PuckV Dream Booki
If you dream of a ring-tailed monkey,
chewing bar-soap on the top of an
obelisk, and scratching the small of his
back with hi left hind foot, on wnicn
there is a blister of the eighth poten
tiality, and of two years standing it
means that you will meet a cross-ej eu
girl the next time you go hunting for
raccoons in a reservoir.
If you dream of a stuffed oystershell
dancing about in iu ulster, to the tuue
of 'Hold the Fort,' while a club-footed
Indian looks on and chews gum, it's a
sign that it is going to rain when your
blonde cousin gets married. (If it is a
brunette cousin, you have got to dream
something else.)
If you dream of a boiled owl, seated
on a monument, smiling at a red cow,
half seas-over, and dyeing its central
tail feather a mazarine blue, it is a
certain indication that there is money
coming to you whenever you see a
Kussian Lieutenant Colonel asleep
under a sycamore.
If you dream of a pock marked rhi
noceros eating asparagus with a silver
spoon and fanning your mother-in-law
with the O. P. side of its tail, it is a
sign that there will be a christening in
your city, or somewhere in the adjoin
ing county.
If you dream that a red headed man
plucked you by the sleeve the last time
you went to Yang-ete-Kiang, and told
you that his eldest uncle on the father's
side was in the habit of eating crow
with chow-chow sauce whenever he
suffered from acute cystitis of the phal
anxeries it is a sure sign that you need
an emetic as much as you ever need
one in your life.
If you dream of an asthmatic octo
roon catching fiies with a pop gun and
whispering sweet word of comfort
into an alligator's ear, it 13 a sign that
you will get a letter from over the sea
from a dark man who turns his back on
a blonde woman with a wart under her
ear.
If you dream of a Patagonian with
the chills and fever, paying assiduous
court to a rheumatic lion with a pink
polonaise draped gracefully over a
night-aiguille tunic, cut bias in a dark
point, it is a sign that you'd better
wake up for you are dreaming like a
throo-ply jackass.
A rrrilom Advrntore la Coal Mine.
The "sh.-iftiiien" at the colleries are
selected for their physical strength and
pluck, in addition to the skill and prac
tical knowledge required for their par
ticular work. The incident we are
atKiut to relate will show how severely
tlie former of these qualifications may
at times Je tested.
The work of these men is confined to
the shaft of the pit. and consists main
ly in repairing the "tubbing" or lining
of the shaft, stopping leaks, or remov
ing any obstructions interfering with
the free passage of the cages up and
down the iit. The coal pit at X
has a double fliaft, divided by a brat-
ticing,"' or wooden partition. These
divisions we call A and B. Two cages
'the vehicles of transMirt up and down
the pit; ascend and descend alternately
iu shaft A. At a certain point the shaft
is widened to allow the cages to pass
each other, and their simultaneous ar
rival at this iM.int is insured by the ar
rangement of th wire roies on the
winding wheel over the pit mouth.
The oscillation of the cages U guarded
against by wooden guiders running
down each side of the shaft, which lit
into grooves in the sides of the cages,
On one occasion, during a very severe
frost, these guiders bad become coated
with ice, and thus their free passage
in the grooves of the cages was inter
feied with. Before this obstruction
was discovered, the engine having been
set iu motion, the downward cage,
which, fortunately, was empty at the
time, stuck fast iu the shaft before ar
riving at the passing point. The as
canding cage, whose only occupant was
a small boy returning to "bank," pro
ceeding on iu upward aourss, urashed
into the downward cage iu the narrow
part of the shaft, where, of course, there
was only a single passage. Though the
shock was something terrific, the steel
rope was not broken as the engineer,
whose resiKinsible position entails the
greatest presence of mind and watchful
ness, had stopjied the engine on the
first indication of an unusual tremor in
the rope. Yet such was the violence of
the meeting that both cages, though
strongly constructed of iron, were bent
and broken in fact, rendered useless
by being thus jammed together in a
narrow space. The greatest anxiety
was felt as to the fate of the boy, as it
was seen that, even if he had escaped
with his life aftr such a severe crash.
his rescue would be a work of great
danger and difllculty
Vie may imagine the horror of the
poor little fellow while suspended in
the shattered cage over a gulf some 400
feet deep, both cages firmly wedged in
the shaft, and the ropes rendered use
less for any Queans of descent to the
scene of the catastrophe. The readiest
way of approach seemed to be by shaft
B, the osition of which we have indi
cated above. Iown this, then, a shaft
man, whom we will rail Johnson, de
scended in a cage until he arrived at an
oieuing in the brattice-work, by which
he could enter shaft A. He found him
self (as he supposed) at a point a little
above where the accident had occurred,
and this conclusion he came to from
seeing two rojies leading downward,
which he naturally took to be those by
which the cages were suspended. Un
der this impression he formed the idea
of sliding down one of the ropes, with
a view of lilM-rating, if possible, the en
tangled cages and securing the safety
of the unfortunate boy. The hardy
fellow was soon gliding through the
darkness on his brave and dangerous
errand. He had descended altout forty
feet, when, to his horror ahd amaze
ment, his course was suddenly checked
by a bend in the rope, and the terrible
discovery flashed upon him that he
ir.j tnnpended in the loop of the slack
rope, which here took a return course
to the top of the downward cage.
It will be understood that when the
descending cage struck upon the run
ners, as the roie continued to unwind
from the pulley, ic hung down in a
loop, descending lower and lower, un
til the engine was stopjed by the meet
ing of the cages. This loop, or 'bight,"
was naturally mistaken by Johnson for
the tiro roj, and he did not discover,
until he found himself in the fearful
situation described, that he had entered
through the brattice into shaft A More,
instead of above, where the cages were
fixed. There he hung, then, over a
yawning abyss many fathoms deep
closed from above by the locked cages
all below looking dark and horrible.
Xone, of course, knew his danger;
his hands were chilled by the freeing
roe; his arms, already fully exercised,
began to ache and stiffen with the strain
and intense cold, added to the bewilder
ing 6ense of hopeless peril. Good need
there was. then, that pluck and endu
rance be found in the ahaflnian ! His
1 I .
square, sturdy frame and unflinching
spirit were now on their trial. Had
his presence of mind gone or his nerve
failed, he must have been paralyzed
with fear, los. his hold, and been dash
ed into an undistinguishable mass.
But self-preservation is a potent law,
and working iu such a spirit he framed
a desperate plan for a struggle for life.
The guiders running down the inside
of the shaft are fastened on to cross
beams about six feet apart. Johnson
hoped that if he could reach one of
these he might obtain footing whereon
to rest, and by their means clamber up
to the oening in the brattice-work.
How to reach them was the next ques
tion that dashed lightning-like through
bis mind. This he assayed to do by
causing the rope to oscillate from side
to side, hoping thus to bring himself
within reach of one of the cross-beams.
And now commenced a fearful lining.
Gaining a lodgment with one knee in
the loop, he set the rope swinging by
the motion of his body, grasping out
wildly with one hand each time he ap
proached the side of the shaft. Unoe,
twice, thrice! he felt the cold, icy faoe
of the "tubbing," but as yet nothing
but slimy boards met his grasp, afford
ing no more hold than the glassy side
of an iceberg.
At last he touched a cross-beam, to
which his iron muscles, now fully rous
ed to their work, held on like a vise.
He soon found footing on the beam be
low, and then, letting go the treacher
ous rope, rested in comparative securi
ty before beginning the ierilousasceut.
With incredible endurance of nerve and
muscle, he clambered upward alongside
the guider, by the aid of the cross
beams, and by thrusting his hands
through the crevices of the timber. In
this manner he reached the oening
into shaft B, where the cage iu which
he had descended was wailing. Chill
ed, cramped and frozen, and barely
able to give the signal, he was drawn
to the pit-mouth prostrate and exliast
ed. The boy was rescued unhurt by a
man being lowered to the top of the
cages in shaft A. Johnson suffered no
ill consequences, and, though a hero
above many known to fame, he stili
pursues his sturdy task as a shaftinan ;
while beneath the" homely exteriorexist
the pluck and sinew of iron that din not
fail hi in even in his fearful swing.
Sumter Evacuated.
The Confederate officers left the fort
without any formal leave-taking, and
their boat soon disappeared in the dark
ness. Upon their arrival in Charleston
and the delivery of Mayor Anderson's
response, a telegram was sent to Mont
gomery, informing the authorities that
Mayor Anderson "would not consent."
Inside the fort the men were in
formed of what had happened, and
directed to await the summons to the
guns. Xo tire was to be returned until
daylight. The night was calm and clear
and the sea wa3 still. Fires were
lighted in all the Confederate works,
when, at 4.30 A. M., the silence was
broken by the discharge of a mortar
from a battery near Fort Johnson,
within easy range of the work ; a shell
rose high in the air and burst directly
over Fort Sumter; its echo died away
and all was still again ; when suddenly
fire was opened from every battery of
the enemy. At daylight all the guns of
Fort Sumter opened, and the fire
steadily continued all day. During the
night of the 12th the accurate range of
the mortars lodged a shell in the parade
or about the work at intervals of fifteen
minutes. It was estimated that over
2,500 shot and shell struck the fjrt
during the first twenty-four hours. By
morning the fleet sent to our assistance
appeared off the bar, but did not enter.
At 8.30 on the 13th the quarters took
fire from the effect of hot shot and could
not be extinguished, and soon the entire
barracks were in a blaze. The barrels
containing powder were thrown into
the sea. At 1.20 on the 13th the flag
staff, having been struck four times,
was shot away and the flag replaced
upon the parapet. The firing upon the
work was severe and continued; the
return from the fort slow and feeble,
sounding like signals of distress to the
nation, and finally ceased altogether.
Seeing the condition of things, Colonel
Wigfall pushed out in an open boat from
Cumming's Point, unauthorized it (is
true, and learning from Mayor Ander
son that he would evacuate the fort
upon the terms originally proposed to
him, returned and eommunicated with
General Beauregard, who immediately
sent a commission authorized to arrange
terms for the evacuation, which were
soon agreed upon. Tne garrison was
transferred to the large transport lying
off the bar, and was soon on its way to
the Xorth. Many an eye turned toward
the disappearing fort, and as it sank at
last opon the horizon the smoke-cloud
still hung heavily over its parapet.
A IK Issteftivr.
A well dressed young woman entered
a restaurant not far from the terminus
of the Orleans Railway, Paris, anil told
the waiter to bring her iu all haste a
basin of soup, as she was about to take
her departure on the next train. This
was immediately done, and after hav
ing eaten it and paid the waiter, she
was hurrying away, saying that siie
should certainly be late, when she per
ceived her passage barred by a large
dog, which refused to let her pass. She
attempted by caresses to put it aside,
but the animal held firm and opiiosed
her way.
"I shall certainly be late !" cried she.
"Do take away that horrible dog!"
The waiter and the master cried out,
"Vidocq, Yidocq, give way, sir!" but
the dog never stirred.
One of the waiters here whispered
something to the master, who coining
up to the yound woman, said :
"If my dog prevents you leaving the
premises the reason must be that you
have some of the projiorty belonging to
the house altout you. You had better
give it up at once and go your way."
The person thus addressed at first af
fected great indignation at being so ac
cused, but at last drew out a silver
SKon, which handed to the owner
of the restaurant. The dog then allowed
her to pass, and she was hurrying off
when she was seized by her mantlet
and forced to stop. This time it was by
a police agent, who had been on the
lookout for several iiersons suspected of
being concerned in a roblery,and who,
it was thought, might attempt to get
off by the railway. She was arrested,
and on examination her mantlet was
found to be furnished' with immense
pockets for receiving pillered goods. It
is said that this is not the first time
that the dog, belonging to the restaur
ant, hag shown himself a faithful
guardian of his master's property.
Xeveb deal with an undertaker if
you can possibly avoid It. They are a
mean set, always wanting to screw you
down.
Vara a SMUTTED Cold develop a Con
stant Congh, bkortueas of breath and Wast
ing or tleeh, you may be sure tua Langs are
seriously thieatened, and that a prompt treat
ment ia demanded. Dr. Javne's Expectorant
a thoroughly adapted to apted lj cure al
Coughs and Col da, and is an affective medi
cine in the Dtimarv atacea of Conanmntian
and Bronchitis,
AGRICULTURE
Turks fob Sanitary Uses. The
finest elms, maples and willows about
farm or suburban residences are those
standing near the drains which receive
the slops and kitchen waste. A few
large trees near a drain or the cesspool
makes an outitt almost unnecessary.
The evaporating capacity of a large tree
is astonishingly great. Its leaves are
con'inually throwing off the moisture
taken np by the roots. This process of
vegetation can easily be tested by in
verting a glass receiver over a potted
plant and setting it in the sun. The
glass being cooler than tne air about
the inclosed plant will condense the
moisture thrown off by the leaves,
which will run down on the sides. Iu
a dry atmosphere evaporation by the
leaves of trees goes on more rapidly,
and the trees about the drain act as
pumps to return to the air the fluids
poured into the soil. The fertilizing
matter in the sewage goes to build, up
the woody fiber of the trunk, and'lbe
moisture thrown off by the leaves is
pure water. Trees in such situations
are thus a board of health and an army
of contractors all to themselves, who
perform more than they promise, do it
carefully and pay for the privilege. In
the outskirts of cities, where the drain
age is imperfect, and where there is
room for them, there should be no hesi
tation in planting them through fear of
their shading the house too much. The
evil which it is supposed they do in this
way is of no consequence compared
with the miasmatic influence of a soil
saturated with sewage. The trees
named above arc perhaps as valuable
for this purpose as any. The greater
the leaf surtace the greater the amount
of evaporation. Oaks and other slow
grow iug trees are not suitable, aud are
more likely to be injured by an excets
of moisture about the roots.
Density or Timber. Soil and situa
tion have more to do with the density
of timber, than most people suppose.
The larch, for instance, on a low, moist
soil will be spongy, and on sandy up
lands will rot quickly. On rocky soils
it will be found dense, aud of the most
lasting quality known. It is also ex
tremely difficult to burn, a most valu
able property in some cases.
The following table, made from what
are said to have been actual tests, will
show the relative valuesof a number of
well-known varieties of timber. Shell
Dark hickory, 100; pignut hickory, 95;
white oak, 84; while ash, 77; dogwood,
75; scrub oak, 73; white hazel, 72; ap
ple tree, 70; red oak, 09; white beech,
65; black birch, 62 ; yellow oak 60; hard
maple, 59; white elm, 58; red cedar,
56; wild cherry, 65; yellow pine, 54;
chestnut, 52; yellow poplar, 51 ; butter
nut, 43; white birch, 43; white pine,
30.
Grocxd Bunk. A correspondent
says :
Within a few years great deal of
ground bone has been used in this vi
cinity, and its use is steadily increasing,
which is attended with the best results.
We use it for top-dresssiug and for
seeding to grass, and it has proved very
satisfactory aud displaced many of the
other special manures offered in the
market. After the land has been made
smooth and ready for seed, ground bone
is applied at the rate of from five to ten
hundred pounds to the acre and har
rowed in. Half a ton to the acre is a
heavy dressing, and will last five or six
years. It is better to use as much as
this, as the cost of plow wing and seed
ing is the same, whether manure is ap
plied or not. Larger crops may be ex
pected, and it will hold out much longer
by the heavier application. It does the
best on moist soils.
The Cranberry as a House Plant.
The common cranberry is a most at
tractive plant when properly cultivated
In pots, and can endure a good deal of
neglect which would be fatal to other
plants. It only needs to be kept cool
anJ moist. A corn post of muck and
sand is the proper material for potting
it in. Although usually regarded as
aquatic in its nature, it will not do to
have the soil saturated with water.
What it requires is that water shall be
within reach of its roots, aud that the
soil shall he one through which the
water can rise readily by capillary at
traction. Let the pot stand in about an
inch oi water, and it will thrive better
than iu any greater depth. The cran
berry roots readily from cuttings, or it
can be propagated by bending down the
sprays and covering them with the
moist compost. It is beautiful at all
times of the year, and especially so just
after the fruit commences to ripen. Its
reu Derries will remain on the vine for
a loug time and are highly ornamental.
Style In Weddinca.
The English morning wedding,
which has of late been adopted by our
best society, and obtained such a hold
as to wipe out the roost cherished tra'
ditious, has met with a set back iu the
form of an opposition American cere
mony employed by several old Knicker
bocker families in the arrangement of
recent nuptials. The English style, in
fact, has its disadvantages. In the first
place, the bridesmaids, often numerous
have no attendants, for there are no
groomsmen, and the possibilities of a
little flirtation and future acquaintance
growing out of the commingling of
white silk with kid gloves, cake and
orange blossoms are all lost. The
bridesmaid has nothing except "a
bouquet or cheap locket to compensate
her for the trouble and expense of pre
paration, and the exasperation of seeing
one of her friends petted and admired
as a bride, while she herself is left un
noticed and uncared for. The no-cards-
and-no-cake also has difficulties. They
serve a double purpose of explanation
and friendly attention to distant friends
and near acquaintances, which saves a
vast amount of trouble aud heart-burn
ing. Then the English costume not
only permits, but authorizes the bride
groom to wear an informal costume,
in striking contrast to the elaborate
dress of the bride, and which seems
neither respectful to her nor the gor
geously arrayed friends who have been
invited to be present at the tying of the
nuptial knot. All these considerations
have finally arrayed themselves into
decided objections, and culminated in a
revival, as before remarked, of the old
fashioned full-dress American aere
mony. At such weddings the brides
maids are attended by an equal number
of groomsmen, all of whom, as well as
the groom, are attired in full evening
dress. The cake is restored to its proper
place of honor upon the well supplied
supper table, and the bride cuts the first
piece, according to ancient custom.
Wedding cake and wedding cards are
sent around to such friends and ac
quaintances as are not present at the
wedding, which does not take place at
church in the morning, but at the home
of the bride in the evening, and is
followed by the reception. It is optional
whetbei the bride and the groom start
on the same evening upon a wedding
trip or remain at home for some days
The latter is better, and more truly in
accordance with the old-fashioned ideas
for the bride is usually worn out with
fatigue and excitement, and in n con
dition to be hurried to a railway train
and made to encounter the discomforts
of night travel.
A quiet conscience sleeps despite the
thunder.
SCIENTIFIC
At the recent annual meeting of the
American Gas Light Association, there
was an amusing though protracted dis
cussion on the deposit of naphthaline
from street gas. J. his substance seems
to be the bane of gas manufacture. It
may be deposited anywhere iu the
pipes, from the retorts at the gas-works
to the burners of the consumor.
Wherever it stops it clogs the flow; it
has been known to obstruct and finally
choke pipes of six or eight inches
diameter. After, perhaps, years of
immuuity, the plague of napththaline
comes suddeuly ou the gas manufac
turerone of the speakers said "like
an outbreak of the measles." Lit'le is
as yet certainly known as to its cause or
cure. As an illustration of the trouble
it gives, one gas-house had complaints
in a siugleday from 5 per cent of all its
consumers, aud it was thought to be a
triumph over the naphthaline nuisance
when the complaints were reduced to
tighty-tive per day. Some manufac
turers su!ceeded in checking the dei-osit
of this substance, by introducing ben
zine into their gas; but others found
that device only served for a brief
period, when the trouble begou again.
Captaiu White described a more suc
cessful experience in this contest than
the other members. He passed his gas
through a series of boxes w ith perforated
screens; this apparatus was ca'led a
"scrubber." The gas was drawn
through the screen, as it left the retorts,
by the action of the exhauster, and all
the regular products of the hydraulic
main went into the boxes of the
"scrubber." The usual purifying pro
cesses were retained without change.
Xo naphthaline made iu appearance
while the "scrubber," intervened; but
two days after it was removed, a huu
dred people called-to complain that they
could get no light. Captain While's
theory is that tne screens break up the
molecules held in suspension, so that
that the vapors and gas are more thor
oughly miugled.
Why Colors can never be Photographed.
It is now universally admitted by
chemists and physicians that natural
colors can never be reproduced by the
process of photography. There is a
broad philosophical reason for this be
lief. Color has no objective existence.
It is simply the grain's interpretation
of the rapidity with which the waves of
the ray of light beat against the retina.
Beats more rapid produce the sensation
of the mind known as violet; beats less
rapid, that known as red. The violet
and the red are nothing but the vibra
tions either until they reach the optic
nerve and communicate to that the vi
brations which the brain translates.
Until collodion, or some other sensative
agent, can be made to endow with in
telligences like the brain, the undula
tions that fall upon it in a ray of light
will remain undulations and nothing
more. Inother words, it is as impossible
to photograph colors as it is to photo
graph sound.
Xew and Sice. The standard brie a
bric has a rival. A new and very
pretty ware for ornamental purposes
has made its appearance within the past
few months and is called "Belleck"
ware. It is made in the north of Ire
land, and has the exquisite delicacy and
finish of mother-of-pearl. Its glaze is
so brilliant that it is iridescent, while its
lustre is that of fine glass. It is not
transparent, but it has the effect of trans
parency from the delicacy of iu tints
and the perfect polish of its glaze. The
shell shape is the fashionable form for
this beautiful addition to the seemingly
endless list of new things in ceramics,
aud thedesigns aie usually dishes, vases,
holders and objects of various kinds for
the adornment of mantel or bracket. It
is so entirely different from majolica
and the usual china wares that it enters
into no rivalry, but has a field of its
own.
Dr. Buf. of Giessen, hnds that hy
drogen possesses a diathermancy closely
approaching that of a vacuum ; that dry
air absorbs from 50 to 60 per cent, of the
rays ot heat which it receives from a
source heated to the boiling point of
water; that the absorptive power of
moist air surpasses that of dry air only
by a trifling percentage; aud that rock
salt is not absolutely diathermanous for
the so-called dark rays of heat, its
thermal color rather resembling that
of dry air. These conclusions dtffer
from some of those of other authorities.
JJf. Bnrral and Salvetat In a memorial
presented to the French Academy of
Sciences, refer to the fact that a large
portion of the wool sent from Australia
and South America contains a greater
or less percentage of vegetable matter
mixed with it, which, of course, is in
jurious, to its quality, and which usual
ly resists the mechanical means of
separation that are employed. An Im
portant problem, therefore, has been
the destruction and elimination of the
vegetable fibre by agencies that do not
bring harm to the wool.
Altout Masonry.
Tin- Motouic fiitiete says of the Order
in the United States: The introduction
of Knight Templary in the Uuited
States is exceedingly obscure. Xo
charters seem to exist showing any
legitimate succession from the bodies in
Euroie, as in the case of svnilxilk-
Lodges. The probability is that iinii
vidua! Masons in Philadelphia, Provl
deuce, Boston, Xew York and other
places, who had received the orders of
Knighthood in Euroiie, having satis
factory evidence by diploma or other
wise of the legitimate character of each
other, organized themselves into En
campments at their respective abodes.
It is said that an Encampment (as Coin-
mauderies were first called) existed iu
Charleston, S. C. as early as 1780. It
is also claimed that Encampments ex
isted in Philadelphia and other cities
prior to 1790. But in 1816 we begin to
enter upon regular aud authentic his
tory, for it was in that year that the
General Grand Encampment was reg
ularly organized. Seven Encampments
met by IVlegates at Mason's Hall in the
City of Xew York, on the 20th of June.
1816, aud formally adopted a constitu
tion for the government of Knights
lemplar in the I nited States. These
seven Encampments were as follows:
Boston, of Boston ; St. Johns, of Provi
dence; Ancient, of Xew York ; Temple,
of Albany; Montgomery, of Stillwater;
St. Paul's, of Xewbiiryport; Newport,
of Newport; Darius Council, of Port
land. It will lie noticed that Charles
town and Philadelphia were not repre
sented in the movement.
Apple of Gold in Pictures ot Silver
"A word fitly spoken ia like armies of iml.l im
pcturea of adver." When the body becomes
diseased, the mind is thereby necessarily in
fluenced. National wars, 8tate dissensions.
neiguuornnoa Drous, ana laniilj dirfrrenceM,
are more frequently 'ban other me the mult
of diseased and disordered constitutions.
When the body 1m suffering, the mind, acting
in sympathy, will become irritated and per
plexed. When the phvnical system ia in health.
tne nuna perceives things in their true light,
and the disposition assumes a very different
phase. Nothing more directly tends" to di a troy
the he: py, cheerful diaaition of a womau.
and render her peevish, nervous, and fretful,
than a constant endurance of uterine disor
ders. The diseases peculiar to woman take
away the elasticity and bouyancy of health and
reduce ber body and mind to a mere wreck.
Dr. Pierce's Favoiite Pr-scrip ion is a real
peacemaker in a family. No woman suffering
from uterine disorder can afford to be with
out this remedy. The Favor te Prescription
saves unnecessary doctor bills, p events -i-vorcea,
wards off suicides, brings bask buoy
ant, joyous feelings, restores the woman to
health, and her family to happiness. It is
sold by all druggists-
DOMESTIC.
Aboct Washing and Ironing. Make
good warm suds of clean soft water and
hard soap or old soft soap will answer.
Rub the garments through this thor
roughly but quickly; then throw into
a tub of clear soft water slightly warm
and well salted ; then put through the
wringer, starch and hang in the shade
but where they will get a good breeze
to dry. The salt in the rinse water
is invaluable for all articles In which
the colors are Inclined to fade. A little
salt also added to the starch, prevents
the iron from sticking, and gives, to
sueh garments as require it, a very
pleasing gloss. To make a nice starch
from flour for light calicoes, common
skirts, table-clothes, Ac, mix flour
with water until you have a stiff dough;
then work this dough under water with
your hand, and the fine part of the flour
will work out in the water, leaving
only the brown sticky substance in the
hand. Have your starch water boiling,
and stir in the liquid ; adding a handful
of salt.
For shirt bosoms we use a board made
purposely to fit inside of the bosom and
keeps it smooth and straight. If irons
get rusty rub them briskly on a piece of
sand paper laid flat on the floor, and
when done ironing rub them with a
bit of beeswax.
To Frt Apples and Pork Chops.
Seasou the chops with salt and pepper
and a little powdered sage or sweet
marjoram; flip them into oeaien e-en
and then into beaten bread crumbs. Fry
about twenty minutes, or until they are
done. Put them on a hot dish. Pour
iff nart of the eravr into another pan.
to make a gravy to serve with them, if
you choose. Then iry apples wnicn
you have sliced about two thirds of an
inch thick, cutting them around the
apple so that the core is in the centre of
each piece. v hen tney are Drownea
on one side and partly cooked, turn
them carefully with a pancake turner,
and let them finish cooking. I'isn
around the chops, or on a separate dish
Blanc Manor. Set on one quart of
rich cream with Ave ounces or fine
white sugar and a few drops of extract
of vanilla or any other flavoring pre
ferred. Whip it to a stiff froth. After
soaking one ounce of isinglass or gela
tine in one pint of cold water for a haif-
hour, let it 6iminer on embers until
perfectly dissolved, stirring from tini3
to time to prevent the gelatine from
sticking to the hottom or the stew pan
and burning. When lukewarm, pour
the cream slowly in, beating it all the
time until stiff enough to drop from a
spoon, then put it in molds previously
dipped in cold water.
Cranberry wink taken internally and
applied externally, is announced as a
cure for scrofula, lo make tne wine,
take the ripe berries, mash them in
mortar to a fine pulp, put it into a stone
jar, and add one quart of water to two
quarts of berries; stir it well; set away
and let it stand a week; then strain it
through cotton, and you have a Deautl
ful wine, which, with a little sugtr.
makes a wholesome drink, at once cool
ing aud palatable. It does uot ferment
Irish Cabbage. Chop fine a medium
sized head of cabbage and season with
hatter, pepper and salt; add water
enough to cook until very tender; then
when almost dry aild a cup ol thick
sweet cream and simmer a few minutes
longer. For those who prefer cabb:ige
with vinegar, a goo 1 way is to use hair
cream and half vinegar, or for those
who do not have cretin, use milk and
t-'iicken with a little flour.
Corn Starch Case. Take one cup of
corn starch, two cups of flour, two of
powuered whitesug.tr, one cup ol sweet
cream, one cup of butter and the whites
of seven eggs, beaten to a froth, one
large teaspoonful of cream of tartar and
half as much soda. In mixing, first
dissolve the starch In the cream.
To make Ointment for Chapped Hands,
take 'i ounces of sweet oil, 4 ounces
sperms -eti, 1 ounce pulverized cam
phor, nix together in a clean earthen
vessel, by the aid of a gentle heat, and
apply it warm night and morning.
Another good ointment may be made
with a little fresh butter and honey.
Vinegar. A cheap vinegar consists
ol twenty-five gallons of warm rain
water, with four gallons of treacle and
one gallon of yeast. The mixture can
be used after it has been allowed to
ferment.
Beactifil White Finish. A beauti
ful finish may be given to parlors or
extra work In houses, by mixing zinc
white in white dammar varnish. This
forms the china gloss of commerce.
Half a pint of dried peas makes two
quarts oi goou soup. Add a carrot or
' vuiuii ui imv ui i ii i uiuves. vrah
meal may be added to advantage. Boa lis
mUV ffe. Il-Oil In Ik. auma nraw.
Yot'R fat must be boiling when you
put your meat into it to rry.
English Domestic and their Ways.
A favorise plan for lightening labor,
even with families who are In moderate
circumstances, is to keep a " Buttons.
a useful little urchin, who is forced to
make himself respectable in appearance
by wearinz a liverv nrovided for him.
the distinguishing feature of which is
its lavisnness in the way of buttons.
This boy is expected to do anything
and everything to clean boots, fetch
coal, run errands, open the door, assist
in waiting at table, rub up knives and
silver; iu short to be at the beck and
call or everybody in the house for each
and every dut v. He mav be called a son
of light brigade or sharpshooter on the
outposts between the heavy cavalry ift
the kitchen in the shape of cook and
the solid infantry which moves with
regular steps through the housemaids
set round of duties. And whenever the
wheels of a household ill England ars
found to creak, additional help in the
shape of under servants is eneaved. the
matter of the efficiency of the upper
servants being, of course, first satisfac
torily settled. Here is the verv kernel
of the nut of the question; this it is
wuicn uiaaes ail the UlUoreuee" be
tween the management of a house say
in New York aud a similar one i n London
A family without children, occunvinir
a brown stone front in Xew York, will
consider that two servants should do
the work of the household, and do it
well. Weareuotspeakineof oeonlewhn
live on the " swell" avenues aud keep
carriages, or give frequent balls and
parties; i mean unpreteuding people
who own or rent a nice three or four-
story house, and want to live with en
ure com fort aud freedom from rows or
disputes with servants, aud expect to
oe wen waited on. They engage cook
and chambermaid the chambermaid to
act also as waitress, both to act as laun
dresses, llit'h waces are iriven. and
whfcnjthe work is done uiisatisAu-torilv
more money is offered as a bribe, or else
mere are disagreeable scenes endinu-
with the lady savins' hotlv. " Well, if
you can't do my work, I'll find some
one else who can." But she is mistaken.
She will never find two women who
can cook, wash, iron, clean, dust, wait
at table, and do the work generally of a
three or four-story house as it should
be done. In a household of that impor
tance in England there would be hired,
at the least, cook and under -servant.
housemaid and Buttons.aud all the laun
dry work put one
HUMOROUS.
Tri-ly Luckt. On oneof the numer
ous railroads which center in Minne
apolis, a gang of section men found a
broken rail the other morning. One of
the men a son of Erin, was told to go
on some distance and flag a train that
would soon be due, while the remainder
of the men with their hand-car ran
back to the station to procure another
rail with which to repair damages. Pat
examined the rail after his companions
bad gone, and then in a moment of con
fusion turned the wrong way and fol
lowed them back toward the station.
He did not discover his mistake until
the train he had been intent upon
flagging, having safely passed over the
broken rail, was thundering at his
beels. Frantic over his error he
whipped out his flag, and waving it
wildly at the approaching train, danced
up aud down the track like a madman.
The engineer whistled "down brakes,"
the train came to a sudden stop, aud
conductor and engineer rushed forward
to ascertain what the trouble was. Pal,
itill waving bis flag, shouted :
"Och! murther and turf! go back
wit your thrain ! For the love o' hiven
run her back three-quarters o' a mile !
A rail is bruck entoirely, and sure iu
flaggiu' yez I am till such times as ray
pairs is made!"
They assured him that if a rail was
broken, back there, Ihey had passed
over it iu safety, aud would therefore
proceed.
Pat heaved great sigh of relief as he
realized the situation, and exclaimed :
"Thanks be to God! But wasn't it
looky I flagged yez, onyhow !"
KeCENTLT, when a church steeple was
iu the course of erection in a Scotch
town, the provost had a conversation
with the architect, and pointed out the
danger which he supored might arise
from the action of the wind upon the
weathercock, the great size of which
surprised him when he saw it before it
was put up. He thought it would be
apt to disturb the stones iu the pinnacle
of the steeple. "You see the weather
cock, turns round with the wind, and
never presents any great surface to it.
There is nothing fixed but the cardinal
points." "Ah, well," said the provost,
"aud couldna ye mak' the cardinal
point turu round too?"
Pigg Fry At the house of the
bride's parents, Rock Falls, 111., Nov.
IA 1S77 hitlmbv A II Miller Mr.
S.'encer F. Pigg and Miss Eva Fry.
t -...... ....... 1.1 K..L-1 .....I ct.t,,,u
VUI i cc, fcTVUJO n uuiu vane, auv en. i
Witntil hroil hut feiti niii is lw.Ittr Mild
- . -, j - -
juicier. May there never be a broil or
a slew in the nappy i igg lainiiy.
A devoted wife will always speak
plainly, though kindly, to her husband.
Here is a case in point: "When 1 die,"
said a married man, "I want to go
where there is no suow to shovel." His
wife said that she presumed that he
would.
A Kenti'Ckt paper says that a young
man who recently married a girl with
a gold mine, gave bis friends a supper
O. "did Iphys virgiiiianus ' imbedded in
a wideuishof " convolvulus edulis."
Them's possum and Liters.
The difference between the black and
while race is easly explained. When a
white man is choking he turns black,
but when a colored man is iu ti e same
fix he doesn't turn anything but his
eye-balls.
Why Is a greenhorn who has been
cheated in a bargain like the desert of
Sahara? Because he's a great flat.
Why is a public-house like the land
of shadows? Because it is the abiding
place of good and bad spirits.
"No, ma'am," said a grocer to an ap
plicant lor credit, "I wouldn't even
trust my owu feelings."
When does the blacksmith raise a
mar in tliA alnhuher 9 When he makes
a poke r and shove I.
Why is a lucifer-uiatch like a silver
coin ? Because it cannot be used until
it has been struck.
A tin pan Is good enough to aiorn a
tail, but hardly fit to leach a moral at
the same time.
Why are the Cape May hotels like the
letter D? Because they are by the side
of the sea (C).
The married folks are sometimes
matched aud mated, sometimes scratched
and rated.
The Antecedents of Disease.
Anion; the snteceJeut-i of deaa are in
erti ess in the circulation of the bloo U an un
naturally attenuated condition of the phys
ique, iuci at ng that the Lfe current is deli
cieut in nutritive properties, a wan. haggard
look, inability to dig. at the food. 1- as ot appe
tite, sleep and stienj,th. and a sensation of
unnatural laHor Ail these may be regarded
as among the indicia or approaching disease.
which will eventually attack the svst- ni and
overwhelm it, if t is not bui t up and fortined
in advance. Juvig rale then, without loss of
time, making choice of the great-st v taiizing
agent extant, lloetet er'a stomach B.ttrra. an
el-zir wh rh has g ven health and vigor to
myriad of the k and debilitated, which is
avouched by physicians and analysts to be
pure as well as eoect ve. wbicu is uumens-iy
popular in this country, and extensively u-ed
abroad, and which hasbeen for years l at one
Of ttie leading medicinal staples of America.
Dyspepsia,
loss of vitality and all the accompanying d
eases may be positively cured by Scheldt's
heaw-ed Tone It restores a hesl-hy action
ot th- stomach, creating an appet.te, form
ing chyle and giving tone t all the orvans of
t'te bo iv. The Seaweed Touic contains no
cheap and injurious spirits of which many of
the so-called 1ouich are made, but is scien
tifically cooip unde 1 o the p-rest m0rediika.
For sa.e by all Druggists.
"Nothing succeeds like success.
Nothing succeeds more than the Peno Mu
tual Life. Kt ason ; It pays big dividends, its
expenses are low, it pa s promptly ani leans
heavy" in the aettlemeLt of its losses, on
the widow s side, baa a larger surplus, far.
too. in proportion, to assets, than any other
Pennsylvania company, and without examin
ing tne records, we hazard, than any comrjauv :
also it is known to be sol d, and its six nuiiioa
of assets are known to be composed of tbe
very best securities. Its onieers are men hon
ored at home, and they, for their skill and
success, command confidence abroad. No
wonder the Penn Mutual succeeds. It ia a
company in wh en we can recommenl any
man witi a family, whom he hopes to save
irom pnys cai sunenng entailed by hia unex
pected death, to insure hia l.fe in. It is sound.
It will pay. Ue can trust it
What a Dr. 8aya.
Tt stTontfl m n'uiin Ia b.1a K.t yiM.v
TthAnm&tift Rjtmtvlv vivm n . I , ,1 Hihfuii.
It is the only remedy I prescribe for rheuma
tism. It never fails.
GEO. H. WALKER M. D..
Htaunton, Ya,
Skis Diseases.
All those troublesome scaly. Itching, Pimply,
blotchy, humid eruptions of the akin, d nom
inated Tetter, ry,ipfla. Acne, tic. that are
so nnaiirtif.lv .! , ,
p "wjuiu. msq oiucaiy ant
e,fSC5.U?', lTtird b-T uuP1 application of
Uwtkeilt Tetter Ointment, a remedy that baa
Proved itself ia imnn, wn......i I:
Powers. Minns' hnnrir. H, ftf . .
sisted all other treatment, even that ot the
best professional talent of the cooutrv. It
only needs a trial to prova its virtue. Hold s9
Mllli tlAP kA. a . . . V - 1 .
r - , KLi. u. Bun ior w cts.
Johkxtos, ilouowAi A Co., to Arcj, Bt.i Thilt.
Winter Fashions.
It is no wonder that the soft and beautiful
clingin; Black Cashmere has become so pop
uar. They have entirely taken the plaae of
nearly all Bla k Goods ot leas value than thlks.
anl to-day they are sold so cheap. We saw at
the retail hoa-e of B, F. Dewees, 725 Chest
nut Street, Philadelphia, very fine double
width (28 ino'ies) good-t made in Bradford,
England, at is, 28 and 31 eta. This boos is
sending hundreds of samples daily all over the
country, and tilling many orders to the great
eatieiactioa or wousands. if you want any
kiad of Dry Goods send to them for aamolea.
They sell always below Harket. Only ttar-
traera, Jaeteiere, Mathers.
riMtit fall 4a WO. nrruar nana
fWlTHIvn dvnr-D .n a . . .,
Log in children. It relieves the child from
vu.,i wiuu nua, rsKTiiarsa mm Dowels,
and by (riving relief and health to ths child,
gives rest to the mother.
. a m KMntlfTll SX3
Two Obomcs nn.-AP- -- .
every erne Double Value of money sent. l,5w In
prizes and big pay given to axnu.
Mas. OfHtntAlSixaaiiA!.. wifsof the General
of the Cnited States Army says : "1 have fre
quently purchased Duranija Ieumauo Ben,
idy for friend suffering with leumaUsm,
snd in every instance it worked hke maic
Bold bv all drunti-ts. Send for circular to
HelpheusUiM liently. Druggists, Washing
ton, 1. C
VEGETINE
IS THE GEE AT
FAMILY 3IEDICI1YE
AND
HEALTH RESTORER.
GOERAL DEB1UTY.
Debility is a term used to denote d,,'lc,0CjJ
Of blond. The nutrlllve constituents of the DIoiki
are In less tnau their regular prop rtlon, white
th- a atery part Is In excess. Debility Is of ire-
aue t occur ence. It Is Incident to a vart-ty of
iieases. The lower Uintw are apt. to be swol
len. The pa lent Is feeble, and cannot bear
much exertion. The clrcuiaiion Is iiTegular.
but almost always weak. Palpitation of iba
heart Is a very common symptom. Violent emo
tion often throws tbe heart into tb must
tumultuous action. The vital functions are
languidly performed. The muscular strengtn
la d.minVh-d; fatiiae follows moderate or
BlliT.il exercise. Tnebreaihlnir. though quet
when at rest, be--omes hurried and ev- n pain
fully aifiiated under exertion, as In running,
a-cenulng heights, Ac The nervous sys em is
often great y di-onered. Vertigo, dizziness,
and a le-ling of lalntne-s, are very common.
Violent and obstinate neuralgic pains lntne
head, si' !e. breast, or ot her parts ol the body,
are also frequent attendants upon the disease
The secretions are sometimes ouulnished. In
females the menses are almost always either
BUip-nd-d or very partis ly performed. The
b le la scanty : and cosllveness, w th unhealthy
evscm. lions from the bowels, and dyspeptic
state of the stomach, are extremely common
symptoms.
Would uot be W Utaout
VEGETINE
FOR TES THIS THE (OsT.
Tie gre.it benefit I have received from the use
of Vu;siiN In ltjces me to give my lest Hnony in
lis mvor. 1 beleve it to be am only ol gr-at
value lor re-torlne f e health, but a preve. live
of diseases peculiar to the spring ai-d summer
I would not be without II for ten times ItacosU
KDWIN TILUKN.
Attorney and General Agent for Masictiu'etS
of the era' sm-n's Llf- Assurance Company,
No. bears building. Boston, Mass.
CURED ME.
BOCBISTia, Sov. IS, 1ST.
H. R- Sntvrs). Esq,
ljr . tr, 1 have suffered for the last three
or 'our years wn h liver complaint and KMney
irouiiles. Prevlou to taking tbe Vitiarisa 1
wa-. under the docto s cure fur a long time, but
be dm not help m . Iv frl-ods Ih'iUKbl I would
no recover. 1 began using" the Vbuktimb. and
rcsllz-it fisid eflVcl from it right away. 1 hid
tikru but thre- unities before I was much bet
ter. I continued taking a ew h-llles nior',
an I can n iw i ruly siy I am en joytny the best of
h alth. 1 h.ve given It to my Utile daughter
wl h gn at suii ess. Muce it lias done me so
niu- n k d 1 h ive recommended it to several.
nd th-y have all l- n grva'ly benefitted by
1U us . Kespe. ttully. J- f- SMI I'H,
94. S. Franci street.
PI ue of business, Weal Avenue.
Hr. Sirlth Is a well known dealer in stoves
and tinware, for mauy years In business In
Kh--sler.
lrseie of the Kl neys. Bladder. Ac, an al
ways unpleasant, and at time- thev b-cnie
the m-fel distressing and dangerous dlsea-
thai can affect the human system. Mo-t dis
eases or the Kidneys j.rse from lmpurlt e if
Ihc blood, causing hum' rs which settle on these
parts. Vegbtine excels any known remed In
tlie whr.le world for cleansing and purlfvine the
blood, thereby caus ng a healthy l.uu to ait
the organs of Ue body.
VKGETIMC
Prepared by
II. It. STtVOS, BoMon, Ha.
Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists.
confer a tavor upon the Advertiser aad the
PnbUsher by statior that they saw the adver
tisement in thia journal t naming the paper)
UlAlUnC? R"tail price SOoo 'nlr Purine
1 IaIiUu " prirtaa-t"Bl !. rp-r
free. Dauatrl . strati.. U .uiu-
t.,u. N. J.
TPTjncfnBrc
JLlfcJ llpiil,i,M.. latin,.
THftfOM, Ttiermom-lr. send t--r I ItMtrated
u. on It. a J. BK K. Kl tao asl
paws. Is anting. slea se-ntton thia pnp-r.
PENSIONS
INCREASED.
u entillnt t mm J.V-
t KhA. Aim rt.S.-IOS FHf-FHED or U
TOVSUED. RVI'TCRED, l.JCNED or
EASr.D SOLDIERS. Al XE W BUCXTT LA W
So F !" rarwM Adttrrxs with M-rmp) CfL
y. W. miUULALD, C. A tLAlM ATTf., H'u
D."
H UUUIUUUUd UAI fVJ
FOR THE OrRE OF ALL HRONIC MSESF.S
lodorwl l7 r s. Arthur, eititor ol H-ow M,
line. Him. U m. I. Kcllji , M. 1". and Ban jf others of
nor well knows and ht ciiiaenn. snd for oar
Brochur. ll pp. Biilii fr"-. tiTAKicr J Pars.
lli;iirr,l St., I'hila.. Pa.
G. B. Stmkew, A.M.it.V. ii. K. falen. fk.B M.D.
THIRTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
PENN HOTDAL LIFE I1DRAEE CO. OF PHILAD'A.
Olllce, li-.i Chestnut St.
Set A -arts, January 'st. ?977
Kt. LlfTM.
Premiums Rereited 41, 7P.7PIUJ
liilart.1 sod rents Ivceit
- 1JSS.7S
niKRl RSEJsE.T.
Lowes and Endowment- paid.. J
Surplus allowed to rediK. prs-
an rr
MJTtll
I2J337S
X3,4s9t
JS3W7J
Re-murance pitid ....
salaries. Medical 'oea, Onics
V. -Ii,-S. etc....
Cuin, i.si'-ns Aenta, aVata
and Asescy Kapenses
fur. iturs, etc., charged to
pn.ht and lose
Ad'erusius. Priuliua.and Sup.
Take. Llceoaea. L-al EipeU'
ae., I'll, lusuraucs, ..c
1 T7J71 U
Net Asset, January 1st. ts7.....
A a. i is.
MARKET
VALl k.
VOjjOn T. 8. s per cent. 10
K.-. Loon f XtasutOe
awool s pe,ui.4a.k g.
L.sn tO-fUJI
VsMW Hamsbnr per cent
w ater Bouds.... .
avow up
MAS l
I24US Allesh-nr Coui.ly per
cent. Loan ,
jaw L .uis ill ( aad 7 per ct.
Bon. la .
XOASJ Louisville l' per ct
Water Bonds.......
MM Pnna. K. K p-r crnt
li-n. Mis. A Re-. aVbda
M0JMP Keadinir R. R. i pel cent
Mix. Bonds
A9j0u St. Louia I ity rceul.
BoBd . - ....
3D JUU I anion I'ity HI per Cent.
XXI AO OS
lUiS00
NCJ7.a
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ts ater Bono.
S3 AMU
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tuaiia
MOUt op
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7JO0
axiJXU
atljJU Lettish sll- R.
k. 7
per cent. b B-.nda
mU0 t nited Csnal and K.
i ser ct. Kef. B..n.ls.
llMt W -at t heeler R. K. 7 per
rest. B- o-ls .
fee). .rth P-nn R. K a and
7 per cent. Bon. a ......
w)flQe siL-Mut-hasna Canal pri
ority per cent. Bonds...
23 0 AnisncauSleMishlpCw s
p-rcent. Bond....
ISau Stony Creek It. R. 7 per
cent Bond
M,Wv Phoenix lros Co.'s7 per
cent Bonds....
MvN Iielawar. and Boand
isrooa a. a. i per ceai.
H-.oda
100,00s Illinois and St. Louis R.
R. S per cent. aVaida.
aWJOOP Masonic (per cent. 1U-
dempuon lAiam n
00 Share urlliera Central
U n
Xw shareaW'sawra National
Bank .
XW Share ronusarcial Na
tional Bank
ID Shares tsirard Katiunsl
M Snares CorsEiKttsaw
Nallousl Bank .
10 liars Mechaaics' Bank
wlha. Louia
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ESTABLISHED 1849.
S. M. PETTENGILL & CO .
ADVERTISING AGENTS,
37 Par How, new, joca. uitnenniit street
Philadelphia, and 10 State Street. Boston.
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for soblteatles Is all the Newspaper awl r-r1.! !'.
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sst aarsa.
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na tb. slaw ami d-cription f ,mm
than M.S4PS -wpper an-l renolieala, will , f.T.
wanlNl IrM, of charie to all our cnMtwoMr a aaalt
csuua. aad to all others oa receipt at uva pries, Sl us
-VTTTr BrSINESS lacondncr-d spo a t-
I J I V foSM'isd 00 aa otprri.nr. of m.. TbM.
on-e.uarter ol a reiitury.coia' mine th m,t fa,,.f
able advaatssos with lb au cuaoaucal upm,.
tars
$1.50 for 10c.r.T.SV.ffi
12 foil niwmj. nd p"al4,r. Inirrwrnntm ,,,
Mil
million rMip(u(Vc.,bi J. M. aiuniiAti 4
TOra. Ph. 1st
rpWENTT - FIOHTH AXSTAL BTATKMiO. f
I ItF I 1 1 P .-! r HI .1
IsIFC INSl RVNt f ttMPAXT,
a roR!1TR Fil RTII D W.MSCT STS
fOKTHK VKVR KNIUM. lKf. 31,t, la77. "
ASSKTS J tNUAKY lat, 1S7S.
Slortrsae "P-'a Kl t-slale Sl.ee e j
Morli U(1 D"U'l
Ksl Elate ..
Lnr.-a r..lltr
Prmiinm 3l'w eror-l hj P-.Hci.-a, .
PremimtMSa. sad uar.p..rtd, lea. eot of
e. .1 l-d" .n... . ...
Jfrrai Seen annual and Quarterly Pre-
rs.ica)
"'.n n
.ia a
Caen a hand In Bank - . ,
AtxrUMl lulervst la January lat
siiania.
C-SlU
1HBII.ITIE. "
Louse, reported but al -. J- 9 SVDila
Premium paid in alauc. .- ... 3a1 :j
Tra.t timde I'-": o,
R-intirance r--rxe at per cent 3.-7u.it ,
Surplus aa lo Policy H'ldra ia
TRl'STEF'
CFORCKW HIM.. K"BKRTr iFP!r,
PHILIP B. WIN'. I.E. ,1 II .. ;. R"HKmiX
ISM ItA.LKHI'KST, lj""HN S . ILw'X.
ALHEKT C. RnllKRTS, I'H tRLKsi KVFR.
Hus r. n ruLL, i ii.i.i am h m us.
H. H. s,LIRIIH.K. IJ AI-I.rY StPPLEE.
i;K..ir,r K M-ILWIIM.
fiKuh'iK w. HII.L, Pra.M.-nt.
PHILIP B M1V.I.E. Vl.e ereaideut,
JOHN'". SIMS. Aemirv.
JliHN S. I !.'. S -e'v aM Tr-a.Y.
j i: n m m ii. ui . , ..
John '. lliUP. m. .. M--t. Lv r
TIIE'CROWX EDITIONS
OP 01 B STUDIED HISTORIES.
HUME'S ENGLAND. 6 vols.
GIBBON'S K0JIE. 6 yoIs.
MACATJIiAY'S ENGLAND. 5 vols.
Beastlrsllj sosns la extra Use elotk. fai f It
Sara. Seduces u l.uw per tolsme.
7 & aboet works art aim ivurd ia jts 6tad.ja
tsV fhe tnlm be all borJrtrllm, or will U leal tp
sua ,prepaid, aoi rxtapt of p ux.
CLAITON, REjISEN 1 HAFFELFIXGER,
Sit, ." Sis 1 irk et S Philadelphia.
iiE TO GET A FAI
SEND FOR CUR CATALOGUE.
A.II.WY3IAX&C0.
2MI M. fete-ventlx f-trt-t-t.
PHILADELPHIA,
Gold Mines and Lands fal
GOLD :HIXES 1MI LANDS COAL
MLVER SOLD. OIL
LEAD COMPAN I E ORGANIZED, STONE
IKON Ml.MNli AiiENi Y. t OPl'KK
M 4KBLE J S. SEVENTH at., L1MK
(UAL pHILaRKLrHla. Ml A
MARL A. II. Y.MAN A CO. ;YP1 M
$10 : $1000
invested in wall arret
stocks, makes tufauea
every month. BouUxst
ri rxpialnlHi: rvrrv-
thlnir. Address BAXTKK a CO. iUtUcrs.
tl vu strwl Nw Tor
PURE COD LIVES
ATT A ThTTi T TTW17
hxXJVI dUVXI AJ AAA ill l tmk
c n o o iy
TO co,isuMPTiVES.-rr,:rrr,,r
in 'ar.-rof th" ue of " tt.tr'. Pot' i Ltrtr tnl
ani Lim."1 E pri-nr h- prt.i it t" ltt
Mf rv-niflr Ir 'inniinp(ion. Asthma, Diph:b-ri,
and all ii of th Thrrt ni l.nT. Manuft-tur-1
onlv by A. B WILBoK, Cuvniit. Boum. riJ
bf I'rtuiiritt iv rally.
Q4 AM H'm rtnrine nprir Tim-. N. capital n
1 quired. Sample free. J . W. i-mitm, Palnti lit.
" Man, rai
The followtn la s list of th different rrailea of our
smnI. with price, auneteit. which hae been f.inr
sianlii.s the market a number of year, anil by th-ir
amtonn excel lenve. .ecnre.1 for una wi telv increaaiug
patronage and conelant teeiimonialu of merit.
S..iritui(ahare..f r-T (..r. with a rnarante.
of Srat-clae. S'eMl ia .verv r-.p-.-t. we eefra-n.
T .ur.lrulr. HI'CV At "1IBIT,
Sol. Proprietors, Bl North Al al., ruilaaeilittia
BAILEY'S Pl'RK RYE
.. v
tca
: u
2 :i
. s as
XX "
XXX -
xxxx i;
;. foPPtB MSTIM.EP WHISKEY 1 '
PfER MSTII.LKh WHISKEY ... ! IS to 1
1. STiEVER S TiiNU" H EBB BITTERS 1 i
3
711
as
I'liPPE
UK
If jroa desire Sample. f any of the above, we shall
rake piesaur. la acaUing them. All foods bi.ied U
desired. B.lC.
M rim L-... o. r. ' l. rise fwiporieu woei,.
0 Shares Delawar Mutual
In., t o 7 JSC a
111 shares Girnrd Lite Ins.,
Ann. au-l Trusi lo syjhaliS)
76 Shares Bank of North
America 1SJXSII)
&2S Sliares Kailway Passea-
srs Asurauce l'o.... a7..-!Slay
PhilaUa. 1.1IJ Warrant IW
Premium V.fe. sernr-d t.y P licies.
Noricaiie and br-uod K' S s. brsl l.coa
on properties worth o.ANMsj .
Loan on follst-rsle. etc
Real Estate oftic. and proprrtiea tvuul
lo secure 1" -so.
j. h on hand and Is Trust tVni ponies
Balaacdue Pf A.en'.a, aecured Iry bvuds
Mt.lil 17
jjAr -a
cmsi
i;j.i; oj
2l!o
Net Ledeer Assets, a abre..H
jj.iijaia
Increase in value ol st. caso,er
CisM W--C. les deprecia-
tHn in real eetate. 9 2361 21
Interest du. and stern d. aud
renta
bs.iiTjs
K-l deferred snd sureported
sreniimi
J2I7J
Cross Assela Jasnary 1, ln jal,'a a)
LUBII.IIIES.
Loisje. repofied hsi M due. lUJSt at
Ke-ni. r. uuired at 4 per ceul
A.inarie. Table SJafJJaO
Disid'-s.! oa uurrported poll-
cks, aj iw.l
Surplu 4 per nt Bai. '"
Surplus st 4), per cent.e.ll
sledX IJ.7.i"M
Susiber of r dictes i.soed is 1877....
.17
Amount insure in ie
. js.lilJiss'"
Amount st risk. January 1st. 1S7 ..770.i OS
Til us.1 r-isned cat ailttew hav care: ullr eaai"
ined the Boioi. M. rf.-sse. and other a-t of tb.
Penn Mutual Lile ln.urai.ee I on. pan, as set f-th ui
the abo.e stalesient, alul certll to the correctarsa or
' JtsTrs H Tsorvka, wrri K. Syoaxs,
JAMUO. PkAsE, Joss U. WalT.
... .ti.a of i K. Board of Trustee., held os T S- ,
day renins, lb stn insl.. in- loio.w-ns .-Blcera wet
unammousir r. elected lor th ensuing
SAMI l.L f. HI EY, Psiairry,
a., i. E. SToar.. ice President,
H. s. Sti shks. -JA Vice president,
Jas. Whs Xi-s!l, Actuary,
Us5KV Ai'sTlR. Secretary,
Has! C. Baows, A set Secretary.
-a -. . Mtin, held on the lAth Inst .tbe Board of
Trustee feoled to allow each partKipalins policy
bobler hi share of un.li, ided surplus in reduction .T
his cash pyni-Bi. payment of premium note or in rs
raloaar addllioa lo policj aa the premium paid.
TRlsTEEH.
Jobs 0. Brenner,
John H. Wart.
SamuH A Btephani,
Henry C. Howell,
James Lon.
James H. MacBrids.
Jobs Milnea,
W illiam H. Rhswa.
J.wepli B Hodsson.
Howard Hinchmaa.
R.slolphss bm,
f'redenc A. Hoyt.
Benjamin t oatea.
KichardS. S-wboM,
Jams B. M' Farland,
Joseph H. Trotter,
William H. Kern,
Alwood Smith,
Edward M . Needles,
Charles Watson.
BamssS B. Stokes,
Jama. U. Peaas,
Thomu W Lav iS.
Ewood JohTtaoa.
Joseph M- P. Pr
CharUs B. W lllialo.
t. iiiiaus X-- now
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