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MOi:THEltX U0HB AND FAM.
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Tfeat tb« grape* have done better this
■TMOk tbu for unn; 7“ n P“* u *
f>C* that eray one knows; and them-
lure OI perl menu U the way al protecting
the fruit in the ehore w»y might not
he oonaidered e sure teat, nfrertheleas
our experienoe will be giren. Some
half doaan rarletlea bore per ect fruit In
tbeee papers hags this aras»n that w>
have not had a sound boncb from for
lour yean, and one splendid while one
(the Irving) which I nerer new be ore,
although a strong vine had set fruit fur
several jeers past.
Ihe grapes come out of these paper
houses with a bf-autiful bl >nm on them
that is slmost impossible to have when
hanging exptsed to the wind, which flaps
them around and against the fiuit and
rubbing oft the bloom. We have on our
table some splendid new grapes that maj
deserve a notice.
Frtaal•■•* ■**»»!■«•rKc«a
Oftentimes it is a matter of import
tanoe to keep eggs for a time. When
prices rule low, they may be preserved
in comparative freshness for several
w.eks, even in July and August, if care
be taken to place them on end as soon
as brought in from the nest. One not
accustomed to the handling and care of
eggs can form no idea of the ahortness of
time required for the yolk of an ecg to
settle on one side, where It adheres to
the shell and quickly spoils in warm
weather. Always place the egg on the
big end. I have tried both ends, and
have decided in favor of the former po~
sition. E.^gs should be gathered from the
nest eve.y day, and where there are
many hens kept, twice in a day. It mat
ters not for what purpose we desire eggs,
the hens that produce them should al
ways be young and healthy. Eggs that
are to be kept for any length of time
should always be those from young hen*,
or if two years old. only from those in
perfect health. If tnis rule is closely ob
served by breeders who export eggs for
hatching, from one locality to another,
there will be better satisfaction given.
It is of much importance that the eggs
have perfect shells, and a hen not in per
fect health may drop hei eggs regularly,
yet the shells may possess imperfections
that render them unfit either f »r keeping
or hatching.
A hen in perfect health will not drol’
an egg daily for more than three day* iu
succession. Fowls thst are confined in
narrow enclosures for any length of time
can not be in perfect health. They
nels are made down a uloffe, Brluble fer
tilisers and foanure will be washed away.
Make furrows diagonally acro»i dope,
Vlth very little fall, and mske them
broad and shallow instead of narrow and
deep.
Root Chops,—Mangels and beets are
not hardy, and should be put away
safely before severe frosts. In pitting
these roots, it is well to remember that,
to prevent heating, they should be put
into the pits when dry ; the pita should
not he toj high or wide, but may he as
long as desiied, and a ventilator will be
necessary at every s’x feet. It is safest
to finish the pit at first, although the
full ooating of <arth may not be put ou
until cold weather arrives.
Sheep,—Long-wool sheep are easily
chilled by a eeld rain .hat would not
trouble* Southdown or Merino. l/>ng~
wools, therefore, require protection from
rain-storma, although the weather may
not be very cold. An open shed in the
field may be sufficient. If brought into
the yards at night, sheep should not be
shut up; they require abundant ventila
tion, and can not be crowded with im-
puni'y in close quarters. Where licks
absurd, or scab exist, use the Cresylic
r other e ffVctive dip.
Coarse fodder, hard ard unnutri-
tiour, is the cause of much disease at
this season. If there is no
pasture available but the wood
or a swamp, the animal* con
demned to tuch hard fare should - get a
cheap food. A cheap, nutritious and
forced out of their natural habits and
the re*training of natur- tells on the sys
tem. sooner or later. For immediate
use, their eggs, perhaps, are as good as
any. With increasing age the egg .shells
grow thinner, and some drop them with
no shells at all. Strength and stamina
of the system, supported by good whole
some food, produce the shell. It is a
calcareous subs tanoe that forms around
the egg after it is perfect id the oviduct
The complete (gg consists of several com
ponent par:s, each one of which draws
on the vital energy and stamina of the
bird, which is so formed that its body
performs its natural functions in regular
order when in health. We must con
sider that they are forced out of their
natural order when we *eed them up for
crest egg production. Did auy one ever
hear ol a wild bird that dropped a soli
egg, nr ever see a sbellees egg that wae
dropped by a wild bird ? We have pro
duced poultry that do not sit. Nature
intended the hen to sit on her egg* for
three weeks, and afterwards to nurse an 1
rue with her chicks for four or five weeks
longer. In this interval the system gains
tone and strength. It isan entire change:
a division ef labor, and t: e fowl gathers
strength and tone for future egg-produc
tion. The regular sitters seldom drop
more than sixty eggs in a clutch, and
then comes broodiness.
Our non-sitters are the result of suc
cessful breeding from fowls which had
mani.ested little desire to sit. It was a
great achievement They are a manufac
tured race, and must be cared for differ
ently from the old common breeds much
given to sitting and little laying. Many
years back perpetual layers were un-
known, as well ss the production of eggs
in winter. Among the birds of the air
there is one species known as “cow black
bird,that never sits, but perpetuate* its
kind by dropping its eggs inti the nests of
other bird*, by which the young are
100 pounds cotton-seed meal and
of uat s ; add two pounds of Epsom salts
and mix thoroughly. Two pounds a day
of this mixture wiil bs found of remark
able benefit wheu fed under the abuve
circumBUncfs.
Economy.—The value of evervthng
farmer buys will probably increase
considerably before long, if the increase
has not already begun. Whether agii-
nltural products advance in proportion
r not a rigid econon y in expenditures
111 he prudent. The (xperience of the
nast lew years ought not to be soon
forgotten. Every toDl, implement,
machine or appliance about the premises
hould be used and preserved with cart;
and before anything is purchased it may
well be considered if it caxiuot be pro
duced or made at home. Tf en the money
be doubly saved, for the needed
article may be had wuhou* much .0"t,
and the money it would have rtquitel
ill be still in the picket.
Sundry Matters. — Every kind of
litter and waste matters, except weeds
seed, may be gathered and epread in
the yards. Abur.dsnt litter for the
stables and pens will be valuable; straw
is worth too much 11 be trodden under
foot. I r the straw and chuff', a ter thresb-
5, are in the ws-, buy 80?"“ thin steers,
takes.me cattle tor feeding on shares:
but give something besides the straw
A general cleaning up about *h.! bams,
stable*, bouse and garden wi 1 give thing*
a neat and cou'ortable appearance. A
good arrangement for watering stock in
winter may now be thought of. Poultry
and other animals for fattening should
be put up at once. Keep over only such
* as are profitable. Clear all stock
i vermin ; carbolic soap may d.i for
tf calves and pigs, and carbolic pow-
■i poultry, lastly. but by uo ui sns
levery farmer should provide i.im-
lith a pair of good rubber hoots and
_. fiber coat to protect himself in storms
and preserve his health during the win-
brought up. Generally the nert ol a
smaller bird ie choeen, and in rearing the
smaller birds are frequently robbed of
u- It P er ^h, the overgrown
bird s beak getting the larger share of the
food. The oow black bird cannot be any
great layer, or their eggs are discarded
by the other birds thus imposed upon,
for their apedee is not yeryfplenti:ul.
Eggs dropped in May and June keep
much better than those dropped later in
the season. The reason is that the fowls
are in better condition. Alter them dole
of July, the clcae summer heats and sul
try nights come on, and th« birds are
more or less exhausted. Ihe nr ultinp
season is close at hand, and the whole
system is preparing for a chai ge, the re
covery from which is a question of time
and care. By this time, if left unheeded,
their rcosting places have become foul
and infested with vermin. From this
time out, stimulants and mild tonics
should be given to the perp tual layer*
as required. To be tjoroughlv profitable
these fowls should net be kept over the
second winter, unless it be in exceptional
case*. Tuere ia no breed of fowls that
Hf'cepi* management as readily as the
Brahmas. They yield to confinement.
»v, me, *’* ace ant * 'ood,without repining,yet
they hre tender, and require more
Perfect eggs, after once ob
tained, should be set up on end in good,
»weet, clean oats, and kept in a cool
place, and there will be found little diffi
culty in saving them ’ to obtain a lair
price for them at the fall markets. They
must possess good, thick, perfect shells,
” r wi| l not keep.— [Cor. Country
Gentleman
rmrm and Ha Me.
Corn Hmut.—There is no doubt ui
the hurtful character ol corn smut, and
cattle should be prevented from devour
ing sulks affected with it. Where the
cattle are worth more than the labor o*
saving them, this may bs done by throw,
logout smutty aUlVi by thenuelvoe,
and burning them.
CALVE8 AND YEARLINOS.—Cold ftDtl
wet do much harm to young stock and
stop the growth, which is rarely com
menced again until the warm weather of
he next season. A rough shed in the
pasture will furnish useful protection,
and a small supply of rich food is of value
in keeping up the thrift.
H0R8R8 —The season is too for «u.
vanced for turning hones out at night.
A cold rain coming on suddenly may do
much harm.If horses are caught in the rain
and thoroughly drenched, it will be well
to rub them dry and then blanket them
as soon |as they reach home. But the
blanketa should never be put on until
the hones are thoroughly dry.
Harness that has been soaked with
water will d«y hard, unless it is dressed
while damp with some kind of non-dry-
ing oil. Flrat wipo off the h.rnwa with ■
•nonce, nod then with ■ cloth kept *
Hint purpoee you can apply the oil
r—»"Fptj me on or
dreeeiu* thoroughly. A coet ol water
proof droving applied now will be uwfut,
bat the harnero ahould be thoroughly
— — —u. thoroughly
waehM and made perfectly clean.
Daaina —Field, will need to be
liergd of exoee. of tnr'aoe water, 1
wntef iarrow, ahould bo eo arranged tn.i
aa much of the rain (all aa pomlble may
bn retained on the land. If water chan.
Oolj a few, but they have ouum 10 siay;
My t-ll-uU mirror doth admonish ma
That I’m half way across life's atomy aa*,
And friend* oft great uta with: •• You're powlag
gray i"
Hall way—’tia tzua—and I am growing gray;
Thw yean hare vanished with a reco-borae a,
Since over groenlug hill aud flow err mead
[ iambled out my happy boyhood's day.
Aa Arkansas Bomaaoe.
About twenty stiles from Waldron
there lives an old man named Wayne.
Aside from a hale, old-style wife, tne re
belong* to the family a beautiful girl
named Lulu. A few months ago, while
the old man and lady were away from
home, a young Indian named Wambo
And yet—If I could hare my
If I oould turn about and J<
And heat my
Fried Steak.—A lady writing to the
Queen, asks how to make fried steak
tender, and whether the fault is in the
cook or in the utensil. The editor re-
E liea: "In neither; Bteak should be
roiled, and not fried.” There arc many
instances, particularly in small families,
where it is much more convenient to fry
than to broil a steak. To do the latter,
necessitates a good and brisk fire, and
if dinner is to De served at six o’clock,
this will keep the kitchen hot all the
afternoon; but if the steak is to be fried,
a quick, light fire of wood will answer.
Of course, broiled steak is always the
best, but if fried in the following man
ner, we think very few people wifi know
the difference. Choose an iron frying
pan, let it get very hot, and without
that on the meat, throw the steak
hot pan; turn it every two minutes to
prevent burning. Be careful to insert
the fork to the outer rim of fat, so as not
to lose the juices of the meat. It will
cook in eight to twelve minutes accord
ing to the thickness of the steak and the
taste of the eater. Transfer the meat
to a hot dish, pour about a tablespoonful
of hot water into the hissing pan, shake
it well and turn it over the meat.
Reason it as you would if broiled with
butter, parsley, lemon juice, pepper and
salt; and if your butcher has been true,
and your cook a judicious one, you will
not despise a “ fried stake.”
How Cedar Lasts.—One evening, after
we had camped, I noticed that the
underbrush about us was not very
thick; so I pressed through it up
the bank to the first bottom of the
valley, and there saw the stump of a
cedar, about ten feet in diameter, stand
ing with its butt incased in the cedar
stump. Walking to it and around it, I
saw that the cedar had been burnt out
by a great fire that swept through it an
age ago. The stump was only a hollow
shell, eight by ten inches in diameter,
with a large opening in one side. A
great pile of aslies must have resulted
from the burning of this tree. Many
years must have passed before they were
absorbed into the soil, and fertility was
restored to the ash heap. Then the seed
of the fir had to fall in, or be carried in
by either bird or quadruped, and the
tree now growing there could not be less
than one nuudred years old. I judged
that at least two hundred years had
passed since the fire, and I had curiosity
enough to return to my canoe for an
to test the soundness of the stump,
blow of the axe showed that for the
depth of an inch the cedar was dozed,
had lost its fibre, was punk. Then the
yellow indestructible wood was a* high
colored as ever. To stand out during
the steady rains of two hundred Wash
ington Territory winters, and still lie
sound, is remarkable durability. The
Puget Sound cedar is all that is claimed
for \t.~-Oregon Letter in If. Y. Sun.
A Conceited Lover Jilted.
Tuesday nioruing, Mr. W. D. Bowers
obtained a license to marry Miss Lconoia
E. Powell; later iu the day, Mr. J. T.
to marry the same young lady. He was
informed that tin* first license had been
issued, aud it is said that he left in hot
haste for the house of his expected
bride. We have not yet heard which
one was made happy,
Tho young lady
referred to—Mi.-a
Leonora* K. Powell-is the uecond daugh
ter of B. C. l’owoll, who lives some four
miles southeast of Austin, is a rather
fascinating lady, was somewhat of a
belle, but was never thought to be a co
quette. But the young gent who arrived
fust one hour too late, no doubt thinks
•he would come under that head. It
seems that the one she didn’t marry, had
more than once made his boast that no
woman in America could “jilt” him. So
the fair Leonora put her wits together to
undeceive the young gent, they being
engaged at the time. She had but
recently formed tho acquaintance of the
gentleman she subsequently married;
and as he had made a proposal of mar
riage, she determined to accept his propo-
And cool delightful aft«*iuuuu ui j«ui
Free from youth'* ardent hope* aud I
X hop* to bud a tolao* and a balm.
•Kokov* Trifnmo.
FANCIES FOR THE FAIR.
Two weak sisters—twin girls a fortr
night old.
Bonnets are being built larger, in
anticipation of the theatrical season.
The new style has come in, and the
ladies are making more bustle than ever.
A correspondent asserta that Theo
dore Tilton allows his wife about f 2,000
a year.
The girl with the empty pocketbook
is the one that looks into jewelry win
dows most.
Franklin said that rich widow* are
the only second-hand goods that will sell
at prime cost.
There is no chance for continuous
trouble among sew ing girls; they're all
UU1UO. • ;uuuj iuuuui uuucu IIIIIIUU
called at the house and aaked fora drink
of water. Lulu invited him into the
house, where he remained in converse*
sation for soms time after he had r^
ceived the aqueous fluid. The Indian
had been well educated, and his hand
some face and manly form immediately
awakened within Lulu's bosom a senti
mental interest, while Wambo, was
pierced, as though by an arrow of his
ancient fathers, with a thrill of love. He
pressed the maiden's hand when lie left,
and said that J}e would return. True to
his promise, he returned on the following
Sunday. The old lady and gentleman
had gone to church. Another conversa
tion ensued, and when the ^roung Indian
the time making up.
Nothing is so fatal to the romance
of a kiss as to have your gprl sneeze at
the very climax of osculation
Susan B. Anthony says she would
• on the stage, but she can’t bear being
tide love to, even in the play.
“ You’ve heard Browne’s married
_ ainf “No; has he? Stupid nssl
ife didn’t deserve to lose his first wife.”
Fashion has introduced a handsome
line of fancy plushes; this style of goods
is s great toilet beautifier.
A beautiful young Austrian damBel
traveled all the way from Vienna to
Fort Worth, Texas, to marry her sweet
heart.
Take her up leutlerlj,
left he pressed the maiden's hand with
even more ardor than had characterized
his first visit This time ho did not
leave without remarking that he would
return. A week elapsed before the girl
saw him again. This time the old peo
ple were at home, and, though the girl
had not spoken to her parents in regard
to the Indian, a suspicion was immedi
ately awakened. However, the Indian
and the girl spoke to each other aenti*
mentally; so much so thst an engage
ment of marriage was the result, the
youn^ Indian promising to oome after
the girl on the following night. The
girl knew that her father would be bit
terly opposed to the union, and warned
her lover. Next night, while the moon
was shining, while the foliage was wav
ing, the feet of the Indian crushed the
dew from the grass. On his shoulder he
bore a light ladder. Placing the ladder
on the ground, he ascended to a window
and peered into a room. In another in
stant he was tumbling to the ground.
The old gentleman had discovered the
plot, and, arming himself with a club,
She'll coine to p!
Ral**d by th* h;
Mexican women know nothing of
omen’s rights, high-heeled shoes or cor
sets. They are certainly to be congratu
lated.
The shawl is rapidly coming into
vor for evening wear. Besides being
warmer, it is better than a sack or cloak
to cover up the young man’s arm.
The hardest thing in the world for s
young woman to do is to look uncon
cerned the first time [she comes out in a
handsome engagement ring.
The marriage of Miss Bessie Evarta
and Mr. Edward Perkins will take place
in Washington, and it will be one of the
events of tne coming season.
Men of genius make the best hus
bands; a fool has too good an opinion of
himself, and too poor a one of women,
to be easily governed.
Jane,” said he, “ I think if you lifted
your feet away from the fire, we might
have some heat in the room.” And
they hadn’t been married two years
either.
Short dresses are all the rage in
Paris. This is glorious news to the
American women who have grown left-
handed in the back from stooping over
to pick up their trail.
Fancy feathers will enter largely into
the trimming of winter bonnets. The
feathers are all natural, not dyed, and
are called fancy because of the fanciful
shapes in which they are mounted.
A cable from London says the paper
called Town Talk is responsible for al
most all the rumors about Mrs. Lang
try, and that the other society journals
indignantly deny them.
A Kansas schoolma’am has intro
duced a new feature into her school.
When one of the girls misses a word the
boy who spells it gets permission to kiss
her. As a result, the girls are very poor
spellers, while the boys are improving.
Some day a woman of noble impulses
and a strong right arm will be granted
to earth, and then the man who is in the
habit of looking back over his shoulder
at ladies he has passed on the street will
try it once more and then quit, because
that woman is born to hithim; and when
she doe? do it, he will be only good for
the doctors to practice on for tne next
air months.—[Steubendile Herald.
stood in the window. The Indian was
not very badly hurt, and he had not
more than gained his feet when the girl
rushed from a down-stairs room and
joined him. Then th9 two began a flight
through the woods, among tne bushes,
over the rocks. Afraid to shoot, the
old man ran aa rapidly as his long-used
legs would allow him. In attempting to
A Sleeping Car Incident.
[IndUnapoll* Journal.]
An amusing affair occured on the Bee
Line train which arrived here yesterday
morning. The train passed through
Union City about three o’clock, when
the passengers were aroused by the
piercing shrieks of a passing locomotive.
At the same time a woman’s scream
echoed through the sleeping car. The
first scream sounded like an echo, but
the second 'and third admitted of no
doubt. The sleeping car conductor and
porter started from different ends of the
car almost simultaneously, running to
wards each other and ihe* sound, wnich
came from one of the middle berths. A
woman was found sitting on the edge of
her berth, half crying and half scrcnfil
ing, not having yet fully awakened. As
soon as she could collect her senses she in
formed the conductor that a man had
tried to get in her apartment. By the
voice she knew him to be a fellow who
had got on at Cleveland, and who had
been trying to make himself agreeable to
her in the evening, with indifferent sue
cess. The man in question was dragged
from his quarters by the indignant pas
sengers, who by this time had taken in
the situation. He explained that he had
been up after a drink, and that on re
turning the motion of the car had
pitched him into her berth. The pas
sengers thought his explanation very
thin, and the young lady was evidently
of the same opinion, for she reached
back under her pillow and drew a silver-
mounted revolver, which she cocked and
leveled fullRt his head. “Now,” Hid
she, “get down on vour knees and beg
my pardon, or I will blow your brains
out. I carry this revolver for ju*t such
dirty cowardly do^s as you. Down!”
The fellow couldn’t get down on his
knees too quick, and right there in the
aisle he made an abject apology, promis
ing to write to the lady’s father in 8t
Louisas additional penance. The'pic
ture of the young woman pointing a re
volver at the kneeling figure in a night
shirt, in front of her, nervously finger-
figures standing around, and
head* thrust from adjacent berths, would
have afforded a study for an artist.
Lord Besconsflcld’s Magnetic Influence.
Lord Beaconsfield never passes a favor
unnoticed, never forget* a friend, and
considers no man his enemy, save Mr.
cbmb a ledge of rocks the. young laay 1
dress caught and held her fast. In
trembling haste her lover tried to disen
gage her, but the old gentleman was
upon them.
“If you love me, leave!”said the girl.
The Indian dashed away, and in an
other moment the girl’s father stood be
side her. She was marched back home.
She is still there, but the young Indian,
by no means slow, may make an out
break at any moment.
Cain’s Wife.
Rev. William F. Hatfield, of the
Washington Square M. E. Church, New
York city, in a recent sermon, said:
“ Of the many questions asked about
Cain, doubtlessly the one hardest to
answer was, “ Who was Cain’s wife?”
That Cain had married there was no
doubt, and there jwas every reason to
suppose that the wedding took place
after the murder. Some say that the
bride was a sister, a cousin, or a niece,
but it is a mistake to suppose that there
were but two or three people in the
world at that time. Adam and Evs
were then one hundred and thirty years
old. If they had no children until their
sixty-fifth year, a learned physician had
calculated that the family had numbered
one hundred and thirty when Able died.
The children of these children would
have numbered more than 100,000. But
if, as is more likely, Able died in his
one hundred and twenty-eight year, the
descendants would have reached the
enormous number of 421,000, from
whom Cain could have had no difficulty
in choosing a wife. These figures are
based upon the supposition that Adam
had only two eons. There may have
been many more, though tho Bible docs
not mention them. In that case the in
habitants of the world may have been
twice or three times as many. Where
this wife camo from wo do not know.
The records say ‘he knew’ her in the
laud of Nod, but does not necessarily
mean that he married her there. This
portion of the history had been un
reasonably rejected because of our in
ability to locate the land of Nod. It
was certain that Cain settled down there
and lived a life of violence, lending all
his cunning to draw his neighbors into
wicked ways.
A Socialist Up to a Certain Point
I was traveling in a department of the
South, after the revolution of February.
I met one day a mayor of a village, pro
prietor of a metairie.
“Sir,” said he to uie, “ what do they
mean down there at Paris by that word
‘communism?’ It is some sluggards’
business, is it not? So, at least, our
curate says.”
“ It is a system of partition,” replied
I, “invented once on a time by
dreamer.”
“ What did he dream?”
“That the man who has a milli
should share it with the commune.’'
His eves brightened.
•‘ Not a bad dream, either,” said he.
“ But further,” 1 resumed, “ that the
man who has 1D0,(KI0 francs should
abandon the half to his neighlior."
“ Well, lie would still have enough
with the other half.”
“ Then, the man who has 60,000 francs
should come down to 25,000 francs,
through spirit of fraternity.”
The face of the mayor assumed a
thoughtful tinge.
“ That may still do.”
Lastly, that the man who possesses
25,000 fra
“Twenty-live thousand francs," he in
terrupted, springing up with a bound,
“ that's the value of my farm: let him
who would have a vine’ stock belonging
to it, come and seek it. He will see how
I will receive him at the end of mv mus
ket.”
The Bale of Mammoth Cave.
jUxIngton PrM*.]
A company of Eastern capitalists pur
chased the Mommoth cave on Saturday,
and will proceed at once to put it in tne
beat possible condition to make its great
wonaers accessible and to be seen under
the best conditions. The railroad from
Glasgow Junction will be completed to
the cave, the hotel and surroundings put
Gladstone and Mr. Lowe, be knows
sition at their next interview, which she
did, appointing the same day on which
•he was to havo been led to tho altar by
her first lover—but one hour earlier for
tlhe ceremony to be perfoimed.
and that s unit abstracted from the , r
position benches counts two in a division.
Thus when in the House of Commons if
his watchful eye observed wavering on
the part of an individual on the opposite,
he somehow or other, before twenty-four
hours passed, managed to come in per
sonal contact with the waverer. The
roughest member knows the sound of
the friendly voice and tho touch of the
•oft hand. There is a good deal of hu
man nature in the House of Commons,
and human nature prefers Diurasli’s
manners to Gladstone's
in the finest order, the entrance to the
cave made convenient.’ the routes made
easy and secure, and such other facilities
for thorough exploration aa will make a
trip through it a matter of pleasure, in
stead of a pilgrimage of penance as here
tofore. The price paid was $200,000,
much less than its value to its pur
chasers, and much more than its value
under the old management. Through
yankce vim and yankee skill it will
probably prove a source of immense re
venue to its present owners.
The Chinaman had a good grip on
the idea when he spoks of the cucumber
" no belly good.
Hr had just landed from a three years’
whaling voyage, and overcome by his
joyful reception, found himself before
the police court. “ Your honor,” he
said, plaintively, “ I’m a simple sailor,
lowly born.” “ Thirty days for the
drunk, six months for ‘ Pinafore,”’ was
the ringing sentence; and the poor tar,
bewildered, was dragged to his dungeon
cell, and deprived of telephonic c<
m unication.
Class In Agricultural College: Pro
fessor—" Is there any way to obtain good
fruit without grafting or budding?”
Student—“ Yes, sir.” Professor—
“Please explain ths process.” Ptudent
—“ Watch your chance, and whon the
farmer goes to dinner, crawl over in thf
orchard and steal it”
M SjUm b*ui.
At a recent meeting of the Odontologi-
cal Society of Great Britain, Mr. Hep-
\ J . ...... .. Ik. ...It .< LI.
burn read a paper on ths result of his
investigations on ths subject of ths ef
fect of smoking on ths teeth. He con
siders that the direct action of nicotine
upon the teeth is decidedly beneficial.
Tne alkalinity of the smoke must neces
sarily neutralize any acid seoretioa
which may be present in the oral cavity,
and the antiseptio property of the nloo-
tine tends to arrest putrefactive changes
in carious cavities. In addition, he is
inclined to believe thst the dark deposit
on the teeth of some habitual smokers is
largely composed of ths carbon with
which tobacco smoke is impregnated.
It is this carbon which is deposited on
the back part of the throat and lining
membrane of the bronchial tubes, ana
with whatever disastrous effect it may
act in these situations, he thinks we are
justified, from what we know of its anti
septic properties, in concluding that its
action upon the teeth must be beneficial.
Moreover, this deposit takes place ex
actly in those positions where caries are
most likelv to arise aud on those sur
faces of the teeth which escape the or
dinary cleansing action of tne brush.
It is found interstitially in all miuute
depressions, and filling the fissures on
the coronal surfaces. It may he re
moved with scaling instruments from
the surface of the enamel, but where it
is deposited on dentine this structure
becomes impregnated and etaiued. In
deed, it ia only wheu the enamel ia
faulty, and there is access to tiie dentine,
that any true discoloration of the tooth
takes place; but it is remarkable, he
zays, how the stain will penetrate even
through minute cracks, provided the
necessary attention to cleauliness be not
exercised. The staining power of to
bacco oil may be seen when a deposit
has taken place on the porous surface of
tartar collected on the posterior surface
of the inferior incisors. In this situa
tion a shiny ebony appearance is occa
sionally produced. That tobacco is
capable ot allaying, to some extent, the
pain of toothache, is, he thinks, true, its
effect being due not only to its nar
cotizing |>ower, but ulso to its direct ac
tion upon the exposed nerve; and he is
inclined to attribute the fact of the
comparatively rare ocdurrence of the
toothache amongst sailors, in great meas
ure, to their habit of chewing. He has
been struck, in the case of one or two
confirmed smokers who have come un
der his notice, by the apparent ten
dency which exists toward the gradual
production of complete necrosis of
carious teeth, and the various stages of
death of the pulp, and death of the per
iosteum taking place without pain or
discomfort to the patient. This condi
tion may, of course, be brought about
by r variety of influences; but in these
special cases he is inclined to think that
tne presence of nicotine in the mouth
has acted powerfully. The experience
of other speakers, in the subsequent
discussion, appeared to corroborate that
of Mr. Hepburn.
The Romance of Penny Postage.
[B*w York Post.]
It is strange, but true, that a love af
fair should have developed the present
system of postage stamp*. But “love
rules the camp, the court, the bar,” and
why not the post office? Sir, Rowland
Hill, whose death was announced re
cently, when on one of his philanthropic
and discovery tours through England,
stopped one evening at a north country
inn. While sitting with other travelers
warming himself at the kitchen fire, the
postman brought in the mail. Among
othei persons who received a letter was
a kitchen lassie. She took the letter
from the carrier, turned it over and over
in her hands, looking wistfully at it all
the time, and at last handed it back to
the postman, remarking: “I have no
money to pay the postage on a letter
from India/’ Rowland Bull stepped for
ward and said: “ I will pay the postage
rather than have you deprived of tne
pleasure of a letter,” and handed her the
required sum, which she received with
evident gratitude and surprise. After
she left the kitchen anotlier traveler
said: “That is her game; she knew all
that was in that letter from certain
marks that was on the outside. It was
from a sweetheart in India, and before
by which she was to learn if he
prosperous and when coming home, ana
when a letter is brought to her she ex
amines the outside and knows all that she
wants to, but makes that excuse in re
turning it. Mr. Hill went in search of the
girl and by adroit questioning, found his
fellow traveler’s guess to be correct. The
girl also showed him how she deciphered
the signs, telling him at the same time
that she was too poor to pay the post
age. and that was the reason she and
her lover had agreed upon this plan.
From these facts Mr. Hill inferred that
the Government must annually be de
frauded by such artifices of large sums,
and he began planning a system of
■tamps which would secure to the Gov
ernment a certain postal revenue. The
present postal system is the result
Sing ho! fora gallant bark,” warbled
Mr. Orrin, Monday even in l, while he
tried to make his latch key lit a strange
door. The gay and gallant bark cam
from a huge watch-dog, who retained
portion ot Mr. Orrin's coat tail as
memento of the occasion.
“ I wish I were you about two hoi
she said, with great tenderness. “And
why, my dear?” ne asked, with consider
able interest “Because,” she said, toy
ing affectionately with his watch chain]
“because then I would buy my wife a new
Vinnet.”
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rn : Choice white. 70fu.72c; vellow, ttf<&«7e.
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dors foist upon the unwary as medicated
•perties. The latter are usually composed
ntiie
d drug
disguise their real flavor, auanre perfectly
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basis choice spirit* of absolute purity, and
Jibed and combined with medicinal
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It is Astonishing with what rapidity
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ternal autidrte to unhealthy conditions of
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’ ‘ ' ly good economy to obtaia the
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An Established Remedy.—“Brown'i
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