AGRICCLTUBE. The Gkassks. Tlie soils best atlapteil to clover are leiiacw-us or stiff loams. It is a fertilizer. as it long, powerful lap root looM-n the soil, ailinii air, and when the roojj decay, add largely to the black mass of earth- It helps de stroy annual weeds by It luxurious foliage and by shading the surface of the soil, increases its fertility. Clover seed should always bo sown in the spring of the year in the eastern, mid dle and western State. It is often sown opon the late snows of March or April, and soon finds iu way down to the soil, where, ai 'ed by the moisture of early spring, it quickly germinate and rapidly shoots up its leaf sia ks, Mammoth, or I-arge Ked Clover. 'i'liis variety Is the best for plowing under for manure. It grows five or six feet high and i's sulks are so coarse and large that stock wiil eat "only the leaves. l!y its judicious ue, lands which have been exhausted can be re claimed and unexhausted lands pre served. Green manuring has never or rarelv failed of producing satisfactory results. Sow iu spring, at the rate of abouteight pound per acre. 00 pounds per bushel. Medium Ked, or June Clo ver. This is by far the most iuiortant of all the varieties for the practical pur jxses of agriculture. It is grown for nay or for paaiure. and for milch cows it is better than timothy, w hile it im proves the land on w hich it is grown. It has become an ir.dispeusable ingred ient cf ail mixed grasses. iow iu spring, and w hen no other grasses are used, at the rate of sis to eight pounds jht acre, more being reiptireJ on old, stiff soils than on new ami lighter o.ies, B'J h. unils per bushel. Timothy. As a crop to cut from hay, this is probably unsurpassed by any grass iu cultivation. Thrives best on moist, loamy soils of medium tenacity and is not suited to light sandy or gravelly soils. It should lie cut just as the blossom falls. Sow either iu spring or fall, at the rate ol telv ouiids per acre if alone, but less if sowed with other grasses. For-tv-five iounds jier bushei. Orchard Grass, or Cock's Foot. One of the most valuable of pasture grasses, on account of its quick growth ami luxur iant aftermath. It is ready for grazing in spring two weeks sooner than most grasses and w hen fed oil" is again ready lor grazing in a week. It is palulahle and nutritious and stock eat it greedily when green. It stands a severe drouth and will endure considerable shade. It Is less exhausting to the soil thau timothy, and will grow more iu one day iu summer, than timothy will in a week. When sown with clover, it makes excellent hay, as It blossoms at the same time, and they should tie cut together. It has a tendency to grow iu tuns, which can be prevented by close cropping. For grazing it has no equal and should be used more than It is. When sown alone, two bushels are re quired per acre; if sown with clover, half that amount. I. ought not to he sow n alone, except for seed. It is per ennial, and will lat for years, but its lnil) it of growth unfits it for lawus. 14 jMiiimls iier bushel. CARBOLIC Al'lH IN THE PoI ITIiY- iiotsK. L'ntil the discovery of the uses of this acid ioultrymeu, as well as a host of others, were sa.lly in need o! some really good deodorizer and disin fectant, though now we have something which can be relied urfn fur these pur poses, while the various uses it can be and has been applied to are so numer ous we shall not attempt to enumerate them. I.ice. mites and other parasites which infest the iKiultry-houso as well as the poultry, have a holesome dread of this acid, the mere odor from it, which is very penetrating, causing them to skip for pastures new iu double-quick lime, it has also been used, diluted with water, as a remedy tor scab leg or poultry itch, but it must lie used w ith caution here, or it may cause considerable suffering at the time to the fowls. It call lie mixed with the whitewash, or it can be large ly diluted with water and a long whisk. The nest can also have a sprinkling, while the floor under the roots and roosiiug-benches and elsewhere can lie treated to some of the same, and you will tcel satisfied that the acid has helied j nu in many ways to make your fow ls more comfortable. Cake ok tiik Fai:m. Farmers lose money by keeping no account ol farm operations, paying no attention to the maxim that "a stitch in time saves nine;" allowing fences to remain un repaired until strange cattle are found grazing iu the meadow, grain fields, or browsing on the fruit trees, planting fruit trees without giving the trees the attention required to niaketheni profit able, ami many other forms of neglect. Why She Wept. Old Xancy had Wen telling Ilijahtha she'll give the court as ood "sass" as seat, ami that he might give her six months anil be hanged to him. She walked out with an ugly look in her eyes and her teeth shut, and was im patient tor the affray to begin. "Years and years ago," began his Honor talking to himself, 'I used to pass a white house ou Second street It was so white and clean, and its green blinds contrasted so prettily, that. 1 used to stand on the walk and wonder if the inmates were not the happiest eople in Iietroit. They were happy. They had plenty. They had children wliii played games on the green grass, and the birds sang all day long iu the ai bors." Old Xancy locked around uneasily as he waited a moment. "A the years went bv the white house turned brown with neglect. The birds went away. The children died, or grew up ragged and uncivil. I well rememlier the day the husband and father put a pistol to his head and ended Lis shame and life together. The wife was drunk when the body was bronght home by the crowd." A low moan of pain escaped the old woman's lips. 'It was her love for drink that killed that man that buried the children that sent the birds away, that passed the place into strangers hands," whis iereil the court. "Is the woman dead?" old Xancy groaned as the tears fell. "Xo, she lives. She has to home, no friends, no one to love her. There must lie times when she looks back to plenty, peace and happiness, and has such a heartache as few womer. know of. There nutst lo times when she rcinemliers the graves she once wept over, and children's voices must some time remind herol the tones of those laid to rest long years ago. I would not lie in her place for all the wealth of the world." "Oh ! sir! don't talk to me tlon'tcall it up!" she moaned as she wrung her hands. "You may go," he said quietly, I "you have not long to lire. There are those w ho can remember when you had silks instead of rags when you rode in your carriage instead of wandering thro alleys and lying in the gutter Some morning you w ill be found dead. That w ill be the last act in the drama so full of woe and misery and wretch eness that it will lie a relief to know that you are dead." White as a ghost, trembling in every limb, and weeping like a child, she passed out. .... SCIENTIFIC. Improved Steam Fnati.f. Tn miking fctcaui motor of all Kinds, tne tendency has been of late to construct engines with a high piston speed. By a Ingh in itial speed in the motor, much of the gear Ing need to obtained speed in the ma chinery tha: it moves is dispensed with. The steam is more thoroughly employ ed, and the size and weight of the en gine for a given power are r duced. The most important improvement in this direction has sprung from a radical change in the construction of the steam cylinder and its moving parts. The cylinder is Increased in length and re duced in diameter, and In place of one, tiiere are two pistons, designed to move in opposite directions. The first piston has a rod passing through the center of the second, and the second piston has two rods, one on each side of the cen tral rod. Each piston has Its pis:on ro I connected with crank on a tiire ihrow crank-shalt. These cranks are placed opposite each other, the single rod of one piston balancing the two of the other, it will be observed that, by this change in the construction of the engine, the pistons must travel in op posite directions, each making a to and fro excursion over half the length of the cylinder. For instance: if the two pistons are each at one end of the cylinder, the steam may be admitted behind them both, and thus drive them together. When they meet at the cen ter, the steam enters at a central port and drives them apart till they reach their original positions, when the tx curs'on is finished and one revolution of the crank is accomplished. The ef fect of this disposition of the moving parts is to create a perfect balanco in the reciprocating acion of the engine. The pull of one piston balances the thrust ff tbe other. It is no longer a series of pulls and thrusts, as'in the or liuary engine, but a resulting mo:ion of the combined pa. I and thrust of the two pistons. The advantages obtained by this balancing of the pistons are lonnd in the reduced length and weight of the connecting-rods and the bed plate of the engine, steadiness of mo tion, as there is no pull or thrust on the shaft and its bearings, a l.igher speed and greatly increased power. As there is to straining between the cylinders and the shaft, the engine rests securely on iu bed. As the two pistons travel over only one-half of the length or the cylinder in the same time, and as the area of the piston surface is double that of a single-piston engine, the pow er Is more than doubled for a given speed. The strain caused by the ex pansion of the steam between the pis ton and the end of the cylinder, as in the ordinary engine in the balanced engine is spnt ou the two ends of the cylinder in one-half of the stroke, and between the two pistons iu the other half. In eitber case the strains are ex actly balanced. Thus the engine may run at a high spee l without producing a troublesome jarring or shaking of the motor. In marine work it is thought the balanced engine will prove of ad vantage, as it may be driven at a hiuh speed without shaking the ship, and by giving the engine a higher speed, a screw of more eBVctive pitch may be employed. The only disadvantages found in this form of motor lie in the multiplication of the conntciing-iods and sturting boxes, but these delects are more than balanced by the steadiness and increased speed and power of the engi ne. Dr. JfornV gelatine process of pre seiving food seems likely to become popular. It consists in adding to the eubstances to be presaived a certain Xroportlon of gelatine, aud then dry ing tha mixture till it does not contain over ten or twelve per cent, of mois ture. The mode of applying the pro cess to milk is thusdescribed in Xature: 'One pound of gelatine is disolved in a gallon of milk at a tciujieratiire of I'M ileg-to 140 deg. Fahrenheit, and the solution Is then allowed to set into a jelly, which ts cut into slices and dried. By employing the product of the first operation in place of Iresh gelatine for gelatinizing a second gallon of milk, a jelly is obtained in which the milk solids are just doubled in amount. As a gallon of milk contains abont C1UU grains of these Solid matters, v.z: casein, milk-sugar, mi!k-fat aud phos phates, their ratio to the gelatine will become as 12,800 to 7000 after the second oeration just described. If, then, the dried milk jujuhe, as it may be now called, be agUn and again em ployed with successive quantities of milk, a limit is reached wuen the one pound oi' gelatine has been incorporat ed with ten gallons. At this stage the mix aire will contain no more than one part ol gelatine to ten of the nutritive matters of milk a proportion of added preservative material which contrasts very lavorable with the twenty-five to twtntv-ilstiit per cent of sugar found in i ordinary conoekseu mils, j Xe" Chemiral Industr. Prof. IIos- coe recently delivered at tiie K jyal In stitution, Loudon, a lecture on a new chemical industry, orginated and de veloped in France within the last two 'or three years. M. Vincent, directing i chemist of the great distillery works at i CourrUres, hits succeeded in putting to itikhI use. what has hitherto been waste product. Instead of burning the residue ol beetroot molasses alter the alcohol had been distilled off from it In the open air, for the purpose of ob taining the potash salts it contains, he performs the c ileination in closed re torts, in order to secure the products of distillation. Among these is found large quantity ot triiuethylauiiue, which can be easily worked up into chloride of methyl. This gaseous body, reduced through pressure to a liquid, is an excellent material for producing cold ; by us own vaporization the Duik of the liquid requires a temperature of 33 deg. C. ; and when the evapora tion is assisted by the passage of dry air through the liquid tne temperature is brought as low us o. ueg. g. l rot. Uoscoe was able to freeze in this way a mass of mercury of several pounds weight into a hard solid, which he hammered like a piece of lead. The other and more important use of chlo ride of methyl is in it e manufacture ot h ise beautiful dyes known as methylat ed anilines, ihey had been known bs fore, but the cost of their production was so high that their consumption was only very limited. The cheapen ing of the chloride of methyl has great ly extended, and will continue to ex lend the preparation of those colors. La Xature has published something about the black broth ot the Spartans. The composition of that celebrated, if not luxuriant, article or diet is still In volved in doubt. lfMeursius is to be believed, it was simply the water in which pork has been boiled, seasoned with vinegar and salt. Kicard thinks it was soup, and he says that besides the black broth, they had a white soup made of eels. Anyway, the lost culm ary art of the Spartans does not appear to be worth much regret, llie world has probibly forgotten a good many better things. Ctiliiing Slay. A about 30 hundred wi ight ol slag are made lor every ton of pig iron, the importance of utilizing this waste product is very obvious. In England, slag has beu turned to ac count Iu the formation of breakwaters. Bricks, paving sets, concrete, and other articles are also made of it. Three mi I i ions of slag bricks, most of which go to London, are manufactured annu ally. Glass works are in operation where the slag is run direct from the iron lurnaces into the glass furnaces, mixed with other materials, and con verted into glass for bottles, etc., A solution of chloride of mngnesium of 1,201 specific gravity has boen tried with success for filling wet gas-metres. It stands a low temperature without freezing, does not need frequent re plenishing, and has other advantages. IIome-Madk Coloonk. The only perfume w hich never seems to offend any, and whk'h leaves no unpleasant odor behind it, is tliat of cologne-water, which stimulates while it soothes the senses, aud suggests a pleasant whcle someuess instead of any aickish sweet ness, as f he best of the extracts and es sences and bouquets are apt to do. The best of all cologne, it has been gener ally conceited, is that which legiti mately liears the seal of Jean Maria Fa rina We will give our readers, in case any of them should be curious about trilling in suck matters, the for mula of this famous preparation, which is said by competent authority to be ab solutely genuine, and whose trial has resulted iu a very delicious product, not appreciably different to the senses from that made in the ancient city whence it derives its name. It calls for rather a large quantity, the reader will see, but all the amounts can of course lie divided and proportioned. Iiigest, for three days, in five gallons of rectified spirits, having first bruised them well, ten grains of angelica root, fifteen grains of camphor, twenty grains each ot cassia - wood, cloves, mace, nutmegs, and wormwood tops, half a drain, Troy weight, of sage, thyme, and calamus aromaticus. a dram of orauge flowers, and a dram aud a half of lavender llowers, three drams of rose petals and of violets, one ounce each of balm-mint and of sjieariiiiiit, two oranges, and the same number of lemons. After these substances have stood together they are to be distilled at about the end of the third day, taking off only two-thirds of the quai'tity of spirit; to this is then added one fluid ounce each of the oils of jasmine and bergamot, one dram each of oils of balm-mint, cedrat, laven der and lemon, and twenty drops each of neroli and of essence of anthos seed; it is all then to be completely stirred together and agitated, and it not ier fectly clear on the next day, it is to be filtered, w hen the maker will have as line a cologne as there is in the world. The kfkkcts of too much sleep are not less signal than those arising from its privation. The whole nervous sys tem becomes blunted, so that the mus cular energy is enfeebled, and the sen sations, and moral and intellectual unnifestations are blunted." All the bad effects of inaction become devel oped; the functions are exer;ed with less energy; the digestion is torpid, the excretions are diminished, whilst, in some iustances.the secretion of fat accu mulates to an inordinate extent. The memory is impaired, the powers of im agination are dormant, aud the mind falls into a kind of habitude, chiefly be cause the functions of the iutellect are not sufficiently exerted, wheu sleep is too prolonged or too often rejieated. To sleep much is not necessarily to be a good sleeper. Generally they are the poorest sleeiers who remain longest in bed ; i. e., they awaken less refreshed than it the time "of arising were earlier by an hour or two. While it is true that children require more sleep than their elders, yet it should be the care of parents that over-indulgence be not permitted. Where the habit is for child ren to lie in bed until 8 or 9 A. M., the last two hours, at least, do not bring sound, dreamless sleep, where the hours for retiring is 8 or 9 p. ni., but are sjieut in "dozing," and, in fact, such excess cannot fail to insure the harmful result described by the authority above quoted. What Is called " laziness " among children, is, i.i very many cases, diseases, ami is largely due to this, as well as the other causes mentioned, that undermine the loundations of health. How to Cook Parsnips. If yo'ing scrajie before using. If old, pare care fully ; and if large split before cooking. I'ut into boiling water, salt, aud boil, if small and tender, from half to three quarters of an hour; if full grown, more time. When cooked tender, draiu and cut in slices, lengthwise, buttering well when you dish. Fried Parsnips. Boil tender, scrajie off ihe skin. and cut in thick, lengthwise slices, and fry in hot drippings or butter, turning tliem over as they brown ; salt and pepier and serve hot. Parsnip Fritters. First, having boiled them tender, mash smooth aud line, picking out any woody bits. For three large parsnips aIlov two eggs, one cup of rich milk, one table spoon of butter, one teaspoonful of salt, three tablcsiooiis ot flour. Beat the eggs light, stir in the mashed parsnips, beating hard; then the butter aud salt, next the milk, and lastly the flour; fry as fritters by dropping a spoonful in hot lard, or as griJdle cakes. Mashed Parsnips. Scrape and boil, mash smooth pick out the woody bits; mix in three or four spoonsful of cream, with butter. salt and pepper; serve as you would mashed potatoes. To Keep Things from Moths. Fold up your things, sprinkle a little dry camphor in between. Then sew them up iu bags, made of some strong mater ial, containing no wool whatever; linen, of course, is excellent, but common bed-ticking answers very well. 1 lie bags should be stitched very closely, best by machine, and leaving not the smallest oiieniug anywhere. This kei'ps the goods jierfectly safe. You need never use any other precautions, even for furs, but you must, of course, make sure that the moths have had no chance to lav their eggs in the things before they are packed. Biine Fei.ox. Of all painful things, can there lie anv so excruciatingly painful as a bone felon We know of none that flesh is heir to, anil as this malady is quite frequent, aud the sub ject of much earnest consideration, we give the latest recljie for its cure, from the Loudon Ismcet : "As soon as the pulsation which indicates the disease is felt, put directly over the spot a fly blister, about the size of a thumb nail. and let it remain for six hours, at the expiration of which tlme.dlrectly under the surface of the blister, may lie seen the lelon, which can be instantly taken out with the point of a needle or a lau cet." Advice to Consumptives. The celebrated physician. Dr. Taul Memeyer, gives the following valuable suggestions to persons suffering from lung affections: "The patient must with scrupulous conscientiousness in sist upon breathing fresh, pure air, and must remember that the air of closed rooms is always more or less bail. No man, however uncleanly, would drink mudy, dirty water. A party which occupies a room for hours, breathing the same air, might be com pared to a party of bathers drinking the water in Which they bathe. The patient must keep the window of his bedroom open. 'ight air is fresh air without daylight. In close, crowded rooms, the patient suffering from lung complaints breathes consumptively." By taking these precautions and using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets, fully one half of the cases of lung complaints would be cured in six months, h or cough and Irrita tion of the lungs do not always indicate the presence of consumption, although it mav result in that disease, and if con sumption has already become deeply seated in the system.this Is the most ef ficient course of treatment that can be pursued outside of any institution that provides special lacllitics for the treat ment of this disease. Dr. Pierce'scele- brated in voids' Hotel is such an insti tution, bend stamp for descriptive pamphlet containing also a complete treatise upon consumption, explaining its causes, nature, and tbe best methods of treating it, together with valuable hints concerning diet, clothing, exer cise, etc., for consumptives. Address, Faculty or Invalids' and Tourists Hotel, Buffalo, X. Y. HUMOROUS. " Kr-i.tr, Wiut Aim Yoi'?a' Win. Henry Kelley, a stranger aged about 5v, entered a planing mill alt of a sud deu aud tried to sit dowu iu front of a buzz-saw. The employes pulled him away and he tried it again. Then they nut him nut ami he walked un and down the streets asking people ' to-j please kill him and let hint go to Heav en. Some folks didn't believe he wouid go to Heaven if he was killed, and others didn't have time to kill him. It got to be monotonous alter a while and an officer walked him in. The man wore an old black felt bat, aud after being locked hp lie tried to bite off and chew up enough of this to send him over the mystic river, but four or five mouthfuU wore sullicieut to discourage him. Mr. Kelly, what ails you " inquired the court, as the man stood before him. "Oh. 1 don't know. Judge! I feel as if I had gone all to pieces aud couldn't be repaired. " Any particular aches or pains?" " X'o, I guess not. I've kiuder gone to ruin all over me. I can't sleep I nights, sjiuts dance before my eyes aud some times there's au awful roaring iu DiV ears." ' Have you handled a buck-saw this winter?" " Don't ask me, Judge ilou't ask me." " Is your appetite good?" Yes, puny good." 'Well, William Henry, you may think you want to go to Heaven, but this court believes that the House of Correction is rather the best place for you. You are gent up for a month. ami I hoe they'll give you plenty of work." Let me die here. Judge !" " Can't do it we're too crowded now." " Let me jump into the river." " Xo that's where we getourdrink ing water." The prisoner went away feeling worse than ever, aud Bijah couldn't bribe Iiim with a whole banana to weep with only one eve at a time. A gkxti.ejiax is stopped on a street of Paris at midnight by a thief. Draw ing a pistol from his pocket lie forces the mail to walk quietly before him to the station. Arriving there he tells the Chief what has occurred. "Very well," replies that officer, " but have vou permission to carry arms?" "Xo. sir." "In that case I must put you under arrest." " But without the arm which I hap pened to have I would probably have been assassinated." " That is possible, but the police or dinance exists and it is necessary that it is to be olieyed." ' Is it allowable to carry arms which are uot deadly." 'Certainly." "Then look at my pistol. It lias no Hummer, lo oblige a trieml 1 was going to take It to a guiishop to have it repaired. "Oh, if I had only known that!" cried the thief. Ir. J. D. Cook, of Cooksville. Heard Comity. Ga., writes: Measnt. i. Netutaedter .t Co. tlentlenieii. 1 am hmpiiT to inform von that Anni-rsts. lr. it SiUbe'a Pile remedy, met with uiy auprobation. I have tned it lit three different cmue. aud it ha not failed to relieve them at ouce. The patient that bad it for two Team eava he thinks be w well, and that he always expei nt to keep a box on baud for fear it miirlit cooue tack again; another case of tiuort dimuon tMedouly tbtee applications aud Miya nlie m entirely welL It la the beet UunK 1 have ever seen for Piles. 1 will uee it in niy practice when needed. Voura obedientlr, 1. 1). COOK. M. O. 1niJv. ;.." Dr. Sil-txe'a Kxtemal Pile I te rn h!y in sold by drnx,Mt everywhere. ince i 1 WI per )(. Sample mailed Irrr U all suf ferer by 1'. Seustaedter V Co., sole inanufao turent, ilux 3'Ji(i New York. At a party in London, a lady who though in the autumn of lite, had uot lost all dreams of its spring said to Douglas Jerrold, " I cannot imagine what makes mv hair turn gray; 1 some' times fancy it must be the 'essence of rosemary' with which my maid is in the habit of brushing it. What do you think?" "I should, rather be afraid, madam," replied the distinguished lira' malist. dryly, " that it is the essence of time!" A mi le s head does not contain a brain capable of culture and refined rearing, but it is wonderful to what an extent the other end can be reared. 'Dkivkr, are vou running ou time to-day?" asked a passenger in an omni bus, "ao, sir, was the keen reply, " we are running for cash." TlIK GRKATF-ST I5l.KSSI-.-n A almnlo pure, harmless remedy, that cures every nine, niiu prevents oisease oy keeping the blood pure, stomach regular, kid neys and liver active, is the greatest blessing ever conferred upon man. Hop Bitters is that remedy, and its proprie tors are being blessed by thousands who have been saved and cured by it. Will you try it? See another column. Wexkvlr hear any thingof the "evils osciilatinn " except from those who have speculated and lost. It s all right as long as it pays. Why is a prozy teacher like the mid dle of a wheel? Because the tellows around him are tired. A shall boy classes pics as "cross- barred, open-topped a-id kivered. Dots a lawyer use figures of speech in summing up an argument. A I.A.Y fellow once declared in pub lic company that hecouldn t find bread tor his family. "X'or I," ruplied an industrious mechanic ; " I au: obliged to work for it." Washday isa holiday, thanks to Dob bins Klectric Soap, (made by Cragin Co., Phila.) which is rapidly coming into general use. It acts like magic, and bleaches clothing without injuring the fabric. Try it. Tiikkk is a fortune awaiting the man who invents a Doomerang bootjack which yon can throw at a cat and have itsail back to the window if it misses its mark. Oxn of the differences between the moon and the honeymoon is this: One attracts the tides and the other attracts the tied. A max's good fortune often turns his head ; his bad fortune often averts the heads of his friends. A slice of Limburger cheese worn on the ii i er lip is pronounced a sure cure for a hooked nose. What iaw has been a terror to evil doers ever since the world began? Molher-in-Law. Thk man who tries to build a fire with wet wood acts in a damp fuel-ish man ner. It oxLr tikes a popular song three weeks to get twenty years old in this country. Xevk.r put off till to-morrow what can lie dunned to-day. Is " mixing in socintv " Dtit in the hot water last. Wbili Wirrrso roa a roron to em as It ram you axe often Inylnif the foundation Urr ami Pulm nary or Bronchial affection. It Is bet.er to gvt r.d of a Cold at onee by uslnir that sore remedy. Dr. D. Jayne's Exneetnrant whk-n win care lire most si uhborn IXiuli, and relieve you of all anxiety as ta tuuig-eroua cuu uuence. A Savage Fish. In parts of South America especially in the rivers of Guiana and Brazil, one of the most savage of .fishes la found. It seldom exceeds a foot in length but Is said to attack any animal that ven tures near it, men, alligators or horses not excepted, as well as fishes of ten times their own weight. The natives call the fish "piraya" or "piral," and scientists have named it Serrasalnto paraya. It has nothing in common with the salmon family except the sec ond dorsal fin, which resembles that worn by the fishes named ; yet this was considered enough to entitle it to its generic name, which may be translated 'saw salmon" the prefix referring to the strongly serrated abdomen of the fish, beside which the serratures of a shad or alewife are insignificant. Its teeth are sharp on the edge like those of. shark and are fiat and trian gular. The Macoushl Indians are re ported to carry a piece of the jaw of the pir&ya, with which they sharpen their arrows by drawing them between the teeth, after the manner of certain knife sharpeners. According to Splx, num bers of them will atttack an ox, if it happens to encounter one of their schools iu crossing a stream, and often so severely injures it that it succumbs before it can swim forty feet. In at tacking a fish they beginat the caudal fins, aud thus deprived of their pro pelling power, the victim is at their mercy. The feet of water fowl are of ten amputated, and bathing is unsafe in such streams as are infested with this small fish. Some authors state that one tribe of natives placed their dead in these streams to be devoured by pirayas, which is quickly done, leav ing a clean skeleton, which is then .re moved and made ready for their pecul iar form of sepulchre. We read in Schoiuburgck's "Travels in South America," that they are so greedy as to bite at the bare hook, and that on ac count of the sharpness of the teeth it was necessary to protect the line wttb metal. These accounts seem almost fabulous and yet appear to be well vouched for. The Messing of Strong Nerves Is recoverable, not by the use of mineral bmuv tiveH, but b. a recourse to effectual tomo ireat ment. Opiates aud the like ahonld only be nned as auxiliary b, an" then so ufannyly aa possible. Vigorous nerves axe quiet ones, aud the most direct way to render them ao is to re inforce ti.e vital enerinea. That sterllUK in vigorant, llo-t-tter a Stomach Utters, will be found all-sufficient for this purpose, since it entirely removt impedimenta lo thorough di gestion and assimilation of the food, ao that the body ia insured IU due amonnt of nourish ment aud con equeutlyof stamiua, Kh nmatie tendenciee and alfecuoua of the kidneys and bladder are also counteracted by t ie Hitters, whicn ia besides a pica aut medicinal stimu lant, intinitely purer than the raw excitant of commerce, which roact injuriously upon the nervous system. ITie$krirt Tdttr Oiiitmint will cure every form of Tetter. RIIEFMATISM. This dreadful diaease. the doctors tell us, ia ip the blood, and believing this to be true, we advise every sufferer to try iMrang'a Hheu matie ltemedy. It ia taken internally and positively enrea the worst cane in the shortest time. Sold by every Druggist in town. Ir Torn Liver is Disordered Uonflnmf fr'er nxiii liaiir will set it r fclit. KANTNEH'8 Illustrated Book of Objects for Children, containing over 2,000 Engravings of every day objects, with their names making the simplest, most agreeable and effective method for the preliminary instruction of children. Price in boards, 1.00 , cloth iL50 Canvaswwe wanted. Lee A Walker, 1113 Ch stunt Street, Philadelphia. Ir Toe Would Enjoy Good Health, Take HvojtaHd tirrtum i'lVicr. Worms. Worms. Worms. E. F. Knnkel's Worm Symp niver fails to deiitroT Tin. heat and Stomach Worm. Dr. Kankel the only euccemful physician who re moTea Tape Worm in two bourn, alive with head, and no fee nntil removed- Common 8enne teaches if Tape Worm can be removed ail other worms can be readily destroyed. Ad vice at omce and store, free. The doctor can tell whether or not the patieut has worms. Thousands are flying daily, with worma. aud do not know it, " Fits, spanms, cramps, chok ing and suffocation, sallow complexion, circles around the eyes, swelling and paiii in the stomach, restless at night, grinding of the teeth, picking at tbe nose, couh, fever, itch ing at the seat, headache, foul breath, the pa tient grows pale and thin, tickling and irrita tion ut the anus all these symptoms, and more, come from worms. K. F. Kcnkkl's Wiieu r-vitrr never fails to remove them. Price. Tl per tottle. or six bottles for SS.OI. (For Tape Worm write aud consult the doctor.) For all others, buy of your droggixts the Worm Syrup, and if be has it not. send to Dr. V. F, Kcniel, 2'J N. N uUl St- Philadelphia. Pa. Advice by mad, free ; send three-cent stamp. K. '. Knnkel's Bitter Wlnenf Iron II an n-viir been knon to fail in the cure of weakness attended with symptoms of indinpo aition to exertion, loss of memory, difticulty in breathing, weakness, horror of die- ae, weak, nervous tremblinir, dn adf ul horror of death, niglit sweats, cold feet, weakness, dimn.-xs of vision, languor, universal l.iss.tude of the muscular eysW-m, enormous appetite itli dys peptic symptoms, hot hands, dashing of the body, dryness of the ikin, pallid countenance aud eruptions on the face, puri lying the blood, pain in the back, heaviness iu the eye lids, f raquent black spots flying before the eyes, with suffusion and losa of sight, want of attention. Ac Mold on v in $1.0.1 bottles, or six bottles for $0.00. Ask for . F. Knnkel's Litter Wine of Iron, aud .take no other. Ask vour druggist, and if be has it not, send to Proprietor. E. F. Knnkel, Na 259 North Ninth street, Philadelphia. Pa. Advice free; enclose three-cent stamp. If TaocniJtD with Constipation, take ( antVs Oermaii B'UUrs. Fob Pimples on the Face, nse lI'wsMTt Ti t ter Oiittuvnt. It never fails to remove them. Cattcer can be Cared By Dr. Eond's new dweovery a positive enre for this dread malady netnfe. no ran fie. no paiu. Dr. Bond's snccejw iu treating Cancer is truly marvelous. lU-medies sent t any part of the world, witu full directions forancotwsful home treatment. Send a de-cription of yonr case, or any cancer sufferer you m iy know of. Pantphlet-4 aud full direct ons sent free. Ad dress, Dr. 1L T. Bond. PLilad'a., Pa. If Tor are Dyspeptic Ilixijlmuts ! risen Jiitltrs will cure you. NEW MUSIC LOOKS. TIIE GQrEL OF J0 Ity Rt. 9imnl Almin ami H. II. Sfk. A Wk ct rr?at bounty, trime iu u-t TIm- tiop I ia 'ii." tiitlf cs"l !. with m bt ul - h v tiii nd u.rl.-sl.o m ) ftr th m. Io aixJ uCAiiy le-wly TIIE fill I XI XG niVEE, GEMS OF EXGLISII S0XG9 tn on of th bsnk of Ih nr-lA' llnm Mnrrl Ij lrry. whirh onini. o- ry nil lb hhI Ii- n .i ic T rat'iifthtl. Knll of th- ltU Suun. 2M (t'-s $V lKtirl5i. $:t.00 cloth. Pinnfnro rnntiiMii in T-t lmni.! at r.r XUAillC .! c.y cumplflt. 7j tent- f.-r ln Irani ntml arrnc mu uU THK MfKrkK fcu. mlMt coin ist tn.it,)r ftnud, nt uinf price. The Musical Record ,..r." rtrtr.l HiM-fcly Mil tir l lpr, ( S'Jjli r yvr '- minUtw at uk ! 0'pr,coulmiuiitS SU cnti Wuftto M manic Oliver Ditson & Co, Boston J. E. DiTn c-o raa iknuui ni miin. CraaLL nawm an . . . 3 V'iAlk ? 'iim- aV.l.Muisf..r x.l,.. u. w . reux, iw CbaailMrs strW. M. It " PIANOS "j? xs JfathuthYk ml nqu.re 9jum ury. rnrbta In AamM li.il.1 la a-Pian. SMit oe tnalajlvu tlve. MawoaLa. au ruu CtK, u fc Utuatraat.js.a7 BLATCHLEY'S PUrflPS at . Tho Old Rename STANDARD fUMP For wells io w u ' She? Price List, Jan. 1, 1879. linn nPRI ATHHI FY MORGAN & HEADLT, Importers of Diamonds AND Meters ef Spectasla 1. BASSOS Otroa. rfcllaeloO". niMtraUd Price Lift tent to U tnAt at apollcatioa. 1 LLlu, IKST Artlrle-W-J-Trail. ennu,., .Alu .Tm-itid f-r f o. Bo EST. - REMARKA2LE CURES -1 Im IA rwJ atttmtf. Was. CKh.ra who hT d this Treaursnl. LANDRETHS' SEEDS arr r nT I. I.. IIK1TI1 , . Sisson's Tidy Fastener. :fZ&r VflTrt-.tl color. AtlW f"T or Lircuiai . i ... "- - M UaoADWTAY. lura. PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION! CENTENNIAIi CROWDS. mr or fx evcbt Dir.a Adaiie-toB S Ceata. Children, Cent. !. did .rrayef Ilhlblti fa arartnmts of Bd tier. Art. Eduratioa. Axricaitar, Mechanics. SPECIAL MUSICAL ATTBACTIOBS DAILY. A lao, the Larg-Mt BOLLEK K ATL.N0 KISK 13 THCWOKLD. Opea aarh Wftk-day from f A. M.trIM.,aafl from 1 to 4 AI P. M and na WrinMaj and aatar df vwniie'i from 1 to Wa o'alock- TI1B BCILP1.NO 19 HIATID. W m.i l Am lilua.-Nt.ary ol ci i.ruiouU anl ii-.tiiM.-. itr si l..w lri;- c-tMniit.in, trll i'ir Dw ftixi w.-u-U-llut iiiii-.h. mrnktt vmu tampitf fr. AJUr.-MsaAS At', Marshall, Micli. l,mm. ana ail a vra una) TIIE PHILADELPHIA RECORD. TlIK ClIKAl'EST AND LARGEST DAILY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER IX THE UX1TEP STATES. it rcuLisuEa a FULL REPORT OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS. IT rUBLlSIIES Complete and Accurate Market Reports. ITS GEXERAL SEWS AXD EXTEIil'JUSIXG SPECIALTIES MAKR IT A VALUABLE PAPER FOR AXY LOCALITY. Price, OS k. Yonr, Sent on trial Ono IPEESEXT CIRCULATION SPECIXEX COPIES SEXT FLEE TO AXT ADDP.ESS. THE RECORD. Philadelphia. 1I.V TO SOAP FOR A CENT A POUND! SHAVE INTO SMALL PIECES FIVE BA?.S OF DOBBINS' ELECTRIC SOAP ittj hnil in ttii-v" qnartsi f water nrtil thoa la Ihoronthly 1iraolT.l, mn tht q straining Ihr-'iich s- B'thirr r an ; tl-l tn the nlutioa of "-n-Ja tki cllua of eM water; tir bn-hly for a vr-r tl miniiiw to m.t.aiKl wt it wj t" omI. Tbut;.i it will took like aoibu.g but aa-.H4- while wrm a rlietnicnl r artiii will t.tk plc-, ,! in twenty f.ttir bnr titna will .--... (,-nf or Itrty p. 'iu 1. 1 .f nta-ri.irtcent aiwlnte nott soap. rnin ! than one cent a p'ttil. atMt as tiMMJ aa Oianjr of the M-ltilierate.) cfnp-nii1w r:ille.l ap. and Id at aeTen to ten nft p p,,a tl. How long wiulllt tkf f.-r nr other atp. a-eil the aim-, to b.-c.-me anythins bm M-onp ml Adt h w if knw thtit cinnol beifr-ii with any -otp k, hw-TwW. See ll it can bed ae wi h Tl.bitr Electric. FOR SALE BY I.LClUGIX&COMm'Y. SIITK.-1 li. CRAGIN t CO.. Philatlphia, Pa., to try. he will writ- fr It. an4 nrl..att Klertrif leap. SBMI T (IMIfc, i ?iaBJLttiBWiUJVaF; IlL THE Unparalleled The Mail Department at tha Crand Depot, during the past season, has necessitated an entiro refitting of the Interior of the targe room devoted exclusively to executing orders received hy mail. THE LARGEST DRY COODS & OUTFITTING HOUSE. Though you live a Thousand Miles from Philadelphia, you can purchase at the Crand Depot an entire outfit or the smallest article In Dry Coods, etc., with the greatest ease, and an absolute certainty of the same exact attention that is paid to customers who visit tha establishment In person. snici, Dros Goods, ShawU, Hosiery, Underwear, Glorel, Zephyrs, Frinsea, Ribbons, Notions, Cloths, Precision, Promptness and Experience, combined with tha highest regard for even the slightest wishes of those who order, and a now almost faultless system, peculiar to the Crand Depot only, make this the Model Department of Its kind In America. THIRTEENTH ST., CHESTNUT TO MA.".T Send a Penny Postal .Card, specifying what Is desired, and by return mail you will receive, postage paid, samples of the new est styles of Coods, with the widths and lowest city prices, besides full particulars 7 about ordering. rBfcllllLAlDIUil NICHOLS. SHEPARD CO.. ' V .....jiwrcY THRESHInu niA'-niK'-.... . 0!a.Cll J5rS0,''M -S. '. Specil PpHK EVTIBE TjEfOT- - --'J fnr Wheat. Oel, MM,(N.i.'- tlrat Fl''i. There.. W-k-" lJ ?V - .. O ..!!- HOP BITTEBS. (A Medlclae, sac a mnm, COXTAJSa HOPS, BfCnr. WASDRAK! n itnninv. kso TO Pt am Aim Brar Midical Qtrairn OF A L ITTrt ni i An um Sim w , .-adaeyl,and UrlEiry Orgmii. SerroumMa, 8rp-l a i imimi and specially s com t-wmmini. r f 1000 IS COLD. fcJiTv- J . rmmm rtiTWfn not tnTO OT heft. OTt i- : f . .v I rat anrthiBC Impure or mjonooa ram . - ,iKt fn Uos Blutra a&4 try tbeir. fix on joa sleep. Take ae other. lilopCoeeaCraalsthe rf" safest sad best f Ak Cluulrca iThe Hop P fr Stems. Lfer sM K'ik7 id I anpwiertoaUoiacra. AttlirugJ I Br s r m u absolute and ln.slprtMe errps tori ajnuiteoi'M, v. vi. ' troa xor circular. ltBuM.C, 1 IIIM. WWWvr.ua . .'J rnnfar a favor opoa the Arlertlar and the f ubUnher by atatlnc tha they asw the adver tisement In thi Journal (naininx ' e .Mper ITVroo of Postage. Month for 25 Cents. OVER 48,000 C0HES DAILY. MAKR ALL GROCERS. rniuoEiPRii. MEW It OK St ma4 KWhTOW. have arnmlsrd to srad te aar of onr r,lm Tr 15 renu lo feir th puataas. a samaU ot Dobntna Success of for Saznplc3 cz. HappHes Suitr, Uen-s Clothiig. Sboes, Hats. Linens, Flannels. Muslins, Stationery, SflTenrare. China, etc. loi.....iiMTn-i L (m tic EofloraKg Brnrloi DO USING DR. RADWAT"3 R. S. KEJIEDia aPTU C81SO THIX POB IITaaAI. Tlaas. w To, Jan. , i?rr Pab snu nuTlnp; r. t 'rl yrra 0. BirMl rinea. drMMinxly at nraf, bui aiWr tx-n. iiciog llielr eujcawj'. w.ta full coniiuVoc, s no lesvt pleasure ttio a duty 10 luat,kfaii, a,-DOWllT the silvajitajfe we have aeriirf trim tn- m. The pills are resorted to as ot' aa as orcn-tloa n quires, and always with u iw aired effect. 1 be Heady kellei cannot be tm. ler d ncrtbed lb in It In by lis nam -. apju, uie llnlrneat fiequenily and fr-t-ly, alaKfct, Jarlably Ooalnix iie pmmlsieJ -Keaef Tiuly yours, tneo) in. 1UDWAT. TIJXRLOW WEXIX R. R. R. SAD WAY'S READY RELKP XKS8 THK WORST PAINS In from One lo SO Minnie. HOT OXE IIOIR after reading this adTertlsement need any ort SfFFER WITH FAIN. CadwsT s KesMly Belief In n I nr roe KVKKY FAIN. It waa tbe Brit and la The Only Pain Remedy bat Instantly ptnps the mt eimn-tatlnf " l.fl.n.m.lll.nk.l.il.fh 1 rains. aiij" hiiiu"."-- .jit. Huns. wb-iber of Hie Lunifs Mtoma. ii. H,, arulber gUnaa ur ora-aiti, by one nlioiiioa. IS FROM OSK TO TWENTT 1IINCTES, enipttter how -rtolen or ex-mi-1'!n? ih rntn, the RHEU.ATK Brtl-rbWen. Inn. in. t llpMl.., Ner ou. Neumtilc, ur pruBtratid wlih Uueaat na auSer, KAIWAT'S BEAUT KEIIEP WltX AFTORD INST NT EASE. rNFLAMMATION Of THK IHNKYS IJIW- .uu.TIII itf THK 111 tnnro IN FLA M 3i AT iuVK THK HJWK1.-. 40KE THROAT. Dl KK1 I I.I HHK Til I Mi. sour, iu H ,.r.i.vn,s . fTiihu.-jiirr HYSTERICS, CKOUr. UIHli rUEKl V, CAW KKli. I.NtLl ENZi, nEADA'HS, TOOTHACHE COLD CHILLS. Ail KCUILI-s. t,llll.tUVA.-7 uu . -' ' Olll ....u.innrh. tt..il Relief riwh . ... w ...r the Iiitl.i dimt-ullv exbtls will afford eatw and couilort. Th'rty to sixty drops in tilr a tnmMr . ' ' i, ft w ti.dm.mii ruTM 'r....rw WU1.T Will u - " V . Spasms Ollr Moma--b, Ilfuriburn, !.- IW4 iijbe. IUrrhea, ly-ntry. C be, Wind ia in buweia. aau au iuic.ui . TritTelers uliO'iM always earrr a lK.t?!a n Railway's Ready R-iM Mb ili.-m. A lew drupe in Water will prevent s-rkno. or pains h...r...m.nr vtfr. it label u-rUin PrtiMia brandy or Bitters aaa ailuubint. FETEK and AG IT. Ferer and Ane rnred for Fifty 1 en's. Thrs Is out a remdbU ai.-ent tn tbe worl I ihat ,d ure Kever ami Axue, and ail ofhr Siilarli-u-v Billon., sexrlet. TypboH. Tlli-w and .-a-r F--iers (aide-! by Kad .ys Pill.-) q'llc ai KADWAi bKEAlli' KSilRF. GO cla. a twtua, Dr. Radway'a IwmM Essoifii fCE 6BE.lT clcod pckikjek, TOR THE CTRS OFCHRONIC DISEASE, SCnOEXLAOR STrniUTlC. nEiiEDITAUY OR COTACilOCS. be It seated tn tne Lnnrs or stomar-a. Skin 01 Bonn, FVw.h -r Ner. crru.a; Uu solids and Tlilailug' tbe Hindi Chronte Rhenmatlsm. Hi-Tofii!a. f;ur.rl,il.r welll: fr. Hacking lh-y'oil-jh,t.'iK-HnMi A " -tlons bvphl.ltii- 1011. plaint-. B vl.it i-f 'h Lunc, D-spi-pst.1. Wu-r Bru-h. Tli- 1) i.rut Wbite wrtllr.c. Tumon, I b ere, !ila and 11 f Ilr4-a.sH. Femalr ompUlul , .-ni . liop-y Halt Kbeum, BtoncbliJi, CousnmpUou. Liver Complaint, &c. Not onlT does this Sarwiparlllln Rotve excel all renieolnl aireiitJi In ineour-..! rnr.ni. BtTOfuious. ton -tit uil-mal aud ln Li1-...cj. but 11 la tbe omy poaltiTe cure inr Kidney & Bladder Complaints, rrlnary and Womo Dt5iea-.es, Cnti-l Tt iberra. Dni(y, Muppaffe. i-l watr, ln.-ontin.Ti e I'nne, fin k 01 8 Disease. Albuminuria nd tn ml ca-v-s wne e there are brl.-k dust d--p. mils. or th water la thick, rloiidy. mixed with aiib-innr like tbe white of an ev-i,", or thre i ts like whi- sl.k. or tb. re Is a Bv.rbul. d:trk. blh.iu apinr ance and white bone-duit dep.Htti.-4. and u. t lh-re Is a prlokitiif. burutnsj sens-t-..n wti--o pa-sini; w iter, and pain in tbe siuall of tbe bal and along tbe loina. Suld by druggists. PRICE ONE DOLLAR. OTiBIH TCMOM OF TEN THAR! fiROWTtl rfRED BY Da KADWAYa KE.'aEDlEs. Dr. EADWAT & CO., 32 Warron Sawt. KEW YORK. DPu HADWAYS Regulating Tills, Perfectly tivstcle. e'ei-inftT cost e-t with sweel srum, pure, recuuite. purity, c.eui.- a:.4 wre srtufn. Radway'a PiLs rur lb -urv of -.li disorders of the 8t..m wh. M er. IVmeis. Kl.t Beys, . Bladder. Nerve. ls Diseases, 11 a.U.iirt. .i uui1Pa""n.'lven.-rw. in :lc-t1..n. iv- (v . Biiioiisneim, Kever. Inilatnnntioii .".r Hid tVrf 1 H""S-d.-rm.j.-eii.enui of lb - In tenia! Tlsi-era. Warrjnte , toefle. l a r.,ui , J.nrrlr. v'Tl'te. eonta-iitug no uicr cu;y, atlbttiiaor tk-kterivus arui;.i. lr,"L3.,,'r"'.U"' '"""wtnsr STmptotns. rr-sul tng from did ders ol Uie Di-eslne ort,Mn.-. Bloa,,.HnJ,r,,nw,, "ln.-ss of the Nni. lu"ne'a. Acdlty of th- wm,nir,.ri.nWo'n H"ot beu-rn. '.. Uiu or wi iJ, 1 " nen ,r lvl" P""ui, UuibVand , 2, '' Pul" le M-le, tue YlJSr iui: Us- Burning u , QKal-'1 P-'r box. jajo. DtinignHB, Read "False and True.",. Jl' d,w,c,.n,yo. r n ..... uur western Rnrr?pr rleaa PI. 1. raoMn. ic . u . ... S-J"la. lau B(rs irs .o. taai Life i," " -"tlllon. t.na,':""" "utarfoll PTJEE COD T.TinrD OIL AN11 T.TTrTT. Lver Remedy BLOOD PURIFIER PS A '-neb, IJ,rrn5 ... - HOW TO BE "?wiiwmi YOUR own r1 5f?3 . doctor iiiL-:"'" 01 k. ""v . f.., ow Trial
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