The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, January 24, 1880, Image 4
-) 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.
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