Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Va Women Drive? 'Isn't It rather singular that womei never learn to drive a horse properly I ranarks some irate man ashe. inspect a tired animal, and finds the bridli over its ears, and the bit half wa: down its throat. "But women can drive," ories i champion of the sex. "Don't thei drive seven or eight miles to marke with vegetables or loads of hay? Don' they take their babies out to ride when over they can get hold of a horse? Wh there never was- a women who couldi' drive and some of them can handle i horse much better than their husbandi can." "Can women drive? and do you li them handle your best horses?" wen the questions put to a good natured liv ery keeper by an laterested party. "Drive," answered the letter-out oi equines "I should think they could, bu as to letting them have our best horsei that Is another matter. We havehorsesit our stable few men could drive. W4 keep what we call safe horses for ladies use-the kind that will go anywhern you Just guide them, old family nags aensible enough to trot along and inim their own business and not fret if the3 are pulled two ways at once." "Do you object to letting horses oul for women to drive??' "No, indeed; we have from tweiv( to fifteen ladies a week come to us foi horses, and we give them good enes too but somehow women fret horses whet they drive them, so we don't care t give then, high-spirited animals. Nom look at that sorrel," pointing to ont( from whom the harness had just beet removed, "I let that horse this morn, ing to a bit of a women with wrists in( bigger than my two l:'gers. I didn'l want to lot it go because ILtN such at ugly puller. I told her it had a mouti ilke iron, but she said she wanted t< take an old aunt that was visiting hei out to see the town, and she drove of quietly enough. But half an hour aftei [ t-aw her coining down the avenut like a streak of lightning, every bod] running to get out of the way, am the old aunt hanging on for dear life Ehe ju t had the lines wounu around those little wrists, and brace( her teot onti 0e dash board, and wher she cane to a corner whisked arouni It onone wheel. The rig caie In al right but that horse won'tget its breatl for a week." "Do they often meet with accident and have a smash-up" "No. It Is curious, but t woma will take a team through a dozen hair. breadth escapes and bring It back al right. We have any amount of troubhl with mien, who take our best, rigs, gei on a spree, and break things till tt pieces. A wonian. Is either more cau. tious, or site will call upon every mai in sight, to help her out of the scrape They are more apt to loso their headi In a crowd or collision, but there hi most always some special providence at hand to help themt. If you notlee the most disastrous runaways halpli when some mnan has the reins.'' Further talk developed the fact t-ha women were noQt conldterate ini thell management of horses. They forge to blan)ket them ihe winter and1( to tih thleml in tihe shade ill the summhIler. They~ sometimes use tile reins as htitchini straps. anti have a settiled dlislike t< learninig proper natnes10 for harne w Not one0 in a huInd red could( tell thin difference between tile .9urcingle alit the nmartinugale, or had the least idea tin whlech end of the animlal tihe e'ruiipp1 belonged, and1( If tomplled to divest, a horse of its trapintgs w'.ouldt undoeverl buckle in tihe service, and( take tihe eul lar off' over the animal's head, to all o: which tihe intelligent beast would subl milt, as5 if charmied, bly being steaill talked to durinlg tihe process5 ini th< witchling tonies of a womani's voice. All of tis may be a libel en thne sex but it is certainly true thlat whenci at old family hlorse, with a tenl iniut gaIt, comes0 sesawlng down the stree with a comically reckless air of run ninlg awaly, a woimant's head1( looks tou fromt under the buggy top, a wonman' hand guides thme steed ini 1ts eteentr'. orbit, and a woman's voice shlouts Ii distinct tones, "'Wh-o-o-a-a," at th same mlomlent that tile reins are jerke< and tile whip applied, while pedes3 trains scud to the sidewalk In terror Iloweveor liable a woman is to runl eve a cowv, or a street car', she will alway stop cor turn out for a baby. 'i'hils I - 0one of the inlstincts1 of heri malItertt'l heart to which even "'get up ! gi--n-g is saelctl. Ini Secretary Schurmz7's pivate r'ooml I the l'atent Ollice lluIlding, writin guietly at a table, thle visitor will see graceful, pretty y'oung )ady. This Miss Anlna II. i rl3h, tile secretary whl unswer's Mr. Schurz's French, Germar' Italian rad other letters In foreig tongues. She Is a Nebraska girl, wit elegant m)annlers, a musical voice, an gentle, lady--like wvay which1 are whlol 13y innling. At anl ago whien) met young ladlies, particularly inl Wash5ingl roin, sloep nearly all day With thli hair in euripaplers, anti spend1 the nligi danneing, or traveling from one1ece tioni to aniothier, Miss Irish quieti turns 1her back on the world, antd stud les. As a linguist, silo is probably n<( excelled by any one of heor age in thl country having a knowledge of anciei lanlguages as well as modern, Ilesid< her iinguistic stridies, she is also learn ing phionographly. Shet is not met than twenty-one or twVenty-two yeai old, yet tis graceful, gifted MAcriea girl hlas thle engagement for tr'ansh Ling all of Auerbach's works. She no' Auerbaeh imlself in Germainy whmi her fat.her was ConIsul thlere, ain pleased him infinitely, as, indeed, si does everybody. Tile German nov list's latest work is "LIandolIn," tranl lation of it gratified him so muc that he wrote her a letter, warn ly expressing his pleasure. Undoul11 tedly the young lady hlas a fine caret before hor. She does her studyin evenings, after she ha,s spent her algl hmssrs in te Dearmnt. AGRIOULTUB. NSARLY every farimer has to provide himself with extra help during the haying season. Of course the almost univerdal introduction of labor-saving machinery has made a vast difference in this regard; nevertheless one or more additional men are still required upon any farm of every considerable ex tent through haying time. Such being the ease it is expedient to look out in season and secure such help as is prolit able. One good man who has his heart in his work, who is eareful, industrious and intelligent, knowing what to do an I how to do it, is worth -two or tnree half-hearted, shiftless laborers, whose only care is to pass away the time and secure their wages. In fact, the less of the latter kind one has about him the better oir he will be. It is bet ter to pay a good hand two dollars per day foi his services in haying than two poor ones a dollar each, setting aside entirely the little matter of board, which is something of an item, as it will invariably be found that the man who Is a shiftless laggard in the lei wilt "keep his end up" and a little more at the table. It Is best, therefore, to look out in season for good help. If you know of the right man secure him at once, even if his price is high, rather than wait until haying is right upon you and then bc compelled to take up with any strolling Frenchman or worthless tramp who happens to come along. TitEE PRUNmN.-The0 tree butcher, who passes himself off for at pruner, de serves imprisonment the remainder of his days. In pruning fruit trees there are several objects. One of these is to have the top proportioned to the strength of the trunk and roots; anoth or Is to mako the tree shapely; a third Is to remove injured, diseased and chating twigi and alibs, and fourth to improve the quality of the fruit by pro venting, as ctie trees are apt to in this ellimate and country, an over-produc tion. Tho butcher to whom we refer has no Idea of any of these things. With his saw and his prunin4 knife lie cuts and whittles until the object of his apparent wrath Is neither tree, bush nur anything else. Tie whole top is ' rmtv d, and in place of a height of Ltwoiny or thirty feet that a fifteen or twenty-year-old tree should have, it li reduced to eight or fen; and in place of far-reaching, graceful limbs it is loft %% ,h at number of knobs orshort, thIck, le.alless stumps, reachlng out from tbe trunk from six inches to three feet. You ean find these trees all over the coun r- i and wherever you Ili d them you can discover the loss of beauty at once aid easily approximate the tro nendous loss of fruit this ruthless de stroyer has effected. lie accomplishes none of the objects named but one, and t.hat is the prevention of over produe tlon, and this he does in the worst manner piossible, and in a way to Ju tify the old saying that "the remiedy is worse than tile diseavise." (o.ic.-As soon ats tho colle pinhs are eretn(ble, give the aunimal a drench composed of eight ounces raw linseed oil, one filuid ounce of laildanmlul), one drachim powdured niter and eight fluid ounces pepperniit-water. Mix well aniad drelel slowly down the throat, from a common drenching-horin or a smooth-necked ciampagne-bottle. If 1 entire relief is not given in o1e hour repeat the prescribed drench in the sanme quantities as here given. 11 you will give proper attention to the diet of your horse and feed him with sound, sweet antd nuttrit,ious gain and11( prov ender, the onliy food in charaicter that agrees wvitha the stomach tand its fune tions, you will not haave any further diliuity as regardis colic at,tacks. Large qtuaatitles of~ water should niot be gIven at anty one time. to horses that lidieate the least p)iedisposi8tiont to at tacks of colic. 'The water furntishmed all ilve .s'oek shouldl be at all tes pure. soft and1 fresht, and( givent in smaal I qu 1-itit 0 at. a time three or four t.Imt daily. htoth food antd water shoulid be given it regtular quanatitaes anid at reg.. utlar hours of ,t.me daty. TVhe st able should he prop-a3riy venttilatedi anad light 0(d with sash wiindows. Whtere strict attenttion ia giveni to thec hy3gionic amnd dietary cairo iand geneal maanageanent. of live stock, health will surely follow. RluniNrNO aiM s.--Vor sixt,y toss.vent.y live tons of stone we lay olT a foutnda tion about 18x30 feet; dig two dhitches the whole length (30 feel ), dividing the rotandaution ituto lects. '/ he dites mtay be0 nin inches deep and twelve -linches widle. Fail the ditchtes wilth .wood matdej ine, sintilar to oven wvood. TniPas Is the pla4ce to start, the fire. TIhaen cover tihe fouandat,lon with old rails or -ian.v kinud of dIry wood, cover thie wood .w th coal, thaen a layer of ii i e t< n i orcai Lihe stonto so 1.li luamps will paiss through a six Iuch rig. Layers o1 stoneO may he0 frotna forar t,o six inchtes thick ; cover the stone well with coal Sor good slack ; eon L t,iue aitearnate lay .1 era ofi coai andi( stone. W hent fInishied cover the outside of the heal) wIth slack, - theo Imier (.he better. D o not break thei *stone On the heap, as it, packs it too r (c10se, and1( will n ot buria well. We s 50eldom halve any insk(0 ia h heap, but' s wiil shack soane on the outside, it wvill requ Ire fif teent 1o eighteen t.ons of coal to 01urni sevetyV-ive teats of'stonet. MaIE.oN AMn qUAian VaxEs.-A gar dleer r'ecoitmeral that, to keep bugs oil' mtelon and squash vintes ai tomtato p laat be set, in each htilh, sayIg thai when he had followed this plant, his young j)laatts were Rnot molested, a Roo-r (t r-raNos.-it is inot generally o known how amsy' It, ia to p)rop)agate most , harubls by root cuttinugs. Roots aibout the se of a penthtolder atre best. Cut SheeInto pieces an inch deep in a coi framne, aind they iii be six Incites high t1 antd ready t,o plant by thte timne t,he gar -den plaint is reiad(y. - ~A Shreowd Iinhiliman, r OnR the western slope of the Or'ange t Monutains, near Eaagle Rock, is a small -(dilapidlated, one-anid-a-htalf-story, cob y ble-stone house, in which an ohld color - edl man sold ale andI porter for twventy it years. It was patronilzed by farmeors, 8 qjuairrymecn and tramps. Peter Catshi, t a gential, shrewd I rishmiain. renteud thte 'a place about a yeaar ago, and1( boasted -that lhe would not take out a license, e VTe towvn authorit,ies and United $tates 's Commissioner Wititeheoad finally had ni lhim sent to Jail for forty (lays. lIe - served his time ouit, and three months t ago Ite oitce tmore applearedI behind the e bar in thte eight-by'-ten-foot bar-nomr dl of the cobble-stone house, lie was told .0 that Ihe woulid be arrested again if ihe - dad Rnot take out a license, lie then hit - upont a novel planm to escap)e arrest. h iIe does not sell ale or porter, but hie -sells black beans at five cents each, amnd -gives a glass of ale wIth each bean. r. lie has carried this on for three months g without interruption, and the farmers it and quarr'ymen) throng to the bar. room nighly OMBESTIO. H INTS ON FANcY WoRK.-To make a nice box for holding collars, cuffs laces, oto., take a layer raisin box and remove the cover, line Inside and out with either pink or blue cambric; take white book muslin and plait it around I the sides and ends of the box and put narrow lace around top and bottom. For a cover cut a piece of cambric larger than the top so to fall over the onds a little; cover it on both sides with the muslin; put a rosette or large I ow of ribbon in the Qenter and fasten to the box by the center of the side edges. A pretty and convenient brush pocket can bp made for holding clothes and hair brushes by making two pooletsof paste board any size you wish and covering with gold or silver card board I working the edge all around and put ting transfer pictures on, then sew the pocket fast to a large piece of paste board covered with card board ; at the t top work the letters B. P. and Lang up a by card. A pretty match sal'. can be I made by taking a small tin nple box and making holes at opposite sides at the top to put a cord through; take nlver card board the size of fthe box, Dnly an lueh longer at the bottom and r work a pretty border at the top and Lne an Ituh ifroin the bottom; cut the bottota in points, sew it together and lip over the box, put a pretty picture Dn the front. A Losing Joke. A prominent physician of Pittsburgh said jokingly to a laCy patient who was uoiplaining of her continued Ill health. and of his inability to cure her, I try Iop Bitters I" The lady took it N In earnest and used the Bitters, from I whieh she obtained permanent health. I She now laughs at the doctor for his % Joke, but he is not so well pleased with I it, as it cost him a good patient.-Hr risburg Patriot. PUMPKIN Pji.-Cut the pumpkin Into thin slices and boil until tender in as little water as possible; watch carefully that it does not scorch ; drain off all the water-Mash, and rub through a sieve, adding, while w rmi, a small piece ofr butter. To every quart of the pumpkin, after imshing, add one quart of new milk and four eugs, the yolks and whites beaten separately t white sugar t to taste, and cin1namon aid nutmeg as tiesired; i very little brandy-is a great improvement. The oven In which they are haked must be hot or they will not brown. It is as well to heat the batter scalding hot before pouring into the pi t dlishecs. POTATO CHOUt, Kl'.-Olie )OII 111ash. ed potato; one egg; one tablespoonful of milk; a little pepper and salt; a few spoonfuls of bread crumbs and cracker dust. Tho potatoes must be mashed when thoroughly dry. When minshed throw in a small quantity of salt, a lit tle peppor and the yolk of an egg. Stir the yolk with the potatoes over the lire till thoroughly dry. Flour the board well, bake a lIttle of the mashed pota toes and roll lightly in the Ilour; make them iuto any shape. Whenl the cro quet Is well formed, beat well up the white of one egg; roll the croquet In it; throw over all a little biead crumb or cracker dust. YEowre Is acknowledged by all classes of people to be tie best atid most reliable blood puriflor iii the world. To RLACn.-Ilnto eight quarts of' warmi waiter p)ut one poun1 d of' chloride of lime; stir with a stick a few miinutes then strain through a bag of' coarse muslin, working it, with tile hmand to dissolve thoroughly. Add to this fliye bucketfuls of warmt water, stir it wvell, and putt in the mutslin. Let it remain In one ho,ur, turminug it over' occaon ally3 that every pa, rt, may get thoirough 13' b)leached. Wh len taken out, washi well in two wvaters to remnove the limue, rinse mad dry. This quantity ill bleach twenty-flve yards of yardl-wide muslin. Th'ils musalin wvill bleich more evenly and quickly if it has been thor oughily wet aind diried bef'ore bleaching. Soun Mna.m CuxEtsu, (SM.siAn CASE). 'Take sonmc milk, set it on the back of t he stove where it will heat very slow ly ; if' heated quickly it will curdle whien it wheys sufiliently strain thrmoughi a colander till as driy as pos sible, tben) pour the curd Into a pan or iint.o i.he cheese bag, andi wash tihor oughily with cold water ;I It hats beeni heated suliLlcently it will not dlissolve; tie and hianig bag upi to di'ain ; wh'1en dr'y add sweet cr'eamu enough to miake It, soft ; salt, to tiaste set it, on ice amid ser've at lt time. If' It is scalded too much, or if' the miulk Is too sourm, it will be crumbly and not lit, to eat. Tianx ladles wvill find Dobbins' Elec tr'ic Soap, (made my (Cragma & Co, P'hiladelphila,) the best of all soaps f'oi' geneural washing, f'rom blankets to Iacus. it 1a pur'e, uniform, saves time and clot,hes. Try It. I.AcicNG 'ToVEas.-The fine polish1 given stoves by those skilled in the art la producmLed as follows : Have a thiin mix ture of black var'nishl andi turpen tine; app)ly thist with a paint or varn islah brush to a portion of' the stove, then withu a cloth d uast this over with puliver ized Jiritishi lustre or stove polish ; then rua with dry brush. The stove must be perfectly' cold. TJhe stove (dealers buy the pulverized steve polishi, which Ia carburet of' iron, in t,wenty-Ilve pound piickages. Th'le process coin tijictedi in this manner is quite brief', but gives beautiful results. COFFEE CUwmT.AnR.-Mamke a good, striong extract of' collee-by dripping It as slowly as possible -for' 10 people yotu will want two cumpsful ; lake u,ght of the same measure's of' milk,and beat in to the milk the yolks of' six eggs; addt three ounces of powdiered sugar; mix into this two cupsful of coffee; as cof' fee dlff'ers in strength, bet.tei' caste .to see that it is sweet, enough ; pour' the muixtLure into cups, and put the cups in a iiot too (leep pan with boiling water; the level of the waiter ought not to st,and hIgher than half the ciup); do not, try aind boil the water too hiar'd; about 15 minutes of bolIng is iuecessai'y. FarunDmxo.-Chiop half a pound of fIgs veriy finely ; mix thiem wvith one lourt.h p)oundI of coarse sugar, a tiable sploomnfuli o I molasses, lour tablespoon fuls of milk, half a pound of floui', a qulartler of a pound1( of Suet, an egg, anid a incmIh of grated nutmeg; ptit the p)uddlig into a buttered imold, and1( boll five hours. To Dniv SwvEET ConN.-Cut from the cob while very f'reshi and tonder, put in a pain over a kettle of biing water, scald thoroughly ; iput, on plates or newy ple-pans and dry in a warm oven. Very nilce. voU MAY ESCAPE ian danger from at tacks of Dlarrbtea, Dysentery, or Cuhoera aforbus by a littie forethought, in provIding yourseli wIth Dr. Jayn' armnaiveBlalsaim-anoeliremedy WIT AND HUMOR. A YAntoUT., Me,, preacher,' while llustrating the need and eficacy of irayer, drew an Illustration from hi1 Awn experience. l ie was out on a lake t a boat, when, by 6ia1schance, he lost )oth -ors. The wind was rising, iight was coining on, and he was in milnent danger of being swamp d md finding a watery grave. What ould he do? Evidently, nothing of imself; so he knelt down and prayed ong and fervently for deliverance. le placed himself in the hands of the ord, and so was saved. So he passed rom one tilng to another, and at last he sermon was, finished. lie raised kis hands to pronounce the benedie Ion. The audience stood with bowed keads, waiting for the gracious words, vhen old Capt. Sweetser, of North irarnouth, a rugged old sea-dog, orled mut, "Say, Mr. Preaoher, I want you o tell me how you got ashore." The udience was still no more, but broke nto a roar, and it was fully five mian ites before the minister could explain hat a Idah saw him from the shore and >ut out in another boat and took him 4r. But the effect for good of one ser tion wits spoiled. CARnOLINN, a deodorized extract of >troleutu, cures baldness. This is a >ositive fact, attested by thousands. No >ther hair preparation in the world will 'eally do this. Besides, as now im Iroved It is a delightful dressing. DANA KnUM, one of the conductors n the Erle riAilroad, was approached iefore train time by an unknown man vlio spoke to him as if he had known im for years. "1 say, Dana," said te, 'I have forgotten my pass, and I van'to go to Susquehiatina; I am a tire nan on the road, you know ?' But the ionductor t6ld him he ought to have a nsas with him. It was the safest way. 'retty soon Dana can'e along to collect lekets. Seeing his mati, he spoke Yheni he reached him, "Say my friend, kavo you the time with you?' "Yes,'' said lie, as he pulled out a Vatch, "IL Is twenty uinutes past tinie.'I "Oh, It Is, is it? Now, if you don't how Ine your pass, or fare, I will stop ho train. There is no railroad man hat I ever saw. who would say'twenty ulnutes past nine.' lie would say nine-twenty.'" He settled. "PARMER" writes to know what we hink of the horse races, and asks If we ,an me the winners. Iuraliptlc riend,. we have thought (lay and night of the horse races. We had even picked out the winners, and put our wA6k'a alary on the restilt. And lo! the tiorse we backed stepped to scratch its eft ear at the quarter-mile post, and elli in a faint as the other horse passed inder the wire, three-quarters of a nile ahead. Since then we don't name vinners. It's not i our department. IYrite to the sermon editor. But, riend, you can make more money hoe ng cabbages in one week than you can nake on a horse race in four decades. Phis advice is free gratis. Take it, as t doesn't cost you a copper. A von> using those remedies contalin ng Opium, Morphia, etc: but when ie Baby Is sick use Dr. Bull's Baby 5yrup-perfectly safe and.always re lable. Price only 25 cents a bottle. SERVANr: "Are yees going to be at sonme this evening ?" Mistress (io,>kIng LL her with a dignifled exp)ression): -No, I shall not be at home this even ng."' Servant: "Oh !lit's too bad, I vanted to go to aconcert this evening." ilistress: "But, Bridget, you have orur reguImr evenig out.'' Servant: 'Welhl, I rhink you might let ine have his eveninig out; this is the first vieming I have asked you to stay at tome for mue." "WH iAi,ES are becomilng numerous in ho ocean," says an exchange. We ike a statement that gives the full 'acta as this one does. it relieves one >f the susplecion th it whales ano be :bmning numerous on the prairies, or hat they are infesting the woods or tiding In eaves on the mountains. Lcopie nowv kiiow where to be on the ookout for n~ hales. SHE stood watching a canial-boat oaticed with ice as It was being locked nto the canal from Lake Chamuplaini. 'What is that boat loaded with ?" she isked. "ice," wvas the reply. "Ohi, ny I" she exclaimed in surprise, "if ~he horrid stun' should melt the wvater would sink tlie boat !" THEt Baby's eries are its only method )f letting you know that it sun'era aiid needs D)r. Bull's Baby Syrup. Price 25S cents a bottle. HEx was a stranger, but he entered wvithi an air of confidence and handed uis what lie called "a joke." We ex imined it, and told him that it con tinedl neither sec'se nor point, and that it was a puzre piece of idiocy. "Well," lie replied, reaching for his manuscript, "1 have read your paragraphs for soe ti me, and I thought you preferred tihem that way." INEnRIAlTE (who had somehow been precipitated irom the top of a tramn car) : WVha-ceh marr'r?-Collisgh'n ?" Bystanders: "No." Inebriate: "'X shiplnzk'n ?" Bystanders: "No."' "Car offiraish ?" Bystanders : "No." Inebri ate (with grave composure): Tihen, if I'd knowi 'r, [ won-won- wouldn't ha' gol: out !" "How far ia It to Chaib Creek?" asked a traveler of a Dutch woman. "Onily shoost a lilttle vays." "Is it four, six, eight, or, or ten miles?" impatently asked tihe scanger. "Yast1, I din1k it is,'' serenely replied tihe niunmoved gate-keeper. A (JEORmA Warmer tuses a novel ferti lige.r. lie kills snakes, lays them in the furrow, and then plants corn on thiem. Tihiese snake< arc made to pro duce corn, which in turn produces snakes again.' Tl'xxxn are three good aids to the devil inm this life-poverty, politics and thme toothache. A BosToN autho'r can cbase his hat on a winidy (lay In tairteen different languages. "ONE touch of nature,'' observed the inebriate as the ground rose and struck AUNTS that keep tlw world busy infants. Catarrm somnetimies commences with a cold, but its cure abtoays8 commences with the use of Sage's Catarrh Remedy. This old, reliable, and well-known remedy has stood the test of years, and was never more popular than now. .Honej Norsl."For 091o and (irubs In, my 41ues ajmd horses1 -IIVE them abquthalf a bottle of the llqu - 9immons' Liver Regulator-at a time, I have not lost one that I gave it to. You can recommend It to every one that has stock. as being the best medicinc known for. all' complaints .that horse. lesh Is heir to. M. T. TAYLOit. "Agent for Grangers of Georgia." "My mode of using Simmons' Liver Regulator for horses Is as follows: Osa easpoonful of the powder, Simmons IAver Regulator, in a mash three times % week. For Cough, Hide Bound or Pneumonia it will be found Invaluable In suph complaints as above named. In tasing it with my chickens for Cholera I take a package of the Regulator, mix It m ith the dough and ,feed it to them nce a day. By this treatment I have liever loet from Chicken Cholera or 3aes a single chicken In the last live rears. "T. G. BACON, Edgefield, S. C." Shellac from Oaltorn(a.-At a recent neeting of the California Academy ol 3cience, Professor Stillman read a pa. mer on the gum and coloring matter 'ound on the Acacia Greggit and the 5arrea.exeicana or creosote plant. The gum which exudes from these plants Is rery abundant, and is the product inown to commerce as shellac. The iame plants produce lao dye. Profet. ior Stillman suggested that Californh night compete watn British India ir iupplylig this valuable product. Mr B. Ls. Redding said that these lao-yield 4ag plants were as plentiful as sage brush from Southern Urth to New Uexico, and from the Colorado Deser o Western Texas. The lao is moia Lbundant around stations on the Mo ave and Colorado deserts, and exulea is the result of an insect's sting. Cal. )utta exports a million poun(s sterling ,n value annually of snellac, selling it 25 to 35 cents a pounds, and alimces ts much more of lao dye, selling at 3( ;o 40 cents a pound. In 1876 the Uni ;ou States imported 700,000 pounds o Ihelac alone. To collect this is simpil vork for boys, and m-ty prove an impor ;ant industry, It wilt require little o; .o capital, The twigs are boiled in ho 6vater, and the gum rising to the top, li ikimtied ofl, stralued dried on smooti toneR, and hand-pi eased Into flakes ready to make sealin,,-wax or varnish .he residue, when allowed to settle nukes lad dye. The plants live on i ,aifall of three Inches a year. Advertising Cheats. It has become so common to writc Jhe beginning of an elegant, interest ug article and then run it into somt idvertisement that we avoid all suet 3heats and simply call attention to th( nerits of Hop Bitters in as plain, hones :erms as possible, *o induce people t< give them one trial, as no one wh< kcnowii their value will ever use any 'hing else.-Providence Advertiser. The action of sewer gas on lead, &c lias been officially investigated at Dun lee, Scotland, and a report made. O portions of the zinc eaves of building where such gas was striking on the tin ler part, it was founid that, in th< 'ourse of a couple of years or so, prett3 inrgA holes were eaten complete][ ,hrough, showing that such materia ould not long withstand theeffect of thi ias. Of course, lead Is more durable that dne, but the difference is only a ques ;ion o1 degree, as shown in the fac Itat, in not a few of the water closet epaired during the year, small aper uires were found in the main verticl< Lead pipes, andi in tile cross or horizon cal one leading from it to the trap of th< aIoset variofts perforations were found 3n tile top, indicating clearly the opera ;ion of foul air fromt tile drain. T1h< 'ecessity of proper ventilation is madi Ividenlt by these facts. Photograpqhy. -Las5t week the Photo ~rapnic Caub of England dilscusited thi raluie of Spenice's metal and considlere< t had an Important future in connec Aoii withl photography. Th'ie cost' lifteen shlillin)gs per 01ne hundret weight, and cast,s of exquisite delicaci 3anl be taken from a Woodbury gela ;ine relief, hardenled by chrom< lainm. No M[odels Necessary With Patents. 1%te United States has abolished tha 1sause in the Patent Laws which. no 3essitates a model to accompany tht ipeciiicationls. in future models wil be onlly necessary when especiall3 a dered by the Examiner of Pa ilnts. A &'iraole. Anthony Atwood, a retired minister of thi Hl. E. Church, 809 North 8eventeenthl street Philadeiphia. Pa , l ays : Hunt's Remedy ba cured my wtfe of Dropsy in its worat form All hIope had left us for mionths. All say tha it is a mirac e. Water had dropped from be right limb for montbs. Forty-el .cht hours hat take-n ati the extra water from her s.ystem All other means had been tried. None sue Deeded but llnnt's Rtemedy." Trial size, 7J AN ouses of prevention is worth a pound o cure. Sixteen ounces of prevent-on in ea 1 box of Kainy-Wor 5. Try it.. Kidney-Wort I the enemny of iudigestion'an-1 baltousoness. is suro to conquer thorn. Why not try it ? G*AzKTT. and td arettons o yo uth,reurvou weakess, erlo decay yo of mn oi ec .. w I send a Reel A,mea. end a eif-addre med enolopo to the Rei JosECPn I. .INMAN.station D). New York Oity. A Valuable Gift Free. A book on the Liver, its diseases and thel treatment sent free. Including treatises upo Liver Complaints, Torpid Liver, Jaundice 1iioustnese, Headache. Constipation, Dyspep eta, Malaria, ote. Address Dr. Sanford, 16 Biroadway, Neow York city, N. Y. T!ae Voltate et o., marshall, Miek. Will send their eelebra'ed Electro Voltat Belt. to the afflicted upon 80 days's tria) Spedy Cures gurahteed They mean - hs hey say. Writ to them without delay ELGIN WATCHES *exam,,4 W 'to fcr c stamn no co., Pit tsburgh, Pa. ERNNLVANIA MILi'TARY AdAbIItiY,c e che t Py., re-ospens antary 7. civIl eogleerton col $im. iATT. Pres. 61 ll nutitn (lar.s Gol, chrom o, etc, wit FotPlain, N. Y* NESW YORtK IJANKINO AND) MiiI1ANDIs on1su (l'r uar nt . to ten prcent, a mouli 176 W A lil NOTON treet, New York. Those answering an advertisement WI confer a favor upon the advertiser andt * pubtsher by stattmg that they saw the adve pas COINI and PMilCA cmbin. Patot th'ni.Day ), a O tQi o - Ink teloe,,~ ii,JDBO , P. ., varado, Texas. For .50 Cents, An addressed etnvelone and a 8-oent stamp I wi *end'a ne lm' VEGETINE Purifies the Blood, Renovates and Invigorates the whole Systean ITS RDIOINAL PROPETIE11S A"E Alterative, Tonic, Solvent and Diuretie. Tegetlne is mad iixelusivelv from the Juices Of caretully-selected barks foot'e7nd herbs, and c so stron conceqtrated 4 a it will ee a tradicatt rom tho'bystem every tint of ere. role, Srefaless lsow, Tasne Cam. eor naseorous lleveneir rystet, nait j&jaesso. b, s t ker, Faissta at the Steosach. and all Clst-at-s that alse from impure blood. Sets j %ties, snflasmmater and Chronte Rhe. q smotisss Neur4tigJas tiiat and Spimal q CoMpants can Only be effeotualy caeda through theO 0l0o0. For U1cerslnd Era ptive Diseasesof the 4 Skis, Ptule. ' ssaied, Ielehee, 5.43., Totter ealdiamad and Ring worm, V8G1INX has pver failed to e1fe a permanent cure, For Pains in the Back. Kidney Complaints, Dropsy. Female weakness. LeueorrheBa, arising !rom internal ulceration, and utertue diseases and General Deollity, VEGTINS acts directly upon the causes of these complaints. it. ivigo. rates and strengten the whole system, - eta ipon the a cretive ortans. allays Inflamination eures ulcoration and regu-ates the bowels. For Catarrhj Dyspepsia, Habltital Ostiveness. alpitatton of tile fHeart, Headache. Plies, Nery oilsues. and General Prost rat ion of the Nervous s'ystem. no inedicine has ever giren such per. fectstfaction as tshe VEGRTI N. It pualies the blood, cleanses all of tie organs, and pos. sesses a contiolling power over the nervous system. The remarkable cures effected by Veget'ne have Innuced many physicuians and apotboa. rie whom we Vitow, to prescribe and use it la their own families. In fact. Vefetine is the best remedy yet dis. covered for tI abivo di4eases. and is the only relIable BLOOD PUBIFIBI yet placed belore the puollo. Vagotine. PREPARED BY 11. R. NTEVENS. Boston, Mass. Vegetine Is Sold by all Druggists, The Only Medicine hat Acts at the Same Time em The Lnrl;the Bowels and the Kidneys. These great organs are the natural cleans. era of the system. If they work well health wHI be perfect 1 If they become clogged, dreadful diseases are sure to follow itt TERRIBLE SUFFERINO. Dlliousness, Headache, Dyspepsia, Jaun dies, Constipatlon and Piles, or Kid. my Complaints, Gravel, Diabetes, or RIseumatic Pains and Aches, are doVeloped because the blond is poisoned with, tite hurnors that should have boon expelled naturally. 1IDNEY-WORT willrestore thp healthy action and all theso destroyingf evils will be banislied;I neglect th4m and you wilt live but to supor. housand ahavebeon cured. Tryitandyou will add one more to the number. Take It and health willioncomorogladdenyourheart. KmNxy.WonT will cuwu- r ak age at one and be sattl eo Try a Ito a dry egtable compound and One Packagemakenslx quarts of iedleln, )our Druggs t Aas if or toi get it for Vou. InWagt upon haOvig it. Price, V1.00. WLDS, 21WCARDSON & CO., rsltors, 10 (Wil6.alpotpal) Balrfitt, Vt. OSTETTE CELEBRATED ..a 4 d itr' ang sleep, ih acquishiln of fesh ti's processae- which thIsa pricol.iss in1 n ast sceed. Dgestion isarestoar e a aulli c uifor le o nolrengo e een to sh femi I s eate sgutable n sompoelion anid thoriughly sfs. For sale by all Drugglets'and Dealers benerally. If ou are a mg If youarec a eny taan of eatoUngen - stimulant and nsa tor ba n'ervoeand s Hop Sitters. waste, use Ho a. dicrtion o diasa lion g frsmare ma poorhialt oldus o r gn b eof sik ness, rely on Kp Bitters. whenevr yon oeeldei e nedsleanrin ,on. dies t a wihutben ir xzcast a elu B H P HopBittre JHavo y cr pesi,ki.m~o. i. a. -i t 'sto, is a absues labro cure fr 5 You will be of opium, ced ifu usearec"$ o - ws iritedty NVR Enir rsaved hu-see,., drede ATeoi, Ott tor ta. Hoaia51Caed. o a-a ETD1qEy DISW.. b arequiokly and surely cured by the use of EfINT.w having suhnimmense sale in all parts of the country and tone to the diseased organs, and through them eI humors. Eidney diseasesof ttyyeaw.standinghave1 se&., which have distresed the victims for years. Wels h h * This powder n: - etn-sense and i mnaking. Juty beat Jane pro< quality at I4ax half. Preveni . Kg valua 8 to I eel r ingredlents,. cents. worhks 9 R nmarket value. E of imitatlena, mark of dahi 1UT1 1A our book "Hi for it, Small II $1.00. Great .'*Address, Wloome Chorus. A.NEW SONG BOOK F0 11GH SCHOOLS, ACAoEMIES & SEMINARIES Bf W. 5. Tu, X. - P rleo ..1 , er~A b0. w e b ie. A - u"dood.booko or2 149"Ie, Afile wd oplesw maei, ra .an. 'loe 0 oft t tor" y ae b 0 . .....r . *1..'t es Afas 65'0A 9. .-a. ...f u3 s... g..... .at.......... Sa .. o......... . -e..o .f .11. Pe ... ...... t. . st...... . Or....... aomoriescafta so. 88 mT?ose."we"..~* 90 12.W per veer. Ofiver Ditson & Co. 9osto. J.3 . DITBON A 00. o2Oheegau" 6L, y&.s. T 4MI MAKE HENS LAY. Am ugis. V*ternary urgon and her now raein s countryie that rot of eA rS ,nd UattlIe Powdere bere oaretworthlone traslli, 4. ae toat herldaree ConditAon Powders are abso uly pure and imniensel yvaluale. Nothai on @ mr w ake hes lay like dherande oli Aowier..1! Doe., one teas ou tAlti i'plat of fee. lold everywhere,.or sent )y ml fr vw Stkte Name 1. 0. JOHNSUNa 00.1 Danger, . Sturfinant's oreat catarrh Rmiey 4 spthe msfest, most agreeable and off"fi rmdyI lie world for the cure of 0ATAU19 I. es oulkattecr rom what cause, or bow tong stauding.9b7 givins TURDIVANT'S CATARRH 'REMEDY tis facd it antctewsvry plsa* a van e a ' n b te m oa t l i c e o m a b o r ,' a t" * y 0teree "''bilaes. A S.i nme SAGENTS WANTEDTOR -THE ,CTORerAZ.. LHISTORY o=WORL.D. rattn ietan maientiies and includng a istory of th, rise and fall of Sb. Greek and Bonma nPtres. tr midle aes, the ruade. , feue onta~ te e7w Wrld, etc.r e.g.an Ie moe. oniplete History of the W he- er pub shed .a, for speolmun pages and extra tie to A T I4ON Adr 1,1P8a1SH1MG (14*..* Phiiadelphia. Pa. A rHEAIR and expense. to agents 5 ~ Outfit Free. Address ' P. O. VIOK ERY. Augusta, Mc, I LV7U WULD 83 ROPUR DR. N.O. GRAY OU'~ S9SN.TW Fp gtwi " HERMOMETERS, M'orocope., Opera Glasses, Eye Glasses, reolacles. Barometers, at Greariy Redued Pees, R. & J. B ~OK, a n fa liOi rte (Jatalogue of 14 page, at ib andied. Pefore u o uy any Eleciri U 1A ddross Dr. lD eB ~x 1649, Boston, Mas. SA PON IFI EFR te Ol 1iAbN.lie nettrated Lye for FAMILY r m na d 8 aToinet oap quitox ABIK FOR SAPONIFI3DII, AND TAKE NO OTHIER. 'UN N'A 6A LT MANIJW'o e4.. PHlILAD'A UNiTE D STAT.S 'atent Brokers' and Inventors' A.SSOCIA.TZON. WI!. (IRAW.DAW, li.n.gew, 689 Archs Siret, PIUL ADELU*Asa,. ,.LLAnwND PILES. wo konwn ude emed which I.e weevoume fltst pimonyee oft etoe aoutv harm thtan good, ordraet a pins, buS use naturee GILT-EDG ike. "Olit.Edge " Datter the year read. Comn. the Science of (hemitry appied to Dutter. Augw.t and Winter Batter made seal to the iact. Interesses preduet e per eat. imsproves 20 per cent. Iteduegs tabor ot churning one. s lBatter becoming ranetd. improyee market Ita a pound. Guaranteed free flrom all tiJijres (itves a nice Golden Color the year round, 26 ill produce $800 in increase of product and (Can you nmake a better tnveataeatg Dewsre. GennIne sol only in boxes wvith trad. ymad, together wvith worde "GIL/r-El,ou 13Rn" prInted on each paokago. Powder sold I Ceneral Storeakeepers. Ask your dealer for nts to Dlutter-Makera," or send stamp to us sliiz 3% l., fit 25 0ents1 Laarge ese, 913lbs., caving biy buytng the larger also. BliTTER IMPROVEMENT CO., Prop're, lekr"Jte15steurads 2.nW4ae, V. -