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ljl ' VOL. LVir NrKV SEltlES, VOL. XXIX. BURLINGTON, VT., FRIDAY MORNING!, MAY a. 1 -1. NUMJiEK 41 tt'or We Tree Trn mil Times. Mmliiea. WrltlenouMioHvof tin Sauls CruirlMr.bj a Vtriuullt 'iy. mill not ill another movable strip on n pnit of which wns a moon of groused lniiHlin with a bright light holiinil it. Tliis Could liu liituh'il up or lowered nconling us Ijiiim got ii ruo to riso or boI, lint thr illiiBinn wns nothing, It win too often positively ridiculous to make tho device popular with either manager or nctor. All cursed tho moon. Lately, however, the property 111:111 linn worked 011 tho prin oipul of thestercoptieon. lie throwB nu illuminated ilise on 11 transparent flit from behind the scene, niul thus ly moving tho lens cmi establish L111111 in liny quart it of tho stage firmament uuil in iku her tiiko auy com so without betraying her respective orliit to the keen-eyed critics on tho other side of tho footlights. 1'itrliiig brookn of renl water huvo been too common for years to bowoithyot more thiiu pausing remark, oxoopt that viewed from tho niilo scenes, unmasked by the set pii'ces of tho painter and the propel ty man, the ell'ect ih simply that ol several faucets dripping water into 11 bathtub. A bowery nctor traveled over the coun try for several years playing n drama which 1 1 ml no attraction but tho effect of tho hero being lmugcd by a mob. Tim uooso was put nrouud his neck and ho was actually shiing up iu tho sight of the nudieuce. Ho even remained lacking and snbniittedto three encoics in u night, livery 0110 nuuveleil. Yet ho simply wore tUiainess of leather and iron bauds "under his clothes : there was 11 hook at tho back of tho neck which was iitlached to the rope above tho noose anil tho hanged man was dimply kicking nstride of a cushioned seat an iiou b.ir winch was connected with tho harness by an iron hand, which followed tho spinal column up to the neck, terminating m tho hook, which brought all the strain in tho proper place for comfort. In old times, wheii "Mnzcppa" was the rsjo, the writer joined tho mob in howls of wonder and delight at the spectacle of tho hero's" fiery, untamed Ukraine steed" thrusting his nose to his insi nsiblo mas ter's face, and c.uessiug hliu Initially after his terrible liile. At 11 later day, when thin deponent, irom a coign of advantage ill the stcond witraiico.O. i. detected that Maze ppn held n cat rut under his arm, nud that it was not love of tho heio but a taste for vegetables that actuated the no ble steed, he felt sick at heart at the rudo dispelling of the poetiy of his bovhood. Millet b balcony looks real, and vou im agine the Jovely maid peering, indeed, irom a ricn uouuoir to moan to "too in constant liionu" for her lirowlinir lover. But viewed from tho sido scenes, with Juliet standing on 11 tottering ladder and nud growling at the grimy carpenter, who is steadying it, it is iiutn another thing, The lailroail tram luslnug bv was lorn long time thrilling seiiK.itiou. Yet it is vera! sections of minted eanva simpiy seworii, ruu across the stage in 11 greased groove by carpenters, and teles- copiug on llseit when it touches the Bide wall of the theatre. Tho 1 fleet of scudding clouds, iu siorra at se.i, is only the dragging across tho dark Hat. II twl with mni'n n itnlmu With the increase of realism on the sowed ou it and touched nn liv tlm n.iint. oi.itji, ihuiu in uiou u iiiliiuso 01 illusions er 10 resemnio clouds under tho uueer- wiueii tax the ingenuity of clever men tain light of tho stage. behind tho scenes and often bewilder the A fog or mist has always puzzled ma most intelligent ol the auditors. Homo of chiuists, and puzzles them vet. The best these ellects that occasion an uproar of they can do is to hang successive eiulaius applause and uecessitnto tho raising of the of tarlotan nr miiMjiulii netting (gauzes curtain repeatedly on a favorite tableau, they call these cuitaius on the stage) Anather ay lias aei1, And eveiiuw slu-les hate some ; Wear? am I, imil m1 Fur from m; clilMUoori'a home. Sweetlj I In1 tlrer'a voice In lug luck Hie lmnpj time ; llv iiujtioos s merrf il t l'I'iw Dick 10 ia 111 raiaic. AUa. bow qnto they feij I The mioi e nf time r.ceilaa, Ali.l s lit o tin silaiu poll Th,s barque ot b irrow spec4i, One glance t five to-n'glit To chlMlioor vanttttiri'. day ; TSeii forth oiKin Ihe tea ot life, II J barque Clud a halm obeja. For Ihe Free 1'roaand Tluiai.J Iluuilrnu. T e winter aat has ben a time of gloom, Of heavy rain, of atorai., of "fonllari rheum," AMluf ililzzling data, o rtt.ue uurcat, o thing In ivlncli we. fell no Inlcreer, Tor barren were they all of light or bloom. VV felt iHOTerhune by aoine ami iloom, W hlilveretl In lhe.1 impneas of thelonia, A'td could uot join In any math or Jest. The winter rast. hat now no tongemeedwefretor thane, Tho aarts will uon hir lovclleBttlutsgiarjra". then life siall throb attain within each breast, Ihe hint h ill smir nnoa hln nt'n.btillt tikt. nl hriUhiiil Aon era bhali feootuht air p rfume. ine winit'r tui'. h. r, B. II. .luionc: tlMt Ilalslm. T, Ii i eoM-n nmin the daisies, U ah the fruitro ot her ryes, s ifter t an lliei silver petal', Cl'ieil for ltllafnl reverie", .Fold her little aamH In whltenesa A' m prayer on her breast. Finr not for their folded Ilirhtnea On the heart mnuovinn trehel, For that So rt ot angel bdchtiuas, Tlreu so caily, lies at rest, Tirc'l so eailv ! When the dawning 'jllmmered wh'te-n lnged through the room, And lie sMei w-r. half airaklDg, Half In fading starlit glnem. r,om he heaven of thesiatllght (Jame the untrelw ot the dawn ; At'd the lnorulm; winds were slghlug, And the curttlns eastward drawn, Atitl her sleeping face looKed l)lh'e,, And a v, hlwptnng sou ta'd "Ooau t ' X 1 the dalslei were unfold ng In the tlehla. where nevermore S'mtl the rapture of her child-Ufa llun In shout and laughter 0 er, Tin i an ea ly ! she ha gatliereil All her gladness In swift -pace. She tiaisuni; htr sing and ended, t hthlle c turnltjg pleading lace Hael. to honin when Joys are wear? I'oward tae one ratutliar place. Xay her low aming the daldes; AngrN Knew hi r more thn wa ; Tn v are Ii ilher hoiae frdii vfundeilng, fuel with earthly revelry. And above her daisied pillow he tier simple tai t,e uid ; Heir the Lover of the lilies Hade a liltlv hlo'-nm lold , lie thai wakes the n.iwira stall wake aer, While as snow, wbli heart of gold -Ciindn"iyurti. illusions or ran; itaiji:. ninia) ! rl( Hi. hj Which 1 tie Publlonr 1 liKiruaua itciuued. fiom the N. Y. Star. are ridiculously bimple. For lustauce, when tho young hero of the modem mdo- drauiit plunges into the c.iuyim river from the set dock iu tho left fourth entrance. Jus disappearance is marked by a. dash of across the stage at the different entrances' and raising them sueci ssnely as the fog is supposed 10 disappear. There is no illusion at all, ft is never tineil exeunt wiien aosoiuieiy ueeessai v, as 111 "JUU- spun uprising in loamy drops that glitter Bmumer Night's Dieam," and even then in t ne glaring calciuin light. TI10 effect is olteu cut out after the lirst night's in mm Mum mo uuui is inriiiiugiy real, ill trial. .tun r,u 111, iuu stuu seeue, uowerer, and A great deal ot illusion was carried on saw mo rough carpenter cronohiug iu the m tho way ot papier macho babies, tur trap iiennid tho set waters with a hand- keys. Units and viands 011 the stage, but fill of rock salt ready to throw it up after the rage fur ic.dism 1 tin mad has displaced ...u imo miiunti,-u me mftttress placed tneiu itu the. genuine articles. to receive him, you wouldn't feel bo eutliu- Another great stage effect is tho engulf- riastic. xno inclination would bo rather ing of 11 steamer at sea. Its disjointed to laugh thun to cheoy. pnrli. roll off at tho wings and sink down l or some time :eu old stagers, were traps, and the surging waves iu the form puz.t.ieu ov an ijlusiou 111 0110 of tho ot 11 dusty mceu of canvas o.illeil largo stock of articles on hand. Iu fact wo now havo matennl enough to nil our mngnr.iuc for three years to como." "How do vou obtain your illustra tions? "In various wnys. Homo poor fellow may bo digging diamonds iu Africa, and ill the wliilo gathering matennl, tiikliicr photographs, which ha eomo day may send to ui. Our writers put his stuff in preseutnblo form if necessary, and our irtiBts make their drawinen from the photographs and descriptions. If neces sary, wo send nrtiats to tho apot. (Jable a novels were illustrated by drawings mndo on tho spot in Louisiana. Wo will Bend an artist to any portion of tho globe. Some years ago wo sent Ilium to Spain to miiKo some hrnwiugs of tho Bcenery nud the bull-tight. 1 knew that some one would write on n hull-light before long, mil Uhnrlea Utidley Warner s descrip tions of Spain were illustrated by thuso very dtnwings. To get Queen Victoria's face wo sent un engraver to England, and ho engraved from a portrait by Sully. Cole is iujiuropo making engravings from pointings by old masters." "Do you havo salaried artists and engra vers?" "Xo wo pay solely by tho piece, and uso auy artist or engraver in the world that is available." "How much do you pay ?" "It is next to impossible to answer that question. A pugo may not contain us much wurK us a quarter page, xt depends uimii tho character of the drawing. Al though I could not givo you any llgures that mould uot bo misleading, you might say from 50 to 8300 or SIM for tho Debt Irawiugs and from S5z5 to SJOO for the finest engravings. You cau inukou better stimate from the fact that we spent alfjO. 000 one year iu our urt department, in cluding the traveling expenses of our artists, which is quite au item, -The u lustratious iu Sport with Rod, aud-Uun, tho book we are now Belling, cost about Slo.000. "Do you edit tho copy of ydnr contri butor ?" Certainly. And it is only third rato writers that object to it. Such men us Longfellow, Stoddard and Htedman have never objected to editorial BUggwstiouB. Uread winners was rejected by thu Atlantic and declined by us until it was altered according to our suggestions.,' OAdifiK a ti;i:ii. How lliej 1'vtforiu Hie Feat nl Slnga- pure. From the Field) Tho interest of the community of Siug- poro waB lately excited ly the announce meut that a fine tiger had been captured 111 a pit situated in a Chinaman a garden. The pit in which the tiger was caught was circular and measured eleven feet deep nud three feet in diameter, contract nig slightly at tho bottom, it was dug in sandy clay, and as the sides were cleau cut the tiger waa not nblo to escape by scrambling up. The situation was 011 tho AN A It HIV ON MtATr.S. How tliniRorivclan Wnrrlora g;o into Kiittlc. (From Chambera's .lournal 1 Let us flgnro in our miiulB two plauks of wood ns broad as tho hand and nearly of tho thickness of tho littlo finger, tho middlo underneath bring hollowed, to prevent vacillation and to faeihtntn tho advancing in a direct line, Tho plank fastened under tho left foot is ten feet in length; that intended for llierightisonly six, or therenboiitB; both of thorn nro bent upwards nt tho extremities, but higher beforo than behind. They aro fastened to tho feet, by leather straps, at tached to the middle, and for this pur pose aro formed a little higher and strong er in that part. Tho plank of tho right foot is generally lined below with tho skiu of tho reindeer or the sea-wolf, so that in drawing tho feet successively iu right, nnd parallel lines with skates thus lined with skins, and very slippery in the lircction of tho hair, tho skater linds them nevertheless capable of resistance, by affording n kind of spring when ho would support himself with ono foot in a contrary direction, as by such movements ho raises up the hair or bristly part of tho skin. It is affirmed that an expett skater, however loose and uueompnet tho snow may be, will go over more ground iu an open place, nnd will continuo his courso lor n longer timo together, than tho best horse can do upon tho trot over tho finest and best pnved road. If n mountain is to bo descended, ho does it with such precipitation that he is obliged to moderato his (light to avoid losing his breath. Ho aeends more slowly and with some trouble, because ho is compel led to make a zigzag course ; but he ar rives at the summit as soon as the best walker or font-soldier, with this advan tage, that however littlo consistence the Biiow may hnvo acquired, ho cau never sink into it. Experieueo has proved that in Bpito of tho multiplied obstacles produced by the rigor of the winter, tho Norwegians havo often been attacked by their enemies in precisely such seasons : and from the ubovo manner of going out to hunt, and undertaking long journeys, it was nut at moro nt mealfl and afterward chewed morn '' ' onus, tobacco. Dyspeptics and consumptives wete ! """ vn, f m.i.j.u. morn common ; disease and premature 1 Tho pretty red-ntid-whito table-cloths death were devoutly laid nt the Deity's nr" the best for L'etieral use. nt n Initio door nnd alluded tit as "di'pciikatiolis of where there nro children. They will Inst Providence." ' ''rnn three times ns long ns white ones. Tombstones had larger epitaphs nnd Hod nankins nr nlso desirable for child tnnro verbosity engraved upon them. r, and may be purchased in nil sizes. At fmierals'tho undertakers cried with Stationary wi.Rli.tiilis or any other kind tho mourners, tho How of tears being pro- nre itittch better when rft'nted inside, pnrlionate to tho expense of the funeral. Tho best color is while. Enough for two Coffins, wero very plain nnd burial . tubs nny bo purchased nlreadv prepared enskels unknowr. fur 2."i cents, nnd the pointing may ensilv Young folks in couples counted it a , bo done by tho houeoitcepcr. Two coats privileee to sit up nights with the corpse I should be put on nnd tho paint, thorough before burial, and in many cases it was a , y dry beforo clothes nro put, in. welcome leerention. ' Tl.n fl .hnnl.1 be New Orleans molasses, very block nnd f , , , f . , Thpv thin, wns the common "sneeting" for buckwheat enltes Uefltied molnsten was eompnrntively scree. The bank bills were of Stnte banks, nnd tho further West their lo-.nlitv the slinkier were thev, Illinois nnd Tndinnn bills would barely pass in New Turk citv. fuoh of thesilverenrretiey- .'irnenees, shillings nnd dnllnrs wns of "Nrxienn eoinnue. broncht to this countiy by the Santa 1'e traders. The country retnil tnde wns belter than now. People then eon Id not so easi ly by rail run up to the eitv nnd epnd their largest cash accumulations for tho more expensive stuffs. Tho country dry troods store renewed their stock from the city twici h year. The arrival of "new coods" created quite, n flutter. It filled the store for two or three days until all the women iu the village had seen the new styles. E-rrs were n shilling 11 d'izun and but ter was considered high nt 18 pence per pound. There was "York currency "beiner eight shillings tn the dollar, and New Enulaud enrrency. six shillings to the dollnr. Business letters wero more voluminous and formal than now, and written in a precise, ronnd hand. Isolated rural settlements contained a greater proportion of lunatics, paralytics and victims of St. Vitus' dunco than they do to-day. Tho railroad had not strung places to nil surprising that the forming of a mill- rather .and there were fewer hospitals tary corps of skaters should bo thought for zwrini diseases, henco most of their mi... ....... Ini ...1 1 .... 01. 110 wittiie iiiuiy i-iiuMMini m nu battalions, one stationed in the North, the other in tho South. Its btreugth was niuo bundled and sixtj men. The uui form consisted of a short jacket or waist coat, a gray surtout with a yellow collar pray pantaloons, nnd a black leather cap. The skater's arms wero a carabine, hung in a leather belt passing over the shoul der ; a largo etmfcnu lc chassc, and a staff" three yards and a half long, to the cud of which is affixed a poiuted pieco of iron. At a littlo distance from the ex tremity it is turrouudedby a circular pro jecting pieco of iron, which serves prin cipally to moderate his speed iu going dovui'hill. The skater then puts it be tween his legs, and contrives to draw it in that manner ; or tie drags it Py his side : or uses it to help himself forward, 111 margin 01 a luugio iorest, anil 1110 pit ' . 1 .... 1... 1 ....,,1 ., i,;n , .11,1 , e ,.i vilt u !! linn nniartwu n, now ui itui , along with others had been dug for tho h,)m ,() um,.(ls h0 ()f jt limM,ig to purpose of capturing wild pig. Ihese )u (')Cc.ftsiml am, tll0 circumsUuces in pits are covered w ith thin sticks and grass w,J1(ll ,() muv ,)(, lat,e( j5t,8ilk.B tlli or leaves, so that any unwary amma. is it Iff(il.lls M1j),ml.tl t() tho fl,,. when the ground. As soon as the owner of tho pit into which thu tiger had fallen was aware of hia prize ho covered tho mouth of the pit with strong planks aud nt once looked around for a purchaser, who was som found. Tho sum of S125 was paid for the tiger as it lay at the bottom of tho pit, and it afterwards cost 80O to have him caned at it conveyed to Singapore. For nearly six days thu poor captive lay in the pit (being fed vory sparingly so as the skater wishes to disehargo its contents, i With such a lest, the Norwegian peasant lues a gnu dexterously, and very seldom misses his aim. l iiciiiocliitis Itlns lii Wulklui:. Mr. O. H. Darwin, in Xulnrr, states that some ten j ears ago he made a few experiments upon the subject of "Uncon scious Bias iu Walking;" Ho Jiegau by Ai-nll.-li!rT himself mill .7eltifi(T Vfirinlfs to reduce his energy), and the operation ,;.'.n,1 t,. wik ,nil, ,.ves shut in n tfVosa of cacitig tho tiger wns put iu tlie-hands fi(,(i All walked with amazing erooked of six Malays, who, bb k race, nro noted U0KS jn ,Mtilfc wi,ieh were not far removed for their knowledge of woodcraft and of frrjm eireh.u Tun fif thfi eirehu ,le. t'io haiiit ot animals. ! Tho manner iu which the MalayB work caes wero kept at home, The diet was moro surcharged with grease. The winter breakfasts at thou sands of tables consisted of salted ham and hot cakes. Dinner wns simply a hasty lunch nt noon. Little importance was attached to the necessity for good digestion or a pc riod of rest after eating. The same heavy diet prevailed in many families, without chancre, wnderand sum mer. Henco on the first approach of tin warmth of spring cmio "spring fever' and biliousness. Eur this the doctors of the period gave strong cathartics, on bly a "bluemass pill" or a dose of "calo mel." The regular profession then used mer cury in a mnnner which would now In deemed reckless. Tho p itieut was given a recular purgation nnd directed to "diet for a few days. Children were strongly dosed with castor oil and rhubarb and salts aud senna on the least provocation. It was a strong age tor medicine, and an ago of strong medicine. Under stiel treatment the strong managed tn recover, the wenk died, and the medium ela.a phy sically lingered on and suffered. Lightning rods made their way into use with difficulty. The ultra devout in tuidly opposed them on the ground that they were an insult to thoDeity, and that it was an interference with tho works and will of Proviilenco, Negro minstrelsy wns jtisteroppiug out 'in-tha travelling circus. Thero were generally. but two porfnrmow whoas.ium d .male nnd female cliariiclere. The pop ular melody was "Jump, .Mm Urow. ed was much to be admired. Every ar rangement was most complete, so that' no seemed were not more than fifty yards in diameter although the pedestriaus thought they wero going straight. All diverged to tho right excepting one, who was l-reuch opens npLyod by Aimeo last cloth, tlow or are hauled down to tho first 1 ' -n?' 1 1U "'V'"13;'"1 probability strongly left-handed. "I then got eight season. In o-jC, 0f tho comic scenes while entrance and imitated iu wild billons nn. ciir. I here seemed no fear und no bur- vjiiaE0 schoolboys, from ten to twelve mu couietiii,nue, disguised as a waitress, til thy curtain lallsto uproatiuiisapplause. tJ,i . T . eTi ' TearH of "e 'I' ... ...-..... ,1... . I I ' " "WUK .lit.!. IllUUin L J I. DUl.l,rDPllil I.UL1- "no ,. ....... , ... , .,. whom thev "J-euc. ..Uo poured it inadvertently down their wild rolling till the audience with 1 cluHio"' they seemed to hayo thorough "io 'jeck ol the dignified comedy charac- wonder. The explanation. thoiiL'h. is . y viuuiu, jw. of tho jilay. It seemed a boiling litjnul ridiculous. Each wuveis a super. Under Uat camo from the vessel even tho steam this cloth are from ten to twenty (ticcoid that scemeiKo riso from it aud yet tho ing to tho extent of the ocean; of these actor submitted to the scalding every wretched aspirants fur dramatic fame, just night aud showed no evil effects the next humping tiiemsi lve.-i. Aecmlini; as they day. At lust it transpired that tho French hump or loaf the sea is ild nud teiupestu property man tilled tho teapot with a veiy ous or unto .tu and billowy. As this huo sawdust which rau out smoothly like scene is bine tu bo otiemvd Uo or t)ireo I turns then is no uno 111 asking at the promt desk. "What aie the."ild waves They an swearing all thetime. continues Mr. Darwiu, saying?" a liquid, a dust of its finer particles nt he same timo ribing from tho spout like steam. With the footlights bttween the illusion was complete. Iu nothing has the property man im proved ao much of late years as in the quality and effectivtmcsnof stage lightning. Only threo or four years ago tho old method was adhered to. A torch with a u il.iino surrounded by a tin box perforat ed with tine openings, nud tho box filled with powdered rosiu, did duty for thib ef- somcts ? tnnl MM. m. . I ... I I .1.; I .... .il iKi t; a .11 h: iim:, How the ' lit! r OiHliri' .11 11. U it (1 la Hindi up mut hi tt. Ut 11. rroul a N. t. .Mall ami Kvpre-s Intt-ivle-v .Mr. small in me u-n a y "i'ou havo coutributiiius v. Ith froiii many feet. The prompter gave a shako of this torch ; the pondered rosiu escaped in small quantity and llared up. This was the nearest the stage could come to count erfeiting tho artillery of Jove. Now n caicium tor ueiier, and electric; light is completely masked in the wings. Win u the cue is given for the lightning the light is uumasKed for a second aud tho rays allowed to Hash on to the stage through 1 ens of greenish gla. Ine cures 111 u in i.inng Hash ot Jiinniu,; is perfect. Aud yet so simple V Yes ; and Wo take what wo want can gut it. Although wo Certainly. wherever wo edit with reference to our American audi euee, they are interested 111 tilings other than Ameiicui, If wo desiiu an article on lilsmaik, who cau wnte so well ot Buiiinrk ab a (lermau? Wo wanted un article on (iambetta wo wuut to u Erenchmau ; an ititielo on Gladstone we went to a member of tho Euiilibh Parliament." "Do vou bulieit it: tides?" Wo solicit a great mauy. Men like a V,' ""ipiiHi tniugs on the stare that Matthew Arnold aud James Kussell Low gam tho greiibtebt success. ell, with established leputatious, will uot .s .,..u.nu ran cucus is no luuiittiiat- send 111 eoiitnliutlous to a magazine 1111 ..il ,tl' tlio iul.ii,n,i 1... ..I. .1.1 !!... I 1 ... " ... j..v ... ..,u u,.u.u UJ tuHus. a-iiu soiieiteu. yo muv drsiie an auiclo uu a nudiencowillalwajsgo wild over this Luliject. Wok..;,' i.i. r. ... get it, and jet t ie eueci is produced by merely cut- mlieit uu nitua fi nu I'a- ! sl-iiiloniied with tho treated as ireutlv as possible, The Bint thing done was to rig up a stroug beam a a height of about nino feet over the hole, and this wassupported on well secured uprights, to which it was firmly lashed with withes. Naxt thera were prepared two cylin drical baskets made of green rattau. O110 of these baskets measured two feet iu diameter and eight feet long. Tho other was made inst sufficiently Iarga to be aud offered a shillini: to the boy who would walk straightest bliudfulded. Be fore the coutesr, however, I dusted some 1 he Trjel If. From the Londoa Standard The bicycle does not commend itself to travellers who want to uso ihcir eyes and tongues ns well as their legs. It is but 11 hoop turned into a wheel, aud those who mnke verv ai tistie, (lower pots, covered with snmll colored pietnres or pninted a deep red or green. Thnv nro nlso useful for holding salt, rice, coffee nnd other greerips. Tf von have hnndomn brie-n-brnc, no prettier wnv to display it tn advantage is t "id tlinTi to have a shelf covered with s with n plush lambrequin, and at H- hook of the shelf firmly fastened tn C'e wall n puff nf "nMil. Theedorenf the I'lnilirertiiin is suffieient finish if silk balls or t ibspIs are put on at intervals. O ld-s' aped little tablet nre prettily or namented for the parlor by mnkine n lambrequin of niner.imo c.nrd, nnd nfter covering tho top of the tnblo with plush put the maernme around v. The frinse should be very long, reaching nlmnot n the fWir. nnd the smees left for ribbons should be sn wide that ribbons nu inch nnd n half wide can be run in ennly. TT'ivo the two rows of ribbons of differ ent enlors. Tim chief renon why the nil cloth nn the kitchen floot wears ont so soon, and mokes it a lieavv expense tn keep if in nod condition, is this : when it is washed it is not conscientiously dried : patches here and there are left moist, and the cloth soon becomes rotten, the confine peels off nnd nil comfort from hnving n neat kitchen floor is dispensed with. A flui'iel mnp will do wonders in the wnv nf di'viti!? the floor. It should be of old. soft flannel, but there must also bo n de sire on the port of the one using the mnp tn dn Hip wnrk as it should be dnne, nnd he must be willing tn take n cloth in her hand with which to dry the corners. Dish-washing is one of the homeliest hnme occupations, Thren times a dav the dish-pan has to be brought down nnd Hie snme old routine gone through Housekeepers often say : "Tf Tonlv hnd "nine one tn dn tho dishes 1 should not mind housework at nil :" but these are prohnhlv the housekeepers who wnsl lislies without system. Thev put nil the dishes, knives, forks, etc., into the pan and in n few moments tho water is very much soiled, -and time is wasted in heat ing or pouring in clear water. An excellent honseUeeper gives the following directions for clearing the table and washing the dishes : Eirst, put nway the meat and potatoes remaining, the butter, brend and other eatables. Then collect all the spo dis, forks and knives bv themselves, nnd the glasses. Pile th saucers up. nnd the cups, pouring the waste ci ilhe or tea into nun cup: collect tho largest plates, scraping all the refuse into one dish, and. nfter eveiythingis neatly piled up, lemove to the sink-stand or the kitchen table. Tt is a saving in the end to have twn dish pans. Alwnvs get them large. Fill both with good hot water, and put a tinv bit of soda nnd a piece of soap in tli first. Hme a large tray for draining. Put the glasses in the first pan nnd wash with 1 small dish-mop. winch may be pur chased for 10 cents ; rinse in the second pan, and put t.u the tray. The spoons and forks should lie washed next ; then th saucers, cups, plates and platters in the order named. Uicli dish should be rined int the elenr li.,t water nud left to I drain. A clean cloth should bo used to drv with. Verv little wiping will bo re- fiuired. ns the second pan of hot wuter makes them clean aud bright. Eor directions for washing pots and pans we would ndvise every housewife to wash them the moment sno is inrougi nil tho timo : when they begin to harden pour them over tho nsparngus. A larger cake was demanded or requir ed for ta ; thero was nothing in the house to II ivor it or t ; make a filling for it, with the exception of un onion and an orange ; 110 ono could bo spared tn go tn market, so tho uako was baked 111 two lay ers; 011 each of these was placed tho thin nest possible slices of tho orange, aud a frosting of the whites of two eggs, aud enough sugar to make a frosting of me dium thickness was spread over each lay er ; the result wns extremely gratifying, one of the family wondeiiug where the recipe for the delicious cako was pro cured. Old-fashioned tea cakes are made of one cup of sugar, half a cup of butter, two thirds of a cup of sweet milk, one egg, one-third of 11 tenspooufitl of soda dis solved in tho milk. Mix enough flour with this to make 11 soft dough, which cau bo robed out ; cut the cakes out with a smooth-edge cooky cutter. Servo frisk for tea. "Spinach makes an excellent dish if cooked in this way. Wash iu several wa ters, boil till tender, then rub it through a colander. Pitta lump of butter iu thy fning pan. and then put the spinach iu : sal; it well. When it is very hot add two or three tablespoouftils of cream. Spread 011 buttered toast, cut iu thin slices, or serve ns a garnish with fowls, or with pring lHtub. . 1 1 .. 1 I 1 . iruiiuiei! me one yesieiuaj nao uiuiiiiie.t 1 . .. . . .... ,.. ., the other to-day. I m,.tK. mn tho creaso does not havo time Tho luxury of the trycicle has yet to be appreciated 111 the United States, where sawdust 1111 t ie ground, aim alter miiKing ; ai )rct,,,nt it is very little known. Seated each of the boys walk .over it, measured , ' u trV(,lclB tflt. ri,ler miivnuiWloor theirstrii es from right to left and left to I h1, ,,1,-ases ; he mav loiter tn right, lhey were also made to hop. and tlll(p(l ,,10tBri,p, or to sketch ; to limit the foot 011 which they hopped wan noted ; u ,utts.inv or pluck a wild tlower, aud his they were then mad., to juisp over ,nncl,mo will crrv all tho priz- s h- urn stick, and tho foot from which they t.ll(.t ! so the bievele. flie rnh-r, sprang was entered ; asuy, tney were in-1 unti, ,Je -lti tilm,m(,lU- uu tui( t the ex ercise, finds it not verv ecK to dismount to become hard, After the dishes aro put nway the hands should be washed in lukewarm wnter and .is! ih. seat", and then rubbed with n little Inliaii meal aud water, aud lastly with little vinegar or lemon juice. Tliey may thus be kept soft and while, and will lost r 1 in r unpieasint t.eiing mat nipping in P-di-water gives. striicted to throw- a stone, aud the hand with which thev threw was noted. L ich 1 of these tests was applied twice over. I passed into the larger ono for tho pur- think they were all right-liau.li din throw- puso of giving additional strength. Ono end of each basket wns open, while toe other was closed, with tho exception of a hole about three inches in diameter, the use of which will bo afterwards explain- I. Having lammed tho smaller basket into tho larger one, the walls of both wete firmly laced together throughout withwitheato avoid anv chnuco of slip- ing a stone, but l believe that two ot them exhibited some mark of being part ly h fl-handed. The six who weie totally rigbt-haiided strode longer from left to light than from right to left, hopped on the left leg, and rose iu jumping from that leg. One boy put sued the opposite course, ami the last walked irregularly, but with uo aveiage ditlereuro between aud mount ; walking t tin machine is a feat reqiuriug some dexterity ; standing still is impossible. But the tiicchst may go as he lists ; sit still as long as lie pleases, to watch the landscape or listen to the hinging of a bird, and ho can dismount ami mount again in an instant. Such a vehicle has been tho dream t f men tor a century. It is well within the mark to say tl'id no vehicle has ever risen to such a sun- place 111 public estimation iu so short a ting holes in a dark drop und keep the gas nt back of it at full head, while the burners iu front of thu scene are reduced to a blue glimmer. The llltisiou wasta- ken out of this scene for the writer, who, one evening at tj o clock, called at a city tueairo 10 navo nu imerview with a inaua- writer 011 the Hiibjeit. Uu tho otiter hand, bcoiesof eoutiibiitioiis couiu unsol icited every day, and at tunes from bom1 ol the most noted of wnteis. Do we in cline many muuilbcripts? Oh, yes; we had over 0,0011 in I leles off. red lust vear. biuce the fitbt number ot the (.utuni 1 ! .. . Ins strides, when l tooic mom into ine , ,,, e..., i,-., ,,t r.,t ..t,,t.i 1'iuallytwo uew hemp ropes two nud ! ,,i,i t m,,,l,. 11,,. lw.vs sneneuiv,.lv tnln. u. I ' ., " 7, i . . . . three-ounrter inches in cfrcnmferm.ee ""i 1 " i .s 7. C .. iZ ... , ' .1 I sinoo 1110 lirst iriejcitt 11111.10 us appear . - - UUllHWftllHinilltt ....'II., IW1.J weie prepared with ruuuing nooses, distance, and then blindfolded them aud bmall pieces of stick wero passed through started them to walk, guiding them the rope ns stoppers, to prevent the loop straight for the first three or lour paces, from ruuumg before required to do bo. The result was that tho left-legged boys As socn as a few loug poles wero cut n diverged to the right, tho rigllt-legged and prepared, with a fort on Borne and i)ov diverged to the left, and the one who woald uot reveal himself won tho prize. The trial was repeated a second time with closely similar results, although the prize winner did not walk nearly ho straight on a second trial. I also measured the stride of myself and of some ot my friends, aud found the same connection between diversion and comparative length of stride. My own step from left to right is about a ipialler nl an uicli longer than pieces of wood lashed on others to form hooks, all was ready for the operation. The plunks covering tho mouth of tho lit weie then slightly separated to admit of the lopes und poles being passed down. Tim noose of one of the ropes was lower ed 011 to the tiger's head, which iutrusiou he resisted violently ; but, by skill and i,i tinier, the Malays mauaged to get tlta noose over the tigei's head nnd round his """" IOU IllUbl uut III1IIK 11 "I'm making more lighls in Liverpool," ides are not good, said he." "This, scene is the biggest sue- here otteu appear 11 ger, and finding linn on the stago hacking was published we havo teeeived nearly noies wiui 111s peuKiiuo iu a uiacK uaiiued fju.UlhJ. Two bundled pu. nta weie brut canvas liaugmt; near tho rear wall of thu m last mouth, aud only one wnsuixonUd. theatre, You must uut think that all 11 ieetml nrt- Altules declined aiinear 111 ot her iiiiil'i7.iiii'h. cess of the whole pieco." All good aiticles aro nut uvail.tble. Wo Iho lovely ualatea might powder and may huvo mother ahead v 011 the subject, plaster her laco with bismuth iu vsiu When the uir is tuil of u" certain spiilt or she would uot look liko a Btutue if eho did class of thought wo expect many cotttri- not wear a wig of lamp-wick. Yes, lamp- buttons ot a bimilar purjtoit. Wo huvo wick! Audisu't it n close Bimulatiou of receiv.d a hit of the choicest military tho sculptor's idea of a head of hair in sketches from ollieeis in the nrmy both wriilu ? North and Smith, Wo shall use many of A hiiuilsomo man, cast for the hidious them. Some nitidis aro not adapted for Uriah Heep, transforms hiuibelf with pictorial illustration. Ou the other hand, ease by wearing a distending pad iu eith. we it reiu sketches of bomu unexpltuod n un.-. n vpaiuuug, tilting ami jiowuertug region 111 tt veiy crude louu available lor win tare to exaggerate ine distortion; aud illiibtrutioii. All we ciro for is tluuiia. coveting his perfect set of teeth alter-, teri.d. We havo plenty of meu who cm jiuu'iv mm pieces 01 Disc it wax. Tho 1 L'lve it tu liteiarv s initio und 1 in 1" neck, Thi-i was. tlectsd by inauoeuvring 1 rma !,,,,! t(l ,.f m t .,, strongly 1 ....... , 1. .... 11. .i.n....i... .. . 1 ... . . .. right handed. Jlr. Uarwin believes that nine out of ten btrongly right-handed persons are left-legfed, the reason be ing unit, uvery active eitoti wiiu lit" rigui baud is almost necessarily accompanied by au effort with the left leg, and a right handed man is almost compelled to use his left leg more than the other. disguise jB peifect, artistically in charaot- ar and im the artist more fancy than would bo awarded for his bcBt points of Hcung uioue. The moon was a loner time a nnzl to the stage folk. The Lest they could do "Do you pay the otic demanded bv the writer " "Sometimes only, Au article is worth so much to Ub and a price is paid accord ingly. Wo often pay more than the con trinutor viuuea it at. 11 wa his o.tws anil mouth with tho poles. As j mini as the noose was iu position it was j di.twu tight enough to prevent its buing ,ieiiiovedby the prisoner. The other rope I was then passed dowu and secured iu a 1 similar manner. The operatiou of plac ing the two nooses round thu ueclc occu pied tweuty-tlireo miuuteB. Thu ends of the ropes wero then passed thioiigh the cylindrical baskets. The basket was tl 1 placed mouth downwards over the pit, uud when all was Becuro and read v, tho word to haul was given, and the tiger was drawn up head fmeinost into the itnsKvl, wtticli was only largo enough to receive him, uud thus ho was unable to struggle with effect. As soon as he was well into the basket the whole was drawn up and then laid ou its side, when thu rauiith of tho basket was at once laced up, leaving nothing but tho tiger's tail pio trudiug, When all was fast the nooses round his throat were slackened, so as to udtnit of bio breathiug freely. The nouses were, however, still left ronnd his urck for after operations. The basket was now slung on a pole, and with its contents bom where a cage was in readiness to receive him. Two-M.-oHU YUins Ana. auco ; und now .ho supply cannot keep pace with tho demand. Last j ear 10,000 uew machines wero bold, and this jear it is anticipated that uot only will manu facturers work full time, but that the stocks in hand will be entirely exhausted. Already 10,000 wotknieu are engaged iu the manufacture of tricycles, aud capital approaching a million sterling has I), en sunk iu their lnanuiiicture. It must nut be assumed that because the tricycle is 11 moro steady-going machine that it is, therefore, slow, A man may itde, for in stance, from John O'Orojt's to L.iud'i End witluu 11 fortnight ; ho may go to Paris, ride from that city to tieueva, .uid return homo by train within ten days ; ir he may, starting from Liu-emu, rule rounej the Swiss lakes, cross the Alps, ami, ruuiiiug down 11110 Italy, pa through tho euchauted scenes by LeiKe Maggioie to Luc.iuo, aud return luuuu witluu t.velve ilitTS. thu lutuie ot the trieyelo is assiiied. The art of riding u trioyele iB easily acquired, but its enjoy meut depends upon the coubtaut excieise of the judgment iu a gie.it variety of cir cumstances, tor which no special set 01 rules can be laid down. Ir"llei nrn.lve Art. Explicit dlreotlona for evtrr Q.are atveu Wltlt the Diamond DtA.. Tor nr-nunr ra njeiua 1 Dun, urilHI, CZSa.'lTorr, nsu ne. 100 TliTlBtOBliceanioCaOutlrfadrorldineT.nnlWUnwf.re tho ertntrilmM.m W,. V.a.rt I 1)"'? t0eB- We 4 - V T- "V i V wH.ir,.v.j, lw. m UUtHUlJWU, VI, 4 Co,, Abtiiilniieil fliiaiiiuiM oritur Father. The Sin Praiicisco Chronicle notes some of the changes that have oecuired within half a ceutitr.r. in thu subjoined paragraphs; Parnily cooking wns better than at present. Our mothers and grand mothers "took a baud" iu it. Bread was made at home. Coffee was fleshly ground every mnruing lor bieukfnst. The grind ing of tho family coffee-mill was a famil iar Bound of the early morning, long ere the children weie up. Foreigti help bad less sway iu the kitchen than now, and European lunula did not make a botch of such purely American dishes as pumpkin pie, c.odnen caKes, porK und beans, corn bread, buckwheat o.ikes. and succotash People then did not live as long, nor was tlx. average health a good as HlstO' day ; they ate more meat, more grease, mtro Lot bread, moro liwrvdiBlitiV, drank o:i.inalilt' Ifcrlnen cookies are mado of th lllla 1. 1 IP l Willi! v .11 like It. Lei's ofle.ier tnl of t.ohw il hR An I ne r f Ihe In I lee- -And loir about our iiiti,it ill s. Ami none aout the sn I nut-a We were n-a m nlo tn tret ami sUh, Ami wlisn erief slu.p. to wasc it ; ilrltriit hHprilnesH la stanillnir lij TtiU Ufa la what we mike It, Let's find the sunny aide of men, Or he reliever iu It ; A Uirht there It In ever? aout That ttkea the pntna tn win tt. Oh! there'a a Humbetlntr cool In all, Ai d we perchaucs may watu It : O ir hand nntatn ihf inaulo wand Tola life Is -vl.at w m ik II T In ha'e'a In Ihoae who1 e iov nc'firt hed ligtii and oy ah ur ra 1 TnanWa ba to thi ra toi .'oiiiinrfcH '.nf Wh iio't h.-l known h- 'h ,ut thin O 1 1 thin mo i d he tj . pp w fi 1 To nil who may psrtk u i T.i fault our on It It l,npt- 11)1 lifeJ tj wtitt we milft ft. Hose cakes or whites of two eggs, ono large cup of milk iue cup of augur, half a cup of butter, two scant teaspooufuls of baking powder, tlavor Willi rose, uso llower enough t make a thick butter ; butter small tins, and put the batter into them until th are half full. JJ.iko in a muck oveu while tin v are hot, ; beforo you take them ttom thr tiua dust powdered sugar ever th. m. A verv nice way to conk veal cutlets is to dip them into a well-beaten egg, then over them with Him cracker eriiiuiis- melt somo butter aud lard iu tho frying; pan, aud eouk the cutlets slowly lit it; heahiin with pepper and salt, and serve with currant, catsup, or jelly. Another excellent way to cook veal is to first cut it into pieces that are the tight .izn tn servo on the plate, fry them in butter, then dust lloiir .nor them from a sitter, mid put hot water enough into the fniug-p.in to cover tho meat, let it cook very slowly, season highly with pep per and salt, lu hall au hour, tuKo tuo meat out, put it ou a hot platter, thicken tho gravy, adding butter, cayenne pep per, nnd tho yolks of two eggs ; pour this over the meat, nnd send it cteaiuing to tho tattle. Asparagus is delicious if a piece of iniev and tender l.uiilt is cooked with it, Or it may bo boiled iu stock made of the bones and minimis of a chicken. Servo with thin slices of toast. After you nro tiled of having it pl uii. it will appear al most like a new dish, aud be eaten with relish if cooked iu this way. It is a eootl plan to vary the manner iu winch you flavor tho roast of beef ; this can be done bv sniietzing the juice of half a lemon over it and putting the other Ihdf inside the roast. Another way is to nut half of a cariot. one small onion, and n little parsley in the dripping pau nnd . .. T . . I... I.l I. lay the roast over ii. u uu. uo io nnv bad adviser to put one drop of water into your dripping pan until you havo tried the experiment of roasting beef iu this way. It make a striking difference in the fl tvjr of the meat. The outside browns over quickly, the juiae is all kept withiu. und the meat is tender in oonse- quoue of this. An annetizincr wav to prepare aspara gus is to boil it iu salted water until It is tinder, then serve with drawn butter ; or mako a sauce of eccs. butter, pepper, nud salt, put n lump of butter into the IrviQg pan, break half a dozen eggs into a bowl, beat them with a snoon. and then your tliem into tho ryiey pap, trtirriss .WilCldl 11 I UAL. Annual sheep (nrlwr li Vermont .isnriiiii.in. Uhrt Ch.pmia la Agricultural JVirnil.; The third annual public shearing of the Vermn'nt Sheep Shearing Association took plaen in their larfe and tine barn, erected especially to hold sr shearings, on April 1st, 2 1, and 3d. JJy a comp in on nf tho results of the two years, 18S3 and 1891. we find the gams gratifying, us well as very lanre. and they are the more remarkable from the larger number shoru this year than in 1882. There appears to lie n'g'tin nt nenrly all points, the excep tions being in classes 3 and 1, the heaviest yearling ram, iu 1882. being 2 Ihs. Ooz. heavier in fleece than the heaviest in 1881. There is an indication of wisdom at this point. Tho evidence of a tendeucy to crowd the growing young ram to get the heaviest possible lleece tho tirst year, was not ns apparent this year as in the past two. Too many promising young rams have been sacrificed in the endeavor to force them prematurely to the front, most if those that get tliere the urst year are lbliged to resign their lead the uext aud subsequent years. I will cite a few eases in Ttronf of ibis The ram that led its a 1 . ..i ... .. ... ..ii yearling, iu l'J. wiru -i un. o oz., j.-n back to second place iu 1883, falling 2 lbs. behind one he had beaten in 1882, an.l dropped out of the race altogether iu 1881. The ram that led in tatw, as a earlitiL'. with a lleeco of 21 tin. 2 oz. falls back to fourteenth place in the list f two-vear-olds. in 1881, yielding 111 lbs, it oz. less than one lie nan neiueii tu and actually sheared (I oz. less than tlte average nf the entire class of 111 rams, two years old. Ills owner anil iriennssay he was sick during the time. This wo grant, but ns hu owner often, during the past year, has complained that ho had no appeiite, nud he could not make him eat any grain, it is manifest that his want of condition was caused by loomueu iorcing the first year. It is hoped he may recover from tins, as ho was very promising iue first year, and would undoubtedly have proved a valuable sle ep had he been de veloped mine slowly. The ram that led this year in the 2 1 class, sheared 30 lbs. 5 10 t. . -. .. e l.,., ..... t.. i'Z., gaining to 1U-. i' Ui. mini un inn i, his second fleece. His live weight was -llo-tbs., .exhibiting three points worthy of notice; 1st. weignr ofnreoo asjt two-vear-old. 2d. Great gain between first and second fleeces. 3d. Lnrce per centage of fleeco to live wtight. His sire was Broker, owned by V. Kick, Richville, VL. who also bred his dam. ine per ceutacre of fleece to caicass, it will lie seen, is 31 aud 5-10 percent. Iu the lbt, or class of rums three years old or over, the poiuts worthy o; mention are. the verv large average ot tuo twenty live, 29 lbs. 3 oz. ; the very larce average if tho best fourteen 31 Itn 9 oz. ; the very large average of ttie best fourteen 31 ids. 3 oz. : tho very largo average of the best fourteen 31 ltn. 9 er. , aud the heaviest, 3S Ihs. 11 oz., bi ing a gaiu over any Sp iinsh Meiitio rant ever shorn in inililie iu Vermout : uud n point iu this last, is the fact that the lead at the put) Mo shearings of this association for threo rears has been held bv the samo ram Rio Van Wmkle. bred and owned by II S. llrookius. Iticnville. Vt. This ram is also remarkable in not only holding this Monition, lint iu continuing to increase in leiL'ht of fleece ui) tn his seventh. His last threo fleeces, being his fifth, sixth mil seventh, have weighed .t,t Km. 10 oz 38 lbs. 5 oz . anil3S lbs. 11 oz , oratl average of 37J lb, for the three lleeces, a remarkable) yield u 'i' "tr a ram oi linn au'e, that has been heavily used in the stud each year, au evidence of btroug nud vigorous e in tl'ution. lit is uio iue siroof many ot the heavy shearing rams iu the first' nnd second class. Seeu of his get that appear ju these classes aver aged 30J lbs. each. Another noticeauio rum m mo ibi.-u.-. was a tlireo-year-oiu rum, iinucu u. Aiitsworth, 'Middlebury, bred by E X. lSissell, Kist Slioreliam, bireu nv ivtcii s llouker. This ram weighed 115 tin. after shearing, and gave a lleeco ol .W un. -oz., or 32 2-10 per cent, of three to car cass. In the 1th had probably attained their minimum weight of fleece anl live weight but among the 18 given this year, are 8 that tro but two years old, that win undouoi I'dly gaiu iu' size and weight of lleeco. Another, aud a very material point of im provement, is shown in the live weights then given and now, the average then of tho mature rums was 120 J lbs. Of the 18 given this year, although 8 of them are not mature and havo not attained their maximum live weight, iu 124$ Ihs. Ttie aerugo of the 10 mature lams is lytj Its. It is important to know whether this increaso of live weight has been attained it the expense of the percentage of tleece. but wo again Und the answer to thisipies tiou shows au improveineut. While in creasing the siaj, we tlnd a gain iu per centage of tleece. The perceutage iu 1878 wns given at 21 1, now we uud the percentage to be 20.11 Just how long, or how far this increase in siz- euigoon, and the percentage of fl"ece i retained wo will not say increated- is among the problems to bo solved by brtedirj iu tho future Wo venture the pr. diction, that it can not be retained when the t Tr ago livo weight ot mature rams i in creased beyond about 135 lbs. Oue .net that seems to t-nppoit us in this predic tion, is that tins very list ef 18 rams fur nisheB 11 rams that wtiuh-mote than th averape of the whole, tht.r uverage llv weight being 134 II., but they yield only 2f 2 per cent, of fleece, while the remain ing 7, averaging only 109 fts. live weight, average 33 lbs. 2 nr.. ot tletce the bstae ateragc as all or oO per cent, in ursce to live weight. Weurenot prepared to say the 7 lighter rams ins the mote valuable because of their much laivir petcentuge of fleece, but these weights uud peiCKht ages indicate that we should ioi ml th facts in the laco wueu we are c iusiui.111, tt... r..i.i.ul.;ilti- nf vein mutt rial. v in creasing the siziof onr Merinos. They have attained tllfir great reputation as as a wool-bearnlgnimal, uud unless w can carry along about 25 per tent, of fleece to live weight, we may nun turn tu increased size has beeu guinid ut sacri fice of our largest profit. Nt-imnuublt! KlirtU'll rols. W. 1). l'liilbrlek In New K,ilan 1 tsraier J In planting r.sits for table use, telett if possible, a deep, sandy loam, lit o from stones ; heavy or ciayey run m t," larger roots, but size is of far less conse quence than quality and smoothness. The beautituiiy smooiu cmun uu n.nu.o that are growu at Arlington, aie the pro duct of a Cue, sandy loam, heavily man ured nnd deeply ploiigue.i. ii l a com mon mistake to hurry me pit-iMiuuuu ia Ihe laud for roots, giving it mil one ploughing. It is very important to have the land due as well as de. p and mellow, nud this can only be done by repeated ploughing, usiug the hairow , ro.ier ami rake, to break the lumps and smooth the suiface, between the pl.iuguiugd. ins also important to plough the l.i. d Hue, taking a very nariuw nun-, uuu the plough down tn the beam. 1 hese ill- I " ..ii : -I.,... t .in. rectious are especially tuiio" , " sired to grow a good crop of paisuips ov horseradish, or carrots, mots that strike deeply, aud r'nv smooth unit siuugut until tlie encounter some onsuueiiou, when thev branch nut in worthless root lets. Good seed also, has a good ikul to do with growing smooth roots. Tomatoes can be pl.iuieit nin.ni n as soon as dauger from Irost is over, say 20th, or 25th. If protection can be given tliem by covering ou irosit uid"', something easily removed, like aliall par rel tub. thev may lie set out ny mjj io, and will produce earlier fruit. . . . .. :tl 1. . ... ..i.linn ll,t, .YlOUawK UB..IIS will neat (iniui..", early, tho tirst week ni.uuy; mej sr hardy enough to endure a little frost, and can be picked twice, aud then pulled up iu time for squashes tn glow on the same laud, or they can be picked several times afttrwnnrs, U ua nqusms i.ro i.'"""" with them. The liiter pickings will be iuferior to' the much better lute beaus. liko the cranberry aud wax-pod, which come at the same time. These more ten. dT beans mav be planted about May 10th, and the still more tender Liua aut Sieva about the 20th. Squabhes planted early, are more sub ject to destruction by insects thau later ones. May 25th to Juue 10, is the time to plant them. Thu general eomplaiut of squash borers in tho root about the time squashes begiu to run, is due generally to the ravages of the larva of the stnpej yellow bug If this bug is caiefuby licked off' eveiy day, or poisoned with Paris green, there will be little tumble from this source. The large black bug, huwevef, cm uot be poisoned, but must be destroyed bv trapping, by nieaus ot a bit of shingle placed elo.o to the hill of squashes, under which tho bugs will crawl ut uight for shelter ; by goiug over them every morning, while the dew is ou them, they mav be easily 1.. 'd. Neglect of this rather tedious mi- 'ion, makes many people wonder why th- y can t raise a crop of squashes. Cauliflower, cabbage, ami iirussels sprouts seed should Us sown about May 20, for transplanting lor fall crops; for winter ctbbage, seed should not bo sown uutil June 1st, or U tho plants nre to stand without trans planting, it will answer well to son seed as late as Juue 10 tu ID. ..ncl lll.-ss l' !" A. great many persons say "God bless us" wiien they sneeze. The following ex plains the origin of .ho practice: Accord ing to the rabbinical theory it was origi nally ordained that men should sneeze but 'once, iu that act, possibly only wheu the tiruu of death had come, giving "P the ghost. Put the patriarch Jacoo, nei- nr class of aged ewes while I Uat 'meh a 611liden call allowed uo 582, gave 3 oz. more than tho, fur the hcUleim,ut of uotldly affairs lti una they h nun mvf ill InV' best ono in 18SI. t"eie nas i.eeu ii greav , . re,)iU,diou for the herealter .. ... i it .. il i i -- .. . . gam in the u nesi, niey i ,)ruvfd for exemptiou from tho rule, ana Ooz. more, ou an average, nun i tuo sumo jQ tt-U8lTer to L;s ,,riivi.r was allowed to number two years since ; nud it must be inseze Mu uot die." The change wns re acknowledged that the gain of J of a i ,.riij ug ereut benefit, und 'all th horn iu 1881, over the u .... ... tll0 universe, wheu they heard iwimnl nn 50 shot' ai...,. ' irqo is n very niateriidoue wheu wo cousider the numbers aro increaseu uearly four times. We cannot loi bear claimiugthat the rf suit of theso public shearings aro very encouraging to the im provers of .MCIIUO auecp lit twimiui, uu that we are moie than vindicated iu what ..... m 1) !....., m ttie Vermont .Merino onerp uimu-io Bociation claimed in 1878. when the arti cle ou "Improvements of Merinos iu nrinces i it, ordered that for the fnturu suetziug should bo accompauied with thanksgnine; for tho preservation of life und earnst wishes for its prolongation.' Heuco the custom which has pi evaded nni"Ug all nations of utteriug somo form of saluta tion on the occasion of the act. A very common eiaculntiou amonc old Euglish i'J" I nennle ..n Ruetzilic is 'God blcBS US 1 Ver- .,.,. .,n .,io mi re tin tnnrous 1.0TP k I rllditls. w.w .... - - - -- - - wuiuu fcjeucitiiiv DUUU.lo ...... ....... mont" was written for the tirst volume ol thau rt,verrutia under tha circumhtan lis liegister. un page ot in em imiuuu, i ceg it will be louuu iiiai nul u lun ",l-'D prove that nine Vermont lams had shear ed an average of 29 lbs per fleece, and mentioned that at least nine more migut have been found within the btate mat would yield as high an average. Tukiug the detailed list of the rams reported from this publio shearing, we find that 18 rams, all shorn In one year, gav 597 lbs., au average of 03 lbs. 2 oz., or 4 lbs. each more thun we claimed for 18 in 1878. The lightest fleece from the 18 this year was (.1-,... r . A . n ll.n n... ..1 .! rY, All f I T ' iltf IDs. O OZ. , or tuu.tr uiau wiw.u.. .... the average of the 18 iu 1878. At that time we did not confine ourselves to oue year or to one eonuty, but the 18 for this year are all owned "in one county. An other point that make the case stronger in velnHnn tn improvement, it that in 1878 wo BcatioaBd mature raos only, tract os Sametlmea a child will Oai a little grain. And claimed ith Ita live oilura, ruu tntiasl To Miaul it la a pot of porcelain, tt UU dragous bias aud flgwers fan' satlc ehase. He loea. The root alrlksa anaVe-ltke either aide, Cimea nu f otn esrlh a latle tree str.itritwajr ; D.ail lu ooroua feet plunge farther wide, Until Ike vessel snlver-, on a day. Tfieehllr! retnrnt. He aeei, a'l marveling. Ths swoid-liks plant wavbO'.r tteb oVeu pot, Hj IsId would tesr it utt IPi" trong sieruaclins"; llattrivea, tils flugeinneet , he moras U uut. T.ina 1ob tiaa bud ted In mi wondering heart, I tnought to ow .emu sailng il-,rer: not I aes An aloe, who e tlrteg rnoia hire wienched spirt Tee pot ot ptu ( iu fuwte.1 wprirtrouju. taxta Its stronger 1 -r,Beh eraadt will ours ooaronipilna U I itin 1878 wun JAijWs VP Tr Unup tu'diracte 'i euiJli os I toaT bo wrVao pr.