IRS? vvft i semi Editor and Proprietor. B. P. SCHWEIER, THE O05STITIITI0ir-THE TH-ION-ASD TEE ESTOBCEMEIT 01 THE LAWS. NO. 25. A OL. XXXIII. MIFFLINTOAVN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1879. 'if if H. T. HELMBOLD'S COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU PHARMACEUTICAL. A SPECIFIC REMEDY FOR ALL DISEASES or tue For Debilltv. 1.oh9 of McmoiT. Indisposl. Hon to Exertion or BiiinesH, bbortneaa of Breath, Troubled with Tlioiur nu or Disease. Uimnrwof Vision. Pain in the Back, Chest. and Head. Rub of Blood to the Head, Pale countenance, and Drv frkin. If these symptom, are allowed to go on, Tery frequently fcpilentic Fits and Con sumption follow. When the constitution becomes affected it require the aid of an Invigorating medicine to strengthen and lone up tlie system a bleu "Helmbold's Buchu I DOfiS IN EVERY CASE. IS UNEQUALED Bv any remedy known. 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There 'a not an boor but from aome etiarkhng beach Go joyful men, in fragile shine, to aail By ouknown aeaa to uukuown lauds. They bail The freshening wind with eager hope and speech Of wondrous countries which they soon will reach. Left on the shore, we ware our hand, with fae. VVet cheeks, but heart tLat are ashamed to quail Or own the grief which seluahniaM would leacu. Oh ! Death, the fairest land bevond thv sea Lie waiting, and thy bark are awift and staunch And ready. Why do we reluctant lanm b ? , And when our friends their heritage have claimed Of thee and entered on it, ri h and free. Oh 1 why of sorrow are we not ashamed ? The Exchanged Overcoats. Scvcial young folks were assembled at Mr. Lawrence's one evening for the purpose of amusement, and after they had quite exhausted their budget of fun, they re quested Mr. Lawrence to tell them a story. As he delighted in pleasing young people, he readily complied with their request, and asked what they would have. "Yours aud Lenora"s love story, echoed several merry voices. 'Well, then," said he, "if you will lie seated and keep quiet, 1 will tell you alxmt our courtship. " They seated themselves around him, anil with Lenora's lustrous black eyes beaming on him he liegan. "Lenora was sixteen and I was twenty- two when niv storv begins. I was visiting at Uncle John's in Benton, when i became acquainted with her. It was at church, the Sunilav after my arrival, that I first saw her. She was a pretty girl, with black eyes, dark brown hair and red cheeks; which charms, vou see, she still retains in wonderful per fection, though many wearv years have passed since then. As she was an intimate friend of Uncle John's family, I soon became acquainted with her. We met often, and spent many happy hours together. The result was that scarcely a mouth had elapsed ere I found myself so deeply in love with her that I resolved to tell her how dear she was to me, and ask her to lie my own sweet Lenora. Nor was it long before I hail an opportunity of executing my resolution. We were seated on a rustic seat in a lieau tiful spot in her mother's garden. It was a pleasant morning in May, and nature was dressed in her richest garb. The flowers were in full bloom, and the ground was covered with a velvet green. The morning sun shining from a blue sky through the rich foliage that clustered aliove our heads, lent a magical lustre to the scenery around. It was a spot that the artist might lie proud to have reproduced on canvass. We had often sat in that same sjsit before; but on this morning it possessed more charms and more fascinations than ever. With Ix-nora's bead leaning on my slioulder and her hand placed confidingly in mine I liclicved myself the mow favored ol mortals, i inoiigiii u I could only have such a denr girl with me all the time, I would lie the bappn-st of men. It seemed that she divined my thoughts, fur she asked me what I whs thinking aliout. I told her that I was think ing of the short time that remained until I would leave for home, and how lonesome it would be so far away from her. A tear stole down her rosy -cheek, and her head hung lower on my shoulder. I put my arm around her, drew her to my brext, anil somehow, though I never could tell just 1kw, I asked her if she wimiM lie my wife. Her reply, which was a- sweet "yes, seem ed to have almost transformed that little irarden snot into heaven. I held her long in my anus and pressed passionate Kisses on her lips. When we partetL an hour af terward, we hail vowed to be torever true to each other. After that our meetings liecame more frequent and life was a thous and times sweeter to me than ever before. Several weeks had passed pleasantly away, when the time ior my return noine drew near. It was about the middle ol July. Having gained her parents' consent to our mamage, 1 promised to return in September and claim my bride. With a farewell meeting w ith Lenora, in which all our vows were renewed aud many parting tears w ere shed, I took passage in a stage-coach for Clifton, my father's home. It was eighty miles distant, ami i was turee days in going. The first thing 1 did alter I hail received tue congratulations oi friends was to write to Jx-nura, to tell lier of my journey over the steep and rocky road among tue mountains aim uiua mi old coach. A sweet correapon 1ence ensued, and turoueh the long summer tiays mat followed the greatest pleasure that I enjoyed was in rtading Lenora s letters anu w nung to her. . . About the first of September i rccciveu a letti-r from Lew Kowland, requesting mc to come to Greencastle and iend a few days with him lx f of e his departure lor laiuor- nia. , I-w and I had U-en schoolmate, auu were very intimate frientls. For the pat three years he had been clerking in a drug store in Greencastle; but becenung weary of such a monotonous occupation, and not being satisfied w ith the-small income derived from it, he had resofad ioTcek more ro mantic and profitable employment in the gold "fields of California. The time for my return to Lenora was only two weeks off. However, I ueter mined to comply with Lew's request, and on the day after I received his letter I iril for Greencastle, As I went by rail way, I was only a day and night on the road; and ou the following morning I was in Lew's room in a hotel in Greencastle I fn.,nA him in irood spirits. He was makine preparations for his journey. Of course I took an opportunity to write and tell Lenora of my trip, and assured her that if a kind Providence favored I would lie with her at the appointed time, Tli. three davs that I spent with Lew- were pleasantly passed. In the forenoon of the third day. Lew's comrade, who was going w ith him, arrived in Greencastle, and insisted on taking the evening train. winlin!rlv everything was ananged; and about seven o'clock we reiaired to the depot to await the arrival of the 9 o'cUiek westward bound train. Throwing aside our overcoats and hats, we seated ourselves for our last conversation. Verv soon the shrill whistle of the ap- nmncliinir train sounded in our ears. I ac companied them into the car, and as the train began to move away I pressed their hands, wished them A prosjierous life and stepped from the car, glancing, as I went out, at the serene faces of the passengers, little suspecting the horrible death that .waited minv of them tliat niuht. I stood on the platfnu until the noise of the train died awav in the distance, and then went with a heavy heart to the hotel and retired to rest. When I arose on the following morning I discovered, with much chagrin, that Lew ad taken my overcoat instead of his own, ka far as the value of the coats were con J Tned, I had lost nothing; but acveral of my letters from Lenora and some other papers weie in the pocket of mine, and these I did not wish to lose. I took the eight o'clock train for Clifton. My attention was so much attracted by the scenery that was presented to my view as the train sped ou its way, that I soon forgot about the exchanged overcoats. All the day and night the train went swiftly on its way, stopping occasionally to receive or deposit passengers or to obtain a fresh supply of water. As the train stopped at a station a few miles from Clifton, just at the dawn of day, I was horrified to hear that the train taken by Lew and his comrade had been thrown from the track and several of the passengers killed. I dreaded to hear the particulars of the disaster. When I arrived at Clifton, the town was much excited over the wrecked train. Full particulars had been received, and I was surprised to find my own name among the killed, I immediately remembered the over coats. There now remained no doubt as to my dear friend lieing among the killed. My parents were saved from great agony by my arrival home licfore they had learned that my name was on the list. After spending two davs at home I once more took passage in the stage-coach for Iienton. 1 here were several other passen gers, and the time passed pleasantly away during the first day and the forenoon of the second. But then an unexpected difficulty retarded our progress. One of the wheels of the coach broke and had to be repaired licfore we could proceed. This occupied tlie remainder of that (lav and all the next so that the evening I should have been with my Lenora found me several miles away Immediately after the accident a messen ger was dispatched to lSenton with the mail on horseback. I was absent with two or three others getting timlier with which to repair the broken wheel when he started, and knew not that be was going until he was several miles on his way. Hence I did not send a line to Lenora explaining my failure to arrive. However, I consoled my self by thinking that the niessengiT would make matters sutlicientiy plain, and all would yet be well. On tlie morning of the fourth day we re sumed our journey. As twilight began to change into darkness, the coach drew up and stopped in front of a large bnck build ing in iienton, and the passengers alighted and dispersetL I walked along the treet to the residence of Lenora's father. I knocked at the door and was admitted. There quite an unex pected stvne met mv vision. Instead of Ix-nora and her parents meeting me with extended hands, thev did not appear con scious of my entrance. Lenora sat on the sofa, evidently pained at the contents of a letter which she held in her haniL A pack' age of papers lav Uide her on the sofa. Near her sat her father and mother, stood for a moment in utter amazement Not a sound was to lie heard save the sobs of Ix-nora. In Astonishment I drew near to where they sat. The young lady who ad mitted me into the parlor did not offer me a scat, but advanced with me to where tliey were in silence. As I drew near each face was turned toward me, Lenora s eves t teamed one moment on me, and then she fell fainting into my anus, her only word lieing, "It is John." We laid heron a bed and administered such restoratives as soon pnxluced consciousness again. While this was transpiring, her father unraveled the cause of the mysterious circumstances w hich had just taken place. It was late in the evening of tliat day when thev heard of the messcJgcr's arrival with the mail. Lenora went to the office hoping to receive a letter from me explain ing my non arrival. She received a letter and a package w hich she supposed to be from me, and returned home. Her first glance at the contents sent a pang to her heart. It was from a gentleman in a dis tant town, stating that John I-awrence had lieen killed in the recent disaster, and his papers anil money had lieen sent to her. J'.y the time her father had finished these explanations, Lenora had so far revived as to sit up and listen to my storv ol the ex changed coats, and that it was my friend, Iyw Kowland, who was killed. We opened the package and found, lie- side my letters, over $2imi in lmk notes. I wrote to one of I?w s brothers in re gar. to the money; but lieforc his reply arrived received a letter from Iew. lie was not dead, as reported, but had only received a slight injury, from which he had recov ered. He had loaned his overcoat to an in valid young man, who was killed when the disaster occurred. As he had on tlie over coat that contained mv letters and papers. it naturally resulted in the mistake that was made. W ith Lew s assistance the money was restored to the proper parties. A few weeks afterward lienors and were married. In the following spring we moved out here on the farm, where we have lived aud loved ever since. Food. The use of food by ditferent person should be regulated in quantity or character, or in both, according to their ages, their health and occupa tions, the seasons and the climate in which they live. Milk is the only per feet fool for infants. It la the best food for children Ad youth tip to the age of sixteen. Old people Are weaker iu their digestive pow ers, partly be cause their whole systems are weaker, and pArtly because of their diminished muscular activity. Their food should be less in quantity than that used by younger persons, and of easier diges tion. In summer And In warm cli mates less food by one-third is needed the tone of the system beinc lowered and persons thus being unable either to di"cst or to assimilate as much as in winter or in colder latitudes. So also fat. sugar And starch the latter in eludes fine flour being mainly heat making elements, should be but little used in summer and in tropical regions and largely usedjn winter and In cold climates. Corn-bread, which contains a large per cent, of fat, is better adapt ed for food in winter than in summer Shoemakers, tailors and people of se- denUry habits generally need less root!, And food that is more easily uicesieu than the farmer and All persons who work in the open Air. StUl every body should have enough of Active exercise to be able to digest a generous diet. thinker needs a good supply of brain food, such as is liberally furnished in oatmeal ; but he must not use his brain at the expense of vigorous muscles, for it is muscles that hAve to work not only the stomAch, but the lungs And heart. The sick of course need rood carefully Adapted to their particuUr condition, And those who Are not in full health may greAtly help themselves by rejecting whatever they find injur ious to them. Men may bend to virtue, but virtue cannot bend to men. Ihe Tea Mixers. To mix different kinds of tea is to bring one or other up to given degree of strength or to endow it with an aroma, or to impart to it a particular color, so as to render it more marketable, and otherwise enuance profit. Consequently it involves the distur bance, and a very complete disturbance, of the original package, "Give me only somethiug to work upon, short of decayed leaves without vitality," says the packer, and I will show you what my art can accomplish in the way of bringing up an inferior tea to a higher grade and so setting off the package that it shall appear to have been undisturbed, or in acconmiodating teas to wrappers not their own." With an introduction trom tne tea mer chant, we make our way to the packer s establishment. The building is dingy, its style out of date, but it has broad, deep, undivided. Doors. Ou the eround floor, as we enter, we see chests and half chests in blocks and rows, and heaps of matting and China grass twine. Ascending a stair like a ladder, we reach the next floor. There the air is so filled with tea-dust that it is difflcult to discern an object a foot in advance. Men are mov ing hither and thither, some taking off chest lids fastened by tiny iron clamps, or cutting w ith a fine instrument along their edges tne leaden sheathing, or emptying the contents of the chests in separate piles, or running like mad with scoops from one pile to an other, adding or subtracting, according to the directions of the mixer, or at tue same high bidding, throwing powder into and stirring an iron pan, this last scene in a far recess, the figures in the dusty gloom seem ing like demons working hidden spells in the most approved style of theatrical witch es, with bony fingers plunged into a caul dron. This is the famous "firing," or rather no-firing, though earned on without any firing. The dust thrown in clings to the leaves and gives to them a natural bloom not to be detected by the microscope, hich brings them up to a remarkable color. The scene is one of fraud in full activity. Snnnlics never seem to fail. So much tor ii mixing. The actual packing, as distinct from mix- in?, is an extremely ticklish and equally unscrupulous lob, for the tea returned to a chest is not the same as that taken trom it. Daintily is the tissue paper impinging on the tea, disposed: the lead ts so thin that nothing less than Chinese art could solder it, so line strips of paper are pasted over the cut edges. 1 he t mnese laoci ua mm rarefullv replaced. In re-fastening the lid. the wrenched iron clamps must be left as they were. Now comes the gumming of thedisrupted outside paper; following which is an examination ot the cliesi to see tuai there is no aperture from which the aroma can escape. Any aperture iounu is ctoseu. There are chests, wnich denoting high grades, have not A particle of original tea returned to them. Great, indeed, is the metamorphosis, when even superior grades change appearance and character to suit the market, r give way lor mixing wun outer grades to middling or lower. A Bear Mory. Wal. 'twas nearly fifty years ago hen FJial Purmelee built his one-story log house right out hers bv the comer of the road that leads to Cornish. Klial w as as curious a sort of feller as ever lived. He was slioe maker, harness-maker, carpenter, mason and tailor. A regular "Jael;-of-all-tradcs;" and what was a little remarkable, he was good at all of 'em. His wife was as true a iielpmeet as ever a man had in this world. She was a spinner and weaver, and a mas ter hand to knit ; and when you come to make bean porridge she hadn't her equal in Claremont, She used to pick Iiemes ol all kinds in their season, and always took the baby as they called the youngest of a brood with her. One time she got interested in picking raspberries, thev were so thick, and bad strayed a leetle further away from the boy than she expected. All at once she thought of her darling, and leaving the bushes fair ly red with liemcs, she Mimea uacK to where she left the Itaby, and, horrible to telL he was gone ! Wild with anxiety, she ran hither and yon, screaming for her child. She looked in every place where it seemed possible for him to go; she crawlea under bushes, around stocks and stumps, and pale and faint, staggered home with the awful news. Klial started, and his wife followed as fast as site couitl, but no loy or traces of hiin could they find, save the little white cap his mother had made for him A few davs Itefore. Nobodv can tell the feelings of that father and mother unless they have been placed in similar circflmstances. After they had t ired themselves all out in their search they sal down, broken-hearted, in tlie place where the baby was left, and tried ot every possi ble chance that could befall the child. All at once Elial started up with : I'll liet my life a bear has earned oil that bov.' -Oh ! no ;" says the mother, "don t say tliat !" Yes: I believe it, 1 have heard of such things; and proliably a she-bear found the liatiy asleep, and has carried it to lier uen. Of course you heard no outcry t' "None ; and it may lie mat sue w tit nn harm the boy. In heaven s name what can he done!" "Well," said Elial. after thinking for a little, "it may be that we can save him, u we can find th bear s wuereaoouu No sooner came they to this conclusion than thev ran to notify their neighbors. The news that a liear had carried off one of the Parmelce children went like wihl-nre among the inliabitants, and within an hour fifty men and hair that numuer oi oojs, with rifles, shot-euns. axes, iron bars, any thing they eould lay their hands on that would kill, or help kill A bear, were mus tered and ready for the hunt and fight. It bad got well along into the afternoon, and it was niirh four o'clock lieforethey started. Mrs. Parmelee went to the place where the darline was left, and we began to hunt for tracks. Between the bushes the grass was soft ami mighty poor for tracking anything i.ot Vlial found a broken twig, and we tndired from the way it was leaning that she had started toward the place known then and now afl "Barnes' Swamp." It has been cleared ever so much since then, and thou sands of irreat pines cut off all Around it ; but you know to-day it is the ugliest hole in town, alwuL She had taken a round aliout course, and stnick in on the north side of the swamp ; but we had surrounded it, and my brother Bill was the first to find lier tracks as she left A spring w here she had probably stopped to drink. They were big ones nearly as long as a man s foot-pnnts, and two rods from the muddy spring not a si.dit of them was to be found No one had een the bear. No one had seen any iliinir that looked like a den. The sun was almost down, but tried to help us by light ing up the dense thickets as it threw slant ing rays among them. Hope had almost died out of Elial's face, when a scream, "Tix.re she is." came from one of the party. All eyes turned aloft ; And there on the limb of a tall pine at least twenty feet from the rround sal Bruin with the unharmed baby I Her back was leaning against the body of a tree, while with her right fore leg she held the boy as tenderly And carefully as would iU mother. We had cut her off from her retreat ; and the rough bark of the tree had made it easy for her to climb as she sup posed out of our way. W hat was to be done f rortv plans were suggested in a jiffy. One sugm-sted one thing; Another something different. Ten minutes went by before anything was de cided on. Elial's voice rose aliove the rest, aud we stopped and heard him. He said : Ben Sperrv, you re the best shot in Claremont. We will all get under the tree; you shoot the bear, antl God willing, we'll catch the baby as he falls. There ain't no other way. Itll soon be dark and then" here his voice broke in sobs. Quickly fifty pairs of stout arms arose, while I looked at old smooth bore to see if she was all right. I tell you good folks, I've stood up and been shot at in the war of 1M2, and would again if I had a chance, and I have shot many a wild-cat and bear, but never did my heart thump as it did when I drew a bead on that crectur. It was as still as death, And not even the breathings of the anxious men and eager boys could be heard as I drew my trusty gun to bear on Bruin's heart. Crack she went, and first came the baby safely caught, alive and well and a second after, raking the bark with her outstretched claws tumbled the dying bear. You think 3-ou've heard men shout t Well you ought to have heard the yell that split that stillness as the sun set on Barnes' Swamp, while Elial hugged me with tears streaming down his cheek. The young fel lers cut two saplings, sharpened them, drove them through old Brum, fore and aft ; and shouldering the load, marched into tin: set tlement amid the rejoicing, hurrahs and general jollifications of the whole town. A Heavy Poker ;ame. A man of thoughtful aspect sat on an empty lieer keg in Commercial row. His raiment was mean and he looked hungry. He nodded to a reporter whom he had known in lietter days. "I'm lookiu' tough, ain't 1 2" he saiii, with a sad smile. "Vou needn't sav I ain't. for I'm as tough looking as any tramp that's struck the town for a year. W ill I take a drink ? Would a duck swim ?" Antl over the hospitable lieer table he re moved the lid from the trunk of his wot "Poker done it, my Ikiv. Two months ago I struck a game down here antl lost every splitter. So did Jim Tuffnut vou know him, don't you ? A pretty good fel low, eh f Well, that's a matter of opinion. I thought so once myself. Ilows'ever, me and Tuffnut lieiu stripped, went off on the tramp an' look a contract to split a hundred cords o wood up to I rosst r creek. 1 hut was two months ago, an' we fiuished the job anil we thought w e had ought to have a little blow-out on the head of it, an' I foot ed it to Truckee a good nine miles and brought liack a gallon o w hisky to our cabin. We got to drinkin' an' bye an' bye Jim pulls out the Cards and proposes a game o seven up. We played for fun at first, an then I siaike up an proposed that we take a hack at poker. 'What "11 we play for?" says Jim. 'For the wood," says I. 'Done,' says Jim. H hie stick ante.' 'No,' says L two sticks.' 'Two sticks g'X-jJ, says he, and the game begun. "WelL sir, we pltived all night. Once I had Jim down to half a cord, but he crawl ed up again, and I dealt myself four fours ami backed em with every corn I haiL Jim hail four eights. Blast mv hide if that duffer would give me a couple o' dollars, after cleamn me out o' 7. worth o' the hardest work I ever done in my life, lie called me a tramp, sir, and ordered me out the cabin. Oh, I'll get even with him yet. Thankee, I II pay this dollar ii 1 never do another, you can bet your life on that. The Art of Prolonging Life. Persons living in marshy districts, all of whom who Are neccessary exposed to miasmatic axhalatious. will hud that lime juice mixed wttn water and taken freely as a ln-verage, will prove an exellent preventive of malarial fevers. Those who are suffering from interniittents will find that antiperioilics, which are cheaper than the quinine, the great type of the class, w ill answer as good pin-pose if taken in the only proper way, that is, a mil or even heroic dose one hour liefore the ex laartcd recurrence of the chill. When dis- RTbuted throughout the intermission in very small doses their effect is lost, and disap pointment follows. The medical gentle men who so carefully prepared tlie tabulat ed reports of the mortuary experience of the Mutual Life, of New York, have shown in their admirable analysis of the causes of death, that the proportion of loss from con sumption has been lH.lt per xm. ot tne total mortallity of the company, ami i per lO.lKHJ annually. Such figures show uic immense importance of more effective me thods of treatment, and we are glad to oli- scrve in the Mi dical J!rcord the details of treatment that, so far, has been very nmmisin? in its results. 1 he theory ol cure is to clear the lungs bv a mechanical effort, chiefly by manipulating the muscles of the throat so as to cause more loreinie breathing: second, to establish perfect di zest ion. third to promote a process of heal ing the tubercles, so that tuey snail uecome chalky or calcined masses, lourtn, to com pel the patients to take plenty oi iresu air, sunlight, and out-door exercise. To secure perfect digestion, a special diet is ordered in each case, and tiie food is changed as the power of assimilating it improves. To promote the calcifying of the tubercles, the salt of lime, which are found in most veg etable and animal food, must be supplied in a soluble condition; the theory is that too much heat in ordinary cooking des troys the natural combination of these salts with albumen, and renders them insoluble to a weak digestion. Out -door exercise regarded as so important that the patients are instruct eJ to go out in rain, snow, dampness, or even night air or dew, the habit thus acquired neutralizing the danger of catching cold from such exposure. Only strong head-wind and extreme hot weather need be guarded against.. Tlie patients sleep with the window open, summer and winter. Crafting Operation n an Kye. The Syracuse (X. Y.) Journal nrportsj a remarkable surgical operation. The"! eye of a workman In An iron foundry was injured by some molten iron being spattered Into it. Under medical treat- ment the wounded member 6oon heaieu " .aw but with the upper and the lower lids still fastened to the sight of the eye To remedy this difficulty Dr. Van Duyn separated the unduly joined membranes with A knife, thereby nec essarily removing a part of the con iu ncti va of the eye. In the Anticipation of this loss the doctor had A raDDil in readiness, under the Influence of ether. and at this stage of the operation took piece of the conjunctiva from oneof the insensible animals eyes and immedi ately placed It upon that of the injured man, where it speedily adhered, And now has become a part of the human eye. Our dissatisfaction with any other solution, is the blazing evidence of our immortality. Fine Art In Kicking. Recently A couple of miners were seated ere seated on a bowlder alongside the road to Sutra, discussing the kicking powers of the mule. One had just returned from Stitro, and the other was on the way there, and having met near the rock, they sat down for a talk. Have you quit over there ?" said theoue who was eastward bouinL "Yes," "Why r "Mules." "'Fraidof 'em?" "You liet. I saw one alongside an old toiler kit-kin' off the rivet-heads one by one. Never missed one. I was just going on shift, and, when I saw the mule and heard there were more of them inside, I weakened and threw up my job. I've got a wife and three children dependin' on me, and I tlon't take chances." "The worst mule I ever saw," said the other, "was in Pioche some years ago. It was one I owned. One day it rubbed against some nails sticking out of a post, and it turned square around and drove those nails in one by one, using A single blow of the hoof with the iron shoe on for each nail. It never missed its lick, and always drove em just in to the head. Then he saw a few tacks on the post, a little lower down, which were only half driven in, and he drove them in. too, with light taps of the hoof, just as gentle And easy as could be. One day a man came along and set out a can of nitro-glycerine and giant powder. He wanted to get the mule to kick it antl get killed. I saw him about the corral with the can, and knew what was up. At first I was going to stop him, but then 1 thought if my mule was any kind of mule at all he could take care of himself. So I just watched. WelL the mule saw the can, antl walking up smelt of it, and then squared imself for the kick, 1 he man was sneak- off, and. lust as the mule was going to kick the can, he caught sight of the feller. and changed his position so that his tail was toward tlie num. He lilted his tail just like he was takiu' aim, and let fly his right hoof. The can went flying through the air and hit the man square in the rear just as he was getttn' over A fence about a hundred feet away. The thing explotled. And I never saw the man again. The next moro ns Pat Holland came out in Thr Uncord and saiil that the town had been visited by shower of blood." "Mules are immense when they git rousi-d." "You beL" A Great Illlllaid Oanie. A wonderful game of billianU was re cently played in Cincinnati, Ohio, lietweeu Jacob Scliaefer and George r. Slosson. Schacfer lost the bank for the lead, and Slosson started off with 14. Evidently not yet ready to settle down to work, Schacfer could somewhat coax but o out of the balls, missing closely a fine shot for position. Slosson did a little better in his second in ning, sitting down after he had put in 9 rather awkward si tots. Then Scliaefer got up, chalked his cue, and fired a one-cash ioned shot clear across the table, requinm the greatest accuracy to mate. He tallied on the effort, but the balls were yet wide apart. A di izt-n draws and cushion shots were required before the refractory spheres could lie handled to his liking, but at last he mti.'ht them atramst the left band nil, a ittle Mow the middle of the table, ami the work lieiran, which, when finished, was to astonish the billiard world. W ith a preci sion that was absolute, and the graceful freedom of the arm and wnst which is characteristic of Schaefer's play, he worked the balls alonz the rail, turned the comer with a matter-of-course air. and settled them on across the lowerend. lccasional- ly a masse shot was required, and there was a large pmportion of the double kiss shots, for which Scliaefer is so famous. Once the lulls broke in a line, and there was no way out of it except by a risky long kiss. He banned awav as if the position was the easiest imaginable, antl, catching the second object ball on its return from the cushion, made the count, amid applause so tremen dous that it shook the plastering from the ceiling. Scliaefer called the referee's at tention to the particles ot dust that nail lai len on the cloth, and in accordance with the new nile, the referee carefully removed the little olist met ions. This was done several times at Schaefer's request, until finally the audience was requested to lie a little milder in its demonstrations. It was useless, how ever, for, as the wiry little Chicagoan rolled out his hundreds, there was no restraining the spectators. After playing for thirty-one minutes, and stopping but once lor a sip ol water, Scliaefer missed on a fine carom, but not until he had made the enonnous antl un paralleled run of two. The shouts were perfectly ear splitting, and the excitement very great. Slosson got up from his seal and went to the table with the air of a man who plays because it is his turn, and not with the faintest hope of winning. The halls were left handily for him, but he was in no humor to handle them judiciously, and after scoring 21 he again sank back in his seat, his total score lieing 44. Schacfer commenced forthwith his play to bring tlie balls to the rail, but they broke very badly, and he sent them across the back, and up and down, and around the angles, thirty times or more, before they finally consented to go to the fence and stay there. Once there, however, he attentled to the rest, anil never stopped till he had scored a mn of :K5 and the game, making his average 333J. Throughout the game Scliaefer made in all eleven masse shots, some of them seeming ly impossible, and missed not one. lie never froze, and judgement was never once asked on a disputed count, so distinct and clear-cut were all his plays. Slossoc left the hall overwhelmed with the stupendous defeat he had sustained, and doubtless con vinced of the uselessneas of ever again tack ling Champion Schacfer for the emblem. The latter was literally in the hantls ef his friends, and was almost pulled apart by en thtisiastic hand shaker. Tne brayllng. In relation to the haunts and habirs-tiimt ot trrrsIflTli A noted fisher says, the Au Sable wends its winding way through the unbroken wilderness a distance of 300 miles. It is navigable for small boats iu whole length, and for most of the distAnce is as unobstructed as the Mohawk from Utit-A to the Hudson. Many who hAve the leisure float down the entire .100 miles, And find graylin and deer (in their season) every foot of the wav. In fishing for graylings he nsed his lightestOrvis trout rod.and was obliged to handle the flsh exactly as be would have handled trout. lie thinks a grayling is not equal to a trout of the same size in either wind or bot tom. The haunts of the graylings are the counterpAtts of those of the trout. As a rule, they Are found in shady places, in swift water, in "holes" of of moderatate depth, under or by the side of fallen logs, And on cleAr gravel ly bottom. But of course, like trout, they occasionally show themselves else- where in open and shallow places,but never (I may say) Among weeds or grass or in still water. What may b their habits And haunts at other sea sons I cannot sav; but when you fish for grayling in August, cAst in such places as you would cast for trout in May or June before they have left the swift water for the spring holes; and if you are fishing on the Au Sable you will have all the sport you desire. Sc much for the haunts, habits and vim of the fish. Now a word in regard to their flavor. The first fish I killed ex cited grave doubts on this head. In making a critical examination of him aA a botanist would scan a newly dis covered flower or au entomologist a strange bug I d tec ted an odor which I had never noticed to be emitted by any other fish I hAd ever taken. The mystery remained until I laid my band on "Hallock's Gazetteer," where, on page 383, 1 found this entry: "The ge neric name (of the grayling) thymallus is derived from Ihumalo, the Greek term for thyme, from the impression that the flsh possessed the odor of this herb." Thus what had puzzled me was satisfactorily explained ; and it is to the credit of the classic anglers of Greece that they had the good taste to give to the fish the name of the herb of whose aroma they were reminded whenever they caught him. With my first dish of grayling disappeared all apprehen sion in regard to their flavor. It U su perb. The flesh is white, compact And flaky, and as free from bones as trout or salmon. I think, too, it would be relished, continuously, much longer than salmon. My verdict therefore is that grayling are as toothsome as they are gamy, and that it is almost as pleas ant to eat as to catch them. now to Make aw Herbarium. Having seen a query as to the Ar rangement of a herbarium. I venture to write a few directions on this sub ject, which I have proved by my own experience. The first thing to do is to collect the plants. They should be carefully dug up with a trowel, so as to preserve the root intact, as, to form a good specimen, it is necessary to have the root, leaves, flowers and fruit. It also adds to the value of a specimen if the seeding is shown, the autumn tint of the leaves ; if a parasite, the plant on which it grows, etc. When going on a collecting expedition, it is a good plan to carry a few sheets of newspapers In a portfolio, and to place the plants flat between the pages as soon as they are dug up. If this is not convenient, they will keep fresh for some time if placed in a tin case or vasculum. To dry them, the surest way is to lay them be tween a good many sheets of blotting or newspaper, with A board at the top and bottom of the pile, and a heavy weight placed on thetop of all. Change the papers every two or three days, and take care tr keep the plants quite fiat and with a good many sheet3 of paper betw ee:i them, or the thick stems will crumble and bend the thinner ones. The sheets of paper on which to mourt the plants must be rather stout, and of a uniform size sixteen and a half inches by ten and a half inches is a use ful size ; but of course, this must de pend on the taste of the collector. Botanists differ very muca as to the best method of attaching the speci mens to the paper. Some attach them by means of strips of paper secured with pins, others gum or glue the spec imens, others fasten them with gum med straps of paper, or sew them with a needle and thread to the paper. The best plan however, is to combine the last three methods, and to secure plants of a medium size, such as the butter cup, with narrow gummed strips of paper; thick, woody plants, such as the oak, with glue; and such delicate plants as ferns and grasses should be tacked to the paper by means of A needle and thread as much the color of the specimen as possible. Weak gum may be used for the large petals of flow ers and for large flat leaves; but when it is used the plants must be again laid under heavy pressure to dry or they will shrivel. The plan followed in foreign herbaria, is to lay the plants between a double sheet of paper with out fastening them to the paper at All. When managed in this way they are more easily examined; but the great disadvantage of this plan is that both the plants and their labels are very apt to become Inserted in the wrong sheet among specimens of totally different species. When fastening the plants to the paper they should not all be ar ranged precisely in the centre ot the page, but Should oe iasienea more at. the sides, otherwise when the plants are laid one above the otfier, the packet will not be nearly flat, but will be higher In the middle than at the sides. A Dinner Supplied b an Eafcle. veracious gentleman residing tear Cen treville, Md., says that as his son and him self were fcandiiig near his house, they de scried three dark objects alxnit the size of small binls Rfup in the air, circling ana dartinir hither and thither. 'We watched closclv, and after awhile, they approacnea more nearly the eann. r einen ui.whto they were two ducks anil a bald eagle; the eairle endeavoring to capture the ducks, and the ducks exerting themselves to elude their pursuer. Far away in the distance we could discern the main flock, fnira which the two ducks had lieen st parateil, flying steadily to the cover of the foiest. The eagle would pounce first upon one and then relinquish it, in order to capture tne otuer. Dninnins that, he would return to his first capture, seemingly like the dog in the fable, greedy to secure ooin. i ms was aei u fir some time, when the eagle, sudtienly darting forward, stnick one of the birds with his talons, then swooping upon the other struck that too. Tholirst bird fell at our teet; we had hardly time to pick it up when the other fell, with the eagle follow ing. We picked up the second one, and the eagle observing our presence flew screaming away. On examination it was found that the eagle had stnick the ducks on the head, nearly severing the heads from their bodies. They were fine-sized canvas- backs, and we had them cooked for dinner. Not till the external, sensitive chords of man are struck, do the inner ones sound After them. Watching Flat Irons. Mrs. Kicker lives on Macomb street and she doesn't exactly agree with th j family next door. It is their fault of course, lor didn't they commence the trouble by throwing stones at her cat, and rejoicing when her grape arbor fell iu ? For the last two year the two families have been constantly extend ing such little courtesbis as killing each others hens and throwing old bottles over the fence, And the climax came the other, night. Mrs. Kicker pur chased a can of oysters for breakfast. For fear of an explosion she placed the can in a snow drift in the back yard. When daylight came the can was miss ing. Who could haveaken it but the family next door? Mrs. Biker at once made A formal call, kicking in the door instead of ringing the bell, and she wm fighting a family of seven when the,of ficer Arrived. "They took 'em and I'll swear toil!" she exclaimsd as she stood before the court. "Nevertheless," he slowly replied, "you disturbed the peace." "What is disturbing the peaee coin pared to a can of oysters, sir ! I smelt 'em as I opened the door, and the woman's breath smelt of oysters as I pulled her hair!" "You should have appealed to the law." "What do I waut of the law sir' D'ye suppose I'm going to law when I know I'm a match for the whole fam ily!" "Are you a match for a five dollar fine, Mrs. Riker?" "I Am that? I'll pay ye cash down, sir, but I wont forget the oysters t" She paid, but as she went out she said : "I'll leave my flat-irons out doors to night, and I'll sit up with a club in one hand and a pitch fork In 'tother!"' Divorce in oiner Lauds. An Arab may divorce his wife on the slightest occasion. So easy and so com mon is the practice that Btirckhardt as sures us that he has seen Arabs not more than forty-five years of age known to have had fifty wives, yet they rarely have more than one at a time. By the Mohuuiniedan law a man may divorce his wife orally and without ceremony ; he fays her a portion gen erally one-third of her dowry. He may divorce her twice and take in r again without her consent, but if he put her away by a triple divorce con veyed in the same sentence, he cannot receive her again until she has been married and divorced by another hus band. By the Jewish law it appears that a wife could not divorce t.er husband; but under the Mohammedan code, for cruelty and some other cases she may divorce him. Among the Hindoos, and also among the Chinese, a husband may divorce his wife upon the slightest ground, or even without assigning any reason. She is under the absolute control of her husband. The law of France, before the Rev lution, following the judgment of the Catholic Church, made marriage indis soluble, but during the earlier revolu tionary period, divorce w&s permitted at the pleasure of the parties when in compatibility of temper was alleged. The Code Napoleon restricted this lib erty. On the restoration of the Bour bons a law was promulgated, May Sth, 1816, declaring divorce by mutual con sent should be void, and such is now the law of France. The Forvo of Habiu Among the many picturesque tradi- ions of the Russian army there is a striking instance ot the force of h-ibit, the subject of which was a Russian of ficer who served at Sebastopol during the Crimean war. As soon as General Todleben's defensive works were so far Advanced as to render the city proof against any immediate assault, the of ficer in question was sent to announce the good news to the Czar. After trav eling night and day over the steppes for more than a week, he at length reached Moscow, where Nicholas then was, so worn out that he had barely time to place the dispatch in the Em peror's hands, when overcome by weariness, he leaned back ag-iinst the wall And fell fast asleep where he stood. Tlie Czar having read the dispatches looked up to ask some questions of the messenger, and at once perceived that the latter was in no position to reply. He spoke to him, touched him, eveu shook him, all to no purpose. At length he bent down close to the sleeper's ear and shouted at the full pitch of his voice : " Vashe b!ttjorotlix luihadi gotuci," (Your Honor, the horses are ready.) The sound of the words w hict had been constantly in his ears for the last ten days and nights acted like magic upon the sleeping messen ger. He sprang to his IV-etat once and WAS overwhelmed with confusion on discovering where he was; but the Czar laughed good-humored ly, and dis missed him with a high compliment upon his promptitude. Cherokee Cheek. A man "green from the states" was ing in a car on the "M., K, antl T. t long ago. Behind him sat a couple of In dian striplings belonging to the 'Cherokee nation." The man from the states, after leaving Yinita, pulled out his flask and took a copious drink. "Sav. remarked one ot the young in- ilians, ""don't you know you could lie put in the penitentiary for that here : "Is that so f i.racious, sain ou st ranger. "The inspector w ill be along immediate ly and he'll smell the wliisky, said the friendly retlskin. "What 11 1 do with the uotue: Bth-eu the alarmed granger. "Give it to me and 1 II tluuw it out oi the window," said the obliging native. The stranger did as desired anu tne Cherokee made believe he threw the Untie awav. Everybody in the car tittered when, a few minutes later, tlie brace of Cherokee emptied the quart flask between them. All saw it but the innocent granger. By the time the next station was readied the Cherokee lads were roaring drunk and were arrested. V -J ,.r ...... - '
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