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HOMESEG110.
A LAM)OF MOl NT UNS .WDW AH
LIKE PEOPLE.
So I'se for Cowards in That Country—
The* Monastery of Cettinje
Light Punishment for
Hilling a Turk.
The traveler ho, coming from the
West, lands at Cattaro, in Montenegro,
and looks around him, fancies that he
must be dreaming. The wildest caprices
of Swiss mountain scenery are hen sur¬
passed. Every thin" ems fantastic and
unreal; one almost expects to the
blaze of colossal footlights and to find
a mammoth curtain iwly descending
over the scene.
No vehicles, and few beasts of burden
are seen. The Montenegrin is too busy
making war to make roads; but he dc
not ‘ ati- for animals because they can
not bear arms and make war on the
Turk
All goods, , heavy and , light, winch
zzsi&?±njs enter the little i.rincioalitv are borne in
tered the country—for use in the pal
ace.
The peasant warriors were so nston
ished at the advent of this new piece of
furniture that they ranged themselves he
side the paths to see it come in, *nd to
this day they call the palace—into which
they saw the Billiard table borne—Bigli
ardo.
Montenegro w formerly a part of II
lyria aud of New Lpirus. Iu thcAlid<lle
Ages it was comprised in the great em¬ j
pire of the Serbs, under the name of the
Principality of Zenta.
In 1485, Ivan, the ruling monarch,
founded in a small valley, amply pro- j
tccted by nature against sudden incur- i
sions, the monastery of Cettinje, which
lie made the seat of his domination and
the residence of the bishop. The Mon
tenegrms, like the Russians, profess the ;
Greek Catholic faith.
This monastery the peaks he- ,
among
camr the centre of the dual railitarv-ec
clesiastical government of Montenegro. 1
In 1510 a Prince, who had no children, j
left Montenegro and went to spend liis
declining years in Venice, after abdicat- j
mg all hut rights in favor of Gcrmauus,
w o was then Archbishop.
Thus began the mer otal power,
which was continued to 1830. The Ma
dika, or Prince-Bishop, had entire pos- ;
session of the civil, military, and religious
power of the country. 1 he last of the
Viadika® died in 1851, aud the last was |
as as the first, although the
mediieval institution hay finally given I
way before constitutional forms. | !
Fiery old fellows were those Prince
Bishops, who wore silver breastplate,
over their sacerdotal robes, and cut off a 1
Turk's head with the same unction that
they made a sign of the cross.
A .Montenegrin priest who would not
join, even to-day, in a border foray
against the Turk, would run the risk of !
coming under tlie article of the code
which is taught even to young children, I
and which says; j
“If one turns coward, his weapons j
shall be taken away, and he may never
wear them again, nor shall he receive any
consideration from his fellow s. A woman's
aproii shall be tied about him, to indicate
that a man's heart does uot beat in his
bosom.”
The code contains another article ex¬
pressly stating that a Montenegrin shall
be held guiltless for killings Turk, “if
the Turk has struck him with his hand
or with his pipe”—a pleasing illustration
of the local manners which prevailed
until a few years a"o.
The Montenegro of to-dav is bounded
on the north and northwest by the Her
zegovina; on the northeast and east by
Bosnia; on the southeast bv Albania, and
on thc southwest by the Dalmatian
provinces of Austria.
Until after the Husso-Tnrkish war of
1877, it had no outlet upon the Adriatic
Sea, and could only reach deep water by
permission lovely of Austria, which held the !
seaport of Cattaro. But now
Montenegro owns the port of Duleigno,
and may count as a maritime power. j
The population, which twenty tears
ago was scarcely 70,00fl, is now 230,000.
and, if it would turn away from war to j
agriculture and the of its herds, ’
care
might be prosperous.
Because of the disposition for fighting
rather than for planting and sheep- i
raising, famine falls the people '
a upon
cvery few years. At tbe present time !
thousands of Montenegrins in the deep
valleys are in danger of starvation.
Russia has just sent the Prince'a very
large sum with which to purchase grain, I
Russia and Austria are both generous
helpers of the plucky little province, I
aml the Montenegrins to-day owe Austria
millions for money advanced for food.
When Austria helps Montenegro Russia
is jealous, and when Russia helps, Austria
accuses her of furthering her political
ambitions.
An Alpine Valley's nriotis History.
The valley of Gressouey, where thc
Italian Queen passed last summer, is one
of the most beautiful localities ia the
Italian Alps. It also has a curious his¬
tory. Ju the eleventh century it was col¬
onized by German soldiers, to whom it
had been given by King Otto in recogni¬
tion of their valiant serviees to him. The
descendants of these soldiers, though iu
a strange land, have stuck fast to their
German traditions. They still speak
German aud keep up the closest cornier
tion with Germany, which they consider
their fatherland. '
Their daughters are
educated in the best German schools and
seminaries. When the young women
come home from tbe big cities of , he
north, however, they are compelled by
their j»rents to lay aside their fine Berlin
and Frankfort garments to don the curi¬
ous costumes of their forefathers, and to
learn to bake and scrub and wash as their
mothers and grandmothers did before
them. The cleanlines of the “Gres
sonari” has made them famous through¬
out Italy. It is a proverb that their
barns are cleaner tliau other people’s
houses. German is spoken in the family,
French in the churches, and Italian in
the schools. Consequently all the Gres
sonari know at least three languages.
Paid With Bean?.
A singular circumstance recently oc
curred at Biddeford, Me., which reminds
one of the days when people bartered in
beads and wampum. Two men, one n
small, slender person and the other of
proportions in the neighborhood of 300
pounds, were employed by one of the
women m that locality to dig a grave on
her family lot. They worked rapidly,
and ere they were a^are, the excavation
-was so large and deep that the fat man
was unable to get out of the hole. A
machine was constructed, and after quite
a struggle the big man was once more on
top. In payment for their services the
w oman a short time after gave each of the
two men five quarts of gray
enough to keep them out of the ground
"i quite a while if it came to the worst,
~
It is now settled that the Pope will not
eave Rome, i ha German Government
kraalf, and has as
sured him that in the event of a war
(talv will *tnguy reejwt liis position,
1 The General Outwitted.
A French General, with plenty of time
1 on his hands, one day stood st the win
dow to watch the people passing in the
street. While thus engaged, he noticed
one of his officers w ho was without a
j sword a grave misdemeanor!
all unoonsemus of the rmpendme storm
Whenli earshot, the General
called out
come up here; I want to speak
, t , )U
.
The officer looked up and perceived
his superior: he remembered that he had
J left his sword at home, and knew what
expect. Unfortunately there was no
mean- of escajx-, and be had to face the
difficulty as best be misfit. The Gener
al's face* found' was beaming with delight He
had an opjaretunitv ,.f enforcing
the disc-inline while smoking into’ hi* weed
The Lieutenant stepped the house,
, c-spieSTthe iapas , in „ sw'ord through the ante-room,
he of an orderly hang
f V- th jj ‘ The ‘ very thinirr* ?. J he
, x ,
~
me, General.
“Yes, I wanted to ask you— Why,
the fellow has a sword,” the General
mu ttered to himself, as the smile faded !
from llis ,. oim t,, n! , m e “Whatever was
it , w&fl goinl . toask you—Ah’. , remem
ber now; ^. about your family—your fa
,| 1( njf , r ]lo j g
j, e cou h] ), ut know the interest
vou (ake in him he wouW feel highly
flattered; unfortunatlv he died twenty
years ago: • <
The General stared at his unwilling
visitor in speechless amazement.
“Then there is nothing else you have
to say to me?”
“Oh, no!” the General answered.
“Only never go out without your sword;
should have been compelled to place
vou arrest jf you had left it at
j K)lne >»
“I’ll take good care I don’t. See
j lcre ;•> an( j ([ 1( j young man coolly tlis
hvc(i „ 1( , arm wWcll was dangling from
flis waist
).y,. g . j sf .„ jf, a n r j g ht, my friend,
TO „ may Q a
' bflicer
Th( , promptly availed himself of
the permission . „e minted the General,
and on his way through the ante-room
hung the sword on i<® peg. He then left
the hmlS( , Thc ( ; ea ,, r .,j had resumed
bj , forilHT J)Mt at the window. The
next m i nu te lie called his wife,
‘I say, look at that young officer who
is walking away from the house.”
“I sec him distinctly.”
“Is lie wearing a sword?”
<‘No?”
..T hcre vo „ are mistaken. He looks
as if he isn't, and lwsone all the time.”
The wi{( , m , l(le no rcmark . y he was
iu the habit of taking her husband at his
word. As for the officer, he was never
again seen in public without his saber.
Popular Fallacies Corrected.
A very common error is to suppose
that birds sleep with the head beneath
the wing. No bird ever sleeps so; the
head is turned round and laid upon the
back, where it is often concealed by
feathers.
That dogs are kept in health by the
addition of brimstone to their drinking
water. Seeing that brimstone is utter!;
insoluble in water, says a writer, I fail
to perceive wbat use it can possibly be to
tbe dog.
That cows arc fond of buttercups.
Co ' vs ’ as weH as horses, in grazing care
fully avoid those plants, which are harsh,
astringent, and somewhat poisonous.
That w,,shin E tllc in morning dew
im P r °ves the complexion. Dew is dis
illetl water l but > being merely very pure
water . i< cannot exercise any special in
Rueuce on the skiu. I am unwilling, how -
ever, to dispel this pleasing illusion, and
th, ' rofore “«y «>* means, young
ia,h, s ' wasl ‘ vom ' faccs ia the morning
-
(k w > 111 ful1 beUcf of its efficacy. To do
8 I you must rise early and breathe the
pure morning air; this will benefit your
health, ami no doubt your complexion at
fun same time. 1 liis is undoubtedly the
!esson intewie<1 fo !le inculcated,
-Lining ? *. lat “ ,ira it. ls extinguished Thc effect in this by the sun is
on case
apparent, not real. A fairly good fire
looks little better than a heap of white
ash< ,' s ,mder tllc powerful light of the
sun s ra y s '
That tlu “ rc is economy in putting firc
bricks , or clay balls into a fire, Consid
crin K whatever heat they give out is
de ! ive,t from 1,10 liru itself, and that,
being themselves utterly incombustible,
tjmy t5lt ' fin contribute '> nothing be to the in heat their of
<" lu no economy
usc ’ Our method of using fuel is, how
ever > terribly wasteful; a very large per
« entageof combustible matter, as well as
heat, goes up tlie flue, and is wasted,
* hat pipes are burst l>y a sudden thaw,
1 lle thaw nierelv finds out the bursting
that has already been effected by tbe
frost. It is the expansion of water when
passing into the icy state that bursts water
pipes of whatever material.
That the bones ave brittle in frosty
weather. No doubt more bones arc
broken iu winter than in summer, but
this is due to the slippery state of the
roads at that season, not to speak of ac¬
cidents on the ice, and not to tiny abnor¬
mal condition of our bones.
That “thunderbolts arc tangible re
.*•* can be The handled offiy thunderbolt and preserved
is
* 10 t1aM ' of lightning, 4 often, no doubt,
J b 01 v * ! “/,f dertnfire, oUd 1 he but ” nl never y solld accompanied I ' , ' dll ' s »k»t
tyvr - J M to f ', 1 ?. l ' art h thc sk y are
aen,1,u ' s or 1 bodle 1 s < ' omin . S from
space, and have nothing , to do with
1 hunderstorms.
That mirrors attract lightning and
should be covered or turned to the wall
during a thunderstorm. This is a pure
illusion, arising from the fact that mir¬
rors reflect the lightning flash, and thus
add to the terror and apparent danger of
the storm.
King Oscar of Sweden.
Precisely at aoon the sound of military
music was heard from outside the hall,
and we knew that the King had come,
says a writer in the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The audience rose and remained standing
as he came in, bowed to the right and
left, followed by the Crown Prince, the
President and Secretary of the Congress,
the court-martial and adjutants. The
involuntary expression which come to
every one’s lips was: “What a splended
man?”
His handsome, florid face is set off bv
gray hair and beard, and his broad
shoulders, erect and large figure well be
coine his office. Trained at sea, he has
the bearing of a Captain who treads the
deck with full confidence m his own
powers of command. He wore the
splendid uniform of an Admiral, over it
the bread blue sash of the Order of the
Seraphim, stars and decorations in quan
tity and. immense gold eqaulettes. As
glasses soon as he King Oscar had put on his eye
rose and read in French his
address of welcome—or rather shouted it
oui as though he were giving commands
from the bridge in a gale of wind. A
man of fine literary taste and culture,
which seems to be hereditary in the Bern
adotte family, he is considered the beet
epeochmakerja bis kingdom* J■ h. v
WOMAN’S WORM).
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PLEASANT I.ITl.KATrHi; FOR
FEMININE READERS.
women and work
IMwewd; -Womeniin the future will
^ke a more important jrerti* everything.
in the lower callings of life weigh" wl < r <. there
s the carrying of heavy and that
le difference between tire sexes in Eu
ope. It is only in the higher callings,
I'n'e'VomS ^ ,he ,' !iff,r ;
™ come * *“ * nd Women are tarred
*- _
>*“*«*« «MV*«wi%Hi E a.
Tt I know one wife, aava writer in the
a
l>droit Tribune, who wears her wedding
lress on the evening of her wedding an
'™ies, and ha, done so for nearly
ftecn !****• The dreas is simply made,
iu white, and JkSSzLl little alteration h** h™. H
« *r » in ~k w.».! hearts "JZlSli
reverence the of the children
Mother always liau flowers on that day.
’ ln ‘ 1 f:i,ller his button hole rosebud, aud
‘he children don their holiday attire,
Little gifts are given and the evening is
made pleasant with social games and re
besliments. Sometimes a few friends 11 1
| nT1, ®“ ,n - ‘ ,ut ™ ore frequently the day
is celebrated 1 by the home l circle.
FEMALE rol.ITtCIAN’S IX FRANCK.
One of the most amusing incidents
connected with the electoral campaign in
France was, according to a Paris letter,
a meeting at which Mme Astie tie Val
sayer, Mme. Saint Hilaire, and several
other ladies, much annoyed because their
declarations of candidature werenot seri¬
ously accepted by the authorities, held
forth on the subject of women's rights.
It must however be confessed that the
representatives of the fair sex, who mus¬
tered rather strongly to hear their self
constituted champions expound their
views, were much more inclined to ridi¬
cule than to applaud. Cries of “Vieille
Toque!” greeted the Citoyenne Saint
Hilaire when she apjwared on the plat¬
form and began to apeak ; and when she
declared that twenty-live years ago she
had two paths before her, that of work
and that of pleasure, but performed the
first, there was a perfect outburst of
laughter. She is a plain old woman,
hence, perhaps, the exclamation. “That
is not surprising,” which cut short her
confession. In fact, she could not pro¬
ceed. Nor was Mine. Astie de Valsayrc
more fortunate, for as she developed her
opinions, cries of “Down with female
politicians!” resounded in the room. But
the climax’ was reached when Mme. Saint
Hilaire endeavoured to engage iu single
combat with another lady who had de¬
clared that women had no business in the
Chamber, but ought to stay at home and
look after their household; while in
another corner a couple of females were
seen scratching each other's faces aud
making light with each other’s hair.
Shortly afterward the President was
forced to bring the meeting to a close.
TAKING C'.AltE OP THE SICK.
being Being one of two girls, and our mother
quite ill, says a writer in the Bos¬
ton Jlu(Iyet, it was our duty as well as out
pleasure to wait upon her. My sister be¬
ing away daytimes, she waited on mother
at night aud I iu the daytime. 1 had not
very great success in making her cornfor
table, but as soon as sister came home
and had been with her a short time mother
would fee\ very much better. I began to
think out what could make the differ¬
ence. For one thing, it was loving at¬
tention and forethought. I have just as
much affection for our mother, but, bad
not thought enough to show my affection
when ill. One cuu wait on a sick person
aud think she is doing all she can, yet
there will be something lacking. If hot
cloths are to be applied and replaced they
should be handled as though the patient
had not some infectious disease. Dirty
dishes, spoons, etc., need not be left in
tbe room, but ran be quietly removed
without being asked to do so. Anything
that can be done without referring to the
sick one should be done. If it is the
mother who is sick no family discussions
should be referred to her, as is usual
when she is well. This is a good time for
the children to practice relying with on them¬
selves and not run to mother every
small trouble. If there is pain or distress
in head, shoulders, chest, cold feet, etc.,
the hair can be geutly brushed, which is
very soothing to the nerves. Back or
chest can be rubbed with the hand and
made much more comfortable. A hot
water bottle can be applied to the feet.
The hands and face can be bathed with
warm water once or twice a day and the
hair brushed and made smooth, and it is
remarkable lioiv much brighter and
fresher a person will look and feel after
this attention. A sick person should not
be left alone for any length of time, but
should be sat with and read to if desired,
as though one liked to be there with the
sick person. In serviug a meal to a sick
person, whatever it is, it should he served
up in a dainty manner, uot much in
quanity, and prepared with love. IVe
may have love in our hearts, but is the
outward expression that tells the story—
md the sick person will feel it too
FASHION NOTES.
The basque waist is fast disappearing
iuto oblivion.
The fall of the small bonnet is predicted
by fashion makers.
Lace handkerchiefs, intended to be
carried but not used, have silver flies
embroidered over them.
Thc new laces are mostly arranged iu
distinct points, and are very effective
when used as trimmings.
The Carrick cape, with a flat boa or
stole ending iu square tabs a little above
the knees, is very fashionable in London.
(Vide white linen cuffs and collars are
coming into fashion again. Their popu¬
larity rests upon the fact that they arc
English.
White dresses for little girls under
five years are considered most tasteful
when trimmed with feather stitching aud
fine tucks.
Tartan shoulder capes in triple folds
withlong square fronts, also triple folded,
are prominent among utility short wraps
for early fall wear.
A blouse waist which fits the figure
perfectly has a number of fine plaits at
the back, which converge at the waist,
and also on each side of the front. The
collar and belt are also tucked iu fine
rows.
Pretty afternoon dresses of cashmere
a nd camel's hair are made very effective
the use of velvet or heavily repped
ribbons, these being more favored for
such decoration than moire or fancy rib
bo 118 of any sort.
Ladies who are of a sporting turn of
mind and who handle the. reins them
selves are very partial to the triple Car
rick or “four-in-hand” cape. The favor
! ite color for it is a dark navy blue, and a
! 1 turban or small toque o£ felt of the same
color is worn with it.
FURIOUS FACTS.
The courts of Berks County, Peun.,
have decided that a typewritten will is
»U«g»l
•Jacob Stewart, of Ambersoo , s \alley,
Penn ., recently picked up a tusk of some
It » stated as a curious fact that dur
iogthe recent un-at strike in London the
almho.ro - were before* emptier than has ever
been the ease
A BridgtoD, M<\) mm believes in the
honesty of postal clerks. He got a lcttei
the other day, one end of which was
burst open disclosing a ten dollar bill.
Welsh mothers put a pair of tong, or a
knife iu the cradle to injure the safety of
their children The knife is also used foi
the same purpose in some parts of Eng
land
There are four men at Old Town, a su
burbof Fernandina, sharks.’ Fla. who maka
their living out of The, cure
the hide, frv out the uil and use the pulf
fnr fortilim
tSSZ P > SU
Bees that , for seven years made , a , home
of an unused ehimnev near Kmghtsville, 1
iwimr He were recently routed the buildina
S3 tom .lown’snd more th-.n •. tUb
honey found •
The of , ...... buried ( ohoes.
grave a woman m
z&xtz’Z, wvff
Tne features lookeil as natural as if the
woman had just died.
A Litchfield (Mich.) couple, who have !
been married thirty years, had a misunder
standing about two years ago, and since
then they have never spoken to each other,
.h.„gh U.i. s ,b,
Edward Hausing, of Lancaster, Penn.,
has sued the Western Union Telegraph
Company for $1)00 loss through ail error
of the company in the sending of a tele¬
gram concerning the sale of six carloads
of potatoes.
American wild turkeys have been suc¬
cessfully acclimated in Austria on that I
portion of the estate of Count Breuuer !
which is known as the Danubian Mead¬
ows, and great flocks of them arc being
seen in his forest.
A lady's gold ring was found in a very
singular way at Treutou, Me., the other
day. George W. Austin, after a drive
from Ellsworth, found the ring pressed
tightly around one of the calks of his
horse’s shoe. Tlie horse had stepped
into the ring and taken it along.
A. M. Bisbee, who is the Chinese dele¬
gate to the maritime conference at Wash¬
ington, is an adventurous Yankee, born
and bred on Cape Cod. In his travels
he drifted across the continent and over
the Pacific, and he is now coast inspector
of the imperial maritime customs service
of China.
Thc state of thc gem market may be
thus described: The price of emeralds
and rubies is yearly increasing. Dia¬
monds and white pearls are not getting
dearer. Black pearls have been increas¬
ing steadily in price for the last four or
five years—iu fact it is almost impossible
to supply the demand for them.
The Tallahassee (Fla.) Times-Union
tells of a freak of nature iu the person of
a negro man. Although he is twenty
odd years of age and has a fully de¬
veloped head, his body and limbs are
dwarfed to the size of those of a young
baby. He possesses average intelligence
aud has learned to sew aud knit.
An enormous fish, about twenty feet in
length, was found by some fishermen at
iirusc, a village on the French coast.
The animal was dead, but being con¬
sidered still fit for human food, was
taken to the shore. When opened, the
people who had crowded to the beach
were amazed at the sight of a man’s body
anil legs, the feet only being missing.
A farmer at Scott Hill, Conn., who
though; thc hoys were stealing his mel¬
ons, watched for them at night with a
loaded gun. About midnight he says ho
saw his big black cat steal along among
the vines and select a big melon, into
which she sank her teeth. Then she be¬
gan to claw the melon open and in a few
minutes had finished all but the rind.
He did not shoot the cat and has since
learned that she eats apples, pears and
other fruit.
The pet of thc Alley family, in New
York city, is a venerable parrot of sur¬
prising intelligence and loquacity. The
parrot was presented to John B. Alley
twenty-two years ago by a sea captain.
It can call the members of tbe family by
their first names, aud can repeat the
habitual expressions used by these per¬
sons. Many of the Alleys are now dead,
but the bird continues to reproduce tho
words and phrases it picked lip from
them in their lifetime. On this account
and many others the Alleys hold the
parrot in great affection.
Money of the Mormons.
If you go into the principal office ol
the Tithing House, says a Salt Lake City
letter to the-6'fofe Democrat, you will see
a tall young man handling what looks
like money. He is behind a counter, aud
the counter is protected by a high rail¬
ing. The man glances through the
window, then looks down at the bills,
and goes on thumbing them like a bank
teller. He goes to and from a big safe
carrying bundles done up just as bills are,
with little bands of brown paper pinned
about them. Sometimes the young man
doesn't stop to count, but takes the
amount on the brown slip as correct and
passes out the bundle. This is Mormon
money. It is a tithing script. Jt is
used to facilitate the handling of the
grain and hay and live stock and produce
which come in. If you pick up one of
these bills you will find it very much like
a bank note in its appearance. In one
upper corner is the number of the bill.
In the lower left-hand roruer is the in
hoc signo of Mormonism, a bee hive.
The face of the bill reads: “General
Tithing Storehouse. Good only for
Merchandise and Produce at the General
Tithing Storehouse, Sait Lake City,
l tab. Each note bears the signature of
the Presiding Bishop. On the back is
denomination again and a vignette of the
new temple at Salt Lake City . The back
also bears the wording: “This note is
uot current except in the merchandise
and produce departments of the General
Tithing Storehouse.” The engraving is
well executed and the printing is well
done. The bills vary in color. There
are greenbacks for one department of the
Tithing House, brownbacks for another,
and so on. By using this scrip the
Church is able to create a market for
considerable quantities of the tithing.
charity. This scrip It, is is used given in out paying in dispensing
for work
on the temple so far as the workmen can
make use of it. Employe?* of tht Tith¬
ing House receive their salaries or allow¬
ances partly in scrip. In numerous wavs
the Mormon money gets into circulation.
A Loudon firm has a contract with the
French Government under which thev
annually supply Frauce ,
with thousands of
tons of dried fruits. The French Gov
eminent fruit require this large supply of dried
to make the wine which they supply
tothe French army, '_____^ , j
AGRICULTURAL.
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TOPICS OF INTEREST REI.ATIVA!
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storing celery fob pauii.y «B.
-mbs pi boxes of con
some
I,,;, n t rive or saw some old barrels into
halves and £?U put drv sand in the bottom.
when in you Khgtag'S the plant* leave consider
.U, «». P«t ll»
plants cloaely in these half barrels or .
boxes, filling around them with dry sand ,
as wet you the sand proce^, thoroughly and when with ^ckrffuU water ~
that the roots mil keej
dry. Keep tfte ,
the leaves and top keep
plants in a cool cellar. Another conren
lent way for keeping a small quantity is
crocks ,0 with it two npright or three ml^e inches stoneware oi water
^ bott^, replenishmg from rime to
ume ®s the water evapora .
packed in sand as before directed the
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*. fcrem. '««■> q—i«" «i» e*- fruit
*^.^ shiv arise toTav soon over IpDle the right of
f p ^ and other fruit
trees with ... water contsimng p. Pans ir i, green, trreen
whllethe tr ' ies m blossom. Bees
—ruing the flowers for honey take the
poison into their systems and are killed.
This is, perhaps, a fortunate fact, for if
mioht be stored in their cells and poison
those who consumed it. The spraying,
even of the apple, need not be done
while the trees are in blossom. Itistrue
that the codling moth usually deposits
her eggs in the blossom end of the apple,
the M. k. t r
the blossom end is turned upw&rd. After
this the weight of the apple bends the
fruttover. Betweeu the time of blossom
ing and the fruit bending down with its
own weight, the spraying may be done
without danger of injury to bees. There
is, therefore, no incompatibility honey-producing between
the fruit-growing and
industries if the proper precautions are
observed .—American Cultivator.
HANDLING MANURE IN AUTUMN.
The best practice among those not pro¬
vided with abundant bam room, is to
select a level piece of ground, and stack
the threshed straw there year after year.
The straw can be converted into well
rotted manure by using it liberally for
bedding in the stables and by turning
the cattle to the stack; and all things
considered, this is the most profitable
disposition of the straw where that not
eaten by the cattle in the stack yard is
converted into manure, and well cared
for. The straw thrown under foot by
the cattle will likely be trampled down
so solidly that if left to itself it will not
be converted into manure in tlie desired
time; and part of the stack may have to
be cut down and strewn over the yard,
making necessary some effort to hasten
the rotting of the straw. As there is no
need of handling wet manure, it is ad¬
visable to have the mass stirred every
day for some days before it is taken to
the fields, that it may dry out. To ac¬
complish this it may be necessary to use
a manure hook like a two-pronged hoe.
It may he made by any blacksmith.
A better one, iu fact, the best for manure
not wet, is to have a blacksmith bend
the shank of a four or five-tined manure
fork, making a hook shaped like a potato
digger. It is sometimes difficult to make
the shauk Ilol<1 in P tllc< ‘- Take the length
of the shank; measure back from the end
of the handle the distance less one inch;
at this point put a screw through the
handle, having it pass through the centre
of the hole bored for the shank (the head
and point of the screw may be filed off
even with the surface of the handle);
then drive iu the shank with its point
heated to a red head; as the point
reaches the screw it will be deflected and
enlarged and will make a way for itself
in the wood, getting a hold that the
strength of one man will not overcome.
The handle of a manure hook should be
quite heavy around the shank, to give it
strength, and the weight is really needed
there.
All the manure should be removed
from the yard before the grain is threshed,
that the new straw may not be stacked
upon it; and thc usual method of putting
it upon the winter wheat ground is a good
one. If strewn over the ground as it is
plowed, the harrowing necessary to put
the seed bed iii proper condition will
thoroughly fine it and incorporate it with
the soil, while it will not be below the
roots of the wheat. It is best to strew it
over the ground as it is hauled out. This
saves one handling. Hauling manure in
it so fouls a wagon box that it is best to
have another box for this and similar
uses. This is best made of loose planks
—pine, two inches thick and from nine
to twelve inches wide. They are made
much more convenient to handle by shav¬
ing down the ends to three inches wide.
If end boards are desired, grooves can
be cut in the side of tlie bandies on the
ends of the planks, and will be strong
enough to hold the boards. If desired to
make the box higher than the standards,
and the latter are not provided with
rings to receive pieces, staple rings into
the planks forming the sides of the box.
Passing pieces of wood through these
rings will hold the upper boards iu place.
The lowest side planks must lie on the
bolster, the planks forming the bottom of
the box fitting closely inside of them.
Tlie manure crop year properly begins
in the fall; and at this time the yards,
stable and sheds should be made clean
and ready forthenext jear’s crop making
—American Agriculturist.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Are you ready for winter?
Winter butter well made brings greater
profit titan summer butter.
There is little, if any, profit in a crop
of 500 bushels of wheat from fifty acres,
says Farm and Fireside; but there may be
a good profit in a crop of 500 bushels
from twenty acres.
If you bury cabbage try this plan:
Cut the roots off and bury shank as well
as the bead, If you doubt this being as
good as your old wav,try some each way.
and see which is the better.
The proportion of thc more valuable
food material increases till the kernels are
fully developed aud begin to harden.
Unless in cases of scarcity it is not wise
to use the corn until this is reached.
Experiments in feeding pigs, instituted
by the Danish Agricultural Society, go to
show- that skimmed milk has double tbe
feeding value of buttermilk; that rye and
barley are of about equal value, with a
slight percentage in favor of rye, and
that six pounds of skimmed milk have
the same feeding value as one pound of
lye or bailey.
The form and height of the fence en¬
closing the poultry yard should vary ac¬
cording to the variety kept. A fence for
a lot of active Leghorns would be worth¬
less if built five feet high, such as you
- ,
would for the , Cochins „ ,. and Brahmas, „ ,
use
AVire nettin S stretched from posts eight
or ten feet ;i U art to the he ‘.q ht ot Si4 v
-
vU! usllaU meet ali ,
«ig ht feet • ' - T re 1 mre '
ments.
Food In its Relation to Health I
Atwater, iu the p ;> r re id by him I
before the last convention f the Aiueri i
™ eT^Uof liop. dwelt ob
overeating. and showed that ,
q this country people c-not- I
n< Hair, -especially in the matter of
»rdinary person. Dr. Atkinson showed j
he importance ofbet ter cookingfor the
lie considered that a great oo
tr.jCtron to improvement m the ar of
^ ."^“viTS' £5
^ ^ „utrit'u.us than the coarser !
. COUD | e d with an almost in- j
' working
aW e lir< .j u( J ice among
,„ st „ ewed f[K d. This pr*- !
udice is doubtless due to the tasteless j
; lUa i,,y 0 f Doilcd meat; boiling tough
I1S ea ,. h of the fine fi! res, and deprives
he meat almost wholly of its distinctive
1 , vor . All these burdens and mis
uoveA once , )t ions must evidently lie re
before any true art of The cooking
.iq become common practice. more
ucessarv, however, doe® it become to in
S r '£? mmKT, k -?-SwS S
>P,or rendered incligcstiOleby <™ loo muen
^t, people «s must in the be persuaded Aladdm oven that abetter ^ext
md [!)ore cu t r ilious breakfast can be
nude ready 3 to eat, as soon as the family
out of beli , by putting meat stews, kinds
, a{mea I, browu bread and many
,f pudding into the cooker, and simmer
u ** •*
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‘-Nona go Deaf.’’
_
l- llil *ven no.tee l tort : ometime
° ;> L ' v “° aro ! ' 1 oa ‘ “ ear to
, teVCZi* sss
^ .i,” ^ fjj© « rovers 5 “.No e -o de f astho e
w n ’ t bo;l r, ’ has s:r ,. u Thntor. fatho\
a well known one of t'.e r o i
vho win s ome -i a t deaf, and r\ ho wst;
i l;ed Father, o.ic* day will by his sta e race fty ?on; d >1
“ you g vo n e t
“ Whatsai 1 the fether, putting hi.
. and to his e ;r.
“ Wilt you give me a hundred dol
la 's;” thoute 1 the young man.
“ Hold oa !” t aid the faih r; “I hear l
you well enough the lir t lime.” told
A somewhat similar s t try is of Sir
Richard Sto 1?, who, when he was p:e
pur ng a room in York Bu Flings, Lon
don, lor i ublic oration^, ha >] eut d to bo
a got d do il behind in his i ayments t >
his workm n. Coming cue day into
tli > hall to tee what i rogrets was mad >,
Fteelo orde e l the c ivj enter to j e into
the ro trum an 1 make a si e c’i, in ord r
to obierve how it could be heard.
The c arp< ntt r m .unt d the stage, a id,
serat hieg liis head, to’d Sir Richard
that lit) did not know w. at 1 1 : ay. “I'm
no t rat r, sir,” he taitl.
“Oh, no matter," said Slee'e; “sav
the first thing that comes uppermost in
vo ir head.”
“Why, then, Sir Rich rd,” said the
man, “hero we have been working for
yo; r Honor these six months, and citn
n t get a )«liny of our mo. o/. Pray,
dr, u lien do you intend to—”
“That will do—that will do!” said
itel n “Yo i may come down, I hea d
you quits distinct'jr, (Youth’s but I didn t liko
voitr su bject. ”— Conn anion.
There is no real growth of character
except culties—the by a conquest doing right of opposing when el i Hi -
it is
against our inclination and prejudices.
The Use ofTofibeT
It is asserted by men of high profes¬
sional ability that when the system needs
stimulant nothing equals a cup of fresh
coffee. Those who desire to rescue the
drunkard from his cups will find no bet¬
ter substitute for spirits than strong, new
made coffee, without milk or sugar. Two
ounces of coffee, or one eighth of a
pound, to one pint of boiling water
makes a first class beverage, but the
water must be boiling, uot merely hot.
Bitterness comes from boiling it too
long.
If the coffee required for breakfast be
put in a graniteized kettle over night
and a pint of cold water poured over, it
can be heated to the boiling point and
then set back to prevent further ebulli¬
tion, when it will be found that, while
its strength is extracted, its delicate
aroma is preserved. As our country con¬
sumes nearly ten pounds of coffee per
capita, it is a pity not to have it made in
the best manner.
It is asserted by those who have tried
it that malaria and epidemics are avoided
by those who drink a cup of hot coffee
before venturing into the morning air.
Burned on hot coals it is a disinfectant
for a sick room. By some of our best
physicians it is considered a specific in
typhoid fever.— Epicure.
Bird Seed.
Bird feed foims a considerable item
tlie export trade of some of the
ports. that this The seed viee-consul^at is never one apart port by
sown
Moorish farmers, nor is any special
tention paid to its cultivation. It is
ways sown with wheat, and when
and thrashed it is separated by tbe
try women in sieves. The reason of
practice is that there is a general
stition among the Moors that in very
seasons the wheat is in part
into bird seed, and lienee they sow
two together.
Summary Measures.
A Paris shopkeeper, when he
tises goods “at cost,” is promptly
upon by a government official,
business it is to see that tbe
chant is doing what he advertises, and
he is detected in fraud of any
speedy punishment is inflicted. In
words, they will permit him to sell
own goods, which he paid for,“at
but if he is lying in his advertisement
defrauding his creditors, they
him.
Tin- People
are not slow to under stand that, in order
warrant their manufacturer* in
them to benefit or cure, medicines must
sess more than ordinary merit and
properties. Dr. Pietce’s Golden Medical
covery is the only blood medicine sold, through
druggists, under a positive gnaranter. that it
will benefit or care or money paid for it will
be returned. In all blood, skin and scalp dis¬
eases, and for all scrofulous affections, ii is
specific.
$300 Reward offered by tlie proprietors of
Dr. Safe's Catarrh Remedy for an incurable
case.
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Unless a tree.bears blossoms in Sarins, n-c
may look in vain for Autumn fruit.
Last Winter
I was troubled so badly with rheumatism in my
right shoulder and joints of my leg as uot to be able
to walk. I took Hood's Sarsaparilla, and now I
don’t feci any aches or pains anywhere. I sell
newspapers right In the middle of the street every¬
day in the year, and have been doing so for five
years, and standing on the cold stones ain't no
picnic. I can tell you. And if Hood’a Sarsaparill i
cured me it certainly ought to be good for those
people who don't stand on the cold stones. I can
be seen every day in the year at corner Tompkins
and DeKalb Avenues.— William W. Howard.
Brooklyn, N. Y. N. B.—Be sure to get
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $ 1 ; six for $5. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
IOO Doses One Dollar
.OPIUM HABIT.,
Sot Ready.
T!:e phonograph Ins cot yet le n re ,
Juctd to ihit simplicity and peif etibn j
0 f operation aetewity for !t* general sale
and iutrrduction. It is true, several ex
amj) !es have been produced which are in
' anti many interesting experiment® tx.iibi
av c been made. At the Paris
to get really satisfactory results, expert* ,
are tin- re.) instrument. u. red to watch, \\ hen adjna the phonograph J*
becomes entirely automatic its future is
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There U m 5 re f'Atart-U In tUissretlanofth
’■*°u»t r y_tl , an allotter
eSiaenreb^ 'Vir o'Vcat , many rear.. iomili!:Uy Doc- j
^* : i: ^^ with local W ‘ nd treatment, , 't,y e !
/ailing to rare Scienceluisproven pro- ea-j
nouncedlt incurable.
Halt’s wnire^'^rtumionaltrearment. manufactured by F. J. j
catarrh Cure,
^fket. in I^ts^en
i„ UOt « from drops to a tea
i mn( i ret i dollar^ for any case it fads to cure.
.Send for circulars ami test.monmls. Ad- i
•aaeSsar' sflSlKSfSJSSSh.
a* tlie chorus float, along:
•q Ia .I the Qnoenof .11 Tobaccos:”
How the luppy voieis blend,
'•Iinestatod purest among her fellows—
Mans staunch and true friend."
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crops-Hest Mild, equable climate, certain and and abundant
fruit, prain, grass stock conn
The Mother's Friend, used a few weeks tx
fabn^qufck^nndcolm^artftively^oasy.^BoIdVy all Druggists._
The old s^ker’s deligM-’-fansiirs" Punch,
America’s finest 5e. t'igar.
If affl ; cted with sore eyes ns#* Dr. Isaac Thom p
Etm’s Kye-Wfcter. Druggists sell ai 25c per bottle
y ’ hay- pp fel
50 FEVER
Cts.
COLD-HEAD ELY Warren !
BROTHERS, 56 Bt., New York.
arm
m “M W
SMITH’S BILE BEAKS
Act on the liver and bile; dearth© complexion;
cure biliousness, sick headache, stomach costiveness,
malaria ami all liver and disorders.
We are now making small size Hilo Deans,
especially adapted for children and women—
very small and easy to take. Price of either
size 25c per bottle.
A panel size PHOTO-GRAVURE '5-17-70, mailed of the
above picture, “Kissing at on
receipt of 2c stamp. Address the makers of thc
great Anti-Bile Remedy— 1 “Bile Beans.”
J. F. SMITH & CO., St. Louis. K!o.
SMOTHERS
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ever manufactured and tlie
first choice of all experts.
gle Manufactured double action. in calibres Safety 32,39and llammerk <4-1(0. s/n
or ss and
Target models. Constructed entirely of !>cm n un I
mansirpand By wroiivlit stock, *teel. ihey carefully unrivaled inspe ted for for wori
are fhii-.li,
dtivnhiiit Urn y and nccuMicy. Do not be deceived by
'li¬ ap inn ble cast-iron imitations which
a? e often sold for the Kei.u ne article and are uot
W ESSON Revolvers bnt rtMWwoiw. all The SMITH A
rels are Btamind upon the bar¬
with firm's name, address and date? of patents
and are gun runt red perfect in « very detail In
sist upon bavin* Hie genuine article, and if your
dealer cannot supply you an order b lit to addreu
below will receive prompt aril careful attention
i)oBcrptivec*taloifne plUa,oa an t nrioea furnishel m»o;i ap-.
' SMITH & WKNS0X,
tWMePtion thin p.u»-r. Sprin cr Ii .1.1. 'lim n.
BUSINESS
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This College, though yet in its infancy,
has more than ©OO former studviiG occu¬
pying goju . positions many of them
re¬
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OOO per annum. For circulars, address
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Revolvers, Kiekcl-plalcd, $2.00.
gtajtp for 50. pope Catalogue ad tare 25 per mat,
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constipation. Only remedy 6rHip kin,lX of Fie* ^
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whodeHire to act as Agent.i w j
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33 VVost 23d S«.. New ''o' 1 -
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aud a fierce sio.m oi c ju ing a.m which siiuesw
hour. face like a thousand needles. Wind fortymiieia suck
You say a man couldn’t stand
clothing. prisure? No, he couldn’t, without outfit just the that RtW
And there’s only one t* 5
keep a man both warm and dry at such a time, ati j
that is the “Fish Brand Slicker.” They £«
guaranteed storm-proof, waterproof, much md outot " 13 “* |
proof. Inside one of them, you are as
the weather as if indoors. They are
warm. Being re-enforced throughout, they wia
rip; and the buttons arc wire-faster.cd. Nor**
road man who has once tried one would br wuh'n
it for ten times its cost. Beware of worthless i
itations, every garment stamped with I ish Brand j
Trade Mark. Don’t accept any inferior coat^W
you can tan have the “ fish Brand Slicker ” delirem*
without extra cost. Panic ulars ar.d illustrated ca-*
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have Itevnlver, yon can m « , fe
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slam ns for cur 100 pane
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John P. Lovell Arms to., Mfrs., Boston,
»FTER DR. ALL OTHERS LOBB FAIL Cflgl
Novi Ii FiacciH.li Ht., PhUadMpbrt, ^
the treatment of Blood Poisons, ssm £ frictu mj
Nervous Complaints, Bright’s Disease. ^ ^ b0 *
lmpotency and kindred diseases, no mai i£ j»jiM
long standing or from what ea'isa -
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send for Book on S PEC IA L Piwcnscs. --
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