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I &.? THE FARM AN'D HOUSEHOLD. t'nrr of Voiiuk Animnl*. This is a lit topic for consideration. The young animals being weaned and deprived of their mother's milk?the most appropriate for their growth and health?the art of man now comes into practice in place of natural instincts. The young animal must be fed and its food chosen and apportioned for it. This should be done with propriety. If the food is not precisely right no excess of quantity will make up for the defect in that respect. In fact, excess of quantity will be a serious error, al?],!, I',?J ^1.,,i,l,l ,iikf 1 mi iif the very best. "We cannot here suggest what foods should lie used, and can only give a hint or two as to the manner of feeding. This should he very cautiously done. A young animal is spoiled as soon as it becomes fat, for its food is turned from the production of bone and muscle?which are ^ needed ? to the growth of fat, which is unnecessary and positively unhealthful. The food should be given in small quantities and ;>ften, and the ration increased gradually as it may be found to be disposed of in a satisfactory manner. Water is I of the greatest necessity, and this I should not only be liberally supplied ' but it should be perfectly pure. Regularity in feeding is of the greatest important. Animals do not reason, but they remember their times of feeding; they fret and worry if the times pass without bringing the expected food, and this worry seriously affects them. Sheep and pigs are especially fretful if their usual time passes bv, and a Hock of sheep thus worried through a whole winter will fail to gain weight, although as well fed as another that having been fed regularly may add twenty pounds a head to their carcasses. The habits and requirements of each animal should he watrhed. and a weak. timid thin# that is driven from its food by belligerent and tyrannical companions should he kept separate. The owner's eye should he everywhere and on*the continual watch to observe how his young stock are progressing, and just now this is important, because it is indispensable for their welfare that they should begin the season strong, vigorous and robust.?Irish Fanners Gazette. ' Corn for Fnrin Howcm. We have long doubted, says the New Englaiul Farmer, whether, everything considered, it pays for the extra labor to cook, or even to grind corn for all our farm stock. For feeding milch cows and fattening beef it is quite probable that a larger per cent, of a given weight of grain would be digested when ground than if fed whole, but eVen here it remains a question whether the grain would be more than sufficient to offset the extra cost of grinding. The expense of grinding corn as it is often managed is no small item. A farmer spends per\ ? t. i? ? 11: naps a nuu uav i?r mute in amming the kernels from the ears, possibly with no better tools than a common shovel placed bottom siile up over a half bushel measure; then ri<les several miles t<> a mill with a light one-horse load, which it may not take more than r an hour to grind, but which must wait its "turn," under the old rule, "first come, first served;" then there is the toll to pay, usually une bushel in sixteen. In dry weather, when the streams are low, it not unfrequently happens that the "grist" must oe left several days, causing another journey to the mill, which, if six or eight miles away, makes a good deal of travel for the little gain that is supposed to accrue from grinding instead of feeding whole. To be sure, the miller is always full of " news," which he is ever ready to impart to his attentive customers, so that the mill may be as good a place to go for current news as the postoilice, though, on the whole, we prefer the latter, on account of its wider field and ability to give us a little more choice in the selection. As most farmers purchase a considerable portion of the grain fed to their stuck ami win continue tne practice, even if they grow more than formerly, our advice would be to purchase ground corn for cows and for old hogs, and then feed the home-grown grain to young pigs and horses. Western farmers seldom feed corn to their horses in any other way than in the ear, and ^ their animals do well upon it, and suffer no more from colic or other diseases ?. of the digestive organs than Eastern horses that live 011 ground food. We have fed our own horses with corn 011 the ear during portions of the past two years, a nil lind they not only like it as well as any grain they get, hut do as well upon it : in every respect. It must be remembered, when considering this question, that every kernel of corn left at the mill to pay toll is just so much lost to the fertility of the land upon which it grew, while the few stray kernels that may pass tin.* horse undigested when fed on the ear are not nece&arily lost to the farm unless the teams are on the road continuously, as is seldom the case * with farm horses. 1 oang pigs, too, * iire particularly fond of whole corn, ; and if not fed too freely, and other foods of poon r quality, as bran and skimmed milk, are given in part, the corn will be digested with very little waste, while the saving on milling will by no means be inconsiderable. In feeding whole corn either to horses or pigs that are unaccustomed to it, care must be taken not to overfeed at first. AVe have seen pigs nearly ruined by feeding excessively on corn. The same is also true of corn meal. ^ The Time for PlnntiiiK nil Orchard. \ The discussions as to the most favorable time for tree planting, "as a general thing, favor the autumn, but notwithstanding this, by far the greater number wait until spring. There are many points in favor of autumn planting in all the milder parts of the country. In the far northern localities, where winter sets in abruptly, spring planting is to he preferred. But as a gene::-;1, thing, our autumn is prolonged, the transition from summer to winter is very gradual, and we have then the most delightful weather of the whole year. At this time the soil is in the best condition for working, not having lost its genial warmth; not only can the work be done with greater comfort and more rapidity, but the soil is in tha best condition to receive the roots. A tree is not a mere dead stick to be set in the ground as if it were a post; it is still alive, though its vitality is not manifest; after the roots are placed in the soil a certain growth takes place before winter. The wounds on the roots, made in taking up the tree, commence to repair damages, and often new fibers are formed, to be ready for active work by healing over in the common spring. In autumn, there is not in the nur? series so much of a rush <>f work as in spring, besides the stock has not been reduced by many sales, and the trees are likely to be better. One objection to purchasing the trees 111 tall made by some is that the nurseryman, in order to fill his orders, must strip off the foliage. This has but little weight, if the nurseryman understands his business. In our mild autumns, when the le?lves have done their work and have fully ripened?fur leaves ripen as well as fruit?they will often remain attached to the tree for weeks, or until a severe storm shakes them off. "When the leaves are in this state, they require very little force to separate them from the branches, and the stripping, if done at this time, cannot injure the tree. The thorough planting of a tree requires that the soil should be in immediate, close contact with all the roots: no two roots shoidd touch one another, but ever)* root and root - fiber must be surround CU Willi I'illlll, illlll liu (in kj left .among them. This cannot be done with a hoe or with the foot, hut requires the hands to work the soil in among the small roots. At this time of the year thesoil is in that genial condition that one does not hesitate to handle it and perform the work of placing the roots with thoroughness. At this season, the planting of the I tree should bo finished by making a mound of earth a foot or more high around its base ; let this be made steep and as smooth as possible. A mound of this kind serves several purposes; it th,trw *??* jnjury by violent. Winds ; it serves to protect the roots in severe weather, and if no rubbish is allowed to accumulate upon it, will keep oil the mice, so often injurious to young trees. While a mound of this kind will generally avoid the use of stakes, there are localities in which, tin account of violent winds, staking is necessary. When staking must be done, set the stakes lirst. Having made the proper excavation (not a mere hole) for the tree, drive | down the stake, and then put the tree I in position, arranging the roots upon I each side of it. I f t he trees are planted, and the stakes driven afterward, many j | of the roots will be bruised and broken, j I and the tree injured.?Anieri<vu AyriI cultur 1st. Fnrm and <>itr<I(*ii Nolo*. There is no gain in plowing up sod land in the fall. The most approved practice in the culture of Indian corn, which requires a greater degree of heat than other crops, is to plow in the spring, turning the sod under of sutlicient depth to allow just enough soil for properly covering the seed. There is no surer way to destroy the borers than to dig for them with a i pointed knife and kill them when found. If they are high up they may be crushed with a wire pushed up into the holes. Coal ashes spread around the trees are beneficial. The wounded parts may be covered with a mixture of fresh cow dung and clay. Buying wheat bran and cotton-seed meal for feeding milch cows, in connection with fodder grown on the farm, is one method of buying fertilizers for the soil. When large quantities of either of these grains are purchased, fed judiciously and the manure saved, a farm should not grow poorer, even though the milk be sold for cheese making. Breeders have noticed that a remark- j able development of tl?o tendency to lay tm fat is usually accompanied l>y a delicaey of constitution, a diminished secretion of milk and a loss of fecundity. Very fat animals are not likely to be good breeders; in fact, the excessive production of fat is incompatible with a high development of the reproductive powers. Cut-worms can be cheated out of destroying cabbage and other plants by surrounding each plant with an oak, hickory or some other strong leaf set deep enough to prevent blowing away. Another remedy, said to be effectual, is to pour sawdust about the roots and saturate with gas tar water. The sawdust will retain the scent of the tar and drive away cut-worms and other insects. The daily food of Queen of Harnett, a Jersey cow that has a record of 740 pounds of butter in 1881, consists of four qftarts of bran, four quarts of cornmeal, eight quarts of carrots and all the good hay she can eat daily. "Would there not be more famous cows if they had the same treatment? There is a good deal of truth in the adage that " the breed is ii) the mouth." AVe shall never Know me capacity ui. common cows till we give them uncommon advantages. Dr. Nichols gives the following exact figures of the quantities used in reducing bones with ashes: Break 100 pounds of bones into small fragments, and pack them in a tight cask or box with 100 pounds of good wood ashes, which have been previously mixed with twenty-live pounds of dry water slaked lime and twelve pounds of powdered sal soda. Twenty g.dlons of water will saturate the mass, and more may be added as required. In two or three weeks the bones will be soft enough to turn out on the barn lloor and mixed with two bushels of good soil. A correspondent of the Hwbandman tells how to raise sixty bushels of oats per acre, as follows: Plow the ground in November; be particular to turn it all over; then in winter give a light coat of manure; spread evenly, from five to ten loads per acre, according to fertility of land. Early in spring, as soon as the ground is dry enough, sow the oats anil work them in with a cultivator?going over, and then across; level the ground by going over once with a harrow, and roll it desired, tints I getting them in early. A late snow storm will not hurt them. It' not put in the ground early the ground gets hard. A lady, writing to an exchange, says: Never give up a choice hut decaying rosebush till you have tried watering it two or three times with soot tea. Take soot from a chimney or stove with which wood is burned and make a tea of it. When cold water the rosebush with it. "When all is used pour boiling water a second time on the soot. The shruh will quickly send out thrifty shoots, the leaves will become large and thick and the blossoms will be larger and more richly tinted than before. To keep the plants clear of insects syringe them with quassia tea. Quassia chips can be obtained from the apothecaries. lleci]ien, " To Keep Cheese Moist.?Many housekeepers complain that their cheese becomes dry, and some use a kind of bell glass to put their cheese in. A very simple expedient will keep cheese in the very' best condition. Take a linen cloth, or cheese cloth, dip it in white wine, squeeze out excess of wine and wrap up the cheese in it. By doing this the cheese is not only kept moist, but its flavor is improved. Git ape Jelly.?Jelly made from unripe grapes, just before they change from green to purple, is very delicate. Wash the grapes, after picking them from the stems, in several waters, then put them in a porcelain kettle; wash them before putting them on the stove, as then you will not need to put any water with them, and of course the less water the less time it will take to boil the juice. Put the grapes when sullieientlv cookeil in a hag made of firm flannel, and let the juice drain out without squeezing if possible. Rice Waffles.?Rice waffles, which are simply delicious for breakfast, must lie started the day before you wish to eat them; that is the rice must be broiled. A good way to accomplish this is to make a rice pudding to-day and reserve half a cupful of the cooked rice for to-morrow's waffles. To this quantity add a pint of sweet milk, the yelks of three eggs, two ounces of butter (or a good-sized lump), and a little salt. Mix half a teaspoonful of soda with one nint of dour, heat these all together, and bake in wattle-irons in a hot oven. Clkar liuowx Soup.?For four quarts of soup cut in half-inch dice two pounds of lean beef from the neck or leg; in the bottom of tin; soup pot put a tablespoonful of drippings of butter, and set the pot over the fire until the fat is smoking hot; then put the beef in the pot and stir it occasionally until it is quite brown. "When it is brown pour in with it four quarts of boiling water, season it with two teaspoonfuls of salt and a small pinch of cayenne pepper, and let it boil very slowly for two hours; tiien cut up in half-inch pieces half a cupful each of <11111 J^l Lv II Ul/ll*I\ UllUOIlt; cupful each of carrots and turnips. Put two tablespoonfuIs of sugar and one of butter in a saucepan and set it over the tire until they begin to brown, then add the vegetables cut up as already directed and stir them about with the butter and sugar until they are brown: put them into the soup, using a cupful of it to rinse all the browned butter and sugar off the saucepan in which the vegetables have been prepared; see that the seasoning is palatable, and continue cooking it until the vegetables are tender, removing any scum which may arise. If this soup is carefully prepared it will be of a clear, brown color and good flavor. IloiiM-liolrf Hint*. If you clean your mirror with a soft paper instead of cloth, time and trouble will both be saved, as there will be no lint, and the gloss will have a better polish. "When about to broil fish it is a good | plan to grease the gridiron well with a little lard. You wjll not he troubled then by having about half the fish sticking to the gridiron when you attempt to remove it to the platter. If you wish to clean your spice-mill, of raw rice through it this can he accomplished.. The particles of spice and pepper or of colTec will not adhere to it after this rice is ground through it. A handsome and yet simple, easilymade sofa-cushion cover ismadeof one square of satin; on this embroider a spray of (lowers; it may he done with Kensington stitch and crewels or with ttie popular notion emnroiuery. r misn the edge with ;i cord ur with fringed silk. Pretty and odd chairbacks are made of squares of linen and of satin. This seems at lirst a strange eomhination, hut the effect is excellent. "Where the squares are joined, cover the seams with fancy stitches. The satin squares may he left without ornamentation, ami all the work lu; put on the linen ones. Kmhroidery or painting or etching are the favorite methods employed. SCIENTIFIC NOTES. The reason why the thermometer docs not always accord with the comparative discomfort of hot weather is owing to a variation of moisture in the air. While the human body is all the time giving off perspiration, either sensible or insensible, this evaporation will go on more rapidly when the air contains hut little moisture than when if ?nnf!iin< !i / refit ilwil F.vnnorntion ?v v mv vw is cooling when it lias no obstruction ; but when it is obstructed by moist air, the reverse effect is produced, and a temperature of eighty degrees is quite as oppressive as that of ninety when the air is dry. Dust mixed with air is found to be, under certain conditions, a dangerous explosive. Thus, if a large log of wood were ignited, it might be a week before it would be entirely consumed ; split up into cord wood, and piled up loosely, it would, perhaps, burn in less than an hour; cut into shavings and allow a strong wind to throw them into the air?or in anyway keep the chips comparatively well separated from each other?and the log would perhaps be consumed in two orthreeminutes; but if ground up into line dust or powder, and blown in such a manner that each particle is surrounded by air, it would burn in less than a second. The first screw boats ever built in America, and so far as the engineer knows, the lirst iron hulls, were the Anthracite and the Black Diamond, constructed on the plans or i apiain Ericsson, and employed in carrying coal through the Delaware and Karitan canal. The iirst sea-going propeller built in America was the frigate Princeton, also after Captain Ericsson's designs, but under the superintendence of Captain Stockton. This vessel was a full-rigged ship, and it was the intention to use steam only as occasion might require as an aid to the sails. [Hut Ericsson did not make the lirst propeller. It was first used by an American some forty years ago]. One of the most interesting computations which have engaged the attention of scientists is that relating to the amount of force imparted to the earth bv the sun's heat. According to some of the French investigations there is received in one minute enough heat to raise the temperature of five and onehalf cubic miles of water one degree centigrade. Comparing this witli the work done by a given amount of heat, as utilized in a steam engine, it would appear that the heat sent to the earth in the sun's rays during the space of one minute is equal to the accomplishment of as much work as would he done hy 2,000 steam engines of 100 horsepower each, working continuously for the space of 4,000 years. By far the larger part of this heat force expends itself upon the earth in actual work, only a small portion of it heing radiated into space. Necessarily, the result thus .accomplished?such as the maintenance of the temperature of the earth, ocean and atmosphere, the stimulating of animal and vegetable life, etc.?must be the equivalent of the power retained by ourglobc;but a vast amount remains unaccounted for still. Physician and Artist. Dr. Caradec gives, in the Union Medicate, the following anecdote of Xelaton, the great French surgeon, as authentic : A pet dog of the eminent painter Meissonier one day broke one of his legs, rendered friable bv overfeeding. .Meissonier, desolated by such an accident to so beloved an animal, resolved to have recourse to the prince of surgical science, who at vhat time was Xelaton ; but not venturing to declare the true motive, he telegraphed in hot haste for him, as it' to visit one of the family, then living at their charming residence at liougival. Xelaton arrived, and on entering the drawingroom, began talking on various topics with tiie master 01 me nouse, who, although lit* had painted many battles and carried oft" many victories, knew not how to face the present affair, At last Xelaton, becoming impatient at the delay, and knowing the value of his time, asked, to the great embarrassment of the painter, where the patient was. Presently the wounded brute was brought in on a magnificent cushion, howling with pain in spite of all the care taken. At so ^stressing a spectacle, Meissonier, forgetting everything else, exclaimed in agony: "Save him! illustrious master, save him!" Xelaton dressed the fracture, and the dog recovered; and shortly afterward its master wrote a grateful letter to the great surgeon, thanking him for his kindness, and requesting to know his fee. Xelaton replied that when the painter came to i'aris he could call upon him. This he soon did, and was producing his purse, crammed with bank notes, when Xelaton exclaimed: "Stop, sir! you are a painter, are you not? Just put a gray coating on those two panels which the cabinet-makers have finished!" This was indeed a delicate revenge; but which had the last word? Meissonier, who, going at once to work, at the end of a few davs produced two oi* his masterpieces on the panels. . Poisonous Leaves. Some of our most admired dowers which we would least willing banish from cultivation, are associated with green leaves of a very poisonous character. The narrow long leaves of the dalfodil act as an irritant poison ; the delicate compound leaves of laburnum have a narcotic and acrid juice which causes purging, vomiting, and has not unfrequentiy led to death. The narrow leaves of the meadow salfron, or autumn crocus, give rise to the utmost irritation of the throat, tlnrst, dilated pupils, with vomiting and purging. The dangerous character of aconite, or monkshood leaves, is doubtless well known, but each generation of children requires instruction to avoid above all things those large,palm-shaped leaves, dark green on the upper surface. Leaves of coarse weeds provide an abundant quota of danger, but frequently their strong scent and bitter or nauseous taste give timely warning against their being consumed. Of all our Jiritish orders .of plants perhaps the umbelliferous order eon tributes the rankest and most widespread elements of danger. The water dropwort, too, a nourishing ditch plant; the water hemlock, fool's parsley, must be ranked among our most dangerous poisonous plants, belonging to the umbelliferous order. The fool's parsley leaves are sometimes mistaken for genuine parsley, but their nauseous odor and darker leaves should prevent this. The nightshade order is another, with dangerous and often extremely prisonous leaves. Indeed, no nightshade can be regarded as safe; while the deadly nightshade, with its oval, uncut leaves, soft, smooth and stalked, are in the highest degree to be avoided. Henbane and thornapple again, with their large and much indented leaves, are conspicuous members of the " dan reruns class." Holly leaves contain a juice which is both narcotic and acrid, causing vomiting, pain and purging. Even elder leaves and privet leaves may produce active and injurious irritation when eaten.?Laud and Water. There is said to he a large percentage of very young soldiers in the British forces recently sent to Egypt. Some 9,000 men are known to average little more than two or three-and-twenty years of age. FACTS AND COMMENTS. St. Louis (loos a big baby insurance business. A company begun operations laet January, and now has several thousand policies in force. The premium is five cents a week, and in case of death the parents get $14 if the child is less than a year old, $19 if more than that and less than two years, anil so on up to ?123 at eleven years. The idea is to provide for funeral expenses. The traffic in meat is assuming a new phase with the rapid increase in the exportation of dressed meat from the "West to the East. The butchers in New York, Baltimore and Boston have already taken the alarm, and their fears of sharp competition from this source appear to be well founded. Already one establishment at Hamilton, lnd? is killing over 500 cattle a day and shipping the meat in r efrigerator cars, while elaborate preparations are making at various points fur extending this business. A gentleman writing on the habits of some western snakes tells how the rattlesnakes worry the prairie dogs and destroy their young. It seems it is not an unusual occurrence to find whip, racer and bullsnakes with the entire contents of fowls' nests in their capacious stomachs. This observer lias seen a puffadder attached to the hind foot of a turtle, sucking its blood and digesting off its toes. He found many box-turtles deformed in their hind feet, probably from this cause.?Dr. Foote's Health Monthly. Although the making of a new nose for a person deprived of his natural organ of smelling has been repeatedly undertaken with success, it is a nice and difficult operation; and an attempt just made in Vienna by Professor Billroth, one of the most distinguished surgeons in Austria, to supply a soldier who had been frightfully mutilated in Bosnia with an artificial nose, has attracted much attention. The material for the new organ was taken from the skin of the forehead. The operation is reported to have been entirely successful, and with a supplementary shaping process, is expected to result in a nose that cannot be distinguished from a natural one. A novel expedient for giving strength to an alibi was adopted recently by a Massachusetts lawyer. His client was an Italian, and several unimpeachable witnesses had testified that the prisoner was in a certain place at a certain time. On the second day of the trial the lawyer put a friend of the accused man in the dock, and sent his client to a seat among the spectators. The substitution was not discovered for some time, when the lawyer claimed that the witnesses for the prosecution, who had identified the prisonor as the man they had seen at a certain time, might easily have been mistaken, since the learned and observant court did not detect the substitution. The prisoner was acquitted. During the year ended June 30, 1882, the total number of acres of United States public land disposed of was 15,699,848, an increase over last year of about 5,000,000 acres. The cash received for this land amounts to about $8,301,091, as against $5,000,000 during the last fiscal year. The number of acres entered for agricultural ?Mi?.w?Bno no "rtnuli onl/lt*" /llirillff tllO jJUlJJUS>C? V(?ou niuvo v?.x> year amounted to 3,009,890 acres ; for mineral purposes, 3,700,810 acres ; for desert lands, 106,055 acres; for coal lands, 7,194 acres; 6,347,729 acres were entered under the homestead laws, while 2,216,244 acres were "proved up" under the same laws; under the j timber culture acts, 2,009,797 acres were entered and " proved up under the various land warrants, railroad grant, school, and State selection acts (including various kinds of scrip), 015,866 acres were disposed of. The great increase in the disposition of public lands during the past liscal year is said to bp owing to the large emigration in the Northwest. In Dakota the increase is more noticeable than in any other State or Territory. The area of cash sales in Dakota alone was 698,094 acres, and the homestead entries in the same Territory were more than 2,000,000 acres. Secretary Teller has written a letter on Indian education in which he says: "The Indian requires education in the practical affairs of life; he must be taught to work as well as read; bis hand must be educated as well as his'head. With additional labor schools established within easy communication with the tribe, yet not near enough to allow the influences of savage life to counteract and undo the work of the school, we may hope to repeat-on ;i large scale what Captain l'ratt and Mr. Armstrong have so successfully done at Carlisle and Hampton. Labor is and ever has been the great civilizer of the human race, anil whenever the Indian becomes a laborer he is not far from civilization and usefulness to society. Heretofore Ave have confined our efforts to the education of a few. hoping to make such persons teachers and exemplars to their savage brethren; but experience has demonstrated that a few educated youths could not withstand the baneful influences of savage life with which they were at once surrounded on their return to their tribe. We cannot hope for the speedy civilization of the Indian unless we can extend our educational efforts so as to include the great mass of Indian children. To do this now, as the Indians I may be located on reservations easy of access, is only a question 01 -appropriation ' and the cordial support of the administrative authorities." A Hangman l>y Profession. The Russian hangman is a convict who was sentenced to death for rol>bery and murder, but the penalty was commuted to imprisonment for life upon the condition that he should perform the duties of executioner whenever called upon. He has been conlined in Moscow during the past fifteen years, and is sent from there, under a strong guard, to Kieff, Odessa and St. Petersburg, as his services may be required in one or the other of those cities. A visit to this man is des^ibed by Victor Tissot, a French author, in a work on Russia and Russians, recently published in Paris. lie found the executioner reposing after the exertion of hanging the two Nihilists, PressniakolT and Kiviatkowski. A young woman of attractive appearance, with i a child in her arms, was with him. I She was bis wife. The comforts of matrimony had not been denied him, ' and he seems to have had 110 dillieulty, I notwithstanding his condition and work, in finding a woman to marry J him. The hangman's face is described : as stolid rather than terrible or repulsive, lie has abnormally long arms, and is said to lie possessed of Hervulean strength. lie was spoken of as having j the strength of twenty men." One j day there was revolt in the prison, and he was summoned to help subdue the j prisoners. He rushed in among them, and killed three with his bare hands. Supplies for Old Sol. A writer in the Kansas City Jh rinn says: The effect of cometarv precipitation on the sun cannot lie detected on the earth except by the most powerful instruments. What is the sun? It is a colossal hall 80,000 mihs in diameter, whose mighty mass is &S1,)S.>1 times greater than that of the earth. What is a comet falling into this awful furnace? Nothing hut as one firebrand in the conflagration of Chicago. Ex1 ' -*1 *?! ?'./? nt\ Hi/? plosions are ?u\v;i^ m uuwu^ j.mv. ..i. v..? face of the sun, causing greater upheaval tlian the. downrnsh of a dozen comets. Can cometiiry collision on tinsun injure man? Indeed, such impact serves to keep him alive. The sun does not radiate too much heat now, and astronomers are agreed that part of the present supply is kept up by a cosmical bombardment. "We are Hung away in some nook of the universe chained to an expiring world?a home that is already suffering encroachments of polar ice. "We exist only by the heat of the sun. The real danger lies not in cometary downrnsh, but in the fear that not enough meteors and comets will gravitate into solar fires. The longer comets can strike the gun the onger man can inhabit the earth, HIE NEWS. Eastern and Middle States. Pbebident Abthub loft Portsmouth, TTTEfT^ for New York in the United States steamer Dispatch, but a heavy gale coming on the steamer put into the nearest harbor?Wood's Hole, Mass.?where she remained all night On the following morning the vessol made Seaconnet, where the President was landed, and was driven about twenty-eight miles to Newport in an express wagon. From Newport the President proceeded to New York by train. Dubino n heavy rain storm lightning struck one of the oil tanks of tho Kings county refinery in Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, igniting about 30,000 barrels of crude oil. A second lightning stroke set fire to the largest oil tank belonging to another refinery near by. Tho lire rapidly gained headway and spread from one tank to another and then to other oil refineries in the neighborhood, and finally Penny bridge across tho creok caught fire and was partly destroyed. Tho foreman of a fire company and another man were burned to death and several other persons wore in jured. The pecuniary damago is estimated at ?250,000. Tiie first international military riflo match between two teams of twelve men each, representing the Volunteers of Great Britain and the National Guard of tho United States, was shot at tho Creedmoor (Long Island) rango and resulted in an easy victory for tho Englislimen by 170 points. The match lasted two days, tho contest on the first day being at 200, .000 and 000 yards, and on tho second day at 800, IKK) and 1,000 yards. The English team was iii charge of Sir Henry Halford and Colonel Bodino was captain of tho American team. Tho following table shows tho aggregate scores of tho two teams at each distance covered in tho two days' contest: aw nnn mo mo son l.noo yds. yds. yd*, yds. yds. yds. To'l British toam :t(ll ."78 Ml 2S3 .113 :?'7?1,975 Amcr. te*m a?....,....33l 3-13 255 1!71 2IJG? l,b05 British toam majority.170 A fire at Elmira, N. Y., destroyed tho extensive boot and shoe factory of J. Richardson it Co. Throe hundred hands were thrown out of employment and an estimated loss of .$"00,000 was inflicted. Four firemen were seriously hurt by falling walls. When Engineer Melville, of the lost Jeannette, arrived at his home in Philadelphia, ho found that the many months of anxiety j experienced by his wife upon hor husband's | account, and tho joy at his return, wore too much for hor mental equilibrium. Mrs. Melville's sad condition compolled her husband to apply to tho navy department for an | indefinite leavo of absence, which was granted. Courtney defeated Ten Eyck and Dempeey in a boat race for $1,000 on the St. Lawronrn rivnr nenr AlfiTflTldrifl. N. Y. The General Unitarian conference hold its biennial session at Saratoga, N. Y. Goverernor John D. Long, of Massachusetts, presided. Tne Rev. Dr. John S. Mitchell, for over half a century a prominent clergyman of tho Methodist Episcopal church, diod the other I day at Newburg, N. Y., aged eighty-three years. At Dormansvillo, N. Y., Alonzo Cash forty-eight years old, shot and mortally wounded his wife Minnie, seventeen years I of age, and then killed himself. Tho two were married last fall, but had separated. Maine's official vote for governor, with tho exception of a few small plantations, whoso returns will change the result but little, is as I follows: Total vote, 138,175. For governor ?1! <;>ie, 72,'tTA; Plaisted, G3,75C; Chase, 3,208; Vinton, 2C2; Eustis, 305; Robie's plurality, .S,79S. Tho Republican candidates for Congress are elected by pluralties little in excess of that for governor. The Republicans carry fourteen of the sixteen counties. Of the senators, twenty-eight are Republicans and threo Fasionists. Of tho members of tho house, 103 aro Republicans and forty-one Fusionists. The long strike of tho iron-workors at Pittsburg, Pa., is over, tho strikers having decided by a large majority to resumo work under the old scalo of pricos. Ticket' nominated by the Massachusetts Democratic State convention at Boston: For governor, Benjamin F. Butler; lieutenantgovernor, Samuel W. Bowerman; secretary of state, D. N. Skillings, of Winchester; treasurer and receiver, General William A. Hodges; auditor, John P. Sweeney, of Lawrence; attorney-general, Georgo F. Very, of Worcester. At the New York Republican State convention in Saratoga the Stalwarts through General Sharpe presented as their candidate for temporary chairman ox-State Senator Madden, while the anti-Administration mon through United Stales Senator Warner Miller nominated State Senator E. L. Pitts. Mr. Madden was chosen by a vote of 2.">1 to 243. Judge Folger, Governor Cornell, Congressman Wadsworth, John H. Starin and General Robinson were nominated for governor, I the name of Walter A. Wood being withdrawn from the contest. The first ballot resulted in 223 votes for Folger, ISO for Cornel!, ft) for Wadsworth, ID for Starin and C J f jr Robinson. Necessary to a choice, 349. On the second ballot, Folger received 2">7 J voto~, Cornell 222 and Wadsworth 18. On motion of Senator Miller the nomination of Jiidge Folger was made unanimous. Professoi: A. A. Hopkins for governor, with a full ticket, was nominated at the New York State Prohibition convention in Rochester. The Massachusetts Republicans in State convention at Worcester nominated Robert R. Bishop for governor, Oliver Ames for lieutenant-governor, Henry B. Pierce for secretary of state, Daniel A. Gleason for j treasurer, Charles R. Ladd for auditor and E. J. Sherman for attorney-general. At the Connecticut Republican State convention in New Haven tho following ticket was nominated by acclamation: For governor, General William H. Bulkeloy ; lieutenant-governor, John D. Candee; secretary of state, S. T. Stanton ; treasurer, Julius Converso ; comptroller, Frank D. Sloat. TnE general conference of the Seventh Day Baptists of America held its annual session in Ashaway, R. I., with Professor A. R. Crandall, of the University of Kentucky, as president. The full New York Republican State tickot nominated at Saratoga is as follows: For governor, Charles J. Folger; for lieutenantgovernor, B. Piatt Carpenter; for chief justice of the court of appoals, Charles Andrews; - A 1 1 T? 1. TT lor congressman-ai-iargu, i\. juaruju xiui)burn. A srECiAi. commission appointed Inst winter to investigate charges of mnlfcasanco in offico preferred against the Rev. B. G. Northrop, secretary of the Connecticut State board of education, has made a report. It finds that there were violations of law in the expenditure of the funds, but nothing dishonest, and th'.t lie had not, as charged, received any bcne'il from (he approval of educational publications. Soutn ana west The Colorado Republicans nominated a | full State ticket headed by Ernest L. Campboll for governor. Samuel Redden (colored) was hanged at Metropolis, fa., for murdering one Zimmerman. On the same day James Tracy was hanged at Cliicago for tho murder of a policeman. JUk JMitcnei & Kowmnu lumoer company's mill in Toledo, Ohio, was burned with thirteen to fourteen million feet of lumber. I/j>= on the mill, $100,000; ou tho lumber, $'-"jr>,000. Tin: Missouri mr and foundry works in St. L< uis were burned; loss estimated at $1;V Juijius Zkmitzly mot n sinsmlar death at Chicago. IIo went into an ice-hou.-o attached to a brewery and was frozen to death. A xnoT'itr.K is apprehended in Utah during (he coming campaign. Tho garrison at Fort Douglass,rfieir Salt Lake City, has been reinforced by two companies of United State* troops. Tin: liijuor men of Illinois, a'armod at tl:o progress of prohibition in Kansas a'i I Iowa, held a State convention at llock Island to concert measures for a defense of their interests. At IVnsacohi, F.'a., yellow fever is reported to bo largely on the increase, many new eases occurring daily. James B. Guaxt has been nominated for governor l>y 1ho Colorado Democrats. At tlio national convention of tho AntiJlorse-Thicf association held in Palmyra, Mo., delegates representing mere than L'OO lud-'ea attended. From Washington Judge Wti,ie granted the application of counsel for Miner and Bcrdell, the indicted star route prisoners, for a new trial, and they were released upon bail in the sum of $10,000 each. The chief of tlio bureau of statistics reports that the total values pf the exports of petroleum and petroleum products during July, 1882, were $5,128,3i:>vand during July, 1881, ?1,GS4,S01; for tlio seven months ended July 81, 1S.?2, $27,247,410, and for the game period in 1881, $24,227,801. - Information has been received at the treasury department that a counterfeit silver half-dollar made of Babbett metal and glass is being circulated. It has a good ring and is an excellent imitation. The census bateau has issued a bulletin classifying tho population of the United States in 1880 by nativity. The native-born were: Whites, 3G,843,291; colored, G,032,549; foreign-born, G,G79,943; total population ?0,155,783. Of the foreignborn 2,772,1G9 were natives of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1,9GG,742 of the German empire, 717,084 of British America, 194,337 of Norway, 181,729 of Sweden, 10G,971 of France, 104,541 of China, and the remainder represent all tho countries of the earth. ?TnE President has ratified tho postal con^ vention between tho United States and Switzerland, to tako effect October 1. Cnvcvnvraa the new comet recently dis covered in Colorado, ti Washington dispatch says: The great comet reported as having been discovered by observers in Colorado was observed at the Naval observatory this afternoon. It was found in right ascension 11 hours 19 minutes 32 seconds, and declination north 10 degrees and 10 'minutes. The comet was easily seen with tho naked eye, and exhibited a short tail with a bright head of considerable extent In tho telescope tho nucleus showed as a confused mass of bright light, indicating a large comet with plenty of loose material. Extending on both sides were seon bright arcs of light, presenting tho appearance of a bird with outstretched wings. In regard to this comet a dispatch from Rochester, N. Y., says: "Dr. Lewis Swift, director of the Warner observatory, has been receiving'messages from all parts oi America, claiming the discovery of a large naked-eye comet, now visible near the sun. To set at rest all inquiries he states that it is tho same comet recontly discovored in South America, moving west. It is not the come! of 1812, and is not identical with any known comot." TnE secretary of the interior has decided upon the disarmament of the nncivilized Indian tribes. His first step in that direction is an order that no more breech-loading rifles be supplied to the Indian police. Ex-United States Senator Christiancy has been granted a divorce from his yonng wife on the ground of desertion. While United States Senator Mr. Christiancy, an old man with several children by a former wife, married a young lady employed in the treasury department. . ? . ??Observations of the newly discovered comet made at Washington tend to confirm ( its identity with tho comet of 1843 and 1880. The secretary of the interior tho other day made about 200 appointments in the pension office. No further appointments will be made in that offico. Foreign Nottt*. Tire Hillsdale crew?amateur oarsmen of tho United States?were defeated in their ni*rtrrr r\f +)i? ThfimflR L UUU Wlbll tUO \JUULln>k\/Li. uun v* ?nv ? Rowing club on the Thames owing to an acj cident. At the beginning of tho rnce th# Hillsdales took the lead and wore about three I lengths ahead when the bow man broke his slido. Tho Hillsdales were compelled to stop Powing temporarily, and the Thames crew then went to the front and won by about four lengths. Captain Terwilliger, of the Hillsdales, telegraphed as follows: "The guide on my seat broke. The accident was unavoidable. We had the race well in hand at tho time, and wore loading by throe lengths. I threw the seat cut and rowed the balance of the course without it." Damage exceeding $250,000 was done in Panama by two successive earthquakes. Sib J Ames Aldebson, M. D., F. Q. 8., j physician extraordinary to the queen, is dead. From 18C7 to 18C9 he was president of the English Royal College of Physicians. Affaibs in Pern are reported to be in a ! state of anarchy. Indian guerrillas sacked the towns evacuated by the Chilians and many persons were brutally murdered. At 1 ^? ? ^wn Q/YY1 inhflhitnnffl. A i ^uiiuujjuiuju, <1 wwu ui i/jwvv ?. email garrison of seventy-seven Chilians were slain to a man, but not before they had mado a desporate resistance and killed several hundred of the attacking party, j Balteasab Grun, a prominent German I socialist, committed suicide by hanging while in prison at Hanau. An international electrical exhibition has been opened at Munich. A DiSPATcn from Parry Sound, Ont., says that the passenger steamer Asia went down in Lake Huron during a storm, and that of the 100 persons on board only a few wore saved. A woman was shot by a process server in county Donegal, Ireland, while resisting the seizure of hor cattle. Heavy floods have done much damage to properly in portions of Italy. Thk Hon. Gerald Valerian TVellesley, dean of Windsor and domestic chaplain to Queen Victoria, is dead. A cable is to bo laid betweenJPortugal and the United states. All the Irish suspects now in prison except those against whom crime can be proved are about to be released. A Dublin dispatch asserts that the Irish leaders have formed a new organization to take the place of tho land league, which waa suppressed. They will declare in favor ol peasant proprietary and of a scheme for the land colonies somewhat similar to that advocated by Michael Davitt Miss Sabait Elstone, the daughter of respectable parents residing in Woodstock, Ontario, deliberately committed suicide by building a fire and standing over it until horribly burned from head to foot. She wa3 religiously inclined and her last words were '* I am going to Jesus." She left a note saylng she was tirod of this world and had mada up her mind to sacrifice hex-self. In Concordia, Mexico, five persons were killed in a church which was struck by lightning. A number of other persons were seriously injured in the rush to escape. General Wolselet issued an address to his soldiers congratulating them upon their success in Egypt. Aedellal Pa'jiia, thd commander of Damietta, Egypt, was shot by his own troops for refusing to surrender to the English. A German Catholic priest charged with libeling Princa Bismarck in an articlo has been fined 200 marks. It having been reported that the leaders of the Albanian league at Scutari had resolved to massacre and rob the richest of the Christians, including the English consul, two hill tribos marched to Scutari to protect their coreligionists, thereby preventing a massacre. The boiler of the ferry steamer Richelieu exploded at Lacliine, Quebec, with terrible cffect. Captain Duquette was blown thirty feet in the air and fell dead on the desk. His son Pierro was blown overboard and drownod. James Richardson and Parson? Amyot, both passengers, were scalded to cloftth. Scvon more pas?en;/ens -were scalded v/ith probably fatal results, and others wore iiijurod -lioro or less dau^urously. A fire which lasted several days destroyed the fjroater of (he town of Kashin, Russia. An examination of the Egyptian treasury shows tliat about $1,000,000 were taken by Arnbi Pasha. Ei.oods in the Tyrol caused n lar^e loss of life and destroyed much property. Twentysix bodies wcro recovered. Commandku Rawkon, who was specially promoted for bravery at the battle of Tel ?1 Kebir, in which In* was wounded, died from the effects of his wound. To Avoid Drowning. It is :i well known fact, says the <SV/Yntijir American, that any person of average structure and lung capacity will lloat securely in water if care is taken to keep tin; hands and arms submerged and the lungs full of air. Vet in most cases the people who are not swimmers immediately raise their hands above their heads and scream the moment they find themselves in deep water. The folly of such action can be impressively illustrated bv means of a half empty bottle and a couple of nails, and the experiment should be repeated in every houshold until all the members?'particularly the women and children?realize that the only chance f,.r u>>r..tv in wiih-r lies in keen in# the hands iiiuI-t and the mouth shut. Any short-necked, square-shouldered bottle will answer, and the nails can easily lie kept in place l?y a rubber hand or string. First ballast the bottle with sand, so that it will just float with the nails pointing downward, then by turning the nails upward the bottle will be either forced under the water at once or will be tipped over so that the water will be poured into the open mouth, and down it will go. To children the experiment is a very impressive one, and the moral of it is easily understood. It may prove a life-saving lesson. Sunday is the great day for base ball games in the West, immense multitudes. gathering to see contests between professional clubsi The Tronble In Egypt. End of the War. " The w, lr is over." Sach wore the words telegraphed from Cairo by General Wolseley. Arabi Bey and Toulba Pasha had surrendered. The Egyptian camp at Kafr-elDwar was deserted and the leaders were all prisoners. General Wolseley sent two dispatches to the war office, the first" of which from Benha was as follows: "I have just arrived. General Lowe occupied Cairo yesterday afternoon. Arabi and Toulba Pasha have surrendered unconditionally. Ten thousand troops at Cairo have laid down their arms. The prefect of police has undertken to maintain order. I go on to Cairo at once." From Cairo General Wolseley sent the following dispatch: "The war is over. Send no more men from England. Midshipman De Chair is safe. I have been received here with open arms by all classes. The soldiers are glad to return to their homes. Our cavalry did extremely well in the long forced march yesterday. Arabi and Toulba Pasha aro both confined in our guard rooms. I will now change my base from Ismailia to Alexandria. The health and spirits of the troops ore excellent." An Alexandria dispatch says Arabi surrendered to General Macpherson, saying: "I am Arabi. This is Toulba Pasha." A dispatch from Tel-cl-Kebir says an Egyptain doctor states that when Arabi was making off by railway to Zagazig he was fired at by one of his own officers. From Tel-el-Kebir 12,000 prisoners, including twenty-seven officers, were marched back to Ismailia. Fort Asian was surrendered to General Wood in person. Tho commandant and twelve officers came forward to surrender. General Wood immediately inquired for the Italian naval lieutenant, Paolucci, who was supposed to have espoused Arabi Pasha's cause. After some delay Paolucci was brought forward, wearing the uniform of an Egyptian officer. He was immediately placed under arrest. General Wood informed tho commandant of Fort Asian that he would intercede for him and his brother officers, if they, with their men. would assist in repairing the railway. The offer wits accepted. Several civilians, evidently belonging to tho upper classes, were found in the fort. They were apparently merchants, but they wore nevertheless ordered to set to work on the railway. Kurshid Paslm, commanding at Aboukir, has sent in a message announcing his willingness to surrender. All tho Egyptian soldiers who were at Mallaha have left, that post and qnit the army. Tho native troops having also disappeared from Kafr-el-Dwnr. The chiefs of the war party in Eiypt sur. rendered on all sides and tho Egyptian soldiers was disarmed by tho British. WISE WORDS. No rank can shield us from the impartiality of death. If you would succeed in life, rise early and be an economist of time. The qualities we possess never make us so ridiculous as those we pretend to have. Une wno IS never ousy Ciiu never rest, for one implies relief from previous labor. Those who blow the coals of others' strife may chance to have the sparks ily in their own faces. Though charity may tend to make your purse lighter one day, yet it will make it heavier another. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows like a shadow that never leaves him. Every man's vanity ought to be his greatest shame, and every man's folly ought to be his greatest secret. Looking to others for our standard of happiness is a sure way to be miserable. Our business is with our own heart. I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness, which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness. If you would find a great many faults be on the lookout, but if you want to lind them in unlimited numbers be on the look in. Deceit is the false road to happiness ; and all the joys we travel through to vice, like fairy banquets, vanish when we touch them. All deception in the course of life is, indeed, nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things. Perseverance is the crown of all the other virtues, and the characteristic of heroes. It is a small thing to begin; we must persevere to the end. The Fork. The fork has been made the subject of an interesting nanogram published in Italy by Professor Giovanni Lumbroso. In the ancient world this aid to eating was unknown, and the fashionable and well bred sought to display as much delicacy as possible in the operation of conveying food to the mouth with the lingers. It was a thousand years ago when the first mention of the forchetta was made in | Italian literature, and it was then spoken ol as an instrument miroaucea into Venice by a Byzantine princess. It was at first not favorably received, and for two centuries came little into use, either in Italy or the rest of Europe. No mention of a fork was made in the catalogue of table furniture at the wedding of Maria Sforzai Visconti as late as 149:3. Still, the fifteenth century saw its use spreading in France, and the sixteenth saw it in Germany. It was not until the seventeenth that it was adopted in England. Joan Harvey's Epitaph. We have a good many epitaphs which have been quoted more for their oddity than anything else. Here is a genuine one, wnich for beauty of sentiment and expression has never been surpassed. It is that of the mother of William Ilarvev, the discoverer of the circulation of blood, and is to be seen on a monumental tablet in the church of Folkestone, England. It is sup posed to have been written by her distinguished son: " A. D. 1<J05, Nov. 8. Dyed in ye 50th yeere of her age, Joan, wife of Tho. Harvey, Mother of seven sones and two davghters; a Godly harmless woman, a Chast loving wife, a charitable quiet neighbovr, a cofortable friendly matron, a provident diligent hovswyfe, a earefvl tenderharted mother, deere to her hvsband, reverensed by her children, beloved by her neighbovrs, elected of God; whose solve rests in Heaven, her body in this grave: To her a happy advantage: to hers an vnhappy loss." Superstition in China. Epidemics of superstitious terror are ^ery common in China. Dr. I). J. Maogowan, the health ollicer of "Wencliow, reports that in 1S70 there was a universal panic in consequence of a supposed supernatural clipping of queues. It was the theory that sorcerers obtained possession of these clippings of hair, and henceforth were able to evoke at will the soul of the former owner, who soon died from the loss of his spirit. The only cure was for the sull'erer to cut oil' an inch or two more of the remainder of his hair and keep it for eighty days soaking in a sink, thus severing the mysterious connection between Ids head and the portion of hair in possession of the I sorcerer. During the panic there were few house doors that were not protected by a charm or amulet. It afterward was discovered that the members of a secret revolutionary society cut off the queues. A (Jueor .Woihi of S?*lf-I>cfe?s:?. Oddest of ;i 11 defensive methods is that of snapping olT the tail. The blind-worm, or slow-worm, is a snake like lizard common in the old World. N'licn alarmed it contraets its muscles in such manner ami decree as to It. ak its t;iil off at considerable distance from the end. 1 >ut how can this aid it? The detached tail then dances about very lively, holding tlie attention of the offender, while the lizard himself slinks away. And for a considerable time tin; tail retains its capability of twisting and jumping every time it is j struck. The lizard will then grow another tail, so as to be prepared for another adventure. There are other lizards which have a similar power, ; though in l'-ss degree.?I'nimhtr &< >- j cure MnnHthj. ' It takes SOU full blown roses to make ' a single tea spoonful of the famous perfume, and you can get enough p.-r-, fume out of an onion to drive a dog j on the gallop out of the slaughter , house. And yet we a;lmire the rose ' more than we do t he onion. ? Carlyle said Frond was the best read man ho ever met. If he had come to! America he would have written that! Sitting Bull was the worst red man he j ever met. This would have put the two extremes on record. 1. Money Yalue or Crops. Perhaps it may give readers some idea of the influence a gre.it crop has upon the national prosperity to show the difference in money value between a largo and a moderate crop. The figures are taken from an official pul>lication of the United States government. Article. Value of Crop. 1878. 1880. Corn $441,153,40f) ?07!),714,499 Wheat 326,346,404 474,201,ar)0 Hny 285,543,752 371,811,084 Oats 101,945,830 150,243,aJ5 Potatoes 73,059,125 81,062,214 Tobacco :W,:?;,000 50,G00,000 Total $1,202,384,53C .$1,807,033,212 The difference on these crops between the two years amounts to nearly live hundred and fifty million dollars. Add cotton, fruit, vegetables and small crops, and the difference would be between eight hundred and onethousand million uouars.?iouihx uumjjuntun Harvey U. Benson, of. Paw Paw, Mich., lias brought suit against a lady for $5,000 damages because she married one Black after having engaged herself to Benson. She pleads in extenuation that her Paw Paw compelled her to marry the Black man. Says the Hrooklyn Eagle: Mr. K. (J. Moore, of Messrs. 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A trial entails but tlio comparative!y trifling outlay of CO Cent!), and every one ?ufleritsg with pain can bavo cheap acd pcxitire proof of iU claims. , > liiroctlona In Klevon LanRUnRfS. . SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN MEDICINE. A. VOGELSR & CO., Jto!:!.norc, 2!<l., V. 8. A. X V S L'?3 -i An Only Daughter Cured of Consumption. H'lu-n drath was hourly oxin-ctfil. all romedina having fmlcil, nml Dr. II. James was ox|M>rimentinK with tha in;iny hi-rlis oi Cal.-iitM, h.< arrid.'iitidly matin a preP'i ration which ctiruil Mil only child of ( tit ion. liis child is now in this country, nml enjoying the be?t oi health. fl.-lias proved t?th?wor!d that <*<>i:rci>lit 1>ti.oi can l>? |K>-itiwly anil |M*ni|.ino.itly ct.rcil. Ttlo il.M i.ir now Kivrs this Itei-ijNi fr*'<. only iiskinit *\v > 1 '1 nut stamps t.> pay expen?f.s. This herb als.. cures Nic'i' Sweats, .N.niM'.a at tin- Stomach, and will hr.-.-k tin a fri'.sh I,'old in twenty-tour hours. Address <viimorx .t !?., ll) sJ IJnce Sttvt, I'nihidelphi'i, n.imiin; ti'.is paper. remittent, besides af,P?ct ^41 pt,KluceJby"ii"r!!i:'-tt'r anl^ ''"tKr, .ira ot.l^r?, as trc'l ";* l"iEKftws" mtriw* s?^~ 1 BEAUTIFUL POnTBfllT:??."^ "* (' I'liolourn j>Ii. ."j-ai.y ..i Ii?t kiml i?l smail picture. We trill seml lull <lcsiTi[)I ioilfi, prico, etc., toany reliable nt:m<>rt\oinnti who trill act am."i! iv-nl. Tnstnhsparty treulfer a pcnii:itici!l and profit..< !)!: I.iimiich uf tin- highest respectability. l'liiito-t'opyn^ infills sh<>ultl address us by letter, -talinir etperience. t,i:. litv uf tvn-!v they li:i]i>ll>>, !i!lil prices pii<l. Till. AS Kl K\ flll'VIMi < ()., So and Si Gene...) : I. Atilnu!), Xmt Vnrk. {? atkutvstunt: fij.tfk ( in:i:nvs \f< Fruit Kviipfirni-.f I'.imIivm fviiit'iicf. Write t? .tli-Hriiic iV Atliitilu. <?;i. Admits wanted in every county in the United States. LjnMi TO MAKK A FOKTUN'E. only 10c. V, n. nun THL'ltliKU, Hox Shore, N. V. ELECTROTYPE I H W I B I kpR,NT| OS1! iUBEOTTPE^ ' * iV'~ ' i'i * i?i?> , HAS BEEN PROVED | The8URC8T OURE for KIDNEY DI8EA8E8. 1 I Doea a lame bacl^or ft dlaorderod urine lndL catc that you aro a victim? THEN' DO MOT HESITATE; UM KIDNEY-WOET at OttOa, , I (druggists recommend It) and it will speedily 1 ovoroome the diaeaso and restore healthy action. I It Is a 8URHCURKfor oll-^ 1 , DISEASES of the LIVER; It has specific) action on this most important organ, enabling it to throw off torpidity and inI ^action, stimulating the healthy secretion of the 1 Bile, and by keeping the bowels lnfreooondi | tlon, effecting its regular discharge, | Malofla If you aro sufifering from ' Ml lil? >iiMmth?flhllls. I I 5 aro bilious, dyspeptic, or oonstlpatod, Xidney- IM Wort will surely relieve and quickly euro.- n I la the Spring, to cleanse the System, every HQ one should tako a thorough course of It * jM I | nHioc For complaints peculiar to H fciC* vl I C8? your sex, suoh nj pain and H| I weaknesses, KXDKEY-W02.T Is unsurpassed, I as It will act promptly and safely. : I Either Sex. Incontinence, retention of urine, I | brick dust or ropy deposits, and dull dragging 1 WM . pains, all speedily yield to lta curative power. |fl I I tSTIt Acts at the same time on the KXD2TZ78, W LIVES AND BOWELS. For Constipation, HI Piles, or Rheumatism it is a permanent cure. 80LD BY PRU00I8T8. Prloaf I. (M) 1 I nH U^H^a H [jjuwiiui ii ^ jMjGBgj?g MERCHANT'S GARGLING OIL ia the oldest and the standard lioimeat of the United SUtes. Largo stee,SL00; medium 60 cents; small, 25 cents; small size for family use, 23 cents; Merchant's Worm Tablets- 26 cents. For salo by every druggist and dealer in general merchandise. - . For Family Use. The Gargling Oil Liniment with TBID wrapper, prepared for human flesh, is put up in smalt bottles jnZi/, and does not st&ui the skin. Price 25 cents. The Gargling1 Oil Almanac for 1883 Is now in the hands of our printer, and will .be ready for distribution during the months of November and December, 1882. The Almanac for the coming year will be more useful and instructive than ever, and will be sent free to any address. Write for one. Ask the Nearest Drnggist. t ' If tho dealers in your place do not keep Merchant's Gargling Oil for sale, insist upon their sending to ns, or where they get their medicines, and get it. Keep the bottle well corked, and shako It before using. Yellow wrapper for animal and white for human . flesh. i? jb# Special Notice. ***** The Merchant's Gargling Oil has been in use as a liniment for half a century. All wo ask is a fair trial, but be suro and follow directions. _ The Gargling Oil and Merchant's worm Tablets siro for sale by all druggists and dealers in general merchandise throughout the worm. Manufactured at Lockport, N. T., by Morchant's Gargling Oil Company. Secretary. "HAINES" I PIANOS I ARE USED AND INDORSED BY THE GREAT- ' HI EST ARTISTS IN THE WORLD. PATTI! GERSTER! MARiMON! B VALLERIA! KELLOGG! LABLACHE! CAMPANINI! GALLASSI! RAVELL1! BRIGNOLI! ABBOTT! MARiEROZE! OLE BULL! PEASE! CASTLE! ^ WAIIEIIOOJIS; flfl 97 FIFTH AVENUE, NET7 TOB1L M For Bale by all loading Piano Homes. OATA LOGIJV8 MAILED FREE OF CliABCE. Patic Engines. Reliable, Durable and Economical, trill fvr*Uk a hone pourr rcilh left fuel and tcatrr than a*jr oOtsr Engine built, not fitted with an Automatic Cat-off. Send for Illustrated Catalojjun "J," for Information and Prices. B. W. Payne k BOW. Box 860, Corning. N.Y. H MASON&HAMUN I AHAIIIA tre cortainlj beat, harlng been so ORGANS CO.Ul^ETITJLON for SIXTEEN YEARS; no other American Org ana having been found ?squal at anj. Also CHEAPEST. Style 109; 3* octaiee; sumcient cumpus and power, with best quaJity, for popular sacred and secular music in schools or families, at only MAfl 822. ONE HUNDRED OTHER STYLES at $30, S.?7, SOU, 872, 878, 893, 8108, 8114, to J<,300 and upward. The larger itylei are wholly unrivaled by-any other Organt. Also for eamr payment*. NEW 1 U.VSTKATED CATALOG UE FREE. ni IIIAA This Company ha?o commenced V|AM|8\ the manufacture of UPRIGHT HH F InllUV GRAND PIANOS, introdnciri imp'trlani improvement*; adding to power and beauty of tone and durability. Will not require 'unino one-quarter oj much nt other Pianoi. ITjLjU.STRATED CIE* C f' 1/A US, with full particulars, rn?E. THE .MASON ,i HAJHUN ORGAN AND PIANO CO., 154 Trcinout St., Uoston: 46 E. 1-ltU St., N. York; 140 Wabagh A vc.,Chlcmp>. jggjgffc GOOD NEWS I IjA3dzz:s! i HI S| JKj Get up Clubs for ?*r CiLtBKaTID flu, and itesr* a kaaatlfal ' jpgflryS ?! "K::j Ecjo cr Ooid Biai T?? Sit,'1 ItlHIIJli'tW Ml ourown ImportatltfB. Oas FfllWWUHlB of th?M txiadlul T?a??U4lTea away is th<; patty ??a.unt a Clukfor JSJ.oo. Bewar* of lbs ?<?all?4 "CHEAP TI18" that am twinsaiirertlit.!?th?yar? dannroos aaddttrincstal lo ktaltk??lowpolion. Dul only with rvllabl* Boa??a aad with flrat hands tf powIM*. No liunibap. * The Great American Tea Co., Importer*, flfl P. 0. Bel JM. 11 k u vesxr ST., N?w Yort ' H FHAZER I AXLE GREASE I L'< *t In the worlit. Gi*t the genuine. Ererr piicltHfrn hn* oar irmle-mnrk mm In marked Prn7ftSOLD KVKltVWHKRE. mm nm nfnnni M JIM PnraonV I'lirffsitlvc I'iiln nuke New Rlsb Blood, ati.i will completely ch.niK" the blond in the on> tire Hjrstein in three month*. Any pers/.n who will taka Olio pill each niplit from I to 12 week* may bo roatored to Honiil health if mich a thing lie possible. Sold ever?whore or Font by mail for eitfht letter Htimpa. n^H 1. S. JOllXMON JL CO.. Boston, lUaM., for* merly Hanger, .Me. _____ K CUES WHERE All ELSE FAtlS. R h H&it CoukIi Syrup. TaW??good. la w Use In time. Hold liy druggists. IS CIV ^nr WASTE MONKT! Tooor aasoreii. ^ ^^^9 OIA It yau *im a Luiumni mooiUcbo, pTQ whisker* or a btavf rrowUi of hair on ba)4 f? V 1 V t?*fj or to THlCKfc.N, bTRKNCTUEN acd %m tKW JNVIGC ftATE lL? 11 AIR aajvarro doa't b# bu?bu|**i. TITjW Try thr *re?l Spanish diuottri ?Iik* has NEVER VET "^nMT.A FAILKD. y??4 O.NLY .SIX CENTS to Dr. J. OONZA. ^ Uil, Box 1019. Uoatca, Mai*. Do vara of aU lalUUeu. ^HrV fHRESHERS^i" . i.timuAM irpivinono rt. HCC. iaaau^jumm Yflllllfi UCSI " >?ou want t0 l''* telejaarihy m a IvUHU mCn few month* and be certain or a sitnation. address Vulciitlne llrun., Jameavilla, Wis. 10 Cent* buj a 3 Loiely Ad. Card* and a Nona \C hucti Cook Book. <?. C. 1 Inn lord, Syracuse, N. Y. isiowiiiis power BEAD! I Tin; SCIENCE OF MFFi OR, SELFl'HESEKVATION, 1st a medical treatise on Kxhausted Vitality, Nervous ami Physical Debility, Premature) Decline In Man ; is nu indispensable treatise for every mas, whether younc, iiii<lclle-3Kod or ol<l. Tin: SCIENCE OF T.TFR; OI{, SELFl'HESEHVATION, Is beyond nil comparison liie moat extraordinary work on l?liysi.<Io?ry over published. Them is nothin* whatuvertli.it the married or single can either require ^^H|H or wish to know but what is fully explained.?Toronto Til!: SCIENCE OF T.TFEs Olt, SELFIMtESEUVATIO.V, Instructs those in ie alth how to remain so, and tho invalid I11 v t.< become well. Contains one hnndrodandf twenty.live invaluable prescriptions for all forms o acute mill Chronic diseases, tor encn 01 which n ursi, i-lrss physician would chargi) from 43 to )f It).?London THE SCIENCE OK TJFEs ()1% SELFPRESERVATION, Contains rsn pages, tiin? steel enKravinrs, is superbly bound in French muslin, cm buffed, full pilt. It is a mtrv.l i>i? nrt an<l beauty, warranted to bo a better medical book in every aen*o than can be obtained elseu hon* lor double the price. <>r the money will be refund* cd in every instance.?Author. tiik science of life; oe* self. l*lt KSK It V AT10N? is H> rr-icli superior to all 'other treatises on medic* subject* th.-.t comparison is absolutely impossible.? TIIE SCIENCE OF MFE? Oil, SELF- H^H| PRESERVATION. ABMI In sent by mail, securely sealed, postpaid, nn receipt of price, on!y!?1.2j(nowodition). Small illustrated samples, Send The author ran bo consulted on all ^diseases requiring skill and experience. 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