Saitherson. A milltary-looking gentleman got of the train at Vaidon, the other evening and stepping up to a party by the nam of Johnson, who was standing near by eagerly Inquired: xExeuse me, sir, but is your natni Suitherson ? "No, sir, my name Is Johnson." "Do you know of any tailthersonj hereabouts?" "Smitherson, SmItherson-oan't say that I ever heard the name before te) over with me to Bell's saloon, an( perhaps we'll find some one there wh< ean give itiformation." Over to Bell's they went. The bar. room was full, and the lquiry weni round: "Bill, do you know any Sinitherson Totn do you know one Smitherson?' and so on. Not a single acquaintanet of Swltherson's could be found. The stranger seemed very anxious to find Smithersoin ; and, as ie lefe tle saloon, a crowd followed limu, a rumor iavitig got alloat, (no doubt taking its rise IrTU the military air of the stranger,) Liat, a reyenue ollcer was in search of a Goverqnjent delaulter, or a crooked whisky man. Up the street the crowd w,euded itS way, and stopped in front of 1irsh's Hotel. By this time the en tire tiwn w: aroused. "Smiti.orson" was on every liII. Mothers clasped their babes to theIL breasts and rushed toward the hotel. 3in gazed ax iously a. each other, and contorted their lp into tile semblance ot o Old17-fa1sh1 loned wood-burn ing engine funiel, dis xlpated by at latc collision, in their en deavor to pronounce the word "Smith erson." Almost the entire town was now gathered about the stranger, and, as lie opened his llis, you could have heard a hog's bt ist le light on a bale of cotton. "Ffriend@," saildl he, "is there not. a single man, woman or clilid, in this asseinblage who is at quininted with one "Suitherson ?' A d ead silence followed. "No one know% a Smiterson, ehl! Then ny missiu Is at, ai end. It's ol no con-s(quence;, I merely asked out of curiosity. I was on'Ze looking over a New York city directory, when I came tAcross thle imi Smiithur-son. Seemaed to. me a st rurge nam41ne, aid I was cuil I uus enough to iAd out if any one by the name of 'Smitiersoii' existed in these parts. I am nlow inclined to think that there is not.'" When the ciowd ascertained that the stranger was merely a Blhiemian editor on a drunk, they droloped (heir bn iek b its aind allow(d bim to go inl pa11ce. lo Stuck to the 1lorio. A young society iiwell of Wasilingtonl his been visitig in tile interioro0 Vir ginia, ind on one oensionl lit least hiad an experIlet.o2 that was n( t altog tier happy. He viied ChurtbIt, and aftel service a young ldy, w%ho owned a very comfortable phtec neatr there, inl vited him to go homie and take dinner with her. There were three or four, very interesting y'otung ladles stopp)lig at her house, and, of course, hei atccept ed her inittion withli gireat p)'lsure, but, lis hauir fairly stood oni end whlen she said to himin: '"I guess you will ha)ve3 to tiake oue ot thei girl's onl your horise ; in dilvidling upi 0our party one( at least couleS to 30ou.'' The young inali in questilon Is inot, a1 heavly weight phlysi *eally. l1b does not, weigh over' ninety Theli young wvotnani wh'lo fell to his lot was a bouninig V irglinia lass, lumpiil and pretty, wh Io would weigh at, leiut 140 p)ounlds. lie was Il in n haste to get Iuto thle saddle. lie watcihe(d ver*y care theIr fair' compijfhions upon the upper dec k, ie way. the hist mxan to aw'i ng his~ hjorse initoti line. iIe haid a lilt! e doubt1), too, aII)it thle horse. Th'ie hiorse wvas very hsigh-spir'ited andi had never been riddeni double. lie darted upi to1 the horse b)lock . and the young woman wvast reatity. Thel, bla nket, was~ arrianged h;el. lnd allter th e miost ipproved lashiion. -le ediged his cheatstniut upj to the side of the h' r*se liock. She gave him one hand, andt in a see' ondt ehle bound ited 111rtuly to.,her' place be hind lhim anid woundt her arm'ns aroun md hIiml In as 11irm a hold as the propr'ielies of 1tle occaslon demani idedii. blhe was not thle oniily oneo that, lad bounded. Thea horse5t bol ted abtott ten fet in theii ailt anld clame d1owni on is foreo leet, lad, as the young t el low saul, suddeinly becamne very light beha id. Thle 301 ung mani al t hough a v'ery good ilderi, sal h * lie wou'd have~' goine over thle liolse '. ears severaill tis 10 Ii. hiaid not been fitor the young !adly. Shie li:id oin, and lie felt perf'ectly :-oiiv'incedi that i' lie went Off' she would otih, atid so lie stnsek. Ills horse tought ,. bledI, Jumpel,d aiid bailked, g reat ly to i,hei ?nuisemen t of thei young lady13, wholi nleai.v~ cr'acked sever'al of' his aibs in haoldii:g (on to him when hisa horse bolted to the right and lett. It was fiye iiuiles to hise destInation. When he got .1l' his horse anad walked Iito the farmh'uilousu li iree great str'eamn of lpersp1 titlic slowly turkled don theo side of' his fatc. lie wais we'aK and trembling. carbonec soap. Carbolic soap is siuiply a soapi to whieh hais beena added ait the imaking, a small p)rop)orion141 of carbolic acid. This acid Is destrucive to all the low. or for'ms of In.seet lifec; iaid in fatr, of vcget'ble life atlso, such for istance, as the fung(. On accounit of this peCu-i liarit y :t has often been uisedl as a remned v againits thle var'ious inisects In festin orchard trees, and)1 the like, and also a at disinf(etant to deCstroy the germas ni disease. 1I, is apptllied in varIous wa~s but the best way of' giving It to tree. andu( young 1)1lats is lai a formi of a sIt made 0of cairbolie soap, perh'laps; in tisI form it is less liable to do iaujury3 to the growths thana In any oIlier. Unr'bollt soap Is someowhat expenalive, however, when we buy13 it r'ea-ty prepared, and thIs fact has, ini all probabIlity, held I back from coming Into mtore geneal use, But the crude acId of itself Is not Veryolpensive, and thecrefore whenf ont has ocCaRion to llse it on a somewhat r largo seale it would be best for him to buy the acid and prepare thle soap hilin self. [low to prepaie this soap. Ob taln crude carbollo acid-It will cost from 25 to 50 cents per gallon. Poe- a quantity of this cru(de acid Into a quan. tity of good strong soft soap; stir well together, and ailow to stand for a few hours, then test the compound by mix Ing a little of It with soft water. If to much acid has been added, oily par. tioles of carbolic acid will be observed floatng on the surface. 'Tis shows that more acid has been put in than thesoup will incorporate or "cut," and more soap should be added to balance the ex cess of acid. No more definite rule can be given. as so mnineh depends on the strength of tle soap. Two or three tablespoonfuls of the acId to a quart of soapi may be first tried, Soneperflerto make as strong with acid as the soap will perfectly out. A very little prac tice will enable 1.Y (fine to coTIIpotnld it correctly. Tihe refluedi acid mnay be uised when the craide Iw not. at hand. When prepiaredi as above, make a mod erately strong suds, and api)ly with syringe or sponge. Of course it wil be neceysarv to ie entittlon in prepar In1g the 41141., not to have it toO strong for the plants to which it i to be ap plIed. If the plaits are Young alit! ten(der a strong suf 18 would be apt to ruin them. The alpplication should be renewed after each heavy rain capable of wasing oir the suds. To carbolle soap that we buy at the stores Is hard, and In e:kes, but that makes it no bet ter-the soft, s pl) prelired according to the foregoling direct.ions Would be equally as good in every respect. AGRICULTURA. 1AisK Moitij., Dics.-I iever could uinder.stand wIy jtur fai aiors through lie Statte dii not aicep tikm ; takiig It as i mnalter of prollr, t.hey tare more pIrolliable tIu Iens. It. may be the impre.sio that. Ii order to keep ducks it. . niecessary to have a poIntl or stream of water close by, has deterred many fromn keephig theim, but there is no nieLd Oe any thinig of the kind. It IR true t.hat it. i. betr 0 have a )onld Or stream, but you ann r.ise dicks Jutt as well elsewhere. I know o'( partes who re Villery sUtcessfutl iI ril.iig them1; they have only a wash tub set in tie groutind awd illled from lie pup) oc vasioially ; in Nlei, the troubl - of' rils itig diucks, aiii UbOtlt the only one, Ia letting the young go In1O the water too Aoon tifter hey leave Ilhe nest. hen I speak of tle proltA lrom ducks, I do not have referetnet to the common d ticks tiat we see every daty. I ment a breed of ducks tha t wegh twelve Iolinds to the pair-alive-utih as the Rotien or Aylesbiry, both excellent layers. aitd easily kept an([ reared, be sides being large anild excellent for tile mtai ket., and costing n1o more to rear tint1n the com111n11 dtucks that will weIgh eight piun(s to tie pair. The u10en Is i very handsomin Itick ii phimage; the drake Ias t glossy green head and iieck doYti to the white ring on his lieck, and1ii Ilie lower Iort of h1is boly ia i leauitilil greii-brown gray, and ?Iladed with brown (in tile back. The diek is cf a beaitifuil brown, with IbIutt every feat Ier IIaIIed on the o Itr edge wIth black. it, Is ackniowledge'd to be the bes't of thle variiet ies, 1*3layig ver'y early un'2111 il 11n intg Iihroulghl thle sea soni and ilate2 ini wite r. Thei Ay'lesbury3 Is pureI whIiIte, hoth th le diek andit draike, ami aboutt thle samie size as the Rouen. sotth bwecomt very faiiariIii, antd being v'ery' l birge anid hieavy. dho not, enre' to r t'mae o the 3year. CnI A:. l'ot'i.aY a. -MD.u.-Set posta5 (1rmIly3 ini the grlulit I; s X lee, hi gh, eIght . fce liart. Ta~ke No. 9t wIre aind strceh fr41m 110 to polst, outide, taist '.nato posts ; phli141 three04 wires 0one inh aparit, 0on4 hioot from tile groun ld; sanother' three ait thrmee feet ten Inchues fronm the groti ;d ; ano10ther three at 101) oh posts. 'ITke cotumtont 1this and( weave iin, leaving thrIee inchies spauce betweenm sides o1 echII. l'Tis makes te ltnce ftutr feet hiIghi. Thleii lake emther hathis, iciket one( cld ,i and chamafer t,be ot her like m ehl-e bc tlade, and1( Inter wealve amtong the 101) i res ; thea shove tie chamtnfered edge downi beside the top) of thle bottomt hathI, hijpping itnder w ires t wo I nches. Th is makes a cheap, pretty' fence, thalt Is seei feet teln Iinche's hIgh, and lowvl tight. WIre shotuld be left somewl%hat slack, as in ter'weavmiag the hithus will take it uip. A Ocon FElu Im %En.-A gcod ferti lIzer 1(or plants is to dIssolve live cenits worth of car bon e of ammloniaa in a pimnt of water anid add a few drops of it to each~ bucket of hard water, 'R. DOMESTIO. Wx often see a good new coat s wrinkled and creased by careless fold Ing as to look quite shabby. To fol a coat properly, and so avoid this, pro eed as follows: First, spread it on th table, double the left sleeve from th elbow toward the collar, the other th same way; then the left lappel over tb sleeve as far as the back seam an,i th other in the same manner. Next, turi up the left skirt so that the end ma; t ouch collar, do ihe same with the righ skirt. Give it a light brushing all cvir and then turn one-Lalf the coat exacti: even over the other half. Folded it this manner, the coat may be put It( a trunk, and will keep smooth durInj a jomrney of any length. To make canvas waterproof, prepar( three baths, as follows: The first. 1-3 dissolving one part of neutral sulphat of alumina (concentrated alum-cake) Ic ten parts of cold water. For the sec ond, boll one part of light resin, onc part of soda crystals and ten parts o water, until the soda is dissolved; add one-third part of common salt, to sep arate the water and collect the soap dissolve this soap with an equal amount of good palm-oilt so.p ii thirty parts 0 water. This sap bath must be used hot. The third bath consists of water only. Soak the fabrio thoroughly i1 the first, or alum bath ; next pass it lhI ough the soap bath ; aind, lastly, rinse in the water. CHOCOLATE BLANC MANox.-Dissolve one oullee of gelatine iII as A111111 a quantity of warm water as will cover it. 1 hen melted, put on thn fire to dissolve four ouinces of Baker's choco. late. Do not let it scorch, and whetn liquid, add one quart of new milk and thi ce quarters or a pound of sugar. Boll all together five iiniiites; stir hi the gelatine ; boll five tulintites longer, siirring constantly. Take off the lire 11tvor with vanilla, and pour into moulds. This dessert can be made sev. eral days before wanted, as It will keep. SILvER SAND.-balver sand when) iixed with the soil in potting, acts a little chemically on other constituentis of the soil; but, toa great extent, the action is mechaulcal. In using it for striking cuttIngs, it is chie-y valued for its puiIty,its freedon Iron iron and other minerals, and clay, earth and vaicareous inatters, which are oft cei ite accompanine its of other pit and river sanls. The nearest to silver sand in usefulness Ii that collected on pubie roads after heavy rains, which ,aid, when well washed, is about as pure sIIeX as silver sand. ORAHAM BPEA D.-Three cups graham flor, one and a half cups I ndian meal, half cup niolasses, one teaspoontul of soda, two of cream of tartar, salt to taste. Wet up with milk or water to the consistency of a thick batter. Bake in a covered tin three hours in a mod erhte oven, or steam, if preferred, the same length of time. This is pro. nounced excellent by every one who tries it. BOILED JELLY CAK.-One teacupftl white powdered sugar )ie teawcilul tlour, four eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, pluch salt; beat the yolks and sugar to a cretin ; add the flour and salt, thOn the whites beatetj to a very stil froth; mix quickly; rub and butter a large roasting-pan; bake ten or fifteen minutes, according to ovel ; when (10110 spread with JAlly and roll quickly. FRENcH S LAD DRKs.No.-Three t ablesp,oon fuls or oil, one tablespoonit ul of vinegar, one saltsp)oon ot' salt, on e half or p)epper. Put tihe salt and pep per in a cupj, and then add one table spoonful of the oil. When all is thor. oughly mixed, add the remnainder of the oil, and the vinegar. This ls dressing enough for a salad for six persons. FRIED BREAD PUDDINo.-Take a stale loaf of baker's bread; cut in slices; beat up six eggs, stir them into a quart of milk ; dip the slices into the milk and eggs ; lay them uponi a dish, one uipor: another, and let them standl upon an hour)1; then fry them to a light brown in a light butter; servo with pudding sauc or syrup. MooNsHINE~.-Tlhis is no relative tC t lie "'honey mioon,"' notwithstanding It is very nice. Beat the white oft twc eggs very light. Swveeten to taste. Thleni slice in very thin places of banam1 and1( star into it ; or ii you chose takt two oranges, or an.y kind of fruit will do. Do not make it until just befort going to tuable. It is a handsome disl: and delicious for tea.. SALEM DEssERT.-Peel and slice ap iles, ste w till don~e, then run througt a colander, sweeten aind season. Beal t,he witie of three eggu ro a stiff froth and Just before serving whip then ii to a quart of the stewe(d apples. Eal wit.h cream nd 11( (cl for more. IF there are any ol' our readers wh< haive not tried Dobibins' Electilo Soap. (made by Cragin & Co.. Philadelphia,; we adviso threrm to give it one triat, fo: their sake. Iliave 3 our grocer get it. GuILT.-Anytiody recommending sootinlg remedy3 for children contain ing opium in any form is guilty o harm. Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup is war rantedl not to contain op)iates andm shouhl therefore be widely recommended. Whiat 13etter Evidtenso Could .the peopl0e k t,, substantiat< the merits of Dr. Pierce's Family Med lino than the fact that they have no only yearly growvn in popuir favor ii this country, but the forelg:' demnant for them hias became so great as to no cessitate the establiaing of a branch of the edlebratecd Worl's [Dispensary in Loiidon, Eniglandl, that these bless. tngs to lie aihliered iny be. displatchie( from t,hat greatest commercial centre of the worhld to every coun mtry am~ people? Golien Medical Uiscovery i; a concuentratet, potent, alterativye, ot b,lood-.clealnsinmg remedy, that win: goldien Opiniions' of' all n' ho use It foi atliliium'oirs, firm the commtion pimiple blotch or eruption, to the formidabli scrofulious swelling. Internal fever soreniess anf dlairymaid, wogether with words "GILT-EDCIN a MiAKER" printed on each package. Powder soi erv and General Store-keepers. Ask your dealer for k "tlltntg to Butter-Makers," or send stamp to as BmaIl size, %~ lb., at 25 cents; Large size. 9 S.. Ora saving by buying the larger siaa. *" BUTTER IMPROVEMEft C0. PieVra,