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POPULAR SCIKJk'CJ?. o Attoch bridge, in Brifsh India, u.itu completed will have five spans, two of 2Q? feet each and tbree of 257 feec. It will- be entirely of iron. The conjunction of two heavenly b;xlies in eclipse.' of the sun and their opposition in eclipsesof themoonhave ;io iuiHieD.ce, M. 1\ Denza states on the magnetic elements of the earlL. For a p?riod of forty-four years none of the men employed in a Ger ? man ultra-marine had,been observed to suffer from consumption. The im munity of the employes is attributed to the constant production of sulphur ous acid by the burning of sulphur in the conrsj of the making of the ultra mar'ne. Brohme's experiments seem to show that in the plant there are two opera tion! taking place?making sugar from carbonic, acid and the conversion o? the same sugar into ftarch. Th's is n<,t a very newT fact, however. It is well, though, t > be reminded of it now and again, if only for the sake cf re freshing the memory. The number of eggs varies greatly in different animals, as it is in propor - %iou to the risks during development Thus, the eggs of aquatic tribes, being unprotected"by the parent, and being largely consumed by many animals, are multiplied to prevent extinction. The spawn of a single cod contains millions of egg3; that of the oyster 6,0C0,00X A queen bee, during the ?'. five years of her existence, lays about 1,00 J/JO; eggs. Take a slim glass tube, eight or ten indes in length, closed at one end, and as large a* your finger, or, as one might say, a gl ;ss tube a little larger than the usual style, put in an ounce or two of oil, paste a pie e of paper on the outside of the glass so 'that its lower edge will be even with the top of the oil; add to the contents >of the tuto two orjhive time3 as much soft wate**-aTi5be suspected sample, and ijTTake the whole well up for severs! minutes. When the mixture has settled, which will take an hon r rr - wo, the contents of the glass will be di vided into three parts. Below the oil will show, above will be the oil, and above that again the water with the a!cohol absorbed from the oils. W02DS OF WISDOM. ? Too much reserve makes u smlser? able. .... ... Pleasant thoughts make pleasant ? lives. He that doeth no injury fears no injury. 8? A love of money is a great enemy to honesty. y&The first great work is that yourself may to yourself ba true. Hope softens sorrow, brightens plain surroundings, and eases a hard lot. Trust not to the omnipotence of go'd. nor say unto it, " Thou art my confidence." Paith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe. A man can always conquer his pas sions if ha pleases; but he cannot al ways please to conquer his passions. When a high-minded man takes pans to atone- for his injustice, his kindness of heart shows in the best j and purest light. Hab'ts are the daughters of action, but they nurse their mothers, and give birth to daughters r./ter her image, more lovely and prosperous. Let a man have a fervent love for what is pure and just and honorable, let him have a cor lial abhorrence of what is sensual, mean, tricky and un generous, he will not go far wrong. The Good Old Timen. : The more you find out about the _much vaunted ".good old tim9s," says an English paper, the better pleased you are not to have lived in them. The people did not only live like dogs but they fed like hogi. A pauper in a workhouse wouldVJiiijk now at the meal which a noble used to devour then. The roSst beef of old England was unheard of; beef was only eaten 7sattcTT~and- boiled, and bread was a ? great luxury, not in common use even by the nobles. The records of the Percy family, in the time of Henry VII., show the extreme coarseness of the mode of living, and an extract or two from the household book of that famous family will give a good idea of the manner in which the most famous noble of the time lived. The perman ent household numbered 106 persons and the average of guests was fifty, and the whole of the washing for these 216 persons was for one year 40s., a sum probably equal to #2 in the present day, most of which was for the chapel linen. . From midsummer to Michaelmas was the only time they indulged in fresh meat, and the instructions say: :"My lord has on bis table, for break* jfast, at 7 in the morning, a quart ol ibeer and wine, two pieces of salt fish, six red herrings, f.ur white ones; and ?on flesh days, half a chine of beef or jmutton boiled." At dinner, men rank ing as knights had a table cloth, which was washed once a month; and as they had no napkin ?, and the lingers were extensively used in feeding, this portion at least of their linen must have been in a sad condition. Until the thirteenth century, straw was the bed of kings, and before that date the king and his family skpt in the same chamber. The first change was to throw a coverlid over the sleeper; then another was used, and the persons un dressed, their linen being substituted for blankets. Beatrice says she would "lief sleep in a woolen," which shows that such a thing was done even in Shakespeare's time. The use of noth ing but coarse dirty woolen next the skin, seldom changed, and the heavy, exciting nature of highly-salted food, on which all lived, of course tended to produce those diseases for which hos pita's wer;; founded all over England, hospitals for leprosy in particular abounding, Victims of Temerity. The suicidal recklessness with which Captain Webb threw away his life re calls the words of Shakespeare: "-b.3 die I A=? one t: at had boon studied To throw away the dearest thing he owned As 'twera a caiele-s trirle." The earliest records contain illustra tions of the same temerity. There is Alilo, who, to show his strength, at tempts to rive an oak by sheer muscle, butj3 caught in the tree and is de voured by wolves. In later days tht re is Green, the aeronaut, who attempts a descent from a baboon by the use of a parachute and is picked up a corpse. There is Sam Patch, of (Jenesee Falls notoriety, who was possessed with a mania for dangerous leaps, his compen sation being fame and a collection taken up in the crowd. Like Webb, he became the victim of his own folly. During my boyhocd Sam Patch was rather a distinguished character. 1 was then living at Sand lake, and well remember that Isaac 13. Fox (who Wits then a leading business man) returned from a Western tour and mentioned that he saw Sam Patch take his l ist leap. He stool on a plank projected ovtr the falls and a brrathle 3 multitude saw him take*his farewell to life, dy ing as the fool dieth. 2io one has since then essayed the Genesce fails, and no one will ever again attempt the Niagara whirlpool. }io one has undertaken the ascent of the Matterh..rn rinee Lord Doug'a* anl his companions, Hudson and Hadow, together with thtlrguide, per ished in th ; attempt.?' lie. mit,"' in Troy Time*. The Pennsylvania raProad owns 6ia? than 835 locomotives* ? "^9*. fABK. GABBEN AND HOUSEHOLD. How to Control a Flock. Take a ewe lamb to the house and make a pet of it. Use nothing hut kindness, and give it a name, teaching it to come at the call. Whenever the lamb obeys give it something as a re ward, such as a grain of corn, piece of bread or anything that is acceptable, but never give it a blow. When the lamb is grown place it in the flock, and you will need only to call that one sheep, when all the others will follow. As sheep follow their leader, the train ing of one is the tracing of all. and it is a saving of time and labor to do so. Food for Pantares. An English paper, in commenting upon the subject, remarks that the Cheshire dairy farmer, by free use of bone manure laid on" grass lands, makes his farm which at <. ne time, be fore the application of hone manure, fed only twenty heal of cows, now feed forty. In Cheshire two-thirls or more, generally three-fourths, of a dairy farm, are kept in perfect pasture, the remainder in tillage. Its dairy farmers are commonly bound to lay the whole of their manure not on the arable, but on the grass land, purchas ing what may be ne.essary for the arable. Th9 chief improvement be side drainage consists in the applica tion of bone manure. In the milk of each cow, in its manure, in the bones of ea h calf reared and sold off a farm parts with as much earthly phosphates of lime as is contained in half a hun dred weight of bone. dust. Hence the advantage of returning this mineral manure by boning grass lands. The quantity of bones now commonly given in Cheshire to an imperial acre of grass land is 1,290-to 1,500 weight. This dressing on pasture land will last seven or eigbt years, and on mowed ibout half thatporiod. A Bruise. A recent bruise in a horse or other animal may be cured principally by fomentation, but a very severe injury may involve considerable inflammation, and* require poulticing, laxative fool and laxative treatment. If a bruise be followed by abscess, an 1 the cis charge of fetid, ('ark-colored, purulent matter, the strength of the animal should be Supporte I by generou; f ee .1 ing and the administration of tonic remedies. Such stimulating topical applications as camphorated sp rit may be of eminent service. If a bruise be followed by a hard, callous swelling, an embrocation composed of half an ounce of camphor, one ounce of oil of turpentine, mi one and a half ounces of soap liniment, should be rubbel well into the part twice a day; and if the swelling still continues a blister must be applied. If abscess forms, proper vent should be male at the most dependent part for the ? scape of j the matter; but an abscess should not be cut into before it lias fully ma tured, which may b3 known by a pit ting or soft place at some part of the surface of the swelling. When the matter has been let out and the wound properly cleaned with warm water, daily applications of tincture aloes or tincture of myrrh generally prove suffi cient.?Prairie Farmer. The Treatment of Dairy Cows. Mr. J. A. Smith, a "Western dairy man, writing of the importance of teed and proper treatment- of dairy cows, gives some excellent suggestions on this topic. He says that dairymen are often surprised at the light weight of their milk the next morning after a cold rain-storm, through which their cows have suffered unstabled, and it is only a natural result of such tre it ment The cow does not eat as much, for one thing; add another is, part of what she does eat goes to repair the waste of her system in withstanding the effe:ts of the storm, and that keeps a per cent, out of the milk pail, until she has recovered from the effects of such exposure. It is also true that a cow, affected by short feed or painful exposure, not only loses in the quantity of her yield of mUk, but in the amount of fatty matter it contains. In a word nature has so organised the cow that she revenges herself on her owner's pocket, for cruel neglect and short feed; and a farmer might just as well try tD dodge taxes and wealth, as to escape the unwise treatment of a cow. In point of fact, when thus treateJ, she takes the cream first, and gives the owner what Bkim-milk she cannot as similate. The only way to get a profit out of her is to fill her so full that she runs over, and take the surplus for your gold mine. Tnrulp? as a Farm Crop. F. D. Curtis, who is a strong alvc cate of root-crops, thus writes to the ?Agri'.-ullur.'st: A turnip crop will fit a n.ta low for corn, as the so I will be rotted, rea ly for giving t';e maize a vigorous start, an I the ground will be more mellow and all the richer on ac count of the turnip?. The sod shoul I b3 turned over as svoon as possible after the clov, r or hay crop has been taken off. It would be well to roll t. e ground and Hatten the swar.l to hasten its de.ompositkn, an.l a few days be fore sowiDgtime harrow it thoroughly. A dressing of finely rotted manure, should th< n be sprea 1 upon the surface and cultivate I nto the so 1, the ground being pulvt rize 1 and m de a \ mellow as possible. If woo.l ash' s can be pro cured they will help the crop if they are th'nly scattered on the top. .\ pound and a half of seed sown broad cast is ample for an acre. The see 1 should be covere I with a brush ("rag. As soon as the turnips are up they w 11 be benefited by a dressing of plaster (sulphate of lime) at the ra-e of two bushels to an acre. Good phosphate will make turnips grow, if harrowed into the ground with the seed, using 100 poun.ls to the acre. The advan tages of a crop of turnips for the lat ! ter part of autumn are manifold. If I the farmer does not wish to harvesi I the ii he can turn on his entire :t>ek, ! and the hungry animals that m ght I have roan ed over frost-bitten, barren fields will luxuriate in plenty. The Art of IlayOIaktafr. Here are some timely suggestions on hay-making which are nut new, but are nevertheless useful and well worth reproducing: In cloudy weather giass dries but slowly, and is liable to be stacke 1 or housed without suilicient curing. Therefore the wisdom, when practi cable, of cutt'ng meadows in fa r weather. The precaution should also be observed of cutting only so much grass at one time as can be properly handled. Grasses dry much more rapidly if cut after the morning dew is oil than they will if cut when the mowing is done. Hapid drying is an absolute necessity when the best quality of hay is desired. There is nothing that as sists in quick curing more than a good tedder; farmers who have much grass to harvest will do well to provide themselves with so valuable an imple ment. The true art of hay-making eons'sts in curing grass jtist up to the point at which it will do to put into the barn, and no more, in order to r.rrest the loss ot su;rar and starch at the earliest possible moment. Grass quickly cured is, other things being equal, more nu tritious than grass longer exposed to shifting winds and scorching sunshine. Some farmers consider one good hay day sutlicient in which to expose the grass before being housed, while others require two, even three days., Some prefer to let it lie on the ground just as it was left by the mower; j others cure it in the windrow, and still others cure it in the cock. This difference of practice in the method of curing results chiefly from the difference existing in the earing1 _ quality of the various grasses. Timothy,, for instance, cures more readily than; herds grass, while the common grasses require still longer time than the herds grass. Timothy will dry suffi ciently in one day if the weather be propitious. During the early part of the season two days are usually re quired for properly curing heavy gras ?. Later, when the grass i s nearly ripe, it can be cured in one day. Clover contains more water than ether grasses, consequently it requires a longer time to cure it prorerly. Cur ing is better accomplished in the c. ck than in the sun, for the succulent leaves and t 'ne'er b'o:soms of clover, if expose! to the scorching heat, are quickly browned and lo3e their sweet ness. Previous to storing in the bam, the cock ought to be turned over r>nd exposed long enough to dry the hay whi-h lies close to the ground. Clover, as it lies s atterel by the mower, will be injured :f the dew falls upon it. (lover hay w 11 not shed rain, and hence when stacked out in the fields suor.lt be protected either with patent covers,' that h ng or a thick top-covering of wheat straw. Great cure should be exercised in properly forming the cocks, in view of wet weather, when meadow hay is to remain in the cocks for an indefinite time. First of all, do not make the cocks too large, and let them be as sharp at the top as possible, with the sides nearly perpmdicular, and finally provide them witireLth caps. Re: Ires. Corn Ovsters.?Mix well together one quart grated corn, two teacups sweet milk, one teacup flour, one tea spoon butter, two eggs well beaten; season with pepper and salt, and fry in butter like griddle cakes. Mashed Potatoes.?Feel one dozen large potatoes and when they are cool drain dry, put in a little salt, pepper and butter ; add a little butter while beating. Beat briskly with a fork for five minutes until light and creamy, and strve immediately. Lemon Pickle.?Put in a jar one teacup of common salt, pour over it one pint of boiling water and put the lemons into this ; cover it over with a, plate and leave it for five days. Drain off the old rait and water and add fresh, and at the end of ten days let the lemons drain again. Then pour over them as much hot vinegar as will cover them, with plenty of cayenne pepper and ginger and a little shalot. Tie down the pots and look to them occasionally, as the vinegar wastes. Rhubarb Jam.?A correspondent of the New York Tribune says : Cut into pieces about an inch long ; use a sharp knife in cutting and leave the skin on. Put a pound of sugar to every pound of fruit and leave till morning, pour the syrup from it and boil till it thickens ; then add the rhu barb and boil gently. Put up as you do jelly in tumblers ; it will keep well. I have read that rhubarb can be used with more expensive fruits in making marmalades without its presence being detected. Flonsehold Illntn. Spots may be removed from the car pet by an application of ox-gall or am monia and water. To remove mildew, rub the spot well with soft-soap, then cover with a mixture of soap and powdered chalk, and lay upon the grass in the sun. For macaroni with cheese, or for Welsh rarebit, cheese which is too dry for the table may be used; when it Is grated and melted> if it seems at all stiff, add a very little cream to moisten it. Curtains are draped much higher than they used to be. It is no longer considered essential that they shall meet low down, but it is good form to tie them back so that one may look out^ of the window, or so that a small table may be placed close to the window. j King Mtesa. The death of King Mte a, of Uganda, removes an African potentate of whom the record of travelers in the dark continent gives rather a pictur esque glimpse than a complete and satisfying description. The most striking account uf this personage is certainly that given by M. Linant, a lieutenant of Gordon Pasha, by whom he was sent to that prince's capital on the shores of Lake Victoria. Mtesa's chair usid to be placed on a leopard's skin in the hall of audience, so tbnt the hind claws served as a kind of footstool, while the tail stretched along the lloor in front of him. A number o' charms and a large tusk were piled up in a heap bedde him, and his grand vizier and other courtiers Wt re con stantly employe I in "smoothing down the creases in his trousers"?a unique, and, perhaps, the strangest mode of expressing complete s-e.vility ever de vised by a barbarous despot. Another traveler, Colonel Long, of the Khedivial army, brought back such a favorable descriptirn of Mtesa. al though he only saw him once, that Ismail wished "to send him a u agriifi cent carriage, which General Gordon, with his usual goo! sense, intercepted en route. The late khedive also sent two sheikhs to convert Mtesa to Mo hammedanism ; but they do not s; em to have had much success, as he .vas strongly oppos-.d to the doetrines of Islam. He des. ribed himself in a let ter to Gordon Pasha as *? the son of Suna, king of Uganda," and h i a'so | said that he " wanted to be gv^od friends with the English." After this 1 -tter, introducing himself as it were, he ^owed every desire to keep on amicable, terms with Pgypt, and those tr.ive'erf and missionaries who reached his s'ate were generally well treated by him. His hit r correspondence consisted principally of requests for the. articles of Europe which had either < aught his fancy or seemed n ost suit able to his wants. A looking-glass, gold and silver hire, a stamp with his name on it and some gold and silver coin*, such as sover eigns, napoleons and doll irs, he asked for repeatedly, and generally managed to obtain, lie even sent some of the watches he h;ul received as presents to Europe to be mended, ami showed in many other little ?ays h? desire to learn more of the grea'. world he had heard of in regions milder than his torrid kingd in r .und Lakes Albert and Victoria, and to establish some friendly relations with the Eur >pea&C who had reached his territory in their search for the sources of the Nile. One incident in connection with his government has been pre erred, and as it throws some light on the mode of waging war in that part of Africa, it may lie quoted. An island called Sasse was the particular object of his ambition; but its inhabitants pre ferred their liberty, and. being expert divers, whenever Mtesa's war canoes approached, they dived underneath them, and, cutting the withes, sank boats and crews together.?London Timis. The Message of the Whetstone. In the great church at Paskild. Nor way, there is shown a large whetstone, which was sent to the celebrated Queen Margaret by Albert, king of Sweden, in derision, intimating that women should sharpen their ne 'dle3, instead of aiming at war. The wit, which is very poor, was better an swered by the queen, who replied that she would apply it to the edge of her soldiers' swords. She was as good as her word; she fought Albert in a pitched ba'.tle; gave him an entire overthrow and made him prisoner. In that situation she kept him seven years and then released. him on verv l.a-d conditions. There are about thirty., thousand Christian Indians in the United States, one-half of whom are Baptists, FilTS FOE THE 01JBIO?S, Finte Indians eat worms. A double eagle weighs exactly the same as thirty-four one-dollar bills. It is estimated that the 'pawnbrokers of New York city collectively have fully $20,000,000 of pledges in their possession. The curious discovery ? has been made that the microscope may fail to show lines or errors in ruled lines which may be detected with the un aided eye. Chinese thieves are capable of cut ting a man's finger off in a crowd in order to steal a ring. They do this with those broad knives which have sheaths simulating fans. The worshipful company of barbers in London has a gilt cup, given to it by Henry VIII. It is ornamented with beUs, and every man who drinks out of it has to ring them by shaking the cup afttr he has taken the whole of its contents. After the battle of L?tzen TVallen stein distributed 85,210 gulden among officers who had behaved well; but he executed as cowards eleven officers by the sword; he hanged others; some had their swords broken by the hang man under the gallows, and the names of many were nailed in infamy on the gibbet. A cook bookpablished in 1759 give i directions how to " unjoint a bittern," " unlace a coney," " display a crane," ,; unbrace a duck or mallard," " rear a goose," "dismember a heron," "wing a partridge or quail." " allay a pheas ant or teal," " lift a swan," or " tliigh a woodcock." To-day, the very mean ing of m;;ny of these phrases is for gotten, so much less elaborate has table service become. In the old Roman law if a father j wished to disinherit a child he was required to insert a special clause to that effect or such child could get the will rendered void on the ground tint he had been forgotten. Blackstone, in his " Commentaries," conjectures that this gave rise to the custom in Eng land of leaving to a disinherited child the sum of one shilling to show that he had been remembered. From this custom springs the well-known phrase: "I'll cut you off with a shilling." The most humble of the civil func tionaries of the French republic are the naval cats. There are some hun dreds of them, and their importance is duly recognized by the state, which supports them in such comfort and dignity as befits their official position. The French naval cat enters the serv ice in his kittenhood, and upends the fir^t year or two of his active career on board a man-of-war, where he is berthed in the hold and permitted to devour whatever he can catch. Having thus passed through apprenticeship, he is sent ashore and quartered, at one of the five naval ports as a terror to the rats and mice that swarm in the vic tualing yards and store sheds. He is then entitled to an allowance of five centimes a day, and this sum is regu larly paid on his behalf to the director of cats, who lays it out on horseflesh for the use of his forces. An Exciting Trip. A short sketch of the memorabh trip of the Maid of the Mist, on which were the only persons who ever went through the whirlpool rapids and the whirlpool itself and came out alive, will be of interest. The boat which made this trip was built in 1854. For awhile she took passengers from both the American an I Canadian shore, and ran up very close to the foot of the falls. Owing to some change in-her appointments, which confined her to the Canadian shore for the reception of passengers, she became unprofitable. Her owner, wishing to leave the place, determined to sell her, and he received an offer of little more than half her cost if he would deliver her at Niagara, opposite the fort. This he decided to do after consultation with Joel R. Robinson, who acted as captain and pilot on her trips under the fa'ls. Mr. Robinson consented to act as pilot for the fearful voyage, and the engineer, Mr. Jone;, agreed to go with him. A machinist, Mr Mclntyre, volunteered to share the risk with them. The boat was put in CO nplete trim, all super fluous articles being removed from the deck and hold. Notice was given of the time of starting, and a large crowd assembled to see the fearful plunge, no one expecting to see either boat or crew again after they should leave the doc!;, whi. h was just a'mve the rail way suspension bridge. About 8 o'clock in the afternoon of June 15, 1S61) tht> engineer took his place in the hold, and knowing that their flitting trip would be short at the longest, set his steam vf.lve at the pioper gauge, and waited the tinkling signal that should start them on their flying voyage. Hobinson took his place at the wbe.d and gave the start ing signal. With a shriek from her whistle and a white puff frcm her escape-pipe, the boat ran up the eddy a sin rt distance, cleared the smooth water, and shot like an arrow into the rapid under the bridge. She took the outside curve of the rapid, and when a third of the way dow n it a jet of water struck against her rudder, a col umn dashed up under her starboard side, keeled her ov r, carried away her smoke-stack, started her overhang <;n that side, threw Robinson on his bade, and threw Mclntyre against her star board wheel-house with su -h force as to break it through. Every looker-on breathed freer as she emerged, shook her wounded sides, riid into the whirl pool, and for a moment rode again on an even keel. Robinson rose at onco, seized the helm, set her to the right of the large pot in the pool, then turned her directly through the neck of it. Theni e, after receiving another drench ing from the waves, she dashel on without further accident to the quiet bosom of the river below Lewiston. The boat was seventy-two feet long, with seventeen feet breadth of beam, eight feet depth of hold, and carried an engine of 100 horse power.?Buf falo Express. A Kat Destroyer. An English scientist in Australia has discovered a fungus that produces in the rat family a fatal skin disease. He proposes to rid the country of field mice, rats, and possibly the pestiferous rabbit, by inoculating a number of them with this particular bacteria and turn them loose to spread it. The authorities have been advised to await the result <f further experiments be fore adopting the plan, lest great harm come to the people. It is now known that the dreadful trichina* is bred to perfection in rats and transmitted to whatever animals eat them, particu larly hogs: also, that the germ of tape worm is found almost, if not quite, exclusively in fresh beef, probably de posited there by some sort of liy. It is also known that germs develop differ ent'}' according to the kind of an mal in which they lind lodgment. All kinds of meat and bread are full of their, but they can all be destroyed by 212 degrees of heat. An Alarmed Maiden. "I'm s> alarmed, Lizzie," excla'med a St. Louis girl, who was engage I to be married to a young army officer. "He hasn't written me in three days." ?'There is no occasion to get ex cited," was the rea suring reply, " he is out of the reach of Indians; there is no epidemi; where is stationed, and when he la t wrote you he was in per fect health." "Oh, yes. I know all that, Liz ie." said the timid, agitated creature, " but then there's the army worm."?Brook lyn EttgUy FOB THE FAIR SEX. The GUneM ?Dalrtor'? WUm A recent letter from the national capital says: Everybody in Washing ton has been curious for months to catch a glimpse of the Chinese minis ter's young wife, but .the C'e!e3tial custom of excluding the ladie3 from the public gaze prevented any gratifi cation of the general desire. The old diplomat himself, with his petticoats and parasol, is frequently seen upon the avenue, walking with a shambling gait (he rarely rides), and all of his secretaries and male attendants are familiar personages to those who spend much time out of doors. A few even ings ago the minister left the lega-' tion, accompanied by what appeared to be a youthful-looking little boy, and entered an F street car. He looked1 like a boy, and as he dressed very little different to the ministers and others of the legation, a casual glance woidd certainly lead the. spectator to conclude the little stranger, was of the male sex. Pretty soon the minister's companion put out a foot? one of the daintiest imaginable?and the truth began to dawn upon the' other passengers in the car. The rnin-l ister's wife was before them. The, little lady looked about her curiously,; as if she was enjoying a great treatj in being permitted to get out of doors' and look about her. She wore plain' black or very dark purple silk "The males wear swarths of linen about the ankles, but in her case the loose pan talets extended down to the shoes/ The yoke of her gown, or frock,1 differed from that of her husband in being shirred like a "Mother Hub bard." Her hair was very long and black, and was drawn up into a roll andrpinned at the back of her hea l with turquoise jewels. Nothing else1 was worn upon her head. At Seventh street the pair alighted and greatly en joyed the walk down to Pennsylvania avenue, gazing into shop windows on the way, the minister's wife looking' with the wonder of a child at the sights around her. They strolled leisurely along, as if out for the day, and though they said little the curious eyes of passers-by, as they turned to look at the wife, evidently annoyed the husband considerably. NCW8 and Noten for Womon. When an officer came to arrest the thieving boys of a Wisconsin woman' she fainted and died. The waiters a1; the Thousand Island Park hotel are girls mostly from the Oswego normal school. The Russian woman has loud ways and a loud, unpleasant voice. She al most invariably smokes. Mrs. Hendricks and Mrs. McDonald are said to be better politicians than their respective husbands. A Western lady has been sent; to an insane asylum because she thinks she has a birtl singing inside of her. A few establishments where women may st< p to have their boots cleane I and p lished may be found in New York. nelen Taylor, stepdaughter of John Stuart Mill, is the first woman elected to the presidency of a standing com mittee on the London school board. MrsvHenry War.l Beecher does not be..i her years so Tghtly as her. husband, and she is described as looking bent, ?wrinkled, broken and old. A reward of $7 has been offered by the Atlanta Constitution for the woman who-'has learned the art of pulling the street car bell at the right moment. Two Chicago girls tested their abil ity to hold. their breath. Une could not begin breathing again when she wished to, anJ was with dilficulty re suscitated. Miss Lee, daughter of the late Wil liam .P. Lee, of New York, who List' winter wa3 declar&T the prettiest un married woman in Rome, has been betrothed to- Mrl'-T)enison, a wealthy London banker. Miss Lillard did not die in Cincin nati, though the doctors-said that she could not possibly recover, and she re gards the restoration of her health as a miracle. Therefore, she is about to open a hospital in which prayer will take the place of medicine. Mrs. Myra Bradwell, of the Chicago Legal Neirs, says an exchange, is one - of the intellectual and physical steam engines of that city. She is editor and proprietor of the Legal News, an able lawyer, a good wife, a model mother, a splendid housekeeper, possesses social qualities of a very high order and does more work every day of her life than twenty ordinary Chicago lawyers. Fusliion Noten. Very low cut slippers, with a tie across the, instep, are the favorites. The shell-shape 1 straw hat meets with only a Hu i. od amount of popu larity. Jerseys are much worn, but only for fat'.gue, shopping an.l traveling cos tumes. Short bodices, with long points back and front, grow more and more nu merous. In Paris the tournure is growing into crinoline, an 1 often hoops are worn un- '.er short skirts. It is said that there will be as many positive colors worn this fall as inter mediate or mixe I shades. Parasols, sunshades and umbrellas are in general large and of every pos sible silk or cotton material. Black stockings are worn with dresses of any color an Ion all occa sions by both ladies and children. When the material permits, the (Jounce scalloped into the form of dog tooth molding is most effective. Panniers are sir rt and full, made in every variety of shape, and often open over the middle of the front breadth. The Louis XV. costume and ever} thing which port-ains to the Pompa dour period is>-more than ever in vogue. Back drapery must be ample whether it descends below the largo pouf or falls straight to tiie bottom of the skirt. Soft twill pi lid silks mako ePgant skirts worn under crepe de Chine or Indian cashmere polonaises or basques" and draperies. Underskirts are made very simple, the most frenient trimming consisting of a simple plating or full ruche around the bottom. The newest French dresses have narrow skirts for the foundation, upon which are superimposed full draperies and flounces. Anything like regularity in the ar rangement of drapery or dress orna mentation is now considered the op posite of good taste. Single colored muslins, in blue, pink, ee-ru, apple green an I lilac, and trimmed with lace and ribbon, form the prettiest of summer costume-. Many of tho imported polonaises .are cut with casement or heart-shaped bodices, or in graduated Vandykes, the longest reaching from the throat to the belt in front. Umierneath this open ing is set an embroidered plastron ol satin or velvet, and sometimes it i? covered with applique work in silk ant' jet. __J_ Horrified. A number of la.lics on a steamboai on the Mississippi were horrified on having an or' inary-looking man among the passengers pointed out to them a? one who had buried seventeen wives.* He was a grave-digger, but that didn'l occur to thelhorrified ladies. . Georgia has ?19,000,003 invested ii manufacturing industries^ TOM THUMB, additional Incidents In t* eLHt'e Man's Life ??His Two Visits to (Jaeen Victorin* It was in November, 18 i2, that the great 3howman, P. T. Barnum. first heard of the general. Tom Thumb was then fourteen years old, two feet high, weight less than sixteen pounds, and was considered the smallest child for his age in the world. He was per fectly formed, bright-eyed, had light golden hair and ruddy cheeks. He was very bashful, but, with a little coaxing, would talk with any one.' .When Barnum first engaged him he agreed to give him '$3 a week and , traveling and hotel expenses. His first public appearance was in New York on Thanksgiving day, December 8, 1842, at the American Museum. At the expiration of the first engagement Barnum made another contract with the general for one year at $7 per week and expenses for himself and mother, ;but before the expiration of the con tract he had become such a great favorite that Barnum increase 1 his salary to $20 and afterward to $50 per week. He was taken to Europe in 184i, where he appeared before all the crowned heads, and from them he. received valuable tokens of regard and esteem. At this time he was fourteen years old, but was advertised by Barnum as twenty-one years old.' All Europe, from the nobility to the peasant, seemed to have a perfect craze to see him, and Barnum, in his "Life," speaking of the success of Tom Thumb's first visit to Europe, says : " The word of approval was, in deed, so passed around in high circles that uninvited parties drove to my, door in crested carnages and were not admitted." When first presented to' Queen Victoria the general exclaimed, "Good-evening, ladies and gentlemen." A burst of laughter foUowed tlm salu tation, in which the queen heartily joined. When asked by her majesty how he liked the royal paintings, he replied that they were "first rate." It is customary in leaving the royal pres ence to back out, and the general and Barnum were both given lessens in1 the art by the lord-in-waiting before tbey were admitted to the palace. Bar-j num, in speaking of the way in which, they left the queen, says: "The lord in waiting was perhaps' mollified toward me when he saw me following his illustrious example in retiring from the royal presence. He was accustomed to the process, and therefore was enabled to keep some what ahead (or rather aback) of me, but even I stepped rather fast for the other member of the retiring party.. We had a considerable distance to trav el in that long gallery before reaching) j the door, and whenever the general found he was losing ground, he turned around and ran a few steps, then re sumed the position of 'backing out,' then turned around and ran, and so continued to alternate h's methods of getting to the door, until the gallery fairly rang with the merriment of the royal spectators. It was really one of the richest scene.' I ever saw. Run ning, under the circumstances, was an offense sufficiently heinous to excite the indignation of the queen's favorite poodle dog, and he vented his displeas ure by barking so sharply as to startle the general from his propriety. He, however, recovered immediately, and with his little cane commenced an at tack on the poodle, and a funny fight ensued, which renewed and increased the merriment of the royal party." At the second visit of the general to the queen, the queen introduced him to the Prince of Wales, saying: "Gen eral, th;s is the Prince of Wales/' ."Howare you, prince, oil fellow?" Baid Tom Thumb. The queen then asked him if he would sing her a song, at the same lime asking him what Bong h3 preferre!. " Yankee Doodle" was the prompt reply. In 1*47 he ap peal e 1 before Pre ident Polk at Wash ington, and had audience with all the Presidents since that tin e. In every j city in the United States he was a great success. His first appearance in this city was at old Carroll hall, on Bal timore street, corner of Calvert, in 1848. He also appeareJ at the New A ueiican museum, where the Baltimore and' Ohio building now stands, under Mr. John E. Owens' management; at Front Street theatre, Ford's Opera-house and the Acad my of Music. Charley Howard, the veteran min strel of this (ity, says: "I trave'eel I with the general for live months in 1848, and used to carry him from the' hotel to the theatre every ramy or snowy night. He was the most irri-, table fellow I ever saw. He was al ways in a bad humor, and would get up "every morning crying; but begot over that in after years." During the burning of tha Newhall house in Milwaukee about a year ago the general and his wife barely a enped with their lives from the burning building by means of a clothes line. He lost at this lire s mie of his decora tions, medals, etc., to the value of $9,000. In 1863 he was married in Grace church, New York, to Minnie Warren, who .survives him. The gen eral had little or no voice, and his per formances consisted of dancing and fair imitations of actors and actresses.' Both Mr. and Mrs. Stratton, the par ents of tha general, were large people. Mr. Stratton was five feet eleven inches high and weighed 1C0 pounds, and Mrs. Stratton was nearly as tall and weighed more than her husband. At the time of his death the general had grown quite fleshy.?Baltimore Amer ican. A Diamond Story. Colored diamonds are supposed tc be manufactured nowadays for the un wary, but I have heai d of a new dodge, says a letter in the Boston Journal. A photographer who has had consid erable experience in expert detective cases said to me: " We have a new u-e for photography?the testing of pre I cious stones. The business h-gan in this way: One day last year a diamon I expert with quite a reputation in the business was asked by a stranger to buy a remarkably line diamond. Kight thousand dollars was asked for it. The expert tested itin every manner known to the bus ness and examined it carefully with a g'ass. It was a mag nificent st? ne. of sup?rb color and shape. He o.Tered $7,0u0, and the man' took the money and went away. A day or two after that the stone was shown as a great 1 argain to some other experts, one of whom, after ex amining it closely for a long time, de clared that there w.is tomething very peculiar about the way in which the light came through the stone. The owner was advised to take it to me and have it tested by a ray of sunlight sent through a camera. It was brought to my studio with several other dia monds, ad whereas one diamond would allow a beam of light to pass clear and straight, the seven-thousand dollar stone seemed to have sonn thing in it which stopped the beau*. A powerful microscope was then brought into play, and the line diamond was found to be two stones joined together with marvelous dexterity by the aid of what is known as Canada balam, the material used by all opticians in join ing two lenses. Each stone was worth about $1,250, and the loss on the trans action was $',500. The stone* camo apart upon the; application of certain chemicals." A servant girl Tell oh a tn'racket, Her skull s le did nearly crack it, St. Jacobs Oil applying Ssved her from dying? It proved to be 'fjust the racket." A steamboat captain fro n Goshen, Was hurt by a boiler explosion; On the pains in his hip St. Jacobs Oil got tha grip, He calls it the all-healing lotion. Leadville, Col., has 3,250 wo k m miners. THE DA^GEB OFOVEE-EXEBIieS. A Stalwart Mw>v3JBSH?? Weaker T'aan a fhm and Toon Jliccovera ?la Former StroD?t?. (Wafefteo, N. Pi, Observer,) In these days of r?wing giants and athletic heroe3 fine physical development ia more cbstned tk n over before sinoe the time of the Athenian games. A man who shows the1 elements of physidd power is looked dp to far more than in the days of oar ancestors possibly because there are few specimens of well-developed manhood than then. An emissary of this paper met a magnificent specimen of physical power a few days since in the person of Dr. A. W. McNames, of Waterloo. His muscles, which showed an nual deielopment, were as hard as wood. At his request the writer sought to pinch him in the arms or legs, but found it wholly im possible. A realization of what is meant by t-n iroa man was fully made manifest. "Have yon always been so stalwart as this ?" inquired the news gatherer. "Not by any means,' was the reply. " When a young man I was always Btrong and active and felt that I could accomplish anything. This feeling so took possassion cf me on one occasion that I attempted to lift a box which four me i found it impossi ble to n.o.e. Isacceedodii placing it on the wagon, bat in two minutes from th it time I was unconscious and remained so for hours and when I ieoovered consciousness I vomited a large quantity of blood. From th it day I began to g.-ow weak and sickly. I believed that l had suffered some internal injury and experienced a general debility, wliich seemed similar to the effecle pro duced by malaria. My back was very weak. I had no appetite, and at times loathed food. My 1 p3 were parched and cracked. My head felt a* thouffh.it were entirety cpsn at ihi 'op aud it pi ined me on the side intensely, fnsixweaks' lime I had fallen away from iO t pounds to less than 170. I was in a mcst w.etched condition. I was completely dis couraged." What did the doctors Bay about you ?" "Almost everything. I consulted no less than sx diJereut physicians. They all ti e itcd me and none did me any good. At th. t time I was suffering intensely. I could nut sit upr'gnt but was obliged to rest in a cramped, uneasy position. I was compelled lo uriunto every live minutes, and I passed over threo quarts every day. I was not living, I was existing. One night (how well I remember it!) my wife 1 a 1 put the children in bed, when the feeling came over me that I should live but a very short time. My wife and I talked matters ah over, and I gave the minutest di rections as to what she should do after I was gone. I was not in a flighty condition by i'iiy means for the doctor, on leaving town tho d >y following. baJe me good bye, joying 1 o ntver oxi osted to see me again, for I was snrTtriugwitli Biiyht's disease of the kidneys in its last stave'. Within the next few days more than iw.nty friends came to bid me gjod-bye. Among the number was Dr. John L. Clark. Ho asked me what I had nsei in the way of medicines. I told him. be then r :com r.ecded a remedy of which I j had heard much, but about which I was very skeptical. If faith were an element of [ ower it certainly was lacking in my case." " And so j on did not try it ?" ? " tin the contrary, I did try it and to my surprise it sesn ed to go to just the spot. Indeed, it was the most palatable thing I had taken into my mouth for mouths. I relished if "And did it cure yon ?" "Lollcok as if it did?" " Yes, indce 1. What was it., "Warner's Safe Cure." " A prop.-ietary me Jicine 1" ?? Of cj^rso. What of that? I suppose I rnco hud as great a prejudice against adver tised medicines as any one could have. When I was studying me.licine at Ann Arbor, Mich., I used to vow with the rest of tho oiassihatwe would fight all such remedies at all limes. "When a man comes down to tho lost hour, however, and bids his wife and f iond8 good-bye, suc'.i bigoted prejudices as the e nil vanish, I can assure you, and any remedy that can cure is gladly welcomed." '? Ai;d l.o.v have you been since then ?" "As well?or better, than beforo." " Lo you still e ert your strength?" "Cettainly. But I do not over-exert, aa formerly. My slrength is increasing every day, and my health is number one. I know that my life was saved by Warner's Ea'e t ure, and I be ieve that it is the best medi cine that was evor compounded by nn/ chemist or physician. I am wil ing the doc tors should sneer at me for such a statement if they ct.oo e, but 1 hive proven its truth, aed am prepaied to stand by if '1 he above exj. erience should be of great * nine to all who are suffering. It shows tha i da o;itivo nature of this terrible malady: that nil -ym:.to:ii.-< ure ro union to it and thai Ihere i9 ono way by which it can be abso lutely avoided. Shooting Stars. The number of meteors which fall to the earth is very great, and to those unacquainted with the figures wili ap pear astounding. The number which may be seen upon an ordinary even ing, when shooting stars are not nu merous, will vary from threo to ten per hour. But a' singl.? observer sees only a portion of the heavens, and it has been estimated that a complete circuit of the h?avens visible from any point would exhibit an average of I thirty meteors an hour. For twenty ! four hours we should have 720. But j the portion of the earth's atmosphere I intercepted by the horizon of any place is not large, so that the number of me teors which might Le seen over the whole earth would be more than ! 16,000 imes the number visible at a ' given point of its surface. Calling this num er 10.0J0, and multiplying by ; 720, the numui r visible from one sta tion in twenty-four hours, we get 7,200.000 as the total number falling to the earth in one day. Put this esti mate only covers those which are vis I ible to the nakctl eye. It is estimated from the observations of Pope and Winnecke that the telescope used by i the latt r showed fifty-three times as j many meteors as are visible to the j naki d eye. Multiplying by fifty-three, : we get upward of 400,000,000 meteors as the number which the earth en counters every twenty-four hours. ; tireat as this number is, it must be re mtmbero I that an increase of optical power would render it still greater, i and that the real number of meteors I entering our atmosphere remains un ? CMlcu'ated and perhaps incalculable. I Notwithstanding tlu-ir number, it will : be understood by the reasoning above : that one who looks for them cannot I expect to see very many within a given : time, even whin the earth is passing I through a incteorL* stream.?Boston ! l/.ra'd. Dr. St it es. Frooklyn, N.Y.,was cured b; I Tr. Elmoro's Rhen natine-Gnnt dine of very i 6 ivcrc Hhe ima!i m and kidney uiseaso ol ; ie o .il years' standing, after trying every ! th tig else wit hoot benefit_ Mk:;sj:an's Peptontzed beef tonic, tho only preparation of beef containing Us entire nutri 1 //ok.s properties. It contains blood-makinj?, I force generating nii'l life-sustaining properties; invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous prostration, and nil forms of general debility; also, in nil enfeebled conditions, whether the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over work or acute disease, particularly if resulting from pulmonary complaints, <! swell, Hazard & Co., Proprietors, New York. Sold by druggists. 1.vox's Patent Metallic Heel Stiffencrs keep new boots and shoes from running over. Sold by shoe and hardware dealers. THE MARKETS. new ionic 9 I 1?-cf cattle, good to prime 1 w 8 (it *) (Mves, com'n to prime veals 7 (w 8}^ ! heep. *1?<8 , 1/iinus. 7Sy Hogs-Live. f.?*? G% Dressed, citv. F** ! 1 ton. ? '? x. St.. good to fancy 4 .TO 6 00 ' West, i:ood to choice 4 .r>0 @ 7 15 W heat?No '_' He 1. 1 l-H? 1 1SJ{ No. 1 White.1 10 @ 1 Wyi Rye?State. ?8 <.a C8}^ , IJartey?Two-ro Aid State... 82 (n) 10 Corn?Ungrnd. Wo-t. mixed, SI (<b 61 Yellow Southern. .'.9 {<& G5 ? )ats?Whilo State. 47 (S .r.J^ Mixed Western. 39 (A 41 I Hay?Med. to nr.Timothy.. Gfi (<i> SO jStrau?No. 1, liye. 55 (/i> (0 Lnrd?City Steam. 8-10 (<t 8 45 i Latter?*ta'e Creamery. 'llKua 2) Dairy. W rig 21 ?4 West. im. Creamery 13 (a) 16 Factory. 9 (ft 16 ! Heese?State Factory. 8J$(S 10# Skims. 2 @ 6% Wtst.-rn. 6 (u> 8}<J ,-ggc?State and Penn. 21 (<? 21% '.'otalo.s?Stale bbl. 1 26 Oi 1 Gl BUFFALO. ?'(cers?Good to Choice. f>7' (2 625 : ambr.?Western.5 T5 Cq 6 00 sheep?We <tern. 4 7."? (rt 5 26 l ogs?Good to choice Yorks. (itO rolSlfi Hour?C'y ground n.proce?8. 7;".0 (?)8 0J I'.'l.cat?No. 1, Hnrd Duluth.. 1 12 (al 112^ ton:?No. 2, Mixed Now_ 66 w 57 i?.its?No. 2, Mixed Western. 41 (ib 42 larlcr?Two-rowed State... .7S @ 80 1JOSTON. ! psef?Ex. plate and family. .15 ?0 (31600 j liogs?Live. fij?@ 6>^ Northern Dressed_ 7 (a) 7% ! I'ort.?Ex. Prime, perbbl. ...1500 (n; j L-'loar?Winter Wheat patents G 75 ftf 7 00 l ore?High M sed. 67 (a) G7>< )ats?Exira White. 54 (u? 55 ityc?State. 75 (?> 80 WATCaTOWN (MASS.) CATTLE MAEKET. tJeef?Extra <;uality. 62i ^6 ? 75 bhtop?Live weight. 3 @ 5 Lsmba. 7 Hogs?Northern, d. w. 7>4@ iy PHIL-ADELPHIA. Flonr? Penn. ex family, gcod 5 00 (2; 5 75 Wheat?No. 2, Red. 115^(? I IA lljO?Sm,o. 63 (d 65 Corn?Stato Yollow. 58 @ v2 Hate?Mixed. 33 & 4) Butter?Creamery Extra Pa.. 33 @ 28 Cheese?Ni Y. pallCrcnm.... IQTA<<S 11 Good Notts from Texas? Mr. Thomas A. Howabd, of Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas, under date of ApriJ 6, 1883. writes as follows: "I have been s offering during several years, from severe illnees, ana a general breaMnc, down of my physical system, and have tried; the treatment and prescriptions of many( doctors far and near, and traveled to the Hot Bprings and other mineral springs famous tor their remedial qualities, drinking the waters and bathing systematically in their healing depths, bntalltonoavad, as Isteadily failed m health; and although informed by my physicians that my ailments and weak nesses were the resnlt of kidney disease of a dangerous character, they could give me nothing to cure me. During the past two years my sufferings at times were dreadful, and I had tha mostindescribable pains in the; regions about the kidneyB, the paroxysms of which were so severe as to render it impossi ble for me to sleep. While in this deplorable and discouraged condition I was persuaded to try Hunt's Remedy, and after using less than half a bottle my great sufferings and paroxysms of pain were entirely relieved, and I could sleep better and longer than I had in two years before, and although I am now on my third bottle only my improvement is very remarkable, and I regret that I did not know of the wonderful curative powers of Hunt's Remedy before, as it would have saved jfie 3 ears of suffering. '.[ heartily recommend it to all afflicted with any kidney disease or disease of the urinary organs." "Hit My Case Exactly." Please allow mo to speak in the highest terms of Hunt'e Remedy, for it hit my case exactly. I had kidney and urinary trouble pretty bad. I was recommended Hunt's Remedy. I took one teaspoonful as directed. I felt a decided change at the first dose. I took two bottles, and have felt like a new man over since. Please receive the sincere thanks of myself for the benefits which I sought vainly for and found only in Hunt's Remedy. I will cheerfully give this same opinion of Hunt's Remedy to any one who wishes it, by oddressing ROBERT D. ARCHER, 811 Linnard Strcot, Philadelphia. March 14,1863._ Why i; a crow a b ave bird/ Heein e he aevcr si owstho whitj feather. Advice to Consumptives. On the appearance of the first symptoms? as ctneral debility, loss of appetite, pallor, chilly sensations, followed by night sweats nnd cough?prompt measures for relief f h mid be taken. Consumption is scrofulous cb^ta'-e of the lungs?therefore use the great anti-scrofula or blood purifier nnd strength restorer?Dr. 1 iorce's " Golden Medical Dis covery." Surorior to cod liver oil as a nu tritivj.'nnd unsurpassed as a pectoral. For weak lungs, spitting of blood, and kindred affections, it has no equal. Sold by druggists the world o*er. For Dr. Pierce's pamphlet on consumption send two stamps to World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo,N.Y The Arm? of the Cumberland statue of G r:ed will cost $;".() 00J. Wooddehbt, Md.?Rev. W. J. Johnson says: "I have used Brown's Iron Bitters in my family, and they have proven a splendid health invigorator."_ JJetboit fo bids by ordina. 03 the use of ?te im v h'slleg._ Decline of Mnn. Imro'ency of mind, limb or vital function, nervcui weakness, sexual debility, etc, cured by Woeld's Dispensabx Medioai Associa tion, Buffalo. N. Y. Address with two stamps for pamph'ot._ What is t:eTro:stkindof fare soldiers c:n Jv3 on ? Warfare. B?ckhannon, W. Va.?Drs. Nowlon&Blai! report that Brown'B Iron Bitters are giving general satisfaction._ Ne et c^ntida ase:ret to your relativoi. Moid willteT_ _ No matter what your ailment is, Brown's Iron Bitters will surely benefit yon. What shipdoei a literary ri"ti invadi? Acthorsh'p._ A startling fnc'. Heart disease is only in fer or in fatal.ty to consumption; do not suffer f.om it but us? Dr. Gra es' Hear; Fegu'ato*. It has cured thousands, why not you ? ?1 at druggists._ Ltotit employment?Building castles in Hip rir. '? F.ve years ago my life wa^ a dread oil the time from heart disease; s.nco rising Dr. Graves' Heart Regulator. t,-e Enclish !an ? na?ewo ilil fail me in tel'JpfT the good I ivcoived.'"?Vate Musgrove, G^loma, Ind. For sale at druggists._ Cool proceeding?An ice man eloping with *nice gir'._ Dr. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" is everywhere acknowledged tobe the standard remedy for female complaints and weak nesses. It is sold by druggists. Even dynnm'te is a'a'Tr^-d. CATABBn.?Messrs. Hood & Co., of Lowell, believe that the Lest way to treat catarrh, and the only wuy to get permanent relief, is through the blood. A ccnstitu.ional diserse requires a constitutional remedy. Hocd's Sarcaparill/i is a blood purifier and constitu tional medicine that cin be relied upon, and ho? cored nnmcrons_cases of catarrh. We think this claim a reasonable One, and g'adly gh e it room in our columns. Thonsands, yes, millions, of bottles of Car ooline have been sold, and the Bale still goes in. If there were no merit in this great nat iral hair renewer do yon suppose that the people would still buy, as they continue to do. "Rongji on lints." Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, bedbugs, ant8,8knnks,chipmunks,gopliers. l?c. D'g'sts Save trouble and expense in washing, and a!way3 have nice fitting collars and cuffs, by (voaring Chrolithion._ "Uuchu-Pnlba." The Quick, complote cure,annoyingKidnoy, Bladder, Urinary Diseases. $1. Druggists. Gtutrue. Gastbixe should be taken before or after meals to im-tire perfect assimilaticn of food. Uastbink is in liquid form. Sold by druggist?. 'Solid comfort" can be realized by those suffering from all forms of Scrofula, if they wUl take Hood's Sarsaparilla nnd be cured. Mother Swan's Worm Syrup. Infallible,tastele83,harmIes.'i,cathartic;fover Uhness,re3tlessne8s, worms,constipation. 25c. SCKOFULA tVhethrr inherited or developed by clrcomstmcos, misfortuno or neglect, If not suppressed, progresses by k gradual, unobserved and painless process. Thuglandr tnlnrge, tho (kin breaks out in sores nnd ulcers, the flesh wastes, nnd the bou-s decay. Tim best r;rao 'y forthehu serious evils is unquestionably Hood's Sarai porilla. It purities the bl iod, restores tlio wasted form, drives away tb.it tiro l fooling which invalids complain if, and infuses energy aud spirit Into every tibru. Terrible Sores ou Neck llicflNF.LLir. MAINE, nockville. Conn., was troubled for two years with terrible scrofula Sf.r.rs on her neck. One was as large as her hand. Sho Rot discoursed, when a friend advised Hood'sSarsaparilla. Sho b >;i,;bi ?bettle, tnJ npotlitr, nnd a third. After taking these the sores healed, and alUigrsof them have disappeared. She has not been troubled lince, 20 Sores 8 Years When I began to tako Hood's Sarsaparilla 1 had 2d ?erofnliMM sores cn my leg and n!l (.vor my right foot. 1 have taken tlireo hi-tlle*. and nm on tho fourth. I havu but two sores left, and thcii-o nre getting alon* first rato. 1 have had these sores for tin laut eight yean.?THOMAt IV. Bauilett. Providence, it. 1. Ilood'n SiirNiiiiarilla Si M ty Drtigxi-Ms. $1; tlx for $6. Prepared only by C. iL HOOD Jt CO., Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass. Henry's Carbolic Salvo is tho Best S:ilvo for Cuts, ItrniMS, Ulcers, Salt lihenni, Tetter, Chap|>od Hands, Chilblains, Corns indmll kinds of Skiu Eruption*, Freckle* and Plm. pics, (let Henry's Carbolic Salvo, as aU others aro :ouuten'eits. Price 25 cts. i low to Shorten Life. Abemothy, the great Kuglish surgeon, asked a lady vho told him aho only had a cough: "What would ron have ? Tho plague ?" Ucwaro of "only coughs 1" The worst eise* ran. however, bo cured by Dr. Win. [toll's Balsam for the Lungs. In Whooping Cough Ad Croup It Immediately allay* inflammation, and Is mro to prevent a fatal termination of tho disease. Sold by all druggists and dealers in medicine. Is I . for ie^-?jlkt. CURES Rheumatisrr., Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache. He2dai.n0, Toothache. Sore Thmnt.HH'r iji11 sa.Mpml tin, llnilici Itlirnt. M<:il<!?. Front Hllen. AM) AU. OTIIF.K IWMII.Y PAISa ASO 4(IILS. SolJhj lirufgliu ??) lir?ltr.rv,.rTwlifie. Klfiy C?nu? bctlie. IHMeUwta II Uncuue*. THE ? ii lltt.Ea A. VUUKLER CO. 13 j.-:.,,.. 1 t. A. VIMKUUI ? co.) Uallliaur? S J? C. K. A _n y s it? aa " P B CT B V Hy return mall?A full description of ? im fc ?? ? Moody's New Tailor System of Dren Enttuig. D.W. Moody A Co., 31 W.i)th, Cincinnati. O. i Like an In olden times it was thought t and keyholes. The generally apprc up the keyholes and stop the cracl preventive measures, Jie evil things as they pleased. .-> So comes malaria now-a-days. and it comes in by tho crack. We s a leak in the plumbing, or an openii some unsuspected source and ungua We cannot aJwajrs keep malar drive its effects from our systems. ] time, malaria has not a ghost of a cl cine, 0 Your druggist ?e?a it, and yo fcYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VESETABLB COMPOUND, -..i I A Sure Care for all FEMALE WEAK* STESSES, Including I^ncorrhcea, Ir pp' regular and Palnfal Ulenatrnatlon, Inflammation and Ulceratlon of the Womb, Flooding, PRO? .. > LAPSUS ETERI, &c. tSTPIcarant to tlio taste, efficacious and lmsKdlsto In Its effect. It Is a crest holp in pregnancy, ?ad re lieves pain during labor and at regular periods. ./ ^ rrrrsTcuss vsi it iSB rsiscaniE rr ramx. ~ ErFon AiX'Wzlucressxs of tho generative ergon* ot either lex, It to second to no remedy that has ore? been before tho public; and for all disease* otthn Easzxs It is the Greatest Bcmtdy in the World. ? ^"KIDNEY COMPLAINTS of Either 8? FTnd Great Belief In ZU Use. LYDIA E. PIVEHAM'S BLOOD PUR1TXBK will eradicate every restlgo ot Humors mm ut Blood, at tho rame time will give ton? and rtrengtA to tho system. a3 marvellousin resultsoi the Compound. ryBoththoConipoBndand Bloodrnrifltr ore pre* pored at 233 and 23 Western Arcnue, Lynn, Ms?, Prlco of either, 8L 6trbcttlesfor$5. Tho Compound i j sent by man In iho :'orm ot puls, or of lozenges, an receipt of price, tip*.' box for either. Mrs. Hnkhjjn. freely answers al. lel.tera ot inquiry. Enclose 8 cca3 Ramp. Bend for jam^hlct. Ucntlanihia Paper. tytXDu. B. PWKHia's LrvraPnxs euro Constipa tion. Biliousness and lorpldlty of tho Liter. S3 cents. X3-SoU[ by all Drrjjrglsts.-'Bnon DYES.3 'JL'H Hi Bast Dyes Ever Made. ay FOE SU^K, WOOL, OK C0TT0X.-C* . DRESSES, COATS, SCARFS, HOODS, YARN, STOCKINGS, CARPET RAGS, RIBBONS, FEATHERS, or any ftbrlo at fancy article eM?y and perfectly oolcrcd to an? ahado. BlacL, Brows, Green, Blue, Scarlet, j Cardinal Bed, Navy Blue, Seal Brown, Oil re ' Green, Terra Cot 'a and 20 other best colors. Warranted Fasti and Durable. Each, package irUl color ono to foni* lbs. of goods. If you haro acres used Dyes try thcao enco. Tea Trill bo delighted. Bold by druggists, cr send us 10 cents and any color wanted sent post-paid. 21 colored samples and a sot of fancy cards seat for a 3c stamp. WELLS, BICDAEl)SOXXCOMBarliaffton,Tt. GOLD and SILVER PAINT. I . Bronze Paint. Artists' Black. For gilding Fancy Baskets, Frames, Lamps), ' Equal to any of tho high, priced Kinds and only ' 1 Octa. a package ,nt tho drogiirta ,or post-paid frcra WELLS, RICHtARnaOXACO., Burllrjcton.Tt. 1 Hostcttjr's St? mich Bitters, by increasing vital power and ren* doting tho physical functions regular and actlv?, keeps the sy torn In gcod woikina order, and protects it g egaiiut disease.- -Ft# i= censti; a:i n, dyspep. (5 sia ami livor con* plaint, nervousnees, kidney ardra?umatio aUments, itislnTalu . bl?\ rni It affords a .".ir ? defense against malarial fevers, to* trdes rrmnrlziK ail traces of such disease from the System. Frr 1 ? by all Drngg'sta and Dualen) generally PEOPLE breed Termin, and kee i lldv housekeepers busy omng COSTAft'S EXTERMINATORS. _ 5 to "j cents worth clears out Rata, Mice, Roaches, Bedbugs, Anlfl, Flies, Lice, Moths. Oniy infalliblo remedies. Pr?a from poison. At all 405 Brome St., N. Y. ITTER Oniy stores Silver Ore Sloyo Polish, 5c Sift Boxen. R. (.'. is the qaioVett, ploasantest, iur-st and best ro n-irty tor kidney, liver, st mtcb, IjIn.-TT^r aip}- bToor diseases, and only ml iu a?roorex discovered fcr acute and ihronio rlieuruati'm. ;; >ut, I 1 !,;iaf ica, ncUtii?lj e:o. lins cn o I !:? p ?? less canes Bng .t'n diwiaso and dyspnp^ia in 3 w >-k ?.i!} forms of rheumatic disorders in 2 to 12 weeks?rollen? latLunmatanr In, I. day, Con n.f.,T\n Kn iAr A ? ,o:i? 1 le poop.o cured vho hail tilo Tin v>.n i"~iTj-tniTir?*"rT Purely rwtanic, h irmless, tnd moo to lrin<. Ank yo.-i drucK SttORKtit: if ho declines send to us for X?; nothing ulnr. Klmiro, Adams & On., lift Wii;inm?t..N. TRYTt1^ It relieves at oneD Burns.Pnes, Chapped Bands orUpt.l Corns,Dunlons.Swlds.Bruliies,Soreness of fcct.haiidi.B cycs.ctc. iltchmirfrotnanycauso. ar^.Aslcypurdros:| gist, or ssnd to Vi Fulton Street, K. meJ Tnrnrmntlon rrcardlue Tr.T.-i Arkansas lands. LOW PRICK. Long Credit. Kiubasrlcultural lands, producing W?oat, Kyo.Oats.t'o.n, Cot I in, QrasaM, and all Uliolce Fruits: iK'arscliiHils.cbur.-hctiand railruads. l-'ltEE farotoall wbopurabasfl land. Vor mar? of Tolas, Arkansas,Kan Ms and UiuoarL with all iDtOrmattoo (bent frwe^. addr. J. D. McBeatli, -V. KiiKlaiul Paas.Ast., Wasbin^ton St., Boston; D.W.Jniwwitz, So. liast'n I'ass.Act., 133 W. Balttmoro St., Halt..., Md.; J. J. Fowler. Eastern Pas A?t. Utica, S.V.. ot H. B.ftlcCLELLAN, UTO.Last.Pa&s.Agt., 843 llniiuhvuy, .New Vorlfa FRAZER < Bent In the world. Get the gennlnc. Every-. imcUnao linn our triKii-.inn.rk mid it inamea ?rozer??. NOLI) BVKttVWIIKKJB. To sll Soldiers whs are In any c. annci dlsaiilcd by reaion ot .w woundii or dlBoasa Incrrreil during t!;otr service, leu, of a llnper. or to?, en tit, ur partial loss of sight or hcarlnit. piles, rilai rlura, rhtuma. tl,iii, or any other disability entitles you. WMuw?, child ren, or dependent parents entitle I, 1*611 si on procured whoro discharge I? lout. New discharges obtained. Honor, able discharges and pension, procured fordo.orters. Pen. ?luns INCREASED. Kejocte.l claims iiicconrull} prosecuted. lli.:lc pay and bounty collected. EXPERT fu laud raaoi. I rr m|it uttentlon given all kinds ul go.urn. racntclaims. Advlcotree. Ad'swlUl stamp, L. C wood, Box II, Waablngton, U. C. 25 cents, postpaid* A TKEATISE 3orse and His Diseases. Containing an Inder of D'soasefl, wb'ch (fives the Symptoms, U-iUSO and tlio IS el Tr< atment nf o.'ch. A Table fiTing all tiio principal dram used i.irtho Horso, ?r.th llio ordinary d.'Se, irfT^cln anil antidote whona iioison. A Table with an Enaratlng of the Horse's Teeth at difler, i.t ages, with TLtloti tor tolling tho age. A valuable collection ol Roenlpts and nun:!) otberTal. tialdo <n'< rmatiiiii. Ii?-.p ige It.e.It sent: .any address in th ? Unilod Stales or Onada for Si cents. Cl.Cli ILtrKH. ? Fivn C'opicH, SI.ixj; T?r. Copies, fl.tO; Twenty (Jopies M,UI; Una II tin red Oopies, il 1.01. One, Tho and Tlirce-Ceut S'.anij.s ruceived. Address hough book: company, Hl4 Leonard St., Ketc York. 883. The HEW CALK1VDAB of tho 1SS4. SKW KMrl.ANO CONSERVATORY of MUSIO Iteaulimily Hluslratcil.ftl pages. SUIVT FltKE to r<ttjrsclf an.I mt'stea] Irl' n Is. Send na an l adillrfMI to K. Toi'it.iKK. Frankl'nSi. ltoit?ri. .Mass. V* T.arQnt and Ix-it a)rpnintrd Untie. l.i'Tani and Art Scluiol. and 11.0 M K/(/r young ladus, in the vurUL . Tfl CURIS WHERE AIL ELSE FAIL>. I j^n Ibsit Ci'iigli Syntp; TajUw lby dniBt-N llTANTEn?LADIES to take our .Wr? Foncy \V.,Tk it at their borne*, lucityoroouutry, end earn SO to 912 per week, making gtHtdalin-our summer an.t Kali irade. SendlAc.forHsmpliaadp.trttcuUni. Ill'D SON MFG. CO., ?JO.", Sixth Ave., New Vorli. Anrnf? WnntPd for tho lle-t --d Farfost-s-lllne; 1'i. ionnl Bn,ilwand Btblo?. l*ra.w mluonlaa per cent. NailOMALPttnusuiKGUo., IttiUdotpuia, Pa, SHEETS line writing (np-r. in blotter, witn rstondar, bv mall f.-r ? ?<?. V^orls Wanted. Economy I'iiintim f.'.. ??!?,rj port, Mass. Vflllf^fi KFii' ,,<r'rn telegraphy !i -ni anl we will IUUHU ITIUu Kive rou a Situation. Circulars tree. , VAI.LN'i lNi. IHCOS., Jaueevillc, iVte. I Q7<; A \VI:KK. lM.'adiiyathom<,ea?ilyraado. Costly I O ' t.iu::it !..-. AddnmaTnOK ACo., Augusta, Mo. j (10LEMAN BusinessColtegn. Xewarg. N..I.?Terms 1 KJPostticea lorajndoatva. Mr;i" forCircnlars. QR tri r*r;,B'at.h"m"' **?'?Miiiwwortn$^friMi.' C" IU W&U Addrsii bTCNSO.s A Co.. Portland, Me? ifCC a week in >?. .ro^n t .-.n. T?nni am i'5o tat Q3U fro?. AddresiU.hah.t.TTJ:Co.. Portlmd, Me. Evil Spirit. :hat evil splits came ^through cracks )ved way to keep them out was to plug :s with cotton. Notwithstanding these had their own way and often came in Wc try to keep it out of tlx keyhole top up the crack, and lo! it comes from ig from some neglected drain, or from rded direction. v 7 ia "out, but we can give it battle and f Brown's Iron Bitters is taken in tance. This is the great family meo'i- > u ought to keep-a feottk in the house*