- -fit .,.,-..- T-: - . ' if : hi lit ; r ? ; "; f 1 1 le mad the Stomach. The use ofiee as luxury, in the form of let) cream or of Iced water. Is beooming more prevclant In this coun try. Used in these ways they are gen erally taken, especially by the young, recklessly, without a thought of any serious, possibly fatal, results that may follow. An average stomach lias a great deal to do to digest three full meals a day ; especially when, ai is frequently the case It is disturbed and Irritated by food that is Indigestible because of Its quality or quantity. Let it be remembered that there is nothing in the body blood .muscle, membrane, bone, tendon, nerve, brain or secre tions which has not come of the con tents of the stomach. Neither, Is there a thought a feeling, an emotion, a volition or an act, which has not de rived the material force back of it from the stomach. Such an organ must, therefore, be highly organized. It has countless arteries, vein, nerves and glands. It is lined with a delicate mucous membrane, as much so as the air tubes. It Is studded all over with glands whii;h elaborate and pour into iitbat wonderful fluid, the gastric juice. Its coats consist of different thin layers of muscles arranged cross wise, and these are constantly at work giving it that peculiar rolling motion by which the food is thoroughly mixed with the saliva. Every organ and muscle when in action must have a special supply of blood. This is epeci ally true of the s'omacb. Food, there fore, fails to digest if the blood from the stomach, as, for instance, to the brain by study or close thought, or by anxiety immediately after eating. Xow it is the nature of cold to contract all blood vessels and drive back the blood, and to paralyze, more or less, all nerves. Of course the flow of gastric juice is checked and digestion Is ar rested, and the proper motion of the stomach interfered with, by an ice-cold fluid introduced ito it. Further, when the reaction sets in, the blood vessels become over distended,producing often a dangerous congestion, and an in creased thirst, with a longing for more ice water, thus inducing a "vicious circle." From what we have said any reader can see that iced water, or ice cream should not be taken into the stomach at the same time with food. Serious consequences will often follow a disregard of this physical law. How Ktftln Wear Clothes. In a hot climate clothes are.of course, oppressive. The Kaffirs of South Africa, like most other nations, have fashlens of their own, and adopt very primitive costumes. In the towns, however, they are compelled to wear clothes. As the manner of wearing them Is left to their discretion, each Kaffir follows his own taste. A till bat and a shirt are full dress for one. Another's toilet is complete if the sav age has on the cast-off jacket of a sol dier or a civilian's dilapidated dress coat. Sometimes the Kaffir's legs are covered, sometimes his chest. But the laughable part of the performance be gins as the Kaffir leaves the town. Then bis garments disappear by de grees. When a few furlongs away he luayjbe seen carrying his shirt or his jacket. Haifa mile off his hat is in his band. A mile or two distant frcm civilization his whole wardrobe Langs from a long stick slung over his shoulder, while he stalks along in that severe simplicity of dress which mark ed our first anc stors. Extremes meet In Scotland, Ireland and even in some parts of the United States, the tourist comes across men and even women carrying their shoes and stockings in their hands. Just before they enter a village they shoe themselves and thus satisfy both economy and fasbiond. Mcersfhanm Mlae. The most extensive depots ol meer schaum are in Asia Minor and are about twenty -four miles southeast of the city of EskUcJier, formerly Dory lea, the inhabitants cf which, number ing about twelve thousand Armenians and Turks, are principally employed In collecting or dealing in this miner al. It is obtained down in the earth, shafts or pits being sunk to a liepth of twenty-seven or thirty-three feet Forty to fifty miners work in one mine and from a company, dividing the pro fits among themselves. The stones are generally irregular in shape, and vary greatly in size, lieing from the size of a But to a square foot or more. The largest pieces are the moS in demand, and the dearest. The mineral, when freshly dug. is of a yellow ish white color, and covered about a finger thick with red.greasy earth.sosoft that 't can becutwitha knife. The treatment which the meerschaum must be sub ject to before it is fi; for export is very expensive and tedious. The piece must first be freed from the adhering earth and dried tor e or six days in the sun, or for eight or ten days in warm rooms. The mineral is then cleaned a second time and polished with wax. After tliis it is sorted into different grades, of which there are ten, and carefully packed with cotton Into boxes of export. The stones lose two-thirds of their weight and volume In the operation of cleaning and dry ing. The price depends upon the de mand. The largest quantity is sent to Vienna and Germany. Do not Lm Yonr Rest. We smile at the savage who cuts down the tree Ic order to reach its fruit ; but the fact i that a blunder of this description is made by every per son who is over eager and Impatient in the pursuit of pleasure. To such the present moment is everything, and the future at most usurious and ruinous interest; and the consequence is that be finds the tone of his feelings im paired, bis self-respeet diminished, his health of mind and body destroyed, and life reduced to its very dregs, at a time when, humanly speaking, the greatest portion of Its comforts shoo Id be still before him. Test for Diamond. The following is said to be a sure test for distinguishing colorless gems from diamonds. If a person looks through a transparent stone at any email object, such as the point on a ueedle, or a little hole in a card, and sees two small points, or two small boles, the stone is not a diamond. All white colorless gems, with the except tirn of the diamond, make an object examined appear double; In others words, double refraction whenever ex hibited by a stone is conclusive proof that it is not a diamond. Sedan as a battle field may be said to be already obliterated. The wide re gion over whict the struggle raged still remains, but already in these few years have disappeared - almost all traces of the tragedy of hlch it was the theater. The plow has passed over the countless graves whose mounds studded the strangely diversified ter rain from Bazeilles to Fleneux, from Givonne to Fining. The visitor to Sedan can find now no guide to the battle-field. The English resident who tor the first year or two alter the battle oflered himself in that capacity has ibandoned the role for lack of employ ment, and concentrates himself on his original avocation. I have soken of the visitor to Sedan, but indeed there are no visitors. "They came very thick for a year or two after the bat tle," so testifies the hotel waiter, "but now we have not once In six months a stranger who desires to see the field of battle." Sedan itself is fast altering, so as scarcely to be recognized by one familiar with it during the war time, Its fortifications are undergoing demoli tion, and Sedan is now in name, as in effect it has been ever since the intro duction of rifled artillery, an open town. Vauban's bastions and curtains are very massive, and their wrought stone faces and cemented backings yield reluctantly; but they are gradu ally being effaced, and Sedan is open ing it lungs and stretching itself be yond the trammels that were wont to inclose it. Ditches are being filled up, and boulevards are being laid out on their site. As one enters from the rail way station though the suburb of T orey, formerly enclosed within the line of circumvallation, he passes stately side streets lined with tine new buildings. Where the German soldiers used to fish in the stagnant moats for chasse- pots, cuirasses and oilier spoils of war, solid earth has taken the place of water. and long stretches of black wooleu cloths are now drying on the space where once were ranged, row npon row, the hundreds of field guns that the vanquished had surrendered to the victors. Tbe gate from under whose archway the bearer of the flag of truoe emerged from tbe distracted city is gone so completely that the very 6ite of it is not to be indentitied. In the Mule place inside tbe bridge over the Meuse, Turenne, in his coat of verdi gri, still stands iu that uncomfortable attitude on the cannon bails; but the pickaxe of the destroyer is laid at the foundation of the citadel in which the great general was born. There is a new landlord in the Hotel Croix d'Or, a man who nonchalantly tells you the the war was before his time here, and he takes no interest in anything con cerning it. The streets swarm with French soldiers; but soldiers smart, natty and consequential, in very differ ent case from the broken miserables who wolfish with hunger, distracted by Iioror, mad with conflicting pas sions, thronged its ghastly thorough fares and littered its bloodstained open spaces on that other September day when De Wimpfen sullenly put his hand to the articles of capitulation. The Last of tbe Vespucci. A decided sensation was created at Washington, during the Van Euren Administration, by the appearance there of a handsome and well-educated Italian lady, who called herself Ameri ca Vespucci, and claimed descent from the navigator who gave his name to this continent. Ex-President Adams and Daniel Webster became her es pecial friends, and she was soon a wel come guest in the best society. In a few weeks after her arrival she present ed a petition to Congress asking.ffrst to be ad mi ted to the rights of citizen-1 ship, and secondly, to be given a cor ner of land" out of tbe public domain of the country which bore the name of her ancestor. An adverse report, which was soon made, is one of the curiosities of Congressional literature. It eulo gized the petitioner as a"'young, digni fied and graceful lady, with a mind of the highest intellectual culture, and a heart beating with all onrown enthusi asm in the canse of America and hu man liberty." The reasons why the prayer of the petitioner could not be granted were given, bnt she was com mended to the generosity of the Ameri can people. "The name ot America our country's name -should be honor ed, respected and cherished in the per Eon of the Interesting exile from whose ancestor we derive the great and glo rious title." A subscription was im mediately opened by Mr. Ilalght, the Sergeant-at-Arnis of the Senate, and J udees, Congressmen and citizens vied with oneanother in theircontributions. Just then i was whispered that Mme. Vespnccl had borne an unenviable re putation at Florence and at Taris, and bad been induced by a pecuniary con sideration to break off an intimacy with the D uke of Orleans, Louis Phillippe's oldest Eon, and eome to Washington. Soon afterward theDuke's younger bro ther, the Trince de Joinville, came to this country, and refused to recognize her, which virtually excluded her from reputable society. For some years subsequently she resided in lux urious Eeclusion with a wealthy citizen of Xew York, in the interior or that State, and after his death she returned to Paris. A Point of Discipline. Considerable hilarity has recently been excited in Austro-IIungarian military circles by an incident, quaint ly illustrating the rigid strictness with which Magyar non-commissioned offi cers are wont to carry out, to the very letter, the instructions contained in the imperial Koval Military Code. One day recently a private soldier died in the barra .'k infirmary at Kascbau, and bis body in due course, was consigned to the grave with the customary mili tary honors. It was observed, how ever, by a superior- officer present at the ceremonary of interment, that the firing party following the coffin march ed Into tbe cemetery with fixed bayo net", contrary to the established mili tary usages in similar cases. As soon as the funeral rites had been concluded, he sent for the sergent commanding the party, and asked him, with some asperity, "Whether he did not know that it was contrary to regulations for a funeral escort to march with fixed bayonets?" Standing stiffly at the salute, the conscientious sergeant re pled : "Yes, sir; I am quite aware of that. But I beg respectfully to report that the deceased, during his Illness, and at the time ot his death, was under arrest. It was, therefore, the duty of escort to fix bayonets." "Very well ; you may go." was the rejoinder; and ( tne mouei aiscipunurian reared witn the proud consciousness that he had triumphantly proved his case, FARM AJTD GARDEN. Trsixinq Qxr.x The first thing necessary in training oxen, is kindness then patience. I bepan in November last not knowing whether I could get them taught in time for this season or at all, but 1 soon found them so tractable that my iiopes began to bo raised. It took me just a day to learn that it wasn't necessary to strike a blow or speak a word. The farmers who go along shouting at their cattle and goading them, waste breath and strength. A doaen yoke of oxen could be taught to draw a load a hundred miles without a word or a blow, it is only necessary that tbe farmer should lead, to show the direction, and the leasts If kindly treated and having an affection tor their master, will do the rest. These oxeu were trained by uniform kindness. A series of tricks' tn regular order was fixed upon, and 1 put them through every day. I was with them nearly all the time and they followed me like two pet kittens. There was a ring in the stables where I taught them day by day. First, with food in my hands, I got them to follow me around in any direction 1 choose to take. In this way I got them to go along on their knees to waltz. What they knew when 1 got them bad practically to be untaught, as it was all done by 'gee' and 'haw.' I found they were quick of sight, and Uiat.having taught them certain things, 1 needed alter that to simply get where they could see me, and to give them a cue by the motion of my body or my whip in a certain direction. In this way the waltz was taught, and when they go around the ring on their knees I keep ahead of them aud they follow me." Cellar Stable fob Stock. Base ment stables for cows, horses and other stock are both the very best an 1 the very worst possible, paradoxical as it may appear. If a basement station is built without free ventilation and good drainage, no matter what other preten sions may be, it is as bad as a pest house,r.o auiuials's Hie can long be sus tained iu a normally healthy condition iu such an abode of disease. But if ttiere is good ventilatiou and good drainage, no place can be more comfor table lor slock. All floors to such pla ces must be elevated from the grouud to allow a curreut of air underneath for proper ventilation and to keep dry. Proper drains should be laid to carry off the liquor to some distant reservoir. Light should come from behind it practicable, never from the front and tho windows should be made to slide so as K opeu in sultry weather. The aun is a lite-giving agent, and all animals need its influences. Basement barns built as above are most excellent warmer in winter, cooler in summer, and con venient iu many ways. Ground floors, so much advocated by some, are of the filthiest kind, detrimental alike to the eyes and every part of the body. How to Ua Ir. Whey is milk minus the cheese that has been removed. As cheese is the most highly nitrogenous portion of the milk, it follows that whey is comparatively weak in these important albuminous food elements. Milk being a perlcct food, whey is a liquid lacking In nitrogen to make it complete as a food. Iu feeding whey to the best advantage this loss of nitro gen should be made good as far as such a lot-s can be made good by using some uub-tuuee rich In tbe element iu conjunction with the whey. This may be linseed meal, cai meal, w heat mid dlings, or some stich like substance. Whey thus supplenieuted will be found to be an excellent fool for calves or pigs. For young pigs s boats such a mixture gives very excellent return, the lojd seeming to furnish all the ele ments necessary tor the best growth of the animal. The great objection to whey has come from icediug it alone, and especially when its sugar ban turned to acid by long standing. Fasting IIoksks. lo determine the capacity of horses to undergo the pri vatious incident to a state if siege, a series of experiments were made with these nniuials in Paris, some years ago. Tiie experiments proved (1) that a i.orse can hold cut for twenty-live days without any solid nourishment, provided it is supplied with suffivicut aud good drinking water. (2) A horse can barely hoid out for flvo days with out water. J) If a horse is well fed for ten days,but iu sufficiently provided with water throughout the same peri od, it will not outlive the eleventh dav One from which water had been entirely withheld lor three days, drank ou the fourth day sixty liters of water within three minutes. A horse which re ceived no solid nourishment for twelve days was nevertliele.s in a condition. ou tbe twelfth day of its fast,to draw a load ot 2, J kilos. Water Your Houses Before Feed ing. Horses should be watered in the morning before they are fed. A full drink ol water Immediately after be ing leu is a sure way ol producing in digestion, if not inflammation. When water is drunk by horses the bulk of it goes directly to the large intestines and little ot it is retained in the stom ach. Some old and worthless horses, by way of experiment, were fed with spilt peas aud supplied with water im mediately before being killed. It was found that the water had carried the peas into the intestines, where no di gestion took place. Experience teaches that stock enter ing into winter quarters in good condi tion can De kept without diiiiculty; while an animal beginning the winter in poor condition, notwithstanding an abuudance of ffed.careful housing and the best attention, will invariably be in poor order in tbe following spring; particularly is this the case with com nion stock. Fat stock consumes a less amount of food than poor ttock, be cause there is not so much required to keep up the animal beat. To keep seeds from tbe depredations of mice, mix some pieces of camphor with them. Camphor placed in trunks or drawers will prevent mice from do ing tbem injury. Hexs and Worms. ic Is the opinion of experienced nursery men that it is a great beneht tn orchards to allow hens among the trees. They eat all the worms, even to the canker worm. Steel Catting. Steel casting', In great vai iety and of superior adapta tion, are now being produced in con siderable quantities abroad, including spur wheels, pinions, an J geared wheels of all kinds, rings of gear aBd winding drums lor traction and for steam ploughs, wheels and sheaves for collier ies, mines, etc., solid disk railway wagon wneeis, crauic axies, Drackets, rollers, clutches, axle boxes, dydraulic cylinders, engineering matters, etc Castings of this sort are found to pos sess a very great degree of toughness, some of the test pieces being found ca pable of bearing a tensile strain of tbirty tons per square Inch, with an elongation ot twenty-five per cent, be fore fracture being well suited, there fore, for any work having to withstand sudden strains, or where a high degree of ductility is required. The harder qualities stand a textile strain of forty to fifty tons per square inch, with an elongation varying proportionately from fifteen to three per cent. being applicable, consequent, to various uses, accordingly as greater resistance to abrasion, or more or less ductility, is desired. Although idleness Is frequently fatal to persons of great mental or physical energy, some workmen still find their term of existence very short on account or the deadly nature of their employ ment. The average life of Sheffield fork-grinder is only 29 reus, but that of a dry-grinder of sickles Is. 33 years. For every w.ibi tons of coal dug un In Prussia the life of one miner b sacrifi ced ; and In England there ia one life lost for every b,4l tons raised to the surface. i THE HOUSEHOLD. I'Ses of tub ToTiTo. In France, farina Is largely used for oulinary pur poses. The famed gravies, sauces and soups of France are laregely indebted for their excellence to that source, and its bread and pastry equally so, while a great deal of the so-called cognac, imported into England from France is the product of the potato. Through out Germany the same uses are com mon. In Poland, the manufacture of spirits trom the potato is a most ex tensive trade. "Stettin brandy," well known in commerce, is largely im ported into England, and is sent from thence to many of ber foreign posses sion as tbe product of the grape, and is placed on many a tablo ol England as the same, while the fair ladies of our country perfume themselves with the spirit of potato, under the designa tion eau de Cologne. But there are other uses which this esculent is turn ed to abroad. After extracting the farina the puip is manufactured into ornamental articles, such as picture frames, snuff boxes and several de scription of toys, and tho water that runs from ft in the process of manu facture is a most valuable scourer. For perfectly cleansing woolens and such like articles, it is tbe housewife's pan acea, and if the washerwoman happens to bave chilbains she becomes cured by the operation. How to Boil asd Stw. To do eith er properly, the food must be immersed at the beginning in actually boiling water must be allowed to reach the boiling point again immediately, aud to boll lor about five minutes. Tbe action of the boiling water npon the surface of either meat or vegetables is to harden it slightly, either juices or mineral salts. After the pot contain ing the food has begun to boll the sec ond time, it should be removed to tbe side of the fire, and allowed to simmer until the food is done. This simmer ing, or stewing, extracts all the nutri t ous qualities of either meat or vege tables; the pot should be kept closely covered unless for a moment when it is necessary to raise the cover in order to remove the scum. The steam will con dense upon the inside ot the cover, and tall back into the pot in drops of mois ture, ir the boiling is slow. Do not think that rapid boiling cooks, faster than the gentle process I recommend. After the pot once boils you cannot make its contents cook any faster if you have tire enough under it to run a steam engine. So save your fuel and add it to tbe fire little by little, to keep the pot boiling. Remember if you boil meat hard and fast it will be tough and tasteless, and most of its goodness will go up the chimney, or out ot the win dow with the steam. Steamed Beef. For a family of six or seven persons take four pounds of beef, cross rib is best; get a piece of suet the size of your hand, cut in small pieces and fry out tbe fat; you must have a large flat-bottomed Iron pot ; after the suet is bro-vn, take out the scraps and put in the meat and two on ions cut up; when the meat has be come a dark browa ou one side, turn It over on the other, and let that get the same; when onions and meat are thoroughly brown; pour Iu a pint of boiling water, heuever the meat gels dry add more water, but it must al ways be boiling hot; tnrow in a hand ful of salt, three bay leaves, and a half dozen each of wholeallsplceand whole pepper, cover with a close-fi'ting cover aud let it cook for three hours; when almost done thin a lablespoonfiil ol flour with half a cupful of ater ; stir this iu the gravy, taking care not to have any lumps iu it; when you wish to serve it, strain the gravy through a sieve and pour a few spoonfuls over the meat. To clean looking-glas-.es, take a newspaper or a part of one. according to the size of the glass. Fold it small and dip it into a basin of clean, cold water; when thoroughly wet squeeze it out in your hands as you would a sponge, and then rub it hard all over tbe lace of the glass, taking care that it is not so wet as to run down in streams. In fact, the paper must only be completely moistened or dampened all through. After the glass has been well rubbed with wet paper, let it rest for a few minutes, and then go over it with a fresh dry newspaper, folded small in your hand, till it looks clear and bright, which is almost immediate ly with no further trouble. This me thod, simple as it is, is the best and most expeditious for cleaning mirrors, aud it will be fornd so on trial giving a cleanness and polish that cau be pro duced by no other process. To Renovate Black Goops Take one-fifth of a pound oi extract of log wood an 1 one ounce of saleratus; put in a boiler with ten gallons of water, cold or hot; stand over the tire, aud when boiling hot put in the goods, either wet or dry; let stand twenty minutes, moving about occasionally; rinse in cold water until the goods drip clear, and iron immediately. This will be found a most excellent recipe for restoring black goods of any kind that have become rusty or brown clotb, cashmere, a waterproof, worsted grenadine, or any material that will not cockle in welling. Press on the wrong - ide. To Dye Pink. For every three pounds of material take three and a half quarts of water, two ounces of cochineal aud half an ounce of cream of tartar; sleep the cochineal in warm water two hours, or until the strength Is entirely extracted, and add the cream of tartar ; then wet the garment in clean water, wringing out quite dry; put it into tbe dye, bring it to a scald ing heat and let it remain a few min utes, stirring ail tbe time, when it will be finished. If a lighter color is need ed, use less cochineal; if darker, more, the shade depending upon the quantity ot cochineal used. A cheaper dye may be obtained by substituting madder for the cochineal. Stewed Mcshkooms on Toast. Pull out tbe stems of the mushrooms, and peel them. Melt a good slice of butter in a stewpan, then add a teaspoonful ol salt, half a teaspoonful of white pep per and a very small pinch of powdered mace. Put in the mushrooms, the upper side downward, and let them stew gently till they are tender ; they will take fifteen or twenty min utes. Fry a slice of bread brown in fresh butter; arrange the mushrooms upon it, and serve very hot. Oyster Toast. This is a nice little dish for luncheon or for a late supper. Scald a quart of oysters in their own liquor, take tbem'out and pound them in a mortar, when they form a paste, add a little rich cream and some pep per. Get ready some thin neat pieces ot toast moistened slightly with boil ing water and spread with fresh butter. Spread the oyster paste thickly npon tbe toast, put a thinly cut round ol lemon upon each piece, and arrange them on a platter garnished with pars ley. Serve very hot. To make the hair stay in crimp.take two pennyworth of gum arabic and add to it just enough boiling water to dissolve it. When dissolved add enongh alcohol to make it rather thin. Let this stand all night, and then bot tle it to prevent the alcohol from evap orating. This put on the balr at night after it Is done up in papsr or pins, will make it stay In crimp the hottest day, and is perlectly harmless. To Remove Wrinkles Melt white wax, one ounce, to a gentle heat and add juice of lily bulbs, two ounces and honey two ounces, roje-water two drachms and attar of roses a drop or two. Rub tbe wrinkled place with the preparation twice a day. U tepid water instead oi cold in ablutions, , WIT AND HUMOR. Xo. Scth," said Mrs. Spicer, a she settled herself back in the rocking- chair on the hotel piazzs, "you needn't lie to me about going down stairs alter a match, for the windows are open and I can easily pick your bald bead out from the oilier wretches in the pool room. Last night you weut down at eight o'clock to get your boots blacked aud although your feet are large enough, heaven knows, I don't believe it took vou till 11 :J to get your boots polished, for that was the time you put them outside the chamber door and then fell against it and woke up the children." Here some callers wno naa driven over from Auburnd&le, came up the steps, and Spicer slid out under the fire or greetings and was Shortly after seen gliding into a billiard hall saloon the back way. Ak Irishman serving In the United States army in Texas, and belonging to the infantry, was in tbe habit ot standing with his toes pointing Inward to remedy which the sergeant con tinually addressed him while on parade witn, "stick out your toes, l'atrick I It took Patrick years to acquire tbe habit of sticking bis toes out. Just about the time be had succeeded be was transferred to the cavalry, where his habit of sticking out bis toesinter:reJ much wuh Lis usefulness as a horse man. The sergeant was continually calling to him: "Stick In those toes, Patrick!" much to his di-gust, and he exclaimed, with some emphasis, "Divil takesuchasarvi.ee. For five years it was nothing but "stick out your toes. Patrick! ' and now it s lo hlng "but "stick in your toes, Putrick!" There is no plaziu' tbe blackguards." Cuiltv of Wren;. Some people bave a fashion of con fusing excellent remediet with the lartie mass of "patent medicine," and in this they are guilty of a wrong. There are some advertised remedies fully worth all that U asked for tbem, and one at least we know of Hop Bitters. The writtcr his had occasion to use the Bitters in just such a cliinate as we have niostot the year iu Bay City, and has always found them to be first-class and reliable, daing all that is claimed for them. Tribune. A company of bright young women occupying a cottage at the shore bave posted in a consDicuous place in their ! dining-room a note like the folio wing: "We do not wish to entertain angels unawares, and in order that there may be no mistake in identity, all visitors are expected to bring something with them to contribute to tbe larder." It nothing is brought down by Tisiting friends there is generally something comes by express very soon after the visit. A Xew Yorker predicts that "the time is near at hand when a race of honey-bees will be introduced to the American people who bave no stingers. But the American people who have no stingers who and where are theyT Or, rather, who and where are the American people whohae no stingers? Perhaps the American people who have no stinger will object to making the acquaintance of anew race of honey bees. It seems aiiudst iucredible t'aat the elephant has 40,0o0 iuuscle3 in his trunk; but after a man has experienced an elephant's gen'le twist about his sys tem aud been thrown the whole length of the menagarie tent, through the candy stand into the lemonade tub, be will be willing to Uke his oith that there are at least a million and a bait muscles in tiat interesting animal's front t iil. "The rent ot this house is only twenty dollars a month," said a Kan sas City landlord. "And we pay for the water? I think it quite high." Ah, but you don't see half of the advantages. You can get at your neighbor's wood pile through this hole in tbe feuce." Bargain closed on the spot. A yocno man. the other day, who believed in such things, went to a fortune-teller. "1," said he, "am madly in love, but 1 have a rival: unveil the future." "The young lady," was the reply, "will be"a widow in three months." Tbe young man went straightway and usrd every lnducmmu to make the fair one marry his rival. PmLAPELPniA husbands have in duced a 1-K-al pper to state that "the the lastthiug loexplode wasamiliuer's window. Two Indies who were looking at the new styles were seriously in jured." But it won't woik, gentle men. What is danger to a woman com pared to the sight of a new bonnet? "There," said Jones, triumphantly holding up his egg at the breakfast table, '! was always told I wanted chic, and uow I've got It." A smile perambulated the table, as a matter ol course, and the young man who is studying French laughed immoderate ly after the joke had been thoroughly explained to him. With all the competition In soap, Dobbins' Electric rio- p, (made by Cragin & Co., Philadelphia Pa.,) is first in popularity, because it is pure, uniform and honest. Have your gro er get it and then try it at once. "In tbe hour or danger woman thinks least or herself," said Mme. de Stael. True! When the thunder roars and the vivid lightning flashes, and the big drops come down, the wo man who is caught out in the storm devotes ber agony to the thought that her bat and dress will be ruined. Aci.fBln South Carolina recently expelled two of its members for fight ing aduel. Tne club says there is no harm in fighting a duel, bnt when neither party receives a scratch it is perfectly disgraceful, and the reputa tion of the organization must be pre served. A minstrel troupe with six "end men" appeared iu a neighboring town a few nights ago. After the perform ance the entire company were "end" men at the end of their purse, and at their wits' end how to get out ot town without payiug their bills. When a man comes limping Into his place of business late iu the morning, and presents the general appearance of having bad his spiual column shatter ed by a railway accident, bis friends need not be alarmed; he has been working in the garden. A Baltimore paper suggests that in asmuch as tbe slight of a horse car in cites all pedestrians to tremendous ex ertions, it might be a good plan te uti lize the vehicle in walking matches, infusing new life into the contestants now and then by bringing a car into sight at the other end of the track. A Qcincy toy sat beside his girl for fust one hour last night, am during that time kissed her ninety-six times out of a possible hundred. The other four times she got in a hurry and kissed him. Two deacons once disputing about a proposed new graveyard, one remark ed: "I'll never be buried in that ground as long as 1 live !" "What an obstinate man 1" said the other. "If my life is spared, I w ill." Jcst Imagine George Washington wearing a single barrelled eye glass, and just imagine Ben Butler wearicg a powdered wig and knee breeches! The season's entertainments bave been notablv free from annnranra hw coughing. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup does this. Price 26 cents a bottle. Forms of Diamond!.-A peculiar modi fication or diamond, known as "caroo nado," which ia as unsightly as cast iron, is sold for use in rockborlng ma- chines, at an average price t to twenty shillings tbe carat, ff.n vears ago an unlimited supply or this substance was offered to London.mer chant, at tbe ridiculously lw price ol threepence a carat; the Amsterdam cutters, however, reported unfavorably as to its employment in their trade, and the proposal was declined. It was never renewed; for shortly afterwards the servlceableness of thestone (which is st hard as diamond Itself) both for reck drilling and gem engraving, was iiiu-nvprml. and from a drug in the mar ket it became an object of energetic competition. - "Carbonado" resmbles in appearance certain meteoric stones or a blackish-brown hue and crystalline texture. It is composed of the same material as diamond, and is in fact sup posed to be diamond which has some how got spoiled in the making. It is found in masses of from one to two pounds in weight, and only in the neighborhood of Bahia, for the lumps of "carbon" sxxasionaiiy met wuu iu south Africa are deficient in hardness. and thns seem to have been arrested at a still earlier stage of their process to wards mineral perfection. "Bort," which Is another deficient member of the diamond family, but is nevertheless also highly prized in the arts, consists of an aggregation or tiny crystals, mixed, like black diamonds of Borneo, with a certain proportion of amorphous carbon. We see in it a failure or a freak or nature; aud just as the ring ot as teroids in the solar system is sup posed to represent a single majestic planet, so the force thus scattered In separate . centres of crystallization would, presumably, under normal con ditions, have united to form one radi ant jewel. 1jT preserving botanical preparations Xessler uses 20 per cent, concentrated solution by volume of alcohol, with one or two drops of an 8 per cent, solu tion of sulphuric acid, In tbe form of an acid sulphite, to every 200 c. c. cf alcohol. This is suitable for green plants that are easily bleached ; but lor roots that are brown three or four times as much of sulphurous acids is used. A five years' trial has proved the suc cess of these solutions. Animal sub stances may probably be preserved in the same way. Operation of Finishing Mirrort. One of the most beautiful processes in the mauulacture ol mirrors is the final pol ishing, an operation rendered neces sary in order that the rays of light may pass through unimpaired to tbe silver ing and perfectly reflect again from thence. The substance used for this purpose iscolcothar, or rouge d'Angle terre, or potee, being the residue left lu the retorts of aqua fortis makers, aud, when well washed and levigated, is little else than a red and perfect oxide of iron. The polishing instrument is a block of wood covered with several folds of black cloth, with carded wood between each fold, so as to make a firm elastic cushion. This block has a handle for the workman to hold, tbe whole of this being done by hand and not by machinery, as the latter would work too uniformly, and not allow cf that variation of pressure and those finishing touches which in required to bring every part of the glass to exactly the same decree of polish. But. to in- creRso the pressure of the polisher, without fatiguing the operator, tee Landle is lengthened by a wooden spring bent to a bow and three or four leet long, which at the other extremity rests against a fixed point in a beam placed above. Much practical skill and dexterity are required to give a uni form and high degree of polish over the surface of a large plate, and it must be done in separate portions and the finishing touches giveu with great care. No more flard Timet. If yoi; will stop spending so much ou fine clothes, rich food aud style, buy good, healthy food, cheaper and beiter clothing : get more real and sub stantial things of life every way, and especially stop the foolish habit of em ploying exensive, quack doctors or using so much of the viie humbug medicine that does you only barm, but put your trust In that simple, pure remedy. Hop Bitters ; that cures always at t trilling cost, and you will see good times and have good health. ChrunicU. Gulta Percha Corertd Cablet. Gutta percha covered cable wires are not. ac cording to Mr. Freew, the English electrician, w ilhout their set lous disad vantagesthat is, gum only appears to last when in water. C bles that were laid In 1851, and hive been brought up within a recent date, are now. ne says. as good as the day when first put down ; wnen, however, gutta percha becomes exposed to the air, to the alternations ot climate, especially when exposed to the action ol tbe sun. it decays rapidly it becomes, by oxidizeing, a kind of resin that can easily be crumbled into a snuff like substance. Many attempts nave been made to protect it. and to arrest its rapid decay. It has been sur rounded with tape soaked with tar, but the latter Itself has been found in jurious, and lias been supplanted by otner materials, though nothing has yet been found that renders gutta percha indestructible. In fact, when exposed to air, as when exposed in tun nels, it seems to have a life of about ten years ; whe-i laid down in iron pipes, under the Influence of the variations of temperature that exist there, it seems to last about twenty years; but in the sea, where it is exposed to equa ble temperature and equal conditions, it apparently seems capable of lasting forever. VrotTi.NE. The great success of the Vegciine as a cleanser and purifier ol the blood Is shown beyond a doubt by the great numbers who bave taken It and received immediate relief, with such remarkable cures. At the recent meeting of tbe Institu tion of naval architects, England, Ad miral Selwyn recommeuded every oae to study Prof. Rankine's admirable pa per on combustion, when they would know the exact amount of oxygen ne ctcsary to burn the different varieties of coal with the greatest advantage. The student would learn, he said, that the British were far behind what bad been done In America with anthracite. 7rr Bittmaerot Carlsruhe.Germanv. finds that although Lehrmann's two horse caloric engine and Otto's two- horse gas engine are among tbe most econmical of the small motors, they are relatively four times as expensive as a luu noise power steam engine. "She'll throw away her switches, False curls and borrowed sheen. And shake npon her should :rs plump, Tbe wealth of Carbollnk." Evix a deacon won't say grace when he steps into a railway eating-house. He knows that It would be asking too much to reouest that he be incite thank ful for anj thing he will get there. The dealer In salt must bave a nre- carl ous time of it. Tbe salt seller.you En ow, is always getting overturned 'Sow Welt and Mrasf." . Siiifmax, Illinois. Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, X. Y.: ww vm ww sou w dmm) tuaij HI J daughter, age 18, was pronounced lu- Hivrnrt thftntrrit wlf k unnannintiAsi obtained a half dozen bottles of your TlIaJVlVAf-V fft ll.P ,nd lh. , ' - j .v. uu uw WUIU1SUCVU Improving at once, and la bow well and strong. She took the Discovery last fall. Very truly yours, Bxv. Isaac X. Aeauarur. r, that BOOM HEAPACHK IS SO 77" - -f. fected with It. toe u broneht Is a torpU action oi ;"',,ld On on by deb i t,ug influeixe. and Tar"flll "nar tosome persone uoslol the Regulator so soon . their iVmVtoms indicate the coming of '"I used a bottle of Simmons' Liver ReeuUtor wbn troubled seriously with Headache caused by Constipation. U produced a favorable result without hindering my "uI;.pai"," L ' V. V . WlIM", D?a Moines, Iowa." Lou Soenderberg, a watchmaker, of Collagenbe obviated the ' of winding up the ? which the electric clocks of that city take their time. By satiable mechanism he cuts off from time to time the stream 01 electricity which comes ftorn the batterv. and brings an electro-magnet to bear upon the relaxed mainspring in such a way as to renew lu tension instantaneously, and this apparently "perpetul motion" sort of action con tinues so long as the batteries con nected with the works of the regulator are supplied with acid. Oeelera may Disagree a to the bent method and remediea. for tbe enr of conUption and disordered liver and kidney. But iboae that have need J" ,neJ Wort agree that it ia by far tbe beet m dicine known. It action ia prompt, tioroogh aaa hutting- Uebalu. Yegetine. Bort to H than Gold. Wiuota, Msa, atsxc t. tm. Ma. H. R. STTm: I visa to lororm you wtut vgtiaetai an forme. 1 h.e beea troubled wli a rrlpela Humor for more tnaa a years la my limb aaa oi her pjrts oc mr body, and be beea a great aoOerer. I mraeat.eJ taking Vegetla one year ago Ust Augu', and can truly ay it aaa dune more for me ihaa sny ol&w medicine. 1 etmtoiieperfi-eilv tree from tbl Burner as can recommend It to esery one. Would sot be without this medicine tia more to me tana r ld and I feel It will prove a btesalagleoUsert as U baa to me. ioura, moat reapetfallr. alto. DAVID CL&U. J. BENTLEY, Hm, iayi t It baa saar tood Ihaa all cat treat istea a. MwnRrr, One, Tib. 1MB. Mr. H. R. ftnVBK. Boston, Mass.' 81 r I bare sold tlonug tbe past year a eeo tlder-itle quantity U jour VtgetiDe. ead 1 b lleTf, la all cars it ha girea satisfaction, la oae e-.se, a delicate young lady of about IT y rs wa mocb benefited by Its nse. Her pa reuia Informed me thai it bad done bar mora good than all lb medkal treatment to trtUca an uaJ prerloualy been subjected. Yours, rebpgcUully, 1. BKXTLIT, JL D. Loudlj In Its Fralia. To so WTO, Oal lUiea t. Its. B. R. atsssna Boston: Dear Mr cooaiaering tbe snort time that Verettne bas been before tbe public ber. it DriU well as a blood putlflr r. and foe troubles aruing from a siucfian er torpid user, it is a nrst-claM medicine. Our customers apeak kMuLy in Its praise. J. WRIGHT CO., Cor. Qaeen and SUxabetU StreetsV ITcgctine. rasrASBD ST a. WL SICTE.HS, Bostoev, Blaa. Vegeiine is Sold by all Druggists. fmu The accumulated mienre of neartr thirtr years snow ib.u the Bitters Is s certain remedy for malarial d s-a-e. as veil an It s surest pre ventive: that It eradicates dvspepsla, e nitl ratloo. lUer complaint and nervotmness. count eracts s tendency to gout, rheumatism, urtnxry and uterine llril. r.s, thai 11 lin arts Tlgor lo tne feeble, snd cheers Ibe mind while It Invigo rates tbe body. ror sale cy an rrartrista and Dealers generally. 40 FAr.I BOOK 0F WOXPERSforaSc.stsajs. AiMross B. Fas A Co..;l Canal ft.. New lor.. Mineral Rode I'iWilT. tber part cut tri 1 itM rUlLAADLI. BUUI H , riMUTIIM, VOBSa. IX COLD Gitn Awtr. cl t-cM tamp ft.r paritrulart). A'ldrM Ta MEavtSJutkB. Lwiobrth. Union Co Psw T RICH nil in or BnbTxr 9taBM ul V wlo. JT Sample frv. Cook t BiaaU. ClcTeU.. O. PIXN8YLTA!UA MlLITART ACADEMY, Om tor. ftia Septrmbors, Civil Mffts-wrtw . Cltcsuistrye tlatwiea atxl krc!ih. Petri oonfnM. COt AllSfcl. HlaiTT, rlti. MS TbM MsweimiK mm attTraasmBnt wll eemfor m faror atwa Ui pabUshr by atmUng thmt thmj mmw Urn aia.it La Ualal wsaU (ntimlng SICa IicsAiut i ,-binir Sim- theWort.r, ,.,,;, lnIM.. llotlaJn'rtiwS "Perlenee at rsies hT sm.nallr 1 n treiiiL Dr. s-srilsri i- - m' "'7 """'""Is ol perir.,aa has lsx.au. J.utlj ceralcu :,. "JXZZlZZ oV'ilASl TT TVTtarxH.nl M: in IRM-tit of 1r -u tl,ikj tMniU. -l"- WEAKNF.WiFM VTswtw PWtte fWrtra.. U rZZZZ rpe4 emc-T. and while it ..uk u i.r, irrilTS!! :'.L I?"- . """"ne of ere. tln-rehy restoring it lo PrreH , -Vied V.Tr. iJwJ ii a.-i . aea T : rallies ef Iha aleewei "seiissi aa, sad alerraltaat Intin ,1 h-,. ' 1.Hm7 wh"n raaeed by . we ran. by otlitr mrana re..li.. noodltlon vaii.AV nue B k sent ur eoe stamn. or th, Pavmiie Prescriniion la aobi . aaa inrwwrs.s-.u . e-i a as " - -nerTjn. or Sew Ta colnnleleTTd aU-eSS 'I-? JP"1 Havto, vor-.s;ei i.; !h '."""P"' aalnr tla toe- CvSiSi'S.-m.'JS'T--?- ! .t hem r-.o-dl .irHn. ',. ,!uI''r. 7 ' if T!Sd.SrrJ.m' I bar ren-i Uavrl M were aoc betu-reV. V .VtL and SKS EVBBT nrVALt LAB-- . '"'T 'rMcrlP0 U1 bysfl UrauUu. Icy The Only Medicine Thst Acts st tie Haas Tbaesa Tla LiYsr, Its Bowels and tie i&m Tbese frees orrans are tbe asters ela. ers f the system. If tbey work w.u k-iT,. will be perfect : If they become fi? dreadful dueaes are sure to fUu w waS TERRIBLE SUFFERING. BIllMsaesa, Hesdscke, Brssesaia, Jass, dies, Ceaatlsatloa asd Pile. rKI4. aey Cessalalat, ravl. Diskette, r Kaeasastle Pslas sad Acfe. sr developed beeaase tne btnnd Ik , t,. with the humors Uiat should Sate be., expelled astoraliy. KIDXElVtYORT wtn restore tkanesltby action snd sllthew dettrojing evils will be lxml;h. tbem snd roe N" but to sutr. r. Tnoiualidsnavebeeaeured. Try ttsTnlraa will add one more to tbe nointer. Talcs ft aad Health winoace mors gladdsa rear hesn. Wtr SfssAfMssssM s sslssftsssra,! BrnawT-Wowr win enr yoa. Try a psck I at once and be satl ineo. J) U m aVw eo( eompmxd ewt Oae PseJucesmaksssis easrUoritdieia. Tamr Dnwt tut a, er Mil g-t s r (. Aulsswiaa. Tries, tLul. wnL3, imrimm to. rjta. IO fWUIlr-'r"-) Beribctss. Vc NEW MUSIC LOOKS. PLlfllDC "ILL REMEJ1B5R UZH NEW UnUi MO Aaaerleaa Aafaem Booh (LSI) by Johnson. Tenuey and aui.e, ; aa rt,r'. lent collection of easy antb- m-i. Al-o. one thousand or more ot sepinto Anthem. U en -.. costing about to 1 ets. eich. a grui convenience for f -ca-Jonai singing. jrw CANTATA. srllm, rfv.; tmt f Jeraealeas. (tl): Jaeepbi BalnKS ($1 5): and miny otueta for winter practice u( cbotrs and Societies. lend for Una I THE BEST INSTRUCTION SCQKS lor Piano, Organ. Reed Organ, r.uirar, Vim; Cornet, and all Wind. 8 ring and Reed l0.trH. Dienta. head for otir lists. 600 sucb bw kjare puallabed. . Organists need "narnaoale ehee-r ,r the organ. (i. by Clarke: alv. -t lsrks's rt Velantarie," (tl .am: Hii.i- s-leeea," i.So); or - Orsaalsi's Rett, aatee, by Tnayer. I "os., each com plete. (Si. Jskasea's Hew Method tar Uar assy. si ) Is easiest. WIsBtr'sJIs sekssla, (each 7S cents). For all Instrument-, t'upital cheap instructors. Clarke' Heed Orgaa MalsMlle, til; are splendid. Take the Jfwslesl Retard. tuperyeir. Welcome t bsrss for Ulna ecuoui. ti. less Valla, lor Com uoo bcho-iU. fri cia Any bo-ik milled for the retail price men tioned above. Liberal reduction lor tiaatltlei, Oliver Ditsort & Co., Boston. 1. B. DITAOK B CO.iasnisstsct !!.. Phils. fVITl B ft Choicest la t!s sorH-lmrif-r,' I 1 1 A iN "r es Lar. est IV-nipauv t Atii'rK, A AiAw I rspl srtifls s es e-r l- Trade cosltnesllv me rwifi Agents wsnt-d wer. wbers !est lauocsoients -l-vi'l - -ts I iais b-1 Cor C.rtBlar. R' C T WLLL-v V V. Si . . . r O. Baa lr. X'MAS rRKSkNf. fr "i"i ina fur p rtic-iHrs. P-TKIIEr. School street, &tuu, Hue SPECTACLES, aUrr-Mease. Theraiumeters. (ye Glasses. Ossra Casus, Barvaeurset trrsallf lioiacsal rVtesl. K. & J. BECK. Maaefactnrlnc Opticians. Philadelphia. nsod S stems lor illustrated Catalog ot 144 pass, sad 171 Olkl UsTAUrn prts s.s.uii if a i vn Co tl 1 . 1 All style. Sold. Stiver sad 3leksi. ft leflej ss BUkiL Cheias, sto. . ssnt 0. O. D. te - fee sxsmlne-1. w rite for Catslosn to "" MANDAKO AUIKsUGA WATCH 0 rittswarah. Pa. 1881. FREE. 18S1. Tbe ILLUSTR ATED " GOLPKI PRIZE f -f IS81 is iiow ready. TUsel g.int book contains about r!ne rogravinirs. A specimen copy will teent rree to any one In the i'ni edst tiei on receipt i f a tbrcesC-nt siamn toprepjy p-jste ae n toe b ok. Agents wauiei. AaJrei P. GLEASOS 1 CO, S Summer Street. Boston. Haas. A IXEXS strata Feeel .are JI-rve-M rbritv A ssd tarsaues- of U-uerstis Organ. Bl-tU yrjf ststs. bsad lor Circular to Alias s Paaru,akJ, ids first AveJl.r. SAPONIFIER IstbsOM Sellable rVmcentreted Lye for P A9ILT SOAP aiABlMtl. Directions seeompnny each caa fur maklns Maret. Mess and TeUrt Meate juks. It is 111 wsikt and euvntfth. ASK FOR HArOMFI Hill, ASD TABS HO OTHKB. phi'a silt BiAiirr-ai IS. philad a sin a sad expenses to aa-son Ontflt Free. Address KKKT. Anemrs. We. ENCYCLOPEDIA TIQUETTEIBUSINESS Th-s b tke.csvssest sod only complete end relia ble work os Eiiunstts and Bus u-s and S-cial forma. It tells s..w te perform ail the tarions du ties .-f life, snd how to sppear to thj best adTaais ea ail occasions. AGENTS WA.VTKD -.eend for circnlars eontsia ll s fall de-riwlon of the work and eitr terms fc l''""', Addre-s NATIONAL fl BLlbUI.N U to., Philadelphia, pa. i MONTHS ON TRIAL ror s thre-Hnt stamps; i Ts PBorua JoraNAi, Ilagerstown, Md MAKE HENS LAY Ami Kafft-sN mt 8Tf- mm CmftY iT uV i myomxot tarn t m ibss skUa cBdilioB Podn ftr. mm tJ rT V t-ml7 tbIum.i. .No this), tm iU - 1F Uk Sstoridju'i tottd'tie., rwmmt. Dosj. im towooi to mimt of r4. toil TTVk?r.or Vr mmli for .If hi ltMsr 4 LI PKK03I Wmntimt T.mtfwnt im M-r-H -, H us,!,, HbrM. Office. " 1 T-stvrhTs dbMirinc !choo? Ma.tiHf.t-. rtJl or .vdJrM withi..m, MANHATTAN A'.RVT, 733 Brosdwo. N-w V r City. If yoo vts Of bOAIkf VJL.j M-1 by I ho fxnu.. of 1 yur dntlvja vote MunolsvosM ftatl Hop ftstttyrtw If yw iw yasuy mmd diafe-TCita or diwisi ajrtst work, to re trv brain nearr n ' " MOP SsV. vffstrtTrff from xn? rtvtS or tdncla. old or I pOOr wbtsftltb. Or aTUlrUaSf. I SMs ivU est Hop! tton ; it yoa are mtmr- -ouoff. snitrvTini; (root ntr on bod ot scic nrs. Thoiimads dto trB- woor-w ymmmr. , wbotMvor jom iot I .MaUiY from .knan. Insr or tCumilSstUasT. withnmtintarteattm J rft Mlflvly aW OC mm w rVOD Bitter. opBlttr flsr yum sfyst. BrpuB, 4avrar oc mrruaryrom ptaietf, duestae f iho $tvmaeh, B.,.U Alaa.i Ok le C. ' Is aa alwotnt and trresiKla ble e a r foe pop kHmrotmrmm't dmakenness. use o. . optsas. tonaec. er Tot vlll t nirrd If jrm ns Hop Bittsjra If you asTvtjtn mtr wtsk aiwi aarceta-s. Sold by -tenr Seodtur Ctn.-ulac SWT SmXaS NEVER FAIL ttt It may Bf t jour ix na nurt- bJahas w a w. . - j fcALES. I?'"- are anioo. Uw la whS." n"25f witsj a certainty aerer ber,.e .11., . LT .""" asalalsl sassi issliia-1 weak a . . - 1 nu- "- " a sanass Husiilai atr'cUie'e JL": T. - "- bllil, .t' '? T." "the w.eulw V Hen Hie latiZJ suaM! dTS r wsVarta. swoieai Admaerv coamilceAeewraDneraroial h ll..i-. ,rrS3 ?,i"-TT ?". I Isas, I was treai.J.. I bw Ukln difllealtv cms Ih. nu r.' r"J-isai ea. 10,-. .,7". .Ir: - V paper. r nClZ.TZ'''' f"'! htP-Jtl. hat - - s ii II saves I drwd. umatxtxm, wen aim, x v 1'