The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, September 16, 1879, Image 4
Yarn on a Staalmor.
'Tho captain of a Long Island sound
Steamer was recently seated around the
table in his room, and with him half a
dozen men s it, smoking and spinning yarns.
Many were the stories related that night
upon the Sound The conversation finally
turned on sea-serpents, and a weather-bea
ten old sea dog, who had spent most of his
life upon the water, declared his believe in
the existence of such monsters. lle spoke
from experience, and didn't care to have
any one doulit his word when he said that
it had been his fortune to see these big
water snakes more than once. lie first met
the serpent in the China Seas. That was
when he was little more thant a boy.
Again when he was captain of the ship
Gleorges, a vessel which hailed from New
York and was finally condemned in a South
American port for unseaworthiness, he ran
across the serpent on the Pacific coast. The
last time the monster caine under his notice
was right here in the sound, "and," he
said. as lie looked at his watch and calcut
lated the steamer's distance from New
York, "it must have been at about this
spot." It was in July of last year--so the
old sea dog's story rani-and he was taking
a New York yacht around to Newport. At
noon the sum poured down hot enough al
most to open the seams of the deck planks.
There was a three-knot breeze blowing and
it was dead ahead, lie had taken in his
topsails-for lie didn't, believe in topsails
when beating to windward-and was miak
ing himself as comfortable as possible on
the quarter deck. lie had a spy-glass in
his hand, trying to discover some familiar
sail. Suddenly his eye caught a strange
movement in the water. It looked, hldf a
mile distant, like a huge bunch of seaweed
in motion. The yacht was on the st arboard
tack and the curious object off t he starboardl
how. The captain went forward with his
glass and looked. As the yacht approached
nearer the object he saw that it. was alive,
and knew from his past experiences that it
was a sen serpent. ''he yacht kept on un
il within a hundred yard of the nonster,
when the serpent lifted its head for ia i -
ment. ''he head was an inunense attair,
the size of a barrel. It was shaped some
thing like a horse's. It was visible for on
ly one moment. 'I'he serpent blew soie
tIing like a whale and then settled into the
water, only the back being visible. All
aboard the yacht were so excited that the
little vessel was close abord the monster be
fore they were aware if it. The yacht
was thrown into the wind. but too late. She
struck the serpent square upon the back, al
though the shock was iot at heavy one.
The monster threw its fail out of watiter,
lashed the waves for a mtoment, t hr'Wing
the spray high in the air, and then disap
peared. The yacht went about on the
other tack, and ten minutes latter the mons
ter again appeared right alongside, and not
twenty feet awny. 'lhe hing was going at
the rate of live knots an hour. The head
and shoulders went by, aid tIlien came the
long, sliny-looking body, as large round as
a good-sized log. In a few liiles the
monster was out of sight. ''he men on the
yacht calculated that it must have been at
least hundred feet long. ''his was the only
time the old sea-dog had ever seii a ser
pent in Long Island Sound, but. 1111 it was
ai geniune one le hnd no doubt whatever.
No one else in the captain's room had ever
seetn tlie Ilolster.
The captain of thie steamer listened for
i while to the stories in silence. Ile pulled
his pipe complacently and his eyes twink
led merrily. inally he knocked ithe ashes
from his pipe, hitched his chair around in at
wa1y which was as much as to say - "It's
my turn now," and began: "It was -m the
night of the 2.5th of October five years ago.
I remember the date well. ''he weather
had been threatening all tile afternoon, and
when we swung out fr-om the pier I knew~%
we were goinmg to hlave ai nausty nlighit of it.
Wec hadn't any more than11 got thriiough Ithe
(bite wvhen the r-ain came downl. it wvasn't
hlard, dIviing rain, but the line, miisty soit
of stuff thalt generally comes with aii fog.
The great fog bamnks r(lhed ill fromi tIle seai
iad shut out the land 'omplllet ely. We
went along very slow and bllowing ourii
whistle ait short intervmals. Th'Ie Soundu|
just seemedC( alive with vessels. F"irst ai tulg
woul blow r-ight undller our how laid thlen
some little ilsblermani wvould tou t his horn
tinder our qularter. I (don't tink I ever
heard the horns anad hells make such ma fuss
before. It wams just aboiit midnighlt, and1(
we had got out of the croawd of vessels.
An occasioniah horn told us t hat somel( hew
w~ere still abroad, however. 1 was illn lie
pilot-house, peelring ouat of thle wiindow into
the (darknless. Suddenly somnethling white
loomed up right in fronit or us. It was a
schooner andi sheo .was right ill our path. Ii
shouted, and1( the pilots imad(e the wheel
spin as8 it hever hand t urined biefore. lhat it
wasii too late. There wa-ms a shock. WVe
st ruck the schoonier amlidiplljs andi{ cuit her
to tIme wamter's edige. Thwo or three menCl
runll over the (leek, and1( for- ani inistantt I
caught siglmt of mi womian. She wiis dressed
iln wvhite. The light on the steamier's side
shone her. She gav~e anl aigonlizing scream,
the vessel sanik andt all was over. TIhe
whole thing had1( trantspired aihnlost ais quick
as thought. We swung a bioat or t wo it
the water, but the search wais inl vain. Not
ma life was saved. Tlhe despalir pictured~ ini
that wommn's face I shall never 1forget to
miy (lying day. Occasionally at iighit when
on dleck it is pictured v'ividly to myi iiimagi
naitiomn. It is singuilar-, but1 it ail et ed the
plo(t iln the salilmew. Juist one' yeamr
after the accident, alt Ithe sameii houtr, the
piolot calledh me to the wheel-hlouse. HeI
was trembling like a leaf. ile had scemn ma
phtantomn vessel. Tlhe steamler had strumek
it ini just the samie manntlier, hie had sen the
samie imen running over the deck and the
womani again appeared with lier despairing
face." The caiptaini stopp)ed for a mnomnt
amid then wemit on: "I tr-iedi to teason wiith
himu, but it was no mnsc, and1( for a week
after the occurenace lie talked of the phanmi
tom vessel and Its ghostly crew. WVell, sir,
will yon belive it? on the second( anniversa
ry of the accidhent I was called to t he wheel
house in the same way. Agam had the
plilot hiad the some experiemnce. On the
third year it was repeatedl and on thme fourth
year. Th'le plolot could stand( it 110 longer.
The phantom seemed to hanitnt hhin and lie
wvent off the line. I never believedI in it
much myself," continuiled thle capltainl,
stroking his chin, "but then I mnever spenit
thge night in the wvhcel-house, Perhaps I
will, next time; I can't say. I dion't be
ive in' ghosts-well, It's str-ange, mighty
strange."
Afraid of Hiis Wife,
Bishop Beadon, uincle of the late C'anona
Beadon, was .comp)letely governed in aill
tiings by his wife, who was one of the
miost devoted whiist-p)layers ever known.
After her husband's death she lived ini May
fair, and -was famous for her Sunday card
partIes. A story still remembered ini
Momnerstahiro of the answer time Bishop re
ceived when lie once took one of lisa clergy
to (lesk for diverting himself at Bath listeadl
of living at his vicarago. "Mr. A., It
stikes me that, if you are well enough to
sit up half the night playig whilst at the
rooms, you must be well eniough to (10 dutty
at your living." "My lord, Mrs. Beadomi
would tell you that late whist acts as a to
nile or reatorative to dyspeptic people with
weak nerves. Thie mention of his wife's
name at. once silenced the prelate.
He r ta holiday: Fir st, get
your
FARM AND GARDEN.
RxcrPEs ron Ti STABI,E.-Paregori
say 2 oz. put into hall-pint good whii
key is excellent for colio. SpirIts
turpentine, 4 oz ; tatr, 4 oz.; whale of
8 oz-, makes a good hoof-bound wasl
Mix and apply to the hoofs oftei
When soaking horses' feet, put a pacl
age of common baking soda in watt
fairly hot; be very careful to dry ti
feet thoroughly. Pain-killer, said to i
Perry Davis'.-Alcolhol. 1 quart; gul
guaicaci, 1 oz. ; gum nyrrh, one-ha
oz.; gum camphor, one-half ounet
cayennoe pepper, one-half oz. F
mnagnaec intmient take lard, raisins et
In pieces, and line cut tobacco, eqit
weights of each. Simmer well togtil
er, theni straini and press from the drega
White lead and linseed oil mixed as It
paint, is almost unrivalled for saddle o
harness galls at' l bruises. It form1s aIl
air-tight coating. A)pply with a sma
brush. A paietical tarmer tells how I
keep the bowels of a horse loose In win
ter as follows: "At eaelh feeding gti
him about a quart of the middlings c
shorts of wheat, as well as what grail
and hay lie will eat. This has bee
used for live years. and has never faile
inl ellect. Good thilngs to have hatd
where there are horses: White lea
for bruises or breaks in skin, saddi
galls, etc. Bathing whisky with abot
2 or.. of turpentine, 2 or.. hartshoraa an
a lIttle camphj)lor, for sprains, stliYnesa
etc. Leaf lard for cuts. Coal oil ai
plied to a light strala is also good.
RAiIxo ]lonsts. - It, is 'oftetn sal
that it does not, pay for farm.ers to rais
this or that breea of horses, but this I
trte only in a limited sense. The beo
specimens of any strain1 or style of hoa
ses se ! rapidly, at good prices, and tih
poor ones of all bree.ls are drugs upo
the matrket. It is no doubt true that
mauch greater aleasuire of success tima
be expected with some breeds thai
others, the choice depending largel
upon the circumstances of the farmer
Iis locattionl, etc., and that, as a genera
rule, ordinary farmers cannot compet
w itLh wealthy professional breeders it
produicing horses for acing purposee
citber ainnercts or' trotter's: but even I
these classes inch will depend upo
the locat.lon and the sort of brood mare
the farner may hiave upon his famit
If he is situated in at region famous fo
producing ituri horses, one that is fre
quented by buyersofsuch horses, wher
he ea 1 have access to first-class stallion
and Ihis brood mares are of st,rains o
blood noted for prodtaing winners, h
will certainly ilid it most profltuable tc
bret'ed for horsea of this clss. Whor
these contlitions do taot exist,. le wil
usuattly liad the surest profit in breed
itg hicavy drattor stylish carriage hor
ses.
A NEW HAY l'ailss.-A niew hay pres
is patented which presses the hay int
cylindrical bales. The merits of th
press are chiefly that the hay is na
bruised or broken by the pressure as i
tle old way, and the bales can be more
':edly handled. The process is describ
Cd thus: -
Tihe hay, thrown on a platform, I
lelivered coitlnuously in small quan
titles up to at circular plate, and passe
thriough two narrow slits, Into whih I
is uniformly fed by two revolving ones
which impart to it a corkscrew motion
TIhe hay is, in fact, roughly sputt into
iloulble thread screiw of very Ilne p1tel
atnd forced onward with gentle pressur
until a suiet111lent quantity has been col
lected to forn a cylindrical bale of th
weight desired. A pressure of' abou
Li e' t. to the cubic yard is then applied
giving the density which Is found me
diesirable; a pressure of 8 Cwt. to th
squ rie yard nay, however, be given i
requjtiired. The baile Is then bounad b
wir'es, cross Intg one aniothier in a longi
tadaial diraection.
C.onNs in a htorse tare tilfl'erenat fr'oi
t,hose ont ,ie skina of a huianman being
Tihiey ate titrst praoduced by blows o
baritises which stairt lnflainat,ioni tin
I ormantiona ct'.tnat.ter ntder' thle sole ; o
cause ai deposit of hiorniy maitter wic
pre~~sses p)ta it ully upo1)0 the senasi tive ii
tact p)arts of' the Ioot. They ate frl(
'Iituent, lin lat-footed hiortses, the f'rogs c
w hose feet. htaive beeni par aed away so a
to bintg the sole to the ground and suil
ject It, to 'onatinaued bruises f'roma stonaea
t he iuual amode of' shod tng is one tin
parotects tlae tenderca spots of' the sol
l'roian blows int tr'avelinig. Thilas Is to pu
a shoe of sole lent tact taider tIhe iro
shoe antd stuaf'fa tander' athe leather' wIt
tow soaiked int glyeri'ne to keep the so]
cool ta titmoist,Il ifte sole is veriy tea
dera, ithe leet, shonl be p)tepaired ic
shioeing by3 kepintg themit upon at put
dIe or' wet, clay or' ia few days, aind b
I'ieqauenat dresslings of' cold waiter aind b
glvinag the htorse a coolig medicIne, a
cighat to.twelve ouncees of Epsomi salt
A Goon LJAwN.-NO gretater fatllar
exists I an h idt ea ihat spadinag is bit
No tilth cant be bettei' thani thtat give
by3 tihe plow, followed by fr'equaent aiu
conttiti ul)pplcaitions of the harrov
12evetintg with the spaide cana then 1
e xecuited in thle maost perfAect, mnanne
an ad the lini ishinag touch cain be giveni 1
ai liht criof4s-plowinag and hariirowin
Seed shouald be alwaiys liberalhly appllet
antd, instead of' the vaiouas lawni-grat
milxturies, we believe hii the use of' sir
lale ted-i op seced, togetheri with a vet
little white clover'; and when it Is thi
aplPiled (dur'ing qiet htour s of the di
that It, iamay f'all eveatly ), two or' thara
years shiotild suilice to gr'ow a thick, ve
A N namle beddling of iareshi straw wvi
do mtuch to inaduce a tired horse to 1
down an atd rest. Cleana groomIng aii
an occtaslonal washinlag wvill also enacout
aige r'estfintess and I implrove~ the aipa
tite and health. Overfeediug Is not j,
dlicious, anad w~ill niot r'estor'e flesh 10
by harid woirk and wa'int of' comfor'tab
lest. To i)teven L galls, the hmarnie
shoatid be washed aid kept soft wal
caistOr' oil.
, Foni every' hutndrod heads of cabbaj
I take a quarter of a pound of' blat
p)eppler anad put In a box lat'ge enotu
to sIft out well. Go Inato the patech b
tore the dowv Is ofi' and( pepper the ca
baige wvell. Two or three tlimes will 1
suflelent. rTe wvoa'ms go throuagh tl
leaves and die.
YARious WE10T(si'' AND) MEtARE..
A ton of' r'ound timnber Is forty feet;
squatre tiamber 54 cuble feet. A cot
mter'eal bale of cotton Is 200 poatl
A pack of wool Is 240 p)ounds. A so
tIoni of governmtlent land Is (140 acre
A iquid( totn Is 252 gallonas. A box
by J6%~ inches and( ~8 Ituches dheep co
tatins a bushaoi.
-When the Bowets are Disordlered,
No timo should bo heat in resortlig to a salt
blo remedy. Hostetter's 8tomnach Bitters
the most reliable and widely esteemed meoc
eine0 of its clss It reovlOes the causos
oonstipation, or of undate relaxation of tl
intestin, a, which are usa lly ndigestion or
misdirectiona of the bile. When it acts as
cathartic, at does not gripe and violently eva
uste, but produaes gradual and natural effeol
very unlike those of a drastic purgativejal
its power of assisting digestion nuhiis te
Ira itating conditions of the mucous mnmbral
of the stomach and htatestintal canal which pa
duo. first diari huoa, and eventually dysentes
The medicIne Is, moreover, an agteeable os
and eminently pure anad wholemoi. A ~
tite and tranquil nightly slumber are be
TIE IHOUSEHOLD.
, MTTrroN Pi.-Take cold boiled mut
a- ton; slice it thin ; have a crust made of a$
)f one cup of beef suet, one-half cup of stu
I, butter, one cup of cold water; mix this tw
1. with prepared flour, as stiff as for seaI hi
1. biscuit; take two-thirds of the crust he
- and line a four-quart earthen 1)i dish;
r then fill the dish two-thirds full with w,
e the meat ; have a quarter of a pound of tw
e butter cut Ii small pieces, one tea
n spoonful of flue sugar, one of salt and de
If a half teaspoonful of pepper, one CupI TI
1; of wateri cover the pie with the re- sa
,I mitainder of the crust and bake in a sa1
it moderate oven for about one hour.
I- S'ruFFED ToMrroxs.-Get them as
large and firm as possible; cut a round al
r place in the top of each, and scrape out br
r all the soft parts; mix with stale bread to
1 crumbs, Corn, onions, parsley, butter, Lit
LI pepper and salt; chop very line, and id
0 fill the tomatoes carefully ; bake in i lo
- moderately hot oven : put a little butter sa
e in the pan, and see that they do not
r burn or become dry. ha1
uI PICKI.ED VAi..-''ake a piece of cold .M
LI veal that haas been thoroughly boiled, oil
y Chop it ile, s1inkle salt, pepper and
Ai i little cloves over it; pour over it
e enougi vllegar to wet the Ieat thor
t olighly; then set it over tt, lire until in
Al well heeated throuagh, When; yotu c.1n let bil
, it i amot:muld; as soon its it Is cold it wi
ann be sliced 'or the table. ali
('oco.INI"r CAIli..-FourCllhps of flolr, m,
two cups of sugar, one cup of milk, live
e eggs, one cup of butter, one teaspoon ful
8 of sodat, two of cream of tartar; half of as
t it grated cocoanut put In the cake, the
- other half put with the whites of three th1
t3 eggs anld one-half cup of sugar, and put
a between the layers of cake. Bake in th
1 jelly pans.
1 YonIsSuraxI PuDDINo.-A quarter of I
y a pound of flour, with a quart of water
or nilk; three eggs, well beaten, to be ki
1 mixed with It ; pepper and salt; butter re
tie pan; put it undler the beef so as to
1 catch the gravy; have it in a good big
pan, so a.l to be thiu. Cut inII pIeces
1 when served with the beef, and arrange
1 around the dish.
ta
NIC Nict Ku.AKFAS'r 1SI1.u-Cold mnashed
'. potatoes, made into little balls and
slight ly flattened ( d) them into an egg
e slightly, so as to mix the yolk and
a white; roll them in cracker crumbs. tit
t Fry them in hot lard or butter. Sendt:
a to the tuble hot. at
Cat Li.in.-One coffee cup of sugar, lit
six large tablespoonflIs of mcted but.
ter, one pint of sweet milk, two eggs, fl
. at little nutmeg, one teaspoonful of soda, se
one teas)oonful of salt.; mix in the flour bli
until the dough Is soft and ca1n be easily
R handled ; roll, cut out the cakes and fry Ill
in lard.
yC
t LINCOLN CAKE.--One and one-half
1 pounds of sugar, one pound of butter,
0one and three-fourths pounds of 11011, re
. two pounds of fruit, one pint of sweet wi
anilk, One tablespoonful of soda, one a
s egg; bake twenty minutes. to
ex
S A FEW potatoes sliced, and boiling tr
water poured over them, make an ox- wi
oellent preparation for cleansing and
stiffening old rusty black silks. Green
ten is also excellent for this purpose. TI
It should be bollcd in Iron, nearly a
cupful to three quarts. The silk should dia
. not be wrung, and should be ironed aih
damup. dat
t ~th
H A HV all the good bits of vegetables
and ments collectel after dinner an1d
t minced before they are set away, that pi
1 they m1ay be in reailness to make a lit- u
f tle saVory mince meat for supper or
1' breakfast.
IlE WISE AND HAPPY.--If you will
1stop all, your extravaganlt aInd wrong all
. notOios m(doctoring yourself and famn- re
. ilies ivith expensiv e doctors or h umbug pl1
eure-aIls, that do harm always, andtlusa cv
only nature's simple remedies for all
youir ailmienta--y on will be wise, well
Sand happy, and save great expense. ee
-Tile greatest remedy for this, the great, hi
-wise and good will tell you, is Hop ev
fBit.ters--rely on it. See another col- St;
umn' ._____mi
iF YOU have been drinkIng too mluchI,
wt ihich however you1 sholdlI ne(ver do, a
dose of Dr. 111111 5 Baltimore illis will g<
pla11ce you 11n good conIditionl again. D)
E dOwinl Forrest's Courtesy. di
e3 At 0one timle Mr. iForreft ivas playinag
a i enlgagemlent In New York, suIpport- aa
ed( by John11 McCuIllough and1( Mrs. A. :sI
At 0110 of tihe early rehlearsals Mrs. A. l
y being somewhlat niervou~s, forgot a few
s5 of her lines and1( fell Iito several lnac- iv
'' craIcles ini the businless of hecr part.
Inl order to recall 11er altten)thon to tihe
-business 11n hand1(, Mr. Forrest spoke In P~
i. a plain deci.ideTd, hut by 110 meanls rouigh
ed andl closed in a saithsfactorv .malfnner.
*Whlen Mr. Forrest joinled Mr. McCul
r, lough in the front of the theatre, hisd
y first ivords ivere: - s
- ''John, (do youa kniow ivhero Mrs. A.
resides?"
S "I do not,'' iwas tile lmmeIdiate aln-g
swer of Mr. NeCulilugh, who1 added0(- a
a ''Mr. Forrest, It is 11111 for~ dIlner.'' a
.y "'No, .Johni, I cannot attend to (din1ner
1( unltil I halve found tihe reslience of
- M rs. A. Will you he kind enou1gh to
Inquire lIt thle box-ofilce if they can1 fur- n
11 11181 youI iiith the re-qired inforaa- ci
e tionl?"
Th''ie fact could nIot he ascertaie t
the box- ofice, and aifter report(n tatE
. fact to Mr. Forrest, Mr. McCullough
et again remindled tile formler that tile St
Ie hour for dinner had arrivedl. TIo tis II1
Mr. Forrest replied with evident feel- bi
ing:
'No, John1, I cannIot move in anyr
Sother tllrectionl unItil I have seen Mrs. ~
1A. I spoke tn a hlarshl, I fear unowar- L
e-. ranted1 manner to her at thle rehearsal iv
- atnd must mlake an apology at once. I ti
)e feel that I am In the wrong and ean not
p
10 rest contented unitil full reparation Is u
madhe to the lady. My manhood Is In- a1
-. volved In tis mnatter. WYe must find Ii
of Mrs. A ., JohIn." dl
"- After a search of some hours' dura- ~
s tIon Mrs. A. whis found and( an inter- t
s. view obtained. At that meetinIg Mr. el
16 FPorrest in a frank manner, disclaimned Li
LI- all intention of woundin1g the feelIngs hi
of the lady and comuplimented her fora
the care and( attentIon Sile usually be
1- stowed upon all hler p)arts wvheni acting
wIth hlim In leading roles.
afWhen the interview was over and t
IMr. F'orrest had taken leave of Mrs. A.- a
a hIe remarked, wvithl his ulsual spirits:
e- "Now to dinner, Johin. I am a mnl a
og again.".I
se ASIATro CHOL.IRA, Cholera Atorb'ws, SumImer
o. Complaint, Colic, Sour stein teh, Diarchmoa and C
21al Atrectlies of the Bowels, incident to either 8
chldensor adlts,i are cured at once by Dr. vi
Ja 'o'sCarinaiveBelam.It allalys the IrrI.
0- tation and calms the action of the stom)ach and 0
d a easan tett,san r0acaeptable 11
WIT AND HUMOR.
Tm Boy WiHo BACK tD.-A short time
o a lady living on Duflleld street was
mmoned to the door to see a boy about
'Hlve years of .ige, who had a cheap
t-rack to sell. When she,appeared,
said:
"IMadame, my father is dead, and
)n't you please buy this hat-rack for
'enty-flve cents."
She was sorry that his father was
ad, but she didn't want the hat-rack.
Ie next day the same boy and the
n hat-rack returned, and the boy
Id:
"Madame, won't you please buy this
t-rack, for my mother Is dead, too."
She was so sorry that his mother was
Io dead, tha; she gave him a slice of
ead and butter, but she didn't want
invest in a hat-rack. Two days later
o boy called again, having the same
3ntical rack under his arm, and he
ked the lady straight in the eyes and
"Madame, won't you please buy this
t-rack. for my sister is also dead."
"My goodness 1sia it possible that you
ve lost father, mother and sister in
e week?" exclaimed the lady.
"'Yes, mumt."
'And what ailed them?" she asked.
"L dunno, mum, but I kl'ider feel it
my bones that unless I sell this 'e''o
t-rack afore Saturday night death
11 use up all the rest of our family
d be going for other folks."
"If I buy this hat-rack will you tell
3 the truth?"
''Yes, mum.''
4he handed him a quarter, and
ked:
"Did your father, mother or sister die
is week?"
I'he boy looked at her, hesitated, and
wi laid the quarter on the railing,
ked up his hat-rack, and said, as he
mt dowi the steps:
"I only git live cents commish for
lilg these racks, and I cant afford to
. off three of the family and resur
3t 'em again for any such figger.
>od-bye, mum; it's a square- back
\vn on ine '
WiiN you see a yonmig mali attired in
white flannel shirt, his fa.rs slightly
rued with exposure, ani hear him
k knowingly of "Jib foros'ls,'' and
unning under the w md,'' and "slack
4 the main sheet," it doesn't follow
,I he is much ofi a yaclhtsman". ie
,lnces are thut lie would be seasick on
Irawbridge.''
A 'AIR of sel.surs was lost, and the
tde one auggested that a prayer be
d, asking that they might be found.
ore was, however, a lurking con
ousness that there ought to be a com
mation of prayer and work, so the
uthful philosplier said : "Now,
>ther, I'm tired; so I'll pray while
ii hunt.''
"IT Is among the nineties," casually
muarked a gentieman the other day,
ping his brow. It so happened that
venerable spinster was passing at
a tjme. "You insulting thing '' she
claimed; ''it's no such thing.'' And
to this writing lie doesn't know
lat she meant.
'Tmi: weather is very bad in Enrope.
ie following is from the Parisan:
leorge1' "Alfred!" "Why, when
1 we meet last?'' "Let me think;
yes, I remember. It was one fine
y." What! was it so long ago as
it?"
"No, sit," said the gentleman from
ttsburgh ; "1 was not in the war, but
' brother wa-, aid lie was wounded.'
\h I indeed. \eriously wounded?
mfes, sir; lie was shot ini the horse.''
SOLoMoN 's whidOiu wats n)ever more
p)arenit thanm wvhen lhe wvarned pa
uts not to lose sight of t,he rod. MIs
hieed sw ItcheCs haLve wrouht great
i to the race in these latter (lays.
W il.i.IAM ' it om-so0, of D)ouglas
unty, Alo., has had five wives, and
.5 just mal:rriedl tihe sixth. It is. how
cr, dlue to the unt'ortunate man to
ito that lie has been totally blind for
any years.
LAnate sales indicate the merits of all
uod articles. Druggists sell more of
r. Buli's Syrup than of all ot,her
medies for the euro of Baby Disor
lrs.
Tux voiee of the young man wvho got
vay wIth three hundred amid ninety
K clams at a clamubake Is heard in ;hme
nid anid It calls for tihe doctor.
Ture man whio don't knowv anything
Ill t,ell it at thme first opportnnity.
M rss-Construction--Whalebonie, palint
iwder, anid so forth.
Ilow to draw a tooth without pain
aw it oin paper with a pencil.
No G3oom, PlnHx.N man can
) a good job~ of work. preach a good
urmon, try a law sumit well, doctor a
i,tient, or write a good article when
a feels miserable and dull, with slug
Leh brain and unsteady nerves, and
one should make the attempt In such
condition when it can be so easily
rid cheaply removed by a little Hop
itters. See other column.
ANY one desIrilig a recipe how tc
ake soap for a cent a p)oundl, wvIl re.
mive it gratis, by addressing 1. L. Cra.
ni & Co., Philadeiphia, the manufac.
trers~ of the justly celebrated Dobbins'
lectrie Soap
Thme cleanings of Swiss watches h
ated to be aiccompilishmed In the follow.
g manner: A small stand of' glded
'ass, one and one-quarter Inaces
diameter, and turnied round in a
the, is emloyed; the latter Is mount.
I on a firm base, with a studl in thic
inter running up to the plate, and oni
is is engraved the shape of a watch
ovement with the bridges oni it, and
me screOw holes drilled in. Now, when
me watch is taken down the screws ars
aced in the holes as in the wateli, and
ten left there until ready to put up
tain. By this means- they never Act
ixod, amid may bec cleaned by carefully
r~awinig a brush over themi. TIhe other
-rangement is a taperinig punoli, sonic
ilng like a "pusher,'' used for~ push.
ig rivets out of pins, etc.; and after
caning the bridgi-s in a paper, as uisiuir
Io p)unch Is pushed into the the screwv
rue wvith friction enough to prevent
Ippinig, and the 4nishinug Is dhone by
cans of a flue brush.
Tihe For.getffunoss of reople,
The Oxford Professor who to avoid
lie wind when taking snf, turned
round, but forgot to turn back, and
talked six miles into the country, was
o more forgetful than those who still
se the huge, drastic, cathartic pills,
yrgetting that Dr.. P'ierce's Pleasant
'urgative P'ellets, which are sugar
oated, and little larger than mustard
3Ods, are a'gositive and reliabl, cathar
o, readily correcting allirregularittea
r the st,omnah, liver and bowels. Sold
y druggists.
Cnn I'lles be Cured
Is the most important question to-day with
suffering millions who, when looking at the
long list of useless pile nostrums fool as the
afflicted Bible Patriaich, like oxolaiiing : "I
have heard many such things miserable com
forters are yo all, how long will 30 vex my soul
and break me hi pieces with words?" It is not
recorded that Job had piles, but he could not
have had anything moro painful, and the same
question might have been asked then as since
for three thousand years : can piles be oured ?
We believe that Dr. Silsbeo has solvsd the prob
loi, for nothing is more certain than that his
"Anakesis," does absolutely and promptly cure
the worst cases of piles. When half a unilhon
of afflicted assort powitively that it has oured
them and in 20 years no one has used the doo
tor's wonderful remedy without instant relief,
and by following his simple instructions as to
habit and diet were, benefltted and over 95
per cent cured. all arguments and theories of
those who havn't used them,, go for naught.
Anakesis is now prescribed by physicians of
all schools and has been pronounced as near
infallible as is possitlo. It Is easily applied.
perfectly safe, Instantly relieves pain, and ul
timatuly oures the most inveterate cases. It
has grandly solved the problem that Piles can
be cured. Samples of "Anakoesis" aro sent
free to all sufferers, on application to P. Neu
staodter & Co, sole manufacturers of Anako
si, Box 3916 Now York. Also sold by drug
gists everyvhere. Price $1 per box.
I' TRoUBLED with, Constipation, takelfoof
and's German Billers.
IF You Would Enjoy Good Health Take
Ho(fland's German Bitters.
I 6
A New Electric Light.-A new electric
light Is producei1 In the following nan
ner: An engine of four-horse power
requiring a bushel of coal per hour to
generate the steam, sets iII motion a dy
nono-electric machine, composed of
metals--copper and zinc being the gen
orators of the electric current. A cop
per wire connected with this machine
passes through a steel cylinder about a
toot in length, inclosing a magnet and
a series ot wheels, called the ''regula
tor.'' Immediately under this cylin
der is a large glasg'.obe which incloses
the light. The end of the copper wire
connects with two ''points," or square
sticks of carbon, coated with copper,
horizontal in position, with the ends
nearly'touching. One of these carbon
points receives the positive, and the
other the negative current, the union
of which produces the light. As the
light burns, the points which are about
eight Inches long and half an Inch
thick, are slowly consumed, and one of
thei will last about six hours. The
regulator fin the cylinder, by means of
the magnet and wheels,holds the points
at the proper distance from each other,
so that the light is steady and uiiifori.
The whole of the machinery is silplo
enough, but not easy to dosscribe with
out at diag ram. One of tlhese lights is
equal to 1,000 canidle-powe r, or 100 of'
the flickering flame ot' the ordinary
street lamtps. One light will make a dis
tance of tour or live blocks its light as
dity, and a single one will illuminate
the largest theatre or hall. For out
door ilumination the now light may be
pronouanced a success. It will require
some little change to make it exactly
suitable for dwelling houses. For II.
lumninating a large hall, garden or
street it can be produced at less cost
than gas; that Is, the same quattity of
coal will produce about twice as much
electric light as catn be made from gas'
'IF Youn Liver is Disordered Hoofiand's Ger
man BiUers will set it aright.
Ir You are Dyspeptic Hoofland's German
Bitters will cure you.
Vaterproofing ,for Leather.-A good ar
ticle may. be made by using parallilne
melted with the requisite quantity of
drying oil, and casting it, into suitable
blocks for' subse'quent use. T1hihs being
softened by heat, the leathem' of the
mnant'aibcturecd artics, as slice or' liar
niess, Ia coated with it and p)lacd near
ia fi'e or in a warnm pla.ce unt,il the comi
p)ositioni hais been absorbedi. Y'hmen
leathier huis been l4imprgnted wvith the
mliXtilire It is oniy perf'cOtly waiterpr1loOf,
but it is also r'edere difer' and1( 11ore
durable. Shnoes reOtaini all thioir fiirmness
and natural elasticity, and blacking
lmtkes upon them a better polish than
before. This sa11ne comiposition us also
useful for waterp-) ooring woven goods.
It is p)laced on the under side of' cloth
for gal'urments, either by melting andl ap
plyling muoderately with a brush,-or' by
rubbing with a block o1 the preparation.
The complete diffusion of it through the
texture Is effected by passing the cloth
bet,ween hot r' lher's. Fabrics prepiared
in this manner', while t,hey repel water,
are p)erfootly p)revious to aIr. For this
reason toaev are superior to ordinary oil
cloth and rubber goods. They lso look
better than garments made of rubber,
as the finished appeara'nce of the clothi
Is in no way changed by the treatmient.
There Is no truth in the assertion
thatt anthracit,e coal loses its heating
qualities wvhen exposed to the air for a
length of tIme.
Larvoe of gnats, mosquitoes, mlidges,
etc., inistead( 0of being sanitary agents,
intensify the putrefaction of' organic
refuse suspended in water.
DI1MJNUTVE. osauu&a,ta'gainciiOOp sonunds
more high-toned andf pedantlo than
"Little Buttereup).'
flieskcels Tetter Umntment Will euro every
form of Totter.
Foit Pmra on the i a':o, use Heskell' Tet
er Ointment. It never fails to remove them.
Oakland Female Institutes
NORRISTOWN, PA.
WTNTER Tr KaMs wlII cciii NOE SEPTEIf
BERt 9, 1879. Faor otrculan e address
J. (iMItiR RA LSTON, Principal.
en 1tI M 0U '4T 8EMINARY NorriatonP.
B A noptemnber Oth. ow,a,
Patronised by piplo deal lng their eons thoroughly
FopOropaareddcresollege er buuas-s.
JOHN W. LOCH. Ph. D., Principal.
J USTI PUJILI8HIE),
THE VOID OF WOllIP,
FOR COHOIRS,
FOR CON VENTIONS,
FOR BINGING SCHOOLS.
Free 51.00. #9 00 per doene.
Hli 01OI OP WOEiP,by. . Emen,
t a r, reeletk orrae.f afi bment ia tuna
lastloq and arranmgeni.
The Firsa Hundred Pages.
tncluito the SING N el 0 ph 00U RSE, in which
areriund amny inent.rmOnan c ongs or gleoa for
The Bccond Hundred Pages
are Atled with the bestaf cClymn Tunes, Sentences,
&c,a large, niew anal frenh cell rotton.
The Third liundred Pages
contain a capital set of A NAU1G0I0.
Specimen .49t.i ailled post-free for *1.00.
EMERSON'S VOCAL. IEITHJOD, dJust out) has
aporelv nenasrai geien of uylables and ether im
exanen. PrIce *1.80.
Oliver Dltson & Co, Boston.
.. s.rro ae..
Thee answevtag stvtan ~mens wIt
ao a ya nan h
(A Medicine, not s Drink.)
ooINTAINu
BOPi, BUOIIU, MANIRAKls
DANDELJON,
An TMa PansiT AND BUsT IsIoA. QVAZMr
or AI. oTrmm Brm as.
Diesases of the Stomach, Bowels.Blood, Liver
dneys, and Urinary Organs, Nervousness, lee
essuss and especially Female Complainta.
$1000 IN GOLD.
LU be paid for a case theywill not oure or help, o
nr-anythiug impure or Injurious found in them.
Ask your druggist for Hop Bitters and try the
ore you sleep. Takeno other.
or Couut Cun is the sweetest, safest and
Ask Children1
the for Par for Stomach, Liver nd lidney
superior to all otheurs. Ask UaggitsW.
. 2. 0. is on absolute and irresdstible ours
ruu oem us) of opium, tobacco and n"lotId
Send for circular.
aboold bya.nui. Hop flIUs Mrg. 06.
To A1) V ERTIS ERtSe
fW' We wilt fusrnsils on aplllattofn,
esatltu:tes for Advertlahat in tle beat
and largos, ci'ronlated N. w,pispers lii
the Unitect Ntaate. and Uanastas. OSur
faellIties are %a&asurpaweed. We make
ousr Uisatoitera' isterests or ou is, and
St..dy to paluasse ant m..ke thoir Ad.
vertalinK protiitsblo to iltesse. am Shou.
sautds who have tiled ust can testify.
Call or t.ddrees,
N. M. PET'IN(lliL & Co.,
8T PAIltK HiuW, New York,
101 CHIi'NUT Street, Philadelphia.
B LATCH LEY'S PU M PS
The Old Reliable
STANDARD PUMP
For Wells 10 to 75 Feet Deop.
New Price List, Jan,1,1879.
ADDRE'S
C. G. BLATCHLEY,
440 1AIRK 'T street rhtilda.
lIf. PETTENGILL & CO. Advertising
k.7 A gont8, 87 Park R1ow, Now York, and TO
Clh. stnut Street, Philadelphia, eeolvo adver
tisements for publication in any part of the
world at lowest rates.
ADVICE as to the most Judicious advertising
and the best mediums and the manner of ding
lt.-ESTIMATES for one or mn re insert lons of
an advertisement in any number of papers,
forwarded on application.
GOOD ADVERTISING
CHEAP.
$10 with the order, will insert In 161
$1 CASH, village newspapot - .adatvertise
mont, occupying one Inch space, one time;
or six .ines two times; or tnree lines four
times.
$ ^ AS In advance, will Insert In SI50
$20 CASH, vill.%e newspapers an adrer
ti-emtent of one inch space, one time; orsix
lines two times; or three lines four times
Address
S. D. PETTENGILL & 00.,
37 Park Row, New York,
Or, 701 Chestnut St. Phlita.
Advertising don in all nowspapors in
Juii et btates and Canadas a. the lowest rates.
LANBRETIIS' SEEDS
Avt THE. ME.
a1*s M oatta NEXTER Mt. Phtisadlphta
100 RE ARD lie f*" i"""*
1l! icerati or Piotrdimig lIkE ta
Sen a ea o: osg L tdin les 1nc
ordialy at r i tw o days A ITION-rNon geti
tat backe 11"e of Stones ad r. j.P.A ~1 ler .11
5. W.corn r p td A J.i . is., PiladelphIa
Pa. Advice free.
lton'r WaL.Ls, 43 Vesey it., N.Y. P. 0. Bc's 1217.
EXODUS
markets, andao tenbest ters alongthe ine of '
3,000,000 A CRE S
Mainly in the Famous
RED RIVER VALLEY OF THE NORTH.
On long time, low prices and easy payments.
Pimphlet with full inlormation mailed free. Apply to
D. A. McKINLAY, Land Corn'r,
ewill pay A ents a Salary of i$I00 per mont
anc expt-. se~ ur a lamr o ce rniaon, tonel ir
Sample free. Addressttumassax& Co.. Z.tarahall,SMioh
Anpp9rtus' elebrated tlingle flreeeh-loading Shot
Otsti atn p obelbarre Breeoh loaders at 2
naaus A kids o sporting impleentst and ant
nP-th bes guns yet made for ths price. Prices om
JOS, C, GRUBB & CO,,
712 Market St., Philada., Pa,
When Trade Is Dull, Judicious
Advertising Sharpens It.
HOW TO ADVERTISE.
*& Ree PETlTNGILL
WHEN TO ^DVj!RTISE.
BeSe PETT3CNOILT4,
WHERE TO ADVERTISE.
W# See IPETTENsILL
W HOVM TO ADVECRTISE THiROUJGH.
1V Bee PETTE'INSILL,
GO TO 87 PAnano1 w,NEW YOnK, ant
4& See PETTENGILLa
PINE Self-Measuremnent to
SIiQES}9 Euth NINTH Street,
Philadelphtia, Pa.
mn the Rono ble Trli Wee,
?NDORSING DR. RADWAY'S R. R, RREMEDIES
AsTr vune THE M oM A M.
Nsw Ton, Jan. 4, itll.
DMAR SIu.- -lavin for several years used yoar
mediine. doutin9 at att, but after exert.
eenY thelr 21sowiduy
u.a,thflnoy, with tullofidenceO, It it
no les heas an aduty to thankfully
acknowledge te avantg e have det lve
rdfct re h e and alwa e
ter described than it is y I namo. /e p
therbly din te prmised " elt. a
Da. " . i'dHURLOW WED.
R.R.R.
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
CURES THE WORST PAINS
In fron One to 20 Minutes.
NOT on 11os
after reading this advertisement need any one
SUFFER WITH PAIN.
Badway's Ready Relief tu a Care fbi
EVERY PAIN. It was the drs4 and is
The Only Pain Remedy
that Instantly stops the most excruciating
F ats, L&as inlamatins and cures Couges.
or oter gandsor orgas _ one application.
IN FROM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES,
no matter how violent or excruciating the paln,
the RHEUMATrIC Bed-ridden, infirmi, Crippled,
tter%oua, Neuralglo, or prostrated with diease
oa afr,
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
WILL AFFORD INSPATNT EASE.
INFLAMMAM~O$ OF TR A UYNRYS
F MMATii BLADDER,
INFLAMHA'1I' O
INFLAMMATIONO E T OII II LUNiN,
BOHR'IIIROAT DLFFIv1ULx BRVSATING.
O ALPITATIOi OF THE MJtART,
HYSTERICS, CROUP. ATA ;INLUENZA,
HAAH.TOOTHAA)IRR
NEURA( A. RHEUMATISM.
UOLD GKILL1% AUUlE UM"LI,
bLILBLAINS and FROST-BITS.
'the application of the Ready Relief to the
will afford ease and comfort.
Thirty to sixty drops in halt a tumbler of
water wilt is a few moments cure Cramps.
Spasms P'our Stomach, Heartburn, Sick Head
ache, dlarrhea Dysentery, Colio, Wind In the
Bowels. and all'Internal Pains.
Travelers shduld always carry a bottle or
Radway's Ready Relief with thon, few
drop in Water 1i prevent sickness or pains
from change of water. It is better'than Muech
Bran( y or Bitters as a stimulant.
FEVER and AGuE.
Fever and Ague cured for Fifty Cents. There
is not a remed a ent in the world that will
eure Fever and Ague, and all otier Malarlous,
RADWA r'8 Y I . o6 . a bote
Dr. Radway's
rsiaritllau ResoliOlt,
MHE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER,
FOR THE CURE OF ORONIC DISEASE.
ICROFULA OR IYPHI*.TIO, HEREDITARY OR
GONTAGIOUS,
e it seated In the Lungs or Stomach, Skin or
Bones Flesh or Nerves. eorruptn the
scuds and vitiating the Auids.
Chronic Rheumatism, Scrofula, Glandula
Swelliug. Racking Dry Cough, Cancerous Aulec
tions Syphilitic Complaints, Bioeding of the
Lungs Dysepa Wter Brash, Tic oloraux,
White Ba ellinge tCumors,, Ulcers, Skin and u+p
Diseasea, Female CompLaints, Gouw, Dropsy
WaLl Rheum, Bronchitis, ConsumptIon.
Liver Complaint, &c.
exce all remedial agents In lb cr of Cronic,
bu*itis"&heonly ositie'cure 0o
Kidney & Bladder' Complaints,
Urinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel, Diabetes
Urine, brigi Disease, AbuaInurta and In all
water is thik, coudy, wed wth subs ance
silk, or there is a morbli d ar, bii ahter
ance ad whit bne.duat depsi and wen
passn water and pain in the small of the bact
Sold by draggists. PRIOE ONE DOLLAR.
OVARIAN TUMOR
OF TEN4 YEARS' ~UI' CUED BY Dlit
Dr. RADWAY & 00., 82 Warren 8treet,
- JEW YORK.
-DR RALDWAY'S
Regulatinig Pills,
Perfectly tasteless, elegantly coated with sweet
umre rgthn,Radw ad11 i for tho cure of all
'ioe* ofadhe Stomach J, Bwl,Kd
a, Bl lo se, Fever Inamati of the
iowes iles, and all deragen ent of tl in.
eur Purely eetAbI continng no met.
I Obsev the fowng syptos resut.
(onstpation, Inward Pies Fllnes of the
Nausea. Heartburn, Disus of Foot 8ul~~
Breathing, Plutterinrr at ine Heart Choking ow
~uf1lcatip Sensationsthe inalin polure
Pain In Read, Deficiency orPerepiration, Yei
Wn,ad udden lus es of Heal Burind
the ystem from all of the abv amed disrd
era. Price 56 cents per box. Sole by Druggista
Read "False and True,"
Seda letter sap tor IDWAT a 00.. Ne
Infornatn Orhthoulssadgyti be sent yen,
. Bh JitANE N'OR A4ENT4
THE. -COM P LETE HQ19EI
By Mrth JULIA NONAIR WRIGHT,
the them @n upon *ohthe~ a r br . t
adMde. na ovu ot sef ergao ane:
horettorl os jwort san ito Asi i
ESTAEJLJSUzSO 1848.
MORGAN & HJEADLY,
Imploters of Daods
AND .
Ianftnret' of8 $$
618 RANSOM 5treet,tablIssiphes,
ilutae ec t4 4