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FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD. Rest Ts. Manure for Our Land. A correspondent says: Through the best farming sections of our country farmers are keeping their lands almost continually under tillage and crops, as though they supposed that the only way to obtain any profit from them. And now they are being put to their wits' ends to know how to keep up the fer tility of these lands. They will, of cuui&w, use au me manure mey can get, but that is only a limited amount, so they will next buy some commercial fer tilizer to stimulate their lands to keep on growing tilled crops, as though to abandon them would be to abandon farming. Now the best tiling that can be done for most of these lands is to give them rest, and while resting from such crops as they had previously been growing, they might return a fair income as meadow or pasture lands if properly seeded down; and to Ho in turf for a year or two is such a rest and change from continual tillage that when plowed again such land is found to be in about the best condition for any crop, though to spread a good coat of manure on this turf the fall- l>efore plowing would be still better. Snch a fresh-broken turf is called in England "new ground," and it seems to renew the life and fertility of the soil to rest under a clean turf for a time. In a rotation of crops, land will find partial rest by growing a different kind of crop each year ot the course. Jtsut 11 the plan of rotation requires one or two years lying to clover or grass, so much the better. If a three years' course be adopted, have for the first year a hoed crop, the next grain, and seed to clover or timothy. Or for a five years' course, first year plant corn or potatoes, next year barley or oats, third year wheat or rye, and seed to clover and grass, fourth year mow, and fifth year pasture. This course will give very fair rest for the land, for, though it is oontrary to phil osophy and theory, we find in practice that our cultivated lands improve while seeded down for a year or two, though wo even cut two crops of clover in a year and take off from the ground. A neigh Dor nas i or years carried on two systems of rotation on his farm, by which he is almost assured of good crops and a good fair income, with a comparatively light expense of labor, and his land apparent ly growing richer year after year. He adopts the five years' course described above for fields near the barn. But for those lying too far olf to draw the ma nure upon readily, he has a three years' course?two years to clover and one to wheat, and he says that for a number of years his crops from this have been over thirty bushels of wheat an acre, except the last, which was twenty-eight bushels. On a field by the side of this, on another farm, of equally good soil naturally, till ed and cropped in the usual way, the average for the same years has only been about fifteen bushels of wheat per acre every oiner year, ana tae iaua growing no better. This shows that it mil bare ly pay this farmer to grow his fifteen bushels to the acre; the other farmer, with his thirty bushels, would have fif teen bushels as clear profit, or income, and for the year it is lying to clover it is sure to pay as pasture or mowing lands. And by keeping much of his ground seeded down he can obtain much ma nure, and by plowing up les3 each year can manure it heavier, insuring good crops, at less expense to the bushel, and requiring less labor to manage the whole farm than if run more exclusively to grain. I have also seen a great improvement of land by its resting in a field so over run with quack grass that no one wanted to undertake to till it, so it had leave to lie two or three years to grass, which was mowed vearlv: bnt when this was f)lowed, planted, and tilled bo thorough y as to snbdue the quack, it grew large crops, and the soil was evidently richer and in a higher state of fertility than it had been for years before. Now, if fann ing will pay better by having our lands richer, and if we can make them richer by giving them more rest in lying well seeded to grass or clover, and thus liav- i ing more manure to use on the land we i do till, would it not pay better to give ! them this rest ? Ilouaehold Hints. To Use Cold Boiled Ham.?When a ham has been a long time boiled and is becoming dry, cut some thin slices, dip in egg and bread crumbs, and fry quick ly serve immediately. Cookies.?One cup butter or drip pings, one and a half cup of sugar, one half cup sour milk, one teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of salt, and flour enough to roll; make quite soft. Cobn Bread.?One quart of wheat Ana nnfTaaMin fnll r\f ttaIIato m^fll I UULUj Vuo WUVVWU^/ iUU VI JUiiVTT UlVtU) one pint of milk, four eggs, three table spoonfuls of melted butter, two tea spoonfuls of soda or yeast powder, one small teacup full of sugar. Corn Starch Cake.?One and one half cups sugar, one-half cup butter, one l and one-half cups of flour, one-half cup corn starch, one-half oup sweet milk, one teaspoonful cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonful soda, the whites of six eggs, a little mace or nutmeg. To Preserve the Color of Calicoes. ?Before washing almost any colored ' fabrics, it is recommended to soak them ; for some time in water to every gallon of which is added a spoonful of ox gall, j A teacup of lye in a pail of water is said j to improve the color of black goods, i when it is necessary to wash them. A strong clean tea of common hay will pre serve the color of French linens. Vine gar in the rinsing water, for pink or green, will brighten those colors, and soda answers the same end for both pur ple and blue. The colors of the above fabrics may be preserved by using a strong milk warm lather of white soap, and putting the dress into it, instead of rubbing it on the material, and stirring into a first and second tub of water a large tablespoonful of ox galL Txa Biscuit.?One quart of sifted flour and a piece of butter, or lard, the Mze ui uxjl egg ; a utile sail; ruu tuem well into the flora ; then add two heap ing teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and mix well with the dry flour ; take one pint of good sweet milk and mix jnst soft enough. to roll out, cut nioelv with a tin biscuit oatter, and bake from ten v to fifteen minutea in a hot oven, and they will be as light as fuaci. To Test Beep, Etc.?Gooo^beef is soft, fine, and of an agreeable red cOktt^ lightly streaked through with white i veins. If the fat is of yellowish white j it is a sign of youth and tenderness. The best steak is what is called porter house steak. Ribs of beef are generally ! ' considered best for roasting. Chickens, - j to be very good, should be picked dry | ''''$? * 83 800n as '? ttair tenderness may ; *<^ be tested by the flexibility of their joints ' and by the whiteness of their skins. Southern Corn Cake fob Break past.?One pint of buttermilk, or if this cannot be had, use sour milk, in which case add one large tablespoonful of but ter, next add one tablespoonful of salera tus dissolved in warm water, and two egg3 well beaten. Mix the ingredients well, and add one pint ofcorn meal, j Bake well in a quick oven. A. little salt is needed if butter is not used. Acorn Coffee. ' . . In Germany " acorn coffee " is wed, i and greatly liked, as asubstituto forordi- j nary coffee, and ic? considered to be very strengthening for consumptive people and delicate children. The aooras are gathered in autumn, when they are ripe, shelled, and, after beiDg cut into pieces I of the sire of coffee berries they are thor-! oughly dried in front of the tire, or in a cool oven . They ore then roasted like ordinary coffee, until they become a cin-, namon-brown color. Immediately after 1 roasting the acorns arc ground or pound-! ed in a mortar, to prevent their becom ing tongh. While the coffee is being ! ground or ponnded a very little butter | is added, and the coffee is then placed in air-tight bottles. "For ohlldren, pre pare in the same way as ordinary "eof&e, using a quarter of au ounce to a pint of water, adding milk and sugar to taste. Young children should take it -with two or three parts of milk. For adults, half an ounce of the coffee to a pint of water. Acorn ooffee and ordinary coffee are fre quently mixed, and the docoction is found very palatable. In their raw state acorns are known to bo powerfully as tringent, but they lose this quality in the process of roasting. In some re spects acora coffee is preferable to cof fee proper, having none of the drying properties attributed to the latter. Orchard Gras?. Says a correspondent: I have had some five or sis yeara' experience with orchard grass, and Ilook upon it as one of the best pasture grasses, if not the very best, in this region at least. It is as tenacious as, and much more abund ant in the field than, the blue grass. As a hay crop I don't, as yet, think much of it, but my experience in this respect nw.?ll Ti rvVitanow Uita uccu r>uiun. xi >wiuu ?"*j pretty well as a hay crop for home con sumption, if cut when the bloom first begins to show, and then again in the middle or latter part of Sept-ember. The stems are too coarse and hard if left to the seed. Always sow in the spring, about the time of sowing oats, and al ways plow as for any spring crop and harrow in thoroughly. It is just as necessary that it should be thoroughly covered with soil. I always sow thirty five pounds per acre when sowing alone; twenty to twenty-five pounds when sow ing with clover. A New Scale. A farmer correspondent sends us an excellent wrinkle for finding the weight of horses or steers without scales. He says: Make a weighing stall about three feet wide with a level floor. In the lat ter make a recess for the platform of the scales bo that the platform will be flush with the planking. Now lead your horse or steer into the stall so that the forefeet of the animal rest on the platform and note the weight. Start him ahead until his hind feet are on the platform; note the weight again. Add the two weights thus taken, and the sum will be the total weight of the animal." An Old-Time Mystery. The following story is now told as a sequel to the noted Burdell murder of many years ago: Capt. William Jdyde started in me as a clerk many years ago, in what was then a humble little tobacoo store in New city. He fell in lovo with a New York girl, and was engaged to be married to her; but she jilted him, and the dis consolate boy left the city, and for a number of years was believed to be dead. His cruel sweetheart had mar ried a Mr. Cunningham, a name that will be forever associated wiih one of the most mysterious murders ever reoorded in the annals of crime. She became, in short, the Mrs. Cunningham in whose house in Bond street Dr. Burdell was murdered, and who was tried for the crime and acquitted. Young Hyde shipped aboard a whaler bound for the Pacific, served his time, engaged in the pearl fishery in the gulf of California, and at last settled in the old town of Loreto, the ancient capita? of the Californias, when he married a native woman, who died soon afterward. About this time he discovered a copper mine in the high mountain known as "La Giganta " just back of Loreto, and for a time busied himself in developing its resources. He might have been working there still, but for an un fortunate and no less singular circum stance that again changed the current of his li'e, and again sent him a wanderer out into the wide world. At the close of the .rial of Mrs. Cun ningham, she disappeared from New York, and various were the surmises in regard to her abouts. She was frequent ly seen, according to the reports, in a dozen places at the same time, but could never be fully identified; and her death was so often announced that many peo ple began to doubt whether she ever had an existence. The truth is that, taking a son and a daughter with her, she went to Lower California, and at Loreto met Capt. Hyde. The intimacy of bygone jeuro wtw iuudwcu, uuu m uuc ullio tuoj were married. The marriage proved an unhappy one, and poor Capt. Hyde fled to another part of the State, leaving his mine in charge of a superintendent, a Mexioon. Shortly after the old man's disappearance his wife ran away with the superintendent, and sold the mine for a large sum. The company who bought it having failed to comply with the Mexioan mining laws, the property was confiscated by the State. Mrs. Cunningham's children then made a de mand for it. .It was transferred to them and is now in their possession. The son and daughter stiil reside at Loreto, a miserable out-of-the-way place of less than a hundred inhabitants. It was once, however, a large city, but was de stroyed by an earthquake many years ago. There are several fine ruins in and about the place that prove it to have been at one time a lordly city. Young Cunningham supports himself and his sister by working a small ranche. She lives in the village with her child. She was never married, and in the hag gard woman of thirty-five, old long be fore her time, there is no trace of "the beautiful young girl who played so con spicuous a part in the great mystery of a few years ago. The old man gained a scanty subsistence by teaching here and there, and finally settled at Purissima, a small village above Magdalena bay, near the cuter ooast. Here he died. When last heard from Mrs. Cunningham was living in luxury in California. Stealing Cattle in Texas, One of the greatest sources of trouble on the Texas-Mexican border is to be found in the fact that very many of the raiders are renegade Texans, who, when driven across the river, claim Mexican citizenship, which is of course readily granted; they thus avoid the extradition laws. When Col. McNelly had the fight at Palo Alto,-in which eighteen of the [ tbieves were ti led, eignt 01 tnem were discovered to be native Texans, who h:d joined; the ranks of the raiders for pur poses of plunder and gain. Of course they are readily reoeived among these bandits, as they are well posted as to. the best localities to seek for prey. When ever a grand raid is made, the crossing is generally effected in the neighbor hood of the mountains, and after com pleting a sort of semi-circle, sometimes going within a very short distance of Corpus Christi, they return to the river and recross, almost under the very walls of Ringgold barracks. Th-) object of these raids is not the securing of the cat tle for food or sale, but for the purpose of getting their hides, and the military claim that if even a stricter watch were iropfrrpnn the border the thieves would Kill the cattle when taken, and strip the hides off there, thus rendering their es cape easier and less fraught with clanger to themselves. - Did not Like Dogs. Among Andersen's peculiarities was a mortal fear of dogs. He once wrote to an intimate friend residing in Geneva that he meant to come aud pay him a visit, and would arrive on a certain day. The family possessed a large but per fectly gentle and very intelligent New foundland dog, which, in anticipation of line poet s visit, was carenuiy cnamea up. The day appointed for Lis arrival came, but no Andersen made his appear ance. Days and -weeks succeeded, and still he did not come. At last the family received a letter from him, post marked Nice. V Dear friends," he wrote, "I arrived at your house on the day I stated, but when I got to the gate I saw such a big dog in the yard that I did not dare go in, and so I took the first train to Italy." v Presidential Term. The United States House committee on the judiciary reported a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States as follows : "No person who has held or may hereafter hold the office of President shall ever again l>e eligible to said of fice.". 0.v . Mr. Fry?, on behalf of the minority of tne committee, proposed a substitute for the report o?*the majority, as fol lows : 1 . ... "From and after March 4,3885, the term of office as President and Vice President of the United States Bhall be six years, and any person having been elected to and held the office of Presi dent, or for two years having held that office, shall be ineligible for ra-election." 1 RANCH LIFE II COLORADO. Sheep Railing as a BnMnem'on the West ern Pralrlo. Sheep raising in one of the great in terests of Colorado, writes a Sun corre spondent. Mexican ewes are bonght for ?1.75 to $2 per head, and crossed with Cotswolds to increase the size. South Downs a^d fall Merinos are brought from the States to improve the blood and bring the wool up to the finer grades. The grasses of the prairie are nutritious, and tne abundance of space allows vast herds to find maintenance without the expense of fencingor cutting hay for the winter. There are several varieties of grass that follow one another in succession, some curling in the sun, and although brown and dry at the top, remaining full of nourishment. Near Trinidad a gentleman found in an acre of prairie sixteen different kinds of grass. | The pinons, a low species of pine and cedar, grows near the edges of the canyon, and affords protection for the I sheep from the storms. In the canyons the sheep find water. These are deep, open seams in the earth, or rock, riven apart ages ago by some mighty convul i sion of nature. They are filled with j underbush, evergreens, wild plnm trees, and cottonwood, and generally have water holes, and sometimes springs of pure water. In times of long rains, or of snow melting on the mountains, they are found with swift, muddy streams. They are wild and romantic in appearance and of various depths, some even reaching on the rivers 2,000 feet. One man can care for a flock of 1,000 sheep, but two are required for more than that number?on% to super vise, keep the camp, cook, and watch the sheep at night, while the other herds them by day, the latter receiving from I $12 to $15 per month and rations, and ; the former getting from $20 to $25 per month. If the owner cares for H* own ; sheep ho of course saves this aiuount I ? j ii_ i 1 ?? i J anu guiltjrunjr luoaco ivdo ouccp, uu*viijg ' the vigilance of ownership. Some sheep men spend the larger part, i if not all their time in camp, moving j wherever the pasture is most inviting, in | winter on the prairie and in summer on i the mountains or in one of tho national parks. As two men can herd 4,000 sheep a3 well as 2,000, the cost of run ning large herds is not proportionately great. More hands are needed in the lambing season, and when shearing is necessary, professed shearers must be hired to cut the fleece. The preference is given to California shearers, they j handling the sheep better and shearing j oloser than Mexicans. The Californian j holds the sheep with one hand, between ( | his knees, and shears with the other, { J while the Mexican ties and throws down i the sheep, sitting on them, and fre- t ! quently cutting the skin. The Mexican j | gets five cents a fleece, the Californian j I six cents. The average weight of Mexi- j can fleece is two and one-half pounds, , and sells at from twenty to twenty-five j cents per pound. The average weight of improved wool per fleece is from three to four pounds, and sells from twenty- j fivfi to tnirtv cents Der Dound. There i is a difference of opinion with regard to shearing sheep before or after the birth of the lambs, which are born in early spring, about May. If shearing takes place after the weather gets hot, the ] wool, having absorbed much grease, ! weighs heavier and is therefore more i profitable to the seller. Lambs are j taken from their mothers in September i and formed with the wethers into a ! separate herd, seeking their own main tenance. They are driven out before or after the sheep in early morning, with a herder, till they are thoroughly weaned, requiring about four or live months, i i 11 x_ i_l t 1 wuen sney are again unueu iu me large herd. The homes of people in this country are called ranches. They are generally bailt of logs or adobe and sometimos of both. The adobe is formed of a peculiar kind of earth, found in the canyons and other localities, and when mixed with cut hay and water forms a mud that hardens with exposure to sun, wind and rain. The process of making adobe mud is usually performed by Mexicans, who cut the hay into short lengths, and beat the whole mass of earth, hay and water with a hoe, and also tread it thoroughly with their naked feet. Both men and women apply it to the logs by throwing large haudfuls, worked into balls, on the wall, and then smooth it with their hands?a dirty process, but resulting in I an even, flat surface, resembling a gray i | stone, which will, but seldom does, re- 1 j oeive a coat of whitewash. Another stylo j of ranch is formed of adobe bricks, the i mud being mixed in the above manner ] and burnt in the sun, and being set up like ordinary bricks, the same mud while < ; wet answering the purpese of .'mortar. ] ! The whole, including the roqf and chim- j ney, is covered with adobe. There are i also wooden cottages, with shingle roofs, ; but they are very expensive, the lumber i being hauled by ox teams. The ranch 1 ! is oiten composed 01 only one room, i | where all the housekeeping flourishes in : I the most approved bachelor's style, the larger proportion of ranch people being < young men seeking their fortunes. They ] ignore luxuries, and the appointments < of the kitchen are marvelously few. A coffee mill and coffee pot, a frying pan, ] a tea kettle, a baking kettle, a few tin i plates and tin cups, knives, forks and : 6poons, a broom, a lamp, a pile of blan ! kets, bags of flour, salt and sugar, and \ I a wde of bacon complete the contents of ] a bachelor ranch. I might add saddles, < Bpurs, Bhoes, and other articles of wear, and occasionally a pack of cards and a flask of whisky. Some ranches are built on a more extensive scale and have sep- 1 arate rooms for sleeping and cooking; aiso sneas ior wagons ana norses, cnicK- 1 eD coops, and corn cribs for those -who : wish to feed their horses, and all have ] corrals made of pickets cat by the Mexi cans at two cents apiece, or built of , rocks from the canyons or logs of cotton- ] wood or pine. Some hew down the j pinons and with the brush make impene- , trable corrals. Sheds are necessary for shearing, and | dipping pans are a valuable acquisition, j Bince the scab imported with the States , sheep and lice brought in the dry wool of the Mexican sheep are almost the only ; diseases to contend with, and these are i cured by dipping in a decoction ex posed of five pounds of sulphur and - twenty pounds of tobacco, boiled in one hundred gallons of water till the strength j of the tobacco is extracted. Sometimes arsenic is added. This bath is given by forcing the flieep off a platform about i four feet high into the mixture while i warm, and from the bath up an inclined plane, from which they soon dry in the i sun. Care must be taken that the bath ] is not too hot, otherwise it will scald ; ] and if to cold, will not take effect. Now , as to the profits of this great interest of ! sheop raising. They lie in the increase, j | which is wonderful, the shearing pay- < ing the running expenses of a single i | herd, but rendering a good income as I the herd increases. Some men buy in- ( j terests in rarge herds, or serve, taking i Biieep ana iamDs in payment ox tneir < services. This requires patience and l close attention to the busiuess. The j life is exceeding lonely, and the iaola- j tion to ladies is very trying, servants be ing very difficult to get, except Mexi- i i cans, who serve for housework from 812 j to $20 a mouth. They lack industry, i thrift, and neatness. They understand i I but little English, and one must learn \ ' their incorrect Spanish to deal with | them. Herding seems to be their avoca- ( | tion, and for that, if they happen to bo j ' honest, they aro admirably adapted, i 1 Their poor relatives are most attentive, ( ! and thrrugh them many sheep disappear ; when not well watched. Should any j one desire to settlo in this country they i can select a locality not previously oc ( cnpied, or included in any of thelarge i j grants, and take np a claim by crossing c j four logs. In one the name and date ? . should be cnt, which claim will hold a j good for thirty days. At tho expiration ( ' of this term the.y must build a house at 1 j least twelve feet square, with a door and t . a window. This will hold the claim for I six montns. During this period it is c j filed upon, and six months from filing a : patent is procured from tho government j by paying $1.25 an acre and about $20 ? i fees. This is called pre-emption. In homest?ading the same improvements A aro to be made on tha property, and Jiv-- ' ing on it for five years, a patent can be procured from government by paying the I usnal office fees, about $20. In home steading first, all right is lost to a claim " >y pro-emption, but by pre-empting Lrst a liomestead can be acquired after ward. Squatters' claims are respected s long as they live on the land, custom Laving made possession nine-tenths of he law. A MIMIGHT BANK ROBBERY. k. Young Lady Relates her Experience with Burglars who Came to ltob a Bank. Miss Mattie 0. White, of Williams >ort, Pa., who was visiting in the fami y of Mr. John Whittlesy, the cashier ?f he Northampton bank, writes to her >rother, Mr. E. L. White, an account of ier fttnfirifinofi with t.lin hnrclars. She lays : About twelvo o'clock, or a little after, ive burglars entered our peaceful home ritli all the violence that we have often lad pictured to us through the papers, md such as is hard to believe, and can >nly be realized through experience, ;uch as wo have now had. The first in imation that Laura had of what was joing on was that a man was entering ,heir room, over the sitting room, tnd 10 had a dark lantern in his hand and mmediately sprang to their bed, wliilo joth screamed. They were then held jy their throats, two men then being ;here, and at once handcuffed and held iown. I hid not been asleep over ten min 1 tea, Tor I heard the town clock strike ;welve, and at half past twelve we were ill under their entire subjection, there jeing a man or two men in my chamber ?t once. The first I knew a man entered ny room, and the dark lantern wakened ne, I suppose. I screamed, thinking it was John, and that the house was on ire, and sprang out of bed. Ho put me sack and choked me, and then told me ae would treat me mnuiy n x wouiu seep perfectly quiet. He said I was f jaught?"You are all caught, and you v nay as well give up." He then told me i [ must get up. I begged him to let me ^ ie there, but he said " No," and pulled ne up and lead me into the hall and * landcnffed mo. Ho then took me into [jaura's room?no, not quite yet. After jetting me into the hall he said I would j. ake cold without more clothing, and I ;old him I would take my death of cold ? ;hat way, and he led me back iato my ^ oom, when I obtained more clothes, md he took me with them. Very short y after Maria, Aunt Hattie and her , insband walked in the same room, and ;he girl was brought in with us. After ^ ;hey had got us all in that room tfcey J; nade us all get up separately and dress. Of course we were rigged in each y jther's clothing, and some were half Iressed. They kept hurrying us up, md we were all wonderfully possessed. [ was very calm, and acted accordingly, rhey opened L.'s bureau drawer, and ;ook out her handsome violet cloak and landed it to her, saying: "I guess this b what you want." %She put that on vith her balmoral skirt, and then I was lied up, and they fell short of hand mffs. Then Laura and I were joined by one aandcuff, and they took us off into the :ront room and pat us in the bed and ;hen tied our hands and feet with leath rtO 4-1 4- o a 51 fcLIUpO, UUVOJLCU ao Hijuu ng Jii/4V? 1 rhen they took heavy ropes and slipped ihrough these, and brought the rope mder the bed, and fastened it with ex ;ra ropes besides. They sorved us all ibis way. They treated John cruelly; dso Aunt Hattie. The last operation v ras to gag us with rubber gags. John r vas blindfolded and tied in another po- j lition. They then dragged him in the t, ower bedroom, and ho waa almost dead a vhen found. h Laura and I extricated ourselves first s 3y the greatest effort, and we dragged i )urselves, bed and all, to the window, g ibout seven o'clock in the morning, and c frith one free hand opened the window md alarmed the neighborhood. We n rio>l f.n 1-ioTTo rmr hnnrlrmffa filpd nnftrt. ! l. ind it was about nine o'clock when Laura and I were separated. We are ilive aud well, only that we are scratch sd and bruised, and John's chest is black aud blue. They held a piBtol at bis head after they got him in the bed room, when they domanded the keys ind combination. They did not touch the silver, but took John's watch and shain. L. grabbed her's and flung it under the bureau, and they missed it. What Tliey Wore. 1 t__n vr v l. au tne cnanty Dau iii i>mv a.urn. umjr the following notes on dress -were taken by a reporter: Mrs. Jolm O. Fremont wore a pink 3ilk, covered with deep Valenciennes lace; diamond ornaments. Mrs. A. T. Stewart, a pale bine cord ed silk, with "Wateran back and trail of maroon colored velvet; frcntof basque <ind decorations of front of skirt of the same velvet; the whole trimmed with point aiguille lace; necklace of gold and diamonds; earrings of large emeralds; back comb ornamented with rubies and diamonds; coiffure of wliite and red ? roses. Mrs. Edward Cooper, lavender bro 3aded silk, trimmed with point aiguille lace, diamond ornaments, and head dress of white roses. Mrs. John E. Eobinson, black silk, profusely trimmed with bows of orange ind scarlet ribbons; magnificent dia mond ornaments. Mrs. S. L. M. Barlow, black velvet, I trimmed with deep falls of duchesse lace; lace bertha; diamond jewelry and coiffure of white ostrich plumes. Miss Dana, daughter of Charles A. Dana. 'Dale blue corded silk, trimmed with point applique bice; coiffure of os- 6 brick feathers. Mrs. Algernon S. Sullivan, pink silk * brimmed with point applique lace and I natural flowers; perrl and diamond orna- j merits. Mrs. Benjamin K. Phelps in mcuze j colored silk trimmed with wide bands of; j black velvet; hair powdered and orna-1 mented with ostrich plumes; diamond I ornaments. I Mrs. Dudley K. Phelps, in white silk, i, trimmed with wide festoons of natural flowers and point aiguille lace; -head dress of roses. _ j Mrs. Chester A. Arthur and Miss } French, both white eilk, trimmed with j point aiguille lace; diamond ornaments. ^ Mrs. Thomas Hicks, pink silk trimmed [ ^ with deep point laco. j Mr8. 0. N. Ostrander, green silk 11 brimmed with point appliquo lace. Miss Ellen E. Follett, daughter of ( Alonzo Follett, light blue silk. Her sis- j ter, Miss Hortie M. Follett, light green silk. ( A white silk and maroon velvet cos- ^ fcume, heavily trimmed with deep j ^ flounces of old Duchess lace, and-mag- ! ( aiEcent necklace, earriugs and armlets 11 Df diamonds, was much admired. ; L Among the other costumes were the I j following: Adark green velvet embroid- J ^ Bred with white floss, and ornamented I j nrith heavy white cording. t A oanary colored brocaded silk; over i c iress and blue silk skirt. j a A black velvet basque with maize ; jolored sleeves, maize colored skirt, j ulack velvet sash, trail, and bows, and the whole ornamented with natural Sowers. A light pink silk trimmed profusely i ,vitk tiny pink flowers. A purple velvet robe heavily trimmed ; vith point aiguille lace beaded at inter- i mis by large bunches of bright colored j lowers. A white silk and black silk velvet ! Iress, the two stuffs being about equally j proportioned, tho corsage, front and 1 jack, shoulders, and the skirt ornament- . ;d with largo nosegays. A Bright Child. - : , j A friend of the writer, residing on a j arm in Illinois, has a foui>year?old i laughter named Etta, who frequently i Lmuses herself by placing the chairs in i row and calling ttiem a train of cars. : t )ne evening, while thus engaged, Mr. ! n 3., a friend of the family, called, and un- j n bitikinulv occupied one of the " cars." i v iliss Etta, not wishing to have licr play listurbed, stepped up and suid : "Mister, (lisis a train of cars." "Oh I" paid Mr. B., " then I'll be a lassenger and take a ride." Little Etta was not at all satisfied. Lfter hesitating a moment, she said : ' Where do 'ou want to dit off?" Mr. B. replied: "I'll get off at Uoomington." "Well." replied Etta, demurely, j a ' dis is de place." " j w PERSECUTING CHRISTIANS. errlble Outrnsea Committed by TarkUb Soldlatt In Bnlcnrla. A letter from Eski-Zaghra, in the irge, industrious, and comparatively loffensive province of Bulgaria, tells us lat at Sulmuchli, a village of that dis rict, the Turks broke into the houses of ae Bulgarians, where they violated half score of the young girls and three oung married women. They killed welve Bulgarians and wounded eight; ben, as they withdrew, they took away rith them the corn, the lighter furni are, and all tho portable property of lie Christian inhabitants. In the village of Cazank't, tho rural tiara, wun two policemen ana otner 'arks, arrested fifteen Bulgarians, shut liem up in a hut, and putting knives to lieir throats, extorted forty-six Turkish ire (the lire is equal to 18s. 2d.). In lio district of Kezaulick, Koustchi kgha, at the head of a band of Musaul lans, traveled from village to village, emanding money from the inhabitants, nd threatening them with arrest incase f refusal. He thus succeeded in se aring a plunder of 560 lire. At Ga ntche, while the villagers were away onveying goods to the station, the Mus nlmans robbed their houses and ill reated their delenseless women and Uil/lyan Af TTnalii/lio flin TVivta Krnlrn UllUlOUl UV OJkUOUAUjW} VUW MAVUW t night into the house of Hadji Todoro, Bulgarian, tortured him -with red hot rons, and, after plundering him of 20, 00 piastres, stabbed him with their nives. His son-in-law was cudgeled everely by thera as they were leaving lie house with the plunder. Robberies and murders are matters of requent occurrence in the village of ]erfikli. Two young peasants have ieen slain by Mussulman assailants. A iriest has been robbed on the road be ween Souhlari and Kavakli; his wiie as been violated in his presence, and imself stripped to the skin, his very >eard being cut off from his face. The dests of the village of Kira-Tueikll rere tied to a country cart and dragged bout ail night, beaten and wounded, nd were only roleased upon payment of welve and one-half lire each. The Bul garian bishop of Sliven was attacked in lie town of Yamboli by thirty or forty lussulmans, and though he was hinv elf rescued by the police, his servants ' 7ero subjected to the most severe ill j reatment. A boy of Kadi-Keui, fifteen ears old, on his way to Sliven, was stop - ied by some Turkish soldiers, who lewed him down with their knives; he ras brought to the governor's house, deeding from the throat, and by bim ent back to his village in a dying state, idthout farther inquiry. At Elkovo five feasants going home from market were ttanked bv the Turks, who demanded heir money. One of them tried to es ape, but was shot dead on the spot. ?he others saved their lives by deliver Dg their purses. The tortures by which money is ex orted mainly consist in burning the ictims with red hot irons, piercing their ongues with sharp daggers, compelling hem to tread barefooted on heaps of horns, etc. Sadick Bey, with some 'thera, went from village to village vio ating Bulgarian girls. More than one inndred have been ravished. A Bloodthirsty Yivandiere. At the bloody battle of Magenta, An iette Drevou, seeing the flag of her egiment being carried off the field by wo Austrian soldiers who had killed he standard bearer, rushed forward, nd with her dagg< r stabbed one to the ieart, shot tlie other wxtii fier pistol, 1. eized the tri-color and brought it back J] 0 the French ranks. For this daring and o :lorious act she was decorated with the c ross of the legion of honor. I; When the zouaves were disbanded a a aedal was struck with suitable devices, )3 ty order of the officers of tlie regiment, n nd presented to Annette Drevou in t ecognition not only of her bravery un- I ler all circumstances, but also for her n lelf-sacrificing attendance upon the sick 11 nd wounded at all times. She had li ifTers of marriage, many of them highly dvantageous ones, but she declined a hem all, saying that the regiment was a ler husband; she would have n?ne a >ther. No one could justly breathe a L rord against her character ; she waB \ iniversally respected and loved, and \ here was not a zouave in the ranks who a jorrid not have fought for her, or for g ler honor, if it had been necessary. ? During the late war with Prussia, I 1 i.l~ t\ r uinc'ite i^revuu juxutsu iub xuntj acuuuu v. nfantry of the line. One day, after the ? irmistice, in the neighborhood of Thion J rille, she was grossly insulted upon the s )ublic road by two Bavarian soldiers, e ihe drew her pistol and shot one doad p ipon the spot, while the other abandon- J id the field in dismay. But he soon re- c urned with others. Annette was arrest- r id, taken to Metz, tried for her life by ? t drumhead courtmartial, and sentenced "J .0 be shot. The brave woman accepted ( ler fate without a murmur, and was led t >ut to the spot designated for her execu- e ion. ~\ Prince Frederick Charles was then at yietz, and as he was riding on horseback ia mot tliA firintr nartv. Ho innnirfld ibout the prisoner, stopped the process )f lier punishment, demanded and ob tained her pardon, and Bent her back to Paris under safe escort, Bat Annette Drovou is now fifty-two years of age, ind is poor, just able to earn a scanty iving by hard work. She lives at No. L5 Rue Van damme, where chance has ust found her out, and the officers and loldiers of the city guard have made up i purse, quite a little fortune in amount, ind presented it to the brave vivandiere )f the Second Zouaves. Killed by a Moose. j f An extraordinary occurrence was wrought to light at an inquest held re jently on the body of a man in Sonlih London. It appears that in a work roo.aa vhero many young girls were at work, a nonse suddenly made its appearance on i table, causing, of course, considerable ommotion and a general stampode. rhe ntruder was seized, however, by a young nan who happened to be present, but lie mouse slipped out ol his iiaud, and, unning np his sleeve, came out be ;ween bis waistcoat and shirt, at the leek. The unfortunate man had his nouth open, and the mouse, on the look rat for some convenient place of con. ;ealment, entered the man s uaouth, and le, in his fright and surprise, swallowed t. That a mouse can exist for a consid erable time withoat much air has long jeen a popular belief, and was, unfor iunately, proved to bo a fact in the pres ;nt instance, for the mouse began to car and bite inside the man's throat and sliest, and the result was that the unfor unate fellow died, after a little time, in lorrible agony. Several witnesses hav ng corroborated the above facts, and nedical testimony as to the cause of loath having been given, a verdict of iccidental death was returned. To Young' Men. Prof. Swing preached a sermon to ronng men in Chicago a late Sunday norning, and gave liis theory of life ,hus: Throw down the god money from ts pedestal, trample that senseleas idol ! inder foot, set up all the higher idols, a i leat homo, vines of one's own planting, ! i few books full of the inspiration of i jonius, a few friends worthy of being J ovod and able to love in return, a hnn j Ired pleasures that bring no pestilence, l devotion to the right that will never iworve, a siraplo religion empty of all >igotry, full of faith and love, and to ;uch a philosophy earth will give up vliat joy it knows. Did Not Know. They tell the story at the expense of he hoIom at Albany. Eoference was aade by a speaker to tho ninth com aandment and all were anxious to know rhat tho command was. Tho book lassod from one to another nntil a little ago solved the mystery by informing be gentlemen that the missing articles light be found in the 20th chapter of Jxodus, and many minds were at onco Blievod. In a country churchyard there is the allowing epitaph: " Here lies the body f James Robinson, and Ruth, his wife; inl underneath is this text: " Their arfar is accomplished." A Yal uable Work. he Centennial Histohy op the Uni ted States, from the discovery of the American Continent to the close of the First Century of American Independ ence. By James D. McCabe. Author of " A Manual of General History," "Pathways to the Holy Land," eto., etc. There has loDg "been a great and uni 3rsally-felt want of a history of the nited States suitable for general use. Viin want, in nmr Hcincr enrvnliArl Hir t.vio ational Publishing Co., of Philadel Ltia, who have issued a handsome vol me, styled "The Centennial History of ie United States," by James D. Mc abe, a well-known historical writer, his work will, undoubtedly, take rank i the standard history of the United tates. It is no dry mass of details?no ombastic effort to inflame the national ride, but is a clear, vivid and brilliant irrative of the events of our history, om the discovery of the American Con nent down to the present time. We most heartily commend this book > our readers. It gives a very interest ig account of the Indians of North merica, fr?m the time of the coming of ie white men. The voyage of Colum ns, the explorations of the different ations of Europe and the wanderings E the Spaniards in search of gold and nmortal youth, are told with graphic ower. Every step of our colonial history is acea with patient fidelity, and the )urces of those noble, and we trust, nduring institutions which have made nr country free and great, are shown ith remarkable clearness. The causes f our ereat strutfcle for independence re told with a logical force and bility unsurpassed in any work of the ay. Then fellows a clear and succinct :count of the formation of the Federal institution; the establishment of tho rnion; the course of affairs until the reaking out of the second war with Id gland; and a full and comprehensive 2count of that war and its results. The vents of our career from the close of iat contest to the commencement of the ivil war, follow in their order. The i8tory of the civil war is related with ltense vigor, and with a strict fidelity > truth; and tho work closes with an fwmnfc of fchfi conrse of affairs since the ad of that great conflict. The author rites throughout with the calmness and npartiality of a historian, and pleads le cause of no party of section. He tates facts, points out the lessons which aey teach, and appealing to neither pas ion nor political feeling, trusts to the ood sonse of his countrymen to sustain is views. In order to render the work omplete in every respect, the author as added to it an appendix, giving an ccount of the anproiiching international 'entennial exhibition. It is compris d in one large, handsome ctavo valume f 925 pages, and con lins 442 engravi Jgs on steel and wood f historical pertonnges and scenes. 'Via rvrirta ia an Intu that all flftTi aflFnT<1 tft urcnase a copy, and each subscriber is resented with a superb lithographic ngraving of the Centennial exhibition mildings and grounds. The book is old by subscription only, and the pub iahers want agents in every county, lee advertisement in another column. * Extraordinary Enterprise. Frank Leslie, the publisher of eight en illustrated newspapers and maga ines, has just added to the list his Vetu Popular Monthly, a marvel of legance and cheapness. I: is nearly louble the size of any magazine pub ished, each number containing one mndred and twenty-eight quarto pages, ighty fine illustrations, a beautiful hromo lithograph frontispiece, and is trim full of choice literature. We name s a few of the admirable articles in the irst number?one completely illustrating nd describing the Centennial oxhibi ion at Philadelphia?also "Degrading 'unishment of Women," illustrated? n interesting sketch of the life and as asamttllOII UI lUttiBU, tuu ncuuu Jioyvr ationist, with portrait?the different nodes of fire producing among the borigines, illustrated ? biographical ketoh and portrait of the great million ire, Wm, B. Astor, and view of Astor ibrary. Among the excellent stories ?hicL give so much life to this magazine re notice "How we Shot the Falls," n Adirondack adventure; " Pearl Slor ;an's Kevenge," " Huldah's Defeat," 'Diamond Cut Diamond," "One Jighi;," by Etta W. Pierce, "Paul's Choice," "Flint and Steel," "The Itory of Raephel Yelda," "The Fix lr. Ferrers was in." There are over ixty articles illustrated by eighty-two ngravings, and is furnished one year, tostage paid, for $2.50. The Popular Monthly has already reached a circulation if 75,000 copies?a success never before ecorded of any publication of its class, lend twenty cents to Frank Leslie, New fork, for sample copy, by mail free. Canvassing agents should secure terri-1 ory for this successful "magazine. An legunt chromo is given as premium. Vrite at once for terms. * JL JUUUL'i tire urpuniucui, The chief engineer of the Wilmington Ire department came over to our town he other day, Bays Max Adeler, upon a risit to the chief of our department, vhose name is Jacobs; and it struck racobs that it would be a first-rate idea o show the visitor how very efficient >ur firo department is. So Jacobs got in old tar barrel and set it upon the 'oof of his stable, and touched it off nth a match. When it began to burn ftt lin flfftirfl fllA fliomftl fnT tVlA ilarm, remarking at the same time to he Wilmington man: " You'll see that fire put out iu about 'our seconds by th? boys." Thoy waited four bccouiIb for the boya, jut they didn't come. They -waited ifteeu minute3, and still nobody came, racobs was furious, and as the barrel vas burning very near to the roof, he tent a boy around to the nearest engine louse to ascertain v hat was the matter. >Vhcn the boy came back be said the iremen were all out at a picnio except ug the members of the Washy Hose, ?ho had gone over to Paneader to fight k oouple of roosters. By this time the roof of the barn was >n fire, and Jacobs was pretty near irazy. The visitor wanted to telegraph >ver to Wilmington for hia department, >nt Jacobs alleged that he'd let the sternal earth burn to cliarcoal before ie'd oonsent to such a thing. Then he ien'<& man on a fast horso to bring the )oys in from that picnic, and by the ime they reached the engine house the itable was in ashes, and Peter's stable, lext door, had begun to burn. So when he engines arrived, Jacobs directed hem to play upon that, and then they jot to work; but after pumping for iwhile without getting nny water, Jacobs vas just about losing his senses, when tfr. McAllister came up and mentioned hat the supervisors had let all the water >ut of the reservoir so as to clean it. Hien Jacobs sat down to fan himself, Lnd to try to decide whether to commit ininidA ni* in Ifirivp flirt nonntrv. And tlif> rVilmiugton man went home with the dea that he hadn't mnch to learn from facobs abont extinguishing fires. Mysterious Fires. Mysteries of a fire are of three kinds -the mystery of fraud, the mystery of tarelessnesB, and the mystery of ignor nco. The latter characterizes people >f all ranks in life, and is, seemingly, an >ersistent as carelessness, and some imes as culpable as fraud. For in tance, how many people know precisely phat a defective flue is? How many ;now anything about spontaneous com mstion ? How many blow that hollow rails are actual fines, which have the lower of carrying flames from the bot om of a house to the top, almost in- ! tantly ? How many know that the icat of a stove, even when separated by , ome little distance from wood, will, in i bo course of time, so char it that a j park will fire it ? How many know : bat, under favorablo circumstances, ; res will smolder for hour?, ready to j ash into actual flame when fanned by i lie opening of a door, or the slightest j urrent of air caused in any manner [ 'hatever ? In brief, how many know j rtyfhing of a hundred and one circum- I iances that will cause mysterious fires, hich a slight degree of practical knowl- ' .Ige might easily prevent? The Patrons of Husbandry in Ohio are using the power which they possess by reason of numerical strength in con trolling elections of officers of agricul tural societies, with the intention of putting a stop to horse racing at fairs. They have triumphed thus far, and it is said that they are to make the same effort in every county where they are strong. Metaler & Co,, the most extensive dealers in reed instruments in London, pronounce the Mason <fc Hamlin "the finest reed instrument in the world." Augustus L. Tamplin and Chevalier Lemmens, the famous harmonium play ers, are using these organs at their Lon don concerts. These are fine compliments for our fa mous American makers, upon which we congratulate them, adding that they are thoroughly deserved.? New York Phil harmonic Journal. If every one of our readers would try Dobbins' Electric Soap (Oragin k Co., Phila.), they would, like us, become firm believers in its wonderful merit. Have your grocer order it. * American Genius. H*od;r and Sankey. The greatj revivalists, Messrs. Moody and Smkey, who electrified staid old England with their eloquence and enthusiasm, are fair sam ples of American genius. Springing from among the common people, their sympathies are alive to the wants of the whole people, and herein lies the secret of their great success. Those who Beek to be popular mast study and be familiar with the wants of the masse?, and prove loyal thereto. To this faot we may trace the grand suooess in business, as well as in re ligious undertakings, which many Americans have achieved. Strikingly illustrative of these suggestions is that great establishment,located at Buffalo, N. Y., and known as the " World's JJi8p?nBwy ?a moat appropriate Dame, in- q deed, for tbat vast institution, within whose . walls are manufactured remedies whioh are in , demand in every quarter of the globe, and at I which a corps of distinguished physicians and * surgeons, under the pergonal direction of Dr. " Pierce, are constantly administering to the needs of thousands of sufferers everywhere, and whose success in the treatment of all forms of chronto ailments has become so well - known that there iB scarcely a hamlet in the land in which bid name is n t familiar. Its proprietor, nays the Herald and Torchlight, of ilia a m o ti r\f fha n tvrifca f Af ao a tuau \jm. kuo nnwo tvi them, and to them tenders hi* eminent profes sional services." Hi* advertisements are earn est exhortations. Liko the great revivalists, his enthusiasm is multiplied by tbe unparal leled success of bid enterprise, as well as by tbe efticaoy of his remedies in coring disease. The people believe in him and bis remedies, because, as the New York Tribune says, "he sympathizes with them in all their afflictions, efforts and attainments." Heoce, Dr. Pierce's ' Golden Medical Discovery is to-day more large- I ly employed as a blood and liver medicine, and also as a oough remedy, than any other reme dial agent in the woil*. His Favorite Pre scription he does not recommend aB a " cure all," as is so often done by compounders of worthless, humbug nostrums, but for all dis eases and weaknesses peculiar to women it has proved itself no much of a specific that it now enjoys great popularity and universal confidence. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets, "scarcely larger than mustard seed," have proved so agreeable and reliable as a cathartic that they are rapidly taking the place nf thn laxcA. n&tiHAnnn nillH hnmfcnfnrfi flomnch in use , while bis Compound Extract of Bmart Weed is a favorite remedy for colic, cramps, summer complaint, diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, and cholera morbus, and also as a lini ment. Of Dr. 8age's Catarrh Remedy, and Dr. Pierce's Nasal Douche, little need be said, aB they are known everywhere as the greatest specifics for catarrh and " cold in the head" ever givon to the public. And besides this large measure of succoea, Dr. Piorce seems likely to achieve as great renown as an author as he has as a pbyriclan. His Common Sense Medi cal Adviser,a book of about 900 pages,which he sells at the unparalleled low price of $1.60, has already been sold to the extent of exhaust ing two editions, amounting to forty thousand copies. The Heoret of Dr. Pierce's success,as we'l as that of the great revivalists, and scores of other Americans, who by their genius have advanced stop by step from obecurity to afflu ence and distinction, consists in treating the DeoDle with consideration, svmualhv. candor and honesty. No man, who hopes to attain either wealth or distinction, can afford to deal unfairly with the world or be indifferent to the , wants and best interests of humanity.? Com. * Chapped hands, face, pimpies, ring worm, saJtrheum, and other cutaneous affeo tions cured, and rough akin made soft and smooth, by using Juniper Tab 8oap. Be care ful to get only that made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York, as there are many imitations mado with common tar, all of which axe worth less.? Com. "D * ttt ? TVrfKv a nn rirt? iTffl AvnAitl X A1X1 \JCkU Yf O UA|/UU? to enjoy good health when bad or corrupt humors circulate with the blood, ceueing pain and diseaeo, and these humors, being deposited through the entire body, produce pimplee, eruptions, ulcere, indigestion, coetivenew, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism, and umer ous other complaints? Remove the a im by taking Vegetiue, the most reliable remedy for cleansing and purifying the blood. CONSUMPTIVES, TAKE NOTICE. Erery moment of delay makes your cue more hope leu, and much depend* on the jadiolou* -holco of a romedy. The amount of testimony In f for of Dr Schenck's Pulmonic Syrnp, u a care for 0 uumptloa far exceeds all that oan be brought to inpi rt the pre' tensions of any other medicine. See Dr. Schenck's Almanac, containing the certificates of many persons cf the highest respectability, who have bean mtoiod to health, after being pronounot d incurable by physicians of acknowledged ability. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup alone has cured many, as these evidences will show; but the cure Is often promoted by the employment of two other remedies which Dr. Schenck provides for the pur pose. These addltlcnal remedies are Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic acd Mandrake Pills. By the timely use of these mcdtclnes, according to directions, Dr. Schenck oertlfies that most any case of Consumption may be cured. Dr. Schenck is professionally at bis principal office, Corner Sixth and Aroh Btroets, Philadelphia, every Monday, where all letters for advice mast b.i addresrod. The Markets. KEW TO*K Beef Oattlo-Prlmo to Extra Bulloc't* H <8 18 0?mmon to Good Texana C7J^SJ 07 V Mil oh Oowb .60 00 ?8S 00 Hogs?Live 08 3 08 Dressed <8V? 1 )M Sheep DSfl 17},' La robe ? (j ? Oottoa?Middling i 18# Flour?Extra Western 6 4 (j| 0 On State Extra 6 83 0 S 76 Wheat?Bed W?*tern 1 30 9 1 33 No. aSprlcs 1 2J; a 1 23 ftye? State 90 9 92 Barley?State 8< 4 1 10 Barley Malt 1 2t & 1 56 Jat??Mixed Western 47 0 48 Corn? 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BOOK AGENTS WANTED to TellltMV^ By Mrs. Stcnhouse, for 25 yesri wile of a Mormon Ulgfl Priest. It fxooses Mormon mysteries, secret doinri, etc, "u? a Woman them," am/ includes the real story q/ ELIZA ANN, WIFE No. 19, told In fall by herself. Introduction by Mr*. Harriet Beeohf r Htowe. 60.000 coplea h*re been uld. ororer 30.000 more than any other similar boot. It U the n>o?t complete and bett, and outiella all othera 3 to 1, Minister* uj "GckI rp<e<l itEminent Women endorie It Thou aandi are wiitlnr for It, and Agents tell from 16 to M ft day. Aeommlulon of nflu percent. eiren, and Ovtfifnt, AdditU A. D. WORT KING TON * CO.. Hertford. Con* FHE GREAT BLOOD REMEDY 18 TT11 n II in T RTII V liUTIi 1 llllj i MAKE IT PUBLIC. South Bobtok, Feb. 9,1871. EL R. Stevens, Esq.: Dear Str?l have beard from very many sources of the (rest success of VEGETINE in caaee ofScrofnla,Rhea natlsm, Kidney Complaint, Catarrh, and all other dis uses of kindred nature. I make no hesitation in faying Jut I knnu> VEGETINE to be the moat reliable remedy for Catarrh and General Debility. My wife has been troubled with Catarrh for many rears, and at times very badly. She has thoroughly tried (very supposed remedy that we could hear of, and with ill this she has for several years been gradually growing orse, and the discharge from the head was excessive ind very offensive. She wa< in this condition when she oommenoed to take VEGETINE; I could see that she was Improving in the seoond bottle. She contlnuod taking the VEGtt r IN K until she had used from twelve to fifteen xittlee. 1 am now happy in informing you and the pub lic (U you choose to make it pnbl'.cfthat sho U entirely snred, and VEGETINE accomplished tne cure after nothing el to wotild. Hence 1 feel justified in saying that VEGETINE is the moat reliable remedy, and weald id vile all suffering humanity to try it, for I believe it to je a good, honest, vegetable medicine, and I shall not Hesitate to recommend it I am, eto., respectfully, h. O. OAKDELL, Store 4ol Broadway. VEOICTENK acts llrectly upon tha causes of these complain!!. It inv gorates and strengthens tho whole system, acts upon the secro.lve organs, allays Inflamma tion cleanses and cr.ree ulceration, cores oonstlpatioa, uud regulate* the bouels. HAS ENTIRELY CUBED MR BOfiTOsr, October, 1870. Mr. Stsvens : Dear Sir-My daughter, after haying a (erere attack of Whooping Oougb, was left In a feeble state of health. Being advised by a friend she tried the VEGET1NE, and afttr using a few bottle* vraa frilly restored to health, I hare been a great sufforer from Rhenmatlsm. I have taken several bottles of the VKGETINK for this complaint, and am happy to say It has entirely cured me. I have recommended the VEGETINE to others, with the same good results. It is a great cleanser and purifier of the Dlood; it is pleasant to take; and I can cheerfully recommend It J&.ME8 MORSE. 364 Athens Street. Mold by till Drugciata and Dealers Every* where. , BOOK AOENTS. MOODY and SANKE Y.-The only original, authentic, and complete record of those mon and ihelr work*. Beuart <tf imitation*. Send for circular* to AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO.. Hartford, Ct. BOOK AGENTS. MARK TWAIN'S Nrw Book out wlls everything. Don't worry about hard tlmea. Sell thLs book and sea how May 1 they are. Send for circular* to AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO., Hartford, Ct. sma IB Sure relief! gmmr I KIDDER'8 PA8T1LIJ^^1S^: I^Charlestown, hltS3* "pSYCHOJIASCT, or Sool Charming." IIow tltbar iox a?y fucltu.K ??4 ftln tho bvg mod afftctlon gfiny jwnon th?y chooM, lattanlly. Tbta Utall oaa poauu, fr??, by mall, ?or? tker with a Lrrai't Gald*. Icypllui Oriel*. Dratmi, HlnU t* ladltt, ke. solJ. A |W bt?k. A4dr*M T. 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And while It would be difficult to oonoelre of anything in Food or Decaert mora creamy And delicious, or am nourishing and strengthening m an ailment la FEVERS, PULMONARY COMPLAINTS, DYSPKPal A. PROSTRATION OF THE 8YSTBX. OR GENBBAL DEBILITY, lit rare medicinal excellence In all Intestinal Diseases, especially la DYSENTERY, CHRONIC DIARRHEA, AND OHOLEBA IHFATNOM. has been lnconte tsbly proven. fife ctrcu'arsjor testimonies. Sold by Druggists fen er&uy, ana h iuo n uuioauc jjuyv* uj JOHN CABLE * SONS, 153 Water 61 rtat, cor. Maiden Lane, New York. THE CHICAGO LEDGEE. A $3 Paper for $1.60. ItUaagood and Ureer than the New York Wj?. Alway* on Illustrated Serial Story. A new Story eom menoee about Feb. 1, One year, ponUjf paid. for |LJ?0. j Bemplee eent. Attg TOE LKIXigK. ~ MERIDBN Cutlery Co. Hake ell kind* of Table Kn'*e* and Forka. Exclnaive maker* of "PATE>T iVOJttYt" moat durable WHITE HANDU: known. 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R R. Om?ha. lUb SAFE AND RELIABLE, Have Yon Weak Lungs ? Have Yon a Cosgh or Cold? .. Have Yon Pain in Your Brcart? " TT~-~ Tlirnaf TXlMM? Have You Consumption ? P8B Ds. L 0. C. IMABT'8 PINE TUBE TAB CORDIAL Are Yon Weak and Debilitated ? Do Yon Suffer from Indigestion ? . Do Yon require a. Tonic? Have Yon No Appetite ? Do Yon need Building Up ? 1 Do Yon with to be Strong and Healthy? ; U8B Da. L. 0.0. W1SHARH PIKE TREE TAR CORDIAL , Sola py an jjrnggiBi** < I Principal Depot, ? No. 232 North Second St., Phflft. hale'S Honey or Horehound and Tar foe the cube of ' Cocgiis, Colds, Ixfluexza, Hoarse ness, Difficult bueathhto, ajt? all Affections of the thkoat, bnoncnial Tubes, and Lords, leading to consumption. This infallible remedyjg composed of j the Honey ot iuo pnni uun-uuuuu, m chemical union \yitU Tar-Balm, extract ed from the LrFE Principle of the forest tree Abies Balsamea. or Balm I of Gilead. Tho Honey of norehonnd sootoes 1 and scatters all irritations and inflam nations, and the Tar-Balm cleanses and nEALS the throat and air-passages leading to the lungs. Five additional ingredients keep the organs cool, moist and in healthful action. Let no pre ! judice keep you from trying this groat medicino of a famous doctor, who ha1; I saved thousands of lives by it in his i .arge private practice. N. B.?-The Tar Balm has no bad ! taste or smell. PBICES, 50 cents AND $1 per BOTTLE. Great caving to buy large size. Bold by ail Druggists, "PiIcq's Toothachc Drops rure in 1 minute. L__L N V K U ^ (i TXTHEN writing TB ADVEHTU-3F W plea** ?ay that you saw the adverfu,.,n?. ia thla paptr.