BIBBS. a lovi PTpnr. I. TLcro was do doubt about it ; John Wcaro was perfectly wretched ibat :v. lie hnd miaire'ilcd with Jen nie Bill and lo wasu't poiiij t? make I it up Tbe fct was tite pave uer eelf ioo many airs, and he didn't mean to stand it nj longer. He didn t care if the was pretty; that was r.o reason why ee should let La.f a doien fellows at a time ban? aViout the chop or stroll in one at a time, and, leaning on their tlbowf., chat ter and smirk and Finite over Lie counter, cadets and cEcera too, wild young lellowe, who only did bo for their own idle amusement, and would no more dream of marrying her than they would of inviting ber to tbe ball that wa coniiug off next month. To be sure, he was only a common caralrr soldier, but then he had been in tbe" service a good many years now, had an excelien: character and a pood trade at Lis back, and more over, Lis father had died not long i tbcre wa3 the cottajre ail reudv ror Jennie Jto walk into, and tbev might wttle down at once if 8bt:d only be sensible. Jennie acted as hhop woman for her sister, Mrs. Evans. A very poor little shup it was, very 6niall and badly stocked, for Mrs. Evans bad only managed to get a few pound's worth of things w iib what had been subscribed (or ber in the garrison after the fever Lad carried off her husband. The speculation answered pretty well at Crst, for many of the officers' wives, knowing what an industrious woman Mrs. Evans was, made a point of buying their tapes and cottons and stic ks of sealing wax of her. Then Jennies pretty face was seen behind tbo counter, and the shop was filled from morning to night with officers and frifcky young cadets, and the ori ginal customers took flight though Mrs. Evans did cot know it, fur the, belitvine that the business was safe in the keeping of Jennie, worked Lard at the dressmaking (t-be had three children to support, and tbe shop alone would not do it.) The officers were not profitable customers, for they only went to flirt with Jennie under the excuse of buy ing a penny paper, or perhaps ask ing for a time-table. Jennie made the most trim and pretty and obliging of eLop-women, and the place itself whs a pattern of neatness ; but the officers' wives did not care to co and buv their thread where they were evidently inter rupting a flirtation, and so the busi ness continued to fall off, and Mrs. Evans began to get quite unhappy about it. Jennie, pretty, kindhearted, thoughtless Jennie had uo idea that she had anything to do with it, or sbo would have seDt every one of her admirers ofT at a pace that would Lave astonished them. She had been too delighted after ber brother-in-law died, to come from Devonshire and live with her sister at Woolwich not only because she was very fond of her sister, but also because the had wished many times to see Jubn Wcare again. She Lad made Lis acquaintance when her brother and be for they bad been in the same regiment were stationed at Plymouth, and she had paid them a flying visit with ber father. John bad told her then that he was tired of the service and wanted to settle down, and she inwardly thought that he could do no better than to ask ber to settle with bini. lie ha been very attentive when she came to Woolwich, and gradually established himself on tbe footing of a lover till he found tbe shop always died wi:h the officers and cadets. At first be was shy of appearing before bis su periors, then lie got jealous and at last angry, for he felt and knew that they meant ber no good, and besides it was doing real injury to the busi ness of the shop At last ho spoke Lis mind and told the coquettish Jen- Die wLat be thought, and was snub- ed for bis pains. 'If you think I don't know bow to take cre of myself, Mr. Wcare, yau are much mistaken, and I don't want any one to tell me what's right or wrong. I know for myself.' 'Well, Miss Jennie, I didn't mean to give offence. I only told you what I thought.' 'Then you might Lave kept your thoughts to yourself,' she said with a little toss of her pretty head 'unless they bad been nice ones,' she added. lie heard the aside, and pick ed up bis courage. 'It's awfully hard, too when one that cares for you really can t get near you,' be pleaded. Just then Jennie caught sight of Captain Mc- Oee, a tall and Lacdsome man, with long whiskers and a red nose, coming in l be direction ot tne shop, witb a big bunch of flowers in his band. She bad beard John Weare's last words, but she was secretly of the opinion that 'he ought to Lave come up to the scratch before,' so she thought a him good. little jeslousy might do 'Oh ! here comes Captain she said in a delighted tone McGec,' 'Well, he's just the biggest black leg in the service, Jennie, and if you take my advise von'll send him off sharp ' '1 believe vou are jealous. Mr. Weare, and telling stories about the captain; ho is always very polite to me,' and fehe smoothed her pretty Lair and arranged the trifles on the counter. 'Ob, he is polite enough no doubt.' 'And be is bringing me some flowers.' Now look bere, Jennie, are you going to take them ?' 'Of course I am.' 'Well, then, good-by.' 'Good-by,' she laughed. Of course she knew be wouldn't go. 'Jennie, bell be in directly, and I shall be off, but you must choose be tween him and me. f yon are go ing to keep on talking to "him I shall never come in the place again, so which is it to be?' 'The captain. 'But I am not joking. Ill never see yon again.' "No more am I jeking, so good by. 'Good-by' and Le went. II. He kept resolutely away for wbole month never once went near the place. If Jennie wasted him she night send for him or get ber sister to invite him to tea, as she had done reiore. iat Jonn Vare was not cent for, neither was be invited to tea, and bis spirits began to wax low. 'If she'd cared about me she'd cave got in my way semebow be fore this trust a woman,' be thought Tbe idea of not being cared for was not cheerful. That night he strolled carelessly by tbe shop, but on tbe opposite side of tbe way. Notbiog was to bo sen f Jennie. He walked on in a brown study, tben crossed over, and went deliberately by tbe shop, with only one eye, how ever, tcrned in its direction," but not. lie went back to dejected frame of mind. , -It's an awful pitv such e nice girl; and there's the cottage all ready for her to step into, and me ready lo retire from the scrrice and a good trade at my back ; it's too bad, all along of that Captain McGec too. And the fruit in tbe garden (of tbe cottage) all ripe and no one to pick iL' -TV The very next morning John Weare walked deliberate into the ehnp and asked for a penny news paper, and had the felicity of being served by Mrs. Evans. Quite a stranger, Mr. Wear,' sue said ; but that was the only remark she made, and for ths life of him be could not 6crew up his courage to ask for ber sister. That night John Weare was mis- craVe. 'She can't care a rush for me,' be thought, and marched all over the town, and nearly to Greenwich and back, in his excitement The next day was a lucky one for John. He came across Bibbs. Libbs was Mrs. Evan's eldest boy. No one knew what his real name was, or why Le was called Bibbs; but he was never called anything else. 'Bibb?,' said John Weare, 'come and have some fruit,' and be carried him off in triumph to the cottage and slufld him w ith gooseberries till be couldn't move, and with black cur rants till his mouth was as black as a crow. Then he carried him inside and stood him on the table, and sat down before Lim. 'How old arc you, Bibbs !" He thought it better to begin the conversation with a question. 'Five and a half. Is that your sword up there ?' 'Yes. Who gave ycu those bronze shoes, Bibbs?' Now he knew Jennie bad given them to him, but Le so wanted to hear Ler name. 'Auntie.' She's going away soon,' he added. 'Let me look at your sword now.' 'Where's sue rroinsr to :' he as-.ked in consternation. 'Devonshire. Do let me trv on your sword.' 'Why is she going?' he asked, with a sick feeling at his heart "She's ill, I think; and she's al ways crying now : one day she was crying over Ler silver thing you gave Ler. and kissed it like anytntng.' The 'silver thing' was a little heart about the size of a shilling, which he bad bought at Charlton Fair last: October and timialy re quested Le: to a?cept. John Weare jumped up and show ed Bibbs bis sword and earned him all over the place, aud entreated him to have more black curraDts in his delight. But Bibbs declined. 'Aunt JeDuie a eoinir to bring me some from Eltham to-night,' be said. So Jennie was going to Eltham, was she ! John Weare took Bibbs home, and oa his rav presented him with a white woolly lamb that mov ed on wheels and 6queaked, ana a monkey that went up a stick on be ing gently pushed. 'Crying over ber silver thing,' said John Weare 'I'll go and bang about tbe Eltham road till I see ber and beg pardon.' And be went, and Jenuie met bim and pouted, and declared she badn't once thought ol bim, and then broke down and cried. And John begged her pardon, and declared that be bad been a heartless brute; and then Jennie contradicted him and said it was all her fault, aud told him bow Mrs. Duolop, the colonel's wife, bad one day walked in and told ber, in the kindest possible manner, that she was spoiling ber sisters business, for the ladies who had been interested in her welfare kept away because of Jennie's flirting propensities, which filled up the shop with idle officers, whi were always in the way; and bow she bad been so ashamed and wretched, asd so cut up at tha deser tion of John Wcare, that she had de termined to go back to Devonshire. 'But you won't now r' be said, as they leaned over the 6tile leading to the Eltham Gelds. 'YouH get ready at once, and we'll be married as soon as possible, be fore the fruit in the garden is spoilt?' It took a long time to talk her in to it (about three-quarters of an hour), but then 6he was very happy at heart, and chattered like a young magpie, and told John bow she had snubbed Captain McGec, and had thrown all bis flowers out of the window. 'And it really was all through that dear Bibbs that you waylaid me to night ?' she asked. 'Certainly.' by, but for bim l nngnt never have seen you again!' TerLaps not' 'I'll give Bibbs a regular hug when I get home,' she thought. And she did; and tbe day belore fcbe was married she bought him a rocking horse, which he delights in to this day. Cawll' Family Magazine. tontdw't IMay It. A colored man named elson is owing a butcher on Beaubien street Cve or six dollars, and after trying in vain to collect, tbe butcher and a friend put their heads together the other night and laid a plan. About midnight they called at Nelson's house, and be was awakened by 'a rap on the wiudow : U ho s dar V he called out. ,Tho Devil!' solemnly replied tbe butcher. 'You is, bey ?' 'Yes. I want you !' 'What fur?' 'You refuse to pay your butcher, and 1 am sent to take yoa to tbe hot tomless pit !' 'You is 1' 'I am. Come forth at once !' Jze coming r replied tbe negro as be jumped out of bed ; 'I can't pay dat six dollars half as easy in. any odder way, an' de old woman is so mighty cross Ize glad to get from home 1' away The butcher and bis friend didn't wait for Mr. Nelson to put la an ap pearance. Serewa vn. Kails. Most mechanics who work in wood do not appear to understand the emi nent superiority of wood screws over brads and nails In many places one sc.ew is worth three or four nails. When one is securing cleats to bat ten doors, or cleats to a wagon box, nails are very unsuitable when com pared with tbe efficiency of gimlet pointed screws. Screws will hold two pieces of wood more rigidly than nail.-; and, if the timber should shrink a trifle, the screws can be turned np tight, whereas, it is difficult in most instances to tighten up loose work with nails in all places where there is an unusual strain on the parts to be held together. 1UE liussian Larvest has failed That of England ia short That of the United States is large. a sign of Jennie, the barracks in a Practical Hlala. Floating on the great sea of the ag ricultural newspaper are often many little bints, which if gathered togeth er would make an extremely useful volume. Here before us one gives an account of how be gets rid of large rocks, which, as "boulders," lie around his farm; but this probably origina ted with ns, as we recomended it both for boulders, stumps, &c, fully twenty- Gve years ago: he digs a hole be low the reach of the plow, alongside and with a lever tumbles them in and buries them. Where stone is abund ant, this is much lietter than blowing them to pieces w ith powder and cart ing them away. Stamps may be got rid of in tbe same way ; but here is one who burns them out He has a large tin funnel made so as to fit over the largest of the stumps, and bas an opening at the bottom like tbe opening to a furnace. In this open ing be builds a small fire, and the draught through tbo furnace keeps the fire burning until tbe whole stump is burned away. t e should suppose by this plan the stump would not burn below the line of the draught, and that it would ftill leave all be neath the surface of tbe ground, and tiius would the plow be as much im peded as if tbe stump was still there. Yes there seems the rudiments of a cheap and easy way cf getting rid of stumps, and it is worth noting. Tben we have another who had a long pale fence which it was neces sary to remove. The posts had to be dugout; but to save this a couple of oxen were attached to a lever which drew them out easily. The lever in this case was simply a chain, ndthe nroo a 6hort thick log of wood inclined a, an angle towards the post to be lifted, and away from tbe oxen. The chain or rope, when attached to the bottom ot the post pulls it out easily, when the oxen draw the short block upright There is a useful Lint in this, although as general thing a man with a good lumber log-lever will easily draw cut any ordinary post Another person Las had trouble with the drawing out of staples froia barn doors, and screws from hinges. He drove pegs into the holes, and put the irons in again ; but they would soon come out, wooden pegs and all. Then be used leather, which was better than wooden pegs, but in time the latter got used to pressure, and let the stanles out Then Le filled the holes tightly with cork, and put in the screws and irons, and they have remained in perfect con dition to this day. Germanown 7'dajraph. Ihat 1'oor Ttnne San. Tbcy have put a Bteam boiler un der the post-oflice, and are going to beat tbe building by steam. Men are excavating under the walk to secure more room, and the work will explain itself to any person who will use his eves tor a second, otwitn- standina' this fact every man who stops at the stamp window says : 'Give me a two cent stamp. I see they are digging out there.' ' 1 es.' 'Going to put in steam ?' Ye-.' 'Make it warmer here, won't it?' Yes.' 'Government bears the expense I suppose:' Vol Have they got the boiler down oloirfl ?' Yen.' 'Considerable of a job wasn't it?' 'Yes.' 'Those boilers are heavy things, ain't they?' 'Yes.' The man pauses here to lick on his stamp, and then continues: That ground is pretty bard out there ?' Yes.' 'And they bad to lift np tbe pave ment, didn't tbey ?' es.' 'Suppose they'll be at work for a whole week yet ?' Yes.' 'There won't be so much draft through here when the pipes are in?' No.' 'And you won't be so exposed at this window ?' 'No.' About this time a new man comes np, crowds the old one away and starts off with : 'Say, I sec they are digging out there V Yes.' And the stamp clerk is going to pine and die if this thing isn't stopped pretty soon. Detroit tree Press. Latest la Paris. A marvelous piece of mechanism in the way of clocks has just been ex hibited in Paris. It is an eigbt-day instrument, with dead beat escape ment maintaining power. It chimes the quarter, plays sixteen tunes, plays three tunes every twelve hours, or will at any time required. The hands go round as follows: One, once a minute; one, once an hour ; one, once a week; one, once a month; one, once a year. It ebows tbe moon's age, tbe rising and setting of the sun, tbe time of high and low water, half ebb and half flood, and by a leautiful contrivance there is a part which represents tbe water which rises and falls, lilting some ships at high water tide as if they were in motion, and, as it recedes, leaves these little automaton ships dry on tbe sand. Tbe clock shows the hour of the day, day of the week, day of the month, month of tbe year, and in the day of the month there is . a provision made for the long and short months. It shows tbe signs of the zodiac; It strikes or not, chimes or not, as may be desired; and it bas the equation table, showing tbe dif ference of clock and sun every day in the rear. If it would smoke a cigar, and drink the health of the observer in champagne, its round of useful ness and wonderfulness would be com plete. The A vaataa-ea af Wl ater. Winter makes nations manly by driving men into social unities, and obliging tbera to live wiih each other, and devjse ways for their amusement and instruction. In a mild climate, where there is no necessity for men to dwell under a roof, tbey wander abroad, and in a great measure dis pense with each other's society, so that, although they may have a cer tain amonnt of cursory enjoyment, they are comparatively uninspected. But in a severe climate like this. when tbe cold season shuts men out from tbe field and tbey retreat from their ordinary avocations, and tbe days are short and tbe evenings are long, tbe dwelling becomes a school house, and there must be conversa tion and reading. Under such cir cumstances tbe family is a centre of unowieage; ana, u mere be any leaven in it, a centre of Cbrietianiza-tion. fleas. It is gratifying to know that if men cannot find time to think of the education of their fellow-creatures, tbev are rapidly attaining perfection in that of fleas. These interesting insects are being trained in a highly creditable manner both ia France and ia England, and there is now on exhibition in New York city a troupe from Taris. It is not said whether the bug is more intelligent than its smaller and sprighllier rival, but there is every reason to suppose that the sapient bug is not an iuvention cf fancy. With regard to the flea, th momentous problem is solved. The gentleman from Paris, who, it ap has soma leisure oa his hands, educates tLcni, and makes tbera per form all manner of things, such as driving a chariof.firing a email cannon, and performing Blondin-wi.e on a tight hair, lie e nt rtain3 the warniosi affection for his pupils, and manifests it by allowing them constantly .o re side" about Lis person. The fleas have to be tamed before they perform, and he proceed to this delicate operation in the following way: He puts the untutored and rebellious flea in a re volving box, which turns whenever the inject attempts to move. The flea, of course gets soon tired of this rotatory martyrdom, and wisely elects to jump no more, so that when it is extricated from its prison it still imagines itself in its box, and re mains, if the cjmpbrlsoa le permitted, as quiet and tractable as a lamb. . be flea is then attached to a micro scopic chariot by an extremely thin hair, and begins to work for bis live lihood. Wben tbe insects have per jormed, they are set on a piece cf raw meat, or their tutor places them on bis hand aud feeds them on his own blood. Resources or the IT tilled Stales. The Smithsonian Institute is at present engaged ia making a collec tion to illustrate the resources of the United States as derived from the animal kingdom; and to this end in vite the co-operation of all who may it in their power to render any aid ia the undertaking. They will form a part of the govcrmental display to bo made in accordance witb the act of Congress of March 3, 1875, and the txecutive order or Jiarcn o, is o. Tbe general object of this exhibi tion is to show first, specimens of all the animals of the United States which arc bunted or collected for any economical purpose whatever; sec ond, the products derived from the various species, both in their crude and thei." applied or manufactured condition; third, the apparatus or de vices by means of which, directly or indirectly, these objects are pursued, captured aad utilized by sportsmen, hunters, trappers and others. For the purpose of rendering this exhibition complete and strictly na tional in its character, tbe Smithson ian Institute invites donations of the above mentioned objects from manu facturers and dealeig, and comroun' cations concerning them, with tbe guarantee that full credit shall be given to all contributors on the labels of the articles and in the catalogues and publications of tho exhibition. After the collection referred to has served its purpose at the internation al exhibition, t will bo transported to Washington and form a part of the permanent display of the Nation al nibeura, in charge of the Smith sonian Institution, where, as in Phil adelphia, proper acknowledgments will be made to all who have aided iu rendering i. comp'ete. The more expensive articles will be received as a loan, should tbey be deemed important to tfec exhibition, to be afterwards returned ; but it is expected that, as far as possible, all specimens will be presented, so that they may form part of the per manent display at Washington. Specimens may be sent bv express or mail; or, if in large buk, by rail road conveyance. Their tronsporta- tion will be paid oa receipt in Wash ington, to which place they should be forwarded, addressed to the Smith sonian Institution, and marked "In ternational Exhibition, 187C," and with the name an i address of sender. Jos. Henry, Scc'v Smithsonian Institution. Quails and Insert. A farmer boy in Ohio, observed a sm ill flock of quails in Lis father's cornfield, and resolved to watch their motions. They pursued a very reg ular course in their foraging, com mencing on one side of tbe field taking about Gvcrown, and following them uniformly to tbe opposite end, returning in tbe same manner over the next Gve rows. They continued in this course until they had explored the grea er portion of tbe Geld. The lad suspicious that they were pulling up corn, fired into tbe flock killing but one of thein, and he proceeded to examine tbe ground. In the whole space over which they traveled he found but one stalk of corn disturbed. This was nearly scratched out of the ground, but tbe earth still adhered to it In the craw of a quail he found one cut-worm, twenty-one vine bugs, and one hundred chinch bugs, but not a single grain of corn. The mers should keep this in mind, during the inclement weather of far and the winter, feed and protect thorn. They will be repaid tenfold for their trou ble. Duck shooting at the lagoons. ponds, lakes and small water courses in tbe Mississippi bottom bas com menced in good earnest Bitter mast, ot which wild fowl and wild animal are very fond, is said to be abundant, game and equally so. THEY have found a netrified Mnr mon in Utah, and from tbe number of dents in tbe bead, evidently made with a poker and flat iron, it is judg ed that he had at least tbirtv-Gve wives Xorrutoicn Herald. A story is told of an Irishman who was bound over to keep the peace against all ber majesty's sub jects, exclaimed: "Then heaven help tne nrst ioreigoer i meet" A pious New Jersey dame bas stopped praying for ber husband, be cause, as she says. "I have prayea so long without effect that I think the Lord has just as poor an opinion of that man as I have. Wur do honest ducks dip their heads under water? To liquidate their little bills. Every third man in St. Louis is named Jones, Brown, Johnson or Smith, while tha balance answer to the name of "hello, there!" A Brooklyn girl is engaged to be married te an Italian Count, and in tbe course of four or five years she may be looked for on tbe street witb a hand organ playing the usual tones. Playing- Draasmer. Tbe stagnation of trade has been severely felt by all business men, and even that enterprising class of fellow creatures known as "drummers." or traveling salesmen, despite their al most inexhaustible invention and re sources, have been obliged occasion ally to ytld to tbe pressure of the times. One of these gentlemen, who bas recently returned from a trip for Thistle Bros. & Co., of Boston, did not show a very large exhibition of orders to balance the liberal expeuse account allowed hira by the firm; and Mr. Thistle, after locking over Lis return, said; "Mr. Ilataplan, I am afraid you do not approach tbe dealer ia thrf right way. I used to be very successful in this line. Now, just soppose me to be Mr Bigler, of Sellout, 111., aud ebow me the way you. introduce the bou.-e.'' Accordingly llataplan stepped out of the counting room, and returned, hat in hand, inquiring: "Is Mr. Bigler in?" "That's my name," said Mr. TLis tlc, urbanely. "My name is Rataplan, sir; I rep retcnt tbe bouse of Thistle Bros. &, Co., of Boston. (Thistle iu his char acter of a western merchant here arose and offered the salesman a chair, and expressed a pleasure at seeing him.) I am stopping with Overcharge at the Sticken House, and have a fine unspoken lot of sam ples, which I should like t" show you; I think I can offer you some special advantages, etc." And Mr. llataplan delivered him self of a neat speech ia professional style. ""Very well, very well," said This tle, I doa't see but thst you under stand the way to get customers." "Excuse me, Mr. Thistle," said llataplan, "I am afraid you do not understand the style of the Western merchants just now. Suppose you change places with mejand repeat this rehearsal." "Certainly," said Thistle, and pick ing up his bat he stepped out. Re turning he found Rataplan, with bis chair tipped back, hat cocked Gercely over his right eye; his heels planted on Thistle's polished desk, and a lighted cigar between his teeth. Thistle looked a little staggered, but nevertheless commenced: "Is Mr. Bigler in?" "Yes, he is, responded Rataplan, blowing a cloud of pure Connecticut into Thistle's eyes. "Who in are you?" "I represent the house of Thistle Bros. fc Co., said the astonished em ployer, coughing out about a quart of smoke from his throat." "The blazes you do! Are you one of that coneern?" "No, sir: I am not," said Mr. This tle. "Well, it's d d lucky you are not, for I've had two drummers to one customer iu mv store the last two months, and if I could get hold of one of tbe blasted fools that sent 'era out at this time, I'm darned if I would'ct boot him clean out of the town of Sellout" "That'll do, Mr. Rataplan," said Thistle. I have no doubt you did the best that you could for the inter est of tbe bouse. Irade is a little dull." Weeds In tbe West. Talking with a Wcs'ern farmer, two or three years ago, we asked bim why tbe est universally preferred the mammoth corn rather than the smaller size grown in York State. With not as rich land we averaged more bushels per acre than were got at the West. With a laugh at tbe revelation be was making, our friend frankly confessed that one important advantage of western corn was that it grew faster than tbe weeds, which would rise up and choke the smaller variety: but were themselves kept down by the monstrous growth of stalks and leaves on the corn now grown. It was only a few years ago that Western farmers had an important advantage over ns at the East on the freedom of their farms from weeds. This is still true in many places as respecting Canada thistles, quack and othei perennial weeds, but tbe wbole tribe of annuals, espe cially rag-weed, is morennmerous on Western fields than anywhere else. This is the double result of care less culture and the great fertility of tbe soil. On estern corn fields rag weed often grows nearly as high as a man's bead and filled with seed, while by Eastern woodside and stub ble fields it is found f'om six inches to a foot and a half high. This fill ing up of Western soil with weeds even annuals, is a great loss to far mers. They hurt the corn crop, es peciallv in such seasons as tbe pre sent, and they make the growing of small grains more aud more precari ous. At the West as well as here, clean, thorough culture is the only live policy and pays best in tbe long run. Moore's Rural. A Xew I'ood for Jlornes and Mneep. A favorite and ratber new kind of mash for horses is coming into use, composed of two quarts of oats, one of bran, and half a pint of flaxseed. Tbe oats are first placed into tbe sta ble bucket, over wbtch is placed the linseed; add boiling water, then tbe bran, covering tbe mixture with an old rug and allowing it to rest thus for five hours, tben stir the mass well up. The bran absorbs while letain ing the vapor, and the linseed binds oats and bran together. A greater quantity of flazsted would make the preparation too oily and less relia ble. One feed per day is sufficient. It is easily digestible and is specially adapted to young animals, adding to their volume ratber than to their height, giving substance to tie frame. Prof. Sansom reminds us not to over look the food in the nourishment question in connection with the ame lioration of live stock. He considers oats as so geuerally given to sheep, as objectionable and approaching tbe unprofitable. Rams generally re ceive one pound of oats daily, ewes half that quantity. Oats, forming an exeiting food, are especially suited for ranis during the season when they serve; but for hastening tbe de velopment of young sheep tbey only build up tbe bones, not tbe flesh. Bnrled Alive Thirteen Tears. John King, of Tennessee, had a farm in Tennessee in 1 Sfi9 ami tho soldiers of both armies made them selves cordially at home on his prem ises. So he removed with all bis produce to a cave in tbe Cumberland Mountains. A Storm threw rirturn a rock which closed the mouth of tbe cave. Therein he lived for thirteen years, in the dark, eating from his produce and drinking from a spring. The other day a railroad company, blasting for a tunnel, blasted him out. A tilaeler. A correspondent traveling through Alpine Savoy, writing of the great glacier of Tre la Tcte, Bays: In one place it was as a bugo sea, frozen at the moment of its grandest swell and sweep. In another part it resembles marble mountains with vast quarries. There were quantities of great stones in some places that held enormous bits of rock crystal; these stones are burled down by spring avalanches. Harnish and the guides at one time went off to bunt some crystal; gradually one by ue they disappeared behind the icy peaks of tbe glacier, and for a little 1 was entirely alone. The solitude was very strange and at tbe same time delightlul. There was a pro found silence. I could see chalets aud cattle pasturing on the far-off mountain slopes, and below me goats were browsing on the peaks of Tre la Tetc. But I can form no idea of distance except by the deep silence abojt me. I could see the pastoral slopes and summits of Mt Joy; tbe peuksof Bonhomme and Bontcmme; the beautiful mountain Rosalette, aud many other peaks around and be yond the glacier. Bui every object near at hand was so unnaturul that I seemed to be ou another planet. The very light was different; it was lurid in its glare. The coloring, too, was peculiar; the somber granite and the glittering marble tints were varied by intense emerald and blue of the crevasses. I not only forgot distan ces, but I became insensible to time, past, present and future, and when the men with Harnisli retutned it was as if I had awaken from a most sublime , dream. We stayed four hours on the glacier. I could hardly credit it, for it seemed so short a time. To Obllire a Friend. Mr. Keyser dropped in at Stateu bery's store the other day; after some preliminary conversation he said: ."Jim, are you fond of apples?" "Well, yes, if they ere good," re sponded tstatesbury. "Well, Jim, how are you on climb ing a feuce, a fence about eight feet high? How are you on climbing it all of a sudden?" "I donno. I might get over one if I was excited about something." "Yes. And, Jim, you ain't much afraid of dogs, are you? You don't skecrmuch when you see a dog kinder coming at you, savage like? How would it strike you now if such a dog as that was to grab you by the leg?" "Why, I would'ntlet it, of course." "Well, Jim, I come around to ask you a favor, 83 a friend. Jim, I've just bought a new dog, a sorter bull terrier, aud tbe man said that he'd fly at almost anybody, and bole on until he was dead. Now, I have an idea the feller was lying to me, aud I thought maybe if you'd come around and help me give that dog well, give him a kinder trial trip, I might find out about him." "What do you mean by a trial trip?" "Why, I thought I'd see if you would'nt go into my garden aud pre tend to steal apples, and I'd sick this dog od you, and then we'd see if that man misrepresented the facts to me." "Certainly I won't. "Ob, come on, now just to try bim. You may have all the apples you can carry off with you." ,'v by, you must be crazy." " Won't go? Not to oblige a friend?" Not to ascertain the value of what may be a splendid fighting dog?" "Of course I won't." Ob, very well, tben don't; but the first time I see you anywhere near my place, I'll try him on you, any way. I don't mind a man being dis obliging, but wben he's ornary mean the way you are, bo disgusts me." Mr. Keyser is still looking for a person for his pet to experiment ou. Max Adeler. Greenland Doss. Two of these dogs can drag as much as one man. Nothing can be more exhilarating than dog sledging in the Arctic regions on a fine day. The rattling pace of the dogs; their intelligence in chosing tbe road through the broken ice; tbe strict obedience paid by the team to one powerful dog, whom they elect as leader; tbe arbitrary exercise of au thority by tbe master dog; the con stant use of the whip, and tbe run- Ding conversation kept up by tbe driver with the different dogs, who well know their names, afford con stant enjoyment However useful tbev may be, the Artie does seem to be deficient in that affectionate dis position which endears their species so much to man. A traveler once said that he believed the Esquimaux dogs to be tbe most ungrateful creat ures in creation He bad traveled for several hundred miles by sledge; and for six weeks it was his duty regularly to feed the dogs; but alter only a few weeks' absence, on the conclusion of the journey, they would Dot recognize him in tbe slightest de gree. It is impossible to domesticate these creatures, as under tender treat ment tbey sicken and die. Keeping Poultry In Orchards. Some farmers make it a practice to keep their poultry in their orchards from early spring until cold weather sets in; and they Gnd that it pays them for bo doing. A picket fence should be built around tbe orchard, high enough to prevent their flying over, with a suitable house or shed iu one corner of the yard to shelter them at night. Thus situated, the poultry will thrive acd prosper, keep ing themselves in good condition, and tbe increase in eggs will be greatly augmented, and their usefulness and value enbanced, to tbeir owners at least, on account of the thousand myriads of insects and worms which they destroy, and which will more than repay tbe cost and labor of building the fence. By keeping them enclosed in this manner, a large num ber of fowls may be retained in an orchard; and tbe continual scratch ing which is done by them will prove advantageous both to the soil and trees themselves. Massachusetts Plowman. Her Mission, Yesterday afternoon while several men were driukiDg at a' Griswold street bar a woman quietly and soft lv entered S.imA nf tha mon oaf down, others stared at the weman and the bar-keeper timidly inquired : iome to pray r "No, sir !" she promptly responded, "I've come here to get tbe wash bill, a rut if run il.m't f,,rt- nvor I'll rrake these gin bottles sing a funeral march!" He forked. A business that goes altogether on tick Telegraphing;. Kew Advertisements. JOHN F. BLYMYER, DEALER IN Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints, OILS, 5cC, 5cC. The following is a partial list of goods ii Stock: Cirpcoter's Tools, Planes, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Chisels, riane Iron?. dzes, 4c., Black smith's Goods, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, Files, Hammers, Ac. buddteTj Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddle, Haines, Buckle.-, Rings, Bits and Tools. Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors, the largest stock in Somerset County. Painter's Goods, a full stock. W hue Lead, Colored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paiuts in oil, all colors, Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains, ic. Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any shape. Tbe best Coal Oil always oa Land. Our stock of Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises very elegant styles. Ditston's Circular,Mul?y and Cross Cut Saws. Mill Saw Files of thebeft quailty. Porcelain-lined Kettles. Handles of all kinds. SXIOV.ffS, E'OIIfilS, SPADES, RAKES, Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Sneaths, Sledges, Mason Hammers, Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes. Loooking Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sieves, Door Mats, Baskets, Tub, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Rope all sizes, Hay Pulleys, Butter Trims, Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, Meat Cutters and SturTers, Traces, Cow Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes, Cur ry Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything iii the Builders' line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, &c, Ac, The fact is, I keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. I deal exclusively iu this kind of goods aud give my whole atttention to it. Per sons who are building, or any one in need of anything in my line, will find it to their advantage to give me a call. I will always give a reasonable credit to responsible persons. I thank my old customers for their patronage, and hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget tbe place sTo, 3, "BAER'S BLOCK." April 8 'i. JOHN F. BLYMYER. 1875. New Autumn Styles. L.VECrESTSrOC'KIX THE DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS. SPECIAL ATTK ACTIONS IK OI K Dress Goods Department. FlLI. LIXE OF ALL THE LEADING BRANDS OF IDOIiNIIESTIC JDttlT GOODS. . Shawls, Skirts, Hosiery, Gloves, and Small Wear. II0TT03I PItlCES Ol'AKAMEEl). Sulo Ascnts Tor the Cf ichrated Fnllerton'l Freeport FlannI, Kew Urb-m Flannels, Hlankcl, nl 1 nn. Kcrchants are invited to call and examine our Stosk and Prices. . Wholesale Exclusively. ABBOTHNOT eep22 ITo. 2C9 B. T IEGLE, MERCHA1TT TAILOE, ro. 53 Smithfieltl Street, Pittsburgh. JustrrceivedafHll Mock of CLOTHS, CASS LM EKES, ami TESTINGS, for Fall and Winter wear. LOWEST PRICES. i-All work and Fits guaranteed to sire perfect 8 itlsfaction. Stp '11. BOOTS A-IsT WHOLESALE GILL &c BEO No. 2.V I.IDEUTY STKEET. . Five dnors trom head of Vood tireel, I'l l TSULUG II, PA. We are daily receiving goods, and have now one f the largest Fall Stock of BOOTS, SHOES BTJBBEBS in the market, which will be 11 at BOTTOM PRICES. Wnuld callfklecial attention of tbe Trade toonr Fort Titt, Buflalo. and Erie Calf and Kip Hund-made Boots. Also. WOMEN'S. AUSSESV and C'HILDREN SCI STe)M CALF HOOTS. Kei l Miner Shoes. IiCrlliEU (KHiDS at Factorv Rates. K. B. Orders promptly attended to. Eastern Bills Duplicated. sepis CONSUMPTION CURED AT LAST! THE TRUE REMEDY FOUND. TKOF. 1VM. GUEXTlIEIfS GREAT LUNG HEALER IS A MTRR remedy for CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, COUGHS, COLDS, CATARRH OF CHEST, AND ALL DISEASES OF THE PULMONART ORGANS. If joor drngxlst does not keep It, fend to Wm. Gnontlior it Co.. PITTSB1 ANOTHER CASE OF CONSUMPTION CURED. PiTTUBmoB. September II 187. PKOF. WM. Ot'ENTHER Dear Sir: It Is with (Treat pleasure that 1 hasten lo eongntmlate Ton on your successful treatment of my daughter. Atler suffering tor upwanlsof one year. yo have demoosi rated to me by your skill that consumption can be cured. Hoping that you may be the instru ment, through Divine Providence, of restoring many more to health, I return to you oar sincere and heartielt thanks, and may Cixt Speed you in your good work. Yonrs-rcspectfullv, S HODOETTS Proprietor of Baltimore Hotel, 1M and 1M Water Street. PiTTSBrnoB. January 25, lflTS. PKOF. WM. QUENTHEK Sir: During the present winter, while holding a series of meet ings. I contracted a coid which caused a harshness in my voice, my throat being affected. I was tn ductMl to try your l.ung Healer, which cured me iu less than two days- I recommended It to public siwakers and singers suliering from hoarseness. My wire used It for a severe cough, with sntislaetory results. Yours truly, J. H. Ht lJ President Pittsburgh Uonicrcnce, 46 Reed Sirect. September 22, 1875. 835,000 WORTH ITIISTE CARPETB. STOCK Henry McCallum 77 FIFTH AV NUE Which was partirlnllv -'amrfd hv water at the Iste Are has been removed to the basement of the Dl mond liaunk, t it"! II AVEStE AXIS l.IHEKTY ST., and will be ottered at a large reduc tion from cost FUU 30 DA VS. lentil OS BUTTER. Robins & Co. COIYIMISSIOM MERCHANTS, No. 88 S. EUTAW Street, BAXjTXLCOKB. fl BUTTER, EGGS Quick sales and prompt returns with check for produce, is our style of business. Cards can be had at Messrs. A. J. Casebecr & Co., Express office, Somerset, and Express office, Mineral Point. Sep 22. WIKE & YOUNG, BUTCHERS AND DEALERS, Wholesale and Itelail, FRESH MEATS, ALL KINDS, SUCH AS BEEF, PORK, MUTTON, TEAL, LAM it, SAUSAGE, PUDDING, BOLOGNA AND LARD, OUR OWN RENDERING, - i mm-j m, uu OPVJ days. arl?76 Kew Advertisements. 1875. CtTT JUST OPEXED. & CO., ani 241 liberty Street, Pittsbnrgb ID S ZEE O E S HOUSE OF 83 Diamond Street. OF SHANNON PITTSBURGH, PA. h) d i H and POULTRY. Q URLIHG, FOLLANSBEE & CO, Merchant Tailors, A.nl ManalUoturvr of Gent's. Youth's and Boys, FasMoille ClolMng ani hnttiiit Gocis. 121 Wood Street, corner Fifth Arenne, PITTSBURGH. aprU New Advertisements. J.W. PATTON. CO. HURST. iSTEAV FIRM. NEW GOODS. THE NEW FIRM OF m Xo. i, BacrV Block, are now In rerIpt ftf a stock of floods aditpte. to the jirewnt wants f tbe ieple. I'urchafK! with In tbe lart ten tlnys nf inr the decline in the 1'rit1 oi Staple and Domestic, thej are enabled to otter special inducement to all in want of Kf"ta of erery drvcriptk'n in uh variety a$ cannot be found anywhere el.e ia town, comprfcinir a gen eral a?rtttient. They call upecUl attcntkn t their tarye assortment of C-AJDICOES, Bleacbed and Unbleached Muslins GINGHAMS, SHIRTING, TICKING, BOYS AND MENS' HEAVY PANT STUFFS, in Coltoiiade, Don?)lc and Irish Jeans, Satinets, Cassi meres, &e., DRESS GOODS, in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop lins, Cashmeres, French H3rrinoes, &c, STAPLE & FANCY NOTIONS, HATS c C-A-IS, BOOTS c SHOES , TOBACCO AND CIGARS, HARDWARE The best assortment of Carpetings and Oil Cloths everbmnaht to town. -A lanrestrx-kof Quern ware. lterminel to h up to the ihucs in air ment. styles ami prices, wo respectfully soli-it a call from those in want of kuwIs. tebis Plpiuant nl Profilablo rninlny mrn Heautiiul!" 'harming!" "Oli, buw lovely!" "What are tbev wor h?" &c. Snrh ar exclamations by ihne w'lio see the lnnre eleiran New t'hrtunos proilui-e.! br tte European an American Chroum ruMishin Co. They area fieriest (Sems of Art. No one ran resist the tem tatloo to huy when s-einthe C'hmmu. ranraw ers. Agents, and lulied Un) gentlemen mil of en ployraent, will tin.l this the test opening eiertl fertil to make money. For full pnrticuinrs. sen stamp loreonti'lentialelreolnr. Ail'lrew F.O LKA SON CU.,;ji) Washinlon St., Boston, Mass. sep' Cook & Beerits' FAMILY GK0CER1 Flour and Feed STORE. We woul l most resfieetrnlly announce to friends ami the putil le ueneralfy, in tbe town vicinity of Somerset, that we have opened our NewStore on MAIN CROSS STREE1 And id audition to o full line of the best Confevlioiicrie-. .Vol ions, Tnbarros, Cigars. Ac, We will endeavor, at all times, to supply jur cus tomers with the BEST QUALITY OF FAMILY FLOUE, CORN-MEAL, OATS, SHELLED CORN, OA TS & CORN CHOP, BRAN, MIDDLINGS And everything partalning to the Feed Depart ment at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. FOIi CASH ONLY. Also, a well selected stock of Olassware; Stoneware. Wooden ware, Brush 1 kinds, and STATIONEEli Which we will sell as cheap as the cheapest. Please call, examine oar iroodsof all kinds, be aatlsned from your own judgment. Don't forget where we staj On MAIN CKOSS Street, Somerset, Pa Oct. 2. 1S72. NEW STORE! SCHELl. fc. WILSON would Inform their friends and the public iteoerally, that they have opened a store at a j n i i E t rr , on the lice of the P. W. fc B B. R.. and now offer for sale a a Ueneral Stock vf Merchandize, cod slstkix of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, QUEENS WARE, . HARDWARE, HATS & CATS, BOOTS A SHOES. &.c, 4c, 4c, All ot which will be sold sheap for CASH or ex changed for produce. WtSl ".! Lumber of all kinds. Hoop-poles, Cross-Ties, Hark, Staves, sic, Also, Wool, iiuu ler, Eggs, MAPLE SUGAR, Bacon. Grain nf all kinds. Furs, Sheep-Pelts, and Beeswr.x. for which we will pa; tbe highest prices In Cash or Goods. SALT AND FISH. always on hand. Give us a call andkbe convinced that ire intend to do business and cannot be under old. SCIIELL & WILSON. J SO, HICKS. LAiira v. ui'.is PATTON HURST Aeents far Fire aal life Insurance, JOHN HICKS & SON, SOMERSET, PA.. And Real Estate Brokers. ESTABLISHED ISTtO. Persons who desire to sell, boy or exchange prop erty, or for rent will find It to their advantage to register the description thereof, as no charge is made unless sold er rented. Real estate husinesi generally wlil be promptly attended to. att'-rli.
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