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Yisha in lRussia. In St Petersburg, Russia, the ar rangements foir the sale of fresh-water fish are admirable. On the principal canals and tributary rivers flowing through the town you will find what Are called spdoks, or floating fish Atores. They consist of a barge, built tery much after the style of the toy Noah's Ark, with a dwelling-house constructed on the deck for the accom modation of the fishmonger and his family. Around this are moored sev eral welled barges, containing all kinds of fish from smelts to salmon, which are brought in welled fishing-boats direct from the fisher.les at the estuary of the Neva and iII the Gulf of Fin land, and also from th6 lakes of. the north-east of Russia. Even the itInen ant fishmonger carries the Ilshi he sells alive In a wide, rather shallow tub fill ed with water, which hie dexterously balances on his head. Abthe restaur ant establishments humianity and aastronomy seem to unite to prolong the lives of the tIsh to tihe latest possible moment. In the entrance hall or ante room -the is usually a large glass aquar' iII which the fish swim until t. ,anted. This eustom of prese Oae fish in Russia has existed fruLu ime immemorial. In the household economy of the great boyars of ancient Muscovy, among the fleceE saries of the table, live and (generally speaking) fresh fish formed a very n portant item. The prolongel lasts, the holiday feastings-w ic hl were coin ducted on a grand scale as regards the number of dishes-consumed such fl.ih In incredible quantities. The RLussians are distinctly good livers; they keep no meagre nor inhospitable tables. These banquets impressed Archdeacon Coxe favorably in the 'eight0eentht cen tury, and a traveller of the s!xteeInth centu ry says he saw a fish brought to table which it required three uten to carry. The fish was probably a gi gantle sturgeon. Every large house hold of those days, in their tolleltude for having a constant st.pply of every kind of provision at home, tok great uare that the live fish th-y-r quh cd Ians not purehased fron the fishmonger's sadoks or woeIls at hilgh prices, but that it should be stored in their own ponds and caught In tihe rivers on their own estates by their own serfs, so that iII this manner It o ould Le obtained as it was wanted for the table, at any tinie, aind alumost, for nothing. With this view, on every estate, low ever sinall, wherever the locality was sittuate, were form ed lonlds and wells, UId on the estates of the grat or riih 3I iya, besides these, wee catablisad on the ibbdi rivers regular flsheries. We are Iold that the gicat boyar Mon zof, w ho was a kind of Prince Mlinister in the reign of the Czar Alexay Aik1hallovich in the be ginning of tie seventeenth century, and who resided at the court, Aloscow, had a number of usih wells tad ponds on lis estate near AMoscow, which were supplied with live fish fronm his estates -1far away in the interior oft ihe counatry, H ~where he owned a yllag~e, the inhabi Lants 01 n bleh, instead o1 t he paymnenat of obr oA, thne tusual tax, w ere compelled to furnish for the boyar's use as mnuch ish as they could catch. It ia rc muarkanbie how conveniently situated were Morczof's estates, From thne River Oka, ian the Provlneet 1 Eazai, and occasIonally fronm the Voiga,' there was not th~e least ditlletulty in coinvey tug live fish to hIs estates necar Moscow, where the b( ya r had estabhlihed what one mnight ternm his~ chief pleeteultunral es ta blishiment. 'These fish were cartried in specially constructed welled boats - up the river Uka into the Mioscow River, thence by the Istra to the vii lage of Pavlovsky on the latter river. The fih were usually stuirgeon,sterlet, bream, tench, pike, cruciani carp,perch, &c. At the presemnt day the firm 0of Frolof-lbarge wholesale fishmongers et Kazan and Moscow, who have owvned extensive fisheries on the Catspian Sea * , and tine Volga for tihe last century owing to their dlirect and constant communication with their various fish lng stations, can suppily anmy quantity of live fish to any pairt of Rutssla wvhere there exists rIver coin n Le iation. T1he O.riazi-Tsaritsin Rail way Comnpainy have Lone ev(na further; they have constucted special wagons withi wells for conveying live fish fromi the Volga to Moscow, each conveyaince holding about 13 hundlredweight of fish. 1ow io pop aloey att eiurenm. We are frequ entl y a' ked regarding thue best mialnner of droppiing mioniey into the contribution box att chitrchd, subject, we suggest the f'ollowing~ rules: First if you1 feel particularly mean and have orily a penny to be Sstow, youz nut t with a qtuick, nervous motion, let yotur mite fall so that it ml all escaphe observation; second, it you have a quarter or any other silver ,'-~ Iicoin of a considerable size to give, you may hold it ian plain sight between your thiub and foreflnger, anmd whien you deposit it y cu must.let it dr op from K a comparatively lofty eievat Ion so that it may makeoamusical gingle when it contemplate offering a bill, you mut not take yotnr money out of your vest pocket until tine ih appy time comles when your neighbors cain best see yotar ii I unparallelied generosity. The moment the collector appears at the pew-door Is the one when you must fumble for your money, and when having meth edieally unolded the bill, andl put, on your eye-glasses toascertain Its denoim natien, you may slowly place it ini the top of the box. These three rules, we believe, winll be suflicicent for tall ordin ary purposes. N. .B.-A button should always be * placed in a blank envelope. A yonao lady will smile sweetly Sbile the hairdresser Ie banging her over the head, when a sinilar tr eat ment would make a young man fero elous. --There are 35,000 more females than pnales in Philadelphia. AGRIOULTURE. VALU/E OF WATBR Vol COw S.-Cows should have access to water at all times, especially cows that give milk. They want to drink often and return to their feed. The best stable, and one In which stock do the best,ls one whern water is always running In through troughs before the baitle, Thus man aged, cows may be kept up to a full flow of milk, either winter or summer, and for this .'eason, If the pasture falls from drought, It may bp supplemented with other feed, but a failure of water cannot be remedied. So In winter cows that are only watered once a day, ti many do who consider themselves good farmers, shrink in their 4nilk and it can neveribe regained. The saie rule will hold good in the stable; abundant feed may be supplied, but it the Wiater sup ply falls, the profit will be n. The necessity of plenty of pure water for stock is one of the first Importwce to breeders and feeders. It must not only be in abundance, but it should be In such supply that stock may either take it at will or If supplied at stated times it should be offered at least twice a day, and three times will be better. No animal can thrive properly that has aecess to water but once a day. Every good feeder knows this, and hence inl all large feeding establishments tie greatest care Is taken to keep the sup. ply ample and constant. Many farm ers neglect this, and always to their cost. If water cannot be had near in any other way, wells should be dug, and the water raised by wind or other power, as the case may be. Having plenty of water, see that the stock get it as regularly as they feed. It will pay. Itemem ber that animiala should be treated well in order to thrive pro perly. We are familiar with the trou bles icident to the neglect of regula rity in food and drink with the human body, and the consequence are some what analogous for our cattle. 110S IN VxTR.-Tiere Is no do mestio animal that suffers so much lromi exposure to cold and wet as the hog. lie is a native of a ild ellmnate, antil should be treated as his nature de mauds if we would turn its pectiliairl ties to cur vdvintage. And during winter he should be provided with warni, dry quarters, plenty of warm, clean beuding, aind an abundanit sup ply of iutritious, at leat-produeillg lood. For tills purpose there is nloth ilig t(qu:il to corn1, owing to the large aUmouA r, of carbon inl Its comlposittoni, which tile hog appropriates in produe lug lat and heat, LO lariln his systemi thu slame a$ Our stoves cosIsumLIe carbon In tile for 01 wood 11n1d coal to waril our rooms. The colder and the wore exposed these rooms are the inore fuel we 1110 obliged to colisule to mallike tlemli colliortleJAC. Just so W ith tile tiog-lt less enre is expenled in muak ing his quarters couilortable, the inure corn le must cousun u to keep up the aininal heat, a'lid, if not bsupplied with the iteesary iotLIL of lood, is sys tem ha1s to lull back oi earlion it as stored ill tile f0rn01 flit, lld lie must litAeesiarily 1o'e ill weight, at ilib etre less Or thoughtless oN ner's expenleu. iogs slioulu also have a good sipply U1 witer, as it is hlnpulsible 1or theil to digest their lood withuut water to Uls SoIVe IC 'aid convey it in1to the '.tood. They sh1ou1l(i be kept colstllitly Su1p phet with salt, coal anud ashes. Salt is a valuable stimllulator of the apjpetilte titd digest.v organs. During warm tin3s lin the wilter the Ieed should be I.gillatel accortll 1g to tile eipera L1urejst as we wouid . eguhate the ie accoi ding to tile tOintnus ol tihe weath. 0r. 1 heun thle weather sudd1.elly be COmeIs V. arm, anunallas loose their apl petites, n11tt ar1e liable to beoine 'tallitd." SOnIh ecolIng, sticeullenit Luuu1, its biop 01' vegethlbleb of sunokilad 51nou11d be suiLaSta1uted lor tile Inure iieutinig looti 01 grami ini ittuoing (0ons i thalt twenity-seveni 1,0111105 01 (1ry lood lily are requliled 101 1,1000 pt-uidS ol live welghL anti( thut iitt-10Ltaills or tWO-thihids 01 this si oulit be bualky food, such a1s hay. '. Is is a tule w hich audmits of many e xt ejutions. \ Vi. noh~ch ueepeiids 111po11 the 101111 of the VOw,, bulhlneucows welghling Slut0 jioun tis colistime more 100.1 tha1 et 0111r w Leighinlg I ,000L piounlis, Miilig quaaliies ii. bV.in 110 18 aslist any l UileitU1We to plrogeily as8 In OZattle, iius1 it lens1 trule 01sw a st11 1of0 catle1 thiiit this trit, mnay be greatly 1111uprovert by iltal ng only goou amilk ers mor bi etere, a8 wtelt as8 by iceulIng tiemU wh1en 3 ouing with a viewt to their Levulopiellei.L a1s mla~-jrotticers ralLi Cr than~i 1as lat-pi oduacci s. F~or tis reaasons spring unu11 early suinier uitters 111e usulhiy tae best lrum w hichi to re Jeet 3 OUtIg brood sows. PIIoPORTuION OF iEAAi IN 31ILK. Thie lirst th p~ortionl of mil1k froml tile cow coiltains abjout one twentieth part 01 ceam ; tile sEcond fi th,one-twehlthi t ho Iast lifthl, oneC-sixthI. .llow imlpor tan Lt 1he11 to be careful to get the lart a ud( richesit drOp, even1 if' It were not tr tue that11 cows are1 quickly dried up b~y at slovenlly pr'aetlee of leaving ai small po riioni Ithe tuddetr. Cows wIll coin inue1 to give ai low of' mil1k att a 1no1ch Ilnger pertiod whlen mil11ked dry. Farm er's ILt, ill be 10een receive at diouble benellt, by su1ch ai coiurse. First, thlere 1. laio cream~ ill thle Ilmilk, and second, 11he flow will cenIt inu1e loniger ; two re qIsittes InI al1 dairy coutr~ies, PE~iio N 3 wlO hoiuive fainted should be Ia Id ilat upon tiler backs anid let 11101e. g"Ei~doyriphiic,'' a ne0W I mventionl o1 a Gernmani emist, Ia destined~ s0oon to be Come~ thle rage of oulr art dieorators. Ii !s a1 process by whieh Ccn-tan kinlds ( f meitl1 l rodneiied h1in fluid form andI~ inl a rich variet y ofi colors, Th'le olde grait ~st, Is su~ppIled with ai nutmber 01 penicilIs, co11talining tihe vaii u ~OI1colors, anld j.oes to workh on1 any kind of' huater etlth luid11( strikes tile ailr, upon01 issu lng f rom tile plenci,it hlardensz andh be. 001mes a1 metal, adhert11ing so closely to tile ma~teril upon01 whichl it la 11aid thatI L elcannot, be removed lwiithout1 break lng. A r'epresenllttve of t he inventor a1rived Iln New Ycrk from Nuiiremibuirg wit11 hlamples, by a reOcent. Ge'rmnll Steamler. Silken etishlons, such as ladies hasve beeni nteout~omed to spend1 weeks ini ehnbroldering f rom dlesigns ini colorett silk, are decoratedi eleganitly by tile p)nell of' the eidogrjaphi st 11n a lew hours, and11 the wvork is (done1 in mnetail, wvhilh wvill not wear till as the sIlk 01 embroidery dees. Isteald of the expensive stainied glass wvindiows usetd in chutrches, windows dIecoratedl by tihe eidographlic p~rocess canii be em~loyedI, prottucing very similar eff'ects, and at. a1 comp~tantively niomil 1 cost. Wooden Wale 0enn be emabellishcd by tile same11 iurocess, ais can pap~ier, mlethal, ivory, leather, wirtI screens, anid, ini fact,, any1 8sol(d surface~. hel deslggns being ini solid nietal, and the brilliant coloring a comiponenit part of' the metal, the decoratIve work is permanently ixed, aind will last as lonig as the material upon whinh It Iplacead. HUMOROUS. A YouNG man broughlthl in: "The palatial residence of our well-known citizen, John Smith, Esq., was last evening a blaze of light, tIe occasion being a recherche swree iII honor of the lovely Miss Smith's arrival home from the Academny. From early gloam ing till 9 o'clock were the guests ar riving. At that hour all eat dlown to a most appetizing repast to which was given the close attention it so well de served. The large parlors were clear ed for the merry dancers at the con clu8ioi of the banquet, and until the wee sma' hours ayont the twal were reached, fair. women and , brave men tripped the light fantastic toe In the bewildering ma zes of the dance." (Etc. etc., etc., and so forth.) When that young man got the paper and found these words, "There was a dance at Smiith's last night"-only these and nothing more-lie went out and hanged himself. IEaE is an amusing bit of ecclesias tical tit-for-tat. Two young men were chums and intimate friends in college. One became a Baptist minister, the other an Episcopallan. They did not meet again for years. When they did it was iII the pulpit of the Baptist, for whom the Episcopallan preached to the great satisfaction of the congregation. Sermon over, the two divines ducked their heads behind the breastwork of the preaching desk and held the rol lowing colloquy: "Finoserion; Tom; much obliged. Sorry I can't repay your kindness for preaching by ask ing you to stay to our communion. Can't, though, you know, Lecause you have never neeki baptized." "0,don't concern yourself about that, J ha. I couldn't receive the communion at your hands, as you have never been or dalied.'' T'i' evidence against the boy was conclusive, but Colonel Dudley, his counsel, had coached him iwel I, and consequently expected a truthful story from his client. Colonel Dudley's first question put to the witness was: "Did you go Into this store ?"' "Yes sir. " ''Vhat?" demanded the counsel, in amlazemlent. "1 said yes, sir." "What did you go there, for ?" "I went to get the till.'' "Well I" snapped out tile lawyer, Oxaspei nted at his ellent's candor. "I suppose You got it?" "No, sir," Indignantly responded the youth, "I got nabbed." "I pass, you are to fresh,"reinarked the dhstinguished Counsel. Tile court found the ingenuous till tapper guilty. SEVEN mie, two women,balf a dozen sinall boys and a sttib talled dog joined iII the search of a silver dollar that a Germnti woman said she had dropped on the street. Matches were lighted andt a lanterti procured, but. a imost thorough search failed to reveal the colin ither oil the pavement or In the street, and j ust as I lie crowd was about to leave, the owner of the missing dol lar said : "Excuse me shentlemen,bud I vouild ine dot luolleys in iuine pocket." "E DiwAnD,"' said a mother to her son of eight, who was truiidling a hoop in tie front Yard, "you iusn't go out of the gate Into the street." ''No, mia, I won't was the reply. A few minutes afterwaird she s'iwi Ed ward In the street ma'nuftitring mud-pies, andi at once wvent Ouit to him. "Dldn'c I tell you,'' she said anigrily', ''not to go through the gate ?" "W ~ell, I didn't,umother,'' was the very satisfactory reply ; "I climbed over the fenc!" A Mxssouai wvomani died of heart dise~ss I roist tihe shock of being told Dy heri husband thatt somebody had stoleni $800 which they had been saving by yealrs of work andl economy, A few days after the funeral a neighbor told his wile that lie had lost $3f00, the sav ings t yeari s. Butt she dlid n't die of heart disease from tile shock. Shte wvasll't one of that kind. She just gave her husband a wvitherinig look and said : "'Well, if you ain't t he careless est 01(1 toni thatL ever lived I'" 1lls lit tic gaime didn't work. "On,dear !'" exclaimed~ at younig lady eliterling at pubile hall1, theo other even Ing,'' "what, a (hr endfhui odlor of car buretted bydrogen" "''blu1in1 ?'' said the~ Janitor, with a i puizzl~ed couniten anice. "'Tie smnell o1 the carburetted hydrogen,'' she e'xplained. "TIhiat's no0 kinid o' glun, mium,'' repliedt the janitor "'that,'s garss; the p~ipes is leaky, iuumi." A.N argtit once arose in wvhich Sidney Smlithi observedi howv many of tile most emilnenit men of the world hart bee n dlnmmultive in person, and after nlaming sevez al1 among the ancients, he added : "Why, look there att Jell'rey; anid there is liny little friend--,wlio hasa not body enough to cover his mind diecently with ; his intellect isa impro perly exposed." "'13L'n, did y'on ever thinlk ?'" said( a grocer reenut,Iy, as heC meiasuredi Out a hlalf-peek of potatoes, ''that these po tales coi talin sutar, water andl starch V'' '"Non, Ii din','' replied the boy,'but I heardh mlothler say youm putt Peas and beans Iln you collee, and about a p)int, 01 watter in every qualrt, of mil1k sold.' Thec subject of niatuiral phlilosophy w as dropipedl right, there. sid, repiyinig to tile conigratuliations of1 hlis fllowv min over the first event. "'Well, no; lie coldn't exactly say ais they were j ust exactly what you miigh , call twins; yes, there store tLw o of 'cei, btit one was a gill and~ thle other wast a boy.'' On mtotioni, hoewever,anu by unianimous conlsent, they were spireati uponi the record as twins. "'I woUI> rather vote for a long ('ared dlolkey thanil for you,'' said an indepenident voter to a 01alveston can didate.-"'O, como1 no0w ! out ouight, not al lowi you rself to lhe in iluenlced by famnily ties,'' resplonded Ilbe caniidiate. TVhe votter hias been puizzling his head ever sincee to 11l6d out, wihy the crowd laughed. J ON ii in ks am man is fortuinate wh'lo hats hiis contested tter dth~ii only, lie says' his itll has been contested ever since't he mtarried Airs. Jonen. Tni il'rooklyn11 approach to the big bridge is liIhcd(, anel folks whlo are tired and ashamed of' living in Brook lyn1 cant begin Jumplin~g off. SoME w~Omen~ ar10 like shlotgtuns, Tfhey wotuldi at tract ino atttentioni if It weie niot for their bangs. NO p1lumber can tell what ails the kitche'n drain until lie has1 been upon the roof. MaRN are geese, women1 are ducks,and bir ds ot a leather flock together. CAPITOL OonT.-lrnging down the fl1Ims. DOMESTIC. A br'r of alum kept near a Wash basin or towel rack and frequently rubbed over the face while yet damp, will do much toward removing tan anl prc. venting unsightly pimples. 'I have never found anything better ..for cad. kerous sores oh t~ie lips and ton'gue. If mixed.,with vinegar and water, salt and pepper, it will eure ordinary sore throat; graed and stirred in molasses it Is splendi for croup.. I have known cases of toothache, wlei all the com mon pungent remedie failed,to be In stantly quieted by ihserting in the cavity of the tooth a bit of moist cotton sprinkled -with -equal quantitles of pulverlzd alum and salt, Really good bread can be made from grown wheat if one tablespoonful of alum and two tablespoonfuls of butter are added to each ordinary sized baking, and It Is excellent l4 cheap molasses cookies to glye the desired crispness whon little butter Is used. A really good cement can be made by melting a bit of alum and using iminediately, but one must be quick or the value will be lost. A gentleman has just told me how he so thoroughly deadened the nerve of a decaying tooth that it has not nhed for years; by frequently using aluin that has been dropped on a hot sur face and left until it stopped "boll Ing." A piece the size of a kernel of corn was not all used for one tooth. it Is good for hardening cucumbers after belug taken from salt brine. COnN AND COHN BUFAD..-it the in habitants of North America were each to save three cents a day in their house keeping the total saying would amount to the vast sum of over 700 millions - of dollars in the year. This enormous suni may be saved by very moderate economy In Ilousehold affairs. In the sinigle Item of food it may be saved over and over again in cooking or In using a cheaper food. The cheapest food In the world is Indian corn; and this valuable grain is too much neg lected III tihe household, because few housekeepers know how to prepare It acceptably. But it may be used whole, partly broken, or ground, in a great variety of shapes and manners, and If one were to be reduced to a single ar ticle of food by any chance, the mi-st useful one would doubtless be Indian corn. providing - eggs and. milk and sugar and a little splee could be thrown In for trimmings. As a matter o cost It might be mentioned that the usual difference in cost Is greatly In favor of corh as compared with other kinds of food. Wheat is usually 2% times as dear as corn; potatoes four times as dear, considering that three fourths of themi are water; and corn is a better food for the winter than either wheat or potatoes bcetuse it is much richer in oil er fat. Why then don't people eat more corn ? Sinily be cause of ignorance o it3 value or oj the best nethods of cooking it. F,'om the 1ub. There Is perhaps nio tonic offered to the people that possestes as much real intrinsic value as the llop hitters. Just at this season of the year, when the stomach needs an appetizer, or the blood needs purifyingr, the cheapest and best remedy is Hiop Bitters. An ounce of prevention is worth a poind of cure; don't wait until you are prostrated by a diseanse that may take rusoithus for you to recover in.-. ton Giobe. ULK FOR 1101' YEAT.-Pare and boil one dozen mealy potatoes; boll thirty nilnutes. Whmen boiling, p~ut in another kettle one handful of loose hops or two tablespoonfuls of pressed 1101), and three quial~t of cold water; cover and let boll. When the potatoes are codkec, drain off all the water and mash very fine, and strain the hop Va.. ter bollng into the mashed p~otatoes. Stir well and add one-half cup of sug'ar one-quarter cup of' salt, and one p~int of flour ; when the salt, sugar and flour are iixed, stilr well andi strain through a colander. Let it stand until blood warm, then stir in one cup or cake of' yeast. Se3t to rise In atempler aiture of' reventy-five degrees. When isen sufficiently, there will be a white coating.on the surface. Keep) in a stone jar or hot with a tight cover which should be flrmly fastened. TIhe yeast pot should be washed thorough ly and scalded, lest the yeast sour. CiAwsamnnY Pntx.---There are varlous ways to make a cranberry pie; some miake It open like a custard or pumpkin pIe. T1his is good, but not so good as to cover like an apple pie. Do not stew thme berries, as some do before baklngbuit sliteach berry with a knife. This will preserve the freshness of the fruit,' which is quite an important thing. A cupful of' berries and an equal quantity of white sugar will make au medium-sized pie. T1hose wh like a sweet pie should have rnore sugar, also more berries if desired. Bake as usual. A little flour sifted over the fruit gives It a thicker ~con sistence. One thing should not be forgotton, add a small teacupful of water. CArSKILL MiOUN lAIN PUDDIN.-l Ipint sweet milk, 1 quart of flour, I tablespoonf:1 ulI butter, 1 tablespoonfCul of sugar, N< teaspoonful of' salt, 2 eggs, 2 teaspooiauls of baking powder, I tea cup of currants or raisins. Beat, but ter ana suigar' together, add egga then 8s11' milk an~d flouri alternately until all is ini, having prevIously muixed the powvder luito time flouir. Add fruit the thme last thing. Steam '2 hours. 10at with a rich egg sance. BYLAcK BEAN SoUP.--One quart of black beans, soakedl over night, boiled uiutilI soft, anid mashed thmrough a col ander; have .readly two quarts of' stock made tr.>m beef bones, add the beans and boll atbouit half an hour ; put in your tureen two hard-boiled eggs ci fine, slices of lemon, half' a teaspoon fuli brown sugar, a pinchi of cloves cini namomi, black l)ppper andm salt, halt a dozen force-mcat b~alls size of a hicko iyrnumt, andt a glass oi cherry ; ai tea spoonfulii of corn-starch adds richlneiss. Washday Is a hinlay~mv, timaniks to i105 binis' Wectr~zic Soamp, (nuade by Uragl n & Co., l'hila.,) wvhichc is rapidly conminmg into general use. 1s acts like mlagic, and b~eachues clothIng without n injr ing t.he fabric. T1ryv it. MUr-roN M~sAa.-Tauke col roast mlutton ini large slices. Make ai dress5 lng of bread c ru nibs, thy me, summmer savory, salt and pepper. loisten them: wv ith an egg, anid put a little on each alliee of muuutonfh. [toll it up tightly as possibie and tie. Fry them in hiol melted hbutter unitil brownm and cr181). ConN MUFFIxs.--M lb Coi'n mieal, J~ lb 11lmur, 1 oz. sugar, I teaspoton salt, I oz. lard, 2 eggs, 1 pint milk, 3 table Spoon Iuiis of baking pow~der. Mix into a batter and two-thirds filli cold muf fin -pans, carefully greasedi. THmmE most assiduous parental atten tion -viii frequmently fall to prevent Coughs, Colds, Croup, etc. Dr, Bull's Cough Syrup is a most valuable reme dy to have convenient when needed. "She insists that it is df more Impor-' tance, that h6r family shall be kept in full health, than that she should have all the fashionable dresses and style of the times. She therefore sees to It, that each member of her family is sup plied with enough Hop Bitters, at the firat appearance of any symptoms of ill'health, to prevent a fit of sickness with Its attendant expense, care and anxiety. All woman should exercise their wisdon in this way."-New Haven Palladiunt. One of the recent German inventions consists of a new kind of cloth. which is composed principally or enti rely of sponge. In its manufacture the sponges are first thoroughly beaten with 4 heavy hammer, in order to crush all the mlneral and vegetable Impuiti'es, so that they can be easily washed out; they are then dried and parea with a sharp knife, the paring being sewed together. The fabric which is thus obtained is described as being free from all the danger which sometimes arises from the absorption of poisonous dyes into the system; it absorbs with out checking the perspiration, so as to diminish the danger of getting cold; it is a conductor, and therefore helps to maintain a uniform surface teimpera* ture; It can be more readily cleansed than ordinary w.oolen garments; its flexibility decreases the liability of chafing; and the ease with which it can be employed in shoes, stockings, drawers, undershirts and other articles of clothing, will, it thought, render the new material especially uneful as a proteotloir against rheumatic and( pul monary attacks. Ono who has been experimenting pre dicts the day not far distant when'see Ing by electricity be looked upon with no more Wonder or amazement than the present mode of talking and send off the human voice hundreds of miles, and that instantaneously, by means of the telephone. In fact, the former has actually been accomplished, and the inventor asserts that the electric c-ir rent takes up and transmits the features ofi a person, a landscape or writing, as it does modulations of sound, and Is confident that when his invention shall have been perfected, it will be an easy matter to take the photograph of a person or landscape, though they are hundreds of miles distant. We shall await anxiously for further develop, ments of this invention. In Brazil, large quantities of the best quality of' pottery are being manufact ured, from the ashes of the hard, sillei ous bark of the caralke tree, which is powdered and mixed with the purest of clay obtained from the beds of the rivers. Tue ware is said to be extreme ly hard and smooth, and in every re spect superior to that made by any other process. "VoV.rINE," says a Boston phi st clan, "has no equal as a blood purifier. Hearing of its many wonderful cures, after all other remedies had failed, I visited the labbratory and convinced myself of its genuine merit. It is pre pared from barks, roots, and herbs, each of which is highly efl'ective, and they are compounded In such a manner as to produce astonishing results." A novel method for taking up and putting off passengers without the stopping of trains, is proposed by M. Ifarenz, of Paris, and a railway of that section i plreparing to put the proposi tion to a practical test. A waiting car ls providled at every stationl into which passeng~ers gather before flhe arrival of the train. As the traini passes the station the rear car, whuich contains onmly passengers for such statlin, is cut loose and side-tracked, while the wvait lng ear at the depot is gathered up by a aimple device and is coupled on, to act as rear coach of the train to the necxt station, where the srnme cutting off anld grabbing up process takes pllace-theo motion of the traln being. but slightly checked at each point. .i0vicnynomn Is pleased wvithu the im proved Unrboline, a deodorized extract of petroleuim. It Is as clear and limpid as spring water, and was originally in tendied by nature as a panacea for all diseases of the scalp) and skin, and as a natural hair renewer Mt. Lullmasn, a French savanlt, has (discovered that an oil can be distilled from MAmerican Grapevines, which re fuses to congeal at a temperature above eight dlegrees Fahrenheit., while other oils arc solid at twenty-seven degrees. Hie recomlmends tile oil as especially valuable for watchmaking and1( other similar purposes. A n ckctric railway is being construct ed by Siemens and lUnicke, orf Harlinl, between L1i3hterfelde and Trelton,withu a branch linn to Gresse Kadletteniiaats. A company is also being organized ini Paris, France, for the purpose of estab lishig lines of electric street railways in place of the present systemn of horse rail ways. A Protective ilmuty. The person siubject to derangement of the kidinoys or liver has a protective duty to poer form in purchasing a package of Kidney. n'ort. It Imparts new vitality to the sick body and cures by eliminating obstructive matter. -.Demaocrat. -~ 7 A utAtIr ant expenseo, to ai ia ViutitK Free An .rMna ENYCLOPADIA ar Iii UETTEi BUSINESS bde wr n it n iiItii|7si " poi t (c For,,1,,, it tells hlow to peirforanall tie mmio e tin nt I , occ , 1h0w to nppear to th besit nalvontagi AQ KNrs WANTED.--Mein for circular,contan, ing 5 ful icl rption of ti he work aunt ext ra trrms I. A a Atre s NATIONAI, Pillbisils~o co., P1nlaleN'Nla BanFo lrsNrosDblt -atapsoia rtiSt A j nno evrylony Thoe nsen ual orn~g -Aaverisemni i en fone nprcicr a nithe WdeLLse and4 AammamaNr4 m aama oo cr . Nrvos )e9tf T GREAT 11NtJTkIO? Whion Vegetine has attained In al-parts of U oountry As a GREAT AND GOOD MED10IIN, and the large number of testimonials which are constantly being recek~eq from pero.qns wAe have been ordredi)7 Its use, are conclusve pr0 f of its great value. It -is r Omfnended by ply sioians and apothecarles. As a Blood-Pur ier and lisalth-itesioter it has no qqual. Vegetine Is not prepared for a fanoy drink, made from poor ilquorso which debilitates the system and tends to destroy health instead of .ostoring It. Are not the many testimonials given for the dlifer :at, ompltaints satisfactory to any reason tsle por. ons sufforing trout diseaso that they mu bo cured? iead the ulIfeorent testimonais 4lvon, and no one can doubt. In many of these Oasce toae porsons say thtt their pain and ilfpr ing vatinot be expt essed, as in cases of Bcrofla . here, apparently, 1the vholo body was- one nays of corrupiton. if Yegetine will relieve pain, ci- anso, purify and cure such discasen re storing tlhe I attent to perfect health after try. ing dlifreront physicians, nany reiodles sulfor I ig tor years, Is it not conclusiVo proof, I yotu al e a sutferor, you can be cured ? Why is this "ied.cine porlorning such great cures? it wvor ks in tho blood. In the circulating littd. it can be truly called the Groat. Blood Purifier. 'he great, sourco of d sense originatos in the blood and no Medicine that does not, nt, di iectly ap I It, to purity and renovate It is any jus', claun' itpon pub lo attention. When th1e blood b0coies .foless and stiagnant. either triam chatnge of weather or climate, wait of ox erelso. Irregular tilet, or from any other cau e, tltt Veget ne will renew the blood, carry off the. itetid nunors. cleanso the stomach, regulato i he bowels, and impart a tone of viqor to tho whol body. The conaviction l, In the public ,s well as in the mnedicaL profession, t'tat the .miedles auptiled by tho Vegetable Kingdom are Moro safe, More successiul in the care o tiidicnse, than mineral medicines. Vegetino i cotpos-ied of rt ote, barks and herbs. It. I p.asant to take and Is perfectly safb to give a Hnat,. 1) . you need It?, Do not hesitate 1 Sra. it. You will never regret It. Vgetiae. An Excellent Medtoine. SaPRINoFLID, Ohio, Fob. 28, 187T. This Is to certify I hat I have used Vegetico, mianuf.'actured by H. It. StOV0ns. Boston, Mass.. for Rheumatisn and General Prostration of the Nervous System, with good success. I recoin. mnactid Vegettne as an excellent medicine for ttch compialists. Yours very truly, C. W. VANDEGRIFT. Mr. Vandegrift, of the irn of Vandegrift Huirnan as a well-known buslne 5 man in t' place, having one of the largest stores ;'prIngileld, ti. VegetinO, PRtEPARED BY 1. R. S'T1fCVEI#N', BosTON, Mari. Vegetirao is 8old by All Dreagglets. The Only. Remedy That Acts at the Same Time o The Liver, The Bowels and The Kidneys Tas combined action ais it ondeful poter to cureall diseases. Whf Are We Sick? Because toe allos thm great organs to be comst clogged or torpid, and roloraous hu 15075 are theref'ore forced rt h tad Mould be arpelled naturally. Biliousness, Piles, Constipation. Kidne Complaints and biseases, Weak nesses and Nervous Disorders. bcausing jrms action of 9hee organ* restoring Mhirpotoer to throto of disease. Wh 'ffer Billous pains and aches I Why tormented with lie Constipstion I Why frightened over disorAered Kidneys I Why endure nervous or sick headachesl Why have sleepless nights I Uhe EIDNEY WORT and rejoice In health. It i* a dry,eegetable compoundand One pacge will make six gtsot Medicine. Get i of yotr Drug$ at, he toill order it q1 ou. Price, $1.00. WEL3, /ICAIRDSOl A 0., 'Propr S(will aed postpaid.) Burnngton, Vt. s STTE Slcep, Appetite, Strengtla Return when hlostetmter's Stomach hItters 1a tyat omatica liv used by a bilious dyspeptuc suf ferer. Morecver, since the braita SYtnpAthizos Diobely with the stomach and its associate or. ganis, the liver and the bowvols as their de rangement is rectirledi by t~he act, on of the lit ters, ment despondency produced by that dlerangaement disappears. For sale by all Drugglsts and -Dealers general iy. A Nut permb I' leture or IhIn Grent A unerslesan ~A SS-POLIT.1-CU SS As t pprod', wvhen 1o'.o an N ew Y'ark roe cetly, is "in frf.- exh .1 lon,- in tanc ilar est of iho piai <--a tha fl ic , a li i n -o~ra~ miry im tol o hi tii have uacother opportnity ,,ad It ay do you good. net i bAN EO( la IEi~i,.15uSnI ,nd~ CH EA PEST BIBL ES vr Fu":"dsim,' ""A EE3tMi""' CASH PREilUMSle. ELGIN WA TCHES I Al Itstyles. Ghold, Silver and Nickel, a a0., Pittsburgh, A NADAE A WITOH PLAYS! PLAYS I PLAYS! PLANNI I'or ilcading Citabs, for Amcatteur Thataricals, Tom-. poalc ieic ya lIra~ iaug-It'cam Pitc p ary iiay, rcnnes't'abileaux 'iighats, Maigitesa 'ma Ldgghts, Coioroui Firo, 'i out Cork, 'iheat racal F.'aceo Pre parationsua Jarlov's, W~ax Works Wig',, lciards ant Mfoustaoneos at reducoed prics docattiens, Stcenery, Chairadesoa Nlcnv I ataloxga e sen troce tia ol c'ript Four~ttentih itreet, Now York. HOP BITTERS. (A Medlcine, snot a Drink.) CONTAINS IIOPS, JU 011U, MANDRAKE, DJANDElLION, A st, a ! 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