Mary. Uim. "No, Lucv, never make love-match," said young Mrs. Strong to an old school friend who uras paving her an afternoon visit "Marry for money, for interest for anything but love. I have tried that and made a failure, such as it would break my heart to see vou make." Lucy Moore listened silently, a thought ful shadow on her fair young face. "Is it indeed true?" she said. 4-I grieve to hear it. Mow I remember your wed-iling-dav, Marv. How handsome and no ble he "looked"! How bright and happy were you! Oh! surely he loved you very dearly, then ? "Jle thought he did, and so did L" said Mm. Stronir. with a half-choked sob. "But it did not last long, Lucy. We have lieen married just two years, lo-day. He left me this morning without a kiss as he usuallv does. He will come back to din ner in the same way, and after it is al! over he will co out to his club, or some other llace. and never come home until after J have gone to lied. And yet I have been a good, faithful and careful wife, and this is my re wanl ! i?lie hid her face in her hands as she sjxike. Lucy Moore lient over her and whispered, "In every way save one, my dear Mary." Mrs. Strong looked up. "What do vou mean ?' "Promise me not to be anjp-y aud I will tell y.u." "iio on." "lour husliand as a young mau was very fond of music. I)o you ever play or sine to tiim on an evening now? "t h, na We guvc that up long enough ago." "But why?" 'I am sure I ran t tell. It was suii a bore to practice. " "IV) you read aloud to him or have him read to you? "No. I used to; but somehow that is given up too. "And your dress: shall you change it before he comes to dinner.' Mrs. Strong shook her head. She wore a uingv. Hi mured delaine, no collar or runs. and her hair was rough and untidy; her whole look one of carelessness. "He would not notice it if I did. Whew is the use, Lucv? It is all too late." 'No it is not too late. But it may lie soon, said Lucv earuestlv. "Marv, some one ouirlit to till vou. No one dan s to but me. Your husliand does nt go to his club in the evening. He goes to Mrs. Wylics'. You know her; you have heard her name "The Queen of t lirts. Mary she is a danirerous woman. She lives but for admiration, ami that she means to have. Your husUtnd gives her admiration now; take care that lie jjives her no more his love! Mrs. Strong burst into tears. "What ran I do?" she asked. "I know that woman too w ell. What chance have 1 against her?" liive yourself a chance, ''siiiil Lucv with a kiss. "Let your husliand rind a pleasant welcome from a wife neatlv dressed, Marv, Forgive the bint. You have beauty and crace. I Hj not ueslert them longer. Sing to him, Marv, nlav to him. charm and fas cinate him. You have done it once. Try .train, and save him from the tjueen of Flirts."' She stole softlv from the room. It had not been a pleasant lesson to give; whoshall sav? But Mrs. Strong was sensible, as weli as a lm-ttv woman, and five minutes after Lucy Moore had gone, she went up to her own rooin, acknowledging that her friend had spoken but the truth. That evening, just after the street lamps were lighted, Mr. Strong cue carelessly toward his home. Carelessly? Yes. that was the word. That house was fast becom ing to him oulv a niace to eat, sleep and dress in a place for which he hail to pay rent and taxes, but in which he took u comfort or pleasure, if the truth must be toIiL "Never mind, I'll go to Grace Wylie's as soon as dinner is over, and she will make it up to me, bless her bright eves!" thought Mr. Strong, as he oeiied the front door with his lutch-ker aud strode across the hull. Only half-way, however, for there le fore hint, at the foot of the stairs, stood a graceful, pp-ttv woman, with satin smooth brown hair and bri-'ht blue ryes, and cheeks as red as rosi-s. wearing a pretty cveuing dress of dark blue silk, and shining ornaments iijxn her snowy neck and arms. "Welcome home, dear James!" she said, with a heavenly smile. "It's the second anniversary of our wedding-day. Won't you spend this evening with me, dear?" His only answer was a cold embrace and n sudden kiss. Her eyes were dim as he sped up stairs to his own room to prepare for dinner. "iinite, fool that 1 have been!" he thought to himself. And after dinner, on the plca'of smoking one cigar, he went into Bond street, and returned with a pretty gold walih and chaiu as a present for his wife. They sang the old snugs together that evening; they talked a long time over the dying tire. All. it was not too late. He loved her still, anil she saved him and their happy home. The lesson was not lost upon her. From that day she has never grown careless never ceased to strive to keep her husband's as she once tried to win her lover's love. A Ravenous Kacle. A few days ago while little August Burr, aged seven years, was playing with his sisters one live and the other three and a half near bis fath er's bouse, Beaver Bay, Lake Superior, an enormous eagle pounced down up on them, throwing the two girls to the ground. It immediately attacked the younger one, -grasping one of the child's arms with tlic claws of ore foot. while the claws of the other loot were deeply buried in the child's face; and it attempted to carry the child oft hut was prevented by its struggles. Little August, seeing that he could do noth ing with his own hands to help his sis ter, ran quickly to the house, got the butcher kuileaud cameout and whack ed away at tiie eagle's legs, cutting one of them severely near the foot whereupon the savage bird let go of the little girl and attacked the boy, knocking him over, tearing his pants, and giving bun some severe scratches, In the meantime, the screams ot the children brought out their mother, whereupon the eagle flew off to the barn, on which he sat and looked as though lit would like to renew the con test should a favorable opportunity of fer itself; but he stayed there a little too long for his own good, as Joe Betz- ler, a neighbor, was called, who took down his gun and shot this great "em blem of American freedom," and his eagieship, when killed, was found to measure seven feet from wing-tip to wing-tip ! The little girl who had this remarkable encounter is very badly scratched, but nut seriously hurt. Aa Klepliant as a Policeman. lieccnlly, writes a correspondent, akeep rr belonging to Oroszi's Circus who slept near three eiephauts was aliout midnight aroused by their cries. He at first thought a cat or a dog had gotten into the circus, but listening attentively he heard a suspi cious noise in the costumcr's storeroom. lie went on tip-toe and saw a stranger, with a dark lantern, trying to pick the 6tore room lock. The keeper unchained the largest elephant, which with characteristio sagaci ty went straight to the burglar, put his trunk around the felon's neck and kept him at proboscis' length until a poliaeman came. When reople are killed by an over dose pf opiates isn't it laudau'umio the skies, i SCIENTIFIC. Eternized Furniture. Chamber furni ture made of ebonized wood, in imita tion of the rich ebony and gold more common in the Eastern Hemisphere, is quite popular, and there are few fine furniture stores in tue city in which more or less of it is not displayed. Some superb specimens are to be seen at the dea'ers, where they attract much at tention. The process of ebonizing wood is comparatively simple, and has been described as follows : The wood is first stained with a decoction of lozwood, which 61.17 be purchased from any druggist or dealer in dye stuffs. It is dissolved in warm water until all has been taken up that the water will hold. Application to the womi is mane reauy with a large, sott bristle brush, and the surface is rubbed with a cloth to pre vent the formation or a gummy coat thereon. After the article has been lett to dry for a few hours the second appli cation, which consists of vinegar iu which a quantity of nails or clean fil ings nave ueen soikeu lor sererai uaj , is also freelv laid on with a brush. The moment the vinegar touches the wood it combines with the logwood so lution in the pores, making an ink which is a permanent jet black stair.. The influence of the irou In the vinegar is all iniiHirtaut. and it is reallv that which diK-s the work, if any tendency to grayness is noticed a second treat ment with the logwood ami vinegar is necessary, but this seldom happens if the materials have been proeriy useu in the lirt instance. When perfectly dry, the article is varnished and rubbed down, or finished with furniture oil well rubbed in. A dead black surface is what is sought alter Cherry is con sidered the best wood for eboiiizing and the furniture to which we have re ferred is most generally known U the trade as ebonized cherry. White wood, inanle and beech are. however, used with good effect. Any close grained, dense wood will answer. Ash, chest nut aud oak are not suitable. yirr-FrifCom;itiv)ti. Various com bmatioiis of ammonia and borax have 1. tii--ir,.it-,l iii 1'iri-i for renderin? tiYtite t':tt,ries inflammable. Here i( one applicable to all kinds of goods: Sulphate of Ammonia (pure), S kilos; carbonate of ammonia, 2.5 kilos; borac ic acid, 3 kilos; borax (pure). 1.7 kilos; starch, 7 kilos; water 100 kilos. It is simply necessary to steep the fabrics in a hot solution composed as above until they hive become thoroughly impreg nated, alter which they are drained aud dried sullieieullv to enable them to be ironed or pressed like ordinary starch ed goods. " A second comiositioii to be used for theatrical scenery (or the mounted but unpuiiited cai:va to ! used for this purpose) and al-e for woodwork, furniture, door and window frames, etc., is t. be applied hot with a brush like ordinary paint, it is com posed of boracie acid, i kilos; hydro chlorate of ammonia or sal ammoniac, 1.1 kilos; liotassie. feldspar, . kilos; gel atine, 1.5 kilos; size, 50 kilos; water, 10 1 kilos; to which is added a tntlloient quantity of a suitable calcareous sub stance to give the composition sullicient body or consistency. Another compo sition, applicable to all kinds of paper, whether priutod or not, including secu rities, books, etc., is formed of sulphate of ammonia (pure). f kilos; boracie acid. 3 kilos; borax 1.7 kilos; water, 1110 kilos. The soluiion is heated to 122 deg. Fahrenheit. If the paper be in sheets or printed it is simply im mersed 111 the solution, spread out to dry, and afterward pressed to restore the glaze destroyed by ihe moisture. The aljove comiHisitioiis insure a high degree of incombustibility. The pro jMirtiotis of the several ingredients are given as examples only, and mav be varied as found necessary 111 practice. 7m the manufacture of a gun-barrel the process has changed somewhat at the SpringiieM Armory since 1MJ1. Then an iron "scalp," 1 inches long, 5 inches w ide, ' . an inch thick, and weighing 10 pounds, w as thrown into a furnace heated, and curved iu a rolling machine, li received only two weld ing heats, but was changed m:;ny times trom the furnace to the rolling machine, or until it was rolled to the proper size and extended to the length of the bar rel, in the rolling process a cavity was preserved with different sized steel rods. While hot, the barrel was passed on a rod into a straightening machine, after wards annealed, cone-seated, bored, turned, ground, milled, rilled, and pol ished. Now the workmen start with a steel b-ir right or ten Isn't long and atHiiit one inch ;u thickness; cut into pieces six or eight feet lon, bore each piece, p iss theia into a furnace on a rod, then into the rolling machine, ami pro ceed as iu the old process. .1 JU.ir th.it Fust. Keich- enliach's woxl-tar-color, pittacal, has been resuscitated by A. Or.ctzel, ami it is now ,m article of commerce at the price of f i jer kilo, under the formi dable namcol "German-Imperial-I'low-cr-I!lue," with reference probably to the blue corn flower, which is said to be the l'avot iteof the (o r man emperor, flic purchase is insoluble in water, but dissolves in every acid, and the solu tions can be diluted to any extent. The acetate is generally used for dve- 11 jr. dissolved in a little acetic acid di luted with water, and almost neutral ized with ammonia, in this bath, t-ilk and wool take a line reddish blue with out the aid ol auy mordant. Cotton aud other vegetable fibers are prepared with a solution of tannin, followed by a solution ol tartar emetic. The colors produced are perfectly fast. Srinitiiii: Fitrt.. Waterproof glue mav be liiaile by boiling two ounces of isin glass 111 a pint ot skim-uiilk, until the consistence Is obtained. Tltrwe Young llunlprti. A few days ago, Henry Kmery, of Denton township, Mich., while out hunting, encountered a huge bear, which he fired at and wounded, w hen Bruin took to the woods. I' liable to follow the trail across the plains, Har vey went home for the dog,and, accom panied by his brothers, Jim and Will, started "on trail." Putting the dog on the track where the blood from the wound was fresh, they started on a live ly trot in pursuit. Jim being the fleet est on fo-t soon distanced the others, and, after a long race through brush and thicket, the dog overtook Mr. Bruin and worried him mail Jim ap peared on the scene, rather abruptly, or sooner than he anticipated almost stumbling over the bear before he saw him. The enraged animal clutched him with both paws, around the waist, the lad with great presence of mind, grabbing him by the nose, and, throw ing his head up, yelled out: "Boys, he's got me !" The bear not relishing the grip on his nose, with lightning rapidity loosened his hold aud dealt Jim a blow on the arm that held him which scut him spinning into the brush, and Bruin disappeared again. But the dog was uot dis-ioscd to let him off so easy. Jim jumped up on a log to see if possible where the bear was (it was get ting dark then) and he soon found out he was right there and he no soon er s:ruck the log than Bruin had him again, and, as the boys were on- hand now, a lile struggle ensued, Jim on the ground, the bear on him, Harvey on the bear, worrying him around the head ai.d nose to keep him from biting. Will, in the meantime, feeling 111 the twilight for the Itear shoulder, put the muzzle of the gnu behind the shoulder and sent a ball through him. The bear did uot fall, and Harvey, who had by this time got out his knife, buried it deep iu his side a coupleof times, when bruin fe over dead. Jim was badly scratched ond mangled, but not se riously hurt. AGRICULTURE. Plaster ox Potatoes. At the time I commenced farming in 1536, having but little dressing to feed any crop, al though it was then the opinion iu this locality that potatoes would succeed without dressing, I concluded I would use gvpsumon three-fourths of an acre. The ground having been furrowed and ready to plant, in the rour nrsi rows on the west side of the piece, plaster was dropped where the hills were in tended to be; the next tour were not plastered; then the remainder of the ground plastered the same as the first lour; potatoes dropped and all covered alike with the hoe; when they were of sullicient size to hoe they were all hoed alike, but the tops in the four oiiplas tered rows were much smaller and col or not nearly so dark; after hoeing I threw upon the tops of the two middle rows which were unplastered at the time ot plauling.about the same quanti ty of plaster x-r hill as put inthe hill of others at the time of planting; the two last plastered rows soon changed shade to those plastered when planted and soon there was no iercepiible difference In size of tous. The two unplastered rows continued to lag behind both in size and shade until Jack-frost (rather an early one) made a change. I did not think it severe enough to kill any thing, but a few days alter I went to ward that part of the field where the potatoes were ami found all that had leen plastered killed by frost, and leaves turned black; while those that had not been plastered at all (the ngnl and left of the two middle tows which were plastered after having bceu hoed) remained as green and growing as be fore the frost, and continued so until the next frost, which was about three weeks after the first To determine the result at digging, I measured the same number 01 hills of each from rows side by side and found the plastered hilsyoelded the most notwithstanding the effects ot the early frost. The more vigorous siid tender growth of those plastered made them susceptible to the early frost, according to my reasoning. Had" there been no frost until the un plastered ones were killed by it, 1 think the olastered ones would have yielded a fourth more than the unplastered from sn equal number of bill-. Ckacieu Heels. Exposure to wet and mud, scarcely avoidable In autumn, will surely produce cracked heels in 1 horses, unless precautions are used, j When the cracks are once formed, they i are difficult to heal, because at every i motion ol the foot they are ojietied and the granulations are disturbed. Pre vention consists in frequent cleansing of the feet by washing w ith clear water and wiping dry at once with a cloth or towel kept for the purpost. The dry ing of water upon the skin is injurious, and should lie carefully avoided. A little of tho veterinary cosnioline, or even crude petroleum, which Is the basis of the cosnioline, applied in the morning before the horses are taken out, will prevent mischief, and the same remedy, with regular cleansing ; wall soap and water, will cure cracks very rapidly. It the cracks are severe, from neglect or otherw ise, the pastern should be protected by wrapping a ban dage around it. A Few Src.iKSTtoxsTO IIuukTrai.v eks. Never trv to lieat a colt into do ing a thing, fov if nervous he may turn 1 out a vicious norse, aim 11 snipm ne ; may become stubborn. K-.-mrmlier that by patience and gentleness he ecu 1 tie got to uo anything that win not , hurt him. When tho horse shows signs of shying at an object, do not U-at him, but lead him up to it, allow- itig him to stand and look as lie comes j closer, ami alter ne examines u a if ( times he will not fear anything of the ; kind again. in passing by hedges w ith a colt, throw In stones and stop him until he takes no notice of the noise. Before putting 011 any ai tide of harness, let your colt smell it, and then tub i: against his head, neck and body. Always start a horse with the voice, never with the cut of the whip. In starting turn a little to one side; in stopping w hen going up a hill do the same. i To keep lice from chickens, apply a bit of laid to the heads ol joung clucks, ami rub it umlerthe w ings 01 the liens, 1 and around the vent when lousy. A j little sulphur mixed with the lard will surely effect the desired result. But use the drugcai tiously. Kosts ought to he whitewashed with a mixture of ..-;. l..l ..-ill : lime and carbolic acid In the crude form. about one-half pint to a wash. ,.nii.. ..r ,1,.! "' I A remedy for heaves, and said to le a sure cure: Forty sumac buds, one pound of resin, one pi ntof ginger, hall a pound of mustard, one pint of unslak ed lime, one pound of rpsom salts, foiirouucc30f gum gtiiacum, kix ounces of cream tartar. Mix thoroughly and divide into thirty powders, ami give one every morning in their feed before watering. The Lawn. To keep a lawn fresh aud green put on frequently a slight sprinkling of salt or boiiedust, or su perphosphate, or any good fertilizer, whou the soil is soft run the roller over; it helps the appearance greatly. The application of a little ground gypsum will also freshen up the grass. But, ahoveall, never neglect to run the mow ing machine over frequently. den of sine-, i.laec "small handfuls or rr.i. r,-..;,, ii,,. ,r-r.to., on a mild, damn evening, ulioit vjv o'clock, and about nine go round w ith a bucket of fresh lime and dust each heap. A Fakmkk who has tried it, speaks in the highest praise of g:is tar for paint ing wagon wheels, stating that it light ens tires and spokes better than any thing else that can be tried. Store potatoes in a and in shallow bins. dark, cool place The Stupifl Mau They were complimenting Fancois . . . Arajoonccupou a time upon a seen- .t..- i . 1.-1. 1. - 1 1 .1.1: 1 iiiic icciuic miiicii ne nan ueuvereu, but the remark was made that he had elaborated his explanations almost to prolixity. "Oh, yes, I know," replied Arajo, "but that isn't surprising. You see when I am lecturing I always make a point of selecting the stupidest look ing mau in the audience and lecturing to him explaining and re-explaining till I sec that he understands me. Now to-day the man I lectured at was the stup " Kuter a gentleman, who rushes up to the astronomer add shakes Mm hand warmly. "My dear M. Arajo, what a splendid lecture yours was to-day not a word of it that a child could not understand. You saw how interested I was, I hope because I noticed you were looking in my direction from first to last." A Blockad. that Should b Raised. Hi. .gia. from th. v.tem of wait, mate rial through th. natural ck.nn.l. auonld b. rendered fr. without las. of tiro., vlieu a blockad. ia producd by an attack of constipa tion, a d so.-dtr which if it become, chronic, is productive of Hnoui bodily mischief. Jann dic ssrere headache nanse dTsnene a. th. nsnal concomitant, of th. malady mentioned, all indicate that th. bodily t unctioa. ar. ma terially interfered with. lioatettora Hitters ia particularly .fflcacion in rate, of this sort, and render, th. habit of body per'ectly regu lar. It is a medicine greatly to he preferred to drastic cathartic which are wall calculated to drench, bnt mihaunilv alo to weaken th. in testine W. say nnnapjily, .inc. such medi cines ar. tba favorite resource of many ill ad vised person wbo resort to tbaai npoo th. moat trivial occasion, and greatly to their dis comfort and injury. DOMESTIC. Toisox for Rats asd Mice. Car bonate of baryta has been found to be a most t-lllcieni poison for lats and uimil.ir vermin. Indeed, at a Secial series of trials by a Zootechni cal Institute, in connection with the Royal Agricultural College, at Tros kaw, this substance was found to be more elllcacious than any other. It occurs as a heavy white powder, devoid of taste or smell. Inthe Froskaw ex periments it was mixed with four times iu weight of barley meal and pel lets of the piste were introduced into the holes of the rats, house-mice aud field mice. A small quantity proves fatal. It appears to cause immediate and complete paralysis of the hind ex tremities, so that it may be assumed that mice eating of it in tneir holes will die within them, and so not prove destructive in their turn to domestica ted animals that might otherwise de vour the carcasses. It was found in practice that neither fowls nor pigeons would touch the paste, either in its soft state or when hardened by the sun; so that its employment is probably Iree from danger to the occupants of the poultry yards. Some rabbits, on the other hand, that got access to the paste ate heartily of it ami p.iid the Jienalty with their lives. Next to the carbonate of baryta piste the ordinary phosphorus pisto proved ino-t de structive, and this, it wa found by ex periment, is more attractive to the mice iu a soft form t!ian when harden ed into pills. But it is con.-nlerably dearer than the baryta prepraiiou, au important factor iu the calculations of the farmer who has to wage war against rodents on an extensive scale. A i.Aitc.K sponge hung in the room at nirht or iu the day time if it can be behind a convenient screen and kept constantly wet will greatly assist 111 keeping a room cold, or a wet cloth hung in the window over the blind will cool the room as if ashower had fallen; all know how fresh water sprinkled on the navcinent in front of the windows and doors will freshen the hot dry air. lntropieal countries, where ice "is un known, the natives rool their drink ing water by suspending earthen jars filled with it in a brisk current of air which process is said to cool it tho roughly aud rapidly. A wet handker chief, siionee or ir:-ecii leaves worn iu the bat w hen one is exiiosed to the suu will prevent sunstroke under the most intense heat. Butter may tie kept fresh and sweet by putting it 111 a tin nail (suspended by a string) down in well, or by setting the howl contain inir it iu a hollow vessel of w ater and covering it with a napkin, the ends ol which are well immersed in the water in the bottom disii. Almost Yet Xii Annv. "My mother was aliliclett a long tune Willi cm rat gia and a dull, heavy, inactive condi tion of the whole system; headache, nervous prostration, aud was almost helpless. No physicians or medicines uiu her any goiMi. three moiitlis ago sue organ to use Hop Bitters, with such good cllrrt that she seems and feel young Xjtain, aitiioiigti over 70 years olil. n e think there is no other med icine fit to use in the family." A lady iu Providence, It. I. To stop Blekmng. It l said that bleeding from a wound, on man or beast, mav be stopiied by a mixture of w heat flour and common salt, in equal ,,arts, lMMind on with a cloth. If the bleeding t profuse .use a large iitiau tjtyt s:lv from one to three pints. It mav be j,.j-t (1 f,)r bours or even days -,r necessary. The person who gave us tliis -tripe savs: "In this manner I s:1Vc.l the lite of .1 horse w hich was bleeding from .1 wounded artery; th bleeding ceased in live minutes alter the application," Stains for Dkksses. SUiin.s from fabrics may be removed by moi-tenii the spot with a solution ol Kpsom salts ill a tew drops of hot water. Bub it well the first time and then moisten again. Next fill a tin vessel with boil- jug water and set it 011 the stained place for a lew minutes, and alter wariis wasll ollt S(lU ater. It i a,ivisable to have articles thus treated waiiUcd immediately i For Fiikcki.es, tub following T : Tlo.NS. I. Muriate of ammonia, half a i drachm ; lavender water, two drachms ; i distilled water, hall a pint; apply will a siionge three times each day. 2. Om ounce of lemon juice; quarter-drachm I liowdered lorax; half-drachm sugar I mix and let stand a few days iu a glas I bottle; then rub 011 bands or face occa ' sionallv. j To IfiiNoVATE Silks. Sponge faded ' silks with warm water and soap; then j rub them with a dry cloth 011 a flat ! board i afterwards iron them on the I inside with a smoothing Iron, Old black silks may be improved by spong itig them with spirits, in tliisea-e the ironing may tie done on the right side, thin paper being spread over to pre vent glazing. Potato Fritters. Grate six cold boiled Mitatoes, add to them one pint of ci earn or new milk, and Hour enoii to make as stiff a batter as for other fritters, the yolks of three ezgs, then the beaten whites, salt, and fry in sweet batter. I I Met Cake. Two cups of sugar, one I tablespoonl ul of lntler, one cup o ! milk, three eggs, three cups of Hour j teasjKioiiliil or cream tartar, one half teaspooniul of soda, .1 little sal and a little grated iiiitnie; Vrnr.TixK. When the b!ood Incomes lilrlrns and stagnant, euliT from change of weather or of climnie, w 01 exercise, irirjju'jir iti-t, or from any otner ratic, the r:'"i.itsK will renew the bl'HMl, r.nriy the putrid liuinots cleanse I lie stomach, irguljir the Low el, a:id imparl a lone of vigor to the w hole uodv. ! Jiie flowers act as weather interpret 1 ers, hen their odor is very strong Uie air is gradually becoming damp, . . 0 . - ... 1 ami ram may not be far on. 1 hey are very sensitive to the atmosphere, and increase of daintiness causes them to thi'ow out perfume. niTE-o'ik fence-iiosts are best pre pared by stripping tho bark from the trees six weeks bcrore Ihev arc ru down. The wood thus becomes solid and dry without cracking, and when cut will be ready for immediate use. "Mr Mother-in-law is a walking ad vertisement for Ir. Bull's Baby Syrup," a subscriber remarked yesterday; "she recommends it everywhere." Sweetbread of calves is recommend ed for invalids because it is easily di gestible, and contains less amount of soluble albumen, with a very small proportion of fat and fibrin. Dark and brilliant colored clothes attract the sun and retain its heat much more uowftilly than light colors ; hence the latter are more suitable for use in summer. The yolk of eggs binds the cr much better than the whiter Apl it to the edge wilth a brush. The human ear is sensitive to vibra tions reaching to 38,001) in a second. Coicttio' or twi f cnos. Inflammation of the. Throat, and litmculiy of nreattmiir, frequently result from a .r. cold. The remedial i-r.-iier-t)-s romtilned la lir. Jayne . Eipcviorant are especially designed 10 break np feverish and In flammatory teudeucl - remove constrict en "f the Throat, and by bm-lug- aliout a Ire. expec tnraUoD, piomous natural resp radon, and a speedy rum A reputation maintained for lerty year affords 10 all a irunrautec of th. piacU cal merit of lb. remedy. HUMOROUS. "Old Nails." The wiry old presl- dentot a commercial bank in Boston, is known among the vounger financial fry of his town as "Old Nails" possi bly from his incisive decisions and driving way or doing business, borne time ago a busiuess man of the place, and a brother in good standing of the church, had a note discounted at this old worthy's bank. When It came due, the president, at the solicitation 01 mo maker's friends, though against his own judgment, extended it. When the final time or payment came, inc uo was discovered to be a forgery, to the scandal of the church and the aston- shment of the town, but not to that 01 the astute bank president. The brethren, however rallied around the erring one, the note was paid, and the matter guposed to be hushed up. Some time after, however, the bank re ceived & letter from another financial nstitution, asking their opinion as to M r. 's note. "Old Nails" said he would answer the letter which he uid as rollows: Vu hl-iit Bank : Ieab Sir In regard to Mr. s note would say: If it is a forgery it will c paid by th 1-irst Church, 01 .ushytown. If it is genuine it is not worth a . It -spect fully yours, Nathaniel Nails, President. Hit (,i t dvliimis. The close con finement of all factory woik, gives the operatives pallid lacus, poor ap-irmc. languid, miseraoie ieeiiiijji, inactive liver, kidnevs aim nriiwj troubles, and all the phyiiansaiid med icine in the world cannot help them unless they get out or doors r use nop Bitters, the purest aud best remedy, especially for such cases, having abun dance of health, sunshine and rosy cheeks in them. They cost Dui a trim See another column He Dipn't Need Any. A politician who had been 011 terms of intimacy with actors and artists is suddenly ele vated to an important ollicial position. One of his friends, a distinguished ac tor, goes to call on linn, and entering the office, says genially, "Hullo, old IV 1., ho wo ?" I beg your pardon, sir," says the official iii a glacial manlier, -I am oc cupied for a moment. Be so good as to take a seat. The actor sits down 111 surprise In a hair and presently his friend says; sir. what can I do for you?" Why, don't you know me! I'm " "1 d'o not precisely follow you," ays the ollicial. "You have come to 'I came, sir," says the actor, iu terrible voice, jamming his hat down oil his head "1 came sir, to give you some hints as to deportment now that you arc a public official, but by the Nine Gods you don't need any !" Uood morning, sir!" A veky ugly gentleman was re quested bya beautilul woman 10 accom pany licr to a painter's siiniio, wuere having w hispered a. few w ords to the artist, she let him w itli a promise 01 presently coming back, the gentle man asked the artist, what he was wanted for. "I thought you knew, r," replied the painter, "that I am taking that lady s portrait tn tae character of a s tint being tempted by the devil, and that she w islies yon to be good enough to sit for the teniider." T tell the truth we arc surprised that the women folks show the amount ol'c minion sense they do. Young man, supposing vou were told, say twenty a limes Hay, l;ov urigiu your ie, what imigntlcent tresscsare yours, how enchanting your society is, how nicest. sweetest, Iwst you are; how long.iunnK you, Itefore you would be developed ii.to the worst kind 01 a jackass al ways providing vou are not one In the start. iie a-ked her class of little girls who went into the ark with Noah. None of tl 1 seemed to know; but one little girl thought she must say something. and, oot knowing, used her natural born right of guessing, and to the iimiis-Miioiit ol" Hie teacher replied: "His si-ters and his cousins aud his aunts." Fennel tea is a simple remedy to qui et the baby, and this innocent article is embodied "in Or. Bull's Baby Syrup, which puts the baby to sleep without the evil use of opiates. Price 23 cents. 'Tis the sweetest thing in life to see the childlike simplicity and deference to maternal authority which a maiden of o or Id w ill exhibit before a room ful of people as she skips across the tloorlua-k tlcar mamma u sue may walk up and down the piazza for a little while. "Howx Brakes-" All, lionise, my heart is very despondent. Kver since 1 have gaz-;d into the depths of those lovely eves" "Hush, John, put an air-brake on that train of thouirlit. Pa ha intro duced me to his new partner, and 1 am his for t-2,U0,(u that settles it. BcTTF.it Fingers Lady: "Why did you leave your last place?" Servant : "Well, yer see, mum, I had to pay tor all my breakages, ami as they come to more than my wages, yer see, mum, it was a kind of impogission that I could not stand." "V11.L vou take sonie.ling " said a ('crmiin teetotaller to a friend while standing near a tavern. "I don't care if 1 do." was the reply. "Veil den, let us take a valk." "Knny man who kan swap horses, or ketch fish, and not lie alioiit if, iz juts alKiut as piusaz men ever git to be 111 this world. With all the competition In soap, Dobbins' Electric Soap, (nude by Cra- gin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.,) is first in popularity, because it is pure, uni form and honest. Have your grocer get it and then try it at once. There are still seventy-five ways of arranging the hair but only one tie scriplion of hot corn bread. Fi.iEst w ork from sun to sun but the mosquito's work is never done. Time Is for Barus. money : note the price paid Confidence game Occoy ducks. A Borxcixo babv a rubber doll. A Wise Legislator. ITc. is f nccessful because he has the manly courage to rise above all per sonal motives ur interests and costs his vote and influence ou the side of meas ures which will contribute to the well being of his fel low-men. The good ol the many, even though it proves in jurious to the interests oi the few. Is the maxim of the ise legislator, ilut certain men will never admit the wis dom of this doctrine, any more than some selfish piactitioners will admit the superlative value of Ir. Pierce's Golden Medical discovery and J'leas aut Puigative Pellets, because these remedies have injured their practice. Of course, 110 man in bis right senses will pay a physician $5.X) lor a con sultation, a bottle of bitters, a few powdeis, and a pie-ci iplion, when one iMitlle of lr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and a bottle of his Pleasant Purgative IVllcH, both costing but $1.25, will accomplish the same te mil, viz: cleanse the liver and blood, regulate and tone the stomach, and itn pait a healthful action lo the bowels and kidneys. A Grt rrnch rnllcophw - hil ono defined a aoctorw 7 lnt(J .td a doctor K " PTvT ' wuich oVieTto car. of intt,' and th. rSTwr!.- bulbi minors' otf core. nd nostrums of n od-m quack wouja fZnchmnn. Th. prt m,lerx brM of lb. modern n i now lot!cd by wrr fob. Dr. S:Ib). thedpeorererof tn n''-",' for th. ceo punful of .1 di.e.. reSj rfed M the scientific tr.umpti of th. K, and 1 m rrnbed .ud endorsed by ph.""- ' . Jchoo! lti.nottkeninUmlTtPPh w unpo.itoiT direcuy to ti.. .ffected prk UpT!n7t.nt'relief. soothe, pain " ' uoS.pre.nptb. tumor. . 'T""' nd nit matelycore. Pi e. by 11- " Aukri3, Dr. K 8i!be.-. Ext-nisl Til. lUrn i. sold by .11 first- ' , J"K- Trie 1 00 psr box. Simple. J"-1 J all .uflVrer on r pi dto.. P. hensUedter & Co.. Lex SOti S.w lork. Scenery or rale.tin.. The appearance of the old country in the old days was probably, on tiie whole, very like that which it still presents. There is no evidence that any part of Palestine was ever, within the historic pcri'l, covcr.il with those forests which many writers sup pose to have formerly existe.1, or tliat the rainfall or supply ol running streams has decreased. The springs ind rivers noticed in Scripture still How with water, anil the d.uerts of Scripture are still deserts. The wild growth of copse and oak-wood now existing answers to the Hebrew momeiicla inre of the old natural vegetation, and the Ion.' rollimr limestone ridges, the sharp precipi. es, the I n plains and downs, pre sent to our eyes the sunt- features as of ol.L Only in one respect is there a marked change in the decay of cultivation through out the land. This is an uiiilisputable fai t. In the middle of thick coises, the traveler still comes across the old rude stone towers of the ancient orchards. On the lre hill sides he finds magnificent wine presses cut in the rock, and in the districts where the while chalk prevails, the hills are contoured with endless Itenuri-s excavated ou their slopes, aud now only growing thorns and thistles. The present imputation 01 tue whole of Svria is less than that of Lotid m, and the land is desolation liccausc of the steady decrease of the native inhabitants. The aperaiicc of the country when thoro 11. dilv cultivated must have been one of un usual fertility and prosperity, tl gh not of romantic beauty. The rugg.il bills of Heb ron were indeed clothed with thick copse- wood of 1 areth : ( armel was then, as now. covered with bushes; and the lower hills of Galilee, with the nlain of Sharon, were beautified by thick oak wood, surrounding the bright shallow streams w Inch stilt run over the no kv lieds of the valley. On the other baud, bare and waterless deserts stretched along the cast of the watrrshed; th- -hastly Jethimon, or "solitude." reach ed to the craji which bound the Dead Sea ou"iewest; the wilderness of Both-Avon was stony then as now; and the lcii olaius of Becrsheha crew only irrass and flowers, serving in spring as rich pasturage for the nomadic trilies. 1 he Jonlan valley was also uucultivat.il, and the swamps of the river afforded cover to outlaws and fugitives; for the palm cultivation, which was first commenced by Herod the tireat had not yet lieen attempted, mid the great capabilities of Jcnchosoil were unknown. In such districts the country had very much the same appearance in the second century ticforc Christ that it now presents ; liul in those parts where cultivation was possibl. the asH'Ctf the scenery was probably more pleasing. Throughout the district of She phclan, or low hills, the yellow corn crown ed the Hat summits, and covered the red soil of the valleys. On the higher lulls, the long npplrgreen vineyards spread terraces as thev still do 111 the fastness of llcrmon. The dark, soft foliage of the gnat olive groves In the broader valleys contrasted with the sparse, straggling leaves of the fig tni-s which flourished on the higher ground. Water for irrigation w-as stored in cisterns long since broken, and it is by no means necessary to s:ipixse that the natural supply was then more plentiful than it now is. How far this c mdition of pros perity hail been developed in t'.ie llasmo- nean times it is not casv to determine; pn bably the cultivation differed almost from year to year, according to the tranquillity of the lan.L just as it does at the present day; and 110 doubt, during the period of the revolt, agriculture must have suffered where the contest was licing ramcd on. The picture, as a whole, may, howrver, lie taken to represent Jewish Pah-stine al most from the time of Samuel to that of Herod. Conftnmpttoa Cared. As old physician, retired from prac tice, havlue had placed in his hands by an East Iii'lla missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy ami permanent curs for Con sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and l.ung Affections, also a positive and radical cure for Ner tous lVbility and all Nervous Com plaints, after having tested its wonder ful curative powers iu thousands of cases, r.-ts felt it nts eiuty to make ft know to his sunerlnjr fellows. Actu ated by this motive and a desire to re lieve human suflerinf. I will send free of charge to all who desire It, this re cipe, in German, French, r English with full .llrecllonR lor preparing am. iisint;. .eiit by mail by addressing with' stamp, naming this paper, W. W. MtKRAit. lis Vuaeit itiutic, liuciiUttr, An Inv.terat. Ilnter of Frofrs. A dog likes company and when exiled from canine society will often li rid amuse ment in foreign partnerships. Recently i Montville man carried hiinie a ymmg tT- rier iloe;. There was no other dogs in thi ncighborlKXxl, so he broke the monotony of the place by playing with toads. He actually became an adapt in discovering their haunts, and when they hopped h would hop, and when they were a! rest he rested. He showed every symptoms of delight over the fact that he could leap further than the toat coulil, not recogniz ing the disparity in length of body and limlis in his favor. One day he nosed out a bull-frog in the wet grass that proved t. I the prince of tremendous lcapt-rs, aud trying fits lumping powers with it 11c was defeated. Astonished, he looked at the frog as it leaped away, but before it ha got oft" the premises, as if in a fit of jeal ousy, he ran after it and killed it. II still noses out toa.ls, and playfully touches them with Ins leet to make them jump with him, but from the day he was beaten by the frog .It leaping he has insisted on killing every frog he meets in his travels. BiEsieix's Tetter Ointment will rare Sore Eyelid., t-ore Kosa, Barber's Itch on the face, or (Irocer's Itch on the hands. It never faii& 60 cents per box, sent by mail for CO cents. Johnston, Ilollowar A Co.. DU2 Arch St, Phila., fa. To whom it mav concern, tf . ar. not in tl nanit of Duffinff. but aim-, w. rsma ii-hm th Kifht llowsr of sitfsrsltes. th. Lone Jack, wi ar. eon.trained to denat. and hud onreelTee continually puffins, w . would aa? to enr read om wai iu. uod jac eigarettes ar. con sidered by old poffers t. b. bv far th. noet superior artiela extant, and if von will give Lone Jack cigarette, a trial w. feel pnff.d np " "j w" "e nrsi-ciaai pancr, and our wuuit via um sua in smoa.. ErHiinx'i Ttniu Oi.Tnrnn wfj cure all tl? or (calj diseaee. of the akin. If too ibi Sksvocs axd DErBxaaKotak. HootusD'. Gekmas DnTEJtik 131 Thus, answering; aa Adrertlaement wll confer a tavor apoa the Advertiser and th. 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