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Story of a l'arrot. It was nanted Jane. Whether the seA warranted the feminine appellative I do not-know, but by its ability to han tile language I should think it was all right. It came from Mexico, with the family, and could only talk Spanish at first, but soon learned the English lan guage. She was larger than ordinary -a bright green with a red tail, and very vain was she of that ornament. Her commal)d of language was wonder ful, When her cage was hung by the vin dow she would collect a crowd of boys by crying "Fire' fire"; then change to "Charcoal"-preclsely liike the vender -thou suddenly say, in a conversation al tone, "NAow boys, run to school ; do!" When the door bell rang, Jane would hop to the baluster and call out to the visitor, "Johnny is'nt home I Call again." Or familiary remark, "Oh I is it you ?" She would learn streetsoags, and try :i patient1y by the hour to get the tune I and words. I sat in another room one day and hieard her try to sing ".j.p in a balloon, boys, up I"-then she got stuck, I when she exoiaimed,pettish ly,"Shaw I" Then she tried it again, and again, tii,i she got the two verses right, upon which g he barked and crowned, and went through a whole vocabulary in her triumph and delight. When the daughter was old enough to go to school, Jane would say to her i after breakfast, "Come, Eva, get ready ! t 9 o'clock now I" She would go to the side of her ails tress's bed In the morning, and say, 'Get up it's late. I'm very hungry I" She was very fond of bables, so her a mistress made her a rag-doll. It was very droll to hear her baby-talk, int tating her mistress's tone and lail,uage very aecurately. She wouli lot no stranger touch the doll, but was deligh ted if the family noticed it. She tusls ted upon learning her lessons with Eva, when the latter was old enought to stu dy them at home. She would repeat the sufilxes and prefixes after her glib- t ly, and annoyed her so much that she t would have to be shut in another room, I when she woul I still spe:l, shir:ey. There was a tmnall party asscmblod at the house one evening. Jane was very shy, and refused to say a word : but after a momentary silence in the room, broke forth with. "Oh I how funny !" ending with such a jolly rollicking laugh that we all joined heartily in. Did you ever hear before of a more a knowing parrot than Jane? Ile Couldn't Miss tio Claineo. The other night, when a certain De trolL club had gathered in the hail, a - member announced the serious Illness ofoane the ofllials. A second meinher at once moved to the platform and raid : "Gentlemen, no one can regret this i sad news more than I do. it seems to a me that the occasion calls for a few re marks expensive of synipathy and con dolence. I do niot wlih to OCCUPY your valuable tIme, but I feel it a duty to say of the ailing brother--.'' Hero a member camne up staira andc announced thaut the persons wais dead. * He had juLst heard the niows oni the street. "Very wvell, then,'' coat,inued the Sspeaker, "remiarke eulogistic of his e inlaDy virtues are certainly in order I after this atliouncemient, and I cain go ahead wvithout fe ar of Lransgressinig upon thle tIme of the club. We all a knew the deceased. We were all fanm Iiar wvit h lis many noble traIts of char,i acter. A brother hats died and a king r has falleni. it will be long ore wve--.'' fleae another diiatory mnemiber p)ut in ani app)earanice and announceed thtat the person referred to was not dead or even Ill, but was ini perfect health. W~ithouit the least change ot countenance the speaker contInued : "That being the case, 1 deem it my duty to indulgelIn a few remarks on the happiness we all miust alt knowing that our dear brother still lives. Life Is but a span, and nman comnet up like a flower and is cut down. I'Te famli liar faces beside ua to-day may rest in the grave tosmorrow. Death comes so silently and swiftly that-" Here tl.e person himself entered thle hali having been detainedl beyonid his usual t:ime by some occurrence on the street. The speaker didln't see11ml the least put oat, but waved his hand around the hall1 andt said: "I certaInly gmn not trespassing up~oni the valuable time of tile ciub when I say that wve all rejoice to see our brotherI here. I ami nowv more than ever con vInced that I should Indulge tn a teow remarks. I will go back to the begIn ning and-" But the club rose up as one mian and choked him off, and the meeting open ed for the dispatch of business. Countagion anid Dtpfhera.--Dr. Macke n aie, of the London Hospital for Th'lroat and Ohest Diseases, is of the opinion that the exciting er.use Of diplherta is a *coltegioni, andt those caulst a which appear to originate do nmovo probaly vI always arise from the alrus-o~ften long dormant andl forgotten-of pro *vioums caies. Ie considers tihe whole1 tendency of sanltary sciencoeis opp)osedl to the dloctrinie ot the spontaneous ~). originl.4f specifie diseates, though he( admits'thiat Oases do Occur. lie dioes K not accept the rule, so strongly laud down by Oertel and some others, that a minute funguas is the 4sse'itiali conia .gloin ofethe disease; lhe thInks, rathler thtthe observations of those who ad conluivetowarr.na belief 'that the essenco of the dlscaie his yet been disoovered. J+The uniform greeni color of theo veg.. etable '.orld. Is due to chlorophyll. This ~bobtantee, hmpwever, exists only ai to.quantity in plants, the leaves -of f Igoetree Containing perhaps not, meore Van one hundred grain. It ap pars 040b*a direot producet or the ac. t,o opnhi h c on vegetation, as it * ies nI ~8 ~ plant.s kept in dark e.pitgs in the color of 'tdiviat'o supposed to be e,~~~ i of their chloro.. - *', hip) eb FARM AND GARDICN. FAIRM I[INT.-Oulnea fowls will keep il bugs and insects of every description I fR' garden vinos. They will not scratch f Ike other fowls, or harm the most del- a cate plants. ti 'Tho average butter yield of the Ayr. t hire cow is one pound from twenty to e wenty-tilve polunds of milk ; from the I fersey it is one pound of butter from b ighteen pounds of milk. t Turnips are healthful for horses. I' L'hey should be cut. In slices, or what is Y )etter lsulped ilnely and mixed with a 11 Ittlo me"! and salt. Rutabagas are .t >etter than white turnips. A collar that is cool, dry and dark, It anti yet Well ventilated, 1s the best i )ico for preserving potatoes in large C luantitles. When small quantities are a , be preserved there is no hiug like tc Iry sand. The same may be sid of 0 rults and roots of all sort'. a Plant tansy at the roots'of your pltm b rees, or hang branches of thte plant on 1 ho limbs of the trees, and you will not if te annoyed with cu.eulio. An old P uccessful fruit-grower furnisl'es the 11 .bove, and rays it is the most success- k ul cureuilo preventive he ever tried. I t1 A WnRrITR fllrns that from over hail' M century's experience in the working, i to has never had a ease of galls u poth his animals where the following -prc. C o.tive wats adoptel, which was simply I o rub the collars inside every few days n vith a little ne.ttsfoot oil, and the me.t a nflnt any dirt was found sticking like vax to wash It ofl Witi warm 1 soap-suds lnid then oil. ie says it yolk from jp xen, or colitr from a htor'.s should not e e removed when brought into the sta ile from work untii the sweat is en- a irely dry, and then all chafed spots & hould be oiled. Some peoplo neyer re nove the collar from a horso. Of b curse a:.y chating by the saddle must li e treated in the same way. In Aus- v ralia, whore almost everybody--men i .d womu-ride on horseback, the tl 'ory first thing done after halfa day or A whole day's riclintg is to take of' the p addle and bathe the back k,enerousiy w vlth cold1 witer. This prevents sores, t alis, & c. ht at CARE OF PICs. -Feed pigs regularly, 13 , abundance of food will not make up w or the loss arising from irregular n eeding. Pigs know their feeding time e, rery accurately, and nothing retards f, heir Iceiing souniich as allowIng them I 0 be anxiously awaiting their antici ated regular meal. Mix a little salt vii Ii their food ; keep the troughs and tuim als clean, and their E:,s t.1.:: )eds dry amid warm. Vary the billi of fate; in doing so, however, be care- A ul not to lou% 01 the general ktand- a urd of the diet. Hogs do much bet- $' er when their food Is varied. Stores, u >rood sows, aid*fattening hogs should g II be fed separately. Two hogs will a .itten better Li) colpatny than sep rately. logs do a great deal better on P ooked than raw food. a ).cAY of WoOD.-Iln the matter of arred fences and shingles, the decay of I rood is not hastened by moisture alone, i but, by heat as well. Any black sill) tant a applied to wood, though it keeps tat loistur', will attrtet heat, to a de- It trutctlve degree. A fence tarred and xpo=ed to the sun soon crumbles away, vhile a whitewashed fenie will outlast L for years. The white color turns tl way rail her than attracts heat, al- i hough every I ain washes through it, tL hus showing that heat Is a destruetivo a lemnot to contenid agai nst, i -- ... 0 YouxNo Cni CK IN.-Early chiickenis a vhlih can be reared easily if proper ( aire is given), may13 be kept it a glass E overed cool) protected at night by cova. ring with straw. If' severe cold is ~ etared, heat a couple of. bricks hot in u 1he OVenI, wraip thtemi in -a piece of c1 arp)et, and( put thtem In a coop. A tige catn or juig of hot water is also a crty good wtartmer. SATrunrrxO ashes with ketosene and a ppilig at hanidfuIl in a hill, wIi keep he stripe..! butgs from cucumbers. It 't not the hugs that recommienid the ecipe, butt the pleol who have tried h~ r. It is said to be more effectiv'e t.hani ii Cuirr1Ixos.-Cutt.ings of many plants t trike or root freely in ant ot her soft 8 ubstance, and soft wvoded plants of c r*ec giowuh, such au fuchsias and1( ver- 12 >enast r'oot quIckly int wet satnd if placed t ni a brisk temperaI*turie.r a PrJ.OwlNG land whien It Is nearly dry" 5 neatrly ais hutrtful as wvhen it is wet. It plowving, the soil should have mnotgh mtoisture to cautse the furrows ~ :0 fail loosely from the plow with no0 ippearanctie of p)ackIng and( no lump--. Substitute for Jlops.-TL he Jou,rlal of s he aucetcy of' Arts rep)orts that the I lestruction of' vines by the phiyioxers I ias turned the attenition of Frenich pro- r Iucers to the manufacture of beer, but, r he0 expentse of' hop) htis proved a setri- y ilus Obytcle. A substitute has, how wver, beeni fotund in the shr'ubby tre ~oil or three-leaved Ptlen. A beer nade1( by3 meantuls of' it was found to be Il den~itieal iniiIVI 11vowithi that of the beOst c )eer ade(I wit.h hops. Th'ie lanst is a C inridy Normth American shlruib, whici 11 an11 be grown with success in France, a .n atlmost aniy situnt,tn or' so11. TheId ' eedh reebe that of the ohm, and m Its anl rtotma itic odlor whlen pressed( )r riu bhed . TPhe seed, whIch has ai strong, itter tas,e, had1( heretofore been used 4 )OCi'. isiea stal.t)10te for heea nunte of 'ilel Wateir .Tst .-Therzefi a pub ntroduceed. Tihe mouth of thle flask IS U hen covered withI a pIceO of paperol. A fter' the flask is exp)osed eIght, or ten iays to thei sunlIght, its conlten)ts w'lhl ( ncome muddy If the water holds15mueh C >rganle mnatter. t , , r Utilizing Tedal Action.-Conviderable liscussion hmas of late taken pla8ce as to lhe po.sibilIty of usIng the tides as a .1 not,ive powuer, and( varIous suggestions ivo been made for conlvertinug the'ri mtermlit(ent actioni in.to a supply 0g1 'orce. A nd( of the latest of these sug rest ions ia that of eausilng theo ebb anid flow of the sea to fill large reservoira u'lth compressed allr, to b)e used ini dr'iv ng hiachinery. Marks of Approbattpn. Iia tile shape of mncreasIng demsndt for Hoes. letter's Biomaoh flitters are constanit y reach in . ts proapr st,ere. Thle mniming atnd agricutl Litura populatioens of thle far weet are patien 1arly ahve to its merits, fotr it possesses thie yeryq qualles whi ch emigrants to these re mote districts require. It protects themi from ma'aria, It er forao them agaInst the fnjurious '1 effeot's1o, fregnently proceed from a mode of li(f9 hi ilth hardsbips, and It, has an uit.i ~e record for thoroug~hness. Tray *ts4f ign eouintties, mariners, and those Iriwto liiv an ent-door life, will find i tttive and brao ng P rtee llave 11 tb * whe liste A~frtaejti DOMESTIC. AN OLD-FA9ltoNED BOILK) I)1NNElt. 'or the genuine boiled dinner, such as itistled the sturdy men who "made nd preservel us a nation," you want rst. a good piece o( corned "heof,-not to lean, brown, bony ?labs that are tr,mtnonly set apart. for thftt purpose, nd eventui,ally go to the hash-bowl; it sick, teuder cut,witli liberal streaks f fat and lean. We confess to a pro rrence for the hone-pickled ment; if ou can't have that, and haven't faiath i your butcher, select a plece fresh nd have it. put in his barrel to corn. hen take Savoy cabbages-about one tore than you think you will .want,; )ie white French turnips-to be boll 1 with the bee', cabbage and potatoes nad served hot, ini sliees. Selectt pota mes that will boil dry and tender with it falling to pieoes. Beets boiled sopar tely, and served in hot Vinegar and utter, complete the list. The condi tents are nota slight matter,-nothing , about a good dinner. To some peo le any colored fluid that is a triflesour vinegar; but the instructed taste nows better, and craves the genuine rtlele On its boiled dinner. The mus trd should he mixed fresh, for those ho like It; an ancient pot of mustard as bad as salt that has lost its savor. here should be no dessert after a boll 1 diner, unless it be fresh fruit. ot.hing is more incongruous or un ocessary than pastry and sweet-meats ter such a re'Inlst. OYST1ral FORCMEIAT FOR BOAST oRt OIlED TIRKEY.-llalf a pint. of brea'I itimbs, one and a hull' ouneO of ehopt d suet or butter, one fagot of s-vory tr')s (iltairter of a salt spoont'1l of' ratld nutmtg, salt and p(e)per to taste vo eggs, eighteen oysters. Gr1.1 tte t hom read very tine, ald be careftI that. noiitt rwe liii:pi retnain; put It lnto a ha'ini tII the sue', whiel niust be very tltl iitutecd, or, wlmn hitler is uS er(t,i I at mnust, be cut up into siull pieces. id t.he herb.; alio choppl as small as asiblc, and seasoning; m!x all these eli together, until the ingredients ire orouzlv mingled. Onen and beard 0 oystu 3, chop thom, hiut not to snall nd add them, to the othi r ingredients. eat up the eggs, and, with the hand, ork altogether, until It. is smoothly lxed. Tie turkey should not be stufl I too full ; if there siiu Id be too n: ue h >ree-ineat, roll It into ball., fry tlhem il utse them as a garnish. ,A.lvON CHMtOJ TEs. - Carelt.tlly lek out the flesh of soine remnmants of ,llti salon and muince it slightly. [elt a piece of butter in a saucepan, Id the sniallest qIulaltity of flour anid meie hot milk. Stir on thte fire a nun tL or so, then add ppper', silt, a little rated autmueg, somue minced parsley, ud lastly the fish; shake it well, and 1 non as the fish is hot Lake tiiesauce in off the fire, and stir in the yolk of hi egg beaten up with the Juice of half lemon; now spind out the mixture ui a pit; to get old ; w 'ten cold divideI in tablespuoniu's, alnd tashion then L lin brt a'cruntbs l1.so the shape of Ails; r1l0 these lI b a.en up egg. re'.h-rub't tht"n we!l, antd, :ter tte ilse of ahot:t an hellr, fry in, very hutt trd, servlig wimh fried par.-ley. A $HANalM.Ni' oF FLOwEIs.-Of all to various mistakes made by parties in rranging flowers, the commonest' is lat of putting too many into a vase; id next to th..t is the mistaae of put ng too great a variety of colors into 11e bounqatt. Every flower in a group souid boecleairly distingu ishiable anid eterilnable ilthout pulling the nose i.y to pieces tthe calyx of a elove-pink auld niever be hi by being plunigou ito tile hiOld of whlite p)hlox, however eli the colors may look. Sweet peas ever look so well in the hands as they lImb, because they cannot be carried 'ithout crowding the:min; but put them ghitly into a vaso with an equLal nium1 or of mlgnonet,or, rather. ornament vase haft*ull of milgnonette with a 3w blooms. I i .u.D PEARIS.-Cut, a numba er of ic- co'oking4 pears1 ini halves, )eehliiLhlm, .r ilr. them nous to get them all of a it ; 1.ut th em ito an enamelled sauce an with tust-enough water to cover lenm, and a good allowance of loalf itgar, the 1111n rhidt of a lemon, a few loves, and -suffleient p)replared cochi eal to give them a good color. Let iemi stew gently till quite done. Ar singe them n:eat.ly on a dish, strain the yrill, let itereduce on t,he fIre, and rheon cold pour it over the pears. Tro PICKE TOEatK-Cuit ofl'the root, ut leave a little of the kernel and fat. prinkle on somte salt, and let It drain loin the br.lne unt'l next day. Trhen yr each tons'ue mix a large liandlul of sit and a, table-spoonful of saltpetre. tub it well in, antd do so every day. a a week add a little more salt. If ubbed every day, a tongue will -be~ eadly In a fortnight. Keep it aftdr rardl in the tub of l'eef brine. HAl ARNING CANDL.R* -Take Cor foitr ounds of'eandlles twvo onuees of white, r yellow, beeswax. TIhose who make .indles wvill find it a gre it improve scunl to steep the wicks ini limewater uid sallpet< r and dry then'. The flame c:larer and the tallow will no'.tirun. THE Jmprov'ed Ruie olfered for sale >y the Chichesier Ride Co., of ,Jersey lity,IN. J.,-at th&i low price of 6$0.' tie of whieh our agent has exathined, a wIthout doubt the best 'bargain in tre-arms ever p)resentedl to the public. rhey are handsomely made and cannot all to give satisfaction, being very eurate (or either sprigort&taget mrposes. Any of' ourd'eauers requir ng a reliable gun cannotdo better than ecure a Chichlester. F~OR AN iRRI~TATIED TH ROAT, Cough or old, "roton's Brionch tol Troches'' are fered with theo fullest confidence in' heir efficacy. They maintain th.e good oputatlon they, have justly acquilred. Wa are astoteished at the endeavors of sarties to introdutce new remedies for toughs and kindred comnplalnts when hey should know that the peoie will iave r.Bufl's Uough~ Syrup anfl noth VEOWTIN.-When the blood becomes lIfeless and stagnant, either from thiange of weather or of climate,, want f exercise, irregular diet, or fromnag ther cause, the VEcoaTINR wIll rehbty he blood, carry off theo putrid humors, leanse the stomach, regultate the >owelg, agd impar'ta to of .vigor - to he whie body. A DvIoE OF AN OL.D FRIEND.---The aby would be always bright and heerful if an occaslonal dose of Dr, hull'a Baby Syrup were'adniiniteWed. ~~. a Beaae .are th FHUMOROUS. DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS Lo.anxll.--A big ahd burly farmer got on board the train and strode heavily down the %isle, looking for a seat, of which there was a painful sarcity. Twice he went through the car, and then stopped be fore what appeared t6 be a seat in which somel:ody had left a big ulster. Ile said: ".eems to be purty crowded like, an' the matn as left this great-coat here kaint hAld no seat long's my legs ache ao with rheumatiz. Come out'n that." IIe grabbed the ulster and lifted It up :o toss it Into the rack above, when a voice came from its folds with start Itng sharpness. The granger dropped the coat in alarm, and presently a form itruggled out of it' depths, and offered to lick the astounded agriculturist for wo cents. Then the granger went into he smhoklu,car, and felt so small that he conductor missed him entirely in aking up the tickets. Tinx venerable Baron Stow, D. D., was in his day one of the leading Baptist 3lergymen of Boston, and was renown .d for the exceedingly practical and tensible way in which he put things. tt an ordination service he said to the voting brother who was ordained. "Young man, we give you no mysteri us or supernatural power, for we have Lione to spare." Many ordained clergy inen might profit by being told such plain-spoken truths av this; for some of hletm, epecially the younger brethren, teem to th nk they have a stock of ower and race sufficient to elevate hem above the possib'lity of mistakes n Judgeent or practice. A TRAMP stole into the Catholic hnirch at Corona, Long Island, to en oy an unmolested night's rest. Burg ars also stole in to rob the alter. They ituwbled over thesleeping tramp, who, eing scared at what he supposed to be ghosts, raised a terrible alarm. The )urglars were even more frightened, hinking the church was. Infested by hosts. They fled, declaring that they vould never again try to rob a church. rhe grateful priest gave the tramp a wit of sebond-hand apparel, and the ;ramp thinks It was a lucky night's eodging for him. A Foun year old boy, who has a groat tdmiration for his mother and is det'r umned to be a lady like her when ho grows up, said recently as he was start Ing for Sunday-sithool: "Mamma hlease tell Jennie not to take oil' my tat in Sunday school." "Why ?" In-. uired mamma. "Because I want them "o think 1 am a girl,'' said the aspiring nfant. THEY were courting. "What makes he atars shtne so dimly to-night?" the said, softly. "Your eyes are so nuch brighter!'' he whispered, press ng her little hand. TI.ey are'married tow. "I wonder how many telegraph p)oles It would take to reach from here :o the stars?" site said, musingly. "One, if it was long enough.'' he rowlei. "Why don't you talk com non sense?" "WIro is it of our ttelghbors, father. hat always goes home at a 2:40 galt?" isked a rapid young ('hicagoan, recent Ly. ''Ridicuous1" exclaimed the par ntit, ''no matn can go home at such it 'it as that!'' 'Yes they can, my dear p)aternal,'' cried the ld--"how abot he man who lives between 23s and 242?'' Tlhe father fainted. llow torplred let t?n weathier: Take i sausage and put it downa a rat htole. if' It comies out on Canmdiemias day and)~ walks runnd, i'. is a sign of lelasant wecather. if It mierely peeps out and roes in again, it will be bad weather. At leasi. that is the way with the grun~ind tog, and. a sa usago is not hing bitt ground-hog, y ou know. 3 Youxo FAnM ER-'"Nice wvarmi rain brings things cut of the ground, wvon't it ?" Reprehtensible old Widower-"Don't mention It. *I've got two Wvives there tlready.. A LTTLE boy refusing to take a pill, his mother placed it in a piece of pre lierved pear, and gave it to him. In a rew minutes sihe said, "Tommy, have you eaten the pear'' "Yes, mother, all bit the p'lp." lonsumuption Cured. AN old physician, retired from p rae tice, haviug had placed In his hands by an East lntila missionary the 'formula of a simp)le vegetable remedy for the speedy and( permanent cure fer Con sumptloon, Brionchitis, Oatarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung Affections, alr>, a positive and radical cure for Ner vous Debility and all Nervous Com platints, after having tested its wvonder fut curative powers in thousands of cases, hats felt it his dntty to make it kniew to htis stiering fellows. AcLu ate'l by tis mot.tve and a desire to re lieve htuman stttlerinsg. I will send free of charge to all who desire it, this re olpe, in Ger.main, French,- or F4'pglish, wIth full directions for preparing and using. Sent by mail by .addressing with stamp. naming this paper, WV. W. SnJIaR4 a, 149 Powers' Block, Roesetr, NVeto York._______ No poisonous drugs enter into the composition of Cat'boline, a deodorized extract of petroleum, the natural hair restorer and dressing as now imp roved andi perfected. It ls the perfection of the chemist's art, and will, beyonr' a peradventure, restore the hair on baad heads.,___ 4'1y Vi1d no more be without Dob ' s"mIetrie Soap,(made by Cragin & .&, Philadelphia,) in our family than wvithout a stove. It is pure, and does its own work without the main strength of the }vpsh woman. Try ti. YcrEL.owv Favanu.-TVhe enigineers of the Central Rt dirofid of Georgia say : "Tiolou exposed to the wvorst atlas matias.hiluences of the Yellow '1Fever, by coing in-and comning outol' Savannah at difierent houris of thes night, and also in spending entIre-n ights in the city dutring the prevalence of the Yellow Fever ep)ideic of 1870. wvith but the sinm gle excecptiot of' one of use (wvho was tak en sick,.h ut.specediiy recovered) we con tinu.ed in our usual good health--a cir cumstance we cant account for in no other way but by the1 ef'ect, under Proyldetnce, of' the- habitual rnd con tnued use of Shmiitons' Li ver Rb'iulatotr while we wereu expiosed to. 'hls Yellowv k' v.or mahiriai." DI)stanmco all Competitors.* Ti.hu dafrytnian wiho. uses Gilt-Edge Blutter Maker will increase lis product 0 ioer cent., improve is quality 20 per ceht, and distance all competitors who do not use it-. 25 cents' worth of the poiuder wvill int'ease product atd market value ofesame $3.00. Can you inake a better investmont? bold by ~ ~era, druggits and getheral store eors ?3ond staiim -o 'ilnte to M k, 3utdorZa New york Lif Insuranoe Compasny. An old me-chant whose business ex, lerilences and observations extend over a period exceeding half a century, is authority for the assertibn that "money made by speculation is nearly invari ably lost in the same way, and that all great and lasting commercial successes have been achieved by steady adher ence to legitimate methods and six per cent. interest." The general policy of the New York Life Insurance Company would seen to have been fashioned after some'such ultra-conservative but prosaic model, for this ancient corpora tion claims to hold rigidly to accepted methods and beaten patls. One happy result of this careful policy isobserved in its exemption from vicissitudes. The entire accumulations were, In 1873, twenty-four millions, an'd the surplus less than'three and a half millions of dollars; these figures are at the end of seven years, the worst ever known in the history of life insurance, respec tively thirty-nine millions and seven millions, and ever gineo that date the receipts fol' interest alone have exceed ed the amount"of death claims. There were issued during the past year flye thousand five hundred and twenty-four policies, insuring something more than seventeen millions of lollars. This number and amount could, no doubt, have been exceeded had the company been willing to incur additional ex pense. 'Tite object seems to have been to keep the amount at risk up to the usual mark at $127,500,000, and enable the company to hold its own until a better :asiurance of a general business revival encouraged a fu a ther expansion, for this company's specialty is safety aot display. THiE Hoboken preacher who kissed his cook by way of showing his interest in her spiritual well-being has resigned his puipt. Probably the next cultiva. tor of that corner of the Lutheran vine yard will be more discreet in his choice of paotoral methods. A L,rrrL fellow who was asked how John the Baptist was clothed answer ed: "In conise garments of camel's hair eight locusts and wild honey." To the Hoomorrholdal Suffering Humanity. W. P. Kittroll, Prin. Dayton Academy, Day ton, Ali., writes to losara. P. Nouetaodter & Co.: "Enoloscd please find one dellar. Send me by return mall ono box of I "Antakesfs," Dr. S. Bilsbee's External Pile Remed . Am much plk asod with sample sent me. I consider it a rroat boon to poor suffering hemorrhoidal iumanity. Yours truly, W. P. KITTRELL. Samples of "A nakesis," are sont free to all ufforoers by the sole manufacturera. Messrs. P. Nenetaedtor & Co., Box 9046, New York. T %e Voltao Belt Co., Diarshall,.Mieh. Rill send their celebra'od Ele tro Voltalo Belts L.a the afllicted upon 80 days's trial. Speedy cures guaratnteedt. They mean what they say. Write to thom without delay. VEGETINE. KIDNEY COMPLAINT. DISEASE OF TlE KIDNEYS The symptoms of an acute attack of inflame matiotn of the kidney.s are as follows: Fever, pain in the small of the back. and thence shoot Ing downward' numbness of yh'., thlIgh, vomit. ing, u,ually at first a sleep red colorof the ur no, which becomes pale and colorless as th" disease increases, an t Is dischiarged very often with pain arnd dimclty; co3tiveness. and some do. gren of cnte. In chronto ulseas-sof thelkidneys the :symptoms a e pain in the back and limbs, d: ,"iness of the skin, frequent urination (espeel. ally at. night), general dropsy, headache, dizI ness of sight, ldigestion, tand palpitation of the heart., grad ami 1oss ci eThengt,h. paleness and purnne8 of the face, cough and shortness of In diseases jpf the kidotys the Vegetine gives Immediate re lef. It tins never faIled to cure when It i s taken regularly and directions fol lowed. In many cases it may take severai bot, Ies, especially eases of long st andIng. It acts directly upon the secretIons. cleansitng and sitrengthenig, removIng eli obstructions and impurities. Apgrear. manmy can testify to cases or long standinag having been perfectly eu ed by t.he Vegetine, even aft.er trying many of the known remo les whlon are sa d to be expressly Kidney Complaints. H. R STVEN : INOINNATJ, 0., March 19, 1577. D ear Sir :--I have used your V'EoHTENR for Sme time. and can trut.hfully say It has been a great benellt, to inn: and to those suiferinug from dis eases or the KId neys, I cheerfully , e -ommesnd at. Recspectful:y. 0. H. SMITHl, Attested to by K. B. Ash fld, Druwgist, Cor. Eighth and Osntral Avenue, Mn.H. . snyxs CINCINNATI, 0., April 19, 1s1T. I have suffered several years with the Kidne, ronmplainf, and was Induced to ta y vlotUHItht. have tasen severnl 1:ot- es of your preparation and I am convinced It Is a valuabie remedy. II h'as don:anme more good than any other medj. cine. I can heartil recommend It to all suffor Iar from A'idnaey (plaints. Yours Respectiully. .7. 8. McMILLEN. FIrst Blook-k.-eper ' or Newhiall, Gale & Co.. Flot Merchant', No. s0 West Front S1., Clncinnatt, 0. VNETINEa has restored thousands to b0oalti who had been long and paInful sufferers. VEGETINE, PREPARED DY H. B. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists. StardiYdn's Great Catarrh Remnedy Jo the saf ast ieakgeseabte anl effr-ct al rene yt ircam whut cause, or how iong atanading. by giving STURDIVANT'S CATARRH REMEDI a fair' and impartial triai, yot i l e oenvinced oi ihi fact.bTt aa t aeIsvery pil aa,trand na ~iiDrtu e to .an. by Ht,f,OwAY & c10., 602 ArcI AGENTS WANED1t 'a. complete and authentIc history of the great tour e GRANTAROIIMDEWORLD t des ,ibalton, I Palacas,Rare (Jurloaities, y ealti tnillion reopalewant it. This is die bestehatnceoi iitationsa. IPrice only *3Co Men ofao ie ny and ternas to A gent,. Adidrosa NArrosan Puanasen!Not Co.. Phladelphia. Popular Game of 15 -- 16, Bent to any address in United slatre or canada Post, traid for TEN c1ICNTS. 0s0 '.n w, YOUNo, Manttatror, Peat omfco Boax 2114, Now York city, A BREECH-LOADING REPEAl Weight from t ' hoeaos e a t te conwllAt andb velmae A Musical Library. DITSON & CO. from time to timo gather to. ao her tbeir best, choicest, mriost successf an pop. ulr peces of nuic, end bind t em i han v .luth s of from 210 to 20 pages,- sheet Muslo sip There are now 32 books of the series. C llsotve, they conitaln nearly all the really good sneercuel ever publielsed. Separately 00onsidered, 'saobhook is indeowndeut of the other, and hilds the test songs or ilecos of its kind. The very moderate cost com. mende them. Price in Boards. 82.00: Cloth. 82 60: Gilt, *3.00 The following are the VOCAL books only. Sunehine of Song. 68 popular Songa. World of Kong. 95 K4ongs. Great variety. 46ims of E pgliala Song. 79 Songs. New boo. Hlouselbold Me,oilIeo. I vole. 147 Songs. Moore's Irish Mleiodlea. 100 famous airs. Sliver Clibrd. 100 songs. Gems ofUersan Song. 100 German Gems. ' Scottish 16 Scottish Gems. " Sacred " 110 of the best. Shower of 'earle. 62 opital Duete. Wreath of Qens. 98 Song-, quite varied. Silver Wreath. 60 Songs. Duets and Trios. Operatic Pearls. 92 ravorite Opera Songs. Insleal Treaasure. Vocal and Instrumental Any book mailed, post-free, for above prices. Oliver Dltson & Co., Boston. J. X. D1TSO &C.00. 1228 Chestnut St.. Phils. SAPONIFIER Is the Ol1 Bellable roncentrnted Lye for FAMIJT bOA' 1iA1(. Directions accom pany each eau fr naking ha rd, Sol and Toilet Soap quioKly. It isull weight ..mnd sir ugth. IS-g FO , 19APONIFI3, AND TAKE NO OTiER. PENN'A SALT MANUF'O CO.. PHILAD'A DIPHTHERIA!! Johnson's Anodyne Liniment will posi. tively provent this terrible disease, and will posit.ively cure nine cases In ten. lutromatlot that will save mnny lives sent free by mail Don't delay a moment. Preveutlon Is bettet than cure. Sold everywhere. I. S. JOHl1NON & CO., 11angor, e. IF YOU WQULD BE PROPERL' suited with peotaoles, apply 1 orrespond to R. N- (I ORHA Y )vien.+-. 95 N. TWE 8tree, Phi adelpula, Thos aniawering an aevertlsement will confer a favor upon the advertiser and the publisher by stating that they saw the adver tsenent in-thls journal (naming the paper.) LAHDRETHS' SIEDS ARE THE BBTe P. LAIDRRTH & BONS. 91 138 S. SIXTH 8, PHILADEhhPHIA. - THIRTY-FIFrH ANNUI NEW YORK LIFEINS OFFICE, NOs. 340 January: A anount of Net Cash Asseis, Jan. 1,1870............ I.s d,duction to covor decrease tu value ot U. d. Ilond - REVENUE ACt Preminms, $6,382,87428. less deferred premiums Jan. 1, Interest and rot+, 82,339,878.93, loss inter. t sacrued Ji DISBURSEMENT A Losses by death, inclndine leversionary additions to on tndowmelits matured and discounted, tnoludit,g Rievers Anunites, .dvidoands and ruturoed prenium on cauceIi Toxes and re-itasnr.,nce ........... .............. 'ouiamie.lna. hr.,k."r.,gee, avumncy ,"xpena, a now p.....ilc. Office and law ux,unses, salarmes, advertising, printing, ASSETS. Cash in bank, on hand, and in transit (.inco.receoved), Invoet,-d ini U. S., N. Y. Oity and other stocks (arket 1 ktea i estate............................................. ....... 1lo,.ds and mortgages, flr.st Man 'on real e. tate (muildai *14.287,0 and time poilicies aesigned to the Uo. aasaadd itl T. nmp. rury loans (sbecuredt by stocks, market value 41 *Loans on existini p.ies,(tie reserve held lby thme ( *ar aiay to 9t,aa.O)..... ..........9. ........... . *Preumiumsa on exist.ing poatole, In course of tranmisi at ed ro ervon thtese poliomes, @330.W0, ianolntded in *A "et atled scbedule of tih,-e ii ems will accoumpany fled with the insurance Departnment of the etate oi 20e EOxcess of market value on securi.iec over Cost........ CAShI ASSEI'S, Jan. 1M180..................... Agpropriated as flbllowes A djutecd losses, due subseqnent to .7anuary 1,1880... Reported lnases, awaititng pr,.of &o.................... mtat ured enduwnmenms. do and unpai.i..................., IRess-rved liar re-itnsuranace on existine pa1 ci a; partId flecsorved mo cot tingens itb litast Tni n lat adendp 4 per cena, reser ,o on existling policies of that ciasc., Ros, rved lor pi eiums paid In advance.......,..... . Divisible eaur pius at'4 per cent........................, Surplus estimated by the New York Ptate Standard Frum ihe undivided snrplus of *8,196,871.48 the Uios: to participating polictes in proportion to heir e .ntrilb nual premium. Dutring the year 5,824 poliocies have be., Number of Policlos In force. -Januiary 1, 1876... .44.061. . ..1877....45,421. . ..1818....45 600. ...1879... .415.005. ...... '. 188....45705. Death Claim5 Paid. Income from 'Inta 1875. .$1.8f24 815. 1878..$l,870,668. 1816..* 1 547,648. 1876.. 1,906.950. 1877.. 1,688,128. 1817.. 1,867,4n7. 18.8.. 1,687,616. 1878.. 1,948.668. 1879.. 1,569,884. 1879.. 2,088,680. THEODORE N. BA,NTA, MORRIS NiR - Cashler. CH AB. WIGHT, N. D., HENRY TI J1. D. WELLS, Geon.1IManager for Pennsylvania. ALBERT WILSON, Assist, do. do do. ThIs powder ann-syse al ~akiig. Ji best June pi quality at le half, Preve value8S to 6 ingredients, contas worti Rim1B IELMEmarket val BUTTBR 1, by Grocuus b"* EmiMM Mm our booke* - forki. Smi $1.00, Girs * . Addresi 4 - ..is..sv' '1MG RIIFLE FOR $6.50. THE Il to 8 Pounds. Length of Barr< Is."o ,' et et eaaw a ad llr ao t nhe er is the nest remeile weapon of the kimad In esistene, Tlsamptea ttwlithsan,ilns the immense adranee In belh nmetli sat lao e sia I DIP 00 ETTios freiTh sa ime afe li hih rcen a to t .eAnals aepl.Ths w ti:Axtr bane.mtI n ova saigoa, aath .pal, dneiay nli ekAaeit.Fr.mi ie - 1EEa1It tea e ibI e:21~ i te, that cannot i.e bealt. en *aai ledanoaniethat th ernCharges wil not athl ov, I. r 1 1 I , 'I ' Wi o:C OUC Oc R TAIN THE HEAT L ER DO NOT BURN THE A D RON 0TH WAYS. =ARMER'S FRIEND & GUIDE. A valuiblo book of.203 es's, solid reading nat" ter (ulE3 12x8 inchese frnmat iu. pes u1 waso boet writers of tho dy, d voted to the interest, of larm era.8tock Ulremclurs Poultryy F-inclers, D.,irymon, Bee Culturlts, Garonors. the Fireido, etc. Price, only tO (lonts, post"pnid (either I'. t1. ordor or poet ago stunps). Olheapet and best book eor pub. iehed In u have a friend in N. Y. ask hima to btp In our of o nd examino this valtabi+ work A'gents wanated.. A cdress nil rders to F IIANK atIHldON & 00.. Publlhore,BOaudOSBroad ay, Now York. QPERA CLASSES, Mioroocann. Thaermopetera. 1e (lasses, 'pectaole, Baroineters, at Grgatly Rsdrucd ?TP.. R. & J. BEOKs Manufacturi t Opticlans, Philadelphia. Bond b stampa for illustrated Catalogue of 146 pages, and mention this paper. aa. ...i oo%r Ia,. 5ii . N aCO,O. L yw ...,. An.u.......,raa PENNSYLVANIA DTIf,ITARY ACADEM|Y, Ches tor. Pa. re-opens .l autary 7. t:ivil engineerin . 0hotmistry,'Clasaics and Knilleb. Degroes conufrred. Col. TIIEO. 11YATT, Pres. L.L REPORT OF THE URANCE COMPANY. & 348 Brondwiiy. 1, sso. .............. ......... ....8,*147.6 e and other ass,ets..... ...... $ b59c8.93 OUN T. $38,077,490.68 1879, 8379.839.09............6.r03 030.16 tn.1, 1d79; $R8,22b.93- 2,033,d5,.00- 08,038 636.18 CCOUNT. $44,1I174 m o ........................1,81,561.22 lontary addition, to eameo l.ul 2h8.22 od policies ...................... 2,2:i.379.97 ins' Ice............... 6^6 233.30 Ac ...................... 3)7,392.K1- $6,9t8 746 16 "38,186,481.68 nn.......... ..c..a..a . i y...1,.96,701.48 530,00....................... 844067U.96 Itbld....................... 211,02682 lag Yoraniita o u....... a...................... .... 1 8n,8.9.8 ob.............................626,602.62 ...iis.......................11,2 8 2.s ........... ... . .12,7d9.16881641 cent i'arlrlo nt arna,13,016,0..8 .. ....................371,482.1 ...........................16,62-811 .............................8 7.48 -.'ntof ',rst.sasc are a p lvrioayivdn cs.td ares A ount4,t1R,8k0.8 ........17......148.48.48 ......18.8...... 6 97.9026-88,78.1 ... .......1...... 9,,194 .4 ..4 uo c .. o 88.....12, 7,0..us .1 rTst. es mDiaribed Reurplus at y p irien. January 1 , 187 6..$2,4989,119. ...1878.. 9,4. ..88 ..128,..1,1208. Prsb nt.D ,Vie rels. atndpe Acnt January D., 1876.a$2E499,ne4. DPIS:ssChs-nt .t., h L ,18 PronteIntrse proe Piesr aent. -Omproves ast 2 per De. Medc Eainrso.hunngo maks BGltergemuternced.earprouves maret tents a pound. Guaranteed free porn all injurtios Gifes a nie(Golden Color the year roend. IS will produce $8.00 In increase of product aod e. Can you make a better investmentl Beware is. Gonuine sold only in boxes with trade Llrymnald, together with words "GUA/-EDu AXma" printed on each package. Powder sell m.n General Store-keepers. Ask your dealer for [Unto .to flttter-Mlakers," or send clamp to as sll size, 3% lb., 81 25 cen'rts;' Largo ese 94 the, at saving bsy buying the larger size.* 'OBUTTERi IMPROVEtET CO,, Prep'rs, a Maa a es"e.d RUI'PALo. N. P. HPROVED "CHICHESTER." al 22 Irohes. cltheTise ifl th nYIXJbanae urpr o ther swid Haid artln t.laya.ig an ceroa r ' flid4 'v. iussra - et cents to aosI igars oftC 1(mf cots ' not