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Harried His Own Sister. YOUTH’S COLUMN. /ears ago a family 'consisting of father, rr.other and two children lived in a small •own in Western Ohio. The head of the family, Mr. Lawton, was a lawyer, and speculator, and had been a merchant. He iiad grown rich for those days—and was noted for his keen business sagacity and liis honest and kindly heart. His wife had been a delicate and pretty girl when ne married her, and after hei second child was born her health broke down and she became a confirmed invalid. The cou ple had two children, a boy named Michael who was then ‘‘baby” and was about five years old, and a girl named Mabel. Mabel was a pretty child, and her parents petted .ier and dressed her in a style that made her the envy of all mothers in the neighbor - nood. One day Mabel went into her mother’s room and told her she wanted to go and play with some other little girls who lived on the next street. Mrs. Lawton gave her consent, but told her to be sure to come Home to dinner. Mabel promised, kissed her mother gayly, and ran out of the room -out of the world as far as the poor moth er was concerned, for she never saw her again. Mabel did not come home to din ner, and at supper tune Michael was sent after her. He soon returned with a pale, frightened face, and told his father that his sister had started for home at noon, and no one knew where she was. Search was made for her in every direction, but with out avail. No trace of the lost one could be discovered. A month afterward the mother died heart broken, and the father sold his property and became a homeless wanderer, ■with but one object in life—the finding of his lost one. Taking his son with him he traveled from State to State, visiting public institu tions where children were cared for, and going through cities making inquiries which he thought might lead to the desired result, From the United States the search was extended to Europe, and, finally, in a Spanish city, Mr. Lawton caught a local fever and died in a few days, leaving his son, then a boy of nineteen, all of his for tune. Mr. Lawton told his l>oy that he had no near relatives except a brother, who had gone to California in the first flush of the gold fever, and had never been heard of afterward. Michael Lawton came back to tliis coun try, entered a college in the East, and graduated with honor. He studied law in the office of a famous New York lawyer, and, after being admitted to the bar, he went West and made his home iu a newly settled State, where he soon built up a good practice. One winter Lawton went to New York to visit a college chum, Marchmont had several young sisters, and one afternoon Lawton was introduced to Miss Mabel Let cher, a young lady who was their music teacher. She was exceedingly pretty and a lady in manner and mind, and Lawton fell violently in love with her, and before he left the city he asked her to marry him and she accepted him. They were married the following spring, and went to Lawton’s Western home, where they lived happily for six years, dur ing which time two children wore born to them. Miss Letcher told Lawton after their engagement that she was an orphan, that her parents died when she was a child and she could not remember them at all. She had been named by a kind-hearted lady in Eastern Ohio. She had taught school and made sufficient money to enter a school in the East, where she studied music, and after she hud graduated she got a class of girls for pupils, and while thus engaged met Lawton. Lawt jn was sitting in his office one day, when an odd-looking elderly man came in and asked for “Mr. Lawton.” an introduc tion took place, and, after the usual pre liminaries, the stranger said he was a law yer from San Francisco. He then asked Lawton if he would tell him his father’s name and where he was born. Although surprised at the question, Lawton complied and the stranger then explained his errand: “You have heard your father speak, I sup pose, of a brother who went to California manv years ago, and who did not write home of his doings. Weil, I am his repre sentative, and I was Ills friend to the hour he died. Years ago he went to (men tioning the town where Lawton w T as born), and there he heard of the manner in which your little sister disappeared and of your father’s departure, lie tried to find him for awhile, but did not succeed, and then he went home again. “He made up his mind to find your sis ter if it was possible. He employed sev eral skillful detectives, and spent a great <ieal of his money in the search. A year ago he died, and in his will directed that you should be his heir unless your sister was discovered. In that event she was to have half of his property. I saw your name in the paper some weeks ago, and on making inquiries I became convinced that you were the nephew of the man who was my friend, and who intrusted me with the care of his property. And now”—here the speaker paused for an instant—“now I have something still more strange to tell you. We have found a trace of your ter. “She was stolen by a party of vagrants lor the clothes and trinkets she wore, and was taken to East Ohio. She w as taken very ill, and was left with a good-hearted lady, who adopted her as her daughter. After her discover}' she could not remem ber her name or where she had lived. When this lady died Mabel taught school for several years, and then she went East to study music. After sire left school, I think she w'ent to New York, but I cannot say. We have no trace of her for six years. She was named after the lady who adopted her and was known as Mabel Letcher. ” “Known as wiiat ?” screamed Lawton. “Mabel I re teller.” “Great God, now she has been my w' for six years!” It was so, indeed. Fur ther examination sliow’ed beyond question that Mrs. Michael Lawton was one and the same person. They separated. Mrs. Law- ton is still living in a town in Massachusetts where she has been for many years. The children are at school, and Michael Law- ton is in his grave. He gave up all his business, grew frightfully dissipated, and, after spendiug nearly all the money he had reserved for himself, he wandered to the lovely little Maryland farm, where he strove to bury the past, and where he lived a life of toil. The clover blossoms are as sweet about his grave and the wild flow ers bloom as sw’eetly there as though he ho sleeps in that quiet nook was at last at rest. He Wanted to be Loved. Brave Ben.—“A Boy Wanted,” said Ben, reading the notice in a bar-room window, as he passed a comfortable- looking country hotel. “1 wonder it I would do for thuL place? I rnu^t do somethink to earn some money, or how will poor mother be able to live ? I be lieve I’ll step in and ask about it.” So Ben went in. It was the first time he ever stepped over the threshold of a bar-room door, and although the place looked neat and clean, and there were no loafers arou: d, yet the oilor was sickening, and Ben’s taste revolted irom such a plac The proprietor was a German, a good- natured looking man, who ofiered Ben in payment for his services his meals, and the various turns he could make by holding horses a:.d making himself use- iul to travelers. For these privileges he was to tnrn his hand to almost any- think connected with the hotel busi ness. And in th ? absence of the pro prietor he was to pour out drinks from the glittering bottles and hand them to any poor wretches who came in and could pay for them. “Well, now,” said the proprietor, af ter giving been this account of what would be expected of him, “you have heard what I want you to do are you ready to begin work?” “Give me a few minutes to think it over,” said Ben, “and 1 will make up my mind one way or the other.” “Well, you may think about it, but I can get plenty more boys if you not like it,” said the man, a little angry, and speaking somewhat brokenly as he always did at such times. Ben said nothing, but went out to the pump to get a drink, and then threw himself down to think over the offer he had received. “Whatwxmld his mother think of her son in a bar-room?” He would propably make money enough to support her, but with her strong prejudice against selling liquor would she enjoy using ihe money made from it? “Then,” continued Ben, “what would God think or it? Is there not somewhere in the Bible a curse pro nounced on him who putteth the bottle to his neighbor's lips and if I accus tomed myself to sell liquor, would not 1 soon learn to drink it? No; l cannot think of taking-such a place as that,’ and when his noble decision was made, Ben returned to ihe tavern. The proprietor stood on the porch “Well, boy, what do you think of my offer?” he inquired. “1 think i cannot take the place,” re plied Ban, boldly. “I want work very much, but there are three reasons why I cannot work for you. One is that God would not like it, another is that my mother would disapprove ol it, and a third that 1 shouM be afraid of becom ing a drunkard myself. Good morning, sir.” Ben walked away, leaving the Ger man trying to get through his head what he meant. But there was another person who understood him perfectly. A gentleman had driven up in a buggy to inquire tha way to a neighboring town, and w as so pleased with Ben’s fearless answer ihat he overtook him and invited him to ride, saying that he wished to iiave a little taik with him. Young man,” he began, “I honor you for refusing to s.rve where liquor is sold and on that account you will be just the one for me. 1 want a clerk that i can trust, and a boy who obeys God and his mother 1 kuow*will prove honest and faithful.” Then he named a very generous sum he was willing to give, and Ben wont home to his mother that day as happy a boy as could well be found. Lobsters as FLailhings.—Not long ago, in Sweden, two girls use to watch lor an old boatman who, iu the season, would bring, up the fiord or creek, a whole boat-load of iobsters at, at a time. Then the girls would beg their nurse Johanna to let tneni play with the queer things. Generally, leave would be given, and the sisters would fetch indoors w ith gre. t glee as many of the lobsters as they w anted, and stand them up all around their play-room, stroking each on the head as they did so, and thus putting it to sleep. They had to keep a sharp e;, e on the creatures, though, and, as soon as one threatened to wake, or waved its terrible jaws,they had to run and rickle it on the head,— when it would go off to sleep again at once! Lizzie says it was funny to see these play-soldiers — “marines,” she calls them—standing up still and straight, as though they w ere on their best be havior at parade drill! Before you try ibis game, be sure that you have the right kind - of lobsters to deal with, for it would be awkward il they should turn on you and give you tit for tat by “stroking” and “tickling” you in their fasliiou with their claws. FARM AND GARDEN. Winter Wheat in Bleak Places,— There are many fields of good quality for winter w’heat growing, which; from their elevated and exposed situa tion, are very liable to injury by frosts, the winds sweeping the snow' off and leaving no protection to the plant. The first important requisite is to make the soil rich so as to secure a strong and vigorous start, and a firm and deep hold of the ground. This affords pro tection against throwing out by heaving effects of frost, and a full growth is a shield against the beating winds. A top-dress of barnyard manure is one, if not the best, protections, for it furnish es the best stimulant to growth as well as a mulch to the crop, keeping the ground loose and djy on the surface, and it also prevents the severity of winds and frosts from destroying the plane. Manures may be applied before or after seeding, but the best effects will be seen by applying before seeding, and let the harrow line and mix it with the soil. When rotted mannre is not at hand, a covering of dry straw, evenly spread over the surface after seeding, will be very beneficial, if winds do not sweep it oft before rains and the grow ing wheat have tied it to the ground. Mulching in any way will keep more snow on the surface, which is always a protection against winter-killing. In a mechanical way, much benefle is found by drilliug in the seed, going at right angle with the prevailing winds. The seed being in the drill mark, the ridge between the rows affords considerable protection against winds and holds snow to cover the rows. It is some times recommended to sow with the wheat some other grain, as buckwheat, oats or barley, that will kill down by frosts and mulch the wheat but such will choke the wheat and prevent growth so as to do more injury than good. Something may be gained by sowing the most hardy and strong growing variety. The Clawson has pro' e 1 to be the most hardy, as well as prolific, variety cultivated in many years. Many varieties of red wheat are also hardy, usually more so than the white and prolific. The Fultz is a har dy red wheat and prolific. The old Mediterranean and the Russian blue- stem are also hardy, but not so prolific. The best variety to cultivate can only be learned by experience or observa tion, for no one variety will be best adapted to different soils and climates. THE HOUSEHOLD. Fruit Syrups.—For cherry syrups only the dark red sour cherries should be used, and for raspberry syrups the red berries, as they contain the most juice and have the ilchest flavor. All fleshy and juicy fruits contain pectin, which substance causes the fresh juices to be slimy and to gelatinize if boiled with sugar, and afterwards cooled. When a syrup made of fruit juice con tains some of this pectin, it is certain soon to mould and to spoil; therefore the fruit jnices have to be freed first from the pectin before they are made into syrups. The pectin has to be de composed, and this is done by fermen tation. The iruits are first crushed and set aside for three or four days iu an earthen j r, the mass being stirred once a day with a wooden spatula. The juice is now pressed out and set aside again for a few days, until fermenta tion is completed and the juice appears clear. In order to detect any undecom posed pectin, a little of the juice is mixed with a concentrated solution of magnesium sulph te, when, if any pectin is present," it will congeal or gelatinize, or a flucculent precipitate will separate. The juice, mixed with twice its volume of niuely per cent, alcohol, should form a clear solution. The juice is then filtered through pa per. If to the crushed fruit two per cent, of sugar is added, fermentau u will go ou more promptly, and the fer mented juice will filter more rapidly. In five parts of this filtered juice nine parts of the best white sugar is dis solved by the aid of heat, the tempera ture is raised to the boiling point, and the solution strained while hot. No iron vessel should be used. The vessel containing the syrups is set aside in a cool place for a day. The syrup is now filtered into perfectly dry bottles of convenient size; the bottles are ti htly corked and laid on a shelf In the cellar. The syrups thus prepared will kee[ for one or two years. Destroying the Canada Thistle.— Some farmers are giving their experi ence on the destruction of the Canada thistle. One has tried this method, another a different method, and a third something else, all more or less success ful; but the truth is there is nothing like thorough cultivation to get rid of this the vilest peat any farmer can be cursed with, in commencing opera tions against the enemy, the determin ation should be to be victorious and leave no artifice or device untried to gain it; and this is, as we say, thorough cultivation, and a wholesale and retail exterminatiou of the thistle. The bat tle should begin before the pest makes its appearance, and after it makes its appearance, and as often a» it makes its appearance. Successive crops of corn followed by barley and wheat, will do the business for it in case there was a' thistle left after the corn is harvested. No fence corner should be allowed to harbor one thistle. It should be fer reted out wherever it shows its prickly head, arter which there will be none to kill if one can induce the neighbors treat it in the same way, likely to do after they witness your success. Don't Care.—“I am sorry to see my son give away to anger,” said the pa tient mother. “I don’t care,” replied the passionate child. “Y'ou will become an ignorant man unless you study better,” said the faith ful teacher. “I don’t care,” he muttered under his breath. “Those boys aie not the right sort of companions for yon,” said the pastor. “J don’t care,” he answered, turning on his heels. “It is dangerous to taste wiue,” said his friend warmingly. “I don’t care,” was his obstinate re ply. A few years later he was a worthless drunkard, plunging into every sort of excess, and finally ending a miserable life of crime without hope. “I don’t car” w as his ruin, as it is the ruin of thousands. Look out for it, boys and girls. Keep away from it. Don’t let it find a place in your hearts, or pass your lips. Always care. Care to do right, and care when you have done wrong. A wee friend oi ours thinks herself quite as smart as her brother, though she has seen but her fifth winter, while he is passing through his eighth. He is doing his “first lessons” as “prima ry,” and the other day returned from school not a little puffed up with knowledge, “Marion.” he asked, in that style which a big brother assumes when patronizing a little sister, “Ma rion, do you know that the earth turns round?” “Ot tos, I does,” answered Marion, resenting tne imputation of ig norance; “that’s ihe reason 1 tumbles out of bed.” Fruit from Barren Trees.—I wish to describe to you a method of making fruit tree3 bear, that 1 blundered on. Some fifteen years ago I had a small apple tree that leaned considerably. I drove a steak beside it, tied a string to a limb, and fastened it to the stake. The next year that limb blossomed full, and not another blossom appeared on the tree, and, as Tom Bunker said, “It set me to thinking,” and I came to the conclusion that the string was so tight that it prevented the sap returning to the roots; conseqvently it formed fruit buds. Having a couple of pear tre«s. that were large enough to bear but had never blossomed, I took a coarse twine and wound it several times around the tree above the cord blossomed as white as snow, and there was not one blossom ed below' where the cord was tied. I have since tried the experiment on sev eral trees, with the same result. I think it is a much better way than cut ting off the roots In early summer, say June or July, wind a strong twine around the tree* or a single limb, and tie it, the tighter the better, and you will be blessed with the result; the next winter or spring the cord may be taken off'. Tree Planting in Door Yards.—It is a mistake to plant trees which grow' naturally to a large size, near a house; and in an artistic point of*view, the force of the remark is very evident. The trees when grown should be in proportton to the size of the yard, and if that be small, the trees should be se ated accordingly. There are a num ber of evergreens such as varieties of the spruces and others of small to me dium stature, most appropriate to small yards; they are comfortable in winter as a wind break, and are handsome all the year round. Calves.—When calves come as twins, and one is a bull while the other is a heifer, it is the best policy to get rid cf the heifer, as veal or otherwise. She tfill never be likely to have a calf of her own. This only it her twin is a bull calf. Pear Ttees.—"Wood ashes makes an excellent fertilizer for pear trees. Mixed coal and wood ashes may also be applied with advantage. Ground bones are better for fruit trees of all kinds than fermenting manure. A Curious Industry. Pantry.—“The pantry shelves are getting griuimy,or finger-marks around the door-latches and knobs are looking dark and unsightly. For lack of time they are left day after day, for it is hard work to scour all the time, and it wears the paint, too. Now' suppose the housewife has her bottle of spirits of ammonia to use; she takes a basin of water and a clean cloth, just puts on a few’ drops of the fluid and wipes off all the dirt; it is worth more than a half day’s labor, and does not hurt the paint either. She could put a few drops in her dish water, and see how easily the dishes are cleaned ; a few’ drops would clean all the window's in the sitting room, making them shine like crystal. It would take tlie stains off the tea spoons, and a teaspoonful in the mop pail w ill do more in washing up the kitchen than ten pounds of elbow grease applied to the mop handle. A housewife has just as much right to make her work easy and expeditious as her husband has. If she Goes not do it, the fault is her own in a great meas ure. Proper Way to Cook Eggs.—Butter a tin plate and break in your eggs; set in a steamer; place over a kettle of boiling water and steam until the whites are cooked. They are more or namental w'hen broken into patty tins, as they keep their form better. Tne w’hites of the eggs, when cooked in this manner, are tender and light, and not tough and leathery, as it cooked by any other process; they can be eaten by in valids, and they certainly are very much richer than any other method. If cooked in the shell, they taste of the lime contained in them: and if broken into boiling water, it destroys their flavor. Chow-Chow.—One peck green toma toes chopped fine; spinkle one cup of salt over them and let stand over night; in the morning drain in a colander, add eight green pepp rs chopped fine, oue cup of white sugar, cover with vinegar and boil twenty minutes. Chop fine six laige onions; tw'O bunches—the white part—of celery, with three or four red peppers. Add to the other in gredients, when cool and drained, a cup of mixed mustard, whatever spice you like and a pint of grated horse-radish. Put into a stone jar, cover with cold vinegar and tie down tightly. WIT AND HUMOR. A Happy Family.—The other even ing at 9 o’clock a policeman found a family of five persons and two old trunks under a shed near the foot of Second street, waiting to go up the river or a w’ood-barge w'bich wouldn’t leave until the next forenoon. The man had both hands pressed to his face The London Fire Brigade. The strength of the London Fire Brigade at present is as follows:—50 fire engine stations, 109 fire escape stations, 4 floating stations, 109 fire escape stations, 4 floating stations for service along the river Thames, 3 floating steam fire engines, 3 large land steam fire engines, 20 small ones, 108 six and seven inch hand fire engines, IT horse the woman was wiping her eyes on a carts, 125 fire escapes and long scaling lad_ handkereniet and all the children were | d«*rs, and 430 firemen of all ranks. All of squalling. I these firemen are thoroughly trained before What seems to be the matter?” in-j being allowed to participate in active quired the officer as he halted among | duties. Their training is received at the them. Oh, nothing chief’s head-quarters, which are located in much,” answered the j buildings that occupy, with stables and man. “I’ve got the jumpin’toothache, yards, two acres of land. Ever}' day the but it alius slacks up on me about mid- j newly appointed firemen are exercised, and, night.” “What ails your wife? Oh, she’s kinder tired out and ner- i imtil they are perfect in their drill, are not i allowed to have any part in the extinguish- : ment of fires. This drill consists in the vous, but as soon as she gets a good rest use of the hose carts, working the engines, for her back agin the wood-pile she’ll and practice with the scaling ladders. And go to sleep and forget all about it.— here it might be stated that reels, or hose- She’s all right, she is.” J -• — =- -— =- carriages, as in use in other cities, have # “But the children are crying,” con- ; j )een entirely abandoned, and hose-carts, tinued the officer. j holding 300 feet of hose, and pulled and “Yaas, kinder crying, replied the i lnana tr e d by one man have been substituted, man, but that s nothing. that boy Ti lest tlle chief states, have been found sp^imen Copie. sent free Augustus Cmsar he wants a stick of much more |l3eflll M £ fling flres are often ^‘ me “ Cop "’ 3E!,T FBEE ™ extinguished by them before the large steamers are ready to go into service. 1 he steamers and hand-engines also carry hose | for their own use. Repairs to the engines hose and equipments are all done at head- leep on a sliver. The next one, Chas. Henry, he’s howlin’ ’cause I wont buy him a rockin-horse, bu5 soon’s I get i time to spank him he’ll curl down and go to dreamin' of angels. That gal, - - , _ , t . . Minerva, has got her mouth made up , quarters, and in each of these districts is for fried cakes and milk, but I’ll give locked one mam station, under the charge her a bite of pork and bread from the ; a superintendent, who reports to the trunk and she’ll never know the differ- Chief. Surrounding these main stations ence. We are kinder sprawled out are located the subordinate stations, so as here and seem to be kinder afflicted, to cover the district thoroughly, and ali within telegraphic communication with the district centre. So, if a fire occurs in any one of these districts, it is managed by the superintendent of that locality, without calling for help from the others or from headquarters, unless the conflagration may be an extensive one. During the past year there were 170 se rious and 1489 slight fires, so that it may readily be seen how useful are the small engines and hose carts, because of their ability to reach a fire soon and to get into immediate service. Of the serious fires during the year 88 endangered life, and of the 151 persons in danger 126 were saved and 25 lost their lives, 12 of whom were rescued alive. but we are a reg’lar happy family.” A boy, apparently very much agi tated, rushed into a house and said to the lady: “I don’t wan’t ter alarm yer, but I’ve got big news. The man sent me up from the livery-stable to tell yer.” “Good heavens! what is it?” “Why, you know yer iittle boy Aleck, what the man can’t keep outen the livery-stable ’round the corner?”— “Yes, well?” “I told Aleck just now not to go inter the stable among the horses, but he wouldn’t mind me.” “Oh! dear, what has happened?” “He said he wanted ter see what a mule ’ud do when yer tickled its heels with a straw.” “Oh! heavens,” gasped the lady, and clung to the mantel for sup port. “Well, sir, yer boy Aleck goi a straw, snuck up bellin’ a sorrel mule, tickled him on the heels, an’ ” The lady started for the door. “An’ the blamed critter never lifted a hoof,” called the boy, “Never so much as switched its tail. It’s a mighty good thing for Aleck that he didn’t, too; an’ I thought I’d come up an’tell yer.” And he dodged out at the side entrance. How to Get Sick.—Expo e yoursel. day and night, eat too much withou exercise; work too hard without rest; doctor all the time; take all the vile nostrums advertised; and then you will want to know HOW TO GET WELL. Which is answered in three words— lake Hop Bitters! See other column A Monument of Gold tiould be erected in memory of the inveutoi A "Anakesis,” the great external Pile Rem edy. Mr. James J. Bassett, of Erie, Penna., writes as follows : Messrs. Neustaedter & Co.: Gentlemen—Enclosed find P. O. order foi $1.00, for which send box Anakesis. I have used two boxes and feel it my duty to say to you that by the use of jour simple remedy I have beeu raised from the brink of despair to the joyful hope of soon being able to declare myself entirely cured. One month's trial, at the small expense of the cost of one box of Anakesis has given me more relief than two years doctoring with our best physicians here. Surely a monument of gold should be erected iu memory of the inventor of Anakesis. Send at once if possible. I shall be pleased to reply to any oue who inquires as to the merits of yourva.uable med icine, should you see lit to publish this. Sincerely your servant, James J. Eassett. Erie, Pa. “Anakesis” is sold by all druggists. Price SI per box. Samples sent free to all sufferers on application to “Anaktsis” .Depot, Box 3946 New York A Princely Offer.—When he came in. In answer to an advertisement, the advertiser invited him to take a seat, which he did. “You have had some experience as a collector, eh ?” “Yes, sir; I have been in the busi ness five years.” “Well, you’re just the man forme, f want a first-class collector—some fel- Vicar (to inebriated churchwarden) low v/ho will glide round pretty rapidly ! —Dear, dear, Mr. Jones, I am deeply If Your Liver is Disordered HooflancTs Ger man Bitters will set it aright and not get drunk.’ “I never drink; and as for gliding I you’re so around, I’m just the boss.” “Well, then, you may start right off. I’m a prominent man. I’m known all over. Now, you are to make a collec tion for me. say Pin dangerously sick and haven’t money to buy medicine. You can raise a hundred dollars inside of two hours, and I’ll give you five ol it for your trouble.” The man glided out. j grieved to see you in this state; why, ! you’re so drunk you can’t even stand. Inebriated churchwarden (evidently misunderstanding)—Can’t shtand, I should think not. Yer ought to know yerself better than ’spect me to, when yer know I have been paying all day, and its your turn now. It’s mean on yer to ’6pect it. William (the father of Frederick the Great) was two-thirds crazy. This benign monarch, who greatly endeared himself to Ills subjects by kicking and cuffing them, was walking in the streets one day, when a quiet and timid citizen, seeing him approach, fled in terror. The king followed the fugitive, and at last overtook him and grasped him by the collar. “Why do you run ay ay ?” he demanded. “Your Majesty, I was afraid of you,” was the reply. “Afraid of me, you scoundrel!” replied the king, at the same time making it very lively for the citizen, with the royal cane, “don’t you know (whack, wiiack, whack,) that I want to be loved, not feared ?” Down on a Fly. An old man living on Fort street, east, was observed tacking an old fish-net over the open front door, and among the number of curious minded was a pedestrian Who asked : “Are you putting that up for a fly- screen?” “That’s just it,” was the reply. “I don’t see how it will keep ’em out.” “Well, 1 hardly don’t see myself,” said the old man as he stood back for a look, “but I’ve made up mind that no durned fly in this town shall come into this house on a straight line!” A “Happy Family.” The other evening at 9 o’clock a * police man found a family of five persons and two old trunks under a shed near the loot of Second street, wailing to go up the river on a wood barire which wouldn’t leave until the next fomoon. The man had both hands pressed to his face, the woman was wiping lrer eyes on a handkercliief, and all the children were squalling What seems to be the matter?” inquir ed the officer, as he halted amoug them. “Oh nothing much,” answered the man. “I’ve got the jumpin’toothache, but it alius slacks up on me about midnight.” '“What ails your wife?” ‘‘Oh, she’s kinder tired out and nervous, but as soon as she gets a good rest for her back agin the wood-pile she'll so to sleep and forget all about it. She’s all right, she is.” “But the children are crying,” continued the officer. “Yaas, kinder crying,” replied the man, “but that’t nothing. Augustus Cresar wants a stick of gum, but he'll soon chaw him self to sleep on a silver. The next one Charles Henry, he’s howlin' ‘cause I won’t buy him a rockin’-liorse, but soon’s I get time to spank him he'll curl down and go a dreamin’ of angels. That gal, Minerva, lias got her mouthmade up for fried cakes and milk, but I’ll give her a hit o’ pork and bread from the trunk and she’ll never know the difference. We are kinder sprawled out here, and we seem to he kinder afflicted but we are a reg’lar happy family.” Is it possible that a remedy made o uch common, simple plants as Hops Buchu, Mandrake, Dandelion, <fcc., make so many and snch marvelous anti w onderful cures as Hop Bitters do? It must be, for w hen old and young, rich and poor, Fastor and Doctor, Lawyer and Editor, all testify to having been cured by them, we must believe and doubt no longer. See other column. The principal industry ©f the town of West Falmouth, Mass., is tying business taffs with bits of strings, by which the tags may be attached to articles which require to be labeled. A correspondent writing from that village says: “These tags are cut elsewhere aud sent in bulk to West Fal mouth. The string is also sent in skeins. The business here is to cut the string suitable lengths, tie one into each tag and return it t the manufacturer in Boston. This sounds simple enough and small enough, and yet it furnishes oceupati >n to between three hundred and four hundred persons, and involves an elaborate system of book keeping. The business has been carried on by a woman for the last twenty years. The orders which were one* pu in a bushel basket now require large freight boxes, amount to an aggregate of forty millions of tags in a year. The little pink strings are reeled off and cut in given lengths and bunches, each bunch having 101 strings. These strings are given out by the’1010, to gether witha corresponding number of tags, to people coming to the office for them, and are paid for at the rate of twelve to seven teen cents a thousand. Young children tie with their mothers, and eveil old men, and it is the great source of pin money in the community. ” The Influence of Climate The influenc of cHmate upon a constitution subjected to a trying change in atmospheric conditions, in wat«r. aud in food, is often marked and disastrous. Disorders of the bowels and of th - liver, frequently termina ting fatally, are prone to attack the tourist by land or voyager by sea in unaccustomed lati tudes—more particularly those near the equa tor. The best medicinal protection against irregularities of the bowels, stomach and liver, not only from the above, but whatever cause arising, is Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, _a mediciue in wide and increasing demand in sol try portions of this hemisphere, and also in the tropics. Travelers, emigrants, dwellers, and temporary sojourners in malarious dis tricts use it very extensively u a safeguard. Pickle Cucumbers.—Gather every day. Place in some weak brine overnight. In the raofnlng putina porcelain kettle, with a small oit ol alum. Cover with good cider vinegar. Let them stand on the stove long enough to get heated through. Put in stone or glass jars and seal tightly while hot. Put up in this way they are as good and fresh as whengatkered from the vines. We have used this recipe for years, and never failed once. Try it. ^ A Delicious Vegetable Soup.—Fry two turnips, two carrots and two onions in a little butter; well wash a pint of lentils, and boil them with the turnips, carrots and onions in a quart of water till perfectly tender, then add a pint ol water and rub through a sieve; add pepper, salt and a spoonful of mush- roon ketchup, aiso a small lump ol sugar, about half the size of a wilnut. Boil a quarter of an hour, and serve with or without rice. Brattleboro Fricasse.—Take two chickens, cut them up neatly, and lay them in a skillet with two slices of thin-cut ham, two small ODions, and a tew blades of mace, seasoning with pepper and salt. Add a little water, and put on a quick lire. When about hall done, add a pint of cream, aud a lump ol butter the size ol a walnut, rolled flour. Keep constantly stirriug until done. Babies ought to be well taken care of; their system does not allow the slightest neglect. 11 your Baby suffers from Colic or Bowel Disorders, procure a bottle of Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup, a simple but always reliable remedy. Ouly 25 cents. Mixed Pickles.—Soak small onions and cucumbers in salt and water teu day3 (one pint of alum salt to one-half bushel of pickles); cabbage, cauliflower and string beans, twenty-four hours in the brine. To four gallons ol the b*st vinegar put one of sprup or molasses, one red pepper, spices and mustard seed, if you like; scald all together, and pour on the pickles while hot, rinse the pickles after the brine. They will keep the year rou^d. SERVANT-Girl (to fortune-teller)— Mme. Cagliostro, I want you to tell me my forture. “How much’ll it be?” Mme.'Cagliostro—“Four francs.” S.- G.—“Four Irancs? Oh, I’m a regular customer; you’ve never charged me more’n two fanes.” Mme. C.—“Two francs was for lifting the veil of the future, but I always charge four for searching its depths to their uttermost recesses.” S -G —“I’ll give you three Irancs—three and a half.” Mme. C.— Impossible, rash girl! Not one cen time less than four! The fates cannot afford it—they can’t be expected to run the future at* a dead loss out of their own pockets just for your accommoda tion.” If You Would Enjoy Good Health Take Hoof land" s German Bitters. THE RECORD, OF PHILADELPHIA, THE CHE.4PI«T D41L V INDEPENDENT . NEWWPAPIR IN THE UNITED KT4TES. *2 COLUMN* FOR ONE CENT. The issue of SATURDAY contains 64 columns. INDORSING DR. RADWAY’S R. R, REMEDIES ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Complete end Accurate Met Reports. ITS GENERAL NEWS AND ENTERPRISING SPECIALITIES MAKE IT A VALUABLE PAPER FOR ANY LOCALITY. Price, 93.00 a Tear, Free of Postage. SENT ON TRIAL ONE MONTH FOR 25 CENTS. | Satu addru l interesting char’ N*w Toax, Jan.«, l*TT. Dbar Sir.—Having tor several years used your medicines, doubtmgly at flrst, but after experi encing their efficacy, with full confidence, it la no less a pleasure than a duty to thankfully acknowledge the advantage we have derived from th» m. The pills are resorted to as often as occasion requires, and always with the de sired effect. The R. udy Reilei cannot be bet ter described than It Is by Its name. We wpply the 1! elm eat frequently and freely, almost In variably finding the promised — Truly yours, Dh. Rad wat. 3 promised “Relief.” (signed) THURLOW WEED. THE RECORD, PHILADELPHIA. When Trade is Dull, Judicious Advertising Sharpens It. HOW TO ADVERTISE. US- See PETTESGILL WHEN TO advertise s. e PEFTENGILL WHERE TO ADVERTISE. BT See PETTESOILL WHOM TO ADVERTISE THROi GH. nr See PETTENGILL. GO T ° 37 PAKK RO w » NEW YORK, and See PETTE.VG1LL BLATCHLEY’S PUMPS The Old Reliable STANDARD PUMP For Wells 10 to 75 Feet Deep. New Price List, Jan. 1,1879. ADDRESS C. G. BLATCHLEY, 440 MARKET Mrret, Pbllada. REWARD oTb’&S?. Blind. Itching, or Ulcerated •ili-M'that DcISiitR’a Pita dy fails locure. Gives of long standing in 1 week, cftutioVS>nS d on it in black a Pile of S'one* and ignature, Philo. S| a bottle. Sold »5ent by mail by J. P. MILLER. IL LX, r. Tenth and Arch Sts., Philoda. ,1’a. tV£LL-Au8ER I c FiuCur.al books frou. r SAWING ALA.' TEAS. prices—Largi Trade continually indue menu—don'tw ate time—send for P. O. Box 1287. . l’ETlT .M«l LL A 4 0., AdVcrtisih. a. 37 1‘ai'K how. New York, a:;d To: .leei. I’hliaMelphi.i. eceive . iiv r publication in any part of lit* S.”'J Lb stunt tlaeinents to world at I- wtst rates. ADVICE as to the most Judicious adyertialDfc and the best mediums and the manner of d ing lc—ESTIMATES for one or m re lnser ions ol in advertisement, la any number of papers, forwarded on application. Oakland Fpmals Institute, NORRISTOWN, PA. WTNTKRTKRM WILL COMMENCE SEPTEM BER 8, 1879. For circnlars address J. GRIER RALSTON, Principal. DO NOT BEGIN YOUR SINGING CLASSES. BEFORE EXAMINING L O. EMERSON’S . NEW BOOK, THE VOICE OF WORSHIP. While containing a large andraluable collection of Church Music in th- torraof Tunes and Anthem., it is perfectly fitted for tlio Singing School and1 Con- Tention by tho large number of Song*, Duets, Glees, ‘ c., aud its well made Llem-ntary Course. % Price $9.00 per dozen. Specimen copies mailed might I ask your honor to write out the for suw. tiligram? Sure, if I wrote it misell j Send for circulars and catalogues, with full list of - - ... • standard Singing School Books. The new 50-cent edition of Pinafore (complete) sells fin-ly, aud Fatinitza ($2.00). Sorcerer (1 tO), Trial by Jury (50 ctsj.are in constant demand. EMERSON'S VOCAL METHOD, Irish landlord (to his nt w secretary) I Doyle, d’ye hear! I want you to send , a telegram—at once, moind—to O’Brian, j ordering him to quit the larm. Doyle (after a moment’s reflection)—“Sor, j might tiligram that owld O’Brian would know nn handwriting, and I’d be shot dead as j blazes, sor.” The fact that Oragin & Co., Philad’a., Pa. (Dobbins* Electric Soap,) confi dently base, their claims on the merits ; Voice Tramine, of the soap, and only ask a trial, speaks volumes. We know that the soap tells a good story. Try it. Scene: Highland Ferry; wild sea; farmer going to market, and ferry-man. Farmer—“She’s lery, fery stormy whatever, Baldy. Do you sink she’ll get over, ta boat? Ferry-man—“Ay, goot storm, fery goot storm, too, Mais- Dier M’Tavish. Heck, but she’ll try, she’ll try.” Farmer—“Ah, but she ; wouldna like ava to be trowned an’ lost \ all her monish!” l,y L. 0. Emcr.on, (1.50) I Voice Training, atudy, plenty of e: ,, ife .he essential* of , and plain explanations, tn tne larger works on the weekly all the * 2 "Vf/ss-W r the Musical Record, and receive 9, and plenty of good music, lor e Robes, a charming new Sunday jehool SOng Book. ^ Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston. J. E. DITSON A CO- SB CheitDia St.. Pbllm. Rnpertus celebtated Mingle Breech-loading Shot Gun at $15 up. Double-barrel Breech loader* at .$21 up. Muzzle and Breech-loading Guns, Rifles and Ptitols of most approved English and American makes. All kinds of sporting implements and arti cles required by sport»»nrn and gun-makers. GOLT > NEW BI1EECB-LOADIN'G DOUBLEGUNS at $50 up—the best guns yet made for *he price. Price# or application. JOS. C. GRUBB & CO.. 712 Market St., Philada.. Pa. H - ' FORTES OME C AGENTS WANTED OMPT.FTF MRS. JULIA XcSAJR WRIGHFS NEW BOOK. 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New Beauty (unversed as yet in the I mysteries of high life): “Who’s that; wonderful old gentleman?” The Cap- j tain : “Sir Digby de Rigby, a Hamp- shire baronet; one of the oldest in Eng land; James the First’s creation, you j know.” New Beauty (determined to | be surprised at nothing): “Indeed! I How well presetted he is! I shouldn’t have thought him more than seventy or eighty.” The woman’s friend” is what Dr. j Bull’s Baltimore Pills may he termed, j for every woman that has once used them will not be without them. j Scene, “The Row.” He on the cob: j “Hallo? A gay-looking animal you’ve j got there, Gus!” Gu9 (on showy Fie- | bald—a regular “Myers”): “Haw! Y r a-as, you see I’ve taken chambers in j the circus for the season, so I thought \ l*d have a nag to match!” Corns are a nuisance on any part of the foot, but are especially so on the bottom. In this latter case relief is af forded by wearing a cardboard sole under the foot with a hole in it where the corn rests. This can only be done of coarse, by people who wear loose- fitting shoes. Indian Custard.—Heat two quarts of milk, then stir in one cup of molas ses, a small cup of fine corn meal, two beaten eggs and a little salt. Cook slowly one hour. If it seems too thick, thin it with a little cold water. Wear flannels Winter and Summer; never mind the heat, you will soon be come used to it and will be less subject to colds and lung troubles. To Get Rid of Fever and Ague Intermittent or Remittent Fever, use Dr. D. Jayne’s Ague Mixture, a standard remedy, tliat acts quickly and cures thoroughly. Sold everywhere. 3 HOP BITTERS. (A medicine, not a Drlntai) hops, Bucnr, bhhdsaki DANDELION, AMD TSM ruitKST ASd Bzst Mkdioal Quautdu OF ALL OTOTX BlTTXXm. AH Disease# of the Stomach, Bowels,.Blood, Liver, Kidneys, and Urinary Organs, Nerrousnesa, Bleep- leasuew and especially Female Complaints. tiooo nr gold. m be paid for a ease they Win not core or help, for anything impure or Injurious found In them. Ask your druggist for Hop Bitters asd try them before yon sleep. Take no other. Ear Coxtqb Ctna is the sweetest safest sad best Ask Children The Hof Fab for Stomach. Liver and Kidney* 1 superior to all others. Ask Druggist* D. L C. Is an absolute and Irresistible enre #Ot Drunkeneas, u#e of opium, tobacco and narcotics, Bgg Send for circular. 4U sbora told by drecpsU. Hoc BtUan Mtg. Oa Rccbotfer The New Poison.—Mistress—“Why, Eliza Jane, whatever has become of the cold pie!” Eliza Jane—“Oh, that mem ? Why, I see iu the papers a.-cold pie was pison if kep’, and so I—well, j mem —I give it to the policeman !” TO ADVERTISERS. CT We will fornlsh on application, estim ten for Advertising fn he beat aud largreat circulated Newspaper* in the United State* aud Canadas. Oar facilities are nnsurpasaed. 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Dr. Radway’s Samjarlai Resolvent THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER, FOR THE CURS OF CHRONIC DISEASE, SCROFULA OR SYPHILITIC, HEREDITARY OR CONTAGIOUS, be it seated In the ranga or Stomach, Skin or Bones, Flesh or Nerves, eorruptln? tho solids and vitiating the fluids. tlons Syphilitic Complaints, Bleeding of the Lungs, Dyspepsia, Water Brash, Tic Doloraux, White swellings. TumorSj Ulcers,JJlrin and Rip Liver Complaint, Ac. Not only does the Sarsaparilllan Resolvent excel all remedial agents In the cure of Chronic, Scrofulous, Constitutional and Skin Diseases, but It is the only positive cure for Kidney & Bladder Complaint#, Urinary and Womb Dlaensm, Dropsy, Stoppage vr water, lnrnntlnenco Of Urine, feright’sDlsease, Albuminuria and In aU cases where there are brick dust deposlts,or the water is thick, cloudy, mixed with substances like the white of an egg, or threads like white Ell k, or there is a morbid, dark, bilious appear ance and white bone-dust deposits, and when there is a pricking, burning sensation when passing water, and pain In the small at the hank and along tne loins. Sold by druggists, PRICE 0N2 DOLLAR OTA BIAS TVBOB or TVS TSARS’ GROWTH CURED FT D8. RADWAY’S REMEDIES. Dr. BADWAY * 00., 82 Wuran Btr*«fc HEW TORE. DR RADWAYS Regulating Pills, Perfectly tasteless; elegantly coated with swert gum, purge, regulate, purify, cleanse and strengthen. Radway’s Pills for the cure of all disorders of tbe Stomach, Liver, Bowels. Kid neys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Headache. ternal viscera. Warranted to effect a positive cure. Purely Vegetable, containing no msr- eury, mineral or deleterious drugs. vr Observe the following symptoms, result ing from disorders of the Digestive Organs: Constipation, Inward Piles, Fullness of the Blood in the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust of Food, Fullness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eructions, Sink ings or Flutterings Jn the Pit of the Stomach. Swimming of the Head. Hurried and Difficult Breathing, Flutterlne at the Heart, Choking oi Bufficatlng Sensations when In a lying posture. Dots or Webs before the Sight, Fever and Ddfi Pain in Head. Deficiency of Perspiration. Yel lowness of Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side, Limbs, and sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning la the Flesh. A few doses of RADWAY’S PILLS will trm the system from all of the above named dlaortl era Price ¥> cents per box. Sold by Druggist* Chronic Diseases, by m rewitoliMnf oroeett. REMARKABLE CURES ;™— MmLWIHaISJ!2 other# who here need this Treatment. ‘somisrssss-s LAN BRETHS’ SEEDS ARK THE BEST. Read “False and True,” Send a letter stamp to RADWAY A CO., N* 12 Warren street, New York. Information worth thousands will he sent JOB GOOD ADVERTISING CHEAP. Ain p . err with the order, will insert in 141 i$IU v-'Abxl, village newspaper* an advertise ment occupying one Inch space, one time; oi six .lnes two times; or three lines four times. aon PtcTT la advance, will insert In sao v^Aoll, village newspapers an adver- tl ement of one Inch space, one time; or six lines two times; or three lines four time* Address S. E. PETTEWGILL & CO., 37 Park Row. New York, Or, 701 Chestnut St. Fhlla. Advertising don In all newspapers In Uni ed states and Cunaoas a l me lowest rates. 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