FOR THE FAIR SEX. LonR Heads of Hair. Ia one of his recent lectures In Lon don, Dontor Erasmus Wilson exhibits the pliotoRraph of a worann thirty eight years old, five feet five inches high, whose tresses, when she stood erect, enveloped her entire form in a golden veil, and trailtd several inches on the ground. The longest fibers measured six feet three find one-half inches. Thirty inches is the mean le.igtn for females, and three feet is considered a very remarkable length. This is ex ceeded, however, by two American women one whose hair measures seven feet six inches, and another, the wife of a druggist in Philadelphia, wiose lux uriant chevelure is almost as long, and so thick that when seated upon a chair she can completely cover herself with it. Fashion In Halir Dressing, The hair is dressed very simply this season, and close to the head, showing all its outlines. The voluminous puffs and chisnons worn last vear are entirely out of fashion, and very little false hair is used, except in natural-looking switches for enlnreine tlie braid in which the back hair is arranged. Low coiffures are most in favor, though ladies who are short, or those with round faces, sti'.l wear the hair dressvd high, though puffs and braids are not used by them. The only stylish high coiffure is formed by combing all the hair upward from the nape of the neck, then i-overing the top or crown of the head with a" large soft knot, made by tying a switch in a loose, fluffy knot. and tucking the ends beneath out of sight. If the forehead is low, the front hair is then combed straight back, and lett plain : but it the forehead is too hi eh. it is shaded by irregular Montague waves, or else by a short bang. Jjow com- lures are more generally becoming to the oval lace ot American ladies, nie ponulnr chatelaine braids are still used quite low at the back, and these are now two loops, each platted ot three tresses, put straight and quite together down the middle of the back of the head ; then each is curled around in a loop, which. when spread out, fills all the space be tween the ears. This is very easily arranged with false hair, but is more troublesome for those who have sufli cient natural hair to form the braids. Large coils are worn again, and are placed very low down. These n re not the small Greek knot, nor yet the plait rolled around, but are long thick tresses twined carelessly, or else twisted in a thick rope coil. Besides the becoming Montague curls there are three ways of airapging the front hair: First.whhthe loose waves that look natural, and leave the partins of the hair visible: second in the water waves that nre made to lie flat on the forehead; and third, with the short bangs cut oil quite square at the corners. The natural-looking waves must not be fluffy, now that smooth hair is again iuf ashnn. They are easily made by putting up tne iiair on two or lour hairpinu, nna wearing it so all night. The hair should be only oliglitl moistened, as when made wet the waves will be too much like crtped hair. Hairdressers say they cut bangs for ladies of thirty years ana under, preeiseh like those worn by cuuoren. though 1-idies should not nl low them to grow as long as the bangs seen on children. A little bandoliae used on these straight bangs, and also on lhi water waves and this is the only dressing now commended for the hair. An occasional shampooing to keep the hair clean, and a great deal of brushing, done iu quick strokes, afler each of which the hand is passed over the hair, will be found better than any nostrums for making the hair retain its natural luster. When a false front must be used by reason of baldness, or to give the natural hair timo 1 3 grow, that with live water waves, made quite flat, and showing no parting in the mid dle, isoneo the best. Another fitlse piece has large, deep, natural-looking waves covering the entire top of the head. Stili another is a narrower band or tress of hair slightly waved and cut off in lront to lorm some Montague locks. Forttie back hair, wnen there is very little nat ural hair, a long lull twitch is arranged to form a crown braid, quite far back, and each end is then turned up to make chatelaine loops. For this thick braid it is well to buy the crimed, fluffy hair that has had the crimp " baked ' in, so that it is permanent, as this is not so heavy as a btrnight switch. Very young ' ladies wear the back hair fastened iu a small kno quite low, in the fashion now called 1' Anglai.se. Withthe thp coiffurea la Vierge the f roM hair is in smooth Hands dmwn down behind the ears. For full-dress occa sion n cnmti or single flower placed low behind t tie left ear is suflicient orna ment. Willi the small bonnets now worn on the back ot the hi ad, smor.th bands, or eke natuial-'ooking waves, are nesi lor uie lront hair, os these add nothii'g to the size of the head. The old fashion of twisting pear.s in the con oi iiair is revived by ransiennes The preference here is for thrusting a dagger of shell or of jet through the b ten hair, or else wearing a narrow comb stuck in one. tide in Spanish fashion, bide combs of shell nre also used ngain. A pretty caprice with morning toiletts is that of wearing a tiny Japanese fan not larger than the shell daggers thrust through the knot of hair in the way seen in pictures of Japan ese women. Natural flowers are used in the coifl'ure to match those now worn on the eoisage. Artificial flowers are entirely abandoned lor such purposes. It is the fancy to wear only a single large flower low at the back, in stead of a cluster or wreath of smaller ones. The flower on the corsage is then chosen to match, and is worn on the left side ot the neck, quite high and far back ; if other flowers are used, they are s:uck in the belt on the lclt side. L vdiei who have gray hair do not conceal it with any disguise whatever, eschewing not only dyes, but lace haed-dresses and caps, except the muslin caps worn in the morning. Children still wear bangs on the forehead, while the back hair is long and flowing. Larger girls wear Margue rite braids, or else braided loops, with cither a bang or natural waves in front. The unclean practice of putting oil on the hair has been abandoned, and the natural oil of tte hair ia brought out by much brushing with a stiff brush ; the shampooing keeps the scalp clean and prevents the nccumulation of dandutf, which is said to be increased by the use of fine combs. There is tin the market a new electric brush, which is reputed to promote the growth of the hair, and also to cure headaches. This brush has met with treat favor in England, where it has been warmly commended iu high quarters Harpers Bazar. Au Officer Saved by His Dog. The Denver (Col.) Tribune tells this story of how a dog saved his master from drowning : Last Monday a num ber of soldiers went from Fort Craig to the Kio Grande lor a bath. Among them were Captain Jack Crawford. After being in the water about three quarters of an hour Captain Jack started to cross toward the other side of a sand bar, on which the water was only ftom six inches to a foot deep. Several of the others followed Jack- and they had con siderable fun tripping each other and rolling over in the water, while two of the boys got Jack down in the shallow water and tickled him in the ribs until he was nearly exhausted with laughter, being very ticklish. In order to get away from his tormentors Jack rolled over toward the deep water on the lower edge of the bar, and when lie got up on his; left he kept backing down stream, and although there was not more than two feet of water where he stood, yet the current was so strong that it would carry him down should he lose his foot ing. He kept splnshing water on those who bad been tickling mm ana Damer ing them to come on after him, when suddenly he made two or three despt rate efforts to get buck, but failed. Yet ho said not a word, or the others might have joined hands and reached for him. No one dreamed for a moment that he was trying to extricate himself from the quicksand. All at once ho went down like a piece of lead. The next instnnt Jack's dog Hero, a beautiful St. Bernard, was seen swimming toward his master, while Jie set up a howl that seemed to say, " Via coming." Jack came up about twenty five yards below where he went down and right in the center of a terribly swift current, near where the river made a quick, sharp turn. He was almost exhausted when the sand broke from under him, and, striking a whirl pool, he could mnke little or no head way, and had to use all his strength to keep from being caught in the suction. Hill, a soldier, as soon as he saw the dog go Tor Jack, also sprang in the cur rent, but Hero got to Jack first, just as Via nrna irninrf ifrtl Miff Bnnnnrl (imfl ug tt no r 1 1 at, svu viiu a v-- v v4 n luvi and taking him by the hair of the head brought him above water. Jack, who never lost his presence of mind, caught the dog by the back just above the hip, and the faithful Hero brought him safe to shore almost a mile below where lie first went down. This was a narrow escape, as an olliner and live soldiers went down nearly in the same place a few years ngo and were never seen. A wagon and team of mules disappeared in the river two years ngo and have not turned up yet. An old Mexican brought Jack over from the opposite shore in a boat, while Hero never ceased licking his hands and face until he enme out of the boat. Armies of the World. The following t .ble, which has been carefully compiled, shows the regular army, the annual cost of the same, and the cost per head of all the principnl nations ol the world : Regular Countries. Jinny. Annual Cost Cost of Jinny. ptr Heal. EO,GSO,000 SI 35 4,614 018 2 49 Austria-Hungary 296,218 Argontiue Repub 8,283 lielgiura 40,277 Bolivia 4,022 Brazil 10,500 Canada 3,000 Chili 3,510 China 700,000 Colombia 2,000 Denmark 35,703 Esjypt 62,920 France 470,6 0 8,787.909 1,126,916 10,8ii2.4J6 1,013,914 1 64 56 97 27 288,000 2,406,109 4,452 522 100,007,623 92 573,403 65,161,015 1,494,800 76,875,900 37,983,755 7,506,000 100,480 M0.554.745 10,265,990 1,480,700 3,400,000 ""4,342928 3,310,193 144,215,615 869 138 49,146,491 3,579,940 2,419 213 24,763,095 37.082,735 2,304,100 16 1 26 20 2 70 2 16 1 90 102 40 1 36 21 48 1 13 2 65 81 56 i of 05 1 99 2 97 2 '8 87 58 63 91 5 35 Germany Great Britain. . Greece India, British. . Italy Japun Luxembourg.. . Mexico Netherlands.... Norway Persia Peru Portugal Itoumania Kussia 419,659 113 720 12.397 58,170 199,577 3-5,380 513 22,387 61,803 12.750 28 400 13,200 35,733 130,158 787,900 14,150 330.000 36 495 106.102 157,667 26,914 4,060 Servia Snuin Sweden Switzerland ... Pmkt-y United States.. Uruguay Vemzuela. 5,494 Army and navy. A reach Tragedy. "No, I ain't very good," said acacdid little peach to a burly watermelon, as they laid side by side on the market stand. " Why not?" growled the watermelon. "I wns picked while green," said the peach. " 1 tried to hani on, but wicked men wouldn't let me." " So was I," said the watermelon ; 'cut I don't say anything about it. 1 never peach on myself. I'm from the sunny South." "They packed nie unripe," continued the little peach. "They rode me in a hot car. They sailed me on a hot steam boat. So I withered long ere nijr time. Nay, I decayed. I'm a goner inside. I don't believe in hiding it. It's so wicked. I've a soft spot here. See it on my Bide; it's growing, too." " Stuff'." said the watermelon. "You're too conscientious; vour iort'll npvpr make a plantation pay. Whv don't you put on u CnW outside like iucP I was picked green, too. But I want re venge. I'm all fair enough outside, if I am rotten within. 1 want some mau with a large family of children to buy tne, I do. Then I'll be cut up contented. I'll biingsomcof his olive branches down in my fall, see if I don't. I'm an 1-igo of a melon, I am. I cm smile and smile and still be a villian." hen a prosperous Brooklyn mer chant, and the father of a large family, ster ped up to the stand. " He's my man," said lago. " I'll take that melon," said the mer chant to the dealer. "Sir! Sir!" said the honest little peach. " Sir, I implore you. He's fool ing thee. He just told me" But the burly wutermelon fell on the httie peach and crushed it to a jf l!y. "Is it a swcit melon?" asked the merchant. "Hevenge is sweet!" murmured the melon as he went to Brooklyn slung by a string. New York lira he. New and Stale Bread, The nature of the difference between new and stale bread is far from being known. It is only lately that the cele brated French chemist, Boussingault, instituted an inquiry into it, from which it results that the difference is not the consequence of dessicatiou, but solely ol the cooling of the bread. If we take fresh bread into the cellar, or in anv place where it cannot dry, the inner part of the loaf, it is true, is found to be crumby, but the crust has become soft and is no longer brittle, if stale bicad is taken back into the oven again it assumes all the qualities of fresh baked bread, although in the hot oven it must undoubtedly have lost cart of its mois. ture. M. Boussingault has made a fresh loaf ot oread the subject of minute in vestigation, and the results are anything but uninteresting. New bread, in its smallest parts, is so soft, clammv. tlexi ble and glutinous (in consequence of the starch during the process of fermenting and baking beine changed into muci laginous dextrine) that by mastication it is wan greater diiucuitv separated and reduced to smaller pieces, and in its smallest parts is less under the influence of the saliva and digestive juices. It consequently forms itself into hard balls Dy careless and hasty mastication and deglutition, becomes coated over bv saliva and slime, and in this stale enters the stomach. The gastric juice being unable to penetrate such hard masses, and being scarcely able even to act upon tne surface oi them, they frequently re main in the stomach unchanged, and, line foreign bodies, irritate and incom mode it, inducing every species of suffer ing oppression of the stomach, pain ia the chest, disturbed circulation of the blood, congestion and pains in the head. irritation oi me Drain, ana lnhamma tion, apopleptio attacks, cramp and de lirium. 2 he Miller, FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD, Farm unit Unritin Moles. A half sill of soft soan and water, one part of soap to twelve of water, poured at the roots of cnbbngo plants is recom mended as sure deatli to white grubs. 8alt, it is said, will prevent club root in cabbages. Throw a table9poonful of fine salt round the root after planting ; this will also destroy the cut worm, Three years trial proves that two spoonsful of saltpeter dissolved in a pail of water will save winter squashes from the borer. Apply once a week. A few old rusty nails kept in the ves sel out of which fowls daily drink, will be found more , conducive to their health than nine-tenths of the nostrum foods. Avoid if possible an exclusive diet of whole corn for poultry; it may put on fat, but it is not as good for eggs. Let corn be fed as only one among other grains. As it takes no more hoeing or weeding to raise first-class varieties of garden vegetables than it does to raise inferior or indifferent ones, every one see the propriety of choosing the best Tomato vines should always have some kind of support. The fruit will grow larger, ripen sooner and more easily, and will be better flavored than if the vines aro allowed to lie on the ground. . Have a good deal of faith in an over ruling Providence, but plow early and otten, and use the cultivator rs often. with plenty of manure in the hill ; thenl with occasional rains, r rovidence wil, never uioe a smiling countenance. The successful farmer docs not at tempt too much. He concentrates, and tlie more he does this the greater nre his gains. He docs not expect large crops from his lands without liberal manuring. He recognizes the necessity oi constant study ana wntchlulncss. The application of sulphur sprinkled upon fowls, while roosting or otherwise, with a pepper box, will destroy vermin. Coaj oil applied to their roosts in small quantities will also kill parasites. Two or three dnfps of whale oil, dropped oc casionally on the bnek ot alien, or any other bud, will Kill lice. The Iat Until. This is nature's renovator, and is as necessary for cleansing the feathers of fowls from vermin and promoting the secretions of the skin from impurities as a water or vapor bath is to the hun an family. If wo watch the habits of fowls we will see an instinctive desire in the young and old to have frequent access to the dust heap. Beiore dusting they will pulverize the material if in lumps aud will then adjust their feathers and by the rapid action of their claws are enabled to dust thoroughly, and by shaking rid themselves of lice. .breeders who value their tow s and look to their comfort and health, usu ally provide them baths. But there is nnother class of poultrymen who never think of such things. We say to these go and do likewise, provide ample heaps of road dust, coal ashes, finely silted sand or wood ashes for your fowls to roll in ; have it placed where the genial rays of the sun will keep it warm nnd dry, and to make it more effectual in removing vermin, mix a pound of the flour of sulphur in the dust heap. Avoid using wood ashes that is wet, or lias the least moisture in it, as the lye will injure the fowls teet, head and wings. Tne dust heap should be tet iu a sunny hook of the fowl-house or outbuilding and should be accessible to the birds at all times. By pursuing this course you will have reason to be thankful, and at the same time you arc following nature in her wise provisions ana teaclnn ss.and the bcneiits of comfort, cleanliness and tood health, which must natural v come to your fowls from habitual dusting will more than lully compensate you for your trouble. 1'oultry Month'y. KlllIiiK Xmi'tce Weeds. Some weeds may bo effectually exter minated by cuttins off the st tlks close to the ground with a scythe. The proper lime to do this work is soon after they have attained their growth, but before the weeds hnve matured. The branches of some weeds nre so close to the ground that they can only be severed from the roots by a hoc,' which should be very sharp in order to do the work well and with anv degree of ease. Weeds should be cut quite early in the season, in orcLr to prevent the ripening ol the seeds that would give trouble another year, if not the same icuson they erow. The eeeds of some weeds are entirely ripe while the petals ot the blossoms are still 1: rsli. The np pearance of the piant affords no indieiv tion of the maturity of the seed,. as is iuh case wiui cram. It requires considerable pnins to de stroy some large weeds, ns burdocks. millions and Canada thistles. The stalks must be cut several inches below the sunaco of the ground or they will throw up suckers in the same manner as trees and bushes. A sharp spade or a narrow steel oiaae nxed to a handle is the best implement tousjfor the pur pose. Alter the stalk is cut and re moved it is well to droD ahandfuiol salt on the stump that may remain in the earth. A drop ot sulphuric acid ap plied with the end of a stick is effectual in destroying the life of the roots of weeas. strong lye, pans green, or London purple may also be employed lor the same purposes with most ex cellrnt results. It is always best to maicesure woik with large and trouble some weeds. Picture. Castile soap and water can be u ed on oil paintings without danger, care being tasen, oi course, not to wet the back, or let water through the cracks. For the ordinary dusting of pictures a silk handkerchief should be used. Heavy gilt frames aro appropriate for on puinungs. An engr.iving would be made to ap pear cold by a bright and heavy gilt iratne. inougu sometimes a plain, un uurnisuea one looks well. Ut course a margin of while paper is needed between the printed surface and ihe frame, so as not to make the contrast of brilliancy too violent. For hanging.use copper or silver wire. Moths eat out the inside of the coid. Water in which onions have been boiled. rubbed lightly over the irames.will keep insecis away irom mem. To Keep Wagon Tire on the Wheel A practical mechanic sucreests t method of so putting tires on wagons that they will not get loose or require resetting, lie says he ironed a waon some years airo lor his own use. and before putting on the tires, fie tilled the felloes with unseed oil, and the tires have worn out and were never loose. Ihis method is as follows. Housed long cast-iron heater made for the purpose; the oil is brought to a boiling neat, tne wheel is placed on a stick, so as to imng in mo on, each leiloe an hour. The timber should be dry. as green timber will not take oil. Care should be taken that the oil is not made hotter than a boiling heat, or the timber will be burned. Timber hlled with oil ia not susceptible of injury by water, and is rendered much more durable by lias process. H French Bread, As a rule French bread is always sweet and good, and two things con tribute in a great degree to this that is, toe manner and lorm or baking. 1 hey uever maise a tuck loaf ; no mutter wha the size and shape, it is always thin, and more than two-thirds crust. They bake their hrend until It 1 nprfpp.l 1 cooked. The loaves being so thin, the llCat Striken thnmirh Ilium nr flrtnr. Rner.tllry nre P'aced in the oven ; hence u ma lermentation Isstopped, whiietn the case of larira loaves fermentation Continues to cm nn aftrr t.liB hrpnrl lin been in the oven for some time, and of course much of the sweetness is lost. I hen in baking so long and having so miil, .r i " i P mhi ' thpre.U aP?pul'nf8weetneM given which can be attained in no other " . Cnrrled Off by An Alligator, The followingdreadful affairis related by the Lake Cily (Fla.) Keporler: A lew days ngo a party of several persons near Benton wenton a "-drive" for deer. About twelve o'clock they came to Peo ple's bridge, on the Suwannee, nnd being warm and much fatigued they concluded to take a bath. The Dartv. consisting of about eight, divested themselves of clothing and enioved a swim. As most . , . 1 " " . , . I , of the party were employing themselves in dressing, a young man named Mixon criea out, Hoys, I must have one last swim," and nlunired into the stream. As he reached the middle he cried for he p to his companions, and they looked to behold him held by the right shoul- 1 I ,1 i r- " 111 uri iu i mouin OI an enormous nui gator. The monster sank with him, reappearing some two or three minutes later upon the surface with Mixon still in his jaws Mixon cried to his com panions to shoot, but before a gun could be discharged he sank again, taking Mixon under with him. About two minutes after he arose again and struck for the opposite shore, still having the ill fated youna man in his enormous mouth. Aeoin Mixon called upon his companions to shoot, but being afraid of nibbing MLijiuii no one iiiscuaruu mo gun. The alligator crept some half a uwauu ie6 upon tlie opposite uau&, ic- maining about three minutes, when, guided by a sudden impulse, he plunged with his precious burden into the river ngain, and reaching the middle sank to rise no more within the view of lha parly. A thorough search was made, but nuught could be seen ot thfl Dociy or parts ot the body of the unfortunate young man. The presumption is that the alligator made for his lair, which probably was near at hand, Training Carrier Pigeons. A German purer gives some details of the extraordinary developments ot the breeding and training ol carrier pigeons in Germany during the late war. Dur ing the sieteot Paris, pigeons n Abided the only means ot communication be. tween the outside world and the inhabi tants of the beleaguered city. In order that similar messengers might be avail able in the hour of need, nlzeon houses were established after the conclusion of the war, in most of the lamer irarrison towns of North and South Germany, and now piceon flvine is rapidly becoming a favorite pastime and sport throughout the country. The increased attention thus given to the subject has resulted in the observation ot many piculiartics in 1 J- r. ' .1 1 uib niros. carrier pigeons oi roou breed, although they may be started in company and bound lor the same place, ny quile independently ot one another. Each one selects its own course, some taking a lusher, others a lower flight, and speed on its way with out taking any heed of its neighbors. Tlie birds seem, to know that Uiey are racing, end each one exerts itself to the utmost to arrive first at the goal. In the neighborhood of every pigeon house there ara always certain places, trees, etc., which Me usually favorite resorts of the bird?, but when coming in in a race, tlie well-bred pigeon never stops for tv moment at any ol these haunts, but flies straight to hisown particular hous treriuently arriving there m so ex hausted a state ns to bo unable even to eat the food it is most fond of. Birds which arc setting, or which hnve lately hatched young, are generally taken in preference to others for racing; but in stances have been known in whu-h C3rrlcr pigeons of good breed w Inch have been taken to a irt-sn Home, nnd which have hatched young there, have deserted their biood, and nowu away to their original home at the first oppor tunity they hnd ot escaping. Teacher,, authors and others of sedentary Habits liigmy prize Malt uiltera. Strictly speaking, what is " sauce for the goose " is not always " sauce for the gander." A man, for instance, cannot rea!i7. the wonderful amount of felicity there is in the possession ol a ?9 bon net with a got hie portico and flower ga den on tlie port sido and a green lizard on the staruoard quarter, ami no woman can understand the absorbing happiness that lies in punching billiard balls for hours in succession at twenty- five cnts a game. Middietoun Tran script. Fairtncss bofore eating, pnin and distress alter nurd, prevented by Malt cater. A pair of prospectors near Leadville encountered a pack ot nungry ana tnere- fore fierce mountain lions. One of the men fled to n High rock, carrying away the only nun. sinu iu.tvi,ig ins f.e f-wekss companion to be killed. But his own death was still more honible. He lo-t the trail in his fright, and for eight days wandered without food. He was at last found by miners, but was too far gone to recover. Tlie most troublesome and dangerous effects sometimes arise from the slightest cause, and olten tboUahy s serious sickness eould be pre vented by promptly using Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup at the beginning, l'rice only 25 oenti a bottle. A Western iournal heads an article i.iUnaMi escapes ana jNiarnes a Widow." Escaped, eh P We should say ho got caught iswgnamton Kcpublx- can itr.. . ... w "uhiiuw jit J3ACK Acnes! now oilim we hoar it euij. Well may tho victim com plain, for the kidneys are suffering; and when that is the case tnere is always danger great danger. Kidney diseases, if let run, too oiten end fatally. Thcro is, however, a sure euro lor them. Hunt's Keniedy is a medicine that does not fail to cure kidney, bladder. liver and urinary complaints. Eveu Bright'! (uaeasc, the terror ol physicians, is cured by Hunt a Remedy, the greitt kidney and liver medicine, l ry it, and euro your baakaohe bo- ore tl terminates in something worse. Sold by all druggists. Trial size, 75 cents. You can gut an elegant lithographic map in six colors, descriptive ot the greut trip across tne American (Joutinent,r, by sending you. nddress to J. K. Wood, General Passenger Agent a, a. ft Q. B. B , Chicago, ill. Veoetine is not a stimulating bitters wbioh ci eaten a fictitious appetite, but a gentle tonio which assists nature to restore the stomooh to a healthy action. . w, n ... n i.nnrf Ilriilth II tin, l.iuHi- U tho source ol your trouble, vou oau nnd an Kusolute remedy iu Da. Sab ronD'i Livta Ixviqobatob, the only veKeta- hl ,.uii,.,, r. uri.irh acts directly on me Liver, Uures all Bilious diseases. For Book address Da. SANroBD, 16'i Broadway, New York. The Voltaic Belt Co., Warslmll. Mich. Will aeiul tlmir Kleetro-Voltaio Belta to t afflicted iinnn so ri,iva' trial. See the r advor tisomenl in thU paper headed, " On 30 Day' TEXAa T.lvn anil Tar Aeenoy. roster A Harrall (oldest AgenU in), Houston, Texas. One pair of boot or shoes can bo saved every year by using Lyon's Patent Heel Sliffeneta. The Lost Well. In the 8ahara desert only a few welli aro found ; they are looked upon with reverence, as the gift of CSod. It is not, as some suppose, a vast flat region, but interspersed wun mountains; rocks ot vast size are as common as sand. No country is so difficult to traverse, for there are no landmarks; the only trace a caravan leaves is the bones of the horses or camels that die bv the wnv. Thofe who travel the desert carry water iiiose who irnvei iuo ucBi-ruuarry water and food enough t5 last them from well t0 well. Rnd fr they oge the route, they nil nannllv npriab. all usually perish An old legend tells us that a certain tribe had found a well among the moun tains, and around it they lived in per fect happiness. The summer months they passed on the banks of the Kile. It wns so curiously hidden that it was impossible to find it except in this way : One of the tribe stayed all summer there, and on a certain day watched for the return of the others; they having arrived at a certain white, camel-shaped mountain, made a fire, and the wt-tcher seeing this, built one on his mountain; BCC1I1K LUIS, UUI1U UUC II ID I11UUI th ere lb uidcd t0 the oasis At oria 1,nli'tho tribe returnet At one lime the tribe returned and bui It a fi re, but no response was elicited ; they waited, they sought for the path, hut nil In vain, nnd they were obliged to return to Egypt, losing from hunger and thirst a very large number of the tribe : the secret of the approach to the well had disappeared; it existed only in tradition Nearly 100 VFars nassed. nnd a young man having eicaped from the oppression ol the chiet.madehis way into tnemoun tains. He traveled three days in search of a well, wandering among the valleys; finally he was obliged to ascend a moun tain of dazzlinz whiteness. He remem bered the tradition it wrs shaped like a camel. Looking there.he descried m the far distance whnt looked like the crccn tops of some palm trees. Toward these he pressed nearly overcome wnn hear, thirst and weariness. It was a beauti ful-spot; the palm trees had grown luxuriantly and tall: only an need man resid-'d here, surrounded with a species ot antelope. Ho was the watcher who had been left, lie had been unable to build the fire, having fallen from the roct s. Nor could he find the way out Since then stones have been set up to mark the way. S-holasG-jmpxnion Decrease of Cattle. It seems to be the opinion of those who have examined this matter prottv thoroughly that a considerable decrease will be found in the stock ot the United States and Territ'ncs. nfur the ship mcnts of this year are over. V e are of the opinion that this may he the enso in reeard to such ns are suihocntly well- bred for shipment to foreign markets; bur, ns to inferior stock, we question whether much, if any, deficiency will be found. Yet, in any event, there will unquestionably be a consi ierable ad vance in the price ot cattle another year, its well ns in that of sheep t.nd swine. There are two reasons why this may be so the first ot which is the greatly in creased tide of emigrants to our coun try thu season, who will be consumers instead ot producers for a twelvemonth to come; ana the second reason is, so numerous are the losses sustained in Great Britain nnd Ireland during the past eighteen months, in domestic oni mals. that their wants for this year will doubtless, bo larger than the past liny. been. aural Atio l orter. 'A banouet hall deserted "When the fruit and cream are brought in. to RATER ICy B00MN&- BOSCHERT, PRESS CO. SEND BYRACUSE.N.Y. 4j!ClRCULAR( FOR Wew York Ofllce -15 Parle How. The Oreat Remedy For Tht- LVi, THE BOWELS, ancl the KICMfcYS. Thfie prent orirans aro the Nr.t'irnl rlnnnenof thohy.-tcm. It th y v k wtll, U-nltli v;ll be x-r-feci, if the j Iw!:mj rlntjpwt, rirca!fu! Ji'aFt-i "are dovjlopca dmt.usg tho Mr.iU .j I'uhomd uitntlic iiun-T? lint 'if.ulfl Iwvo boon ?.ri.-jlk-ti saturrl.'y. aria i:irow on iiiu aitn.- Thousand have been u:vil, and Ml injiy be. For sal- lya!llmi!rri3ta EI -CAR 3 SODA Is the bf t In th World. it li lunluW.r pure. It Is th best for Mfliiiual rnrnr'8'8. It i th, bob! fr Iluklnc nuo all F&uilly I'M. SuM ly All Uru-glsU ami Uroci'it, PENN'A SALT MANUFACTURING CO., Phlia. CIIAMnt-:itL.l"V INST1TITR (established IWI, Hundolph, N. V. OB the A. t li. W. It. I( In the CftawHuim Istk: retilim. A vrll-eu!uweil antl wuie--ful seminary lor totli ttxi-s. llieuMial I itf-mry le;art nit'iils and a very floutlsiiin Cmmnt-rcial Stlioul anil Wililc Dt-nurlnu-nt. :v2 dillcn-nt ntudenlB lai.1 yc.u. I'u.-e uir, mouiiuin-spilntc water, t:nod fl,ol aii'l careful eii)vr vision. So ileiillis in 30 yea s. KinlovviiH-ntK such tliat will receive a bill lent (tilal eMipfisei 1T 1 Tti-m fill- nOi tor 1 vrsr. (ldO. ('a!:.lwue sent free on app'.ii-ath.n to the l'rhioiw, l'itor. J. I. fcUWAUUlj, li it. , un jciui iitriift Anifim t. A;F,-TS WANTED to wll the MfF! OF GEN. MS. L GARF ELD lly his culnrjele 111 aru aut personal fiien.i, t.eii. J M. HltllI. an autliur of wide cehntij lin work Is cimiiinr, uuitoiinc. loir-prura. I ully llli'atrutrd. r,.s ,,,, i me oi nun au:tp'H ijook. s.tne iin r Jltcmt. Send .,, at i)K lor i unit. We yive the best ttlitl4. rt fuict iiw y,,a fun colli llldliry. Ill 1:1,. HID nuns., rum., 74il i.lieslliul St., riulailelpiiij. I'a. TOUNO BAN OR OLD, If ra aat a I a 1 wti aat MoaatajW. last ttLiaaifa, kaatf fiesrU Wa eat sis haa. at to Uiifcea, jas-tka at4 awtfirat lk hour mi ar, sUa'i ls knnM'c; has wad blj 81 X mis fa tSst V'aM fatM UiMBfarr irial - M IsvM. A Urea. Dft. HONIALJ sua I-, h MUSTACHE & WHISKERS R A HaAHC I Campaign BADGES with Gilt LfLJCl0 i EaKle anU Shteltl, on red, hit nil blue HitiliuD with Mfe-Iike Fliotoeratuis of both Can di'lutes of either uriy, SI xmr dfz. Suuiple l.j i-ta. h:g MOSQUITO CATCHER minutes without smoke, toll or greats. Price ftOc. Semi postal tor Illustrated Circular. Agenta wanted. Good enuB. J.T. JU.NKS, lOU Ub'iit M., liammure, Ml. VOUNC MEN H luoulh. fcvtT.v Hifutimt k atloo. Addicaa K. Vaitiiline, .U Learn Telecntnhv and earu KIO to felon.. unarm j teed a pay inn bitu- Hfiblt ur ia i No uar till tiarnM. UfmcNb, Lebanon, Ohio. VouniT Mn wanted for merrantile hoinuta. hotels. fm. wuiatiu, b.jiM, nesttfiiie resorts ana bieamooats. i;an or n-iurea Manhatum Agency, 1. 1 AM Broadway, N. Y-tJitj, CANOES Bend stamp for 24-pae tl- luritraUtd catalogue. J. H, RL ail ION, Canton, N. Y. $777 A YEAR and expenses touent. Oulllt free. A .lilrej P. O. VICKERY, AunuiU, Maine. 3350 A mrtllVTIl I AG1XT3 WAVTRDI 7JV Best Selling Armies tn the wor d; a iauip.jrm BaoasoN, Uelroii, klch. ftR a (ton ft7 A? t bom. Bam pies worth u frt NATRONA Vegetine Purifies the Blood, Renovates and Invigorates the Whole System. ITS MEDICINAL PKOPKRIIES ARB Alterative, Tonic, Solvent and Diuretic. Tnttin Is mult excluilrelr from th rulers of oare- fully ieltcted brk, root nd herbs, ml so rtroiwlr con centrated that It will eflectmlly eradicate from the lystem (very taint of Herofula, Hcrofnloni Humor, Tiini.u a, Cancer, Cancerous Rnmoi-, Err sllieiiin, Mnlt Hlieum, Srplillltlo Diseases, fntikrr. t-'alntnesa at the Rtomach, and all dlK'rtK 1W'.t artae from impure blood. Sjelatlca, 1 1. a . initiatory and Chronfe Rheumatism, rYciirnlKla, tiout and Spinal Complnlnts, can only be effectually cared through the blood. For Ulcers and Eruptlva Vlaeascs of the Skim, Pustules, Pimples, Blotches, Bolls, Tetter. Scalrthead and Ulna worm, Viainai hai never failed to effect a permanent cure. For Pains In the Back. Kidney Com plaints, Dronay, Femala Weakness, Leu eorrhoca, arising from Internal ulceration, and uterine diseases and General Debility, Vtsnixi acta directly upon tb cauici of these complaint. It ln Tlgorate and ttrengtheni th whol lyttem, act upon the secretive organs, allay Inflammation, cures ulceration and regulates the bowel. For Catarrh, Dypepla, Habitual Cos llTcness, Palpitation of I lie Henri, Head ache, Piles, Nervousness, and Ueneral Prostration of the Nervous Xj-atein, no medlcln has ever given such perfect sit r Hon as the VEcrriNa. It purifies the blood, clean s all of the organs, and possesses a controlling power over the nervous system. Th remarkabl cure effected by Vegitihs have Induced many physicians and apothecarle whom we know to prescribe and Ub It In their own families. In tact, Vioitine Is th best remedy yet discovered for the above diseases, and Is tin only rellabl BLOOD r UllIFIEll yet placed before the public Yegellne is Sold by all Drngglstg. UN FERMENTED MALT BITTERS TRADE MARK THIS MATCHLESS RENOVATOR of iWble And fxliaustoil rotiiditullons la 'Mi tn tha elements Uiit 50 to noirish vnJ strtiiiihen tlie blood. U poilVcta im'stlun, itiiiiu ate the liver, kli.p n, bowel, and u fi nal v ora- a, fitiiuts tho brain and mTvous rorees, and lu dnwa terreshinu sip. p. MAl.T l.m'KltS cvtimnend tbciiijtelvt'R to the weak, cotivaleaveut, overworked, de bilkiatfd, nervous, Ble-pic.-ft, and melancholy, & the pur e ?t, Mt8t and most powrrful rr&'oratlvp in im-dUine. preiKired bv tin; MAl.T lUTTKHS COMPANY, f'f'in In nrwntei MtU and JIof. MALI 1UTTKHS COM PANY, ItortMii. Aiasa. QKIN1 Ittliiiirf Humor. Sty Krun- IOt)H. Sl'AlU AMecliOlH. halt Khemn. INnn.isH, 80; 1. 1 l!nd. leers ati'J Sores InCjlliblyt'iired DISEASES. by the ('rriiTKA Hf.iilihiis, which have performed ini'ue!.' ot heiilhiir uniiiriilluled In nifi Il eal history. Send for I Hunt ml e I Treat se, ront.-iinin? tpcitlmoiihils fnnii every pirt of tlie I'nton. Prcp-ucl by WVeka ft Potter, Clitiu sU, Huston, Miwi. Sol. I by Dru,;- gUtsV Kriner, Merlinn .lricliniit,,4t'i) tlcmeti; every utit who owns a wazun warts a Jvn ve ka F o I (1 1 11 v ( niniiy To. To ! up like mi umlii-t'I'tt, Weight less than 12 lbd, Cfin be t:ikcn (I1 or put 011 In one in mite. Aflithls hiiie iit pi'idei tlt.n frmi sun am) min. Made in did'ereut -lae to Ut bii'.tnetix Wilson!, n'fii'-iire wagons and bujriej. Fend for 1 1 his rated i-lrailar 11 1 1 rle llt. Aiienta w-.ntecl evcrywhtrr. 1). (i, Ufeim, Pa entee ft Manut'er, Sniiily Hook, Ct. St de where sou tiixv this WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, iiiiir.p.Tv:v, (u.. Three four-vear courws t'lassirnl. ! Jitin-Si lfntiflc nd S'-ifii!fli. Larce raiiii'of cU'cl'.ve tuiilrslii eneh eour-e. Klne Museum. I nlKtratory, aii'l Obiwrvatory. Popt-aradu-ate courses in Literature aud .Science. No prep utorv or professional emirses. Free Seho'arihli for in.iineiit inJ lueritortutH Btii'Icnt. Kntranre fcxnmlnatl n.Sept. OiH. ForCaUlotjuenaldresi M. NnUlli icKiE. Secretary of l-'anilty. B. W. l'ATSE & SOXS, CORNING, Jf. T. BHTAnEalHIIED Patent Spiirk-Arrestlne Kn irincs.moiintetl and on bklds. Vcrticul Engines with wro boilers. Kureka Safety now ers with Sectional boilers cant tie czplodeil. AU with Automutio Cut-offs, Krnmftl.lO to A2.00O. Send for (circular. State where you buw this. sttrlMtfi L'tsrlas Caisouoea Will lI'lHltlVMlVrill'H Veninln WMbBU, annh Vail. IBS of tho Womb, Whites, Ohronlo Inll.mmat.'on oe Uloeratlon of tbo Womb, InclilL-ntal llenwrrhaie or Hooding, Painful, Suppieiupct aud Irregular Mens truation, ao. An oM and rcliuble remcxlr. Benu pa. Ul card for 8painpb!ct. witU treatment, eurea and ,rtineta from liliysli'lans and patients, to How. arth Bollard, Utica, N. Y. fculd bf all UrusTgutt uaoper buttia. ACCORDEOfJS ! ! 11 emit 1 ful tone, deep a D istitt. trim ned Willi Orirar.-llke. the very best Ira- ele'itnt Silver Corners and tilasps. l,-n '.tli, 13 inrhes; width, 6 Inches. two rows of T'UinrH'ts. Li-n .tb, Hundreds mJld aTe;nly. Fric, 10. Terms, S5 cash with order In a Utybtercd Letter, and the balance after you have tried the Instrument one week, when you may return it and tfd your money back If not etttislactory. Try one ot thee beautiful Instrunieuta. Addrenstlie Importers, J. J. Kennedy 4k, Co, VTHHinitiitlc, Conn. Tidy Spool Case. A(iKTS IVA.ITrlll KVF.IlVtVliKltK. Kolllt'tlllllC new fltr Ktu-ili" U ,i.-liin.a I i,ll- ' V,sr Hiisket or Fo k t. Sample by in:iil, 2i cents, o; amount In pobtjgc stamps. S. n I f..r t in 11'ar. Addretta ihitiiLl.l, A l KA IS, Miihtifacturers, luii-eig, W cht- lu-stert'ouhty. N. T. JSTEY &C2 R A.TTLEB0 R0 VS. SORE EARS, CATARRH. Many pnop'e are afnlrti,l wilb tliex loatbtom, dlseaM but very few rer pot well from Uicm; tlil. isowuia a liupr per treatment el, a tliey are rea-llly enrab 1 p.cuerly treated, 'l lila U uti hlle boast but a fait I havs pioven nver sn.lo.i." aKlu bf my tre.tuient. BeLd fw my lltt lloik,)Yfeall. it will tell you a;l bout tlieai niatters ana who 1 am. afy largs Hojk, price, 94 by mail. Att'iret 11C- V. li. SillOIiSlAHlSU, Aoral 8ar(ecn, Beading, llrm PrsIV KKIPT(ith fua JJM- 1 I 11J. liieitioiis to make oq enuai to those soM fur to li .'or one-third the tnnnAvl andKeieipis for :l kimlsof M,oli colon. iicictahy r bumuuui. auuihi a. ols' - (,'! r. M., Alvarailo, CCCA WERE In vnnr own town. Terms and ft5 Trms and i Onitt Vu rree. AUdress U. Uaixiti c Co., Portland, Main. AWARDED HighestHonors AT ALL TH E 6 REAT X Worlds lxhibiuons Thirteen Years. , NO OTHER' MAmcricanOrcans, HAVE BEEN AWARDED SUCH AT ANY. MUSICIANS 6FNERA1LY REGARD THEM V MALT AND HOPSg 'MATCHLESS" - FRANZ LISZT - MASON BaHAfVIUIN UrttiAN UUUOSTON NEW-YORK 8. CHICA&0) Important to the Fair Sex I tsoTCl TUB (1BRAT ENOMSH REM KTjY, enrw! Ioortm hosa, (or white.) Painful Mnniitruation. Ulooration. Ova. rlanJJiaeaaM, Atweiit Mmurtroation, all l'f?,elb kTT3 as femal weakness. They have own nrd in Knalana for years u a periodical and rwitatin P"'. rtold liy ail DniltBlats everywhere. Pric 1.( per bT orix boaes lor IBU.UU, sent ny man jroo oi pntare, mco 7;";- Tllli tilt AY lUII'i'?'j:;. Moi hanlcs' lilock, Detmit, Mich. Wholewlo Arent for IJ. 8. tWPainphlos annt ires, O. N. CKITTkNTON, Wholesale Agent. ow York. n y n u-aa REMEDY FOR CURING Cult Colis, BroncMtis, Asthma, CONSUMPTION, And all Throit and l.unit Anectlon. Indorsed by tM Fresa, Physicians, Clergy and Afflicted People. TXIY IT. TOUR REMEDY IS Sold by all Medicine Dealers. FRAZER AXLE GREASE. von iAT,n RY Al, IP..T.K.It. aVoriifJ Hit UROAh OF Jioxott at Die Ceitltmilul ami I'ara Kcj psitii.ns. Chicago. FRAZER LUBnlCATOR CO., NewYork. The solea of fneaa Hoots and Shoes are malo with twe thkkneasea of best sole leather, with a coating of rubber between Uirm. The outer sole ia protected fiom wear bj 4sntiilrlcli?a pHtenf Itf;: titer Me I Hivetar and they are p-uruwtonJ to oattKar any other o MiiiA Inquire for them oi aoj Boot aud Shoe dealer, and tak bo other. HALF SOtRS may M ad of H. O. Goonmrn. If Church Btreet, Woicester, Mass., or 40 Iloyne Arenue Chicago, Ilia. IV-nd P-tper paltera of die wanted, with ISO ceuti tn stamps for men's stse. or cenu for boy's also, and a pair will tw sent by mall. My rfert n-ea All Sewluj, M.icUine Companies In the Unitad States. RIVER VALLEY 2,000,000 Acres eat La best In the 'World, for sale by thst St. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitolia R.R. CO. 1,1 Three dollars per acrf ultowo l theee'tler for braak Inc and oultivatiou. For parLlcuUrs apply to D. A. McKINLAY, I.nnd ComitiUslrtiirr, ft. Paul, irflnn. Is the " Orisiniil " Cnnrentratrd T.ye and Ilellahle Family Snap Maker. Direrlinh a,-n,ntii.uiv enrh (.'an for miikluz Ilaril, Soft nu t Toilet honp u'lliklv. It Is full welalit ami strwulh. Ask your groier for BjAl'OXI Fl 10IC, and tiike no othcrr. PENN'A SALT MA N UFACTURING CO., Phila. UAFIIEL, P. BEATTY'8 17-STOP ORGANS lub-bass Oct. Conpler. botl k ahlppe'l only S07.7.V U,w lLani,a SlUItto IA lr. liefore you buv an In- .tniuient lie sure to s, e mr ilil-sunmiiT oftor xEuxtt atttL . .Auurei PAK1KI. 9. SKA l-l V, W'akliluaton. K. J. Fhe Komn. A ourlosltT to everv one. and m nerri8ltv to all alutleitla of lltitry or llellRlim THK KUKAN OP MOHAMMKL); trauslaUil fiom Ui Arabic by George Sale. Formerly pu hi shed at l.lb; a new, beautiful Type, neat, eloth-bound edition; price 35 ceitta, and It cuts for rotai;e. C&tak'KUe of muny standard works, remarkably low to price, wdh extra termt l clubs, tree. b;iy whee you tins savcMisemt-uu Ajmziiicaa Book Kxcuangk, Trll une llulldm:, IS. Y. Are sold byall Ilunhvureand llnrness Dealers. There is no one owning a tiorsu or mult: hut what will find la this line of froorls. something of prnat value, and es pecially adapted to their wants. COVKRT M'F'O CO ftgur l miY.fl. i - bole -ilaiiuiacturnra. PETROLEUM Grand Mela! at Fhllailelphla JtiloiiUon. nils wonderful substance la aeknow1e1ced by physi cian, throughout the world to be the best remedy dia covered for tne curt of Wounds, Horns, Khemimti(ra, Skin D'seiiaes, Pllea, Catarrh, Chllblatna. Ac In order that erery one may try it. It Is put up In l?i and cent bottles for household nie. Obtain it from yutir rtrugKiat. and you will find it fuperlox to auytiiing you bava ever aed. ON 30 DAYS' TPJAL. W will send our Klcro-Vo!Ui Ee'U txd Mlii Ilectrto AppllaDea upon trial for iJ rtajs to llioi, aMUt jth Aiwa DtbUui an t irkim r a x.il wun 4owftb I.lver, kl,4uera, Koeuruatl.a, i'.raljua, 4, Adurea VuluU Ueln u., Maj-alie.il, Mich. S72 A r..K. 12 a day st home easily made. Costly ' Oulllt free. Address laus a Co., Augusta, itaiu. i UNRIVALLED!' WttZl PRICES i 51. $57. $6e.$8 TO BOO 8 asm. imviMtne.. ?n t,HlS ALSO . S "t-a 2 ens rieuD,uueii.A -i'HJSPER MONTH fOR - - va 'ii ia lin krrs i n nr, . i mun na.un 3n.ia :i PER QUARTER FOR ' .10 QUARTERS UPWARDS. CATALOGUES FREE A8 UNEQUALLE 0' TH EODOIJ r" TiTrVM r rHOMA6, IsaT) 1 isT I 1 I a i II ALLEN Si IA BW. I THAT IS J0S1 I 4 I . I WHAT I SHALL I 1 I Mm