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The canine Craze.
Of al! Ih, 1 . valuable dogs the mastiff
is ooiifiidi red foremost. Possessed of
jthe highest courage, it is also equally
docile ami companionable, and, though
f“5 it grows to an immense size, when well
; taped it will not, evtn on proyooatlOD,
hurt a child or small deg, and is inclined
to be friendly with large dogs. Circum
stances, however, might alter the case
With regard to the latter. There is no
more reliable dog for watching, where
reason is considered, for, though fcrcible
in its artack upon a marauder its vio
lence is apt ni on having conquered the
enemy, h the latter remains quiet aud
submissive—the mastiff beeping guard
until assistance arrives. Crossed with
the New ij’oundlond or blood-hound
they are fine watchdogs, butincliiei to
be more aggressive and savage without
provocation than the straight bred,
The true bull dog is rare, compara
tively speaking. This brute is sa d to
have a smaller brain and consequent ly
les3 intelligence than the average dog;
still, some valuable specimens have been
known to exhibit rare understanding,
and certainly show greater ontward af
fection than many dogR of a less savage
and generally more affectionate nature.
The tenacity of the bull dog, onoe its
hold is Becure, is really remarkat le, and
it would seem impossible to make him
lose his grip without seriously injuring
nun. To choke him off is the only
way, but even that is oiten a difficult
performance. A well bled buli dog is
remarkably neat aud clean cut in ap-
pcaiance, and is not of such a savage
nature as many suppose. He makes,
probably, next to the mastiff, the best
watch uog. The pure breed is, how
ever, c-n the wane, which, considering
their value in guarding property, is
surprising. There is a geutlemau in
this country who breeds them, and is
now the possessor of thirty, but he is
probably the exception.
The bull tenier is more common, and
partakes largely of the true qualities of
the bull nog, but of a slighter build.
XLo popular color sit ms to be briudle,
anil by si me a shoi t nose is preferred,
but in bench shows white with loog
nose is the btandaid. The tkye terrier
is not cur popular iu this country, al
though admirers are not w’i ntiDg, it
being superseded by the Yorkshire,
which lias a better oout ot hair, weigh
ing from live to twenty pounds, and
makes a smart lit tie wuiclidog amt rat
ter.
The Siberian blood-hound, or Dim
cleg, though possessing somegoodquai-
llies, is Lot a tavoiite on account 01 its
ferocious nature. They are not favor
ites with the spo't.meu or with the
people, although the Germans, whose
companions they are mos.ly, think a
good dial ot them. The stag hound is
a noble type ol a dig. The true Eng
lish breed, nowever, is rarely seen m
this counuy, it being lor some unac
countable leason dying out-. Yet this
is the uog wlitcu cel'ghted and became
tne companion of Sir Walter Scott,who
aid honor to it in inn: y a verse; aud in
uur times this was the favorite hound
of the late General Custer, accompany
ing him on many i xcursicus over the
vast plains and ilnougli the Western
loiests, where eventually that gallant
ofiictrmst his sad fate. The English
giey hound is noticeably mure absent in
this part of the counuy, but it is a la-
vonte m California and on the Eaciii e
slope.
The most common of the larger dogs
m this country is the noble New Eounu-
iund; common because of its adapta
bility to uifierent situations, be it the
lariu>a:d or household, auu also be
cause ot its initlhgenee and faithful
ness. Muck might be said of the wis
dom, foiethcugkt and patience of these
animals under the most trying circum
stances, and ot the alertness and intel
ligence of the hound, setter* pointer,
spaniel, lox-Pound, lox terrier and other
valuable ooge, equally useful in ikeir
various fields.
The fat. ifomurd, as a large bred dog,
is, in the minds ot good judges, next to
the pure Ei gifoli mastiff in docility ot
ttmpcr, ai d is, m some respects, more
intelligent, yet lacking the noble com
binations 01 lire latter. It reaimiies
the lnasliH in head and boay, iiavi g
longer hair, however, which Vanes bo.h
as to length and color.
Of ike pet dogs in great demand, aLd
cl which iheie are but lew, compara
tively speaking, in this country, are fhe
Ku-g nkarlis spaniel and the EughBk
pug. The King Chailes is even rarer
than the latter and is a toy deg. The
Blenheim spaniel is a trifle smaller, but
is not by any means considered .so
hanusume. Black and tan are the two
colors ol lhe llioiougkbred. The pug
tanks foremost as a pet nog, especially
in New Yolk, although Boston is' not
lar behind in i s demand. These gent.e
dogs are most kkeu f. om the fact that
liuy tieter bite, aud may be trusted
wild an ihiaiit, adding to this great
quality a mist playlui and affectionate
disposition. Tney weigh from ten'to
twenty-hve pounds, aie of fawn color,
with black mask, which if dually de
fined aud accompanied by the warts,
wrinkles and other shadings peculiar te
it, adds, to its Vulue.
If,there aie oily,one or two puppies,
or even tkxee, they can be reared at
home, especially it iu the country. If
in the ei y, n is advisable to have them
sent where they may have plenty ot
space, pure air and suushine, which are
so conuucive to and necessary tor their
health. Wnctker hoarding out or reared
at hone, the same kina of fooa is re-
qniud, and should Le g.ven legularly,
bom as legarus lime and quantl y.
Milk, with oread broken in, is a goou
diet, alikuugb many preler a mixes diet
o meal ana annum food. Eor tne first
tfiree mourns, anil, with pet dogs, even
longer, give me former ciet. When
about lour months old the puppies may
be ted like adults, but with judgment
as to me Ort au ana the quantity given.
They should bl' led three limes a i ay
uiiui about bix or seven months oid, at
winch age they should he led morning
and evening only. Adults should be
led but once a day. although some pre
ler to leed mem twice.
Harem Bemutv-
A Lawyer's Kemoval.
“Say you all—come here, quick!”
“What's up?”
“Funl Hue's a lawyer going to
move!”
The boy was correct. A lawyer was
changing bis office. Some men who
bad never teen a lawyer remove gath
ered around with Jke boys to watch
proceedings.
An old man with a lame back and a
woman Wind in one eye constituted
the force. They first brought down a
table, inkstand, scratched, cut and one
leg broken. A second-hand man re
marked that it might be worth thirty
The wife of Minister Wallace of for -
stantimple gives the following account!
of a vis -t to the Sultan’s palace.
A btoad low divan of pale blue silk
tan round the apartment. No pictures
on the marble walls, no books, no bric-
a-bac, no ‘'trumpery” collections, cera
mics, aesthetic trash, grave or gay, nor
muffling hangings. These are not Ori
ental luxuries, but instead a cool, shady
emptiness, plenty of space for the breeze
to flutter the gauzy curtains, and carry
the echo of the plash and drip of the
fountains.
At the furthest end, and reclining on
pillows, of silk and lace, rested the lady
we sought. One little foot in a red vel
vet slipper was first setn below white
trousers of yellow silk; a loose robe of
white silk, embroide:ed with gold
thread, was perfectly covered by
sleeveless jacket of crimson dotted with
seed pearl; a broad variegated sash
wouud the slender waist. Half con
cealing the arms was a light scarf, airy
as the woven wind of the ancients. A
headband, with diamond pendants,
fringed her forehead, a reviere of dia
monds circled the bare throat, and here
and there solitary drops flashed in the
braids of her night-black hair. Among
the billowy cushions and vaporous veil
ings rose the young face—oh, what a
revelation of beauty—uplifted in a cu
rious questioning way, to see what
manner of women these are, who come
from the ends of the earth, with unveil
ed laces, and go about the world alone,
and have to think for themselves—poor
things. The expression was that of a
lovely child waking from summer slum
ber in the happiest humor, ready for
play. A sensitive, exquisite face, fair
as the first of women while the angel
was yet unfallen. A perfect oval, the
lips a scarlet thread, and oh, those won
derful Asiatic cyesl—lustrous, coal-
black, long rather round, beaming
under the joined eyebrows of which the
poet Hafiz sings.
Nourmahal did not rise, but held out
one jeweled hand, dimpled as a baby’s,
with nails and finger ends dyed pink
with henna—five clustered rosebuds.
The mag e of beauty made up her sub
jects. AYe kissed the little lingers loy
ally; and yielded ourselves willing cap
tives ready to be dragged at the chariot
wheels. My life-long notions of the
suDjection of women (see Stuart Mill)
and the wretchedness of prisoners
pining in palatial splendors vanished at
the first glance—went down at a touch,
like the wounded knight in the lists of
Templestowe. She smiled and hoped
we were well; then followed suitable
inquiries as to health and journeys, and
expressions of the charm of finding it
all out. I ventured the high assertion
that we had sailed 6,000 miles to lay our
homage at her blessed feet; which rhe
torical flourish was received with a
childish noil at about what it was
worth. Somehow she did seem so en
chanted with her new worshipers as
they were with her. It seemed the
Beauty had never seen the sea except
from the shore.
At the signal the slaves disappeared,
except one old woman and^the negroes,
silent as ghosts beside the Lahore dra
pery. In a few minutes five slaves
returned, each carrying a small round
table of cedar, inlaid with scraps of
mother-of-pearl. Five others followed
with lighted cigarettes, lying each in a
silver saucer; and coffee iu tiny cups,
about the size of a giant’s thimble, rest
ing in a silver filagree holder, set round
with diamonds.
“My new friends have come so far,”
said Nourmahal, “they must be tired.
Take a cigarette and refresh your
selves.”
1 rather awkardly adjusted the holder
of amber and ventured one faint whiff.
Imagine my astonishment at seeing my
friend, whose uamc with difficulty I
suppress, puff away like a dissipated
old smoker. The Armenian was nauve
and to the manner born. Nourmahal
smoked, of course, and a lulling calm
succeeded the excitement of the bril
liant conversation reported above.
AVhile feeling around my brain for a
subject of common interest, adapted to
my hostess’ capacity and mine, 1 tried a
sip of the coffee. It was strong enough
to bear up a egg, thick with grounds
and bitter as death. I pretended to
deep enjoyment of the dose, and sipped
it drop by drop, to the bitter end.
Nourmahal clapped her hands again
and the ten virgins took away the sau
cers. I think none of them were fool
ish, for they fell into line without effort,
each one treading in the footsteps of her
predecessor, at au interval to avoid her
train.
“In this charming palace you must
be very happy. How do you pass the
timet”
The dimples deepened in the cheeks
of Beauty.
“Pass the time, pass the time?” she
dreamily repeated, playing with the
knotted fringes of her scarf. “I do not
pass it, it passes itself!” and again she
laughed, and the laughter was as sweet
as the tenderest voice can make it.
“Are you fond of musie?”
Three ladies in black: “Oh! very.”
“Oh! very. “Oh! very.” •
“Then you should be amused.” She
clapped the rose-leaf palms, and in
marched eight women musicians •{ we
saw no men that day but the harem
guard), bearing stiinged instruments,
curious-looking things, like overgrown
violins and half finished guitars, and a
round shell, with strings across, beaten
with two sticks.
Didst ever hear Arabic music beloved?
No? Then never hast thou known sor
row.
Since Jubal first struck the gamut,
there can be no improvement in these
compositions. How long the exercises
lasted I am unable to record, but I do
know we grew old fast under the beat,
beat, hammer, hammer, in the terse,
unmeaning notes of the banjo. In the
bright interval at the end of a peculiarly
agonizing strain, sung by a mulatto, I
seized the moment to ask what were
the words of the song, and was told it
is a serenade, very ancient, dating back
to the times of ignorance, before the
coming of Mahomet, whose tomb is
covered with the splehdor of unceasing
light.
AGRICULTURE.
V ektilatino Stables. — Too often
when the farmer makes the stable worm
be excludes light. Is it any wonder
that so many horses have defective eye
sight or else ore partially blind? Tbey
ard kept in dar^, stables and then
brought ont to endure the sunlight re
flected from snow or the dust of long
atretohe; of dry roads. The eye is a
very sensitive organ,and no animal,man
not excepted, has a more sensitive eye
than the horse. It soon adapts itself to
surrounding conditions.and if the horse
is kept in a dark apartment the eye will
scon be in no condition to stand the
rough usage of work in the sunlight or
dust. More than this, existing in the
dark affects the general health of the
body injuriously. Plants grow pale
and soon cease to grow when kept in
the dark, but they regain their fresh
ness and vigor when brought into the
sunlight. Human beings dwelling iu
dark bouses are pale aud sickly, those
whose occupations brmgs them mnon
into the snn and whose houses are well
lighted are rosy aud healthy. It is the
same with the lower animals. If con
fined in darkened quarters their health
suffers. The stable for horses must be
tight that it may be warm, but that is
no reason why it should be as dark as a
dungeon. Instead of clcs ng the win
dows with boards through which no
fight cau enter, let a few panel of glass
be put in the openings. They will cuet
bnt very little and will not only admit
the light of the snn but its warmth also.
But in the effort to moke horse stables
tight ventilation is forgotten. There
ninst be no cracks and holes to admit
cold draughts, it is true. But there
should be ample opportunities for foul
air to escape and pure to enter. When
confined the air of stables soon becomes
tool. It circulates over manure, solid
and liquid, aud the lungs and pores of
the animals are continually throwing
off effluvia to contaminate it. Breathing
this fonl air is as unwholesome for
horses as tor man. The way to provide
lor its escape aud for its replacing by
pure air is to bave lattice-work cupolas
ou the roof. This foul air is always
heated air, and being heated air, is al
ways lighter, and will rise and pass out
above, while the colder, porer and
heavier air will rush m and take its
place. Jn conclusion the horse-stable
should be worm, light and ventilated—
a tight apartment, with glass in the
windows and lattice-work cupolas ;on
ih roof.
Chbistmas pudding — Stir three-
quarters of a cup of batter and the
yi lk of four egga together. Add one
cup of molasses and two caps of warm
milk, with two teaapoonfula of sods
dissolved in a teaspoonful of boiling
water, and add to the milk. Season
with a teaspoonfnl of cinnamon, half a
teaspoonful of cloves, a little nutmeg
and salt. Add door to make it as stiff
as pound cake,and lastly two pounds of
raisins stoned and chopped fine, one-
quarter of a pound of citron, and the
whites of four eggs, beaten to a still
froth. Tie in a floured bag, leaving
room for the padding to swell, and
steam six hours. Serve with a wine
sauce.
A New Yore farmer, who has been
testing Holstems as milkers, states that
in a herd of twelve the highest yield
was twenty ponnds and the lowest four
teen ponnils of butter. The daily yield
ot five of them was over three pounds
for the highest and two and a half
ponnds for the [owest. He thinks the
Holstems can be made to rival the
Jerseys in production of butter, while
for milk, butter and beef combined,they
are superior to all other breeds.
The sorghum works at Champaigu
estimate npon large yields of sugar
equal to that from Cuba. An important
saving in fuel has been effected by burn
ing the begasse. In feeding swine
with the reiuse a lot of twenty hogB,
that had been kepton grass during sum
mer, were.allowed nothing but seed and
skimnungs. They gained five pounds
each per day for three weeks. The seed
is said to fnrnish nearly the same food
elements as corn, while the skimmings
ara rich in nitrogen.
European horticulturists have lately
adopted a mode of making root cuttings
root with more certainty by bending
the shoots and inserting both ends into
the ground, leaving a single bad uncov
ered at the middle and on the surface
of the ground. The cuttingB are abont
ten inches long, aud are bent over a
stick laid flat on the ground, holes be
ing dng on each side of the stick, for
the reception of the ends of the shoot.
The roots form only at the lower end of
the shoot, bnt the other end being bur
ied prevents evaporation.
Asa protection to plum trees against
the attacks of the curcnlio it is sugges
ted that the trees be inclosed ana the
orchards devoted to poultry. Mr.' Haw
kins, of Lancaster, Mass , the largest
poultry breeder in the world, plants
plum trees lor shade almost exclusively
and finds the method very successful
against curcnlio, as the fowls destroy
the insects as fast as'they emerge from
the ground, where they matnre after
the injured fruit has dropped. By com
bining plum growing and poultry upon
the same location the profit from a
single acre of ground can be made very
large,
Broiled kidney*.—Mix together in
a deep plate the, following ingrdients,
which will cost about 3 cents; One
ounoe of butter, half a level teaspoon
ful of pepper, one teaspoonfnl each of
mustard, and any table sauce or vine
gar, and as much cayenne as yon can
take np on the point of a small pen
knife blade; toast half a loaf of stale
bread, (cost 3 oents) ont in slices one
inch thick; wash, split, and broil one
pound of pigs’ or sheeps kidneys, (oost
10 cents or less;) while the kidneys are
broiling dip the toast in the first
named seasonings, lay it on a hot dish,
and lay the kidneys on it as soon as
tbey are broiled; season them With
salt and pepper, and serve hot with one
quart of plain boiled potatoes, (cost 3
cents.) The cost of the entire dinner
will be less than 20 cents.
Boiling pish.—After washing ibor-
onghly in salted cold water, sprinkle
the fish with salt and pepper, and tie in
a clean cloth with a sprig of parsley.
Cover with cold water, except in case
of salmon, when luke-worm water must
be used to preserve the color. Cod re
quires fifteen minutes for each pound. A
fish weighing one pound will be done in
ten minutes after the water begins to
boil Drawn bntter sauce, with a hard-
boiled egg chopped fine and stirrt d m
at the last, is very nice for bass. Oys
ter sauce is the best for cod.
Pickled apples.—Take sweet apples
fully ripe, core and quarter them. Take
two quarts of vinegar, two pounds of
sugar, one-half ounce of mace, one of
clovea and one of cinnamon, with a
spoonful of allspice. (These spices
should not be ground.) Let it boil to
gether ten minutes. Then put in
enough of the apples to cover the sirup
and let them boil until clear. Skim
them and lay on a plattet; pnt fresh to
cook until you have as many as your
sirup will cover when placed in a jar.
These, after a few days, sometimes
need to be brought again to the boiling
point, and then will keep any length of
time.
The Fate Which Overtook the “Tlty ot
Boston,”—laptais Marrmy’s
Ideas and Experiences.
A few years ago; the ttfy of notion
sailed from harbor, crowded with an ex
pectant throng of passengers bound for a
foreign there.
' the never entered poet.
The mystery of her untimely end grows
deeper as the yean increase, and the At
lantic voyager,when the fierce winds howl
around and danger is imminent on every
band, shudders as the name and mysterious
fate of that magnificent vessel are alluded
to.
To perfume note paper.—To per
fume note paper get a few quires of
blotting paper aud sprinkle the sheets
with the perfume desired, then pnt
them under a weight until they become
dry. When dry put note paper, en
velopes, etc., between the sheets and
place them under a weight for a few
hours; when removed they will be
found perfumed. The blotting - beets
may be ntilized again, and cau be
made to retain their perfume for a long
time by keeping them free from ex
posure to air.
Laundry hints.—It is not a good
plan to have the white lawn aud mon-
brio dresses “done np,” as the phrate
is, to lay away for the winter, for the
expectation that they will lxik fresh
and be ready for immediate wear in
the spring will be disappointed. Of
course, they should not be pnt away
dirty, but the starching and ironing
may well be left till spring; only com
mon calicoes should be starched and
ironed before packing away.”
To PICKLE MEAT in one dat.— Take a
tub of rain or river water and put two
pieces of thin wood across it and set
the beef on them, distant about an
inch from the water; heap as much salt
as will Btand on your beef, nod let it
remain twenty-four hours; then take
off and boil the water having drawn the
salt completely through the mc.it.
Thebe is so much difference in cel
lars, that while some will keep fruit
well, in others a large proportion of the
frnit will decay before winter is half
over. Frnit to keep well should be kept
in a cool place, where the temperature
is very even. To attempt to keep fruit
where one day the temperature is 30
degrees and the next 60 degrees is to in
vite a failure. For this reason the fruit
should never be kept in the open
where the snn will shine on the barrels;
in tact, to have frnit keep well it should
not le disturbed alter being gathered
and stored away until wanted for use
or sale.
Good doughnuts.—Seven coffee-cup -
fuls of light bread dough—it should be
sponged with milk. Into it mix one
and one-half cupfuls of melted shoiteu-
irg, one of sugar and a teaspooutul of
saleratus. When this has again be
come light, roll it out—not too tnick—
out into small squares. Dr any shape
you please, and oook in boiling fat.
Grandmother’s minute pudding.—
Let some sweet milk come lo a boil,
then stir in flour which you have salted;
this must be done very briskly or it
will be lnmpy. Stir every moment un
til the pudding is abont like mush.
Serve while hot, with sugar and cream;
flavor the cream with nutmeg or vanilla.
When you find a dairyman who pro
nounces winter dairying a failure the
chances are that yon have found one
who does not make the greatest success
of any kind of dairying. Any one with
any skill at all should be ab e to make
winter dairying pay and pay well, when
its products sell at about double the
price for which thqy sell in the summer,
while it costa but little more to cany
the cows through the winter in milk
than dry. While there ia some inoon-
venience abont dairy work in the win
ter there are many very serious hin
drances to summer dairying,such as hoi
weather, flies, etp,, which are avoided.
Pbuhe pudding.—Prunes, the friend
in need of the boarding-honse landlady,
make a very good pudding. Stew a
pound until they are soft, remove the
stonee and add the whipped whites of
three eggs, beating them together un
til they are thoroughly mixed. Pour
into a dish lined with puff-paste and
bake half an hour.
A vest nice nun cake.—One pound
of stigar, half a pound of butter, four
egga, one teacup of sweet milk, three
and a half cups of flour, one teaspoon
of saleratna, nutmeg, cinnamon, and
cloves, and as many raisins as you oan
afford.
A|Mextc*a rynmld.
The pyramid of Cheops is dwarfed by
that near Magdalena. Mexico. It has a
base of 1,850 feet, and is 750 feet high.
There is a winding roadway from the
bottom leading up on an easy grade to
the top wide enough for carriages to
pass over, said to be twenty-three miles
in length. The outer walls of the road
way are laid in solid masonry, huge
blocks of granite in rubble work, and
the circles are as uniform and the grade
as regular as theyj:ottld be made at this
date by our best engineers. The wall
is only occasionally exposed, being cov
eted with debris and eaith, and in many
places the sahuaro and other indigenous
, plants and trees bave grown up, giving
j be pyramid the appearance of a moun-
On very cold, damp nights the fowls
should be given a good leed of whole
com before they go {o roost, as it is
more promotive of beat than any other
kind of food that ia usually fed. It is
also advisable to change to wheat occa
sionally, for the sake of variety.
Tickling in thn throat.—For a
cough or tickling in the throat, take
the juice ol two lemons, the beaten
white of one egg, enough powdered or
granulated sugar to make a thick paste.
A teaspoonful of this mixture will al
lay the irritation and cure a cough in
its early stages.
A simple and effective dust ring for
watches has recently been patented by
a resident ot Kingslaud, England. The
ring, which is of peculiar form, isfitted
in the case before the movement and
secured by screws, after which the
movement is fitted to the ring. The
ring does not afterward require to be
removed, the movement alone being
taken out for cleaning, leaving the ring
permanently fixed in the case.
Purpose is the edge aud point of
character; it is the superstition on the
letter of talent. Character, without
it, is blunt and torpid.
To mnm xooa.—A pound of lime
and one rant of salt to three gallons of
water. .Put all egga not wanted for
daily nee into this brine, aud tbey will
keep all the year round, and the whites
froth almost as well as fresh e«s.
Next came a book case, one drawer
gone, all the glass broken, and'’one A pious old
door hanging by a si; '
The same farmer who .willingly pays
a good price for the eemces of m ant-
lion in Oder to mite a good aolt ia often
very indifferent regarding tha calves in-
Hbaliko rowEBs of chabooal —Char
coal has been discovered to be a aura
cure for buna. On laying a »«"«n
piece of charcoal on tha bum the plain
subsides immediately, and if Urn char
coal k bald on for sometime the wound
fended to be kept for beef or the dairy,
value of tins was set j
Thai came art:
valued at $11.90.
After the
uiD superiority of moral
ot Monday school boys on .ns
cdatoaki
Our reporter, on a recent visit to New
fork, took lunch with Captain George
Siddons Murray, on board the Alaska, of
the Guton line. Captain Murray is a man
of stalwart build, well-knit frame and
cheery, genial disposition. He has been
a constant voyager for a quarter ol a cen
tury. over half of that time having been in
the trans-Atlantic service, in the course
of the conversation over the well-spread
table, the mystery of the City ot Boston
was alluded to.
“Tea,” remarked the Captain, “I shall
never forget the last night we saw that ill-
fa'ed vessel. I was chief officer of the
City of Antwerp. Oa the day we sighted
the City of Boston a furious southeast
hurricane set id. Doth vessels labored
hard. The sea teemed determined to sweep
away every vestige of life. When day
ended the gale did not abate, and every
thing was lashed for a night of unusual
fury. Our good ship was turned to the
south to avoid the possibility of ice-bergs.
The City of Boston, however, undoubted
ly went to the north. Her boats, life-pre
servers and rafts were all securely lashed;
and when she went down, everything went
with her, never to re-appear until the sea
gives up its dead.”
“What, in your opinion. Captain, was
the cava: of the loss of the City of Bos
tons '
“The Cdy of Limerick, in almost pre
cisely the same latitude, a few days later,
found the sea full of floating ice; and I
have no doubt the City of Boston collided
with the ice, and sunk immediately.”
Captain Murray has been in command
of the Alaska ever since she was put in
commission and feels Justly proud of his
noble ship. She comes thousands of pas
sengers every year, and has greatly popu
larized the Williams tk Guion line; Re
marking upon the bronzed and healthy ap
pearance of the captain, the reporter said
that sea life did not seem to he a verygrea
physical trial.
“No ? But a person’s appearance is not
always a trustworthy indication ot Ms
physical condition. For seven years 1
have been in many respects very much
out of sorts with myself. At certain
times I was so lame that it was difficult
for me to move around. I could scarcely
straighten up. I did not know what the
trouble was, and though I performed all
my duties regularly and satisfactorily, yet
I felt that I might some day be overtaken
with some serious prostrating disorder.
These troubles increased. 1 felt dull and
then, again, shooting puns through my
arms and limbs. Foesibly the next day I
would feel flushed and unaccountably un
easy and the day following chilly and des
pondent. This continued until last De
cember, when I was prostrated soon after
leaving Queenstown, and for the remain
der of the voyage was a helpless, pitiful
sufferer. In January last, a friend who
made that voyage with me, wrote me a
letter urging me to try a new course of
treatment. I gladly accepted his counsel,
and for the last seven months have given
thorough and business-like attention to the
recovery of my natural health; and to-day,
1 have the proud satisfaction of saying to
you that the lame back, the strange feel
ings, the sciatic rheumatism which have
so long pursued me, have entirely disap
peared through the blood purifying influ
ence of Warner’s Safe Rheumatic Cure
which entirely eradicated all rheumatic
poison from my system. Indeed, to me,
it seems that it has worked wonders and I
therefore most cordially commend it.”
“And you have no trouble new In ex
posing yourself to the winds of the Atlan
tic!”
“Not the least I am as sound as a bul
let and I feel specially thankful over the
fact because i believe rheumatic and kid
ney disease is in the blood of my family.
I was dreadfully shocked on my last arri
val in Liverpool to learn that my brother,
who Is a wealthy China tea merchant, had
suddenly died of Bright’s disease of the
kidneys, and oonader myself extremely
fortunate In having taken my trofible in
fame and before any more serious effects
were posable.”
The conversation drifted to other topics;
and as the wnter watched the face before
him, se strong In all its outlines and yet so
genial, aud thought of the innumerable ex
posures and hardships to which its owner
had been exposed, be instinctively wished
all who are suffering from the terribe rheu
matic troubles now so common might
know of Captain Murray’s experience and
the means by which he bad been restored.
Fain is a common thing in this world, bnt
far too many endure it when they' might
just as well avoid it. It is a false philoso
phy which teaches us to endure when we
can just as readily avoid. So thought the
hearty captain ol the Alaska, so thinks
the writer and so should all others think
who desire happiness and a long life.
A German farmer was on trial iu cne
of the justice courts the other day for
assault and battery, anl had pleaded
not guilty, when the cross-examina
tion came the opposing counsel asked:
Now, Jacob, there was trouble be
tween you and the plaintiff, wasn’t
there?"
T expect dere vhas.”
'He said something about your dog
being a sheep-killer, and you resent ed
it, eh?’’
‘Vhell, 1 calls him a list.”
'Exactly. Then he called you some
hard names?"
“He calls me a saucr-krant Dutch-
In compliance with your request I send
a statement of my case. I
you a statement of my case. I will write
you with a double purpose, first to thank
you for the great amount of good 'your
medicine. Bunt’s Bemody, baa done me,
and Secondly, with the hope that my recov
ery will induce some sufferer to do as I did,
“use the great specific and be cured.” For
nearly a whole year f was an invalid, un
able to go out of the house, and a great part
of the time confined to my bed, a living,
powerless subject of the most dreadful of
all diseases—kidney complaint. From the
long suffering I became weak from the loss
of strength, with a lack of vitality, and
very much reduced in flesh. All this time
I was taking various medicines, and under
the care of opr family doctor, and not re
ceiving a {article of help. I had almost de
spaired ol getting well when my attention
was called to Hunt’s Jtemdey by a boarder
in my family. I commenced taking it (un
known to the doctor) with but little hopes
of relief. This non-belief was soon expelled,
however, as I daily began to improve. I
continued the use of Hunt’s Remedy (and
to make a long story short) used eight bot
tles, dispensed with the doctor, and to the
surprise ot all who knew me, and *ny owu
great satisfaction, became as well as ever.
All pains and aches vanished, appetite relumed,
strength and flesh, mud to-day I consider myseir as
well as ever, and only too glad to place my testi
mony with mu ol many others
That your medicine, Hunt’s Remedy, brought
mi from s sick bed I wed know, and maur people
who know of my condition pronounce my cure
almost miraculous. I am happy to say I sm en
joying excellent health, thanks to your valuable
medicine. Hunt’s Remedy.
MRS. L. W. CLARK, 10S Main Street.
Hartford, Conn., May 'll, isos.
To endeavor to work upon the vulgar
with fine sense is like attempting to
hew a block of marble with a razor.
fcmd puced la Us bands by an East
ary tne formula of a simple vegetable remedy lor
tbe apeedy and permanent core of Consumption,
* * til throat and
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all
Lang Affect ohm, also a poiltive and radical core
for Nenrooa Debility and all Nervous Complaints,
after naving tooted IU wonderful curative powers
In thousands of eases, baa lelt It his duty to make
It known to his suffering fellow*. Actuated by this
motive and a desire to relieve human suffering, i
will send free of charge, to all who desire it, this
reclf " —
by addressing with stamp, nam:n/ thi-< paper, W.
Norm, iS Power** blockc, Rochester* A. 1.
No man ever regretted that he was
virtuous and honest in his youth, and
kept away from idle companions.
Don’t yon forget It, that prevention ia much
cheaper, safer, au -• lt*sd pamful than to cure dis
ease. Unless you really enjoy colic, boil*, rneuma-
tiMn. headaches, fevers, dy-pensiu, Ac., don't fail
to take the old classic remedy, ~>r. uernaru
Vegetable Pins/* Upon the drsi symptom of in
digestion, clear out me sluices bel<»r»; the rising
waters devastate the country. Diseases, like
fires, should l»e quenched when small and the
remedy applied promptly to the pUce of begin
ning. All diseases oegin in tne blood, an l the
great remedy of the i-eiehrated monk, co"»c;cnk.es
at the fuautain head.
Do not try to force yourself into the
confidence of others. If they give their
confidence, never betray it.
Important.
When you visit or leave New York taty, a.-e
Baggage Expresses, and Carriage Hire, end Mop
at tne Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand Cen
tal Depot.
Elegant rooms, fitted op at s cost of one
Job dollars, reduced to tl and upwards per
day. Europaaa Plan. Elevator. Restaurant
supplied with the heat. Horae can. stages and
elevated railroad to an depots Families can live
better for leas money at the Grand Union Hotel
tana at aop other floLclam la th. ctre
There is no such change of scene and
air as a new thought in the head and a
fresh hope in the heart.
Was afll cted with Catarrh and Cold in
the Head. I tried many remedies with
out any beneficial effects, at last I used
Ely’i Cream Balm, which effectually cured
me.—W. H. I. Hillard, Dentist, Bordea-
town, N. J.
Who has aot _
fifri transformed la • tow
pate, haggard, “'
sparkling eyes are
tag laugh heard no morn. Too often tho
are disorders ol tha i
I tha lyatan
Dr. Pierce’* “Favorite Prescription” would
remedy In a Short time, v-f—k- (hot
the “Favorite Prescription” will ontaUlag-
>y cure all “female w*»Ira***ei,” and restore
health and beauty. By all druggists. Send
three stamps for Dr. Fiona's treatise on
Diseases of Women (96 pages). Address
World’s Medical Association, Bolt
tilo, N. X.
A cynic’s mockery : “How old would
you take me to be?” asked a bewigged
and superanuated .coquette. “Several
years older than your luur, madame, ”
was the remorseless answer.
If you feel dull drowsy, debilitated, have
frequent headaches, mouth tastes had, poor
appetite, tongue coated, you are suffering
from torpid tivi-r, or “biliousness.” Noth
ing still cure you so speedily and perma
nently as Dr. Pierce’s “Golden Medical
Discovery.” By all druggists.
My son,” said old Preoept, “don’t
take to writing poetry. When I was
young like yon I was smitten with a
litiii|
ftnHtME|»|oiR;
Jimmi Wmkneu, Brain Worry, Bhod A'om,
Biliousness, Cotttoene», Nervous Prostration
Kidney Trouble* and Irregularities. $1.50.
, Sssifle Testimonial*.
“Samsritan Nervine is doing wonder?. ’
Dr. J. O. McLemoin, Alexandtjf City, A! i.
M I fesl it my duty to recommend It ”
Dr. D. F. Langhlin. Clyde, Kansu-.
*‘It cured where phvsicians failed.
fiev. J. A. Edie, Beaver, P t.
:e freely answered. *>; s
The Dr. S. A Richmond Med. Co., St Joseph. Mo.
For trstfmonlalg asd circulars send stamp.
C. So CrittentOB, i;ent, 5. I,
beautiful creature, end wrote lier a[ 2wiay7(L I> ^ er 13 ^
poem. I never saw her again.**
• again.
TXie Bilious,
dyspeptic or constipated, should address,
with two stamps for pamphlet. World’s
Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Ruskin says that youth is a period of
building up in habits, hopes and faiths.
Not an hour but is trembling with des
tinies—not a moment once passed of
which the appointed work can ever be
done again, or the neglected blow struck
on the cold iron.
The Mind Dependent on the Body.
Hypochondria is a far more common mslsdy
than is generally supposed. It has Us degrees, tfc
is true, progressing from mental depression, or
the ‘•blues,” to mental hallucination; hot they are
all forms of the same malady. It is a significant
fact that this mental ailment is invariably accom
plished by dyspepsia and nervousness, and the
fact that It readily yields to the alterative action
of Hostetter’a Stomach Bitters, which are pecul
iarly adapted to the eradication of Indigestion sad
flervons debility, proves that it originates in thorn
complaints. It will thus be seen how dependent
the mind Is npon the body for the preservation of
m cheerful equilibrium, and also bow readily the
causes of mental gloom may be removed. There
is no surer or pleasanter way of shaking off a fit
of depression brought on by Indigestion, than by
SWaltnwIncr n dnoo <*» torn nt this aoMA-kt- —ai
cine.
a posts
received at Valley Mill: “Mary come
home at once. The doctor says Char
ley has got the color and phantom.”
Rescued from Dsatk.
William J. Cougblin,of Somervi !e,Mass.,
Bays: “In the fall of 1876 I was taken
with bleeding of lungs followed by a severe
cough. I lost my appetite and flesh, and
was confined to my bed. In 1877 I was ad
mitted to the hospital. The doctors said I
had a hole in my lung as big &9 a half dol
lar. At one time a report went around that
I was dead. I gave up hope, but a friend
told me of Dr. Wm. Hall’s Balsam for the
Lungs. I got a bottle, when, to my sur
prise, I commenced to get well, and to-day
I feel better than for three years.*’
tho
HOP
PLA3TEP
virtues of hope with
gams, balsams and ex-1
tracts. Its power is wonderful in
other plasters simply rclieye. Crick ... n _- . . _
Neck, Pkin In the Sido or LiJhbs, Stiff Joints and ilu^cl; j
Kidney Troubles, Rheumatism, Nourabria, Sorn Cae. :,
Affections of tho Heart and Liver, and all pains or ac’ i
ia any part cured instantly by tho Hop Plaster. £5“ t," ,
I Jh mm wm I it- Price cents or five for $Lt •.
Ltt IWl t Mailed on receipt of price. Sold I -
_ _ I all dru^sists and country store
U Jk Kz If I Plaster Company,
I Proprietors, Boston, aias*.
lva npU Ely’s Cream Balm
* when applied by the
finger into the nos
trils. will be abRorU
ed, effectually clean? -
mg the head of ca
tarrhal virus, causin
healthy secretions. 1
slays inflammation,
e retects the mem-
rane of the tiasa
passages from addi
tions' c^lds, com
pletely UcaiMnesores
and restores taste
and smeii. A few
application telieve.
A thorcugh treat
ment teiil positively
, — cure. Agreeable to
aCgyg'Ef use. Send lor circu-
i rice 50 cents
LY BROTHERS, Druggist*, Owego, N." YT
P0R SALE ’
sad pin mk. C!os.*to
Plot*, or the whole lot of about 1 5
wanting A No. 1 white oak for car purponefl or railway
tie*L this is a rare opportunity, a-t timber i* only a‘
a-lfn^CHk Timber, eompri *
var ou • k.ud’t adit*oak re.,
t lway ami
W .1 -
made to manufacture on a division of polite AdJre&i
Lock Box, 1^*15, Bradford, McKean County. Pa.
W ANTED.—One Lad/ and Gentleman Iu every
town. a week and rxp-*n*es.
Address AMERICAN PUBLISHING CO..
17 North Tenth St., Pmudelquia, Pa.
He that leaves certainty and sticks to
chance, when fools pipe he may dance.
Life, like the waters of the sea, fresh
ens only when it ascends toward heaven.
A friend cannot be known in pros
perity, and an enemy cannot be hid in
adveisity.
Millions have died with Bright’s kidney
disease and rheumatic diseases. Dr. El
more is the first to discover a cure. He has
treated thousands with his ilheumatiue*
Gontatine and never lost a case. It always
The superiority of some men is,
merely local, because their associates
are little.
Walnut utl Hi
It is entirely different from all others. It i*
as dear as water, and as its name indicates la
a perfect Vegetable Hair Beetorer. It will im
mediately free the head fcom all dandruff,re
store gray hair to Its nataal color, and pro
duce a new growth where lk has fallen oft It
does not in any manner affect the health,
which sulphur, sugar of lead and nitrate of
silver preparations havedone. It will change
light er faded hair In a few days to a beantif n!
glossy brown. Ask your druggist for it. Each
bottle is warranted. Smith, Kline & Co.,
Wholesale Agents, Philadelphia, Pa. and
C. N. Cbittxnton. Hew York.
Anything that makes the heart
deeper, anything that makes gratitude
and iove and honor and truth a> d faith
stronger, makes the man s. longer.
Wb.v don’t you care yoar Heart Disease?
Dr. Grave i Heart Regulator will do it.
Pr.ce $1.
It is some consolation to comprehend
that the greatest sorrow of human
memory Will finally fret itself to sieep.
Phoenix Pectoral breaks s cold and stops cough, 25cta.
One of the most effectual ways of
pleasing and making one’s self loved,
is to be cheerful; joy softens more hearts
than tears.
Mother Mwon’s Worm Syrup.
Infallible, tasteless, harmless, cathartic; for fe-
worms. 85 cents.
Those wounds heal ill that men do
give themselves.
Indies and cfaildien’s boots and shoes
cannot ran over if Lyon’s Patent Heel
Stiffeners are used
“Just so. That made yon mad.”
“Of con ae. I vhas so madt I shake
all oafer.’
*‘I thought so. Row. Jacob, yon
are a man who speaks the truth. I
don’t believe yon could bff hired to tell
• lie.”
“Veil, I ptief I vhas pooty hone it.”
“Of course yon are—of course. Now,
Jacob, yon must nave struck the Bra
blow. Ton see—’’
The other lawyer objected, and after
a wrangle the defendant turned to the
oonrt and said:
'I don’t exactly make onht how it
vhas. 1 like to own oop dot I ah truck
first, bnt I haf paid my lawyer $5 to
prove de adder vhny. I don’t like to
tell • lie. bat I toe1 bed! to lose der
my!” _
Dr. Kune's ureal Nerve Restorer a the
marvel of the age for all nerve diseases. AU
fits stopped free, fiend to Ml Arch street,
Philadelphia. —
A new book is called “Sings Un
snug.” It ought to be very popular- that
is much more so than if the songs were
sung.
Love depends on the loving, and not
on the 1 ved.
Why do it you use fit Patrick's Balye?
L 17*s ir. 25c at all droggists-
Try
The years write their records on bu-
man hearts aa they do in trees, in hid
den inner circles of growth which no
eye can see.
Tke throe ply loye of Gladys and Har
old: Harold leads her to n fan trail and
de her. “May 1 kiss yon?" he
mormon. She does not speak, bat the
lore-light in her eyes makes answer
more eloquently than eonld any words.
Fora moment she clown her even, ae
one faint with a blue whose keenna
Vfe
Chronic Catarrh.—1 have suffered for
years from Chronic Catarrh. Six nocks
ago I was induced to try Ely's Cream
Balm. Relief was instantaneous, and con
tinued use has resulted in an almost com
plete cure—fa. 51. Gbbbsk. Book-keeper,
Steamboat Cx, CattskiU, N. T.
Be at peace without thinking of the
future; there may be none for you.
Content is the philosopher’s stone,
that turns all its touches into gold.
Thousands are cured yearly of Heart
Disease. Dr. Graves’ Heart Regulator
does it. At druggists.
Ill-fortune never crushed that man
whom good fortune deceived not.
Mensxak’s pkptonizod best tonic, toe only
preparation of beet containing Its entire wars
turns properties. It contains blood-maktnir, (ores
generating and Ule-snsxslmng properties; Invalua
ble lor indigestion, dyspepauknerroa-t prostration,
and an forms of general debility, also, to aU en
feebled conditions, whether the result of exhaos-
New York. Sold by drtnaoaia.
Nothing is more dangerous than a
friend without discretion; even a pru
dent enemy is preferable.
Fraser AMs Cl rasas.
One grematng lasts two weeks; sll other* two
or three days. Do n* be imposed on by the
hnmbng staffs offered. Ask yanr dealer for Pra
ter's, with label on. Seres your horse labor ,ol
yon too. It reoeiyed first medal at tba Centen
nial nil Peris Rinm.il nt Hold everywhere.
IBSOUITELII
THE BEST. ■ __
U8HTNINS SEWEB!
Two thoneaad ■tltchew m minute. The onlj
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AGENTS
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makebn»helH nT money selling the
Pnlntlnp Wonder. 3 sample*
p’utp’iL2»c.C J. D.box 104 Buffalo.^ \
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The charities that soothe and heal
and bless are scattered at the feet ef a
man like flowers.
A baltiheaded man, w.o h-a heard th«t
the hairs of a man’s head are numbered,
wants to know if there is not some place
where be can obtain the back numbers,
larboline will supply the demand.
Even the weakest man is strong
enough to enforce his conviction.
tciau establishes ts
Ofiicein NewYo 'i
for the Cures.
EPILEPTIC FITS.
fFromAmJoumal ofMcdicvu^
Ah Xmerole (late of London), who make* s spe
cials# of IpUepcy, has without doubt treated find cored
BUMCfiaMthen «nyotherHvlnpphysician. Hissnccas.
has simply been astonishing; wonavo heard of cata* of
over SB Tears 1 gtandlnir successfully cured by him. Hd
has pulls bed a work on this dleeaso, which bo a
With * large bottle of his wonderful cure free to nr-
fH%r who may aend their express and P. O. Addn a
SO. Nov f
Brown's Bronchial Troches
Coughs and Colds: ”1 do nor see how it Is
possible for a public man to be himself
in winter without this admirable aid.’’—•
Bee. B. M. Detens, Foeasset, Mass.
Foster the beautiful, and every hour
thou cal lest new flowers to birth.
PH. T. A. SLOCUM, tat Peu-J
Malaria, chil’a, positively cured by
Emory’s S’andard Cure Pills. 1 heir equal
unknown: sugar coaled; no griping. 86c.
To wm, work and wait—bnt work a
great deal more than you wait.
jSTOPPEB I
Marvelous sm
a Insane Persons I
I Dr.KLINE’S <L
7 NerveRestoh
r- all Brain & Nbkvb Diskasss- 0-Jy\
Nerve Auctions. Fits. F.pile/sy. etc.
S if tafaea as directed. No fits after
it day's wse. Treatise ami tri.il bottle free to
patients, they paying express cnanres on nor wiua
Bred. Send names. P. O. ann
Bafflicted to D't.KLlN£.on
|IH^ .LLIBLS I!
What alls yon? If it is a cough, take
Fisc’* cure. Sold by drnrgista. 25 cents.
I Drozrivts. BEWARE t
see
Compliments cost nothing; j et many
people pay dearly for them.
81111 WANTED for the Best sad Faate-
L salting PI cf Trial Books and BlbT
asdSneroem. National Ptra. Co
l Co« Philada. Pf- i
Dr. Sanford’s liver Iuvigorator—vege
table. Try it when gentle Cathartic action
is needed.
HBH^PHHMBEMihraMl^urercIleraqffnwa I
SflETO P*SmiE8.^rflg|
■Uhoriestowc- Mrv’
One net of charity is worth more than
a century of eloquence.
Bladder sad Urinary Mmsssa XL
had
capacity.
t time end the
bnt
my mn a cr t cure
Fata
Write on your heart that every day
is the best day in the yaw.
Camphor Milk cons aches aa4 pains. Plica'S cents.
Lay the Axe
to the Root
We most, if we are arise, make so
calculation in our lift, and say what
we shall spend now, and what we -h«!l
keep lor the future.
Hale’s Honey
If yoa would destroy tie •
keiiaeworin. For «ny exter
nal pain, sore, wound e
arm of nun or beast, a
MEXICAN MUST!
MEET. It penetrates
all
