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" WE MARCH OF THE CHILDREN List to the sound of the drumming! Uayly the children are coming! Sweet as the smile of a fairy; Fresh as the blossoms they carry: Pride of the parents who love them; Pure as the azure above them; Free as the winds that caress them: Bright as the sunbeams thai bless them. List to the voice-echoes ringing! Sweeter than birds they are singing: Thoughts that to virtue invite them Wed unto airs that delight them; Truths that their future will cherub, Soul-planted, never to perish! Only to senses completer Heaven's choicest music were sweeter. Virtue unconscious, and pretty, Walks through the streets of the city, >See the gay bannerets flying! Mottoes and titles undying; Truths, dearly hallowed and olden, Braided in strands that are golden; Words for the spirit's desiring; Sentences sweetly inspiring. When, in a voice of carressing, Christ gave the children His blessing, 'Twas not for ono generation. Put for each epoch and nation. So through the present it lingers, Shed from His bountiful fingers; So unto these it is givenTypes of the angels in heaven. ? H"i7{ Carlton, in Bazar. As anxiety and care had ceased writing its record of ajje upon bis face, it was difficult to teli his age. lie had the form of a man and the face of a child, "It's the opinion of this crowd, Lcn,' said the blacksmith to the idiot, "thai you can beat that locomotive in a rac< from here to the tunnel, and we have bei $10,000 on it." The poor fellow's dead face lit uj with on expression of delight, so pitiable that it would have disarmed any otnei crowd than the one engaged ,in chaffinj him. He gazed wistfully at the hugi locomotive that stood hissing in the ho sun as if wrathful at the delay, and thei ;" . he turned to the cruel crowd as if tb< Duggcstion was slowly working its waj through his poor crippled brain. "Go*in, J.en," cried one of the crowd "we've got our money on you, and you're bound to win." "We'll give you fifty yards the start You keep on the track," cried the black smith, "and the thing can't pass you." I could scarcely believe these scoun drels were in earnest, when the surl; engineer gave the last bang to hi noisy bell, exploded a short snort fron the locomotive in the way of warning and to my astonishment I saw the idio throwing off his coat, start down th< track ahead of the train. Fortunately the engineer caught sight of-the poo fellow, and checking the speed of thi locomotive, began ringing him off tb tractc. mis was responaeci 10 Dy in \ idiot bawling out with great glee "Come on with your old tea-kettle," am the brutal crowd cheered, and roarc< with laughter. The crowd, keeping along with th train, cheered lustily, and the lunatif "spurted" as they say in a boat racethat is, shot ahead and exhibited con siderable power as a racer by the speec with which he got over the ground. Th engineer, infuriated at the delay, put oi speed and rattled after. But he wa upon a down grade, and fearful of over talcing the unfortunate, he almost immc diately put on the brakes and chcckec lip again. By this time heads were thrust out o windows and the platforms crowded b] passengers whose excitement be-jam noisy and intense ns they discovered tha it was a human being instead of a cov that impeded their progress. As for th idiot, he paused only loug enough to in dulse in a jeering laugh and a gestur that was more irritatimr than decent. I The crowd of brutal loafers that ex hibited more industry in accompanying the race on this occasion than they ha( Eg probably manifested in making an hon e3t liviug for a year previous, went tear E&j ing along cach side of the locomotive laughing, shouting, cheering 011 th< idiot, while hurling all sorts of exasper ating epithets at the engineer, who b] j&S this time, was nearly blind with rage. At this moment the conductor mad* y-J his appearance, and crawling out upoi the tender, began throwing lumps 0 coal at the boy, as the engineer, putting fl? on steam, drew near the pooi fellow. Fortunately the conductors aims wen not well taken, for had the young mai been knocked down the locomotive woulc have undoubtedly run over him. From this the rough autocrat of th train desisted, for the idiot's backers with an American sense of fair play tha animates even the roughest of our brutes began pelting the conductor with stones cach pebble sent with the accuracy of 1 rifle shot. He retreated hurriedly ti the engine house, where he rubbed hi person in a comical way with one ham wnue witn tuc omcr ue assuagcu ui wrath b}* a furious ringing of the bell The engineer seconded his efforts by let ting off short shrieks and keeping thi locomotive frightfully close upon thi heels of the wretched youth. Having begun life with a strange dis position to take upon myself the ills n others, and findiug such practice ex tremelv unpleasant and useless, I hav< gradually trained myself into the othei extreme, and generally bear the mis fortunes of my friends with a philoso phical indifference that is very compos ing. On this occasion, however, I forgol my cynicism and found myself running under that broiling sun, shaking my fist, MTJMI IJIV UUUiI IU Illjr JllUUlll, UL lilU UUll ductor, and demanding in the mosl authoritative manner that he stop the train. From the depot to the tunnel was about a mile; to accomplish this distance the train and idiot occupied some twentj minutes. The passengers, crowded a! windows and on the platforms, took a: lively an interest in the affair as the entire population of Glen Cove tbat ac companied the train and backed th( idiol. It was a godsend to the passengers, and they expressed their satisfac tion by the liveliest betting and cheers, first for the locomotive and then for its strange competitor. It was neck and neck between life and W the locomotive. A false step, a stumble, and the huge mass of roaring, throbbing I iron would have gone crushing over the L IN THE TUNNEL. The railroad station known as Glen Cove is one of the dreariest this side ol that final abode said to be extremely sultry, where all presidents, directors, nnd other railroad officials, more especially ticket agents, fetch up and finish their labors. Were it not so hard on Mugby Junction, I should say Glen Cove was the Mugby Junction of America. Indigestion is kepi there, like field ammunition in the quartermaster's department, to serve out at a moment's notice to hungry and insane passengers, and it is safe, for the trains carry away the suff?r#rs to die in other localities. One hot, sunny day in midsummer 1 found myself anticipating the punishments due for sins and shortcomings in this world by waiting for an easternbound train "long overdue, as if the trains, like passengers, disliked approaching the depot at which I suffered. A surly telegrapher, also ticket agent, who shot insults and tickets through a hole at p?ople, told me after an hour's cross-examination that was vtry cross, lUUt 111 J IIUJU li(HI lyiuu^llb All U VVIUfield, and I could not possibly get away by rail before midnight. Now, what to do with myself from the noon of this information to the noon of night was a question that sorely perplexed me. I had no books, no papers, no anything to relieve the dull monotony of that awful time. I wandered listlessly about the dirty frame and platform. Both were hot enough to roast potatoes in the shade. I gazed on?nay, 1 studied all the colored bills, giving picturesque views of various towns, and telling in assorted type the advantages each had over the other ?the only bit of amusement I had, and it was very mild. I found in guessing at the missing letters of a bill which read "Iiough line to Chicago," some scamp had cut out the initial "th" when the bill had originally read "Through line to Chicago." "While upon the platform gazing at an accommodation train just in, that was awaiting its conductor leisurly getting orders from the telegrapher, I was attracted by a noisy crowd of men and boys, gathered about a young fellow whose face indicated the idiotic condition that originated their entetainment. He was a tall, broad shouldered, well formed youth, and well dressed for one in his condition. But he had his clothe: half buttoned, in the loose, recklesj manner of one of his class, while his face, without its intellectual outlook, was regular in feature, and one could see, had there been a brain back of it, wrmlrl Vioirn l?non ominnnHu VinnHenmo fr^il tody of the man, who so strangely impeded "its progress. And such result was imminent; for the poor fellow, exhausted by excitement and over exertion, staggered at times, and at times reeled as if about to fall, in a way to make me shudder. That such would probably have been thf result became painfully apparent, wh#n an abrupt and somewhat unextnrminntinn was out to the Cruel sport. The man stationed at the mouth I of the tunnel and employed to keep its j murky depths clear of obstructions, suddenly seized the youth, at the risk of his own life, and threw him with some violence to one side. Such was the effort that both rolled over, and the huge locomotive, giviug a shill scream of triumph. dived into the tunnel, followed by the loug train, that disappeared as if the earth had opened and swallowed it. I sat down at the mouth of the subterranean excavation quito exhausted as the 3 1 Am fVio mnnfK nf I crowu UlbJIUISUll, OUU IIUUI * a* v -the dark entrance was pleased to find a cool damp air that came out in puffs, ns if a dragon were coilod up within and panted out its cold, clammy breath. I asked the old watchman a scries of idle questions, of a statistical sort, such as a man under the circumstances always indulges in. He grunted out the exact length of the tunnel, the time required to construct it, the accidents that occurred within his remembrance, and altogether, in response to my leading questions, exhibited a good deal of information on tunnels. For a man to know one thing well is a power. It is bettor, however, to believe you know some one thing and impart the informa- | tion to your friends. It is a bore at best I and just as well when it takes the shape of a tunnel. Having exhausted the hole in the ground?nnd really come to think of it, there was nothing in it?I spoke of the late race. | "Crazy jackass!" quoth the sententious guardian of the excavation; he'll git killed yet, and sooner the better for all consamed." "Why, do they often put him up to . that?" "No, not frequent. They do it on . that train sometimes, lor tliey nate tne conductor. Once, long ago, it wasn't needed. He used to run ahead of every train, clear through the tunnel, a warn! in' people off. They switched that out | uv him. Now the ornary cusses puts , him up to it." ' Queer 6ort of insanity." ' Isn't it?" and he was onct a bright feller?a rale schollard." "Indeed?" "Yes, wns onct, but left his senses in this tunnel." "Why, how was that?" "Well, you see, he's the son of old Judge Conrad, of these parts? only child, at that?and was sent to college, and no end of trouble tiken and money | spent to finish and furnish up his intellects. When he come home to study law, what does he do but take after a . little girl named Mary Grubbs, da'ter of the cooper, an' she was poor ns a I ninr nn' mirtv ns a. naintcd watron. Well; I"8 <_> I guess she was about the handsomest critter in this part of the vineyard.. Len Conrad was struck,I tell you, after Polly, as we called her, an' I don't wonder: for her hair was a3 soft and light as silk on , early corn, an' nhe had the handsomest teeth, an' the biggest, wonderfullest dark eyes, an' an angeliferous skin. But neither she nor | her old cooperin'dad had a cent, so the Conrads, bcin' toplofticnl mahogany ' high parties, just shut down on her." 1 "The old, old story." ' I don't know of its so old. Pcr'aps 1 you've heerd it afore, an' I cftn save my ! wind." "I mean that the course of true love never does run smooth." "Oh! that's it, is it?" "No offense, old man. But proceed with your yarn and tell me how Len Conrad left his senses in the tunnel." , "That's what I was a comin' to when | you put in your chin music. When Len , found the family was forninst the court, in' he took to meetin' her unbeknownst. That was found out, and [ then it was decreed that Len should be sent to Yourope. The evenin' upon Len's ' departure he meets his girl, av course, \ an' they meandered naterly a little too 5 late, an' undertook to make a short cut , to the cooper house through the tunnel. I saw the doves go in. She was a leanin' i on his shoulder a weepin' an' he looked t as if he'd lost his mother-in-law." , "Mother-in-law!" [ "That's a little joke o' mine, mister. I mean he looked like a canned funeral, j I warned 'cm not to try the tunnel, for , it was close on to the time for the lightning express. But they didn't heed or r hear me?jes' kept on in. After they J had left I got that oncasy I took my j lantern an' run arter 'em. Jes' 83 I 1 come in sight the thing came roarin' 2 past Glen Cove?it don't stop there?an' ~ I heard the whistle as the death on wheels plunged.into the tunnel. I jammed the wall, I tell yez. I could see Len push , nis giri agin ioc same su iiiu irum might pass aud no touch, an' like a flash 1 saw her tear away. Now, whether she ^ was scart and didn't know what she was about, or wanted to kill herself can't be known, but she shot right in front ov , that train. I siw the headlight shine g like a flush ov lightning on a white. x frightened face as I crowded back against the wall, an' then with a roar j like thunder, an1 the whole thing seemed ? wiped out as if a sponge had sorter . sponged us out. I heard the train's r thunder sort of speck as it left the tunB nel, .as if soundin' the murder c over the land, an' I stood there e in a sort ov a daze lisnin' . to that roar die out in the distance, j Wheu I come round, which I did in a j minit, I ran on. I slumbled over poor Len, lyin' as if deacj, an' then 1 run up 0 and down at least twice before I saw a , heap that looked like a bundle of rags ' soaked in blood, an' will you believe, tho bundle moved. It was only a quiver, j an' all was still. She didn't make a e lovely corpse when we got it together, j Some people sickened an' faiutcd when - they saw it." "And Len?" "Wc carted him home. The doctors j could not find any bones broken, cuts, or hurt inside or out, but he lay sorter f stoopid six weeks and then got up an' , has been looney ever since." e "Poor fellow." t "Should think so. Queerest thing v about the poor chap was that lie took to e runnin' ahead uv trains, goin' through the tunnel a-warnin' people oft. lie I snrtor rot that hammered out uv him." "The old folks learned a lesson, eh?" "Not much; can't teach sich old r stoopids much. They do say the old J jedge has softenin, uv the brain, but I don't believe he had any to soften."? Don a Piatt. 3 IVliat Coral Is. This single coral animal (quite unlike ^ an insect, and it is quite time for books to omit tha4. designation?coral insect) " is like the sea anemones, Actinias, or sea] flowers, some species of which we sec on the rocks of our northern co st. It is u * small tube of flesh, with a stomach, and tentacles surrounding it, which move c about in scach of food and conduct it to ? the mouth. The nervous system and blood system arc of the most simple kind. Of course, in a creature so low in B J the scalc of life, there is 110 head, nor ! are there special organs of sense, such as for seeing and hearing. They are popu' larly called anitnal flowers. This little * ! creaturc soon develops a lmrd covering ; or shell, secreting from its exterior n ! shell from the lime which is held in soj lution by the sea-water, just as the clam or an}- shell fish secretes the lime which makes their shells. And these lime coverings are analogous to the skeletons of higher animals, though in on3 case the lime skeleton is inside, in tlu: other outside. After a little the soft young coral, having settled itself upon a solid footing f on the bottom of the sea, like myriads of others around it, exhibits a white cal, careous coating on portions of it, and in ' a short time has deposited from its soft exterior and partitions of its interior a solid lime tube with dividing walls. _ j This is a coral "pure nnd simple." A h great block many feet in diameter is no * j more than simply a congregation of many ' j of these. "When the little single coral is | perfect in its lime tube, it buds, and in|. creases itself therein', adding constantly ! aUUa.. ikJn wnn rvr fhn nmioainn 4 I'lllict Jit tuio ?a? Ui UJ luv v/uiiojivii ?* eggs.?New York Kceniny Pont, > i "Yes," said Mrs. Catchem, "those arc r my daughters over there on the sofa; t they have half a million between them." i It was not until after they were married to those daughters, that the two young men men who overheard the above re; mark found out that Mrs. ( atchem reI ferred to the rich old codger who sat on the sofa between the girls. Mrs. Catchem , couldn't tell a fib, but she knew how to i speak the truth advantageously.?Huston I Transcript. The woman question: "Now, isn't ; this a pretty time of night for you to get t homo?" FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD. Cultivation of Corn. t In reports of experiments lor 1883, * Professor Shelton, of the Kansas State 1 Agricultural college at Mauhattan, 1 frnvn details of nn pvnerimcnt. in subsoil- 1 ingcorn ground. This irial seemed to 1 show that the subsoiling was in every 1 case a partial injury, every subsoiling 1 plat giving a lower yield of corn than the average yield of plats which were < simply plowed to the ordinary depth of < six inches. The subsoiling feature of 1 this experiment were repeated Inst season s ou different ground, upon which also the practice of close and deep cultivation of corn was compared with superficial cultivation. The soil on which last season's experiments were tried is of strong clay ] of moderate fertility. Following is, in 1 brief, Professor Shclton's report of these more recent experiments. In the subsoiling plats the subsoiler, j working to a depth of four inches, followed the stirring plow, which cut a six- ! and-a-lialf inch deep furrow; so that the 1 ground in the subsoiled plats was stirred to the depth of ten and a half inches. 1 Upon four other plats different inetli- s ods of cultivating the growing corn * were employed. These plats were culti vatcd?the ordinary one-horse cultivator being used?four times, at intervals of 1 about ten days. At the first cultivation 1 all plats were lightly dressed out, the 1 cultivator passing twice in each row. ' At the subsequent operations two of the plats were cultivated quite superficially and but once in a row; while in the other two the cultivator was made to pass twice in each row very close to the rows of com and to the depth of nearly five inches. In these last-mentioned plats the ground was literally churned by the cultivator, and at each operation the implement brought to the surface great quantities of white, fibrous rootlets torn from the corn plants. The result of subsoiling agreed with those of the year before, showing that very deep tillage is not advantageous, even upon strong clay lands, during favorable seasons. In a season of drought, Prof. Shclton believes different results from these might be expected. I The cxjMjriment appeared to show also that thfc methods usually reckoned injurious, as, for instance shallow plowing and very deep and closed cultivation of tall, well-grown corn, had no unfavorable influence upon the crop. It seemed to be sufficient in a Kansas cornfield of ordinary productiveness that the ground nhnll recuivc moderate cultivation and be ' kept free from weeds, nnd if these conditions be complied with, the soil and season will do the rest.?New York World. Farm and Garden Note*. Keep tho hoc bright by using it. ''Better to wear out than to rust out." Wreak out vengeance on the weeds. Clean culture during the entire season is 1 the rule. 1 Don't crowd in the garden. Plants i need an abundance of air, sun and room. ' They grow better by having these requis- ^ ites. 1 Potatoes, -when cut in small pieces, 1 should not be dropped far in advance of { the coverer, especially in a warm, sun- 1 shiny day. The seed is very seusitivc to 1 heat, and even the mid-day sun's rays ' will on dry soils destroy itg vitality. One of the advantages from harrowing 1 com is that a man with a smart team will run over fifteen acres or more per clay. 1 The smoothing harrow takes a width of ' eleven feet, and as only scratching the surface is desired no lapping is needed. < Corn and potatoes may often be top- 1 dressed to advantage after planting, pro- 1 viding fine manure is used. The culti- ! vation of these crops during the season will mix the manure with the soil much ; more perfectly than it could be if plowed under. "One and a-half bushels by measure of oats is enough seed to tne acre on land in condition to seed to grass. In au ex- ' periencc covering many years," says the Maine farmer, "in our own practice, as heavy crops have resulted as formerly under heavier seeding.'' Dry sour cheese is the result of several things; it may be occasioned by the use of sour whey m the preparation of the rennet; or, it may be caused by permitting the curd to remain in the whey too long; or, again it may be occasioned by hurrying the curind to press too soon. The potato loves cool, moist soil and is an exception to the general rule that shallow planting is best. Late in the season especially, deeper planting is desirable. The tubers will be down far enough so that they will not be greened by the sun, nor will it be necessary to , earth up the hills as is often done. The principal value of bones is owing to the quantity of phosphates they con- : tain, as these salts are largely removed lrom tne sou oy tne teeaing 01 cattle ana by successive crops. Thqsc salts remain after the bones have been deprived of ' their fatty substance by the soap boiler, though much of the nitrogen is lost. Good crops of beets may be grown on any land rich enough and in suitable tilth for corn. Drilled in rows two feet and eight or ten inches apart, much of , the work may be done by horse hoes. But the thinning must be done with the hand hoc. and unless properly attended , to in time the best crop will not amount : to much. A plow to run easily for cither man or team should be set so that the bottom of the plow will rest Hat, the point neither turning down nor up. Some farmers ; never get the hang of adjusting steel 1 plows, and we have known them to throw aside valuable implements as worthless for lack of a little skill in adjusting them to run easily. Some kind of forage should be sown now, so that stock may be kept off the nflw si'Pflinrr nf rrrnss nnrl rlnvor nftor I the graiu is harvested. The damage from cropping clover when it is only three or four months old from the seed is so great that a farmer had better purchase the most expensive grains as feed rather than turn his stock on it. In the general uncertainty about pota to seed most farmers are likely to planmore than will give the best resultst Some good farmers make a practicc of planting liberally and then thinning to one or two shoots in cach hill. With the less vigorous varieties, one strong shoot will furnish more potatoes of marketable size than would be got by leaving more. The corn plant is a strong feeder and j will make use of almost any kind of plant ; food. Decomposed barnyard manure, j hog manure and sheep dung are especially j vnli.ohln fin enmr? crtilc nlocfnr nrrtvnc w.. |,.vs,vo bcncficial. Aslics arc excellent for this crop. Chemical fertilizers, either a special formula for corn or the complete mauurc, almost always give good results. The quantity of manure to be applied to the acre depends upon circumstances. Several farmers recommend the following for harness dressing: One gallon of neat's foot oil, two pounds of beeswax, four pounds of beef tallow. Put the above in a pan over a moderate fire. When thoroughly dissolved add two quarts of castor oil, then, while on the tire, stir in one ounce of lamp black. Mix well, strain thiough a fine cloth to remove the sediment, and let cool. Half this amount may be made by observing the proper proportions. The reason for a rotation of crops is that no two plants of different kinds require the same substances in the same proportion for their nourishment. The grains and grasses may soon exhaust the supply of silica. These should, therefore, not immediately succeed each other in rotation. They ought to be followed by a crop which needs less of silica but more of potash or some other mineral salts. A field which would not yic!d a good secoud crop of wheat may, even without manure, give a good crop of clover, of turnips or of carrots. A correspondent who professes to know says six quarts of liquid, be it what it i may, is enough for the calf. More than this will cause the abdomen to fall. But the mess may be increased if the size of : 1. 1 !il. A\._ xqo siomaca Keeps puce wuu mc uuier growth of the calf. lie thinks "potgutted" calves come of overloading the stomach with poor milk. Give them fresh milk the first week. The second week one-half fresh, the other half skimmed milk. I'ndcr no circumstance should it be given to them without beiDg warmed to the same temperature of the mother's milk. 1 A)though salt is not geneially a fertilizer, it produces similar effects byren- ' doring soluble latent fertility in the soil. < Its use to promote the growth of crops is increasing, and for a time on tolerably rich soil it may take the place of real | mauures when the price of crops is too < ! low to allow large purchases of the latter, i | It is a mistake to suppose that refuBe < ! salt, consisting of coarse, hard lumps < mixed with dirt and gypsum, is cheaper than fine salt. The opening of new salt wells has made salt very cheap, and fine r salt at a dollar or little more per barrel t is enough better for the land to give it 1 the preference. < The old-fashioned way of sowing fod- | Jer corn broadcast is giving way to bct:cr methods. By thick sewing a mass of ine but watery and innutritious stalks >vas produced, "but no ears, for there was lot enough substance in the plant to nake the grain. The drill is now al?i 11 11? tiosi univursuny useu iui iuuuci wmnuu | ho tubes should be set wide enough to idmit the cultivating between the rows while small. Many cars will be formed >n fodder corn thus treated, and the :orn, though somewhat conrser, will be more nutritious and better relished by itock in winter. Household Hints and Recipes. Camphor, which is so much used to preserve furs, will keep away moths, but t also impairs the beauty of the furs by | :urning them light. Rest before meals makes digestion nore complete. Exertion immediately before mea's retards digestion, and excrjrtion immediately afterward deranges it. Butter kept in tubs or earthen vessels jhould be packed closely. It begins to poil quickly whenever there is a vacant ipncc, and the whole tub will soon become strong and worthless. A copper teakettle may be brightened ind kept from tarnish by rubbing it ivith salt and vinegar till it shines, then washing it thoroughly in hot suds and Snnby polishing it wi'.h sifted coal ashes. The prudent housewife, who, on account of hard times, has decided not to epaper the sitting room, as desirable, ivill find the old paper very much imlroved in appearance by simply rubbing t well with a flannel cloth dipped in )atmeal. Persons with strongly opposite temperaments should not sleep together. [)ne will absorb nervous force from the )ther, the first thriving while the second osses restlessly and awakens in the norning little benefited by the experi:nce of tne night. Always make the bed neatly. Nothng reflects more unpleasantly on a lousewife's habits and no chamber i& nore thoroughly disfigured than by a umbled bed. At the same time make he bed so that the coverings will be :venly distributed and securely tucked n at the foot. Bake a s'.iccd apple in a deep pie plate, [leap the apple up, as it shrinks, as it softens. Allow six tablespoonfuls of iugar nnd one of molasses to a pie. Spread little bits of butter and a pinch )f salt over the top. Flavor with nutncg or cinnamon. Cut a narrow strip if crust for the edge, dip it in water, ind put it between the two crusts, pressing the upper one down. This forms a Mia />vMota firm 1 it jiiistc VTU1UI1 JUlua tile inv Viuoio iiiiuij ind prevents the juice from escaping? 1 pood expedient for all juicy pies. When potatoes are old, peel them and let them lie an hour or two in cold water before boiling. They should be boiled in hot wnter with a little salt in it; as little water ns possible should be used. It is desirable to have it all dry away by the time the potatoes arc done. Cover them with a towel, take them to tho open air and shake them. If they are lo be mashed, take a wooden spoon or potato masherand beat, them till soft and light, in the kettle they were cooked in or in a hot dish. Add butter and seasoning to taste, and moisten with a little milk. Potatoes pressed through a colan tier makes a pretty dish.?UoodHouseleeping. Meat should be put into boiling water and boiled steadily but not violently, uml skimmca often, wnen acme tne meat will cleave from the bone. Lcibig says, that "if the flesh be introduced into the boiler when the water i9 in a 9tate of brisk ebullition, and if the boiling be kept up for a few minutes, and the pot be put in a warm place so that the temperature of the water is kept at 158 to lt55 degrees, we have the united conditions for giving to tho meat the qualities that best fit it for being eaten." By this meiins the meat is both wholesome and palatable, as it keeps all its nourishing properties. Tests for Impmitlcs in Water. To know whether water is hard or soft, dissolve a little white soap in alcohol, ana add a few drops of the water under investigation. If the alcohol turns milky, the water is hard; if either unaltered or simply cloudy, it is soft. To detect a copper percentage add a little filing dust of soft iron to the water, leave it in for a few minutes, and add a few drops of sal ammoninc. A blue colonization betrays the presence of copper. Sulphur combinations are detecied by adding a little water to the murcury in the bottle; this is closed and left to stand for a few hours. If the mercury assumes a darker surface, and, upon shaking separates into gray powder, it is a sign that the water contains sulphur combinations. Dissolved pure lime is proven by adding one or two crystals of oxalic acid to the water. A milky precipitate betrays the presence of lime. Sulphate of lime (gypsum) is recognized by the white precipitate caused l>y r-VilnriHo i\f lmrinm in thp Bftlnt.inn. Thfi precipitate is not redissolved by nitric acid. Alkalies and alkaline earths are detected as follows: Blue I-itmus paper is colored feebly red with dilu'e vinegar, and dipped into the corresponding water. If the former blue color is restored the water is alkaline. An iron percentage is recognized by a few drops of nutgall decoction, which are added to the water. If iron is present the water assumes an inky gray to black color. Also one drop of solution of ferrocyanide of potassium coiors ferruginous water blue. To detect magnesia the water is to be heated to boilimr. and the point of a knife full of carbonate ammouia and a little phosphate of soda arc added. If the magnesia is present it is precipitated. Acids are ascertained by dipping a small piece of iitmus paper in the water. A red colorization betrays their presence. Water for carbonating or domestic use, and for distribution through pipes into dwellings in cities, towns, villages, and other places should be derived from sources that afford adequate quantities at nil RPMsnns. rhnrftcterized as beintr: " 7 O 1. Wholesome for drinking, for culinary and for other uses. 2. Soft, without having the power to dissolve or injure lead, and well adapted for washing the person, for use in baths, and for use with soap. y. Of a normal uniform temperature at its source equal to the average of the climate for the year. 4. Well aerated, holding in solution eight or more cubic inches of gasses per gallou, namely, about two of oxygen, six of nitrogen; agreeable and refreshing when drunk. 5. Clear, transparent, colorless, bright, and, when seen in large bulk, pure blue, the natural color of uncontaminated water. 0. Unable to causc a deposit or fur in the utensil in which it is hented or boiled. 7. Free from organisms, animal or vncrofnMn livintr nr flnnrl nnd mnftpr in . * O ~ 1 suspension. Water in its natural or normal condition characterized by all these seven qualities may be abundantly obtained in some portions of the globe. "When She Will She Will." "I thought only a few men were up to the winter bathing mark," observed the reporter. The bath man laughed scornfully. ;'Whcn a lady makes up her mind to bathe every day in the year,''he said, '-nothing can stand her ofT. I've seen men who would come here on cold mornings, undress and walk to the water's edge, but the minute it touched their toes, race back and get into their clothes again. Not so with women. When they are in bathing trim it means bathing and nothing short of a tidal wave will stop them. Here comes the daisy bather ol the lot. I've seen :nat girl heie when it was so cold that to even look at the water used to give mc the shakes. Now, what do you think first induced that lady to bathe all the time? For the pure love of it? No, sir. She was getting too fat. She tried everything?dieting, exercise, und medicine, but nothing would take her down. At last she dropped on sea bathing, and it fetched her. She ia nice and slim now, though plump enough, but when she came here first she was as fat as a butter ball. I wish all the fat ladies in the city would have her courago, and our winter business would be worth something."? San Francitco Alta. On the basis of forty-four per cent, of the population, a<? constituting the agrijultural classes, it makes the average wealth of each individual $550. This :ompares well in the scale with the other dasses. Bartholdi modeled his statue after his notlier. He made her the size she used ;o seem to him in his boyhood days when ic was caught going in swimming with>ut permission,?Qrap hie. j \ Something about sweets. PROGRESS OP THEIR HiVUFAOTTJUTi IN THIS COUWTRT. Delicacies tliat Delijrht the Palate* of l'outh?Vegetable Colors Taking the Place of Poisonous Oues* The last thing a child inquires about is how the suaar-plum it snaps up with some avidity is made. Yet the manufacture of these delicacies?I had almost said necessaries?of the nursery is a thing worth witnessing. Formerly all the higher class came from France and Germany, where for ages they have been famous for their delicacies. But since the introduction of steam into their fabrication these articles arc now made on the largest scale in this country, and arc vastly cheapened since the days when we used to spend our last penny in taffy. The rude style of old is also gone. The eye must now be satisfied as well as the palate, even in the cheapest items. Think of the one-cent sweets done up in a ruby-colored gelatine packet. There was color, it is true, iu some of the more showy sweets of old, but it was metallic color, containing the most virulent poison. An analysis of this painted confectionary, published in a medical journal some years ago, exposed the villainous manner in which this vividly colored sweetmeat was made attractive to the children by poisonous paint. The brighter the hu? the more deadly the 8\veet. The brilliant green, ior lnsiuuuu, with which the toy confectionary was adorned, contained arsenic of copper. One can quite understand the bad name sweets acquired when thus made up. There was vermilion in the reds, of course, and gamboge and chromate of lead in the yellows. No doubt many young children were absolutely killed by plentifully partaking of these artistically poisoned comfits. The analysis of that medical paper has delivered us from this cause of infantile trouble. Nothing but harmless vegetable colors arc now used, which, if not so brilliant as metallic ones, are quite safe. A large New York establishment, which ordinarily employs some ninety persons, about the commcncemcnt of December requires the services of almost double that number, the majority of whom are engaged in making bonbons by the million until the turn of the new year. The entire underground portion of the nrcmises is devoted to the manu facture of sweetmeats. On descending the stone staircase one finds one's self in a stifling atmosphere, too heavily laden with the aroma of vanilla and other essences. Around are scores of workmen, their faces lighted up by the red glare of numerous furnaces, busily engaged in plunging particular fruits into large caldrons filled with boiling syrups. More iu the shade arc other stalwartlooking men, their countenance made pallid by the intensely heated atmosphere, piling up almonds, etc., on huge copper vessels, and so constant is tho sound of metal that the visitor might imagine himself in an aimor smithy Instead of a sweetmeat factory, among workmen making bonbons for women and children to crunch. On all sides are piles of sugar barrels, gallons of liquors, syrups and essences?kirsch, wine, aniseed, maraschino, curacao, pineapple, apricot, strawberry, cherry, vanilla, chocolate, coffee and tea?with sacks of almonds and baskets of chestnuts, pistachio nuts and filberts being emptied into machines which bruise their husks, flay them and blanch them all ready to receive their saccharine coating. Most bonbons are made by hand; oiiiy those which arc flat on the bottom are cast in molds. In the hand made bonbons the sugar paste is rolled into shape by the aid of an instrument formed of a stout piece of wire, one end of which is twisted and the other lixed into a wooden handle. With this the paste is taken out of the caldron and worked into the desired form by a rapid stroke of the hand. For bonbons of a particular form, such as those in imitation of fruits, etc., models arc carved in wood. A certain number of these, say from fifty to sixty, are fixed on a narrow strip of wood, and the confectioner takes molds of them in starch, contained in a series of large, shallow drawers. As soon as the molds becomc dry they are filled with liquid sugar, already colored and flavored, after which the drawer is put on one side for twenty-four hours, when the bonbons are ready for sale. The delicate sweets, containing some csseuocs, such as pineapple, ctc., arc always cast in starch molds. It puzzles older heads than those of children to know how this drop of delicious liquid gets into the center of the sweet. Like many other puzzling matters, it is very easily explained. The flavoring essence is mixed with the liquid sugar, and when poured into the mold the latter crystalizes immediately over the former. These essences, so nice to the taste, are the most remarkuble ex ampies 01 tne power oi cnemisirj iu transform very repugnant materials into delicacies. Fusel oil is the base of the pcarcssencc, and pineapple essence is obtained by diluting ether with alcohol. The chemist in his laboratory, with great cunning, manufactures scores of these essences, which arc supposed to be the veritable product of delicate fruits. Some of the pretty forms that are made to take the fancy of the little ones are simply punched out of Hat films of sugar rolled; some arc cast, some are pressed into shape when soft between engraved rollers. The drops and sweets that arc quite clear arc boiled so long that the water has evaporated out of them. Such sweets must be immediately bottled up, or preserved from th? air, otherwise they absorb water and becomc semi-liquid. Barley sugar is an example in point. If it is not hermetically sealed down in tins, it deliquesces, and loses all its crispncss. It is as well to know that this is the purest of all sweets?being absolutely clarified sugar, and therefore the most wholesome for children. A_ a. -4.1 u 3 A ftpn vjri iliu uiuur unuu, |ic}f|iciuuuu uiuj^ uio the most open to sophistication. They should be made of crushcd white sugar, mixed into a paste with gum. But the tcmpation to adulterate is too great for the dishonest dealer to resist; consequently, in order to supply tho market one-half plaster paris is mixed with inferior sugar. One can quite understand \he sickness that overtakes children sometimes after sucking those cemfits. The wonder is that such a mass of plaster does not interfere more signally with their digestion. Jujubes, those flexible lozenges which stick so in the teeth, contain a large portion of gum. They arc poured into tins to cool, standing for several hours, sliced into sheets, and then cut by scissors into tho well-known diamond shapes. The veritable sugar-plum, or ti.monddrop, is made in a very interesting manner. A. number of almonds, after being coated with a little gum to catch tho white sugar, arc thrown into a deep pan surrounded with steam. This pan revolves sideways at an angle of forty-five degrees. As it revolves,the almonds, of course, tumble over one another, and while they arc doing so the workman pours over them from time to time liquid while su^rar allowing a sufficient time to ciapse between each supply for the sugar to harden upon the comfit. In this way it grows by the imposition of layer upon layer until it is the proper size. By this simple motion the sugar is deposited in the smoothest and most regular manner. (Jirls arc largely employed in the sugarplum trade. They are quick and stick well to their work, but they have a sweet tooth and help themselves to the lozengers pretty liberally. As is it is impossible to stop petty pilfering they arc given liberty to cat as much as they like. The manufacture of the surprise nuts is done with the utmost speed by those little workwomen. The nut is first opened by means of a rose cutter: the kernel is then cleared out with a penknife, the hollow is filled with seedsweets, and the hole by which they have been introduced, is scaled with chocolate. It is great fun, of course, when you have crocked a nut to find your mouth full of these small sugar seeds, whether you expect the surprise or not. In one part of the establishment I camo upon the little artists coloring the small articles cast in sugar. It was all vegetable color, of course, and quite harmless. There is no great artistic talent required in the coloring operations they have to perform and it is too cheaply paid to be very carefully done, but, however, poor they may be as works of art, they are not unwholesome, which was far from being the case a few years ngo, before the board of health interfered In New York for the good of our little ones.?Brooklyn Eagle. A Lcwigton (Me.) physician's father, when quite young, was bitten by a vicious horse?the horse's teeth closing over his car lobe and takiug out a small piece of the upper part. The mark of the wounded ear skipped one generation and ha9 appeared in the Lewiston physician's son, there being ou tlie little fellow's ear the plain marking of the car that showed, years ago, upon his grandfather. f fcfeMSEdb,J . .v ' ; ' SELECT SIFTINUS. The turkey was unknown in England until the reign of Henry VIII. Making artificial tails for horses is reported to bo a successful industry in Connecticut. The first wedding in America was that of Edward Wilson and Susannah Whito at Plymouth in 1021. Fort St. Mark, in St. Augustitio, Fla., was finished in 1756, and is said to have been 100 years in building. A botanical phenomenon was witnessed last season on the shore of Todos, Santos Bay, Lower California, where an apple tree blossomed and bore large, perfect fruit on its trunk an inch from the ground. The Japanese form of administering an oath is to dip a finger in ink. In London a Japanese witness was sworn in that way the other day, and after the formality he remarked that it was useless, as he knew nothing about the cise in question. A correspondent of the Los Angeles (Cal.) Times, reports that along the southern of Mexico the people have a habit of inoculating themselves with the virus of the rattlesnake or adder, which rnndorc them nhanllltfllv Hflffi forever af .v,..uww J ? terward from the bite or sting of the deadliest reptiles. A reputable scientific authority quotes the statement that, by careful estimate, a spider ate four times its weight for bieakfast, nearly nine times its weight for dinner, thirteen times its weight for supper, finishing up an ounce, and at 8 p. m., when he was released, ran off in search of food. At this rate a man of 160 pounds would require the whole of a fat steer for breakfast, another with a half-dozen good sheep for dinner, and two bullocks, eight sheep and four hogs for supper, with about four barrels of fresli fish as a lunch before going to his club banquet. The Cook In the Orient. A Chinese cook is taught to utilize all the odds and ends of the kitchen. He takes the feet of ducks and ehickens (which in this country are universally thrown away), and prepares them into dishes similar, but superior to pig's feet and calves' head. The bones and sinews of meat are kept as with us, for the stock-not: all fat-containing matter is carefully tried out. The fat is drained off and set aside; tho cracknel left is dried, compressed, salted, nnd used as an appetizing food. Economy can go to no greater length than in the treatment of the watermelon. The pulp is used as with us. The rind is boiled or sauted, producing a green pulp, like summet-squash in flavor and smoothness; it is also pickled, sweet-pickled and preserved. Tho seeds are washed and thoroughly dried. They are used like almonds, aftei dinner, and as the basis for many cakes, confections and preserves. The peel of orange and lemon is always saved. Some i? dried and grated, some preserved or candied, and some used to give a mild perfume to closets and wardrobes, containing wearing apparel. The scientific fact, that long boiling or steaming, under pressure, will soften many vegetables, which would otherwise be uneatable, has long been taken advantage of in the East. The pea-pod is cooked, as well as the pea, and makes a delicious and wholesome dish. Bam boo-shoots are steamed until they are almost ready to fall apart; they arc then dried and arc ready for almost instant use. The woody fibre has been changed to a fine semi-pulp. The Chinese love of economy is well illustrated in the roasting of poultry and meats. In the Caucasian civilization, this is almost invariably effected, by suspending the articlc to be cooked over the tire. The roasting is accomplished, but the juices and fat are lost in whole or in greater part. Among the Chinese the articles arc suspended in a fire-pit over a dripping pan. The fire is built on the side, and the flame and heated gasscs have to pass around and over the articles, in order to escape into the chimney flue. Every drop of juice and fat is caught in the dripping-pan, and thus utilized, Another instance of Mongolian ingenuity is the separation of fats into their component elements. The fat is melted over a slow fire strained and filtered, whilo very hot. It is then allowed to cool very slowly. At a certain point (I think 105 degrees Fahrenheit), the fat separates into a whitish yellow, 6olid fat, and a yellowish oil. The former is good for keeping meats nir-tight, as it is solid, cxcept in the hottest tropical weather; the latter is the best substance we have for frying. When made from fine suet, it is sweeter and purer than the best olive oil. In the utilization of odds and ends, the Chinese cook labels each and everything. The oil used in flavoring a dish, is kept in one can; that for frying, in a second; that for frying fish or onions, in a third and fourth. Garbage, proper, is never allowed to remain in the Oriental kitchcn. In the country it is given to the pigs; in the city, it is immediately burned. As a matter of luck (and probably to keep away the mice), a Chinese cook wants one or more cats in his kitchen. In the tropics, where insect life is tumultuous, he keeps a half-dozen lizards upon the walls and ceiling. ? Wong C/iinj'oo, in New York, Cook. Paper Napkins. A great many napkins and other articles of usefulness are now made in Europe from the bark of the paper mulberry. The bark for these purposes is first dried in the air for two or three days, then plunged for twenty-four hours into a current of fresh water, after which, with the aid of a particular kind of cord, the two species of fibers of which it is composed are separated. The interior fibers are those from which fine paper is made; they are rolled into balls weighing about thirtv-fivc pounds each, which arc washed anew in running water, in which they arc allowed to sonic for a shorter time thnn previously, nnd are then dried; finally they arc boiled in lye made from the ashes of buckwheat Hour, constant stirring being kept up; another washing in pure water carries away the last impurities, and the fibers are next pounded with hammers of wood for about twenty minutes; after this they are a second time rolled into balls, and finally transformed into pulp, rice water being mixed with it. The subsequent treatment of tho pulp is identical with that of the ordinary manufacture of paper. It would be a very good thing if paper napkins could be brought into general use in this country, particularly in hotels, restaurants and at other public tables. ? Cook. What tho Slates Pay. Tho internal revenue receipts of last year were $121,000,000; this year they will probably be about $ 110,000,000, distributed about as follows: Alabama, Art- . i -!? *rrn. A .t^Ann?n ilTIZUULl, IUU, iii&iiuoas, $90,000; California, S3,300,000; Colorado, $200,000; Connecticut, $425,000; Dakota, $10,000; Delaware, $200,000; Florida, $173,000; Georgia, $375,000; Idaho, $2,500; Illinois, $25,000,000; Indiana, $5,600,000; Iowa, $2,750,000; Kansas, $107,000; Kentucky, $15,000,000; Louisiana, 500,COO; Maine, $50,000: Maryland, $3,150,000; Massachusetts,?2,400,000; Michigan, $1,500,000; Minnesota, $500,000; Mississippi, $50,000; Missouri, $0,500,000; Montana, $125,000; Nebraska, $1,500,000; Nevada, $5,000; New Hampshire, $375,000; New Jersey, $3,475,000; New Mcxico, $70,000; New York, $13,500,000; North Carolina, $1,600,000; Ohio, $13,500,000: Oregon, $125,000; Pennsylvania, $7,501),000; Khodc Island, $130,000 ; South Carolina, $93,000 ; Tennessee, $1,250,000; Texas, $225,000; Utah, $4,500; Vermont, $:J0,000; Virginia, 53,000,000; Washington, $7,000; West Virginia, $550,000 ; Wisconsin, $3,000,000; Wyoming, $1,500. A Vnlkln A Pair of Lions, who were traveling across tlie country in scarch of Food, camo upon a Man who had fallen Asleep in the Grateful Shade of a Tree. One of the Lions observed that the Hunter was probably an Artist. "I beg to Differ with you," replied the other. "He is doubtless a Poet." "I say Artist!" "I say Poet!" "You must be Blind!" "And I know you are Idiotic!" "You lie!" "So do you!" And they ltushea upon encn otner ana Administered many Grievous Bites. The sounds of combat Awoke tlic Man, and Warned him to escape. Moral?"I never Question the Color of a Hen," said a Fox who "Witnessed the Quarrel. "Now, then, John," said the restaurant keeper to his boy, "bring out those sandwiches we put up last winter. Here's a big order como in to supply the Sunday-school picnic.*'?Boston Courier, BARTHOLDI'S BIG GIRT* Tie PriJodlfe^Iet^Bj * Cairamr far the The Bartholdi p?lestal fund la nearly complete. The statue baa arrived and soon New York harbor will be graced by the most magnificent colossal statue the world has ever seen. "Liberty Enlightening the World?" What a priceless blesiing personal liberty is. It is the shrine at which people, ground under the heel of tyranny in tne older worlds, worship with a fervency that Americans can scarcely realize; it is a principle for which Nihilists willingly die the death of dogs; and fit and 1 f fa ttiaf a f fka i*a*?r nnf?o nna rt f ftlA upot tv J-? kUUV HV vllv ?OIJ U11U1 UilV^U w? vuw Bay of New York this emblematic statue should flash a welcome to the world. The press is entitled to the credit of this achievement. Mr. Philip Beers, who has been making: a circuit of the country on behalf of the Pedestal fund, says that the fund will certainly be raised, as the World does not know the word fail. Mr. Beers says that he has found the most pronounced generoeity among those of foreign birth. They seem more appreciative of liberty than do our native born. Moreover, among some a strange prejudice seems to exist "Prejudice? In what particularf "I have ever found that however meritorious a thing may be, thousands of people will inevitably be prejudiced against it 1 have spent most of my life on the rood and 1 know the American people 'like a book.' In 1871# a personal misfortune illustrated this prevailing prejudice. I was veiy ill, had suffered for soveral years with headache, fickle appetite, dreadful backache, cramps, hot head, cold hands and foet and a general break down of the system. I dragged myself back to New York, seeking tha best professional treatment. It so happens that among my relatives is a distinguished physician who upbraided me roundly for preaching so much about my own case. Finally, with some spirit, I re marked to him: " 'Sir, you know that much of your professional wisdom is pretense. You are controlled by prejudice. You cannot reach a case like mine and you know it, can you?'" "I had him; and he Anally conceded the point, for it was bright's disease of the kidneys which had prostrated me, and the schoolmen admit they cannot cure it Having cured myself, however, in 1879, and not having seen a sick day since, my relative Anally admitted that Warner's safe cure, which accomplished this result, was really a wonderful preparation. Had President Rotter, of the CentralHudson used it, I am certain he would be alive to-day, for he could not have been in a worse condition than I was." "I have found similar prejudices among all classes concerning even so laudable a scheme as this pedestal fund." Mr. Beers's experience and the recent de,\th of President Rutter, of the Central-Hudson railroad, of an extreme kidneiy disorder, proves that the physicians have no real power over such diseases, and indicates the only course one should pursue if, as the late Dr. VVillard Parker says, headache, sickness of the stomach, dropsical swellings, back ache, dark and offensive fluids*, prematurely impaired eyesight, loss of strength and energy occur, for they unmistakably indicate a fatal result, if not promptly arrested. "Yes, sir-ee, every cent needed for the pedestal will be raised. Of course it will be a (treat triumph for the World, but would it not havo been an eternal disgrace bad our people failed to provide for this pedastalf1 Cnrlous Show or BoYlne intelligence. Frank Wilkesoa writes as follows is the Providence Sunday Star: I owned sixty-five acres of bottomland where the coarse, blue-joint grass grew in canebrake like rankness. My Texas cowa chose this dense cover in which to bring forth their young. One spring I knew that there were over twenty calves continually hidden in the grass on this bottom. Every morning cow after cow would slitfcout of the herd and disappear in the tall grass. After an abscnce of an hour or two, they would return to the herd. In tho late afternoon they would again disappear, to rejoin the herd just about corralling time. When the calves wero three or four days old, their mothers would bring them out into the herd, and their placcs in the grass would bt 1 I A T J _ occupied uy younger caives. vjiub x uusired to see the young calves, and I rode into the grass to hunt for them. After an assiduous search I found one calf lying prone on the earth, with its head nnd ncck extended and pressed into the thick mat of old gTass that lay on tbo ground. The little creature lay perfectly quiet watching my horse. Jt did not so much, as wink its dark eyes .when I dismounted and extended my hand toward it. I leaned over it. It watched me intently, but did not stir. I dropped my hand on its head. Instantly it was on its feet and calling loudly for protection, calling that the wolf, its mother hnd tolrl of. had come. I heard twenty mother cows bellow in answer to the calf's call that they were coming. The dry grass 6uapped and cracked in ali directions as the m tddened cows rushed wildly to their young. I mounted my horse and quickly rode away from that spot.. Kach cow ran id a direct line to the plnce where Its calf was hidden. The entire herd rushed into the cover to do battle for the calf. What an uproar there was! Cows, steers, bulls, nil calling loudly to one another in angry, excited tones. I had a foolish setter dog with me, -and he had to mix himself into the trouble, me nrst cow mat saw Dim bellowed to the others that she saw the wolf. They all pursued him, and he, doglike, fed to me for protection, and my own cows cave me a brisk chase as I galloped over tho prairie. The herd were excited and angry for hours. I do not believe that a young calf has a particle of scent, and I nlso believe that the cows know this to be so. At any rate, they are willing to leave their offspring out of the corrals over night in a wolfinfested country, once they have hidden them and bade them be still. Health has a beauty of its own. No eruptions, sores or discoloratious disfigure or annoy the man or woman whose stomach, liver and bowels do their duty thoroughly. To compel them to their work, it is only necessary to take a dose nf r?r. Walker's Vinegar Bitters twice or thrice a day. This potent vegetable specific controls every disordered function. ' The actual number of persons engaged In agriculture in the United States, including their families, is placed at 25,000,000, an increase of 3,000,000 since the last census. The Hotel Vendome, of Boston, is unsurpassed in location and appointments. Tourists wishing to stop at a hotel which offers the comforts of their own homes should not fail to visit it. Five hundred policemen in citizens' clothes are still employed in guarding the public offices of London against dynamiters. 23 Cento Will buy a Treatise on the Horse and His Ttfc?ic.?a HaaIt rtf inn rv?rroc va1imh)A fn I^IOCiAOAOi -WWI* Vfc 4W -<r every owner of horses. Postage stamps taken. Sent postpaid. New York Horse Book Ca, 134 Leonard Street, New_York_city. Frazer Axle Grciue. Don't work your horse to death with poor axle grease; the Frazer is the only reliable make. Use it once, and you will have no other. The Romance or a Rose. In nn articlc on moss roses, Land and Water tells a very curious tale as to the discovery of tho variety known as the White Provence, La Blanche, or Unique. Mr. Daniel Grimond, of Little Chelsea, nurseryman, was on a journey of business in the county of Norfolk, exactly 110 years ago, when riding very leisurely along the road he perccivcd a rose of cjruat whiteness in a mill. He alighted, and on close inspection discovered it to bo a Provence rose, lie sought an interview with the inmate of the mill, who was an elderly woman, and begged a (lower, which was instantly given to him. Tho old lady must, no doubt, have been considerably surprised at being in turn presented with a guinea. ''In - -f .1.. il )? Gliding Ul IUU Iiuni-I, ou tuua i iic ta e, which lifts been recorded by the lato Mr. Henry Shnilcr, of Battersca Fields, "Mr. Grimood cut three buds, and on arriving nt the nearest inn he packed up the flower nnd sent it directly to Chelsea," addressed to his fore man, who was no other than the father of the same Mr. Shailer who now relates the story. Two of the buds grew, and in the following autumn the llorist went down to Norfolk again, and bought the whole stock for live guineas. The foreman was then allowed to propagate it, and for doing so was paid five shillings a jilant for three years. At the expiration 01 inai nine ioc piitms were suiu out ?i a gninea apiece, the foreman's share ol the profits amounting to .?300. Not the least pleasant part of this pleasant litti* "romance of a rose" is the fact that th< old lady who had been the unconsciou! discovercr of a grand secret in horticul ture was gratified by receiving out of th? proceeds of tho undertaking a hanlsoim i present, consisting of a silver tankard and other plate to the value of ?00.London Globe. "Have you an extra umbrella I could Imrrnw?" nskfid ft man in ft friend's office. "I have an umbrella," replied the friend, pointing to a weather beaten, rockribbed pieccof rusty calico in (he corner, "but I don't think you will find it anything extra." lie 9pokc the truth, but the umbrella never camc back all the same.?Merchant- Traveler. An exchange says: "If your spoons arc stained from eggs, rub them with a little common salt." If the spoons referred to are those that come and gush round our sister Kit several timcsa week, salt won't hurt them at any time, whether they've been eating eggs or not.?St. Paul Herald. , _ An Important Arrest. i The arrest of a suspicions character opoo his general appearance, movements or companionship, without waiting until he has robbed a traveler, find a house, or murdered a fellow-man, is an important function of a ; shrewd detective. Even more important is :the arrest of a disease which, if not checked, .will blight and destroy a human life. The (frequent cough, loss of appetite, general 'languor or debility, pallid skin, and bodily aches and pains, announce the approach of Ipulmonary consumption, which is promptly arrested and permanently cured by Dr. Pierce's " Golden Medical Discovery." Sold by druggists. I Duhino last year there wore 393,483 kegs of steel nails manufactured. "X Don t Want Relief; bat Care," is the exclamation of thousands suffering from catarrh. To all such we say: Catarrh can be cured by Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. >It has been done in thousands of cases; why not in yours? Your danger is in delay. Enclose a stoma to "World's Disoensarv Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y., for pamphlet on this disease. i A $2,000 bull dog was lately exhibited at Toronto. ' Weak lungs, spitting of blood, consamp tion, and kindrea affections, cured without physician. Address for treatise, with two stamps, World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. The annual income of Queen Victoria is $1,135,000. An Only Dnagbter Cnred of Conanmption. When death was hourly expected from Consumption, all remedies having failed and Dr. H. James was experimenting, he accidentally made a preparation of Indian Hemp, which cured his only child, and now gives this recipe nn Pflooinh nf ctomno tr\ nor orrtAncAii Womn Wit UW?(/V Vfc w f+J W/Wuvu*^/ also cures night sweats, nausea at the stomach, and will break a fresh cold in 21 hours. Address Craddock & Co., 1032 Race street, Philadelphia, Pa., naming this paper. The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver Oil in the world, manufactured from frcah, health/ livers, upon the seashore. It is absolutely pure and sweet Patient? who have once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians have decided it superior to any of the other oils in market. Made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York. Chapped bands, face, pimples and rough kin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by r.cwoii t, n* VAWVA.I/ VBontu, uii&oiu U/ va;., iitry ivin. The hand-orjjan has seen 103 years since its inventor died. Important. When yon visit or learo New York ettr, Itnbtmu expresaafe and S3 carriage hint, and atop at ths Qrail Union Hotel, opposite Grand Oeairal d tpot. ttoelecmnt rooms, titt-idon at a oort of oaimtlllri dollars, $1 and upward pordar. Eoropian plan. IS I > vator. Heataurant supplied with the but. Horootri. tares and elevated railroad to all depots. Fa-nilln can tire better for leei miner at-the Grind (JailJ Hotel than at any other flnt-olaie hotil ia ttu oitf. Louisiana is assuming prominence as an iron producing state. Weak and Weary Describe* tho condition of rasny people Just tow. The warm weither,late in comlntr, seems mora debilitating than ersr. You mar be weak and tired In the morning, without appetlta and without energy. If so, you need Hood's Sartsparilla to build up and strengthen your body, purify and quicken the sluggish blood, and restore the lost appetite. This medicine will do you good. "I was almost completely run down, and was for fativ vMn r*nrl*r mAdtr&l trffntmnnt. h#(nir cr1v#?n nn to die by physicians. I have never taken anrtblng which rave ms u mnch benefit as Hood'* Sariaparlll*, which restored me to health and vljor. I recommend it to anr Invalid whose system is prostrated. It will rebuild the system and give new 11(6." ?Nelia Noblk, Peoria, III. "luring the summer months I hare been eomswhat debilitated or ran down. 1 have taken Hood's 8arsaparllla, which (rives me new vigor and restored me to my wonted health and strength."?Wk. H. CtoroH, Tilton, N. H* Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all drajgisls. II: six for fj. Made only by C. 1. HOOD k CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. <00 Poses One Dollar Thit rtmtdy contains no injurious drug*. ELY'S CREAM BALMQAIARRH when applied into the no-HMMan triin. will be absorbed, effec.^W^T?v*gf^^B tnally cleansing the headBVmp^j nalljrV of catarrhal vim*, cansiiu EmJmtJM gWJ|>l healthj secretions- It il Bufri^CUBr?W**,l lays Inflammation, protect? WM Rarln&KV!*#^ WI the membrane from frestHflK^c^nrf ouni colds, completelv heals th WTrJI sore; andrcslorestliesenso>wH<Wr?YERMc JvJ*m of taste, smell and hearinx L^*" It a Liquid or Sniffi A few applications re Here. A thorough Irtatmrn HWaVV#ri?? I trill a*rf. A(rr???)i1? I" n.? ' Price 60 cents by mail or.. ... tfjM*. S^iorciJjmy.ttyLU ELY BROTHERS, T)r>iiz?ists, 0*?cn, 5 Y. |!!|j)-:{ GLUTEN a 1 a** ^ e 5*0??'3 ri r }i "Z a . w * >2 et ?*(U5B ^ . I nil! ^Ill iifflllti FLOUR plili'il S? PAGE'S LIQUID GLUE^ TlBM^brthonwadfoffinteTuaVtavfactaren ?nd MKninlet on Ihrlr b?t work. ii??lrtd I7r--^n GOLD MEDAL.London.'SI ProDonnndatroafrf I ?VER I fhuhtan. 8?ndrtirdofdM)?rvhodnMno<kMp fRnf] B,vitb<lT?fc(Usi;ifor8AMPLECANrnrr jil _EaskCejMtCo.,Gloflcetff,Mai3. rnt|C?fio^ CIDER MACHINERY CATA mm; JSPwja&fi FREE Boachert ?fc Hooiuer Preu Co., Syracuse. N. Y. R. U. AWARE Lorfllard'a CHnjax Plug WHn<? * r*d tin taa: thut Lorlllxinl'i Rote Leaf flue cut; that LorllL&rd's Nary Clippings, and that LortlUrd's SnnfTa, in he bast ana cheapest, quality considered ? S?SFOR NOTHING It tenches the stltctaej. Ribbon and Arraseen Embroider/. Lustre and Kensington Painting. How to do stamping, etc. Send lUmpj to par postage, T. E. PAUKER, Lynn, Mass. AfDy Face, Hands, Feet, and all their Im(SQSan perfections. Including Facial Derelopment. Birth Marks, Moles, Warts, Moth. JMH ? Freckles. Red Nose, Acne, Bl'k Heads, X. 'Kn Scars, Pitting and their treatment. John Woodbury,37 N.Pearl SL, Alba/^"*ny.N.Y. Est'b d 1870. Bend 10c. for book. UflDDUIIIC Chloral and mUnrnlnCOpium Habits inaii.v rr?FD. BOOK FREE PB.TK HOFFMAN, Jefferton, Witcomin. nmm? SIQ.TO 120 A DAY made with UIIII If V 'ormannfactnrtnjt Stenciv In || HI H I KerChecta and Rubber 8Um??. Ill IIIID 1 Cttalocne free. 8. Jr. 8PENCER, ********* * in Wanblngton St.. Boston. M*?. DImIJ* Dill* Great English Gout and Diail S I IllSa Rheumatic Remedy. Oral Box, ll.QQi rwi4, ftO cf. GOOD WAGES ployment to 8no. I cnwfnl tialeamsn. 7? trims address T. P. JENKINS, Nnrwryma, Ittthtiler, N. Y. KIODER'8 PMTIuSsHiSi: ????)umlc?towa. Mas. thurston's pearlTOOTH powder Keeping Teeth Perfect and Gmi Healthy. D A T C M T C Obtained. Send ?tami> for r A I Bll I 9 Iuventom'Guide. L. Binuham. Patent Lawyer. Wn?hlnitton. D. c. AHIII1I Morn nine iliiblt Cured In 10 |10|IINJ| In '26 dn> h. No pay till rurci). Ill Ivivi Us. J. .Stkphk.ns, libation, Ohla EASY CHILD-BIRTI Friend. Coupled with this entreaty I | iiciT will add tbnt durlnp u lone nbi?t?tno?l I UOC ... i kirn iwivrr Iritnivn It ' to full to produce n wife, quick delivery, k k 11. J. Holmes. M. P.. Atlanta, Oa. M || Treating kii "Woman" mailed free. ||l| I I Bradkiklu Seoi'Latur Co., Atlanta. [fill For sale hy all Drugst.-ts. jyjO|_ Copyrighted. For nil disorders of tlio Blood, uso Ayer's Sari Prepared by Dr. J. C. Aycr ti Co., Loxrall, Mai*. j?y S w*l J$?35 < fIn atamps we w postpaid, a vc IORSE ig the diseases apt tost approved rcr bj the teeth, how of great va'.uo to >1 >UBj go., m Only Temperance Bitters Known* AililMiiUUUM Grateful Thousands proclaim Vmsn Brrncaa the most wonderful Invlgormnt that erei sustained the sinking system. HI ado from California roots aod herbs, tret from Alcoholic Stimulants. A PorsftUT* ' . and Tonic. This Bitters cures Female Complaints, Inflammatory and Chronic HheumaUsmj Gout, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Jfr rers, Blood, Liver and Kidney Diseases. Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Headache, Pain in tho Shoulders. Courts. Tightness of ths Cheat, Dizziness, Sour Btomacb. Furred Tongue, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Pneumonia, and Pain in the regions of the Kidneys, are cured by the use of the Bitters. For Skin Diseases, Eruptions, Boils, Erysipelas, Scrofula, Discolorations, Humors and diseases of the Skin of whatever name or nature, are literally dug up and carried oat of ths system in a short time by the use of the Btttors. It Invigorate* the Stomach, and stimulates the torpid liver and Bowels, whicb reader it of nnequaled efficiency in cleansing ths blood of all impurities, and Imparting new lift NoPorwn can take\hc Bitters cgd remain long unwell. Fin, Tape and other "Worms, an destroyed ana removed from the system. Cleanse the Vitiated ISlood whenevet it Is foul; your feelings will tellyoa when. Keej the blood pure, and ths health of the system will follow; In conclusion: Give the Bitters atrial. It will speak for Itself. One bottle wfflnrove abetter guarantee of its merits than a'lengthy ad. vert&ement H. H. McDonald Drag Co.? Proprietors, Ban rrancUco, C?J.. snrt MB. MQ> SB Wrehfogton 8U Cor. Chsrlton St^N?w York. ^ Sold by ail Dealers and Druggists. "Fry u-?7 , .v~*| ASkln of Beauty Is a Joy Forever. DE. T.FELIX GOTO ATTD'S 0IH3T1L C1E1M, 01 IMIMl BEHUMBI A. P*rrr^ lid to * I arty of th? * i?' "m fa pationtv- "ii I fov laditt trill mm them, I r*romme*4 'OowawtTt CVm' > j I a* <A? !taM harmful of mil Uu XH? prtpmrm'iotu," Oat ; bottle will )Mt six month*. ?<ln? it enrj d*/. Ate ' Pou.i'* Snbtileremoree tnprriloms* h?lr wtnoat to- "S , tar/ to the ckln. Hut. If. B. T. GOtJRAUD, Sole : Prop., 48 Bond St.. K.Y. For salr.br all DrunlaUMd ; Fan*** Goods Pullers tbrra* *io-it the V. ii., OaoadM and Eirope. W Beware of base bn ut ops. 1,00* Howard for arraat and proof of any ooe Ulog hmmm. ram 11(3111 At this teuon of tho year ths hi aritjr of the children is often itoi>p?<l by Rome I ndluc ration on ths put of lb* parent or child; and, as a reenlt, dynentery, cholera in- lantom, or other complaint* of tfnnach or bowel? eo- . ruea. In all each cum, hidfe'aFoo- la the b*^t dietetic. It is perfrctlr Rife, b lot neutral in Its action up. on the bowels, ana in no way interferes with action of medicints. __ MALARIA. . As an antl-m.'iiarlal medicine DR. DAVID KENNEDY'S FAVORITE REMEDY I : bas won golden opinions. No traveler thoald eon| rider bis outat comp'ete nuless it inclndea a bottle | of this mcdicine. If yon sre exposod to frequent ' changes of climate, food and water. Favorite Heme i dy ehonld always be within yacr reach. It expela 1 malarial po!aons,and Is the best preventative of cnllta and malnnt! fever In the world. It is i-spesiallvof1 fcred a? a trustworthy specific for the ?*nre of Jtidj ney and Liver complaint.''. Ccn-filiation ltd a'l div order* arUlnjt from en ln.|.nte ?tat-i cf tho blood. ! To women who anffrr fr;m any of (he ills peculiar to their sex Favorite Henn iiy is cons'nntly proving i Itrelf sn nnfall-n? friom*?a re&l blessing. Address ! the proprietor. In. I>. Kennedy, Kondout, N. Y. 91 I Lottie, 6 for tS, by all dri:^^lsts. Paynes' Automatic Engines and Saw-ill I, orrt r.FADPn. __ I offer an 8 to 10II. F. monntml Engine with KM, M-'n. rolld Haw, SO ft. cniit-hookt, rfffconpM* foropirntion, on c?r?, t',101. Enrins on ?Md?, $lfi leu. 8 n1 for elroiilur IB>. II. YV. PAYNE 4; HON.Sj Manufacti r m of all atylea Antomntlc Bl< flnen, from i tofc-oH. P.: alan Pnllrya, HAngm aad haftng, Kim Ira. K. Y. Box Igjft|f\||BlB||an Can bo cured by the summer t^r ? COM- mm uum BALSAM. PI HINTS " -4" | L rl 111 I U cents a bottl*. OILMAN BROa. Wholetala Prowls!', Prop'*, Bortoo n i1i n I I I I I I ft MooTa lad" cleared UUIUsVjff^s U qnlckert of *071 ensr tried."An y nu or woman making lea than (40 per week nhonld try onr MMTmoner-mnkiDtcbuiineM. We caamntee it the bent paring in the land. $1 lample* quick MlUna good* free to any lady or (tent who wil I deroto a few hoars daily. Experience nnneoeeaary; no talking. Write qoick and cure your county. Addrees, It. L. Merrill A Co. Chicago. 1 AJXRIOHT PHHP^r The beat In tko world. Knife ti Sl?l. Uwp*f*4, aa4 fwwtij I *1 I I in Itrer wlih ihr?? b?lu; Item b? tu4. I I I lr ukr* off to iharpra. 1/tnttk ef IDI I I Ar M If ranlatM Kt Irrtr to wklek knffo la I J HoltM. The hlfher larar It rain* the ^ It e?f?. All vimaik. IUs? tmtM drrnhr m*IH FRET. ARK MACniM! CO.Cil?kM,?, I?*for? Brxaek Dipiiltm It R _ to Soldlor* At Helm. SnndiUmp 1*011 CI Aft C *'? Circulars. COL. L. BINS. I r PII9IUII8 HAM. Att'.r. Waahimttou, P. C. I ft TPIITP obtained for Inrrntor*. Clr' "i?i I Vmlinfrw. H. 9. Sxow & Co.. I Ml 1.111 W Patent Alt'3n.Wa-ibinirtwi.IX0 PENNYROYAL "CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH" The Oriprlnnl nnd Only Oennlae. ?o<t iIwkti reliable. Tlewareof Worth lea* Imitation*. "Chlchc?t<?'r'a En?ll?h" ?rr th' t*?t m?df. Iadltpraubl* TO LADIES. whatfa.-, uumpi) forpartJcalan, teat* rnODltU. rur., in Utler *nt too b? 'TSBfJSf?5.Mtt?-P|L LS! 23r t MaJUon "n.-l'lillHitn, I'n. IkliV I W/VDIPnPCI C ,nr" tw. Book ftM V/tniOUOLLCi cuuia ifucr, loor*u<m st | T1il< Invaluable preparation la truly n triumph J of scientific akin, and no more Inestimable boon ^ wan ever bestowed ii|K>n tho mother* of the I world. 7JT*It not only shortens the time of labor nnd lemon* the Intensity of pain, but. better than "1 nil. It greatly dlmlnM?r?thedan<rer to Ufe of both I mother and child. I nroi earnestly entreat every | female expecting to bo eouhned to m?c Mo them , ITHERS FRIEND." " If You arc Driven Wild With itching, take tho advice of a friend, (though ho calls you aside at an evening party to give it), and rid yourself of the trouble by the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. A few weeks sincc I was attacked with n severe nnd distressing form of Eczema. The eruptions spread very generally over my body, causing r.;i intense itching and burning sensation, especially at uight. With great faith in the virtues of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, I commcnced taking It, and, nfter having used loss than two bottles of this mcdicinc, am entirely cured.?Henry If. Beardsley, of the IIopo "Nine," West Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. B. XT. Ball, the well known journalist, writes from Rochester, X. II.: ITaving suffered severely, for some time, with Eczcma, and failing to find relief from other remedies, I have mado use, during the past three months, of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, which has efleeted aeompleto euro. I consider this medicine a mugnifi cent remedy for ail blood diseases. saparilla, Bold bjr DrujcliU. Trico $1; tlx bottle*, $3. 'ill forward.^VtJ^ rj valuable ^/|\ BOOKNTj^v to atllict Hie Ilorse, and nodlc? t&creror; directions to ?hoe properly, and iiioca\^^A\ or?? owner*, b'armors ando:hfrn. Lionard_St.i N. Y. Cil|?N^- ^ ?