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TIMELY TOPICS. F In 1S79, Illinois produced one-fifth of all the corn ground in the Vnited States, and according to the latest advices the tl crop of 1SS0 will bear about the same proportion. During the last twenty-one n years, after receiving a fair reniunera- ^ tion for tho cost of tlie production of their com. the farmers of tho State have mailt" a lift protit of Sl.OOO.ofK). s y A contributor to the Christ inn f'/u'nu ,l says that a physician was recently called to prescribe for the incessant headache . of a yoniig woman. Unable to assist *' her. Ik* at last requested to see her hod- c room. Il<* was shown into a pretty little Jit s', well ventilated, hut on ac- v fount of tin- furniture, having no place o for the bed except in the corner. On v learning that she slept next to the wall with her face toward it, he ordered her s to wheel the bed into the middle of the room where it would get air from both a sides. She did so and her headache f disappeared. A cubic-laying ship possibly rcpre- v Beuts tin* highest development of murine s engineering, for :i hitch in the machinery may mean the failure of the expedition. H An instance of the perfection to which wo have reached is furnished l>y the en- , ble ship Kangaroo, which run recently J from New Zealand to St. Vincent without once stopping the engines. The distance 1 of 9,500 miles, supposing about sixteen J miles to be ran every hour, represents continuous work for twenty-live days?a fairly sufficient testimonial to the excellence of the machinery. s Considerable attention is being paid " l>v Western shippers to the scheme oi a eaiml through the Delaware peninsula, i to let out the grain, coal, provisions, i cattle ami other freight that now, when u transshipped at Baltimore, has to be sent around the capes to the Chesapeake, , making a jcrrrmtv-Qf about forty hours; , whereas a ship canal" through the peninsula makes Baltimore nearer New York ll by water than Philadelphia. The object ^ is not to shorten the distance to Europe, us was at first proposed, but to shorten it f to New York, which has become the head 1 center of all the other commercial cities. * I The iMroit Free Pre** Tiroes the necessity of teaching the school cliil- t ilren more of the current history of tlie world. It claims that they "know infinitely more of the wars of the Hoses and the American devolution than of the Afghan war. or the Franco-Prussian war, or even the war of the rebellion. Of the threatened war in the East they know nothing, and it is a part of the present system that they shall know nothing. Yet, with a libera) use of the newspaper, in place of the reading-; books itow in vogue, both boys and girls could get a better idea of the science of government, especially as it is to-day, and would be better informed." Peoole who are in a hum* to order their paper stopped when the editor says something which displeases them will ' do well to ponder over these words : from the Christian nt I Tor A*: An honest, ' straighforward, njmly man, seeing ' something in his m wspaper that he does ' not like, writes to the editor expressing 1 his dissent?as it is his privilege to do f aud as he would do to a friend. No true f man rives up a friend because of a dif- ( ference of opinion; neither does he, for a like reason, part with one of the best of friends, a good newspaper. On the other hand, no editor who is half an - editor resents, but ratlicr welcomes and ' respects the hearty, pronounced expres- < sion of contrary opinion from a manly ' fc dissentient. But for the one who reads, ' dissents and flashes back an angry < ".Stop my paper"?well, we are son?* ' \ u "i01 ..M* iineti. Tt is nb^ay.s a dis- 1 appointment to meet with the weakness of childhood where you naturally look i for the strength of "maturity. The in- < frequency of the occurrence makes it a f matter of less consequence than it other. wise might be. j Grass is king of Dakota, the proposed f - ' ni'\v M.fite. The teiTitorv lies in the ^ broad valley of the Missouri and that of i the Red River of the North. The Black 1 Hills, with untold wealth, are partly 1 within her western borders, while on the ' east are Iowa and Minnesota, with their * railroads reaching after her abundant * grain crops. Besides gold and silver, < eoal is found in the northern and west- * era districts, and petroleum springs ? from the rocks in iuanv places. The , ' climate presents less that is objection- ' able to the Eastern emigrant than 1 * either of the adjoining States. Its 1 winters are milder and its atnjos])liere 1 is of the most remarkable salubrity. ; i The soil is a rich vegetablo mound, j 1 - , ringing from th most fertile alluvium , t in the bottom lands?of which there are ? many thousands of acres along the ! 1 Mi-souri and it> tributaries?to the more # con.pact upland prairie, thoroughly well i adrptod to the production of wheat and !1 other grains. Oats, peas, barley, and ) such small grains attain the ripest per- 1 faction; but the great and crowning; t wealth of Dakota, outranking gold. 1 wheat, corn, and all else, is her incom- N parable crop of grass. Thousands of11 square miles of her bottom lands yield ;1 * two tons or more per acre per year at a 1 single cutting, while away north, in the , ^ Red River valley, four tons per year are x secured by two cuttings. For stock 1 raising, wool growing, dairying, grain 1: growing, and the production of root t * . * crops, Dakota possesses unsurpassed . advantages. 1' ..1" * - v Unknown Alaska. s When the late Mr. Seward purchased ii Alaska from the czar he was not aware 1j of the fact that he was getting with his n countless far-seals, fisheries, mines and tl icebergs one of the greatest rivers in the n * world, and now almost demonstrated to 1' be of greater volume than the Missis- p .* : xippi. Sucli is the Yukon. The vast n region it waters remains almost as I much a terra incognita as the a Congo. In fact, while the latter o has been once explored?by Stanley? h from the point where Livingstone g turned back down to the Atlantic ocean, a * V and by Livingstone from its extreme * sources to where Stanley's exploration u began, no traveler has ever yet seen the ? upper water of Yukon, or lias been able ^ to enlighten the world as to its length P m ' nv ifc cmiiv>n rw +!?/ ? vnrn/Ienitiu rt Here, then, is an opening for enterprise and ambition, more fruitful of promise than anything as vet unrevealed in Africa or the the Artie sea, and probably less dangerous. That the country contains mines of gold and silver, we may readily conjecture from the fact that such mines exist on all sides of it. The river is navigable for hundreds of miles. It is free of ice from June to September. Its banks are Hanked below with Indian villages. Its waters are filled with tish for the support of human life mid its woods with game The mountains in which it rises are unknown to white men, but, as they are generally believed to be stored with that sort of treasure which Jed to the t rapid settlement of California and to f the expansion of commerce on the south 1 and Central Pacific, tl ere is the strong- 1 est so t of temptation on the part of i thousands to see them, test them and i dig them up, if the treasure can be found, t The government has many vessels lying ' idle anil uselessly rotting for the want f of action. Why not fit one of them up > for a two or three years' cruise 011 this i great unexplored river of the north V < The discovery of gold mines there would 1 lead instantly to a large migration from t all parts of the world, and in a few years fi contribute millions to the commerce of 1 the Southern Pacific States and Tervito- ( ries.?Sun Francisco JTcics-Letter. ( _ f Admiral Bvthesea, a very distinguish- v ed officer, who has just retired from the service, after having for many years filled the post of consulting naval officer to the government of India, got his 1 name by being, when an infant, picked P up at sea by a ship of war, lashed to a s bale of goods. Inquiry failed to elicit anv sort of information about this t human flotsam; so the ship's officers c adopted him, called him '' Bv-the-Sea," n and sent him to a naval school. The 1 first ship in /tvhich Jio served was that } which had saved his life. i' ARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.! Furra nntl Garden Notes. Drakes tiro quarrelsome, the fewer of liein on hand the better. It is said that potatoes deteriorate : lost rapidly in quality the year after a ud visitation of the Colorado bug. A cow with three rings on a horn is i\ years old; with four she is seven cms nlil No new riTiers are formed ft or tli<* tenth your. The simplest method to remove the nil from corn is to make a weak lye rom clean wood asht-s and soak the urn in it. A farm cart, which with good usage rouhl last almost a lifetime, will last nly a few years when exposed to the ,*eat her. There is an idea yet prevalent among nine fanners that dry stock need little are at this season of the year, and that lniost any kind of food will answer for hem. This is n serions mistake. A neglected, poorlv-fed, stinted lamb lever recovers, however well fed afterward, so as to make as good and as large liccp as it would had it had proper care arly. Feed the ewes so that they can upply the lambs with plenty of milk. D. F. Maxim, of Wayne, X. Y.. raised iftv-six bushels of shelled corn 011 onetall' acre of land. It was on sod land >h>wed in May and dressed with a corniest of ten cords of muck, cattle and torse manure, worked into the soil with cultivator. Professor Fontaine, a gentleman who tauds high in the scientific world, prelicts. that the year 1S.S1 will be most r.iusually wet. Swine fed principally on beans will iroduce soft, spongy pork. About two uonths before killing change to corn ?*.l < li/\ ?-ill Im liovilni* <mil lwtffoi* Wll .in- 1-U.tt >WI. Carrots keep up tlie condition of :i mrse, improve his digestion and give ;i ino, glossy coat. As food for this Liiimal they are far superior to uny roots frown. The introduction of u pure bronze jobbler among a flock of mongrel turkey lens will add from three to live pounds xtra weight per head to the turkeys aised the lirst season. Hogs require free access to water in he summer time. If they can have a tlace to bathe or wallow in, it is bene* icial to them, as it eools and cleanses lie skin. Mud is not tilth; it is a good lisinfeetant and healthful. Sometimes mid baths have been found useful as nedicinal treatment for sick people. It is worth while to remember that x.. .a. i. i ; i .... i ,.i^ jenue ireiumeiu mm rupiu ;mu cu'.->e nilking will tend to the greatest development of the milk in cows, while tin* >pposite practices will have the effect >f materially reducing the quantity. But vith kind treatment and careful milling, there must be an abundance of the >est feed provided, if the best results ire desired. Experiments seem to prove that cabbages grown in moist, mucky land are, ilmost invariably inflicted with the disease known as club-foot?caused, it is jelieved, by a maggot or worm that infects the line rootlets of the plant, and produces a thickening of the root. Salt, i ipplicd two or three times during the season, is recommended as a remedy for :1 ub-foot. .\NI>:irairuH. The plant is common to all soils, says \Ir. George Thompson, of Kentucky, jut does its best in heavy loams or stiff lavs, avoiding at all times one inclined :o be wot, for here drainage must be re- J sorted to. Progress in the deveb'pnicut; )f the plant has boon curried to a groat j lAienf in late ycais by seleo! :ng seed ! ;rom tin; best grown stalk. ??" 1 has been repeated till stalks have Uvii produced 11 size from one-half inch in diameter to )ue and one-half inch, all the newer ;orts being only improvements. The site of an asparagus bed is of importance 1 ,vhen the place will admit of it. Any and not wet will do for the plantation, is manure is the dependence for do-! relopment. Let the plat be level, and f possible have an inclination to the I lorth. This inclination will not pro-: luce it early, but larger and finer. If 'or early, the inclination should be southward; but let the plat bo of as ; strong soil as the place will afford, and ! my good ordinary land will make { ho lirst year's growth sufficient, i is manure does the future work. < riie plow will be adapted for lie planting, and hoe and cultivator for! 'nture cultivation, and not the old ex- j >loded theory of spade and line. With 1 t large two-horse plow throw out four ! arrows the length of the land required. Furrow deep, and after the large plow alee a one-horse plow to clean out, then i subsoiler to loosen up the bottom. It s supposed now that those furrows are ibout eight to ten inches deep, anil this s one bed or line in which to set the oots. Beds should be pre]tared this; vay not less than six feet apart. Plantnir.?Anv time in Aoril nroenro nlants : wo or three years olil. These plants uav l?e earned to the tiehl in u barrel, vith a basket to plant from. The plants ire dropped in the newly-made trench eighteen to twenty inches apart, crowns i]>, and covered aitout two inches deep j vith the hoe, pressing the plant firmly vith both feet when covered. The tlanting is now complete, and will reuain so a few weeks till weeds will begin o show themselves. Cultivation.?This is one with a garden horse cultivator and loe. In a few weeks, if the weather is rami and favorable, a few shoots or talks will make their appearance, and u hoeing care must be taken not to ireak them oft'. All plants that have not iade signs of growing at the tirst hoeing, i lie places where the plants are missed mst be carefully lioed over, and it is ' est to put down a stake to note the lace in case it fails to come, that the ext spring another plant may be s.-t. loe the full width of the furrows and void putting on more than two inches f earth till satisfied that all plants ave made their growth, keeping the rowing stalks always well above ground, s too much dirt 011 young plants at tirst mothers them. and. being in a trench, nder heavy rains may become water oaked or drowned. After they are ell up the earth may be gradually allied to them at each working thronghut the season. In November the renches will be filled or nearly so, when ood stable manure, old or new, should e hauled and scattered broadcast liroughout the furrows tliroe to four itches deep. The dead tops may l?o "ft on and go in with the manure. In lie second year the beds will be level, nd should have level cultivation hrougliout the season with lioe and eulivator. In the spring of the second ear all missed plants can be reset. In he fall of the second year?about Noember 1?with one-horse plow open mt furrows on each side of plants, leavtig part of tops to be guided by, and in hose furrows spread manure as tin; firs' ear, only spreading more over he ground each year until the ourth year, when the entire snraco should bo spread with manure, n the spring of the fourth year the oots will bear cutting. Buds may be aised for giving length to stalks by lirowing furrows together with a onelorse plow, throwing four or six to ;etlier and dressing down with harrow md backboard. Avoid, when plowng, the cutting of crowns. Thecutting )f stalks may be done with chisels or cnives, taking care not to cut crowns, or he stalks may be broken down at the nirface after they have grown several nches. In this way they are more tenler and highly flavored. The cutting 1 >f a plantation will last for many years, or fine large stalks will always produce roll in quantity but not in size. naklng; Mentn. The natural flavor of baked meats is icightcned, and the basis of a delicious ;ravy produced, by putting a few bits of onp vegetables under the meat in the [ripping pan. No salt should be put on he meat until its surface has been lisped by putting it in a hot oven: It nay then be seasoned and the heat of he*oven moderated; the meat will cook >y the steam which is generated from ts o-.vn moisture by the heat of the oven. No water should be put in the dripping pan around baked meats. Its temperature can never rise as high an that of the fat surface of the meat, and consequent I\ ll!J I'UIUUUI .>fl YL'? UlliV IU ftUlLL'Il IL und extract its juices. Baste it with its own drippings, or some melted butter, or by laying a large slice of fat pork over it. Itcolpi'M. Fio Puddino.?Half a pound of the best figs, half a pound of beef suet, throe tablespoonfuls of .sugar, half a pound of bread crumbs grated, three eggs, one nutmeg grated. These should be all well mixed together and boiled for four hours; served with sauce. Kin: PrnniNH "Wrrnorr Ec.fis.?Onehalf cup boiled rice, four cups sweet milk, one-half teaspoonful cream of tartar, butter the size of a walnut; mix altogether and add sugar, spice and raisins to taste; bake. The pudding has the appearance and taste of a two-egg pudding. "Wafers.?One pint of flour, half a pint of milk, a teaspoonful of butter, and a saltspoonful of powdered cinnamon for flavoring. Made thus, these wafers, baked, of course, regular waferirons, serve like crackers for the tea tabic. If wished to take the place of sweet cakes, adil half a pound of sugar. Tim flutter should lie of the consistency of thick cream. A dessertspoonful is enough to put in the irons at once. Potted Meat.?"Remove all the gristle, hard pieces and fat from the meat; mince it very tine, and pound it in n mortar with a little butter, some gravy well freed from fat, and a spoonful of Harvey or Worcester sauce: bent it to a smooth paste, seasoning during the process with pounded clove or allspice, mace or crated nutmeg, salt and a little cayenne; put it in pots, press it close down, and cover with clarified butter, or with marrow fat. Telegraph Repairers. Every one has seen a " line man" walk up a telegraph pole as readily as if he were going up a flight of stain. "Tivii - ? ; i. :_..i- _c ii. \> mi a. ijiucK, ntuvuus jei is. ui uio iuui> he drive* the spurs inlo tlic wood and takes a firm hold every time. This dexterity comes from practice. It looks dangerou" when a man is near the top of the pol-', lmt that there is really little danger is proved by the fact that accidents very rarely occur. The men become accustomed to working at a groat height, and mind it no more than sailors on a ship. An experienced man look-} out for rotten poles and rotten cross-beams, ami once confident of these, he feels no further alann. He hangs on by his legs as cleverly as u monkey by its tail, and thus has tne free use of his arms and hands. The spurs are of steel and consist of a flat bar with a beud, which passes under the instep. A sharp point projects diagonally downward so as to bear a heavy weight from above. The greater lite weight the deeper the point sinks, and tlie wood would have to be very rotten for if. to slip. It leaves behind ou the pole those queer littlohcles, which so much resemble the work of a woodpecker on a tree. The line men are divided into two clashes, climbers and groundinen. The latter rank little higher than ordinary laborers, but iu time, if they are anxious to learn, tljey graduate into climbers. Climbers are paid from $40 to $7"> a month, and at present arc in great demand owing to the large amount of telegraph construction going on throughout the country. Ground men dig holes, pla t poles, carry wire, ami do whatever other labor is necessary. The climber is provided with a pair of pliers, a hand-vise and a strap. He catches up the broken ends of wire, draws them together with the vise and strap, and splices them with the pliers. Care is taken to leave a certain slack, so as to allow for contraction . y cold in winter. In largo cities a number of climbers are kept constantly 011 duty at the central ottice, so as to be sent out at a moment's notice to repair a break. 1 f a pole falls, prompt action is taken. The fallen portion is chopped into sections and dragged out of the way of traffic. The stuuip is ilug out. If a hole is to be dug, it is bored with a great earth auger, which does its work more neatly and quickly than spades. It is easy to locate a bioak in the city, where lino men are constantly 011 the lookout, but in the country it is a different thing. Line men, who are necessarily climbers, are engaged by the month, and have each a certain tract of line assigned to their care. If the lines run along a railroad a man has control of an average of liftv miles. In case of a break he travels on a baggage or hand car to she place of trouble. These lino men are under the control of certain head oftices, and can be couc ntrated at any serious point of damage, in many instances the operators at unimportant stations also act as lino men, and this is a part of their regular duty. Where the operator works on commission, he is paid extra for his lino work. If the lino runs on a turnpike away from a railroad the lino man has only lifteen miles under his care. He is obliged to live within call of the nearest station, and to be ready to go out at any time. Night or day, hot or cold, he must bo prepared to start for the scene ot trouble. The lines often run through desolate places, on the sides cf mountains, and in wide prairies. Tho line man on horseback dasho* from pole to IWV I.JIU J/..1Vticed eye. 1J o often camps out; all night, for In- must not stop until the work is completed. In the winter some of these men travel on snow shoe.--, and out West they have had the strange experience of digging d wn to tho wires, where the snow was so deep as to cover the poles. It is a rule that tlie line man must go over the line once a week, to see that the poles are in order an 1 to replace broken ii sulaiors. His hours of toil are often repaid bv days of ease. He is alert for duty, but may have nothing to do for a long time. His jiay continues just the same, and as loiiir as lie keeps within call, he can do what he pleases. The telegraph companies would like to run their wires underground, but they lind it won't work. They have been unable to insulate the wires so that they will work properly for any h ngihof time. This compels the use of pole?, which are generally of two kinds, cedar or chestnut. Cedar is the lightest, trimmest and best-looking, but chestnut lasts longer. Wires last from six to eight years. Rust is their great enemy, and smoke is another foe. Neither wires nor poles are expensive, i/thor is the great item in making re pail's, fiiui in nines wiicii mum j? universal disaster to lines the companies liuvo to pay high wages.?Xmr York The .Moon's KflVct upon Fish, Professor Legate, of this city, says the \ irgimu City (Xev.| h'nt'Tjo'isc, has been experimenting for some time for tliejnirpo.se of ascertaining v. lint eit'ect tin- moon iiiis upon Jisli, ami the result of his investigations goes to substantiate what old fishermen have always said, iiain. lv, that it spoils them. The rays of liglif, or something carried in the rays, cause the tish to decay very rapidly. JOven cattish, all alive am! kicking when exposed. Were in a had state in a few hours. Professor Legate is a tirm believer in the iutluenee of t 1mmoon on man or nil things mundane. The atmosphere being attracted by the moon the same as the waters of the ocean, only to a much greater extent, he is of the opinion that effects are produced by the aerial tide which are generally attributed to other causes. A gentleman of this city, hearing of the fish experiments, says that some years ago, while on the west coast of Africa, he one night slept on the deck of a vessel, under the rays of a full moon, and the result was that lie was totally blind for three days. The lmd effects of the rays of the moon appear to have been known or at least suspected ages ago. In the Bible, in Psalms, we read, " The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor ihc moon l?v night." j Eccentricities of a Noted Naturalist. j An English magazino givos an inter; osting account of the l&te Frauk Buckland, the famous naturalist: His zeal frequently led him into imprudences! which would have told severely on a ; : less robust constitution, and which per- j i i finna linrl flm nfl7v?f /if olinvfnninrr 1ii? . I w.v, ? 0 ! : own life. He has been known to wade ; up to his neck in water, and change his f i clothes driving away from the river on , | the box of a Hv. This was an excep- j t tional case ; but- it was a common thing [ for him to sit for hours in wet boots. > t ! He rarely wore a great coat; he never j i ! owned a railway rug ; he took a delight ! t ' in cold, and frequently compared him- j j | self to a polar bear, which languished in the heat and revived in tin.? frost. . j The pleasure which Mr. Bueklaml tie- j | rived from cold aeconnted f? ?r many of j his eccentricities. Even in winter he i i wore the smallest amount of clothing ;, ' | in summer he discarded almost , all clothing. Those were very j rare occasions on which lie wore J a coat at home. His usual dress was a i pair of trousers and a flannel shirt; he J deferred putting on socks and hoots till * he was starting for his office. Even on J \ inspections he generally appeared at : breakfast in the same attire, and on one j i occasion he left a large country honr.r-, in j, : which he was staying, with no other 1 garments on. While lie was driving in i : a dogcart to the station lie put 011 his {1 boots, and as the train was drawing up ' ! to the station, at which a deputation of! i country gentlemen was awaiting him, J 1 he said with a sigh that he must begin j ; to dress. Boots were in fact his special! aversion. He lost no opportunity of; 1 kicking them oft' his feet. On one occasion, traveling alone in a railway |< 1 p 11 1 I carriage, no ieu usibcjj nun; i j his feet resting on tlio window-j i | Kill. As usual, lie kicked off; 1 his hoots and they fell outside the; , : carriage' on tlio line. "When ho ' reached his destination the boots j could not, of course, he found, and lie \ had to go without them to the hotel. [, The next morning a platelayer examin- j i ing the permanent way came upon the ' hoots, and reported to the traflic mana- j I ager that he had found a pair of gentle-1 man's boots, but that he could not find the gentleman. Some one connected i with the railway recollected that Mr. j' Bnckland had been seen in the neigh- j 1 | borhood, and knowing his eccentricities, j I inferred that the boots must belong to | him. They were accordingly sent to i' the home oflice and were at once j i claimed. We have said that he rarely wore a greatcoat, and when lie did so it was! apparently more for the value of the ad-1 ditional pockets it contained than for I its warmth. One of his good stories ' turned on this. He had been in France, I j and was returning via Southampton, with an overcoat htullV'd with natural history specimens of all sorts dead and , alive. Among them was a monkey, which j was domiciled in a large inside pocket. ! As Bnckland was taking his ticket, | Jocko thrust up his hcnd and attracted the attention of tho booking-clerk, ! who immediately (and very properly) j said: "You must take a ticket for that dog, if i:'s going with you." "DogV" said Bnckland ; "it's a 'monkey." " It is a dog," replied the: clerk. " It's a monkey," retorted Buck-1 | land, and proceeded to show the whole , j animal, but without convincing the | clerk, who insisted on live shillings for j the dog-ticket to London. Nettled at j i this, Buckland plunged his hand into , another pocket and produced a tortoise, i and laying it on the sill of the ticket-1 window said : " Perhaps you call that a ilncr. ton " The e'ierk inspected the tor P? _ ? L ; ; toi.so. "No," saiil lie, "we make no' charge for them?they're insects." A volume might perhaps be filled with j an account of Mr. Buckland's eccentricities. W'lien he was studying oysters, lie would never allow any one to speak; the oysters, he said, overheard the conversation and shut up t heir shells. More inanimate objects than oysters were endowed by him with sense. He had almost j persuaded himself that inanimate things ! could be spiteful; and he used to say j that he could write a book on their spitefulness. If a railway lamp did not | * - 1 ? "I - 1 1 ZL I uurn properiv ne wuiim uwiuru ji | sulky, mul throw it out of the window I to see if it could find a better master. Ho punished his portmanteau on one occasion by knocking it down, and the I portmanteau naturally revenged itself j by breaking all the bottles of specimens i which it contained, and emptying their : contents on his master's shirts. To pro- ; ' vide himself against possible disasters, i he used to carry with him an armorv of implements. On the herring inquiry lie went to Scotland with six boxes of cigars, four dozen pencils, five knives and three thermohieters. On bis return three weeks afterward, lie produced one i solitary pencil, the remnant of all this j properly. The knives were lost, the | cigars were smoked; one thermometer j , bad lost its temper, and been thrown out of a window; another had been drowned in the Pentium! frith, and a | third had beaten out its brains against | i the bottom of a gunboat. No human : being could have told the fate of the j pencils. Postal Frauds. When heavy postage was in existence ; various methods were employed in cheat- j ing the revenue. Persons leaving home for travel were importuned by friends to j carry letters with them to other friends, j An idea prevailed that, if letters were , carried unsealed, there was 110 infraction I of the law. This was a popular error. 1 A newspaper was often sent bv post in j an envelope; inside the latter a long j epistle was often written in invisible ink, j generally milk. When this was drv the ' * -1 1 ?' ' 11.. ! writing coiuu ncn no himmi. i?v uuiuiu^ the paper to the lire the writing came j | out in u sepia color, and the law was j broken. This petty trick was discovered ; by the postoftiee authorities, and parties j wore threatened with prosecution; but, i a^ the receivers protested that they did ] not know who the senders were it was j almost impossible to obtain a conviction, j Other senders in place of writing in i milk on the covers of newspapers, made i slight dots in ordinary ink under such j printed letters as suited their purpose j for conveying intelligence. This was I troublesome for both sender and re- f ceiver, and it was used only for brief j messages. The postal tax pressed most j ' heavily on the poor, but the ingenious ! poor found means to evade it. For in bianco, a son or aaugnier in xown uispatched a loiter to parents in (lie conn-, try, who were too poor to pay the post- j ( age. The parents declined to take such j letters in, which they had a legal right to do. Keturned to the general post- 1 office, the letter, on being opened, was found to be a blank sheet of paper. The fact is, the parents and children had agreed tc send these blank sheets as in- i dictations that all was well with the sender; the receiver got that much of j news and had nothing to pay for it. i i The letter was never taken unless a particular mark was on the cover, which intimated that something of importance ' , was to be read within. Heavy postage , made long letters. As the receivers , paid the postage they naturally exported their money's worth. Often a sheet of foolscap was crossed and reerossed, and not a hair-breadth of the paper was left without its line. A Woman's Wit. A woman's adviee is generally worth having: so, if von are in any trouble, tell your mother or your wife or vour 1 sister all about it. Be assured that ii^ht 4 will Hash upon your darkness. Women ' are too commonly judged verdant in all 1 1 >iit purely womanish affairs. No philo- ^ sophical students of the sex thus judge ' them. Their intuit ions.or insights are the most subtle, and if they cannot see ' a cat in the meal there is no cat there. 1 I advise a man to keep none of his affairs from Jiis wife. Many a home has f been saved and many a fortune retrieved ' by a man's full confidence in his wife. ' Woman is far more a seer and a prophet .* than man, if she be given a fair chance, t As a general rule, tho vivos confide the ' minutest of their plans and thoughts to t their husbands. Why not reciprocate, if but for the pleasure of meeting eon t tidence with confidence ? The men th.it succeed host in life are those who 1 make confidants of their wive:-. //?//<*- t JH'tllJI'rif, j NEWS EPITOME. Eastern and Middle States. A j ill baa been introduced in tbo Obio legis- 1 atnro to punish wifo-beatcra by whipping s hern. rn ... Ti i. -.r -vf^. i.?? 1 xnii * uuu v .uuuk. ui i\uauu3 u11 >, jxu,, uus ailed. 1 Another marriage by telegraph in reported, tic bride and bridegroom being at different ' mint* iu Dakota, while the clergyman stood at ' lie wire in Bismarck and performed the cereiii my. Tlic questions and answers were writ- 1 en, telegraphed and responded to, and a bless- I iik' pronounced in the usual form. Petitions with 200,000 signatures have boon ent t<> the North Carolina legislature for a pro- ' libitory liquor law. j Tiie body of Dr. Konraden Hirenberg, who ( lied in Indianapolis, Ind., was burned a few lays ago at the furnace in Washington, I'a. 1'liis makes the tenth body which has been 1 )vmat< d in that furnace. Ar Nanticoke, I'a., a man named Lufschuski j 1 L?r?'ku a bottle of alcohol in ) '. pocket and the j 1 ontents saturated his do:! ing. When ho j ifterwnrd lit 11 matcli ins doming caiigiu tiro < uid lie was so terribly burned that it was | ( thought lie would die. At a largo land league moeting in liniYalo, 1 S\ V., two judges, an Episcopalian milliliter, a " Presbyterian minister, a Jewish rabbi and tho 1 alitor (if a Gentian paper wore among tho j speakers. ' : At a largo mooting of tho recently formed > national anti-monopoly league, held in Sow j i'ork, epccches were made by Judge Jeremiah Black, Congressman Tteagau and others, and a I long letter from Senator Window, of Minnesota, i was read. The object of th>* league is "to j il.-murid full protection for t!ie rights of tho J itix.-n against tho abuses and aggressions of | corporate power." Tnr. French bark Fannie sailed from Fhllmlelphia fur Havre, France, five months ago, with a crow of twenty-one men and a cargo ol, petroleum ; and nothing having been heard o| j tin: vessel she is supposed to have been lost at j sea. A ritno.fo of ov?r 20,000 persons witnessed the formal presentation of the Egyptian obelisk in Central path, New York, to tho city. Hon. William M. Kvarts mado tho speech of preson-; tation, during which ho paid that the entire ro>t of transporting the obelisk from Alexandria, Egypt?a lit'lo over ?100,000?had boon Iwne 1 y William If. Vunderbilt. Mayor Grace made the address of acceptance, and modal:' coniinonmratire of the event were presented to .Mr. Yanderbilt, Commander Gorrinjje, who i brought the obelisk over, nnd 100 schoollKtys. Western and Southern Stales. 1'ive colored men were on trial at Springfield, j Form., for the murder of a Mr. Laprado. Tho j |udge bad delivered his charge to tho jury and ! the prisoners had been given to the sheriff, who j ? an alx>ut to start to the jail with then), when a , large number of men, as if by previous under- j landing, rushed upou tho sheriff an 1 seized the prisoners. With a yell they Htartcd out ol j tho court-room, despito the olwdaelos put in ; their way by the posse employed to Ruard the ; prisoners. The mob ran over tho officers as i( they were so many jackstrawa. By this time every corridor <:t' ihe court-house was packed ind jammed with people, while a regular t'usilade of allots was lired upward as an intimidation to those who should dare to follow them ' and attempt to rescuo tho prisoners. Tho crowd in the court-room, which had been listen- ' ing to tho argument of counsel, jumped from , the windows to tin* ground and rushed in every ' direction. The mob hurried to the second j story of the court-house, put nooses already pre- I pared for the purpose around thoir necks and ; swung them over. X*> one outside of those : in the Iviicliiuu' was Dormitted to : -o-o ? u . come near where tho negroes were hung until ! tlmy were dead. The city council of Denver. Col., has accepted , a proposition for lighting the entire city with the Brush electric light for two years at $1-1.000 , per annum. The light to he furnished is guainntced to be four times greater in the aggregate than could be furnished by the same number oi gas lamp*. A in::: at Silver Cruok, Col., destroyed numlier of buildings ami eansol an aggregate I-jss of about ?50,000. O.v thi! morning after the lynching of th-- live ( negroes in Springfield, Tenn., two other negroes, who had turned State's evidence au<l been released, were found hanging to a tree near the scene of th- murder of Laprade. Tin: Tennessee State senate unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the action of j the mob at Springfield in taking seven , prisoners from the custody of the court and , putting them to death, and declaring that ' mobs must be suppressed if it takes the whole power of the State. The resolution calls ujion ! the governor t? use nil means for the arrest ami > punishment of the perpetrators of this crime, j and promise* the active co-operation of the ; legislature. Wiiii.k the exercises commemorative of : \\ nul?iiKriiiti*M 1iirtYi?l<iv u**ri* t;ikinir t)lftco at I Alexandria, Vu., the grand stand suddenly gave way, throwing President Hayo*, Senator ! Withers, Congressman Hnrd, th? orator of the day, and alHHit thirty other prominent gentle- , men to the gronnd. The worst injury was that sustained hy Senator Withers, who sprained a i 'eg. 'When it wax discovered that no one had been dangerously injured the exercises were ci mi i nued. From Washington. Thi: Piebid'int has signed tho panlons of San.:iel S. Jlisiuger, George T. ltisinger and Herman K. Kielder, of Illinois, who were iuilieted for conspiracy to defraud the interna) revenue. The pardons are conditional. Tin: President sent a message to the Senate withdrawing llie nomination of fieorge II. i I'orster as United States attorney for tin; southern district of New York. MM 1 1 ??r I. llll' lliiuiiiiu i*mru ui mnuui nun nuuuuv^u in the secretary of tho treasury its annual report for 1M1U, embodying a special statement for the mx months ending December 31, 1880, which shows I lint the aggregate expenditures | for that period were $88,120. Tho total amount j expended from the date of organization has t been $304,0:15. An appropriation of J203,21'J is ! required to meet the estimated expenses of the board for the fiscal year ending June 30,1882. J The report congratulates the country upon the t general results of the labors of the board ' since it went into operation in April, 187'J. Till: census office announces the following . approximate d slribution of the total popnla- : tion of tlifr country among the several classes: " ' -"O. ' - Ol M.1 illll. n.tii'Ad ! i.innvii nf tlio I'nitcil States. 4'1.475.50i>; foreign born, , 0,077,300: whirs, 4% 104,877; rolorcd, 0,577,151; j Indians and hulf-breeds not in tribal relations ' fin rc-ervatimis under the cure of tlio government, 05,122: i.'liinew, 105,403; other Asiatics, I 255. The number of colorwl jK-rsons to each 100,000 whiten in 15,153, against 14,528 in 1870. flic number ?! females to every 100,000 males ' is '.(0,51't, against 07. SOI in 1870. The number of forei.oi-kini persons to overv 100,000 nativeH is J 5,35:1, against 10,875 in 1870. Tnr.iti: nre sixty-sh i?i..tmnsters who-w com- j 1 missions will expire during the month of 1 mar.-! i. Tip: fniii.rul oiTernasi !< Wood from his late j residence in Washington was attended by nearly ill I'lti nriiib jv> of Cnagiva and prominent j r.'ovriiiiiient o!;i'V>. Th<: liall-lM-areri were i Senator.-. Thurman and Bayurd, .Speaker Ran- < . ilali, and Krjiivi-oniutivfn Morton ami J/>ring, j . bulge Ke.ayiic, cx-Mavor JJi-m-f. and W. W. , fore >ra:i. After th fum-nil M'-rvic.-s til-! re- . inaiiH were taken in New York. in rh.irg" ft an nM' i iiii'.ii!.- from that city, ari l there i l>.ii'i:\l i:i Mr. \V<?i 1'-! I'.'.inilv In? in Trinity ' f -iii' Ii ry. Forcltjn News. j A i ir.Nui.su crimo haw just been committed ( tear Cambrai, 1'rance. A .ittlc ?irl of thirteen i j faI'm wa? walking along the country road when , ' in wan htopjwd bv two ruffians, who, after i <>bbing her of her purae, put her eyes out with | i pail- of ms.-nr.''. 'Xv victim died huoii after ( ti horrjhle agony. 1 Kdwis Booth, the American tragedian, is | udm-iusticaily praiticd by the London press j or hi* performance in "King Lear." j A M-siWTCit from Edinburg gives the details j i : great meering cf Highlanders to protest . j i the abolition of the " rar;itit.'' The , 1 Yince of Wales*, tiie Lhike of Edinburg and i i;I of the Scotch nobility have agreed to p-::- t i-.iii queen t<> stop the change. The peojd i hrnngh'.iiit Scotland arc intensely es'-ited ove; : < Ii - pfipti.Med change. i A'.i.oii Kuan has taken up arms again against l V- r uf Afghanistan. < tu.mtui. HivOiiut.rit, L'onunauiler of tlic ' i troops operating against tin- Tureo- ' nati.M in Central A.-ia. reports rhat tlic i-ountry * .? being rapidly pacified. The village of Brorierca, in the department >f Savoy, Franca, haa been completely destroyed by two avalanche*. Fifteen persona aero killed. At a in naked fete of the studenta of tho Acad;my of Painters in Munich tho costume of a student caught (ire, when he rushed in dismay unong the other maskers. In consequence four stud-ms were burned to death, four futallv uid four tlighfly injur<v1. A nnoitKK liafi been published prohibiting the importation into rranee ot saiiea purs, oaeou itid ham from tlii- United States. Mil Paunkli. addressed an immense mooting in Clara, Ireland, attended by inore than 20,00U [icoplo and presided over by a priest with the American flag waving above him. Tue Agricultural society of Paris ha* adopted i resolution demanding that the ministry iliould commerce negotiations with the United States for the revocation of an alleged decision jf the. United States forbidding the landing if French wines at American porta on the pre:ext that they are injurious to health. The society believes tliat the decision is simply in reprisal for the interdiction by France of the importation of American bacon. The Belfast steam-t Deydale, with Mr. l)ig,-ar. home nil- mombvr of parliament for L'avan, aboard, sunk tli Liverpool schooner Doris a few days ago oil' Belfast. The crew ol the Doris was rescued. Mr. liiggar was a paslenger in the same steamer when she foundered lust year. The Indians me agnin on the warpath in ihc region about Chihuahua, Mexico. Two hundred of them attacked a settlement near Corrnles a few days ago, killed several women and children and plundered the place. V Hii/v* uri.vi.niulv vii'i'-iiroitidr-nt,. haa licei olcoted president of the Swiss Confederation in the place of M. Anderwert, deceased; and M. IJavier 1ms been declared vice-president. CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. Son rite. The amendment of the Senate committee U the funding hill. Using the rate of interest a1 threu and a half instead of three per rent, n: frsed by the House, was rejected by a vote of 15: nays to 22 yeas. The amendment making tlx bonds payable semi-annually was agreed to, af was the amendment to create a 5-21) instead o: a 5-10 loan. Other amendments were voter upon, after which the bill was reported Iron committee of the whole to the Senate,...Mr Yoorheea offered a resolution, which wa?s agrisec to, instructing the judiciary committee to in quire into the bc.-t method of protecting inno cent purchasers from the impositions practiced by the fraudulent venders of patents and paten rights, and report by bill or otherwise. After further uniendmenis to the funding bill had been voted upon the bill was passe:! substantially as it came from the House, excepl that a 5-20 instead of a 5-10 bond is provided for. I? provides for three per cent. 1 onrls and treasury notes in tho pro - i? - * * ti\r\ t\i\i\ f\i?/? ..f f??^1.. Artrt nonil.'Il OI fi'J'/jWiUjWii/ i?i i/uima uuu 000 of treasury notes. The bonds aro to rur twenty years, redeemable after five years. Th< commissions for the expenso of placing th< loan, etc., wore increased from one-quarter t< une-lialf of on# per ceut. The credentials of Senators-elect Johnson 31 Camden, of West Virginia. Howell E. Jackson of Tennessee, and James 0. Fair, of Nevada wero presented Mr. Bayard, from tlx finance committee, reported with a substituttherefor th" .Senate bill t<> repeal all laws tha impose taxes unoji the capital of and deposit! with banks au<i bankers, and uj>on bank checks The bill was considered, on motion of Mr. Bay ard, who stated that the substitute reported b; the committee, provided simply for the repea of the tax on bun's deposits. The substituti was read ami agreed I >. and the bill as thu: amended, passed. House* Mr. Blount reported from the appropriation.' committiie the sundry civil appropriation bill, which appropriates $11),991,000. Printed niu recommitted Th- river and harbor appro nriation bill, wliich appropriates alxuit ilO.OOO,000, was passed Tim speaker laid before tin House a message from the President transmit' ting the report of the secretary of state in re^ la4.ion to the resolution of the House on tb< thirty-first of January last, on the subject ol international action for the restoration of silvet to its full use as money. The President says the prospect of an international conference or that subject, promising valuable results to tin interests of ihii country, is such that he reoom mends to the immediate attention of Congrest the propriety of an appropriation providing foi the proper representation of the government al <uch confeivice. The message was referred. Mr. Covert explained the provisions of theag ricultural appropriation bill. Tho amount ap propriatcd w'as an increase of $35,00 over tin.- appropriation lor use present ycai Oik- <jI' the items leading to this increase wa tlit ei:' ifged amount which hail been" appropri iited :'>r ?ho f.i'itiiii'.ati-.'c iif the experiments ii sorghum.... ?tlr. llnrd gave notice tliat h would oiler an amendment providing,' for i statisti.-inu ami s?:lx?ivli?i:ite oilicers i:i the ay iietiltm.\l ilejwrturjiit, and re juiring that ofhee to make a report as to ihe effect the custom ami revenue laws would, if continued in fulw have hiivalter 011 the agricultural people of th country; whether the effect of swell laws h.i he< !i t i increase or aliinitiirih the price of Amer ii:uii agricultural products in foreign markets what eti'.-.-t they hav.. had oil the price of cloth iug au I of agricul ural tools in this country m l whether or not llie wages of fann-laboivv ami the profits of i -n-ons engaged in agrienl tnre have been affected by such lawn, and. i jo, in what way ami to > iiatcxtent. Mr. Carlisle, from th.- committee on way ami means, reported a hill repealing all lav* imjiosing taxes on bank checks, drafts an orders, bank deposits, friction matches, med cal preparations, perfumery, cosmetics, eologn ami other articles >ir. Tucker offere resolutions, which were adopted, providin that as n mark of respect to the memory of tli late Fernando Wood, and in order to enabl members to attend his funeral, the House a< jotirn at two o'clock....The conference r> port on the army appropriation bill was agree Mr. Martin offered an amendment to tli agricultural appropriation bill appropriate $111,(100 for the continuation of experiment* i connection with the manufacture of sugar froi boots, and for the cultivation of beets for the purpose. Adopted. Mr. Belford niovoil t increase the appropriation for tin- reelamatio of arid mid waste lands in certain Wester States mill Territories from JIO.OOU to $30,001 Agreed to. Tlu* committee then rose and n ported Hi- bill to the Houso. Tlu; anien< liient which wan adopted in committee inereai ing the appropriation for the reclamation < arid and waste lands was defeated in tli House, and the bill was then passed. The Cossacks. The Cossacks/ who are so efficient! aiding the Russians during their ftctiv hostilities in Turkestan, havo alway been vor.' prominent ia tlio militur operations of the Muscovite ])eoplc They much resemble the Russians ii appearance, manners and language being descendants, it is thought, of th ancient Russians of Novgorod and Kiev whom the necessity of ceaseless resist unce to enemies has rendered peculiarl; martift Tho term Kassack is of Turk ish or Tartar origin, signifying botl robber and light armed warrior. Th< whole number of the Cossacks has beei estimated at 9,000,000, though 2,000, 000 is probably nearer the truth. Tin chief hetmanship i.s now vested in th< Czarowitz. Tho principal occupatioi of lho Cossacks in peace is fishing ant cattle-breeding. Their wealth is mostly in horses, the poorest person owning five or ten. Their beasts are small ani ill-looking, though swift and excess ively hardy. Thoy serve on horsebacl during war, between the ages o eighteen and fifty. They are dividec into regiments and subdivided int( hundreds, fifties and tens. Withou any battle array, they attack with fun and wild shouts, disperse, and attacl again. Thoy aro singularly expert ir surprising and intercepting small de tachments, in annoying an enemy or the march, and in pursuing and harass ing an army in flight and retreat. Freaks of the (iulf Stream. At a meeting of the Fanners' i-lul in New York, Mr. A. J. DeVoe submitted a communication on the " weather, in which he wrote: This winter I waf informed by an able and experienced sea captain that lie encountered the julf stream sixty miles south of tlu point marked in his chart. It is a wellknown fact that whenever a heavy east ivind prevails the tide at New York eitv (rill rise from one to two feet above the usual height, the force of the wind .Iriving the water toward the shore. 1( pou will examine the weather charts, rou will find fh?t during the years 1K7II uid 18*0 (he prevailing winds along lie Atlantic ocean were from tho south ind southeast, and the gulf stream >eiug warm it is perfectly natural that he east winds should cause it to shift :oword our continent. Since last September the winds have shifted to northvest, north and northeast, and now the ?ulf stream has drifted back sixty mile.} jeyond its former course. I have called rour attention to this point, hoping :hat you will mako some inquiries, and tee if it be true that this stream is con itantly changing its course across the Itlautic in acci rdanco with the prevailng winds, and if true, our sea captains uglit to know ir, as in foggy weather hey are liable to be thrown 100 miles of] heir course, and perhaps this has been lie cause of sending many a noble ship o the bottom. I I Heating by Friction. I A Boston gentleman has invented a ' simple devise, which, if its present s< promises are realized, ought to work a a i revolution in methods of heating. It is H j nothing less than an invention to usa t< i friction as a practical means of pro- w ! ducing heat. At the time of the fc j Ashtabula horror, when so many per-1 " ' sons were burned to death by the' ei : wrecked oars catching fire from the [ n ! stoves, Mr. Webster Wells, then pro- i w fessor of mathematics in the Massa-; t] ' chusetts Institute of Technology, began c: : to consider the problem of heating cars t ! without tire. He has now solved it. His t< invention consists of a strong iron cylin- ii der, at one end of which, inside, is a c ! fixed plate of hardened iron, against t; which, firmly attached to a revolving' b ; shaft, another plate presses, either j " ; closely or lightly, as required. 11 ! The cylinder is filled with water, | (i I and this, heated by the friction of the | J ; two plates, circulates through pipes, ! T ' i warming the room through which I c they run just as steam pipes do. ' The water is kept iu constant circula- j e ; tion in those pipes, returning to the ! t cylinder, to be heated over again. The c [ water 111 tlie cylinder, vuien is i1: brought to a high degree of heat in a r I remarkably short time, keeps the plates v | lubricated, preventing their wearing away a ( at a rapid rate. When worn away the \ cost of renewing them is trifling, and ; the machine hns no complicated work ; I about it, so that it is easily kept in re- j , ' pair. The power required to ran the I c machine is so slight that the waste or ! t 1 surplus power of the engines in use for j 1 1 running elevators and other machinery i | in hundreds of buildings throughout a i t city is enough for all ordinary purposes, j A The machine can be utilized in any i place where power is used. The [ ordinary sized machine has thirty-six | J square inches of friction surface in its . ' plates, sufficient, it is said, to heat ! \ : 10,000 cubic feet of space. This re-1 l quires but half a horse power. j 1 ' A machine with '225 square inches of j j ' frioKnn romiiros Imt. four-horse nower. I i I and would heat a room 00x100 feet, or i ) ; containing 120,000 cubic feet. In rail-1 f . 1 road cars the machiue is operated by I 1 power taken direct from the wheels, do- ! c |1 ing away with all danger from fire in j ] I case of u smash-up. "When the cars are i ^ t standing still the machine can be oper-1 ated by power from the locomotive, by a 1 j contrivance somewhat like that which ! j . operates the Westingliouse brake. In : i , mills it is calculated that a great saving ! " can be made, both in fuel and in the i ' . rates of insurance. The agent of a mill' ' [ where water power is used estimates j1 > that in twenty years, by the use of this , > device, a saving of at least 8185,000 in | ' fuel alone could be effected. Professor j ' "NVells is now in Europe, looking out i J | for his patents there. The machine is in ; , , operation in Boston.?lionion Herald. : i t [St. Lou id Republican. | * It is vary rare that tho Republican ' ; 1 consents to editorially forward tho in- i ; r terests of advertisers of what aro known i i 1 as patent medicines, as it does not fre- ' i ' quently fall out that wo can have posi- I * tive knowledge of their merits. How- i ' ever, we take pleasure in saying of St. ! < Jacobs Oil from individual experiment, i that it is a most excellent remedial agent, i j and as such we can heartilv recommend I . . it- * ! ???? As anything in relation to Bernhardt j J is of interest just now, we copy from an ; . esteemed contemporary in Sweden the ; I jl following spicy item: "Sarah Bern-1 . hardt var nygligen nara att blifva offer i for en olyckshandelse. Da hon pa. > Globete teatern i Boston upytradde sa5 som Camille och i dodsscenen lag tillj bakalutad pa en soflo, markto lion plo sligt att an stor och fung kamin som k stod bredvid, borjade vackla." A little of this goes a good way. ' [Oalrnnton Ncwh.] The Madison (Wis.) Democrat, in enj deavoring to treat the wounds received - by the candidates for the presidency, 1 wisely prescribes St. Jacobs Oil. Of Jj course we could not expect our worthy . contemporary to do otherwise than ret commend that famous Old German -i liemedy, which " heals all wounds but ' those of Jove" nna soothes nil pains, stive those of political disappointment. ; Intellect: " I)o you really believe j - that an ass ever spoke to Balaam ?" | queried a man who prided himself on J . his intellect. Coleridge, to whom the I t question was put, replied: " My friend, ! I have no doubt whatever that the story ! d is tme. I have been spoken to in the j (j same way myself." The man of the ini. quiring mind retired for meditation. ,'t ? um t ma Lion r ,, Not *<> fast, my friend; for if rou would ecc ^ the stfong, honlthy, blooming men, women and : ? childmi that havo boon rained from b<*l? ol j [. mrknesa, mi tiering ana annosi aenwi, oy um u?t , of Hup Bittern. vou would say "Truth, glorioiu ,j truth." See "Trntlm," in another column. " We're on time," us tlio hands of a' watch said to the dial.? New York ii News. ? it The f.reiitCHt IHncovcry oflhe Age. 0 For over thirtv-four years n DR. TOBIAS'S VENETIAN LINIMENT bus been warranted to curt' Croup, Colic, Hpotm?. 11 liiarrlieii and 1) K"nterr, taken internally, anil Sore ). Fhruat. I'aius in th? Miahx, Chronic Khruniutinm, , .. Jlil SoreM, Pimples UlotclieH mid Swellings, eiter- > 1 mlly, and not a bottle lias heen returned, many fatnl* lies statinit they would uot tie without it even if it I- ivas $10 u bottle. Sold l>y dnnndaU at $3 and .50 ,j rents. l)e|mt. t'.i Murray Street. Xew York. * THE MARKETS. xr.w yoitK. BflefCiUtln?Med. Nat. live wt. S.\'@ 103^ J l.'alvcH?Good to Prime Veal.H.. 5x/7(tb 9 ! e Sheet) C 7 j S Lamb* C7SJ .. Hi.t's?T.ivH 5G'-? I ' l>res.*c 1, city 8 fit, 8% " Flour--Ex. State. g niii to fancy 4 35 % C 30 11 Western, good to l'aucv. 4 70 (jc 8 00 I !, Wheat?No. 2 lied !. 1 IS % \ 18% ! e X?i. 1 White 1.13 ?C 1 10 i Kyi'?Stiite 'J8 ? 1 03 j ' Jlarlev--Two-rowod State 00 titi 05 Corn?UiitfradcdWusterii Mixed 5<i 0/1 58 ! y ' Southern Yellow 55%@ 55% ; - Oats?White State 4Gyjifr 48 I. Mixed We ?tcrn 43 Of. 41 Hay?Medium to Prime, Tiin'y 1 10 (fit 1 25 i e Straw?Long live, per cwt 115 (tr. 130 a Ho]*?State, 1HS0 15 tic 23 j j - Pork?Mess, old, for export...1525 #13 50 J a Lard?City Steam 10 05 (??10C5 ' Iteiinc:! 10 @10 90 ' Petroleum?Crude 7 G? %} { 1 Hofined 9Wr, 9% J 1 flutter?Stato Creanwrv 18 01 84 f ' l)a in- 20 ft. 23 Western Int. Creamery 22 Or, 28 \ Factorv 13 C'l, 24 1 Cheese?State laetorv 9 V* 13% ! Skims .' 0 <?4 8 j j Western I'> ft. 13 ? Kggs-?State atiil 29 30 . Potatoes?State, bbl Karlv Hose 2 25 0i. 2 37 I . , liCKi'Al.O. Steers?Extra 5 50 (& 5 85 ? Lambs?Western 5 00 @ (J 25 r Sheep?Western 5 00 (?; 6 25 , . c | Hogs, Good toGhoire Yorkers.. (5 20 Of, G (JO , Flour-("vGronnd. No. 1 Spring 5 00 f<^ 5 75 ; 1 1 Wheat? N'o.l.Niir.iniilistJi.... 1 20 fit, 1 22 ' Corn? No. 2 Western 4ft 4$ i 1 Oatn- Siate 37 Oft 38 | ! . Harlev--Two-rowed Slate ?<5 Ojj 1 IK) , , JI')STON. i , Ijeef? Western Mess 9.50 ><(, 9 50 ? j Hogs?Live .'i,V(5 (i1/, I ; Hog3~City Dressed H 8 ?. ? I'oru - Kxtra Prime per Itlil 12 50 Ot.YA 00 ' . Flour- Spring Wheat Patents.. 6 50 Or, 8 00 !? i Com-Mixed and Yello ? 57 Or, 50 g Oat* ?Extra White -ID Of, 52 ' ! live -Slat" '.i, 1 M '< 4 [ Wool- Washed CombA Delaine 4'i fin 50 > Unwashed ' :;i or, D I WATKlllOW?: (MASS.) CATTI.K MAKKKT. , lleefCattle I.iveweight '?l< . j< Sheep ; f>|> i; f.ainiis 5 Of. ? ' . ' Hogs 5'V". *>\ 1 i Ki I'illf.AM'.l.rfltA. l'loiir?J'enn. ffOod Hiul fanev.. 4 75 fi. 5 00 Y ' Wheat No. 2 iled "... i 15 Or, 1 !"? % live- State 1?5 or (i.j , Corn- State Yellow 54 fu 51 ' "ats Mixed 12' /ir 4^'j r lintier? Creamery J-lxtra 112 Of. ;li * Cheo.?e -New York Full Cream. Fl|.j<<? 11 l'etroli?um--Crude i;' 'Or, 7'< Refined !>' 1'ic ll\i A Neat Rejoinder. The following story is told of a conn- S )1 who was taken down very neatljr by witness whom he was browbeating. ; was necessary to the counsel's cause > make the witness in question, who as an aged man, break down, xne blowing dialogue ensued: Counsel? How old are you ?" "Witness?" Sevaty-two years." Counsel?" Your lernory, of course, is not so vivid as it as twenty years ago?" Witness?"I j link it is." Counsel?"State some, ircmustanco which occurred, say H-elve years ago, and we Bhall be able ! j judge whether your memory is un- j 11 paired." Witness?" I appeal to the j ourt; I refuse to be interrogated in ' bis manner." The judge?"You had etter answer the question." Witness? ! 1 Well, sir, if you compel me to do it, ! will. About twelve years ago, you " | addressing the counsel) "stndied in ; Ir. R?'s office." Counsel?"Yes."; Vitness- At that time your father ame into my office and said to me, ' Mr. D?, my Ron is to be examined to-! aorrow, and I wish you to lend me' I wenty-five dollars to buy him a suit of lothes.1 I advanced the money, and rom that day to 1 bis i! has never been epaid. I remember it as though it! rere yesterday." Counsel? (consider-1 bly abashed). "That will do, sir; | ou may go down." Not u Bcrernjic. 'Th?y arc not a beverage, but ft nnvlieinc, , rith curative propertii-a of the highest degree, : :ontttiiiing no poisonous drugs. Thc-y do not ear down an already debilitated system. but j mild it up. Onu bottle containing more hops, i hat is, more real hop strength, than a band ol ; irdinary bo*r. Every druggist in Rochester , lolls them, and the physicians prescribe them." Hochenter Evening Jvxprm 011 Hop Dittore. Tlie grape interest is not only one of freat promise, but also of great proporions. There are nearly two million teres of vineyards in the United States. " Out of Work, tnd sick with uy kidneys for years," wrote Mr. Alexander Ferris, of Ohcnango Forks, N. Y., ecently. Ho used Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. Now ho savH, "I cheerfully ecomtnend it to all persons suffering in tlio same way.'^ Navy chaplains receive 82,500 a year, >300 additional for each five years of service, and at sixty-two they are retired | vith 82,500 for life. The proof of the value of any articlo is its , A fam* Tl.rt muuiar unt; aim inn icbuiiiuuj m no <?<> >. safe of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is immense and the testimony voluminous. The agricultural labor accomplished i )y the Indians since 1876 has been learly doubled in quantity and value. 1 Catarrh t Messrs. Ely Bros., druggists, Owego, N. Y.: . For tho past three winters I have lx:on afflicted with?atarrh and cold in the head. I applied several remedies without good results. Last winter I used your Cream Balm and found it to accomplish all vou represented. T. F. McCormicK, Judge Common Pleas, Elizabeth, S. J. August 25, 1880. \r ft.. D-.?. r\n-<s,m v v . I luunnio* XJl} JJll/n., UIU^^I.^P, unvnv, *?. *.. J [ havo lx:on afflicted with Catarrh for eight : rears: havo tried almost unnumbered remedies j ivithout any relief. Last winter I found more I relief in ono bottle of your Cream Halm than j in all the rcmcdi?? I havo used put together, j Charles A. Cromwell, 27 South Sixth street, | Brooklyn, E. I).. X. Y. Aug. 17, 1880. Price, 50 cents. Ely's Cream lialm Co., j Owego, N. Y. Will mail"it for CO cents. For dyspepsia, i>'dioestio>", depression ot j spirits and general debility in their various j forms, also as a preventive against fever and ; aguo and other intermittant fevers, the Fkhho Phosphorated Elixiii ok Calisaya B.viik, made I by Caswell, Hazard & Co., Now York, and sold j by all druggists, is tho best tonic; and for | patients recovering from fever or other sickness j it has no equal. 1 " _ ' " 1 a n nrifi P AMTT V DPMPnv i! a UUUil i1 iilUlil 1 IlrilliJliU 1 . STRICTLY^ PURE. ' (Tillsrngnvlng riiprcsfiita tin* I.i:n.:s in a healthy state.) What the Doctors Say! PR. FLKTCHER, of I<exiiifrton, Missouri, ways: "1 j recommend your ' llnl-am' iu preference to an> ' other medicine for coukIi* and cold*." J>R. A. C. JOHNSON, of 5ft. Voruon. I1K, write# ol i ron; wonderful cureK of ('tnirfuniiitiun in hlu placo t ...... n.,i " DR. 3. B. TUHNEH. Blounlsvlllo. Ala.. a pr.irtidnp ! physician of twouty-Ilvi; write*: " It in the focal preparation for Consumption in tho world." For nil DiHCdNCM of the Tlirout, I.uuch nnd I'uliiinnnry Orjrnnm it will be found u mortl oxrollcnt Uonivdy. I AS AN EXPECTORANT IT HAS NO EQUAL! IT CONTAINS NO OPIUM IN ANY FORM! ; J. N. HARRIS & CO., Proprietors, | CI XCIXX ATI. <). For &nle l>y nil IDrupjjintH. ' -oldb^cKAS8OX^{0BBIXS^c^^^^^ j |^T of uu.sincs8.wcak- man of 1fttf cned by tho strain of SW feratollinsovermldH your duties avoid 1? niuht work, to res- ] H stimulant*and use W to-.e brain nerve and gj Hop Bitters. * ???, use Hop B. B jf you aroyounsr and ((suffering from ony In- i discretion cr uisslpa B tion ; if you arj mar rlcd or single, old or young, sufferInK from H poorhcakh or lanifiilah ink on a bed ol ?tckP ties*, rely on Hop| Bitter*. Z Whoever you ore, flffc Thoumnds die an whenever you feel |f|j fl nuallyfrom gome. 1 9 that v o u r eyrtem 1U|LJ torm ot Kidney in-edn cleansing, ton- Q^>dimv^a that might 0 lug or stimulating, Irn 3 have been prevented M without inloTieattiig, fflf fl by a t i m e 1 y use of tnko Hop HopBltters H Bitters. 9 pepiia.^hudneyA 0. I. C. or uWnarucom- 5 F""^-11 " . .wi.,,. R plaint, discsso V J* '4'? 1 1 ustfsaA 1 HOP P'ejfK'ft | ^rotuervfi I u^o'i'lum" ! You will bo | niTTrnn tobncco,or ; Ifyouareilm- | j 0,1 L Soldbydrogf ply weak and Jl| rwrn Pitts. Send for j I lowsi.iritcd.try W NEVER Circular. r ,t! ' * ma* HI r~A ll hopbitcshs t save your Jfj L> A II \ life. It has 3 TA I L rp0 ^ E saved hun- 3.J Ho???.t*r, s. T. | drod8. & Toronto, On V. HQRE THAN 100~STYLES OF THE~ MASON & HAMLIN1 tOR-Gr^KTS j are now regularly mailt, from imi , 109 thuti n in the cut), the latest J and smallest fire, popularly known as the BA BY ORGAN, at only $12, . to a large CONCERT ORGAN at t'AXi. TvrraTT stii.es at from ?22 J to $150 each; sixty sttlzs at C1I0 | to $160: rOBTT 8TTLE# St $100 tO I $5C0 ajiJ up: cash prtc?s. Sold also i for bast imvufnth. from S<t,88 per quarter tip. The BABY ORGAN la especially adapted to children, bin will be found equally tistful for DDIPC ?99 n/lul?>i Savins fln? rtunlltv of tone I IIIVLI o 1 "-# " and power, and sufficient compass (three umi a quarter octaves) for the full porta of hymn-tunes, anthems, songs ai.d popular ( acred and .?ecular music generally. MASON A HAMLIN' ORGANS are certainly th? BEST IN' THE WOUI.D. having won HIGHEST AWARDS for m!honsthatki> scpixioeitt at EVERY ONE of the GREAT WORLD'S EXHIBITIONS roa , ruiRTKZK TXAU9: being only Arncrican organ/t which liar? been found worthy of euch at utiy. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUED andrsron Liars, . 1 trtt. MASON A HAMLIX ORGAN CO., IMTrcmont St.. BOSTON ; 4'> East Uth St. <Unlou Square), NEW ' YORK ; 149 Wabash Ave.. CHICAGO. oiiVnK ?!< "HEALTH and COMFORT" j > AKOMATJC PIXO-PAf/WIN!! MATTUKS5? CO.. 13 Ar?-li Sf., l'liihi(lol??hi.i; 1 ] ? Wafer St., ISiMtuti. J ( SARD COLLECTORS.!. Attention ! ;i <,iun|iu,t?-Sft>at io?*.i siim-io ( i.tc, 3?'. Srri-oi.K f.Mtufo., Hox WJ.'i, li^ton,Mass. j f IfcHKY CKATtS?Tt"inrsi'1f.,!1^t",S- f n<l fur Fr -i! Ciiviilnr. I'. ltatii-r.-on. Ili:fta!o,N.Y. [ ' 11'.\ l{ Y I.A \ I) r.tIM!S,S? t., s\>3 jwr .V-j*. i TI Sli-.ri wiiit" !^. trri-c.n ,!nim li? Innate. II. I'.c'll \\l:i ::S IV l.u'il.nr-Vtl. Vl.l.F.VS Uriii;' F.-ioil-.-im sNYrvoii' I?< ltilitv A: t Wr.ilt!i'N*ol I' H Titivc nivalis, fj.rjii (|ru;:j.1M?. ! ' ltihI .'"r<'ir. A!I? >i"> i'ii.irrnac*.;{1J5 l*tAv?\,V.Y. ^ OUNG MEN ' ;i\itir'"fllrcs. A'M's \ iir'M., .Ian'' vilS>'.V>?ia, | . in,vr Fruit I'a<-kai.'<\ I'.-m-h Bar Lett-, i tr. * Till A.l-lr.** A. \\. Wi lN \ <V. Si. I,. ' 'ISO'S CURE PETROLEUM J Used and approved by tlie leading CIANS of EUROPE and AMERICA^ The most Valuabla^^^^^^l Family Remody^^^^^S .known, I ?l B m SEN DISEASES, CATARRH, HEMORRHOID! Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Crouy an *J*Tr7 them. 25 and 50 cent iize9 of ?B AND HEDAl, AT THE PHILADELPHIA ftlLVEB MEDAL AT THE PARIS EX1 S GREAT GERMAN REMEDY s MOM, ZS 1 II aigiriiil LUMBAG0'- ^i 11 ir 1 backache' 111. JP | GOUT, 1I!|j|!]|||fel)^!J|j| I SORENESS U 1 ? I or mi iiiium j i chest, IsOBETHROAT, [HHHIIMUIJII QUINSY, Iranr^l8WELLmQS i BPE2jjSj I ! I FROSTED FEET IM PARS ; hi ill lkiiSlt!i!iuiiijj|j | ? -QXjxiKro j V g A*D ili liliihilll |MWrn(< Cr J j C I TOOTH, EAR HEADACHE, Ik iP ULL OTREfi Pllllitili!! j ACHES. No Preparation on earth equab St. Jacob* Oft a? a **9 SCBi:. si*Fti anil cncar Extern*! Remady. A trial eataUl lut the corapaTattrely triflin* outlay of fiOCwrra, and arm* one I'iffering with pain can hare cheap and pofiuve proof of Sta clalmi. DIBZCT105S m ZLZJZX UBCCAGKS. SOLD IT ALL DBUQQISTS AM DtAltBS IN MEIIOIIL A. vnQELER & CO. JialtUnore, Md., V.S.A* N"Y y u?9 25 Cent Treatise ON THE HORSE ? AND? HIS DISEASES. _ Contnlnlnnan Index of Rla? euHcs, wli leh fflvcHtlioSymp* toniH, Caune, unci the Boat Treatment of eaeli. A Tabla U> vlnp;all tlie principal drugs UMed for tlie IIowc, with the ordinary do?o, e fleets, and utilUloto when a poison. A. Taltlc wit li tin Kngrovlng of the IIoinc'h Teeth at different wltli R?lc8 for tell* liijj the ajje. /V valuable collection ol' llecelpts and much oLlicr valuable Informal Ion. IMMleS droNHln till) U?U<;?lMtato? a* Canada for g5 CENTS* CLUB RATES: Five Copies - ff.00 Ten Copies - |.7? Twenty Copies - - 3.00 One Hundred Copios - .10.00 / 'Dirfl i.j'onf rprftivnd. .t f. tr ' - New York Newspaper Union, ^ 148 & 150 Worth St., S. Y. Ml ?T FREET ttcnrt iiri yoiu' Addrcew ON A POSTAL CARD, AND wp, wri.r. SKXD TOU OUR INTKRBSTDfO AND VALUABLE PAMPHLET FOE LADltS 0* "Shopping iaSewYork" EHRICH BROTHERS, 285 to 295 Eighth Avenue, NEW YOItK. POND'S EXTRACT. .lUlHlUti infill III million, I OlllioiiI mi jjimurj niya, Aeuttan-.t Chronic. )'tonI'll and Murom, INVALUABLE FOR i'oud'x Extract i* (bo only P _1_ ??L *pccifle for thLs disease, Cold in Vdld! 111. the Head. fa\ (hir CntRrrb Crirv 17." ( "nth), (<i>cclaUj prepared to meet serious eaten, contain" all the euro tire projii-rtlPHof Poml'it Extrnct t our Nasal Syringe (25 eonfc), invaluable for mo in catarrhal affection*, b simple and effective. . . Sore Throat and f,aiic?, Chnppcd Hnnda and Fare are givatlv bene/1 ted l.y the Extract. Fronted Limb* and C;jllbl?lnn rm-promptly relieved. i?nd uitimut'-lvcured b I'ond'.t Extrnct. . Of It i* unsafe lo uk nth rortiel. s with our direcaa^M tions. Insist nit Inc. in;.- I'OSD'o EXTRACT. KcMSs all imitation* i.nd Mitatitute*. ; 0 <n> #4 I ndu nivss vdimy; 2,000,000 ACRES Wheat Lands best in tlic world, forsaL: by the St. PaQl,Miuneapolis&Hanitolia R.R.CO. Three dollar* per acre allowed the settler for break lag and cultivation. For particulars opplj to D. A. McKINLAY, Lnnd CoinniU?loiicr, 8t. I'nnl, Minn. PAGENIS WANTED FOR THE ICTORIAL HISTORYoptueWORLD Enibwiti!,' full and authentic account* of cverj aation of ancient and ino.b ni timuud including* history o: the ri.-'e and fall of the (in ch and ltoman tmpirps, nil- iM'.'UUi' a^'c-H, me itiiskk*, mo ;cuuai lysten, thi? reformatio!). tbe disoovi-ry uud settleji<-u( oMhu New World, i*t<\, rt<\ It contains (J7'2 liu- UiMorii'il ?n':ravinjp<. and U he luost oonn-loto Historv of th?? World over pubislu'd. Send tor sifdtavli |a?es usid extra terms to VKfUts. Addtrs* ^National I'niustriNo Co., Philadelphia, Pa. _ Ilnlr Ilytieth^tt\FBST ^JfftlSTADORO'S llviS whkbL oki'vciv \vci;rt*|j .iuteiitot I ' 1.15:1 U"l! bin St , N Y. C. X. ( U'. n'KNTt)N, a?t GELLULOIO EYE-GLASSES. ? Kefri-fiuntiajr tin4 rheieot selected TortoiseSluil and A nil XT. T!ie li^h't-sr, liaxyiHOinert, arul strongest known. Sold ijv <>j>tieiaM ana jewelers. Mad.- l.y SPENCER 01TICAI M'F'G. CO., 1 IS Maiden Lane, New York. DEFAULTED SECURITIES"! lold'-rs of werthlexs (-nj.pos.-il) and non-ja; inj: Hail na.l stock* and I!oivl?. and ft lt<;ndintf<l Town, 'itv, Comity anil Stat.' l?o;i<ls. mn nu.i it decidedly o theiradvftnta(.'o, with a view Kx-alc orintorniation free), !< address V. (). lJox MM, X.w York City. ^ AtfenU wnnicd. f i a dar mnJ? ?L?-r-<^??llln|iour I'l.ATFOkM JtAJUILY jlU( A1.K. Wcighsitptocalbo. Retell o/ i.i:ui >nrt'rii? A j?nU. if N/ DuitLbTe.'icALK Co., (' ueii.liair.O. !S MPlOlf MENT??2SAJiSf 5??!St > alto salary permonth. All EXPENSES Q advanced. WAVES promptly paid. SLOAN ? ?i. Co. HOC (icotge St. ClDclnnutl. ?. a Vhintm ! rs wanted i 7.":. ^ Artf'-I'?in the world, a pWV tL>s.' I Ja ..n,|>etr "it.Mieh. ? 7 7 7 i\J B U U 1-. ii. vir.M:!tV..?.'i.:i:-t.i,Maiu?. >Qf*Q n A'ji-ni-, an ! \i-? n"?t*. SO Outfit tVee. A'ldi-i I'. Swasii .v Co., Aiwusta.Me. EJLLYjj&fZl 9 ^rom pur? the vaseline Cold Cream,1110* Treatment of Vaseline Camphor Iml ? ASf' Vaseline Toilet Soaps, S, CHILBLAINS, aro superior to onj slniUroM^ MSEIJXE (WECTIOXS. d Diphtheria, etc. Anacneablefomoftafcall oar goods, ' ing Vastl.uaiateniauy. Expo^rnox C?ilts a b0x> position. COLGATE & CO., N,Y.