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Monthly, la ralh/ff •• A Dlirli Picture." end H*--
•orlbaa Hlrnon DMK a ImiM old imn mifi, who.
having "•IriKod Ilia twerd of Ilia king of Spain,
id told tha daan of Jaan M a a aaa (o an AliarTi
war, baa ratlred from eetlra hualtmaa aa a |dra
to enji’y'th* wealth he ha* won
In htobouen by lh« Mean, wlib IU roof of I!
Anil weathercock* flylna aloft m thaalr.
Thera ara allver tankarda of anti'll!' atylaa,
Plunder of ronraat and raatlr. and fill><a
Of carpet rich and rar*.
In bla tulip gardan Ihara by lha town.
Orarlooklng the alugglah at ream,
With hla Moo if ah rap and iliemlog-gnwn
The old eon captain, halt and brown,
Walka In a walking draaui.
A tmlleln hla gray mnata* hlolurka
Whenever ho thinka of the ktriff of Hpaln,
And tht Hated tulliie look like Turk*,
And tha allant gardener aaht works
Is changed to tha Dean of Jaen.
Tha wlndmllla on Iba outermost
Varga of tha laodarapa In the hare,
1 o bin are towrra on Iba ftpanUn coget,
With whlakered aantlarla at their |)o«t,
Though thla la the river Maeae.
Hut when tha winter raloa begin,
lfa alia and amokta by the hlaslog brand*,
And cld aea-farlng men come In,
Ojableardad, gray, and w|<b double chin.
And rlnga upon their handa.
Thar alt there in the ahadow and ahlne
Of tha flickering fire In tha winter nl«hl ;
Figure* In color and dnalgn
l.lke Ihoae by Itembiannt of tha Khlne,
Half darkneaa and naif light.
And they talk of their ventutea, loat or won
And their talk la aver and arer the aanie,
While they drink the red wlnaof Tarragon,
From the cellar of aoma Hpanlih Don,
Or convent eet on flame.
And awlnin with I he riling and falling tldea,
And tugaat her am hnr-low.
Volcaa uiyalorloua, far and near,
Hound of the wind and round of lha aea,
Are celling end whl*|>erliiglti hla rar,
"Simon Dane I Why stayeal thou litre T
feme fartb end follow mal"
Ho ha thinka ha ahall lake to the aea again
For one more t-rolae with Ida buri ancera,
To alnge tha Iward ol tha king of Hpaln,
And rapture another dean of Jam,
And aall him In Alglnra.
MY FLIRTATION.
1 bad plenty of Immiiix when I
young, and liked that vory well. How-
•yer, I had heart enough at bottom, and
wbeti Stephen Lash ley naked mo to
marry him, in tho end I conncntod,
though I kept him in miMiieiiHn along at
flint.
Neither Steve nor I were rich. My
fathor had Nuflicient income to keep the
family in a good stylo of living; but ho
nitvotl nothing, and I could ex|>ert noth
ing from him when I married. Move
Imdjunt begun to pructice medicine, and
wan struggling an young doctorn muit.
There wan a pretty bouso jusl outside
tho towu that Hteve and I had our eye
on for a long time, and I had promiHcd to
become hin wife an noon an he could (rail
It hla own.
flydlntof Much nlniggling and econ
omy an I never could have guessed, lie
hail put by enough for tho Amt payment,
and wan plodding patiently on toward
the second and lust.
I can nee now what a nciflnh creature
I wan, whnt it wretch, indeed, to plonno
mynelf with tho flattoricN of othera while
SUivo wan working no faithfully for me.
Thatnounda aa though I wasn’t going
to marry StoVo for love, but I wan.
Our town wan nomethlng of a fiutli-
IoiihIiIo runort lor nummor boarders; ami
mauyof the pooplo wore in tho habit of
inking boardern then. Father had nl-
wayn objected to our doing ho; but thin
nummor of which I apeak lie foil in with
a stranger, iih he wnn returning from a
long rido in tho country, who having
shared hinphielon with him during Ike
homeward drive, succeeded In no in
gratiating hlmticli with my lather that
he allowed him to hoard with ua.
The ntranger wnn very much in my
linn—distinguished looking, possessing
an eloquent pair of eyes, nearly the
ooior of my own. and having a propen
sity to Maying "prltty things" that wan
Just deUoloun to a girl of my turn. It
wan nuoh fun to draw him out, and then
laugh at him; to protend pleasuro then
nlivuesn; to invite and repulse in the
name breath. It was a genuine flirtation,
ns much no to him aa to mu.
Hteve came often to nee me, hut ho
did aot nee mo alono, and ho nvvor stayed
late.
Hteve’s sinter Marian and l were inti
mate, and spent much time together,
l’oor Hteve enjoyed iuv visits to Marian
much botUr than ho did seeing mo any
where ulne, and I likod it too, hh much
hooause of scelug him as Marian. It wan
then a miserable piece of hoartlennnesn
for me to permit Mr. Fordyco, tiro
"ntranger,” to RQcompnny me thitlrer,
thus parading, as it were, my oonquent,
and the accomplish incut muni at trad hum
of Steve's new rival, in tho most din-
agreeable mauner poasihlo.
Hlove wan good-natured, and kept thin
disappointment to himself, but,lie did not
like Mr. Fordyco, and he wanquito alone
In that. Kverydody liked Mr. Fordyco
but Hteve, Ho wan an immensely popu-
lar man in our nmull oommuuity, enter
ing an he did with such genuine real
into all our interests, and hearing himself
genially towards ail.
When Panen Hammond, who lived
nearest to us, lost a valuable horse from
his ntabid, and camo over to our house
to wo about pursuing the thief, Mr.
Fordyco. though lie had just got homo
from a jauut with some * friends which
kept him almost of the night, inninted on
bring one of the pursuing party, and,
indeed, quite led it. It wan tho* same
when Air. l.iudevaut's alien was lirokcu-
o|ien and robbed. Mr. Fordyco went*
over aud over tho ground, and gave
shrewder guesses an to how the robbery
ha«l been managed tlinn anyone else.
When other tholts of a similar nature,
and alno of lesser degree, continued to
rex and nuzzle ua from ftimo to lime, it
was Mr. Fordyco who insisted on severe
measures, prevailed on the authorities
to ofl'er large rewards Tor the apprehen
sion of the eflhnders, and made iw-gwlf
so active in tho matter a* to win the
gratitude of the whole town.
He often joined our social gatherings
and lie came the life of them. I was
quite envied in having his escort mi
frequently, and the rumor was very
soon circulnted that we were engaged.
Hteve and I had some words on the sub
ject several times; and because it was
s.» unusual for him to insist in such n
matter, l resented it when ho did; ami
the more I nus|iected myself to t*o wrong,
the more I resolved l would notoqru it.
1 detooled Hteve’s dislike of Mr For-
dyoe, aud taxed him with it. Hteve
said nothing, but he onlyVbook his head
and looked gravely at me when I praised
him. He never sAid worse about Mr.
Fordyco than that he did not believe in
him. Steve objected to my intimaev
with him on rather general grounds, anil
I answered in such an i!ltcm|>cred man
ner that Steve, not being ioc. and flint,
ntruch fire and retorted angrily for the
fimt time in all our acquaintance. The
iemit was n serious coolness. Hteve
a i hi log iml for hts part the next day, but
I listened cooly and retained my anger.
1 flirted with Mr. Fordyco more des
perately than ever after’that, but the
afiair had rvallv lost al! its relish for me.
I went recklessly on my foolish eourae,
till Mr. Fordyce in mj wauy wordi asked
u»e to marry Liw 1 do cot know whnt
it wan about the man that all at once
struck mo as insincere. I know that ho
did not moan what he said ; and yet ho
wore a vory love-like air, and ho would
have clasped and kissed mo if I had not
shrunk swiftly away.
I answered biro, howover, as though ho
had spoken sincerely, and told him, what
I do not often acknowledge, 1 was en
gaged to Htovo Iaahioy. No man likes
to hear “No" from a woman’s lips when
even his petition is an idle one. For tho
first time I saw Mr. Fordyce’s face dis
torted with a sneer of mingled angor and
dislike, and I knew that my poor Htevo’a
strange feeling toward Mr. Fordyce wan
reciprocated l»y that gentleman with
equal intensity.
One night there wan a party at Htevo’s
father’s. It was Martin's birthday. Mr.
Fordyco took me over about 8 o'clock*
II was a gay party. NVo had dancing,
which we lo not always have, and the
music and supper were good, I danced
with Hteve several times, and, being in
good spirits, found it rattier difficult to
maintain the distance I had lately adop
ted towards him. His eyes, U**, hail
such a soft, tender light in them, and
his Him such brightness.
“Como into the garden a minute, Hell,"
he whispered to moat tho clone of a dance;
“I have something to nay to you;"—and
fo*- tlie life of mo I could not nay no.
When we were in tho bright moonlit
garden he stopped where a clump of
lilac hunlicn hid tin from the house, and
drew from Inn Ikihoiii a roll of noten.
“I shall finish paying for our bouse,
to-morrow, dear,” he said in a voice that
exclusive iiappiuenn mado tremulous. “1
drew tho money from the bank to-day
-twenty-five hundred.dollars. Ah, how
1 havo worked for thin hour!”
I should have been harder than a mill
stone if I had not forgotten all my fool
ish anger at that moment, if I had not
meitou rather from my coldness; for 1
was aa glad as he was, and 1 dropped my
head on his shoulder there in the moon
light, and cried happy, happy, remorse
less tears.
"Hteve,“ I said, “you ahall let me
keep tho money till morning. I shall
think I have dreamed if you don't."
Hteve laughed, hut let me have my
way. Ah, what a foolish whim it was!
Few women would have dared to take
charge of ouch a sum of money ; and
fewor men would have permitted them.
Hut Hteve knew It was as safe, to all
common calculation, with mo as with
himself.
Am we turned toward tho house for a
single instant I thought I saw the
shadow of a man across our path ; Imt,
looking back, I saw nothing hut the
lilac hushcH tossing in the summer air.
“What’s tho matter?"said Hteve,
noticing my backward ga/.e.
" i inought I saw tho figure of a man
rowing the path," I replied.
“Nonsense!" wild he; and wo were
indoors.
Well, Hteve and I wefe the happiest
pair there that night: and Mr. Fordyco
saw, and could not quito keep Ills eyes
from saying that he haled us both for it,
or I fancied so.
Tho party broke up at twelve o’clock ;
that was late lor tin, and Mr.Fordyco,
having brought mo there, took me homo.
On tho way lie Laid mo of another rob-
bery that had token place tho night Ire-
lore at one of tho hotels A^fcrson lmd
been robbed of live hundred dollars,
which he had just received at the bank.
Perhaps it was that story that made me,
tired as I was, lies low some thought on
a hiding place tor Sieve's money. L
pondorod vory ntriously as I took dowir
my hair aud arranged for tho night; thou
with a laugh at my own ingenuity I
tucked the roll of notes in my luxurant
tresses, and drew a net over to hold ail
in place. 1 was asleep almost tho instant
my head touched the pillow.
I ought to have slept soundly and
dreamed happy dronms, hut I did not.
Home counter influence soeined to ruffle
my Hlumborsnnd I awoke.
Homo one was in my room. I knew it
as well ns though I could see, and tho
» was too dark for that. There was
no sound either, but for all that I knew
is not alone. I tried to scream, to
raise my voice. 1 was frozen with tor-
tor. I never thought once of tho money,
t robbers, or anything that I know of.
was only frightened so that I could not
move hand or loot, or make a noise. 1
d*n't knowjhut I stop| eii)lueathii\g. I can
remember yet how cold I felt, though
tho night was warm.
Huddeniy, without the warning of a
breath I was conscious that a hand nas
creeping steadily ulamt my pillow.
I did not think of money even then,
i terror had stolen my senses, so now it
brought some of thorn wick. I gave one
scream and sprang from tho bed, or tried
to. Two strong hands dropped mo; a
firm hand bald mo, while tho othorhnnd
vainly sought to loose my hair. The not,
more obstinate than nets usually are,
would not conic off probably because, in
his hurry, my mysterious assailant was
unconscious of Its pliant meshes. He
pulled my hair in Ids awkward asternpts
horribly. The pain wn* like a spur to
me. As his arm lay across my arms, I
bent my head swiftly, and fastened my
tooth u|*on it with a vicious snap that
only a woman in my situation would
have been capable of.
The unexpectedness of the attack
dissolved my bonds. With an audible
oath lie let me go, and l darted away
with winged font, and met father in tho
passage, « Ot course I fainted then and
there; and by the time anybody got in
to tho room my robber bait* made good
his cacape.
Alas, however, he should not have al
lowed himselt to swear, above all, to n
woman of such acute ears ns ! had. I
had heard the voice, and I know it W-
lotigcd to Mr. Fordyce.
Father fairly turned pale when I told
him ; but lie cautioned mo not to betray
that I suspected any one present, and ho
took Hteve’s money under hin special
charge. W«|.illhuet'at breakfast. I should
huvc’said that Mr. Fordyco had made his
nnpeanuieoStbout't!n+u»me|time|aathe rest
of the family whom my screams had
aroused, and in tho mod natural manner.
He came down to breakfast now, smiling,
and just intern ted enough in my adven
ture.
Father went away into town after
breakfast, and Mr. Fordyce sat in the
garden and smoked. The officers who
came to arrest him stole upon him from
tho back way and secured him before he
thought of resistance.
It was a plain case. Thev found
proofenough of robberies he had been at
the bottom of all along, hid away in his
trunks, and he owned them at last, with
smiling nonchalance turning back his
sleeve actually, when no one waalooking,
and showing me the prints my l oth had
made on his right arm. and kissing them
with the old gallant cniprvssment.
Of course Hteve made his pavment,
and we were married at an e.n)y day.
Tiik Moon, after occupying Spain
over seven hundred years, and makiugit
luring the middle ages the home of agri
culture, as other arts and sciences, were
expelled in 1492. the mine year Colum
bia discover*! the new world.
FARM AND HOUHEHOLD.
Kis«rlM»Ntilii remain*.
Prof. Charles Dole, of Norwich uni
versity, at Northfield, Vt, communi
cates the following intereating experi
ments in feeding cows, to tho Vermont
Chronicle:
I have three cows, which I am feeding
for the double purpose of getting milk,
and at the same time fattening the ani
mals for beef. They are all farrow, one
of them has been so for two years. They
belong to the common breed, and have
been what would be called good milkers.
At the lime I commenced feeding they
certainly did not give milk enough lo
pay for the hay they ate. My object a
experimenting was to find out. as near!
as possible, tho most profitable feed. I
began the experiment December 26th,
and continued It for four weeks, with the
following result:
The feed the first week was eight list,
of “shorts," one-half bushel of sugar beets,
and ten [Kiumlsof hay per day to each
cow. I fed tho short* night and morning,
four pounds at a time. The beets were
given at noon. They were fed all the
hay they would eat up clean, three times
a day. Thus, tho first week I fed the
three cows two hundred and ten pounds
of hay, one hundred and sixty-eight
pounds of shorts, and ten and a half
bushels of beets. The liny was of Ja very
poor quality. I estimate th
follows: One hundred and i
pounds of shorts at twenty-fi
tier ton. two dollars and ten cents; two
hundred and ten pounds of liny at twelvo
dollars per ton, one dollar and twenty-six
cents; ten and a-hnlf bushels of l>eeta at
fifteen cents |>er bushel, one dollar and
fifty-seven cents. Total, four dollars and
ninety-three cents. \Ve got three hun
dred and seventy-niuo pounds of milk,
making sixteen and one half |K)unds ol
butter, taking twenty-three pounds of
milk to make one pound of butter. The
kutter was of the best quality, aud at
thirty cents per pound would bring four
dollars and ninety-five cents. There was
in addition tho Hrini milk, and a steady
gain of the cows in flesh.
In the second weok the feed was tho
same a# the first with this exception—in
stead pf feeding eight (KMinds of shorts I
gave them eight ixiund* of feed, com
posed one-half each of corn meal and
shorts. This week we got three hundred
andf ninety-four pounds of milk and eigh
teen and one-half i*oundsof butter, or
one pound for a little over twenty-one
f oundsof milk. The cost of the feed
his week, calling corn us I did, two lol-
Inrs per hundred, was five dollars and
six tv-five cents. The butter was worth,
ut thirty cents per pound, five dollars
and fifty-five cents.
The third week was the name as the
first, with the exception of feeding bran
instead of shorts. Amount of nnlk this
week three liundrod and eighty ikhiihIs.
Moth butler and milk same an first week.
Fourth week same as second, only
taring bran instead of shorts. Milk tills
week, four huudrvd and eighty pounds .
butter, nineteen lbs. Cost of feed Minna
as second week, five dollars and fifty-six
cents; butter worth five dollars and
seventy cents.
I have not tried corn meal alone as
grain feed, but from former experience
am convinced that it in not as valuable
lor,milk an either hruu alone or bran and
corn meal mixed in equal parts
I havo iio doubt from tho above re
sults, and my o I nervations since, that no
bolter feed can be given cows than corn
jneal and bran mixed.
Tho cows have not only more than
paid their keeping in milk, but have
steadily gained in flesh, and are now fair
beef. Had I only fed common hay, such
as I had, they would not have paid their
keeping.
Perhaps I should state that nil the
feed was scalded and the cold water
added, making a pailful at a time for
each cow. The butter made was very
nice, far hotter than it would havo l>een
with only hay or fodder. 1 am satisfied
that bran is fully equal to shorts in val
ue, and to mix with corn it is better.
With bran at twenty-five dollars per ton,
and corn at forty dollars I would use as
much corn as bran, aud feed them mixed.
I have said little about the roots fed,
my object being to determine tho l*est
kind of'grain or feed to buy. Hut so well
satisfied am I with the result of feeding
roots that I would not on any account
be without them. Every farmer would
find it to his advantage to raise from
seventy-five to one hundred bushels for
every cow.
Anierlenn iRUiiniHPv In llor*e-lti-mlln*
The great trotting hori-ca of the coun
try have not been foaled, in tho pnqior-*
lion that ouo might reasonably ex|K*ct.
They have come, rather, before tlie public
from obscure sources. In many cases, as
with "Dutchman" and “Flora’Temple”
and “Urlptou," no one can tell up to
this day anything of the sire or the dam.
I lie fact that three such horses, ami
scores of others of almost equal merit,
havo no known parentage, reveals how
rude and unsuccessful the breeding efforts
or tho country havo been. Who can
conceive of three winners of the Derby
with no known pedigree? Hut here we
have few, if any, impartial and intelli-
cent students of the problem. The most
intricate and delicate of all endeavors to
propagate great excellencies by the har
monious union of desitablo qualities,
|H>sscvM<d in part by the sire and part by
the dam, has been, for the most part, un
dor taken by men too ignorant or preju
diced to grasp comprehensively tlie rudi-
mental principles of success. Hence it
is that breeding in America has been an
innocent kind of gambling, that is, a
venture in which good luck, rather than
an understanding of and attention to the
business, was relied on for success. Hence
it is that our fastest horses an* sent to us
annually from the barn-yards of un
known, and, so far as principles of breed-
ing go. ignorant farmers. We find them
- as "Dutchman" was found, in a tan
dem-team, drawing bricks; or behind a
drover’s wagon, ua “Flora Temple" was
discovered—without name or fame.
1 hey com© unheralded by auv expects
lion, the result of no pl’an, 'no knowl-
dge, no wisely-invested capital. This
seems an indisputable proportion, there
fore, that one of the causes of financial
failures which have attended attempts at
breeding is to lx* found in the gross ig-
norance ot the breeders themselves in
the principles of propagation.
A < h«\ap S tuolip-Houtp.
A writer iu the Rural New Yorker
suggests the following plan of a cheap
smoke-house:
Dig a narrow pit twelve to eighteen
inches deep, throwing the earth all out
on one side, from near the bottom of this
pit dig a trench of the length of one or
two joints ot stove pipe at such an angle
as will bring the cm! away from the pit
to the surface of the ground. Over the
end of this pijie set a common flour bar
rel or large cask, as may lx* needed, and
having removed both heads, bank up
around it with the loose earth, so that
no smoke can escape at the bottom.
Hftngin the hams, abouldm, etc.
min* something like a broom handle to
run through the strings. Putting a
cover on top of the atickn will leave
space enough for draught, to let the
smoke pass freely. Build a smoke fire of
corncobs, damp hard Wood sawdust, or
fine chips, amt you will havo a cheap,
safe, and efficient smoke-hotiao with very
little trouble.
■loufholS RfitlpM.
Quick Wkdding Cakp..—2J cupfuls
flour, 11 cupfuls sugar, 1 cupful butter,
1 cupful milk, 2 era, 2 ‘ tablcHpoonfuls
rum, | nutmeg, } hall pound of raisins, \
pound currents, ) teaapoonful soda.
ObD-FAHIIIONKD OlKtUmnilKAD. — 2
cipfuls New Orleans mA*"**, I cupful
melted butter, 2 eggs, 2jsven tablespoon-
fuls soda dissolved Yn hot water, 1 table-
spoonful ginger', a little’wait, and flour
Sufficient to roll out; bake in two squnre
tins; nmrk with a knife half an inch
apart on top.
Poor Man'h I’udmbu.—1 cup molas
ses, J of sour milk, i ’etir» butter or beef
drippings, 1 terispoonful v»dn, flour to
make as stiff as can be easily stirred. I ? se
raisins as taste or purse dictate. Put in
a spouted cake-tin aid steam three hours
Eat with Bweetenecrcream, or any sauce
preferred.
Wahhino Fm id.-J Ihix concontatcd
iye, 2ounces carl»onAt4fsmmonin,2ounre*
salt of tartar, 3 ounces Ixirax. Dissolve
the lye in 1 gallon of soft water, and the
other ingredients lo h separate vessel in
anothor gallon of Soft water. When
thoroughly dissolved, mix both together,
strain, and koep closely covered tight.
Hoak the clothes cjv^r night in warm or
cold water; in tl^^iofuing.wring out;
soap dirty s|x>ts; put to boil, with one
teacup of tho fluid, in cold water, an
many pieces as will fill the boiler; do not
add more fluid, unless for a very largo
wash; then wnsh through one suds ami
rinse at usual.
OyhtkrHoui 1 for Invalid*!.—Procure
the largest oysters; remove half dozen
from tho can. one at a lime, to a plate.
Insert a fork into the Solid flesh, and
with a sharp knile make a slit up and
down and across the alidoniinal cavity;
slip the point of the knife under tlie dark
mass thus exposed and thoroughly re
move it, being as nice about it »« you
would in dressing any other fish, for tho
alidnminnl foulness of one is as iinsulted
to tho weak stomach as the other. Put
into slow puns; pour out proper share of
liquor, a nint of water aud half gill of
cream; add salt; popper it there he no
fever; a tcnspoonful of lemon juice, or
two of pure cider rinkgur. Bring just to
t!m Itoil and (xnir into a dish. Hrcak in
cracker or nicely ligated thin slice of
light broad. A little fresh butter makes
It richer. ■
FnglamPa New Steel Fleet.
Tit© steel flotilla which is now lieing
built for tlm British navy, and which is
to consist ol two ahi|« of extraordinary
swiftness and six |xi#erful corvettes, is
lieing rapidly pushed forward by the ad
miralty. All of them will Is* cased in
wood except nt the prow, which will con
sist of a single gun-metal cuntinp; they
will In* of the same tonnage and hor«e
jKiwer, their measurement Iming 2,877
tons and their engines of 2,800 indicated
horse jxiwer. 'riiough principally de
signed for foreign service, there steel
corvettes will tie quite Oipable of taking
an active part in any naval liattie, eacho?
them Ixiing armed with a couple of heavy
seven inch guns and a dozen sixty-four
|*otiudcra. Their power Ail engin « will
moreover permituhea*. to uso discretion
in any engagement, an that they may
either fight or run away, whichever they
choose; while tlie complement* nt men
carried will render them also of unusual
value in coast warfare, where an action
has sometime* to jb© lolloped up by a
landing party. In this regjbct tlie two
larger ships, thq IH© and Mercury, will
surpnaseveti tho finely built corvette*.
They are to be fioertdhqmtch-vesaols, witli
a speed of not less tlinn twenty mile* an
hour; their stzo is ample enough for the
tnimqxirt of troop* on nn emergency; mid
although but ligtitly armed, their swift
ness would secure them immunity.
Though measuring nearly four thousand
tons, they will carry nothing heavier than
sixty-four |H»unders, of which there will
lie ten on board. Theireugineann tiiootlie
hand, will be of extraordinary power, n
less indeed tlinn of seven thoiiHund-hor*
power indicated, which is much greater
than any vessel of the same size has yet
been fitted with. Altogether tho new
stool fleet will present many striking
I*oint*of novelty.—I/tmlon Daily Timn.
I toss or Life Troni l’lres Iu Public
Buildings.
Dr. .?. M. Toner, of Washington, has
compiled a list of theatres, churches, and
other public buildings which have been
destroyed by lire within the memory of
man. He g»>es iwck to the year Mfi B.
C., when t lie temple of Delphi was burned,
and tlie year 856, when “tho aspiring
youth" tired tho“Ephesian dome. ' The
table includes the following notable con
flagrations, with the dates of their occur
rence and the number of lives lost iu
certain cases: t'lmrch of St, Sophia.
Constantinople, «*MB2 A. IV, St. Paul’s,
txindon, 1187 ; St. Paul’s and sixty oth
er churches, Imndon, 1 #>»>»»; Drury Lane
theatre, Eoudon, 1872; the Flemish
theatre, Amsterdam, 1772. 700 live*;
Trinity Church, N>w York, 1778; Sara-
go*sa theatre, 1778, 400 live*; the then
tre at Mpntp«U*iyt7£a, .'*0Q live*; Eun-
don bridge, IR12J 8,000 lives; Chestnut
street theatre, Philadelphia, 1820; Park
theatre, New York. 1831; Bowerv thea
tre, New York, 1S28; theatre in Canton,
China, 1846, 2.800lives; Niblo’atheatre,
New York, 1846; church at Santiago,
Chili, 1808, over 2,000 lives; Nihlo’s
Garden, Now York, 1872; Saragossa
theatre, 1872, 600 live*; and the (Fifth
avenue theater, New York, 1872. The
Intest report gave the number of the
lost by the Brooklyn theatre fire at 281.
—Jloslon Tramcrifyf.
Helds of Southern States,
Virginia owes about £15,000,000, and
insists that West Virginia is bound to
shoulder $15,000,000 of it as her fair
share; but the latter state is not willing
to do this. North Crrolina’s debt aggre
gates about $20,000,000. Tennessee owes
about.$21,000,000. The bonds are chiefly
held in New S’ork, aud the owner* have
requesteda committeeofeminent bankers
who are not themselves interested in
them to endeavor to secure a recognizn-
tion of the debts upon an equitable basis.
—Philadelphia Pirff.
It i* wospKRKn. to realize the new
principle, l)r. J. H. Melsnui’s Cough Hint
Long llealinc lUplmlcs. As thr Globule
Mouth,
heals any Soreness in the Thros
.'oughiug and Consumption.
Gad. Hamilton doesn’t mind a little
corruption. Hbe iTcdaiv*: “1 never have
vet relused a vailroftfl pa**, and, heaven
hflpioj in», J i.'TOi v»lH"
Hard Upon the New York (•amblers.
The outlook kfor gamblers in New
York city is unfavorable. The period ol
their new tribulation may lie short, but
it promises threateningly for them at
the outlet. The kcej>ers of a faro game
close to Madison square, a section of tlie
city where i most of the heavy gambling
is none, went from judge Qilderslceve’s
court last Monday to the penitentiary
fornix month*. Tlie significance of thin
in that heretofore convicted gamblers of
that class have simply been fined. The
judge intimated, too that longer terms
would l>c imjioHcd in future cases. Be
sides, the grand jury has prepared a
statute for the legislature to pas*, mak
ing |*ool selling a niinddmeanor; and such
a law, enforced, would stop most of the
sportmen’s fun at the horse raix*a.
Frank EKM.itfH Popular Monthly
hn* taken rank a* the largest, nio»t liberally
illustrated, and cl eapost fninUy inngHzine of
general resiling, ft* pages are targe, typo
graphy beautiful and clear, engravings first-
class, and its price is within the reach of all
clataes. We have in tn»- February uumlier
acceptable articles from thepens of the ablest
writers, including the following subjects, all
fully illustrated " Kngllsh Interest In the
Lantern (Question;" " Up the Nile;" " A Visit
to ItotteHam;” “The Indies of Ancient
Home;” “How (ilnss is Made.” Its 12s
beautiful page*, 100 illustration* and able
contribution* furnished for twenty cents, give
it the largest circulation of any monthly pub
lished in America. Those of our readers who
reside at a distance from iKiokstorc* and new*
dealer*, will do well to send $2 50, tiiS sub-
iption price, ,.r twenty cents for single copy,
OI.H HLI.IAIII.
There lire many reputed remedies for that
very prevalent disease, fhronic Nasal
tarrli. but none which have given - crier*I
satisfaction and become acknowledged
ard preparations, except Dr. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. It continues to enjoy
cedented popularity. This rt putation has
been earned through the permanent cure
which it has wrought, having proved itself i
specific iu the worst form* of the disease
I’iercr's Pocket Memorandum Hooks an
given away nl drug store*.
An i;iteiuli*t I'o |> u In r 11.* .
K.n h year find* “ BbOWK'h HrONCIIIAI
TrOCIIIW" in new localities in various nart
of the world. For relieving Doughs, Colds
and Throat Dllwuct, tlie Troche* have been
proved reliable, obtain only “ Ilacw
Bronchia!. Tkouhrm,” and do not lake any
of the worthless imitation* that may be of
fered. .'*<»/</ rvrryvhr
Im there one render of this paper suf
fering from rheumatism? If so, write tn
llolpheiistine A Hcntly, Druggists, Washing'
ton, D for a circular of Durang'* Hhcu
malic Remedy. Dus medicine is taken
terually, nud will positively
We notice that tin: Agricultural papori
all over the country recommend tho use o
Sheridan's Cavalry Condition I'owdera.—
Fanner* and other* In tills section hnvi
long known and appieciated the advautagi
of these powders over ull other*.
There are probably a hundred or more
poraous iu this and neighboring towns, who
daily suffer front the distressing e(Tecta
kidney troubles, who do not know that John
son’s Anodyne l. ninicnt i* almost a aerfain
relief may be
•htaiiii if,
ci fen
Vkuktablk Pulmonary RhUhui, the gi
New England cure for cough*, colds and i
sumption. Cutler, Bros. (Vs, Hinton, only
riiF.Ai*
IT ftve rei
i, sad liter
•tomsell snd howrH
long ard hnslthy life i<
»: ISM MANCIE.
I hoy si * of Dr. I
re the (lien Iona ..f Ilia liver,
rtgln.lra. If these orgsns sc I well
MARKET REPORT*?.
liar—Rest,. :U) 00 2c$ 2 00
WhiaKy—Common 1 00 ^ l 15
Robertson County 1 (5 3 00
bourbon 5 00 (S 550
Lincoln County 1 75 3 00
(Ughwine* 1 13 fa 1 15
Cotton—-Ordinary 10 (4 10}
Good Ordinarv 1J rjj __
l(nw Middling in,r $ 11;
Beads—Clover 8 i-o (4 9 60
Uemian Millet *g) fa
Missouri Millet 1 75 (4 ‘J 00
Hungarian I 75 fa ‘J iX)
Buckwheat, ^ bush. 175 2 00
Pork
8ugnr
Molasses...
Whwgy....
70 <3 _
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it*ureal \«|u- *n.l einwe
dAG TS WANTED TOR HISTORY A I
UENTEM’L EXHIBITION
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ctrawi. ■ -KiiiT,’
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The Female
PHILADELPHIA
Weekly Times.
Tllr. I.AROIAT AND NPRIOIITI.IKAT
Weekly In tho Eastern t itle*.
Fitly -Nl a twin mu* Illicit with the
CIIOK INI KKAIUNU.
"heel of llfi) -oil (■•lumn*. will I*- ImucI , n
»v. Mntrli .1, 1*77. and erarr rraturd") there-
onUJnlna s inct complete (tlffc*! of the
current nrnaolllie week IJil. nl. mm-Io-,
llicrnrt. nnnrlnl, rnmnnrlnl nnit »e*-
*- # • n the nubile !•-
i *|M-cinl enire*-
eJoureoU of oil nod
leading pi ............
llis loleat nesili) leleoronh from *11 •inartcri
t ili»- rn(h«. ■! «iiiidh< l.' iir (if pilnllot.
A »rrr|,| f. mure „f Tn* \Y»wr TlXM will !•«
urlsfuol euiilrlbultuo* fr> m the mo#l rmlnenl
I nrlh-lr. rnnuiim
roulli (he nr«f y>sr, ill rirry number, alvluit
• ■•pier.nl ibe iinwrllleu nlttory of our
• thrlllln^ddi sn.^mMlurr •lru«*lrof tbm sin
i*»,. A» etiro ropy rent Ires t» ony pereo
THE TIMES.
S65CS77 p. V (h*v krFiiy,
Ltq/.s Doy. IIO W TO it A K KIT. S-mHl
«l5i5U Aor/aiU. COE. YOSOEk
Dri/ni in.™./',r.
ntf ULV LlfWBSTXRM GfS \Voa*S.ChhM«". BN
IPCMTCNlx lio.nothromiM Fitf.'f.
AULN I O I M. M UNYuN a C Cblcsgo, III.
6• week In vour own town TennssnJ45«mtAt
3)0D free- It. Il \ 1.1.1.'IT A < " , |' rt 1 > -1 V
r '» R » <" V . -I'-ri 11 ii ti'I K i v I 'li* k i " ’ ' '
d in tn pie. fre*'. Stencil Lite Work*, Ursttleoro', VI
DC Outfit Free. Rest rbanco yet.
pQ ' nee to F. NAHON, HlN*snu>t ,K
WANJ«|
SI.ere hast*
I.Loul*.>lo
with our Slenrll
k SIOMtb.-Agents wanted. M lint mUIM
J artlcle* In the world. 0»»u»Pf liJJV .-'a
'rWJAY imoNSON, Detroit. Ml< h
I,.• th*. urai p.irH,n ;?
. •ml In tlie *(-r» h*»t
Atup.oed b> «nr )■ nrnsi In lb- t uioii.
Tttr. CIHt I l.tTIOV ufTItr.
TI nr.« fbre«4-eed» itioi nf All
Ibe ol bee IMillnitelpMo Vforn
rime. II ti I id I nr. •'Iill(.<l.l|(lil’i.
MUSIC BOOKS.
EmHi i**w»k inuv ho n. iilvdl asmnong
tin* very I *e*t.
The Sal illation. »{-i". ; ,tSSS,2:
First CJum i 'hurch Music Ihnik.
The Encore. -.V T,!;"ill"'
First Cla** Hinging School IUmiU.
World ol" Srwmr. Imru 11 ' 1 ' ; ’ "
(Jems,;;;, ilnnec. ’■ “o'-'o.*' r
The Most llrllltnnt I'iniiu Music.
Perkins' Anthem Hook.
?l.‘o ; •!.’ *• per dor.i Vjl eusy Alltliciu l>
Perkin’s UJee A Cliorns
Rook. mi I*,-i,i inti.
Mule Vob'e tJIetvIlk. „
Itricf, N< w, Hnliltcd (lll'ts In ahundone*',
Emerson’s Clinrns Itook.
*1 2>: *L* |mt doron.i Tlu|4W-st Mactctl mid
Kltlier l*»oU uniih*l |>o*t free for retiill
Ol. IV Fill O ITS O X K 40.,
noNTonr.
C. It. 1*11.on Ala. J. K. Ill A to..
FRANK LESLIE to BOOK AGENTS
The People Will Not Be Deceived.
hid) r.onlh rr-iuln-. .ii Auttirnllc lllilorr <>f tin
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION
HII.IK LKSLIF.’S HISTORICAL KECISTEK
Centennial Exhibition
The I
»' unlit i ^
holr.lmo. il. e*( h, .ml n I'lile j . n Csp. /three^Uuo
iaeue.r *-epnrt(Meul. FRANK I
lulling II
i i i EHEK«
nt he any n*'
./or ra|f._ _ ..
>th*rwl*e I will ranU*»h/
sit S«jHashes,the Mnrhlehnsii 1 .l.li
f* t A it ret It Ii
oislMUBlro
» regeUMe*. I In. lie th. r^t
f —l>. I rue. sn.t of the ter) he.iair.an Ten Vei-
elnl.lee n speeinll. .
J A M K* J It UlllCGORT. Marblebrad.MaM.
HFfl II /.It .1 \Ht
OHntHRATS!
*• It FFMI.4 i'K FHH t
1 MWSIInl the I l h t h m * B '** J
r Southern 1
LOUISVILLE COMMERCIAL.
Weekly < nienerelal, r
/n asent wanted la e»er> ..
*e yay *0 per cent. ca»h cmniloli.ii
premium. Send far tal • Irtuiar
Best Advrriisirg Medium is the South.
. -i'i.*>itit]r
Hale car
ai'RkrkiKD.
Hale t.rd * o I« r'-" "I lb* paper
a. ii. siRur
Manager! loouirai Louisa Hie. Ky.
V(K will err r°TH AYERS i
ggiBigazssaa;
V. B. THAYER,
MannferturlaK Jeweler and ! 1-er in Wale)-a
DUm.nd*. Jewelry, .'f all mannhtiur-.
Diamond and fine Kin**, la k plain gold
rhnraal I.IOanwl tkwl Rlnr-. ( lo 3A dollar*. Wo
hare a *snuinf> klgia move on o' In a coin Mirer cim-
‘ d«tk|'» El-J- rolled rl.teC'U
- - IkdoHara; Udi»s©tn9A dollar*:
guniaBtred to wear for rear* 0 d* rent on •tier
lien. Adteatin^oraltklSMect '*atrbe«. Uld grid
*r<rf - 'Tertiprvn ; n irade V. H. THATKR, the
-le7T.Men.rhls.Teun. *
W trATCIIKS. A Ureal benwtlon. »>*»/*..
%£&?&&&£ A « «*.. 1 > •
500 • ho ire want oh« • »’here Jn » '«> »• > Jv
|e«itlin*te and ple«»snt bll.hie*-. lalliroUr- Il
Add re* t J. WOBTI«*tO.M.fmnl».)'"
OPIUM" •’ l "^ r l
A. A XJ •«*«••,,,, ni4 ni-'ih'lsle. I.•>») |c»linto-
Dc«*rll*raw*. Dr. K. X. Mareh.Unllirr. Mich.
n erety
4 «100. REWARD. $10O.
* Magic (loiuueiuiid
_ on It iirepa'*l'"o,oD* whw«
will lurce tlie iK-.rd lo grow U*kk »nd beeiT
on the •muolhe*! hre isilhoul l^njuryMnB
* Rgir 4Riir«) (io iNfaraen cws.
A BOOK for the MILLION.
MEDICAL .ADVICE
Hu«Vi\|rt»n.«rT No 12 N. Md..«.Lmw.N^
VIOLIN STRINGS !
henolor I la I i.*n Violin Slrli p*. # }V|,f" r ,
(.iDoguc J. Miteuger. Imp
c lead ins cough r
hamher*:
gh SjrnpIm*
NORPHINEjHA^JT
kuown nixl »ure Itemedf. '
no < iiakgy:
for trratmont until cured Call on or addreae
DR. J. C. BECK,
112 Joka -CrwC,- CINCIN NATI* 0111 L
BTEVENB’ PATENT BREECH - LOADING
Urn
OPIUM
r epeedity
To Continental and Security Life
Insurance Co.'s Policy
Holders.
offer, the l-em-st t
rlthoul »n> rh.MJ" for
nldree" It M Kill KNI
TO ADVERTISERS.
BEALS & FOSTER,
.%*•». 41 Furls Rote. XEtV YORK,
UENKBAI. AliENTS KuB
tiik mmxx wikm f.r#ioi urn
OF ro-OPKRlTIVK NEWSPAPERS.
A. J. AIM I.NN, nt
Amerteim 3>w*|>n|irr l iilnn.
WILBOK’8 C0KP0UHD 07 *
IPTJEE COD LIVEE
OIL AND LIME. A
Wilbur's fool l.lveeOII nml Lime. -Per.cna
»ho have been la'
to learn that Dr.
th* pare oil and lime in *
plaint. »rr truly wondertul
takeu the rl«*r cfflnr * \oua uni”
.hate l-eeu eaitrelr cure i hr i
by A . D. WILBOH, Cbeuiiet.
I gentlemen, in rotnNn-
>f«nu*j
r d»y at home. Sample* worth f T
Stiksow dt Co..Portland,Maine
IVIII TIM*; J
Indicator.
SILENT SEWING MACHINE.
Semi Pcetal Cant for Illnstrsted Price Lift, ic.
WlUcox at Gibbs S. M. Co.,
Bond 8t) 0S8 H road wav. Naur Voik.
A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS,
rr- WE WANT 500 MORE FIRST-CLAS8
SEWtNC MACHINE ACENTS, AND SCO
MENOFENERCY AND A5ILITY TO LEARN
THE BUSI NESS OF SELLING SEV.MNC MA
CHINES. COMPENSATION LIBERAL, BUT
V A WING ACCORDING TO ABILITY, CHAR
. .. lacbtee Co.. Cttn.
IV 4 III isuinil, r<7 S:tS. it set !!*• u