The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, January 20, 1881, Image 4
WaRP4ve uuinwIng-rds.
In the time of the Montcsumas,hum
ming-birds were tamed and kept in
large conservatories. Doctor Zipper
lien, o1 Olnlunati, tells of two lua
uing-birds which strayed in May,~a
year ago, Into the house of a lady in
that city and were captured:
The lady, a friend of birds, resolved
to try the experiment of domesticating
the little creatures, although sliewas
aware that such attempts ended usually
in the death of the blids. dho had no
suitable cage so she. seleoted a large
candy Jar, and fixed a perch inslde. In
the bottom she placed a bouquet ol
dowerf, and covered -the open end with
gauze. The flowers were renewed
every day. The convolvulus, trolj i,
lum, honeysuckle, and other flowers
with a long calyx were selected. A
little honey was dropped into every
blossom.
The birds began to sip the sweet
food on the first day, humming above
the lower caps, darting their tongues
In and out among them swift as light.
ning. They also snapped at little in
sects and devoured then. After some
weeks they were given some honey
thinned with water, in a small dIsh.
They sat upon their low perch and
lapped the honey with their tonges,
like a dog drinking water.
In a short time tire birds were 8o
tame that tho gauze that confined them
was removed, and they flow about the
'lom while their glass palace was
cleaned and furnished with fresh
flowers and honey; but as soon as this
operationt was finished they flew Into
the glass agatin, and began eating the
honey. If the lady took a nap after
dinner, thep perched themselves upon
her lorehead, and enjoyed their slosta
there. They hummed about, the roon
for hours, Iaulting for rest upon the
flinger of their friend, and dressiag
their feathers. For a change, tlhe)
would fly again to the honey, but, after
a i'mentary taste away they would
go, lying about their friend. Towards
evenlug they sougtht their perch In the
glass 1 alace, and sang quick ila ti no.es
In the fluest planissho. They ocea
sionally snapped at siialL Ineec.s, but
their chief food was honey, and later
strong sugar-water, since tie honey
thinted with water often settled to the
bottom of the dish. They thrived line
ly on the sugar-water, too. As the
weather became warm in Junie, the
gauze covering was entirely removed
from their glass palace and the little
creatures were given the range of the
whole room, but their food waii at vays
placed in their old dwelling.
Tihe ti::y birds were not at all timor
ous, even at first; they did not fluttr
about anxiously when their flowerb
were removed and fresh ones brought.
Their eyes said plainly: "We know
you are gocd to us." They thankfully
appreciated the care of their proLector,
and, although they manifested no un
easiness when straungers were In the
room, they could not bo luduced to
perch upon anybody's lingor but that
of their tender keeper.
At the end of September one of thoem
began to bu alling, amtd a Ic w day n.Itr
was foundl dead upon the door. The
other pined from hour to hour, and
when the cooler ntights at theo end of
October approaced it too succutmbedl
to the unfrienzdly climate and to its
plainly mianiifested homesiekno.is,
A Que11er I'reaierlpiton.
On one occasion, when 1 was Ill, the
General calle~d Dr. flunt, his family
physiclan. Th'le doctor was a tail, lank.
ugly man-'"as good as gold,'' but none
of the graces that are supposed to win
young ladies; y'et he was mnarriedl to
one of of the loveliest youing creatutres
1 ever knew. General Jackson accomn.
pantied him to my room, and after my
p~ulse had been duly' felt and my
tOngue duliy inspcted, they drew their
chairs to0 the tire and began to talk.
"Ilunt,"' suiddeinly exclaimed the
I'residlent, "'how caine you to get such
Itell you," repilied the doctor, "I wasi
alledto atnd att young lad atl the
were bad, shu htad to keep them band
a god. I cured her wvithout her ever
havirng a (distinct vlow of me. She leftt
the institute, and a yeiar afterward she
appeared hero in society, a belle and a
beauty. At the ball I lntroduced my
self, wvithoumt the slightest ulterior de
signt, as the- physician whio Ihad re
stored her sight, although I supposed
she had never real ly seen mnc. She
instantly exp~ressed the most heartfelt
gratitudo. It seetmedl( so deepil anmd
genuine that 1 was touched. TIhat
very evening she informed me she hadl
a severe co1(d, and that I must again
prescribe for her. Well l it don't look
reasonable, but, I did it. I wrote my
name on a bit of paper, folded it and
handed it, to her, telling hor she must,
take that presoription. She read It and
laughed, "'tis a bitter pill,'' she said.
But whether it was bitter or not we
wer0r marrIed.
Thae ISI8ack Guardsa.
Some years ago, the "hlarrisburg
Guar ds,"';a popular volutnteer comn pany'
changed their niame to tihe '"Cameron
G uardsb' and Hi mon Cameron gave
themn ive hundred dollars. Jack Ogle,
a brilliant young fellow,- afterwards
an Mi. C., a friend anzd relative o1
Judge Black, was cMatn of the Sem
erset G uards, a gay voliuntee~r company
at Judge Bliack's home. Hearing of
Cameron's (dont lon the captaint callen
onl Judge Black and i nslstedupo a1)11i
similar gift to his company, to which
the Judge assented without bneaihaton
upon the same condition as to change)
ofname. 'Cortainily," said the cap
tain, "'we expect nothing elso.'' "T'hen
it, s settled,'' said the Judge, "'bnt
Jack, think how the new name will
sound. May it not be possible that
some of your muon will dislike to be
called "the lilack GJuarda." The cap
tain saw it in an Iistant and sid he
would not bear such a nmamne for any
i monem,
AGRICULTU.NE.
Tus VALUE OF 113X MANUnI.--ShOlid
all the droppings from the roosts by
tiens be carolully saved in barrels, and
every spring and fall this manure be
composted with any good soll or muok
from swamps, and kept a few moiths
-its Value for any crop would be equal
to Peruvian gueno, and might,I think
be estimated ilt fifty cents per fowl
per annum. From dty hens I saved
abot0 ten bariels.of the pure hen-gua
no during the year. What I save from
November to April I compost In the
spring with soil. First, . spread sol
In a circle to the depth of tiree or four
inohes; then I spread the manure
about an inch deep; then I spread an
other layer of soil, till the heap is
completed, using about four times the
bulk of soil that I do of manure, the
last layer being soil. The top of this
compost heap I make flat to catch the
rains; then I cover with any refuse or
straw, then place some sticks of wood
or boards against the covering to keep
it in place, and In two or three months
it is ready for use, having become tiho
roughly incorporated wittl the soll,but
as tihe seuson lor planting Is then near
ly past, I leave ihe heap till the next
scasou, when I use it with what I com
post in November. Ierhaps it would
be better to make a compost in Alarch,
where the climate will admit, and use
the manure for crops planted the last
of Alay or early J uLne; but I cau discov
er no loss by keeping it till the next
season. A gill l this compost in a hill
of corn win be cqual in ellects to halt
a shovelful of inanure.
FRUTmLIZINa A LAnai FAAI.-W. J.
Fowler writes truly In an exchango as
follows: That the fertility of good
land may be maintained by the itse of
clover alone, is shown by the experl.
once of hundreds of Western New
York farmers, I know pieces of land
that have never had manure. Alter
nate wheat and clover ins been the ro
tation over slce the o'iginal timber
was cut off. The clover eail alternate
year has been plowed under, and noth
Ing but gypsum, at the rate Of one
hundred poiinds per acre per year, has
ever been appl.ed. This land I still
in god coiiuitioin, not (uiLe equal to
the filids near the barnyard, aUt which
have had less clover but, nure inanure,
but tolerably sureo 01 10 to 25 bushels
of wheat per acre. The lack in such
inld Is niore apt to be phosphatu of
liite, anid a dressing of superpliasphiatu
appihed with the Wheat aL Seettig will
ulhelply and urely remiedy thiW. By
u. nibining wiliter stock feeding with
occatLlollial IIowilVig under 0i grienl
Cluver for mantre. I do not klUubt
that the fertility of large farms tuay
sUly13' be kept Up US if the hnris were
sialler. in anHy event wvhere clover is
grown thre must always be tie rousts
it the soil to decay, and this wili pre
veit very rapid deterioration of fertil
ity. So miuch always deplnds ' cn keep
lug the oil0 ferille, that cowercial
u1Iires which oni trial prove profit
ablushould always be usCd.
CUIrIVAm12O Tnn11 Pimsatatox.-The
most Promising of all the larger of the
wild I ruits is the common persImmon.
in its na1tive state it gives much greater
ptromiiise' of siltCriy 11.Y than the apple,
peal, leacl, or orange. It Is, at least,
ver'y Palatable, while tile others are
not. The c;rcuistanice that this ffrit
rit)Cis very late la the seaion, adul Is
improved by the frost is In its favor.
Theire Is no lack of early fruits of all
kinds. But there Is a seatoity of late
fruits. ihe pershimmon ranks among
the most nutriclous fruits grown In
any portIon cif this world. It Ia casIly
pawurved by disy~ 1IJ s0 enuiniig.
l)ill'rent trees produce fruit greatly
varyinig in shape, sIze, and inavor. In
issouiri a variety has been discovered
that is destitute of seeds. The astring.
ciit quality whilen characterizes th.s
fruit is imuchi stronger in some speol
men0s1 thanu ini others. Tile tree hasi a
flne alpearance, is hardy, and rarely
falls to produce a large crop of f ruit.
It, only requIres thle same11 cultivation
that,. the appleui, peari anmd peach have
received to render of' equal v'alue to
thenm. Th'fe few peCrsin 111ons that fInd
their way to this market always coi-.
mnand good picesV0.
Cor'ern wire and copper straps are
often very conlvenient anid 01 much
use1 in repairin~g tools, doors, grates
and parts of buildings. Copper wire
is about as easily handled as twinie
and is more u nyloldinig and durable.
Its ilexibilty gives It great advanitage
over iron wiire, and it does not rust,
Coppei straips for nauiling are better
thani leather on one hanid and1 hoop
ironi on the oilier. Copper tacks are
good for mending olid harness, as they
ar1e easily cilnehied.
T.lo keep seeds from the dlepredlatlons
of mice ix iiome pIeces 01 ciamiphor
wivith thiem.. Camphor placed lai trlulnks
or dIrawors will prevent mice from do
lug themi in jur..
A Wultyj Auottoneer.
Some0 interesting reiniscencees of
John Keese, a witty New York auction
eer, are published. A narrative of the
baittle of* Waterloo is put up. "hlow
munch for it?'' Twenty-live cents w'ias
gd. "There wvas no0 quarter at the
battle of Waterloo, my (dear sir." Sell
ing a copy of some "Account of the
Centaurs," It was objected there
couldn't be anaecount 01 whlat never
existed. Keese gave an Instance 0f a
centauir-thie headl of John the JBaptist
coiming in on a charger, lie said
Cadmus was the first postboy, because
"lie brotugh letters from Phon~Ioia Into
Greece." lie knocked down "Dayley's
Deal I Doings'' to a deeiayed apothic~
eary'," anid took the mioniey, saying
"'smallI fevers thaniikfuilly received."'
Selling a volume ".Concerinig the ap
parel of MInisters" 'hle sa id lie sup
posed It ref erred to their ''suriphus or
namenlts.'' lie said the poems of the
R1ev. Mr. Logani wore tile "Banks iind
Brates of Bonnie Doon ''-at least the
brays, lie likened a ledger to Ausria
beenulhse' it wals backed and cornereud by
Rhuissia'' and1 wheni it was1 knockedl
down to Mar. Owen Phalen, lie objected
to selling to a man who was always
Owen and Phialen. lie mold a~ table to
a man whoi( didnim't come for it; lie told
aniother who wanited to buy it at prl
vato sale, that the first. ltrchaser was
lie moi(st uni-coml-ior-iable mamn lie ever
knewv. ie said of a cop)y of LamDzn wIth
biniding homt, that somnebody had
"fleeceed it," but told ine buyer hec
could eaily recover it. Ile putt lip a
backgammion board whieh was to be
sold on the square, and as perfect as
a cop)y of Milton, beause, thierei were a
pair-o'-dlce lost, ie samid the "Three
Eras of a Woman's Life" was the story
of the most woinde'rful womian that
ever lived-only three errors, and
when lie got 0on1y ten cents for the book
DOMESTIC.
DANGHnOUS LIQUIDs.-AmmonIa,es.
pecially the stronger kinds, Is ver
dangerous, few drops being enough tc
Injure a person. When used for clean
sing purposes it should be handled wit1
great care that the gas, which lsgive
off freely in a warm room, be no
breathed in large quantities, and di
injury to the Idelicate inlug 'ot th<
nose and mouth.. Botdine is a ,lqluid
in the handling of ,011011 muqI cautiol
should be exercised. It is very volatile
and its vaporas w6li as the liquli
itself, tnilammable. When employod
for yemoving grease or other stali
from clothing, gloves, etc., It shoticl
never be used at night, nor at an:
other time near a fire. Ether Is an
other dangerous liquid, and in othe
than the physieiau'. hands it had bee
uot be employed in the household
Alcohol must. also be used with grea
care, especially at night.
Cnys'rALEzi 1CLOWEs.-Construel
baskets of fancy form with pliable con,
per wire, and wrap them wIth gauze
into tiese tie to the bottom violets
ferns, geranium leaves-lu fact an
lowers except full blown roses-anq
sink them In a solution of alum, on
pound to a gallon of water, after thi
solution is cooled. The colors will thei
be preserved in their original beauty
and the crystalized alum will holi
faster than when from a hot solution
When you have a light covering o
crystals that completely cover. the ar
ticles, removo the basket carefuly ,an
allow to drip for twelve hours. Thesi
baskets make a'beautiful parlor orna
ment, and for a long time preserve thi
fiashness of the flowers.
IcE FOR TEE'TING CHILDiiEN.-Thi
pain of teething may be alnot don
away with, and the health of the chik
be1teltted, by giving itsplinters of ice
pliked off with a pin, to melt in it
mouth. The fragment is so small tha
it is but a Orop of warm water befor
It can be swallowed, and the child ha
all the coolues for its feverish gum
without the salgiest. Injury. Th
avhlity with which 1b " tie thing last
the coollug morsel i h instant jule
which kavueeds hours of fretfuines
and the sleep whie follows are th
bust witniesses to this maio remedy
lee muy be fed to a three innth's chilt
this way, each spiluter being no large
Anii at comiloin pin, for live or et
Isinutes, the result being that it ha
swaullowed In that tne a teaspooifu
nf warm water,vhilch,so far from bei .1
a hari, is good for it, and the process
may be repeated hourly as oftenas ti
'rUting its from teetliag begin.
FoOLED INTO FATNESS.-1n Ital)
wealthy connoisseurs are very fond o
lat ortolans, and this is the device b'
which they obtain them: They shu
the birds up inl a dark chattaber (know
lug that inl their natural st'tte it I
their habit to fNed at sunrise.) The
then arrange artificial lights, whili
cani be cast at will into the dark prisoi
of the birds, on seeing which the orto
lans immediately seek the food whic
Is provided for thema ; the light i
wit hdrawn aid they go to sleep; afie
a few hours it is again introdueed, an\
so the process is repeated live or sii
tines in the twenty-four hours, so tha
the birds are kept constantly feed in
or sleeping; the constquenco Is tha
;n about three days the ortolan be.
Lici3oms it 'delicious ball of fat,'aind read,
for the table.
IP-SArvE.-An elegant lip salv,
may be made in the foilowvini slhnpi
runiner : Put half' a p)ounid of fresl
L.ard into apani i it. an tvumjU anld,
haltf of whIte wvax; set on a slow, fira
till1 it is meoltedl ; then take a small tl
dlish, Illi It with water, and adtd a fey
chips of alkaniet root; let tthe wate
boil till it becomes of a beautiful reo
color; strain some of It, and mix I
with the other Ingredients accordini
as maly be desired ; scent It with somi
lagreeable and~ favorite extract, an<
theni piour Into small wvhite jars o
boxes.
ArLtS BATTER PUVDDING.-FOur beat
en egge, and pint of rich milk, tw
eup s of' lour, one teaspoonful or sall
two even teaspoonfuls of baking pow
dier. P'eel anmd cor~e eight ripe tart ap
p)es ; put into it deep baking-dish ; il
the ceniter of each with sugar and pou
the beateni batter over them. Bake ai
hour and eat wvith cream and sugar
flavored with nutmeg or lemon.
A D)mLcious WAY OF? CooKING.
Is mnrr.-Take a nice fresh raht,cut i
iuto jolints, and fry it brown,wih somi
slices of pickled pork,add somitonions
shred flue. When nice and brown,tak
It out of the frying pain, and put it in
stew-pan, with water sufllclent t
cover it. Poeppdf and ealt to taste
th icken with some flour and butter ; ad
orce-meat balls, but be suro not to pu
the iat out of the fryIng-pan. Let, th
gravy be the thickness of rich creaml
A GOOD wvay t~o keep cut flowers freal
Is to lay them in wvet- clothes. TIak
them out of theovises at night.,sprinkl
with cold water, and wrap thema witil
cloth made very wet.. The weight c
thme cloth will inot crusliu the most (teli
ente flowers, wthile It keeps ouit, thle ali
anmd prevents their falling~ to pieces o
opening further.
MocK MzxcE-l'u. - Four Bostol
crackers rolled, two- tirlds of a cupfu
of cold wvateor, a cupful of mnolasses
half a cuplful each o1f sugar and vine
gar, an egg, and raisins iand spIces ia
for mince-pies.
Ors rut PIE.-Make a paste as for pl1
erust, line a bhalow pan witit It,' pt'
in a 1ayer of oysters. seasoni witl
crumba of butter anid sailt. add a laye
of bread or cracker crumbs, and so on
then add the liquor aind a little milk
cover with crust anid bake.
Fona damp closet or cuIpboard.whie:
is liabe to cause milldew, plaice in it
saucerful of quick-lime, and it will n(
oni hy absorb eli apparent, daanpness,'u
sweeten anid disintleet the place. It
ne w the lime oiiee a fortnighL, or a
elton as it becomes slaked.
TH'llsE who object to tea leaves fe
swveeping time cam pets caln use fresl
cuit grass instead. 1t answvers the sarim
pulrpose for preventing dust, and give
theo carpet a fresh, b~righlt look.
Ii' yout want goodh stch, mix it wit
cold wvater; addi boiling waiter unt I
thuickenis, thon add. a di.9ert-spoonht
of augar and a piece of butter. Tal
umakes a stiff and glossy finleh equal I
that of the laundry.
To remove grease from wail papel
lay several folds of blotting paper o1
thme spot, and hold a hot iron near
unti the grease is absorbed.
1IOUOEKEEPRs may be glad to kno
that a tablespoonful of ammonia in or
gallon of w'arm watei will restore Lii
color of carpets.
A SPOONFUL of stewed tomatoes I
the gravy oh either roasted or f rio
mats is an advantge.
HUMOROUV,
- A LADY of his flock once called upon
r I . Gill with a grievance. The Doe
tor's neckbande were too long for her
lWa of ministerial humility, and after
k 4ong harangue on the sin of pride,
Ss intimated that she had brought her
t sos*orswllh her an() would bepleastd if
her dear pastor. would allow her to
o el p them dow n to her notion of pro
plety. The doctor not only listened
k pitently to her lecture, but handed
Sher over the offending ' white bands
I fo: her to operate upon. When she
hal out them to her satisfaction and re
tu'ned the bibs it was the doctor's turn.
I "low "said he, "my good sister, you
r est 4to me a good turn also." "Yes,
- it *111, Doctor; what can it be?"
r " ell, you have something about you
witch is a deal too long and causes me
noend of trouble, and I should like to
L see it shorter." **indetd, dear sir, I
wi. not hesitate; what is It? Here are
the soissors, use them as you please."
"Come, then," said the sturdy divine,
- "g3od sister, put out your tongue."
l AM a peaceoble man," said the in
r trtdor, grasping his club with
I both hands, ' but If you don't come
3 dovn with $17 50 damages for my lao.
3 ersted feelings the bombardment will
i begin at once." The owndr of the dg
pall down the money as lie was afraid
I the other fellow might exasperate him
if to hit him with a club of that size.
f The owner of the aog also said that he
- was sorry the dog had bitten the in
I truler's son. "Why, he ain't my
3 Bon." said the intruder. "Whose son
- is te, then?" asked the astonished
3 owner of the dog. "le Is the son of
a friend of mine who owed me $17 53,
but lie Is poor, and the only available
3 assets he has was these dog bites on
3 his body. which he turned over to me
I for collectloi." "Well, I'll be blowe."
4"Oh, you needn't complaIn; you are
S gettog off dog cheap. 1 ought to make
t you pay in advance for the next time
3 that boy Is going to be bit."
GLOOMILY the merchant sat looking
over the books and thrqugh the few
3 remaining papers in the same, the
mnoining after the junior partner had
got away to South America with alac
rity and $42,000 of the firm's money. A
-o:sollug triend says tothe merchant:
"Ali, well, you'll work out all right.
There's no great loss without some
gain." "True," sighed the man of
trade, with a bright light dawuing in
bli fice, "true, my wife went with
him."
11 x opened the door cautiously, and
poking his head In, in a suggestive
sort of way, as If there was more to
follow, inquired, '1. this the rlnktum?'
r "The what, my friand?" "Is tids the
rinktun-sinktum--manotuui, or some
such place, where the editors live?"
"This is the editorial room, yes, Air,
Come in." "No; I guei:s 1 won't come
in. I wante( to see what a rinktum
was like, that's all. Looks like our
garret, only w use. Good day."
Nor long since two men entered a
Galveston lawyer's office to have a deed
for a city lot drawn up. The man who
wis conveyer of the lot is an under
taker.
L "How much consideration shall I
r put in the deed ?" asked tihe lawer.
L "Choost put inl for love and affeclon.
I gives him de lot pecause lie buried
r my inudder in law for me."
The lot is worth at least $1,000. This
Isa, case for the grand jury to investi
a gate.
A scruTIrmO journal explains "How
i t~o travol Ilk. iugbunn." One way ia
s to attempt to cross a fild In which a
i mad buli is pasturing, but the solenti
rtil paper, curiously enough doean'c
r allude to this method. When a man
1 comes suddenly upon a ranmpageous
t bull, lie travels like thunder and light
E ning.
I A OIat In Loiidoni struck her croquet
r partner on the head with a mallet;
brain fever set in, and the young man
necarly died. ThIs is probably the first
- case of the kind on record, as not one
young man in a thousand who liays
,croquet in London, posseusse enough
- material for the brain fever to grab
hold of.
r "31a. SMrra, you said you once of
1 ficlated in the pulpit. Did you moan
,by that you preuched?" "No, sir; I
held the light to the man that did
prepch." Ah ! the court understood
i you differently. It supposed that thie
L discourse came diroctly from you."
a "No, sir; 1 only threw light upon it."
Li THAT was! a triumphal appeal of the
lover of anatiqu.Ity,who, in arguing the
) super lority of (bid architecture over the
;ne,v, said : "Where will you find any
.1 modern building that has lasted so
t long as the ancient?"
.THE bost temperance lecturers are
those who have been through the miii
-the gin mill. Thousands of men and
women are at this moment preparing
themiselv estior good temperance lee
turers.
THEn erab is a very soclable fish. II
-onei shakes hands with the too of a
rbather, it always wants to come out of
r the water with him and have a time.
I'r is said we spend more for tobacco
than for breadl. This seems. a littlE
hard to believe, when every one seems
to deopend on his friends for the
-farmer.
Trho E.arl of Beaoonsflid can now
wit' 'ng repeat the old political
i rebi -ly attributed to him, "i
- shou. hirst4if I oquld throw my~
scconci whole."
SA JOKR says that wheu he goes into
a saloon, andl tells the barkeeper- to
"set 'em uip" for the crowvd, it aiwayc
brings up a lot of old rum-an'-nuis
'I NavER does a man beliove so strong.
a ly ini the attraution of g.ravitation ai
'when lie sit, down on a chair and findi
a IC gone.
hlAxY preachers seek to impresi
their hearers with the faot that life is
short, but forget It in their sermons.
a MaNY a girl takes no stock In hiei
suitor's protestations of love, but aim.
iply takes him for what lie is worth,
t Is tihere a word in the English lang
i1 uage that contatus all the vowels
a Tihere is, unqiestiouiihly.
0
A MAN with a heart can never refuse
the kiss of a child. And a mnan with
5 out a heart never gets a chance to re
( use.
LAxOUAGou of the flowers-"Thls in
a late spril)g ,anyhow. We shall freeze
V to death be fore we half begin."
e Rizcans take wings, and the man wh<
bought on a mortgage says he has seer
a house-fly.
ci The white men didn't have a ooloro:
A!
bomething aboUt Soldering.-Milk pane,
pails, and many other tin household
utensils, will get leaky and need re
patring. B its of rag and splinlers of
wo'od, eto., give temporary amendment
in certain cases; but the only perma.
nent method is tW use solder. A solder
ing "kit" co-isists of a ,soldering iron
of copper weighing about 1 ounces; a
fiat 10 inch file, rather course; a scrap
er, and a 8 square file, ground to three
scraping edges for an inch from the
point. A bottle of soldering fluid will
also be required, and a little rosin and
some sal-anmmoniac. Last.and not least
a few sticks of solder. Directions for
soldering:' The' "Iron" must first be
tinned, that is, 'sovered with a thin coat
of solder. fo do this, heat the Iron
somewhat a'bove the melting point of
solder. File one side of the beveled
portion smooth and touch it immedi
ately with rosin and soldering fluid,
and then with solder, and wipe "mooth
with a rag. File and "tin" the remain
ing portion. When done, the surface
should be completely covered with
soldor. Another way Is to heat the
iron nearly to redness, and rub It upon
the sal-ammoniao with solder in con.
tact, when on filling will be necessary.
This tinning must be repeated when
ever the thin coating of solder is re
moved by over heating of the iron,
which is quite likely to occur. Now
to the work. - Where ever It is desired
to attach solder, the parts must be
clean. If the surface Is not already
bright and clean-, it must be made so by
appropriate means. Here the scraper
will generally be of use. Having
scraped the surface apply with a stick
some of the soldering fluid, or, Instead
of the soideoing fluid, some rosin, to
the parts to be soldered. Meanwhile
the Iron has been heating In the cook.
stove; not too hot, for thou the solder
is too fluid and you cannot pick up a
portion with the point of the iron.
Vake the iron from the tire, wipe with
a rag, or dip momentarily into a weak
solution of sal-ammoniau. Touch the
iron to the solder; it the heat is right,
a small portion adheres, and is placed
upon the spot where It will do the most
good, The tendency to use too much
solder should be guarded against, if
the iron Is not hoc enough, warm it
some more.
A Losing Joke.
A prominent physilan of Pittsburg
said jokingly to a lady. patient who
was complaining of her continued ill
health. and of his inability to cure her,
"try Hop Bitters I" The lady took ii
In earnest and used the Bitters, . from,
which she obtained permanent health.
She now laughs at the doctor for hh
Joke, but lie is not so well pleased with
it, as It cost him a good patient,-ilar
rieburg Patriot.
It is well known that if a long dry
tube open at both ends, be held over a
Jet of burning hydrogen, a musical
sound is produced, the pitch and qual
ity of which vary with the length,
thickness and diameter of the tube. It
has been proposed to adopt such a tube
to the safety lamp used in mines, pla
cing it near a telephone in comnunzica
tion with another telephone In the
manager's office. Tho alteration o1 the
sound, duo to a greater or less admix
ture of gas with the air of the mine,
would warn the manager of the state of
the-atmosp here in the workings.
"VEOETINE," says a Boston phives
clan, "has no equal as a blood puiIler.
Hearing of its many wonderful cures,
after all other remedies had failed, I
visIted the laboratory and convincel
myself of its genuine merit. It is pre
pared from barks, roots, and herbs,
each of which ia highly elfectjlve, and
they are compounded in such a~manner
as to prodluce astonishing results."
It should be widely known, because
of evi..ent Importance, that at the in,
ternatlonal geologloal congress to be
held at Bologna, in 1881, a prize will
be awarded of 5,000fr for the best in..
ternational scale or colors and conven
tional signs for graphic representation
of formation on geological maps and
sections. Many of our geologists might
go in for this prize, not for its money
value, bi't for the sake of making a
certain department 01 geology inteill
gible when presented to the e'ye. TIhe
Babel of coloring in geology at present
here and in other countrIes is enough
to cause a dispersion of those that come
to learn, and depart In disgust wvhen
they find that a very important means
of conveying knowledge is In itself
confietory.
Advertising Cheats.
- It has become so common to write
the beginning of an elegant, interest
ing article and then run it into some
advertisement that we avoid all such
cheats anid simply call attention to the
merIts of Hop Bitters in as plain honest
terrns as possible, to Induce people to
give th m one trial, as no one who
knows Their value will ever use any
thing else .-Provdenoe Advertier.
The adulteration or tea Is carried on to
a surprising extent. M. liussen, an
enminent French chemist, has investiga
ted the subject and made a report to
the Paris Academy of Sciences, lie
finds that a great variety of substances
arc used as adulterants, such as Prus
sian blue, indigo, gy psum, chromate of'
lead, arseniate 01 copper, sulphate of
iron, stearite, carbonate of lime, car
bonate o1 magnesia, plutnbage and
kaolin. The Chinese often mix wvith
tea the leaves and flowers of other,
plants. ______
TroUsANDs upon thousands of bottles
of Carbolne, a deodorized extract o(
petroleum, have been sold, and from
all over the land comes one universal
Ory, "Carboline, as now improved andl
perfected, is the best hair restorer ever
used," Sold by all druggists.
A sweet, syrup-like liquid exudes
from the bodies of plant-lice (Aphidee)
,which feed upon the younger porious
'of trees. This "honey-dew," as it is
called, is frequently so abundant. as to
cover the ground~ beneath, and in many
places is usually spoken of as "oil
from the trees." Bees gather the sweet.
exudation for the purpose of making
it into honey, and ants are also fond
of it.
Card collectors please buy seven bars
Dobblns' Electric Soap of any grocer
and write Cragin & Co., P'hil adelphia
Pa., for seven cards gratis, six colors
and gold Shakespearo's "seven Ages
of Man,' Ordinary price 2 cents.
At Ratkr England,there hase been dis
covered, about thirty feet below the
present surface of the earth, a perfect
Rloman bath, oightly feet long and
forty feet wide, the whole of the inte
rior being lined with lead three-fourths
of an inchI in thickness.
. Wg need not be physicians to know
when we have and how to cure a Cold.
We can have a special physician always
near', by keeping convenient a bottle
of Dr. Dull's Cough Syrup. PriQe 25
na a
TavaAnse inconvenienced In car..
rying bimmons' Liver Regulator in
bottles- for fear of breaking, are In.
formed that the powder Regulator
will be found an unexceptionably
good aperlent, by pouring half of a tea
cupful of ordinary drinking water
upon a teaspoonful of the powder and
drinking the mixture; or, a teaspoon
ful of the powder taken into the mouth,
chewed anl swallowed, will produce
.he same effect. That effect Is well
known to fully a million of our people,
who find the Regulator Invaluable as
a gentle Cathartle. -A certain cure
for Headache, Indigestion. Feverish
and Billouis 6ymptoms, Costiveness.
Colic, Sick and Sour Stomach, Low
Spirlts, and like evils of a disordered
Liver and Stomunch. See that you get
tile gentlile, prepared by J. U. Zellin
Co.
One Box or Six aottles.
If you are suffering from a combination of
Liver or Kidney diseases, and oonutipation, do
not fail to try tito celebrated Kidney-Wort.
It is a dry compit)ond, as oasily prepared as a
cup of cofftm.- 4(Ivance.
THE GREAT REPUTATIOlP
Whion Vogetine has attained in all parts of tU
country as a
GIEAT AND UOUD MEDICINE,
and the large number of testimonials which are
constantly being received from per one who
have been cured by its use, are conclusilvo proof
of it- great value. It is recommended by phy
siolans and apothecarles. As a illood-Purlider
and liealth-lHes orer it has no e-qual.
Vegetno is not prepared tor a fanoy drink,
mad, arom poor liquors, wilch debilitates tihe
system and tends to dos.roy health instead of
sostoring At.
Are nat the many testimonials given for the
ditfor. Ut iomplaints satisfactory to any reason
iMle per: ons suffering trom disease that they
ca lie cured? Read Ile different, testimonials
given, and no o, can doubt. In mAny of these
01see tie persons say that their pain and sufur
ing cannot be exp essed, as in cases of 8 :rofula
where. apparently, the whole body was one
ma-s of corruption. If Vegetine will relieve
pain, el anso, purify and cure such dianasos, re
storing the attent to porfect health after try.
ing difforent physicians, many ro nodlem suffer
Ilig ior years, as it not concluslve proof, if you
ate a sufferei you can be cured ? Why Is this
id eine periormin; such gromt cures? it
wolI ksa In he blood. In the circulating flutd. it,
can be iruly called the Groat Blued Puritier.
Tuo grea source of d sense originates In to
blood; and to medicLne that does not act di
rectly up in it. to purity and renovate, h Is any
Just clam upon pubi1c attention. When tit
oliod b -comea I[eless and stugalant. either
irnm change of weataier or climate, want of-ex
ercise Irregular u14 or from any ath, r cau e,
tihe VegeAtno will renew the blood, carry off the
put,rid numors, cleanse tho stomach. regulat
ihabo.vels, and impart, a tone of vigorto the
whol body. The co viotIn lw, in the publ:c
ts well its in the medical profess;on, t:iat th
em-dies suppLod by the Vegetable Kuigaom
are more saro, more successful in the care o1
dinease, thian inieral mnediclies. V,-gotine is
composed of r. ots, barkis nd hrbs. It Is
p easant, t- take and Is porfectly sati. A give an
infant. ) you ued It? l not hsi:.' to
try it. You wilt uiever regret it.
Vegotine.
An Exollent Medicine.
bt'I'iNGFItNL, Oio, Fob. 28, Ism.
This li to certily i hat _, have used Vegetine.
manu.nt,ured by H. it. stevoas. Ioato , M as..
for Itheunatistm and General Prostration of the
Nei vous system, with good success. I recoi.
mend Vegetinu as an ecellont medline for
such colplai .18.
Your. very truly,
0. WV. VANDEGlFT.
Mr. Vandegrift, of the firm of Vande rift &
ilu-tnan. is a well-known busino a man i tale
place, having one f the largest stores .U
Springfield, i -.
Vegetinae,
PthPAIRED BY
Z. E. sori V Ns, loT0N, Mas,
Vegetiuo is Sold by All Druaggists.
BB
Bs i
There ts no civilized nat-ion in the western
Hemisphero in which the utillty of Heslettur's
Bromach lil toe s aa tonto, corrective, and anti
bilious medlcine, is not known and appreetated.
While it Is a me(diotno for all seasons and all
climates, 'r, is especial y suited to the comn
plaints, gene rated liy the weather, being tht
purest and best vegetable stimulant In the
worn I.
For sale by Druggists and Dealers, to wheto
apply for loostetter'a Aimanae lor 1881.
The Puarestand liost Miedliie over Made.
Aeo hinathcan of Hop, u huMn+
drak and Dandoll with Mh an
moato ura live prpt'of all ether Ditters,
mnakes the groatest Blood Purifier,Lver
R egu 0 and Life andl iealthiRestorn
ongearth.
No diseaeso o an possibly long exist whome fop
lIttors are us ,so varied andi perfect are their
operations.
Theygi1vansow 1 feoavigertethosggfnifim
T'o all whose e mnpioymeont,icauso irregulart
ty ot thobowelson urInary organs, or who re
outroan Apetie Tnto and mUd timulant,
or orwhat your fo clings o r lymptomis
are what the dilsease or all mnt, is nre Hop Dit
tors, Don't waituntilyoun m aic't but if you
only foot bad or milserabulo, tase thera at once.
It may save your life.It, ha. sa ve d hundreda.
*SO wilbe paifor a mo they will not
cure or help. D)o not sufrer oiletyour frlenads
suffor,but use and urge tlhem to usa Hop) B
Remember, flop Df tters Is n vti, druggut
erunsken ntiritm, but the Purest a tn d Dest
Modl 3ine ever lmadlo the MIIVALJDS UIEND
ndl hOPE" and no per~on Or family
should be wIthout thetn.
naetle.il cidof dgyas. 8eu
fqr iar. hp btttens Ni.Coe
htoci'oster,Y. and Toronto. Ont,
&i Ctgo. i9ot tieae o4. n ma .
Those ansewernig a ?avrtisenens :
S he byska g that may sa 4e d.
timeosyand nti surl renby lhe the o pae
ha~gsuch an Imnann sale in~ anipat of the ooutw
.4tpe to e disoesd oaea tintor a
hsaolw.
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PERMANENTLY QuotEs
KIDNEY DISEASES
LIVER COMPLAINTS,
Constipation and Piles.
sw ~ ~ ton4
44, S.HOr . Vs "ito U~sm'am
Val ams ekefs
ST HAS I
WONDERFUL
POWER.
Beonstt Aet ateW3, te 8OWSLW wa4
th MmeU3S at the = time.
ecause It cleanses the systemn ot
tesonous humors that evolofe
Sdney and Urinary a ,
PIle., orin Rhumat sni uralia
and nervous disorders.
IDEsY.W*T Is &t y VreaebIe e.
peadad e.he meat bywmali irpp"
One package will makeeslx tqsof medlelse.
Warsy It at tas Drufslm.. Puee. 02.
WBLLS, 3IOAR8ON A CO., l'reterg,
12 (wnianapesd) swfae. Vt.
Musical Christmas
GIFTS I
Most aceeptable gif ts to players or singers
rill be tue following legant boundoW
Ay one maled, post-froa, for the prige here
lentioned.
Robert Frans's Son' Album.
Geas of Eaglish Mons.
IRome CArele. Throe volumes.
World of Mesag.
Piano at lione. 4-hAnd collectioL
Shower of 1earls. Vocal Duete.
eame do Is Creme, 2 Vols.
Operatic Pearls.
Gems of Strauss.
Gens of the Danes.
Cluster of 0emnu.
Sunshine of Song.
aoh of the above in Cloth, $2.6- Fine G1, 13.
Stttdent's Life in Hong. $1.50.
Curiosities of Muate. $1.00.
Beethoven. A Romance by Rau. St.6o.
Rhymes & Tunen. Ohlisttnas Ofeg. t1.00.
Sullivan's Vocal Album. $1.50.
Fairy Fingers. For Piano. $1.0.
OLIVER DITSON & 00., Boston.
J. . DITMON, & CO.,
Inas Chestnut street, Pl]adIAeinhift.
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r ~ toapa ol.beaiat~
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on naturant pwfopee. it eose
leethe symte of aoonntulabe anm poimuto
au nueso oits olN.t