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/ Damascus. Like all Eastern cities, the interior is disappointing. The stre*ets are dusty and narrow, and the effect of the shab by houses and dilapidated walls is rath er that of a collection of villages hud dled together than of a large and impor tant city. Our first call was made at an excellent hotel kept by a Greek. Its court-yards, with fountains playing and with large orange-trees shadow ing the whole place, looked so enticing, its myrtles and jessamines and marble floors so cool, and its bedrooms so clean and comfortable, that we felt quite sor ry it had not been arranged that we should stay there, instead"of pitching our tents in one of the far-famed gar dens in Damascus. From the hotel we made a progress .through the pictur esque bazaars. Here they are covered- in buildines, swarming with people in every variety of. Oriental costume. Turks, Syrians, Maronlts, and Druses of the town jostle each other. Now a Bedouin of the desert rides by on a beautiful Arab mare, with his long, pointed lance at rest, followed by other Bedouins on foot and in rags; unsuc cessful robbers probably. We wander ed about for some time, greatly amus ed by looking at a crowd assembled to await the prince of Prussia’s arrival. At last we sauntered on to our tents, but a great disappoinment awaited us in the appearance of the garden in which thej r had been pitched. It3 roses were over the grass looked parched and d us- ty, and the Abana flowed low and slug gishly in its bed But it was too late to alter now, so there was nothing for it except to dress and go and dine at the hotel. We made a. droll cavalcade, on horseback, the gentlemen with loaded pistols, and the attendants, who carried lanterns, bristling with weap ons. The table d'hote was rather bare of guests that night, for tlic diligence which plies between here and Beyrouth and brings the travelers in time for dinner, did not arrive at ail, having been required for the use of the Frince of Prussia, us it is the only carriage in all Syria. We returned to the tents in the same melodramatic procession, and had, besides, four soldiers to guard the tents during the night. Friday is the Mohammedan Sabbath, and they make it market-day as well, so that the Bed"' ouins of the desert, who come from long distances, may combine their tem poral and spiritual duties comfortably, and do their marketing and go to the mosque on the same day. The streets were even more crowded than last night, with varied and wonderful cos tumes, and so closely packed that it was difficult to make one’s way through them. In one corner stood a Bedouin Anazeli, of the tribes from near Pal myra, bargaining lor a cane to make a spear, his goat’s-hair cloak, with it’s broad black and white stripes, hang ing from Ills stalwart shoulders An other of the tribe, bard by, seeming to be doing his best to 6ell a horse, while others again rode by with an abstracted air, the graceful mares they bestrode otten closely followed by winning foals, j Groups of Turkish, Jewish, or Chris tian women made their purchases with quite as much earnestness and gesticu lation as housewives nearer home, while their lords and masters lounged near, probably keeping an eye on the domestic expenditures, but apparently only intent on buying sweetmeats from some of the many venders. There were no Franks except ourselves. “I’li Kuu Him.” Recently the Chief of Polico was waited upon at the City Hall, Toledo, by a stranger about twenty-five years old, who said his name was Dayton and that he wanted protection. “You see,” he explained to the chief, “on Wednesday night I’m engaged to attend a saloon opening and help se cure a crowd by doing a number of startling tricks. There’s a feller named McManus, and he swears he’ll make me trouble. He thinks I’m the man who hit him with a brick one night last spring, and he’s bound to get even.” “.Oh, I guess he won’t bother you,’ replied the chief. “Bur, he will, and l know it. \oi* see I’m going to swallow a sword as the first trick. Well, when I get it ail swallowed he means to grab the handle and turn it around and shake it as hard as he can and try and burst a blood vessel. Isn’t that the meanest thing you ever heard of! Sure we are about to return to the barbaric ages?” “I guess not,” replied the chief. “Well, I guess not either. The next trick is blowing streams of fire from my mouth. This trick never fails to win the admiration of the assembled multitudes, and cheer after cheer greet s the daring hero as the living flames die away to soft music. Now, what do you suppose McManus means to do when I start to perform that trick?” “I hardly know.” “Why, he means to be armed with a big syringe and a pail of water, and the minute the flames appear he will squirt them out! Did the dark ages ever furnish a meaner soul than Mc Manus carries behind his vest? Was S a more malagnnnt revenge ever con ceived by a Roman assassin.” “I’ll have to see him,” mused the chief as his mind grasped the whole wicked plot. “Uf course you will! And that isn’t all he means to do. The third trick is called “Life and Death.” 1 fall dead. My pulse and heart cease to bear. The pallor of death comes over my face and hands, and the audience stand around .in silence and awe and feel a chill creep over them at the startling picture of the briefness of life in this world be low, This trick has been known to cause strong men to faint away, and the guilty have been so overcome that they have confessed on the spot to highway robbery and arson. For seven long minutes I seem to be dead, and then I gasp, sigh, open my eyes and return to this c\>ld and cruel world to receive the plaudits of the relieved atid charm ed concourse. What does that demon McManus intend to do here?” “Rob the corpse?” queried the chief. “No, not that. He who steals my purse steals trash. No sir! That hyena in human form means to have one of the csroners handy, and the minute J die he’s going to have ail inquest on the corpse and instruct the jury to bringin a verdict of: ‘Died tf wind on the brain!' Did you—uid you ever—did you ever in all your life know of a more fiendish plot to ruin a young man wiio has the perfect confidence of the pub lic and is to receive four beer-checks and a dollar and a half for the perform ance J” “No, T never did,” solemnly replied the chief as fie rose up, “and if Mc Manus appears withju a mile of the per formance I’ll run him inf” Under the Axe. The jailer of Moabit prison in Beilin, en tered on the 24th of September, 1850, a dark cell, in which a tali man, with long black hair, and a pair of restless dark eyes in a face by no means unprepossessing, was chained to the wall. “Sefeloge!” said the jailer, in a tremu lous voice, “Will you be a man? The prisoner looked at him with aa expression of terror. He muttered a few incoherent words. “To-morrow at day-break,” pro ceeded the jailor, “all will be over.” The prisoner sprang to liis feet. The clanking of his chains caused the jailer to shudder. “You mean that I shall not be among the land of the living to-morrow morning at daybreak?” he gasped stepping close up to the jailer. The latter nodded his head. “You will now be prepared for the scaf fold, Sefeloge,” he said to the prisoner. Sefeloge uttered a cry of torror, and stag gered back to his humble couch. ‘‘I’m not prepared to die,” he moaned, bursting into tears. “Is there no hope ?” “None. He will be here directly. ” “Who?” “The headsman. He will cut off your hair.” A convulsive tremor passed through the prisoner’s frame. He began to utter heart rending cries. At this moment the door of the cell opened. A middle-aged man of very resolute mien stepped in. “You can leave us alone,” said the newcomer to the jailer who quietly withdrew. And now commenced a truly revolting scene. The prisoner shrank from the stranger in mute despair. “You had better be as docile as possible. I am the headsman, said the stranger. “Sit down by my side.” “No! No!” shrieked the ill-fated pris oner, “I am not ready to die yet.” “You shall not die yet,” rejoined the headsman. “You will be dcapitated to morrow.” “No! No! The headsman dragged him by his chain toward him. The prisoner endeavored frantically to resist him, but the headsman’s great strength enabled him to overcome the resistance of the struggling wretch. While the latter was wildly clanking his chains, the headsman cut off the collar of his coat with a small, but very sharp knife. The shirt collar was removed, and with a pair of sharp scissors the hair of the prisoner was removed, the whole operation consuming but a few minutes. In the meantime the prisoner, whom the touch ^ of the cold steel caused to shudder again and again, uttered loud yells, groans and impre cations. “Oh, that my bullet had not missed the heart of that cruel king!” he dually ex claimed. “Silence!” thundered the headsman. “Another such remark and I shall have to gag you!” “Down with King Frederick William the Fourth !” cried the prisoner defiantly. The next second the headsman had fas tened a small iron gag in the mouth of his victim. The latter tried to cry out, but was ible tr produce only a sort of low gurgling sound. The headsman then commenced to feel the prisoner’s neck with his hand. lie nodded his head with an air of satisfaction. “That’s a good neck,” he murmured. Then lie left the cell. The doomed man was no other than a would-be regicide, Se feloge, who had deliberately fired at the breast of King Frederick William the Fourth, of Prussia. But his bullet had re bounded, the king wearing a mail-clad vest. What Sefeloge’s motive was in at tempting to shoot king has never been defi nite!}’ ascertained, lie seemed to be a sort of crack-brained utopist, and a number of eminent physicians pronounced him insane. Efforts were made to induce the king to commute the sentence of death that had been passed upon Sefeloge. But Frederick William turned a deaf ear to these remon strances. His reason had been unsettled by the revolutionary commotions of 1848, and there can be hut little that, in 1850, he was already insane. Thus a crowned madman Signed ttlCTkrath iTOiront ono*U( t lui.rti.lv.. Until midnight Sefeloge remained in his cell heavily ironed and gagged. Then his fet ters were removed, and a sumptuous repast was served up to him. On the eve of their executions, Prussian culprits are treated with great liberality. They gave him also a bottle of port wine, which he drank so rap idly that he was soon completely intoxica ted. And now the doomed regicade be came horribly hilarious. He made fun of himself, and joked about his impending death. He demanded more wine, and it was given to him. At last he fell into a sort of stupor, and passed a few hours in fitful slumber. At five o’clock in the morning the heads man shook him by the shoulder. Sefeloge uttered a cry of alarm. Upon recognising the headsman lie turned deadly pale. “It’s time !” said the headsman. The prisoner threw himself upon the stone fioor of his cell, and rolled on it, a prey to indescriba ble anguish. His appeals for mercy be came deafening, and in this condition had to be carried to the scaffold. There he be came almost superhumanly strong, and for six minutes the headsman and his attend ants were unable to drag him to the block upon which he was to end his life. The witnesses of the shocking scene on the scaf fold were terribly excited. One of the clerks of the court fainted. Others had to leave the scaffold in hot haste. Sefeloge’s yells and roars were so deafening that they were heard at a considerable distance. At last he was fastened to the block. He- ut tered a last cry, when the headsman’s axe descended on iiis neck, and a thick stream if blood rose from his trunk. He was dead. A nuisance that troubled Europe fifty years ago is beginning to attract attention here—that is, putting alum in the bread we The bread must be “light” that it may be digested; that is, it must he filled by the well-known cells we are accustomed to see in it. 'Where beer or ale is brewed those who understand healthy bread-making procure yeast, which “lightens” the bread better than any substitute, and is wholesome. Where yeast is not readily to be obtained, “baking-powders” are resorted to, and out of them come mischief. Bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar, or tartaric acid, arc the usual constituents of a good baking- powder. Cream of tartar sells at sixty cents to eighty-five cents a pound. This high price has led “cheap baking powders” to be made of alum as a substitute for some or all of tin* cream of tartar. Alum will make bread look whiter, so that bakers can make inferior flour salable as bread by its use; and they use it, in some places calling it “rock,” so that no inadvertent expression may let “outsiders” know that alum is used. Alum is an injurious article to the human constitution in large quantities, or in small quantities often repeated. It is the small quantities, taken every meal, that do the mischief in bread. Alum is cheap—three cents a pound—to the pocket, but it takes what is so saved out of the stomach and takes it with fearful interest. Alum is an astringent, and is used by dyers and others as such. Taken frequently on the human stomach, it produces heartburn, indigestion, griping, constipation, dyspepsia, and kin dred troubles resulting from irritation of the mucous membrane, produced by the astrin gent properties of alum. All these are nice tilings to be inflicted by the bread eaten morning, noon and evening. To young children, growing girls, persons of weekly frame and sedentary occupations, this alum bread is poison most especially. If the reader wants to know something of alum, let him suck a lump of it, notice its effect upon the mouth, which is something like that of an unripe persimmon; then let him reflect how it acts upon the tender, delicate coats of the stomach. Dr. Henry A. Mott, the celebrated analytical chemist, analyzed twenty-three of the baking powders most in use, and found alum in all but one. ‘ It is time we took measures to stop this bread poisoning that kills our little ones and per-, petuates dyspepsia and cholera. “People never cough after taking my medicine,” advertises a doctor. Is it so fatal as that?” AGRICULTURE. Pumpkins for Cows.—This very cheap and valuable food for stock is perhaps not estimated highly enough by dairymen. Prof. F. R. Storer, of the Bussy Institution, made a thorough analysis "ot pumpkins and squashes in 1877. The average of his analyses of the whole pumpkin Is about ten to twelve per cent, of dry substance. It has a large percentage of water, but not more than the turnip or fodder corn, and it is comparatively rich in albuminoids. This vegetable is an im portant auxiliary in producing milk, but some dairymen have got a preju dice against it from the effect of the seeds when given in too large a quanti ty. The seeds have a diuretic effect, operating on the kidneys, and this has sometimes lessened the flow of milk; but if a small portion of the seeds are removed the danger is wholly avoided. And probably the cases of injury have been occasioned from feed ing more than the due portion of the seeds. Thirty pounds of pumpkins fed to each cow per day will increase the yield and im prove the quality of the milk, but more than this should" not be given. They are very cheap lood, since it requires very little labor to raise them. From two to three tons may be grown, with a good yield of corn per acre requiring little more than placing the seeds at a distance of twenty feet apart, in alter nate rows of corn after the corn is up. The cultivation of the corn will be suf ficient. attention to the pumpkin cron, and this will often be w orth as much as ten to fifteen bushels of corn per acre. This crop is appropriate to the whole country and will repay the at tention given to it. Pumpkins are a good fattening food for cattle, sheep and hogs. They are a good food for pigs, serving to counteract the heating effect of ‘corn. They are easily kept from freezing and may be led in cold weather. They are cheaply gathered and stored, costing much less than any root crop, according to value. A Bushel of Corn.—When a bushel of corn is spoken of it means, or should mean a bushel of the grain. It does not imply a bushel of cobs nor yet a bushel of stalks, but of shelled corn or its equivalent In weight of corn in the ear. Practical men allow, as a rule, that a bushel of ears»of corn weighs 70 to 75 pounds, according to the variety. But the only accurate test in any given case is to shell a sample bushel, and then weigh grains and cobs separately. If the grain weighs 5G pounds and the cob 14 pounds, then 70 pounds of ears will be for that crop equivalent to a bushel of shelled corn. Another crop, if of dlfferonl variety, even though grown in the next field, might be found on testing the matter to require 75 pounds of ears, or possibly more, to make a bushel. A bushel of ears, how ever, w hether the quantity is deter mined by weighing or measuring, can hardly be said to be u trustworthy test of tlic amount of grain, as the re sult of such cases varies, not only ac cording to size of the ears, but accord ing to the manner of piling them in the measure. A bushel of corn in most of the Sistes, as fixed by law, is 50 pounds of grain, though in New York it is made 58 pounds, and in some other localities 00 pounds. In locating an apiary there are sever al points that should be considered. Perhaps water comes first, because it is something we cannot get along with out. Tnere is a great quantity used by the bees on a hot day to keep the combs from melting down, besides what is used in feeding broods in the latter part of the season. When the wind blows from the east, hot and dry, bees have been known to use a pound a day to the hive, allowing a sufficient quantity for evaporation. A bee’s life is governed, we might say, by the work it does and if it has to fly a long way for water, it cannot for its life bring the honey to its downer it could if the wa or was handy. Wet sand is the best for bees to suck water from, lor none are drowned. Health of Horses.—The health and comfort of horses have of late years been greatly improved by the better construction 'of stables. They ere made more roomy and lofty, and pro vided with means of thorough ventila tion. In many new stables lofts are kept well above the horses’ heads aim ample shafts are introduced to convey away foul air. By perforated bricks and gratings under the mangers and elsewhere round the walls, and also by windows and ventilators, abundance of pure air is secured for the horses; while being introduced in moderate amount and from various directions, it comes in without draught. Too much draught is almost an unknown stable luxury. Corn should not be neglected in tlic hurry of harvest. Frequent cultivation hastens growth and the maturing of the crop. To see the piffereuce, leave a row or two uncultivated. Much hard work later in the season may he avoid ed by a little work with the cultivator, and by keeping tlic w’eeds dow’n. Pear Trees.—Wood ashes make an excellent fertilizer for pear trees. Mixed coal and wood ashes may also he applied with advantage. Ground bones are better for fruit trees of all kinds than fermenting manure. The Onion Maggot.—Ashes or salt petre if applied in time will hold this pest in check. BOMESTIC. Care of the feet.—Many of tin colds so prevalent at this season conn mence at the feet, therefore to keey these extremities warm is to effect an insurance against the almost intermina* ble list of disorders which spring ouj of “a slight cold.” First, never tightly shod. Boots or shoes. wlie« they fit too closely, press against thi foot so a3 to prevent the free circular tion of the blood. When, on the coiij trary, they fit comparatively Jooselyj the blood has free course, and tin spaces left between the leather and tin stocking become filled with a comfort* able supply of warm air. The seconi rule is uever sit in damp shoes. It is often imagined that unless they are positively wet it is not necessary to change them. This is fallacy, for whea the least dampness is absorbed into the sole it is attracted to the foot by ii warmth, and thus the. perspiration it dangerously checked. Any person ca i prove this bv trying the experiment oj neglecting this rule, The feet will b«i come cold and damp very shortly, ail though on taking oft’ the shoes an j wanning them they will appear quit* drv. HUMOROUS. Apple Sandwich Pudding. — Par* and slice thinly some mellow, acid ap ples and butter somethin slices of light bread. Into a buttered baking-disli put, first, a layer of bread and buttef just moistened with warm water, theii a thick layer of apples, sweetened and seasoned with cinnamon. Repeat these layers until the dish is full, but the last layer should be bread buttered on both sides.' Cover with a plate anil bake one and a half to ‘wo hours in a slow’ oven. Remove the plate two or three times and baste the top with a few spoonfuls of butter and water. Should the apples be very dry, it will be necessary to pour In a little water at the side of the pudding. Half an Lour belore the pudding is done, re move the plate and lei the crust brown nicely. Eat with cream and sugar. M. C. having broken an indispensa ble article of table porcelain, goes to the dealer from whom he had purchas ed the set endeavored to replace it. “Have you any objection to breaking up a set!” lie says. “Ibought one from you last week, and one piece is smashed. It was like this. How much’ll you take for that sugar-bowl there, without the cover?” “Well, the price is 15 francs with the cover, but I’ll let you have the .bowl by itself for 14. You see, the cover doesn’t amount to much—in point of fact I may say it is worthless—but it would look absurd not to make some deduction, so I’ll knock off one franc j for the cover.” “'What one franc only? Surely, tlie ; cover must be worth more than one | franc.” “No, sir; in reality it isn't worth ! more than half a franc, but seemg.its I you I’ll call it a tranc and let you have | the bowl for 14.” I “Why, by Jove, what sn ass I’ve been ! it wasn’t the bowl that my wife ! told me was broken—it was the cover, ! How funny of me—how stupid ! It is’nt 1 the bowl I want—it’s the cover. Here ! is your own franc—don’t mind wrap- , ping it up.” (Vanishes into the infin ite azure of the street.) ; “Brigand!” (Faints.) “Theodore,” observed a solicitous j young mother to her husband, “I think ; Twill not let Georgcy attend Sunday | school any more. I find the poor boy i is quite feverish to-night, and his feet are all blistered.” Upon hearing which Georgcy inwardly groan3 for i next Sunday they were to meet for the last time to settle tlic number ot quar- 1 ter miles walked, and he knows now i that a chance lor any share in 25 cents : of gate money is gone forever. Plain Buns.—The English woman of the Germantown Telegraph is re sponsible lor this: one pound of flour, six ounces of good butter, quarter of a pound of sugar, one egg, nearly a quar ter of a pint of milk, two small tea- spoonfuls ot baking powder and a few drops of essence of lemon. Warm the butter without oiling it; beat it witha wojden spoon; stir the flour in grad ually with the sugar and mix these ii»- giedients well tegether. Make the miik lukewarm, beat up the yolk of the egg and essence of lemon, and stir these to the flour. &e. Add the baking powder, beat the dough well for about ten minutes, divide it into twenty-four pieces, put them into buttered tins or mips and bake in a brisk oven froia twenty to thirty minutes. “What’s peaches?” asked a lady ol a farmer at the West Side Market. “Fruit,” he promptly answered. But it wasn’t so funny when sheas prompt ly jammed his hat down over Ills ears with her basket, knocked his dog into the gutter with her parasol, kicked over his stand, called him a “good-for- nothing, mean thing,” and walked over to his rival in business and made her purchases. And yet, he said, he told nothing but the truth. A neighbor informs us that his wife never knew a quiet night until the doc tor prescribed Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup for her little one. Turpentine for Wounds.—For all ordinary burns, spirits of turpentine will be found to give a great relief from pain. Turpentine is also excellent ap plication in many cases of puncture? wounds. It relieves the pain at once, promotes a rapid healing, and tends t) prevent the sad consequences whieft often follow—of lockjaw. We have known of very ugly wounds, made with a pitchfork in hand, being filled up immediately with turpentine great ly to^the comfort of the patient. Peo ple have an idea that it must irritate and sting, which is not the fact. A young man about to enter college asked a student to toll him some' com plimentary phraso in Latin that he j could repeat to the professor when he j should be introduced. The friend com- I plied. On meeting the professor he said: “Ahem! “Ego sum stultus.” The professor merely opened his eyes a trifle wider and said gravely: “Yes, ; sir; I am well aware of the fact.” Lemon syrup.—Squeeze the lemons j and strain the juice carefully lest any i pulp should remain; To one pint j juice add two pounds of sugar; set it away till completely dissolved, stirriig i it occasionally; then bottle ir. Oneor j two tablespoonfuls of this syrup stir- j red into a glass of water will makede- ! lightful lemonade. ! Old Highlander (to village post-boy with a telegram)—“D’ye ken what it’s about Sawney?” Sawnoy (who was told by his father the postmaster)— ; “Aye, it says that Tonald is comin’s 1 flame the morn’s morn frae the fush- I ing; and ye’ll liea to pay a saxpenec, j er 1’in no to gie ye it.” Old High- ; lander—*Na, na ! Ye maun jist take it ; back, and say I dinua want it. A gentleman who was interceding Bishop Bloomfield tor a clergyman who j was constantly in debt, aud had more than once been insolvent, but who was a man ot talents and eloquence, con- i eluded liis culogisin by saying: “In | fact my Lord he is quite a St. Paul.” “Yes,” said the Bishop, dryly, “in i prisons oft.” | Sweet Potato Pone.—Take Dur ; large sweet Dot/itoes. neei and grate them, then add two cups of watrr or milk, a lump of butter the size’of »u egg, melted, three eggs well beaten, a teaspoonful each of allspice and cinna mon, one and a half spoonfuls of gin ger, and half a nutmeg, grated; mix all tln^ingredients well, butter a pan, pour in your pone and bake in a mod erate oven. Don’t know half their value.” ‘‘They cured me of Ague, Biliousness and Kidney Complaintas recommended. I had a half bottle left which I used for my two little girls, who the doctors and neighbors said could not be cured. I would have lost both of them one night if 1 had not given them Hop Bitters. They did them so much good I con tinued their use until they were cured. That is why I say you do not know half the value of Hop* Bitters, aud do not recommend them high enough.”— 15., Rochester, N. Y. See other coldmn. A humped-shouldered old man, followed by a dog which seemed to have fasted for a year past, entered a Woodward avenue butcher-shop the other day, and the man made some inquiries about the price of smoked hams. The butcher saw the dog, of course, and who ever saw a butcher who didn’t want to know’ all about a dog ? “Is that a good coon. dog i” asked the butcher as he patted the shy canine on his head. “Oh. no—he’s a trick dog,” answered the owner. “Is. eh ? What tricks can he do ?” “Oh, a dozen or two. lie has one very peculiar trick, though. Would you like to see him do it ?” “I would that. What is it ?” The man directed the butcher to put a pound of nice beefsteak on a sheet of clean brown paper and place the whole on the door-step. He then said to his dog, which had watched matters very keenly: “Now, Cato, I am about to call upon you to perform a trick. You have never gone back on me yet, and I have perfect confi dence in you now. Cato, do you see that meat ?” Cato saw it. He walked over to it, seized it in liis mouth, and* as he went up the street it was hard to tell dog from dust. “Hum! yes!” muttered the butcher; “do you call that a trick ?” “I do,” confidently replied the man. “Well, it’s a blasted mean one I” “Just so—just so,” said the man. “You couldn’t expect such a lookiug dog as that to be around playing tricks on a guitar or a jewsharp, could you? I’ll see you later about the hams.” Tlic False Notions Ex at in the minds of many otherwise intelli gent people as to tlie requirements of a disor- ■ie:cd atomach or liver. Jhe stval owiug of niiua oua aud powerful drags is the way to encourage, not to cu e dyspepsia and fiver complaint. Nor can a constipated or other wise disordered condit on of the bow6la be remedied by similar treatment. That agreea ble and thorough stomachic and aperient, Hoate’.ter'a i iiters, which is the reverse of un pleasant, and never produces violent effects, is far preferable to medio nea of the class re ferred to. It infuses new vigor into a failing physique, cheers the mind while it strengthens the body, and institutes a complete reform in the action of the disordered stomach, bowels, or liver, f ppotito aud sleep are both pro moted, uterine and kidney affections greatly benefited by its use. It is indeed a compre hensive and meritorious preparation, free from drawbacks of any kind. A perplexed German who had made a garment for a youth, and found him- | self unable to dispose of (lie surplus ' fulness which appeared when trying > icon Hit* young candidate, declared voo I iferou&ly that, “lie i« s ....t it is no fault of de coat. De poy is too I slim!” i “Did you ever see an apron !” says one of those interrogative newspapers that are always getting of squibs about did you ever hear a horse laugh, or see a rope walk,” etc. Yes, we have seen an apron and it covered one lap. An Irish lad had complained the other day befoie a magistrate ot the harsh treatment he had received from his father. “He trates me,” said he mournfully, “as if I was his son by another father and mother.” Fried Cakes.—Two cups oi sugar, two cups of buttermilk, three eggs, half a cup of butter or fried meat fat. two tablespoonfuls of salcratus and any seasoning you like. Mix just hard enough to roil out. Farmer’s Wife—“What are ye doin’ in there, Jock!” Herd laddie—“I’m suppln’ the cream, mistress.” Farmer’s Wife—“Ah, but I dinua like that.” Herd Laddie—“Ye dinua like guid meat, then.” A nice Tea Cake.—One half cup of butter or cream; one of sugar; one egg; one-lialf cup of thick milk or but termilk; a teaspoonful of soda; hand ful of currants. Flour to the proper thickness. Lady Pudding.—One quart of milk, two large spoonfuls of flour, the yolks of four eggs, well beaten and mixed with milk; beat the whites of the eggs separately, mix with four tablespoon fuls of sugar and drop on tlie top and bake. To cure Weak Eyes.—Take ro>e leaves, the more the better, and put them into a little water; then boil; after this strain it into the bottle and cork it tight, You will find this liquid very beneficial in removing redness and weakness from the eyes. A sure Cure.—To prevent scald-head and painful eruptions behind the ears and on the neck, comb or brush a child’s head and wash it frequently with castilc soap and water. To keep Lemons Fresh.—Place them in ajar of water enough to cover them, they will keep fresh in this nay sev eral days without changing the water. A Wise Deacon.—“Deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kept yourself and family well the past sea son, when all the rest of us have been sick so much, and have had the doctors visiting us so often.” “Bro. Taylor, the answer is very easy. I used Hop Bitters in time;kept mv family well and saved the doctor bills. Three dollars’ worth of it kept us well and able to work all the time. I’ll warrant it has cost you and tlie neighbors one to two hundred dollars apiece to keep sick the same time.” “Deacon, I’ll use your medicine here after.” Sir Charles—“1 should like of all things to see you in Parliament, Char- j lie.” Son and Heir—“Well, sir, 1 I don’t mind; I believe it’s a very good j sort of place; and then it’s so handy i to the Aquariam.” j When the girl who has encouraged a young man for about two years sud denly turns around and tells him that j she never can he more than a sister to , him, he, can for the first time see the J freckles ou her nose. j Ax inebriated individual fell clear | across Main street, and landed against i an Indian cigar-sign. Looking into j the face of the dummy red man he re- i marked; “See’ere, mister, wish you’d i give’er fellar a little elbow room.” Dow Patty Soothed tbo Baby. She was not more than a baby herself, the little four-year-old, hut Baby Hairy was her especial pet, and one day they were having a fine play upstairs. He was just big enough to toddle about, hut not large enough to get up or down stairs alone. Their mamma brought him up but when she was ready to go down she bad her arms full of things, and could not take him then. “Stay with Patty a few minutes longer,” she said, “and I will come and get you.” But Baby Harry lifted up his voice and went so loud that Patty’s tender heart was touched. "TH carry you down, dear.” she said, “come with Patty; ” and she led him to the head of the stairs. Going down one step, she took l.im in her arms. He was almost as heavy as she, 30 you can guess what happened next. Bump! Bump! Thump! Thump! Scream! Bang! Mother rushed to the foot of the stairs in time to pick up two very sorry-looking chil dren, well bruised from humping each other and the stairs all the way dowu. It took a long time and a good many lumps of sugar to make them forget that unlucky trip down stairs. Lookout that your nurses do not drug your little ones with laudanum, pare goric or other soothing remedies. Give them Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup, which in nocent remedy is warranted not to con- ! tain opiates. An Irish soldier called outto Ills com panion, ‘Hollo, Pat, I’ve taken a pris oner.’ ‘Bring him along, then; bring him along?’ He won’t come.’ Then come yourself.’ ‘lie won’t let me.' Sleepy Tom managed to pace a mile at Chicago in 2:12*v>. If that horse ever gets awake lie" ought to prove quite spry. the cure or the various diseases for which they are recommended. In their action they are ■“ ba taken at anytime “Have you a mother-in-law ?” asked a man of a disconsolate-looking parson. “No,” he replied; “blit I have a father in jail.” ; Young man, in a walking match you “go as you please,” but a courting match yon please as you go. “Lau-jh aud Grow Fat.** This ancient bit of advice is well enougn for “spare” people, but how about those that are already too fat? what is to become of them? Sit still, and I’ll tell you. After many experi ments, extending through months of patient investigation and toil, the cele brated analytical chemist, J. C. Allan, has perfected and given to the world Allan s Anti Fat. Thus far in several hundred cases this great remedy h&9 never failed to reduce a corpulent per son from three to six pounds per week. It is perfectly harmless and positively mcient. Sold by druggists. What More Terrible* more painful, more evaeperatiog. discouraging and persistent than Files, especially to afflicted mortals who have tried lotions, ointments, pills, electuaries and all manner of nostrums and doctors’ stuff, internally and externally, without relief. What wonder is it that half a million redeemed sufferers should shout ho sannas over the discovery of Anakesis, an in fallible cure for Piles? This medical miracle, so simple as to excite wonder that wise doctors have not thought of it before, so prompt aud certain in its action as to secure for itself the title of infallible, so scientific and rational iu its combination of poultice, instrument and medicine, as to render the ultimate cure of 95 per cent, of average cases of piles sure, is not an accidental discovery, but the solution of a problem by the study and experience of Dr. Si la bee, an accomplished and distinguished physician of 40 years’ standing. It has stood the teat of 20 years’ experience; over half a million of sufferers bate used it with success, and doctors of all schools now prescribe it in the;r prcctice, and it is pronounced to be the nearest to an infallible core for piles vet dis covered. Anakesis, Dr. 8. Silabee’s External Pile Itomedy, is sold by druggists everywhere. Price $1 00 per box. Samples mailed free to all sufferers on application to P. Neustaedter k Ca, Box 3946, New York. Popular Science.—Richet finds that the presence of oxygen facilitates the fermentation of miik. Up to 44 deg. C, a rise of temperature intensifies fermen tation ; but from that point up to 52 deg. C. there is no modification, and above this latter point tlie fermentation slack ens. Digestive juices hasten lactic fer mentation. Chevrul proposes a new test for Dal tonism, or color blindness. One-lialf of a disk is painted with a certain color and the other half is left white. Tlie disk is then turned at a speed of from 00 to 100 revolutions per minute, and the color complementary to that which had been painted on one-half appears on the white half. Tlie ability to de termine the complementary color con stitutes the test. Boudet, of Paris, secures an electric al inscription of speech in this way: A very sensitive microphone, in which the carbons are held together by a piece of paper folded in the shape ot a V. 1 used as a transmitter. The receiving telephone has the diaphragm and cover removed, and a spring is fixed at one end on the wood and at the other end to a small piece of soft iron resting ou the magnet. A light bamboo, with whale- point, is attached to the spring, and makes representative traces of the words received oil decalcomanic paper. G. E. Davis, in dealing with the sub ject of boiler incrustatious In a recent paper, says that many nostrums had been brought forward as preventive: which were absolutely worthless, if not positively injurious. After many tri als, he was convinced that as all boiler- scales were principally composed of sulphate of lime, tribasic phosphate of soda, the “tripsa” of commerce, was the best of all preparations, as it absorbed the carbonic acid in the water, and‘ act ing on the sulphate ol lime, precipita ted it with the mud to the bottom ol' the boiler, whence the deposit can be easi ly removed. A proposal to use compressed air in stead of gunpowder for blasting in mines has been brought forward in Euglaud. The plan is to employ air at a pressure of upward 8,0.0 pounds to the square inch. Its probable success is indicated by the result of some tests recently made in the Wigan collieries. Researches on the ultra-violet limit of the solar spectrum have been con ducted by E. Corine. The extent of tlie sprecf.runi varied with the altitude of the sun, proving that the limitation is due to atmospheric absorption. The utmost limit he was able to reach, and this only on two days at noon, corres ponded to the wave length 293. It takes but one trial to show the purity and merit of Dobbins’ Electric Soap, (made by Cragin & Co., Philadel phia). For your own interest give it that one trial. All grocers keep it. Locomotives ] have been successfully employed in France for the purpose of tuning can-1] boats. They arc smuli, not weighing over four or five tons, and run on a track laid down about four feet from the edge of the canal, drawing tlie boats to a cable some three hundred feet in length. The speed attainable without injury to bout or canal is at least twice and probably three times as great as that furnished by liorse power; and only one man is needed to manage the engine. There is reason to believe that towing locomotives wiii ultimately come into regular use on some of the chief canals in France. Consumption Cured. An old physician, retired from prac tice, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure for Con sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure for Ner vous Debility and all Nervous Com plaints, after having tested its wonder ful curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it liis duty to make it knew to his suffering fellows. Actu ated by this motive and a desire to re lieve human sutiering. I will send free of charge to all who desire it, this re cipe, in German, French, or English, with full directions lor preparing and using. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W. W. Shkkak, 1}9 Powers’ Block, Jlochcster, New York. A Die Headed Boy. George Albert Page, is the name of a remarkable boy, who lived with bi3 mother in a small frame house a short distance south of Lakeport, a little hamlet near Oneida lake, N. Y. He will be fifteen years old on the fif teenth day of January 1SS0, and is per fectly formed, with the exception of his head which is of enormous size. It measures twenty eight inches in cir- cumferance, eleven inches from the front to tiie back, nine inches across, eighteen and a half inches Horn ear to ear, over. The forehead is four and one half inches high, and the face ten and one-half inches long. The head which is twice us large as that of the average person, is covered with black hair. Another singularity is the eyes; they are inverted, and he cannot look up. He cannot see anything below the level of his eyes. The lid that closes over the eye, instead of being the up per one, as Is generally the case, is the lower one. The face otheiwise pre sents no unusual appearance. The boy is five feet one inch in height, and weighs about 80 pounds. He is in per fectly healthy condition and eats reg ularly and in large quantities. Alter each meal he smokes, and would prac tice the habit continually were lie al lowed to do so. ne was three years old before he could raise his head, and five years old before he could stand ou his feet. From his Infancy until near ly six years old, he was almost a skele ton in form, but now h‘e is nearly as well developed as an ordinary boy of bis age. In consequence of the strange position of his eyes, he has nevei been able to acquire any learning, and does not know the letters of the alphabet, lie 5s, however, quite apt, and is quick to catch the jneaning of anything spoken within his hearing, but cannot express himself, and, Invariably, asks his mother what to say. His head which is very heavy, increases in di mensions as he advances in age: and when he reaches maturity will proba bly be one-lialf larger than at present. Like a lobster, the beat law has a a certain objectional clause. Hieskkli/8 Tetter Ointment win core sore Eyelids, Sore Nose, Barber’s Itch on the face, or Grocere’ Itch on the hands. It nover fails. 50 cents a box, sent by mail for 60 cento. Johnson, Holloway & Co., 602 Arch St. Phil*., Pa. NERVOUS AND DEPRESSED take New Operas! Carmen. 0. won its way to a great popularity Although the book ia large, in fact what one might call a*-four dollar book.” it is trot up in elegant style, with mu sic and all the words, Euglisa and foreign, for $2.U0. Fatinitza. Opnra by Suppe S2.00 Splendid new Opera that in a decided succ •**. A large, fine book, with Engliah and foreign word*, and the opera in every way complete, fora low price. Doctor of Alcantara. A famous op;ra, now brought, by the popular price, within the reach of ail. Orchestral partB $15. Bells of Comeville. By n» EQ „«ite, (nearly ready) gl su This, with tho “Doctor'’ and the for M f °P*1 5rer”( g 1.00) are well worth adopti woo have finished Pinafore, ‘ •ente) and who arc lookiug _ .. . Jt by c_ (still selling well for i f ulfd Rem-mb’r our first class Sing - | »F aiso, always remember tdo published weekly. It keeps • utusicitl mutter*, gives 5 or week and coats but §i.00 per - . - / School and Choir •oka. VOICE OF WORSHIP and THE TEMPuE Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston. J. K. DITSON & CO. 922 Chestnut St., Phila. The Albrecht Arc the Cheapest fint-elaaa Plano* In tlie market. Call and get prices, or *end for HIuMtraled Catalogue and Price List. ALBRECHT & CO., Warerooms : 610 Arclt Street, PbUad.Iphte. Pa. AGENTS/ READ THIS x;. Sample free. Address .h A Co.. Marshall. IdLICiS THIS NEW ELASTIC TRUSS Haa a Pad difterin- from all other-. It :up-Bhapc, with Self-Adjostin- 'SriKtlBl r W in center, adapts itaed to ail p ’ SENSIBLE M of the body, while the . TRUSS Jg c?P_PRf$SjS jAI Eggleston T>uss Co., Chicago, ill.! tug lit. and a radical c .’i*ia*ip(faii, . Catarrh, Bronchi-.it, Heauacht, Ib/tpopsia, tad oU Chronic Dtseaeea, by a rtoitaUsinj prmcoM. “ AIIBP6 h«a mtids. IfUHto vklch*r«cars* by lh« Hen. Juooa Kbp oxiooaisbx bzuxu, an* 3&hort who have need this Treatment. sestMeei sssa^v&i.’sjsz acre*. Dro. »TAClZNV ft ?1UZ. 1113 (Bard BA. FfcfiA EOF BITTERS. (A Medicine, not * .Drink*) COST AIM* MOPS, BUCllUt MAKDBAHJfc DANDELION, on PtJKtBT ajo Best Mxdicai, Quauto? or XLL CTHXK BlTTSBS. TEES’S* OX7XU9 An Diseases of the Stomach, Bowel* J3lood, Lrrar, Kidneys, and Urinary Organs, NervoueneM, Si«ep- iecsLTi* and especially Female Complaint* 91 COO IW GOLD, will bo paid for a ea#e they will not care or help, ox for anyth lag lmpuro or Injurious found in them. Aak your druggist for Hop Bitter* a&d try them before you sleep. Take no other. Hop Coven Cues 1* tho eweeteet; safest mad Ask Children The Eo? Fab for Stomach, Liver and Kidney* b ■nna.lA* »« gJJ QtJltrS. AfllC DrUgglsL*. superior O. X C. is absolute and Irreatstfble cure fox a of opium, tobacco and narcotic* xk w Seed for ctreatar. SBSSSBS bbor.scldVyerv-j'Wia. Hep BlUan Mfjg. Ca. R/vcixSrr, *1. 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Muzzle and Breech-1 lading Guns, Rifles ami Pistol* of moat approved English and American makes. All kinds of sporting implements andarti- ebs required by sportsmen ami "tin-makers.— COLT’S NEW BRKE''H--LOADING DOUBLE GUNS at S50 up—the best guu* yet made for thu Price o applic JOS. C. GRUBB & CO., 712 Market St., Philada., Pa. Pianos and Organs fiK’SrS.TSfoS advance in pricoa. Piano-, $140 to -54<W ; 3-atop or gan, $S5, all fi • sf-clasA, ***nt ou trial. Catalogue* free. Si-cet Music. pr:ro. Dollar’s worth, X ; logue of l.'iH) pieces s>-n' fir 3c. »tamp. Mendlessohn Pi When Trade is Dull, Judicious Advertising Sharpens It. HOW TO ADVERTISE. *3“ See PETTENGILL WHEN TO advertise- SrC PETTENGILL. WHERE TO ADVERTISE. IV See PE1TESGILL. WHOM ~ — pr See PETTENGILL. GO TO 37 PARK ROW » N1EW YORK, and *g- See PF.YTESGILL. 18TABLISSLD 1848. MORGAN & IIEADLY, Importers of Diamonds AND Minfactirers of Spectaeles. •13 SANSOH Street, Philadelphia. Illustrated Price List sent to the trade on application. LAND1ETIS’ SEEDS AREYB?: fcJS* D. LAJfDBETiS & HOH9, Dili SIXTk * Philadelphia Those aimwcnux, aa Advertisement vrtl confer a favor upon tbo Advertiser and Ike Publisher by stating tr At they saw the adve r tfammont in thi8.ioi'nal fnummer paper GENTS’ ■ r SHOESU J?ND POSTAL FOB PRIG! List and instruction* for lf-Hea-urpnient, to 2’. BARTLETT, tii NINTH Street, Philadelphia, Pa. TAE.4LEES and FAK31 EOS that have Fr*sti Lz29, Put Poultry picked), and > resli Butter, Djund print, rob and «u>lid. w u!d do well to ship to J. Iu ROSKSlitltuEU .k GO., Oommimioa Merchant*. SIS rontli F ICO NT St.. Philadelphia, Pa., where th :y will un lull pric-.-a and prompt, re- ELOCUTION. SATURDAY CLASS FOB TEACHERS. National School of Eloccxtion and Oratory. A Special Saturday for Teachers begins Oct. -1th. Regular Fall Term, owns Senr. 29tli. J. W. SHOEMAKER, I’rmt. U’G Jr lUSOiiEST.NUT Street, Philadelphia. Catalogue ou application G AGENTS WANTED OMPLETE H FORTES OMR HB&JCZIA MC.VJJE lVr.IGHr3XEV;BOOK. The Moral*. Health. B"anty, Work, Amusements, Members, Mon clearly dealt with i ansedoic ami wil einalins; *.» v I p, full ’-of it.-, beautiful colored illus- cboiee binding id low v*rfr«*. this work i.«* JCSilXDTO HAVE Office of Dr. M. W. CASE, 933 Arch Street, Philadelphia. ness, loss of voice, loss of smell, disgusting odors, nasal defon aggressive. Ordinary treatments are worse thau useless. If nr pi is possible, it may rapidly develop into quick consumption. The last it while . _ •ugh, successful and pleasant treatmen: Lg-I for catarrhTasthma, Ufa to demonstrate the value of Carbolate of Tar, the most heal-1 IU Cl B B3 O ai ing remedied agent known to science. Balsam* aud Cordials of a 1 w O U SVB !“' | | U3l| the most healing and soothing properties are so combined with ^™ Pino Tree Tar. that the mere breathing converts them into a dense smoke I ErCHChitiS & LeaiheSS or vapor. ThA is inhaled—token right to the diseased part*. No heat. 1 no hot water, simply inhaling or breathing it, and you feel it* healing power at once. This treat- ment is endorsed by physicians everywhere, and highly commended bv _ < pin thousands, who have used it with perfect satisfaction. FULL TREATME.\T tliCUffirS, uC., CCD* fTCC «nt. Satisfaction Alwayi (imrmtged. AddrM, DR. \y. CASE. >33 Arch St.. PhiluMphii, P». CATARRH If neglected, mr.7 rapidly develop into quick consumption. Ordi nary treatment* will not euro it. It* effects arc nervous weakness, I033 of smell, taste, hearing, and feelings, matter dropping into tho throat, disgusting odors, and finally consJmp&nand preKat££d£uh?For — CONSUMPTION ssssssssssssesss DEVOKE’S ’-StTrade Marh.fa* I all diseases of the air-passages and lungs there ie no treat! j, thorough, and certain to euro and give instant relief** INKALENE >f the moat liMlmeVw/n.n ■ ... haling from 1»« » ««cs inamcr, is converted .3 a cleansing, mvie. 5°- i hea ;‘ n ^ vapor, and taken direct to tho diseased cavities of th» head, and into all the air-passagas and the lung3, where it acta a* a local HOMErTREATMENT DeVone's -•Large. , Advice free on all chronic disease*. .State symptom* plainly,* and your (feg edvlce by return wnil^ h; lrfVnyHrtn^,aaa ia petentphywcianalwaram r .«.irreou an cm case will have tmmediafc and careful attention, and free this yaper. Address HOME MEDICLNE L'O* AW.