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SCHOOin INTKRNAtlONXE -mt? JULY 7. ' Iicsson Text: "Samuel Called of Cod,** 1 Sam. Ill , 1-14?Golden Tt-il: 1 bo in. ill , lO?Commentary on Lowon. I V ' Having spout six months upon the lifoof our Lord Jesus as recorded in tlio (lo*>]>ol by Mark wo now return to tho study of tlio book which Josus loved nnd from which IIo always preached, "expounding unto ttiom in all tho Scriptures the things co:;corning UhuBolf." (Luko xxiv., 87.) 1. "Ami tho child Samuel ministered unto tho Lord boforo Eli." Our last Old Testament studies were in tho book of Judges and closed with Uio incidents of tho l<ook of Ruth. Wo aro now about to stiuly tho life of the last of tho judges. who was also a prophet, as it is written in Acts xiii., 30: 'Ho gavo nnto them jmlgus aliout the sjiace of four hundred ami fifty years, until Harauel the prophet." 3.3. Tho tomplo of tho Lord, where tho Ark of God was." The temple hero mentioned Is tho tabernacle which Moses had built in ttio r Vildefnait, anil wliicb bail now boon for ho Ions a tiiuo at Sliiloh, in tho inner room of which, or flolv of Holies. wan tho Ark of tho Covouont of tho Lord of all tho oarth (JohIi. UL, 11), and in tho outer room or Holy l'laco was tho table of showbroad, tho golden altar of incense, and tho golden seven branched candlestick or lamp stand, the lamps of which were lighted overy evening and dressed overy morning (Ex. xxvii.. 81; xxx., 7, 8). 4. "The Lord called Samuel, and he answered, Horo am I." Samuel Is supi>osod by , Josephus to have been at this thno about twelve years of age; on this particular morning bo is awakened by hearing his name called and immediately replies; "Here am I." That (led should bo so near us and yet so seldom sjxvuk to us in an audible voice may Bccjp strange; but is it not more strange that He should speak to us as He does in Ilis word and in tho oven to of every day, and wo be so slow to hear or hood His voice? f?. "And he ran unto Eli, and said, Hero am 1, for tliou ralledst mo." Thinking that Eli had called liini, he rose up quickly and ran to him with these words, hut rfli not having culled him and not seeing that it was the voice of tho Lord, bids liiui to lie down again, and Samuel obeys. How quickly tho lioy responded to what he supposed was tho call of Eli; what promptness, what denial to self of the gratification of a little muro slumber; a great lesson for all. o. "Aiiu mo i/oru caiiini yer, again n;uuuel." How patiently inul poinuvortllgly tho Lord continues to call those wliom the Father I ins given to llim out of this sinful world; | for God siKMikctli once, yea, twice, yet man IMjrcoivoth it not. 7. "Now Samuel did not, yet know tho Lord, neither was the word of tho fsiril yet revealed unto him." Ho knew the I*?rd through tho words of Moses and Joshua and ministered unto llim as thus revealed,but up to this time the lx>rd had not sfsiken directly to Samuel. This was t he tlrst. of many coinmunicntions directly from tho I/ird to tho people through Samuel. H. "And the Isml culled Samuel again tho t hird time." And again he arose and went to 1'ii with the same words: "Here am 1; for thou didst eall me." What parent's heart would not lie made glad by sueli a sou; what unwearied though apparently fruitless oln-dience; hut it shall ho rewarded. Kli ai last jwreeives that it is tho voiee of (iodine hat the Lord has actually called (lie clu1 tho onlv recorded instance in wliieh . i l^ord sjsike in a vision in nu audible voice ton little l>oy; hut let nil the children know ami believe that when they rend the Ilihle or hear it rend God is us really sinking to them in His word as when Ho snoke to Samuel. J. "Speak, Lord, for Thy servant hoaroth." Kli now instructs tho child that ho is to lie down again, and if again he is called, hois to make this reply, for it is God and not utnu that is calling him. With such a prayer as this in our hearts let us go nliout our work over)' day and wo shall often hear llis voieo in tho ordinary events of every day life; hut lets lis also never ojien t he Hihlo without offering up fupin tho heart cither this prayer or the one lu 1*8. cxix., IN; "Open Thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law." 10. "And tho Isird came, ami stood, and called nu at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Tlion Samuel answered, Speak, for Thy servant heuretli." The Lord know Ihnt Samuel did not know His voice, and so He eamo nirnin ami airuin so lovimdv and oaticutlv until^aniujMj through Eli, had boon taught that.it wasthe voice of (hid, and thou wit.li on tiro surrender ??f soul tho Imy yields himself to tho word and will of God. 11. "And the I?ord said to Snuinol, ItohoM, I will do a thing in Israel at which both tho oars of ovory ouo that hc-ircth it shall tingle." Ho announces thut n judgment is nhiiut to come in Tsrmd, and that people shall l>o amazed at and troinldo. Tho expression "oars tingling" is only found t.wioo elsewhere in tho lliblo (II Ki. xxi., li'; J or. xix., 11) aud is in each onse in connection with coining judgments. 12. "In that day I will |>oiTorin against Eli, all things which I have spoken concerning his house: whon 1 begin I will also make an ond." Having mude tho general statement that Ho would do a mighty work of judgment I in Israel, it might be asked, where I/oruT In 1 what tribe, or shall it reach the whole nation? Ho immediately indicates where it shall j strike, even uihiii the very head of the nation, Eli and his iiouse, and lie indicates that, it shall be short mul complete. Eli being God's representative as judge of t he inniple, should have boon in all respects a faithful represeiiativo, and the guilt of any acts of omission or j-- .ueip.,; h.ijjiifvf Yn TV inii.s lit., ;Jj gives some light upon it : "You only have I known of all tho families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities." 115. "For I have (old him that I will judge his house forever for I lie iniquity which ho kuoweth; because his sons made themselves vni\ lum 11c restrained mem not." lin<l never exercises judgment without iivorcy. Ho is lonp: suffering ami always gives abundant warning, if perchanco tlioro may lie rc|ioutancc, and thus tho judgment be averted. Ho had wnrneil Eli (chap, ii., '17-3f?) years before this, hut the warning lin<l been unheeded. and now the (into of mercy ha<l passed and the time of judgment had come. Eli know tho iniquity of his sons, and although ho relinked them and warned them, ho did not restrain | them. I h "And therefore I have sworn unto tho house of Kli, that the iniquity of Eli's house ' shall not ba purged wit h sacrifice nor offering | forever," not because there is not atonement i sulilcieiit to reach and remove the sin of Eli's house, hut liecnuse of the lack of ro|>cntnnm on their part. Jesus Himself sai<l that all inauuer of sin and blasphemy shall bo forgiven unto men; but lie also said that tho blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not boforgiven unto men (Matt, xii., 31); which i if 1 understand it signifies the iiersi.stent and j conlinuod resistance of the Spirit until donth, or until He withdraws and leaves to himself I the person thus resisting Him; and when u person is thus loft by the Spirit it will bo found impossible In approach tlieni upon tho matter of their souls' welfare.?Ia'ssuh Hrhwr. MARKETS. ! I flAi.TiMonK? Klour ?City .Mills,extra,?4.1H) ?$.' . If,; Wheat? Southern Ellltz, STkiHT; j Corn?Southern White, i lllrts, Yellow Hal" ets. Oats?Southern and I'emisvlvania \ :on;p;> .ctK I ? - t ...... ........ t\ i i-iiiisyivtlltlti 54a55eU?.; May? Maryland ami Pennsylvania i | 15 (Mia? H> 00;Stra w W lieut ,.S.(Mat1S..,?0; Butter, Eastern Cnvamory, lSu'-'Octs., near l>y receipts 17nl.Sets; Cheese Eastern Fancy Cream. 'J',* { ill Oct*., ? Weste rn, '.''ya'.i'jft.s, Eggs?15 c ?H?; Tiitinci'o licuf Interior, ItifJ.U), lioo.1 . Common, 3 (Mia? 1 (Ml, Middling, 5a$t).00 Uood to lino ml,7u?'.t; Fancy, li>a$l'3. " Nkw York?Flour?Honthcrn Common to foil"oxtra,2.U5u$3.30; Wheat.-.No 1 White f i?100; live?Shite, 51:s5('.; Corn?Southern j Yellow, lO^i'ullela.Oats- White, State 33%a31 ets.; Butter-Stat?. I4}?nl7ets.: Cheese-State, 1 , 7/,4ftS?4l'ts-1 Eggs? HiiM1 j eta. tt Piiil.Aiuu.rMlA ? Flour ? Pennsylvania o fancy, 4.'33a1.75; Wheat? Poniisy I vania and a Southern lied, KOatM)1 ; ltyo?Pennsylvania [ oi f?2a.V4ets.; Corn?Southern Yellow, 4ln4'3cts. o .. Cats?34a3f> eta.; Butter?State, ItialS eta.; a Cheese-N. Y. Factory, OaO,1j eta.' Eggs-* | Stute, 15aIt) eta. j \s cattijR. ; r< BaI.TIMoiie? Beef, I VJ5al 50; Slieop?$5 (K) a5 (Hi, llog?- ?('?(MlaO U5. ; MlW York Beef-?:; 87?4 K5;Shcop-$4 35 >r u5 50; Hogs?$4 70.i5 10. 1 . Hast IjIRKHTv?Boef? 50a5 00; SLioey? I S3 5dal 75; Hogs?$4GOu4 70 | H Tho W. C. T. U., of Adelaide, South Aus- j * trails, is making a strong effort to secure I |( temperance instruction in the public schools. ^ . 4rr I mSSANCK 1 Pause for a moDiciawf I think; * I Think of tho wrecks upon life's ocean tossed. For answering "yes" without counting the cost. Think of tho mother who bore you in pain, Til ink of the tears that will fall like rain; Think of the heart, nnd how cruel the blow. Think of her love, nnd at once answer "No." Think of tho hopes that are drowned in the bowl. Think of tho danger to body and soul. Think of sad lives, onco as pure as the snow* Look at them now, nnd at once answer "No." Think of a manhood with rum-tainted breath, Think of its end, nnd the terrible death. Think of the homes that now shadowed with woo, Might havo been heaven, had the answer been "No." Think of lone graves both unwept nnd unknown, Hiding fond hopes that wero fair as your own. Think of proud forms now forever laid low. That might still l*> here, had they learned to say "No." Think of t ho demon thnt lurks in tho bowl, Driving to ruin i*>th IkkIv and soul. Think of all this ns life's Journey you go, And when you'ro assailed by tho tempter, eny "No." ?GoodalFa Sun. THE LEAGUE or THE cross. A now crusade has commenced in the Ro? ' '..I 1 1: CI i.nu ?ltrn?t.ul IIIUII V_ 41 I'II' HI' V'llUI I II, III* II ll*?^ tlKil k ' much attention in the community. The "1/cagueof the Cross" is an organization started l?y Cardinal Manning in England and it has extended to various parts of this country. The following is the pledge: "I do solemnly promise with the help of (Sod, to alMitain from drinking or treating in saloons or like places, and from entering such places without strict necessity. I also prom lse to attend the meetings of the Ijcngue, t< observe its ruh-s, and to do ail I can to pro mote its objects, and induce others to join it." In St. Peter's, ono of the largest Roman Catholic churches in the city of Brooklyn, with Fathers Fransioli, Barry and Ward, a large organization has been forimsl. Father Barry at one of t he meetings said: "We have from twelve to fifteen thousand nominal Roman Catholics in this |>arish, the urea of which is eight blocks long by tlire* blocks broad?the largest parish in the diocese. Every corner of every block almost is decorated with a rum-shop. There arc sixtyfive saloons about, and we find that drunkenness is constantly increasing. For every drunkard wo reclaim the rum-shops inakr ten new onos. Tin1 parish is like a ship with strained timbers. The five priests here have Ihs-ii laboring to pump it dry, but the water rushes in faster ti win ever. Now we are going to stop the leak. "The branches of t his tree of intemperance sprout, faster than they can be clipped, so the only thing to do is to strike at. the root. We are like an ambulance corps on a battle-field. As fast, as we tix one wounded man up, ten newly wounded are brought to us from the front. What is the use of our work when the bullets arc allowed to fly as fast as over!1 We are not, even holding our own, for, as I said before, drunkenness is on the inereiiso. "There is m> use denying the proposition that saloons produ Irimkenuess.aiui drunkenness produces crime. Against this stats' ol all'airs, therefore, we propose to strive. Ol ourse we must, necessarily hurt the saloon business,and I hat may antagonize the saloonkee|M'rs. We cannot help that. What, wo are going to do is to save our people from perdition. This is our duty, and we must do it, 110 mutter whom we hurt. We have (Soil on our side and have no fear of any forces which ina}' array themselves against us. With Cud's help wc must win. "Never in tln< history of our country luis tho subject of intemperance received such consideration as at the present, time. 1 >i^lit is now shed on it as never liefnre. Religion and philanthropy tmvetliowii their rays upon it anil laid barn its depths of iniquity. No intelligent man has dubious views on tliosuls ject, The evidence is clear?no <dearer if written by an angel. There nrifcim faltering words. \Vo know it to lie one of the greatest vices with which man can lie afflicted. I'crha|M it has never raged more fiercely than now, anil men are organized to combat it." tiik economy nfrnoiiintTio.v. A correspondent of tho Newcastle (Eng.) Ihiilu ('hrotticlr emphasizes tho economy of prohibition by careful statistics. He shows that in bS'H in that district, the proportion jiaid lor manual Tabor in making spirits was not ipiito two |H>nee in every sovereign's worth of litpior, and that only ten penoo out of every pound spent in liquor went to the working elasses. Any one therefore who bought, I'.'i worth of aleoholie drinks last,year IM'liotlted the labor market to the extent, of four shillings and two (tonne, Contract t his wilh the statement that of C5 spent for shoes C- goes baek for lalsir, and of ?.1 spent fur woolen cloth goes back to labor. r.KKii vnit ncsiNKsa. Of twenty six of the leading business firm? and manufacturers in Iho United States?all rated by Dun's Mercantile Agency as |Hisse>? in;; a capital of at least $orkO,l>nO ? interviewed by us, only one allowed the use of liquor ill Ins establishment, and tin n only during the dinner hour. Everyone ivjmrts thai, tie business interests of the employer an jeo|Kiri!izcil by the drain shop association of the employe, and that, most eases of individual isiverly among the latter can bo traced to the saloons. ? ilomilctic Jicvicw. TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES. 'l^ho>{\v."r\ *t\' fr.oV" llangln^,1 8Smrn, V?r,v claims its activity l?y means of a banner at the Paris K.v|>ositiun. Sain Small hasn't I teen a newspaper paragrapher for nothing, lie ilelines high license as a high lie with no sense in it. Governor Humphrey says a proimsition to restore the saloon in Ivittisns would bo voted down by at least ItiO.UOO majority. The W. C. T. U. of Minneapolis will soon ojteii a largo eofTeo palace, where two thousand people can lw? fed in one day. Then* is not a single liquor saloon in Tyrrell County, N. and consequently tin1 lawyers in the county are on the verge of starvation. The Niagara Square \V. C. T. IT., of buffalo, N. Y., has Imvii incorporated ami proposes to establish a woman's sanitarium und foundlings' home in that city. A recent canvass of the schools of Ktrgland revealed the fact that ninety-live per cent, of the young people taking first rank were llleniliers of the band of Ho;a*. A Massachusetts manufacturer is alleged to have paid one Saturday t-> his army of laborers seven hundred bright, crisp tendollar hills. Kach man received one w ith his nay. All were marked so as to tie recognized, by Tuesday, four hundred and ten of these bills had been deposited ill the banks of the city by the barkcei>crg. "Whetheror not the world would be vastly Is'lietitod by the tot.al and liu.il baiiishmeiit fnim It ..f ..II ... ... > .III...MI II l.l^ null,-., M'.'lilSlH mo not now an open question. Tlirec-fourilis of mankind confess the affirmative with their tongues; ami I believe all the rest acknowledge it in their hearts. MURDERED BY OiJTLAWi. tutolicry ??l a Whole family of Iiiimigrants Near Helena, .Hon. News was rocoivod of a in st hriPal crimi ommitted in For{in oui'y, in whit in iioivii u* "Julilli enmity," nhout l'? i inilo. orth of Helena, Mnii. 'i It > news was rought by the driver of a sta ;? lino running ron? Fort llniton to I.ivin ;<t >n. lie s lys tint on Silurdiy l ot tin b)ly of mid llo a^od woman, who hid boon shot in h?? back, was found by a cowboy in a wdd ud unfrequented spot on Ju I it It river. Tho orouer's fnqiiost devo|o|>od no information i to who sho w is. Oil Tu-'s-iay tlx* InkUui f two 11X3(1, a 10 yo ir-nl I Kir'. '?' asix-yoarlil ?irl worn ilisoovoroi about. 10J yur.ls bovo tlio sumo pi km. All worn shot in ttio han't except tlio chihl, rho was stran^le-l. Noar l?v worofojii 1 th<? jinains of tinriio I trunks an I citnp equipKICnorytliinK by wiio'i t!i > bathos nn^lit o i lentill-it was destroy I. Nabo.ly in tl lit.li county cm racoon z> tho liali'-s. i 'hoy are supposed t<i hnv i l? hjii a family uf nniiKrauts from I ?w i or Iliiuais. Tho whalo of Ju litti ? niiity is arous vl.on I hundred horsjiiiiii arc so Hiring t!u plains, jjkin^ tin trail of tho murderers. Tlu laca wlioro tlio ilooil wis committed is I kj lilos front a railra i t, which it is supposed ho aiurJororo aro trying to roach. I AGRICULTURAL Take three pouuu~ sulphur and quick-lime. Black iuw?. and boil with the aulpliur in six gal torn of water uutll reduced to two gallons. Allow this to settle, then pour off th? clear liquid und bottle it for use. An old iron pot will auswer to boil it in. A gill of this liquid, mixed with flvogallom of water, is an excellent prevention and euro for mildew upon plants?showered upon them as soon as the mildew appears. -?American Agriculturist. rom.TIlT NOTP.S. It lias been generally advised to keep only pullets or year-old fowls for laying, but I liavu learned that three aud four year old fowls will lay as many eggs in n year as younger ones. It has also been thought for many years that broken oyster ami clam shells, If not necessary,were iK'neficlal to fowls whether laying or not, ami?some professional poultry keepers to the contrary?I think they are, for my fowls when let out go for tho pile of shells an?l eat them jus they would corn, and I think if the shells were not of some service to them they would not do that, and I also think they are good substitutes for sharp gravel, which cnunot always be got as easily as shells.?('ountru Cattleman. PROTECTION HOH HOKE 8IT01TT.DER9. Cotton cloth well smeared with pure tallow, wrapped around the collar, is undoubtedly an excellent preventive of sore shoulders, but to oil the collar Inside often t-nough to keep it soft is equally so, and is much more quickly and easily done. He careful nt the same time to keep the collar perfectly clear of any hard substance sticking to it, and see that the collar tits nicely to the shoulders,and that it does so without being cither too tight or too loose. When the horse is brought into the stable aftct ociug worked, if the least sweaty the collar should not be removed till his hair is well dried under il. Some persons, when their horses are kept regularly at work, let them wear their collars all the time?by night as well as by day. They say this keeps their skin tough, and it is not nearly so likely to become galled. ni,INl>NKSS IN IIOR8E3. Neglect ami carelessness make more blind horses than any other two things, writes I). Atkinson, M. I)., in the Wash ington .sy?r, atul many a valuable horse has been irretrievably injured by the owner or his servant. The blinds 01 blinkers on the bridle frequently induct blindness, or cause serious injuries to tin eyes. If not properly adjusted they ag gravate the horse, and iu timecausc3serious trouble. Some advocate the use ol open bridles, but if proper blinkers an used, and used as they ought to he, then Is no danger of eye trouble being cause* by them. Damp, dark stables are othei , "uuses of defective eyesight in our ani "^nnl friends, which very few ever think about. When snow is 011 the ground it: J- the winter many horses have a serious shock given to their eyes if they arc taken from the dark stables right out intc 1 L^he open light. A severe pain will shool into both eyes until the animal gets ac customed to the light,and if this practice is persisted in the horse's eyesight evil lieeoine senously impaired. Dampness also affects the eyes, and stables shoult ' be guarded against this. Plenty of light, and fresh, pure air should be allowed t< come into the stables at all hours of tin day,and the general health of the animal as well as his eyes, will be kept good. i PEACH YEI.I.OW8. According to my observation, say , Josiah lloopeSjin the New York Tribune I the peach is less liable to disease undo : high culture than when neglected, or 01 poor soil. On the principle that yellow > will appear under all conditions, man; ' growers give trees little or no attention ! depending upon one or two good crop: for profit before the disease attacks them This is opposed to systematic, good cul tore, and to the careful orehardist i specially repulsive. More than oni scrupulously clean orchard Is to-dm and profit than their neglected competi tors. It has been asserted that by heav; manuring and liberal applications o i potash in some convenient form, yellow: | will in a measure be warded olT,on accounl | of the consequent. strong healthy growth, , If cultivators generally would study tlu ! practical part of the subject, and note tlu j conditions under which the disease ap! pears, and is increased,they might rendei valuable assistance. A prejudice formerly existed against planting yellow-fleshed peaches, under (he impression that tliev 1 were more easily contaminated, l>ut more I extended experience disproved this view. The yellows is no respecter of varieties or places. Where it linds proper coni dil ions for development there if operates, and continues its work of destruction, j However, we can unite upon the heroic rooting-out and Intrnino of any infected 1 trees as soon as the disease is discovered. > The malady may have been communicated to other trees, but as a diseased tree is worthless, the soouer it is removed the better. PKKI) CI.OYKR. Seed clover is, year after year, one of i the most profitable crops of the farm, where the conditions are favorable to its growth. The crop of the country is i never so large as to glut the market. The man who has to buv clover Ki-n.1 in tlu* spring invariably pays what scorns like a still" price. Not. infrequently the seed clover brings more than the first crop cut for hay. One reason (perhaps the principal one) why the crop of seed clover is so small, is that, as usually handled, it is most disagreeable. (Jencrally it is mowed away, as it is not thought possible to keep it in stacks; and the wheat can be threshed out of the mows by the time the seed clover is cut. There are few more disagreeable jobs than hulling clover in the bar. The dust is stifling. Wen who sutler little inconvenience in threshing grain under cover, find that their lungs and throats will not endure the dust in the barn where clover is hulled. Ilesidcs, every corner of tin* barn is fouled. It is impossible to keep the dust within bounds. This objection is obviated when the clover is stored in barracks, w here it maybe kept as well as in a mow. The barrack is simply a roof,with tlu- sides open. Beed clover may also |>c kept in good coedition iu stacks topped with timothy r-=F= L AGRICULTURAL. " I ? _ 7 'INTKRK8T RKLATlVt < ^V? I * ttM AND GAllDUN. | l?r; l Hi'- wagon, iXlLrJZroTte- '"? * I I1 " 5 'tkSJ^he flcldt\ ? spread a> / is hulled. ? / > It Is the opinion of many that if the i hulling Isdcfea ceil until cold weather more l seed will be otitnined; but if the clover ? is perfectly dry?, hulling ucfd not l>e deli layed. We haftre known seed clover to l>o If hulled clean right from the field, but the t weather is?so uncertain that this is usually too risky. Somo think, also, that It is better to let tho seed clover rot somc, what. This makes the Ut0T remove easily, I jbut 4juito sis much stw^.iu bo got without, sind rotting is risky. Tho hotter 'jilan js to let it lie as mown until well t cured. When it is well cured, rake it up , mud put in barocks or stacks at once.? ^American AqriculturUt. _? . ? ' i \ ?_ ? FAHM AND OA15DBN NOTE8. 1 \ Prepare for tho rural fairs. Keep tools sharp and clean. liuttcrmiflTls a gBO<?%?immcr beverage. Well-planned summer work is half dor.o. i' Drive the work or it will drive you, d and with a drag, year in and year out, i no one is satisfied or happy. You must either work with the men you employ, or visit tho field und seo that they earn their money. During the day the soiling can, if preferred, all bo done in tho stable, but tho cows :iro much more comfortable during hot weather to bo out at night. While we do not recommend putting all one's eggs iu one basket, wo do suggest the growing of but few crops and mastering all the details connected with them. The big milker needs a strong constitution or she will full by the wsiy when parturition invites the perils of milk fever and the other ills that attend upon motherhood. Men lacking energy, don't usually "get there" in time to save things at their best stage of growth; it takes them . so long to start, that the job generally is left unfinished, i Late seeding often lacks moisture, starts slow, becomes a prey to insects, so is unprofitable. Late cultivation in worked crops prevents the securing of the hay before it becomes too ripe. When the society for the prevention of cruelty to horses' tails gets barbarities i on these appendages stopped it will be i well for it to turn attention to cows' horns doomed to be sawed off as useless. When a farmers' club numbers its membership by thousands or hundreds - that means that it has on the roll book names of many who do not attend its f meetings and who give no other support. Too many farmers work in tho field until it is too late, or they are too tired to work any longer; then, when they 1 ought to rest, they plan their work. A mnu should be at his best to plan the k wisest. , It is not j*pf _'3.rv to sow evergreen , seed in t\^ houso if they are ' placed in tuc^|h4%bd where vermin will not destroy them. A light soil and ono containing considerable vegetable mold is j preferable. | We always pity a man who Is paying i interest on a farm or farm-stock and 1 tools. It takes a good farmer to be able to do that. It is better to have four per ? cent, coining in thau four going out every u six months. , Too many unsuccessful farmers arc unskilled in their business; they do no better than the average; think too little and arc not ambitious nor hopeful. They aro 5 without faith in their business; they rlo t not believe there is any money in it. r The gooseberry is one of the first fruits i the farmer may enjoy, and good housch wives have ways of serving it in pies, etc., / that make it very tine eating. Prune the , old bushes and give them some manure, * or plant if you have none growing. A good horseman never galls the necks * of Ills horses, because he cares for them, s keeps them clean as well as the collars, 3 and if then; (ire long pulls, as in plowing, ' Ivfc that air mttV-tt.*0 lift the collars . There should always be a ^Ycco^Tchrri, j- growing for green feed for the cows. It , is better that it be drilled in, and a suf, ficient amount should be planted to fill out any lack In the pasture. If there is too much for that, the surplus will make: , the best kind of fodder. We should hardly eall it a system of rotation of crops where the same one was i r raised upon the same land for more than two successive years. Would prefer a different crop each year. Hay might bo . a possible exception to this rule; with a good dressing of tine manure each year,; land might remain to grass more than' two years. J I To have good pansics fresh seed should be sown every spring. Start them in a hotbed, or in a box in the house, in a supply of rich, moist porous soil. When an inch high transplant them into the garden; thev do best in a tvirtmllv I posit ion*," us at fho side of a building. Give them plenty of water and they will soon begin blossoming. Lengthening Life of Humanity. It is estimated that the life of humanity | has gained twenty-five per cent, all the ; world over in the last fifty years. Tho lowest average that has been calculated is twenty-three years, which represents the life expectancy of the Soudanese; but even this is high when it is remembered , that in Geneva in the thirteenth century ! fourteen years were all that were allotted to man. The United States census of 1850 shows that 7.17 percent, of the persons who died in the previous decade wort; more than seventy years of age; in 1S."?0 the percentage was 7.51, and in ISKO, it was 10.35. The deaths of adults have diminished in a continuous ratio, so that the proportion of infant. victims to ttio whole number of dentin is constantly on the increase. In 1850,, I (?.'.)(> per cent, erf the whole number of deaths were of children less than one j year old; in I860 the percentage was 0.7-1; in I8S0 it. was 28.24. These ! figures in themselves show the increasing j triumph of medicine over death, since, they evidence that it is the new-born,! semi lifeless infant and not the adult in-! valid that fails to respond to the physician's curative touch. ? Philadelphia lit cord. i There are twenty-seven more dogs t thuu sheep in Miami County, Ohio, 1 ?! price*. Many of our wide nwake fanners can make a part of their productions nu lictual necessity to oue or more families in I ?ur largo cities at paying prices by sup- i plying these products regularly, fresh, tweet and wholesome. I know this by ixporiencc, for my customers often tell p9la ?vL n!l in *?9?p'J'!0 - ,*f toov. "t ' S?*J9 0f ,*o,x ..uu^j. sparo an u?/?r oi .*>4 -io consideration of affairs in Zanzibar and Samoa, froir, tie expenditure of the people's ma toy. from the thousand and one uubjecCs which toucli tlio j opular interest about as deep as discussions on Greek particlos, to talk alsmt tlio wants and rights of the majority of Loudon workers. That is good, though not'so good as it might ho. Tlio House tulkcd much, but did nothing. It is, indeed, capable of doing littln. It is tlio smallor elective institutions from w hich the long looked-for dawn of hope from the democracy will come?from tho Ground ltents Committeo which is about to inquire into tlio price?about ML -Mli ? ' ? " * * iiiiftui iiuiuoms?which ino people oi London pay for the privilege of working in it, and to solve the problem as to how the fruit of the aggregate toil of tho great city can ho appropriated to tho necessities of llio many iustead of to tho luxuries of the few. There woro plenty of facts given yesterday. But we don't want facts. Faots crowd in on us. Tliero aro three hundred thousand of tho very poor in London. That is a normal state. These peoplo are never properly housed, never properly fed, never properly rested. After they leave childhood they have no leisure. In tho bad times thev suffer actual starvation, relieved by the charity of their neighbors. Out of tho half million inhabitants of tho Tower llamlcts, nearly 1)0,000 are too poor to live. Twenty shillings a week is an average wage. A fourth of this is spent in rent. At least lGs. 4d., as Mrs. Barnott shows, ought, at the lowest figure, to bo spent on food. But if all that is spent, thero is only 5)s. 8d. for tho rent, instead of 5s., and thero is nothing -positively nothing?for coals, clothes, boots, club money, schooling, illness. That is the normal condition; but loss of employment is always a factor with the unskilled laborer, who lias often to light a daily battle for his daily bread, and who?beoauso there aro more people in London every year, and tho landlords take euro that there shall be no moro land?must, boforo ho can evon begin that struggle, pay a '25 per cent, premium to tho land monopolist. This is the London of to-day. What may the London of to-morrow he in a war, uuuur now conimerciin cnnuiuona, kuoii (is may arise in the attempt to diminish the cost of production and enlmnco tho prico of the product?with less work for tlic lal?orer and more for him to pay for his broad, his salt and his coal? What a prospect is this that civilization offers its children 1?London Slur. A Flonting-Islninl Wonder. Situated high tip in the main Rocky Mountain divide, in the onstmn part of Idaho, just south of tho Inn^idary lino between that Torritory and Montana, and a few miles west of tho Yellowstone National Park, is Henry Lnkjb, a beautiful Hheot of crystal water, Slaving an area of about forty square miles. Tho contour of tho lake is ovql, and the wooded banks boar a luxuriant growth of mountain grass. On a casual examination tliero appears to lie 110 outlet to this lake, but closer observation roveals a small creek issuing from the. southwest side, which is the beginning of tho north fork of that mighty artery of tho Northwest, tinako River. On this lake, sometimes on the north sido and sometimes to tho southward, or wherever tho breezes ehanco to bear it, is a curious lloatiug island. It is about 5100 feet in diameter and has for its basis a mat of roots, so dense as to supi>ort large trees and a heavy thieket of undergrowth. Decayed vegetation adds to the thickness of tho mat, and forms a mold several feet in thickness. On the edgo of tho Hunting forest, in summer time, may bo seen a luxuriant growth of bluejoint grass, tho roots of which form so compact a mass as to support tho weight of a horso. Any number of men linvo no dilliculty in walking about on it. Farther back among tho trees 0110 might build a 1 lnj-ffiv llQUso juuL-mako a wujW njid ;1? u WTinirvrr Tie pleases. Tic would bo just as solid and safo as though there wore not 1(10 or 200 feet of water boncath. There is a willow thicket near the center of tho island, and scattered among ine.so willowa and contiguous to thorn uro a number of aspens n:ul dwarf pines. These catch the breezes which iloat over the island and act like sails on a boat, and movo the nearly two acres of land hither and thither over the forty sijnare miles of water. This shows why one may one day seo the island on one side and the noxt on the other side of the lake. Henry Lake is exceedingly picturesque. Around it riso snow-capped peaks, among which are some of the highest of the continent's hackhono, partly covered with a verdue of forest and grass, and showing here and there formations of granite and unique basaltic columns. During the hunting season the waters swarm with wild fowl. There are beaver, toe, and plenty of large game may be had iu the adjoining mountains. ? Hesf Shore. A jokku who war kicked on the thigh by a mule, remarked between groans, "Alas! my limb in like a dollar bill, because it is a leg all-tender." A condition of weakness of Isxly nnd mind wtiicli results from many disorders' f it,,. fy.. lein finds its best and surest relief in Krnnii's Iron liitteiH. As it eiirielie. and Mr< iiKthen* (lie blood so I lie M maelt. liver and kidneys rere ve powers to perform their duties, and liio depressing i nllnem es from it diseased and disturbed condition of these organs arc remove '. Sonc of lite dryeoids clerk: "twining in delaine." "tor seven lout* years I strug led away fanning, running a mill, until 1 was fortunately introduced t.> it. ....... s-. /... jiictimoml, Vn., by my brother, ami I wont to work nt once, and I uncivil moitlhi I )in<l mndo more rlenr money tlinn I had made in tha seven venrs licfore. Tlie> took mo i by tlio hand from tlio start anil scomrd to l>o very find of tlio oliancc to 'liiiw me how to do it. 'hi* Is aliont what a young man said a year or bo ago of the n!>ove-mcntioncd firm. Hlnco that time ho has been steadily at work for thorn, and in now o .e of the lioj*i>ir~?t men in America. If you need cmi> oyment. It would he a good thing for you to follow this young mini's oxnmple. A cat with its fur mftlcil doesn't feel furstraight, l'r!lrotr tVomrn. Children and delicate women should not 1m forced to take the vile compounds which aro usually given for co'nstipntinn, idles, indigestion, etc. llnnibnrg f igs are like preserved fruit, and are the licst laxative known. ^5 rents. Dose one Fig. Mack Drug Co., N. Y. lUi'Bfay he plaited and vot be v'.den. ' ?- ? ~V" Saatuo Doings. ^ be Sastuc, Juno 24.?The Santuo bifi; fc* i a S. of T. uict hero Thursday evening ? ra. elected its officers for the next quarter : ^ ail as 1 was not fortunate enough to be il [/J nt 1 cm only giro the names as they w ler- given mc, as follows : S^llcao Vrlnted guaraiiteo on bottlc-wri\p; er. ( For all derangemon 8 of tlio liver, eUnoaoh and bowolrt, tako Dr. Piorco s Pollots. Uivo a UUOVh A foul tip? Fot'lug the waiter with a lend B quatler. fy There arc people using Dobblns's Eleelrlo ? Soap to-day who commence 1 Its use In 1855. Would this be the ca-e were It not tho purest and most (omnmlcol soap made. Ask your > grocer f or it. Look out for Imitations. XAiO- j/ btfu'a r Natnro'n aerial story?Tho Bjli al column, ^ continued in our necks. ^ Or?|sD. the Faradlae o J Farmers. f j Mild, equable ellmat , certain and abundant crops. Best fruit, grain, gra*e and stock country in tbs world. Full information free. Addrees Oregon Im'lgrnt'n Board, Portland. Ore. The frontiersman wlio shot an Indian corpse didn't know it whs Lo-dcail. A Pocket Cigar Case and five of "Tansill's - I, Punch," all for 25c. * Were the dead lantrua-ea ta'kod to death? Make No Mistake If you havo mado up your mind to buy Hood's fiarsapartlla do not bo Indocod to take any other. W Hood's Snrsapnrllla Is a peoullar medicine, pos- *" seeking, by virtue of Its peculiar combination, pro- <)> portion and preparation, curative powers superior f'j to any other article of Uio kind boforo tho people. ?,ti Dc sure to got Hood's. fo: "In ono store the clerk tried to induce mo to buy gh their own Instead of Hood's ftarsaparllla. Dut ho be could sot prevail on ino to change. I told him I j Klicw what llood'p. Snrnapnrllln was, I had taken It, wo# perfectly satisfied with It, mul did not want any other."?Mart. Kij.v A. Oorr, 01 Torraco 3trect, |{ Boston, Haas. jmi Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggists. |l; tlx for Prepared only f,rl by O. I. HOOD ft CO., Apothecaries, Ixjwcll, Mas*. IOO Doses One Dollar K CHEAPEST AND BEST I cm! Wl GERMAN DICTIONARY m g OF ?24 PAGES & FOR OKLY ONE OOLLAR.mV A FIRST-CLASS DICTIONARY f ATVKUY MIAI.L PKIC'B. | It gtves Engtl h Wonli with the flcrman Fqulva lent* and Pronunciation and (Irrmtn Wor.l* with English Deflnit.oue. Bent postpaid on receipt of 91 ?? HEAD WHAT TII1H HAN S.\YSi nr Fu r* Mass., May 31.Br! Book Pub. TJovtf, 1st t.eonnm St.: The Herman Dictionary I* received and I ant much pleased with It. I did not expect to llnd anch clear print In aoeheap a l?H>k. Please send a . opy to ? and Inclosed llnd ftl for satuo. M. M. Haskell. Address BOOK PUB. CO., 134 Leonard Street. New York City. / FRAZER^j BEST IN THE WORLD U II LHuIr Iu?t the llemilnn. noi<l Kvrrywhtr*. ^MT _ nhn hnvn used ri"o'? |?Tf.11*DC' Cnro fi>r Conrunipllnn ^tlNUv* liA w>y itif nnsTOFAix. R..I.1 nvotvuhi'iti. 2V:. \ ftiniiE STUDY. Hook-keeping, nuatnrss Forms. MUrtlh Penmanship. Art huv lie, short hand,etc., A II thoroughly taught t>y MAII.. Circulate fre?. r Mryaut'w College, 4H7 Mtlu Ht.. buffalo. N. Y. MP to 88 a day. Samples worth 92.13 Free. % Clues not uuder horses' foot. Write drew* * ater Safety Iteln Holder Co., Holly, Mich. &2S *M HOUR Tplis ??C.?FKKK?N8 r W6U MKUIOAt. CO., Richmond. Vn. v IS YOUR FARM FOR SALE toMlS p If SO addrtfg Cmtns Ac VfniuHT. Ztt Kroariwav. N. X | PEERLESS DYES Soldo i Dauuot/ri I ATI AS U. S. and World QKp n I WHv SI rslM'ase *?r? bVHI Many of them colored. Aim a out unount a( mtor.nutlon relatlvo to different State* and Couufrlea, Vorni of ( overament, Farm Products and Volue, Ac. Only 8.V. In Stamps. Address Book I'tm. Hoi'gf, 134 Leonard St., N. V. _ Here St Rs! I an Want to learn nil nbour % M at Home ? How to Pick Out ft y4 \ GoodOne? Know linpcrfco ?1"\, [ ttoas nnd no Ounnl ngalnat \ tl Fraud? Detect Disease anl XT'' *7"\ 41 FffectnCure when ramoll y \ / \ poaslhle? Tell the ag" liy / \ / \ lieTeeth? What to call; h D.'eront l'.irtt of tin Animal? How to .Shoo a llorao l'rop.-rly ! All till! 1 end other Vau.it,la Information can re o< talnel hi /} FnfuiDf our lotM'Ai.t, rM.usrttiTKii ja IlOKHK flOOK, which wo w ]| forward, io t- p raid, on rectIpt of only t enia In stamps. ? UUUi*. 1'Utt. MUUSE. (34 Leonnrd St.. Now York City, c rr . I for Make Your Earn M They will, if you handle them wo are now put 100-PASE BOOK 1 It omboclUi3 the oxparlonco of a pr among Poultry as a bU3lno3S?not as a i muKing dollars and conts. Ho mado a sv you should not If you will profit by his U will glvo you this Intelligence. Evon hons you should know how to MAKE T you. Among hundreds of othor points < To Induco Hens to Lay, To Select a Good Cock, To Select a Good Hen, Which Eggs to Hatch, When to Set for Early ^NvA '' Broilers, I ^ \ What to Fead Young ./V U chicks, rMiZ* I How to Arrange Coops, i Handling of Eggs. r-\C>y I About Watering Chicks,. , 1 Arrangement of Perches * \ V /* To Prevent and Cure /yM, Roup, Abortlo ?, Choi- \!/^ ?r*, Gajios, Ac., ft*. CARE OF TURKEYS, Tho boat Chicken Book for tho mo Fowls can afford to be without It. Sent i liver, postal note or stampo (1 or 2o.). BOOK PUB. HOUSE. 134 I ^JACOBS ? A L L 0Cl31 COBpletB \ \ u M U 2U fveCotlt!. ^Tnv/7^\> xr/ HEAPEST FAMILY ATLAS c ^ KNOWN. >i^E;'JVr?r 2^0 oen-TS! Mot^l Mar* "f i>?oh ntalo an<l Territory In tbe iiltoit States Also Maps of crery Country In tlio orlil. 'J'lio letter press ylvin the Bqnarr mile* of rh State; time of BBlttenirnt; population; chief H?; avcra?t> tcmi*raliire; salary of olUciaU ami eprlmlpal poeeni.vl.re in the State; number of nus, wllli their pnxtu tionnamt thn value thereof; Hareot manufacture* an?l numl-cr of cinplorM, p..etc. Also the area of each Foreign (kniatrr; nu of Korcmm. lit; population; principal prodttcu nl their money value; amount of Iratfe; religion; iow army; miles of railroad ami telotrrapli: nurarof Uotmo. cattle, cheep, anil a vait amount of In* rmation valuable to all 1'aslpnld far !i3c. OOK Plltt 1IOUSK. 131 l.wiiard St . N. Y. ClV ' votl " l-lfT i- I I ~~na * A kvWi'v'ic.i A rol'**o ono of lh? role- \o ? . ? *3W*K itod HMITIl A WKSSON i'^Tp^X na. The linest email arini ft \y~Vf >|HKV r manufactured ami (he \VJ/ )/ KW it rh"lro of all export*. WM nil f set u red in calibres :*}. ? and 44-UU. Sin- IMD or>loiililo action. Safely llammcrlcvs antl rifet models. Constructed entirely or boat qual> rvrooulit stool, can-fully iiiK|xvte<l for work,nsh-p and Block, t hey are unrivaled for finish, nihility ii ml nrru rnrv. Imnot bedecoived by tap niulloiililo riial-linn luiitntlona which often Hohl for the irenoine astlclo ami are not Iv unreliable, but diumvious. Tlio SMITH It 1SSON Hcvolvers are all stamped uisrn the bar* wllh firm's name, ndilri ** ami ilate* of intent* ^ I are n iin en ill eeil H'rfect in cvrry detail, ilir ? ? t upon bavin* Hie Kcnuine article, ami tf your iler ran ii >t aup ly you an onler * nt to a-ldreM ow will receive prompt ami careful attention, aerlptivo cataloinie ami pricca fiiriil*he<l npon apMtiou. SMITH & WKSSON, "Mention thir paper. Spriim field, Ma an. a m a m After ALI. others )r. Lob!),1?! ?- * rwonlj- year*' continuous practice In tho treat* mil ami euro of tin* awful cflVcIs of early cc, destroying bolli mluil anil lioily. Medlclno <1 treatment for one mouth, Flvo Dollnro. sent curoly seabiI from observation to any address. Booh on Special DImi-iikcs free. t DUTCH ER'S FLY KILLER Mnkon n clean sweep. Krorjr shoot will kill n quart of flics. Stooii bussing around cars, diving ul eves, tickling your lioso, nklps hard words and socures peace at trifling c*|?onso. Send ?,") cents for ti shoots to Y. DUTC'UKP, St. Albans, Vt. t JONES Tare beam anil Peuiu IU)X for Krery slc? flcalc. Kor free prloslki \ mention this pat?T and addro* * . JONES OF HINGHAMTON. BINC31I ARITO.S. N. Y.;_ ??V^)Smith DEALfd wrt":ZT&USr2 pract,ca?- s s?raKis?8 OLLEGE. Richmond, Va. ? \aySlC-A(tT-^UOCUriOH *nd IM Ocncrnl (.tillure. Itrilrsblr Positions Wit open lo prcgrosslvo students. All Interested |f B v.*111 receive valuable Informal Ion Free, uy atuircssins iohweis, Boston, mass. r> _ rrt/-ir?n rim's Curo for Cona BO ATlllfV sumption Isl'HK BKNT UK/Vi^lv3 xr,rV^Mu volce 7ANHKK MIXTIHtK. prepared liy Clio*. C. L Krifmor, Apothecary, Su2 Morion St., Brooklyn, . V. Onarnntccd to euro Itln-riiiinIloni, flout, NeuilK'o oml aooomiinnyliin troubles. Oue liottle rou?rs Hie blood noii-rlicuinalle. frier refunded If not itlsfnetory. (2.00. Cheaper lo doctor*. So ml cosh, amps or money oriler. ft* II I? S 41 f'Ar?0 1,1 A K III A a K t?A PKIl L Itl J Jl J ninl particulars of our uiuioclatlou hat pays over 91.4)00 AT M A It It IA <JK. Adro?u Till'. COIUU.SPONDKHT, Toloilo, Ohio. gtfi Pi I prescribe and tully enXt* '.V""' do roe IllK <; as the only j<KB-yr.f..i. * peelllr for the certain cure mEBrl TO s of till* disease. ym)>irtiiiM'l no*, low (J. II. lNfilt A II AM,M. D.t )Sjl *ao*J BeUiin. Amsterdam, N. Y. g-> bf KTitooly hy ty.? AYr have sold lllff C? for _ ?, many years, find It I1113 ? ?? uivrn the best of aallavwk oil i>. it. oYcnF. a ra ?Skf .00. Sold by Druggists. oWSu/\pTjO^. E ^^y^^LDHUCCISTG. O Chickens loneya properly, and to teach yon tmg iov Hi a FOE 25 (JESTS, c aetlcal nun laboring for 25 yoara cllvoralon, but for tho purpose of iccoss, nr d th to 13 no roanon whv >bors and tht prioo of a fow o<|. If yon havo room (or only a fov HEM PAY. This book will show about tho Poultry Yard it toacheos A To f'rsaaro Nests, 13 Pairing, W'.? .1 il.-n s to Set, -^\ ui! ( '"*'Caro ol Brooding Hens, ' Kn>w Unfruitful Eggs, ij-J When to S?t (or Cho ca Lv^^V Fj "' What to Food for Egi.s, What to Food to Fatten, \ To Co'. Bid ot Vermin, ~ I \ Atout l.'icti!)ators, To Pnvtnt and Cnro \ Pip, l.;ce,Scaly Legs, Indigestion, 4o,, lie. f , DUCKS, GEESE. noy over offeror!. No ono with aostpald on receipt of 25 cents In eonard St., M. Y. City, , . .