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FARM, GARDEN AMI HOlTSEHOLO. '
Mouwhold lliM?.
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To Keep Furs.?In laving up furs
tor the Hummer a tallow'caudle m or
near them will obviate all de tiger from
worms.
Mad Dogs.?To prevent mad?eaa
breakiug out in dogs mix a small pov^
tion of the flour of sulphur with their
food or drink.
To Destroy Moths or Carpet Bros*.
-Sprinkle plenty of powdered borax
under the carpets before they are tacked
down, then sprinkle plenty all
around the edges of the carpet after it is
down, and blow or shove it under the
urease.
To Obtain Good Drinking Water.?
A serviceable filter may bo readily
made as follows : Take a common earth,
enware flowerpot, about nine inches 111
diameter and ten inches in depth. The
drainage hole is stopped looseiv with a
piece of clean sponge. A layer of about
two inches of animal charcoal is first
placed in the pot, then a layer of clean
sand, upon which a layer of three inchee
of clean coarse gravel is placed. The
pot can be set over an earthen jar, into
which an abundanoe of pure water will,
filter for all drinking purposes,
A Laundry 8eoret.?The following
receipt for doing up shirt* will be fouud ,
of use to many housewives : Take two
ounces of tins rrnite gum arabic powder;
put it into a pitcher and pour on it a
pint or so of water; and then, having j
covered it up, let it stand all night. In
the morning pour it carefully from the
dregs into a clean bottle, and cork it j
and keep it for use. A table spoonful
of giim water stirred into a pint of
starch, made in the usual manner, will
give to the lawns, either white or printed,
a look of newness, when nothing
else can restore them, after they have
been washed.
Ammonia?A Very Useful Article.
? We a note the following from coird?
tent authority : Put a teaspoonful of.
ammonia in a quart of warm soapsuds,
dip a cloth in it and go over your soiled
pants, and see how rapidly the dirt will
disappear ; no scrubbing will be necessary,
To a pint of hot soapsuds add a
teaspoonful of the spirits, dip in your
fork or spoon (or whatever you have to
clean), rub with a soft brush, and then
finish with a chamois Bkin. For washing
windows and mirrors it has no I
equal. It will remove grease spots
from every fabric without injuring the
garment. Put on the ammonia nearly
clear ; lay blotting paper, and set a hot
iron on it for a moment. Also a few
drops in water will cleanse and whiten
laces and muslin beautifully. A few
drops in a bowl of water, if the skin be
oily, will remove all uneasiness and disagreeable
odors. Added to a hot bath,
it entirely absorbs all noxious smells, !
and nothing is better to remove dandruff
from the hair. For cleaning hair and
nail brushes it is equally good. For I
heartburn and dyspepsia, the aromatic j
spirits of ammonia is especially prepared
; ten drops, taken in a wine glass
of water, will give relief. For house
plants, tive or six drops to every pint of
water, once a week, will make them
flourish. It is also good to clean plant
jars. So be sure and keep a bottle of it
in the hou?e, and have a glass stopper,
as it eafrj away corks.
To Exterminate Ponllrv Parasite*.
The poll-tick is prevented or got rid
of by slightly greasing the heads of the ;
chicks as soon as hatched. The same
process repeated once a week, for about
two or three weeks, will carry them beyond
further danger. Lice can be got !
rid of by dusting sulphur well into the i
feathers of the birds. If the chickens I
are young and under the hen, dust the
hen thoroughly with sulphur, and, provided
the usual dust-bath be supplied,
this treatment will keep the fowls clean,
if repeated about once a week.
Of the gape-worm it is difficult to say
anything positive, though, of course,
prevention is best. In order to get rid
of this pest, the surest way, when a yard
is infested, is to remove the fowls entirely
away from the contaminated ground.
I know of a yard that was once infested
for many years. One year the chickenB
were all taken across a brook to another !
part of the farm and not allowed to visit
the old ground until too large to get the !
disease. No trace of the gapes has been i
seen there since then, although several)
years have elapsed.
Of the remedies for gapes there are as
many as there are cures for the tooth- j
ache. If attended to in time the worms
can sometimes be drawn out with a!
horsehair or thin feather. Carbolic acid ,
inhaled by the chicks, either in a box or j
by holding the chicks over the acid j
Vi Aat#*l Vint in a orwiTi nvflr a kmn will
also sometimes dislodge them ; but when
the worms get low down in the throat,
where the windpipe branches, there is
not much hope for the sufferer.
The house-mite or spider, that lives in J
the woodwork of dirty nests, is easily J
got rid of by cleanliness, whitewash or
petroleum and fumigation. A good way ;
is to saturate all the inside woodwork
with crude petroleum. For scaly-leg
itch, soak the legs with kerosene oil,
holding the toes upward, so that the oil
will run well under the scales. Two or
three applications generally effect a
cure. Intestinal worms are dislodged
by a decoction of wormwood, or the
leaves may be cut up and given in food, ;
or a pill made of aloes may be administered
; but these pests are rarely
numerous enough to be of serious conse
^uence.?Hairy Hales.
Medical Hlat*.
For Whooping Cough.?Two-thirds
castor oil, one-third syrup of ipecac. !
Dose : Half a teaspoonful from two to
six hours apart. Shake the mixture |
well before usiug. It is almost infallible.
Bites and Stings.?Apply instantly, j
with a soft rag, most freely, spirits of
hartshorn. The venom of stings being
an acid, the alkali, nullifies them.
Fresh wood ashes, moistened with water,
and made into a poultice, frequently renewed,
is an excellent substitute?or
soda or sal ratns?all being alkalies.
To Prepare an Invigorating Bath.
?A teospoonful or more of powdered
borax thrown into the bath-tub while '
bathing will communicate a velvety softness
to the water, and at the same time
invigorate and rest the bather; persons
troubled with nervousness or wakeful
inghts, will find this kind of bath a
great benefit.
A Pretty Dress.
A New York letter says : A product
of Havana is a pineapple gauze made
solely from the fibers of that delicious
fruit. This fabric can with great difficulty
be procured pure, though there
are numerous imitations?some very
pretty. The one I refer to is of that
delicate tint, a little deeper and richer
than cream ; it might be called the
shadow of fawn or wood color. This is
made over a glistening silk of the same
shade, and is trimmed with knife plait- !
ings and ribbou loops. A jacket of
fine plisses up the front is further ornamented
by ribbon loops of the same tint, I
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BUSHELS Of BULLION.
jl^^loiu Riches* of the Sierru Ledge*
-iileok mid Barren Hills that Hide Prolific
Fields of (.old nnd Sllw-Wfc Wonderful
Northern BeHe Hltae.
Upon the heels of that greatest of all
b?mAnta8, the Comstock lode, which has
given to the world hundreds of millions
of dollars in coin and bullion, came the
discovery thcfc till that section of Nevada
ftkoat Where Virgiuia City, Gold Hill
and Carson are now located, was.fabulously
rich in the precious metals. These
metals, however; existed in quartz
lod^e*v ^<tuiring considerable capital to
silik shafts, crush the ore and extract
the mineral from the rock, and not till
capital came did the effort" of the miners
amount to snythliig whatever in comparison
to the general result. Like
every other mining country, the metal
yielding section of Nevada is divided
into districts. Of course there is considerable
diversity of opinion concerning
the productive qualities of various
districts, but from present appearance
the Columbus district in the county of
Esmeralda, will within a Very snort time
stand head and shoulders above any
other now being worked for silver. Height
visitors to that region pronounce it
a field of superior attraction for the i
geologist, the capitalist and the miner, j1
The Columbus district was discovered
in September, 1864, by some Mexican j1
prospectors, These Were not the kind j1
of men, however, to develop the mineral j
resources that abounded, and being;
possessed of little energy and less i
money, it is not surprising that their
energies amounted to nothing. They,
however, accomplished the purpose of 1 ]
drawing the attention of energetic capi-1
talists to the district, and in October, I
1805, Alsop J. Holmes, a gentleman of
great mining experience, with a plenti- j
ful stock of money and energy, discov- j1
ered the rich silver mines known fts i
Mount Potosi ledge and the Northern !'
Belle loc es, sil miles west of the town 1
of Oolttir bus. The veins thus far de- ;
veloped are of suprising richness, and
have netted their owner a princely for* 1
tune. The ore body is very large and i
of uniform thickness through all the ]
veins, which Vary from three and a half 1
to eight feet in thickness. They run 1
through metamorphic slate, with well 1
defined walls, and seem to be true fis- ;
sure veins, and their outlines have been
traced for a distance of 2,000 feet with*
out a break. It is hardly to be believed i
that the ascetic individuals who profess '
to look with contempt on the aocumu- i
lotion of wealth could behold unmoved
the enormous riches contained in an ore
body 2,000 feet in length, from three
and a halt to eight feet in thickness and
which assays over $100 to the ton for the
entire distance. In comparison to it the 1
fortunfe of the Count of Monte Christo
would be a mere bagatelle.
The Northern Belle Mill and Mining
Company was incorporated on the twenty-eeventh
of August, 1874, the princim
?- ^ j n i -n.ii ;n.
pal worn8 oemg located at x>eiievuie. j
There are now in the mine five chutes '
and one vertical shaft, which has been |
sunk to the depth of 150 feet, thought it j
is being rapidly carried further down, !
the intention being to sink it to the
depth of 200 feet, in order to work the
mine by machinery. The mine appears
to be inexhaustible in richness, there
being from three to fifteen feet of body
ore, eight feet in the winze, solid. At i
present there is a daily average of 100
tons of ore taken, which also on an average
?75 i>er ton. Though the Northern
Belle Company has only been incorporated
three years, for the last twenty-six '
months it has disbursed $1,800,000 in j
dividends to the holders of stock, an ;
average of $50,000 per month profit,
over and above the entire cost of operating
the mine, which goes into the pockets
of the stockholders. In view of the
fact that the mine is only yet partially
developed, this is an extraordinary
showing, and, at this rate, the stock
will sood stand at the head of the mining
shores on the Pacific coast. To
crush the ore there are two-twenty
stamp mills, and these are kept in full
service all the time. Up to the present
time the total value of bullion extracted
from the Northern Belle foots up
$4,000,000.
The cost of operating the mine
amounts to $60,000 monthly. This includes
both mining and milling?that is
the cost of extracting the ore and then
the cost of separating the bullion from
the ore. It further includes the pay
roll of 360 men, the operating force of
the mine, whose total monthly stipend,
including that of the superintendent and
and all officers, amounts to $87,120.75.
Some idea may be gathered from these
figures of the large amount of money required
in mining enterprises in Nevada.
The amount required to furnish the
mines with the necessary mills to work
AOnf AAA ~ # 4 . _ IL_-L in
are some of the finest settlements as well
as the most notable evidences of preiustoric
life.
About Winding Up Watches.
More watches are spoilt by irregular j
and hasty winding up than by most other
causes. The operation should, if possi- j
ble, be performed regularly, and always
with a steady and uniform motion, not j
moving both hands, and nearly as practicable
at the same hour daily. A watch
should always be kept at the same tern- i
perature; left over night in a stone surface
it is sure to gain, or if the oil gets
thickened it may stop,to be started again
by the warmth of the pocket. The
requisites of a good watch are that the
case, whether of gold or silver, should j
be correctly made and of fair thickness, |
the hinges close and smooth, the glass
well fitted, the dial of clear, bright en- I
arnel, the seconds sunk, and the whole of
good weight when held in the hand.
When, too, the dome is opened, the
brass-work should look well finished, the |
edges smoothed off, the steel of a 1
diamond-like polish, and the jewels pale
in color, but of a fine, clear luster.
TURKISH CARPETS.
How unci Where They Are .Marie?An Interenliiiff
Description.
Three small towns?Ousliak, Koula;
and Ghiord'ess, within the boundaries ox
Greater PhiTgia', in Asia Minor, have
pr??ser"red to the present day the carpet
manufacture, one of the few remaining
branches of Turkish iudustry; and it is j
rather an interesting point to note that j
this manufacture has not miich changed ,
its locality from time immemorial.
Ousliak, the largest of the three towns .'
above mentioned, is situated on an ele- \
vated plateau between 2.000 and 3,000 ;
feet above the leVel of the sea. It has J \
r> population of over 15,000 inhabitants, ]
of which only about a third are Chris- j
tians. The houses are built of sun- j
dried bricks in the usual style of jpodern j
Turkish towns, and plastered over inside and
out with a sort of dark clay, which 1
gives the place a somber appearance ;
perfectly in keeping with the fcliaracter (
bf its people. Quaint old fountains and ;
Wells-, faosqueB and minarets, overhang- ,
ing latticed balconies, and dark, narrow, <
ornnkpd and dirtv streets characterize .
the place even more than other towns <
nearer the seaboard. Wool in every
stage of progression, from the moment1 {
it is clipped from the sheep to its final j
dyed and spun state * fit foi the haiids of j j
the lh&iiufacturer, meets the eye in every f
direction, and indicates the peculiar oc-1 j
cupation of the inhabitants of this busy J \
little town, which, but for this industry, ;
would in all probability have shared i {
the decaying tendency of other Anato- <
lian towns, i
Almost every household of any im- (
portance carries on the carpet manufac-, (
ture. The mechanism employed is of <
the simplest and rudest description. A (
vertical frame supports two horizontal \
rollers about five feet apart. The warp, j
i?f any required length, consisting of an i
iipper and lower thread, is wound round [
the upper roller, and the ends fastened ' (
to the lower one, from which the work is t
commenced by the women and girls, who
kneel or sit cross-legged in a froW before i
the frame. Jlacli workwoman has a certain
width of work allotted to her, and i
proceeds to knot the tufts which form ;
the pile in rows, using different colors
to form the pattern. Each tuft is knot-(
ted independently of the others to an
upper and a lower thread of the warp, :
W hen a row iB thus tied the tuft is
passed with the hand between the warp, jJ
and then beaten down with a heavy
wooden comb. The pile is now clipped ]
smooth with a large pair of shears, and '
the next row above the first commenced J
with. As the work proceeds upward it *
is rolled over the under roller, and a cor
responding length of warp unrolled from 1
the upper one, until the required length !:
of carpet is made. The tying of the
tufts and the picking out of the variously j 1
colored wools whioh hang in balls over '
the frame, is carried on with the most1 1
surprising rapidity, the pattern being ;
meanwhile worked from memory, unless 1
some new design is to be made. Forty- I '
four rows of pile are thus knotted in the i'
course of the day, and for this amount
of labor each workwoman is paid from '
six to twelve cents daily. It will thus i
be seen that the women are the sole man- <1
ufacturers, that no mechanism or instruments
beyond a frame, shears and comb ;
are used* and that the design is worked \
from memory. Yet, with such limited j
means at their disposal, these skillful J
workers contrive to produce the most
harmoniously colored, and certainly the
most durable, carpets in the world.
We have so far spoken only of the i
women; the mens' share of the industry !
is to collect and dye the wool for the
manufacturers, and manage the sale of
the carpets when completed?tasks light
enough, compared to the irksome labor I
of the females, but quite consistent with |
the Oriental notion of man's superiorty ;
over the less favored sex. The dyes '
which by their permanency have given
much of the celebrity to the Turkey
carpet, , are mostly produced in the
neighborhood. Madder roots for the
reds, and yellow berries for the yellow
and orange, are grown in the surrounding
districts, and indigo for the blue is
imported from abroad. The carpets and
rugs of Ghiorde88 and Koula, the other ;
two manufacturing towns, are made on j
precisely the same principle and in the 1
same primitive manner as those of i
Oushak, but the work is of a finer de- i
scription, and the colors livelier and |
more suitable to the tastes of American ;
purchasers than the somewhat dark ap- !
pearance of the Onshak carpets, which |
ate in almost general use for dining- j
rooms in England.
Arizona's Capital.
Prescott, the capital city of Arizona,
our latest El Dorado, is situated in a
small valley or basin, surrounded on all
sides by mountains, and has a picturesque
location. At the first glance
it strikes the tourist as being an extremely
home-like place, recalling many of the
features of a New England or Western
New York village. The population is
now about 4,000 and is increasing with
wonderful rapidity, as the fertile valleys
nml r? rinVi mininff dl'flfrifllfl 1
MUJ OWUV l?UU IU1V AiVU MAVM.virw .
round about are filling up. Most of the j
houses are of brick and wood, two or 1
three stories in height, solidly construct- ;
ed, and exhibiting good architectural '
taste. There are few Mexicans and In-1
dians, and in consequence adobe struc-1
tures are a novelty. The city is 155 |
miles east of the Colorado river, 250
miles northeast of Yuma, and about the
same distance northwest of Tueson, the |
second city in the Territory. The center j
of the city is a large plaza, now square, ;
which is to be occupied by substantial j
public buildings. All the churches in |
Arizona are in Prescott, and besides the !
Catholics, there are three Protestant 1
minsters there. The largest of the j
seventeen public school houses in the
Territory, a two-story brick, costing;
$20,000, is in the city limit <. Yavapai ;
county, of which Prestcott is the county
seat, is not only the largest in urea, but!
the best populated of the five into whicl^,
Arizona is divided/ Within its borders
ine ore was ?ozo,WU, a xar^o mtuuc iu
itself, and jet tins is bnt one item in the
necessary expense of properly conducting
a mine. Four or five fortunes have
to be disbursed before the mine really
begins to pay, and the business sagacity
and enterprise of any man must be very
great to warrant the expenditure of such
large sums on what to the masses would
appear to be merely a speculative venture.
From all accounts Mr. Holmes,
the principal owner and sole manager of
the Northern Belle, seems to possess
that business shrewdness and daring so
necessary for the development of such a
mine. He left New York in 1850 for
California, and since that time he has I
been engaged in mining ventures, first
in California and then in Nevada and
always with success. By those who
know him he is looked upon as a remarkable
man, destined at no distant
day to stand at the head of the moneyed
kings of the Pacific coast.?Philadelphia
Bulletin,
A Dangerous Wife to Joke With.
The Forth Worth (Texas) Democrat
says : Marshal Courtright, of this town,
thought of joking his wife. Arriving at
home at a late hour, he entered the front
gate, carefully closing it. Cautiously
groping his way thither, what was his
surprise to see the right hand of his wife J
lying on the sill of the window. On her j
fingers she had two gold rings, one of!
? olro aAT Tf V\A.
WHICH UV pi WCCUCU W uuvv vu* x v w
ing rather loose, he experienced but little
trouble, and succeeded in the operation
without waking her up. The re- j
maining ring was a much tighter fit, and, j
in his effort to extricate it, his wife awoke, ;
hading her hand grasped from without i
by some one whom she at once concluded ;
was a robber. Quickly pulling her hand i
away, she was about to scream, but
thinking of a convenient six-shooter
under her pillow, she again placed her
" jeweled hand " on the sill, which was
grasped by the supposed burglar, and j
with the other she quietly reached for j
the pistol, and rising suddenly, brought j
it to bear on her husband ; but for his [
presence of mind in quickly calling her,
she would have shot him dead. Mrs. ,
Courtright displayed great presence of j
mind, fortitude and courrtge, and thej
marshal should be proud or possessing j
a wife so fearless and brave. His narrow I
escape has completely cured, him of any
further desire to play the roir of h midnight
robber,
THE EXPORT MEAT TRADE.
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Itnpiri incrennc In the Shipments of Fresh
Beer nnd Mutton to Great Britain?
Whfcn nnd My Whom the Kcfriffprntiujr
Process was Introdneed?The Export n?
lion of Lire Stock.
[From the New York World. 1
The exportation of fresh beef and mutloii
in refrigerator compartments was betptu
iuJOctober, 1875, by Mr. T. Eastman,
n director of the Sixteenth street stockyard
company, and for the last fifteen j
years a prominent cattle broker of this
sity; His first shipment was put on the
English market in prime order, but had ,
to be sold at low figures and at some j
loss. Since then he has been shipping
ilmost constantly and regularly up to the
present time, using as many as thirty- i
nine refrigerator boxes, which cost upwards
of 8100,000. He lost three empty !
boxes by the wreck of the steamer
Dakota, otherwise he has been fortunate
md generally successful. Following
Mr. Eastman were the Samuels Brothers,
if this city, and Martin, Fuller & Co., ;
if Philadelphia ; and afterwards were |
idded in the order named?Sherman & \
Sillett, Geo. Toffey & Sons, Morris <fe j
Allerton, Snowden & McConnville and i
3tahlnecker& Co., Martin, Fuller ft Co., i
md Morris k Allerton shipped from ;
Philadelphia, the Samuels Brothers 1
shipped mainly from this city, bnt were
nterested in shipments from Montreal; |
;lie others shipped exclusively from New l
Fork. All use ice in large quantities, i
md all, except the firms of Sherman & i
3-illett and Morris & Allerton, keep the j (
neat cool by either forcing or drawing
lir through layers of block ice and thence |
>ver and around the hanging meat. The j
'craven " process used by Sherman & ]
lillett and by Morris & Allerton, cooled 1
;he meat by mettns Of pipes, through ,
which is forced by pumps a mixture of 1
broken ice and salt.
The progress of the trade from its in- |
jeption to April 1, 1877, is shown by the
subjoined official figures ; i
found*. Pound*.
875?October.. 24^340 1876-July 1,200,000
November.... 31,546 August 1,224,367 (
December..,. 120,096 September... 2,047,217 ; |
J76?January.. 135,347 October 2,153,360 ;
February 237,580 November.... 2,374,280 j :
March 261,495 December.... 8,624,390 L
April 1,193,233 1877?January.. 2,200,119 ! ,
May 1,003,260 February 3,960,840 j
June... 1,090,365 March 5,797,817
total 29,604,670
And during the year 1876 and 1877 there j
were sent from Philadelphia 4,677,560 i
pounds of fresh meat, and from Boston i,
2,387,040 pounds. Also one cargo from j
Baltimore, which was a total failure, and ;
3ther shipments from Canada.
The vessels leaving New York and
fitted with the refrigerators for carrying
? ? a . a _A ?
tresn meat mciuae nve bi?ilucxo m uu&
Williams & Guion line, with an aggregate
measurement used for ice, ma- j
chinery and meat of 4,030 tons; sii
3teamers of the National line, with j
1,585 tons ; five steamers of the* White
Star line, with 1,523 tons; four steamers ;
of the Inman line, using 1,374 tons ; two '
of the Anchor line, with 340 tons ; two of ,
the Cunarders, with 320 tons, and one
of the State line, with about 170 tons.
Since April last, owing mainly to the
advanced cost of cattle here, but partly i
to the lack of adequate cold storage and
facilities for a prompt distribution and
sale of the beef on arrival in foreign
ports, especially at Liverpool, shipments
of fresh beef have materially decreased
while the exports of live cattle have
correspondingly increased. In some
cases the refrigerator boxes have been
taken out of the steamers, but the greater
part of such as have not been used ;
for fresh meat have been filled with butter,
cheese, etc.
The exportation of live cattle for
British markets was begun from this
city by the Samuels Brothers in 1874, !
* - 1 ? A? 4 mo Kn 1 - !
wno sent, over iweuvy-siA piimu w... .
locks in their first shipment and lost
twenty of them on the voyoge. Other
shipments followed with better success, i
and very recently they sent in one week
upwards of 200 fine cattle from New
York and more than 300 from Montreal.
Mr. Eastman has sent over a few live
cattle, Mr. Bushman about 600, Fleishaur
& Edelmuth several hundred and a num- i
ber of cargoes have been sent from Philadelphia,
Boston and Montreal. Up to j
April 1 last the shipments from New
York amounted to 8,365 head; from
Philadelphia, 1,029; from Boston, 849. i
Since April the business has been increasing
weekly, and exporters are confident
and hopeful of fair profits and
assured success for the future.
Attributes of the Gems.
Garnet?Constancy and fidelity in
every engagement.
Amethyst?Preservative against violent
passions and drunkenness.
Bloodstone?Courage and wisdom in
perilous undertakings and firmness in
affection.
Sapphire?Frees from enchantment
and denotes repentance and kindness of j
disposition.
Emerald?Discovers false witnesses,
and insures happiness. in love and domestic
felicity. j
Agate?uauses its wtmu w uc mt cible
in all feats of strength, insures long
life, health an (^prosperity.
Ruby?Discovers poison; it also insures
the cure of evils springing from the
unkindness of friends.
Sardonyx?Insures conjugal felicity.
Chrysolyte?Freethfrom passions and
from sadness of the mind.
Opal?Denotes hope and sharpens the
sight of the possessor of it.
Topaz?Fidelity and friendship; calms
the passions and prevents bad dreams.
Turquoise?Prosperity in love.
Moonstone?"Worn as an amulet by
the Orientals to protect them irom harm
and danger, now much admired for its
silvery light and the good luck it is fancied
attaches to the wearer.
Doctor and Musician.
A correspondent of the Conoord(N. H.)
Monitor, says : that a physician in that
city, who was attending a sick musician
during convalescence, suggested to the
latter that it would be agreeable to hear
a little music during his visits. The
" " - " A* J
musician fell in witli the suggestion uuu
frequently regaled the doctor with the
concord of sweet sounds. Time sped
rapidly away, and the day arrived for
the presentation of that little bill for
medical attendance, which amounted to
about $100. The bill was presented,
but the worthy physician was surprised
and disgusted by the presentation of the
following counter charges, which he was
ultimately compelled to allow ;?For
playing "Oft in the Stilly Night," six
variations, ten dollars; solo, "Sweet
Home," three variations five dollars;
"German Waltz," one variation, two
dollars ; "Yankee Doodle," six variations,
ten dollars; "Sweet Home,"
three variations, five dollars; solo,
" Last Rose of Summer," six variations,
ten dollars ; solo, " Arkansas Traveler,"
six variations, ten dollars: six solo
burlesque variations on "Pop Goes the
Weasel," ten dollars; "Sweet Allen,"
fifty cents ; " Money Musk," fifty cents;
"New Century Hornpipe," fifty cents ;
"Fisher's Hornpipe," fifty cents ;
"German Waltz," with one variation,
four dollars. Total, sixty-eight dollars.
The Sand in Egypt,
The sand ha* played a preservative
part in Egypt, and has saved for future
investigators muCli that Would have j
otherwise disappeared. Miss Martin en u
says, in her 44 Eastern Life 4' If I
were to have the choice of a fairy gift, it
should be like none of the many things
I fixed upon in my Childhood, in readiness
for such occasions. It would be for
a great winnowing fan, such as would, 1
without injury tt> human eyes and lungs,
blow away the sand which buries the ,
monuments of Egypt. What a scene
would be laid open to them ! One statue
and sarcophagus, brought from Mem- ;
phis, was buried 130 feet below the
mound surface, who Knows out mat
the greater part of old Memphis, and of
other glorious cities, lies almost unharmed
under the sand ! Who can say what
armies of sphinxes, what sentinels of
colossi might start up on the banks of
the river, or come forth from the hill-1
sides of the interior, when the clouds of
sand have been wafted away ?" All will |
be discovered in good time; we are not
Set ready for it; it is desirable we should
e further advanced in our power of interpretation
before the sand be wholly j
blown away. But in truth it will need a !
high wind to do it, begin when it may.?
Scotchman.
Closeness of the Senate. j
The political complexion of the next j
United States Senate, which meets in !
Bpecial session October 15, is as follows, !
8<f far as the politics of the Senators is 1
at present defined: Republicans, thirty- j
nine ; Democrats, thirty-three ; Inde- j
pendent Republican, one. There are
three vacancies?one from South Carolina,
caused by the retirement of Senator
Robertson, and two from Louisiana, I
one being the vacancy caused by the're- J
tirement of Senator West, and tne other
being known as the Pinchback vacancy,
which has exsisted for four or five years
past. The applicants for the South
Carolina vacancy are David T. Corbin, i
Republican, and M. C. Butler, Demo- j
orat. The applicants for the two Louisiana
vacancies are William Pitt Kellogg,
Republican, and J. B. Eustis and James
Lewis, Democrats. Should these vacancies
be tilled by Democrats, the Democrats
would have thirty-six members.
How Not to Drown.
Men are drowned by raising their
arms above water, the unbuoying weight
of which depresses the head. Other
animals have neither motion nor ability
to act in a similar manner, and therefore
swim naturally. When a man falls into
deep water, he will rise to the surface,
and will continue there if he does not
elevate his hands. If he moves his
hands under the water in any way he
pleases, his head will rise so high as to
allow him free liberty to breathe, and if
he will nse his legs in the act of walking
(or rather walking up stairs), his
shoulders will rise above the water, A)
that he may use less exertion with his
hands, or apply them to other purposes.
These plain directions are recommended
to the recollection of those who have
not learned to swim in their youth, as
they may be found highly advantageous
in preserving life.
The man who was "moved to tears"
complains of the dampness of the premises,
and wishes to move back again.
Don't Polnon Yonr Syntrm
With euch hurtful drugs asquiuine, caloirel, or
blue pills, but take instead that safe, pro npt
and agreeable substitute, Hostetter's Stomach 1
Bitter?, which, whether it be used to remedy or :
Ere vent malarial fevers, overcome general deilitv,
or to correct torpidity of the liver and >
bowels, will in every case be found fully ade-1
quate to the wants of the sick and feeble. It)
entirely removes dyspeptic symptoms, and by
stimulating the flow of gastric juice, facilitates
digestion and insures the conversion of food
into blood, whereby the system is efficiently
nourished and regains its lost vigor, xnis
{Treat vegetable restorative has received the indorsement
of men of science, the press has j
repeatedly borne voluntary testimony to its excellence,
and the public has long since given j
itthe preference to every medicine of its kind.
Physicians of high standing unhesitatingly
give their indorsement to the use of the Graefenberg-Marshall's
Catholicon for all female
complaints. The weak and debilitated tind wonderful
relief from a constant use of this valuable
remedy. Sold bv ail druggists. #1.50 per
bottle. Send for almanacs, Graefenberg Co.,
New York. I
The Cheapest and Beat Advertising
to reach readers outside of the large cities.
Over 1,000 newspapers, divided into six different
lists. Advertisements received for one or more
lists. For catalogues containing names of
papers, and for other information and for estimates,
address Beals A Foster, 41 Park Bow
(Times Building), New York.
Pond's Extract.
"The Vegetable Pain Destroyer " never fails
to afford relief from pain. Try it once, and
nothing could induce you to be without it
I Never Fell Better.
Such is the verdict after taking a dose of
Quirk's Irish Tea. Sold in packages at 25 cent^
The Markets.
irxw YOBX.
Beef Cattle-Native 10*? 11*
Texas andCberokee.... 08* @ 10
Milch Cows ?C0 @35 00
Hogs?Live 05*@ 06
Dressed.* 0 07*
Sheep f?5V@ 06
Laufbe 05*@ 08
Cotton?Middling 12
Flour?Western?Good to Choice.... 6 15 @ 8 00
State?Good to Choice 6 30 @ 7 60
Wheat?Bed Western 17 @ 141
No. 2 Milwaukee 186 @131
Rye?State 77 @ 77
Barley?State 48 @ 48
Barley Malt 1 08 @ 1 03
TTWom '.9 @ 37
UOlO-iUiACU v* w>w> _
1 Cora?Mixed Western 6634
! Hay. per cwt CO 4 70
Straw?per cwt 60 4 65
Hope 76's?OH @16 77 s ?7 4 09
Pork-Mess 1310 ^1310
Lard?City Steam Ilk 4 11V
Fish?Mackerel, No. 1, new 24 00 id26 00
" No. 2, new 18 00 <414 00
Dry Cod, per cwt 4 75 4 4 76
Herring, Scaled, per box 22 (4 ',H
! Petroleum?Crade G734409X Refined, 15
Wool?California Fleeoe 25 4 35
i * Texas " 2> <4 81
Australian " 45 <4 65
Butter?State 21 4 27
Western Choice 19 (4 2o
Wwtn'i?Good to Prime,... 23 4 24
Western?Firkins 10 <4 14J
Cheese?State Factory 09 @ 11
State Skimmed 05 oa 08
Western 0934 <4
Eggs?State and Pennsylvania 17 <4 18
BC77ALO.
Flour 9 75 <?10 28
j Wheat?No. 1 Milwaukee 1 60 4 1 70
Corn?Mixed 60
| Oats 40 0 60
Rye <1 4 98
. Barley 82 4 f8
Barley Malt 100 4 110
PHILADELPHIA.
Beef Cattle?Extra. C6X9 06\
Sheep 05 (d, U7
Hogs?Dressed C8Jtf 093^
Flour?Pennsylvania Extra......... 4 87X9 500
Wheat?Red Wee tern 135 9 185
Rye 6)9 61
Corn?Yellow 69 9 60
Mixed 68 9 68X
Oats?Mixed 29 9 81
Petroleum?Crude 09X@03X Refined, 13X
Wool-Colorado 36 9 30
Texas 34 9 32
California 27 9 80
BOSTOIf *
i Beef Cattle '. 06X9 09X
Sheep 0&X9 06*
Hogs 08 9 09
Flour?Wisconsin and Minnesota... 8 00 9 9 00
Corn?Mixed 63X9 68
Oats? 44 58 9 69
Wool?Ohio and Pennsylvania XX... 4g 9 60
California 18 9 20
BR1QHTOX, MASS.
Beef Cattle (K\9 07X
Sheep 05 9 09X
Lambs 07 9 10
Hogs 07X9 08
WATZRTOWN, MASS.
Beef Cattle?Poor to Choice 8 75 91000
Sheep 6 75 9 8 00
j Lambs ,...700 9 960
MEUKN CUTL
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Plain Fact* for Atlve rti?ern to Read and |
. Consider. I
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rne upringrvia {massacnusms) isaicy i iuu/t
has a larger circulation in Springfield and
within a radius of twenty-five miles, than any '
other journal.
The Springfield (Massachusetts) Weekly Union
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any other weekly newspaper in New Englhnd,
outride of Boston. The Union is not only the
best advertising medium, but also the cheapest.
. For terms address C ark W. Bryan A Co.,
Publishers, Springfield, Mass., orwnteor apply
to any of the leading adtertising agencies in
the United States and Canada. Sample copies
of either the daily or weekly Union sent free.
CHEW
The Celebrated
" Matchless "
Wood Tag Plug
Tobacco.
The PtofrEEB Tobacco Coxpahy,
New York, Boston, and Chicago.
Parity, Strength, Econamy.
These three requisites arg combined in
Dooley's well-known Yeast Powder. A few
trials will convince you that it is not only the
best, but also the cheapest
kRr e >?"r own town. Terms and S5 outfit
free H 4AI.LKTT A CO.. Portland. Maine.
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B Send ten cents for Illmtratcd Catn^ni
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X- Address. The Daily Graphic,
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' a. ? The Beat Tras* without
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No humbug claim of a oerVv$fcs'?
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ance. We will take baok and
wJF pay fall nrice for ail that do not rait.
Price, single, like cot, ?4; for both aides, 96. Sent by
mail, post-paid, on receipt of prioe. N. B.?This Trass
will cure more Ruptures than any of those for which
extravagant claims are made. Circulars free.
POME ROY TltUNH CO..
746 Broadway. Now York.
To Druggists and Others Wanting Pore Goods.
lie Form Fine Co.,
wise (marked as requested) one doteo or more assorted
bottles, safe y boxed, per ticttle. five to a gallon:
Moontain Sherry. ..78 eta. |OIa Port 8Qct*.
Holland Gin 75 " I St. Croix Rum 78 "
Jamaica Rum 94 " I Cognac Brandy. ...91.35
Scotch or Irish Whisky 96 eta.
The order with cash, Registered Letter, or P. O. Order
may call for any number of each at the above importers'
prices. Address FOREIGN WINK CO,
P. Q. Box 1467. New York.
SAFER THAN THE AVERAGE
SAVINGS BANK.
The Shores of the (!sawlldate4 Virginia
and the California Mining Companies are selling
at twent7-eight to thirty-five dollars each. The two
Companies have already paid more than forty-nine
million dollars in monthly dividends. The rate is equal
to eighty per cent, a rear on the present market prioe of
the stock. Orders for luta of five shares and upwards
executed, and full information given by WILLIAM
WARD, Banker and broker, Rx-Preeideot of th?
American Mining Board, Drexel Building, Corner
Broad and Hull Htrerte, New York.
N. B. ? Inve.'ment, Railroad and all marketable
Securities bought and sold, and dividends collected.
NATURE'S REMEDY.^V
YEGETINDl
THE Earn Blood PuKincw^/^
Pbovidknce, R- L, 164 Transit Street.
H. R. STEVENS, Esq.:
I feel bound to express with my signature the high
value I place upon your VEGETINE. My family have
used it for the last two years. In nervons debility it is
invaluable, snd I recommend it to all who may need an
invigorating tonic.
0. T. WALKER,
Formerly Pastor of Bowdoin Square Chnrcb, Boston.
Veaetine is Sold by All Druggists.
j >
Before Life Is Imperilled* d?tl jndioionsly with
the symptoms which tendtodangerooscnronicqiseaiee.
If the stomach is foal, the excretions irregular, the liver
torpid, nothing is more certain than that Tarrant's
Effervescent Seltzer Aperient is the one thing
needfnl to effect a core. Sold by i ll dmggista.
THE
GOOD OLD
JTAND-BY.
MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT
FOR MAN AND BEAST."
Established 35 Tuu. Always eons. Always
ready. Always handy. Has never failed. Thirty
million? ha** utted it. Th whole world approves the
glorious old Mustang?the Best aad Cheapest I lei men I
in existenoe. 25 oente a bottle. The Mustang Liniment
cures when nothing else will.
SOLD BT ALL MEDIO INK VENDERS.
Dl 'PH B1 Jt1
NITED STATES
T.I ML!
INSURANCE COMPANY;
IN THE CITT OF NEW TORE.
! 261, 262, 263 Broadway.
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1 ASSETS, $4,827,176.52
SURPLUS, $820,00C
j EVERY APPROVED FORM OF POLIOS
ISSUED ON MOST FAVORABLE TERMS
ALL ENDOWMENT POLICIES
AMD
mftOVfiS U2aAma
MATURINO IN 1877
wu. BE mm * 7%
ON PRESENTATION.
JAMES BUBLL, - - PRESIDENT.
GRACE'S
jSaJve!
A VEGETABLE PREPARATION,
Invented id the 17th oentury b* Dr. William Gram
Surgeon in King James' army. Through its agency h
oared thousands of the most serious sores ana wound
that baffled the skill of the moot eminent physicians o
his day, and was regarded by all who knew him aa i
pnblic benefactor. 25 cents a box. For Sale by Drug
gists generally. Sent by mail on receipt of priec
Prepared by SETH W. FOTV'LK ik HONH,
86 UarrlNon Avenue, Boston, Mm*
0
ERY COMPANY
II CEITEfflUL FUZE.
IT*. '
TABLE CUTLERY.
r 4? Cfcma?hcra 8cTfU W?wYariu
840 hm*-cStt^iS&E&
tib*| ?) a Hay ?t horn*. AfentA wanted. Outfit ud
t$JL? terms free. tkUkXCO., Angosta. Maine.
>55 g >77 S Z-t&ifS?; ftSJXZr
tR fn ton per day at borne. 8??flu worth U
W STI.VSONA(Xl,Pn?tland.Mamr
FAM Hade by 17 Agents !nJan.77wtth
Vttf ?C a my 13 new articles. Samples free.
wl# V f Address C. M. Linington, CUeafo.
HOW TO PROCrUE TEXAM l*and withmifc
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nrvyMAGNETlCPl lMKPIECK. aeSI
*"7?worki. Hunter cue. Sample Watch free to
fQfsi Agenta. A.QOPLTKR A CO.. Chicago, Ma
Heavy H olid silver Thimble 90 elisor
eary Gold filled, warranted ?/eara. 11.39.
A'gte acudilComp for catalogue. Vax <eCo? Chicago.
W'*wrED-J?SS?4^:N?%UBS!
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AAa year to Agenta. Out/U and ?
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ffinilllfl HABIT CUBED AT HOJMEk
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VI IWm ,,raUj 1,000 T<?etimomala. Do>cr<ba
cane OR. F. B. MARSH. Quincy. Mich.
T>T?\TUTrkVC tnd increase of tensions tor
A Hill pXvyll O all soldiers suffering from
tcuueds or diseases. No fee till claim allotted. Addreaa,
with sump, MoNRILL A BIRCH, Waahington, D. 0.
|af A AITCn Men to trarel and takaordara of
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ALax#m
UMiRT EDWAUDCallealate I am It ate, N. V.
1. Fifteen te&obers. ISO for Fall tana of 13 *<?ka
beginning Sept. 6, for board, foal, waehin* and Ootnm<
n Knglish. Specialties?Claaeica. Bomnee*. Oratory,
Muaio and Painting. One, two arid three yeara Gredaatng
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The choicest household omatnente. Price 1
One Dollar each. Send for catalogue, A
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. BOSTON, MASS. . ??
$1.00 $1.00
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onnruifCPDCip M V._
r w _f . .v
OTIS BI8BEE, A. X., Principal and Proprietor
Numbers its alumni by hundreds in all the honorable
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in age. Next session opens Sfpt. lfttb. Those wishing
to enter sborild mnhe an early Application
CEKPK SHIRTS?only oo? quality?Tae Best
IV Keep's Patent Partlr-made Dress Shirts
Can be finished as etajr as hemming a Handkerchief.
rho very best, six for 9?.Of).
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An elegant set of genuine Gold plate Collar and
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In any part of the Union?no express charges to pep.
Samples with full directions for ael (-measurement
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HEADACHE.
DR. C. W. BENSON'S CELERY and CHAM*
OMIIiE PILLS are prepared expressly to
care SICK HEADACHE. NERVOUS HEAD. ft
SCHE, DYSPEPTIC HEADACHE. NEU- W
ALU! A. NERVOUSNESS. SLEEP J.E88EsS.
and wIlT care any ease. Office. 106
. Eutaw St.. Baltimore. Md. Price oOc..
postage free. Sold by all drag grists and coaa.
try stores. REFERENCE ?Howard Bank,
Baltimore. .Md.
dla ftft ftft Hft ia not easily esrned in thaaa tunes,
II ? M # but it can be made in thres months
8L" M M M by ui on* of oithor hi, m any
|k mat part of the oountry who is willing
111 | I I to work steadily atthaempiojminl
wBF III that wo famish. par mk in
' your own town. Too nood not bo
away from homo over night. You can giro your wholo
timo to tha work, or only your spare moment*. Wa haro
i stent* who are making ever 820 per day at the business.
All who engage at once can make money fast. At
tha present time money cannot be made so easily and
? rapidly at any otker business. It ooste nothing to try tha
business. Terms and 85 Outfit free. Address at oooa.
Hr HALLETT Ac CO., Portland, Mnlwc.
DR. WARNER'S HEALTH COSSET.
A With Skirt SayHftar mmi
8elf-AdJnatin? Pads.
lT*i Secures Hbalth and Coworto/
sjf Body, with Gsaci and Biatrrr of
Form. Three Garments In one.
, ^JLV 7^ Approved by all physicians.
\ ntnms*l AG E NTS WANTED.
vSUiXffIM Sam plea by mail, In Coatll, $2;
fTlriwTi Satteon, SI 78. To Areata at
#f/lbl VI 85 centa le*- Order use two
I fl ylw 9 Inches smaller than waist mooMkyU/i
acre over the dress.
W/jIfffffkcA Warner Bros. 35lBroadway,I.'y
" The Best Polish in the World."
i III
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i BABBnTS TOILET SOAP.
^ - CartraiM lor im
Totlriaod tbc Balk.
No artificial tad
fiacaptlva odor* I*
oorrr easuMS tW
fialatartoai tnfradlaata.
Itejaoiof
edeeUficrxperiewk
|ka maaniactam of
B. T. BMitTt Bad
- Mbtw n* IUPT T9I1JCT MAP la Ike WsrU.
Oafr lit fmrmt ttgtUilt ail* uttd ia iU maatftctmrt.
Baaala box, coouUtaa 1 oaks* of oaa. aach, taut ha to any adbM
oa racatot of T5 cah Addraaa
Sandal-Wood
positive remedy for all diseases ef the Kidneys,
Bladder end Urinary Ornai; eleo good inlDrap leal
Complaints. It never produces sickness, ia
certain and apeedy in ita action. It ia faat superseding
all other remedies. Sixty capsules cm* in ?ix or ei*ht
days. No other medicine can do this.
Beware" of I mil at tote, for, owing to ita Jtreas
access, many base been offered; some are moat dazveert
ous, causing piles, etc.
DUNDAN DICK & C'O.'H Smsim Soft CoptuUt,
containing Oil qf Sandnlicood, toll at all drag
stores. Atk for circular, or toad for out ro 36 and 87
s Wootltr Street, Arte York.
I N. T. H. U. Ne 35.
L* WH*N WRITINU TO 40>EKTI*KU-%
If eleane ear that ? * iitt *.?a
, weal Ca 6JMj iff: *i