccurate. That they can ex
ist for some time without food is true,
but in cases where they have been
found imbedded in those apparently
solid substances, there was, in fact,
some slight crevice where they obtained
air, and small insects sufficed to prevent
starvation.
The toad feeds on worms and insects,
and generally goes about at night after
his food. It swallows its prey alive,
and oftentimes they may be seen to
twitch, on account of the tickling
caused by a large beetle or cricket in
the stomach. They are of great service
in the garden, and so much are they
prized in England that they are collect
ed and sold in the markets, a shilling
being the usual price.
The toad differs from the frog in
having a long, well developed tongue
and no teeth.
The killing of a woman in a Woon
socket (R. I.) variety show is an exhibi
tion of raarkmanship has led to the pre
sentation of bills in seven Legislatures
forbidding similar performances. In
several cases the proposed law includes
all dangerous feats, such as the use of
the trapeze and the tight rope; but gen
erally only shooting and knife throwing
are under the ban.
Chinamen who have returned to their
native country, after a residence in the
United States, have introduced the
growing of wheat to take the place of
rice as a food staple. It is claimed that
with the close care given to agriculture
in that country, the yield seldom falls
below forty bushels to the acre and that
labor is so low that twenty-five cents a
bushel returns an average profit. ;
OSTRICH FARMING!.
How the Baslnesa Is Carried ea la Neath
Afrlra-The lacabatloa-Placalne;.
Formerly the ostrich was hunted by
men on horseback; but of late years the
demand for the feathers of these birds
has elevated the breeding and raising of
ostriohes to the position of one of the
great industries of Southern Africa,
Ten years ago a gentleman named Dong
lass, residing near Qrahamstown, in
Cape Colony, conoeived the project of
what is now Known as ostrich-farming.
Having experimented with a few wild
birds, and found that they would lay in
confinement, he next set to work to de
vise some method of artificial hatching.
For three years he met with but little
success, but finally he invented the
patent incubator, since when he has
Eroseonted his scheme in a manner that
as made him famous.
By means of the incubator the eleven
birds with which the experiment was
first tried have been increased to 900,
and these being scattered throughout
the district, have made ostrich farming
nearly as popular among the residents
of Gape Colony as diamond mining or
sheep-raising. The farm of Mr. Douglass
it situated a short distance from Qra
hamstown, and occupies about 1,200
acres of rough ground, formerly devoted
to wool-growing. Tho country around
was, until within a short period, used as
sheep walks, but a certain deterioration
in the grasses rendered it unprofitable
for such purposes. The quality is yet,
however, sufficiently good to satisfy the
ostrich, a mueh less fastidious creature
than a sheep.
There are at present on the farm about
300 birds, which are allowed to run in
large enclosures. One of these is 3,000
acres in size, and has within it a troop
of 240 birds. Once a week they are all
hunted up by men on horseback, armed
with large boughs of thorn to keep the
birds off, as many are very savage, and
their kick is dangerous. One man goes
in front, with a pack-horse loaded with
Indian corn, to lead them. The farm
itself is divided into paddocks, and, with
those which are breeding, one cock with
two hens occupies each paddock. The
young birds for they do not breed till
they are three years old or those which
are not paired, run in flocks of thirty or
forty each. They are subject to diseases
which, of course, require attention, and
are apt to damage themselves, sometimes
breaking their own bones and getting
themselves caught in the wire fences.
Otherwise they are hardy creatures,
which can stand much heat and cold,
can do for long periods without water,
require no delicate feeding, and give, at
existing prices, ample returns for the
care bestowed upon them.
The first necessity in artificial ostrich
hatching is to procure the eggs. For
this purpose the farmer provides himself
with an assortment of dummy eggs,
consisting of egg shells blown and filled
with sand. By means of these he is
usually successful in alluring the hens
to lay. The birds are so large and the
land is so open that there is little diffi
culty in watching their maneuvers and
obtaining the eggs as soon as they are in
existence. As each egg is worth from
$20 to $25, there will in course of time
be naturally much temptation to theft.
As yet, however, there is no market for
the reception of the stolen goods, and
to steal an ostrich egg with no means for
batching it would be a useless piece of
dishonesty.
The incubator is rather an awkward
piece of pine furniture, some eight or
nine feet long, and standing on fonr
legs. At each end there are two drawers.
The eggs are first covered with some ar
rangement of flannel, and are then laid,
in the drawers, the latter being connec
ted with a screwing apparatus, by means
of which they are raised or lowered to
the extent of two or three inches. Above
the drawers, and extending over the
whole of the upper part of the machine,
is a tank filled with hot water. Each
drawer, which contains about fifteen
eggs, when filled and closed, is screwed
up so as to bring the side of the egg in
contact with the tank. In this way the
necessary warmth is applied. Below the
machine and in the center of it lamps
are placed, which keep the temperature
of the water np to the right degree. The
incubating room is a large building so
constructed as not to be affected by
change of weather. Here several incu
bators are at work. The work of hatch
ing the eggs is most complicated, and
requires not only care but a capacity for
tracing results, which is by no means a
common gift. The ostrich turns her
egg frequently, so that each side of it
may receive due attention. The ostrich
farmer must, therefore, turn his eggs.
This he does about three time a day. A
certain amount of moisture is required,
as in nature moisture exudes from the
sitting bird. The heat must be moder
ated according to circumstances, or the
yolk becomes glue and the young bird is
choked. Again, when the moment ar
rives at which the young ostrich is ready
to emerge from its shell it is frequently
necessary to assist in this difficult per
formance. After they are introduced
into the world the young ostriches re
quire the most tender care. Deprived
of the attentions of their natural crnar-
dian, it becomes necessary to replace her
Dy a suDstitute, wno is usually chosen
from among the coolies connected with
the farm. To each lot of about thirty
birds a man is told off, who from sunrise
to sunset goes about in the lncern fields
with them, cutting up the lucem for
them, or breaking bones for them, and
finding them gravel and water. They
become immensely attached to their
nurse, and, as a general thing, he is de
voted to them; for each bird when hatch
ed is supposed to be worth not less than
$au. hen lull grown the value of an
ostrich is from $300 to 400. The birds
are plucked before they are a year old,
but the age at which they cease to yield
their periodical harvest of graceful
plums lias not apparently yet been de
termined. There are ostriches on Mr,
Douglass' farm which have been robbed
of their feathers at proper intervals for
sixteen years, and yet the quality of
uieir piumage aoes not depreciate.
When plucking time has come, the
necessary number of birds are enticed
by a liberal display of mealies as maize
or corn is caned in Houtit Alnca into a
pen, one side of which is movable. The
birds will go willingly after mealies, and
will run about their paddocks after any one
they see, in the expectation of these deli
caoies. When the pen is full, the mova
ble side is inn in, so that the birds are
compressed together beyond the power
of violent struggling. They cannot
spread their wings, or make the dart
forward which is onstomarv to them
when about to kick. Then the men go
in among them, and, taking np their
wines, pluck or out their feathers. Both
processes are common, but the former
IB) 1UUBI HI, no utuug uio uiwo Lixuuuauiu.
There ia a heavier weight to sell when
the feather is plucked: and the quill
begins to grow again at once, whereas
the process is delayed when nature is
called upon to eject the stump. Ap
parently the ostrich Buffers but little
when his feathers are drawn, for he
takes scarcely any notice of the opera
tion. The plucking has to be endured
by the victim twice a year j that is, the
tail, and the primary wing feathers,
which are the only white ones, are
plnoked, and also the secondary wing
feathers, these being the black ones,
which are valuable, but not bo much so
as the others. When the harvest of
plumes has been collected they are
taken into the feather room and sorted
into lots of various qualities. The
white primary rim from under the bird's
wing produces the best plumes. These
are frequently sold for as high a price as
$125 per pound.
In spite of the difficulties to be con
tended with, Mr. Douglass has been en
abled to make ostrich-farming in his
own particular case a complete success.
As said elsewhere, there are now at his
establishment about 800 birds, whioh,
counting both young and old, are worth
about $160 apiece, mese produce on
an average feathers to a value of $75
per annum. The labor about the place
is performed by coolies, except that
whioh falls to the lot of the owner and
two or three young men who are with
him and are learning the work under
his instruction, The coolies live each in
his own hut with his wife and family.
They receive a sum amounting to about
$7 per month and rations; these consist
of two pounds of meat and two of mealies
a day. He is also given permission to
build his hut upon the place and to
burn his master's fuel. Coffee he may
buy from his master's store, provided he
desires the luxury. Harper s Weekly.
A Brilliant Man's Sad Story.
He came into the editorial rooms of
the Iribune about noon to-day, a poor,
shattered, tattered victim of rum. Jtie
had been a journalist, published a
magazine, been prosperous and success
ful, was a college graduate, had been
successful in business, held publio office
in another State and had, between the
ages of sixteen and twenty-eight, lived a
life in itself. He had turned from the
business of publishing a magazine to the
traveling representative of a wholesale
liquor house, and the appetite had grown
upon him. Whisky, he said, had got the
better of him. but Dr. L Linger was ex
perimenting with cinchonia upon him,
and he had new nope. He wan ' ed work.
Would the city editor try to find it for
him? He would, but cinchonia must
work its perfect cure first. And then he
told the story of his ill-spent life, while
his nerveless hands and arms trembled
in the tattered sleeves of his faded coat.
He had a new hope, he said, and felt that
there was new life dawning upon him.
Beneath his old coat and dirty shirt there
was energy and ability yet, he continu
ed, if he could only break loose from the
evil that had beset him. Would the
editor like a poem ? The editor would
see after it was written, and then he
scratched off the following in a legible
hand:
HOPE.
Tis a dark, stormy night, yet over life's ocean
A meteor Dricnttorougn tne darkness appears
as cmps mat are savea irom we billows com
motion.
Or stars that shine out through the heart's
bitter tears.
And this bright star will guide me while all else
is fleeting,
While frienduhip may change and kind for
tune fail.
As I hop for a home where a bright sun is
beaming.
Unknown to a cloud and ne'er swept by a
gaie.
To tbe bright star of Hope o'er my pathway now
oeaming.
A guide to my boat over the dark ocean wild.
When I think of a home where a sad mother
dreaminir
So often beholds the loved form of her ohild.
" Tommy."
Would the Tribune publish it ? Yes
He would come again and his case would
be examined, and he went ont a pitiable
specimen of ability, education and ener
gy prostrated by the excessive use of
liquor. Minneapolis (Minn.) Tribune.
Life.
The general character of life is that of
monotony. Whether we regard the life
of man, or the life of beasts, we are
struck by the same remarkable fact, that
life, to all outward appearance, is a
monotonous succession of scenes and
movements all but inehticaL We won
der how the interest is kept up. But
we never tire of going to bed at night ;
and we are very sorry when we (ret tired
of getting up in the morning. We
never weary, except with regret, of
breakfasting, dining, and supping : and
yet these actions are repeated incessant
ly three hundred and sixty-five times in
the year, with renewed excitement on
every succeeding occasion. We take
off our clothes once every day. and we
put tnem on once every a ay. we do
this, at nearly the same hour, in daily
succession ; and when health is good,
the pleasure from so doing is not marred
by the repetition of the act ; for the
ebbing and flowing of our bodily sensa
tions prepare us, without any efforts on
our part, for all the vicissitudes of onr
existence. When hungry, food is agree
able ; when weary, sleep or rest is i
treat ; when warm, the cool air is agree
able ; when cold, the pleasure derived
from a cheerful nreside and a comfort
able supper is delicious. The excite
ment is kept up by the contrasts ; and
we purchase tne enjoyment of one
feeling by encouraging the reverse.
With health, and youth, and prosperity,
we should never be weary. It is ace.
and weakness, and poverty that prepare
us ior aeatn ; and even that comes easy,
upon most men at least, like a sleep.
and the heaviness of the heart gives even
the last steep a welcome.
A Cheap Commodity.
Advice is cheap, consequently, many
people are fond of giving it away. " If
he had only taken my advice," says Mr,
Wiseacre, "things might have been
different." True, they might have been
much worse. n or do we not all know.
or believe we know, our own affairs, our
own necessities, our own desires, better
than any other mortal can ever know
them, 8 ven though that other may be
our most intimate friend ? And no mat
tar how unreserved our confidence, how
frank our admissions regarding the cir
oumBtances in which we are placed, will
there not always be some point or points
on which we cannot be fully explicit to
any human ear? So, even while we im
agine that we have perfectly explained
our own position, or have as perfectly
comprehended the situation of another,
some detail will always be wanting,
whose omission changes the whole case
perhaps makes the counsel whioh seemed
so judicious entirely impracticable.
Don't worry yourselves, then, over the
good advice so often wasted on your
friends, but try to remember that as
you never can occupy their exact stand
point, bo yon never can be an infallible
judge of their proper conduct. To be
sure, in some oases, your advice may be
necessary; give it then humbly, not ar
rogantly, and be oontent that it is ac
cepted even with reluctance; for advice,
at beet, is a nauseous pill to swallow.
A USEFUL GLOSSARY.
Technical Wards aad Phrase. TT.ed la Law
and Baslam, with Their Meaning.
AdmINISTBaTOB. One who miinno-Aa
or settles the estate of an intestate.
appbkoiath. A rise in price.
Arbitration. The hearinor anr! An.
termination of causes between parties in
controversy by a person or persons
chosen by the parties.
ASSIGNMENT. The transfer of nrnnnr.
ty to assignees for the benefit of credi
tors. Attachment. A seizure of goods or
property by virtue of a legal process.
uKARa. xuose wno scheme to depress
or bear down prices.
BEqrssT. Something left by will:
appropriately real estate.
Brxj, of Exchange. A written order
from one person to another to pay
money to a third person.
-bond. A sealed instrument by which
a corporation or person binds itself or
himself and its or his heirs or assigns to
pay a sum of money on the day or days
specified.
Bondsman. One who gives security
for another.
BDI.LS. In stock gambling, those
who soheme to raisejprioes.
certified uheok. a ciiecK stamped
good by the bank on whioh it is drawn.
chattels. Every kind of property
except real estate.
Check. An order on a bank for
money.
Uollaterals. Bonds or other valua
bles left with the loaner of money for
security.
Uonservatob. One who protects an
incapable.
Coupon. An interest certificate at
tached to a bond, to be cut off when
due.
Deed. A sealed instrument in writ
ing transferring property.
Demonetize. To take from a coin by
legislation its leg.il-tender quality or
function.
Deposit. A sum of money left with a
bank or banker subject to order.
uevise. 'jo give real estate by will.
Discount. Interest paid in advance
of use.
Dbaft. A written order by one man
upon another, or upon a bank.
exchange. The cost charged for
paying monoy in some ether plaoe.
jiiXecutor. The person appointed by
a testator to execute his will after his
decease.
Pactobize Gabnish. When B has
money or chattel property tof A in his
possession, C, a creditor of A, serves a
legal warning on B not to allow the
property to pass from his hands.
dee. property.
Fee-Simple. A title to property with
out condition or limits.
Flat. When bonds are sold, as nsaal.
at a price wkich covers accrued interest
they are sold, in brokers' phrase flat.
x oreoTjOstjre. Deprivation of the
right of redeeming a mortgaged estate,
x oroe. To make falsely. Most fre
quently by signing another's name on a
note or document.
Freehold. A life estate in real prop
erty or in fee.
Grace. The three days allowed be
yond the time specified for the payment
of a note.
Guarantbe. An engagement that
another shall perform when he has
stipulated.
UuARDiAjf. One who has the care of
another, especially of children.
Indorsement. A name written on the
back of a note.
Insurance Policy. A certificate of
insurance.
Interest. What is paid for the use
of money after use.
Intestate. Without a will.
Lease. A contract for letting prop
erty for a limited time.
Legacy. A gift by will of personal
property.
.Lessee. One who receives a lease.
Lessor. One who gives a lease.
Lien. A legal claim on property to
secure a debt.
Mortgage.
A pledge of property to
secure a debt.
Mortgagee.
One who takes a niort
gage.
Mortgager.
One who pledges prop-
ertv for a debt
Notary. A publio officer who attests
deeds and other writings,
Note. A written, unconditional prom
ise to pav money,
Order, a direction m wriimg ior
the obtainment of goods or money.
Patrimony Inhebitanoe. au estate
derived from one's ancestors.
Personal Estate ob Property. Mov
ables. chattels.
Power op Attorney. Authority given
by one person to another to transact
business in his name.
Probate Court. A court for the pro
bate or proving of wills.
Protest. A written declaration by
a notary publio to all parties concerned
of the non-payment of a note or nrait,
uuitodaim. a deed of release or rein
auishment of a claim.
KEAii JSstath. immovable property,
as lands and tenements.
Receipt. A written acknowledgment
of goo Is or money received,
xIed Tape. Pertaining to omoiai for
malities, especially in law.
Bemonetize. To restore to coin its
former legal-tender function,
ocAiiiNO. The term has a new mean
ing. and signifies the redaction of
dnht withnnt. a nnrresnonding oavment
Stocks. The capital of a bank or other
company in the form oi transierame
shares.
Stock Certificate. Shows how many
shares one haB standing in his name on
the company's books.
Sub. To prescute in law; to make
legal claim.
Taxes. A levy made upon property
for the support of the government.
Testator Testatrix. A man or wo
man whe leaves a will at death.
Trustee. One to whom property is
intrusted.
Usuby. The excess of interest taken
above the rate fixed by law.
Waives. The relinquishment of
right to be released from one's obliga
tions as indorser on a note.
Wild. A legal declaration for the
disposition of one's property after his
death.
Increase in Agricultural Products.
The following table shows the increase
in the agricultural products and farming
stock of the United States during the
past eignt years:
1870.
1878.
Acres cultivated
Horse
Mules
Milch oows
Cattle
Sheep
Swine
Wneat, bushlee.
Corn, bushels..
Oats, busbies...
90,771.608
7.145,870
1,125,415
8,935,833
14.886,278
28,477,951
25,134,569
235.884,700
1.094,255.000
247,277,400
2a.295.400
121,350,000
10,829,700
1,637.500
11,800,100
19,233.300
85,740,600
82,262,500
360,000,000
1,840,000,000
405,200,000
85,61)0,000
22,100,000
480,000,000
81,600,000
Barley, bushles. . .
Kye, bushels
Tobacco, pounds..
Hay, tons...,
15,4(3. oug
250,628,000
24 625,000
A lady joked the other day about her
nose, saw, i had nothing to do i
shaping it. It was a birthday present
A rilliT Dialogue.
The Raleigh (N. C.) Observer has a
strong belief that the regular tramps
scouring the country are regularly
organized, that they have a general un
derstanding with one another, and
make themselves known to each other
by means of a series of questions and
answer. The Observer's local paid a
visit, in company with the sheriff, to
the jail where a number of the brother
hood had recently been committed, and
records the following dialogue as having
taken plaoe ;
" From whence came you 1"
" From a town in New York, called
Jerusalem."
" What's your business here ?"
"To learn to subdue my appetite and
to sponge my living from an indulgent
publio."
Then you are a regular tramp. I
presume?'1
"i am bo taken and accepted wherever
go?"
"How am I to recognize -you as a
tramp ?"
"By the largeness of my feet and
general carnivorous appearance."
now ao you know yourself to be a
tramp ?"
"In seeking food : by being often
denied, but ready to try again."
now gamed you admittance into
this town ?"
" By a good many long tramps."
" How were you received ?"
"On the end of a night policeman's
billy, presented to my head.
"Mow did the policeman dispose of
you?"
"He took me several times around
the town to the south, east and west,
where he found the chief of police.
mayor and the jailer, where a great
many questions were asked."
What advice did the judge give
you ?"
" lie advised me to walk in upright,
regular steps, and to renounce tramp
ing." " Will you be off or from?"
"With your permission I'll be off
very quick."
" Which way are you traveling ?"
"East."
" Of what are you in pursuit ?"
" Work which, by mv own endeavors
and the assistance of others, I hope I
snail never do a Die to nnd."
' My friend, you are now at an insti
tution where the wicked are always
troublesome and the weary are an bad as
the rest. You will now be conducted to
the middle chamber by a flight of
winding stairs, consisting of five or
more steps, instead of corn, wine and
oil the wages of the ancients yours
will be bread and water for five days.
When your company escape from this
place divide yourselves into parties of
three each, take a bee line for Norfolk
or Bichmond, where in winter they
usually run free soup houses, and you
may be pardoned on condition of your
never returning. (Pointing to the
turnkey) follow your conductor and
fear no danger If you behave your
self."
A Dwarf with a Huge Head.
The name of the dwarf is Levi Buret
sail Hopkins. His father is with him
and attends to the taking in of the quar
ters of those who come to see his son,
The boy lies upon a short bed, in a room
otherwise vacant. He is indeed a mon
strosity. Probably no person with so
large a head has ever lived to attain this
person s age, the size being thirty-three
lncliPH npftrlv ft -varrl. His hndv in vprc
small, and seems to have entirely shrunk
away, lie has but one limb that he uses.
and that is the left arm. The others lie
as lifeless as so many sticks. They are
insensible to pain of any kind, and never
sutler from cold or heat. The develop
ment of the head seemB to be entirely in
the upper region, which gives it the
appearance of a pear. The chin and
cheeks are about the average size, as are
also the eyes, ears and nose. The "swell
ing begins just above these organs, and
extends gradually to the top of bis head,
which is well nigh flat. The skin seems
to have been drawn up by the aotion,
and hence has kept the eyes in quite a
peculiar shape, lie sees straight when
be, lying in bed, looks at those stand'
ing at the head of it.
lou say he is twenty -three years
old 7 said a reporter t J the boy s father.
wnen was he born and where T
" He was born in Worth county. Mo.,
in iaao."
" Was his head of unusual size when
he was born ?"
No, but it soon began to grow, and
continued to do so until the child was
fifteen months of age. While it was
growing there were great seams in his
head, and he cried a great deal. Now
he does not appear to Buffer."
" What are his habits ?"
" They are very few and exceedingly
simple. He has never been able to turn
himself in bed since he was born. Every
want has to be supplied, and he requires
the most watchful care. Ho seems to
live only in his head and stomach. He
is almost incapable of sensation outside
of his own natural wants. He eats and
drinks with good appetite, and sleeps
about as regularly as other people. His
health has always been good, with one
or two exceptions, when he had chills.
' Is he intelligent ?
' Oh, quite so. He talks and sings
as you can very easily demonstrate by
speaking to him. "
The suggestion was adopted, and the
conversation was then carried on be
tween the reporter and the dwarf. He
speaks with some difficulty, and about
as intelligently as the ordinary back'
woods boy.' He is more like a child than
a man, yet lacks the vivacity of a child,
aa enioys the society of children to
great extent, and has many of the cus
toms of children. He has destroyed all
his teeth by eating candy. Denver Iri
bune.
m.tk.n! timber. ! mlbfin! ! ! Don't
fail to procure Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrnp
, ii : : .1 A. . .
tut au uuhhusbb luuiuem VJ UiO pcriuu Ul ICBIU-
Ina in children. It relieves the ohild from pain.
cures wind oolio, regulates the bowels, and, by
giving relief ana neaun to tne cniia, gives rest to
uie motner. it is an oia ana weu-inea remeay.
UtPAnw W.I.VI,. n Attnlnnbla RImmIiim.
There are many who have never known Ihe
blessing of strong nerves, haviug been born
with weak ones, xuose wno nave, ana, inron
disease or some other cause, have suflerec
loss of nerve power can, by contrast, more
fullv annreoiate tbe magnitude of that loss.
The true way to repair it is to invigorate the
system through the medium of improved di
gestion, secretion, ana tne esiaousnmeni oi i
Hm.li. liti. f lunriv ihwtA rAaiihx inv&ri&hl
aooomplished by the use of Hostetter's btomach
Bitters, which Insures the thorough conver
sion of the food into Dure nourishing blocd,
frem which the nerves, In oommon with every
other Dart of the bodilv economy gather vigor.
the grand prerequisite of health. The great
objection to sedatives and narootios is, that
they not only exert nc tonic iufltienoe, but are
always followed by a hurtful reaction. Such is
far from being the case with ihe Bitters, the
primary aoiioa of which is most salutary, and
whose alter enects are imiwuuiu "
14.1 Vmmmt P.wdrr."
Raid a lady, 4'has made itself indisponsable in
n. kitnhan Diir biscuit, cake, w files, mnf-
fl,, ami aiich like things with its aid are
.i.... An.i,iA and eooi. We would not be
a ithout it iu our family. We have used it for
over fifteen years, and it has never disap
pointed us yet"
" A Farmer's Bon or Daughter." Bee Adv t
A Pen Plctare.
A few months, or even weeks since, her
pallid oonntenanoe was the very type of ruddy
health the delight of the sohool and the pride
of the household. She was always weloome
wherever duty or pleasure led her. Diligent,
punctual, and exemplary, In the class room,
obedient and loving at home, she won the
hearts of all. But alas I those alowins cheeks
and lips are now blanched by consumption.
Tbe voice once so enchanting In laugh and
song Is feeble, husky and broken by a hollow
oough. Let us approach her couch and gently
take her bloodless hand in our own. Do not
shudder because of its feeble passionless grasp.
The hand once so warm and plump shows its
bony outlines, while the cords and tortuous
veins are plainly mapped upon its surface.
The pulse that bounded with reDletion. lmDart-
ing beauty, vivacity, health, and strength, to
uie system, is aencate to tne toucn. me en
ervated heart feebly propels the thin scanty
blood. Must we lose her while yet so young
and so fair? No. There is relief. But some
thing more is required than the observance of
ienio rules, for enreeoiea nature calls for
and she must bave it. Administer this
pleasant medicine. It is invigorating. It al
lays the irritable cough, improves the appetite
and digestion, and sends a healthy tingle
through her whole being. The blood is en
riched, nervous power increased, and the heart
bounds with a new impulse. Her face bright
ens the blood is returning, her voice is clearer
and her requests are no longer delivered in that
peevisn, Iretiui tone so aeaaening to syrapatny.
Her step is still faltering, but strength is rap
idly returning. Let us take her out in the
warm life giving sunshine. In a few weeks
she will go without our aid and be able to Join
her companions in their pleasant paxtimes and
feel her who'e being "warmed and expanded
into perfect life." The change is so great that
we think she is sweeter and nobler than ever
before. And the medicine whioh haa wrnnnht
this transformation, we look upon as a blessing
to humanity, for there are other loved ones to
be rescued from the grasp of the Insidious de
stroyer. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has raised her. It will raise others.
CHEW
The Celebrated
"MATOHXms"
Wood Tag Plug
Tobaooo.
Thi Piohxeb Tobaooo Ookfawi,
New York, Boston, and Chicago.
Worth Knowino. One thirty-five cent bot
tle of Johnson's Anodyne Liniment will effoo
tually cure bronchitis, inflammatory sore
throat, sore lungs, bleeding at the lungs,
enromu Hoarseness, Hacking oough, wnooping
cough and lame stomach.
How to Make Monet. Twenty-flve cents'
worth of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Pow-
derB, fed out sparingly to a coop of fifteen
hens, will inorease the product of eggs more
than one dollar in value in thirty days.
The Oreatest Discovery oi idb Ate Is Dr.
robin' oelebrated VanetUn Liniment I 80 isars before
tha public, and warranted to ears Diarrhea, Drsenteryf
Oolio, and Spasms, taken internaUr ; and Oroap,Obronio
Rheumatism, Bore Throats, Onls, Braises, Old Sorei,
and Pains in the Limbs, Beck, and C leat, extarnall)
It baa never failed. No famUr will e or ba without it
after one civinc it a fair trial. Price, 40 oents. Da
TOBIAS' VENKTIAN HOR8K LINIMENT, In Pint
Bottles, at One Dollar, is warranted inferior to anj
other, or NO PAY, for the onre of Oolio, Oats, Braleet,
Old Sores, eto. Bold Of all DracaUta. Depot 10 Park
Plaoe. New York
Tbe Markets.
smw YOBX.
BeafOsttls fftttve 0 7Sj 08 V
Texas and Cherokee.. 0k3 08X
Milch 0ws AO 00 370 00
Hogs: Live.... 0S)C3 OS in
airesssa...... u.us wx
Sheep 061(4 08
jsmbs............................. Uo?i() uv3t
uotton s Middling iuxt4 10
Floor I Western : Good to Oholos. ( M (4 T 60
State: Good to Oholos.... 6 (4 B 41
Wheat: Bed Western. 1 83 9 1 SiH
no. 1 Milwaukee.......... l as (4 1 'is
Bye: BUte , 72 4 75
Barley: Bute to
Barley Halt St
Oats: Mixed Western...... 86
Corn: Mixed Western.............. M
Hay, per ewt. ...... 70
Straw, per ewt 85
Hops 78's 08 All ......76's OS
9
86
88
85
60
80
60
4
10
Pork: Mess 810 (410 40
Lard: City Steam 07X14 07
Fish: Mackerel, No. 1, new 00 4 0
" No. a, new 8 0 & 8 Ml
Dry Ood. tier ewt. 1 00 (4 I v8
Herring. Scaled, per box. .. . 15 (4 IK
Petrolenm: Crude .G8X9U8X BeOned,
Woo : California Fleece, ao 9
11
27
Texts Fleece. 16
AnstrallaaFloeoe....... 0
State XX 83
9
9
9
9
9
IS
44
88
26
26
19
18
18
Barter 1 State ;s
Western: Choice. 32
Western : Good to Pr mt. 12
Western : Firkins....... . 12
fJheese: State Factory
11 9
0k9
State Skimmed.......
Western. ..... ............
0iX9
12
11
Bggs: Stats snd Pennailvania.... lu (4
aurrixo.
Flour. 610
Wheat No. 1 Milwaukee 1 28
9 TOO
a 184
Corn Mixed 4
Oats H
9 1S
9 83X
Rye 68
Barlsy...... 82
Barley Malt.................. 86
9 8
9 88
9 3
varbanauBia.
Beef Cattle Extra 09 9 08
HDeep 0o(4 USaj
uoiTS ureaeoa..... urij((4 us
Flour Pennsylvania Extra 8 60 9 til
Wheat Bed Western. 18) (4 1 8
Rye 71 at 78
Corn Yellow............. .......... 62M9
Mixed 81 9
Oats Mixed.. 8B4
(8
68
84
Petroleum Orudo 08 ACSJaj Refined,
Wool Colorado 18 (4
11
S2
!4
21
Texa 18 9
California 20 9
BOSTOM.
Beef Cattle............ OS 9
Sheep 06K9
Hog eVC4
09 V
07 V
07 ir
Corn Mixed. 48
eiuur n-uscuaaiu ana numesou tbi
(4 00
4 63
Oats " 87 (4
Wool Ohio and Pennsylvania XX. . . 48 9
47
uaiuornia jrau 18 s
BBIohtoh. Miaa.
18
user cattle....... osva mu
Sheep ... 06 (4 00k
.u.u........ in (4 10
BoBS 01X9 08
3i uattis Poet to Oholeo t 90
9 860
a Tco
(4 8 no
ineep joo
ta'",,.. 7 00
"UHO Great WenUrn Gu
1 Great WesUrn Gun Works, Pittobarg, Pa
Prlo l.iat fna. Ariitra.
"7(It HAI.E-niPKOVED FAK.tt, NEAR
aKrn H. BIKSKN, Hnn Shades. Henrioo Co., Va
1 ie ihv or iticnmona. va. appiyto
riiioiri
JLi KEEI
IMi-e. ,o
R PI.ANTM AMI P1VP ViniVVB
lS. For Qimllty, None Belter: for
nnn I ll.n i.lp. 1 ntnlnvii.. IVu. Tha
arm i-,f,rui t.uiuc fever issueu, ieoc, Aaaress
o . uroivf-a, r,ec. u. a r. nurseries, ratereoa. W. J
HOMES IN THE WEST
Excursions to Lincoln. Nebraska.
'live New York and New Ena-lnnd the
t mru inrmiey in every .11 on in mini irerein
br. Exoursion No. 11 will leave TI ESUAV
PI Y Zl.t. Fare about half regular
KuteM. Fast trains and flrat-claas aooommod ationa
Kuaranteed. Far rlMM,rin'i.e Ind Oiraiil&r.. Infnm...
Bon about Ticki-ts, etc. send address on Postal Card to
ri.irvt Jiuuiiiian nronnway. new Vuru
I CURE RTS! 1
Whftn I lit mi raw 1 Hn nnf moan mortal d a atvin fham
radical our. I uu a regular physician, and hav mad
uiw uisnaan in
Fits. EDileosv or Fallina Sickness
ft life-long itudy. X warrant my rmady to our tha
wvrni, oaatia. dsoidu oiocra hat lailvd is no reason
for not now MflnifinsT a earn frnm msa fUnd tn ms jit
pnoe ior a Treatise ana a free Hoitl of mi infalli
dii remoay- uiva xpres and Doat-omoa. It cost
you not hi for a trial, and I will cure you, Addras
n. n. u, nuur, i na reari oirttac. new York.
lI.-.HlAil'J
PIANOS.
Dunham li Sons, Manufacturers,
J JJ Warerooms, 18 East Uth Street,
aVaaws' EaUbliahed 1884.) KKW VOML
Smtior IUuttralM Cireaior am4 PriM LiA.
GLOVE-FITTING F9
CORSETS. .
Thsrrisndsof this
tUMHIVAlllDCOSSCT
I am now asmbsreasy
I MILLIONS.
fricss srs siuch rssucsd
MEDAL StCllVtO
AT CtNTCNHIAL.
it thai Genuine and
beware of imitations.
abk alio roa
THOMSON'S
?usssuKASit trait
Th. bait Soods BUI.
Sm thai the nam. of
th o m son and tha
TraaeMsrk.aCnowN.are
stamped on every Const a$Ml.
"-a "jii u i n
I J -r,:lii.i " I
BaowK's BaowoBiAL Twoobtks, tor eonshs and eotds
1350
nl h.-Aiwr, wenced. Slfl beet aMft
Arrlnlne In the wnrl.i. One stininle rise.
drees JAY BKONMON, Detroit, Mien.
d 4 f A der can t made on a Portable Soda Fona
JP4:U tain. Price , . W, and two. complete.
Bend for aeUlofue to Ohapmah A Co., Medleon, ind.
am m mmm ,. a9fl rmW SKIA PIANOS
1 1 K I. A I N retell Drioe flAIOcnlr I3V Ores
VIIUBHU bergaina. BE AT i r, Wash
bargains. BAATTV
incton, N. J.
$7
A DAT to Agents eanrasslna for ths Flrrelde
Vlaltar.
T.rmi and Oatlit Free. Addreee
P. O. VICKFRY Amrasta, Mains. .
$2500
aymr. AentswntfleTSTTWhersi Bnt
inese Mrici IT lPaniniare.rHnjcnin rrea
Address J.Wobth a Co., St Louis, Met
INURAHAiTl tV tlO.'K.
111 llllltl Hnnarior in deaira.
liliU IiHo Mr -asi
Agency 8 Oortlandt St., N. .
$10 to 525
A DAY WUKK made et
Avente MllltwonrC
Orarons, Piotare and Otaro
mo Harris. I till eamptee
wnvfh HA. aunt. Doat-iMld
r unroot o
for 85 Uonte. Illnstra(d
OaUloana free. J. II. B
vrr
WORD'S 8UN8s
Boston. imtADiisnea inxi.j
a A GOOD MAN To represent
VT Ail A -Ell the Amerioan Newspaper
Union List of Oo-operstire Newspapers, and can Taos
f r adrerltiemente In this vicinity. To a proper person
will allow a liberal commission, and advanoe a regelas
we-klf payment on account. Addrese, with reference1,
BRALS A FONTBR. Oe .eral AgenU American News
paper Union, No. I O bprnco Street, New York.
iit a Tm v a nnnn
A FARMER, a Fanner's Son or Daughter
taking orders for fire of Niti.ws' Habpoob Bobs!
Hat Forks and Fiitobbs will, (in addition totna
profits,) receive FRRR a oomplete rig of Nellie' For
and Patent Oonyeyor, for depositing Hay or Straw in
mow or on stack. Also tnan'frs Nut Shell Hat Carrier,
Pulleys and Grapples: Agt'l Steels, Nellie' Cast Tool
Steel Castings. (Plow-Shares from this ttttl can be
welded, worked Into chisels or edged toole ;1 Ornamen
t il Fencings for public grounds, cemeteries, or farms .
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PCTMONA n m. rertatn rm for the ciTBS I
CONSUMPTION nd nil dtMas of lha l.nnv
and Throat. It inrtKorstos the brain, ton up the
Brntera, makea the weak ntrong, find ie pleasant to take.
Price One Dollar per bottle at Drag (flits or eent bj tbe
Proprietor on receipt of price. A painpnie comaiDin
valuable advice to UonMinitlv-p many certinoatea
of actual ourkb, and fall direction! for using accom-
SDIN A a OD bottle, or Will Ie m JV W n nuurrw.
WJAR u. MUHKn, im ixmianq mrcm. new
HOSPHO-NUTRITINE.
The beat vitalizing Tonlo,
Relieving Mental and r-nysicai
PROSTRATION,
'ifBRVOUBNBBS, DBBIIITT,
TKMAL8 WkAkNSBS, .
And all Impairments of Brain
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Drafflita. Depot, B Piatt St., W. T,
TRArtB MARK.
DR. BECKER'S
CELEBRATED
EYE BALSAM
is a sure; cure
For INFLAMED, WEAK EYES,
8TVES and SORE EYE1JU3.
SOLD Bk ALU DRUGGISTS.
DEPOT, 6 DOWERl, If . t
KENT BY MAIL KO.t 33t
American Newspaper Directory
187Q
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the names and circulations of all newspapers, and a
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Address UEO. P. KOWKMj j 'tv .
IP Hprure Strfei. New York
Scientific News.
mi 1. a n.a 1 1 lit at rtatMrl tnnrnil of nnnular anil
practical Hcienue. caretnlly edited by 8. H. V ales, latft
of The Srientifie American and Joshua Kosa, tha well
known Dractical engineer and mechanic, j erma $1
a year. Upon the receipt of 5u cents we will seoa ma
paper fret from now till the end ot the
V Address, . H- " A LEjJ Ac HON ,
10 Spruce Street, N w Yorar.
PATENT!. We secure Patents for new Inventions,
and give advice and a Pamphlet free. 2a years expe-
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KERNERAWEA VBR, Proprietor,
BABBITT'S TOILET SOAP.
ii si UariT...il for the
W 1 Toilet Di Vna Battk
3 k 1 N i"Liticil BB4
'BV- !1 deceptiv odors to
Vb1 cover commiiB swui
deleUriout tag; V
U. A(lrywel1fj
scientific ciperinm.
tha mwufactur.r
B. T. Babtnit't Btt
aSoap am MrfectM
smd now offm to tbl
mblte The FYlfEST TOIXfcT SOAP In tha World.
pr Use In th Nursery It No Equal.
Worth ton liiwti Hi coat to tverj mother and fnaily (rjCbrUtdom.
Sample box. .-onulning S cake of on. eacn, Mat frts to any ad
dm On recctnl of 7: cent. Addrera
BT For Sale by all Drugglm. sf ,
I " "Hi
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265 BROAD WAY. A. Y.
SANDAL-Y09D
A positlva rsmsdf lor all Aiseasas of ths Kldneyat
Bladder and CrlnaryUrcansialaocoad InDrap
sleal Complaints. It nsvsr prodaoe. sickness, is
osrtain and speedy tn its aotion. It is fast saajsrsedins;
all other remedial. Blxty capsules cars ia sis or sicht
days. No other medicine can do this.
Beware u Imitations, for, owing to its (real
saooess, many have been offered i soma are moat
dancerons, sensing piles, eto,
DUNDAS DICK Jk CO.'H 7msrlM Bofx flap.
utM containing Oil a Sandalwood) oM mt all oVj
tort. Jjk for circular or lend for on. to Ii aid tl
Woecler Street, Note York.
Till:
GOOD OLD
STAiD-Bf
UEUCil M&ST1IB LUlliEsT
FR MAN AND BEAST.
HuuimD 85: TsiBl Always enres. Aiwa
eady. Always handy. Ha nave fat tailed, fMn
mxtlUtmt home iutoi 41. The whole world approv
siorions old Mas tans th. Beat and Cheapest inlmsa
jazMtenoa. its cents a bottle. Ths Mnstanc Ianimsa
cores whan nothing slse wllL
BOLTt BY 1H MKUIOINB VFW'fP
Homes in Minnesota.
In 'ORTT MIIXION bnsta.U
m nt. making IUU1
MIlXlOM barreUTof Floar.
Flirt h nuar l.t u.iu " f
5,l.!S5,rN-IHi,I,tVf-,f,V M'LroNTu"hiu
worth over Twenty Million lellre. FonThan!
dd.ndF.ve Kl.OUB.INU Mll-l" F.rt2n hSSl
asstraa sagas cievnu U.UD an as Ol HtADe TtlS)
CreatestpngComiProlllCt try in the World
'"Power at. bi. Anuionr Kail. alon. ir.v3
un. aandrea ana twrsi. ik&n...-j
likl
".'"'LION FKETof lumberiaVedL
BAT RUHH far Choice WllBAT UNUS.
f l'l'AN ,VliK.0 lumber faVeS
IMMENSE
una ' jANUS,
IU T?rvn I R 7 A
IMMIGRATION K Vrm
Nothing lute it. wkMwn. Twenty P III Three
SnH-rT.IWlJb " h efcad witn thrlng73
w?1!;?..kVy'?,0,1"?-.low..and Kanaaa aleo ooiiing.
V.f...T.i,E " V.HTH W EST.
Til K iJ.iuwii.ir STATE
neeHomesTree Sinnis1rVlRfii.S 1 Q71
Pamphlet of Eighty Page, with ann. IUI f
r ai'iT1" Post-pud, to FVHtY APPU.
. T Jv7wUie, te every country, the world
' VP', to JIHiN w. boUd,
See'J ul Htaue Beard ef J as Kin ration, .
m. rani. riiMBoaota-
ITltt
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