The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, July 22, 1879, Image 4
Changes In the Moon.
Evidence of changes may be, discos
ered which can be explained. Th
moon is exposed to the action of hef
other than that which prcvaded he
own frame at the time of her first fortr
ation. The sun's heat is poured upo
the moon during the long lunar day c
more than a fortnight, while durin
the long lunar night a cold prevail
which must far exceed that of our bit
terest Arctic 1,inters. We know frot
the heat measurements made by th
present Lord Rosse, that any part of th
moon's surface at lunar midday is full:
500 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than th
same part two weeks later at luna
mhinight. The alternate expansion
and contractions resulting from thes
changes of temperature cannot produc
changes, however slowly, In the con
tour of the moon's sutrface. Prof. New
comb, indeed, considers that all suel
changes must long since have beet
completed. But I cannot see how the,
can be completed so long as the moon'
surface is uneven, and at present theri
are regions where that surface is alto
gether rugged. Mighty peaks and wall
exist which must one day be throwi
down, so unstable is their form ; deel
ravines can be seen which must one da.
be the scene of tremendous land-slideL
so steep and precipitous are their sides
Changes such as these May 1 still occo
on so vast a scale that telescopes ina]
hope from time to time to recogniza
them. But changes such as these ar
not volcanic; they attest no lunar vi
tality. They are antecedently so prob
aile, indeed, while volcanic changea
are anteqedently so unlikely, that whet
any change is clearly recognized tin tin
mooti's surface ntothing but the mos
convilcing evidence could be aceeptec
ai demonstrating that the change wan
of volcanie origin, and not due to tin
continued expaIsion and contractionj
of the lunar crust.
ChineRe Skill in Caning Ivory.
The skill displayed by tie Cihinese i
carving ivory balls within each othei
hits excited the wonder and admniraltiol1
of the Europenns. Nothing nn afl'ord
at greater pr,l +' the patience and per.
severance, 1, Il as of the taste of N
Chtllest' hlllit rr'afsintat, as olle of
these clegant baubles, each11 ball being
extluaisi(ely carved, and no t wo alike h1
pattterl. .uuci of theseballs roilis free
ly within that which encloses it, and It
visible through apert.lres ; so that how.
ever ilanly there 11111y be, tie benutief
(cian be exaitie , and the ntinher of
the whole contedl. Each tite Is spel
u1pon the carving of these toys, for th
cleverest artist will employ a whoh
11011th inl the execution of each sepa
rate ball ; consequently the labor of
two years is not. ulfrelnqutly bestowed
oin the production of a single toy whicli
Is formed ont of it soli-i globe of ivory,
and bas 11o nijilnctiol in any part. 'fTi
oiltsid1e of tils globe is carvetl in somn
very Oen 111 patterl, and is the' Clt
wlth t sharp, nline IlstrIllneilt, throlgli
the openintgs, till at complete oattng ih
dlet ached I romt the I solidl part1 insid(
at pelt'' of an1 Oran ge iluigh . he' loosenlet
by a scoop from tile f'ruit withoulit, bein;2
taZkenl olY. 021e holIIlow ballis 1 thu1.s1
formled, w ithi a sol Id 011ne inside of it.
Theii surface otf the in ner bull is thi
carvecd throulgh the1 interstices of thie
JeeCted to tihe same11 operatio asth 15le first,
and1( thus 11thle secnd hollhow hall1 is pro
ducned, still w ithi a soli one of smllec
dlinienlsions Inside. The process'5 is re
Iincrelslug s5 tihe work piroceeds, till al
length 0n1y a3 small ball, ot tihe size 0l
a1 malrblie Is left ill the centre I, whe 111111
also0 ornlamiented with figures teut Ilpol
It, and1( t hen thie Iingei ous buit useles128
bauble is 'omuplete. Thiis proce21ss b
sah1l to be pierformedl under11 walter.
llrishK i4tock Yar'd,.
Reenltly' I visited tile great lIve sthcl
mallrket of Lond(on, known as8 the Met.
ropohitan Alarket . it' ia situa:tedi inl l
lngton , and1( is ai well planined and1( wel
kept. b-islness lahce, Theii yard ihal
long rows of open1)11 pens ~in wheh tlI
cattle stand, tiedl by the nieck to till
c'ross bairs. Trhis leavyes thie heas
enloulgh lIberty to admit of the buye:
.iudging of him. Evieryj pen has1 20011
for 100 hlead. Theil sheep) pens1 are als
Openl, and1( hold ini thle aggregate 50,00
hieadt. T1heo pens1 for catlves are rise5C
ablove thle level of' the yards, and ar'
sheltered whi roofs, (110 sitdes bel n
open1. There is room yet againl, f'o
100 swine. These anlimlals r'emian un 11
dher shelter. F"our thiousand( head1 o
horned cattle hiave room ait one( time~
togethler w~ithl thie othier 11umbi lers given
Th'ie alley way, penls, ando caulsewa3
ar e floored w~ith granlite bliocks. rI'her
ar'e fouIr hotels, 0one onl eery cornler o1
tile space occupied by thie market. Th'l
hotel, the Black Bull, kept by th
widow D)avis, appears tile favorite
lslinlgtonl Market is most easy of actesi
Tramiways, omn11ibtises and1( rI'lway1'2
lead toit from till dir'etions. A stroln
p)alisadle (of wrought Irnon work su1r
rouinds these yards, the enltrancees t
which are wvide and11 handl(somiely orna1
mIenltedl with bulls' heads. ill the een'
tre of this enclosure is a buildihig to
banIk and mlarket olllces, also a teli
graph and p)ost ofilc. T1hie sanitar
laws are rigidly enlforced. The mlark(
is swept ouItando flushed ever'y day arte
business hours. On Friday there is
market, fon 11orses, 1pon181es( andhonkeys
also for miscellaneous articles, wher
those whio wvill canm buy anything, froi
a pin to a steam pl1ow. Close to thl
live stook yairds, is w',hat Biritoins call
lairage, where weary beasts are' rested
and where herds ando hocks are col
lected to await ma'rket dhays. TiI
lairage is sheltered and( subdivided, aln
provender can be had at fair rates. I
compliance with a recenmt act of' P~arihi
ment, seacous slaughter hlouses hav
heen erected adijoinIng (the live stoc
yards. ''ho atnimals are slanghtered I
a mlost mercliful mannlIer; 0one blo'
from time pointed eIid of a poe ax stiun
th,e beast, the buhtce. then inIserts th
polt4of theo lance into the .pith, thel
one gash sevem's the great blood vessel
of the hroat. The blood flows freely
there is no0 paIn), no dilsColorathon
death having heen istantaneo...
SCIENCE.
~ Physiological L:ects of Arsenia.-.The
0 physiologieal effects of arsenic have
t lately been studied anew by Gies, who
r administered minute doses of the poi
son daily for four months to pigs, rab
bits, and fowls. Thle daily dose for a
rabbit was 0*0005 to 0'0007 of a gramme,
4 for i pig 0.005 to 0-05, and for a fowl
g 0001 to 0'008. In all these animals
a the weight of the body increased, and
. the subcutaneous fat was augmented.
In young growing animals the bones
' developed considerably, both in length
e and in girth, and they presented the;pe
ii cutliarity that, wherever in the normal
, state spongy tissue exists, it was super
D seded by compact bone. Moreover,
r just as 1 eigner found to be the case
In anitaals supplied with small doses of
s ,)hosphorous in their food, a compact
e layer of bone was found immediately
a beneath the epi physeail cartilages of thec
long bones. This eflect was apparent
after the arsenic had been given for
nineteen days, and whore only 0-02 to {
O'035 gramme had been taken. It was 1
observed that animal fed in the same
stable presented the same appearance
ini the bones, which Gies refers to, the
air being hldenl with the arsenic eliim
inated by the lungs and skin of the
animals under experiment, for he
found that the same changes were ob
servable in annials kept, in a cage, the
bottom of which was strewed with air
sonic. Besides the changes in the
bones, the heart, liver, kidneys, and
even the spleen, underwent fatty do I
generation. 'The young of animals fec
wlith arsenic were Invariably born I
dead, though they attained a large size,
and presented remarkable hypertrophy
of the spleen, and incipient changes in
the bones.
Mr. J. A. Palmer hats a1 paper oil po
soning by mushrooms in tie .Momileur
.'cientiiqucts. lie states that there are
tIh rce different -ways in which - mush
rot.1s may act as a poison. First, they
may produce the effects of indigestible
matter, as when the hard coriaccousI
species is eaten ; and even the edible I
Iushroom imay cause a similar result,
for when it is decomposing it gives oil'
sulphurettod hydrogen gas in quantity
suillelent to induce vomiting. Second,
a subtle alkaloid, without smell or
taste, is contained in some mushrooms,
as, for tnstance, in the group of the
Amantue, and is called amanitin. No l
antidote hats yet been discovered for
this poison, and to it most of the cases
o death following the eating of mush
rooms is due. It is at first slow in Its
action. Bnt after the lapse of eight to
lifte n hours, the patient experienlces 1
stulpa'faction, nauseai, andi diarrhen.
)eliriumi follows, and then death.
M1ushrooms containing ananiitin will
linpl'irt poisonous properties to whole
soahhe varietes, if both happen to be a
placed in the same vessel. The poison I
cnn be absorbed by the pores of the
skin. Mir. 'almer carried in his hand
some (snmunit a" wrapped up i i pper,
and, notwithstaintliing the protection
which tile' wrapper should have
afforded lie was seized with alarming
sympIltomis.
pIron in the A1tmwsp/hcre.-Observations
on snow collelced on miiountan tops
and wit hiltn the Arctic circle far beyond
lie inlluence of factories and smoke,
conlhrm the supposition that minute
particles of iron float in the atmos
phere, and in time fall to the earth.
Some physicists believe that these I
Iloat ing particles of iron are concerned I
in the striking phienomena of the auro
ra. (1ronemana, of Gottingen, holds ]
that str'eams of the particles revolve
r'oundi the sun, and3( t,hat wh''len passing
thei e.irth tbey are* attracted to the
holes, aind thienice stretch forth as long4
tilaments int,o space. But as they
travel with planietary velocity, they
becomie ignited in ont atmnosp)be'e, andi
thus produiiice the lumlinous appearances
or autrora. In his recent voyages,
P'rofessor NOrdens31ki1ld exained
sno0w fair beyond Spitzbergen, and1(
found thierein exPcedinlgly small par
ticles of mietallic iron, phosphorous,
cob)alt, and1( fragments of IDiatomacem,.
'i manyr the possessions of the Theatre
Frnlcaiise, in Paris, is the very bell
w hich (on that teirrible nIght in August,
1537, soundedO(, froml the belfry of Saint
Germanin l'Auxerrois, the sIgnal for
the massacre of St. Bartholomew.
W hen the great Rlevolutioni Came it
wa*s ordered tha chuirchi bells be melt
.ed upi and1( recas1t into cannon03, but by
' a strange coincienice tihe comipanly at
this theatre wa'is then playiug Charles
IX., and being ini wanit of a bell to toll
the signal for the Iliuguienots' massacre,
" tihe coniventin was askedf to grant this
historic bell for the puirpiose. Tihie re
I quest succeeded, so that three centuries
after' the tragedy the very bell whieh
haid auniiOuItcd its coining spoke to the
actor w.iho played King Charles, stand
luig in the window of tihe 0O(1 Louvre,
L looking out ulpon the night.
'Ammonia in the Air.
3 Dr. R. Angus Smith, wvho has (done
iso much for the chemistry of the air,
lately read( before the Manchester Lit
erary and( P'hilosophiical Society, a
paper on the distribution of ammniam,
- ini which 1h0 descrIbed the simplest
f. mnethodl yet proposed for determining
,the amlounut of ammonia in the air.
.And since suich uammnonla may be takeni
s as an3 index of the amount of dlecayed
a matter In aniy localIty, the hygiene imi
f portance of an easy test .for it isa not
a smalllI. The availability of the proposed
a test arises from the circumstance0 that
,i ammonia is deposited from the alir on
,every object exposed thereto. "[f'you
a pick upi ai stone ini a city, and1( waish off'
time m1atter 031 it.s surface, yout wvll find
- the water to contain ammlnon ia. If you
a~ wash your hands yout w'll 11lnd the
- Ramie, and1( your paper, y'our pen,. your
- table cloth and1( clothes all show aim
r mlonlia, and( evenl a glass cover to an or-.
- n1'mlent has retainled some1 0on its suir
y face." In short ammonlia sticks to
t everything, and can be readily washedh
r ofY wivth pur1ie water. IIence D)r. Smith
a inferred that lie might save himuself
; lmch of the trouble lie had been taking
e in laborious wvash1mgs or air to dleter
1 mine11 the presence of aiimmoniia, andh
e galn the deslre(f end( by testing the 513
al perf1lal deplosit of ammniia whIch
,gauthiers 0on cl substances (durIng or
- dinary exposure. Accordingly lie ams
s pelnded1 small glass flasks inl various
ti parts of his labroatory and examined
a them daily, washling the otu'er surfaces
.with pure water, and testinig at on1Ce
e for amnlila with the NesIer solution.
k Subseqpuently a great tmny obIserva
t.ins were made by moans of glasses
y exposedl to air in doors and out, wvhere
s the aIr was sweet where it was foul.
e By using glasses of definite size it was
ri easy to determine wheth r the am-e
5 mioii in the air was not in ese.- In
; has laboratory ex perin ents, amnionia
; was observed wvhen the glasses had
been ewnnana an' ho.ur ad r. hal
FARM AND GARDEN.
SADDLE Hotss.-In the southern
states there are a great ninny horses
used exclusively under the saddle, but
it is French or Spanish riding and not
English. The saddles also are not at
all like those of England. There are
but four paces it which t horse is al
lowed to go among good riders-the
walk, whieh is generally 4k to 5 miles
an hour; the trot, which is from 8 to
12 miles an hour, according to the in
clInation of the rider; the canter,
which is as slow as the animal can be
brought to gallop-by some called a
lsand gallop, but in England, or at
least in all the midlatnd counties, the
iace is termed "canter,'' and for a lad
es' nag or palfreyiit is always required
hat the animlal must be tralied. to cani
:er with the right leg first; in fact it is
lustomary to teach most of the nags to
sainter or gallop with the right leg Ilrat.
the fourth pace in England Is the gal
op, which means at any rate fromi a
)risk gallop of twenty miles an hour to
,h1e greatest rate of speed, In the south
3rtn states here the horses are used to
what is called *''pace'' and ''rack,"
which is not (lone in England, except
ing that many old farmers accustom
he nags they ride to the weekly mar
cet to move at a "jog trot," which is
miled a "shog," but although this
nakes a fifth pace, yet as it is not coun
enanced by good rIders. and any horse
iaving been intilgel in this way of
:"4ing is not so desirable, it may thus
' said there are but four legitimate
.ces-the walk, trot, canter and gallop.
l'he cavalry are taught to ride difl'erent
y from the general public. They sit
very upright, and have their stirrup
eather longer, so that the toe part of
he boot only rests on the stirrup
When the horses trot the soldiers do not
'iso in the stirrup, whereas the gener
I public and sporting men run the
'oot in right up to the lnsteps and thus
n jumping, or when a horse shies or
Iwerves from any cause, the rider does
ot lose the stirrup, or lin other words,
ts foot does not sllp out. Fartners in
he United States who wish to breed
tnd bring outgood saddle horses,should
'ide daily, or haye sons who can con
tantly rite. Boys, when quite child
'en, are allowed to ride ponites in Eng
and, and tius they become so accus
oned to the riding and guiding of
heir nags that, they feel so much or
nore in their element in the saddle
han boys in this country (o when driv
ng a horse before a buggy, The French
ire becoming much better equestrians
han they were formerly, and it is to
>e hoped that the Amerleans will im
)ove, If only for the s-rke of making
noney by perfecting a line class of sad
lie horses. No one can become a good
'ider by merely taking a few lessons at
riding school. It is all right to take
he lessons and ride lin a proper mtauner
'rom the first, but after knowing all
tbout holding the reins and getting on
mtd off, etc.., practice every day ais nee
ssary.
LiorITNINU FAlt) IN(;.-'I'he latest
>clentifie intelligence from France
rings accounts of Some ext.aor"di.nary
xpetimenlts now under consideration
)f the French savants. \l. Grandeau,
>f the School of Forestry, Paris, reports
he following among nttmerous equally
tstonishing resui its: in A pril last he
ook two tobacco plants, each weighing
bout fifty grains: and having four
eaves. They were both planttd lin
)oxes containling mold of identical
luality, and placed side by side in a
)osition favorable to their growth.
['hey were perm itted free circulation
f air, light, and( water. One was sup
>lied with a '"lightning-rod,'' or electric
:onductor, and the other left free to tihe
nfluence of atmospherie electricity.
['lie plants were left to themselves uin
.11 the middle of August. T1hat tunder
he Influence of electrieity attained a
ieight of three feet five Inelhes, and
velghed about 414,000 grains; the other
neasured two feet four itnches, and
bveigheCd about 22,000 grains, about one
half. This is onily one of the many re
mults obtained. If the electricity is to
become a factor in farming, as it is al
readly one in tmechtanies, we may expect
to see some wond(er ful and substantial
revelations, p)erhiaps exceedi mng the tele
I)hoine and its alilied wOtndlers. Intsteadl
>f carefully conducting lightning into
the groutnd, wve have, by ani ingenliouis
system of net work dtistributors, whole
rarins fertilized by lightning in a shock
ing manner. Prof Tobini thinks the
scheme altogether practicable, andl says
that in a few years every farmuer will
be using these lightning fertilizers.
GARDNns are stid to have diseover
sd that the third transplanting of let
tuce, cabbage, celery, and cauliflowers
increases their size and body nearly
Due-half beyond the tirst removal.
A quantity of cedar boughs scattered
in and arounid a hien-hotuse is all that is
necessary to keep away lien lice. T1hiis
remedy is cheap, sitmpleo and effective,
and Is well wvorth trying.
Trappists in Pennsylvania..
The announcemnent is muade that the
Order of Trappists has bought a tnum
ber of acres of hand in Western Penn
sylvania with a vIew of establishing a
monastery there. T1he cotmmu nity, to
consist of 200 monks from France, Ire
land, and Turkey, will be the fourth of
the ordier that hias now settled on this
continent. TPhe other three are at Now
hlaven, KCy., New Melleray, Iowa, and(
T'racadhio, Nova Scotia, the last having
been origitnally founided sevent-y-fIve
years ago at Cone wago, P'enn. T1hme
Trappists wvho are coiminug are drawn
from (livers t radhes anmd p)rofessOins,
being experiencedI m)echaulcs, dairy
men, artists, architects, lawyers, and(
p)hystela.ns, somne of whom hasd gained
reputtatomn in thmeir own coummntry before
relinquishIng the world andl its vani
ties. They intend to putt ump their ownt
buiHdings amidl do all tihe work of the
monastery, beginntiing thmelr labors next
Spring. The T1rappists, thme most asms
tre of all time relIgious orders of' the
Romani (Chnreh, wveme founded Iin time
seveteeth eentummry by Armnand Jeani
de lanice. Thmey rinse at t.wo in time
miorniling; devote twelve hmour's of thme
day to sleep and dlevotiomi and( the re
mainder to htard work, mtaily ini the
field. No seculatr con versation is per
mitted ; oni meeting they sal ite one amn
other with 'ilemembher death,' ( Memento
mnori)and speak no more. Th'Iey at.mbstst on
water and vegetables; ment, beer, and
wine beling strIctly prohibited. Th1ev
sheep on a board with a pillowv of straw
and never 'undress, evemn in illness,
A OLUan (CoxpLRaxto amid a Ihealthy Sktn ea
never b :obtaied whmile mo ' russ of tmhe skn
a.e teruucted, or t,he 01lood Ia it an tmpuro coil
sUtton. Dr Jayne's~ alterati will, hewer
rtre th~e rmyof thme skin., and ever,
hoog, ande the blood. It will also re
e rna | a.100 ores, and free
TIlE HlOUSEllOLD.
PRovERUS IN CooKERY.-There is a
greenness in onions and potatoes that v
renders them hardest to digest. For o
health's sake, put them in warm water b
for an hour before cooking. b
The only kind of a stove with which I
you can preserve a uniform heat is a v
gas stove; with it you can simmer a pot I
for an hour or boil it at the same rate if
for twenty minutes.
Good flour is not tested by its color. t
White flour may not be the best. The
test of good flour is by the amount of
water it abporbs. r
In cooking a fowl, to ascertain when I
it is done, put a skewer into the breast y
and if the breast Is tender the fowl is
done. c
A fe.v dried or preserved cherries,
with stones out, are the very best things v
possible to garnish sweet dishes. r
Single cream is cream that has stood a
on the milk twelve hours. It is best for r
tea and coffee. Double cream stands on a
its milk twenty-four hours, and cream
for butter frequently stands forty-eight c
hours. Cream that is to be whipped
should not be butter cream, lest in t<
whipping it change to butter. p
To beat the whites of eggs quickly n
put in a pinch of salt. The cooler the
eggs the quicker they will froth. Salt u
cools aniid also freshens them. f
In boiling eggs hard put them in i
boiling water ten minutes and then
.put them in cold water. It will prevent g
the yolks from coloring black. * n
You must never attempt to boil the b
dressing of a clear soup in the stock, r
for it will always discolor the soup. f
In iakiug any sauce put the butter b
and flour in together and your sauce
will never be lIumpy.
Whenever you see your sauce boil iL
from the side of the pan you may know li
your flour or cornstarch is done. g
Boiled fowl with sauce, over which
grate your yolk of eggs, is a inagnii1
cent dish for luncheon. 8
Tepid water Is produced by con- I
bluing two-thirds cold and one-third ii
boiling.
To make maccaroni tender, put it in
cold water and bring it to a boil. It I
will then be much more tender than if
put in hot water or stewed in milk. -s
The yol k of eggs binds the crust much t,
better than the wh ites. Apply it to the y
edges with a brush.
Old potatoes may be freshened up by
plunging them into cold water before
cooking.
Never put a pudding that is to be C
steamed in anything else than a dry
mould,.
Never wash raisins that are to be used
in sweet dishes. It will make the pud
ding heavy. To clean them wipe in a
dry towel.
To brown sugar for sauces or pud- 1
mdin put the sugar in it perfectly dry
saucepan. If the pan is the least bit wet
the sugar will burn and you will spol
your saucepan.
Cutlets and steaks may be fried as
well as broiled, but they mustbe put in s
hot butter or lard. The grease is hot
onough when it throws off a bluish
sitoke.
'he( water used in mixing bread must
be tepid hot. If it is too hot, the loaf
will be full of great holes.
To boll potatoes successfully: When E
the skin breaks, pour off the water and C
let them ilnish cooking in their own t
steatn.
In making a crust of any kind do not t
melt the lard in the flour. Melting will t
injure the crust.
SA nA-romiA POTAITous.--Peel antd wash
the p)otatoes and cuit them Into thin
slices. Th'is nulay be donte with the slaw
cuttter ; i:ay (tem in cold water until g
wvanted ; thon take themi out and1( wipe i
thema by puittinag t.hemt ini a towvel and j
Ilighttly ruibb ing thtemt ; have in a frying.
pan on thec lire sufileientt lard to swlim ]
the potatoes; whent holinig hot drop in ]
a few at a tiime and let thtem brown;
then lifl them ouit witht a fork, so as to
drini olY the fat; set them ini the oven
to keel) hot. if properly dlone they wvill
be crisp antd brown.
.ST':Es RannilT.-Cutt the rabbit up t
mi itico-size pieces, wash well and dry. s
Thien fry them a nice brown. Take twof
large onions, slice very thin, fry and
dredge witht flour. rut all in a sauce
pan11, wvith1 pepper, salt aitd some good C
stock-or water, with herbs mixed, car-r
rots antd turnips-but if possible the'
stock, as only the onioins are served'
with it. Let it stewv gently for two I
huoutrs; rub dlowni a piece of butter with t
a little catsup) or hot sauce. Just ten
minutes before serving, stir it all to
gether.
RAw PUMPI'(N PIE.-One pmnt of new y
mtilk, three well-beaten eggs; sweeten
and spice to taste ; then stir in graduallyr
four heaping tablespoonfuls of grated
pumifpkin. Place the crust tn a deep
tint, thtent pour it the mtixtutre and bake
brown.*
POP'-OvERs.-Twlo cups of milk, yolksg
of two eggs a little salt, two cups of
p)rep)aredl flour. Add the whites of thte
eggs lat, wveil-beaten. Bake in small a
tints--for breakfast or tea.
IIAUNTED ME.-Debt, poverty and
suffering htanted mue for years, caused
by a sick family and large bills for doc
torin g, wvhich did no good. I wvascom- a
plete ly discouraged, until one year ago, (
by the advice of my pastor, I procuredI
Hop Bitters and commenced their use,
and in one month we were all well,
and none of us have been sick a day
since; and I want to say to all poor
men, you can keep your families well a
year wvith Hop Bitters for less titan one I
doctor's visit will cost.-4 Workingmnan,.
THi E ladies will find Dobbins' Electric
Soap, (made by Cragin & Co., Ph51a
delphia,) the best of all soaps for gen. 1
eral washing, from blankets to laces.
It is pure, uniform, saves time and
clothes. 'Try it. -
A (loon dlisinifectant for a sick room
is to b)urun hot coffee oit a htot shovel.
A Wo~ird to the Corputent.
Intstead of regarding obesity as an
abnuormial conititon, many people have a
erroneously considered It as an evi
dence of healtht, and anly agent that
redluces fatt is therefore at once sits
peeted of being injur:aona. Starting to
reason from the false position that fatI
is an evidence of alt]h, It Is not stir- a
prising thant they should, veryv natur
ally, til utto the error of supposing
that an agentt possessing prop)erties ca
palne of reduachng corpulenoy wouldi
p)rove injuriotas to the health. Reasout
tng, however, from the rational basis,:
hat an uindute dlepoAltion of fat, consti- <
tuating obesty, Is not a huealthuy but a
mhor bidCt( oni tion, it is quite ad natutral
for us to arrive at the olinposite coniclu. -
sion). witeh is sustalied by experience .
and observation, i. e., that the redu0
tion of fat in eases of carpulency Is In
variably followed by an improvement
of strengtht, spir*tts and pysi c-m.
forts. Allan's Anti-Fat w il reducoe a
fa rraon from 2 to 0 poundg a; werk,
WIT AND HUMOR.
THE OLD PELICAN.--YOUnsg Bilkins
rent to serenade his girl. The amateur 1
rehestra, of which he was a member,
ad hardly squelched out the first two
are of "Come Whore My Love Lies
>reaming," when the second story
rhidow went up and Old Boggs, Ame
a's father, stuck lils head out an.[ re
iarked:
"Is there no way of compromising
lils thing?"
"What-what?" gasped Bilkins.
"I say, can't we make some ar
angenent to get out of this matter.
[ow does $4 and an old gas stove strike
ou ?"
"Why--this-this is a serenade I" ex
lalmed Bilkins.
"Exactly; so I see. Now suppose I
rere to stand the beer and car-fare all
ound, wouldn't you go out into the
aburbs somewhere and work off the
est of it in front of some deaf and dumb
sylun or other ?"
"Well, I'm blowed I" ejaculated the
rushed lover.
"I should think you would be,hltched
the end of that big trombone. Don't
olut it this way, for heaven's sake; it
iight go off."
"Come down here and say that like a
han," roared the big drum, who was
all of Budweiser and fury. "You
ald-headed old pelican come down."
"I-1-think we had better-better
o, as it were boys," murmured the
hortitied Bilkins, and the disgusted
and walked sadly off, scornfully igno
lng Boggs' parting injunctions to re
rim and lead better lives after the thing
lew over.
Ix GOT THE Snow.-An emaciated
idividual walked up to a very dignified
)oking man who was standing at his
ate, and said :
"Say I"
"Don't 'say' me, sir; I'm John Jo
ephus Miordaunt, late of Mordaunt
[all, and I want you to understand
, sir!"
"Is that so?"
"Yes, sir, that's so;" shrieked J. J.
"Well, then, I'm John James Simp
on, late of the workhouse, and I want
get a show to Rhovel the snow off
our walk."
He got the show.
SYMPATHETIC siRter: "Don't be so
ross, Billy. "What's the matter with
ot ?" Billy : "Why, Tommy Stubbs
as got the measles, and I ain't." S.S.:
Never mind, there'll oc plenty of
measles left when he's done with 'em.
e a good boy and mind all your Sun
ay school teacher tells you, and per
ahps you'll have 'em. ',o, some of these
ays.".
ScENE -Union Railroad horse-car.
Party ofsophomhores corn ing home from
"little supper). No. 1: "Don't make
o much noise, Fred; you'll give your
eol' away to those freshmen opposite."
'red : (hie) "I don't care, freshie (hie)
good's any other man ; mere acci
ent of birth."
Mn. D- is one of those who think
lunday was given for the purpose of
nabling him to do little odd jobs about
he house. His little three-year-old
ras coming down stairs one Thursday
ncening, and seeing his father pass
hrough the front hall with his tool-box
iu hand, she cried out innocently, "Oh,
apa, is this Sunday ?"
Bos-row has a fashionable and very
'toiny" confectioner, who has decided
vhmere the line must be drawn. A lady
ronm Chester Park called the other day,
logaght some cake, and ordered it sent
ome. The saleslady said it wvould be
inpossible, "We deliver to the WVest
indl and Back Bay. but not to the South
i nd."
SCENie-Dinner party on the finish of
econd course. iMr. Host: "Oh, Mrs.
irown. could I assist you to a small
ilece more fish ?" Mrs. Brown, (who
las been raised abovether original posi1
loln): "Oh, no, thanc yoji; I am quite
atisfied - leastways as regards tile
BnluTm little girl: "The robbers
an't steal my mamma's diamond ear
ings, 'cause papa's hid them." Visitor :
'Whiere has lie hid thlem ?" Little girl:
'Whiy, I heard him tell mamma lhe had
mut them up the spout, and lhe guessed
hey would stay there,"
TO'rAL abstainer: "Oh, Shufies,
shuflles, intoxicated again I Do you
now the place where drunkards go?"
Ihufles: "Coursh I do-(hic)-the
,las'h where they-hic)--camnsk get
nosh for their monish."
THEx verdict of a coroner'r inquest on
lie death of a child was: "The child
vas sufifocated, but there was no evi
lence to showv that the suffocation was
efore or after death."
CHARLEs : "What did your summer
uit cost you, Jack ?" Jack : "Can't say,
tear boy-haven't been summoned for
t yet."
A MULE was killed out West the other
lay by a stroke of lightning. HIe kicked
gainst it; but the llghtning was too
uick for him.
WuiN is a man obliged to keep his
vord ? WVhen no one will take it.
PREJUDICE KILLs. - "Eleven yeara
mur daughter suffered on a bed of
nisery under the care of several of the
test (and some of the worst) physi
ians, whlo gave her disease various
mamne but no relief, and now she Is re
tored to us in good health by as simple
remedy as Hop Bitters, that we had
oohed at for two years, before using
t. We earnestly hope and pray that no
ne else will let their sick suffer as we
id, on account of prejudice against so
cod a medicIne as Hlop Bitters."-The
~arents.
800.000 Person. Cured
a the glorious record of "Anskesil'' and none
miut those afflicted with piles, that mont >)ain
ul and persistent of all diseases wIll fully
mnderstand or apprecIate the sIgnifleance of
lach an announcement. Only these who have
rasted time, money and healt,h on ointments,
stions, electuaries and the innumerable worse
han useless nostrums and catch-pennaes, put
orih to deceive the Ignorant, or what Is even
lore unsatisfactory, suffered from the empir
mal and routine practice of careless or ignor
*nt doctors, can aeshize how great a boon an
nfallible remedy for piles must be or how
reat, a benefactor to tuo human race the die
overer Dr. Silabee ma. Anakmesis is not the
hance blunder of Inexperience, but the result
f 40 years pract-ce and study of pisby an
ceomplished andi scientifio phscan, At Is
ow endorsed bythe most Intligent bhysi
lans of all scolse and admitted to bethe
esreet to an in allible remedy known. I6 Is
imple, safe an'd es4y of applcation, relieves
sain at once, hoidi, up the sensitive tumbr
oothe, comnpresses and medIcates the diseaset
arts and uitimately eures the worst eases and
ny onie who will follow the advide bf Dr. Sile
oe in.the printed ehoeular need Bever hive
ies again. It is the oply proitarymedi
mne we evereaw that no onycrsbttells|
taseustomei how ,o;,,,n a4sse -Buf
Pileeutted
r "aw hoh 1tohaA sedopla
The Texas Cow Men.
The cattle men of Texas are not all
he same. Some bought or earned T
;heir stock; others "accumulated them.
When the war ended some who had c
arge herds returned home from the
3onfiiet to find their stock scattered in o
ll directions. Others startei in after c:
he "onpieasantness," and by industry W
tnd unscrupulousness progressed from
;mall begiunings-often only a
branding Iron and a poney-to the pro
prietorship of big herds. Had they
been driven to accumulate thelr'wealth' of
In any other and hionester channel it is
afe to say they would never have made is
very rapid advances. This sort of cow
man is no more remarkable for intelli
gence than integrity. Often lie passes
for a "good fellow" in his Immediate
neighborhood; but this is because he
never stole much around home. Be
sides, that term "good fellow" Is one
Df many meanings. Such cow men are
generally cow boys grown old, with all
their early ylces well fledged and thor
Dughly developed. Their most joyous
recollections are of the good days, now
fortunately passing away, when they
would with impunity blotch a brand or
seize a "maverick." Outside his circle
Df imnmediate friends this kind of cow
nan is generally very reserved and
uvasive in his answers, regarding all
strangers, especially inquiring travel
ers, with suspicion. When asked a
:question he does not wish to answer in
a straightforward mai nner he assumes
a puzzled air and compresses all his
pretended non fusion in an interroga
tive "which ?'' Then if your question
be too plain to admit of misconstrue
'ion, and he still desires to evade you,
his drawling reply will be "Dogged of
I know," while you are convinced
from his manner that lie does know all
about it. There is a distinction and a
dlifference, too, between the stock man
and the cow man. Many of the better
class of stock men are recent arrivals
in the State, having been attracted
thither by the great extent of free pas
turage and the comparatively mild win
ters, which latter advantage it has been
thought renders it unnecessary to put
up any fodder. Experience shows the
advantage of some preparation, how
ever, for a short spell of severe cold.
But it would .be next to impossible to
provide for the big herds as they are
now disposed. Of late some advance
has been made in the handling of the
great herds that are scattered over the
State. From an era of pure indiffer
ence an approach has been made to
some sort of system. Formerly they
were permitted to roam at will, and
were only looked after in. the branding
season, anti when the beeves were "cut
out'' along in the summer. Now the
cattle men of No'thwest Texas employ
range herders, and hold their stocks
within limited areas,
Soas girls are like old mntuskets, and
use it great deal of powder, but don'tgo
ofl'.
TIhe 'vital Energies,
Whoa depressed by fatigue. bodily or montal,
by exhausting diseasos, or the influence of a
debilitatinst temperature, should Le reinforced
-physicIan. tell us-by some wholesomo st,m
ulant; and amiong thiose which have been
tested and administered by them, none has
received such h arty recommeondation as Hios
tetter's Stomach littors. It has boon pro
ferred by thorn from the fact that its spiritum
?u1s basis, which is of tho purest descr.ption.
is moddled by. anid made the vehicle for, the
vegetable medicinal princi. los incorporated
with it. Thesei latter render it conspicuously
serviceable ini cases of genoral debility. con
stipatIon, and other disorders of thme bowels;
in dyspopsia, nervous affections, urinary and
uterine ailment., rheumatism, intermittent
anei remitbent fevers, which it proivents as
well as remedies; and ini liver 'complaint. A
honsehold stock of medicines can scarcely be
called complete without this inestimable medi
cIne.
BrEsKIELL's Totter OIntment will cnre Bore
Eyelids, Sore Nose, Barber's Itch on the face,|
or Orocer's.itch on the hands. It never fails.
50 cent. per box, sent by mail for 60 cent.
,Tohnston Holloway & 00.., I
602 Arch St., Phila. r.. I
Wormis. .Worms. Wormsg. --
E. K. Kunkel's Wornm Syrup never fall, to
destroy Pin, Seat and Stomach Worms. Dr.
Kunkel the only successful physician who re
moves Tape Worm In two hours, alive with
head, and no fee untIl removed. COommon*
sonso teaches if Tape Worms can be removed m
all other worms can be readily destroyed. Ad- g
vice at office and store, free, The doctor can A
toll whether or not the patient ha. worms, 9
Thousaands are dying daily, with worms, and R
do not knew It its, spasms, cramps, chok
ing an d suffocation, sallow complexion, circles
around the eyes, swelling and p ala in the
at>maoh, restlesa at night, grindIng of the -
tegh, picking at the nose, cou8h, fever, Itoh
ing at the sea', headache, foul breath, the pa
tient grows pale and thin, tickling and irrta-'
tion in the anus--all these symptoms, and
more, come from worms. EF.KUNXEL's
WonM SlYnUP never fails to remove them.
Price, *1 per I ottle, or six bottles for *6.00.
FoTpeWor write and consult the doctor.) ~
er al others, buy of your~ druggists the (
Worm Syrup, and if he has It net, send to Da. hi
E. F, KUNJCEL, 259 Ni. Ninth St., Philadelphia, U
Pa Advice by mall, free ; send three-cent
E. P. Kunkel's liitter Wine of Iron.
The great anco' s and deliaht of the people.
In fact, nothing of the kind has ever been
offered to the American people which has so
quickly found it. utay :Into their good favor
and hearty approval as E. F. KUNREL.'s DrrrEa
WIJNE or iSON. It dloes all It proposes, and
thus gives universal satisfaction. Itie guar-3
anteed to cure the worst case of dyspepsia or
indigestion, kidney or liver disease, weakness,*
nervousaneps, constipation, acidity of the
stomach, Ac (Get the genuine. Sokd only In
*Ir00 bottles, or six bottles for $5.00. Ask for
E..1? KUNIEI, l ITrmEa WINE oF IRON, and
take no other. If your druggist has it not, send
to the rpretor,E. F. K UNuKr., 259 'Noith
Nnhtre,Philadelphia, Pas. Advice free,
snoose three-oent stamp.
IREKLL's TEmr OiNTlwENT will euro all
scabby or scaly diseases of the skin.,.
JF YOU AnK NEnavous ANID DEPREKssED take
EIoor,awD's GElnRMAN lTrERs.4
LANDRIBTH8' SHBDS
A3 sa1urb
SUMMER MUSIC BOOKSI
Wor the Sunday Sehool.
IK GOSPEL OF JOY I S6ate. Just out. Great
aRtorite.
)0u NE WS I 35 ets. Well known; always good.
LINING RYIVER I 36 ots. Very beautiful songs.
For Son Shore or Mountutlus.
RM:I OF ENOLISU SONU I $2.60. Best Song
j1STERi OF 0GEMS!I $2.6. Capital Piano Pieces.
z8 0O1TilE DANCE I $2.0. Br111art
Wultzes, &C.
What Book% to Bend.
bivesof E 0TiOVEN 0200).MOZAlT,(31.7C),
hiceolNN Ali.$h:T ns oohrs~iia ,iUUil
11U ie n a t n estitg
u, $ I i'TOLY tt MUSIU, 2 vols.,
UUStICAL RECORDO. ($200). Good reading;
ce a week, al tho news and tlue slettw of nudio.
UES(4111I'TiVI': OATALUU U K$ (10 otst) or ait ovt
SAluic li ike th it nru pttblied. Very valuabie
r ref-resoo. I)O books.
Any book mailed, for retali prIce.
Oliver Ditson & Co, Boston.
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922 Chestnut St.. Phia.
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ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE
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THRESHING MACHINERY.
TE acsGin - hrSheing Timne-Saving
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tlon. Beyond al rivalry fbr Rapi Work, Perfct Cleaning,
and frSiring grain fraste.v
STEAM Power Thtreshers a Specialty. Special
i aes of Separator, made expreasly for steam Power.
O UR Unrivaled Steaut Tihresher Engine.,
Obh Portable and Traction, with Va.uable Improve.
ments, far beyond,any other make or kind.
TilE ENTIRE Tiarashing Expenses (and often
three to five times that amount) can be made by tb.
Extra Grain SAVED by these Improved Machinrs.
BlAIN Raisers will net submit to the4nor
mos wastage of Grain and the interior work done by
all other machines. when once posted on the dlference.
NJOT Only Vastly Superior for Wheat, Oatfsl
Barley,Rte. and like Grains, but the ONLY Sucoese.
fal Thresher In Flax, Timothy. Millet, Clover and like
Seeds. Requires no .attachments" or "rebuitding" to
change from Grain to heeds.
N Thorough Wrkmn ship Elegant F1inls,
Plerfection or parts, Completeness of Equipment, etc.,
our "VtasaTou" Thresher Outfits are incomparable.
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3IOUR Sizes of Sepsarato)rs ilse, Rlanging
fr S toTwelseIoraeie, d twostyleso f)ount"
ed Hforse Powers to match.
JI 01 Particular, Calli on our D)ealers or
wr to us fur itrated Circular. which we mall free
HOP BITTERS.
(A Medicine, not a Drink.)
oNTAINs
HOPS, BUCUU, MANDRAKE,
DANDELION,
LKrD to PUsseT AND DhsT MntAL Q1a L
O ALL OmIMa BITTSUS.
Jl Dlseasaes of the Stomach, Bowela,,lood, Ltver
zIdneys, and Urinary Organs, Nervousness, 01e
esmnes ad especially Female Complainta.
$i 1000 IN GOLD.
Will bepaid for a case they will not cure or help.os
for anything impure or injurious found in them.
Ask your druggist, for Hop Bitters anad try thet
before you sleep. Take no other.
Ie Cou Cuan Is the See Aeteosatu and bs
b'ie Ro Pe for tomach, Ie and hdnq
eea, use of opiun tobacc ati eotg
.Bond for circular.
wiaboweeid byadrsgesta. Hop Btuirn Mfg- 0.. Pc.s-,N.T
DR. M. W. CASE'S
Liver Repmedy
BLOOD PURIFIER
Is TonIc, Cordial, .AntI-BilIjus.
EVRnt AND AnUr. PALPITATION, 2ONeiUMPTIo ,
tipated, as oher n c' ocave 0 syt.dom con.
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