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Christmas Frolics.
" Merr y Christmas! Merry Christmeel”
What a joylul, ringing choer,
Memory brings us, Irom onrehildhood,
While egain these words wo hear— '
Much oi gladness,
Naught ol sadness,
Comes to greet the listening ear,
Sleigh-bells jingling, fingers tingling,
In the icy morning air;
Wbat cared wo lor cold December,
Or the snow-orusl’s blinding glare T
Snow-driit treasures
Proved rare pleasures
Whon the lass wo loved was there.
Homo returning, love kept burning,
’TiU the happy, star-lit night;
Gathering round the cheerful fireside,
Young and old would all unite,
Apples toasting,
Chestnuts roasting—
Anything to give delight.
Then the mooting and rotreating,
In the weird and homoly reel!
While onr youthful hearts kopt beating
• Time to love wo would oonoeal;
Whioh wo dared not,
Or wo osrod not
Yet to own, or scaroo to feel.
Ah! those golden memories, olden,
Come with joy Irom youth’s bright stago!
Kuirest ol tho sunlit picture'.',
Painted on life’s varied page!
They can never
Hearts dissever
Prom tho glorios crowning ago!
—JValhan Upham.
ACHRISTMAS DIAMOND.
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l©*“Nono Kenuino without onr Trade Mark-
On hand and for sale,
... ng
want. Maud lms a diamond ring, and
i i one year younger than I.”
“I am very sorry, little daughter,"
said Mr. Montnguo, passing his hand
gt ntly over tho golden hair of his child,
" but I do not think it wise or proper
♦or children to wear diamonds.”
“ You are rich, papa."
“Yes, Ethel, but hundreds are poor,
and the money you desire tor an orna
ment would provido several families
vitli many comforts. Pupa seldom de
nies you anything, little girl, and in this
ease you must confider it wisest and
best for him to decide."
Ethol did noi consider anything at
that moment, except her desire to pos
sess a diamond ns large and as costly as
tier cousin Maud’s.
It was a few days before Christmas,and
Ethel was going with her parents to
spend it with Mfii.d’s father and mother
Mr. Montague wis a wealthy merchant
and aman of excellent judgment. Whe n
his wife entreatej him to withhold ce-i
tain articles of dress from their litl'e
daughter lest she should become vain
and fond ol show, lie readily agreed
with her, end Ethel was, in conso
qucnce, well and neatly, but never
showily drepsed. Her parents disliked
to see a mere child loaded witli jewelry;
and, as Mrs. Montague remarked:
“ Ethel would enjoy nothing iu antici
pation il every wish was lavishly sup
plied."
For several days Ethel went about in
an unhappy frame of mind. She no
longer ran to meet her lather, no longer
sat for hours in his la > and listened to
liis very interesting conversation about
scientific subjects, or watched him as lie
examined objects under his microscope.
As she expressed it, “ she was real cross
witli papa." , , , , ,
Mr. Montague being a fond and indul
gent. father, might have given up to this
exacting spirit if it had not been for his
wife, who insisted on permitting the
evil to work its own cure.
“Ethel,” said her mother, one morn
ing, ‘ you and I will go out to Aunt
Carrie’s to-day. Papa cannot come out
before Christmas eve.”
» I don’t care when we go,” said Ethel,
carelessly, still thinking of her coveted
treasure. ...
Aunt Carrie was dohghted to sec them,
and immediately asked them to assist
her in preparing for the family festival.
Ethel forgot her disappointment for a
time as she and Maud filled cornucopias
dressed dollies. At night, however,
when the cousins were in bed, Ethel
returned to her complaints, and Maud
quite agreed with her that “it was real
mean in a rieli papa to deny Ins only
child a diamond ring!”
Tho girls were too busy all day prepar
ing presents to find time for repining,
and Maud's papa was so full of fun he
kept them all in good humor.
“ Sister," said he to Mrs. Montague,
what time shall wo look for Charlie!’
I propose to drive down my new trotter
and tiring him up from the station.
“ I have no ii.en what train he will
take,” said Mrs. Montague. ‘He has
several purchases to make, and certain
calls, which lie never neglects on Christ-
m “ S Would you ask the master to step
here a bit?” asked Maurice, the coach
man, of Annie, the sewing-girl, who was
busy weaving evergreen wreaths.
Annie consented, and in a Lw mo
ments Mr. Morton stood m the hall.
• Well Maurice,” said he, cheerfully,
have’you corno to ask lor Christmas
Mssjose Glasses, Etc.
» Kng.i 1 ! migistrate has recently
mo . ' : t '- K ’ priests of Juggernaut to
P \ Patent safety brakes on their famous
L *1’ o1 Juggernaut.’' The car is so
(in®! 110118 lu? avy that it is very apt on
Jii •" r:vr ,' , ’ s i- 0 get beyond control, and
1 ( >own large number of processionists
James’ favorite, the Duke of
* n Sba m , could afford to have his
th',, 1 ? > s p .° '°°sely tal ked on his dreRS.
11' when he chose to sh ike off a few on
( . Kto'V'd’ he obtained all the fame he
' rt <l Irom the pickers-up.
I have some last things to purchase in
the village."
“ kefc the lost tilings go, dear, and
oome back soon," said his w ! f ?.
Once beyond his own grounds Mr.
Merton was a changed man. He could
not drive fast enough, and Maurice, who
was famous for his great care of the
horses, now urged them continuously to
increase their speed, until it became al
most a run.
“ First to our station, Maurice ”
Maurice obeyed. Groups of men were
standing about looking anxious.
“ What newB P” asked Mr. Merton. '
"Four o’clock express smashed up
and several killed. Our doctors have
gone down, and we are waiting for an
other dispatch."
Cliok, click, click, went the instru
ment; the operator bent over it, and tho
crowd pressed about.
Send word to Merton, and have him
bring bandages. Twelve killed. Many
wounded.”
“Had you any one on ttie train P"
asked a bystander, as Mr. Merton sprang
into his carriage again.
“I fear so; but, for your lives, don’t
let it reach my family yet. Drive, Mau-
rico; drive as you never did before 1 ”
Maurice urged the spirited horses on.
It was a desolate place where the acci
dent occurred; one or two small houses
were seen, but a swamp intervened, and
the dead nnd dying were lying on the
frozen earth, with only such comfort as
their fellow-passengers could give them.
Many who were not wounded were too
much Bliaken up to bo of any scrvico.
Tho fnrmers’ wives living nearest the
scene of terror had promptly sent
blankets and such stores aa they could
think of. Tho engine was an entiro
wreck,nnd, as yet, the relief train from
the city had not arrived.
“Thank God, there is Mr. Merton!’
Bald Dr. Sharp, as he finished bandaging
a leg witli pieces of a valuable shawl.
Mr- Merlon’s horses fairly Hew over the
roadway, and across tho treacherous
marsh. What did he care lor horseflesh
now, when human beings were In dan
ger P
“ Bear up a little longer,” said one of
tho doctors to a man whose palo face
showed terrible marks of suffering,
“help is near at hand “
Tho man smiled; but ere the fleet
horses had finishod their work ho was
at rest.
“ Injured internally,” said the. sur
geon. “ No help lor him.”
There was no time for sentiment or
ceremony. The groans of the suffering
filled the enrs of the volunteer nurses,
and Mr. Merton had scarcely touched
the ground before he was greeted wiib
appeals from all about him for blankets
brandy, ether, bandages—in fact for nil
the needed hospital stores.
“Merton." said Dr. Sharp, when he
had assisted him in removing the few
articles be bad brought, “ they toll me
your brother-in-law was on the trnin,
but I have not seen him. Better keep a
little brandy yourself, nnd find him at
once.”
Mr. Merton looked everywhere. Some
of tho victims wero still imprisoned by
timbers which men were removing as
rapidly as possiblo; others sat or lay
upon the ground, bearing their pain as
best they could. It was impossible to
pass any by when a little assistance
might save them, nnd moments seemed
like hours to the afflicted ones.
“ I cannot find him," said Mr. Merton
as he returned to the doctor; “ ore y iu
quite sure lie was hero P”
“ Do you mean Montague, tho rich
merchant in town P” asked a man who
was sitting near by, holding his broken
wrist until his turn came to he troated.
“ Yes, my brother-in-law."
“ He was here, sir; he sat in the seal
before me; and just before the smash
came the conductor spoke to him and
called him by name."
1 must not give up tho search," said
Mr. Merton. “ Were you on the right
side of the car P ”
Yes, sir, and I was sent down the
embankment over there with half a
dozen others; perhaps he is there.”
“ No, ho is not,” said Dr. Sharp, “ the
men brought them nil up long ago.”
Mr. Merton was not satisfied. A
whistle was soon heard, and in a few
moments the confusion was increased
by the arrival of the train with supplies
of all sorts, and a large corps of sur
geons; the company had done all in
their power to relieve the suffering
caused by the carelessness of an ignorant
fla/ma . , , ..
There was no time to look for tho
missing man now; every able-bodied
person was needed to assist the surgeons
and prepare tho trnin for taking tiic
wounded back to town.
Maurice,” said Mr. Merton, “blan
ket yo.,r horses and search everywhere
face was sadly scratched and had just
been dressed. “ If you will borrow one
of the lamps from the oars. I will punc
ture boles in one of these lunoh baskets
and improvise a lantern."
“Madam, you will never understand
how much I tiiank you. Maurice, ask
two of these men to oome with us, and
do you lend the way."
Over the frozen ground, over broken
timbers, glass and debris of every de
scription, the little rescuing party made
their way. The embankment was al
most perpendicular, and so slippery that
Mr. Merton found it diMcult to retain
his hold on the uncouth lantern. A lit
tle more than halfway down Maurioe
paused.
“ I hear her, sir," said he, “ she is
singing another tone now."
“ Halloa!" he cried; “we are ooming
to help you."
“ Good." replied the voioe, “ he is
very weak now: be quick."
Once more she Sang; this time that
well-known air, “ Never give up.” Tbe
men grew more and mors eager to reach
them, and Mr. Merton in his haste
slippsl and fell, causing tbe light to go
out
“ Sing on, sing on," he oried; “ your
volco must guide us."
Still sho sang; her voice was growing
hoarse now, but her spiritlnevor failed.
Cheered by her, hnd guided as well, tbe
rescuing party at last reached the rock.
“ Who is with you P" asked Mr. Mor
ton, ns he nenrly fell upon n prostrate
form.
“I do not know," said she; "he is a
gentleman who was badly wound ed
I am holding my thumb on an artery to
keep him from bleeding to death; be
quick and save him. Where is your
llglitP"
“Goncout. Has any one amalchP”
One man had.
“Thank Heaven, it is my brother 1"
exclaimed Mr. Merton, as the light
dt.slied in the face of the wounded man.
Unknown to tbe rest, Dr. Sharp bad
followed directly behind the party, and
was soon ready to relieve tho faithful
girl
When Mary Grey recovered, Mr. Mon
tague provided for her family, and his
daughter paid for her tuition, and only
yesterday Ethel said to her cousin;
“Maud,dear,next Christmas we shall
hoar my Christmas diamond sing. Pro
fessor Park says her voice is wonderful
—strong, sweet and pure, like her own
dear sell.”
“When she Bings," said Maud, “ I shall
think ot that dreadful night when in
oold and darkness she sang to save
Unole Charlie."
° U “ No, yer honor,” said Maurice “and
if vou’11 be so kind as to 9 P eak A°^’ ?
smash-up C on °the°e:xpross?'and I w
wouldn’t bother the ladies
? r „K in i iwilbuflj, »»<1
“ "aVSm.” “5 b W“ ! ‘ ,bu *
get ready as soon as possiblo^
Bt reaay »» 3UU “ tl mus ic-room
them, but wont at on f order
room. Thanks to bw own mv big
and Iho excellent^ managem^ ^ once
and tuo exceiieuu a t once
P-P-
ing out of his pockets^ ^ hurrie( ily
/".kinupon^h.
jyo-' ,
for Mr. Montague; do not leave a corner
of the place without examination.”
Maurice obeyed, and was not seen for
some time; when he returned, his mas-
r was assisting the surgeon in a ease
of amputation, .and the tender-hearted
Irishman dared not speak to him. The
operation was at last over, and a good
woman was feeding the patients some
stimulants, when Maurice ventured
near. , ...
“ I think I have found somebody, sir.
You see it’s so dark now it’s hard tell
ing who, but I went down over tho side
there and I heard a woman singing, nnd
sez I. it’s a quoer bird that will Bing ami
the liars of this going on; so I waited a
bit, nnd sliure it was a woman singing,
loud as you plazc, ‘ Pull for the shore,’
and I sez, ‘Where are ye nowP” And
then it was all still saving a groan, and
then she sang again. So I said as loud
as ever I couid, "Are you liurtcd.and do
ve want help?’ and sho called back: ‘A
gentleman is here, badiy hurt; don’t let
them leave us.’ “ ‘ And where are ye?’
sez I. " ‘Just behind a big rock on the
left side of the swamp near the woods,’
sez she. I called back, ‘ Be aisy now
till I speak to the gentleman,’ and here I
am, sir.” ,
Conductor,” said Mr MertoD, spring
ing ud, “ can you spare a ianternP”
“ Sorry, sir, but every one is in use
the doctors have them all.”
Mr. Merton would not despair.
“ I willgivo you a hundred dollars I or
the use of a lantern fifteen minutes,”
said he; “there are one or two of the
victims in the swamp still, and I must
find them.”
“Is thatsoP We will see what can
be done.”
The conductor went out, but did not
return; he was needed elsewhere. Bril
liant tires were already built on one side
of the track, and around them were
gathered the children and wounded
passengers. Their light only made the
outsido darkness more terrible. Mr.
Merton tried carrying a faggotfrom one
tiro with poor succcsb, as the wind blew
put tho flame. ,
“ Let me help you,” said a lady, whoso
You will please get up. miss,” said
tie; “ you must bo very tired if you have
been hero over since the accident "
“I cannot without help,” sho said,
quietly. “I think my leg is in
jured. I crawled hero to him when I
saw him bleeding so, and the rook Hid
us from view, so I sang lest they should
leave us.”
“Gentlemen,” said tbe doctor, " make
a chair ot your hands and carry this
brave girl up tbe embankment; send us
down a stretcher as quickly as possible,
and I will soon have these patients
cared for."
Rapidly, skillfully worked the sur
geons, and faithfully the assistants.
Nearly an hour afterward Doctor
Sharp looked into the car reserved for
ihe wounded ladies, and found the
oung girl looking worn nnd pair.
“ Has a doctor examined you wound
yet, missP"
“ No, sir," she replied, faintly, “others
need them more.”
Without another word Doctor Sharp
lifted her in his arms, and placed her
on one ot the mattresses. A whistle
brought ono of the surgeons to him.
“Doctor," said he, “can you assist
me for a low momentsP"
“Certainly. Why has this been so
long neglected?” be asked, as he exam
ined the injured limb.
“She has been saving a man from
death, tbo one wo just dressed, you
know."
Never in all her life before had Mary
Grey been considered worthy of so much
caro. Life had been a hard thing to her
since her father died, and left her
mother with seven to cave for. She had
hoped for an education, and her bright
est, best dreams were ot teaching school
But it could not lie; and Mary worked
day after day in a large room with hun
dreds of other girls about her, stitching,
stitching, until her eyes ached and head
drooped.
She had taken tho train at four to go
only to the next station, where her
mother nnd the hoys were waiting foi
her with a royal Christmas greeting. Ii
cost less to keep them a little way out of
the city, and mother found work for
them all.
Mary’s great gift was her voice. She
had taken a low lessons before her father
died and the great change camo; but
now she only knew the songs she heard
others sing, and she dared not trust her
self to think of the music she so much
craved.
It was “a bad fracture,” tbe doctors
said, ‘a very bad one,” and tbe marvel
was how the girl had endured the agony
and still sung on in a clear, triumphant
tone.
Have that young lady taken to my
house,” said Mr, Merton to the doctor.
Better try the hospital," said a sur
geon; “it will be a slow ease, and they
tell me she is very poor -works in Bright
& Gregory’s saoe factory.”
“ I wisli her to be taken to my home,”
said Mr. Merton with emphasis.
The Branty of Baldness.
A great change has taken place of late
years with regard to the estimation in
whioh baldness is held. Fifty years ago
it was viewed as a serious infliction, a
misfortune to be ooncealed by a wig or
velvet skull-cap. In some oases, no
doubt, tbo wig was intended to deceive,
and to give a iuvenile appearance to its
weaier. In tho majority of cases, how
ever, the covering was so plainly arti
ficial, that it was clearly adopted not
from a motive of vanity, but simply to
hide an unpleasant object from the eyes
of tho woiid. Of late yenrs, however,
partly, it would appear, from tho ha It
of wearing beards having oome into
fashion, baldness is far more common
than it used to be. It may be that na
ture furnishes to each human being a
sufficiency of wbat may be called hair
ointment to support an average quantity
of hair, and that when men allow their
beards to grow they do so to the detri
ment of the natural covering of the sca.p.
Certain it is that a large proportion of
men witli beards begin to grow bald at
an abnormally early age. Hitbt-rto,
however, they have, when questioned,
been willing to allow t lint they regarded
the lack of huir as a drawback to their
f icrsonal appearance They will now lie
nclincd to tako higher ground, for tho
British Medical JimrtuU tells us that in
a lecture on baldness, Professor Fournier
says: “There is nothing ridioulous or
mnlformed about it, and it confers upon
the physiognomy an expression of wis
dom, experience and vencrability. It
adapts itsoll marvelously to cortnin
heads, which would be deiormed by a
wig, and is the severe beauty represented
ir. sculpture by the classic; bead ot
ASschytus.” This is consolation in
deed. Henceforth lot men bow before
the severely beautiful; let there be an
end ot tbe use of unguents and oils, and
let depilatoriea take their placo upon the
toilet table. Lit tho thoughtless and
giddy keep the hair on their heads, but
let all who valuo tho possession of the
severo beauty of Aeschylus get their
heads as bald as n billiard ball without
an instant’s delay.
“I wish papa would come,” said Ethel;
we need the gentlemen so much now to
put up out' last decorations.”
They will soon be here,” said her
aunt. “Your uncle is still a boy and
enjoys a good frolic with your father.”
It was midnight before they came,
and the house was already prepared for
them; for Maurice had gone back and
forth twice for needed articles, and all
the joy of the morning was turned to
sadness.
Mrs. Montague," said Dr. Sharp,
when Mary Grey was comfortably set
tled in a luxurious bed, “ this brave girl
saved youchusband’s life; some time
when you can listen I will tell you the
story."
Thanks to a good constitute, Mr.
Montague gained rapidly, while Mary
improved so slowly that her kind friends
andjlier mother were anxious about her
and often consulted with the physician
" Only the overwork of years past tell
ing now,” said the doctor. “ If she were
a rich girl and could go abroad bv-and
bye, she would return made over.”
“ Ethel,” said Mr. Montague one day
when the child had hovered about for
an hour.trying'jto do something for him,
“I was bringing it out to you when the
accident occurred.”
“Oh, papa dear, I nevor wanted it;
we kept you, and that was best of all,
for I bad been so wicked.”
“But your present was ready and is
now, dear; I put six hundred dollars in
the bank for you on the twenty-fourth,
and your bank book was about me
somewhere. I did not bring you a dia
mond, my darling, but its value. ”
“ And tho diamond, too, papa. What
is Mary but a pure diamond; and now
you must let mo spend every penny ot
the money on her, or I can never be
quite happy.”
Mothers by Proxy.
In Now York city there has recently
been established a kind of kindergarten,
where tbo children of women who work
by tbe day aro cared tor during the
mother’s absence. A reporter says
something about tbo enterprise, as 1 1-
lows:
In one room were about twenty chil
dren, varying in age from two weeks lo
live years. The older ones were playring,
while tho smallest were carried about
in the arms of nurses. Though they
were poorly clad, and the little faces
bore the traces of poverty, yet they
seemed contented. Ti c dark eyes and
swurthy faces of the little Italian ehil
dren present contrasted strongly with
the blue eyes and flaxen hair of tin-
children ot Celtic origin. In an adja
cent room were about a dozen cradleB,
two oi which were occupied. A dining
room and an office iu tho rear complete
the establishment.
“ Tho entire cost of conducting the
school,” said Mrs. Miles, the superiu
lendent, “includin
9101) per month.
children leave them here at seven
o’clock in the morning, ami call for them
again at seven in tho evening. If they
led able to do so they pay five or ten
cents a day, so they may not feel that it
is a charity too keenly. As many can
not afford to pay this, wo never ask for
any fee for attending to the children.
As the mothers ernnot take their chil
dren with them in going out to work,
they were formerly left to shift for
themse.ves. They would naturally run
out into the street, mix with other chil
dren more degraded, and the conse
quences may lie imagined. The diffi
culty we have to contend with is, lliat
we have no regular source of Incomo,
but have to depend on occasional contri
butions." _
How a Tenor’s Voice 8aved a Man.
Paris Gnllignani tells a good story of
tbe tenor Duchesne, who was the hero
of an incident during the fighting at
Chateaudun, the anniversary of the de
fense of which place has just been cele
brated. It was ten at night; the Paris
Franc-tircurs, who had been fighting
ail day against odds of twenty to one
were retreating. The Prussians were
masters of the town, which wus lighted
up by the burning houses. Eleven
wounded Franc-tireurs, abandoned in
tho Hotel dc Ville, had fallen inlo the
hands of the enemy and were in danger
of being executed. Among them was
Duchesne the lyric artist. They wero
FARM, GLRBKH ANB HOUSEHOLD.
Manure for Orchard..
Wood as’ies are, doubtless, excellent
for orchards; but, instend of being put
around the trers, they should be spread
over the whole land. But where aro the
ashes to eomo from, iu this region P Wo
have little or no wood, and, of course,
little or no ashes. Tn our limited ex
perience we have learned ono thing in
regard to orchards, as well as fruit trees
of every kind, that we have cultivated;
and wo believe the principle can bo ap
plied pretty much to everything that
grows upon tbe earth, whioh is that the
application of manure benefits them all.
Ground occupied with fruittroes shculd
bo manured as liberally as aro other
portions of tho land used for the raising
of wheat and corn. It is the scgleot to
do so, in connection with tho general
negligence with which orchards arc
treated in many sections, that make
them unprofitable and to become worn-
out prematurely. And as fo the kind
of rnanuro witli which orchards ought
to bo treated. While any kind, almost
without exception, will provo ot ad
vantage, there is nono in tho world to
bo ojuiparod to stable or bamyard ma-
nuro. A liberal application of this only
every third year, with careful pruning,
scraping, and washing of tbo trunks of
the trees, will make a prodigious change
in an orchard. Tills top dressing can
be applied at any time when the ground
is not frozen, and, it not bestowed in
too heavy lumps, so as to injure tho (or
chard) RrasB, will yield, in addition to
tho fruit, n couple of tons of good hay.
Wo have known three full crops of good
grass to bo cut from an orchard.—Oer-
manlown Telegraph.
Ilarrl.ra Burned Awif.
Tbe burning of tbo clay of a garden is
an old and often a very complete method
of rendering the soil permanently mellow
nnd friable, and of greatly adding to its
fertility. A little English manual,
“ Manures for the Many," gives n
method oi doing it on a large scale, and
tbo Journal of IIo r licuUure says there is
no doubt of its immediuto und perma
nent advantage. If Hits were alwnys
tbo cuao, ono should expect to see the
sites of brickkilns and other largo fires
overt un by luxuriant weeds from flying
seeds, instead of remaining atcrilo for a
length of time, as frequently observed.
It is easy, however, to tost the matter in
a small wav where tough clay makes
gardening nil but impracticable. Tho
roasting of earth for potting flowers is
common, but it is resorted to chiefly to
secure tbo destruction ol pestilerous
seeds, germs and insects. Tho clay ic-
ferred to In tbo pamphlet was so tough
and adhesive boforo lioing burned that
the workmen wero obliged to dip their
spades constantly in water to cause it to
slip on the metal. A stack of wood was
built up live feet across and high, with
kindling in tho center, and a gutter to
supply draft. The clay around, except
ing that of tho somewhat impioved sur
face, was then thrown on in open lumps
to about a foot deep, und tho lire started
and watched. Fresh clay as added
when any part of tho clay on tiro heap
became burning hot. Whon this last
was heated, a long hooked iron rod w-s
used to break down and distribute the
fire so as to enlarge it. More wood was
laid on, flat this time, and over it more
clay, which had been taken out ready so
that tho wood could be covered quickly
This breaking down, extension of base,
and renewing, was repeated until all
the clay hnd its sticky tenacity and
other bad qualities roasted out of it.
The succeeding crops are described as
having been amaaingly fine
HcclD.l.
Fruit Joiinnyoakb.—Two cups ol
. . . . sour milk, one .easpoouful of salerutus,
f salariis, is about ono tabkspoonful ol butter, ono heaping
he mothers of the | mblespoonful of sugar, one cup of ready
, ... cooked fruit which you happen to have
that will not color the cake, as apple
pear, pencil or quince sauce, salt and
thicken wiUi coin meal and bake quick
Fried Bread Pudding.— 1 Take astale
loatoi baker’s bread; cut in slices; beat
up six eggs, stir them into a quart of
milk; dip tho slieoi into the milk aud
eggs; lay them upon a dish, ono upon
another, nnd let them stand about an
hour; then fry them to a light brown in
a little butter; seive with pudding sane
or syrup
Buttered Apples.—Peel a dozen up
pies, first taking out the cores with
thin scoop. Butter tho bottom ol
napny or tin di»b thickly; then put iho
apploi into it. Fill up tho cores with
powdered sugar, .nft powdered cinna
mon or grated lemon peels. Pour i
little melted butter over them and bake
twenty minutes. Serve with cream
sauce.
Cream Potatoes.—Paro and cut the
potatoes into small squares or rounds,
cook twenty minutes in boiliDE water
and a little salt. Turn this off, add a
cupful of milk, and when this bubbles
up a tablespoonlul of butter, with a tea-
spoonful ol water; wet up with c.ild
milk; also a little chopped parsley; si in
ruer five minutes and pour out
I'uttculiiR Swine.
When hogs are being faltered in pens
there should always be two apartments
all searched and" their papers exam ned I ’-h e ( : no f or *eeding andI the iother for
by a Prussian captain, who, in looking I sleeping in. m°rornrt
through Duchesne’s portfolio, came I daity, and the other
across a paper containing tbe names of W|L|1 p!r aw, and the straw renewed ar
a number of operas. “What is thisi” Mt® n as the nest
he asked. “It is the list of operas I When first penned, mix with the feed
sing.” Among others wus the name of eacl { tt°g at least three or lour tmre 9
Weber’s great work. “Ah,” returned week a teaspoouful of sulphur and also
the captain, who was a musician, “you a teaspoonful of pulverized copp r - •
mean opera singer, and have sung in togulaidy three times daily. A
»TYo*. Vroionhiiiv.' iVhnm -mnQ timt-v’. I rubbing post in tbo inclosurc will be of
advantage. Also place in a trough under
increase their vigor, and to stimulate
egg production. This diet, although
apparently artificial, is really natural;
for wild birds of tbe gallinacean family
have access to vory many highly-spiced
berries and buds—articles that give the
“ game flavor” to their flesh. Although
there is more or less of an aromatic
principle in wheat, Indian corn and
other grains consumed by the domestio
fowl, yet the quantity is not sufficient to
supply the place of the stronger spices,
a taste lor which is inherited by the
fowl.
Making Butter In Oold Weather.
Strain tbe milk Into pans that have
been previously rinsed in hot water;
put it on tbe stove for a lew minutes;
then remove it to tho place in whioh
you usually keep it. See that it is not
too oold. The next day put it on the
stove ngnln, make it very warm, and re
turn it as before. Skim it into an
certben bowl, pour off tbo thin cream
that will naturally fall on tho sides; stir
every day; the third day stir it with
your hand or butter ladle; when nearly
oome pour in the thin cream by degrees;
if with tho former, pour some boiling
water on somo bran.’rub ycur band well
witli it, then rinse. There are some cows
that will naturally mako frothy cream,
and should be disposed of. TIB way to
try them is to strain tho milk Into sepa
rate bowls, skim and stir with a spoon.
Beddlnu for Cattle.
There is no farm work, considering
the outlay, that pays so large dividends
ns the procuring of some sort of bortdlng
for llie cattle, for it not only keeps them
clean—a great point in itself—but also
promotes their growth and tbriftiness.
and the additional accumulation for the
manure pile will more thnn pay for tho
labor. There is usually a large amount
of litter that goes to waste that if tbus
utilized would be of great service.
Straw, oats, cut corn butts, etc., are
valuable, and fine sand is not objection
able, for in itself it is ono of tno most
cleanly of beds, and as it is a large ab-
sorber of liquids, nnd is of real benefit
to clay land, there is no solid reason
why a low loads of it may not be j sdi*
ciously used. A farmer of our acquaint
ance late in the fall takes bis trucks,
>uts in long stnkes, and makes a four-
oot-deop box and gathers forest leaves.
Ono man gathers them with rake and
basket. These leaves nre stored away
in an unused stable, and what can bo
crowded into a bushel basket makes a
flue bod for a stable of cows lor a couple
of nights, and aro fine absorbents. There
is no farmer but that can provido bed
ding of some kind, nnd also have dry,
wholesome stables for his cattle, and, if
bo consults bis interests, and once fully
tests the valuo of plenty ot beading, he
will always in tbe futuro practice bed
ding bis cattle and stock.
Frstaetlon for Tree*.
Trees, shrubs and roses should bo pro
tected by putting long straw around tbo
body and branohos, tied well witli cord,
so ns to prevent growth in tbe month of
March, or warm weather toward spring.
In many parls of this country tho cold
weathor, after a commencement of
growth, destroys more trees and roses
than colder weather in the enrlier part
of winter. Those who observe tbe
above directions will be very certain to
keep their trees and shrubbory alive, and
and it is only a few minutes work
in proportion to tbo investment, Trees
recently set are not in so much danger
from severe cold weather as the sudden
changes, and protection until acclimated
is absolutely necessary.
%
Der Freischutz.’ vVhero was that?’)
“Id Paris, at the Theater Lyrique.’
“Then I must have heard you; you
sang with one of our countrywomen,
M’lie Sehroeder, did you rot?" “That
is so ” The captain appeared to reflect;
he drew Duchesne aside, and then while
passing through a narrow street, said:
“ llun for your life.” Duchesne did not
wait to be tola a second time; although
wounded he was not disabled, and suc
ceeded in escaping from the town during
the night.
pulver
ized charcoal, ashes arid salt. These
methods or an open range are indis
pensable to the good health of the heid.
Nutritive tlualltleR of Foiltler.
The proportion of nutritive matter
in one hundred pounds of the following
substances is as follows;
Since 1821, it is ealeu ated in some
lately published and carefully prepared
statistics that at least 3,500,000 Germans
have emigrated, and of these 3,010,000
have gone to the United States. Be
tween 1821 and 1830 both years inclu
sive, the total number of emigrants was
only 8,000; bttween 1831 and 1840 the
number reached 177,000; between 1841
and 1850. 485,000; between 1851 and
186Y, l. 130,000; and between 1861 and
1870.970.000. From 1870 to 1872. inclu-1 iroodldea of their relative valuo.
sive again of both years, 270,000 emi- 1
grants left Germany, but in tbe seven
years which followed, from 1873 to 1879,
tbe whole number only amounted to
350.000.
Clover hay 134
Timothy
Corn
Oats
Wheat bran 14
Shorts 10
Buckwheat bran 64
Potatoes
Apples h
Mangels
The whole of these amounts may not
be digestible, but they servo to give a
Flesli-
toimors,
pounds.
Fat-
lormors,
pounds.
30
481
68
01
50
56
... 54
48
21
... 4
14
9
Earning a Living.
It is very hard to understand how the
nass of men live in this or any large
city, where everything, from a wink of
sleep to am utbfulof food, must always
bo paid for. But it is niuoh harder to
understand now women eke out a sufc-
•d.itcnce; for they luvve lar lest strength,
inferior health, und generiv.lv much
iower wages. It is estimated that somo
60,(00 women in and about this city
alone cam their own living, and that
the number steadily iaor ases from year
to year. They aro ot all grades, from
-ervan'a to fashionable modistes, book
keeper t, artists und managers. A num
ber of them arc membeis ot intel
lectual professions, such as medicine,
journalism, lecturing, acting Not a
few of them cam a good deal of money,
notably actresses, milliners and dress
makers, and ofien they acquire a hand
some independence. Tho profits or
actresses arc probab.y higher than the so
of any other feminine calling; then
come milliners and next dressmakers.
Lecturers have hitherto made consider
able I. onev—Anna Dickinson cleared,
it is said, $40,000 in ono year—but
recently the public lms cared very little
for them, tho business having been
overdone and the quality of the lecture*
having grown very poor. A number
of women who have tone very well at
it have been obliged to retire from the
field for lack ot patronage. Actresses,
on the contrary, command higher sala
ries aud secure more luciative tneago-
ments than ever. But t oy must have
talent, some power of attraction. They
cannot, ft3 many women believe, rush
upon the stago without nuy mental en
dowment, aud get suddenly rich. Mil
liners nnd inoiistes, after they have
gained a fashionable reputation, thrive
famously; but they are necessarily few.
The bulk of the sex employed as seam
stresses, saleswomen, teachers — tho
teachers who do well are exceptional-
copyists, and the like, get very meager
compensation. It is ca culated that, of
the 60.000 feminine workers, the aver
age earning is not over $4 to_ $4.50 a
week. How they can pay their board
or purchase food and shelter with such
a pittance eludes comprehension And
then, it should be remember*d that the
majority of them provide for others aa
well ns themselves; for it is a general
rule that anybody who can earn money
is sure to have dependents. Ordinary
servants, of whom very few are Ameri
can, nre Baid to ba more comfortable
than educated and refined laborers of
native stock. They get from $2.50 to $4
a week, and have good food and lodging
included, which is a most important
consideration. While many American
women would materially improve their
condition by going iuto the kitchen, they
shrink from doing so because it eeems
menial, and our born republicans hate
1.1 be menials. For a woman to earn
her own living is far harder lhan shows
on the surface. To some women it is
little less than tragical.
Condiments lor Fowls*
A moderate quantity of cayenne pep
per, mustard or ginger can, with great
benefit, be added to the food of fowls to
Lizards have been found imbedded in
chalk rocks, and toadB have been dis
covered in wood, blocks of marble, aid
other situations, where, to all appear
ances, they must have been entombed
for many years. Snails and chameleons,
it has been repeatedly asserted, will livo
upon air alone,