A Kevenreful Owl. A remarkable Instance of intelligence shown by an owl In conceiving and curving out a prelect of vengeance on a farm laborer who bad destroyed w hole family of young-ones before they bad gained the requisite strength to take wing, I related by a French pro ScW journal, owl bad bunt 1U lest in an old oat tree which grew uer a farm In the commune of Beau vry. Its mate bad laid during the mouth ol July several eggs, which in due time developed into a promising progeny of young birds. A farm labor er, moved by a sentiment of aversion for owls, which is common in country parts, determined a few days ago to cut short the lives of the young ones, aud. choosing a favorable opportunity put bis project into execution. The iiaatit owl were taken away from the maternal nest and massacred, but by w hat followed it will be seen the par eut birds did not allow their tragical fate to remain unavenged. On several evenings succewding that during which the nest tad been plundered, the vil lagers returning from the fields re marked the male owl flying In an agitated manner round the farm, but no attention was paid to the circu in stance, which was put down to a lin- gtrii g attachment on the part of the bird to the spot where the nest had bten. The eyent proved, however, that it haunted the neighborhood ol the oak tree from an instinct of re venge, an d was lying iu wait for the destroyer of its family. During a whole week it hovered near the farm, biding Its time and at length the right memtnt arrived, The young man who bad so ruthlessly exterminated the bicod of owls w as crossing the thres hold of the farm at dusk when the bereaved bird swooped down on him from the tree where it was keeping watch, and w ith surprising swiftness tore out his left eye w ith lis claws. The Intolerable pain caused by this kudden attack made the victim swoon away. When he recovered conscious Let, and bad his wound d rested, he leiated the circumstances under which he had received it, and a search was instituted to discover whether the owl was still lurking in the vicinity. Tne L'ulcorn. The unicorn is generally regarded as belonging more to the realm of fancy than that of fact,yet according to M. A. T. de Rochebrune, of the Freuce Acad emy of Sciences,a race of arimals exists in Africa which resemble the fabulous unicorn more than any other living Uastdoe?. It is true that the is animal has two other horns like those of a cow but since there are "mooly" cows hav ing no side horns, there may be simi larly unfinished animals among these beasts described by il. DeKochebrune, Iu which case they would present all the iharat ttrlsius of the distinguish ed uuicoru who Is popularly supposed lobe fighting the Biiti.-h lion lor the p'jesessiou of the crown. At. lie iiochebrune says : Naturalists and travelers, for unknown reason, have krpt the most absolute silence as to a race of domestic cattle belonging to beuegauibiu. Belonging, like the greater part of its African relations, to the group of great zebus (2v indicut, Attct ;, itipptars to be indigenous to the high plateaus ot theFonta-Djalion, whence the l'ouls, a .amoral people, hae scattered the animals for com mercial purposes along the whole coast, from Cape White to the l'oint de Oalle. The Negroes and Moors use thtm Id beast ot burden under the uuiue of carrier cattle. Au eminently exceptional characteristic distinguishes thtm fibui other races; this character istic consists cf a genuine horn in the a &cal region, identical in its nature and even in its mode of development with the frontal horns. Belonging to the females as well as the males, this horn, sometimes conical but more fre quently developed iu the form of a luurtided truncated p rauid, reaches a height ol 21i to xA inches, a width ol 2 inches, aud a thickness of 1)2 Inches; its laces are lurrows aud cross ed by stratified horizontal ridges from base to sun.mit. Out of a herd of one hundred ol these animals about sixty will have this wiil-titlii.td nasal horn, while the jtuiainin' lorty will not have it, but will have a l.atal hollow in the rool ot the mouth, covered with a horny plate, thin and rough. There aie itu.e other antcmical peculiarities ol this animal, but tie chief one la the nasal horn. "ICai-ly tm Rio" tsualneae. Xot long ago a German physician greatly gratified people who liked to lie abed late iu the rooming by assur ing them that, physiologically consid ered, there is every reason to believe that early rising is a total mistake, bad alike lor the body and the mind. Ben jamin Franklin's maxions in regard to the subject were held to be entirely misleading, and the truth was that early to bed and early to rise made men anything but healthy and wealthy and wife. '1 he London Lancet, bow ever, says that the German doctor's no tions must have been evolved from his inner consciousness, since they had no Justification in facts. Men working with brains especially many of whom, it the production of literary work can lairly be considered peculiarly exhaust ing to the brain, have always been no torous lie-abeds should, says the Lan cet, rise at 6 o'clock or thereabouts in the morning, eat a slice of bread or drink a cop of tea, after which they may "enjoy the priceless luxury of to or three hours of work when the brain is clear aud the distractions ot thn day's ordinary business have not begun to assail them." Il is a mistake, however, ior people who are weakly or over 40 years old. to "tub" imme diately after rising. The bath should be delered till the tea or a glass ot milk and a brief spell of work or a short walk has stimulated the powers and render them capable of reacting readily under the stimulus of the bath. As both the Lancet which recommends the latter course and the eminent German physician who recomends the former, are excellent authorities, our readers cannot do better than to follow the one to which they more naturally incline. Skiksixg renders all our cereal grains more digestible, by reducing the size of the particles' to be saturated and digested by the gastric juice. The whole kernels of corn are not always fully penetrated by the- gastric juice, ana bene many of them pass cattle undigested. V ben corn is ground it should be mlx,d with coarse iodder,so as to prevent Its adhering in a mass in the stomach, and to Insuie lis remaati- catlon and InsalivaUoa. A Sqamw-s SoIcHIe. iwthalu of November last Old c-....v, ha I'm chief, accompanied h . number of Apache squaws and children, encamped on the ranch of Thomas O. Boggs, oa the Tramperes Creek, In New .Mexico. As the small pox has been killing hundreds or Indiaus and Mexicans in that region, Mr. Boggs felt suspicious that there might be some cases among this band, but on being questioned the Indians denied the presence of the disease among them. In about a week after the arival of the party, a squaw, the mother ol two children, was taken with the disease. This caused the Indians to leave suddenly for, the hills, leaving the squaws to take care of themselves. About nine days afterwards the sick woman died, and her mother (grand mother to the remaining child) took the little one with her and fled to the hills, leaving the dead squaw, tepee, robes and blankets and taking up her abode about half a mile from Mr. Boggs' house. That gentleman bad the dead fquaw buried, and the tepee aud other property remain where they were left. The old squaw and the child were provided with food by Mr. Boggs, and seemed perfectly happy. On the Wednesday following persons at Mr. Boggs' house heard, as they supposed, the child making a noise. Mr. Charles Boggs went to search for the squaw and child, aud alter a long hunt succeeded in finding a hut in the timber where they had been living. A horrible sight met his view on his arrival ; the old woman lay dead aud cold, covered with blood. She had taken half a pair of sheep-shears and driven it into her heart. The little child was sitting be side the dead squaw, crying and strik ing her with a stick, talking to her iu the Indian language, aud vainly en deavoring to make her get up. The old woman, however, was past awakening, and the little one's grief seemed incon solable. All of the persons at the house hastened to the scene and sev eral ot them endeavored to coax the child away liom the dead bouy of its grandmother, but without success. T he little one couid not understand that its natural protector was beyond rendering it any aid, and with brute instinct w as loath to leave. Mr. Boggs kindly took the child and it then walked to his haute. The little unfortunate's cloihitg wis covered with blood, aud on stripping it, its new protectors found a dtep gash directly over the heart, w here the old squaw had evident ly plunged the blade of the shears.with the intention of taking the little one's life as well as her own. The murderess had failed to strike the child's heart, but it was thought to be bleeding in ternally and it is probably dead by this time. There was no appearauce of small-rcx about the dead woman or I I child, and it is more than probable that the tu.uaw, Leart-brokeu at thus being deserted, and ftariug death by ! fniall-pox or starvation, put an end to Ltr troubles in this world as above related. Trapping Reaver. The famed heaver, iu both structure and habits, is by far the most interest ing animal killed and hunted for the sake cf its skin, bo much was its fur iu deniabd prior to the introduction o( silk and rabbits'fur in the manufacture of hats, that the poor little rodent had In some districts become nearly exter minated. Descriptions of their bouses . and dams have been so frequently ! given by various writers that it would be a waste ol space to repeat them here. On the streams in Southern Oregon the beaver is aiost abundant, and one shal low which an English traveler recently came accidently upon was literally filled with beaver houses. There must have been many hundred habitations, as the hike was a mile in width, aud around it the trees were felled in all directions, as it the land was being cleared for farming. (J ute as many trees are cut by the beaver's sharp teeth to procure food as to construct & ams ; the bark of the topmost branches of the aspen being its favorite diet. A beaver is a very difficult animal to trap. The trapper knows at a glance the var ious marks of the animal, called signs; these discovered, the next operation is to find how the beaver gets to his house, which is generally in shallow water. Then a steel trap Is sunk In the water, care being being taken to regu late the depth, so that it may not be more than twelve or fourteen inches below the surface: this is accomplish ed by their rolling in a log or building in large stones, immediately over the trap is the bait, made lrom the castor, or medicine gland of the beater, sus pended from a stick, so as just to clear the water. With a long cord and log of cedar wood and a buoy to mark the position of the trap when the beaver swims away with it the trap is com plete. The poor little builder, per haps returning to his home and family, scents the tempting castor purposely placed in his road ; he can not reach it as be swims, so he leels about with his hind legs for something to stand on ; this, too; has been craftily placed for him. Putting his feet to stretch up for the coveted morsel, be finds them suddenly clasped in an Iron embrace, an-1 there is no hope of eseape. The log, revealing his hidden place, is seized by the trapper, and the Impris oned beaver dispatched by a single blow on the head, and the trap set again. A trapper will sometimes spend many weeks camping near & good beaver village. About sixty thousand skins are now biou ;ht from the Bud sou Bay company's territories, but a great many skins are also procured from various places in Europe and the north of Asia. The principal use made of the fur now Is in, the manufacture of bonnets in France, and in making cloaks, Biinpl Pneumatic Experiment. A series ot papers have been com menced in La Xature. It is meant to show bow physical truths may be de monstrated by very simple means. The first paper treats on pneumatics. Among the experiments, many oi which are old. Is one in which some paper is burnt in a bottle full of air. After it has burnt afewseconde,a hard boiled egg with the shell off, la placed at its mouth. The egg is pressed Inward bv the atmofphere (the combustion having caused a partial vacunm), it gets mere ana more eiongateu, anu at length wholly enters the bottle, with a slight detonation. Character is a perfectly educated will. . That which Is hardly earned Is hard ly tost. AGRICULTURE. To Gtr i Large Yield of Rich Mile. If a large yield of rich milk Is desired, give your cows, every day, water slightly salted. In which bran has been stirred at the rate of one qnart to two gallons of water. You will find if you have not tried this daily prac tice, that your cows will give 25 per cent more milk immediately under the effects of it, and will become so accus tomed to the diet as to refuse to drink clear water, unless very thirsty. Prof. J. W. Sanborn, Superintendent of the college farm, Hanover, X. 11., reports experiments in feeding cows, giving full details of weights of each kind of feed, of milk and butter yield, and the weixhU of the animals at the begin ning and end of each period. In sum ming up he says : "ileal will make more milk than bran, I no longer hes itate to say. The change In the butter product is remarkable; in changing lrom meal to bran there was a loss of 11-7 percent in the butter-producing capacity of milk; in changiug from bran to meal there was a gain in the butter-producing capacity of milk of 21-8 per cent." "The results in weigh ing (he cows form au exception to pre vious experiments, bran and middlings keeping weight better than meal in this experiment. Is it a chance results asks the professor, or Is it due to well defined causes ? I will not discuss it, he answers, but observe that it was not at the season of the year when a cow needs a carbonaceous food to maintain animal -heat ; also the grass of our pas ture was browned ,and in dilierent con dition lrom June grass of properly cut day." llow to Kkip Cider Sweat. An experienced cider maker says; I have been engaged in the manufacture of cider aud cider vinegar for many years, and have kept cider for two years so that w heu urawn at that lime it was bright, sparkling, sweet, and delici ous. 1 ue process is very simple. All the early lruit should be made Into vi negar. hen the weather Is sufiici euuy cool, say the middle oi October, make up the mellow apples; put the cider iu sweet liquor barrels, with a three quarter incu tap hole in the head ot ine barrel, about au inch and a half Horn the chime iu a straight liue from the bung hole. Then plac the cider in a cooi cry cellar. After it is worked st-tlicieiuly, which will probably, be iu a Meek or less, draw It off care tuily, so as to not disturb the sediment t the botiom, in perfectly clean bar rel aud place back upon the skids as before. 11 the temperature ol the cel lar Is sulliciently cool, It may rtqulre drawiug aguiu iu a month or so. then repeat tlie process, and in a few days hung up the barrels. Then about the latter part ol March draw again,wheu, if properly Uianugtd before, there will be but a very little sediiueut. Fill the barrels lull, bung tight, and ciJer can be kept sweet anu good for two years if thus treated. Blddisg for stock. it Is economy to gie the horse, cow and other stock housed through (he w Inter, a good bed. it has niuih to do towards saving feed and kit ping stock in a thriving condi tion, to say nothing of the obligations man is uiioer to provide well lor the dumb animaia lor him given to have "dumiuiou over" Better to give stock comiortatle beds through the usual season of necess-ry shelter and stat ling, as they can be provided w ith very liltie difficulty or expense. 'I here is usually reluse lodder, straw or other mutter, which can thus be utilized aud made into n auure by this process. A targe amount of the excrements, by this practice, which would otherwise be lost, can be saved. Fiue sand mukes a good beduing material and a good uiessing lor aay heavy soil, Saw dust is another article that can be u.-ed advantageously lor the same pur pose. There is uo lariuer who cannot provide plenty ot litter, of some kind, ior his sicca aud this by all means he should do and w illdo.il he understands his bui sines and conaults his own in terests. Now Fcsh Bciteb-Cows. It pays to leed cows giving niiik liberally, But ler is high, and now is the time to feed profitably, Every cow should be nitiie to produce as much butter as possible. Wnenever butler is twenty cents per pound or more, there is money in the dairy business, and the man who feeds most liberally aud judiciously will make the greatest profit. Meal, both cotton seeu and corn, roots, pumpkins aud fodder corn, should all come in lor a share ol attention as profitable food ltr dairy cows. Whatever kinds ol food are used, the cows should have ail they can profitably turn iulo milk. Many men feel that they cannot afford to buy grain tor leeding to cow s at this season ol the year, Lei them lake a different view, i.ud ask themselves il they can afford not to buy grain to teed cows w hen butter is as ugih as il is at present. A Fbixciplc in Fecputo. All food beyond such amount as is properly di gested aud aadimilated by the animal is a source ol loss to the owner, and that in two ways : First, the lood Is lost; second the animal is not kept iu lite, best condition lor getting tne most lUtof its teeu its stomach is over loaded and its digestive apparatus more or Jess disarranged. J ui inside the limns ol aseimiialion is the point to have iu view iu leeding; in Ibis way (lie aiiimal w ill have a good appetite, aud elder things being equal, is sure to give the best returua lu nood cons umed. There is a golden mean iu leed ing larui stock, which the larmer auould liud. A CossiCTictT hen farmer mixes a teaspooulul ol cayenne or red pepper with the lood lor his hens, which caus es them tolay moretggs. In six mouths a flock of tw enty-six hens laid 2,020 eggs or an average of 11 1-6 per day. Ou two occasions when by the omission of pepper U.e daily product was 9, the use ol ihat spice brought up the num ber to 13 or more a day. The fowls were led on corn meal in the morning aud oats at niht. W intlow Blinds. An entirely novel article in tiie way of blinds icr windows has been intro duced. The movable slats consist en tirely of glass.elther plain, pure white or colored, any desired tin; and cut. The slats have no staples or rods to operate them or interfere with the en trance of light. Each slat has formed on it at one end a small pulley, around which a cord passes which operates all of the slats simultaneously. For In side shutters these slats are exceeding ly well adapted, as they may be of glass colored to match the carpets and up holstery. Of course curtains and shades are wholly unnecessary where this blind is nsed, and it admits ot having any desired color of light In the room. It affords good ventilation and pre vents the entrance of mosquitoes and flies. It never needs painting, It Is al ways fresh and new, and Is ornament al rather than otherwise. Considering its durability and elegance this blind is not expensive. The slats may be cut and engraved.increasing its beauty to any desired extent, and It affords an efficient protection against burglars. It effectually excludes vision from the outside, while it offers no Impediment to the entrance of light, and the light w hith enters la so softened and diffus ed as to be incapable of Injuring the eyes, or of fading delicate colors in carpets and furniture. DOMESTIC. How to Cook Hominy. Every cook will promise you she can do this, but It Is qui'e safe to say that not one In fifty will. Instead, people live to old age in this our famous corn-growing region without having ever tasted well cooked hominy. It Is usually started well enough, but stirred so often and vigorously that the grains, Instead of standing out snowy and well done.yet round and separate, are mingled In one gluey mass. Having once seen and tasted the former you will never be reconciled to the latter. Try to pre pare it in this way : A quart of ground hominy is a sufficient quantity to pre pare well in any ordinary cocking utensil; It is better to soak for a while before cooking; put over the fire and cover well with water ; do not allow It to boil rapidly, and if tne fire is a suffi cient cue for baking it is better to keep a lid beneath it. It cannot be hurried, and here is where many fail in its pre paration. After the grains swell and begin to soften ou no account stir it. The water put in at first should be sufficient to finish it, but if there has been too little add more, carefully, that it may be just enough and not too much, thus making your almost per fect dish sloppy. Do not salt It until just before taking from the stove. Early salting will make II dark. II it could be cooked in a double vessel, the outer one containing boiling water, so much the better for both tiie hominy and cook. Such vessels save the care of constant watching. Care and ex perience must always go together to ward the making of a perfectly cooked dish, and nothing gives better satis faction. Fbesch Wat or Washing Cloths s. A system of wasuing clothes has lately been introJuced in some French towns which is worthy of special men tion. Its economy is so great as to re duce the cost. This is the process : Two pounds of soap are reduced with a lit tle water to a pulp, w hich having been slightly heated, is cooled in ten gallons of water, to which Is added one spoon ful ot turpentine oil aud two ol am monia; then the mixture is agitated. The wa-er is kept at a temperature which may be borne by the hand. In this solution the white clothes are left for two hours before washing them with soap, taking care in the meantime to cover the tub. The solution may be warmed aain and used once uior?, but It will be necessary to add half a spoonful of turpentine oil and another spoonful of ammonia. Once washed with soap, the clothes are put in hot water, and the blue is applied. Ibis process, it is obvious, saves much time aud fuel, while it gives to the clothes a whiteness much superior to that ob tained by any other-process, and the destructive use ot the w ashboard is not necessary to clean the clothes from im purities. The best to make Buttered Toast. Is to have a small bowl of boding water on the ran ire. in which nut at good bit of butter. A? you draw each piece of toast from the fork dip it in : the hot water until It Is thoroughly I moist, then place it In a plate, keeping it w arm until you have finished toast- I ing all the slices. Dip each one as it 1 comes smoking hot from the toaster, j When all are done, if you have any of ; the hot water and melted butter re-. maining in the bowl pour it over the I pile of toast. Toast that is allowed to I get cold before being buttered is tough ' aud Indigfstib e. When newly but- tered and kept hot in the oven, it is too oily, but the bowl of just enough hot i water and butter keeps it fresh and ; tender. j j Chiceen C'ctmis. Remove the : breast and leg bones of two ciiii V"ns. I Skin them and cir. into outlet-, fteKtt with pepper and salt. Put the bones j and trimmings into a stew pan witlr a : pint of water, adding two carrots, an ulon, aud some strips or lemon peci. j Stew lor an hour and a half. Strain j the gravy thicken with batter and flour A.1.1 two tablespoontuls of . mushroom ketchup an,l an egg . we ,u , beaten. Mir over the fire and siu.mer without letting it boil. Egg and bread-crumb the cutlets, aud moisten them w ith clarified buiter. Fry them ligbt brown color, and keep turning them. Dish them neatly and pour the sauce over them. Fried Chiceen in ccrrt. Cut up a chicken into small pieces, melt some butter in a saucepan, and put into It an onion shred very fine, fry until aulte crisp.sprinkle the fowl well with curry powder, add some salt, and fry j until tnorougniy cooaeu, turning me pieces frequently. Serve very, hot, with the tried onions on the top. Veal can be cut Into cutlets and used in the same way, except that atur the pieces of veal are partially fried, when 1 they begin to brown, put them into a stew-pan with one pint of stock, sim mer very slow ly, as veal requires much cooking; garnish with boiled rice in a separate dish. The unique paper lamp-shades so fashionable just now cau be made very easily. Fold a sheet of starlet tissue paper In center forming a half-?quare, then fold again into a quarter-square, then into au eighth ; continue folding in this way as long as possible, always folding from the center. Holding the thick part firmly in one hand draw it through the other till the paper is tho roughly creased ; then partly unfold and draw It through the band from the center to the outer edge. When it has become well creased cut enough from the center to allow of its slipping over the lamp shade. Everton Tapnt. Put one pound of powdered loaf sugar and one ttacupful of water into a brass pac ; beat one quarter of a pound of butter toa cream, w hen the sugar is dissolved add the butter, and keep stirring the mixture over the fire until it sets when a little is poured on a buttered disli.- Just be fore it is done add s x drops of essence of lemon. Butter a tiu, pour on the mixture, and when cool it will easily separate from the dish. Liver Hash This hash Is delicate and appetizing, and nice as a change from the liver and bacon known to ali cooks. Boll the liver until thoroughly tender there must net be even a sus picion of hardness about it. Then mince it finely with a chopping knife. Heat the mince very hot in a sauce or roux of butter and browned flour. The seasoning is pepper, salt, a dash of lemon or a little piquant sauce, such as mushroom catsup. Naples Bread. One pound ot flour ; rub into it one ounce of fresh butter, one egg, two spoonfuls of good yeast, a little salt, htlt a pint of milk; mix all well ; let it rise one hour; do not work it down, but cnt it in pieces the size of your thumb; bake on tins in a quick oven. Homb-Made Soda Water. Squeeze the juice from a lemon, strain and add it to a tuuibier of cold water; sweeten to taste. When well mixed put in half a small teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, stir well and drink while the mixture is in an effervescing state. Celery Salt. Save the' root of the celery plant, dry and grate it, mixing it with one-third as much salt. Kc?p in a bottle well corked, and it is de licious for soups, oysters, gravies or hashes. Dishcloths. I will tell how to make dishcloths. Get a pair of wooden need les and one ball cf caiidle wlcking;set up a row of twenty stitches, knit back and forth until you nse cp the ball, then It will be done nice, soft, thick dishcloth. HUMOROUS. Some facetious loafer in Baltimore perpetrated a curious sell on the public during the recent sesqul-centennial celebration. He attached to a demol ished window In a ship-chandlery es tablishment on Thames street, placard bearing the inscription : "This win dow was O broken during the bom bardment of fort Mellenry in 1814." The O on the placard was a knot taken from a boafd, but was not particularly noticed by anybody, though hundreds gapinly gazed upon the supposed bom bardment relic, and one man even broke off a little piece of glass to carry away. A okxtlbmax met h's little boy on the street and asked him how they were all coming on at home. "First rate. Mamma has made a whole new shirt," "Tell mamma when I come I'll give her a nickel." "Better give it to me." "You didn't make the shirt." "If I hadn't kept my eye on her she would have been leaning over the fence talking about the fashions in stead of working. I ought to be en couraged some, anyhow." When the old sailor came borne from a whaling voyage he saw at once what ailed the preaching. "The minister's smart enough, and he says a great many things, but the sermon don't have any harpoon in It." The farmer meant the same thing when he said of the clergyman : "He's a good man, but he will rake with the leetlt up." "Hallo, there, how do you sell wood?" "By the cord." "Pshaw! how long has it been cut?" "Four feet." "How dumb! I mean how long has it been since you cut it?" "No longer than it is now." "See here, old fellow; you are too all-fired bright to live long." Tus principal of Vassar College stepped suddenly Into one of the reci tation rooms and said : "That person who is chewing gum will please step forward and put it on the desk." The whole school stepped forward with one accord toward the desk, while the teacher (dipped her quid beneath her tongue and said: "Leally, gulls, I'm surprised !" "I uave left all my lortuue to my wife," says the philosophic spouse ot a Xautippe, on condition that she shall marry again." "What's that for?" "I w ish to be sure that there will be some one will regret my death when I am gone." A typographical error, which ap peared recently in an English news paper, shows how much bangs upon a sinirle letter. 'J he announcement was made: "The liberals of Marylebone ! have repaired all the breeches in their I of battle." An Oil City man calls his wife the red, w hite and blue, because she has red hair, white teeth ana blue eyes, ii might also be incidentally mentioned that w hen he sees her head sticking out of a w indow at midnight, he knows at once that the fl:ig means a signal of danger. '. Old parson (who had once been a curate in the parish) : "How do you manage to get on In these bad times, Mr. jT.huson?" Farmer. "Well, sir, about as bad us can be. La?t year we lived on Hope, and next year I'm afraid we shall have to depend uu Charity !"' A VAi.Lr.io father told his charming daughter lately, that she must not Uten to Catterers. "But, papa," sue replied, "how can I tell llnt they flat- ter me unless I do listen ?" "Tur-rue- tur-rue. daughter. Ann piano he. K-aned aud coui- over the end of the meuced to think. . GllvWOT nian went to a doctor ,h:lt he iuffered lrom P drow siness. The '',,, . ..i ..i . doctor examined his tongue, aud said "You should walk two hours every day." "Two whole hours! When, then, am 1 to find time to eat and sleep?" Two young men w ere passing a farm house where a farmer was trying to harness a mule." "Won't he draw?" said one of the horsemen. "Of eourse he will," said the farmer. "He draw s the attention of every lool that passes." Professor : "Which is the more de licate of the senses?" Sophomore: "The touch." Professor : "Prove it." Sophomore : "When you sit on a tack you can't hear it ; you can 't see it ; you can't laste it; you can't smell it; but it's there." '-nrvPH!" said a young gentleman, at a play with a young lady, "I could play the lover better than that my self." "I would like to see you try," was the naive reply. All In the Day's Work "Oli a James. You can take the dog out for a walk." if you please, ma'am, the dog wont follow me!" "Then jou must follow the do, James !" "Rather a cold snap, "remarked the for, as he put his foot Into tne steel tiap. "We shall have an open spring," w as all that the trapper vouchsafed as he approached the animal. "Pried tongue," was the answer which a minister gave some one who asked what he had in his carpet bag, which contained seven sermons. Victor Huoo avers tht woman is a conundrum. And that Is why the best women stay most at home. Like good I conundrums, they are bard to find out. TnE burglar-alarm is a great Inven tion. It always warns the burglar in season for him to get out of the way before anybody can shoot. Ir I punish you," said mamma to her little girl, "you don't suppose I do so for my pleasure, do you?" "Then whose pleasure is it for, mamma?" "Acntt, is It proper to say "this 'ere," "that ere?" "Why, of course not." "Well, I don't know whether it is proper to say it or not, but 1 leel cold in this ear from that air." A hardt seaman, who had escaped one ol the recent shipwrecks upon our coast, was asked by a good lady how he felt when the waves broke over him. Hereplied, "Wet, ma'am; very wel'" - Don't despise a woman because she canfr drive calls or hang pictures. If you want to discover your own weak points, just carry a 64 maltre9 down a narrow windiug stairs'. 'Do you get holidays in yourcflice?" asked a relumed divine of a cheery looking worker in the secular walks. "OU ! yes, we get a day to get burled on." The only thing American about a bra-s band is the way small boys pad dle through mud and dust to catch enough ot the tune to whistle. Sats Josh Billings : "If yon can't trust a man entirely, let bim skip; this trying to get an average on honesty always has been a failure." It takes a butcher only thirty days to learn bow to sell bones w ith the meat, w hile it takes a husband a lifetime to learn bow to buy em separately. "I am directed by my uncle, Hon. A. H. Stephens, to say to you that he Is inclined to believe that be has derived some benefit from the use of Simmons' Liver Regulator, and he wishes to give It a further trial. Yours respectfully, W. G. Stepbetcs. Crawfordville, Ga., March 31, 1S70. Extract of a letter from Hon. Alex ander II. Stephens, dated March 8. 1872: "I occasionally use, when my condition requires it, Doctor Simmons' Liver Regulator, with good effect. A. H. Stephens." Solar Activity. A remarkable solar protuberance was observed by M. Thollon, on August 30, at the Paris Observatory. About 11 . tn. he saw it rise from the eastern limb, as a ver tical, thin and very brilliant luminous jet. The displacement of the line C in the spectroscope corresponded to a ve locity of 33 kilometres per second, and the protuberance rose to a height equal to half the solar radius, or about S43, 000 kilometres. After rising it enlarg ed to prodigious dimensions, its brightness sensibly diminishing, es pecially near the base. By about 1 p. m. it had become hardly visible. A curious tact is, that while the lower and middle part of this protuberance gave a deviation of the line C toward the violet, the top presented a nearly equal deviation toward the red. Mr. W. R. Brook', Red House Observa tory.Phelps, N. Y.,writes to The Scitn tific American: "One ot the very finest groups of sun spots it has ever been my pleasure to witness was observed by me through the five inch Newtonian telescope on the morning of September 12, 1SS0. It was Eltuated then about oildwar from the centre of the sun's disk and the western limb south of the equator. Its length was enormous, occupying a space equal to one-quarter of '.he sun's diameutr, and therefore over 200,000 miles In length. The whole group was remarkable for Its brilliance and distinctness." Grateful Womrn. None receive so much benefit, and none are so profoundly grateful and show such an interest in reoomending Hop Bitters as women. It is the only remedy peculiarly adapted to the many ills the sex is almost universally sub ject to. Chills and fever, Indigestion or deranged liver, constant or per iodical sick headaches, weakness In the back or kidneys, pain in the shoulders and different parts of the body, a feel ing of lassitude and despondency, are all readily removed by these Bitters. C'ourant. The Xeie ilintr,t Lamp. According to the London Telegraph, one of the greatest boons to miners, on the score of safety, is the new miner's lamp. In which the light of phosphorescence is substituted lor that of positive ignition. In this apparatus the interior ot the screen U covered with a brightly lu minous paint, and there is therefore, nothing In Its construction or character that can by any menus become a source of danger. Such a contrivance, if an swering the capscity claimed for It, must be of peculiar value, pecuniarily considered, in preventing the destruc tion of property by explosion. But the great advantage of such a lamp over those now in common use is its insur ing against a peril from which the Iuvy lamp cannot protect the work man. If Hint lamp be carried agaiata current of air mixed with fire-damp, the explosive gas penetrates through the gauze and comes in actual contact with the flame, a catastrophe being the natural result of such con;act ; obvious ly, however, no risk of tils sort could be involved in the nse of a phosphores cent light by miners. The nation that may advance with hostile intentions against Japan a few years hence, mut be prepared to count the cost. Iu 1S72 Japan established au arsenal at Tokio, Osaka, and Oji on plans furnished by Freuch artillery otllcers. Three years later, so well bad the native workmen learned their duties, the Tokio arsenal turned out 93,'.l0 caps. 4.").0X'0 ball and blank car tridges, 101,000 Snyder cartridges, and 20,oijO rouuds of artillery ammunition. At the Osaka arsenal during the first year of its completion 2tH) 4-pounder bronze field-guns were finished, and 100 4-pounder mountain howitzers, be sides the wood and iron work ot sev eral field batteries, and 3.0U0 sets of harness and horse equipments. General Pebililv. In this com plaint the good eflects of the Vkgetixe are realized immediately alter cora- nienrinz to take it; as debilltv denotes deficiency of the blood, and Vegetixb acts directly upon the blood. There is no remedy that will restore tne neaitn from debility like the egetise. it is nourishing and strengthening, purine the blood, regulates the bowels, quiets the nervous system, acts directly upon the secretions, and aronses the whole system to action, it has never laueu in this complaint. From the tnouiriet conducted by Prof. Hermann Colin, of Breslau, since 18G5, It appears that sliort-sigmeuness rarely or never born with those to it. and Is almost always the resu strains sustaiued by tne eye uunng studv in early youth. Myopia, as it is called, is seldom fou-d among pupil ot village schools, and its frequency inc reuses in proportion to tue uemanu maile upon the eye in higher schools and in colleges. A better construction of school desks, and improved typo graphy of text-books, and a sulucient lighting of class rooms are the remedies proposed to abate this malady. A wash that would usually Uke all j day with ordinary soap, can be done in three hours, with Dobbins' Electric i Soap, (made by Cragln fc Co, l'hila-i delphia,) and it canuot injure the tluest fabric. Try it. A recently patented fierman process for making rancid butter sweet is to knead it with perfectly clear lime wa ter, in the proportion of Ave parts ol butter to one part of lime water. Alter a few minutes kneading the lime water Is poured off, and the butter thorough ly washed with pure water. The rancidiiy is caused by the presence of certain Iree acids, which are neu tralized by the lime.. In boring for water in the Vimiura district, Victoria, recently, a tree was pas-ed through lor six Wet at a depth of two hundred aud fifty feet, and the cup brought up several fruit-stones si milar to the nuts of plums; some were smashed, but the kernels were recog nizable. It seemed evident that ther was a grove of trees there. There is but one real cure for bald nt8SCarroline, a deodorized exi ract or petroleum, a natural hair restorer. As recently improved and perfected, Carboline is tree from any objection. Ibe best hair dressing known. PoaUtge-Stamp mucilage is made us follows: tium dextrin, two parts; wa ter, five parts; acetic acid, one part; dissolve by aid of heat, and add one prt ot spirits of wine. The Hungarian State railways are in all 1,U9X miles In length, and they yield an iiicoiue of about 1 per cent per aunutn on the capital invested in them. Switzerland gave 75 per cent, of Its total immigration to this country in 1S79. CoNsriiPTioN of the lung tissues must steadily Increase by the retention of the loul corruption. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup promotes gentle expec toration, and gives great relief to those suffering with Consumption. Pro lit, S1.200. "To sura It up, six long years of bed ridden sickness, costing $200 per year, total $1,200 all of this expense was stopped by three bottles of Hop Bit ters, taken by my wife. She baa done her own housework for a year since, without the loss of a day, and I warn everybody to know It, for their bene fit." -V. E. Farmer. Bloodstone Is varlvty of silica speck led with red, the spots having some re semblance to blood. In the Louvre, at Paris, a bust made of this stone has the spots in such position that they act ually represent drops of blood. As at Cox far File. Kidney-Wort acta first by overcoming in the mildest manner all tendency to constipation; then, by ita great tonic and invigorating pro pertied," it restore to bealtb the debilitated and weakened parta. Chronicle. VEQETINE tor Chills, Shakes, FEVER AND AGUE. TAaaoao, S. C 1ST3. Da. H. R. arrrtjn: Imot Sir .- I fwl err (rratsfiil for what your valuable tn--ui lue, ,t-t:n . bis done in mr family. I arista to exores m UinnWs b, luluriu lug ou of tue wontlerMi cure o, hit son ; al. to lei yon koow mat Vevftliie m tne O-st medi cine 1 ever saw for CHILL. 8HAIE4. FCVlBKlld Aol i. My son was sick Willi measles in Is73, wiii.-n left him with Hln-Jolul dl-eaie. My mu suit -red a great oval of pain all ot ibe time; the pain was so great he d d noininir but cry. Tue doctors did uol help aim a particle, he ould not lift his foot from the fl ior; he coM not move without crutch. I read your advertl ement In the "LouHville Courier-Journal. ibat Wge tlne. was a great Blood Purirler and Biood Pood. I tried one bottle, which was a great beuent. He kept oo wii h the medicine, griduiily iain ln;. Me has taken eighteen oouies In all. and he completely restored to health; wjlks with out cruicuea or cane. lie H twenty years of age. I have a younger son. fifteen years ot age, who Is subject 10 Chills. Whenever he feels one coinlug on. he comes In. tak-s a dose ot Veetlne. and that t-i the last of the chllL Veg etlue leave-i no bv! effect upon the System like m-st of (he med cln- recommended tor Chills. 1 cheerfully recjmmend Vegetine for such com plaints. 1 think it la the greateat medicine In the world. KespectfulJy. MRS. J. W. LLOYD. VmmxE. Wlien the blood becone llfele and siavnan-, elth r from cange ef weather or of .-lluiate, want of exereuse, irregular diet, or from any other cans', the Vk;xtini will renew the blwd. carry of l he putrid humor. cien-e the stomach. re,-nlaie me boweU, and Impart a tone of viror to tue whole body. VEGETLNE, Drnjrgiafa' Testimony. MB. II. R. t-TKTSNS: iw sir : We have been selling your remely, the Vetfetlne, for abou' three year-, and take pleasure In recommending it to our customer!, and in no instance where a M od purttt-T would reach the caie. has It ever fulled to effect a cu e. to our knowledge. K certainly Is the ne pi ul tra of renovator. Respectfully. E. M. SHEPHERD CO.. Drngalst, UU Vernon. 111. Is acknowledged by all classes ot people to be the bet and most reliable Lfjod purifier in the wor.d, VEGETINE, ntKTARKD BT H. ft. STETESS, Boatow, Xaaa. Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists. STETTERV CHU RATED ThT Is no ctvilned nation tn the Wesrern II iinsphere in 'ui-h ins uldity of H- ettTi o ii.u li til lers s a tonl , corrective, and anti btli -in inediclue. Is not knowu and appreclat e t. -t llle It Is u -diclne for ail se-xso.i and all rum tte. t m opecial J la tie irjji pla nts generate.! i.y Ih- wejth-r. beln tut pn'l aud best Vegetable stimulant in tiM .:.rl Kor snle by Drug.-lts anj D- al'rs. to whom np.'l. fur osieiu r Anu.ui.- t'r iss;. The Only Medicine That Irta at tt t Saau Tiara T5s LiYsr, the Bswsls and the Kidneys. TJiene ereat wa r the astnral clean -er of the TStem. If (hey work well, health will he p-'rferr ; If they become ragged, dreadful dliieaieft are sore to follow with TERRIBLE SUFFERING. BlUewnma. Headache. lVrcpeasla, Jnm- dice.Cowttlpatioaaad Tiles or kid ney rowplalato, trarrl. Dlabetea, r Kkeaatatic Pains and Achea, are developed bermnte the Wood Itpclsrmed with the tramora that ahoold hate been expelled naturally. KIDXEY-YVORT wfflrewore the heal hy action and all thee deatrofiBK erlla vid be hannhea ; neglect themand you will live bnttoauffer. Inonaand have bees cured. Tryltanflyon win add one more to the .nnber. Tke It and health wlllonceiaore gladden your heart. WW llllill KnHiTV-WoiTwffl enre yoa. Try a pack age at once and be aatlffled. It i a Org vegetabl compound and OaPackageaaesalxaartaefIdie!B-. Tmr Drwwl ka , or V or yxm. yartrfaoaariJi. tm" WSLLi K3A2I3CSI PKjrittes. IO (TOuUail) BarUmgtae. Tl ss Hi 0 TW 1 If vna are a aaaa M If Toa re v I IF ot bjunrw-w-k- man of fct taat J U bi bv the fttrmln ,f I I fc-nttolUnffoveraiiil H your tfuttea avoid g Burnt work, to re. 9 H rtumulant and If tor brain nerve aaa H Hop Bittern. H aaa Hop B. Hj B If von aieyoona-aad mftVrlna- fraaaanv nt- B B 41j.-rMloa or dil HJ lita . If you-arv mar iw fts nrd or atntrle- old or H yountr. anoVrljif; f rora U H poorbealtb or iantruih SJ on a baa of ate fl ana. n-lv oa H o pt Bitters. JS B Wboerer yoaare, sUfS Thousand die as- whenever job n-ei Tkf jl jnaJlj f r o m aoruo H lh voir svem J V 1 form at Xldne II N a.-eda clen.lTur. too- ikaajtbil aukut H inir or rtitoulaluir, R a I hava been preaenu-d mm m withootinrrkneoCaifc IJ7 1 by a timely anal Stake Hop Hop Bitters j Bitters. Il Q nwawih fj.' : II 2 ja-iwui. id-, lL. ftLC H g of .he at..:, i ITflU ESVlTTTf I B lirrroracraaar H . f U!M o opium, B eVrSi TUir. A DITTrDC " 1 HopB.rt.ra -J KK tfvooat-nm . ,U'",-,,U (Vldbydnur ply weak an,t , I .CvrT, Seaatar fowar.lriUd.tn. ; NEVtK CircalM. it i It may t a. Mr arrrras I your t ' F A 1 1 ILT ' life. It has - irAlU co- II saved nun- aaaaaaev, B. T II dreds. t aeaHLM KIDHEY DISEASES miLim. mi ill il liiimiin--i mum in wparaauwwtmi ttrvd maim to that) da-.B-.ard em-na, snd tlircrafb Uta iailGSFORD'S OSYEGO OSWEGO CORN IH starch' praEANDSLVEn:: : GLOSS I" a STARCH 1 J mm. OSWEGO NY. 1 J Forthe ranndrv t, the beat and moat eeonemie.1 in theworkl. I, perfectly pure, free from .ei,ta and etner foretirn anbatanoea that Injun- Linen Ii atronavr llian any other, reo.nrini mnrh leaa qnan. tity in wint. Ia ..nif.,r-n. wi.-f.-n, and (Inifh-. wort ir"li!lMm, Kinf'"d-' r.!ve,ia., ornMan s for PuddiDja. Mane-Mane-, f ake. a-., j, p tva delicate. Prvr-n.l.le to IVrmiKta Arrowroot. Whe yon ask for Kintr-fonf, (,.TO Stan h. a ihat yue get It, aa inferior kioda are oiten uttiluu.d. SoU ly tlfirst-elaa Grum arrryK-Jera. T. aUSia-FOKD a sox. iweso, Xw Tart Musical Christmas Most acceptable (rifts to plavers or singers will be tue tuilowliig eleg.intly hjuad boa. Ary one mailed, post-fre , for the prlc here mentioned. Robert Iraai'a Sonar Albania, taeaats af Eatlhli . Home Circle. Three vuluai. s. World ef Song;. Piawo st Home. 4-hand cnl!eitluu. answer si f earl. Yjcal Duets, t'renae de la 4'renae. t rA Operstie Pearl. Vena of Straw. iena or Ibe Uaare. Claater or Ceaa. Btusbiae sfSoas. Each ot the above In Cloth. ii.sr. Fine tint Kindest a Life la Son-. $:.5o. Carloaltlea or Maaie. !.. Beetbseeaa. A Romance by Kau. (1 M. K by anew A Tnae. Ch tstnus ol'f- i-J. Halllvaa a Voeal Album, iljyt. Fairy ringers. For Puno. Ii.w. OLIVER DITSON k CO., Eostort. J. r Drntox. t n, la. Cbeasaat aire. lbMs IpbUv. AGKNT3 W AX TED fur the II .nJaomeat and CUriDrCT DICI CC rnruutied -tnt LnLArtdl DIOLCj kilr irrur.au.1 L...I I OK? H EE a MrM KI.V CASH PREMIUMS. Ciucmuail, Obe. S-t PKK PAT Made Selling Oar Ne Platform TAHILY SCALE. nun i-oni spitca-taiM , if t - eh Km.! r-rii .'.. f;h-T F.n.i! $;. woichmtl 15 lb..! A REf.riAR soon for a:k?(T Ft Ih-!t- terr tory rT--i. r T. tn i fpit : -rt-pna t.M AcrtiiB. IMVirSTir W ILE (O. , No. IS W. Fmti 5t.,CiDiaTTsUl.o AGE -ITA! JOSIAH U1HT3 WIFE! H.. -koti- a THE KE-l AND fl'SSIEST of ALL. NEW BOOK. "My Wayward Pardner. AffCNT WANTED In everr T. wn. !"n1 rrl-a ft. but enH tor . 'uvui-ir at !.. a -t i--iifv -err fory. A-ldreaa f. C. liLI- 1 "J . Neark. $20 up. .laiMlrrd B -; h i- vli- Gun, K 1 Uf g'tstou of Host ppr th1 Kogl'!. i Am rK anaktX. All attrailaallf rattf ' Tt a till aalaMll a 1 1 tfl'l '' W ItRKt CH LA.iSJ t'Ol'BLE til N 80 p tt htt aa jfH m-d tot U prl JOS. C. GRUBB & CO., 712 Market Street. Phila.. Pa SAPONIFIER aaaWOM Sallaaaa Cnai aalratad IiT WW giatlV OAT IlalSa. D.ractioaa aeoaianT aaaa aa for aak ai alara. SoA aaa Telle soas ,uaur. i at a tall vat gat tal atrngta. A8K FOR HAPOSIFIUI, INS TAtl NO OTHIa. Twaw salt niiire cav. rrua -1 1 1 fcwaiaiiva -- . c aaianrt VVAfcfc pea-aalv al. SLOAN Sag at ta.ltn alaarga aa. llaciaaau. v. mem tirari nnrrtk r. I&TI0UETTEIBUSINE5 Th i the rh xp t acd onlr eirrl" v '"" bl w- ra on Et:untt an.; Bnani- " t-..n... I, ,.ll. h..w io ..r;orni ail tne urioi J' tie of life, and how to aceoar to tl l aualan on all oeea.iona. AG klN TS AUTEI. Send for firrnlar cental i .i-. ..f . k. .,rt n .t -ura t-rni A" ota. Addr. NATIONAL rXBLlsUlMi ft' PhiUaalvhia. fa. rriTI I CI Cbwareat '" ,h" world hnport-i I K SX nrei- Lar.Mt tnii.ti7 Am--r. iaUaOl laple arttrla- --ra ivii' M Trade continaall twranin-A """!'', where t.at injocenimt-.loT. t tiuee-a-i. for C.rcnlar. K " ' SVeoiSt.. X.l P O. Bat 1C 1 IT Rim aellingenr K.inor !7'.tv' ""J1, ? ?1 I sautplea fra. t-oca a . " ELGIN WATCHES All .tyl.a. Bold. SilTer 1 to l-. i:hin. ete.aei;! . examined. Wr" tor tal"J - , - A ."a . e , Plttabncb. P. PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY 'V'l?n-'r S ter. r.,oan C'Daauatry, CUaalc tol. IUa.lt. Hi Alt- rr. t 3aONTH8 .S TR1 A L lor t hree K. ,;',n!pMJ c TBgPgorLg JocaNAL.Dii; -raiu'n. . urua-giara. aud lor I. ircma SIS f irat Aaa.. S. Y. A Husband ' la-.f. tor ac. e-l - aationa lt , od c- 1 r c, coaled nam. at d au.lie-a o J':"r r,""; ,.K or sue. aer d.-a.) Addr-a. ineuia Ab. aoc Mgi.. Box U), Madiaua, Kanaaa. $777 a v a a k an-1 axvenaea u a l Vli:tll. Arar.ta.51a.aa A GENT aen.l lOcentf 'or.rtkle Cbance. L.Lt)l,.l. f $17.50 A VAT l Kea. navifbT on- g nt. .y " MICROSCOPES, f (loan G!a, Therm -meter.. K ' ''''; spectacle, Birooietara. It & J. BECK. Mannfring Ol-tieian Phi!a.k l.h ."1 atl..la lor ll.uatrated Catai"g" " Z meauon tnia peper. I. "AXTEI n, T 1 Waa ia av 1 AN T fc l leliwman or - c. ovary lowa. t... ,..a r. K a in- ' avua in Adrortiaer aoo and t Psbltobor by atatlnas cast tney J-- 1,,,,,! a tbAS Isaraal faaaUas tea a CONSTlPa' V Af 1 AND PlLt&vfJ Hilar Ha srar and aronderfol reineuy trs tx 'I taoo aaxaralprF .;.. eV 1 r