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AGRICt'LTrRAI. ITEMS. Hoed Cnora.—Farmers cultivation hoed frequently Mop the of crops too toon and allow the weeds to gain prat leatfon should of the soil. Cultivate early and IftCB !>• the rule for com. KFEriNO Grafeh.—A laily has dia Covered that grapes ]«cked in than granulated Tng*r will keep fresh longer when jacked in sawdust, and, aa the sngar i* lot injured, eipense will not prove an ibjection. old the Detroit Omonk.—A n gardener says in Tribune , with regard to culti¬ vating onions, that if care is taken to bulbs draw away the earth gradually uncovered, from the until they are quite and only the fibrous root* are in the earth, yon will never have scullions, but very large, sound onions. Grapes Vises. Trellises for vines can be made or repaired cheajier and more conveniently now than in spring. Lo¬ cust is the most durable wood; red ches nut and ehesnut rank next. Where lo¬ cust is scarce pieces three feet long may be sunk two and a half feet in the ground timber and upright* of pine or other muled to them. Halt for Land.—H alt should not be applied to such lands as border on the sen or are in any way affected by the spray of the ocean Coarse salt should be mixed with the compost heap and not applied directly to the plants. the As shore, paragus, will naturally a native of sea salt. require large applied, quantities of This should only 1® how¬ ever, when the shoots are growing. At any other time it will injure the roots. Used on the !x*ds about the end of May it will help to kill weeds and grasses. Strawberries is- the City.—T he fol¬ lowing novel suggestion is from might the Fruit jRiicortler, ami is one that lie carried out with little trouble and ex¬ pense: “How many of our city readers might have fresh, fragrant strawberries and other dainties, with hut little earn or trouble! But, say some, ‘the rain water would lx- filled with dirt.' No, not if properly grown that is, by setting the pot* nr boxes holding the plants tight. in Fifty 1 MHM t»r boxes that are water plants of strawberries would give a fam¬ ily of four to five persons a nice dish daily for two weeks. Fifty pots of an¬ nuals like petunias, balsams, etc., would make a show that would be beautiful and well repay all trouble. Try it, readers. ’ Orchard Notes.—I t is eommonly the case that the orchard is cropped year after year until the diminished yield shows that something must lie done. The proper way is to give a moderate manur¬ ing annually; and stable manure put on in tlie fall plowed in, or in small or¬ chards forked in, may lie alternated with ashes or lime on other years. Clover to 1 ® pastured liy hogs, and afterward plowed Trees under, is one of the best fertiliz¬ ers, of forced and growth are more tender than others so suffer morn from sudden changes of climate. For this reason too high cultivation is ns bad as not enough. Heading back and root pruning are the best methods of restor¬ ing barren trees. Wood ashes in the best fertilizer for trees, vines and bushes. Pram well-bulauivd apple-trees so us to give them a low, top. One such tree is worth several tall, irregular trees. I’eneh orchards should haven dry, fertile soil on a Northern or Western slope. Ijatk Kvkrurkrn Con*, A trust worthy writer in the Jltirnl AW Yorker plants his evergreen sweet corn in the following way: The soil is sandy gravel, naturally itv; in fact, warm, and of moderate fevtil not rich enough to produce satisfactory did crops without manure, which I not have in sufficient supply to fool sure of a full crop. Consequently 1 pur chased a little Hnjjerphosphstc to give ihe corn the benefit of its elWts 1 if any) in ita eftrheat growth. An tho rroi> of (tala corn M having « littlo manure yet 111 tho cattle yard, we ser..|*ul tegether what wo eon .1 and spread it on the plot to lie planted to sweet corn for green fodder. i lie piece had wheat grown on it the year before, the ground having been plowed m the fall and re plowed in the spring before applying the yardi manure also aihu tlio nmimiv was applied. The reason why I plowed so many times was that a part of the piece had an abundance of quack: grass ou It, and 1 wished to destroy that .f possible. Everything was now ready to plant corn on the 25th of May, the plot having been harrowed and marked We tlieu put about a UblesjHKinful of the superphosphate at each crossing of the marks, ooyenng it slightly with nollow soil and planted the i*>rn on t, 'a,-,,, thus prepared. Fiiofit a*d Loa* with I’oi’ltrv.—A •enaible writer say* that the direct profit or loss with stock of any kind whatever comes from the f«w<ding resorted to. U proper food has liean given, st regular intervals, in sufficient quantity, profit is the natural result, while haphazard man agrment results disastrously. In the teediilg and management of poultry there is more lax discipline than with any other kind of stin k. There is far too much com, in different forms, foil to breeding poultry, and to layers to se cure the best results, for com has a great tendency desirable to produce tit, which is not where plenty of eggs are ex ported, the fat forming so thickly on and around the ovaries and other organs as to effectually prevent the fowls from lay¬ ing. In eoid weather, warmth and heat are necessary, and feeding corn moder¬ ately jectum&hle to the laying it liens during is not the so oh as is warm summer months, while over fat fowls are more liable to disease and jAiluients than thoae only in gtxwl condition. For the laying fowls no better food can la 1 given for n principal diet than go.*!, sound, whole w heat, though it must not l>e given in the same quantities a* corn. Screen tugs are not all objectionable, provided they the are not musty or spoiled, though price at which the v are usually *<dd make# them more expensive than" g.s*l wheat, for tliesimple reason that scarcely one-half the screenings is wheat or will tie consumed by the poultry, the greater part Ixung cheat, cockle,' weed aeeds, etc. For the fattening of poultry own is the wry best amd ch e a pcit footi which cani* given to aocompii&h it To se cure the greatest profit from tlie poultiy itis economy in the end to keep the bird* growing rapidly from the start, and a couple of wet-ks liefoie they ate to be marketed have them penned up and fed principally on soft food, such as scalded corn meal, well boiled mush. oat meal mush (if the meai can 1 ® gotten cheaply), first, and etc,, feeding twice a day* at toward the last three time*. only what they will eat up wife an appe tite. and confining the bird* in a dark *ned room, giving them light onlv at feeding time. HOFSEhEEPERV HELPS. Apricot Sauce. — Put half a »vAt * tprinot jam is a saucepan wife h ‘ if * Yint 3 <wa ter an d Aglss* , of . fesrry; . boil, -To re spots*ia^a or hem linen, wtiah the strong wll^wMlffi®*>""-Ire»v*eil F»r»n Rue. «w f*i them M«firaaUy h* Hr ,i„ii, nourca, ana try torm tn plenty ot tint hiril. Whon aono drain them well in front of the fire, sprinkle them all over with very fine salt, and serve with fried jaraley and lemon cut into ‘‘quarters. ” Coffee Cake.- This is one of the Wt sf plain cakes and is very easily mode. Take one enp of strong coffee infusion, one cup molasses, one cup sngar, one half enp butter, one egg and one tea ipoonftil salaratns. taste A and dd spice and flour rais ins to suit the enough to make a reasonable thick batter. Bake rather slowly in tin pans lined with huh tered paper. Hir Watki.v Wr.vN’s PtrDDfm—Hii aunoes oeef chopped chopped lemon four pee), four ounce* suit fine, ounces < white iread crumbs, one tablespoonful of lour, three ounces of moist sugar, two winces of apricot jam, a smalt liquor ;la»s lesert of mnraciiino or of cnracoa, one stSKWiful of milk and three fresh ■ered . Mix all and together, pour into a bnt sluijsi steam three hours. Vpricot wtdding. jam sauce to l>e served under the Have toe Piunrum—Picture scraps nay often be used with capital effect. Small rooms, and nurseries especially, nished Tapered with them and afterward var¬ afford great entertainment. Cor¬ nice* may he made of them to run all Around the wall paper, with about two nchea of gold foil iwstween each and a .lack Ijordering. Wooden flrelKwrds uhi Holland mats may also be covered with them. These must, of course be ramished. Beef. Roast Sirloin of —tint oil most of the flap and trim the joint built neatly. Have a clear, brisk fire, well up. Place the joint close to it for the first half hour, then move it further off. Baste frequently. When nearly done sprinkle the joint well over with salt. Put a small quantity of water in the dripping pan, ttjou jK>ur off the gravy, free it ef¬ joint fectually in from dish. fat and pour it over the the Time of roasting, about three hours for a ten to twelve pound sirloin. Garnish with scraped horseradish and Yorkshire pudding. Serve horseradish sauce in a tureen. Roast Wild Duck.—R oast at a very brisk fire not longer than fifteen, or at most butter, twenty minutes. Baste frequently sail with and sprinkle freely with at the time of serving. Nerve with Bigarade Haucc. Pare off, ns thinly as possible, the yellow rind of two Seville oranges; cut it into very thin shreds ami boil them in water for live minutes. Melt a piece of butter in a saucepan add to itji tahlespoonful of flour and stir until it. begins to color; add a gill of stock, pepper and salt hi taste, the juice of the oranges and a g»x«l pinch of sugar; then put in the boiled rinds, stir Ihe sauce until it luiils and serve. Htewkd Celery.—T rim and ent to the same length a number of heads of celery, split them in two lengthwise, tie them in bundles with thread, and pnrlw.il them for ten minutes in salted water. Drain them, and arrange them in n saueepan over slices of bacon, with a bundle of sweet herbs, s couple of onions, pepper slid salt to taste, and a blade of nmeo. Add enough stock just to cover the con¬ tents and simmer gently till tho celery is quite tender, Having removed the string, dispose the celery on a dish; take some of the stock in wh lieh it has lw»en stewed, remove all fat from it, add a | small pii<ee of fresh butter, pour it over the celery and serve. How Chnrrli-Tower Flocks Are Wound, The oldest tower-clock in New York it j,, S t. Paul’s steeple. It was made in \ 77H , |, v j ohn Thwart, of London. The cl.H-k in Ht. John’s Church was put in the tower in 1812. The Trinity clock wu* ,,l a ccd in its lofty station, 200 feet from the <fry pavement, in 1H16, bv James Rogers, In wottthor this cl<w*k mini well; hut in daw,,, chilly weather it sometimes owing to tho precipitation of mois , llr „ on Uu , wheels. Originally two men throe were l.fiOO-pound required to wind it, each of the fifty weight* Home haviug to ha „ V er feet. time ago the winding gear was changed so that on. man can now wind it, ,|„ Describing olook-koe^r tho operation of winding, ( said: “The crank is about twenty inches long, and when I turn it around i make a sweep of thirty inehea. It’s a good deni harder than turning a grindstone, but the machine haaaraehet, so that I can stop and rest when I want to. The crank has to ho turned 750 time* to turn the barrel wound tweutyone times. Around the barrel i* the wire roiw that holds the 1 600-pound weight The weight is aim ply a box ohl-faaluoued. with pieces of Now iron iu have it. That is very we iron weight* so modeled that they can lie added to or subtracted from, 'and the weight can he graded to a nicety. A new wire rope was put to tho chimes weight the other day. The ro]ie i 8 what is called tiller rope, and is 2 H 0 feet long and three-quarters of an inch thick. It take* me an hour and a half to wiud up the clock.” Bt, rani's clock has a single back gear and two weights of 1,000 pounds each, It takes three-quarters of an hour to wind it. Ht. John’s clock is wound in less than an hour; white the modem clock of St, George's, in charge of tho same keeper, is wound in fifteen turn¬ utes. Cameron and Jeff Ihivis. Simon Cameron relates the following: “I remember one morning during the exciting the debates in the the Southern Senate prior to to retirement of 8 ena tins that Jeff Ihivis, with whom I had been ou the most intimate terms for a loag talk time, invited me to breakfast to over the questions at issue, and to ask if 1 would not use my influence in 4 ' wllalt of * peaceful separation. The between us while at breakfast, which lasted sometime, was quite animated, but all in good temper, but toward its conclusion it bei-ame very warm. Mr. I >avis was theu. as he is now, a man of un¬ governable will and, of course, took positive ground that the States had a *« demands secede, and would do *0 unless were aeA'eeded to. I de¬ niadttiia right, end Mid that any attempt twi l Mirt ti» leeve the Union would 'esuit in war. Both of ns were stubla.ru fioeitions taken. He excited, aud as I was leaving ***'; * ^’ '*t»enm, l K n - T: if there is . an attempt on ,lu * l* a rt « tl,e h»rth to coerce us. and b^wemi . the Htates results, “ war 1 will '“» w “ hue through the country at Uie IVuomae River. No, he added immed I W “1 draw the line at fee 8 ns n« a '« , p»artera. m *' * n f I answered " ,,US<> J shall much lie in my the ^ r °S.*V 1 .‘ M ‘ w nutted tebreak ^ upthe l , mon. and tf yon try it war will be the result. JCU wffl be r.ntFV will doy d 21 wfamn Z ftyvl *"*,“?”* n Dans soon after ^ left fee Sen ate. and I lure never seen him since. ............. _AT f **^"*!** 4 .**". .! : * vWfa oyrsp sod pMCOT UnmshaU rshsf . GREEK WIT. *•■■■ iMIum «r Vila From a F—fi». A truly diadactic saying is attributed by .KIiau to the 8 i>artan magistrates. “ When certain jjersons from Clazomen® had come to Bparta and smeared with loot the seats on which the Bpartan magistrates sat discharging public du¬ ties; and by on discovering they what expressed had been indig¬ done whom, ordered no public nation, but merely a proclamation to be made, ‘Let it be law¬ ful for the people of Clazomen® to make bigckgnama of themselves. proverbs, A very large, number of apothegms, >r sayings of mffre or less wit occur np itid down the collected works of Plutarch, ilthongli Hchneidewin does not hesitate to attribute those to some imposter usurping handily his name. At any form rate they are, classified, and a bulky Addition to Mr. Paley’s translated specimens. vaying which Here this is a brief attaches and to bright King writer Archelau*, when a talkative lmrlier, trim¬ shall ming his Is nnl, asked him; “How I cut it?” “In silence,” repljed the King. The anecdote recalls one of Charles II.'s bragging barbers, who boosted to him he could cut Hi* Majesty’s throat when ho would -a boast for which he was only dismissed; though for a like rash vaunt, according Dionysius, to Peter Cunningham, the To barber of Plutarch, w»h crucified. return to he tells the following stories, both good in passing their way, of Philip Macedon. lie In sentence ou • two rogues or¬ dered one to leave Macedonia with all speed, and the other to try to catch him. No less ustute wu* his query as to a strong ]jositiou he wished to occupy, which was reported by the scouts to be almost “is impregnable. there ” ho asked, not “even a pathway laden to it wido enough for an ass Philip, with gold according ?” Plutarch, is too, to entitled to the fatherhood of an adage which retains its ancient fame about “calling a spade a spade." Another Bamplc of a witty saying from Plutarch’s mint is that attributed to Themistocles, that his son was the strongest man in Greece. “ For,” said ho, “the Anthenians, rule the Hellenes. I rule the Anthenians, your mother rules me, and you rule your mother.” We must cite one or t wo other of the man attributed v examples him from Leotychidos, Plutarch. This of is Aristo. by snake to twined son itself A having round a key, which was declared by tho seers marked; to tie a portent, Leotychidos been re¬ “ It would have more of a portent if the key had twined itself round a snake." Others are connected with ornithology, like the apothegm of one who plucked tho feathers from a nightingale, and finding it a very small bird, exclaimed; “You little wretch, you’re nothing but voice;” and again, the repartee of a Laconian to a man of Sparta, who twitted him with being un¬ able to stand as long as himself on one leg. “No!” replied theothor, "hut my goose can." “ When Demode*, the ora¬ tor, remarked that tho swords of the Spartans were so short that they could 1® swallowed by conjurers, Agis, tho younger find them kiug of long that name, replied; 'We enemy.’" quite enough Strabo to reach the An anecdote of gives a vivid picture of the clashing of a har¬ per’s bell performances with the sounding of a for ojKilling of the fish market. All the audience vanished at once save a little deaf man. The hazier expressed himself unutterably flattered at his liav ing bell. resisted tho importunity of the fish “ What!” cried the deaf man, “has the fish bell ruug ? Thou, I’m off, too. Good-brel"_ [Rockford (111.)Register.] Fell Against a Sharp Edge. Th ti is furnished by Mr. Win. W = , 1613 rankford Ave., Philadelphia, Pa: Home time since I received a severe in¬ jury to my hack by falling against the sharp nciietratiug edge of a marble stem half the stone it at least a inch, and suffering leaving a very painful wound. After for a time I concluded to apply St. Jacobs Oil, and am pleased to say that the results exceeded my expecta¬ tions. It speedily allayed ail pain and swelling, and by continued use made a efficacious perfect cure. liniment I really think it the most 1 ever used. Remedy for Lockjaw.— Lot any one who has an attack of lockjaw take a small quantity of turpentine, warm it, and pour it on the wound, no matter where the wound is, and relief will fol¬ low in less than a minute. Nothing bet¬ ter can be applied to a severe cut or bruise than cold turpentine; it will give certain relief almont instantly, Tur pentine is also a sovereign remedy for croup. Saturate a piece of flannel on tlie throat and chest, and in every severe case three or four drops on a lump of sugar may be taken inwardly. Every family should have a bottle on hand. [Ch.inberaburgh (l*a.l Herald.] After vainly spending fiVe hundred dollars for other remedies to relieve my wife, I have no hesitation in declaring that St. Jacobs Oil will cure Neuralgia, says M. V. B. Hersom, E»q., (of Pink ham & Hersom,) Boston, Mass., an en¬ thusiastic indorser of its merit*. Mrs. Partington was reeeutlv in¬ duced to make a trip from Chelsea to Boston, and her nerves were so agitated ahe by the jumped excitement of the *he trip that, as ashore, exclaimed : "Thank Heaven, I’m again on vice versa.” The Great Blessing. A simple, j>ure, harmless remedy, disease that cut* every tune, and prevents ular, by keeping kidneys fee and blood liver pure, active, stomach is reg¬ the greatest blessing Bitters ever conferred upon man. proprietors Hop is being feat remedy; blessed and by it* are thousands who have been saved ana cured by it Will you try it? 8 ee an¬ other column.—Eagle^ Tit for Tat. In tho reign of Charles II. it was cus timiarr. when a gentleman drank a l®iv’a health, to throw some article of dress into the flames in her honor, and all lii» companion* similar article, were obliged to it sacrifice a whatever might be. One of Sir Charles Hedlev's friends, per ceiving that he wore a verv rich lace ora vat. drank to the health ot a certain lady, end threw his own cravat tlie into the fire. Sir Charles followed example very have good-naturedly, his joke in but said be would when he return. Afterward, duuwl wife the same partv. he hlicl a lwuuper t.. some reigning besutv, called on a dentist lo eitiaci a de ^ >°"8 bim. EUq iNtti faniitjxl thtt tirtrv on# of tto party should have a tooth extracted and threwumio,},,. fire: to which thov all voided, after many murmur* .boui th* craeltv of t he thing _ ^ Ti ms nmwaw areewe*i>*» Cm* h*A 4 ttssxvrtxst. w*«r ae* sm world* of good for eUstth of tbeldadder and (wnsu 1 mi uses 11 xnniung i rial scene. triaHor'Thl^murder ofMa°rv StanmTrd was full of thrilling incidents, and a aumber of New Yorkers went up to wit oewi the scene. After a good deal of iharpskirmishing examining, with father the witness,cross- of the I etc., the mur dered giriwaa put on the stand. It was like a stage entrance, dramatic and tragic. He is decided looking cimr- ; a *cter, with long hair described and beard and the shaip facial lines. He vividly ap jiearance of the preacher in his carriage while Mary was going to the spring for some cool water for him; then the de partureof the pastor in his carriage, as the “girl went blackberryiog;” waited for the her bus pence of anxiety as be to comeback to supper, and the search for tler at the spring, where she used to meet the preacner. The the description distant of the pattering rain and thunder, the gathering night and the ominous effects of Abe storm was ex tremely impressive and awful as the long-haired old man told it; be repeated his wailing cry, calling his daughter g name in tne gathering, darkness, and looking for her by lurid flashes of the lightning, and when, after running this way ano that over the held and bram effect ’If’ was a,lf | tremendous finally * when e * ,n P he ^ cried e f>. out, “*® Dead and cold, and sana in the wit uess-box in a paroxysm of grief. Hay den seemed to be cool during this har S53S St/uTflriS r of the Scarlet Letter. One w ol the l3 S in\heold teitTthV “luarfUn of the Mills, killing both body and described soul.” Mrs. another witness, the shrill scream heard vivid through and the al storm with equally effect, together, that dav of the preacher’s trial is a memorable oh* to all who witnessed it . . ~---.. * Calculated in years and hundredths, the expectation of the duration of life at the following ages is : At birth—males, 39.111 ; females, 41.85. At 10 years— males, 47.05; females, 47.67. At 20 years—males, years—males, 39.43 32.76; ; females, females, 40.29. 33.81. At 30 At 40 years—males, 26.06.; females, 27.34. At 50 years—males, years—males, 19.54; fe¬ males, 20.75. At 60 13.53; females, females, 14.34. At At 70 80 years—males, years —males, 8.45; females, 9.02. 4.93 ; 5.26. At 90 years—males, 2.84; females, 3.01. At 100 years— males, 1.0 8 ; females. 1.76._ Given np by Doctors. “Is it possible that Mr. by Godfrey simple is up and at work, and cured so a remedy ? it .... that , he , assure you is true is en tirely cured and with nothing but Hop Bitters ; and only ten days ago his doc *°™ 1 ^lf^da ifay ^ThaUsremarkable ! 6 I will go this an get some for my poor George—I kno hops are good.”— .Salem Post. in In slothful a valiant suffering for others, not did a nobleness making overlie. others suffer for us, The chief of men is he who stands in the van of men, fronting the peril which frightens hack nil others; which, if it be not vanquished, will devour the others. Every noble crown is, and on earth will forever be, a crown of thorns.— Carlyle. Your Piles can l>e permanently cured by Tabler’s Buckeye Pile Ointment, a valuable preparation manufactured out of the common Buckeye which lias such We an abundant remedy growth in our highly forests. valued know of 110 more than Tabler’s Buckeye Pile Ointment Priee 50 cents. For sale by all drug¬ gists. _ A gentleman not unknown tlie to literary Pope’s circles was present at one of receptions. The holy fathor approached American? him and said : “ You are an Are you a Catholic or Protestant ?” “Holy father,” replied our friend, “ 1 am neither a Catholic nor a Protestant. I am a journalist ” There is but one real cure for baldness- - Oarbounk, natural a Hair deodorized Restorer. extract As recently of pe'rqle- ini um, a Carobmnr free from oojec proved, tiou. The best hair dressing is known. any ~ HEM i en FKOW DEATH. Willimn J. Coughlin, of Somerville, Mum., says: “In th<* fill of 1876 I wrw taken with ui.kedisa or ran lukos, followed by a htm« cough. I lo»i my appetite ami flesh, end was confined to my b<»4. In 1877 I was *U mitted to the Ur»*pit«I. Tho doctors said I had » hole in mr Jung «/ big tu a half dollar. Atone time a report went wound that I »n drad. I gare up hope, but a tr i*nd told in» of DR. WILLIAM HALL’S BALSAM forthe hums, ifot.Mil., wh. n ,tomj.urpru., I commenced te twel better, »nd toilfiy I foel better thRn forlbtee y«**r* p&nt. I writ® thi* hoping tei erery ctei? one at fiYil-riAtWJa ^ ^alLiuh, is SSSSliT L h .“u£S: ‘“T and lKMOsanoit, all form, dyspepsia, narrous prostration of general debility relieved by taking only ME.NuuiUgParrosixxc Beef Tonic, fee preparation of beef containing it® entire uutr.tdLMii properties. It containtblood-m&k tug, ertiM; f oru©-g©ncrating end iifo-eustxiuing prop is invaluable in all enfeeblod conaition* rat well, Haaard A Oa, proprietors, New Itrlu A GOOD FAMILY REMEDY! STRICTLY PURE BA AM 4 3 & iu Tkr* oetcroTion r.croMototk. Lees. In • hooHky mu What The doctors Nay! Ml. FLETCURR, wf LeiiRfftor,. “X rtcea iPF’Di «r *11 tlMMMM* pr®4*:eao*U» aaf that on® fc*f n a jh* and «*M* •’ I'R A r. JOtIKflOK. fvfMt Vwnfl*, til.. «rtt®« of vzs m sx£2” m k “ f.*r.t*ttoe * Mt aSHShSaWSf ifc.w«rt*.*' 103 , oe..tK|tuoo te r«. •»» # .. _ *"•**' »i n (xmctosaat ao «hml it cwata hs mo owu* .a sat span J. N. Harrii a CO Proprietors, rosMu.TIuVuM.srs. IM U »alt M* i# rtgjiL m4 Hi ti®, 4. W. *y. HWHrlJb Haw a SCRAPS OF SCIENCE. Coxcebjtoto the cause of London fogs, it is now suggested of that sulphur, they are 200 largely due to the bunung tons of this substance being daily burned in London. It has been found necessary to begin the formation of a new entrance to the Monnt Cenis Tunnel on the French side, The former entrance showed dangerous signs of sinking. M. Bouchut lias found that the juice of the fig tree contains a powerful albuminoid fer ment, capable of digesting the juices matters as they are digested by of the stomach. Tiif. inquiries of Professor Coho, of Breslau, indicate that short-sightedness sub¬ j s rar ely or never horn with those j oc t to it, and that it is almost always the the rcS nlt of strains sustained by eye during study ,: in early youth, - fllK for o exer t, ; d by the discharge ,,f heavy guns is something tremendous, i n somo experiments at Woolwich it was e 8 t j m uted that the pressure upon the i, aS(t ( , f the gun at the moment of the explosion was more than sixty tons per 8 q Ua re inch. -q Douns is stated to have introduced the telephone in connection with liis sci entific explorations ’ of the bed of the Bay o{ „ aple8 B this meau8 the diver and the boatmen overhead are able to com mu „j ca te with each other as quickly and intelligently as can be wished. A-S T sr'WR’vs: professor * to prove 1 that engineers f affec- on ai , £ arc ulinrly ”1,4 8ubjec might to ( ' compro the safety of passengers. Himself J r m nf^erted to the that electric if a person light for e-poses some time in a close inspection of the same, hands and cheeks will show if he be ° f fa ! r complexion-all the simptoms of “sunburn, even m midwinter, and he will develoji freckles ou his about countenance a 8 quickly as when he goes unpro tocted by a sun umbrella in midsum mer A Hungarian chemist has shown some surprising experiments in which Paris with burns a new light giving substance with so little heat that its flames will not set fire to a handkerchief, carpet or other fabric with which it may come iu con¬ tact. A person may hold the burning liquid in his hand without injury. This new illuminating fluid is prepared from petroleum. In an essay upon the nutritive value of fish, Professor Atwater gives this ta¬ ble: Taking medium beef at 100, we have, as the food value of like weights of fish free from bone; medium beef, 100 ; fresh milk, 23.8; skimmed milk, 18.5; butter, 124; cheese, 155; hen’s eggs, 72; codflgh fresh ’ m . flounderS) 65; halibut, 88 Btriped b 79 mackerel , 86 ; lake trout> 61 . eels> 95 . 8hadi 99; 8 a l nloll , Ba£t mackeral, 111 ; dried codfish, Customer —“Those cigars mighty I bought here yesterday were bad ’ Dealer—“Bad? thousandsof Why, sir, those I’ve cigars, soil thousands and and you’re the first one to find fault with them. Customer—“I don’t know any¬ thing about that, but I know that when I tried to smoke-” Dealer—“Ah, 1 see, I see ! That’s where you made a mistake. 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Beatty's Xew Patent STOP ACTION. rrri-ir.T-x !:ii IMP0RT4NT NOTICE. On April 1, and until Sept. fiL 30, 1681, “London,’ New ATT Style No.5000, will contain €*\ 3 full described sets reeds, herewith,) 18 etop® .j (as instead of sets 14 stops as r 4 I IS 5 formerly. WTbis Is epeo. r ! ial, Mid-Summer 1 Defy and made Competition Holiday solely as Offer. a j 1 » 5 It contains 5 Celebrated octaves, full sets of the Golden Tongue Reeds, as I I! ows: 2 sets of 2 A X Oct I I each, erfulSub-Bass.l regulars, 1 setFrench set pow. 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