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4F W|i 3UULD know, * ' t we ecu Id know how moo the mellow eod Would cover from our right the lore! f?o?, How surely would we tmooth the way to God? If we could know. How many * tender kiv, a gentler word. How tunny a brighter mile our lipe would give Could we but see the rilenoed heart-pulae stirred. Could we but knowft Tf we could eee how near the river aide ? That dear one standi, whose lore we lightly hold. How gladly would we cheering worde con- | S fldo? It u 1 xi ttv wuiu >uvn< ji>jw mnny a loving look, endearment fond. Or thrilling touch of human sympathy Would wo extend ere life had passed beyond, If we could know. If we eould know to-day that never more That voice would call us on life's weary way. How gently would we heed, its peace implore. If we could know. If we could know, as Him who knoweth all, How mnny anachin; heart is ours to heal. How much of gla Inesi would our love recall. If we could know! ?Efel Sea, in Courier-Journal, vJflUUfllll ltlii5tUUe BY XT. TH0M80N. f- > - m?ny years I jffjlvaW resided in the yil'a^e ?* Chippewa, lituated at the mouth of Welland jSr ,vS River (commonly ** vil called Chippewny .^. -I wnicanJ^-3 into the Niagara about one ajd a half >f miles above the Falls, and perhaps three-fourths of a mile above the first rough water of the terrible Rapids. Notwithstanding the dangerous proximity of the Falls, people are continually crossing and recrossing the river here, between the American and Canadian shores. Gieat caution is generally exercised by boatmen, and the loss of life on this stretch of water is less than on any body of equal width?constantly travsrsed by small open boats?that I know of. Deplorable fatalities have occurred from " time to time, hut these have always been the result of ignorance, or gross carelessness. Three cases of this kind have come under my own observation and I was unhappy cuough to see the victims drawn down to the first leap of the Rapids, after which uot a trace of any one of them was ever seen. One of these instances was that of a farmer, who drove his horses and wagon into the edge of the rivsr, at a shoal place about a mile above Chippewa, to let tlie animals driuk?that particular spot being the only one for many miles which was adapted for ths purpose. The man, though perlectly familiar with the locality, carelessly drove in too far, and, upon attempting to turn , oliAiit r fit?a al tho vuiaa ituiglit undav ? neck yoke, the horses fioundere I into | deep water, the rnnninu gear '?nlc-t dragged the poor brutes down and j drowtel them,' while the light pine | wagon box floated o'l with thi man! , The unfortunate fellow was known to , be a good swimmer, and if he had iu- , stantly jumped out and made for shore, all would have been well. But he was ^ frightened out of his wits an l did nothing but scream for help. Now comes j the strangest part of the story. The ( accident was w;tnesced by another farmer, | plowing in a field closest hand. As he ( well knew, there was not a boat of any ( kind nearer than Chippewa, and ye', instead of springing on one of his horses , and riding for life, he actually walked j down along the hank, keeping abreast of , and talking to his imperilled ueighbor | and cheering him by the assurance that he would get a boat and take him off when he should come in front of the village I Gradually?for such is the trend of the current there?as the box floated down stream, it was oorne further and further , from land, and when it did arrive oppo- r site the mouth of Welland River was |< fully 400 yards out. Ii Only then did the sympathizing friend i rush into the village H'id givo the alarm. (, From tiie edge of the Niagara to Chip- I |, pewu Bridge, where t'ue nearest boat lay, t was at lea?t 300 yards. Tuis distance 0 he had to run, and had some one to uu- ,x lock, equip with oars and man the boat. f TLe consequeuce inevitably was that the c loomed I aimer was far beyond humao help even before it started?started only and then turue I back from the hopeless w chase. a That awful cry, UA man going oyer a< the falls!" resounded through the village M itroets, and a crowd of people quickly ri gathered. The hapless castaway was now shooting a tauJAYMTlWAlfc A, evidently given up all hope of rescue, ar ?nd was kneeling on the bottom of his b( frail raft, with outstretched, clasped hi hands, apparently in prayer. 01 Faster and faster he was hurried along, nnd in another moment we saw the box fc lifted hitrh on *> ?* /?f r??; - 0 w.v#W W? l>uc l\U|>KM CI] first tuuiultuous ridge, shaken to pieces i like a puck of cur ls and floated iu fragments n'vay amidst tbe seething hell of waters, while its late occupant disappeared foicver from human view. *|j The second person whom I saw thus th done to death was one of a party of duck of hunters, who had been shooting in the mt weedy passage between Grand and Buck- he horn Islands. In spite of his companions' ws advice to tho contrary, this man deter- rat mined to remuin out all night, in the mc hope of making a good bag in the early om morning. apt The last thing his comrades saw of him $pc ?so they told us?he had drawn the bow col of his boat a little way up on a sand bar , at tho lower end of Buckhorn Island, see unci laid himself down to sleep in her. oc< It is supposed that, while he slept, a j change of wind caused the water to rise (0 , sufficiently to set the boat free?a mod- .it erate down stream breeze would do it. ,jj( At all events, shortly after daybreak next an,j morning, some one of the Chippewa's nej, early risers calle i out thRt an empty boat [ was going over the falls. A knot of interested spectators soon flooked down co i to t lie river's edge to see the exciting fa 11 event ?opinions being about equally Nia d ;ifud as to whether the light skiff I. would live to reach the cataract itself, r.ei, or would go to pieces on touobing the Rapid*. As we thus speculated, our idle talk was suddenly replaced by a general cry of horror, for, from the bottom of what we had thought an empty shell, the head and shoulders cf a man all at once be* came visible, and the next moment he rose to his feet. Beyond all doubt the luckless being had only that instant awakened. Can human imagination conceive or mortal pen describe what- that awakou* ing must have been? A few short hours bofore he bad lain down to rest in fancied security and with bright anticipations of coming sport. Now he opens his eyes and looks around to find himself?where!?on the very brink of that wildly-tossing, awful flood from which all the wealth, all the united powers of the world cannot save him! The boat was almost in the exact centre of the river. Those of us who had Rcld-gla^scs could see that a group much larger than our owu had congregated on the Americau shorc to witness the final catastrophe. It was not long delayed. In less than a minute after the poor man had become aware of his situation, he took off his hat, waved it frantically toward either bank, and an instant later, was a one Xor did any part of the boat again appear. teturn to something brighter. Two half-intoxicated young men, residents of Chippewa, one morning tnado some disturbance in one of the hotels. To get out of the way for the present, they then crossed the river to Port Day. There they drank, we were told, more liquor and became aery quarrelsome. Toward evening they set out to return, but instead of making a start from away up-stream, they rashly I l j: ii_ 1-a. ?i - ' I>u9ucu uirectiy into cue curroct, and attemped to make the passage in a straight iiue. It is barely possible that they might have succeeded iu landing on the Canada side away down by the head of Street's Island, bad not a great crowd of people, noticing their dangerous position, assembled on the bank to watch their progress. The poor fellows, each pulling a pair of sculls, had come more than half way across, and were now, as nearly as we could judge, only a faw hundred yards above the edge of the rapids, when, to our infinite dismay, they suddenly turned back toward the Americau shore! Why, will never be known, but it was supposed that, seeing the crowd ou the bauk, the young men, in their niaudliu condition, conceived the idea that it bad gathered for the purpose of attesting them for the morning's fracas. Whatever tlic reason for their mad move, it proved a fatal one. They had lost some distance in turning, and bad not gone fifty yards on the return course when we coot'l that they bctrnj mati 4b tw autumd joeBf ^ ?Hooa aaOff Anal Imim tamed lb# boar of that* boat aM^Ai up-stream, tasufiiwr uuyrvi MMOMIKVa us* mglVTOMII! I r? -At. -iJii. a - . a _ _ j uvui WHO HUUOU uaninao) ?W SO, rapid and powerful ware their stroke* that, for the spaoe of fire seoonds, they1 ictually held the light boet motionless, u we oouldaee by aligning it with land, narks on the further shore. But the unequal strife oould not last. Dt what avail was human muaole heret Foot by foot, stsrn foremost, but still jravely pulling, they were borne down ;he smooth shute, nearer and nearer to ;hat first awful cascade, whioh sends its ipray heavenward almost in the centre of ;he Rapid's under edge. Among the watching crowd on shore were several women, and these broke nto anguished cries as they saw the lost uen heroically battliug for life up to the ast hopeless moment. Passionately, for the time bereft of | cason, they appealed to us to save theoi, ( nit we could only groan in our im- , Hitence and await the end. Tho poor boys did not cease to row ^ ictil their little craft was on the curlin t -I irini of ti.e dread plun_re. Then but 1 ( alitiqtiished their oars, dropped to their 8 ;nces nnd covered their faces with the.r j a uls. Brief space had they in which ? oprav; for now the boat was cau jlit I 8 >y the writhing wall of water, tosm I J u ugh in air, while the men still cluug t > ' , he cross seats, nud then ?oh, the horror i f it! all were whirled over and over ud swallowed up in those cruel depth* | ^ rom which no human creature has ever scaped alive. Now for a less painful sceneOu a certain sum uer day, a youn ' ^ otuan, half crazed by terror, rushed ^ long the lower street of Chippewa, . Meaning* "Oh, holpl help! helpl ly little Jimmy's away out on the big ^ ver, and he'll go over the falls!" Instead of jumping at ouco for boats, c| number of men, as if doubting Mrs. rmstrooff's word, ran down to where a ? iv.. i/i itfn aum ue ooiuiaeo, ul there afloat on its surface in an old iat, saw Jimmy apparently enjoying s ride, but being gradually carrie I itward aud down strea*n. ^ It seems that the little, five-year-old j, llow had boon playing iu asm ill scow, ^ e bow of which rested lightly oa the 0| acb, and had rocked it free of i'.s : I, to his great delight an I floate 1 .e uly away. Da the west bank of Wulland River, | iout 250 yards above its junction with ^ e Niagara, stood the house an i shop j Joel Lyons, a stout, muscular shoe . iker and a practised oarsman. On ? aring the alarm given, this man isien 110 lime in uHo excla nations, but 1 at once to where several boats were . >ored further up stream Helecting b already provided with sculU, he ei" ang into it and was away at full P"1 red before most of the onlookers had 8 1U lected their senses. lust at this moment I arrived upon the ,1' uc and witnessed all that afterward ; :urre<l. CO' me Mow there are two entrances and exit* *ud from the VVelland; one, known as 3^ne Cut,*' being on the upper or west j,ir ft of an isolated hlull, called Hog Isl- wp I, and the other?the origioal chao- fen ?on the lower or east side. { t was from out this last named pasb that the child hail floated, and, 1 *e(juently, he was much neater the ?eai * tu in if he had emerged into the Ncu ^ara from the Out. ten1 oris, of cour-e, to >k the east chan- I ycai hut he had Quite 40J yards of slack ' thai \ water to row over before striking the larger river, and when he reached it the little scow with its precious freight was at least that distanre from shore and much closer to the rapids than even the boldest oarsman would even dare to go. So utterly desperate appeared the chances of rescue, that, as he sped down Chippewa Creek, the shuddering spectators, among whom was Mrs. Lyons,with. one accord called out to the gallant boat: man not to throw away his own life in so mad an attempt. But the brave fellow paid no heed to their cries.' Out to the broad bosom of the Niagara he pushed, and was preseutly flying obliquely down and across stream with Cfta speed 9t a racing-shell. His wife screamed aloud in an agony of apprehension, and to even the coolest among us it seemed all too horribly certain that we should witness a double tragedy* More and more earnestly, without a break or a skip, and with nevOr-r#laxing strength, the experienced scalier bent to his work, glancing now and again orer his shoulder at the precious prize he had determined to win?or die in losing. To us, who, hardly daring to speak or breathe, watched the fearful venture, its success appeared well nigh impossible. The child could perhaps, be snatched from the boat before reaching the rapids. But what then? Neither he nor his rescuer, wo felt convinced, could ever regain the shore. |- Mur> pi or women, Lyons's wife and Jimmy's mother, sobbed pitifully as we all hurried down the edge of the river so as to keep abreast of the skiff. None of us dared to encourage them by a hopeful word, for not one of us believed that either would ever again be clasped in the arms of husband or son. Tho tiny scow was now quite 600 yards from shore, and, with gradually accelerated motion, was drawing frightfully near the rapids. But the pursuing boat went four feet to its one and wat swiftly closing the gap between them. The innocent babe had at last becoim alarmed, and as Lyons drew near, lit stretched his little arms imploringly toward him, a sight which drove the women nearly frantic and cause 1 tho tears to roll down more than one manly cheek. "Oh, hush! hush! not a word noi cheer yet," some one said in a choking whisper, as the two boats came together. "The fight is still to win!" As he ranged alopgside, Lyons pulloi in oce oar, leaned over the gunwale, cought up the child ani lifted him into his own boat. "Too late! Oh. too late!" shrieked his agonized wife. And, inJ-. J Z 4. * * Mt-rvi, it on seeincu 10 eacu one oi us. But then the noble fellow, cool as if there was do danger within a thousand miles, reshipped his oar and did the only one thiug which could offer a possible chance for life. lie did not vainly attempt to stem the current by rowing upstream, nor even directly to waul the shore, but turned his bow quiitcrinj; down, and, pulling with nerves of steel iul giant strength, shot with arrowy speeu diagonally athwart the river's course, and, in less than five minutes, I uide 1 sa.'elf at the hea I of the channel rmniug between Street's Island au I the mainland I Then?but why not goon? N? lingua .e, much less my poor peu, can adequately describe the scene which folo?ed. Til is incident is a matter of history, I presume, but I may inform tnoso who uow read of it for the first time, that t ie I'ojal Humane Society of England soon after sent to Mr. Lyons its gold medal, in recognition of his daring deed?how daring no one unacquainted with its scene can realize.?Romance. Indian Canals and Reservoirs. Canals In India are of two classes; tidal canals, which are for navigation only, and the larger perennial canals, which serve for navigathm with irrigation. Perennial canals are, as a rule, provided w im ueau worKs and weirs to raise the water level in the river, and afford a supply at all seasons. They may be sub* rlivided into deltuic and non-deltaic. In Jeltaic tracts the bed of the river is tittle < jelow the level of tho surrounding coun- I try, and water can be distributed by < gravitation without the intervention of < my great length of leading canal. The 1 rriucipal examples of this class of canal < n India are the Godavari, Krishna, Jauvery, Pcnuer and Srivaikuntbam c ystenis in the Madras Presidency, and b he Orissa system in Bengal. Consider- 8 ble lengths of embankments are neces* p srv in conjunction with these canals, as 0 protection against flooding from the Sl iver. Non-deltaic canals tap the river high (] p in its course, where the bed is far h elow the ground surface, and they re* p uire to be carried considerable distances ? efore the water can be distributed by d ravitation, or even by moderate lift. 0 'be best examples of these are the Sir- )t ind, Chenab and Western Jumua canals n i the Punjab, and the Ganges, the Agra nd Eastern Jumua canals in the North- ^ est Provinces. g( An inundation canal consists of a f. hannel with an open head, in some cases rovided with a regulator, and it irri?1' 4 ^ J ^ ver. Its supply of water diminishes . ipidly as the river falls, so that it somemes happens there is insufficient supply ) bring the irrigated crops to maturity. 41 be Sutlej, Chcuah, MozafTurgarh and f' idus canals in the Punjab, and the In- 1,1 us canals in Sind, are the best examples ^ f inundation ennuis w The most important tanks and rerer- *' airs are in Madras and Bombay, and in iV ajputanu. In the Madras Presidency 11 one there are more than 30,000 irrigaon tanks, many of these being valley i er osed by largo masonry dam?.?En- th neering. a iH Why Oslrich Farms Pay. In In each wing of an ostrich twenty-six of ig, white plumes grow to maturity in B' nt months. In the male these are en re white, while those of the female ide to ecru or gray. The short feath- tfa are plucked tor tips, and each |e: ?g furnishes geventj-Hve of these. (0 c tail feathers are of a deep old ivory pt or, and sixty-five of these have a com- to rcial value. In a recent plucking at an [ CorotiSdn 'v ? Vo.nvu im ui uesny JO ) feathers were obtained from one o,? d, which, when curled and dreaaed, 1 be worth sixty-five dollar*. The lale ostrich lays seventy eggs a year. ?ti Chicago Herald. jel Vithoot opening a single additional n, there i? enough C'Ml in view in ' v South Wale* to enable 10 000,000 ^ ? to be j ut out nnnualty for some ra ?o coine. Tnis amount is more l double the nrasent nroduet.ion i'ir housbrRld affairs. nrrasxoB ifcpgcoRation . There is a growi'mg MTeritj of slmplicity in interior <*Wv>ration that is very welcome, for unjpjf rX*ently most perlors i here looked iUfourioieitj shops, end the ornaments, if jL,, so misapply the term, hateberf|!really lit for the rubbish heap. IV t"J^E>od idea fpr housekeepers to dUpenmgHVjfaU but most neoessary furnishings they oan giro beauty, comfort and qlLallty first oonslderatioa, and this remark\ia equally true when It la applied to art'^?iea intended solely for decoration. Pwtures, books and paints ornament a bcjuae more than anything else, but photographs ana family por* traits should bR relegated to the living rooms, for whjatover may be or might tfave been the. meauty of the minds and characters ol o|jr kinsfolk and friends, their DhvaioflrnrnmU- *? 41 * , v w? nin|ui>uujr iuca as to strike terror ^ the heart of the casual caller.?LBrooklyn Citixen. HOW m OUAN BRASS. Brass, to ^?Wkept ia proper order, should be clean^A ftt least once a week, while it ia the cum^Q |a households with well-trained do estics to hare brass audirons, fender* and other flre-place furniture given flight rubbing every day. In cleaningBjragg it mmt first be relieved of allcaa|er and other spots to which tho^a^j a aiibiect. from contact with acids, exposure to water or other causes. An application of alcohol, spirits of turpentine, benzine or kerosene will generally remove all ordinary spota on brass, unless very old spots, the metal in some cases seeming so perfectly to absorb foreign substances that the removing of them amounts almost to an impossibility. Spota removed, there is no more certain cleansing and polishing application for brass than rotten stone and'oil. Rotten stone usually comes in lumps. Before using for polishing brass it must be reduced to powder, and in this state it quickly dissolves to a smooth consistency when mixed with olive oil. A thin paste of the preparation should be rubbed lightly on tho metal, and when perfectly dry it should be rubbed off vigorously with a flannel clotb, the finishing polish being givon with the powder, dry, and subsequent rubbing With a clean flannel cloth or uuauiuia bbiu.?ixew xorK World. ONE WAT OF PRESERVING CHINA. Io a certain primly kept bouse in an old-fashioned country town it is a family boast that not one bit of china has been broken, cracked or "nicked" in twentyseven years. The last time sucli a disaster occurred w*? when some soldiers visited the place about the close of the war. It is almost unnecessary to remark that no male creature ia a member of this noteworthy household. Three inaideu ladies, who were young when the china-breaking troops came, compose the family, and tbis is the way the rite of dishwashing is conducted: All the edibles are removed, and the pretty, creamy china with its purple and <<ilt baud is carefully scraped with a scrap of bread. To scrape with a knifo would be held a crime. Then it is piled ueatly 011 a low table about the size of a sewing table, j Too cut glass and old losuioneu silver are also piled there. Then one of I the sisters takes her place on a cbair before it and another hers on the aide. - A big bowl of water just hot enough for the hands to woik in comfortably and soft cloths are brought. The articles are washed piece by piece, by one sister, the silver and glass first, then the china. Then the second sister dries them oa soft linen cloths, and places them on the other table. No mops, uo boiling water, no piling of dishes and pouring of water over them is ever allowed. And -that is why the dishes are not cracked or nicked, though they are worn thin. Besides, the pro- , cess invests dishwashing with a certain sort of poetry.?St. Louis Republic. RECIPES. I Ginger Snsps?One cup molasses, one 1 cup su :ar, six tablespoons fresh lard, 1 four tablespoons cold water, one ta ble- 1 ipoon ginger, ono tablespoon cinnamon, ' >ne tablespoon soda; flour to mix bard. ' toll thin, c'4t small and. bake in hot 1 tven. I Lemon and Vanilla Wafers?One tea* up of granulated su^ar, one-half cup lutter, rubbed together; one beaten gg, two tablespoons aour cream, one uaspoou soda, one teaspoon of extract f vauilla or le.uou: roll thin, cut IT) til I. I Cocoanut Maroons?Half a pound of 1 eticcate dcocouuu.half a pound of powered sugar, the white* of three eggs, a ( tinspoonful of extract of hitter almond) J r orange dower water and a cupful of ; ried and sifted cracker crumbs. Drop j n buttered paper in small rounds no ' irger than a half dollar, and bake in a ( loderate oven. v r Apple Porcupine?Pare and core n * ozen apples, dlllug the cavities with agar and spice. Cover and bake. Ar- t snge them in a disb for serving. Put truce jelly among them. Cover with meringue mad*-{' the whites of four ,'ge and hair a cupful of sugar. Stick Inucbed almonds in the meringue. | Lemon Custartl Pudding?One cup ? ad a half of milk, yolks of three eggs, c 10 juice and grated rind of oue lemoo, ufa cup of sugai; add the lemon last, ake in a pudding disb. Beat tho nites of the three eggs, and add tbreo ioods of sugar and spread over the top hen linked; return to the oven and let slightly brown. Panned Chickens? Split tender chickis n? for broiling, and skewer through ie wings to keep in shape; put them in dripping pan, sprinkle with salt and ipper, put in a few tablespoonfuls of oiling water and a quarter of a pound butter. Cover closely aud bake, iste occasionally, and turn the cbiccis. Orange Jelljf?Allow nine oranges and ree lemons, put in halves and with a noo squeeze* extract the juioe. Put ur ounce* of gelatine to soak In one nt of Add one pound of sugar ; thrcu pitrtt of water, ejok together d akim; adU the golatioe when di* ived and the orange and lemon juice; An at the white of three eggs and stir in. ?nl ;im and boil ten minutes rapidly, then In' >t with a skir kmer; when thick enough *! "tin through cheese cloth and put in ,n l ly tumblers. fm The cnltlvat Ion of the pineapple lb ,W( t Bahamas is >* rery profitable under- Jp *ng. At ttropence each an aore of * ? teapples returns $200 to $231. | ?< ? 1 if FAMOUS TREASURE F1NDSL KOMKT, JEWELS AMD ULIOS OF PBIOSIiXBS VALUE UMSARTHSD. Fortune* Made by the Recovery ot a Wrecked Spanlth Galleon?The treasure ot Hlldeeheiin. > i I HE recovery of the Spanish galI leon wrecked oil Hispaniola, of { which the bullion was secured by some English speculators in 1687, has cost later generations dearly. The Duke of Albemarle, Governor of Jamaica, received $450,000, the royal share was $50,000, gentlemen who had adventured $500 took $40,000 to $60,000. Innumerable have been the disas trout, enterprises which this success promoted. Within the lest few years we saw a company formed to recovery Napoleon's army chest, sunk with the vessel that contained it at Abukir. Perhaps the most interesting find, saving those woudrous tombs in South Russia, was the "Treasure of Ouarrazar," discovered in 1858. Some peasants traveling near Toledo noticed objects of gold and jewol work washed partly out of the ground by heavy rains. They broke them to pieces and divided them. Happily an intelligent man beard the story in time, bought up every fragment, fieced them all together and fled to aris, where he sold the lot to the Musee Cluny. The objects proved to be eleven crowns?mostly "votive"?-of Gothic tnonarchs who ruled Spain during the Seventh Century. Of the owner in two cases there is no doubt at all, for they bear his name in letters of gold hanging by gold chains from the circlet, with a jewel pendant from each letter. One bearing the simple inscription, "Suinthila," who reigned from 621-631 A. D.; the other, "Reccesvinthus rex ofleret." His date was 649-671 A. D. Two, if not more, arc queens' crowns. One, the largest, has thirty big sapEhires and thirty pearls of great size; elow it hangs a cross set with large sapphires and pearls, which, again, has jeweled pendants. But we must not describe minutely objects which are. perhaps, better known, to antiquarians at least, than any pieces of goldsmiths' work existing. The 'Treasure of Hildesheim" also is priceless. It was fpund by soldiers digging a trench for siege practice near the town of that name in 1860. We cannot doubt that this glorious trouvaille was the "camp" equip page of some very rich traveler, probably a Roman general ?though conjecture has boundless field for speculating how it could find its way to Hildesheim, which the Roman armies never reached. There are stewpans, pots, plates, a batterie de cuisine complete, all of silver, exquisite in form and in ornament; the legs, so to call them, of a table, stands for lamps, and other things indefinable, all silver and all lovely; a complete dinner service, pistes, dishes, cups, goblet), of beautiful Qreek work, in silver, with gold wreaths and attachments. One might say iu truth that the goldsmith's art could not go beyond the grace and richness of the?e article' ?many of which are ascribe 1 to the firat century A. D. ?had not the Russian find surpassed thein. Toe Hildesheim Treas- , ure is at Berlin; the Russian at the Win- '< ter PhImoa Th?f in ii-ntK ? ?1 , .? -V") beyond imagining. Of one piece, M. Thiers declared, in rapture, that a Nation would be justified iu malting war on the Czar lor possession of it. This is the "Nikopol Vase." Volumes have been written and libraries will be written on these marvels. Therefore we do not dwell upon them. They have been recovered from tumult in the neighborhood of the ancient Qreek colonies ou the Black Sea.?London Standard. Bala and Yarapiro*. At sunset, in the forests o( Guiana, the bats alsq flit from their hiding places, some taking the place of the parrots and flocking round the fruit trees, while the horrid vampires wander far snd sear in search of some sleeping animal, or even man, in order to obtain a meal. Cows, goats, hogs, fowls, as well ss game birds and quadrupeds, all suffer from their attacks if not secured in well atticed pens, while the traveler must not >e surprised, when awaking, to find Blood oozing from a wound in his foot >r temple. In come places domestic animals cannot be kept at all, as they are 10 weakened by repeated attacks as to iltimately die of exhaustion. Fortulately, however, the vampires are not rery common, and with proper care may >e excluded from dwelling houses and dockpen*. When the West Indies were first discovered hogs were put on some of the slends; these in time increased wonderully, so as to become vast herds, afford ng a supply of fresh meat to the inarner sick of the scurvy. In Quiana, howiver, these animals never became comnon, but, on the contrary, required t.ie greatest care to preserve them from tac | 'empires. Domestic animals, like man, 1 leep at night, and here the bats have i he advantage of them, while the wild \ luadrupeds of the forest range and feed | t the same time as their sanguinary Hence it has followed that eccariee roam securely and are quite ree from the vampires, whilo their doaestic cousins must bo housed and I aged.?^Longman's M tgazine. I The first cast iron plow was made H ^ m ? Mr. JoMph Memmerteh old aoldter, ram* out of the War greatly eehled by Typhoid Paver. and after being various hoepltala the doctors discharged him incurable with Conaaatptlea. He baa been poor health eince, until he began to take lood's Sarsaparlila mediately hia cough grew looeer, night sate ceaaed, and he regained good general tlth. He cordially recommend* Hood's Rar. arllla, especially to comrade-) in the G. A. II. j lead's Pllla cure Habitual Conat I patten h? re-tag peristal tie action of the alimentary carnal. Btbj'i B*th la Central Africa. These African! ar? a very hardy race, and I think it la, no doubt, owing, to a ery great extent, to the introduction they receive at a very early age to the strengthening effect of the cold-water bathing. Every morning, ae toon as they leave their huts, tho women file down to the river's edge to give their babiee a bath. The mother walks knee* deep into the stream; then catching the half-awakened infant by the wrist, she dips him into the chiily water, and holds him firmly as he wriggles beneath the surface. It always happens that several women are so occupied at the same time, and they naturally engage in conversation, when the discussion it often so Interesting a character that the infant in the water is almost forgotten, till his frautic struggles and tugging warn tho dusky parent that he is not amphibious. The child is then hauled out, but, before he has time to recover, his violent chokt a ?i..?a?i *- a - ug ituu g|iiuH?riDg are again n?i in me depths of the muddy stream. After repeating this operation four or tiro times, the mother carries the bewildered little Dicce of ebonized humanity back to the village, and spreads him out on a mat in the sun to gradually recover from the shock. This seems to me to be rather a rough and uncomfortable moans of providing for the survival of the fittest.?-Harper's Young People. A new safety device for window cleauors consists of a strap fastene 1 t ? each side of the window frame and also to a hook in the belt of tho cleaner. A Mnwmtlk t'omprtlilog, fOSOO in prizes for tho best seven stories was what The Youth'* < nmtj.iit.'nn ottered: $9000 for (be best Serials and $19(10 for the bost Folk-Joro talcs. No less than "J9S3 stories competed lor these prizes. The successful stories are just announced to appear in 'I he Comomitnn during By sending $1.75 at once you will obtain the paper rMKF.to Jan. and forafull year,t<> Jan.'91. AadresETHEVouin's Com PANioy, Boston, Mass Elk and deer arc said to bo so plentiful along the Norwood River in Wyoming that no huater need go without a uddIv of fresh meat. Ono a n'ght lor a week will cure any case of Constlpnt lo .Vmall Jl i le Beans. Every man hates bis own sin when he sees it in uuothcr. Pains from indigestion quickly relieved with one dose of Bile ("cans Sin ill. It is the cowardly dog who is always showing his teeth. Sample Package Walled Free. Address Small Bile Beans, New York. No matter where iailh walks it always steps on a rock. Ban Yea HitlKar Dr. R. Schlffmsnn, Pt. Paul, Minn., will mall a trial package of Schtffmann'a Asthma Cure free to any sufferer. Gives instant relief in worst case*, and cures where others fall. Name this paper and send address. A contrivance for removing the hair by machinery has been invented by a frenchman; la YOtm blood i>oor? Take Bsecham's Pills. Is your liver out of order? Use Beecham's Pills. JK> cents a box. A man wili get fat quicker on paid-for board. Con Old ru turns Evt wttrn ears* weak or Inflamed "JM- or granulated ltd* without |>a!n ,-vsui?* vvtm *? urug V/U-, DtllWl, VI. Cight roildon eigut nunareJ sue thicc tho id bale* of cotton were used bv the vi.u iuc rear. ISi ONIO ENJOYS Both the method and reeulta when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches ana fevers and euros habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is tho only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste and acceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beuencinl in its effects, prepared only from the moet healthv and scrrpMlib *' j HUUSHMIWO) AU9 many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale In 50o and $1 bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who rr.r.y not have it on hand will promt e ft promptly for any one who ivishes to try it Do not accept any c. bstitute. CALIFORNIA Fl$ SYRUP CO. RAN FRANCISCO, CAL, louiamu, nr. new rore. N.r. ipimngl S?IpHEn? L?b?Jin"ohio: 1AVING INVENTED^NAVIGABLE BALLOON wlab to Bnd some party with CAPITAL, to <1* Sssrws. t StetedBL^oW ontultlnR pbyilclau, IMS North Tenth St., Phltada, 'a. All letter, eoondeotlal. Adt'lee Free. fWSerid Be. In Btampa for (ample of PR, IjATIIHER'a IKAPACHK At NEURALGIA TABLETS. UXURItS?LE1KSVILLE BLANKETS. nousakeepere lb., 13. Carolina'* Pride, ?* lb., ? per pair. LeakirUle Honeat Jean#--Oray, Brows nd Ulaek- ^Sc., 4Sc. and OOr. per yard. Kerny fray, 3'i l-*c. Brown, 40e. a yard; ?ery aood. foci Yarn, all colora. flc. a hank If jour dealer ? CO., Bp?eiai B?lling AgU.7b'r??' n >'b >' r>! X. C. CnmConinmptloB, OMfhl, Croup, Son rhroot. Sold by >11 DraggMs ? i Outrun ICMitartlT** and pooplo^M who bar* ?mI long* or Aith- H m>. ahoold dm FIm'i Ooro for H CootoaptlOD. It ku ?rod Mgrwas: 1 111* tbo boat oooo arm p. Bold OTorrwhoro. M*. K -===z==^=?==^ 1 H2iK0in^BvP%vv4flHM^99l ^jaasis'SfjiywiiSWSi.fc??.-1* ' < mm. Durable, Ud th? momimt par* (or ne ii* at |W package with every purchase. | "TTOtheR'S % FRIEND"1 is a scientifically prepared liiniwayt and harmless: every ingredient is off recognized value and in constant us? by tho medical profession. It shortens Labor, Lessons Pain, Diminishes Danger to lifo of Mother and Child. Book ' To Mothers" mailed free, containing valuable information and voluntary testimonials. Bent by express, charges prepaid, on receipt of price, $1.50 per bottle. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., AIM, 8a. Bold by all druggists. PATENTS HS |b a saa Wm |% No charge until cured>st> I 11 sal a /? t fr most paiifleMi no knife B B*"a ^ ? lmor caustic. Send for <#eV cular. llr.H.W. Nh >h.. K.?n.f?i >. HARRISON'S srar; L k>u?nc(m, Torpid Llrcr, Constipation. Ho. Price MCv fT KNOX CMKMiCAIi COMPANY, Toledo; Ou MWr' ..cOFms l>t< H It* A gmM I ^nu/^"?o\rn Miin OMcr. Dr. 0. W. F. SS YDKR, H?TI,k*r*. tfc??frr. rlTl?MI Km Urn I Dr. I. F. BOOTH, 41 W. 14th 64., Xt> IM Otkrn t Dr. . ? LtDFTON, *?1 ll.U.7 St., DtmMj* "German Syrup" Judge J. B. Hill, oftne Superior Court, Walker county, Georgia, thinks enough of German Syrup to send us voluntarily a strong letter endorsing it. When men of rank and education thus use and recommend au article, what they say is worth the attention of the public. It is above suspicion. "I have used your German Syrup," he says, "for my Coughs and Colds on the Throatand Lungs. I cau recommend it foi^P" them as a first-class medicine."? ^ Take no substitute. Unlike tiis Dutch Process Qfa No Alkalies Other Chemicals lBRy *ro used In tbt preparation of W. liAKER & CO/S I rafreakfastCocoa A I Kwll tvlilcU <1 aftio/ufrfw h * m\) pure and solubleMH I Er L.i i H has more than three timet rgjj . cL.! p. u the strength of Cocoa mlwd PHIL' "[Thvrilh Ktarcb, Arrowroot or "*w??JBSn(sl^ Sugar, and ta far mora economical, cotllni/ lees than one cent a eup. *"* - _ It Is detlcloua, nourishing, and tilUT DIOUTED. Sold byG-orers everywhere. W BAKEB & CO., Dorchester,Km*, A WOMAN HAS very little desire to enjoy the pleasure* of life, and I* entirely unfitted for the cares of housekeeping or any ordinary duties, If afflicted with SICK HEADACK DAY AFTER DAY '^H| and yet there are few diseases that yield motw promptly to proptr medical treatment. It Is therefore of the utmost importance that a reliable remedy ^ should always be at hand. During a period of mot* than SIXTY YEARS there has been no Instance reported where each eases have not been permanently and PROMPTLY CURED BY the nse of a single box of tb* genuine and lastly oelebrated DR. C. McLANE'S LIVER PILLS, (f which may be procured at any Drug Store, or will b* matted to any address on the receipt of 35 oents ta postage stamps. Purchasers of these PUla should be careful to procure the genuine article. There are several counterfeits on the market, well calculated to deceive. Th* genuine Dr. C. McLane'e Celebrated Liver Pills a*a -a manufactured only by <4^ FLEMIHO BROTHERS CO., Pittsburgh. Pa a N U 49 IF YOU I OWN CHICKENS TOUWANTO A V^HBIB W i THEM TOX Jt-\? X WAY ran If you merely keep them as a diversion. h? der to bond to fowls Judiciously, jrou moat now something about them. To moot Ihls wait sraaro Utng ? book giving tbe experience i l)B|a 01 a practical poultry nuur for\" I/ twenty-Are years. It wu written by a man who put Oil kla mind, and ttmo, and money to making a anoeeee of Chicken rolling? not a* a pastime, but M a buetneaa?and If you will profit by bis IwteQMIn ? years' work, yon can tart many Chicks annually, < Raiting Chieksnt." . ?* Fowu MIX dollars for yon. Tfcs ML ? J00""*4 *bl. lo detrct trouhl," ^ Bt roollf Virl m soon h It kpptiri, uit katw *Er.t?.n!?,#<Sr ??j I hU book will fcVch you 1> tolls bow to dotoct and cv? dlriwt; to faod for -I Mtsaad atao forratuaiag; which fowl* to ? for p?rj*eos; and erythina, indtaJ. rot 1 jfi "owptthl. .Uhjoct to man. it nrofltabli. oat poatpaW for twenty flr# ctnU lo le. or H k Publishing House im Imo nu u. y, vk,^ v Y ' fiSLV* ?' Jr"'-*' .w'J