The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, March 25, 1880, Image 4
Explorations iII Afgainitan.
For a period of forty years it has been
known that interesting iuddlhist renalns
existed In the Jellalabad Valley, although.
little or no attention has been givin to their
livestigation. Alis. Williaiinpson, hav
ing been quartered for some months in the
valley, with the force under General Sir
Samuel Browne, ams been able to visit most
of the remains in that region and to make
sketches of them, and the results of his in
vestigations are given by him In a paper
pul;lished'in a recent numberof the Journa
of the SQoictsl of Ar1s. These jiuddhist
remains, says Mr. Simpson, are little more
than mounds. Here and there the crumnb
]Ing remains of a stupa may be seen, and
fragments of walls can be traced in the
heaps. The .inmenso quantity of these
mounds is astonishing; and, as it Is knoVn
that these Buddhist establishments wyere
monasteries, the extent of the remains seems
to indicato in the past a population of asce
ties alone far greater than the population of
the present day. In the Buddhist e riod,
the country must have been under a high
state of civilization, where w%Valtlh abound
ed and art was cultivated. The vestiges of
art still remaining show that the religious
structures of the time were large and im
portant. A style of arebitecture was fol
lowed in which sculpture was largely prae
ticed, and in which the effect was heighten
ed by the use of color and gold. 'I'le struct
ures connected with the practice of the
Buddhist faith were "viharas," or monas
teriCs, places in which each monk had his
cell, and with buildings lor worship. One
prominent forra of the ritual was connect(d
with structures which are now known as
''topes' or stupas. "Dagoba" and "chait
ya" are also terms used to designate Jie
same kItal of structure. ''hie Afghanistan
topes, unlike those of Sanehi, Barut, and
Amaravati, have a square base. It is orna
mented with a cornico and pilaster; irge
and imposing stairs are made t ascend to
the platform formed by it above oni whi 1i
the circular part of tho tope stood. Anoi.jj
the topes in the Jellalabad Valley which are
not quite reduced to the condition of
mounds, the Greek iniluence is very dis
tInctly marked in the atrehitecture. Tte
capitals are all Corinthian; and tit, more
ornamental structures have series of Corin
thIan pilasters with base moulliig. and
friozes. Regarding the m1o1n!ries litt'o
can be said, for scarce a vestige of thon
now remain. All throughout Afghanistan
there is an immense number of caves. At
Bamin, about a hundred miles north of
Cabul, there is what may be called a city of
caverns. At lInda, and at almost all tl.e
groups of topes, thero are inmerous cavs
associV ,d with them. Nearly all of these,
as a rule, are about Ihe saMe size. h'ley
are merely arched recusses in the rock,
about twelve feet high; of the sanie width,
and about twenty feet long. That they were
decorated with color is shown by the traces
still visible in the decorations in a small
group at liada, Enough is left also to dis
tinguish panlels, in rows, with heads of
Buddha oi Buddhist saints with the niml
bus. At Darunta there Is a very largo and
remarkable group of caves. 'lhe rock above
had monasteries and topes of an extensive
character upon It. 'The most intersting of
these caves are in a perpendicular cliIT over
hanging the Cabul river. Mr. Simpson coil
eludes his paper with a short. accotia of
the excavations made by him at, the Ani.i
iosh tope,,near Jellalabad. Of this st ructure
nothing is left but the lower part of tle
square base; and there is only a small por
tion remainiing of the first Coure (,f the cir
cular part of the tope, wihich is eighty
fcet in diaieter. The base is 100 feet
square, and orniamented with Corinthlian
pilasters. 'I'here hud been an inclosurc all
round the tope, forming a coutyard about
00 feet s..uare. Through t.hia the
p)rincipal gat,eway catered tromt thle south,
in a line wit h the original stairs onl the southl
and( north side of thet to. This app)lroaIch was
evidletly an imsportant constructiotn. There
was fuart her evidence of what. it had been
in the remains ot colosSal tigutres, wvhichi
were brought to light. The size of t hese
may be jtpdged of' by the size of lhe feet,
which were twenty-threne incthes lo!t ami1(
which wero all that reinaineal of thei statue
to w~lhi they belonged. On digging a t uns
nel into the~ center ot the tlwin, the internal
wall was found to be 'omiposed (of stone's
and slates, so arranged as to produtce a di
taper or checkered paitterni-a tyle of nia
onry peculiar to alt the remnains of the
Buiddhist periodl. Ini his excavations, Alr.
Nimps)oni was forutnte enough to comne unon
the cell, which wvas formed of layers~ of
slate, and( wats a perfect cube of sixteen
inches. Ini this repository, wIhich coast it u
te<d the sanctum, In honor of which the
monument, had beena raisedl, and to which
the ritua i t.<t is of theclhtddh's.were dircect
ed, there were found two hiandsful ot (lark
looking dust5, which were probably ptart of
the ashes of some noted holy mni of the
time, deopositedi after cremiation-thec rule
of the Buddlhist ptriesthiood. On tp of0 thle
aushes kty a golden 'relic holer, octagonial
in farm, about four IncIhes long, anti set
on each of its faces with stones'. Among
the ashes were t wenty gold coins seveniteen
of thema Hiactrian or lndo-Sevt hian and
three Rtoman. Th7iese coins, whlich were in
sp)lendid condition, and5( the relic holder,
were nto douibt dep)ositedl as ofYermngs alonig
with the ashes sat the consecration cere
mony of the shrine. The coins ar*e only a
negative evidtence toward the daite of the
tope; but froms thecm it is certain that flue
tfter is not older thana the secolnd centaur.
[low much later it mtay be is ralher a d ini
cult question as yet to deteirmine.
'lao Madte by Mosaft of Ether.
It is wvell-knowvn that ethier can lie niade
to vaporize so speedhlIy as to priodiiee ini
tense cold, and if, when covered wvithi water
Its evaporation be assisted, it will escape so
quickly as to lower the temlperaiture of the
wafer to freezing point. k'ieinec ether is
often used mn p)rep)aring freezing mixtures;
and a machine has lately been con)struted(
lor making ace by means of the remarkable
prop)erty to which wve have briefly alluded.
The apparatus consists of an engine and
alr-ptmnp combied on the samte bed-plate,
a refrigerator, an ether condenser, a cit
lating pump, andi one or miore ice-boxes ac
cording to flhe quantity required-a steam
engine suipplying the motive poweCr. ThIe
two inlet passages of the air-pump are con
nected by a copper pipe, from which
branches another copper pipe that places
them in communication with the refrigera
tor, which is a felt-covered vessel of cylin
drical shape, thle tubes being made of cop
per and riveted to brass end-plates. The
two outward valves on the other side of
the air-pu a.p commnincate with the ether
conidenser, which is similarly constructed
to the refrIgerator. Thue tubhes coimnuni
cate at each end wvith metal'chambers, one
of which serves as a recepttacle for the air
that enters the condenser. Tme whole is
inunorsed in a wooden tank, through which
-a stream of water constantly passes for
cooling and condensing the ether vapor.
A vacuum is maintained by the alr-p)ump
in the refrigerator, vaporizing the ether at
a low temperature. This operation causes
an abserption of heat, which reduces the
temperature of the strong brine that is
made to circulate through the tubes and
ice box. Thhe Ice box is a tank of red deal
varnished inside, with partitions with holes
in them to allow a slow circulation of the
brine.. Zinc mould. of different widths,
acoling to the shapes of the blocks of'ice
r9quired, are filled with pure water and
us apended betwep tho partitions.
Jacobf0t's Method for Photo Printing.
Prepare a oarbon pleture in the usual
manner upon a sheet of glass, and sur
round the picture with a wooden frame
which exactly fits round the sheet of
gias;. Then pour into the frame a
mixture (tiot, too hot.) one part of gela
tine, one pIrt of gtim arable, and two
paris of glycerine. Whenl th tass has
stil'umnd in the frame, carefully re
nove the ,itter fror, the former with a
knife, and w Ith equal care invert. the
gelatine plae, with which the carbon
icture will now be incorporated. To
Ink the plicture use a ground glass roller,
an.d the inking procesA proceeds most
Aavorably wlCI done upon a smooth,
elastic support like that used for rolling
lett'er press forms. The printing ink,
which must be very thick, Is previously
dissolved in oil of tiurpentine or In
benzole, aUt som1e of the sohition,
without the addition of varnish, Is
youre-d uo)01 the plate and distributed
over It by the glass roller. The plate
being iked, a sheet of uncoagulated
albumenizei paper corresponding In
siz) O tthe picture Is laid upon ,t, and
an India-ruhher roller passed softly
across the paper, which Is then lifted
oil the plate. Tho albuincized paper,
which absorbs ioisture readily, shoul
1ot 0be illowed to lie too long 11pon) the
plate for fui r of the ailbuen dissolving
of' md dilr-tyinig the plate. It Is not
necessary to dainp the plate with water,
ais it posesscss stuliclent moisture to
allow of it dozen impressions being
taken. Of course this nioist,uro is ex
inusted it last, bit the plato is stilli
clently hygroscoplu to absorb enough
nolsture from the anosphieir In the
cotirse of a few hours to allow of print
ing being resumed. While in other
lielitdIruck processe. te hnige is stink
hito the plate and the ink has to shilc
Into the shadows, this method has the
tlviaiktny.u of firnishing a relief which
faelit,ates pruiting. By this process,
ulso, round objects, such as bottles and
vases, Caln be prinit-ed-possibly n ith
uolors, which could be htiru. lit.
Eldlhsq R<als.-The idea of making a
ti-3ii lily tlowni and take up its own
'aIs ats it 1110VOS along is no0t a n10w 0110,
but nlil itietesting realization of' 1 Is
ow to bo witnessed In.the Jardin des
Tuiileries, l'aris. The system is that
of Clement Adoir. Tue rails on elither
ide of tihe carriages consists of' a
series of joined pieces of rall, with Ilat
por'ting pieces; they enclose the
,s'bteImk of P wheels, passing down over
Lho front, and up over tile und wheeh,
anid alt th wheels have two flanges to
In-evei t any derailhnent. In front the
trains of ruil aro guitled by two distri
bitting wheels, which are governed
by 11le tiactioni, sb that Onl )ulllinlg obli
qiely, right or left, the endhsi way
atLolniaucally follows tle saime dIrec
tion. At, tile end of tM first train,
again, are two taikinig up, Wheels, pro
vided with difl'erential motion to meet
the (illculty of going in curves, which
Involves aln :xtensioni of' the rail on
one si ;e and(i a contraction of that on
tie other, so that whatever the curve
(to six or seven metres' raidiu-' the way
is regtiurly put down and lifted.
From lti, mechanical point of view one
Li struck with tile smuallness of' the
force r(q qired to movo ai train [thus ar
ranigerd. li tile Jiardin. des 'Pilleries
the trii consists of thrue carriag,
capable of coiltaillig il lilt thirty
childenii, atid ofteii fiuli. These aire
drawn by t,wo.goatS, which worik thus
for lievenl hIouI.S. Tho total load is
about, 1,000 hilograinlinies, or 11ather.
imore than a toll. To draw a like
weight. in three carriges on ordinary
roatds wouild requiire a dozen goats,
lout' Ct'r eaich vhtL'e0. (Tihis Is the
no umber hiar'nessed to t.he simai c arriages
for cildr.m1 in theph'Iamaps Elyses.)
Th'ie econmomly of carriage, then, Is In..
10on1te~stable, Thet noraI'll speed( is four1
noiles, per hour'. Th'ie sy'stem is, of'
course'~a, niot, (designmed f'or' passenger'
mr.ille, bit,I for' goods, and In many
places, with had roads or' notie, might
ibe very' serv'tiLceable.
A Siab.1lu'; ut'fo Gutta-Plerc'ha.-Ae
coirrling to thei Poldytechnic iew at r'Ival
t)o iia-rui-rol and1 gutf.taI-per1cha has
been foun iin a new ii elas4't.ic gumi whichl
has1 beinil tnmed Italata. Tn'ils is tile
3hilky sap of' he bully-tree, that flou
i'ishi's oni ihe baniks of' tIhe Or'inoco and
the Anuzon in Soit.h America. Th'ie
operat&iona of wtinning the gumt Ia sihni
lar in every respect to that emptloyed
wvith enoutcliotte and1 gumtta-p)erchia. It
r'esemnbles guttIa-percha so closely in its
genlerai pr1op)erties thmat mucmh of' It is
shippedl friomt Gulatina and( sold1 yearly
f'or guitta-pc'ha--althotigh ft has many
Points of' superiotity. It 18 tasteless,
gives an agi'eeable odor oni beling
warmied, may be cut like gultta-p)ercha,.
is toughl andt leatfhei'y, Is r'emiarkably
flexible, antd fan' more elastic thatn
gutta-nercha. It becomes sef't and
namy be jointed plec'e to p)iceO, like
glitta-percha, about 120 degrees F"ah.,
bit, i'eqiui'es 270 degreecs Fahi., beforo
umi Illg (higher that gutta-per'chai). It
is comtpletely solutble in benzole and1(
(ePrboni disuilphide in thtt cold. T1iur
llenItinte dissol1ves it with the appilicautionu
ol' heat, wilIe it Ia only partillly solui
le in anhydrous aIlcohlol and ether'. It
bJecomIes strongly electrfled by friction,
andl Is It better insulator of' heat and1(
:deetr'iet,y thtan gulttal-p)ercha, on whichll
alccout, it mlay 111nd consaider'able applll
eationt for electrical anid telegraphIc
uses. CaustIc alkalies and concentr'a
ted hy'dr'ochlorlieiicid do not attack it;
but concetraltted SulIphumric anmd nitric
acids attacek It as thtey do gui t -,er'ch t,
wnich It closely resembles In al1l other
1)1operties.
Glass Inlsulators wtith whlicht most
!igntning r'ods are pi'ovlded ale usleShs.
It' there is a path of least resIstAne
f'romn the lightning rod to tile gr'ound
thriotugh the htouse the discharge will
take .thIs path without regard to
t.he glass insulators. TIhe ot'dinary
lightning arres'Cter int telegraph oillees
Is- an illustration of this. TIheo dIs
charge leaps across tile short air iinter.
val pi'ovided between the telegr'aph
wIre and an eartht connetion, this air
Interval could be replaced by a plate of'
glass anid thte spark would still leap
through lt. All lighitnting rods should
-e connected with tihe system of' gas
ipes and1( steami heating ap)paratus.
furnaces, and large masses of metal
about a house, and then carefully
grounded in moist earth, The best
rmoundit can be obtained by connecting
tIha lightning rod with the Water pip)es
If there are such about thte house.
Itosults Toil the Tale.
What may we reasonably Infer from the suc-'
ess of a medicine which is sent, far and wide,
not only In the land of its discoi ery. but I'n
foreign counirnes. which his met with the in
dorsement of medical mon. the annumal prepa
ration and shipment of which employs a email
army of employe, and tihe outlay uponi which,
In var.ous ways, is simply enormoui. We
must, if candid, award to saioh a remedy time
moed of well deserved success. Bluoh a modli
cino hs lostetter's Stomach ittol-s, the lead
lug American remedy for fever and ague, liver
compuatmt. dyspnpdIa, debIlity, nervousness.
rheumatf'sm. ant various other. p iyaleai trou-.
bles.u It early took prseodence among toica
ilnd alteratives. and fuss steadily maintained
It. Persons of a'weakly physique state its re
cuperatIve propev&hes to be remarkable, both
in degree and th matter of promptItude, and
thEbillfOus.two a paributlarly good acooun6 of
AGRICULTURE.
'onO CATAHInu olt COLD.-'hls dis
ease may be considered under two
polits of vie w, either as an intflammatioii
of the mucous membrane of the nasal
cavities, accompanied by slight fever;
or as an ephemeral fever of three or
four days' diti ation, complicated with
this condtion of the nose. The latter
Is perhaps the more scienti fie definition,
ut for coinion purposes it is more
convenient to consider it a simple
catarrh or old. There Is invariable
some degree of feverishness, sometimes
very considerable, at other, so slight as
to bo easily passed over. Usually the
pulse Is accelerated to about fifty or
sixty, the appet ite is impa ired, and there
is often sore throat with some cough.
On examining the interior of the nos
tils, they are more red than natural,
at fIrbt dry and swollen, then bedewed
with a water discharge which soon be
coi-Ps thick, yellow and in some cases
purulont. Tle eyes are generally in
volved, their conjunctival coat being
injected with blood, and often some
slight weepig takes place, but there is
always an expression of sleepiness or
dullness, partly to the general impair
ment of the health. Tle disease Is
caused in most cases by a chill either
in or out of the stable, but sometimes,
even in tihe mlklest form, it appears to
be epidemic. The treatment will great
ly depenld t1pon the severity of the
disease; usually a bran-mash contain
ing from six (Irachis to an onillce of
powdere(I niter in it. at night, for two
or three consecutive doses, will sullce,
together with the abstraction of corn,
and if the bowels are confined, a mild
dose of physic should he givel ; suol as
six drachmis of finely powdercd barba
does aloes, two draIhilms of ginger, %nd
0110 )ilt of linseed oil (raw). Should
the dkecase extend io the bronchial
ties, or the lungs, a competent phy
sician must be called in.
FECUNDITY OP G RAIN.-A single plant
of corn, either wheat, barley, or oat-,
by I)leilg aILlowed proper time ani an
ple space for the full development (if
Its roots, leaves and b)ranhies, is natur
ally capable uf producing oighty ears
or four thousand fold. A nomalous,
however, as this miay appear, yet it is
certain andt as strictly true, that not
filty-fold, or one perfect ear, is obtained
from each grain planted throughout
the entire breadt.h of the United
Kingdom; and it would require a
countless number of ifs, and utts, to
prove the contrary, though but few
words to substantiate the truth of this
assertion, n lamely, "That were it so, as
a necessary conseqnence 104) hi,shol.
per acre would be an average crop, viz:
lifty times as much ats is sow n, say at
two bushels only per acre as sec( for
wheat, barley and oats; but it Is a fact,
not too much to almir, that searcely
half this much-incredible as it may
appear at first Pight-is actually ob
ailied ; about 32 to 50 bushols per acre
being a fair average crop of all kinds of
grain, so estirmnted by the most able
and trustworthy stat Istlclans.'' .
Lap,Ass IN 11ORSES.-L-imul)ass is anl
1inaginary disease, being nothing more
thain a swelling and tuinefaction of the
bars lit tile roof of a horse's mouth,
eommunincaml thereto from inflamation
of the gua.wheiL the animal is shed
ding his mular teetli, and often pro
jecting so fur as to be on a level with
the upper incisor teeth, and become so
painti as to )revelt the animal from
eating. At times, however, it appears
in aged horses, the process of growth
ini the teethl of the horse continuing
during tihe whiolei lire of tihe animal;
but In a majority of such cases the
swelling wvill soon1 subsIde wit.hout any
medical treatmenit, a few mashes and
gentle alterahives beIng all that is
niecessary to relieve the animal. Ini
the case of a young animal a few
slight incisions across tihe bars with a
shlarp peinkiulfe will relieve the inflanm
mnat,on and cause the swelling to sub
side. TIhie brutal custom of burning
dlown the bars with a redlhot iron is as
unnecessary as it Is cruel, and shiouId
therefore never be practiced.
EFFacTrs oF Daw UPON PAsrunK.
Th'ne heavy dews w'hich are u nail ini late
summiier~ and1 early fall, and1( tihe light
boar frosts which occur as the ecooler
weather arrives, are unlw holesome1 to
cattle and sheep. It may be that the
well known etfect of dlew in this direc
tionl gave rise to tihe old-fatshioneCd Ideca
that due was in itself injturious and
caused various diseases. T[here is noth
Ing In the character of the dlew itself
which is hurtful ; but it is the filling of
tile stomach with wet hlerbage that is
unwhvlolesome. Th'le stoinich becomes
distet.ed with tihe p)roducIts of. the (11
complositlon of the wet mass, and In
time tihe animals suaffer. D)anger may
be avoidled by keeping the stock, ese
ciailly young animals,- frcmi the grass
utlil the dew hais dried ofl. T1he dati
ger is not so serious unt,il the short,er
days and longer nights of the fall cause
an excessive dep,osition of dew, when
care should be exercised.
Tro find the number of tous of hay in
long or square stanks, tile following is
given as the rule : M1ultiply tilhe lengthi
in yards by the widlth in yards. aimd
that by half the altittade In yards, and
dlivide the product by 15. Tjo ind the
number of tons In circular stacks.
Alultiply the square of tile circuam
ference in yards by four times the a111
tudle In yards, and divide by 100. Theii
quotient will be tihe number of eubic
yards in the stacek. TIhea divide by 15
to get the number of toins.
Dxi. Blui.1,'5 Cohch 83rip gIves by
far the best, satsfalctjin and1 takes the
lead of all cough p)reparat,ions on our
shelves--Carpen ter & I41 meter, James.
town, N. Y.
YEGETINE has never failed to effect
a cture, giving tonie and strength to tihe
System debilitated by disease.
SAID TU E Nurse to the Doctor.: "Sure
sir, I only know of one good mediolaue
for the Baby, and that 'Is Dr. Blull'i
Baby Syrup."
Mae. WxsE.-No doctors' bills for the
past year, and less than five dollars for
medicine, and eight in the family.
Mae. JoxEs.- -Would that 1 could
have a like experience with my family
Mae. WIsE--You can, i you wIll
make Shumons' Liver Regulator your
household remedly, From the youngest
to tile oldest, we take the Regulator
wheunevor we feel Dyspeptic, Bilious,
Feverish, or ouit of sorrg, and it always
relieves thle Stomach, regulates tile
Bowels and quiets the'Nerves.
"I have used your family medicine,
called Simmons' Liver Regulator, for
several years, and find it the best medi
eine for a family to keep in the house.
I can eat aniythinug I wish at night, and
take a dose after it, and sleep gs sound
and- sweet as ever, I have not spent
one dollar for may f amily for medicines
in five years, only for your Regulator,
- and must say it does all it says It will.
D)OMEST1C.
COFFEE ICE CRKAM.-This recipe Is
reprinted by desire. Make a custard,
without any flavor, of a Pint of cream
and four yolks of eggs. Put into thlsa
quarter of a pouid of freshly-roasted
mocha cofee berries; they should, If
possible, be used hot. Cove'r up the
stewpanl closely with its lid, P)utting a
ipkhi over to keep in the steam. Let
the custard stand for an hour, strain
and sweeten, and when cold put it into
the freezing pot. Cream thus prepared
will not take the color of' the coffee,
and when carefully made is very dell
cate and delllous. Colfee ice cream IS
also made with a strong infusion of
coffee. To make the Infusion, Put two
otnces of freshly ground coffee into a
French coffee Pot and pour over it a
gill of tast-bolling water. When the
water has all run through the strainer,
take out the colree grounds and replace
them with two outices of fresh coffee.
Pour the coie in Iusion in the bottom
of the pot over these fresh grounds.
Then pour the coffee infusion thus ob
talied into it pint of sweetened cream,
and freeze.
FUMIGATION IN ASTHMA -Great beue
fit has lately been found to attend a
proper process of fumigation i asthma.
For this purpose the powder to be
burned Is composed of two and one
half parts of nitrate of poLassiun, one
half part of belladonna, and five parts
of powdered stramonium leaves, inti.
mately mixed with a simill proportion
-say one-half part pulverised white
sugar, the latter being added to
Prevent the compound from burn
ing too freely. The saltpetre may
lie dissolved in just enough water
to form a saturated solition. which is
mixed with the leaves, add subsequent
ly the mass dried into a coarse powder,
sugar beling then aded. A small
quantity Is placed on a brick or tinl
olate and Ignited, when it burns, giv
Ing off a cloud of smoke. Good results
follow also from spreading sheets over
a clotheshorse, to con line the fumes.
A PRETTY Disn OF APPLEs.-Take
ten large apples, boil them till quite
soft; peel and pulp them, inashing
them till there are no lumps. Mix in
half a pount of powdered loaf sugar,
and beat themi up for half anl hour;
then beat the whites of two eggs with a
wihisk, and mix with the apple; then
mix with one half ia small pot of red
currant Jilly, and with the other any
es; enee or flavor which you mlay an
prove. Now, Ii It hai been well mix
oti, one portion will lIe quite )Wilk, amid
the other st.ll aod white. Then pile
them Oi a glass dish, takiig a spooncul
of each altern.itely.
CHOPPED l-EiE.--I'wo Pounds lean,
raw meat chopped Iiie, onle teacup
rolled crackers, one of sweet milk, one
teaipoon salt. Put in a p,n, cover an
other over it, bake one hour. It is im
pr:oved by a dressing of bread or cracker
crumbs spread over the top; wet the
crumbs with milk or ivater, season with
batter, pepper and salt. The scraps
may be used for breakfast by taking a
spoonful and covering It with mashed
potatoes mixed with egg and fried in
butter or suet.
THE KITCUEN.-If yol tilnd it neces
sary to have the floor bare, oil It well
with linseed oil, and you will save
many a weary hour. One thing always
spolls the looks of a kitchen, and that Is
old cloties hanging lin It. Make a
cupboard. Curtaina It, driving. nails in
side for all clothing which has to be
kept in time kitchen. Paint all the
wvoolwork In the kitchen, If possible.
Lead color would be handsome. Do
net forget that curtains are icme for the
kitchen as wvell as the parlor.
GIULLED FowL.-Trake the legs of cold
fowl, score theni wvell, and rnb in
plentit'tully some Frenich mustard, salt
and cayenne; broil over a clear tire and1
serve with grill sauce. Take one gill
of good gravy, add to it one tablespoon
fel of tmshroomi ketchup, one0 tea
Sp)oonful of F~renchi mustard, a few
choppedl capeors and a little gratedl
1emona-peel; add a little butter rolled
In flour, a few dIrops of chili vinegar,
aimmer until quite hot, pour over the
legs and serve.
LAMB OR VEAL CUTLETs.-Wet ini
beateni egg, roll in bread crumbs, atid
fry in butter, Cook veal Iin the same
way. Both need to be thoroughly
cooked.
Sing a song of hatir oil,
P'ocket minus chink,
Four and twe'ntly edlitorg
Spilling printers' Ink;
Now t he pen1 goes laster,
Won<der what they niman,
Gutess they mttst be writhing ads.
For the imp)roved Carbollne.
Two ORGANs.-Regulate -first the
stomach, second the lIver: especially
the first, so as to perform their funo
tions perfectly and you will remove at
least nineteen twentieths of all the ills
that mankind Is heir to, in this or any
other climate. Hop BItters is tihe only
thing that wvill give perfectly healthy
natural action to these two organs.
The price of soap is rapidly advanc
ing. A year's supply of DOnUNSs'
ELECTRJC bought now at old price
will be a very Judicious puachase.
Origin of the Deseri of sahara.
A M. Largeau in 1874 visIted the valley
of the Ighar'ghnr, with the intentin of
branching off to Rhadlames to stuidy the
commeiirce of that oasis and test t1.e practi
caility of divertIng to Algeria the caravans
that conme there by theo cenitral route from
Soodhan. lie quiestionedi time ch'amnbas on
the causes of the drying of the great Saha
ran streams, and found that all agreed in
saying that these dead rivers once ran futll
through a country more fertile than the
Te'll (the region north of the Atlas Moun
tain's crest), but could only explain It by
legends more Interesting than satisfactory.
M. Largeau gives the following explanation
of tihe change: "It is known that pastoral
people havi always been great destroyers
of forests, for they need large spaces of
clear ground to feed the flocks that form
their wealth and to promote . 'security
a aliust thme wvild beasts that lurk in forests.
hven nowv the Algerian Arabs are seen fir
ing the woods to enlarge the narrow limits
imphlosed upon them by colonizatior. So,
althiough the great Saharan streams have
not been explored to their sources, yet it is
linown that they commence on the bare
plateaux that are but the skeletons of
heights once wooded and fertile. All ac
counts of the inhabitants of these regions
agree on that point. Consequtent uipon thie
destruction of the forests the periodical
rains were replaced by rare and short
though violent storms, the waters from
which, instead of soaking in as in past ages,
slip by on the rocky masses, carrying away
the rich surface mold, and bring about the
drying of the springs, anid, as a direct con
sequence, of &he tivers.
.wRiu waliin I r a Cough to go tis It came,
yoaareoft n w the zoundat'on for bome~
P'uIlmonary or Mrenchi atffeten. Ir, Is better
to get rid em a Cold at 01100 by using that surq
remedy. Dr. I). Iasne's zpeeterant; whIeh wilU
euall geuD0 an rleve any anal.
HUMOROUS.
IMPECUNIOUs Person-"Jones, iy
boy, you haven't got Italf-a-crown
tbout you that you don't want, have
ou?" Jones-"Well, if you promise
utifully to return It.' Impecuhlous
Plerson-l"'hankee. 11ut-contound it,
his isa bad one." Jones-"Or course.
You asked if Ihad one I didn't want.
Should I be likely 'not to want' a good
>ne?
A LIn IL boy bei ng asked by another
boy what he was doing now, replied,
'I am cashier in a clothilig store."
"You cashier I" vaid the other in
tulmizeimlent. "Yea," said the little
slap, ''that's what the clerks call me.
A, hiindred tues a day they holler
eashier l' " "Cath, here I" was what
1he clerks said.
Mn. TEui,PLARt: "Mrs. Gluppins, you
are now old-let me implore you give
tip drink; set an example to your aii
ly, dash the venomed goblet from your
lips, and refresh at that limpid stream,
urystal, white and clear, soft as the
balmy Situmer brueze, pure as a mo
ther's love-water ! water 1" M irs. G.
" 'Ecs, stir, it be mikhlty convenient
for bilin' taters it."
"'Giva me a sou, tister," said a
Paris gamin, the other day ; "'I have
had no dinner.'' "No more have 1,'"
answered the gentleman, Who was
rushing to his restaurant. "Well,
thU," said the boy, "giv,i tme two
sous, and we'll dine together I"
ALL a sleepy tratmp has to do in Troy
Otn cold nights Is to lith iup his tmo
squito net anywhere along the track of
the steam heating company's pipsm and
kle down to pleasant dreamns and a com
fortable tidstimmer snooze.
AN English CoaChatn111 was asked to
tie t) a log, and ie resigned on the
ground that it was the butler's duty.
Tile butler declined and resigned, and
after six servantts had left the earl tied
Up the dog himself.
"No, sir," said an Albany ian:
"I'm none o' yer fellers as wastes Ills
time learnin' other folk's languidges.
I don't speak English ; American is all
the tongue I know."
PoPE says that beauty draws us wilth
a single hair. They don't nowadays.
When a beauty gets so bald-headed
that sli lit but one iair left site don't
draw IA. ii.
To keep a resolition, base it firmly
on good and suillient grounds, and do
not forget either the preamble or the
resoluiton.
"DoEs yes kape nothin' but dry goods
here?" "Yes, ma'am." "Thin where
will I be after goin' for a watered
silk?"
IT Is easter for a camel to go
through the eye of a sewing machine
needle tian for a man to swear oil' at
New Year's and keep his word.
"My little Lill, which do you love
best, mamnta or t.his big bag of candy ?"
"I love best mnamma-who gives ne
this big bag of candy."
A DETROIT vagrant went into a
poliee station the other day and askedi
the blue coats to give him a rest. Se
they gave him arrest.
*eIF you have a pretty daughter' you
wvill have a braitn full of anxiety, and
a house full of scented note-paper.
WH Y is the pellet you give your sick
wife like a thitef Because it ia a pill
for her.
A SHIRT has two armns, jnst as p8n-~
taloons have t.wo legs, yet one is called
a pair and thte other is onily onte.
AN economical Louisville girl has
knocked the bottom out of an empty
cheese box and nowv wears it for a belt.
THiE green seal keeps its head fat
above water, but not without corks.
INGniALN eloquence-Cornstalks.
.Al s. PI '.tw zsu ro sa vs.-D)on't take
any of the qutack rostrumis, as they are
regimental to the hutman cistern; but
p)ut your trust in 1101 Bitters, which
will cure general dilapidation, costive
habits an d all comic diseases. They
saved Isaac from a. severe extract of
tripod fever. They are the na plus
unum of medicines.
FOR BnoNcrmA L, AsTii.Iruc ar idl
Pulnmnar.v comI la2 its, " iirown 's Bron
chial Proches"' mtanifest remlarkaLble cur
ative p)rop)erties Like all other meri
torius articles, thtey are frequently
imitatedl, and tnos, p)urchlasing shouhd
be sure to obtain t.he genutine "BaON
CHIAL Tn'oociuEs."
whiere Fiarat, wa.
A Wayne County farmer had 801me whteal
stoien a fewv nights since, and lie was s<
sure that he knew whlo the thief was [hat
he came into Detiroit and secured a warrant
for a certain young mant living near him,
When [te case came up for trial in Justle<
alley, the defendantt said he couldl prove ar
alibi. In order to do thtis, he had brougi
in "lis girl," a buxom lass of twenty-two.
She took the stand anml swvore thtat he sa
up with her from seven o'clock in thte even
ing until broad daylight next mormtng.
"Peop)le can very easily be mistaken,'
observed the plaintiff's lawyer.
"I don't care-I know he was there,'
she rephted.
"What did you talk abotut I"
"Love!" she promply answered.
"What time did the old folks go tc
beI ive 'em the wink about te."
"Sure he was there at midnighlt, are
you?"
"Yes sir,"
"Why are you sure ?"
She blushted, looked over to her lover and
laughed, and getting a nod to go ahead, she
said:
"Well, air, just as the clock struck twelve,
the old man jiumped otut of bed, up stairs,
and hollered down' 'Sarahm, yer mar wanit
sonme o' that cataip tea!l' And we got such
ai start that we broke tihe back off the rock
ing-chair and went over backwards ker
pigjnk."
"Then thie jutry must understand that
you'were seated on Samuel's knee ?"
"I object," put in Samuuel's,lawyer, and
his honor remembered the days of his youth
and sustainedl the objection.
IHuts to iauter-Alakera
is the title of a valuable little Pam phlet
sent free to any address f'o' one stamp.
Adress, Buttter improvement (fo.,
Buit'alo, N. Y, It tolls you how to In
crease amount of butter from glyen
amount of cream 6 jlr cent., improve
quality ot butter ~Oper cent., make
"gilt-edge" or golden colored buster
the year round. .Every farmer and
dairyman should send stainp for it.
Vousutapt.ion Cured.
AN old pIh slolal, retired from rae
tMe, having lad placed In his hands by
an East bidia missionary the formula
af a simiple qgetable remedy - for the
speedy and permanent cure for Con
suiinptiou, Bronhlitis, Oatarrh, Asthma
and till Tliroat antI Lung All'etiors,
also a positive and radical eure for Nor
vous Debility and all Nervous Com
plaints, after having tested its wonder
ful oiiratlye powors In thousands of
cases, has felt it his ditty to make It
know to his stireritig fellows. Aotu
atel by this notive and a desire to re
Ilve human suilering. I will send free
of charge to all who desire it this re
olpe, -in Gerinan, French, or .Iglslh
Nvith full directions for preparing and
using. Sent by mall by addressing
with stamp, natning thl.i paper, W. W.
SICnAa, 149 Powers' Block, Rochetetir,
New York.
A LADY ha11d a promlonlition that as
soon as site printed tier first volutte of
poemis she would dIe. The premoni
tion wias fullille.l. We would earnest-y
call the attention of a large numiber of
poetial young ladles and gentleimen to
the fact thait such thiigs generally hap
pell without any premoni Ion at all.
IVanlted.
Sherman & Co., Marshall, Mich., want, an
avont in tik county kt once, at a jilary of
$100 por nwith aid expoijoes paid. r full
paitioulares address as above.
m a
VEGETINE.
For all Ladles
WHO ARE SUFFERERS.
CINCINNATI, Ohlo, March s, 167.
AR. 11. R. STHVXNS:
Do -r Sir.-I have taken several bo' tles of your
Vegetine for Female Weakneis. and lin Justice
to w1o iediclne. ata't toll ladiles who aire sll
terers iron icn compH)laItS, I wil recommend
tho V gotilo. I tii . say It, has ielped m very
Much; lude), It is IlIy litdbl() f-r Ruch c -
plaits. IARY K. IlIt DI; 11,
100 Milsitrl Av. IP.
IPE.MALR WEAKN-a.-Vegotino acts direetly
Up11n1 the 11uNeS IliI 1tee COImPI 1Its. It invig
OratOis anld stirengit lolo he wkole system, acts
upoi the secretive oigatns, aLays Inflainnatolln,
cvainRes. and cures ulecrailon. cures constipa
tionl. rIgualates the bow. 1; I'adallche and pains
in lte back cease; In tact, there is i o dito or
elnmplawt, wlero the exet Ino gives so (U1Ck
reller, and is so effecilve in It ioure, i in wliat
Is tormed Female W..akness. it has nver
failed InI one instauce.
VEGETINE.
It is What is Needed.
FEMALE WEAKN.ESS.
I)Hi MINES, Iowa, Sept. 0, IbTs.
11. R. STRVENS, Boon:
oear Sir-tor a long Lthno It hve been troublf d
with Female Weakmss and a %%eak. sinking
feelin at he stomac, and trougi the advice
or a frI nd. I cild .% our vo'getine, and find It
juio. what is needed. I can recommend 1U to all
sufferiu-z irow tioso comp alnts.
lours. re.ge:t ully.
Mis. ANNAIELLA IIATRW U-D,
8il Foul th Sti eet.
Scrofula, Liver Cosna plalnt, Dypspsia,
itheusaiatlss, Weakness.
11. R. STREVNS. Bostor:
I have been practi:ng medicine for 25 years,
and as a retuedy ior Scrofutla. Liver Complaint.
Dyspepsia, lieuiat- In, Weakness. antd ill dis.
eam-s of the blood I h .ve never jotr. Its equal.
I have sold Vegelino for yi-ars, and have nover
bad oie bott.o return-d. I would heartily re.
commend It La to tie in need of a blood purifier.
Dr. W. 1106S, Druggist,
Sept. Is, 187M. Wilton lowa.
VEGETINE
PIMEPARED BY
n. Rt. u-TEVENS, 11outoxi, lWasow.
Vegetino is Sold by All Druggists.
BAROMETERS,
BOpera olnssos, Thlermomoters, Eyo Glasses,
Spoctacles, 31lcromcopos, a1 (ircarty fleduced* PracUs.
R. & J. B EOK,
3Man ufacturing o'ptilotanls, Philadel piai. send 3
slim ps tar ilustratod Cataloguo of 141 page., and
mettIon this6 paper.
SA PON IHFEBR
15 the 01.1 Rliable Conemntrited Lye for FA MILY
it Ic lul w h ita i r. agti .
A.SK FOH, SAPONIFIEII,
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DIPHiTHERIA!!
eJohnson's Anodyne JAniment Wili posi.
Lively prevent this terrIble disease, and will
posilely cure, nine cases in ' en. Informa Ian
that will save many lIve- aent free by mail.
D)on't delay a momnent. Prevention Is bet,ter
than cure. No. d everywhere.
I B. JOHNSON &e CO.. Blangor, Me.
These answering an Adiverttsement wI I
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Pubisher by otatng that they saw the adver
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This powd
Milig making.
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i m i3 .quality at
152!!% BRIMSM E!MG| half. Pri
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