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B BELIGIOL'S READING. n Growth of Spiritual Lite. Tf fT-pr.-i-tr spiritual life, it grows ^ . All tlie elements of piety grow. Lov( or God b-co^es stronger, leading tc L JE more coraolete surrender, more readj w& self-sacrifice. Parity gains dtominanc* over the heart; impure thoughts be' . come more hateful, and are more promptly expelled. The man take: larger views of duty; his eyes daih ^ open to take in new fields of duty, within and without; his standard is con ?& sf antly rising ; he is never satisfied with his attainments. His love for his fellow-men I $2 >me3 real, eager, all-emk . bracing; bv has no enemies ; he ia R | pkd to df-nv himself ; he realizes that m he never before knew wii3t self-denial m? M. "wa?;-and, better and more wonderful, he never knew till now the Divine joy there is in self-denial. Ail his ideals of holiness become higher, as his knowl edge of his own deficiency, his sense of his failings b^come-u more marked, and he is more tilled with humanity. This K growtn, once Degrrn, 23 nteiong. . Conscience. V Not long sicca we saw in one of the papers tha* a burglar entered and rifled the contests of an unoccupied building. ransacked the rooms from attic to ceilar. atd heaped his pinnder together ^ 4 % ia the xador. There were evidences ^ lUnr ^ _ that there he had sat down to rest, perhaps to think. Oa a bracket in the 3 maible bust of Gnido'u "Ecce Eom^"-f hrist crowned with thoms. The guilty m^n had taken it ^ in his hands and examined' ilt It bore the marks of his fingers. But he ha-j? L replaced it, and turned its face to the fc wall; as if he would not have even the k: cold, sightless eyes of the marble Savior look upon his deed of infamy, r r> - Be it so or not, there is in every human soul an instinct of concealment ^. cf tin, of which that 3Ct Is a truthful \ emblem. The instinct of hiding clutches V at every act of xrong-doing, and would SlA \ bury it forever from the vision of pure W& \ eyes. Human nature thus anticipates, g ^ all through this life, the last prayer of KT y sin in tue day of judgment "Bocks and ' mountains, hide ns from the face of W \ Him th_t sitteth on the throne."? [Southern Churchman. Religions News and Notes. The taxable valuation of the 537 * churches which are in Philadelphia is $16^2,971. The Eev. W. B. "Williams, D. D., the eminent Baptist of New York, has gone Dn a visit to the Old World. The Baptises in the South number iltogether 1,715 754. of whom 975,100 ire white and 741,69-4 negroes. The czar of Eassia and five-sixths of *8 subjects worship according to the m of the Greek church, instituted by ^r the Great in 1721. yealtby oil merchant in Chhin-aGuina, has lately become a Chris Tuugil a. liauivc pxraviuci ">resbyterian church of England xed with the Episcopal church | iantry there are now nine or cods and orders of aeaconSiccordm? to the Cnurche much more likely to in uinish."' Miversary of the dedicavfd# Swedes' church T>d.f was celebrated venerable edifice house of God now r- 1 9 worship in this 1L, mual conference of f ?*"' Young Men's recently held in j " in attendance 7 men who are ociation work 9 growth of very rapid, only about i associa I m | 5K?5? Br , .vllv* Dj trie wreck of Ky _ .,Mua, atd we uay measure our Mw| ..tu to v-iidoin by the sorrows we have undergone. P - ?l - As seln?h and ill-bred as the mass of [ I"" mankind are, I prefer to live with them infrt ftnfl f.rv t.n I This old German proverb is worth practicing : " Honor the old, Instruct the young, consult the wise, and bear frith the foolish." . Inquisitive people are the funnels of conversation ; they do not take in mything for theit own use, bnt merely :o pass it to another. The discovery of truth by slow, progressive meditation is talent. Intuition of the truth, not preceded by perceptible meditation, is genius. yEe is a great simpleton who imagines that tbe chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety cases ont of a hundred it creates more wants than it .supplies. Money and contentment do ^? uoc always go hand in hand. The Chin:jpos4 BP Ir- our journey from Sayang to Yungg Ban to in Bar-nab, we became Hv acquainted with a race of mountaineers: Bgfe who are called Kacbeen bv the BorB mese, but who call themselves ChingHgi p.;,s. Tlis-y are a small, delicate people, ar* whose bn^htly beaming eyes contrast Wff BtroDyly with their reserved behavior. Hgs r. The :aces of the men, as well as of the crmiAiv rannot be termed unhandsome. ?, ITi e head is oval and well shaped, the eves are horizonral, the nose is strong Bftk aid straight, the ruddy lips are finely 9 cat, and the teeth are blackenecTVitb betel jaice. . ^All the bard work among the Kicbeen MP """"? " is* done by the women and girls, who . are up in the morning at their houseHp .. hold duties -while the men arestill in bed. B| The woman does not venture to raise H&t her ejes when she speaks with her husband or Ler employer. She has no <.honfc t.hft hnsiness or the enter J* ' WUVVAM Hr prises he is engaged in, bat considers K everything good and unquestionable Be- jr that he orders ; arid the subjection of K_ the women goes to the extent that the death of one is lamented as a pecuniary loss because the laboring force is diminished by it, and a family that has several daughters is, for that reason, considered rich. The women are always at work, cutting down trees, splitting H wood and bringing it to the house, S cutting" ro3ds through the thickets, h driving the cattle to pasture, cleaning BL the house, getting the meals and weavinjj clo h. The men perform no xranual labor, or at most will, once in a ' while, go out into the field and show 1 1 Ithe women, in a rougn way, uuw iuc tiiiage ought to be done. Their prin cipal business is to visit their neigh^ tors, to drink 'sh^ru (a sweet drnk made from rice), and smoke opium. Only in case oi pressing need will tiy take their mules and women, and go to Bhamo and get loads of goods to take to China. Marriages among the lower classes are mere business affairs, to wnk-h the dowr* and physical strength * of the bride are the first considerations. Among the higher classes weddings are regarded as important events, and are & distinguished by particular usages and " sterns.?[Popular Science Monthly. I Forty thousand dollars' woiza oz . ?pruce cheving-gum is gathered in 7'iaite every year. The clear, pure fi lamps are worth one dollar a pound. In I the large mill cities of Massachusetts H the ?irls consume enormous quantities, B one dealer selling one thousand four hundred dcllars in a year. A; \.v v?" - - - -: -*v -' Jb'ACIS FOR THE CTBIOUJ*. ] j Water gas is cow nsed ii fifty cities I I and towns in the United S'.aloa. j I Land that has been flooded by the ' I sea is generally barren for years after! wards. i 1 I The seed of perennial herbs lose their . vitality sooner than those of annual > ones. ? Plants have been raised from see 3 : r fonnd with coins of the Emperor Hadrian in an ancient barrow in England, i Sultan, the pet elephant of the Jardin L desplantes, was unable to survive the i " death of his companion, the dog Jean. A statistician estimates that the people of the United States have to pay $23 a a minute for Congress while in Eession, ; The chamois is the only antelope found in Earope, and the baboon, on ; the rocks of Gibs altar, the only quad. rumana. ( The word 4'daughter," common to all Indo-Enropean languages, means milker, and bear3 witness to the early taming j of the cow. It is estimated that during the year j 1881 there were 24* shocks of earth- j quake, eighty-six occurring in .winter, j sixty-one in autncan, fifty-six in spring I and forty-one in summer. Taking the human race as a whole j it is observed that races living almost j exclusively on meat have been the most savaee ones. Civilization and the culti- | vation of plants have thus kept pace i with each other. A steam plow, the invention of an | Englishman, has been used with success i on the Aurora Farm at Blancbard, Dakota. It will breaa from twenty-five to r'iiirty acres per day, according to the soil, loca&on and lay of the land, etc. i It also does harrowing. After the Norman iiip- ,t tinction between Saxon and Norman j was strongly marked until t>.e reign of ' John. In the time of Richard I. the j ordinary form of indignant denial from a Norman gentleman, was, "Do you take 1 me for an Englishman ?" The Tl^er. The Burmese declare there are two j varieties of tiger, those of the plains i being much larger than those found in i the bills. The latter have a shorter ; tail, and are said to be more active and vigorous. But as no two tigers, whether shot on the plains or on the hills, are identically alike, varieties might be applied ad libitum. Tigers which live in | the hills have far harder work to keep I their larder supplied than a pampered | tiger of the plains, who takes up his nno? o lovoro TnllftlJO ftTlf? ftlatlch- ! 0Xuut t. 15^ -(5~ o - | ters as many bullocks or cows as he j pleases, and increases in size until he l becomes a monster, while the former j remains small and leHn. Tbe largest tiger I waa ever at the death of measured j as he lay ten feet one inch, when ! out thirteen feet fear inches. I j ; noted the measurements at the time, J and it was langhable how, after the lapse j of time, the dimensions of this animal j [ varied according to the memory of the individual relating the circumstances. With eomi he was twelve and a half feet long, -with others thirteen and a j half feet, with others ten and a half feet j as he lay dead. It shows how necessary it is to record in black and white at the ATonf moQonrompTtf.q otherwise UiUiV _ _ one's memory is apt to prove treacher- i oas. We thns hear uf tigers of fabu- j Ions eizes. I myself believe ten feet eight inches?perhaps ten feet six inch- i es?to be the ntmost length of a tiger, j living or dead. Mr. Campbell, Depnty i Commissioner of Dnbri, who ha/ killed j and seen killed a great many tigers, i never saw one of moie than ten feet j four inches. It is a disputed point how j a tiger strikes down its prey, and al- j thongh I have lived in and roamed j jangles for the greater r art of my life, ' and have had two ponies killed^I never paw an animal strnck down, thongh I : riTI i TrOfin T MVAMR uavc uum? Ujsxsu. uuo not yet cold. Opinions differ. Wil- j liamson says: ''The tigar's for?paw is ,i the invariable engine of destruction, j Most persons imagine that if a tiger were deprived of its claws and teeth he would be rendered harmless, but this is a great error. The weight of the limb : is the real cause of mischief, for the 1 ">ns are rarely extended when a tiger ". The operation is similar to that j ammer, the tiger raises his paw y jrings it down with such forces j J )nly to stun a common-siz^yTTr : ! . or buffalo, but even crj??f" " j .~r , >ubning the i iec of the d""!* seen manv i l a and dee;bee!1 Mlled by I, of which eo mark of a ! j claw conld be seen, and when scratches j i did appear they were obviously the ef- j i feet of chance* from the claw sliiing downward, and not from design." 'j Johnson is of a contrary opinion, for he i says: "During a residence of nine years ; I in'Chittra I never saw a man nor an an- j imal killed by a tiger that had not the : mark of talons, , yet I admit that the i force wnn wnicn a tiger gcucian* strikes is sufficient of itself, without the j aid of his claws, to kill men cr Jarge animals, and I believe that it occasion- ! ally takes place in the manner I have ! described, but never from its weight, j like the fall, of a hammer. Of my two : ponies, the first was seized in the stable ! by the throat and tha wind-pipe sevfred, j and I also saw a bullock thus treated at | Papicondah, on the Godavery. My sec- j ond pony was killed by a grip of the j upper part of the neck by which the j jugular was severed, and though the j tiger was driven off. the pony bled to ! death."? [London Field. The Microscope as a Ditective. In Germany, some years ago, it was discovered by the authorities of a railway that a barrel which, on being dispatched from a certain station, contained silver coin, had, during the journey to its destination, been emptied -r on/3 filltwl TOirh SHTld. I <JI lilO UO 1U1U uuvv. ... For some time no clew to the perpetrator of the robbery could be discovered; but at length a learned professor, having been consulted on the subject, called in the "aid o: the microscope. The piofessor went to work on the tr&cfe at once. He, knowing that, even thongh in the very minutest degree, there was a distinctive djfkrence in the sand found near the vanoas stations alons? the railway line, .^nt for samples- of it from each of the places through which the train containing the silver coin had passed "With the microscope he then tra-mined each samole. com ? pared it with the sand found in the barrel, and thus identiSel the station from which the latter had been procured. Having, in this ingenious manner, found out the station he wanted, little difficulty remained; for the railway servants employed at it, by one of whom the robbery had been committed, were so few in number that the culprit was read ily detected. I n this ingenious manner the thief was found. Chinese Ingenuity. Consul Stevens writes from China as ! 'follows: The department requires us j to report any new inventions we may see or that may come before our obser- > j vatioD. Thus far I have seen-bat two. ! The first is a pump, i rememoer wnen | I was a small boy out in Illinois men I came around to fell a new invention j called a chain pump. The same pUmp | has been used here for more than tvo I thonsand years. The second is donbleheaded tacks. No one can tell me how long they have beem in ase here. There are many articles in use among the J Chinese that could be adrancageously I introduced in America, of which I have ! bean trying to get some drawings, but j tney are not yet ready* and will not ba in time for this report. Tney will, however, be forwarded as soon as possible. These implements ana machines are very crude, the people being very poor, I as a general thing, and utilize everyj thing in their power; they oount, almost, j the blades of f?rass; how much it will - fflVA ro hoi! a cud of tea or cook their : rice; thsy never waste for themselves, j they oalj "sqaeez-j foreigners." 1 i : In the four States of Alabama, Georgia, i Tennessee and South Carolina 11788 ' persons a^e employed in the manufacture of cotton. f FARM, GABDEX ASD HOUSEHOLD The Value of liquid Mftnnre. i A cow nnder ordinary feediag, furnishes in a jear 2l),000 ponDds of solid excrement, and abont 8,000 pounds of liauid. The comoarative manev valne j of the two is but slightly in favor of ihe solid. This statement has been verified as troth over aDd over again. The urine of herbiverous animals holds nearly all the secretions of the body which are capable cf producing the rich.nitrcgenous compounds so essential as forcing or leaf-forming agents in the growth of plants. The solid holds the phosphoric acid, the lime and ma6nesi3, which go to seeds principally; but the liquid, holding nitrogen, potash and soda, is needed in forming the stalks and leaves. The two forms of plant nutriment should never be separated or allowed to be wasted by negleet. The farmer who saves all the urine of his animals doubles his manorial resources every year.?[Journal of Chemistry. Bozo> No animals is so extensively distributed over the globe, or increases so rapidly as the hog. It is a mistake to allow sows to breed before they are at least a year old, as they are not then sufficiently matured, and pigs from snch are sometimes too week to live. Hoso ough'c not to sleep under old houses or in a bed of dust. If one has a dozen hogs, a pen ten feet square, closely called np on the east and north sides to j break off all the raw, cold winds, dry in all kind3 of weather, and a good roof overhead, is the best sle ping place for tnese animals, rat m leaves with clean litter a foot in depth, and sprinkle on these every week or two kerosene oil from a common garden watering pot. If there are signs of lioe or mange, pnt a little carbolic acid with the kerosene : oil. By having an open pen for hogs to \sjeepin. one may go into it and examin^it and see that it does not get foul, anaSA^an it out and put fresh clean litter in pftace of the old, and mix sulphur, kerosene oaL carbolic acid and other things to keep tm$ litter from becoming foul and unhealthy. This cannot be dene when hogs slefep under old nousea or in sneueriess nesrs 01 tneir own miking in the woods.^) Rural Record. ^ Secret of Sntfcess with Small Fraits. If yon *sk me to give the secret of ?, sruccess in small fruit culture in a brief formula, E would say that it is contained in two wcrds, stimulation, restriction. By stimulation I mean a deep, thoroughly pulverized and enriched soil. This is especially essential to the strawl>erry, the foreign raspberry, and all the currents. A rampant growing raspberry, like the Cuthbert or Turner, and our vigorous blackberries .do not require stimulation, but they do restriction. You cannot make the ground too deep, too rich for the strawberry if there is °uate restriction. By restriction 1 mean the development of frnit rather tfcaa wood or vines. Set ont a straw- 1 lerry pls.nt in very deep, rich, moist foil, and its first tendency is to follow the great law of nature and propagate iself, bc;t to the degree that it makes : plants it cannot make fruit. Cut off ( fcvery runner and enormous fruit buds are-developed. The sap is-dammed up j as a miller restricts a stream, and the result is strawberries that are double in size and quantity. This is equally , I rue of raspberries. To the degree that there are suckers there is less fruit. If a currant bush is crowded with wood * - - A i.T ?too oia or two youog?ouera are jew :nrrants. Moreover, by cutting back a raspberry cane in spring one-third, yon ?dd one-third to the size and abundance of the fruit.'?-fE. P. Roe. Balky Food Necessary for Fowl*. A constant waste and repair of all the fcodily tissues* says the American Poultry Yard, belongs to the normal condition of all healthy animal life. Certain portions of the food taken into the stomach are in some way, not yet tally understood, perhaps, absorbed and used for supporting and sustaining 1? i flAAvm I.Lit? tJXiuirO BVtoLXZLLL, KSILLK1X puJiaWUO OCUlU to have no such office to perform, but pass from the stomach through the alimentatT canal and are t'lTrHiiilTh^ tie scavaigere of the tgj as useless, and useless, matter. And we .earn from these facts that supplying nere aliment of the most condensed Hid nourishing sort, and ir? quantities jest sufficient to support health, is not ihe tree way to keep all their bodily [auctions in their best conditiou. It is i cist as necessary that the waste portions dJ: food sbonld be suppliH. as th*t the iirectly life sustaining: constituents should net be wanting. Hence, we curge upon poultry keepei-s the necessity ji. giving something which, by its mere bulk, may help to ?11 the almost insatiable crop and the ever-grinding gizzard 03. tne rowi, ana wnne eiimmauiig m? Deeded share for general sustenance, shall also furnish the waste matter, which is equally important to the well ( baing of the flock. For this purpose ulmost any cOarse, bulky article, such , a.5 potatoes, chopped% apples, turnips, cabbage, or in winter hay or rowen will cnswer, and their use wi..l mate fewer demands on the meal barrel and the ^ other expensive materials needed for 1 the enpoort of the poultry. . ] i rtfaBsurcment of Grape Vfmrs. Grapes 5rst coming in bearing should j aot bo permitted to perfect large crops f fruit while young. It is excusable ; to lruit a ounch or so on a young vine, "just to test the kind," but no more should be permitted till the 'Tine ha^ : age and strength. Vigorous growth and ' great productiveness are the antipodes : of the vegetable world. Encourage a; ? much foliage as possible on the vines, and aim to have as strong shoots at the top of the cone; this can be done by pinching out the points of the strong shoots after they tave made a jrrowth of five or six leaves. This will make the w< ak OD es grow stronger. locmg vines grow much faster over a twiggy branch, stuck in for support,* then over a straight stick, as a trellis, and generarly do better every way. Where extra fine bunches of grapes are desired, pinch back the shoot bearing it to about four or five leaves the bunch. This should not be done indiscriminately with all the bunches Two much pinching and stopping injures the production of good wood for the nest season. Those hints are for amateurs, who have a few vines on treliises; for large vineyard culture, + tins coma r-?r?r>f?ir>la<! Tiillfl frnr><1 *, U WJJV WMU&V as far as they go, they will vary in their application. Fine, rich color is always esteemed as one of tho criterions whereby 1;o judge of the excellence of faith. Sunlight is of first importance; but it is not generally known that this is injurious when in excess. In a dry atmosphere, with great sun heat, where the evaporating process goes on faster than the secretive _!_ ?1>_ ~ ?U principle, wuau siitmiu. ucv;'jwcuiaxiv;u, rosy blush in a fruit, is changed to a sickly yellow; and the rich jet black of a grape becomes a fox red. Some grape growers c-f eminence, in view of the facts, shade their vineries during the coloring process; but others, instead, keep the atmosphere as close and moist as possible. The latter course detracts from the flavor of the fruit. The best plan is that which combines both practices.? [Gardeners' Monthly. Farm and Garden Xoteiu See that the bees have shelter during the hot days. Give the cabbage and cauliflower plants frequent hoeings. Pear trees need a great deal of water, a daily application of liquid manure is excellent. Experiments and chemical analysis prove that after grass has passed the flowering period the wood fibre increases and its feeding value diminishes. Stable the young calves and colts tnrougn tne neat oi tne day and tney will make a better growth than if allowed to ran at large and wtate their flesh in fighting flies. Never slack up on the feed of growing stock. Washing with kerosene-aud water, or annointing with snlphnr ointment, will kill lice on hogs. In tie stables use quicklime, carbolic acid, ] petroleum 3' i or turpentine. fir?t deluging them wi h boiiing water. Persian insect powder in the beds will kill the lice. Whenever a brier, bush or bmmble reaches maturity it is time to remote it from the face of the land When the enn had left-, thp rnnts and crone UD to ?r ? 0 A ^ the leaves a single close cutting will often entirely destroy it. If these brambles ara left standing in fence corners while :hey gc to seed the wind will carry the seed through the fields. Insects of different species are atr 1 tracted toward the species cf plants | suited to tt.e wants of their offspring, by the sense of smell, and that if some odcr, strong enough to overcome the natural odor of the plant, can be applied to the plant, or the earth around it, it will no longer attract the insect, bat will escape its depredations. There are mauy strong odor*1, carbolic acid, for example, "that might be employed for such pur poses. A correspondent savs his fowls have white scales on their legs, and asks what will cure it. The disease is known as scaly leg or elephanti?, and in ocj casioned by damp fowl houses o;.* exI posure. It is caused by a minute parasite which burrows under the scales of the fowl's legs. The best way of re- j j movina: them is to crease tbe leg* with | a misture of sulphur and lard seereral times. Some use kerosene, but this is ^ U. ^ AAVA liiiuiu lu tucir ic^a owe. In poultry, 'diarrhea i3 generally 'caused by too mnch soft food. The diet should be changed directly the symptoms of this malady are perceived. Chalk given in the water, and dry i'cod, such as barley, rice boiled, but the grains distinct, neither watery nor sodden, with cayenne pepper mixed with it, will generally check the disease. In severe cases an experienced poultry keeper recommends five grains of chalk, two grains of cayenne pepper and five grains of powdered rhubarb made into batter pills. Other orops may be more profitable than corn, but corn is cash to the farmer, end may be relied npon every year if properly managed, it can nsnally be * grown at a less cost than it can be bought (especially when due allowance is made for the feeding value of the stover,) and when you have it you can change it into milk, buttsr or beef, mutton or wool, eggs or chickens, pork or turkey, just as you please, and in ^either of these changes it w:ll contribute, as it goes to the manure heap upon which you will depend for the next year?^ croj). Kcc1d?*s. Asparagus Salid.?After having scraped aifcd washed the asparagus boil soi&. m Ki.ii* wawr, iiieu uituu uu tue water, add papper, ealt and stroDg cider vinegar, and t\hen cool. Before serving, arraoge the asparagus so ihat head.3 will all lie in centre*, of dish; mix the. vinegar in which it was put after removing from the fire with goc<3. olive oil, and pour over the asparagu^. Potato CAKE3.V-Take ten onnces flonrv potatoes foiled and smoothly pounded; when jns'ifc warm add gradually a little salt, six ounces of flour and three ounces of batter; n{b liquid is required. When the ingredients are thoroughly mixed roll the dou^h into thin cakes the size of a captain^s biscuit; bake in a moderate oven or oft a griddle; when done split opens bte?er well and serve very hct. j Water Meson Cake. ? "White Pakt.?Two cups -of white su^ar, one of bntter, on6 of sweet mil.k, three and a half of fSow, the whites of ef eight eggs, two teafepoonsfnl of cream tartar, one of soda dissolved in a little warm water. Bed Paim?.?One cup of red sngar, half cnp fruttjr, one-third of a cnp of sweet milk< two cnpe of flonr, whites of fonr egigs, teaepoonful of cream tartar, half a feaspoonfnl of soda, one teacnp of raisio. ; be carefnl i;o keep the red part aironnd the tube of the pan and the whjfte aronnd the edge. It reqnires two persons to fill the pan. This is a very attractive and ornamental cake. I _ .?To make mi | d ^ the yolfcs lightly?twelve t .wiS^said to be the magic number? t ;hen add the milk, the salt, pepper and a lour, if any is used, and lastly the whites t seaten to a stiff froth. Eave the skillet t is hot as it can be without scorchiDg 1 ;he butter; pnt in a tabiespoonfnl of s cutter, and ponr on the omelette, which T should at once begin to bubble and rise s n flakes. Slip under a thin, broad- c jladed knife, and every :cow and then I aise it up to prevent burning. As soon f :s the under side is hard enough to hold t ;ogether, and the eggs begin to "set," :old over, shake the skillet so as to entirely free the omelette, carefully slide it on a hot platter, and serve at >nce. It should be cooked in from ;hree to five minutes. Household Hints. * Wild mint will keep rats and mice rat of your house. A little Faltpetre, worked into butter that has become sour or rancid, will render it sweet and palatable. When turnips placed in the cellaT e hocrin fn onrrmh t.liAV urn nsnallv thrown s J y ? uray, but a bushel of turnips will fur- t nisb a family with talad all winter? 2 and a very good one if properly pre- f pared. Place the bushel of turnips in i a dark, warm cellar to sprout, and, t when the sprouts are three or four t inches long, cut them off; pick the 1 leaves from the stems, and pour on hob ? water a moment; then plunge them i into cold water; place the sprouts in < the colander to drain off all the water, t and send to table with a plain dressing ] or bacon dressing poured over them. : 1 1 Major aud the Cat. 1 a gentleman m this city owns a nne ' large dog named Major. Major's hatred ' of a cat appears to be deep-seated, and j he will kill all that comeu in his way, f and will often go ont of his way to vent his spite on his enemies. His master's 1 wife had a cat which she determined ? Major should not barm, and she took < great pains to impress the big brute with this idea. She would take puss in her arms, carry her up to the dog, and M O A* Tt7ATlV/l Willi 6 auu pctuiug uu rrvu*v* talk to her enemy reprovingly. The intelligent dog seemed to understandevery word she said, bnt for all that h wonld keep his eyes fastened upon puss with a longicg aijd hungry loo.'i, as though anxious to bring the pressure of his ponderous jaws to bear upon her spinal column. But his mistress conquered, and made him understand thai he must live on friendly terms with pusi?. More than once he had been seen watching the cat with a look of evil intent, but out of respect to his mistress he conquered his nature, and would throw himself upon the ground with a sigh expressive of deep disgust at the situation. Tiie cat was disposed to be on friendly terms with her enemy, but Major would nnt. tnlerate the slightest familiaritv. "Whenever puss approached hira he would get up and go a?ay w:;th a melancholiy look, which seemed to say: "I am dying to kill you, and its doggone hard luck that I can't do it." Thug matters went on for some months, and puss began to incur the displeasure of her mistress by sneaking up stairs at every opportunity and making trouble | by curling herself np and taking naps j on the snowy counterpanes a_:d doing snch other untidy acts as would naturally arouse the ire of a neat housekeeper. One morning the lady told her husband tbat the cat was getting troublesome that she guessed it would have to be killed. A few minutes later a rush and a struggling noise was heard, and us the lady of the house hastened to the door to see what had happened, Major walked up to his mistress and laid at her feet the dead body of puss, and then looked n-vv TrrifV? on cif an ttcloctoA **? " -OO'? I his tail -with intense satisfaction. He j had heard his mistress express the wii-h that puss might be killed, and this was so in consonance with his own feelings that he ^ent right out and finished the cat. Mujor resides on Temple street.? {Sartford (Conn.,) Times. | The best illustrated paper?A bank ' note. * THE HOME DOCTOK. Hists fob Poor Sleepers?Poor sleepers iriil find it advantageous often to raise the head of the bed a foot higher than the foot, and then to sleep on a tolerably thick hair pillow, eo as to bring the head a little higher than the shoulders. The object is to make the work of the heart in throwing blood to the brain harder, so it will not throw too much. A level bed, with the head almost as low as the feet, causes, an easy flow of blood to the brain, andj prevents sleep. Persons who find them-1 selves restless and nnable to sleep at night wonld do well to place the head of the bed toward th9 north, as it is nn^r?nhfe.-11v a itmof. pnndnflive to health. A hot mustard foot-bath, taken at bedt;ij? is beneficial in drawing blood from the head, and thus inducing sleep. Sponge the entire length of ths spine with hot water for ten or fifteen minutes before retiring. This will often insure a good night's sleep. A hearty meal, and a si?at near a warm fire, after a long walk in a cold'wind, will induce deep sleep ia the majority of persons, no matter how lightly they ordinarily slumber. Active outdoor exercise and avoidance of excessive and long-continued mental exertion, are necessary in all cases of sleeplessness. "Where these means fail, juch remedies as are known to diminish the amount of blood in the dead should be resorted to?of course, under the direction of a competent physician. Opium, chloral, etc., in- ! crease the quantity of blood in the head, rs-nA TlflA ' ttJJ.il OtL'O UXgLLIY i-UJ uxj.vuo( Mvw should never be resorted to.?[L. H. Washington, M. D. Toughening the Bods.?A California exchange hae the following, the source of which it does not give, but the lesson is a suggestive one. "A young man was an earnest advocate of a theoi 7 that the human body can accommodat 3 itself to any temperature in which it may be placed. One winter he deter minA^ t,r> harrtfln V.imRftlf bv Wearing n( covering for his ears; they were badlj frozen on a very cold day, and were tender for several years after. He grew wise and abandoned the hardening process. A young woman heard an eloquent lecture on the importance of fresh air in chambers at night. The lecturer said there was no dancrer from a window slightly opened; the body would soon harden itself so as to resist the effect of the exposure. She tried the experiment one cold night and caught a severe cold, which lasted the entire winter. She lost faith in hardening against cold. A young mother i.---- - J i.1 A Tl^f frt iiiamuuueu mat vimiucu uu^uu uuu w be brought up too tenderly. Arms and legs ought to be hardened by exposure in early yesrs, and not be made tender by warm coverings in winter. She lost her two oldest children by croup and pneumonia, induced as the physician said, by insufficient clothing. She gave up the attempt ts harden the others. The best way to harden the body is to protect it well from extromes, both of cold and heat, and build up a strong _ constitution by good food, sleep and good exercise." Animals Thai Dig for Water. The Times, of Los Angelos, California, eays: For years the "water question has been a conundrum on me plains of Arizona and Southern California. It is well known that some of the lsnd on the desert is of the best quality, and would produce the best crops in the world if rain would fall or, water were plentiful enough for irrigation. This problem has been solved by a Soutfa American gentleman who has traveled over most of the world. He 1 1 r_ it: :i_ ?? nas ueen m buu?uii<jr iux iuc j.?3u icn days, and a Times reporter, learning through a third party that he had made a discovery, called upon him and gathered the following facts: It seems t! at the gentleman -wa3 travelling in a dry part of Sonth America about eighteen months ago, all alone looking for a new range of stock. He bad journeyed about thirty miles from water and -gas beginning to get- q^ed uj> when he liscovered one of thosa green spots on he desert that makes the lonely iaveler'a heart feel light. On nearer pprcaoh he taw that there was a own of small animals similar to he prairie dog of this conntry. Cney had mo and s all aronnd the green pot, and seemed to be very nnmerons. Vhen he rode np among them they all campered into their holes, bat soon ame oat again and became qnite tame, le rode np to the spring or well, and on:ad* it to be aa excellent qaality of rater. After qnenching his thirst he >egan to look aronnd and investigate he new camp. The strangest thing hat his 'attention was called to was the iaularity of the hole from -which the -fl-inm/? +/\ f>ia Virtloq TYIQI^A V)V fVlft TAICX UVOU WV wuv uv?WM MM.*.* ~^ Lops. The spring flowed from the infcrance of a mound just the same as hat in which, the dogs lived, bnt it was nuih larger and on top was a large >asin. Wotiding this faot, and knowing hat water was a great distance off, he jegan an investigation, and came to he conclusion that the little dogs had )ored the welL Acting upon this decilion he captured two of them, and itarted for his ranch. On arriving here a pen was made in a dry place, md the little fellows put in it In a ew days the work began. They worked rery rapidly, and soon had a hole ifty or sixty feet deep. They seemed :o be able to penetrate the hardest .i?/J nt o<v;i oj fhof Trft-nf, richt on. iAUU UA OVAL) --0 # topping for nothing. One would work n the bottom of the hole while the 3ther brought the dirt to the top. On ;he fifth day they seemed to be exhausted, and he gave them some water. This stopped work for seveial days, bnt ;hey soon got thirsty and went to work is hard as ever. On the morning of the eighteenth day they both came up with a rush, followed by a stream of water. .How deep they had gone it was impossible to tell, as the hole was not atraighfr, "What kind of looking animals are they ?" asked the reporter. "Very similar to the common prairie 3og in size and ^coior, only they have a bony snout and the claws are much longer and larger. They soon become tame and make nice pets. Bat I will have several of them down here in a few days and you can take a look at them." "Whai; do yon propose doing ?' ''I think there is a large country south of here that can be utilized with the assistance of my pet dogs. I feel sure that every pa:t of Southern California and Arizona can be cultivated where the laud is rich enough to raise giain. These animals will find v ater if it is within 4,000 feet of the surface. I know it because I have tried them. The Largest Human Skeleton in America. A giant Indian, familiarly called "Joe," lived in Madison, Ind., some three or four years ago, who represent- i ed himself as an Indian doctor and cbiei, wno aia oaajoDs aoow. me river, bnt whose principal role was that of vagrant. It came to. pass that the aforesaid elongated Joseph, who was over seven feet high, died at our county poor-honse and was buried in the graveyard there. And now the Conrier says: "It occnred to some Madison physicians that Joe's was too big a skeleton to lose, and so Dr. W. A. Collins employed some young men to get it, and another party to clean it, and the doctor has within the last few weeks disposed of him to the United States Army Medical museum at Washington, where he will be properly mounted and remain as the largest skeleton in America. ? f Indianapolis J ournal. xivjanj o ??.-? An amateur of statistics has discovered that the smallest sovereign in the world is the emperor of China, who measures only four Feet three inches, j The tallest men are in theHohenzollern J family. The Eoiperor William is five feet ten inches; the German Prince im! perial. five feet six inches; Prince Frederick Charles, five feet seven inches; Prince Charles, brother of the emperor, I five feet nine incep, and Prince Albert, ! nephew of the emperor, six feet- four ! inches. WILL-HAKm Somethira: About the W.tr in Which Wills Should be Drawn?Cariosities of Will-,. The Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican saysThe journals of a year past have mentioned, an extraordinary I number of qneer or contested wills. Are people becoming more disposed to dra* their own wills without employing law yers? There is.no reason why any on should not 3raw a will who has a fair business-like ability to write out the gifts. Common sense suggests that the 1 paper ought to be headed as a will, and it is not difficult to learn by inquiry : j _ il I10W many witnesses are xtrquireu iu mv particular State; this, by the way, is the State where the test a. or resides (at hideath); a will drawn for a man on ? Journey should follow the law of the State where he has his hume. Neither bad gramiaar nor misspelling in the body of a will vitiates it; if the Judges can understand what tbe paper means they will order that done. Wills having nearly every important word misspelled and almost destitute of punctuation have been accepted. Maine pa pers say that a ccnrt has lately taken proof of a will made in pantomine by a man who was deaf and dumb, and could not write or use the manual alphabet. But mistakes which obscnre the meaning make trouble. A story last summer it.Hf- nr.lii TT 1 was mat lur. iuuuabw vassar, wueu drawing bis own will, meant to leave $7,000 to seven churches?i. e., $1,000 apiece? but in copying his rough draft he inadvertently inserted the word "each," giving the churches $7,<00 each, or $49,0u5 in all. The general rale as to mistakes is that if the will is lucid and intelligible, and can be carried into effect as it reads, this must be done: the lancraaee cannot be altered because witnesses say that the testator meant something different from what he wrote. But if what lis written cannot be performed, the courts will then take proof of what the man meant to write. Carious conditions are sometimes imposed. One testator declared in his will that if any legatee should attempt to break it he should be debarred from all share. Another cut off any heir whe should wear mnstaches. Another saic that each legatee must take the pledgt before receiving his share, and ehouid forfeit a half-year's income for ever, breach of it. Another left to his famih (physician ?2,000 if testator should livf rraa-ra nr -P3 HAft if hfl fihfinld llVf jfive; bat, unlucky for the doctor, the ,patient lived only a week. "Whethei conditions of this kind are operative depends on the circumstances; if they are lucid and practicable the courts will enforce them, but many are so expressed 'that they amount to nothing. If you wish that your legatees should not receive the property unless he complies with a condition, say so plainly in the iwill, and the condition, if not contrary ;to law, will probably be enforced. But to make him give back the legacy because ,of breaking the condition after it has been paid may not be so easy. And do (not mention .the requests at all in the will, but write tnem in a letter separately, unlefcs yon. mean that, if they are hot obeyed, the legacy shall be forfeited. Bequests which are.not peremptory conditions often make trouble. When Heller, the magician, died, he bequeathed his apparatus to be destroyed. In some instances a testator has 'directed that a favorite horse or other pet, should be killed, "lest it fall into .unkind hands." It is doubtful whether a court would compel an executor to 'destroy property because the will so Jdesired. Wills are allowed for giving jone's property; that useful animals or articles should be destroyed is not for public benefit. Directions given in a jwill as to. mode of burial, or for crema1" ??? ?I ? ? 4-Via aonifavtr I1IOJU9 lift} ttlBU BLLftJJOl'l'b ujl uuq dmiiwuj law of the place. It is only when one designs to give his property ontright in simple ways that he should draw his own wili; for [ complicated trusts, endowing new institutions, or tying up property for a .future time, a lawyer's aid may be very needfuL Even lawyers sometimes make smlataKes. A! jWw I'ork' lawyer namecT Hose drew his o^n will, leaving about |$2,0C0,000 to be held for five years to Jsee whether other givers would add ,"$300,000; if they wonld the whole should go to endow a "JRose Benificent Association"; if they would not, then Tiiu mnrtptv was to co to other charities. bfow the law does not allow property to be held in suspense for a definite time 'of years; therefore his will was pronounced void. Scfm? most absurd 'blunders have been made by lawyers in 'drawing wills for tbemselves. It is not obligatory to appoint an executor, but doiDg so is wise, and if a testator has !enongh confidence in the person named 'to direct that "he shall not be required 'to give security," this may prove a great convenience. As respects signing and witnessing, .wills often fail for some informality in these, especially in New York, where the form is stricter tban in most States. A story of last summer was that a will was presented written partly in black penci.1, partly in bine (a will is not void because in penoil, though ink is far better); about half was written on one page, and the witnesses signed at the foot; the other half was written on the other page, and then came the testator's signature. This instrument was discarded, because the witnesses-did not sign at the end of the will. Common sense ought to tell any one that any important paper ought to be completed before the signatures are affixed. The New York rule as to signing and witnessing is that there must be two witnesses; the testator must sign in their presence, inform them that the paper is his will (he need not tell them what ia in it), and ask them to witness it; and they must sign their names and residences at the end of the will. They usually sign below a brief memorandum certifying that these things were done; but the memorandum is net strictly essential. Keep the will, when completed, iu a Bafe place. In Massachusetts lately a will was contested because rats had eaten the signature. Lord St. Leonard s will was lost, and was estab li*hed only by the fortunate fact that his daughter was able to repeat the substance of it from memory. Coin Collectors. The Troy Times' New York coroTnr?sP5 Viis omnion of the icoyvuuvuw WV? ? r extraordinary prices paid for real estate, and then proceeds to remark : " What shall we say, however, to the payment of S650 for a mere coin?" | "Say!" some may esclaim; "why, it was cheap enougn at that low sum." "All right, sir," is my reply. "If yon choose to throw yonr money away on such trifles yon have a right to do so, but do not find fault if your friends | smile at yonr folly." The name given to this kind of mania (numismatics) is of French origin, but it is supposed that the Romans had a taste of tbi' kind, and it is also supposed that some of the best specimens of antique coinage were preserved by amateurs ol ancient days. The first coin collector on record, however, was Petrarch,. and >110 rfflv thfl number has been OIUW Uiv constantly on the increase. The largest collection is in the British Masenm, and nnmbers 125,000 pieces. Feelin? on the Part of a Boy. "Repeatthe names of the five senses,* said an Austin teacher to a rather dull boy. "Hearing, seeing,tasting, smelling." What is the name of the othei sense ? " "I forget" The teacher said he wonld refresl Vine's memory, and he did so with t strap. " Now, what is the name of the fift! sense?" The boy felt himself carefully anc sobbed: " Feeling, sir, feeling ! j [Sittings. There are 2,684 wool mannfactnrmi I establishments in the United States | employing 160,998 hands. Tne amonn i of wool annually consumed in thee factories is 73 200,698 pounds of foreig; and 222,981,531 pounds of domestic. " Booming " Dakota Towns. The peculiar social flavor and bnei-' ness enterprise of life in "The New ] Northwest" is strikingly depicted (in 0 'he first of a series of paper*) by E. V.! Smalley, in the August Century, in part j as follows : j $ Tower City boasts of its artesian well i n and of its prohibition ordinance, which ; keeps out the saloon, that corse of j p frontier towns. It hss a weekly news-; t paper. So has Valley City, which got; 8 down too close to a stream and was j * flooded in the May freshet. The Tower i ? City editor tarmt6d his confrere of the | r neighboring town with being forced to j * " paddle to his grub-counter in a i ? 1 n a yy aguu~u\jJL4 TruciTupuu iuc v oucj ; City editor remarked in his next issue that it was true that his place was not as " " dry " as Tower City, and he hoped it 0 never would be. Both these active, am- r bitious little settlements are surpassed 8 in population by Jamestown, which has a pretty situation on a high shale shelf b in a bend of the James or Dakota river, * in an amphitheatre formed by a sweep jj of bold green bluffd that look like the glacis of some immense fortification. The place used to be called Jimtown, ? but has quite outgrown the nickname. ^ It has perhaps fifteen hundred inhabitants, and already supports a daily paper. In older commu- P nities a town of ten thousand with a thinfelv nnrmlated nonntrv tributarv to K it will barely sustain a little dailv, but 11 in the far West the daily appears abont as soon as the church steeple. How e these bheets live is a mystery to journalists. They are probably ? sustained by merchants and real estate ~ owners as an appliance for "booming" I a town. To "boom-' a town in Dakota ? is an art requiring a little money, a f good deal of printer's ink, and no end A of push and cheek. Dropping the quo- tation marks, for the word in its various forms is one of the most common in northwestern phraseology, and answers B equally well for a noun or a verb, the j object of a boom Is to attract settlers, si advance the price of real estate and L promote speculation. Fargo is said to a be the best boomed town in Dakota. As p a specimen of skillful booming, here is a paragraph from the circular of a Fargo ? real estate operator. * _ " We have anything yon want, and at B any price. We can sell yon a city or c country home, and if you ever come near onr office we will do "it. The c preachers will look after your moral and E spiritual welfare and we Will take care g of your temporal affairs; and if you E come our way it shall never be said, J? when a final settlement is had, that^ou were like one of the foolish virgins of p old who wrapped her talent in a napkin and sank it in a well. (See new version.) E On the contrary, your record shall be that of the good husbandman, who put his wheat in good, rich Red River Valley C soil, and it produced a thousand fold, and it came to pass that he, who had ? nothing, had more ducats than he knew p what to do with " Another real estate dealer bursts with 6 rhyme in the heading of his announce- g meats in this fashion: "No Other Land, No Other Clime I On Top of God's Green Earth, Where J Land is Free as Church Bells' Chime, Save the Land of Dakota Dirt. Here, % For a Year of Honest Toil A Home You ? r ? a - jj -n x'L _ t :uay msure, .axiu x rum me ouu ^ .Loamy Soil a Title In Fee Mature. No Money Needed until the Day When the Earth Itself Provides ; Until You Kaise a Crop, No Pay?What Can Tou Ask Besides ?' Perhaps the fature American poet is. to come from these breezy plains. Whether it is the prairie air or the prospects of large profits on small investments, I cannot say, but the'readiness with which peeple in Dakota "soar into song"' is surprising. P0PTJL1R SCIENCE. The seasoning of wood is simply the evaporation of its tap. The dazzling effect of the electric arc is a source of objection to its rise as a locomotive headlight by the French ' A curious instance of internal vegeta- oi ble growth has been recorded by M. pi Lebl. Some potatoes kept in a cellar, ^ and from which the spronts were th removed as fast as they formed, were w: split open after a time and found to con- ?1 tain small, but perfectly shaped tubers, se Sir Henry Bessemer states that if all th the coal taken from the British mines -&< last year were formed into cylindrical ^ colums fifty feet in diameter and five be hundred feet in height, and these were ^ placed in a row, their diameter apart, they would make a collonade eighty-five miles seven hundred and fifty yards long. The size and weight of the human brain are absolutely gre.ter than in any animals except the elephant and the larger whales. The brain of the elephant is said to weigh from eicrht to ten ^ pounds, and that of a large finner whale . i j /?_. 3 _ 3. L oeiween nve ana en potmas. iveiative- f ly to the bulk aud weight of the body, ^ the brain of" man is exceeded in size * only in some small birds and mam mala charcoal. Charcoal, because of its great power \ of absorption, may be rendered useful A a3 a disinfectant in foul places or to t purify water by 'filtration. One cubic inoh of charcoal will absorb nearly 100 J; cubic inches of gaseous ammonia and ^ will do proportionately well in the se- g questering of foul gases, but it has " limits to its capacity for doing away g with impurities and should be disposed ai of when its duty is done. Water filters ? should have their charcoal contents fre- tt quently changed, least they become ^ concentrated sources of impurity.?Dr. ir FooUfs Health Monthly. a| . o; Language Cannot D?scr!be It. ^ Mr. Robert Gould, bookkeeper for Walker C & Maxey, who are lumber dealer?, recently & saia to our representative: "About one year _ ago I was taken with the genuine sciqjpca. I employed the best physicians, but they could ?jj only relieve me for the moment Finally I K used St Jacobs Oil and it effected a complete P eure."?Kennebec Reporter, Gardiner Me. It ie said that Jesse James once thought seriously of "going through colleee." The outlaw i'went through" = nearly everything else, and the reason | he didn't "go through" college must | have been because he couldn't see any " money in it. fei Mr. Gail B. Johnson, business manager I of the Houston (Texas) Post, has used St. | Jacobs Oil with the greatest benefit for rbeuuiatism, says the Galveston (Texas) News. The grand residence of the late Cor nelins J. Vanderbilt, on Vsnderbiit j Hill, Hartford, was never occupied by l its owner. It looks deserted, and the | entrances of the two roadways are pla- t carded "No a^m'ttance." e s Ad-rlce to Consumptive*. _ On the appearauce of tho tir^t symptoms? as t general debility, loss of appetite,"p.Jlor, chilly i sensations, followed by night-sweats and cough f ?Drornpt measures for relief should be taken. J Consumption is scrofulous disease of the lungs ?therefore use the vreat anti-scrofula or bloodpurifier and strength-restorer?Dr. Pierce's i "Golden Medical Discovery." Superior to cod liver oil as a nutritive, and unsurpassed as a pectoral. For weak lungs, spitting of blood J I and kiadred affections it has ho equaL Sold J by drugeists the world over. For Dr. Pierce's t i pamphlet on Consumption send two stamps to t i World's Dispe>*sabx Medicai. Association, ? > Buffalo, N._Y. * 13 ' I There are three sleeping car companies in I the United States. The Pallmaa company has | 9u0 cars, the Wagner 250, and the Woodruff I ; about seventy. Cnncers and Other Tnniori i are treated with unusual success by World's t ' Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. j ' | Bend stamp for pamphlet. I i ?-? 1 A black turtle, weighing 1,00'J pounds, was , ] recently-offered for sale in the market at More- ? ' ] head City, N. C. < ,1 ' I I Fit*. Mis, FJt% r > I successfully treated by World's Dispensary J i ATedi^al Association. Address, with stamp for , j pamphlet, Br.?*10, N. Y. j Doing the past eleven years 8,000,000 i j peoplt* iitive died of starvation in British India. FMm and Rag:*. ! Flies, roaches, ants, bedbugs, rats, mice, go- . ? E- era, chipmunks cleared oat by "Bough on ts." 1Sc. 3 i I "Entirely Disnppfared." 77 Geokge Street, ) i New Bbxtsswick, X. J., Sept. 5, 1831. j i H. H. 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SI i 6 for $5. ree by njail on recoipt of trice. JOHN M. i LLEN. Ci?einl?t. 315 First Avenue. New York. THE MARKETS. ' 0 VZW YOKE. ?ef Cattle?Good to Prime, l.w 9 @ 12% alvea?Com'ix to Prime Teals. 6 @ 8% am'DO J%@ 6% [og&?Live. 8>?@ 8~i Dressed, city 1 %@ lour?Ex. State, good to fancy 5 oO @ 8 00 Western, good to choice 5 80 @ 9 50 Fheat^No. 2 Bed 1 19%@ 1 23V. No. 1 White 121 @1 25>? lye?State 81 @ 82 . farley?Two-rowed State 1 07 @112% tan? UngradedWesternMixed 81 @ 83 Yellow Southern 92 @ 92 late?White State 65 @ 68Mixed Western 58 @ 63 [ay?Prime Timothy 70 @ 95 traw?No. 1, Bye 60 @ 65 [ops?State, 1881, choice 83 @ 38 'ork?Mess, new, for export...22 25 @22 25 aid?City Steam 12 87%@12 50 Refined 13 0? @13(0 'etroleum?Crude 6%@ 6% Refined 7 7 yt Sutter?State Creamery, fine.. 24 ? 26% Dairy.... 18 @ 20 Western Im. Creamery 20 @ 23 Factory 15 @ 18 Iheese?State factory 6 @ 11& Skims 2 @ 5 Western . 7 @ 10% legs?State and Penn 22 @ 22% 'otatoes?L. L, bbl 3 75 @ 4 25 BUFFALO. teen?Good to choice 6 75 @750 iambs?Western 5 35 @ 5 75 liee??We tern... 5 00 @ 5 25 logs, Good to Choice Yorkers.. 8 20 @ 8 35 lour?C'y Ground N. P osess. 8 25 @ 9 00 Vheat?i*o.l.HardDuiutn.... 150 @150 !om?No. 2 Mixed S3%@ 83y, >at8?No. 2 Mix. West 60 @ 62 Parley?Two-rowed State 90 @ 90 BOSTON. Jeef?Extra plate and family. .18 00 @20 00 logs?Lire 8?-4@ ' >% logs?City Dressed 10^@ 10% 'ork?Extra Prime pel bl >1.... 18 50 @19 00 lour?Spring Wheat Patents.. 8 50 @9 50 !orn?Hisji; Mixed 94 @ 95 )ate?Extra White 71 @ 73 tye?State 90 @ 92 Vool?Washed Combi: Delaine 46 @ 48 Unwashed " " 28 @ 30 WATEBTOWN (HASS.) CACTUS JffABKET. Jeef?Extra quality 8 @ 9 25 iheep?Live weight . 4 @ 6 -amos 5%@ logs, Northern, d. w 10#@ 10yt PHILADELPHIA. Hour?Penn. Ex. Family, good 5 37%@ 5 37Vt in.??t xr>? o i on /? i o-iis it ucair"iWt ** ** #? a A>V A ??> fy iye?State 97 @ 97 3orn?State Yellow 6969% )at??Mixed 69 @ 69 iutter?Creamery Extra Pa.,.. 26 @ 26 Cheese?New York Full Cream. 11%@ 11% Petroleum?Crude 6 @ 7 Refined 7 ? 7 Whatajnu^- e?Ste^pFHl^. _ Tt-wfll do more thanan^mcrpftMOT paper ' its size and value in the "world. It ac?om- ? Jsbes what would, a few years ago, have been P >emed impossible. That talismanic placard on j e corner of an envelope or package commands 1 e use of capacious and beautiful buildings I herein to receive your letters, orders trains of ,ra to carry them, and etarts an army of men to liver them. It brings information from every fa etion of the country and tidings of pleasure as ? ill But the crowning consideration is the fact g; at a three-cent stamp sent to A. Vogeleb &Co., lj imrnore, 2I<L, with the applicant's name and w [dress, will procure a copy of St. Jacobs Calen- d ,r,replete with interesting reaaingmatter.and, f' tter than all, containing specific instructions ? trflotmonf on/^ at rhAnmotiCTn C Igi&and ail painful ^diseases Ly the use of St. ^ icob30il. Concerninsthe efficacy of this won- ? irful substance, the following must impress the * lader:?Hon. Thomas L. James, Postmastergneral of the United States, when Postmaster of le City of New York, concurred in the following stimonial from Wm. H. Wareing, Esq., Asst. eneral Superintendent Third Division Mailing ad Distributing Department, New "York' PoszSee: " I take pleasure in advising that the sarnies of St. Jaco33 Oil left for distribution among le clerks of this office, have, as far as they have sen tried, proved equal to all that is claimed ir the Oil. The reports from the several superitendents and clerks who have used the (il nee in praising it highly. It has been fouud mcacious in cuts, burns, soreness and stiffness ? f the joints and muscles, and affords a ready reef for rheumatic complaints." Col. Samuel B. aylor, Washington, Ind., and ex-Postmaster of -mwionri v^i \vh_s cured of rheumatism by * r. Jacobs Oil. " ' a ~KY~Kt?30 * It is the concurrent ffllxl 6.1 B ? HV^te8timoay of the * 10 a H8qfa^ public and the niedi- * 1" CtlEBSATEB profession that, ' Hoetetter's Stomach j Bitters is a medicine 1 gUlnto. ud hastcM ,w eases, jioreuvcrii is i "e?C SSfiSSiJKS ; ?ITrt?r SS?^ ' PP fi fl In abnndance.?S5 Million poonda I | L. H \r Imported last year.?Prices lower i f U aj% than ever.?Agents wanted.?Don't B Ba 2* waste time.?Scad for circular. 1 O lbs. Good Black or Mixed, for $1. O lbs. Fine Black or Mixed, for $2. I 0 lbs. Choice Black orailxcd, for 83. c end Tor pound sample. 17 cm. extra for portage. s lien get ap'a club. Choicest Tea In Uie world.? argeet variety.?Pleasea everybody.?Oldest Tea [ouae In America.?No cliromo.?Xo Hunibng.? <i traigbt-bcalness.?'value for money. > tOBT WE1.LS.4t Ves. v St...X. V.. P.O. Box I2S7. 1 "lARD?A handsome set of card* for 3c. stamp >nll<v?tor*. A. E. B.\-SKTT. Hoch^tT. X. Y. 7=rrrrr esposizione i I n I ? Sotto U Patrc 1 l H L I Palazzo De ' QQ I ? ?* nririT in IWUI. IAI mt bntAI IIJ troently rl?ncd ?t Milan, was probably the MOS NSTRUMENTS, old and new. ever brought together: f nade and [resent hi^h excellence ia this department csts and comparisons, extending through a period of s liade of medals and diploma*, in recognition of de lepartments of musical art anil manufacture. For B Doniuma of all descriptions. European and American, THE CRAND SII being the only highest award in this d< MASON & HAh Their manufacturers value this extraordinary distil he occasion, esneciallv as an INTERNATIONAL ML'SIi :0 PRE-EMINENTLY MUSICAL. The Mason & HamJii be Royal Court bv Carlo Dncfi of Rome, and warm corni At all the exeat WORLD'S I % l> fSTK. IA L E tave received the IIIG11 EsT HONORS, bein'jtheon MPROVFMFNT^ During the year Just closed mrnu* CUICIM lO. greater value than in any sin trgxa by them, twentv year* slice. ri CTVI CO ?ro now received from the " . . Lto anything Vhicb has anscd wife tneveey finest musical n>sxm, jiests in :ut. mahooajrjc, ash. zbonized, etc., at nei cash, prices, tnaSSOO. , . jrvniit i d CTV1 CC including, al?o, themost vs U r U LA KoIlL to, ail use*, public and private, >66, 872, SS4, 890, S93,899, SI 0Z, SI0-5 to S' EASY PAYMENTS. J!o?SS?s2 *?ld \ NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, & rice lists and circular?, will be sent free to any one < ?>jr organ iciOiout hiring teen, tkene circular*, xrhich con MASON & HAMLIN ?R< 54 Tremens Street, BOSTON; 46 ?ut 14th Street CUaJc Merr:fr a nt,-?=; SABtuiifi on i J, hnraan, fowl and animal flesh, was first prepared and in trod ;ced br Vr. m Geo. W. Merchant, in Lockport, K. T^, U. S. A., 2833, since wliich time it haa V steadily grown in public favor., and is now acknowledged ana admitted by the tbrauu tu uc ilc ci^nuuiu hhumvu* ^ country. \Vhenwe make thisannounce- V > -vgj meat we do so without fear of contra- .-53 diction, notwithstanding we are aware there are many who are more or less -^j5j prejudiced against proprietary remedies ^7j especially on account of the many hnm')ugs on the market however, we are pleased to state that Mich prejudice does not exist against GARGLING OIL We GO not ' claim wonders 'or miracles for onr liniment, bat we do claim it is without an equal. It is put up in bot. ties of three sizes, and all we M ^ "gl* tliat you give i a fair J&&3&SXIwd :ra:- remembering that 'be 0:1 pat np with white wrapper g^f*VSn^A> sma:;; is for human and row? ^ ^ flesh, and that witn yellow'' n VT*sa*i.ranris wrapper (three sizes) for am- M ^.q 1 Trv a A8 these cms indicate, the Oil is nsed successfolly for all disease* of ttie human, foal and animal flash. Shake well before using. Cannot be Disputed. J|P1| H One of the principal reasons ot^3jjM the wonderful success of Mer- 4 ,7^ www chant's Garbling Oil is that it is manufactured strictly, on hoiioY. I its proprietor!* do not, as is the cag 100 manJ? aftermaking for their medicine a name, diminish its cunuive properties by using inferior compounds, but use tne very best goods to be bought in fl f Ap*, the market, regardless of cost. For half a century Merchant's Garg- ^ yit:^ * 3^7* ling Oil has bven a synonym lor honesty, and will continue to Be so, long as time endures. For sale by all respectable dealers throughout the United States and other countries. . J iihFiim i f&*? Our testimonials date from 1S33 F ? the present. Try Merchant's c, Garglius; Oil Liniment for internal Ty_an<^ external use, and tell your neighbor what good it has done. -.5* Don t fail to follow directions. Keep the bottle well corked. PIIRCC Bfsms and Sprains and Brnises, l,unt:o Scalds. Strinjjhalt, Windfalls, Chilblains, Frost Bites, Foot Eot in Sh?ep, Scratches or Grease, Foundered Feet, m Chapped Hands, Roup in Poultry External Poisons, Sore Nipples. Curb, m Sand Cracks, Poll Evil, Cracked Heela, Old Sores, Galls of all kinds, Epizootic, Lame Back, * Swellings, Tumors, Hemoorhoids or Piles. Flesh wounds. Sitfast, Toothache, Bhwimaasm, * -> Ringbone, Fcrnl Ulcers, Spavins. Sweeney, Garget in Co- s, Farcy, Corns, Whitlows, Cracked Tea s. Weakness of the Joints, Callous, Lameness, Contraction 0f Muscles, Horn Distemjjor, Cramp?, fw "Ilea Legs, Crownscao. VUHUJT, rwmia, - a iso, ixuuou, Abscess of the Udder. Caked Breasts, Bella, 4c. ' & $1,000 REWA RD for proof of the existk jt ence of a better liniment than B ^tfr '^Merchant's Garbling Oil," or V ygZ&j better worm medicine than A "Merchant's Worm Tablets." Man- M *a*HH523>nfactured by iL G. O. Co., Lockport, 2t. k'., li. S. A. j " JOHN HODCE, Sec'y. Payne's Automatic Engines. Sellable, Durable and Economical. wtUfamUh a hone power wiUi ft lew fuel and water than any other Engine ouilt, not fitted with an Automatic Cat-off. Send for Illustrated Catalogue "J." tor IniormationJj Prices. B. W. Passe & Soya, Box 860. Cormng. - -:fi AG EA TS WAXTED FOB THE HISTORY the U.S. I BY ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. 1 It contains nearly 300 Fine Portrait- and Ed* 1 era v man of Bnlllf* ?nd ot'>?r lli>toHcil S- en and is'the most complt-.e and valuable hiss tor-- ever published. It is sold by suoacnpaon 0x117. and A iron's aro wanted in every county. Send fot circulars and extra terms t > Aeen<R. Address. Nat o>*al Publishing Co., Philadelphia. Pa. If MCI BLOOD! < Parson*' Purgative PHI" make New Blch Blood, and will completely change the blood in the entire svatem in three months. Any person who will take" one pill each nteht from 1 to 12 weeks may be restored to sound health, if such a thin* be powpble. Sold everywhere or sei>t hy wail for 8 letter stamps. I. S. JOHNSON & CO., Boston, formerly Hnngor. >?c. . FRAZER AXLE 8REASE % B' st In the worM. G?-t the cennlne. Ererr park"gr toa??-nr irfldf-n-nrk n ??* marked. " J grazer**. SOLD EVERYWHERE- t' 'Mjmm COOP NEWS 1 "agKjpSa TiAPEES! j jS[ >g3 -Get up Clubs t?T oar CELS- jM V&XZSD TtJLS, ud tccar* a bcsnttfal <n 0SEi3EB "JKes scse e? ?ia ?sra itTM >?: ),'IZ/iWJH (*4 Piece*,) o?r own lmp?n | n 1 m .l?l sshebkubh o?" uicm teimkol te?^5l?!fj~j"vv;? - if to p,r?T <y |y .?*. > 5^o!mm?airn^hwiTtlv-??l?>w pot-on, Dcxl ooJ y "witfi nt&cbLt owi and with first b*o<!? if po**fh!e. No LothTxxs. Ihe Great American Tea Co, Importers, .j^nMI . a Boxssa. ?i * w Vi^hY sr., .\?? Ton. MAKE HENS LAY." An English Veterinary Surgeon and Chemist, now - ^ aveline in this country, saj 8 that most of the Hone ' ad Cattle Powders s. >ld here are worthless trash. He ?w?5s iys that Sheridan's Condition Powders are absolute pure and immensely valuable. Nothing on earth ill make hens lay like Sheridan's Condition Powers. Dose, one teaspoonful to one pint of food- Sold retvwhere, or sent by mail for 8 letter stamps. LS. 3HSS0S k CO.. Boston, Ma**., formerly Bangor,Me. ilY W?T WA8TS V05TT! T?(immdL ^ ?i A If rorn ??u ft Loiomet wwrti. t?*M /KA *TC ?bakers or ? b**ry frrrtb if bitr ? M f I W m to THICKEN. STR?*GTllEf 4*4 (afB tTIGO&A?Eib? Ha IE unraiff be baniMfrfd. y ^ jBB 7 th? pnl Sp?aUb 4*c+r?rj vh?6 feu KK7?& VET ^ ULED. S?d OJIL? SIX C?>T3 U Dr. J. CONZA- ABBS*? I CZ, Box 1640. Rcctaa. Mut. of *1! ImlUdoai. >?Jr? PionoernpliT, or Phonetic S'lariinixl ^ ' atalogue of works, with Phon^r-apliic alphabet ad illustrations, for beginners, sent on apptts?> ja on. Address. Bcnn Pitman. Cincinnati. O. -* ^IILLERSSr?^54?35 ? - T AULTMAX A TAYLOR CO. ?OOKA WONTH-flSENTS WfiNTEO-80b?? ft celling articles Tn the world: 1 sampled* V cwtwfj Address <Jay Bromon, Detroit. Mich. 1 I If! fl0 on Marriage. Send for circular. The i jvU"Universal Ben. Associa'n of Californiafor / / , amarried ]>eraona. B'dway. N'.Y. Agents wanted. >-~Jm ewtlerasell "PUf-'a t>i?k itltnerHl Clocks/* ^*^3 ^ d^^?f&MAPLEW00DTs??i^'-- rll ie Prospectus of If UUU pittsneld.Mase. | nilllfi MCM If yot: want to learn Telegraphy in { ^ vunu mtn a lew months, ana oe certain oi? tnation, addrasa Valentine Bros.. JanesvxUe, Via. * -jgS MILLION CJ3PIIS SOLD. 1 JYEBYBODY WANTS IT! EYEBYBODY NEEDS IT! *\ "HE SCIENCE OF LTFE: OR, SELFPRESERVATION, >| & medical treatts* on Exhausted Vitality, yorram na I'juymcsi jjeouitj, ncui^wuiu *? ?M> v<\2* i an indispensable treatise for every nun. whether oass, middle aged or old. ."HE SCIENCE OF LTFEt OK, SELF. PRESERVATION, s beyond all comparison the most extraordinary t l rork on Phvsioloffy ever published. There is nothing >J rhatever that the mimed or single can either ? aire or wish to know bat what is folly explained.? Cor onto Globe. PHE SCIENCE OF LIFE: OR, SELFPRESERVATION, zatrtieta those in health bow to remain iw, and th* a valid how to become well. Contains one hundred ad twenty-five invaluable prescriptions for all forms ?i acute and chronic disease*, for each of which a v, rst-claja phvgician would charge from $3-to $10.? J -f3 '/mdon Lancet. ' ?HE SCIENCE O* T.TFFt OR, SELT. PRESERVATION, !on tains 300 paces, fine steel engravings, 1* anpertly wind in French muslin, embossed. full Kilt. It is a aarvel of art and beauty, warranted to be a better uedical boot in ever? sense thus can be obtained i?w ?/*? ziAnVtV fhA nr-rv or the money will be e funded in every instance.?Author. THE SCIENCE OF LI *E? OR, SELF. PRESERVATION ? so ranch snperior to all otter treatises on medic#! "J ubjecii that comjAnssa is alxwluteiy Impossible.? >-? 'ioiior. Herald. CHE &CIENCE Of LITE; 02, SELFPRESERVATION, a sent by mail, securely sealed, postpaid, on receipt if price, only $1.25 (rowedition).* Small illustrated ampZes. Go. Send now. The author can be consulted on all diseases w iuiring skill and experience. Address PEABODY MEDICAL INSTITUTE, or W. H. PARKER, M. D., ?.\J? t BnTgnch Street. B ?ton. Wan, IUSICALE IN MILAXO. tcinio di S. 31. la Regina, I R. Conservatorio. ^ :|p| MIAN MUSICAL EXPOSITION t extraordinary collection of musical uilv illustrating the great progress which hasb??a , of manufactures. Alter exhaustive cram'nation*, everal mo ths, mo'f than tiSO Awards w*re ct^x of rnip^r-^x^llence attained ki the various jHg BED INSTRUMENTS. lnciudiug Organs and HapLVER MEDAL, M spartment, was conferred upon the iLIN ORGANS. j iction ths more highly bee*use of the importance of l'al industrial competition in a country a Orpans were honored bv especialexhibition beforo nendution fro in their Majesties the King and Oncea. !XPiiMTl()N*> for fourteen years tnese Organs ' ? 111 American Or gam ichich hate received hucJi at any. this Company have introduced improvements of lilar period since the introduction oi the American ir factories daily, surpassing In capacity and excel- ^ before been produced, and certainly worthy to be ' 5C ihe woei.d Th"'. are in eases of solid black wax,* , S'^40, S330, S360, S390, S480, 8370, SS40 ^ unable of the rccent improvements, and adapted to '.-S t)inj>laii^and elegant cases, are at S'??i S30, $37, cash or tw pajTn?nta, or wiE be rented trntH rent issued. fnTlv doscribin? and iJhistratintf MORE I X ON~E HUNDRED STYLES OF ORGANS. with net 3 loiring them. Certainly no one xhould buy or rau -~ \tain much u?tful information about organs. SAN AND PIANO CO., m SqO, NEW TOES; lid Wabaaii ATtUM?CHZGAfiQt