Why Tonne Children Head Trash. Mr. Charles Dudley Warper discuss ing the question of children's reading, in the Vhridim Union, calls attention to the comparatively small number of per sons, even in this country, who read We boast, he says, about the circu lation of our newspapers. The best of them are dally marvels of news, of in formation, ot miscellaneous reading, uf MitKHlnl nmnvtt nf nil anrtl TllflB nmllld ClllCl bill MllllIIV VI fll DUI UO. A tl-J niv iuu cheapest things manufactured in modern days. Considering the capital in brains, industry and money put into every num ber, they are at their price the wonder of our civilization. And yet the most wonderful thing about them to me is the TSfnallness ot their circulation compared to the population.' Takesu h a center as New York, with a compact popula tion of nearly two millions, and radiat ing lines of quick distribution that en able the newspapers within a few hours to resell millions more, and set against this the actual circulation ot trie tnree or four commanaine lournals. It is a mere bagatelle . Still there are many newspapers, and a large proportion of the population Bees one every nay that is, of the city population; but the number ot people who mas tor the contents of a dailv news paper is not large. Readers pick out of them the items of business or amuse ments or nolitics that interests them And it is hardly fair to credit our people with the habit of reading because they glance at the daily newspapers, or be cause in the country they are in the habit of spreading the excellent weeklies over their faces to keep the flies from disturbing their Sunday nap. I believe iunb Lilts llinjuillj VI uusiucaa uicu icnu a book very rarely; the majority of young men in business ana in society 1 lancy read little thev do not eive tkeir even ings to readine. and are not apt to take tip a book unless it becomes the talk of society l'eoplc who spend a great aeal of monevon dress, on dinner, on amuse ments, would think it extravagant to buy a book, and if one is commended to them they will wait till they can borrow it or get it from the library. They do not hesitate two minutes about an ordin ary two-dollar dinner, but they will wait months to borrow a fifty-cent book. He concludes that" one of the reasons why the voune who read at all read nothing but trash, as they are said to do, is because their parents, or older per sons about them, either have not the habit of reading or thev also read trash. In such households as I have described. where the elders go about declaring that - mere is nothing to read, the children catch the tone and think there is noth ing to read that is, nothing except the latest story-book or the picture-paper. In a lower strata of society, where the mother has neither time nor inclination to read anything, and the father pores over the Police Gazette, it is quite natural that his son should take the .Boy's Own story-paper about runians and burelars f he short ot it is that the children in this country follow their elders. And I suspect that the vast majority of people "ire little for reading, except as it fur nishes them a smattering ot news or gives them a temporary excitement." Woman as a Census-Taker. In many parts of the country women will be aDDointcd as census enumera tors, with the probable result something like this Neatly dressed woman of an uncertain ace. with bit: book under her arm and pen in hand, rings the door-bell. Young iady appears at the door. Census enumerator "Good mornine, Lovely morning. I'm taking the cen sus. You were born" Young lady " Yes'm." Census enumerator " i our name, please. What a pretty dust-cap you nave on. Can I cet the pattern t It's just like the one the lady in the next house has. Let's Eee, your nameP" 'I haven't the pattern. Don't you get awful tired walking round taking the census?" "Oh, yes, it's wearisome, but I pick up a ereat deal of information. How nice your dinner smells cooking. Plum pudding P" 'In Maine. No. I haven't plum pudding to-day. I'm looking for a new recipe " I've got one that I took down from a lady's cook-book across the way. Are you married f' "No. Want an invitation to the wedding, don't you? It will be a long time before you get it. You can keep your plum pudding recipe, tnariK you " Ish'dthink 'twould be some time. Have you chil Oh, of course; I for got. This hall carpet is just the pattern of Aunt Prudy's. She s had it more than twenty years. How many are they in the family!"' "If this hall carpet don't suit you you an get off from it and g) about your censusing " " Well, you're an impudent jade, any how. You haven't told me whe n you were born, or what's your mime, or when you expect to gft married, and there's ten dollars tine for not answer ing census-takers' questions, and if I was you I wouldn't be seen at the door in such a slouchy morning dress, bo there." "Oh, you hateful thing. You oan just go away. I'll pay ten dollars to get rid ot you, and smile doing it. It's none of your busin ss, nor the census either. No, it isn't. Tt ou can keep your pattern and your plum pudding and your saucyimpudent questions to yourself "Good morning. I must be getting on. I haven't done but three families all the forenoon," and an energetic bang of the door just missed catching a foot of her trailing dress skirts. Ntw Haven Register. Words of Wisdom. It is with nations as with individuals " those who know the least of others think the highest of themselves; for the whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other. It is perfectly delightful, the philoso phy with which we reconcile ourselves to the misfortunes of our neighbors. That another should be hungry, after we have dined, is a consideration that distresses nobody. The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depends upon the future. We let go the present, which we have in our power, and look forward t a ti to that which depends upon chances. and so quit a certainty for an uncer tainty. The everv.ria v cares and duties which men call drudgery we the weights and founterpoises of the o.'ock of time, giv ing its nenritiinm . ...ia vibration, and its hands a regular mo' ion ftnd ,wh?n they cease to hang upon thJ wheels the r v luiijci BWingS, V. . .... to longer move, the clock stana. 8 U' Knowledge is not ability, cram 1 iot may be able to count accurately every yard of distance to the stars and yet h m8t.ImPerfcetly educated; he may --. itoiwi up au me lines that ever reigned, and yet be none the wiser or the more efficient for his learning. kI,6 man or woma who never growls thT Jbv ,Teather is neater than he Lder tW0 citie Wheeling The silk manufactories of Faterson, ie silk manufactories of Faterson, ' '1? e,ghty' "do-iye employ- I . to 15,000 persons. j ment FOR THE FUR SEX. Faahloa Hotel, The newest sleeves are open a little at the wrist. Paranoia in matrh nrft now Bold wit the most elegant ready-made promenad costumes. Satin de Lyon fichus and dolmans are faced with either scarlet or " butter cup " satin. Fine nainsook embroidery With J.01" chon lace sewed on the edge is used for trimming ladies' underclothing. TJpw naraaola have the lininsrs placed underneath the ribs which are painted scarlet or gilt in Chinese fashion. Silk mitts in fancy colors are among the novelties, and it is expected they will be worn extensively in me sum mer. Spanish lace, embroidered with pearl beads, will be one of the most stylish garnitures for dressy white bonnets during the season. " Soft, wide ribbons are used for waist helts. Thev are wrinkled in the tying, and form a large bow with short ends at the left side of the front. The kilt-nlaited skirt will be retained for children's wear, nothing prettier or more appropriate for ordinary costumes having made its appearance. Languedoo lace, which is the rage just at present, comes in two shades, coffee nnd cream, both of which are used to trim pure white dresses. Skilled American tastes are toning down the too Btrong contrasts of French models, so that blonde and brunette American styles are better suited. A lovely button to trim suits of the new shades of piirple, is an exact copy of the pansy. It is made of enamel on a metal tounoation imetue earrings worn by young girls. White dresses of satin or silver bro cade are enriched with lace in graceful cascades and white Jet embroideries upon lace, into which pearls and shell work are introduced. Pretty lonir handle! fans, oval in shape, are covered with pale blue satin trimmed around with two rows of nlaited Breton lace. A small cluster ot buttercups or daisies adorns the center. The new and beautiful cotton crape material, fieur de the, is a formidable rival to other summer fabrics. It is ex tremely fine and delicate, precisely line crape, nnd retains the cnnKied appear ance after beinit washed. Cotton goods this season closely imi tate the dashing novelties exhibited in more costly productions. Momie cam brics have garnitures of broche and flowered patterns, and percales are bor dered in Oriental designs. Beads are in great demand for trim ming purposes, and come in beautiful tints of bronze, sapphire, garnet, gold, silver and changeable hues called cache mire colors. Beautiful effects can bo obtained by variegated styles of bead ing. The newest stockings nre of sewing silk, knit in the various fashionable color, in lace patterns and odd designs. Embroideries are much used upon self colored stockings, and very choice arti cles are of exquisitely fine texture, with lace either let in or woven of the silk. Some, like the new ties, nre beautifully embroidered with floss and beads, in any and all colon to match the costume. A Return to the Kaahiona of Our Grand mothers, Gl incing at the fashion books of fifty and even seventy years ago, it is curi ous to note how in many points we are returning to the modes then in vogue. Nothing but short dresses were to be seen half a century ago; the skirts were just long enough to show the shoes and boots, and were trimmed with satin rouleaux and bias folds. The fashion able colors were Christmas holly green, scarlet, pink, clarence blue, giraffe yel low, ponceau, camel's hair brown, In dian red, camelopard yellow, mocassa brown, apricot, olive, peau de serpent, burrage blue, Egyptian sand, Indian red and violet shot with bottle green for shot silks were coming in then, as they are with us now. The January of 1828 was particularly damp and cold, and silk and satin pelisses were the rage, but, like! short princess dresses, reach ing to the hem, with a lace cape over the shoulders. These pelisses were also worn in the evening, cut low In the neck, and showed robings of white satin in front. Shawls and scarf shawls were coming in also, and feather trim mirgs found special favor. The hats worn were large, and dress hats weie adopted with full evening dress, made ot satin and gauze, with blonde lappets and plumes of ostrich or marabout feathers or floral wreaths, birds jf para dise being arranged inside and out. They were placed far back on the head. It is to be hoped that we shall not re adopt anything so startling as a hat of paradise yellow, lined with crimson vel vet, trimmed with white puttings and yellow ribbon, brocaded black, as worn by a belle of that day. There is much to learn in avoiding past follies. Our dresses have of late clung closely to t!ie figure, but have never as yet attained the scantiness of those times. The skirts were always Bcanty, as well as short, an' trimmed often with one or two gathered flounces, scalloped at the edae, surmounted by one or two rows of straight satin rouleaux ; the bodices full and banded, the sleeves large and puffed. Such bodices and puffed sleeves are coming in again, as well as short dresses for evening, wh ich may, and very likely will, resolve themselves into short princesses, not unlike pelisses . Hoes a Whale Spout Water! A discussion having arisen as to whether a wtiale does cr does not spout water, tne iNantucKet (Mass.; inquirer ana Mirror contributes the following opinion in regard to the matier: We think that those who go down to these in ships will aziee that the whale does not spout water, although he blows water. To explain this seeming para dox, it must be understood that the blowing of a whale is simply strong res piration or breath, and that the whale is a warm-blooded mammal with lungs like those of land animals, and breatiies air only. At the moment of rising to the surface of ths sea, he forces out a strong current of air, by which the small quan tity of water then standing in the cavity of his sniracle or spout-hole is blown into countless atoms, forming a cloud of spray which looks like white rmoke or steam. The form of this cloud differs in the case of different species of whale, so that the practiced eye of the whale man can usually distinguish the several varieties, even at a distance of miles. This variety results from the different conformation and direction of the spir acle in the various species of whale, and o from the f ict that some species hive - one spiracle and others two. The n c idea that the w hale takes in vast current - 0f water and fjects it again in quantities .m like that from n tire en a solid stre -nistake, and the pictures gine is a great him as spouting 6uch which represent . -esimp;y ridiculous streams high aloft a. ieman. It is not to the eye of the wha. -orti, mention probable that any water he whale's ing ever finds its way into .. ,ndod hfl lungs, but wnen mort wiy wuu. ,( will throw out copious streswu gushes, bo of water, but of waroi blood. ' or .ed FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD, Plant Moort Potato, Those who are about to plant potatoes will do well to read the following ad vice from th e Kansas Farmer. Good seed is most likely to secure a good crop : W hatever variety of pot atoes are planted select the best tubers for seed. Plant large, well-formed, smooth potatoes, ns it is evidence of a large well-formed variety, evidence of soundness and health, evidence of perfection ; and in order to produce the best of anything the surest way is to select the btst to grow from. Small potatoes used for seed may, and do often, produce large, fine tubers, but tbey may be a small variety some of them at least are liable to lie." If they do not belong to a small tuber family then tlie welghtot evidence is in favor of their being imperfect and unripe, consequently weak and un healthy. Such stock, either of animals or vegetables, is not fit to propagate from. Nature stores in the perfect seed what is required to promote and perpetuate the vigorous and hardy plant. By carefully selecting the best of everything to plant, the finest grain, fruit, roots and other vege tables can be produced with reason able certainty ; but f this fundamental law is neglected the chances are in favor nfalargeper cent, of inferior produce. The same natural law governs in the vegetable that is acknowledged to be so potent. in the animal kingdon. Like pro duces like, and faults and imperfections seem to be more readily transmitted than the more desirable qualities. Very much better crops could be raised if farmers gave tliiu subject more study, and acted upon the well-established principles of production. Many years ago, and in a period of our agricultural history when new varieties of any form were extremely rare, an obicrvant farmer of Pennsylvania, acting on the Ennciple that perfect grain could only e insured by using perfect seed, origin ated a superior variety of wheat, which he named " barrel wheat." This lie did by holding the sheaves of wheat in his hands by the butts and beating the tops over a barrel. 1 lie large, plump, periect grains would fly out and none others. This wheat was used as seed, and the same practice to procure seed beinu fol lowed a few years, produced what seemed to be a new variety of wheat, but which was only the result of a prac tical application of the natural law of selecting the fittest. This anecdote is a practical illustration of using none but the very best for seed. Unripe, small potatoes are not fit for seed; neither are overgrown, hollow-hearted tubers. The former are weak and imperfect; the latter, like all abnormal monsters, un healthy. lteclpee. Cookies. Two cups of sugar, one half cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk, teaspoonful of baking powder, caraway seed if liked, and flour enough to roll out. CoitN MeaiiPuddinu. Quart of corn meal, scalded to a mush, cup of suet chopped fine, cup of raisins seeded, nnd a small teaspoonful of salt. Boil three hours in buttered bteamer. Eat with syrup or sauce. Chicken Sai.ad. Rmove the skin gristle and fat, and chop the meat quite tine; add two-thirds in quantity of chopped celery, one-fourth ns much chopped cucumber, pickles and celery rub the yolks of two hard boiled eggs and one tablespoon butter together moisten with a little milk, mix well add salt to taste, and garnish with celery leaves. Spanish Custard. If your family numbers six, take eight yolks of eggs, eight teaspoonfuls ot sugar, beaten very light, adding flavor if you like: put over a slow fire, stirring all the time uutil quite thick; then have small saucers either ot glass or china, and pour some on each saucer; to be served in this way cold; powdered almonds are very delicious on it. Tba Cakks .To each pound of flour allow a dessert - spoonful of yeast powder, one egg, half pint of milk, two spoonfuls of melted butter, two spoonfuls of sugar. Rub the dry ingredients together, then quickly mix in the milk with the but ter. then the beaten exe: cut into bis cuit form, and bake quickly in buttered pans. Pig's Feet. If you have more than you want to use now, boil them until the bones drop out, then mince them coarsely and boil in a little of the same water, season well, pour into a crock pres down closely, and when cold cover with vinegarand it will keep until warm weather. It will be firm, like jelly, and ran be cut into slices. This is very good for laboring men or those who work out of doors. There is no oil or grease for boots or shoes that can compare with the grease, when cold, skimmed off the kettle in which pig s feet have been boiled. It is very softening, and there win be just enough ot the gluey sub stance in it to make a good mixture and give a good "shine." When to Plow. An experienced farmer says : I know by trial that plowing land when it is very dry it nearly as hurtful as when it is very wet. But my experience is with heavy clay, or land in which clay is an important constituent. Such land when plowed dry breaks up lumpy, and sub- 5i queui rains uo not uii-soive uie jumps it is my opinion that there is never more suitable condition for plowing an soil than when it has enough moitur to cause the furrows to fall loosely from the plow with no appearance of packing aua no lumps. How Spectacle are Made. The white lens in use in the ordinary spectacle of commerce is made of the common window-pane glass rolled in sheets; sometimes it is made into balls From these are cut pieces of about one and a quarter to one and a half inches in size; they are then taken into the gnnding-room and each piece cemented separately upon what is called a lap, of asemi-circular shape. These are made to lit into a corresponding curve or saucer, into which tine emery powder is introduced, and subjected to a swift rotary motion. The gradual curve in the lan gives to the glafs as it is groun a corresponding slmpe, until the desired center is reached. The lap is then taken and subjected.to warmth, winch melt the-cemerjt sufficiently to permit the glass being removed and turned upon the opposite side, when the same pro cess is renewed. This being completed the lenses are detached again irom tli lap and taken to another department, where they are shaped to fit the frames, This is accomplished by a machine of extreme delicacy. Each piece of glass is put separately upon a rest, when diamond is brought to bear upon it, moving in the lorm oi an oval thus cutting the desired size; but the edges, of course, are rough and sharp and must be beveled. For this purpose they are turned over into an other set of hands, mostly girls, who have charge of the grindstones, whiu are about six inches in thickness. Each operator is provided with a gauge ; the glass is taken between the forefinger and thumb, and held sufficiently side ways to produce tne desired bevel: when this is attained it is again turned and the other side of the bevel com pleted. During this process it is con' stanily gauged in order to ascertain that the frame will close upon it with out too much pressure, which would break the lens. The next process to which the lens is subjected is that of "focusing," and re quires extreme care. The person hav ing this department to attend to is placed in a small room aionc; across the entrance is hung a curtain, which is enly drawn aside sufficiently to admit the required amount of light from a win dow si verai leet away, upon one oi the ton panes of whieli in placed a niece of heavy cardboard with a small hole cut in the . center representing the bull's-eye of a target. Through this the rays of light shine upon the lens in the hands of a workman, and are re flected through it to a dark bnekground. The lens is theu moved back and fortli upon an inch measure until the proper focus is attained. Say, for instance, the extreme end of the measure is sixty two inches, the lens is placed at that, but does not focus; it is gradually moved i alone, inch by inch, until, per haps, it is brought to thirty-six inches. At tins inn proper height ot center or focus is attained, nnd Ft is then num bered thirty-six. The same operation is ot course necessarv wit,!i every lens. This accounts for the numbers which are upon spectacles or glasses of nny Kino wiien purchased . Engenlc's Crown. I A recent London letter savs: The ex- Empress Eugenie before starting for Zu luland presented her imperial crown to the Church ot Notre Damedes Victoires, Paris. It is of great value on account of its artistic composition and the num ber oi precious stones it contains. After the empress' flight from France the new government ordered that all the valu ables ot the imperial family, including the crown, the regalia and the sword of state, should be deposited with the Bank of France. But a rumor soon got abroad that the empress' crown, together with the celebrated re gent diamond, had been secretly fcirwarded to London to the care of the Rothschilds. A little later the gossips affirmed that it had been sold by Dr Evans, the American dentist, and that the proceeds had been applied to the support of the empress at Cuiselhurst. The true account oi hor flight and of the valuables she took with her, has re cently been published. It appears that when I'rince Mutternlch appeared at the Tuileries and bade the empress hasten her departure she went hurriedly into her bedroom, put on a brown waterproof cloak, a round traveling hat, took a green parasol, began to col lect in great imste all the miniatures of the emperor, of her son, of her sister, the Duchcsse d'Alde, and of her niece, and put them into a lapis lazuli box. which, however, in the haste of her flight she was destined to leave be hind. "Mako haste, madam, I hear cries; they are mounting the stairs; they nre coming!" cried M. Nigra. Prince Metternich went boldly into the bedroom and took the empress by ths arm. livery one had, more or less, lost i heir presence of mind. The empress luft without taking any money with her, although there whs about 40,(li)0 francs in the drawers, and Marshal Vaillant, who had I md a thought of this nnd bringing some rouleaux of gold with him, bad, witli the greatest difficulty, succeeded in entering the palace by the gate in ths Kue de liivoli, arrived too late to give them 1othe empress. She was driven to tl.e hotel of Dr. Evans, who supplied her with money. She was then put into the hands of Sir John Burgone. who conveyed heracioss the channel, and when she set foot on British shores she was almost penniless. In the subse quent nrrangcrucnt of her affairs, after the commune, many of her valuables, and among them the crown, were re stored to hvr. The Great Tunnel Under the Alps. The report of the Swiss federal coun cil about the St. Gothard tunnel gives some interesting particulars with rejjard t the completion of the work. The average nu'iiber of men employed in the tunnel during the last month was 2 814. and tne total expenditure up to tiie date when the parties working from tin! two ends joined hands was 9,125, 6U5. The quantity of earth and rock ex cavated was about 570,000 cubic yards, and the masonry of the arch of the tun nel was completed for a distance of seven miles out ot the mine. The pressure of the airat the northern mouth of tho tunnel ivas equivalent to 6i atmospheres, while at tlie southern end it was equivalent to only 34 atmos pheres. Tlie volume of air introduced into the tunnel every day was 187,684 cubic yards, and the mea'i temperature at tint head of tlie shaft on the (ios- chenen side was eighty-six degrees Fah renheit, and cigtity-tour degrec-s on ttie Airolo side, risineto as much as eichty- suven degrees during the removal of the soil excavated. The highest tempera ture upi n either side of the tunnel wns ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit, and this a a time when the thermometer outside stood at only three degrees above licez insr Doii.t. The average number of lamps alight in tlie tunnel was about 750 a day, and the daily consumption of oil was about seventy gallons. . It may be added that about eighty men lost their lives, and twice as many more received severe injuries, while the work was in progress. A Story of Urltk Fomeroy. There is a rumor in circulation to the effect that Brick I'omeroy has made lucky hit and secured about $100,01)0, and those who tell tlie story claim they got it from good authority. The story is very i omaii tie. Last summer, readers of his Democrat will remember, there was published in that paper an article Irom the pen of romeroy, reciting tlie terrible sufferings of an Aniraosa (Col.; man, who, though wealthy, had Deen turned out oi uoors ny uis miuiiy, tn wham lie had deeded his DroD- erty on condition that they would sup port him in his old age. According to the article the ungrateful tam ily, by false swearing, caused the old man to be incarcerated in an asylum for the insane, and then proceeded to enjoy themselves upon his savings. This is where l'omerov's tale ends, and where Dame Humor takes it up. It is said that on his recent visit to Colorado I'omeroy gave attention to the case and succeeded not only in getting the poor old man out of the asylum but in putting him again in possession ot his property. It is then said that in his gratitude the old man has deeded his property over to Pome roy upon the same conditions as it was first given to his family. It is a fact that Fomeroy lias a remarkable faculty of satisfying ignorant Deople of his greatntsi and it is not improbable that this yarn may be true. La urvsse uepuo-lica-i. California contains about 100,000.000 acres of land, of which about 43,000,000 acres are unsurveyed. I he ban . ran cisco Bulletin savs that there is not much exceeding 4,000,000 acres under cultivation, although something more than 0,000,000 acres are inclosed with fences, and that there are in the State 5,000,000 or 6,000,000 acres, more or less, which can be bought from $1.25 an acre up to $7. When we say that a painting Is hor ribly executed, do we mean that it is badly hungf Waterloo Observer. One Can't Excel In Everything. Ideals ot excellence, if not excel lences themselves, are so graduated as to fit the different orders of mind in which they Uke their rise. Greatness is not positive quality; it is simply a relative attribute. The man who never succeeded in en snaring a single " speckled beauty" from some "tortuous stream" may truthfully boast of his eminent success in catch ing sculpins. The man who cannot sing may yet have a voice peculiarly adapted to cry ing clams, oranges or charcoal. He who is no dancer may be good at hieh-and-kick or shinny. The man who was not born to com mand, to set a squadron in the field, may surpass all his acquaintances in the untir ing devotion he evinces in the coloring of tiis meerschaum. The boy who is ever at the foot of his class may still be an expert on the forma tion nnd propulsion of spitballs. The lad who Is not a pronounced suc cess at arithmetic may be simply excel lent at numble-peg and taw. The woman who cannot make a loa of bread may excel in making frills and furbelows. She who cannot ulav the simplest air on the washboard may execute the most difficult themes upon the pianoforte. She who cannot darn a stocking may be the envy of her circle for her skill and taste in worsted work, in marrying sky-blue dogs to pink background. The mother who cannot command the respect of her children may yet be fawned upon by half a score of male bi peds without a spot on their dainty linen or an idea in their beads. The daughter who is too feeble to i- .1 . J1', j . . 1 , wasn uie uitmes may unuueuji tiiesiuiiu hours of the night after having been shopping all day. The girl who cannot sew may chew gum with tireless jaw. A great singer may not be able to smoke the mildest cigars without turn ing pale. A general who has led armies on to victory may be surpassed in profanity by the rnggedest boy in the city. The hand that has penned the divin- est poetry may be clownishly awkward with the billiard cue. The man who is capable of organiz ing and carrying forward gigantic busi ness enterprises may be outdone nt cau cus management by the shabbiest poli tician in his ward. The artist who gives birth to such exquisite creations may not be able to tie his neck-cloth near so well as Au gustus, who in his turn can do nothing else. Boston Transcript. Cleanliness. The part which the skin plays in the regulation of bodily heat is not ade quately estimated. The envelope of complicated structure and vital func tion which covers the body, and which nature has destined to perform a large share ot the la'ior ot health preserving, is practically thrown out of use by our naoit oi loading it with clothes, it is needless to complicate matters by al lowing it. to be choked and encum bered with dirt. If tlm skin of an ani mal be coated with an impervious var niah, death must fnsue. A covering of dirt is oniy less inimical tome, we are not now speaking cf dirt such as offends the sense of decency, of those accumulations of exuded matter witu which the skin must become loaded if it is habitually covered and not thor ouehlv cleansed. The cold bath is not a cleansing agent. A man may bathe Jaily and use his bath towel even roughly, bntremain as dirty to all prac tical intents as though lie eschewed cleanliness; indeed, the physical evil of dirt is more likely to ensue, because il wholly neglected, the skin would cast on its excrementitious matter by peri odic perspirations with desquamation of tlie cuticle. Nothing but a frequent washing in water, ot at least equal tern perature -with the skin, and soup run ensure a free and healthy surface. Th- let t require especial care, nnd it is too iiiuch the practice to neglect them. Tlie omission of daily washings with soup and tho wearing of foot coverings so tiht as to compress the blood vessels nnd retard the circulation of the blood through the extremities, are the most common causes of cold feet. The remedy is obvious; dress loosely and wash lrequently. Lancet. The Slippers on the Tomb. Churchyard literature comprises mnny specimens of the laconic epitaph, bin hardly any so noteworthy as one in the Now church, at Amsterdam, consisting simply of1 two Flemish words. " Effcn nyt!" raennine exactly. Tlie following is the history of this brief epitaph, ns transcribed in mv old scranbook 1 don't remember where I got it: These words are inscribed on nn ancient monument of whitish marble, on which there is also sculptured a pair of slip pprs. Tlie story runs that a gentleman who wns tolerably wealthy, and loved aoove nil things goor living con ceived the notion thnt he would enly live a certain number of years.and, desirous to leave none of his wealth un cn joyed, he made a nice calculation ol his fortune, which he so apportioned for every year he was to live (according to his notion) as to lost exnetly the same time witu ins lite. Uuriou9ly enousn, it so happened that his calculations did not deceive him. for he died exactly nt the time he had previously reckoned. and hud then so far exhausted his es tate that, after paying his debts, there was nothing jeit but a pair ol suppers. His relatives buried him, and caused the slippers to be carved on his tomb, with the laconic epitaph, " Exactly." jsoies ana queries. It doesn't take a plate of soup lone to cool, unless you want to eat it. Salem Sunbeam. Tom, DioV and Hurry are now appearing wan itieir uranaiainer recipes lor Uouln, eic, ana leaking a lonune thronga ad veins. i'ig, but the people know the value ot Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup and will take do other. rnoe, 3 oenu a bottle. A Hniiiih.ld !.. A hook on the Liver, ii disrates and theii I n at ment ent tree. Including treatise unor I.iver Complaints, Torpid Liver, Jaundice, Jiiliouanes, Headache, Uonitipanoii, Dyspep- cm, Miliaria, etc. Adrireaa Dr. Sauioid, 162 JlroaJwuy, New Tork eity, N. X. Tha VaILIa nlt Cr.. MnraHall. Mlrh. Will send their Electro-Voltaio JJelU to ihf afflicted dihid 30 days trial. 8m their adver- - tisement ia this paper Headed, " Ou 30 Daya Trial." Catliolle Americana and Othera I Send 6 cauli lor specimen ol Tht Illtutratea Catholic American, ll Barclay ot., JNuwloik. Bright pictures, stories, poems, and sketches. ' Lyon's Heel Stifiener is the only invention that will make old boots straight as new. Vesitins ha restored thousands to health who had b n long and painlul lufferers. For sore throat, gargla with Flao'i Cure, mixed with a little water. Belief ia instant. Grocers keep 0. Gilbert's pure Starches. A CABD.-To all who are voSeilng from the arro locis of niHiih' cl, etc., I will and Kecii that will cure you. MKB OF VMAHUX. Tills great remedy was dis covered by a mUaiuiiary in Smith AmerUa. be d a self-a- tdreiaaed envelope to tha Kar. J. IN MAX. aiMion u, new jure my. lauKhters)a WItm and Mothen. Dm atAUCUUU S f'f KHINlfi CA1 UOLlt'OM will noai- 4 LV...UI. U'aULiluaa .v..V. Clt Fall loa of ti. , Womb, Whites. Chronic Uill.uniuullOB or L Iteration of tlie Womb, Incident! ilemoirhaxe or FloodiiiK, FulutuL Bupprvaaed and IrreKular Mfiiahualitiu. kc Au 9ld and reliable remedy, tteiid pouul cjd fur a pdUiphlcL with Ueauueui, cur4 and ccruucaies from piijaiuiaua and jDaUellU. U) UUWAKIU HA lliAiW t'TiflA. ft. I, vmi mj mu i"S ji..rv k wvuaw In Spain, a man of wide sympathies is generally cnlled "a man with two hearts." But it by no means follows that a man with two hearts is a man of wide sympathies. A Spanish peasant, living in the vicinity of Madrid, in a pftty quarrel, killed nn aged woman, nnd would have murdered her daughter, also, had not the latter succeeded iu making her escape. Thinking himself robbed of a great pleasure by tho girl's escape, he revenged himself by irpeat edly stabbing the corpse of the mother. Singularly enough, remorse preyed fo quickly upon his mind that he immedi ately iianged himself. But the rope broke, and he would, in all probability, have survived his attempt at suicide had he had not broken his skull in the fall. On a post mortem examination the man was found to have two hearts Instead of one. both being of regular size and presenting no peculiarity of any kind. Cane handles with knob are the latest. watches in the How U Get Sick. Expose yourself day and night, eat too much without exercise; work too hard without rest ; doctor all the time ; take all the vile nostrums advertised; and then you will want to know Row to Get Well, Which is answered in three words Take Hop Bitters ! See other column. Express. When exhausted by mental labor take Kidney-Wort to maintain healthy action of all organs. DON'T DESPAIR because all other remedies havi failed ; but try this remedy and yuu will not be deceived. U wU'. cure when all others faU. DIRECTIONS These Boots and Shoes Are utdUe with tlouhie soles, i ubher lined between. The outor sole i made with Goodrich's Patent Bessemer Steel Rival Protected Sole, and are pu rantepd to outwear any so ever hiq ie. All & Ht-clans dottleis 'll them. If tups a e wanted, n I paper pattern with ?5cont! In stamps for nu n's size, or 60 cents for boys' size to II. '. (iOOIs lilCll. IttChu cii Street, Wo coster, Mss.,or 40 lloyiu Ave ue, Chicago, 111 , and a pair will he sent by mall. AGENTS WANTED FOR THE ICTORIAL HISTORYoftheWORLD Embracina full and authentic acoonnts of everv nation if ancient and modern times, and itic ndine a history ol the Tin and fall of the (ireekand homan Kmpircs, the middle awe, the crusades, the feuda1 ssteni. the reforma tion, the discovery and Kttieaieut of tlie 2 ew Wor.d.etc, -'IC. It contains A79 fine hfstorlcnl encravlniri. and Is the most complete History of the World ever published Send for specimen panes and extra terms to Agents. Address is atiunal rcuusuiNQ uo., iui auetptiia, n Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Men. Translated hv DHYDKX. 3 vol. Nearly 1.800 nasee. i.r. Pt'srwtvCl cents. 'I In: iimst fiimous wiie nf Mnur.iphies ever written, ol the nn-st f;iiti"iis mt n it niitiiiity. the men who mud t ie world s Inst r in tuo r imicrt. uuiunuff me lounua tiuiH uf ilvtlUed government, arte no;, uit. literati c. I i liifophv Mtid religion, are here presented in form that c.u n i tall t p ras'1, M a price that nmkrs what run ltet'ii lor rein lines ch icemen fswiiim, iu a uuunneie uuihiv, c isily lUlaii.-il'le by every one. A l lr.s AMKIiliJAN U .OK. fcXCHAKUJS. Tribune I li l.tlt-rritv Kr vol 11 1 mil niaiocup Bern irne liuild nit, .Nt'w . rk. GORE EARS, CATARRH. Many tHin't are afflicted with those loathsome disease. bat very f-w ever K' t well from thfin; thi Is owins u laipr ier treatment only, as they are rea Illy curab e 1) n i.iwiv traiid. 1'tiU m no Idle boast tint a fact I havi p oven over an I ove aaln by my treatment Send foi my titl e Hook.eeooi tt wilt tell you a I ahemt thetM matters and who I am. My l-trh'e ltoolt, 375 pages, octavq price, V? by man. AJ-in ss a am.. arj n iitr rj v am. ai. ia, numi uuikc Gives lmmcdltttG relief and quickly L-urea, both uctul e and chronic Uheu niutlHiii. It mh been in HUcei'HHful use. over 25 yearn, it ml proiiouuced the best specific known. .Sold ly OrutfirUts. U0 per'boltle. U -Send for circular, (.cncnil agen cy No. 7S Third Avenue, .New loi k. VAIXT IST'IR Tin K to hay Improved an 1 J V I'ntu.iirovs I I-' niH hcii in the rich- i ii.utor .U n.ieii u, Known tt mo iut r. iu j.. Lnsu:pwse l M irkets Tor vm ai. t orn. rm. iw'." n i s. n. lr i Mnirch.'i a ti H'hools convenient. Sendti for maps, clrouUii. etc., jjiwug iniortnauun. ON LI7E & PROPERTY SIO.000 v.t'l l'i bil'l toMiy p.Twn if. .-.il I. .,!. 'tin'. A ..! tillr.l iiur N I '' til V ATIAHiKI. i n!t.l lie- i"i !IA i I ('.ui liii il, Acut Wanted, Mai. fi Ki-inM.. S. S. NEWTON S S IFKTY LAMP CO., BlMlllAMTlIN, N. Y. Cts. BU-KHHOOM, I3 W.HT bUAlW,T, N. V a T1r FOlt H.f.!" '0 Arreaof gooa I" A. I kill! i.aii 1. 32 iuiIl'. Uflow Htterabunt. Vi ai.i. ii u Mm ill frjui. divelliui an 1 ..utliouses: boo in- in. m limit w e VI e irenm. luuuruiuieiy un ouui w.iler iooi ro.uld. goo l ni',iiiior; uiuuii'8 au j .-imki lar -t'iir.1. of I. Ill I ill l' iii 1 st;ltP tlf I'llUiVHtlon, tui!lll.f Iu lliulii r. M. J. WALSH. P. U. Hoi &U. Alisouia, Corm. truth MMJsnryi tw w.tl t BOUuU,alli i a a, kwffal. aUf !), aud Iks af hair. Mod a httmI f fair. Ksa- audxwiCa, iaii.alaaf aiaaaa, tiaaa4 plaea Uo .a will fl'i art. ai l.u r mar. ..... i. p,f MturiNKX ih. m (W..BH1.J. Haas. m mm J MILITARY AND BAND GOODS HARTLEY &. GRAHAM, lO .llald'ii Lane, AcwVork Send for Catalogue. Low prlcea. tJMIM Bflr l Learn TeleiranliT am. YWUHU rVICIM earn, to w mm, , uioiiih. Every araiiiiHte gruamitred a paying aitu ttina. A lUreM ft. Valentine. Manager, Janea.ille, wa To Make Your Own HI H1IKR J1WW srHll'H and 1NHH. (Jauloaua tree. T. M iili'MUA. fi Uortiim jt airtct, ew ora. IMPERIAL CARDS, "V BOLItWOUU, IT L'nicn Square, Kew Vurt. rjTTTVTG K.Tol-rera. Oaulojoa frea. Addrjr yjl Ui5 Great Weatern Gun Wurka, Pltubum, fa WANTED WTSJETS; -thar to aril TW. T, Bakiaf s I ,4 iii h PEOPLE'S TIL A CO.. Bos UTJb, bt- Louu, Mx irgnu. EtUacU.sU.. b aunplat, U- iauill-s CiTTT A YBAUandaxpenaesto Ajenta. Outfit free T 4 4 4 Address F. O- V ICIsKHY. Autfuata. Main I79AWKKIL til a day at home easily made. Costly Outfit free. Address Taua k Co.. AUrfimta. Maina aif a VRur tn nnr own town. Terms and 5 Outfit free. Address U. Himn Co. forlland, Uauie. PERFECTED UIt.1 Butter tli frllWdired rn.or tlie year round. T'i vii'i-i I. nf l):lr.in- ii a t""cil.lni..i it N -'. . I nt" 1 1'ulr. y i r .ia i-KiimcT, k your n o.u. who uaot u, vuulc iu vut lb Con'tEBlay to Cure tbat Conali liffll HE BALSAM BSSbI silly as "Vegetine. Superior to any Family Medicine. DOCTORS GAVE HER UP. Vegetine Cured Her. Mohtbeat., P. Q., Oof. M, 187. Mr. H. It. BtRvrKs: Kiar Sir About fifteen fpn ro I w troubled Willi Rcrofnloiw Humor, nhich icttled on mj lungs nd brought on erpr cmiRh. I consulted five ornlxof the bat phyiciui In llo.ton, but they nova up trentlitg rat, laid there wm no hope of a cure, ana they could do nothing more lor me. A irlbuu who uau iwpu yi'.uihiwu In bit family recommitted me to try It. I pro cured three bottlee, and before finishing the third bottle found myself entirely cured, and had not nuotuer attack of scrofula for nine year. After that period I had to get some more VliOETlNK, but It quickly restored me to health aiiaiii, anil I huve not had a third attack. Iam sit,v-nlne yeai t old, and alnce beoomlns aware of the virtnea of your medicine, hare ivtn It to my children and grandchildren, and have recommended it to my Irlends. Theesults have been ln.nrltbly all that could be desired. Previous to my first trial of the VEGKTINR I had a cancer removed, and ecrofn lous sores broke out on me, but none have appeared since, and I believe it superior lo any of lire Family Medicines in use. MAUI A J. KIMBAIX. I can vouch for the above statement in every particular, and consider VEGETINE tha beat Family Medicine now in us. , . , T HOSES KIMBALL, Husband of Maria J. Kimball. FOR SKIN DISEASES Toronto, July 28, 1870. U. n. SntvKua, Esq.! Dar Sir Having been troubled with a bad akin disease, breaking out into little fores over my face, t was recomn-euded to take VEflETINE. 1 am nappy to Inform you that it hi a completely cured, ino after taking three bodies. I can hlRhly reoom mendlt to auv one who is troubled with skiu dis ease. Tours, faithfully, CIIAH. E. BUTT. We hereby oertify that Hie above tesiimnniul ia irne the man being in our employ at the time he ...sick WEtTMAN ft BAKElt, 119 Bay Street, Toronto. Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists. DTK V lO . .HAZEP. AXLE GREASE. FOR SALE BY A I.I, PEA I.KKS. Awarded thi MEDAL OF HOXOli at ti t Centennial and l'fliii KrjtniiUojiK. Chicago. FRAZER LUBE CATOR CO..KewYrlr SAP0N1FIER lathe "Orislnal" Conccntrntect l.ve ami Reliable Pair!!' Snap Maker. Direction, acioiiiji-uiy ea-h Can lor niakin. Ilnrii. Nun ana xouvi nonji qnci.i.v. i. ,uu 'Hini anu girrniun. ask your grocer lor sa-viv a FI I'. It, and take no otherr. PENN'A SALT MANUFACTURING CO., Phils. N BEATTYEim ! iruns 1 ii nto, ifl Golden Infinite lice .1. i yr Lmrwtdlii, waliiol we,w Ml'd yt-snt, .ImiI fc lioo kMiinos.iiltml, cotr lKih, 1 l.S to eio uliiylMi.untnwrtlrirje. Illustrulnt ewapei - , . rw. TKU ClalmHMM Establish tl ENSIONS. Y Yw. TOariianili of Soldttra and hetra mtvU.a rVimiona .lata back to ducharg or death. Time WW AduraM, with sump, fill KUJB, as. .r...-ri, P. O. Drawer 3ar, Vaaliliitoi, I. C THE VICTOR Double Huller Clover Machine I the onfv kind that hai erer hulled JOO bushels of teed in one day from damp and wet straw, 8end for De scrlptlve Circular and Prle Llt, which con tain a many I, ir.-ra rnnflrmloff thii. Hucorstown Aerl ultuml lmplrrtipnt Mfg. fo. italt tthert you mw Advcrticment. Ilust'i-tttown, Ma. uWAI Tf nr For JtUBincu Men. Fatto I V Db . upri.i.u. Working- YOUR OWN ,MW.S it 1KIVCD Luniui-t. b.'lliiii fuht, Low LAWT&II prUe. Great BUtxrct. One agent wld ftu in one town, anllu-i- Ifc! in :tr !&, another J.) In 13 'irtVi, anouttT u in cue ii.iy, iumhiut iuiihipw ii tit a. KvcryUwly wants it. Snv-1 1 n tmu'8 itsenfit. So oi.ier like It AUJCiVra VA'lll. Send for circulars aua terms. P. V, Zf EUXjRH tfe CO., 1 OOO Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. NATRONA BI-CARB SODA la th beat In th World. It If absolutely pure. It to th all 'aiiiiij I'aea. Sold by all DruugitU and Grocer. twat tur Mfilti'lnaJ Puroosea. it u tne lh'H ior flaking aad PENN'A SALT MANUFACTURING CO., Phils. KrtTAHLlrlHED lrUtf. Patent procured in the U.S. anriallfnreip-n ouu tries, in the quickettt time and beet man- ! ner. All oaten is taken throush thia titbcm . reoeiT a prat'iitoua no tic in the 8riertifie msrioin, wmt-u dm iBTKer circulation luin all papers ol it class publiahed in the V. 8. combined. Terms Moderate. Pamphlets of Information, and aanaultatinna frss. Addreaa aaUhiht 4 CQ M fiuAof.lW Yd. I CAKi.KTOX'S HOUSEHOLD ENCYCLOPEDIA, Tba moit valuati.a tingla Book .Ter prtafca. , Ireaaar) uf ido icila. Than baa a.ier Wor. ba& puMi.li- d In ua. Vkiu:ne, to much aarfal laformauw m .Ttry lu'.'Ject. B. autifnll7 llluatralea, arloa S'.a0. a STaole Library la Oua Yoluue. 1 Sold only by iaiacrtMai tha aaaUS TO ASENTSjjJ MU. Tarawa, tar.,. tt. w. OABLkl'ON CO, fnhltafeara. N. T. Orty. PETROLEUM (iraii'i MnM at Philadelphia Kxuoaitlua. JELLY Silver Mertai at Pai la Expoaiuoa. Tble wonderful aubataace la Kknowledfed by phyav dana UimUKhout Ui world to be the beat remedy dt. covered for tiie cur. ir Wounda. I'.uma, KneunuuiMa Skin I'iaeawa, PiU-a, Calarrb, Clillbiaina, tc la nim tliat every on. may try It, tt U put up In 13 and ! ltm b,.ulra for houaeliold um. Obtam it from your dniicia. ajdjon Ui Sad It mxytrUx t aaUuaf you aa av. OH 30 BAYS' TfilAL. .f""1 onr KleUTo-Vo'Uilc niu and ottiat Iicvlrlc App.uui.a upuu Uial f..r A) dais to thoar alnl. ted w! and auin y a ter.nal in A ao of Uie Livrr, Kl lueya. KluniuUjiu. Parla Ann cart guaranteed er no puy. AdlreaioiuaolJey uM.ra h.llM Ich. $5 tO S20 koow. Balnplea wortu a) f.-e r " , 'if hiwdb you A I THAT IS JUST 1 ( ou I I WHAT I SHALL I I M7-"! Sl Uo AFtW THIS Jl . GREASE ' BUTTER COLOR hi no imrireat utter iuyera rt'i-iiniini'im nae, aod by all the bi'at creamiTlea. Av tili d tbs Intt r. drinrul.tormerrhaut forlt:iir write tuu..k wlmt It ln.w l ai iUCILaiUHOJI it tO- l'l-vwlclur. ilwrUniitaii. VS
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