AcnrctTLTdBz. Fekxs in tbb Horse. Ferns will grow in a furnace-heated parlor an well u in i green-house. The aspidium molle, adiantum cuneatum, pterU haa Uta, Japanese climbing fern and lygo dium scandons all require to be kept comfortably warm, not too wet, and ael dom sprinkled just often enough to keep tuera clean. W etting the foliage often causes it to turn black. To culti vate ferns In pots, break the hole In the pot much larger than themaker leaves it, then use some rich soil and old manure, J ust what should be u&ed for cucu mbers ; no peat, no sand. Then put in the fern and gently fill the pot with good garden soil, intermixed with a few small bits of soft brick as large as peas. The pot should be placed on soil, perhaps parti ally plunged perhaps surrounded with lyco podium, In any case the soil is al ways kept quite wet, in fact muddy, and the terns will grow as you never sawerns grow before. The whole secret is In koeping them wet and warm, par tially plunged and thoroughly drained. You can take your pot-bound ferns. pull roughly the drainage from the roots, break off the fibres any how, re pot tem in wet soil instead or dry, and they will grow and flourish as they never would with ordinary treatment. If your plants get covered with green lice, fuiuurate them with tobacco smoke. I'ut coarse stems, smoking tobacco or cigar ends on coals In a small dish, and bold it under the plants, over which a newspaper should be thrown to confine the smoke among them until the lice are stupefied, then shake the plants thoroughly, and sweep away all the in sects which fall from them. After that sprinkle them thoroughly, taking care to wet the leaves below as well as above. If the red spider comes, you must sprinkle your plants daily, being very particular to see that the under side of the leaves are wet, for there is wnere the spider hides most. If you keep your plants well sprinkled, they will not be apt to become infested with spiders, and they require sprinkling daily, when grown in a living room, in order to keep healthy. The greatest drawback to growing flowers successfully in houses, is the dry air they usually get there. If worms get into the soil, dissolve a piece of lime as large as a teacup in a pail of water. Use one-third as much of this solution as you do of clear water and you will get rid of these pests. Horses' Habits is Lt;j!0 Dowx. I don't know why a horse should not be as much retttd and benefited by lying down as any other four-footed beast, beast. A horse often sleeps standing up, and so does an ox. 1 know that it was claimed for a gray horse once, as a special merit, that he would not lie down unless his stall was well littered ; consequently all expense of bedding might be saved, as no doubt it had been. Horses are peculiar about ly ing down. It seems as if they knew their helpless ness when in this position, and were bound never to expose themselves to danger. Although many may be lying down, every noree in a 6table is on his feet at the slightest noise. It is", besides, almost Universally regarded.and usually truly, as a sign of ill health, if a horse is found lying in the day time. 1 have recently come to the conclusion, how ever, that if horses are perfectly easy in their minds, they will take as much comfort in lying down as cattle do, and 1 can point to one stable, not my own. where spirited well-fed horses may be seen lying down at almost any time of the day or night, and it comes Irom the perfect confidence they have in their groom. Ashes as Cattle Fem. One of our substantial subscribers, in a recent con versation pave his exoerience in treat ing neat stock affected with the habit r pat i no- wood, chewine bones, etc Ilia rattle were one spring affected i this wav: thev became thin in flesh refused to eat hav. and presented a sic ly appearance. He put about four bushels of leached ashes in his barnyard and threw out to them about a shovelful each day. They aie all with evident relish. After turning them out to pas ture be put one peck of dry ashes per week on the ground in me pasture. They ate it all up and gnawed off the where it had been lying. The cuttle bepan to improve, gaiuing flesh and looking better than they had for several years. He now gives one quart of ashrs. mixed with the same quauuty of salt, to twelve bead of cattle, about once a week, and nous it. to Brcc w.m them wonderfully. Shkip. The Maine Fanner says: "Five sheep will enrich one acre ol old worn-out mowing land in three years so that it will produce one and one-half tons of hay per year lor several years by a slight sprinkle of seed each year sown iu early spring, t ive sheep will produce manure in winter to the value of 111) bv givlug lliem suitame oeuuing, Five sheep will get their living through summer on an acre of ground ; the pasturing of the same would be s ive sheep will raise live lambs worth $15. Five sheep will shear twenty-five pounds of wool worth $G" Horse Breeding. There is a profit in breeding nice carriage and draft horses. As a general rule it costs no more to raise a good colt than a poor one, while the lormer will bring two or three times as much as the latter. A dark stable is a very poor place to keep a colt. Buying Stock. In buying stock steers, pay liberal prices for such ones as have their digestive organs in an active state, and are capable of assimi lating large amounts of food. Such animals have been constantly growing since oil hood, 1U continuethis growth and rapidly increase in weight. A Wedding Myttcry Solved. An American recently solved a mvs- tery which had confused and amazed wedding party in Koine. The bride was the daughter of one of the most nohle marquises of old or modern Home, and the groom was the scion of another no ble house. When the wedding contract had liecn signed the groom took the hand of his young ife in his own and kissed its fingers. Hie smiled at this, and allowed her hand to rest where be had placed it. But in a moment, to the dismay of the companr, a voice was heard, as from her lips, saying: "Ini pertinent: now dare you touch my hand ! Be off, fool." Still she smiled as before, and iter lover gazed upon her face in dismay. Suddenly she seemed to laugh, it was a dry and ironical laugh, that startled people more than the words they had heard before. '-Has the girl gone mad " some one asked. She fainted, and her friends gathered closely around the sofa on which she had fallen. At this moment a young American, described as ''of great learn ing, but generally very taciturn and al most timid in manner," offered to ex amine into the strange occurrences, and approached the sofa. Casting his eyes on and around the sofa, aud then about the room, he proceeded to crawl along the floor on his hands and knees until he came to a large ottoman. Behind this he found a young servant who had been dismissed from the house that morning, and went away declaring that she would be revenged. By some means she had found her way into the parlor and concealed herself behind the otto man. Being a ventriloquist, she was able there to speak in a tone of voice which was naturally attributed to the bride. SCIENTIFIC. How the Alp Were Formed. Profes sor Judd, of the Royal School of Mines, London, gave recently an interesting explanation of the formation of the swisa Alp. The results of geological observations he said that four stages can be recognized in the history ot these Alps. First, the existence of a line of weakness in the earth's crust nearly coincident with the line of the present mountains. This is evidenced by the fact that along this line of weakness there were volcanic outbursts, the re sults of which can still b traced. Sec ondly, there followed along this line of weakness a depression, and in this huge "trough" of miles in extent there were accumulated sands, limestones and clays by various lorms of water agen cies, and by animals living in tho wa ters. Thirdly, there followed the con solidation of these soft and loose materials.- There is evidence that the accumulation was of fiom six to seven miles in thickness, and the mere weight of the superincumbent material on the lower strata would have a share in ef fecting consolidation. But this was not all. L nder this vast covering heat had led to crystallization from fusion. There was, too, the crushing in from the sides of the trough. This was illus trated by a model of the late Sir. H. de la Beche, where lateral pressure was employed on layers of different coloted cloth, showing how crumpling resulted with uplifting of parts of the accumu mass. Fourthly, there had been the sculpturing of all this into Its present form, which was the work of rains and frosts. Some of the existing peaks, even 3,000 feet high, were composed entirely of the disintegrated material resulting from the action of the water, either as ice In glaciers or as rain and streams. The amount of material removed in this way was so stupendous it was almost staggering to try to gasp the facts. The scuipturong of the contours is still go ing on. This fourth stage was of quite recent date, speaking geologically; but the whole history involved a lapse of time which at the beginning of this century philosophers would not have been prepared to grant, even If this since-acquired knowledge of facts had been presented to them. An InsoluabU Cement. A very valua ble cement has been discovered by Mr. A.C. Fox, of which details are publish ed in Dingier1 Poltechniche Journal. It consists of a chromium preparation and islngiass, and forms a solid cement which is not only insoluable in hot and cold water, but even in steam, while neither acids nor alkalies have any act ion upon it. The chromium prepara tion and the isinglass or gelatin do not come into contact uutil the moment the cement is desired, and when applied to adhesive envelopes, for which the au thor holds it to be especially adapted, the one material is put on the envelope covered by the flap (and, therefore, not touched by the tongue), while the isin glass, dissolved in acetic acid, is appli under the flap. The chromium prepa ration Is made by dissolving crystalliz ed chromic acid,' 2.5 grammes; water, 15 grammes; ammonia, 15 grammes. To this solution about Id drops of sulphur ic acid are added, and finally 3 i gram mes of sulphate of ammonia and 4 gram mes of Due white paper. Inthecaseof envelopes this is applied to that portion lying under the flap, while a solution prepared by dissolving isinglass in di lute acetic acid, 1 part acid to 7 parts water, is applied to the flap of the en velope, 'ihe latter is moistened and then is pressed down up jn the chromic preparation, when the two unite, form ing, as we have said, a firm and insolu ble cement. 5 tcageata Fertilizer. Mr. Alexander Aird, a Scotchman, began seven years ago to utilize the sewage of the city of Dantzic by irrigating with it certain barrens in the neighborhood of thecitv, The crops he has ralseu on this laud have been unusually large; for in stance, he has raised sixteen and one half tons of potatoes to trie acre, and he considers Uie undertaking such a sue cess that he has lately contracted with the municipal authorities of Breslau, city of about two hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, to remove its sewage during twelve years, aud with it he intends to irrigate and enrich for his own profit about three thousand acres of land, The Japanese make a very curious and handsome kind of copper, by cast ing it under water, the metal being highly heated and the water also being hot. 1 he result is a beautiful rose-col ored tint, which is not aflected by ex posure to the atmosphere. Preset cation of Fruit. A. Dal PIaz recommends to lay the fruit in a solu tion of sugar, mixed with salicylic acid The proHrtions are 110 500 gramme sugar, 2. 2 to 3 grammes salicylic acid to 1 liter water. Cherries, raspberries, pears, grapes, etc., have been preserved in this manner for a year without los ing their natural aroma. Yew Tree and IIore. A cemetery association planted yew trees, which are noxious to horses, up on its own ground, but so near the ground of a neighbor that the branches projected over his ground. The neigh bor's horse, w hich was at lar;e iu the field, cropped the yew trees and died therefrom. Held, that the cemetery association was liable for the value of the horse. This is not the first occasion when the vew tree has proved fatal to the horse. At the battles of Creey and Agiucourt, particularly, the English yew proved very destructive to the French horse. It would be an interest- njr inquiry for an antiquarian, what gave rise to the custom of planting yew trees in churchyards ? Did the use of the yew in bows suggest it as emblema tic in death, or was it the growing of the yew in such places that suggested its adoption for bows? At all events the circumstance is singular. And now to discover that the lethal nature of the troe should work out its end when seemingly harmless is still more signi ficant. It looks like a sjiecies of com pensation to the tree for its disappoint ment cinscquetit on the invention of gunpowder. The vew on land and the oak on water have given England her warlike superiority-, and now both are suierceded by iron. Certainly, we cannot dispense with the yew tree in EnglUh burying-grouiids. Xo well- constituted Englishman could die in peace unless he thought he was to be buried under or near "that yew tree's shade," immortalized by Gray ill the Elegy," which formed a iortion of the latest utterances of the English Wolfe and the American Webster. Any war pon the time-honored custom would rovoke a column of angry communi cations in the Timet. There seems to be one resource, and that is to plant so far from the fence that the tree will not obtrude itself. Perhaps it would be well t plant so far away that the horse could not project over the busing ground and reach the branches. But it evident that the yew has outlived its usefulness; and as an emblem of death nd destruction in churchyards it would be more consonant with the spirit of progress and the actualities of the nine teenth century to plant torpedoes. . - The Indiana Woman's -Prison is entirely under the oontrol of women. DOMESTIC. Molasses Caxpt. Most persons are familiar with the mode of making mo lasses candy common tafly but no article on home made candies would be complete if directions for this were omitted. Xone but the best molasses should be used, the poorer kinds will not candy. The boiling syrup should be stirred frequently, from the first, to prevent burning, and after it becomes thick, it will be necessary to stir con stantly. Try it by dropping a little in to a cup of cold water, or by setting a small quantity out of doors to cool. It Is done when it can easily be pulled or when if chewed it does not stick to the teeth. It will make the candy less brittle and whiter if, ten minutes be fore taking it off, cooking soda be add ed in the proportions of an even tea spoonful to a gallon of molasses. Take out a cupful of the syrup and mix the soda well in. Then take the kettle from the fire and stir the mixture into the syrup. It will bubble up, and vig orous stirring will be needed to keep It from boiling over. Return to the fire and stir steadily until done, which ought to be in about ten minutes. For sugar taffy to three pounds of sugar allow half a teacupful of water and half a cup of vinegar. Set on the back of the stove until the sugar la dissolved, Then bring it forward and let it stew steadily until done, which may be de termined in the same way as with the molasses. Do not stir the candy while stewing, as so doing makes It turn back to sugar. If you do not wish it bard and brittle, add an even teaspoonful of soda in the same way as with the mo lasses taffy, only don't stir it. In pull ing taffy it is a mistake to oil the hands, The candy will be nicer if instead you wash your hands occasionally with cold water, drying them perfectly alter wards. Use fresh butter or olive oil for greasing the pans into which you pour the candy to cool. Potted Beef. Talcs a pieee of lean beef weighing five pounds, and free it from the shin and gristle; put in a covered stone jar with a half teacupful of water, nd stand the jar into a kettle or Polling water to Doll from nve to a x hours ; see that the water does not boil nto the jar. When done, take it up and cut into shreds; then pound in a mortar with a seasoning of pepper, salt and ground cloves, n hen smooth and like paste, mix with ten ounces of clari fied butter; press into little jars, pour butter over the top and tie down for use. Craxberkt Sauce. Wash thorough ly and remove any imperfect fruit; pour boiling water over the berries and let them stand ten minutes, then pour off the water, and to each pound of fruit add three-quarters of a pound of sugar and a half pint of water; cook in porce lain over a moderate Are lor nfteen minutes, or until soft; keep the dish well covered and do not stir the fruit but occasionly shake; turn into a deep dish and set aside to cool. Oatmeal and Sound Teeth. It has long been noted in Scotland that in those districts where oatmeal and not refined flours are in general use we find children and adults with the best de veloped teeth and jaws; and so well recognized is the influence of oatmeal upon the teeth, that many practioneers order its use an an article of daily diet for children In cases where dentation is likely to be retarded or imperfect. Cause or Color- busdsess. Color blindness Is, according to M. Favre, consulting physician of one of the great railways of France, a frequent result of the abuse of alcohol and tobacco. He would interdict to every railway man holding a responsible position the use of tobacco or alcohol in any form, be cause they tend to impair not only the power of discriminating colors, but also that of estimating distances and of per ceiving objects. Tapioca Pcpdiso. Cover a cup of tap ioca with water for several hours; add the yolks of three eggs, a cup of sugar, half a teaspoonful of salt and a quart of milk; mix well together, and bake In a quick oven half an hour; then lay the whites of the eggs beaten to a frcth on the top; to be eaten cold with flavored cream. Bugs. One of the simplest ways of making a rug of flannel, merino, etc., is to cut the materials iu strips about half an inch wide, and with a common bone crochet hook, crotchet in what is called single stitch, making a thick, round mat. With proper arrangement ol colors they can be uiaue very attrac tive. Lemon Cake. Three cups of rolled white sugar, one cup of butter, one cup oi sweet milk, nve eggs; beat butter and sugar to a cream ; dissolve one-half teaspoonful of soda in milk: sift four cups of flour and add by degrees : add J nice and rind or one lemon. Breakfast Cake. Two eggs, two cups sugar, two dessert spoonfuls but ter; Deat well; add one cup sweet milk, four teaspoanfuls cream tartar and two teaspoonfuls soda mixed with five cups nour, and salt. Celery Salt. Save the root of the celery plant dry and grate It, mixing it with ;t as much salt. Keep In a bot tle well corked, and It Is delicious for soups, oysters, gravies, or hashes. Omelet. Three eggs beaten slightly together, two even teaspoonfuls of flour, two-thirds of a cup of milk, and a small pinch oi salt. Turkey Feather. Xow that the season for turkeys hag arrived we would advise our readers to take care of the feathers. Heretofore very little use has been made of turkey feathers, there being no market for them. Occasionlly a wing would be aaved to make a fan, and that was about all. But now quite a demand has sprung up for them for making brushes and dusters, and when the feathers are properly taken care of, , good price may be obtained for them, it saving them, put them in bags like goose feather, but the body, wing and tail feathers should be kept separate, and each kind packed in a box by itself. For tail and wing feathers, the box should be a little wider than the feather is long, and the feather laid in the box straight, care.being. taken that the sides and ends of the feathers do not curlup, as that spoils the feathers for making dus tersand thereby injures the saleof them. In selecting the wing feathers, leave out the third joint, or that part com monly used as a fan, as the the feathers on that part of the wing are useless for making dusters. Body feathers should be kept as sraight as possible, and also packed in boxes. Care should be taken to keep the feathers perfectly dry, as wet feathers are unsalable turkeys should therefore be all dry picked. A budden Death There is something terrible in the thought of having our friends stricken down at our side, without a parting word of endearment or consolation one moment at our side in the flush of vigorous life, cheering our hearts with their loving sympathy ; the next at our feet, pale with death, deaf to our cries and heedless of our tears. Every ex cessively fat person is in instant danger of such a death. Seven-tenths of the victims of obesity die of heart disease or apoplexy. Allan's Anti-Fat, the only remedy for obesity, reduces the weight by regulating the digestion and assimi lation of the food. It is perfectly harm less, and its nse will insure, in every in- i stance, a redaction of weight from two to Ave pounds a week. ' HUMOROUS. The Two Obstinate Deacons. Bu riel places have not been infrequent causes of contention. The present dis cussion about the cemetery reminds us of one tbatoccured many years ago. On the question of the location of a bury ing ground, one of the churches was thrown Into a violent contention and the two deacons were arrayed on op posite sides. Oae morning in the pas tor meeting Deacon Jones, said : "Dea- co.i Smith says if the burying ground is located on the hill he will never be buried there as long as he lives" Dea con Jones, not Being the joke, replied : "Does he! Well, if the Lord spares my lile I will." Messrs. Crapdock & Co. 1032 Kace St., Pbila. Gentlemen: I am glad to Inform you, that your medicine entirely cured me of the BronchiU, when I had taken but one five dollar box of It, and I have never been troubled with it since. Pleaae make an agent here. Yours. Truly, C. E. COXWAY. Oldham. Critiknuen, Ark., May 7. Friend Crapdock. Please send me a box of Ointment. I got a box of it last fall for a friend of mine who was a til ic ted with Rheutna tum, and he said he rubbed witli it tisice only, as It relieved him immediately. I have positive proofs of iu merits, and that ii why I want it. Recpecttully, Miss LIZZIE V. GAR i n. Trenton, Topd Co., Kv. A STUPiD-looklnz countryman halted before a blacksmith's shop, the proprie tor or which was forging a shoe, and eyed the performance with much Inter est. The brawny smith, dissatisfied with the man's curiosity, held the red- hot iron suddenly under bis nose, ho ping to make him beat a hasty retreat. 'It you give me a sixpence I will lick it," said the countryman. "I'll stop the braggart's jw," thought the smith," as be took Irom his picket a sixpence, and held It out. The coun tryman quickly grabbed the coin, licked it, and walked away whistling. "Did you ever catch a weasel asleep?" A contemporary prints a very timely article entitled "When to Eat." At morning, at noon and at night," art very good times to eat, but some persons are obliged to wait until a generous let low enters a saloon and remarks, '-Come up, boys, and have some oysters." "When to drink." depends upon the amount of cash tbey have on hand, or the number of times the bartender will "hang It up." A little girl visiting a neighbor with her mother was gazing curiously at the hosts new bonnet, when the owner queried: "Do you like it, Laura?" The innocent replied: "Why, mother said it was a perfect fright, but It don't scare me." Laura's mother didn't stay long after that. "I wonder, uncle," said a little girl, "if men will ever yet live 10 be five hun dred or a thousand years old ?" "Xo, my child," responded the old man; "that was tried once, and the race grew so bad that the world had to be drown ed. Soft hearted grandpapa (to Tommy who has just been castigated by bis mamma) :"Aod you know, Tommy, it really pains mamma more than it does you." Tommy : "Oh, yes, I know it does; she says so; it hurts her hands!" A Butcher let a sailor have a shoul der of mutton on trust, but flcding In a day or two after that he had gone to a foreign land, said, "My word ! but if I had known lie uever intended paying I would have charged him a penny a pound more for it." A rumor comes from Paris that bon nets are to be worn on the head here after. It strikes us the bead would be a good place on which to wear a bonnet, but such a departure will look a little oud at first. Rkv. Whi. II. Chapman, Paster of M. E. Church, Georgetown, D. C, writes: "Having had an opportunity to test the excellent qualifies of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. 1 hesitate not to say, it is the best remedy i have ever used iu my family." Mrs. P. says she is much disinfected with her new residence caparisoned with her old one, which was on the road to a populous symetry, where she was enlivened sometimes by seeing a dozen timer. a day. "Thank heaven," said a tormented passenger, "there are no newsboys in heaven." "Xo," replied the newsboy, but what comfort do yon and In that? The man didn't say, and everybody else looked pleased. A "Feast of Lanterns" was held at Buffalo recently. It is not stated how the lanterns were cooked, but we should call them a very "light" diet. The cable announces that Newgate prison is to be destroyed, and its site sold for business purposes. The efl'rts of the antiquarians to preserve It have all proved ew-gate-ory. Mrs P. says she U much disinfected with her Dew residence caparisoned with her old one, which was on the road to a populous symetry, where she was enlivened sometimes by seeing a dozen funerals a day. An old Baltimore negro who had em igrated to Liberia years ago, ordered quantity of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup a short time ago. stating that although Coughs and Colds were not frequent in Africa, be would not like lo be without it In his family. An old hat that once belonged to Xa poleon L was recently sold for $35, which is guoa price when we consider that both the Xap and crown are gone, The boy who has turned a grindstone or a fannlng-mill all clay does nt go much on the adage that "one good turn deserves another." J be young man who has any pru dence about him will write his letters in cipher and forget the key. Mart had a little Iamb. It was roast- ed, and she wanted more. It is a good artist who can draw pay. TeatlngSilk. Every woman should understand the method of testing silks. There are two ways of doing this. Xote the closeness and evenness of the rib In it, and hold it to the light to see this the better. That shows the texture. Then crush it to the hand and release it suddenly. If it springs out quickly, and leaves no crease behind, that is the verve. The quality of the silk is denoted by the verve. The Italian silk i the softest in the world, and often wanting in stiff ness of appearance. The Chinese silk is the poorest, and most deficient in verve. And again, there is a great deal of silk manufactured adulterated witli a material called jute, which is in terwoven in the fiber of the silk. This manufacture will be found, when tested as named, very deficient in verve. It is silk which, if wetted, stiffens almost like paper. Bt Racecio Tora lottos with a Cocoh. von may lrntau) tbem into a condition ripe lor the production of tuben-les. and then, instead or a curable affection, too will htve to deal with Consumption. Dr. Javne's Expectorant prompt ly cures all Ooug-ha and Colds, and bj I tc panic? vigor to the rasp ratory organs, enables them to treelj throw off all obstructions engendered r neglected Colds, and heals all sore or in (Umed parta, YOUTH'S COLUMN. Sailor Ben's Silver Purse. For two years had sailor Ben been off on theses. Xow bis ship touched the shore, and his heart was full of joy. When he said good-bye to his mother, he was a wild, careless boy; but in the rough days and stormy nights on the water, he had learned, not only to love bis mother better, but to love and serve the God she loved. So he longed to go te her and tell her of his joy. Unce on shore he hurried to buy a gift for her; a silver purse with long silver fringe, and into it he counted twenty gold dollars. "I'll make your heart glad in more ways than one, mother," he said, as he snapped the clasp and bounded over the rocks to the ship, for this was to be his last nigfct on board for many months. In bis haste his foot slipped and he fell heavily, bruising his head, sprain ing his wrist and the precious p urse was flung out of bis hinds, down out of sigkt to the rocks below. Poor Ben ; never thinking of his bruises he climb ed down, searching for his treasure till the night closed about him, then slowly with an aching heart he went back to his ship. But there was a boy whose name was Aleck, and who early every morning swung himself down among the rocks, to bunt for the egs the sea-birds leave in their nests. The next morning he eaught sight of something he never saw before In any Lest, and eagerly grasped it. It is Ben's silver purse. Xo more eggs for Aleck to-day; but with his treasure safe in his pocket, he climbs up the rope to show his riches to his mother. Up on the rope he meets sailor Ben, with limping Rait and anxious face, searching for bis purse. My boy, I'll give you the biggest gold dollar you ever put your eyes on, if you'll find the purse I lost here last night. It was for my oid mother. It will break my heart to go home without it." For a minnte there was a buttle fierce and terrible in Aleck's heart. Was not this purse his? He had found it- His mother needed the gold as much as Ben's mot her ; but would she ever touch it, if she knew he had kept It from its rightful owner? Xo, he knew what she would bid him do; and laying the purse in Ben's hands he gained the victory, the battle was over. And so while Ben was rattling along in the coach, happy to pour into his mother's lap the gold he had saved for ber, in the little cottage among the trees Aleck was telling his mother the story of his temptation. ''Better an honest heart, my boy, than ail the gold and silver iu the land." Going ILsiae to be Fvrqictn. Some boys were playing at ball in a retired place one afternoon when they should have been at school. They absented them selves without leave, intending to go home at the usual hour. Thus they thought their absence would not be no ticed by their parents and friends. While thus engaged Mr. Amos came along. "What are you doing here?" saiJ he. "Your parents think you are at school, I shall let them kr.ow where you are, and what you are about," He passed on and the boys stopped playing. W hat was to be done ? He would be sure to tell their parents. It was too late to go to school and too early to go home. Their consultations came to no comfortable conclusions; the pro babilities of punishment were talked of. Some thought they might escape, but the prospects of most of them were not promising. At length John Roberts rose up aud said, "I'm going home." "What for? to get a flogging and have it over?" said one. "Xo, I'm going home to be forgiven ;" and away he went. John never played truant before. He had very kind parents, and they would deny him notiiing that was for his good, aud he felt that he had treated them ungratefully by ac;ing contrary to their known ishes. He resolved to go home and make a full confession of his fault, and ask their forgiveness. On rebelling home he met bis sister. several years younger than himself, to whom he told his resolution, and, like the loving sister she was, she agreed to go with her brother and -k mother to lorgive. As tney came into the houo-c thev n ct ineir parents just starting out to make purchases fur the house, but when the mother saw the anxious look on the children's faces she willingly waited until John had told the story of his playing truant, aDd then asking to be forgiveu. As in the case of the Prodi gal Son, the parent was as willing to forgive if not more so, as the son was to oe lorgiven. John was right: It was good thing logo home for to be forgiv en. Juwenile Puttonet.An Inquirer into me pastimes ol boys would nnd it in teresting to study their periodicity, Certain amusements appear and disap pear as if regulated by inflexible law. In the early spring, for instance. Young America is almost entirely occupied wun marines, dui in the summer or aiuura,i they are as rare as an Italian opera. Ihe game might be euuallv in terestitig at all times, but it would be contradictory to some unwritten but indexible code, to take pleasure in it out oi lis proper season, although there i no apparent reason hy it might not be iu vogue whenever outdoor sports are practicable. lue same mysterious authority dictates that hoops should be roued in May and June, but not in Oc tober and Nov., which one would sup pose to be the mouths best adapted for sucn active exercise. Tops reign su preme during the late summer and early iau oays. uockey is seen only in Oc toberand November, and is followed by foot-ball, wbich is kicked as far into lecember as the weather will permit. The velocipede and bass ball have lair days of their own, and they are abou the sole exceptions to the code of neri odicity. The Good Man. John Tredegar bad been sleeping in a Inmber-yard for a week. It was plain enough that lie got his "board" where he put in his uights, but the police ar rested him for a tramp just the same, John claimed that he wastakinga vaca tion, and that he was sleeping among the lumber piles from choice. He could he said, board at a first-class hotel, but it was more romantic to pass the night with a pile of scantlings at his feet and aneapoi second-class shingles at his head. uuuge, ne uegan, as lie was mar. ...!.. f 1 1 . ched out for trial, "what ails me is that I in to good. I've founded three asy lums, started a college, and adopted seventeen orphans. People have not appreciated me. Thev have not been grateful. My wallet is empty, my sto mach ditto, my clo:hes going to decay, and I can't borrow a dollar. I've been the next thing to an angel, Judge, and now I in getting my pay for It." Yes I see" replied the Court. ."Fact Is, yon have overdone the business. The good man is all right, but the good man is a nuisance. Among the public buil dings founded by you was there a House of Corection?" "I I think not." "it may De well lor you to look into the government of such institutions, and post yourself. Thirty days will give you lots of new ideas." "Is this a cell on me?" whispered the prisoner. "On the lower tier shady and cool look out on the beautiful landscape high ceilings hot and cold water!" softly replied the Court, "I'm too good-too good !" sight the prUouer; but he accepted his check for the Black Maria with a feeling of relief. Kln Fairy Tb Snow ITlwW trees and fields arena---- - gruff Xorth Wind and his Wr le wile, me ou" fHiiow A roaring, growing, testy old feUo to the huJwh theK footed, kinily little lady 1 wtf. though neither you, I, nor mortal, large or small, ever w either. We hear the north wind to be sure, often and often, driving his wild gray cloud-hors3S, and slashing at the tree tops as he clatters by. Ve hear him rage and fume and fret, too, while he sits astride the chimney cap, waiting for fresh horses to be brought that he may set forth for a fresh dash at the Great Bear's tall or Oriou's heel or the Little Dog's back or some one of the pleasant eyed little stars, laughing at him from the sky windows overhead. "Boo-ooo!" roars the Xorth wind, and his cold breath freeze up every little pond and brook lor miles and miles around, while miles and miles of woodland shiver in the midnight at the sound of bis gruff halloo. You have heard him when you've lain awake In the little sloping attic, and glad enough you were when he went rattling by down the turnpike nd over the bridge, and his racket and outcry grew fainter and fainter in the distance. Ah, but it Is quite different when, in the still gray of the morning, softly comes the little wife, the Snow Prin cess, through the fields and gardens, by the h'-ig" rows, and up and down the forest paths, spreading fresh white downy coverlets over the sleeping flow ing flowers and the shrunker grass ana the frost-nipped shrubs. White-handed and light-footed comes the Snow Princess the Xorth Wind's little wife, with her maidens, flinging the small white quilts of their magic quilts of their magic weaving, to the right and left, on roof, fence and lintel, and warmly tucking up the dandelions and clovers in their suug, low beds. You all have seen the queer little quilts, but never the deft little spinner, the Xorth V ind's little wife. When the winter Is past, and the Xorth Wind has posted away to his ice palace far up towards the pole, and the Snow Princess and her busy little mai dens are srone no one knows where- locked up, perhaps, in the topmost tower of an Iceberg comes the South Wind with his daughter, the Rain Fairy. The South Wind has enough to do to eet read v for summer. The flowers are all to be waked up and dressed, the trees to have smart, new, green suits, a fresh grass carpet is to be Hid, and the home-coming birds are all to be Ualned as chorus-singers for the summer jubilee. X'o wonder he sighs as he looks over the land and sees all there is to be done. If it were not for his little daughter, he never could do it all. With a buneh of tiny silver kegs at her girdle, pat, pat, go the twinkling feet of the Rain Fairy through the fields and gardens, by the hed gee rows, and up and down the forest paths; pat, pat, in the very self-same tracks of the Snow Princess. And pat, pat, goes the Bain Fairy, gi'dlng along the little under ground windows, and down the dark mossy stairways, tap, tapping at the door of each sleepi ng flower, and calling to the violents and all the other small spring-blossoms to come out and make merry in the sunshine. She stoops to unlock the chrystal Ice- covershut last all winter over the little brook, and out it comes, dimpling and dancing through the forest. Then she runs over the meadow urging small grass-weavers to set np theia looms and make haste with their velvet rugs that they may be ready against the coming of the May. Patter, patter, you hear her wander ing through the spicy woods to see that the trees are spreading their green tints for the robin and the blue bird. Patter patter, up among the springs on the hillsides; pouring from her small silver urns that the springs may brim the brooks, and the brooks may brim the rivers, and so set all the merry mill- wheels turning, while the tinkling little waterdrops run laughing to the sea. A busy, happy little sprite U the South Wind's fairy Jauher. By the way, what must the Snow Princess and the Rain Fairy think of the little girl who has only one small bed to make, her lessons to learn her cat and her bird to feed, and who moans out every hour of the day, "Oh dear me how tired I am, doing all these hard things." A Parrot- Piety. (."apt. James Ktchberger vouches for the following bird story : About thirty years ago, when in Honduras in com mand of the bark Eldorado, his wife then accompanying him, he was pre sented with a parrot, a sprightly bird aud a fluent discourser in the SnanUh language. The bird was brought: t Baltimore, where, after beinzdomicile.! in the house of the captain's family it soon acquired a knowledge of the Eng lish tongue. The next door neighbor of the captain was a garulous woman au incessant scold forever quarrelinr wun some one or somcthino-. I'ollv being allowed full liberty, was plea.-ed to take an airing on the yard fence, and in a short time had learned f mimic the scolding neighbor to perfection. and finally became aggressive. PoIIt not infrequently rued her impertinence by being knocked off the fence with a broomstick. This brought iorth a tor rent of abuse from her injured leelings upon the head of her assailant. Fin-.i ly, the bird's language became so abu sive that the captain was obliged to senu it away, and roily was transferred to a good Christian family in the coun. try, where in the course of time she re formed and became to some extent a bird of edifying piety. Some tinieaffr, while she was sunning herself in i. garuen, a large nawlt swooped down and bore the distressed parrot off as a prize. Her recent religious training came to her assistance, as at the top of her voice she shrieked, "O, Lord, 8ave , .u. nil mt, - lne hji. became so terrified at the unexiwrxi cry that he dropped his intended din ner anu soared away In ihe distance. Is it not strange that Thb reoentlT imMihi ... . .. Penn Mutual Lif. iMuraWTof Phi' show thai the Company iaoedl'A Ii ' paid tt.OOO deaSand" i1 Uie. of deHi. aod returned - Wchr to poltcy holder. After m.kin. for tb. pror.rt.al .hrewdof ffi buainea men. tlua i, . BagmficentitaiSSX? and l important a. indiUng that a ' of proapenty ha. dawned npSn the ZoZ, lalnt. Al- i imnll Till DrspefW nuua.1T. oae uofS -e among the rtP' Utter .tirp.tdeP knoWn rue- UuntT and P1'" j oraot. aPP?'" od i m01 ge The ire not empty Hi Zl to o.tur wuutrymen and r.bo b""nrby irwfrasab ,re. but are ,kf the public. Tue proof, repe. lJlar ubit f bo OK" T.ttin- Ointment will core Sore Hiasniis TetterW" the lac Eyelid JJSKdY It or Grocer lteh ""'"Tfor 60 eenta. 50 cent- per J"MoBow.v Co.. fr)2 arch St, Pbila.. Pa. m Folic. H"tf Wi fUrtSS. of the FveniM e as to what tney dow " r- a firrr. Sold Dy " . TiEraE'sr-n take IT TOO Hoontxu s Gout tnTOt. Tn beactios after Ukin powerful auniQ- ia inaluable. . For sale by aH Druggists. Iloa. A. II. Stevene, . nt the South, says: Khec i Begadytor rhenin- SStine ft Bentley. Dnsl Washing ton, D-C bold by all drugswis. Hieskkix's Tetter Oivmtsr will cure all scabby or acal j dweaeea of the akin. VEGETINE WILL Ct'li SCROFULA. Scrofulous "Humor. vrlne will eradicate from the srtem i.mi m Si-tnmu and rohllous Humor It has permanently cured thousands In H.0 and TRliili J wno uau own iou - teren. Cancer, Cancerous Humor. The marrellous effect of Vegetlne In esse of Cano-rand CaiiceMat uumor tunueiiKru nu.t nmf.itind attention of the medical lai-nity. many of whom are j reocnbing Vejfelliie lo the J paliehta. Canker. Vesretlie ha rever tailed to cure tu mi t in-dt-xibie vase of C'auker. Mercurial Diseases. The Vecetlne meets with wonderful sik-cess in the cure ol ima cas oi oiaeiuea. Salt Rheum. Tetter, Salt Rheum, scald Head, c..w!ll i-er- t li lv leid lo Uie great. alierallve tQecls V egetlne. Erysipelas. Wffetlne has never failed to cure ' he UK -si in veterate caae or Kryaipeiua. Pimples and Humors on the ace. Reason sbonld teach ni that a blut. hr. roiieh or pimpled akin depen ia entirely upon an inter nal citie. and no outward application c.a erer cure uie delect, teetine is uie great, liuou partner. Tumors, dcers and Oid Sores. Are caused tr an impure urate of th" b'ood. c ean-etiie dioou innu.rniy wi a egetme, ana utese voiupuuois win disappear. Catarrh. For this comptalnt the onlr sub aunt H! bene fit an be obtained tnmui:h the blood. Ve-0'utlae u tne great blood puxlhcr. Constipation e?.tlne does not act as a ca'hartlc to rteolll-tnt- the bowels, but clenses ail the onrans en abling e K-h t-j perform the luQL'ilons devolving till 111. riles. Veeetlne has restored thousin.N to health M nave oeen long and palulul auaerern. Dyspepsia. iresretinels taken resralarly. according to vMUUH .vciuuu wiu aiKtuj cure dui ioi.ow Faintness at the Stomachs vegetine Is not a stimulating bitters which renins a net n ous appetite, but a genuine wun. wuku a.-Bisi9 uaiure lo restore the aiouiutu uj neaiukjr acuon. Female Weakness. ,Kvretln arts directly upon the causes of i-oiiipiaiuia. ii invigorates and strength en the whole system, art upon the seureilve w..ua nuu auua uuiauiiuauon. General Debility. To tht complaint the nod effects of the Veg. etlne are realUed Immediately after ronimen.-. ing to take it: as d, l.iutr .io.u.iu km ... the blood, and Vegetine actdirectl upon the VEGETINK, Prepared by w. K. KTEVEXW, Bo-ton, JIims. Vegetine la Sold by J1 Druggists. i H, HW UWTMWIlMMlTM, mw " '"'Ml Imsmln- Uia pap,, ffiWOPmS!CfflATAS! H. M. S. PINAFORE. vruu 7 AITHtl StLUTlX, W.,li.. iui.i..i.;:., utwwoc .oriia m .... . ... - TRIAL IT JriT. .k'. m 7 Chievfc-k - "",r9"d- I.M AMktf. idbryr 3 i.e ,??rT rt whleh t jt hrlly , ct, eiJL. . 1 t 17. a 1W-MI- p.by8ttUlTma. Oliver Ditsnn . c oosxon. J. 1. P1T90H a CO- WCWwsuPklu. Ml it .,w. MrtkTJt.T?.,r ;. r. wanted. llUCUKaisci wTAiiLiMnriTisi: MORGAN & HEADLY, Importers of Diamonds AND MaAta of SiKctacles. ASSO .trt. rh,..-, IUustxatedIVlcLUtentt THIRTY FloST XSX'JM. R-TMRT. Pami Mutual Life taaasce ft, OF PUILADKLPHtA. A-fc Jr7 I. US "T BECIIPTS. SI.'M.'W S3 Sii.A4.ll lul.mt rocit.e l-r4J3.it Tut! DISBl KstMESTS. 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