The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, August 21, 1879, Image 4
A Milser's Suiclde.
James Wood, a woll-knowin bachelor
resident of Mayfield, Californ!-., was
found dead in his bedroom on Tuesday
the 15th of July, under circumstances
that left no doubt that lie had deliber
ately and purposely taken hits own life.
Wood lived in a neat little cottage of
his own, doing his own cooking and
other domestic work. For some strange
reason he fitted himself up a bed room
in the loft of his barn. lie was known
to be an early riser, but when he was
not seen about on Tuesday morning as
late as 9 o'clock one of his neighbors
became alarmed and sent a child to call
him. - The child rapped at his bed-room
door, but received no response. Then
a lady went to investigate. She found
the key in the look outside of the door,
but was unable to open the door.
She knocked and called but failed to
get a response. She returned to the
house, and then, with another lady,
made a second attempt to probe the
mystery. They succeeded in getting
the door open on a crack, and discover
ed Wood, apparently sitting on the
floor with I.s back against the door.
They reached in and felt of hin) and
found his body cold. They could get
no word or sign of life from him, but
still they supposed him sick. Th.cy
sent at once for Constable Baumgart
nor, who forced the door open, when
the whole of the ghastly secret was at
once disclosed. Wood had evidently
retired to his room during the evening
previous, probably at his usual time,
carrying a lantern with a piece of can
dl in it, lighted. Ile set the lantern
down on the floor, removed his cloth
lng, all but his under garments, then
adjusted a bale rope, with a slip-noose
to his neck and made the other end fast
to the door-knob. This he probably
had done kneeling down with his face
toward the door. When all wias ready
lie merely swung himself around in a
sitting posture, the length of the rope
barely permitting that, and thus choked
himself to death. There had been no
struggle or effort to relieve himself as
the lantern sat close to him aid would
have been upset by his feet had lie
moved them anly way wildly. Ills
hands were free so that lie could readi
ly have rescued himself had lie beena so
inclined before lie became unconscious.
No note or memorandum explainiig
the cause of the desperate act could be
found. The only paper found was a
will' made In 1869, in which he requests
that his body be given a decent burial,
and makes provision for funeral ex
penses and the erection of a headstone
at his grave. The rest of his property
Is left to a brother living in Rhode Is
land. Ile is supposed to have been
worth about $20,000, which includes a
farm in the northern part of a county
in California and soine real estate in
Mayfield. It has transpired that ho
was short about $200 due for intereston
a $5,000 mortgage on the farm, which
Is the only apparent cause for his self
destruction ; and that money he could
have borrowed easily, as lie was known
to own )roperty and had good credit.
it is rep~orted, however, that the suli
cidal man Ia rama ini hils blootd, hiis fatm or
and a brother having takeni their own
lives before him.
Bailroud~ Etles.
There isalie relation oh life in wvhieh
the natural sellishiness of muan comes
out so strongly as in traveling. Peco
pie who, when at home or amiong their
friends, are not onliy p~olite, consider
ate of the comfhort of others, but even
sell-sacrilicing in trilles, often become
grasping, repellian t, imrosc, whlena they
get en a rail way train to go traveling.
Too often they seek their own comfort
to the disregard of thme rights of othiers.
A mani will enter a train and take a
whole seat and1( so arrange lis baggage
as to cover the whole of it, so as to
keep any one else from occup~ying a
part of it. lie only pays for one seat
and lie knows perfectly well that lie has
no right to occupy two andh yet lhe does
so frequently unitiilihe is forced to yield
and theni lie does so with as bad grace
as possible. It matters not that other
umen may be standing upi ini the cars,
lie rarely has the grace to inivite one of
them to sit by him. ie sits and looks
as forbiddhng as possible or turns his
back anid gazes out of the window, so
as to prevent if p)ossible anyone from
requesting him for a seat beside him.
The ladles are in this resp~eet no better
than the mna, and they are mere per
fectly masters of the situation. She ls
protected by her sex ini her selfishness
aind her disregard of the the comfort of
her sisters. A gentleman does not like
to ask her for a seat,, though lhe has a
Perfect right to do so. Even aniothar
lady is at a disadvantage in asking her
for a seat. A coldi, haughty inisolenit
manner, and an intrenched air of pos
session usually enables her to hold her
double seat agaiinst all comners. Thue
politeness of men to woemen rarely fails
ini America, and it is no unustuai tihing
ior two gentlemien to rise to give a lady
a whole double seat because another
lady fails to offer her a seat. Nowv in
this case each ladhy secures her double
seat at thme price 0of the disCOmifort of
two fellow travelers. Whon it a nman
who behaves thus thme remedy is com
paratively aimple. There is e ven a sort
of pleasure in applying it. The mes
genger who on enterlng the car finds
all the double seats occupied by men
who refuse to make room for him is
often tempted to pick out the most ox
elusive looking of them and go up
coolly and business-like, tell him to
make room anid then sit down by him
in as roomy and spacious a style as pos
sible, and then hum or whistle some
slow plaigtiVe alr-kind o' sad like.
This inflicts agonies upon the exclusive
traveler and gives to the newceomer
thatoe.hm Inward repose which comes
from' the infliction of righteous pun
ishmment. et how miuch better it
woultl be for the ladies to make place
for th*Ir fellow fe'male travelers and to
exoha'i'the little.~ couirtesieR that
brighten the journey ; how much better
Would-be'for the mn to promptly
make room for the newconors aind, .get
into friendly chat by the way. Thts
selaish exclusiveness in travyelin g does
not pays Oage doesn't'get the most out
of thie voer In' that way.
SCIENCE.
An Insoluble Cemient.-A very valua
ble cement has been discovered by Mr.
A. C. Fox. It consists of a chromium
preparation and isinglass, and forms a
solid cement, which is not only Insolu
ble in hot and cold water but even in
steam, while neither acids nor alkalies
have any action upon It. The chrom
Lutl m preparation and the isinglass or gel
mItin do not coie inl contact until tihe amio
ment the cement is desired, and when
applied to adhesive envelopes, for
which the author holds It to be espec
[ally adapted, the one material Is put
n the envelope covered by the dap
(and therefore not touched by the
ongue), while the Isinglass, dissolved
[i acetic acid, 1a applied under the flap.
ihe chromium preparation Is made by
lissolving crystallized chromic acid In
water. You take:
Crystallized chromulo acid...... %-5 grammos.
Water.................... ... .. to "
Ammonia................15
To this solution about 10 drops of
iuilphuric acid are added, and finally 30
grammimes of sulphate of aummonia and
grammes of line white paper. In the
,ase of envelopes, this is applied to
1hat portion lying under the flap,
while a solution prepared by dis
olviig Isinglass in dilute acetic acid (1
)art acid to 7 parts water) is applied to
.he flap of the envelope. The latter is
moistened, and then pressed down
tipon the chromic preparation, whien
lie two nmile, forming, as we have
laid, a firm-and insoluble cement.
Reduction of Nitrate Of Silver by Means
)f Charcoal.-A very simple method of
reducing nitrate of silver, analogous to
uhat some years ago mentioned by the
late Mr Hodow, is given in the Archiv
ler Pharmacie, by Mr. C. F. Chandler.
if crystallized or fused nitrate of silver
be placed uponi glowiig charcoal, com
busition forthwith takes place, the sil
ver remalining behind in a metallic
rorm, while nitrous oxide and carbonic
icidti are freely given of'. The nitrate
3f silver is fused by the heat developed
by the reaction, and is imbihbed through
'le pores of the charcoal; as every
tom of coisumed carbon Is replaced
by an atom of metallic silver, the orig
mnal form amid structure of the charcoal
tre itreserved intact in pure silver.
By proceeding In this manner it is pos
Oible to produmce silver structures of
my desired size, possessing In every.
way the original form of the wood. A
ryetal of nitrate of silver Is in the first
)lace put upon a piece of charcoal, and
% blowpipe flame is then applied in the
vicinity, in order to start the reaction
1n the first istance, and as soon ae
,ombustiom commenmces crystal after
3rystal may be added as these, one after
timothor, become consumed. The ail
ver salt Is liquefled, and penetrates
alto the charcoal, where it becomes re
luced. 'ieces of sliver 11nay in this
way be prepared, of one or two ounces
1n weight,-which exhibit all the mark
mugs amid rings of tihe original wood to
l inost perfect and beautful degree.
I.'
A new Anmorican invention for saving
life at shipwrecks was tested some time
igo at Shoeburyness, England. It con
listed of ini iigenious . projectile for
u.arrying a lne to time distressed vessel.
In the experiment two small and
light gmn were used, the charge of
powder varying f rom 3, ounces to 4%
umces. The projectile weighed, when
flitted with line ready for firing, 12.
pounds. It Is placed In the gun the
wrong or shiort end first, and on leav
the muzzle at once turns over, the
ironit end~ becoming the rear ; winigs,
either fixed or omn hinges, giving steadi
iness ol'fight, on thle principie of time
arrow. Ini shape it Ia anm elonigated
suhl, 2I% inches long and 31j inches
lan diammeter, carrying a limie tightly
coiled withain, which ft pays out with
ouit tihe sniallest risk of breaking as it
files thrmough time air. Tihie distamnces at
22 degrees elevatonm were 389, 448 andl
507 yards, the deviatioa of time shiot and
line from time target beiamg 4 2--5, 9 aand
8 ymards respectively. Th'ire elho e
fired at 30 degrees anmd 35 degrees ele
vationm, traverseing a line of tfligh t soe
4100 feet 1mn the air, ranuged 478, 489 and
386 yards, with deviaitionms of shot amid
linme ft om time target 2, 6 anid 6 yards ire.
spectively. Th'ie wiand was light, blow
laig directly toward the line of fire.
Theim cost of. eachm pro jectile is very niod
erate.
A Paoris house painter has made sonme
1mmterestinmg ex per imnts to ascecrtai n
whether emaniationis from certain
polits contaiminug such material as
white leadh, zinme white, liniseed oil, es
sence of tmrp~enitinie, coal oil, &c., are
injuriousa to health. TIo this end, lie
caused time inside of some boxes to be
palited, andt wvithimn thmem lie placedl
wire cages comitaining rabbits, which
were not ini contact with time painit, but
only subject to time indhuemnce of time em
anations from it. The amnimals suffered
while thme puant was freshm, especially
whmen coal oil was present, but mione of
thmenm died. It is thmus p~rovedl that liv
lng In apartments recenitly painted, amid
wich emit time odor of the oil of tur
p~entinme, is not permanienitly ijuriouis
to health. In some other experimenmts,
mado for thme purpose of obtaining de
iposits of timese emanasiomns fromi time
fresh painitinig of houses, plates wvere
placed comntaimning a small qtanitity of
water ini these chests; and~ some re
amamrkable crystamlizationis, like needles,
wvere f'oumnd conisistimng of coambinationms
in whiich thme oils enmployedl formed time
prinipaml part.
Photographic Pints on Linen and? Cot
ton.- -Somem of' time Fr~aeh phmotographic
p~rinmte on lien and1( cotton fabrics pre
sent a highly artistic appearamnce, amid
this, It app~ears, is produced by very
simple imans. Th'le material is first
freed fromn its "dressinig,'' and then
coated with time followinig preparation:
Distilled water 125 cublc cenitimeoters;
chloride of ammonium, one grain; and
the white of one egg. Thme surface of
time fabric is allowed to renmain five
mimnutes in contact wvith time albmneni
mixture, thon dried, amid afterward
rendcered sensitive by floating It on a
ten per cent. solutionm of mnitrate. of sil
ver. The latter operation takes some
five or six moinutes, and requires to be
conducted with great care, as spots
will inevitably occur in places where
time silver soluation toutches an unealbu
mnenized portiomn of thme fabric. Time
Priniting is performedi time same. day as
the sensitizing, thme remaining opera
tionus being proceeded with 1mn the usual
manner. Photographs produced -ac
cording to this mothod are found to be
very permanent..
Conmcentra ted sulphutric acid attracts
water with such avidity that, in a
damp atmosphere, it will double its vol
ume in a few days. Chemist use it to
dry air and other gases, and to keep
instruments, schl as balances dry.
So much does the cold influence the
growth of thme fir, that trees grown on
the imorth side of a hill are superior in
development to those grown on thme
south side..
Thme rainu annpmally pours into time soil
a quantity of nitrate of ammonia, filly
eqnivalent to three ponds pe. .or.
FARM AND GARDEN.
DUTCH DAIRY FARM.-Mr. J. IIow
Lett, of Syracuse. N. Y., writing from
Europe on a Dutch dairy farm, says:
"After feeding the horses and resting a
little while, we drove about eight miles
further on to one of the best stock anld
tiairy farms in Holland. They use the
very same stables at the farm that they
tiid In the fourteenth century. They
have little rings in the ceiling with
cords passing through them, by which
the cows' tails are held u ) to keep them
from getting dirty. The stable was
carpeted and had plants and flowers ii
it. The floor of the stables was o
small bricks. At the back of the stalit
was a trough of masonry about eight in
cies wide a.d ilato Inches deep, with:v
ditch or reservoir of water at one end.
As soon as the trench was dirtied they
turned on the water, and all the man
ture etc., was carried out to a covered
vat whence it could be removed to th<
fields or wherever they wanted it re
moved to. The cows were as clean, I
not cleaner, than our horses. All %he
fastenings they have Is a little cor.
around their necks, and they are s(
gentle and quiet that they do not re
quire anything stronger. They us(
brass pails instead of wood or tin ones.
We saw- the way they make the rout(
cheeses that are sent to America. They
have wooden moulds in the shape o
two hemispheres or half balls. Thest
are hollow and fit together. The
cheese curd Is first roughly pressed in.
to shape and then placed in the moulds
The lower half of the mould Is station
airy, while the upper part is fastenet
to a kind of screw workliig in a bean
overhead. The upper half Is screwe
down tight, and the cleese is left for i
week. At the end of'a week it isscrew,
ed down tighter and left another week
At the end of athird week tiecheese i
exposed to the air, and the curing be
gins. It takes three months for i
cheese to be cured, and a year befor'e i
Is fit for the market. Everythig wa.
as sweet and neat as any parlor.1 evel
saw. The stables aUd stalls for thI
horses were coverel with matting. Yot
have no idea how cleat. everydring was
without seeing low it was (one. 1hey
use the same kind of churns, the satn
kind of cheese presses and the samt
kind of pails, etc., that they did ilv
hundred years ago. They think it h
showing disrespect to their ancestors t(
make any improvements In the linple.
ments that their forefathors used. I
inquired the price of the cattle, am
found that the cows cost from 200 to 25(
guilders, and the bulls from 300 to 45(
Suildere, or, in oiur money, cows frot
80 to $1.10 and bulls from $120 to $18(
or $200 each."
PowINGowWa wr m Swi v EL. L'ow.
Notwithstanding many attempts,whiel
have been more or less .uiecessl'il, t(
improve the swivel plow, this tsefit
limIOpleoent Is still far frotm satisfactory
Tie chief objects sought lI improvii!
this plow have beena, the smooti turti
ing of the furrow slice, and the ierfce
clealing of tie moul id-board. Wihethe:
or not these catn be secured in any re.
versible plow, is still aquestont. A cer
tain form of plow is absolutely neces,
sary, and a form, too, which is unfav,
orable to the objects sought. Neverthe
less, there are many pat~erns cf thesf
plows which do passably good work
and the greatest advamiage of being
able to reverse the plow, and work baci
ald forth in consecutive furrows, In
stead of plowing in lands, render
some form of swivel plov very desira
ble, especially in preparing for corn o.
for fodder crops. For these purposei
the swvivei is ailmtost Indispensable. 1t
plowing fotr cotrn, the planting m ay g
on with the plowing and hatrrowltng
the ground that Is plowed to-day a
be harrowed and planlted to-morrow
To1 plant upotn tihe fresh, mellow soil,
Is an obvious advantage, atnd it ais<
helps mnuch in the forwardIng of th<
work. liThe swivel plow is a great cot.
venience whten crops are grown for sel
lhng purposes. .If the fodder is cut
either by tihe scythe or the mowing naa
chine, hat narrow strips, across or alonj
tile field, the plow eatn follow ftrom daj2
to dlay, amid thte ground tmay be re-sowa
at once, without wailtinug f'or enouagh t<
be cleared to make a "land," anid It wvil
nlot be cut up with frequent back atm
open furrows, but be kept smthtt~ an<
level. Th'le action of a plow wvith
clogged mtouldi-botard is anot always ob
jectionable. Imn usimng ani old-fashlonea
swivel plow, we find the effects of'. thu
clogginug to be suchi a mellowitng of thl
soil and such a smooth laying of the
surface, that the seed may be sown o1
drilled In witout any use of tile lhar
row. When thle plowv scours, anld th<
mould-board is kept free, It, is only bya
packing or pressitng of the furrow slit
by which It Is miade comparatively sol
Id; atnd before it can bs sown or plant
ed, the grountd tmust, be harrowed
Wile the swivel plo0w as now construe
ted may not be exactly suited, as yet
for Its work, tneverthless it is an im
penmetnt t.aat could be used with advatn
tage Iin a much larger variety of wor]
titan it now is.
THE pigs made sick by eating to
mucha cor'n. Thea corni Is heating, an<
indigestible whon too much is fed t<
such young anitmals. It ciauses nlatui
hence, which makes the bloating, an<a
wvill prodnce infnammation of the bowv
els atnd death. T1hey may be relieve<
by a (dose of a teaispoonfual of powderot
ginger mnixed with chtarcoal followe<
by some strong puargative, say, a table
spoonful of castor oil, or more, accor
ding to tile size of thte animals. F~eet
ess corn, and mnore otits or bran.
FERTILIZING IN THE IhILL.-A stmah
quanltity of' aictive fertilizer applied ii
the lill at plantinlg wvlhl be benefIcial
A handfuli of a tuixture of 100 pounae
of fine boane dust, 1 barrel of' woo,
ashes and 1 bar'rel of poitltry manure
thrown near biut not oni tile seed ant
well mingled wvih the soil, wvili hastet
tihe young growth. ' The earlier the
start and tile more vigorous time yotuna
growvth, the more rapidly the cr0o) wih
mature.
CURE FOR GA RoE'r.-Tincture of aeon
its one half tabiespoonaful ini choppje
seed ; or 4 drachiaps putlverized iodIde o
potash; putt upi in 8 powvders. Giv<
one every mornitng ini wet feed utnti
the powders are used. Thia latter is al
soa cure for inflamamation of the lungs
Garget is a disease of the udder of cows
arisiug from tin inflamnationi of the hyrn
phatic glands. We are assured that th<
above remedies are a certain cure, ans
every farmer shlould know them.
A run in a good piece of grass wil
greatly help the calves. Tile mor,
they are pushed. without over-doing it
during the first year's gr'owtha, the bel
ter the mature animal will be.
-Caught at, Last.
The notorlous.dcpredator Kate-Arrl)
Who has'-for so diy years eluded th<
most accomplished. and skillful detec
tives, has bad~ ia ht at last in Buffalo
Nf. Yi. For .further particulhare, as
yotir druggIst for~ bottle of Dr. $age'i
Oatarrh Remedy, admitted to be thes bes
remledy for atatrh ya& comrandned.
TIE HOUSEIIOLD.
To MARE ala'rNEULlX.-l have HIa
excellent in two ways, the receipts fA
wblh were handed to me by a noigl
bor: Mix honey with water until
will float an egg to the surface,ex posi;
a small section of It above the fiquil
strain and raise the ten perature gradi
ally, and as the scum rises skim It o
When the boiling point Is reached tal
front the fit'e and let it cool. Put in
cask, leaving the bung out till proper
fermented--not so long as to becon
sour-and then bung tightly, or if bo
tied, cork well. It may be used soc
after making, but age greatly Improv
the flavor. Some persons put war
water and honey in a cask and alt
twelve hours or so shake well and at
hops and yeast. Of the former half
pound and of the latter a pint for for
gallons. When properly fermented ti
air should be excluded as In the flr
case.
POLNTE D'A sPRuo.-For pointe d'a
perge, the small thin sprouts siould
used; cut them off about three lache
wash and clean thoroughly ; use boilli
water to cook them In, which wat
must be salted; cook not over ton ml
utes; t'iko them out of the water at
drain them thoroughly; have a stel
pan', in whleh place a quarter of an o
ion which has been thinly all'ed; p
lia a tablespoonful of butter, stow t
par-boiled asparagus in this, add a 1
tie water and the yolk of an egg; whi
nearly cooked, add a teaspo>nful
white powdered sugar. Eat plain,
I serve with broiled mutton chops, ga
nilshing the chops with the asparagu
A few spring vegetables, such as on
rots,peas or string beans, about in eqi
quantity, served with a broiled clic
makes a Jardiniero.
JuMBLIEs. - Mix a cup of butt
and two of sugar to a cream; add t
yolks of three eggs, beaten light; th
four cupfuls of flour with a teaspoonf
of baking powder mixed well thron,
it, and the whites of the three eg
beaten to a stiff froth. Put in half
the flour, then the whites and aft(
wards the balance of the flour al
enough more to miake it Into a s(
(ough. Flour the board, roll out t
dough as quickly and lightly as pos
ble, and cut th. cakes witih a blsct
cutter; remove the centre with
smaller outtdr or with the top of V
popper bottle. Brush the cakes wl
the white of an egg apd sprinkle V
surface with granulated sugar. Ba
in t quick oven. 'Cut as many as pc
sible from the first rolling; the secol
will not be so light.
HuSa MATS.-Sort the corn hual
selecting the longest for braiding. Ta
nine husks and tie the butt ends with
piece of twine; then divide the
equally in three parts for braiding;
each strand Is laid over, have thr
more husks ready to put in, leavii
about an inch and a half of the bt
endV out. The under side of the bra
will be smooth, while the upper side
as rough as possible. It takes from a
to ten yards of braid for a mat, accor
Ing to the size you w ish to make it.
the husks are very dry it is easier
dip them in water as you braid. T
braid mutist be wet when you sew
which tust be done with stout twi
and a very large needle, fastening t
ends well.
COCOANUT TART LA TxENs.-Mak(
puff paste, roll out quarter of an ino
thick, out with crlinpled cutter thr
inches In diameter and place about
dlozen of them on a pan two inch~
apart, washt with water ; take a dozi
more and wvithi a plain roundl cutt
one and a half mnches in diamett
ntearly (not quite) cut out the mniddl
place these on top of the other doze
wash with milk and bake; when cook
take out the middle part of the top ot
leaving a deep hole in tlim, then d
them fully into gum wvater, taking c
quickiy anid rolling in grated cocoan
and plmace them by to dry ; then fillt
whole in the centre with a rich cor
starch culstard, with a piece of jelly
the cetntre.
'lo aTuw rockflsh, sea-bass or bla(
I fish, cut two onioens ini slices and~ ate
1 them in a quarter of a pound of buti
tlli about half (lone, then take them c
1 and1( put in the fish; when one side
(1done turn It and add the onions an<
tttcupof tomato catsup, another of pc
or claret wine, and another of wate
r1(1d1 six cloves, powdered, and let t
- whole ste w about half an hour. If roc
Silsht, It shouid be out in slices abo'ut
inlch thick; If either of the others, st
whole. If fried, the fish should
- salted and peppered wi th Cayenne, al
rolled in flour before being put int
.lpan; fry ini butter.
TaE great PILE remedy, ANAKESIS, I
. discovery of lir. bisbee. is entitled to
calhed tile wonidor of the age. 20.000 grate
sufferers blues the only Infallible remedy:
Piles ever introduced Only those who ha
used lotions, olntments and internal reined
In vain, will understand the grateful feehi
of instant relief from pain and blissful he
of certain cure of the territble disease, ti
AN.UKES18 asiures. It is used by Doctors
- all aschools. 8ent by mail on receipt of tpris
i 10 prbx Samples free by P.Neuta
turers.
I HONORED AND BLEssED. - When
board of emnittent physicians and chei
ists announced the discovery that1
Scombining some well known valuial
remedies, the most wonderful mediel
was p reduced, which would cure su
a wide range of diseases that most
I other remedies could be dispensed wviu
many were sceptical t but p roof of
merits by actual trial has dispelled
doubt, and to-day the discoverers
I that great nedtline, Hop Bitters, a
honored and blessed by all as benefi
Itore..
A New Book.
The publishing house of J. 0. 31
Curdy & Co. have just issued a ne4
work entitled "The Complete Home
which deserves more than a passi
-notice. It is not a book of dry dir4
lions-it is full of anecdotes, Wit, Chm
actors, Conversations, Scenes and In<
3 dentsa. The entire aim of the auth
Ihas been to convcy tIs valuable I
- formation in a; way-in which it will
-read and remembered. It Is the pt
,duct of practical experience. Here ai
- not more theories or mere facts; b
a fundamental principles are woven wI
Sgeneral and special directions. Ti
book exalts the origin, aim and sphe
of home. The ho0me is the foun dathi
of tile State;'the germ of the Churo
Ithe corner-stone of nattonal prosporil
The success or ruin of the whole wor
must begin in the home. Hero is
book wrought with inens. care-ci
ated by long study, observation al
experiencoe.-a book showing how t
home can be made happy, healthfi
honest, active, selt.-supporting, ed
e'ated, wealthy. Although but recent
.ssditis already hbvngthat exte
ulve sale which Its mer o deserve.
rare ohatice Is offered by tile publit
era to those in tiegroh of pi~t a:
b profitable employment du nthesul
mer and fall.* See adverth ont
antheItr calumn,
- WIT AND HUMOR.
a
le ANOrin MERGANTILE FA14UtX.-Out 1
or on Michigan avenue a man near seventy
I years of age started a small confectlon- I
ery store some months since and the I
other day sent word to his three credit- I
ors up town that he had failed and de
sired to compromise. The trio went e
- down to the store, which they found In I
ce full blast, and the four sat down for a t
a talk. I
1Y "You see, shentlemens, I do no pees
ness, und my family eats up all der
t- brofits," expleined the tradesman by
' way of excuse.
as "You owe me $12," said one, "and
'" each of these others $15 apiece. That
)r makes $42.
Id "Shust forty-two," sighed the old
a man.
Ly "Now, then, how much have you on
1e hand?"
at "Shust sixty dollar und not one cent
more."
"Very well, as you have had bad luck
9- we will settle with you for one hundred
be and twenty cents on the dollar and you
s' can go on as before."
Ig "Yaw, I will do dot, shentlemens
3r und I am much obliged for such kina
-treatment."
d He got out his money, the twenty per
v cent. was added to the claims and paid,
n- and creditors retired lie Insisted on
LI treating them to ice cream. The had
Le been gone an hour before the ol man
t- rushed out and halted a policeman and
3n said:
of "If I fails in pesnesse und pays 120
Dr cents on der dollar, vliat does dot
r- mean?"
S. "It means that you don't understand
r- how to fall," was the reply.
al "Ish dot bossible?" whispered the
P, old man.
"I should say so."
"Vhell, I go pack to der shoe pess
er ness agalu. Vhen I falls in dot peeis
lie ness I makes everythings. Vhen I
3n fails in dis beesness I pays more as I
'III owes."
gh
gs PATRICK'S THEOLOoY. - "Patrick,"
of said a priest, "the widow Molony tells
ir- me you have stolen one of hot finest
id pigs. Is that so?" "Yes, yer honor."
>ft "Whathaveyoudone with it?" "Killed
lie it and ate it, yer honor." "Oh, Patrick,
i- when you are brought face to face with
itt the widow and her pig on Judgment
a Day, what account will you be able to
tie give of yourself when tile widow ac
th cuses you of the theft?" "Did you say
e the pig would be there,yer riverence?"
ke "To be sure I did." "Well, then, yer
s- riverence, I'll say, Mrs. Molony,there's
id your pig."
A YOUNG lady graduate in a neigh
a boring county read aii essay entitled
ke "Employment of Time." Hor compo
a siton was based on the text, "Time
wasted I existence; used, is life." The
as next day she got.eight hanks of ,zephyr
cc of different shades and commenced
Ig working a sky-blue dog with sea-green
itt cars and a pink tail on a piece of vellow
Id canvas. Sheexpectsto have It done by
Is Christmas.
d- A LITTLeI three-year-old, who ob
ifserved her grandfather writing a postal
to card, requested that she might be al
lowed to write a letter. Upon being'
It asked if a postal card wouldn't answer
her purpose, she replied: "No, siri I
lie want paper and 'velop; I don't want
my letters to go bald-headed like
yours I"
a DRILLINo her class in poetry, the
)h teacher quoted from the famillar lines
ec of 'I'ennvson: 'You must wake and
a call me early, call me early, mother
ea dear." "Now," she asked, "why did
en the girl want to be called early ?"
er "I don't knowv," answered Tommy,
r, "unless it was because that was her
e, name."
A COUNTRYMAN wvho had never paid
e, more than 26 cents to see an exhibi
ip tion, weht to see the "Forty T1hieves."
uit The ticket-seller charged him 75 cents.
uit Passing the paste-board back he quietly
lhe remarked : "Keep is, Mister, "I doni't
nI- want to see tihe other 39," and out he
in marched.
"Now, isn't he an angel?" said the
k- fond mother, as she seated the little
w fellow In his hIgh chair at the table for
er tihe first time. "A sort of destroying
at angel," remarked the cynical father,
is ashe sa w tihe five-dollar castor go spIn
a ning to the floor wvith a crash.
r- "WATERthsbto haddock isnot so
he good as that you gave us yesterday,"
k- said a gentleman at a restaurant thxe
an other day. 'Beg pardon, sir," said the
waiter very blandly, "it off the same
befish."
lieEgchild probably destined to be the
greaestAmercannatnralist is already
born. He lives in this city, and is the
author of the remark that "A jackass
his the only animal that winks with Its
heears.*"
ANNA DLCxIXSON, spaigfrom the
se lecture platform a few years ago, said:
es "I simply shiut my mouth because I had
ng nothing more to say." And a mean old
90~ bachelor comments: ',She is one in a
million.".
A gricultural paper advises the
farmer to count his sheep every day.
If it comes to that, we should advise the
farmer to move into a better neighbor
a hood.
n- AN accountant who visited Bunker
b[Hill Monument last summer says It
teis the longest column lie ever footed
ch up.
Hlow to get ahesad of your butcher
__pay his price for it.
of A FOOL.ONCE MORE.-"For ten years
re amy wife was confined to her bed with
ec- such a complication of alments that no
doctor could tell what was the matte~r
or cure her, and I used upa small foz'
tune in humbug stuf'. ix months ago
:e. I saw a U. 8. flag with Hlop Bitter. on
w it, and I thought I would be a fool once
," more. I tried it but my folly proved
rig to be wisdom. 'wo bottles cured her,
10. she is now as well and strong as any
ir. man's wife, and it cost me onl two
,j. dollars. Such folly pays.-.-H. W., Do
or troit, Miob
be IN the past eight years, scores 01
'-soaps have come into the market, and
ut being worthless, have died a natural
th death. Dobbins' Electric Soap, (made
mis by Cragin & Co., Philad'a.,) old and
re reliable, loads hevan, Tyit.
'rB TAT DRE3ADFUtL AFFLILrON. ZiesConvul.
*sions or Fl s, soon becomes "imyflied by
dlab, ea h attack increasing the llab.lts oa
a return, and addln~ eat~ to the dimle ty or
-e in . at the l bs e ab e00 ofproper
.id la tc i na tatletnnesa. wihsgtmuseu'n
he time become'ilent convulsions 0f gre#s ire.
ii nuenofamid thue eahr. *nduall si ln
U. the disease is thus airmlsatd it muss be
ly jfro oe treatment wnich is Pfaanat in
n.iseecand watch not onrhm a tnec
supess te atstacks. but wnc ai ~oe
h. Aterafve as e n- nwer
ti pNa ur segmrab it taaiyan es
hn anne aI heasu te~
duos. a narmaaancr.zeuemoe&a
A QUIET young Main at a party being
eked what Instrument he preferred,
iodestly' denominated the whistle,
uing further pressed to explain
vkat kind of a whistle, he biush'
ugly murmured s "The sit o'elook
rhistle."
"8mozE In any room you please,'
aid she. This was three months be
ore niarriage. "You've been smoking
hat nasty, disgusting old pipe Ini hor(
gain, and I declare if the room doesn'I
mell loud enough to knock a peraor
lown," sad she, holding her nose,
0his was about six mouths after mar
lage.
Malaria Disarmed of Its Terrors.
Malana, that fo I atmosphorio poison, is die,
kri.ed of its terrors, and health Insured tU
housande residing where the noxious oxhala,
lion periodically infects the air, and engeud
)r nitermittent and remittent fevers, by tios
Letter's Stomach Bitters. the most popular at
it is the beat of preventatives. alteratives ani
lonics. In numberless localities where thi
lemand for sulphate of quinine was former3
nimense, the hurtful alkaloid has been almosi
ntrely supplanted by this safe, agreeabli
nd effectve substitute, which is genial in a,
ion and unobjectionable in flavor. It nulli,
es the influence of mixam% by giving a mon
active impulso to every vital function, quick
aning and euriching the blood, overcoming i
Lendenoy to biliousness, and promoting d.ges
tion.
HirUmeLLs 'aTEr OINTMENT will oure al
woabby or scaly diseases of the skin.
Ir you Anz Ninvove AND Danaxsem tak
HOOILAND's GERMAN rrrERi.
WOnuhS. Wonus. WORMS
E. F. Kunkel's Worm Syrup never falls t
destroy Pin, Beat and Stomach Worms. Di
Kunkel. the only successful physician who re
moves Tape Worm in two hours, alive wit]
hlead, and no fee until removed. Commo1
sense teaches If Tape Worms can be removed a
other worms can be readily destroyed. Advio
at offioe and store free. The doctor can to]
whether or not the patient has worms. Thou
sands are d ing, daily, with worms, and do nc
know it. Fts, spasms, oramps, choking an
suffocation, sallow complexion, circles arouni
the eyes, swelling and pain in the stomaol
restless at night, grinding of the teeth, piokin
at the nose, cough, fever, itching at the seat
hieadache, foul breath, the patient grows pal,
and thin, tickling and irritation in the anus
all these symptoms and more, come fror
worms. E. F. KunIel's Worm Syrup neve
fails to remove them. Price, $1 00 per bottle
or six bottles for $5 00. (For Tape Worm
write and consult the Doctor.) For allothere
buy of your druggist the Worm Byrup, and I
lie has it not, send to Dr. E. V. Kunkel, 25
N. Ninth. street. Philadelphia, Pa. Advice b
nail, free; send three-oent stamp.
Dysp"",sial Dyspepsia I Dyspepau
E. F. Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron, a aur
3ure for this disease. It has been prescribe
laly for many years in the pracioce of eminen
physioians with unparalleled success. Symij
oms are loss of appetite, wind, and rising o
rood, dryness in mouth, headaohe, dissinese
sleeplessness, and low spirits. Get the genuine
Not sold in bulk, only in $1.00 bottle, or er
bottles fcr $5.00. Ask your druggist for E. I
[CUNKEL'R Bitter Wine of Iron and take n.
ther. If he has it not, send to proprietot
E. F. KUNKEL. 259 N. Ninti St., Philadel
phia, Pa. Advice free , enclose three-oen
stamp.
HIrsKELL's Tetter Ointment will oure 8cr
Eyelids, Sore Nose, Barber's Itoh on the facc
or Grocer's itch on the hands. It never fall
50 cents per box, sent by mail for 60 cente
Johnston Holloway & Oo.,
602 Arch St., Phila. Pa.
Oakland Female Institute
NORRISTxWN, PA.,
WI1L BE R6-oPE&ND SEPTBMBIR 9th.
For circular. address
J. GRIER RALSTON.
IY~~ m ~ Agents Wanted ever
I whure to sol, to faeke d it.,
PU1110 TIM hottds and large cutsieha
I"a largossihck iet %toe country; qality tend tern
the beat. Couit Ystokrekeopisoldclorit
201 Futon s tr-et, i. Y. P. O. Iox 46
HOP BITTERS.
(A Medlissn, not a.Drink.)
WOPS, BUOHU, MANDRAK3R,
DANDELION,
te Pammar AND Basr M moar. QWTAZI'IZUI
o1 AOr~r Eun Brius.
Diseases of the stonmadh,1'walealood, Livter,
daeys, and Urinary Organs, Aervoumness..8seep
ad especially Female Clomplaints,
61000 IN GOLD.
tn be paid fer aease ther waf net er de help, er
or anything impure er injarious fond in thems.
Ask your drugtst for Hop Bitters and h'tryhe
ore you sleep. Take n. .6hem.
Coven Cviasth&t 4eteet, asfest and best,
* Eopm~z for 5t ena~h d de b
r!nk."em"me o oium, tla m*::
.Send fr oit rcular.
ebewetbyeshit. Nsa DitkeM4., .eNNC,zr.
The Voice of Worship,
103 BoUIRs, Go~lN TfOW8 AND BINGIN
D, L..0. .nerso..,
Trhis sp endld new book inearly throug ti
aumerusus lee.mfit' toclal and cl n ia in for d
Stt po( 0 oe iatractive eo nn
make it the moat popular of huso uao Doe.
THlE TEjMPLE.
w or Singrng Scools olnrsntfons and Chos rB
Olas boo fr 8Ign lo. otog with large eoiio
onventio an noi ooks theu
F'ATINITZA.
Te new and vary favorite opea t now readi
Libretto complete. Pries 4200 paper, 42.25 boardi
PINAFORE.
Prioe reduced tosS0 cents. The ama elegant ad
ELrettorn niat for ready fo the stage.or
Any book malled for retail price.
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TO ADVERTISERS.
WM We will fussnishbon aplitono
estinsantem for Advertising in he has.
and largeat etreuisated Newspapers i
the Unmited States and CJanadas. On
faeilitties are nSupassed. We sk
onr tuaiomnerse interests onr own, an<
-tudy to please and msake theeir Adi
vertising prefltabie to thens, as them
sands who hiave turied us earn testiry.
Vail or address,
B, N. PBTTINOINJL & V..,
87 PARK ROW, New York,
701 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia.
A WARS eIMANR NoR A@aNTg.
THE COMPlETE HO0ME
3y Mra, JLIA StoNAtR W*IGHT.
The them Ione es whick the athor bring
tlar i rto er of resoaeb obserracf
an~r~vi, oglin b~pcoatry, ful rte d woi
~c~e. N r. rin I subec it dat
aveace i. peet eritlee 3roionO
st. PE NGELL, V, Ar u a
r o n por aet tai
When Trade is Dull, Judicious
Advertising Sharpens It.
HOW TO ADVERTISE
or See PETTENGILL
WHEN TO ADVERTISE.
a Se PETE.NOLL.
WHERE TO ADVERTISE.
IW See PETTENuILL.
W HOM TO ADVERTISE THROUGI.
9V *ee PETTENGILL.
GO TO 87 PA K " V, NEW 'YORK, and
- See PETTENGILL.
DR. M. W. CASE'S
Liver Remedy.
-- AND
BLOOD PURIFIER
Is Tonic, Cordial, Anti-Billous.
-Mvu COMLAINT61 -18,I) oUn S, IlgArk
CURE8 AI"'o, ." A AQE NwltA"
vR AND Aoux. PALPATATION, 5ONSUMPTIO ,
DYSPEPSIA
and ~ aIn taUzu' o im .vr
load ."Itblliutflaie niaa otk,
sn sicken, givain, nor loavo the sys tei con
stipated as other ino(UChW ajdo T ie ci
HOW TO BE* youritootg pure,
YOUR OWN r.rsW"s9 ! ,, r *oo
DOiOR sulot"atodt mied ont
extenal~ ~ ~ bu p haaoie reparoed ao
exal praot on for over 2+yarb. S uperior to
n rem dies It succea 81 ,onder d.
nIK~Ah. LOCAL SY UI
AND OANVAUSING W- IVA
i 11tX0FL M 0111 N1i
-or Circular and 'erms to tAfon
I liad
by Drugg te, Cteneral itore anti Alnts
Pr~ce, 250.; Lar 1
ErlalIotle 41rttlefs y a ruin t,
EXODUS
To the beat lads in the beat climate with the
markets, azd on the best terms, along ite Hue of rgy
3,000,000 ACRES
Mainly in the Famous
r RED RIVER VALLEY OFTHE NORTH.
On long time, low prices and easy payment.
- Pamphlet with full information mailed free. Apply to
D. A. McKINLAY, Land Com'r,
Aupertus' celebrated Siuglo Breeeh-loadinqt Shot.
Gn at #1up. I -barroi Bre loa 2
kill. Mluzle An4 Brovobi-oadmmg Gunn. Rifles and
11 stole of most approved Ru u auh ii American
m; k a. All kinds ofsporting nlem .nts and artI
clam nly, r.'d by aPOrtIsm.,n1 anld gnpumakern. COLTti
NEW tBECU I-LADING DUtLE GUNS at $60
uP-0e b, s guns yet made for the price. Pricus on
B Application.
lOS. C. GRUBB & CO.s
712 Market St., Philada., Pa;
a IN ,ENTRAL ILLINOI1
The Best Land in the West,
WE HAVE FOR SALE
IMPROVED FARMS
at low prIces and eaqy terms. Ralroads. School
florst's and Churches alreaty built. Produco Bell@
rmor 1,ash. h~and utiourpassad fit Quality aud loas
tion. senrl for Maps and ,jlrouiara, which olul
vartionla.as, to
A. E. AYERS & 0., Jacksonville, 1ll,
GOOD ADVERTISING
CHEAP.
$10 CAsh, 'ith theorder. wi insertin 161
mont ocupviage one Inh pa a nve tle
o i nes t wo tlnea; or three lines tour
$20 CAsn, anI A"*arIdde r
ti eient of nonohuacae one time rsi
Address
8. N. PETTENGILL & 00.,
87 Park Row, New York,
Or, 701 Chestnut St. Phihia.
Advertissug done in all newspapers in
mini eitl btatesb and Canaeas a' the lowest rates.
oneMhe wer
ECURES td .a
usa, awaana La~o. frsand UL Phila
LTHI YEAR OF
LVTlRisM3O rT 8ETNA rY Ntorristown, Pa.,
Patronized byn pordeem im their son thorotighly
Nor Circula, s. madlress
JUHNik W. LOWI, Ph. D., PrIncipal.
RnGas esTlmernomesers, I romrtera S Gee y
gicmUjian Phli,lel'phia. end uf lampr
mention tis paper alogue of 144 pages, and
ARE THE RIlg
31*5 ww~bUNTE St.. PhIladelshta
.J VL StapI6 Rardare Sp'cialties.
~fiII~ hey ni inr evaer faily Sen
agdessv fr fo' trmo ien r
L IVING8TO0., Iron Founderem, Plttsb'g, Pa.
and expenses or a Iowa lar commrissin, osa our
Smple fr e Addre ssl A o., arshall, Mich.
EOR PA AlOR EXOHIANOE FOR OTTY PRO
- ad Pi TV, Nibe Y ye ork hlr oklyn or
locatedon, protiv lad, eurie a hgh tale of
e1iy con ic o rter s odge. arm ouse, to
sera huire p noat tree, drpes ho s
ehi saamin mney lla o hPimjaielphis
ineaes for a capitalist ash i ount to largely
73 WALUr treet, P lade phia.
W*rADLIgHNjD 1ggg,
MORGAN & HISADLY,
Importers of Dianmands
AND
a s SANseE stroeS, Puai ssaph.
4 Wmetrate trie List ..st to the trae
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