A Woodbind Voire. Come out where the blnti are singing, lt (tie sunshine enter your heard Pi nd the first Honors a-liloonilng Forget life's darker psrt; Fort the just nml the future, Tush sorrow otit of sight; Todny jour only duty It to live and grow In the tight. Taste the plorlausjny of breathing This fresh woods-scented breeze! Iltin, laugh, nnd Join your singing To the whispering of the trees. Let every sense (We gladnes; Feel your bounding pulse keep time With the heart oftht throbbing forest, 1 be river's flowing rhyme. Today, toihiy is yours Its sunlight and its sbado, Its freedom on the ItilMop Its unli t In the shade. Conic out, romc out to nature,. And Join her In her pt'y. Within your heart her laughter Will ripple on, nlwayl .Mary T. Earle, in Iloston Transcript. An Optical Experiment. HV !F.O!lciK WAI.DO lllloWKB. Wlmt! bollcvo lii eyo transplanta tion ?'' I exclaimed, a tlio subject was broached to in by Dr. C'ullah.in, the well-known spcclillst of diseases nml Itiflnnltlos of tlio optical organs, ono evening na I was enjoying asocial clint sjvith him. My frioml, it tuny bu ticedlciis for mo to say, is a noted dentist as well as it popular physician In Now York. His voracity Is nbovo question, nml I should be tlio last to doubt bis word. ' "Why not? ' bo nsked with ft quizzi cal expression upon bis handsome features. Thcro have been success ful eases of skin grafting and of hair transplanting. In fact, nearly all other parts of Iho human system liavo been changed and transformed at Will." "But 1ms it boon done?" Most nssurcdly. Professor Z of Pai ls has demonstrated it by actual experience." So Iho sight was as good as the original eye?" 'Ay, better, for the original orbs were not perfect. Hut haven't I ever told you of a little experience I had In that direction? No? Well, holp yoursolf to tlioso clears; they nro a prime article imported by myself. Aud whilo yon smoko I Will amuse you with my little story of combined sclenco nnd romance. "Little over two years ago, a lady called at my ofllco, saying slio wished to consult mo on account of her daughter who wus i filleted with n itraugo malady. Kopcating her words she said : ' " 'About a year ago sho bean to complain of a pnin in her right eye, and as this grow worse wo became so larmod that we consulted our family Xmysician, who, upon examination, denied that ho could discover any troublo with the organ. Adclc, that is my daughter's name, still persisted '-jfcat there was something growing on Ttho eye, and besides boing painful she -was slowly losing sight. We grew 'moro anxious to consult in turn, at least a dozen doctors, somo of them specialists of diseases of the eye, and every ono of them declared that the ,ey was ns well the other, and that he wus su (Turing from a singular illu sion. At last 1 could not help believ ing the physicians, and I tried to rea son her out of the strange hnllunclna (ion. Dut nothing that can bo said will overcomo hor bollef. I am nearly distracted for I am sure that alio will not long s'urvlvo tho foarful strain she Is undergoing. Slio lias heard of you lid knows that you are a specialist. In good repute, of diseases of the eye. Hoxf I wish for yon to make an ex initiation and when you have added your decision lo all the others I hope alio will be coiivlncod. Oil, doctorl If you know of any way to lift this cloud from hor mind, you will not only save a beautiful life, but end this misery of myself and friends.' ' "1 was very much impressed with tho pathos of Mrs. AvoriU's story and promised to call the next dav at hor Iran to see if I could save hor ' daughter from a fate worse than death. i "I found Miss Avcrlll a most in tor eating patient, and my sympathies wore enlisted at ones lu her behalf. Just entering upon the morning of womanhood, she was tall aud 'divine ly fair,' as the poets express it, though X could sea that the great mental strain t work upon her bruin was fast over jpowerlug her. 'Her mother met ma in the hall, surging ma to do my best to cure i Iter daughter of tbe fallacy of bar belief, and I, of course, promised to do any best. I "I talked with Miss Averill sst ral minutes, to find her mind well telanosd except, perhaps, upon that m subject. , . "I was surprised at the coolness with which flirt submitted to nu ex amlnntlon, which I msdo with ex Irnmo deliberation, slio describing to mo very minutely tho pain nrislng from tho suffering eye, nnd even ex plaining to mo the exact locution of the 'spot. "Mrs. Avcrlll was wa'chlng mo anxiously; nml I will confess that there was a husklness la my volco when I said at last: 'Mr dear madam, I nni sorry to be forced to say as much, but your daughter has described her caso as faithfully ns I could have dono. She has a painful nnd t fear fatal disease developing In her l ight eye.' 'No no I there can bo no troublo with hor eye. All the doctors have said so.' " 'Hut doctors err as woll as other human beings sotnotlmes. And the caso may not have boeu so well de veloped then.' "I thought for a tlmo Mis. Avcrlll would swoon, but gradually bIio grew caimcr, when her daughter, who had shown no signs of weakness, said: '"You see I was light, mother. Doctor Callahan is n physician of most acute skill, nnd lie is not afraid to speak his thoughts. I feel better, even now, nml It Is host for you to know tho worst.' "Mrs. Averill soemod unablo to comprehend the startling fact, and I called her to my side, saying: " 'If you will stand behin I my chair, and look over my shoulder when I throw tho light from tha opthalmo scopo through this lens 1 hold in my left hand upon tho cornea, you can look Into tho anterior clinmbor of the eye, and a littlo to the left of theop'.ic disc you enn sco a tumor with largo veins 1'iidiatliig in all directions. Thut class of tumors was first pointed out to me by Dr. Williams of Boston; afterward by Von Graff of Vienna, ami they bavo always thus far proved to bo cancers of tho kind called scir rhous. They ate exceedingly painful and unless removed ulways fatal, Mrs. Averill at this point burst into a flood of tears, while her daugh ter, as I had expected, remained out wardly calm, even trying to assuago her mother's griof. It is better to know the worst, dear mother. And,' as she spoke a hopeful glauco came into hor counten ance, 'perhaps Dr. Callahan can cure It.' "Oh, doctor! can you save my child?' implored her mother. 'I did not dare tell them at onco tho plan I had concluded to follow; but I spoke encouragingly, an 1 asked for a little time to consider the matter. 'I did not prolong tholr suspense longer than I could help; and at last, broaching the subject as carefully as posslblo, I suggested nu eyo transplan tation. 'As I had anticipated Miss Averill immediately acquiesced in my mode of troatment, and as far as I could see thcro was not a tremor about her. Her confidence lu my ability seemed unbounded. "At my request tho matter was kept strictly private, as I knew an affair of that kind would create endless tulk which would do injury to my pur pose. 'I am free to confess to you that when the momentous occasion came I was more norvous than my patient, who was bearing up with remarkable fortitude. "Only her mother and a particular assistant of mino were present, and we lost no time la preparing for tho operation. "I bad told Miss Averill that I bad selected a rabbit's eya to take the place of hor optic, assuring her tho chango would never be noticed, aud that her sight would be parfect. Whon tho preliminaries had been arranged, I put the patient uuder tho lnfluciico of other and performed tho dolicate task I had assigned myself quickly und successfully so that when she recovered her consclousuoss, I said with assurance. "Itojoice with me, Mini Averill, you have no w an oye as good as tlio other aud I have performed the crowning feat of my lifo. I presume It feels soro uow, but keep tho bandage on for a whilo and moisten with this liquid. I will change the baudage for you dully. 'I tell you I nevor saw a happier couple than that mother and daughter. They overwhelmed me with thanks and no price that I could ask would be (oo great. My faith, as I tliluk of it now, my price was pretty high." Do you object to telllug?" 'Certainly not. I asked for her own dear self and got tier, too." And the eye Is as good as the other?" I asked incredulously. . "Certainly; you eouldu't tell them part. But why tbould you, for I don't mind lolling you that they are the identical twain given her by nature. You see tier's was a detycraio caso of one of those strnngo fantasies which sometimes enter tho mind of even tho strongest. 1 am sure my courso of treatment was ail that could hnrvo saved hor. Of courso I let hor mother into tho secret as soon as I thought host, and it had her hearty support. Though this docs not Sub stantiate my theory, I dm sure that eye transplantation can bo successfully done." Yankee Blade. Growth of Our Xettleil Aroa. The extent to which the settled area oMhe country is constantly growing may bo very closely estimated by tho record of Government land salos. Thefjcisln this connection are strik. log, even if few people nro apt lo take them lnt consideration. Every year the United S'.ates disposes of from ten to twenty million acres of Its public lands to purchasers, who, in a majority of cases, aro actual settlers. Indeed, about half of tho transactions are made under what are called the Homestead provisions of the publlo land laws. This requires actual resi denco by tho purchaser on tho tracts acquired, ami in a great innjorlty of ci-is is the work of bona lido settlers. When it is recalled that ten million acres of land is double tho area of Massachusetts nnd is one-third the ex tent of Now York, It can be seen how large an addition is yoarly mado to the production capacity of tho whole country. ,Iu tlio course of tho ten years which ended in 18J0 tin Government has disposed of no less than ono hundred and fifty million acres of laud, an area nearly as largo as the whole of the thirteen original States. It must not be forgotten, elthor, that this ini. posing total does not include tho land salos of the Stale of Tcxa, which alone among the Statot of the West retains the tltlo to the public lauds within Us limits. Aud if the record of land sales by the various railroad companies, which the Governmanthas endowed with portions of tho publlo lands, are included in the total, It is altogether probablo that a million acres or moro would bo added to tho records for each year and somo twenty-live million acres to the ag gregate sales for the last ten years. When it Is stated that in the past de cade one hundred and seventy-five million acres have Icon brought uu der settlement and cultivation, wo mutt imagino an ex. out of territory larger than Gcrmauy and double tho size of tha British Islands. fOuco-A-Weck. . Incubated liable. Somo of the best New York hospi tals employ Incubators for undevel oped Infants. Iho incubator looks like that used to ha'cli eggs, though it is largor. Hot-wator plpos run be neath it, and two currents of warm air aro couductod into the cage. The baby lies on an air pillow, at a lemperaturo of about sevouty-tliree degrcos. The air, of courso, is kopt in constant clr culatio i. A baby viewed a fow weeks ago wolghod at its birth about two pounds, aud had presonted a most un completed appearance, but under tho Influonco of tho heat looked like any other infant of the age of six weeks', only a trifle redder, perhaps, than children brought up undor tho usual conditions. In tha sumo room with this baby were twolve others of about the same age, two in each cradlo, all dressed precisely allko, and dis tinguished from each other by a bit of writing stuck to the gown. The mothers were In an opposilo room, aud the nurse reportod that every day, wheu tho children were bathed, thore was the groatest excitement in tho mothers' ward lest tho babies got mixed. "Wouldn't each mother know hor owu child by instinct?" was asked. Tho nurse shrugged her shoulders, and replied: "Tho babies aro all ex actly alike, and all paupers, but each mother wants her own, and each ouo's own is the prettiest. It's the idea of getting another woman's baby tlicy dou't liko." The Ledgov Peculiar Cosmetics. Tallcw used to be the principal In gredient of the cosmetics used by tho ladies of aucleut Rome. A peculiar compound, guaranteed to render .the complexion smoothor than a looking glass, consisted of an equal quantity of barley and broad beau flour, bound with eggs, then allowed to dry aud finely ground. To this powder wore added some staghorns of the special kind which falls lu the sprlug, to gether with a few narcissi onions, pouuded in a mortar, then somo gum aud flour from the Tuscany wheat, with good quantity of honey. This paste was spplled o I tha face In a thick layer on going to bed. Nsw York Commercial Advertiser. FOtt FARM AMD GARDES. - fni'Niso) rnuit trrm lath. Whatever pruning of bearing trees is done ought to be finished while buds nro dormant. This promotes vigorous growth, whllo tho fruit bearing will prevent it from becoming too vigorous. But young trees, slow In coming into bearing, may some times be advantageously pruned after their leaves have started. It checks growth of wood, and if very sevcro may lessen vitality of tho treo. But after bearing Is estobllshed the treo may ho mado vigorous again by liberal manuring. Boslou Culti vator. nnM SVKD FOtt A ItF.CI.AIMF.n SWAMP. Fur such ground as this tho follow ing varieties liavo been found most sultablo and satisfactory: Timothy, red lop, fowl meadow, orchard, meadow fescue, yellow oat nnd poron nlul rye grass. Of ouch, five pounds Tor acre. To got a satisfactory growth of tho grass Iho seeds should ba thoroughly mixed, leaving cut tho timothy, which, being heavy, should bo sown by itself last, to Uistrlbuto It evenly. Tho laud must bo mado flno nnd smooth, and after tho seeds have been sown tha surfaco should bo lightly harrowed with a sloping-tooth harrow having thin tecih. If any clover is tlosircd sow, last of all, five pounds each of nlslke nnd whlto clovors. Such seeding nffords the best of hay and excellent pasture. Tho seeds should bo sown by them selves and without grain, as early in tho spring as posslblo. Tho early sowing nnd tho covoriug of tho iced almost certainly sccuro a successful catch. Now York Times. TF.STINO SF.F.D3. Many persons fall in their plantings from the imperfection of tho seeds own, though moro often tho failure to germinate is tho fault of the gardener. If tho soil is too cold when they aro sown, or remains soaked with water for somo days, their vitality is soon destroyed, or they may bo :overod with oarlh so deoply as to imothor nnd rot. It requires good iuJgiiiiM nnd caro to sow tho very small seeds of tho garden in the best manner, and there often is a largo top in many varieties of grass seeds from covering them too deop. For small seeds the least amount of flno soil that will hldo them from tho light is tho host. Whutovor tho causo of a failure to gormlnato may be, it is always do siruble to know what it is, and this :au bo oaslly ascertained beforehand, so far as tho seed ilsolf Is concorncd. A mnjorlty of seeds may bo tested by sprinkling a small portion on a hot hovol or griddle, whon if they pop readily and generally tho rest may bo sown with contldotico thnt thoy will rrow. If they remain immovablo wliliout cracking opon until they burn up the lot from which they were tukon ihottld bo rejected at onco and de itroyod. Anothor and with somo torts a slill moro satisfactory way is to put a fow of each vailety ubout which thcro Is any doubt to tho test of telual garmlnutlon. I'luce a littlo Jnely pulvorizod rich soil in a shallow jox for a seed bed aud sprlnklo a few tceds upon it and cover with a single thickness of paper. Keep tho paper liolstonod aud the box in a nioderato y warm placo. If good thoy wil won sprout. Now York World. run art or ruLi.iNu heavy loads. As much importance is attached to training horses to pull heavy loads as ;hero Is lu tho development of speed. Die values of tlioso respeotlve per formances dopouds upon tlio brcod to which the animal bolougs and tho usos for which ho Is lutondod. Success in jitbor rolo dopouds very much upon tho training. It very oftou occurs that i team of houvy horsos rcfusos or are ctuublo to start a big load that a much ightcr team will pull with ease. It It til in tho early education; the heavier iores refuio bocuttse thoy bavo not been proporly trained lu the art of pulling, and havo beou loaded beyond :hclr strength lu Hie beginning, tho iffoct of which is to discourage mak. .tig tho attompt Tho greatest caro, therefore, is re quired in training tho young draft lorse In the work to which bis lifo is '.o bo devoted and never to overtax his strength. It is far hotter to make an sxtra trip and thus divide the load, than to roqulre tho horso to move one '.bat is boyond his strength or that do mands extraordinary extremes, until ho booomes familiar and acenstomod '.o tho line of work required of him. rito subjeot is one that should engage the attentiou and study of state and jounty fairs. A class of prizes ought to bo offered for hoary draft horses, tha tost to bo aolual performance la pulling tho load, the) standard being willingness to oboy the word of com mand, steadiness and ability in pro portion to the weight of tho team. Such en Inducement would stimulate action nnd result In moro careful aud thorough preparation of the heavy horse for the duties Ills apodal breed ing rendors him so competent nnd sultablo to perform. Cludluna Far mer. . -.' MAKtXd A I.AWJf.1 A lawn may bo sown either in tho fall or spring, but tho primary requi site is tho proper preparation of tho ground. To bo sightly and beautiful the surfaco must bo smooth and tho ground proporly gradod. ! Again, the soil must be of the host, aud, If not naturally so, It ought to bo mndo so by fertilizing It. Quito often It may be necessary to spread upon It belter soil, brought from a moro favored spot, and nothing should bo omitted for bringing It into tho productive con dition of good garden soil. W Not only ought a lawn have a surfaco of ferillo soil, but all parts of tho surfaco should bo equally fertile. It Is an unsightly lawn upon which tho grass grows un equally In patches. Small grass plots can bo moro quickly established by sodding them than by sowing tho seed, but for largo plots tho , latter Is tho most common method, "and i when the ground is proporly prepared a flue lawn can be mndo by thick seeding. The best grasses for a lawu aro Ken tucky bluo grass, l'ou pratousW, and red top, Agrastls vulgaris, in the pro portions of two bushels of the former to ono bushel of tho latter for an acre of lawn. A quart of timothy and a handful or two of whlto clover are sometimes distributed In the mixture, but these aro not especially necessary. As before said, thore nro two seasons for sowing autumn and spring. Either is appropriate, and tho choice Is of secondary Importance compared with tho preparation of tho land. To get rid of weods and clean tho ground before laying it down In grass, Mr. Saunders, tho Superintendent of Grounds nt Washington, snggosts tlio practice of planting it with early po tatoes. These, if woll cultivated, will soon cover tho surfaco , with tholr leaves and prevent the growth of woods, and the operation of digging tho crop and removing it tends to further pnlvorlze and lcoscn tho soil. Tho potatoes can bo removed, tho ground mado smooth, and 'ikijs's seed sown from tho middle of 'jftigust to the mlddio of September ,Snd tho grasses will vcgelnto and cover tho surface beforo sevcro frosts. "J A top dressing of thlnly-spilnklod manure will protect tho young plants during the winter, and a good thick-sot lawn will bo secured curl" ibn following summor. A frequent uso of tho lawn mower is absolutely necessary for tho main tenance of a good lawn, and a winter top-dressing of well-rotted manure should bo applied whenever the condi tion of tho grass sooms to rcqulro lu FAnM AND UAHDF.X NOTES. "A cow to tho acre" Is tho host rule. Now is a bad time to havo dump floors to tho Lcn house. It takes five years from foann to mako a pcrfoctod horso. It will pay well to havo every horse's collar nnd harness specially fitted to him. It Is sinful waslo to allow good milk stand In a filthy stablo and absorb its foul odors. Aerated milk is pnro", sweeter, and keops longer than that which has not boon so treated. An expert butter-taster can tell at onco whether the water furnished cows is good or bad. - Get out yonr roaring coops ami cloan them thoroughly) any that aro not good and wholosomo burn An excollont ointment for skin dis eases of tho horse is mado of fivo grains of carbollio acid to one ouuee of lard. The markot for really good' horses is constantly Improving, whllo that for tolorablo otios Is constantly setting poorer. It Is a mistake to breed xrom mares that are faulty in limb, wind or form; auy dctoct of this klud is ant to be transmitted. There are few deaf horses, and when a caso of this kind occurrs It is almost always due to a blow from some brutal driver. Gather the eggs dally. "Wash any that may bo dirty, before putting upon market. Till washed, keep from the clean ones. Pino sawdust should never "bo used as a mulch. It has been known to kill pear trees and plants wheu ' pUod around their roots. " " " fOR THE HOUSEWIFE. rtAKDKF.ItCtllF.F BAO. Make a frnmo for the bug of cellu loid, shaped in four points. Paint ft vine of wild roses around the edgo of the points, and cut It out, following the outline of tho flowers. For the bottom, take a piece of rose-colored silk cut squnro, nnd Join It to tne edgo of a straight, narrow piece that , is long enough to go plain around the four sides of a square. Hem the other edgo down nnd run a line around it so as to form n casing with a frlil above it Use narrow pink silk ribbon or cord for draw-strings. Fasten tlio bottom of the bag thus formed lo the colluloid frnmo with glue, or by small stitches taken through the flowers at tho extremities of the points. Instead of celluloid, cardboard covered with silk or velvet may bo used, aud the flowers embroidered upoti it. American Farmer. CARR OF WINTF.n CLOTIIIXO). Tho methods for destroying moths annually recommended are countless, yet many prove utterly power loss against tho increase of tho littlo pest. How often the housekeeper sighs heavily when, at the commencement of winter, alio passes clonks and furs in review, nt the sight of tho ravnges In theso garments. A holo in the overcoat or a bare (.pot In tho fur trimming wilt render the costly artlclo worthless. Aftor a long trial of all sorts of preventives pepper, insect powder, moth balls, etc. a way was discovered which for several years has proved a complete protection against these insects. A large wooden chost is used for storing all our winter clothing. The bottom is first covered with a layer of thick paper, on which is laid a num ber of linen rags soaked In kerosene oil and wrapped In paper. Over these is a second layer of papor. Next place in the chest a large linon sheet, ample enough to hang over the sides, and luy upon it tho whiter clothing care fully folded, flrst, of course, brushing it thoroughly that dust and moth eggs, if any havo bcon laid, may be re moved, othorwiso all precautions would bo In vulu. Put the heaviest articles, such ni men's overcoats, at the bottom, then tho ladles' evening cloaks, then the lighter winter jackets aud shawls, and scattor lumps of cam phor thickly among tho gaitnenits and also In tho pockots nr.d slcovos. The fur collars aud muffs, Into which bits of camphor aro also thrust, should bo laid on the top. Lastly fold tho sheet closely over tho whole, tuck ing It in tightly at the corners. If not largo ouough to do this put a sec. ond one over tho wholo. Lock the chest and set It away in a cool place if posslblo till the next uuluinu. Some poisons who objected to tho use of kerosene lest It might soak through tho sheet havo substituted, with entire success, layers of tar paper placed be. low and above tho sheet. This paper can also bo laid between tho garments, but care muse bo taken not to let it touch thorn as the color might stain the fabrics. Washington Star. RKCIfES. Onion Sauco Peel one dozon small onions, put them in a saucepan, cover with boiling water; add a teaspoooful of salt and boil half an hour, drain and pour through a sieve; make whlto sauc3, add the onions, lot boll up onca aud serve. Wilted Dandolions After standing In wator over night, cut the leaves flue with a sharp kuife. Put half a teacupful of cream ovor the firo, aud when hot, add one well beaten egg and stir until it thickens, then season, with salt and pepper, and add threo tablospoonfuls of vinegar. Put the dandolions in this mixture nnd stir ovor the fire for fifteen minutes or until they nro wilted and tender. Green Tomato Picklo Eight quarts green tomatoes slicod, ono pint onions, sllcod, ono head cabbngo, chopped, one small cup salt, eight peppers, chopped, two teaspoons ground cloves, two teaspoons ground clunninon, two teaspoons black pepper, two teaspoons ginger, two toaspoons celery seed, ' three teaspoons white mustard seed, one-fourth pound sugar, oiie-half gal lon vinegar, nasturtiums to taste. Put tho salt on the onion, cabbage and to matoes; lot It stand over night and drain off tho liquid. In tho morning add tho other Ingredients and let tho pickle boll fifteen minutes. Missed Ills Calling. Author Mary, I have made a mis take In my calling. I'm not au author, but a born chemist. : t 1 Author's Wife What makes you think that, Horace ? Author Weil, every book I writ becomes a drug oa Iho market.- rP.inlf. w. ' '