Tfce ixrosa ! tr 'n;. I had lx?en reading an oriental tale of '.he fanciful order. It was a story of tbc penii and I h?A Jeen deeply in terested in it. I w as very comforta bly situated in my room, and on the taMe was a glass containing- tie re mains of a eherrv- cobbler I hal been imbibing. It i over occurred to roc tbat tbeae sanie sherry cobblers were dangerous companions for a young man, and I was in tbc babit of taking from three to a dozen of tbem ver di- rm three when I was pointr to hcc Lucy Sheldon, a particular friend of mine, aud a dozen on the off days. I turned tbc leaves of the n:a:a'.ice, hut I could find no other Ftory that looked inviting; so I threw it .town. ct.L- hark in the r ft kit) IT U.BIT. Things bad be:un 1 biiu ruua ' to 1 ok rather dim, and my own consciousness s verv id- i . .w vnv c':rnrifin was ai. hv a siranre commotion in rrls' from which I had ranly consumed my cobbler. .UnxnH it it ami nrcM'tillr a' Jon" wreath of smoke or rapor ro.e i from '.he glas. and stretched itself! over toward the further end of the ! room, juot exactlr as the cloads had i preceded the ap'pcaranee of the genii j L ,. cinrf I lnil been reading ! Thc vapor slowly, and apparently with malice aforethought, begah to an'jnie a tangible shape, finally re solving itself into the form of at gly a looking detnou a I had ever read about. lie was monstrous in size, would probably have been twen ty feet high, if the room bad been lofty enough. "Who are you?-' I inquired, dis pleased with my visitor. "I am the demon of the cup," he replied, in a voice which i-eemcd to hke the whole house. "I haven't the pleasure of your a--.juainuiuv," I continued. "Yes, you Lave. You are one . liy bi-t friends," "I believe we never met before." "A do: it times a Jay." Then you do not . aa ugly as you do now, if you will excuse my boldness." "So ; I wear a pleasant face u "ben I make tbc acquaintance of I'ouug p-eutlciiien ; but I thought it was about time we should be better ac quainted. You don't know me yet. We will have a social time if you like." "So, thauk you ; I cannot say t'lat 1 am much pleaded with your society." "At any rate, I will introduce you to s me of my friends," he continued, us he waved bis hand over the cup, I nstanily another cloud of smoke jtrocceded Iroin the cup, which pres ently assumed the f rm of a decrepid, raed filthy old man. Of all tbat 1 bad ever seen of wretchedness, squal or and misery, the figure before me Whs tie most filling representative, only the degree of wretchedness aeeuied a hundred fold intensified. "Who are you ?" I demanded, as the old man moved towards me. "My name is poverty." "I think it might ie. What do vou want here ?" "I just dropped in to be introduced to you, for you and I are likely to lie friends." 'I u deed, old fellow you are reckon ing to fast. I keep only respectable company. "Just now you do, but you w'll change your habits by-and-by." "Ion't Vie too familiar, if you please," I suggested, as the old man drew a chair to my side and seated himself. "We are bound to he friends, voung man Iid you ever read Kracrson'a works?" "Of course I have." "Well, sir, I am a respectable man." "You had better take yourself off r I shall be under the necessity of kicking you down stairs." "I do not mind that, for 1 am used to it.'" "Be civil to him," interposed the demon, "he is one of us and a good fellow in his way. lie often brinirs men to their senses when nothing 'lse will. I5ut you have another friend," and again he waved bis hand over the cup. Again he the vapor rose from the glass, and another form more hide ous than cither of the others appear ed before me. I was alarmed ut first by his savage expression and glaring eyes. "Who are you I"' 1 inquired, shrink ing back from the loathsome monster. "My name is Crime." ' Then you have been well named." "I have work for you to do." "I am too much engaged to assist you," I replied. "Come, come, dou't be stiff about it. I suppose you arc not quite ready to help me yet, but I can bide tny time, for 1 have a mortgage on you which in due season you must pay up." "How do you like my friends ?" asked the demon. "I don't like tbem." Nor' "The old fellow is an inconvenient companion, and I don't like the morals of the other chap. His notions of mine and thine are too in definite to suit my ideas." 'Indeed; -ou seem sj much in clined to make their acquaintance I supposed you are aniious to number them among vour friends." "I ?" "Certainly, they belong in the cup ; but there is more yet you must 1 know." As he spoke that moke itifernal curled up and resolved into the form of a woman. She was pale, haggard and almost a skeleton. She was clothed in rags, and was a perfect picture of wretchedness and despair. There was nothing really hideous in her aspect, except the marks of poverty and want which she bore. febe turned and fixed a clance of i reproach at me a glance which thrilled me to the soul. I pitied the poor wretch, and turned away. I looked again, those features were familiar to me. I w as shocked, horrified, as I recogoized Lucy Shel don in the dreadful figure " be fore me. "Lucy!" I exclaimed, with a start of terror. "Ob, Robert!" she cried, ia a?o ny, as she threw Lerfelf on her knees before roc, "pity me! Titv yonr children 1 They are hungry they are perishing with cold. I am hungry, 1 am freezing, but I care nothing for mvself. 1'ity them, cave them !" "My God, Lucy!" "Drink no more, Ilobert. You Lave reduced me to the most abject i"";- i'liu no more, as vou pity me. iryou do not love me!" "Oh, Lucy!" Does she too belong to the cup?" I aked, appealing to tbe demon. "She does ; but for the present w e keep ber down in the mint and sugar. She will be one of tis br-and-bv " te replied with a grin. Robert, Ilobert," groaned Lucy, "promise me you will drink no more!" "As God is my judge, I w ill not," I cried springing from my chair. lat thire I stood in my thambe alone, and there on the table ""J the glass from which my dreaming fancv bad conjured up the Ieniuii of the ("up and bis friends. I reflected for a "time and then threw the balance of the sherry cob bler in the grate. If the cup was the abode of encb a wretched crew (my readers all know that it is), I determined not to meddle with it ajain. And I bare not. Smith' Razor. opimos of the rats. Central Bmlini OnllMk. .MI the leading journals of tLe various branches of trade notice aud comment on the palpable signs of commercial revival. Kven that emi- ! nemly conservative journal the No- I (ton, is conuurnt tuat tec depression ui iut 'aiiii. " ' t. ' " " . . - - - ever, and that with the growth of the i eprin there is to be a general revi- v. I busine? s. 'I i;e Ct:caro 2V(nc"ba3 be.-n in- It-mewing the flifierent business firms in that city, and reports a very flattering prospect in ail branches of trade, an lit avs its report can be relied iP":i ft authoritative, it being obtained in person. The Troy Times gives cn account of the status of the various manufacturing and commer cial interests there, which shows a decidedly improved prospect for the opening season ia both branches of industry. The Uofeton 0'Wj savs the indica- Uions on all sides are that tbe general trade of that city is much better than it was a year agj this time, and that no doubt with the dif appearance of the snoW and the advent of mild wi hi her, merchants will experience a fair spring trad-. The general mer chandise markets, from week to week, -how a decided ter dency for the bet ter. It is predicted that the 1st o' j A r w' which is so largely a setlle- mefit day through ut New England, i vvill usher in a period of gieat activity m tLat section. In several of the towns of Massa chusetts, factories are reported as running on time. In the West, the farmers are ia a much better condi tion than was generally supposed, while the reports of many of the rail roads of that section show increased earnings. In Xew York, the Firing trade is reported to be progressing favorably now in all directions, only requiring a few days' steady weather to set all the w heels in motion. The various forwarding lines coastwise .have as much freight as they can con veniently bundle. .With the Eastern States, jf.e frco movement of mer chandise is particularly noticeable. Larc quantities of manufactured goods are also arriving, both by steamer and rail. The Savannah, Charleston and New Orleans steam ers also report increasing business, and the produce markets also fore shadow the return of more active times. Then, too, the late advance in wheat in England and on tbe Conti nent has started an upward move ment in prices here, which will cause an active movement in grain from the farmers' hands to the lake ports and the seaboard as soon as roads iu the country permit of stuff being bau' to the railroads. The farmers still bold a large portion of last year'a w beat crop, refusing to sell freely at the last fall's prices. The indica- tions are favorable for a good export demand for w heat in the future, which, coupled w ith the recent ad vance in price, certainly strengthens the theory that our surplus crops will be marketed during the spring and summer, which cannot be done with out giving a sharp impetus to general business and active employment to the railroads. Tbe recent call of the Secretary of the Treasury for $30, 000,000 5-20 bonds on account of the sinking fund, has also bad a good effect in financial and business circles, and assisted the revival of confidence which bad previously set in. The neglect of the national sinking fund and the default of interest by our rail roads in 1ST3-74 greatly damage our credit in Europe, but the action of the Secretary in holding the sinking fund sacred w ill do much to restore this credit abroad to its former high standard, and so increase the confi dence of European capitalists in the securities as, it is to be hoped, to re vive their export once more. Tj be sure, hope is not a remarkable commody, but it is an exceedingly important auxiliary agency of pros perity, nevertheless. There is enough of everything now, except confidence. Everybody should now lend a band to encourage the growth of this ten der plant. One I'oail tVonma' IIr i Way f Showing A singular story of jealousy and revenge comes from Sicily. A beau tiful young girl named Fiorina, who was the belle of a traveling circus, in which she figured as the lion-tamer, bad been for some time receiving tbe attention of an athlete belonging to the same troupe. By some iueau9 she ascertained that he was not faith ful to ber, but had another lady-love. No signs, however, of ber painful discovery were allowed to escape. She still smiled sweetly upon him. In her own bosom she planned this terrible revenge. One evening, when Fiorina, bad w hipped the lions and forced tbem to ber feet she called ber recent lover aside and said to him : "Do you still love me?" "Alwavs," be answered. "Do you know that I should if you should devote yourself to other woman ?" "What an ilea!" responded young man. die un- tbe said "But I should first kill von Fiorina. "And bow would you do that ?" "Thus!" cried the girl, at tbe same instant pushing him violently iuto the cage of the lions. They attacked the unfortunate man and tore bim to pieces, while Fiorina urged them on with blows of ber whin. Rain.- Frsfessor Tvndall's experiments upon the condition of the atmosphere in relation to fog-signalling, have led to some conclusions which are of the utmost importance to mariners. His observations as to the effect of bail and rain upon the transmission of sound through tbe air tend to reverse all tbe notions hitherto entertained upon that subject. It has cenerally been considered that falling rain was powerful obstruction to sound. "To rain," however, Kays Professor Tyndall, "I Lave Dever been able to trace the slightest deadening in fluence on sound. TLe reputed bar rier offered by 'thick weather' to the passage of sound w as one of the caus es which tended to produce hesita tion in establishing sound-signals on our coasts. It is to be hoped that the removal of this error mav redound to the advantage of coming genra ioasof eea-fariog men." Hail does not appear to be any more serious tobstacle than rain. A Mexican Tew a. A recent letter-writer says tbat one Mexican town will general.? serve as a pattern for all, though there may sometimes be individual departures from tbe rule. The oddest feature of Mexican bouses is tbe spouts which carry off the rain from the ro' :. These spouts are of clay ware ire cylinders, and aome two or three inches in diameter at the month, which projects over the side walkr, or where the side walk should be. With their glazed, dark-red color, these conduits look much like cannon thrusting their muzzles out some two or three feet from tbe front wall. The stranger who Erst sees these spouts can compa-e them to nothing so fitly as to -annon planted in a breastwork, and thus, as be casts bis eye along a block, the latter looks for all like a fort. But let bim be under tbem when a genu ine Mexican thunder shower comes on, and tbe discbarge will be of a character tbat will leave no doubt in his mind either as the quality or quantity. The roof of bouses are here made flat, generally of tiles, overlaid with tin or asphalt or other kind of material. Tbe 'floors are of tiles, some two or three inches thick, and about nine inches square. Some of the ceilings of the better class of bouses are formed of tiles of Borne design or figure, and some of tbe floor tiles are figured in various pat tern!". Kineere (.'rteay. Another kind of coarseness and dull ness than that of rakes and libertines most all selfish people call Courtesy sincere. There are those who are fond of sjyijg, "Wby not call a spade a spade?" and who would have, or w ho say that they would have, every body do likewise. I'elham, entering the borne of Mrs. Fungus, who has in vr.td bun to her ball, is to refuse to bow to her, but is to say: "I don't bow to you Lecause 1 don i respect you. You are a hideous old woman. Y'our cheeks are plastered with paint; you wear a ridiculous wig; you have stuffed and padded yourself to a fig ure; you are a grinning, wriggling old witch, grimacing and lying and backbiting your neighbors." This is what is fondly called dwelling in tLe palace of truth. It is a kind of trutbtelling which would turn hu man society into a wilderness. Truth telling? How does he know tbat it is the truth? It is his opinion, his im pression. What then? Are his opin ions and impressions synonymous with truth? Is he tbe Roman Pope tbat he should be infallible? How many of our judgments of each other prove to be correct? How many are not modified or susceptible of infinite modification? If you lay down exact truth of statement as tbe rule of your conversation and manner, very well, but spare us your whims and preju dices and guesses. Give us tbe pure truth in intercourse, or give us court esy. Who can give the pure truth ? But who can not give courtesy ? Editor' Easy Chair, in Harper's Magazine for April. Waul la dam Araklr? After tbe rainr season in Morocco, a gummy juice exudes spontaneously from tbe trunk and branches of the acacia. It gradually thickens ia tbe furrow down which it runs, and as sumes tbe form of oval and round drops, about the size of a pigeon's tecr, ol dinerent colors, as it comes dewn from the red or white gum tree. About tbe middle of Decem ber tbe Moors encamp on tbe border of tbe forest, and the harvest lasts a full month. Tbe gam is packed in large leather sacks, and transported on tbe backs of camels and bullocks to seaports for shipment. The harv est occasion is one of great rejoicing, and the people for the time being al most live on the gum, which is nutri tious and fattening. Hfrymtm Rat. A story is told by a farmer residing at Dioomheld. in this State, which seems to indicate reasoning power and a bit of heroic element in a rat. Two rats, an old prey matron of tbe corn crib and her offspring, and had been caught together in a common box trap. Through a crack tbe pair could be seen together within, loving enough, till the farm dog was brought to tbe mouth of the trap. As soon as tbe mother rat scented tbe dog she seemed immediately to divine tbe approaching fate, and, giving a terrible squeal, she caught tbe little rat by tbe neck and bit him sharply, causing almost insUnt death. The trap was opened an instant after, and the old rat which bad thus killed her offspring rather than have it murder cd by tbe dog, quietly submitted to her fate. Bya th laraa. Whit to do with tbe boys on tbe farm is shown by a correspondent of tbe Agricultural Gazette in a way that is plain, and will be undoubtedly satisfactory wherever it may be tried. In this case tbcre were thirty calves to be fed by the pail. Tbey were put in charge of a boy who had never before bad to do with these way ward creatures, but who was tracts- oie ana lona ot annuals. Jte was promised tbe sum of $2 as a small but satisfactory inducement in case of success. The calves were put in pairs in wattled pens. Tbe boy be came fond of his charge, and wor ried greatly about their well doing, feeding tbem with regularity and so successfully as to agreeably astonish his employer. Now, if one boy will act thus under the stimulus of a re sponsibility and a small reward and the former w as probably more effec tive tbat the latter why should not other boys go and do likewise? It is reasonable and proper that all the young stock on tbe farm should be made tbe sjtecial charge of the boys, with a proprietary interest in their welfare. Freksja. A Pria correspondent writes tbat frogs are more plentj than ercr in tbe markets, and a favorite food for all tLsses. Tbey are devoured ia vast nu rubers by fish and river fowl and many animals, including wolves, will take a tit-bit of a nice fat frojr. Tbey are very proli5c, each female laying 400 eggs, and are usually caught by torch-light Ia Switzer land tbey are found in such vast numbers that they are easily raked out of the water. Spots can be taken out of marble with fine powdered pumicstone mix ed with verjuice. Cever the spots and allow the stuff to remain for twelve hours; then rub clean, dry and rinse. It required a forco of 2,000 em ployees to move the ice from the tracks of tbe Pennsylvania Railroad, between Bainbridge and Columbia, Lancaster County. BNurkakl DlaeaTery af Con I. Some wonderful coal discoveries have juat been made in EI Dorado Canon, a few miles southeast of Day ton. A short time since there occur red a flood in the canon which swept away tbe toll road leading up along its channel and tore things generally. The road being washed away, it ap pears that no one tried to travel through the ravine. A day or two since, however, tbe Virginia City Coal Company, whose mines are well up towards tbe bead of tbe can on, sent some of it employees out to examine the road in orde to see if it were possible to repair it. In travel ing down the canon these men came to a place where the water bad torn up and swept out the w hole bed of the stream, exposing an immense bed of coal. Tbe coal had been torn ud and washed down the stream, and there remains a resMila' pavement of it across the canon for a considerable distance along its ourse. As yet they have not dug through tbe bed to ascertain its thickness. Virginia (Nevada) Enterprise. A By Platr. The Brussels correspondent of the Fall Mall Gazette, writes: "A mar velous exhibition is taking place at the Cercle Ariistiqu et Literaire at Brussels. Some months ago Frede rick van de Herkhove, the son of a corn merchant at Druges, died at tbe age often and a halt years. He bad always been sickly, and was therefore not sent to school, but ol lowed to roam about. II is chief amusement was to paint w ith such roueh painting materials a3 be could procure. I ne paintings leu uy mm, ef which about a hundred are cxhib ited at the Cercle, were discovered after Lis death, to be productions which the best landscape paint ers of the ace would aot disown. In Brussels good judges of art are as tonished that an untutored child should have eouallcd and even sur passed some of the most celebrated masters. In all tho.se of tbe pictures where there is a river, a little bov is introduced in tbe act of angling, representing, of course, the deceased. Large sums have already been offer ed for the collection, but refused." Accurate AllfiDineuta. We have a slip from a Philadel phia paper, giving some particulars of the tunnel through tbc Musconet- congMountaiu, on tbe line of the Las ton and Am boy Railroad. Tbe length of tbe tunnel is about 5,000 feet, through a mountain some 450 feet above the g.ade. In making a tunnel, as our readers doubtless know, we have given a hill in which a bole is to be bored, tbe position of the ends of the bole, aud tho grade at which it is to be run; and as two headings are run at once, one from each end, it is very desirable that tbey should be on the same line, and should conform to grade, so that they will meet in the ruiddie of tbe hill. Tbe length, direction, and grade of tbe headings must then be calculated from outside measurements; and it becomes an interesting matter, after tbe work is completed, to see how closely the lines, as actually run, conform to tbe requirements. In the case of the Musconetcong Tunnel, the statements are made that tbe length, as ascertained Iry chaining over tbe mountain, only differed from the actual length, measured after the headings vere completed, by six and four tenths inches, that the center lines of tbe two headings were only out of tbe line about one three-bun-dreth of an inch w here the headings met, and tbat tbe grades of tbe two headings, where they met, coincided to within onj eight-hundreth of an inch. The measurements were made with ordinary instrnments; and if the re sults are . reported correctly, the work reflects great credit upon tl.e engineers having it in charge. In this connection, we may men tion a statement, in a Virginia paper, tLat an engineer, in tbc employ of the Belcher Mining Company, in joining two drifts by a short tunnel, 128 feet in length, could not detect any error in the alingment, after the two headings were connected. The Iloosac tunnel, it may be re membered, is 25,031 feet long, and there is an ascending grade of twenty-six and four-tenths feet to the mile, from each end to the central shaft. On testing the work, after the completion of the tunnel, it was found that tbe error in alignment was nine sixteenths of an inch, and the differ ence of level, between the two head ings, at tbe central shaft, one inch and a half. While on tbe subject of "great bores" some reference to the Mont Cenis Tunnel may not be out of place. This is about 40,000 feet in length ; tbe level in tbe Italian side is abont 435 feet above that of tbe French side, and the level at the sum mit, where tbe two Leadings meet, is about ten feet above tbe level at the' Italian end of tbe tnnnel, so tbat the two headings run to meet each other on very different ascending grades. On testing the work, after tbe two headings were joined, it was found tbat tbe heading from tbe French I end was about twentv-four inches too high, and the error of alignment was about eighteen inches. Feeallaff Htaa In Winter. In the 6m pUce, give them pleo- ty of pure water. If you want to fatten, give com; if growth U what you want, oats are good; but lur lav ing hens a variety ot food is neeesta alxa plenty of t-bell limber beus of ten die for want f it. Pound up bones and crockery, or class, and give plenty of ashes, lime plaster and gravel. neat bran is better tban corn for laving bens. A warm mu-h of boiled potatoes and fchorts, mois tened with milk, is good in tbe morn ing. Sprinkle in a little cayenne pepper or throw in a shovelful of coals once in a while. Give dry grain at night; warm it in very cold weather. A little sulphur or chopped onions given occasionally are good for their health. An I rich counsellor having lost bis cause, which bad been tried by three judges, one of whom was esteemed a very able lawyer, tbougbt the otLer two were indifferent, seme of the barristers were merry n tbe occa sion. -Well, now," said he, "who could help it, when there are a hundred judges on the bench ?" "A hundred!" said a bystander; "there were but three." "By St. Tatrick," said be, "there were one and two ciphers." It is not generally known that the butter crop of the United States is now greater in value than tbe wheat crop. Yet such is the fact Ilere is a little conundrum for strikers. If, as tbey claim, they can not live on the reduced wages offer ed by employers, how is it that they live without any wages at all? An Indlaa I2ad. The following is told of a beautiful sheet of water known as the Spirit Lake, in Central Wisconsin: Many years aro. ere the foot cf the pale face had trod the soil which tbo red man claimed as bis own, many tribes dwelt near this lake; for in this fi.K nn 1 urnon? the bluffs unit in ti.o noto-hh rins- forest were game; while the warrior when tired of tbe chase, could seek pleasure and find it. 1)6(1. inir in the clear bright tt-n!r i.:i," h only, under tbe Great Spirit, claimed, and with his light canoe could take his love out boating. Indeed, it seemed to the happy red man a paradise, as well it might. As fortune would have it, a Tr.ncl -man, more daring than his fellows wandered from tbe settlements and r.n,i ii.o llf- IA indulged wuu the Indians in the pleasures and dis appoio :ii:'nt of tbe ebase, and linger ed long among tiem. When first he came among the red men, be was charmed with the beauty and loveli ness of an Indian iniden. and made love to ber. She loved in return, and all went on merrily ; when tbc autumn leaves begau to fall and the feathered song sters to fly a way to a southern home. the French hunter sougnt an inter vitfw with the aired chief, her father, tn ask hi3 consent to the hoped for marriage. But at tho same time a young warrior, w ho bad long looked with jealous eyes upoa . tbe l-renchman, bad ouen sought in vain to win tne fWtions ofthe fair maiden of his tribe, came to the old chief and asked for his daughter's hand. The chief- tain, disdaining partially to the war rior on account of the fact tbat he was one of his tribe, stepped to the bank of the lake with the two suitors, and pointing to a high and rugged looking tree upon the opposite shore, .... 9 said: "He of vou who shall hr.-t bn ig me an eaglet from the nest in yonder tree, shall be the successful suitor. When the old chieftain ceased speaking, the hunter and tbe warrior sprang iuto their li-ht canoes, and were across the lake in a trice. Tbe warrit r struck the shore first, but the hunter was first to climb the crass and tree, and was descending with the ca?let. when the faithless warrior pushed him from a limb on which he stood, and the hunter was dashed to pieces on the ragged rocks below. The Indian maiden, who had watched with naiuful interest the different transactions, when she saw her lover fall, leaped far out into the lake with a wild, piteous cry, and sank in the clear waters never to rise again. The superstitious red man fancied that the spirit of the departed maiden ruled tbe storms, and tbat it would be death for an In dian to risk himself on the waters of the lake. t o-Rrlnllou or Bees and 1'lewrra. The bees, Mr. Darwin says, have solved a difficult problem. They have made their cells of a proper shape to hold the greatest possible amount of boney s ith the least pos sible consumption of precious wax in their construction. .No human work man i3 skillful enough to do what a crowd of bees can do, working in a dark hive make cells ot wax of the true form. The number of bumble bees in the country will depend upon tbe number of cats. How can that be? Because the number of bees is dependent upon tbe number of field mice, which eat tbe bees. Hence the more cats tbe fewer mice, and tbe fewer mice, tbe more bees. If tbe whole genus of bumble bees became extinct, or very rare, tbe heart's ease and red clover would become rare or would disappear. How is that? Be cause iees promote the growth of these flowers. The visits of bees are necessary for the fertilization of certain kinds of clwvcr, and almost indispensable to the fertilization of the heart's ease. In a word no bees, no seed; no seed, no increase of flowers. The more visits from the bees, tbe more seeds from -the flower; and tbe more seeds from the flower, tbe more flowers from tbe seeds. Nearly all our orchidaceous plants absolutely require the visits of in sects to remove their pollen masses. and thus to fertilize them. Twenty heads of unprotected Dutch clover yielded 2,900 seeds. Tbe same num ber protected from bees produced not one seeu; one hundred beads of un protected clover yielded 27,000, aud the same number protected from bees, cot a seed. Prwttta ut Kariy lirooeli. Those who can produce the earli est chickens in tbe market find the best pavinjr prices. Tbe lovers of good eating are always on tbe watch for such dainties as snriosr chickens. and cost is no object with many (unfortunately, it is too often tbe case with many able or unable to bear it). To those of our poultry raisers who are disposed to make the bestoftbeir opportunities, we give tbe following timelv hints from the Live Stock Jturnal: If poultry raisers have comforta ble batching rooms, and can make the early broods comfortable, tjjey will always pay better than later ones. After tbey are batched, they should be placed on the sunny side of the building, and where trey will have the the beuefit of the t-uu from large windows. There is no doubt that coal is cheaper to keep up pr.-per warmth in poultry, than corn. It would pay iu every well-conducted poultry house, to keep a geuial heat by a coal stove, rather ibau extra food. If beus are exuected to lav iu viuttr or raise cl itkeus, the warmth ofthe poultry house mui-t be kept as uniform as pos.-jMr. Under favora ble circumstance, thes-early broods maV 111! niUlli. I.. ,rru 1, .. .. 1 . fc urlJ BIIU make an excellent weight at three tl tour months, and w ill bring a largely increatid price over late ooes. Al ter uniform temperature has U-en secured, then a varied and nutritious diet is uecefsary. Eggs, cooked hard, are often given for the first few da; after this, w here milk is to be had, "j've cooked corn meal aud milk. This diet, given warm, will produce a One growth. .Millet, wheat screenings, aud Bur bit of lean meat will be rilir-bcd aud ail iu rapid grow tb. Ofcjursethe mother must be well cared for, aud have a gene rous diet. With all tbeso necessary conditions, earlv chickens will be fouod to make even a better growth in a eiven time, than the later one?, and will be ready for market when chickens are scarce We think it costs little, if auy, more to rai.-e chickens in winter than surr mer. Anew gown for ladies to slip on over everything, when in a burrv, is appropriately called a jeff-davis." " Even the wealthiest people Lave to scratch down in Florida. It is overrun with fleas. New Advertisement. J. W. PATTOM. CO. HURST. STEW FIRM. NEW GOODS THE NEW FIRM OF PATTON & HIST No. 4, Bacr's Block, ar now In receipt ot a atork af adapted to ma present wanu oi in poii. fun liaroil witn Inthalaat ten day and Jlnre the .leclineln lha prtrraor Stapteaanil DomeKtlr. ihry ar enabled to offer apeclal Inducements to all In want of (ruo-li of ererj description In inch variety a cannot be found anywhere else In town, eomsrlslnir a ara- eral assortment. They call apeciat attention to meir ira;e SHunowii oi CALICOES, Bleached and Unbleached Muslins (1IXGHAMS, SHIRTING. TICKING BOYS AND MENS' HEAVY PANT STUFFS, in Cottonade, Double and Irish Jeans, Satinets, Cassimercs, &c, DRESS GOODS, in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop (ins, Cashmeres, French Merrinoes, &.C., STAPLE & FANCY NOTIONS HATS Sa CAPS, BOOTS 3c SHOES TOBACCO AND CIGARS, HAKDArARE The beatasfnrtment ef Carpetings and Oil Cloths ever bmnirht to town. A large stock of Queens- ware, lwiermineti lo ne tip lo me times in assort menusiyiee ana nnoea. we resDeetlullr solicit call from those In want of coods. lebu W. DAVIS & BRO S CHEAP Grocery and Confectionery SOMERSET, PA. We desire to tnturm the DenDle of this comma nlty that we hare purchased ibe Orooerr and Uoa pseuooenr ot it. r . aoepper. Km., opposite tbe Ha met Huassj, ami hare made valuable additions totbeatradTtaeatuckofOukls. We sell all the beat brands o IXOUK, AUD MEAL, . C0FFEE, TEAS, 8VOARS, UCE, SYKUPS, MOLASSES, FISH, SALT, SPICES, APPLES, FLAVORING KX TRACTS, DRIED AND CANNED FRUITS. ALSO, COAL OIL, TOBACCO, CIGARS SNt'FF, BROOMS, BUCKETS, TUBS, ho AH kinds Freneh aod common CANDIES, NUTS, CRACKERS FANCY CAKES, PERFUMEHT, AND TOILET ARTICLES, COMBS, BRVSHES, SOAP, Ac Also an assortment of Tors. Ae . lorthe Krii. C i ' -- - If von want "aorthlno- In th Qrocerj and Cos- feoUunerj line call at Davis Cheap Jrocery OPPOSITE THE bARNET HOUSE. bxw. t-ly. To the Merchant of Somerset Co. Uent's: Your attention called to the fact that GE1S. POSTER & QUI, 113 at 115 Clinton St. JOHNSTOWN PA. are selling DEY GOODS, NOTIONS h MILLINERY, at Eastern prices. We guarantee yua Eastern Print. Olna-hame, Delaines. Alpacas, i Brown and lileachcd Den- ims. Ducks Drills. Cotumadee, Jeans, Camt.rles, If'1"!"' Flannels, troths and Caasimerrs. in fact an U T Goods and Ntl..n a will nt cost yon the tenth part of the eipe nse ot a trip tn PbladelphU, and yetweaellat Phila 'P pn and aare yon freiirht beside. We n mBur l to do It because we bny in lanre lots Pay cash, have no rent to pay and do eur own rk. CaU and see our stock and prises and judge FOSTER k UUINN, Clinton St.. Johnstown. Pa. JOSEPH SHEETS & SON", Undertakers, Berlin Pa., eunstanty Tkeep on baad and make to order Uofllni of all styles aud ;rloea, on the shortest notice iwJOie. JlajlDS a learaeoftha latest stvie In readiness, ve afe al ways repared to take cofflna lo and brinir eorpes tin Tanoua ceiaeunea. a prill PATENTS, - PENSIONS, And a'l descriptions of Army and Nary claims (iroeeenied. Applications by maH attendee, to as f nude in persun. Adriee tree. Addreni W.C. BERIXOER. rialm and Patent A rent, l'i Smllhnold.Sl., Pltlsburxh, Pa. Not. . AGENTS WANTED To sell Morse a Jeffries Patent Forens Fire Klnd ler. The beat are kindler oat. Send 2 cents for sample, or 1.M for europleta outnt. Address ALLEGHENY WIRE WORKS, 10 an! 12 Fadoral Street, Allegheny City, Pa, teblO JOHN J- IRWIN, BOOK BINDER, AND BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER, New Nos. 123 and 124 Fifth Are., Pittsburgh, Pa. Paper ruled to any pattern. Music, Magadnea, eta., neatly bound. febl0 SEED CATALOGUE, 187564 PASES. Kl raady for tnaiUnr tre to all who fend for It, rtaUox wher drerUMiarat iu Men. aad for aod let.rn of Mr inducMnaau. Wear tin af rata far Raaaall'i Thraaber, Reaper an Mowar aod dealer! la all klndi ut laplaaaenu, Pots pa fcc Cta-rer aod Timothy aaed a ineolaltT Itaiu ari will please aeed f.)r trad, aw .... ... SOOBIE, eED SMITH. tell, UT Liberty Street, PitUbargh, Pa. ! Xew Advertisement. Havlnir complete ! the alteration of oar Morc room, we would re.ipc-tfully announce that hare rc-opened. AVehavo arrayed our Store with a vice to tho convenicn'-e of customers, and to a-rnr? e.Tj)C-li tlon in all branches tr oar business. Our stock will be new tliroiiirunnt, e:nhraeiiiK all the Iatcl norellies In Fine Jeir ry, Vat.'!ie., Silver Ware and Fan -y VkI. I?y attention to cu?touicr?, In Ui?ci!i,-nts In prices, ami adherence toa hi;,rh sumdard of ipi ill -tr, we hope to merit a continuation of t?ic pntr.n aire heretofore so liberally liowe!. JOHN STETEXSOVI SOXS. BJ Market St., Pittfburyh. . JOHN F. BLYMYER, DEALER IN Hardware, Iron, OILS, The following is a part:al list of poods iu Stoek : C trpenter's Touls, Planes, Saws, Hate-Lets, Hammers, Chisels. Tlane Iron Jijes, Jkc, JJIack smith's Goods, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, Files, Hammers, tic Saddlery Hardware, Tab Trees, Gip Saddles, Haines, Buckles, Kinps, Bits and Tools. Table Knives aod Forks, Bucket Knives, Scissors, Spoons aud Razors, the largest stock in Somerset Count y. Painter's Goods, a full stock. White Iead, Colored Faints for inside and outside patotinp, Faints in oil. all colors, Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Fryer, Walnut Stains, ic. Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any shape. The best Coal Oil always on hand. Our stock of Coal Oil Lamps is brpe ami comprises very elegant styles. Bitston's Circulai, Mis!y and Cross Cut Saws. .Mill Saw Files of tbebest quailty. Foreelaiu-liued Kettles. Handles of all kinds. SHOVELS, F$m5i, KPADEN, I2AKKS, Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, S.-ytLes, Sneatbs, Sledpes, Mason Hammers, Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes. Loookinp Glasses. Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, .Meal Sieves, oor.Mats, B.t.-kets, Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Hope a!! i.cs. Hay Pulleys, Butter Prints, Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, .Meat Cutters nnd Sttiii.-is, Truces, Cow Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Bust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes, Cur ry Combs and Curds, Boor Locks, Hinprs, Screws, Latches and everything iuthe Builders' line. Cups, Lead, Shot. Powder and Safety Fuse, itc, tie.. The fact is, I keep everythinp that belongs to the Hardware- trade. I deal exclusively iu this kind of gwods and give n,y whoh; atttetitioti to it. Per sons who arc building, or any one in need of anythinp in tny line, vvill find it to their advantage to give me a call. I will always give a reasonable credit to responsible persons. I thank my i;!d customers for their patronage, and hope this season to r.inke many new ones. Don't forget the place :nto,3, April 8 '74. BARGAINS! BARGAINS!! BARGAINS!!! AT. T'lie ISTcw Store of ( i . R. PARKER, Dealer In Dry Goods, Fancy Eibbons, Embroidery, Laee3, &c. "Would be pleased to have his Friends and Patrons call and ex amine his Stock before purchasing elsewhere. Storc Itoem on Main Street, opposite the "ISai'fiel Hfo-use." Somerset Pa. aprllS. Cook & Beerits' FAMILY GROCERY Flour and Feed W vault! ntisjt reamertfullv announce to oill friend and the pub. te K"ieruJfy, in the town and ficinltyof Somerset that we have oiK-ncti outio oar'NewStore ud MAIN CROSS STREET, And la audition to o full Hoc of tbe best Confectioneries, Notions , Tobacco, CiRan, ale. Wa will endeavor, at all times, to supjilr unr cus tomers with tbe BEST QUALITY O F FAMILY FLOUR, CORN-MEAL, OATS, SHELLED CO UN, i OATS& CORN CHOP, rran, middlings,! And everything purUlnln: to the Feed Pvrart meat st the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. FOR CASH ONLY. Also, a well selected stock of j Glassware; Stoneware. 'Woodenwire, Brushes oi al Kinds, and STATIONERY ! Which we will sail as cheap as the cheapest. Please call, examine our goods of all lla.lc, and : be aatlsfled from your own judgment. Don't forget where we stay On M Am CROSS Street, Somerset. V. i Oct. 2. 1S72. UK, FOLLANSBEE CO,1 Merchant Tailors. A H4.1 rnu fhTl twr ! Gent's, Youth's and Soys. FashsIonaWe ClotMi and FnrnisMns Goods.; 21 Wood Street, corner Fifth Arenne, PITTSlillltfill. aw. KEYSTOXE tl.(I.G ROOMS, Liberty Street, PltUbarsh. Pn., W.JI. SIMPSON. Proprietor. J! EA JS A T ALL HO I US. -TKAXSIEXT CUSTOM SOLICITED. Sep Is WIRE &. YOUNO, BUTCHERS AND DEALERS', Wholesale ai.dlSetail. FEESH MEATS, ALL KINDS, SUCH AS BEEF, POEK, MUTTOX, VEAL. L13IB, SAL'SAQE, Pl'DDIXO, BOLOOXA AND LARD, 0UB OWN RENDERING. Mar at Jaj-j, Tneida, Thnri lajj, and Satnr- marlO'Ti Miscellaneous. Nails, Glass, Paints, rScC, 5sC. 'BAJEirS BT.OCIv." JOHN' F. BLYMYKK. & Staple Notions, C. k I Holilan Have mw oiene,l A Larro und f oiitulrte Assortment of tiootis for - Fall and Winter Wear. Tlicjr have c ini!ete as;r:aicnt of Jjaaiirs ."Fur, Felt Skirls, f loves. Ami Telk over Shoes ME.V AND BOYS' Clothin Boots and Shoes, HATS AiMD GAPS, UiKixrclutliiug for Men aad Women A large aMortment ol HARDWA11E AKTD queensware, Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c. s lly the Ilarrcl orftack Prices as Low as Possib'p & O. lIOLDEIUiAm, Somerset, Pa. 'MANTELS AND FURNITURE SLA US A SPECIALTY. Ranges, Grates, 4r., &.C JAMES OLD, 11KI UBEliTVSTIiEilT PITTS I1VKC II, PA. Xov. 24. L I ME. LIME LIME. I he nntlersiirned havinir erectetl linin kilns at Marfcle Hill, three miles west ot (.'t-ntluface, on the Hlttsbunrh H. t'ttonellsrille railrotid. are nt.w ready to ship to any point either burnt lime "t raw limestone as may be required. This lime isquarried Intra the Marble f.-raistloQ maov feel below the owest coal vein, and -it very j superior quality , jroer?nr uraeorraw itecscan v" ""uu encetoriunJfc. Weber, nr t" Jmlge MeVlllen. of New Lexington, t'oL Juhn Weller. of Oebharts hunr. Philin W'oircnerirt'r. Jr.. Mineral Point. I Georjje Weber, Meyers-lsle. Isaac Huira. Somer set, and Wallace II. waiter, luoiicu.st me, wnicn will be promptly attcodtMltt'. oct7 HUGUSkWEBER. rtFVD tfJ. P. ROW EL k CO.. Xew York. O tut bouk (7th edition) oonta'nlns; lists ofiuw) newspapers, ana estimates showing aest 01 adver tishitf. janlS I Miscellanccn. j a.mYkkiv pekiilIis, i 1 C II I T 1 C T , for. Sixth Are. and Libert Street. FITTSHl Ki ill. l' ' r.;dr..n-- N.. .-, sixth Ar.uic. j J)r. J. Walker's California Yin csar Hitters nro a purely YeseUV.o picpiiration, undo c!:;c.'!y from tho na tive lici 'u3 found o:i ;i:c loacr ranges cf t!:c Sien a Nevada Mountains of Califor nia, t!.o ined'xiiul t.vrpcrtics of vhkh m o extracted tliorcl'rtmi without the cso rf Aitoiio!. Tlia j-.:cst;on is almost daily :;skct. V!::.t is tl-.a cause cf t!;9 i;::;v.ra;iexd success cf Vinegar 1: r t::;::." Our ar.swn is, t!;:.t t'.sey rcu.ovo tlic i"i;jsc of disease, and lLo patient re cove;? his health. They arc the peat Ll.x'd v-Ji -lier and a lifo--.vi:u principle, a p'-ifcct Kenovatnr aud Iaviorator of the Fyste:.!. Never before in tho i.istiny tf" tho world law a mcihciao W: ci)!i:"r.i".i!i'd iose5.-it!jr the rentafkaliia q-::iht:ii of Yl.xKiiAtt Ul iTKtta ia Laiu:i ti-9 t:ck cf every t;i-ca-o raau U l:iir t. They are a pernio Turauvc a weil a. a Tju.o, rehevia's Cur.scstum or I::!!auimati'Ti tf tho Liver caJ Vuccral Orga:;s ia LJiom The properties cf D?.. Walker's Vinegar Uittkhs aro Ac rioat. Diaphoretic, Carminative. Nr.tritior.s. Lasative. Diarr-tic, Pcaative, Counter-Irritant SttUonric, Altera t.vc, aau Anti-lhlioin. Grateful Thousands proclaim Vis-. kgap. Bitters the most wonderful I;i viptr.iiit tliat ever sustained th tiukiag syte:n. No Person can take these IJitters according to directions, and remain lin unwell, provided their bones are not de stroyed by mineral poison cr other means, aud vital organs wasted beyond repair. Jiilious, Remittent ami Inter mittent Fevers, which are so preva lent in the rallv3 of our great rivers throughout the United States, especially those of tho Mississippi, Ohio. Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Cumberland. Arkan sas, lied. Colorado, Brazos, Kio Grande, I'carl, Alabama, Mobile, Savannah, llo anokc, James, and many others, with their vast tributaries, throughout our entire country during the Summer and Autumn, and remarkably so during sea sons of unusual beat and dryness, a:u invariably accompanied by extensive de rangements of the stomach and liver, and other abdominal viscera. I a the;. treatment, a purgative, exerting a pow erful influence upon these various or gans, is essentially necessary. There is no cathartic for the purpose eipial to D;:. J. Walkeu's Vixegak I5:tieks, as they will speedily remove tho ci.uk. colored viscid matter with which tho bowels are loaded, at the same- timo stimulating tho secretions of the iiver, and generally restoring the healthy functions of the digestivo organs. Fortify the body asainst diease by purifying all its lliiids with Viseoar Bittehs. No epidemic can take hold of a system thus fore-armed. Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Head ache, l'aia in the Shoulders, Coughs. Tightness of the Chest, Dizziness, Soar Kructations of the Stomach. Bad Taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks. I'alpita tation ofthe Heart, Inllammation of tho Lungs, J'ain in the region of the Kid i.eys. and a hundred other painful symp toms, arc the offsprings of Dyspepsia. One bottle will prove a better guarantee of itsmeiits than a lengthy advertise ment. Scrofula, or King's Evil, White Sweiiiujpi, L iters, Erysipelas, Swelled Nowk, tloitro, Scrofulous lufliitmr.atiiMis. irclr"? IiilUinriiations, Mercurial Uettiins, 01:1 Sorts, llr.ipth.r.s of tbc Skin, Soro Kyes. etc, la ll.esn, r.s ia fill other constitutional I) -ea-es, Walkku's Tin hoar llrn'Kiis Imvu shown their prcat curative powers iu tha nio-t obstinate ami intractable casr. For Inflammatory and Chronic Khf mnatism. Gout. Bilious, Bemit tcnt aud Intermittent Fevers, Diseases of 0.2 JliiM.d, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder, tli -i? J litters have no en'iul. Such piase-i are ciiHm'J t;v Vitiated Llooti. Mechanical Diseases. Persons en paged in Paints and Minerals, such as I'himbcrs, Type-setters. (old-beaters, ami Miners. !(s they advanco iu hfo, nra sui.jt.it to paralysis of the BowcU. To jn-Ard against tins, take a dose of Walki k s kuar BtTTErs oceaio!ully. For Skin Diseases, r.nipti.uis. Tet ter. S.iit U':i U!li, Biotilies. Spot. I'MiipL--, I"at!iie. ',:U, Carliioichw. liiiig-worui-i. Sfiild-heiul. Sort! Byes. Krysipel.j-;. Itch, Seurf-. li-ctMr:itio!ii of the Skin, Humors a:.d lie.ies of the Skin of whatever unine t r i.ature, are literally diisr :p and earned out ol tin.- system in a short time by the u.-e of tbeso Bitter. I'in, Tape, and other Worms, ho kiiur ill the. KVcteiii of so many tlmnsands, are eil''ctn.i!ly destroyed r..;air. u. 4 M'-tem of I'.iL'd'cme, lit) venmru'tre, no a!i i'.ii:;::i!i( s ii free the system from worms like tl.ee Bitters. ' " For Female Complaints, in young or old. married or at the dawn of iiui,;;....,l. o, iiiu lain 01 inc. ti.e.-e Toni(5 B. tier di-jo.-v so decided an uiflueuco tnat iairnr, einei.r Is soon perceptible. t'iinsi th" itiated J5!ood when- e' it you lii, a1 us iiopuritius bursting through t;.e .-hui in i'n,.p!;s. Kniritjoii.s, at iorwi 1 r e.ia-e it winia you liud it obstructed aud -i i-jidi r; t!:i! veins; cleanse it whuu it is : vi.ur .ewlils w.il tell vou when. Keen uiooii imr f..iloW. mid ti'.d health ofthe system I . 11. Mr 1X11 AI.l) fc CO., L-i-t.t -r .! iI'mi IjTv.Sin Fr:tneio. C;iiifnrula, If." "i !!:-!. Tl "uarittHt Sts.. X. V. -t I Ity all i-oists t&itti lalrtt. Ii:-t; Ayer's Cathartic Pills, For the relief ami cure of ail derange b.eau in ttre efuirt' acti, liver, aod how eU. T hey are a nuld aperient, and aa exculluit purgative, lteing purely e(fo. labie, Uej contain m mercury or fitine. ral whatever. MiHb. auriutu lu kne. aod fufferinfr le prevent ed by their timelv use; nnil every family huulil have tbem on hand fur their pmteetion ami relief, when required. Loll exienent-e has proved them to be the af-e-t, ure-t, ami tjet-c of nil the fill wita which the market abounds. Ity their oecaMooal nse, the blood puriilrtl, the corruptions of the ty tern cx-telled, obstruction removed, and the whole machinery of life restored to its nealihy activity. Internal organs which become e!ejr-i ' and jliii?iish are cleansed, by Ayrr'3 fitl; mai stimulated lino action. Thus nvdptrnt tlnetwo is changed luto health, the value of which change, when reckonetl on the vast multitudes who enjoy it, can hanllv be computet!. Their sv.ft coatmz makes them'plen'nt to tk. ami ure.r?ea Lutil virtue unimpairml ft.r any lenRth of time, sq that they are ever fron, ami prfecily reluble, AlUioiutii srarchinir. they are mild, and ouerata without disturbance U the coufUtiUioo, or diet, or occupation. Full direction ara plven on tn wrapper 10 each box. how to ne Uiem a a ramny rnysio, ami for the following complaints, wrath these fill npitlly cure: nr ItyasM-sMii or laslifrMttaai, I.iatlea bm. Ltiaraer and l.a t Appvtss. they shttuld lie taken motlerately to stimulate the stom ach, anil restore its healthy tone and action. Fur I.tver CompUfnl and iu various sysnn totns. ll.liowe lc ha. wick Mr- tscttw, Jtaunwlcw or trrea icksi. hsm tout s one unn i"tH -- - ; 5 b hiitv itmsly taken for e.T'h case, to correct U10 tlii-a.s4"l action or remove Uie obesructiqna wtucl- enii'cit. or ISyn-wterr or Dtarrkora, but ona mibl tlo'c n iri'nei-allv required. For lthfMmwcta'ns. tint, Cra)tl. nlfatinn of ike lirttrt. liata tss tka !. ttuck ami l.adaa. thev should be contin uously taken, aa retiuiretl, to change the dmea-sed action of the system. ith such change those compliiints tlisappear. For Irrnrtay and Iropairal wlllar, they should be taken in lare and frequent doe to pnxlufe the eiTect of a drasuts rur?e. For tnpprtMioa. a larffe tloe should be taken, as it trotleces the desu'ed effect by sym-pallij-. As a Vinnrr l-Lii. tile. n rtr ttvo fUU lo prdtntne tliirt'sti'on and relieve the stomach. An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and bowels, restores tiie appetite, ami mvurorates the system. Hoiicc it is otten advajjtajeons where no serious derangement exi'ts. One who feel tolerably well. ten finds that a dose of these fili makes him (eel decnlediy better, tram their cleans mi ami renovatinjf effect on the digestive apparatus. ntKrAitr.D rsr Dr. J. C. A TEJt Jt CO., fraetleut ChtmUtt, iowell, jtjss., r. s. a. FOIt SALE BY ALL IiBVGGHM EVEETWIIRS-