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THE FAUJI AND HOUSEIIOLD.
FUli Food for Pnrmcr.
Tho introdtictlon of German carp
into tho Unltcd States, a ilsh thnt will
llirivo nnd grow fat and savory on dc
caying vegetation, ls a progro.islvo
step toward utlllzing tho mlllions of
small water tracts thnt disllguro tho
farms of tho country. It is a raro ex-
ccption when a hundrcd-acro farm has
not a ponu, or a pool, whcro llsh cul
turo cah bo mado to lloitrlsh, if not
wlth tho beauty, wlth moro than tho
valuo of tho harvest acrc
Fresh fish for brcakfast is a great
rarlty upon a fnrmor's tablo. This is
tho moro strango when wo considor
that niany of our most fertilo farms,
cspcclally thoso east of the Allogheny
bclt, lio along tho great wntor coiirsos,
or aro f urrowed by streani3 that will
yiold a bountlful supply of coarse, but
good llsh food.
Fish-culture, by its rapid, economlc
progrcss during tho last decade, has
placcd ut tho will of tho furmor a
means of providlng for liis dally needs
wlilcli ranks in importanco with tho
raislng of ordinary farm prodticts for
liomo consumptlon. Why the farmcr
has not found this ont long ago it is
easy to oxplain. Tho pursuit of llsh
culturo has bccn alinost cxclusively
conllned to thoso who niay bo classed,
without offensc, as professional llsh
culttirists. Theso gontlemcn liavo
jnade llsh -culturo an art, from a knowl
edgo of which, tho farmcr, with his
acres of water area, all ready for tho
seed, has been debarrcd. 1 et all theso
ycars ilsh-raising, for domestic use,
has romained one of tho simplcst prob-
lems that over a farmcr was called
upon to solve.
Given a pond, a fow flsh, a shovcl, a
lew hours labor, witu twelvo months
of patient waiting, and you havo your
crop, wlucli, with caro, will bccome an
nnnual one, without the uso of plow,
harrow or seed bag. Tako tho carp as
an illustration. lf you havo a natural
pond, covormg at least half an acre,
with an outlet and inlet, its grcatest
depth at least cight feet, with a shelv
ing margin, you havo your fish farm.
Send to tho llsh commission of your
State for a supply of carp, which will
bo f urnished to you f reo of eost, oxcept
that of transportation. Placo them in
your pond, feeding, if needed, with the
scraps from the kitch'en, or better still,
with tho curd of sour milk. In twelvo
months there will be a crop ready for
tablo use.
Fish, liko cereals, must havo pro
tcction. Before planting tho carp, see
that tho pond is eleared of all other
kinds of llsh, and of frogs, both of
which will soon eat up tho young llsh,
as well as the spawn of tholarger ones.
Tho young fish havo other enemies,
fuih as the kingfisher, the blue heron,
ducks, water rats, etc, against which
they will need protection.
l'ut no other fish in the pond with
carp, but if you crave a varied fish diet,
and havo another natural pond, or tho
chanco of making one, put a few dozen
catlish or bullheads in it. This lish
lrotects its young, and increases with
great rapidity. In a separato pond
may be planted tho largo-mouth
black bass, or tho yellow perch may
be raised. Allof thoabovo named llsh
will live and thrivo in ponds with a
muddy bottom, and their growth in
size and numbers will be dependent
upun tho food and fresh water supply.
Tho carp is a vegetablo leeder, and
will requiro little food so long as the
pond is well filled with aquatie plants.
Tho other fish feed on minnows, frogs,
the larvaj of water insects, fresli
water crustacea, and such other animal
food as comes within the reach of
their rapacious jaws. By tho judicious
culturo of a small frog presorve, sulli
cient food for the black bass can bo
raised with a surplus of delicious frog
legs for privato consumption. Amvri
can Ayriculturist.
Farm and (7ardpn Notrs.
In fat animalssoventy-five to eighty
fivo per cent. of tho total ash constit
uents aro found in tho bones.
Now is is tho time to feed charcoal
to turkeys. Mixed with their soft
food it assists in tho fattening process.
Don't forget for a minutothat honoy
put up in tho best shapo will bring the
higest price, and find tho moat ready
sale.
A carp two inches long was put into
a pond two ycars ago at Gibson, Ga.
ltecently it was caught and found to
weigh thirteen pounds.
Spent hops, if propcrly dried, aro
said to bo an exccllent and healthy
substitut'o for feather downs in bed
ding. They havo been used for that
purpose many years.
A largo fowl will mako moro meat
than a small one, but requires a longer
period in which to mature. Earlyma
turity in hens is of moro importanco
than sizo or weight of carcass.
Vegotables, liko grain, seem to pass
through a sweating process when
placed in a heap, which guides them
in largo quantities to bo careful of tho
temperaturo of tho cellars and store
houses in which they are kept. They
need not only a temperaturo suitablo,
but also moro or less ventilation in tho
heap.
If you haven't got your manuro all
out yct you can topdresn in the winter
or spring, spreading evenly from a
sleigh or wagon, po that tho entiro
surfaco of tho land gets tho strength,
as tho rains and tho melting snow
wash it out beforo tho brush, drag or
harrow, at tho opening of tho season,
can bo used.
J. J. II. Gregory, of Marblehead,
Mass., carefully collected tho castings
of worms daily for ono season over a
given area, and thoy moasurcd nearly
a quart to tho squaro foot, or enough
to raiso tho surfaco of tho land half an
inch. IIo also, by oxperiment, shows
that an acre of land may contain six
tons of worms. ,
A bin for kecping potatoes may bo
jnade of narrow strlps, wlth a apaco
betwcen thom, nnd having legs to
raiso It nbovo tho cellnr bottom. It
may bo mado of any desired length
and cro3s-boards may bo put in to
separato varieties, if prelerreii. An
arrangement of this kind will prevent
injury from dampness and provido
thorough ventilation.
Don't whitownsh tho bark upon tho
bodies of fruit and orhaincntal trees.
Wo aro at a loss to know for wliat pur-
poso somd pcrs6n9 tlius coat tho bark
of fruit and shadc trecs about their
premises, unlcss it is to mako them
look nicc. It certalnly does them moro
harm than good, as it servesto obstruct
tho respiratory organs, and in a mea-
suro provcnts a thritty growtn.
Tho femalo moths of tho cankcr
worm cannot lly, but. as thoy hatch
out in wnrm days at tho boginning of
spring, thoy crawl up tho bodies of
anplo trees to deposit their eggs.
Ilenco it is of no uso setting traps for
them to fly Into; but a band around
a treo filled with tar or printers' ink
will stop their progross, and with
somo watchfulness they may be easlly
destroyed.
Kainit, or Gcrman potash salts con-
tains about twenty-llvo per cent. of
sulphate ot potash, foprteen per cent,
of sulphato of inagnesia, twelvo per
cent. of chloride of magncsia, thirty
thrco per cent. of common salt, fifteen
per cent. of moisturo and slight traces
of other mincrals. Tho amount of
iuro potash contained in it is about
twelvo per cent. From 200 to 400
pounds is a fair application for . an
acro of land.
The New Hampshlre Mirror and
Farmer recommends that fino salt bo
sifted over cattlo from head to tail
about this time, and ngain later in the
season, as a remedy against lice. About
a pint to each animal is sufiicient. A
correspondent who tried tho remedy
selectod a few animnls for experiment
with tho salt, and omjtted its uso on
others, and tho result was that thoso
that wero salted wero freo of lice,
whilo thoso not so trcated wero lousy.
Purslano and chickweed are, by com
mon consent, put down as tho worst
weeds in tho garden. Many a man
fights them his life long, and leaves his
garden moro thickly populated with
these enemies than when he gathered
his first crop. They have their eco
nomicuses, ospcciallypur.slane, which is
excellent food for pigs and chickens
when conllned in pens, and is not to
be despised ai a dish of greens with
boiled ham. Uut the chief valuo of
theso vegetablo nests is as asitmofbad
husbandry.
Field mico mayruin a wholoorchard
in a singlo winter by gnawing the tcn-
der bark fsom tho trunks of tho fruit
and other trees. Tho greatest de
struction is dono whilo tho earth is
covered with a heavy fall of snow.
At this timo the mico burrow from
treo to treo and forago at their freo
wni under cover ot tliosnow. so soon
is tho storm is over the snow should
be trampcd down around each treo to
shut off tho iuice. llabbits may bo
kept from tho trees by smearing the
bark with blood or rubbing the trunks
with refuse meat.
ItrrlprM.
Pi'ddino Sauch. Tako two cups
of whito sugar, a lump of butter tho
sizo of an egg, ono well-beaten eirir.
Stir theso together, then add a teaeup-
iui ot noiiing water; put it in a sauce-
pan until it thickens; do not letit boil;
llavor with lemon or vanilla.
A Nice "rAV to Bakk Eons.
Butter a pudding dish and break the
eggs carefully, put in as many as will
cover the bottom nicely, lay a bit of
butter on the top of each egg, sprinklo
over them salt and pepper lightly and
oaKo in aquick oven; cut them apart
with a knife beforo lifting.
Masiied Potatoks. Uoil somo po
tatoes and pass them through a coarso
hair siove. Put them into a naucepan
with a good lump of butter, and salt
to tasto ; add a little milk, and work
them well with a spoon on a slow fire
for somo minutes, adding small quanti
ties of milk as they get dry.
SWKKT-POTATO CAKE. Swcet-pO-
tato cako is not onlyan appetizingdish
but this is an excellent way to uso up
left-over potatoes: Mashahalf apound
of them, after removingtho skin, when
entirely freo from lumps, mix with
them about threo ounces of llour, salt
and pepper to taste, a good lump of
butter, and warm milk enough to mako
a nico (lougn, about liko biseult dough.
lloll this out on tho kneadina board.
and cut out a cako tho sizo of your
baking tin; butter tho tin well, and
seatter n little llour over it; then lay
tho cako in; when you think it is
nearly done, turri it over. If tho bot
tom of tho oven is very hot, put a grato
under the baking tin to prevent the
cako gcttihg too much browned. Tho
danger of burning is lessened if, instead
of ono cake, you cut tho dough in bls-cuit-shapcd
cakes nbout two inches
thick. If covered whilo baking tho
cakes will bo moro moist. Theso cakes
can bo mado of other potatoes as well
as of tho sweet ones.
llouai-liolil llliiln.
Dried bark of sassafras root put
around dried fruit will protect it from
worms.
Slightly dingy furnituro may bo
roade to look liko now by applying a
coat of puro oil.
To removo oils and varnjsh from silk
fabrics uso benzine, ether and soap
very cautiously.
Itaw starch, applied with a little
water, as a paste, will gonernlly ro
movo all stains from bedtlcking.
Silvcr in constant uso ia kept nico
and brlght by washing it ovcry day in
warm soapsuds and drying it with old
linen.
To clean a carpet nicely, wet papers
and wring them out well and seatter
about tho floor; awcop thoroughly, go
ing over the carpct aovcraltimcs; then
mop tho carpet as you would an oll
cloth with a slightly damp cloth and it
will look as bright and nico as now.
It is well to do this overy weekly
swceping dny.
To clean flncly-polished furnituro
tako a bowl half full of tepid water, a
little fino tollet soap and a tablespoon
ful of sweet oil. Apply wlth a pieco
of old ilanncl, rubbing vigorously;
then tako a pieco of old soft fino cot
ton nnd rub thoroughly wlth it nnd
repeat tho process until all the liquld
application has been removed.
Urldal rrocesslons ln tho East.
Theso proccssions aro often of great
splcndor. In Cnnton wo met two ih
ono day. Tho first was headcd by
poles and bannors carried by men, over
whoso common dress scarlet cloaks
had been llnng; somo gilt chairs fol
lowcd, scdan chairs with oj)en sides
svnd in somo of them tho presents of
tno briue, and other men with scarlet
cloaks brought up tho rear. Tho
secondwas on ascalo of great magnill-
cence, quito blockingthestreet through
which it passed and detaining us for
nearly twenty minutes. Ilero there
wero bands of musiclans playing on
curious Eastern instruments; tho men
ln scarlet cloaks as before. probablv
two hundred of them; then thero wero
about fifty bearers of tablets, and him-
nermen, and a vast number of hugo
gilded chairs filled with swectmcats
and other prcscnts; tho brido in a
wonderf ully claborato and gilded chair
tiiat was closed in with wood all round
so that sho was invisible, ending tho
proccssion, in which I noticed that tho
men carried lanterns already lighted;
xor, aitiiougn it was only aitcrnoon,
tno party mado a largo detour to show
themselves in the prinripal streets,
always timing their arrival to be at
nlght.
Another day I saw tho chairs and
tho scarlct-mantled men gathered in
sucli abunuanco round tho bndos
houso that they llowed into all tho
neighboring streets, and the erowd was
so great it needcd two detachmcnts of
police to keep ordcr. In this mstance
tho brido was setting out though it
was not 12 o'clock; nnd tho joumey
mado it so long, and the rigor with
which tho veiled bride, in a dress stiff
with gold and jowels, is kept shut in
tho wooden box is so great that it has
happened when the so-called chair was
opened at tho bridegroom's door the
brido was dead. In India tho pro
cession is also timed to arrivo at night,
and tnere are musiclans, danclng girls
and firoworks; and families, no matter
how parsimonious, will spend upon the
show with a lavish hand, even up to
ten and twenty thousand pounds.
'J-hero the procession starts from tho
bride's houso in tho cveninir. but the
bridegroom's share in it arrives at the
houso during tho day. "N'e sometimes
saw threo or four )rocessions together;
the bridegroom lovking little moro than
a child, and riding; the brido in a
palanquin; thopresents borne on trays,
and sometimes largo and curious paste
board figures wero carried as at a
carnival. Good Words.
A Roynl Halr-Cnt.
In 1859 Qneen Victoriasenther old-
cst boy, the Prince of "Wales and heir
apparent to tho English throne, on a
trip to tho United tjtates. IIo was
only nineteen years old, and some of
tho most distinguished men of Great
Jsntaln wero commissioned to ac-
company their young and royal master.
During his stay in this country the
princo honored Gincinnati with his
gracious presence, and lingered hero for
an entiro week. IIo had a suito of
rooms at tho liurnet house, where the
would-bc great men and lovely ladies
lloeked in largo numbers to gnisp tho
royal hand and gain a smile from his
supreme .Tohnny llullship. IIo was
leted and pettedin amost absurd man
ner. and even his aristoeratie stomach
at timcs rebelled against tho absurd
deferenco paid to his name and rank.
Whilo here. Mr. Wales concluded to
havo his royal tresses cut, and exten-
sivo preparations wero mado for the
ovent. Tho Jsurnet houso parlor wero
set apart for tho ordeal, and a number
of fashlonablo ladies begged tho priv
ilego of seeing tho dear heir get his
hair trimmed, and about twenty pretty
girls wero graciously permitted to wit
ness tho remarkablo act. Mr. Louis
Kaps, tho barber at McMillan and Gil
bert avenue, Walnut Ilills, was pres
ent on that occasion. IIo was an ap
lrentico to Mr. Ilasse, tho tonsorial
irtist cngagel, and carried tho tools
with which to operato on tho princo's
head. Every thing, scissors,
cup and soap, wero new.
Tho opcration began and tho prccious
locks fell under tho sharp scissors.
An enterprisingyoung man from New
port was thero with glass blowers. Ile
would gathcr up tho hair as it dropped
to tho lloor, and after putting it in tho
glass would sell it to tho dear, romantic
girls. Tho princo enjoyed tho occasion
hugely. Ilotalked glibly in German to
tho barber, andoccasionally madeglad
thopalpitatinghearts of tho fair dam
selsby speakinga few words in hisown
nativo English with them. Mr. Kaps
says tnat msmajesty madosport of the
American women in tho Teutonic
tongue, and said that ho was treated
with moro adoration and roverenco
hero than in his own country. At last
tho hair-cutting was linished and Mr.
Hasso rcccivod $10 for his joh. IIow
many ladies aro thero in t'inclnnatl
who havo locks of tho Princo of
AVales hair? Cincinnatl Enquirer.
Death from cold may bo slmulated
for a longer time than is uaually sup
poscd in thocaso of the higher animnls.
Itabblui wero shaved uy MM. Hlchet
and Ilondcau, and inclosed in fiexiblo
tubes through which thero was a llow
of siilt water, cooled to seven degrecs
u. untu urcatmng, and tho aetlon of
tho heart ccased. After suffering theso
inammnls to rcmain in that condltion
for half an hour vital functiona wero
reatorod.
ANOTHEIt PltOPlIET.
JtrmnrUnblc Bvcnln to Ocrur In 1HH3 nnd
1HH1.
Tho Xow York llerald says : Thero
havo been from timo to time, and in
various localities, numerous indivlduals
claiming to rival tho famous, if not
fabulous, Mother Shipton in hcr
lirognostications of cvil. Zadkiel and
Itaphacl havo "gono to tho bourn,"
etc, but thero remains another, who
thinks lio can dlscount Venner, Devoe,
"Old Prob" or any other propliet,
named or not named. Ile is James M.
Syormstedt, of Gincinnati, who says
his only motive in tho matter is "that
my fellow mortals may beled to cscapo
theso great judgments." His lucubra
tions aro as follows :
riNANCIAL TANIC.
A great financlal panic will sweep
liko wildllro over tho United Statcs
somo timo in 1883, which will prostrato
all industrlcs, paralyzoallbusiness and
throw out of employment ovcry man,
woman and child in tho country.
COMML'NISTIO AVA1S.
Tho conditibn of tho working classcs
will become so desperate that they will
riso up like a flood and sweep away
both Church and Stato and 1111 tho land
with violence.
A CIUKAT W1IIKLWINI).
Ratan, in afilicting the world liko ho
did ,Iob, will next bring the great whirl
wind of .Icremiah, xxv., 32, which will
slay " from ono end of the earth even
to tho other end of the earth."' .Toelt
ii., 1-11 contains somo dreadful par.
ticulars of this destructivc whirlwind.
SIJVEN' OltKAT COJIETS.
Satan will soon wheel a lleet of
seven great comets into line. One
will plunge into tho sun, producing a
greiitoutburst of solar light and heat.
Tho moon will be as light as the sun
and tho light of the sun will bo in
creased sevenfold. The other six will
affect the rivers, the sea, tho earth and
tho air.
SNOW, UAIL. KI.OODS AND FIKIi
Tremendous snowfalls, hailstoncs of
enormous size, awf ul Iloods and Ilaming
liro willcome tocompleto the dark pic
ture. EAUTIIQITAKKS.
There will be great earthquakes in
divers jilaces. Tho most dreadful and
destructive one of all will be in the
last part of 1881.
TIIK SII.VK11 I.ININO TO TIIK DAUIC
CI.OL'I).
As the Lord restorcd doublo to .Tob
so will he to our land. It will arise
Plmmix-like from its ruins and in the
latter part of 1888 will be made liko
tho Garden of Eden.
THE MILI.ENNIUM.
The millennium, or reign of Christ
will begin in tho United fStates fortv
years before the rest of the world is
made new by tho good King.
M.ESS1NC1S.
Freo homes, free supplies and ever-
lasting life will be given to all who
will beiieve in this good Jving and ilee
to this place of refuge from tho per-
secutions of Satan andthefuture Anti-
christ whom he is to set up over tho
revived Koman emplre.
HOW TO llsCAI'i: THE TIMK OK TltOUIH.E.
Tho Lord is to form a vast camp
around the great pyramul of Egvntand
at the sounding of a great trumpet tho
angels are to gathcr his elect there
from ono end of heaven to the other
(see Joel, ii.. 11; Isaiah, xix., 19;
Psalms, xxvii., 5.) All who will turn
toGod with their wholo heart and love
the appearing of Christ will be super
naturally protected there until the
time of troublo is over, that is from
the autumn of 1883 to the spring of
lsoo. After that a new set of events
open up which aro too long to recount
just now.
Pollntion of tho Air.
Arecent writer in Nature called at-
tention to tho pollntion of the air by
the burning of coal, and calculated
that in the year 1900jflU- animal lifo
would ceaso on the globe, from tho
iimount of carbonic dloxide tlius pro-
duced. But another correspondent
points out that most of this gas is
washed out ot the air bv rain. Thero
vvere, however, somo products of com-
bustion, or rather of incompleto com
bustion, as hydrogen and the hydro-
carbons, which aro not removed by the
rain. Of these unburned cases it is
estimatcd that 100,000,000 tons havo
escaped into tho air during tho last
tliirty years. "What will be tho result
ofthis accumulation? Aecordingto
Professor Tyndall's researches, hydro
gen, marsh gas and ethjleno havo tho
property ina very high degreo of ab
sorbing and radiating heat, and so
much so that a very small proportion,
of only say one-thousandth part, had
very great effect. From this wo may
concludo that tho increasing pollution
of tho atmosphero will havo a marked
inlluenco on tho climato of tho world.
Tho mountainous regions will bo
colder, tho Arctie regions will bo
colder, the tropies will bo warmer, and
throughout tho world tho nights will
bo colder and tho davs warmer. In
tho temp'iratc zone winter will bo
colder, and generally differences will
bo greater, winds, storms, rainfall
greater.
Adnni Seveu Fcct High.
Dr. "Wild, of Toronto, anuounces
that Adam was seven feet high. His
reason for this conclusion is thnt the
first man was perfect and seven is a
perfect number. " Threo is tho Trin-
ity number nnd stnnds lor tho uru-
ator; four standa for tho world ; thus
seven includes tho Creator and tho
created. Seven means eompletion.
Thero aro seven virtues that mako a
perfect man vlrtue, knowledge, tem
peranco, patience, godlluejs, brotherly
kindnesa and charlty.
A rich depoait of coppcr oro haa been
struck In tho heart of the clty of lto-
nnoke, va.
UXCLE SAM'S KEfcRUITS.
lloir 3fnn Aro Sclcrlcd fnr Iho Armr and
Nuvy HL'rvlrr l'liTRlrnl nnd aientnl Itr-
qulrcmcnln ftor KnllMmcni.
In Pliiladclphia thero are two recruit-
ing olllces for the United Statcs army
ono lor iniantry and artuiery and tho
other lor cavalry. The formcr is in
cliarge of C'aptain Parker, of the Third
Infantry. Ile is assisted by a lancc
sergeant and four pnvates; pieked
men, i irom jDavid s island, .New
lork harbor. Men who wish to
enlist ln either of theso branclies ap
ply to tho captaln, by whom they
aro examined m to their fitneas
for tho scrvice. tho 'physical cx-
amination being made by n prl-
vnto pnysicinn m tno aoscnce or an
army surgeon. The requirements are
that tho recruit shall bo betwecn tho
ages of twenty-ono and thirty-ilve
years, not less than five feet four inches
high, weight not less than 120 and not
moro than 190 pounds, nnd of good char-
acter, tho term of service being five
years. Tho rato of pay ls a month
with an addition of $1 a month for
threo years' service, $2 a month for
four years's service, and $3 a month for
livo years' service, to all men enlisting
when discharged, after having served
honorably. AVhen enlistcd the re-
cruits are forwarded to David's Island
and from thence draf ted to regiments as
they may be needcd.
Tho requirements of tho service aro
so exacting that but one man out of
every lour or live nasses, the examin
ation. He may bo physically qualilied,
uut laeking in intelhgence or char-
acter, or he may havo all the necessary
rcquisites except llrst-class health.
Aiany persons ot most excellent char
after and intellectual abilities are re-
jected on account of some slight phys
ical defect. But few colored soldiers
are taken now and they must be of
tho best class and able to read and
write.
Captain Parker said that the men
of tho army to-day probably stand
higher as to character and phvsical
condition than those of any other army
in tho world. " Tho day has gone
past when the army was a place of
ref ugo for drunkards and loafers. The
standard is so high now that these
people very rarely suceeed in getting
into tne ranKS. j. iie uesertions during
the past lew years have been Iarge,
but aro ot the class who enhsted with
an idea that they could drink rum and
have a jolly good time. They found
that the moral ot the men was better
than they had expected and that they
wcre frowned down, constquently
they ran awav. Of course there are
other causes, but this is the main one
Thero are many worse positions in
which a singlo man can be than in
tho army. His pay is si muchpocket-
money n he wishes to sj end it, for ho
is given every thing oxcept tobaceoand
that is sold to him at wholeside price.
A man may leavo all or any portion of
his money with the paymaster and the
governmentallowsinterest on it. The
penalty for desertion in timo of peaco
is dishonorable disclisrge, loss of all
pay and allowances md conlinement
in the inilitary prison atLeavenworth,
ICansas, for from two to four years.
At this prison now all tho shoes for
the army are made.
The man who wislies to enlist for
the cavalry must not bo less than live
feet four inches nor niore than livo feet
ten inches high and weigh not more
than 1G5 pounds. The pay isthesame
as in the other two branclies of the
service. The rendezvous isat Jefferson
barracks, St. Louis. Tho number of
men enlisted uverage about the same
as for infantry and artillery.
For the navy there are two recruit
ing stations in this city. At both
plaees are enlisted seamen,'$21.50 per
month ; ordinary seamen, $17.50 per
month ; landsmen, $15.50 per month ;
firemen, $31.50 per month, and ordinary
liremen, $26.50 per month. As in the
army so in the navy, extraordinary caro
is taken to securo the best available
men. If they havo been to sea before,
they aro examined as to their capaeity,
and if ever been in tho navy ho must
producehisdischarge. Men with trades
that can be utilized on shipboard nro
always shipped, if othtrwiso they meet
tho requirements. Again, as, far as
possible, men aro often taken with a
View to their Hlling the duties of petty
ollicers. Iron workers aro always use-
ful in tho navy. The age, weight,
height, thorax, vision and state of
health prior to enlistmentare carefully
noted. The enlistmcnt is for threo
vears. i rom eighty to mnety er cent.
of tho enlistments aro foreigners,
mainly Germans, Swedes, Xorwegians
and English, though all have to know
enough of tho English langungo toun
derstand an order. Overone-half of tho
applieants at the naval rendezvous are
reiected by tho captain and about forty
per cent. of tho remainder are rejected
uy tho surgeon.
No advanco wages aro given now,
though in the spring, when vessels aro
being iitted out for service and it be
comes necessary to secure men at once,
two montlis' pay is given, though the
practico is not one that is generally
approved ot uy tno department. a
Kentleinan well posted upon tho sub-
ject of sliipping men for tho navy said:
" when men aro needed wo muht liavo
them and this advanco is then given.
You see, they get in tho liands of
sailor boarding-housekeepers, nm up a
bill and then they aro brought
to tho rendezvous by them.
Tho man is asked now much
money ho owes, and, for instance, if
hosays $30, it is paid to tho boarding
liousekeeper on board tho receiving
ship, in tho presenco of tho sailor.
Should tho latter when on board deny
that ho owes that much, or plead that
holsigned tho noto under duress, tho
enlistmcnt is at onco canceled and tho
mandlamissed."
Tho men aro f urnlshed with a sup
ply of good clothing, for which they
havo to pay. The original outflt gen
erally cosU about $43, but is not so
heavy tho succeedlng ycars. Thoy rc
main on tho receivlngshlp until draf ted
into other vessels. Good men aro given
every cncouragement to re-cnlist. If
they do this within threo months after
dlschargc they are paid regular wages
for tho timo they may havo been on
shoro and ono dollar extra per month '
for every re-enlistment. 1'htladelphia
Times.
I'hosphorcsccnt Phcnomcna on tho Sctr
England Coast.
On tho New England coaat, says a
writer in Harper, theso displays of
phosphorescent plienomena are partic
ularly noticeablc, nnd the c.ostcllated
rocks are frequently bathed wlth their
splcndora. "When
" Tho dnr is dono, and tho datknoB.1
Falls from tho wings of niRht,"
tho phantoms of thi3 world of light
spring into cxistcnce, changing tlio
bosom of the ocean to a scene of weird
revelry. Every drop of water seems
a gleam of light, and the grim kelps
and sea-weels depending from tho
rocks drip with liqiiid lire. Aliead
of our boat waves of light appear; be
neath tho surfaco moon and btars
movo here and there, revolving and
rising in graceful curves with gentlo
undulation; whilo swift llashes, coni
ing from the gloom beyond, dart
across the field, leaving a brilliant
nebulus train behind. The scene, as
the waves break upon the rocks, isone
of dazzling splendor. At Spouting
Horn, Nahant, tho water, forced
through a natural crevice in the over
hanging crag, is thrown high in air,
for a moment hangs suspended, a
luminous mist then settles upon the
grim battlements, bathing them in a
warm, lambent light that winds its
way in gleaming rivulets to the sea.
But what are those mystic shapes?
In answcr wo dip tho scoop-net into
tho water; the wish of Midas is hero
nigh-well fulfilled. Tho meshes be
come a shining web of golden fabric,
and entangled in them are myriads of
gleaining living creatures, the verita
ble lamps of the sea. Thev aro medu-
si jolly lishes, if you will too com
mon to be descnbed; unsightly objects
when stranded upon the shore, but at
night possessed of a loveliness pecu
liarly their own. Large forms of au-
relia and cyanea move along sur
rounded by a halo of golden-grcenish
light. Tho cyanea is a giant of its
kind, a ilery comet swceping in and
out among tho lesser iniiiiic constella
tions. Ono of these large jellies was
observed near Nantucket from
tho mast of a vessel moving
lazily along, its disk eneircled by
halo twenty feet in diamcter.
whilo the train of gleaming tentaules
stretclied away 200 feet or more.
Mrs. Agassiz measured one whoso disk
was seven feet across, with tentacles
over 112 feet in length. In the day
time the great semi-transparent disk.
with its tlexible lobed margin, is a
dark, reddish-brown color, while tho
tentacles, bristling with lasso cells
and spiral darts, aro yellow, purple,
brown or pink. "While the cyaneas
tint the sea M'lth a greenish light, tho
little dysmorphosa. that at times ap
pears in vast numbers where currents
meet around rocky points, illnniincs it
with a light ot dcep aurelian hue.
On successive nights we may find as
many different varieties changing tho
water to wluto and yellow tints.
The shapely zygodactyko wander
about like iynes-fatui ; tho idylia
gleams with ever-changing hucs; pleu-
robrachhe llit about, their fringed ten
tacles glistening witli red, green, yel
low and purple rays; the golden meli
certa and resplendent forms of coeyne,
tima, elytia, eucope, and a host of oth
ers, add to tho glory of the scene. Tho
pleurobrachiaand its relatives, from the
peculiar external cliaracter of their
locomotive appendages, are among tho
most beautiful of all marino light
givers. The beroes are perhaps the
most familiar. assuining many forms.
sometimes spherical, oval and oblong.
" Shapt'J ns bard's fiuicy shapes the small
tmlloon,
To benr pomo gylph or fay beyond tho
moon.
From nll hor bnnds soo luriil frinses plny,
Thnt clnnco and ppnrklu in tho solnr rny
Vith iridoscent linua. Now round and
round
Bhe wliirls and twirls; now raoants, then
sinkrt profound."
Clear as crystal, they move through
the water by means of their lace-liko
hyaline fins, that glitter witli huea of
vivid iridescence. So numerous aro
these and other light-givers in tho
Northern seas that tho oltve-green
tint of tho water is duo to them even
in the davtime. Mr. Seoresby, llnding
sixty-four of them in a cubie inch of
water, summed up tho amusing cai
culation that if eichty thousand per
sons had commeneed at the beginning
of tho world (ho refers to popular, not
geological reckoning) to count, they
would barelv at tho present time havo
completed tho enumeration of a singlu
speeies found in a cubie mile. Jlar-
peri Magazine.
Wlint tho Mattrcss Contained.
A Paris paper tells a story of an ec-
centric man who put a clauso in his
will that tho funeral should take placo
it Oo clock in tho morning, and that
his property, an old mattress, should
bo left to thoso who followed tho
hearse to the graveyard. As thero
was nothing in tho will to attract
many mourners, tho funeral proccssion
was limited to tho driver of the hearse
and a young neighbor of the deeeased.
Ile got tho mattress and found in it
$40,000.
Great Britain nnd tho United States
aro reported to consumo one-third of
tho world's production of sugar.
Great Britain consumes soventy-four
pounds per capita and tho United
States forty-two pounds per capita.
Gennany consumea nineteen pounds
per capita nnd Hussia only soven
pounds per capita; nlnety per cent. of
tho sugar used ln the United Statcs is
imported from abroad, and forms one
scventh of all our lmports.

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