The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, October 04, 1876, Image 4

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FARM, (USIDES AXD HOUSEHOLD. llouarhotd Hints. Blackberry Cordl\l. ?To one quart cf blackberry juice add ono pound of white sugar, <?ne tablesroonfnl of cloves, ono of alispice, one of cinnamon, aud one of nutmeg. Boil all together tifteen minutes, bottle while hot, cork, and seal. This is useful iu bowel complaints. Grape Marmalade.?Boil the grapes till very soft, then strain them through a sieve ; to every pound of pulp obtained use a pound of sugar. Boil these together slowly for twenty minutes, stirring constantly. When cool dip out iuto small glasses, and ooaer with papej. Keep in a dry, dark and oool place. Quince Jellt.?Slice the quinces without either paring or coring. Put them into a preserving kettle and just cover wi'h water ; put over the fire and boil until soft. Remove from the stove ] :^ ? re 1: - ?l ttiiu eiruiu i?u t-uu nquur. jlu every gaiIon allow four ponnds of white sugar, aud boil very fast until it becomes a stiff jelly. Tomato Catsup.?Cat the tomatoes in slices, lay them in the kettle, sprinkle salt upon them, boil three-quarters of au hour, aud strain through a sieve ; to six quarts of juice add two quarts of vinegar, one ounce of cinnamon, one of cloves, one of nutmeg, and half an ounce of cayenne pepper, ground; then boil fifteen minutes. Tootii Powder.?Prepared chalk is the basis of most of the tooth powders in use. This is mixed with pulverized myrrh and orris powder. Pulverized charcoal as a dentrifice is condemned by air who know what is good for the teeth. Frequent brushing is the safest method of cleansing the teeth. The best tooth powders should be UBed only occasionally. Pie Crust.?Mix a little lard with flour and water until a stiff dough is made ; then roll out, spread on a little lard, sprinkle on a little flour, fold over donble ; repeat this rolling out two or three times, handling as lightly as possible, and keeping the layers of shortening as nearly horizontal as may be ; in this way a vory flaky and tender pie crust may be made with but very little shortening. Grate Preserve.?Pick out the knotty j and wormy grapes, take the rest, a few ; at a time, in a coarse sieve, working them around with the hand until the seeds are loosened, when they will drop through, leaving the skin and pulp in the sieve. Drain the juice off the seeds, I and to every pound of skin, pulp and juice allow half a pound of sugar. Put all into a preserving kettle and cook slowly for three-quarters of an hour. When done put hot into jars, cover with paper and seal up. Washing Without Labor.?Dissolve j iv. ti iwu puuuo Wl ouup ill liliOt? ^miuun UA ; hot water, add one tablespoonful of tur- I pentine and three of liquid ammonia; stir the mixture well, put the clothes t-o ' be washed into it, cover as closely as Eossible, and let them soak for three I ours. Then wring them from the mix- ! ture, 'reheat it, add half a teaspoonful of I turpentine and a tablespoonful of; ammonia, put in more clothes, and soak j as before. Wash tho clothes as they are taken from the mixture in warm suds, rinse, and hang to drr. The dirt will come out with very little rubbing. This process does not in the least injure t'-e texture of the goods washed. Fnrm Note*. The extensive apple orchard of Air. Wilson, near Toledo, Ohio, noted for the excellence of its fruit, is almost entirely exempt from injury by worms, the owner attributing this exemption solely to his keeping a large drove of hogs in j the orchard during the summer, and j i . i: * l m. ? 1 r .1 sxipi'U'irt'iiiiiig it wiiu u uruvu ui tsueep , turned in for a div or so at a lime, once ! or twice u week, when there is more j wormy fruit fulling than the hogs can | quick y consume. While at work near a wheat field, my ! attention was called to the fact that some of the wheat had been picked from ; the heads in certain parts of the field. 1 As my neighbor seemed to think that i the mischief was done by the yellow ! birds, I procured a gun and killed one j of the supposed offenders. Although interrupted while taking his breakfast, | we found in his stomach only three grains of wheat, and by actual oount j 350 weevil. When I find a forked tree that is like- j ly to spit, I look for a small limb on each j fork, and clein them of leaves and 1 lateral branches for most of their length. I then carefully bring them together j and wind them round eacjh other from ! one main branch to the other. In twelve j months they will have united, and in j two years the ends can be cut off. The brace \nu grow a9 last as any otner part J of the tree, and is perfect security from j splitting. I have them now of all sizes, and I scarcely ever knew one to fail to , grow. All coarse weeds may be removed by dropping into the heart of each oil of ! vitriol. It should be applied with a | stick notched round f#r an inch or two j at the end the better to hold the liquid, ! one dip of which will hold enough to j kill three or more plants, one drop be-! ing sufficient if the acid be good; the : vitriol hisses in burning up the weeds. ! The sticks should not be pointed, the ' bottle having a wire round it for con-1 venience of carrying. It is of course needful to intrust the vitriol and its use to a careful person. By the erection of bird houses wrens, martins and bluebirds, wholly insectivorous birds, will occupy the premises and tend to keep away robins, catbird3 and cherry birds, which are as destructive to small fruit as to insects. There is another class of birds that livt; in a great measure on the insects that destroy t those we wish to get rid of?such ai the i crow and blackbird, and for that reason i should be discouraged. Our most use- i ful arid beneficial bird is tho wren,which j lives principally on millers, whioh produce worms that destroy our fruit and I the foliage of our trees. The next most j useful is the bluebird ; next the ground j birds and chipping birds. If these were j plenty our fruit would be less injured, i and the expeuse o! bugging lessened. j Orchard and Nuraery. Peaches.?Gather for market before j they begin to soften, as one soft peach will spoil a basket or crate. See that they are carefully assorted, and handled as little as possible. Pears.?Never shake the fruit from the trees, but hand pick alwavs. All pears are better when ripened off of the tree. A little practice will enable one to ! pick at just the right time, so that they j will be in eating condition soon after j they reach the consumer. New half! barrels, lined with white paper, are the I best packages for choice selected pears. I Apples.?Assort, and market only the good ones; poor apples will pay best in the fOrrn of vinegar. Budding may still be done, as recommended last month. Label each sort carefully. Cider and Vinegab.?See that all' inferior fruit is gathered and made into | cider, before it Las a chance to decay, : rejecting all that is partially decayed. Seeds.?Gather stones of peaches and I plums for raising stocks, aud preserve in j box^s of sacd, where they will be kept cool. Collect seeds of all trees which j it is desirable to propagate, as fast as j th^y ripen, and sow those sorts at once 1 which will not keep, and preserve the rest in a cool place until spring. Planting.?All land intended for fall plnutiug should be plowed and harrowed and put in ;o proper condition for setting oat tref>n-; if possible, give a good dressing of a>lies or ground bone. Stake out the ground ready for planting later in the fall. In northern localities it is better to plow the land, and allow it to remain until spring; purchase the trees this fall, and heel them in, to be ready for setting in spring. Drying?Make ample provisions for dryim? the surplus fruits of all kinds; it is likely tl<at only the best fruit will bring remunerative prices this season. Seed jjeds of fruit and ornamental trees must be weeded often, else the tenacious fall weeds will render the work almost impossible without rooting out the young trees with the weeds.?Agriulturist. A Remarkable Divorcc Suit, An action which promises to bo a noteworthy one among the numerous divorce cases before the courts of New York city, was brought up in supreme court, chambers, on au application for the substitution of attorneys for the plaintiff. The suit was bpguu by Julia j S. Vandevelde against Victor Antoine' Vandevelde. The history of the parties j to the case as narrated by the plaintiff is somewhat peculiar iu its nature. She is ! a Jewess and the defendant is a?Roman Catholic. They were married at Paris, France, about sixteen years ago. Her mother objected most strenuously to the marriage on account of the difference in religious belief between the two, and told ht>r that the Mosaic curse would I surely follow her in case she became I Vandevelde's wife. She was infatuated with the man, however, and refused to follow her mother's wishes in the matter. The parties were accordingly mar- j ried. Aftor living together for four or five years in Paris he ran.away from her j and came to the United States. She was i left with three children, who aro still living, the youngest being now about ten years of age. After remaining about seven years her husband returned to her, ragged and shoeless and in a destitute plight generally. She took him in and cared for him, providing him with clothing, etc. He remained with her for a short time thereafter and suddenly departed again, taking his three children with him. The loss of her offcmr-m rr tn ViAr nfliAr flnrrnwo proved too muoh of a load for the stricken mother to bear. She became deranged in mind and was committed to an insane asylum in France, where she remained about fifteen months. After her release she was appointed by the French government as a postmistress. She then began a correspondence with the French consul to discover the whereabouts of her husband and children. She was tinally informed that he was living in New York in open and notorious disregard of his marriage vows, and that the children had been plaoed in charge of an asylum under the pretense that their mother was dead. Upon receipt of this information she set sail for the United States and arrived in May last, when she hfitnm nrnfw.lines fnr an absolute di vorce from her lmsband on the ground of adultery. She had only 2,000 francs with her when she landed, and supported herself part of the time by selling chocolate at the Philadelphia Exposition. Her case was heard before a referee, who reported in her favor on July 18. Her husband has gone to Belgium. He put in no answer or defense I to her suit, but his counsel moved to have the report of the referee set aside, in order to enable him to make answer to his wife's charges. Letter to the German Emperor, The following is the full text of the PrflsidflTifc'R renlv to the emDeror of Oermany'H letter of congratulation on the occasion of the centenary of American independence: Ulyssea S. Grant, President of the United States of America, to William \ I., Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia, etc. : Great and Good Friend : Tour lettar of June 9, in which you were pleased to offer your cordial congratulations upon the occasion of the centennial anniversary which we have recently celebrated, was placed in my hands on the fourth of July, and its contents were perused with unfeigned satisfaction. * Such expressions of sympathy for the past progress of this country and of good wishes for its future welf?re as are contained in that communication are the more gratifying because they proceed from the head of a great empire with which this republic during the whole oentury of its existence has main-1 tained relations of peace and friendship I which have been conspicuous alike in I prosperity uuu lix uuvereifcy, uuu uavo | baeome continually firmer with the in-1 creasing progress and prosperity of both 1 countries. It is my sincere desire that j this mutual cordiality and this prosperity, which have been the lot of the two countries during the first century of our independence, may be vouchsafed to them during the century which is to oome. Wishing youaloug reign of health and happiness, I pray God that He may have you in His safe and holy keeping. U. S. Grant. , A Psychological Pheuomeuon. A curious psychological phenomenon i has been reported by a medical man in j Bordeaux, France. A woman, Felida j B., has for sixteen years been undergo- I inc an Alteration nf mpmnrv. whinh hftft ! all the appearance of a doubling of life. There is amnesia, or loss of memory, with regard to periods of variable duration, which have gradually been enlarging. The memory, passing over these | second states, connects together all the j periods of the normal state, so that Fe- ; lida has, as it were, two existences?the | one ordinary, composed of all the periods of the two states?that is, the whole | life. The forgetfulness is complete and ; absolute, but refers only to what has ; happened during the second condition; { it affects neither anterior notions nor | general ideas. Besides amnesia, Felida i manifests, in the periods of attack of1 the malady, changes in character and sentiments. The alteration of memory ! and accompany ing phenomena have for I cause (the author says) a diminution in the quantity of blood conveyed to the part of the brain, still unknown, where memory is localized. The momentary contraction of vessel^ which is the instrument of this diminution, in caused by the state of hysteria. A Lion Story. A story is told of a lion which was brought from Indies and which, on the passage, grew very fond of a sailor who had charge of him. His name was Nero. On being shut up in a cage in London he grew sulky, and was very fierce when jiny one came near him, so that it was dangerous even for his keeper to approach him. One day, a few weeks after Nero had been shut up iu his new prison, a party of sailors visited the me- [ nagerie, and were warned by tho keeper not to go near the lion, who, every now and then, growled savagely at those who were looking at him. All at once one of these sailors ran up to the cage, and, thrusting in his hand, cried out: "What, old shipmate I don't you know me V What cheer, old Nero, my lad?" The lion instantly left off feeding and growling, sprung up to the bars of the cage, and put out his nose between them. Jack patted him on the head, and the j lion rubbed his hand with his whiskers | like a cat, showing evident signs of j pleasure. "Ah 1" 6aid Jack, turning to tho keeper and spectators, who stood / _l_ i. .1 1 _1 L I. \T iriKuteueu anu m astonisnmenc, " ixero and I wore once shipmates, and you sec ho isn't like some folks; he don't forget an old friend." No Occupation?A Grave Mistake, We recently read a sad letter from uu ambitious young man. Ho bad been unfortunate, in some respects; but life j lay before him, and he was ambitious; he experienced, however, a double misfortune, in tbis world in which there in i so much to do, from not knowing how j to do anything. My futher," ho j wrote, "did not think it worth whilo ! for me to learu any trade or business." [ He had been thrown on his own resources, and although now a man in j stature and years, be was a mere infant! in his capacity to earn a living. How awkward! What a misfortune! I Yet such cases frequently come under ' our observation; and they lead us to I look upon the culpability as very great of any parent who brings up a son with-1 out having him practically and thor-, UU?U1 J luauiui/bou xu ouaio WUJ' Ui tJciriling at. houest living. Every man should have some profes-1 sion or trade; shonld know bow to do j something, then, whether be steadfastly pursues it or not, he at least has an occupation to which, in an emergency, he may resort for the support of himself and others who may be dependent upon hi:n. A practical knownothing is greatly to be pitied in this practical world.?Ledger. THE HARD TIMES. What In It thnt Cause* Thrm?The Remedy In our Own Hands. The following r.rticle, from ft Chicago paper, applies to other localti'*s than the West: People are always very willing to look at a distance fortho cause cf the troubles that afflict them, and are rarely willing to acknowledge that they are themselves to blame. The fact must be acknowledged by all who will investigate the matter that the cost of living in this country was hardly ever less than at the present time. Poor people can live very cheaply if they wish to, but they are not so inclined. They acquired very extravagant notions about living during the flush times of tho war, which th?v tire nnwillinc to cive nr>. Instead / O o "f - of adapting themselves to the changed condition of affairn, they grumble about the hard times and the exceeding difficulty of gaining a livelihood. By a livelihood they mean living as persons of largo means do, or as they themselves lived during a short season of unnatural financial prosperity. Decent living means porterhouse and sirloins, chickens, game, and most of the articles that are classed as luxuries in other countries, and which were so regarded by themselves fifteen or twenty years ago. Respectable clothing embraces silk hats, satin bonnets, garments ma;'e of silk and broadcloth, French calf and patent leather boots and shoes. It also includes kid gloves, laces and ornaments of various kinds and descriptions. Every man is expected to carry a gold watch, and every woman to wear several pieces of jewelry. The great trouble about the cost of living lies in the circumstance that scarcely any one is willing to acknowledge by his dress or manner of living that he is poor. This is not the case in foreign countries that are noted for their thrift, as England, France and Germany, for examples. In the former nnnntn? if. in nniril fVlttf fivft ftirths of all who travel by rail ride in other than first-class carriages. Railway managers in this country state that there is absolutely no demand for inferior cars unless to accommodate recently arrived . foreigners. No one wishes to ride for pleasure or on business otherwise than lirst-class. In our theaters and other places of amusement the low priced seats are vacant or only occupied by persons who have sunk below pride. In London and Paris they are occupied by persons quite as respectable as those who occupy boxes. Our butchers complain that there are no customers who wish to buy inferior cuts of meat. They are looking for a breed of cattle that furnish nothing but sirloin steaks and choice roasting pieces. As a rule, our bakeries furnish but one grade of bread, while similar establishments in great European cities furnish half a dozen kinds, suited to the means of different classes of customers. It is foolish to talk of the expensiveness of food when flour can be obtained for 83 per barrel, potatoes for $1.25, fish for 84.50; when beans sell for fifty cents per bushel, butter for twenty cents per pound, rice for six cents, cheese for eight, and sugar for ten. The truth is, more than half the expense for food comes from little luxuries that are of hardly any value in sustaining life. In foreign oountries this expense is saved altogether, or only indulged in on particular occasions. We live in the great-. est corn growing section of the world, thongh the grain is scarcely used at all as an article of food. Wo are side of a lake full of excellent fish, which are rarely eaten by our people. The prairies are full of hogs, only the hams of which are eaten here, though the inferior portions of the animals are regarded as excellent food across the water. In truth, we find little use for any part of spring lambs except the hindquarters. People who are above eating the meats furnished by our domestic animals, the flonr and meal furnished by our ordinary wheat and coru, and the cured fish taken from our lake, aro not in a situation to complain of the expense of a sufficient supply of food. As to materials for clothing, they were rarely ever so cheap as now, if we except the one article of leather. Prints can be bought for from six to eight cents per yard, cambrics for six cents, ginghams, ten cents, delaines, sixteen cents. The trouble is, the making of the dress costs three or four times as much as the material, and that drossmolrinnr Viqu mQQr./l l'nfn flm lionrla r?f professionals. The sewing machine that whs to remove a great portion of the burdens of woman's existence has added to tunin by creating a demand for raffles and flounces that were almost unknown only a few years ago. The can6e of the present trouble about getting a living is to be found in every man's household, and not at a distance. People can live cheaply and dress comfortably for a very small sum of money : if they will only set themselves about 1 it. The wages for a day's labor, even ; at the reduced rate paid in many kinds of business, purchases us much of all kinds of useful articles as they ovf>r did. 1 i i Progress of Education. < The following exhibit, prepared from j the report of the commissioner of education for the year 1875, illustrates, in a clear and forcible manner, what has been accomplished in the interest of education in the last one hundred years in the United States, and of the present j wants and requirements of the people, ] and of pressing necessity now weighing upon us to wisely legislate and thus se- , cure the benefit of free schools to our , whole country: In 1777 there were but nine colleges , in the United States; now there are 400 , colleges anJ universities, with 67,089 students, and 3,700 professors and teach- , ers. Then little or nothing was done j for the education of women; now there , are 209 female seminaries, with 23,445 students, and 2,285 teachers. At that time professional schools were unknown; now there are 322 professional schools, with 23,280 students, and 2,490 teachers. Then there were no normal schools; now there are 124, with 34,405 students, and 9G6 teachers. Then there were no commercial colleges; now there are 127 with 25,892 students, and 557 teachers. The secondary and preparatory schools were almost unknown then; now there are 1,192, with 109,393 pupils, and 6,163 teachers. The school population of that day is unknown, but at present it is more than 13,000,000, and the school enrollment now amouuts to 8,000,000. The total income of the schools at pros eat is'$82,000,000; expenditures, $75,000,000; value of property, 8165,000,000. These figures are very eloquent as showing what has been accomplished, but the following extract from the report is quito as eloquent in showing that much yi t remains to be done before the whole field of education is fully occupied and developed. The number of illiterates by tho census of 1870 above the age of ten years was, in round numbers, 5,000,000, Of these, moro than 2,000,000 w re adults; upward of 2,000,000 more from fifteen to twenty-one years of ago, and 1,000,000 wero between ton and fift en years old. Of tho number between fifteen and twenty-ono yr-ars it is estimated that one-half have passed tho opportunity for education, and since it is well understood that a largo proportion of the children in this country leave tho schools perhaps at an average age of ten aud twelve years, tho conclusion is irresistible that tons of thousands of those nrVir? ara T-nnr>rf.oi1 nc nftrsnTlR between ten and fifteen years of atr* will forever remain so. Of the 930,000 iliit erate persons between fifteen and twenty-one years of age who have passed their opportunity for instruction, 137,000 are in the Northern States, 15,000 in the Pacific, and 778,000 iu the Southern. The Eastern Campaign. There never was a campaign, says tbe New York Herald, more disgraceful than that of Servia against Turkey, unless it be the campaign ' f Turkey against Servia. Wh have been told repeatedly that the subjects of Prince Milan were in the habit of wounding themselves to escape going into battle, ?n;d now we are informed that they shot their Rusaian offices for compelling th-in to fight for their oountry, their race and fheir relif''?;j. The butcheries c?f the Turks are at .oious, bnt the abject coward o of he Servians is inexplicable. Hanrest Home. Into the harvest fields to-day Singing I went? The fielde where once I met the May, Ail flower and scent; And there rich antumu, warm and sweet, Want laughing through the windy wheat In glad content. Doth hands were full of grass and grain, Both feet kept time To some low murmuring refrain, Some breathing chime, That blew through golden ears and loaves The promise of the full ripe sheaves In quaint old rhyme : " This is the happy harvest time : Then cut the corn and press cho wino ; Oather the sheaves, and load the w&in, And bring the ' harvest home' again.'' And I was glad as glad could bo To meet her there ; i " Oh, queen 1" I said, " give unto me I My bar rest f airily eplondid lover, strong and truo Whose witching eyes of tender blue My heart ensnare. " The golden corn, the ruby wine, Is not the best; < A richer ' harvest home' is mine, A sweeter quest, 1 Give mo my lovor ! In his kiBs . 1 I have a rounded world of bliss: Keep all the rest." ?Harper't. j BABY'S GRANDMAMMA. i ] " No, sir I" said Dr. Stone, emphatio- \ ally; " no widows. I've au unconquer- , able aversion to them, and have followed old Weller's advice to Samivel since my j earliest boyhood, and most carefully be wared 01 em. jle ever x marry, me Dnue must be a young girl; so young, in fact, that I can be almost sure?no one can be quite sure of anything where a woman is concerned?that I am her first and only? Don't screw up your face in that outrageous manner, Payne; you look as though you were going to have a fit. Laugh and have done with it, and then let's stop talking nonsense, for I haven't the slightest idea of marrying, or falling in love, or anything of the sort." "No old baohelor ever has," said Payno. "But I say, Boo, if I were you, I'd have a neat little card dangling from a bntton hole bouquet, with the inscription, 'NoWidows,' for, 'ponhonor, you're exactly the sort of chap a well-todo, pretty, susceptible widow would be spoons on. Handsome, clever, and just turned forty "? 1 " Stuff I" growled the doctor. " What j a fool you are, Jfayne i Ana men, glanciiig from the office window, he contir.Uwd, ns his friend, with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes, was about making some further remarks: "And do be silent for a few moments, if such a thing be possible, for here comes young Phillips' nursemaid, and in a hurry, too, which is something remarkable for that usually easy going and eminently genteel youug person. Well, my girl," as she entered the office, "what's the matter?" "Oh, doctor," she gasped, "baby's took very sick, and we're awful scared, and his mother's away, and won't be home till night." " Wouldn't be muoh good if she was," muttered the doctor; " a young bit of a tiling, looKing use a DaDy nerseir. One of the kind a man might be al- J most sure had never loved another? 1 hey, Stone ?" asked Pajne. But Stone vouchsafed him no reply. "Who's with the child now?" he inquired of the frightened girl. "The seamstress, sir. We've sent for his grandmamma, but we're afraid she's away from home too, 'cause Mrs. Phillips scarcely every goes shoppin' without her." "Well, run ahead; I'll be thero in a moment "?struggling into his overcoat. "And, Payne, take caro of the office. I won't be long. There's a new book on surgery to amuse yourself with until I come back. Capital article where the leaf is turned down?a man blown almost into pieces?but find it for yourself." "Thank you," said Payne; "but if it's all the same to you, old lellow, I prefer something not quite so amusing." When Dr. Stono arrived at the dwelling of the PhillipBes, the nursemaid informed him, as she opened the door, that " the baby had taken a turn for the better, dear lamb, and had been sleepin' peacefully for the last ten minutes." . "I'll take a look at the littlo follow," said the doctor, springiug lightly up th?i ? stairs and gently opening the door of the nursery. The baby lay in its crib fast asleep, ; and by its side, holding one tiny hand, x sat a very pretty woman, who, at the ? first glance, the doctor decided to be about 1 twenty?at the next, about twenty-five. c Her golden hair was kuotted with artistic ? carelossness at the back of hor small, shapely head, a few pretty tendril-like f curls escaping to lie like little sunbeams 8 on her low broad brow. Her eyes were c large, soft, bright, dark brown, aud c shaded by long silky lashes. Her noso, slightly "tip-tilted," as Tennyson has it, lent an archness to her face, which otherwise, with such eyes and so perfect i month and chin, would have been ' "faultily faultless." Her dress of some lusterless gray stuif, with a bright blue 8 ribbon at the throat and soft lace ruffles a it the wrists, clung close to a beautiful 0 form; and the hand that held the baby's ' was small, snowy white, and daintily 8 shaped. All oi which did the doctor \ tako in in three quiok glances, after the c manner of his kind. < "A seamstress??a princess 1" was i the judgment he pronounced mentally ' as he drew off hia gloves, and, with unusual urbanity, proceeded to make some professional inquiries about the child. The seamstress answered in a wonderfully pleasant voioe and in a remarkably well bred and self-possessed manner. "Baby seems to be all right now," said she; "but I think you had better wait a little while, doctor, for fear the spasms might return." The doctor seated himself, not at all unwillingly, it must bo confessed, and while the baby still slumbered entered into converse with his beautiful companion. In a few moments he found himself turnirig over the leaves of a Browuiug which he had taken from a small table by her side, and then, in ai\- ^ other few moments, giving her, to his J great surprise, his opinion of that J writer and his works. s I say, to his great surprise, for the doctor was really a shy, reserved man, 8 and not at all given to talking poetry to * pretty women; but this woman was so < pretty. e As he went on, waxing eloquent, it 1 suddenly struck him that a needle 4 womau would not bo familiar with those c poems, and he paused, to have her, to I his greater surpriso, take up the sub- * jeot, and deliver a criticism far better I and cleverer than his own. < From Browning and that more re- 1 RpiGUUCIll; ^OliiUN) UlD >Yill3j iv xoujajnuii, ? Dickons, Thackeray, and at last George t Eliot, of whom the seamstress spoke i with a deeper crimson on her cheeks 1 and a brighter light in her glorions brown eyes. " Silas Marner," she said, " is the loveliest"? By this time the doctor had become so interested in watching the play of the prettily curved 1 lips ami the bewitohing dimples that ] came and went with every smile, ho 3 ctiiisf il to hear what tho entnusiastic ] sp?'rt.lu r was saying; and when she, look- i in? sit him straight in the face, asked : c "Don't you agree with me, doctor?" ( he was obliged to stammer : "1 beg a t thousand pardons, but what was your i last remark ?" 1 "It is I who should beg pardon," 1 said the pretty seamstress, with a < charming little grimuce. "How thought- 1 less I have boen I 0/ course you have 1 patients waiting for yon. How could I 1 go on fo ?" Tho doctor wished she'd 1 go on forever. "But pray don't stay { another minute; only tell me what to do i if baby is taken sick again, and if I find i I can't manage him, I'll send for you 1 immediately. I hope, however, to be j able to get. along without you." ] Tho doctor hoped she wouldn't?in- i ternally, of course- und then he said: i "I assure you, maiinm. t have still an t hour at your service." Oh, wicked Dr, ( Stone I and old Mrs. Aspen groaning with rheumatism and expecting you by appointment this blessed moment 1 "I shall be only too happy to 6tay?I mean, I think it necessary I should remain. These childish complaints are, as perhaps you are not aware of, often very dangerous." And again, oh, wicked Dr. Stone ! for you know you are quite sure nothiug serious is the matter with baby I Proscribe for youraolf, doctor. It is you who have caugnt a " dangerous " maludy. In spite of your sneers and scoffs all your life long at the tender passion?in Bpite of your emphatio declaration not more than an hour ago?you have fallen in love, and she isn't sweet Bixteen, and she is?a seamstress. " A princess," he repeated to himself again, and then he said, aloud: " I will, at least, remain until the baby's grandmamma arrives." " Oh, if that is all that detains you, go at once," said the fair one with the golden locks, a misohievous smile dancing over her lovely lips and in her big brown eyes. " She is here. " TT 0? 1-/1 "nert)! repeuitju uiu uuvwi< "Where?" "Why, didn't nurse tell you? I'm baby's grandmamma, and dotingly fond of my grandson too." Then out burst the merriest little laugh, that was hushed in a moment, for fear of waking the sleeping child, for the doctor's face was a comical study. A dozen different expressions were mingled there, as he remembered that the girl wife, Mrs. Phillips, had once spoken to him of her iweet mamma?a widow, and a widow for the second time. But who could iave dreamed of such a widow?such a , mamma?such a grandmamma ? Scarcely I ?-J m J U rt UA>t1A/1 V* t ?V'I ftnl f Knowing WilliL Ut3 U1U| 11 o UUTCU 111 IIIDVJAA from the room, forgetting all about the iirectioos he was to leave, and hastened into the street. "Good heavens, how preposterous!" tie exclaimed, as soon as he recovered lis senses ; " and how beautiful I" And just six months from that day Payne was shouting at the top of his roice in the doctor's office : "Hal hal ia! Be a groomsman ? Of course I will, )ld fellow! But when I think of the poung girl who never loved another, :ransformed into a double widow?ha I 1a! ha !?and a grandmother :in the Dargain?ho! ho! ho!"? "If you don't shut your mouth, Payne," said the doctor, seriously, "you'll have a terrible cold on your ungs, and I won't answer for the consequences." Haw ** Wild mil ? was Hftiitnrfd. A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune says : I first saw Wild Bill in 1867, it Hays City, Kan., a town which, at ;hat time, for general ronghness had no parallel on the plains. Situated within i mile of Fort Hays?headquarters of United States troops?and being in the leart of the buffalo country, it drew tojether hunters, trappers, scouts, and jtbor Western characters. In the capacity of city marshal at this point Bill" ;pent a part of two years, and was the nainstay and dependence of the few aw-abiding citizens of the place. A jomewhat ludicrous incident occurred, while he was holding the office of marthai. It will be remembered?at least by nany who enjoyed them?how popular iicursion parties to toe buffalo country were at that time; as Hays City was a point from which the buffalo were easily icceBsible, many of them came there, it such times it was customary for the people of the town to gather at the lepot upon the arrival of the train, to ?iow the wealth and fashion of the East, is woll as enjoy the laughable incidents invftriahlv arose. TTnon one ocoa lion of this kind, among other sightseers was "Wild Bill; his peculiar dress ?fine form, ornamented with belt and revolvers?and long, waving hair, made aim the center of attraction of a crowd )f eager people who surrounded him. Presently a fashionably dressed yonng ady?an Ohio girl?with .a pretty face, ind eyes that ought to capture anybody, iscertained that the handsome persouigo was no less a man than Wild Bill. Bent upon his destruction, she made her wiy to where he stood, and discharged ler weapons, about as follows: "Are you tVild Bill tho Harper's Monthly tells ibout ?" The astonished scout ba?hfuly replied: "I believe I am." The niscbievouB oyes surveyed him eoniplalently from head to foot, while their >wner laughingly faid : " Are yon ? SVhy, my papa told mo to come out here md tnarrv some ere tit manlike vou." Tlio eff.-ct was wonderful, and for once n his life the man who had faced death ilmost times without number, and who :onld look into the muzzle of a " Colt's irmy " in the hands of a murd?rous anlailant without a quiver, was thoroughly Tightened, and, too, by the harmless veapons of a pretty woman. Pistols rere of no use in such an engagement, md to steal away and "blush unseen" ?as impossible. So, completely vanluished, he stood like the rural youth it his first "sparking," vainly trying to lide his feet and hands, until, tired of [Tiestiofaing a victim too overcome to inswer, she boundtd away to tell of her :apture, and perhaps flud other "sons >f the border " to conquer. Paying bis Poll Tax. A Burlington man was observed whitling a pine stick with an air of contentid idleness and a satisfied smile playing iround the corner of his mouth. "Haiat it work to-day, eh ?" queried a passing .cquaintance. "No," was the reply. Made a clay's wages, to-day, tnougn, ill the same." "Why, how's that? low much did you make ?" " Made two lollars and a half, clear gain," respondid the whittler, the quiet smile deepenug and giving vent to a chuckle. 'Wish 'conld do as well every day." ' How'd you make two dollars aiid a lalf and not do anything?" "Easy nough. Paid my poll tax." "Paid rour poll tax ? How did you make two lollars and a half paying your poll tax f" 4 Easy 'nongh, I tell you. If I hadn't mid it pretty soon it would have oost ne fifty cents more, wouldn't it?" ' Yes, of course it would. But you had o pay two dollars. How did you make hat?" "Oh," said the whittler, brnshug the shavings from his clothes, "I >orrowed the two dollars." International Medical Congress. _The National Temperance Society, (Viliiam JS. uodge, president, telegraphed the following memorial to the ;nternational Medical CoDgress in seslion at Philadelphia : The National Temperance Society ends greeting, and respectfully invites rom your distinguished body a pnblio leclaration to the effect that alcohol ihould be classed with other powerful Irugs; that when prescribed medisinally it should be with conscientious ;aution and a senBo of grave responsi)ility ; that it is in no sense food to the lunnn system ; that its improper use is )roductive of a large amount of physical lisease, tending to deteriorate the luuiau race ; and that you recommend, is representatives of enlightened science, o your several nationalities total abstilence from alcholic beverages. In belalf of the board of managers. Liberty of Speech In Russia. Deschamps, the comedian, visited St. Petersburg once to play an engagement. 3e arrived in midwinter. " Holy Moses!" ho ejaculated, "but it is cold. Five minutes later he was before a magstrate. " What have I done? Of what srime am I accused?" " You have been jnilty of seditious utterances." *' Sedi ,10119 nttorancesf" Ayi via yon lot, a fow minutes sinoe, advance the Dropoeition that, here, in the capital of lis imperial majesty, it was freezing sold?" " I did, and it is. I have chilplains, even." " Prisoner, do not make natters worse. This time I will overook your offense, but do not repp:* it. Understand for the future that it u t old?that it has no business to bo c<?i?i n Russia." Thereafter, though the Nora was frozen solid, Descharaps" did not 'ail to parade the streets iu nankeen imnlaloons. When he returned to France, after narrating this incident, he idde.1 : " I played dominoes six years n one oifo at St Petersburg with a sot hat hadn't any double six, audi never lared to ask for the missing domino," 8UMMARF OF NEWS. Interesting Itena from Home and Abroad. The 2,200 persons rendered homeless by the St. Hyacinthe fire suffered severely from the ' oold nigbta The Republican convention in Massachnsetts renominated Qov. R.oe and the remainder of the preaont Hut?i r fficers by acclamation. The platform iiiMitftH upon a speedy roturu* to Hpecie paymeuta, calls for a thorough reform of the civil service, aud com: monda for approval the servioes of Gen. Grant iu the late war, in the legislation ou finance, and in dealing with the measures of tho l late Democratio House Owing to an out- i VimaaIv t n fka wflafflMi r\f kftfhrAA British gunboats ascended the Niger and polished the natives by burning several Tillages. The inhabitants resisted and a number of Englishmen were woanded.. .A terrible Btotm passed oyer Leavenwort-i City and county, Kansas, damaging house crops, eto., to the extent of $50,000 The Republicans of Vermont elected th >ir entire State ticket by a large majority.... By the explosion of fifteen pounds of nitro-glyoerine on a e:ow at the Sell Gate (New York) excavation, three mo were blown to atoms and nine more or less wounded. It is thought that the man havi j the explosive in charge ropped it on the deck The first heats of the professional pair-oared race at Philadelphia were won by Green and Thomas, of the powerful Thames crew, over two others of the same orew, in 21.44} ; and by the Boston crew of Faulkner and Regan, over Josh and Gil Ward, the famous oarsmen; time, 20.22. In the ? | second huat for single stalls, Braley, of St. ' [ Jcftms, N. B., beat Ellis Ward in 22.06}, and 1 Hanlon, of Toronto, beat Plaisted, of Now I AUr&, BUULULUor, ui xribboutugu, IU^X.IUJ. An accident on the Kansas City and Northern railrotftl caused the death of two men and two ( ohildren. Twelve others were in nred 1 A bronze Btatae of Lafayette, presented to 1 New Tork by Frenchmen, and erected in Union square, was unvailed with groat ceremony 1 The final contest at Philadelphia between the Thames and Halifax crews for the supremaoy 1 in the four-oared race, resulted in a victory for the Thames orew on account of Halifax fouling them. Hanlon, of Toronto, ea?ily beat Braley, of St. Johna, in the single soull oon- 1 test; time, 21.09. The pair-oared final heat 1 was won by Faulkner and Regan, of Boston, ' over Green and Thomae, of the Thames orow. The Greenback party nominated a 8tate tioket in Missouri Charles Francis Adams was nominated for governor by acalamation by the Massachusetts Democracy. Tbe platform indorses the St. Louis convention ; demands tho payment in coin of the debt represented by legal tender notes held by the people at large equally with the bonded debt held by capitalists ; charges the Republican party of incapacity, as illustrated by eleven years' experience ; praises the last House for its successful efforts, in spite of opposition, to reduce the expenses of the government to an economical basis; rejoices in the reviving social order and prosperity which has followed the restoration of Democratic oontrol of offioes in tho Southern States; lays at the door of Republican maladministration the present prostration of industries; demands the reduction of expenses in the State and county affairs, aud the abolishment of all sineoureB ; deplores the rapid increase of pablio taxation and indebtedness, and invites all citizens to I join with the party in the endeavor to right ] the wrongs Richard D. Hubbard was i nominated for governor by the Democrats of < Connecticut. The platform indorses the ao- 1 tion of the St Louis convention ; charges that < the Republican party bus become arrogant, selfish and corrupt from its long continuation in power, and notwithstanding its pretensions te reform, opposing tho eoonomio and retrenchment policy of the Democratic House; thanks the Hoase for retrenchment to the amount of tSO.OOO.OOO; demands that none bnt faithful men shall be intrusted with public duties ; that the military shall be subordinate to the civil authority; that the Federal government has no authority to send a standing army Into a State to interfere with !' r l.j-i affairs, except when called under provisions of tho Constitution; and that the recent order of the President placing troope under United States marshals aiound the polls fci theSonthisan outrage-a menace lhat a Federal administration, desiriig to perpetuate its power, may do so by silencing the sovereignty of the ballot by the use of the sword; demands a speedy return to specie payment, by the most speedy and practicable method. The prize fight botween Tom Allen and Joo Gods was fought.in Kontuokv, and, although Ooss roceived the most punishment, ho was given uie ngnt oy me reioree, wno aecia?u thit Allen struck a foal blow. The fight wa* ' broken up by & militia company after sevtiD round?, but the roughs moved tea miles further un and fought thirteon more rounds. Allen w.->u first blooJ and knock dowu. On tlie reiun of the party to Cincinnati, a whole train of the bruisers was captured, including Allen, who will probably e sent to jaiL Another train load, with Qoas, escaped A mob of colored men attacked a paity of othor colored men in the streets of Charleston, S. 0., for a'ffiluting with an opposing political party, and a number of men were injured Homo whites wen to the assistance of their colored frionds and the fight beoame general, au*umtDg tho proportions of a riot. Pistols wero freely used, and many persons were serfously injured?most of them being whites. ( The coloied mob prevailed and had possession j of the streets of the oity for hours, destroy- j ing much property A band of eight armed , desperadoes entered the bank at Northfield, ( Minu., in the day time and, presenting pistols, . demanded that the cashier open the vault, | On h s refusing he was shot dead. They then i turned to the assistant cashier, but he did not i know tho combination, and they let him off < with a pistol ball in the shoulder. By this 1 time the citizens were aroused, and on the 1 robbers attempting to eaoape, killed two of j them and wounded a third During a politioal riot at Stony Hollow, N. Y., eloven * peraona were seriously injured by pistol shots j and stones Goldsmith Maid won the j Springfield (Mass.) froe-to-all race in 2.19$, j 2.10% and 2.22; with Bodine, Judge Fuller- , ton and Smuggler fo lowing in the order \ named The national flag presented to i the citizens of Atlauta, Ga., by the citizens of < Cleveland and Cincinnati, was nufurled in ( that city with considerable ceremony 1 Congressional nominations: New York, twenty- 1 third district, Scott Lord, Dem.; twenty-fourth, ' Wm. H. Baker, Rep.; Pennsylvania, eight- ( eenth, Tliad. M. Mahon, Re;)., and W. S. ' Stengcr, Dem. Protestantism will hereafter be permitted and proteoted in Spain The notorious 1 Emma mine has been sold for $144,194.24, on- , dor a sheriff's sale, to satisfy a judgment Sitting Bull has made further efTorts to have the British Indians join him A party of fifteen Indians attacked some while men in j the Black Hills, killing two of them, named I Ganen and Koarns. Tne miners fought the ' savages and suoooedtd in killing or wounding | ten of them The Yerinont f lection re- < suited in a Republican majority oi 21,527 in < o. frvfft.1 vftfcA nf 'i . ? Kr.t nhl.. , ... _ cured 205 mombois i f tho House and tbo Democrats thirty-one Tiie steamer Aibitrator, from New Orleans for Liverpool, was auuk by au icubdrg. The crew was rescued by a paeaicg voaael. The leas will amount to $350,000 Congressional nomiuatious: I ' New York, twentieth district, John B. titarin, | Rep.; Maryland, first, Dan>el M. Henry, Dem.; , Nety York, third, A. W. Tenney, American Al- i lianco ; New Jersey, first district, Cloment fl. 1 Sinnickaon, Rep Oharle* Eighmey was J hanged at Canandaigua, N. Y., for the murder i of George Crand . He died easily. On tho I sca old he made a speech, saying that ho was ' in ted to the deed by Mrs. Crandall and a , man named Webster Four Indiana wme i hanged together at Fort Smith for mm :crs ? committed in Indian Torritwij As j j . .. -- Tnrli^.w ?,?mo it.1,1 flu. I laSL no tJlU UUOC1IO JLUUtauo vw.? *M?v ?wv agencies thoy are disarmed auii placed uuder ! guard to await oruers from headquarters as to j their disposition. , Mr. Gladstone addressed a very lrrge meet-1 ing in England in denunciation of the Bulgarian horrors, and the moral support England gives Turkey At the raising of a Hayes and Wheeler pole, at Lancaster, Ohio, i a guy ropo Lroko and the polo fell, kdliag three men and wounding buyoral The San Domingo revolution atili continuos Ono H of tho spans of the raiiroaJ bridge at Loudon, ? Tenn , over tLe Tennessee liver, was blown a down by the wind. It was 180 feet in length. ? Nbwark, N. J., dostrojed over two thou- * sand dogs during tho past summer The E noted Wm. M. Tweed, of New Sfork, has been a arrested in Vigo, Spain. Somo time since the authorities learned of his being in Cuba and made arrangements for hie capture, but Tweed was informed of it and doparted for Spain in a sailing vessel. Tho Spanish authorities have been ou ibo lookout for him evor since, and on arnval of the vesce' at the port natued the famous fugitive was apprebonded With bin rcalo traveling companion and lodged in ibo fortress. Tho American minister has applied for bin extraditioa The President lias issoed a proclamation declaring the Hawaiian treaty ratified and in effect from this time on The natives of Florida island, in the South Pacific, attacked the ship Dancing Wave, and killed tbo entiro crew, with one exception. The ship Lanra Lind run aground on another of the same islands and the natives lulled and ate tho entire orew Congressional nominations ; Massachusetts, fifth district, N. P. Banks, Hop.; New York, first, Bev. B. J. Beeve, Prohibitionist; Pennsylvania, Bightrenth, George G. Waller, Rep....Twenty of the temporary structures on Elm avenue, opposite the Maiu Exhibition building, Philadelphia, were destroyed by fire, at a lose of nearly $100,000. They ocoapied the entire space between tbe Transcontinental hotel and the Bobs home, and were mainly ocoapied as Bating booths and places of cheap entertainment. Tbe excitement among the visitors at the Exhibition waa intense, and folly sixty thousand crowded that side of the park to witness the conflagration. Contributions are being raisod in the different large citieB for the yellow fever sufferBra at Savannah, Ga The Sioux Indian war is practically ended for this eeason, as the troopa are preparing to go into winter quarters The Germania flour mills, at FredBricksburg, Ya., were utterly destroyed by fire. ' AAA : ac%/\ aaa n.ii JuOdB, $OU,UUV ; liiuurtuiuu, ^u.uvu ^uuun srops from the South Atlantio StatcB are slightly unfavorable A number of the Servian troops have been shot for cowardice. The various States of Central America are augmenting their armies and preparing for aotion A riot occurred in Lima, Peru, on account of the populace disliking the ministerial cabinct. Tho mob was fired on by the military, and several were killed and a number wounded.... All the Cheyenne Indian agency buildinge, excopt three, Lave been swept away by a flood. The papers and rejorda were also lost During August the rarioua mints coined $7,152,300, of which 12,921,700 was silver coin A conflagration at Jamestown, N. Y., destroyed tno large furniture establishmeits of four different Urme, and also a tub and pail faotory.... Hon. 3elden Connor was re-elected governor of Maine by a Republican majority of twelve thousand. The Republicans also claim the six Congressional delegatas The boiler of tho Northwestern Line Packet mill, at La Crosse, Wis., explodel, and ruined the building and machinery. One man was killed and . 1 J.J 1 <?>OA AAA ? U ? ~ J uumuur wuuuuou. JJUBB, ?OU,UUV xjiuau illen, the famous trotting horae, died on the Kanaaa etock farm A small force of United States aoldiers has laken charge of the Mexioan town of New Laredo, to protect the property of the American and foreign oiti20ns from plunder by desperadoes, tho authorities being unable to do so. This is in aoaordance with an arrangement with the Mexican commander. Lieut. Wheeler h&a organized six expeditions for the exploration of California, Nevada, NTow Mexico and Colorado, and they are already to work The managers of the prinjipal Western railroads have organized a "pool," and announce their determination to :arry freight for Easceru rojds at tho same rate they offor to merchants, and no leas L'he governor of Minnesota has Increased the reward for the apprehension of the Northfleld jank robbers to $1,000 per head, and the bank )fToror8 $500 additional. The robbers were bo pressed by tho pursuers at one time that they vere forced to abandon their horsee An upreas train on the Danville road ran off the rack near Oreensboro, N. O., and waa thrown lown an embankment thirty feet, injuring .hirteen persons Aa a frieght twin was jaasing a passonger train fjoi:*.z in un ol p )iite lirection on the Pennsylvania railroad, at Corresdalo, two cowa wore caught between .he trains and threw them both from the ;rack, aoverely injuring four men The hirty-fourth call for the redemption of five rwenty bondd of 1855, May and November, to ;ho amount of 110,000,000, has been issued. Congressional nominations: New York, loventeenth district, Martin I. Towasend, Sep.; Buffalo district, E. G. Bpaulding, Rep.; Maryland, fifth, E. J. Henkle, Dem The 1 irbt day's intoruational shotting at Creednoor, near Now York, was for bhort range Hatches. F. J. Rabbeth, of the Providence It. I ) association, won the two hundred-} ards nitcli?making forty-five points out of a posdble fifty. There were one hundred and iighty-sii contestants. The six hundred-yards natch drew out one hundred and fifty-nine riflemen, and was won by H. S. Jewell, of the American team reserve, who made ton etraigbt jull'8-eyes, counting the full score of fifty?an ivent which never before occurred in this sountry, and has boen equaled but once in England. Mr. Ballard, of tho American relervo, took second prize on a Bcore of fortjline. A Glance at Montenegro. An English laily lias been looking ibont Montenegro, and ber reports are aot flattering to tbe insurgents. Her sympathies are with them and against :hfl Turks, but the motnres she draws of : ;he people ami their savage manners are not fascinating. They are heroic, no Joubt, ami fall of patriotism, but one an hardly call thorn interesting, or care ;o have them for intimate associates. She found tho women in Montenegro in in utterly degraded condition, only two >f thom able to read and write. These ivore the wives of the prince and of the president of tho Senate, and even they lave to do tho household cooking anil ;o wait at the table. The women in general do all the hard work in the fields is well as in the house, and the men ;ouch none of the burdens even with ;heir lingers. She saw women staggering under heavy loads while the men talked beside them without thought of pity or of help. The Montenegrin warrior was evidently " a fancy article that mght not to be expected to do anything save light in war and saunter about in his splendor in time of peace." The women, though poor and half starved, nave a great love for finery. They go ibout in rags, but keep their caps cnverad with silver chains and coins. Some 3f them have ornaments that a duchess might envy. "Thanks from the Depths of the Heart." Welunoton, Loraiu Co., 0., Aug. 24, 1874. Dr. It. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.: Dear Sir?Your medicines? Golden Medical Discovery, Dr. Saga's Catarrh Homedy?Lave proved of tho greatest service to mo. Six months hy.n no one thought that I cou'd ponBibly live long I had a complication of diseases ?KCroful*. n>a lfeating itself in eruptions and jreat blot- hcs i n my head tnat made such sores tljnt 1 rMild not have my hair combed ivit .out causing me much buffering; also 3ausng hwoiIoii glanJa. touaila enlarged, enor " thick neck," and largo and numerous I "t1" I also tmffored from a torrible liroiuc catarrh, and in fact I wan so diaaased thst lifo was a burden to me. I had tried many loctora with no benefit 1 final y procured me-baif dozen bottles of your Golden Medical Discovery and ono dozen Nagoa Cjtarrh [tf.medv and commenced iheii uae. At first I ivaa badly discouraged, bur. after taking four bottles of the I'iaonvery I began to improve, md when I had takou the remaining 1 was i svell. In addition to the uae of Discovery i ippliod a aolution of iodine to the goiter or thick neck, as you auvise in pamphlet wrapping, and io emiroly disappeared. Your Dia:overy is certainly the most wonderful blood xiedicine over invented. I thank God and pou, from tiie depths of my heart, for tho great good it has done me. Very gratefully, Mrs. L. Chakfee. Mont medicines which are advertised *s j. ?ul purifiers and liver medicines contain iir.' ?-r mercury, in somo form, or potassium I tuu i line variously combined. All of these > igenta have strong tendency to break do. u ho b'')<>d corpuscles, and debilitate and othervise pL'iuiauentiy injure tho human system, I'm fuouiu -moreiiiro u? uisunruuu. ur. Pierce's Gulden Medical Ducovery, on the )iLer hand, beiin; composed of the duid ex,rncis of native plant*. barks aud roots, will in iO case prodiiC" injury, its effects being arogtliening and curative oniy. 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We can tell you that in all snoh case*, if Johnson's Anodyne Liniment is resorted to, it will reduce the Dwelling and stop the pain.* The remarkable cures effected by Vegetine have induced many physicians and apothecaries, whom we know, to prescribe and use it in their own families. * Martyrs to salt rheum, rejoice ! The persistent ;se of Glenu'b Sulphub Soap will cure yon. Use it instead of the greasy ointments and astringent washes with whioh yon have heretofore stimulated the disease. It iB cleanly, safe and speedy. Depot, Crittenton's, No. 7 Sixth avenue, Naw Yoik. Hurrah for the bheks and the browns produced by Hill's Hair Dyo. * Safe akd Sore.?" Tasteless cure" for fever and ague. Sent by mail for fl.OO. A. R. Case, 8tation W, Brooklyn, N. Y. Choice Peach Trt", $3 to 86 per 100; Wllaon'a KarJy Blackberry Plant*. 812 per 100U; Brandywlne Ra?pberrv Pl?nt?,$10 per 1000: Aspua?n>.83per 1000; btrMrberclee, cheap by mail. R. 8. JOHKSTOH, Stookley, Del. The Markets. UXTf TO UK. Beof Oattift-Prlme to Extra Bullook?$ 033IX Common to Good Toxins 07 ? 08* Milch Go we (0 0) 00 Hogs? IGX? 0. Dressed 0 b%<6 U)J< , Sheep 0* lO t Lambs... 07 j Ootton?Middling V%<4 11X < Floor?Extra Western 6 15 ? 8 75 State Extra 6 !5 <6 8 5-< Wheat?Red Western 1 i7 <6 1 J7 No. 3 Spring 1 17 0 1 20 Rye?Stcte 9J ^ 0J Barley?State 95 ? 1 00 Earler?Malt MVffli l Oata?Mlzed Woatern 46 Corn?Mixed Western 17 a 67* ( Hay, porowt 10 dt 99 , Straw, per cwt sj <? 8J Hops 76'b?3) @38 ... 78's 10 0 21 Pork?Meas 17 iS #17 80 Lard 10X9 11 Fl?h?Mackerol, No. 1, new 16 00 9P 00 " No. 3, new 7 61 9 7 80 i Dry God, per cwt 6 00 # 6 60 Herring, 8caled, per box.... 30 & 20 Petroleum?Grade .14)4416 Heflned, 26 Wool?California Ileeoe 16 i 38 Texas " 16 ? 37 ! Australian " 26 # 41 , nutter?State 18 (4 86 ] Western Dairy 81 9 Si- < Western Yellow.... 31 4} 33 Western Ordinary 16 <$ 17 Oheeee?State Factory 04 0 Dfc State Skimmed 04 <9 06 Weet' 04 9 11 Eggs?State 34 34 BUTTAiO, Floar fl 00 #9 3* Waeat?No. 1 Spring 1 18 0 1 18 Corn?Mixed 60 9 68 Oils 88 9 40 { By>? 76 ? 76 Barley ? 9 ? pHiLAoauBia. Beef Cattle?Ext.-a 06 9 06]^ Sheep 01X0 C6 Hogs?Dreesed...... 08 9 (9 Flour?Pennsylvania Extra 6 60 9 8 16 IVh tx\ f U'AtftAMi 111 M 1 In Bye 8? i? (f Corn?Yoliow 65 ifk 87 Mixed SS <3 SS Oats?Mixed ?8 <6 44 Petrol onm?Cmde 19 Q19 Refined, 3?K J ViTVYlTTIW MZflf) Deif Cattle?Poor to Choice.' 4 75 ? 7 ?2* , Sheep 1 60 (9 6 50 t Lambs 8 00 0110 OTi 1 NEW lluuoraui Envelope*. Send 10c. for 10 kinds. Alfred L Sewell's Factory, Chicago, 111. cppflPir Biit la toi Woil4 ^ VITHMA0'6''1*1*'' t. popnam * co..W?. to, s?.. rt.iu. p? Axt Innii.?Get tb? arennine remedy, H 1.00per box by mall.s <|i| tiynroKxioM. Ail's D. l-angeil, Apple Creek,O. $0 OUTFIT FRRK. Beet Cbano^Tet. Write ( -J atOnox. nQl.LINS A CO., 2 Clinton Place.N.Y. | JJrotltiible, t'leaoant work innareas now employed; t hundreds more wanted. M. N. Lovxli.. Erie. Ps. | Picture of next PT> TJ,QT'nTJ,'TJT Kkkdall A CO., gent fr?e. -t JaJiOlXUllll 1 Boston. Ma?a. 1 (fiil XV?l'i?7- Kmployment to-alL Cbromo 4 NoTwIfjr (Jutiloguw free. Felton A Oo. .119 Nassau St. Ji.Y. $CC <t'5"y * Week to Agent*. Samples FREE. <pOO 10 <p t 4 p.o. VICKKRY. AugmU. Maine. OA?W eek Salary guaranteed to male A female. Send stamp for circulars K. M. Bodln.i.Indlanap's.Ind. THE HPORTrtMAN. Torf, Field 8port?, A?rlcnitnre. SS per year, Specimen cipy free. U. J. FOSTER A CO.. Pqbu., Q Mnrray at. New York. 100,000 ACRES l-ow prices. All on time GEO. B. WRIGHT. Minneapolis, Mlon. ; CAMPAIGN Sipsiwuuuipiiu. J. H. liU WORD'S SONS.BOSTON. F>NGINKHKH AM) LNGINK OWNERS J should nil understand the Allen (Governor. Illustrated Circular sent f.-ee. 8. B. ALLEN, Boston. (&"f k) FL A MONTH and traveling expenses paid , tS5.L<U*t for MnleNmen. fto peddlers wanted 1 ArlrfnilM Mn*rmB Mivn?'il f!<V fUnrlnniM Oh In r COCA * Month.?AsenU wanted. 36 beat cell 1 ^Sjlilll la? artlole* In the world One umple free c Igwtfv Add'** JAY HRON-SON,tMtroit.Mloti t AGKNT8 WANTED.?Twenty Hill Moonted ' Cbroraos for g I. ? (ample* by mall,po?t-o*ld.20c. UQNT1SCT-' al Ohbomo Oo.. 37 Kima St.. New York. AlMM IN GOLD given away to every agent. 7ft I ? Circular* free. Sample* 25 ot?. Empire Norelty Oo.. 3o7 Broadway, New York. A0% WATOHK". A Great Sensation. Sampu ft ? Watch and OutjU frt* to Agent*. Setter than w Gold. Addri-M A. OOULTKk A CO.. Chicago. fh/>CA A MONTH-AGENTS WANTKD i Mk/i>ll everywhere. Bnslnee* honorable and UJ ^ \J\J first-clas*. Particulars skit mxx. Ad- I drew WORTH A 00.. St Lonla, Mo. A POTATO WttORIt. Tbe best extant. 1,100 o in aae. We will deliver sample to yonr B. R. Depot 0 in U. 8. ou recelp' of 112. KEN YON BROS.. Carbonrtale, Pa. Mr mm /T\ n V madstlrong; BathfulBMt eurtd; Ea Iwl K T the Body m*d# rlgoroui: Valuable tootiKK'. Btnt Tn* AA&nu. M. 1,. BYRX. Box ?6?3. ?. T. Learn telegraphtt . THE BEST OFFER ever Made to Young V J MEN and LADIES. Addrees, with stawp, JL HHEK.tl AN TKL. ?'Q.? OBKRLIN.O. B f\TUTTTIM If r?u want the b?*t selling article ft |2|i M I V In the world and a solid gold patent JiUllli JL M leT6r watch, fcuo of oott, write at ice to J. tSHlUK A CO.. 7*<5 Broadway. N. Y. SUCCESS ASSURED I L'FE INSURANCE AT IX YrfARS HUMNKrtS | COST. ADDRESS >EC IX DOLLAR* PAID.'RFTARY MUTUAL KUURES $1,000. I LIFE COMPANY. ENU FOR PAPERS TO KKADINGION, N. J. Agent* Wanted ! Medal* and Diploma* Awarded Centennial BIBLE. 1S00 llliiBtrn'Inn*. Address for new circular*. , A.J. IIOLMAN A- CO.. 930 ARCH "tn-e-. Phl'a. W A "\rnm? r^-YOUNG MVN and LADIES, Tt ivll A JjjJLJ to 1-arj Telegraphy, at. d earn 946 to SHO ?ei month. Extra lodMOemunt*. The larg. and ?' reliabl- Oollegn In U S. S?nd alamo for Catalogue. Adrt's Tkugbaph Coi.i,eoe. Buffalo. N Y. DCt/OI VCD Little Giant, 7-Shot, Keif Acting ntVULVtn Cylinder, wlih Box Cartridge*, 83.60. 64 pp. Catalogue JT"Syorilng (io. d?, Noveltle*. Rare Books, etc. New Goods for Agent*. BALDWIN A Co.. 1 11 Nassau St.. N. Y. 1 PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY A' AOBMY. i Chrmrr, Frnn., Reopens September l.{. " Thorough Instruction In Civil and Mining Engineering, the Classics and English Branches. For Circular* apply to Col. THEO. HYATT, Pre*.. P. M. A. YOl'K own Llkouesaln olloolors, to show onr work, painted on canvas 5Vjx7H. from a pootograph or tln-tyirr, free with the llamt Journ tl, gl'c .50 a yetr Sample of our work and paper, terms to agents, etc., 10 ot/i. I.. T. LUTU KR. Mill Village, Erie county. Pa. T03ACC0 USERS "hXld NIC-IN-NOC with tholr Tob.'n'fo. Prevent* Vebtioo. Dizziness, Faintnksb.NeuvoCSWXBs, without Impairing Its Sooth Ing, Comforting and Trarqnlllzlng p >wera Trtaljpk'g'e by mall 25c. F. STKaRN'.'S. Drnggl t, Detroit. Mica. innilnto)rmUIorat(V?, ?f?l S1I-I ?i{yh fine'Chrouwu.Crmyoni.Md beaatfful Plctar* ^^J^Cardi ofnoud men,women, and Praatdcateef yS^Klora^adr?i,VUtl(Q(f, Reward, Motto, Comic, and Tranc* parent Card*. 1 25 umt-lei,worth (15, ?ent pnetnald for N5 cer.t? J. H. UL'KFOKD'S SONS. BOSTON MAaS. Eitailkhad laJ). In i\Aik A<;FNT.S\Viini?-1.-8U to#l?K? a woelc, or *JoOO forMteu New nOTelUbs.c irDmo?lBUtlonerypaciiaK0,,W4tcb?sJe.?Klry o c siiet'Ul tprro# iflyea to >"tc>-nls; valuable i.m?k with J cat-iloRne, rest tron; a 16 karat noltd *olt1 wntch kIvhd ag prnnluni. K S I'LKTCH'Mi. >1 Day Mre?t. Np.t York. AV/\T7'lLi^F I AT" Yoor uam? prlaied uu il 11 V 111 Li J l . AO TrnimiiMrriii I'r.rrtn. coaralnltiK a scon* whun held to the light (5< i daslKH"). emit jio.V-ps.ld for 'Jo cents; 6 packs, 5 uaroea, I. .Vn oihor card prlutor has tbysini . Xxenta wanted; oatrtt H)c (Jard Prln'er, l>>ck H.?? l>. Aanland. Mw Tlio I Alf CDC T>lP*l*ph, or Cupid'* 1 LaKJ w CiKd Mnffiiello Chord. The taoet . wonderful and and amuiing ltutrumrut eier Inrented. Secret * cmtirtitiion can be carried on from ditferent roonn. ac-ou the 'rent, A.*., withont detection. A child can uie It. [E5"Ari'M* unfed tota?eordcr?forlt. Sell? like hot cakee ."ample pair ?:ai,'ur 10c. AM.-eu, Fletcher Jt Co., Williamiburgb, N. Y. BlMtMXIJTOX (Vr ) Kronch nnd F>?ll?h J DAY and BOARDING SCHOOL KOH YOIT.Nu LADIKS. Fif U Yoar opcuo Se jt iub?r t I tli 1,21'IS POLT.KNS, A. M^_ A BOOK for the MILLION. MEDICAL ADVICE ASB&8!S??8SS Catarrh, Kupturv. Opium liabit, he., SENT FREE on rcctirt stjlauji). Addrou, I IJr Butlr'Oiepeniary No. lJN.Sthrt., SuLooKMa n AGENTS WANTED FOR HISTOIv' Unteni EXHIBITION 1 it poun wiur uian nny uinur 000&. vup Aurui ~v??. r3 cop;? in two dayn Sond to our extra t*ruj8 to \nrnita. National Publishing Co.. Philadelphia,Pa. PARENTS^AND GUARDIANS.1 Th? Scaoul ah 1 Collect) Directory for 187(i< <J1U >?K63: k\rfuything All f t schools : t Map and Illcb'itATiovii of Schools: "CPIL'H KAII-HOAH KXPF.S K 1'AID nT I HIS KUKKAU: rlir.E l>y mull for postage i!lcs). T. (J "PI'S WORTH 'I.VUK.h'KY, Dome Ho l -it.dti>K. York. SHEET MUSIC! * f^e. d rue -it* cwita and n 3 -eot tiiup, Mid 1 wlli on. Ii/ return m*l', lour civyrl*ut oag* by Hart) Jolllns, h?su.lfolly p'lotnd, mtfiiUr slio-i musl'i sir-; ' N*w Plantation Timkh " " Th* Hkaut Knows ~ fHEHB 18 li'JMt" (very mai-t), " Kif.ld o' BaiilvT" i Sout<;h and rery pretty), " Faith's Hbioht Wmoi" Devotional). J. M. STEWART, Franklin, Maa*. u A PEEItLE>S EXTERNAL SPECIFIC AND H I3EAU IPIER 07 THE SKIN. ,# H GLENN'S ' " " Sulphur Soap, 9 As a ren- jdy for Diseases, Sores, fl| Abrasions and Roughness of the H 8kin; as a Jeodorieer, disinfectant, and means of preventing and curing 3B Rheumatism and Gout; and as an B| Adjunct of the Toilet and the S Bath, "Glenn's Sulphur 3oap" is h incomparably the beat article erer BE offered to the American public. |M The Complexion is not only freed BB from Pimples, Blotches, Tan, Freo m kles, and all other blemishea by its |H use, but acquires a trans arbitt delicacy and tslvktt t jttnxss 4l ^ 4l ^ ' f j ? < . UH illiuu^li luc uloilijriug ouu - ? action of this wholesome beautifier. fi The contraction of obnoxious diseases is prevented, and the completdisinfection of clotliii?g worn by persons afflicted with coiitagioui maiadi^ is insured by it Families and Travelers provided with this udmirable pnrifier have at hand the main ZS.-ENTIAL OF A SERIES 07 Sllphar .. Baths. Dandruff is removed, the hair retained, and grayneas retarded by it Medical men advucate its use. Prices, 25 and 50 Cents per Cake, Per Box, (8 Cakes,) 60c. and $1.20. N.B. There U economy In bojrlng tba lvf* cakM. ? HIU's Hair and Whisker Dye," Black or Brown, 60 Cents. C. N. CK1THNT0N, Prtp'r, 1 Siith At. I.T. Patton's American Peoole! Phe Prf's caJU It" the beat." S*ll* wber* fllmay " Otaeaolal Hiitorlea" have no chance: 1030 p?c**> Dlo*ratlona, Antocnptu. M?d?, Chart*. etc. trio lo?. I 05 Steel KnimTlnf (now at Memorial Art Hall. 2eatennl%l Eiposltlon) given to laUoriberi. ^OANVA881iB8 wasted on Liberal term*. I? p. rum/ oc vwm r^T*w i om won A N. F. BURNHAM'S jK 1874 Tart in ? Jh WATER WHEEL cSmWB flu displaced hundredt of otfeer Tnrbinee, but ku never bwa Itaelf dUplnced. Pamphlet free. W. P. BUBEHAM, Tom. Pa. ro AGENTS or any who need work. THE BIG BONANZAS*' Dan Df.Quille'b new book, with Introductions bjr Ma&k Twain, to jut ready. It It the riobeet lo text uid Ulastratlooi teen for a long time. Are yon oat of work or draw Inf alone ?Q soma doll b-ok ? Go for tht* one. It 111 ttU yonr pockets tare 1 Don't delay and lose territory yon want Send for circular* at once. It ooete nothing to mm them. AMEBIC)AW PUBLISHING 00.. Hartford. Oonn. llowtobo* him. How H toeeilblm.How to train > HjK blm. How totoll*EH Ur. A NEW BOOKofM^V**^^^^Wl M p*at interest to BorefrWS^KT^^^-JK^^^^H an. Bent br mall to&ag __ Mi BOoenta. Addrwe *f <!^y^MgBll flfl j.p.vnicKRT, iHI Box M.Qbxoaso. Ill* -* * 1 1 M A Mxrncapircx or Warrwo, Diuwiao, Eiobato a H AVO PBOTIHO. H A TBUB CENTENNIAL GIFT BOOK. . j H America Illustrated: | COKSIBTWO or ? PICTURESQUE PLATES OF THE LAND OF WASHINGTON. One hundred tort twentj flnt-olae* Picture* (inu; whole put) from Diawlnga executed onjnrpoee for 9C ihla Work. Accompanlad by fnll.accaiaM^d ?bg?at\] printed Letter-p'oaa do*crl..ilon?. |H KeUU Hrlco, So.OO ; a l.bor.l di'^nnt tr> A**nta. CM ACdreea ill ordo-? to TtluMAS O'KANB, Pubk?hur. Biokpeller and Stationer, EH 130 Na??an Street, Mew York. H North of Ireland J and Scotland. 1 State Line Steamers n SAILING BETWEEN NEW YORK, M Belfast and Glasgow. New and Ele?aot Htcamera making quick ?nd oom- H| rti>f?hU vA*a#M_ Kftitiiur Thnndavi. fl Cabin ?io to *70, aooordlug to Helurn hxcural on Ticket* u (tiotibl* ate Mteernse nt Lowest Hum. For Pwsim or Fr?lrht applr to AUSTIN BALDWIN ? CO.. Gereral Areata, 7g Broadway, New Yorir. Dyaprtiwlti U the co?tly price we pay for laxori**. Ui clrillzed natlc na ecfter from It, more or leee, bot ione bo mach u the people of the United SUtee. It s heie, In the new world, that the dlaeaae ha* become lomwitWted, and *.e, ai a people, bare threateued to oonopollze IU mlaerlee. Let til check Ita farther proves*, bj tbe aie of Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient, SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. PERUVIAN SYRUP la a protected eolation of tbe ? -!- _X I rTOTOXiae ut iruii, L new dUeoToty In medicine, which <triko< at tbe root K f dli?Me by "upplying tho blood with Ita rltal principle B| 11 lile element, IRON. I Thla <* tbe secret of the wonderfnl ?ucoesi of tbU B emedy in caring H l>vapepaia,Livar Complaint,Dropay, I Chronie Diarrhea, Boila, Kervoua I Affections, Chills and Fevera, I Humor*, Lout of Co nut it ti- | tional Vigor, Diaeaaea of I the Kidneys and B Bladder, Female B Complainta and H ALL DISEASES I ORIGINATING IN A I Bad State of the Blood, I Or accompanied by M DEBILITY, I ?OB? p^j A LOW STATE of the SYSTEM. I For Dyspepsia, Use I PERUVIAN m. I For Debility, Use I PERMIAN m. I For Dropsy, Use n PMffffl SIMP. I For Neuralgia, Use I PERUVIAN SYROP I n__ TTao ? C U1 VyiUVJUlV/ JLSmkA **?- vt, www PEBDVIiN SHOP. Por L'.ver Complaint. Uie PERUVIAN SYRUP. Por Boils -nd Humors Uae otummu svrttp lUiLUriaii uixiux. for Chills and Fever, Use Peruvian syrup. ^or Loss of Aopetite. Use peruvian syrup. 'or Nervous Affections, Use peruvian syrup. ^or Female Complaints, Use peruvian syeup. 'or Diseases of the Kidneys, Use peruvian syrup. -on flia TTafl or JL^lBCcU>CC> \Jk PERUVIAN SYRUP. MF.T1I VV. KOW'I.K (fc MOMS Proprietor', S Ilnrrlnun Avenue, iiondm. s j.l) hy pvalkrs oknera.li.y. .unu . iio ai_ iVIIKI WUlT'Vi T? 4 oVKKTlnBRx, IT p (?>' ?ar ihn? you >?* ?4?orHMc* Jn th*.? nnner. Ak -