Aa I smt Uimmuud. lVepcutly Hie Western traiu vamc due, a tired looking woman came in with two i hililrcii banking to her skirts and a baby in licr arms, besides a band box and a satchel. It was the only scat vacant. She sank i.ito it with a weary sigh, and tried to hush the fretful baby and keep wateh of the two other rest less, flutter budgets, who were also tired and fretful, and kept teasing for this and that u-jtil the poor mother looked ready to gink. '"I'rctty tired marni remarked Jona than, a tall Yankee, who was uneasy himself, and anxious for something to do. "Going tur?" "To Boston, sir;" replied the lady, courteously. "Oot to wait long?" "I'ntil three," (glancing at me). "Oh, dearies, do be quiet, and don't tease mother any more." 'Look a-here, you young shavers, and see what I've t in my pocket," ami he drew out a handful of pepper mint drops. In a few minutes they were both upou his knees, eating their candy and listening eagerly while be toll them wonderful stories about sheep and calves at home. Hut the baby would ut go to sleep. He was quite heavy, and wanted to be tossed the whole time. Jonathan no ticed this, and iiuding a string some where in the depth of his old carpet bag, he taught the two children a game which he called "Cat's Cradie." Soon they were seated on the depot floor, as happy as two kittens.' "Xow let me take that youngster, inarm," he said, "you look clean beat out. I gu'-ss I can please him. I'm a powerful hand with babies," and he tossed the great lump of flesh up until it crowed with delight. Ky and by it dropjied its head on its shoulder and fell last asleep. Two hours afterward I peered through the window as he helped her, and her belongings aboard the cars, and I don't believe if he had been the Czar of Kus sia she could have looked more grate ful, or thanked him any sweeter. " 'Xain't uothin' at all, inarm," I heard him say, bashfully, but I knew she thought difl'erently, ami so did I. He came buck, resumed his seal and bought a pint ot peanuts from a thin faced little girl giving twelve cents instead of ten for them and at munching away in hearty enjoyment until the Northern train came due. Then he snatched his dilapidated car-let-bag and that of an old lady's near by, who was struggling feebly towards the door. "I.eau right on me, inarm, I'll see you safe through," he said cheerfully. The conductor then shouted "All uloard !" and the train moved away. As I looked around at the empty seats I thought, "Something bright has gone out of this depot that doesn't come into it every day an honest heart." How lis Cured a Sinokry tliisnney. Keceutly, as a citizen of Woodward avenue, Ietroit, was helping a tinsmith to elevate a smoke-jack to the roof of an addition on the windy side of the house before hoisting it atop of a smoking chimney, an old man with a ragged bundle under his arm eame along, halted and soon became interested. "That chimbly smokes don't it?" he finally inquired. "It's the worst one in town," replied the citizen. "And you wan't to stop the nuisance ch ?" "Yes. I do." "And you think the Siiioke-;ack will do it?" "1 hope .-o." "Well, now, I kin stop that smoking in ten minutes, and I wont hurt the chimbly nor put up any smoke-jacks," continued the old m m as he laid down his bundle. "If you'll do it I'll give you five dol lars," rejoined the citizen, who disliked the Idea of disfiguring his chimney with the clumsy jack." "Kiu I have the kitchen for five min utes?" asked the man. The cook was Instructed to vacate and the old man took possession. Ke moving the top of the stove lie poured in enough water to put out every spark or fire. Then going out lie called to the citizen en the rod'. 'Has she stopjx-d smoking?" "Well I d int sve any smoke at all," was the reply; "what nave you done?" While he was coming down the lad der, the old man made off, eating a pie lie bad laken from the oven. The last half of it he had to bolt down while on the run, but at no time in the race did the citizen, tin-smith or servant-girl get within twenty rods of him. An Ancient Kelic. . Mr. James I. Swift, agent of the Equity Coal Company, of Kvausville, (ud., is the owner of a musical instru ment which has attained a remarkable age, surviving by many years all the human beings who started out on the voyage ot life with it, unless, perhaps, it be the old South American soldeir who has lately come to light, iu the newspapers, at the age of one hundred and eighty. An inscription, inlaid in the case shows that the antique piano was "Kepaircd ami improved in 1707 by James Henry Houston, Grand and Square I'ianoforte Manufacturer, War dour Street, London." How many years it bad been in us when these re pairs were made, there are no means of knowing, tut it is safe to say the pi ano, or more properly speaking, harp sichord, is not less than 173 years old at the present time. It was brought to this country iu the year l&Si, by the Ow en family, and formed oneof the at tractions in the home of that cultured family at the time of their settlement in New Harmony inlS2.". It came into the possession of Mrs. Swift, the mother of the present owner, in 1S30, and has been kept as an heir-loom in the fajiily ever since. Truly there is nothing new under the sun, for it is almost a fac-simile of the grand piano of the present day. The case is made of a dark, rich brown colored wood re sembling black walnut or mahogany, and though very much defaced now, shows plainly that at one time it was highly polished. A pattern of leaves and flowers inlaid in diflerent colored woods, ornaments the space above the key-boaid. The keys which are com paratively few in number, as it is an instrument of but five octaves are yel low with age. In the rage for the an tique which prevails at present, this relic of a past century would doubtless command an almost fabulous price from some collector of Queen Anne cabinets and blue and white china, were its owner disposed to part with it AUKICULTUKJE. ktlXlNU EXTBACTH IIoMV. As I always sold my extracted honey at good prices, perhaps my plan uiigni be of use to some that can produce Heller tiitu sell. The first thing 1 look to is good ripe honey; it woulu be belter to throw unripe honey away than put it on the market. Tlie time to attend to this is when it is gathered. If it once becomes sour, it lias lost its flavor, and cannot be cured. The best remedy 1 have found is to let it candy, when the sour part will drain oil", then bring it almost to boiling, aud skiin well. This will help it souie but is not a cure. Honey snould always be ripened in the hive. It may be evaporated, but 1 doubt it the llavoi can be held. Never extract till it is capied over is Uw only sate rule. The mors comb you give the bos, the longer it will stand before they sap it, aud the thicker it is. It lakes much longer in wet weather to ripen than in dry, and if they don't have i good supply ot combs, they often cap it too thin. It is nothing unusual to see comb honey that bas soured. After you have extracted, place iuopen vessels ; never seal it up. 1 have notic ed good honey put in Mason jars, which stood sealed up, aud when op ened it had a sour smell, and had lost some of iu flavor. The best thing 1 have found to keep honey in is tin bar rels with a cloth stretched over them. The next day after extracting, all for eign substances can be skimmed oil'; you never need to strain it, as all im purities will come to the lop. ' After this skim ever y three or tour days, several times. That which you can take off can be placed in another vessel and treated the same way ; but it will never be as nice as the first. Now comes packing and selling. You want something attractive, something that will be of use in every house. The best things I have found ore quart tin top fruit jars, and jelly cups for ihe light. These can be put up with a nice piece of comb in theui, and nicely la Deled. For the darker grades I use a teu-iKuud bucket. This can be got up on a cheap scale, at almost any tin-shop for tl 50 er dozen, l'lace "Honey:' oil these with a stencil, using bright colored paint. You might pui canuied honey iu the buckets, but in cold weath er warm the light honey just so tou can hold your finger iu it, and it will not candy soon. All we want to sell extracted honey is to produce a good article, place it out in the retail trade packed iu good style, stop adulteration and it is bound to sell. We can afford to sell it lower than comb honey, and we are giving the people something that Is healthier. Handling Siikkp. Not even the cow, should receive gentler handling than the sheep, kindness is always well repaid by any of our domestic animals, bufthe sheep being so shy an animal, it requires secial exhibition of kind ness. It should be so handled and treated as it will never become fright ened at the approach of a person. Their treatment should be such as that thev will actually learn lo entertain an aflection for their kecpor, and if they do, they will naturally be tamcand do cile. A flock of wild sheep is about the most unprofitable investment that a tanner can make. They are continu ally getting themselves into some troub le, and causing great annoyance, if not loss, to their owner. We have seen some llockmen jump into a flock and pull and haul the sheep by the wool until the animals were not only halt frlghteued to death, but 6uflered great injury otherwise. A sheep should never be caught or lifted by the wool. Some one has said that if anyone doubts the impropriety of lifting a sheep by the wool, just let him permit himsell to be lifted by the hair, and it is a good suggestion. When sheep are thus caught or lifted the skin in some in stances is actually torn from the flesh, and if the injury is not to that extent it cannot but effect the flesh some. A sheep should be lilted by placing the arms around the body and near the forelegs. This is the easiest way to do, especially with large sheep. To catch the animal, the hands should be thrown about the "neck, or else the sheep should be caught by the hind leg immediately above the hock. This latter may be done with the hand or the crook, and when this way is adopted the utmost gentleness should be observed, and the sheep gently drawn back until the oth er hand can reach the neck. It is scarcely necessary to remind the keep er that when the crook is used upon a sheep which is is closely surrounded by other sheep, that great care must be ex ercised lest the other sheep jump against the one caught, or against the crook, in which case severe damage may be done. I'laxtixo Evekoreens. We advise planting evergreens, and all other trees, a little deeper than they grow. The greatest draw back with early trans planted evergreens, is the liability of, exposure on certain hot days, to strong south west winds in April and May. June transplanting often comes at a dry season. A continued drouth too often proves fatal at this season: so on the whole, we prefer early planting of all the coniferous trees. We find no objection to planting evergreen trees as soon as the frost is out of the ground. It is a delusion to believe that June is the only proper time to plant evergreens. I'lant them with care from March to Juneirth, Don't dry the roots. Cut back much of the previous year's growth, also thin out numerous small branches, it often saves the lile of trees ; do this at planting. Copious spring showers after planting make success doubly sure. Fish Toxn. Clear out the trees, and remove top soil. One of the troubles is the filling of the pond with leaves and trash, and the development of moss or similar growth, which interferes with seining or fishing with hook aud line. A clean, smooth, sandy or grav elly bottom is best a few water lilies or other like plants are desirable, aud shade trees around the edges. But a friend who has had considerable exper ience, informs us, that unless a pond can be eemtd, there is great difficulty in catching the larger fish Both shallow and deep water desirable five feet will answer ten feet not objectionable if dam is strong enough Absent Minded. A New Yorker recently returned from laris,in which city he had provid ed himself with several nice packages of gloves for his own use at home. He mentioned the fact of the purchase to several friends, remarking : "They are a specially fine make of gloves, with which we in New York are entirely un acquainted. But they are all the rage in Taris in fact, the only kind sold there. Every shop deals in them, and the maker's name is painted up in large letters on every glove-seller's window or sign-board." "Indeed V said his friends. All the same maker?" "Yes. 1 never intend to wear any other myself. I've tried Jouvin's gloves, Alexandre's gloves, and Jugla's gloves, but I like these the best of all." 'Whose gloves are they ?" "Gant gloves. You see the name al over Taris 'Gant's Gloves.' " After the laugh was over, he said he knew well enough that gant is the French for 'gloves, only he did not stop to think. A max who is "in tbe hands of his friends " has a good chanee of starring to death. bCIEXTIFIC. Japanese Jfanic Mirror. The magic mirrors of Japan have recently been attracting attention in England. These mirrors are usually circular, iroin turee inches to twelve inches iu diameter, made of bronze, and with a bronze handle covered with bamboo; there fleeting face is more or less convex ; coated with a mercury amalgam, and the back is beautifully ornamented with a gracefully executed raised de sign. Some for the rustic population have also polished letters. The pol ished reflecting surface when looked at shows no trace whatever of the design in relief on the hack, but when a sun beam, or other bright light, is reflected from the surface on a screen, there is seen on the screen an image of the raised pattern consisting of natural objects, geometrical figures, or Chinese symbols signifying "long life," "hap piness," etc. The explanation of the magic of these Eastern mirrors arises, not from a subtle trick on the part of the maker, nor from inlaying of other metals, nor from hardeuing of portions by stamping, but from the natural projierty possessed by certain thin bronze of buckling under a bending stress so as to remain strained in the opposite direction after the stress is re moved. And this stress is applied partly by the megebo, or "distorting rod," and partly by the subsequent polishing, which iu an exactly similar way tends to make the thinner parts more convex than the thicker. The mirror ranks very high in Japan, and takes the place of the cross iu Koman Cath olic countries. The "two-great-divine-palaces" at Ise, containing the yata no kayami. the first made mirror, have In tbe eyes of the Japanese the same im portance as has tbe Holy Sepulchre lor ihe Greeks and Armenians, or Mecca for the Mohomedans. Tbe mirror, therefore, constitutes the most import ant part ot the regalia of the Japanese sovereigns. The mythical oiigin of the mirror is thus explained; When gods alone inhabited the earth the sun- goddess one day hurt her band with her shuttle, having been suddenly frightened by a practical joke of her brother, the god of tbe sea. She indig nantly retired to a cave, tfarkness lollowed. and the goddess had to be appeased. The wisest of tbe gods sug gested making an image ot iier mere oeautiful than herself. The Japanese Vulcan fashioned a mirror in the shape of the sun, and all the gods laughed and shouted. "Here is a deitv who sur- pases even your glory." Woman's curiosity could not staud this. The goddess peeped out, and while admir ing herself iu the mirror was caught and dragged out by a rice roe. The national iraditions have it that this sun-goddess (Amaterasu o mi Kami), sending her adopted grand son, who was also tbe great-grandfather of the first Emperor of Japan, to subdue the world, made him three presents : tue nwijH-tama (the precious stone (emblem atical of the spirit of woman), the sword (emblematical of the spirit ot man), aud the mirror (emblem of her own soul(. "Look, she said, "on this mirror as my spirit, keep it in the same house and on the sauie floor with yourself, and worship it as if you were worshipping my actual presence. Jlisult of luUrtnarrinije. After searching investigation, an English scientist concludes that the "widely diflerent habits of life of men aud women in civilized nations, especially among the upper classes, tend to coun terbalance any evil from marriage be tween healtby, close related persons." These views are in a measure sustained by the report on the commune of Batz. Batz is a rocky, secluded, ocean-washed peninsula of the Loire, France, con taining over three thousand people ot simple habits, who don't drink, and commit no crime. For generations they have intermarried ; but no cases have occurcd of deaf-muteism, albin ism, blindness, or malformation, and the number of children born is consid erable above the average. There ha been some conflict of opin ion among zoologists as to whether the camel exists anywhere in a wild state or not. The latest evidence on the sub ject is that obtained by Lieutenant Col onel I'rejevalsky. the Kussiau traveler in Central Asia. He did not himself see any wild camels, but was assured by tbe natives that they were to be found in a marshy depression which extends between the two great lakes of Koko-Nor and Lob-Nor. A discotery is claimed by M. Carves with regard to the mischief produced by the phylloxera on vines. He says that the phylloxera is not immediately and of itself the cause of the death of the vine, and that the real enemy is a species of fungus which inserts itself in the wound made Dy the animal. Fufl digests more rapidly if fat be mixed with it. Fat also takes an Im portant part iu the formation of cells, blood corpuscles and the generation of blood. Hence the excellence of cod- liver oil in consumption. It i asserted that rubber tubing may be rendered impervious to coal gss by painting it over with water glass or solution of silicate of soda. A Famous Tobacco-Box. There was recently exhibited at two of the London clubs a box which bc belongs to the Past Overseer's Society of the Parishes or St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster, called: "The Westminster Tobacco-Box." So re markable is its history that not only bas the Society of antiquaries held dis cussions over it, but it has been hon ored by a personal "reception" by her Majesty. This box, or rather the orig inal, for it is composed of no fewer than seven boxes in one, and the box is the smallest of them all, was only an ordinary horn "baccy" box, the gift of one of the Overseers of St. Margaret s to the convivial club to which he then belonged, in the year 1713. The mem bers were delighted with the gift, and recorded their appreciation by a silver rim affixed to it in 1720. This little bit of silver seems to have worked won ders, for every successive parochial of ficer of St. Margaret's or St. John's also afllxed a silver plate and rim, the subject being of either parochial or national interest, and when the box be came covered, other boxes were built around it, so that at the present time, to the ordinary oval box four and one half inches long by three and three quarter Inches wide, of three-quarters of an inch inside depth, and thirteen and one-quarter inches round, six other boxes have been added, the last being octagonal in shape, about five feet round and three feet high. While the first or original box only weighs some ten ouuees, the last weighs near ly half a hundred pounds, the whole seven weighing about twice as much. Each silver plate represents some pa rochial or national event of interest which has occurred during the year of office of the doners; the first of the series being a representation of the battle of Culloden in 174(3 a design, it is said by Hogarth ; and the last three the proclamation of the Queen as Em press of India, the erection of the Cleo patra Needle, and the loss of the steam boat Princess Alice, the cases thus rep resenting at one view one hundred and thirty two years of national history. DOMESTIC. Weaeino Atparel. Bonnets should not be allowed to lie around and gather dust ; but, after being taken from the head, should be dusted on, aud the Dows and trimmings straightened, and then laid away in their appropriate boxes. If the feathers seem limp and slightly uncurled, sometimes holding them over tbe hot air of an open register will re store them. Veils, neck-rib'bons and cravats will also keep fresh much longer if carefully folded up and laid away under a weight sufficient to keep them in place. Soiled ribbons, in most colors, can be restored by washing in alcohol and water, and, instead of being ironed, smoothed by being stretched tightly upon a board, held in place by pins, and wiped gently with a soft handkerchief once or twice in drying. Shoes are among the things that pay for tbe care that is taken of them. L'pon taking them off do not leave them iu the shape of the foot, but smooth them by stretching out the wrinkles aud bending the soles straight. If buttons are lacking, sew them on Im mediately, and if other repairs are needed, have them attended to at once. If the heels become worn down on one side, let them be straightened without delay, or the shoe will take an ugly or permanent twift. Gloves, with many people, are the objects of great abuse, which is a great mistake, because to be well-gloved contributes very much toward a lady-like appearance, and un less one can afford a constant procession of new gloves it is desirable to keep the old ones in order. When they are taken oft they should not be rolled up together in a lump, as is the custom with many, but they must be pulled aud stretched lengthwise, and laid away in a box, like new gloves, with out any folding. They should also be kept repaired, for if rips on the finger ends are neglected they soon get so large that in mendingthera it is impos sible to restore the proper shape of the fingers. When they are soiled they cati be cleaned at home as well as at a professional cleaner. Wash tbeni in benzine, rubbing and squeezing them as freely as if it was cotton. Kinse them in clean benzine (if very dirty they will have to be rinsed several times), wipe off some of the moisture with a soft flannel, and hang them over the stove to dry. The heat will dissipate the odor of the benzine much sooner than exposure to the air. The Contrast ix Housekeei-ixo. The housekeeper who has no business habits makes but a poor appearance be side the one who has them. The latter has a fixed hour and day for every do mestic; the former has things done when she thinks of it. The one re plenishes when auarticle is exhausted; ihe other runs around and borrows. Tbe one knows just how long an article ought to last ; the other is robbeii before her very face and eyes. The one makes her "rags" pay lor her "tins," her grease pay fur her soap ; the other hs to give ready meiiey for both commodi ties. The one has her housecleaning done in May ; with the other it dangles into J one. The one can see a visitor at almost any hour of the day ; the other has to hurry and skurry to make her self presentable. One has always something toothsome iu reserve if an uiiexecied guest must be asked to tea; the other has nothing but aa apology. With the one all goes smoothly, noise lessly, pleasantly, and she bas a smil ing face ; with the other the jar is al ways evident, the house, its mistress and its servants are always in a snarl. One has business habits; the other no habits at all. Halidi't a la Ckeme. (.hie iound of boiled halibut or any sort of codfish, iwo ounces of butter, two ounces ot flour, one ounce of grated cheese, one half pint of milk, one gill of cream; first melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour, mix thoroughly, then adu a pint of cold milk, stir until it boils, then add the gill of cream, a little pep per aud salt, and let it cook two min utes ; take the halibut and remove from it bone and skin, break it into rough pieces, and throw it into the mixture: allow the whole to remain on the fire long enough to warm, then add a table spoonful of vinegar. For an ordinary cut of halibut twenty minutes' cooking is long enough some may require thirty minutes. After it has cooked turn the whole out on a flat dish, sprinkle over it an ounce of grated cheese or bread crumbs, over this sprinkle pepper and put it in the oven to brown quickly. Pons Cake. Fat salt pork, entirely free from lean or rind. cbopied so tiae as to be almost like lard, three-quarters of a pound; pour half pint of boiling water over it; one pound of raisins seeded and chopped ; citron shaved into shreds, one quarter of a pound; sugar, two cups; molasses, one cup; soda, one teasoonful rubbed fine and put in the molasses; mix these all together and stir in sifted flour to make the consis tence of common cake mixtures, then stir in nutmeg and cloves oue ounce each; cinnamon, two ounces; it should be baked slowly. This is an excellent cake for hearty people and it will keeD good for two or three months in winter. Obaxge ri DDix. Slice tour nice oranges and lay them in a two-quart dish; sprinkle over them one and a hall runs ft iii.-ar- he.it tn the hoilinz Doiut one quart of sweet milk; thenadd three tablespoonsrul or corn starcn, uissoiveu in milk, and the yolks or three eggs, al Inui nor this tn boil four minutes: set it away to cool in a pan of cold water; after it is cool pour it over tne orauges ; beat the whites of the eggs with four tablespoonsful of sugar (stiff) for frost ing; spread over the top and set In the oven to brown slightly ; cooling in the cold water prevents the corn starch from mixing with the orange juice. It is to be eaten cold. A Girl In Boots. For several months past, among the many teamsters and wood-choppers working for the railroad company at and in the vicinity of Toplar Bluff, Arkansas, there has been one, a trim, very smooth-faced fe'low especially noticeable. lie was popular with all bis associates, owing, perhaps, to his boyish ways and his straight forward bearing. He did not indulge in the use of intoxicating liquors, and night after night, as the men were grouped around the camp-fire, his cheery voice, as he eacg the rude ballads of his compan ions made tbe forest ring. About ten days since befell a victim to chills and fever, and while delirious, bis at tendant made the startling discovery that their favorite was not what he claimed, but a woman in disguise. At night, on the return of the choppers to the camp, the Information was impart ed, and the next day the girl was car ried to Poplar Bluff, where, under the care of the physician, she soon recov ered. Her occupation gone, she found herself an object of suspicion and curi osity. Unable to obtain work suitable for her sex, a few nights since she donned her "old clothes," and, as we learn from Conductor Welsh, came to Judsonia, where she is again at her old occupation driving a team. Tbe girl, when questioned as to her reasons for leading the life she does, answered frankly that she could not obtain em ployment suitable for a woman, and that as a man she receives much larger pay than she would as a common do mestic. Kirr the Blood Ftii by using Dr. Jaynrt Al terative, and you purjje i he system ot many ma- UL'Oaai eiruivuis, uun iimi. w uiouiaci.m, uiaj develops into some scrofulous Oomplalut. skin Disease. Mercurial affection, scurvy or tioltre. Tne alterative by entering into tbe circulation thoroughly purges the blood and removes any morblld tendency to disease which exists In tbe system, and at tbe same time sustains tbe strengtaoi tne paueuu HUMOROUS. A SEi.r-SACRiFicixo Max. We will call her Miss Glancoli.- Sue lives in a fashionable residence up town. She is one of the world's favorite tragedi ennes. Wherever she goes fortune seems to follow in her train. She is admired and almost worshipped far and near. The other day when she came home from rehearsal, a man was wait ing in the parlor for an interview. She stepped in, bowed graciously, and he extended his card. This is the card: W. Bowling broke Kocue. While she toyed with it he said : " You have been peculiarly success ful with Evadne, I believe?" " Yes," she replied, in bird-like ac cents, "that is, pecuniarily." "That's what I mean. Nothing is a success that does not pay. 1 have heard you made some thousands out of Ca mille." " 1 have." " I also understand that you are the owner of several tine estates, and that you have everything you desire. If this is the case, 1 ain sure you have my heartiest congratulations." "Oh, yes," she said, as though her vanity had been tickled. " 1 have everything I want. 1 own a residence at Newport and another at Cape May, and I have plenty of money at the bank. 1 get a big salary wherever I go- "lhat s good," said pleasantly. "1 always were well off, and that Mr. Jtoche, heard you furthermore affectionate, you are amiaOle and and " "What paper do you represent?" she inquired, as she colored slightly. "None, Miss; none. 1 am not a newspaper man. I am a very poor man; an unpleasantly poor man, aud I thought as you are wealthy 1 thought I'd just step in and see if 'you would likes o support me. I am just the kind of a man to marry a rich actress. Now, ir you would like to be announced ou the bill as Madame Boche, just say the word." H, ;!::?!!!?:! yelled Miss Glcncoli, in a towering rage, after which she rushed up suits lor her smelling bottle. Ten minutes later Mr. Bowlingbroke Roche was standing at a bar giving the free lunch a mental criticism, and sampling it at the same time. "It's always the way," he solilo quised. " The papers say a woman is rich and unmarried, and when a man goes disinterestedly and offers to put her out of her misery for her own sake, she gets maJ and makes a fuss. I think the next time 1 have two or three dollars to buy a bouquet ror one of these histrionic females, I'll purchase an umbrella instead." "I doji't waxi itiat STcrr" i what a lady of Boston said to her husband when he brought borne some medicine to cure her of sick headache and neu ralgia which had made her miserable for fourteen years. At the first attack thereafter, It was administered to her with such good results, that she con tinued its use until cured, and ma le so enthusiastic in Its praise, that she in duced twenty-two of the best families in her circle to adopt it as their regular family medicine. That "stuff" is Hop Bitters. IlAxniu hand together they sought to stray down the path of time, sipping the nectarine sweets of lile from every cup of joy that presented itself, but just as the baigain was about to be sealed, a shrill voice was heard from the head of the stairs, " Mary Jane! Mary Jane ! you set the bread to rising, put out the lii ilk things, and go to bed ; hear me. Tell Jim Blaukinlioru to go down the front steps mighty quiet. Bose is sniffing around the yard." The succeeding tableaux were in two very lively scenes, accompanied bv the un musical growl of the family bull dog. Nectarine sweets are now a drug in the market. " Isn't it funny?" he exclaimed, as he ltaned back in his seat al the thea tre, and wiped away the te::rs that the laughter-provoking comedian had pro duced. " Yes, I should say so," re sponded his fair companion, " it's oue of her sister's old one's made over." His jaw dropped into his lap as he turned his gaze upon the young lady in front, whose personnel his partner had been studying. A schoolmistress, while Liking down the names and ages of her pupils and the names of their parents at the beginning of a term, asked one little fellow, " What's your father's name?" " Oh, you needn't take down his name: he's tKold to go to school to a woman," was the reply. Won ex never tuixk ! If the crabbed old bachelor who uttered this sentiment could but witness the intense thought, deep study and thorough investigation of women in determining the best m-di-eines to keep their families well; and would note their sagacity and wisdom In selecting Hop Bitters as the best and demonstrating it by keeping their fami lies in perpetual health, at a mere nominal expense, he would t forced to acknowledge that such sentiments are baseless and false. At a horse-fair in Paris. Old gentle man looking at a very bob-taiied horse. " Bless me, how short they have cut his tail." Attendant" His master Is a member of the Society for the protec tion of Animals. In this fashion he will not annoy the uoor flies." A romantic young man says that a young woman's heart is like the moon it changes continually, but always has a man in it. The young man who wrote and asked his girl to accept a " bucket " of flowers necame a little pale when she said she wooden ware it. The most bashful girl we ever heard of was the young lady who blushed when she was asked if she had not been courting sleep. A Miss Wheat, in Indiana, was thrashed the other day by a man whose Wheat-heart she had ceased to be. As one pound of Dobbins Electric Soap, (made by Cragin 4 Co., Philadel phia,) will do the work of five pounds of any other, it is really the cheapest, though it costs a little more per pound. Try it. It is as easy for a loafer to walk as to lean against a lam post. Don't ask your grocer if he warmed ever that maple sugar. The Only Way. The only way to cure catarrh Is by the use of a cleansing and healing lo tion, applied to the ir Aimed and dis eased membrane. Snuffs and fumiga tors, while Affording temporary relief, irritate the atb-cted parts and txcite a more extended inflammation. Besi Jes, no outward applications alone can cure catarrh. The disease originates In a vitiated s'ate of blood, and a thorough alterative course of treatment is neces sary to remove it from the system. Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy has long been known as an efficient standard remedy for this disease, but, to insure and per manent cure, it should be used In con junction with Dr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery, tbe best vegetable al terative yet discovered. The Discovery cleanses the vitiated blood, while . the Catarrh Remedy allays the inflamma tion and heals the diseased tissues. I. ....fallible C.r- " Mr. Win. J. Andrew-, or toiumoim, Trite tha folluwiug : r-n Naw Tori Tena, Me.-. M-;.:r- h. been Smith ror npasru . , ,. . afflicted w.U th. heo 1 hret them they wer. blind and very I" wind, bout ten ye.r. they oonUno WmA commenced bleeding. Tb. b"ud tmued to incre-e until I JJ took for then coo- erery itly. tool four a am ". , n ir.sngatmyd run hem- down luu my uw. - , . i - uv.ra bourse in tl.e mesnUme. like a drowning niu. 1 wa J eTap- . On hifb. lug st evenrUimg. iryins " .-Zlji m onooeeaion I bad tliem , cautenzd. w after intern .uflenug for over m effected temporary relief. '0ir' time . ., nwti.th since, wb , montn. only while at nowever. awi - . . tooL my eye fell on an advertisement t beaded in lar-a letters, "rue. - . and circular." I did m and received a stamp I a few Plain Blunt FaoU" in reply, alter r readme wnich. 1 coiiciuuea it r eenee that I would K""" ' i common . 1 few not did so ana me - , . day. use. tbe bleed.n ceased Jlto that suffered .moment, pain y -- 1 kind." fellow iceune m -Sa knowing qn.1. a number of ,nd. bo quite were .unennp u . - . . i tf-nm avArv one .number oi mem, ce.ved a favorable report I would i . . . . i 1.r . hnndred times re- be iu . i i. t ..t with l ile. I cost, lo au who - " . wonkl.ay: "tliye Anakesw trial nd vou win no longer - , A,DBBW(I. "Anakesis- i .old by all find-cta. c a.. swi 1 Unr frM DT drufT- cut. 1'nc i.uu per . - mau Co.. on receipt . P ;-- SM6 mile muiDimun;n 1 New York. Sample will be teiit free to aufferera. all Furniture for DoUV Hoawea. Tables and chairs can be made of card-board, but they are hardly dura ble enough for the doll house. If the family contains a brother with, any taste for carpentry he had better be ap plied to. Knowing the strong views boys generally entertain against dolls aud doll houses, I make this suggestion with diffidence; but there are soft hearted moments, and long-wet holiday afternoons, and prudent sisters will avail themselves of these circumstances in rurnishing their houses. Tablesand chairs are easily made, even by ama teur carpenters. If neatly done, It will be sufficient to paint the legs and backs to imitate whatever wood is de sired ; varnishing is a sticky and smelly operation and hardly one to be recom mended to young folks wh have any regard for their own frocks or their parents carpets. If, however, the carpenter has not planed his furniture sufficiently smooth to take the paint kindly, many defects in construction can be concealed by covering the legs and backs of the chairs wi:h paper pasted oh. Extremely pretty chairs can be made by covering the wood with strong gum, and then laying cut straw regularly side by side upon it till the chair is covered. Kicecan be similarly applied, but is apt to drop off after a time, while the straw lasts for years. Tables can be painted in dice patterns, or covered with paper or velvet or cut straws. "tVe once saw a very pretty ef fect produced by pasting small scraps of glazed colored paper in a pattern on a table; it looked like wood inlaying. Pictures look well on a table, but they require varnishing over. Sofas with out arms can be made out of my small box ; turn the box bottom upwards to form the seat, sew a piece of card against one side to form the back, aud cover the back and seat first with a thin layer of wadding, then with silk, velvet, or chintz. A London School Hoard. Ail Eiiglis"i writer has been sharply criticising the management of the Lon don public schools, known as the Board Schools," and produces the following as specimens of the written examinations of some of the scholars : " Where is Turkey?" "Turkey is the capital of Xorfalk." "Where is Turin?" "Tureen is the cappital of Chiner, the peepul there lives In burds nests and has long tails." " Where is Gibraltar?" "Gibberaltcr is the principal town of Kooshia." " What do you know of the patriarch Abraham ?" He was the father of Lot, aud had tew wives wun was called Hishmale and t'other Haygur. He kept wun at home, and turned t'other into the des ert, where she became a pillar of fire at nite." " What do you know of Joseph?" " llec wore a coat of many garments He were chief butler to Faro aud told his dreams. Hoe married Pontifer's dorter, and he led the Gypshuus out of bondage, to kana, in Galilee, and then fell on his sword and died in site of the promised land." "Give me the names of the Old Tes tament." " Devonshire, Exeter, Litikus, Num bers, Jupiter, Stronomy, Judgment, Euth, etc." Another boy, giving his impression in regard to Moses, wrote as follows: " He was an Egypshun. He lived in a hark maid of bull-rushes, and he kep a golden karf, and worship brazen snakes, and he had n'-tliii but kwales and manner for forty year. He was kort by the air of his ed while riding under the bow of a tree, and was killed by his sun Absolum, as he was a hang ing from the bow. His end was pease !' Deal Gently with the Momach. If it prove rt f ractory, mild dic:p:ine i. the th ngtoeet it rilit. Not .11 tbe naiiseoui drant-tit. and Lolue ever invented can do balf an mnch to remedy it disorders a a few ainelaiwfull , t; ree a day of Hoxtet ter' Motumrh Uitterx. which will .(fori it .peedy relief, .ud eventually baninh every dynpeptic and bilious symptom, hick head ache. nervou-uttM, aal ownen of the com plexion, fur upon Ihe onue, vertigo, and thofe many indrciibable aud disagreeable sensations cau.ed by indigestion, are too often perpetuated by injudicious dosing-. An imm diate a! autloumeut of ench random aud ill ad vised experimrnts xhooll be tbe fir t step in Ibe direction of . cure : the uexi step t'-e use of this standard louic .iterative, which ha. re ceived the highest medical eanct.ou and won uupreccdeutej popularity. Bnomxi. 'a Tetter Ointment win enre Sore Eyelids. Hon Nose. Barber'. Itch on tbe face, or Grocer'. Itch on the hands. It never faila. 90 oenU per box. sent by mail for 60 cent. Johnston, Uollowav A Co., 6u2 Arch Kt, Phil a.. Pa. RIIKCUATISM. This dreadful diaease, tbe doctors tell na, ia h the blood, and believing th s to be true, we advise every sufferer to try Du rank's lUien matie Remedy. It ia Uken internally and positively cures the worst case in tbe ancrtea bm. bold by very Druggie in town. Brantix's Trnn Onrrazjrr win cor all cabby or scaly disease, of tha akin. Cancer can be Cured By Dr. Bond's new discovery a positive cure for Una dread malady no knife, nocauatic, no pain. Dr. Bond's anccee. in treating Cancer is truly marvelous. Remedies sent to any part or the world, with full direction, for successful home treatment Bend a description of your ease, or any cancer sufferer yon may know of. Pamphlet and full directions sent free. Ad dress, Dr. H. T. Bond. Philad'a.. Pa. Ir Ton abb Siavocs airo Detkjsskd take Hooflaxd's Urjuui Brrnas. WS"" ... to E. t. Ranker. WoryrnP pn destroy Ph.. U "iuTbv-oan who re KunkektheCTlTP ive . maxe'rf?2yZZul remove.'. Con head, and no '? " removed all "W!cb.ydeSroyed. Advice other worms can be J"" doctor can tell rt office dith- orma. p whether or not the PVn .d do not know ii. ''"".."rr-omuiexion. circle arouim eaffocation, sal w d'"eJ the stomach, tbe eve, awelhng and Pfthateeti,. picking resiles, at night, gnnduig ""JTseat. atiieiK)W.ocrev i owspsle headache, foul breath, uon " the amia and thin, tickling and u"0 mo from .U W rup never worms, t- , . i l 00 per bottle, fail. o remove them. 1 n . Worm or aut bottle, for 'A' ForaU others, write dconhelor boy or your aIUs,"L. in- E. F. Kunkel, be has it not. d to Dr. - .drux by Ninth, street. ruu""e ml, tree; -end three-cent stamp. E. r. Honker. Bitter Wine or Iron. Giv-tonetotheMon U unP- & appetite and a.LS B8"" "u toal t-52St ire PITbi m iuValk. of hfe, e-ifyj virtue, or this excellent meJ.. u rrect- inguiedergementortn-u hrri. rand take no other. If your drn u has it not. send to . proprietor, i t. 'kr,. No, ,9 North uim "" deh nTPa. Advice free ; enclose three ce.it stamp. JOHNSON'S NEW METHOD of HARMONY, B,A S JOHN-SOX. Il . J PnMisbe.1. Thi. book -"' Vr Z'.' nASni courw i. marked oal fjr llh-- s & a uZ h. kilhenu beou aids lo k - TirK sosn:l. ox . . L..ll.kilim 1. eiT with tn raT' iav"v - . ',... M-booi unin-nu-, aul Praysr Meeting- ( Si's;-; b, h. s: .v .w . IWHI am . t.: R nf 1 i.S Ctr.) ::VrV 2M:SZi- u be fou&d nowhere Anv book nailed, sosi ins, " Oliver Ditson & Co, Boston. J. E. DITWOH CO. a ('aire awl ftt Pniln. a (UTS WANTED FOB TBE IWHISTOBl ia tAbWOKK. Our Western Border. A Complete end fJretale HiorT f seer Lite. wit. full aceumntol U-n. Gr B.'r I lark', famous Kaekaakia K stl moo, kw rear; o. Ita thrilling cooBicu of Ked anJ while toes, kacil i, Advent" rr.. Captivities, ?YZ V. umea and Bojra. Indian war-Jaha, tamp Life and aorta. A book lor old and oun. Not a dull we. Mo Sum petition. Enormous eales. Ajienia anted everywhere. Illustrated circular, free. J.O. UrClKUV CO..M B. eleventh Bl - fhuad a. Pa. AGENTS, READ THIS ! We will pay Airenta a salary of 9 s per month sad e-apens-s. or allow a largs e-mmi!.SLn,to sell our New aud Wonderful Invntiuu. i usaa what s-aar. Bam pie free. Ad-trree bHaRMAS Cl., Marshall, Mich. TIM bv em Tm iirwpw$m, .via tui (J&FOIUB IJlMaWM. DT REMARKABLE CURES aaVemt adVsfl fteBeffX Aa4pfemsBSeVeaW WeaCfce-l inunaii ivjrMuna,k ods a.ij Lax. t. n. AaTHtnTHon. komioaiii Bua,iu alliais who bavs nasd this Treatment. SENT FREE I ?2&?,nl?JZSl am p Lj...nt .. nna.-rf n t-kiie DlfliinQ I1IOM SafpOWartory I IMnUO prices hitueat honors Matliaehek a arals lor auuaxv anesl up rurhte in America Ii.ftO in u Plan. sent on trial 'aulue tree. KlMl KUU ruw Co., 21 a Uth atreut, N. Y.j LANDRETHS" SEEDS ABE TBI BEST. D. LAlJDRITH sows. tSS. BIZTH St. fHII Ang'.fHIA ESTABLISHED ISIS. MORGAN & 1IEADLY, Importers of Diamonds AND MMm of SjecMes. 61S BAXSOX Street, Pnllavdelphlm. Illustrated Price List sent to the traJe on application. ADVERTISEMENTS tnsertcd in AXY OK A LI. of the newspapers named in their Direc tory for OXK Tinvz, or for 0K KAB, in the best positions1, which are carefully watched, at the L01Y12ST li:iCI, on application to S. M. PETTENGiLL & CO., at either of their off.ces in IVoav York-, Xliiliitloipliiix or- Boston. ESTIMATES MADE For Advertisers without charge, for insertion in a CHOICE SFLFC TIOX of Newspapers, or for the I1EST Newspapera in AXY City, Town, County or Section. AdTertisfmenis in Ihe Eest Positions, at Terj Ef asonaWe Bates. APPLY To S. M. PElTEXfiTTJ. & CO.' FRENCH, BICII.ARDS L CO 'S TINTED PURE LEAD, Ready Mixed for Use, WITH PURE BOILED LINSEED OIL. COXTAIX.S XO CHEMICALS CU WATER. Colors Permanent. surwon ro..vr omEn m,xed rAlXTS y m y VARDAXTED PCI2E LEAD BASIS. Tho.inUiig to Pai.it will Savemono7,an.l realize beauty of finish, by using this-article. Manufactured only t,y FIIENCH. niCIIARDS & CO NICHOLS, SHEPARD& CO., Xlavttle Crock, Mich. ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE yiB A.T O It " THRESHING EaCHWERT. IBS Wafrnl"" Crala-Rarl.r. Tiwe-, aa "V. Ktuwl Vofl. Perfect ciu.I T. STTtH poweTTnhewaSprialtv. serial OCR r.rivaled Steam Tkrrhr E.cisn, botk Port. " Treettoa. with ln Tne FVTIRK Thr-ahl.- Evpa asd sftr. araaA"" a, U lPd GK tlv Kaiser will ."i anhmlt Is the esor- Ml mZHZZZZ .be. eo Pd - " """- NOT AslV Taatly Sspertor Top Wheat, (lata. ... Th!r' la PI". T.-etav. l'"""- " li lT..i. ".tukaemu -cleoll - u eaaagetroai liraia leSeed. It Thnrnarh Werkmanaaip. lcat Ftis, rJrrm, of Put.. CoeiplrtrM.. ef l UH,nt, " ViaaATus. - 1"' ' MtBVF.LOl'S thr Simplicity ef Parts, asiac than ..oc-halt th uil B't, ud iWa. 11 Ucaa Work, with ee Litlerunf. SuwtriuSk rot B Siara ef Separator. Xad. Eaarlac fr-ei 1. lve-Hor-ea,.Ad teell a-iUU. ea Hon. ru.en le akaita. FOR Parrlclara. fall ear Dealers or SOU In e SW M.wU'Ul CiKuler. eUi-U eual Int. aA Pat. ! HOP BITTEES. IX SleaUdae. sot a Drink. oox-raraa nors, arcnr, mawdhjiksV DANDELION. in tkm Pnaasr m Bawr M astral QraLrrr.4 or atx OTRxm BiTraaa. they cuiti Ml Diseases of the Stomach. BowelavBlood. Ltver Klonejt, and Crtsarr Organs, Servooaoeaa, Bi?J ewroea acd eajeda j Female Comsialata, II COO I.w COLS. Aill ds pe!4 foe a case theywffl doc cot. or nelp, otv. if or ar.vthtn4 Impure orlnjnrtooa foqpd ta them. Xz jonr droggtst for Hop Bitters and, try tiler J before too sleep. Tase.e ether. inorCotreaCtmtsthe sweetest, safest and beat ai. Ituiurea pi. F'TP P for Broniach. Ltrer and pTTitner. M ), I. C. an artenlnto sn.l ti pe.r-rehte euiw fori Jrnaaeneaa, use oi opinta, tooaceo wii narooors mSSZSO Bend for circular. aj m vmj lumMawenrn Hps Bram U tOt -ti,ei,.M. i..lll.wapaaeejtmsasapaae-a Dr. M. W. CASE'S Liver Remedy BLOOD PURIFIER It Tonic, Cordial, intl-BUfons. finnpA uvaaCoMPijixT.Bti.ossas,Haao. laUSiLd achs. bica HaADAcaa, hscaaLsia. Kvsa aji Aoca. faxriTATTuw. Cosauamoa. DYSPEPSIA and all Ulseauu-a ef the Meenaeh. l iver, and Klood. ll buiMlaupthaSTatelu,la.eaaanttotalta. dues dx4 sicken, civ pain, nor leave tb aretau suo eupaled, as other njeUjcuiesdo. settee HOWTO Be and jour blood pore, and irOTTTJ a-kTTT-rVT 7? ?iavaavs your doo X J KJ As W vv A. tiara Duia. nja nemeup DOCTOR. i not ptnt mvii'-uii. r. . hi. r.vnelti, ureal I ' ptlon. oaad in bis own Dill yrvywt vj is .. . eili-muvs practice for over UT years. 8uwnor to all known remedies, it w e'y eeM"7t iSfSS- AGENTS WANTED t r EX T bVAOU Dl A fat V IN OI 1 fc-M fc T e-rl. tv-T 1 fnr inrr-niar and T-m. to Amenta. 1IU.MB S1EDICLNE CO., Philadelphia. !4d br all Drnmrlata. (tenerei Stores, and A-r-nlA. Price, So-., I-JLrae Hot ilea, hmkf pw. Ijcl B..tof HuuTcefor e)-7o,aetit by expreee. eepe...i. TVa.1 KellefreS. ill lr IT-I.r PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL. EXHIBITION. CKNTKXMAL, OROUNUsi. SEASON OF IS-. OFM EtEBT MT.yi ADMISSION S Cents. CHILDREN, lo Cents. EXTESS1VE ALTER tTlriN? AND IM PROVE- MIXT 11AVK BKKS MtPlw. SEW VI ATI KAC'TIVK KXIllBIl APfED. WIT. M ANt K M'Tl KINi; M A IIINLKl IN FKM1-H AL OPERATION. A Trtarniftcerit liplaf la the lprtntent, of Sci ence, Art. Muciition, Aar cnltnre A Mrcnanic.. The V.i"ilar Sih-cw. of La.r Sen. GSAM PUOMKN IK ANI 1K1 HOPS, IVkKl WEINKSIAY EVt'lN. CommenciMir with the Openine: Ia. the Bnit'tintf i'l ! '! I A II.V fn.m A. W t.. p M. laias aue,)akiial m. rtinw ... eonfer a favor noon the Advertiser nnrl the PnbUsh.r br ststlns; tbst uev maw thsadvar. MUH I II Willi ma aStW eu
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