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POPULAR SCIKJk'CJ?.
o Attoch bridge, in Brifsh India,
u.itu completed will have five spans,
two of 2Q? feet each and tbree of 257
feec. It will- be entirely of iron.
The conjunction of two heavenly
b;xlies in eclipse.' of the sun and their
opposition in eclipsesof themoonhave
;io iuiHieD.ce, M. 1\ Denza states on
the magnetic elements of the earlL.
For a p?riod of forty-four years
none of the men employed in a Ger
? man ultra-marine had,been observed
to suffer from consumption. The im
munity of the employes is attributed
to the constant production of sulphur
ous acid by the burning of sulphur in
the conrsj of the making of the ultra
mar'ne.
Brohme's experiments seem to show
that in the plant there are two opera
tion! taking place?making sugar from
carbonic, acid and the conversion o?
the same sugar into ftarch. Th's is
n<,t a very newT fact, however. It is
well, though, t > be reminded of it now
and again, if only for the sake cf re
freshing the memory.
The number of eggs varies greatly
in different animals, as it is in propor
- %iou to the risks during development
Thus, the eggs of aquatic tribes, being
unprotected"by the parent, and being
largely consumed by many animals,
are multiplied to prevent extinction.
The spawn of a single cod contains
millions of egg3; that of the oyster
6,0C0,00X A queen bee, during the
?'. five years of her existence, lays about
1,00 J/JO; eggs.
Take a slim glass tube, eight or ten
indes in length, closed at one end,
and as large a* your finger, or, as one
might say, a gl ;ss tube a little larger
than the usual style, put in an ounce
or two of oil, paste a pie e of paper on
the outside of the glass so 'that its
lower edge will be even with the top
of the oil; add to the contents >of the
tuto two orjhive time3 as much soft
wate**-aTi5be suspected sample, and
ijTTake the whole well up for severs!
minutes. When the mixture has
settled, which will take an hon r rr - wo,
the contents of the glass will be di
vided into three parts. Below the oil
will show, above will be the oil, and
above that again the water with the
a!cohol absorbed from the oils.
W02DS OF WISDOM.
? Too much reserve makes u smlser?
able. .... ...
Pleasant thoughts make pleasant
? lives.
He that doeth no injury fears no
injury.
8? A love of money is a great enemy
to honesty.
y&The first great work is that yourself
may to yourself ba true.
Hope softens sorrow, brightens plain
surroundings, and eases a hard lot.
Trust not to the omnipotence of
go'd. nor say unto it, " Thou art my
confidence."
Paith is to believe what we do not
see, and the reward of this faith is to
see what we believe.
A man can always conquer his pas
sions if ha pleases; but he cannot al
ways please to conquer his passions.
When a high-minded man takes
pans to atone- for his injustice, his
kindness of heart shows in the best
j and purest light.
Hab'ts are the daughters of action,
but they nurse their mothers, and give
birth to daughters r./ter her image,
more lovely and prosperous.
Let a man have a fervent love for
what is pure and just and honorable,
let him have a cor lial abhorrence of
what is sensual, mean, tricky and un
generous, he will not go far wrong.
The Good Old Timen.
: The more you find out about the
_much vaunted ".good old tim9s," says
an English paper, the better pleased
you are not to have lived in them. The
people did not only live like dogs but
they fed like hogi. A pauper in a
workhouse wouldVJiiijk now at the
meal which a noble used to devour
then. The roSst beef of old England
was unheard of; beef was only eaten
7sattcTT~and- boiled, and bread was a
? great luxury, not in common use even
by the nobles. The records of the
Percy family, in the time of Henry
VII., show the extreme coarseness of
the mode of living, and an extract or
two from the household book of that
famous family will give a good idea of
the manner in which the most famous
noble of the time lived. The perman
ent household numbered 106 persons
and the average of guests was fifty,
and the whole of the washing for these
216 persons was for one year 40s., a
sum probably equal to #2 in the present
day, most of which was for the chapel
linen.
. From midsummer to Michaelmas
was the only time they indulged in
fresh meat, and the instructions say:
:"My lord has on bis table, for break*
jfast, at 7 in the morning, a quart ol
ibeer and wine, two pieces of salt fish,
six red herrings, f.ur white ones; and
?on flesh days, half a chine of beef or
jmutton boiled." At dinner, men rank
ing as knights had a table cloth, which
was washed once a month; and as
they had no napkin ?, and the lingers
were extensively used in feeding, this
portion at least of their linen must
have been in a sad condition. Until
the thirteenth century, straw was the
bed of kings, and before that date the
king and his family skpt in the same
chamber. The first change was to
throw a coverlid over the sleeper; then
another was used, and the persons un
dressed, their linen being substituted
for blankets. Beatrice says she would
"lief sleep in a woolen," which shows
that such a thing was done even in
Shakespeare's time. The use of noth
ing but coarse dirty woolen next the
skin, seldom changed, and the heavy,
exciting nature of highly-salted food,
on which all lived, of course tended to
produce those diseases for which hos
pita's wer;; founded all over England,
hospitals for leprosy in particular
abounding,
Victims of Temerity.
The suicidal recklessness with which
Captain Webb threw away his life re
calls the words of Shakespeare:
"-b.3 die I
A=? one t: at had boon studied
To throw away the dearest thing he owned
As 'twera a caiele-s trirle."
The earliest records contain illustra
tions of the same temerity. There is
Alilo, who, to show his strength, at
tempts to rive an oak by sheer muscle,
butj3 caught in the tree and is de
voured by wolves. In later days tht re
is Green, the aeronaut, who attempts a
descent from a baboon by the use of a
parachute and is picked up a corpse.
There is Sam Patch, of (Jenesee Falls
notoriety, who was possessed with a
mania for dangerous leaps, his compen
sation being fame and a collection
taken up in the crowd. Like Webb, he
became the victim of his own
folly. During my boyhocd Sam
Patch was rather a distinguished
character. 1 was then living at Sand
lake, and well remember that Isaac 13.
Fox (who Wits then a leading business
man) returned from a Western tour
and mentioned that he saw Sam Patch
take his l ist leap. He stool on a
plank projected ovtr the falls and a
brrathle 3 multitude saw him take*his
farewell to life, dy ing as the fool dieth.
2io one has since then essayed the
Genesce fails, and no one will ever
again attempt the Niagara whirlpool.
}io one has undertaken the ascent of
the Matterh..rn rinee Lord Doug'a*
anl his companions, Hudson and
Hadow, together with thtlrguide, per
ished in th ; attempt.?' lie. mit,"' in
Troy Time*.
The Pennsylvania raProad owns
6ia? than 835 locomotives*
? "^9*.
fABK. GABBEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
How to Control a Flock.
Take a ewe lamb to the house and
make a pet of it. Use nothing hut
kindness, and give it a name, teaching
it to come at the call. Whenever the
lamb obeys give it something as a re
ward, such as a grain of corn, piece of
bread or anything that is acceptable,
but never give it a blow. When the
lamb is grown place it in the flock, and
you will need only to call that one
sheep, when all the others will follow.
As sheep follow their leader, the train
ing of one is the tracing of all. and it
is a saving of time and labor to do so.
Food for Pantares.
An English paper, in commenting
upon the subject, remarks that the
Cheshire dairy farmer, by free use of
bone manure laid on" grass lands,
makes his farm which at <. ne time, be
fore the application of hone manure,
fed only twenty heal of cows, now
feed forty. In Cheshire two-thirls or
more, generally three-fourths, of a
dairy farm, are kept in perfect pasture,
the remainder in tillage. Its dairy
farmers are commonly bound to lay
the whole of their manure not on the
arable, but on the grass land, purchas
ing what may be ne.essary for the
arable. Th9 chief improvement be
side drainage consists in the applica
tion of bone manure. In the milk of
each cow, in its manure, in the bones
of ea h calf reared and sold off a farm
parts with as much earthly phosphates
of lime as is contained in half a hun
dred weight of bone. dust. Hence the
advantage of returning this mineral
manure by boning grass lands. The
quantity of bones now commonly
given in Cheshire to an imperial acre
of grass land is 1,290-to 1,500 weight.
This dressing on pasture land will last
seven or eigbt years, and on mowed
ibout half thatporiod.
A Bruise.
A recent bruise in a horse or other
animal may be cured principally by
fomentation, but a very severe injury
may involve considerable inflammation,
and* require poulticing, laxative fool
and laxative treatment. If a bruise
be followed by abscess, an 1 the cis
charge of fetid, ('ark-colored, purulent
matter, the strength of the animal
should be Supporte I by generou; f ee .1
ing and the administration of tonic
remedies. Such stimulating topical
applications as camphorated sp rit may
be of eminent service. If a bruise be
followed by a hard, callous swelling,
an embrocation composed of half an
ounce of camphor, one ounce of oil of
turpentine, mi one and a half ounces
of soap liniment, should be rubbel
well into the part twice a day; and if
the swelling still continues a blister
must be applied. If abscess forms,
proper vent should be male at the
most dependent part for the ? scape of
j the matter; but an abscess should not
be cut into before it lias fully ma
tured, which may b3 known by a pit
ting or soft place at some part of the
surface of the swelling. When the
matter has been let out and the wound
properly cleaned with warm water,
daily applications of tincture aloes or
tincture of myrrh generally prove suffi
cient.?Prairie Farmer.
The Treatment of Dairy Cows.
Mr. J. A. Smith, a "Western dairy
man, writing of the importance of
teed and proper treatment- of dairy
cows, gives some excellent suggestions
on this topic. He says that dairymen
are often surprised at the light weight
of their milk the next morning after a
cold rain-storm, through which their
cows have suffered unstabled, and it is
only a natural result of such tre it
ment The cow does not eat as much,
for one thing; add another is, part of
what she does eat goes to repair the
waste of her system in withstanding
the effe:ts of the storm, and that keeps
a per cent, out of the milk pail, until
she has recovered from the effects of
such exposure. It is also true that a
cow, affected by short feed or painful
exposure, not only loses in the quantity
of her yield of mUk, but in the amount
of fatty matter it contains. In a word
nature has so organised the cow that
she revenges herself on her owner's
pocket, for cruel neglect and short
feed; and a farmer might just as well
try tD dodge taxes and wealth, as to
escape the unwise treatment of a cow.
In point of fact, when thus treateJ,
she takes the cream first, and gives the
owner what Bkim-milk she cannot as
similate. The only way to get a profit
out of her is to fill her so full that she
runs over, and take the surplus for
your gold mine.
Tnrulp? as a Farm Crop.
F. D. Curtis, who is a strong alvc
cate of root-crops, thus writes to the
?Agri'.-ullur.'st: A turnip crop will fit
a n.ta low for corn, as the so I will be
rotted, rea ly for giving t';e maize a
vigorous start, an I the ground will be
more mellow and all the richer on ac
count of the turnip?. The sod shoul I
b3 turned over as svoon as possible
after the clov, r or hay crop has been
taken off. It would be well to roll t. e
ground and Hatten the swar.l to hasten
its de.ompositkn, an.l a few days be
fore sowiDgtime harrow it thoroughly.
A dressing of finely rotted manure,
should th< n be sprea 1 upon the surface
and cultivate I nto the so 1, the ground
being pulvt rize 1 and m de a \ mellow
as possible. If woo.l ash' s can be pro
cured they will help the crop if they
are th'nly scattered on the top. .\
pound and a half of seed sown broad
cast is ample for an acre. The see 1
should be covere I with a brush ("rag.
As soon as the turnips are up they w 11
be benefited by a dressing of plaster
(sulphate of lime) at the ra-e of two
bushels to an acre. Good phosphate
will make turnips grow, if harrowed
into the ground with the seed, using
100 poun.ls to the acre. The advan
tages of a crop of turnips for the lat
! ter part of autumn are manifold. If
I the farmer does not wish to harvesi
I the ii he can turn on his entire :t>ek,
! and the hungry animals that m ght
I have roan ed over frost-bitten, barren
fields will luxuriate in plenty.
The Art of IlayOIaktafr.
Here are some timely suggestions on
hay-making which are nut new, but
are nevertheless useful and well
worth reproducing:
In cloudy weather giass dries but
slowly, and is liable to be stacke 1 or
housed without suilicient curing.
Therefore the wisdom, when practi
cable, of cutt'ng meadows in fa r
weather. The precaution should also
be observed of cutting only so much
grass at one time as can be properly
handled.
Grasses dry much more rapidly if
cut after the morning dew is oil than
they will if cut when the mowing is
done. Hapid drying is an absolute
necessity when the best quality of hay
is desired. There is nothing that as
sists in quick curing more than a good
tedder; farmers who have much grass
to harvest will do well to provide
themselves with so valuable an imple
ment.
The true art of hay-making eons'sts
in curing grass jtist up to the point at
which it will do to put into the barn,
and no more, in order to r.rrest the loss
ot su;rar and starch at the earliest
possible moment. Grass quickly cured
is, other things being equal, more nu
tritious than grass longer exposed to
shifting winds and scorching sunshine.
Some farmers consider one good hay
day sutlicient in which to expose the
grass before being housed, while
others require two, even three days.,
Some prefer to let it lie on the ground
just as it was left by the mower; j
others cure it in the windrow, and
still others cure it in the cock.
This difference of practice in the
method of curing results chiefly from
the difference existing in the earing1
_
quality of the various grasses. Timothy,,
for instance, cures more readily than;
herds grass, while the common grasses
require still longer time than the
herds grass. Timothy will dry suffi
ciently in one day if the weather be
propitious. During the early part of
the season two days are usually re
quired for properly curing heavy
gras ?. Later, when the grass i s nearly
ripe, it can be cured in one day.
Clover contains more water than
ether grasses, consequently it requires
a longer time to cure it prorerly. Cur
ing is better accomplished in the c. ck
than in the sun, for the succulent
leaves and t 'ne'er b'o:soms of clover,
if expose! to the scorching heat, are
quickly browned and lo3e their sweet
ness. Previous to storing in the bam,
the cock ought to be turned over r>nd
exposed long enough to dry the hay
whi-h lies close to the ground.
Clover, as it lies s atterel by the
mower, will be injured :f the dew falls
upon it. (lover hay w 11 not shed
rain, and hence when stacked out in
the fields suor.lt be protected either
with patent covers,' that h ng or a
thick top-covering of wheat straw.
Great cure should be exercised in
properly forming the cocks, in view of
wet weather, when meadow hay is to
remain in the cocks for an indefinite
time. First of all, do not make the
cocks too large, and let them be as
sharp at the top as possible, with the
sides nearly perpmdicular, and finally
provide them witireLth caps.
Re: Ires.
Corn Ovsters.?Mix well together
one quart grated corn, two teacups
sweet milk, one teacup flour, one tea
spoon butter, two eggs well beaten;
season with pepper and salt, and fry
in butter like griddle cakes.
Mashed Potatoes.?Feel one dozen
large potatoes and when they are cool
drain dry, put in a little salt, pepper
and butter ; add a little butter while
beating. Beat briskly with a fork for
five minutes until light and creamy,
and strve immediately.
Lemon Pickle.?Put in a jar one
teacup of common salt, pour over it
one pint of boiling water and put the
lemons into this ; cover it over with a,
plate and leave it for five days. Drain
off the old rait and water and add
fresh, and at the end of ten days let
the lemons drain again. Then pour
over them as much hot vinegar as will
cover them, with plenty of cayenne
pepper and ginger and a little shalot.
Tie down the pots and look to them
occasionally, as the vinegar wastes.
Rhubarb Jam.?A correspondent
of the New York Tribune says : Cut
into pieces about an inch long ; use a
sharp knife in cutting and leave the
skin on. Put a pound of sugar to
every pound of fruit and leave till
morning, pour the syrup from it and
boil till it thickens ; then add the rhu
barb and boil gently. Put up as you
do jelly in tumblers ; it will keep well.
I have read that rhubarb can be used
with more expensive fruits in making
marmalades without its presence being
detected.
Flonsehold Illntn.
Spots may be removed from the car
pet by an application of ox-gall or am
monia and water.
To remove mildew, rub the spot
well with soft-soap, then cover with a
mixture of soap and powdered chalk,
and lay upon the grass in the sun.
For macaroni with cheese, or for
Welsh rarebit, cheese which is too dry
for the table may be used; when it Is
grated and melted> if it seems at all
stiff, add a very little cream to moisten
it.
Curtains are draped much higher
than they used to be. It is no longer
considered essential that they shall
meet low down, but it is good form to
tie them back so that one may look out^
of the window, or so that a small table
may be placed close to the window. j
King Mtesa.
The death of King Mte a, of
Uganda, removes an African potentate
of whom the record of travelers in the
dark continent gives rather a pictur
esque glimpse than a complete and
satisfying description. The most
striking account uf this personage is
certainly that given by M. Linant, a
lieutenant of Gordon Pasha, by whom
he was sent to that prince's capital on
the shores of Lake Victoria. Mtesa's
chair usid to be placed on a leopard's
skin in the hall of audience, so tbnt
the hind claws served as a kind of
footstool, while the tail stretched along
the lloor in front of him. A number
o' charms and a large tusk were piled
up in a heap bedde him, and his grand
vizier and other courtiers Wt re con
stantly employe I in "smoothing down
the creases in his trousers"?a unique,
and, perhaps, the strangest mode of
expressing complete s-e.vility ever de
vised by a barbarous despot.
Another traveler, Colonel Long, of
the Khedivial army, brought back such
a favorable descriptirn of Mtesa. al
though he only saw him once, that
Ismail wished "to send him a u agriifi
cent carriage, which General Gordon,
with his usual goo! sense, intercepted
en route. The late khedive also sent
two sheikhs to convert Mtesa to Mo
hammedanism ; but they do not s; em
to have had much success, as he .vas
strongly oppos-.d to the doetrines of
Islam. He des. ribed himself in a let
ter to Gordon Pasha as *? the son of
Suna, king of Uganda," and h i a'so |
said that he " wanted to be gv^od
friends with the English." After this
1 -tter, introducing himself as it were,
he ^owed every desire to keep on
amicable, terms with Pgypt, and those
tr.ive'erf and missionaries who reached
his s'ate were generally well treated
by him. His hit r correspondence
consisted principally of requests for the.
articles of Europe which had either
< aught his fancy or seemed n ost suit
able to his wants.
A looking-glass, gold and silver hire,
a stamp with his name on it and some
gold and silver coin*, such as sover
eigns, napoleons and doll irs, he asked
for repeatedly, and generally managed
to obtain, lie even sent some of the
watches he h;ul received as presents to
Europe to be mended, ami showed in
many other little ?ays h? desire to
learn more of the grea'. world he had
heard of in regions milder than his
torrid kingd in r .und Lakes Albert
and Victoria, and to establish some
friendly relations with the Eur >pea&C
who had reached his territory in their
search for the sources of the Nile.
One incident in connection with his
government has been pre erred, and as
it throws some light on the mode of
waging war in that part of Africa, it
may lie quoted. An island called
Sasse was the particular object of his
ambition; but its inhabitants pre
ferred their liberty, and. being expert
divers, whenever Mtesa's war canoes
approached, they dived underneath
them, and, cutting the withes, sank
boats and crews together.?London
Timis.
The Message of the Whetstone.
In the great church at Paskild. Nor
way, there is shown a large whetstone,
which was sent to the celebrated
Queen Margaret by Albert, king of
Sweden, in derision, intimating that
women should sharpen their ne 'dle3,
instead of aiming at war. The wit,
which is very poor, was better an
swered by the queen, who replied that
she would apply it to the edge of her
soldiers' swords. She was as good as
her word; she fought Albert in a
pitched ba'.tle; gave him an entire
overthrow and made him prisoner. In
that situation she kept him seven
years and then released. him on verv
l.a-d conditions.
There are about thirty., thousand
Christian Indians in the United States,
one-half of whom are Baptists,
FilTS FOE THE 01JBIO?S,
Finte Indians eat worms.
A double eagle weighs exactly the
same as thirty-four one-dollar bills.
It is estimated that the 'pawnbrokers
of New York city collectively have
fully $20,000,000 of pledges in their
possession.
The curious discovery ? has been
made that the microscope may fail to
show lines or errors in ruled lines
which may be detected with the un
aided eye.
Chinese thieves are capable of cut
ting a man's finger off in a crowd in
order to steal a ring. They do this
with those broad knives which have
sheaths simulating fans.
The worshipful company of barbers
in London has a gilt cup, given to it
by Henry VIII. It is ornamented
with beUs, and every man who drinks
out of it has to ring them by shaking
the cup afttr he has taken the whole
of its contents.
After the battle of L?tzen TVallen
stein distributed 85,210 gulden among
officers who had behaved well; but he
executed as cowards eleven officers by
the sword; he hanged others; some
had their swords broken by the hang
man under the gallows, and the names
of many were nailed in infamy on the
gibbet.
A cook bookpablished in 1759 give i
directions how to " unjoint a bittern,"
" unlace a coney," " display a crane,"
,; unbrace a duck or mallard," " rear a
goose," "dismember a heron," "wing
a partridge or quail." " allay a pheas
ant or teal," " lift a swan," or " tliigh
a woodcock." To-day, the very mean
ing of m;;ny of these phrases is for
gotten, so much less elaborate has table
service become.
In the old Roman law if a father
j wished to disinherit a child he was
required to insert a special clause to
that effect or such child could get the
will rendered void on the ground tint
he had been forgotten. Blackstone, in
his " Commentaries," conjectures that
this gave rise to the custom in Eng
land of leaving to a disinherited child
the sum of one shilling to show that
he had been remembered. From this
custom springs the well-known phrase:
"I'll cut you off with a shilling."
The most humble of the civil func
tionaries of the French republic are
the naval cats. There are some hun
dreds of them, and their importance is
duly recognized by the state, which
supports them in such comfort and
dignity as befits their official position.
The French naval cat enters the serv
ice in his kittenhood, and upends the
fir^t year or two of his active career on
board a man-of-war, where he is
berthed in the hold and permitted to
devour whatever he can catch. Having
thus passed through apprenticeship, he
is sent ashore and quartered, at one of
the five naval ports as a terror to the
rats and mice that swarm in the vic
tualing yards and store sheds. He is
then entitled to an allowance of five
centimes a day, and this sum is regu
larly paid on his behalf to the director
of cats, who lays it out on horseflesh
for the use of his forces.
An Exciting Trip.
A short sketch of the memorabh
trip of the Maid of the Mist, on which
were the only persons who ever went
through the whirlpool rapids and the
whirlpool itself and came out alive,
will be of interest. The boat which
made this trip was built in 1854. For
awhile she took passengers from both
the American an I Canadian shore, and
ran up very close to the foot of the
falls. Owing to some change in-her
appointments, which confined her to
the Canadian shore for the reception
of passengers, she became unprofitable.
Her owner, wishing to leave the place,
determined to sell her, and he received
an offer of little more than half her
cost if he would deliver her at Niagara,
opposite the fort. This he decided to
do after consultation with Joel R.
Robinson, who acted as captain and
pilot on her trips under the fa'ls. Mr.
Robinson consented to act as pilot for
the fearful voyage, and the engineer,
Mr. Jone;, agreed to go with him. A
machinist, Mr Mclntyre, volunteered
to share the risk with them. The boat
was put in CO nplete trim, all super
fluous articles being removed from the
deck and hold. Notice was given of
the time of starting, and a large crowd
assembled to see the fearful plunge, no
one expecting to see either boat or
crew again after they should leave the
doc!;, whi. h was just a'mve the rail
way suspension bridge.
About 8 o'clock in the afternoon of
June 15, 1S61) tht> engineer took his
place in the hold, and knowing that
their flitting trip would be short at
the longest, set his steam vf.lve at the
pioper gauge, and waited the tinkling
signal that should start them on their
flying voyage. Hobinson took his
place at the wbe.d and gave the start
ing signal. With a shriek from her
whistle and a white puff frcm her
escape-pipe, the boat ran up the eddy a
sin rt distance, cleared the smooth
water, and shot like an arrow into the
rapid under the bridge. She took the
outside curve of the rapid, and when
a third of the way dow n it a jet of
water struck against her rudder, a col
umn dashed up under her starboard
side, keeled her ov r, carried away her
smoke-stack, started her overhang <;n
that side, threw Robinson on his bade,
and threw Mclntyre against her star
board wheel-house with su -h force as
to break it through. Every looker-on
breathed freer as she emerged, shook
her wounded sides, riid into the whirl
pool, and for a moment rode again on
an even keel. Robinson rose at onco,
seized the helm, set her to the right of
the large pot in the pool, then turned
her directly through the neck of it.
Theni e, after receiving another drench
ing from the waves, she dashel on
without further accident to the quiet
bosom of the river below Lewiston.
The boat was seventy-two feet long,
with seventeen feet breadth of beam,
eight feet depth of hold, and carried
an engine of 100 horse power.?Buf
falo Express.
A Kat Destroyer.
An English scientist in Australia
has discovered a fungus that produces
in the rat family a fatal skin disease.
He proposes to rid the country of field
mice, rats, and possibly the pestiferous
rabbit, by inoculating a number of
them with this particular bacteria and
turn them loose to spread it. The
authorities have been advised to await
the result <f further experiments be
fore adopting the plan, lest great harm
come to the people. It is now known
that the dreadful trichina* is bred to
perfection in rats and transmitted to
whatever animals eat them, particu
larly hogs: also, that the germ of tape
worm is found almost, if not quite,
exclusively in fresh beef, probably de
posited there by some sort of liy. It is
also known that germs develop differ
ent'}' according to the kind of an mal
in which they lind lodgment. All
kinds of meat and bread are full of
their, but they can all be destroyed by
212 degrees of heat.
An Alarmed Maiden.
"I'm s> alarmed, Lizzie," excla'med
a St. Louis girl, who was engage I to
be married to a young army officer.
"He hasn't written me in three
days."
?'There is no occasion to get ex
cited," was the rea suring reply, " he
is out of the reach of Indians; there is
no epidemi; where is stationed, and
when he la t wrote you he was in per
fect health."
"Oh, yes. I know all that, Liz ie."
said the timid, agitated creature, " but
then there's the army worm."?Brook
lyn EttgUy
FOB THE FAIR SEX.
The GUneM ?Dalrtor'? WUm
A recent letter from the national
capital says: Everybody in Washing
ton has been curious for months to
catch a glimpse of the Chinese minis
ter's young wife, but .the C'e!e3tial
custom of excluding the ladie3 from
the public gaze prevented any gratifi
cation of the general desire. The old
diplomat himself, with his petticoats
and parasol, is frequently seen upon
the avenue, walking with a shambling
gait (he rarely rides), and all of his
secretaries and male attendants are
familiar personages to those who spend
much time out of doors. A few even
ings ago the minister left the lega-'
tion, accompanied by what appeared
to be a youthful-looking little boy, and
entered an F street car. He looked1
like a boy, and as he dressed very little
different to the ministers and
others of the legation, a casual
glance woidd certainly lead the.
spectator to conclude the little stranger,
was of the male sex. Pretty soon the
minister's companion put out a foot?
one of the daintiest imaginable?and
the truth began to dawn upon the'
other passengers in the car. The rnin-l
ister's wife was before them. The,
little lady looked about her curiously,;
as if she was enjoying a great treatj
in being permitted to get out of doors'
and look about her. She wore plain'
black or very dark purple silk "The
males wear swarths of linen about the
ankles, but in her case the loose pan
talets extended down to the shoes/
The yoke of her gown, or frock,1
differed from that of her husband in
being shirred like a "Mother Hub
bard." Her hair was very long and
black, and was drawn up into a roll
andrpinned at the back of her hea l
with turquoise jewels. Nothing else1
was worn upon her head. At Seventh
street the pair alighted and greatly en
joyed the walk down to Pennsylvania
avenue, gazing into shop windows on
the way, the minister's wife looking'
with the wonder of a child at the
sights around her. They strolled
leisurely along, as if out for the day,
and though they said little the curious
eyes of passers-by, as they turned to
look at the wife, evidently annoyed the
husband considerably.
NCW8 and Noten for Womon.
When an officer came to arrest the
thieving boys of a Wisconsin woman'
she fainted and died.
The waiters a1; the Thousand Island
Park hotel are girls mostly from the
Oswego normal school.
The Russian woman has loud ways
and a loud, unpleasant voice. She al
most invariably smokes.
Mrs. Hendricks and Mrs. McDonald
are said to be better politicians than
their respective husbands.
A Western lady has been sent; to an
insane asylum because she thinks she
has a birtl singing inside of her.
A few establishments where women
may st< p to have their boots cleane I
and p lished may be found in New
York.
nelen Taylor, stepdaughter of John
Stuart Mill, is the first woman elected
to the presidency of a standing com
mittee on the London school board.
MrsvHenry War.l Beecher does not
be..i her years so Tghtly as her.
husband, and she is described as
looking bent, ?wrinkled, broken and
old.
A reward of $7 has been offered by
the Atlanta Constitution for the
woman who-'has learned the art of
pulling the street car bell at the right
moment.
Two Chicago girls tested their abil
ity to hold. their breath. Une could
not begin breathing again when she
wished to, anJ was with dilficulty re
suscitated.
Miss Lee, daughter of the late Wil
liam .P. Lee, of New York, who List'
winter wa3 declar&T the prettiest un
married woman in Rome, has been
betrothed to- Mrl'-T)enison, a wealthy
London banker.
Miss Lillard did not die in Cincin
nati, though the doctors-said that she
could not possibly recover, and she re
gards the restoration of her health as
a miracle. Therefore, she is about to
open a hospital in which prayer will
take the place of medicine.
Mrs. Myra Bradwell, of the Chicago
Legal Neirs, says an exchange, is one -
of the intellectual and physical steam
engines of that city. She is editor and
proprietor of the Legal News, an able
lawyer, a good wife, a model mother,
a splendid housekeeper, possesses social
qualities of a very high order and does
more work every day of her life than
twenty ordinary Chicago lawyers.
Fusliion Noten.
Very low cut slippers, with a tie
across the, instep, are the favorites.
The shell-shape 1 straw hat meets
with only a Hu i. od amount of popu
larity.
Jerseys are much worn, but only for
fat'.gue, shopping an.l traveling cos
tumes.
Short bodices, with long points back
and front, grow more and more nu
merous.
In Paris the tournure is growing
into crinoline, an 1 often hoops are
worn un- '.er short skirts.
It is said that there will be as many
positive colors worn this fall as inter
mediate or mixe I shades.
Parasols, sunshades and umbrellas
are in general large and of every pos
sible silk or cotton material.
Black stockings are worn with
dresses of any color an Ion all occa
sions by both ladies and children.
When the material permits, the
(Jounce scalloped into the form of dog
tooth molding is most effective.
Panniers are sir rt and full, made in
every variety of shape, and often open
over the middle of the front breadth.
The Louis XV. costume and ever}
thing which port-ains to the Pompa
dour period is>-more than ever in
vogue.
Back drapery must be ample
whether it descends below the largo
pouf or falls straight to tiie bottom of
the skirt.
Soft twill pi lid silks mako ePgant
skirts worn under crepe de Chine or
Indian cashmere polonaises or basques"
and draperies.
Underskirts are made very simple,
the most frenient trimming consisting
of a simple plating or full ruche
around the bottom.
The newest French dresses have
narrow skirts for the foundation, upon
which are superimposed full draperies
and flounces.
Anything like regularity in the ar
rangement of drapery or dress orna
mentation is now considered the op
posite of good taste.
Single colored muslins, in blue, pink,
ee-ru, apple green an I lilac, and
trimmed with lace and ribbon, form
the prettiest of summer costume-.
Many of tho imported polonaises .are
cut with casement or heart-shaped
bodices, or in graduated Vandykes, the
longest reaching from the throat to the
belt in front. Umierneath this open
ing is set an embroidered plastron ol
satin or velvet, and sometimes it i?
covered with applique work in silk ant'
jet. __J_
Horrified.
A number of la.lics on a steamboai
on the Mississippi were horrified on
having an or' inary-looking man among
the passengers pointed out to them a?
one who had buried seventeen wives.*
He was a grave-digger, but that didn'l
occur to thelhorrified ladies.
. Georgia has ?19,000,003 invested ii
manufacturing industries^
TOM THUMB,
additional Incidents In t* eLHt'e Man's Life
??His Two Visits to (Jaeen Victorin*
It was in November, 18 i2, that the
great 3howman, P. T. Barnum. first
heard of the general. Tom Thumb
was then fourteen years old, two feet
high, weight less than sixteen pounds,
and was considered the smallest child
for his age in the world. He was per
fectly formed, bright-eyed, had light
golden hair and ruddy cheeks. He
was very bashful, but, with a little
coaxing, would talk with any one.'
.When Barnum first engaged him he
agreed to give him '$3 a week and
, traveling and hotel expenses. His
first public appearance was in New
York on Thanksgiving day, December
8, 1842, at the American Museum. At
the expiration of the first engagement
Barnum made another contract with
the general for one year at $7 per week
and expenses for himself and mother,
;but before the expiration of the con
tract he had become such a great
favorite that Barnum increase 1 his
salary to $20 and afterward to $50
per week. He was taken to Europe
in 184i, where he appeared before all
the crowned heads, and from them he.
received valuable tokens of regard
and esteem. At this time he was
fourteen years old, but was advertised
by Barnum as twenty-one years old.'
All Europe, from the nobility to the
peasant, seemed to have a perfect
craze to see him, and Barnum, in his
"Life," speaking of the success of
Tom Thumb's first visit to Europe,
says : " The word of approval was, in
deed, so passed around in high circles
that uninvited parties drove to my,
door in crested carnages and were not
admitted." When first presented to'
Queen Victoria the general exclaimed,
"Good-evening, ladies and gentlemen."
A burst of laughter foUowed tlm salu
tation, in which the queen heartily
joined. When asked by her majesty
how he liked the royal paintings, he
replied that they were "first rate." It
is customary in leaving the royal pres
ence to back out, and the general and
Barnum were both given lessens in1
the art by the lord-in-waiting before
tbey were admitted to the palace. Bar-j
num, in speaking of the way in which,
they left the queen, says:
"The lord in waiting was perhaps'
mollified toward me when he saw me
following his illustrious example in
retiring from the royal presence. He
was accustomed to the process, and
therefore was enabled to keep some
what ahead (or rather aback) of me,
but even I stepped rather fast for the
other member of the retiring party..
We had a considerable distance to trav
el in that long gallery before reaching)
j the door, and whenever the general
found he was losing ground, he turned
around and ran a few steps, then re
sumed the position of 'backing out,'
then turned around and ran, and so
continued to alternate h's methods of
getting to the door, until the gallery
fairly rang with the merriment of the
royal spectators. It was really one of
the richest scene.' I ever saw. Run
ning, under the circumstances, was an
offense sufficiently heinous to excite
the indignation of the queen's favorite
poodle dog, and he vented his displeas
ure by barking so sharply as to startle
the general from his propriety. He,
however, recovered immediately, and
with his little cane commenced an at
tack on the poodle, and a funny fight
ensued, which renewed and increased
the merriment of the royal party."
At the second visit of the general to
the queen, the queen introduced him
to the Prince of Wales, saying: "Gen
eral, th;s is the Prince of Wales/'
."Howare you, prince, oil fellow?"
Baid Tom Thumb. The queen then
asked him if he would sing her a song,
at the same lime asking him what
Bong h3 preferre!. " Yankee Doodle"
was the prompt reply. In 1*47 he ap
peal e 1 before Pre ident Polk at Wash
ington, and had audience with all the
Presidents since that tin e. In every
j city in the United States he was a
great success. His first appearance in
this city was at old Carroll hall, on Bal
timore street, corner of Calvert, in 1848.
He also appeareJ at the New A ueiican
museum, where the Baltimore and'
Ohio building now stands, under Mr.
John E. Owens' management; at Front
Street theatre, Ford's Opera-house and
the Acad my of Music.
Charley Howard, the veteran min
strel of this (ity, says: "I trave'eel
I with the general for live months in
1848, and used to carry him from the'
hotel to the theatre every ramy or
snowy night. He was the most irri-,
table fellow I ever saw. He was al
ways in a bad humor, and would get
up "every morning crying; but begot
over that in after years."
During the burning of tha Newhall
house in Milwaukee about a year ago
the general and his wife barely a enped
with their lives from the burning
building by means of a clothes line.
He lost at this lire s mie of his decora
tions, medals, etc., to the value of
$9,000. In 1863 he was married in
Grace church, New York, to Minnie
Warren, who .survives him. The gen
eral had little or no voice, and his per
formances consisted of dancing and
fair imitations of actors and actresses.'
Both Mr. and Mrs. Stratton, the par
ents of tha general, were large people.
Mr. Stratton was five feet eleven inches
high and weighed 1C0 pounds, and
Mrs. Stratton was nearly as tall and
weighed more than her husband. At
the time of his death the general had
grown quite fleshy.?Baltimore Amer
ican.
A Diamond Story.
Colored diamonds are supposed tc
be manufactured nowadays for the un
wary, but I have heai d of a new dodge,
says a letter in the Boston Journal.
A photographer who has had consid
erable experience in expert detective
cases said to me: " We have a new u-e
for photography?the testing of pre
I cious stones. The business h-gan in
this way: One day last year a diamon I
expert with quite a reputation in the
business was asked by a stranger to
buy a remarkably line diamond. Kight
thousand dollars was asked for it. The
expert tested itin every manner known
to the bus ness and examined it
carefully with a g'ass. It was a mag
nificent st? ne. of sup?rb color and
shape. He o.Tered $7,0u0, and the man'
took the money and went away. A
day or two after that the stone was
shown as a great 1 argain to some
other experts, one of whom, after ex
amining it closely for a long time, de
clared that there w.is tomething very
peculiar about the way in which the
light came through the stone. The
owner was advised to take it to me
and have it tested by a ray of sunlight
sent through a camera. It was brought
to my studio with several other dia
monds, ad whereas one diamond
would allow a beam of light to pass
clear and straight, the seven-thousand
dollar stone seemed to have sonn thing
in it which stopped the beau*. A
powerful microscope was then brought
into play, and the line diamond was
found to be two stones joined together
with marvelous dexterity by the aid of
what is known as Canada balam, the
material used by all opticians in join
ing two lenses. Each stone was worth
about $1,250, and the loss on the trans
action was $',500. The stone* camo
apart upon the; application of certain
chemicals."
A servant girl Tell oh a tn'racket,
Her skull s le did nearly crack it,
St. Jacobs Oil applying
Ssved her from dying?
It proved to be 'fjust the racket."
A steamboat captain fro n Goshen,
Was hurt by a boiler explosion;
On the pains in his hip
St. Jacobs Oil got tha grip,
He calls it the all-healing lotion.
Leadville, Col., has 3,250 wo k m
miners.
THE DA^GEB OFOVEE-EXEBIieS.
A Stalwart Mw>v3JBSH?? Weaker T'aan a
fhm and Toon Jliccovera ?la Former
StroD?t?.
(Wafefteo, N. Pi, Observer,)
In these days of r?wing giants and athletic
heroe3 fine physical development ia more
cbstned tk n over before sinoe the time of
the Athenian games. A man who shows the1
elements of physidd power is looked dp to
far more than in the days of oar ancestors
possibly because there are few specimens of
well-developed manhood than then. An
emissary of this paper met a magnificent
specimen of physical power a few days since
in the person of Dr. A. W. McNames, of
Waterloo. His muscles, which showed an
nual deielopment, were as hard as wood.
At his request the writer sought to pinch him
in the arms or legs, but found it wholly im
possible. A realization of what is meant by
t-n iroa man was fully made manifest.
"Have yon always been so stalwart as
this ?" inquired the news gatherer.
"Not by any means,' was the reply.
" When a young man I was always Btrong
and active and felt that I could accomplish
anything. This feeling so took possassion
cf me on one occasion that I attempted to
lift a box which four me i found it impossi
ble to n.o.e. Isacceedodii placing it on
the wagon, bat in two minutes from th it
time I was unconscious and remained so for
hours and when I ieoovered consciousness I
vomited a large quantity of blood. From
th it day I began to g.-ow weak and sickly. I
believed that l had suffered some internal
injury and experienced a general debility,
wliich seemed similar to the effecle pro
duced by malaria. My back was very weak.
I had no appetite, and at times loathed food.
My 1 p3 were parched and cracked. My head
felt a* thouffh.it were entirety cpsn at ihi
'op aud it pi ined me on the side intensely,
fnsixweaks' lime I had fallen away from
iO t pounds to less than 170. I was in a mcst
w.etched condition. I was completely dis
couraged."
What did the doctors Bay about you ?"
"Almost everything. I consulted no less
than sx diJereut physicians. They all
ti e itcd me and none did me any good. At
th. t time I was suffering intensely. I could
nut sit upr'gnt but was obliged to rest in a
cramped, uneasy position. I was compelled
lo uriunto every live minutes, and I passed
over threo quarts every day. I was not
living, I was existing.
One night (how well I remember it!) my
wife 1 a 1 put the children in bed, when the
feeling came over me that I should live but
a very short time. My wife and I talked
matters ah over, and I gave the minutest di
rections as to what she should do after I was
gone. I was not in a flighty condition by
i'iiy means for the doctor, on leaving town
tho d >y following. baJe me good bye, joying
1 o ntver oxi osted to see me again, for I was
snrTtriugwitli Biiyht's disease of the kidneys
in its last stave'. Within the next few days
more than iw.nty friends came to bid me
gjod-bye. Among the number was Dr.
John L. Clark. Ho asked me what I had
nsei in the way of medicines. I told him.
be then r :com r.ecded a remedy of which I
j had heard much, but about which I was very
skeptical. If faith were an element of
[ ower it certainly was lacking in my case."
" And so j on did not try it ?" ?
" tin the contrary, I did try it and to my
surprise it sesn ed to go to just the spot.
Indeed, it was the most palatable thing I had
taken into my mouth for mouths. I relished
if
"And did it cure yon ?"
"Lollcok as if it did?"
" Yes, indce 1. What was it.,
"Warner's Safe Cure."
" A prop.-ietary me Jicine 1"
?? Of cj^rso. What of that? I suppose I
rnco hud as great a prejudice against adver
tised medicines as any one could have.
When I was studying me.licine at Ann Arbor,
Mich., I used to vow with the rest of tho
oiassihatwe would fight all such remedies
at all limes. "When a man comes down to
tho lost hour, however, and bids his wife and
f iond8 good-bye, suc'.i bigoted prejudices as
the e nil vanish, I can assure you, and any
remedy that can cure is gladly welcomed."
'? Ai;d l.o.v have you been since then ?"
"As well?or better, than beforo."
" Lo you still e ert your strength?"
"Cettainly. But I do not over-exert, aa
formerly. My slrength is increasing every
day, and my health is number one. I know
that my life was saved by Warner's Ea'e
t ure, and I be ieve that it is the best medi
cine that was evor compounded by nn/
chemist or physician. I am wil ing the doc
tors should sneer at me for such a statement
if they ct.oo e, but 1 hive proven its truth,
aed am prepaied to stand by if
'1 he above exj. erience should be of great
* nine to all who are suffering. It shows tha
i da o;itivo nature of this terrible malady:
that nil -ym:.to:ii.-< ure ro union to it and thai
Ihere i9 ono way by which it can be abso
lutely avoided.
Shooting Stars.
The number of meteors which fall
to the earth is very great, and to those
unacquainted with the figures wili ap
pear astounding. The number which
may be seen upon an ordinary even
ing, when shooting stars are not nu
merous, will vary from threo to ten
per hour. But a' singl.? observer sees
only a portion of the heavens, and it
has been estimated that a complete
circuit of the h?avens visible from any
point would exhibit an average of
I thirty meteors an hour. For twenty
! four hours we should have 720. But
j the portion of the earth's atmosphere
I intercepted by the horizon of any place
is not large, so that the number of me
teors which might Le seen over the
whole earth would be more than
! 16,000 imes the number visible at a
' given point of its surface. Calling this
num er 10.0J0, and multiplying by
; 720, the numui r visible from one sta
tion in twenty-four hours, we get
7,200.000 as the total number falling
to the earth in one day. Put this esti
mate only covers those which are vis
I ible to the nakctl eye. It is estimated
from the observations of Pope and
Winnecke that the telescope used by
i the latt r showed fifty-three times as
j many meteors as are visible to the
j naki d eye. Multiplying by fifty-three,
: we get upward of 400,000,000 meteors
as the number which the earth en
counters every twenty-four hours.
; tireat as this number is, it must be re
mtmbero I that an increase of optical
power would render it still greater,
i and that the real number of meteors
I entering our atmosphere remains un
? CMlcu'ated and perhaps incalculable.
I Notwithstanding tlu-ir number, it will
: be understood by the reasoning above
: that one who looks for them cannot
I expect to see very many within a given
: time, even whin the earth is passing
I through a incteorL* stream.?Boston
! l/.ra'd.
Dr. St it es. Frooklyn, N.Y.,was cured b;
I Tr. Elmoro's Rhen natine-Gnnt dine of very
i 6 ivcrc Hhe ima!i m and kidney uiseaso ol
; ie o .il years' standing, after trying every
! th tig else wit hoot benefit_
Mk:;sj:an's Peptontzed beef tonic, tho only
preparation of beef containing Us entire nutri
1 //ok.s properties. It contains blood-makinj?,
I force generating nii'l life-sustaining properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and nil forms of general debility;
also, in nil enfeebled conditions, whether the
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints, <! swell, Hazard &
Co., Proprietors, New York. Sold by druggists.
1.vox's Patent Metallic Heel Stiffencrs
keep new boots and shoes from running over.
Sold by shoe and hardware dealers.
THE MARKETS.
new ionic 9
I 1?-cf cattle, good to prime 1 w 8 (it *)
(Mves, com'n to prime veals 7 (w 8}^
! heep. *1?<8
, 1/iinus. 7Sy
Hogs-Live. f.?*? G%
Dressed, citv. F**
! 1 ton. ? '? x. St.. good to fancy 4 .TO 6 00 '
West, i:ood to choice 4 .r>0 @ 7 15
W heat?No '_' He 1. 1 l-H? 1 1SJ{
No. 1 White.1 10 @ 1 Wyi
Rye?State. ?8 <.a C8}^
, IJartey?Two-ro Aid State... 82 (n) 10
Corn?Ungrnd. Wo-t. mixed, SI (<b 61
Yellow Southern. .'.9 {<& G5
? )ats?Whilo State. 47 (S .r.J^
Mixed Western. 39 (A 41
I Hay?Med. to nr.Timothy.. Gfi (<i> SO
jStrau?No. 1, liye. 55 (/i> (0
Lnrd?City Steam. 8-10 (<t 8 45
i Latter?*ta'e Creamery. 'llKua 2)
Dairy. W rig 21 ?4
West. im. Creamery 13 (a) 16
Factory. 9 (ft 16
! Heese?State Factory. 8J$(S 10#
Skims. 2 @ 6%
Wtst.-rn. 6 (u> 8}<J
,-ggc?State and Penn. 21 (<? 21%
'.'otalo.s?Stale bbl. 1 26 Oi 1 Gl
BUFFALO.
?'(cers?Good to Choice. f>7' (2 625
: ambr.?Western.5 T5 Cq 6 00
sheep?We <tern. 4 7."? (rt 5 26
l ogs?Good to choice Yorks. (itO rolSlfi
Hour?C'y ground n.proce?8. 7;".0 (?)8 0J
I'.'l.cat?No. 1, Hnrd Duluth.. 1 12 (al 112^
ton:?No. 2, Mixed Now_ 66 w 57
i?.its?No. 2, Mixed Western. 41 (ib 42
larlcr?Two-rowed State... .7S @ 80
1JOSTON.
! psef?Ex. plate and family. .15 ?0 (31600
j liogs?Live. fij?@ 6>^
Northern Dressed_ 7 (a) 7%
! I'ort.?Ex. Prime, perbbl. ...1500 (n;
j L-'loar?Winter Wheat patents G 75 ftf 7 00
l ore?High M sed. 67 (a) G7><
)ats?Exira White. 54 (u? 55
ityc?State. 75 (?> 80
WATCaTOWN (MASS.) CATTLE MAEKET.
tJeef?Extra <;uality. 62i ^6 ? 75
bhtop?Live weight. 3 @ 5
Lsmba. 7
Hogs?Northern, d. w. 7>4@ iy
PHIL-ADELPHIA.
Flonr? Penn. ex family, gcod 5 00 (2; 5 75
Wheat?No. 2, Red. 115^(? I IA
lljO?Sm,o. 63 (d 65
Corn?Stato Yollow. 58 @ v2
Hate?Mixed. 33 & 4)
Butter?Creamery Extra Pa.. 33 @ 28
Cheese?Ni Y. pallCrcnm.... IQTA<<S 11
Good Notts from Texas?
Mr. Thomas A. Howabd, of Honey Grove,
Fannin County, Texas, under date of ApriJ 6,
1883. writes as follows:
"I have been s offering during several years,
from severe illnees, ana a general breaMnc,
down of my physical system, and have tried;
the treatment and prescriptions of many(
doctors far and near, and traveled to the Hot
Bprings and other mineral springs famous
tor their remedial qualities, drinking the
waters and bathing systematically in their
healing depths, bntalltonoavad, as Isteadily
failed m health; and although informed by
my physicians that my ailments and weak
nesses were the resnlt of kidney disease of a
dangerous character, they could give me
nothing to cure me. During the past two
years my sufferings at times were dreadful,
and I had tha mostindescribable pains in the;
regions about the kidneyB, the paroxysms of
which were so severe as to render it impossi
ble for me to sleep. While in this deplorable
and discouraged condition I was persuaded
to try Hunt's Remedy, and after using less
than half a bottle my great sufferings and
paroxysms of pain were entirely relieved, and
I could sleep better and longer than I had in
two years before, and although I am now on
my third bottle only my improvement is very
remarkable, and I regret that I did not know
of the wonderful curative powers of Hunt's
Remedy before, as it would have saved jfie
3 ears of suffering. '.[ heartily recommend it
to all afflicted with any kidney disease or
disease of the urinary organs."
"Hit My Case Exactly."
Please allow mo to speak in the highest
terms of Hunt'e Remedy, for it hit my case
exactly. I had kidney and urinary trouble
pretty bad. I was recommended Hunt's
Remedy. I took one teaspoonful as directed.
I felt a decided change at the first dose. I
took two bottles, and have felt like a new
man over since. Please receive the sincere
thanks of myself for the benefits which I
sought vainly for and found only in Hunt's
Remedy. I will cheerfully give this same
opinion of Hunt's Remedy to any one who
wishes it, by oddressing
ROBERT D. ARCHER,
811 Linnard Strcot, Philadelphia.
March 14,1863._
Why i; a crow a b ave bird/ Heein e he
aevcr si owstho whitj feather.
Advice to Consumptives.
On the appearance of the first symptoms?
as ctneral debility, loss of appetite, pallor,
chilly sensations, followed by night sweats
nnd cough?prompt measures for relief
f h mid be taken. Consumption is scrofulous
cb^ta'-e of the lungs?therefore use the great
anti-scrofula or blood purifier nnd strength
restorer?Dr. 1 iorce's " Golden Medical Dis
covery." Surorior to cod liver oil as a nu
tritivj.'nnd unsurpassed as a pectoral. For
weak lungs, spitting of blood, and kindred
affections, it has no equal. Sold by druggists
the world o*er. For Dr. Pierce's pamphlet
on consumption send two stamps to World's
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo,N.Y
The Arm? of the Cumberland statue of
G r:ed will cost $;".() 00J.
Wooddehbt, Md.?Rev. W. J. Johnson
says: "I have used Brown's Iron Bitters in
my family, and they have proven a splendid
health invigorator."_
JJetboit fo bids by ordina. 03 the use of
?te im v h'slleg._
Decline of Mnn.
Imro'ency of mind, limb or vital function,
nervcui weakness, sexual debility, etc, cured
by Woeld's Dispensabx Medioai Associa
tion, Buffalo. N. Y. Address with two stamps
for pamph'ot._
What is t:eTro:stkindof fare soldiers c:n
Jv3 on ? Warfare.
B?ckhannon, W. Va.?Drs. Nowlon&Blai!
report that Brown'B Iron Bitters are giving
general satisfaction._
Ne et c^ntida ase:ret to your relativoi.
Moid willteT_
_ No matter what your ailment is, Brown's
Iron Bitters will surely benefit yon.
What shipdoei a literary ri"ti invadi?
Acthorsh'p._
A startling fnc'. Heart disease is only in
fer or in fatal.ty to consumption; do not
suffer f.om it but us? Dr. Gra es' Hear;
Fegu'ato*. It has cured thousands, why not
you ? ?1 at druggists._
Ltotit employment?Building castles in
Hip rir.
'? F.ve years ago my life wa^ a dread oil
the time from heart disease; s.nco rising Dr.
Graves' Heart Regulator. t,-e Enclish !an
? na?ewo ilil fail me in tel'JpfT the good I
ivcoived.'"?Vate Musgrove, G^loma, Ind.
For sale at druggists._
Cool proceeding?An ice man eloping with
*nice gir'._
Dr. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" is
everywhere acknowledged tobe the standard
remedy for female complaints and weak
nesses. It is sold by druggists.
Even dynnm'te is a'a'Tr^-d.
CATABBn.?Messrs. Hood & Co., of Lowell,
believe that the Lest way to treat catarrh,
and the only wuy to get permanent relief, is
through the blood. A ccnstitu.ional diserse
requires a constitutional remedy. Hocd's
Sarcaparill/i is a blood purifier and constitu
tional medicine that cin be relied upon, and
ho? cored nnmcrons_cases of catarrh. We
think this claim a reasonable One, and g'adly
gh e it room in our columns.
Thonsands, yes, millions, of bottles of Car
ooline have been sold, and the Bale still goes
in. If there were no merit in this great nat
iral hair renewer do yon suppose that the
people would still buy, as they continue to do.
"Rongji on lints."
Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, bedbugs,
ant8,8knnks,chipmunks,gopliers. l?c. D'g'sts
Save trouble and expense in washing, and
a!way3 have nice fitting collars and cuffs, by
(voaring Chrolithion._
"Uuchu-Pnlba."
The Quick, complote cure,annoyingKidnoy,
Bladder, Urinary Diseases. $1. Druggists.
Gtutrue.
Gastbixe should be taken before or after
meals to im-tire perfect assimilaticn of food.
Uastbink is in liquid form. Sold by druggist?.
'Solid comfort" can be realized by those
suffering from all forms of Scrofula, if they
wUl take Hood's Sarsaparilla nnd be cured.
Mother Swan's Worm Syrup.
Infallible,tastele83,harmIes.'i,cathartic;fover
Uhness,re3tlessne8s, worms,constipation. 25c.
SCKOFULA
tVhethrr inherited or developed by clrcomstmcos,
misfortuno or neglect, If not suppressed, progresses by
k gradual, unobserved and painless process. Thuglandr
tnlnrge, tho (kin breaks out in sores nnd ulcers, the
flesh wastes, nnd the bou-s decay. Tim best r;rao 'y
forthehu serious evils is unquestionably Hood's Sarai
porilla. It purities the bl iod, restores tlio wasted form,
drives away tb.it tiro l fooling which invalids complain
if, and infuses energy aud spirit Into every tibru.
Terrible Sores ou Neck
llicflNF.LLir. MAINE, nockville. Conn., was troubled
for two years with terrible scrofula Sf.r.rs on her neck.
One was as large as her hand. Sho Rot discoursed,
when a friend advised Hood'sSarsaparilla. Sho b >;i,;bi
?bettle, tnJ npotlitr, nnd a third. After taking these
the sores healed, and alUigrsof them have disappeared.
She has not been troubled lince,
20 Sores 8 Years
When I began to tako Hood's Sarsaparilla 1 had 2d
?erofnliMM sores cn my leg and n!l (.vor my right foot. 1
have taken tlireo hi-tlle*. and nm on tho fourth. I havu
but two sores left, and thcii-o nre getting alon* first rato.
1 have had these sores for tin laut eight yean.?THOMAt
IV. Bauilett. Providence, it. 1.
Ilood'n SiirNiiiiarilla
Si M ty Drtigxi-Ms. $1; tlx for $6. Prepared only by
C. iL HOOD Jt CO., Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass.
Henry's Carbolic Salvo
is tho Best S:ilvo for Cuts, ItrniMS, Ulcers, Salt
lihenni, Tetter, Chap|>od Hands, Chilblains, Corns
indmll kinds of Skiu Eruption*, Freckle* and Plm.
pics, (let Henry's Carbolic Salvo, as aU others aro
:ouuten'eits. Price 25 cts.
i low to Shorten Life.
Abemothy, the great Kuglish surgeon, asked a lady
vho told him aho only had a cough: "What would
ron have ? Tho plague ?" Ucwaro of "only coughs 1"
The worst eise* ran. however, bo cured by Dr. Win.
[toll's Balsam for the Lungs. In Whooping Cough
Ad Croup It Immediately allay* inflammation, and Is
mro to prevent a fatal termination of tho disease.
Sold by all druggists and dealers in medicine.
Is I .
for ie^-?jlkt.
CURES
Rheumatisrr., Neuralgia, Sciatica,
Lumbago, Backache. He2dai.n0, Toothache.
Sore Thmnt.HH'r iji11 sa.Mpml tin, llnilici
Itlirnt. M<:il<!?. Front Hllen.
AM) AU. OTIIF.K IWMII.Y PAISa ASO 4(IILS.
SolJhj lirufgliu ??) lir?ltr.rv,.rTwlifie. Klfiy C?nu? bctlie.
IHMeUwta II Uncuue*.
THE ? ii lltt.Ea A. VUUKLER CO. 13
j.-:.,,.. 1 t. A. VIMKUUI ? co.) Uallliaur? S J? C. K. A
_n y s it? aa "
P B CT B V Hy return mall?A full description of
? im fc ?? ? Moody's New Tailor System of Dren
Enttuig. D.W. Moody A Co., 31 W.i)th, Cincinnati. O.
i Like an
In olden times it was thought t
and keyholes. The generally apprc
up the keyholes and stop the cracl
preventive measures, Jie evil things
as they pleased. .->
So comes malaria now-a-days.
and it comes in by tho crack. We s
a leak in the plumbing, or an openii
some unsuspected source and ungua
We cannot aJwajrs keep malar
drive its effects from our systems. ]
time, malaria has not a ghost of a cl
cine, 0 Your druggist ?e?a it, and yo
fcYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VESETABLB COMPOUND, -..i
I A Sure Care for all FEMALE WEAK*
STESSES, Including I^ncorrhcea, Ir
pp' regular and Palnfal Ulenatrnatlon,
Inflammation and Ulceratlon of
the Womb, Flooding, PRO? .. >
LAPSUS ETERI, &c.
tSTPIcarant to tlio taste, efficacious and lmsKdlsto
In Its effect. It Is a crest holp in pregnancy, ?ad re
lieves pain during labor and at regular periods. ./ ^
rrrrsTcuss vsi it iSB rsiscaniE rr ramx. ~
ErFon AiX'Wzlucressxs of tho generative ergon*
ot either lex, It to second to no remedy that has ore?
been before tho public; and for all disease* otthn
Easzxs It is the Greatest Bcmtdy in the World. ?
^"KIDNEY COMPLAINTS of Either 8?
FTnd Great Belief In ZU Use.
LYDIA E. PIVEHAM'S BLOOD PUR1TXBK
will eradicate every restlgo ot Humors mm ut
Blood, at tho rame time will give ton? and rtrengtA to
tho system. a3 marvellousin resultsoi the Compound.
ryBoththoConipoBndand Bloodrnrifltr ore pre*
pored at 233 and 23 Western Arcnue, Lynn, Ms?,
Prlco of either, 8L 6trbcttlesfor$5. Tho Compound
i j sent by man In iho :'orm ot puls, or of lozenges, an
receipt of price, tip*.' box for either. Mrs. Hnkhjjn.
freely answers al. lel.tera ot inquiry. Enclose 8 cca3
Ramp. Bend for jam^hlct. Ucntlanihia Paper.
tytXDu. B. PWKHia's LrvraPnxs euro Constipa
tion. Biliousness and lorpldlty of tho Liter. S3 cents.
X3-SoU[ by all Drrjjrglsts.-'Bnon
DYES.3
'JL'H Hi
Bast Dyes Ever Made.
ay FOE SU^K, WOOL, OK C0TT0X.-C* .
DRESSES, COATS, SCARFS, HOODS,
YARN, STOCKINGS, CARPET RAGS,
RIBBONS, FEATHERS, or any ftbrlo at
fancy article eM?y and perfectly oolcrcd to an?
ahado. BlacL, Brows, Green, Blue, Scarlet, j
Cardinal Bed, Navy Blue, Seal Brown, Oil re '
Green, Terra Cot 'a and 20 other best colors.
Warranted Fasti and Durable. Each, package irUl
color ono to foni* lbs. of goods. If you haro acres
used Dyes try thcao enco. Tea Trill bo delighted.
Bold by druggists, cr send us 10 cents and any
color wanted sent post-paid. 21 colored samples
and a sot of fancy cards seat for a 3c stamp.
WELLS, BICDAEl)SOXXCOMBarliaffton,Tt.
GOLD and SILVER PAINT. I
. Bronze Paint. Artists' Black.
For gilding Fancy Baskets, Frames, Lamps), '
Equal to any of tho high, priced Kinds and only '
1 Octa. a package ,nt tho drogiirta ,or post-paid frcra
WELLS, RICHtARnaOXACO., Burllrjcton.Tt. 1
Hostcttjr's St? mich
Bitters, by increasing
vital power and ren*
doting tho physical
functions regular and
actlv?, keeps the sy
torn In gcod woikina
order, and protects it
g egaiiut disease.- -Ft#
i= censti; a:i n, dyspep.
(5 sia ami livor con*
plaint, nervousnees,
kidney ardra?umatio
aUments, itislnTalu .
bl?\ rni It affords a
.".ir ? defense against
malarial fevers, to*
trdes rrmnrlziK ail
traces of such disease
from the System. Frr
1 ? by all Drngg'sta
and Dualen) generally
PEOPLE breed Termin, and
kee i lldv housekeepers busy omng
COSTAft'S EXTERMINATORS.
_ 5 to "j cents worth clears out Rata,
Mice, Roaches, Bedbugs, Anlfl, Flies, Lice, Moths.
Oniy infalliblo remedies. Pr?a from poison. At all
405 Brome St., N. Y.
ITTER
Oniy
stores
Silver Ore Sloyo Polish, 5c Sift Boxen.
R. (.'. is the qaioVett, ploasantest,
iur-st and best ro n-irty tor kidney,
liver, st mtcb, IjIn.-TT^r aip}- bToor
diseases, and only ml iu a?roorex
discovered fcr acute and ihronio
rlieuruati'm. ;; >ut, I 1 !,;iaf
ica, ncUtii?lj e:o. lins cn o I !:? p ??
less canes Bng .t'n diwiaso and dyspnp^ia in 3 w >-k ?.i!}
forms of rheumatic disorders in 2 to 12 weeks?rollen?
latLunmatanr In, I. day, Con n.f.,T\n Kn iAr A ? ,o:i?
1 le poop.o cured vho hail tilo Tin v>.n i"~iTj-tniTir?*"rT
Purely rwtanic, h irmless, tnd moo to lrin<. Ank yo.-i
drucK SttORKtit: if ho declines send to us for X?;
nothing ulnr. Klmiro, Adams & On., lift Wii;inm?t..N.
TRYTt1^
It relieves at oneD Burns.Pnes, Chapped Bands orUpt.l
Corns,Dunlons.Swlds.Bruliies,Soreness of fcct.haiidi.B
cycs.ctc. iltchmirfrotnanycauso. ar^.Aslcypurdros:|
gist, or ssnd to Vi Fulton Street, K. meJ
Tnrnrmntlon rrcardlue
Tr.T.-i Arkansas lands.
LOW PRICK. Long
Credit. Kiubasrlcultural
lands, producing W?oat,
Kyo.Oats.t'o.n, Cot I in, QrasaM, and all Uliolce Fruits:
iK'arscliiHils.cbur.-hctiand railruads. l-'ltEE farotoall
wbopurabasfl land. Vor mar? of Tolas, Arkansas,Kan
Ms and UiuoarL with all iDtOrmattoo (bent frwe^. addr.
J. D. McBeatli, -V. KiiKlaiul Paas.Ast., Wasbin^ton
St., Boston; D.W.Jniwwitz, So. liast'n I'ass.Act., 133
W. Balttmoro St., Halt..., Md.; J. J. Fowler. Eastern
Pas A?t. Utica, S.V.. ot H. B.ftlcCLELLAN,
UTO.Last.Pa&s.Agt., 843 llniiuhvuy, .New Vorlfa
FRAZER <
Bent In the world. Get the gennlnc. Every-.
imcUnao linn our triKii-.inn.rk mid it inamea
?rozer??. NOLI) BVKttVWIIKKJB.
To sll Soldiers whs
are In any c. annci
dlsaiilcd by reaion ot
.w woundii or dlBoasa
Incrrreil during t!;otr service, leu, of a llnper. or to?, en tit,
ur partial loss of sight or hcarlnit. piles, rilai rlura, rhtuma.
tl,iii, or any other disability entitles you. WMuw?, child
ren, or dependent parents entitle I, 1*611 si on procured
whoro discharge I? lout. New discharges obtained. Honor,
able discharges and pension, procured fordo.orters. Pen.
?luns INCREASED. Kejocte.l claims iiicconrull}
prosecuted. lli.:lc pay and bounty collected. EXPERT
fu laud raaoi. I rr m|it uttentlon given all kinds ul go.urn.
racntclaims. Advlcotree. Ad'swlUl stamp, L. C wood,
Box II, Waablngton, U. C.
25 cents, postpaid*
A TKEATISE
3orse and His Diseases.
Containing an Inder of D'soasefl, wb'ch (fives the
Symptoms, U-iUSO and tlio IS el Tr< atment nf o.'ch. A
Table fiTing all tiio principal dram used i.irtho Horso,
?r.th llio ordinary d.'Se, irfT^cln anil antidote whona
iioison. A Table with an Enaratlng of the Horse's
Teeth at difler, i.t ages, with TLtloti tor tolling tho age.
A valuable collection ol Roenlpts and nun:!) otberTal.
tialdo <n'< rmatiiiii. Ii?-.p ige It.e.It sent: .any address
in th ? Unilod Stales or Onada for Si cents.
Cl.Cli ILtrKH. ? Fivn C'opicH, SI.ixj; T?r. Copies,
fl.tO; Twenty (Jopies M,UI; Una II tin red Oopies,
il 1.01. One, Tho and Tlirce-Ceut S'.anij.s ruceived.
Address
hough book: company,
Hl4 Leonard St., Ketc York.
883. The HEW CALK1VDAB of tho 1SS4.
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CONSERVATORY of MUSIO
Iteaulimily Hluslratcil.ftl pages. SUIVT FltKE to
r<ttjrsclf an.I mt'stea] Irl' n Is. Send na an l adillrfMI
to K. Toi'it.iKK. Frankl'nSi. ltoit?ri. .Mass.
V* T.arQnt and Ix-it a)rpnintrd Untie. l.i'Tani and
Art Scluiol. and 11.0 M K/(/r young ladus, in the vurUL .
Tfl CURIS WHERE AIL ELSE FAIL>. I
j^n Ibsit Ci'iigli Syntp; TajUw
lby dniBt-N
llTANTEn?LADIES to take our .Wr? Foncy \V.,Tk
it at their borne*, lucityoroouutry, end earn SO to
912 per week, making gtHtdalin-our summer an.t Kali
irade. SendlAc.forHsmpliaadp.trttcuUni. Ill'D
SON MFG. CO., ?JO.", Sixth Ave., New Vorli.
Anrnf? WnntPd for tho lle-t --d Farfost-s-lllne;
1'i. ionnl Bn,ilwand Btblo?. l*ra.w mluonlaa per
cent. NailOMALPttnusuiKGUo., IttiUdotpuia, Pa,
SHEETS line writing (np-r. in blotter, witn
rstondar, bv mall f.-r ? ?<?. V^orls Wanted.
Economy I'iiintim f.'.. ??!?,rj port, Mass.
Vflllf^fi KFii' ,,<r'rn telegraphy !i -ni anl we will
IUUHU ITIUu Kive rou a Situation. Circulars tree.
, VAI.LN'i lNi. IHCOS., Jaueevillc, iVte.
I Q7<; A \VI:KK. lM.'adiiyathom<,ea?ilyraado. Costly
I O ' t.iu::it !..-. AddnmaTnOK ACo., Augusta, Mo.
j (10LEMAN BusinessColtegn. Xewarg. N..I.?Terms
1 KJPostticea lorajndoatva. Mr;i" forCircnlars.
QR tri r*r;,B'at.h"m"' **?'?Miiiwwortn$^friMi.'
C" IU W&U Addrsii bTCNSO.s A Co.. Portland, Me?
ifCC a week in >?. .ro^n t .-.n. T?nni am i'5o tat
Q3U fro?. AddresiU.hah.t.TTJ:Co.. Portlmd, Me.
Evil Spirit.
:hat evil splits came ^through cracks
)ved way to keep them out was to plug
:s with cotton. Notwithstanding these
had their own way and often came in
Wc try to keep it out of tlx keyhole
top up the crack, and lo! it comes from
ig from some neglected drain, or from
rded direction. v 7
ia "out, but we can give it battle and
f Brown's Iron Bitters is taken in
tance. This is the great family meo'i- >
u ought to keep-a feottk in the house*