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A Chinese Duckery, A Chinese duckery Is an establish. went, either adoat or on shore, devot ed to rearing or feeding ducks, which, are, In most oases, salted smoked, and hawked about the streets of the largo towns. I was muoh interested iu ob serving the mode of treatment. The ducks were hatched out by hot sand, and divided into lots of 100 to 150. These are taken to a stream as far down as it is possible, and there a tem porary fence of wicker work is erected, Inclosing about two nty feet square of the stream and its banks. The ducks are placed Inside this, and soon toddle out into the stream and come on shor e again to sit under mat sheds on the bank, which are required to 'keep the sun off them. When they are to be fed, a clean mat is laid down on the bank, inside tho fence, and in the middle of the day, under the shade mats. On this is strewed rice, boiled and mixed with sweet potatoes, etc., and mtade into the consisteney of dry dough; this the ducklings nibble at running to the stream whenever their little throats get choked, so as t get a drink and clear to commence again. In a small way I fried to limprove on the Chinese plan by giving thom their food mixed softer, but it turned out a miserable failure. The ducks, when shaking their heads,splattered the food over each others' backs, where it stuck and tihey did not thrive. I was much struck with the way in which the Chinese s coned to know exactrly how much tihe ducklings would consume at one feeding, and how. little waste there was. A little boy gener ally a ttended about five lots of 150 or 200 ducks, and large streams are made to branch ofl' into smaller ones, so that each lot could have a fresh run of clean water coining down on ti em. When the feeding was over, the feed. Ing mats were lifted and washed be low the second fence, and hung up to dry for next time. When the gi'ound where the ducks were fenced became dirty, whiloh Look place in four or five days, in spite of all precautions to keel) it clean, tihe lower fence was ifted above the up per ono, and thle duckt put Into It; this auve themn fresh, clean ground, and they seemed to thrive to prfeolon. As the ducks grow two lots of 150 aie put together, then two lots of 31)0, and so on; the extent of fencing being lu creased, and a boy dispensed with, tihe time between feeding is exteided anid labor saved. When grown, they are herded in flocks of soea thoisands by a nian car rying a long bamboo jod, Ind he mioves I hemi from rice field to rice lleld,whiere they puddle among the Inmid anid arne fed for almost nothilng. They al ways get a tit-bit whlen they come homne to Iheir shrds ait night (which are floored with dry erarth, frequeholtly changed and used for imanitur) this makes them very anxious to get home, and i hey are (1ute .8 anuxitu1s to get out in the miorinlg, knowinug there is nothinig to p be expueted at hoawi beforei n ighi t. TIte Dangerm ofi A baint h, * 'lThe habitualaUrliker becomes at dirat, dull, Ia ngiuld ; Is soion comlehtely bru talized, anid then goos raving mahd. Ble is at iast wholly or' pai thalliy paria lysed, unless, ats often hapens, dis-. ordered liver and stomach bring a quicker end. Tnea liquor is danger ously sedluctlve, becaise it seems, mn the boglning, to help the d igestive a ~ organs, when it really hurts themu,and beetn induced to take absintthe far in dIlgestion, have thus gradtually fallent under Its baleful influence. Tlhe drinker is in most, eases in seeming good hoalth, havintg no thought of his perml, until the hour when illness has~ dhelared itself, Hie Is apt Indeed, to belIeve that hie is remarkably wvell, and t conl iler tall thme stories about absinthe mere bugaboos. Thlie earliost symup tomts of ailment leadh to ani examinttlon and to thu kniowledge that his entire system Is deranged, usually beyond re-' storation. His first ilness is apt, to be lis last, amnd death is a welconme roller. Absinthe has not long been known ; inm fact, it wats not made a century ago. dome ninety years since a French refugee, Dr. Ordinairo, settled at the small village of Couvert, Switzerland, and acqutired a very line practice in the neighborhood. lie prepared hils own medleines, 0one of them hbling an ox tract of wornmwood, whlic h he held inm ;hi gh oateem andi comnpoun ded with h is his patients wit h excellent el'ect. B~e fore his death ho ipartedi the secret to others, and the extract was exten sively made and sold to peddlers, it was prepared front the yellow flowers of the comimon~ wormnwoodl, tandi it was gradually impiroved, or rathmer (ieteri orated upon, until the pri sent liquor had been obtained. In the Val do t'Trayers, Cantoni of Neufehiatel, about 6 190,000 gallons of this most alluring A nuried Forest. It hs beeni recntly discovered that an oak lForest lies burled ini the Valley or the Fudai, inear Rosonburg, liesse (assel, Germnany, at a depth of from six to nine feet below the surface. Tihe weood flourished at a very remote per ioi. Thein great niumber of the trees discovered wvere in good preservatiomn; butt, owving to tihe action of the water H through unnumbered ages, they have Iiflbecome thoroughly black in color ; p they have become very hard and close, so that they would be good material for carving and ormiamuental cabinet work, Some of the trees are of great size; one taken out of a gravelly* por. tio ofthebedopposite thne village 01 Baumbach, and since sent to the Geo logical Museum at BerlIn, was 59 feet, long, nearly flye feet in dIameter niear the root, and about 38 itiohes at the 'I top. 1t is reported that tho fur nitute and fittings of the Geolorlcal Museum at Marburg are to be made from this long hurled imber, It is not yet deeold ed whether these burled oaks belong to a species still exIsting or to an ox tinctMoe, . FARM AND GARDEN. VENTILATION OF THE OJCLLAUS --It would seem as if nowhere should owel - Ing houses be so healthful as in tihe open country, with ample space around them, and plenty of pure air and sun shine to keep. them sweet. Yet they are often far from being the whole some places they ought to be, with so many and so great advantages iII their favor; and one of the reaions why this Is the case Is the commonly bad condition of the collar. THEn AUMRI CAN CULTIVATOR has some suggestions oi this polut well worU heeding. Thie worst place for storing vegetables, such as cabbage, turnips, mange's or carrots, is the dwelling-house collar. It is utterly impossible to keep them from decaying more or less, and when stored lit a dwelling the gases eman ating therefrom must asoend and flint their way into the house and even the chanbers, Those gasses contain the germs of disease, while are pregnant with typhold and malarial fevers. The best place for these vegetables Is in pits, or in cellars under some of the out-buildings. They should never be stored in any p.ace where the gasses could reach Alho milk room, or where the.crean, butter or cheese is stored. A house cali never be considered heal thy where there Is not the purest air iII the cellar, and while every prectu tion should be used to prevent fre( z Ing, the proper ventilation should at the t aute Lini be secured,so that when ever the cellar door Is opened no ollen sive odors would be perceived. The entrance to the cellar is generally from the kiLhen, which Is a gu eat many de grees warilner than the collar, and thle air rushes up, and in a great ninny houses this;is the only way In which it can be ventilated during cold weather. But although It; may be imperceptible, there are al wiays gasses asuending from the cellar, for It wonld be a rare case indeed to ind floors or doors perfectly air tight; this renders It necessary to have the atmiospiere of the collar as pure as thatot any of tihe roons in the house, otlierwiso tile dwelling cannot be a puloetly healthby abode. Nicw M arroi) or R1ciCAIMING 1o LAND.-Dr. l'laylar, of' Edinburgh, draws attention to the Gernmai meth od of reclaiting bog land, which las already received attention at the Agri cultural Department at Washingtomn. Tle fun daimiental Mdea of this method is to cover bog e:arth with a deep layer of gravel, afte' iean1s have been pro vided for draining the land, and to leave this gravel a.s a permaient sir face layer, which Is nlever. to be ulixed with the bog earth that lies beneath it. Upon tills ground the crolp are grow i. The surface hi(elds the younmg crops fron destruction by night frosts in the spring; it lessens thme evapora tion of water from the soil, and the ri diatlon of ieat also, and so keeps the ground comparatively warn, while, as experience shows, the buried huinus cani still su,1 lpply tile Crops with food. Tle ipper simrf'ace must, never be plow ecd, -o aP to mix o:. e soll with the othier, but, whent it becomnes hard and lerus ted It is woi 'ed with a sul-.soll plow in such wiise that the soll may be loos. cied witiout mixing one layer witm t0me other. 1om1e wrilters argue that it Is hotter to sweeten the bog land first by but ruing, be'ore spreading the grav el over it. It, however, Is an open ttetiton, and no doubt exists that the iethod has merit. No imanure i8 re quired. Insteaud of' beIng exihauttod by cropping, the recialned fields actu ally beeoie too fertile. Twelve-year oldi fields stIll gIve the best crops0 of ihay gr'ass,cumt over amnd over again for' gmreenm fodder. IBsANS as A Fito~ Cuor.--I'robably there Ia not, a erop raised on thme iam attended wvith iore profit when prmop tirly cultivated, thamt the old-famshloned white bean. Bly itis we do not, nean to say that It woulid lbe adviseaible to put iiu as mniny acr'es to beans as we woutlu to wheat, but, instead of' selecting some1 odd niook or' corner, whieh is genermaf ly time case now, we wouldi set, apar1mt a 11i1(d of fulir aLverage amnd plant, it to this crop, andit after plantinug wec woid at tenmd time workig of thie grnound ini a Chrmistian-ike imannler. TI'ier'e is no cr'op on1 the farm genera'mlly3' inore' neug. l1c'ted . in minany listanc'es thme land so lee led f or the crop Is of the niost ife. r'ior quatttiy onl time fami, and1 witemn plan11ted the cuLltvation isintmehm mneg lt'ctcd, hut for 'all timhis the prtod tet tus. miai pays a015ms wehl ais, andit perhalmps bet tor thtan othmer' crops. TIht're Is al ways a gooth inarket for L~hin~, iand the lat liing, cultivation amid the hai'vesting cnn be attendedi to wha litnI does not inltO1rfer'e with other crops, wulh is a greait tlvantmage to fainersoi~'. 'hee' marm mnany var'ietmtes whmichm enn be ramsed mn this clhmate,-n 11e( hope101) timat ior'e atteietlon tizay be givemn i thmeir culitmva Lioi. W u.n Y u.ico ON 01.0 BUt.D~I~os.--ut biidmimg of all kindos, t ht, have be coimne dilapIiatd tim i ouigh I inie or by eXposurme to stOm'lns, wuay becoine og. Jects of beaty by ttramIing wid VI ies, etmclm as iM oodbhime, wmltd grape or iores.t, ivy umpon thloinl. TIhmeso ylies spr'ead very ri'd~ ly i rt in thimr i lateral bmanch es, or' l w I0 11.L'lcase to anl a0 toihin tg extt'it by tcutting or' layeringm. Th'ie liicturaqu(1e beauty of mamny o1 I le rui rail vIllages in iEuriope is aniiost enti rely owinig to the vinmes that. over spread * time ul wel lings. Soic o the Imre harmdy gr'apes inay be growmi wah profit, over low btuilimgs; and at, time ninte tunme they will gIve a pleasanm, ap peau ance to that, which beicre dislig ured the prentiiseis. ]ExI'KntlNCl teacheesm us thmat sto,,k emn tcrinmg ite inter quam to's lin goud et nition can be kept wittiout, dfinLeulIzy while an aninmal L.gining the witer ini a pouor cond itioni, notwh tladillng an abumidance of' footd, camremiti hotng anid the best attentmion, wvill invariatbly be in poor order time folio wing sprn'uzg. FOR storinig oniionis there Is nio better p lace thani a dm'y, cool and alriy loft, wher'e they can be spreamd otmt thinily and14 looked oveu' f'omr the renmoval oh those whIch maty have begtun to dlecaiy. Warmith amid moliture are f'atal to thme keeping of omnionts, and(1i mch handlin mg t6 alnmost eqtually so. Dr. Cusc'thnaonn relates thle hiIstory of two eases of phithilsls with abunmdamnt amid fetid ex p~ec: oration. One wits tr'eaitt d by i.nhlalatiomis of putre car'bollec aicid; the otheri, flmst, by oil of' tur'pentin amnd later by car'bolie acid. T1hme Iihalattiomis were at first kept uip for' two or three hotraat a timue,hater cent'no aslyv. liotha pattlents were relieved of thuimr cotughm antd duirinig theo six nmnths thn y werei unmder' ohserv~altlomi gaimietd twenty p)ounlds ini weight. There are now four comnets vIsIble to this carthm, thrmoumgh a good telescope, nionb (of whieh ennm be seeni with the naked eye. Trhe frst wais discover-ed by Mr. $chiaerbole at Attn Arbor, Mich; the secomnd by Air. Hlartwlg, of Strasbturg, Germany ; the thmlrd by M'r. Lewis swift, at Rochtester, Now York, anid thle fotmrth by M. Fayvn.o aris4. HUMOROUS. " AM so glad you've come down t Fee us, Ajr.. Robinson," said Mis Fitzjoy. "I am sure you will find great deal of interest In this city, an beides we do so like to reciprocat vnur kindness to us In the autumer, ul oil that delightful farm." "Yes, Mlss,tling are diffient abou hero, that's a fact. Everything look mighty thrifty; but really now, d you think it's safe f r me to go on thi street. I hearn tell there's lots e jickpookets in the city." " Why, bless your dear old heart. I'l take care of all your money for you. "1I'm, yes,I presufnie you will,wlhi Josh and you , but I guess '] look out for it. I'm pietty sharp Iy self." And lie went out for a strol aind came back with his pantaloon pocket cut neatly out, and every eon of his ready cash gone. A IIATOUxT FACMD woman of abou 51 summers, with a wealth of freakle Ili her face and a suitff stick Iu he mouth, got in to a crowded oar on al. veston avenue. There were hall dozen gentlemen oin the car, but non of then offared to give her a seat After she had walted a reasonable tim she said: ".lf eiy of you galoots I waitin' for me to squat in yer laps,yo are barkin' up the wrong tree, for want you to underrtand I'm a lady.' A dread that she was not in earnes caused six gentlemen to leave the car AMONo the relfifes to an advertise ment of a music committee for a call didate for organist, music teachor, etc a vacancy having occurred by the re signation of the organist In offlice, wit the following: "Gentlenen, I not'ee your advertisement for anl organ i and music teacher, either lady or gen ietnan. Raving been both for severa years, I offer you my services." "INHANITY i8 increasing among th women of America." Don't believ It. TIle women of Amer[ea don't draA as long skirts over the dirty sliewalk as they did only a year ago; nor d they go along and every now an then make a frantle (live lor a flt fil of trail which Is dexterously lifted b, the left foot. FAsIIIONAnLE ynIIg lady at a socl gathering remarks, jestingly, to Gil hooly ; "11 wonder how niteh I woul< bring if I was put up at auction an< sold to the highest bidder?" "Jus about flve hutidred dollars." "Why my Jewelry alone is worth that.' ',Yes, that I put it down in my esLi inte." MisarTiss-As you've nover been il service, I'in af raid I can't engage yoi without a '"character.'' Young Per bon-1. have three school-Board certi ficates, ma'am. Mistress-Qo, well, su)pose for hionesty, cleanines - Young Peron-No, ma'am ; for liter ltor, joggi'piy, an' free 'and draw rin' I SoME genius hais invented a blowlnj machine with suiftluient wind power i blow a ian over a three-story brice house. It wonuld seeni now that w iight dispense with Cottgres4, but wt (on't suppos)05e that body will take th hint atd adjourn. A ren an eni hinsastic lover qpendi two hotirs hard labor over a letter I< his airl aid then mars Its beait.y bj spilling a drop of lik on it, he fire swvears in a sietiilie mnnenr for a fev i miutes anid titentidraws a circle rouint thme blot, aund tells her it, is a kiss; amn she, poor thing, believes it. VIcAn--"$orry I never see you ai enurchel, Sitire, As a leading mn xi the parish, you onigh t to be one of th pillars-z-."' Nuthre-"'WellI, at al evenits, if 'mt niot a p11Ilar, I'm otne o te bittresses -aliways to be foumt outside, you kitow I'" Ixvaut.mi-': "'Ve' htad a wretcehe( ighmt, 31.s. Wobbles.'' Nurtse : "Dlear dear tiue, sir ! I t houight you. slept mes comfi ort-able . I uvailid ( with a groan): "Oh Mrs. Wobbles, do use thte ad v'eri" ' Nurse: "Yes, sir ; lli set about it diretly,sir,-bt--(piw4zhe; ---"'i reely don't tink there's onte ii IA i1.'rt aiddressed to 'the pretties girl in Sedalla, Mo,'' is posted upj to a claimant. The girls all say, "'It. took like lis writing 1 wish they ihad Ju,~ senit it to me andi not stuck it, up tha way in a public phlilc. I'll .ever get I Lrr'rI.x Chtatley had htis hatir "'bob bed"1' the othert day bitt (dtd not liIke th 01)1 ratlotn of biru hting. "'Ma, thai~t bar ber's brush made me squawk.'' Mn tlher--"'I did niot hear anty nise.' Chtarley-" iut 1 squawkett in mit A WxNTt1lMAN s9peaklng of thme hatppi ness of the miartried staite before hi daughter dtisparaiginugly said': "Sht wh'lo mailes doees well ; but she wh'l doesM not marry does better." "'Wel then,"' said( the younig ladly, ''1 w ill ai well; let those whio choose do better. A (1xuiMAN radical phlilosophert ha said that, a mian is whlat lie oats. meat. Iing tat his body* and his brains ar bun It, up out of it is Iood,and ai c there fore, coarse or fIne,-necording to wht lie takes Into his albutentary canal. "lF I should pult Oil green glan s an ii vie~w tii class, woul'i I not b:: dceiv. ed1 in their alnpeairanice?'' IWel--nat I doni't think you would." A YOUJNo lawyer wished to eite a1 ath~lority oin a aise) lhe was conduct inug, aiid inot being able to roeembe it, his opponent wittily remx arket1 "'Though lost to citc,to meimory (lear. Jr you want to ascrtain i.'w man eggs atre in last year's nest just-'try t borrow a few dlollars from an old-tini trioend, WuAT' is the iflferenice betwy een farmer anid a bottle of whisky ? Os husbands the corni anid the other cori the husbands. M~u MiDDIain~l,whio was it the arm11) irreverently calls his ngtshirt It inapsack. nih CoA I. is so black that It is w onderfi howy a dhealer ean make a ton so light Ir is said1 that a pig lives only twent yeara. Anid yet the wvorld is fillied wvit much older hogs. SE'K xiNo of cities, Is A wl Benny shoetmaker's last stopping pla8cc? Iln islaa dry man wvho whets ll aj petite on salt. 'T'ni leap-year gait is "go-as-sht plase." DOMEST10. rw A ix VoUR CLosETs VNTILATED. There is nothing so handy in a house a as an abundance of large, roomy I closets; but because they are handy e and extremely useful they are apt to p be abused. There are many things which, as a matter of course are al t ways put into a closet, of which the s article of outward wearing apparel D miake a large part. There are. always D things which ought not to go into the f closet, I. e., a closet adjoning or closely connected with, a living or 1 sleeping room. Of such are all soiled I undergarments, the wash clothes, : which should be put into a large bag I for the purpose, or a roomy basket, - and then placed in the wash-room or 1 some other well alred room at some s distance from the family. Having t thus excluded one of the fertile sources ol bad odors in closets, the next point Is to see that the closets are properly t ventilated. It matters not how clean s the clothing in the closet may be, if there is no ventilation . that clothing will not be what it should be. Any a garments after being worn for a while 3 will absorb more or less of the exhal . atlions which arise from the body, at.d a thus contain an amount of foreign-it s may be hurtful-matter which free .i circulation of pure air can soon remove I but if this Is excluded. as In many ' close closets, the elliuvia increases,and t tihe clothes, closets and adjoining rooms in time possess an odor that any acute sense of smell will readily . detect. Everycloset in daily use in . which the night clothes are hung by day and the day clothing by Aught, siould have an airing as well as the s bed. It the closet can be larg.e enough to admit of a window-and it is in t sonic cases-an ample provision for S lunilight and a circulation of pure air is provided in the window, vlilhi should be left open for a short time each day. In the case of snall closets a ventilator could be put over the 13 door, or even in it. It many cases such ' precautions for pure clothing are not C practicable, and the next best thing 8 1s, to see that the doar 01 the close IS ) ieft open for half hour or so each day iat that time when the windows are ithrown up and the large rooi is lpuri fli.1 with fresh air from out of doors. in this way; first, by keeping out clothes Intended for the wash ; and, I second, daily changing the air, the - closets may be comparatively pure. "VoAriNE,'' saya a Boston physi cfan, "has no equal as a bl ood purifier. Hearing of its nany w onderful eures, after all other renedi es hand failed, I visiteil the laboratory and convinced myself of its genuine in erit. It is pre pared from barks, roo ts, and hierbs each of which Is highly effective, an(d they are compounded in such a manner as to produce astonish Ing results." CissC PUDDINO. - Melt half- an . ounce o' fresh ibutter in a saucepan, . stir ito it a tablespoonful of flour; whei the two are well amalgamated put in a small quantity of milk and about three ounces of grated Parmesan cheese. Stir the mixture on a slow fire till it assumes the appearance of thick cream, but be careful not to let it boll; then add sone white pepper; mix thoroughly, and, if required, add a little salt; keep on stirring the mix ture at a very moderate heat for about ten minutes; take the saucepan off the fire, and stir the contents occasionally until quite cold,then stir Into them the yolks of three eggs beaten up with a lIttle mnilk and strained ; and, finally, the wvhites'of live eggs whisked Into a white froth. Put Clhe mixture into a p)uddinug dish, and put it into the oven at once. Serve quickly, as soon as the pulddingK has risen and the teop is well browned. BhLiecnii NO I" .ANNE..-Flanniel which I lias become yellow with use may be bleached by puhttinlg it for seome (lays I In a solution of hard soap to w hiich strong armmonia has beeii added. Th'le b ust proporitionis are oei po0und and a hlf~li of hard curd soap, fity pounds of soft water, and twvo-thirds of a pound of strong ammonia solution. The s tne object may be attained in a shorter timie by placing the liannel for a quarter oIf an hiouir in a weak solution cof bisil phaite of sodiuin, to whIch a little hydtrochilormc acid has bieen added. E'vanymuotjv is leased( with the im proved Carbholinie, a deodorized extract of petroleum, It is as clear andi limpid as spring water, and was originally in tended by nature as a panacea for all diseases of the slcalp and skin, and as a natural hair renewer. To WhrrEN 01.1 WVrrIE LACK.-Iron linen bag, let liay in pure olive oil twen ty-fouir hours, then boil in a solui lion of so ip and water fIhteen miniut's, riinse in hike warm water, dip in wa ter' containing a very little starch; then take it out of the bag and unfold it to dry, lay it carefully on a sheet or - nap~kin. s To MaKx SoAP TO DO AwAY WITH avik [) nIN.-IUissolve flye bars of soap ini fotuY ,gallons of soft water, one and three l ouiritli pounds cf salsoda, andi three fourths pounds of borax ; stir while cooling. U'se oec cupful to make suds to soak clothes In, wring out and put -imnto the boiler ; use same quantity of soap for boilinlg thie same. Try it; I 3have used ii a long tLime. ~ .A (OcOD way to keep cuit flowers fresh Is to lay them In wet cloths. Take ti~cnm out of the vases at night, (I sprinkle with cold1 water, and then wrap them in cloths made very wet ,with cold water. Thelu weIght of the cloth, wIll not crush the most dlelicate liowers, whIle it keeps out the air and 1 prevenits their falling to picoes or opening farther. r . . Tlo WAsu WiNDows: Dissolve a "little wasinag soda in Che water, If the glass is very dim with sm )ke or dIrt. D~o not let it run on the sash,but wash 'each paneC with old flanneil; dry quick. lywthasoft, clean towel, wlpir~g the corners with esp)eelai care. P'olisha with ci amio(is skin,or newspa~pers rub bedl soft between the hands. a e W~ashdauy is a holiday, thanks to D~ob s bins5' E~ectric S0oap, (made by Cragin & Co., I'hla.,) which Is rapidliy coming inte general use. it acts like magle, ', and bleachies clothing withot injur s lng the fabric. Try it,. lT may be laid down as a rule that 1 all plants of whatever kInd, if out .down and usedl as manure,lipart miore constituents to the earth than they take Irom~ it. Ii A A.I. teaspo nful of molasses added to buckwhieat batter each morn ing wi~l make the cakes temptinglf a brown. Tnx P most, assidutous p~arentalh atton . tion -vill freqtwntly fall to prevent Coughs, Colds, Croup, etc. D~r. Btull's Cougn Syrup is a most valuable rome e dy to have convenient when needed Price 5 nne. Vrom the Asub. There is perhaps no tonlo offered $o the people that possesses as much reI intrinsic value as the Hop Bitters. Jus at this season of the year, when the stomach needs an appetizer, or . the blood needs purifying the cheapest and best remedy is Hop Bitters. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; don't wait until you are prostrated by a disease that may take months for you to recover in.-Boston Globe. A Preach inventor noticed the man ner in which watery vapor in a warm room congeals against the glass during frosty weather and forms needle-like crystals, interlacing one another like the threads of a tissue. This observa tion guve him the idea of producing designs for textile fabrics by crystal lizing various salt solutions on a sheet of clay. le first tried the sulphates of copper, zinc, iron, alumina and mag nesia. le covered five clean glass plates each with solution of one of these salts, placed them in a horizontal position and allowed them to crystallize slowly by evaporation. He found further that the crystal form became more suited to his purpose when he added albumen, gum, starch or gelatine to the solution, while at the same time the crystals became more resistant. lie found also that ditlerent temperat ures influenced the forms or the crys tals and that he could produee fantas tic trees, flowers, stars, arabesques, roots, and even insects of Interosting design. He went through many ex periments, And ended by making the hgures obtained permanent by electro typing, for which purpose lie caused tihe solutions to crystallize upon strong plates of copper or German silver. A clean sheet of lead placed on the fin ished crystallization, gave, by hydrau lic pressure, a metallic counterpart of the same. Or le used sheets of softened gutta percha, which recelyed the im presslon and could be used in making a copper deposit in the electric bath. The groat problem, however, was to produce a continuois design which would fit around the roller* with which the patterns are printed on woven fabrics. The detached productions of the crystallization on his plates did not satisfy this condition. le substi tuted, therefore, in place of his flat plates, metallic cylinders similar to those used for producing the rollers for calico printing. By slowly turn ing them around their axis, while the solution oii their surface evaporated,he obtained a des'gn which satlisled the wants of the printer and the ;weaver for a continuous design without break In the whole length of the cloth. There are, however, sonc objections left. The crystallization is oapricious and not suiliclen ly even and unif0orm,ottEn leaving blanks which are larger than are agreeable to the purchaser of the fabric; but tais may be ovorcome by experieuce and precaution. Another objection, however, appears impossible to correct. The two sides of the pat terns do not mitceli when diferent widths are joined at the selvodge of the cloth. It Is argued this Is or minor importance, as generally dressmakers and tailors pay no attention to it. Daniel Ruggles, of Fredericksburg, Va., lans recently taken out a patent for what lie designates as a new and use 11u1 method of precipitating rain-falls from rain clouds. He proposes the em ployment of small balloons provided with explosives and arranged for simul taneous explosion. He contemplates not only to precipliate rainlalls, hat a'so to check its fali in a given locality by causing rho rain clouds to dischasrge rain befoto the given locality has beeni reached by si c n clouds. woman's Waisao.i "Shme insists that It isaof more lmnpor tanmce, that her family shall be kept Ia full health, than that she should have all the fashionable dresses an'l style of the tImes. 3hae therefore secs to It, that ceach memzber of her family is sup plied with enoug~h Ilop liitters, at the first appearancee of aniy symptomsi of ill health, to prevent a lit 0of sickness with its att",mdant expen~se, care and anxiety. All woman should exercise their wisdom in this way."'-New Hfaven P,'lludiump Eflorts~ to reduce monkeys to disc' pline have not v. r y citen b eni smccess ful. A native or thne province of Bengal has, however, trained several of themn te work the cords by which the punka, or ventilating fan of India, Is moved. TVhay perform their task to perfection, and, thanks to thieIr activity, keep the punkas in continuous motion,nmaintain ing a constant, agreeable movement of air- all through the room. An examination of one hundred and seoventy-eight log booaks of vessels sail ing on the Atlantic Ocean within the past two years, indicates that: thne num ber of atiny days per annm In the region under consideration Is a good deal lArger th n1 h-is been supposedJ, especially where the trade winds pres vail. A Pro-eteetIe lnty. The peso subtj'ct to doirainemnt of the kino s or lhver 'as a protootivo duty to por fornm ini purchjti.mti a packago of Kidnev. Worat. It iumparts now vitality to thne 8iok body and cures by elIminating obstructivs matter. -1)cnmocr-at. HOP BITTERS. (A Metdicine, not a Drink.) CONTAINS fIOPS, BUCeIU, MANDRAKE, DANDELION, AND TN!tvzs ANJ flr MROOALQUALI .AU Dlseasesof theatomnach, flowel., Blood, Liver, K(Idneya,anad tirinaryorgans~ Ner vouSsn~ess e eas and specily $1000 IN COLD. Will be paid for a case they will not cure or help, or for an niu IPlir or injurous nscyo1ur iluuse fa fp fl tters altry Di I. C. Is an absolute and l rrehsttile cure for Drunkenness, ue of opium, tobaccc, and Han Rite at. f.C. ob,, . . InOs THE REAT REPUTATION Which Vegetine has attained In all parts of the country as a GREIAT AND GOOD MBDIOINH, aid the large number of testimonials which are constantly being received from per.ons who have been cured y ta use, are conclusive proof of its groat value. it is recommended by by sicians and apothecaries. As a Blood-P ier and liealth-ltestorer it has no equal. Vegettno is not prepared ior a fancy drink, made from or liquors, which debiliatue the System and Lnds to. destroy health instead of restoring It. Are not the many testimonials given for the different complaints satisfactory to any reason able persons suffering from disease that they can be oured ? Read the dilferent testimonials given, and no one can doubt. In many of those cuses the ersons say that their pain and suffer ing oannof be expressed, as In cases of Scrofula. w nro, apparently, the whole body was one mass of corruption. If Vegetine will relieve pain, cleanse, purlry and curo such dibeases, re storin the patient to perfect health after try. Ing dl rent physicians, mapy remedies, suffer ing for years, Is it not conc usive proof, if you are a sufferer, you can be cured I Why is this medicine performing such great cures it 1 works in the blood. in the circulating luid. It can be truly called -the Great Blood Purifier. The great source of diseaoe originates in the blood; and no mediine that does not not di rectly upon it, to purify and renovate has any Just claim upon publio attention. When the blood becomes lifeless and stagnant, either from change of weather or climate, want of ex orcise. irregular diet, or from any other cause, the .Ve otino will renew the blood, carry off the Dutrid hamors, cleanse the stomach, regulate the bowels, and Impart a tono of vigor to the whole body. The conviction Is, in the public as well as i the medical profession, that the remedies supplied by the Vegetable Kingdom are more safe, more successful in the cure of disease, than mineral medicines. Vegetino is composed of rots, barks and herbs. It, is e:Oasant to take and Is perfectly safe to give anl Infant. D, you need It? Do not hesitato to try it. You will never regret It. '!7egtinae. An Exoellent Medicine. SPRINOFInLD, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1ST7. This is to certify Ihat I have used Vegotine, manufactured by B. H. Stevens. Boston, Mass., for Rheumatism and General Prostration of the Nervous System, with good success. I recom mend Vegetine as an excellont medicine for Bueh complalits. Yours very truly, C. W. VAND)EGIFT. Mr. Vandegrift, of the lirm of Vandegrift, & Ruffmnan. is i woll-known buslne-a man in this lace, having one of the largest, stores In plinilect, 0. Vegetine, PRi PAltED BY M. IR. STJMV.IDNi, BOSTON, Mass. Vegetisse IsSold by All DruI&Utgsts. I g * The OnI Remed That Acts at the Same Time on he Liver, The Bowels and The Kidneys ThAls combined action gives It toonderful *ove to curea I diseases. Wh Are We Sick? Because eve allow these great organ - tobe e clogged or i ptd, and oleonous Au re are therefore f'rced into the bloo Mould be expelle naturally. Biionsness I'iles, Constipation Kidney Comiplafnta and Diseases, 1eak nesses and Nervous Disorders. bycausing free action of these organs an restoringtheirpower to $Arow ofdisease. Why )uffer Bilious pains and aches I Why tormented with li'les, Constipation I Why frIghtened over disordered i dneyn i Why enduro nervous or sick headiachesi Why have sleepless nights I Use KIDNEY WORT and rejoice in health. It is a dry,vegetable compound and On* acknge will make Six ate or Medicine. GeD of your Drug let, he till order it ELrLou- 0ce $1.00 (willsendpost pad.) Bu. rlington, Vt. $OSTETIEI .-CELEBRATED STOMgCs Sleep, Aippetito, Ntren'gtha Return when iiost,,tter's Stomach ihittersq Is systematically mued by a bilious dy sp:p.c suf ferer. Mloreover'. ince the braitn symnp atlizos closely with 11h0 stomachl andi Its assootateo or gans, the liver andu the bowels, as thoir do-~ rangemient, is rectlilled by t.he acion of t he Bit ters, Imntal despondency prIoduOl by that dterangemen t ciisappnars. For sale by all Druggisots and D~ealers YOU CAN BUY THE BLATCHLEY PUMP Unlineud,or with Copper, Porcelin,or Irons Linings. Each one stenclled with miy namefl as mamifacwturer is warrantedl In material aind con-. trtwetin. For sale by lte best hlousex ini the tradec. If yell do niot kniow where to gel thi pump, write io mel as~ b~elow, atiu I wv li send naline of' agent, nlearest you, whoc wilt supjply you at my lowest prices. CH A8. 0. BL ATCH LEY, Manufacturer, 808 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. ~ IiiE (0hLIM ilIN Sucesq, to "TI, Adlvo uoveruni, apaer, deoil to IliIeatsoiii cutr pon of 'linOU IANI eto ontu i ao ir.ni th~e nmotht' is of Am t ean peopie ,i at Quatilaterai mnust be doane I'I TiE 00L IIMuiN Isoleguantly ant(i yigoriiusly Ilirated,* andl sold by ever., nowa. doaculer and a' every posto t cn In the landni, at the tnt fovrn price o o centi. Samapio copy may be seen at iwilr e ok & bber Stamp an Mu TOUNO M1 EN Learo 'elegraphy I arn $wt m iiofl si ti. AA a an ponses to agents Those answering aniavertisemnn will e ti onra (namigte aper samersm1 THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS I 3 WELOOM U ORUS. (i.00), By W. S. Tilden, for 111gb Schools. Just 0u. S "ell (601ct"s.y B. L. 0. Em nerso. JitWl out; tor Uommon Sools. Beacon Lig bt (nearly ready,) for Sundtiy schools. PAllLOII ORGAN INSTRUOTION BOOK. (1.60). By A. N. Johnson, is out of Sight ahead of any othter in teachiug beginnors on Hoed Organ, both serular and sacred muslo, Sunday Soool Touperatice, (ospel and Hymn nuslo. All teacuors iako to i, at once. CilOIRS AND SINGING CLASSES will not forat our thkree superior books: Voice of Worsttp 1.0 by L 0. Enersoi; Tess. lfe ($.0). by 11. 0. Perkins, and MeSoid Ior iingig Ulasses (60 ota.) by A. N. Johnson. C3 01198 will lit nto battor Anthsevn 3 llokis tisasu our new ANtEiIIIAN AN Tiltal BOOK $1.2.). by Joiinson, Tennoy and Abbey or E l~tIE5ON'S ANTRiCAt BOOK. $1.2,) L. 0. Emerson, or ANTIEM hA RP. $1.26) bW. 0. Porkins. TEM0PEItANVE 'EOILE will be sure to sase T11itlP4EItANCK JEWELS (36 U ts), by Tenney k 'offini; or 'EMPE RANCE II tiT' (1132et.,. by Ilutgg a 80rvoss; or 1iUL.''isi ' l E ICANUII ( L OO K (400). dpeciinea copies of any book mallud for above pricos. Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston. J. E. DITSON & 00.12280hestnut St., Phila. J3YRN'S POUKET M[CROSCOPE. Groent 111ifootifyinlisa Power. Deteols Counterfeit Money, Bhoddy fit 01. th, Foreign sub. stances in the Eye and wouids. Otoxmidea Insecta, F ofgowe r it. - Raaed, Grain. Plaits. Flaws in bMetals, illegible Writing, et. Two doublo Convex Loe,1)M Inches wide, Leather bllount..d. 80 cents. in Stonme. Free by mall. AUNrS WAN'TED. Address M. L. BY RN, 40 Nassau Street, N. Y. @5 PER DAY blade Selling Our Nam Platform FAMILY SOALE, Wogha acuratoly up to 25 lbs. Its hand'soml apearauco solls it at sight. Itetail prIceo e1.50. Other Fancily Boales weighing 26 lbs. cost 5JJ, A REGULAR BOOM FOR AOENTS Exclusive territory given fret. Termi an. rapid mies surprise old Agents. DOMENTIC SCALE CO. No. 187 W. Fifth St.. Cincinnati, 0 PLAYSI PLAYS! PLAYN! PLAYS! For Ieading Clubs, for Aimatour Thoatriocals, Ton peranace Plays, Drawinig-iteon Play., Fairy Playb. tithlopan Plays, Guide Books, Speakers, Panto imaies Tablaux Ligls, Mlagnesi unt ightits, Colored Fire, Burut Uork. arlcarical Faco Proparations, Jarlo's Wax Works Wigs, lBoards and bloustacnius a. rediceed prices (eastunes, Scenery, Charades. New atraloxues sane free ca. taining full',1 -ecrlption and prites. SAMUEL FIENUiL & SON,36 East Fourteenth a tret, Now York. THE NEWSPAPER ABLE NEWSY, GOOD and CHEAP. Weekly Courier-Journal, The publirshers of le CoUltIER JOURNAL lion. loury Vatterson, editor , climt thail s a laabl aid valuable newspaper it ans no superior in this country or in the world. 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R 'TWEL 8, -lx127 A Superb Piciture of flce Gre~at Anseriensa BI-A SS-1POLIT1l-CU SS Ase it alapearedl wvhen loosea inc New York recenitly, lee ian free exhe biiclon--in thea lamterest of 11 the abllc-at. ltce afilan cal thIs aor cand cit ovary postollce len thie United Stales, Cand acelxnmino ml. You maay cnever have anohor opportunity anda it mtay do you good . Ol SALE.-1echiant, OrIst anal Saw Miills;. F tore, Pcst-Offcee Tw o Dwelilcnae &O. Near Winccheter Va. Appi to A IiltREl iARKINS Parkinas ils P. ., deairick (0e..* Va. AGENTS WANTED for lthe Hundcesoniest and CH EA PEST BIBL ES veraFunined Agoto FORBIIno A MtOMAK INCASHPR lU S ICncimdAt Ohio w PrEIoIo IIMO e)Udress REV. 5*8. T i UK Lwsburghm, lea. T~OU lt, . LOK ilKRtE I-For 6.400 yoau can buy inle Westernm iLouisianma, acm 80.cacre farm., aal get, withm it a goaaod ineodccal practlice. Ana excellent aepportuni y tatr a phlysiclian of sacall meanas to get a hmomcc where haa canm at oce bceginc to incak e money rhe prestnt aownm-r of tisc location wlshesa to quit pratct Ice anda ongcc 1cm i the inctroducctionc of the Port able 11et Air ilti (ihacmbear, thae grecatest cutrativo aems enver liecoveda, mat Id last provin itsfrd toa limo arm aar thce ilagh (htbeaair addaress rgr DR. ANDRilEW WA LKE~t Riatchitochces.La. mc0 PARENTS.-Have youa a etulcre of a deaad Lcii ? Far $51 I wvill mtako rmaa it a beautifuml SiOil Paintamlt, eleganetly framnna. sand somt to anyf A. Acsicts wataeelesa clet smiall p iros. ~ pay :it lo r: ancass with, fra. d DON'T YOU WANT ''A HOME BY THE SEA.' E. . LNDSEY,11orfolk, Va. , ELGIN WATCHES SAll styles. Gotid, Silver and Nikek 10 1 0 O-ing sen 0. 0. . to 10., PttsbrgTA DADP5.E a g Werta. od r Qo cur t ll hrm ac bThIs i. the eapest and only complate and rella blorinc on te I anute anald utsiness anad SocIal tie olie hal Iccw to per form all thae various dcc tesa occ a's eow to appear to the best advantage A OMNrI eAcrp i -Send for ofreulaue Oontain 1 p a.~dr ua ATIOrA d UB ISII 0r to, sue asee. S. FOada~ A ci.. Osslaaqe 0 . -AND PlLtBs. P~ or son na pa he Ioree stegto ts ytm o oeauluated and pioone hae ?a. tges.. air. *.w - Urtve