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AGRICULTURAL.
»OPICS OP interest relative
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Ijonjf or Short Stubble.
-Whether the stubble should bo left
short or long must depend upon circum- __ __
stances. Hay, especially clover, should moro effectively in destroying many
ing the balances which nature has es
tablished to keep her economy undis
turbed. The English sparrow has in many
places driven away native songsters far
more useful as well ns far more musical
than itself. But one of the farmers' and
gardeners’ aids in insect destruction
seems to be increasing in numbers. This
is the toad, which, though not good look
is nn invaluable friend, lie work
Ite cut as clo-o as possible to the ground.
It sprouts from the root, nnd a long stub
ble is only a detriment to after growth.
Where grain stubblo is to be plowed and
followed by wheat it should be cut short.
The dry stubble is woith nothing as a
manure, and when buried under the fur
row rots slowly, and keeps the soil too
light for wheat to do well in the Winter.
Unless cut very short the next best way
Is to leavo stubble very long and then
burn it. This is an excellent plan when
whestfollows wheat.as burning the stub-
cets because he works in the night. The
common snake is one of the chief enemies
of the toad,nnd therefore the destruction
of snakes, which are themselves insect
destroyers to some extent, has not been
an unmixed evil.
Shrimps.
“Where do shrimps come from?” in
quired a Ean Francisco Call reporter of
an oyster-saloon keeper.
hrimps come from? Why, the hay
bio destroys many injurious inse ts. But ? , fuU of 1 them ' )V lbore , aro ei 8 bt or ,c “
wherever grass or clover seed has bcen L^er.es along the Quentin nnd several
■own, burning stubble or plowing it uu- down south It was estimated by the
dor is out of the question. In such cases 1 ,sh ^mmissioners, a couple or so years
It is best to leave rather long stubble as a «°.> thftt 1,9 ! n “ rh , as twenty tons of
>1 protection to the voung plants from the •l» r nnp. were daily taken from the bay
heat of Summer and the cold of Winter. ‘ be business w now entirely controlled
A stout stubble ten inches high will hold b - v ( Wneso-they are the only ones who
the snow to that depth, and be worth can ,l I" 1 '’; 1J '7 Ur.ng them
much more in the field for that purpose nrou ' ld dnll 7 to the restaurants The
than it can be in the barnyard. We t? rcater T'antity, however, they dry and
have seen the difference of a few inches 8Bnd l .° Inna, where they are esteemed
In height of stubble make all the differ- \ nn *P ,cur eon dish. I believe a consid-
ence between success or failure in the Brn , ) c ff' m ” t , 1 ty of the supply is also fed
clover crop on tlis land the subsequent nogs, which wax fat upon the n. T lie
season.—Cultita‘or. C alifornia shrimp, I suppose you know,
is the largest and most edible of itH kind.
Onion Culture The shrimps we used to have in New
I Professor C. V. Riley believes that the Yo t rb ' vure , , n,,t !L car 80 la , r K®{ «nd they did
onion crop can be grown successfully. |notha ' e !llu <ravor of tbe Oaiifon.ia
even iu a marked cut-worm season, by
adopting the following measures:
As a preventive treat the land early iu
spring with a mixture of lime nnd nshes,
preferably wood ashes. This mixture
should be lightly spread over the land
after ploughing and hnrrowed in. If,
after the seed is sown and the plants
begin to come up, the worms appear and
threaten damnge, employ the po soned
ball system, which, in brief, consists in , -.. , . ., , - ...
placing along the rows, at a distance of i busln . CRS c " tlre >Y>P t0 tbo hl,,C8e '
fifteen or twenty feet apart, small Lunches now buy them at the regular price of.,
of fresh cut gmss or ither green plant; ccn he >: ar0 , beln K received with
cabbage leaves answer a good purpose, '"'‘timi'illy increasing favor and have
These bun. lies of grass or green plant ■prend from a rcsta irant dish to private
should be previously sprinkled with Paris tab e, ‘ } he y arc ffcnerallv served at all
avor
shrimp. When I first t amo here, eight
een years ago, people did not know the
superiority of shrimps, nnd there were
fow of them to he gotten. The Italians
first took to the business of fishing them.
They used to sell them at tw > hits u
pound. They were found to be so plen
tiful that the prico went gradually
down, sinking to 15 cents, then to S
cents. This was too chenp to pay for
the fishing, and the Italians gave tho
i previously sprinkle
HTcon or London purple. Should the
worms still app nr in great numbers by
migration irom surrounding fields,
epnnklo the ground at night, while the
worms are at work, with a dilute omul-
oyster saloons as
dislio
"Do they live on cadavers
tho scribe?”
“Nonsense! No, the shrimp is nn epi-
prelude to regular
inquired i
sion of kerosene. A Goshen grower has Cu . r( ' aM la b ! 9 ™dest aquatic way Ills
used pure kerosene for killing the worms, P r, ? c, l u > d,ot 19 '"nemo althoug.i
simply blackening, not killing, tho oni.n ho 19 " nt aversc to a l’ iecc (,f lftW 11911
tips. Tho free u-c of pure kerosene may
injure the plants, hence an emulsion is
recommended ns safer nnd cheaper. The,
kerosene is emulsified with soap or milk
in older that it may readily dilute with
water. Tliero
little spraying of t o fields at night
1”
when he gets nn opportunity. However,
ho is more the hunted than the limiter.
Many larger fish esteem him a rare deli
cacy, and they make his life n burden to
him. When he is not foraging for food
isMttle doubt but that by tbe 8bri,n U bu . ri . C9 hin l sc , lf . in tbe »■>»>,ami
of t o fields at night with aU thcro 19 V19lbl °. of him are Ins two
this mixture the worms .an he de-troyed 0I 1?,/T 09 Protruding,
by wholcsn o. It should bo used most How are they caught?”
thoroughly nt tho points in the field .. y. 1 ' 1 !’. ought to go down and sen
where tho worms aro first noticed at work
and from which they spread to surround
ing points.
Farm and Garden Notes.
the fisheVies. Fishing shrimp is reduced
to n science, nnd is very interesting. Tho
Chinamen stake out nets between two
posts in the water. The nets are funnel
shaped, nnd ns the tide comes in th
No illy all fruit growers mnko tho 8bl , ,m P 8 dr .'( t in in 'egular . hannels.
mistake of setting out a greater number _„ CD }i , c ^? es t^ fishermen r
of kinds than can be maikcted with
profit
verso the funnel and catch a new lot.
profit. For a family supply a number of dirimps when nine aro white in
varieties is admissible, though, even 10ln P 1, '* |,, n. 1 hey are then thrown into
then, nearly the entire supply will be a vat 0 b ° ll ing salt water, and as they
procured from a few favorite trees. For ? lc c ° oliCl1 they assume that ric.i auburn
»n irlrnf nt nrn.nnt rrmul tivn .md Q'IC.
procured from a few favorite trees. For
market, nt pre-ent, good sizo and showy ... . ,, .
appearance nrc more important than , ^ 9 lat n } le c " ’ nnr y proparnt on
qu ditv, s . that if a fru't bo fairly good t^y receive before they are put upon the
there is no navincr demand for Ilia verv tablet
5 es, that’s all. They are brought to
there is no paying demand for the very
best.
us already cooked nnd we dish them up |
J f ac , ow aft . cr rc P cat( d service fails to , ng th are . As : thc r , ttUr por *.
ge w th calf keep her carefully from the timi * them dri ,, d „ nd gcnt to c,/ ilia .
Lull th.ee months or more eid.hcntry This )irorcgg in itself h i ut cresii„r.
ag n L-t her take tho bull as near os Aft( , r ' cooking th( . m thfl cj hln , g ,. gpr , ad
s I. • t * th cn 1 of the h, at i ho ex- thera out in tua whurc thcy r , main
I V ,1 ' tof trl 8 ( M ’ rlod often <a,is: scows unt}1 perfoctly dry and the meat is sl.riv-
“ di-chanre or de-troy the vitality of h ,r oled T f u ( hen at thom witll a
se «... Throwing a pailfu of water on , :ail ‘ og thol * h thc ^ wcru tlira ,hing
he cow s hack and sides after .he service rain , nnd the b dry sh cll is broken an3
is said by old farmers to be n sure
method of getting a cow with calf, pro
vided she is not hopelessly barren.
An Irish paper remarks: “If one or
two pigs of a litter are smaller or weaker
than the rest allow them to suck a week
or two after the strong ones arc weaned
grain, and the dry
beaten off. These are blown off and tho
kernels collected and packed in boxes
for shipment to China.”
The Divisions of Time.
The natural divisions of time are the
If a young ^g ^^uid'happen’’to'die I™ ftnd tbo d "y ; T hc . w ; ek > 9 arb trary,
whi o the latter is with tho sow, remove | b®ing probably derived from cons der.i-
promptly and b iry, that t o sow cannot tl , 118 *"' 9 ^ !,u HK? 8ted Hy tlic first chapter
get at it, and thus give herself a tnste °f, . CDe *V iho month, though (.rigin-
for the live ones. Six weeks is the best I h11 - v in,ond( ' d 10 bo ! hl -' '"n® from one new
age for weaning pigs. Give tho.11 plenty ; 11100,1 L’ thc next, has. of necessity, ilc-
of grass and skimmed milk. At seven P artod ^ ri ’ ra * bis . ldt ” 1, 111 0ldB L *'> make
or eight weeks give them a mush of meal “ n , ov ? n number 111 ** 1£ J enr - l he decade
nr irrnnnd nntc »> : Olid tl.O CCIltlliy 1110 plttcly artificial, do-
A ; ,, , ,, . , , i dueed from our system of numbering.
A new way to salt butter is to vvnsh 1 - -
out the butter in thc churn after tlie
most approved style, and after all the
buttermilk has been washed out, throw
three or four handfuls of snit into thc
But the day nnd tho year, tho one de
rived from tlie reappearance of light nnd
darkness, the other measuring the round
of tho seasons, are universally adopted
units of time, suggesting themselves
churn ami work it in simply by revolving alike t0 cultm . ed llu ;r S avnge, and which
the churn. Then lay the butter away for ■
„„i. ...i ; we cun
the salt to set, put it whore it will uot
become hard, say a temperature of sev
enty-five degrees, and after two or three
hours, work the butter over gently to get
all the dissolved salt or brine out that
will come, and. then pack or print.
As the pastures become dry and
parched the t’.ow of milk diminishes in
part because cows do not get enough
moisture in their food. Early in spring
fresh grass makes a large flow of not very
rich milk. The lack of substance in the
grass and stimulation of milk glands
make it advisable to feed grain or meal
to keep the cow in good heat. Now if
meal is fed it shou’d be so diluted with
water that a large proportion will go to
making milk. If this is not done the
:ow will soon fatten and be fit only for
the butcher.
To have a fine crop of large, rich cur
rants enrich thc ground, make it clean
and mellow’ and thin out the. brush. Cut
away the old stunted wood and leave the
vigorous young shoots. Let them occupy
equal distances from each other and give
the bushes in some degree a regular form.
No fruit is more neglected than the cur
rant, the bushes beiug allowed to becomo
enveloped in weeds and grass, and the
enfeebled bushes allowed to grow into a
ma'S of brush. The difference iu the
size of the berries rni ed by the two
modes is about as one to four.
A We tern correspondent of tho Bee
Journal has no hesitaneJ in saying that
fhe alsike clover will produce 5u0 p muds
of the richest and best honey per acre in
a good season. Those bee keepers who
desire something better than dark honey
should plant each spring a bushel or two
of this clover, and then they will be able
to competo with any honey in the country,
and to keep 100 colonies with profit in
the same area that now supports but ten.
Alsike clover does best on clay or wet
land, and is sometimes unsatisfactory on
dry or light soil. From four to six pounds
are sown per acre. Part of the piece
can be mowed be ore it blossoms and fed
to stock. It will then blossom late after
the usual bloom is o er.
Farmers, gardeners and fruit-growers
are mu h worse plagued than formerly
by iUjUrJous ipsects. ~ This js in part due
to the destruction of birds and other
animals that if jeft alone tvould have
jMjn ihntn ^Itiilt, l\ il HhHitfe distort?'
not think will ever be superseded.
The year is the time of the revolution
of the earth around the sun. Its measure
is most easily obtained by the reappear
ance of the sun at tho same alt tude in
the sky. Every on i knows that it is
higher in summer than in winter. If
the circle of tho earth’s equator were
extended right out from the centre of
the eurth into the sky, it would cut out
a circle there which is < ailed the celestial
equator. Now, the sun crosxci this line
in the sp ing northward, arriving at its
greatest altitude in the middle of sum
mer; thence it descends, crossing the
line southward in thc fall, and reaching
its lowest point in midwinter. The
ancients, by measuring the length of the
shadow east by a vertical stick on differ
ent days of tho year, arrive l at sur
prisingly correct results us to tho leng h
of the year. In 450 n. o., Democritus
ussei ted tlie year to he 805 j days long,
which is within about eleven minutes of
the truth. Another ingenious device for
thc same purpose was that of the Egyp
tian astronomers, who set up a wheel
parallel to the plane of the equator.
When the sun was in this p'ane, the
shadow of the sunward side of tlie-wheel
would be exactly intercepted by tho
other, and the interval between two such
occurrences would measure the year.
Owing to thc fact that the sun does not
cross the celestial e piator in the same
place each year, this year which measures
the seasons is a few minutes shorter than
tho exact time of the earth’s motion
around the sun.— Popular Seien v. Monthly.
Twain on tho Father of Waters.
Although MarkTwnin piloted steamers
on the Mississippi for years, lie has just
seen the upper river for the first time,
and his enthusiasm was strong enough to
last all the way to Chicago, where he de
clared to a reporter:
Neither in this country nor in any
other have 1 seen such interesting sei nery
as that along the Upper Mississippi.
One finds ail that the Hudson affords—
bluffs and wooded highlands—and a
great deal in a Idition. Botwcen St. Paul
and the mouth of the Illinois River there
are over 400 islands, strung out in every
possible shape. A river without islands
is like a woman without b&'!\ ghe may
be gpod and pure, but onq dohsn’i fall iq
love witU Ufif to
WOMAN’S WORLD.
PLEASANT PERUSAL FOR FEM
ININE READERS.
A Persian Bride.
Although the brido was very young,
having at the most seen sixteen sum
mers, rouge, alas, was no stranger even
to her pretty faccl Her hair, which was
jet black nnd very long, plaited into a
number of tiny tails, the ends of which
peeped forth from under tho ehagnt of
folded white linen she wore on her head.
Nothing can exceed the ugliness or un-
becoiningness of this headgear; it is
merely n square piece of muslin or cotton
folded coruerwise, nnd tightly Listened
with a pin or tiny brooch under the chin,
with two ends hanging down tho back,
and the remaining two falling over the
breast. Over th.s ngain is worn the
house veil, which envelops the whole
figure; it is a large square or rounded
piece of muslin or gay-patterned chintz, 1
and is not fastened on, but simply kept
in its place by the arms. Her volumi
nous skirt was of white nnd pink striped
satin, handsomely trimmed with gold
lace, nnd reached only half way to the
knee; the legs were hare. Often as
many ns twenty yards of silk or satin are
employed for these skirts, which are
gathered into a band at tho waist, and
worn over four or five petticoats very
much stiffened. The more a skirt stands
out tho more fashionable it is. The
bodice is a loose sort of jacket of silk or
velvet trimmed with gold lace, the
sleeves are long, and terminate in a
pointed cuff that turns back, reachiug
nearly to the elbow. This is worn over
n calio or linen shirt. Although all
dresses agree in their lending features,
and the fashions never change in tho cast
as they do in the west, yet they differ to
a great oxtent in detail, and afford a
•cope for tho peculiar tnste or fancy of
the wearer.—London Society.
A Cheyenne Courtship.
The Cheyenne tribe of Indians has n
bloody record of wars with other tribes
and of collisions with United States
troops. Its remnants arc now gathered
upon a lnrgo reservation in tho western
part of Indian Territory. They aro a
large, athletic, well-formed race, and nro
mentally superior to most other plains
Indians. A good t cason for their superi
ority is to bo found in tlie more carefully
gtiaidcd morality of their women.
A Cheyenne maiden knows her rights
and her value, nnd conducts herself with
strict propriety, according to tho estab
lished customs of her tribe. Sho is owned
liy her fat her, nnd he may sell her in tnur-
riage without her i oiiscut, but bIio is not
without a remedy. Once wedded, she is
the property of her husband, and is
bound to nil tho slavishly obedient
drudgery of squaw life. The warrior,
however, who unwisely buys her against
her will, does so nt a risk of losing all lie
paid for her, as tho Cheyonno law of di
vorce is peculiar, mid provides important
limitations of her bondage. Moro com- :
monly she is permitted to choose for her
self, and is npt to do so with an intelli
gent reference to questions of coinforts,
supplies, and social standing.
A young ( luycnnc brnvo has a great
deal of spare time on his hands, nnd one
consequence of this fact is tl at there is a
vast nmount of court ing done by him.
Ilis best time comes to him after sunset. |
for ho is expected to serenade, and ho
does so. He does not sing, lie blows the
cho-tunkah. This is a sort of I’utc, vary
ing much in shape and character, lie
gcneially makes it of two pieces of cedar,
hollowed out, and glued at tlie edges. It
is sometimes improved by a snake-skin
drawn tightly over it and dried on, mid
by other ornnmcntntion. It lias from
three to sevon ling r I oh s, generally four,
nnd is blown through from one cud. Tlie
musical re-ults altogether devoid ol
tune, are described as something doleful.
A Cheyenne village sometimes has thc
benefit of several serenades at the same
time. One young lady may have several
suitors wading for her out in the dewy
grass, hut her clroico of company among
them, when she steps out of her lodge, is
nbsoluto law, binding upon all. Custom
permits her to go and sit down by tlie
favored musician, a id a blanket thrown
over two licnds is a praiiie s.ibstitue for
a parlor corner. The successful ending
of such a courtship brings th; young
bravo fuco to face with her father, and
into a process of bargaining, which may
last for weeks. The lover is told of til!
beauty,virtues, and accomplishments be
longing to tire treasure lie is seeking, as
well as of any deficiencies on his own
side, and he replies by all the criticism
and fault-finding he can think of. The
nrgumenthas no refeience to facts, really,
but to ponies. Rather than break off a
match, an old brave has been known to
settle the matter for one pony, while a
more successful father has obtained live
ponies nnd two mules as well as a sou-in
law.—Harper'* Weekly.
A TEST CASE.
Fashion Notes.
Velvet remains in vogue as an acces
sory for all sorts of fabrics.
Velvet jackets, sleeveless of course,
are worn with lace dresses.
Ribbon holds its place ns tho favorite
adornment for summer toilets.
New silk mulls have stripes of mossy-
looking frise that are very pretty.
Rnris street fashions aro quiet and
never more ladylike than at present.
Though not in good taste for the sea
son of the yeBr, red costumes abound.
The fashion of wearing ornaments in
the hair is steadily becoming more pro
nounced.
Low shoes are of patent leather nnd
kid or of tan-colored kid foxed xvith
patent leather.
Lace and gauze fan9 are worn with
evening toilets. The sticks of some of
them are iucrusted with precious stones.
Jackets of all nations are again in
fashion. One can choose from the Turk,
the Spaniard, the Japanese, or from the
French, of two centuries ago.
Under petticoats of soft crepe, corded
zephyr and silk are trimmed with edel
weiss and machine-made Valenciennes
lace. They are exceedingly light in
weight.
The plush combined with the new
cambrics, despite its silky appearance, is
made of cotton, and for the skirts and
acco sories of a dress its wide stripes are
most effective in lieu of the plain mate
rial which is supplied for the bodice and
drapery.
Summer dressing in the country is
charming this year, because delicate tints
in cotton and white wools are so much
used. It is a real pleasure to teo tho re
turn to tho straight simple skirt, because
it is such a comfort to the tired and a
welcome relief from the weight and bur
densome character of the “costume.”
A man of Day County, Minnesota,
lives on the bank of a large lake, wi-.ere
wild ducks make their nests. He hunts
up th • ne tsand replaces the eggs with
eggs fiom his hennery. The wiid ducks
have hatched out a number of fine broods
of chickens for h’m. Hia hpna hays no
timti tm sitting *ron«4<
Regarding I.egal Advertisement* nnd No
tices Published In Pnpers Using Rendy
Print Sheets*
Some years since thc Dover (N. J.)
Index published a mortgage sale. AVhcn j
the property was sold under thc mort- I
gage, the former owners claimed that the j
sale was not legal, as the paper publishing
the notice of it was what is known us
ready-print—that is, one-lialf of the
sheet was printed out of thc county.
Suit was brought in the court of chan
cery to have the sale set aside. Thc fol
lowing is the decision of. the chancellor
in the case:
In CiiANCEny ok New Jersey :
Between Julius Hnirhouse, petitioner,
nnd The National Union Bank, of Dover,
N. J., defendants; on petition to set
aside sale.
Upon petition, filed in this court by thc
above stated petitioner, to set aside a sale
made in pursuance of tlie commands and
directions contained in a certain writ of
fieri facias for sale of mortgaged prem
ises, lately issued out of this court in said
causo wherein thc National Union Bank
of Dover, New Jersey, was complainant,
and Samuel Cross and others defendants;
because the advertisement of said sale
was defective and not in compliance with
the statute in such enses made and pro
vided for certain reasons in said petition
alleged nnd set forth. And upon the
matter being opened nnd argued to tho
court by the respective solicitor nnd
counsel of the petitioner and of the Na
tional Union Bank, of Dover, N. J., and
tin court having examined thc said pc- 1
tition and the facts therein stipulated to |
he true, and the exhibits of tho petitioner ,
and being fully advised in the premises,
It is considered hv the court that the ad
vertisement of said sale was legal and
sufficient, and was both a substantial nnd
literal compliance with tho statutory re
quirement. It is, therefore, on this
twentieth day of July, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
nnd seventy-eight, ordered nnd directed
by liis Honor, Theodore Runyon, chan
cellor of Now Jersey, that the prayer of
said petition he denied, and tho said pe
tition he dismissed.
Respectfully advised,
Theodore Runyon, C.
A. A. VanFlekt, V. C.
A true copy. H. 8. Little, Clerk.
Fairies.
Once we believed in fairies, We never
walked through fragrant Held but we ex
pected exquisite little fays to spring up
through the sod. Wc never looked nt a
bright blossom but wc honed to see little
princes and princesses, clothed in gor
geous finery, resting like snowballs on
each dewy petal, and politely bowing to
us, as thc wind gently wafted the dainty
leaf.
A rninbow-hund butterfly was to us
the metamorphose of a fairy queen, nnd
wc would follow, with alia lover’s ardor,
her flitting among the buttercups and
daisies. At every misdeed of our child
hood, thc fear of drendful ogres nnd
witches was often our severest pun
ishment. Wo envied every “Sunday,
child,” who, *xvc (irmly believed, knew
the “good people.”
Our disillusion in this matter caused
us more cruel suffering than even that
wc felt when wo found our doll was
stuffed with snw-dust.
AVhut an inflnitudo of fancies and
worlds do fairies awaken! Poets are
peculiarly responsive to the idea, for
fairies must speak in sweet snatches of
song, not in plain prose. Wlmt delicate
imagery have they traced in the poet's
mind! What suggestive fancies, what
pathos, what humor 1
Milton’s “Oomus,’ abounds in satyrs
and pans; Spencer gives us a mest af
fectionate glimpse of them; hut it is
Shakespeare who fairly revels in them.
Take away those horrid witches of
“Macbeth,” and we can frolic with aban
don in the company of Puck and thc
elves of his creation.
Rut to find a people firm in the belief
of fairies, we must go back to Greece.
Greece was n typo of tho childhood of
the world, and believed in fairies every
where. It assumed a form of worship.
They were to tlie Gtecks divinities
peopling tho streams, and gods thunder
ing in the mountain tops; puns flocking
in the woods, and satyrs grinning in the
forests; cupids shooting their tingling
arrows from thc trees, and lmrpics
screeching over thc sen. Everywhere
did that nation display this buoyancy of
I youth. It was the work of centuries to
free her from her wild faucies, hut now
the fairies nrc heard of only now and
then in tlie forms of brigands.
However- our skepticism is only skin
deep after all. Frequently the old spirit
comes hack to us; truth reasserts itself.
If we hut read a fairy tale we close the
time worn pages hi a state of delight.
Again we fancy fairies in robes of gos
samer on every violet-fringed zephyr
that sails so lightly through the skies.
In the golden sunset wo see the sparkle
and hear the rustling of tlie elfins’ wings.
In every brave and noble deed wc see
the fluttering wings of the good fairies
warding off temptation nnd sin, and
! directing the mind nnd arm iu its grnud
purpose.
Wanted to Be Licked,
“Jessie 1”
“Yess’m.”
“Don’t you go out of the house while
I I’m gone.”
“Oil, mn, I xvnnt to roll my hoop with
the other girls.”
“You’ve heard what I’ve said. Don’t
i you dartTto disobey me, or I’ll whip you
i when I come back.”
“Oh, ma”—a pause—“please give me
the licking now, and let me go and roll
] the. hoop.”
: Mother, pronouncing an encomium on
| her daughter to a young man wtio is
paying attentions to her: “She sings,
\ plays on tho piano nnd on the harp,
| paints, understands logic, crochet, botn-
; liy, English, Italian and German, and in-
; deed, almost everything. And wlmt are
j your accomplishments?" “I have none.”
; “What not any?” “Madam, I acknowl
edge that if we were reduced to extrem-
\ ity, I believe I should know how to do
the cooking. ”
j Joan of Arc successfully led an army
. to victory. But did she ever go to a
picnic and not scream murder when a
j little grasshopper jumped'down her neck?
i History is silent on this point.
Encournanient for the Feeble.
So long as tlie falling embers of vitality are
capablo of being rekinilled into a warm anil
genial glow, just so long tliero Is liopo for the
weak ami emaciated invalid. Let him not,
therefore, despond, but derive encouragement
from this, and from tlie further faetthat there
is a restorative most potent In renewing the
dilapidated powers of a broken down system.
Yes, thanks to its unexampled tonic virtues,
Hostetter’s Stomach bitters is daily reviving
strength in tlie bodies and hope iu the minds of
the feeble and nervous. Appetite, refreshing
sleep, the ac'iuisilion of flesh and color, are
ble-sings attendant upon the reparative pro
cesses which this priceless Invigora it speedily
init iutesaml carries to a successful conclusion.
D.gestion is restored, tho bl od fertilized, and
sustenance afforded to each lifc-sustaiuiug
organ by the Bitters, which is inoifensive even
to the feminine palate, vegetable in composi-
.Umn apd thoroughly safe. UH Us regain
Iho Confederate Preacher.
It is told flint in 1S02 n country
preacher somewhere in unit nil Missouri
was notified by the boys in bit c thut he
must cease his treasonable utterances in
the pulpit or bo arrested. The preacher
demanded n bill of particulars. He was
told in an abrupt way that lie must pray
for thc President, and, to thc astonish
ment of tlie soldiers, lie promptly de
clared his willingness to comply xvith
thc order. On the folloxving Sunday
morning his church was croxvde 1 xvitli
home guards, soldiers, nnd Confederate
sympathizers, each filled with half-con
cealed anxiety for the day’s results. It
was a hot dny in June. In the amen
corner sat thc officers of the military. In
thc opposite corner sat the deacons of the
congregation. The white-haired preach
er was hidden from view behind the pul
pit longer than usual that morning, but
at last the services begun and n breath
less hush fell upon the assemblage as it
solemnly knelt for the prayer on which
the fate of the congregation was Imaging.
O Lord," said the preacher, breaking
thc painful silence which had followed
his introductory of thanks. “Bless this
waiting congregation. Bless Thy servant
who xvill address them this day, and may
his words bo fruitful to Thy kingdom.
O Lord, in u special manner wc pruv
Thy richest blessings upon the Presi
dent!"
“Amen!” said thc kneeling militia offi
cers, nudging each other violently, while
great drops of perspiration stood upon
the foreheads of tho deacons. There was
it brief nnd axvful pause.
“Lord, shouted the preacher fain Bur
ly, with sudden animation. “Thou
knowest whom I menu. 1 mean Jeffer
son Davis I”
Somebody xvrites protesting against
lints that arc turned up so as to look ;
jaunty, nud says that he went ton funeral
• lie other day, nml found his attention
distracted from the services by the jaunty
millinery worn by the Indies present.
Tho men who own England contribute
annually $000,000 for Sunday schools and
missions. Tlie men who work England
give $8,000,000.
Mr. Hon. W. Walts, General Agent, Freight
Department, Union l'ncillc Hallway, San Fran-
cisco, Cal, Bays: “I have derived much hunellt
from tiio iiso of Hod Star Cough euro in nisei
uf coughs and colds." No opiates.
Is not a dye, nnd w 111 not stain or 1 .jure : lie
*kin. Hall's Ilalr Ronewcr.
Dumb Ague can he spei dily cured by taking
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Tho biggest fnnl of all is tlin young man
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Mr*. 1’nrvenuo was complaining to a friend
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waiter,” the friend said. " Whtit’s tho use V”
said Mrs. I'arvenuo, “he’s so stupid I’m sun*
ho don’t know how to expostulate with mo.”
Mr. J. E. Ronsftl, Now BloomHold, Pa., clerk
of tho sovoral courts of Perry (’o., Pa., was
uftlictod with rheumatism for moro than thir
ty years. Aftor spending hundreds of dollars
with different physicians, and try in/ every
known remedy without beuelit, ho used SL
Jacobs Oil, which elToclo 1 an ontlro euro.
IT IS THE STANDARD
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In addition to various useful tables tho latest
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which ho saw advertised, and received by
return mail two block* of wood, with these
directions: “Take block No. 1 in the r’^lit
hand, place the hug on No. 2and press them
together. Remove tho bug nnd proceed as
before.
The Secret of Life.
SCOVIMi’S SAKSAPARILI.A, OH BLOOD AND
Livfr Syrup, i* tho remedy for tho euro of
Scrofulous Taint, Rheumatism, Whito Swell
ing, gout, Goitre, Consumption, Bronchitis,
Nervous Debility, Malaria, and all diseases
orbing from an impurocondition of tho h ood.
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uicntioniu^ this paper.
313 Main Sir
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