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-) Boys and Ducks. One bright morning in February, '78, a manly looking boy of fifteen came to me and said: "I want to get a pair of Pekin ducks, but I have no money; will you let me have a pair and take the paty ia work? I will do anything that a chap o1 my size can do." The boy was a stranger, but I liked his looks and his willingness to work, so I answered : "Of course I will," and started for the yard to piek out the ducks. "Better git the work afore ye let him -have the dicks," said one of the neigh bors who happened to be in. "Do you know anything agaist the boy ?" "4I don't lnow nothIn' agin him, but lie belongs to the Jackson tribe that moved onto the old Smith farm, his father is lam13e, and his mother Is a pale, shiftless lookin' critter, and I allowed that the gals warn't much, they are alluis fussin' over a bed of posies and slh trash; they had better be workin' out, there's plenty that waint g-tis, and I reckon nmoney ain'i, over and above plent.y in that family. "*illke the boy's looks, and I will trust hint,'' 1 answered. "1'lhen it'll be the last vou'll ever see of the ducks or. boy either; mind what I tell ye," and Mother Mooney noddked her gray head qutite emphatically as she plcked up her baskot and iiarchled oil'. Poor old soul I shie has lost all her faith n human nature. With Mother Alooney's "mind what I tell ye," still ringing in my ears, 1 picked out a pair of the finest diueks on the place for my boy customer, and gave himt lots of advice concerning their caro. When that boy started home with his ducks ii a basket, he was probably about as happy as the average boy ever expects to be in this world. "I'll be back Monday, sure," lie said a1s he shut the gate. Monday came; likewise the boy; every day afterwarils that boy walked the long three imiles that, stret.ched be twei the "old Smnith f'arim" an(d my platce, atl worked with at will iuntil his debt was cantcelletl; after that I saw no more of limtt uutil aftor CJhiristnas. "Well, 811m1. what luck wvitih the ducks?'' I asketd. ' First-raite,'' lie answered " "Tell me about 1i. Ilow inny eggs di your (lucks lay and how uiany ducks did you raise?"' "'3y ducks laid seventy-nine eggs; 1 sold hall a d"zr.en of themli to Mirs. French, and set the rest.. I diin't mean to sell any eggs, but. had to sell a few to buy feed. l got tllt.y-nime young ducks from the eggs I set, and 1 raised every one of themn; didn't, I do ntetty wvell for at beginner ' ''lndded yout did," I repliedl. "What. did you do with the diucks you raised ?' 1'1've got fottr of themi 3ow, 1it1 I kept the old pair. 1 am going to raise lots of them next, .ear. Amd .1 sold seveui pairs to the i,,eighibors; tile rest we dressed and sent. to market." "lIow miiuch dlid you get. for them?I" "Got three dollars a3 pair for those we sold alive, and those we sent, to market brought $0.50 ; the feath i.~s brouight,$3 mlore ; that miakes $4.1.330, don't, it,? Tazke out1 the $o 1 1pa11d you, and3( the $11.80 thatu thie feed to raise themi cost. I tell you I had to scraltch1 arotind pre't t,y liv~ely to get, enouigh to feed( them oni after thie youn mg ones5 were about half grown i; I picket b)t. rries and( so1ld t.hein, anid hoed corni some1, and3( cutt upj ol< Mrs. Flint's wood pIle, and13 dug pota3 toes, and hu isked corn, so I kept them31 goin g 1u1t11 1 $0131 theni.'" There, hoy3s, 1 haive gi ven you San3m's firt xper1ienee as 3 (1 11pulti'raiser', and11 3113 any of33 113 enn unik(e ai hlettter show Iing I would1( lIke to hear fr'omi you1. 03131 inis or N'ectlon. The1 islanders of the 1 South Sea.s use0, evenI to t,he p)resent1 daiy, needles mad1(e of lIsh honies. 'T'e anlcelnt, iritonls, whien llrst vlsi ted by~ the R1oman11s, ulsed the small11 bones of an11imals, ats well 31s fish bonles, for1 su3ch 1urpose8; 31nd3 for sowving garmllt.s of skini and1 leather the sinews of an3imals were3' i1tsed, as I they still are by thme iaaplaniders. Leath 01r and1 quill emIbr'oide3ry ar3e said( to be - the oldest kindso need30(lework, and1( are still executed by the ChIinese and1( In dIiails. F3line n)eedlew3ork was33 hiighlly valued by the P'hryglans. .Atta1h1s, /' . .their(Kig, s said to haeivnte1m Iofi broz weCrecedt Egyp't,rli and al--' so byaitheGreek lhand Romans,i and( t live on oundl a n jsllercut 'ln1 eum bettrct wai dentoyed to lin eriut.lno blount svts,he A. of, erecip. the rogwife ofelysies,ywho lived f900 yiers abefolre EhItaera,3( I wrthe to s thaeepItng theordle ere sedot It wth t,ei t ih3 11Ol3111 'Y ens('ighb0lie CIIctreIo. 3( 3'1 Itolno gia coret 1 doctrin(3le to tlen33ch3 humanl bit toa 1it i thir ut, t live tons lite as13' psile:tud be f ot betr to kano enuhto live comfrta - Jboy Whaogt. she use of ercud ept. t o odthrough life. eeyt aefn eralto expenses? ret usrch n a fullitioi andhh - o togorus vitoacty whitera a n to then laive mis pleasure, tiherene tha Ioth hsrkeepn mina rthiesol o the (las Not; fo worthaon it,eile goo with as'.uog hand. ter,f yur hus,bantodisn.ablse to's g1ive3 yo many more, d a falaies, nd aun toem youngt irat the ryoeee rte mden It sher aou peto maaria er,de anybdy,"repled heridrheu"atdim i*Jo thke ant valueord thses of god tubais g fnow eness.h can,"opl Jto6erhough hie coud, and pt. hihl tor Abe ~ ~teveesdlat In leust elet UMon t publor adsf medic rfion, resul of edicl r noarc ad cth te k.l q.otr' tmchUtes,wsgv.nt h orld Soo aftr tha:.bee stre o t enraive issin itwasdiscvere tha it botaio popotlesfarr-urasse thso o th aprvd iea reedosofth dy.No the19a aongth goo cosqune o.t AGRIOULTUR IC. OccUPATION DuiNa WINTER.--As agriculture is at present conducted in the prairie regions of the west, farmners are virtually without remunerative oc cupations from the first of November to the first of April. A few lhusk corn and a smaller numl'or do a1 little teamn ing, bitt as at rule there Is nothing (10110 in the line of work except to deal out food and water to a stock of cattle. At the timne when- iniost farina were fenued with rails and wood was generally em ployed as fuel there was considerable work during winter. Chopping down trees, splitting logs into rails, cutting wood into suitable lengths for klndling, drawlng t.hett to the fart, and work ing the cord-wood Into sticks for the stove attlorded enmployment during win ter. But now coal has taken the place of wood for fue1 and It requires little or no preparation, while wire hlus gen orally superseded rails or any kinu of lumber for foncing. Threshing grain is now almost eitirely (101e by ma chinery and nearly all the corn is shel led in the same manner, There Is no flax or hemp to be worked up. Only in a few localities is theie any tobacco to be strippedi and prepared for market. Drying apples and other fruits is now chielly done In large establishments. In short, work in and about the fart is conilned to the eorn and stock. If far Inlrs have any other eimploymnent It generally consists in grumbling aboit. the hard times and In talking politics. 'urthor south Farming ouerations con tintuc later In the fall and commelcnee earlier in the spring. There are also opportnities for earning money in preparing tobacco, hemp and cotton for the market. Plowing may be done In the south t inost any time during the winter. In the states where there ate extensive forests there are generally opportunites for earning money by do ing teaming for others, it farmers have note to do for themselves. In Imany Cases as tuclh money 13 earned durilig the winter as during the siummer. In no other occupation than tarinmigwoild a person expect to succeed who had n1o reminlerative employmnent during live months of the year. Any merchant and tearly every manufacturer would be ruined were he obliged to shut up his store or Intiltactory Oil tie 1st of November anud keep It closed till the beginning of April. But this Is sub slantially what every western farmer does. Not only is he out of eunploy mlenlt., bitt his teams are. Ills working stock a1s well as himaeli are of great ex pense. They conisumlle i a large portion of what they produce ditring the sluml ner. As to thie other animals they are generally entirely tunlroductive. The mileit cows do not allord hiialf mlilk elougl to pay for their feed, The cther animals will weigh less auld he in poorer condition in l.he spring thanl whel they were pulit In winter (Itt'ters. lEyw.n the fowls will be kept at a loss. 'ITh eggs they prodiuee wili no0i pa1ty ior the grain they consume. In short, the gains of summer are largely con sttinti diring the winter. liuANINta UAT..-Tanners coi plali, and Wit,h reason, of the (laIge raused by the reckless use of the brand ing Ironl upon West'rn (attle. Braid ing tmtay be a necessary cruelty, but that it is at pai'til operation cn1111ot be tloubted, ats the branding Irons tmtst penetrat.e to the flesh, to make an In tIelible mark. Iut. leaving out of the question the humane aspect of the case, and regarding only tile practical lutes tion of the dalger to the hide, it night be suggested that some other spot than 1,.he 11lank or' broa*dside might be1 cliosen as8 the pla1ce for the brand. Th'is is the most vailutable part of' tile hIde, the datnalge there, seriously reduces0 t,he value of the leather. Th'le Sand3(1wich I slanuds furn~I -h a few hides for tile Amterleani market, an<i the b)rand1t upon) these Is placed oun the leIr above the the hide, tand. a brandl there, will be as pIlaiy seen] by a cow-b)oy at. a runi 11p."' PerhapsJ) sorne other me3thod( of' maI*rking ('attle tInight be0 Invented, that wioul d avoid tihe niecess'.ty for the0 pain1 ful1 brandin1g. 'Thetre are' sevenl colors~ thai. cannot10 be m33istakeni, and iit mlight be practicaell inn Iovation2 to mnairk cattle wIth these, as5 shteep are't mar13ked upon0 tihe wool, chloosing diIlYer'enIt par1tts of the body13, as5 well *as diilerenIt com3bina* tions5 of color's, and3( sha*ps 01' mnarkinlgs, etc., for tihe caittle of difYerent ownerIs CoLI IN 11 oRsE.--A cOrre'spondent of the M assachiusettIs Ploughan gives the following eure f'or oolic in horses, wic'h is conlvenienIt at all times and easily applied, lie saya lie has never' know it to fall: Spreaid a teaellpfiul of SalItuponl tihe bac1k of t,he an1imal21 over the kidn2eys and( lIs, and1( keep it, salt ur ated for 20 or 30 2minu11tes, or' loniger II' necessaty . If' the attautk is sever'e, tirncl.h w'I ith sailt, wa:ter'. 1 hav1 e a vaI-. ttable bnIll, weIghI ig ineteen3 or' I wen-. 13y huni~dred pounds,18 wlehi h:ttd a sever'e It tack of eol le a year t ago laist summer132. I applIed salt to his8 baick as above, anid it, beig dhIilult to dr1enchl, we pult ai wvoodlen bit Into hIs mouth11, keeping It Djpen atboutt two ines, and3( sprlead( salt upon0 his tongue, which, tcogethier wit,h the saIlt upon01 hIs back, reClievedi hima at *once, and1( wit.hin a very shoi't, time N'(iuilliriuml appeadlred fully restor'ed, I hiave for' sever'a yearI 1s palst suiccessfully13 li ppied( this tr'eatmIenlt to thte otier' an23 miiiis ini 2my3 herd'(. Kaos FOR lVINTER UsE.-It is a fool 1i1h plan1 to bo seekintg the best meithiods for puttting do(wn) eggs for the wIiterl use, Th'ils used( to be one o1' t,he first tests of th rif'ty hiousekeepinig. But it, Is better and1( just as eaisy to hlave hteis lily all the y'earl ar'ound. If lhens have a wa*rmn 130118 anid enloulgh to eatL, and of the rIght kinid, they ill lay In winter 1s well as in summerlCl. Farmter's ailwtays 'xp)ect to feed some gr'aln to thle fowls; thent, if they would save nil tIhe waste meat and1( scr'aps tha*t accumiulate fromi the tablle, and1( feed It to the htens in witer', t,he3' wou01ld be ri'0)id In f'resh eggs. .t, is also0 a good1 plan to hlatchl ou1t some1 early3 and 80211 laite chickens, is in that, way the late ones wvili be lay lng wvhent the oldier ones wvant to set. 'K*rI'.SMENT OF A I.ONG D151PUTh. rPIhysin have af, Inst come to the con clusion thlat the best miedhiine for teethilug ehildren is Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup. IN 18510 TII:n "BRIONCIIIAI. TROCIwE8" were introduced, and1( from that time up to tile presenit theIr suteeess In Colds, Coughs, Asthma and B3ronehitis has been unparalleled. No household shouild be without "Bjroton's BIroneh(al Troches" as by their early use most troubles of the Throat induced by cold can be overcome. Tint price of soap is rapi1ly ad., vancing. A year's supiply of 1)0n. BINS' EI,EoTHIC bought now at old prie will be a very judicious pur. chase. Tan LUNGS ARU STRArNuD AND UAcIS') by apeas Sistent (ough,. the enral st,rength wastod d aan inurable ce laint often established thereby. Dr . yne's Expectorant is an effee forinatr asg~ and 0010s, and exerts a hl s ect on o Puljnesary and Bren.> THE IIOUfEIIOLD. 'Tu' Toi.wr Sroxaa.-OW articles of human use are inoure abused than a sponge, and few things In the canse of eanlness are allowed to reanh such a dirty state. What Is more unpleasant thati a dirty sponge? It scents a whole room, aud the odor Is hoi ible; and how reireshing 11 Its sweet sea-smuiel1 wihen new tnd kept clean I If you wish to preserve your sponge asa Imeans and timl plement of cleanlinoss, you lmiust never allow it to lie wet; to accomplish this, after thoroughly rinsing it, you Inust not tuerely 8queuze It, but you mu:,st wring it as dry 11s you possibly can. if it Is a poor on and fears well, naetve miinl, you caln now so cheaply buy at new one, if you ask for pantry or table sponges, which are as good as the better-shalped so-called bath-sponges. Besides, it Is better to have a ragged clean one, and buy anoth or which need only cost you eighteen pence, then use at bunch ofl decaying, putrefying stufl, which only gives you back the humanut grease and dirt you have baeenl so careless and slovenly as to leave in It, till it becomes almost cor rupt. Avoid what many people do, putt.ing their wet spotiges out of the window to dry. They are rarely dried previously, and there they lie, heavy with wet, exposed to the evaporation of air and anid suinshiue, which both combine to rot themtt. A common sponge basket is the best receptiele. In the case of washiig wounds, you can not be too extravagant with sponges the8o sam1 piece should never be used twice, however well washed, but al ways burut, for the very water 1, pol soned by the rin sings of the wound, and minute patrticles of polsotous lut tor adhere to the tiy passages of the sponge's interior, which cani not always find their way out, again, especially Ia the case of flue Turkeys. Bn11.1.IANTr WHIITEwIA8.-T'ake half a bushel or good tnslacked lim11e and slack it with boiling water covering it during the process to keep in the steal : strain the liquor through a fine solve or strainier, and add to It at pek of clean salt, previously dissolved in warm wa ter, three potnds of groundl rice grounld to a thin pnsic and stirred and boiled hot, half at pound of powdered Spatulsh whiting, andl a poaund of clean gIl1e, which had been previously (Is solved by first soaking it well and then itnging It over at slow lire in a small kettle within a larger one tilled with water; add live gallons of hot Water to the whole mixt.ure; stir It well and let ltstald 'or a few d ayscoverel with dirt. The whitowash should ho put on qlite hot ; for this purpose it can be kept, in a kettle on the stove. One pint of tis mix ture will cover a square yard of surfatce if properly applied. Brushes more or less snall may be used aceording to the nature ot' the job re. quired. The waslti retains its bril Iiaucy Ior iany years. There is noth ing of the kind that, will compare with it, either for luiside or outside walls. SIt:r F'EETr ON ''to''TERS.-llave tvelve feet cleaned and the long bone extracted from them. Pitt one quarter of' a beer suet into a stew pan, witt two onions and a carrot sliced, two hay leaves, two sprigs of thyme and salt and pepper to taste, and let, these silm mer for five minutes. Add two table spoonfuls of flour and two and a half qtuar"ts of water, and keep stirring till it boils; then put in the feet. Let these simmer for throe hours, or un til perfectly tender, and take them and lay them on a sieve. Mix together on a lalte, with the baek of' a sp)ooni, quar ter. of a po11und of fresh butter, one tea sp)oonfl of flour, the juIce of one lemon and( ascasoing of saltan p1111epp)er. Put the feet with a irill of miilk Into a stew 1)an1; when very hot add the butter, oe., and11 stir till melIted. Nowv mIx the yolks of' two eggs wIth live tablespoon fuils of milk ; stir these to tile other in gredient,s, keep moving the pant over the lire contInually for a milnutte or two, but do not allow It to boil. F1EArn Ens( should be0 very thoroughly drIed before uisinig them. If feather beds smell .hadly, or become heav y from w/anit of prioper renovation of the fethteirs, or fromi) ol age, emp)ty thiemi aiid wansh tihe featbers thioroughly in a tuib of suds, sp)read t,bemii In the garret to dIry, itaid they will be as light and goodi as new. Never~ lay the p)illowvsor feather ticks to dry In the sutn; lay them In a shiady place0, wvhero the wind cant I)urify themn. . SwEETr oIl is recommended for pol Isinlg pilnod. Apply with a chamois skIn and rub wit,h dIifferent skins as they become satiuated1 wIth tile oil. It requIres one or tni o hours of hard rub bIng to restore an Instrument to its original luster. Drssor.vE foutr or live pounds of washing soda in boiling water and th row dowvn the kItchen sink to pre vent the p)ip)s stopiniag uip wIth grease, etc. D)o this every few wveeks. STE'wED PoTATo. -- Take potatoes boiledl the day before chop coairso and puIt Oin the stove, covered with milk; put a p)laite over them and cook slowly; doin't stir them; add a piece of butter andi a little salt. Take off' the p)late and cook until they thicken, AN excellent wvax varnish for furni ture is made(1 by dlissolving, over a gen tie heat, three ounces of wvax In one quart of oil of turpentinie. Uava RUN 1:1.1.5. Railtimoro co., Md. Niasis. KKNNaDY & Co.: -The Carboline Is malking younig hair comle on my bald he'.ad, PeT En F.H EiAi RER. This is a fair samlie of the certifi cates which are received daily at the Pittsburg olilco. 1PROF'rTAniLE PATIENTS.---The most wonderfu and 81 marvelous success, in cases where p)erson)s are sIck or wvast ing away from ai condhitlon of miser ableness, that no0one) knows what ails them, (p'roti table pateon ts for doctors,) is obtaIned by theo use of !Kp Bitters. They begIn to cure from the first dose and( keep It up until perfect health and1( strength Is restored. Whoever Is af lieted1 In thIs way need not suler when theoy can1 get Ilop Rlitters. See other coluiumi. VEGE'ttNs Is now acknlOt]edlgedl by 0111 best physlelans to be~ the only sure and safe remedy zor all dliseases ais lng front impure blood(, stuch as scrof. uila anid acrofu1l1011 h tilIorS The Froof of the Pudding is in the Eating. Grocerymcjn and storekeepers pay 3 to 5 cents a pound1( extra for butter made with GIlt-edge Butter maker. It increases producltion 0 to 10 per cent.; redu1ces laibor of echurninig one-half;f giyes a rich golden color the yeari round. Sold by druggists, grocers and general storekecepers. Send stamp for "hhlnts to Butter-makers." Address, Butter Improvement Co,, Buffalo, New WIT AND HUMOR. FIFTY DOLLARS PxnI )iiM.-A man walked into at large grocery and asked if he might see the proprietor. 'Ihat Individual soon put in aln appearance and inquired: "What can I do for you ? "I an in search ofa first-class place to deal at I generally buy about fifty dollars worth of stuff a day when my family is in the oity." 'This is the best placein the city everything guaranteed," warbled the proprietor, as he took a penci from be hind his ear and comnmenced an intag lio head of Dr. Mary Walker on the top of a barrel. ")o you keep anchovies?" "Yes, sir, and filrst class they are too." "Well, there is some relief in know lug that," continued the prosp ectlyu customer good-naturedly ; "are you u.ware of the fact, my dear sir, that I have always experienced great trouble in securing good anchovies?" "I was never before aware of It, sir," replied the grocer after thinking care fully for a minute. "Well, I have, and If you pOssess first class ones I'll buy you out." "Will you just taste one?" ''Certainly, sir, certainly.'' 1o then got out one and took a nib ble. "Isn't that just A No. I ? screamed the grocer, as he danced around in an ecstacy of delight. "Kinder, kinder," responded the other, as he made strange faces to be come acquaited with the flavor, "but they have a kind of wire edge. If you will kindly favor me with a cracker and a bit of cheese I may be able to reach the loundation of those ancho vies." Then lie devoured a iiuge cracker and a huger bit of cheese, after which the proprietor inquired: "llow about the anchovies?" "I'm too warm to taste them now, but if you'll give me a pineapple to cool me ol, a glass of wine to cut the cheese out of my throat, and an Intimidad cigar too cool my nerves, I'll proceed willh the examinatiou." "I can't give you all those tiIngs for nothing." "You can'teh ?" "No, sir." "All right. ''henr I'll move out - if you're too mean to go litty cents worth of second hand stul' oni a man who wants to purchase at thousand dol lar's 1vorth of anchovies, then you can't have may trade, My $50 per diem will go somewhere else.'' Then he stepped out into the park and digested what hie had got at the grocer's, and calmly devoured the things which he had approprited dur ing the conversation. ''ANTAL.Is.-Irish Waiter (to Com nercial Gent, who had done a good sti'oke of business already)-Brikfasi? Yessir. What'll ye have, yor honor tay or coll'ee? Coammercial Clout (hungry and jubilant.)-Col'ce, and fried sole and mutton ;Cutlet to follow I Walter- (satirically) - anything use, surr? Commercial Gent-Yes, stewed kidneys. Aim I and a savory omelette I Waiter-Yesstr, Anything- Coin mercial Gent-No, that will do Waiter (with calm contempt)-And do ye expiet to foind the likes o' them things here? Sure, ye'll get what yez al ways got-bacon an' eggs? ''u: EDIroR.-Josh Billings says: "If anybody hats hard work to please most people it is an editor. If he om.ts aniythiing, lie is lazy. If lie speaks of thinags of they are, people get angry. If lie glosses over or sumoothers downi thme rough p)oits, lhe is bribed. If calls things by their prFoper names, lie is de clared unfit for his position. If he does not furnish his readers wvith jokes, lie is a mullet. If he does, lie Is a cait tlee-head, lacking stability. If lhe in dulges in personalIt.ies, lie is a black guard. If lie (10es not, his paper is dull and iausipl(d.' 'SEE the moon," said a lady to her nephew, a brgght little boy of five, as they sat looking out of the windlow the othier day. "T1he miooan,'' saidl the little man ; '"you can't see the moon inm the daytimae." "'Yes, you ca, continuted thle aunt ; "there it Is over the trees." 'The little fellowv had to admit th'at lhe uawv it, but added, "'Taint lighted any A little girl in the infant class of a Sun day school thoroughly appreciated tihe d if'frencOe between beig good from choice and from necessliy. At the close of the Mehool one day the teacher re markedl. ''Heckle, dlear, you hamve hl.en a very good little girli, to-day." "Yes. 'mn, J coualdan't hell) being goodl, I got a 'tin' neck," the youth ful Heckle re 1)1lced with perfect serIousness. ANGLO-SAxON.-What insight one continues to get into the Anglo-Saxon tongue I Tfake this for example, call ed from a boat runnuing between Caen anid Hlavre : "Masters the voyagers are prayed to not smoke at the cabins by the hour of the departure of the boat, aid in the oppslte port."' THE PROPHEts-A divinity student electrifled his examiner recenitly by his brilliant reply to the qu.estlon: "Hoyw many aad who were tihe minor prophets?" "There were twelve," wvas the answer, "and they wvere so called because their prophcles were all writ ten before they attained theIr majority." No-r A BiEERAoE.-"They are not a beverage bait a mnediclane, with curative properties of the highest degree, con.. tai ning no0 poor' whiskey or poisonous drugs. They do not tear down an al ready debilitated system, but build it uap. One bottle contains more hops, that is, more real hop strength, than a barrel of ordinary beer. Every drug gk.t in Rochester sells them, amid the physicIans prescribe them .".-Ev~ening A'xpress on 1101) Bitters. Hlu thought he heard "the angels sing" but it proved to be a chorus of yells from the next door ohildren. He grew desperate, proeured a bottle Dr. Bu ll's Baby syrup and Bent It to Mrs. S. with lisa compliments. Hie was a bacholor. A Benefactor ot Mankind P. Magnus M. Mayr. 0.. 8, ., Oath. priest, Now Trier, Dacota Co., 31inn., writes to P. Neustaedtor & Co., sole manufacturers of A*makeeis, Dr. Silsboo's INPALLIDL RE onsr PrsLis: I uased only four of the Anakessas beans; the first two without observation of the presoript, therefore without suceossl . My ease was 'very diflcultg lasting maniy years. I wrote for other mediocaments to support the first doses; meanwhile I took the seconid and third globuhus accordlig to ordinanoe, and since four weeks and two dayjs after using the mois tened pill16, I1am cured Dr. Shlseeo Is really a benefactor of mankind. I suppose I will have no anood of tihe second box and even ntot of the first onel I am cured, but I will keep it for my fellow-citize mutering under lke pi,and send hereby the, wo doll ar, an an spaable small amount for so great a beneogt Tanks be to God. fiesetfnlly, your obedient servant, P.KAssus M. 11Ama. 0. 8, DL, Oath. priest. Samp of Anakesis, oh Great External Pile eed,are mailed feto all sufterers on licontoP. N,uatetr & Co.. D30: ,ousumtpuun uuroo. AN old physician, retired from prao-. tice, having had placed in his hands by an East iulia missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure for Con sumption, Bronchitis, Uatarrh, Asthma and ail Throat and Lung Allections, also a positive and radical cure fur Nor vous Debility and all Nervous Coin plaints, after having tested its wonder ful curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it know to his suflering fellows. Actu ated by this motive and a desire to re lieve human suliering. I will send free of charge to all who desire it, this re cipe, in German, French, or English with full directions for preparing and using. Sent by mail by addressing with stainp, naming this paper, W. W. StIERAR, 149 'utoers' ilock, Roche8ter, New York. SCIENCL. The Lick Obscrcator,.-1rofessors Burnhan and Newcomb have decided upon Mount llanilton as the best site astronomically for the proposed Lick Observrtory. Mount Ilamnilton Is four teen iLieseast by south Iroiln San Jose, Santa Clara County, CalifonuIa. A space of 1,535 acres on the summtnit of the mountain has been set. apart fron the observatory. The exact size of the telescope to be used has not yet been (letermined, and will depend to sonic extent uponl the success of the glass now being made for M.. Otto Seruve, of Russia. Iln order to observe the transit of Venus in 1882 the trustees purpose to secure at once a 12-inch refracter, which will become a permatent fixture of the observatory. 'l'he buildings necessary to the complete equipment of tihe observatory are as follows tthough, of course, no definite plan has been decided upon ; Tihe observatory prop er, will consist of a single building, exteriorly connected with which will be a library, study, computing-roon and a sleepig-room. As assential adjucts to the chief observatory buildings will be a house for the astronomer in charge, another for his assistants, stables and various outbuildings, and a large build ing for the accommodation of the gen eral public, which last building will doubtless be rented as a hotel. Tie for mhation of the summit of Mount I1an ilton is trap rock and porphyry, with croppings of metamorphic slate lifted by later:uplieavals, At the summit of Observatory Peak a space of 12Ux200 feet will be graded to a depth of 20 feet. This will afford ample room for obser vatory buildings proper, and the other buildings can be placed to advantage on a hill lower down. The mait obser vatory buildings will be about 70 feet in diameter.. The foundation will be stone and brick, the walls iron and steel. The walls will be 30 feet high and the dome 30 feet additional. There re maius much to be done before the de sign of the donor cantt be realized; but the trustees have their work well in hand, and it is hoped that next year will see its active prosecution begun. Mr. Kreisman. United States consul general at 1erlir., in his despatch to the Department of State, dated Oct. 30. 1879, communicates a description of a newly-discovered piocess for the pre servation of deadhodies. The inventor, or discoverer, had secured a patent for the process, but theGerman Goverment attachins great importance to the invent tiot, induced the patentee to abandon his patent. Thereupon the Goverment made ptublic, titrough the press, a full description of the process. '1'Te liquid used is p)repared as foilwvs ; In 3000 grammues of boling water are dissolvett 100 grammnes of alum, 25 grammnes of cooking salt, 12 granmmes salpetre, 60 granmmes p)otashi, and 10 grammes arsen ic acid. Th'le solution is then allowed to cool and filter. To 10 lItres of this neu trali, colorless, odorless liquId, 4 litres glycerine and 1 nitrltethiylic alcohol ate to be added. The process of p)reservinig (or embalmmig) dead boclies by means of' this lIquid con sists, as a rule, in saturating and imi pregnating those bodies with it. From 1%4 to 5 litres of the hqcuid are used for a body, aceoiding to its size. The bod ies prepared by t'ais process are saId to retaina theIr form, color and flexIbil ity. Even alter a period of yeats such dead dodies ip-y be dissected for pur poses of science aiid criminal hurls p)rudenlce; decay and the offensiye smell of decay are conmpletly preven ted. Upon incision the muscular flesh shows time same appearance as in the case of a flesh dead body. Prep)ara tions made of the several p)arts, such as natural skeletons, lungs, entraiis, etc., pretain,their softness and liabIlity. A German scientist, after years or study and experiment, has succeeded In obtaining a chemieal compositIon by mneains of which a mirror image may be fixed and sold as a photograph. WIth this composition the milrror surface is painted, and the back part of thme mir ror receives also a coating of oil. Tihe mirror thus prepared is held before the person.who Is to be photographed. The oil coating evaporates, and the likeness of the person remamns in natural colors on the light surface. The image, so fixed, is brought into a bath, an.d is ex posed half an hour to thme sunlight be fore delivery. The length of the sparks given by the rheostatic machine has been found by M. Plamnte to be proportional to the unumber of condensers. With '80 condensers he obtained a spark ot 0.12 metres In length. If the sparks are prodnced over a mixture of rosin and parafline, they leave branching furrows. To secure economy in electric-hlit lng diminishing the wvaste of the car bons, Delaurier proposes to guard the carbon poles from air-currents, and thus favor the formation of an atmnos phere of carbonic acid around them. BlIEsEELL's TTrERx OIKrMENT Wil onre soye Eycdide, Slore Nose, Barber's Itoh on the face, or Grocers' Itch on the hands. It never falla. 50 cents a box, Bent by mail for 00 conts. Johnson, Holloway & Co. 60 rc t. Phila., Pa. Ii YOU ARE NRvoUU AND DEPREssED take HorLAN4D's (hRMAN BrBrs. BrZUEEras TETTER OINTERINT Wil cure all soabb.y or sealy disease, of the skin. tcet~ n rl Skin Dlsoa cm e sily cured-pr a t andi amooth. A'ddross evn he?c a (A. i. Nicel, 120 LIt,erty Ut.-, 1iew York. EXODUS 3,000,000 AOR ES KaLa) is the aee RED RIVER VALLjS OF%TE WORtTN. On Iq Mm une e sesesneea.ea PaQbe wit.n mene. Ie .u& mmh.te VEGETINE; . Liver Coiuplaint.. This disease may be said to proceed almost Invariably from the stomach being out of order ia the first place. Ily the stomach being out. of rdor, the bloo: also gets out of order; and why ? All the blood in the human body passes thi ough the liver every few minutes to have the iilous matter separated from it. If there be any scrolulous taint or other impurity In the blood, It will surely be deposited in the liver along with the bile. By and by, however, these 'npuritles increasing, will render the blood watery, and render its motion torpid; then is will cease to perform Its duty of straining out tie blo. Oniy poison will be left in the liver Otnd the result will be an obstructed, inlamneid and swollen liver, ending in disease, Such Is the I heory, and such the climax, as proven by facts. 'no symptoms crowd rapidly upon one another -a continued pain or tenderness in the righil side, inducing emaciation and weakno s ; cough wit 11 expectoration, dyspepsia, high-colored tir. to, yellowness of the eyes, rover, aid a quick .t so. It Is impossible to mistake i he disease y these symptoms. Thore Is only one way of iring Liver Complaint ; and that Is, to strike I the root. To do .this, you must act on the i oanach, the blood, the liver, andt the general :atlth at the same time. VEOETINE alone will la this, and will effect a speedy Cure. See tes. tuionlais. Rochester Policeman "Gained Etgbt Pounds in Three Weeks." 1tl. i. It. STKVENs. )ear Sir-llaving used but three bottles or yoar VEKETINE in a very bad case of Liver Coin 0i -int I find myself improv ig rapidly. Am rlghing eight pounds more at resen.lit than I 'I I when I began Iaking it, and believe, with a e -ii inuance of a sniall glxantit y moreo. I shall be rltirely cured. Before I began taking t.he VOET.NH I was under the doctors care. Was ,.ck a long time. M'r. Smith, who had received ,treat benefit from taking the VEr%TINR, advised tio to try it. I can cheerlully rec"ninend it to every one as a good medicino, as the VEOKTINB has done more for me than the doetars can do. Yours truly, JAMES A. JOHNSON, 1' 'lice Ofllcer, No. 823 Brown st., Itochester N. Y. SoUT POLAND, Me., Oct. 11, 1810. Mn. H. It. STEVENs: ilar Sir-I have been sick two years with the Liver tomlpl-tint, and during that. time have a.kon a great many different medicinos, but inone of them did me any good. I was restless fa ghis, and had no appetite. Since taking the v1,KTINK I rest weil, and relish my food. Can r.conmmond the VEOETINE for what it has done for Inc. Yours resiectfully, Witness of the above M11R. ALBIIRIt lCKLIE.R. M1t. wEoitGi Mt. VAUGHAN, - Medford, Mass. VEGETINE PRtEPARED BY II. I. SoEEN, Boston RIass. Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists. 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