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FOR THE FAIR SEX, AVive? Wanted. In the fa? West, says an exchange women are in great demand, not onl.; as cooks, but for wives. It is said thai, the first couragnous young lady whc > accompanied her family to the Blaci Hills received not less than fifteen of fers of marriage in three weeks in Dead-j wood. At Castle Garden, New York, the superintendent is constantly receiving letters from Western men, "asking him tc send them wives. They eay there arc almost no marriageable women in the forlorn regions where their lot is cast. Many of these men a-e already wea.thy. All can support wives in comfort. In one,requirement tho letters of these sturdy bachelors agree with an uraiim ity that is remarkable. They invari ably want wives that can keep house. This swincs us round the circle again and b>ck to the fact that there is plenty of work ana pay in the world for all women who are good housekeepers. Each ion?., lorn Western aan, in stating his wishes, hints directly or indi< rectly at the pivotal point around which the happiness of the average man revolves?good cookery. Some plainly state their wishes on this point, others hint at their meaning in a delicate manner. One man wants a wife who can dc "housework and appear well in com 7f A i-1 I 1 !_ 1*^,3 ^)a.xiv. iri.no i xitsr, WHO likewise uitu -ocae cravings for the aesthetic, asked, | as usual, for a woman who could do housework, but who was also not a .-ool. Old ?nd Jiew Hair Treatment. The arrangement of women's hair, which has so much to do with their appearance, has undergone more changes during the last quarter of a century than ; tbe style of their dress. Skirts from! six to ten yards in circumference, gaged \ izto pointed waists, wing sletves with j full caps at the arm hole-1, and other ; X--L.Z ~ -i. J."! A 4.Z ~ f ittsuiuus IU rmeuts i-uau nuia, uu j not look as awkward at present as the sleek httir covering the ears and puffed out in l behind them, and the immense braids which made the head look like a basket, in the back?the popular way ol arrangement twenty five years ago. ?hat a metamorphosis in a woman's head from that time. The hair is now made light, dry and fluffy, that it may be crimped and firizzled and curled. A Little "Betty knot" is all that is requisite in the back, where the many stranded braids were so luxuriantly coiled or tne cusruon-lise cmgnon "was pinned on. That was the period of pomades, when sleek and well plastered locks were shiny with grease, and the hair was made heavy with oil. It was then part of a housewife's duty to V- ?t up lard, soften it with castor oil, perfume it With bergamot, and keep the jars of th? toilet table filled with this mixture. A lump the size of a hickory hut was but a small amount with which to an- j oint ttie head daiLv. So freelv was this ! unguent used that the average head was soaked with grease. Night caps weza necessary to preserve pillow slips, and caps were kept by the most tidy housekeepers to place on the heads of guests whan they sat near the wall, otherwise a circular mark of grease was left upon it to remind them of their visitor. The first innovation appeared in the form of a "tricopherous," which was a mixture of alcohol and oil. It became popular for hair dressing, because it j WCfcO iUUIU VJJLCtkLLAJ bJJail tliW OUUU of pomatum.; After this "invigorators" of all kinds followed each other, each one containing less oily matter. Finally the "blonde style" set in, and as grease toade the hair dark and heavy and is an enemy to crimps, all the lotions for hair dressing were compounded without the oily ingredients, and the day of dirty Heads passed. \Sith pomatum night caps went out of fashion, and although there is much complaint in this age of "frowsy" heads, they are preferable to locks saturated with strongly scented grease.?[New York Commercial,? Fashion Notes. A present fancy is painted lace. Feather fans are very fashionabis, Inflated skirts are gaining ground. Country toilets should be very simple. Hussar blue is the newest shade of pale gray ribbon. Velvet ribbon comes in again as a dress trimming. Red plays an important part in lawn tennis costumes. Handkerchiefs embroidered in colors are in high favor. Raw silk and pongee redingotes are worn oy many i&smonaoie women. Long wristed mits and mosqnetaire gloves are worn almost exclusively. Ivory white and ficelle gray is the favorite combination of color in laces. Twine lace is quite a novel style of trimming; it is effective, and used on cotton and eilk toilets. A bonnet has actually been trimmed i with a bunch of artificial artichokes oxunmerited t>y caterpillars. Pale gray is very fashionable. Fruit is worn, reid currants and green grapes beiDg the most popular kinds. A novel precess is announced in Fiance bj which the wool on sheep skins may be transformed into velvet. Powdered ha r is stylish for ceremon l'jdQ tun ooacuu, MU.O IU io rarely becoming to any but branettes. The two essential things to be avoided at present are the immoderate xise of exaggerated kinds of hats and the ill-assortment of colors. Trimmings for baby dresses are of strong guipure and twine 'ace. As embroidery is more durable than all other kinds of lace, it is preferred. The favorite linings for seaside hats of manilla and palmetto straws are of dark blue mull or Turkey red calico, while a gay handerchief trims the outside. fPVia rTi+aVa r\f t.Tift "Prfnr?a r\f \Vatee wear wa*h prints for morning and white muslin for evening toilet in summer, and plain gray serge for day dresses in winter. The present simple and becoming style of hairdreesing is made to look chaiming by the addition of diamond pins stack here and there in the tow chignon and amid the fluted waves. Summer hats are fashionably trimmed with white silk muslin arranged in full, to it folds about the crown of the hat. This trimming is especially adapted to the seashore, where feathers soon lose their freshness. Silk and lisle thread mits and gloves come in all the new shades of terra cotta, shrimp pink, buzzer gray or gray blue, ficelle cream and olive; bat after j all, more biscfc and ivory white ones are worn than all the rest put together. Veilings and ca>hmeres in the resthetio shades of color, -with "piumetia" embroidery in contrasting color to the grouds, are used in combination with rich silken velvet stuffs for the handsomest seaside ball toilets. Easy Comes Easy Goes. The finder of hidden treasure, the heir to unclaimed estates, the land owner who "strikes oil," the holder of the priae ticket in the lottery, or any ntnai* cnrs r\t TThA rwOrnfa lull of unearned dollars, is in a position of peril all the more dangerous for the reason that it is unknown and unthought of. An honest shoemaker of oar acquaintance, -who male a good living for himself and family by plying his trade, a year ago received $1,600 arrears oi pension money. He was a sober man. with no vicious appetite to gratify; but he bought hi* wife diamond ear-rings, his daughter a piano, and set himself up as a shoo merchant, instead of a shoemaker. The sheriff sold the poor fellow outlast week. His debts will follow Hi21 K;r Yliiio iuaxi 13 bus i>? pc u thousands of his fellows.? [Philadelphia Recojd. From 3,000 to 4,000 men are eneagec in the salmon fishery along the Sacra menfco river and the adjacent bays. ' FARff, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD. Overfed Pi;*. There has never b9en a time when j the question of overfeeding live stcck cf every character has received so much attention at the hands of breeders as is now the case. Pig breeders are at present considerably exercised on account cf the fearful losses sustained from cholera, and it Las slowly dawaed upon the minds of many of the gentlemen that perhaps the evil practice o: overfattening has something to do with these continued losses. Science has as yet failed to provo the truth of this assumption, but practical feeders and breeders are coming to that conclusion, and in many localities are governing fliameQltroc a rio 1 v hv disr?ontinn ing the practise of crowding their stock. Of all domestic animals, the pig goes ii npon his cheek, and at the ordinary fair, or fat stock show, his very fullness of cheek is too apt to govern the awards. Consumers, however, do not indorse these paunchy, round, overfed and stuffed porkers, knowing that good pork cannot generally be found where animals are seemingly fe'd for lard purposes and that alone. What is required and demanded both at home and abroad is the long-bodied hog, which affords a deep shoulder, lean ham, and sides uponwhich meat instead of fat is the rule. There has been a gr :wing dis position to stop the practice of overfeeding hogs, and so general has the demand become for good le'an pork that, not withstanding the universal practice to feed to the utmost capacity, breeders are now changing tbeir views, and sending to mafket pigs that will guarantee good-paying bloe& qualities. It is very reasonable to suppose that an animal oveiioaded with great masses cf absolute fat and grease cannot be as healthy as the one which, while sufficiently fed, is not hardened with a mass that is only profitable to the lard manufacturer. Foreign dealers in American pork do not assert that the stock of this country is overfed, and it is to these exporters that the American breeders are indebted for the change that cannot but result to the benefit of the feeder, the dealer, and the consumer.? [London Farmer. XT t'UIIia. VXl <H'C3 IU OMiuiuyi Grapevines, Eays a writer in the Farmer's friend, are mailed in summer in different ways by different men, and when one has read the different methods of summer pruninc published in the agricultural papers, he finds the opinions of grape growers iso various that he is merely befogged by them if he is a novice in the business. Even the books published on grape culture are of little value, as they were written from fifteen to twenty years ago, and when our ideas on grape growing were very crude. I will state a few points that twenty-five years' experience have proved to me to be correct, as follows: Thrifty vines, as the CoDcord, Hartford Prolific and other varieties of very free growth, should have trellises ten or twelve feet high, in order to obtain the greatest amount of fruit, after the vines have fruited J..:"" or five years, and the summer prunu.^ should consist in cutting awav feeble shoots wherever found, thus throwing the vitality of the vines into the stronger canes, which will produce the fruit buds of the next season. Pinching back bearing c^nes to within a leaf or two of the nearest bunches is of no benefit to the fruit, -is the leaves of the caue are the lungs of the vines, and I clai^ if tne vines be shortened at all, it should be done very moderately, merely stopping the further growth of canes by pinching them off near their ends. In no case should the most thrifty canes be shortened during the Bummer, as they -will be the canes which bear the next year's fruit. As the fruit begins to turn in color do not remove acy of the leaves to expose the grapes to the sun, as they ripen no sooner by so doing, and the effects of the snn are injurious rather than beneficial, while the removal of the leaves actually rttard the ripening of the grapes by checking the flow of sap through the canes, which the laws regtuase according to the requirements of the growing fruits. To produce the best fruit and in perfection, the small clusters of grapes, when the vines set a great deal of fruit, must be cut or pinched off, leaving but one bunch generally to each shoot or cane. Many vines are so productive that it is impossible for the roots to afford suste nance to the entire crop; and in such cases I remove about one-half, always leaving the largest bunches, and the result is splendid fruit.' Waterproof Haystacbs. I find that larmers encounter the greatest difiicuity in making waterproof haystacks. Unless one makes a careful study of this matter, with a determination to succeed, he will neverstack hay so that it will keep, it wili payany farmer, who from lack ox barns or sheds is compelled to stack his hay outside, and who is uncertain as to his ability to do a good j.ob, to hire a thoroughly competent stacker to do it for him. A few practical lessons under su3h a person will enable any man of ordinary skill and judgment to build a symmetrical haystack. Tbe stack must be built from bottom to top. A foundation of rails is the best to begin on. I mark tne corners 01 tne SiaCK dy setuag puiea Biraigut up about one foot outside of where I wish io build. These are my guides. I begm in the middle of the stack and build it up three or fcur feet, tramping down very solid Next, I lay a course down on each side and across the ends, then fill the middle again, always keeping it two or three feet higher than the sides, and tramped as solid as possible. Never walk along the outer edge of the stack. Do all building from as near the middle as possible. The whole secret of building a waterproof haystack rtnnoicta irt fc-jiarnncr t.hfl and highest from bottom to top, and the outside as low and light as possible. Many farmeis build a stack fiat until they begin to top out, but such a stack will take water nine times out of ten. Make the stack look as though you were topping it out from the beginning. I always allow a stack of hay to settle a day or two before putting on the last loacl When there are indications of rain, I spread over it a canvas stackcover made for the purpose. The last load I put on when only about two thirds curved. It soon curves on the X? r - ..... ,1 ??? trOp OX MO SiaUE., iuiu bCbbiSB uuwu as solid as a beard, making a cover nearly impervious to crater. The stack is raked down perfectly smooth, pieces cf fence wire with blocks attached to the ends thrown across it to hold the top on, and with the exception of a thin cover, I find my hay as good and bright the following spring as when stacked. Household Hints. When cashing lisle thread gloves for yonr husVaad or son do not nse soap; A - - I J- 4. ~ i- ~ X? -\ LDSteatl 01 mus puo a lua^puomui ui ammonia in one quart of water. If washed in this way. th^re is no danger of there beinp: spots and streaks in the gloves, as there w^-uld almost certainly be if washed in the usual way. The most sensible way to finish a baby's blanket, which is to be in common use, is to feather-stitch a narrow hem, and then trim the edge with torchon. the -width to depend on your taste. This looks well after it is washed, which cannot be said of ribbon or of silk embroidery, and it is pretty, too. If onions which are to be boiled are out in salted water after the? are peeled, and allowed to remain in it for an hour before they are cooked, they will lose so mqjch of their distinctive flavor that they will rarely remind one hours aftei of what ho had for dinner. Ouions thai are eaten raw may be treated in the same way. Shake off and remove all dust from i black garment every time it is worn Nothing sooner defaces a black silk poplin, or woolen than to wear it shop ping, or even for a day in the house! and then hang it np without removing the dust. The gritty motes with whicl: mi* in filial aoM/s/MfvlW TTI i-uo aix xo ujitwu) copcrvianj vu* where coal is continually used, grinc" and wear out any fabric. First shako both the dress a^d over skirt faithfully then taka a son c'c- handkerchief anc brush the dress ^ifch that instead of a ' clothes brush. See that all the dust j that settles in folds and plaits is :re- : moved. S?and by an open window and shake the dust out of the window every ' littlo while. Kecipes. Pdteapple Pcdding ?Butter a pud- j ding-dish and Iib* the bottom and sides j with slices of stale cake, sponge-C3ke is j best; pare and slice thin a large pine- i I apple (be sure to leave out the core), j place in the dish first a layer of pine- I apple, tben strew in the sugar, then j j more pineapple, and so on until all js j used; pour over a small teacup of water, i and cover with slices cf cake wbich ! have been dif ped in cold water, cover i the whole with a battered plate and j bake slowly for t^o liours. Saxd Hearts?Tco pounds of flour, j two pounds of sugar, one pour.d of but- ! ter, three eggs Make up into a dough, j acd work till the ingredients are well j incorporated. Af:ei rolling out and j cutting- into heart-shape, place the cakes cn a pan, and beat up one egg, | -pread Bome of it over them with a feather, and then sprnkle with granu- | lated sugar. Ifa little coarse-grained, | aU the better, mixing with it a little : finely powdered cinnamon. Fea Soup.?Take a quart of shelled peas; boil the pods in a gallon of cold i srater anlil all the substance is boiled i out of them; then skim them out and ! put two pounds of beef into the pot. { After the meat is boiled to shnjds skim the soup well, strain and return it to j.i j.. _ J JJ xi ~ wftvo. me pot; auu mo pea?, ?iou a utuc i lev, and let it simmer until the peas are , quite tender; season vrith pe pper and j salt; thicken with a little br.tter and j flour, let it boil up once and serve. A Plot Against a (ioyernor. In a New Orleans letter to the Phila : delphia Times on some famous duels ! cccurs the following: "When the Americans first rushed into New Orleans they found the Creole^, more than unfriendly, very bitterly opposed to I arninwitinn on/1 r>rormT*<?1 tn TflRlfit ! VLLJO UUU W? - w ? ? .. - . it in every possible way, bull particularly with the duello; for, being skilled with tbe rapier, sword, pistol and shotgun, they were much more than a match for the newcomers. It is related that j when the allies occupied Ps.iis, soon j after the fall of Napoleon. 2 number of ingenious young Frenchmen hit upon the idea of getting rid of tie allied army by challenging and wounding or killing- every English, Eussian and German officer. The project promised ; success, and a larg e number of "the en" -* -ri ?i | emies 01 xraiice weio pmaou, uuuu i Wellington and Blucher, finding that ? their compatriots nearly all suffered on the field of honor, strictly iorbid all officers from accepting challenges. The Parisian idea was evidently borrowed from New Orleans, where thi3 project foi getting rid of their unwelcome neighbors, the Americans, waji first invented by some of the Creoles of the city. Governor W. 0. C. Claiborne, the first American governor of Louisiana, became highly objectionable 1;o the old reoles of that State. Thoroughly I ir-i V>ia irlaact r\t ft sfvnnC? Will I . . lllOAAVaU *-4AVJ WW- w-D .. . | I and positive traits, he resented what, to | | one of his high position, s eemed a 1 j presumptuous attempt on the part of ! the people over whom he had been j placed to impose upon him their ideas and customs and to change the manners and habits in which he had been raised in our frontier settle- : ment3. To orush him and drive him i from the State was the plot formed by a large number of fiery younj: Creoles. These seized upon every indication? most of them imaginary?of the imputed hostility of the governor to the old population to denounce him in | violent terms, far beyond the worst billingsgate used to day. Associations, | clubs and military companies were or- j ganizsd whose chief end was a | war on the governor as the representative of American ideas. The c coasion seized by Claiborne's enemies for their final attack on him was such as to properly cover them with ignominy and to disgasfc and horrify the entire community. On February 4, 1805, the gov amor lost his wife and cnly child on the same day. The next morning the Orleans Gazette published I an obituary notice of the deceised lady, i one of the most estimable, amiable and | beautiful women in the Territory, T which was full of the most offensive and revolting allusions that a diabolical imagination could cod jure up. It was considered smart and proper in those times, ana the governor had the resort of the duello offered him to vindicate himself and his wife's reputation. Fortunately Governor Claiborne was spared the disagreeable necessity of going from the funeral of his wife to tha dueling ground. The quarrel was talcen up by Micajah Green Lewis, his brother-inlaw and private secretary an 3 brother to the deceased and slandered Mrs. ClaiborneYoung Lewis was only twenty-five j years of age, a modest, moial, highly studious young man, j ust from college. He knew nothing whatever of the duelio, but felt himself called on to vindicate his sister's honor. He visited the office of the Gazette^found the author of the scurrillous aid disreputable attack on hi3 dead sister to be a jonng?>d venturer ana political partisan by the name of Robert Sterry and immedij.tely challenged 1dm. The meeting took place in one of the suburbs of the city on Febrnary 14 just ten days after Mrs? Claiborne's death, at fifteen paces, " wheel and shoot." On the first fire Lewis fell dead, shot through the heart. He was heard to say only tf?o words: "I believe?" The rest of his dying words were lost. In a neglected corner of the eld St. Louis cemetery in what - ? " i s is known as " tne unconsecratea ground," lies the body of this unfortunate young man, whose fate really formed a turning point in the history of Louisiana, for his death brought about a strange and unexpected revul1 sion in the popular feeling1. It was ! believed on all eide3 that he had mut] tered just before he died, '41 believe that I am only the first victim of this conspiracy," and it wi.s shown or attempted to be sho^n that a regular organization existed in New Orleans to drive Governor Claiborne and his partisans from the Sr.ate by challenging and k;iu<ns? oil nf rtarn Tho hutter filuss of nuiiiig an VA ? ? ? the Creoles were disgusted al the attack on Mrs. Claiborne, aDd tho governor, from being well hated bj thfm, was elected the first S:ate governor of Louisiana over tbe Creole leader, General Villere. He became c; eolized in his id<?as, matrix successfully two Creole ladies, acd held ofiice at the time of his death, when he occupied the exalted position of United Stales Senator. A Tragic Mis'ake. In the ancient city of O.denburg Hen Jansen, an elderly barrister, sauea upon an acquaintance, the upper story of whose dwelling was occnpied by Lieutenant Fisober, the owner of a handsome pointer, upon which he hsd sportively bestowed tbe name of Sohaiakopf, or Sheepshead. The dog was lying on the doorstt-p as Janpen came in, and at that verymomentthelieatenant. thrusting his head out of his window, shouted: ''Sheepshead, come np, will you?"' Jan sen toofc tills to mmssii, ana msieeci 01 entering the house waited by the door antU Fischer made his appearance, when, exclaiming, "Sbeepshead jour' ?elf," he gave him a box on tbe ear. Fischer retorted with a cane, and the result was -a duel. Jansen fired first, 1 inflicting a slight wonnd upon his | adversary, whereupon Fischer, in no way ruffled by his hurt, stretched the ' advocate dead upon the ground with a 1 bullet through his heart. ?? 1 Matrimonial Indncements. The East Mississippi Go-operative i 1 Endowment Association of West Point, Miss., purports to be chartered by the 1 State, and, in aidition to the usual ? matrimonial department, with its pro1 mise of 01,000 within sixty days aiter | receipt of satisfactory proof of rearrisge o! the beneficiary, has also a birth ' department, holdinc out to parents the j glittering bait of 81,000 or $2,000 for 1 each child born to them. ? . ? ? *_ A JOURNEY ft CfiDiA. Fro:n NJnspo to Hans CIiow?Qnaint Con- ! veyjinccn L'-?ed iu ilsc Kingdom of tfce \ jiuonc-Zyc.1 CcltssialTo journey from }\ingpo to Hang Chow and back with ai:j degree of comfort, one runst trp.Tf-1 in a bear, a wagon, and - V? 4-1. rv wtot* ora fVi^ J? tLl-U, >VUiUH LLtC n A J KiAAx-v/ j principal public conveyances in the Flowery K.ngdom. For a time tbero is a refreslii&g novelty in riding in a chair slung in the center of a pole that is carried by a pair of lusty coolies, who go at a dog trot, and encourage each other by the most touching grants. The novelry however, soon wore of*, the peculiar pendulum-like motion of the conveyance becomes painfully unpleassnfe, and the plaintive monosyllabic ejaculations of the carriers convey the impression that they are about to drop from exhaustion when in reality they are fresh as unworked colts. A man who can close his ears to the snorting of the coolies, and lias enougn spartan fortitude to endure the preposterous rocking of the machine, can travel cheaply and rapidly in a chair, for the coolies are at bottom long winded fellows, and their pay is astonishingly small. The wagons, odd little affairs, drawn by one or two buffalos, are made entirely of wood, and the most remarkable thing about them is that the wheels, which are solid, are fastened to the axles. In wagons in other countries the axels are fixed and the wheels turn on them, but in China the axels turn with the wheels, and no amount of argument will convince a native that his wagon is not the best and most parfest in the world. Oar party left Ningpo in two ,'acuue boats, or.e of which was occupied by a retinue of servants. The house or common travelling boat of China is about thirty feet 1 ng and seven wide, It is oovered wi h a roof of split bamboo, woven together so tightly that the interior remains dry in the heaviest rains. The ends are closed with bamboo doois, and at the stern is a small bamboo coop, which is occupied by the captain, who acts as helms?man. In plea3a:it weather a journey in one of these houseboats is delightful, and is not ujjcomfortable in bad weather. The cou:at;:y between Ning-po and Hang-Chow ::s cat up by hundreds of water-courses, that twist and turn and wind iu and out of farms, marshes, villages, and cities in the most bewildering way; but through this great labyrinth the quiet, meekeyed, opium-smoking heathen who steers the house that you occupy wi ll thread his way, with no more fear of losing the course than an American boatman would feel in steering a coal barge on the placid bosom of the Bea3ing canal. The natural streams are crossed by countless canals, varying in width from forty to five hundred feet and from three to twenty-five feet in depth. The principal ones are in ad miraoie condition, ana are coverec wi;d thousands of boats. The Ningpo river, the largest stream we saw, is without doubt one of the" muddiest water-courses in the world. Ihose who? have seen water coming iirect from the mnd-sprin^s oi Arkansas can form some idea of the fluid tbat covers the bed of the Ningpo. If a goblet is filled with this water and allowed to settle an hour or so an earthly sediment a qa^ter of an inch depp will Form; ar.d yet cue natives drink it and ieclare it possesses many wocderinl medicinal properties. Perhaps it does, liter being poled up the Ningpo river twenty or thirty miles we were compelled to leave that stream and continue onr journey on the canals. The suxiactJ ux nrao u?uax wo w oio uw travel on was forty feet higher thun the surface of the river at flood tide, and tne bodies of water were separated by 3 monster embankment, which from its ipex inclined on one side of the river and on the other to the canal. Obstructions of this kind are encountered every few miles, and the boats have to be hauled up over them. If the boat is light and contains no freight the vrork of dragging it up the incline and shutting it down the other side is performed by a c.;owd of coolies, and I noticed that usually about one-third of the number am tne worK wnue tne oiners did the granting, yelling and gesticulation. If it is a freight boat, wagons are dra^rn into the stream and alongside the vessels, the cargo is transferred to the*e vehicles, the boat is drawn up by buffaloes and reloaded from the wagons, whjch have also been dragged up by the beaJits. There are two of these portages which must be made in journeying from Ningpo to Hang Chow. The largest overhaul I saw was about 300 yards long on one side and but a dozen feet on the 41^ rt?r,nl rvTIf Ui. LICIT* VV UCXi xxx IL.C wauai vuo IJ1 vui j crew fitted a yoke and stent harness over his shoulders, to his harness was attached the tow line of the boat, and when the captain gave the word She chap in the yoke started off like a welltrained mule, and the boat moved through the water at the late of four miles an hour. On the afternoon of the first day we passed under a beautiful bridge which spanned the canal where it was 400 feet wide. This bridge is a structure that would attract attention in any part of the world, so symmetrical and beautiful is it, and yet here it is buried in the centre of an open country, miles from any town. We saw many handsome bridges, bnt several were in bad repair. I am told by persons who have lived in China for years that the Cninese rarely repair any public edifice until it is iikely to tumble down. Then they repair with a will. The amount of wyrk that ha.3 been done in bringing the canals to their present condition must have cost millions of dollars, and no douoi were begun many hundred years ago. With towline, our boat went through the hearts of pretty villages and filthy towns, through highly cultivated mountain shadows and dark shadows and dark woods until night, when we stopped for stipper, near a monet<?r Joss house. On the following day we passed through the most beautiful valley I ever saw. The natives eeemed to be cleaner and more generally prosperous than in other districts, and their homes were the most comfortable I have seen in that country. I was convinced that the average Chinese farmer can give any eivilizt-d agriculturist points on tilling the soil i and still bent him. Not only are the native gardeners and farmers as industrious as ants, but they are untiring, and there is no such thing S3 waste ground in their diminutive plantations. Every foot of grouhd is thoronghly cultivated, and every foot yields generous returns. They have neither barns nor stables, and raise ducks, chickens, pigs, and dog, who in most cases live in the house with tbeir owners. Two Rolls of 15auk Kill-*. The story is told of a Ha; riord gentleman who lost one hundred dollars in bills, and remembering that he had had the money last at a butcher's, went there to learn that just after lie had left a man came to tue shop to make some purchases. He felt in his pocket as if he had lost something. Then looking down he paw a roll of bills on the floor, picked it up and counted it. There were just one hundred dollars, and from i; he paid for what he had bought. A week later the second person returned the one hundred dollars to the first, with the following strange explanation : On the day referred to he * TX7 nMAM +A AAI la/kf OATVia LittU UWII IU Tf lllCiOUl UV WUCV" money, and in his haste to return to Hartford thrust it, one hnnured dollars in bills, as he supposed, into his veot pocket, When he wtnt into '.he market ebove referred to he naturally felt for his money, and missing it, looted around for it and saw the roll on the floor, which he supposed was his own. He had nsed it during the week, and only on that day had he put on his w -rking coafc. While at work he wanted > match, and in feeling through the packets of his coat, to his astonishment " "? 1 3 1 1 .He tcuna r.iie one minarea aonars juo Lad put there instead of into his vest pocket. As soon as possible he went to the market to see if any one had lost that imm of money, and this led to a general settling all aronnd. He did not fenow at the time that hi had been suspected of the theft, and did nob imagine that he was in danger of arrest. '<? A . OH SCOUTS. Tiieir u Mi care and uaneeroui worn in me Oil Sedons of PenE?yIvaniaWhen an operator goes into an undeveloped field and puts down a test well he naturally deisires to have the profit of his risk It costs him something like 86,000 to pat down that Tiidca>. well, for which, in most cases, he gets no return, for the majority of wildcat wells produce nothing. If he finds a rich sand, however, and can keep it a secret for a while, he has a fortune in his hands. He can sell oil short, knowing tltat ichen it is known that a new field hag been discovered the price will go down. His most direct opDortunitv. however, is to lease the land in the neighborhood of his well, to be sold again at an enormons profit as soon as it is known that it is productive territory. So he gn^ds his secret with every appliance he r invent. His most dangerons enemies are the ' scouts." They are paid to discover what he is trying to conceal. Almost every prominent oil broker has a "scout" regularly employed to keep him posted on the latest doings at the front. 'Daring, cautious, patient, untiring, unscrupulous and honest, the scout must add to the experience of a driller the subtle judgment 01 a orofcer and the keenness of an operator. In the shadows of ' -9 night he earns his salary lurking about in the neighborhood of a new well, out of gunshot of the guards about the derrick; lying often in the snow or in the swamp for hours, with his nose and ears stretched above the shelter of some friendly log, to catch the smell of gas or the gurgle of flowing oil; sneaking up to the tank house to get a peep in if possible; watching the motion of the walking beam, and estimating the depth of the tools thereby; ready to bribe a driller or exchange shots with a guard at a moment's notice. He sometimes spends weeks watching one particular welL He studies the habits of the men working on it, notes if any of them are likely to succumb to the temptation of his brandy flask, jots down the hours when each one takes his nap, marks which way their faces are mostly turned in their rounds, and, if he cannot court their favor, devises some scheme to get inside their guard and at their secret. In the gray of morning he rides away to the nearest telegraph office, and communicates with his employer before the market opens. It is a mystery when he sleeps. Almost any time of the day he may be seen loitering about wherever there is a crowd, picking up acquaintances with the few drillers whom he does not already know. mi? ? f U A n VA AA_ JLJLLU ViUUiUUiCUliO VI bUO Trvia aig casionally of a size to compensate for any amount of hardship. For instance, "Si Hughes," who got the Anchor Oil company a pointer on 646, has been taken into the company with the office of superintendent and a clear tenth of their profits. Bis spring's work will net him not less than 8150,000; bnt there is a well-defined path circling through the woods around 646, worn by the feet of those who worked as hard as he and got nothing but their salaries. How Hughes gof his information is still a mystery. He is said to claim that he lay under the derrics lor nineteen consecutive hours, bat the prevailing impression is that he bought the secret from one of the guards. In the course of an experience meeting the other evening with Captain Peter Grace, one of the men who put do^n the 646 well in this district, he toidmethetrue story of the mysterj. Much has been written abont it, more probably than has ever been printed about an oil well before, but the cap '.am coia mo " xew tmr.gs wmuu were new. This wonderfni Caerry Grove district owes i s development to the miMfortnnes of George H. Dimmick. He had been wrecked financially over in the Coal cr*:<jK region, and Captain Grace -ct Dim to work out this way rather to give him a chaace to recovor than from any other motive. Land could be leased for a dollar aa acre and the experiment was not very costly. "When the tools broke through the shell of the sand about 10 o'clock on the morning of the 11th of March," said Captain Grace, "we knew that we had fonnd wealth. The oil filled up a hundred feet before we could get the tools out. The pressure of gas was tremendous. We drove a tight-fitting wooden plug, three feet and a half long to the bottom of the well, poured the hi)le full of oil, screwed in the casing head aud set the '.oois, which weigh not less man a ion, on top 01 it. ntwu then when the well flowed it blew the casing head off and sent the tools flying up the derrick. "One trick we played to deceive the scouts I think has never got into print. I took a torpedo man into a room in the hctel at Warren one day, very mysteriously, but took good care to have a scout see me do it, Of course the scout immediately hid himself in the adjoining room. I told the shooter, with my voice trembling, lhat I had put my last dollar in the G46 venture, and had found no oil. I mu>t got some appearance of grease in order to sell my lease and get out jjiole. I arranged sith him that night to go out and torpedo the well. Well, we went out with a make-believe torpedo filled -with water. The scouts were at our heels, of course, and watched every motion. We went to the well in the dead of right, and there went through the form of shooting the well so accarately that even the gnards abont the weli were deceived. The next morning they complained that the smell of the dynamite had given them the headache. Sharp as they were, the scouts were all + n r> /3J/3 nnf. rt nnf. t.Vift f.TlAl? I BA.CU liJj CLU'U UAU i^vsu uuv. .. tintil weeks afterward.''-Bradford Star. A Desperate Struggle. A correspondent writes to an English journal: The following extraordinary and touching scene was witnessed by a gpnt.Ioman in hi& garden at Maldon : Idling blackbird, evidently jusi j;l 'rom its nest close by, had with 6ou-e difficulty fluttered from a fence into the overhanging branches of a ? ?ii 3 n. _ lime tree. A cat also naa ooservea voting 'lijtr,' u2'1 immediately gave cljawe, ruahing np the stem of the tree with the intention of getting on to the branch to obtain her prey; bnt meanwhile the parent, birds bad como upon the seen?, and peeing tbe situation of their nestling, a'tacked the cat with the utmost bravery, trying to prevent her crawling on to ihe brauch. They kept :iiternately living at her, nsins: their beaks and winze ;rces.-antly with the utmost fury and gettin-i fearlessly within rauge of the cat's claws, and while one was pouncing at her head the ether would execute a 'flank' attack, both of them keeping up all the time that cod fcinnons. noiay. acerrv. chatter which blackbirds know so well how to make on occasions. The?e bold strategic movements confused the cat *ery much, as her position in the. tree was not advan tageons, bat ehe kept snarling and striking out with ber talons whenever an opportunity occurred. The interested observer tried to help the birds, bnt, from the lower branches of the treo intervening missiles were not of muo^> uae He was obliged to l^ve the exciting scene, but after a long absence returned, and found the combat e^ill going on, and a person who had watched during the interval said the two birds had kept up the attack without ceasing, forcing the enemy fco keep on the defensive only; and this desperate struggle kept on for two hours, till the birds were completely exhausted, and eat 'all in a heap,' looking as tnougu tney naa lost half their feathers. Bat they had kept the destroyer from their little fledgling, and their. friend at last managed with some tronble to dislodge the cat. In the afternoon the birds seemed quite to have recovered themselves, and were sinking victoriously ia the garden in celebration of what, perhaps, vas one of the longest and pluck| iest 6 jhts of the kind that has ever been j known. The Universalist convention of Maine, at its recent session, adopted resolutions arming that steps be taken to check the alarming increase of divorce. IN BLACK AND WHITE, Odd Mistake* Caasod by Letters of Intro, daction?A Literary Cariosity. Peopl who write letters of introduo + 1 -U^^, i IUUU. DliUO^a ISV WiXCi UJL ??\J <Y WJ.OJ VtUi u them. A merchant of this city, who knows more about invoices than elegant diction, was.asked by a wealthy resident to give him a letter of introduction to a capitalist stopping over in the city and with whom the merchant was acquainted. When the missive was ready tne gentleman took it and, instead of sending it up to the stranger and waiting till he was requested to i see him, he delivered it himself, j following on the heels of the ser- | vant wno usnerea mm in. ?ie is a very plain-looking man, and his dress is ai- I j ways a semi-respectable business suit, j and as be nnobtrusively handed the > letter to the stranger who was reclining j at his ease, he waited anxiously to open |: the business about which he had called. ! But the letter began with the usual ! formula, "the bearer of this," and the ! capitalist read that far, folded it up, ! returned it, and said, impatiently: "My I good man, I can really do nothing for J you; no doubt it is the old story?large ! family?been unfortunate, etc.; but yon j mnof *vr/*ne^ rr\ck criTrincr TTf\n o.rjT? i U1UOU AwUOU mu liUg JWU ?UJ thing to-day, you really must I" Explanations ensued, and the two chagrined men had a good laugh over | the affair. A more annoying mistake occurred to a young man, the nephew of a wellknown Ne* York official, who went to a town in the interior of the State to idle away a vacation in fishing and hunting. Previous to his departure his uncle remembered that the clergyman of the place was an old college friend, and he gave the young man a line of introduction, which he dutifully took, but did not intend to present. The clergyman, however, had a very-pretty danghter, and the young man bethought him or j his letter and armed with it made a raid ! on the parsonage where the pretty ; daughter entertained him charmingly in the parlor, while the servant took the letter to the father. In a few i moments word was sent down that the ; reverend gentleman excused him- | self from receiving his vis- j itor. The daughter presumed there was a mistake, and hastened to her father only to be informed that his resolution was inflexible?he had laid the letter away?and he would give no further explanation, but the young man . a a: a J must D8 pereinpioruy uismiBBea^unu the mortification of the visitor at this unexpected rebuff may be imagined. He wrote at once to his uncle, but as he was absent from home for a week did not get an answer. He occasionally met the young lady, but received only a cool bow, and at lasttne uncle:s letter came. He was highly indignant at the slight put on his nephew and demanded of his old friend the reason. The bewildered theologue read the letter, sent for the yonng man, apologized, and said: "I suppose it was a joke of your uncle's, due jl must say it was m extremely bad taste, and?I took it litererally?here is his first note," and be read slowly through hia glasses these words; Dear Old Friend. This letter will introduce my nephew. . He is a tramp. Treat him as one! etc. Yours, etc. But the daughter reached out and took the paper. "Let me read it; there must be some mistake; your eye3 are not good, papa," and she read as follows: Dear Old Frien.l. This letter will introduce ray nepliew. He is a trump. Treat him as one ! etc. "Well, well," said the old gentleman, laughing merrily, "why don't people write more plainly, and how was I to know the difference." But the young lady evidently did. Anonymous letteis are always the i work of a coward who dare not tell i what he knows, fearing the consequen- j ces. It was such u missive that sent Philip Barton Key to his death at the j hands of General Sickles. The best j definition of this business was given by an Irishman who said: "I niver writ an anonymous letter wiilout signing me frill namft to it." The following love letter is an old literary curiosity : To Miss The great lore I have hitherto expressed for you is false, and I find my indifference toward you increases daily. The more I see- of yon, the moro , you appear, in my eyes, an object of contempt. I feel myself every way disposed and determined to hate you. Believe me, I never had an intention ' to offer you my hand. Our last conversation has If-ft A tedious insipidity, which has by no means given me the most exalted idea of your character. Your temper would mate me extremely unhappy; and if we are united I shall experience nothing but the hatred of my parents, added to everlasting displeasure in living with you. I have indeed a heart to bestow, but I do- not desire you to imagine it at your service. I could not give it to any one more inconsistent and capricious than yourself, and less capable, to do honor to my choice and my family. Yes, Miss. I hope you will be jiersuaued that I speak sincerely, and you will do me a favor to avoid me. isaaucKnw jun uuus . to answer this. Your letters are always full of ] impertinence, ami you have not a shadow of , wit and Rood sense. Adieu: adieu I Believe lile so averse to you that it is impossible for me even to he your most alfectionate friend and humble servant. S . Tne reader, after perusing this ingenious little letter, will please read it again, commencing on the first line, and then the third and fifth, and so continue reading each alternate line to the end. The Japanese liases. A Yokohama (Japai/t letter says: From the descriptions I have seen of the Baddhist place of torment, as delineated by the aid of artist's conceits, they believe in actual torments of horrible character in recompense for an I evil life, though just what they con- i sider deadly sins is to the affiant as yet j unknown. I have had, through the conrtesy of a friend who has a collection of rare curios, the opportunity of look 1Z nl-nnmrina lEg 8,6 U 6CIJLCO Ul ii?u.o formerly belonging to some temple in the interior, which depict the horrid state that awaits the condemned on the other side of the river. The first in order of tbess nine paintings is the central one, the other eight flanking it, fonr on each side. This simply represents the persons of four priests, clothed in their sacred robes, seated on separate divans. Two are in advanc3 of the other two. One of thom holds in j his hand a package resembling a closed j book ; another has in his right hand a I bead rosary; the third one has his i hahds palm to palm as if in prayer, j while the fourth one holds in bis left j hand two feathers, and in tne ngm if grasped a double-ended trident. As my friend did not have the key to the significance of his treasure, I am unable to give it. Oa the right hand of the top of this Kakemono is a mass of clouds, and on the left a water scene, with the sacred mountain Fuji Yama in ! the distance. The otLr-r eight paintings are all devoted to showing the various modes of punishment inflicted by the demons, of most revolting aspect, i Horned devils, and hoofed ones?devils of all colors, but all most beastly devils?are portrayed as inhabiting a range of jagged mountains, full of rent and chasm and deef ?byss, into which they are driving the luckless ones, who crouch and shiver in their nakedness. Each of these eight pictures represent a mitred priest sitting in judgment, on " * - -?.* ? J ? * I either hana staiia'ng aa a&ieiiui*m>, ?uu in front of his dais are the crouching suppliants for his favor. There is on some of them a grinning devil in waiting to receive in charge the doomed, j One gives a view of the demon from a I seat in his cave, blowing a streak of j fire from his month and nostrils upon j the victims that other devils are driving . into his place. Won the AVayer. Says tile Detroit F-ee Press: Fred i Fiasher and Miss I >rentia Flounce ; . were discnssing the mental power of j controlling thought. Sa'd Flasher : ! "I will give yon a pair of gloves if ; yon can think of positively nothing for j j five minutes, and etill be awake." " Done." sh9 responded. j Five minutes passed. " I've won tne gloves ! " she ex- j claimed. "How did you manage to think oi j nothing for the whole five minuted" he I I asked, eagerly. '1 "I fastened my mind firmly on your j ( nmA ih ikara " fiVl? TP. I I UA U3UK;iIC auu AC^U A v mv*v* m-v , j plied, trinmphantlv. , rue referee awarded hertbe gloves. i j ? j i Brocade and printed silks show frnil i designs. I JSL - ^ ?LIFE IN THE ABCTIC. c How the Crew of the Rosers Passed { Throueh a Weary Winter. ^ The following extracts from the s diaries of the officers ox the crew of the t steamer Rodgere sent to the Arctic f regions in search of the Jeannette, 1 throw some light on the customs of the e natives in the vicinity of St. Lawrence c bay. They were given to the New York Herald soon after the rescue by the Corwin: i Ensign Stoney and Master Waring re- | i ported as follows : "We remained at j ? Noonamoo after the burning of the ! r Rogers, making that village cur head- j i quarters. December 10, finding that j t food had become extremely scarce, 1 s Captain Berry, after consultation with i t the natives, deterruined to distribute the men among the villagers on St. ! Laurence b:-y. Previous to that our j food consisted of walrus hide, and j sometimes we had nothing to eat for : x? 3 i t bWU UH.Y3. vat cavcu xauui vu.13 ; j ship was scant. Despite tbe gloomy 1 aspect of affairs, the men preserved j their good spirits and behaved in a j t commendable manner. Is was simply f impossible to peform our ablutions, partly owing to lack of ntensils and ^ also to the fact that water wonld freeze t immediately. Oar clothes were covered ; e with vermin and dirt and onr meals ; j were taken out of a common trongh, ix used by natives and crew alike. The \ inner huts were uncomfortably ^warin. ! * Upon retiring to the inner hnt we had ; * to strip off all our clothing with the i exception of a small cloth around the ; e loins. None of us could imagine how j ' the natives could bear the intense cold * without clothing. They would do their j 1 cooking in the outer hut without the ;a slightest covering, and that with the thermometer below zero. During our stay Stoney visited the Reindeer Chuckchees, who live seventy miles inland. { He saw several herds of deer but as he ? had no trading goods the natives re- 1 fused to let him have any reindeer. One of the seamen (Rhode) lived in a hufc at Newtekan, belonging to a native t named Kowkwa, who had some relations with one of the Rt indeer Chuck- , chees. Rhode gave two pounds of to- j bacco to this man and obtained a young j t reindeer, weighing 180 ponnds, in ex-} a change. He wished to send some of ! the meat to his comrades, but the j , nlives would nqt permit him. Stoney I was the only member of the Rodger's c crew at Lawrence bay who did not snf- \ fer from the scurvy. Our life was extremely monotonous?no books nor even a card to amnse ourselves in the ] long nights Sleep was the panacea for i all evils. On the 21st of December the < upper limb of the sun was visible for barely two hours above the horrizon t and then sank into the sea, giving us J( twenty-two hours of darkness." ( William Grace and Frederick Bush, JJcbbJT U1HUOX3, tuiu Oi. a, iiicmuiouio x (_ tion they met with at the hands of a i party oi natives oelcnging to a neighboring village: t "We left Noonaaioo on the 10th of s December with a party of natives. After seven hours over heavy snow we reached Newtapanman. Messrs. Zane and i Burke started for Yandangie at 2 o'clock ] p. m , from the before mentioned village, while Grace and Bush left for Ak-kunneer, and after considerable difficulty ] in getting over the snow arrived there j j at 6:30 o'clock, p. m., bitterly cold, er- j tausted and hungry. Grace and Bcsh !: nnd all fhft nartv who went over to the I south of the bay were received by the | natives in the following manner: As; thjy arrived at the entrance to the hut j : their male conductor would not alio* : < them to enter, shouting out in a loud j 1 voice, 'AUeen' (no good). He then said to one outside the hut, 'Wiki wiki j pennena' (give me a li:.<';fed stick), and . a woman came out Laving a lighted stick in her hand. The man seized it and shock it in their faces, over their clothes and the si dge, and then exclaimed Namalkee' (good). The? were 1 then permitted to enter the hnts, ana were stripped of all their clothing in the outer compartment of the hut (yaror). When they came into the interior of the hut they were given some frozen walrtis meat and a few roots called meme, somewhat resembling parsnips, and also a small piece of frozen, rotten seal flesh." What happened to Grace is thus related by him: "After eating I was snrronnded by a gronp of natives, who came into the 1 Hue 20 see tne waiiu m^n ^wkhwuuj. They examined my body, feet and hands, and also every portion of my clothing, which was hanging up. The woman of the hnt pnt an amulet made of seal gut, with a large bead at the end, around my wrist. When I made signs as to its meaning they replied 'Namalkee' (no die). I slept on the ground that night, with, a deerskin under and over me. The vermin which covered my body aiid covering prevented my sleeping all night. 11 T /*Af o "'lyeUtJLLLUCi 11. J. guv a coat from Oiuglak, the chief of the village, and accompanied him to his son's hut, where Bash was living. He as well as myself had been treated well, but he felt lonely at being separated from his shipmates. At 2 o'clock p. tru, Smith arrived and underwent similar ceremonies as we were received with. December 12. I walked over to Newteekan and visited Londen and fennd there a pack of cards, which proved a boon, affording us great amusement. The natives crowded around to see us play cribbage. We had managed to make a board from a piece of drift wood. They exhibited great curiosity at our playing. u On the 12th of March natives returned irom Ea3t Cape and reported open water in that direction and the ice going north (noone). Two natives had been out sledging catching seals and got carried ont on the ice to sea and were never heard of. We heard from Yandangie that one of oar men and a native had been carried out by the ice also, but had returned to shore. The white man proved to be Louden. There was great excitement at Akuneen, owinr to the fact that the natives who had been lost on the ice belonged to fami lies there. The natives assembled 111 one of the htits and commenced the ceremonies of monrning by sending for the medicine man (Ianglan), who lives at Yandangie. He booh arrived and opened the services by swallowing a large portion of the raw walrns meat. He then began beating his tom-tom with a stick and kept up a noise for six or seven hours resembling the bellowing of a caif. One of the men lost had a wife. She was sent for and sat down on the floor of the lint. The medicine man tied a seal rope aronnd her head and tied a larjre club to the end of it. He made her lay down on the floor and proceeded to lift her np and down for 1_ '--if ? Utilirijf I11U1 iUl liuiu, CAtiai m au vuc same time, 'Hi yang,' 'Hi yang;' 'Men namalkee' (no die), by and by come back. These ceremonies were repeated the following day and night. Early in the morning of the 14th sledges coming from Yandangie were seen. Upon arrival their occupants proved to be the natives who had been carried* away on the ice. The medicine ^ian then got a dram made of sealskin, with tails attached, beating it with his hands and making noises like a crow. Some dried grass was burnt and the ashes shaken over the men. and thev were allowed to enter their huts. They had killed a seal for subsistence during; their say on the ice." A New Haven (Conn.) wholesale firm were astonished recently at complaints of short weigh: in their meat Tiiej found, after diligent search, a live rat in iho box which protected the big platform scale levers from dnst and obstructions. This rodent had been busy jumping from one side to the other of the delicately-balanced maccinery, now giving me cuswmer over and then tinder weight. Tu nnder-weight inea. all returned * noth irig ha3 been heard of the others. The firm think their loss is coreiderable. A tes plant is imported in Georgia which has thriven th i ongh all sorts of seasons, yielded three or fonr annnal crops of pood leaves, and is now a thrifty shmb seveD and a half feet high, vith eight feet spread of limb. There are several beautiful examples >f hinges in the natural world. Among hem we may cite the mason spider of he tropics of South America. The "UDterranean ceil 01 ims animai is apestried with silk and closed by an tarth-kneaded door, hung upon a silken linge, and self closing with an elastic ipring after each entrance or exit of the avern's occupant Fifty miles from the junction of Salt iver, Arizona, with the Gela, there comes nto it a stream of salt water. It is opposed that the interior of the noun tain, out of which the stream lows, is largely composed of salt. If here were appliances for evaporation efficient salt to supply the markets of he world could be" manufactured here. "Yen must vrork and women weep, rims the world away." Bat they need not weep so much if they use )r. Pierce's "Farorite Prescription," which :uroe aR the painful maladies peculiar to wo uen. ooiQ py srug&iom. The great iron viaduct for the track of the Frisco railroad south of the Boston mountain unnel, in Arkansas, is 321 feet high and 800 eetlong. "Golden medical Discovery" las been used with signal success in con sumpion of the lungs, consumptive night-sweats, pitting of bloJd, shortness of breath, weak nngs, coughs, bronchitis, and kindred affeciona of threat and cheat. Seld bj druggists. It is proposed to build an underground raiload in Paiis. The coat of its construction is ut at $30,000,000. The huge, drastic, griping,, sickening pills re fast being superseded by Dr. Pierce's Purgative Pellets." Sold by druggists. Moke than 300 persons have already been ;illed this year by tornadoes, and not one by .n earthquake. "All that 1 Desired." Pa. B. B. Febby, ) Jebset City, N. J., Sept 20,1881. f ^ ^ Wiovw) fr Pa > Cive f K?va n - vrAn* jafe Kidney and Liver Cure far kidney disease, md it certainly did for me all that could have )cen expected and ail that I desired. Bayj. F. Chahtset. Theue are 1,344 convicts in the Missouri State enitentiary, thirty-eight of whom are females. 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State, good to fancy 4 75 @ 7 75 Western, good to choice 5 30 @ 8 85 Wheat-No. 2 Red 115%@ 116^ No. 1 White 115 @ 120 Rye?State 75 @ 79 Barley?Two-rowed State 1 07 @112% Cbrn?UngradedWesternMixed 87 @ 88% Yellow Southern 92 @ 92 Oats?White State 73 @ 78% Mixed Western 65 @ 63 Hay?Prime Timothy 70 @ 95 Straw?No. 1, Rye 60 @ 65 Hope?State, 1881, choice 50 @ 52 Pork?Mess, new, for export.,.2125 @2125 Laxd?City Steam 12 5G\ @12 50. Refined 13 00 @1310 ? rs-r.,1* fiVra &A L CU U1C UUi Vx uuv ..!?? . -, v Befined 7%@ 7% Butter--State Creamery k2 @ 26 Dairy 16 @ 20 Western Im. Creamery 19 @ 23 Factorv 15 @ 17% Cheese?State Factory 6 @ llj? Skims 2 @ 6% Western 7 @ 10^ Eggs?State and Penn 23 @ 24 Potatoes?L. L., bbl 1 75 @ 2 25 BUFFALO. Steers?Light to fair 4 85 @540 Lambs?Western 5 25 @ 6 00 Sheep?'Wertern * 5 00 @525 Hogs, Good to Choice Yorkers.. 7 50 @ 8 25 Flour?C'y Ground N. Process. 8 25 @ 9 00 Wheat?Iso. L Hard Duiutn.... 1 47 @ 147 Corn?No. 2 Mixed 85 @ 85 Oats?Na 2 Mix. vve8t 64 @ 65 iSarley?Two-rowed acaie (? w BOSTON. Beef?Extra, plate and family. .18 00 @20 00 Hogs?Live 8/4 @ 9% Hogs?City Dressed 10%@ 10% Pork?Extra Prime pel bbl.... 19 60 @20 00 Flour?Spring Wheat Patents.. 7 50 @8 75 Corn?Higt; Mixed 93 @ 94 Oats?Extra White 72 @ 73 Bye?State 85 @ SO Wool?Washed Comb & Delaine 46 @ 48 Unwashed " " 28 @ 30 WATEBTOW.V (StASS.) CATTLE KASJtET. Beef?Extra qaality 7 75 @ 8 75 Sheep?Lire weight 4%@ 63^ Lambs 6 @ Hogs, Northern, d.w 10%@ 10% PHILADELPHIA. Flocr#-Penn. Ex. Family, good 5 50 @ 5 50 Wheat?No. 2 Bed 114 @ 114 Eye?State 97 @ 97 Corn?State Yellow 69%@ 69% Oata?Mixed 69 @ 69 Butter?Creamery Extra Pa.... 26 @ 26 Cheese?New York Full Cream. 9yt@ 10 Petroleum?Crude 6 @ 7 Refined 7 Q 7 ^.i^Tr'TTll' HostettefsStomaci HOdy8P0P8ia witl V CSIEBIATIB .. "^greater certaintj nd promptitndi 1114:1 a n y knowi moefgenial invigor &rWR ant^ a^ppetizer^anc .__ ^ notempt; ands of oar country YyixJs^a^ m e 31 a?d womei Wb0 ^ a V< 0XPerl Euters also ftfre : CYAic a au ' ft? healthful stimulu: OlUfcJ ^Tl^^L to the nrtnary or jFg gTOW^gg 23 t^ns. ?pr safe h: **& a H 3 i? aU Drnjrglate ?n< B B BtfP Dealers generally. MAKE HENS LAY. An English Veterinary Surgeon and Chemist, no* traveling in this country, eays that most of the Horw and Cattle Powders sold here are worthless trash. H( wys that 8heridan's Condition Powders are absolutely Dure and immensely Yaluable. Nothing on eartt ~?V? liVa /VtnHif-fan Pnw, ders. Dose, one teaspoonful to one pint of food. SoU r.vervwhere, or sent by mail for 8 letter stamp*. I. S IQHSSOX & CO. Boston.Mays., formerly Bangor, Me sopigB n A in abundance.?85 Million pound S L SI V Imported last year.?Prices lowei 3 ff* *5 than ever.?Agents wanted.?Don* I SofsH waste time.?Send lor circular. lO lb#. Good. Black or Mixed, for $1, lO lb?. Fine Black or Mixed, for $2 10 lbs. Choice Black or mixed, for 83 Sena for pound sample. 17 cts.extn for postage Then get op * club. Choicest Tea In U?e world.LargeSt variety.?Pleqsca cverybody.-OJdest To House In America..?*?o cTu-oroo.?So Humbug.Btralght bualnces.?Value for money JEOB'T WEULS. 4R Vcsi-jr SU?S. * ?P.0? Be " ! wi U' ^"HT TTASTZ MO^ET! 7o*mf ra*n or o3<3. w 6 +\ If vint * Luxuriftot r.otuuch*. IWwla* *Mk?n or ft irowxh of b*?r oa laid V > w or to THICKCS. STRENGTHS ui IN VIGO HATS tbo HAlft ftn? whrr* 4oo't In humbufred. j5& Ttj tho fr*?t Speftnh 4:#*vrfrr wh'wih tu N'EYER I?T KAILED. Send 0!*LT SIX CENTS to Dr. J. GOSZA^ LUZ, Dax 1649. Km*. of Jul \ YOUNG MEN i.i-i-oss Valentin" Bros.. .TancuviUe. Wb f^A XD-A handsome set of cards for 3c. stamp ' .'oll^ctors. A- E. i?A?. TT. Koobewter. Y OLD Coins Wanted.?Send 25c. in stamps for cata Iogne of prices. S. M. Taurbfr. E. Worcpster.y.Y A. TREAT1 AND HIS Containing an Index of Diseases, which cives the Table irivincr all the principal dniss used -or the Ho a poison. A Table with an Enpravins of the Honse'! A valuable collection of Receipts and much other vs f'00-PASE OOOKfnM CLUB FIVE COPIES $1 0( TEX COPIES 1 71 One, Two and Three-Cent Stamps received. Ad HORSE BOO 154 WORTH STI >--y*g%a|S ?for human, fowl and aniaal flesh, was -4| flrst prepared and introdaced br Jfr. Vfl Geo. W. Merchant, In Lockport, N. Tn U. a A., 1S33, since which time it has steadily grown in public faror, and i> , now acknowledged anfl admitted by ti& trade to be the standard liniment ot the * conn try. When we make this annotatewent we do so withoot teax of contr*? _V t diction, notwithstanding we are twir? . "^SM there are m&ay who are rvsre or. le?.t r& prejudiced against propria 4 y remediei especially oa account of the many horn- . bugs on the market; however, we ars gM pleated to state that such prejudice doci -?4iH not exist against GARGLING OIL. We ao n?t claim wonders or miracles for oar liniment, bat w.i J do claim it is without an eqnaL It is put up in botj/eA ties of three sizes, and aH w< astj is that you give k a fait ,i> f wr^fcrr11 tr"k1, remembering thai the Oil .vti Pc? wittl wnite wrapper (small) is for human and Jowl fiesb, and that -wita yeHow - ^igisr>fc^ wrapper (three sizes) fcr aaimaiSefh. Try a bolt's. As these cuts indicate, the Oil is used sneeeo- flH folly for all diseases of the human, fotel and eruma' flevh. Shake well before using. ? Cannot be Disputed, One of the principal reasons the wonderful success of 3*3; 'SyiQ chant's Garbling Oil is that it manufactured strictly on honerS| 1 1^ proprietors do not, as is case wiui wv 1 for their medicine a name, dimia\ ish its curative properties by using inferior com- \ 1 pounds, bet use tne very best goods to be bought ?a jJH Mthe market, regardless of cost For kalf a century Merchant's Garg- ' ling Oil has been a synonym foe .-'"ydSf honesty, and will coctiace to be ' so, long as time endures. For sale by all respectable dealers : 'v^H throughout the United States and other countries. M a Our testimonials date from 18*3 jH to the present. Try Merchant's w Gargling Oil Liniment for interest U and external use, and tell yoir neighbor what goort it has done. Don't rail to follow directions. Keejj the bottla ?| well corked. .--^39 rilRF<5 Bums and Sprains and Bruises. OUnCO Scalds, Strinjrhalt, WindfcEs. Chilblains, Frtart Bites, Foot Rot in Sheep, "Scratches or Grease, Foundered Feet, Chapped Hands, Roup in Poultry, External Poisons, Sore Nipples. Crrb. Ja Sand Cracks, Poll Evil, Cracked Heels, Old Sores, J? Galls of all kind*, Epizootic, Lame Back. Swellincs, Tumors, HemoorHolds orKlca. Flesh wounds, Sinast, Toothache, Bhewcattno, Bingbone, Foul Ulcers, Spavins, Sweeney. Garget in Cows. Farcy, Corns, whitlows. 'S ~ *h? J/rfnt*. I Cracicea iras, Callous, Lameness, . Contraction of Muscle*, - ,* Horn Distemper. Cramps, Swelled Legs, Crownscab, Qutttor, - Vistula, J?an*e, Urusfa, ' Abscess of tie Udder, Caked Breasts, Boils, ?c. 4 91,000 REWARD for proof of the exist s. ence of a better liniment than - / *&? ?gig?T "Merchant's Garbling Oil," or a wSyJy better , worm medicine than ?" -S2H "Merchant's Worm Tablets." ilan? -.M 49iaH^|pMifactared by iL G. 0. Co., LockJOHN* KODCE. Soc'y. JM SIS IT 32 "HAINES" PIANOS M ABE USED AND ISDOBSED BT THE GBEA3XST AKXISTS E? THE WOE^D. 3j PATTI! GERSTER! MARH60N! 3 VALLERIA! KELLOGG! LABLACHE! CAMPANiNi! GALLASSI! RAVELU! *m BRIGNOLI! ABBOTT! MARIE BOZE! ] OLE BULL! PEASE! CASTLE! WARE ROOMS: 97 FIFTH AYE>TE, . JEW YOBK. ' For Sale by all leading Piano Houses. CATA- ' 'LOGUES MAjgD FKEE OF CHAEGE. [_ E nginss, Eeliablc, Durable and Economical, win furnUk a hone power with ? leu fuel and water than any OfiKr 4H Engine bvOt, not fitted Trith an Automatic Cnt-o*. ~ Send for IUnkirated Catalogue "J," lor Information 4 "-jS Prices. B. W. 1'a.tsx & Soxs. Box 860. Cor""fv N.X. /j NrilfENGIAND CONSERVATORY OF ' 1 P HlMIICiP & SCHOOL OF ENGUSSt I I If IraiJOIb BRANCHES.LANStiAGE^ j? L? V ART&ELOCUTlBN&PHYSlCALCUUaK ^;|g SSnfiirSPLENDl^FURNfSHED. * ?? U J I III- IN THE HEART OF BOSTON. T| flinivil d*dc *m?MTAcrcjnwDiTO ' ?| H 18 H IIS H nnnLnuinnmubv.Mii a 1 illIIlLS?NBfPRCIRCULAR. E.TOURJEL 7| mmm cood news 1 LADrES: . \D Get up Clubs for oar CXLS- . j BC^B SSaTES teas, ?ad MCTtr? a b?xnc.*aj J Dr 4^881 "ton 2cm crc-cm said znba,- t9l 'W^ (44 plecu,) osr own Importation. oa BnflBBBiSl of t&?so bMBiiful Tm Sat* dTcn m) U UM party KSulnc a Club for JJS.00. ??w?re ef the to-cCM M M CEZAP TEAS " tint tnMu adr?r?*te<i?tii?7 *r? danjarow ctjtfctoatTBtxi tosciltb?lio-wpolioa. Dell ok;y^?7Crr?C?B? Eo-?e? *-odirltil lint h*n<J?irpoMlh.'?. Nofctraim*. . The Great American Tea Co., Importei^B r. 0. Box a*. II k U VJESET ST., Xtw ItlM feazbrT^ AXLE GREASE 1 B*?t la the world. Get the genuine. Ew wckns* ban our trade-mark and <9 narked Xt.' grazer's. SOLD EVERYWHERE. II IE Mi ' Pat-sonn' Porsailve Pill* make Now Rich Blood, and will completely change tho blood in the entire system in three months. Any person trho. ; js will take one pill each night from 1 to 12 weeks may be A restored to sound health, if such a thing be ponfbie. M Sold everrwhert"or *ent by mail for 8 letter stamps. I. S. JOHNSON .1; CO., Boston, ZLblm*, formerly Bangor, Me. AG Ea rs WASTED FOB THK "B HISTORY U. S. n" rvMimrn 11 oTrntirilp .^5 dT ALtAANULn n. oitrnLno. * It contains nearly 300 Flue Portrait*wa iS' era Tin a of Battiw tad ot?*r HUforte*. aa S<tiN, and is the most complete sad rain ihle htr.torr ercr published. It la sola by subscript on only, p&A and A*e*ts sre wanted in every county, taad for j circulars and extra terms to Agents. Addr??, v' M __Hat;osai ppbuagiya Co.. PhiladaSfaia, Pa. -> ^ maaosrrapTiy. or Phonetic Shorthand Catalogue of works, with Phonographic alphabet _ , . and illustrations, for beginners, sent on sppUca- a Uon. Address, Been Pitman, Cincinnati, O. ENCINESg?igg? m write TgC ACXTMAS A TAYLOR CO. Marnlig i J.Q. O A d ^Tay B r o B??a fb* Iru'Z' mSi" A^^rHAPLEWOOD the Prospectus of miu nlJ " UUaJ PmsfleKLMaw*. | ONE MILLION COFIKS SULD. ! ETESIBODT WA2TTS IE! i|| ; ETEKYBOBT SEEDS IT! ^ ! MM j ; THE SC2SKCE OF LOT; OK, SELF. ^ ? PHESERYATIOX, 9 Iasmedlo*ltiestieeoB KxhsoitedVtUlttT.SeeTwna I and Pkj*ioal DoiQHy, Prematere ItocBzw ia Ku; i is as ixtdteseBMbta treatise for otott nan, vtathtr ycoxax, mldfiJe aced or old. THE SCIENCE OF LIFE; OK, 8ZLFPRESERVATION, U beyond til oompariaos the moat axtxMrtlaazr -. a work on Physiology erer pa boated. There iaaothiss? whatever that the married or liable can either re' <roire ? wUh to kaow bat what 1* Tally explained.- ->jA i nrm* fftobe. 9H ! TBS SCIENCE OF LITE; OB* SELF* ; PRESERVATION, Inetraetathow to health how to rentals, to, *nd the 1 invalid how to become well. Cont?iij? one hundred and twenty-Ire Invaluable preaeriptions for all form* . of acute and chronic tOsrt&e*, for each of which a fcvt-daag phyairian would charge from 93 to $10.| Lomton Lancet. [ THE SCIENCE OF T.IFE: OB, 6ELFPRESSRVATIOX, . (^ntaina 300 pace*, fine eteel engravings, i* euperbly , bound in French muslin, embossed, full Kill. I: is a marvel of art aad beaaty. warranted to be a bettep ' medical book ia ererr sease than can be obtained where tor double tie price, or the money will be " refunded In every instance.?A uifi&r. \ THE SCIENCE GF XJKEf OR, SELFPRESERVATION, la so much superior to all other treatises on medical subjects that comparison is absolutely Impossible.? Cotton Serald. THE SCIENCE OF LIFE; OR, SELF- J PRESERVATION, Is sent by mail, securely sealed, postpaid, oa receipt of price, ohly $1.25 (new edition). Small illustrated 3 samytfs, 6c. Send now. J The author can be consulted on all diseases requiring skill and experience. Address ; PEABODY MEDICAL INST1TUT?^M or W. H. PARKER, HI. D? 4 Bglfiach Street, Boston, 5, Postpaid.^ lSE OTf THE &. ssS If DISEASES. M Symptoms, Canse and the Best Treatment of each. k .<? rse. with the ordinary dose, effects, and antidote whes * Teeth at different ages, with rules for telling the ?"f - m iluable Information. v. > .fl PAID to ANY ADDRESS in AC APMT^ STATES or CANADA, for ?v Ubll 1 1 RATES. ) I TWENTY COPIES.....v.... *3-08 1 ) | ONE HUNDRED COPIES ,10 03 K COMPANY, IEET, NSW YORK. .-?:J