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FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD. Construction or Barns. That mannre which is kept under cover till carried to the field is much more valuablo than that which is ex posed to the sun, wind and rain, a cor respondent of the World says, has been proved by nuraorous experiments; yet farmers will so construct their barns that their stable manure must be thrown out of doors, where much of its plant food is destroyed and lost. That the liquid manure of animals is worth nine-tenths as much as the solid is admitted by good judges; yet farmers -will so con struct their bams that from one-half to the -whole of that manure is lost. That there is much hard work on a farm and not a little that is disagreeable, evory farmer knows; yet farmers will so construct their barns that th< re will be more of both than there need be. That it is unhealthy to live partly or wholly underground, needs no argument to prove ; yet farmers will so construct their barns that their cows must thus livo most of the time that they are fed in the stable. Whereas, if farmers would so con struct their barns with a cemented cellar or basement under the stables for ma nure, that would then be kept under cover till wanted, and could be drawn out whenever convenient, all the liquid manure would be saved, the stables could bo more thoroughly cleaned in one fourth to one-third the time and ?!??? /liaaoroAaWA TPnrlf \> ILUL LUUUii 1COO JU?JL U) u*w^*wv?.v ? ??? than it 'would take to wheel the manure into the yard, and oould be dono just as comfortably in stormy as fair weather, and their cows would have a dry and healthy stable. To wheel the manure of foi ty head of cattle three or four rods from the stable takos ten or twelve days longer every six months the cattle are stabled over night, than it does to drop it through the floor, to say nothing of the hard, disagreeable work of wheeling it through the mud or snow or on a line of plank to the heap. A tight stable floor, one or two small windows on each of two 'sides of the j cellar, and a ventilator from the cellar up i through the#oof, will prevent any odor | rising from the manure into the stable. I The benefits of cellars or basements un- ] der stables for manure, and the objec-1 tions to keeping cattle in them, are like i the goods the merchant advertises for I sale, " too numerous to mention." Household llint* and Helps. Stewed Potatoes.?Four medium sized potatoes cut in dice one-half inch square; boil in well salted water until they are tender, not. soft; immediately drain off all the water and put them in a sauce prepared as follows: Place in a stewpan two ounces of butter, one ounce flour; stir together on the fire until it bubbles, when add one pint of boiling milk, pinch of salt, grate of nutmeg, one pinch white pepper; stir until smooth, and, at the moment of serving, add the potatoes, piece of one-half a lemon, and one tablespoonful chopped parsley. Cbushed Wheat.?Place eight ounces of crushed wheat to steep over night; in the morning place over the fire in the same water it was steeped in, with one pint of milk, or, if preferred, one pint water, and one-half teaspoonful of salt; boil one and one-half hours. Boiled Hominy.?Put six ounces of ' hominv to steeD in one pint of water over night; next morning pnt it on the fire with the water it was steeped in, and one-half pint milk, one-half teaspoonful a tit, boil one honr closely covered, on a slow fire. Beohjsd Ham.?If the ham be salt, parboil it in slices; lay them on a slight ly greased gridiron; place it over a quiok fire and broil a nice brown all over. Observe the slices are ont thin, and just enough for one person. Serve on a hot dish. Pabsnips FjiiED.?Boil three large parsnips tender, then cut them into about three inch lengths, and again cut them into pieces about a quarter inoh square; dip into the following batter and fry brown. Serve on a folded -.. Common Batteb.?Take eight ounces of flour, two yolks of eggs, two table annAnfnla nf a alar? nil nno.nnorfiir spoonful of salt, enough of milk to make a rather firm batter; whip the two whites of eggs to a dry froth, and add them just before using.?House keeper. Farm Motes lrom Exchanges. ? Having oooasion to build a post fence on one side of my orchard, says a cor respondent, about a dozon of the holes were left unfilled for a couple of days, ji r a l xi x._ t ana on going 10 sot me posts, irom one to eight field mice were found in each hole?having fallen in and being unable to climb the smooth sides of the hole. Chestnut flour, so unknown to us in England (although there is no reason why this should be), is the staple food of many Italian peasants, with whioh they make their polenta, preferring it to maize, as being more nutritious. The cost per head for this kind of food is from three pence to four pence per day. In regard to milking cows oftener than twice a day, as a general rule it seems unnecessary, but there are cows in nearly every dairy that suffer extreme pain if allowed to go. twelve hours be tween milkings, as their anxious watch ing for the milkmen and their bellow ings and moanings indicate. The mangers should not be less than I three feet long, eighteen inches -wide, and twelve inches deep. They should have an upper border of wood project ing inward for two inohes, and a trans verse bar of half-inch round iron across the middle. A bar of two-inch wide hoop iron screwed on to the top of the manger protects it from damage by the horse's teeth. This simple arrangement prevents the horse from throwing out his corn, and the provender is not in so thick a layer as in the ordinary narrow and shallow manger. The advantage of a thorongh prepara tion of the soil to receive seed can hardly be too highly appreciated. The more finely comminuted it is, the better for the seed and the crop. Close con tact between seed and soil exerts a won derful influence upon germination. The germ starts into vigorous life, and both radical and plumule are more rapidly developed; the little rootlets take hold firmly in the pliant soil, extracting and appropriating far more nourishment j jfrL XT -a- 1* I Hum. ULiu tuci cai tu taiaxi tuo v uau uu u the soil is but imperfectly pulverized. Gjpanm or Plaster. However muoh sulphate of lime may vary in outward appearance, an analysis should give the following proportions: Sulphuric acid, 46.51 ; lime, 32.56; water, 20.93. Where it comes from does not matter. The question of purity only is of importance. Those living away from the mills must trust to the honesty of the dealer*or employ some chemist to test it. There is no simple way of determining its impurity, al though a soft, smooth feel to the hand is a good indication of purity when it dissolves readily in soft water. George GeciUes says that according to his experience some years the same plaster will give most wonderful results ill increased crops on tne same xanci, ana in other yearn will show no effoct what ever, and from the different opinions beld by farmers generally in regard to its value as a fertilizer, his experience seems to be that of many others. To determine whether it mil be of value, he reoommends that each farmer should make experiments for himself. One bar rel, sown in strips on grass land, ap plied at the rate of a spoonful to a hill of oorn, giving it to three or four ad joining rows, and omitting as many more, sown in strips on young barley when it is three or four inches high, and on young outs, in each case, as near as may be, at the rato of a bushel to the acrft, and the results carefully marked, judging by the eyfe, will test the utility of the article. But the experiments should be continuous?that is, niade from year to year for several years, for only by such a series can each one deter mine whether upon the whole the use of plaster will profit him. Ponltrr for Mu-kec. Kaising poultry for market, says the Sun, is probably as profitable a business i as ordinary farming, but is seldom oon-1 ducted on a large scale -with anything like as much certainty. If a large num ber of fowls are kept on a small area of land diseases are pretty certain to appear among them, and if they do not, experi ence has shown that the egg product de creases in proportion as the number of fowls increases, if all aro allowed to run together in one flock. There is no good reason why a man may not keep 10,000 as well as one thousand or one hundred fowls, provided they are separated into small lots and each given sufficient range to insure health. But it will seldom be found profitable to keep more than one hundred in a flock, even when eggs are not taken into consideration. Many a man has found his twenty-five to fifty hens very profitable, but on increasing the number to one nan area, pronis dis appeared and losses ensued. The poul try business should pay fifteen to twenty per cent, in the vicinity of New York ?ity, but we very much doubt if it does, except where raisers keep fancy breeds and sell at fancy prices for breeding pur poses. Settlnf Out Trees. We have never met with any difficulty in getting trees to live the way we set them out, says a correspondent of the Michigan Farmer. This is our plan: As soon as the ground becomes fit to work in the spring we dig holes for the trees about four feet across and about one foot deep; then spading the ground in the bottom of the hole all loose by running the spade down the whole length of the blade. Selecting the trees in the woods, dig them up carefully, re moving all the broken roots and cutting off all the top, leaving the trunk about ten feet in height; if the ground is dry, take a pailful of water and wet the roots; then sprinkle on well pulverized soil, ?- 4.1* sv ?w?11 Kofwnnn f.Via I {jressuuy tuo ouu ncu u roots. If the ground is moist, there will be no need of wetting the roots; fill the hole slowly, stamping the ground well; then mulch the trees around with straw or. coarse manure. I would set out, on the ground, nothing but hard maple; don't ever set out an elm if you expect to work within ten rods ?f it, and then don't, for some one else may have to work near it, and of all things de testable I think elm roots the worst. Setting Rid of Stump*. Some one, not long ago, started the idea that sulphuric acid would totally destroy stumps. An anger hole was to be bored in the top, filled with sulphuric acid, and plugged. In a day or two the stump would be eaten up, even to the very roots. I tried the experiment and failed, only a small portion of the stump, ' 11 *? i? -ee?i.,1 mkn tut) top, ueuug HilCUUCU. JLAlO lunuw ing method I tried and found it to be a perfect snocess : In the autumn bore a hole one or two inches in diameter, ac cording to the girth of the stump, verti cally in the center of the latter, and about eighteen inohes deep. Put into it one or two ounces of saltpeter; fill the hole with water and plug up close. In the ensuing spring take out the plug and pour in about one-half gill of kerosene oil and ignite it. The stump will smol der away without blazing, to the very extremity of the roots, leaving nothing but ashes. England's Wheat Trade. The Mark Lane Express, in its re view of the grain trade, says: In spite of the improvement in the aspect of the country after a brief period of sun shine, the condition of the land is still very baokward for this time of the year, even in the most favored localities. Au tumn sown crops, although backward, make a fair show, and appear not to have suffered so much as was thought probable. The wheat plant is somewhat thin and sickly on heavy lands, but with warm May weather will doubtless make fair progress, although a heavy crop is scarcely to be expected. The defloienoy of acreage under wheat this year, while no doubt attributable in some measure to a bad seedtime, is also due to the im probability the farmer foresees of being able to cultivate the crop remunerative ly now that the low price and rapid transit of wheat from India render com petition more severe. The heavy ship ments of wheat from Calcutta have formed a very marked feature in the trade this season, and the facility with which this class of grain can be sold shows that to the miller it must possess grinding qualities of no mean order. Add to this the fact that the price ranges littln n*OT fnrtr otiillinira nor nriftrfpr UUVIO VIV* *v* VJ M?j^v. VJ , and it most be patent that with the enormous resources of land and cheap labor in India the prospect of selling English wheat at an averave of fifty shillings per quarter is rendered rather dubious. Now that such facilities are offered for the transit of wheat from the East, the low class of grain from America and Russia is almost entirely neglected, and the influence thus brought to bear on the course of prices is a matter for care ful consideration. As some quantity of Calcutta wheat has recently been taken for the continent, it is plain millers there Degin to appreciate me aracie, ana an extension of English trade in this direc tion may possibly be looked for. The course of trade has undergone little change since our last weekly report, and the Easter holidays have rendered trans actions somewhat limited. Wheat has. steadily maintained its late prices, but there has been no appearance of im provement, except for fine white quali ties, which have been occasionally a lit tle dearer. Piper's Confession. Piper, the s< xton, who was indicted for the murder of little Mabel Young, in *V>? r\t a Hrvn+rvn nhnmh ha/? twn trials. At the first the jury disagreed. At the second he was convicted. At both of these trials the prisoner affected total ignorance of the manner in which the little girl came to her death. Now he says that he knew all aboat it; that she was killed by the trap door fall ing on her head; bnt he was afraid to say so at the time lest he shonld be sus pected of having murdered her. It would be a great relief to the family of the child and to the community gen erally to be able to believe this improb able but not impossible explanation now rendered of the terrible tragedy. Piper's Btory recalls the singular his tory of the murder of Dr. Parkman by Dr. John W. Webster, which occurred in Boston many years ago. Dr. Web ster persisted in the declaration of his innocence dnrinor his trial, and at its close even denounced his counsel for not having defended him successfully. But before his exeoution he admitted that he killed Dr. Park man, insisting that he did it by a single, sadden blow, struck in a moment of intense irritation. Many people believed this story; but it was rejected by the governor of the State, acd Webster was executed. Control of the Wedding Ring. A curious question was involved in a case tried at an English court, namely, the control of a wife over her wedding ring. Tiie circumstances were as fol lows : The wife, shortly before her death, gave her wedding ring to her mother, at whose house she died. The husband claimed the value of it as a set-off against him for his wife's board and lodging. The judge decided that a wedding ring comes under a ckss of ar ticles which the wife has separately and independently of her husband, and which she has power fco keep, but not to give away or leave from her husband. On the contrary, the husband has power to give them away even during her life. In this case the wile has no power to give away her ring, and the judgment must be accordingly. This may be law, but it seems hard that the wishes of the deceased woman with regard to her ring should not be respected. Had the hus band claimed the wedding ring as a mat ter of sentiment, legal jjjoceedings to recover it would be intelligible, but to demaud it as a "set-off" against a claim for board and lodgings, is a sad desecration of what was regarded in less pawnbroking ages as a symbol of con fidence and eternity. Against a Woman.?A strike took plaoe in the newsroom of the Indian apolis Telegraph office against the em ployment of alias Amanda Boetticher, a lady of many accomplishments and skill ful in the art preservative. The strike was purely on the ground that shd is a woman. Rest in the Grave. Rest in the grave!?but rest is for the weary. And her Blight limba were hardly girt foi toil; Rest is for lives worn oat, doserted, dreary, Which have no brightness left for death tc spoil. We yearn for rest, when power and paesior wasted Have left to memory nothingbnt regret; She sleeps, while life's best pleasures, all un tasted, Had scarce approached her rosy hps as yet. Her child-like eyes stili lacked their crowning sweetness; Her form was ripening to more perfect grace. 8he died, with the pathetic incompleteness Of beauty's Dromise on her pallid face. What undeveloped gifts, what powers un tested, Perchance with her have paesed away fron earth; What germs of thought in that young brain arrested May never grow and quicken and have birth! She knew not love, who might have loved sc truly, Thongh love dreams stirred her fancy, faint and fleet; ^ Her soul's ethereal wingsTvere budding newly, Her woman's heart had scarce begun to beat. We drink the sweets of life, we drink the bitter, And death to us would almost seem a boon; Bat why, to her, for whom glad life were fitter, Should darkness come ere day had reached its noon ? No answer, Bave the echo of our weeping, Which from the woodland and the moor is heard, Where, in the springtime, ruthless storm winds sweepiDg Have slain the unborn flower and new-fledged bird. Miss Marchmont's Romance. Several years ago Helen Marchmont and I were schoolmates. We were rear ed amid the brown hills of New Hamp shire, far np toward the spires of the White mo on tains. At sixteen, Helen was the belle of the village, the liveliest at all our merry makings, and the admired of both old and yonng. Indeed, in my whole life, I have seldom seen one more beautiful than Helen Marchmont, at the time of wiiicH 1 speaK. Traces or ner loveimesa yet remain, but so marred by years and sorrow, that few who knew her then would recognize her in the pale, sad woman of to-day. Before Helen was seventeen she had many offers of marriage from young men highly esteemed by her friends, but she encouraged them not; her whole affections were given to,Arthur Richard son, the only son of a poor widow who resided in our vicinity. He loved Helen with hia whole soul, but he could not brook the idea of tak ing her from a home of comfort, if not of luxury, to the stern life of toil and poverty which lay spread out before him. "Many and fierce were the strug gles between love and reason; but his pride conquered every other feeling, and it all ended in his espousing the resolu tion of going to sea. A brother of his dead father was largely engaged in the India trade, and this unole gave him the supercargo's situation on board a merchant vessel wnicn iraaea Detween New York and Singapore. It was very hard to leave his widowed mother to her loneliness; very hard to part with Helen; but Richardson had before him the prospect of carving his way to fortune, and the thought of what should come afterward buoyed him up through the solemn parting. His heart was foil, but he left his native village without a sigh or a tear. "Helen was very grave and quiet for some months after his departure, but soon her natural sunshiny disposition emerged from the cloud, and again she was the life and pride of the village. Arthur had been absent two years ; and one fine September morning, as Helen and I were picking over the ripe whortleberries we had gathered on the mountain the previous day, the yard gate opened hurriedly, and in another moment Helen was in the arms of her lover! He had returned for a brief visit of ten days; then he was to go away onco more, to Jje absent eighteen months only, and then?the happy blush on Helen's oheek spoke eloqaently of what -would take place. "While he had been away Arthur had prospered. A little more of successful labor, and he would give Helen a home of luxury and gratify her every wish. The morning of his departure arrived. When he came to bid her farewell, he put into her hand"k package, saying : 'Dear Helen, I want you to wear this to please me. It is my choice, for it is just the color of your own bright hair. And some serene Sabbath day I shall oomehome to find my darling in the dress brought her from beyond the sea." And folding her to his bosom with many a passionate kiss, Arthnr Richardson went away once more. When Helen opened the package she found amid the folds of tissue paper a piece of soft, glistening brown India satin. She laid it away carefully ; and although I often questioned her as to when it waa to make its appearance in our little church, she always smiled quietly and evaded the subject. But I knew very well that she intended it should be her bridal robe, and she would not have it made until near the time of Arthur's ex pected return. The probationary eighteen months rolled away?daily waa the good ship Sarah Jane expected to arrive in port. The Sarah Jane was expected on Tuesday, and by Saturday night we micrhfc Irvtfe for Arthur in Milville. Rail ways were things unknown, or compara tively bo, in our region, and the journey from Boston must be performed in an old fashioned stage coach. Saturday came?a clear, cloudless day in April, and by special invitation I went over tc pass the time with Helen, until Arthur^ arrival. She was flushed and smiling, s little anxious, but very happy, and sc beautiful I I could scarcely keep my ad miring eyes off her face all through the oool bright afternoon, and when, a1 eventide, she arrayed herself in the brown satin, and with a crimson shaw] around her stood by my side on the east ern*piazaa awaiting the coming of the stage, I could not refrain from clasping my arms around her, and exclaimirg " Dear Helen,, how beautiful you are i,: She smiled her own sweet, gentle smile, as she replied : " I am glad of it, Mary; glad for hif sake." The sun set?the shadows deepened and thickened. I remember that the wind, which had been all day a western zephyr, changed to the east, and blew up ccld, white columns of mist from the river; and the blue translucent heavens were clothed in the vestments of purple way. ~ We both went down and leaned on the gate that opened upon the highway. Noi a doubt crossed her mind; 6he looked for his coming with tho tender faith with which a child waits its mother's good night kiss. The lumbering old coach came slowly up the hill. Bat the coachman's cheery "Good a-van orirln " foil nn AJirs that heard not. for as the vacant stage rattled by a cold trembling seized upon Helen, and it re quired all my strength to support hei into the house. From that hour hope was dead in hei heart. She gave up all! Bat contrary to the expectations of every one, just a year from the day she had expected tc be wedded, she rallied, and in time she was once more able to move about the house. Two years afterward, Helen, by the death of her parents, was left alone. Mrs. Richardson had died some months previously. There was no tie to bind Helen to MilviUe, so she disposed of the old homestead. Arthur Richardsor never came back ; the vessel in whicl he sailed was never heard from after she left Singapore, and in all probability hu grave was made in the ocean depths. Though many wealthy and gifted met .bowed before Helen Marchmont, she remained faithful to her first love. And every Sabbath, in memory of this lost love, she wore his parting gift?the brown satin dress. Two years ago, while I was a visitor at Mrs." Greene's house, I remembered the story of Miss Matchmont, and has tened to inquire of my hostess concern ing the beautiful heroine. A smile lightened up the lady's face as I men tioned the name. "Miss Marchmont no longer ezists," she said. "Dead!" I exclaimed, shocked by her reply. "Not dead, but married! and more than that?she is the wife of her first and only-Jove I" "But he was lost"? "So we all supposed. Bt^t it turned out quite differently. He returned about twelve months aero. The ship in which he expected to sail to New York was . captured by a piratical crait, and Arthur Richardson was thrown into a Spanish j dungeon, from which he did not make his escape for ten years; and then he was taken to Australia by the captain of 1 an immigrant ship. There he labored incessantly to retrieve his shattered for tune, writing often to Helen letters full , of love and trust, which, of course, ow ing to her change of residence, she . never received. After three years he found himself a rich man, and without delay he set out for the States. He visited Milville, to find only his mother's 1 grave, and to hear the tidings that Helen had wedded a gentleman in the , city, whither she had gone at the death of her parents. Heartsiok and reck less of himself, the wanderer took refuge in the far West, and engaged in trade. Coming about a year ago to the city to purchase a supply of goods, he met her in the street. A recognition ensued? explanations and revelations ; and a i happy wedding was the result." Affairs in Turkey. The condition of affairs in ltirkey, the Herald, says, gives little assurance of peace, although strong representa tions have been made to the sultan by the representatives of the great powers to induce him to refrain from an attack on Montenegro, on the grounds that the good offices of the powers will be ex exerted toward a peaceable adjustment of the difficulty.. While apparently con senting to this the sultan does not abate a jot of his war preparations, but is musterincr his forces for the struggle, feeling, no doubt, that it is inevitable! On the other hand, the insurgent bands are also in motion, massing for a great battle, which will be fought whenever either side is ready to strike, all the ef forts of the diplomatists to the contrary notwithstanding. Advices from St. Petersburg give the situation a more favorable complexion, citing, as they do, the unanimity of the continental powers in favor of peace as a guarantee for its preservation. Although England ; has not yet assented to tne proposed arrangoment her consent is expected. It would seem, however, that she is , slow to entangle herself in an alliance which would circumscribe her freedom of aotion should a crisis arise. The solution of the Eastern question is in vested with much more gravity now that direct English interests in Egypt have been created by the purchase of the control of the Suez canal, and the English minister of foreign affairs will naturally endeavor to secure for the English crown the Egyptian portion of the wreck of the Turkish empire. Centennial Notes. The value of the Chinese exhibit is roughly estimated at $161,000. The Humboldt statue cost $15,000, and will be placed in position in June. The department of admission has de oided that fifty-cent silver pieces, as well as fifty-cent notes, will be received as entranoe fee. A mammoth bull, four years old, weighing 4,500 pounds, and bred by Jacob Lee, of New Florence, Mo., is on exhibition. He answers to the name of Stonewall Jackson, and experts pro iiounce rum ine largest, iuimjbu ana iuohl symmetrical bovine seen for many years. The Centennial executive committee authorize the announcement that there is no vacanoy in the clerical force under the commission, and the Centennial police force is so nearly filled that no encouragement can be offered to persons whose applications, accompanied by reference, have not been filed. The Tramp . Nnlsnnce. The tramp nuisance is gettirg to be intolerable in the rural districts, and numerous cases of robbery and outrage are reported as being committed by these wandering vagabonds. In the in terior cities these fellows and the oorner loafers are increasing alarmingly in num bers and impudence. A contemporary thus bitterly refers to them : No matter where you go, you always encounter the "poor fellow"?by these we mean the men who stand on the street corners on Sundays and grumble because no work can be procured. The sympathizing public say: " The poor fellows ! Too bad I" Why, bless your soul, those poor fellows, as you call them, wouldn't accept an appointment in the cabinet, if they thought there was any hard labor to be done. No; they would rather stand and stare at passers 1 by, chew tobacco, and swear and lie, and bemoan their condition, than strive to earn a penny by the sweat of their ; brows. A Curious Compact. The Indianapolis Sentinel relates the following incident : Young Anderson, i the lawyer,, whose funeral has just oo 1 wro a a nnnmn nf T?.avn??af. Mnrm'a UUL1CU) TTOO ? \J\J UUUA VJL MfcVAAAU} and between them there existed the greatest friendship. There is a compact, entered into and signed by them two or three years ago, agreeing to compare notes at the age of forty and see who had achieved most in the world of science or letters?but alas for the uncertainty of all earthly things! So impressed with this spirit of rivalry was young Ander son that in his long lingering sickness, when unconscious, he would mutter to himself audibly: " Earnest will excel me, Earnest will excel me." Filling Up Space. A young man who left the Alleghanies a few weeks ago to fill a situation in New York, got an idea that some address cards would help him into high-toned society. He left his order with a prin ter, and in due time received his cards. After a little reflection he took them * ' ? - -iW? J1 ?1 J3 . DaCK tO We OUICt), uuu roiuiuncu . "Seems to me there's a good deal of blank spaoe on these cards. I don't see why you can't put the picture of a horse over the name, and you might have a ship or a plough, or some such thing, in each corner. It looks wicked to waste so much space!" Worth Knowing. Fresh milk is a valuable food for the sick, but tjje least sourness in it makes it, of all articles, perhaps the most in jurious. Diarrhea is a common result of fresh milk allowed to become at all sour; nurses, therefore, .ought to exer cise the utmost care in this. Yet, if you consider that the only drop of real nour ishment in your tea is the drop of milk, the groat importance of not depriving invalids of this drop of milk is evident. A Sad Fate.?The New York Herald says: A thousand cavalry arrived in Cuba lately from Spain. Before the summer is over most of them will have died from the effects of the climate, even if they entirely escape the insur gents. It is incredible that Spain should thus ruthlessly send her soldiers to Ouba to die to no purpose, but we sup pose there is no help for it till the har vest of death is complete. Can't Do It.?Miss Anthony declares that the only class of human beings in the United States man can't argue with to-day is the women. "A man," adds Miss A., " can't argue with his wife, his daughter or his own sister. When they commence an argument they get worst ed and always end up by exclaiming: 1 Oh, nonsense 1 What is the use of trying to argue with a woman.'" STTMMABf OF NEWS. IitereitlBi It?ki from Hone ud Abroad. A night train on the Canada Southern line dashed into the Welland canal. The locomo tive and eight freight care were badly dam aged. The fireman and engineer were killed. It ia supposed that the latter was asleep, and did not obeerve that the bridge waa opeo Don Amceto Eaqoirol has been elected to suo ceed Gen. Garcia as president of the republic of Costa Rioa Barney Williams, the noted actor, who had been aiok for a few week), was stricken with paralysis and died jn New York city at the age of fifty-three The Metro politan hotel, at Long Branoh, N. J., w is de stroyed by fire, involving a loss of 170,000. The hotel had just been enlarged, and wta one of the finest at the Branoh There were 522 deaths in New York city in one week MIbb Mary S. Linden, of Newark, N. J., haying boefl deserted by her betrothed, became de spondent and committed suicide with arsenio. A eon and daughter of Prof. Parker, of tho Iowa State university, were drowned by the upsetting of a rowboat while in their father's company War has been deol&red between the Central American stateu of Guatemala and Salvador, and several unim portant engagement!! have taken place The Prince of Walis, accompanied by his brother, Prinoe Arthur, were received at Mad rid by King Alfonso and suite. As John Smith, who murdered Judge Oar son at Crab Orchard, Ky., was boing taken from oonrt to jail, he was assaulted by the the sons of the victim. The attempt to kill ^ the prisoner failed, however, and the young j men were arrested, only to be set at liberty on their promising to abstain from farther efforts J in that direction MoKee, of the St. Loub \ whisky ring, was sentenced to two years' im- i prisonment and to pa; a fine of $10,000 The Massachusetts Republican convention ap pointed delegates to the national convention, bnt left them unpledged. Resolutions favor ing both Bristow and Blaine were before the members, but were not acted on The governor of the island of Barbadoes reports that the island is now quiet The opera House at Rouen, France, caught fire from a gas jet while the troupe of seventy-five per formers were preparing for the performance, and before they could'all escape the entire building was in flames A number of the com pany were burned to death, among them Mme. Pzys, the principal singer. Four soldiers were killed and fifteen others wounded in en deavoring to rescue the unfortunates A hill in rfimnvfl tho ftlfintoral difl&bilitiea of women was defeated in the English Houao of Commons by a vote of 239 to 152 John 8tone, aged twenty, of Manor Station, Pa., fell in love with a thirteen-year-old girl, and be came she refused to marry before she was six teen, he blew ont his brainB, leaving a note in whioh he said that he could not live three years withont the girl .... The TnrkiBh gar rison of Nicsio made a sortie to procure pro visions, but wore repulsed by the besiegers. The garrison and inhabitants are in extremi ties, having had nothing but horse meat for several days The national board of fire underwriters declare that fifty-five per cent, of the fires are incendiary. The New York Democracy, in convention In Utica, appointed delegates to the national convention, heading the delegation with Sena tor Kornan. After directing the appointees to act as a unit, the convention adopted resolu tions deolaring its settled conviction that a re turn to the constitutional principles, the frugal expenditure, and the administrative purity of the foundcra of the republic is the beat and J most imperious necessity of the timeB, the , commanding issue now before the people of I the Union; and while entertaining a cordial ] appreciation of other Democratic statesmen, ; respectfully suggest the nomination of Samuel i J. Tilden for Prosident The Arkansas Be- < publicans appointed delegates to the national ! convention, and instructed them to work for j Oliver P. Morton. i Representatives of the great powers having 1 met at Rome and asked the advice of the car- j dinals as to the best means of bringing an end j to the conflicts between the various states and the church, the cardinals answered uuani- j mously that peace was impossible until the in- j of t.hn nhnroh wan Acknowledged. 1 The plague in Mesopotamia is on the increase, and haa appeared in the military hospitals and garrisons. At Bagdad from April 2 to April 10, inclusive, there wero 886 attacks and 208 deaths Mary Bhenan wn.? found in Oinoinnati with her throat cut, and the body of a newly-born female child with its head nearly severed from its body was found under her bed Gov. Rioe, of Massachu setts, has vetoed the James Parton Marriage bill The California Republicans left their delegates to the national convention un pledged, but expressed their preference for Blaine The German imperial oaurt of dis cipline has sentenoed Count Von Arnim to formal "dismissal from the* publio service and the payment of coBts of proceedings The Post-office Appropriation bill foots up a total of $32,189,109, of whioh the revenues of tte department will probably oover $29.258,208.... It is becoming more and more evident, the New York Argut tells us, that whoevor carries the Presidential election in November must carry the State of New York, It iB tliis which gives Tilden His great prominence as a candi UAbO 1X1 l*UO ^CUbJi diiVA TfUiwU UiOJ | possibly give him the nomination Qen. Crook announces that the Indians at Bed Cloud are on the verge of starvation, owing to the non-arriral of supplies. He fears they may go on the warpath aa a result. The Centennial commission have decided to open the exhibition grounds on Sundays freo of charge, bat to keep the buildings closed.... Calamitous fires have ocoorred in the numerous diBtriots in Japan On March 26th upward of three thousand houses were destroyed and ten lives were lost in the town of Izushi. On the same day 140 houses were burned In Matsmai, and on April 2, twenty houses were bnrned in Osaka Quoen Victoria has been proclaimed empress o? India The treasury is now issuing twenty-oent silver pieoes The steamer Quessant, from Brest, haa foundered at sea, twenty-<ne lives being lost Wm. Boddie was hanged at Tuscumbia, Ala., for committing rape on a white woman in 1874. He died protesting his innocence Turkey has asked the great powers for military assist ance in suppressing the insurrection, quoting as a precedent the aid given Bussia to put down the rebellion in Hungary in 1849 The body of Edward Fuller, missing from Rutney, Vt., for two months, wm found in an open lot in Westminster, with the remains of his horse and sleigh. As a jug of liquor was also found, it is supposed he got lost in the enow while intoxicated and so perished. Tha rovolt In Algeria has been completely J snbdaed. The leaders have been captured ' and are held aa hostages for the good oondaot / of their tribes J. S. Adams, a law student ^ at Cheater, Vt., committed suicide by taking 1 poison. His intemperate habits bad oaused f an eBtrangment between his botrothed and < himself, and that was probably the cause of his mad aot Mrkb tar Paeha reports that he 1 has entered Niosio in triumph, after defeating , a large body of insurgents at Presjeka and oo oupyingth'oir irttenchmonts By the upset- , ting of a sailboat from Newcastle, Del., two of the four boy ooonpanta were drowned The ( king of Dahomey, for ill-using a British sub ject, was fined a sum of money, whereupon he informed the English commodore that if he would oome to Abomey he (the king) would pay him in powder and bullets Dartmouth | College has decided to send a crew to Sara- < toga, and each student will be assessed to pay 1 tho expenses The report of Maroh 10th showed that tne national Dan&s 01 um couucry held coin to the valne of (6,923,635.75 and ooin certificates -amounting to $22,153,710.00. ... .Prof. B!ake, known as a mind reader, com mitted snioide by poisoning in Ban Francisoo, on acconnt of poverty. The Oaban insurgents fired into a train between two garrisoned stations and suc ceeded in oaptnring it, burning all the cars. They also destroyed five large estates... .The boiler of a steam ferryboat, plying between Rudesheim and Bingen, Germany, exploded. It ie believed that thirty persons were killed. Two Afredi olans on the Panjaub (India) frontier have Bent their families to places of safety and revolted from British rale. In their raids they hav? ran off numbers of cat tle The pablio debt statement for April places the total, principal and interest a* $2,224,369,873 61, leas $116,431,615.22 cash in the treasury, (-.homing a rednotion daring April of $2,761,181 49 The whites of Anticch, Cal., fired the Chinese qnartor of the town and drove tbo Giiinamet from the city, on account of somo whito boys being allowed to debauch themselves in a Chinese den. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. rhe Bnalnesa of General Interest Trans acted. SX5ATX. Mr. Sherman (Rep.), of Ohio, reported back iTith amendments the concurrent resolution ;o seoure uniformity in gold coin, moneys, and iccounta between the United States and the [Jnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Placed on the calendar. On motion of Mr. Morrill (Rep.), of Maine, iie Senate insisted on its amendments to the Deficiency Appropriation bill, and agroed to ;ho conference asked for by the House, tfeesra. Morrill (Me.), Allison and Davis were appointed members of the conference oommit -ee on the part of the Senate. The Chair laid before the Senate the Oonsu ar and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, with the nesaage of the House of Representatives re "using to ooncur In the Senate amendment to ;h*t Bill. Mr, Sargent (Rep.), of California, noved that the Senate insist upon ita amend ment, and aak for a committee of conference, ind the Ohair appointed Messrs. Sargent, Frelinghuysen ana Withers members or the :ommittee. Mr. Sherman (Bep.), of Ohio, called up tho Souse joint resolution explanatory of the law blowing the commissioner of internal revenue o issue special tax stamps to persona oarrying )n the basiness of retail dealers in liquor, ;obacoo, etc, upon railroad trains and steam boats. Passed. Mr. Boutwell (Bep.), of Massachusetts, in roduced a bill, authorizing the secretary of ihe treasury to renew the issue of fractional jurroncy, providing that the total amount out itanding at any one time shall not exceed $5,* >00,000. Beferred. The Distriot Tax bill, as amended by Mr. Seal's substitute, providing a tax of one and me-half per oent. on all property, real and porsonal, was passed. Mr. Lawrence (Bep."), of Ohio, from the Indidary committee, submitted a report in re lation to the Pacific railroads, proposing a bill requiring them to create a sinking fund to pay it maturity the principal and interest of the juDsiay Donas lsaaea to mem vy me govam 3ient. Recommitted. The House went into committee of the whole on the Legislative sad Executive Ap propriation bill. Mr. Piper (Dem.), of California, moved to imend the item for the San Francisoo mini', by increasing the appropriation for wages from {225,000 to $627,000. Mr. Randall moved to amend the amend xient by providing that the rate of wages paid it the Ban Francisco mint shall not exeeed those at the Philadelphia mint by more than twenty-five per cent, (allowing fifteen per :ent. for the difforence between paper and gold, and ten per cent, for the cost of living). Agreed to. Motions to insert an item of $14,000 to oarry Dn an assay office in the mint buildings at New Orleans, and an item of $4,000 for the mint of Charlotte, N O., after a long discussion were adopted. An item of $5,000 was also inserted for an assay office at Roiso City. The question of the compensation of Terri torial judges (fixed in the bill at $2,500) gave rise to discussion, most of the speeches being igainst the utter inadequacy of that compen sation. Mr. Gannon, of Utah, illustrated it by the statement that the Territorial Legislature jf Utah made an appropriation to increase the jompeneation of the United States judgeB, who acted there in a dual capacity. Mr. Hoar (Rep.), of Massachusetts, express ad his astonishment at Mr. Cannon's state merit, and intimated that any Federal judge who received compensation from any outside joarce deserved impeachment, and offered an amendment forbidding Territorial jadgea to wcept any compensation except that provided oy Congress. Agreed to. Mr. Holman (Dem.), of Indiana, reported the Poet-office Appropriation bilL It oontaina ippropriationa for mail depredations and special agents, $110,000; for post route maps, 120,000; for advertising, 525,000, and provides that the postmaster-general ahall oause an id?ertisement of the mall lettingB of each 3tate and Territory to be posted op in each post-office therein, to be pouted conspicuously tor at least sixty days before the time of such letting, but no other advertisement of such lettingB shall be required: compensation to postmasters, (6,500,000, and to olerks, $3,290, J00 ; for payments to letter carriers, tl,650, 300, provided that hereafter the free delivery 3yetem stall not be established In cities of less tnan 40,000 inhabitants where now established by law; foivinlaud transportation, $14,500,000; for transportation of foreign mails, $220,000 ; (or balanoo due foreign countries, $50,000. If the revenue of the Post-office department shall be insufficient to meet the appropriations made by the bill, then the sum of $2,680,906 is hereby appropriated For Bteamehip service between Han Francisco, China and Japan, $250,000. The amount recommended to be ippropriated by the bill is as follows: For general service of the Post-cfflce department, $31,089,109; for steamship service, $256,000; For official postage stamps for the use of the Post-office department, $850, OW; total, $32, 189,109. The above amount id lo be provided For as f allows: By the revenues of the de partment, estimated at $29,258,203; by appro priations for deficiency out of H o Ue^sury, fz,OBU,buu; Dy direct spur . >uun uiu ui -r the treasury, 1250,000. The total amount r? 3ommoaded by this bill is leas than tho esti nates ttierefor in the sum of $5,750,696.99. ' The B oo8e went into committee of the whole ? jn the legislative and Executive Appropria- 5 tion bill. All the items for surveyor-generals , were, on motion of Mr. Randall, struck out of ? the bill. * On motion of Mr. Oaldwell (Dem.), of Ala- P bama, the salary of the commissioner of agri- T culture was raised from $2,700 to $8,000. On i notion of Mr. Holman an additional paragraph " was dc.ded, making it the duty of the oommlA- " aioner to collect agricultural statistics, and to R wmpile the same, and to publish monthly statements thereof. Thn Hnn?ft nrnnanded to vote on the various unendments to the Legislative Appropriation a bill. All those amendmeuts on whioh a sopa- 0 rate vote was not asked were agreed to in balk. The first amendment on whioh a sepa- | rate vote was taken was one offered by Mr. Sorlbnt (Rep.), of Illinois, increasing the jompensation of Territorial judges from $2,500 to $3,000. It was rejeoted, 39 to 19. The next vote was on the amendment offer- " Bd by Mr. Oaldwell (Dem.), of Alabama, ap- ? propriating $3,000 for the collection of agri- ? jultnral statistics. Rejroted. The section transfen mg the Indian bnreaa from the Interior depa 'ment to the War de partment was stmok out f the bill, and then r the bill was passed?jeas, 1208 ; nays, 17. * Mr. Bandall offered the following amend- ? meat to rale 5, saying that he did so at the special reqneet of the speaker: "Jfroviaea, that in case of the personal illness of the speaker, ho may make iraoh appointment (that }f speaker pro tern.) for a period not exceed ing ten dayB, with the approval of the fionse 1 it the time the Bame is made." The amend* b ment was agreed to. . Mr. Scales (Dem.^, of North Carolina, chair man of the committee on Indian affairs, re- d ported a bill appropriating $5,000 for the sab- o jistence of the Apache Indians in Arizona. Passed. Mr. Hopkins (Dem.), of Pennsylvania, in- T iroduced a bill relating to the ponishment of * (fitnesses ad judged to be in oontempt by either 0 House of Congress. Mr. Holman (Dem.), of Indiana, moved a r bill to repeal so muoh of the resumption act aa o authorizes the redemption and cancellation of jj United States notes and tho sale of United 3tates bonds for the accomplishment of that 8 purpose. Rejected?yeas, 115; nays, 111; ti not two-thirds in the affirmative. ? Mf Mnrrlunn fT)Am.Y of Illinois. mOVOd a resolution direotiug the several committees of * the House charged with investigations, to con- t luot such investigations with open door*, b jxcepfc when in the opinion of auoh committees t the pablic interest will be prejudiced thereby ; ind that any person accused before a commit tee shall have the right to be heard in his own hereon, or by counsel, or both. Adopted. A Merchant's Start in Life. When the lato A. T. Stewart reached * liis majority ho returned to Ireland to a receive his patrimony, upon the interest E j{ whioh he had been living in New g fork. Before starting on his return he I jpoko of tho object of his oontemplated j Tisifc to Ireland to Mr. Chambers, then no n of onnfirtn fnr V IVUU AUU)TU 1*0 ( UUJVA u? uuvwvu AVi several business houses in New York jity. " How muoh is your patrimony ?" isked Mr. Chambers. '' About $10,000,1 suppose," answered Mr. Stewart. '1A snug little sum. "What do you in ;end doing with it?" "Invest it here and live on th? in ;ome." " You can do better." " How?" " Go into trade." "Nonsense. I know nothing about ;rade. I can't even buy a hat or a pair )f gloves without getting some one else x) pick them out for me." "Stuff," ejaculated Mr. Chambers. "Do as I tell you. Go to Belfast and bay insertions and scallop trimmings. 3pend all your fortune in them and you (rill double your mocey." Arriving in Ireland, Mr. Stewart found that his f patrimony had been 3iminished to $5,000 by bad specula dons of his guardian. This circum stance led him to adopt the advice of Mr. Chambers, and when he returned to New York his||entire patrimony was in vested in insertions and scallop trim mings. The two friends determined to jo into business together, Stewart acting is salesman while Chambers made the Dutside purchases. The first difficulty was in finding a storeroom suited to iheir purpose. They looked through Pearl and Hudson streets, the centers 3f the retail trade at that time, but Found the rents too high for them. ^375. This/ttAvT^usidered too high ilso, but it was 'determined to take the place, and ftus is the way A. T. Stewart begun his career and laid the founda tions of his trade. Finally, No. 21 bised "to let, The Bagdad Plague. The news from the city of the caliph 3 not reassuring ; the plague is increai ig there, and at latest reports thirt ew cases and ten deaths were reporte aily. This figure is already large in il Blf for a city of hardly oue hundre liouBand inhabitants, for such is no1 tie population of Bagdad, which couni d in the ninth century two million ii abitants. But the worst feature of th lague resides in the facility with whic ; may be liable to spread in the neigl oring districts, and even in souther lurope. This is to be feared, especiall ow, for this is the season of the relij )us pilgrimages made by Moslems t aeir shrines, and by Roman Catholic ad orthodox Greeks to Jerusalen loreover, the sultan is strengthenin is army in Herzegovina with recruii rom his Asiatic provinces, around Baf ad and along the Persian gulf, as we s the eastern Mediterranean shore. Th Lfcy of the caliphs was often devastated ad notably in 1831, by a plague brougl y a handful of Indian pilgrims, just at IPinn _ -1 1 _ 1 HZV, a biu^jio uueubeu amu rouse tie appalling plague which almost d( troyed Marseilles. At our request Cragin'A Co., of Ph? delphia, Pa., have promised to sen y of our readers, gratis (ou receipt c f teen cents to pay postage,) a samp] f Dobbins' Electric Soap to try. Sen t onoe. * Chapped hands, face, pimples, ring orma, saltrheum, and other oataneoua affe< 0118 curcd, and rough skin made soft an 2100th by u log Juxipeb Tab Soap. Be car< al to get only that made by Oaowell, H&zar ; Co., New York, as there are maay imitatlm Lade with oommon tar, all of which are wortl MSfl. . m " It does not speak well for the inte [genoe of the public," says the Londo Aincel, " that the stamp dutj on patei ledicines during last year yielded a a crease of ?13,819 over the produce t be previous year. It is scaroely cred: le that the passion for consuming ui nown quantities of unknown drug bould be so strong as the thriving trad ci nostrums indicates." Unlimited Remedial Resources. People sometimes suppose that Dr. Fierce' imily medicines represent the entire extex f bis resources for coring disease. This is a rror. Experience proved that while his Go en Medical Discovery, Favorite Prescriptiot leasant Purgative Pellets, Compound Extra* f Smart Weed, and Dr. Sage's Catarrh liemi y, would, if faithfully used, cure a larg ariety of chronio complaints, there would fc ere and there a oaae which, from its eaverit; r from its complication r.itb other disorder! rould resist their action. These exception! uses required a thorough examination inl heir symptoms, to ascertain the exaot natui nd extent of the disease or diseases und< rhioh the patient was laboring, and the use < peciflo remedies to meet and overcome tl tme. Thiu led to the establishment of tl Forld'a Dispensary, at Buffalo, N. 7., with i acuity of physicians and surgeons, each < rhom is skilled in the treatment of chron isordera in general and those belonging I is own special department in particular. 1 ne is assigned diseases of the throat ai ingfl ; to another, dise&aea of the kidneys ai rogenital organs ; to another, diseases of tl igeetive syetem; to another, diseases of tl ervous system; and to another, diseases < be eye and oar. Thus the highest degree i -erfeotion in medicine and surgery is attaine .'he establishment of this institution enabl be doctor to meet a long-felt want in the trea icnt of tho more severe chronic affection )y a carcfal consideration of the symptoms i iven in writing, he snocessfnlly treats tho ands of canes at their homes. Others vif be diepensiiry in person. The amplest r onroes for the .treatment of lingering sffe Ions are thus placed at the disposal of eve atient, and those on whom the proprieta ledicines do not have the desired effect ei rocure a mere thorough and effioieDt cour y a persona! application to the proprietor i be World's Dispensary. Fain l!n the Side and Lungs. West Wmnnj), N. Y., Dec. 10. Gentlemen?Having received great bene romthe nee jf Dr. Wistab's Balsam or Wii Jeebby, I oh serf ally give yon a statement ay case, hoping it may inflaence some nnfort lg the winter of 18681 was very much out ealth, afflict 3d with a severe cough, pain tie aide and longs, and a general depreeaii f health, to Buah an extent as greatly larm myself and my friends as to tne resu )oring this time I tried several highly recoi lended remedies with little or no good rean nd had concluded to try the effect of onthern climate upon tcy health; bnt befo arrying this resolution into effect, I was i need by the urgent solicitation of your ager Ir. Huntley, to give the balsam a trial. I d o, and to my great joy found immediate ai ermanent relief by the use of only 01 >ottle, and I am now in as good health as eve believe your balsam is one of the beet rem ies for coughs, colds, and all lung disease iow in use, and conscientiously recommend s eueh. yours truly, Pzteb Shaw. 0 eta. and $1 a bottle. Sold by all druggists Vegetine is composed of roots, bar] nd herbs. It is very pleasiint to take; eve hild likes it jnportant to Persons Visiting New Voi or tne uentenmai. The Grand Union Hotel, New York, opp ite the Grand Central depot, has over 350 el ;antly furnished rooms. Elevator, steam, ai 11 modern improvement. European pia Carriage hire is saved, as baggag e is Uk< o and from the depot, free of expanse. T1 eatauranta supplied with the betit Ones an live better for less money at tin Gnu Jnion, than at any other flrat-olajsa hoU itages and can pass the hotel constantly to i [arts of the oity, and to Philadelphia depot. To ALL, iiartloularly invalids, spring la ? trying ? on. Indications of slcknesa should at ono?i be attend ?. Fatal diseases may bo cinaed by allowing t owela to b?eome constipated, and tfeo system to resu a a disordered condition, until the disorder haa time evelop Itself. An ounce of prevention la worth a pou f cure, la nn old and trnthfnl laying. Therefore, dvlse all vrho are troubled with the complaints ni ery prevalent?headaohe, Indigestion, disordered Uv rant of appetite, nausea, or feverish skin, to take, wll ut delay, Sshenok's Mandrake Pills. W? know of emeJy so liarmless and decisive in Its action. It nee strikes at the root of the disease and produce* ealthy tone to the system. People need never sufi rom any dlssase arising from a disordered condition tie liver if they would take this exoelle^t medict rben they feel the first indications of the mala< 'amllles leaving home for the summer months shoe ike three or four boxes of theee pills with them. Th are an almost lnatant&neons effect They will relit lie patient of headache In one or two honrs, and w apldly cleanse the liter of snrronndlns bile, and ? ffectnall; prevent a billons attack. The? are told ldniffJaU. The Markets. KIW Ton*. !eef Oattle?Prime to Extra Bullocfa $ OS (4 11 lommon to Good Texans C8V@ 08 lilch Cows 40 00 <870 0U logs?Live.... .. .? ? ? ? Drensed 08 i. ;he?p .... 06 Oe iambs 10 18 lotton?Middling l.?4(<4 13 lour?Extra Veatern...,. 6 66 ? 7 CJ Stato Kxtra 6 66 0 7 00 Cheat?Rod Western 18.' ? 1 80 No. 2 Spring 1 20 & 1 31 lye?State..... 00 @ 96 larley?Stato 1 '.0 9 1 10 larley?Malt 1 40 9 1 40 lata?Mixed Western 87 48 lorn?Mixed Weetern 63 ? f4 [ay, per cwt........... (kl (4 1 10 travr. per cwt 66 Q 1 10 [ops 7r's?18 @18#....olds 04 @ 08 orfc-Mees 21 60 @21 fl5 13 & 18 'ish?Maokorel, No. 1, new 26 00 @2i 00 " No. 2, new 16 CO @15 CO Dry Ood, per cwt 4 01 ($ 6 25 Herring, 8cal2d, per box.... 24 @ 24 etrolenxn?Crude 08)fi?|C8}f Refined, IS Pool?California Fleece a.... 33 (i 38 Texas " 20 a 26 Australian " 40 @ 46 hntf nr__ flfrftt A ik <l4 M5 Western Dairy 28 0 Western Tell 20 Q Western Ordinary 18 9 lieese?State Factory Cfl @ State Skimmed 04 Q Western.... 06 0 :gga?State..... 17)tf? AXBIXY rbeat 1 91 lye?State 'J1 9 orn?Mixed 59 ? iarloy?State...... 9J @ a*?State.... 38 0 Bcnixo, lour 0 25 010 rheat?No. 1 Spring 1 i6 0 1 orn?Mixed ? 63 0 >atu 37 0 78 <3 larley 78 0 BALTIMOBt. totton?Low MIMllngs.... 12X0 lonr?Extra.... 8 76 @8 Fheat?Bed Western 1 20 @ 1 lye 76 0 lorn?VjiIow 60 0 i&tH? Jixod 46 0 e'-.oloum 08X0 PHXLADKLFHIA. ?ef Cattle?Extra 00X0 beep 06 0 [ogs?Dressed 11 0 lour?Pennsylvania Extra 6 00 (4 8 rbeat?Bod Wostern 1 ('6 0 1 ,ye> 87 l?t orn?Yellow...... 61 (? Mixed M 0 ats?Mlxod 89 0 etrolenm?Crude 1OX01OX Reflnei, WATKBTOWN, MASS. eef Cattl??Poor to Choice 4 75 0 8 bwsp 2 (0 <$6 ambs 2 M 0 6 81 24 20 18 OS 12 17 37 98 60 90 60 00 26 60 87 78 73 12 76 20 78 60 46 08. 08 07 12 26 IS b7 63 CI 42 13; 76 B0 60 WBt MATE! Aobettoa Beeflac-Wlth Lion Gbay An Pxoov ?ob?tltnte tot tin. Id dm by ill of the Lamkst Mixuricn AMMtM FalaU. ill oolon, recdr tor use, unexcelled Album Huwi Pipe ana Boiler CoTtrlnc*. 1 AiMtM Hteun Paeklnc?Ind?*tR>cUble,Mlf-labr AjriMMM Roof Co*tlBff,for rercrln? and dixbit Paint* for Tin Emfi, Iron Work.?x. FI?.Pmf factory tndnoefnanta and ??la*rTertaai of nle will 6e?ii where onr goods u* not kept for isle. TT TIT Ketabltihed MM. Piteot? and Itanmfi rtarec.*** ww ? 1 A schoolmaster at Exeter, England, pnnished a boy by beating liim with a green willow rod, and in some manner hannened to destroy one of the little fellow's eyes. He was tried on a crimi nal indictment, and sentenced to Give years' penal servitude. Through the length and breadth of the land the celebrated HIL VEtt TIPfKD Boots and Show are sold by the million, for parents know they last twice as ion* as those without Tips. 1 Also try Wire Qnilted Holes. F*i ^ hTf? fell a Have 70a Men the CABLE SCREW WIRE Boots and 8h-i? ? Will Ion a are being worn: all say they are the easiest and best Shoe ever mad*. Also try Wire Quilted Soles. GABLE SCREW 5WKRE QK FANCY CAROH, 7 Styles, #m> Name, 10a. UO Add's J. B. HUSTRD, Nassau, Brass. Oo-.N.Y. &K<fn (OA a day at homo. Samples worth 91 sent $U LO $(SU fna. BTINBON k 00., Portland#** NaiiM. 10 ZU ctT,* poBt-pIid." lTjonbs ii5b.. Simm, i? l&OAA A MONTH. Agentswanted. Excel Mfg. ??i*l\1 Co.. 151 Mlohlgan Afar*. Chicago. DL T)rofltnble, Pleaaant work :hnndreds now employed; JT. bnndiedi mors wanted. M. N. LOVKLL. Erie, Pa. WANTED AGENTS. 8ampUt and 0*tAt fr*. BMw than (fold. A. OOULTgR k PP.. Chicago. OK JET CALMNG CARDS, with name tni ijO gO oenta. J. K. Hab?P. Maiden Bridge, r tf?1 A a dar at home. Agent* wanted. Outfit and terms free. Ad draw TKUB Jt CO.. . Angnata. Maine. A QTTTMT A The only cue remedy. Trial package L. 8M1THKTOHT, PlereXandTo VERY deatreble NEW ARTICLES for Axenta. Mfr*d by J. O. OirnrwLL ? Co.. Oheahlre. Oonn. C4 As?<t01'*&9pd*Jr- BeadfbrCkreisoOitalent J) 1U B U> A U J. H. Bdvtoxd's Bom. Beaten. mm* I to A&EKT3. sssarssgfeaaBsi | AUBUM fOoMBfllMO UOMPUTX, AUDPTI1, CT. K. i A FOBTTJNE &hMu^Mpboof# Bamplea by mull 60o. Taylor Mfg. Oo.. ITew Britain,Ot i9AA PER MONTH GUARANTEED. fDOUv Btulneea flrst-cliM. Agent* toon ltd er?ry wbere. Addreae, with a tamp. T. 8. FAG B.Toledo, O. A GBNT8 WANTED.?Twenty 9x11 Moonud Ohromne for 81. 8 samples by n^,poeVp*ld.?Oe. OoimwprrAi. Qhbomo Oa. 37 Hkmo St.. Hew York. HABIT CURB]} AT 1IOMB. No publicity. Tine abort Turmi moderate, 1.000 tftctlxno nlala. Describe ou?. Dr. F. E. MAHaH.Qatnoy, Mich. OPIUM AGENTS All Want It?thoaaanda of Uvea and million* of property nnd by it-foctnnss made with lt-partlcnlam free. 0. 1L LnrrKOTOit A Dbo. .Kew YorkA Chicago. $77 PER WEEK OuAKAftTEED to Amenta Male and Famale.ln their own loeallty. Terms and OUTFIT KEEK. Addreea F. O. VIOKERY A OO.. An?naUjialne. npmw^a orphlne Habit i y oared. Palniesa; not V* turn BCchT^ta $250 A MONTH ? i|tnU wanted every where. Business honorable ml ftrst class. Partlcalari eent free. Address WORTH * PP.. gt. Lode. Ma 8 W188-ALPINE SOFT Tree-Protecting WAX. Wl>i Save Trceeby the Million. __ All that 1* neceesary to belaid of this WAX t? tu?t It Is pronounoed by those vboure us?d II as the BEST INVENTION averdiscovered forHUBELY CURING an Wockds, Dibeabm im> 0backs or tbx Bajlk ob Soots of Fruit end Staado Trees, Grapevines, Rote Boshes, Shrubbery, Plants, etc., which ere tnvari ebly rained when damaged by Animals, Worms, Insect*, Grasshoppers, Front, Hot bun, or from any other oanse. One Jar of It will protect yon against heavy iocs, and will keep the Trees in a healthy state and bearing con dition. Now Is the time sand the eooner yon notloesnah diseases, the better. It la also a never-falling prepara tion for Grafting Trttt. Price?In Jan of 3 Ids, g I; 8 lbs., 92.7*: U lbs., 86; Keen of U lbs.. gg.jO. Cash with order. Sent by Expreaa with fall directions under my seal and signal ure. I hate no Agents. For ward ail ciders to the Inventor, nnderelgn od, and get the genuine article. GODFREY ASOHMANN, Landscape Gardener. 3118 Germ-.ntown Ave., Philadelphia. Pa. N. B.?Plans drawn and laid out and Estimates given for Fruit Orchards, Gardens, Lawns, Country Seats, Kustio Bouses and Bridges, Greenhouses, etc., and all work promptly attended to. Tnree ran ior unirara! During tha pact five years the VEGKTIJTB ha* ban steadily working Itself Into pub 11a favor, and those who w?r? at flrkt most incredulous In regard to Its merit are now it* moat ardent friend* and supporteca. Thereare three essential causes for those having such a horror of patent medicines, changing their opinion and lending their lnflaenoe toward the advancement of VEGETINE. lit |t la an honeetlypreparad modiolus from bark*, roots and herbs. 2d. It honestly accom plishes all that la olalaed for tt, without leaving any bad effects in the system. 3d. It present* honest vouchers in taetimonlafa from honest, well-known citizen*, whose signatures are a sufficient guarantee of their earnsbtnsss in the matter, '.'akioginto consideration the vast quan tity of medicine brooght conspicuously before the pub lic through tha flaming advertisements in the newspaper columns, with no proof of merit or genuine vouchers of what it has done, weshonld be pardoned for manifesting a small degree of pride In presenting the following testi monial from Rev. J. 3. DIOKKRSON. D. D., tbe popu lar and ever genial pastor of the South Baptist Church, Boston. .. . The Tired Bodv Sues for Sleeo. Boston, March 16,1S74. H. R. SrzTXDB, Esq.: Dtar Sir?It Is u much from ? sense of duty u of gratitude thai I write to say that your VEGRTINE? even if it Is patent medicine? baa been of great help to ma when nothing else seemed to avail which I could safely me. Either excessive mental work or nnnsual care brines upon me a nervous exhaustion that des Deratelj need* sleep, but' aa desperately defies it. Night after night the poor, tired body sues for aleep un til the day dawn ii weloomed back, and we begin our work tired out with an almost fruitless chase after rest. Now I hare found that a little VEGETINE taken just before I retire gives me sweet and immediate sleep, and without any of the evil effects of the usual narcotics. I think two things would tend to make brain workers sleep. 1st A little less work. 2d. A little more VEGE TINE. This prescription has helped me. Now, 1 have a particular horror of "patent medicines," but ( have a greater horror of bring afraid to tell the straight out troth. The VEGETINE has helped me, and I own it up. Yours, etc., J. 8. DIOKERSON. Valuable Evidence. The following unsolicited testimonial from Eev. O. T. WALKER, D. D., formerly pastor of Bowdoln Square Church, and at present settled in Providence, R. L, most be esteemed as reliable evldenoe. No one should fsll to observe that this testimonial is the result of two years' experience with the nse of VEGETINE in the Rev. Mr. Walker's family, who now pronounces it invaluable. Pbovhizncx, R. L, 164 Transit street. tnraiuible, and I recommend It to all who mar need an InTigoratlng, renoratln*tonlo. O. T. WALKER, Formerly pastor Bowaoln 8q? Church, Boston. Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists. Acenta Wanted! MedaJ* and Diploma* Awarded hnLwan'8 Pictorial BIBLES. 1800 Illustration*- Addreaa for new circulars, A. J. HOLMAN tic CO.. 930 ABOH Street.Phlla "PSYCHOMAWCT, or Sool Charming." I Bow itbv wx may laaclnaU and gain Ue lo?? and affactioa of to/ ptnoa t>?- chooM, instantly. Thti art all can caiia, fr**.V7 luu.&CCttst together witha Lever'* fluid*, Bff7pt^o0iaoe,l>rwiai?.HlBUioLadJ?,4c. l,SM,M**oM.A oonr boofcAdaruM CWIUAAJO * 00. IW*. nflafefcUa. 50 AgmU WaaUd Finely Printed Brlatol riiillnf Curds seat pon-.-paid for 2o el*. Bead camp for samplee of tiliua Car da, Dlnrble, Snowfiokes, Scroll, Da> m&ak. Etc. We hare orar lOO rtrlaa. I. A. H. FUIXKB A Co.. Brockton, Maaa. louXftme KIcjfantlT Print LL* ed on II T8a*s?akkt visitiwo Casus, for 23 Cents. Each card cootain* acnw which is not Tidbit until bald towmida tba light Nothing Like themever before offered in America. Biglnduce tnsststo Agents. Notbltt p*i*ti*o Co.Aihlaod.Kaak A BOOK for the MILLION. MEDICAL ADVICE ' S!??"oES? Catarrh, Rupture. Opium Habit, *c^ 8EXT FREE on rcc*lpt oi stamp. Address, Dr. Butts' Dispensary No. 12 N. 8th it, St. Louis, ila Here is both Pleasure and Profit. A fsw dollar* will boy a Portable Printing Press, jrpe, 0-0., with which btuinctt men can sacs money by doing their own printing aud advertising, and with which a young man oan do a paying little ousinees in job <cork. AmaUi.n find it rich pastime. Learned lo a fcv> hours. Presses at 93 ana upward. Ill nitrated Catalogue for two 3c. stamp*. Excklsiob Pbxs* CO., Meridan, Conn. REVOLVERS SS H Ml Pf0W UaJTAlO 11 111 ACTUtrct -r ? SeMt with 100 Cartridges for $1 Full Nicklx Plat*. SiZUfactiongnarantoed. Ultutratud Oatalojvt TBJSM, WESTERS GUN WORKS, Chicago, m., 69P?rtorn-t (McOonnlck Block). P. O. Box MO. FITS, EPILEPSY, FALLING PITS CURED. Tbu Is No HtncBUO. For Information, lnqalrs of or write to MOYER BROTHERS, Wholesale JDru?l*ti, Bloonnbarg, OolnmbU Coantr. PennayWanla. One Agent wanted In rrery town, city or eonaty, toem? vai* for a rr? pectable builo?sa,io which any artlvt and lotelli? rent mail or wronnn run oaiiiy mak? from $5 to per day. The butineuia new and permflv^^l ? nent, aa we make the lama offer nrxt ^.r.h.lwcdathl.. Ap?non^J?iV^^;501n<)lle "J1"**1nev"ranv!^lf^^^>T"oor;?txTxrHncd b,f"rf. nuult *72.75 In 15 ?J > lg" Foil partial Inn frw. C. A. r.J'Ti W^fLEBB. JUntpr, 99 Dome St., NfwYork. We know C. A. Cleg* to be re?poB?lble Anil rollnlWr, nod think he oflkr* A*enUe*J*|ft '..or.nfBU."?tr.Y. WnklfSun, Apt* lywy SAVE MOM *"* -? ?i Monetae and THE By Bcndlnc *ut 0c WEEKLY TRIBUNE (r^Ur price^). or 85-75 for the M?azta? THB SEMI-WEEKLY TRI BUNE POKTABLE SODA FOUNTAINS. $40. $50. $75. $100. CHEAP & DURABLE. Will Yield *00 per cent profit. 8II1PPED BEADY FOR 08*? KenilfrrCiulxiu. A4dr??th??olTM?ii*h<t?no BUM& CO, IIroo, Ind. YOUR OWN PRINTING! ?TOVELTY x? PRINTING PBESS. Pop Profeulonal and Amateur Printer*, Schooli, 8o?leUe?, M?n. uitectarere, Mercbanto,jjndothmi lt.1 theSEST erer invented. 18.OOO lnn??c Ten etylet, Prloei from $6.00 to $U&0C BENJ.O. W00D8 4C0. dttlmlntllkiDiliof Cstelon*-) OOPS4CO . M*nnfn?nd "-smwaas Ooatiho for steep or flat Root*. The only BXLUBU ru*?u a-d R. R. Oo.'s. Ro*d/ forn*?. lastly applied, ta riohneea of color and beauty of finish. n? cheapest ud moss affectlre non-oondnotcrt in aM. icatln*. Will w*aa rar rorxa ixnro aa cay other. In* Boots. Cements, far Leaky Rnafi, eto. Hmof CetUiifi for MhVnyU Eoolr, tto. Felt JZeon#< Mostne onrgoeds, and ooaroare with all others. Satla tit 77 a y No. 10, Se.OOOaLuySl'i. IjliiZA 111aiSiud dr'nlil, ??I fr?? DuStIr. YOUNG, COOPMt?8 COMPOUND da, Depression of 8M(lta, inaptitude for Work, Gos rampttan. Kldner Diseases, Spfnal Irritation. Locomo tor, Ataxia, Shaking, Palsy and to Vitalise ana Besnsd iatethT^temfrom thit condition of " BmU down ? " ' ? and Old rtfuiaag zrom veauu iuju jrujwvw ?y Age. Sent to an7 I drew on receipt of price. GROSGE OOOPER. M. D.,?26 K. 10th StrMt. h Saw York. Price, 81.SO par box. KSEERTlilSll EXTQU1MB Fon I W.i. DROWN SCO'S UMBRELLAS. nl AGENTS WANTED FOR THE Iehtennial ^ lilstoryoftheu.s The Bnt interest In tfes thrtUin* Watery of ocr ooon - by nuXes this ths fastest sellingTxwk erer published. it oontatas m foil MOMBt of the grand uHwiH* ^UTIOH.-Old. Incomplete and Unreliable work* being circulated; Ma tint th? bookyoa buj oorUIni HALL'S patent standard SAFES AT'HARD PAN"pric?S. vm ?ASTHMA? rime 1 toi rabrcriberi are mannfaotgrera tad ton of Dr. B. v?. Rcad'a Celebrated lief, which la undr nbtedly the beat Asthma Earned? yet discovered. Instant relief lr^Mranteod or pnr? chaae price refunded. We ptrtiBtb? medleine la boxes of three alios, which retail for aso^ 80c. and $1. Persona remitting retail pricc will have the .. medicine promptly forwarded by mall, post-paid. Also samples sei t free to any who may desire. Pllcea per dot , $L 76; $3.60 and STjOO : gross price, <18; $36; 17a. Wholesale agenta: John F. Henry, Onrnn k Co., II.Of.;' Jobn D. Park ft Sons, ciamn iiftti, Ohio: Blohsrtoon Jc Co.,8t. Louis,Mo.; Lord, Smith k Co., Chli?go, m.; G. D. Goodwin & Co., Boston,Mut.; Freicti, KJchsrds k Co.,Phil*delphJs, P?. Address ETHEBLDGE, TUT.T.KB k CO., Boms, M. Y. COUNTER, PlATF0RM.WAfifflJ3FACK SCAL C/G"AGENTS WANTEDS J3END FOit PfyCXLUar MARVIN SAFE%SCALECO. 265.BROADWAY A/. Y. 72! CHESTNUT ST. PMLA. PA. JOS BANK ST. CLEVE. O. 8AFE AMD RELIABLE, Have Yon "Weak Lnngs ? Have Yon a Cough or Cold? Have Yon Pain In Your Breast? Have Yon any Throat Disease? Have You Copsmnption ? USE Da. L. 0. C. WISHARH PIKE TRUE TAR CORDIAL Are Yon Weak and Debilitated? Do You Staffer from Indigestion? Do You require a Tonic ? Hare Yo<t Xo Appetite? Do ?<Eu need Building Up ? Do Yoa wlah to be Strong and Healthy? OSE Ds. L. 0. C. WBHARH PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL 8old by all Druggists. Principal Depot, 916 Filbert St., Philadelphia, Pa. 1 . _ HALE'S Honey ofIIoretiound anc, Tar fou tite ccku of Coughs, Colds, influenza, hoarse ne83, difficult liilkatiljso, and all ArFECTIONB OF TUB TUEOAT, Bbonchial Tubes, and Lottos, lej-dinq to Consumption. This infallible remedy is composed of the Honkt of the plant Ilorchound, ia chemical union with tag-B alm, extract ed from the Life Pbinciple of the forest tree Abies BAT.SAMP.y^pr Balm of Giletd. w " The Honey of Horehotmd soothes and scatters all irritations and inflam mations, and the Tar-Balm cleanses and heals the throat and air-passages leading to tho lungs. Five additional ingredients keep the organs cool, moist, In healthful action. Let no pre judice keep you from trying this great medicine of a famous doctor, who haj saved thoueands of lives by it in hit large private practice. N. B.?The Tar Balm has tm> bad taste or smelL phices.50 cetts and $1 ram ? clb. Great e*ving to buy larg" s'2-* ~ Sold by all Druggists.^ " Pike's Toothache I) cms" cnr-> Jn 1 ininnto. N V N U Wo ?8 WHK* WRITING TO ADVERTISER", ' ' pieMe Bay that IM mw the mdvertlar meat In thli pan?r. .