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Lucky escape of Duenste. Many duelists have owed their lives to the brass buttons so much worn by our grandfathers, and it was to this that Captain Outhbert of the Guards owed his lucky escape when he fought a duel with Lord Lonsdale in 1992. The captain, it eems,was on duty ntear to Mount street, in Lonuaon,n order to prevent any increasing disturbance in that quarter, and one of his orders was to allow no carriage to pass that way. Lord Lonsdatle, who came in his carriage to Mou.at street, was conse quently stopped, and finding he would not be allowed to pass, his temper was somewhat ruled. Addressing himself, therefore, to Captain Cuthbert, he sal to that otlicer: "You rascal, do you not know that I am a peer of the realm?" Tne captain promptly replied: "I don't know whet-her you are a peer of the realm or not; but I know you are a scoundrel to apply such a term to an oflcer on duty, and I will make you answer for it." A meeting of course took place as soon as the captain got off duty and the preliminaries could be ar ranged, but atter the discharge of a brace of pistols on each side, it ter minated without injury to either party. Lord Lonsdale's last shot, however, would probably have been fatal, it the ball had not luckily struck a button 01 Captain Cuthbert's coat, which repel led It. The seconds then interfer d, and matters were amicably adjusted. An even more wonderful affair hap pened in 1787, when a French ofilcer having said in an ungarded momient that "the English army had more phlegm than spirit," he was soon after ward challenged by an English oflilcer, Captain --, of the Eleyenth Regi ment of Foot, for havIng made use of these words. As the Chevalier La B- refused either to apologize for or to withdraw the expresion, a duel took place, and the offence was consid ered by the Briton to be of so deadly a kind, or rathei one which nothing but the death of the utterer could extenuate that he insisted upon fighting at five paces. If the two arms and two pistols are taken into account, this short dis tance was, of course, much reduced; so that apparently neither had a chance of escaping. Seemingly they had tossed or done something else, for "first lire," which the Euglishman wonj and Cap tain i--'s ball "took place." as might be expected on the Chevaller's breast; but by a marvel of luck It was stoppea by a metal btton. The Chevalier, who was touched by so providential an e scape, maganimouly tired in the air, and did not stop at that, but made a full apology by stating the English have buth sptrit and phlegm. We read, elbewhere, of another duel lot picking up on his way to the place of meeting a horse-shoe, which for "luck" lie placed inside of his coat, over h.s heart; and the bullet happen ing to strike tht ra, the horseshoe saveu his Ilie. General Bonnet, in his duel with General Oruani, in 'aris, in 1814, OWed lisa lile :o having at hundred franc piet-i in lis waistco~at l'ocket; a tale ichle calls to mind the story of the Jester Perpilgnan, who on hearing thab one oft the parties owed his life to ai IIye-rnc piece w hichs hialpe.ed to bu . ini lia pocket, replied seriously, "Aih I but I should have been kilied.' ''Why ?" was the natural in~quzy. "Because, my dear fello w,'' lhe repheda, ".t never have a ive trance piece tv spend, much less to put Into my pocket."' Afier soven Centurtes. An event of some importance eccur ed in connection with the Temple ei Juggernaut. Throughout the whole oi the emi~lre there Is nc, shrine so sacred as Pooree, and no spot where a devout Jlindoo would rathier die than beneath this great fane. The temnpie, which cost half a million sterling of the money of our times, 18 literally black wIth age. The storms of nearly seven centuries, which aie often so yiolent In the Bay of Bengal, have produced little impressionx upon It, and until a short time ago it seemed as likely to re main so many centuries nmore. Many of the large tensples in the provinces are now in ruins, but they have not fallen through the wear and tear of time, A silent but effecttual power has been the cat'se o1 this debtruction. Thbe seeds of the peepul and banyam trees got into the foundations. These have taiken root; the sapling has forced its way through the lissures of the stones; and -In process of y ears the whole fabric has been loosened and eventually brought down, and it seenas probably that the temple of Juggernaut will share the same late, At the late festivals, as soon as Ihie idols had been taken from their thrones for their annual excursion. several large stones fromi the inner root fell on the platform. [Had they fallen a l ew minutes earlier the idols would have been shattered to atoms, and in all probabilityv there would have been a great loss of life. TIhe resident magistraite ap~plied to the Governor for an engineer to inspect the damage. Thits was found to be a very diliikit task, as the temple Is so dark. Thete are nio apertures for the light; five or six lights are kept burning in the ctay time, andi even with these, nomiing Is vIsible but, the idols. It is but very rarely that temples are repaire(', and the soundl of the chisel and hammer on the top of tis great temple wili do more to weaken tihe faith of the Uindoo in Juggernaut, than any thing that has occurred in the present generationi. 'l here will be no lack of money for any estimate, as the priests are very wealthy, anc1 the annual income of the ti miple is said to amount to ?U8,000. The question which is agitating all priests Is ; what is to be done with the idols a bile the repairsare being made? kte (tflcers of the temple are most anx ioud to have the Idols resteed to their thrones. They propose that an inner ceiling of wood shalh be made to pro te-t the Ik oi and the worshippers; but their % ould be so much danger should there be another fall of stones, that the rajah will not. cnsent AGRICULTURI. Tax z Honst's BnEAsT.-Supposlng $he team to be in the very best possible pight for a heavy season's work, If a badly fitted collar be put Into use, the favorable condition referred to will count for no considerable sum as a fao. tor In the spring's work. When it is considered that every pound of earth moved by the plow is disturbed by the narrow or seed drill, and every rod traversed by the reaper or wagon, comes by power obtained by direct pressure upon the horse's breast, the importance of looking to the surface which performs so important a part, first, last, and all the time, should be apparent. It is the heavy and constant pressure upon the breast in plowing that endangers the breast or the horse. There Is no let up of the pressure, as in propeiJing the wagon for in the latter case, when the load goes down an incline the collar leaves the breast, giving a little respite from the pres sure, allowing the skin and hair to part with its moisture, and the should ers to take a rest. But in plowing there is no such chance of relief. The pressure of a collar is a grinding, heat and sweet producing process, and if its surface is not absolutely smooth, and the texture the most even and pliable that it is possible to secure, the surface will soon show the effects,and your Ill fitted horse is quite unfit for work. At the time of sned ding the spring coat the horse is much more liable to collar gall than at any other time, because the skin is made sensitive by shedding the hair. Many farmers practice careful washing of the breast, morning and evening, in cold salt water. 1U is believed that this-using a common phrase-hardens Lhe skin. There can hardly be any doubt of the benefluial influence. By keeping the breast bathed in the man ner named, and the surface of the col lar smooth and clean, the breast can generally be kept clear of harm. Yet as stated, plowing Is the trying work, and during tie season for this, unusual vigilance will be In order. It Is only now and then that you find a collar maker who In ever respect makes a first class collar. Hunt this man out and buy of him. DICFECTIVE COTTON SCiD.-There was a wide-spread complaint last spring of bad stands on account of damaged cot ton seed. The trouble grows out of carelessness in handling the seed after ginning. The custom ofseedlug cotton before ginning has gone almost into disuse, and the restilt Is that the seed are green and frequently damp when they fall from the gin. Allowed to lie in a heap, as is generally the case,they are heated and damaged. This may be olviated either by tuoroughly dtrying the cotton before ginning, or by mov ing and stirring the seed after they are ginned. This precaution shioild always uo taken with those seed which are in tendeu for planting. As a rule, the first plcaiigs shouild not be taken for plnting uliees they are selectud. Dis. eased and injured bolls are the first to ispen. By taking pains, however, to uake selections of fully matured bolls, Lshe seed may be much improved if the first opened bolls are picked by Elen selves. The early maturing qualities of the seed arn thus. Increased--an i portant consideration in protecting It troin the worm, A Faw SUGGOl'IONs TO llolsITnAIN ICns.-Never try to beat a colt into do ing a thing, for if. nervous he may turn out a vicious horse, anti if stupid he mnay become stubborn. Remember that by patIence and gentleniess lhe can oc got to do any13 tihing that wvilI not hurt hun. WV hen the horsc shows sings of .shyilng at an ot-Ject (do not beat hIm, but k-ad him upi t~O it., allowinig hi m to staind and look as hie comies closer, and ater lie examines it a few .times he wvill not leur anything of the kind again. In piasug by hedges with a colt throw ini stones and stop) hlim unil lie takes no notice of the noise. Before puttIng on any article of harness let 3 our colt sniell It, and then rub it against, is hwad, neck and body. Al ways art a horse With the voice,never WVIi thle cuitof the whip. In starting turn a little to one side; it stopping when going upi hill do the same. 1-r hAS been decided by those who ought to kunow about such thinga,thuat. 300. pounads oi Peruvian1 guiano is suflici-. mit ior an ieare of corn land. Thle manure of 50. fowls ini one year~ mixed with iour timles its bulk oi swanmp Inuck or dry earth even, Is every wht as valua ble as three hundred weight of the best Peruvian gtuanio. Ini tile lEastern btates where every partieleof'maniureila need ed cit tile landlt, tile miannre Irem alfty leisi ill two years would pay for a nilce henl-house large onought to accom modate a llock of that size. PAnlsNIPs, carrots, Swedish turnips, amnd especially mangei-w urzei, will all fatten pigs. Tihe roots ought not to be given in a raw state,but always cooked anid mlixedi with beans, peats, Indian corn, oats and( barley, all of which miust, be ground into meal. When pigs are fed on auch cooked food as we have stated the pork acquires a peculiarly rich flavor, and is amucht esteemed, es pecially tor family use. THEi first requisite of good and sue cessi ul farmuing,Is to prepare tile grounid well. 1'low deep and pulverize thlo roughly. To nierely skim over the land with a sorry plew, and depend on the season to do the rest for the crop, is unwise, tihe result of igiiorance or laziness. -both~ a crime Iln these en lighted days of cIvIlIzation. Those who take goodt care to prepare the ground well Ior the reception of seedis, are the men who hartiy ever fail to mlake money by farming. 'iihoiFirat, buw allu1s. The old practlce In making boards .was to split up the logs with wedges, and inconvenienit as the practice was, it was no easy matter to persuade the world that the thing could be done in any better way. Sawv mills were first used in Europe in tile fifteenth cen tury ; but so lately as 155, all English emibassador, having seen a saw miii in Franice, thought it a novely which do. served a particular description. It is amusing to note how the aversion to labor-saving machiineiy has always agitated Emngland. 'Abe first saw mill was established by a Dutchman,in 1603, but the public outcry against the newv rangled machine was so violent, .that the proprietor was forced to decamp with more expedition that ever did Dutchmaan before. TIhe evil was thus kept out of England for several years, or rather generations; but in 1768 an unlucky timber merchant, hoping that after s e long a time the public would be less watchful of its own interests, made a rash attempt to construct an other miii. The guardians of the put he a elfuale,hboi sver, w'ereon thealer and a consceiaons mob at once col. lected, and mulhtd the mill to pieces. HUMOROUS. "Timms has changed since I was 'a a,"1 excalimed Mrs. Goodington, re ectively, laying down the peper in which she had read of the large amount of gold used annually in teeth-filling, and pushing her ancient spentacles up onto her corrugated and eqially an cient torehead. "Yes; times has changed since I was a gal. You never heard such a fuss about teeth in them dayt. That was afore people took to feeding on calomels and bourbons and such trash. They didn't have the toothache much, but when a tooth did become defrayed they had it distracted at oncehnd without taking chloroform or any of your new tangled eathetics ether. And as for sticking gold into their mouths, why, bless you! they had all they could do to get bread enough to put there to keep soul and body to. gother." And the old lady's face as sumed an unwonted sternness as she reflected on the degeneracy of modern tumes. "On, mammal'" said a little girl, running into the house, "while we girls were skipping out on the pave. ment a real nice man came up and gave us some candy and told is to keep right on as hard as ever we could, and he said that If any of us would skip seven hundred and Mlty times he would give her parents a nice, pretty rosewood box, all lined with white satin, with a glass cover and silver handles with the little girl's name on a silver plate. So I'm going to try and get it for you mamma; and lie said when any little girl had skipped seven hundred and fifty times for her papa to call round to his ofileand let him know. Good bye, mamma." "Mercy on me, child, come back." The undertaker has gone to the country I A nov in a neighboring city was hit on the head with a stone, and he died in a few minutes. The physican who postmortemed the body found blood alotted at the base of the brain, caused by the rupture of a small blood vessel; but the Coroner's jury said "the cause of his death was an over-distended stomach." Nothing will cause a boy's stomach to distend quicker than to hit him on the head witti a stone,--al though some physicians may not be aware of the fact. "WELL, I've sold my dog," said he ra le leaned against the door-jamb. "Have you though? How much did you get?" inquired a bystander. "Seventy-five dollars." "Well, some body got bit on that trade," remarked bystander No. 2. "Oh, no, I threw in a croquet set, an old campaign flag, my last year's fishing tackle, an army overcoat, and-let me see. Oh, yes, I let quite a good second-hand buggy go with it. Oh, Ohat's a mighty good dog. Ele's wortl all I got for him.' WitiN an ancient maiden lady,in the rront pew, vocalizes as follows: "0 for a man O for a man O for a mansion in the skies," It [s awfully suggestive, and it causes all 'he slumbering old bachelors in the 3ack pews to awake with a sudden tart, and stare suspiclously aromed, as ;1hough they seented danger. Some of hie songs of Zion are yearning to be reversed. AT a late military di.mner one of the visitors proposed this toast: "Alay he man who has lost one eye in the aervice of his countrv never see dis .ress with the Olier I" But the person whose duty It was to rend the toast,by mlttmng tile word "distress," com pletely changed the sentijnent, and saused much merriment by the blun ier. ''ADoLPnmUs, my dlear,'' said she, "It's necarly a year since you first be gan to call." "Yes, [ believe so," iervously. "And we've talked about books and music every night." "Y-y-e-s, I think so," more nervous h in bef ore. "W~ell [, 1-Don't you hIinak a change would be agreeable ?" l'here was "a chanuge" in a few wveeks' ~imo. The pastor made it. " A NY letter for me?" asked a young lady ot the female postmaster ini a country townt. "No," was the reply, "Strange," said the young lady aloud to herself as she turned away. "Noth ing strange about it," cried the f. p. through thae dlellvery windowv; "you ain't answered the last letter he writ ye."' THmEnE's a gil in Kansas only nine teena years old who cana knock a squair rel out of the tallest tree with her rifle ride a kilyking mustanig, haelp "round n p" a herd of cattle, anid ride down a Jack rabbit, and yet, the local paper states in a tone of surprise and a little anxiety, "alhe is not married." A YOUNG man wvith an umbrella overtook an uanprotected lady acqu aint anace in a rainstorm, and extending his umbrella ever her, requested the pleas.. ure of acting as haer rainb~ow. 'Oh I" exclaimed the young lady, taking his arm, "you wish tue to be your rain dlear." Two souls with but a single umbrella, two forms that stepped as one. AT breakfaqt a remarkably light omelette sou Ille is served, at a moment when every one is engage I in a deeply initerestinag conversation. The omelette is neglected, andh begins to settle down fromn its appetizlng airiness, to the en ormaous dhisguast of the little daughter of the house, who exclaims: "0 ma,do hurry I The onmelette is eating itselt I" "DON'T prevaricate, sir I" thunadered a lirlih Columbian judge to a witness from the mines, "don't prevarioate, air." "Can't help it, judge," answered the miner. "Ever since I got a kick in thae maoith Irom a mule, that knock ed my~ teeth out, I prevaricate a good "WHAT is the chief use of bread? asked an examiner at a recent school exhibition. "The chief use of bread," answered thes urchin, apparently suar prised at the simplicity of the inquiry, "is to spread butter and jam on it. JUDGE to an unprepossessing tramp: "W~hat are your means of living?" "1 anm an inventor," "Ah, indeed. And what have you invented?" "Nothlug as yet ; but I am on the Two female friends meet after a long as paration anid exchange confidenaces: "Yes, my dear; I have been a widow for six months." "And I for nearly five years." "Tihe same lucky woman you always weore." IT looks real easy and homelike to see the baby at the table invariably cut its broad with a spoon while it picks up molasses wath its fingers. "DANIEL, S3M'sON, of Boston, is 98 years oid, and has played thei snare drum 70 years." And yet we. are told that the age cf miracles is pas t. "D)o you love this girl better than you do hier sistei ?" was whuat a Kansas clergymain asked the man who stood belome hinm to be nwa. aama - DOMEST10. Oxz source of discouragement to a young housqkeeper is' the fact that, after she has done the best she knows how, her housekeeping reminds her of the action of a scale, when thA front bteps, parlor and sitting-room are up, the back steps, kitchen and pantry are down. It may be a comtort to' her to know that in the best regulated fami lies where one woman does 'all the work, this sometimes occurs but ex perience helps to remedy the n atter somewhat. Beginning after breakfast let the the table all be cleared, the food all put away, and the dishes placed in an orderly way en the kitchen table. The tank should be filled with the wa. ter hot, while she goes to the front part of the house and does the necessary part of the work there, not neglecting anything which in the event of a vlsi tor will cause her annoyance. Get all the work as even as possible narrowed down to the kitchen. This plan should be pursued regularly; the day on which It is departed from will be one of defeat and humiliation. She is cer tain to have one or two neighbors who have plenty of help and who enjoy running in to chat with her in the morning. If it cannot be avoided she can wash the breaktast dishes and at tend to the lamps while cooking toe dinner. It must not be understood that by pushing all the work back into the kitchen, that this room is to be neglected. Above all things keep the kitchen clean-in a great weasure the health of the family depends upon this. A pleasant kitchen, convenient and inviting, is an inspiration to tho rough work; better meals will be pre pared there, and all that it costs to make this worship what it should be will be amply paid for by the Increased comfort af'orded to the faithful house wife, and through her to each member of the family. TnE VALUE OF GOOD CooEHRY.--We do not need our medical advisers to in sist upon the importance of good cook ery, and to point out to us, as Sir Henry Thompson does, that the rela tion, not only between food and a healthy population, but "between food and virtue, between the process of di gestion and the state of mind which re sults from It," should occupy no sub ordinate place in the practical arrange ments of life. It would be, perhaps, going too far to aflh'm that good cook ery would be an absolute safeguard against orime, and that the coster monger would never begin "jumpinr on his mother" had he just partaken of filets de poilc aux trUffes, Sauce supremle, with a glass or two of Pomard, but there can be no doubt of the civiliz lng effects of well-cooked food. There Is no occasion to gormandize-to imi tate the man, who after stuffing him self with haggis continued to ey. the collapsed bag with grateful affection, told the waiter to behave kindly to it when removed, and followed It out of the room with a silent benediction; nor that other hero, mentioned by Byron, who, having heard that The birds called kitticwakes were good whets, ate six of them and complained that he was "no hungrier than when be began." But a prudent man will.if it be possible, take heed as to what he ats, and the proper preparation of his rood; and though the dinner-bell be biartly "ihe toctin of the soul" tohim, he will hear it with pleasurable antici pations, and not be doomed to disap pointment. No tuoro H ard Tines. .if you will stop spenditing so much on fine clothes, rich food and style, buy good, healthy food, cheaper and better clothing: get more real and sub stantial things or lire every way, and espeelaily suop the foolish habit of emi ploylng exp~ensive, quack doctors or using so much of the vile humbug medicine that does you only harm, but put your trust in that simple, pure remedy, Hop1 Bitters ; that cures alwaiys at a trifling cost, and you will see good times and have good health.-Ch~onicle. CHExsE Fnmvrzns. - Take three ounces or three tablespoonfuls of ilour, one ounce of butter, one gill of tepid water (two parts of cold and one of boiling), a little pepper and salt, one egg, three tablespoonfuls of grated cheese. For this the old hard cheese may be used. First place in the bowl the flour, then the pepper and salt; melt the butter and pour it upon the flour. Next add the water, drop in the yolk of an egg, and then stir in the cheese. Beat the white of the egg to a stiff froth, and when light, mix with the other ingredients. Pur, in by spoonfuls into hot lard or clarified rat. and cook for three minutea. When they rise toss them over, so as to brown both sides. When done, take out and place first on a sheet- of white paper, then pile on a hot napkin. To SPzcE A RoUND OR CORNID BEEF. -Take a strong twine string and tie it tightly round to keep it In shape; then stick it well on both sides with etoves, squeezing them in as far as possible; rub it also well with three tablespoon fuls of pounded saltpeter, and then with plenty of ine salt. Lay it in a large wooden tray, or round vessel that is tight, and every other (day turn it and rub well irato the brine which makes from it. In ten days, if properly attended to, it' will be fit for use. BEEF~ SoUP.-This is for invalids. 'rake one and a half pounds of lean beef, one ounce of rice or barley, pep per ann salt, and one and a half pints of cold water; divide the meat into smapl pieces; put this in a stone jar in a vessel with hot water and let it re main In the oven for four hours. By uncovering the end of the cooking,you can, of course, very much increase the strength or the soup. BnowvN oR Drsrb PI'8A BREA D.-Trake six quarts of wheat meal, rathier coars -- ly grouind, one teacup god yeast, hail teacup of molasses, mix with a pint of .nlk warm water and a teaspoonful saleratus. Make a hole in the meal and stir the mixture in the middle till like me batter; then proceed as with fine flour bread; make a dough; whi n light make into four loaves, which wvill each weigh four pounds when baked; bake an hour and a half; a botter oven is required than for fine flour. To AcQUIRE A RimollT AND SMoOTH SK IN.-T1ake tepid baths and( use a harsh towel ; plenty of air and exercise. Oat meal rubbed into the skin, after it has been washed with soap and water,will give smoothness a nd brilliancy to the skin. BONE a mackerel, cut each filult in two, dry them and salt and chopped paraley ; fry the m In butter or lard. For the sauce, boil the bones, strain and thicken the broth, add the Juice of a lemon to taste, serve under the filliets. Qu1rnishi withI gherkins. The seasOni's entertainments have been totably free from annoyance by coughing, Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup doss this. Peto 2a cents a bhtte.a HRADACan is so Comtaon that some member.of nearly every family Is af fected with it. The cause In most cases Is a torpid action of the Liver, brought on by debilitating influerpees and im gurItles of the stomach. The habitual Blok Re'dache peculiar to some persons is per anently cured by taking Sim mons' Liver.iegtulator.; ordinary Head.. ache, which is only a symptom of de ranged Stomach and Xiver is readily Oured by a few doses. And let all who suffer from Headaches remember that they can be prevented by taking a large dose of the Regulator so soon as their symptoms indicate the coming of an attack. "1 used a bottle of Simmons' Liver Regulator when troubled seriously with Headache caused by Constipation. It produced a favorable result without hindering my regular pursuits in busi ness. "W. IV. WIruMn, - Des Moines, Iowa." Aaotine.-The Annales Industriolles notes a new diseovery by M. hedde hault, which consists in the separation of wool from cotton in rags and waste produets in which these two textiles are mixed, by treating them with steam at 150 deg. 0. under a pressure or live atmospheres. Under the Influence of this temperature the wool is decompo sed, fuses, and flows off into a lower re ceptaole, while the cotton, flax, and in Sact all vegetable fiber, are unattacked. It is then only necessary to pound and wash the latter to obtain products con taining no longer any traces of wool, and which are admirably adapted for bleaoling and manufacturing into pa per. The solution of wool, evaporated to dryness, has beei named by the in ventor azotine. Owing to the increase in value of mixed cotton and woolen rags thus treated, especially for paper making, the cost of the operation Is vir tually covered, and the new product azotine-costs really nothing. This material, which is completely soluble in -water, and which conavins all its nitrogen In a soluble form is to be used, mixed with dried blood, as a fer tilizer. The invention Is said to be an important one, both for the paper mak ing Industry and for agriculture. Gulty of Wrong. Some people have a fashion of con fusing excellent remedie4 with the large mass of "patent medicines," and in this they are guilty of a wrong. There are some advertised remedies fully worth all that s asked for them, and one at least we know of-Hop Bitters. The writter has had occasion to use the Bitters in just such a climate as we have most of the year in Bay City, and has always found them to be first-class and reliable, doing all that is claimed for them.-Tribune. Apparatus for Propelling Veesels.-A propelling appaiatus is described in the foreign journals, the peculiar fea ture of which is that the pressure ot the steam acts directly upon ihe sur face of the water without the interven tLion of pistons or immedliat e inauliInery. Frictions, complications, ex)ense of repairs, and liability to breaking, are in a great measure. if not entirely avoid ed, and it is said that the method of ap plying the power has proved highly economileal andt satlsfactoiy. The boil ers and their appurtennuces are of the usual description. The stemni is ad mitted to the upper part of t.he cy1l, d rs throt'gh the valv, a, wi i1 are co. '. trolied by fli0 t. The sti-ai force.. tlhe Water out through the doeharge noz zles wit i coade al e veocity, and the reactive force ear:lies trhe bout forwardl. The steam is cut off at the early part of the stroke, and the expansive force completes the work. When the water in the cylinders reaches the presersbet level, the exhaust vave communki ating wih the condetiser Is opeziud, and as the va'cuuma is formed wvaer eaters the cylinders through the supply valves, and the operation is repeated. With all the competition in soap, Dobbins' Electric do: p, (made by Cragin & Co., Philadelphia Pa.,) Is first io popularity, because at Is p)ure, uniform and honest. Have your gro cer get It and then try it at onceo. At the request of the CentennIal Comn mission, a committee wvas appointed in 1876 by the Phila~delphia Academy of~ Selence to investigate and report upon the subject of the insects and plants that might be introduced to our aoll through the medium of foreign exhib its. The committee new announce that but thirteen species of plants have been found in the exhibition grounds, and these only In Isolated specimen8 showing no disposition to spread. Some of the species are from the west ern part of our country, some from. Europe, while a few of them are from Japan. "She'll throw awaiy her switches, False curls and borrowed sheen. And shake upon her shotulders plump, The wealth of CAIInOLLNE. Sonmethat In these words an English scientific journal introduces the foliow ing suggestion : Thi ey propose to ligh t the whole of London by means of a great central light-house. buppose a circular tower, say 1,000 feet or more, with galleries at Intervals of one hun dIred feet, each gallery provided with a series of electric.Jampus, with reflec tOrs arranged at suitable angles. 'yhe light could thus be dirc edl and dififias' d over the entire metropolis, rendering gas-light unnecessary except in the suburbs. This is the suggestion. Who will carry it into effecot? Vi G.Tz.S .-'iThe great success of the Vege'inec as a cleanser and p~uriller oi the blood is shown beyond a doubt by the great numbers who have taken 11 and received immediate relief, with such remarkable cures. The "ph otophone" Is a novel inrstru ment by which rays of lighlt are made to produce sound. Tihe honor of the die overy of the application Involved, is claimed by Prof. A. Grahiam Bell, 'the inventor of' the telephone, lie has succeeded in so controling light yibr :-. tions as to be able to transmit speech by rays of llaht, withon*, tlheoaid of con ducting wires. In this way articulate sounds have t~een m epioduceed at a dh tance of abot seven hundred feet. That the American peoplie are alive to the advantages to ac, rue f rom solenti tie research, is amply shown by the i'iterest manifested in the Boston mee ting of the American Assec.ation for the Advancement of Scu fnce, held rc centay. Thmis was prot-ably the largest gathering of savant.eyer witnessed in the country. "Now Welt aid Mtrong." Dr. Rt, V. Pierce, Buuiato, N. Y. t Dear Sir--I wish to state that my daughter, age 18, 1%as pronoutnced I . curable anti was fast failing, as the doctors thought, with Consiumption*, I obtained a half dozent bottles of your Discovery for her and she et nmmenced improving at once, and Is now well and strong. She took the Ihscovery last tall. Very truly yours, Ray, ISAAC N. AausIJTrN, EvN a deacon won't say grace when he steps Into a railway, eating-house. JKt )cuowb that It would be asking too vnuch to reauest that he be tmne thank ful for an) ipg h4 will get there. SOetior den7 Dleagree as to the best *eethods and remedies. for the cure ef oonAtipation and dirordered liver and kidneys. But those that have used Ei iney Wort agree that it in by far the best m-dioine known. Its action iW prompt, thorough an4 lasting.--HanAw~. Vegetinie. More to me than Gold, WALFOL, Mass., March T, 1M. MR. H. R. FYuvzNs: I wish towotorm you what vegettne bas do,$ for te. I i &o bee troubled wi u irysipelas Humor for mote ihan s0 yeari in my limbs ind ot her pArts of my body, anid have been a great SufTrer. I dommenced taking Vegotine one year U9o last Augus'. and can truly ay it has done more for mo than any other medicine. I Seem to I~e pertuotly frte to rn ttits hmnor and can recommend I i every o . Would not be without this inedtcine-Otis more to me than ld-a nd I feel it will prove a blessing to others 161fsto sme. Yours, most respeotfuitv M iti. IJAyID CULARK. J. BENTLEY, A. D., says: It bus done snore onod i hta ali neds. etI troatnenst. Mr. H. It. sToK o.NS o Feb. ka188 SIr--I have ci 1 uri g the past year a con. siderable quantity of your Vi getine. and I ba lievi., In all cases it, has given S .tisfacl.iois. 11 one cse, a delicate youtg lady of about I y are was much benefited by its use. Her pa rents Infotmed me that it a.. 1tune her more good than all thot yedlea treatment to which i1he had previously been aujctd Yours, respuctfully, J BENTLEY, M. D. Loudly in its- Praise, B. IR. Sn s T oRNTO, Oat., March 8, 1of. Dear air-Considering the short time that Vegotin has been before the public here, it sellswerlasaolool putiIler, and for troubl a arising from a sluggish or torpid flyer. it is a 12rt-class medicine. Our customers speaik loudw in Its praise. WRIGHT & CO. Cor. Queen and Elizabeth'streets. Vogetine. PREPARED ST 13. B. STEVENS, Boston, IMass. Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists. ' 10 ITTg CELEBRATED SS Tho accumulated evidence of nearly thirty years show that the Bitters is a certain ro.naedy for malarial d'sease, as well as its surest pre ventive : that it-oradieatos dyspopsia, o nati. ' aton, lIver complains and nervousness, count eracts a tedecy t o goutrheumatis, urinry the feeble. and cheers the mind while It invito i'aits the body. 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Augusta, Mfaine. eonfer a svor upn the Advertlediand he Publisher byatati ogthat thei'paw the hdver tieament In thia tourma tfnam it the pnnart' !EDEY DISEAl - sely sad posatedb h )tZN he or sea prrm ale an aU pase d~ ouam Faotd toer thon isese oanrk toratvem' b..whc rdestinttohe ictsi fe. pe' e 10tWi an bov ..es, ~eseph it s, whh causd g a reial memen of riooieases orah ha eriale Priscptnis aond Inadsr iioei ine sa e EAKNdESura d as we favorate i ute isat oeaelRstrtv mte, ad aleramieh teral Dr.i m pee Ta Laea Ba seA telt , he stcue a VV4' he 0M Medicine - Tat Ae*es he T Vmee Th LUver, te lowuls mi the 4idn1p. otrO tX~ awmime oKv letos droadr:l41~ re =to folloWltU TERRIBLI SUFFERING. iioouneaem leadsehe, Dyspelga,$jan. diee, Constipation and Pites, or Kit. soy Complaints, Gravel, Diabetes, or Rhessatle False and Aea, ate deo sedobeus the blood i poisoe ewiteh ha t should naatueMR KIDNT-WORT Aiiweore health facto and all tilese t and y7dWve t i suffer w udpods avebeenqu ry o Wil ,,=~o or to theoo eViV* andhaalth wiloneemore gladdenyou heeft. 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