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H ERA LD W is PUBP.LISHED k 41%ED, BY THOS. F. GRENEKER, Editoraad Proprietmr A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, aiT' TS Dewri te a t, Argi) , O. ..,i .,--, . .me 75 whicc it is paid.s -N e The s4 mark denOes expiration an tribut cr pCiqof repet sam rate E WerY..S .qar C .s W ErdSD Aary At the New Store on Hotel Lot. -W Lve nQw.0n hIgt l,arge and elegalt? a..sortmant of WATCES, CL0CKSj JEWELRY, Silver and Plated Ware, VIODIMD QUJIIyR StRjNGS. - SPECTACLES AND SPECTACLE CASES, WEDDING AND BIRTHDAY PRESENTS. IN ENDUSS VARIETY. All orders by mail promptly attended to. Call and examine my stock and prie. -EDUARD SCHOLTZ. Nov. 21, 47-tf. A BEAUTIFL BOOK FOR THt ASKING By apping perEohal,J l i h.nearest-of fice.of,THE SNGER 3ANUFAGZURING CO. tdi boabreafiria dstniie) any ADLT person will be presented with a beau tifully illustrated eopy,af a. New Book enti tled - CENIUS REWARDED, stoy o .f the~wnI~ie containing a handsome and.costly steel en graving frontispiece; also, 2S finely en graved wood cuts, and bound in an elabo .a; blue and.gold lithogr.apbed cover.. .No -charge whatever is. made.for tbiU:bandsome book, which can be obtained only by appli .catior "tiheb'rardh 'aid subordinate offices Af The"Singer XaniiacturingCo. * SNBE EIF CiufRiNl Co Principal Office 34 n Squre May 18, 2 New. York. ..XV1 R -,Iit To Give Entire Sitishetion A pill that has beoie standard and is having An unpreceden.ted sale throughout th6'South, is GILDER'S LIPILI They are honest, They 'are certain, They have no egua, And are recommended by thousahds 'as ng a'nd doing all that the proprietors claim or them. They h'ave never fsiled to ha.re the ~de- I ere'et, where other pills have been un-f esfully tried. -AT j. E. PE L H A i'S. Dee. ~5, 4:7-17 Neition is Over. Now go pdhear the totes conted at CLARK'S GALLERY, where the Si.est Art Works that ha e ever been exhi-bited ii N~ewberry, are on exhibit'ion. And while there dit for your picture, and twke to your hofies some of their superior photographs. We warn 'yoju that. delays are dangereus': Er. W. H. Clark feels confident, af ter an .experience oft fzift years,. that he' can prodadd i 'class of "'orrk that ill yddie and(pe eriect satin faction. Otipyi'n --okd, p'icturesu and' eularging to any" dei side, also redncing to the smaalles;a aepieciaRty. FNr. style and oality of work, refers to the' 48ltor of this paper. CLR R'. NEW HOTEL. 'This commodious edifice, situated onr NAIN STREET, NEWBERRY, S. C., and r lknown as the BLEASE HOTEL, inow open, and invites the people one and all to call and know what can be done at all hours, to wit: Att Extra Good Breakfast, Dinner, or Supper, for TWENiTY-FIVE OENTS. Forty or fifty regular boarders will be taken at proportionately low rates. The convenience of~ location, excellent spring water, well furnished table, etc., commend this house to every one. Oct. 16, 42--tf. when a golden chance is offered., thereby always ikeeping poverty tromn your door. Those who al .for making money that are offered, gene rally b~comne wealthy, whit" those who do not improve such chances remain in pover y. We want many men, women, boys and grs to work for us right in their own 10 calities. The business will pay more thanu -ten times ordinariy wages. W e funrnish an expensive outtit and all that you need. fee. No one who en sge fails to make mioney very rapidly. lou can devote y'our whole time to the work, or only your spare ~imn&Frll information and all that is xeededsent free. Address Stinson A Co., Portland, Maint. Oct. 13, 42-1y7- _______ W.H. WALLACE, Attorney -at-Law, NfEWBERRY, S. C. Oc. 25, 4$-tf. *Miscellaneous. TUTT'.s. PILL'S INDORSED BY PHYSICIANS, CLERGYMEN, AND THE AFFLICTED EVERYWHERE. THE GREATEST MEDICAL TRIUMPH OF THE AGE. SYMPTOMNOF A TORPID LIVER. imso ' ' ' 3reLusea,bowels costive, Pa --;theHea .wia duU sensation in the baek part,l Painunder the shoulder Els~ Thie-ess after eatin_ a maiE elnation to exertionf body Irrta i' fnp jer,.Bow epirits Loma ea eeg ofavingneg. ected some dty, wear ,izines M Wtoin~t~hte -B ear(Iots ea r-h eyes, Yellow Skin, H eadace,e tes iess tit night, highly -colored Urine. I.THEE WA IGSAUNEDED, SERIOUS DISEASES WILL SOON.BE kEVELOPED. TuT'S PLg are eeiHya"ptedto such cases,ope dose methphange offeelhi7gas to atoi is the suferer. Zheylneeme the AX tsk apdcauge the body to Tak onFI thus the kstembI nou e and,by theirTonlAceonon the Pice cen. ur TJTTSAAIR DYE pRHA1 oATS r WHAXe;m ged to a Goasy BLAcK by a single a 1cat'ion of this DT. It i,0parta.a natural , act Instan,tan,neNy. 50a by.Druggists, or..ent by expres on receipt of $1. QffMc*i 3 Murra -St.,'NeWYork. (D~tISM'kAL ofTalmabo-Infornualoand CELEBRATED rjeb ia Sickly Pesons !ecover"ti i Vtah.bi.'pursuair'a o-rse losttteT's Stomach Bftters-,-the-st popu ir invi orant and alterative medicint in use. e'neradcbilty, fevEi -and ue dyspepsi. ostipation, rieutpatisrm, and other maladies e completely removed by it. Ask those rhave used itwhat it ha' done f6r-them. For sale by all Drugists and Dealers generary. )ROOKERY . GLASSWARE A ice as.zort=ent of CROCKERY ai [,A.JSSWARE just received and for sale by W. T; WRIGHT, Wh5 still-hafoa1v a fecw of tho'se''CRE A ['VS'left. Oall quick if y ouwant one Wh:still contirwa to carry on the T'D USINESS a all its branchee, and keeps.i I ihe- of.- . . . , inware and StOVeS. A-deht, Though not least,' who will 'd< I e ROQYING; GUTTFERING and othei B WORK he can get, just as Qhep as h< n fird it. Mar. 23, 47-1l. A PERFECT DAISY! It i. perfect-m6deYof ~TENtTM NEATFFS AT MO1BERkTE TOST. Tiilg id .ctr iwl Qi h.e er*F eat select material, and is so perfect ui onstrution (as well as simple) th~at ther< ~otng to Get Out or Order The motion is so gentle as to enable the aost delicate invalid, as well as those n obust health, to travel with perfect ease. CALL AND BE CONVJICED, Manufactured and for sale 't J. TA'YLOR'S CARRIAGE SHOPS, I0SITE JAIL, - - NEWBERRY, S, C Mar. 2, 9-6m. |O Outfit furnished free, with full ini structions for conducting the mos profitablc bus.iness that anyone cai engaige in. The business is so es: 0 learn, and our instPuctiOns are s0 sum pl' nd plain, that any one can make grea rofits fronm the very start. No one cal il who is willing to work. Women are a ,uccessful as mien. Boys and girls can ear trge sums Many have made at the bus ,ess over one hundred dollars in a singl reek. Nothing like it ever known bebori 1l who engage arc surprised at the eas adt rapidity with which they, are able ta cake mionev. You can engage in this bus: tess during'your spare time at great proti1 Lo do not have to invoet capital in it. Wt ike all the risk. Those who need read: zioney. shiouldi write to us at once. All ful ,ishedt free. Address True &f Co.. Augusti ALONZO REESE, HAVIG AND hAIR DBESSIN SALOON ~, Plain Street next door to Dr. Geiger's Offic COLUMBIA, S. C. Room newly fitted and furnished, and ge legen attended to with celerity, after :1 ONLY A PRINTER. [FROZEN TO DEATH, DEC: 30, 18 Onlya. printer; cold in deat Stiff in a deep snow drift; He wasn't properly ''Justified," And his old "fori" 'wodldn' t lft. The "metal" was Yery old and worn, 'His-"'Ipressions" wee pbor at best Tbe.managers -wanteda; "bran new-dress, And -the foreman knows the. rest,. He linows if the '.hell-box" catches-blim, But.we tbink-we hope we're right That he'll be recast at a future time In-le-tiers clean aid bright. But.i.n thisoffice down below He'll ne'er again be seen; No more ie'll-smile at a streak-of - phat," Or grimly swear at "lean." No more he'll cash his little "sing And:"jeff" for. t,be,foaming beer Only a printer, cold in death - Nfletd to shed Atear. Fron The, Cbieago. Field. TTTE . CJ.T.. IT E .OF CAUP , AND COW ST TiTIO~N OF BY RUDOLPH HESSEL. PART 1. !.,-ITs -ADAPTABEL-TYTO A;TIFJ1 - The -coacisi from. whaVIaS,J been aid-mil ibeth th.:cerp i# excellentlyqualifled foriculture' i inelaedQatersy.aactifcialponlds ad:a.lso -for -shen stoekingf open waters,;such is:.rivers aid lakeej, or..what,as.oalled 4free fishing g It. is.in th.e power.of theo~sttrist * .1o.Produde, by-m:eans- of irtifieia impregnations and.hbar. hiug;u 'also by.! naAt ural i.jcrease ofAhis fisb with its abundance..of:eggs,. anj amount,. of fry, as well 'fresh water as most piobably a.sa,d for .salt. wate,as the. fact of.its occurring in the salt vater otth Bigk, and very fequeutly ,in -that of the Adriatic Sea, will dem onstrate. There is no other fish which vill, with proper management, be as advantageous. as the carp. Its -frugality in regard to its food, its easy ad'ptab;'.ty to all witers, in rivers; in'lakbs" and',prids,"ud -ond's; and even salt water e?-1 tua-ries, its regular;"radd~g'dwth, and its' viUuar~ a ffod-fb, are' 2.-TINE LOcALinIS BEST ADAPTED * 'TO A cARP-POND. I will tr to describe, in the first place, the manner in which. carp-culture i pondisonducted -in Centrti Europe, .an~d subse quently explain more fully its in troduaction in op,enwaters. If intending to establish crp; ponds, it wilt be nece.ssary .to as certain the following points, be fore the execution of the plan: 1. Is there a sufficient quantity of w'ater a hand for all puroses,. for'tho,umn er as well as winter.? 2. Is the ground, soil, an ae favorable for culture ? 3. It is important to examine the land mirfatelyV, ini drdei- to find whas. ai-ctbe 'components'of ths sell for not every kind' of saidi sitablo'for carp.eulture.' 4. It ought to be decided from the commencement how large the establishment is initended 'to be, whether only for private use and pleasure, or whether wholesale prod uctiolk of the fish as an article of trade is contempl.ated. If points 1 and 2 have been sat isfactorily settled, then the ground must be examined, partic ularly whether it is so constituted as not to allow the collected wa ter to penetrate, and whether the ground is saddy or loamy. A bove all, it must not be neglected to measure the depth of the stratum whieb holds the v.ater, and to be fully assured that it i.s suffiiently impermeable to withstand the pressure of the water and to bin der its oozing through, so as to prevent the consequent drying up up of the pond. A rocky, gravelly ground is not appropriate for carp culture.. Sandy ground, without a consid 'erable mixture of loam, Jlay, and humus, is of small use. I speak here of large ponds ot considera :sandy bottom may be improved 'by smpplyiug them witb loam, aE it ia frequently done in arricul. ture. Loam is a mixture of a siall per "certum of sand and alargej qaantity of clay, and is SUitlel for ponds. If sueh- ground con tains some marl, or, better, some little efements of humus, it is of t.be great'st advantage for fish culture. These. constituents of humus, if dissolved, give the wa ter,a yellow,. muddy color; and this... water supports by its ingre dien.ts.a profuse number of micro. scopic beings, which -again-form the support of. a larger. class of creatures,.and represent theireftre the productiveness .of food of the pvnd, oi which, in its tarn, the carp depends for its..sustenakce. To.o much humus or dissolved peat is injurious. Water w-hich runs through .bog-meadows . or oak woods is not of much use, because it!,contains, too much humic acid and tannin ;hese i.mpart. a moldy taste to the fish. A too conside rable amount ofgypsiferous earth, Darbonate, of lime or sulphate of lime, is inj,utious also.. Should any mineral-springs falt_ipto a fond they must be turned off .The most faorable water will always be that which: comes :from rivets ind brooks. rdns might be :ionstructed wbich would.fil. theim elves with, rain,-water during be winter or. at any other time, 3ut such water. .akes a m.oldy .aste easily, whi,ch it will com .municate to. the fishes, as does. the baterfr.omkogalseW- - In.... Europe, --experience has bhown-r-bat. watera co,mig fzbin .rtile fields and meadows, carry fg with it partielesof'bffal from 7illage' is best adapted for carp -Springwater dirdt from the rouid is nat fir abfe, and >ub tols conducted for at least undred .yards.. through ide, .ballowv ditches, in order to -ecoive .more... [.urishing com yonents from the air as well as the arh,- and above ali to be warm o some-extent by the sun and kaitac of d sisch as above leserid, merits the preference ts a..sitp Jor .a.,opd,.if in.other >atic aJ.ar .the, grouad. is.fvora >le=IAJd .has note tcoo .reat a-fall. [f this..*ere- th case, very-high nnd- str'gdindn ieutd be re inredifo# the clleti0n of watri. triitZd oo. a'r-proofm erial. . A low afidulatin~g country, Mith >ng- sligit, elevations or bills, where the sm3all.Valle'ys are easily ylose4'up by- darms-for the purpose f To~rming reservoirs is favora. y1e, . the- constrnetioui. of these ais'- invohtin compai'atively ~rifling exp.ense. 3STHE CN2ARTI~TON OF THE Pornds musn ntl64 too deep, as bhe ateri.will be colder and will arbor fewer insects,'igrve, and worms,' vbichi form part of the earp a food; besides,-.this fish does not<g-ow, gniekly in loid water. &~ ,depth. of 3 feet, in the center of te pond-i :suffieient; toward the outlet.sluice ~it may be from 6 to B feet deep, but only for an area of from 200-1,000 square feet. In the depths of this 'collector' the fishes seek their resting-place for the winter, and also in sum mer,'when the water is too warm near the edge. The outer part of the pond should not be deeper than one foot for the distance of about 70 or 100 feet, so that the water there may be warmed more thoroughly by the sun. Troward the center of the pohd, and in accordance with its size, a cavity of from 20 to 50 feet in length and 2 feet deeper than t.he rest of the ground, should be dug. This will serve the fishes for a resting-place in summer and win ter. This cavity is sometimes called a 'kettle,' though the appel lation varies in different localities. From the entrance of' the pond to the other end, where the 'col lector' and the outlet-sluice are situated, two or three ditches of feet in depth and 4 feet in lengti mustL be made, which cut tht d.epr 'ettles' transversly a fal as: the eollector. These ditches are intended to carry all the fishes into the collector when the pond I is-ainy -dratThed. Trlbe llHeEtie < is nothing biut ap!het from 20 to 40 feet in- length and breadth near I the oitlet-sinice, 1 foot de)(e1r than the remaining bottom of the pond. In ponds ef superior con- 1 struction it, has rnerailv a wood flooring, and must be cleaned ofi the mud every- year, so that thC fishes may not becorne too much ( soiled by-the mud. In speaking of the creeionof a breeding-establishment for carp I I have in view a: water extent of at least 35 to 70 acres area, which in' Central . Europe would be con- r sidered an establishmeut of about I one-third magn11itude. The -inflow of water -into the i pond ehuld never be allowed to be direct; as: for instance, a brook falling into it. -This often -causes A the water' to -rise - at ati in:oppor- t tune -time, carrying into the pond i other fishes; etpecially -the rapa- c cious pike. The carp also has the disposition - to swim- toward -beh intowing water; by which means c it is drawn away from- its -proper i Efeeding-places. - The water should c be.-condueted into the-pond side- e :ways from the- stream ; and-ifit q -hould-be -a -smalf brook oily, it f may :be-turned--otf- entirely-.a-nd v :carried alongside the pond; from e whicti point tie--Aatter -can -be n easily supplied.:with water. - The inlet-sluices from the stream i must of course-be of a strong and L. practical construetion, so tha;6an s overflow .is-impossible, -and- they e ought.to be provided-with-grat- -n ings: tprevent other i,4he6 from -t intrading. . - . . - b U.-is an indispensable condiion -b for the.oultuve in-ponds, accrding tj t6:established rules.hat -they be s socpnstr.actod- as to allow of being- -t thoroughly drained, so that, the -t ishes jnay:.be taken.out..without f< any difficulty. The bOUOM Of' .ponds should bo o suUh a descrip-- a tion as to permit. their being uried s up. for-agr'eu trral puiposeR, if e necessary. In...Europe ponds of from 10 to n 2 000 acres- ex-tent are-frequently V to be -tound; which -after having o been ased-.for-fish-c-uture for a - time,.-arebdried p;-ande ometimes- c grass, oats, wheat, &ci, -are planted r -oithe ground. -This improv&s the soitexCedingly for fiB-cuilture.I &ienltiQon. tba siniply.-in- orderto t stow that the soil -gains-by this- s rianipulation, not only for fish citrebutatsofor agriculttU-e. -if e tho~soil at'the - bottom of ponds t has r6eeN freeds from the buunic 6 acid by vegetation,- after beinig g plowed-'an'd 'exposed Th-the'a~ii- a thorugbly;fisheswilI tbrive ii t oredibly well in~ them. TPhis I a intend as asuggestio n par-ticular ly t for farmers, who' would- wishi to t etablish a small pond df' perha.ps b five or six acras' size, to show o thlat; tb' soil-~of their land would ti jnolose, 6'ut rather gain by ding a so. 'Agricultnire ani car p culture c go hind in 'band in some Central g European countries andform a s iId of comi)lemenit tS3 one ano- d ther. 'To-day a' piece of'ground - mafbe6 'ffeld or fertile mecadow ; t next year it will be f'ound to be a productive pond, to serve again t one or two years later its first purpose. -If the size of the principal andi supplementary ponds has beenf decided on, the height, depth, and y nidth must be measured, and the p levels of the ground and dams,- ift such are needed, should be ca-e- f fully taken. Tfhe leveling of the ] bottom is required to assist in the I determination of the depth of the I ditcher, 'kettles,' collector, and outlet to be dug in it.i In the erection ot the required! dam it is most important that it be constructed of the very best mate rial, so as to make it secure against I the destructive mnfluence of the: water. It ought to be three times i as wide at its ba.,e as iuis high. and at the top the width should be the same as thle height. T hel interior or water side should he less inclined than the exterior one. Before the foundation of the dam is laid, the ground where it is to stand must be dug Out to a1 depth of two and a width of from four to five fett, throughout the ,vhole leigth of it. It the groant loes.noL cOUSiS.t )f loam it mus )y tilled up with it about one fool ieop, arid this must, be tampec lown hard. A scond IaVcr fel ows~' :ind i" dispjoscd. of in i aml'je lianer Th"is repea"ed he clay beinog moistened every inie if requirndl aitT tleu beate lo%i solidiv. Thitilower StratuM S but the fourdation of the dam vhiciih is foirued from. the earth iug out of t pond r itsviint lhis is coutiuued untii the dan ompleted.' Care mnst be taken owever, -that the construetion nd tampihg dowh of this lowei tratum ie dvn in layers and Iothiug but good clay be used. II his mauner the material of thc 'undation will become a very te kacious mass, which wilt not allu ry water to penetrate. The umpiotiou of this .aborious. tsi ill.be.:a source of ultimate sati-s. action, as may disadan taes, vhichiihtarie after te Illling f the pond, will be done %way vith through its. agency. . The am should- not be made CntireCy f clay; for in Mid-summer dur. :ag til great heat, it wou!d dry Ut tJO much uU 0hat si,ie alust xpoted to - the sun, and -(eonse utctly- it would beco-me full of ssurru througb Which' te wdter uuld escape, and tii.1night.be orne disastrous.for the.estauhsh ient. On account of the requircd out t.sluices, ete;, 'th fact must be ept in view, that.such newly cn trPcted .dams .will:. sick ten. per eLnt. after -a lapse of-time of little iore -than- a tear, witb th'3 6g6e ron of" that -vortT6n whien has eenlfidly made. The dam shonld ec.pqdded.. For the draining.of ne pond. at the 'fishing out' sea >, it sbould hav'e an ontletait -1 6wer' eridifno otir adval eouis arranginents can be made r purpose. The use oi wood -ork; for: the chatnnel-should be v-iled its dur&bility not being iflcient~.' :T hida dffA:6iriAble >itructior .vould be tit the [WD chaUnne1 'o.sit. either of iasonry - work or water- pipeQ, ,hich may 6e-madc'either of claY r iron. Tis 'eli6nhol o pije lust be sQ m'ade that it can be loseq . tightly or opened again adily. if..needed. -and mast be rovided - wit:h two -Or three:fbid ratngs to- p'revent the escaye of be fishes upon the opening of the luice. At .the. same.. ti.me there bould .be an .-outlet-channel, se:v rat feet in- breadtli, at the ide of he p)ond to allow the water to run ff .This must~ai scTcured b.y lways, so that in case of con ued rainay. weather- or sudden d- violent -showers of 'rain or hunder-storths, n6 ov.e rflowing of be banks or damns may be~ possi le. tbrough the unexpected .rising f the water-in the,pond.- Large sh-po-nds of severtil hiundred cres exten t (some have a surface f 1,200, 1,500 or 2,000 acres) have euerally and .according to their ize,. two -or thr-eeoutlets-I have escribed, and wh.ieh pass under eathi the dam. The outflow from hose is us uaily regulated b.y ad. .stment of' the flood-gates from he top) of the dam. The so-called 'Monche' (monks) re wooden boxes, which stand a the pond at a distance of a few ~et from the dam. They are erfoated like a sieve, or are rovided with small adjusta...e oards, and wooden pipes run rom them through the dam. In lohemia they are called 'carp ouses ;' they are, however, rare y used in large establishments at resent, only such cultur-ists mak. ng use of them as haLve but smnall reedinig ponds at their command d carry On culture on a smnal cae. Tuese locks suffer too mnuet romn the water-. ir and sun, as L.,o fromif thet. pre2s iure of the ict n~ Winter. -so that they reqihir( *osidrablel r-epairs at an early ate after their first coming intc ise, bt, they serve their purplos( ally in small ponds, especially ir maler ponds, which are intendet or pleasure or experi menit. There are .so many diffiereni ~vas of co nstructinig these sub ~erranean sewers, that I may a: well pass them over; they belong more partuealarly to the depart, Ment 'of' hydra ulics. -It is thv~ province of the culturist to find for himself that wbich wili -be th< be?t and most practical method it, the corst~ruition of ontlets. I' i t l . ed to) mla.kl e -i .1 . a tu 1 ra p1,d k w hikh there are numbOers -in overy State of the nion, it it inCLSSar tO ascertair whether the can tOe put into th po.rcondi.tia for regular ciul ture. This can onlv be done it t'e intfil - o wAteIr eun be-reJa lated an<i the entiro-dri!bage 6! the pond rae posfi.bd . An in trenchment will be required with Sucih ponds.iu order to make t,bem dry. -Truuks of trees should be tQkeu oat of then: an'd 'Where t; y are tco dePthy should be filled up, or if this:cannot .be doneI they.: Juld be .brought into- Con necton with tthe" above-described sewers on the bottom of the poi.d 1 L- no't doilc, too inany fishles will rimain embedded i.themad] when the-pond. is being drained; aud-this lessens-the profitsto a great extent. Sh'ud any bro6ks fall .into such ponds, as. is often the cae with large ones, they .must., be kept under strict observaticono acconrt iof ossib-e over*ft which Might occur. if it be. prac ticable' the br.ok had.. best be turD.iff and. conducted along; ,ide the- pond;- wben -the iatter' x:Ln be suppiied with ater 'if r&' quireu. such brooks, ..corping. from .a eighboring hilly territory or from noautainsi wili- frequenrtly occa sion7*an ove&ffo' if either a t'tin, dei-h"wer orc uden tbawiug .of si.ow audiQe, s.houid sat in .- in. the laLter. cse tbe ground -mi:ght be bto hard. with the frsttOr allov* tie water to run off .eddilV. Jhte.. overdlow shoild even be inconsiderable it would still er ereise an i.njurioakinfluenee upon the-iebes, -as the infltx of so mU-ch wate r whihh ivv h al piobbility would contairi unfavorable -sub stances. would ,be apt. LO drive them.fro..their Wi.n.ter retreat. In- Summer, _sadden, vio-ent rain.shoNers "may 'caise an over flow within a few min-ites which will carry_ oi the f.shes, and eventuaUy m.ay -destroy all t,he pondq. To- secure" u.gainst- this, the constriitio of$seftve-shiies, such as are contivedin arttSicial Fponids. and .a. wide;r.eserve.ditch alongside the. pond,-which is des tined to carry off-dire threateni'ng high ate r,rar6fcommende'd. A) small dirn between the pond and brook, ;i.nstead oLfthe reserve ditch, ]will-sometimes answer... -.. Great -canution is necessary in the seleefion of a site.foi apod or the natural.pond. wb:ich. is to be converied into a rp-pond.. Overdows n,ot only injure the pod and fishes; but miay-restilt in a stil worse disaster, th~at of car: rying away the fishes into strange waters. a nd destroying.the ponds fTe fiundamental rule mn carp culture is that the- water be of ths same depth in Simei~ anid Win ter. .If the sup)ply of water is too plentiful, great quantities of mud are carried into the pond embed di ng the grrass which grows in it and on its banks ;this, in cause quence. will rot and poison the water. The carp immediately de sert such water on account of its offensive odor and retire from their proper feedi ng-places to depths deficient in the production of food. The mnud. which is being con stan tly reproduccd, (consists of the remainders of plants. From these dlifferent gaseous comp tounds de veiop themselves in Midsum mer, and the fishes become sickly in consteuee. In this case, es pecially if they rise to the surface seeking for air, more water must be ue thrvough the inlet lice when they will recover by d'yrees. A can:alty of thi de ser;tionr may o~cur'in very large ,onds. thoeugh no overflow may ave taken place. Perniiouls gases develop them selves from the mud even in Win ter but they rarely have any bad ettects, being injurious only if the water is covered by ice, when the tishes die from suffocation. For thi. reason large apertures are cut into the ice for the supply nf freshi air. CHINESE BEDS.-There are.two kinds of Chinese beds, and both are arraoged for a conplete-shut ting in by means~of hanging cur tains and tapestry. The. expen sive kind is iike a sort of eage, having a flat wooden roof, just b size of the bed proper, supported at a height of about eightAe from the floor on four doi-ner posts and t wo intermediae one, Then there is &sort of ffieze.or entiahlature work 'running nrard horizontally, above'and below,O that when you ore in bed yos ate safely penned in a sort of 6age, and cannot possibly tumble. Opj, The carving on these beds-is sometimes very -rich; ~ and tU6v cost much ; but'the,ordia&ry._k ind cheaper kind is made of. 4*o frames of wood shaped domiethiigg like the skeloton of an oldfah ioned 'settle,' which are.stood,up on the floor, facing each -otber A mattress is placed on'the '--j4 ing parts *of these, frames,.and a coupie of slight sticks across th.e top'; then curtains and haging* shut all in, and makeit loSk.as pret. ty as the taste and inoey -oflbh owner are able. Inside the cotton quilt, laid on the mattres frame. The occupant of the bed ,Hek on this, having a little-roll 'of stir for the head, and for.a covering very thick cotton.quilt. In the neigbborh6od'of SAr Greece, until recently there :a4 stood an aged and gigantic-cypress tree, regarded by the with the utmost veOtine .,vAe cording to patriotic beliefit:wasi more than three thd y rd old. and obtae'6d ietionj pages ot Pausaaias.and.other6 cient historians. This tradiff6n seemed -jastifi bd Oize, for it rote one. t.iod red:*an dsirtfr f&A in the air, and overshadowed an area-- the-ree hnidred rae,,. 1un mference. B~t a.short time ago a band of gipsies coo.ked their noonday .ineal - in: . ita sha -Lhe.dry-.bark-accident1y "g1tie and despite- earn est"eieriis entire' tree WAs e't lames.' The. disaster hd e pressing. effect :p.n L-.e s,ie nation, being deemed of evil on to - tOe attempt - to -'restore t Greece her former tqrritqr Doubtless the feel wvas 'augmented. in :Sparta4 by tAl' thought that- there -roofd~ more be- atti-sted tilit'her Th hundreds tohisfawho had an naally'. come- fromn all. parts of Europe .to see tre old -tree,ptfd" d 4 whose sojourn -brd6ight -ino -seal amount of grist to the Spar'tan' The- setor, -who, .on. the stages gets off.a.jokceon;-be lost Charley iRo's'should 'haTe ' hole driiled i his hea'd, aldl abonf a quart, oleoinargarinie poured into tb'e cavi-ty. . The. vacuum shouzld be dilied. with something, -and oleo margarine is cheap.-Norristozt flerald. The water power.of Niagara Falls is calcurlated. to be equal to four and a -half millieosof -horse power.' He that does a base thing in zeal for a friend, burns tho gold thbread that ties their hearts to gether. They are not the greatest but only the fittest instruments which performn business best and quick est. To be wise by precept and wise by experience are contrary habits, the one sorts not with the other, Very amiable and good natured are those people who can have their own way in everything. Ruman life is everywhere a .tate in which much is to be en mired and little to be enjoyed. A man. when he rises in the mforning. little knows what he may do before night. All things are admired, either because they are new or because they are not great. Great and mighty is the f'oroa of rejected love.