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JUgpptUmt. Hen Hint*. ?vi Hie following# items of interest to poultry keepers are collected from the Fotfftry World : Clear rye bran, alone, should nerer be fed to lowls, on account of its swell ing and caking, in mass. In the crop.' and proving fatal to chicken-life, not ? infrequently. It will thus sodden and increase in bulk very rapidly, before digesting ? causing rupture of the crop ? if any great quantity has been eaten. A neighbor, we recollect. In a hurried way, mixed a large pan full with water and placed the mess before a nice flock ? of three-quarters grown chickens ? leaving them to ei\joy the feed at their leisure. He drove away, in his wagon, and after au absence of a few hours re turned to And his birds scattered about, V. dead, in his yards. It Is very good - when mixed with wheat bran and oat meal, or corn -meal. But, by itself, it should not be fed to fowl stock. Fowls drink water freely, but they ^ know Just how much they need, and "when they have access to the fluid clean, sweet and fresh, they imbibe no more than Is good for them. It is,' therefore, unnecessary to mix )Our dough too thin, and Bloppy, at the morning feeding. IJave the meal well scalded, and feed the mixture to the stock stiff and dry, comparatively. * This feed should, generally, be composed of both corn and rye meal, with vege - tables? say one-third each. In our own practice we have found this pre ferable, both for the birds and as an economical provision, for the old or the growing stock. A little pepper occa sionally in this dough, and always salt, will improve the mess. ' Calves' and sheep's lights and livers, which can always be obtained in the market-houses for a few cents apiece, are valuable to feed fowls, for two rea sons. They are devoid of bones, and they closely resemble insect diet. We advise the cooking of any sort of meat food, always. These u harslets" (or those of swine) should be boiled, sea soned with salt and pepper, and fed, say twice a week, to fowls, where they tan bo had handily. For laying hens, when confined In winter, this change of food from constant grain-feeding is ex cellent. For young stock, where the chickens are confined to small runs, or X close cages, tills meat, chopped up and mixed three times a week with their soft food, will help the younglings won derfully. Profits of Sheep Raising. The following from a Pennsylvania farmer shows that sheep raising is pro fit able: I learn by the agricultural report of 1870 that there were nearly seven acres of unimproved land in Pennsylvania to each sheep, and that each produced a little more than three and-a-nalf pounds ^of wool Tills, at 40 cents per pound, *?i,000. My object in - show the iire. I short, the bails sharp, loft and the comb thin and smooth. An old hen turkey has rough scales on the legs, callosities, on the soles of the feet and long, strong olaws; a young one the reverse of all those marks. When the feathers are on the old turkey ? cotik has a long tuft or beard ; a young one but a sprouting one; and when they are offt (he smooth scales on the legs decide the point, besides the differ ence in siee of the wattles of the neok and in the elastio shoot upon the nose. An old goose when alive is ktfown by the rough legs, the strength of the wings, particularly at the pinions, the thickness and strength of the bill, and the fineness of the feathers, and when 8 lucked by the legs, the tenderness of lie skin under the wings, by the ' pln ons and the bill and the coarseness of :? aro dlatinguinhf but there ft th6 ling's bill is ipucti Ho the breadth o1 then too ioco haa re* to bind that flunliy of bwditwngbow and girl* together than the keeping or thla book. They come back Cb the old homestead now, men and women with grissled hair, to tee their mother who 11 etill living'and turn over its pagee reverently with many a hearty laugh, or the tears coming into their eyes. It Is their childhood come back again in visible shape. There are many other practical ways in which home tiee can be strengthened and made mure enduring for children, and surely tills in as neceseary and im portant a matter in the management of a household as the famishing of the library or chambers in good taste, or the accumulation of brlo-a-brac. One most direct way is the keeping of anni versaries; not Christmas, Easter, nor the Fourth of July alone, but those which belong to that one home alone. Facts for Kerosene Burners.? E very lamp Oiled with the fluid is liable to explode after burning several hours. But no explosion will ever happen when the lamp is fall. The danger comes ftom the constant generation of au In visible vapor in the confined space above the olL The vapor, which is in flammable, is caused by the heat of the burner communicated to the oil; but It will notexplode unless exposed to flame. The metal attachments on lamps often become 40 degrees warmer than the oil, which is itself sometimes as high as 200 degrees. Hence, kerosene to be entirely safe, should be near 150 degrees proof. In the United States alone, last year, over 100 deaths per week were reported from accidents by kerosene. A simple test is to place a tablespoon ful of thr oil in a saucer and apply a lighted match; if the oil ignites, it is unsafe, never use it. If Tt does not take fire it is not necessarily safe; be cause the temperature of the oil In open air Is not so great as that in a burning lamp. Keep tho metallic parts of lamps clean and the air passages open. After a lamp has been burning three or four hours at one time, never relight again till filled. In extinguishing the light, turn the wick down quite low and allow a few seconds to intervene before blowing out the flickering flamo, or, better still, do not blow It out, but let it "flicker" out. Always olean the teeth at night lust before retiring, for particles of food collect between the teeth during the day, and If left there all night will de cay, causing the breath to become of fensive, anu also prove very injurious to the teeth. Scrub the teeth with a hard brush, using llttlo if any soap, and sprinkle on a little powdered borax ? one pinch will do ? until the gums are hardened and become accustomed to it. Rinse the mouth often with bo rax water; it will prevent It from be coming sore or tender. If artificial teeth are wolrn, cleanse them thoroughly with borax, and when convenient, let them remain In borax water every* night if possible; U will nnrlfv them and help to sweeten clou# ltt Europe for fceokles: Finely powdered uulpho-phenate of elno, one part ; oil of lemon, one part; pare al cohol, five parte: collodion, forty-five parts. To be mixed well together by trituration and applied to the akin. Making PowDBit.? Eight ounces of flour, eight ounces of English bicar bonate of soda, seven ounces of tartaric acid; mix thoroughly by passing sev eral times througn the sieve. To Curb Wakts.?- Cut a slice from a raw potato and rub the hand each night. Let the water dry on the hand. It will need but few applications. PEATMCB8. OSTRICH PI.UMKP, AND Til Kill PRE PARATION FOR MARK KT. The chief business in feathers la with ostrioh plumes, whioh are used for every variety or purpose. They come principally from South Africa, although the long art ft Egyptian feather known as the Mogador is of a finer quality than the "Cape" feather, and brings a higher price. The Capo feathers are pure white, often tipped and streaked with a soft gray tint. Borne varieties are gray throughout, and of the most delicate textute. Those from the wild Egyptian bird aie sometimes as long as twenty-four inohes,and thedownon eaoh particular spine Is longer and thloker than on those from the Cape. They are of pure white, or of an almost Invisible yellow tint. The price per pound, whioh con tains from eighty to a hundred long feathers, runs as high as three hundred dollars for the best qualities. There is often a considerable quantity of guano and other dirt, whloh must he carefully itehtAvarf Ktr thrt inuniifnntiirttr Anlriu iaed In cleansing feathers, after process they are assortod and red foiflM market. ' t^iok quill is scraped with glass I4K. ?lde until al>out half Its loved, which leaves the praoeful from stem to t In their natural ?ay coloring; whll? in various tints to ctt ?W ?cieii/ific. > A Jfeto Oun- Cotton. ? A modification of guu-cotton, known as tonite, or cot ton powder, is said to posseos peculiar properties. Ordinary gun-cotton, or gun -cotton waste, is stepped in nitric acid and left in a moist state to dis integrate, passed between heavy roll ers, and then subjected to frequent washings. Tonite consists of this ma cerated gun-cotton, intimately mixed np between edge-runners, with about the same woight of nitrate of barrta. The compound Is then compressed Into candle-shaped cartrldgee, formed with a recees at one end for the reception of a fhlminate of mercury detonator. Among the advantages said to result from the use oi the nitrate are tbat.lt contains a great amount of oxygen In a small volume ; that It Is very ready under the detonator, while Its great density makes it slow to the Influeuce of ordinary combustion. By the em ployment of nitrate of baryta It is claimed that this explosive can not merely be made much cheaper than or dinary gun-cotton, but that the same weight is about 30 per cent, stronger. It may seem incredible, but a tonite cartridge Ib no more liable to catch fire than a piece of soap, which it resem bles : its great density causes it to burtv slowly if set fire to ? so slowly that all danger from a too violent generation of gases is obviated. The tonite car tridges are generally waterproofed. The density is such that it takes up the ssme space as dvnamite, and two thirds that of gun-cotton. Some Interesting experiments to de monstrate the non-poisonOus character of copper have been made in Paris by Dr. Gallippe. In order to prove his be lief in the narmlessness of copper com pounds, he did not limit Ills experi ments to the bodies of the lower aui mals, but tried them upon him self and a select number of disciples. For many months past he has made it a habit to eat food prepared in vinegar and left for twenty-four hours in cop per vessels, mixing up the verdigris that made its appearance with the food. As he and those of his friends who took part in these festivities have suffered no evil effects from their strango diet. Dr. Gallippe claims to have disproved the calumny hitherto cast upon salts of copper. It was discovered in St. Louis, a few days ago, that something was wrong with engine No. 2. in the high-service works, and that tlie usuoi quantity of water was not being pumped. The en gine w?s stopped, and on examination it was found that a piece of stick had been drawn Into the pipes and had stuck fast in ono of the eighteen-inch valves, In such shape that It kept the valve from closing by exactly half an inch. The result of this seemingly un important obstruction was that the en gine^ pumping capacity was reduced six ana a half million gallons per twenty-four hours. The Holly system of heating by Steam and supplying hot water is to be introduced in New York. It is an nounced that the right of the city was purchased last week, that a company is forming and $1,000,000 have already been pledged to begin with. It is in tended to divide the city into five dis tricts, and supply steam and water from five "plants" or central batteries, each flattery containing fifty boilers. * Al^AlelseiiB, a member of the Belgian nee, Ibr a tfiscovery of extraordi nary value ? how to prevent the dele terious effbets produced by the emaua | tlons of poUonouB metals by iodide of potassium. This wlH add years to the lives of thousands of gliders, looking glass makers, painters, &c. ? y _ ? i A number of workmen have been sent 'to work in pumping out tbe old shaft of the proposed Hudson River Tunnel previous to commencing operations {iroper. As soon as this is done, a large orce of workmen will be set to work in building the tunnel, the company hav ing succeeded in negotiating a loan of "'{,000,000 to continue the work. A writer to the Tampa Tribune claims that Florida is rich in mineral resources. He says that coal, hard and soft, Iron, petroleum, and biaulphuret of iron, certainly exist there, and that the legislature could' not do better than make a liberal appropriation for a thorough geographical survey of the State. A single graiu of Tripoli powder con jio fewer than 187,000,000 of the flinty skeletons of dead The origin of the art of working In mosalo, or producing artistic designs by means of small pieces of stone or glass fastened together, is, like the early history of nearly every art which has been known from remote times, burled in obscurity. Amongthe ancient Greeks s&d Romans its uso was almost entirely OOnflned to the construction of ornamental pavements and panels, and many fltte tessellated pavements mado by Roman artists have boen discovered. Ilie Egyptians of Alexandria produoed beautiful small mosaics by forming a bundlo or fine glass rods or various colon, so arranged that their ends re presented the outline and shade of the desired object. This bundle was covered with a layer of opaque glass, usually of a blue color, and then the whole fused and drawn out Into a compact mass without Interstices. When this was cut Into short pieces It formed a number of mosaics, each of them for more perfect than could possibly be produced separately. Small mosaics are now made at Rome by a very simi lar process except that the Interstices between the glass threads are filled in with wax of the corresponding colors. Under the Byxantino empire mosaic was used for the decoration of the churches, although the art was tnuok debased. We are indebted to the B / santines for the remains of ancient s and literature, but they transmit* their inheritance to future ages i /< very dilapidated condition, wltKjO^ having made a single real addltloi/otl improvement V,,.. 7 J| Mosaio is at present, and hakswfi'f for centuries, an art almost conMMl Italy. The Florentine mos%/crf 're formed of pieces of stones set fitf ble. Various colored marbles at*?"0"' and, also, agate, tapis lazuli & P1"?" clpus stones; latter In thin wfe*0" r* voneer. 'As the colors of ' vV' A! stonc8<?re not vory?umeroua)tW?Kin(l of Bjftsaio is principally used *1 1 arabesque designs. IV Ko^an fnosalrs are composed of ple^.0' ft " and As no less than 95,000* Shades of ?l?ss are made for this f?rpose the (blest paintings can 1* Imitated, al though the copying of a *?rK? picturo Id mosaics is a work occupying many years. When a frame (A the same sieo as the picture to* be copied has boen covered wilh cement the cube* of gUa? are arrnntr'd in it with' small Iron plft-r and benten down with a wooden mallet. The surface Is afterwards fl'SKo limn oraplov?<l l? producing flns A ?; . " LSt prepared colore known to modern . Uts are soon faded by the action of 1 atmosphere. Fresco is easily ruined v dampness, and very liable to accidents. . The colors of mosaics are not sunerQ- I cial, and if the surface becomes defaced-} the picture can be easily repollshed and is then as beautiful aa when just com pleted. With all ita- merits, however, mosaic can never beoome a very oom mon art, as few artists could be found to tattin on a picture for which they oould scarcely receive an adequate compensation, and which they might live to finish. ? Mercantile Journal - not %jnmorow. 1 ? ? ? ? Any man pays too much for bis whistle when he has to wet it fifteen or twenty times a day. ? Cin. Saturday Myht. ? Olive Logan has discovered a new transparent, and highly expensive* h tucking. ? Ex. Was it on her ?? that is, wasTt loaded V ? Norristvwn Herald ? Go to the mosquito, ye shiftless ; consider his energetic ways and learn gumption. On second thoughts, though, you needn't so. He'll be apt to come. ? Break fai Table . ? Nothing tries the pationce of a man more than to be sitting on a sofa in a dark room with a pretty girl, and be comiMilled to listen to her brother ?iving the history of a Iwise-ball club. ? 'uck. ? The smile with which a man puts his name down for a book, contrasts wonderfully with the expression which crests his countenauce wIkju the agent calls to deliver said bouk and demand paymeut for it. ? Cherries should be eaten at break fast. ? Camden Post. This is probably arranged so that the tidal wave of cholera will reach you about midday, and thus do away with the trouble of waking up the neighbors, and calling the doctor at night. ? Fulton Times. ? If you notico a man who has been splashiug about where the surf is Only knee-high, suddenly hug himself around the waist and jump Into deeper water, you may with safety assume that the single solitary button on his suit has *iken a leave of abdbneo with out permission. ? Puck. ?A tramp recently entered a res taurant and callcd for a bowl of chow der. The waiter, measuring his ca pacity, brought him a tureen of tho beverage, and a lively stirring thereof revealed the presence of a sample of half-hose. "See here," said the pros pective diver, recalling the waiter, "isn't there some mistake here ? I called for chowder, and this is sock stale soup I" There were no flowers. ? Yonkers Qau tte. ? Catching a fly is a very ncn t per formance. You just put your right baud down upon the surface occupied by the fly, and as close to it as that rather fastidious insect will permit. Tho Angers should be curved as if to grasp an object. Brace yourself for a rapid move. When thus fixed, make a violent and sudden sweep across the surface in the direction or the fiy, and when your hand has reached about whore he should be, close your fingers at once. The next thing in order is to hunt up some one who can explain how that fly got away. ? A stout English gentleman, a visi tor at a fashionable watering-place on tho west coast of Scotland, was in the habit of conversing familiarly with a light in talking twasFingly oPhis gtedi relations. One day, as the gentleman was seated at tho door of bis lodging, ' Donald came up driving a fat boar. "That is one of your great relations, I supiKJse, you have got with you, Don ald V" aaid the gentleman. "No," quietly retorted Dondid, as he surveyed the proportions of the interloctuor, "no relation whatever, but just an ac quaintance like yourself." ? While Adam and Eve were yet in Eden, when our fair young grand mother knew there wasn't another liv ing soul in all the wide, wide world but herself and her snoring husband, we don't suppose she ever went to sleep without first looking under the couch of moss and leaves 14for a man," and rousintr Adam from his first sweet nap to ask him if he was sure be had locked tho front door. ? Hawk eye. ? A monkeyish letter? ape X. Ken? kuk Constitution. A sharper letter-keen 0. ? Cincinnati Saturday Night. A noisy letter? bluo J. A working letter ? busy B. A disfigured letter ? black 1. A game letter ? billiard Q. ? Pliilci - delphia Bulletin. Observing letters ? I. C. Assuring letters ? O. K. Exact ing letters ? C. O. D. ? Breakfast 'J able. Troublesomo letters ? I. O. XJ. Colored letters?Green P's. ? This is very unpleasant weather," "Pltud Uramlfyther Liokshingle yester dftyeVl^mlqg. "I a? goin' on two hun dred year? 'Old, an' I don't remember of evev Beein^nuthln' like it.*' "It's ftwfuli," growled a member of the family. ,44n It don't noon ?et the family cooler I do think M "Cooler V DleT' father. "Wh child V I wasn't get shall die." exclaimed grand what d'ye mean mplninin' about the heat," he went oh, buttoning up his grown. "I was. about to remark that I nevor seen inch oonfoundedly cool weather at tl# time of the year. Why, only think, Irro It's the middle of July. ? y ' Trmoraeter to 110P in the he shrugged his shoulders and the Hhado,*.' as If a li back. lI w tlnued, get doi freeze i did of ice had slid down his ildn't be surprised." ho cott the blamed mercury would to 100? afore It stops, and Jf of us to death, same ae It out west. West?" \ In St. Louis." ) must 1)0 mistaken, grand r , St. Louis Is the hottest place In world. People are dying there the heat by the dosens." 'O, 1 know they are now, and I iH wonder at It? people have become everlastln'ly delloate these days that <ey can't stand nuthin'. Now, when lived in Si. Louts, It was inhabited by ' ?*, different breed of cats. In them days the reg'lar temper'turewas from 500 to 2100 in the shade." Here the member got out of the room unperoelved by grandfather, who con tinued? t "STitat made it kind of pleasant and ' wealthy. But one summer, right In the middle of harvest, the thermometer fell down to a hundred an* Ave, an' t never nee aucIi distress in all my lift*. I'oopte Just Utterly froze to death. If 8 our grandfather hadn't been tougher ban a nine knothole I'm sure he wouldn't be hero now to toll It. Bat fr had lots of heavy clothln' and managed to worry through. There's somethii/ in the air now that reminds mo of ths* desp'rlt time, an' I'm afraid history ? to bo repeated'*, and he Itcgan blowing on his finger ends, at the same tlmp turning around- to seo what effect win being produced by the recital. Finding himself alone ho said ? i 44 All rittlit ; I can stand it if y<?u cav story that th<Jf history fi nig tholr Want to prefer to oeasta of t.,_ _ For my jrfrFT house, u can't be muc than It is here.>' Itoue and fan, he Ink ik 'i m i ' . ' jkkijjL J,hey doi 7*\ , OkVt TESTING. Jj ^NelHe Yallance wnlkeil out of the little church in P with a proud step and a light heart; she bad just become Mrs. Lloyd Whitlow. The husband was fine -Woking, moral. Intelligent, possessing mends wherever he chose to make them, aad was considered the most popular man iu the town. Nellie was a pretty little i W^tjirn, with writihocent (ace. and a smooth, round white brow, and light [tf*ves of (air hair, which, with her cling injL childlike ways, made her an lndes IcHpably charming bride. They made the bridal tour, and settled ' ? **n In Louisville, a very happy couple. , ere two months had passed away, little wife sat ever her untastcd break - . with tearftil eyes and pouting lips, giving vent at last to a torrent of tears. ^ 'What in the world Is. the matterf" asked Cousin Kate, from across the table. '*1 ? I believe Lloyd is getting tired of ine," answered Nellie, sobbing. ffiNonsensc. Nell; you were always soon a sensitive plaut! I can't seo that yon have any cause tor making such an assertion." ??But 1 have; this is the second morning he Has gone off without kissing me, and ? and enough more to make ine know that be does not love nieas ho did." ~ "You ought to remember that your husband is one of those who attach little importance to outward show of affection. 1-Mnrsure be docs not love you less be cause he forgets those little lovcrlike atten tions which, after all, arc of little conse ciueuoe when one is sure of a husband's affection." "But I am not at all sure, that is just it. Apd this very day 1 am going to begin to test his love for pie: if I can succeed in iiiaklng him jealous I'll believe he loves me." "Rather a dUllcultgamc to play, Cousin 1 Nell; how are you going to uo itY" | "Oh, it's easy enough. You remember Albert WestouY He is practicing law here iu Louisville. I believe that he possesses enough of the old affection for me, and just about little principle enough to m^ce him usetbl in this matter, llis mat me now to the ganu 4|] Invll LI bo I did as a upoi glorl< "L Inugh, for " him. ' "O] slie'i T1 hust usual sr when I have mct!him luts annoyed pond measure. I'll make use of it ell, Mrs. Nellie Whitlow, all I have is, that you will very likely regret ky you planned this foolish little pdB Nellie only answered: write this minute and acccpt his ' >n to drive this evening." Whitlow was home that night lellle returned. When at last Bhe . she was in high spirits, giving >n, when her husband rallied her le fact, that she had had "such a drivo with her old lover." out, little wile," he said, with a k'vou throw that 'old lover' over [don't go throwing me over for jft?rp.r'.g(!r thlngB have happened," Hered. nversation ended In making the ^'unusually quiet and the wife un> book, ward, ceivingj do?" "I ?* y .. ing int care " is sure "Ohl* up at light that." looked in Nellt believe i "Ni tered ing," Lloyd said, laying down his he evening, about a month alter re you acting discreetly in re Ir. Weston here as often as you .? so, Lloyd." " he said, leaning over and look Ibis wife's eyes, "one ought not to I lovers, I suppose, when one he is the only lover now." 'bought Nellie, ,4he is waking " But she answered, with a "don't you be too sure of limed his book immediately, and ; tjrave, whilo the light danced if.fes, as she said to herself, "I ftl?n will succeed." - said CouBin Kate, as sho en ^iorKttrrledly, oi^e evening a lUtl We* ?'excuse you if, ought bade looking ?. "Nellfii enough J in y front d/vn I never fmw s He cartH' (Vo have heard did you tut y t ing like tin there?" "Of COW1 8? and Lloyd dit So I conclude evening. T di I only let Wei out rebuking troubling yovi, but I must see -t." ?k out hi9 watch, wild lie e been gone hnlf an hour ago, ood evening, and left them, ktle, what la it? What are you ''?ghtcned about?" nilJow you have gone far >ur 'test. ' A* 1 came in the iloyd passed me going out. I *ch a look on a man's face, the hack parlor, and must 11 you said. Oh, Nell, what at eauHcd him to leave look \'l Did you know he was I did; but Weston did not; not know that I knew It. to finish up my task this not commit myself, either; jton talk his nonsense with . ._lm. 8o, If you think Lloyd Is really Jcaloils, I'll stop, for I'm very tired oi it, ami to night I'll tell him all about it and Uftugh at him. I do believe he love* ine nclw, and I am not a bit sorry for w4at I havlj done." ?'Yon may b|o beforo you are through. Lloy<4 Whltlo^Y Is not a man to be trifled with, us I hav* told you dozens of times; but y^u would [have your own way." That evening the wl*b who had prom Ised^'uersolf so? much happiness in con fessing all to laer husband, was walking the lloor back and forth; her lips were quitlrlntr, her hands worked nervously, and her face was as white and as woe- be gone as three hours of suspense and agony oould make It. Lloyd had not returned. The'elook had struck twelve. With the first oldme she threw , herself prostrate uixpn the Moor. ?Oh. mylovo, my dal-llngl'' she crlod; generous, so ready to shield me, how caii I Hvo without you 1 And you are |of gone away, believing mo guilty I I, how utterly wasted iny life will be Ui out you I" Hie lay there tintil morning, weoplng ivulslvely at intervals, and choking ,li the fl<K>d of iorrow and remorse, and Uien another thought took possession of hk r. Huppoee sumo harm had come to him! She could endure his reproaches, i desertion even, hut never the sight of fc wounded or dead for her sake. She 1 bear her suspense no longer; she [know tho worst by going to his 9* and questioning his clerks, and g* e she reached tho street a servant her a letter; t here for you this morning, ktfam." Nellie retraced her stepa hurriedly, and vlth trembling fingers opened her hus ?and's note. It was written tho night krfbre. "I am going down tho river for a few days, to stay until I coneludo how to ar laiigo affairs between us. I shall take ?tep* to give you back your freedom, tintil thon, try to act discreetly. That was nil; not evon ft reproach, l>o Sieving of her what ho did; only cold, constrained words. And tho bitterest i>art to her wan, that tho know hor litis nand's forlioaranco grow out o( hiA groat lore for her. A week passed; she never wanted to remember how. "flaye you heard from Mr. Whitlow?" sht asked again of hia clork, an alio did '?v?y day since lie left. '?*es; Just received a letter. Ho la at T^aven worth." Hellle turned away with ft "Tlmnk voti," and lighter heart than alio had Known for many a day. Hho decided in stantly to go to htm, believing that she could make It all right If she oould only see him. Four o'clock found her on tho way to the village on the Ohio, on t>oard the steamer "Gray Ragle.' ' There was an excursion party on hoard l>onnd for the ,^am? place, from whence they were going to Wyandotte Cavo. Many of hor ac (jMalntanc oH were in tho pnrty, and among th^-.n was Weston. On arriving at I<eftv rn worth she found that her Itnaoand hid gone down the river, hut would return in a day or two. Her friends urged her to .Join their party. She wa? willing to do to pass ftWft y the time that must re her husbnnd catne. no she weVCWfth thorh toaKplorethe renowned Indian cave. ^^Steaa*.. They had not been gone an hour^whsn Lloyd Whitlow returned to Leu to a worth. Learning that one of the party Just gone had been anxious to see him, he started alter them on horseback, little thinking that his wife was of the party, yet faintly hoping that he would hear from her. He overtook them Just as they arrived at Blue River. He was astonished at seeing his wife there, and only recognized her by a distant bow. Ho supposed that Weston's presence was the cause of hers. The fordlng-place wm a llt\l? high from recent rains, and the water was muddy, too, bo one could not see the bottom, which right there' was a level rock ex tending across the stream, and was seveial yards wide, but which had an offset of a number of feet; yet in the muddy, high water It was safe enough' if one kept one's eye on the road at the other side and drove straight for it. Lloyd was going over last, so Nellie waited purposiHy to go in the last buggy load. They were not half over before the horse, frightened at the splashing of the wa ter behind It, reared and upset the buggy in the deep water, and left the driver and Nellie In a fair way to be drowned. The driver helped himself: Lloyd was at Nel lie's side in an instant. To Nellie, the chill of the water seemed like the visible presence of death. She did not shriek; fhe believed she should drown, and the only pang to her was the thought that she should die unreconciled to her husband. But the thought had scarcely become one ere the Btrong arms and nerves of Lloyd Whitlow had saved ~ her. His heart went out to her when he caught sight of her bloodless faoo turned so beseechingly toward him. They stood alone on the ledge of roeks in the middle of the stream. Nellie spoke llrst. "Lloyd." she said, "you will forgive me! 1 am not so guilty as you think. 1 love you so I came down here to find you. And oh, Lloyd!" as she saw his face soft ening toward her, "you do love me! you caunot say no!"' He laid his hand over the little fingers that quivered so piteously, rememl>ered himself, and drew it away, llis voice was hard iw he answered: "I might have listened to you and be lieved an explanation powdblc If I had not found you with hint to-day." "Then why did you not let me die?" she moaned. "Whv did you save my life to torture me?" And she commenced sobbing. "Woman, this is acting. Have done with itl" was the husband s only answer. Her excited sobs came faster. A gleam of pity came into hiB eyes; he hurried with her to the shore, wrapped her in shawls provided by the company, put her in a carriage and told the driver to hurry with her to the hotel, six miles distant; he would follow on horseback. As ho put her out of his arms, her great pleading oyes were turned toward him, searching for some look of affection, some faint re cognition of all that she had been to him. But finding none, the anguish of her dis appointment broke forth in a single word ? "Lloydl" To his dying day he never forgot that cry. A slight quiver about the mouth, a swift quailing of the eye were all the signs he gave that lie heard hor. She knew all was over between them. One thought took possession of her ? to act so that the company would suspect nothing. So Bhe declared herself restored, upon their ar rival at the hotel, and Insisted upon going with the party into the cave. At one o'clock thoy started with lighted candlos and guides. Weston kept near Nellie; Whitlow was here, there, every where. He had become interested at last in some magnificent stalactites and his j>arty got far ahead of him. He discovered this and hurried after them. He could see their lights in the distance. When nearly up to them Ills candle wont out, and lie went sauntering along until he came within hearing of the two nearest him, and recognized his wife and Weston. "You cannotdpny," Weston was say ings "that you have encouragq^ , me to. T>y*)NW>4>Ti fyou shail not say rihj c 1 "I confess to having done wrong. I WAR bo afraid that I aid not possens my husband's whole heart that I determined to test His lovo for me hy trying to make him jealous." "rfo vou made u cat's paw of me! Very kind of you. May I ask what prompted you to selelt meY' "Because in the eyes of tlie world you were respectable enough to make It look right, and you were unprincipled enough to make it practicable, and heartless enough to have no feeling in the matter." "'nien you love your husband?'' "Lovo him? I idolize him! I would give my life to occupy the place in his heart I did a mouth ago. I love him so well that I cannot imagine how heaven can he heaven without him." "That is enough, Mrs. Whitlow. I be lieve that you will enjoy yourself more in his company than in mine; so I will step ahead and send him back to you." Weston went on. When out of the darkneHs a pair of arm* encircled her Nellie looked up, terror-stricken, and saw the face of her husband, wearing so dif ferent a look that sho knew he had heard all. "Nellie, darling, you are my own pure wife after all, but you were very, very in discreet." "I was trying to make you Jealous. " "And you succceded with a vengeance. I never thought my lovo needed that trial. " "But you acted so differently from what you did before we wore married." "I was your lover then, Nellie." "Yes, Lloyd," sho -said, as she clung closer to him; "and you are infinitely more to me now that you are my bus band.'' "I beliove I understand you," ho said with a smile. "What you ask is easily fiven; suppose I commence now," and .loyd Whitlow clasped his little wife to his breast and nearly smothered her with kisses. "Thank God, Lloyd, that we once moro understand each other. I will repay you the pain I have caused you by h Uustimo of devotion." "Which I must encourage by a little petting now and then, eh?" "Yes, Lloyd, please." That excursion party thought In the morning that Mr. and Mrs. Whitlow were thd most mattor-of-fUct bride and groom they ?yer saw: but concluded In the even ina that they were the most dovoted. Nolllo's advice to newly-married wives is, "Don't test your husband's lovo." SEVERE CRITICS. Children aro severe critics, some times, because they are apt to tell the truth, Which, as we know, should not always be spokon. Thev approach you under the guise of friendliness. They lovo you. they want to kiss you, and of course, lr you are a woman, you cannot resist that ap|>eal. And after they have kissed you, they will show how observing they aro by remarking, among themselves, on your eyes, nose, and mouth. Have you a mole, or freckles on your face, vour small critic com ments on tho fadts, and wonders how tlioy came there. Have you incipient orows* feet at tho corners of your eyes, thesmall critlcnoticesthem,andask*you who puckered you up so. Little pecu liarities which you flattered yourself no ono ever olwerved aro ruthlessly fer reted out by them. Have you torn your dress, and contrived somo trim ming to hide the rent, the small critic becomes, In some mysterious way, the Csessor of tho secret and draws every ly *s attention to it bv asking what you put such a ftinny little patch on there for. He will notice If your hands are large, and he is interested as to the sire of shoes you wear; and ho will want to know how old you are, and if your hair grows on your head, and who pulled out your eyebrows, and a thou sand and one otner items of the name {general character. Where there are overs, a small critic is a fiend. He will be sure to let out everything which should Im> kept private; and If Salllo rouges and puts glycerine on her hair, he will tell Henry of it at once; and If' Henry's wlriakers are dyed and hit hair is getting tbin on the top of his head, the small critic will anuouuce the fact before tbe whole family, and then beg for five cents to buy candy with. Truly, he is a troublesome comfort. ? Sir Garnet Wolseley's reoeptiou in Cyprus was moat enthusiastic. At the brow of the hill near which Nicosia is situated, he was met by the Greek priest, who, amid the cheers of the crowd, poured scent upon his hands, gave him bouquets, and said a few words of welcome. At the gate there was an immense concourse of the in habitants, with many Turkish women. Tremendous cheering greeted the Gov ernor, who, escorted oy a guard of honor of Turkish soldiers and British sailors, threaded his way through the bazaars, covered overhead with vines and canvas, and reached the Greek house where he will probably tlx his temporary headquarters. ? (Time 9 P. M.) "Charles, love, Lady Ledbury in at home to-uight, and Mrs. Gelasma has a concert, and there is the Duchess of Ipswich's party. Now, are we going to these places, or not f For, if we a re, it is time for me to go and dress ; if we are not, it is time for me to put a mustard plaster ou my chest, some 'lannel lound my throat and go straight oft' to bed !" liruiu und Nerve Food. Rev. W. L. Bostwick, D. D., 100 Clark Street, Hartford, writes : " I feel that your Vitalized Phosphates arc curiug my uervous prostration. In particular. I notice that they tend to keep the liver active by promoting a bettor digestion. My head does not ache and feol so irritable as it did. Mj norvous system is stronger and In bettei regulation. My brain is much more active, mentally and physically. 1 can work better. '' To F. Crosby, No. MG Sixth Avenue, New York. Vitalized Phosphates for sale by all Druggists. ? The great secret of avoiding disap pointment is not to exi>ect too much. Despair follows immoderate ho|>e, its things fall hardest to the ground that have been nearest the sky. Register's Liniment is unequalled for man or animals. ? See advertise ment in another column. ? During July 1,135, 100- pieces were coined at the Philadelphia mint repre senting a value of $l,0HR,Hrt3. Every lady should send Tor Messrs. James McCalt Co's Banar Fashion Plate and Book, Just out for iJepteiutxjr. The styles shown are the very latest, and can be had for the trouble of seudlng for thorn. See other column. R IDDLE'S HOTEL, LANCASTER C. H., S. C. Haying pnrehaaad the Hotel formerly ooeupl by Mr. J one* Crockett, altnaUd oq Main atraet, an prepared to r*Mlva traailent and perman* ) boarders. Good aeoominodatlom at reaeonal rata*, Stables and lota free to drover*. J. M. RIDDLK. BE SURE TO STOP AT THE LATHAM HOUSE v>\-V,nc JT (TRANSIKNT BoARH $2.00 PER DAY.) 49~Amp)e accommodations. Tables supplier ?tlh the bent the Market* afford. Krtry attention ptld to the comfort of guests. *ifr-Per?ons stopping at the Latham Hons* will be oon vey ed io ana fr in the depot free of charge. Paaaongera without heavy baggage will be eon vayad to or f rom any part of the towa, not above DeKalb etreet, at 2Aa. A7*Conuected with the houie la a Brat olaai Bar, whloh la located separately from the House, and orderly kept. tSf Conveyances supplied to guests on liberal tonus, either for city or country use. 9 S. B. LATHAM, Proprietor. jyjANNINt; HOUSE. CAI'T. E. W. MANNING, 1'ropr. WILMINGTON, N. C. This House, under tho mnnnfjeniont of tbo Pro prrotor, la 0110 of tlio l>o?t hotels 111 the HUto. The rooms are airy and convenient, neat and nloe. The tablo la furnished wltli tho Ixist the market afford*. Siirvnuts attentive niul polite. Omnibus and bag gage wagon attend all train*. The location 1* dealt - alilo for business men. Cliarge* fair and reasonable. J-JEKALB HOUSE. BY A. S. RODGERS. Most centrally located Hotel In town. Tor 111a ixir day. Good sample room*. ?*? Commercial travelers will have every attention paid to their couifortNat this House, and persons visiting our city will find a quiet, pleasant home. H uncial ratos made for parlies traveling together, ?md for those wlMliliig to slay a week or mon, Q ENCOURAGE HOME PEOPLE A v HOME ENTERPRISE. * OKORtiK H. HACKER A RON, V&OVO&Y, OHARI.MTOX, ?. C. Tho only Door, 8??h and Blind Factory ownad and managed by a Oftrollnlan In Charleston. A) way* on hftnd m largo *tock of Doom, Ha?h, Blind*, Moulding*, Bracket*, Korolt and Turned Work of every description. OUm, White T,*ad* Mid Bnlldorn' lUrdwur* at manufacturer*' wholesale prlco*. Planed O. andT. flooring, eelllng and lin ing board* delivered In Ofcmdeti by cark>a<l? at low rate*. DR. T. BERWICK I.KMARK, DENTIST, Graduate of the Baltimore Collage of < Dental Surgery. OFFIOR ? nKKALR ffOVMK. Entrance on Broad 8tr??t. LONG & GILLILAND, Columbia, 8. C., BOOKBINDERS, STAT10HERS, BLANK BOOK IAHDFACTMRS and General NEWSAGENTS* |j#~Orrtor* from the oonntrt aollottad ^ and promptly flllod. J. Q, FRANKLIN, Oarrlatf* Painter and. Trimmer, t At tho Stood of MMt* Hron.,) CAMDEN, H. C. rjt/ECIAl* Attnntlon to Hc-palntlng Mrt<f '?Trimming old CARKIA?RH and HU(* GIBB. ? -r - mtr Vf. -T * ^ blur tine men ts . la wHUbc |*r<l<? A4*erti*> tag In lh?M 4'ofauna pl< lieu thU paper. roraAM'?i?cxiri> u ??? w?H4 Ttui AS7HIM8Zzz1lIz T.r?uii*c?jiLMM. niM VAVTVn Ou* Agent emlp tu every County' " a l* A f?' Auy iuau ran uiake a |wd Mid lirruitMnl living. Addreea W. A.(\?ON8, Drunltt, 41 Klghth Avenue, Now York City. "liii-Jili.t-i LINIMEN1 - nw^NtKEiwT nrif^rimn It cum UMiutiKB NtoniiU. Hudifhn Cat*. ^*wiitM!ujsnajEiVawh ?{*? / It- Hold by Urufnw u<J UwjertJMer cbanta everywhere. ? anTTw a bottte Lab ?rat orr No.to s<>uth 6th Btreet, PblladXtili. tvaHieit. Writ i for J. I). KENNEDY. P. H. MELDON. KENNEDY & NELSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Camden* S. C. Office formerly occupied by Gen. J. B. Ken haw. w&vsa&T atovss, 252 4. 2S? King Stmt, Charleston, 3r C. A.J. KICNNKDT & CO., Proprietor*. Reduced transient rates A tZ,aoper day .Lower rate* for contract by week or luonta. The lABLK, as heretofore, 1 will continue to be the leading [utiuu at Uiti bouie. JanMlutt THERMAUNF A Safe and Kallabi* habeUUte for QuIm'Iuv Thtfonly 25 cent AGUE REMEDY iixr t: :3D WORXjD flURKN CHILLS&FEVER ?ad all MALABIAL OMKASItN. BoWlb jr all Dragrtata. KalM FRKK 00 r?c?H>t ofprtca. Writ* to DONDAl DICK i OO., 14 Wooitll gTaaar, Nt? Yaaa, for th*lr Ho IX at book, to lb* raadar* ut tbia p*r?r FRKK ua aiiplkoattoo. tiultl tn ...? nuUnby V. J. Dun lap , Druggitt . IMPORTANT TO LADIES. Every subscrllter to tills paper In entitled to a IU taar h million ilook and llitsitar Fashion Plato. The book represents aw dltferant styles of Fashions. The 1-aidilou I into I* iit'ii inches, and printed tut iilato |ta|M>r. The I'late mid Hook will l? delivered at our office In New ^irk.froeof charge, or sent by mall ou receipt of u 3c. stninii to prepay pontage. Address, JAMra MrCAI.L * tX)" 4H Ka?t Mth Street, New York. the ^^.Tsaisra? Self-Acting Cow Milker MANUFACTURING CO. one who'owm ? -uld have on* of -..derfnl Milkkhh. lul c?n u?o them. ?_,/rt*e to any p?rl of thetTiillml Htnto* on re ceiptor^. Hend for our tUliirttrat?xl l'kinphlet on iho Cow. containing sec ruMwa au7 >w>. tloiml vlows of a cow's UutU uiiii Uhk illNwctoil hikI BdeiitlAciUiy explMnml. l>y I)r*. WhfU) itnd Wilson of this city. Bent freo to Miy addrtwH. GEO. E. KING, President. Offloe, 575 Broadway, New York. A THE HARLEY CONCAVE Darner and Glove-Mender Contiitnlnfr cotton and noortlea, la tin nrtlctunf uiwriiltWi, Ixwuty find domuMIc economy. Nuliw.H"swurk-bHHk?t to com plete without one. A lady write*:? "l would not l>o wltluut intu<\ for uny con slilcnitlon. MnllivL prejmld, on recolot otfiOcU. J. II. H1Ab>, Manufacturer, ) ?2? Ktlbert HMkMimlelphlii, l'i? TO CANDI^rTEs : ' - A?li?VijL.illpp,n* ?M?P?n?*d wUb by n?lng UNOLD'H Pateat Hoa4j--outBlectlon Stloken. 5L5 yo?' printer fer a umplt, oraddrest JAI, BWOLI), Manufacturer, Phil*., P*. F ^fi!> ^ me nHt^>? , E*.'. ty*!* * Freckle l.otlon. Kvory Imper fection of the Kiel ii radically en rod. Only ?ur?oure. J1 ally warranted. May bo hud of your druggist Price reduced lull .00. Kull particulars freo. Ad dress Mm. Dr^ I_, . JH , JSH A W , HO Kant 28th Ht., N .Y MM E. C It 1 8 WOLD'S PATHHT Skirt-Supporting Corsets Hold exclusl voly by lady agent*. A per manent buHlnoAB. anil money In It. Address, XI K. 10th Ntreet, N. Y. liranch Uffloo. 44 W 1 1 ite r St. . Host on . FRED'K V. RUSH TON'S New Remedy for Neuralgia, HKADAOIIKM 1n? NEItVbU?NM?. Tho Ingredients of thlsollxlr have long been known to the medical profession. Tho manufacturer has combined thom ho at to form a pleasant romedy that can lH) taken with perfect safoty, and with a certainty of effecting a cure In the diseases Indicated. Thin preparation possesses complete control over the nervous system. I twill promptly ourtall/ortnt of Neuralgia; Ntrvn ut, Biliou * and Hick Head aches ; ServouH Irritability : KjceUtmanl and Prot tratiun: Tooth Ache , and liar Acht. The effects of the romedy manifest tbomselvw In froin'A) to 90 minutes after taking the flrstilose. Olfloa. 33 Union Squirt. N?w York. ?<TKor sale by Druggist*. COMPOUND OXYGEN ma, C <atarrh, lironchCii, Htadarht, Dytptptiu, uul all Okroalo DUoaaen, by a rttiiaihlny yrur, <?>. ^^AR)(ABLE CURE8 whlcJiareaiiruci! " IQLY ENDQRSED MH Ml y^mCHon. MOKTOOMieBT Bi.au, and lure ]soonpp.J with man* aontal* to mo* I rtwtarkabU kLBM. 1113 Glrard St. . Phil* A SAMPLE BOk ttMESS: Btantll^iag the TMth will h malUd to *ay *ddr*?, apoa reoelat of ftQe. (in fMililitMpi. ) Active A cent* Wanted, to w kom w ? will pay good tal-jrl**. Particular* free. Addr***, DR. BEEOHER, 49 Third Avenue, jrmw roMK. Chills and Fever. Dr. HENRY'S Fever kho ague Pius <V>nUln no ipitnlnn or any noitmta eompout Hint Injur* ttao constitution. Mont other reinedl loav?tlM*y*u>in In permanent dtaorder, and a pr to <11 mam and premature death. Thl* madlolno haa Immjii u*od during a period nineteen year* In a regular practice of inedtcini the treatment of KKMI'lTINft FBI and nonn a?ijk < 'a With permanent ?uc.com. .? V A ilitgln l?oi of tii? pill* hare frequently i InoHt olMtlnatn and chronic cuho of VeVer Ai( One box by mall, no cent*; two, fl.OO, !y. < W. A. LECKLE1 40 V***T g?Jj| ?? w tt.Ubll.he4 1?U, ? ??> I ' ( >' . MBIROHA^ Gargling Oil Yellow Wrapper for / Human laOoon Burn* and Scald*, Chllblnln*, Kro*t Hit* 8cr*t? he* or Oreaue, Chapped lland*, Fle?h Wound*, Rxternal f'olaon*, Band CraoVa, (Jail* of nil kind., Sltfnnt, Hingtww*, foil Kvll, Swellings Tuinora, Oaruct In Cowa, CrafVed Teat*, (Jallou*, l.ameneta, (Horn Dl.teinpei iCrownwab, Qp Foul Ulcera, Fat XbceM of the In Thumb, Mrrrhaet IJnlment 1 At; medli family u*4 N. Y".,b|