Sometblna- like s riiib. nirme Cominy 24. in New York, is ;1 tn he the Quickest In me worm in t.iirhinir their horses to the machine. Captain William McLaughlin was fo-ind recently in his room en the second floor. He said, when asked Low long It took to hitch up: Excuse me, I aecune to state. Uhtl IVr-anse vou'd think me a liar. Do yon know how to use a stop watch ?" "I do. The Cantain walked down stairs to the first floor, where his men were standi a2 about in little groups. The floor was as ctean as could be. Every little bit of melal work on the eneine was glistening-1-ke polished glass. Within fourteen feet from the head of the ahalt et the ewnne were two horses in stall directly beetle ihe wheels of the apparatus. Formerly Ui horses bad to run from the rear of the building. Twenty-four's horses are mag nificent" animals. They are perfectly matcled eight-year-old grays, nearly fif teen Lands hifch, with clean, tapering legs, uerfectlT arched necks,, small heads, and nery eves. Kecently, when waiting for the stroke of the eone. ready to lump for vud UDder the harness, they were pictures of animation. Their immense strengtn seemed to melt away, and they became as liibe and ajjile as kittens, pawmg the noor. throwing their beautiful beads high iu the air. 1 Lev know there's something in the wind,' muttered the Captain; 'mighty clever beasts.' 'The Captain banded a watch to the re porter, saving: 1 hat watch belongs to dpt. Eustcr, the caisnian. It was used by ilium B. Curtis to tune Courtney and iianlan at WathingtoB. It registers an eighth of a second. When 1 suike the cone. toil i.iith that little knob. When the tinvt-r thouts 'Heady!' you push that ohe. If jou Lear a clitk. or see any part cf tie outfit ULcIafped, don't stop the waich uiitl it's remedied. 1 am going to hitch up ten times. Tie itpcrter stepped within a little en closure on a Hue with the end of the pole. The Lsiutts, already attached to the en- inue, wus suipcndid by a system of pol ity b over the places where the horses were to siabd. 1 he collars were hinged at the lop, but were open at the bottom, and they Luis like a pair of open scissors. When the Luiee's heck is beneath this collar it is uhly heecessary to let it drop and close it aiouiid Lis reck, wben it clasps automatic ally V iu. the same moviment the reins are clapped to the bit, which the Iioise al ways has in his mouth, and as the whole nan-eis .a Is upon ti e annual, at the cu.sp ol the collar he stands completely harm-be ed. The Captain approached the gong. The lm.ij.tn were all on the floor, 'ihe horses were on the alert. Clang I' Ihe watch was started; the horses, white Lalurs were unhitched by the same lurieut ot electricity that rang uio bell, 1 ed foiward, and stood like rocks un tie r the hiiutts w ith their necks held up ready lor the collars, which two firemen fpiahj loiw aid and seized, Ifcere was a 1,11,1 a ciitk, the ciiMr vaulted into his teat, fi '.ztu ihe reins andshouttd 'iieadyl' The watch was stopptd. The horses were exaiiiijitd, atd lound to be perfectly har ness d and reaoy to start. Ihe Caf'tm asked the reporter : 'How muchr -Cine second and five eighths.' 'If I'd said that I'd been called a liar.' syid the Captain. ihe Limes were released, lhcy ran back scain to their stalls and were halter ed. '1 h re was another trial and the team was hiithtd and barneveed in one and one tajf sttoLUf. Ihis maoe the Capiain tihije. J he luxe occupied by eacn ot the othtr t ight ti lais w as e pressed in sec jnds as loiiows; 2, 3, 2, 1$, i, li, and J. rite l.uuiiij8iiH-t.T Uoriuan, who has been xn.tc.ed wiih the lire service since lain. Was lound in his oflice in Mercer auccL tie ania : 'iue it lurk Fire Department does nut hiith up lor Loaaiicg, rivalry, or wa guit, Lot Kr busiutss. '1 heir ingenuity is laAcu to ihe utmost to get to fires as early as possibje. e know, in fighting a fire in a oiy goods district, thai cne second eailier u oiicu worth one uulliun dollars. Our couipauiea are classed aud timed, and il they are iaielucy are icprimaiided. We have a erltct sjaienk aud carry It out to the lelier. Take, tor instance, a fire on G.een street htar Uiaud. The alarm is seul troui box 106, on the corner of the slietls Lamed. Ivow we open this Ultl bo k, and see that the engiuei should ar rive at this point with No. 13 first, .No. 20 setoud, u. So third, and Mo. 81 fourth. If o. 20 arrives be lore Mo. 13 we want to know why. if li ran into a car, was Llucs ailed or run over somebody, all right; but it li was slow, then she must learn to be taster The morning ailer every fire we rtctive ihe reports of ihe Cnpinius of the (Lflerent engines. These imports tell who was fir. l on the scene of the fire, what they uid, bow much pressure of alerthev used, how loug they Were there, and who was in charge. The lepurier then went to the house of ELgiue Mo. 82. and asked Captain McGili uuw iuug u uikes tun to start. BJ11 pull a lever and away we go. Our engines a self-piopeller. We keep aliout eighty pounds of steam on her, and me instant ihe gong sounds she s oil. At&utant Captain Montania, of M'o. 3 said: 1 here are lots of engines that hitch under three seconds. Every company has two men near the pole ol the engine all uiglil leng. 1 be instant the gong rings the hoises are loosened and tiiey lump lor waid. Ihe firemen are there and they clatp the Larness while the driver ii run- nihg down si ail s. The engine is all ready in three seconds at anv hour of the nutnt.' Lieut. Dutenbtrry of Ma 3, in Mercer street, said be Las charge during the illness ot Captain Guiding, lie hitched up twice, ixakirig two and three-quarters the cut lin e and ihiee seconds the next. Cspt. J Ln Sullivan of Hooi and lad der '1 ruck Ma 6 w as away 11 is lieuten ant, Join jbwjtr, said that they bad asdeiwo and a quarter, and were on re- ccid at iltsdqusiteis at seven and thiee- wiitrs attends lor tirte Lilcl.es. We Lie tuie,' Le (aid, that we can hilih iLsice ol two and a half seconds.' Bow a Uin was born: One dav last fummertwo men who were ridirg in the btn Juan country, below Aniu.as City, Colorado, drew reins that tlity n.ikht water iLeir horses in a delight fully ctoi siiesm. Ihe Lai ks of the stream wtie covirtd with grsss and flowers. Both n.tn tetmtd to giasp lLe san.e idea the same mcihtni that the spot would soon bttcme the site of a prosperous town. ILty lode batk to Animsa and bought what land a.ong Ibe stream Ibty were able. tLtn piccttutd cn ILeir journty up into the mountain. M Ltn these mtn returned, a sLon tin e ago, Ihev lound a settlement tn tie larks ot tLe sin am where tbty iadlaiud. 1 Le mineis at Silverton and into had sent men into the valley to put cpitin.am.nl Luildicgs, and hue workmen baiE st It cud ihe btauidul site militated. Lau namid the place Duranga li is now thelltttaot ail the tan Juan country. Ktpie art flctkiLg iLnhtr by as if by msk..c lLe S'.hLds ol the saw and bam n ti sie Li aid iar into ibe night. Over tot.t LO wuih of lots Lave Letn sold wiiLiii a vtij sLort lime. St viral brick j aid. aie in 1U1 b.ast, snd they lail to sup ply lLe cm and. Saw-mills au sprirging tp tn lie tbukim of the p'ace. Four teLuta ne ustittd in the ctutre of Du itit as iLt llc oisiiici;'Tkhd tie erec titL 1 1 Li.tk si.0 nine Lcutts tnly ia ptr muitiL A laiiictd is spiioacLicg. Already "11 e Ai llLaa and Luiango Slae line'' ti nits in ihe (pit j kcai paper. Ihe town is ktaito h a aiit j ,slo ia aimcst suiiound so L) b (.i.nitus, whith mskes tLe ust of tLe tin Ju.n teuntiy so distgrteable in Wiiitir. A L:l dtitn ialoons are in full bitst. 1 Le LurahkO kanre-Lall is a thing vt the future. AGRICULTURE. PoriT.r Tlnrrcs. Th rv1 ko finlh of the lnlldlnizs Intended for poultry deptrd iruch on The pnrend . nf tt owner. Comfort of theoo- enpants bonld not be aerlriced. for .knnt- hslnir rMnfortable the ben cannot lone remain in profit. Avoid low or damp localities, an this jrive hrinirs on a low rtate ot bealtb which Invites disease, or result in le weakness and eaaolated bird", the of which will be yMims of the trspe", J'P "Imilar dUeasea, The location should be on eTy npland rravellv soil. nd be well drained rwlan endure much co'd wilboo' 'vtinn lniurv. nroyldine It he dry, The floor shoo Id not be of brick or ce mented, brt If a olid flooring be re quired, It may be pvd with cobble stone, deeply Imbedded In travel, and loose yrsvel or saBd scattered over the surface, which can be removed once or twice a Year and replaced with fresh. Over Ihl- air slaked lime may te acat- tered liberally, or wood ashes. II coal asnes be supplied, place them In box In one corner of the room. The box thoulil he deen. that 'be fowls my not cratch them out over the floor. Fowls, a ben confined, are fond of fcrttchinif snd plckirc; amonsr coal asnea. in tbem they find somethlne that assists in the d'ieestion of thfir food, while also findine emoloyment. The build Ids; should pot be high or lofty, unless to story. Eight feet at the peak is sufficient for all ordinary purposes, and should gradually slope down at the back or north end to about lour ieec Bare abould be tie roosts. The south ern nortion should be psrhsps about five ftet erect, and the glass windows inclined from this to meet the rafters at the Desk. This Dlan elves the tun ray dirctly on the ground floor, and on tunny days creates a great degree of warmth. If the building be made air tlsht. or as nearly as can be with matched or battened boards, or what is still better, lathed and plastered. This warmth will be retained well throughout the night. Ihe advantage of lowroosU, close to the roof, is obvi eus. It is good tor heavy Dree as well as light. Dincily beniath the roostlng-poles should be a level scaflolding of smooth I ards, to cstch the dropping, and so close to it that the lowls may step trom ibe roost thereon, s.ud with a short 11 eht alight on the ground. This araflold should have firm supports un cernesth, or txtend from clean on be sides of the building, arranged for this purpaae. It should be well cov ered with air slacked lime, which bolds and absorbs the moisture and tdor of the Cropping, ln this man ner they may be readily and easily removed each week, by scraping on into an empty barrel, and conveyed ehber to the cumpoet heap or applied to the soil. Tbis roosting arrangement is admirable for the large combed va rieties. The nearness to the root con fines the beat that escapes from the body, and prevents iretiing in the tei est weather. At the same time, it is well adapted it the heavy birds. Disfigured leet snd shanks are always unsightly, and should be guarded iai as much a possible, ihe llou dans. loo. are a beavy Dreed. Heavy and light breeds should not be congre gated together in large cumbers, li possible to avoid it. 'J he nest boxes should be an anted under the scafloid. and be somewhat shaded, as lowls like U.elr places ot laying quiet and re tired. Their roosts, too, axe better pro it tit d nom ibe iuil g are ol IhtJ llichi; but this is hot iiopoi taut, as they soon become accustomed to aud rather en joy it, but t fiist it disturbs them a iule. Tbebi is one matter concerning the feeuibg ot cows which is rarely if ever thought ol by dairymen, anil that is oteriet-ding, which pioduoe indues- ou. toother animal Las sos-veet a brealh aa avow whuu her sluuiach is iu a periectly healthy coudUiou; but I she Is ovtr led, so that, iu plat e oi digestion, decouipoeiuou takes plac-, hai her breath la charged wiin ofien- olve Rases, and the niiik decreases in quacuiy, rtqo.rlng a flavor heilher ueeirabie in butter nor la cheese. It not uiitrtqueuuy hippem that some eed or oiuer iu the nay is charged wuh the evil when the rial cause isover t ceding. Fbxtect tbb Tkkcs. When vou butcher your Log, save all the blood, and spp.y it w.ih a brush to your joung apple tiees, from the ground up as bigb as a rabbit can reach, and no rabbit will touch it. Juice am he pre vented mm barking the trtes by hay ing the grouud cltar of weeds aud Molding a liule mound ot earth arouud each lite, a loot bitch, and tacking firmly, i'atk the snow firmly arourd the trees ai.er each siiowlall. The mound will also serve to keep the trees steady in position, which is important with newly set trees. BBKEEIXO SOWS 1KB STOCK HOOS These should not be neglecied now but shi old receive good attention, be well provided with warm shelter and be well ltd. All kinds of stock should be kept constantly Improving. A Litre sulphur and salt in the slops jlven them will be cf crest bene flu Let them have also tree access to somechar coal and rotten wood ; also to an abun dance oi clear water. Only the sol test material and the gentlest pressure should be used in cleaning the ear. In a recent clinical lecture Dr. Wilson gives in popular lorro, feme very uselul and practical inloimation touching the removal of ear-wax. il the ticking of a watch can be heard at the distance of twenty eight inches the hearing is eood. Each ear should be tested separately. Koise In the tea', sometimes ringing, fre quently are due to burdened wax in ear. Sudden deafness is sometimes caused as follows : A small mass of wax Irt m ill health tr unciesnliness, be comes hard. A continued seirdion of wax then blocks up the ear tube still more. An injudicious attempt is then n ade to remove ibe wax by introduc ing, perhaps, a match aud a pinhead. or penbolJer, which, instead of re moving, pushes down the wax and packs it against the tj mpanum ; or by sudden draught or the act ol swallow ing the w ax is suddenly pressed upon tLe membrane, and loss ol hearing im a.ediateiy ensues because the mem- uianecan no longer vibrate. The re moval ot the wax is ln some cases. p oiaily those ol longer standing some what u.flicuit; but with gente treat ment and patience may be finally ac complished and the heating fully re stored, ine lest m ans for remiiviug wax, when not Lauly ct-mptcud, are Lail a drachm of sodium carbonate dis solved in an ounce ol water. atiDlied 1'gbtly, by means of a bit ol absorbent touon or sLonge attached to a suitable b anale. n Len the wax Is much com- I acted it nay be scftehed by means ol w aitr, quite hud, and a syringe. A LdvtK joi trial, which makes fjtiiahiy 1 1 matters relating to glass gnes a it-tnid wblcn it aster s win pitvect lamp chimney from era king, 'il.e u est mint will not only render lamp (hin.her. tumble! a, and like ai in Its more ouisbie, but may be ap plied with advantage to crockery. aioi ewaie, ptnelaln, Ac. Tnecbiui- iitys . it mbitrr, te., are put into a poi hind with told water, 10 which some tin men title tait has teen added. ILs watt r Is well boiled over a flie, ai.d tLtn allowed to cooi slowly When lLe arik-lt are taken out and wislto, ilej will be ftuud to resist alttrwaid any snddtn changes ol tern- leiattiie. 'lLe proctts la simply oue ol aLhtalitg, ilu lLe (lower the cooling 1 ait ol it is corjeucted the more effec tive will be the wotk. THE HOUSEHOLD. Arms a Food. Very few, proba bly, understand the nutritive vaioe anl the wedkiln! properties of good apple. To have tbem the mos vain able they most be eaten as food, a nart of the meals not at n'ffht. per- hans.leat this lat meal or lunch should be too heavy. The fact that some have united on frolM for considerable lime Indicates that they have a vital nourishment not yet appreciated bv the chemist. Tats ia a staple really the moat valuable in nse among u more valuable in sickness than any of the loreii-n fruits, most of which ave the dried must be plucked be fore tbey are ripe, in order to reach u before decaying. An since these msy be kept for most of the year, or until the early berries can be obtained, we may inter that it has a far wider ran re and more extensive use than such as seem to be Intended for a tem porary or medicinal use, as one of lh means of oreventinsT. forestalling and aiding in the core ot summer or hot weather ailments. To have these the most valuable, they mut be ripe a well as all fruits and not decayed. The unripe of all fruits, ln addition to the I act that tbey contain really less nourishment thaa the ripe, mast prove injurious to health, from the oresence of acrid juices, more or less poisonous. I may add that wben the iulce of the aiwle Is preserved, as it easily can oe dv nrst doiiilb; iuc sound aDDles and then bottllog or can- nine. It is really valuable ia sickness as much so as wines though, of course, if well kept, not intoxicating since no fruits, in their natural rtate contain alcohol, and since the boiling process arrests the fermentive proce.- by which it may be produced. Such may be ised with auvau'.agc in most raes of prostralion, alter turaisbinR all needed nutrition and yet not ti- inir the digestive process, as sucn juice?, like water, enter the circulation without the usual oisgesuou. Lwani tbs Txa Kstti.. Every good housewite knows that an iron kettle used lor healing water that holds lime in solution, will in a short time become coated with that sub stance. This being a poor conductor of heat, it will ol course take a longer time to heat the water than when the kettle is new. Copper or tin vessels do not become coated with lime. 'J'be reason is that Iron has an affinity for lime watch the other metals have not. But this atUuity can be overcome by coating the inner surface ot the vessel witn a compound or tame acid aud iron, which is soluble ln . water aud will not precipitate lime. ihls is easily doue. Take a nev tea kettle and put a banditti of oak bark into it, fill with water, and ketp it boillug lor iniceor lour hours.tlu it up lroui time to time as the water boll away. The irou w ill set a jet black Cuat of tan- uiui ol iron and will be pi oof against lime. Care must be taJten that l'v kettle does nwt boil dry and become heated to rtduetS. A he a litue be low that point will destioy the coating XI the lime can be lolly ieuioved from an old lea keulc, it can be coaled in the same manner as a tew cue. but will lequira a longer time, and per haps it will be necessary tu repeat the boiling, two tr three times. How to A IB a Boon. It is the gen eral practice to open only the lower part ol the wludowa of a room In ventilating it, whereas, if the upper part weie also opened, the object would De more esptcuy effected. Ibe air in an apartment is usually heat! to a higher lempeiature than the outer air, and n is thus rendered tghter; and as ibe outer air rushes in, the warmer and lighter air is forc ed upward, and nudiug xo outlet, it- uaiua In ihe room. Ji a rauu.e be held in ibe doorway, it will be lound that tLe flan e will oe blown inward; but it rais. d nearly to ibe t"P of the uooiwav, it will to lutward: the w at in air flowing out at the lop. while the cold a-r flow a in at the bottom. A utiirehtol warm air Irom the room is generally rushing up the tt ie of ibe liaiuej',U the nun be tpeo, even though there should be no lire in the stuve; thtieioie open fiie-olaces are the best eiitiiaiora we can nave for a chamber, with au opening arranged iu the chimney irum the celling. FKorA0ATU(c Fcc-Hsias, The fol low lUg method ol raising young plant I lncnaias 18 said to be practised bv cottagers in the west oi England: In ihe autumn, alter the lrot has destroyed the foliage, the wood ef the present season is cut off close to the ground, and laid like a sheaf of corn in a trench a loot deep. . The bundle is covered with a lew inches of soil, aud here it remains until spring, wben a multitude ol ahoou may be seen push ing their way tbrougn. The Soil is then carefully moved, and with a suarp kuite a cut is made each side ol a joint; aud thi result U, rooted plants enough fur the p J-Uh. The old stooi ihrows up more vigorously than be- ore to be served ln tue tame way the ollowiug autumn." Wbiahs Gins. One egg, one enp of sweet milk, three cup, ot flour, oue even tablerpoon buitervr twoof cream two teaspoons bsk.cg powder; bake in gem pans ln a hot oven, fining ihe pans one third full. Have pans bol and well buttered wben the butter is put in. Water may be used in the place of milk, and the egg may be omitted. Very nice. Applx Eggs rare and core a con venient number of apples, leaving them whole; fill with sugar and pour water over; tben plate in oven. V hen nicely baked take eggs prepared a lor omelet pour in and over the ap ple and return to oven lor ten min ute; grate nutmeg over them and serve hot. One gallon of v Lite paint should lotty-four square yards of sui- cover lace. Fir The fir tree growths of Puget Sound form one of the wonders of the Ameri can world. They average 203 feet in height, and some specimens have been cut that measured 320 feet in height and 12 feet in diameter at the base, with a straight and weli proportioned log length of ninety feet to the first limb. Tho cedar trees are tn like pro portion, and are most valuable for wooden wares of all kinds, while the firs are the test for spar and ship tim ber yet found in any country. There Are tew nations that do nut ne them in ship-building, Oae-fourth the wealth of San Francisco was culled from the firs of Puget Sound whl e the Govern ment Siept, and to-Jay all the princi pal steam mill owners who saw and prepare for market from 100 to 300,000 feet a day to each mill and there are thirty or more mills tre reslsle.iU ol San franciseo, where they invest their profits, to the great injury of residents of the Souud. There is, apparently, no exhaustion oi tne timber, and a century will possibly elapse bef.ir Puget Sjund forests will bs cleared of their Immense resources of varied tree growths. MaMlB being nrgea to yield 'o be; bi other bei-ause she was the older, re piled: "It wasn't my fault I was horned first." Class in history Professor: "What Important personage was confined on toe island ol oi. Helena r" Mr. il "Robinson Crusoe." WIT AND HUMOR. Oki of the travelers for a Detroit wholesale boot and shoe house was the other day sent to a village in tne west ern part of the State In response to inlormatloa received that a debtor in hininnu there had 1 ist died. The firm waa interested to ihe extent of $1,000, and the spi-nt was correspondingly an xious. Finding the s ore closed he called at the hone. The rnoeral bad not yet taken place, but the bereaved aid that she see him. "f see. that the store Is closed," re marked the agent by way ot getting at his errand. "Te. but shall open It to-morrow Dii von Intend to rnn the business your II?" "Yes, sir." "And there won't beany-changes? 'Well. yes. I shall make a few." "Aavthinir to affoct accounts?" "Possibly. I shall fail as soon as I open the store to-u.orrow and try and effect a compr. mlse with the creditor . it vou'll come around after dinner I'll make vou some sort ot an offer, and perhaps giro you an order for odd sizes!" The agent did not ride to the grave with the mourners. He mourned by himself at the hotel. Springfield, CHaas.) Republican. Edgar T. Pag, E'q.. Druggist, writes us from Chlcopee Falls, that Mr. Albert Oaent.her, under Wild's Hotel has ned that remarkable remedy, St. Jacob's Oil. for a severe case of rheumatism and tt relieved and cured blm.aslt by m'gic Healsoufed lt with great success among bis horses, in cases of sprains, sores, etc., and it cures every time. fltn Chrrsler Is a very wealthy and aristocratlo Galvestonian. Recently he was examining hs orange tiees. to see If they had suffered from the frost when a vouns? tramo stopped at his gate and looked in anxiously. "What are you looking at?" growled old Chrysler. "Just spelling out yer name on the door-plate, guvner. -'What are von doing that for? "Xothlng.only I wanted to know your name, so 1 could set up an auoi in case you claimed me fur your son, who escaped from tie penitentiary the other day." He must have looked like he belonged to the family, lor the old man loilo-ved him np three blocks, with a garden rake, to get a lock of his hair. "Toe look so happy that I suppose you have been to the dentist and had that aching tooth pulled, said a Gal veston man to a Iriend with a swollen law. "It ain't that that makes me look happy. The tooth aches worse than ever, but I don't feel It." "How is that?" "Well, 1 feel so jolly be cause I have been to the dentist and be was out." aud the happy man eul a pigeon-wing on the sidewalk. A tocko man irom Shntesbury .hav ing bis girl along, took her to dinner at a hotel not far Irom Amherst the other day, and they were seated at the table. Directly In trout of tnem stood a rlas containing celery, the White, crirp stalks still having the green leaves on tbem. Never seen anything of the sort belore, and mis taking il for something ornamental, he turned th bis sweetheart and remark ed In a drawling tone, "That'f a hefty bo'kay, ain't it" W walked into the ptrlor, and the minister pieentiy entered. "Ab. aid he, von have ceme for religious consolation. L it u pray." On. no." we said. "It is for the porpo-e of interviewing you." ' tt ell." be respoodeti. in that case let us have a cliar. A GaLVrsrojf i an-nt U very much discouraged at the way the boys de- siroy each other's clothes. The .tier day be saw that little Billy's sMn- ci'Jlar was torn off, and be angrily asked how It happened. "Johnny did ' was the ret-ponse. "tteli. I'll tan Johnny s hide, that's what I'll do!" w ell, dad, I've paved the way lor you. I cut the whole ceiling out of his new pants." lUe Uoinca Iowa State Beglsler. We notice the following In an ex change: Mr. G. B. Uaverer, Foreman N. Y. & N. H. S. B. Co.. suffered lor eignt days with terrible pain in the back, almost to di-traction, until be her rd of and used St, Jacob's Oil, one bottle of which ti1 him completely. 'A tocko woman recently went to an English fancy ball as a powder puff." It must have been a puff ball. An this ren-lnds us that a rourg man once went to an American ball as a rifle. M'o one guessed what character je reprinted until be went off ''half- rocked," and staggered against a man who called him a "sou of a gun." Tniiti is occasionally a woman who has such a controllable temper that wben a man steps on the train of hrr dregs, she cm smile sweetly and say. 'On, t don't mind it. There is no barm done. Fray don't apologize. It is all right. Very awkward? Oh, no!" Such a woman U a first-chm accomplished hypocrite. Tbb yonng milkman and his girl stood belore the Justice of the Peace. "You lake this milk ahem ! this man for better or for worse? ' the mighty man of the law inquired. The girl said it never-a-curd to her before, but she supposed she would if that was the ouiy whey. "Cax a man belong to a bras band and be a christian?" asks an exchange. "We see no impediment In .he way. But it be is a member of a brass band, and Is given to practicing on his cor net or tiombone at bome, lt Is an otter impofelbility lor the man living next door to be a christian." Ax Irish porter, closing a shop one rainy evening, look off his cott while putting up the shutters. When asked why be went out in bis shirt-sleeves in the rain, "Share," said be, "don't I want a dry cott to go home in ?" "Mamma, do you know bow I get Into bed ao quick?" "No, my darl ing. How do you?" "Wny, I pot one foot on the bed, and then holler out 'Rats!' and scare myself right in. Tbb world Is like a skating park, nice when you can skate smoothly over it sun see, but cruel and old to 'it down on wben you get your feet knocked from under you. Dbap Last What's his name? Young lady Augustas Tyler. Deal lady B'ess m what a name! "Bus ibis Biler." Enia. you must be mak ing lun ot me. M ist kiss: "Miry, this venerable goose is tough enongn to break one's teeth." Maid: "Ye'in; didn't yon tell me. ma'-m, you wanted It for a piece d res'siancj. Wb see ap article in the papers about oy inventors, we hope they will invent a boy who won't whistle through his Sogers and yell on fte streets at night. Whbx a grocer advertises every ya rlety of "raisins" lor sale, does he In clude derricks, pulley, jack screws, yeast, rope and tackle and that sort ot thing? Happisms and prosperity are so tn dissolubly linked with good heabh, that all those suffering with Hoarse nea. Cough, Colds, etc., should try Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup and be cured. Prioe IS eta. TW AH Owr rrMawl- Having had nnmberlws inquiries for advertising cards from ladles in all paru ol the country who are In teres t ed tn the prevailing fashion of making "Card Collections," we are having printed for tbem a set ol seven beauti ful cards, each In six colors and on a gold background. In the very highest Uearee of art, illu-tratlngShaksptarsj s Seven Ages ol Man," We have spared no expense In these cards they axe .imply little art gems. Our only aim has been to publish the finest cards yet shown. Applications tor thesa have come in so rapidly that nearly the whole edition -la engaged before the receipt by us of the cards from the artist. We have therefore been obliged to adopt tbe.following plan lor the dis tribution of the remainder: Ho more of the gilt Shaaspeare cards, seven in tne series, will be sjM excepting upon the receipt ol a statement from a grocer that the person applying for the ard has bought of blui on that day at least even bars ol Dobb.ns' Electric Soap, with price paid for same. All apply ing lu this manner wilt receive the lull set ol seven cards grata by mail. Tbis will insure us that our fridnds and pa trons get lhe.r share of these beauUtul designs, although it in no manner re pay a ns for the cost of the cards. Your grocer has the soap or will get It, aud sue purchase by yon of seven bars of it at one time will secure for you tratit seven really beaatifa. cards. .The soap improves with age, and is an article of necessity in your house every week. Therelore you are not asked to buy a useless article, but one that you must have anyway. Please send us your application at once, and tell your lady friends making "Card Collections," to do the same. Grocer do ot have the cards to deliver. Buy the soap ot fAeas, send j their bill, and w wlU mall yon the cards free. Your respectfully, 1. L. Cbahui A Co., IIS South. 4-h Street, PLuauelphia, Pa. P. S. Ladies not wishing to bay soap can get the cards by remitting cost price, ii cents The dangerous properties of carbonic oxide have long been known an at nhera which contains only a.little of tbis gas may produce poisoning and df a h. Some exact experiments on this subject have now been described to the French academy by M. Grenant. He concludes that a man, or one of the lower animvls, compelled to breathe for half an hour in an atmosphere con taining only l.779:h of carbonic oxide absorbs the ga in such quantity that about one-balf of the red blood cor puscles combine with the gas and be come lncapaMe of absorbing oxygen; in an atmosphere containing 1,1410th ol Cirbonio ot! ia about a fourth of the red corpuscles combine with this gas. Pampas grass is a very agreeable thing to everybody possessing what impressionists delight to call, in their own peculiar and vague way, the artis tio instinct. Some tanners In South ern California have found that this beautiful grass can be grown with very little trouble and sold lor decorativo purposes at a large profit. One of tnese men put three-quarters of aa acre under the grass, and was able to sell each head or plume at two and a half cehts, netting about $500; another sold all he raised at seven and a half cents a plume. This industry is growing. Ten thousand plumes were disposed of In Southern Caiiiornia last year. Europe could take an almost unlimited number of tbem. A Tixas paper syeaks of tbe late 'George Eliot" as "a very gifted but very immortal man." To which an other paper replies: "Yes. poor o'd lellow, be had his weakness; but as a pugilist be stood unrivaled- England win not soon forget bis celebrated Mill on the Flo." Is a theatre tn this counTy some time ago a dlsappotuted man In tbe audience threw a goose's head at an actor. The latter came to the foof- Itp-hta with great coolness, and snd. Gentlemen, I precelve tbat one of you has lost bis head ; but he neei have no fear; I am willing to return it to him at tho conclusion ot the per formance!'. " Akchijiedks, you say, discovered specific gravity on getting into his bath; why bad the prtnclpf never before occurred to blm ?" " Probably this was the first time he ever took a bath." Taa first thin; to do tn tb Boring is to clean 1-onae. for ujurnal eieacaii g ana rnOTatinr no other mediouM is equal to Kidoe j-Wcrt. Palladium. At meeting of the French Academy of Sciences on J an. 10, JI. Boutlgny In vited tbe attention ol those present to an interesting phenomenon. He found that wben water at a boiling temper ature Is projected epon a surface raised to a state of incandescence, the liquid falls instantly to a temperature of 97 deg. By way of explanation, he ad vanced the opinion that tne loss oi beat of the water may posibly be due to this work done In Its assumption of tbe spheroidal state. VEGETINE. OB, CALLIEB VKPatlBED. veareltae Cured Ilia Inatnlrl CiuitMTtui. CWttnn Co.. Ala, May 15. 1ST. una Ma. My aaiurhter h.ia been ainioied with nasal catarrh, affection of tbe bladder a id ki neya. and is ol nxuious diathesis, and, arier uriag'ezaausted my skM and tbe m et eminent poyicians of seliua I at last ra rted to ihe use ot jrour Vetretlne (without conndV nre) and. to my great emprise, my daagnusr baa been restored to Beat in. I write Ui.s as a sim ple act of justice, and not as aa adTerualna' uedium. nespectrttfy, T. X. CALLUS, at, o. VEGETINE Warned Like m Charna -Cared Bait Bheasa and Eryalftelaa. n Cocbt Sr., Boas. N. T, July IS, ltTS. Ma. R. R. bra-Tana: D 'ar sir. o e year agi last fan my little boy Bad a breaking out ot Erysipelas and beiS h lieum, hia lace being one mattered sore, of u wont dee.np.lon. Noticing- your adrertlse men In tbe papers, I purchased two uoulea ot tlie Veireiine, and with tbe two bottles my soa was cured. 1 nerer saw annhlng like tbe VVifwiue ; It worked like a ebann. i have been rl j watcbm ia at Rome lor years. Tb s teaU nuinUi is grata.tou. Tours, resecuuily, HORATIO GRUiDLIT. VEGETINE. atenaarkaaie Care or Bervrwlene Pnea wasTnTMsTSB, Cona, Jane is, is;. Ma H. R. ststbms: De r sir. I can testify to tbe rood effect ot your m dtctne. My utile boy had a Hernial fcore break on on bis bead as large as a quarter of a dollar, and t went down bis race iruu one ear to tne otuer, andrr ha neck, and was on solid maaa of sores. Two DodaM of yoor valnv able Vegettoe omplrteiy cured bios. Very reopectiuuy. MB9L O. E. TBATCHBR. IS TEX BEST SPRING MEDICINE. Yet-rflae Is Sold ky All Drwa-clata. 1 WiQ0p mm v.lii-nr for rubber 1 pre pared 7u the following fri SSKrtttSjSAj iwrSrSMrsiS tween 23i degree end 283 ""f dffl that U cn be -rawo inng ,hread and the remaining Wjf beecBye StfttS 1. then added? With this composition from . to 10 per cent ol J some .permaceii should ta1ral? mass U then healed again for some hours to theaame temperature as above, and anally 7 to li per cent of sulphur are added. Tbe mixture thus obtained is cast into form and treated the same as gutta oercaa. jl yoemar Aa-ala My mother was afflicted a long time with Neuralgia and a dull, 'he"rJin active condition ot tbe whole ytem , headache, nervous prostration, and was almost helpless. Ho physician or medicines did her any good. Three months ago she began to use Hop Hit ters, with such good effect that she seem and feels young again, although over 70 year old. We think there is no other medicine flt to use In the family. A lady in Providence. B. I. Journal. "Wht should a red cow give white milk t" was the subject for discussion ir. . anhnrhan agricultural club. After an hour's debate the secretary of the meeting was Instructed to milk the cow and bring in a decision accurmug to the merits of the milk. It was blue. A Spanish doctor has gone crary v r- k. AnMn't exactly under stand why a person's teeth chattered when he was cold. He should have asked some bootblack. "Vtcitixb," says a Boston physi cian, "has no equal as a blood purifier. Hearing ot Its many wonderful cures, after all otner remedies bad failed, I visited the laboratory and convinced myself ot its genuine merit. It is pre pared from barks, roots, and herbs, each of which la highly effective, and they are compounded in such a man ner as to produce astonishing results." A nett theory ot tbe conversion of bar iron Into steel by the cementation process has bn advanced bv Mr. E. S. Harsden. He attributes tbe result to the diffusion of the carbon ln the condition of an impalpable pow der into the heated iron, and he bc- llor.i th.t illlnan can (liffuiie itself in a similar way through iron. This ac tion of a carbou In iron Is analogous to thai rutnotratinn of a red. hot Ttorcelain crucible by carbon, a phenomenon wnicn was ooeerveu auu couimcuieu upon by the author some time ago. Thousands testify to the curative properties of Lydia . Pinkham's Vegefble Compound la all female complaints. A wiirtur of three narta of salicylic acid and elhtv-even parts of mag nesia is said to be not only a remedy for sweating of the feet, but. when rubbed over the whole body, on tbe authority of Dr. Kohnhom, a enre far night-sweating by consumptives. Win the baby cries for "bread" It 1 tbe moat natural thing in the world for tbe mother to give It a reck. PERMANENTLY CURES KIDNEY DISEASES, LIVER COMPLAINTS, Constipation and Piles. Br. B. B. Cau. Boa Sn MtfinbM o oarlftVsaal re at I law rmrefiud. of at. V . aTprteaaifalH liar affk at Ct Lim, M ICTSU aal Is engirt at Iks auat Has. It aHawaee the atalni of the polaonoue humor that eewwlone leKMnwyawel Urinary olaeaeee, klH leneweee, lawnato. Constipation, fHlea, orla Rnvumatlam, Unwrnlfjia BTrsmBV-weaT at aar v i I lawanaaHaaflti ewjaarmaT. wUlaukeeiz ta ef aaMlctwa. THY IT SJOW I arwaaiai aai n, istaa.ai.ee. T1LH, tmHTttmtSCO, rrarMtwa, 12 fW"F-4 I l . W z: InraHds who kve lost bat are rreorerlDj Mtal stamina, declare ln gr-tlul terms thMr appreciation nl be menu as a tonic ot HoateV. ter'a 8nma h Bitters. Ko only does It Impart str nil h to I be weak. It correct an ureir ilar acid s ate of I te a umxeh, mak the bowel-a art at proper UiVrraia. g-tTra ea.-e to those who tiller iro in rbenmair: and kidney tronbles. and ainersas well as pevent luer and acrue oraleby all Uragsuaaaiid Dealers geceraUy t aa. ist MettsciBS rr Jlade. Ktorn of Hop. Buchu. Man i Dandelion. ltii aui Uabt avod s Urm propertkcs of ail other tetters, inns1 BlCOd Purifier. Lhrwr tor, "- Uls nmd IltUA b srl nni; i pnssfbtT Ions? oris, vtwrs Hof TosU wfc tyafsvttttM sbs lrisralariH Bop Biticrs SA miaiV without intojr toatins. 9o BttaUtwtksrtyosyai feHnss symiitfm srs wbaU tbs atsts-tt or s"sesrt Is no Hop Bit tors. Doeit wait wntfl osa " at If to only hssl had r BTji.BMi.1 tatm Mooes HnvmvrottrUfs.Us aUjalraa. $800 U b paid for a cml ther will aMi enr or atrip. Do not suffer ft01 iet rovr I lisiMis stUtaiafsaadmrT HOP B niBBwtMhfr, Hop Btttrrs li m Ja. tlnMnrt)-! a 3 Bertt MtBditrlns jrsr rts : tho MtMT4UTaa3 and nlT snd no person or fanHrr .0. n sih)t -k! tnnift.b!e awrcottrm. Aii mold br drutnrm. tCsJTtaJnr. ssop slUsis 3a, RraNtr.wT ii" Xt- rv SlontTi and EiprBr mbiui SIMlMStranwwa Iff Ovtat Vne. Adnr I I P. O VICKIBI. A acuta. 1QQQ . e s oqta iiir free. AA kwata A C'a AasaMa. li aotape. rear. o ar nffnt mm rkm aaa (Meahneaae. BV eoarn. tmmtjmre4m" O. a Bibpa.ar Bm,iIii, ear. Ob. aacw ayi aa. Soa. waaw tor aa m eoamavesfj bfiamLhwaallJODap&iuV' 0STETTg) . . . - T.nnilon. TU OoldemlfJi't L'nri of are .amWJSi? jtdpnTroo. their tuf for T3 4,X per educatlori ?'iaeQ'c, trom .nnnrn, toe B,de this they the 1st ol 000 toward Xni lit Iflvl vaai v a central iostltuuon. The close confinement of all work, gives the opeviM paUld M. ooor appeUte, languid, miserable feel KrSSr blood, inactve "W.'1; nevs and urinary troubleA, and all the Shwicians and medicine in e world carrot help tbem unless they get out Tt door, cruse Hop Bitters. th i purest and best remedy, especially for such cases, having abnndance of health, snnoblne and rosy checks in them. Tbey cost but trill'. See another column. Crtti.a litenrd H couldn't raise the mortgage on his building lot, and so, px-r aB. without becemlmg blind, he lost nu site. A bak is a bad place for delicate young clerks and bald-headed cash iers; so much exposed to drafts, you know. Thb market Is flooded with worthless and Tile compounds for the rejuvena tion of the hair, but Carbollne, the great petroleum hair renewer and dressing, as now Improved and perfect, ed, still takes the front rank as the best Drepa.atlon ever offered to the public.. Thb liberty of the press must be preserved." said the small bey as be srole op to the cider-mill aimed with a bundle of straws. KlLTDIlLPmiOFimtai, LYDIA E PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE CCMPOUIH). I a PrxrtttT. Cut.) ar all IBM P .feral Oiaipla. asJ W tton. falttna' and Dwpli Bpbul WaHrmaa, aad al parttcaawlx I ta tke Chaac. LUe It will Haoln ultndMBatfrsalailtewtl en early mgif Smlmaana the aniiln-ytaaan. aMninahunMa.tbw.ai' Ibat fanbs- ot jaai las Su. a. aaan aad baeaaeha, walnn j linn lift It HI at all rhna. and aaaaraBalr. nanaoar wttk ta. am taa r lail LTDIA B. PMUBAkr VBOBTABLB Ceaf roCNBkl prapand a tn and t W All lh Lraa.naaa PMntL Sta aottlaitor S. Saatayaaall tata.ro lnDnotpclea.S1rkatlornar. Bra.1 rMlraarsw.au I .faanly wmwmt a. I LTDIA B rnxBAjn UVBB riLta. ritmr and terakntr f taSMr. 4T tvald by nil 'anil favor nnoa the aAyeortaear nabUfihar by ntniins taut thV eaw the 1ait In that tnafananl a Stat !NCYCLOPEDIA iTIOUEHE; BUSINESS TbM ai th. iWari mmA iM.r f mtrntm mi rataa- hi. wura an Iti...a .ad lulna aad roraM. It tIU h-.w t. awforai all ha it tm .f Ufa, aad haw tn lii.l at lb. baat ad' mm .ii BffHWii. AeiNTs WAITTBB.-e.ad IWstrraaan OH. fail m LI iarton of th. wort and mm AaSra. BATIOBAI. rOBLlSBXaO COw riil.rtskia. fa. VOOBS M CBT Lsara 'wamahyl Bnra Bel at I ( WK a awath. Oradoauat aa uaaand m if . Address VALBBIlBd iBOS.. JTtHZ TEACHERS WANTED. 56 to Mieratonth. Staadr work all Sarins and Buaimar. For fall anrticmlara, Addrae I C HcCTJBBY & CO, Phnide.Vaia, Pa ELGIN WATCHES All arrlM. fln. HIm. mm m M Ckatt, eta. .mm C. oTd.T. tittabarsn. r. --v jSiibiniManTocMJoT lw, da, i5, cea, B7, ei.e, iim and reward.. Stent and lantraettvn i khki. uwiaa a. riasus. Hum ane C3 J b.ward AtJKHTS WAaTKU. 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