1 raise. Trwopw re 4 HHIrrr-riH4 Wwmwa. if all vonpn vefo as cool tad Tb rrcell wr. Tbe broad outlines of German rcilitarv economy, ibc principles oo whiota I be machinery of war are cre vti organized and wt in motion are sr.cicntlr well known. Dot we are .i..mv.i informed about the nnuuiuuj"'; , ttiiuing of tbe private soldier, about t processes bv which a raw recruit ijtranfmutcd into an effective, inte rtal and automatic unit of tbe com pmDT and the battalion. It was just tiis'maUcr which a staff officer in the Bussian array Colonel Kauibars was tent to Germany to study and rpon which be has lately published a ftport itil a llueian official journal. VLe facts colkcted by biai have at tracted much attention from tbe vml and Eoelisb press, and a rfance af some of them may aid us to understand the perfection ci vu an instrument oi is ona of a thousand. She was over at Mrs. Moody', on Macomb street, tbe other dav. her iroij-gray hair combed down Uat and ber specttclcs adjusted to gossip range, suddenly roee ana saia : Ir. Mood v. becalm. Where von keep the camphor bottle ?" "HOTi nsntu ice cui p-xv- Moody. "Decause they are bringing your husband through the gate on a board, r .Kink h'M mashed dead, but be Tbe celebrated Porcelain Tower, s desci . tf.mlup whmirt: la the quiet l J l m - - - 1 1. mcif.fact as Mrs. -Stum ! But sbe near hu, -.- Mrs stay right here army as rbole German enmbat. . nri.. trTlinr r.nint of tbe W erstem next to the rigorous applica tion of universal liability is the ebort term of active service. From this principle is deduced tbe axiom that not a moment is to be wasted in 1 a 4 stage effects, tbe Bounsn ana sirui which bo much lime is given in an Koglifeb barrack yard, the sole aim or training being to pi ompllr render the conscript an efficient sold.er in the field Of the maDy divers ways, however, by which ibisconvtrs.on cf the inexpert civilian into the accom pUshed combatant may be compassed 1 be special method chosen by the in- etructor is a matter oi aosoiu.c iuu.j- ference provided tbo end be attained, j Tbe degree of independence and re-j tponsibility that devolved upon the company commander is another re markable feature of German military education. To illustrate the extra ordinary freedom from interference enjoyed' by the trainer of raw mate rirl Colonel Kauibars cites tbe case of a General whom he heard express to a captain a strong disapproval ct tbe latter' method. The captain paid no attention to the stricture, and at the inspection of Hs company, which took place presently, came off with flying colors, whereupon the tJeneral owned his error and publicly congratulated the captain upon his superior sagacity. We are further told that sometimes two csptaissof the same battalion will be carrying out rival svstcms of training, their superior officers watching both with t ih tlirhtest intervention, but leaving the question of fitness to the rnsnit .f ti:r iofnecticn. r. nnnnirr nppda a supply of .Mind!v drilled, but not elaborately fi;nl,7l anlitinrs. out of Which tO ..'rnrt it battalions, regiments, (,. And ta create these units is tbe captain's work. Accordingly, the recruit cm joining is handed over to nn Utter as a stick of ereen wood to be returned at a fixed date as a pliant Reasoned, manufactured implement iwmspb will be wholly disregarded intentions will go for nothing, the au- will look to results oniy, on which denend the present standing .nA future advancement of the man ufartnrer. But tbe captain, though responsible for tbe work and com r.liwl to exoend an immense amount of ihouebt. anxiety, and trouble on a seemingly small field of labor, is not the chief instructor is one of his lieutenant?, chosen by l.imBP.lf. the other trainers being tak pq from the non-commissioned officers It is the captain's duty, however, to - ok ikm instructors tiow i i irut-u he has to proviae noi ouiy lor ami but musketry, gymnastics, and theo rctical knowledge, there being no specialist in a German barrack yard to whom any part of the work is in trusted ; the company officers do it all. In their turn these subordinate instructors, once chosen, enjoy sub stantial independence, and a faulty p!p tion may therefore ruin a year wnrk From this iudicious distribu tion of responsibility it results that nowhere in tbe world does "awkward mnad" traininc receive sucn strenu ni.o nd fruitful attention as in Ger many. From the time of a recruits join inir which takes place in November, an old soldier or non commissioned officer is told off as his compu.sory : the coneenpt must ae nosit his money in the captain bands, and gives this officer a full ae .nnnt in writiner of his past life, which, owincr to the territorial y tern of enlistment, can be easily veri fW Worked but lietitly during tb first few days, tbe recruit soon Gnds Limcplf with little or no time at his own disposal, not less than ten hours a day being exacted for drill and in struction during the fourth week of service. This strenuous training goes on in the hands of the captain and his assistants, until the middle or end of February, when tbe first authentic test of the recruit's compe tence takes place. Throughout tbe German army, says Colonel Kaui bars, the inspection of the recruit forms one of the most important events ot military life, exciiing the liveliest interest not only among the officers of each regiment, but of all officers in the garrison. It is con ducted by the colonel oi tbe regiment, in presence cf the general command ing the army corps, an l often of jbe Emperor, and everything is carried i out with tbe utmost precisiou and' formality. There is nothing farcical or perfunctory in these proceedings, as id too often the case in other coun tries. This inspection takes place during tta actual course of instruct tion, and tot after it is concluded. No time is lort ia preparing for the inspecting officer Ltfore his arrival oa the ground, nor u any special pn-paratiou possible, since so fixed day is set apart for the ten, ani no tice of it i only given on the previ ous evening to those concerned. In a word, tbe scrutiny to which tbe German recruit is subjected is ex haustive, sharp and trustworthy. The same shrew J expedient of lo calized responsibility and scropulous con-iaU:rfercnce no tbe specinc eft cer in elarge is adopted for each plage or period of infraction. As the commanding officer of the battal ion docs not vesture to thwart or ad vise bis captains, 60 no interposition or even suggestion is offered by the colonel of the regimeet when tbe for mer is working companies together in battalion formation. Iiat because tie recruit has advanced a step in his duration, he is not suffered to forge( a bat fce has already mastered, or to outgrow tfce automatic abandonment of eeif to Un volition of his com mander, and, tLcrcfore, after he has began to drill ia tctalion he still finds himself three daye . week un W iw; captain's hand in looany Fork. It is by tnis unique comuina-i calm about it. 1 11 and see to things." Mrs. Moody threw up her arms and fell down in a dead faiut, and Mrs. Stum opened the door as the men laid tbe body on the porch. "Is he dead ?" she airked, ia an even tone. 'I thick so," answered one of tbo men : "Tbe doctor '11 be here in a minute." The doctor came up, looked at tbe victim, and said life bad fled, ad ding: "His back and four of his rib3 are broken." "That's sensible, that is," said Mrs. Stum, gazing at the doctor in admiration. "Some pbyticians would would have said that bi3 vert ebiai was mortally wounded, end would have gone on to talkabjut the larnyx, tie arteries, tbe optic nerves, and the diagnosis. Jf he is dead, it'll be some satisfaction to know what he died of. Well, lug ia the body and send a boy afier an naertaker." The men carried the body througb to a bedroom, and Mrs. Slum went back to Mrs. Moody, who bad re ived, and was wailing and lament- lDS- "Don't, Julia don t lata ca u, continued Mrs. Stum. "Or coario, you feel badly, and this interfere with taking up carpets auu ceumuj, house, but it's pleasant weather for a funeral, and I toink tbe corpse wili look as natural as life." Oh ! my poor husband wailed Mrs. Moodv. He was a good husband 1 11 swear to that," continued Mrs". Stum; but he was dreadful careicsj to lot house fall on him. Be ca'.m, Mrs. Moody ; I've sent for one ol the bent undertakers, and you'il be surprised at the way he'll fix up the deceased." When the undertaker came ia, Mrs Stum shook hands and said that death was sure, to ovettake every living thing sooner or later. She mentioned tbe kind ot coma sue wan ted, stated the number of hack., the hour of the funeral, ana held tbe ena oflhe tape-line while he measured the body. Several other neighbors came in, and 6he ordered them around, and soon bad everything working smoct li ly. The widow was tent to uer room to weep out ber grief, doors nd windows were opened, ana ss Mrs. Stnm built up a good baking Gre she said : "Now, then, we want pie and cake and sauce and raised biscuit and floating itlanda. He'll have watch ers, and too watcners musi uue plenty to eat." ben tbe baking baa ocen unit ed the coffin and the undertaker ar rived, and tbe bDdy wa3 placed in its receptacle. Mrs. Stum agreed witn the undertaker that the face wore a natural expression, and when he was going away she said : its arouna on rime. 1'ju ( pui lu any second-class hack', and don't have any hitch ia the proceedings at the grave." From that hour until two o'clock of the second day thereafter she bad full charge. The widow was provi ded with a black bonnet, a crspe shawl, etc , tbe watchers fjund plen ty to cat, a miuUter was sent for, eighteen chairs were brought from the neighbors, and everything mov ed along like clock-work. "You must bear up," she kept say ing to the widow. "House cleaning must be done, the back yard must be raked off, the penstock must be thawed out, and you haven't time to sit down and grieve. His life was insured, and we'll go down next week and select some lovely mourn ing goods." Everybody who attended said they never saw a funeral pass off so smootbiy, and wben the hack landed the widow and Mrs. Stum at her door, Mrs. Stum asked : "Now, didn't you really erj y the ride, after all ?" And the wid w said she wouldu't have believed that she could have stood it so well. evening we made onr way out of the city by tbe south gate, through a well constructed tunnel, and shortly she 'stood upon an eminence over wnose i surface was a mass of debris consis- do ting ot broken bricks, tues auu pi. ten sprpral feet thica. This was all all that was lef; of its- historic beauty, the ingenuity of its con struction, and its great cost, took rank wth the wonders of tbe world the famous Porcelain Tower. It mast have been very beautiful ia it per fection, if we accept tbe statements of its various historians, who differ so little in their accounts that one does for all. From them we learn its form was octagonal, nine stories high, tapering as it rose to the height of 291 feet from the ground, tbe cir. conference of the lower story baing 120 feet. Tbe body of tbe pagoda una of hr'u k. bnt its face was com posed of porcelain tiles of many col ors. Each story formed a kind of salon, through which ran the ppiral staircase leading to the summit, and whose walla were covered with small Bil.lt d idols restinfr in niches, the en tire apartment being richly painted and gilded. Each story was defined by a projecting cornice of greou tiloa, from w'uoie points gilded bells were hung. The rcof was overlaid with copper, and above it rose a mast thir ty feet high, cappod by a golden ball and ooilid about by eu immense band of iron, appearing like rings from bo iow. The baee of this shaft was an iron ball formed of two valres, the outer surface ol which is magnificent ly embossed. I say is, for one-half rests where it fell, tbe only tangible thing ia tbe mass of ruin. Tbe other half, weighing twelve una, b,eiag broken by tbe fall, was recast into a temple ball. Standing before the half whioh Is left, wo query who wero tliey who fashioned this beautiful c it ting worthy the band of a master?, Whose writing and inscription embel lishes its face, unlike any Chinese in ? Whose skill was great enough in A. I). 1430 to place a ball cf iron thirty-six feet in cir cumference, weighing twenty-tour tons, upon a pedestal 201 leet bign : This bell was the receptacle for vari ous treasures calculated to ward eff evil influences, wh'h were "nigbt shining jewels," pearls, books, gold, silver, thousands cf strings of cash, satin, silk and priceless uiediolnes. Tbe number of bell on the structure was 152, and the interior was illum inated by sevoral hundreds of lamps, while tbe exterior requireu i w light it. It took nineteen years to build it and cost $3,313,08. Of all this, not one story rests on the other j lightning, fire and war have laid their hands upon it and it fell, its final destroyers being tbe Taeping r.-!.pla about twenty years ago. It etood in the grounds of a large Bud dhist cioo!E?ery; which fell at the cr.ie time a Drey to tbe fanaticism and rapacity of the invaders. One work of art within the grounds escap ed destruction, a pure white marble tortoise, bearing upon his back a perpendicular tablet with an inscrip tion. This, with one solitary priest keep watch and ward over the ruins of by gone glory. Tkie FarMll rtlMkkera. liurraah ia the paradise of tbo smo ker, if hia paradise consists Ia tbe a! sonce of all restraint on hia favorite habit. No preacher will here hint that tobaccc-smcking ia the first step to drunkenness, for, with rare excep tions, (and, alas ! chiefly where the European baa brought bis vices with his civilization,) the people are water-drinkers. '1 here is no fear of of fending tbe sensibilities of tbe most delicately nurtured lady, for the wo men of every rank are, if possible, more inveterate smokers than the men. No dread of his master's dis pleasure restrains the youngest echool-boy Irom his cigar or cigarette. Boys and girls alike smoke aa soon as they can walk, and children are even said to learn the habit before hey leave their mother's arms. Tbe new-comer to tbe country is often offended by tbe freedom with which a Burman who has not been much thrown with Europeans will continue to pun bis cigar in bis presence, in absolute innocence of any breach of courtesy ; and ia the indigenous school, children, even in class, only lay asido their cigars while their lungs are occupied with bawling out tbe trite texts ot the spelling book. A pipe is rarely seen, bnt cigars and cigarettes are universal, and their manufacture and sale form one of the commonest employments of tbe wo men. Some exceedingly fine tobac co i grown in parts of the province, notably in Aeakan. but the cultiva tion is very limited, and the tobacci 1 of which tbe Burmese cigar ii ma le is almost exclusively imported from the ports on tbe Malabar coast. The cigars thus made are not unlike tbe well known Vevey rj&nu,facture ; and rank and strong as they seem ta a pan.snioker, they are highly popular with Kog'ish residents, and not the iess so from being remarkably cheap. Clgartt'.es are, however, even more common than cigars, and are almost always smoked in preference by wo men and girls. They vary in 6ize, but the commonest is a huge che root-shaped cigarette of almost torch like dimensions rolled in a green leaf, and containing, bepides tobacco, spices and chips of scented wood. From these, which are as mild as hay. an immense cloud isdrawn, and their only defect is that the burning cbip9 are continually falling on tbe clothes of the qn wary smoker ; hence the graceful way in which the Bar mese girl, with apparent affectation, but really with good reason, turns back her slender hand over her sLoul der to keep the lighted end of tbe cigarette ulear of her silken drefs. At home or in the eireet, in ice noai or in the baziar, at every public gathering, evea at those for devotion at the pagoda, night and day, men, women and children blow tbe famil iar cloud, and the perpetual cigarette adds not a little to the unique pict ure presented by a Burmese beauty. Prater's Magazine. Tb VniMntlWfmlii. The spirits of the people who were murdered, run down tomahawked, scalped amid the burning embers of thenfown homes, shot at their own firesides, and as they lay bleeding and gasping in death, bebeld their wives and little ones, their old par ents and brothers and sisteis slaugh tered in cold blood before their eyes at Wyoming a hundred years ago, by merciless savages, wonld. if they could see the preparations for a fes tive and pompous celebration of that j event, be singularly moved. Tbe massacre of Wyomiag Valley was one of the most heartless acts of war ever committed by tbe British Gov-1 ernment It was more ruthless than the massacre of Paoli, because that was an act oi cowardice, prompted by the hot haste of the moment, while tbe bloody deed at Wyoming was the fruit of long negotiation, pur suasion and promise oa tbe part of tbo emissaries ia tbe employ of tbe British military authorities then ia tbo colonies to induce the savages to undertake the job. The details of tbe affair wero arranged at councils of war, in which men of supposed ihivalric spirits participated, the brave and the gallaot, plumiog them selves as the flower of the British army which had made Europe trem ble, and wonecomiums of praise irom princes who scorned to commend an unmanly act. Such was tbe prepar ation for tbe massacre of Wyoming. After tbe savages had done their wotk, and intelligence cf the horrid butchery reached Kirope it was re pudiated by the English Government, Karl Chatham denoinced it in Par liament, King George affected to be appalled by it, and Christians of all nations put it on a tar with the mas sacre of St. Bartholomew. But the singular feature now is, tbat the Cen tennial of this massacre is to be cele brated by tbe pomp of military dis play, tbe roar of artillery, tbe pa geantry of civic pride, orations and banquets, the display of garlands and tbe waving of flags. One scarce'y knows how to harmonize the inap propriateness of all this when we re call the horror and the suffering which make up the dramatic features of the events to bt commemorated If the ghosts of tb murdered could come back, or tbe led warrior, from his "happy buntinr ground," could see all this, it wouM certainly elicit grim smi'es oa ilishless cheeks. Jlarritliurg Tvlrgrtph. American Tabfttco Ealern. FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. "I met him," writes a Boston friend, but once, at Montreal. I no ticed tbat this fine-looking man, hen ne arrived at the hotel in Montreal, was placed at the bead of cur table, but di i not know wbo he was. He came home by the same route and at the same time with us, and was very kiud and courteous to uiy traveling companions as well as myself. What I remember more distinctly than uojtbiug tl.te was a 'happening' at House's Point while we were wait iag for the steamer. The professor wi talkative and communicative in his quiit way, and was full of inci dents of travel and adventure. Soon the steamer appeared ia sight, aud while she was approaching us the professor sat upon the wharf looking dreamily at ber. Presently ho aroused hiaseJf, and said : '1 see a neriiliar snarkla of tbe waves near the side of the steamer, where the cm t-fcinp noon her (it waa cJmost sunset). I wonder what the caiisc'i tiay, and Icr the most part of it is ? I have seen phosphorescent ligut before, but never exactly like this. And gee! there it is also upon the other, tbe darker side of the steamer. Well, censinl that is very curious.' We looked, and indeed it seemed remarkable. First upon tbtf brigit side of tbe s'.eamer, and then upon the dark side, would appear these curious lashes cf light, and disappear a'mot-t iastaotly. They seemed to come at regular interrds, and it was beautiful as wril as strange. Our reveries were rudely disturuid, however, by one of tbe eostoau in spectors approaching. " "Looking at them flashes V " 'Ves,' said the professor. 'I won der what they are?' " 'Oh, them's hot ashes thay are throwing cut of the ash-pit e.' "The professor was nonplussed for a moment. Then faying, quietly, Well, well, live aud learn live and learn,' be lapsed into silence." Aa Ant Dairy on m Tlrcnl rppr. The large leaves have beoa con. verted iato dairy-farms by a colored family named Formica, otherwise knows m Uok nla The TiOH ftf which this family belongs bave for years been notorious as slave-drivers aad cruel task masters. Tbey ire ex tremely warlike, aad go into battle with regularly organized battalions, making slaves of their prisoners, wbo, yielding to the force of circumstances, become faithful servants, and procure all the food that is eaten by their idle masters. The family liviag under mv veranda, although fierce and de. termined in their nature, bave appa rently devoted themselves exclusive ly to dairy-firming, haviug numer o'us herds of cattle cows and calves that are regularly milked by their owners, who drink the milk for their food. One of the larger leaTes of the Virginia creeper frrnis a rich mead ow, where from fifty to seventy-five cows and calves can pasture. These little domestic animals arc known as aphide?, and it is certainly an extra ordinary sight to sec the black ant to whom tU?y seem to belong go through the'field ond mi:k these little cows. He carries with him a long whip (antecu'), with which he strikes the little docile animal on tbe back, when it immediately deposits the milk that its master eagerly drinks. Wben the pasture gives out, the ant carries his herd to another leaf, or Geld; and when tbe little calves are old enough to be milked, be begins their education by biting them. It is curious alsc to see tbe owner defend bis flack from an intruder. T t. another black ant come into tbe Geld '.bat is oa the leaf and he at tacks him with great fury, driving bim frcrm the premises at once. All Ibis, and more too, my lens sho ws me of ray neighbor's peculiar habits. I find tbat if I venture too close and arouse the suspicion of the dairyman by placing my hand or finger near his lit.le farm, that I am warned by a sharp bite to be more circumspect in my movements, and nt t to become too familiar oo a short acquaintance. M. Fowcl, who has given a very close study to the ants of Sitzer crland, relates some very remarkable instances of an intelligence ia these little creaturea which seem almost in credible, and in fact It Is aiuiokt im possible for any one t comprehend the absolute mental capacity of these tnduf-tn ous daeUers on the earth, unless be seeks through the medium of bis own observation a cloier knowledge of their habits and modes of life. EJ brrt L. Vielr, in Harjier' Maya tine for Awiusl. Efjoal to llie)craltq. When Lord Liverpool was form ing hia Ministry in 1322, ho thought it absolutely necessary to have Can- . . i . fi ning at tbe foreign uuice, ouuougu aware tbat tbe eppointment would be obnoxious to George IV. The Duke of Wellington understood the unpleasant tat-k cf communicating Lord Liverpool's determination, and went to Brighton for that, purpose As soon as tbe King knew what was wanted of him, be broke out : "Arthur, it is Impossible ! I said, on my honor as a gentleman, he should never be one ot my ministers again. 1 am sure you will agree with me that I cannot do what said on my honor as a gentleman I would not do." Another man would have been si Iecced, but the great soldier, always equal to aa emergency, replied : "Pardon me, Sir, but I don't agree with you at all. Vour Mejesty U not a gentleman." Tbe bold assertion startled the King, but tbe Dako went on : "Vour Majesty is not a gentleman, but tbe Sovereign of England, wiih duties to your people far above any to yourself, and these duties render it imperative that you should em ploy tbe abilities of Mr. Cannin?." "Well, Arthur," said tbe King, drawing a long brcatb. "If I mast, I must." ; - Although he did not like being told ho was no gentleman, George IV". bad onpe of least, while Jiegent, forgotten he wa3 one. That was wben be flung a glasa of wine in Col. Hamlyu'a face, with : "Hamlaa, you arp a blackguard I" The insulted officer could not re turn the compliment without com-, mining something like treason j it was out of the question to challenge tbe Prince, while to let tie insnlt pass unnoticed was equally Impossi ble. The colonel filled his glass and threw tbe contents in the face of bis neighbor, saying : "His Uoyal Highness' toast ; pass it onl" Hamlyn," cried the llegent, "you're a capital fellow J Here's your health!" And they were fist friends from that eraaiuir, Chamber' Journal. A Xurdrrou Joke. It is rather siogubr that Americans are the only civilized people who habitually chew tobacco, although the sailors of nearlr every nation are addicted to its mastication. It is singular, too, that we, probably, em ploy tobacco in othr ways less than other countries, fnuffing is rather rare here, common hs it is in Europe, especially on tbe Continent. We do not smoke any more tban, it as mucn a3, the English ; tod tbo French, Italians, notably tht Germans, Dutch, and Spaniards exctrd us in smoking. But as tobacco eatgrs we cccopy the field alone, having; it is to be regret ted, a monopoly of one of tbo most unwholesome and obacxiooa of prac tices. The national mastication and expectoration are known over the world, and di aople service ia all conceptions and caiicatures of Broth er Jonathan. To see a landsman chewing tobacoo anwhere abroad is to know him for an American, native or adopted. Perhaps we stick to tbe worfct of the three customs because tobacco is to so larre an extent an American plant. Eirope knew noth ing of it until the decovery by Col umbus cf the Wesern world. Tbe sailors be sent a shone at Cuba found the natives smokiog, and seeing them emit smoke from ihtir mouths and nostrils, imagined them to be on fire. All the natives from tbe northwest coast of Patagonia used tobacco, aud to chew it ia one of our inalienable and aboriginal righu. WbRl hill. now pear trees are managed suc cessfully in Western Michigan, is told by Mr. C. D. Lawton, of Van Buren county, Michigan, in one.cf our exchanges. Keep me ground caltimted, and manure moderntely, if utcesaary. Pear trees will not bear, ta any ex tent, except ia fertile soil. If ibe soil is kept rich there will bo heavy erp? of froit, but not otherwise, and ordi nary stable manure is best, if on san dy land ; if clay land, ashes are most excellent. I Lave found no difference as re gards blight, either in varieties or in soil, ia cultivation or neglect of it. We have trees upou sand and upon cluy, upon ground that is kept heavi ly mauured, and upon ground tbat is wholly exempt from such applications, upon ground kepi under cultivation, and upon ground not cultivated atj all, but left in gracs, and they all blight, to all appearances, one situa-l tion and condition as much as anoth er, and no variety i.s exempt. No remedy (?) has proved the least avail; applications of Iioseed oil have not deterred the trees from keeping righi on blighting until thrir destruction wan complete, and I look over ny devastated ground aad mouru for the thrifty and bhapely occupants f whieu it has been depleted, nod figh in vaio for the whilom delicious re turns which, alan, are n more. Telve years ago I procured ah nit a d Zen f large peor trees, standards, costing $1 25 each, on account of their extra large size. They com prised six (0) hardy varieties. I set tbem in my garden, all but three, which I placed iu tbe yard adjoining, where the soil was good, but they bad no cultivation. Tbe largest of the trees was a Flemish Beauty, and, in setting it out. I dug a large hole and put into it a full two horse wag on load cf horse manure, with which I mixed the dirt, and in which I set the tree. It grew with extraordina ry rapidity, attaining double tbe size of any ot the others, end bore each year after the second season a full crop of excellont fruit. In common with the others, it commenced blight ing a lew years ago, and i.s now nearly dead, bnt it is among the last to go. I bey all grew well and bore well for several years, until the blight struck tbem. The first to blight and die were a Bartlelt and a Vicar of Wakefield, set where they had no cultivation and no manure. In the meantime I have tree3 of tbe same varieties some of which have been set for a longer time than those I have described, but set ia an orchard, bave been kept under cultivation, but without manure. These bave never bore (ruit of any amount, but they blight equally as bidiy as those which bave been kept manured nugLt relata many similar observa tions made in this vicinity, and lead ing to corresponding results. J, S TO EE West End, Main st., Somerset Pa.. HEAD QUARTERS FOR THE SALE OF CHAMPION M0WES5A2TD EEAP2HS, CLT7E2 CHILLED PLOWS, IIAGZ22 T0W1TG2AETSSZDE2ILLS. EX PIRE THRESHES SEPARATOR, HORSE POWERS. JUST EECEIVBD AND J.E FARQUAHR'S F.ror Horse Threshinn Ma chines Willi Shakers. FARQUAHR'S Threrter an.l Separator. FANNING MILLS, coasx plows, SHOVELPLOWSHAHES, Cultivator Shovels 4r!lflrla! Ncarerrow. f. lvw Monkry. The l'nglith language is inade tion cf tbe development of individual c,u.te;o pxpress the forlorn feelings initiative oa tbe part of every officer,! of the boy wio thinks he has stolen ;., mnW sftlf.Hirrcnder on tbe dime novel and i.aiU H to be a part of the private soldier, Lhat the j cook book. Germans nave sougoi to mute utir army at once the toogbest and ciost flexible of iostrumenta, to adjust it to the operous, intricate, and unfoireen requirements of the modern battle- r A. seasonable suggestion Ta?s the pepper.' Where there's a will there's a plea of insanity. A French cook so trained a moo Ley as to make him useful in plucking his poultry aad wingea game tor tne spit. The monkey was uae day follow ing his occupation at the open win dow of tbe back kitchen, and had just plucked ens of the brace of part ridges, whea a baak pounced upon it and carried it c9T Poor Pug was in a sad fright, well knowing the licking tbat awaited him. Never de spair, however, was his motto. He plucked his courage up, and the re maining partridge, and laid the bird in ,'Lc cicdow. The hawk, pleased wi'.ii (the fetst, returned for another tit-bit, w ben Puj seized him, and in spite of his scratching and azrfephing plucked him alive, and laid him and the partridge down before the cook, and with a gesture blronger than lan guage seemed to say, "It's all right; there's yosr brace of birds a fair exchange is no rolbery." "Truth squashed to earth will.gg up again !'' A little five year old son of Aoraoi S. William of VVe.UfielJ. .. .1 , met with a terrible calamity ou the 4.b int-t. He was standing on t be side walk, when another boy pame up and said ; 1l:o jtHjr ia"Mili and that four ryei. And I'll gla r. uqi'-uiuf to mike you wife.' Tbo little fellow iaaocjatly opjaed his mouth and shut his eyes whea the other Ud placod one end of a lighted 'cannon fire-cracker in his mouth. It exploded almost instantly, knocking the por bjy backward to the ground. He was immediately raised and taken into dale's Phar macy. A hasty examination showed tbat the entire front of the lad's face bad been fairly blown to pieces. One of his checks was torn opoa clear back to his ear, and the entire lower uart tf his face was shattered In . "iot terrible manner. His teeth were all knocked out and his lower jaw broken. When picked up, smoke' was curling out from his mouth, and a large purt of the fire cracker was found to hare been blown into his mouth and burning there. It was extracted, but not before the interior of the moujh was buroed back iuto tLa tbrotU. Tbe little sufferer wa plaojd ua der the infiaeuce of ether and tbe torn and mangled Oesh was laid back j as well as medical skill could accom plish that result. Tbe unfortunate victim is now duiag as well as could be expected and his life will proba bly be saved. Tbe boy wbo did all this nrischief is said to be named Mc Neil. It is not known whether be placed the cracker in the victim's mouth knowing it to be lighted and out of pure mischief, or only picked it up in the street and did not see that it was about to explode. Tbe former is be lieved to be tbe mos. reasonable hy pothesis. I a the school, as in the wcrld, fur more rust out than vear out. Study is most tedious aud wearisome to thote who study lewt. Drones al ways bave the toughest lime. Grum blers uiaktj poor scholars, and their lessons are unifortily "hard'' and 'too lonjr." Tbe rime and thought expended in shirking would be ample to master their Usks. Sloth, gor mandizing, and worry kill tbtir thou sands, where over study harms one. The curse of Heaven rests on lazi ness and gluttony. B. v tbe very con stitution of our being they are fitted to beget that torpor and despondency wnicn emu tne uiooa, aeaueq ice nerves, enfeeble the muscles, and de ranpe tbe whole vital machinery. Fretting, fidgeting, ennui, and anxie ty are among the most common caus es of disease. On '.be other band, bitrb aspiration and enthusiasm help digestion and respiration, and send an increased supply of vital energy to all parts of the b dy. Courage and work invigorate iuo h le sys tem, and lift one iuto a purer atmos phere, above tbe reach of contagion. The Jayv croan mist over tneir "ar duous duties," while earnest workers talk little abiut the exhausting labors of their profession. Of all creatures, the i-lotb aould mui to be tbe must worried Slid pra U Q Xorlhrop, Con ".MiiUl' Fniid. If any of our readers waut what is called a scarecrow, here are a couple recommended by tne brmnlijie Amer ican : Take two small, cheap mir rors, fasten tbem back to back, at itch a oord to one angle and hang them to a pole. W hen tbe glass swing3 the sun a rays are rt fleeted all over the field, even if it be a Urge one, and even the oldest and bravest of crows will depart precipitately snnnltl one of its tUshes fall on him Ibe second plaa though a terror to the crow, is eanaC'ally well suited to fields subject to tbe iuroads of small birds, and even chickens. It involves tbe artificial hawk made from a large potato and l ing goosj aud turkey tea! tiers ice miser caa exercise bis imitative rkili io sticking the feathers in ite potst so they rescrc ble tbe spread ubg aud tail of a baak. I; is asicniebing hat a fero cLm tird i f prey cm be constructed from the ab.ve simple material. It only remains to hang tbe object f.tm a tall, bant pole, and tbe wind will do the res:. The bird nil! make swoops and dashes in the moat Lead long and threatening manntr. Even the mcst inquisitive cf ver,eruble tens have been known to hurry rapicly from its dangerous viciniiv, while to the t-mall birds it canics ULmixed dismay. Repairs for ITcarly AH the Sold ia ths Csanty. Plcws NOW OPEN1MG HOBEBBAUM & SOS'S! STORE West end, Main St., 3omersst, Pa. A Large and Well Sslsctcd LOT OF DRV GOODS, XOTIOXS, HARDWARE, QUEEXSWARE, UATSd- CAPS. BOOlSd- SHOES, The Largest, Best ana Cheapest Assortment of Men's and Boys' CLOTHING ST.JOHN Sewing Machine, L- now oIlffrtNl ti. th .Mlillc. s lh trinniph f i vemlve Hf-niiM" ia ltii liram-h uf tuoai'ur- Vt p-;Moliollene areipren to njr one examiniBic'.h' machine !! -r.iil recntniie-l Ihai.lrmJy ih"MT JOII"bJ forced HUo th rrl rl o Swin Maeiiin. It luiau allrhv n.crT riuiremrnta lt UrtUuJS Sewin Machini, whk-har L AllMty !u perrcctl allHill'IS of wnrtd. DMn.le.1 rt a Sewing Machine, il. Eeise of airemrnt. Utitnw of rnnnim. 4a. d'.in imni .!.. Mb. Simplicity ot pain' , lh. lhirMli!. AH ths poiutJ ar "'' 1 m. rethiQ In auy other, in the ST. JOHN SEWiNu MACHINE; I ' ; . - '- Fresh and New, Ever Offered SOMERSET. Mar 1 All Kind of Protliife Taken in Kitliaiige for OOIS. May 1 JOHN R 15LYMYER Xo. 1 Machine. UrnimetitJl Mvhine an I SUn.1, Ulaek Walnut T''lJ, tW)I)r.Tjr, P.i-3nt BuC wor, which attaches to si If ot th T.iMe, forming e mrsnlcnl wjr h .1 or an extension top at will. S45 OO 35 OO DEALER IN PRICE No. I. No. I I - NO. 3 No. 3 I- S40 OO $55 OO $63 OO Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints Tho following U a nart:al lt of roods ia Stock: Crponter'a Tools, rhUfl Plane Iron Miei.&.C. Illack- 8n:i',h'8 Goods. Bellows. Anvil. Vices, Files, Hammers, Ac. fcaU-iiery Hardware. Tab Trees, fiic- Saddles. 1 lames. Buckles. -Kiujrs, Bits and Tools, Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Kazors, the largest stock in Somerset County. Painter' Good, a lad stocB. nite Lead. Colored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints 111 oil, an colors, Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains. &.C. Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any shape. The be.t Coal j Oil always on hand. Our etocfc of Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprise, very elegant styles. Pitston's Circular, Mu!?y ami Cros Cut Saws. Mill Saw Files of thebest quailty. Porcelain-lined Kettles. Hand'.PH cf all kindss SHOVELS, FORKS, SPADES, IIA.KUK. Mattocks, Grub IIocs, Ticks, Scvthes, SneatLs, Sledges, Mason Hammers, Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts ol all sizes. Loooking Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, ileal Sieve?, Poor Mats, Baskets, Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Hope all sizes, Hay Pulleys. Butter Prints, Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, .Meat Cutters and StuGers, Tra.es. Cow Chains, llalter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes, Cur ry Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and eve' jthing in the Builders' line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, &, Ac., The fact is, I keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. I deal exclusively in this kind of goods and give my whole atttention to. it. At sons who are building, or any one in need of anything in my line, will Snd 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 pairouage, and hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget the place "BA-ISK'S BLOCK." JOHN" F. BLYMVEK. M.'lct thf Iao1c Stiti-n. Ms! ill CmtrjCuOi is liAtast or h:avi- April 8 '74. DEMMLER BROTHERS i-iC, & Vi SMITlIHi:i.I) STKKKT. l'I risiu;K(;n .Manufacturers uf & SHEET An.l Dealers In fanning Trait .tlbel4U i.THetiuj of (b I,idie Kiln Club tbe li:v. penstock ro3 to a qnesiioa of privilege. 1 1 a euid 1 "Wajcffoa d end ob de Brush fab Ql au oe man lios (hi a'. His o!a woman am runM away, LU chii'en am to.uicred au' he lies dar ail alone, wid no Line band to pass him a tried Cake or wot his parcbin' brow wid camfur. He am not one of u-i, au' we cia't gib him from our relief fund, but 1 axes da cooxeat ob brudJer Gardner dl we may take up a koletkbbuo." "You kin you kin!'' wis ibe prompt reply of the president "I pun dis dime iu de bar, u I truly hopes de cem'leo will depreci ate the situeshuu," taid Peustock, as be rtr:cd ou hia way. Psiag from man to man, tbe good preacher et length returued t his neat A he looted pward the present thtr was a cneer ninle on his brow. Ytfl, what Vcccessr' perics 1L9 p-esideot. "Fo' de IYa d, but Ie eben Jos' de ten cents I alerted wid j" Gasped I'enfetotfc. The silence was dep tbut it o.iu'.t havo hern, cut 03 itito oal shafts. Xot a hair moved. Dar 'pears t) be a great moral lesson aroan' bean sumwhar," said Broiher Gardner. : "This U not counterfeit, 1 hope," said a lover, as be toyed with bis sweetheart'- hand. "The btsl way to Cad out is to riDg it 1" was her re- P-J- , Tom, wha: in tbe world put mat rimony into your bead ?" ' Well, the fact is, Joe, I was getting short of ehirts." I made a discovery a year ago which will benefit every family in the United States, if they will follow it iu canning lruit. it 14 iLis. lakeany old lruit can, have it light, no matter ho- much the tin is off on tbe inner surface, and place one sheet of note paper, (eommercial note tize), arcund tbe inside. It can be done very easily, and will, if done rigDt, stay just exactly where it is placed. Then put the fruit in tbe usual way, and my woid for it, wben Airs. Jones or Airs, fcrnub ccmes to :aise tea raxc winter, they will not slick up ileir ncres when tastiog the huh iiikeu cui ci one ol tiie paper coa'.eJ cans, and say that the fruit tasted iinny. Oa tbe cru'iary, tbey will 6y ii is jmt ae prift-ct as'wheu put up lu Lew cms. I know ther are ttcusacds cf larmer l.ke mvstlf, tbat bave lbtir gardens "and cellars filled hh old car.a. If puper coatid they ill bo just as good as new. The papf r need not be pasted in, a come may ihkk, for it will remain in its pluce without p.t.y. TYio u 'it. April 24 TIN, COPPEIl & SHEET I HON WAKE BIRD CAG-ES, lit Ches'.s, Rof.-Uerat-m, :! Cri.im Krcri WaUr(Jil if, .'nlliry. Stoves, llrluma.! Ware, Ei tin-I!--1 an ! Thin I H.k'tw Ware, Aiente anl Giu'.ke Ir in Ware, anl Hou Furnishing Hardware in General. Proprietorsjif tlie Patent Adjustable Stove Shelves. fill t VALUABLE-INVENTION. THE WORLD RENOWNED WILSON SEWING MACHINE in workmanship is equal to a Chronometer Watch, and as elegantly finished as a first-class Piano. It received the highest awards at the Vienna and Cen tennial Expositions. IT SEWS ONE-FOURTH FASTER th3n other machines. Its caoiclty Is unlimited. There re mere WILSON HIACHiKES sold In the United States than the combined sales of all the others. The WILSON MENDING ATTACHMENT, for doing all kinds of repairing, WITHOUT PATCHING, given FREE with each machine. est Gaels. Its Points of Peculiarity ASIS2T33T KAIT? CTH223 A22 It mali! n !i;trrnre whether ili M.'lrhine I run bark ward r forward ; the work will al w.ivn run lr jui you, anil there it no Imn or chanae ufs'Mt-h. It h:u aelose nhntt'e in one pi"e. with no thread hi.li thrmiih. Hie houWn noMIni? Imai no to loo yurls ot lhreui!. Ii win'i? the ImMiln withoot rnnnlntr the nia I'l.loe : so that there is no neoritjr lor omhreml in the m;i-'hme. or removing tbe work wlu-n I lie bot-lMiinel: to he woun I. I!i trillions are .lmle. perteot. ansl ran 1 al justeil boihumlcrauil u-iir, without removing the work. r-Kai'h Mar-Mne i rumlsheJ with the tmlin arv attachment?. Its r'uruitnre if novel, peculiar an.l tle.'irnble. KvekyM.vchixe i.s Warranted It tak'? well an-1 -fives eompiete -tif.ieilon. Twenty-Ave of Iheso machine have already leen .ih"l in thi? et-tlntr. I al. sell the well known Family Favorite or Ve.l M.ii hiiie at ahout halt the of I prii-e. an l iilso repair the varl.u. kiniis u( aewinu niatiiio. pr ruptlr ami Mil? i:-toriiy And all kiml-i of at-tarhineiit-- procureil to or-lcr : Al.lp-ss CF. WALKKH. Somerset. Pa. P. S Sample Machine to he jeen at I. t'lick' or at t'a-ielieer & t-'o's Stor;. Jan. & Y. R. MEGAHAN BUTCHER, AND DEALER, Wholesale and lietail, IN AI! kiL.ls, such m DEKF, POUK, MUTTON, TEAL, LAM 11, SAUSAGE, Puddia?, Dolog na. Mi ace Meat, ao) LAUD i f our o n ReaderiDj. ?:it."7 i::::3l t3 crljr a spachlty. MARKET DAYS Wj, May anl Saturday Soiiser-.-!, I'a. I WILSON SEWING MACHINE CO. ACENTS WANTED. 627 & 829 Broadway, New York) New Orleans, La.; Cor. Slate & Madiion Sts., Chicago, Ills.; and San Francisco, Cat. FOR SALE BY ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS. Dry irrnlrhe. Wash tbe Lorse'a foot ia soap tah. let it eet dry, anoint wiih spirits cf turpentine, aid let it remain for twenty fjur hour, then mate a strong Boliniou of copperas and lye pnap, and wrap the alTected par's with a eloth wet with soap and copperas la one wrtk the hort-e will bi well. You can cure a tnulo tf her cough by druwing a rmall w ifp ol hair about the t-ize of agoase quill from a h'iri'f'c tail, rut btmul 1 1 Ct b f an if eh in length i b pair ol ni-n r?. aud iuij. iu meal r any oitit-r food that h iiiu!o ill eat; do this three or four limes, at intervals of a day or two betwetn. I know t L - to be an infallible remedy. Halaaara Cake. 888888888 Q STRAIGHT NEEDLE. 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 .1 mM I 8 8 8 8 8 8 NEW umt mm MACHINE -s " 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 J the wrult of orrr fw ntif it tf virV rjrprtntrr. ami , totiirmall that isuswfHl ii. ing Machine invention. Q vsitirALri ron jr;0 SIJirLICITT, EASE OF MASAGLMEST, NESS, ASD XI XISG QUALITIES. Sold pn the most fncomble Q r, Q VIET- Q USUXSVX' terms. AgentH Wanted in City unl Country. A nas ESS "' WHEELER & WILSON MF'G CO., J$3 WEST FOUJtTJI ST., CINCINNATI, O. 88888888 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 f Meat cnu ! o"Htrkini ;ny lurin3 the week. April 11. New Firm. SHOE STORE, Que cp caoan, jbrre abie Hpooutulrt butter, one teapoonfcl giccer. aur very ttttil with Hour, one leaepconful soda if one cap hot water. A tvo4 Draw ai bnv Polar r. Trov, X. V, July 1C. Comine upjQ the Troy boat from Xew York laft ciirht three men swindled Ed ward Xye, a Hollander, cot of 31,000. fracc3 plajicjr draw poker. The cards were pnt up, Xye was given four kingr, tbe sharpers fjur aces The swindlers were arrested here this morning and 25,000 franco recoverJ from them. The men gave the names of John II. Cooper, Adams and John IJeley, of Xew York. CLAPPBROS.CO. HOLE SALE A. FULL LIT15 OR ASO FOREIGN WATCHES, LARGEST STOCK ! LOWEST PRICES ! SOLOMON UHL, Ilatine pnrclin.el tbe SIiim .Store- Intel) owned It? II. C. IlefrlH. We ta .!n-ara tn ralltnit iheattrnrl-.B jf j'Qt'Uc to the !at llml wo iia'.e now .nl I'ti.' aieDt ul Boots, Shoes and Gaiters corn OF Eastern and Home Manufacture i as an t r.Dii I anywhrc. W'r aii. kci -..fitainly a iull aoi'p! -A i S'OI.K LEA I II KU, WOUUCCO CALK .SKINS, JEIELEHS: Shoe Findings. ) Tt KOMK SASl'H 1 M k.N T Kill lw ia charge -ri k litPABf- DEALERS! SEND FOR CATALOGUE! ! Esq. Please Call When 'T31 In The City 161 State Street, Chicago. July 1 ). Wauerytail" ir attkln Good W Sc and Good Fits spctlulir in'iirl t' 'aii aoJ examiirt mr iti.-a. an we aia (!..- iiD0 U )t -v X " as .! al If ben acJ t.Jk ;.ric aa low a tli lowt. Ow,iSOK)MON UHL. L
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