END WORDS.
OU. mildly apeak, oh, gmtij breath
Ona litt:a word of -induce ;
Ton know not when that word ma; fall
To lighten hnmaa blindneaa.
The woild ia larK. time flies apace.
Let hand and heart together
Bind in firm bond the human race
In love and peace forever.
Some atricken heart bowed down by grief.
Some child of Bin or aorrow
llav listen to that kindly word
And ria ; to heaven to-morrow.
The Talue of Books.
In 0110 of the recent lectures before
the Tale College student, the Rev. R.
W. Dale, of Birmingham, enforced
strongly the value of looks, and the ad
Tan t age 8 to be derived from their con
stant perusal. There is, be said, a
wonderful charm in reading a book,
every line of which is familiar to you.
It is like talking over school days arid
college days with an old friend. Tou
have heard him tell every one of bis
tales a dozen times ; you know as soon
as he begins a story how it will end ;
you anticipate his look when he comes
to his comic passage, and the tone in
which he will tell them, and the precise
point at which he will explode in Irre
pressible laughter; but the old stories
from the old friend have a greater charm
than the fresh wit of a stranger. Or it
is like walking along the roads of a
pleasant country. In which for many
years we have spent our holiday. We
know the trees and the brooks and the
bridges. We look for the picturesque
cottages which we shall have to pass.
We are prepared for the view of the
distant mountains or the shining sea,
which is caught at a particular turn in
the road. In seeing the old objects, one
after another, when we have been away
from them for a few months, there is a
kind of pathetic surprise, which touches
us far more deeply than the surprise of
novelty.
What books you will choose as your
intimate friends will depend upon your
humor and taste. Dr. Guthrie's choice
seemed to me charming. He told me
that he read through four books every
year the Bible, "The Pilgrim's Pro
gress," four of Sir Walter's Scott's
novels, which be reckoned as one bookt
and a fourth book, which I have for
gotten, but I think it was "Robinson
Crusoe," You will choose some books
because they soothe and quiet you;
some books because they are invigorat
ing as mountain air; some because they
amuse you by the shrewdness of their
humor; some because they give wings
to your fancy ; some because they kindle
your imagination.
But there are books of another kind,
which have graver claims. Every great
and original writer has his character
istic intellectual method. He has his
own way of approachingevery question
that he discusses; his own way of pro
position ; his own way of analyzing and
destroying the arguments which are
alleged in support of a position which
he rejects ; and bis own way of develop
ing the proof of a position which he
maintains. If you read him carefully,
you will also discover that there are
certain settled principles of judgment
which are explicitly or implicitly re
cognized in all iiis intellectual decisions.
These correspond to those great consti
tutional principles and those authorita
tive legal maxims which are current in
the law courts and which govern an
Infinite variety of cases. It is anotiier
quality of a writer of original and crea
tive genius that he is never satisfied
with dead thought. Whether his ideas
are true or false, they have such vital
force In them that they are capable of
indefinite growth and are the roots of
whole systems of speculations. Close
familiarity with a few great books will
lo more than anything else to enrich
and discipline your mind.
Concerning Sap.
By an ingenious use of that omni per
cipient instrument, the Sectroscope, it
has been found that sap conveying an
observable xrtioii of a salt of lithiahas
ascended the steins of a mock orange at
the rate of 13 feet in an hour, and in a
common annual sunflower at the rate of
72 feet per hour ! Other long-ago ex
periments on the sunflower have shown
that its large loose-textured leaves
evaporate very rapidly, while its deep
and strong roots, and stout firm stems
seem adapted to collect and convey sup
plies very copiously. The correctness
of the sectroscopic determination is
corroborated by the fact which anyone
can observe in the summer time, that
the foliage even in the high top of an
orchard tree, and the fruit, too, will feel
quite cool and damp even under the
hottest sunshine. Auother familiar evi
dence is the health of the foliage of a
grapevine which is growing over the
top and among the leaves of a support
ing tree. The thin, ojen and widely
expanded leaves of the grapevine often
suffer in our dry air through failure of
supply because the roots run very su
perficially, and so, are often parched
themselves in the dried-tip surface soil.
A vine in the woods with its roots pro
tected by fallen leaves, and its top
bathed in the escaping vajxir exhaled
by other foliage is never seen to suffer
in this way, although its roots and
stems may lie a hundred feet long and
its siiare of nutriment small among the
mass of competing roots.
This seems to indicate an analogy be
tween plants and animals, that has per
haps never been alluded to even by Mr.
Darw in. As the blood of the animal is
maintained at a uniform temperature
during health, so it would seem that the
health of a plant requires that its inter
nal temperature should not exceed some
point in the fifties. The sudden blights
that bring sudden death to plants under
glass or in the fields, may be often
caused by congestion in this way.
Again, although bottom beat and warm
waterings are useful stimulants to
wounded or fainting plants, and neces
sary for many tropical ones (some plants
grow in the mud of hot. springs at a con.
slant temperature of ISO degrees), yet
gardeners find i-old water the safest and
best for plants that are to be set in our
open gardens. Diseases in plants, how
ever, require heroic measures sometimes
as well as diseases of animals, and an
example in this line is the free applica
tion of hot water to the stems aud roots
of peach trees" affected with yellows.
Fatal as that disease is, it has often
yielded to this treatment, and the tree
has been clothed again with rich foliage.
Tyrone.
Flattery mud Lying.
There are two sorts of enemies insep
arable from almost all men, but alto
gether from men of great fortunes the
flatterer and tiie liar. One strikes be
fore; the other, behind; both insensi
bly, both dangerously.
-tiBICCLTfJRA-.
Reported Remedy for thb Potato
Disease. About three years since, Dr.
Yoelcker, the eminent agricultural
Chemist, had some peat charcoal sub
mitted to him lor analyst and report.
By a new . process it can be made
cheaply and in large quantities. This
report was to the eUecl that its aihnity
for ammonia was so great, as also it
general absorbent and deodorizing pro
perties, that he considered it an excel
lent base for an artificial manure, nan
one of the best agents lor utilizing the
present wasted store of condemned
fish, shambles, refuse and night soil.
Acting on theoe suggestions, the coin
pauy who make this charcoal on a moor
near Doncaster, prepared, by the aid ot
additional scientific advice, a quantity
of manure. When in a fit condition for
market, a sample was submitted to Dr.
Voelcker, and hisaualysis was so favor
able that a gentleman at once sent five
tons of the manure out to Ceylon for
use on his coffee plantation there, while
ma ly farmers in the neighborhood took
some, in quantities varying from one
half to ten tons, principally for appli
cation to their potato crops. The pro
prietors especially recommended this
becatisa they held the belief from the
beginning that the same properties
which enabled this peat charcoal to ren
der the foulest fermenting or putrid
matter innocuous, instantaneously,
would likewise be extended to the
living plant for the prevention or eradi
cation of disease. The results fully
confirmed this opinion. Although the
potato disease was very bad last season
in the large growing districts of York
and Lincoln, it was universally ad
mitted that wherever the charcoal man
ure had been used the tubers turned up
clear and sound, and remained so
throughout the winter. The reports
are highly favorable this season up to
the present; but as the crops are not
yet lifted, the complete reports bavenot
yet come in, excepting one from Sur
rey, where a mouth ago, a portion of
the field on which charcoal was used
was luxuriant, while another portion
of it, planted with the same seed, and
on the same day, but to which some
ordinary barn -yard manure had been
applied, presented a dreadful appear
ance, quite one-half of the tops having
already disappeared, with no tubers
under them, aud the other half shock
ingly diseased. Still stronger evidence,
if possible comes from Ceylon. During
the past three or four years a scourge,
called "leaf disease," has played havoc
in the plantations. That belonging to
the gentleman above mentioned was
among the werst affected, but he writes
that the results of the charcoal applica
tion have been ol a niot extraordinary
character, lie says that "the trees
which were entirely denuded of leaf at
the time of application (May, 1S76),
were making tine young wood, with
dark green leaves within six weeks,
although other portions of the planta
tion, manured at the same time with
other manures, showed no signs of
growth." In susequent letters up to
this time he states that although the
ravages of the disease are worse than
ever this season, this special portion of
his plantation has continued in a clean,
healthy and vigorous condition, and is
having a good crop of berries on the
trees. The public accounts have told
us tor some time what general destruc
tion of the coffee crop has taken place
this year. So satisfied is this gentleman
with the original trial, that he has
lately sent 80 tons of the manure out to
his plantation. Prestun Gwirdian, Eng
land. Keeping wekt Potatoes. It is a
a matter of importance to every farmer
to know how to keep sweet potatoes
through the winter. This is easily
done, and without much much expense
or trouble. The best way we have ever
seen them put up is to have a quantity
of perfectly dry sand, aud if you use a
cellar put down first a layer of sand,
then a layer of potatoes, then of sand.
then potatoes, tc, until they are all
put up. Or if you have no cellar and
wish to use the old-fashioned "bank,"
or "hill," pursue the same course, and
then cover them deep enough to keep
them from freezing, and yet not so deep
as to make them too hot. When put up
in this way the dry sand absorbs all the
excessive moisture of the potatoes, and
keeps them dry and good lor au indefi
nite lengtn ol time. It the sand, bow
ever, is wet or even moist, the potatoes
win rot. n e nave known them kept
on this plan for several years at a time.
It is proper to remark that pota'oes
when dug should not be in a growing
condition. If tliev are, they are imper
feet like unripe fruit, aud in conse
quence of their sappiuess, it is almost
impossible to put them up in any way
so that they will keep sound.
The Functions of a Newspaper.
There has grown up a sort of common
law of obligation, recognized mutually
by the press and by the jseople, by which
the people expect that the press, as dis
tributers of useful intelligence, shall in
form them as well what is to be avoided
as what is to be sought, as well who is
to be suspected as who is to be confided
in. And a newspaper, as a garnerer
and distributor of news, is a public
monitor, and it is its duty to admonish
the people a gains frauds and shams, and
impostures and dishonesties. It is to be
a beacon as well as a guide ; and w hen
ever a public newspaper, through itsdi-
ersifled appliances for the collection
and distribution of information, discoV'
ers anywhere in lifeand in pulilieavoca
tions, whether it be of a lawyer, or a
clergyman, or a physician, a man, who,
n stead of securing the public welfare
by honorable methods or practices,
simply prowls about in the backyard of
his profession, and uses the means and
instrumentalities which honorable title
gives him to pander to his own lust or
avarice, or any other vile passion, and
that paper fails to send out some ad
monitory voice, and sound some signal
of warning, it is recreant to every prin
cipal of duty and responsibility and
should be stigmatized by the public it
pretends to represent and to serve.
A newspaper, however, has no right,
in its endeavors to minister to the pub
lic, to sacrifice private character. The
public too, has a stake in the good name
of its citizens, and he ho defames a
good citizen does it at his own peril.
The public press should inculcate the
sentiment that be who maliciously, or
wilfully, or wantonly, or carelessly
even, and falsely charges a man with a
crime, is a foe to society, and an enemy
to the law. The law recognizes this,
and always has, so that from the ear
liest history of civilization, and in the
rudest stages of society, we have found
the law furnished protection to every
man in the full and complete enjoy
mcnt of a well-earned reputation.
Influence of Cirvnrastaaeea.
I have no sort of doubt that to day
there are in all our jails and reform
schools, and among the worst Arabs of
all our great cities, boys who, under
favorable circumstances, would become
among our greatest and best men.
-And I have just as little doubt that
there are in the most honored positions
in society, with characters without re
proach, men and women who, placed
under certain supposable circumstances
would have ended their lives on the gal
lows.
Young man, you can go up hill as
fast as you please, but go down bill
slow. ,
scrcrnnc.
Prodwtion of Salt in England. Ot the
many minerals raised in the kingdom
few play a more important part, or are
leas noticed, tban that which is found
in every household throughout the land
alt. It is an essential that we could
not dispense, with, not only as a culinary
ingredient, but in many other ways.
Our resources, too, are such that they
have not only been fully equal to the
wants of our own population, but we
have been able to spare yearly from
200,000 to 250,100 tons to other countries
that are not so favored as ourselves.
There are districts in many parts of the
country where salt could be met with
were such necessary, for, some time
since, whilst boring near Middles
borough, iu the expectation of meeting
with the coal measures, rock salt was
met with at a depth of 1,800 feet. At
the Moira Colliery, near Ashbv-de-la-Z'Uich,
in Leicestershire, at a d.p.h of
593 feet, salt water, beautifully clear,
trickles down from the fissures where
the coal is being worked. The brine is
taken to Ai-hby, and has been in good
repute for rheumatic and other com
plaints. As to the origin of salt, there
are many theories, but it may be stated
that in nearly all substances wherever
found, it is in the new red sandstone.
By many it is believed that the forma
tions are due to the evaporation of the
water from inland salt lakes or parts of
the sea severed from the main body of
the ocean by volcanic action, the eva
poration causing the deposit of the salt
held in solution by the sea. Writing
more recently on the subject of the
great European salt deposits, Mr. T
Ward propounds a rather different
theory. He considers that the salt de
posits owe their origin entirely to the
elevation of the mountain chains with
which they aresointimateiy connected,
during which small valleys and ravines
would be cut off from connection with
the sea by ridges of land, and would
form salt lakes and lagoons. Cheshire
is still the main source from which we
draw our own supplies, and export to
the United States, Russia and other
countries. There we have had con
siderable landslips in working it, but
there are the red rocks showing keupsr
or saliferous marl, with thin beds of
limestone, and then 200 feet of rock salt.
In Worcestershire, at Droit wich ami
Stoke Prior, the salt is made from brine
alone. A large proportion of what is
made at Norwich, Middlewich, and
Winsford, in Cheshire, is sent down
the river Weaver, the quantity in 1807
having been 772,175 ton, aud in 1SGG it
had increased to 1,118,9U1 tons. During
the last 20 years, however, the increase
in the production has been of a most
marked character, wuil-t the price bas
gone down very much. In 1855 the salt
raised in the kingdom was 1,091,770
tons, the average price at the works
being about fti per ton. In 1S75 there
was raised 2,316,614 tons of salt, the
price being barely $3.60 per ton. The
value of the salt exported in 1S55 was
$1,738,570 and in 1875 it was only 3(M,
255, when our exports were 916,468 tons
or nearly as much as the entire produce
of the kingdom in the former year. Our
principal customers include the United
States, British India, British North
America, and Russia. Fromjhe fignres
given it will be seen that nearly 40 per
cent of the salt produced in the kingdom
is exported ;o other countries. Mining
Journal.
Investigation on the Gastric Juice. M.
Richet, according to Repertoire de Phar
macie, has been enabled to institute a
series of experiments on this subject
under singularly favorable circum
stances. A young man came before him
on whom, in consequence of incurable
stricture of the oesophagus, gastrolomy
bad been performed, and a permanent
gatrMristula has been established. The
uesophagal stricture being complete.
swallowing was ol course impossible, so
M. Richet was enabled to procure the
gastric juice without any admixture oi
saliva, lie finds the average propor
tion ol hydrochloric acid to amount to
0.17 per cent, the proportion being in
creased by wine aud alcohol, but
diminished by sugar. The ingestion ol
acids or alkalies made little Uiderence,
as the normal proportion was soon re
stord. The acidity of the gastric juice
is inci eased during the process of iliges
liou, especially towards its close. 1 tie
sensations of hunger and thirst are iu
iiO way associated either with gastric
acidity or with the state of the stomach
as to emptiness or repletion. Ordiuar
kinds ol food occupy three to four
hours iu digestion; but milk takes only
half this time, while all traces of water
or alcohol disappear from the stomach
iu about three quarters of an hour. M.
Richet has availed himself of this favor
able opportunity for the purpose of in
vestigating the nature of the free acid
in the stomach, and hopes shortly to
publish his researches ou this subject.
In the early days of the temperance
reform in this country, a great deal
used to be said on the the subject of
"moderate drinking." But the total
abstinence advocates got the best of the
discussion, because their opponents did
not agree as to what constituted modera
tion. A strong movement in the tem
perance cause has been for some time
past under way in Great Britain, and
the debate is largely carried on in the
newspapers. Dr. Wilson, the British
medical officer of health, has recently
offered what may be called a scientific
definition of moderate drinking. It Is
given at the close of a long essay ou
means of .preserving personal health,
and is immediately preceded by a state
ment that the tendency of scientific
opinion is toward the view that it is
unnecessary for people in health es
pecially for young people and children
to use stimulants at all. But there
are many whodo use them in what may
be termed moderation, aud without ap
parent injury to health. The limit of
this supposed safe use, is laid down as
follows: 1 fluid ounces of alcohol
per day; wnich is equivalent to 2,'.j
pints of weak table beer, or pints ol
stronger beer, or porter, or of a pint
of light French claret r'burgundy, or
7'a fluid ounces of port or sherry, or 3
fluid ounces of sprits. Excess beyond
this limit is denounced as sure to entail
disordered health. To most Americans
the allowance will seem abundantly
liberal.
Profagatiun of Heat. We learn from
the Repertoire de I'harmacie that M.
Olivier bas found that under certain
circumstances heat is not propagated by
direct proximity. His experiment was
thus conducted: A bar of steal of cer
tain dimensions boing selected, the
operator places one hand over the center
of the bar and the other over one of the
extremities. The other extremity is
then neated by rapid friction with
energy. At the end of a few minutes
the further extremity of the bar be
comes so hot as to compel the operator
to remove his hand, while his other
hand, which bad been placed over the
middle of the bar (and, consequently,
nearer to the extremity warmed by fric
tion), perceives no heat whatever.
A Frenchman is to be credited with a
discovery that when mortar is likely to
peel off, the tendency can ba prevented
by substituting sawdust for hair in the
original mixture. He had previously
tried iu vain to make mortar that would
stay in place on a building exposed to
damp winds near the sea shore. After
frequently renewing the mortar in the
old way. he tried the use of sawdust In
place of hair, and was quite successful.
The sawdust had been thoroughly dried
and its coar-er portions were removed by
sifting. The experiment is well worth
trying in this country, where sawdust
is very much cheaper than hair, even iu
ch iguons.
Wire Hind and Body are oat of sorts, with
cold exuvmltb-s, a yellowness on the skin, cos
t!ve. dull headache, mod an Indisposition to
sur about, be sure yon are in for a Billons au
tack, sprlng-iDg from a more or less di ordered
liver. Dr. Jam- Sanative Pi Is will bun; toe
liver to a healthy condition. aadsneeaiTr re
mova all biliary distress.
oarxric.
How to Cooc Chops. In one of her
recent letters to plain cooks Miss Corson
insists on their cutting the vegetables
lor the soup prettily. May she continue
to impress upon them that the attrac
tiveness ot any dish noes not depend
altogether upon its flavor. However
careful a cook may be about the appear
ance of other things, she is apt to throw
the responsibility of the chop on the
butcher. Chops should always be
trimmed and shaped be lore cooking,
and having symmetry in themselves
should be symmetrically served in over
lapping lines, whether garnished or oa
natureL In broiling mutton or lamb
chops, they should be first rubbed with
butter, salt and epper on both sides,
and put on the gridiron over a sharp
fire. It is a question among cooks
whether they should be turned more
than once, and it remains subject to
everybody's experience. It may be as
well to repeat here that if the skin of a
mutton Ciiop be removed, the strong
flavor, so disagreeable to many, will
disappear. To fry chop, or rather
tauter them a proper distinction, inas
much as frying sign i ties immersing in
hot lard, and to tauter to cook in just
enough butter to prevent burning (Cat
may be used Instead of butter). And
while suggesting this, it may he men
tioned that drippings can be clarified for
this purpose by putting them on the fire
and dropping into the liquid a slice ol
bread to absorb the particles; afterward
strain the liquid. For the chops the
butter or fat should be hot, and when
turning brown over a brisk fire the
chops should be put in after being
rubbed with butter, or oil, if preferred,
as for broiling. . To bread chops, they
should be dipped first in beaten eggs
and rolled in bread crumbs. Alter
taking out of the pan, properly saute,
pour into the butter a half teacup of
broth, into which has been stirred a tea
spoonful of parsley. A few general
directions for chops apply equally to
mutton, lamb, pork and veal chops,
which may be served, however. In
countless fashions, aud wecam.ot dwell
too often on the importance of varying
in every way dishes that are used so
often on the American table. In sup
port of this the following recipe is
given : Take two carrots and two tur
nips, slice and stew until peifeclly
tender; into a cup of broth put two
tablespoous of green peas or beans;
when heated through, add the carrots
and turnips, and having the chops saute
until nearly done, put in with the vege
tables and boil five minutes. Arrange
the chops in position and use the vegeta
bles as a garnish.
Cleansi.no Feather Beds. Should
you wish to wash the ticks, don't empty
the feathers in a barrel and let them fly
about the room. Take a sheet, double
it and sew up to within a few inches of
one side; rip the tick the same length,
sew the openings together, and empty
the feathers into the sheet. Carefully
baste both openings, and, wheu the tick
is washed and dried, return the feathers
in the same manner. Feathers can be
nicely cleansed by washing as you
would clothes, wringing dry and put
ting in sacks in the sun or by the
fire where they will dry quick. Ohio
Farmer.
Ilo-ixr ob hilled Corn. In these
days when potatoes are scarce, this is
one of the many substitutes, and a
nutritious and healthful dish. One form
is corn soup. At night take out what
will be eaten at breakfast, set out ol
doors to freeze hard. In the morning
take the same ingredients as for an
oyster stew, milk and cream, or water
and butter, salt, peper, and crackers,
or flour to thicken a little. Put these
and the frozen corn all on the stove
together. Cook five minutes after it
boils.
Salt ox Steak. It is much better to
broil or fry the steak without salting,
adding the salt after the meat is on the
platter, as the salt draws the juice out
of the meat if put on before it is cooked,
thereby making it dry and indigestible.
In cooking steak the object is to keep in
the juice as much as possible, hence the
meat should be seared over as quickly
as possible on both sides, and Irequ.-ntly
turned while cooking over a very hot
fire.
Whttkxin-q the Seix. A mixture of
lemon juice and powdered borax is a
tine whitener of the skin, but should be
used only in warm weather. This U
admirable suited to those ladies whose
general healtn is not g"od, aud who
nave, consequently, bluish hands, in
which the blue veins show too strongly.
Germax Piceles. Wash the pickles
thoroughly, and dry well with a coarse
towel; put in a stone jar, and strew
salt thickly over them ; leave in this for
one day, then add mustard seed cloves,
bay leaves, whole allspice, and enough
water to cover the pickles, put a board
over them, and a heavy stone to press
them down.
Boiled Icing. Three cups powdered
sugar, one cup of water; whites of three
eggs; one teaspoon I ul citric acid; boil
the sugar and acid to a thick syrup, stir
boiling hot into the frothed whites ol
the eggs; add the acid and spread.
Sponge Cake. One cup of powdered
sugar, three eggs, one-half teaspoonful
of cream tartar, one fourth teapoo.ifui
of soda, one teacup of flour; flavor with
lemon; one-half of the juice, one-hall
of the rind
Andrew Jackson and the Fop.
When Andrew Jackson was a young
man attending court at Rogersville,
Teun., he lived at a hotel famous for its
goodcheer. One day, as he set on the
piazza, a youth came riding along dress
ed in the pink of fashion, his eyes fixed
on vacancy, replying not to the salutes
which it was the custom of the times
for strangers to give each other. At a
glance Jackson saw the fop, and deter
mined to play the part of Boniface.
He welcomed the silent stranger with
distinguished politeness, and the com
pany about the fire made room for him.
But the automaton was not be won to
conversation. He walked up and down
the room contemplating his own graces
and presently exclaimed, commanding
Iy: "Landlord I want supper 1"
Supper was spread and the stately youth
devoured it- Then be resumed his
walk, answered not a word to the fire
side circle of lawyers and judges, and
Jackson grew more and more wrathful,
" Landlord I want to go to bed ?" was
the next demand ; and be added, " I
want a room to myself." Jackson
represented that the house was full, and
there was no single room to be had;
the young fellow was not to be moved.
Jackson disappeared, and shortly re
turned, announciug that the guest's
room was ready. The two went off
through the front door, all the company
following,and stopped at the corn crib
through the tracks of which a light was
shining. "There's your room," said
Jackson. " Do you wish to Insult me
sir?" "Xo insult at all, sir. You
vowed you would not sleep In a room
with any one, and demanded a room by
yourself. There it is, sir." " I vow I
will rot deep there," said the dandy,
" By the Eternal you shall !" exclaimed
Jackson, and grabbing the youth, he
sent him atone toss Into the crib and
locked the door. And there he staid all
night, and in the morning he was re
leased aud dismissed breakfsstiess by
the impetuous Jackson. This is a tale
related by an ancient lady of Rogers
ville. There is in every human countenance
either a history or a prophecy, which
must sadden, or at least soften, every
reflecting observer.
USO-UCs.
A "Setting" Familt. "Boys often
manage to be out of the way just when
hard work is to be done at home. But
they cannot always give so good an ac
count of themselves, as the boys In
Farmer GrufTs family.
Old Farmer Gruff was, one morning,
tugging away with all his might ani
raaiu at a barrel of apples whieu he was
endeavoring to get up the cellar stairs,
aud calling at the top of his lungs for
one of the boys to lend him a hand, but
in vain. When he had. after an infinite
amount of sweating and snuffing, ac
complished the task, and just when thev
were not needed, of course, the "boys"
ma le their appearance.
'Where have you been, and what
have you been about. I'd like to know
that you could not hear me call !" in
quired the fanner, in an angry tone,
aud addressing the elde-t.
"Out in the shop, setiin' the saw,"
replied the youth.
"And you, D els!"
"Out in the barn, set tin' the hen."
"And you, sir?"
"Up in granny's room, sett in' the
clock."
"And you, young man?"
"Up in the garret, setiin the trap."
"And now, Master Fred, where were
you, anil what were you settln'?" asked
the old farmer of theyoungest progeny,
the asperity of his temper belne some
what softened by this amusing category
of answers. 'Come, let's hear."
"Out on the doorstep, settin still!"
replied the young hopeful, seriously.
"A remarkable set, I must confess,"
added the amused sire, disper-lng the
grinning group with a wave of his
hand."
Early Rising. A correspondent tells
the following story of a well knowu
railroad officer, whose headquarters are
not one thou -and miles from Pittsburgh :
His private secretary found it necessary
to leave home for a few days on busi
ness, and it was arranged that a young
man should take his place in Mr. 's
office during his absence. The secretary,
having a kindly feeling for the young
man, suggested that he had better be
on hand early each morning, as his lord
and master was an early riser. Our
friend (who had been iu the habit of
going to his office about 8 a. m.) made
an extra effort aud appeared at 7 o'clock,
ready to discbarge his duties. Judge
of his surprise on finding that Mr.
was there before him, had already
finished his mail, read the morning
papers and was about lighting his
second cigar. "Well, young man," said
Mr. , "I'd like to know where you
have been spending the forenoon?"
Railroad (iazttlc
Both Sides. Rev. Dr. K. was a little
careless about his personal appearance,
an I some of his parishioners were sus
picions that his salary was inadequate.
Finally, a lady delicately broached the
subject, and he told her he hadn't a
whole shirt to his back. A dozen were
soon made and presented to him. He
expressed surprise at the gift, when the
lady replied that she understood he
hadn't a whole shirt to his back.
"True," said he, "I did say so; but in
my seventy years' experience I have
never been ablo to wear more than half
a shirt to my back; the other half al
ways come on the front side.
A reporter recently called on a lady
who bad married a man who had al
ready two wives living. He asked her
what action she proposed to take to
punish the deceiver, and was somewhat
surprise ! to learn that she intended to
take no action whatever. "Oh!" said
the reporter, in astonishment, "the old
story with all his faults you love him
'till that is, you shrink from the pub
licity" . "X..t at all," said the be
trayed woman calmly, "but auother
gentleman is paying attention to me.
and thinks I am a widow, a id and you
will oblige me by publishing nothing
about the matter."
One of those excrescences on life a
female slanderer went into a neigh
bor's house the other morning with her
tongue loaded with new venom. There
were several women present, and the
slanderer's eyes glistened in anticipa
tion, throwing herself in a chair she
-ighed and said: "Jtie half of the
orld don't know how the other hall
ives." " t hat ain't your fault." qui- tly
bserved one of the company. The slan
derer turned yellow. Dinbury Xiics.
The verses, "I love to steal a while a
weigh," are supposed to have been
written by a grocer given to short
measures.
"This ere chap can't give no account
of himself." said a policeman, who was
trying to lift a drunken man from the
gutter, to a passer-by. "Of course not,"
was the reply; "how can you expect a
man to ?ve an account who has lost his
balance?"
Ax Irish clergyman once broke off
the thread of his discourse and thus ad
dressed the congregation : "My dear
brethren, let me tell you that 1 am just
half tbKough my sermon ; but as 1 per
ceive your impatience, I will say that
the remaining half is not more than a
quarter as long as that you have heard."
A Gentleman recently presented him-
S'lf at the door of a trench cabinet
minister, but the guard relused to admit
him. "It Is all changed here, sir; your
friend has been removed." "Impossi
ble," was the answer; "mv friend is
always the man who is in office."
"All the world's a stage," he rumi
nated, "and all the men and women
merely players, and most of the plays
are from Shakspeare, too ! Before we
were married, Julia and I played
'Romeo and Juliet,' and now it's mostly
'Tempest,' "
In Breslau a successful attempt has
been made to erect a paper chimney
about fifty feet high. By a chemical
preparation the paper is rendered Im
pervious to the action of fire or water.
Ex. The draft is secured by using
drawing paper.
"I try to preach the milk of the
word," replied a city clergyman to a
parish'oner who remonstrated that his
sermons were too long. "Yes," replied
the other, "but what we want is con
densed milk."
Ir the cockroach that crawled into
cur mucilage bottle, did so with the ex
pectation ol bettering his condition, we
sadly fear that, in the language of the
poet, "he got stuck."
A woman hasn't the right to vote, but
she has the right to fcire arms. This
joke threw a woman Into a-arci'-lacy.
and another into the middle of necist
week.
"Debt," says Billings, "iz a trap
which a man sets and bates himself, and
then deliberately gets into."
Why is a novel-writer the most pecu
liar of animals ! Because his tail comes
out of his head.
Bored, yet hannv A eirl with her
first pair of earrings.
Git Kit a wat A superD pa r of Chromos,
worthy to f ame and adorn anv home, and a
Three Month's subscription to Lii-cri Hocks.
a chiruilnif is page literary paper. lUllotihe
Choices storl s. Poetry, etc., sent Free to all
sending Fifteen Cents (si a p la-en). to pay
isssuiKe. me ruuiia-ra. o. raiei A ro lux
William 8t, N. Y . guaran ee every one IX .uble
Value of money sent 11.SU0 in urtzes and bhr
pay given to ag-enta.
HR.C.W. StEX ISOaTfl CELERY mi fHiWO.
MKll kllLift are propsr 1 eipr mIv to cor Sick
HsMdacho, Jiervou 11 rho. I.ys -ptie He larhe.
N-Or<fia. Nervoannw and SlerblMna and will
curaaiiy cjumv Pnca Uc poata In-. S ld brail
vruiuiata. vmi d a a. cuiaw 91.. Daltuaura
BbewaaaUean ejaleklF Cared.
Durang'a Kbeomaoo Remedy." the groat
Internml Medicine, will poitivelT core anr eaae
of rbeomatiam on the face of the earth. Price
tl a bottle, aiz bottle. (5. &old by all Drag
nets. Bend for circular to Heiphenatine 4
Motley, Ih-oggiata, Washington, t. O.
A Wretrhed Existence.
Other condition being ennal. there is no
reason why a health man or woman ehoiua
not enjoy life ; and it may well be doubted
whether adver-e fortune ba Ihe power en
tirely to deetror tbe bapvineaa of one of who
sleep eoundlv" and wu'oae dieetion m good.
I'.ut for the nervona. feeble, d'upeptie invalid
there w no comfort in hie. Hi existence a
iiMleed a wreu-hed one. But be ebould not
deapair of relief. That benunant restorative.
Hoetteter Stomach Bitter, ba imparted
healthful vigor to manv a elf-nppoeed in
curable. It m an nneqnalled builder np of
broken down physique, and i beanie a eo
ereign remedv for dvepepnia. nervooene. ir
regular babit'of body, bilioonnee and kidney
and bladder difficniue. It eliminates from
tbe blood the acrid element which (rive rwe
to rheumatic ailment cheer and relieve the
aed and infirm, and may be naeJ with great
advaota.-e hv ladies in' feeble health. It
perfect purity alao commend it to the use of
invalid.
For Debility,
Arising from over - exenon. mckneaa. or
from any cauee whatever, 8. batwEED
To 10 i a valuable nniedy. eon.auiioK the
no riahin and hfe-eupporung proper 6 of
many natural productiou ; It4 u-etlieniuff
properties are truly wonderful. A auigle but
tle w 11 demouetraie It value.
1 repared by Lrr. J. H. Bches A Sox, Phil
adelphia, 1'a. l or sale by a 1 aru&psl
The Kinporium.
B. F. Dewee. 7i5 Chestnut street by fair
dealing wonderfnlly low price, polite atten
tion, and a stock that in vanetv and quahtv
conipneea anv and evertbiiit in hi line, of
ail f-rades. has auceeeded in makuiic bis es
tablishment tbe resort of jndicion baverr in
this city and State. From the opening to tbe
elosinir'of his place the "hoppers pour in one
continuous stream into bis market of line and
cheap Rood. Tbe humble lady who hoards
her little savings to secure neoeswuv dress,
and tbe madam whose face in familiar in the
(Treat store of this atv and New York, and
wbooe check is good for tboueands, have de
serted their usual ebopping places, and are to
be fonnd at No. 725 Chestnut street, receiving
the bargains that lame capital, quick sales,
small pronts and honest dealing allow Deweea
to offer to tbe community. Carpets, silks,
towels ladies' underwear, shawls, gentlemen'
linen, dress goods, handkerchiefs and hosiery
are all offered at price defying competition.
Few there are but know these tact, but if any
doubt, proof will be quickly given by a visi to
7 Chestnut street.
Hetbera, Meiuerm, Jlothers.
LWt fail to procure MR8. WIXSLOW8
SOOTHING SY11CP for all diseases of teeth
ing in children. It relieves tbe child from
pain, cures wind colio, regulates the bowels,
and by giving relief and health to tbe child,
give rest to the mother.
VEGETINE.
SHE RESTS WELL.
SOUTH FOLAsn. Ms, Oct. 11, 187S.
M. I. R. STTT ENS.
ZVw I have been stek two years with the
liver compUliit, ana durmir tnut time have
taken a great many different meillclnea. bui
none ol th--m did me any good I was rentier
nthts. and h.d no apprtite. Mn.-e faking the
VaumKB I rest well, and rell-h my fil t an
recommend lit VaOaTLN tor what it bas doue
lor me. Your reir-cifiuy.
Has. ALU il iUi-KR.
witness of the above.
Kb. UKoRliK M VAIGOA5.
ltedlord, Mass.
-EGETIMi
Tnonsinds will bar testimony (and do it vol
untjnH) l' at Vuitin 13 I e best metll. al
compound yet p aced before the public r-ir ren
ovating a'd puiitytng tbe blond, eradicating all
humor Impurities or poisonous -ecretlon- !rui
Ihe svstem, lhviTirtinf and strengthe lng
the system, debilitated by Is- ae ; in tact. It Is.
as many have called 11, Th Great Ilcalth Ke
btorer." Safe and Bar,
X.IL R.STIVENS.
In lsTl your Vurmn was recommended to
me; and. yielding to the peiua.-ious of a
friend. I coaentel to try It. At Uie lime I was
unmng from general debility and nervous
prostration, superinduced by otcrwoik and Ir
regular hat'lts. it wontlernil strengthening
and curative properties seemed to aHevl niy de
bilitated system trom tbe first dote ; and unuer
its persistent use 1 rap.diy recovered, gaining
Qjoie man usual bealtn and Rood f. ellnkr. ."loco
then 1 have not henliaied to give Vm.tTiNE my
ml unqualiried indorsement as being a s le,
sure, and powrrrul agent In promoting health
and restoring the saved ygiem to new life aud
eneigy. Veuetinb tiie omy medicine I use,
and as lung as I l:ve I never expect to and a
belter. Yours truly, W 11. LLAhK.
li liuuierey street. A-ca'haio , renn.
VEGETIXE.
The followtnc letter from Kev o. w. Manv
Held, for-ieily pastor ot Uie Methodist Ep.sco
pal iburcu, llvde Park, and at pres. nt seitled
in Lowell, must convince every one wuo reads
his lener of the wondertui curative qualities of
V aotTiN as a thorough cleanser aiid puruier
ol u M) bloud.
Htpv. Pake. Mass., Feb. 13, 1S7S.
MB. IL R STEVENS.
ttar Mr. About ten years ago my health
failed throush tbe d p.eting efle. ts of dysep
s.a; n rlv a year later 1 a as attacked by ly-pno.d-fcve'r
lu its worst form. It settled In my
back, and V k the form ol a large deepw-ated
aiiecess. which was fllteen mobhsln gathering.
bad two surgical opera Ions by tbe best skid
In tiie M ale. but received no permanent cure.
1 suffered great pain al times, and was cun
s antly weakened by a protue ilischare. 1
alo lt matl pieces of bone at different tunes.
Matters ran on tbus about seven years, till
Mav. IsU, when a Irb-nd recommended me to go
to vnarottice. and talk with jou ot tbe virtue of
Veuktise. I did so, and by your kludness
fiassed through your manufactory, noting Uie
ng-Mlenls, AC by which your remedy 1 pro
duced. Ut what I saw and beard f gained some con
fidence IU EOETLSB.
I commenced taking tt soon after, but felt
worse from Its effec s; situ I pet severed and
soon fell II was benefltti g me In ot her respect.
Yet I did not se the r joills I desired till 1 had
taken It faitbfu lyfor a little more than a ear.
when the dirticuliy In the back was cured; and
for nme month I have eujoyed the beat ot
bealtn.
I have In tiat time gained twenty-five pnnnds
of 0ei-h, t-elng heavier than ever before In my
l!fe, and I was never more able to .crlorm labor
than now.
During the past few weeks I had a semfn'ous
swelling as lare as niy Hal gaier on aiioUier
part of mv bod v.
1 took Veuiti.ne faithfully, and It removed ft
level with the surface In a month. I tnlnk I
should have been curvd of my main trouble
ooner if I bad taken larger dos-s, alter havbag
become accu-tomed to its effects.
Let your patrons troubled with scrofula or
kidney dl-ease understand that It takes tune to
cure chrmlc dlsea-es : and. II Ihey will p&ileni.
lv take ViokTiNX, it alii, in my judgment, cure
them.
lih great obit iraflons I am
Yours very tru'v,
G. w. MANSF1EIJ,
Pastor of the Methodist plscopai church.
Prepared by
IL H. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.
Yfjetice is Sold by All Druggists.
"1 HUttwriii; AlTlla-UaHt Wltl
confer m Uvor npon the Advert!-" r and the
rubl Utter by wtat Ing that they miv the al ver
tlsement In thin rrnal (naming the paper
"THE KIW HOME"
is the best
Lock stitch Sewltt Nviw erer mail.
it has rrmarkable eitiu' piuU i aud not oae
fault.
Kftrnmiiinfrrv intftiremntt oStttd to Atfnts.
bDl lor iUutrall price-list.
U. 8. EWfSO.
US' Chratant Slrrrt. Philadelphia.
CONSUMPTION CURED.
An old piijUK in. rH:r-d from precttr, u.-i;ik r-
etwmtfl from B Imli nn-uimv)' Uw ffm-iU of m,
limp! yMMjthim mntMly f. p-tr mnd pernuttnt
CD of -ir-lr- . brtmnrk u 4, coforrA, wAm, nd ail
th: oat and I 'in -J5ctot; alftn cwr for Ttmnam
bilitjr aitd all iwnrrmts mrapl.iintA. ftr hwff tt-l
it cantivt pnwrtw in thonsamtn f can, tM feit it b-t
dnTT to Rink it kivTwti tap hi rniffrrinc fnllnwn. Actiw
ted by dr- toHira human unrT-nnc, 1 trill Md
fr-" to all whofW.r- rt. thn mcipe tn -nnan. Frn h.
or Fnlih. with f'-U direction. Addrw, with tu&Dk
W lif nt a. - ! rN-, KUcfc --.... y y
SI
)fl 1LLLTKAT1D UOMB Vol.
MAOAZIMi ILYI
i-Tnfn to th fwi. tb True and th BfHDl.tnl tn
li'tfucaiid Ssieial Lif- Two -ril MiTi will l
citniniw-ncpd n Jumiarv nnmhr by tht charm
lug writT lrs-"t f.T-aii4t. entitlfsi
THE WORD OF A WOMAN,
and How K-r It. AM tn other. tender LvT
etory by T. . ArUaar, intitlol
HIS DEAR LITTLE WIFE.
Bwtaerie 'a newest Patterns far Ladle' and
Cb i .Iran's lr-"s io every oiiniter .
T. . mmm a, 1 a ynr ; I'lnb at tw-r rs.sa.
fl-'!Hiii Nuu.l r, m rmu. T. ft. laTlllS.
OK. fUILAKEbPUiA
CIARD AOKNTS snd HV tnrTUndid Outfit T .sr
.ws une ua rar-ls. latent sivifn. rerms librU
Adirww "I'KIbK.TIIK PKlNTtR. '
Cratrevilla Station, sull.iaa Co , . I
AGENTS WANTED FOR
CREATIVE SCIENCE
OR MANHOOD, WOMANHOOD, and their MUlUAL
INTER-RELATIONS LOVE, its LAWS, POWER, etc
Aa-nt are sellinc from la to S3 e..ples s 4av. Mend
for p.ctlnn pav-e and nur extra b-rm to Aafntn,
ard so whr Ir slls rsr" rhn .nr ..tber b.Mk. A.l
draas. NATIONAL FL IlLI.-H I Nli CO.. Pbilad'a. Pa.
1)OPl'LAB SWM.It I.M KAtiK. COXTAIX
l.Nli FkON 74 TO 1
IMPORTED SCBAP PICTUKES.
Fur deoratina Pottery, tterap Bo.aa, mc. sent by
ail. Bust-paid, en r,clpt ot 35 cents.
OsCAK W. YolSii,
ho. r. urtb Street,
Brooklyn, E. !., 5. T.
7AC 33. IF- X33AAJLlJIlS. 7QC
I n ,omtifl MTKtKT. rHILIUtLrlllt. 1 .d
prepared to offer the cheapest )YwA
at the Great fereviitory
We are 1
ALL-WOOL BCAKLET FsJaSSEl-Sv
isr, iae. ttc, tc. and XV The Sic goods are
worth sue. 'ail are cheap. VU'?1
All. wool Scarlet Flannel Kc, ipc. SIC. tic, i.e.
anduc The 9C goods are worth aac
WHITE SAXOXT FLA EL,
lie, nc, isc. isc Soc, Sic -c soc. oc, and Tc.
The Best Bmrsaiw ll.
Yarn-wlde White Vueeche
w,.rth 4i w at xfc : worth 4e t esc, wonnwa.,
at Sie- Ml l B Fr.lled AU-ool Flannel
. Black Mived frilled All-woo Hannel. 31. .
SlSe case Al"wool Plaid rlannels, very w.de.
Sic; aorih e-
FELT SKIRTS.
We have n elegant assort ment ef Fe't 1rtt
trtlmeaTn re aJKrowrs. N y B ues A Bbks.
from soc fo K 50. Very nice Alt wool goods at
f 1 and upwards.
Cheapest Dreae Cooda tm the City.
Fine folored Ca meres.
Cashmeres isc Kennebeck ftonretie-, line
nik Flake Bnureftes lxc Beautl n E;b
Bout' I.. sc. M atels.-e Suit bgs lc : worth
we Clot n-weigni ma. " rr ,,r.'l
-.e. All-woo. camel s Balr. vj, Kara Green, I
"HeTd Tyour orders' for any kind of Dry Goods, or send tor samples. Will send you the best arul
cheapest go-da you ever bought. --w- .-
K. 7-3 Cheatwwt Mreet, Phllsxlelpkla.
olti:LtVT Di:3rvrsi foii
AMERICAN SEWING MACHINES.
lond for Illustrated IrIoe-I-lt at
COMPANY'S OFFICE, 1318 CHESTNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
VFiTlY IMPORTANT!
FROM 1124 CHESTNUT STREET.
Having s-l ijj. reU-Jr
nere-ary f..r ''B,J ,' Vin". i? n"-ie"-r l-t.- lu pr-..t-l to ,urcn-r..
1,.. sterl.ua ?.iv.r. riatea tar
eri '""'?'' "krr tlZilnf IW ha.--r pr-v.o-1 ,u Pniilp,a.
,h,m-- . ru", -I .a- ano,aal anuml,. a. . r. ptovoiru ol l. cut
" tSl'waVatioB of ths past thirteea vear. will b. lailr -.tamed bj ofler.ni only F ast-Claa.
Goo.1-. , . . . ., s- in .fnl'v -cked and rta(D I ontil railed for.
t ,.f-tir in all nun 0.raJ-1.
3ilOIJI3I-VSw
FOR
Ia arran-ln IN plans for l"-. ft has been the a!ra of THE SU134Y SCHOOL TIMES to
divide iu len work into well considered departments of study, and then to get the bot maa
In the country for each special department; also to secure greater variety and richnestaa
before In every other portion of its columns Announcements are now made as luUows:
none r II TIW n n I I II ' the Sonthem Baptist Theological Seminary a
rriUr, ly. II. I U I , U.U., '-r for),mnt ll.-brew scholar, and the American euitor
of Lance's Commentary on 8am uel, will give Critical Sotes on the Old Testament Leaaurxv
PROF. A. C. KENDKICK, D.D., LLC,
of tue Bible Kev iu Committee, -j iua
tintie Critical Notes on the leoons of tbe New Teatamur-L.
DOftr neTIM OUT! DC n Tl f Andorer ThM'."giei! Seminary. afSnrofTJ;
rnllr. AUOl I.l rntUrO, U.U. 6liu H..ur."wiU furnih aseries of uu.i.or
Devotional Rejections, on tbe lesson themes and topics, wevk Ly week.
H. .v TDIIUPTH I E'litorof The Straday School Times, will enntmneh: r'.ne-v
. LjlHI I riU.TliU-.l-, ve Applications ! tave been to wamy received Ly
readers of The Times during the year now dosing.
prflDpe A DCI T7 Corresponding Edifr. is to prenare each week a lesson rra-e-UbUnUt.
M. r .LI t rk giving the lenoutiiiie and connections, with suhev;..v
nation of Its biography. geocrs;.hy. and chronol.y. and of it. involved associates aad mari
ners and customs, as will aid the student to its belter nuderstndi::g.
44 r-a t RTIttrD" will supply her admirable expoai-oss cf tic lessoa for the
r Al I n LAI iM-.fl benelit of 1'rUiiary ClJ teachers. .
- - BF1, iir u Itrtl'Tnill who Is following In the "teps of distrrirnihe.1 tier
InS nL. II. 17. ft L.n I UB asa preac-er U children, is to furnh inuoi
original and selected, for each week's lesson.
The REV. WILLARD M. RICE, D.D., SXLl,3 Cca'
s-irB rCCflM liri DC The Per. Sfe-rs. J. C. W. Coxe and J. B. Atrhirwn.'tr.J
UTHLK LLdOUil nL.ro. Mr, Henrv Plant will present Blar ttvapl Outlines ar. 1
Hints on the le-vms from time to time, Bible Lights on the Ujgtolr.vmt
week, and occasional imeeial articles on prculr point of fact or doctriao m te lcsoi aid
be fured Ly wl- lu n scholra,
once TTDDV PftfllfT who fa tineqnaled in herdclir)cr!"?ir.f:r-TV rrr;:-.-.i::'Rr. l
HudC ILntil UUUilt- character, wiil write a aerial etory for theciunn.o f IheV.me".
tinder the title of" "Thrit She Could" This is Mn. Cooke's first serial rrnry. and it i written-
the stimulus and encourage ;uenl of Sunday-school teachers and other Chria-aa workers,
u r rimsi rc C DIPUBCnCn! srell known for his litem- wr.-k m The
Bin. LtlAnLtd a. nlUnrUOUil, independent, and as an edit.Tof "Tiie li:?..ry
tf A merlran CoPeee," will give bis constant attention w the lit-rary and other coiui-ns oi Ie
Sunday tociiool Time.
AnnmnNAi ,TTRanTinj,5 A of kci f rc-onai irim h !.
MUUI I IU.1MU Ml I flMu I lUilO. gundiiy-iu-bool work by various prominent Miidav
chonl men. will be published during the year. Occasional sermons from ditirr.iished clerrr
men will haveaplacein TheTimea. Beide these irpecial feature, tiie pla- for the new veir
include the usual variety of Sunday-school intelligence. Ways of Workins. tton'.s of worten.
Concert Exereie. Notes en e-n Letters. Editorial" on enrrent tonics, and choice seiccUu.-i
from other sources, under the beads of Worth Kepeating and From Our Keihburs. ,
NOTICE TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS. YXlXTe?,
the address given below, too will receive The Times every week for three months, in J
oiler is only for new subscribers. The regular prices are as follow": From 1 lo It conia
year, -'.!.' each. From Lt lol copies a year, 1.30 each. 3j copies aud upwards, a vear. Si-u
each.
Addna
JOHN D. WATTLES, Publisher, 610 Chestnut SL, Philadelphia.
THE SCHOLARS' QUARTERLY (bwned every three months', nnw so pcpn.ar. win be rrest!y
improved for 1st. Although a lanre snare ef the i ?t schools c.f the various denomi
nations in the country are already using the ttuanerly in place of the ordinary que n
book or leon leaf, giving it a circulation of ILiMV copies, yet aurnces come from ail
sections, that in lt78 it will be even more widely used. Its editors are determined that no
effort or eiper.se ha!l be spared to keep it in advance of all the lesson helps f. r scholars .
Every superintendent and teacher in the country should eismine it beiore rietiiling uponleuii
helps for next year.
ITS COST Is J cents a Tear, or J tor a nnnareo copies a year, rem Dytnaa wiiaontr or
If ordered bv ihe year, thev will besenteach quarter in ample time for ne. Pend scvenont
for s specimen eonv Specimens of the Weekly Lesson Leaf sent free,, Il.hliihed at the ua
of IHE SUNDAY SCHOOL TIMES. ? Address the rub-sher a above.
WHY NOT TRY
WASHINGTON PAPER?
The Weekly Washington Star,
ir EitabliAtd 7W'j- Years, h
Lsoceof the best and cheapest papers In the
I nit ed States especl tlly adapted for the Faa-m-r,
the Mevhamc. and the Fahilt okcl. It
isalarse elght-pae paper, containing jljty-iii
odumru of original and well selected News, Lit
erary and Miscellaneous reading matter, and n
port in mtrfsher and btttrrfo- m Ihm earn otlhtrmist b
Attained, m i fAc .Yeaj and G sup the .Vorwaof Oyp
Ual, mnd the dti.jt of Ojnyrttt, th Executive Dep trt
menu, and the Army and .Vary.
TERNs. ftlnclw swbacrlptiww, 84;
ritre rspies, ssd www eitr ropy !
the Keller wr the clwb; Tea eaplea.
VIS and extra rap, 1m the setter
p wf ( elwfc; TtIf t UP I CM,
-O.
ra subscriptions In each club must beirin at
I the Sme Him.. ,ml ,r. , ih ovinia rwwr .r ....
SEND FOE SAMPLE COPIES.
Address, in all casus,
THE HVES1SO HTAlt CO,
WJfiHiyGTO.V. D. C.
rpilR'AT. !.. m-rs and Ptsrisv dl se.
I curol I.ir3,-t.b Bifr.nl Alum and l.siine
- . Prxstl. Pr.if npon application. Boa 1M,
is Main street, Lvnchbura, Va.
f TYYli 4s Isos ParsvT Tosvaa" fhow
bAAA'l Case will displnT jnnr Hsis h-ter th.a
!" 'b'- '.rT" as-irrmenr . inr i las cheap.
W North FOI BTH Su-R. Phila-rlphut.
I riTUTR -saafaerar-r af Boot sad Sao C
LLSintll. p-K an4 Shoo Piadiaa. Psrsonal
and piapt artanltoa lo ordsn i by m u. Soods mU
at (t cash prir. H. J, U.wm, Taaaor, Uwna
and Imporwr. um Marhst 8t rhiladslpnia.
AR-MTC WAftxnw.
For parricalars a.l.lrsaa
WlLSQi StW;fiG MiCHlilE CO.
-a anadwar, w York i Hy.
w trtrwa. tm.. bie-ww. Ilia-
mr Mm rraarlw. tail.
'TIS TRUE lawi:-!?
tar "p- Faireat Lve, thjr lace 1 er l Onra
r-rt : ; B.m .th id fr n Kil.lsre-Rull-U- - w i
am I Ever Warchine : In Lala I'rlin Thu.k- -
-l-or Galop; P.(.. p..lka; Bio. om
Walts, fhrwamw J pan piec-i. for Pi so or Or
raa. ar ia !. No. of M osi al Hosrs.fur c. Trv il
montns obtain aias e worth 1 f..r ISc.icaab ot
tamp. O. . Bichardsoa it Co.. at Wash. t , B.W
n. Ixc. Ko. a praui. inn lo all aaudiug SlJofor 7
Flannels ecrr sold in the United States, bmjht
Trade Sate, yoremler 15th.
EXTKAAKDIVIRT BAMOAI.a-
s-mcn san-uf- vtr; worth 75c Vet- Fin.
Double Width lolored (ssbineres, - HaT.
been STijC Good Iark tall. oes. se Ysril-wwe
Cretonnes. 'te. I'nblea bed ( anion Flannea
fc uooa icacnea canton rianneia, kc
BLACK tOODH.
An Etr Heavy and Fine Black Cashmere M
Inches wide, at 4Sc '
BLACK DBAP D'ETE CASH "ERE,
Best and Cheapest Gorv a Importe .
Your eai eclal attention Is invlt-d loth'sr).
bra ed Black Cashmere. Fine, on vers heavr
and cneap. Price irom 3"r to tt. For saie on V
by us. bee these before bn ing 'J
ftILK VELVETS,
Blorlc and Colored, is to in. wide, 9tv n ,
1 13, $1 . H 38. $1 5. 1.', $ -a. For Skiri- arei
tolonalse, T In. wide, -'. $ ;s, . 1J
Cheapest in this cry. w,de i-ninred Vev.ta
Brown. Mvr'le and Plum, worth W; prv e f
fcqual In uur.l ty to Narioo Go-Alt. sel.iug urn
market al 1 la.
MIBISUts.
Lnpins rren.-n --. M
Luplns j,-1:c Merlnoes w. rth $1 it, i 7
1878.
VIII.IT IIKF. Airarneot r
an.u"iurnt ati.i hin.
tntresniitf than ch.
Wihrary lunteml of K'.yal
. T.. - i cnu-nn'ifrB, rdu m:i tr- iuri-i
J V V7 v ,M arburarr pnncipl'H. T ri-
-j.V. '-c'N b-t -afiie eT-r ii:-n:i-. St;-i
1 ' . .1- . i ,. ... I 11 I .. , a'..
charaa'ters. and ni:l't.,r7 ib!r'
"--) tl -a.--! . V a.tHffin -'as
715 Maries St.. PhilJ a.
j A nC -A.4- pi-, an- "f .'Tl
i v k r'v1"11"- l" lL "
pple ml lioi-i.
TT-HTSTRAT-TD CATALOOTJK. 14Q
TOY --.!- 1AT RN- w aawretall;.
rKKL Ll.-I KLk..
PENSIONS
.V C B EA Sf. V.
SearlMerrrt pnsi""'r
it entitled r. on t-
Hr.t:. Alt- 'A.0ji I-R-H rKf.D f-r all
WltCSDED. RrrtURLD. lyJCHtD r .
EAr.O DlrKS. Alto XEW rlt'L'yrr LA a -.
Ao "' mltt tueretlfvl Addrett irUl tt'rmp) 'lL.
X. : riTtGLRALD, V. S. CLAIM AlTl , u
in tm. If. C.
UICSOSCOPES rj,xr.
THwop, ThwTTtloni't-r- send 1t 1 lo-tr .ii
'lo'" H. x J. BM K, 9:1 t it mui
Ptm. Io wrtilnn. pic- nt-uikmi ibia paper.
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
T? 1? CT AXD CniAPrST 1 tha ORLT.
IIJX F..r i'h or ti'stal'menr Ai.KNr
"tsTtfi uoaur. HattmA
da t laik St .New 1 ok.
MT10.WL LIFE nMIUMK 10..
mr tme- r. . mf .
TrflrowPAN uie; tM.r.i. it ' rvfFit
A I'HAKTKK i;HO'IFi BY . .iNt.KK" I
W "T AliriNU ON AN FN t. BO K f I'' .'KKKH
'RKK 'il ANY . OMPLI" TH WITH
(TilKR 0MPMi:-IT " tPIT M. HKI.h lit
STKoMi MKN ITS INVKTMVNT lKl.l.
M 1K. IT orrFR- rt(rF-TI.NE. K. I lil
TY TO 1T p.iLl.V lioLUKKS AN Ir Lu
KATks. APPLY T.
BL. . HI I LI. Orw'l Aaent.
411 Waifiul Mril. rh i.1..1i S-
. .nvjt
.Afc" T J
"OK HARK PAT.T''
The fntlrtw tne la a list of thediff nt rr -a of fnr
UntMs. with prK-. nsl. whH-h ba n ei'r.tr
a. srsttr.a rhe markst a nnnibr of yea i. an.1 l th-ir
nniforr n cll ice. sernre.1 f-r nsa Wl.llv irMrreaniLd
patronsire and e.ns(-nt lesrimonlaH of merit.
Soliritina a na of ..ur fas-.rs, with a i-uarmntes
Ol firat-rlasa g la aaerv r-r--t . we r i u
Y.mrstrnlr. lll'F.Y A d'HKINT.
Sol Propneiors, 121 N.whil St., l'b..i.pi
BArLET'9 PUBB RYE
X
XX
ttt
2
1
J
ir
,.a. " . v-, ;
COPPER !if ILL Kit WHI'KKT T. "l S to I
UK. ST.KYEK TONIC HF.KR BITTEKS
tine utne i arirm eras iwejn t.
Tf yon deaire Sample t of anr of the above. w shs-J
rska pleaaura ia sanding Umui', All Hoods rs'T"J "
deair-i. H. a -.
$10 $1000
wvesieu in Wail wreet
Mocks, makes fort uses
everv monrik. RuoK seat
frme evnlalnln everT-
thlny. Addren BAXTKit CO, Bao-ers,
7 11 Street Tsew lork.
1,000,000 PHOTOGRAPHS,
of brant fol Mbjmsrw mrt mail. Card f
Cabinet .. klcts., also Mr MCopi. Lent l. t- ne
Ica. Si'Msry. Ac, acts. Aaauts void for list l t
aallina uovalbM. WM. r. B NNAU-. Jr..
N.mkst., PhiU-s-ra
V 'f .. .-r-