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tVooilen Boxes Tor Machinery. Where slow motion only is required, or where machinery works in water, there is no other kind of box better than one of wood. The wood best fit ted for this use, is the roots of hard ma ples or yellow birch. The grain of these roots is twisted, the fibres are tough, and if the grain is placed end wise to the bearing, the resistance to wear will be found greater than tha: of metal boxes, for driving shafts for horse powers,threshers, fodder-cutters, pumps and other machinery where the motion is not over two hundred and fifty or three hundred revolutions in a minute. Where the motion is greater, wooden boxes lined with Babbitt metal may still be used; so that for any pur pose whatever, in an emergency or for regular use, a supply of well-selected and prepared wooden boxes might be kept on hand,for whatever machinery is used out of easy reach of a foundry or machine shop. The timber should be selected for its gnarled arrangement of fibres, and seasoned slowly under cover but in an airy place. It should then be sawed into squared blocks of the proper size for different uses, and steeped in crude petroleum or sperm oil, until thoroughly saturated. The blocks may then be put away for use, in a dry place, or kept in the tool-chest. The blocks are first roughly sawed out, leaving the trimming to be done afterward. The hole is bored of the proper size for the shaft, being centered truly and bored from each end, leaving it a little smal ler than the shaft for a tight fit. When A Wicked Old Gentleman. Nice oid gentleman he was; big' white waistcoat, low' cut shoes, bald head and silver-bowed spectacles. He led in the singing on Sunday evening in the hotel parlor, and sang that old fashioned bass in “Coronation,” and “China” in that sonorous Qpand down style w'liich country choristers used to practice in accompanying the big ilddle and withal had the bland benevolent look of a good old up country deacon. He was “looking round the house” next night, and stepped in where some of the boys were playing cards—some thing where they were talking of “calls” and “raises” and “seeing.” The boys looked a little disconcerted, but the old man didn’t say anything, till the hand was played out, and one of the party, under pretence ot having an engagement, winked to the others and said he must go, intending to break up till the old man had gone away and then resume the game. But he had scarce turned his back when the aged visitor remarked:— “I wonder he didn’t ‘raise’ ye with the hand he held.” “Do you understand the game?” asked one of the party, taking a cigar from his mouth. “Wall, a leetle—I’ve seen ’em playin on it, and sometimes thort that I’d like to take a hand jes’ fur fun.” “Just so,” said another, “suppose you try a game or two with us.” “Wall, I don’t mind jes fur the fun er the thing,” so the old man sat down and With a good deal of instruction managed to get through the game and this has been done, the block can be ... . -«*r. „ x. ol . won on the penny tfnte. “Thar,” said oiled and put away. When finally 1 J i m l. ic n „ ai , be, “n that feller mat’s gone had been prepared for use, the block is squareu , ,, 1 1 . . ,. , spunky ana put in live dollars, he’d get up truly, and sawed exactly through * J 1 J , -. , , ,. “ , it instead of eight cents, wouldn’t he?” the center of the shaft-hole, and is then ...... , ~ , , . “Whv! certainly,” said one of the sandpapered to lit its place. As the - . , : ^ ^ ,. .. . , _ young men, “certainly, it’s your deal boxes wear, the inner surface is dress- J e u »«b .y , uncle; now why dont’ vou go in for a eJ by plaaing or rubbing upon a sheet ^ d ’ ol]ar alite '„ ' of sandpaper until the bearings are; ,, WaH „ s;lid the old fellow throw- again accurately adjusted. All this. , ng ronnd the card3) ..y dunno but I may be done very rapidly by a farmer Dut j fiaint t uothin > but a or his boy who can use tools, i or : twentv dollar blll that j drew 0 uten boxes for water-wheel journals and , the b ; nk tQ ^ here also for steps to turbine wheels, where ; „ Wellj unclei „ said tho ot her, gath- the work is done under water, there is . ering np and K , ancing at bis card8j nothing beLter than wood ot the kinds : g 0 y er twenty, aaid you can put mentioned, and the wear of iron upon ; ^ the missionary box when you win wood, or of wood upon wood, is much I n if you like.” less than that of iron upon iron or upon j “Si 10 j so j ken,” said tne old man brass. The best lubricator for wood- j don’t think ’twud be gambollin’ at eu boxes—excepting in water, when | a u e f that’s the case.” no other is required—is tallow and | “Not at all,” said the other winking black-lead or black-lead alone; when to bis companions. machine oil is used, black-lead should j “Wall, then, 1 den’t care ef I go yer always be mixed with it. this other nfty—but I s’pose you’ll | think I’m doin’ on it to skear ye—but Wanted, i our denomination’s tarnal poor, and a A clergyman who can preach three j big contribution is just what. their sermons consecutively without men- hankerin’ arter.” ■.* tiohing Galileo. “Oh, no, I cover your fifty uncle, we A man who will refrain from calling ought to be liberal you know, ’ and so his friend’s-speech a “happy effort..’ j the *ame went on till finally the old A woman who remembers last Sun-! man remarked, “Wall, I’d no idee I day’s text, but is unable to speak under- j had Ms roll of bills in my pocket— standingly of the trimmings on the boil- j so y° u ca ^ do ^ e •' dve hundred dol- net of the lady in the pew next in front. 1 lars U P • J' 011 bave § ot ^ re3 . P IC “ An editor who never feels pleased to ters-three queens and a jack! Well, have his good things credited, or mad i ’ tis kinder queer Jt’otb^ cjuec-n- liavv: haw! haw!” j “Yes, I’m sorry for you, but what are your other cards?” said the young j man triumphantly. “Well, three on ’em ez kings—why darn it, all that ere pot o’ money’s mine, young feller!” said he, stretch- when they are stolen. A pencil that is always m the first pocket you put your hand into. A man who has been a fool some time during his life and knows enough to keep the knowledge of it to himself. A married man who does not think ■ . . e . . ,, .. . . .. .. .. . . |-ing out a powerful paw and squeezing all the girls envy his wife the prize she i .. .... * . , , , - a J * , the bills out of the hand of the young las cap tu ret. man who had already begun to roll A married woman who never said. them u ,. Pra mister you like t0 •‘No wonder the girls don’t get married take your band again,” said be to the nowadays; they are altogether different | otbcr who bad Tetarnea meantime, from what sfieywere when I wasa girl.” U h are in t0 SO me sam An unmarried woman who never bad Ume8 6tairs Bcfor6 to bed and an oiler. , ,, - , . . , , , 1 promised to jine^em A man who never intimated that the There was a blank look ef amaze- economies of the universe were subject J nient in that circle as he left, and the to his movements, by saying, “I knew thought forced itself into more than if 1 took an umbrella, it wouldn’t j one mind of the danger of trusting to AGRIGULTUiUS. - The Pig in Agriculture.—The pig has recently been spoken of in con tempt when compared with our other domestic animals. But if we examine hi3 good qualities at all critically, we must award him a high place in our agriculture. He is found to produce a pound of prpdne^ from less .food than either cattle cr sheep, and is, therefore, the most economical machine to manu- facture our corn crop into marketable meat. Our people are becoming wiser every year, and exporting les3 propor tionately of the raw material, and more of condensed product. If it takes seven pounds of corn on an average to make a pound of pork, as i3 no doubt the case, the farmer begins to see the great econ omy of exporting one pound oi pork, bacon ox bam, instead of seven pounds of corn. The difference iu cost of freight makes a fine profit of itself; beside the pound of meat is usually worth more than seven pounds of corn in the foreign market. The production of pork should be encouraged on the. further consideration that it carries off less of the valuable eonstitueuts of the soil than beef. The fat pig contains only three-fourths as much mineral matcer per hundred weight as the steer, and only two-fifths as much nitrogen per hundred weight; -and therefore the production-of a ton of pork on the farm will carry off only a little more than half the fertility carried off by a ton of beef; beside, a ton of beef will require nearly fifty per centum more to pro duce it. This gives in round numbers the comparative effect of producing pork and beef. It is thus evident that the pig should be fostered iii every way, ins capabilities studied and push ed, his diseases carefully noted and pre vented, for he is the mos£ profitable meat-producing animal on the farm. The pig is an excellent adjunct to the dairy, turning all the refuse milk and even whey into cash. As he is king of our meat exports, so let us treat him with great consideration. Salt for Poultry.—The question as to whether salt is injurious to poul try, has often been mooted. To get at the true facts, I have been feeding salt to all my poultry, young and old alike, and closely watching the result. I have fed it in cold mush and hot; In bran and everything else, all the spring and summer with the following result: The poultry will eat all kinds of salted food in preference to unsalted; they are better in general healthr not a louse of any kind in young or old (the first year I have been able to say so), and they are all beginning to moult, many of them laying as though not moulting. Eggs are now cheap, and the hens will be readv for fall laying \vhen the weath er is. cold and eggs scaree. This may or may not be the result of feeding salt largely to them, but I am compelled to believe this to be so, as are some other peculiarities. I have noticed one fea ture, which may not be in favor of salt—the liens have seemed to be more persistently inclined to sit, it being more difficult to break off the inclina tion ; they sit much closer than usual. All seem voraciously fond of green food of any kind, and have eq^teiia large quantity of clover, grass, young COriT and other similar food. My observa tions |ead me to the conclusion that salt is a needed condiment for all our poultry, and in all points is beneficial 10 them. Pigeons are excessively fond of salt in any form, and why should notour poultry be also! Such being the true status, it behooves us to con sider their needs and attend to them. rain,” or some similar asinine remark. A pocket knife that is never in “them other pants.” A mother who never said she “would rather do it myself,” when she should- have taught her child to do that thing. A father who never forgets that his duties to his children appearances. Old IJeezer Jokes a Stranger. As old man Beezer was standing at the daily market the other evening hell ing a colored brother pick out a water melon that would make a good bridal ils man y and present, a sore-footed mar. with a stick as weighty as theirs to him. ! over his shoulder, holding a bundle A child who would not rather eat ^ e( j U p j n a re( i handkerchief, hobbled between meals than at meals. j U p # A converted brother who does not [ “Does any of you happen to know a exaggerate his forsaken wickednesses j man living around here anywhere by when relating his experience. ! the name of Slummer,” inquired the A person, age or sex immaterial, who 1 pilgrim, sitting down on a salt barrel, does not experience a flush of pride up-| “Godfrey Slummer?” said Beezer, on being thought what he is not and 1 looking up, and turning round so siul- lay never hope to be. A button on the male garmenture that never comes off except when the person whose mission in life is to sew buttons on is near at hand with her utensils. A singer who never complains of a cold when asked to siug. A woman who when caught in her second-best dress will make no apology for her dreadful appearance. Fare pa and Carl Kuga. The public smiled at the uuion be tween the great Parepa and little Carl Rosa, when she might have at least been a Countess. The story of the en gagement is characteristic. Rosa was a leader, quiet, worth}', modest and adoring. He never ventured to press Uis claims, but his faithful services made a deeper impression than he had any idea of. The company was travel ing by rail one day, when Parepa seated herself beside her silent lov^r, and re marked liis melancholy. Rosa was blue and down-hearted, and the good creatuie tried to cheer him up.. She recomiqended matrimony to him, and receiving a despondent reply that no woman would marry a man in his po sition, she is reported to have patted him patronizingly on the head with the remark: “Cheer up, my little man; I ’““'.mated" if that is all I will marry you myself.” ; denly that he stepped on a dog’s tail and had to kick still quicker to avoid a bite. “That’s the chap,” said the itinerant, rubbing his blistered heel and giving the melons a look of love. “D’ye know him ?” “Better’ll I do the taste of meat,” returned the old man. “And precious little good 1 know of him too?” “Where’s he live?” asked the wan derer, without displaying any inclina tion to dispute the assertion. “Well, you turn the corner here, cross over to the other side an’ per- eeed till you come to that mud-colored, shabby-lookiu, house over yonder. Then you take the. door in the left- hand end of it, go right in without knockin’, and then turn to yonr right ail’ go straight up stairs, keep on till you strike the smell o’ spiled soap grease, knock at the door that makes you the sickest ail’ there you are. You’ll find ’em both drunk I exxiect.” A minute or two afterward the old gentleman, having completed the selec tion to the delight of the sable brother, set out for bis own abode, and on the way passed the house to which he had directed the tramp. He found him working patiently trying to open the wrong door, which had been nailed up for some time, the premises havin The old stepped up and in the manner And she did. A happier or more de- j gentlest and most insinuatin voted couple than the big-hearted J possible thpped the forgetful caller on pnma nonna and her little manager 1 never existed. The Niagara Falls Fark. The Commission! rswho are inquiring about making a park around Niagara Falls learn that about $1 300,000 may be required to secure the necessary land. This will include, on the American side, Goat Island, the river road front 1 eading from Goat Island to Prospect ark, the Prospect Park property; thence across the new suspension bridge,up the Canadian side of the river, the hand and said with gravest dignity “This ’ere one isycur le*lt hand,stran ger. You ought to put a ring, or a string, or a somethin’ on it, sc’s you’d know the t’other door’s the one I told you to take.” The man offered to pawn his bundle to buy the beer. On one occasion, while journeying through the White mountain region, Agas siz and Ins scientific companion, seated on the top of a stage, irritated the driver'by , , r w | m i? i repeatedly calling upon him to stop when including Mr. John 1. Bush’s park, the ; ^ noti ^ ed at] / thillg bot anically iascina- grounds known as Mr, Buchanan’s pro- i jj n g on road, and jumping down from per y, Mr. Saul Davis’s property, in- their seats in order to obtain.it. Prof. Fel- cluding the Niagara Falls Museum and I ton who was with them, kept his seat dur- Table Hock House; Mr. D. Isaac’s pro- ing the whole ride, and told the drive pertv, including the Prosnect House ' expianation of their conduet that they were and "the Museum Hotel; thenccfurthi r 1 nat ' 1 f allsts '. Outlie next day when the , , .. . coachman had another load of passengers, southerly", 111 ^ r * Sutherland s j ie narra ted to those near him on the box Maclean’s river frent and io..dway to the strange freaks of his yesterday’s com- the Burning Springs, In all making panions. “Their keeper,” he added, “call- about three miles of Niagara Falls j ed them naterals; and certainly they be- fron tage. ~ I liaved themselves as sicli. 1 ’ ^ DOMESTIC. Suggestions about Carpet'Sweep ing.—Sweeping is a good exercise if you can avoid raising a dust. But if you are in need of vigorous exercise of that kind, get a hoe and betake Your self into a corn-field. Sweep carpets gently Even*a rag Carpet should oe treated with**consideration. A severe digging with a stiff broom wears the warp and scrapes out the lint of the rags quite needlessjy. Not long ago I heard a woman sky Aliat a very stiff broom was needed for sweeping Brus sels carpet. I thought to myself “a stiff broon/Trill never sweep my Brus sels carpets” (good reason why!), as I imagined the tearing out of the soft tutting of the carpet by the coarse, sharp broom splints. A carpet-sweep er is ‘the best thing for this purpose. It does the work easily 1 and well, and saves dust. A brush of hair • and oust pan are^ood to use for the nicest ; ear ns ust be used for Brussels, it shtxuld be fine, soft, light and clean. To sweep up threads, ^rayelings and other fine litter, many persons wet the broom in clean tepid water, shaking out the wa ter before sweeping with-it, ju§c-k£ep- ing tH&broom moi$fcenoijgh to wipe up the fine*df*8t and threads, rinsiBgin clear water and shaking it frequently as the work progresses. Brussels car pets are not suitable for rooms where sewing and baby culture are going for ward.. In jHOviding carpets for any rodm, reason wBuld dictatethey, be*such as may easily be wfpt clean;* not so dark as to show every dust and thread, nor so light as to be very easily soiled—something which will either let the dust sift through or retain it on the surface, rather than in the carper itself, when to be’ used in rooms where dust is made. Vegetable Cooking.—The follow ing general rule will be found applica ble to the cooking of all vegetables. Be sure to use them while fresh. Tlie evaporation of moisture,, which wilts them, also renders them unwholesome and tasteless, Fresh vegetables will cook in much less time than those which are stale. The more rapidly they cock the better, and they should never be allowed to stop boiling after they, once begin, until done, when they should le Sed ™» U themiustwow. Too long cooking will injure both cd- or and flavor. Too little .will make them tastelessnmd indigestible. Thoie which should look white must be boil ed in a mixture of milk and water. Those which should look green whei done must he left uncovered white cooking A small particle^)!' <rai*boL- ate of ammonia mixed in the water n which green vegetables are cooked will preserve the color without injuring thd flavor, but fresh young vegetables loot and taste well enough without resort' ing to such devices, which are mainlj employed by professional cooks. Increasing the Ears of Corn.— If we take a well-developed‘corn stalk and dissect it length wise, at the axles of many of the central and lower leaves we discover buds cut through longitu dinally. Some o| these buds generally develop ears of corn. Usually thesfe ears are near tlie upper buds noticed on the dissected stalk. Now the fact has been established that all, or a jna-; jority of the buds on the cornstallfcmay be developed into ears. Such being the fact, why do not corn growers generally pay more attention to the improvement of the crop? Even if they are not dis posed to give it the patient attention for this improvement, why not more generally adopt the improvement made by others, when it will require less’Joss of time and experiment than otherwise ?. A singular fact noticed in a cornstalk well grown is, that instead of the lar gest bud of the green stalk developing an ear of corn, it is the smallest of the buds on tho stalk, at the time oi ri pening and on stalks which bear no ears, the buds will be found to be near ly of equal size, if examined when growth has matured. Some varieties of corn show a greater number of buds to the stalk than others and such are usually the more productive. Culture “of Quinces.—While quin ces can be made to grow on almost any kind of soil, still a rather deep, rich, and moist soil is far preferable to one of an opposite character. Qaince trees, planted alongside of ditches, of on the banks of small streams and bor ders of ponds, always seem to thrive better and bear larger fruit than those growing on high and dry ground, which is probably owing to an abun dance of moisture within reach of their roots during the hot and dry summer months. But the proper conditions for the success of quince trees can be se cured on almost any soil, by the appli cation of manures and mulching; and while we cannot speak positively in re gard to the profitableness of quince cul ture in New Jersey, or elsewhere it may be safely asserted that the returns from them will compare favorably with those from the pear and apple- In selecting a location for a quince or chard, the depth and richness of the sod are all-important considerations, and land rather heavy and tenacious is better than a light sand or gravel, al though we would plant on the latter kind, if no other was procurable, and then endeavor to remedy any defect by liberal applications of coarse manure to the surface about the trees every fall or spring. Oats and Wheat.—The experiment has been made of sowing oats and wheat together with a view to gaining a win ter covering for the wheat. The seed, in the proportion of one part ot oats to two parts of wheat was sown in the fall and the oils sprung quickly and were killed by the early frost, the stalks and leaves lying on the ground all winter keeping the snow from blow- away and preventing *the €un from thawing tlie frozen ground. In tlie spring the dead oats made a good top dressing for the growing wheat. The crop of wheat secured on the following season was reported to be excellent, while wheat on adjoining land planted in the usual maimer was of no value. Lookout that ybur nurses do not druc your little ones with laudanum, pare goric oro|UeE soothing remedies. Give them Dr. Bull’sYlaby Syrup, which in nocent remedy is warranted not to con tain opiates. Removal of Ink^Stains —Ink-stains on white linen are removed with toler able ease by a variety of’ applications most of which, however, attack the texture of the material -more or less, so that it is apt to wear out prematurely ; but similar. st$*ae in colq^ed-fabrics are less readily treated, for what re moves the ink mark will, in most cases ■ “ HUMOROUS. Another horrible clerical scandal! It is a Mas3rehusetts minister and it all came out in a Providence Railroad car. quite by accident. Two nice, neat old ladies, were going out on a visit each carrying a little round black bas ket with, their knitting in it; and such dear old drab bonnets as they wore.! Little quaint bonnets, with ribbed satin near tlie front and dove-colored rib bons tied snugly under their slightly wrinkled throats. They had been talking’ privately, innocent little gos sip, and often tkeir softly silvered heads came together in momentous confer ence. At last the moment arrived when the solemnest and saeredest of all secret communications was to be made, and iu this manner it was ac complished : “And what do you suppose Prudy told me?” “1 don’t know—do -teiUx “She said—and sl^ie didn’t want any thing sulci about it for the world—that the minister”— 74 ’ “Yes.” T “That the minister”—• I’m hearing every word.” “That the new miuister keeps a mper sham pipe!” A IVuse Deacon.—“Deacon Wilder,. I want y6u 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 Feasy. 1 used Hop Bitters in time; kept my 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 the neighbors one to two hundred dollars apiece to keep sick the same time.” ~ “Deacon, 1*11 useyour medicine here- ifter.” The Rev. Robert Collyer commenced his pastorate in the Church of the Mes siah in New York, with a conundrum. He preached on the topic “Why 3liould Men go to Church?” We think they should go to church as well as women, even if the}' don’t get anew hat to dis play as often as the latter. Young men should go to church in the eve ning, if at no other time, to escort the girls home. There arc other reasons why men should go to church, but we TriAR is times tor all things,” said Daddy Wilson, “And one of the best of ’em is the time when you hold both bowers and the ace—don’t you disre- member it.” “But,” said his grand son, “s’pose the joker an’ king an’ queen,an’ nine an’ten is in tne other fellar’s hand, what then?” Derri your modern improvements!” exclaimed the old man sorrowfully. “Now comes Johnny in from school with, “I’ve got to have a new slate and a peneil, and a sponge, and a second reader, and teacher wants me to study geography, and I’ll have to have an at las, and the new boj r got a liekin, and say ma, won’t you ask pa to buy the hooks this noon because I’m in a hurry, and all the rest of the boys got their’n.” A boy on Bouth liill toiled hard all the afternoon in looking for material with which to keep a bonfire alive, at six o’clock, but when his mother ask ed him to bring in a load of wood he said he could never have any fun like other boys; always had to work all day at homes Benevolent Old lady—“Tell your . mother, William Stubbs, that I shal destroy their col- r also. We rer.d in a"? call in daring tlje day, and give her a foreign exchange of a method which I little spiritual comfort,” W. S.— lias the great vantages of neither .in juring the mateiial, ijor' affecting in $1)0 Ifnst the gmost 'delicate shades of color, while it effectually removes the ink. It consists simply in dipping the stained part into^i re hot- melted suet or tallow, and washing .it when ecid in hot water, which is asserted, will re move the ink together with the fat. She’ll be glad o’ tbat, marm, cos she can’t pay the score at the Bull since feytlier died, and aiii’t ’ad no spirits fur a week.” Cheap Poultry Feed. — French poultry fanciers who make a specialty ot raising fowls for the market, are now feeding their poultry with boiled and steamed carrots. Its rapid fatten ing qualities are something wonderful, and it is said that the root also imparts a peculiar llavor to the fiesh that suits the taste ot the French epicure exact ly. The large, yellow carrots arc coh ered best for this purpose. The Falae Notions Cr at in the minds of many otherwise intelU- ? gent people as to the requirements of a dilor- Tf OV dered stomach or liver, lhe swal owing of nans oua and powerful drugs is the way to encourage, not to cure dyspepsia and l.ver complaint. Nor can a constipated or other wise disordered condition of the boweia-be remedied by similar treatment. That agreea ble and thorough stomachic and aperient, Hcsteiter’s i ittere, which is the reverse of un pleasant, and never produces violent effects, is far preferable to medic;nes of the class re ferred to. It infuses new vigor into a failing physique, cheers ti e mind while it strengthens the body, and institutes a complete reform in the action of the disordered stomach, .bowels or liver. ppetite and 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. WiieN" ice cannot be obtained and the butter is soft, put a trivet or some open fiat thing with legs into a saucer or soup plate, and. set the plate of butter qn the ftivetl JfillftBc saucer with wa ter, tu*a a clem, eoinmon flower-pot apside dewn -oVer the butter, sc that the edges will set within the water. Put a cork tightly into the hole in the bottom of the flower pot, then drench the flower pot with cold water and set in a cool place over night, or for some hours before needed on the table, and it will be as hard as it kept on ice. Keeping the Head Clean.—Many persons find speedy relieflTor nervous headache by washing the Inui- tho roughly in weak soda water. : I have known severe cases almost wholly enred in ten minutes by this simple remedy. A friend finds it the greatest relief in cases of “rdre cold,” the ©old «rmp- toms entirely leaving tlie eyes amPfiose after one thorough wash ing of the hair. The hair should be thoroughly dried afterward, and avoid draughts jof air for a little while. Mother — “Johnnie, why do you look so down-hearted?” “Johnnie— ♦Ooz I havn’tgot no luck. Jim Wood- head was the last in the class, an I’d aworked myself up to the last but one, y an’ now Jiinmy*s died to-day, a£’ I am the last again. Boo-hoo!” After mixing the cake to the proper consistency which must be stiffer than for plain cake, put a layer of the mix ture in the pan, then a layer of citron cut in thin pieces, then another layer of the mixture, find one of citron, an-l so an until the pan is two-thirds full; I have never found this to fail; it dis tributes the citron evenly tlirou^li the cake, and looks very pretty when cut iti slices for tire table," To avoid catching cold, accustom yourself to the free use of cold water every morning on first getting out of bed. It should be followed by a good deal of rubbing with a wet towel. It has considerable effect in giving tone to the skin and maintaining a proper action , in it, and thus proves a safe guard to the injurious influence ot cold and sudden changes of temperature, Do.'wr kxqw uale their value.” “'i hey/Cin-cil me o/ Ague, Biliousness and Kidney Complaint a- recommended. I hud a half bottle left which 1 used lor my two little girls, who the doctors and neighbors said could not be cured. 1 would have lost both of them one night if I had not .given them Hop Bitters; iTiey did them «o 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, and do not recommend them high enough.”— B., Rochester, N. Y. See other column. Dip a flannel cloth in warm soap suds, then into whiting, and apply i to paint and it will almost instantly re move grease and dirt from wood-work.^!' ail descriptions about your house,. Af terward wash with clean water. This application will make painted wood work look almost as good as new, ami will not injure the paint in the least. Keeping Grapes Fresh.—Take wooden box; putin a layer of cotton batting; then a layer of grapes (do not let them touch one another); then an- othef layef, and soon, until full; Keep them' as cool as possible and not freeze them dip the end of the stem in melted beeswax as^soon as picked. vr to keep eggs fresh from six to eight mouths: Pack them in a good ■ cool place, small end down in kegs or "bok& filled with finely powdered dried earth, or common road dust, or sifted coal ashfes. These settle between the eggs, keep them from access to the air and prevent evaporation of the whi^p Or spoiling the yolk. *f Bilious Disorders, Liver Complaint, Costive ness, Dyspepsia, &c. f are speedUy r. moved ' y Dr. Jayne’s Sanative PUls. Forty years use has proved them superior to all other remedies ior the cure of the various diseases for which they are recommended. In their action they are mild and certain, and may be taken at any time without risk from exposure 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. Consumption Cored. An old ph vsfcia’n, retii&ffrom' prac tice, having Kad placed jn his brands by an East India missionary lhe "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 afl Nervous Com plaints, after having tested ios wonders ful curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it know to his suffering fellows. Actu ated by this motive and a desire to re lieve human sufiering. I\vill send free of charge to all who desire it, this re cipe, in German, French, or English, with full directions lor preparing and usiug. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W. W. SnERAR. 149 Powers' Block, Rochester. Nets York. Oxygen in the Sun.—Professor Henry Draper had an enthusiastic reception in* London recently, when fee brought be fore the Royal Astronomical Society the results of his investigations as to the presence of oxygen in the Sun. In jthe paper which he read Dr. Draper ,met many of the dbjeetions urged against his theory, ind added numerous confirmatory proofs to those alre4dy published of the soundness oi his con clusions. His views were strongly sup ported by some magnificent photo graphs of The solar spectrum, which 1 were greatly admired by the English savaus. The London Times paid the Pro fessor the compliment of a laudatory column and a half article, aud summed up in his favor as follows: 4t We think tbat most spectroscopists will admit that Professor Draper dies not pass be yond the limits of scientific caution in claiming that the coincidence, shown in his photographs, between the bright lines of oxygen and bright parts of the solar spectrum, establishes the proba bility of the existence of oxygen iu the sun. The burden of proof, or rather of disproof, should now fall on those who consider that the coincidence may, after all, be merely accidental. To-us it seems that if such evidence as Professor Draper has obtained is rejected, lordly any spectroscopic evidence can suffice to prove the existeuee of an element in the sun. We certainly have.not strong er evidence in the case of sodium or magnesium, elements which every phy sicist regards as present in the sun, than Professor Draper has obtained in the case of oxygen.” In tlie discussion, which followed the reading of the pa per, Mr. Raynard, Mr. Proctor and Dr. Gladstone warmly supported Dr. Dra per’s views. Dr. Huggins was over whelmed with a sense of the conscien tious care which Dr, Draper had bestow ed upon the investigation, but suspended judgment until he had examined the coincidences by direct vision himself. The only dissentient voice was that of Mr. Christie, of the Royal Observatory, whe wu§ afraid, .if they accepted Dr. Draper’s theory, that the solar spectrum is made up of a continuous spectrum with blight lines upon it, and that these are again modified: by dark lines, they would be lapded iu absolute uu- certaiutv as to the sun’s composition, since they would iiot be able to ascertain whether any of the ordinary dark lines were merely interspaces between bright lines, or were absorption lines. On tlie whole, Dr. Draper is to be cougratula- upo» his successful reception. vTohn, did you take the note to Mr Jones?” “Yes; but I don’t think he read it.” “Why so, John?” “Be cause he is blind sir. While I was in the room he axed me twice where my hat was, and it was on my head all the time. In response, to a question as to his business, a witness replied : I am a re tailer of wet goods.” “Wet goods what are they ?” “Liquors, your hon or,” said the witness. “Oh, yes, I see Wet goods; you mix ’em with water,” responded his honor. A little girl heard some one say “Tempus fugit 4 ”and asked her mother what it meant. She was told that it was one way of saying “time flies.” A few days afterward she said: “Why, ma, how tempus doe3 fidget!” A bright boy was walking along the street with his mother, and, ob serving a man with a peculiar hitch in his gait approaching.he droily exclaim ed : Look, mamma! See how that poor man stutters with bis feet.” (George has promised his Ethel the first shot for luck. A covey rises) Ethel (at the critical moment)—“Oh, George! Perhaps they too, have loved.” Mary—^“Get out wid ye, Pat! Ye nivver mane the half that ye say?” Pat—“Sure then, Mary, I mane the other half double, so it’s all one!” A Detroit restaurant-keeper hangs out a sign of “Free chops,” and when the old loafers come around he shows them an axe and a wood-pile. It has been suggested that a pretty giri in front and a tax collector behind would keep the average pedestrian up to a five hundred and fifty mile score. We like a man with.lots of temper. It is the man who gets out of temper that we don’t like. 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. If you are ambitious to move in the highest circles is to join tlie next expe dition te the Aretio circles. When hay fever attacks a “Pinafore” party it is “sing, hey, the merry, mer ry maid and the catarrh.” Why are’ some people like eggs? Because they are to full of themselves tdTiold'hiiythnrg else. , A decayfd apple gets the warm of ten er than the early bird, Go6d doctors are liable to bb WTappetl up in their business; “Laugh and Grow Fat.” This ancient bit of advice is well enough for “spare” people, but how about those that are already too fat? What is to,be;pom i e of them ? ^Sit still, you. j.After many experi ments, extending through months of patienktavestlgitton and toil, the cele brated analytical chemist, J. C. Allan, h^s perfected and. given the world Ait&iPs Antf Ffet/ Thus "far *in Several hundred cases this great remedy has never fiailedYo reduce a iiorpufent'per son from three to six pounds per week. .What More Terrible, more painful, more exasperating, discouraging and persistent than Piles, especially to afflicted mortals who have tried lotions, ointments, pills, electuaries an-.i ail manner of nostrums and doctors’ stuff, internally and externally, without relief. What wouderis it that half a million redeemed aufferers should shout ho sannas over the discovery of Anakesis, au 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 and certain iu its action as to secure for itself the title of infallible, so scientific and rational in 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 au accidental discovery, but the solution of a problem by the study and experience of Dr. Bflabeo. an aocomplinhcd aiiff disfcngniahed physician of 40 years’ standing. It has stood the test of 20 years experience; over half a toil lion of sufferers have used it with success, and doctors of all schools now proscribe it in the r practice, and it is pronounced to bathe nearest to an infallible euro for piles yet dis covered. Anakesis, Dr. S. Siisbee’a External Pile Rsmedy, is sold by druggieta everywhere. Price $1 00 per box. Samples mailed free to all sufferers on application to P. Neustaedtef & Co., Box 3946, New York. jr-jr, Nothing like Glass,—It 1 a proposed to make railroad ties.of glass. So with car-wheels of paper ana ties of glass we may soon expect rails of putty or some such substance. Soon after De la Bas- tie introduced hi3 method of toughening glass Mr. F. Siemens, of Dresden, com menced a series of researches, which have culminated at present in the pro duction of a very hard glass, which, unlike the material produced by the De la Bastie method, does not fly Into a million fragments when broken. The sleepers which are being tested on the North Metropolitan line at Startford, are three feet long and four inches wide by six inches deep, thefirpper side being shaped to fit the rails. The glass sleep ers are not so strong ks those cut from sound pine, but they are practically in destructible, and whftt is more, are cheap. Catching a Mermaid. Hieskell 8 Tetter Ointment will cure Sore . Eyelids. Sore Nose, Barber’s Itch on the face. Grocer’s Itch on the hands. It never fails, cents per box. sent by mail for 60 cents. Johnston, Holloway Jk Co., 602 Arch St.. Phila., Pa. HrE5 keel’s Tetter ointment will cure all abb? or scaly diseases of the skin. New Operas! Carmen. Opera by Bizet 92.90 Carmen is an Opera tbat has gradually and surely won its way to a great popularity Although tha book is large, in fact what one might calla“fom dollar book,” it is got np in elegant style, with mu sic and all the words, English and foreign, for $2.U0. KdmtZft. opera by Suppe £2.00 ^plamlid new Opera that is a decided buccess. A large, fine book, with English an«f* foreign words, and the opera iu every way complete, for a Low price. Doctor of Alcantara. Bt Elchbe ;f^ A famous opera, now brought, by the popular price, within tue reach of all. Orchestral parte 815. Bella of Comeville. A great success. This, with the “Doctor” and the Sorcerer 00) are w*-ll worth adopting by com- finished Pinafore, (still selling well »Myo Cen ' aD< * lookjpg oat for D8-vand Bememb- r our first class Singing School and Choir Sm*jks. OHJE OF WORSHIPjuidTHE TEMPLE published IP and ......... .... u i»r 51.00 each. Send for copies .j.—mber tike MUSICAL RECORD rfytly. Itleeps yon well posted xi*.e»pe yon weu posted au musical matters, gives 6 or 7 pages of music week and costs but $2.00 per year. Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston. J. E. DlTBOK k 00. m Chestnut St.. Phtl». Pianos and Organs can, <565, all fl-at -doss, -ent on trial, (a ree. S eet Mjisic. V x price. Dollar’s « Me.ndlessoh.v Pi a 3., 21 E. 15th ut., M! Y. 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He got a bite—a tremendous Qne —and when he had killed his prize and flopped it on its back, experts pro* nounced it an “angel shark,” Some amateurs on the deck, howeyer, would have it that the Captain had caught a mermaid. “Because,” said they “look at its belly; did you ever see a more per fect human body?” When drawn ontof the water the belly was pure white, but shortly after death it began to change, and soon assumed a true flesh tint. The back was of mixed purple and bluish gray. Examination of the fish proved it to be an angel fish, which is a common name lor the squatinaangelus, a representative, Captain Jack says, of the family os squatinidie, intermediate between the shark and the ray fish. From its appearance it is often called the ‘‘shark-ray,” “angel fish” frrm the resemblance of the breast fins to wings, “monk-fish” from its round head, which seems to be enveloped in a cowl, and “fiddle fish” from its gen eral shape. Captain Jack’s fish weighs about fifty pounds, is four feet long from the snout to the fork of the tail fins; is ten inches across the belly; fifteen inches across the shoulders or wings, which are much like those ol the spread eagle on the subsidiary sil ver coin. At the rear end of the belL are two more wings of almost the same | shape, and as the fish lies spread oui j they bear ail exaggerated resemblance | to extremely wide human hips. The [ tail, which IS twenty inches long and ! flat sicfex^aVs, tapers from a thickness ! of five inches at the fluke. The upper | part of the back and the head is singu- { larlv like a frog’s in shape and color, i and the eyes, about five inches apart. • are small and of a dark gray hue. The J mouth is very wide, and like a cat-fish’s, | with two’ rows of-sniair teeth'in the ! upper ja\jr, arid a triangular tongue; half an ineb thick. When he landed j it on the pier the fish panted and pal pitated like a human being, and as it lay on its back it looked eonlusingly like a drowned young woman of no pretengiund to good looks. THEY OtTRJEl AB DImum of lh« Stomach, B©w8l*,jBlo©d, Llrtr, Kidneys, and Urinary Orrans, Nerroosaea^Sleep* —iP— —fl —p—Ufly Female Complaint* him n gold. Win b« paid for a cua CSeyvrUl not exrs or help, e (or anything impure er lnRuioo* found in these. Ask yonr druggist for Hop BlUars end try flksi Wore you sleep. Take ne tthtn ior Ootrui Ctm to the sweetest sad ta Ask Children fen Bor Pin for Btomeeh, Liver end KMasye ft •apnrfor tn an others. AskDrsgglst* X L C. to mm absolute sad trretostfhao earn «M nnd anieoaas 1 of opium, tobacco a Bend for circular. JDYA mm than other ip, ms •^RETAIN THE HEAT L0NGER.fr, mmimmiRiiR stem ^D0 WOT BURN THEHAND> | ^ 4JR0II BODIES iCHEARfr & ■ ^ FOf^ SALc. BY 1 The Hardee When Trade is Dull, Judicious Advertising Sharpens It. 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