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BTE
Tiie only braud of Lwmdiy Soap
awtrucd a first class medal at the
Kcw Orleans Exjwsitioa. Guxunn
te«d nlisohitcly pure, and for general
household purposes is the very best
SOAR
.
I B GBsn&W
ON EVERY
Tour attmU..D to culled to tiie atore of W. E.
Sabaon. the Jeweler No. M. South Main street,
where you will nnd a choice selection of
Witchef. riocka and Jewelry of every
tton. Watch and Clock repulrhiK a apecUltjr,
W. E. RALSTON,
No. M. South Mala street,
Butler. Pa;
B. & B.
eiRIKG Ills IUIII
OUB GREAT JANUAH7
MABK-DOWN SALS
Cotamen'V-H and we purpose it shall be the moet
noted an-J Important In churacter of anythin?
hitherto offered, as the moat sweeping reduc
tions will f>- m.tde ID all department*
out our entire estafrltahments, upstair-, and
down,
BARGAINS Ttl AT WTI.I. BRING CROWDS
OF Ut'ygKS. AND AT ONf'E.
19-Inch neat STKIi'KD COLORED SILK
VETH, 25 C'-ufa—v.ilue. T.i.
19-lnd) FBIKSK CHEI K SILK VELVETS, me
dium brltflit colon, rvs centa—down from si.
COUTCME VELVETS, In black ani colors, at
soeclal prices.
One lot 19-lnch VELVETS, colors, sold at ti
usually, and orten sold as Slik Velvets—but ace
cotton face, but a (food, time pile—are to be
closed out at 35 cents a yard.
Black and Colored KKOCADE and Stripe!
VELVETEENS of ifood quality w,ll be sacrinccd
at 25 cents a yard: value 50 cents an-1 upwar.is.
.Bargal n . M !f PL AIN BLACK SILKS. FAILLE
FRACSAHU RIIADAMKS.
FIWB FRENCH DRESS OtXJDS. PLAIDS. *c„
at prices to make this sale effectual.
DOL'BLK WIDTH t.OODS at HO and 75 cents.
Never before such rich, choice qualities, partic
ttv! 76 c ones,as they are down from $1,25
toa ft iH-r vara.
f/0-lnch HI ITINOH, 90c.—t&Iqo Sl—MurDasslfic
aWl
MIXKD TRICOTS, 85c. —during this
atV«?.f|? 3 an«i^? Lll,l ' G8 50 ,nrhefl wM6, g0
01 C "°K" E BROADCLOTHS, $1.75-
v«uutf,
10I» Oleco. doftble width SCOTCH CHECKS or
r^r ID4 ln styles, medium, brunt but
cnoice colorlnipi. we bought at haU the cost of
importation-ffo at thi» sale, viz; em. a yard.
French ''trlpe i FianneU at Sic., ■» close,
into nam.- method applies also to the Cloak
Boom. Cloaks never offered at such low prices.
IJow to your time to gret bar if alas; space-to lim
ited to enumerate—but write our Mall Order
Depart mem for mil particulars.
BOSK £ IDE,
IIS, 117,119,121 Federal SI,
- Allegheny* Pa.
Planing Mill
■—AN I J—•
Lumber Yard
I. L. PUB Via. L. O. PURVIh
B.6.Purvis&Co.
MAXCrACTCKKtSS AXD UEALRHS IN
Rough and Planed Lumber
or FV* R V I'KIMJtttFTION,
SHLNGLES&LATII
PLAN IKG MILL AMD YAUU
jV«arUeriiißii(iAthMllffJiiiir<;li
M.F.&M, Marks
Invite your inspection ot their
stock of FALL and WINTER
Millinery Goods.
Receiving goods every week
their stock is always
FRESH AND COMPLETE.
BUY YOUR HOMES
United Security Life Insurance and Trust Co..
of Fa.
Mo'iey to Buy Homes.
Kor thiy du' N not more than a fair rent. Pay
ment* decrease yearly, ln event of death
prior to completion of p«} ni<-nt«, balance of en
eumbrance canceled.
M »ney to Loan.
Real e«t«te bouglit an-l Hold on commission.
Wanted houaea to rent and r< nU coUecteJ.
L.G LINN.
No. 88 Buuib Main Bt,
Butler, Pa.
Over Ltun'a Druy Store.
nrrfk'" Wo»a«r» e*i«t in tbo-iaamla of
IIL L III"! run, but are aurpaaaed by the iuar
|| 11 [■veto oi Invention, ihone wlio are In
n--ed of profitable work that cun l>e
dona while living at home Hbould at once
send iheir »ddr<aa to Hallett t Co.. Portland.
Maine, and receive free, full information how
either aex. of nil atrev c/ n earn from Pi to M>
pt-r day and upwarda wherever thev live. You
are aurted free, capital not required. Home
hare ataoe over 100 In a atnyte day at UU« work,
THE BUTLER CITIZEN
The JPeonie's Great
EXPOSITION!
4, GREAT SHOIiS IS ONE. 4,
We anr.ollo.-e to the people far and wide that
we will exhibit our collossul of
starlling wonders, to secure which all parts "I
the earth—Europe, A«la, and portions of t'le C"
5. have been sear- hed. and such an aggregation
as has never been seen Mnce the d;.y Nouh entrr
ed the Ark. The mighty Elephant.the great lOil-
Doceros. ti:e Hlppopottomas.tiie < iilmpaozl '.thc
Ou-rang-outaug or run-out-and-stlct-out-yo'ir
tongue-out. the greatest living wonders of ti,"
age will excite no wonder waen comparel with
the inoltitude of monsfr attractions on exhibi
tion at our great moral Circus and Menagerie.
The roars and howls of the would-be competi
tor who Apes lb'? methods, but cries down the
attractions of our own and ouJy Greatest Show
on earth will be drowned In the Joyful acclam
ations of a delighted populace. Remember thLs
great show possesses no objectionable features
and Is the delight of the cultured and reiined.
We show under one canopy four great shows,
the largest Stock—Greatest variety—Best
Goods and styles-Lowest I'ri-eB. We have se
cured a magnificent Brass Baud which will be
a prominent feature of our great show. 3 rlnga
with a Bfperale and coutlnuous performance
being enacted ln each ring.
NEW ANO NOVEL
attractions. 3 Jolly Clowns. The greatest liv
ing, walking, breathing, talking curiosities 01
the a«-' Hi tinny Plieilow»—.sure to .sell you
and all the people'laugli when they .--ee the l>iir
gains i hey oiler, other and u"eater atii aclione
jtreet the delighted eye on every Mde—the Pro
prietor and Managers swinging in the il\ing
trapeze attached to the highest pinacle of suc
ce#«, give Mich exhibitions of iier- e and daring
in sweeping reductions, gorgeous displays ana
worid*ri'ul iiargaitis as to cail forth the plai.dlti
of tiie must prudent an'! econoinica!. Toe man
agement te-g leave u> announee lhat m their un
lirlng zeal lu the ---arch for the rare and curious,
astonishing results have always followed and
we open for voixr Inspection a coilos
aal coilnctlon of bright and new i-'all
Style* in Mend' Boys' ami Childreas'
Clothing, Hals, Caps Cnderwear, Shirts,
Collars, ( IIITH. Ties. Hosiery. Uandker
chiefs.Mnfilers. Gloves. Milteus. I'm Ore
! Truni■«, Valmes, wateneis. Straps,
Brushes, < <iml>s. Jewelry, t or.sets. Ji-r
seys. Stockings with a fall line of Notions, &c.
Big bargains all tnrough the show.
Song by the Clown : -
Men and youth and boys and all,
Hhort aud Sa'id, lean and tall.
Wno need a suit of clolh-is this fall,
We do invite you now to call
Kor we are rolling on the bail.
And you are sur-.- to make a haul,
Whatever you purchase, great or small.
Song 2:— "What are the wild waves saying."
Buy your Clothing and Furnishing goods of
1). A. HECK.
Song 3'"ller bright smile haunts me fcttll,"
The tnule Of satisfaction that lieatn-'l from
the face of the lacy who diessed b'-r little
boy In one oi Heck s irtesistable suits.
If you want to save money and Increase \ our
pile droppiu audC HECK, aud he'll make you
all smile.
He possesses the power to spread happiness
around,
And his store is me place where bargains are
found.
Doors o|.en et 7A. SI. Close at 8 V. M. Ad
mittance, Gents Tree, sand Children hail
price, lt'-meiutier the place.
D. A.. HECK'B,
Xo. 11, Xorth M«ln St., Doff)'* 810-k,
BUTLER, - PA.
Organs! Organs! Organs!
The Dyer & Hugh's leads,
them all, 35,000 in actual use.
The following are a few of
the many uning thi* organ in
Butler county: Win. Sarver,
Sarver.-villo; Jas. Dougherty,
Donegal; D Lardiu, Baldridge;
I. Thorn. Thorn Creek; Jacob
£houp, Thorn Creek; Bjiptist
Church. Butler; Presbyterian
Church, Muddycrcek; Bt. Jolin
Church. Hal I s ton Station.
Theee all recommend the
Dyer & Hugh's Organ highly.
I have contracted to sell a
hundred of these organs during
1888, and will ofler them at
greatly reduced price*, organs
from $47 to S3OO. Come to
Butler and take one of them
home on trial
A full line of viol in s. guitars,
banjoes, horns and all musical
instruments. Don't forget
the name and place
ALKX WILLIAMS.
Next to Berg & Cypher's hard
ware store, Butler, Pa,
A Happy New Year To All.
j I take this means of show
ing my appreciation of the
liberal support given me dur
ing the past year, and extend
to all heartfelt wishes for their
ha.ppiness the coming year
Having gained the confi
l dence of my customers by hon
est dealing and fair price.-', I
shall endeavor to continue to
deserve it in the future.
Hoping for a continuance of
your patronage, I am
Very respectfully yours
J. H.DOUGLASS,
No. 03 MAIX S/r.
BUTLER. - -
J-*O7-iy
Life Saved and Health Re
•tnrnrl ' ,y " h '"o Ualter's f»<l Lltrr Oil and
oiui cu a certain remedy for ( on
sumption, lironchllis. Asthma. Scrofula and all
throat and Inn# diseases. Prepared so an to Imi
quite p.datalile.
Ask for Bsksr't (od Llvi-r Oil and Jf*lt. If
not sold by Dru^'ist. write to Hi- Manufacturer)*
JOHN C. II th. til A (0..
Hl6 Fllbrrt Mt., I'HIU.
QA L E S M EAT
' WANTED 1 \
' —/ to canvass f<.r the *ile of N-ir-'
sery HtocU ( Hte/vly employment guaranteed.
• iLART AKU KXrESMkH>AIt>. A,.pi, «r,
on'-e, aire. (Ueler to this IHIIST )
Chase Brothers Cc.,
J in tbo CITIZEN
DAGOES |
TR- :t MAP.k
v
RHEUMATISM.
The Case Stated.— Jan'ian* 17th, 1833.
Jfe-BTb. George C. Ospocjfl «£ Co., dm#- i
pMs, Low!!. wrote to the un-
"Mr. LewisDßl* I
n>, Xo. 13G Mwsfy street. desires to
| recommend fst. Jacobs Oil to any ,
nfrl!:-t- ! with rl><Uii.nt "-m, lie lias
obtained benefits by u.«inc it, but be
dt :re> tsi<-c:all.v to sav that:
"Or. is fioniNsox, of Graiitville. Mass.,
a l. 'V of 12 year--, enme to bis house
in the * j.- >-1' of Ivl walking on
crutches, bis left It* l-eiiip lier.t at ibe
knee for over two in-•nths, and could
uot be bent back. He could not wa'k
U|*>n it. Mr. Dennis had tome St
Jii 'olis Oil in the hon«e, and Rave it to
him to rub on bis knee. In six day?
lie liad no we for his crutches, and
went home well without then), as he
has hten well since. St. Jacobs Oil
cured him."'
Corroborative and Conclusive Testi-
MONY. —Lowell. Mass., Juiy 9. lb"
G- i.tlemcn : Mr. Dennis has just
called ujx>n me. :.ml informs me that
the boy Orin Robinson, who was a poor
cripple"' n crutches, ai.'l was cured by
ft. .1 ,;t■■ .bs Oil in ImI: the cure has re
i-)ui)i( ! }- :niii!.'-nt. The young man
has ! en a: «1 i- r.ow at work every day
a! inat.ti::! lui-or: a case certainly wbi<;h
provi •> the cflicaey of . = t. Jacobs Oil.
Xfr. Derstiis tells me also that lie had
rhen-nutisiu in his knee; tried many
rciiHii*—but of no use. and it cured
the rhei'.mati 111 pennanentlv, a> it has
not tro; ' !■:<! liini for years. — DR. GEO.
C. O«joor> M. D.
Summing Up.—l3y this showing St. Ja
cobs Oil cures the worst chronic and
cri] j.lfd c.v c-s cures proni].tlv; cures
permanently; it) this case without re
run. not <>. ; ain in .six years interven
ing siiii-e mi.
,S<M by Drupgitti and ix'dm Everywhere.
The Ctiarlf ■ A. Vogeler Co.. Balto., ltd.
-
|"°vr.BACK«fb|
The Reliable fi
Bop Flaster.
Quickest remedy known for buttach# ind
all eudden, nharp or lonij Man<li>« p«in» or
of every kind. Vlrtu«»of freth hop«. heraloc*
and pine balMun combined. It la wonderfully
Sootklag, Palm-Kllllng sad Streafthenl-R.
No failure powtWe. ZSc. 6 for $1 SoM every
where or mailed f«.r price by the proprietor*.
HOP PIiASTKR CO., Boston, Mass.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
O, M. ZIMMKKMAS,
PHYSIC tAN AND SCROEON,
Offlt3atNo.4i S.Malu street, over Frank 4
Co s Diug Store. Butler, I'a.
J F. IJKITTAIX.
Att'y at Law—'>itlce at H. E. Cor. Main St, and
Uiaiuoud. Uutler, Fa.
NEWTON BI.ACK
Att'y at I.a.v—Ofilce on Sou'.a slic of Diamond,
Butler, PA.
IRA McJINKIN.
Attorney at Law . Office at No. 17, East Jetler
sou rtt ,'liiiiler, Fa.
MR R J. LAMB.
Organist and Choir Master,
St. Peter's Oerra in Ch-irch, B'ltlcr.
OHO AN. PIANOFORTE. VIOLIN. SINOINQ ANO IIAR-
M'INV,
l'lanofortcs and Organs Tuned an 1 Regulat
ed. Tjrmson application, 1W West Jefferson
street.
L S. McJUNIKIN,
Insurance and lira I Estate Ag'l.
17 EAST JEFFERSON ST.
BUTLER, - PA.
Dr. S. A, JOHNSTON,
DENTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
All woik pertiiliiinc to the profession execut
ed in the ne:itest manner.
Sp>-ei!iltles <Jol'l Fillinits. and Painless Ex
tntetton 'if Teeth. Vitalized Air administered.
Olllr* on Jefferson street, one door Kail nfl.owrj
IloiiAe. I'p StnlrN.
Office open daily, except Wednesdays and
ThurKtlnyK. CoiniiiuulcaUoun by mail receive
prompt attention.
K. B.—The only DentNt In Butler aslns the
beat makes of teeth.
JOHN E. STUBS,
PHYSICIAN AN " SURGKON
omce No. G!1 South Main Street,
BUTLER, -
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS,
Physician and Surgeon,
No. 10 Went Cunnin(th#m St.,
BUTLER,
EENTISTR Y .
0 1/ WALI»Rf»N. Uraduato of ttie Phlla
• I*. deiphla Jentai Collet;e. 1» prepared
to do anything t:. the Hue of liih profeuiton In a
MatlKfactory manner.
office on Main Btrei-t, P.utler, Union lllock
up ntair-i.
J, 8. LVBKi M.D ,
Han removed from Harmony to Uutler and haa
his Office at No. 9. Main St.. three door* below
Lowry House. apr-so-lf.
IITINMUIIEB I Dill,
No. 88 and 90, S. Main St.,
BUTLKTi, - - PA.
N«'«tr Vfw '<>ll v t ffon?-.** forrnrrly DonuldHOß
IfouH*'- w>*n\ tor tnwtlrrk.
[4-u-'w, Sy 1 U KITKNMCI LKK. I'rop'r.
A J FRANK & CO.
OKALKa* IN
DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
am) CHEMICALS,
FANCY AND TOILKT A UTh'EH,
SI'ONtJKS BRUSHES, I'ERFI MERY. Ac.
f Jr"Plpy«liiaiiH' Freb.:rlj)tlona carefully r0...*
pouiiduU.
4 5 S Main Street, Butler, Pa.
|
NEW
Clothing Store
CLOTHING, If ATS,
G KNTB' FU RNISHLNG
GOODS,
UNDER WEAK, NECK
WKAR.
OVERCOATS, RUBBER
CO A IS, GLOVES,
SUSPENDERS,
UM BR ELLAS. SHIRTS,
CAPS, SHOE> FOR MEN
AND BOYS, &c.,
All at must reasonable prices,
JOHN T. KELLY,
CO S,, Main St., door to r, o.)
One Of The Family.
Farmer Kimball was in his straw
berry patch polling up the weeds
when Lucv K»ene came d>»wn the
road that beautiful July m"truing and
be was just about to throw an arm
lul of item over the fcuea as she
c nii» eroncd the corner.
The son-bonnet she wore was ex
actly iike ine ooe he remembered to
have seen her mother wear twenty
yea s ago ; ard he remembered, too, .
as he looked at tbis one, aud the j
fresh, rosy face uuder it, bow that
one bad made his heart flutter the
first time he saw it, how he was so
bewitched by it, that he had walk- '
ed home wi'h Hestor Morgan, and ;
that be had had hard work to keep j
from proposing to fcer.
He wondered now as he hid won- j
dered many hues in the twenty five ;
years that had pone by since then ;
why he never did propose to her.
He had meaut to marry some
time, and ho was sure she bad liked
him in the old days; but something
had come between them, and she had !
married Robert .Reeoe, and ho h;id
married bis cousin Mary
As be looked at Hestor's daughter !
this summer moralug, the oid fire j
stirred under the dust and ashes of!
twenty-five years, and he felt a little j
flime spring up in his heart.
"Good morning, Lucy," he said
leaniut? over the ferice.
"Oh!'' exclaimed Lucy, witl! a jump
"I didn't see you and you came usar
scaring me. Isn't it pleasant ?"
'•Yes it, is pleasant," answered the
farmer, looking straight at her pretty
face " How's your mother?"
"Pretty well," auwered Lucy.
"Your strawberries are doing splen
didly, aren't they? We're provoked
about ours. The hens got into the gar
den, and mother says shs don't think •
we'll have a pailful of berries in all "
"I wan't to know!" exclaimed the j
farmer. "Now tell yo tr mother !
she's welcome to all she wants out of
my patch. She can have 'em just
as well as not. There's goiug to be
asigbtmor'n we'll want, and I'd
rather have them used than wasted "
"I will tell ber," answered Lncy.
"I know she'll be deiighted at the
chance. You know what a hand she
is to make strawberry preserves "
"Yes. I do," auswered the farmer,
thinking of old times "I remember
she could beat all the other house
keepers at that. Tbev used to say
that she had a kuacg for making
strawberry jam that nobody else
could get bold of."
'•She hasn't lost it yet," said Lucy
"She'll be pleased to have you come
to test some she m »'••• l«st year. She
had unusually go d luck."
' I'll (Jo it,' ne saul ' Tell her I'll
come over on Saturday, if it'o agree
able, and I reckon tbo b-rries Will be j
ripe by that time, So I can pick a
pailful. If they be, I'll bring BJIID
over
"Thank you," said Lucy 'lf you
do, we'll have shortcake. I'll tell her
to expect you to tea on Saturday,
then?"
"Yes," auswered tbe farmer. "I'll j
be 'rouud if nothing happens. Oh, I
beard from Charley yesterday He'll
tie home in a day or two to stay."
"That'll be pleasant for you," re
plied Lucy, stooping dowu to pick up
a daisy.
He could not see bow rosy the lace
uuder tbe bewitching sunconnet grew
all »t once. If he had it might have
set him to thinking.
"Yes it will," said the farmer.
"Charley's a good boy."
' I think I'll have to be going,"
said Lucy. "We will expect you at
tea, Saturday, remember."
"I won't disappoint you " said the
farmer; and he weut back to pull
ing weeds.
' I think it's foolish to think of such
a thing,' he said to himself, 'but Idout
see as its anybody's business bui ours.
If I see fit to marry Lucy aud she's
willing, I'm ifoi'ig to do it "
Fr. m which you see that tbe farm
er's old fancy to the mother's bad
puddenly been transferred to tbe
daughter.
Charley came the next day.
"I suppose I'll bave tell him what
I've been thinkiuing about,', thought
the farmer. "I'd about as soon take
a horse whipping, I declare. But
there is'ul any use iu dreading it, aud
putting it off as I know of."
Accordingly when they were sit
ting on a porch after supper; tbe far
mer began:
"I've been thinking of getting a
new bouskeeper," be armouoced.
"Won't Aunt Sarah stay?" asked
Charley.
"I—l mean a housekeeper of an
other kind he stammered," he said,
wiping his face vigorously.
Charley gave a whistle of surprise,
staring hard at his father
"Who is it to tie, if I may ask such
a question?" he said
"Down tbe road," said the farmer
jerking his thumb over his shoulder
in the direction of Widow Kee« e't».
He couldn't muster dour
age to sav it was Lucy
"Aim! That's the way the wind
blows, is ii?" laughed Charley I'm
glad to hear it. You couldn't do bet
ter."
"I'm felt sure you would 1-ke Lucy
as—a member of* the family "
"I buvu't any objections, if she has
not "
"So that is over, said the farmer,
us Charley trolled down the road.
"1 wonder why he never took a fancy
to her 1 s'pose folks'll say I'm au
old fool, tint 1 don't care."
While he t-at. there, Charley was tell
ing Lucy his father had keener eyes
thai he had given him credit for. for
he seemed to understand how matters
stood perfectly. And what he told
her after that is none of your busi
ness or mine, though I feel sure that
it had something to do with Lucy's
becoming one of the family.
About 4 o'clock on Saturday after
noon, Mr. Kimball, iu his best coat
and a pail ot strawberries on his arm,
kuocked at Mrs Keene's door.
"Good afternoon." said the widow,
as she let him in, with a charming
suspicion of a bluuh iu her face.
"Here's some berries," he said
awkwardly presenting the offering.
' Lucv said the hens had played the
mischief with yours, and as I have
plenty, why you may ju-tt as well as
uot bave as many of 'em ns you
j need."
I "I'm a thousand times obliged to
! you "
By that time the farmer had got to
I thn sitting room door. Who should
jhe sco there but Charly. "You kept
' it very sly but I wnsa't to be cheated
l out ot my share of the strawberry
6hort cake "
Thou Charley and L-Joy louleed at
BUTLER PA . FRIDAY. JANUARY 27. 1888
each other and laughed, and the far
mer felt his face jrrow red.
"Just see what he's brought us "
said tbe widitw displaying the ber
ries. "If you'll help to pick 'em,
Lucv, we'il have a short cuke for tea.
I nmf mber how fond you used to be
of short cake years ago." and the
widow smiled at the farmer until
th'-re was a dimple in each cheek.
Her words brought vividly back to
him tbe happiest experiences of a
quarter of a century previous.
' I remember, too," he responded.
Then Lucy and her mother went
out.
"I've spoken to her about being
one of the family and she is willing,"
said Charley.
"I I don't understand," said the
farmer in great bewilderment,growing
hot then cold.
•'Why, you know the other night
you thought of getting her mother for
a housekeeper," explained Charley.
"I supposed from what you said
you kuew Lucy and I iutended to get
married. It's settled"
Mr. Kimball sat speechless What
he thought in the next five minuies
could not be described. His brain
worked with a speed and intensity to
which it was quite unaccustomed
"I—l hope you will be happy," he
stammered at last, feeling that some
thing was expected of him, and amia
bly desirlous of maintauing, as far as he
could, tbo geuial, happy spirit of the
occasion.
'.l'm sure we will," said Charley.
"I hope you will too."
Pretty soon the widow came in.
"The shortcake is baking," she
said" "Lucy said she'd pick the
berries aud set thn table, and sent me
in to play lady and eutertaiu the com
pany."
Charley watched his opportunity
and slipped into the kitchen. Tbe
two more than middle-aged people
were left to entertain each other
The sly boy Cupid neve- had an op
portunity given him like this
The farmer bad made up his miud
again. If he couldn't have Lucy he'd
have her mother if he could get her.
"Come to think it all over," be
told himself, "it was the best plan by
all odds."
He wondered he could have been
foolish enough to think
ot marrying a girl of
twenty-one or two. The idea was
ridiculous.
"vVhat's the use of waiting?"
thought ho. ''lt might as well be
setrld now as any other time."
"Hestor," he began, getting red
again, ' Charley and Lucy are going
to get married Why shouldn't we?"
Mr Kimball blurted out the ques
tion with startling emphasis
"Why. Mr Kimball," cried the
widow, blushing so rosily that he
thought her prettfer than her daugh
ter.
"I came over on purpose to ask
you." hn said, telling a most outra
geous lib "I hope you haven't any
objections"
Whon Lucv came in a half an hour
later to sav tea was ready, the far
mer rose up, blushing like a girl, and
jerked his thumb toward the widow;
then said in a voice that shook a lit
tle:
"That'll jour mother. Lucy. j
mean she's Mrs Kimball. or going to
be. II'B all Bellied
' I s'poso I may kiss my father."
said Lucy, and she plumped a kiss
00 the Farmer's lips, who said she
might give bim another for her fath
er-in law while hbe was about,it if she
had oo objections. "One will an
swer for both," said Lucy.
Then ibe farmer gave bis arm to
the woman he had meant to marry
five and-twenty years airo and led her
out to tea. He has never regretted
that matter* turned out as they did
"Lucy can't be beat (or a dangb
te,." be tells himself; "bat I don't
want any better wife than her
mother makes "
The Use of Spectacles.
A father and four children, all wear
ing spectacles, entered a Fourth Ave
car recently. A gentleman, turning
to a reporter, paid: "Spectacles are
the last new remedy, aud between
i,hem and the mind cure it is now nip
and tuck Oculists are just now cut
ting a wide swath, and that branch
of specialists is especially prosperous
aud rapidly increasing. I know a
prominent oculist who is getting a
wide practice merely in nervous dis
eases. Rickets and St. Vitus' dance
be featß with spectacles. For head
aches and earaches glasses are pre
scribed. Few people have a normal
focus. The rays of vision ueeded to
make a perfect image CTOBS either at
one side or the other. The struggle
of the unaided eyes to read causes
nervousness
"The remarkable feature of it all,"
contiuued ibe gentleman, "is thai
while gla*aes are an unceasing nuis
ance aud generally so unbecoming,
people accept thwn readily, particu
1 irly young women. A case in poiut
is a very presentable young womau
who went to an oculist lor some sen
sitiveness iu the ear. He prescribed
I soectacles—for the oculist does not
approve of eye glasses She immedi
ately put ibern on, although she bad
never bad eny trouble with her eyes,
and sees as w»-ll without them. The
oculist tells her she must wear them
all her life.
"N >w, old fahbioued oculists," con
cluded the gentleman, "are more con
servative. One of them, 'Don't put
on spectacles until it becomes neces
sary for the sake of better vision
Strengthen your sight by use as you
strengthen your muscles, but don't
abuse it. Wash your eyes in warm
water, always rubbing toward the
nose That preserves convexity and
prolongs the sight'"—New York
Evening Sun
How to Treat Frost Bite.
Doctor i'l Kanna* City .Star.]
During the past few days I have
treated several people for frozeu hands
and feets, Iu one or two cases I
have found it very ditQ :ult to treat
tbem on account of tbeir pluugiug
their frozen members in hot water or
holding them in close proximity to a
red-hot stove. The best possibly
way to draw out the cold from frozen
parts is to plunge tbem into ice or
snow-water containing a liberal sup
ply of Baltpetre or common salt, and
then submitting tbem to a rigorous
rubbing with a coarse towel or slap
piug with the bands to restore circu
lation. In many cases amputation
has l>een found necessary where tbo
patieut hats foolishly uved hot water.
—Alabama has 150 saw inllla and
has 15,000,000,000 foet of Btaadiog
phie
The Man In The Moon—A
Myth known to be of great
Antiquity.
A well knowu German atory tells
about the man who cot sticks on tbe
Sabbath, and was caught up in tbe
mooa, fagots and all,and tbere stands
to tbis day Another tale told in
Swabia relates about a manikin who
stole wood, aud is still to be seen in
the moon. A Dutch household myth
accused the man iu tbe moon of steal
ing cabbage on CnrHtmas eve; the
neighbors caught him just as he was
walking off with a good supply, aud
they "wished" him up in the moon !
He stands there to this day, bearing
his load of cabbages It is said that
he turns round once every Christmas ;
ere, but astronomy does not support
the idea In Sylt, the man in the
moon was a sheep stealer, and it was
his custom to autice tbe sneep with a ;
bundle of cabbages. He was placed
in the moon as an everlasting warn
ing to other*. In Shaumburg-Lippe
it is said that a man and woman were
sent to the moon; the man because he
prevented people from goini; church
on Sunday by strewing brambles and
thorn bushes in the way, and the wo
man because she made butter on a
Sunday.
Northern mythology tells about a
giant who inhabits the moon, and is
supposed to cause the ebb and flow of
the tide. When he stoops the water
flows, and when he stands erect the
water subsides again. This some
what resembles the Scandinavian
myth about Bil and iljuki, who were
taken up to htaven by Mani They
were on their wav to the well Byrgir
bearing on their shoulders the bucket
Soeg aDd the pole Simul. They were
placed in the moon, aud are supposed
to regulate ber waxing aud waning.
Evidently -'Jack and Jill" of our nur
sery rhymes this legeud.
Grimm trays that the water polo of
the heathen story ha* be;n trans
formed into the axid shaft and the
pole ibto the thorn bush.
THE HINDOO'S STORY
In Hindoo mythology the moon—
Chandra or Some—is a male deity,
represented in one mvth as tne son of
tbe patriarch Atri, and in another as
arising from the milk sea, when it
was churned by the gods BO as to ob
tain the water of life. The moon is
generally represented as wearing a
white garment, holding a mace in one
band, and riding a chariot drawu by
ten horses and antelopes. Tbe hare
is sacred to him, and the Hindoos
fancy that thev see tbe outline of a
hare on tbe face of tbe moon.
In Africa tbe man in tbo moon is
supposed to have incurred the wrath
of the enn, and is in punishment car
ved by the knife, this is, by the rays
oi' tbe latter. This continues until
tbe wbole of tbe moon is cut away
and only a little piece left. The moon
implores tbe sun to have pity on him
and leave tbis morsel for bis children
The t-on grants bis request, and the
moon grows from tbis little piece un
til at last it is full moon. Then tbe
aun begins carving again.
In China the old man of the moon
is known as Yua-lao, and holds then
reins bf marriages of mortals in his
bands Tbe future husband and wife
are tied together by au invisible silk
en cord which is only severed at
death Harley remarks in his funny
way that this must be tbe man of tbe
bonevmoon A Slavo tic legend says
that the moon, king of night and hus
band of the sun,falls in love with th-)
morning star,wherefore hewasclove'i
through in puuishment, as we see
him in the sky
A Russian story is told about a
man who sought for the isle iu which
there was no death. He took up his
abode in the moon, but after a hun
dred years or so bad elapsed death
came after him A 'urious struggle
ensued with the moon, aud the latter
proving victorious, the man was
caught up iu the sky, and now shines
"as a star near the moon." It was
not an unusual belief that the moon
was inhabited; some thought her the
place where human spirits either
came or went. Others faucied it was
a prison cage, in which, behiud bars
of light, miserable sinners were to be
exposed to a 1 eternity as a warning
to others.
VARIOUS SUPKRSTIT'ONS.
Some sav the roan in the moon is
Isaac, bearing a burden of wood for
the sacrifice ot himself on Mount
Moriab. Others that he is Cain,
carrying a bundle of thorns on his
shoulders in punishment for offering
to God the cheapest gift from bis
field Dante refers to tbis iu tbe "In
ferno," canto xx, line 123, where he
speaks of "Cain with fork of thorns,"
and again in canto ii of the "Para
dise" be montions "the gloomy spots
upon tbis body" fthe moon's) ' which
below on earth give rise to talk of
Cain." Tbe Jews have a story that
Jacob'.* face is visible in tbo moon
Accoid>ng to a French superstition it
is Judas Iscariot, who was transport
ed there lor his treason. Grimm
tells us that a religious superstition
is handed down by Berthold, 145,
that the moon is Mary Magdalene,
aud the spots are her tears of repeu
tauco,
In Greenland the gun and the moon
were said to be brother and sister.
Malina was teased by her brother
Auniuga, and she ran awav from
him. He followed her, but she flew
up in the air a.id became tbe sun, and
her brother, who could not fly so
high, became the moon. He is still
pursuing his sister, hoping some day
to surprise and capture her. "When
he is tired and hungry in his last
quarter be leaves bis house, ou a
sledge harnessed to four dons, aud
hunts for several days. Ou his re
turn he eats so much that he again
grows into a full moon "
The Australians believe the moon
to be a mischievons being, who went
about the world doing evil. One day
ho swallowed the eagle god. The
wives of the eagle came up. and the
moon asked them where he could Dud
a well. They nhowed him one, aud
as ho stooped over to drink they hit
him on the head (an idea manifestly
plagiarized by Miss Bruddon in
"Lady Audley's Secret")with a tom
ahawk,and out flow the eagle.—llome
Journal.
A Cincinnati wire-nail company
has just completed a factory that will
i turn out 150,000 kegs of oails per
j year.
| —All anxious fathers of crying
| babies should at once procure the cel
ebrated remedy,l)r Bull's Baby Syr
' up. Price 25 cents a bottle,
j No dyspepsia or headaches In the
I house where Laxatlor is kept. This
valuable remedy drives off all diseases
. arising from impure blood. Price 25
i copra
THE CANARY BIRD.
The Clray, the Yellow, the
Wbite, Blackish and
Chestnut.
Among tbe different tribes of song
birds the canary has long been estab
lished as the favorite, its melodious
song, beautiful plumage and domes
tic habits having won tor it a place in
every household, and gained for it
the name of tbe "universal parlor
bird." Tbe Canary Islands are the
most frequented haunts of the species.
According to the observations of
Adamson.Labillarde and others. The
prevailing color of the bird iu its
wild state is gray or brown, mingled
| with other colors, but neyer reaching
the brilliancy of plumage exhibited by
the bird in captivity. The introduc
tion of the cauary of Europe is stited
by some to have taken place in the
Fourteenth century, but Becksteiu
j sets it down as the beginning of the
Sixteenth.
The principal varieties are the gray,
tbe yellow, the white, the blackish
and the chestnut, and it is from their
combination that we derive the num
erous varieties known to bleeders.
Those canaries that have tbe upper
part of the body of dusky green or
linnet brown aud tbe uuder part the
yellowish green of the green bird,
with dark browa eyes,are the strong
est, and most nearly resemble the
primitive bird. The yellow and white
often have red eyes aud are the most
tender. Tne chestnuts are the moat
common, and hold a middle rank tor
strength and length of time between
tbe two extremes. As the plumage
of the intermediate varieties is a mix
ture of the principal colors enumerat
ed, thair valu'-i depends on the pretty
and regular manner in which they
are marked It seemsto be almitted
by competent authorities that the
canary most ndmired among fanciers
is tue one with the body *hite or yel
low; the head—oirtieularly if crested
—wings and tail yellowish dun. The
second in degree is of a golden yel
low, with the head, wings and tail
black, or at least dusky g*av. Nex'.
follow the gray or blockish, with a
yellow bead and collar, aud the yel
low, with a blackish or green tuft,
which is very much valued. Those
that are irregularly spotted, speckled
or variegated are much less sought
after than the others, and are used to
pair with those of one color, such as
white, yellow gray or gray brown.
The canary breeds freely with al
lied species of birds, and many hy
brids are recognized by breeders
among them being the following:
Mules bred from the hen canary and
a goldfinch; male siskin green bird or
citrilfiuch, as well as those bred from
a hen canary and a linnet or bullfinch
Besides those chaffinches, yellow
hammerß and other birds have been
tried, but have not proved
successful. Iu recorded instances
where mules have been tired the ca
nary has always been the mother, the
reason being that a female of the
other species could not be induced to
lay her eggs in an artificial nest as
the canarv does. In order to obtaiu
bright and good plumage, those birds
whose spots are well defined should
be placed together. A brownish
gray or greenish bird paired with ona
of a lively yellow color often produ
ces young of a dim white and other
admired colors.
An eminent authority, ia apeiking
of the choice of a bird, aays: ' Sacri
fice color to accomplishments; 70a
will never repeat it. Nature seldom
gives us ra r o beauty and great accom
plishments united." Canaries stddom
show a sulkiness of disp Htioa an l
experience goes to show that this
amiability of disposition is quite
characteristic of this bird of the For
tunate Isles, whose uature appears to
be as barmy aud genial as the clime
from which it originally came Al
though the canary, aa a domesticated
bird, is toe easiest of all others to
lake care of aud his treatment the
most simple, there are inmy person*
whose ideas on this subject are very
limited
Aa to their food, the more simple
and natural has been always found
to be the most productive of (food
health and cheerfulness; while oti the
other band, mixtures, iutroduced by
many, such aa hemp, out meal, oats,
HUgar, sweet cake, biscuit and such
like, so far from being wholesome are
injudicious. The main point is to
obtain pure and fresh seed for them.
Rape seed, when old or kept too long
in a damp place, becoraos musty, gets
a bitter taste aud won't agree at all
with birds. The canary seed must
be clean and of a glossy hue, feel
heavy, to be free from musty smell
aud have a sweet t»»ste.
Persons keeping cauaries for thoir
sinking should k«ep them in cages of
about a foot in diameter, either round
or square, aa in a largo cage they will
not sing so well, having too much
room to fly about aud amuse them
selves, which, in a great degree, takes
away their att«ution from singing.
It is not necessary to keep these birds
iu a very warm room iu the winter
season. aa they can endure a great,
deal of old without injury but they
should be kept in as equal a temper
ature as possible,
A short time before the birds are
put to breed they should be fed with
higher food, such as hard boiled egg,
chopped up fine, white and yolk to
gether, exclusive of their general seed.
Wood birds, when put together will
generally mate within a week, which
is easily known by their attention to
each other. After mating they com
mence building the uest, aud in about
a week the hen begins to lay from
two to six eggs, or.e each day in suc
cession, on which she will sit thirteen
days, when the young ones will come
out, one after the other. It is wrong
to take the eggs from under her
while she is laying, for the purpose
of hatching them at one tiiir<; it is
best to let nature have its way in this
case
As soon as thi little ones are
hatched they may fie fad, besides
tbeir general need, with egi» boiled
hard, chopped up fine and an equal
am >ll nt of grated cracker, mixed to
gether with the egg and boiled milk
into a paste. This food must be given
to them fresh three or four times a
day, for the old birds will be more in
clined to feed the young when fresh
food is handed theiu. Au extra cup
should b« handed them coataiaiog
soaked rape seed.
It is sometimes necessary to bring
ap young canaries by hand, and tbea
a paste should be made of stale bread
or biscuit, pounded very fine, rape
seed well bruised, a little of the
boiled yolk of au egg aud soma
water. They should be fed with a
1 ifuill col Into rbo Khjpo of a #pJ /u,
aud should not Lave less thau tea or I
twelve meals a i!av, four beakfulls '
constituting a meal.
"Oa the thirteenth day." nays
Bdchstein, a great, Uremia authority,
"they will b;>gin t> feed themselves,
and in four weeks they may be re
moved to other cages. Care fchould
be taken, however, to supply ibem
for some time with tho paste di?scri b- j
ed, together with thy food of full
;:rowu birds, as a sudden sioppcge ia
the supply of tte former has been
frujueu'lv known to occasion death,
especially if the nestling is c.e;»riv<-d
of it when molting—New York
News.
The Sparrow Nuisance.
Ia thf* rep)rtof the C >m nT |
of Agriculture, just published, find j
a m.ip showing the distritrJii m of the j
English Sparrow in the Uuitt-.d States
at the close of the year 1886. From
the articid which aeo mipauies the
map we leara ih« tha first sparrov
imp>rted into this couairy cnu? in
ISSO Ei/ut pairs were hrcugni, set
free iu Brooklyn, but, did uot uirive.
A larger colony was brought over in
1852. au 1 lio.ir.ited on lslaud.
Ckuer importations loiio»ved, but it
was not uut.il about 187') that these
birds wereff m'y established through
out the X<w Englaud and Middle
States. Since then the marvelous
rapidity with which they have over
spread a large portion ol the country
is without a parallel in tho annals of
ornithology.
lis fecuudry is simply amsziug,
and this (act has much to do with its
rapid appearance all over the couutry.
In the laii'.n'Je of Pennsylvania as
rnauy as tf/e aad .six broods are rais
ed in a single year, with from four to
six youug iu each brood. Assumiug
the annual product of a pair to be
twenty-four youug, halt males and
half females, and supposing lor the
sake of computation that all will live
for a period of ten years, the progeny
of a
275.616,983.693.
It seems to take most to the cities
and larger tovvas, but. as these be
come overcrowded tho overfl >w moves
i.ito the country and is equally at
home there. At the present time
these sparrows have established
themselves in thirty-five Sates and
five territories. They now cover
every State oast of tho Missis
sippi river entirely, and in part of
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana. Toey are also in part in
Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas and in
considerable territory arouud Salt
Lake City aud Sau Francisco. They
have also ma le tb'Mr appearance in
numerous isolated localities iu the
Southwest. Briefly told, they now
occupy an a*ea of 885,000 square
miles in the United States alone and
148.000 square miles in Canada.
During the past ten years they have
spread on an average over a territory
every year equal to Pennsylvania I
aud New Jersey united. |
The array of charges hid against
the sparrows in the report is wonder
ful iti it* number and enormity.
Every charge is clearly proven by
numcous examples It is the enemy
of our native birds and wages contiu
ual warfare against them. It is the
euemv of the gardener aud the fruit
grower. It attacks almost every
crop they grow. Th-> germs are ex
tracted from tho fruit buds of trees
and vines, from the pear,peach,plum,
cherry, apple, apricot, curraut aud
grape, from peas, cabbage,raspberries
aud blackberries; eveu the wheut crop
is not safe from their ravages. Great
fears of its depredations are appre
hended in California, which is now
the great fruit growing State of the
country. They delile buildings and
have been known to kill viues by
their ordure, As insect destroyers
they are failures Tney allow tho
caterpillars to spin thuir webs over
their nests ami breeding boxes They
keep away birds that would destroy
caterpillars The loss they do to
crops in England is estimated at
$3,850,000 yearly; 1u Australia it is
more still. Concerted action for iheir
destruction is rocoin n Mid < I Trie
gun aud poison urc most <Hi sacious.
The soouer these remedies are em
ployed tho better, as it will prevent
the depletion of public treasuries
through the payment of bounties
Lancaster New Era
A Laugh lhal Came Late.
Mr. Chauncey I)epew was talking
a while a/o with some New York
friends, arid tbo conversation turned
upon the density of Englishmen in
tho mutter of bumor Slid Mr De
pew, laughing over some anecdote
that had just been related: "Some
vfars ago I bud to make an after din
ner speech at tho country home of a
genial and wealthy Englishman who
lived 100 miles or bo from London.
I bogau by apologizing for my lack
of preparation on the ground that tho
man wb-j usually wrote my extem
poraneous speeches had failed to put
in an appearance. Nobody smiled.
I tried again, ami the attempt WAS no
more successful than the first. In
fact, every effort made to interest and
convulse the gentlemen gathered
about that, banquet table seemed to
pluuge them into deeper and more
profound gloom, and 1 finally set
down, convinced that I was a ghast
ly and gruesome failure. I went over
to Paris and traveled ah >ut tho con
tinent for several wot-ks. Then I re
turned to London and wi-.s walking
up Kegeut St, when I met the liuy
lishman who had been my entertainer
in tho country. He came up to me
with a burst of laughter. As ho
grasped my bands in bis the tears al
most ran down bis cheeks ho was
laughing so hard. He excl timed :
"My boy, that wa-< a capital extem
poraneous speech lit'mv banquet. Ha,
ha, in! I came all the way up to
town to have a laugh, with you about
it.' Anil be did laugh. Finally I
said to him: ' That, was very kind of
you. You must have come by tho
slow express.' lie looked at me
with an expression of deep amaze
ment and I didn't see him for ft week.
At tho end of that time he came to
me again laughing all over and roar
ed: "By jove, Depew, that was a wit
ty thing you said to me the other
day. The slow express! Ha, ha, hi:!'
"And that," continued Mr I).-pew,
"goes to show that Kuglishmeu real
ly appreciate humor, though they
are apt to b« in th« rear of the pro
cession."— N. World.
—Silva Porto,a famous Portuguese
traveler and slave-trader, who died at
the Elibo, in Africa, recently, was tlio
first white man to cross the Hark
Continent. He accomplished that
great fttat in 1853.
NO. 12
Population of the World.
Professor Levasseur, the eminent
statistician, estimates the population
of the world at 1,483,000 000. lis
has faith in the substantial accuracy
of the recent estimates of the popula
tion of China and Japan, based upon
the latest official reports. There hag
been considerable controversy with
regard to the population of these
countries, and the opiniou qf Sir R.
A'cock, Sir Rawson Rawson and
other statisMtians that China contains
about 400,000,000 people will derive
considerable weight* from the fact
that Professor Levasseur has reacbod
tbe same conclusion. The statisti
cians who do not think the Chinese
estimates are far from correct, base
their opinions upon a comparison of
the Chinese census returns of the last
ar;d the present centuries aud upon
tbe ratio of population to area in
other countries,
Those persons who imagine that
the conditions of savage life are on
favorable to density of population
may be surprised to learn that ttie
latest estimates give Africa a popu
lation of 16 and North America only
8.8 to the square mile. While our
continent is known to have 80.000,-
000 people, the population of Africa,
according to Professor Levasweur,
approximates 197,000.000. The re
sults of this comparison aro not very
surprising when the fact is borne in
mind that Africa is nearly one-third
larger than this continent, and that
while about a third part of North
America is almost uninhabitable, no
considerable part of Africa lacks pop
ulation. Even tbe Sahara has many
thousands of inhabitants, and the
density of population in the large
ar«as of equatorial Africa surpasses
anything known until quite recently
among savage peoples
One reason why Africa has absorb
ed so much of the exploratory zeal of
civilized nations while South Ameri
ca has been comparatively neglected,
may doubtless be found it the fact
that Africa far surpasses our south
ern sister in population, and in her
great undeveloped districts offers far
larger inducements to commerce than
similar regions in South America.
While Africa contributes over 13 per
cent of the population of tbe world.
South America supplies only a little
over 2 per cent., and the density of
population in the dark continent is
over three times that in South Amer
ica. «
While the contribution of Europe
to the land surface of the globe is less
than one-half as great as that of
North America, her population is
over four times as numerous.—New
York Sun,
A. Model Report.
When it was first arranged for
postmasters to send in quarterly re
ports, many queer documents were
furnished* One of the funniest came
from Waterford,Fulton|connty,lll,and
is a model of comprehensiveness, it
not of grammatical precision. It is
still on file at the Postofiice Depart
ment, and reads as follows;
waterlord, fulton co iis
July the 9 1857.
muster james bnckanin, president of
Uuited States Dear Sur Boon requir
ed by the instructions of the postofiice
to report quarterly, I now foolfil that
pleasin duty by reportin as follows.
The Harvistin has been goto on perty
well aud most of the nabors hare got
thur cnttin about dun wheat is an av
erage crop, on rollin lanß corn is yel
lowish and wont cut more than ten
or fiften booshils to the aker the
helth of the communitie is only Tol
erably meesils and colery have broke
outin abought 2 and a half miles from
hour, their c,re a powerful awaken on
the pubjec of religun in the potts na
borhood and meny souls are bein
made to know there sins forgivin
miss nancy Smitn a neer nabor had
twins day before vistirday one of
them is supposed to be a seventh
monther is a poar scraggy thing, and
wout live half its days this is about
awi i know and have to report the
present quarter giv my respects to
Mrs Buekanin and eubsorib misolf
yours trooly,
Abigal jenkins,
p m at fulton Co ills.
—Dayton News.
To Save Doctors' Bills.
Never go to bed with cold or damp
feet.
Nover lean with the back upon
anything that is cold.
Never begin a journey until break
fast has been eaten.
Never take warm drinks and then
immediately go out in the cold.
After an exercise of any kind never
rido in an open carriage or near the
window of a car for a moment; it is
dangerous to hoalth, or oven life.
Never omit regular bathing, for,
unless the skin is in regular condi
tion, the cold will close the pores and
favor congestion or other diseases.
When hoarse, speak as little an
possible until the hoarseness is re
covered from, else the voice may bo
permanently lost or difficulties of the
throat may be produced.
Merely warm the back by the fire
and never continue keeping the bock
exposed to the beat after it has
corae comfortable warm. To do other
wise is debilitating,
Never stand still in cold weather,
especially after having taken a Blight
degree of exercise, and always avoid'
Btauding on the Ice or snow where a
a person is exposed to the cold wind.
When going from a warm atmos
phere into a cooler one, keep the
mouth almost closed, so that the air
may be warmed by its passage
through the nose ere It reaches the
lungs.
Keep the back, especially between
tho tdionldjr blades, well covered;
also, the chest well protected. In
sleeping in a cold room establish the
habit of breathing through tho nose,
and uever with the open mouth.
Burning Chimneys.
If it be desired to extinguish the
lire in a chimney which has been
lighted by a fire in the fire place, shut
all tho doors of the apartment, so as
to prevent any current of air up the
chimney, and throw a few handfuls
of common salt upon the fire, which
will immediately extinguish the same.
The philosophy of this is that in the
process of burning the salt muriatic
acid gas laevolred, which is a prompt
extinguisher of fire.
—A metallurgical engineer ha»
succeeded in making pig iron with
nature)