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< 5 * ? ? Farm, Garden and Household. _ > Thb Best Wat to Serve Rice.?Soak it for some hours-tti cold water, to which c a little salt has been added. Have a gl stew-pan ready, containing boiling wa- t< ter, into which" put the rice, and boil fc briskly for ten minutes. Pour it into a a colander* and set it by the fire to drain. 8, The grains will be separated and very n large. s Pumpkins.?A correspont asks an ex- 8 change if it can tell him how to keep ? {mmpkins from rotting. They are not " ongkeepers. Raise Hubbard squashes c and you can keep them until spring. He c also asks about dried pumpkins. They may b? cut in slices and dried in the j* sun or near the stove. The Shakers, ? and others who make a business of it, ? have drying-rooms, and when the ^ pumpkin "is dry grind it to a coarse pow- a s How to Save Clover Sbed.?A Cana- v /la fompr nui n. irirp bottom in a troucrli ? in which he fed his stock, the wire being two or three inches above the close i bottom of the trough. The stock in t pulling the clover hay from the rack u would scatter the seed, almost pure, c through the wire into the receptacle be- v low. In this way he saved seed enough c for his own sowing and to pay for all y the dry goods used in his family, ar d 1 received 825 in cash besides. i Live Stock Matte as. ?N ot long since 8 r correspondent asked the best method ' of relieving a choked cow, says the Country Gentleman. To relieve a choked 0 ox or cow, give at once one-half pint melted hog's lard, and exercise the ani- J mal. It sickens the stomach, and the * obstruction will pass immediately either J > up or down, as the animal will cough 1 and swallow at once, and thus get re- 8 lief. Put the warm lard in a junk bot- c tie and raise the animals head?it will c run down easy. This is the surest and 1 safest remedy known, and never fails if 1 administered soon after the accident oc- c /*nra * 1 Boston Brown Brbad.?A lady wishes t the recipe for Boston brown bread. I a copy the fallowing from a paper publish- \ ed in a city near Boston. I have not c tried it, for I almost invariable boil my t brown bread, which we think is excel- I lent, and husband says is superior to t Boston bread:?Four coffee cupfuls of j sifted Indian meal; two cups coarse j flour, either wheat or rye ; one teaspoon- t ful salt; one tea-cup molasses, and boil- a ing water enough to make it as thick r as griddle-cake batter. When nearly i cool add half a cup of yeast, either j home-made or distillery. Put the mix- ^ ture into an iron baking dish, cover t tightly, let it stand in a warm place till s it cracks over the top (which should be smoothed over with wet hands before it is placed to rise). Bake it Ave or six hours in a moderate oven, which will not burn the crust to a cinder. Packing Better.? At a meeting of j the Bucks County (Pa.) Agricultural i ? i vnoonfltt rt clinrf occov Viv AfitiQ ! MUl iCVJ 1vwumj n owvi v vooiij mj *<a?wu i Kate Craven, of Newtown, was read in ! response to the question, "Can butter be packed to advantage in June or July for winter use ?" Miss Craven, was decidedly in favor of packing butter in early summer, when the price is usually so low as to be unprofitable. If properly put up then it cannot be surpassed. It must bo fresh and good or it will not keep well. Her receipt is: For twenty ] pounds of butter take one and a quarter \ pounds of salt, one ounce pulverized 1 \ saltpetre, and a small quantity of white 1 sugar, which should be worked into the I j butter and left over night. Next day , work again, make into lumps, put into j a stone vessel, and cover with brine < strong enough to bear an egg. Lay a , bag filled with salt in the vessel and re- ? plenish when empty. Do not remove , the butter long before it is needed. j t The Yoke TJxeasy.?Even the speed ( of the ox is increased by the use of the j horse gear; when by means of the yoke, . ho is fastened to the vehicle only by the j neck, his body sways awkwardly about, his forefeet close to the tongue, and his 1 hind ones often at a distance from it; '' with this angular movement he seems ^ a 1oV\a* of o rrrAof /UoorlxratifnwA \v)invn. I as, in the harness, the bady of tho ani- | mal is kept in a direct line with its work, which must be of great advan tage. The increase of power and speed, obtainable in working oxen by the method here commended, to say nothing of the relief to the poor beast in ridding it of a heavy and unyielding pressure upon that most sensitive part of the animal, the top of the vertebra?, ; should be sufficient inducement for our farmers to substitute the harness for the yoke. For the sake of mercy, let some means be devised and adopted to ; relievo the patient ox from the torture , of tho yoke. j Sheep.?It lias been quite well set tled bv reDeated exDeriments that from two I and a half to three pounds of good hay, I or its equivalent, is necessary to the j support of life and condition, for one j day, of 100 lbs. of live weight of sheep. To fatten sheep more than this quantity of food must be given, and it i.s only the excess that will appear in the growth of the animals. Suppose a fecde* puts into his yards on the first day of December 100 Merino wethers or dry ewes that are of proper age and in good con- j dition, say three years old, ami average ' in weight 100 lbs. each. Such a flock will require 300 lbs. of hay per day % (including wastage) to keep them iu the same cohditiou. But allowance should be made in weighing the sheep full of grass, or for some time they "will not hold their first weight good. The change from green to dry food will be attended with some apparent loss in weight, and to make the trial fairly the weight of the sheep should not be taken until they I have been some days on dry food. Steaming Food for Animals?Early- ' -err Hay.?It is now generally conceded I that cooking food for animals adds from j n fn JH nrvr in ift* tlirrpafiliilifv il ami nourishment. In England, where ; r the hay and straw is cut fine, wet, and j n sprinkled with oilcake and other meal, j v. the loss from feeding raw is not so p great, particularly if fed to animals which d chew the cud; but the best farmers 'ii there are now beginning to steam' all t their feed, roots included. It was de- \ cided at a lengthy debate of farmers at c the State Agricultural Society that grass j< and clover cut in full bloom contain o about one-fourth more nourishment s than when cut dead ripe. Yet it was p conceded that grass before it began to h shed its seed promoted the heaves in horses. Hence it was that ripe hay only commanded the highest price in the New York City market. Solon Robin- t son said that 1,000 horses in the Third Avenue Railroad stables were fed each day 14 pounds of good ripe timothy ^ finely chopped and wet, mixed with 16 j( pounds of corn, oat, or wheat meal. There can be no doubt that steaming pucli feed would add to its digestibility n much more than the losg in the over- r ripo hay. t] u The man who is equal to himself is e generally a match fflt others. h e The Dangers of the Sea. Only a few moments after the steamer lermany, of the Atlantic line, lost at ea, struck she began to fill rapidly and 3 break up. Then the Jives of all on oard were placed in the greatest jeoprdy. It was night; the steamer kepi tea'dily going to pieces, and it became igh unto impossible to remain on deck, wept as this was every moment from tern to stern by furious waves. Al ight p. M. the main-mast fell, followed aif an hour later by the foremast, thai arried with it into the raging sea and tc ertain death seven unfortunates. The errible trials lasted throughout the ight, the situation of those on board ecoming more desperate every mo lent. The cracks of the breaking tim ers of the Germany were repeatedly ccompanied by terrible, heartrending ppeals of friends and companions being wept away by the lashing sea. A single rave bore off a mother and her fou: hildren. About five a. m. a young lady of eigh een, that had passed the night near the >ow of the steamer, found the positior intenable and endeavored to reach the entre, but, upset by a huge wave, she ras, despite the brave efforts of an offi er to rescue her, borne with awful vio price scrainst the sides of the vessel anc iterally crushed to death. Her agon zing cries but added to the fright of the urvivors and redoubled the horrors o; he scene. After the break of day the first voy .ge made to a fishing craft which lay bj he wreck proved most unfortunate 3y overcrowding and precipitation the )oat was overturned, and six of those erho had gone into her drowned. Oi eaving the wreck a father was forced t< ibandon the lifeless corpse of his infan >f seven months that died in his arm: luring the struggles of that awfu light. The declarations of the'principa ifhcers of the steamer attribute the los >f the Germany to certain false ma iceuvres of the pilot, but this one, i icensed pilot of Bordeaux, taken oi >oard at Liverpool, affirms that the dis ister is due to a thick fog which, un mown to him, shut off the light of Cor lonan. When the danger was discovcre< he steamer was already between Li ffauvaise and Coubra Point, and al he subsequent efforts of the pilot t< movent her striking the latter therefor moved unavailing. An investigation i o be commenced by the Governmen luthorities. The Germany was a mag lificent. screw steamer of 2,075 tons iVhen she left Liverpool she had 12 lersons on board, twenty-nine of then ?e passengers, xnirteeu ui iuc view nui liirteen passengers were lost?twenty tlx in all. Incidents at a Fair. About the Place de la Bastille, Paris here is a regular Fair, the booths Ueiii| noro numerous than common, but al stocked with children's toys. A pale van, emaciated young woman, Icadini i little boy by the hand, was seen goin] ibout from booth to booth, and botl jazing wistfully at the things whicl vere beyond their reach. Both wer neanly, scantily clad, and both showci races of great poverty, and of pro onged misery. On passing a boot) where a number of dolls were spreai jut in a basket, the boy took one in hi land, but was immediately Bcized b; he dealer. He brutally seized the chili jy the ear, and cried: "Help! help! \ crowd was instantly collected, andth xilice soon upon the spot. The poo nother clasped her hands in supplies ;ion. " Oh! pardon him!" she prayed 1 he is only seven years of age?he hai 10 toys?nothing?and he wanted on so much!" The dealer turned his rag lpon her and called her an accomplice ind, in spite of the protests of all pres ?nt, he insisted upon having both ai rested, and preferred a chargo of rol: tiery against them. Both have remaine< n custody up to this moment, awaitin their turn for trial. A far more pleas mt Boene occurred on the Boulevar Bonne Nouvelle. A member of on American colony was walking abou with his little girl, five years of ag< when they met a procession of orpha uhildren. The little girl asked th meaning of their checked costume an blue ribbons, and on being told the they were poor-girls who had no pai ?nts, she asked who gave them thci Sew Year's gifts. On being told the they had none, she was greatly aflectcc ind proposed that she should give ther lior toys. Touched himself, or anxiou to encourage the charitable dispositio 3hown by his daughter at this earl ige, Mr. S., on getting permission froi the Sisters of Charity who accompanie them, bought out the stock of two o three stalls, and sent sixty odd orpha: jirls away very happy. The XortlMYestcrn Storms, As intimated in a St. Paul paper im mediately after the subsidence of th ate terrible storm the record of the dis isters to life and property resultini ;herefrom is thoroughly sickening t< ,'ontemplatc. While every section o ;he State contributes a portion of th larrowing details, the entiie westeri Tontier of Minnesota sends up a returi >f dead, missing, and maimed, whicl seems more like the carnage of battl :han the result of any erratic and won lerful commotion of the elements. Th iccouuts agree in representing th storm as travelling with remarkable vo ocity, and enveloping those caught ii ts?deadly meshes, almost before the; :Ould turn their steps homeward. T< llustrate the power of the wind in ex josed localities, the statement is madi hat sleighs were overturned and mei >rostrated as though they were nothing nore than straws in the path of the gale Hie destruction of life is greatly attrib itablo to the suddenness of its appear nco and its tremendous motion?tin legree of cold not being as great as ii nany preceding it, but which have no aade a tithe of the awful havoc. Thcr< s little room to doubt that the majoi ortion of the list of casualties an< paths was completed in all its sadden rig chapter?, between four o'clock or hat fatal Tuesday afternoon am Wednesday morning, nnd as but few ould be so foolhardy as to venture or mirneys wliile it was raging, it is reas liable to suppose that the deaths ami offerings are confined to those stir rised by it while at n distance fron ome. CarrPLE Manufacture.?London ha? new industry, namely, the mnunfacare of cripples. The police have disovered a lirm of human fiends thai ike children of tender age and twist lieir limbs so that they may be bandy>gged or otherwise deformed, accordng to" the wish of the parents. The bject of this is to make the unfortnate infants objects of charity. A egnlar tariff of prices is demanded, r liorough and complete maiming costig four pounds. The members of the oncern and about a dozen employee! aye been imprisoned. The Intermarriage of Women, " Amid the strange marriages, the palm of oddity must certainly be conceded a to those from which man has been ex- tl eluded. One case of this sort came to pi light this year, when the Edinburgh t^ ; police laid their hands upon a young fi , woman who was "wanted," from infor- s< mation supplied by an Irish girl, whom fi l the masquerading female in question p ; had married, while employed in the li [ neighborhood of Kirknewton. The v. ; couple had lived happily together for A , a time : but quarreling over some do- o . mestic matter, the wife resolves to part T 5 company, and informed the police what u [ manner of husband she had married. h A stranger story of this nature is told e . in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1776, b r A discovery of a very extraordinary 1 t kind was made at Poplar, where two ft women had lived together so for thirty- b ? ? A i' rt 1> r\it a a o x BIX Jt'Unjj UliU Acpb n> jiuwuv; uuv, o r without ever being suspected, but the o wife happening to fall ill and die, a h . few days before she expired revealed p , the secret to her relatives, made her ii ! will, and left legacies to the amount of p ; half what she thought they were worth, ti 3 On appealing to the pretended hus- a . band, she at first endeavored to tup- n . port her assumed character; but, ba- t! I ing closely pursued, she at length own- n . ed the fact, accommodated all matters I > amicably, put off the male and put on f f the female character, in which she appeared to be a sensible, well-bred wo- p . man, though in male attire she had al- t j ways affected the plain, plodding ale- e house keeper. L ? It is said they had acquired ia busi- c 3 ness three thousand pounds. Both had 3 been crossed in love when young, and g 5 had chosen this method to avoid further p t importunities ; the female widower af- f 9 terward prosecuted a man for extorting q ] money from her before tho disclosure, r ] by threatening to proclaim her real sex; a s and proving her case, had the satisfac- t , tion of hearing the offender sentenced a y to four years' imprisonment, and ex- f j posurc in the pillory. In 1777, a wo- 1 ? man was pilloried in Chcapside, and af- 1 . terward sent to prison for six months, I _ for dressing herself in male attire, and i 1 marrying^ three women, with whose r a clothes and money she had "decamped t 1 at the first opportunity. JLn 1873 an- r s other deceiver gained possession ?f a t p. hundred pounds ; but instead of fingers ing the money, the woman-husband was t introduced to the lord mayor by her .. cheated spouse, and paid the penalty of L detection. ? 7 c a Struck by n Whale. ] i While the schooser Watauga was run- , ' ning up the Gulf stream with a six or seven Knot breeze a sudden and heavy shock and jar was felt, and all supposed J that the vessel had scudded into a sea I with violence. The next moment a * pair of whales were seen close along' side to leeward. Ono of them was frisky enough, and made off rapidly, 1 but 'the other .seemed loggy, moved ' with apparent difficulty, and presently ? ^ disclosed a huge gash in his side, from , P which the blood was issuing and coloring the sea about. The Watauga passed , on, and soon lost sight of the whale, ( j when it was discovered that the false stem was torn off, her main stem split, f l nu4 the wood ends started. The bob- | j stay, had, of course, parted, and the ' bowspirit was udriftr. She was after- f * wards found to be leaking, and was ; j with diflicultv kept free, until she made ( Point Peter, where temporary repairs were made to enable her to reach homo. ( Upon her arrival at Washington she 1 was repaired, and the damago found to 1 r exceed $700. j Her stem bolts, of 1} inch iron, -were L bent down, evidently by the vessel's efe fort to rise clear of the whale. e If that fish survives, he will probably ' avoid further contact with crafts of !" every description, and inwardly chucklo ~ over the last disaster to the Watauga. g. Very Particular. ' The distinctions of caste maintained d among the Hindoos are no more rigid r than some of those observed by Amerid can Indians. In the Indian Territory >. the Chcj-ennes and Arapahoes have been n brought together in one agency; but e no persuasion can induce the Cheyennes d to permit their children to associate d with those of the Arapahoes, who are considered low caste. This feeling has r had an unfavorable effect on the atd tempts made to educate the children of l> the Cheyennes, as the parents, though n willing to have them taught, could not s be prevailed upon to allow them to at? tend school on terms of equality with y the Arapahoe children. Finally a com11 promise was effected by & rearranged ment of the school house. A partition r running through the centre divided the n Cheyenne papooses from the Arapahoes while they were being taught, so that the young Cheyennes were enabled to pursue their studies without suffering contact with their low-caste fellow-sava- j gcs. Notwithstanding all these concesl" sions to prejudice, it was found that it 1 ? 1- : J. 1 1 L I , ~ was oniy wiu puuri-"3i/ mm icuau unoiu- j cratic of the Cheyennes who manifested I j ff any hearty disposition to avail them- j ? selves of the opportunities affored for ^ ' the instruction of their children. ( Chinese Treatment of Animals, f li They never punish; hence a mule that ^ e in the hands of a foreigner, would be j - not only useless but dangerous to every ( c one nbout it, becomes, in the possession ^ c of a Chinaman, as quiet as a lamb and , - as tractable as a dog. We never beheld ^ i a runaway, a jibing or a vicious mule j y or pony in a Chinaman's employment, j a but found the same rattling, cheerful - pace maintained over heavy or light e roads by means of a turr-r or cluck-k, i i the beasttumiug to the right or left, and ^ stopping with but a hint from tho reins. . This treatment is extended to all the 1 - animals they press into their service, f - Often have I admired the tact exhibited t ? in getting a drove of sheep through 1 l narrow, crowded streets and alleys, by | f t merely having a little boy to lead one | i ? of tlie quietest of the flock in front; the I i r others steadily followed, without the t 1_! 1 I 1 I aid eitlio irom a yeiping i-ur or a uruoi a - goad. Cattle, pigs niul birds are equal- c ? ly cared for.?Travels on Horseback in e 1 Monehu. 'Tartar.'/. 1 i Wanted to Know. t | " I should like to understand our po- * sitiou," said a traveller ton gorgeous 11 hotel clerk who had treated him iudif- ? ' differently. " Are you liere for my J pleasure and satisfaction, or am I here for yours ? If the latter, and such is s the custom of the country, I don't ob- r jeet to it; only in that case it seems but fair that you should pay me instead ; of mv paying you.'' The clerk couldn't n ; see it in that light, but the traveller d was made comparatively comfortable ^ during the rest of his sojourn. Tho last theory is that the earth t] L smashed through a comet last Novem- ^ i ber, and the mixture of its vapor with oui air produced the fearful tempests, i inundations, horse plagues and queer i weather generally by which the autumn n was marked. e ' * Intemperance and its Treatment. ] The Boston Chief of Police has made "V report of unusual interest concerning ing ic affairs of his department during the of ast year. Covering, as that year did, foil ro such events as the Jubilee and the ed re of November 9, the report presents sati ;veral points which are worthy of care- anc ll perusal, inasmuch as, owing to the anc reventivc system adopted by the po- sisl ee, there was no increase of robbery or inb iolence at either of these times, unt mong other subjects treated of, that goc f intemperance obtains prominence, cat he most noticeable statement made hot uder this head is that, in spite of pro- int ibitory legislation, the crime of drunk- coa uness has increased much more rapid- wh r than population. During the year dei 872 there were arrested 11,225 persons pai ir drunkenness and 5,386 for disorder- pei j oonduct, while 1,778 have been help- anc d to their homes. This shows a total mil f 18,389 cases of intoxication which eitl ave been brought to the notice of the olice, or about one to every fourteen * ihabitants, Of course numbers of a 1 ersons have been arrested several cra imes, so that this proportion is not ex- 8PJ ctly fair, but that consideration is of lore than conterbalanced by the fact ore bat an immense number of cases have bo: ever been brought before the police. "i( n fact the report does not speak tvell or Boston temperance. P? "With great good senso, the Chief ne< toints out that while no penalty is visi- the ed upon the maker and but a small tax 8^l xacted , from the seller of intoxicating Pe; iquors, the drinker, who is the victim thi ' * - 11_ tw il an appetite wnicn is generally ?c- ?, :nowledged to be often a disease, is i everely punished. Whether, in the ^ resent condition of society, this manu- ea! acture of liquor can be prevented, is ca] [uestionable. But it is neither wise ^ lor humane to legalize the temptation ,nd then punish him whom tho law has , empted. The problem of intemper- Bid ,nce and its treatment has by no means is ound its solution when the sale of Coi iquoris forbidden. How erratic this de egislation is, may bo judged from the ho act, as given in this report, that if an ntoxicated person lies down on the bu oad side of a fence he may be arrested, de >ut if ho lies on the field side ho can- of lot be interfered with, inasmuch as W hat is considered a private placo. do of Late Fashion botes. Bei ws Blue will be the leading color in. Pr Spring silks. Lophohore, a new shade th: >f greenish blue, is seen among the im- an jortatious for early Spring wear. no Turquoise blue is<also very fashioua- ye fie. an All the indescribable shades, known m< is paradis, lizard and peacock, worn in W he Winter, are to be seen in the Spring co: joeds, but in paler tints, suitable for ag he season. lai Pale gray shades, tinged with green mi ind blue, arc also introduced. eai Norwegian gray is a charming gray its hade, with a blue tint. be Airain, or copper color, is a stylish tin irown. we Verd antique, black bronze, and vari- Vi )us other metallic shades are seen. Su Porvenche, or periwinkle, is a new hade of purple. 1 Mordore is a light golden brown hue. {J1* Striped silks in all these colors are ^ em ns well ns self-colored ones. The stripes arc either in contrasting we )r harmonizing colors. Polka dots will be revived on all goods iheaper than pure silk fabrics, such is foulards, pongees, grenadines and " prints. tii Foulards bid fair to be very popular; 1 ;hey are brought out in dark, rich 1 ;olors with polka dots, crescents, stars, T]| jr Japanese figures in white sprinkled ; jpon them. * Hi Napoleon blue, a dark, rich shade, is f :he favorite color for these foulards. T,(l Foulard Laiue, or woolen foulard, is Tlj i new fabric, just imported for Spring vear. It is as soft and flexible as cash- ] nere, light^is foulard, twenty-six inch- Th ?s wide, reversible, nnd comes in all ;he nqw shades of blue, bronze, ab- Tl| ?ynthe, souchong, Ac., that are now bo j fotfhionable. Tn Pongees, in unbleached and dust- 1 lolored hues, are seen in large quauti- ] ;ies among the importations. Satin jeans, a lighter quality than formerly worn, is also seen among the lea vash goods in these new colors and polka dots. The new percales have dark grounds, ind some have twilled stripes of dark st| olor on a white ground. The figures >n the dark grounds are tiny dashes, iprigs, and Greek squares of white at we ntervals. '"f The coining Spring Jacket is of ma- j,l( ine blue, double-breasted, and with rc:crs and square pockets. H t F bci The Iron Strike in Waljs. bo fui The Welsh collieries are divided into ;hree classes, according to the uses to vhich the coals are applied. Some sup- sa; >ly the iron works, while others provide ?b lousehold coals uml coals for steam purposes. It is the iron-workers' col- bl',' iers who have struck, and the iron- p0 vorkcrs arc also thrown out. Fully 60,- dy )00 men arc idle. A corresponden! says nc ;hat six months ago the colliers got an idvauce of ten percent, on their wages. This was refused and not insisted upon, jtw JJow the masters, finding prices deelin- jjJ ng, insist upon taking off the ten per ;eut. already eonccded, and going back ;o the old scale. This has caused the of itrikc. The iron masters being wealthy of ?many of them worth from one million i ;o ten million dollars?the men will suf- ct :er more than the masters, and mueh v0 nisery is expected to follow the strike jnless one side or the other yields. Horse Disease.?The horse disease "y, mown among veterinarians as cercbro- is .pinal meningitis has appeared recently ha imong gentlemen's road horses in New fork city and carried off several valuible ones. It has also affected quite a lumber of horses owned by the city ailroad companies, but has proved fa- i ?1 ?'? A?ltr it frtxv' ooooc in flinir cfnlilna U1 111 uny .? nil vauvu ... lo bleeding lias been resorted to with sue- th( ens by some veterinarians, while others ,h( ontend that phlebotomizing is hurtful. tit The most fatal eases have occurred ncc ehere the animal, has been attacked in *>?' he head, causing spasms, which are 0,11 >sinful to witness. There seems to be 10 indications of the diseaso being 'ar' ither contagious or epidemic, nor that gcfc t will extend; but it is plainly one not urn o be trifled with, and the cause or caus- Uoi s are so obscure that veterinary skill is *>io ether abroad in its treatment. **? cell ] ere "When the weather is cold enough to gr? dmit of meat being kept for several I mo ays, it is much better for family use fcul rlicn at least a week old. Experts say bre lint if a quarter of any kind of meat be *'J ung with the cut end up, the reverse of lUl be usual way, the juice will remain in e)e] be meat instead of running to the cut z*t o be evaporated. *?o ________________ Uoi The Postmaster-General says postlusters are not responsible for register- prc d letters. T?t 0 Fire-Proof Coating for Woodwork Pater-glass and chloride of zinc both proved failures as prote( vood against the action of fire, owing preparation haa been sngj as a substitute. Two coats of a tirated solution of three parts f I one part copperas are first lait I allowed to dry. A third coat, ;iug of a dilute solution of copj o which potter's clay has been sti :il it haa acquired the thicknet ?d water colors, completes the a] ion. Another method is to ; glue-water as long as it is abso 0 the pores of the wood. A t ,t of boiled glue is then put on, ile fresh is dusted over with a ; composed of one part sulphur, t ochre or clay, and six partB as. Both methods have been t 1 though not perfect are consid ,ch superior to the emplovmei her chloride of zinc or soluble g lour) Fish with Stalk Bread. flat dish in hot water to pre eking; smear it with butter -inkle pepper in it; then a thick stale bread, grated fine; upoi ;ad a layer of fish, picked fron aes and divided into small pi ;n another layer of bread as be th a little melted butter without nred over it. . Repeat as oft* jded for the quantity of fish. Sir s surface with a spoon, and spr ghtly wit* line breaa mixeawitn r. Place it in an oven for twen' rty minutes. It is a nice disl y meal. SVhen the mortality en both sid< ath in battle, by wounds and bj ie, throughout all the Napol npaigns is summed up, it exceei j lowest computation two millio i Fixed Fact in Pharmacy? lering the multitude of diseas amazing that we live; in view o untless remedies for them, it is rful that we die. UnfortuDf wever, all the diseases are real tereas most of the remedies are , gs. One exception to the latter mands the recognition and app tho press. We refer to Dr. Jc alker's Yineoar Bitters. 0; ctor himself, we know nothing his medicine we can speak froi rvation, for it seems to have foui y into almost every house obably it is more extensively us is country, as a family remedy, y other preparation, although i t yet been before tho world ars. Wherever we go wo hear < d whenever wo hear of it the ;nts on its efficacy are enthusi e have questioned sufferers from mplaint, remittent fever, fever ue, chronic headache, vertigo, ir ities of the bowels, indigestion, itism, neuralgia, gout, kidney ses, and affections of the lungs, , effects, and the uniform answe en,''It is doing me good." Beli at what everybody says must be ! have no hesitation 'in admittinf neoar Bitters is the Great Ml iccess of the present century.?( Good Food and Plenty of It ecs tho samo effect upon a person wl 3ii starved that tho Peruvian Syrup, a nic, does upon the Weak and Debilital kes them strong and vigorous, clu kkncsH and suffering into strength and 1 LE WEEKLY STO, Only 11 a year. 8 z Best Family Pafeb.?Tho Weekly 3iiii. 8 pages. $1 a year. Send your] :e Best Abricultkrai, Pater.?Tho v N. Y. Sun. Independent and fa tgainst rublic Tlunder. 8 pages. $1 ioud your Dollar. [e Best Newspaper.?Tho Weekly km. 8 pages. $1 a year. Send your is All the News.?The Weekly Nov iun. 8 pages. $1 a year. Send your ] ie Best Story Paper.?The Weekly sun. 8 pages. $1 a year. .Send your ie Best Fashion Reports in tho We< i\ Hun. 8 pages. *1 a ytar. Senc Dollar. ie Best Market Reports in tho We< 1'. Sun. 8 pages. $1, a year. Sen Dollar. ie Best Cattle Reports in the Week! iun. 8 pagcH. ?1 a year. Heudyour ie Best Paper in Every Respect.?Tho1 S. Y. Hun. 8 pagos. SI a year. Sen Dollar. Addross, THE RUN, Now Yor Vegetable Pulmonary Balsam. 'E s the best cough medieino in the world.' Wanted a farmer in every toi ent for the Collins Steel Plows. din, Ac., address, Collins A Co., 212 . New York.?Com. How arc you to-day ? I'm not f< 11. bilious asul nick headache, have bee ; around for a box of Parsons' Pu Us, but our traders aro all sold out? C iper. Cristaporo's Excelsior Hair mds unrivaled and alone. Its meriti en so universally acknowledged that it a supererogation to diBcant on thoi rther?nothing cAn beat it.?Com. A gentleman from Bethel Hill, rs that Messrs. Allen Bros., proprie lilip Allen's Print Works It. I., wcro d yant's Pond rccentlv. trouting. when ;m was attacked with sciatic rhcuinat tldcnlv. that lie had to bo carried fre nd to his hotel; a bottle of Johnson'i ne T.inimrvt was resorted to, and he \ xt day.?Com. Flaoo's Instant Belief has enty years' test. Is warranted to gi ilidle relief to all Rheumatic, Nci ;ad, Ear and Back aches, or money ret For Tiiroat Disease and Affc the chest, " Brorcn's Bronchial Trocl value. For Ciujlm. Irritation of tlio used by cold, or Unusual Exertion cal organs, in speaking in public, or i ey produce beneficial results.?Com. Tije Purest and Sweetest Codi. is Hazard <t Caswell's made on tl ore. from fresh, selected livers of the by Caswell, Hazauu & Co.. New Vol absolutely purr and turret. ration ve once taken it perfer it to all others, ms liavo decided it superior to any acre oils in Market.?Com. Prostration Practice. .ucklly for the sick, the idea that it is nc reduce their bodily strength ia order im, is fast dying out. Modern science rec Cfact that disease is of itself more lha ntly depressing to body and mind, and tl <d to be assisted in its inroads upon tt ?rgy of the system by violent purgatia ict debilitating mixtures, rroitratinn >rt," played out," aud the praciionen \v ig to it are eo few and far between th i not, like their predecessors of the san iool who flourished half a century ago, veyard with their victims. The introdu itettci's Stomach Itittcrs in lUiwas the h w that the old practice of depletion hai eived, and from that time to the present, sbrity of the great vegetable invigorant nsed, the purging, blistering, bleeding, icl practico has.dccltned. The effect of us preventive and remedy is to strei Id up, regulate and tranquilize, not to v ak down and violently disturb the syster inic,alterative and nervine, with a pure t as its propelling and distributing agent nulant diffuses the curative and life-sus merits of the medicine through the whole < Ion, and brings them into contact wl irccs of the disease. Hence its cures of li a, constipation, billious complaints, ni I, languor, debility, low spirits, malaric ers, 4c., are complete and thorough, at itection against the ailments caused or ed by cold and damp It has no oquaL 4 8 Floating Island.?Beat four yolks of hay- eg{?8 two tablespoons of sugar and .tors one teaspoon of flour; then stir into one ' tjie quart of railk and bring it to a boil, stirring it all the time; have the whites tkot beat nicely, and slip it on the top of the ilum m^> dipping a little of it on to cook j on the egg; then grate nutmeg over the con- toP! let ^ co?i> flnti itis ready 'or the ?eras table. jre(J New Yorkcityowes $130,000,000 upon 58 .. which she pays about $8,500,000 inPP1.1* terest. PPij hick -A- OZHC-AXsIjiElINrG-E and It extended to tho world to place before the pnblle n.-.x.. a better Cough or Lung Remedy, than ALLEN'S P?w LUNO BALSAM. one 1 V1BII.T IT HATH *0 BtJVAL. copCONSUMPTIVES, READI ororl Would you cure that diitreialng Cough, and 1 " bring back that healthy vigor till lately planted tu it of your cheek? If you would, do mot delay; for, ere lass you ,ro Aw"re' J'wl" 1001#te; ALLEN'S III'NO BALSAM -Dip It your hepe. It has been trlod by thouaandi tuch >vpnt a? you, who have been ourcd; many, In their gratltuile, have left their namee to ut, that suffering huand manlty can read their evidenced and believe. Don't l?_._ experilnent with new and untried mixtures-yeu lajer cnnnot afford it?but try at once t-hla Invaluable 1 the I article. It it warranted to break up the molt trou! bleaome Cough In a few houra if not of too long 1 lne standing. It ia warrantud to give entire satisfaccces' tion in all caaea of Lung and Throat difficulties. As . ' j an Expectorant, it has no ecjual. | UNSOLICITED EVIDENCE OP ITS MERITS. Irl no | BEAD TUB fOLLOWIXO. 100th WHAT WELL-KNOWN DRUGGISTS SAY ABOUT inkle allens lung balsam. PeP" SPRlKoriSLD, Tiss. Sept. 11,1871 tv or GentlemenShip u? six dozen Allkr's Lena l t Balsam at once. We have net a bottle left in oni a IOr (tore. It hat more reputation than any Cough medicine wo have cvor sold, and we have been In th? drug business twenty-seven years; we mean jusl what wc say about the Balsam. Very truly yours, by UCBD 4 TANNER. r dis eonic _ 1= Again read the evidence from aDruggtst who wsi us lit cured by use of the Balsam, and now sells It largely ns L. C. Cottrcll, Druggist at Marine City, Michigan, " writes, Sept. 12,1172: "i am out of Allrn's Lpso Balsam, send me half a gross as soon as you can, 1 Con- would rather be out of any other medicine in my l store. The Lu.vo Balsam never fails te do good for It those afflicted with a cough." >f the ' harmless to the most delicate chllJ. It contains no opium in any form. WOn- it is sold by Medicine dealers generally. itely, CAUTION. hum- Be not deceived. Call for ALLEN'S LUNO BALrule SAM, and take no other. TOVal Directions accompany each bottle. >SBPH f il,? J. N. HARRIS A CO., Cincinnati. O. 5 ? PnofBizTons. ' v PERRY DAVIS a SON, Oeneral Agents. , .7* Providence, R. I. id its hold BolJ a11 Mcdlc,"e dea,e'1' ed in ron IXLZ BT tlinn F- henry. New York, t has 0E0- C- GOODWI!i A c0- Boston, threo johnson, HOLAWAY a CO., Philadelphia. }f it Gst Rid or a Cold at once by using Dr. Jayne'i - ' Expectorant, a certain cure for all Pulmonary and .. Bronchial Affections. astic. liver T)krsoxs wishing Correspondents, send 25 centi ' and and stamp to A. L., Boston. SK? GREATEST CQRIOSITY nieu- CCO selling 'weekly. Price ?0 cente. No hnmbug dis- Addres OsoRoa A. Hrard a Co., Boston, Msss. r*h? 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VO im- | price, f2 '0 In board covers; f3'0 In eloth; Sf.fO i lralffic, gilt, Sold by all Bo. k and Music Dealers, muled Now Ready, Strauss' Dance Music for Violin an Piano, fl. rtions Published by Oliver Ditson & Co.. Boston. ?-?. Iron in the Blood or' *, HMPPP PERUVIAN SYRUF sinsing An Iron ToDi0, j Vitalizes and Enrlcbct co<|Hon- TONES UP THE SYSTEM Broken Down, ?f the CUF.E3 DYSPEP8IA, DE Kft l'KKLVIAM Sl/rup. ^ l'nmphlets free. Send for one." eessary SETII W. FOWI.E & SONS, Proprietor* to euro BOSTON, MASS. oifnue* Sold by Druggists generally. n sum* [ AGENTS want absolutely the brstsellin oes not I 1 book 't Send for "circulars of Vent'* II -L/ abridged Illus. Family Iltble. Over l.K pages. 10 by 12 tn. ICO page* Dlble Aid*. 4i >ns and Aral e que ?f>.25 Gill Eilye, 1 clasp, tt.'lCi Full 01 is. In 2 clasps, #11.00. " Hkokks ; run White Cnitr," fu . . Winter Evenings ."Ath 1.C00. "The America no still parmcr's Horse Har k.'' Ths Standard. 48th !.C< at they ready, Epizootic Treatments. Ac. C. P. VENT,Ne' io fatal york 14,111 Cincinnati. VENT Jt GOODRICH, Chlcagi till the rp/\ ctton of ^ Consumptives! , as the T|,e advertiser having been permanently cure has in- of that dread disease. Consumption, by a slmpl water remedy, is anxious to make known to his felloi sufferers the mcar.s of rure. To all who desire 11 this fa- he will send a copy i f the prescription used, (fre igthen, of charge), with dlrrrti*ns for preparing and usii, t the same, which they will flnd a SURE Cunt fn reason, po^ceno*. Asthma. Di.oxciiitis and all Tbrcs n. It la or I.urg Difficulties. tlmu- Parties wishing Ihe prrsciiption will please* ad 'dress, Her. EDWARD A WILBAN, Thl* 191 Penn8t.,WillUmsburgh,E.T. tainlng ~HZZ " nrgani- T}y \A7 hittisr 298 PENH 8TBEE1 th the W Illlllor, Pitt*burg, Pa. Longest engaged and meat aucceaaful physlcla adages- of the age. Consultation or pamphlet fr?*. Call o srvous- wrtte. >ui dl>* n A AIT AGENTS and other Canvasser* now * >da.a KlIIIK ."?'k. can lea n how to Increase thel IH 111 11 lacomeAlfla week (sure) without Intel aggre- faring with their regular canvassing b; P. N. REED. 19 Eighth St., N. T. ' ( I / mtnEuxHiExk m No Person con take these Bitters accordfog to directions, and remain long unwell, provided their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or othW means, end the vital organs wasted beyoud the point of repair. Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Headache, Paid V in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of the Chest-Dix- ^ xiness, Sour Eructations ot the Stomach, Bed Taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the regio*a of the Kidneys, and a hundred otner painful symptoms. are the offsprings of Dyspepsia. In these complaint* it has no equal, and one bottle will prove X Letter guMantee of its merits than a lengthy advertisement. For Female Complaints, in young or ol<?married or single, at the dawn of womanhood, or the' turn of life, these Tonic Bitters display so decided an' influeuce tiiat a marked improvement is soon perceptible. For Inflammatory and Chronic Rkenmatlem and Gout, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Fevers, Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidney* and Bladder, these Bitters have no equal. _ Such Diseases are caused by Vitiated Blood, which is generally produced by derangement of the Digeetive Organs. They are a Gentle Purgative as well a* a Tonic, possessing also the peculiar merit of acting as a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inflam, malion of the Liver and Visceral Organs, and in Bilious Diseases. , For Skin Dtaeasee, Eruptions, Tetter, Salt Rhe?m, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Boils, Carbuncles, Ring-worms, Scald-Head, Sore Eyes. Erysipelai^Udi, Scurfs, Discoloration* of the Skin, Humor* I and Di??ves of the Skin, of whatever name or nature, are literals ' dug up and carried out of the system in a , , short lim?'b> tl,e use of ,l,eIe nil,e,rs. ' Grateful Thousands proclaim Vjniga* BitTKits the most wou derful Inviforant that ever sustained fwifte'^p'r. k h. Mcdonald & co., Druggists and Gen. Agt*., Ju"" F r'IK,KO ,nd New Yo,k- w, eysOLD 11VALT. PR[J(PSTSft DEALERS. UTS U?jfo~? . $75 to $250 per Month,' I"T?nderfeo ' mi. tnvtn ? male, to Introduce the GENUINE IMP.. -,sm W COMMON SENSE PAMILY SEWING MACK- ? This Machine will stitch, hem, fell, tuck, qui, ' 2 cord, bind; braid and embroider In a most supe< rlor manner. Price only 816. Fully llceneed and * warranted for Ave yeare. We will pay $100 for any machine that will sew a stronger,more beautr\ tiful or more elastic team than oure.lt makes the* i_ "Elastic Lock Stitch."Every second stitch can be | 7 cut. and still the cloth cannot be pulled apart 44 Aifa?aW iraanlafrnm wiuiuuv ii v per month and expeniei, or a cominiaaton from CD which thrice that amount can be made. Addreis < 9BCOMB A CO., Bolton, Mull., FlttiburaA, Pa.,. Chicago, III., or 3t. Loull, Mo. ran IkffllpmJjRrMfflnB THE NEW SCALE 27 Union Squaro, N. Y. i Un Joitedly tie lest Spare Piano matte. -1 Send for Circular with Illustrations. :: Prices rcnpi from 350 to 700 dollars., Every Piano WARRANTED for Five Years. ? ' ' tins MOTHERS! MOTHERS! ,!MOTHERS! i | Don't fail to procnre MBS. WINSLOW'S I SOOTHING SYBUP FOB CHILDBEN TEETH' ING. t Thre valuable preparation has been attd with a I NEVER-FAILING SUCCESS IN THOUSANDS OP I. I CASES. I It nui only relieves the child from pain, hot in! Titforates the stomach and bowels, corrects aridity, and dives tune and energy to tho whole system. It ' will also Instantly relieve 1 Griping of the Bowels and Wind Colic. i We belieye.lt the I1E3T and SUREST REMEDY IX THE WORLD In nil eases of DYSENTERY ANDDIARRIKKA IN CHILDREN, whether arising from teething or any other cause, i Depend upon It, mothers, it will give rest to | yourselves and ' I Belief and Health to Your Infants. Be eurc and call for ' j " MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYBUP." 1 Having the facsimile of " CUBTIS A PERKIN'S," on the outsldo wrapper. k- TtnioffictK thrnnvhont the World. | Cheap Farms! Free Homes! 1 On the line of the UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. ' 12.000.1""J Acres of the licit Farming and Minora! Lane'it In America. 3,000.a*, Acrci iu Nebraska, in the Platte Vallojr, now tot sale. f. 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It ia prennrnrt rinreailv toriirethe Piles and nothing else. , milt) liV Al.l.'niH (ir;isT8. i'i:ut ?i. ANY ESTATE IN ENGLAND. Scotland, Ireland or Wales, promptly collected by ? J. P. FBIEAUFP, Attorney at Law, Columbia, Lancaster Co., Ta. ? ClftTfl <59(1 ? <D1U -I- U tj)flU A H.HlairdCo., St. Louts.Mo. I ' 1 i'lipT'jliCTgEaj" r Sent by mail for 10 cents. P. B. P60TE, M. D., n 1:10 Lexington Are., New York City. " i re fn eon Prr <lfy ! Afrents wanted I All classes ?. <1)*J iu Otu of working people of either sex, young or old, make more money at work for us in their spare moments or all the time than nt anything else. Particulars free. Address O. 8TINSON i CO., Portlaud. Me. , Dr. Whittier, 0 Longest engaged and'most successful physician 1 of the age. Consultations or pamphlet free. Call or write. f A NEW CARPET. l' The Great Wonder,?The New England CarnPt . Co., established over a quarter of a century ego, haring expended much* time, talent and money, to produce a stylish and durable eaipet at a low pries, _ after years of experimenting with the best arll, sens, hare brought out a carpet which they hars i named and will be known as GERMAN TAPESTRY. being exact imitation of 8oi(d Brussels, the first u thousand pieces of which In erder to introduce r them, will be sold fer 37 1-J ceota per yard. Sample sent by mail on receipt of 10 cents, or A different " patterns ?0 cents. New England Cat pet Co., S7I * Washington Street, Boston, Msgs. ' fSinQ AA *ACH WEEK-AGENTS WANTED. T ! C 4 hltvU susmris irgutuaiu. Particulars I free. J. WORTH, 8L Louts, Mo. DoxUM,